[1. CONSIDER TAKING ACTION ON A SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS AMENDING ARTICLE II, “WEEDS AND WILD GROWTH OF VEGETATION” OF CHAPTER 10,”NUISANCES” OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES TO PROHIBIT THE ACCUMULATION OF WEEKS AND OTHER OBJECTIONABLE MATTER, PROVIDING A METHOD FOR NOTICE, ABATEMENT, AND FILING OF LIEN BY THE CITY; PROVIDING FOR AN APPEAL PROCESS; PROVIDING ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY FOR ABATEMENT OF DANGEROUS WEEDS WITHOUT NOTICE; PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION NOT TO EXCEED $2,000 PER DAY FOR EACH VIOLATION THAT OCCURS OR EXISTS ON A DAY OR PART OF A DAY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ORDINANCE 2022-11-30]

CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON A SECOND READING OF THE ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DECATUR AMENDING ARTICLE TWO ON WEEDS AND WILD GROWTH OF VEGETATION.

DO WE HAVE ANY REPORT ON THAT? THE DOCUMENT HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE YOU SAW IT AT LAST COUNCIL SESSION.

THIS FALLS UNDER THE BUILDING OFFICIALS OFFICE AND HE'S OUT OF THE OFFICE TODAY ON TRAINING, BUT WE WOULD RECOMMEND APPROVAL.

ALL RIGHT. SO WE'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.

MR. MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 2022-11-30.

ALL RIGHT, SO I HAVE A MOTION SECOND.

DO YOU DO YOU NEED ANYTHING OTHER THAN JUST A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ORDINANCE? I APPROVE ORDINANCE 2022-11-30.

THAT'S OKAY. AND WE HAVE A SECOND BY MS. HILTON. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT ITEM? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED. SAME SIGN.

ALL RIGHT, THAT PASSES.

THANK YOU. ACTION ITEM TO CONSIDER TAKING ACTION ON A SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DECATUR PROVIDING FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE

[2. CONSIDER TAKING ACTION ON A SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS PROVIDING FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY’S FY 2022-2023 BUDGET, ADOPTED VIA ORDINANCE NO. 2022-09-21, TO ACCOUNT FOR THE ACCEPTED ARPA FUNDS IN THE GENERAL FUND; PROVIDING FOR THE INCORPORATION OF 201 E. Walnut  P.O. Box 1299  Decatur, TX 76234  (940) 393-0200 Voice  (940) 393-0201 Fax PREMISES; PROVIDING FOR AN AMENDMENT TO ORDINANCE NO. 2022-09-21; PROVIDING FOR THE FILING OF THE AMENDED FY 2022-2023 BUDGET; PROVIDING A CUMULATIVE REPEALER CLAUSE; PROVIDING SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ORDINANCE 2022-10-25]

CITY'S 2022-2023 BUDGET ORDINANCE WILL ALLOW US, IF APPROVED, TO TAKE ON THE ARPA FUNDS.

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDS.

THIS IS A HOUSEKEEPING ORDINANCE THAT'S REQUIRED FOR US TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THOSE FUNDS AND PLACE THEM INTO THE BUDGET FOR USE.

ALL RIGHT. THAT SOUNDS VERY PRUDENT.

ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? LOOK FOR A MOTION.

MR. MAYOR? YES? I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ORDINANCE 2022-10-25.

ALL RIGHT, SO WE HAVE A MOTION A SECOND TIME, AND WE HAVE A SECOND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I OPPOSE.

SAME SIGN AND THAT PASSES.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, ACTION.

ITEM THREE CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON A REVISED PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CORPORATION FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE CITY OF DECATUR

[3. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON A REVISED PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CORPORATION FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS AND GT PRODUCTS.]

AND PRODUCTS.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THIS BEFORE YOU.

SO THIS IS A PROJECT PRACTICE AT A COUPLE OF TIMES.

THIS IS A PROJECT THAT ALL OF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH AT THIS POINT.

THE EDC PASSED THIS SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND CITY COUNCIL RATIFIED THAT DECISION AS WELL.

SO AS YOU ALL WILL REMEMBER, I'LL JUST REFRESH YOU ON KIND OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PROJECT.

SILICONE MANUFACTURING FACILITY RELOCATE AND COMPLETELY OUT OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, AND DECATUR AT EAGLE'S LANDING BUSINESS PARK.

THE PROJECT SPECIFICS ARE $21 MILLION INVESTMENT IN 95 NEW JOBS, 100,000, WHICH HAS NOW TURNED INTO ABOUT 110 OR 15,000 SQUARE

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FEET OF NEW SPACE IN DECATUR AT THE INDUSTRIAL PARK.

THAT'S THEIR FIRST FACILITY WITH PLANS FOR ADDITIONAL FACILITIES, WHICH LEADS TO THE REASONING FOR THIS SIX MONTH PUSHBACK ON ALL DATES IN THE AGREEMENT.

SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE VOTING OR WHAT YOU ALL ARE VOTING ON TONIGHT.

THE EDC BOARD HAS VOTED ON THIS PREVIOUSLY, UNANIMOUSLY, UNANIMOUSLY FOR APPROVAL, MOVING EVERY DATE BACK SIX MONTHS BECAUSE THIS THE PROPERTY IN THE BUSINESS PARK THAT G2 PRODUCTS SELECTED HAD A NATURAL GAS PIPELINE RUNNING THROUGH IT.

THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF AHEAD OF TIME.

WE WERE VERY TRANSPARENT WITH THAT.

THEY TRIED TO CREATE A SITE PLAN THAT ACCOMMODATED THAT NATURAL GAS PIPELINE AND ALSO ALLOWED FOR THEM TO EXPAND AS THEY'D LIKE TO.

ULTIMATELY, WHAT THEY'VE DECIDED UPON IS JUST GOING AHEAD, BITING THE BULLET AND RELOCATING THAT GAS LINE.

IF ANYBODY THAT'S BEEN THROUGH THAT PROCESS KNOWS HOW EXPENSIVE THAT IS.

SO THEY SPENT SOME TIME AND RESOURCES TRYING TO AVOID THAT.

BUT THE HIGHEST AND BEST USE FOR THE PROPERTY AND FROM THEIR PERSPECTIVE IS TO GO AHEAD AND RELOCATE THAT GAS LINE SO THAT THEY CAN MAXIMIZE UTILITY OF THE OF THE PROPERTY. AND SO WHAT THE EDC, EDC BOARD VOTED IN APPROVAL OF AS A SIX MONTH DELAY ON ALL ON EACH DATE IN THE AGREEMENT.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL ON TONIGHT.

I'LL JUST ADD WE HAVE NO CONCERNS.

ALL THESE DATES ARE REALLY PUT INTO PLACE AS TEETH IN THE AGREEMENT TO ENSURE THAT THE COMPANY, THE PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNER, MOVES FORWARD WITH THEIR OBLIGATIONS AND THEIR COVENANTS IN THE AGREEMENT.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY CONCERNS THAT THAT WILL BE THE CASE.

IN FACT, THE CITY OF DECATUR HAS ALREADY APPROVED THEIR GRADING PERMIT AND SO PROGRESS HAS ALREADY BEEN MADE AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

ALL RIGHT. SO BASICALLY, JUST LOOKING FOR US TO APPROVE THE REVISED AMENDMENT.

YES, SIR. OKAY, VERY GOOD.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MR. MAYOR? YES? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CORPORATION FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY OF DECATUR AND G2 PRODUCTS. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE A MOTION.

WE HAVE A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED, SAME SIGN.

ALL RIGHT, THAT PASSES.

THANK YOU, MR. HOLZBOG. APPRECIATE IT.

ALL RIGHT.

[4. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON A CONSULTING AGREEMENT WITH GREG MOORE OF MOORE DATA SOLUTIONS LLC TO IMPLEMENT THE CASELLE SOFTWARE PROJECT AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT. ]

ITEM FOUR, CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON CONSULTING AGREEMENT WITH GREG MOORE AND MORE DATA SOLUTIONS.

THIS IS A SIMPLE CONSULTING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DECATUR AND MORE DATA SOLUTIONS.

IF YOU RECALL, LAST COUNCIL SESSION, I INTRODUCED YOU TO GREG MOORE, WHO'S HERE ON SITE TONIGHT ALSO.

HE'S THE CONTRACTOR THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED TO MOVE OUR CASTLE FINANCE PROJECT FORWARD.

SO THIS IS SIMPLY AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN HIS BUSINESS AND THE CITY, PROVIDING FOR DETAILED SERVICES, TERMS OF AGREEMENTS, COMPENSATION, THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO BASICALLY, IT'S A SIMPLE AGREEMENT THAT WE NEED TO SIGN IN ORDER FOR HIM TO CONTINUE WORKING ON THE CASSEL PROJECT.

ALL RIGHT. SO WE'LL.

YES, SIR. ANYTHING ELSE? SO WE WANT THAT MOTION AND TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THAT AGREEMENT.

ALL RIGHT. SO WE'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION UNLESS THERE'S SOME DISCUSSION.

ALL RIGHT, MOTION.

APPARENTLY IT'S YOUR TURN TO MAKE A MOTION.

I WAS NOT AWARE. ALL RIGHT.

I WILL MAKE THE MOTION TO.

APPROVED THE CONTRACT WITH GREG MOORE OF MORE DATA SOLUTIONS AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT.

EXCELLENT. SECOND AND WE HAVE A SECOND.

WELL, NO ONE WAS AWARE OF THIS RELEASE.

ALL RIGHT. SO ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS MOTION, THE WELL WORDED MOTION.

THE SURPRISE. WELL WORDED MOTION.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION SAY AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED, SAME SIGN.

ALL RIGHT, THAT PASSES. THANK YOU, EVERYBODY.

ALL RIGHT.

SO THAT GETS US TO ITEM FIVE.

[5. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO AWARD A BID FOR CITY EMPLOYEE GROUP INSURANCE FOR THE ENROLLMENT PERIOD OF JANUARY 1, 2023 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. ]

CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO AWARD A BID FOR THE CITY EMPLOYEE GROUP INSURANCE FOR THE ENROLLMENT PERIOD OF JANUARY ONE, 2023, THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST OF THE SAME YEAR.

MAYOR COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME TONIGHT.

I WANT TO THANK STAFF AND THE COMMITTEE, YOUR COMMITTEE, EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY, AND VOLUNTEERED THEIR TIME BASICALLY OVER THREE DIFFERENT SESSIONS.

WE SPENT, I DON'T KNOW, UPWARDS 6, 8 HOURS GOING THROUGH BENEFITS AND DISCUSSING THE CURRENT PROGRAMS, WHAT THE MARKET HAS TO OFFER, HOW WE WORK, WHAT GOES INTO INSURANCE.

SO WE KIND OF BLAZE THROUGH INSURANCE 101 TO ABOUT INSURANCE OVER THREE SESSIONS.

SO THAT WAS NICE TO BRING SOME OF THE CITY STAFF ALONG IN THE PROCESS AND HOW IT FUNCTIONS.

I'M PLEASED TO REPORT TO YOU TONIGHT THAT AFTER THE RFP PROCESS, WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RENEW ALL CURRENT PLANS WITH BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD FOR NO

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CHANGE IN COST, NO CHANGE IN BENEFITS FOR THE 2023 PLAN YEAR.

THE CITY HAS FARED VERY WELL OVER THE PAST SIX YEARS.

WE'RE AVERAGING ABOUT A TWO AND A HALF PERCENT REDUCTION IN COST OVER THAT STRETCH.

SO WE'RE ON A GOOD RUN RIGHT NOW.

OUR RECOMMENDATION IS THAT WE RENEW THOSE CURRENT PLANS AS A PART OF OUR PROCESS AND MEETING WITH THE COMMITTEE, WE WERE ASKED TO EVALUATE SEVERAL OPTIONS.

ONE OF THOSE WAS AN EMPLOYER PAID SHORT TERM DISABILITY OPTION.

THAT IS A PROGRAM THAT WOULD BE PAID BY THE CITY AT A COST OF ROUGHLY $23,000 ANNUALLY.

WE CREATED AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT TRUST FUND SOME YEARS AGO.

THE FUND BALANCE IS SUFFICIENT TO MORE THAN COVER THAT COST SHOULD THE COUNCIL ELECT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT.

IF THE COUNCIL DOES ELECT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT PROGRAM, THE CITY WOULD RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL QUARTER OF A PERCENTAGE POINT REDUCTION IN OUR HEALTH CARE COSTS, AND THAT WOULD BE PERPETUAL.

SO INSTEAD OF A ZERO INCREASE, WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT A QUARTER OF A PERCENT REDUCTION, NOT BIG DOLLARS, BUT WE TAKE WHAT WE CAN GET.

SO IT MAKES THE NET COST ROUGHLY OF THAT SHORT TERM DISABILITY PROGRAM.

IF YOU FACTOR IN THE QUARTER PERCENT, MORE LIKE ABOUT $18,000.

SO WE'VE BEEN VERY BALANCED OVER THE YEARS.

WE EVALUATED OTHER OPTIONS.

UNITED HEALTHCARE DID COME IN WITH A PROPOSAL THAT WAS SLIGHTLY LESS COSTLY THAN BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD, BUT THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF THE COMMITTEE PREFERRED BLUE CROSS OVER UNITED HEALTHCARE AND THERE WERE VARIOUS REASONS STATED AS TO WHY THAT IS.

SO AGAIN, IT IS OUR RECOMMENDATION TO RENEW YOUR BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD PROGRAMS. AND AND THAT'S ALL ENCOMPASSING, MEANING THAT'S HEALTH CARE.

NO CHANGE IN COST, DENTAL, NO CHANGE IN COST VISION, NO CHANGE IN COST, BASIC LIFE, VOLUNTARY LIFE, LONG TERM DISABILITY.

ALL NO CHANGE IN COST FOR 2023.

SO THE SHORT TERM DISABILITY.

WHAT'S THAT CALCULATED ON TYPICALLY MOST ORGANIZATIONS THAT IS AN INDIVIDUAL OR VOLUNTARY TYPE PRODUCT AND BASED ON CERTAIN DATA. SO HOW IS THAT GOING TO BE CALCULATED? YES. SO SPECIFICALLY, YOUR SHORT TERM DISABILITY BENEFIT IS IS CALCULATED AT 60% OF A PERSON'S WEEKLY INCOME, UP TO 500 A WEEK COST STRUCTURE.

BUT THE COST STRUCTURE VARIES GREATLY BY INDUSTRY.

IN OUR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION, CLIENTS THAT WE REPRESENT, WHICH IS ROUGHLY 50 IN THE METROPLEX.

I WOULD SAY ROUGHLY TWO THIRDS OF THOSE HAVE AN EMPLOYER PAID OR A CITY PAID SHORT TERM DISABILITY PLAN.

YOU CURRENTLY HAVE A VOLUNTARY OPTION THROUGH AFLAC.

WE HAVE ATTEMPTED A VOLUNTARY GROUP PLAN BEFORE BUT DIDN'T MEET PARTICIPATION.

SO THE COMMITTEE ASKED THAT WE EVALUATE THAT OPTION, AND WE DID.

AND BASED ON THE COMMITTEE'S REVIEW OF THE NUMBERS, THAT WAS THEIR RECOMMENDATION THAT WE BRING THAT TO THE TO THE CITY AND UNDERSTAND THAT I GUESS I'M MORE CURIOUS ABOUT MOST OF THE TIME IT'S BASED ON ON THE INDIVIDUAL VOLUNTARY BASIS.

IT IS, YOU KNOW, COST STRUCTURE BY AGE OR THERE'S AGE BRACKETS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT IN ADDITION TO THE INCOME.

SO IN A VOLUNTARY ENVIRONMENT THAT IS ACCURATE AND NOT IN A VOLUNTARY ENVIRONMENT.

SO HERE, IF WE'RE GOING TO ADD COMPLETELY INVOLUNTARY, WHAT'S WHAT IS THAT AN EMPLOYER PAID SHORT TERM DISABILITY PLAN IS A COMPOSITE RATE.

SO REGARDLESS OF AGE, IT'S THE SAME RATE.

AND THEN THE BENEFIT IS, OF COURSE, BASED ON VOLUME.

AND I THINK IN MY CALCULATION, I WOULD HAVE TO LOOK BACK AT THAT.

BUT I WANT TO SAY IT WAS ON AVERAGE AROUND $16 PER EMPLOYEE PER MONTH.

AND AND THAT'S BASED ON IS THERE IS IT SO THERE IS SOMETHING INDIVIDUAL BY THE USER.

BUT SINCE WE DON'T HAVE ANY GOING DATA RIGHT NOW.

SO I GUESS I'M JUST OF CURIOUS.

HOW ABOUT. CALCULATED.

I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING YOUR SHORT TERM DISABILITY COSTS.

OH. HOW HOW DID THEY ARRIVE AT THE $23,000 NUMBER THEY ARRIVED AT? THE UNDERWRITERS ARRIVED AT THE 23,000 NUMBER.

BASED ON THE DEMOGRAPHIC OF YOUR GROUP, THE INDUSTRY CODE YOU WERE IN, WHICH IS TYPICALLY 9111, WHICH IS PRIVATE OFFICES, GOVERNMENT OFFICES, AND THEY USE THAT BASED ON THE POSITIONS AND THE TYPE OF POSITIONS, MEANING POLICE, FIRE, YOUR PUBLIC WORKS ADMINISTRATION, SO FORTH.

SO THEY TAKE ALL OF THOSE THINGS INTO CONSIDERATION AND THEN THEY THEY FROM THAT DEVELOP A RATE OR A COST PER UNIT.

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AND THEN FROM THAT THEY USE YOUR TOTAL PAYROLL VOLUME THAT WOULD BE COVERED AS A PART OF THAT.

OKAY. AND YOU SAID THAT YOU GAVE SOME DATA EARLIER THE PERCENTAGE OF I GUESS IT WAS MUNICIPALITIES THAT HAVE THE SHORT TERM DISABILITY.

BUT WHAT WAS THAT, ABOUT TWO THIRDS.

SO TO YOUR POINT, MANY OF OUR PRIVATE SECTOR CLIENTS, IT'S A MIXED BAG.

IT'S VOLUNTARY. A LOT OF OUR PRIVATE SECTOR CLIENTS, PUBLIC SECTOR, OUR PUBLIC SECTOR IS JUST A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT AND FUNCTIONS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY.

AGAIN, THIS IS A RECOMMENDATION THAT WAS BROUGHT BY THE COMMITTEE.

I'M GOING TO STOP ASKING QUESTIONS BECAUSE I'M SURE OTHERS HAVE QUESTIONS.

IT'S A VERY THOSE ARE VERY GOOD QUESTIONS, MR. MAYOR. CAN I CHIME IN HERE, MARYANNE? TALKING TO DEPARTMENT HEADS AND.

ALL OF THEIR ESTEEMED VALUED EMPLOYEES AS ANYBODY COME UP WITH THE FACT THAT THERE SHOULD BE AN INABILITY THAT WE SHOULD STAY WITH BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD.

OBVIOUSLY, IF THE PAYROLL DEDUCTION IS STILL THE SAME AND YOU'RE GETTING THE SAME BENEFIT AS THERE IT'S BEEN, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GONE BACK AND FORTH AND UNITED THE BLUE CROSS AND BACK AND FORTH AS ANYBODY EXPRESSED DISINTEREST IN STAYING WITH WHERE WE'RE AT OR OFFERING A COMPETITIVE PRODUCT.

NO ONE HAS EXPRESSED ANY QUALMS ABOUT MOVING FORWARD WITH BLUE CROSS.

AGAIN, I HAVEN'T SPOKEN TO EVERY EMPLOYEE, BUT THERE WAS A REPRESENTATIVE FOR EACH DEPARTMENT TO THAT CAME TO THE COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND AND SHARED WHAT THEY HAD GOTTEN AS FEEDBACK FOR THEIR DEPARTMENT.

AND THE COMMITTEE WAS MADE UP OF EMPLOYEES.

RIGHT. OF INPUT FROM MANAGERS DOWN TO ENTRY LEVEL EMPLOYEES.

OTHER QUESTIONS. MY I HAVE ONE MORE MATH QUESTION FOR YOU.

SO YOU SAID THAT THERE IS A DISCOUNT ASSOCIATED WITH HAVING THE SHORT TERM DISABILITY.

IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER PRODUCTS, AND THAT WAS A 1% DISCOUNT ORDER OF A PURCHASE OF A POINT.

OKAY. SO WE'RE GETTING SO WELL, I'M GLAD THAT YOU THINK I'M TRYING, BUT YEAH, OKAY.

THAT'S A FAIR AND I WISH IT WAS 1%.

SO TO BE CLEAR, I WANT TO BE CLEAR ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE.

YOUR DENTAL LIFE AND LONG TERM DISABILITY THAT YOU CURRENTLY HAVE WITH BLUE CROSS HAS A VALUE OF ABOUT 2% DISCOUNT BUILT INTO THE ZERO.

SO THAT'S HOW WE GOT THAT.

SO THEY'RE DISCOUNTING MEDICAL ABOUT 25,000 FOR THE CURRENT PROGRAMS YOU HAVE.

IF YOU ADDED SHORT TERM DISABILITY, IT WOULD BE ONE QUARTER OF A POINT.

SO YOU'RE YOU ALMOST ANSWER THE QUESTION I WAS GOING FOR WAS THE DISCOUNT RATE VERSUS THE COST FOR THE SHORT TERM DISABILITY PRODUCT.

SO WHAT I HEARD THERE WAS THAT WE'RE GETTING A 25,000 APPROXIMATE 25,000 DISCOUNT RATE FOR A $23,000 ADDITION IN COST.

AND THAT'S NOT A COMPLETELY FAIR REPRESENTATION FIRST RATE.

WE'RE AT ZERO TODAY WITH THE PRODUCTS WE HAVE.

IF WE ADD SHORT TERM DISABILITY, WE'LL GAIN ANOTHER APPROXIMATELY $4,000 ROUGHLY IN ADDITIONAL DISCOUNT FROM WHERE WE ARE TODAY ON COST.

THE ZERO WHERE WE SIT WITH BLUE CROSS.

SO LET ME SAY IT A DIFFERENT WAY.

LEAVE SHORT TERM DISABILITY OUT FOR A MINUTE, OKAY? WE WERE AT ROUGHLY A TWO AND A QUARTER PERCENT INCREASE ON OUR MEDICAL.

THEN THEY FACTORED IN THE DISCOUNT FOR DENTAL LIFE AND DISABILITY.

GOT US TO ZERO.

THEN THEY SAID, IF THE CITY ADDS EMPLOYER PAID SHORT TERM DISABILITY, WE WILL DISCOUNT ANOTHER QUARTER POINT, WHICH WOULD GET US TO A NET.

POINT 25 BASIS POINT REDUCTION IN COST.

SO THE POINT 25 IS THE 25.

THE TOTAL DISCOUNT FOR ALL PROGRAMS DENTAL, LIFE, DISABILITY.

SO THAT'S ASSOCIATED WITH ONLY A QUARTER PERCENT OF THAT TWO AND A QUARTER PERCENT THAT THAT QUARTER PERCENT IS WORTH ABOUT $4,000.

SO. SO THERE IS AN EXTRA SO OVERALL ABOUT $19,000 INCREASE IN COST.

BUT. IF YOU CHOOSE TO DO THAT.

SO YOU'RE EXPENDING AN ADDITIONAL $19,000.

THIS YEAR VERSUS LAST YEAR.

TO PROVIDE SHORT TERM DISABILITY TO THE STAFF, WHICH AGAIN, COMPETITIVELY, IF IF ABOUT TWO THIRDS OF MUNICIPALITIES HAVE THAT AS A PART OF THEIR STRUCTURE.

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I MEAN, THAT'S THAT SEEMS LIKE A REASONABLE.

PROCESS. AND DOES THIS FIT IN WELL WITH OUR BUDGETS, WITH WHAT WE'VE BUDGETED AND WHAT WE.

SO NO HARDSHIPS ON THE BUDGET.

OKAY. WELL, AND I GUESS.

I WANT TO GO AHEAD AND I'LL ASK ANA.

IT JUST I'M SURE WE MAY HAVE BUDGETED MORE THAN A ZERO COST.

SO. SHOULD BE NO PROBLEM, RIGHT? YEAH. DIDN'T YOU SAY THIS MONEY WAS COMING OUT OF A FUND THAT WE SET UP YEARS AGO ANYWAYS? OR IS THAT SOMETHING ELSE? IT'S ALLOCATED WITHIN THE CITY.

CITY WIDE? I THINK. YES.

YEAH. FIRST IT.

SO WE DIDN'T HAVE MONEY IN THE TRUST TO SPEND.

APPARENTLY, WE'VE ALREADY IDENTIFIED IT.

SO. CORRECT.

HOW MUCH MONEY WAS IN THAT? SORRY. I DON'T KNOW.

I HAVE TO LOOK IT UP. I APOLOGIZE FOR ASKING THAT.

NO, IT'S OKAY. MARIANNE.

I ASKED OUR ACCOUNTING MANAGER TO CHECK AFTER RECONCILING LAST MONTH, AND THERE WAS ABOUT A $250,000 BALANCE IN THERE.

THERE YOU GO. SO THAT THAT MONEY IS ALREADY ALLOCATED FOR THIS TYPE OF EXPENSE.

SO THAT'S THE BENEFIT OF HAVING DECENT YEARS ON ON OUR RENEWALS.

SO A COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS.

I APOLOGIZE. WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT WE MOVE OUR HSA HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNT, FSA, FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNT AND COBRA ADMINISTRATION TO FLORES.

THEY ARE A THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATOR.

THEY WILL WE'RE BASICALLY CONSOLIDATING THAT, WHICH WILL MAKE ACCOUNTING MUCH EASIER.

IT WILL GIVE A SINGLE SOURCE FOR THOSE PRODUCTS WITH ONE VENDOR.

SO THERE ARE SOME ECONOMIES AND EFFICIENCIES THERE FOR YOUR EMPLOYEES, EMPLOYEES THAT CURRENTLY HAVE HSA FUNDS, THEY'LL HAVE THE OPTION OF TRANSFERRING THAT MONEY TO THAT PROGRAM OR KEEPING THE HRSA THAT THEY HAVE AND HAVING A SECOND ACCOUNT.

THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT THE COMMITTEE DISCUSSED QUITE EXTENSIVELY.

AND THEN THE LAST COMPONENT OF THAT IS FLORES WILL ALSO BE ADMINISTERING COBRA.

COBRA ADMINISTRATION HAS BECOME EXCEEDINGLY COMPLEX OVER THE LAST 18 TO 24 MONTHS WITH COVID AND ALL THE FEDERAL MONIES THAT HAVE GONE OUT AND THE CHANGES OF BENEFITS.

SO WE'RE RECOMMENDING THAT PROGRAM ALSO, AGAIN, THAT'S BASED ON OUR DISCUSSIONS WITH COMMITTEE, HOW SOME MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE SERVE IN THAT CAPACITY, AND THEY HAVE TO WATCH THOSE TRANSACTIONS.

WE FEEL ULTIMATELY THAT WOULD BE A GOOD DECISION FOR THE CITY AND IN A COST TO THAT.

IT'S ABOUT $643 ANNUALLY.

SO WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS, MARIANNE? IF I NEED TO JUST STAY.

I'M SORRY. SO BECAUSE OF THE NOT THAT LONG OF A WALK.

THAT'S RIGHT. IT IS BECAUSE OF THE COMPLEXITIES OF COBRA AND THE CHANGING.

IT'S CHANGING.

IT'S A MOVING TARGET PRETTY MUCH RIGHT NOW.

I THINK THAT IT'S WORTH THE INVESTMENT SO THAT WE STAY COMPLIANT IN THAT RESPECT.

WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF AND ALSO WHO IS DOING WHO IS DOING THE COBRA PRIOR IT'S TASK.

TSC IS THE THE CURRENT THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATOR THAT WE USE.

THEY AREN'T ADMINISTERING OUR COBRA, BUT THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE IS LACKING TO US RIGHT NOW OR TO ME.

I GUESS THE OTHER COMMITTEE MEMBERS REALLY DIDN'T HAVE FIRSTHAND KNOWLEDGE OF THAT, BUT LOOKING FOR YOU AND THAT YOU HAVE FULL SUPPORT OF THAT AS WELL. OBVIOUSLY, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO TOUCH YOU IN YOUR OFFICE MORE THAN ANYBODY ELSE IN THE IMPACT.

THAT'S RIGHT. SO YOU'RE SO I FEEL LIKE THAT'S AN IMPORTANT MOVE TO MAKE SURE.

ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU NEED TO.

IF YOU DON'T MIND, JUST QUICKLY, I APOLOGIZE.

WE SPOKE ABOUT RESPONDER HEALTH LAST YEAR.

THAT'S AN EAP PROGRAM SPECIFICALLY FOR YOUR FIRST RESPONDERS.

SHE'S BEEN HAD A VERY STRONG OPINION ON THAT BENEFIT AND ITS VALUE TO FIRST RESPONDERS.

AND WE AGAIN, ARE RECOMMENDING THAT PROGRAM.

THAT PROGRAM IS A COST OF $7 PER RESPONDER PER MONTH.

IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH HOW THIS TYPE OF PROGRAM WORKS, IT IS SPECIFIC TO FIRST RESPONDERS.

THE PROGRAM WAS CREATED BY A RETIRED U.S.

MARSHAL. THEY USE WASHINGTON STATE, I BELIEVE, PRIVACY LAWS, WHICH ARE THE STRICTEST IN THE COUNTRY

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AND THE CALL INS.

IF A PERSON CALLS IN, THEY ARE SPEAKING TO EITHER A CURRENT ACTIVE DUTY OR RETIRED FIRST RESPONDER.

SO IT'S A PEER TO PEER KIND OF PROGRAM.

SO WE HAVE THIS IN IN A NUMBER OF OUR MUNICIPAL CLIENTS, AND THEY'RE VERY PLEASED WITH THIS PROGRAM.

ONE OF THEIR BIG PUSHES IS SUICIDE INTERVENTION.

SO IT'S A BIG, BIG DEAL.

AND THIS PROGRAM, JUST TO TELL YOU WHAT KIND OF COMPANY THIS IS, I HAVE A COUPLE OF CLIENTS THAT HAVE BEEN KICKING THIS AROUND FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW.

AND UNFORTUNATELY, THERE'S BEEN SOME DEPARTMENTS THAT HAVE HAD THAT DISCUSSION COME UP RECENTLY AND THEY'RE HELPING THOSE PEOPLE, EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE NOT CONTRACTORS.

SO, I MEAN, THEY'RE ALL ABOUT THE RESPONDERS.

SO WE THINK THIS IS A VERY NICE BENEFIT FOR THOSE FOLKS.

AND. THIS THIS PROGRAM, YOU ALL HAVE ABOUT 60 EMPLOYEES THAT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS PROGRAM.

IT WOULD BE ABOUT A $5,000 COST FOR THIS PROGRAM.

AND AGAIN, BASED ON OUR DISCUSSION WITH STAFF LAST YEAR AND THEN AGAIN THE COMMITTEE THIS YEAR, WE ARE RECOMMENDING THIS PROGRAM BE IMPLEMENTED.

THE CITY DOES HAVE A AN EAP PROGRAM THAT'S IN ADDITION FOR YOUR NON RESPONDERS.

AND WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT WE CONTINUE THAT IT'S IT'S OBVIOUSLY A LOWER COST THAN THIS.

BUT THIS IS VERY SPECIFIC.

IT OFFERS CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS.

THERE'S A LOT OF VALUE BEYOND JUST EAP WITH THIS PROGRAM.

SO FAR, FIRE AND CHIEF FIRE AND POLICE CHIEFS, YOU GUYS BOTH SUPPORT THIS.

AS SOMEONE THAT WAS IN THE COMMITTEE, I 100% SUPPORT IT.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, WE HAD A CAREER STAFF MEETING THIS PAST WEEK AND I TALKED WITH THEM.

IF IF THIS DOESN'T COME FROM THE CITY PAYING FOR IT, I'M GOING TO TAKE IT OUT OF BUDGET AND I'M GOING TO PAY FOR OUR STAFF.

THEY WERE ALL 100% INTERESTED.

AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY WORLD ALLOWS THEM TO PRIVATELY REACH OUT IF THEY NEED TO, BECAUSE POLICE AND FIRE ARE A LITTLE TOUGH AND THEY AIN'T GOING TO DO IT IN PUBLIC.

RIGHT. AND IT'S 24 SEVEN.

IT ISN'T. WAIT UNTIL THE LINES AVAILABLE.

SO. THAT'S RIGHT.

AND IT'S AVAILABLE TO ALL FAMILY MEMBERS.

YEAH, THERE'S NO QUESTION I LET THE COUNCIL SPEAK UP, BUT I ALMOST SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE COUNCIL NOW, KIND OF HOW WE FEEL ABOUT ALL THAT IS FIRST RESPONDERS OBVIOUSLY ARE OUR FRONT LINE.

THEY'RE INUNDATED WITH THINGS.

THE SUICIDE RATE FOR FIRST RESPONDERS IS VERY HIGH AND WE NEED TO BE DOING SOMETHING THAT MITIGATES THAT.

AND I THINK THIS IS CERTAINLY A POSITIVE THING TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT FOR THOSE THAT ARE PROVIDING SO MUCH SERVICE TO US.

SO I FEEL LIKE THAT'S 100% IN OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR LOCAL HOSPITAL HAS CRISIS MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS AND THAT KIND OF THING TO ASSIST IN AN EMERGENT KIND OF SITUATIONS TOO.

AND THOSE ARE ALL GREAT BENEFITS.

BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE AND WE CERTAINLY WANT TO MAKE SURE WE WILL UPON APPROVAL OF THAT IF THAT'S THE DIRECTION THAT WE'RE GO.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE GREAT COMMUNICATIONS OUT TO EVERYBODY TO KNOW THOSE RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE TO THEM.

EXCELLENT. EXCELLENT.

THERE WILL BE AN EDUCATION SESSION THAT IS MADE AVAILABLE SPECIFICALLY FOR THOSE EMPLOYEES.

PERFECT. AND THEN THE LAST THING, SOMETHING THAT THE COMMITTEE ASKED THAT I BRING TO COUNCIL'S ATTENTION.

IS THAT IN THE FUTURE, POSSIBLY 2024 COUNCIL CONSIDER A PROGRAM FOR PRE 65 RETIREES. IN OTHER WORDS, OFFER RETIREE COVERAGE TO PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT YET READY OR ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICARE, BUT ARE AT A POINT IN THEIR JOURNEY THAT THEY'RE READY TO RETIRE.

JUST SOMETHING TO CONTEMPLATE FOR COVERAGE.

BE GLAD TO GET INTO DISCUSSION SEPARATELY.

IF COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS THAT AND WHAT THAT SOMETHING LIKE THAT LOOKS LIKE.

BUT JUST WANTING TO PLANT THAT SEED, THAT THAT WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO SEVERAL OF THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND THAT WE HAVE AT LEAST DISCUSSION ON THAT ITEM.

AND THEN THE POTENTIAL THOSE PROGRAMS CAN BE SET UP AT NO PREMIUM COST TO THE CITY.

IN OTHER WORDS, THE EMPLOYEE PAYS THE COST.

BUT KEEP IN MIND THAT ANY RISK ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE RETIREES IS ON THE CITY'S PLAN.

SO AND THEN THE OTHER THING WAS A.

RETIREE GROUP MEDICARE RETIREE COVERAGE FOR THOSE WHO ARE MEDICARE ELIGIBLE AND RETIRING TO CONSIDER SOMETHING IN THE FUTURE FOR THAT.

SO THE COMMITTEE ASKED THAT I BRING THAT TO COUNCIL AND MAKE YOU AWARE OF THOSE TWO POINTS THAT ARE OF HIGH VALUE AND INTEREST TO CURRENT COMMITTEE MEMBERS.

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SO THAT SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD THING TO LOOK AT.

I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO.

WHEN YOU WHEN WE LOOK AT THAT MAYBE NEXT YEAR OR WHENEVER YOU PROVIDE DATA ABOUT OTHER CITIES OR COMPARABLE CITIES LIKE LATER, THAT WOULD BE GOOD TO LOOK AT.

ABSOLUTELY. WILL PERFECT.

SO WE TALKED ABOUT A LOT OF THINGS.

SO I GUESS OUR RECOMMENDATION IS, IS TO RENEW BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD FOR ALL CURRENT PROGRAMS. FOR THE CITY TO CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION.

WHETHER OR NOT TO ADD EMPLOYER PAID OR CITY PAID, SHORT TERM DISABILITY TRANSITION OR THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATOR SERVICES TO FLORES.

AND IMPLEMENT RESPONDER HEALTH.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, YOU COVERED A LOT WITH QUESTIONS INTERRUPTING YOU, SO YOU DID A GREAT JOB.

THANK YOU. SO WE'LL LOOK FOR A LOOK FOR EMOTION.

CAN WE MAKE A MOTION BASED OFF THAT'S PRESENTED WITHOUT THE BULLET POINT? A, B, C, D, AND ALL THE SUBSERVIENT I THINK AS AS PRESENTED AS WILL WORK.

IT'S GOOD. OKAY.

VERY GOOD. THAT'S YOUR DESIRE.

IF IT'S YOUR TURN.

OR SOMEBODY. STERN OH, YOU KNOW, I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION ON THIS.

OH, I LOVE THIS. YOU GUYS LIKE SMART DECISIONS.

WE LOVE. ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.

MR. MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE TO AWARD THE CITY EMPLOYEE GROUP INSURANCE FOR THE ENROLLMENT PERIOD OF ONE ONE 2023 THROUGH 1231 2023 AND AUTHORIZE YOU TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.

FANTASTIC. SO WE HAVE A MOTION.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? WE HAVE A SECOND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? THANK YOU.

SO PLEASE EXCUSE.

I'M GOING TO MAKE THE AMENDMENT THAT THE CITY MANAGER CAN EXECUTE THE DOCUMENTS AS OPPOSED TO YOU, MAYOR MIKE.

KEEP. KEEP THAT SIGNATURE AWAY FROM ME.

THANK YOU, SIR. SO WE HAVE.

WE HAVE A MOTION, AND WE HAVE A SECOND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT? GREAT DISCUSSION, BY THE WAY.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE, THOSE OPPOSED.

SAME SIGN. ALL RIGHT, THAT PASSES.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE IT.

GOOD JOB TO YOU IN THE COMMITTEE.

ALL RIGHT. THAT GETS US TO NUMBER SIX.

[6. CONSIDER A REQUEST OF THE DECATUR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR STREET CLOSURES FOR THE ANNUAL CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING FOR A CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING EVENT ON THE COURTHOUSE SQUARE FROM 5:00 TO 7:00 PM: • BEGINNING AT 3:30 PM ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2022 TO 8:00 PM ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29. 2022 THE 100 BLOCK OF SOUTH TRINITY FROM MAIN STREET TO PECAN STREET • BEGINNING AT 3:00 PM ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29TH: THE 100 BLOCK OF WEST MAIN TO MARKET STREET ON THE EAST END AND THE 100 BLOCK OF NORTH TRINITY]

CONSIDER A REQUEST TO DECATUR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR A STREET CLOSURE FOR THE ANNUAL CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING.

DO YOU HAVE ANY PRESENTATION ON THAT? LIGHTING IS NOVEMBER 29TH.

THEY'RE REQUESTING TO BEGIN CLOSING STREETS THE 28TH DAY BEFORE.

AS OF THIS MORNING, POLICE HAD NO ISSUES.

MAIN STREET HAD NO ISSUES.

SO WE WOULD RECOMMEND YOUR ACTION TO APPROVE ITEM SIX.

ALL RIGHT. WE LOVE WE LOVE THE REVIEW ISSUE.

SO THAT'S GREAT.

ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? LOOK FOR MOTION. MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE REQUEST FROM THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR THE STREET CLOSURES, FOR THE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING.

ALL RIGHT. I A SECOND.

A SECOND. WE HAVE A SECOND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION SAY I OPPOSE.

SAME SIGN. ALL RIGHT, THAT PASSES.

THANK YOU. ITEM SEVEN, CONSIDER A REQUEST FOR DECATUR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE REGARDING STREET CLOSURES FOR MIDNIGHT MADNESS.

[7. CONSIDER A REQUEST OF THE DECATUR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE REGARDING THE FOLLOWING STREET CLOSURES FOR THE MOONLIGHT MADNESS LIGHTED PARADE ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2022: • 10:00 PM ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2ND TO 10:00 PM ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3RD: THE INTERIOR PARKING SPOTS AROUND THE COURTHOUSE ON WALNUT, STATE, TRINITY AND MAIN STREETS • 2:00 PM TO 8:00 PM ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3RD: 121 N. STATE STREET TO 103 N. STATE STREET • 2:00 PM SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3RD: BLOCK PARKING SPACES ON WALNUT AND MAIN STREETS ON BUSINESS SIDE, SPACES TO REOPEN FOLLOWING THE PARADE • 3:30 PM ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3RD: EMBRY STREET LEADING INTO EAGLE STADIUM • 5:30 PM ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3RD THE PARADE WILL HEAD WEST ON WALNUT STREET, LEFT ON WASHBURN,]

SO I ASSUME WE DID THE SAME PROCESS.

YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT.

DISCUSSION THIS MORNING. NO OBSTACLES, NO ISSUES.

PERFECT APPROVAL.

ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? LOOK FOR EMOTION.

MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE REQUESTS FOR THE STREET CLOSURES, FOR THE MOONLIGHT MADNESS AND THE PARADE FOR DECEMBER THE THIRD.

SECOND. ALL RIGHT.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY I OPPOSE.

SAME SIGN. ALL RIGHT, THAT PASSES.

[8. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS, GRANTING A PETITION REQUESTING ANNEXATION OF APPROXIMATELY 1.604 ACRE (69,860 SQUARE FOOT) TRACT OF LAND SITUATED IN THE DAVID MOSES SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO. 537, WISE COUNTY, TEXAS; SAID TRACT BEING PART OF THOSE CERTAIN TRACTS OF LAND DESCRIBED IN GENERAL WARRANTY DEEDS TO DEER PARK QOZB LLC, RECORDED IN INSTRUMENT NO. 202113185 AND INSTRUMENT NO. 202113187 OF THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF WISE COUNTY, TEXAS; SAID 1.604 ACRE (69,860 SQUARE FOOT) TRACT BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: (BEARING SYSTEM FOR THIS SURVEY IS 201 E. Walnut  P.O. Box 1299  Decatur, TX 76234  (940) 393-0200 Voice  (940) 393-0201 Fax BASED ON THE STATE PLANE COORDINATE SYSTEM, NORTH AMERICAN DATUM OF 1983 (2011), TEXAS NORTH CENTRAL ZONE 4202. DISTANCES REPORTED HAVE BEEN SCALED BY APPLYING A COMPUTED SCALE FACTOR OF 1.00017002991) AND GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF DEER PARK ROAD AND THOMPSON STREET, WISE COUNTY, TEXAS, AS FURTHER DESCRIBED WITHIN, SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE ANNEXATION; AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY SECRETARY TO HAVE NOTICE OF SUCH PUBLIC HEARING PUBLISHED; AUTHORIZING CITY STAFF TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A WRITTEN SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. RESOLUTION 2022-11-23 (APPLICANTS: DEVELOPER: MR. JOSH JEZEK, ON BEHALF OF LANDOWNER DEER PARK QOZB, LLC]

ITEM EIGHT, CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF DECATUR GRANTING A PETITION REQUESTING ANNEXATION OF APPROXIMATELY 1.64 ACRES.

NO, I THINK THAT WAS SUFFICIENT.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

GOOD EVENING. GOOD DAY.

GOOD DAY. ALL RIGHT.

CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? THIS IS THE ANNEXATION REQUEST FOR THE EXTENSION OF THOMPSON STREET.

THIS IS FOR THE CHISHOLM.

UM, PROJECT THAT YOU GUYS AWARDED THE ANNEXATION OR APPROVE THE ANNEXATION A COUPLE OF MONTHS BACK, THE THOMPSON STREET EXTENSION WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE ANNEXATION.

WE REALIZE THIS AFTER THE PROPERTY WAS ANNEXED.

SO WE'RE COMING BACK BEFORE YOU TO STRAIGHTEN THAT OUT.

THE RESOLUTION TONIGHT WOULD AUTHORIZE AND DIRECT THE CITY SECRETARY TO HAVE NOTICE OF A PUBLIC

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HEARING FOR THE ANNEXATION, WHICH THE RESOLUTION IS ALSO GIVING US THE PERMISSION TO HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE ANNEXATION AND FOR STAFF TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A WRITTEN SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER, WHICH WE'VE ALREADY EXECUTED AN AGREEMENT FOR THE ANNEXATION OF THE.

ALL RIGHT. THE LAND.

SO THIS PART OF IT WON'T PROVE TO BE MUCH OF A DIFFICULT SITUATION.

VERY GOOD.

NEXT SLIDE.

THIS IS THE SCHEDULE.

THIS IS ALSO INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET FOR THE ANNEXATION.

THE PROCESS IS BASICALLY THE SAME, EVEN THOUGH IT'S RIGHT OF WAY.

THEY DO HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE ZONING.

THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT IN ADDITION TO THE ANNEXATION.

AND WE ARE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION.

FANTASTIC. WELL, THAT SOUNDS GREAT.

ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT. WE'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.

THE SECOND THAT. ALL RIGHT.

SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I OPPOSE.

SAME SIGN. ALL RIGHT, GREAT.

[9. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO ON A SHARED PARKING AND ACCESS AGREEMENT BETWEEN DECATUR OPPORTUNITY FUND II. LLC, 1400 AND 1404 S. FM 51, (THE “SOUTH TRACT OWNER”) AND FX5 REAL ESTATE, LP, 1300 S. FM 51, (THE “NORTH TRACT OWNER”). (THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL, 4-0, COMMISSIONERS WOODRUFF AND CROSS ABSENT.)]

THAT GETS US TO ITEM NINE.

CONSIDER TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO ON A SHARED PARKING AND ACCESS AGREEMENT TO INDICATORS OPPORTUNITY FUND, LLC AND FIVE REAL ESTATE.

UM, AGAIN, AS THE MAYOR MENTIONED, THIS IS A SHARED PARKING AND ACCESS AGREEMENT.

THE ZONING ORDINANCE DOES ALLOW FOR SHARED PARKING AGREEMENTS.

HOWEVER, THEY DO HAVE TO BE RECOMMENDED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER AND THEN TAKE ACTION ON.

THIS WILL BE FOR THE COMPLEX THAT THE DICKEY'S BARBECUE WILL BE LOCATED IN.

AND THEY DO HAVE A DRIVE THRU.

BUT IF YOU GUYS WILL RECALL WHEN THE DRY CLEANERS HAD IT, THERE'S JUST NOT A WHOLE LOT OF ROOM TO NEGOTIATE THROUGH THAT DRIVE THROUGH. SO MR. FULLER HAS AGREED TO ALLOW ACCESS FROM HIS PARKING LOT FOR PARKING AND FOR THE DRIVE THRU.

VERY GOOD. AGAIN, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL AS WELL.

EXCELLENT. I'LL MAKE A MOTION ON THIS ONE.

ALL RIGHT. A MOVE TO APPROVE THE SHARED ACCESS SHARED PARKING AND ACCESS AGREEMENT BETWEEN DECATUR OPPORTUNITY FUND AND X5 REAL ESTATE.

SECOND. ALL RIGHT, SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF SAYING I OPPOSE.

SAME SIGN RIGHT IN THAT PASSES.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

THAT GETS US TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

[10. CONSENT AGENDA]

AND THEN WE'VE GOT THREE ITEMS OF PRELIMINARY PLANT MINUTES AND BILLS AND INVOICES.

IF ANYONE WANTS TO PULL THOSE, WE CAN.

OTHERWISE WE'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.

MR. MAYOR, I MOVED TO MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE CONSENT AGENDA AS STATED.

ALL RIGHT. SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND BY MS..

HILTON. ANY DISCUSSION ON.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I OPPOSE.

SAME SIGN. ALL RIGHT, PASSES.

ALL RIGHT, THAT GETS US TO HEAR PUBLIC INPUT.

[11. COUNCIL TO HEAR PUBLIC INPUT (please complete a Speaker Registration Form before speaking) each speaker will be limited to 3 minutes, the Open Meeting Act does not allow for discussion in response to the comments, comments should be directed to the Council as a whole rather than to individual members, and no action will be taken by the Council.]

ANYONE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC INPUT TONIGHT? IT'S A LITTLE BIT RICH.

YES, SIR. MS..

LICATA ALL RIGHT.

MAKING SURE EVERYONE'S BEHAVING LIKE THEY'RE OKAY.

I'M BACK BECAUSE I MADE A COMMITMENT TO YOU ALL AND A LOT OF PARENTS THAT I WOULD SEE THIS THROUGH.

I KNOW THAT YOU'VE BEEN WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES AND THERE IS A PROCESS.

AND I WANT TO THANK YOU AGAIN AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE CONCERN GROUP OF PARENTS, AUNTS, UNCLES AND GRANDPARENTS UNDERSTAND THIS AS WELL.

IT'S BEEN OVER 60 DAYS SINCE MY CHILDREN HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GO TO THE DECATUR PUBLIC LIBRARY BECAUSE MY HUSBAND AND I NO LONGER FEEL THAT IT'S SAFE FOR THEM TO BROWSE THE SHELVES. AS OF TODAY, THE BOOKS THAT WE HAD IN QUESTION ARE STILL IN THE LIBRARY BEHIND THE DESK OR NOT.

THEY ARE THERE, AND IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OTHER NEW BOOKS THAT HAVE BEEN ORDERED FOR CHILDREN THAT HAVE BEEN SPOTTED IN THE LIBRARY.

I'M NOT GOING TO DISCUSS THEIR CONTENTS TODAY BECAUSE MY CHILDREN ARE PRESENT.

BUT I WANT TO PERSONALLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THE NEW CHILDREN'S BOARD BOOKS THAT HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE INVENTORY.

SPEAKING OF MY CHILDREN, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO LINCOLN, KENNEDY AND REAGAN.