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I STILL HAVE US AT 5:30, AND WE'LL GO AHEAD AND START OUR QUARTERLY REPORTS.
AND WE'LL BEGIN WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, CHIEF.
THANK YOU. HOW ARE YOU ALL THIS EVENING? WE'LL ROLL OVER TO THE FIRST ONE.
THIS IS OUR THIRD QUARTER REPORT.
A LITTLE BREAKDOWN OF THE LAST THREE MONTHS.
AND BUT IF WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, WHAT'S INTERESTING IS WE'RE STARTING TO SEE IN 23 RIGHT NOW, THREE QUARTERS IN, WE'RE AT 3,121 RUNS.
AND THAT'S AS OF 3:00 THIS AFTERNOON.
THAT ONLY CONTINUES TO TRICKLE AND GO UP FASTER AND FASTER.
UNFORTUNATELY, AS I TALK ABOUT THIS CALL RUNS AND STAFFING, I ALSO HAVE TO SIT HERE AND GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF BAD NEWS IS, YOU KNOW, THE LAST TWO YEARS WE'VE APPLIED FOR A SAFER GRANT AND TWO WEEKS AGO, I RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FROM THE COMPANY, THE ROUTERS THAT WE HIRED THIS YEAR THAT WE DID NOT GET IT.
I HAVEN'T GOT THE OFFICIAL DENIAL, BUT WE DID NOT GET IT AGAIN.
IN OUR THIRD QUARTER, TRAINING C.E.
AND LIVE FIRE TRAINING HAD 692 HOURS TOTAL ACROSS THE DEPARTMENT, AND THEN WE HAD THREE STAFF MEMBERS ASSIGNED TO SOME CERTIFICATION CLASSES THAT TOOK UP ABOUT 36.
WE HAD 64 BUSINESS INSPECTIONS, 18 FOOD TRUCKS WERE THREE CAMPUSES IN SINCE SCHOOL HAS STARTED.
THAT TAKES ABOUT A WEEK FOR EVERYONE BECAUSE WE CAN ONLY DO IT RIGHT IN THE AFTERNOONS.
SO WE HAVE TO GO DURING SCHOOL.
THAT'S A TOTAL OF 85 IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS.
PREVENTION ALSO COMPLETED 18 PLAN REVIEWS.
AND THEN WE INSTALLED SMOKE DETECTORS IN 17 HOMES OVER THIS QUARTER.
AND I'LL GIVE YOU ALL THE NUMBERS WHEN I REPORT THE FOURTH QUARTER.
BUT OCTOBER, THE CLOWNS HAVE BEEN HARD AT IT.
THEY STILL GOT A COUPLE OF SHOWS LEFT AND.
BUT IT'S BEEN QUIET THE THE TIME ON ANOTHER REPORT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE IS A THIS KIND OF BEEN GOING ON GOING FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS IS OUR CHICO STREET PROJECTS WHERE THE ACQUIRED STRUCTURES THAT WE'RE WORKING TO HELP THE DEVELOPERS AND HELP OUR TRAINING NEEDS.
THIS THIS WEEKEND, THE TRAINING IS JUST ENDING LIKE AN HOUR AGO, BUT WE'VE BEEN AT IT SINCE SATURDAY MORNING AS WE BROUGHT IN AN INSTRUCTOR OUT OF MICHIGAN THAT'S WELL KNOWN FOR SOME OF THE ASPECTS AND INCIDENTS OF WHAT HE TEACHES.
THAT'S ACTUALLY HIM AND HIS COAT.
YOU FLIP OVER AND THIS IS JUST SOME OF THE PICTURES FROM YESTERDAY GIVING AN IDEA WE HAD 60 SOLD TICKETS TO COME TO THIS EVENT. WE HAD CREWS FROM KITTY HAWK, SOUTH CAROLINA, LOUISIANA, A SMALL PARISH JUST OUTSIDE OF SHREVEPORT, DALLAS FIRE DEPARTMENT, FARMERS BRANCH, MCKINNEY, HASLETT, CRUM, HILLSBOROUGH, GRAPEVINE AND MANSFIELD.
AND THOSE WERE THE LARGER NUMBERS.
AND WE HAD SOME INDIVIDUALS FROM OTHER PLACES, INCLUDING OUR OWN CREWS.
SO IT'S BEEN A VERY SUCCESSFUL WEEKEND, AND IT'S ALWAYS GOOD FOR OUR OWN PEOPLE, WHEN YOU'RE WORKING SIDE DALLAS AND, YOU KNOW, FARMERS RANCH, SOME OF THESE ARE JUST RUN FIRES EVERY DAY.
THAT'S. THAT IS ALL I HAVE FOR YOUR THIRD QUARTER.
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VERY GOOD. WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH.ANY IDEAS? SO I TALKED TO THEM.
THEY ARE ABLE TO GET THE FEEDBACK SHEETS FROM THE GRADING.
WHAT WE HOPE IS THAT THAT WILL SHOW US WHY WHAT WHERE WE NEEDED TO IMPROVE, WHAT WAS WRONG.
SO I'M HOPING THAT WILL AND SEE WHERE WE GO.
I THINK IT'LL BE GREAT. LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
THAT'S WHAT I'M HOPING FOR. YES.
IT'S NOT GOING TO BE AS LONG AS DEROY THOUGH, I PROMISE.
ALL RIGHT. SET THE TIMER JUST TO CHECK.
NEXT ONE TOO. SO IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE ON SCHEDULE.
IT'S. I WRITE THESE ALL THE TIME, BUT IT'S HARD FOR ME TO EXPLAIN TO YOU.
WITH OUR MONTHS TO DATE APPLICATIONS WE'RE SLOW, BUT IT'S BEEN BUILDING UP, AS YOU CAN TELL.
IT'S WE'RE NOT DOWN MUCH FROM LAST YEAR.
IN THIS QUARTER THAN WE DID THE PREVIOUS QUARTER.
IN OUR APPLICATIONS WERE DOWN EIGHT APPLICATIONS FROM LAST YEAR TO DATE TO THIS YEAR TO DATE.
AND AS YOU CAN TELL, WE'RE PRETTY STEADY, BUT NOT OVER.
THEN WE DID A MONTHLY COMPARISON PER YEAR.
SO YOU CAN SEE ROUGHLY WE WERE SLOWER IN JUNE, JULY, AUGUST THAN WE ARE IN SEPTEMBER.
AND THEN THESE ARE THE APPLICATIONS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL HAS APPROVED.
HE ACTUALLY RAMPED UP ON MAPS, AS YOU CAN TELL IT, LIKE DOUBLED FOR MAPS FROM OTHER DEPARTMENTS.
THE MAPS HE HAS TO PRINT, THE LAYERS HE'S CREATED, THE PLAT CASES THAT HE REVIEWED, ADDRESS VERIFICATIONS WERE UP AND OTHER ITEMS WHICH WERE PART FOR THE.
WHAT HE DID WAS FOR WISE COUNTY AND THE INTER-DEPARTMENTAL SUPPORT.
HE COMPLETED APPROXIMATELY 282 GIS RELATED TASKS OF TRAINING AT THE ESRI USER CONFERENCE, THE PUBLIC WEB MAP, NCT 911 AND THEN INTER-DEPARTMENTAL SUPPORT UPDATING MAP EXHIBITS FOR THE DECATUR AIRPORT, THE ETJ OVERLAY AND THE WATER LINE MAPPING. THESE ARE PRE-APPLICATION MEETINGS.
AND THEN THESE ARE UPCOMING OR COMPLETED PROJECTS.
THE VOTING PRIVILEGES FOR THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSIONER CHAIRMAN.
UPDATE THE CARPORT REQUIREMENTS AND ALLOW SINGLE FAMILIES ATTACHED IN A C1-A DECATUR SQUARE BUSINESS TO CONFORM WITH THE RECOMMENDATION INCLUDED IN THE DECATUR 2050 PLAN. THESE ARE THE CURRENT PROJECTS WE CURRENTLY HAVE UNDER REVIEW OR ALREADY APPROVED, AND I'M NOT GOING TO READ THEM ALL TO YOU.
I'LL BE NICE. WE HAD A LOT OF THINGS RIGHT CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW WE HAVE THE VISTA PARK PRELIMINARY PLAT IN FOR REVISION AND.
AN SUP FOR DOG TRAINING FACILITY THAT WILL BE ON THE NEXT COUNCIL ONE FACILITY ON MAIN STREET.
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AND THEN THE NEXT ONE WE HAVE THE WE HAVE ANNEXATION, I GUESS, WITH SOME RIGHT OF WAYS, BUT I BELIEVE THOSE ARE COMPLETE CORRECT, PAM.ALL THE RIGHT OF WAYS YES. UM, AND THEN THE ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW ARE THE COMMUNICATION ORDINANCE REWRITE.
THAT'LL BE DONE IN THE FUTURE.
WE HAVEN'T SET UP MEETINGS YET FOR THAT.
ON NORTH OF 380 SOME OF THESE HAVE ALREADY BEEN THROUGH THE PD, THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT.
BUT LIKE THE 700 DEER PARK, THEY HAVEN'T COME IN YET.
BISHOP HEIGHTS WE'RE STILL WAITING FOR THEIR BUILDING PERMIT.
IT MIGHT HAVE JUST GOT TURNED IN.
CHISHOLM TRAIL WAS TURNED IN, CHISHOLM TRAILS IN.
DECATUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, SOON.
DECATUR TA THEY ARE WORKING OUT THERE.
THEY HAVE A GRADING PERMIT, I BELIEVE.
UM, MEADOW CREEK, NOTHING ON THAT.
THEY NEED TO RESUBMIT FOR THE PRELIMINARY PLAT.
ROSE AVENUE APARTMENTS, THEY'RE DEVELOPING OUT THERE NICELY.
THE SEWELL-HULEN RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.
THAT'S WE'VE HAD SEVERAL PRE-APPLICATION MEETINGS ON THAT.
THE VINEYARDS, IT'S STILL OUT.
AND THAT'S IT. WELL, TYPICALLY WE ALWAYS WAIT FOR A FILL IN TO HAVE ALL THE HARD QUESTIONS.
WHAT KIND OF QUESTIONS DO WE HAVE? I GOT ON THAT GIS THE OTHER DAY AND IT'S LOOKING REALLY GOOD.
BIG IMPROVEMENT. THAT IS A NICE PROCESS.
WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, GUYS FOR BEING NICE.
ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP, BUILDING INSPECTIONS, WAYNE.
YEAH I KNOW. I FEEL LIKE A CARTOON CHARACTER WALKING AROUND.
BUILDING INSPECTIONS QUARTERLY REPORT FOR THIRD QUARTER.
THOSE NUMBERS, THOSE THINGS ARE ALREADY TURNING AROUND.
WE'VE GOT A LOT OF STUFF THAT'S THAT'S COME IN IN OCTOBER, LATE SEPTEMBER AND INTO OCTOBER THAT WE'RE MOVING THROUGH THE NUMBER OF PERMITS WE ISSUED THROUGHOUT THIS THESE THREE QUARTERS HAS INCREASED OVER THE YEAR OVER LAST YEAR BUT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO STAY REALLY BUSY WITH COMMERCIAL REMODELS AND CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY.
THE DEER PARK APARTMENTS HAVE SUBMITTED AND ARE IN REVIEW.
THAT'S THE CHARLIE CHISHOLM APARTMENTS TA TRAVEL CENTER IS IN REVIEW.
BISHOP HEIGHTS IS NOT IN REVIEW.
I TALKED TO THEM LAST WEEK AND THEY EXPECT TO HOPEFULLY HAVE SOMETHING IN IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.
WE DO HAVE A NEW PERMITTING SOFTWARE THAT WE VETTED THROUGH ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS.
WENT THROUGH THIS VERY LONG PROCESS STARTED WITH ABOUT 12 DIFFERENT PERMITTING SOFTWARE'S DEMOED.
MOST OF THEM WENT THROUGH THE REVIEW PROCESS, NARROWED IT DOWN TO TWO, WENT OUT WIDE WITH IT THROUGHOUT THE DEPARTMENTS, AND IT WAS OVERWHELMING THAT EVERYBODY LIKED ONE IN PARTICULAR.
AND SO THAT IS ACTUALLY ON THE AGENDA FOR LATER TONIGHT.
AND THE ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF THE SOFTWARE WILL BE JOINING US TONIGHT ON ON HERE.
JUST HE WANTS TO SEE IT GET PASSED THROUGH CITY COUNCIL AND MOVED FROM THERE.
BUILDING STANDARDS COMMISSION IS ACTIVE, AND IN NOVEMBER WE'LL BE BRINGING THEM AN UPDATE FOR THE NATIONAL ELECTRIC CODE SO WE CAN KEEP OUR CODES UP TO DATE SO WE DON'T FALL BEHIND ISO RATINGS.
SO AS FAR AS THE BUILDING PERMITTING AS FAR AS PERMITS, PERMITS ISSUED 583 TO DATE IN 2023.
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THIS TIME LAST YEAR WAS 557.SO WE'RE SLIGHTLY UP THERE, JUST MOSTLY SMALLER PROJECTS THAT ARE COMING IN.
BUILDING PLAN REVIEWS COMPLETED THIS YEAR SO FAR IS 310 HAD A 67% INCREASE IN NEW CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY OCCUPANCIES, NEW BUSINESSES TAKING OVER SPACES THAT ARE ALREADY EXISTING.
AND THERE YOU SEE IT IN A GRAPH.
VALUATIONS. THIS REALLY TELLS THE TALE THERE THAT THE VALUATIONS JUST WERE NOT THERE.
COMING IN THIS YEAR, NEW CONSTRUCTION IS WHAT REALLY DRIVES THOSE AND WHAT REALLY DROVE IT IN 2022.
COMMERCIAL REMODELS IN 2023 HAVE ACCOUNTED FOR $9.5 MILLION IN VALUATION, AND NEW COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS ONLY $1.5 MILLION.
AND THERE'S THE VALUATIONS GRAPHS.
AND YOU CAN SEE THE 2022 WAS AN EXCEPTIONAL YEAR, IT WENT WAY OUT AND ABOVE.
AND THAT'S THOSE ARE [INAUDIBLE] YEAR TO DATE.
OF COURSE, WHEN YOUR VALUATIONS GO DOWN, THE PERMIT FEES THAT ARE COLLECTED OFF THAT GO DOWN TOO.
WE DID HAVE AN $8 MILLION COURTHOUSE REMODEL THAT'S INCLUDED IN THOSE VALUATIONS, BUT WE DON'T COLLECT FEES ON COUNTY PROJECTS, SO THAT WASN'T INCLUDED WITH ANYTHING THERE. AND THESE FEES DO INCLUDE PLAN REVIEW, WATER METER AND IMPACT FEES.
AND AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE 2022 WAS JUST A STANDOUT YEAR, A LOT OF NEW CONSTRUCTION THAT STARTED THEN.
BUILDING INSPECTIONS COMPLETED IN 23.
I MISSED THAT NUMBER UP THERE.
IT DOES SAY 22, BUT 1,392 INSPECTIONS COMPLETED SO FAR THIS YEAR VERSUS 145 LAST YEAR.
HEALTH. THE ANNUAL MOBILE FOOD UNIT PERMITS HAVE INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY, IT'S BEEN A REALLY GOOD PROCESS WITH US AND THE TEMPORARY EVENT PERMITS, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THAT THOSE ARE DOWN.
THEY WANT THOSE LISTS OF THOSE PEOPLE.
AT THE BOTTOM THERE, IT SAYS A TEST DATE HAS NOT BEEN RECEIVED.
THAT WAS CHANGED THIS AFTERNOON 14TH OF NOVEMBER IS THE TEST DATE FOR THE CERTIFICATION AND THE HEALTH INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT. SO PERMIT ISSUED 127 YEAR TO DATE.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE CHANGED UP THIS YEAR WAS REGISTERING OUR CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS.
THAT BROUGHT OUR NUMBERS DOWN.
SO IT DOESN'T IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE DOWN.
IT'S JUST ACTUALLY THAT WE THAT WE HAVE 58 REGISTRATIONS THAT AREN'T INCLUDED IN THE NUMBERS NOW.
WE'VE OPENED FIVE NEW FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS THIS YEAR.
FEES FOR THE HEALTH INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT.
AND THEN INSPECTIONS FOR THE HEALTH INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT.
AND WE ALWAYS THROW THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE PERMITS IN THERE.
YOU SEE THAT WE'VE GOT 37 ACTIVE PERMITS COMPARED TO 31 LAST YEAR.
BUILDING STANDARDS COMMISSION HAS BEEN WORKING ACTIVELY TO DO THIS.
IF YOU'VE BEEN OUT ON NORTH 287, YOU MIGHT NOTICE THAT THE STEAK HOUSE THAT WAS OUT THERE IS GONE.
OKAY. THERE'S ANOTHER RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY THAT WAS BACK BEHIND THAT THAT'S ALSO GONE.
AND IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS WE SHOULD SEE SOME OTHER ANOTHER BUILDING LEAVE THAT AREA ALSO.
BUT THAT STEAK HOUSE IS COMPLETELY GONE RIGHT NOW.
CODE ENFORCEMENT RESOURCES CONTINUE TO EXPAND.
WE'RE USING CODE ENFORCEMENT FOR MORE AND MORE THINGS.
AND HE'S REALLY GROWING INTO THAT POSITION AND DOING A GOOD JOB WITH IT.
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WE'VE GOT SOME UPDATED ORDINANCES THAT ARE GOING TO HELP US WITH JUNK VEHICLES, RVS, DONATION BINS AND RIGHT OF WAY MAINTENANCE.THAT'LL BE COMING BEFORE YOU LATER IN THE YEAR.
OPEN CASES AND CLOSED CASES, 195 OPEN CASES THIS YEAR AND 183 OF THOSE HAVE BEEN CLOSED.
AND WE DID CONFISCATE SIGNS JULY THROUGH SEPTEMBER, 126 OF THEM.
SO JUST SO WHEN A SIGN IS REMOVED, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT'S PUT AT THE DOOR? DOES THE PERSON KNOW WHAT HAS OCCURRED WITH THEIR SIGN? WE IF THERE'S AN ADDRESS ON IT OR A PHONE NUMBER, WE TRY TO CONTACT THAT PERSON, NOT NECESSARILY WHERE THE SIGN WAS.
YOU CAN'T PUT THESE OUT HERE ON THE RIGHT OF WAY.
HERE'S WHERE YOU CAN PUT THEM.
SEE THAT SIGN OVER THERE? THAT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE.
SO, WELL, 126 AND A QUARTER IS WHAT WE TOOK UP.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT. AWESOME.
NEXT ACTION ITEM IS PUBLIC WORKS AND AIRPORT.
THIS IS THIRD QUARTER REPORT FOR PUBLIC WORKS.
WHILE IT'S ON THIS FIRST SLIDE WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE TOWER.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PICTURE AS WELL.
IT IS. I'M NOT SURE WHERE WE GOT THAT FROM, BUT WHOEVER TOOK IT, TOOK A GREAT PICTURE.
IT'S IN HARMONY WITH THE OTHER TOWER.
AND THEY'RE FILLING AND EMPTYING AT THE SAME RATE.
AND THEY'RE JUST WORKING ALMOST WITHIN INCHES OF EACH OTHER, SO IT'S WORKING GREAT.
STILL WORKING ON SITE WORK, FENCING, PAVING AND AND JUST TRYING TO GET THIS THING COMPLETED OUT SO.
I HAVE THEM LISTED AT 90, BOTH 90% COMPLETE.
HOPEFULLY BY THE END OF HOPEFULLY BY THE END OF NOVEMBER, THEY'LL BE DONE.
RIGHT NOW YOU MAY SEE A LOT OF SERVICE.
SO AS RESIDENTS ARE SIGNING UP, THEY'RE DOING THE SERVICES NOW.
SO YOU'LL SEE SOME SMALLER CABLES.
SOMETIMES IT'S BEEN LAID OUT ON THE SIDEWALK OR IN THE YARD, AND WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH THAT AND TRY TO HELP MOVE THAT PROCESS ALONG, SO IT'S NOT INTERFERING WITH PEOPLE'S PROPERTY OR ACROSS THE STREET.
WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF INSTANCES WHERE KIND OF LEAVING IT ACROSS THE STREET.
SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THEM. THEY'VE BEEN GOOD.
WE'RE TRYING TO GET THEM GET THEM FINISHED UP.
THERE'S IS 89% AERIAL, SO IT'LL BE ABOVE GROUND.
SO NOT NEAR AS MUCH BORING EXPECTED FOR THAT SO.
WE'RE IN THE PROCESS WORKING WITH THEM RIGHT NOW.
HAD A MEETING LAST WEEK WITH THEM, SO WE'LL BE IN THE PROCESS WITH OUR NEW RIGHT OF WAY PERMIT.
WE'VE LEARNED A LOT, SO WE'RE EXPECTING IT TO BE THEY COULDN'T HAVE COME WHEN THESE OTHER PEOPLE CAME? JUST GOT IT DONE.
IS THIS GOING TO BE AN ONGOING DEAL DIFFERENT COMPANIES CONSTANTLY COMING? YEAH IT'S POSSIBLE.
I HAVEN'T HEARD OF ANY MORE THOUGH.
SO LIKE I SAY, THE GOOD, GOOD NEWS WITH BRIGHT SPEED.
IT'S AERIAL. MOST OF IT'S AERIAL.
OKAY. JUST A FEW OF THE PROJECTS THAT KIND OF WAYNE AND CHERYL TALKED ABOUT TA TRAVEL CENTER.
SO THEY'RE GOING TO EXTEND THE 12 INCH WATERLINE FROM KARL CLEMENT ALL THE WAY TO THE SITE.
SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT PROJECT THAT'S GOING TO BE GOOD FOR THAT WHOLE CORRIDOR.
HOPEFULLY SPUR SOME MORE DEVELOPMENT.
AND THEY'RE PAYING FOR THAT RIGHT.
THEY'RE PAYING FOR IT. YES, SIR.
SEE WHAT ELSE I TALKED ABOUT. THE WATER TOWER.
THEY WERE TESTING THE FORCE MAIN TODAY.
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STATION SWITCHED OVER, AND THAT'LL ALLOW ROSE AVENUE APARTMENTS TO BE OCCUPIED.SO START BEING OCCUPIED. THIS IS JUST OUR WORK ORDER LIST.
YOU GUYS SEE THIS EVERY MONTH? UM, KIND OF YEAR TO DATE, 6,207 WORK ORDERS.
IF YOU LOOK FROM 22 TO 23, IT LOOKS LIKE WE'VE DONE LESS.
BUT THAT'S MAINLY BECAUSE OF THE DOOR HANGERS.
NEW PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE RESIDENTS FOR TURN OFFS.
SO THAT'S THAT'S WHY IT LOOKS LIKE WE'VE DONE LESS WORK ORDERS.
[INAUDIBLE] MY CHIPPER CREW WANTED TO REMIND EVERYBODY TO PLEASE CALL IN THEIR CHIP BRUSH.
THAT WAY, THEY'LL MAKE SURE THEY GET TO IT.
WE'VE HAD A FEW WE DIDN'T GET TO, AND IT'S JUST BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T GET CALLED IN.
SO REMIND EVERYBODY YOU TALK TO TO CALL IT IN AND WE'LL GET TO IT.
JUST LET THEM KNOW WHERE YOU LIVE AND WHERE IT IS AT.
THEY'RE ALL VERY SIMPLE PROCESSES.
THE NEXT SLIDE IS ON THE AIRPORT.
SO WE'VE COLLECTED TO DATE BASICALLY 20 ALMOST $2,700 IN OUR $0.05 PER GALLON THAT WE COLLECT.
UM, ITEM THREE ON YOUR AGENDA TONIGHT IS GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE RAMP GRANT.
YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN USED TO SEEING THAT IN THE PAST.
IT'S BEEN $50,000, 50/50 MATCH.
THEY'VE ACTUALLY UPPED IT TO $100,000 THIS YEAR.
SO $100,000 WE'RE GOING TO GET FOR $10,000 BASICALLY.
SO THEY'VE IMPROVED THAT THAT THIS YEAR.
YOU GUYS KNOW THAT'S A BIG HELP FOR THE AIRPORT.
SO ON THE AIRPORT LAYOUT PLAN PROJECT TEXT AVIATION IS CONTRACTING NOW TRYING TO GET CONTRACTS TOGETHER FOR THE ENGINEERING FIRM.
HIGHLIGHT ONE STREET DEPARTMENT PROJECT.
THIS WAS THE CROSSWALK AT RIDING ESTATES AND DEER PARK.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DOING THIS OVER ON EAGLE DRIVE AT THE STEM SCHOOL TOO.
AND KIND OF THERE'S THREE CROSSWALKS OVER THERE.
AND THAT CENTER ONE SEEMS TO BE THE ONE THAT GETS USED THE MOST.
ADD ONE OF THESE THERE TO THE CREW.
UM, THIS IS JUST THE WATER STORAGE DEMO.
SO THE GROUND STORAGE BEHIND CITY HALL IS PROBABLY NOTICE IT'S GONE NOW.
THE CONCRETE GROUND STORAGE TANK OVER ON ARTHUR STREET IS GONE.
SO PERFECT. WHEN? IF WE'RE TAKING DOWN THAT TOWER, WHEN ARE WE PUTTING WHERE ARE WE DOING THE PAINT PROJECT THERE? THE KIMLEY-HORN IS WORKING ON THAT NOW TO EVALUATE THAT ROSE TOWER.
SO WE'LL HAVE TO TAKE IT DOWN COMPLETELY.
SO IT'LL GO DOWN JUST TO THE NEW TOWER BASICALLY.
YES. AT THE PLANT WE GOT $2 MILLION AT THE PLANT, SO WE'LL BE IN GOOD SHAPE.
WE'LL BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN OUR WATER SUPPLY.
WELL, I'M JUST ON THE PARKS DEPARTMENT.
KIND OF A GIVE YOU A LITTLE FINANCIAL ON THE PARKS DEPARTMENT.
WHEN THE REC FUND IS $380,000, $200,000 IS FOR THE SKATE PARK THAT'S BEEN EARMARKED, AND $100,000 IS FOR THE PICKLEBALL COURT PROJECTS.
THE PARKS DEPARTMENT HELD THE FIRST OF THE COMMUNITY MEETINGS WITH THE SKATERS FOR THE SKATE PARK.
KIND OF THE COMPANY DESIGNED THREE DIFFERENT PROTOTYPES KIND OF DEAL.
AND AND SO THEY HAD THAT MEETING ALREADY.
THEY DID A SURVEY AND THEY KIND OF PICKED THIS THIS CONCEPT HERE.
BUT THIS IS KIND OF ONE THEY LIKED.
HERE IN THE NEXT MONTH OR SO, I EXPECT A SECOND MEETING TO TAKE PLACE.
THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.
YOU GOT TO SEE THIS EVERY MONTH.
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EXPANSION. THE WATER PLANT IS CAPABLE OF MAKING 3 MILLION GALLONS A DAY.IT INCLUDES, YEAR TO DATE, 1.55 MILLION GALLONS PER DAY.
WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE THE PLANT EXPANSIONS, YOU KNOW, AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE WATER PLANT MAY BE KIND OF EDGING OUT THE SEWER PLANT AS FAR AS MAYBE BEING THE FIRST THING WE NEED TO EXPAND.
SO STAY TUNED FOR MORE DETAILS ON.
AND THEN JUST LIKE, YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN DRY [INAUDIBLE].
OKAY. AND THEN I KIND OF PUT THIS UP JUST FOR A FOR FEEDBACK.
WE INSTALLED CELLULAR METERS AT TEN DIFFERENT PLACES, YOU GUYS BEING ONE OF THEM.
SO I GOT ON I'VE GOT ON MY APP AND IT SAYS I HAVE NO APPARENT WATER LEAK.
SO THAT'S GOOD. YEAH, I THINK BECAUSE YOU HEAR PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT THEIR WATER BILLS AND WHENEVER IT'S TO THE POINT, YOU CAN GO, WELL, YOU KNOW, YOU USED 4,000 GALLONS OF WATER YESTERDAY.
I THINK IT'LL IT'S SCARY HOW MUCH MORE WATER YOU CAN USE WATERING.
SO WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE FORWARD WITH THAT PROJECT AND START CHANGING OUT THE OLDER METERS FIRST.
AND IT HELPS EVERYTHING THE BILLING AND THE METER READING.
IT'S HOW ARE WE GOING TO LET PEOPLE KNOW.
WELL, AS WE CHANGE THEM OUT, WE'RE GOING TO LEAVE A DOOR HANGER.
THERE'S SOME STUFF WE CAN PRINT OUT AND LEAVE WITH THEM, AND THEN WE'LL START.
ONCE WE GET IN, WE'LL START REALLY PROMOTING IT.
AND I HEAR IT'S LIKE, OH, IT'S IN YOUR BILL.
NOW WE'RE GOING WE'RE GOING TO LEAVE SOME INFORMATION BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU DECIPHER.
I MEAN, IT'S A GENERAL COMMUNICATION IN THE BILL, BUT THAT WOULD BE AN INDIVIDUAL COMMUNICATION.
SO WE KNEW YOU WOULD FIGURE A WAY, SIR.
THANK YOU. SO UNLESS THERE'S ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.
QUESTIONS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORT.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
I JUST CREATED THESE TWO SLIDES.
TRY TO PUT ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS TOGETHER.
SO LET'S SEE IF WE CAN DO THAT.
UM, HERE, I'M JUST SHOWING, PROPERTY TAXES, ALL THE REVENUES ON THE GENERAL FUND.
WE ARE 98% ON RIGHT ON TARGET BASED ON BUDGET.
THE SAME THING WITH SALES TAX COLLECTION.
SO BY 3% OVER THE CONFERENCE CENTER FEES, WE COLLECTED OVER 40% FROM THE BUDGET THAT WE HAD FOR FY 23 AND COURT FINES AS WELL, 144%.
SO ARE YOU SAYING FOR THE AT THE THIRD QUARTER, WE'RE AT 100? NO, THIS IS FOR THE WHOLE YEAR.
YEAH. NO, THIS IS OUR END OF THE FISCAL YEAR IN SEPTEMBER.
YEAH. FINANCE LOOKS AT IT FISCAL END OF THE FISCAL YEAR.
SO THIS IS AS OF SEPTEMBER 30TH.
YES. AND THEN ON THE EXPENSES SIDE, KUDOS TO ALL THE DEPARTMENT HEADS BECAUSE EVERY DEPARTMENT WAS BELOW OR RIGHT ON TARGET AT THE YEAR END. AND OF COURSE WE HAVE WE ALLOW 30 MORE DAYS OR 31 MORE DAYS IN OCTOBER SO THEY CAN SUBMIT THOSE INVOICES AND MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE THOSE ALL IN.
AND THEN ON THE UTILITIES FUND.
WE WERE AT 99% AT THE END OF THE YEAR.
AND BECAUSE OF THE HOT SUMMER.
SO WE MIGHT BE A LITTLE OVER WHAT WE BUDGETED.
AND SAME THING WITH BULK WATER SALES 136%.
SO A LOT OF THINGS HAPPENING IN THE WATER WORLD.
AND ON THE EXPENSE SIDE, EVERY DEPARTMENT AGAIN WAS BELOW OR WITHIN THEIR BUDGET.
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BECAUSE OF THE REPLACEMENTS AND MAINTENANCE OF THE METERS AND ON THE BUDGET.YOU KNOW, REMEMBER THE LAST MEETING WE HAD OUR BUDGET AMENDMENT TO SHOW THE TO REFLECT THAT ADDITIONAL $3.5 MILLION THAT WE HAD ON BOND MONEY THAT WAS USED THROUGH THE WATER AND SEWER EXPENSES.
I WAS LOOKING AT ALL OUR SALES TAX COLLECTIONS EVERY SINGLE MONTH.
WE IT WAS A RECORD FOR EVERY SINGLE MONTH EXCEPT SEPTEMBER.
WE WERE SHORT BY 1% COMPARED TO LAST YEAR.
SO EVERY SINGLE MONTH WE JUST IT WAS RECORD RECORD FOR EVERY MONTH.
WE HAD TRAINING BACK IN SEPTEMBER AND WE STILL HAVING REMOTE TRAINING FOR EVERY AREA; P AYROLL, GENERAL LEDGER, A CCOUNTS PAYABLE.
WE'RE STILL HAVING TRAINING, BUT HOPEFULLY BEFORE THE END OF THE MONTH WE CAN, YOU KNOW, BE FULLY TRAINED AND ALSO HAVE ALL OUR TRANSITION OF THE NUMBERS THAT CAME THROUGH FROM NCW.
THEY ARE CORRECT AS THEY NEED TO.
AND SO WE JUST WANT TO THANK THE CITY MANAGER, IT.
ALWAYS LIKE A WELL BALANCED REPORT FROM ACCOUNTING.
YES. WELL, THAT BRINGS US TO THE END OF OUR REPORTS.
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SO I WILL GO AHEAD AND CALL THIS MEETING.OUR GENERAL MEETING TO ORDER AT 6:06.
IF YOU'RE ABLE, PLEASE STAND AND JOIN ME IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
WELL, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR THE LOVELY LEADING OF US OF THE PLEDGE.
ITEM ONE. WE WILL NOT TAKE ANY ACTION OR DISCUSSION ON ITEM ONE AND WE'LL HAVE THAT ON OUR NEXT AGENDA. ITEM TWO DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF ALL MATTERS AND INCIDENTS RELATED TO APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING PUBLICATION OF A NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ISSUE CERTIFICATIONS OF
[2. DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF ALL MATTERS INCIDENT AND RELATED TO APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ISSUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION, INCLUDING THE ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION PERTAINING THERETO. RESOLUTION R2023-10-22]
OBLIGATION, NATE.GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, IF I MAY TAKE JUST A QUICK MOMENT TO BRAG ON STAFF FOR THEIR REPORTS, NOT JUST THOSE THAT WERE PRESENTED TONIGHT, BUT THE ONES THAT WERE PRESENTED AT LAST COUNCIL SESSION.
RONNIE, IF YOU'LL HIT PLAY AT THE TOP RIGHT THERE, THAT WOULD BE FANTASTIC.
AND I GAVE YOU SOME PRELIMINARY DATA INSIDE THE BUDGET WORKSHOPS OF THE NEEDS THAT WE HAD COMING UP SPECIFIC TO POLICE FACILITY, FIRE FACILITY, WATER AND SEWER PROJECTS.
AND YOU HEARD SOME OF THAT STUFF ECHOED HERE TONIGHT.
WHAT I, WHAT I WANT TO DO TONIGHT IS KIND OF GIVE YOU A REAL QUICK UPDATE AND THEN KEEP OUR PROCESS ON TRACK AND ON TIME WITH THE PASSING OF A RESOLUTION, IF YOU SO CHOOSE.
WE WERE DISCUSSING A COUPLE OF CRITICAL WATER LINES AND THE ADDITION OF OUR SCADA SYSTEM.
THAT'S THE SYSTEM THAT RUNS SEWER AND WATER INSIDE THE CITY.
IT'S END OF LIFE AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.
AND GREG AND HIS TEAM HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB AT IDENTIFYING THAT.
WE'VE ADDED A STREET, WE'VE ADDED COMMUNITY DETENTION AND RETENTION EFFORTS.
THERE'S A LOT OF MOVING PIECES WITH A BUILDING THAT WE'RE GOING TO BUILD AND OCCUPY FOR 50 YEARS.
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HERE WE GO. I GAVE YOU WHAT WE MIGHT DO.OR AN IDEA THAT WE MIGHT SPLIT THIS INTO TWO DIFFERENT PACKAGES.
THAT WAS THE LAST CORRESPONDENCE I HAD WITH YOU GUYS ABOUT THAT.
SO THIS IS YOUR NEW MY NEW PROPOSAL TONIGHT IS A COMBINED PACKAGE OF NOT TO EXCEED $16 MILLION.
IT WILL TAKE CARE OF THE POLICE FACILITY, FINISH OUT.
IT WILL ALLOW FOR ARCHITECT AND ENGINEERING WORK ON FIRE STATION SITE NUMBER TWO, WE'LL DO TWO LARGE WATER LINE PROJECTS, ONE ACROSS OUR HISTORIC DOWNTOWN, ONE DOWN THE 51 NORTH BUSINESS ROUTE AREA, WHICH COMPLEMENTS SEVERAL PROJECTS.
AND THEN, OF COURSE, A FULL REPLACEMENT OF OUR SCADA SYSTEM.
SO TO KEEP US ON TIME AND ON TRACK, BOND COUNCIL AND OUR FINANCIAL ADVISORS NEED A RESOLUTION.
NOW, THE RESOLUTION IF YOU TAKE ACTION ON THIS TONIGHT, WILL ESTABLISH DATES AND TIMELINES FOR PUBLIC NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ISSUE DEBT VIA THE CO PROCESS.
IT WILL ESTABLISH THAT $16 MILLION AS A NOT TO EXCEED NUMBER.
AND IT WILL ALSO GREENLIGHT OUR PARTNERS TO BRING YOU PRICING ON THE SALE OF BONDS.
AND THOSE WOULD COME SOMEWHERE AROUND THE FIRST COUPLE OF WEEKS IN JANUARY.
NOW OBVIOUSLY THIS IS KIND OF FROM THIS POINT FORWARD.
IT'S KIND OF A FLUID PROCESS BASED ON THEIR TIMELINES AND WHAT THE MARKET'S DOING.
SO I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS.
BUT THIS IS REALLY PROCEDURAL.
DO WE HAVE AN OKAY APPETITE FOR THIS TYPE OF PACKAGE.
AND CAN WE PLEASE PROCEED FORWARD.
AND SO WE'RE PUTTING YEAR TWO AND ONE ALL TOGETHER.
YEAH I APOLOGIZE LET ME LET ME REHASH THAT REAL QUICKLY.
BUT WHAT THAT DID IS IT IT SPREAD THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OUT OVER TWO DIFFERENT ISSUANCES, HONESTLY WOULD FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE HAVING THE FUNDS ON HAND AS WE BREAK GROUND FOR THAT FACILITY.
BUT THEN ALSO AS WE IDENTIFIED THE HISTORIC DOWNTOWN WATER LINE PROJECT, INSTEAD OF SPLITTING IT INTO TWO, A NORTH AND A SOUTH PROJECT, WE'VE ACTUALLY CHANGED THE WAY THE ENGINEERING LOOKS ON THAT PROJECT, AND WE'RE GOING TO PULL IT ACROSS THE SQUARE ALL IN ONE BIG PROJECT, AND IT WILL BRING WATER ACROSS THE SQUARE ON THE WEST SIDE DOWN STATE STREET.
I HOPE THAT ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION EDDIE.
SO YES, WE ARE COMBINING BOTH OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES INTO ONE DEBT ISSUANCE.
AND THEN UNLESS SOMETHING VERY LARGE, LIKE A WATER PLANT OR WASTEWATER PLANT EXPANSION CAME ONLINE, WE WOULD EXPECT NOT TO BE ISSUING DEBT AT THIS SAME TIME NEXT YEAR.
VERY GOOD. WELL, ONE THING I WANT TO SAY IS I APPRECIATE WE HAVE WORKSHOPS ON THIS.
WE REVIEWED THIS DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS.
JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I WOULD ALSO COMMENT THAT BOB DRANSFIELD AND MURPHY DAVIS ARE BOTH ONLINE ON ZOOM.
WELL, SINCE THEY ARE ONLINE, I WOULD CERTAINLY IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO ADD OR COMMUNICATE TO US, I WOULD FEEL LIKE THAT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO HEAR FROM THEM. MURPHY, IF YOU'RE ABLE TO HEAR ME LET YOU JUMP IN THERE? OKAY.
CAN. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, SIR.
THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU COUNCIL.
IT THE COUNCIL PASSES THIS RESOLUTION.
IT'S THEN PUBLISHED IN THE LOCAL PAPER PUT ON YOUR WEBSITE.
THOSE ARE REQUIREMENTS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH ISSUING THE BONDS.
AND THEN THERE WILL BE A TIMETABLE THAT WILL FOLLOW GOING FORWARD.
SO I THINK WE'VE SENT NATE OVER A FEW PRELIMINARY BOND PRICING SCHEDULES.
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THOSE ARE JUST KIND OF BASED ON CURRENT RATES PLUS ABOUT 25 BASIS POINTS RIGHT NOW.SO HOPEFUL RATES COME DOWN A BIT MAYBE BY JANUARY.
BUT BEYOND THAT, I THINK THESE ARE ALL PROJECTS THAT THE CITY HAS DECIDED TO FUND.
AND THIS IS JUST THE FIRST PROCESS IN GETTING THAT ALL STARTED.
SO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? I'M GLAD TO SEE US JUST DOING THIS ALL AT ONCE.
THANK YOU. JAKE, YOU HAVE THE ESTIMATE ON WHAT THE TAX RATE WILL END UP BEING AFTER THIS.
SO IF WE STAY IN THE AND I THINK IT'S 7% OR MAYBE IT'S 5% GROWTH IN TERMS OF TAXABLE VALUE, IT COULD BE UP TO $0.04 INCREASE ON THE DEBT SIDE OF THE HOUSE.
SO THE I&S RATE WOULD INCREASE BY $0.04.
BUT SO I WOULD SAY IT'S DANGEROUS TO SPECULATE, BUT I THINK $0.04 IS CLOSE.
WELL, THERE'S A LOT OF PROJECTS THAT WE SEE ON THE HORIZON AS AS SOME OF STAFF ALLUDED TO TONIGHT THAT MAKE THE PICTURE RELATED TO ISSUING DEBT VERY POSITIVE FOR OUR COMMUNITY. BUT I RAN THE NUMBERS ON A $300,000 HOME AT $0.04 WOULD BE AROUND $120 A YEAR.
AS IN THE FORM OF AN INCREASE.
HOPE THAT HOPE THAT ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION, JAKE.
SO AFTER THE LAST TIME WE DID A BOND ISSUANCE, I THINK WE WERE IN THE HIGH TWOS.
HYPOTHETICALLY, IF WE GOT THE SECURED TODAY, WHAT KIND OF RATE ARE WE LOOKING AT? MURPHY, ARE YOU ABLE TO SPEAK TO THAT IN TERMS OF WHAT WE'VE MOCKED UP SO FAR? YES. LET ME LOOK HERE REAL QUICK.
[INAUDIBLE] JAKE THE LAST SCENARIO THAT I SAW.
[INAUDIBLE] SO RIGHT NOW, YOUR TRUE INTEREST COSTS, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY YOU'RE ALL IN INTEREST COSTS. THAT'S GOING TO BE ABOUT $526 IS WHAT WE'RE ESTIMATING RIGHT NOW.
AND THAT'S THAT'S ABOUT A QUARTER OF A PERCENT HIGHER THAN WHERE BONDS ARE CURRENTLY BEING PRICED.
WHAT OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? WELL, DID THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. COUNCIL.
THERE YOU GO. IT IS AN ACTION ITEM IF YOU SO CHOOSE.
YOU'RE LOOKING FOR AN APPROVAL OF OR FOR RESOLUTION R2023-10-22.
YES, SIR. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION R2023-10-22.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
MURPHY. AND AND, BOB, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING ON WITH US SIR.
[3. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A ROUTINE AIRPORT MAINTENANCE PROGRAM (RAMP) AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DECATUR AND THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AVIATION DIVISION AND AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AGREEMENT.]
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF ROUTINE AIRPORT MAINTENANCE PROGRAM RAMP AGREEMENT.GREG, YOU MENTIONED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS EARLIER.
YES, SIR. THIS IS SOMETHING WE DO EVERY YEAR.
AND LIKE I SAID IN MY REPORT, IN THE PAST, IT'S BEEN $50,000, 50/50 MATCHING FUNDS.
THEY'VE INCREASED IT TO $100,000 AND 90/10.
SO DID THEY JUST RANDOMLY REACH OUT AND SAY THEY'RE INCREASING IT? OR HOW DOES THAT WORK?
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NO, I THINK IT HAD SOME THEY NON-TEXTILE THING TO DO.THEY CAME THEY CAME IN WITH SOME MORE MONEY FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
AND JAKE, JUST A REMINDER, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THEM ON OUR NEW MASTER PLAN.
AND THEY MADE A SITE VISIT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.
SO NOW THE AIRPORT'S ABOUT TO TAKE OFF.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? OTHERWISE WE'LL WE'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.
LOOK FOR A MOTION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION, MR. MAYOR, TO APPROVE THE ROUTINE AIRPORT MAINTENANCE PROGRAM AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DECATUR AND THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AVIATION DIVISION.
DO YOU NEED AUTHORIZATION AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT? PERFECT. ALL RIGHT, SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[4. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS, TO CONTINUE AND RESTATE PARTICIPATION IN THE 457(b) DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN ADOPTED MARCH 28, 2011, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, TO REFLECT COMPLIANCE WITH IRS REGULATIONS AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. RESOLUTION R2023-10-23]
457 DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN ADOPTED MARCH 28TH OF 2011, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME T HIS IS A RESOLUTION R2023-10-23.THIS IS DEB REED. SHE IS OUR AGENT FROM ISC GROUP, AND SHE KEEPS US COMPLIANT AND CONSULTS WITH OUR EMPLOYEES ABOUT OUR CLEARINGHOUSE, WHICH IS SECURITY BENEFIT.
SHE PROPOSED A NEW PLAN FOR US BECAUSE IT OFFERS.
BECAUSE SHE KNOWS SO MUCH MORE THAN I DO ABOUT IT.
OKAY. I PROPOSE THAT WE OFFER AN UPGRADED VERSION OF THE CURRENT PLAN.
THE CURRENT PLAN THE FEE IS 1% ANNUALLY, AND THE NEW PLAN IS 0.5%.
SO IT'S GOING TO OBVIOUSLY SAVE YOUR EMPLOYEES SOME MONEY AND IT OFFERS MORE INVESTMENT CHOICES.
INDIVIDUAL MUTUAL FUNDS AS WELL AS SOME PREDEFINED PORTFOLIOS WHERE ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS PICK A RISK LEVEL INSTEAD OF THROWING A DART AT THE WALL, LOOKING AT MUTUAL FUNDS, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO FIGURE THAT OUT.
WHAT'S THE WORD? I'LL SAY AWARENESS.
BUT SECURITY BENEFIT KEEPS UP WITH WHAT MUTUAL FUNDS ARE OFFERED.
AND THEY REEVALUATE THAT ANNUALLY.
AND THAT IS THAT HAPPENS USUALLY IN DECEMBER.
THE CLIENTS DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING FOR IT.
SO THERE'S THERE'S MORE ACCOUNTABILITY ON SECURITY BENEFIT SIDE.
AND THAT WAY THE EMPLOYEE KNOWS THAT SOMEBODY IS STEERING THE SHIP BASICALLY.
THE CURRENT PLAN DOESN'T OFFER THAT.
VERY GOOD. SO BASICALLY IT CUTS THE COST AND THEN OFFERS MORE OPTIONS.
I'M SORRY, I FORGOT MY HEARING AID, SO.
SO, QUESTION WHO DOES THE CITY THE FEES BECAUSE ANYTIME YOU TYPICALLY MOVE MONEY FROM A MUTUAL FUND OR STOCKS OR SOME TYPE OF TAX LIABILITY, WHO ENDS UP EATING OR TAKING CARE OF THAT COST, SO YOU HAVE A HALF PERCENT LOADING INTO A CERTAIN FUND AND THEN EVERY DECEMBER IT RECYCLES.
OKAY. WE DON'T LIKE THIS MUTUAL FUND.
YEAH, B I GUESS, IS THE BIG QUESTION.
THE 0.5 FEE IS FOR THE ENTIRE PLAN.
AND IT'S IT'S THE COST FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL ON THEIR BALANCE.
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NO. NO.I MEAN, YOU'RE ALWAYS HAVING A FEE ON THE BALANCE THAT YOU HAVE.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU. IT SOUNDS LIKE A RICHER PLAN, SO.
NO, NO, THERE WAS NO PUN INTENDED.
MR. MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE RESOLUTION R2023-10-23.
SECOND THAT AND WE HAVE A SECOND.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION SAY AYE.
ALL RIGHT, THAT PASSES. THANK YOU.
[5. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO AWARD A BID FOR CITY EMPLOYEE GROUP INSURANCE FOR THE ENROLLMENT PERIOD OF JANUARY 1, 2024 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. ]
ITEM FIVE CONSIDER TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO AWARD A BID FOR CITY EMPLOYEE GROUP INSURANCE FOR THE ENROLLMENT PERIOD OF JANUARY 1ST, 2024 THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST, 2024, AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.PUSH YOUR BUTTON. HOW ABOUT NOW? PERFECT. WELL, ME BEING NEW TO THIS ROLE HERE, AND IT'S A PRIVILEGE TO SERVE THE CITY AND ITS EMPLOYEES IN MY HOME TOWN.
FIRST, I DID EARN MY MASTER'S IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION WITH AN EMPHASIS IN HEALTH CARE AND FINANCE QUITE A WHILE BACK, AND AND THEN STARTED IN THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY ABOUT 30 YEARS AGO, WORKING FOR A HEALTH CARE CONSULTING SHOP THAT WAS STARTED BY SOME CONSULTANTS FROM COOPERS AND LYBRAND, BUILT COMMUNITY BASED HEALTH PLANS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HOSPITALS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF TEXAS, WENT FROM THAT TO WORKING FOR THE LARGEST HEALTH INSURANCE CARRIER IN THE STATE AT THAT TIME, WHICH WAS THE HARRIS METHODIST HEALTH PLAN, AND THEN FROM THAT INTO HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION AND STARTING UP NEW PHYSICIAN PRACTICES. AND THEN AFTER THAT STARTED MY BUSINESS, WHICH HAS BEEN IN BUSINESS HERE IN DECATUR FOR 18 YEARS.
AND SO IT'S QUITE A UNIQUE SET OF EXPERIENCE FOR SOMEBODY THAT DOES WHAT I DO.
SO THERE IS A SUMMARY, A BULLETED SUMMARY, IT'S JUST PRIOR TO THIS PAGE IT'S 78.
BUT I DID WANT TO GO INTO WE HAD QUITE A CHALLENGE THIS YEAR.
LAST YEAR OUR MEDICAL LOSS RATIO FOR THE GROUP WAS 86%.
THAT'S ACTUALLY CONSIDERED IDEAL.
THAT'S THAT'S ONE POINT ABOVE THE TARGET, WHICH IS 85% FOR A GROUP OF YOUR SIZE.
AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT $0.86 OF EVERY DOLLAR COLLECTED IN PREMIUM WERE SPENT ON CLAIMS. THIS YEAR WAS QUITE A DIFFERENT SCENARIO.
IT WAS 146.7% LOSS RATIO AT THE TIME THE RENEWAL WAS CREATED.
SO VERY UPSIDE DOWN AT THE MOMENT.
AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, CARRIERS AREN'T GENERALLY CLAMORING TO BUY THAT THAT TYPE OF LOSS RATIO.
HOWEVER, WE DID HAVE A VERY GOOD OUTCOME CONSIDERING THE WHAT WE WERE FACING.
SO THE RENEWAL STARTING POINT, AFTER PULLING OUT THE LARGE CLAIMS CREDITS THAT YOU GET AND SOME NEGOTIATION WAS 26%, WE DID GET THAT DOWN TO A 10% INCREASE BASED ON NO PLAN CHANGE, NO PLAN DESIGN CHANGES. SO THAT'S $800,000 BELOW WHERE THE CLAIMS ARE AS A PRICING POINT, WHICH IS AMAZING.
WE DID PROPOSE, AND YOU HAVE A RATHER LARGE COMMITTEE OF EMPLOYEES, WHICH I THINK IS WONDERFUL, THAT WE PRESENTED ALL OF THIS INFORMATION TO AND MADE THEM PART OF THE PROCESS OF OF LOOKING AT PLAN DESIGN TWEAKS AND THINGS THAT COULD OFFER ADDITIONAL RATE RELIEF.
THAT WAS WELL ATTENDED AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET SOME INPUT BACK.
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LESS OUT OF PEOPLE'S PAYCHECKS.SO WHAT THAT ENTAILED IS THE RECOMMENDED SLIDE THAT YOU SEE ON THE SPREADSHEET THAT'S LABELED NUMBER 79 ON YOUR ON YOUR PRESENTATION.
THAT ONE HAS THE THREE PLANS THAT WOULD REPLACE THE CURRENT THREE PLANS.
THEY'RE RELATIVELY SMALL, RELATIVELY SMALL CHANGES.
AGAIN, FOR THE AMOUNT OF RATE RELIEF WE GOT.
WE HIGHLIGHTED THE MAJOR CHANGES IN YELLOW THERE.
ADDITIONALLY, WE WERE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE A 2% WHAT THEY CALL A COMMUNICATION CREDIT.
AND THAT GOT THE NET INCREASE.
WHEN WE LOOK AT THOSE ALTERNATE PLAN DESIGNS DOWN TO 1.93 BASED ON YOUR CURRENT CENSUS.
SO A 1.93% INCREASE, EVEN THOUGH WE HAD 170% LOSS RATIO.
SO IT'S A I WOULD CALL THE OUTCOME MIRACULOUS.
DEFINITELY. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? WE DID. JUST JUST TO CLARIFY, WE DID RECEIVE A COUPLE OF OTHER PROPOSALS, ONE FROM UNITED HEALTH CARE, WHICH WAS COMPETITIVE WITH THE RENEWAL BUT NOT COMPETITIVE WITH WHAT BLUE CROSS WAS ABLE TO COME DOWN TO.
AND WE DID RECEIVE FROM ALLSTATE A SELF-FUNDED PROPOSAL.
SO I THINK WHEN YOU LOOK AT TENURE, NOT JUST, YOU KNOW, CONTINUITY FOR THE EMPLOYEES, THE COST, AND YOU WEIGH ALL THESE FACTORS IN, IT'S AN OVERWHELMINGLY GOOD OPTION TO STICK WITH BLUE CROSS WITH THOSE PLAN DESIGN TWEAKS.
ANY OTHER? ANY QUESTIONS? SO QUESTION.
SO SAY SOMEBODY LOCALLY PARKS REC WHOEVER HAS AN ACCIDENT.
ARE WE STILL HAVING TO TURF THEM OVER TO OUTSIDE IN THE METROPLEX OR MARIANNE IS THAT CAN THEY STILL COME TO A LOCAL? OR ARE YOU BUT YOUR WORK? YOU'RE ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT A WORKERS COMP THING OR ARE YOU TALKING THAT'S A DIFFERENT THAT'S A DIFFERENT SCENARIO FOR US.
I KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN.
NO, I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY THAT THE WORKERS COMP TYPICALLY IS GOING TO BE VERY DESIGNATED.
IT'S WITH OUR PROPERTY LIABILITY COVERAGE.
BUT YES WE DO USE URGENT CARE.
SOMETIMES IT'S A LITTLE HARDER TO GET INTO SOME OF THE OTHER PLACES.
USE THE EMERGENCY ROOM IF WE HAVE TO.
WE. OTHER OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
THE FIRST TIME BEING ON COUNCIL THAT WE SHOPPED AROUND, WE DIDN'T USE SOMEBODY LOCAL.
THE FACT THAT WE'RE USING A LOCAL AGENT THAT CAN SHOP IT AROUND.
I THINK IT'S NICE TO BE ABLE TO SHOP LOCAL BECAUSE IT DOES HELP SUPPORT OUR ECONOMY.
BUT THE OTHER THING I WOULD SAY IS IT'S WE'RE EXTREMELY LUCKY TO HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL THAT HAS AS MUCH SKILL AND BACKGROUND IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND MANAGED CONTRACTS AND HOW THEY WORK TO USE THAT TO THE BENEFIT OF OUR ORGANIZATION, AND THE SAME FOR ANYONE ELSE.
THAT WANTS TO LOOK AT INSURANCE.
I WOULD SAY THAT'S A GREAT BENEFIT TO HAVE.
SO WE APPRECIATE SPC AND YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERTISE IN DELIVERING THAT.
ALSO, WE'RE JUST KIND OF THINK, MARIANNE, I APPRECIATE YOU AND THE CITY GETTING OUR STAFF MEMBERS INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS TO KIND OF HELP YOU KNOW VET OUT THAT BECAUSE ONCE YOU GET THE INSURANCE, YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE HAPPY WITH IT FOR SURE.
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SO THAT'S REALLY GREAT.BESIDES DEPARTMENT HEADS FROM GROUND ZERO TO TOP LEVEL.
WAS THERE A GENERIC CIRCULAR CENSUS? THERE WERE SOMEONE FROM EVERY LEVEL OF ENTRY LEVEL THROUGH MANAGEMENT.
WAS THERE ANY DISSENT BESIDES THE FACT THAT I DON'T.
WAS THERE ANY TYPE OF DISSENT MEANING? NO. I MEAN, I'M SURE NO ONE REALLY WANTED THE DEDUCTIBLE TO GO UP $1,000, BUT COMPARING THE SAVINGS THAT WE WOULD HAVE ON PREMIUMS VERSUS THAT, THEY WERE ALL IN FAVOR.
THAT EVERYONE THAT I SPOKE TO.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ANYTHING ELSE? THAT WAS THAT WAS THE HEALTH PIECE.
SURE. BECAUSE WE ACTUALLY DID HAVE SOME GREAT RESULTS THERE AS WELL.
FOR EXAMPLE, ON THE DENTAL, THERE WAS AN 8% INCREASE.
ON THE VISION THE THERE WAS A 0% INCREASE.
AND WE HAVE THAT GUARANTEED ALL THE WAY UNTIL 1/1/26.
SO GUARANTEED TO HAVE NO INCREASES THERE.
WE STILL WERE ABLE TO GET THAT NEGOTIATED DOWN BY 8%.
BY THE WAY, THESE ARE ALL WITH BLUE CROSS AND DEARBORN, WHICH IS A BLUE CROSS OWNED COMPANY, AND THERE'S A PACKAGING THAT HAPPENS ON THE HEALTH PIECE WHEN YOU PACKAGE THE ANCILLARY WITH IT, AND THAT BUNDLING OF ALL OF THESE PRODUCTS WITH BLUE CROSS, NOT ONLY DID WE GET FAVORABLE MARKET RATES INDIVIDUALLY ON THOSE PRODUCTS, BUT THE PACKAGING ADDS A WHOLE OTHER 4% OF DISCOUNTING TO THE HEALTH, SO THAT'S QUITE HELPFUL.
UM ON THE VOLUNTARY LIFE 0% INCREASE GUARANTEED TILL ONE ONE OF 26 SHORT TERM DISABILITY 0% INCREASE GUARANTEED TILL 1/1/26.
ON THE LONG TERM DISABILITY, WE WERE ABLE TO GET A 8.57% DECREASE GUARANTEED TILL 1/1/26.
YOU HAVE AN EAP OR AN EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM THAT HAD AN INCREASE STARTING POINT OF 5%.
WE ACTUALLY GOT THAT NEGOTIATED DOWN TO A 7.5% DECREASE.
UM, AND THEN YOU HAVE A TELEPHONE AND HEALTH, SORRY, A TELEMEDICINE AND HEALTH ADVOCACY PROGRAM THAT I N OUR OPINION HAD A THE ADVOCACY PIECE.
THERE'S A THERE'S A MUCH BETTER PRODUCT AVAILABLE OUT THERE.
AND THAT IS KIND OF THE SUMMARY OF ALL OF IT.
AND I'M HERE FOR QUESTIONS BOTH TONIGHT AND AT ANY OTHER TIME, YOU CAN DEFINITELY CALL MY OFFICE.
AND I'M ALWAYS HAPPY TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT ANY, ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
WHAT ARE WE DOING TO COMMUNICATE THAT.
AND I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS COMMUNICATE OUT TO THE EMPLOYEES ABOUT THE BENEFIT CHANGES.
BUT THE OTHER THING IS THAT ONGOING PROCESS, LIKE WITH THE TELEMEDICINE, A LOT OF TIMES THAT THE DATA SHOWS THAT IF EMPLOYEES ARE INFORMED OF BEING ABLE TO MAKE A PHONE CALL TO SOMEBODY REGARDING THEIR HEALTH VERSUS GOING TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM, IT COULD SIGNIFICANTLY POTENTIALLY REDUCE YOUR EXPERIENCE OR LOSS RATIO.
SO THAT 170% THAT WE SAW, YOU KNOW, HAD WE HAD, YOU KNOW, MAYBE A BETTER I'M JUST HYPOTHETICALLY, SOMEBODY, YOU KNOW, USING TELEMEDICINE AS A PROCESS RATHER THAN GOING TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM, BECAUSE, AGAIN, THAT'S A VERY HIGH COST ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.
THOSE ARE REALLY CRITICAL THINGS TO CONTINUOUSLY LOWER YOUR EXPOSURES AND COSTS.
SO THAT WOULD BE GREAT TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE AND PROMOTE GOOD COMMUNICATIONS INTERNALLY.
I'D LIKE TO ADD TO THAT, THAT TELEMEDICINE, ACTUALLY THOSE CLAIMS, BECAUSE IT'S PURCHASED THROUGH A THIRD PARTY VENDOR, IT'S IT'S IT ACTUALLY KEEPS THOSE CLAIMS OUT OF YOUR LOSS RATIO.
SO BLUE CROSS, FOR EXAMPLE, IN THIS CASE WOULD HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF THOSE CALLS.
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VISITS, WHICH ARE EXPONENTIALLY MORE EXPENSIVE.THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT IS HUGE, ENORMOUS.
JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY, WHAT DO THE EMPLOYEES PAY FOR THAT WHEN THEY PICK UP THE PHONE? MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE TELEMEDICINE AND THE HEALTH ADVOCACY IS EMPLOYER PAID.
SO IT'S NOT ONLY A HUGE SATISFIER FOR THE EMPLOYEES AND THE THE ADVOCACY PIECES OF SOMETHING WE PLAN TO RAMP UP THE KNOWLEDGE FROM EMPLOYEES ON, BECAUSE I THINK THAT IS A ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL TOOLS THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE EXISTS.
SO WE'RE GOING TO RAMP THAT UP AS WELL.
AND IT'S ALWAYS, WELL, I'M MAKING THE ASSUMPTION IT'S 24/7.
YES, SIR. OH I WOULD HOPE SO 24/7.
YEAH. SO AND BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW WHEN YOU NEED THAT IT IS ALWAYS AT MIDNIGHT ON SUNDAY.
SO I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT HAPPENS.
FINAL COMMENT HERE. I THINK WE'RE GOOD.
BRIAN, I'M GLAD YOU CLARIFIED THAT STD STANDS FOR SHORT TERM DISABILITY.
YES, I THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING ELSE.
YEAH. JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT, YEAH, WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE.
THANK YOU. YEAH, I AM GLAD THAT'S THE PAGE WE'RE ON SO OKAY. VERY GOOD.
YEAH. SO IF THERE'S NO OTHER CONVERSATION WE'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.
MAYOR. I CONSIDER THAT I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE APPROVE A BID FOR CITY EMPLOYEE GROUP INSURANCE FOR THE ENROLLMENT PERIOD OF JANUARY 1ST, 2024 THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST, 2024, AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.
AS ALWAYS, A VERY WELL WORDED MOTION.
I'LL SECOND THAT AND A GREAT SECOND.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS WELL-WORDED AND GREAT SECOND.
ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSES. THANK YOU.
[6. CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN WISE COUNTY AND THE CITY OF DECATUR FOR FIRE PROTECTION AND FIRST RESPONDER SERVICES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024 AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT.]
YEAR 2023-24.THE CONTRACT BEFORE YOU IS THE ANNUAL CONTRACT.
THIS IS THE SAME ONE WE SEE EACH YEAR.
THE WORDING IN IT IS IDENTICAL WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE AMOUNT OF PAY.
THE AMOUNT OF PAY DID INCREASE THIS YEAR.
ON PREVIOUS CONTRACT, IT WAS $5,021.50 A MONTH.
IT IS NOW $5,441.17 PER MONTH.
BIG KEY THERE IS ALSO IN FUNDS.
AND THEN EACH DEPARTMENT HAS TO SUBMIT A REVIEW AND AUDIT.
AND JUST KEEP IN MIND THAT THAT $75,000 COULD BE SPLIT 17 WAYS.
SO WE COME OUT PRETTY WELL THERE.
WELL, OBVIOUSLY IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING.
THIS IS A INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR OUR COMMUNITY, FOR OUR COUNTY PARTNERS.
OTHER CITIES WITHIN OUR COMMUNITIES.
ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[7. CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION TO AWARD BID TO FX5 CONSTRUCTION & EXCAVATION INC., IN THE BASE BID AMOUNT OF $949,432.00 FOR THE DECATUR PUBLIC LIBRARY RENOVATION AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN CONTRACT DOCUMENTS.]
ITEM SEVEN CONSIDER OR TAKE ACTION TO AWARD A BID TO FX5 CONSTRUCTION AND EXCAVATION IN THE BID AMOUNT OF $949,432 FOR THE DECATUR PUBLIC LIBRARY RENOVATION.[01:15:02]
KIND OF SUMMARIZE IT, HUH? SO THE BIDS WERE SUBMITTED.WE RECEIVED THREE BIDS ON THE 13TH, AND THE QUALIFICATIONS WERE VERY SIMILAR ON ALL OF THEM.
SO THE TIEBREAKER WAS LOOKING AT THE LOW PRICE COMPARISON.
SO FX5 WAS THE LOW BIDDER ON THAT.
AND SO THAT'S WHAT WAS CHOSEN.
SO WE WOULD LIKE YOUR APPROVAL TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT.
GOT ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? THOUGH WE STILL ON SHORT TERM DISABILITY? OR ARE WE ON LIBRARY NOW? WE'RE ON LIBRARY. THAT'S GOOD.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION, MR. MAYOR. ALL RIGHT. I MOVE TO APPROVE THE AWARD BID TO FX5 CONSTRUCTION AND EXCAVATION FOR $949 AND CHANGE AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN THE CONTRACT.
A MOTION IN ALMOST IN FRENCH, MAYBE.
IT WAS GERMAN. YEAH, IT WAS GERMAN, ALMOST WITH AN ACCENT.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS ON? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION SAY AYE.
ALL RIGHT. ITEM EIGHT DISCUSSION AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT.
[8. DISCUSSION AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT. ]
SO MAYOR AND COUNCIL.THE QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT CAN BE FOUND ON PAGE 97 OF YOUR PACKET.
JUST A REMINDER, IT COVERS ALL OF OUR FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS, AND IT'S OUR GOAL TO BE TRANSPARENT WITH OUR INVESTMENTS AND OUR FUNDS. SO YOU CAN SEE THE HISTORY THERE ON THE ACCOUNTS.
ANA IS ALSO STANDING BY TO ANSWER ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS.
THERE IS NO [INAUDIBLE] OTHER THAN JUST ACCEPTING THE REPORT AND YOU CAN MOVE ON FROM THERE.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY.
ALL RIGHT. IF COUNCIL HAS ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? LOOK FOR A MOTION.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT.
I HAVE A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION SAY AYE.
ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSES. THANK YOU.
[9. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DECATUR, DECATUR TX, AND GOVWELL TECHNOLOGIES INC., FOR PERMIT SOFTWARE, SERVICE, SUPPORT, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A TWO YEAR TERM ENDING OCTOBER 31, 2025.]
CONSIDER TAKING ITEM NINE CONSIDER TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DECATUR AND GOVWELL TECHNOLOGIES.SO AS WE DISCUSSED IN THE QUARTERLY REPORT, WE HAVE DECIDED ON A PERMITTING SOFTWARE.
WE FEEL THAT IT WILL SERVE A VERY LARGE NEED OVER MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS.
IT DOES HAVE SOLUTIONS FOR PLANNING.
AND THE ONE THAT WE CHOSE COMES WITH A PLAN REVIEW TOOL THAT IS BUILT INTO THE SYSTEM, WHICH IS VERY RARE THAT YOU SEE THAT IN PERMITTING SYSTEMS AND LOOKS LIKE A REALLY GOOD PRODUCT FOR US TO USE.
WE'VE DEMOED, I THINK I TOLD YOU, 12 DIFFERENT PERMITTING SOFTWARE'S WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS ON THEM, BROUGHT THOSE ONES THAT WE REALLY LIKED TO MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS AND GOVT WELL CAME OUT ABOVE AND BEYOND.
TROY LECLAIRE IS [INAUDIBLE] IS ON ZOOM TONIGHT WITH US.
HE'S A CEO AND A FOUNDER OF GOVWELL.
BUT HE WANTED TO BE HERE TONIGHT AS WE WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS ON THIS.
IT IS A TWO YEAR CONTRACT THAT WE'RE SIGNING WITH THEM.
WE EXPECT THAT WE'LL BE UP AND RUNNING FULLY WITHIN QUARTER ONE OF 2024.
SO YOU FEEL A LOT BETTER ABOUT THIS ONE THAN THE LAST ONE.
I THINK THAT IT IS A VERY GOOD PRODUCT.
YES. NO SALT IN THE WOUND [INAUDIBLE].
RUB IT IN A LITTLE. HEY, WAYNE.
WHAT OTHER WHAT OTHER MUNICIPALITIES ALSO USE THIS PRODUCT? SO WE'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH HUTTO.
THEY ARE SWITCHING OVER TO THIS PRODUCT.
YES. AND THAT WAS THE ONE IN TEXAS.
GOT ANOTHER ONE IN WASHINGTON STATE THAT WE SPOKE WITH.
THEY ACTUALLY CALLED US BECAUSE WE WERE FURTHER ALONG IN THE PROCESS.
AND THEN THERE WAS ANOTHER ONE IN GEORGIA THAT WE SPOKE WITH.
AND SHE SHE HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THEM.
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AND HAS PROMISED TO BE BACK DURING THE IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS.IF I WANTED YOU DID A TRIAL RUN.
IF I WANT TO DO PERMIT A THANK YOU OR I WANT TO DO TASK B, YOU WERE ABLE TO GO THROUGH AND DO A MOCK AND IT WORKED OUT AND IT WAS FUNCTIONAL. AND YES, WE WE WENT THROUGH THEIR PROCESS.
AND OF COURSE IT'S NOT SET UP LIKE OUR PROCESS IS.
IT IS VERY MODIFIED WHAT WE WOULD DO WITH IT.
BUT WE DID TAKE SOME OF THE PROCESSES THAT THEY HAVE ESTABLISHED FOR OTHER LOCATIONS AND WENT THROUGH THAT COMMERCIAL BUILDING PERMIT AND THAT NEW RESIDENTIAL PERMIT AND OVER THE COUNTER PERMITS AND WALK THROUGH THOSE PROCESSES WITH THEM, CONTRACTOR REGISTRATIONS, THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO THE FORMS UP THE HILL, YOU KNOW, IF I WANTED TO PULL A PERMIT FOR A, B, C, AND D, WILL THIS MAKE EVERYTHING A LITTLE MORE TANGIBLE OR A LITTLE MORE? SO EVERYTHING MOVES MORE TOWARDS AN ONLINE PLATFORM WITH THIS.
AND THEN YOU WILL CHOOSE THE TYPE OF PERMIT THAT YOU ARE GOING TO APPLY FOR IN THERE.
AND WE'VE WE THINK THAT WE'VE ESTABLISHED A GOOD PROCESS FOR TURNING THOSE REVIEWS AROUND WITHOUT HAVING WITH, I N LESS TIME THAN WHAT WE HAVE NOW.
SURE. SO YOU SAID TROY IS ON LINE.
TROY? YES. TROY, WHY DON'T YOU, SINCE YOU'RE ON LINE AND TOOK TOOK TIME TO TO JOIN US.
LET'S ALLOW YOU TO SAY A FEW WORDS.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, AND THANKS FOR HAVING ME HERE TONIGHT.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE AN APPEARANCE IN CASE THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS THAT FOLKS HAD.
BUT I WANTED TO SAY I'M REALLY EXCITED TO WORK WITH THE CITY OF DECATUR.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE A SMALL BUSINESS.
LIKE WAYNE SAID, WE'RE WORKING WITH, YOU KNOW, ANOTHER CITY IN TEXAS AND SOME IN GEORGIA.
SO YEAH, EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY.
AND, YOU KNOW, I'LL BE HERE TO HELP WITH ANYTHING THAT THE CITY NEEDS.
AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO COMING DOWN AGAIN IN A FEW WEEKS.
YOU KNOW, IF WE'RE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO KICK OFF IMPLEMENTATION.
AND IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS FOLKS HAVE, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS FOR TROY.
TROY. THANK YOU. WAYNE, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS OR OTHER QUESTIONS THE COUNCIL HAS ON THIS? THE ONLY THING I WOULD ASK IS THAT YOU ADD THAT AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS.
VERY GOOD. LOOK FOR A MOTION OR COUNCIL WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE? OH, MAN, I JUST MOVED.
I MOVED TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT BETWEEN CITY OF DECATUR AND GOVWELL TECHNOLOGIES FOR PERMIT SOFTWARE, SERVICE SUPPORT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A TWO YEAR TERM ENDING OCTOBER 31ST, 2025.
AND DID I MISS THAT? WELL, IT'S NOT IN THERE.
OH, WELL, I GUESS WE CAN AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT.
WELL WORDED. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSES. THANK YOU.
[10. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPRORIATE ACTION TO APPOINT JAY FEATHERSTON AS AN ALTERNATE MEMBER OF THE BUILDING STANDARDS COMMISSION WITH A TERM ENDING OCTOBER 1, 2025.]
2025.I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY ANYTHING THAT CITY LEADERSHIP WANTS TO SAY ON THAT OTHER THAN.
WELL SO JAY'S A LOCAL ELECTRICIAN AND WE'RE TRYING TO GET SOME CONTRACT OR SOME TRADES PERSONS ON THIS BOARD BECAUSE IT DOES RELATE DIRECTLY WITH ADOPTING CODES.
AND I'D LIKE TO HAVE SOME PEOPLE ON THERE THAT ARE, THAT HAVE THOSE KNOWLEDGES OF THOSE THINGS.
AND AS A MATTER OF FACT, THAT JAY CAME UP BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO REVIEW THE NATIONAL ELECTRIC CODE AT THE NEXT BUILDING STANDARDS COMMISSION MEETING, AND DEFINITELY WANTED AN ELECTRICIAN ON THERE TO PUT HIS INPUT INTO IT AND BRING THAT FORWARD.
AND SO JAY HAS AGREED TO SERVE AND SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION AND WOULD LIKE TO GET HIM ON THERE.
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EXCELLENT. COUNCILORS ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I'LL MAKE A MOTION ON THAT TO APPROVE.IF YOU'RE READY FOR ONE MAYOR, JUST MAKE A MOTION TO APPOINT JAY FEATHERSTON AS AN ALTERNATE MEMBER OF THE BUILDING STANDARDS COMMISSION. ALL RIGHT.
SO WE HAVE A MOTION. IT'S GOOD DECISION.
ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION.
[11. EXECUTIVE SESSION]
ITEM 11 IS AN EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551.001 AND UNDER 551.071 TO RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING CERTAIN ESCROW ACCOUNTS AND UNDER 551.071 LOOK AT THE POSSIBILITY OF EMINENT DOMAIN REGARDING A PROPERTY TAX ID 751649 AND WE WILL ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 6:56.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.