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WELL, I HAVE 6:04.

SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND BRING THIS MEETING TO ADJOURN OR TO IN YEAH, NO, IN ORDER.

[CALL TO ORDER]

WE WILL DO THAT AT THE END OF THE MEETING.

WAIT FOR THAT. SO IF YOU'RE ABLE, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN ME IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND NOW, IF YOU'RE ABLE TO JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

ALLEGIANCE].

ALRIGHT.

THE FIRST ITEM THAT WE HAVE IS A PROCLAMATION FOR THE BUSINESS MONTH.

[PROCLAMATIONS]

WE HAVE A SWEETIE PIE'S REPRESENTATIVES WITH US TODAY.

SO ANYONE ELSE FROM SWEETIE PIE IS HERE? YOU ARE THE REPRESENTATIVE.

WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE SO MUCH.

WELL, I'D LIKE TO READ THIS PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS SWEETIE PIE'S REVISED, LOCATED IN DECATUR, TEXAS, WAS ORIGINALLY ESTABLISHED IN 2006.

SWEETIE PIE'S REVISED HAS SHARED GREAT FOOD AND CUSTOMERS OVER THE PAST 18 YEARS, WHEREAS CURRENTLY OCCUPYING THE BUILDING ORIGINALLY CONSTRUCTED SOMETIME BETWEEN 1884 AND 1885 ON THE DECATUR SQUARE AT WEST MAIN STREET AND STATE STREET, SOMETIME BETWEEN 1925 AND 1950.

GUESS WE MAY WANT TO CHECK WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WHEN THIS HAPPENED, BUT SOMETIME BETWEEN 1925 AND 1950, A FIRE DESTROYED MOST OF THAT BUILDING, AND IT WAS REBUILT WITH A STUCCO FINISH AND WHEREAS PAUL AND MARY BETH VINEYARD BECAME THE NEW OWNERS, THEIR GOAL WAS TO REVITALIZE THE BUILDING TO CLOSELY REPRESENT ITS ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION, WITH A 18 TO 20 INCH ROCK WALLS, REFURBISHED TRANSOM LIGHTS, AND REPURPOSED AUTHENTIC MATERIALS FROM DALLAS, TEXAS AND JOHNSON CITY, TEXAS. AND WHEREAS THIS MISSION WAS SIMPLY COUNTRY COOKING FOR CITY FOLKS.

THEY SET OUT TO SHARE THE OLD FAMILY RECIPES THAT THEY GREW UP ON IN WEST TEXAS AND WITH AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE AND WHEREAS FROM THE BEGINNING, SWEETIE PIE'S OBJECTIVE WAS TO DO A FEW THINGS VERY WELL, PRIMARILY TO SERVE THE BEST STEAK DINNER AVAILABLE AT A FAIR PRICE AND A WARM, COZY AND COMFORTABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR EVERYONE. NO RESERVATIONS, NO DRESS COATS, NO JACKETS.

JUST COME HUNGRY AND LET US TAKE CARE OF THE REST AND WHEREAS IN 2006, THE DECATUR, TEXAS OPENED THEIR FIRST STEAKHOUSE AND NAMED IT SWEETIE PIE'S RIBEYES.

WHENEVER PAUL WAS IN TROUBLE WITH MARY BETH, HE'D CALL HER SWEETIE PIE.

SO IT ONLY SEEMS APPROPRIATE.

IF YOU SWEETIE PIE IS FEATURES RIBEYE STEAKS, BUT YOU'LL ALSO FIND A FILET MIGNON CHICKEN RIBEYE A VINEYARD FAMILY FAVORITE.

I GUESS I SHOULD SAY I WANT TO SAY CHICKEN FRIED RIBEYE STEAK, BUT FRIED CATFISH, HAMBURGERS AND LOTS MORE.

WHEREAS THE CITY OF DECATUR IS HONORED TO BE THE HOME OF SWEETIE PIE'S RIBEYES AND WE APPLAUD THEIR LONG TERM INVESTMENT TO OUR COMMUNITY AND TO OUR CITIZENS.

NOW, THEREFORE, I MIGHT.

MCQUISTON MARY'S CITY, DECATUR, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM TUESDAY, MAY 28TH, 2024, AS SWEETIE PIE'S REVISED DAY.

I DON'T KNOW. [INAUDIBLE].

RIGHT HERE. YEAH. AWESOME.

STAND UP STRAIGHT MIKE STRAIGHTER.

GAVE A STOOL. OKAY.

THAT'S AWESOME.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

THANK YOU.

THANKFULLY THE CHALLENGE.

ALL RIGHT.

ITEM ONE IS OUR ORGANIZATION OF COUNCIL DETERMINED APPOINTMENTS FOR EDC REPRESENTATIVES.

[1. ORGANIZATION OF THE COUNCIL – DETERMINE APPOINTMENTS FOR EDC REPRESENTATIVE, COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE, AND AIRPORT LIAISON.]

COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE AND AIRPORT LIAISON.

ITEM A, I KNOW THAT I'M ONE OF THE REPRESENTATIVES UP FOR I GUESS REAPPOINTMENT AND EDDIE.

YOU ARE AS WELL. YES, SIR.

ARE YOU WANTING TO CONTINUE ON?

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I AM AS WELL.

I AM THE REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT, AND I'M WILLING TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT AND OUR AIRPORT LIAISON, I'M ASSUMING, IS JAKE.

JAKE, ARE YOU WILLING TO CONTINUE TO SERVE IN THAT ROLE? [INAUDIBLE] I THOUGHT HE WAS.

I AM SO SORRY I MISUNDERSTOOD YOU WHEN I ASKED IF HE WAS AVAILABLE.

I THOUGHT YOU SAID THAT HE WAS ON [INAUDIBLE].

OKAY. SO HE'S SERVING AS AIRPORT LIAISON.

MY, MY THINKING ON THIS IS IF EVERYONE STILL CONTINUING WANT TO SERVE ON THOSE CAPACITIES, THERE'S NO REASON WHY NOT TO CONTINUE THOSE.

YES. I MOVE TO APPROVE THOSE PRESENTED IN THEIR EXISTING CAPACITY TO SERVE FOR ANOTHER TERM.

ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE A MOTION.

SECOND, WE HAVE A SECOND.

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

AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. ALL RIGHT.

THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND THANK YOU.

NO, THERE'S MORE TAKES ON ANOTHER CYCLE.

YEAH, THERE'S NEXT YEAR AND THEN WE HAVE TWO COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

ALL RIGHT.

ITEM TWO CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION TO AWARD A BID TO PATCON SERVICES, LLC.

[2. CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION TO AWARD BID TO PATCON SERVICES, LLC., P.O. BOX 2423, WEATHERFORD, TEXAS, IN THE BASE BID PLUS ALTERNATES IN THE AMOUNT OF $919,030.62, FOR THE STATE STREET 8-INCH AND 12-INCH WATER LINES AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN CONTRACT DOCUMENTS.]

DO YOU HAVE A REPORT ON THAT? YES, SIR.

PATCON SERVICES, AFTER THE SEALED BID PROCESS WAS THE APPARENT LOW BIDDER AND THEY WE ARE DESIRING TO AWARD THE STATE STREET WATERLINE PROJECT TO PATCON TO INCLUDE THE ALTERNATES IN THE AMOUNT OF 919,000, $30.62.

IF YOU'LL RECALL, STATE STREET WATERLINE PROJECT IS TAKING AN EIGHT AND 12 INCH WATER LINE FROM ROUGHLY THE AREA OF THE LYONS BUILDING SOUTH DOWN STRAIGHT STATE STREET, TYING IN BEHIND OUR MAIN STREET OFFICE AND THAT WAS BONDED PROJECT IN YOUR LAST SEO SERIES 2024. SO THE FUNDS ARE THERE, PATCON, THE APPARENT LOW BIDDER AND JOE IS HERE FROM PUBLIC WORKS.

WE HAVE ANY TECHNICAL QUESTIONS HE CAN SUPPORT ON THAT? WITH 75 DAY CONSTRUCTION PROCESS ONCE WE START THE PROCESS.

WELL, CERTAINLY A VERY HIGHLY NEEDED.

YES, SIR. IT COMPLEMENTS THE HISTORIC DOWNTOWN.

IT'LL TAKE. IT'LL CHANGE THE WATER QUALITY AND PRESSURE IN THE AREA AND IT'LL BE A GOOD PROJECT AND WELL TIMED WHILE THE COURTHOUSE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

THE IDEA IS THAT WE CAN COME IN AND MAKE ONE BIG MESS AND THEN CLEAN IT ALL UP, AND BOTH PARTIES CAN BENEFIT FROM THE PROJECT.

VERY GOOD. ALONG WITH ALL THE TENANTS, ANYONE ON COUNCIL HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING THAT? AND IF NOT, WE'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO A TO AWARD THE BID TO PATCON SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT OF $919,032.62, AND THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN DOCUMENTS, AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER $660.62 THAT WE JUST ADDED $2, OKAY, $30.62.

VERY GOOD. OH, AND DID YOU MENTION I'M IN THE CITY MANAGER? THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT. AWESOME. YES, SIR.

I JUST WANT TO SAY HELLO.

I WANT TO SAY THAT. ALL RIGHT.

SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

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

AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. ALL RIGHT, THAT PASSES.

THANK YOU EVERYBODY.

ITEM THREE.

CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE A QUOTE FROM ATLAS UTILITY SUPPLY COMPANY.

[3. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE A QUOTE FROM ATLAS UTILITY SUPPLY COMPANY FOR ELECTRONIC WATER METERS AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN CONTRACT DOCUMENTS.]

MAYOR, COUNCIL AND STARTING ON PAGE 20 OF YOUR PACKET, YOU'LL SEE THE ATLAS UTILITY SUPPLY COMPANY ESTIMATES.

ALSO IN THE 2024 CCO SERIES, YOU'LL REMEMBER WE DEDICATED FUNDS TO SCADA IMPROVEMENTS ALONG WITH WATER METER IMPROVEMENTS AND SO IT'S TIME TO ORDER THOSE WATER METER DEVICES.

THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT QUOTES IN THERE.

AT OUR LAST COUNCIL MEETING, I SPOKE TO YOU ABOUT POTENTIALLY USING ARPA FUNDS TO GO AHEAD AND BOOST UP THAT PROJECT.

SO THIS THESE TWO QUOTES WILL BE PAID FOR IN PART BY 2024 CO FUNDS AND THEN IN PART BY AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDS, BOTH FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BOTH FOR IMPROVING THE WATER METER AND THEREBY ALSO IMPROVING THE SCADA SYSTEM AS A WHOLE.

SO TWO DIFFERENT QUOTES IN THERE.

ONE, A QUOTE NUMBER ONE IS $314,442 FLAT, AND THE OTHER IS 199,009 73 FLAT AND THE REASON WE WOULD LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND PAY FOR BOTH OF THESE QUOTES IS TO GET THEM COMING.

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THEY HAVE A SUBSTANTIAL LEAD TIME TO HAVE THEM ARRIVE ON SITE.

SO IT'S KIND OF A TIMELY ORDER.

ARE THEY GOING TO IF IT'S THE NEW METERS, ARE THEY GOING TO HAVE THE.

WHERE THEY'RE APPROPRIATE.

WHERE THEY ACT. YES, SIR.

YEAH. WE'RE WORKING ESSENTIALLY BACKWARDS FROM OUR MOST TROUBLESOME METERS INTO THE NEWER ONES THAT WE HAVE.

SO WE'RE TAKING CARE OF THE ONES THAT ARE MISSED BY THE LEGACY READING PROGRAM CAUSING, YOU KNOW, A MANUAL READ TO HAPPEN.

SO WE'LL START WITH THOSE AND THEN OBVIOUSLY HAVE A NUMBER OF SINGLE FAMILY HOMES SLATED TO BE CONSTRUCTED OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS.

WE'LL ALSO BE INSTALLING THE NEW METERS ON THOSE HOMES AND THOSE FUNDS WILL BE REIMBURSED THROUGH THE PROCESS OF BUILDING THE HOMES VIA BUILDING FEES AND THAT SORT OF THING.

ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. DID I ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? YES, SIR. IRON WATER IS THE NAME OF THE COMPANY? YES, SIR. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. ANYONE ON COUNCIL HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WE'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.

MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE A QUOTE FROM ATLAS UTILITY SUPPLY COMPANY FOR ELECTRONIC WATER METERS AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN CONTRACT DOCUMENTS. EXCELLENT.

SECOND, WE HAVE.

YEAH, WE HAVE A MOTION BEFORE US.

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

AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.

AND THAT PASSES. THANK YOU.

ITEM 4. CONSIDER OR TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO AWARD A BID TO IDEAL FLOORING AND DESIGN.

[4. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO AWARD BID TO IDEAL FLOORING AND DESIGN LLC. OF DECATUR IN THE AMOUNT OF $158,946.99. FOR FLOORING AT THE DECATUR CONFERENCE CENTER AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN CONTRACT DOCUMENTS.]

MAYOR AND COUNCIL AND ALSO AT OUR LAST COUNCIL MEETING, WE DISCUSSED THE USE OF ARPA FUNDS TO CONTINUE OUR FACE LIFTING AT THE CONFERENCE CENTER.

I'D LIKE TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRAG ON CARLA AND HER STAFF FOR THEIR EFFORTS INSIDE OF THE LAST TWO BUDGET CYCLES TO REALLY, YOU KNOW, BRING THE CONFERENCE CENTER UP WITH PAINT AND FIXTURES AND ATTENTION TO DETAIL ON CERTAIN AREAS OF THE BUILDING.

THE NEXT NATURAL STEP IS CARPET, AND I KNOW CARLA AND HER TEAM ARE VERY EXCITED BECAUSE, TO OUR KNOWLEDGE, THE CARPET HAS NOT BEEN CHANGED SINCE THE CONFERENCE CENTER WAS ORIGINALLY CONSTRUCTED.

SO SOMETHING LIKE THAT SHOULD BE GIVEN ATTENTION 8 TO 10 YEARS AND WE ARE WELL PAST THAT TIME MARK.

SO SHE HAS A COUPLE SAMPLES HERE AND SAME PROCESS, THREE DIFFERENT QUOTES AND THE MOST APPROPRIATE QUOTE WAS $158,946.99 FROM A DECATUR COMPANY WHO CAN GET YOU THE RIGHT COLOR AND INSTALL TIMES, RIGHT.

BUT JUST A REMINDER THAT IF YOU APPROVE THE PURCHASE TONIGHT, THE FUNDS ARE IN BUDGET FROM THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDING THAT WE RECEIVED POST COVID AND THE COMPANY THAT WE'RE SELECTING ALSO CAN MEET THE DEMANDS FOR THE INSTALL WINDOW, WHICH, IF I SAY THE WEEK OF REUNION, YOU'RE ALL MOST FAMILIAR WITH THAT WEEK IN JULY.

THAT'S OUR TARGET INSTALL TIME FRAME, WHEN CARL CAN SET ASIDE A FEW DATES TO LET THE BUILDING BE FLIPPED FOR THOSE PURPOSES.

IT'S HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM.

YEAH, THAT'S ALL SQUARES, RIGHT? YEAH. IT'S BLOCK LIKE THIS.

YES. SO THAT WE CAN REPLACE THEM.

YEAH. SO THIS WILL BE IN THE BALLROOM AND THE VINE PATTERN MORE APPROPRIATE TO SOCIAL OCCASIONS LIKE THIS OKAY.

AWESOME. IT LOOKS GREAT.

THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING TO WORK AND TRYING TO FIND WAYS TO SAVE MONEY.

THE PROCESS AND LAYING THE CARPET MYSELF AND USED A LOCAL COMPANY AS THE VENDOR FOR THE LOCAL SHOP LOCAL. PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE YOUR HOUSE IS.

ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD.

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

MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE BID FOR THE FLOORING AND DESIGN, AND WE'LL SEE.

DECATUR IN THE AMOUNT OF $158,946.99 FOR FLOORING AND CONFERENCE CENTER, AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER.

ALL RIGHT.

SO MOTION? SECOND AND WE HAVE A SECOND.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.

ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSES.

THANK YOU. ITEM FIVE.

CONSIDER. TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO AWARD.

[5. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO AWARD BID TO MITYLITE INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $74,592.00 FOR 600 PRE-TREATED STAIN RESISTANT CHAIRS FOR THE DECATUR CONFERENCE CENTER AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN CONTRACT DOCUMENTS.]

BID TO [INAUDIBLE] THANK YOU.

SIR, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

ON PAGE 34 OF YOUR PACKET, YOU'LL SEE A QUOTE TO PURCHASE BANQUET CHAIRS FROM MITYLITE FOR THE DOLLAR VALUE OF $74,592 FLAT.

THIS COMPANY IS ON BOARD, SO WE'RE RECEIVING THE BEST POSSIBLE PRICING FROM BY BOARD.

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AGAIN, CARLA HAS DONE A GOOD JOB IN SELECTING NOT ONLY A FINANCIALLY FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE OPTION, BUT SOMETHING THAT WE THINK WILL ALSO LAST.

I BELIEVE THE CURRENT CHAIRS ARE THE CURRENT CHAIRS ARE MITYLITE AND SO WHAT DO WE DO WITH CHARACTERS? WE CAN SEND THEM TO AUCTION.

SO WE WILL BE SETTING THE AUCTION FOR THE CONFERENCE ROOMS AROUND THE CITY AND OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS.

THIS IS THE FABRIC UPHOLSTERY THAT WE'VE CHOSEN TO GO IN,AND IT'S DARK ENOUGH TO HIDE SAYING [INAUDIBLE].

I'LL HAVE. I'LL KEEP ONE FOR YOU.

I'LL KEEP AGREEING [INAUDIBLE] YOU.

WE WILL SEE IF ANY OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS NEED THOSE CHAIRS AND WE COULD REDISTRIBUTE, BUT ULTIMATELY THEY WOULD BE AUCTION ITEMS TO RECOUP A LITTLE BIT OF COST AND JUST A REMINDER AGAIN, THESE ARE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDS.

SO THEY ARE IN THE BUDGET AND THE FORM OF AMERICAN RESCUE FUND.

VERY GOOD. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? A MOTION? MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION.

ALL RIGHT. FOR MITYLITE INC IN THE AMOUNT OF $74,592 FOR 600 RETREATED STAIN RESISTANT CHAIRS FOR THE DECATUR CONFERENCE CENTER AND AUTHORIZED. CITY MANAGER.

ALL RIGHT, SO WE HAVE A MOTION.

SECOND AND WE HAVE A SECOND.

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

AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.

ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSES. ALL RIGHT.

ITEM SEVEN. CONSIDER SECOND READING AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.

RECOMMENDS PROVIDING AN AMENDMENT TO MAYOR.

YES, SIR. POINT OF ORDER.

ITEM SIX IS HAZARD MITIGATION.

DID I MISS THAT? IT'S OKAY.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. POINT OF ORDER.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND DO THE APPROPRIATE ITEM AFTER FIVE, WHICH IS SIX.

[6. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE 2024 WISE COUNTY HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN. RESOLUTION R2024-05-10]

CONSIDER TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE 2024 WISE COUNTY HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN.

THIS RESOLUTION OR 2024 05 10.

YES, SIR. SO THIS ITEM IS A RESULT OF OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH WISE COUNTY.

OUR JOINT GRANT WRITER POSITION AND THEN ALSO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SERVICES.

IF YOU'LL RECALL, FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW, WE'VE HAD THAT PARTNERSHIP WHERE IF WE'RE GOING TO BUILD A PLAN THAT'S GOOD FOR THE COUNTY OR THE CITY, WE PARTNER TOGETHER THROUGH THINKING THROUGH THAT PLAN.

HAZARD MITIGATION IS VERY MUCH ABOUT IDENTIFYING PROBLEMS THAT WE HAVE IN THE COMMUNITY, SUCH AS LOCAL FLOODING, WHICH WE EXPERIENCED SOME THIS MORNING, OR WILDFIRE THREAT ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF TOWN.

HIGH WINDS, NATURAL DISASTERS, THINGS LIKE THAT.

THE POINT OF HAVING A HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN IS TO HAVE ALL OF THESE ISSUES OR PROBLEMS, IF YOU WILL, ON A LIST, ON A DOCUMENT WITH PROPOSED SOLUTIONS AND SO, THROUGH THE COUNTY'S PARTNERSHIP, THEY GOT A GRANT TO PAY FOR THE MAJORITY OF OUR HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN.

THAT'S A JOINT ITEM AND THIS RESOLUTION JUST ALLOWS US TO ENTER INTO THAT PARTNERSHIP AND APPROVE OUR PARTICIPATION IN THE HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN FOR THE COUNTY.

THAT'S GOOD. WE'RE JOINING FOUR OTHER CITIES IN DOING THE EXACT SAME THING.

[INAUDIBLE]. AND IT DOESN'T OBLIGATE US TO SPEND MONEY ON THESE THESE ISSUES, IF YOU WILL, THESE HAZARDS.

BUT IT DOES TEE US UP FOR FUTURE, FUTURE STATE AND FEDERAL DOLLARS.

THAT MAY BE AVAILABLE IN THE FORM OF GRANTS.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? SO OF COURSE YOU CAN'T PREDICT EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

SO HOW OFTEN DOES THIS GET REVIEWED.

SO PART OF THE PROCESS IS A REVIEW SCHEDULE.

I BELIEVE THE REVIEW SCHEDULE IS DETAILED INSIDE OF.

IT'S ON PAGE 45.

IT TALKS ABOUT YOUR PLAN UPDATE AND IT GOES ON TO SAY HOW IT WILL BE REVISED.

I THINK IT'S EVERY OTHER YEAR OR AS NEEDED, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN.

IT'S GOOD.

I KNOW OURS WAS FAR BEHIND ON REVISION.

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

MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION R 202405-10.

ALL RIGHT. SECOND.

A MOTION AND A SECOND.

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

AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.

ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSES.

THANK YOU. ITEM SEVEN.

[7. CONSIDER SECOND READING AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING 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 FOOD TRUCK PARK 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 2024-05—MR. DICK HORNBACK, ON BEHALF OF HORNBACK BUSINESS SUITES, INC.) (THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL, 6-0.) SUP2024-05, ORDINANCE 2024-05-11]

CONSIDER SECOND READING AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING AN AMENDMENT TO APPENDIX B, ZONING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE CITY OF DECATUR.

ORDINANCE 202405-11.

NO CHANGE THAT [INAUDIBLE] THIS IS THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR THE FOOD TRUCK PARK.

MR. YES.

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ALL RIGHT. DOES COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? LOOK FOR A MOTION.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE SCP 202405.

SECOND. OKAY.

DO WE NEED ANY MORE? DO WE NEED ANY OTHER ORDINANCE? 202405-11? RATHER THAN AN ORDINANCE, [INAUDIBLE].

VERY GOOD. I JUST WANTED TO GET UP.

I'M RIGHT THERE WITH YOU. THANK YOU.

THAT WAS SHORT. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU, SIR. ALL RIGHT, SO ANY QUESTIONS? SO WE HAVE A MOTION.

DID WE GET A SECOND.

YES. ALL RIGHT.

SO ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION.

APPARENTLY I'M THE ONLY ONE THAT HAD ANY KIND OF DISCUSSION ON THAT.

ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.

ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSES.

THANK YOU. ITEM 8.

CONSIDER SECOND READING AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING AN ORDINANCE REQUIRED.

[8. CONSIDER SECOND READING AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING 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 MOBILE FOOD UNITS IN A C-1, RESTRICTED BUSINESS ZONING DISTRICT, ON APPROXIMATELY 0.206 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT 600 W. MAIN STREET. (SPECIFIC USE PERMIT APPLICATION 2024-06—MR. DICK HORNBACK, ON BEHALF OF HORNBACK BUSINESS SUITES, INC.) (THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL, 6-0.) SUP2024-06, ORDINANCE 2024-05-12]

APPENDIX B OF THE ZONING.

MAYOR, COUNCIL. I'M SORRY.

NO. GO AHEAD. THERE'S NO CHANGES TO THIS ITEM EITHER.

JUST A POINT OF CLARITY THE ONE YOU JUST APPROVED WAS FOR THE FOOD TRUCK PARK UNDER SPECIFIC USE AND IN THIS ONE IS FOR MOBILE FOOD UNITS.

ACCORDING TO THE ZONING IN THE AREA, THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT THAT THEY'RE DIFFERENT AND ACROSS THE STREET IN THE PARKING LOT THIS ONE WAS PERMANENT.

ONE WAS MOBILE.

YES. DAY TO DAY.

YEAH. VERY GOOD.

ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? LOOK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE SUP 2024-06 ORDINANCE 2024-4 SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

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

OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.

ALL RIGHT AND THAT PASSES.

THANK YOU. I'M UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE NOT READY FOR THAT AT THIS TIME.

[9. CONSIDER SECOND READING AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING AN AMENDMENT TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY 0.126 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT 404 W. WALNUT STREET FROM A SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT (SF-2) TO A RESTRICTED BUSINESS ZONING DISTRICT (C-1). (ZONING CHANGE APPLICATION 2024-01—JUDGE J.D. CLARK, ON BEHALF OF PROPERTY OWNER WISE COUNTY.) (THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL, 6-0.) ZC2024-01, ORDINANCE 2024-05-13]

IS THAT CORRECT? NO, SIR. THAT'S GOING TO BE ITEM 12.

ITEM NINE. YOU MAY PROCEED.

WE'RE GOOD ON ITEM OKAY.

WE'RE GOOD ON NINE. SO CONSIDER SECOND READING.

TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING AN AMENDMENT TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY 1.126 ACRES.

THIS IS ORDINANCE 20204-05-13.

NO CHANGES. COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THE PROMOTION. MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO APPROVE ZC 202401 ORDINANCE 202405.

[INAUDIBLE] EVERYONE'S ON IT TODAY.

GOOD DEAL. REWATCHING IT.

I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

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

AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. ALL RIGHT.

THAT PASSES. THANK YOU.

I HAD DARLENE [INAUDIBLE].

SECOND. YES. THAT'S CORRECT.

SO WE'LL [INAUDIBLE]DARLENE.

ALL RIGHT. ITEM TEN HERE.

[10. RP2024-01 HEAR PUBLIC COMMENTS, AND CONSIDER TAKING ACTION REGARDING A REQUEST TO FINAL PLAT LOT 1, BLOCK 161R, JAMES TARLTON ADDITION, BEING A REPLAT OF 0.651 ACRES OF LAND OUT OF BLOCK 161 AND BLOCK 173, TARLTON ADDITION TO THE CITY OF DECATUR, WISE COUNTY, TEXAS, BEING THE SAME TRACTS OF LAND AS DEEDED TO WISE COUNTY IN VOLUME 819, PAGE 769, AND VOLUME 894, PAGE 863, OFFICIAL RECORDS, WISE COUNTY, TEXAS, SEE FIELD NOTES FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 404 WEST WALNUT STREET. (REPLAT APPLICATION 2024-01—JUDGE J.D. CLARK, ON BEHALF OF PROPERTY OWNER WISE COUNTY) (THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL, 6-0.)]

PUBLIC COMMENT AND CONSIDER TAKING ACTIONS.

REGARDING A REQUEST.

FINAL PLOT PLAT, LOT ONE BLOCK 161 R THIS IS REPORT THREE, PLAT APPLICATION 202401. NO CHANGES AND I'M READING HERE PUBLIC COMMENT.

SO I DON'T KNOW. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY COMMENTS FOR THIS.

DID ANYONE SIGN UP FOR THIS AS WELL? OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

WITH PROMOTION. MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE.

REPLAT APPLICATION 2024-01. I SECOND THAT.

SO A MOTION AND A SECOND.

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

AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. THAT PASSES.

THANK YOU. ITEM 11.

[11. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE AN ADVANCED FUNDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DECATUR AND THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN CONTRACT DOCUMENTS.]

CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE ADVANCED FUNDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DECATUR AND THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I AM PROUD TO TELL YOU THAT WE'RE TO A POINT WHERE WE'RE READY TO PURCHASE SIGNS FROM TEXDOT.

VIA THIS ADVANCED FUNDING AGREEMENT THAT WILL KEEP TRUCKS OFF OF OUR HISTORIC DOWNTOWN VIA A COMPLETE CHANGE IN THE TRUCK LOADS. EXCELLENT.

THE CITY AND I KNOW THAT FRIDA HAS DONE A GOOD JOB OF SEEING THIS ACROSS THE FINISH LINE, AND WE'RE ALMOST THERE.

SO IF YOU LOOK ON PAGE STARTING ON PAGE 87 OF YOUR PACKET, YOU CAN SEE THE ACTUAL REROUTE.

[INAUDIBLE] NEED TO BE REMINDED OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, IT'S ON PAGE 93, I BELIEVE, I'M SORRY,

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94 AND THEN 95 POINTS.

ALL THE DIFFERENT SIGNS BE REQUIRED TO EITHER BE ADJUSTED OR ADDED TO OR CHANGED.

SO THIS FUNDING AGREEMENT SEES US UP TO, TO PAY THE COST TO CHANGE THOSE SIGNS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TEXDOT.

VERY GOOD AND JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY AND I KNOW YOU PROBABLY DON'T KNOW.

HOW DOES THIS GET ON TO.

APPS AND MAPS THAT IT'S BEEN CHANGED.

WAYFINDING DEVICES.

I'M NOT REAL CLEAR ON THAT, BUT WE DO HAVE A LOCAL RESOURCE, AND IT WORKS FOR GOOGLE THAT CAN HELP US IN CHANGING THINGS ON GOOGLE.

I SPENT A GREAT PARTNER FOR GETTING OTHER THINGS CHANGED, LIKE ADDRESSES AND PHONE NUMBERS.

IT'S JUST ON OUR END.

IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY SLOW PROCESS, BUT I ASSUME THE STATE HAS SOME LEVERAGE ON SUBMITTING THEIR PLANS THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY BOTH.

WHEN PEOPLE PUT IN TRUCK ROUTES, THEY, I GUESS I'D SAY PEOPLE WHO LOOK AT THE SIGNS, THEY FOLLOW THEIR GPS.

GUILTY. YEAH.

INTO LIKE OR WHERE YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO GO AND THAT'S THE ONLY QUESTION IS.

WE WORKED REALLY HARD TO GET THEM AWAY FROM THE SQUARE.

HOW DO WE ACTUALLY GET THEM AWAY? I MEAN, THE SIGNS ARE GREAT, BUT HOW DO WE DO THE PART WHERE EVERYBODY USES IT? THAT'S A QUESTION WE CAN GET CLARITY ON FOR YOU.

EDDIE I'M PLAYING GOLF WITH SUNDAR PICHAI, THE NEW CEO THAT'S BEEN THERE SINCE 2015, NEXT WEEKEND.

DO YOU WANT ME TO BE THE PERSON FOR THAT [INAUDIBLE].

SO IT PLEASES THE COUNCIL? YES. [INAUDIBLE].

I WOULD SAY WITHOUT THIS AGREEMENT, WE DON'T HAVE ANY ITEMS TO CHANGE JUST YET.

OKAY, EXCELLENT.

WELL, ALSO, I KNOW I WANT TO THANK ALL THE COUNCIL, BUT I ALSO WANT TO THANK COUNCIL PERSON EDDIE ALLEN.

I THINK THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT HE WAS CERTAINLY VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT.

AND AGAIN, THANK YOU TO ALL THE COUNCIL.

BUT AGAIN THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. YES, SIR.

IN REGARDS TO YOUR QUESTION ON THE GPS, IF THEY DON'T KNOW IT'S A TRUCK, WE WILL NOT SHOW THE TRUCK.

BUT THESE TRUCK DRIVERS WOULD STOP THEM ON HILL STREET OFF THE GROUND TO LOOK AT THEIR GPS.

THEY DO NOT KNOW IT'S A TRUCK.

SO THERE'S A TRUCK ROUTE TAKING IT FROM YOUR CAR, YOUR TRUCK, AND IT DOESN'T SHOW THE TRUCK ROUTE, RIGHT? THAT'S THE PROBLEM.

YOU CAN PUT TRUCK ROUTES UP EVEN IF IT IS, NOTHING CHANGED AND THEIR SYSTEM AND THEIR SYSTEM THAT YOU'RENIN A TRUCK, IT WON'T SHOW THE TRUCK.

OKAY. YOU WOULD THINK THAT WOULD BE THE 101.

CONCEPT OF I'M DRIVING A TRUCK, THEREFORE I SHOULD FOLLOW TRUCK ROUTES.

BUT SURE YOU WOULD.

THANK YOU, OFFICER HILTON.

THANK YOU SIR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. WE'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.

MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

ADVANCED FUNDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DECATUR AND THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, AND AUTHORIZED THE CITY MANAGER SIGN CONTRACT DOCUMENTS.

SO A MOTION, A SECOND.

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

AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.

ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSES ITEM 12.

WE'RE GOING TO REMOVE THIS ONE.

[12. **CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO GRANT OR DENY AN APPEAL FROM A SIGN PLACEMENT DECISION UNDER SECTION 15-66 OF THE SIGN ORDINANCE.]

CORRECT, SIR. YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT.

SO LOOK FORWARD TO THAT AT SOME FUTURE MEETING.

ITEM 13 CONSIDER FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE SIGN ORDINANCE TO INCREASE THE ALLOWABLE SIZE OF ATHLETIC SCOREBOARDS, TO ADD A

[13. CONSIDER FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE SIGN ORDINANCE TO INCREASE THE ALLOWABLE SIZE OF ATHLETIC SCOREBOARDS, TO ADD A DEFINITION OF WAYFINDING SIGNS, AND TO ADD CITY MANAGER APPROVAL AUTHORITY.]

DEFINITION OF WAYFINDING SIGNS.

SOUNDS LIKE WE JUST TALKED ABOUT THIS, BUT.

MAYOR, IF I MAY ASK YOU TO READ THE REST OF THAT, BECAUSE THIS IS KIND OF THREE CHANGES.

ALL RIGHT? ONE.

ALL RIGHT TO ADD DEFINITION OF WAYFINDING SIGNS AND TO ADD CITY MANAGER APPROVAL AUTHORITY.

YES, SIR. ALSO CHANGE THE ALLOWABLE SIZE OF SCOREBOARDS.

YES. OH. DID YOU.

OKAY. SO SORRY.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL. YEAH.

SORRY, MIKE. SO IF YOU REMEMBER, WE WENT THROUGH A LOT OF WORK TO CHANGE OUR SIGN ORDINANCE THAT THIS BODY WAS VERY INVOLVED IN THAT ONE THING THAT WE ALL KIND OF MISSED.

AND I THINK IT JUST HAPPENS WHEN WE'RE DEALING WITH ORDINANCES IS THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCE OF MISSING SOMETHING AND ONE THING WE MISSED IS THAT THE ATHLETIC SCOREBOARD HAD A MAX ALLOWABLE SIGN.

SQUARE FOOT, BUT NO DIRECTION ON WHAT TO DO.

IT WAS GREATER THAN THAT.

SO WE WOULD LIKE TO CLEAN THAT UP.

THE NEXT ITEM IS THE DEFINITION OF WAYFINDING SIGNS.

WE CALL OUT WAYFINDING SIGNS.

BUT AS WE LEARNED IN THE ITEM WE JUST DISCUSSED EARLIER, WHAT IS A WAYFINDING SIGN? OUR ORDINANCE DOES NOT DIRECTLY DEFINE WHAT A WAYFINDING SIGN IS, NOR HOW WE WOULD APPLY OUR ORDINANCE TO THE SAID WAYFINDING SIGN

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AND THEN ANOTHER ITEM THAT WAS MISSED IS JUST THE APPROVAL PROCESS IN-HOUSE.

AT MY LEVEL, CERTAIN AUTHORITIES WERE GIVEN IN RECENTLY ADOPTED SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE WERE GIVEN TO ME TO ALLOW FOR THINGS THAT JUST MADE GENERAL SENSE TO BE DONE IN HOUSE.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR HERE.

SITUATIONS WHERE IT MAKES SENSE TO ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVE SOMETHING.

WE NEED TO WANT TO THE CITY MANAGER OR STAFF OR DESIGNEE TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS SO THAT EVERYTHING WE DON'T HAVE A DEFINED RULE FOR DOESN'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO BUBBLE TO COUNCIL AND OBVIOUSLY IT STILL CAN IF THAT IS THE DESIRE OR IF THERE'S SOME SORT OF APPEAL.

YEAH. SO THOSE ARE THREE CHANGES.

THIS IS ONLY A FIRST READING OF THOSE CHANGES, BUT I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR FURTHER CLARIFY IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING THAT I CAN CLARIFY. SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

ITEM 14 IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

[14. CONSENT AGENDA]

AS STANDARD, IF THERE'S SOMETHING TO BE PULLED, WE CAN DO THAT.

OTHERWISE WE'LL.

A MOTION MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS WRITTEN.

SO A MOTION.

JOE STANDING RIGHT HERE.

I GOT A STEREO OF THAT.

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

AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.

ALL RIGHT, THAT PASSES.

ITEM 15.

COUNCIL PUBLIC INPUT.

HAVE ANYBODY ELSE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC INPUT? ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ITEM 16 GETS US TO FUTURE ITEMS FOR THE AGENDA.

PLEASE LET US KNOW AND THAT BRINGS US TO 6:36 AND ADJOURNMENT.

THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.