[1. CONSIDER SECOND READING AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING ANORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS, ORDAINING THE CITY’S PARTICIPATION IN THE TEXAS ENTERPRISE ZONE PROGRAM PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS ENTERPRISE ZONE ACT, CHAPTER 2303, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE (ACT), PROVIDING TAX INCENTIVES, DESIGNATING A LIAISON FOR COMMUNICATION WITH INTERESTED PARTIES, AND NOMINATING ENTEGRIS, INC. TO THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TOURISM (EDT) THROUGH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BANK (BANK) AS AN ENTERPRISE PROJECT (PROJECT). ORDINANCE 2023-05-12]

CONSIDER SECOND READING AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS, ORDAINING THE CITY'S PARTICIPATION IN THE TEXAS ENTERPRISE ZONE PROGRAM PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS ENTERPRISE ZONE ACT.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL, YOU SAW THIS AT YOUR LAST COUNCIL MEETING.

IT WAS BROUGHT TO US BY INTEGRIS, AND WE'RE NOMINATING INTEGRIS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM, THE TEXAS ENTERPRISE ZONE ACT.

BUT THIS ALSO ALLOWS OTHER BUSINESSES TO PARTICIPATE SHOULD THEY SO CHOOSE.

THIS IS AIMED AT JOB RETENTION, JOB CREATION AND CAPITAL INVESTMENT IN LOCAL BUSINESS RIGHT HERE IN DECATUR.

SO IF YOU APPROVE THE ORDINANCE HERE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT, IT WOULD BE NOMINATING THEM TO MOVE FORWARD IN THE PROCESS WITH THE STATE OF TEXAS.

ALL RIGHT. READY TO MAKE A MOTION, MAYOR.

WONDERFUL. I'D MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ORDINANCE 2023-05-12.

I'LL SECOND. WOW.

THAT WAS VERY.

IS THAT.

SO THOSE TAKING NOTES.

ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION SAY AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. AND THAT PASSES.

ITEM 2 CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON A LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE DECATUR EDC AND MS.

[2. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON A LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE DECATUR EDC AND MISS JO’S RESCUE RANCH, LOCATED AT 516 COUNTY ROAD 4010. THE LEASE WILL BE EFFECTIVE FROM JUNE 1, 2023 TO APRIL 30, 2024.]

JOE'S RESCUE RANCH.

YES SIR, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I'M HAPPY TO PRESENT ON BEHALF OF KEVIN HOLZBOG, EDC DIRECTOR, WHO COULDN'T BE WITH US TONIGHT.

THE EDC GAINED NEW PROPERTY OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS AND WITH THAT PROPERTY CAME A HORSE RESCUE RANCH BY THE NAME OF MS. JOE'S RESCUE RANCH.

IT SITS ON 370 ACRES OR 40 ACRES OF THE 370 THAT WE RECENTLY ACQUIRED FOR THE EDC.

WHAT THE EDC BOARD HAS APPROVED AND PROPOSED IS AN 11 MONTH LEASE WITH THAT TENANT JUNE 1, 2023 TO APRIL 30, 2024,

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IN WHICH THAT PROPERTY WOULD BE VACATED AT THE END OF THAT LEASE.

AND THE EDC BOARD DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL 5-17-2023 AT THEIR LAST BOARD MEETING.

AND THE PACKET DOES HAVE A GRAPHIC OF WHERE THE PROPERTY IS, BUT IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR, IT'S UP ON THE KIND OF THE NORTHEAST PORTION OF THE NEWLY ACQUIRED PROPERTY FORMERLY OWNED BY LANDMARK.

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

MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE DECATUR EDC AND MS. JOE'S RESCUE RANCH.

ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

MOTION AND A SECOND AT THE END OF THE TABLE.

SO EVERYONE UNDERSTAND THAT MOTION? ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE? AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.

ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSES.

ITEM THREE, CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DECATUR AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE

[3. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.]

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.

GREG, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE SWITCH TO THE PRESENTATION.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL I HAVE A VERY SMALL PRESENTATION TONIGHT AND ONE TYPO FROM THE AGENDA.

IT'S THE US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.

THIS IS A COMPONENT OF THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION.

IT'S CALLED THE CHARGING AND FUELING INFRASTRUCTURE DISCRETIONARY GRANT PROGRAM.

THIS WOULD ALLOW FOR US TO APPLY FOR A GRANT THAT'S A 80/20 MATCH PROGRAM FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS.

WE'VE IDENTIFIED TWO SITES THAT ARE CITY OWNED PROPERTY, ONE RIGHT HERE OUTSIDE OF CITY HALL AND ONE AT THE CONFERENCE CENTER ON THE HOTEL SIDE OF THE CONFERENCE CENTER.

RIGHT NOW, WE'RE FOCUSED ON EV CHARGING AND OUR GRANT WOULD BE WRITTEN THAT WAY.

BUT THE GRANT DOES ALLOW FOR OTHER FORMS OF SITES TO BE CREATED IN THE FUTURE.

THE STEP THAT WE'RE IN RIGHT NOW IS GETTING LETTERS OF APPROVAL, CREATING OUR GRANT APPLICATION, AND IF YOU APPROVE THE RESOLUTION HERE TONIGHT, THAT WOULD BE ONE ELEMENT STRENGTHENING OUR APPLICATION.

THE AWARD SIZE RIGHT NOW ON THE COMMUNITY PROGRAM, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE PURSUING.

THERE'S A TOTAL OF $700 MILLION UP FOR GRABS OUT OF THAT PROGRAM.

AND AGAIN, THE COST SHARE IS AN 80/20, 80% PAID BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, IF AWARDED, 20% WOULD BE INCURRED BY THE CITY [INAUDIBLE] IF WE FIND THE RIGHT PARTNER, THERE ARE PERSONS WHO WILL COVER THAT 20% FEE IF WE PROVIDE LAND.

SO THINK ABOUT LONG TERM LEASE ARRANGEMENTS OR SHARING THE REVENUES OFF OF THESE SITES FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.

WE COULD HAVE A COMPANY COME IN AND COVER OUR COST SHARE OF THE GRANT.

SO DEPENDING ON HOW THIS IS STRUCTURED, IF WE ARE AWARDED, WE COULD SEE A ZERO COST IMPACT TO THE CITIZENS AND BE ADDING EV CHARGING STATIONS TO THE CITY THROUGH A FEDERAL GRANT PROGRAM.

BUT TONIGHT'S ACTION IS SIMPLY A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR US TO PURSUE THE GRANT AS IT IS TODAY.

ALL RIGHT. ANY COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? I HAVE A COMMENT. I DO, TOO.

NO, NO. YOU GO.

I JUST WANTED TO.

I PLAYED GOLF WITH ELON MUSK LAST WEEKEND, AND HE DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT ELECTRIC CLEAN VEHICLES OF THE FUTURE.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS SOMETHING I CAN GET BEHIND.

OKAY. AND I HAVE 50,000 SHARES OF TESLA STOCK, BY THE WAY.

OKAY, THAT'S IT.

FULL TRANSPARENCY.

VERY WELL. I JUST WANTED TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON GOING FORWARD WITH THIS.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I BROUGHT TO BRETT WAY YEARS AGO THAT IS A REALLY GOOD REVENUE STREAM AND SEVERAL CITIES ARE DOING THIS. SO I APPRECIATE THE FOLLOW UP AND US TRYING TO GET THIS IN DECATUR AND I THINK IT WILL BE A VALUABLE RESOURCE STREAM FOR US.

IT CAN BE.

YES, MA'AM. I'M EXCITED ABOUT IT.

SO APPRECIATE THAT FEEDBACK. AND I'M HAPPY TO MAKE A MOTION IF WE'RE READY FOR THAT.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? I BELIEVE IF WE PUT THIS IN LIKE HERE, I THINK WE'RE LIKE ONE OF THE ONLY ONES BETWEEN THE METROPLEX AND WICHITA FALLS.

SO YES, THAT'S A GOOD POINT, JAKE.

THERE ARE A HANDFUL OF PRIVATELY OWNED EV CHARGING STATIONS IN THE CITY.

BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE 35, 287 AREA AND THEN ALSO LOOK AT WICHITA FALLS, IT'S ALMOST A DESERT FOR PUBLIC USE

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FACILITIES BETWEEN THOSE TWO LOCATIONS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A FEW HERE AND THERE.

PEOPLE THAT OWN EVS ROUTE THEMSELVES TO LOCATIONS WHERE THEY CAN STOP AND CHARGE.

AND DECATUR IS A VERY NICE PLACE TO STOP AND SPEND SOME OF YOUR TIME AND I THINK THIS WOULD COMPLEMENT THEIR ABILITIES TO STOP AND STAY LONGER.

IT WAS INTERESTING. WE HAD A MEETING THIS MORNING.

CITY COUNCIL DID A PRESENTATION ON OPEN MEETINGS AND ONE OF HER COMMENTS WAS THAT SHE'S DRIVEN THROUGH PRIOR TO BEING THE CITY ATTORNEY, THAT SHE'S DRIVEN THROUGH DECATUR MANY OCCASIONS.

BUT ONCE SHE STOPPED AND WAS IN DECATUR FELL IN LOVE WITH DECATUR.

SO, YOU KNOW, THAT WOULD GIVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE THAT HAVE JUST BEEN DRIVING THROUGH MAYBE TO STOP AND SEE DECATUR.

I LIKE THE IDEA OF THE GRANT PROCESS GETTING US POSITIONED TO POTENTIALLY LOOK AT THIS AS A REVENUE STREAM OR PARTNER WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE BENEFIT OF NOT ONLY JUST THOSE PEOPLE DRIVING THROUGH, BUT MAYBE OF OUR OWN CITIZENS THAT ARE HERE WITH THEIR VEHICLE.

SO. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. YOU DO HAVE A RESOLUTION BEFORE YOU TO TAKE ACTION ON TONIGHT IF YOU SO CHOOSE? MAYOR I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE APPROVE RESOLUTION R 2023-05-14.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION SAY AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.

ALL RIGHT. AND THAT PASSES.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ITEM FOUR, CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON A GOVERNMENT LEASE PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH AMERICAN NATIONAL LEASING COMPANY.

[4. **CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON A GOVERNMENT LEASE PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH AMERICAN NATIONAL LEASING COMPANY FOR A 2023 CHEVROLET TAHOE SSV 4WD VEHICLE FOR THE DECATUR FIRE DEPARTMENT AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT.]

WE HAVE A REPORT ON THAT.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL, YOU ARE PROBABLY VERY AWARE OF OUR ABILITY TO LEVERAGE LEASING AND LEASING PROGRAMS TO GET SMALL FLEET REPLACED IN THE CITY. THIS IS IN THE SPIRIT OF THAT SAME EFFORT, AND IT IS THAT SAME PROGRAM, AMERICAN NATIONAL LEASING COMPANY.

THIS PARTICULAR LEASE WOULD BE FOR A TAHOE, FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, A COMMAND STAFF VEHICLE.

AND THE VEHICLE THAT'S BEING REPLACED WILL BE GIFTED TO THE AIRPORT OR SHIFTED OVER TO THE AIRPORT FOR THEM TO HAVE A COURTESY CAR FOR THE AIRPORT SERVICES.

AND JOE IS HERE.

ASSISTANT CHIEF JOE BOYD IS HERE AND WOULD LOVE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS IF YOU HAD ANYTHING SPECIFIC ABOUT THIS LEASE PURCHASE.

SO IS THIS ALREADY BUILT INTO THIS YEAR'S BUDGET OR IS THIS PART OF THE UPCOMING BUDGET? THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION, MS. HILTON THIS IS PART OF THIS YEAR'S BUDGET.

THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS GIVEN THE FUNDS FOR A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE AND THROUGH TWO OTHER LEASES, INSTEAD OF BUYING ONE VEHICLE, THEY WERE ABLE TO LEASE THREE FOR REPLACEMENT IN LIEU OF BUYING ONE ONLY, AND THEY'LL BE ADDED TO NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET IN THE LEASE LINE TO CARRY OVER FOR THE TERM OF FIVE YEARS.

AND THEN IS IT SIMILAR TO THE POLICE? THEN WE OWN THEM AFTER THAT? YES, MA'AM. AT THE END OF THE LEASE, YOU'LL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUY THE VEHICLE FOR, I BELIEVE, $100 OR $1.

$1. AND THEN THE CITY THEN OWNS THAT VEHICLE OR THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRADE IT IN FOR A FUTURE LEASE OPPORTUNITY IF THEY WANTED TO DO THAT.

[INAUDIBLE], IS THIS VEHICLE.

I'M SORRY. IS THIS VEHICLE ON THE GROUND OR IS THIS IN PRODUCTION? IT'S ON THE GROUND AND SHOULD BE.

I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT DATE OF WHEN IT WILL BE COMPLETED, BUT IT'S ALREADY HERE AND BEING WORKED ON.

THANK YOU.

JOE WILL YOU GET TO DRIVE THIS OR DOES THIS GO TO DEROY? KIND OF LIKE CHIEF CAMPBELL TAKES THE BRAND NEW TAHOE SITTING OUT THERE.

ARE YOU GOING TO TAKE.

I BELIEVE DEROY IS GOING TO TAKE THIS ONE BECAUSE WE'RE JUST GETTING ONE.

THEN WHENEVER THE NEXT TURNOVER IS, WE'LL REPLACE.

OKAY. SO YOU GET THE HAND-ME-DOWN.

I'VE GOT ONE. OH, OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. THE VEHICLE IS AVAILABLE AT CALDWELL COUNTRY, JUST SO WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE.

CALDWELL, TEXAS.

ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT, WE'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.

MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON A GOVERNMENT LEASE WITH THE AMERICAN NATIONAL LEASING COMPANY FOR THE 23 TAHOE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE FOR THE DECATUR FIRE DEPARTMENT AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO DO HIS THING.

ALL RIGHT. SO I HAVE A MOTION.

I'LL SECOND. AND A SECOND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE? AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.

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AND THAT PASSES.

ITEM FIVE CONSIDER TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO ACCEPT A QUITCLAIM DEED FROM DECATUR, TEXAS LIONS CLUB.

[5. **CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO ACCEPT A QUITCLAIM DEED FROM DECATUR TEXAS LIONS CLUB, INC. FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 351 EAST MILL STREET, DECATUR, TEXAS.]

YEAH. SO MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

SO IN THE PROCESS OF PLATTING HARMON PARK, BECAUSE WE DECIDED TO MOVE THE NEW SKATE PARK TO THE VACANT LOT THAT THE CITY OWNS, WE DECIDED TO PLAT THE WHOLE PARK INTO ONE LOT AND THE SURVEYOR DISCOVERED THERE WAS A PORTION OF PROPERTY ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE PARK, KIND OF IN THE OUTFIELD OF ONE OF THE BALL FIELDS THAT HE COULDN'T FIND WHERE THE CITY OWNED IT.

SO THROUGH HIS RESEARCH, HE FOUND WHERE I BELIEVE IN 1927, VELMA HAUG GAVE THIS PROPERTY TO THE LIONS CLUB AND THEY COULD NEVER FIND WHERE THE LIONS CLUB GAVE IT TO THE CITY OFFICIALLY.

SO THAT'S WHAT THIS DOES.

AND THEN IT'LL ALLOW THE SURVEYOR TO CONTINUE ON WITH THE PLAT OF THE PARK.

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

MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE AND ACCEPT THE QUITCLAIM DEED FROM DECATUR LIONS CLUB FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 351 EAST MILL STREET.

SO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE? AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.

ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSES.

ITEM 6, CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO ISSUE A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR PURCHASING CARD SERVICES.

[6. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO ISSUE A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR PURCHASING CARD SERVICES.]