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>> BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME PEOPLE OVER THE YEARS WE
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THEY WILL INTENTIONALLY TRY TO SEE HOW FAST THE RECORDER [LAUGHTER] CAN DISPLAY A SPEED.[00:27:48]
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A CERTAIN SPEED WE HAVE IT JUST SHUT OFF AND IT GOES BLACK, BUT THE BLUE AND RED FLASHING LIGHTS ARE THERE.>> I THOUGHT MAYBE IT JUST MALFUNCTIONED OR SOMETHING.
>> THEN THE LAST THING WAS AT THE TAIL END OF THE LAST REPORT, BUT WE DID HAVE OUR TRAINING SIMULATOR UP HERE THAT WE HAD GOT.
I KNOW A COUPLE OF PEOPLE WOULD STOP BY AND WITNESS THAT AND THERE WAS A NICE LITTLE ARTICLE AND THE MESSENGER AND EVERYTHING AS FAR AS THAT TRAINING SIMULATOR FOR DE-ESCALATION, THAT WAS 68,000 DOLLARS INVESTMENT BY THE DEPARTMENT AND IT WAS ALL GRANT-FUNDED.
WE HAVE STARTED SCHEDULING TIMES FOR OUR OFFICERS TO START GOING THROUGH THAT AND DO SOME REAL-LIFE TRAINING SCENARIOS ON THAT AS WELL.
OTHER THAN THAT, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH ALL I GOT, BUT I HOPE EVERYBODY DID GET THEIR COIN AND A LITTLE.
THANK YOU CARD IN THERE FOR EACH OF YOU FROM ME AS WELL. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> THANK YOU. THOSE COINS ARE VERY NICE. WE APPRECIATE THEM.
>> I GUESS THE QUESTION IS, CAN YOU TURN THESE COINS IN IF YOUR RADAR IS [BACKGROUND]
>> THAT CONCLUDES ALL THE MONTHLY REPORTS.
IT'S 601 IF YOU WANT TO TAKE A BREAK OR IF YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND START.
>> SUZY DO YOU HAVE THE RECOGNITION? FANTASTIC. LET'S KEEP ROLLING.
>> ITEM NUMBER ONE IS A PRESENTATION TO COUNCIL MEMBER BEN BENNINGTON.
[1. PRESENTATION TO COUNCIL MEMBER BEN BENNINGTON. ]
MR. BENNINGTON'S TERM IS EXPIRING [APPLAUSE].[00:30:15]
>> ON BEHALF OF CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITY OF DECATUR, IT IS OUR HONOR TO RECOGNIZE YOU FOR YOUR SERVICES, CITY COUNCIL PERSON.
WE SO MUCH APPRECIATE ALL THE TIME THAT YOU'VE SPENT.
I KNOW THAT WE'VE ASKED A LOT OF ALL OF OUR COUNCIL PEOPLE, INCLUDING YOU AND SPENDING HOURS HERE.
AGAIN, VERY MUCH APPRECIATED AND THIS IS A TOKEN OF OUR APPRECIATION.
>> AWESOME. I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> I'LL STAND RIGHT NEXT DOOR.
>> NO, IT'S GOOD. YOU CAN GO AWAY.
IT'S OKAY. I WILL ADDRESS MY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I NEVER WRITE SPEECHES, I USUALLY WING THEM, SO DON'T BE SCARED.
I'LL MAKE IT QUICK. THANK ALL OF YOU.
SEEN A LOT OF CHANGES, REALLY COOL STUFF GOING ON.
I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHAT'S GOING TO BE GOING ON FOR THE CITY, IT'S A GREAT TIME TO LIVE HERE.
BUT I'M GLAD I GOT TO KNOW YOU ALL BETTER.
I'LL TRY NOT TO SET THE SPEED OF THING OFF, WHICH I'VE BEEN GOOD NOW I CAN SPEED AGAIN.
NO, I'M KIDDING. I WOULDN'T DO THAT.
BUT THANKS EVERYBODY FOR THE CUSTOMER SERVICE CHANGES, FOR THE FREEDOMS THAT WE HAVE HERE, AND PEOPLE THAT REALLY GIVE EVERYTHING THEY'VE GOT TO THE CITY.
IT'S BEEN A WONDERFUL LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR ME.
AGAIN, CAN'T THANK EVERYBODY ENOUGH.
I WILL MISS YOU AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT HAPPENS IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
>> WOW. SUSIE'S FINISHING THE WRAPPING.
ITEM ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA IS TO ISSUE THE OATH OF OFFICE TO
[2. OATHS OF OFFICE TO BE ADMINISTERED TO MAYOR MIKE MCQUISTON AND COUNCIL MEMBERS AS FOLLOWS: PLACE 1 – DEBRA JACKSON, PLACE 3 – DARLENE HILTON, AND PLACE 5 – EDDIE ALLEN. ]
THE NEWLY ELECTED AND NEWLY RE-ELECTED MEMBERS OF THIS COUNCIL.THOSE MEMBERS ARE MAYOR MIKE MCQUISTON AND COUNCIL MEMBERS PLACE ONE, MS. DEBORAH JACKSON IN PLACE THREE, MS. DARLENE HILTON AND PLACE FIVE, MR. EDDIE ALAN.
SO IT'S TIME TO TO ISSUE THOSE OATHS OF OFFICE AND THEN YOU CAN OFFICIALLY TAKE YOUR SEATS AGAIN.
>> I DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF MAYOR, STATE OF TEXAS AND WILL TO BEST OF MY ABILITY PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE, SO HELP ME GOD.
>> THAT WAS LIKE ROWING A BOAT, BUT A BETTER VERSION, I THINK.
>> I SIGNED THIS ONE? I'M GOING TO SIGN THAT ONE?.
>> YOU'LL HAVE TO SIGN THAT ONE FIRST.
>> THANK YOU. YEAH, THAT'S ALL GOOD. I'VE SIGNED TWICE.
>> IT WAS A THIRD THING IN THERE?
>> THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE NEW COUNSEL.
ITEM THREE IS THE ORGANIZATION OF THE COUNCIL NOW THAT YOU'VE
[3. ORGANIZATION OF COUNCIL – CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING THE APPOINTMENT OF A MEMBER TO SERVE AS MAYOR PRO TEM, FOR THE PERIOD OF ONE YEAR IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 2.07 OF THE CITY’S CHARTER. A MEMBER TO SERVE AS DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM, TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS TO SERVE AS EDC REPRESENTATIVES, A MEMBER TO SERVE AS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE AND A MEMBER TO SERVE AS AIRPORT LIAISON. ]
BEEN SWORN IN AND HAVE TAKEN YOUR SEATS.THIS IS REGARDING DESIGNATING A MAYOR PRO TEM.
THOSE TWO POSITIONS BASICALLY FILL IN IN CASE THE MAYOR OR THE MAYOR PRO TEM IS OUT-OF-TOWN, OR INCAPACITATED IN SOME WAY TO NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE A COUNCIL MEETING SO WE CAN STILL CONDUCT SOME BUSINESS.
TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS TO SERVE AS
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EDC REPRESENTATIVES AND A MEMBER TO SERVE AS THE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE, AND A MEMBER TO SERVE AS AIRPORT LIAISON.CURRENTLY THE MAYOR PRO TEM IS MELINDA.
THE DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM, IS IT WILL?
THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL ARE LITTER ON THE EDC BOARD ARE MAYOR MCQUISTON, COUNCILMEMBER JAKE HAYES AND COUNCILMEMBER WILL CARPENTER.
THE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT'S REPRESENTATIVE IS CURRENTLY MAYOR MCQUISTON AND THE MEMBERS SERVE AS THE AIRPORT LIAISON IS MR. JAKE HAYES.
YOU GUYS CAN LEAVE THEM THE SAME.
BUT YOU CAN CHANGE ANYBODY YOU WANT SO WHATEVER YOUR PLEASURE IS.
>> THANK YOU, SIR. I KNOW ONE THING THAT'S PROBABLY ALWAYS INTERESTS FOR ANYONE TO SERVE ON ANY OF THESE VARIOUS POSITIONS OR BOARDS.
ONE, IS ANYBODY HAVE INTERESTS LIKE I DON'T HAVE TIME TO DO EXTRA THINGS RIGHT NOW WHERE THEY'RE LOOKING AT STEPPING DOWN.
THAT WOULD BE A FOR SURE SIGN THAT WE WOULD HAVE AN OPEN SPOT, OR ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ABOUT THE PROCESS.
WE COULD DO THIS A BIT AT A TIME.
MAYOR PRO TEM AGAIN, WAS MELINDA AND DEPUTY MAYOR TEM WAS WILL, IF EVERYONE'S GOOD WITH THAT, WE CAN MAINTAIN THOSE SEATS AS ORIGINALLY SLATED UNLESS SOMEBODY IS LIKE, HEY, I REALLY WANT TO DO THAT.
FANTASTIC. NEXT BIT WILL BE OUR, EDC.
WE'VE GOT THREE REPRESENTATIVES THERE.
I KNOW THAT THERE'S PROBABLY ALWAYS INTEREST IN SERVING ON THAT.
DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE A DESIRE AT SOME POINT TO PARTICIPATE?
>> I WOULD LIKE TO STAY ON IT.
>> I KNOW I HAD MADE A POINT ABOUT 18 MONTHS AGO, I'D REALLY LIKE TO SERVE.
I KNOW THAT'S WHEN JAKE STARTED SERVING AT THAT POINT.
HE CAME AND BROUGHT UP THAT SOMETIMES WE WILL START TO ROLL THROUGH PEOPLE.
LIKE I SAID, I'D REALLY LIKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AS A MEMBER ON THE EDC BOARD.
>> MAYOR I'VE GOT A GREAT SEGUE HERE.
IF IT'S POSSIBLE, AS MUCH AS I LOVE SITTING ON THE EDC BOARD AND NOT SO MUCH WITH KEVIN, BUT THAT'S OKAY.
NO, KEVIN'S GOOD PEOPLE. IF HE WANTS TO TAKE MY POSITION AND HE WANTS TO STRAP HIS BOOTS ON, THEN HE MAY HAVE MY SEAT, OR MY APPOINTMENT.
>> IF THAT'S OKAY WITH YOU, OR YOU ALL?
>> WITHOUT WILL ON THERE THE MEETINGS WILL GO A LOT FASTER.
>> WELL, NOT YET. I WANT TO GET THROUGH THE WHOLE PIECE HERE.
IT SOUNDS LIKE WE HAVE A DEFERRAL, SO THANK YOU, MR. CARPENTER.
MR. ALLEN, APPRECIATE YOUR DESIRE TO STEP UP AND PARTICIPATE IN THAT.
THE NEXT ITEM IS THE COG REPRESENTATIVE.
I'M CURRENTLY THE COG REPRESENTATIVE AND I'VE TALKED TO MELINDA ABOUT BEING THE BACKUP TO COG.
THAT'S OUR CURRENT PROCESS UNLESS SOMEBODY ELSE HAS A DESIRE.
THAT GETS US TO OUR LAST ITEM WHICH IS THE AIRPORT LIAISON.
>> I'M PERFECTLY WILLING TO STAY ON THERE.
THERE'S NOT BEEN BASICALLY JUST A COMMUNICATION PIECE FOR GREG.
THERE'S NOT A LOT THAT YOU DO, BUT IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO TAKE, THEY ARE MORE THAN WELCOME.
>> YOU DID HAVE A UNIQUE LEVEL OF EXPERTISE?
>> SOME MIGHT SAY, I DON'T KNOW.
[LAUGHTER] A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL NOT SAY THAT.
>> JUST THOSE THAT ARE WITH FLOWN SPIRIT.
>> I FEEL LIKE IT'S PROBABLY FITTING.
UNLESS SOMEBODY ELSE WANTS TO STEP UP.
>> I'VE CRASHED MORE PLANES THAN JAKE HAS, SO MAYBE I WOULD BE BETTER.
NO, IT'S OKAY. [LAUGHTER] JAKE [INAUDIBLE]
>> WE'VE GONE THROUGH ALL THE SEATS.
I THINK WE'VE HAD A GOOD DISCUSSION ON THAT.
ANYTHING ELSE THAT WANTS TO BE BROUGHT UP BEFORE WE LOOK FOR A MOTION? WE'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.
>> I MOVE TO KEEP EVERYBODY IN THEIR SAME POSITIONS EXCEPT ELECT EDDIE TO THE EDC,
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IN WILL CARPENTER'S PLACE. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S ACCEPTED?>> THAT SOUNDS LIKE AN ACCEPTABLE MOTION.
>> IS IT SO ACCEPTABLE, DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> YOU JUST GOT IT RIGHT THERE.
>> WE HAVE A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
THAT PASSES. WE'VE GOT A REORGANIZED COUNCIL. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> ALL RIGHT, NOW THAT YOU'RE SWORN AT AND ORGANIZED, WE CAN START THE REGULAR PART.
ITEM 4 IS CONSIDERED AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING AN ORDINANCE
[4. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING APPENDIX “B,” “ZONING”, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS TO GRANT A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT TO ALLOW PERMANENT MAKEUP APPLICATION, AS A SECONDARY USE, IN A C-1A, DECATUR SQUARE BUSINESS ZONING DISTRICT, ON APPROXIMATELY 0.523 ACRES OF LAND BEING LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS LOTS 1-4, BLOCK 10, ORIGINAL TOWN OF DECATUR, OR MORE COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS 206 N. STATE ST., DECATUR, TEXAS. (APPLICATION SUP2022-01—MS. JENNIFER STEVENS) (THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL 6-0.) ]
AMENDING APPENDIX B OF ZONING OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DECATUR.TO GRANT A SUP, A SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW PERMANENT MAKEUP APPLICATION AS A SECONDARY USE FROM C-1A DECATUR SQUARE BUSINESS ZONING DISTRICT ON APPROXIMATELY 0.523 ACRES OF LAND BEING LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS LOTS 1 THROUGH 4 BLOCK 10 ORIGINAL TOWN OF DECATUR, AND MORE COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS 206 NORTH STATE STREET.
THIS IS APPLICATION SUP2022-01.
MS. JENNIFER STEVENS, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF 620, AND THIS IS THE SECOND READING.
YOU CAN TAKE ACTION TONIGHT IF YOU SO DESIRE.
EDRIE, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD TO THIS?
>> NO, SIR. NO ADDITIONAL CHANGES.
>> ALL RIGHT, WITH NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
>> I THINK WE'RE GOOD TO GO HERE. MR. MAYOR, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION, PLEASE.
>> YES. I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO PROVE APPLICATION SUP 2022-01.
>> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS MOTION? ALL THOSE IN THE FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE.
THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU.
>> ALL RIGHT. ITEM 5 IS CONSIDERED TAKING ACTION ON
[5. CONSIDER TAKING ACTION ON A REQUEST TO PRELIMINARY PLAT LOTS 1-73, BLOCK A; LOTS 1-68, BLOCK B; LOTS 1-14, BLOCK C; LOTS 1-32, BLOCK D; LOTS 1-23, BLOCK E; LOTS 1-25, BLOCK F, LOTS 1-44, BLOCK G; LOTS 1-26, BLOCK H; LOTS 1-28, BLOCK I, LOTS 1-9, BLOCK J; LOTS 1-30, BLOCK K; LOTS 1-20, BLOCK L; LOTS 1-18, BLOCK M; LOTS 1-33, BLOCK N; AND LOTS 1-41, BLOCK O, AND 16 OPEN SPACE LOTS (500 TOTAL LOTS) MEADOW CREEK ADDITION, TO THE CITY OF DECATUR, WISE COUNTY, TEXAS, BEING AN APPROXIMATE 137.02-ACRE TRACT OF LAND, OF WHICH 83.22 ACRES IS IN THE WILLIAM S. HOGUE SURVEY, ABSTRACT NUMBER 385, WISE COUNTY, TEXAS, AND OF WHICH 53.80 ACRES IS IN THE SMITH BOWEN SURVEY, ABSTRACT NUMBER 51, CITY OF DECATUR, WISE COUNTY, TEXAS. A COMPLETE LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY IS FOUND ON THE PLAT EXHIBIT LOCATED IN THE STAFF REPORT. (APPLICATION PP2022-01—MR. TROY LEWIS, ON BEHALF OF RICK AND DEREK MCCARLEY) (THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMEND CONDITIONAL APPROVAL 6-0.) ]
REQUEST A PRELIMINARY PLAT LOTS 1 THROUGH 73, BLOCK A, LOTS 1 THROUGH 68, BLOCK B, LOTS 1 THROUGH 14 BLOCK C, LOTS 1 THROUGH 32 BLOCK D, LOTS 1 THROUGH 23 BLOCK E, LOTS 1 THROUGH 25 BLOCK F, LOTS 1 THROUGH 44 BLOCK G, LOTS 1 THROUGH 26 BLOCK H. DO I NEED TO READ ALL THAT? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.>> SIR, I THINK YOU'RE DOING A VERY GOOD JOB.
>> YES, IT'S A WHOLE BUNCH OF THEM.
[NOISE] THIS IS THE PRELIMINARY PLAT, THIS ONE IT WAS BEFORE YOU HAD AT A PREVIOUS MEETING AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS CONDITIONAL APPROVAL SIX TO ZERO ON THIS APPLICATION.
PRELIMINARY PLAT 2022-01, MR. TROY LEWIS ON BEHALF OF RICK AND DEREK MCCARTHY.
THE APPLICANT REQUESTED US TO TAKE NO ACTION AT THE LAST MEETING.
I THINK THEY WERE TRYING TO HAVING NEGOTIATIONS WITH AN ENERGY COMPANY ON SOME PIPELINE ACCESS.
DREW, YOU GOT ANYTHING TO ADD TONIGHT?
>> BASICALLY ABOUT RIGHT HERE.
WE'VE ESSENTIALLY COME TO TERMS WITH THEM, WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING IN WRITING FROM THEM YET, BUT WE'VE PRETTY WELL PUT IT TO BED.
WE SAID YES, WE'LL PAY UP THE NOSE AND THEY SAID OKAY.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL?
>> RACHEL, HAS THERE BEEN ANYTHING ELSE COME UP ON YOUR END?
>> NO. UNTIL WE GET THE LETTER IN WRITING, WE REALLY DON'T HAVE THE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE PLAT.
SO THE COUNCIL CAN CONSIDER A CONDITIONAL APPROVAL.
>> SO THE CONDITION [OVERLAPPING]
>> BULLET POINT, THE CONDITIONAL APPROVAL IS UPON THAT BEING COMPLETED?
>> YES. YOU CAN USE THE SAME [OVERLAPPING] WORDING AS THE P&Z. YES.
>> VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT. WE'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.
>> MR. MAYOR, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO CONDITIONALLY APPROVE APPLICATION PP 2022-01.
>> WE HAVE MOTION, AND A SECOND.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> OPPOSE SAME SIGN. ALL RIGHT.
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THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU.[6. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE DECATUR EDC AND EZRA ZION, LLC. ]
CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT BETWEEN DECATUR EDC AND EZRA ZION, LLC.>> THIS SHOULD BE ONE OF THE QUICKER PRESENTATIONS I'VE MADE.
THIS ITEM AND THE NEXT ITEM, SO I'LL JUST STAND UP HERE FOR BOTH OF THEM.
THIS FIRST ONE EZRA ZION, IT'S AN AMENDMENT TO THE PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT THAT WAS APPROVED BY OUR BOARD AND THIS COUNCIL JUST SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, MAYBE EVEN A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO.
IT'S SIMPLY AMENDING THE ADDRESS AT WHICH MANUFACTURING OF THEIR PRODUCT CAN TAKE PLACE.
AS I EXPLAINED AT THE EDC BOARDS, VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD, AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY ISSUE WITH IT BECAUSE AS OPPOSED TO UTILIZING ONE PROPERTY IN THE COMMUNITY THEN NOW YOU'RE UTILIZING TWO.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE ABOUT IT.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD COMMUNICATIONS.
>> I MOVE TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENT TO THE PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDICATOR EDC AND EZRA ZION, LLC.
>> WE HAVE A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> AYE. [LAUGHTER] ANY OPPOSED SAME SIGN.
ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU.
[7. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CORPORATION FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS, A TYPE A ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE A CONSENT TO AN ASSIGNMENT RIGHTS BY AND BETWEEN GT PRODUCTS, LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, AND EAGLES LANDING HOLDINGS, LLC, A TEXAS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. ]
>> ITEM 7 IS CONSIDERING TAKING APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE COOPERATION FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE A CONSENT TO AN ASSIGNMENT RIGHTS BY IN-BETWEEN GT PRODUCTS LLC OF DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AND EAGLE'S LANDING HOLDINGS, LLC AT TEXAS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE GIVEN.
>> AGAIN, I'LL GIVE YOU A VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD EXPLANATION.
IT'S A VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD DOCUMENT.
THE COMPANY GT PRODUCTS, YOU-ALL EDC BOARD-APPROVED AND THIS COUNCIL APPROVED RECENTLY AS WELL, ANOTHER MANUFACTURING FACILITY, A 100,000 SQUARE FEET OUT OF THE INDUSTRIAL PARK.
THIS DOCUMENT IS SIMPLY ALLOWING FOR ASSIGNMENT OF THE PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT MEASURES FROM GT PRODUCTS TO A REAL ESTATE HOLDING COMPANY THAT THEY FORMED THAT SHOULD HAVE ORIGINALLY BEEN INCLUDED BUT WAS NOTICED DURING THE TIDAL PROCESS.
SO THEIR COUNCIL HAS PUT TOGETHER THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS AND OUR COUNCIL HAS REVIEWED THAT.
THIS AS WELL IS THE PREVIOUS DOCUMENT HAD BOTH BEEN APPROVED BY THE EDC BOARD.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU ON THIS.
>> QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT. LET'S LOOK FOR A MOTION.
>> I GUESS I'LL MAKE ANOTHER ONE AND APPROVE THE RESOLUTION BETWEEN THE EDC AND GT PRODUCTS LLC.
>> DELAWARE LIMITED LOAD. YEAH.
>> I'M GOING TO SECOND THAT. YOU GOT A SECOND.
>> I THINK WE GOT EVERYTHING IN [OVERLAPPING] ON THE MOTION AND WE HAVE A SECOND FURTHER DISCUSSION ON MOTION.
>> OPPOSED SAME SIGN. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE, KEVIN.
>> ITEM NUMBER 8, CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION
[8. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING A RESOLUTION DENYING THE PROPOSED CHANGE IN RATES AS SUBMITTED TO THE CITY BY ONCOR ELECTRIC DELIVERY COMPANY LLC. ]
REGARDING A RESOLUTION DENYING THE PROPOSED CHANGE IN RATES IS SUBMITTED TO THE CITY OF DECATUR BY ONCORE ELECTRIC DELIVERY COMPANY, LLC, AND SABRINA IS HERE TONIGHT.BASICALLY, THE LIGHT COMPANY HAS FILED A RATE CASE IN OUR OPTIONS OR TO APPROVE, DENY, OR SUSPEND, AND NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO, THEY'RE GOING TO APPEAL IT BECAUSE THEY'RE WANTING THE PUC TO HAVE THE FINAL ACTION WHERE THEY DON'T HAVE TO GO TO EVERY CITY IN THE STATE TO TAKE SEPARATE ACTIONS.
SABRINA, ANYTHING CHANGING ON THIS SINCE YOU BROUGHT THIS TO US?
>> THIS IS ONE OF THOSE STRANGE SITUATION, EVEN IF YOU APPROVE THEIR INCREASE, THEY'RE GOING TO APPEAL IT SO THE PUC CAN MAKE THE FINAL RULING, SO IT'S OUR RECOMMENDATION THAT YOU JUST DENY THIS AND THEN THEY WILL APPEAL IT AND ALONG WITH EVERYBODY ELSE IN THE STATE THAT THEY'RE SERVED BAUM AND THEN THE PUC WILL MAKE A FINAL DETERMINATION.
WE DO BENEFIT IF THERE ARE SOME ULTIMATE SAVINGS EVEN THOUGH WE DENIED THE REQUEST, THAT'S HOW OUR RECOMMENDATION IS APPROVED, IT'S JUST A PROVEN RESOLUTION DENYING THE PROPOSED RATE CHANGE.
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>> THANK YOU, SABRINA, WE APPRECIATE YOU AND ONCORE COMMUNICATING THIS INFORMATION TO US, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO DENY THE RESOLUTION PROPOSING CHANGES IN RATES AS SUBMITTED TO THE CITY BY ONCORE ELECTRIC DELIVERY COMPANY.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION TO [BACKGROUND] APPROVE THE RESOLUTION.
>> VERY GOOD. WE HAVE A SECOND, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> OPPOSE SAME SIGN. VERY GOOD, THANK YOU.
>> ITEM 9 IS CONSENT AGENDA TIME,
[9. CONSENT AGENDA – All consent agenda items listed are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Council member so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda. ]
OTHER FOUR ITEMS ON TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA.AS ALWAYS, YOU CAN TAKE ANY OF THESE ITEMS OFF AND ACT ON THEM INDIVIDUALLY, OR YOU CAN CONSIDER THE ENTIRE CONSENT AGENDA.
ITEM A IS CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON THE MINUTES OF THE COUNCIL MEETINGS HELD MAY 9TH, MAY 16TH, AND MAY 17TH, ITEM B IS CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON APPROVAL OF BILLS AND INVOICES FOR APRIL 2022, ITEM C IS CONSIDER REAPPOINTMENT OF THE FOLLOWING CEMETERY BOARD MEMBERS WITH TERMS TO EXPIRE MAY 31ST, 2022 AND ACCEPT THE RESIGNATION OF ANALOGUE WITH NO REPLACEMENT AT THIS TIME, AND THOSE MEMBERS ARE JEAN BLAG, WAYNE STONE, DENIS LEE, ANGELA SMITH, AND KATHY TALLY.
THEN ITEM D IS CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE CEMETERY REAPPOINTMENTS OF GEORGE HORTON TO SERVE AS SECRETARY, ANGELA SMITH AS PRESIDENT, AND FABIOLA VALDEZ AS VICE PRESIDENT TERMS TO IN MAY 31ST, 2023.
ANY OF THOSE ITEMS YOU WANT TO PULL, YOU CAN, IF YOU DON'T, YOU CAN APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
>> ALL RIGHT WE HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE CONSENT AGENDA.
>> OKAY, YEAH, GOOD, YOU COUNTED THAT CORRECTLY IN MY OPINION [LAUGHTER].
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION SAY AYE.
>> THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN, ALL RIGHT, AND THAT PASSES.
>> ALL RIGHT, ITEM 10 IS EXECUTIVE SESSION,
[10. EXECUTIVE SESSION: ]
AND A COURSE THAT TAKES GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.01 THAT SEQUITUR OR THE CITY COUNCIL RESISTANT EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING, OUR CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY AND PERSONNEL MATTERS, AND SO WHAT TIME YOU WANT TO CALL IT?>> WE WILL ADJOURN FROM OPEN SESSION AT 6:23 AND GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 6:23. ARE YOU READY? [BACKGROUND] WE'RE OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION
[11. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION: ]
EFFECTIVE 7:45 AND WE'LL RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION.THANK YOU, RAN OUT OF INK ON THAT PEN, SO RECONVENING INTO OPEN SESSION AND CONSIDER AND
[12. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON APPOINTING A CITY MANAGER. ]
TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON APPOINTING A CITY MANAGER.THESE TWO THINGS ARE TOGETHER ACTUALLY THEN ITEM 13 IS CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON AN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE CITY MANAGER, SO MY ASSUMPTION IS IF MAYBE WE COULD GO STRAIGHT TO 13 IF THERE'S NO ACTION.
LET'S DO NO ACTION ON 12 IF EVERYBODY IS IN AGREEMENT WHEN WE GO ON TO NUMBER 13,
[13. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON AN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE CITY MANAGER. ]
WHICH IS CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON AN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE CITY MANAGER, SO I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.>> MR. MAYOR, I'LL MOVE TO AUTHORIZE YOU TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH OUR CITY MANAGER FINALIST IN FINAL FORM AS APPROVED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, AND BEFORE WE VOTE, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A FEW COMMENTS.
I WANT TO THANK MARYANNE HINELINE, OUR HR MANAGER HERE AT THE CITY, IN ASSISTING US IN THIS PROCESS, SHE WAS FANTASTIC, I ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR CITY STAFF IN ASSISTING IN THIS PROCESS, THEY WERE VERY DILIGENT AND RESPONSIVE IN THE ENTIRETY OF THIS PROCESS.
WE HAD PEOPLE THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE INTERVIEW PANEL THROUGH THE CITY, AND I WANT TO THANK ALL OF THOSE MEMBERS,
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I WANT TO THANK OUR CITY COUNCIL, YOU GUYS SPENT A LOT OF TIME REVIEWING APPLICATIONS, INTERVIEWING, AND GOING THROUGH A SELECTION PROCESS, AND PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT DECISIONS THAT THIS COUNCIL HAS MADE IN THE LAST 32 YEARS.INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, IN 1958, SAM RENSHAW WAS NAMED CITY MANAGER OF CITY OF DECATUR 32 YEARS LATER.
BRETT SHANNON IN 1990, WAS NAMED CITY MANAGER OF THE CITY DECATUR.
AND HERE WE ARE, 32 YEARS FROM THAT DATE.
I THINK IT IS AN HONOR AND A PLEASURE TO ANNOUNCE OUR CITY MANAGER FINALIST, NATE MARA.
>> I HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND, BUT WE DON'T HAVE A VOTE YET.
>> WELL, THE THING I'D ALSO LIKE TO POINT OUT AS PART OF A DISCUSSION ITEM IS, EACH ONE OF THOSE STEPS HELPED MAKE DECATUR GREATER.
I KNOW THIS WHOLE CITY COUNCIL, THIS WHOLE CITY ENTITY, THIS COMMUNITY HAS THE FULL SUPPORT OF MAKING THIS WORK.
YOU WON'T FIND A BETTER COMMUNITY THAN DECATUR, TEXAS.
I FEEL LIKE WE'RE CONTINUING ON THE PATH OF MAKING DECATUR GREATER.
AT THIS POINT, I'LL ASK FOR A VOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE.
YOU GOT YOURSELF A GREAT CITY MANAGER.
THE NEXT ITEM IS THE COUNCIL TO HEAR PUBLIC INPUT.
ANYBODY SIGN UP TONIGHT? OUT OF 15 REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS,
[15. COUNCIL MEMBER REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. ]
GET WITH ME AND [OVERLAPPING].>> AN ADDED ONE, YOU DO THINK ABOUT WHO YOU WOULD LIKE TO PUT ON THE BUDGET COMMITTEE?
>> LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS FOR THIS YEAR'S COUNCIL BUDGET COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
>> WE CAN DO THAT. CAN I APPOINT THEM RIGHT NOW OR? WHO WANTS TO PARTICIPATE ON THAT? RAISE YOUR HAND.
[BACKGROUND] WHY DON'T WE DO, DARLENE, AND MELINDA, AND EDDIE.
>> IT'S SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 20 AND 40 HOURS, JUST FYI.
>> I WILL TELL YOU THIS, IT'S PROBABLY THE GREATEST WAY TO LEARN WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE CITY IN THE QUICKEST WAY.
IF YOUR HOURS ALLOW THAT, IF THAT'S SOMETHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONSIDER, IT COULD BE GOOD. I LOVE THAT.
>> I KNOW YOU HAD TALKED ABOUT MAYBE FOUR PEOPLE, OR SOMETHING AT ONE POINT, YOU DIDN'T HAVE TALKED TO THEM.
>> IT TAKES, IF WE HAVE THREE, WE DON'T HAVE TO POST, BUT IF WE EVER HAVE FOUR, WE WOULD HAVE TO POST. IS THAT CORRECT? IN ORDER FOR THAT TO PROBABLY WORK WELL, I THINK WE PROBABLY NEED TO KEEP IT TO THE THREE.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION POINTS? EVERYBODY GOOD WITH DEBORAH, DARLENE, AND MELINDA DOING THAT?
>> I WOULD ENJOY IT. IT'S A LOT OF WORK, BUT IT WAS VERY ENJOYABLE.
I WOULD THINK WE COULD POST IT, WE HAVE A MAYOR PRO TEAM.
YOU CAN PUT US IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AND THEN PULLS BACK OUT IF NEED BE.
>> I DON'T KNOW IF IT'D BE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM.
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I DIDN'T KNOW IF IT'D BE UP, BUT YEAH.>> JUST REMEMBER THAT IF YOU HAVE TO POST THEM, YOU HAVE EVERY TIME YOU WANT TO MEET, YOU HAVE TO DO THREE.
>> WE'VE USUALLY SET THOSE DATES WELL IN ADVANCE, SO THAT WE [OVERLAPPING].
>> MOST OF THEM ARE BEFORE AND AFTER COUNCIL MEETINGS.
>> I DON'T THINK THE WINDOW WOULD BE A PROBLEM FOR US, BUT.
>> I WILL SAY THIS, THAT I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT IT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE MORE IMPORTANT MEETINGS THAT GO ON.
IF ANYONE CAN ATTEND THAT, IF WE DID POST THOSE IN ADVANCE, AT LEAST ANYBODY IN CITY COUNCIL COULD ATTEND AND BE A PARTICIPANT.
BUT AGAIN, I KNOW A LOT OF TIMES, WE DO HAVE OTHER THINGS THAT WE DO OUTSIDE OF THIS COUNCIL THAT DRAW US AWAY.
YOU WANT TO BE RESPECTFUL OF THAT.
ONLY THAT YOU'RE ON A FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS AND NOT ON VOTING MATTER.
>> WHETHER OR NOT WE NEED TO POST FUTURE MEETINGS, ETC.
>> SOUNDS LIKE TO ME, YOU ALL NEED TO THINK ABOUT IT FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS, AND THEN FORMERLY WE'LL HAVE A FORMAL AGENDA ITEM ON THERE TO NAME THE COMMITTEES THE NEXT MEETING.
THAT GETS US TO THE ADJOURNMENT SESSION.
[LAUGHTER]
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.