Jul 10, 2023 City Council

I'M GOING. SORRY, SUSIE.

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ALL RIGHT, WELL, I HAVE US AT 5:30.

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WE'LL START OFF WITH OUR QUARTERLY REPORTS WITH THE CONFERENCE CENTER.

CARLA.

THE FOLKS OUT THERE IN RADIOLAND.

SO ARE YOU SAYING YOU'RE GOING TO GO TWICE AS FAST? QUITE POSSIBLY. OKAY.

AWESOME. SO JUST STARTING OUT WITH OUR CURRENT CONDITIONS, WE ARE FULLY STAFFED NOW.

OUR FRONT OF HOUSE POSITION THAT WE WAITED TILL APRIL TO FILL HAS BEEN FILLED, AND HE'S FITTING IN.

GREAT. HIS NAME IS DOMINGO.

AND DOMINGO LUNA.

AND HE'S JUST FITTING IN REALLY WELL.

SUPER ORGANIZED. WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE HIM.

WE DO STILL HAVE ONE TEAM MEMBER OUT WITH AN INJURY, SO HOPEFULLY SHE'LL BE BACK SOON.

JUST TO CATCH UP ON OUR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS.

WE DID HAVE OUR EASTER SCHOOL EVENTS AND MOTHER'S DAY IN THE SPRING, SO WE'VE BEEN PRETTY BUSY.

WE HAVE NEW GUTTERS THAT WERE COVERED BY INSURANCE CLAIMS. WE HAVE A NEW EVENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM THAT WE ARE PHASING IN.

SO THE OLD EVENT PRO THAT HASN'T BEEN UPDATED SINCE 2012 IS A THING OF HISTORY FOR US.

YEAH, IT'S BEEN A WHILE AND WE NOW HAVE EVENT PRO 360 THAT WE'RE PHASING IN AND SHOULD BE GOOD TO GO BEFORE LONG BEFORE THE NEW FISCAL YEAR STARTS.

WE ALSO WHAT IS NOT UP THERE I'M SNEAKING THIS IN.

OUR SOUND BOARD IS HERE.

AND IT WILL BE FULLY FUNCTIONAL INSTALLED BY SATURDAY.

WE HAVE A COUPLE OF TECHNICAL ISSUES WE'VE GOT TO FIGURE OUT, BUT OUR SOUND ISSUES SHOULD BE OVER SOON.

OUR NEXT SLIDE IS OUR BOOKING SALES COMPARISON BY YEAR.

THIS SHOWS WHERE WE ARE COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS YEARS AND OF COURSE THOSE YEARS ARE FINISHED OUT AND THIS ONE IS NOT.

SO THE NEXT SLIDE IS BY MONTH.

AND THAT SHOWS REALLY WHERE WE'RE WHERE WE STAND NOW COMPARED TO WHERE THE SAME TIME IN THOSE YEARS.

SO YOU'LL SEE WE'RE AT 84% OF WHERE WE WERE IN 2018.

IN 84 FOR 2019.

THEN OF COURSE, 2020 AND 2021.

WE REALLY DON'T EVEN NEED TO PAY MUCH ATTENTION TO THAT.

BUT WE'RE AT 137% OF WHERE WE WERE LAST YEAR.

SO PEOPLE ARE COMING BACK TO MEETINGS AND THEY'RE CHOOSING THE CONFERENCE CENTER.

NEXT, I CALL THESE MY HOT BUTTON TOPICS.

THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT FOLKS ON THE STREET MIGHT BE ASKING YOU ABOUT.

AS MANY OF YOU ARE AWARE, WE DID REDUCE THE CAPACITY IN OUR GREAT HALL.

INDUSTRY STANDARD FOR THAT IS TO TAKE YOUR SQUARE FEET OF YOUR SPACE AND MULTIPLY IT BY 0.056.

I KNOW IT'S A WEIRD CALCULATION.

I'M NOT SURE WHERE THEY CAME UP WITH THE FORMULA, BUT THAT THAT IS THE INDUSTRY STANDARD.

THAT MEANS WE SHOULD BE HAVING 382 PEOPLE IN OUR BALLROOM INSTEAD OF 500, WHICH IS WHAT OUR PREVIOUS CAPACITY WAS.

WE HAD AN EVENT IN FEBRUARY WHERE WE LOOKED AROUND AND SAID, IF WE HAVE TO EVACUATE THIS ROOM, WE'RE ALL IN TROUBLE.

SO WE DID.

IN CONSULTATION WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, WE DID REDUCE THE NUMBER TO 400 FROM 500.

ALL RIGHT. THAT IS HAS ALREADY RESULTED IN THAT MEETING, FOR EXAMPLE, MOVING SOMEWHERE ELSE.

BUT WE JUST FEEL LIKE THAT'S THE RESPONSIBLE, SAFE THING TO DO SO THAT WE AVOID INJURY AND CAN SERVE THOSE TABLES BETTER.

PRICING YOU'RE GOING TO, I THINK IN YOUR PACKET TODAY, YOU HAVE OUR PROPOSED PRICING FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR.

IT'S NOT REALLY AN INCREASE.

I THINK THE INCREASE WAS ABOUT 3 OR $4 AN HOUR FOR THE GREAT HALL, FOR EXAMPLE.

SO IT'S NOT A HUGE PRICE INCREASE, BUT IT'S A DIFFERENT STRUCTURE.

SO IT'S AN HOURLY RATE INSTEAD OF A BLOCK RATE.

WE THINK THAT'LL HELP OUR CLIENTS UNDERSTAND THAT THEY HAVE TO PAY FOR THEIR SET UP TIME.

SO RIGHT NOW SOMEBODY WILL BOOK AN EIGHT HOUR EVENT AND THINK THEY CAN START AT FOUR AND END AT 12 AND THEY'RE GOOD.

AND THEN THE NEXT THING WE KNOW IS WHAT TIME CAN I GET IN TOMORROW TO DECORATE? WELL, IT STARTS AT FOUR.

SO BY CHARGING THEM AN HOURLY RATE, THEY STILL HAVE TO DO AN EIGHT HOUR BOOKING FOR THE GREAT HALL OR A FOUR HOUR BOOKING FOR THE OTHER SPACES.

VERY SMALL INCREASE IN PRICE.

WE ALSO KIND OF MADE IT MORE STREAMLINED FOR THERE'S A THERE'S A RESIDENT RATE 20% ABOVE THAT FOR A NON RESIDENT RATE AND 20% BELOW THAT FOR A NON PROFIT RATE.

SO CURRENTLY THE NON PROFITS ARE PAYING THE RESIDENT RATE.

SO THIS WILL GIVE THEM A LITTLE BIT OF A BREAK AND HELP EVERYBODY OUT AND MAYBE WE WON'T GET SO MANY REQUESTS TO COMP THE SPACE COMPLETELY, WHICH WE DON'T TYPICALLY DO, BY THE

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YOU'LL SEE THE LAST BULLET POINT THERE IS WE ARE PLANNING ON DOING SOME CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SPACE.

I THINK YOU'VE ALL HAD A CHANCE TO SEE THE BOARD ROOM THAT WE HAVE RENOVATED PAINTED NEW LIGHTING, THINGS LIKE THE BLINDS ON THE WINDOWS.

WE HOPE TO DO THAT THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY.

AND AT THAT POINT, WHEN WE HAVE A BRAND SPANKING NEW LOOKING FACILITY, WE SHOULD GIVE SERIOUS CONSIDERATION TO BRINGING OUR PRICES UP TO BE AT LEAST 80% OF THE MARKET VALUE. RIGHT NOW, THAT IS ABOUT $176 AN HOUR OPPOSED AS OPPOSED TO 125, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING NEXT YEAR.

AND OUR NEW RENTAL AGREEMENT IS ALSO ON YOUR AGENDA.

IT SHOULD BE IN YOUR PACKET.

WE DO HAVE SOME ISSUES WITH CLIENTS.

A LOT OF THEM WILL SCHEDULE THEIR EVENT A YEAR AHEAD OR 18 MONTHS AHEAD AND THEN THEY FORGET WHAT THEY SIGNED WHEN THEY WHEN THEY SIGNED THE CONTRACT.

SO WE ARE NOW WE HAVE A BULLET POINT CONTRACT THAT THEY HAVE TO SIGN KIND OF IN EACH GENERAL POLICY, LIKE THE ALCOHOL POLICY, THE SECURITY POLICY, THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO MAYBE IT DRAWS A LITTLE MORE ATTENTION TO WHAT THEY'RE GETTING.

AND THEN OUR PLAN IS TO INSTEAD OF JUST FLIPPING TO THE BACK AND SIGNING, OUR PLAN IS TO SEND THIS OUT TO THEM TEN DAYS BEFORE THEIR EVENT AND SAY, REMEMBER ALL THESE THINGS. SO HOPEFULLY WE WON'T HAVE SOME OF THE ISSUES LIKE THE LIVE ENTERTAINMENT STAYING UNTIL 2:00 TO BREAK DOWN BECAUSE THEY THINK THEY CAN.

YEAH, BECAUSE I MEAN, THE SAME STAFF MEMBER THAT OPENED THE BUILDING IS A STAFF MEMBER THAT CLOSES THE BUILDING THAT NIGHT WHEN WE HAVE A HUGE EVENT.

IT'S THE SAME THREE PEOPLE OR FOUR PEOPLE.

YEAH. AND IT'S JUST TOO LONG OF A SHIFT TO EXPECT THEM TO WORK.

WE ALSO ARE GOING TO AN ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE OPTION.

SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO WE DON'T HAVE TO MAIL THE CONTRACT TO HOUSTON IF THEY'RE COMING FROM OUT OF TOWN.

IT'S JUST MORE CONVENIENT TO DO EVERYTHING BY EMAIL.

SO IT'S NOT DOCUSIGN, BUT IT'S A DOCUSIGN LIKE PRODUCT.

IT'S CALLED SIGN NOW.

SO JUST AS GOOD, MUCH MORE COST EFFECTIVE.

AND THEN OUR MARKETING, I ALREADY SORT OF MENTIONED WE DID THE EASTER TO GO MOTHER'S DAY, THE FISH FRY POP UP LUNCH AND OUR CURRENT THING IS REUNION TO GO. SO IF YOU ARE LISTENING OUT THERE OR UP HERE AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE AT REUNION, WE'LL BE HAPPY TO MAKE YOU DINNER.

AND YOU CAN TAKE IT HOME TO THE COOLNESS OF YOUR OWN HOME, OR YOU CAN TAKE IT OUT TO THE HEAT OF THE REUNION GROUNDS AND EAT IT.

DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? NO. WELL, THAT'S A GOOD READ.

I WAS GOING TO SAY, YOU KNOW, I'M FAMILIAR WITH ALL OF THOSE, BUT I DID NOT I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT A FISH FRY POP UP LUNCH.

AND IT REALLY INTRIGUED ME.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU DID.

IT WAS IT WAS GREAT. WE HAD ABOUT 50 AND 60 PEOPLE.

I WILL SAY MAYOR, I EMAILED YOU, BUT IT'S LIKE EVERY ONE OF THOSE.

I WAS LIKE, I KNOW ABOUT YOU DID ALL THOSE, BUT THAT ONE, FOR WHATEVER REASON, I MISSED IT.

IT WAS FUN. I DID.

IT SAID REALLY BIG MAYOR.

I WAS THERE WITH WITH TARTAR SAUCE AND ALL THE..

HOMEMADE TARTAR SAUCE ACTUALLY.

THOSE POP UPS HAVE BEEN FUN.

THE FOLKS THAT COME REALLY ENJOY IT AND THEY PLEASE DO THIS EVERY WEEK.

NO, WE CAN'T DO IT EVERY WEEK.

JUST THE ROOM IS BOOKED SOMETIMES.

SO WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO WORK SOME MORE OF THOSE INTO OUR AGENDA, THOUGH.

LOVE IT.. FOLKS REALLY DO ENJOY IT.

UM WE HAVE THE HOME GAME SUPPERS COMING UP.

IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A SPAGHETTI SUPPER EVERY FRIDAY OR EVERY HOME GAME.

WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE UP THE MENU AND SEE IF THAT ATTRACTS MORE PEOPLE.

AND I THINK WE'RE GOING TO DO JUST THE WALK IN AND NOT DO THE ADVANCED TICKET SALES.

AND THAT WAY YOU CAN DECIDE AT THE LAST MINUTE YOU WANT TO COME AND HAVE CHICKEN FRIED STEAK OR WHATEVER WE'RE COOKING THAT NIGHT.

THE NEXT DAY IS A POP UP CHICKEN FRIED STEAK.

IT COULD VERY, I LIKE THE WAY YOU THINK, MAYOR.

IT COULD VERY WELL BE.

SEE HOW WE CAN REPURPOSE THAT CHICKEN FRIED STEAK? AND THEN WE HAD MENTIONED THE LAST TIME THAT WE WERE PLANNING A QUINCEANERA AND BRIDAL SHOW FOR SEPTEMBER.

WE COULD NOT ATTRACT ANY VENDORS.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A TIMING THING.

WE ACTUALLY GOT A CALL TODAY SAYING, HOW CAN I BE A VENDOR? BUT IT'S ONE CALL.

SO OBVIOUSLY IT'S NOT THE RIGHT TIME OR JUST NOT THE RIGHT THING FOR THE MARKET AT THIS POINT.

SO WE'LL REVISIT THAT.

WE'RE NOT WE JUST WE'RE SAYING IT'S POSTPONED, NOT CANCELED, BUT WE HAVEN'T WE DON'T HAVE A DATE PICKED OUT TO DO IT.

SO I THINK PROBABLY THE CLOSER WE GET TO IT, THE MORE PEOPLE WILL BE LIKE, OH, WHEN IS THAT? SORRY, YOU DIDN'T SHOW ANY INTEREST IN IT IN JULY.

SO WE HAVE POSTPONED THAT.

FOR OUR PHILANTHROPIC EFFORTS, WE ARE WE STILL HAVE THE ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP EVERY MONTH.

IT'S ON THE SECOND TUESDAY.

AND THEN THIS WEEK WE ARE PARTNERING WITH THE NORTH TEXAS CENTRAL COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS AND THE COUNTY OFFICES TO HOST THE WIDE AREA SEARCH TRAINING CLASS.

WE'RE EXPECTING ABOUT 50 PEOPLE, BETWEEN 40 AND 50 PEOPLE, AND THEY WILL LITERALLY LEARN TECHNIQUES ON CONDUCTING SEARCHES IN WIDE AREAS.

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AND THE UPCOMING EVENTS NOTE, THOSE ARE OUR HOME GAME DATES.

SO WE'D LOVE IT IF YOU ALL PLAN TO COME OUT TO THE CONFERENCE CENTER AND ROOT ON YOUR DECATUR EAGLES.

I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION.

YES, SIR. I KNOW YOU WERE WORKING ON GETTING A LIQUOR LICENSE, SO WE DID.

WE TOOK THE LAST YEAR TO STUDY THAT, AND WE ACTUALLY THINK WE WOULD LOSE BUSINESS IF WE HAD A LIQUOR LICENSE AND THEY HAD TO PURCHASE THEIR ALCOHOL FROM US.

WE ARE A GOOD VALUE BECAUSE THEY CAN BRING THEIR OWN ALCOHOL IN.

OKAY. SO OKAY. I WAS JUST WONDERING BECAUSE THE INSURANCE, THE LIABILITY, IT'S ALL JUST THE THE COST OF IT JUST DOESN'T IT JUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.

NOT A GOOD RETURN ON INVESTMENT.

ALL RIGHT. AWESOME.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS, QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? BECAUSE I HAVE A GOOD EXCUSE ME, BECAUSE THAT WAS A GOOD STEWARD WITH THE FEMALES IN MY FAMILY.

I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT MOTHER'S DAY BRUNCH ON SUNDAY WAS.

THANK YOU. PROBABLY THE BEST I'VE EVER HAD.

THANK YOU. WE JUST WE LOVE THAT EVENT.

WHEN I FIRST STARTED AT THE CONFERENCE CENTER, I ASKED THEM, YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE THE THINGS THAT WE THAT ARE MUST DO? WE GOT TO KEEP. AND THE FIRST THING EVERYONE SAID WAS MOTHER'S DAY.

SO THEY REALLY ENJOY DOING THAT.

AWESOME. THANK YOU.

LOVE ALL YOUR PROCESS IMPROVEMENT, THINGS THAT YOU'VE IMPLEMENTED CONTINUE TO TO DO AND LOOK AT THOSE THINGS.

AWESOME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP IS OUR LIBRARY REPORT, DON.

HOW ARE YOU ALL DOING? WELL. OKAY.

SO I WANT TO START WITH OUR STATISTICS.

SO CORE BUSINESS, I'VE GOT THE FIRST QUARTER AND SECOND QUARTER.

SO WE INCREASED IN OUR MATERIALS CHECKOUT LIBRARY VISITS HAVE GONE UP AND SIGNIFICANTLY OUR CONSORTIUM CHECKOUTS HAVE GONE UP.

SO I'M SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

NEW CARDS ISSUED WENT DOWN, BUT THAT'S BECAUSE WE USUALLY DO THE SCHOOL AROUND DECEMBER, JANUARY, SO THAT REALLY INFLATES THE NUMBERS.

SO THAT'S NOT AN ISSUE WITH THAT GOING DOWN.

DIGITAL HIGHLIGHTS. THIS IS WITH HOOPLA AND THE E-AUDIO AND EBOOKS ARE FROM OVERDRIVE, SO THOSE WENT DOWN A LITTLE BIT.

BUT WE HAVE MORE PEOPLE USING HOOPLA AND USING THE EBOOKS AND MOVIES, TV SHOWS, THINGS THAT WE HAVEN'T HAD IN THE PAST. PROGRAMS. WE HAD 111 PROGRAMS FROM APRIL, MAY AND JUNE AND 3847 ATTENDEES AT THOSE PROGRAMS. THAT INCLUDES OUR SUMMER READING PROGRAMS. UM, WE HAD OUR SPELLING BEE FOR ADULTS, WHICH WAS A LOT OF FUN.

THESE ARE THE I KNOW IT'S REALLY SMALL, BUT THE TWO TEAMS THAT WON AND THEY WENT DOWN TO THE REGIONALS DOWN IN FORT WORTH WITH THE OTHER LIBRARIES.

ON THE NEXT PAGE, WE HAVE OUR IMPACT STATEMENTS FROM SOME OF OUR STAFF.

IF YOU TAKE SOME TIME TO READ THAT, THEY ARE SOME REALLY GOOD THINGS THAT ARE BEING SAID ABOUT THE THE LIBRARY AND SOME OF OUR PATRONS.

AND THEN I WANTED TO POINT OUT OUR PARTNERSHIPS ALSO ON THE FIRST PAGE WAS THE LIST OF CHILDREN'S COLLABORATIONS.

SO THOSE ARE ALL OF THE ORGANIZATIONS AND PEOPLE THAT SHE COORDINATED WITH DURING TO DO HER PROGRAMS. AND THEN THE NEXT PAGE WAS ALL OF THE ADULT COLLABORATIONS AND THEN THE SUMMER READING PRIZE DONATIONS.

THOSE ARE ALL THERE AS WELL.

SO WE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE PARTICIPATING IN THAT.

SO FAR, WELL, WE HAD 272 CHILDREN REGISTERED FOR SUMMER READING.

REGISTRATION IS CLOSED, BUT THEY CAN STILL COMPLETE.

SO AS OF LAST WEEK, THERE WERE 49 PEOPLE WHO HAD COMPLETED CHILDREN WHO HAD COMPLETED.

26 TEENS HAD SIGNED UP AND FIVE HAD COMPLETED.

WE HAD 81 ADULTS REGISTERED, WHICH IS A NEW HIGH FOR US, AND 22 HAD COMPLETED AS OF LAST WEEK.

SO WE HAVE THREE MORE WEEKS OF SUMMER READING FOR THOSE NUMBERS.

SO THEN TO MOVE ON TO THE GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THE LIBRARY RENOVATIONS, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING UP THERE FOR THAT.

RIGHT NOW, OUR PLAN IS TO CLOSE ON SEPTEMBER 9TH.

WE WILL HAVE A COUPLE OF WEEKS TO COMPLETELY MOVE OUT OF THE FACILITY AND THEN THEY WILL START CONSTRUCTION ON SEPTEMBER 22ND.

THIS IS ALL ESTIMATES BECAUSE WE STILL NEED TO DO THE BIDDING PROCESS FOR THE CONTRACTORS AND GET THAT IN.

IT'S GOING TO BE APPROXIMATELY 28 WEEK PROJECT.

AND SO WE ARE PLANNING TO REOPEN IN APRIL OF 2024.

WE ARE WORKING WITH THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS RIGHT NOW TO HOST SOME OF OUR PROGRAMS. I'VE ALREADY HAVE THINGS SET UP FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL BE THERE IN THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, SORRY, SEPTEMBER WILL BE AT CONFERENCE CENTER IN

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OCTOBER, NOVEMBER.

AND THEN WE WILL BE USING THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS ALSO AS A STAFF OFFICE SPACE.

AND WE NEED TO HAVE OFFICE HOURS BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE COMING IN FOR PRINTING AND USING OUR COMPUTERS.

SO WE PLAN ON PUTTING FIVE COMPUTERS IN THE BACK OVER HERE AND WE WILL BE PUTTING SOME LIBRARY BOOKS IN THE BACK ON THIS CORNER.

UM. SO AS FROM OCTOBER THROUGH JUNE, WE HAD 18,457 COPIES MADE.

AND SO THAT BROUGHT IN $3,691.

BUT THAT JUST MAKES ME THINK THAT THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO WITHOUT FOR SEVEN MONTHS.

SO WE'LL BE MOVING THE COPIER IN AS WELL.

UM, WE'LL ALSO BE USING THE BAY AREA OVER AT THE ANNEX TO HAVE BOOKS OUT SO THAT WE CAN STILL SERVICE THE COMMUNITY THROUGH DOING HOLDS.

UM, THE HOURS HERE ARE GOING TO BE LIMITED.

THEY WILL NOT BE A REGULAR LIBRARY DAY.

WE WILL HOLD PROGRAMS OUT OF HERE AS WELL AND WE WILL BE WORKING WITH THE SCHEDULE FOR THE MEETINGS IN HERE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT INTERRUPTING ANYTHING AND HERONDAY IS WORKING WITH US WITH ALL OF OUR TECHNOLOGY.

AND THEN I SPOKE WITH MOBILE MINI AGAIN TODAY ABOUT OUR STORAGE UNITS.

AND SO WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE 2 OR 3 OF THOSE AT LEAST OVER IN THE PARKING LOT TO STORE THE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE STORED.

SO. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YES. LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING MORE ON WHAT'S GOING ON AT THE LIBRARY.

MAIN STREET, FREDA.

SO SINCE THE LAST TIME I'VE SEEN YOU, WE HAD TWO CAR SHOWS, ONE IN MAY AND ONE IN JUNE.

WE HAD 63 CARS AND THEN 65 CARS.

BOTH OF THOSE EVENTS WERE DAMPENED A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE OF THE THREAT OF WEATHER.

WE HAD CLOUDS IN THE SKY THUNDERHEADS FROM SEVERAL DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS AND LIKE IT NORMALLY DOES FOR THIS AREA, IS SPLIT RIGHT AROUND US.

AND WE HAD RAIN LATER IN THE EVENING, BUT NOT DURING THE CAR SHOW.

AND SOMETIMES THAT KEEPS THEM AWAY.

THEY DON'T WANT TO GET THEIR CAR EVEN DRIZZLED ON.

SO WE STILL HAD GOOD SHOWS, BUT NOT AS BIG AS WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST.

BUT SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER WILL PROBABLY BE RIGHT BACK UP THERE IN THE 80S AND HUNDREDS OF CARS.

AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE REALLY LOOK FOR.

OUR CONCERT FOR THE SUMMER HAS BEEN POSTPONED.

AND SO I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW ABOUT THAT.

THE MAIN STREET BOARD DECIDED THAT WITH THE CONSTRUCTION AT THE COURTHOUSE, THAT IT WOULD BE BETTER TO POSTPONE UNTIL THAT'S NO LONGER AN ISSUE.

THE FENCED AREA AROUND THE YARD OF THE COURTHOUSE IS A PLACE WHERE EVERYBODY WANTS TO SIT ANYWAY.

AND THEN WITH ALL THE OTHER THINGS GOING ON, NOT KNOWING WHERE WE WOULD BE IN THE PROCESS AT THE TIME OF THE CONCERT.

AND SO THEY JUST DECIDED TO WAIT ON THE CONCERT.

ONCE THE CONSTRUCTION IS FINISHED, THEN WE CAN HAVE A BIG PARTY AND A BIG CONCERT.

THAT'S THE HOPE.

AT THE VISITOR CENTER IF YOU DRIVE BY, YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THERE'S A SCHOOL BUS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE BUILDING THAT'S THERE FOR STUFF.

THE BUS. IT'S A IT'S A PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE WITH RON REALTY.

AND SO THERE SHOULD BE A BANNER GOING UP BEFORE TOO LONG.

AND THAT'S FOR SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR KIDS IN THE IN DECATUR SCHOOLS.

AND SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THAT, YOU CAN LOOK THAT UP ON RON REALTY'S WEBSITE AND ON MAIN STREET WEBSITE AND SEE HOW TO DO THAT.

OUR PROPOSED EXPANSION, THIS IS THE MAP THAT YOU SEE IN YOUR PACKET.

THIS WAS SENT TO OUR TEXAS MAIN STREET OFFICE FOR THEIR APPROVAL.

AND THIS IS THE MAP THAT YOU APPROVED WITH THE ADDITION OF THE LITTLE ARM ON THE INDUSTRIAL PART ALL THE WAY OVER TO THE WHISTLE STOP CAFE THAT WAS ADDED. AND SO AT YOUR REQUEST, AT CITY COUNCIL REQUEST, I WANTED TO GIVE YOU SOME UPDATED NUMBERS ON THIS.

SO WHAT THIS DID WAS FROM OUR INITIAL NUMBERS, NOT INCLUDING THE BUFFERED AREA, WHICH WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS YOU SEE THE SHADED PINK AREA IS THE BUFFER AND THAT'S THE HISTORIC OVERLAY PROPOSED AREA.

SO IT HAS TO INCLUDE THAT BUFFER.

BUT WHERE THE SOLID LINES ARE, THAT'S WHAT MAIN STREET GOES BY AS THE DISTRICT.

SO THAT'S BUILDINGS OR BUSINESSES THAT ARE RIGHT ON THE EDGE OF THOSE STREETS, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.

SO WE WENT FROM 115 CURRENTLY IN THE LITTLE NINE SQUARE BLOCK AREA IN THE MIDDLE TO 328 TOTAL IS WHAT OUR ADDRESSES WILL GO TO.

AND OF THAT, 221 ARE OLDER THAN 1950.

SO THAT'S GOOD FOR US BECAUSE WE WANT THOSE BUILDINGS, WHETHER THEY'RE RESIDENCES OR COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS, TO BE HISTORIC IF POSSIBLE.

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SO OUR NUMBERS ARE GOOD AS FAR AS WHAT COUNTS AS HISTORIC FABRIC TO THE TEXAS MAIN STREET CENTER.

AND THEN OF THAT, 192 ARE COMMERCIAL AND 136 ARE RESIDENTIAL.

AND YOU KNOW AS WELL AS I DO, WHERE MOST OF THE RESIDENTIAL HOMES ARE ON NORTH AND SOUTH TRINITY STREET, BUT WE BOTH KNOW ALSO THAT THOSE AREAS ARE GROWING COMMERCIALLY AS THE CITY EXPANDS AND AS THE GROWTH COMES TO DOWNTOWN, EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE DOWNTOWN.

SO THE ZONING CHANGES HERE AND THERE AND THE BUSINESSES ARE GROWING OUT FROM THE SQUARE.

SO THAT'S YOUR MAP. IT'S BEEN SUBMITTED.

I'M WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THE TEXAS MAIN STREET OFFICE.

THEY WILL BE REQUESTING PHOTOGRAPHS OF A LOT OF THE BUILDINGS, IF NOT ALL THOSE HAVE BEEN TAKEN.

AND SO THEY'RE READY TO SUBMIT WHENEVER THEY ASK FOR THEM.

AND SO I'LL KEEP YOU POSTED ON THE NEXT STEPS FOR THAT.

OUR TRUCK ROUTE, WHICH IS THE NEXT MAP HAS BEEN APPROVED.

APPROVED TEXT GAVE US THE GO AHEAD WITH THIS MAP.

AND SO THE NEXT STEP IS WITH THE THE SIGNAGE PLAN, AND THAT'S NOW WITH KIMLEY-HORN.

SO THEY'LL BE THEY'LL BE PUTTING THAT TOGETHER FOR US.

THEY'RE USED TO DOING THAT. IT'S NOT A NOT A HARD PROJECT FOR THEM.

SO AS SOON AS WE HAVE THAT BAG FROM KIMLEY-HORN, WE'LL BE PRESENTING THAT TO TEXDOT AND GET THEIR APPROVAL AND THEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO START ORDERING SOME SIGNS AND GET SOME SIGNS IN PLACE. YOU'RE TELLING ME THAT THIS WAS NOT A WASTE OF TIME? ABSOLUTELY NO.

AND I CAN'T WAIT TO TELL DOWNTOWN WHEN WE START PUTTING SOME SIGNS UP.

SO AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I HAVE TO GIVE A LOT OF CREDIT TO EVERYBODY ELSE STAFF WISE THAT HAS HELPED WITH THAT TOO, BECAUSE OUR CITY MANAGER SENT A VERY STRONGLY WORDED EMAIL THAT HELPED A LOT.

I REALLY BELIEVE THAT MADE A BIG DIFFERENCE.

SO ANYWAY, THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY THAT HELPED WITH THAT BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT ALL THE REST OF OUR DEPARTMENTS HELPING WITH IT.

UM, THEN I WANTED TO TELL YOU WE HAVE A COUPLE OF NEW BUSINESSES THAT JUST OPENED OFF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE SQUARE, SO YOU CAN GO HAVE A CUPCAKE AND THEN GO NEXT DOOR AND HAVE A COCKTAIL.

THEY'RE REALLY GREAT BUSINESSES.

AND THEN IT'S 20 FRIDAYS UNTIL CHRISTMAS.

AND I COUNTED TWICE.

SO WE'RE ALREADY WORKING ON OUR SCHEDULE FOR THE HOLIDAY.

ANY QUESTIONS? THAT'S FABULOUS NEWS.

THANK YOU, MA'AM. ALL RIGHT.

POLICE REPORT.

CHIEF.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING.

SO I'M HERE TO GIVE THE SECOND QUARTER FOR THE PD THIS YEAR.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'M GOING TO REALLY DO TONIGHT, THOUGH, I'M REALLY GOING TO BRAG ON MY STAFF.

WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER SOME OF THE NUMBERS AND STUFF.

BUT WHAT I REALLY WANTED TO POINT OUT TO YOU IS SOMETIMES ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE TAKES A LITTLE BIT OF TIME.

OUR STAFF HAS DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB OF ADJUSTING TO SOME NEW IDEAS AND NEW WAYS OF DOING THINGS.

THESE NUMBERS THAT I'M GOING TO PRESENT TO YOU TONIGHT IS ALL BECAUSE OF THEM AND THEIR WILLINGNESS TO LOOK AT DOING SOME THINGS DIFFERENT AND ADJUSTING.

AND SO WITHOUT THEM, SOME OF THESE THINGS WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE.

SO AS WE LOOK AT THESE.

EVERY STATISTICAL CATEGORY THAT WE HAVE AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS UP.

SOME OF THE THINGS TO REALLY LOOK AT IS, IS YOU HAVE THE 22 AND 23, YOUR FIRST TWO COLUMNS.

THOSE ARE JUST COMPARING APRIL, MAY AND JUNE FROM 22 TO 23.

YOUR NEXT TWO COLUMNS THAT YOU SEE ARE YEAR TO DATE TOTALS, WHICH WOULD BE FROM JANUARY TO THE END OF JUNE.

ONE OF THE THINGS TO POINT OUT IS OUR CALLS ARE WAY UP.

OUR ACCIDENTS ARE STAYING THE SAME, WHICH IS A DIRECT CORRELATION TO THE BOTTOM TWO CATEGORIES.

YOU LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF CITATIONS AND THE NUMBER OF WARNINGS THAT OUR FOLKS ARE DOING.

CITATIONS AND WARNINGS ARE NOTHING MORE THAN TO BE TO CORRECT BAD DRIVING BEHAVIOR.

THAT'S WHAT THOSE ARE FOR.

IF YOU LOOK AT THOSE NUMBERS, PARTICULARLY AS IT RELATES TO THE 23 TOTALS, WE'VE WROTE 5962 CITATIONS.

IN 2022 THE STAFF HAD A TOTAL OF UM,

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ANOTHER THING TO LOOK AT IS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CITATIONS AND WARNINGS THAT WE'VE ISSUED DURING 2022.

WE ISSUED A TOTAL OF 8832 CITATIONS AND WARNINGS.

TO DATE, WE HAVE WROTE 800 OR 8332 CITATIONS AND WARNINGS.

SO WE ARE 500 CITATIONS AND WARNINGS OFF OF WHAT WE WERE TOTAL LAST YEAR.

THOSE ARE JUST SOME OF THE FEW THINGS.

ANOTHER THING IS DWIS.

ALL OF LAST YEAR WE HAD 60 DWIS.

THIS YEAR TO DATE WE HAVE 58.

SO AGAIN, THIS IS A TESTAMENT TO THE GUYS THAT ARE OUT WORKING EACH AND EVERY DAY.

THIS IS ALL ON THEM.

THEIR HARD WORK IS PAYING OFF IN A LOT OF WAYS.

PULLING RECORDS.

THE ASHLEY, WHEN ASHLEY DOBYNS TAKES CASES UP TO THE COUNTY ATTORNEY AND DISTRICT ATTORNEY ON FRIDAYS.

THEY CRINGE BECAUSE THE SHEER NUMBER OF CASES THAT WE BRING THAT WE'RE FILING, BY FAR, WE'RE PROBABLY THE BUSIEST AGENCY IN THE COUNTY WHEN IT COMES TO FILING CASES, MAKING ARRESTS, DWIS.

SO, AGAIN, I REALLY DO WANT TO BRAG ON OUR FOLKS OF THE GREAT JOB THAT THEY'RE DOING, BECAUSE ALL OF THIS, IT'S A TESTAMENT TO THEM.

IT'S A TESTAMENT TO STAFFING.

IT'S A TESTAMENT TO OUR LEADERSHIP THAT WE HAVE WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT.

AND SO KUDOS TO THEM FOR WHAT THEY'RE DOING RIGHT NOW.

KIND OF KEEP YOU UPDATED.

YOU KNOW, SERGEANT SANDATE HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE DEA TASK FORCE SINCE OCTOBER OF THIS PAST YEAR.

JUST KIND OF GIVE YOU A HEADS UP KIND OF WHAT THEY'VE BEEN DOING THROUGH OCTOBER, THROUGH DECEMBER.

YOU CAN SEE THEIR TOTALS THAT THEY SEIZED, $354,000.

THEY GOT 24 KILOS OF METHAMPHETAMINES, TWO KILOS OF COCAINE, 10 POUNDS OF MARIJUANA.

AND THEN JANUARY THROUGH JUNE, THEY HAVE SEIZED OVER $1 MILLION AS A GROUP.

AND 54 POUNDS OF MARIJUANA.

SO TOTAL SINCE DANIEL HAS JOINED THAT GROUP.

YOU CAN SEE THEY'RE ALMOST $1.5 MILLION IN US CURRENCY THAT THEY'VE SEIZED.

SO, AGAIN, THAT IS A TREMENDOUS ASSET FOR OUR DEPARTMENT.

THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT HE'S BUILDING WITH THE DEA AND OTHER BODIES IS IS REALLY PAYING OFF DIVIDENDS FOR US AS WELL. ALSO, AS IT RELATES TO TRAINING, KIND OF GIVE YOU A HEADS UP WITH SOME TRAINING AND THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING SINCE OCTOBER 1ST, WHICH IS OUR FISCAL YEAR FOR THE CITY.

THE TOTAL WE'VE DONE OVER 3000 HOURS OF TRAINING.

YOU CAN SEE THE BREAKDOWN AS FAR AS IT RELATES THE EXECUTIVE STAFF, YOUR EXECUTIVE STAFF, THAT INCLUDES MYSELF, CAPTAIN GASTINEAU, CAPTAIN DOBYNS, AND ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT ASHLEY DOBYNS.

OUR FIRST LINE SUPERVISORS.

THOSE ARE OUR SERGEANTS.

SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS, COMMUNICATIONS PATROL, CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS AND OUR RESERVE OFFICERS.

SO YOU CAN SEE THAT BREAKDOWN OF THE TRAINING AND STUFF THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING AS WELL.

ALSO FUN THINGS NOW THAT WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING, WE JUST FINISHED UP OUR SUMMER VACATION DAY.

THAT'S TWO DAYS THAT WE HAVE AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN WHICH WE HAVE KIDS, DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS COME UP.

WE HAVE FIVE AND SIX YEAR OLDS AND THEN WE HAVE SEVEN, EIGHT AND NINE YEAR OLDS THAT COME AND SPEND AN ENTIRE DAY WITH US.

WE HAVE WE DO A PROGRAM OVER BICYCLE SAFETY.

THE OLDER KIDS, WE ACTUALLY TAKE ON A LITTLE STREET COURSE, TEACHING THEM SAFETY, HOW TO USE THEIR HANDS TO SIGNAL AND DO OTHER THINGS.

ALSO TALK THE IMPORTANCE OF WEARING HELMETS, OTHER PROTECTIVE GEAR WHILE THEY'RE RIDING.

WE TALK, WE DO ANTI-BULLYING PROGRAM FOR THEM AS WELL.

WE DO FINGERPRINTING, ARTS, CRAFTS, WATER FUN.

AND OBVIOUSLY WE EAT.

WE HAVE TO HAVE ICE CREAM.

SO WE DO ALL THOSE THINGS.

YOU CAN SEE THE TOP CORNER.

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CAPTAIN GASTINEAU IS IN THAT BOTTOM LEFT WITH WHATEVER HE'S WEARING.

YOU KNOW. AND THEN ONE OF THE LITTLE MOREAU TWINS IS IN THE BACK OF THE PATROL CAR.

SO I'M GOING TO TELL YOU WHAT THIS IS.

ONE OF THESE ARE THE PROBABLY THE TWO FUNNEST DAYS THAT WE HAVE AT THE PD IS WITH THESE KIDS.

THEY'RE JUST A LOT OF FUN.

BUT OBVIOUSLY, AT THE END OF THE TWO DAYS WE'RE TIRED.

SO THERE IS A LOT TO DO.

I'M ALSO JUST KIND OF KEEP YOU UPDATED WITH THE POLICE FACILITY.

A PRELIMINARY PLAT HAS BEEN TURNED INTO THE CITY, SO THE CITY IS GOING OVER THAT AND MAKING SOME ADJUSTMENTS FINE TUNING THAT AS WE CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD IN THAT PROGRESS, WE'RE STILL ON TRACK, HOPEFULLY BREAKING GROUND SOMETIME IN THE EARLY PART OF THIS NEXT YEAR.

WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH OUR AUDIO VISUAL GROUP, OUR I.T.

PEOPLE. THERE'S CONSTANT THINGS THAT ARE STILL IN THE WORKS OF MAKING THAT THAT GO THROUGH.

AND THEN OBVIOUSLY WE GOT REUNION COMING UP IN TWO WEEKS.

SO WE'LL BE SPENDING A LOT OF TIME THERE.

IT'S A BIG COMMUNITY EVENT.

TAKES A LOT OF TIME.

AWESOME. THAT'S ALL. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? THANK YOU, SIR. APPRECIATE IT.

OKAY. SORRY.

I WASN'T AWARE OF THAT.

WELL, I GUESS THAT'S.

CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY? I FEEL LIKE I'M NOT QUITE ON THE MICROPHONE, SO I HAVE A PRESENTATION TO MAKE TO NATE MARRA.

THIS IS A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION FROM THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS PROUDLY ACKNOWLEDGING NATHAN MARRA FOR HIS SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE 2023 NEW AND EMERGING CITY MANAGERS PROGRAM.

YOUR DEDICATED SERVICE AND DESIRE TO EXCEL IN YOUR ROLE IN CITY GOVERNMENT IS RECOGNIZED AND VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.

THANK YOU, SIR.

ALL RIGHT.

THAT GETS US TO OUR REGULAR PORTION OF OUR MEETING AND WE'LL GO AHEAD AND START ON THAT AT 6:03.

[CALL TO ORDER]

YES. AND JOINING THE THE CITY.

AND BUT AGAIN, AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME, IF YOU WOULD LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE.

SO IF YOU ARE WILLING AND ABLE, IF YOU WOULD STAND AND JOIN ME IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE.

HERANDE.

ALL RIGHT THANK YOU, EVERYBODY.

[1. CONSIDER FIRST READING OF THE ORDINANCE AND A PUBLIC HEARING GIVING ALL INTERESTED PERSONS THE RIGHT TO APPEAR AND BE HEARD ON AN AMENDMENT TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY 0.613 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT 700 N. TRINITY STREET FROM A SINGLE-FAMILY-2 RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT (SF-2) TO AN OFFICE ZONING DISTRICT (C-O). (ZONING CHANGE APPLICATION 2023-05—MR. AND MRS. STEPHEN REEVES, ON BEHALF OF PROPERTY OWNER DECATUR BIBLE CHURCH) (THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL, 6-0, CHAIRMAN LEMOND ABSENT.) ZC2023-05]

THIS IS A ZONING CHANGE APPLICATION 202305.

GOOD EVENING, HARAMBEE COULD YOU PULL UP THE POWERPOINT.

THANK YOU. AND THE MAYOR'S ALREADY GONE OVER THIS INTRODUCTION, SO NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A ZONING CHANGE FROM SF-2, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT TO A CO OFFICE ZONING DISTRICT DESIGNATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF A LAW OFFICE.

THE ZONING CHANGE TO OFFICE IS CONSISTENT WITH THE DECATUR 2050 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, THE LAND USE MAP SHOWN.

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NEXT SLIDE THIS NOT WORKING.

IN TERMS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OBJECTIVES? THE LAND USE DESIGNATION IS TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD AND TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD IS PREDOMINANTLY SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING ON DETACHED LOTS.

THE HOMES ARE GENERALLY LOCATED IN PLATTED, SUBDIVISIONS CONTAINING UTILITIES, RESIDENTIAL STREETS AND SIDEWALKS.

BUT IT MAY ALSO CONTAIN A SMALL NUMBER OF CONVENIENCE COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES TO SUPPORT THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

SECONDARY LAND USES INCLUDE SMALL AMOUNTS OF NEIGHBORHOOD SERVING RETAIL AND OFFICE IN STRATEGIC LOCATIONS WHERE SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOODS ARE JOINED WITH AREAS OF INCREASED ACTIVITY AND DENSITY.

IN THIS PARTICULAR AREA FITS INTO THAT SECONDARY LAND USE.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

IN TERMS OF THE SURROUNDING ZONING, THE ZONING IS MOSTLY SINGLE FAMILY TOO.

THERE IS SOME CO ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE PROPERTY BEFORE ANY DEVELOPMENT CAN OCCUR.

THE APPLICANT WILL NEED TO REPLAT THE PROPERTY.

THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY IS NOT PROPERLY PLATTED.

IT'S PART OF A BLOCK 40 OF THE ORIGINAL DECATUR EDITION.

NEXT SLIDE. AND THIS IS THE EXISTING LAND USE MAP.

AGAIN, IT'S TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD.

NEXT SLIDE.

IN TERMS OF YOUR ZONING MAPS.

YOU HAVE THE EXISTING ZONING, WHICH IS SF-2, AND THE PROPOSED ZONING, WHICH IS CO OFFICE.

AND AS MENTIONED, THERE IS A CO ZONING UM DESIGNATION TO THE SOUTH.

NEXT SLIDE.

AND WE DID NOTIFY 23 PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 200FT AND WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY RESPONSES BACK.

NEXT SLIDE. UM STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE 2020 305.

THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ALSO RECOMMENDED APPROVAL 6 TO 0.

CHAIRMAN LEMOND WAS ABSENT.

AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.

ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A STATEMENT OR.

ALL RIGHT. NOT HEARING ANYTHING FROM COUNCIL OR ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.

WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:08.

WE'RE NOW INTO THE NON PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS, ITEM 2, CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING THE CITY'S PARTICIPATION IN THE FEDERALLY ASSISTED AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT GRANT.

[2. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING THE CITY’S PARTICIPATION IN THE FEDERALLY ASSISTED AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT GRANT, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER, OR THE AIRPORT MANAGER AS HIS DESIGNEE, TO ACT AS THE CITY'S AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE IN ALL MATTERS PERTAINING TO THE GRANT.]

YOU HAVE SEEN THIS ITEM BEFORE IN THE FORM OF REQUEST FOR PERMISSION TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM.

WE WERE GIVEN THE GO AHEAD FROM TXDOT TO PURSUE THE AIRPORT PROJECT PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT, WHICH IS A 90/10 COST SHARE, 90% BEING ON THE STATE, 10% BEING ON THE CITY.

WE DO HAVE THE MAX AMOUNT OF FUNDS AVAILABLE IN THE BUDGET, WHICH WOULD BE $30,000 TO COVER THE FULL PROJECT.

AND WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THIS PROJECT, THINK ABOUT THE LAYOUT OF THE AIRPORT AND THINK ALSO THE FUTURE OF THE AIRPORT.

WHAT COULD BE IN TERMS OF SPACE AND LAND AND FUNCTION.

SO I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR MORE APPROPRIATELY, DEFLECT QUESTIONS TO GREG, WHO CAN PROBABLY ANSWER THEM A LITTLE MORE EFFECTIVELY.

ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE, WE'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.

I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE CITY'S PARTICIPATION IN THE FEDERALLY ASSISTED AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT GRANT, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR THE AIRPORT MANAGER TO ACT AS THE CITY'S AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATION IN ALL MATTERS PERTAINING TO THE GRANT.

I'LL SECOND THAT. ALL RIGHT.

SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

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

[3. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING A RESOLUTION TO ADOPT THE DECATUR CONFERENCE CENTER RENTAL AGREEMENT AND FEES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024.]

MAYOR AND COUNCIL THIS ONE IS PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD.

YOU HEARD CARLA MENTION IT DURING HER STAFF REPORT THAT SHE STRUCTURED NEW RATES AND NEW AGREEMENTS.

THOSE ARE HERE FOR YOU TO PROVE, IF YOU SO CHOOSE, IN THE FORM OF A RESOLUTION.

I WOULD SAY THAT THERE'S ONE CLERICAL ERROR.

THE LOOSE PACKET THAT IS BEFORE YOU ON THE TABLE IS THE MOST CURRENT VERSION THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED WHEN ADOPTING THE RESOLUTION.

IF THAT'S THE WILL OF THE COUNCIL AND I'M HAPPY TO AGAIN ANSWER QUESTIONS OR POSSIBLY DEFLECT TO CARLA WHO CAN ANSWER THEM QUITE A BIT MORE EFFECTIVELY THAN I.

ALL RIGHT. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS?

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

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

AYE. OPPOSED SAME SIGN.

ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSES. THANK YOU.

CONSENT AGENDA.

[4. CONSENT AGENDA – ALL CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS LISTED ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND WILL BE RECOMMENDED IN 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. (THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL, 6-0, CHAIRMAN LEMOND ABSENT.)]

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

MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE CONSENT AGENDA AS WRITTEN.

SECOND. HAVE A MOTION.

A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE? AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.

ALL RIGHT, THAT PASSES.

AND ITEM FIVE, DO WE FOR DO WE JUST HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP FOR ANY PUBLIC INPUT? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. AND AS ALWAYS, THE COUNCIL MEMBERS CAN REQUEST FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS.

[6. COUNCIL MEMBER REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS.]

THANK YOU, EVERYBODY.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.