[1. DISCUSSION OF CITY OF DECATUR FISCAL YEAR 2023/24 PROPOSED BUDGET Specific items for discussion: 1) Property Tax Rate 2) 2023/24 Proposed Budget 3) Other.]

WELL, FOUR OF THEM FOR YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING.

SO WE ARE GOING TO WALK THROUGH AND DISCUSS THE BUDGET FOR FY 2024, SPECIFICALLY HOW IT RELATES TO A TAX RATE THAT I WILL ASK YOU TO PROPOSE IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. SO KEEP IN MIND SOME IMPORTANT DATES AS WE WALK THROUGH THE PROPOSAL.

WE DON'T WANT TO LOSE SIGHT OF THESE DATES.

TONIGHT, WE'LL ASK YOU TO APPROVE BY RESOLUTION THE CERTIFIED PROPERTY TAX VALUES.

WE WILL WORK TO SET A PUBLIC HEARING FOR BUDGET FY 24 BUDGET.

WE'LL ALSO WORK TO PROPOSE A 2023 TAX RATE AND SCHEDULE A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THAT FUTURE COUNCIL SESSIONS.

WE WILL HOLD PUBLIC HEARING AND READINGS OF AN ORDINANCE TO ADOPT THE TAX RATE AND THE BUDGET AND THEN ON OR ABOUT SEPTEMBER 11TH, HOPE TO HAVE THE BUDGET AND THE TAX RATE BOTH CONFIRMED AND PUT INTO MOTION.

SO WE'LL START WITH OUR TAXABLE PROPERTY VALUE DISCUSSION IN THE IN THE YEAR THAT WE'RE IN NOW, FY 23, OUR CURRENT TAXABLE VALUES WERE 1,030,915,000 AND SOME CHANGE.

THAT WAS A 10% INCREASE FROM FY 2022.

AND IN THAT YEAR WE WELCOMED JUST OVER $10 MILLION IN NEW CONSTRUCTION.

THIS YEAR, OUR VALUES HAVE GONE TO 1 BILLION, 244 MILLION AND SOME CHANGE, WHICH IS ABOUT A 20% INCREASE.

AND OF THAT 20% INCREASE, ABOUT 10% OF IT WAS IN THE FORM OF NEW CONSTRUCTION AT 23 MILLION.

SO WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE WHEN WE APPLY IT TO A FIVE YEAR LOOK BACK? SO YOU CAN SEE ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT OF THE SCREEN THERE, OUR PROPERTY CERTIFIED TAXABLE VALUES, OUR ANTICIPATED TAX COLLECTION.

AND THE CHANGE IS ONLY A 7% CHANGE FROM WHERE WE WERE LAST YEAR.

AND THAT IS IN TERMS OF TAX COLLECTION, ABOUT A 7.8% INCREASE.

OUR CURRENT PROPERTY TAX RATE IS 64.5 CENTS, AND $0.44 OF THAT IS DEVOTED TO MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION.

$0.20 IS DEVOTED TO INS, WHICH IS OUR DEBT SERVICE FUND.

WITH THE INCREASE IN TAXABLE VALUES COMING IN AT A BILLION AND A QUARTER THAT WILL, IF YOU FOLLOW HOW TRUTH AND TAXATION WORKS, THAT FORCES THE OVERALL TAX RATE DOWN SO THAT YOU'RE NOT OVER TAXING THE RESIDENTS.

SO WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS ABOUT A 6% OR SIX CENT, RATHER SIX CENT DECREASE IN THE OVERALL TAX RATE.

NOW THE RATE WE ARE PROPOSING IS HIGHER THAN THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE, BUT IT WILL BE BELOW THE DE MINIMIS RATE.

IT'LL GENERATE AN ADDITIONAL $577,000 IN NEW REVENUES.

136,000 OF THAT IS IN NEW CONSTRUCTION.

SO IF WE APPLY OUR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION PROPOSED TAX RATE TO THE $100,000 OF HOME VALUE, IT WOULD ACTUALLY BE A DECREASE IN TAXES.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT HERE THAT THE CITY DOESN'T CONTROL HOME VALUES.

WE ONLY CONTROL THE TAX RATE.

SO BY OUR EFFORTS TO LOWER THE TAX RATE, IT APPLIES TO LOWERING THAT $100,000 VALUE PER $100,000 VALUE OF PROPERTY.

AND THEN WE'RE MAINTAINING THE DISABILITY EXEMPTION AND THE OVER 65 EXEMPTION.

FROM OUR FRIENDS AT THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT.

THE MEDIAN EXCUSE ME, AVERAGE HOMESTEAD TAXABLE VALUE IS $267,000, WHICH IS UP FROM $238,000.

AND THAT REPRESENTS ABOUT A 12% INCREASE IN THE COST OF A HOMESTEAD, AN AVERAGE HOMESTEAD IN THE CITY OF DECATUR.

OUR DECREASE IN TAXES BY $0.06 IS EQUALS ABOUT A 9% DECREASE IN TAX.

THE BUDGET FOCUS.

WHEN WE MET AS A AS A COUNCIL COMMITTEE, YOU GUYS WERE VERY CLEAR THAT YOU WERE FOCUSED ON EMPLOYEES, BOTH CURRENT AND FUTURE EMPLOYEES, AND YOU WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE COMPENSATED THEM THE RIGHT WAY, RETAINED THAT TALENT HERE LOCALLY IN THE CITY, AND THEN TRAINED THEM TO THE MOST APPROPRIATE LEVEL.

AND SO THE PRIORITIES IN THIS BUDGET WERE MODELED AFTER YOUR REQUEST TO BE EMPLOYEE FOCUSED.

WE ALSO ARE VERY COGNIZANT OF OUR FUND BALANCE GOALS.

IN THE GENERAL FUND. WE'RE LOOKING TO HAVE 25% OF OUR EXPENDITURES, AND THEN IN OUR WATER FUND WE'RE LOOKING TO HAVE 20% OF OUR EXPENDITURES.

SOME OF THE CAPITAL PRIORITIES THIS YEAR THAT COUNCIL AND STAFF HELPED TO PRIORITIZE WERE STREET PAVING AND SIDEWALKS, LEASING OF PUBLIC SAFETY

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VEHICLES, BUILDING REPAIRS.

AND THAT'S KIND OF AN IN GENERAL THING FOR ALL OF OUR FACILITIES AND THEN PARK MAINTENANCE AND THE ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT TO DO THAT.

SO WE'LL GIVE YOU A BUDGET KIND OF AT A VERY HIGH LOOK.

OUR BUDGET IS BALANCED, WHICH MEANS THAT OUR OPERATING EXPENSES OR RATHER OUR REVENUES ARE HIGHER THAN OUR EXPENSES.

AND THAT TAKES THE PLACE IN PERSONNEL WITH A 3% COLA INCREASE ACROSS THE BOARD, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF POLICE AND FIRE.

THEY GET A FORMAL STEP PLAN THAT ALLOWS FOR YEAR OVER YEAR GROWTH INSIDE OF A SEVEN YEAR WINDOW.

WE'RE MAINTAINING OUR HEALTH CARE COSTS AT 10,000 PER EMPLOYEE, WHICH IS A BIG DEAL.

AND THEN WE ARE PROVIDING SOME NEW POSITIONS FOR BUILDING THE BUILDING INSPECTION DEPARTMENT, CONFERENCE CENTER POLICE AND ACO MEANS THE ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICE.

WHICH WILL BE BRINGING THAT BACK UNDER THE CITIES DEPARTMENT INSTEAD OF ALLOWING FOR THE COUNTY TO DO THAT FOR US.

BOTH OF US ARE JUST GROWING SO FAST IT MAKES IT MAKES SENSE TO PULL THE ANIMAL CONTROL BACK IN UNDER HOUSE.

SOME OF OUR OTHER OPERATING EXPENDITURES, AS I MENTIONED, PREVIOUSLY, REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE TO AGING BUILDINGS, PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT.

AND THEN AS YOU APPROVED IN THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, TECHNOLOGY SERVICES CONTRACTS.

SO WE CAN'T TALK BUDGET AND OR PROPERTY TAX RATE WITHOUT THE FULL PICTURE.

AND THAT INCLUDES TALKING ABOUT OUR SALES TAX COLLECTIONS.

YOU CAN SEE WITH A FIVE YEAR LOOK BACK, WE'RE VERY STEADY YEAR OVER YEAR AND ADDING TO THE SALES TAX COLLECTIONS AND WE SUSPECT A SIMILAR GROWTH PATTERN TO CONTINUE INTO FY 2024.

WE'RE PROJECTING A 5% INCREASE OF JUST OVER FOUR AND ONE HALF MILLION FOR THE CITY AND 2.2 FOR OUR EDC.

SO VERY GOOD SIGN, VERY POSITIVE GROWTH TREND FOR US, FOR US IN THE CITY.

AND 5% IS BEING VERY RESPONSIBLE IN TERMS OF OUR EXPECTATIONS.

SO IF WE LOOK AT OUR REVENUES FIRST ON THE LEFT THERE, AS I STATED BEFORE, 577,000 AND 729IN NEW PROPERTY TAX, SALES TAX INCREASE AT 5%.

CONFERENCE CENTER RECEIPTS HAVE INCREASED SUBSTANTIALLY.

CARLA AND HER TEAM ARE DOING A FANTASTIC JOB KEEPING THE GROWTH GOING AT THE CONFERENCE CENTER.

VERY PROUD OF THAT.

COURT FINES AND FEES HAVE INCREASED SUBSTANTIALLY AS THE CHIEF IS NEARING FULL STAFF AND SEEING THAT AS A RESULT OF THE ACTIVITY ON THE STREETS. AND THEN OTHER SOURCES OF INCREASES AS THE ACTIVITY IN AND ABOUT THE CITY TRENDS UPWARD, SO DO THINGS LIKE HOTEL TAX AND THE ASSOCIATED TAXES THAT GO WITH THAT AND THEN BUILDING FIRE AND PLANNING FEES AS IT RELATES TO NEW CONSTRUCTION.

OUR GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE THERE, THE BULK OF THAT $350,000 YOU SEE IS A 3% SALARY INCREASE.

AND THEN THERE'S SOME FUNDS IN THERE FOR STEP RAISES AND OVERTIME WITH PUBLIC SAFETY, AGAIN, NEW POSITIONS.

ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT YOU PRIORITIZED AND WE APPRECIATE LAST YEAR WAS LONGEVITY PAY.

SO BUT MAKING SURE THAT WE APPROPRIATELY BUDGET FOR THAT WAS A BIG PRIORITY FOR US.

AND THEN OBVIOUSLY AT THE VERY BOTTOM THERE YOU SEE $600,000 IN UNSPENT ARPA FUNDS.

THOSE ARE THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDS THAT WE WILL SPEND BEFORE THE YEAR CLOSES BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO LOSE THOSE FUNDS.

THE FUND TO WATER REVENUES, 6.9 MILLION IN REVENUES AND JUST RIGHT AT 6.9 IN EXPENDITURES.

THE BIG ITEMS OF INCREASE HERE, OBVIOUSLY NEW ACCOUNTS COME ON LINE, NEW CONSTRUCTION COMES TO TOWN.

SO THE INCREASE IN COLLECTION HAPPENS.

BUT THE BIG INCREASE ON COST OF OPERATING EXPENSES IS IN OUR CHEMICAL COSTS.

GREG TOLD ME, BUT I DON'T RECALL.

IT'S THE COST OF CHEMICALS IS JUST THROUGH THE ROOF.

SO THAT'S WHERE THE BULK OF THE INCREASE IN EXPENDITURES COME.

AND THEN OF COURSE, WE'RE REPAIRING AND MAINTAINING FACILITIES THAT ARE GETTING MORE AGE WITH EVERY YEAR.

WE ARE GOING TO PRIORITIZE WHEN WE WORK ON OUR CAPITAL PROJECT FUNDS FOR WATER MONITORING EQUIPMENT.

IF YOU RECALL, WE DISCUSSED SCADA HISTORICALLY THAT WILL BE IN AN UPCOMING CAPITAL PROJECT, AND THEN OUR BOND PAYMENTS FOR FY 24 REMAIN THE SAME.

AND THAT'S WHAT THIS SLIDE REPRESENTS.

OUR DEBT SERVICE FUND REVENUES, 2 MILLION, $60,051, WHICH IS ACTUALLY A DECREASE.

IF YOU NOTICED, OUR DEBT TAX, OUR TAX ACTUALLY FELL BY $0.04.

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BUT THAT CREATED ENOUGH REVENUES TO MAKE OUR DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS.

AND ALL THOSE BONDS ARE LISTED OUT ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SCREEN THERE.

AND SO THIS GETS US PAST ITEM ONE.

I DO WANT TO TAKE A QUICK PAUSE BEFORE WE MOVE ON.

I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, BUT BEFORE WE START THE QUESTIONS, I WANT TO SAY A QUICK THANK YOU TO NOT ONLY OUR STAFF WHO WORKED VERY HARD TO PUT TOGETHER THIS BUDGET PACKAGE, BUT TO OUR COUNCIL WHO PRIORITIZE THINGS TO KEEP US GROWING, PRIORITIZE THINGS TO KEEP OUR EMPLOYEES NOT ONLY WELL COMPENSATED BUT WELL TRAINED.

AND HERE IN DECATUR, THAT'S IMPORTANT.

AND SO THANK YOU TO THE COUNCIL AND THE COMMITTEE WHO HELPED US BALANCE OUT THE BUDGET.

AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO ITEM TWO.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL.

YEAH, I GUESS I WOULD LIKE TO JUST TO KIND OF ECHO THE SAME THING.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THE BUDGET COMMITTEE.

NATE, YOU AND YOUR TEAM ADMINISTRATION AND REALLY ALL THE CITY EMPLOYEES FOR THEIR INPUT AND THIS PROCESS, I KNOW IT'S A LOT TO GO THROUGH AND I APPRECIATE YOUR DILIGENCE AND I KNOW THE TAXPAYERS, AS WE ALL ARE, THAT APPRECIATE THAT AS WELL.

SO THANK YOU. OF COURSE.

YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

IF THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS, WE CAN MOVE ON TO ITEM TWO.

MAYOR, IF YOU WILL.

YEAH. SO ITEM ITEM TWO IS TO CONSIDER AND SCHEDULE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023 2024.

[2. CONSIDER AND SCHEDULE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023/2024.]

FOR THE FISCAL YEAR. SO IF ONE WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE.

SO IF YOU'LL MAKE THAT PROPOSAL OR A MOTION, IF YOU REMEMBER, WE WE APPROVE A BUDGET BY ORDINANCE WHICH TAKES TWO READINGS.

SO THE NEXT READING WILL ALSO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING TIME ATTACHED TO IT.

AND THEN AT THAT POINT, WE'LL SCHEDULE ANOTHER READING FOR SEPTEMBER 11TH.

SO THERE IS RECOMMENDED LANGUAGE UP THERE.

IF YOU DESIRE TO USE IT, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO DO SO.

MAYOR. I MOVE TO SCHEDULE A PUBLIC HEARING FOR AUGUST 28TH, 2023, AT 6 P.M.

ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024.

SECOND. ALL RIGHT.

SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

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

AYE. OPPOSED, SAME SIGN.

ALL RIGHT. LOOKS LIKE WE'VE GOT A HEARING.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THAT GETS US TO ITEM THREE, MAYOR.

[3. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS, APPROVING THE 2023 CERTIFIED PROPERTY TAX VALUES FOR THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS; DESIGNATING AN OFFICER TO SUBMIT THE NO NEW REVENUE AND VOTER APPROVAL RATES TO THE CITY COUNCIL, THE SAME OFFICER BEING AUTHORIZED TO ALSO CERTIFY THE RATES WITH THE COMPTROLLER PRIOR TO PRESENTATION TO COUNCIL; AUTHORIZING THE OFFICER TO SUBMIT THE CERTIFIED PROPERTY TAX RATES TO THE TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. RESOLUTION R2023-08-16]

YEAH. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION FOR THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS, APPROVING THE 2023 CERTIFIED PROPERTY TAX VALUES FOR THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS.

DESIGNATED AN OFFICER ANA CANADA.

AND THEN TO SUBMIT THE NEW REVENUE AND VOTER APPROVAL RATES TO THE CITY COUNCIL.

SO THIS IS RESOLUTION 202308-16.

WE APPROVE OUR CERTIFIED TAXABLE PROPERTY TAX VALUES BY RESOLUTION.

SO IF YOU SO CHOOSE, THERE IS LANGUAGE ON ITEM THREE ON THE BOARD.

WHAT THIS DOES IS IT CERTIFIES THE VALUES BY RESOLUTION.

IT IDENTIFIES ANA AS THE FINANCE DIRECTOR TO CALCULATE THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE AND VOTER APPROVAL RATES AND CERTIFY THOSE WITH THE COMPTROLLER AND THEN ALSO RELAY THEM TO OUR LOCAL TAX ASSESSOR AND COLLECTOR.

AND THAT'S ON PAGE 18 IF YOU NEED TO SEE THE ACTUAL CERTIFIED ROLE OF YOUR COUNCIL PACKET.

SO IF ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS OR WE'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.

MR. MAYOR. YES.

I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE RESOLUTION 202308-16.

APPROVING THE 2023 CERTIFIED PROPERTY TAX VALUES FOR THE CITY OF DECATUR, DESIGNATING THE FINANCE DIRECTOR TO CALCULATE THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE AND VOTER APPROVAL RATES TO CERTIFY SUCH TAX RATES WITH THE COMPTROLLER TO PRESENT THE CERTIFIED RATES TO CITY COUNCIL AND TO PRESENT THE CERTIFIED TAX RATES TO THE TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR.

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

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

AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. ALL RIGHT.

[4. CONSIDER PROPOSING AN AD VALOREM TAX RATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023/2024, IF PROPOSED TAX RATE WILL EXCEED THE VOTER-APPROVAL TAX RATE OR THE NO-NEWREVENUE TAX RATE, TAKE A RECORD VOTE AND SCHEDULE PUBLIC HEARING]

ITEM FOUR, CONSIDER PROPOSING AN AD VALOREM TAX RATE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024.

ALL RIGHT. SAME THING AS WITH BUDGET WHEN WE ADOPT A TAX RATE.

WE, OH, SORRY.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE TRYING TO GET MY ATTENTION.

WHEN WE ADOPT A TAX RATE, WE DO SO BY ORDINANCE, WHICH REQUIRES TWO READINGS.

THE FIRST READING WILL BE MONDAY, AUGUST 28TH, AND ALSO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING.

AND THEN, WE SUSPECT, TO CONFIRM THE TAX RATE AT THE SECOND READING ON SEPTEMBER 11TH.

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JUST A QUICK REMINDER, THE THE PROPERTY TAX RATE THAT I WOULD PROPOSE TO COUNCIL AND ASK THAT YOU CARRY FORWARD IS 0.58116 $0.08 PER $100 OF VALUE, AND THAT IS AN INCREASE FROM THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE, BUT IT IS BELOW THE DE MINIMIS RATE. AND JUST FOR ANYONE WHO MAY BE LISTENING ONLINE OR HEARING ME IN THE AUDIENCE, THE DE MINIMIS RATE IS A MINIMAL RATE ALLOWED FOR MUNICIPALITIES OF LESS THAN 30,000 TO COLLECT ADDITIONAL MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION TAXES IN THE VALUE OF $500,000. I WOULD POINT OUT, THOUGH, THAT THIS IS A SIX HOLE SENSE DECREASE FROM WHERE WE CURRENTLY ARE, AND IT DOES ALLOW FOR US TO ACCOMPLISH SOME PRETTY HEFTY PRIORITIES AS IT RELATES TO EMPLOYEES MAINTENANCE AND JUST GROWTH IN GENERAL.

SO MY PROPOSED TAX RATES IS ON THE BOARD THERE.

AGAIN, 58.58116 $0.08.

ALL RIGHT. DOES COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. IF NOT AGAIN, THE IT IS IMPORTANT TO ARTICULATE.

THE SUGGESTED LANGUAGE.

LOOK FOR A MOTION, MR. MAYOR. YES.

I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE.

WE PROPOSE AND APPROVE THE FISCAL YEAR 2023, 2024.

AD VALOREM TAX RATE OF 0.581168 PER $100 OF VALUATION, WITH A 0.41679.03 FUNDING, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION AND A 0.164375 FUNDING INTEREST AND SINKING AND TAKE A RECORD VOTE.

ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE A MOTION.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE A SECOND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT? IN THIS INSTANCE, WE WILL DO THIS.

BUT ROLL CALL, WE'LL JUST START AT THIS END OF THE TABLE.

SO IF YOU SAY EITHER IF YOU WANT TO AYE TO AFFIRM THIS MOTION OR YOU CAN AYE OR YAY.

UH, LET'S GO WITH AYE.

AYE. AND LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT ALL COUNCIL AFFIRMED AN AYE VOTE FOR THAT. SO THERE IS NO NO NAYS.

ALL RIGHT, ITEM FIVE, HEAR A REQUEST FROM THE DEVELOPERS VISTA PARK PLANNED DEVELOPMENT.

[5. HEAR A REQUEST FROM THE DEVELOPERS OF THE VISTA PARK PLANNED DEVELOPMENT TO ENTER INTO A 380 AGREEMENT THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR THE CREATION OF A TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE (TIRZ) AND RECEIVE COUNCIL DIRECTION.]

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I'LL PASS THE PODIUM.

ALL RIGHT.

SO WE HAVE SOME DISTINGUISHED GUESTS.

GOOD EVENING. OKAY.

GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL.

AND MR. MAYOR.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. I'VE GOT SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR QUITE A WHILE IN REGARDS TO THE VISTA PARK PROJECT, SO I'VE JUST GOT A SLIDE PRESENTATION.

WE'LL GO THROUGH HERE VERY QUICKLY.

EXCUSE ME. I'M SUPPOSED TO DO MY ADDRESS, RIGHT? SO TROY LEWIS, 404 NORTH OAK STREET, ROANOKE, TEXAS.

SO IN REGARDS TO WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE HERE IN THE NEXT PRESENTATION, IS THE PD EMITTED PD, THE P AND Z UNANIMOUSLY REQUESTED APPROVAL ON A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.

JUST A COUPLE QUICK HIGHLIGHTS.

I'M NOT GOING TO GET INTO DETAIL, BUT I CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS ON THIS IF WE NEED TO.

MAIN THING TO POINT OUT AS IT RELATES TO WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO WITH ADDITIONAL TIRZ DOLLARS OR A 380 AGREEMENT THAT'LL THAT'LL BRING TIRZ DOLLARS HAS TO DO WITH OPEN SPACE. WE REMOVED A CUL DE SAC ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY.

I'LL SHOW YOU SOME DETAIL AS WE GET INTO THIS TO ENHANCE AND ENLARGE OUR POND IN THAT AREA.

WE'D LIKE TO.

IT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO HELP OUR DRAINAGE, BUT WE'D LIKE TO AMENITIZE IT MORE THAN WE HAD PLANNED PREVIOUSLY.

ALSO, WE HAVE A DETENTION POND ON THE WEST SIDE.

ONCE WE WENT INTO FURTHER DETAIL ON THE ENGINEERING, WE REALIZED THAT WE NEEDED TO DO THAT FROM A DETENTION STANDPOINT AS WELL.

BUT WE FEEL LIKE THAT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADD MORE AMENITIES TO THE SITE.

AND THERE'S A NOW WE'VE MADE THESE CHANGES AND AS YOU'LL SEE, THE TOWNHOMES ARE INCLUDED IN THIS.

WE'VE GOT A 20% INCREASE IN THE ACRES THAT WE'RE USING FOR CITY PARKLAND AND OPEN SPACE.

SO AGAIN, WE'VE GOT PLENTY OF DETAIL ON THAT.

I'M GOING TO TRY TO CUT TO THE CHASE AND GET TO THE DETAILS IN REGARDS TO THE OPEN SPACE PLAN AND HOW WE FEEL LIKE WE CAN FURTHER AMENITIZE THIS BY CREATING A PARTNERSHIP WITH YOU GUYS AND A 380 AGREEMENT.

IS IT COMING? OH, NO.

I WENT TOO FAR. OKAY.

THERE WE GO. SO IN REGARDS TO LIKE I WAS SAYING, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO, THIS IS A LITTLE BIT MORE SPECIFIC.

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WE'RE GOING TO ADD ADDITIONAL TRAILS IN THOSE OPEN SPACES THAT I MENTIONED.

WE'D LIKE TO INCREASE OUR TRAIL WIDTH FROM 5 FOOT TO 6 FOOT SO THAT THAT WILL MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT MORE APPEALING.

IF YOU THINK ABOUT STROLLERS, IF YOU THINK ABOUT CROSS TRAFFIC ONE WAY AND THE OTHER, THAT'LL ALLOW US TO DO THAT AND THE ADDITIONAL TRAILS IN ITSELF WE'D LIKE TO LOOK AT.

WE'VE HAD A CENTRALIZED PARK AREA THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT FROM DAY ONE, BUT WE THINK WE CAN AMENITIZE THESE OTHER AREAS OF THE SITE WITH SOME PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT.

SO WE'LL SHOW YOU SOME EXAMPLES OF THOSE LATER ON IN THE SLIDE.

AND AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL AMENITIES SUCH AS BENCHES AND SHADE STRUCTURES.

SO REALLY WHAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO WILL BE DETERMINED ON WHAT AGREEMENT WE COME TO IN REGARDS TO HAVING ADDITIONAL DOLLARS TO MAKE THIS LOOK A LITTLE BIT NICER THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE DEVELOPMENT. SO WE'RE PROPOSING A 50% SHARE OF THE AD VALOREM TAX.

THERE'S ONLY $1.4 MILLION ALLOWED BASED ON OUR COST OF OUR PROJECT AND WHAT THE PID IS ALREADY PAYING FOR AND THAT TYPE OF THING.

SO WE'RE PROPOSING THAT IT WOULDN'T TAKE MORE THAN 15 YEARS.

I THINK IT'S ACTUALLY ANALYZED RIGHT NOW TO MAYBE BE A FIVE YEAR SHARE OF DOLLARS TO TO GET TO THAT POINT.

SO WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT.

YOU GUYS CAN OBVIOUSLY ASK ME ANY QUESTIONS, BUT THAT'S KIND OF THE WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO TO AMENITIZE IT, MAKE IT A MUCH NICER.

BUT HAVING ADDITIONAL FUNDS IS THE WAY WE'RE ABLE TO DO THAT.

SO HERE ARE THE, I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU THE WEST SIDE.

HERE'S THE POND. SO WE HAD TO REMOVE SOME LOTS ON THAT SIDE.

WE'D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO PUT SOME BENCHES.

NOT SO SURE, IF WE'VE GOT ROOM FOR TRAILS AT THIS POINT, BUT WE'D LIKE TO HAVE SOMETHING THERE MIGHT BE A NATURAL SPACE FOR PEOPLE TO JUST WALK ON THE GRASS.

IN THAT AREA, IF YOU LOOK TO THE SOUTH, I'VE GOT AN OPEN SPACE PLAN I CAN SHOW YOU HERE.

BUT IF YOU LOOK TO THE SOUTH, WE'RE BASICALLY SAVING IN THAT CITY PARKLAND AREA.

MOST OF THAT IS LIKE MOSTLY TREE COVER.

WE'RE SAVING AS MUCH TREE COVER AS WE CAN.

OUR PLAN WAS TO JUST TRIM IT UP TO, SAY, TEN, 15FT, KEEP THE WE'D LOVE TO HAVE THE SHADE RIGHT NOW RIGHT.

BUT NOW ORIGINALLY WE WERE GOING TO KEEP IT NATURAL.

RIGHT NOW WITH THE TIRZ DOLLARS, WE FEEL LIKE WE CAN AMENITIZE IT.

THAT WOULD BE A LOCATION FOR OUR PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT.

WE'D PUT A TRAIL IN THERE.

IT'D BE MORE OF A NATURAL TRAIL INSTEAD OF A CONCRETE TRAIL.

ON THE EAST SIDE.

THIS IS WHERE WE REMOVE THE CUL DE SAC.

WE'RE INCREASING THE SIZE OF THAT POND, WE BELIEVE THROUGH OUR ENGINEER'S ANALYSIS OF THIS, THAT'S REALLY GOING TO HELP THE THE DRAINAGE DOWNSTREAM FROM US.

BUT WE WANT TO FOCUS ON HOW WE CAN AMORTIZE THIS.

SO THERE'S A TON OF SLOPE THERE.

SO IF YOU'LL SEE THE GRAY LINE WHERE I'VE REFERRED TO RETAINING WALLS, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CREATE A FLAT AREA FOR THAT TRAIL TO GET BACK TO THE NORTH SIDE.

BUT WE THINK THAT'D BE A REALLY COOL AREA TO HAVE A TRAIL TO GO BE ABLE TO THE OVERLOOK THAT POND LATE IN THE DAY.

IT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO BE PROBABLY A LITTLE SHADED BECAUSE IT'S THE LOWER SIDE OF OUR PROPERTY EARLY IN THE MORNING YOU COULD BE WATCHING THE SUNRISE FROM THERE OVER HIGHWAY 287. SO WE'RE THINKING ABOUT THINGS LIKE A FISHING DOCK ON THAT EAST SIDE RIGHT NOW.

WE STILL JUST HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS THE GRADING LOOK LIKE, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO TO ACCESS THAT? BUT THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT WE'RE THINKING WITH THOSE TWO MAIN AREAS.

AND OBVIOUSLY AND HERE'S JUST SOME EXAMPLES OF PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT THAT WE HAVE IN MIND, WE'RE NOT LOOKING TO DO SOMETHING AS GRAND AS YOU HAVE RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET HERE.

BUT WE THINK IF WE DID SMALLER PLAYGROUND PARKS ON DIFFERENT SIDES OF THE PROPERTY, IT WOULD HELP DIVIDE THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND HAVE EASIER ACCESS, CLOSER ACCESS FOR THOSE THAT WANT TO USE THOSE THINGS.

SO JUST IN MY MIND AND HAPPY TO DISCUSS ABOUT THIS, WE JUST WANT TO WE HAD THIS CONVERSATION OFF AND ON PERIODICALLY, BUT JUST WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE HAD FEEDBACK FROM YOU GUYS, WHETHER THAT'S TONIGHT OR A FOLLOW UP TONIGHT, FINALIZE ANY DETAILS.

THE AGREEMENT WOULD BE CREATED BY THE ATTORNEYS.

SO OUR ATTORNEY HAS ALREADY BEEN TALKING TO THE CITY ATTORNEY AND UNDERSTANDING KIND OF THE TERM SHEET AND WHERE WE ARE TODAY.

BUT OBVIOUSLY, IT'S UP TO YOU GUYS TO DECIDE.

AND FROM THAT POINT, WE'D SET A CITY MEETING SCHEDULE.

I BELIEVE THERE'S A PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN A VOTE AND THAT TYPE OF THING.

SO FROM THAT STANDPOINT, I'LL JUST LEAVE OUR CONCEPT PLAN UP.

ONE MORE, TOO FAR.

IT'S JUST DELAYED AND I CAN'T UH, BE PATIENT ENOUGH, I GUESS.

BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL PULL THE PLAN UP HERE.

IF I NEED TO POINT ANYTHING OUT THAT WAS CONFUSING, I'M HAPPY TO DO THAT AT THIS POINT.

I WILL SAY, IF YOU REMEMBER ON THE WEST SIDE, OUR ENTRANCE ROAD OFF OF DEER PARK, ALL THE WAY TO THE ENTRANCE ON WEST THOMPSON HAS A

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TRAIL ADJACENT TO THAT.

SO IN OUR MIND FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE ACCESS FROM ONE SCHOOL SITE GENERALLY TO THE OTHER SCHOOL SITE THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

SO THAT TRAIL WILL BE ENLARGED IN SIZE AND ALL OF OUR NEW TRAILS, WE'RE PROPOSING TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT WIDER TRAIL THAN WHAT WE WE HAD ORIGINALLY ON THIS ONE AS WELL.

SO HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.

WE'D LOVE TO HEAR ANY FEEDBACK.

YOU HAVE ONE QUESTION I HAVE.

WELL, ONE, PROBABLY A COUPLE.

THESE WILL BE OPEN TO ALL CITIZENS OF DECATUR.

YES, WE'VE GOT TWO DIFFERENT DEDICATIONS ON THE GREEN SPACE.

IF WE COULD CALL THIS GREEN SPACE, WE HAVE WHAT'S CALLED IN THE LIGHTER.

GREEN IS GOING TO BE CITY PARKLAND.

SO WE'RE DEDICATING THAT TO THE CITY AS CITY OWNED PARKLAND THAT YOU CAN COUNT TOWARDS YOUR PARKLAND.

BUT WE'RE GOING TO MAINTAIN IT BY THE HOA.

THE OTHER SPACES THAT ARE A LITTLE BIT DARKER GREEN, THOSE ARE GOING TO BE HOA OWNED OPEN SPACES THAT WILL BE MAINTAINED BY THE HOA.

OKAY. SO THE TWO PARKS WILL BE OPEN TO ALL CITIZENS? CORRECT.

ALSO, WHEN IF THIS IS SOMETHING WE DO ENTERTAIN, WHEN WILL WE ACTUALLY HAVE A PLAN OF WHAT YOU INTEND TO DO SO THAT WE DON'T LOOK THREE YEARS FROM NOW AND WE'RE STILL BECAUSE EVERYTHING'S JUST GOING TO GET MORE EXPENSIVE DAY BY DAY.

YOU BET. I WOULD PROPOSE THAT WE COME UP WITH SOME FINANCIAL PARAMETERS IN OUR AGREEMENT AND THEN WE BUILD EACH AREA.

WHEN THAT PHASE IS BUILT.

SO FOR EXAMPLE, ONE A THE FIRST 150 LOTS, THE FINAL PLATS BEING APPROVED TONIGHT, WE'VE ALREADY STARTED CONSTRUCTION ON THAT WILL INCLUDE THAT CENTRAL 2.1 ACRE PARKLAND AREA.

IT'LL INCLUDE THE TRAIL AND THAT TYPE OF THING.

SO WE'LL PUT THAT IN OUR CONSTRUCTION PLANS TO BE ABLE TO MEET WHATEVER AGREEMENT WE HAVE, THE DETAILS WE HAVE IN THE AGREEMENT.

AND THEN IT A PARK ON THE WEST SIDE, LET'S SAY THAT'D BE OUR NEXT PHASE THAT WE'RE PROPOSING TO BUILD.

SO WE'LL DO THAT IN THAT PHASE.

KIND OF HOW MANY FEET OF TRAILS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

IS THAT ALL GOING TO BE SPECIFIED? WE CAN WE CAN PUT THAT, YES.

NOW SOME OF IT TODAY, LIKE ESPECIALLY ON THE EAST SIDE, BECAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH SLOPE, WE NEED THE ENGINEER TO GET IN THERE AND KIND OF FIGURE SOME OF THAT OUT.

SO THAT'S WHERE I SAY MAYBE SOME LANGUAGE IN OUR AGREEMENT HAS TO DO WITH MINIMUMS OF AMOUNT SPENT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT BASED ON WHAT WE CAN ESTIMATE TODAY. BUT WE'RE HAPPY TO WORK THROUGH THOSE DETAILS BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT'S IMPORTANT.

SO DO ALL THE TIRZ MONEY, ALL THE TIRZ MONEY'S GOES TO PARKS.

LIKE SO THIS SO THIS 380 AGREEMENT, WHERE DOES ALL THE MONEY, ALL THE MONEY GOES TO WHAT YOU'VE DESCRIBED? WE WOULD USE THAT MONEY TOWARDS THESE THINGS.

YES. YEAH. AND OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS.

SO ABOUT WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THAT MONEY GOES TOWARDS THE PARK STUFF? THAT'S WHERE I THINK WE NEED TO GET INTO THE DETAIL OF WHAT DO YOU GUYS LIKE ABOUT OUR PROPOSAL? IF THAT'S WHAT IT IS, WE CAN THEN GO FURTHER DETAIL OUT.

YOU KNOW, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A FIVE FOOT SIDEWALK AND A SIX FOOT SIDEWALK AND PUT A NUMBER TO IT.

WE CAN WE CAN WORK TOWARDS THAT.

SO. OKAY.

I'M GRATEFUL TO SEE THAT YOU'VE INCREASED THE DETENTION PONDS BECAUSE I KNOW WE HAVE CITIZENS THAT HAVE BEEN VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THAT.

THEY WERE NOT AWARE THAT THERE WERE BUILT IN AREAS IN HERE.

SO I'M REALLY GLAD TO SEE THOSE ENLARGE.

I THINK THAT WILL HELP DOWNSTREAM FROM ALL OF THIS IMMENSELY.

WE BELIEVE SO, TOO.

SO IT MAKES US FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE BECAUSE WE'RE LIABLE IF SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN AND OUR ENGINEERS SUGGESTING THIS IS THE SAFEST WAY TO GO.

JODIE WILL SPEAK A LITTLE BIT MORE TO THAT IN THE REZONING CASE, BUT BUT.

WE FEEL LIKE IT'S A GOOD THING TO DO FROM AN ENGINEERING.

SO NOW THAT WE'RE DOING IT, WE WANT TO MONETIZE IT AND MAKE IT HELP, HELP, HELP IMPROVE THE SUBDIVISION.

I HAVE A FISHING POND IN TOWN.

GO AHEAD, SIR. THANK YOU.

MIC] NO, I MEAN IT.

I LIKE THE PROJECT.

I THINK IT'S GREAT. WE NEED THE HOUSES, WE NEED THE MULTIFAMILY.

WE NEED ALL THAT.

THE YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY THAT IS A GROWING AREA WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY.

SO IT WILL AT SOME POINT IN TIME CREATE EXTRA TRAFFIC AND OTHER THINGS FOR US ALONG WITH A LOT OF THE OTHER FOLKS OVER THERE.

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BUT IT'S A GOOD PROJECT.

IT JUST IT'S GOING TO REQUIRE IN THE FUTURE, YOU KNOW, MORE NEEDS FROM STAFFING AND OTHER THINGS ON OUR PART.

A GREAT PROJECT.

WOULD YOU SAY THERE MIGHT BE A 20% INCREASE ON CITATIONS IN THAT SPECIFIC DEMOGRAPHIC? WELL, I CAN'T SAY THAT.

I CAN'T SAY THAT.

I KNOW. I WAS REALLY CURIOUS ABOUT THE THE FISHING DOCK AND THE FISHING AND THE FISHING LICENSE AND THAT I WASN'T SURE WHO'S GOING TO BE OVERSEEING ALL THAT.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

SO WE MAY HAVE FOUND OUR FISHING HOLE, SO.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? NATE, DOES ANYONE FROM THE CITY GOT ANY COMMENTS? NO COMMENT OTHER THAN IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF COUNCIL COULD PROVIDE SOME DIRECTION FOR STAFF.

IS THIS SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD LIKE FOR US TO PURSUE IN TERMS OF A RELATIONSHIP? DRAFT UP A 380 AGREEMENT, BRING YOU THE TIRZ LANGUAGE.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE FROM STAFF AND HOW CAN WE HELP TO MAKE THIS MEET YOUR PRIORITIES AS A COUNCIL? I THINK I'D LIKE TO SEE IT MOVE FORWARD, BUT I THINK WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE GOING TO GET OUT OF IT AT THE END OF THE DAY.

YOU KNOW, THE PARKS, THE WALKING TRAILS, ALL VERY IMPORTANT.

THAT ARE THAT 1.4 MILLION.

THE NICE PART IS IT'S SOMETHING WE'RE NOT FUNDING DIRECTLY, BUT WE ARE STILL FUNDING IT.

AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE GETTING WHAT WE WANT OUT OF IT, BECAUSE IF WE'RE NOT, WE CAN JUST FUND IT OURSELVES.

THANK YOU FOR THE FEEDBACK COUNCILMAN ALLEN.

ANY ANY OTHER FEEDBACK OR DIRECTION FOR OUR TEAM? SO I CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD.

OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THAT TONIGHT AND WE'LL WORK WITH NATE AND MOVE THINGS FORWARD.

VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT.

ITEM SIX WILL OPEN UP A PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:37 TO CONSIDER THE FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AND A PUBLIC HEARING, GIVING ALL INTERESTED PERSONS THE RIGHT

[6. 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 THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND FUTURE LAND USE MAP FOR AN APPROXIMATE 89.64 ACRES OF PROPERTY LOCATED EAST OF DEER PARK ROAD AND NORTH OF WEST THOMPSON STREET FROM SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, SF-2 TO TOWNHOUSE, TH TO ALLOW TOWNHOMES AND FROM COMMERCIAL C-2 TO COMMERCIAL C-1 FOR VISTA PARK PLANNED DEVELOPMENT. (PLANNED DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION 2021-03—MR. JODY BOYD’S REQUEST ON BEHALF OF DECATUR VP, LLC) (THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL, 6-0.) PD2023-01]

TO APPEAR AND BE HEARD ON THE AMENDMENT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND FUTURE LAND USE MAP FOR THE APPROXIMATE 89.64 ACRES OF PROPERTY.

THIS IS APPLICATION 202103.

GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL.

WAYNE. DEDRA'S NOT ABLE TO BE HERE TONIGHT.

I'M GOING TO MUDDLE THROUGH THE BEST I CAN WITH THIS.

GOT A PRESENTATION.

THAT'S FINE. THAT'S WHERE I WANT TO BE.

RIGHT THERE. OKAY.

OKAY. THE ORIGINAL RODDEN ESTATE PLAN DEVELOPMENT WAS APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL IN MAY OF 2003.

RODDEN ESTATE PD WAS AMENDED ON AUGUST 28TH, 2006 TO RESPOND TO CURRENT MARKET CONDITIONS AND TO ACHIEVE AN EFFICIENT BLEND OF LAND USES. RODDEN ESTATE PD WAS AMENDED ON SEPTEMBER 23RD, 2019 AND AT THAT POINT IT WAS 16.65 ACRE TRACT OF LAND WAS REMOVED OUT OF THAT TO CREATE THE MCCULLAR MULTIFAMILY PD OUT OF THAT 16.65 ACRES. THE ORIGINAL PLAN DEVELOPMENT FOR THE VISTA PARK PD WAS APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL ON JUNE 28TH, 2021.

IT'S AN APPROXIMATE 89.64 ACRE TRACT OF LAND.

AND THE PD IS PROPOSED FOR AMENDMENT TONIGHT TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED LOTS FROM 348 TO 258 TO ALLOW SINGLE FAMILY ATTACHED LOTS FOR A TOTAL OF 139 TOWNHOMES, IT'D BE 55 TOWNHOMES IN PHASE TWO A.

84 TOWNHOMES IN PHASE TWO B AND IT WOULD ALSO CHANGE THE 1C2 LOT THAT'S ON THE PLAT TO TWO C1, RESTRICTED COMMERCIAL RESTRICTED BUSINESS COMMERCIAL LOTS IN PHASE TWO A.

THIS IS A SUMMARY OF PROPOSED CHANGES HERE.

THEY'VE JUST WENT OVER A FEW OF THEM WITH YOU, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A PRESENTATION TO GIVE YOU A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF A MORE DETAILED OVERVIEW OF WHAT THOSE ARE. YOU HAVE THESE IN YOUR PACKET RIGHT NOW.

BUT SEVERAL OF THE CHANGES WERE MADE TO ACCOMMODATE GAS LINES AND INCREASED DETENTION PONDS AND THEN TO CREATE THE TOWNHOMES THAT ARE IN THERE ALSO AND THEN TO SPLIT UP THE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY INTO TWO RESTRICTED COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES.

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THERE ARE SEVERAL CHANGES THAT THEY'LL BE HIGHLIGHTING THROUGH THEIR PRESENTATION ON THIS.

SO THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE DECATUR, TO THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT ARE IN KEEPING WITH THE CITY'S DECATUR 2050 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

YOU DO HAVE THE EXISTING AND PROPOSED PLANNED DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT PLAN IN YOUR PACKET. AND 61 PROPERTY OWNERS WERE NOTIFIED, ZERO OPPOSED.

ONE IN FAVOR OF AND ONE IN ONE WAS NEUTRAL.

THE ONE THAT DID RESPOND IN FAVOR OF DID WANT TO VERIFY AN ACCESS EASEMENT IN THAT AREA.

AND WE ARE KEEPING AND MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE THAT.

THE PROPOSED PD AMENDMENT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE DECATUR 2050 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE DEER PARK PLAN DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AMENDMENT AS PROPOSED.

STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF PD 2023-01, PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL 6 TO 0.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO HEAR THEIR THE DETAILS ON THIS FROM THE DEVELOPER PRIOR TO TAKING THE VOTE ON THIS.

WAYNE, I WANT CLARITY.

IT'S JUST A FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE SO THERE WON'T BE ACTION.

NO, YOU'RE OKAY. IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO HEAR FROM THE DEVELOPER IF THEY HAVE ANYTHING ADDITIONAL TO OFFER.

YOU BET. MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT.

MY NAME IS JODIE BOYD, 404 NORTH OAK STREET, ROANOKE, TEXAS.

WE'VE GOT A PRESENTATION HERE IF YOU'LL PULL UP OUR HOPEFULLY IT'S THE RIGHT ONE HERE.

I'LL BE BRIEF TONIGHT.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE STOP ME AT ANY POINT.

TODAY IS MY 24TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY, SO I CHOSE TO BE WITH YOU ALL TONIGHT.

HOPEFULLY 25 IS ON ITS WAY, SO WE'LL SEE.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

I APPRECIATE IT. REALLY, THE CLAP SHOULD BE FOR HER.

REALLY? ALL RIGHT.

SO THIS IS MY PARTNER CAN ATTEST TO THAT.

SO THIS IS I'M GOING TO PULL THIS BACK.

A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO SEE THE, THERE WE GO.

HOW ABOUT THAT? OKAY.

SO THIS IS THE EXISTING PD THAT WAS APPROVED BY COUNCIL PREVIOUSLY.

A FEW CHANGES TO GO OVER THAT.

THE MAJOR IMPETUS FOR THIS CHANGE IS THE TOWNHOMES.

WE TOOK AWAY SOME 50 BY 100 FOOT SINGLE FAMILY LOTS AND WE'RE EXCHANGING THEM FOR SOME 25 BY 85 SINGLE FAMILY ATTACHED TOWNHOME PRODUCT.

WE KNOW THERE ARE SOME SOME OTHER TOWNHOMES HERE IN THE CITY THAT HAVE DONE VERY WELL.

WE THOUGHT THAT WAS A VERY GOOD PRODUCT.

PART OF OUR MOTIVE WAS WE'RE GOING FROM HIGH DENSITY MULTIFAMILY AND RETAIL USES TO SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED.

AND SO IN BETWEEN THOSE TWO USES, WE THOUGHT IT WAS APPROPRIATE TO GO WITH SINGLE FAMILY ATTACHED TOWNHOME UNITS TO KIND OF PHASE THAT AS WE GO ACROSS OUR SITE.

SUMMARY OF CHANGES HERE.

THIS IS IN YOUR PACKET.

WENT UP ON OPEN SPACE A LITTLE BIT, ALMOST FOUR ACRES OF ADDITIONAL OPEN SPACE BASED ON THE WAY THAT WE'VE CHANGED THE LAYOUT, THE 50 BY 100 LOTS THAT WE HAD ON THE WEST SIDE, WE TRIED TO MARKET THOSE AND REALLY JUST GOT A LOT OF PUSHBACK ON THE DEPTH OF THOSE 100 FOOT LOTS.

REALLY. THEY LIKE THE 125 WE HAVE IN THE BALANCE OF THE PROPERTY AND GOT A REALLY POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM MOST OF OUR BUILDER PARTNERS ON THE TOWNHOMES AS WELL.

SO PART OF THIS IS A MARKETING ENDEAVOR AS WELL.

WE REMOVED THE LOTS, AS TROY SAID, ON THE WEST SIDE FROM AN ENGINEERING STANDPOINT, THAT MIDDLE KIND OF CUL DE SAC, OPEN SPACE IS KIND OF WHERE THE SITE BREAKS.

IT BREAKS TO THE EAST AT ONE SIDE AND IT BREAKS TO THE WEST ON THE OTHER SIDE.

SO AS WE GOT MORE INTO THE DETAILS OF OUR ENGINEERING PLAN, WE REALIZED IN ORDER TO NOT HAVE ANY OFF SITE IMPACT FOR WATER, WE NEEDED TO ADD THE DETENTION THERE ON THE WEST SIDE. SO I THINK WE LOST ABOUT FOUR LOTS THERE, 4 OR 5 LOTS THERE TO PUT DETENTION ON THAT WEST SIDE AND IT WILL BE DETENTION SLASH RETENTION.

SO THERE'LL BE WATER IN IT, WE'LL PUT A FOUNTAIN IN IT, THAT SORT OF STUFF.

SO IT'LL BE A NICE AMENITY ON THAT WESTERN SIDE.

WE CHANGE THE ROADWAYS HERE.

AND HONESTLY, ALL THIS IS JUST TO APPEASE THE GAS COMPANY.

WE HAD TO BEND OVER BACKWARDS TO GET DOWN THE ROAD WITH THE GAS COMPANY.

THIS WAS PART OF THAT COMPROMISE WITH THE GAS COMPANY.

WE PULLED BACK THAT CUL DE SAC INSTEAD OF LOOPING THAT ROAD AROUND.

WE PULLED THAT BACK SO WE DIDN'T HAVE TO CROSS THE THE PIPELINE TWICE.

AGAIN, THE OPEN SPACE BOUNDARY THERE.

AGAIN, THAT WAS A CONCESSION FOR THE OIL AND GAS COMPANY.

THAT OPEN SPACE THERE REPRESENTS ON THE KIND OF THE SOUTHWEST, THE EXISTING OIL AND GAS PAD THAT'S THERE TODAY.

WE JUST AMENDED THE WAY THAT IT LOOKED.

SO IT MATCHED WHAT'S CURRENTLY THERE.

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WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO GO AND, YOU KNOW, GIVE AN ARM AND A LEG TO RESHAPE THAT PAD.

SO THAT'S WHY WE'VE DONE THAT.

AGAIN, HERE WAS THE 50 BY 100 FOOT LOTS.

WE'VE TAKEN THOSE OUT AND GONE BACK IN WITH THE TOWNHOMES ON THAT SIDE.

ONE OF THE THINGS I DO WANT TO POINT OUT, WE THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT, THE OLD PLAN, IF YOU DRIVE IN FROM THE WEST SIDE OFF OF DEER PARK, WAS GOING BY A WHOLE BUNCH OF DRIVEWAYS. SO THERE'S GOING TO BE A BUNCH OF DRIVEWAYS ACCESSING THAT MAIN ENTRANCE INTO THE SUBDIVISION.

ONE OF THE PLANNING PARADIGMS THAT WE'VE CHANGED HERE IS ALL OF THOSE LOTS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF OUR MAIN ENTRANCE THERE, FACE OPEN SPACE.

SO THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE DRIVEWAYS IMPEDING ACCESS TO THAT MAIN ROAD.

HELPS BRACKET THE ENTRANCE TO THE SUBDIVISION.

SO AS YOU DRIVE IN THERE, YOU'VE GOT THE CHURCH ON YOUR LEFT HAND SIDE AND ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE YOU HAVE A ROW OF TOWNHOMES THAT ARE FRONT FACING ONTO OPEN SPACE WITH A TRAIL THAT GOES THROUGH THERE. WE REALLY THINK IT HELPS FRAME THE SUBDIVISION AS YOU KIND OF COME INTO THE SUBDIVISION FROM THE WEST.

AGAIN, WE LIMITED THE CUL DE SAC THERE, AS TROY NOTED.

WE TOOK OUT THE CUL DE SAC THERE AND I THINK IT WAS 9 OR 10 LOTS ON THAT SIDE IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE PARK, THE CITY PARKLAND DEDICATION.

AND REALLY, TRULY, WE WANT TO PUT A BIG DETENTION POND THERE.

WE UNDERSTAND THERE'S ISSUES DOWNSTREAM IN THAT LOW WATER CROSSING ON THOMPSON.

ONE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH NEW DEVELOPMENT IS OFFSITE WATER.

WE'VE GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND THE CITY STANDARDS WITH THIS DESIGN.

FROM DETENTION POND STANDPOINT, WE'RE ACTUALLY RETAINING MORE WATER THAN THE CITY STANDARDS ARE TODAY.

JUST AS TROY SAID, YOU KNOW, WE'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR DOWNSTREAM NEIGHBORS.

WE WANT TO DO EVERYTHING WE COULD TO MITIGATE ANY OF THAT VELOCITY DOWNSTREAM ON THE WATER.

SO THAT'S ANOTHER MAIN IMPETUS FOR THE POND WHERE IT'S AT.

AND WE MADE IT BIGGER TO NICER RETAINS MORE WATER.

OKAY. SAME DESIGN PARADIGM ON THE SOUTH EAST SIDE, THAT MAIN ENTRY ROAD.

THOSE ARE FRONT FACING LOTS ONTO OPEN SPACE AND TO THE STREET THAT DOESN'T HAVE DRIVEWAYS IMPEDING PROGRESS AS PEOPLE COME AND GO INTO THE SUBDIVISION.

THEY'LL ALL BE REAR LOADED TOWNHOME LOTS WITH ADDITIONAL OPEN SPACE.

ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT P AND Z WAS ABOUT SIDEWALKS.

WE HAVEN'T SHOWN THE SIDEWALKS HERE, BUT ALL OF THE TOWNHOME UNITS WILL HAVE A SIDEWALK THAT GOES ACROSS THE FRONT OF THEM.

SO YOU'RE NOT GOING TO PARK AND WALK ACROSS THE GRASS TO SEE YOUR NEIGHBORS IN THE TOWNHOME.

THERE'LL BE A SIDEWALK THERE AS WELL, AS WELL AS SIDEWALK AND ALL THE SINGLE FAMILY, 50 FOOT LOTS IN THE REST OF THE PROJECT.

THE ESSENTIALLY THE MAIN CHANGE FOR THE COMMERCIAL WAS WE MOVED THE ROAD TO THE EAST TO TO BE IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR OUR LAND THERE ON THAT BLOCK ON THOMPSON.

TWO REASONS FOR THAT.

ONE THAT LOW WATER CROSSING THAT'S RIGHT THERE BY THE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL IS MORE ON OUR EAST ON OUR WEST SIDE.

SO WE WANTED TO TAKE THE ENTRANCE TO A SUBDIVISION AWAY FROM THAT LOW WATER CROSSING ISSUE.

HELPS WITH THE ENGINEERING.

WE THINK IT MAKES TWO TWO COMMERCIAL LOTS THAT ARE MUCH BETTER THAN THE ONE TWO ACRE SITE.

WE ACTUALLY HAVE THESE UNDER CONTRACT, SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO TRYING TO SELL THOSE.

MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING, I BELIEVE IS WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO.

SO ALREADY SOME GOOD MOMENTUM FOR THE SITE ON THAT.

AGAIN, WE BENT THE ROAD TO THE NORTH THERE.

I FALSELY THOUGHT WE COULD WORK WITH OIL AND GAS COMPANY AND GET THEM TO MOVE THAT PIPELINE.

WE LEARNED OTHERWISE, SO WE MOVED OUR ROAD.

AGAIN HERE WE MOVE THE ROAD TO THE CENTER THERE TO MAKE THOSE TWO COMMERCIAL LOTS MORE MARKETABLE.

WE THINK IT'S BETTER FROM AN ENGINEERING STANDPOINT, BETTER FROM AN ACCESS STANDPOINT AS WELL.

WE HAVEN'T CHANGED THE THE RIGHT TURN LANE AS YOU'RE HEADING WEST ON THOMPSON.

THERE'LL BE A RIGHT TURN LANE GOING INTO THOSE COMMERCIAL TRACKS.

SO THAT'S THE HATCHED PART OF THAT ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THOSE COMMERCIAL IS THAT RIGHT TURN LANE AND THEN OF COURSE, ON THE FAR EAST BOUNDARY, THERE IS A RIGHT OF WAY EASEMENT THERE THAT ACCESSES THE THEATER.

WE'RE LEAVING THAT AS IT IS TODAY.

WE'VE, YOU KNOW, PREVIOUSLY GIVEN THAT TO THE THEATER, WE'RE NOT TRYING TO GET INTO THEIR BUSINESS.

WE'RE GOING TO LEAVE IT LIKE IT IS.

A CITY PARKLAND.

WE'VE GONE TO ALMOST 20%.

ACTUALLY, A LITTLE OVER 20% OF THE TOTAL SITE IS PARKLAND AND OPEN SPACE.

THAT'S QUITE A BIT OF PARKLAND AND OPEN SPACE FROM THE KIND OF PRODUCT THAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO HERE.

WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

REALLY ARE EXCITED ABOUT THAT CENTRAL I CALL IT CENTRAL PARK.

IN MY MIND. I CALL IT THE CENTRAL PARK.

I KNOW IT'S NOT CENTRAL TO THE CITY, BUT TO OUR SITE.

WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO BUILDING THAT.

HERE IS AN OPEN SPACE PLAN THAT SHOWS THE VARIOUS OPEN SPACES, A COMBINATION OF CITY PARKLAND DEDICATION.

WE ACTUALLY EXCEED THE CALCULATION FOR THE REQUIREMENT OF CITY PARKLAND DEDICATION WITH THIS PROPOSAL.

AND THEN ON TOP OF THAT, WE HAVE AN ADDITIONAL OPEN SPACE DEDICATION, REALLY TO MAKE IT PLEASANT FOR EVERYBODY.

A LOT OF WHAT WE TRY TO DO IS COMMUNITY, RIGHT? THE PARK BENCHES, THE PLAYGROUNDS, THE TRAILS, TRYING TO GET PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR HOUSE, BRING THEM TOGETHER, GET TO KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOR.

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WHEN YOU KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOR, THINGS TEND TO GO A LOT SMOOTHER FOR YOU.

HERE'S THE CITY PARK.

THIS SLIDE IS A PART OF OUR CONSTRUCTION PRINTS OF PHASE ONE THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN APPROVED BY CITY STAFF.

WE'VE ADDED A GAZEBO STRUCTURE 20 BY 44 SHADE STRUCTURE THERE.

WE'LL HAVE SEATING UNDER THAT.

YOU CAN SEE THE VARIOUS TRAILS AND TREES THAT WE'RE ADDING IN THE PARKLAND THERE, BUT REALLY WANT TO ENHANCE THAT CENTRAL PARKLAND FOR PEOPLE TO COME OUT AND ENJOY THEMSELVES AND ENJOY THE COMMUNITY.

AND AGAIN, OPEN TO EVERYBODY, ALL THE OPEN SPACE WILL BE OPEN TO EVERYONE.

ALL RIGHT. PAWNS TO THE LEFT.

AS WE TALKED ABOUT ON THE WEST HAND SIDE, THE BIGGER POND ON THE RIGHT, THE POND ON THE LEFT, THE OPEN SPACE POND.

THERE IS NOT CITY PARKLAND DEDICATION.

YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THE TWO DIFFERENT GREEN COLORS HERE, THE LIGHTER GREEN BEING CITY PARKLAND.

AND THEN WE LABELED THE REST OF IT OPEN SPACE TO KIND OF DIFFERENTIATE THAT.

SO IT'S NOT CONFUSING OR ANY MORE CONFUSING, I SHOULD SAY.

ALL RIGHT. IN SUMMARY, THE TOWNHOME LOTS HELPED DIVERSIFY OUR PRODUCT OFFERING FOR THE MARKETPLACE.

WE HAVE 50 FOOT SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED IF YOU ALL APPROVE THIS.

WE HAVE THE TOWNHOME ATTACHED, SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.

WE REALLY HELP SEE THAT DRIVING AFFORDABILITY FOR THE CITY AND A DIFFERENT PRODUCT OFFERING.

YOU'RE GOING TO GET A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT FOLKS THAT MOVE INTO THE TOWNHOMES, THAT MOVE INTO THE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.

WE THINK THAT'S APPROPRIATE FOR A GROWING CITY LIKE THE CITY OF DECATUR TO HAVE A VARIED PRODUCT OFFERING IN THEIR HOUSING.

FRONT FACING TOWNHOMES REALLY LIKE THAT? THAT WAS A BIG SELLER FOR ME.

WE STARTED CONTEMPLATE THIS CHANGE THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR.

WE REALLY FEEL LIKE IT BRACKETS THE ENTRANCE TO THE SUBDIVISIONS ON BOTH SIDES.

NOT ENCUMBERED BY DRIVEWAYS.

MAKES IT A NICE, PLEASANT DRIVE WITH OPEN SPACE, TREES, LANDSCAPING, THAT SORT OF STUFF.

UH, HERE AGAIN, CITY PARKLAND INCREASED TO JUST OVER 20% OF THE PROJECT.

WE APPRECIATE Y'ALL'S CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP.

NATE AND STAFF HAVE BEEN GREAT TO WORK WITH.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE THEIR LEADERSHIP AND THEIR HELP IN THIS.

WE WOULD JUST ASK FOR A FAVORABLE APPROVAL OF OUR ZONING REQUEST, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.

NO. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, SIR. DID WE HAVE ANYONE? I'M SO SORRY. WE'RE GOOD THERE, APPARENTLY.

GREAT. DID ANYONE SIGN UP FOR COMMENT? ALL RIGHT. AND WE WILL CLOSE ITEM SIX AT 6:52.

ALL RIGHT. WE WILL OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM SEVEN.

[7. CONSIDER A PUBLIC HEARING GIVING ALL INTERESTED PERSONS THE RIGHT TO APPEAR AND BE HEARD ON A REQUEST TO FINAL PLAT LOT 1R, BLOCK 54, TARLETON ADDITION, BEING APPROXIMATELY A 0.25 ACRE TRACT OF LAND LOCATED EAST OF HOLMAN STREET AND SOUTH OF SHOEMAKER STREET IN THE CITY OF DECATUR, WISE COUNTY, TEXAS FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 301 SOUTH HOLMAN STREET. (REPLAT APPLICATION RP2023-03— MR. TOMMY BURKS, ON BEHALF OF KATHERINE NOBLES) (THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL, 6-0.) RP2023-03]

CONSIDER A PUBLIC HEARING, GIVING ALL INTERESTED PERSONS THE RIGHT TO APPEAR AND BE HEARD ON THE REQUEST OF FINAL PLAT, LOT ONE R, BLOCK 54.

THIS IS OUR P202303.

YES. SO THIS IS A REPLAT OF PROPERTY COMMONLY KNOWN AS 301 SOUTH HOLMAN STREET. TOMMY BURKE'S REQUEST, ON BEHALF OF KATHERINE NOBLES TO FINAL PLAT LOT 1R, BLOCK 54 TO TARLETON EDITION.

OH, I'M SO SORRY.

I'M GOING TO MAKE SURE I SAY THAT WE OPENED UP THIS PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:53.

SORRY. PLEASE CONTINUE.

APPROXIMATELY 0.25 ACRE TRACT OF LAND BEING A REPLAT OF A PORTION OF BLOCK 54 AND PART OF THE ALLEY.

THE APPLICANT IS ASKING FOR A REPLAT FOR A BEDROOM BATHROOM ADDITION ONTO HER SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE.

29 PROPERTY OWNERS WERE NOTIFIED, ZERO OPPOSED, ZERO IN FAVOR OF.

AND ONE NEUTRAL TO THE REPLAT.

HAVE THE COPY OF THE REPLAT IN YOUR UH, IN YOUR PACKET.

AND THE PLAT MEETS THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF THE CITY OF DECATUR'S ZONING ORDINANCE, SUBDIVISION REGULATION AND DESIGN STANDARDS.

STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF RP 2023-03, PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL.

6 TO 0.

ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER PRESENTATION OR INFORMATION FROM THE CITY? NOT UNLESS YOU SOMETHING.

DO WE HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP FOR THIS? ALL RIGHT. WE WILL NOW CLOSE THIS AT 6:55.

THANK YOU. WE'LL MOVE TO OUR NONPUBLIC HEARING ITEMS.

[8. CONSIDER FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO GRANT SIGNATORY AND EXPENDITURE APPROVAL AUTHORITY TO THE CITY MANANGER FOR BUDGETED AMOUNTS LESS THAN $50,000.00.]

ITEM EIGHT, CONSIDER FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO GRANT SIGNATURE AND EXPENDITURE APPROVAL FOR CITY MANAGER FOR ITEMS LESS THAN $50,000.

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MAYOR AND COUNCIL. AS WE HAVE WORKED HARD, ALONG WITH YOUR GUIDANCE AND STAFF'S DILIGENCE, TO MAKE OUR PROCESSES MORE EFFICIENT AND MORE STREAMLINED.

THIS IS ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT WE WANTED TO BRING BEFORE YOU.

IF YOU APPROVE THIS TONIGHT, IT WOULD GRANT ME SIGNING AUTHORITY FOR ANYTHING THAT TOTALS LESS THAN $50,000.

AND THINK ABOUT SOMETHING THAT YOU MAY APPROVE IN A PROPOSED FY BUDGET AND IT COMES TIME TO PURCHASE THAT ITEM.

WE WOULD NOT HAVE TO BRING IT BEFORE COUNCIL AGAIN IF IT WAS LESS THAN $50,000 IN TOTAL VALUE.

WE WOULD JUST HAVE AN ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS IN-HOUSE THAT ALLOWS THE PURCHASING POLICY TO DIRECT ME TO SIGN FOR THOSE THINGS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY BUDGETED FOR REDUCING MULTIPLE DUPLICATED EFFORTS AND MULTIPLE DUPLICATED STEPS.

ALL RIGHT. THIS ORDINANCE WOULD BE ALLOWING YOU TO DO.

VERY GOOD, UNDERSTAND.

DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD.

THAT'S OUR FIRST READING.

ITEM NINE, CONSIDER FIRST READING AN ORDINANCE CREATING A COUNCIL RELATIONS POLICY AND CODE OF ETHICS AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

[9. CONSIDER FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE CREATING A COUNCIL RELATIONS POLICY AND CODE OF ETHICS AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.]

IN THE SAME SPIRIT OF EFFICIENCIES AND MAKING THE CITY OPERATE AT A PROFESSIONAL AND HIGH CAPACITY ON A VERY CONSISTENT BASIS, WE'RE PRESENTING THIS TO YOU BECAUSE THE CHARTER SAYS WE WILL HAVE IT, MUCH LIKE AN EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK HAS A CODE OF CONDUCT, CODE OF ETHICS.

SO TOO DOES OUR CHARTER.

AND WE'RE BRINGING IT BEFORE YOU ON A FIRST READING IN THE FORM OF AN ORDINANCE.

AND I WOULD OFFER THAT IT POINTS OUT ITEMS SUCH AS COUNCIL RELATIONS.

IT DEFINES WHAT THOSE ARE.

IT GIVES YOU A STATEMENT OF MISSION.

IT POINTS OUT MAYOR AND COUNCIL RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES ALONG WITH CODE OF CONDUCT.

IT PROVIDES A BOUNDARY FOR YOU TO HAVE COUNCIL STAFF RELATIONS.

IT PROVIDES COUNCIL AND MEDIA RELATIONSHIP GUIDANCE, AND IT DEFINES CLEARLY A CODE OF ETHICS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL WOULD APPROVE.

IT ALSO PUTS FORTH A PROCESS FOR COMPLAINT RESOLUTION.

SO IN THE EVENT THERE ARE CLEARLY NO ISSUES TODAY, RIGHT NOW WITH OUR COUNCIL, BUT IN THE EVENT THAT THERE BECOMES AN ISSUE AS SOMEONE FILES A COMPLAINT AGAINST THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, IT WOULD GIVE US A LEGAL HANDLE FOR WHICH TO ACT ON THAT COMPLAINT, AND IT IS IN THE FORM OF AN ORDINANCE.

I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY MORE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

QUESTIONS. RIGHT.

SEEMS VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD.

ITEM TEN DISCUSS AND CONSIDER A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A REQUEST FOR ANNEXATION FROM WISE COUNTY FOR AN APPROXIMATE 2.183 ACRES.

[10. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A REQUEST FOR ANNEXATION FROM WISE COUNTY FOR AN APPROXIMATE 2.183 ACRE TRACT KNOWN AS A PORTION OF THE RIGHT-OF-WAY OF OLD DENTON ROAD GENERALLY BETWEEN THE 1400 BLOCK THROUGH THE 1600 BLOCK OF OLD DENTON ROAD; SETTING A DATE, TIME, AND PLACE FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION OF CERTAIN PROPERTY BY THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS; AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY SECRETARY TO HAVE PUBLISHED NOTICE OF SUCH PUBLIC HEARINGS; AND AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING CITY STAFF TO PREPARE A SERVICE PLAN. RESOLUTION R2023-08-19]

THIS IS RESOLUTION 2308-19.

MAYOR RESOLUTION 202 308-19 IS TIED TO THE PALOMA PROJECT EAST OF DECATUR.

THIS IS THE FINAL, I BELIEVE, THE FINAL PIECE ANNEXING RIGHT OF WAY ON OLD DENTON ROAD.

AND THE COUNTY HAS ALREADY APPROVED IT AND YOUR ACTION TONIGHT WILL APPROVE IT AS WELL.

ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? AND THEN WE'LL LOOK FOR A YES.

MR. MAYOR, WE APPROVE RESOLUTION 2023-18.

HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AND A SECOND ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THAT SAY AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSES. THANK YOU.

ITEM 11, CONSIDER TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A RECORD MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE CITY OF DECATUR RESOLUTION 2308-17.

[11. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A RECORDS MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS, ESTABLISHING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES CONSISTENT WITH THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT RECORDS ACT. RESOLUTION R2023-08-17]

MAYOR AND COUNCIL RESOLUTION R 2023-817 IS IN THE SAME SPIRIT AS ITEMS EIGHT AND NINE, MAKING THE CITY MORE EFFICIENT, HOLDING UP TO THE RULES AND BOUNDARIES OF THE CHARTER.

SUSIE DID A FANTASTIC JOB IN IDENTIFYING THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE A DEFINED RECORD MANAGEMENT PLAN THAT THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE PUT OUT.

SO SHE DRAFTED THAT FOR US, ALONG WITH OUR PARTNERS AT MESSER AND FORD.

THE DOCUMENT THEY HAVE BEFORE YOU, AGAIN IDENTIFIES EFFICIENCIES WHERE WE DIDN'T HAVE THEM BEFORE.

RECORD MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS SHOULD REDUCE THE VOLUME OF THINGS THAT WE DON'T NEED LAYING AROUND ANYMORE IDENTIFIES ACCORDING TO THE STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. WHAT WE NEED TO MAINTAIN FOR HOW LONG AND WHEN WE CAN STORE SOMETHING IN THE FORM OF A SCANNED DOCUMENT VERSUS WHEN WE HAVE TO KEEP A PHYSICAL HARD COPY AND SO ON.

SO THE RECORD MANAGEMENT PLAN STARTS ON PAGE 110 OF YOUR PACKET, AND IT GOES ON TO TALK ABOUT THE VARIOUS DUTIES OF THE FOLKS ASSIGNED TO THE

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COMMITTEE. AND THE SIMPLEST WAY I CAN PUT THAT TO YOU IS THE CITY SECRETARY WILL BE THE HEAD OF THE COMMITTEE AND RUN THE RECORD MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE ENTIRE CITY. EACH DEPARTMENT WILL HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE THAT REPORTS TO THAT COMMITTEE AND THEN WE WILL THAT WILL BE A LIVING COMMITTEE THAT KEEPS THE PLAN FUNCTIONING YEAR OVER YEAR.

AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY MORE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS.

AND I WOULD OFFER TO TURN THE MIC OVER TO SUSIE FOR ANY DETAILED ANSWERS.

O GOOD CITY SECRETARY.

YES. DOES ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS FOR SUSIE? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, SUSIE.

I ACTUALLY HAVE ONE.

WE WERE TALKING ABOUT LOCAL GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY.

SAY HYPOTHETICALLY, HAD A 67 GREEN CORVETTE.

AND THE PAPARAZZIS FOLLOWING ME AND I BACK INTO THE GARAGE.

THIS IS HYPOTHETICALS.

SAY THERE'S SOME MISCELLANEOUS BOXES OF SOMETHING SPINNING.

SO WOULD THIS HELP ISOLATE OR INFILTRATE THAT THAT WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED IN MY GARAGE, HYPOTHETICALLY.

COUNCILMAN. I DON'T KNOW THAT IT WOULD HELP IN YOUR GARAGE, BUT IT WOULD HELP OUR I DON'T HAVE A THREE CAR GARAGE LIKE SOME PEOPLE DO.

IT WOULD HELP OUR OFFICES CONFORM TO THE TEXAS STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES COMMISSION.

THAT APPLIES TO YOU AS WELL.

WE'RE HAPPY TO SHARE THE RECORDS MANAGEMENT PLAN WITH YOU.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE QUESTIONS FOR SUSIE? ALL RIGHT HERE, HEARING NO OTHER QUESTIONS.

WE'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.

I'VE GOT TO MAKE THIS MOTION.

MR. MAYOR, I MOVED TO APPROVE RESOLUTION OR 2023-817.

ALL RIGHT, SO WE HAVE A MOTION.

AND WE HAVE A SECOND.

GOOD CHOICE. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION SAY AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.

ALL RIGHT. EXCELLENT. WELL, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE CITY AND LOOKING AT VARIOUS ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS AND PROCESSES TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE UPHOLDING HIGH STANDARDS.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THAT.

[INAUDIBLE] ITEM 12, THE CONSENT AGENDA.

[12. CONSENT AGENDA]

AS ALWAYS, IF THERE'S AN ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO PULL BEFORE WE VOTE ON THAT, PLEASE INDICATE SO.

OTHERWISE, WE'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.

MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS READ.

AND I'M GOING TO SECOND THAT ALSO.

ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE AN APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.

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

AYE. OPPOSED, DAME SIGN.

ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSES. THANK YOU.

SO ITEM 13 IS AN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

[13. **EXECUTIVE SESSION: IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551.001, ET SEQ., THE CITY COUNCIL WILL RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION (CLOSED MEETING) TO DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING:]

DO WE NEED AN EXECUTIVE SESSION THIS EVENING? OKAY. SO I WILL GO AHEAD AND PUT US INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 7:03 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551001.

THE CITY COUNCIL WILL RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION CLOSED MEETING TO DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH THE ATTORNEY 551.071.

THIS IS TO CONTEMPLATE EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS FOR A ROADWAY, NECESSARILY FOR PUBLIC ACCESS TO A RESIDENTIAL AREA.

ALL RIGHT.

[14. **RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION – IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 551, THE CITY COUNCIL WILL RECONVENE INTO REGULAR SESSION TO CONSIDER ACTION, IF ANY, ON MATTERS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.]

ALL RIGHT, WE WILL RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION AT 7:16. DOES COUNCIL HAVE A MOTION? MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT OR I RECOMMEND THAT WE AUTHORIZE OUR CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY TO ENTER IN WITH NEGOTIATIONS WITH AMERICAN STANDARD CORPORATION.

TOWER CORPORATION.

THAT I SECOND THAT.

ALL RIGHT SO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? MAYOR, FOR CLARITY THE REQUEST FROM COUNCIL IS TO ENTER INTO NEGOTIATION WITH AMERICAN TOWER.

FOR WHAT PURPOSE? FOR THE PURPOSE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.

EMINENT DOMAIN. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR THAT POINT OF CLARITY.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THE MOTION? ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION SAY AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED, SAME SIGN.

ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THAT GETS US TO ITEM 15.

DO WE HAVE ANYONE ELSE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC INPUT?