GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
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THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR TONIGHT'S CITY COUNCIL MEETING.[CALL TO ORDER]
AT THIS TIME, IT'S 6:00, AND I'D LIKE TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.THANK YOU. AND NOW THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
AND TO START THE THE NIGHT'S MEETING.
[PRESENTATIONS, RECOGNITION]
I'M GOING TO COME AROUND.. WHEREAS WE ARE HERE TODAY TO PAY HONOR AND TO CELEBRATE THE OUTSTANDING VOLUNTEER CAREER OF AND WHEREAS MR. EATON'S EXEMPLARY DEDICATION TO THE WISE COUNTY WATER SUPPLY BOARD AS A BOARD MEMBER BEGAN APRIL 14TH, 1992 AS CHAIRMAN FOR MAY 16TH, 2018, THROUGH 2024.
AND WHEREAS MR. EATON HAS ENRICHED THOSE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO KNOW AND SERVE WITH HIM.
HE EXEMPLIFIES THE BEST OF DECATUR AND WISE COUNTY AND IS A SHINING EXAMPLE OF AND WHEREAS MR. EATON HAS COMMITTED MANY VOLUNTEER HOURS TO THE WISE COUNTY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT AND HAS ADVOCATED FOR THE BETTERMENT OF WATER SUPPLY AND QUALITY IN DECATUR, MR. EATON HAS REPRESENTED THE CITY OF DECATUR WELL, AND NOW THEREFORE, BE IT KNOWN TO ALL PRESENT THAT I, MELINDA REEVES, MAYOR PRO TEM OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL 8TH, 2024, AS ROY EATON APPRECIATION DAY THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF DECATUR.
WE FURTHER URGE ALL OF THE CITY OF DECATUR TO JOIN US AS WE EXTEND OUR SINCERE APPRECIATION FOR HIS DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AND BEST WISHES. THANK YOU [APPLAUSE]. WELL, I WILL JUST SAY THAT THIS THIS THIS VALUES GOOD RELATIONSHIPS AND PARTICULARLY GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH THE TARRANT REGIONAL WATER DISTRICT, WHICH I KNOW THAT NATE AND GREG ARE CONTINUING THE RELATIONSHIP THAT STARTED WAY BACK IN 1965.
AND DECATUR'S FUTURE IS SOLID BECAUSE WE HAVE A SOLID LONG RANGE WATER SUPPLY FROM LAKE BRIDGEPORT, FROM THE TARRANT REGIONAL WATER DISTRICT. AND IT'S A IT'S A IT'S A GREAT THING.
AND WE KNOW YOU HAD A LARGE PART IN THAT AND WE CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH REALLY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WELL YOU STAY UP HERE BECAUSE I HAVE A SECOND PROCLAMATION.
AND JANINE, YOU COME UP HERE AND I SEE SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT ARE WITH THE WISE COUNTY MESSENGER.
I THINK YOU ALL SHOULD COME UP TOO.
WHERE IS MARK? MARK REYNOLDS IS OUR NEW DIRECTOR OF EDC, AND HE HAS KIND OF STARTED A NEW THING WITH HIS COMING TO DECATUR.
AND I'M GOING TO LET MARK TELL YOU, MATT I'M SORRY.
[INAUDIBLE] MATT. MATT I APOLOGIZE.
YOU WANT ME TO TELL HIM WHAT? I WANT YOU TO TELL HIM ABOUT? OKAY, SO APPARENTLY THIS IS MY TO MY KNOWLEDGE, IT'S ONLY THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS EVER HAPPENED FROM THE CITY AND THE EDC TO RECOGNIZE A STAKEHOLDER IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE.
AND YOU JUST SAID GOOD FRIENDS.
NICE TO MEET YOU. MY NAME IS MATT REYNOLDS.
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I TOURED AND WE DID MEET.SO IT'S JUST AN OPPORTUNITY THAT THAT WE AS A COMMUNITY, AS A CITY, AS THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, CAN RECOGNIZE THOSE OUTSTANDING MEMBERSHIPS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY THAT ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE EVERY DAY.
AND THIS IS, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT THAT'S WHAT THIS MESSAGE REALLY IS.
THIS PROCLAMATION IS IS YOUR DEDICATION, BOTH OF YOU, YOUR DEDICATION, THE WHOLE THE WHOLE 1880, SOME ODD, YOU KNOW STORY IS JUST FANTASTIC.
WELL, I'M GLAD GLAD YOU'RE HERE.
THE WISE COUNTY MESSENGER HAS SHARED WISE COUNTY STORY FOR THE LAST 144 YEARS.
AND WHEREAS, WHILE REMAINING COMMITTED TO ITS 140 YEAR OLD PRINT HERITAGE, THE WISE COUNTY MESSENGER IS INFORMING MORE PEOPLE THAN EVER THROUGH DIGITAL NEWS AND ADVERTISING.
THESE DIGITAL FIRST STRATEGIES HAVE LED TO ROBUST GROWTH AND NOW INCLUDES AN AUDIENCE OF 70,000 75,000 READERS ACROSS ALL MEDIA AND PLATFORMS, AND A WEBSITE THAT GENERATES 20,000 PAGE VIEWS PER DAY.
WHEREAS THE WISE COUNTY MESSENGER HAS BEEN CONSISTENTLY RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE BEST WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS IN TEXAS, GARNERING DOZENS OF REGIONAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL AWARDS.
MOST RECENTLY RECOGNIZED AS THE SOLE RECIPIENT OF THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS OUTSTANDING MEDIA AWARD IN 2023 FOR CONTRIBUTING DURING RECENT WILDFIRES.
AND WHEREAS FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY, THE MESSENGERS AWARD WINNING NEWS COVERAGE HAS RECORDED WISE COUNTY'S TRIUMPHS AND TRAGEDIES, PROMOTING GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY, WHILE ALSO OFFERING AN IMPORTANT PLATFORM TO HELP THE COMMUNITY THRIVE.
AND WHEREAS ROY AND JANINE EATON HAVE OWNED THE WISE COUNTY MESSENGER FOR 51 YEARS, BRINGING A STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE, INVESTMENT IN THE COMMUNITY AND KEY INNOVATIONS, IN 1976, THE MESSENGER BEGAN PRINTING AND DISTRIBUTING A FREE DAILY PRINT PRODUCT CALLED THE WISE COUNTY UPDATE, WHICH QUICKLY BECAME PART OF THE MORNING READING ROUTINE FOR THOUSANDS OF MESSENGER STAFF OF MESSENGER OF MESSENGER SUBSCRIBERS. THE MESSENGER STAFF CONTINUES TO PRODUCE THE UPDATE, PROVIDING VITAL INFORMATION TO THE COMMUNITY.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, MELINDA REEVES, MAYOR PRO TEM OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MONDAY, APRIL 8TH, AS WISE COUNTY MESSENGER DAY IN THE CITY OF DECATUR.
THANK YOU. WELL, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.
I HAVE GREAT RESPECT FOR THE DECATUR CITY COUNCIL AND THE DECATUR CITY OF DECATUR.
I COVERED THIS COUNCIL FOR ALMOST MORE THAN 30 YEARS, AND IN 30 YEARS THEY HAD TWO CLOSED SESSIONS.
SO I WAS REALLY PROUD OF THAT.
I'M PROUD OF THE OPENNESS OF THE CITY AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU ALL DO.
AND THANK YOU ALL. THIS IS A GREAT HONOR AND THESE ARE THE FOLKS THAT MAKE IT HAPPEN.
THIS IS AUSTIN JACKSON, OUR EDITOR, SANDY CRUMP, OUR ADVERTISING SALESPERSON LORI WHITE, OUR ADVERTISING SALES MANAGER, AND MY NUMBER ONE ASSISTANT, KRISTI BENNETT, OUR GENERAL MANAGER.
SO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH [APPLAUSE].
THANK YOU ALL AGAIN FOR ALL YOU CONTRIBUTE TO OUR COMMUNITY.
MIC] THANK YOU ALL AGAIN FOR ALL YOU DO FOR THIS COMMUNITY. AND NOW WE'LL START OUR QUARTERLY DEPARTMENT REPORTS.
[1. QUARTERLY DEPARTMENT REPORTS ]
STARTING WITH THE CONFERENCE CENTER.[00:10:02]
THANK YOU.SOME OF OUR CURRENT CONDITIONS THAT WE HAVE GOING IN MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS, WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING SOME SLIDING DOORS INSTALLED THIS WEEK AT THE CONFERENCE CENTER IN THE MAIN LOBBY TO FURTHER BLOCK THE KITCHEN AREA.
WE'VE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT TEND TO ROAM BACK THAT WAY, AND WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP THOSE FOLKS OUT.
STAFFING WE HAVE KRISTINA VIDAL WITH US FOR QUITE SOME TIME, AND SHE'S WORKED OFF AND ON PART TIME FOR US, AND WE WERE ABLE TO ADVANCE HER UP TO SOUS CHEF, A FULL TIME POSITION WITH US.
AND SHE IS ROCKING AND ROLLING AND DOING A FABULOUS JOB FOR US.
ON OUR SALES COMPARISONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 23-24 WE ARE CURRENTLY AT A 16% INCREASE OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR, WITH QUITE A BIT OF TIME LEFT IN THIS FISCAL YEAR, SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
AND WE CONTINUE TO TO LOOK FORWARD ON THAT ON OUR.
EXCUSE ME. OUR UPCOMING PUBLIC EVENTS THAT WE HAVE.
DECATUR ROTARY SPRING EVENT, THEIR HOME AND LAWN SHOW APRIL 20TH.
WE HAVE AMERICA'S BEST PAGEANT.
THE MOTHER'S DAY LUNCHEON IS MAY 12TH.
WE HAVE A SPA AND HOT TUB SHOW JUNE 18TH THROUGH THE 22ND AND CLEAR THE LIST EVENT JUNE 29TH.
AND THOSE ARE JUST OUR PUBLIC EVENTS.
AS YOU GUYS KNOW, WE DO A LOT OF PRIVATE EVENTS AS WELL.
CARDINAL PAINTS WITH US THIS NEXT WEEK, DOING A LOT OF TRAINING STUFF.
SO THAT'S CURRENTLY WHERE WE'RE AT.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME THIS EVENING? UNDERSTAND YOU GUYS ARE PAINTING IT YOURSELF.
THANKS. I'M SURE IT'S A TOUGH JOB.
THERE'S A LOT OF WALL SPACE THERE, SO IT LOOKS REALLY NICE.
YEAH. GOOD. YEAH, IT'S, IT'S GORGEOUS.
HEY, TIM. BY CHANCE, DO YOU NEED A HOT TUB MODEL TO COME THROUGH AND SIT IN SAID HOT TUBS? ARE YOU VOLUNTEERING, SIR? I WAS JUST GOING TO PUT MY HAT IN THE RING.
I WOULDN'T SAY THAT WOULD BE DEFINITIVE.
WELL, I WILL TALK TO THE PEOPLE THAT ARE HOSTING THE SHOW AND WE'LL SEE.
I'LL BE NICE AND TAN AND ROBUST.
ARE YOU DOING THE LIBRARY FOR US? WELL, I'M GOING TO DO THE FINANCE REPORT.
MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCIL HAVE THE HONOR OF PRESENTING THE FINANCE REPORT TO YOU FOR THIS QUARTER.
RONNIE, WOULD YOU EXPAND THAT TO THE FULL SCREEN, PLEASE? THANK YOU. JEN SUMMERS, OUR INTERIM FINANCE DIRECTOR, HELPED ME PUT THIS REPORT TOGETHER, AND IT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO BE MORE OF A MID-YEAR REPORT.
SO WE'LL COVER THE FIRST TWO QUARTERS OF FY 24 IN THIS REPORT.
SO WE'LL FIRST START TALKING ABOUT OUR SOURCES OF REVENUE.
CAN YOU CLICK ON THE PAGE FOR ME.
THANK YOU. PROPERTY TAX IS OUR HIGHEST SOURCE OF REVENUE FOR THE CITY, COMING IN AT RIGHT AT $5.1 MILLION HOTEL, MIXED DRINKS AND FRANCHISE TAXES.
THE NEXT SOURCE OF REVENUE $346,000 TO DATE.
CONFERENCE CENTER REVENUES, AS TIM MENTIONED, UP SUBSTANTIALLY FROM WHERE THEY WERE LAST YEAR, WHICH IS A GREAT SIGN AT $327,000 AND THEN SALES TAX $3.3 MILLION FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF FY 24.
AND HERE IS THAT EXACT SAME DATA COMPARED TO OUR BUDGET.
SO IF WE GO FROM THE TOP DOWN, GREEN REPRESENTS OUR ACTUAL REVENUES COMING IN.
BLUE IS THE BENCHMARKED AGAINST THE EXPECTED BUDGET.
SO AS YOU SEE FROM THE TOP DOWN, PROPERTY TAX IS RIGHT ON TRACK AT ABOUT 99% COLLECTION.
SALES TAX IS VERY STRONG AT 75% OF THE ANTICIPATED BUDGET.
FRANCHISE, HOTEL AND MIXED DRINK TAX IS SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN 50% AT THIS POINT IN TIME IN THE YEAR.
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I WOULD NOTE THAT MOST OF OUR HOTEL TAXPAYERS ARE PAY ON A QUARTERLY BASIS, SO MY SUSPICION IS WE HAVE NOT YET RECORDED THE FIRST QUARTER OF SALES TAX COLLECTIONS.SO THAT'S WHY THAT NUMBER SEEMS LOW.
COURT FINDS VERY HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT FEES ARE RIGHT ON TRACK AT JUST BELOW 50%.
SO VERY STRONG BUDGET IN TERMS OF REVENUE SOURCES.
GO AHEAD RONNIE. I'M JUST GOING TO LET YOU HAVE THAT.
THIS IS A BENCHMARKING AGAINST WHERE WE WERE IN FY 2023 FOR THE EXACT SAME TIME PERIOD.
SO FIRST SIX MONTH LOOK, COMPARING FY 24 TO FY 23, SAME SET OF DATA.
AND YOU CAN SEE THERE THAT WE'RE TRACKING FAIRLY CONSISTENT WITH SALES TAX BEING SIGNIFICANTLY AHEAD OF WHERE WE WERE AT THE SAME TIME IN FY 23.
SO ALL THE OTHER BENCHMARKS ARE RIGHT ON TRACK.
IT'S A VERY STRONG REVENUE SOURCE.
MOVING ON TO SALES TAX COLLECTIONS AGAIN, FIRST SIX MONTHS OF FY 24.
YOU CAN SEE THOSE REPRESENT THE COLLECTIONS FOR EACH MONTH.
NOW REMEMBER SALES TAX IS COLLECTED FOR TWO MONTHS ACTIVITY IN THE [INAUDIBLE].
SO FOR EXAMPLE YOU SEE THERE IN FEBRUARY WE COLLECTED $918,000 IN SALES TAX REVENUE.
AND YOU WOULD TEND TO THINK THAT PEOPLE DID A LOT OF CHRISTMAS SHOPPING.
THAT WAS ACTUALLY REFLECTIVE OF AN AUDIT COLLECTION FOR YEAR END 2023.
SO IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE THERE RONNIE, IT'LL MAKE A LITTLE MORE SENSE.
IF WE LOOK AT OUR AUDIT CORRECTION, YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE THAT FEBRUARY'S ACTIVITY WAS UP BY 2.25% AND THEN MARCH RIGHT BEHIND THAT, UP BY ABOUT 7.23%. AND BASICALLY THAT AUDIT WAS A WASH WITH US GIVING BACK SOME FUNDS.
NOW CATEGORIZE THESE BY ASSOCIATION.
EACH OF THESE DEPARTMENTS ARE RIGHT ON TRACK WITH WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR HERE ON THIS SLIDE AND THE TWO SLIDES THAT FOLLOW IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR EXPENSES ARE AT OR BELOW 50%. SINCE WE'RE AT THE 50% MARK FOR OUR BUDGET YEAR, AND YOU CAN SEE THAT OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS ARE GOOD STEWARDS OF THEIR BUDGET FUNDS.
THIS IS PUBLIC WORKS, AIRPORT STREETS, CEMETERY, PARKS AND THEN PUBLIC WORKS ADMIN OR GENERAL FUND.
HE'S A VERY GOOD STEWARD OF HIS FUNDS.
SO THIS WOULD BE EVERYTHING THAT'S NOT CAPTURED IN PUBLIC WORKS OR PUBLIC SAFETY.
AND IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THERE'S ADDITIONAL SPENDING OUT OF ADMIN.
BUT I WOULD JUST REMIND YOU THAT BY THE CLOSE OF THIS CALENDAR YEAR, WE HAVE TO HAVE EITHER ALLOCATED OR SPENT THE REMAINING ARPA FUNDS THAT WERE DIVVIED OUT DURING THE COVID TIMES.
SO OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO ENHANCE OUR CYBER SECURITY OR OUR NETWORK SECURITY PHONE SYSTEM UPGRADES, THINGS LIKE THAT, THOSE ARE BEING SPENT THROUGH THE ADMIN FUNDS.
SO THAT'S WHY THAT LOOKS OUT OF OUT OF CHARACTER THERE COMPARED TO THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS, WHICH ARE MAIN STREET, LIBRARY, PLANNING, CONFERENCE CENTER, AND THEN INSPECTION OR BUILDING SERVICES ALL ON TRACK.
SO WE'LL SWITCH GEARS HERE TO UTILITIES FUND.
YOU HEAR US CALL THIS INTERNALLY.
SO ON THE LEFT THERE FY 24, OUR BUDGETED AMOUNT WAS $6.9 MILLION.
AND WE'RE CURRENTLY AT 41% OF REVENUES RETURNED IN THAT BUDGET LINE.
SO I WANT TO BRAG A LITTLE BIT MORE ON THE UTILITIES GROUP HERE IN JUST A MOMENT.
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LET'S TALK ABOUT EXPENDITURES OUT OF FUND TWO.AGAIN THAT ADMIN CATEGORY SEEMS AWKWARD THAT IT'S WELL OVER 100%.
AND THAT IS WHERE THE SPENDING IS BEING DONE TO FINISH OUT THE WATER TOWER.
SO THAT'S WHY THAT LINE LOOKS OVER.
IF YOU SEE THE REMAINDER OF THOSE ITEMS TECHNOLOGY, REFUSE, BILLING, MAINTENANCE, WATER AND WASTEWATER, THOSE EXPENDITURES ARE ALL AT OR BELOW THE 50TH PERCENTILE MARK.
SO THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR AT THIS POINT IN OUR BUDGET YEAR.
VERY GOOD JOB TO OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS FOR MANAGING THOSE THOSE FUNDS SO WELL.
NOW THIS SLIDE APPEARS TO BE VERY BUSY.
BUT SO HAVE OUR UTILITY BILLING STAFF BEEN WHEN WE TURNED OVER THE NEW BUDGET YEAR IN OCTOBER.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE LEFT SIDE OF THIS GRAPH I WANT YOU TO JUST LOOK AT THE YELLOW LINES FOR A SECOND.
THAT REPRESENTS A PAST DUE WATER UTILITY ACCOUNT.
AND THEN LOOK ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT.
YOU SEE, THAT STAFF HAS MANAGED OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS TO GET OUR PAST DUE ACCOUNTS FROM $569 DOWN TO $330, AND THEN PROBABLY MORE NOTABLY, THE $145 IN RED ON THE LEFT TALKS.
IT ADDRESSES SHUT OFFS, OUR WATER SHUT OFFS.
SO IN OCTOBER WE WERE SHUTTING OFF 145 PLUS CONSISTENTLY AND THROUGH CONTINUAL PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS, LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY AND CHANGING THE WAY OUR BILLING CYCLES FALL FOR OUR CUSTOMERS, STAFF HAS BEEN ABLE TO BRING THOSE SHUT OFFS DOWN TO 12 IN THE LAST MONTH.
SO HUGE PROCESS IMPROVEMENT THERE, A LOT OF POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM OUR CUSTOMERS, AND I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO JEN AND HER TEAM AND THE UTILITY BILLING TEAM OVER IN THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT THAT'S HELPED US GET THESE ITEMS STRAIGHTENED OUT.
AND ULTIMATELY, IT'S IT'S LANDED ON A BETTER PROCESS FOR THE CUSTOMERS.
SO SWITCH GEARS HERE FROM FINANCE TO MUNICIPAL COURT SYSTEM.
MUNICIPAL COURT CURRENTLY REPORTS UP THROUGH THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT.
THE GRAPH ON THE LEFT WITH THE BLUE LINES REPRESENTS CASES OPEN AND THE TALLER LINES.
SO WE HAVE A VERY BUSY MUNICIPAL COURT PROCESS, AND I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO OUR MUNICIPAL COURTS TEAM FOR THE VOLUME THAT THEY'RE HANDLING TOO, VERY, VERY HEALTHY COURT PROCESS ON THE RIGHT.
WE'RE AVERAGING RIGHT NOW ABOUT $58,000 A MONTH IN JUSTICE FUNDS RECEIVED THROUGH THE COURT SYSTEM.
SO THIS WILL BE MY FINAL SLIDE FOR THE FINANCE AND MUNICIPAL COURT UPDATE.
WE'VE REDUCED A LOT OF UNNECESSARY PROCESSES, FOR EXAMPLE, IN OUR OLD SOFTWARE A CUSTOMER MAY GET A PAPER BILL AND AN EMAIL, SOMETIMES TWO OF EACH.
AND IT WAS JUST REDUNDANT STEPS THAT WEREN'T NECESSARY.
SO WE'VE DONE A LOT OF CLEANUP THERE.
AND NOW THE CUSTOMER HAS A CHOICE.
DO THEY WANT TO RECEIVE A PAPER BILL OR AN EMAIL? OR IN SOME SITUATIONS THEY'D LIKE TO HAVE BOTH.
WE'RE OPTIMIZING OUR SOFTWARE FOR EFFICIENCIES THROUGH REPORTING AND ALLOWING STAFF TO BE FREED UP TO HANDLE THE OPPORTUNITY TO FIND MORE WAYS TO ENHANCE OUR SERVICE.
SO JUST A BIG SHOUT OUT TO THE FINANCE TEAM AND THE WEIGHT THAT THEY'RE CARRYING FOR US AT THE CITY.
CITY MANAGER WAS EXTREMELY EXCITED TO TALK FINANCES.
I'LL JUST LET HER AND CLICK AWAY.
ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL.
SO WE'RE GOING TO TALK FIRST QUARTER, JANUARY.
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SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO PROBABLY SEE TYPICALLY IN THE PAST, IN SOME OF MY REPORTS, YOU WOULD HAVE SEEN YEAR TO DATE COMPARISONS.SO TO GET SOME CLEAR, PRECISE DATA SETS THAT I LIKE TO USE, IT'S GOING TO TAKE A FEW MONTHS OF US BEING IN OUR COMPLETE NEW SYSTEM TO REALLY BE ABLE TO THROW ALL OF THOSE AT YOU BECAUSE OUR NEW SYSTEM DOES SUCH A BETTER JOB OF TRACKING INFORMATION THAN WHAT WE HAD DONE IN THE PAST.
SO JUST TO KIND OF GIVE YOU KIND OF WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE ABOUT 10,000 CALLS FOR SERVICE THROUGH THE FIRST QUARTER.
WE'VE HAD 70 ACCIDENTS, 176 ARRESTS, 1,260 CITATIONS AND 575 WARNINGS.
AGAIN, WE'RE ADJUSTING TO SOME NEW TECHNOLOGY THAT THE GUYS ARE AS WE START TO PROGRESS THROUGH IT, THEY'RE GETTING A LOT MORE COMFORTABLE THROUGH THE UTILIZATION OF OUR NEW SOFTWARE, THEY'RE CUTTING A LOT OF THEIR TIME DOWN NOW BY BY USING WHAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE TO THEM.
SO TYPICALLY WHAT THEY WOULD SEE AND EXPERIENCE IN PREVIOUS SITUATIONS, THEY'D MAKE A TRAFFIC STOP.
THEY HAVE TO RUN THE INDIVIDUAL, THEN THEY HAVE TO OPEN UP THE TICKET TICKETING SOFTWARE SIDE, REENTER EVERYTHING THAT THEY'VE RAN INTO ONE SYSTEM, INTO THE OTHER, INTO OUR NEW SYSTEM. THEY ENTER INFORMATION ONE TIME AND IT TRANSFERS EVERYTHING OVER INTO THE CITATIONS.
SO THEY'RE THEY'RE REALLY LOVING THAT NEW TECHNOLOGY THAT THEY'VE GOT.
THE BIG THING THAT WE HAVE REALLY STARTED THIS FIRST QUARTER IS PICKING UP ON OUR TRAINING.
WE HAVE DONE A LOT OF TRAINING THIS FIRST QUARTER.
SINCE WE ARE A TCO TRAINING PROVIDER, AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS, YOU KNOW, WE MENTIONED LAST YEAR THAT WE WERE SUPER EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO DO IS TO BE ABLE TO DO A LOT OF OUR OWN IN-HOUSE TRAINING.
BUT WE'VE DONE 336 HOURS ALONE FOR ALERT.
WHICH THAT'S BASICALLY ACTIVE SHOOTER TYPE TRAINING.
THAT WAS ONE OF THE MANDATES THROUGH LEGISLATION THIS PAST YEAR THAT WE'VE HAD TO DO.
WE'VE DONE TASER CPR, TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRAINING, NARCAN.
SO ALL OF OUR OFFICERS HAVE ACCESS TO NARCAN NOW.
THAT'S READILY AVAILABLE TO THEM.
ALSO, OUR OFFICERS IN THE SCHOOLS ALSO HAVE NARCAN AVAILABLE TO THEM.
IN CASE THEY ARE NEEDED IN SOME TYPE OF A MEDICAL EMERGENCY IN WHICH AN OVERDOSE IS SUSPECTED.
SO 588 HOURS OF TRAINING IN-HOUSE AND THEN AN ADDITIONAL 2300 HOURS OF TRAINING THAT OUR OFFICERS HAVE DONE OUTSIDE OF THE PD SO FAR IN THE FIRST QUARTER.
A COUPLE OF THOSE GENTLEMEN WHO HAVE DONE SOME EXTRA TRAINING.
THEY GRADUATED FROM LEMIT, WHICH IS A LAW ENFORCEMENT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE OF TEXAS.
THIS IS A FAIRLY PRESTIGIOUS THING TO DO.
AND SO WE ACTUALLY HAD SERGEANT BEATTY AND CAPTAIN GASTINEAU GO THROUGH AND COMPLETE THIS TRAINING.
AND THEY I MEAN, IT IS A VERY INFORMATIVE UPPER MANAGEMENT STYLE TRAINING THAT THEY GET THERE.
AND SO BOTH OF THEM GRADUATED THIS PAST QUARTER FROM THAT, THAT THAT GREAT PROGRAM.
THEY HAVE A REGIONAL TELECOMMUNICATOR ACADEMY.
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THEY'RE ONE OF THE VERY FEW IN THE ENTIRE STATE THAT PUT ON A TELECOMMUNICATOR TRAINING COURSE.WHAT THAT AFFORDS US IS TO DO IS TO BE ABLE TO SEND A NEW TELECOMMUNICATOR TO THE COG.
SO THAT'S VERY, VERY BENEFICIAL TO US AS A, AS A DEPARTMENT.
AND SO NETOSHA LAVERTY AND JESSICA TELLER ARE BOTH GRADUATES OF THAT.
AND NETOSHA IS FINISHING UP HER FTO PROGRAM, AND JESSICA HAS COMPLETED HERS AND IS A DISPATCHER WORKING ON HER OWN RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE BOTH OF THEM ON STAFF.
AND THEN THE FINAL THING IS I WANT TO MAKE MENTION TO EVERYBODY OF THE EXCITEMENT FOR APRIL 19TH WHICH WILL BE OUR GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY FOR OUR NEW POLICE DEPARTMENT.
AGAIN THE EXCITEMENT IS BREWING.
AS MORE DIRT AND OTHER THINGS KEEP BEING MOVED AROUND UP THERE ON OUR NEW LOCATION.
SO DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.
DON WILL, DON WILL JOIN US AT YOUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.
THAT CONCLUDED THE QUARTERLY DEPARTMENT REPORTS.
AND SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO THE PUBLIC HEARING SECTION.
AND I'D LIKE TO OPEN THIS PUBLIC HEARING SECTION SESSION AT 6:32 P.M..
AND WE'LL START WITH SUP 2024-03.
IS SOMEBODY PRESENTING ON THIS? YES. OKAY.
GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
COULD YOU ADVANCE TO THE NEXT SLIDE? THANK YOU. AGENDA ITEM TWO IS SPECIFIC USE PERMIT 2024-03.
[2. SUP2024-03 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 APPENDIX “B,” “ZONING” OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS TO GRANT A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT TO ALLOW A RESTAURANT IN A C-1, RESTRICTED BUSINESS ZONING DISTRICT, ON APPROXIMATELY 0.675 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT 603 W. MAIN STREET. (SPECIFIC USE PERMIT APPLICATION 2024-03— MS. SHARON HERNANDEZ, ON BEHALF OF CHERRY PIE AND COMPANY) (THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL, 4-0, COMMISSIONERS HICKS AND WOODRUFF ABSENT.)]
THIS IS TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING, HEAR COMMENTS, AND CONSIDER THE FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE REGARDING AN AMENDMENT TO APPENDIX B, ZONING OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES. THIS IS SHARON HERNANDEZ'S REQUEST ON BEHALF OF CHERRY PIE AND COMPANY TO GRANT A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT ALLOWING A RESTAURANT IN A C-1 RESTRICTED BUSINESS ZONING DISTRICT.THE PROPERTY IS APPROXIMATELY 0.675 ACRES OF LAND LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS LOT 9R, S.L.
THE PROPERTY IS MORE COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS 603 WEST MAIN STREET.
WE'VE COMBINED THEM INTO ONE SLIDE.
THE EXISTING LAND USE AND THE EXISTING ZONING, THE EXISTING LAND USE IS DOWNTOWN.
THE EXISTING ZONING, AS I MENTIONED, IS C-1.
AND THEN WE DID SEND OUT NOTIFICATIONS TO 33 PROPERTY OWNERS THAT WERE WITHIN 200FT.
WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY RESPONSES BACK.
THIS IS THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN AND FLOOR PLAN.
AND BOTH ARE IN SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE WITH THE DECATUR ZONING ORDINANCE, WHICH WAS AMENDED AND ADOPTED IN 2015, AND IT REQUIRES SPECIFIC USE PERMITS FOR CERTAIN USES IN CERTAIN ZONING DISTRICTS, INCLUDING THE C-1 ZONING DISTRICT.
STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL.
THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL 4-0.
COMMISSIONERS HICKS AND WOODRUFF WERE ABSENT.
OKAY. THANK YOU DEDRA. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON THIS TOPIC? I DON'T THINK ANYONE SIGNED UP FOR THIS ITEM.
OKAY. DO ANY OF MY COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNS?
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OKAY, WE'LL MOVE ON TO SUP 2024-04, AND I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON 24-03 AT 6:35.AND SIMULTANEOUSLY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR SUP 2024-04 AT 6:35.
ALL RIGHT. AGENDA ITEM THREE IS SUP 2024-04.
[3. SUP2024-04 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 APPENDIX “B,” “ZONING” OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS TO GRANT A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT TO ALLOW A VETERINARIAN CLINIC WITH INDOOR PENS ONLY IN A C-1, RESTRICTED BUSINESS ZONING DISTRICT, ON APPROXIMATELY 0.462 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT 700 W. WALNUT STREET. (SPECIFIC USE PERMIT APPLICATION 2024-04—MRS. AMY BRENT, ON BEHALF OF PROPERTY OWNERS MIGUEL SUAREZ AND JUDY FOX) (THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL, 4-0, COMMISSIONERS HICKS AND WOODRUFF ABSENT.)]
THIS IS. HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING, HEAR COMMENTS, AND CONSIDER FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE REGARDING AN AMENDMENT TO APPENDIX B, ZONING OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES.THIS IS MISS AMY BRENT'S REQUEST TO GRANT A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT, ALLOWING A VET CLINIC WITH INDOOR PENS ONLY IN A C-1 RESTRICTED BUSINESS ZONING DISTRICT PROPERTY IS APPROXIMATELY 0.462 ACRES OF LAND LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS BLOCK 151.
THE TARLETON ADDITION PROPERTY IS MORE COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS 700 WEST WALNUT STREET.
AND AGAIN, THESE ARE YOUR MAPS.
THE EXISTING LAND USE IS DOWNTOWN.
THE EXISTING ZONING IS C-1 RESPONSE MAP.
WE SENT OUT 23 NOTIFICATIONS TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 200FT.
WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY RESPONSES BACK.
THIS IS HER PROPOSED SITE PLAN AND FLOOR PLAN.
THE PLANS ARE IN SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE WITH GRANTING THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT.
COMMISSIONERS HICKS AND WOODRUFF ABSENT.
AND IS THERE ANYONE WHO'D LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON THIS TOPIC? AND IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION AMONG THE COUNCIL? THE ONLY QUESTION THAT I HAVE, AND IT COMES FROM A RESIDENT, RESIDENT IS ABOUT PARKING BECAUSE THERE'S NOT A LOT OF PARKING BEHIND THERE TO THE SIDE OF THAT. AND THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT CONGESTION ON COWAN STREET.
STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS.
I'M 317, COUNTY ROAD 2195, IN DECATUR.
THE CLINIC ADDRESS IS 700 WEST WALNUT.
I UNDERSTAND THE PARKING ISSUE.
I THINK THERE BY THE THE FRONT, I THINK THERE'S THREE SPOTS.
AND I THINK IN THE BACK, THERE'S POTENTIALLY 6 TO 7.
I'M GOING TO PROBABLY PARK IN THERE.
MY SURGERY DROP OFFS ARE KIND OF STAGGERED AS WELL.
I'M PRETTY GOOD WITH MY APPOINTMENTS AND KEEPING EVERYBODY KIND OF FLOWING IN AND OUT.
SO THAT'S THAT'S KIND OF MY THINKING ON IT.
I HOPE AND PRAY THAT'S THE CASE, THAT I AM HAVING TO SHOO PEOPLE AWAY.
BUT I'M GOING TO TRY AND MANAGE MY SCHEDULE ENOUGH THAT IT WON'T BE A PROBLEM.
HOW WILL YOU HANDLE LIKE, EMERGENCIES? I DON'T REALLY SEE A WHOLE LOT OF EMERGENCIES.
MAYBE A COUPLE TIMES AFTER HOURS DURING THE WEEK.
I MAYBE GO IN 1 OR 2 TIMES A NIGHT DURING THE WEEK.
SOMETIMES ON SATURDAYS I DO WORK A LITTLE BIT SEEING EMERGENCIES.
I DO WHAT I CAN FOR MY CLIENTS ACCORDING TO MY AVAILABILITY.
BUT I DON'T LIKE I'M NOT, LIKE, SUPER SLAMMED WITH EMERGENCIES.
BUT THE MAIN KEY IS IT'S NOT A WALK IN CLINIC.
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I DEAL A LOT WITH PUREBRED DOG BREEDERS.DO A LOT OF SEMEN COLLECTING, A LOT OF [INAUDIBLE] C-SECTIONS STUFF LIKE THAT.
SO THAT'S KIND OF MY NICHE IN THE VETERINARY COMMUNITY.
SO IN A LOT OF THAT IS VERY WELL PLANNED AND VERY SCHEDULED.
AND EMERGENCIES TYPICALLY ARE C-SECTIONS.
I'M NOT IN THERE THROWING PARTIES.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE IN AND OUT.
SO AND I'M MY CLIENTS ARE GETTING REALLY A LOT BETTER, ACTUALLY, ABOUT EMERGENCIES.
AND DEDRA YOU SENT OUT NOTIFICATIONS AND WE GOT NO NEGATIVES.
THAT'S CORRECT. AND JUST SO YOU GUYS ARE AWARE, SHE MEETS THE MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENTS.
THAT'S SPELLED OUT IN OUR ZONING ORDINANCE SO.
ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANY MORE DISCUSSION? DOC, I OWN A SMALL BUSINESS MYSELF.
I CAN'T IMAGINE THAT 1,300FT² WOULD BE SUFFICIENT.
BECAUSE WHERE I'M AT, I WISH I HAD MORE SQUARE FOOTAGE.
WELL, I MEAN, IDEALLY, I MEAN, IT'S IT'S REALLY GOOD.
IT'S REALLY A PERFECT LITTLE BUILDING SETUP BECAUSE THERE WAS A DOCTOR IN THERE BEFORE.
SO IT'S KIND OF ALREADY KIND OF SET UP LIKE A DOCTOR'S OFFICE, WHICH IS NICE.
AND IT'S JUST ME YOU KNOW, IF I EVER WANTED TO GROW, IF AND AGAIN, I HOPE AND PRAY THAT HAPPENS, THAT I GET THAT BIG AND I OUTGROW IT, AND I CAN GO BUILD SOMEWHERE AND HIRE MORE VETS AND BUT FOR ME, AND WHAT I WANT TO DO, THE SIZE IS PERFECT. THANK YOU.
I WILL CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:42 P.M.
AND WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM FOUR, WHICH IS AN ACTION ITEM.
[4. PP2023-10 CONSIDER TAKING ACTION ON A REQUEST TO PRELIMINARY PLAT AN 8.496- ACRE TRACT OF LAND IN THE DAVID MOSES SURVEY, ABSTRACT NUMBER 537, IN THE CITY OF DECATUR, WISE COUNTY, TEXAS, FOR NOUVELLE TERRACE LOFTS ADDITION. (PRELIMINARY PLAT APPLICATION 2023-10—MR. ZHEENO ROSTAM, ON BEHALF OF DECATUR DEER RUN INVESTORS, LLC) (THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMEND CONDITIONAL APPROVAL WITH THE CONDITION THAT NO FINAL PLAT BE APPROVED AND NO CONSTRUCTION BE ALLOWED UNTIL THE ACCEPTANCE LETTER OF APPROVAL FROM THE SERVICE PROVIDER, ENLINK, IS RECEIVED, 4-0, COMMISSIONERS HICKS AND WOODRUFF ABSENT.)]
MADAM MAYOR PRO TEM, IF I MAY.BRANT, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ADDRESSING THE COUNCIL.
JUST JUST WANTED TO CLEAR UP OUR ORDINANCES UNFORTUNATELY, DON'T ALLOW FOR PARKING IN THE GRASS, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE YOUR BUSINESS OPERATION SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THE SCHEDULING AND PARKING CONFLICTS.
SO I HOPE THAT ADDRESSED THE THE QUESTION AT HAND.
I JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE CLARITY FOR ALL.
NUMBER FOUR IS AN ACTION ITEM PP2023-10.
ABSTRACT NUMBER 537, IN THE CITY OF DECATUR FOR NOUVELLE TERRACE LOFT ADDITION.
THIS PRELIMINARY PLAT IS NOT ON YOUR CONSENT AGENDA.
BECAUSE AS FAR AS STAFF IS CONCERNED, THEY DO NOT MEET ALL OF THE CRITERIA FOR AN APPROVAL.
SO STAFF IS RECOMMENDING DENIAL.
THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, HOWEVER, DID RECOMMEND CONDITIONAL APPROVAL OF THE PLAT, SIMILAR TO WHAT WAS DONE P REVIOUSLY. THEY'RE WAITING ON A LETTER FROM ENLINK, AND ENLINK WON'T PROVIDE THEM THE LETTER WITHOUT CERTAIN OTHER THINGS HAPPENING FIRST.
SO THAT'S WHY THEY'RE WANTING THE CONDITIONAL APPROVAL.
AND THAT'S WHY THE P&Z MADE THAT RECOMMENDATION.
YES, WE HAVE SET A PRECEDENT FOR THAT.
AND THE RECOMMENDATION WAS THAT THE CONDITION BE THAT NO FINAL PLAT BE APPROVED AND NO CONSTRUCTION BE ALLOWED UNTIL THE ACCEPTANCE LETTER OF APPROVAL FROM THE SERVICE PROVIDER ENLINK IS RECEIVED, AND YOU CAN MAKE A SIMILAR DECISION.
COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE QUESTIONS.
I KNOW WE'VE DONE A FEW IN THE PAST, BUT I THOUGHT WE'D GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO GET AWAY FROM SOME OF THESE CONDITIONAL APPROVALS SO THAT EVERYTHING WAS JUST CUT AND DRY. SEE, THE RIDER WAS WRONG SO THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE THINGS SITTING OUT THERE JUST KIND OF HANGING.
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THEY THE ENLINK WON'T ANSWER.SO IT'S JUST GOING TO HOLD UP.
RIGHT IS THAT BASICALLY THEY'RE AT AN IMPASSE.
SO PROJECTS THAT FALL INTO UNDER THE NEW ORDINANCE THAT YOU PASSED RECENTLY SHOULD BE CLEANER.
IT SHOULD BE SPELLED OUT INSIDE THE ORDINANCE THAT WOULD PREVENT MOST OF THESE SITUATIONS.
SO WITH THE YES, WE WOULD SO UNDER THE OLD ORDINANCE, I APOLOGIZE, I HAVE ALLERGIES.
SO I SOUND A LITTLE FUNNY TONIGHT.
UNDER THE OLD ORDINANCE, THIS LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE WAS REQUIRED BEFORE PRELIMINARY PLAT, AND IT WAS CREATING A LOT OF DIFFICULTY FOR DEVELOPERS TO TO GET GOING.
WE HAVE MOVED THAT TO FINAL PLAT, SO IT WON'T HOLD UP THE DEVELOPERS ANYMORE IN THE EARLY STAGES.
SO IN THE NEW ORDINANCE, STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND APPROVAL ON THIS PARTICULAR BASICALLY.
ASSUMING ALL EVERYTHING ELSE HAS BEEN MET.
YES. HEY, IS THERE ANY MORE DISCUSSION? ALI 5509 SNOWBERRY DRIVE, PLANO, TEXAS.
I'M THE DEVELOPER AND CO-OWNER WITH MY PARTNER, AND MY ARCHITECT IS ONLINE FOR THE NOUVELLE TERRACE.
SO WE'RE KIND OF IN CATCH 22 SITUATION OVER HERE WHERE ENLINK THE GAS COMPANY WOULD NOT PROVIDE US THE LETTER AND WE WOULD NOT GET THE APPROVAL, THE PRELIM APPROVAL WITHOUT THE LETTER. SO WE'RE KIND OF CATCH 22 AND I THINK RIGHTLY, AS RIGHTLY SAID, IF WE GET A CONDITIONAL APPROVAL SO THAT WE AS DEVELOPERS WOULD NOT BE DOING ANY CONSTRUCTION ON THE SITE, ONLY ENLINK WILL BE ALLOWED TO MOVE THEIR GAS LINE TO THE DIFFERENT LOCATION ON SITE.
AND THEN AFTER THAT IS DONE, WE WOULD APPROACH THE THE MEMBERS AGAIN FOR A FINAL APPROVAL.
SO THAT'S WHERE REQUESTING A CONDITIONAL APPROVAL ON THIS SITUATION.
THANK YOU FOR EXPLAINING THAT.
OKAY. ANYBODY HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE PRELIMINARY PLAT 2023-10.
SECOND, CONDITIONALLY APPROVED.
I MOVE TO OH THERE'S LANGUAGE.
COULD YOU PUT THE POWERPOINT THAT LAST SLIDE BACK UP.
ALL RIGHT, SO I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDED CONDITIONAL APPROVAL WITH THE CONDITION THAT NO FINAL PLAT BE APPROVED AND NO CONSTRUCTION BE ALLOWED UNTIL THE ACCEPTANCE LETTER OF APPROVAL FROM SERVICE PROVIDER ENLINK IS RECEIVED.
AND IT PASSES. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AYE VOTE. NEXT ITEM IS CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO
[5. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A FIXED BASED OPERATOR AGREEMENT FOR THE DECATUR MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.]
AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A FIXED BASE OPERATOR AGREEMENT FOR THE DECATUR MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.YOU HEARD US ASK FOR FEEDBACK AND COMMENTS ON THE FIXED BASE OPERATOR CONTRACT, AND WE HEARD YOU LOUD AND CLEAR THAT YOU WOULD BE IN AGREEANCE WITH A TERM NOT TO EXCEED FIVE YEARS.
FABIO, OUR FBO AGREES WITH THAT.
SO MUCH SO THAT HE'S HE'S ALREADY SIGNED HIS PORTION OF THE AGREEMENT.
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SO ON PAGE 34 OF YOUR OR 33 OF YOUR PACKET, YOU'LL SEE ITEM EIGHT TALKS ABOUT PAYMENT TO THE CITY.AND BUT WE DID NOT INTEND FOR FABIO TO GO BACK AND BEGIN PAYING ANY FEES.
I JUST WANTED TO CLEAR THAT UP.
AND THEN PAGE 32 DISCUSSES THE FIVE YEAR TERMS, AND I BELIEVE THAT'S THE ONLY THINGS THAT WERE NOTEWORTHY FROM THE LAST TIME YOU HEARD FROM US ON THE FBO CONTRACT.
AND AGAIN, FABIO HAS ALREADY SIGNED HIS PORTION OF THE CONTRACT.
AND IF YOU WOULD AUTHORIZE ME TO DO THE SAME, OR I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS? OKAY, I'LL HEAR A MOTION.
MRS. MAYOR PRO TEM I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION, PLEASE.
I MOVE TO APPROVE TO ALLOW NATE TO ENTER AN FBO FOR THE DECATUR MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY MR. WILL AND A SECOND BY MISS DEBORAH.
SO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? OPPOSED. AND THAT PASSES 5-0.
[6. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO DESIGNATE A QUALIFIED ATTORNEY TO PERFORM THE DUTIES OF THE CITY ATTORNEY IN HER ABSENCE OR DISABILITY.]
ON TO ITEM SIX.CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO DESIGNATE A QUALIFIED ATTORNEY TO PERFORM THE DUTIES OF THE CITY ATTORNEY IN HER ABSENCE OR DISABILITY R2024 04-05.
MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCIL THIS ITEM IS IN THE SAME SPIRIT AS THE CHARTER DIRECTS THE COUNCIL TO ALLOW THE CITY MANAGER TO NAME A ACTING CITY MANAGER AND HIS OR HER ABSENCE.
OUR CHARTER DOESN'T SPEAK TO THAT FOR LEGAL SERVICES, BUT IT IS A BEST PRACTICE TO HAVE A SECONDARY PLAN OF ACTION IN THE EVENT THAT PAM GETS SICK OR DESIRES TO TAKE TIME OFF OR HAS TO BE OUT OF THE OFFICE FOR ANY OTHER REASON, SHE COULD NAME AN ATTORNEY TO BE DESIGNATED THAT'S QUALIFIED TO FILL IN IN HER ABSENCE.
SO THIS IS JUST IN THE FORM OF A RESOLUTION.
WE'RE ASKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT, ALLOWING US TO MOVE THIS FORWARD TONIGHT.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
THERE ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
SECOND. SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY MR. ALLEN AND A SECOND BY MR. WILL. AND I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE.
ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? THAT PASSES 5-0.
[7. DISCUSS AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE AN ADMINISTRATIVE PLAN TO RETURN CERTAIN ESCROWED FUNDS TO DEPOSITORS.]
DISCUSS AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE AN ADMINISTRATIVE PLAN TO RETURN CERTAIN ESCROWED FUNDS TO DEPOSITORS.AND WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS AT LENGTH.
IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU NEED TO UPDATE US ON OR WE JUST.
COUNCIL I KNOW YOU'RE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROCESS IMPROVEMENT ITEM.
THROUGH THE CHANGES IN ORDINANCES AND ATTEMPTING TO REDUCE OUR OVERALL LIABILITIES, WE'VE PUT TOGETHER A PLAN TO RETURN RIGHT AT $150,000 IN ESCROW FUNDS.
SO ME BRINGING THIS BEFORE YOU IS IN THE SPIRIT OF IT'S MORE THAN MY $50,000 ALLOWANCE, IF YOU WILL, FOR LACK OF BETTER TERMS, BUT ALSO FOR TRANSPARENCY FOR THE PUBLIC TO HEAR US CLEAN UP A PROCESS.
SO BACK IN QUARTER 4/23, YOU GAVE ME VERY CLEAR DIRECTION TO FIND A WAY TO RETURN THOSE FUNDS.
WE'VE DONE THAT. WE'VE VALIDATED ALL OF OUR DATA.
IT IMPACTS 35 ADDRESS LOCATIONS.
WE'VE CREATED A LETTER AND A RETURN PROCESS.
WE'RE GIVING YOU THIS REPORT TONIGHT JUST TO CONFIRM WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE.
AND I'M JUST ASKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL TO PROCEED ON THIS ITEM TONIGHT.
AND I DO HAVE THE PACKETS ALREADY PRINTED, STUFFED AND STAMPED, AWAITING FOR YOUR APPROVAL.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY MORE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS.
AND IF YOU WOULD GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, THERE'S SOME LANGUAGE THAT MIGHT BE HELPFUL FOR OUR COUNCIL.
NOT THAT FAR. OH, NOT THAT FAR EITHER.
ARE THERE ARE SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS IN THE PACKET ON HOW TO RECEIVE THOSE FUNDS.
YES, SIR. IT'S A LETTER DETAILING THE ESCROW TO BE RETURNED.
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AND THEN THERE'S A ELEMENT OF PAPERWORK THAT THEY'LL HAVE TO DO.VERY BRIEF JUST A WAY FOR US TO LINK THE ADDRESS.
AND THE PERSON WHO DEPOSITED THE FUNDS WITH THE FUNDS THAT WE HAVE IN THE ESCROW ACCOUNTS.
HOPE THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION COUNCILMAN HAYES.
AT THIS TIME, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION MISS REEVES, I MOVE TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO PROCESS THE RETURN OF CERTAIN ESCROW FUNDS ACCORDING TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE PLAN PRESENTED.
SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION BY JAKE AND A SECOND BY DEBORAH.
THOSE ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? PASSES 5-0.
[8. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE A REQUEST BY THE DECATUR POLICE DEPARTMENT TO PURCHASE A 2024 CHEVROLET TAHOE FROM JAMES WOOD MOTORS FOR $55,488.31. ]
CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE A REQUEST BY THE DECATUR POLICE DEPARTMENT TO PURCHASE A 2024 CHEVROLET TAHOE FROM JAMESWOOD MOTORS FOR $55,488.31. MADAM MAYOR PRO TEM, I WOULD LIKE TO BEFORE I FORGET, CORRECT THAT DOLLAR VALUE THERE IT'S $55,547.64.AND MOST OF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT FUNDS AND HOW CERTAIN FUNDS THAT ARE RETURNED THROUGH LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES IN THE FORM OF SEIZURES CAN ONLY BE SPENT TO FURTHER EQUIP THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
SO THE FUNDS THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED HERE FOR CHIEF CAMPBELL AND HIS TEAM COME FROM SEIZURE FUNDS.
AND SO STAFF WOULD SUPPORT THIS PURCHASE.
AND THEY ARE BUYING LOCAL FROM JAMESWOOD MOTORS.
AND IT'S COMING BEFORE YOU BECAUSE IT BREACHES OUR $50,000 SPENDING LIMIT.
AND IF I MISSED ANYTHING CHIEF, PLEASE JUMP IN AND CORRECT ME.
IS THAT THE REASON WE'RE PURCHASING HERE INSTEAD OF LEASING? YEAH, I THINK THE IF I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY, THIS ITEM IS PURCHASED, NOT LEAST BECAUSE OF THE SEIZURE FUNDS AND THEN THE HOW IT'S GOING TO BE EQUIPPED.
SO THIS IS GOING TO BE AN ADMIN VEHICLE.
WE'RE TRYING TO STICK IN THE FUTURE TO KEEPING ALL OF OUR LEASED VEHICLES TO THE PATROL SIDE.
AND THEN LIKE, YOU KNOW, NATE HAD SAID, WE HAVE THE FUNDS AVAILABLE.
SOME OF THIS COMES FROM SERGEANT [INAUDIBLE] AND SOME OF THE FUNDS AND THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN COLLECTED THROUGH THE DEA TASK FORCE THAT HE'S BEEN ON, BUT ALSO THROUGH OTHER SEIZURES AND OTHER THINGS THAT WE HAVE DONE AS A DEPARTMENT.
DOES THIS SINCE IT'S A ADMINISTRATION VEHICLE, DO YOU NOT HAVE TO PUT ALL THE STUFF ON IT? NO. SO WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE'LL DO A LIMITED LOT PACKAGE ON THIS TO WEAR.
AND BASICALLY THIS IS GOING TO END UP BEING MY TAHOE.
AND SO IT'S JUST A REGULAR JUST OFF THE LOT CIVILIAN MODEL.
THERE'S NO PURSUIT RATED NOTHING ALONG THOSE LINES, LEATHER SEATS AND YEAH, NO DVD PLAYER.
TWO YEARS OF SIRIUS SATELLITE XM RADIO.
ANY MORE DISCUSSION, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
NO! PLEASE GO AHEAD. NO! YOU START. LADIES FIRST.
I WOULD MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE REQUEST BY DECATUR POLICE DEPARTMENT TO PURCHASE THE 2024 CHEVROLET TAHOE FROM JAMESWOOD MOTORS. SECOND.
OKAY, WE'VE GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND, AND I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? AND THAT PASSES 5-0.
[9. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON AN INTER-JURISDICTIONAL PURSUIT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE DECATUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE WISE COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER OR MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT. ]
ITEM NINE.CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON AN INTER JURISDICTIONAL JURISDICTIONAL PURSUIT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE DECATUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE WISE COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER OR MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT.
SO THIS AGREEMENT HAS BASICALLY BEEN IN PLACE KIND OF BEFORE.
THIS ACTUAL AGREEMENT ACTUALLY COMES FROM RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE NORTH TEXAS POLICE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION, AS FAR AS CRITERIA THAT THEY PUT OUT AS GOOD PRACTICES AS IT RELATES TO PURSUITS.
AND AS WE'VE CONTINUED TO GROW IN OUR COUNTY.
SO THAT WAY WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE AS WE MOVE FORWARD AS IT RELATES TO PURSUITS.
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OKAY. THE DISCUSSION.OKAY, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO TO APPROVE A MUTUAL AID ENFORCEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE DECATUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE WISE COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, AND AUTHORIZE A CITY MANAGER OR MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT.
SECOND. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION BY JAKE AND A SECOND BY EDDIE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE OPPOSED.
[10. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON A MUTUAL AID ENFORCEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE DECATUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE WISE COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER OR MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT.]
I'M SORRY. NUMBER 11, THE CONSENT AGENDA.EXCUSE ME. NO, YOU WERE RIGHT.
GO. YOU WERE RIGHT. I THINK IF I.
MA'AM, IF I MAY JUST PROVIDE CLARITY.
NOW YOU'RE MOVING ON TO ITEM TEN, WHICH IS A MUTUAL AID ENFORCEMENT AGREEMENT.
JUST FOR THE RECORD. SO DID I MESS UP MY MOTION? OKAY, I'LL HAVE TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT THE RECORDING TO CONFIRM JACOB I DON'T THINK SO, BUT IT'S CLEAR NOW, I HOPE.
ITEM TEN. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON MUTUAL AID ENFORCEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE DECATUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE WISE COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER OR MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT.
SO THIS IS KIND OF IN VERY SIMILAR FASHION.
WITH INCIDENTS WITH OTHER AGENCIES IN OUR COUNTY.
AND A LOT OF TIMES THAT CREATES MORE OF A, OF A HINDRANCE THAN ANYTHING.
TO BE ABLE TO COME AND ASSIST.
OKAY ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSIONS.
SO DOES ANYONE OBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM, SINCE IT'S ALREADY BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED AND VOTED ON FOR APPROVAL? DO ANY OF YOU OBJECT TO THAT VOTE THAT WAS CARRIED FORTH MOMENTS AGO? OKAY, THEN LET'S TAKE A MOTION ON ITEM NINE.
SECOND. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE. THOSE ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
AYE. OPPOSED? PASSES 5-0. AND NOW ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.
[11. CONSENT AGENDA]
IS THERE ANYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE PULLED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA OR ANY DISCUSSION ON ANY OF THOSE ITEMS? OKAY, I WILL I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE CONSENT AGENDA AS WRITTEN.OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION BY EDDIE, A SECOND BY JAKE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? OKAY.
AND IF SUZY, DID ANYBODY SIGN UP TO ADDRESS US IN THE.
OKAY AND DO ANY OF MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE ANYTHING THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE AS A FUTURE AGENDA REQUEST? OKAY, THEN THAT CONCLUDES OUR MEETING TONIGHT.
AND WE WILL ADJOURN AT 7:04 P.M..
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