[1. CONSIDER FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AND HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING GIVING ALL INTERESTED PERSONS THE RIGHT TO APPEAR AND BE HEARD ON AN AMENDMENT TO THE DECATUR CODE OF ORDINANCES REGARDING TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE RELATED TO CARPORTS, GARAGE ENCLOSURES, AND AWNINGS AND THE LICENSES AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS CHAPTER RELATED TO MOBILE FOOD UNITS. (STAFF-INITIATED CASE NO. SI-2024-02) (PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE PROVISIONS REGARDING CARPORTS, AWNINGS, AND MOBILE FOOD UNITS AND RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE ORDINANCE PROVISIONS REGARDING GARAGE ENCLOSURES WITH A VOTE OF 3-2.) ORDINANCE NO. 2024-08-22]

ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I'M GOING TO PRESENT THIS GATHERING OF ZONING ORDINANCES TO YOU.

AND I'VE TRIED TO TAKE THE LANGUAGE THAT WAS PROVIDED IN THE FORM OF AN ORDINANCE AND REALLY JUST SIMPLIFY AND EXTRACT THE HIGH POINTS OF ALL OF THESE CHANGES FOR YOU TONIGHT. JUST A REMINDER, IT IS A FIRST READING.

NO ACTIONS REQUIRED TONIGHT, NO ACTIONS ALLOWED TONIGHT.

BUT IT'S A GOOD TIME TO HAVE FEEDBACK NOT ONLY WITH MYSELF, BUT WITH LEGAL OR THE PROFESSIONAL STAFF THAT HELPED US GET TO THIS POINT.

AND SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE FEEDBACK ALONG THE WAY.

THIS HAS BEEN A LONG PROCESS.

WE'RE GOING TO GATHER A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION FROM A LOT OF DIFFERENT SOURCES ON THESE ORDINANCES.

SO I'M HAPPY TO BE AT THIS POINT TONIGHT PRESENTING TO YOU.

SO I FIRST WANT TO TALK ABOUT GARAGE ENCLOSURES.

THIS APPLIES TO SF1 AND SF2.

SO THAT'S YOUR SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS.

FOR DWELLINGS AND EXISTENCE PRIOR TO MARCH 23RD OF 2015, THE ELIMINATION OF A GARAGE SPACE BY REPLACING A GARAGE DOOR WITH A BUILDING WALL SHALL BE PERMITTED AS LONG AS THERE'S TWO OFF STREET PARKING SPACES, SO THE DATE THERE, MARCH 23RD, 2015 IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE THAT WAS THE LAST TIME THIS PIECE OF THE ZONING WAS

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CHANGED. SO, WE'RE SAYING THAT IF THE HOUSE IS PRIOR TO THAT DATE, THEN THEY MAY ELIMINATE THEIR GARAGE SPACE AND CREATE MORE LIVING SPACE.

SO THAT'S GARAGE ENCLOSURES.

I'LL MOVE ON TO RVS.

THIS IS A BIG ONE. IT ACTUALLY SPANS A LOT OF DIFFERENT AREAS INSIDE THE ZONING ORDINANCES.

TOWNHOUSE, RESIDENTIAL TWO.

FAMILY OFFICE, DISTRICT, RESTRICTED BUSINESS DISTRICT.

AND THE DECATUR SQUARE BUSINESS DISTRICT.

SO, THIS BASICALLY IS A STATEMENT THAT SAYS RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, TRAVEL TRAILERS, OR MOTORHOMES MAY NOT BE USED FOR ON-SITE DWELLING PURPOSES.

PERIOD. SO, WAYNE MENTIONED A MOMENT AGO ABOUT SPECIAL EVENTS AND HOW WE'RE TRACKING THOSE AND HOW WE'RE ALLOWING FOR CERTAIN THINGS TO HAPPEN AT SPECIAL EVENTS.

THE ONE THING I WOULD SAY IS, AS WE UNPACK THAT SPECIAL EVENT ORDINANCE IN THE FUTURE, THERE MAY BE A PIECE OF IT THAT CAN BE APPLIED TO THE USE OF AN RV ON A TEMPORARY BASIS. SOMEONE HAS A GROUP TRAVELING THEY WANT TO SPEND THE WEEKEND.

THERE COULD BE A PROCESS FOR THAT, BUT FOR NOW, WHAT WE'RE SAYING IS WE DON'T WANT YOU TO PULL YOUR RV OUT IN THE FRONT YARD AND LIVE IN IT AS PERMANENT HOUSING.

SO THERE'S ONE CHANGE HERE THAT WE DIDN'T JUST BLANKETLY APPROVE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AND HEAVY INDUSTRIAL USES CAN BE RVS CAN BE USED THROUGH THE SUP PROCESS AND AND THE THOUGHT PROCESS THERE WAS THAT IF SECURITY MEASURES NEED TO BE IN PLACE DURING CONSTRUCTION OR CONSTRUCTION TRAILER LIKE TEMPORARY OFFICE SPACE NEED TO BE ON SITE.

AND OUR INDUSTRIAL SPACES, THAT MAY BE AN ALLOWANCE VIA THE SUP PROCESS.

AND THAT WOULD BE PERFECTLY NORMAL BASED ON THESE RULES AS WRITTEN.

JUST. IF THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO ALLOW, WHY DO WE NEED TO SGP FOR IT? DWAYNE. I THINK THIS WAS THIS WAS MORE OF A FOR RVS NOW FOR JOB TRAILERS.

AND WE ALREADY HAVE A PROCESS FOR THAT.

SO, THIS IS THIS WOULD BE FOR SOMEBODY THAT'S ACTUALLY STAYING ON SITE 24 HOURS A DAY.

OKAY. SO, IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT WITH THIS.

WE DO HAVE A PROCESS FOR JOB TRAILERS TO BE ON CONSTRUCTION SITES AND SUCH, BUT THIS WOULD BE MORE OF A RECREATIONAL VEHICLE MOTOR HOME SITUATION WHERE THEY WOULD BE HOUSED THERE ON A 24-HOUR BASIS ON A ON A SPECIFIC USE APPROVAL.

ALL RIGHT. I WAS JUST THINKING AN SCP FOR A JOB TRAILER.

OH MY GOD. GOOD QUESTION.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THAT.

THE JOB TRAILERS ARE ALREADY IN PLACE.

WE HAVE A PROCESS FOR THAT.

THAT'S A DIFFERENT DEAL THAN THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLES.

OKAY. SINGLE FAMILY ATTACHED OR DETACHED STRUCTURES.

THIS SAYS THAT SINGLE FAMILY ATTACHED STRUCTURES LOCATED WITHIN THE DISTRICT, THIS IS THE DECATUR SQUARE BUSINESS DISTRICT, SHALL COMPLY WITH ALL REGULATIONS FOR TOWNHOME STRUCTURES LOCATED IN THE TOWNHOME RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SIZE OF YARDS, SIZE OF LOTS, MINIMUM FLOOR AREA AND PARKING WHICH SHALL BE REGULATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE C-1A REGULATIONS.

THE THOUGHT HERE IS TO ALLOW FOR SINGLE FAMILY LIVING INSIDE OF THE DECATUR SQUARE BUSINESS DISTRICT.

THAT'S THE IDEA THERE. SO, IF YOU HAVE A SPACE THAT'S USABLE RIGHT NOW, YOU COULDN'T DO THIS.

BUT IF THERE'S A USABLE SPACE AND SOMEONE WANTS TO TURN IT INTO LIVING, THEY COULD DO THAT.

THIS WOULD ALLOW FOR THAT. AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, WAYNE, BUT THIS IS A CATCH UP ON A PREVIOUS AMENDMENT THAT WE JUST CLERICALLY MISSED.

IT WAS 2050 PLANNED.

IT ALLOWED FOR SINGLE FAMILY ATTACHED AND DETACHED STRUCTURES IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA BUT WAS NOT ALLOWED BY ZONING.

SO, IT'S A CATCH UP TO TO BRING OUR ORDINANCE UP TO 2050.

THANK YOU, WAYNE. ALL RIGHT.

WE'LL MOVE ALONG TO AWNINGS.

THIS IS ALSO IN THE DECATUR SQUARE BUSINESS DISTRICT.

SO, THE CHANGE HERE IS TO ALLOW THEM OR NOT.

WITHIN THE C1A DECATUR SQUARE BUSINESS DISTRICT, ALL NEW DEVELOPMENTS OR REDEVELOPMENTS MAY UTILIZE AN AWNING OR CANOPY.

BEFORE, IF THERE WAS AN AWNING OR CANOPY EXISTING, YOU HAD TO PUT IT BACK.

NOW THE OPTION IS UP TO THE BUSINESS OWNER AND THERE ARE SOME RULES THAT GO WITH THAT.

THE MINIMUM HEIGHT OF THE AWNING ABOVE GRADE SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN SEVEN FEET.

THE AWNING MAY OVERLAP THE SIDEWALK, BUT NOT MORE THAN FIVE FOOT BEYOND THE PROPERTY LINE.

THE AWNING OR CANOPY MAY BE STRUCTURALLY CANTILEVERED OR A SHED ROOF.

ALL WE ASK IS THAT WHATEVER MATERIAL THAT IT'S MADE OUT OF IT BE MAINTAINED IN GOOD REPAIR AT ALL TIMES.

AND THEN STRUCTURAL DESIGN FOR AWNING SUPPORTS SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR ANY AWNING THAT PROJECTS MORE THAN A FOOT.

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SO IF IT'S IF IT'S LARGER THAN JUST A LITTLE EYEBROW COVERING OVER A DOOR, THAT'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE DESIGNED.

AND THEN GROUND SUPPORTS WERE MAINTAINING THIS POSITION THERE THAT GROUND SUPPORTS WON'T BE ALLOWED FOR THE AWNINGS.

THIS IS HELPFUL FOR THE BUSINESS OWNER.

IT ALLOWS THEM TO CHOOSE WHETHER THEY WANT TO PUT THE AWNING BACK OR NOT.

AND IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS, THE AWNINGS AS THEY EXIST ARE QUITE DANGEROUS.

SO, IT'S A GOOD CLEANUP.

I MISS ANYTHING THERE, WAYNE.

NO, SIR. I THINK THAT WAS COVERED IN IT.

AND I THINK A LOT OF THE AUDIENCE CREATE DECAY IN THE BUILDINGS BECAUSE THEY CAPTURE WATER.

YEAH, THEY CAN BE A FUNNEL, IF YOU WILL, FOR WATER TO COME BACK TOWARDS THE BUILDING OR AT LEAST IN INTO CERTAIN AREAS OF THE BUILDING.

SO HAPPY TO HAPPY TO CLEAN THIS UP FOR SURE.

ALRIGHT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ACCESSORY DWELLINGS.

THESE MAY BE ALLOWED BY SUP ONLY, AND THE SUP ORDINANCE WILL ONLY ALLOW FOR ONE ACCESSORY DWELLING PER PLATTED LOT.

AND RIGHT NOW, THERE'S NO REQUIREMENTS ON THIS.

YOU COULD HAVE. IS THAT LIKE A SHED? NO. IT'D BE A DWELLING.

LIKE IF SOMEONE WANTED TO BUILD A MOTHER-IN-LAW SUITE OR A GUEST HOME ON THEIR PROPERTY.

THE WAY IT EXISTS TODAY, RIGHT NOW, IS YOU COULD HAVE AS MANY AS YOUR LOT WOULD ALLOW.

SO, THIS WOULD BE REELING THAT BACK TO ONE UNLESS THEY GO THROUGH A PROCESS TO ADD MORE.

THIS ONLY APPLIES TO ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS, NOT ACCESSORY STRUCTURES LIVING YET.

DWELLING UNITS. THANK YOU. WAYNE.

OKAY, CARPORTS.

SO LET'S TALK ABOUT CARPORTS FOR RESIDENTIAL USE.

SO FOR RESIDENTIAL USES THE ORDINANCES HAVE BEEN AMENDED TO ALLOW THEM, AND SO LONG AS THE FRONT YARD SETBACK IS THE SAME AS IT WOULD BE FOR ANY OTHER BUILDING, MEANING IF YOU HAVE THE SPACE IN YOUR FRONT YARD, YOU MAY HAVE A CARPORT.

THE SETBACKS VARY DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU'RE PHYSICALLY LOCATED AT IN THE CITY.

SOME HAVE A LARGER SETBACK, SOME HAVE A SMALLER SETBACK.

SIDE YARD SETBACKS.

SO THE SIDE YARD FOR ANY CANOPY SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN THREE FEET FROM ANY SIDE LOT, UNLESS THE STRUCTURE ITSELF IS MADE OUT OF COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS, IN WHICH THE SETBACK ON THE SIDE SHOULD BE NOT LESS THAN FIVE FOOT.

REAR YARD, THE SETBACK SHOULD NOT BE LESS THAN THREE UNLESS THERE'S AN ALLEYWAY PRESENT.

AND IF THE ALLEY IS PRESENT, THEN IT WOULD HAVE TO BE TEN FOOT.

SO THOSE ARE FRONT, SIDE AND REAR YARD SETBACKS FOR RESIDENTIAL CARPORTS.

STILL TALKING ABOUT RESIDENTIAL USE.

CARPORTS. THEY WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE MAXIMUM LOT COVERAGE ALLOWED FOR THE ZONING DISTRICT, SO THEY WOULD BE CAPPED IN OVERALL SIZE DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU'RE AT IN OUR IN OUR ZONING.

AND THEN CARPORTS THAT ARE IN EXCESS OF 24 FOOT IN LENGTH OR WIDTH OR HIGHER THAN 12 FOOT.

SHALL BE MADE TO GO THROUGH THE SUP PROCESS BECAUSE THEY'RE LARGER THAN WHAT WE'RE COMFORTABLE WITH.

ONE QUESTION BACK UP.

SO THE SETBACK. SO IF YOUR HOUSE IF YOUR SUBDIVISION, YOU'RE A 25 FOOT SETBACK, THE CARPORT CAN'T BE CLOSER THAN THE 25 FOOT SETBACK.

SO YOU CAN'T.

BECAUSE HERE'S MY QUESTION.

MY FEAR. SO A HOUSE BUILT BEFORE 2015 CLOSES IN THE GARAGE, THROWS OUT A CARPORT BECAUSE THEN THEY'RE LIKE, I HAVE NOWHERE TO PUT MY CAR IN SAFETY IN EXTREME CLIMATE CHANGE OR WHATEVER, SAID ONE DAY.

SO, YOU CLOSE IT IN TO GET RID OF YOUR PARKING SPOTS, THEN CREATE A CARPORT THAT IS THAT GOING TO BE PERMITTED OR NOT PERMITTED? YOUR FRONT YARD SETBACK WOULD COME INTO PLAY FIRST, AND THEN WE WOULD LOOK AT SIDE YARDS AND THEN REAR YARDS DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU PHYSICALLY WANT TO PUT THAT.

OKAY. YEAH. AND THEN LOT COVERAGE.

IT WOULD STILL PROTECT THOSE SUBDIVISIONS FROM THAT.

LOOK SOMEONE WHO HAS A VERY LARGE FRONT YARD, AND THEY ENCLOSE THEIR GARAGE.

ACCORDING TO THE PREVIOUS ZONING ORDINANCE, THEY ENCLOSE THEIR GARAGE.

IF THEY STILL HAVE THE FRONT YARD SETBACK, THAT WOULD ALLOW A CARPORT, SAY, LIKE A CITY MANAGER, THEY MAY.

WITH A LARGE FRONT YARD, IT'S 155FT TO THE FRONT DOOR.

FRONT DOOR FROM THE CITY STREET.

YES, THAT IS A GOOD EXAMPLE.

OKAY PLEASE DON'T SHARE THAT WITH MY LOVELY BRIDE.

I DON'T NEED TO BUILD ANYTHING ELSE AROUND MY PROPERTY.

BUT YES, THAT'S A GOOD EXAMPLE.

IF YOU HAVE THE RIGHT FRONT YARD SETBACK, YOU IN THEORY YOU COULD HAVE.

BUT IF YOU HAVE A VERY TYPICAL SETBACK THAT MOST HOUSES ALREADY SET ON, YOU WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO PUT A CARPORT THERE IF YOU WANTED IT IN THE FRONT YARD OR THE FRONT YARD.

SETBACK DOESN'T ALLOW IT.

YOU COULD LOOK AT THE SIDE YARD TO SEE IF THERE'S SPACE THERE.

IT JUST DEPEND ON YOUR OVERALL COVERAGE.

MISS ANYTHING THERE, WAYNE? NO, SIR.

WE TRIED TO ALLOW AS MUCH AREA AS COULD GET IN THERE BUT STAYING OUT OF THOSE SETBACKS.

OF COURSE, THE FRONT YARD SETBACK IS THERE FOR ESTHETICS BUT ALSO FOR SAFETY.

AND THEN THE SIDE YARD, WE WANTED TO ALLOW THEM TO GET AS CLOSE AS WE COULD.

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THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THE COMBUSTIBLE AND NONCOMBUSTIBLE CONSTRUCTION.

THANK YOU. YEAH.

THE COMBUSTIBLE PIECE DOES ALLOW SOME OPTIONS.

IF YOU'RE NONCOMBUSTIBLE CONSTRUCTION, YOU CAN BE A LITTLE TIGHTER ON THE SETBACKS.

BUT IF YOU'RE ALL WOOD, FOR EXAMPLE, THE SETBACKS LARGER.

SO WE LEFT OFF HERE TALKING ABOUT THE MAXIMUM WIDTH OR HEIGHT BEING REQUIRED BY SUP.

STILL IN RESIDENTIAL USES, STILL TALKING ABOUT CARPORTS.

THE CONSTRUCTION SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCALLY ADOPTED BUILDING CODES.

WE ARE PROVIDING A STANDARD DETAIL THAT WOULD BE ADOPTED BY THE CITY AND HAVE ENGINEERING ATTACHED TO IT SO THAT IF SOMEONE SAID, WELL, I'M NOT SURE WHAT YOUR CODES ARE, THERE WOULD BE AN EXAMPLE THAT THEY COULD PICK UP AND USE THAT THE CITY HAS ALREADY PRE-APPROVED THAT WOULD SIMPLIFY THE PROCESS FOR THEM AS A WHOLE, OR THEY CAN GO THROUGH THE EXPENSE OF HAVING AN ENGINEER ON THEIR OWN.

SO ALMOST DONE WITH RESIDENTIAL USE.

CARPORTS AUTOMATE.

NO MORE THAN ONE CARPORT SHALL BE ALLOWED ON A LEGALLY PLATTED LOT.

UNLESS SOMEONE GOES DOWN THE ROUTE OF AN SUP.

A CARPORT SHALL NOT VIOLATE THE OPEN STORAGE REGULATIONS FOR THE ZONING DISTRICT IN WHICH THAT WOULD THEN BECOME A CODE ENFORCEMENT ISSUE.

AND THEN THE FINAL PIECE HERE, CARPORTS IN EXISTENCE IN THE CITY OF DECATUR ON AUGUST 12/24, SHALL BE CONSIDERED LEGALLY NONCONFORMING UNTIL ALTERED.

THIS DOCUMENT IS ASSUMING THAT YOU WILL HEAR THE FIRST READING TONIGHT AND TAKE ACTION AT NEXT COUNCIL SESSION ON THIS DOCUMENT, AND THEN THAT WOULD BECOME THE DATE THAT WE WOULD ENACT. SO, SWITCH GEARS.

SAME TOPIC OF CARPORT.

SWITCH TO THE NONRESIDENTIAL USE.

A LOT OF THE SAME ITEMS ARE PRESENT HERE.

SO FRONT YARD, SAME THING IT HAS THE SETBACK GOES WITH THE ZONING DISTRICT AND THEN THE SIDE YARDS.

ALSO, THREE FOOT UNLESS IT'S NONCOMBUSTIBLE OR EXCUSE ME UNLESS IT'S COMBUSTIBLE.

AND THEN IT WOULD BE REQUIRED TO BE FIVE-FOOT REAR YARD, SAME THING.

THREE FOOT FROM THE LOT LINE.

UNLESS IT'S NONCOMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS, AND THEN IT'S FIVE FOOT.

AND THEN STILL IN CARPORTS, STILL TALKING ABOUT NONRESIDENTIAL USE.

SHELBY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LOCAL ADOPTED BUILDING CODES, WE DON'T HAVE THE MODEL EXAMPLE HERE LIKE WE DO IN RESIDENTIAL BECAUSE IT'S SO DIFFERENT FOR ACCORDING TO WHO WANTS TO USE IT AND IN WHAT FASHION.

AND THEN OF COURSE, WE DON'T WANT THEM TO VIOLATE THE OPEN STORAGE REGULATIONS.

AND THE SAME DATE THERE CARPORTS IN EXISTENCE ON AUGUST 12TH SHALL BE CONSIDERED NONCONFORMING UNTIL ALTERED.

SO THAT'S CARPORTS.

I WANT TO PAUSE RIGHT THERE AND GAIN ANY FEEDBACK FROM YOU GUYS, OR MAYBE HAVE STAFF ANSWER A FEW MORE TECHNICAL QUESTIONS IF WE HAVEN'T PROVIDED ENOUGH INFORMATION.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE PEOPLE THAT SERVED ON THIS COMMITTEE TO PUT THIS TOGETHER FOR US.

I WAS GOING TO ADD THAT AT THE VERY END.

BUT MISS REEVES, THAT'S A GREAT THING TO SAY.

YES, THIS TOOK A LOT OF ACTION FROM AN AD HOC COMMITTEE BORNE OUT OF COUNSEL TO PNZ, ZBA, LEGAL, ALL THE DIFFERENT STAFF BODIES THAT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED. THIS HAS BEEN A LONG PROCESS.

AND THEN WE BASICALLY PASSED IT OFF TO PAM TO DRAFT IT ALL UP.

SO, EVERYBODY'S BEEN BUSY ON THIS.

ALL RIGHT. WE'RE ALMOST DONE.

MOBILE FOOD UNITS, THIS IS REAL SIMPLE.

THE MOBILE FOOD UNITS SHALL NOT OPERATE IN AN AREA WHERE THE PRIMARY USE IS RESIDENTIAL.

JUST, JUST SIMPLY THAT IF SOMEONE HAS A HOME THAT'S JUST A FEW BLOCKS DOWN THE STREET FROM THE SQUARE AND THEY LIVE THERE 100% OF THE TIME, THEY CANNOT PUT THEIR FOOD TRUCK OUT IN THE YARD AND OPERATE IT.

THEY CANNOT LET THEIR NEIGHBOR PUT A FOOD TRUCK IN THE YARD AND OPERATE IT.

BUT IF THAT SAME HOME IS CONVERTED TO A SHOP OR SOME SORT OF RESTAURANT OR EATING ESTABLISHMENT, THEN THEY COULD HAVE THE MOBILE FOOD UNIT OPERATE IN THAT SPACE, AND I BELIEVE THAT'S IT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL AND IT IS A FIRST READING.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR THOUGHTS AFTER THE MEETING TONIGHT, PLEASE REACH OUT TO MYSELF OR STAFF AS WE WOULD LIKE TO GET THIS APPROVED AT YOUR NEXT APPOINTED TIME.

OKAY, SO WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:35 P.M..

AND NOW WE'LL HEAR A PRESENTATION BY LEE MCCORMICK OF LONESTAR PACE REGARDING OUR CLEAN ENERGY ANNUAL REPORT.

[2. HEAR PRESENTATION BY LEE MCCORMICK OF LONE STAR PACE REGARDING THE 2023 PROPERTY ASSESSED CLEAN ENERGY ANNUAL REPORT. ]

MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

IT'S ACTUALLY RYAN MCCORMICK JOINING US TONIGHT.

RYAN, WE'LL TURN THE PODIUM OVER TO YOU FOR A QUICK REPORT.

THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT.

AND SINCE WE APPRECIATE STAFF SO MUCH.

OH THANKS, RYAN.

APPRECIATE IT. SO, THE CITY OF DECATUR PROPERTY ASSESSED CLEAN ENERGY PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED

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BY CITY COUNCIL IN MAY OF 2022.

WE HAD GREAT SUPPORT FROM KEVIN AND THE EDC.

IN SUMMATION, IT IS A TOOL IN HIS TOOLBOX.

WHENEVER HE'S LOOKING TO WORK WITH DEVELOPERS TO HELP BRING IN DEVELOPMENT INTO THE CITY OF DECATUR, WE GIVE THIS PRESENTATION STATEWIDE TO ALL OF OUR DIFFERENT MUNICIPAL CLIENTS.

AND SO, IT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT WIDE REACHING.

I'LL SEE IF I CAN GET THROUGH IN ABOUT TEN MINUTES.

AND I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

SO JUST TO KIND OF A RESET ON WHAT PROPERTY ASSESSED CLEAN ENERGY OR PACE IS, PACE IS VERY ATTRACTIVE, LOW COST, LONG TERM FIXED RATE FINANCING FOR CAPIDAL IMPROVEMENTS THAT GO ABOVE CODE.

IN 2013, WHEN GOVERNOR PERRY SIGNED THIS INTO CODE SIGNED THIS INTO LAW.

THE REASON WAS TWOFOLD.

ONE, IT WAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TWO, IT WAS TO FURTHER THE STATE'S ENERGY AND WATER CONSERVATION.

THERE'S TWO WAYS THAT YOU CAN MAKE A BUILDING PERFORM BETTER.

ONE, YOU CAN RAISE CODE THAT PUTS PEOPLE IN PIDCHFORKS.

TEXANS DON'T LIKE TO BE FORCED TO BE MAKING A BUILDING MORE EXPENSIVE.

THE SECOND, AND THIS IS THE MORE CARROT APPROACH THAN THE STICK, IS THE PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE, AND THAT IS TO ALLOW THIS PROPERTY'S ACCESS TO WHAT IS EFFECTIVELY INVESTMENT GRADE CAPIDAL FOR DOING WHAT WE'RE ASKING, WHICH IS FURTHER THE STATE'S ENERGY AND WATER CONSERVATION GOALS.

SO, PACE CAN BE USED, NEW CONSTRUCTION ON ACQUISITION REHAB OR SIMPLY DEFERRED MAINTENANCE ON PROPERTIES THAT ARE OUT THERE.

IMPROVEMENTS ARE OFTEN SEEN IN MULTIFAMILY, HOSPIDALITY, INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL, RETAIL, BASICALLY ALL THE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FOOD GROUPS.

PACE CANNOT BE USED ON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY.

IT'S JUST STRICTLY A COMMERCIAL PROGRAM HERE IN TEXAS.

SO WHAT QUALIFIES? WHERE ARE THESE QUALIFYING IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE TODAY? EFFECTIVELY, ANYTHING THAT WE CAN SHOW HAS A DEMONSTRABLE REDUCTION IN UTILITY COSTS.

RIGHT. SO HVAC, LED LIGHTING, WATER SYSTEMS, LOW FLOW FIXTURES, EVEN SOLAR PANELS, ALL THESE THINGS MAKE A BUILDING MORE EFFICIENT AND WOULD QUALIFY UNDER THE PACE PROGRAM. OKAY.

SO WHERE IS THE PROGRAM ACTIVE IN TEXAS? EVERYWHERE FROM, YOU KNOW, THE BIGGER PLAYERS LIKE DALLAS COUNTY, HARRIS COUNTY, COLLIN COUNTY, DENTON COUNTY, ALL THE WAY TO, YOU KNOW, THE CITY OF DECATUR.

CITY OF THE FOREMAN, FORNEY.

KAUFMAN. THE CITY OF KAUFMAN.

ROCKWALL. SO ANYONE WHO WANTS TO ESTABLISH THE PROGRAM HAS THIS AVAILABLE FOR THEIR DEVELOPERS AND THEIR EDC TO WORK TOGETHER TO TRY TO FIX CAPIDAL STACKS THAT SOMETIMES GET A LITTLE MESSED UP, AND THEY NEED A LITTLE BIT OF HELP.

HERE ARE A FEW PROJECTS THAT WE CLOSED LAST YEAR.

AND ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS THE 2023 ANNUAL REPORT.

THIS ONE'S HERE IN DALLAS COUNTY.

THIS IS PEGASUS PARK, BIOLABS, IT WON A BUNCH OF AWARDS.

IT WAS THE FIRST BIOLABS KIND OF LIFE SCIENCE FACILITIES THAT WAS BUILT IN DALLAS COUNTY.

AND THEY WERE REALLY PROUD OF THIS, AND WE WERE PROUD TO BE A PART OF IT.

IT'S BEEN ON A NUMBER OF PANELS.

THERE WAS THE PACE ASSESSMENT WAS JUST OVER $11 MILLION AND INCLUDED IMPROVEMENTS TO THE ENVELOPE, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, WINDOWS, LIGHTING, EXCUSE ME, WINDOWS, ROOF INSULATION, HVAC AND PLUMBING.

IN HARRIS COUNTY, ONE OF THE PROJECTS IS THE BLOSSOM MOTEL.

IT WAS A BOUTIQUE HOTEL.

IT WAS I THINK THE TOTAL PROJECT SIZE WAS ALMOST 100 MILLION.

AND PACE CAPIDAL CAME IN TO HELP WITH OVER 22 MILLION OF THAT.

ONCE AGAIN, WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF THE SAME IMPROVEMENTS IN MOST OF THESE PROJECTS, WHICH ARE GOING TO BE HVAC, LIGHTING.

LED UNICORN LAKE APARTMENTS WAS ONE OF THE DENTON COUNTY PROJECTS THAT WE HAD CLOSED LAST YEAR.

IT'S 153-UNIT MULTIFAMILY PROPERTY, AND THAT UNICORN LAKE IS A TINY LITTLE LAKE.

THEY'RE MOSTLY A POND AND THAT WAS THE DEVELOPER'S NAME FOR IT.

MY DAUGHTER LOVED IT. WE HAVE SEEN THE PROPERTY, AND SHE LOVES UNICORN LAKE.

THAT ASSESSMENT WAS JUST OVER $9 MILLION.

OKAY. AND THEN GARAGES OF AMERICA.

FRISCO. THESE ARE KIND OF MAN CAVES WHERE PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE A PLACE TO PUT THEIR HOT RODS, AND THEY GO OUT AND HANG OUT TOGETHER.

WIVES LOVE IT BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE TO LOOK AT THE HOT ROD IN THE GARAGE.

THEY GET THE GARAGE BACK. MEN LOVE IT BECAUSE THEY CAN HANG OUT WITH THEIR FRIENDS.

THIS WAS A GOOD PROJECT FOR COLLIN COUNTY AND IT WAS JUST OVER 6.7 MILLION.

WE HAVE NOT HAD A PROJECT CLOSE IN DECATUR.

WE TALKED TO KEVIN. HE KNOWS ABOUT IT.

HE WAS A BIG PROPONENT OF GETTING THIS SET UP.

AND ONCE AGAIN, WHEN THINGS ARRIVE, HE HAS THAT OPTION TO INTRODUCE US TO HELP WORK WITH THESE DEVELOPERS, JUST TO LOOK AT KIND OF A SUMMATION OF WHERE WE WERE.

WE HAD TWO MULTIFAMILY PROJECTS LAST YEAR, A COUPLE HOSPIDALITY, MIXED USE, ONE SENIOR HOUSING, A COUPLE INDUSTRIAL AND ONE OTHER RETAIL FOR $89 MILLION. THAT WAS FACILITATED ACROSS OUR GREAT STATE OF TEXAS.

AND JUST KIND OF LOOKING OVER DROVE A LOT OVER 9700 MILES, 229 FACE TO FACE MEETINGS, LOTS OF ZOOM, 51 ZOOM

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MEETINGS. ASK OUR IT GUY.

HE SAID WE HAD 38,000 EMAILS AND WEBSITE VISITS, SO ON AND SO FORTH.

SO, WE'RE PROMOTING THIS PROGRAM STATEWIDE AND DOING A LOT OF EDUCATION HERE ACROSS OUR STATE ABOUT THIS PROGRAM AND HOW IT CAN BENEFIT TEXAS.

BRINGING THAT BACK DOWN TO HOW MUCH DID WE REALLY SAVE AS FAR AS RESOURCES FOR OUR GREAT STATE? ALMOST 700, EXCUSE ME, ALMOST 7,000,000 KILOWATT HOURS, WHICH IS EQUIVALENT TO OVER 5 MILLION POUNDS OF COAL IN THESE IMPROVEMENTS.

IT'S ALSO THE EQUIVALENT OF WATER USAGE FOR THESE IMPROVEMENTS WAS 36 OLYMPIC SIZE SWIMMING POOLS EVERY SINGLE YEAR.

RIGHT. AND WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS? WHY ARE WE HERE? WHY ARE WE TALKING TO YOU RIGHT NOW? WELL, IT ENCOURAGES ENERGY AND WATER CONSERVATION, AND IT DOES IT IN A WAY THAT HELPS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

SO IT'S VERY MUCH A WIN WIN.

IT PROVIDES UPDATING BUILDING STOCK.

RIGHT. A LOT OF THESE PROJECTS THAT I SHOWED, THEY'RE KIND OF MARQUEE PROJECTS.

THEY'RE BIGGER. THEY'RE GOING TO BE NEW CONSTRUCTION.

BUT ACQUISITION REHAB PROJECTS QUALIFY AS WELL.

WE TYPICALLY SEE INTEREST IN THE PROGRAM AT ABOUT A QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS.

SO, IF THERE'S ANY DEFERRED MAINTENANCE ON PROPERTIES HERE IN DECATUR THAT, YOU KNOW, HVAC, LED, LIGHTING, A LOT OF FACILITIES MANAGERS HAVE A LAUNDRY LIST OF THINGS THEY WOULD LIKE TO GET DONE THAT DON'T GET DONE.

WE CAN HELP WITH THAT, RIGHT.

SO, IT'S BIG PROJECTS, SMALL PROJECTS AND IMPROVES PRODUCTIVITY.

THAT'S A BENEFIT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT HERE, RIGHT? THERE'S NO COST TO IMPLEMENT.

SO, THERE'S NO CHARGE TO YOU GUYS FOR KEEPING THE PROGRAM OPERATIONAL.

AND IT'S COMPLETELY VOLUNTARY.

SO THESE DEVELOPERS DO IT AND THERE'S NO ONE'S TWISTING THEIR ARM.

THEY JUST LIKE IT. AND THEY THINK IT'S GOING TO BE AN ASSET TO THEM.

AND SO THEY CHOOSE TO PROCEED WITH THAT.

I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

THANK YOU. RYAN, WE APPRECIATE YOUR PRESENTATION.

ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU.

COUNCIL. OKAY.

NOW WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM THREE.

[3. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON A INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE INTERGOVERNMENTAL RISK POOL AND THE CITY OF DECATUR REGARDING CYBER LIABILITY AND DATA BREACH RESPONSE. ]

CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE INTERGOVERNMENTAL RISK POOL AND THE CITY OF DECATUR REGARDING CYBER LIABILITY AND DATA BREACH RESPONSE.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I AM TALKING TO YOU TONIGHT FROM YOUR BUDGET PACKET, PAGES 70 THROUGH 75.

IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR WHERE WE'RE GRAPPLING WITH OUR HTML RENEWALS, AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION IS HTML NO LONGER LUMPS CYBER CYBERSECURITY COVERAGE INSIDE OF THE OVERALL RISK POOL POLICY.

IT HAS TO NOW BE A SEPARATE POLICY.

AND IT OF COURSE COMES WITH A SMALL PRICE CHANGE.

SO, ON PAGE 73 OF YOUR PACKET, YOU'LL SEE CURRENTLY WE'RE PAYING ABOUT $247 FOR THIS PIECE OF OUR COVERAGE. AND IT'S GOING TO GO UP BY $1,250.

SO, WE'RE JUST ASKING YOU TONIGHT FOR YOUR PERMISSION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CYBER SECURITY FUND THAT'S OFFERED BY HTML.

AND WE THINK IT'S A GREAT THING CONSIDERING ALL OF THE CHANGING SECURITY RISKS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH CYBER SECURITY.

BUT IT'S JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE WANTED TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION AND ASK FOR YOUR PERMISSION TO ENTER INTO THE NEW MOU ON.

OKAY. DO I HEAR A MOTION? BELINDA, I WOULD LIKE TO.

EXCUSE ME. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION, PLEASE.

I MOVE TO APPROVE TAKING ACTION ON AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN TML RISK POOL AND THE CITY OF DECATUR REGARDING CYBER LIABILITY AND DATA BREACH RESPONSE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

SO, WE HAVE A MOTION BY MR. CARPENTER AND A SECOND BY DEBRA VAUGHN.

AND ANY MORE DISCUSSION NEEDED.

OKAY, THEN I'LL SAY ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY I, I OPPOSED SAY NO.

OKAY. THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

AND NEXT, CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT REGARDING WORKER'S

[4. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON A INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT REGARDING WORKERS COMPENSATION GAP COVERAGE.]

COMPENSATION GAP COVERAGE.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S SPECIFIC ABOUT WORKER'S COMP IS AFTER HOUSE BILL 471, WHICH WAS PASSED IN 2023, IT BECAME STATE LAW THAT FIRST RESPONDERS RECEIVE 100% OF THEIR BENEFITS IF THEY GO OUT ON A WORKER'S COMP INJURY.

RIGHT NOW, WORKER'S COMP ONLY PAYS 70% AND THE CITY IS LEFT PAYING THE OTHER 30%.

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THIS IS GAP COVERAGE THROUGH OUR PARTNERS AT TML.

IT'S AN ADDITIONAL POLICY.

IT'S COMING IN WITH A PRICE TAG AROUND $4,500.

SO IF YOU GUYS APPROVE US TO MOVE FORWARD ON THIS, WE WOULD ASK FOR A NOT TO EXCEED NUMBER OF $4,500.

THE THOUGHT HERE IS THAT WE WANT TO TAKE CARE OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR FUNDS ARE RECEIVED IN A TIMELY FASHION.

BUT ALSO WE WANT TO BE COMPLIANT WITH HOUSE BILL 471 AND PAYING 100% OF THEIR PAY.

SO THAT'S THE PURPOSE OF THIS GAP POLICY.

IT IS A HTML ADDITION.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL ON TONIGHT.

OKAY. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS.

OKAY. DOES ANYBODY HAVE A MOTION FOR ME? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT REGARDING WORKERS COMPENSATION GAP COVERAGE WITH A MAX OF $4,500.

OKAY, I HAVE A MOTION. I'M GOING TO SECOND THAT HAVE A MOTION BY MR. ALLEN AND A SECOND BY MR. CARPENTER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

OKAY. THAT'S UNANIMOUS, FIVE ZERO.

AND NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR.

OH, SORRY, ITEM NUMBER FIVE.

[5. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO AWARD A BID FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE POCO 12-INCH WATER LINE TO GROD CONSTRUCTION, LLC IN THE BID AMOUNT OF $793,372.00 FOR THE POCO 12-INCH WATER LINE AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN CONTRACT DOCUMENTS. ]

CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING ACTION TO AWARD A BID FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE POCO 12 INCH WATER LINE TO GROD CONSTRUCTION, LLC IN THE BID AMOUNT OF $793,372.

ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT THAT IS FOUND ON PAGES 79 THROUGH 89 OF YOUR PACKET.

GROD CONSTRUCTION WAS THE APPARENT LOW BIDDER AFTER ANOTHER BIDDER DROPPED THEIR POSITION IN THE PROCESS.

WE HAVE ALL THE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS TO ALLOW FOR THAT.

SO, WE ARE ASKING YOU TO FUND $793,372 FOR THE POCO 12-INCH WATER LINE.

THAT JUST A REMINDER THAT'S 2024 CO ISSUED BOND MONIES THAT ARE PAYING FOR THAT PROJECT.

SO, WITH YOUR APPROVAL, WE'LL GET THEM TO WORK ASAP.

DID THAT NUMBER COME IN ABOVE BELOW WHERE WE'D ORIGINALLY ESTIMATED? IT CAME IN BELOW OUR ESTIMATE.

SO, IT'S CREATED A LITTLE BIT OF ROOM TO CONTINUE WORKING ON THE METER REPLACEMENT AND A FEW OTHER.

YOU'VE HEARD US TALK ABOUT MANHOLE REHABS.

YOU'VE HEARD US TALK ABOUT DEAD END WATER LINE LOOPS, THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO, IT WILL CREATE A LITTLE ROOM THERE.

BUT WE WANT TO BE RESPECTFUL OF OUR CONTINGENCY ON THIS PROJECT IN THE EVENT THAT IT'S NECESSARY.

BUT IT IS LOWER THAN THE ORIGINAL PROJECTION.

YES. HOW LONG ARE WE EXPECTING IT TO TAKE? I THINK IT'S QUICK.

IT'S LIKE, ISN'T IT LIKE 120 DAYS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

SO 120 DAYS, WE'LL KNOW IF WE HAVE EXTRA MONEY.

YES, SIR. AWESOME.

SPECIFIC TO WATER AND WASTEWATER UTILITY PROJECTS.

OKAY. ANY MORE FURTHER DISCUSSION? ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

MOVE THAT. OH, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION, PLEASE.

OH. GO AHEAD. OH, NO.

OKAY. I MOVED TO APPROVE TO AWARD A BID FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE POCO 12 INCH WATER LINE TO GROD CONSTRUCTION, LLC, AND THE BID AMOUNT OF 793,372 FOR THE POCO 12 INCH WATER LINE AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS.

SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION BY MR. CARPENTER AND A SECOND BY MISS HILTON.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED? OKAY. THAT PASSES FIVE ZERO.

[6. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF ASSIGNMENT OF THE MEADOW CREEK DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, OF WHICH THE CITY OF DECATUR IS A PARTY, FROM DEREK TODD McCARLEY AND RICKY McCARLEY TO DECATUR MC, LLC. ]

ITEM NUMBER SIX.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF ASSIGNMENT OF THE MEADOW CREEK DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, OF WHICH THE CITY OF DECATUR IS A PARTY FROM DERRICK TODD MCCARLEY AND RICKY MCCARLEY TO DECATUR MC LLC.

MAYOR PRO TEM, GOOD EVENING.

THANK YOU. SO, THIS IS AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE ASSIGNMENT FROM ONE PARTY TO ANOTHER.

DECATUR, CITY OF DECATUR IN AN AGREEMENT WITH THE MCCARLEYS.

AND THEY ARE ASSIGNING THE CONTRACT THEIR PART OF IT TO DECATUR MC, LLC.

SO YOU AND THEY CAN DO THAT UNDER THE CONTRACT.

IT'S JUST THAT YOU NEED TO BE AWARE THAT YOU'RE NOW IN CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THIS NEW ENTITY.

SO IT'S JUST AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF HOW THAT CONTRACT FUNCTIONS IN AND OF ITSELF ALREADY.

SO IS THERE ANY ACTION NEEDED ON OUR BEHALF? THERE'S NOT. OKAY. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING REQUESTS BY DECATUR MC, LLC TO AMEND THE MEADOWCREEK

[7. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING A REQUEST BY DECATUR MC, LLC TO AMEND THE MEADOW CREEK DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF PID BONDS FROM $30,000,000.00 TO $40,000,000.00. ]

DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF PED BONDS FROM 30 MILLION TO 40 MILLION.

MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCIL.

JUST A REMINDER. THIS IS THE MEADOW CREEK DEVELOPMENT, WHICH IS LOCATED ON 730 SOUTH, SOUTH OF SOUTH MARTIN BRANCH.

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AND WE DO HAVE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE DEVELOPMENT GROUP HERE WITH US, MR. JODY BOYD, AND I BELIEVE TROY LEWIS IS HERE AS WELL.

SO, WE'LL TURN THE MIC OVER TO JODY FOR A FEW COMMENTS.

GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL MEMBERS JODY BOYD, 404 NORTH OAK STREET, ROANOKE, TEXAS.

JUST A COUPLE TO UNPACK A LITTLE BIT OF THIS.

THIS IS ESSENTIALLY A CAP ON PID ELIGIBLE DOLLARS FOR THIS PROJECT.

PART OF THE REASON FOR OUR ASK IS A TWOFOLD.

ONE IS THE TIMING OF THE PROJECT.

THIS IS A 5-TO-7-YEAR PROJECT.

RIGHT NOW WE'RE AT PID ELIGIBLE COST OF ABOUT 29 MILLION.

WE'RE CONCERNED THAT OVER THE COURSE OF TIME WITH INFLATIONARY PRESSURES, WE DON'T WANT TO GET PAST THAT THRESHOLD.

I THINK IT ACTUALLY WE MAY HAVE MADE A MISTAKE HERE.

I THINK IT'S ACTUALLY 33 MILLION AS ACCORDING TO THE DEVELOPER AGREEMENT.

BUT THAT'S THE REASON FOR OUR ASK, IS THAT WE'RE CONCERNED THAT OVER TIME, THE INFLATIONARY PRESSURE ON THIS PROJECT COULD PUT US AT THE CAP, SINCE WE'RE ALREADY AT 29 MILLION RIGHT NOW.

THERE'S A LOT OF OFFSITE INFRASTRUCTURE INVOLVED WITH THE SUBDIVISION, WATER AND SEWER ARE OFF SITE.

WE'VE GOT A LIFT STATION WE'VE GOT TO ADD TO THIS AS PART OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE PACKAGE AS WELL.

SO THAT'S THE BASIS FOR OUR ASK, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT, ANY MORE DETAIL THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.

WHAT KIND OF TAX BURDEN IS IT GOING TO PUT ON EACH ONE OF THE NEW HOMEOWNERS? AND AS WE LOOK PROBABLY TEN YEARS AGO, THERE WAS ONLY 2 OR 3 PIDS.

I MEAN, THERE WASN'T TEN PIDS IN THE STATE, AND NOW THERE'S PROBABLY 20 PIDS A MONTH.

AND AS YOU CONTINUE, THE PROPERTIES ARE GOING UP, PROPERTY TAXES ARE GOING UP, AND THIS PID TAX IS GOING TO BE REALLY HIGH.

A $40 MILLION ON 500 HOMES.

THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY.

I MEAN, THAT'S GOING TO BE ALMOST EQUIVALENT TO THE CITY TAX RATE.

I WILL SAY THAT ADDRESS.

THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION MR. ALLEN WE ARE NOT PROPOSING TO RAISE THE TAX RATE AT ALL.

SO, THE PID TAX RATE THAT WE PROPOSED PREVIOUSLY IS STILL THE SAME TAX RATE.

THIS THE FORMULA THAT IT WORKS FOR THIS IS BASED ON VALUATIONS AND INPUT COST.

SO, WE'RE NOT PROPOSING TO UP THE TAX RATE FROM OUR PREVIOUS AGREEMENTS AT ALL.

THIS IS JUST SIMPLY ROOM FOR INFLATIONARY PRESSURES ON THE INPUT COSTS.

SO, THE TAX RATE WILL BE THE SAME AS WHAT WE PROPOSED IN THE PAST.

IT'S JUST ABOUT HOW MUCH ROOM IS THERE WITHIN THAT TAX RATE TO FOR PID ELIGIBLE COSTS.

SO TAX RATES THE SAME.

THE PID ELIGIBLE COSTS MAY GO UP BECAUSE OF INFLATIONARY PRESSURES.

BUT THAT CAN BE COVERED BY VALUATIONS OF THE HOMES THEMSELVES BECAUSE IT'S A COMPLICATED, YOU KNOW, EQUATION ABOUT HOW MUCH THE PID DOLLAR, WHAT DOLLARS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE PID VERSUS THE TAX RATE.

SO, IF THE HOUSE HAS COME IN AT 425 INSTEAD OF 350, WHICH WE PROPOSED BEFORE, THAT PUTS MORE ROOM WITHIN THE EXISTING TAX PERCENTAGE FOR THOSE THAT INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE FUTURE. SO, NO TAX RATE CHANGES AT ALL IS NOT WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING.

DO WE HAVE ANY, AND I KNOW YOU'RE TRYING TO PUSH IT OUT OVER THE NEXT 5 TO 7 YEARS.

SURE. 25% IS A LOT AND I KNOW INFLATION THERE FOR A WHILE WAS A LOT.

BUT I'M JUST TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, UNPACK THAT'S A LOT OF EXTRA MONEY.

OKAY. YOU KNOW, 30 TO $40 MILLION IS A LOT, AND AS I LOOK AT IT, I'M JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO THE RIGHT THING BY INCREASING THAT AMOUNT BY 25%.

WELL, I WILL SAY WE'RE NOT GOING TO USE ALL 40 MILLION.

THAT'S NOT THE POINT OF THIS.

WE RAISE THE CAP SO THAT WE DON'T GET TO INTO A POSITION WHERE WE'RE GETTING UP AGAINST IT, WHERE WE ARE NOW WITH $29 MILLION OF TOTAL COST, ALREADY ELIGIBLE COSTS TODAY.

SO THAT $29 MILLION TODAY COULD GO UP 10%.

THAT PUTS US ABOVE THE THRESHOLD FOR THE CAP THAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY.

SO, THE TOTAL DOLLARS THAT WE GET IS AN EQUATION BASED ON THE TAX RATE.

THIS SIMPLY JUST GIVES US A CEILING.

RIGHT. SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO GO ABOVE THE 40 MILLION.

WE'RE PROBABLY NOT GOING TO GET CLOSE TO THE 40 MILLION.

TYPICALLY, WHAT OUR COUNCIL ADVISES US TO DO IS TO SET A CAP THAT'S HIGHER THAN WHAT WE COULD POSSIBLY GET.

SO THERE'S NOT SOMETHING WE HAVE TO GO BACK ON, AND IT'S A PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE.

SO, I UNDERSTAND THAT THE DOLLARS LOOK LIKE A LOT MORE DOLLARS.

WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR $40 MILLION RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THAT'LL BE SLAVED TO WHAT THE TAX RATE IS AND THE VALUATIONS.

BUT I APPRECIATE YOUR CONCERN ABOUT THAT.

WE'RE CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO PUT A TAX BURDEN ON THESE FUTURE RESIDENTS THAT'S NOT MARKETABLE.

THE 3.05 TAX RATE THAT WE HAVE IS PART OF OUR PID PROCESS IS CONSISTENT THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

AS YOU SAY, LARGE MASTER PLAN SUBDIVISIONS ARE NOT GETTING DONE WITHOUT PIDS PERIOD.

ACROSS THE STATE, WE SEE THAT IN EVERY MUNICIPALITY WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING BUSINESS IN.

IT'S A CONSISTENT ISSUE WITH LAND COSTS AND INPUT COSTS.

THE PID, AS YOU GUYS RIGHTLY ARE, THANKFULLY APPROVED, HELPS US GET DOWN THE ROAD TO MAKE THOSE HOUSES MORE AFFORDABLE.

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SO THE $40 MILLION IS JUST A CAP.

IT'S NOT A HEY, WE WANT 40 MILLION BUCKS.

THAT'S NOT IT. IT'S BASED ON THE TAX RATE IS WHERE THOSE TOTAL DOLLARS WOULD BE.

SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE ASKING FOR A LITTLE MORE THAN WE ANTICIPATE, BECAUSE WE'RE SO CLOSE TO IT TODAY WITH THE TOTAL PID ELIGIBLE COSTS.

AND MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCIL I WOULD SAY JODY IS CORRECT.

IT IS A $33 MILLION PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF PID BONDS CURRENTLY IN THE DEVELOPER DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.

SO, IT IS ONLY A $7 MILLION INCREASE REQUEST AND WE PROBABLY MESS THAT UP.

SO, I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. I THINK IT'S CLERICAL ON OUR SIDE, BUT I JUST WANTED TO BE CLEAR FOR THE COUNCIL THAT THAT IS IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT 30 AT $33 MILLION, SIR.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY, THEN I'LL ENTER. MY ONLY QUESTION IS WE ARE MISSING TWO MEMBERS TONIGHT.

IT'S A REALLY BIG ASK.

ARE YOU WANTING TO TABLE IT? YEAH. CAN I PUT SOME INPUT INTO THAT, MR. ALLEN? SO, PART OF THE, OUR ISSUE IS WE'VE GOT A CITY COUNCIL MEETING SET UP OVER THE NEXT MONTH INTO SEPTEMBER FOR THE FORMULATION OF THE PID.

WE'VE CLOSED THE LAND FINALLY.

SO, WE'VE GOT THAT DONE. THAT'S PART OF THE ASSIGNMENT TO THE MC DECATUR MC, LLC.

PART OF THE ISSUE FROM OUR, FROM A LENDING PERSPECTIVE, IS WE CAN'T GET THE LENDING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION LOAN TO BUILD THE SUBDIVISION WITHOUT PUTTING TO BED THE FORMATION OF THE PID. AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE KIND OF UP AGAINST IT IF WE DON'T GET THE THING DONE WITHIN THE TIMING THAT WE HAVE LAID OUT BEFORE US FOR THE PID CREATION, THAT THAT'S PROBLEMATIC FOR US.

YOU KNOW, I CERTAINLY WERE SLAVES TO THE TAX RATE.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE IT UNMARKETABLE.

BUT I WOULD ASK THAT WE TAKE ACTION TONIGHT, IF AT ALL POSSIBLE.

SO, AUGUST 12TH WOULD BE TOO LATE.

I DON'T KNOW, PAM YOU COULD ANSWER THAT QUESTION ABOUT TIMING.

AND THE OTHER REASON I SAY IS BECAUSE WE'RE MISSING TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS TONIGHT.

SURE. I MEAN, IF EVERYBODY'S FINE, IT'S UP TO YOU ALL, BUT I JUST LOOK AT IT'S A REALLY BIG.

7 MILLION. YEAH.

JUDY, YOU SAID YOU WON'T COME CLOSE TO THE 40 MILLION.

WHY 40? YOU KNOW, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, MA'AM, THAT'S WHAT OUR COUNSEL RECOMMENDED.

WE MOVE IT FROM 33 TO 40 BECAUSE WE'RE SO CLOSE ALREADY AT THE $33 MILLION MARK.

YOU KNOW, I WOULD HAVE TO REFER TO COUNSEL IF WE NEEDED TO DO SOMETHING LESS THAN 40.

WE PROBABLY COULD. WE'RE NOT ANTICIPATING EVER GETTING THERE.

IT'S JUST WE WANT TO BE SURE WE COVER OVER THAT.

I MEAN, THAT'S THE ISSUE.

AND IT'S SLAVE TO THE TAX RATE, RIGHT? VALUATIONS AND TAX RATE REALLY EQUALS THE TOTAL DOLLARS WE CAN GET.

SO, WE'RE NOT CHANGING THOSE THINGS.

JUST THE RUNWAY THAT WE HAVE OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT 5 TO 7 YEARS.

SO, JODY IGNORANT QUESTION.

SAY YOU'RE AT 33 AND THEN YOU END UP NEEDING 35.

BUT WE CAPPED YOU AT 40.

WHAT DOES THAT REMAINING MONIES, WHERE DOES THAT GO TO? WELL WE NEVER ACTUALLY BORROWED THE FULL 40 RIGHT.

SO THAT'S BASED ON THE VALUATION AND THE PID ELIGIBLE COSTS.

SO, WE WOULDN'T GET TO THAT TO THAT SITUATION WHERE WE GOT OH WE GOT FIVE MORE MILLION MORE DOLLARS WE'RE GOING TO DO WITH IT.

WELL NO IT WOULDN'T BE THERE.

IT'D BE JUST PID ELIGIBLE COST.

SO, WE ACTUALLY GO TO SELL THE BONDS.

IT'S GOING TO BE WHAT'S DETAILED IN THE EQUATION, NOT JUST $40 MILLION WORTH OF BONDS.

GOT IT. OKAY.

LET ME SAY IF THERE IS DISCOMFORT ON THE PART OF COUNCIL, CERTAINLY YOU COULD POSTPONE THIS.

IT WOULD AFFECT THE CURRENT SCHEDULE BY EVERYTHING.

WOULD MOVE BACK A MEETING.

IF YOU WERE TO WAIT AND TAKE THIS ITEM UP WITH YOUR OTHER TWO BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT WITH YOU AT THE NEXT MEETING, THAT WOULD BE THE EFFECT OF WAITING.

I'M GOING TO SAY WE I MEAN, I LIKE MR. ALLEN'S IDEA, BUT I DON'T THINK IF JAKE WERE HERE OR MAYOR MIKE WERE HERE, THAT THEY WOULD HAVE ANY ISSUE WITH THAT.

BUT AT THE SAME TOKEN, TOO, AS A STAKEHOLDER IN TOWN THAT'S ALREADY DOING ONE MAJOR DEVELOPMENT, WHY SHOULD WE KICK THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS? IT'S A GOOD IDEA.

AND YOU'RE RIGHT, THAT IS A LARGE SUM OF MONEY.

SO. ARE YOU MAKING A MOTION? YEAH, I'M GOING TO GO AND MAKE A MOTION.

WE'RE ON NUMBER SIX.

JUST KIDDING.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION BY DECATUR MC, LLC TO AMEND THE MEADOWCREEK DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF PID BONDS FROM 30 MIL TO $40 MILLION.

OKAY. JUST A JUST A SLIGHT CORRECTION.

AS WE'VE POINTED OUT, THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IS CURRENTLY 33.

SO, START THERE AND I THINK ALL THE OTHER PIECES WERE THERE.

YOU'RE MAKING A MOTION TO AMEND.

YES, MA'AM I WOULD LIKE YES, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND THE MEADOW CREEK DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF PID

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BONDS FROM 33 MILLION TO $40 MILLION.

THANK YOU. OKAY, SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY CARPENTER.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? OKAY. SO, DIES BY LACK OF A MOTION AT THIS POINT.

AND DO WE PUT THIS ON THE NEXT AGENDA TO REVISIT WHEN WE HAVE TWO MORE COUNCIL MEMBERS HERE? YES. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THE DIRECTION GIVEN WOULD BE THAT IT WOULD APPEAR THEN AT YOUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING, WHICH WILL BE AUGUST 12TH, THAT'S GOING TO ADJUST THE OVERALL SCHEDULE THAT WE PUT TOGETHER SLIGHTLY.

OKAY. LET ME ASK A QUESTION HERE.

MR. ALLEN. WOULD IT YOU KNOW, UNDERSTANDING THIS AS A TOTAL CAP THAT WE DON'T ANTICIPATE GETTING CLOSER TO, IS THERE A NUMBER OF SOME NUMBER LESS THAN THAT 40 MILLION THAT WOULD MAKE YOU ALL COMFORTABLE? WE CAN MOVE FORWARD TO TONIGHT.

THE TIMING OF IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO US, AS I SAID, ABOUT FROM OUR CLOSING OF OUR DEVELOPMENT LOAN.

I MEAN, IF WE CAN, WE SAY 37 AND GET DOWN THE ROAD OR 38, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET CLOSE TO THAT.

WE JUST NEED TO GET THE TIMING IS THE ISSUE.

YOU KEEP SAYING YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET CLOSE TO IT.

YES, MA'AM. BUT HAVING BEEN PART OF DEVELOPMENTAL ISSUES BEFORE, AND WE ALL KNOW HOW THINGS CHANGE OVER TIME, SURE, I WOULD BE COMFORTABLE AT 36 MAX.

I'M FINE WITH THAT. OKAY, LET'S DO IT.

OKAY. WOULD YOU LIKE TO RESTATE YOUR MOTION, MR. CARPENTER? WE'RE GOOD WITH 36.

WHAT'S $4 MILLION? IF YOU'RE IN FOR 36, YOU MIGHT BE IN FOR 40.

RIGHT. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE BOND INCREASE FROM 33 MILLION TO 36 MILLION FOR MEADOW CREEK DEVELOPMENT.

SECOND. OKAY.

WE HAVE A MOTION BY MR. ALLEN AND A SECOND BY MISS HILTON.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED? OKAY. THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

OKAY. IT MOVES ON TO ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.

[8. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE AN AGREEMENT WITH FLOCK GROUP, INC. FOR CERTAIN HARDWARE AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR THE DECATUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.]

CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE AN AGREEMENT WITH FLOC GROUP FOR CERTAIN HARDWARE AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR THE DECATUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.

GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE'VE MENTIONED BRIEFLY.

IT'S KIND OF BEEN A 2- OR 3-YEAR PROCESS TO GET TO THIS WITH FLOC.

BASICALLY THIS AGREEMENT IS TO ALLOW FOR 12 LPR FIXED MOUNTED CAMERAS TO BE POSITIONED AROUND THE CITY.

THIS HAS KIND OF BEEN A GOAL OF MINE.

AS YOU GUYS KNOW, WE'RE KIND OF IN A THOROUGHFARE OF TRAVEL.

WE GET A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT COME IN AND OUT OF OUR CITY THAT WILL BASICALLY COMMIT OFFENSES.

PRIME EXAMPLES OF THIS PAST YEAR.

WE HAD ONE WE HAD A ROBBERY UP ON THE HIGHWAY AT ONE OF OUR CONVENIENCE STORES EARLY IN THE MORNING.

THE VEHICLE WE KNOW CAME IN FROM ANOTHER LPR THAT WAS FARTHER NORTH OF OUR CITY.

SO, WE KIND OF HAD AN IDEA OF A TIMETABLE, BUT WE NEVER ACTUALLY HAD ANYTHING ELSE OTHER THAN THAT.

AND SO THESE TYPE CAMERAS ACTUALLY PROVIDE A LOT OF INVESTIGATIVE TOOLS FOR OUR DEPARTMENT AND FOR OUR OFFICERS.

SO, LIKE I SAID, THIS WOULD BE TO IMPLEMENT 12 FIXED LPR CAMERAS.

BASICALLY, WE WOULD HAVE ONE CAMERA COMING IN AT EVERY MAJOR THOROUGHFARE IN THE CITY.

THAT WOULD BE 380 EAST WEST, 287 NORTH SOUTH, 51 NORTH SOUTH, 730 NORTH AND SOUTH.

AND THEN ALSO ALLOWS FOR ANOTHER COUPLE CAMERAS TO BE PUT AT THE 51 SOUTH INTERSECTION, THERE BY JACK IN THE BOX.

AND THEN ALSO TO HAVE ONE ON HELL STREET AND THEN DOWN BY THE SOUTH BUSINESS ROUTE AS WELL.

BASICALLY ALL THESE CAMERAS DO IS THEY JUST CAPTURE JUST THE LICENSE PLATE DATA.

ONCE THOSE THINGS, IF WE DON'T SAVE THEM AFTER 30 DAYS, THEY GO AWAY.

ALL OF THIS IS MANAGED ON THE BACKSIDE BY FLOCK SAFETY.

AND FLOCK SAFETY IS PROBABLY THE MOST PROMINENT LPR SYSTEM THAT THERE IS.

LOWE'S HOME IMPROVEMENT ON A NATIONAL LEVEL HAS JUST GONE TO USING FLOCK AS WELL.

SO, WHAT THIS ALSO DOES IS ALLOWS US TO ADD THEIR THREE CAMERAS TO OUR SYSTEM.

IT ALSO ALLOWS US TO WORK WITH A LOT OF OUR PARTNERS IN THE METROPLEX.

THIS PAST YEAR, TOO, WE'D HAD AN INDIVIDUAL AN ELDERLY PERSON THAT WE'D PUT A SILVER ALERT OUT ON AND WE HAD ACTUALLY USED FLOCK CAMERAS IN THE METROPLEX TO BE ABLE TO TRACK HER MOVEMENT ALL DAY LONG.

FROM ABOUT 8:00 IN THE MORNING TO ABOUT 930 AT NIGHT, WHEN WE WERE FINALLY ABLE TO GET OFFICERS AHEAD OF HER AND GET HER STOPPED OVER IN THE PROSPER AREA. AND SO, SHE WAS ABLE TO BE RELOCATED BACK WITH HER FAMILY.

AND SO, THIS AGREEMENT WOULD BE A TWO-YEAR AGREEMENT.

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THE FIRST YEAR WOULD BE IT'S GOING TO COST US 59,000 FOR THE FIRST YEAR, AND THEN IT WOULD BE 52 AFTER THAT.

SO. IS THERE ANY GRANT MONEY THAT CAN GO WITH THIS EVER OR.

YES. SO WE WE DO HAVE SOME LPR TYPE MONEY THAT IS AVAILABLE.

WE DO HAVE FUNDS AND EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN USE FOR THIS AS WELL.

SO I THINK IT'S AN INCREDIBLE IDEA.

IT'S. IN MY MIND, IT JUST MAKES OUR COMMUNITY SAFER.

YEAH. IT'S A IT'S A FANTASTIC TOOL.

AND, YOU KNOW, IT DOES GIVE US ACCESS TO ALL THESE OTHER DEPARTMENTS AS WELL THAT UTILIZE FLOCK AS THEIR SYSTEM.

PLUS WE ALSO HAVE, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE OUR MOBILE LPR TRAILER AS WELL.

THEY CAN INCORPORATE THAT INTO THEIR SYSTEM AS WELL.

SO SET THE CAMERA THAT LOWE'S HAS AS YOU COME IN THE PARKING LOT.

YES, MA'AM. YES IT IS.

THEY'VE GOT THREE OF THEM NOW ON ALL THEIR IN AND OUT AND NATIONALLY.

THEY'VE DONE THAT NATIONALLY.

IS THERE ANY DATA COMING BACK YET ABOUT HOW IT'S HELPED OR NOT HELPED? SO NO, BUT I WILL TELL YOU JUST LAST MONTH, IF YOU PAY ATTENTION TO MONTAGUE COUNTY LAST IN JUNE THEY ACTUALLY THEY WERE TESTING THE FLOCK CAMERAS. AND IF YOU'VE TRAVELED TO 87 GOING NORTH TOWARDS BOWIE, THERE'S ONE JUST RIGHT THERE BY THE SPUR 511 EXIT AND THE COWBOY CHURCH ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE ROAD. DON'T GET YOUR SPEED THOUGH, RIGHT? DO WHAT? THEY DON'T GET YOUR SPEED RIGHT.

NO, THEY DO NOT GET YOUR SPEED.

ALL RIGHT. THAT'S ALL I'M WORRIED ABOUT.

BUT THEN THEY HAD ANOTHER ONE ON THE COMING IN FROM CLAY COUNTY.

ON THE NORTH SIDE OF MONTE COUNTY.

AND THEY ACTUALLY GOT AN ALERT FROM A SEX OFFENDER THAT WAS WANTED OUT OF CALIFORNIA, AND THEY WERE ABLE TO MAKE AN ARREST ON THAT INDIVIDUAL.

SO, YOU'RE ASKING US TO APPROVE THE FUNDS? JUST APPROVE THE AGREEMENT? YES. OKAY, SO I'LL CONSIDER A MOTION.

I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE AGREEMENT WITH FLOCK GROUP INCORPORATED FOR THE HARDWARE AND THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR THE DECATUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION BY MISS HILTON? AND I HAVE A SECOND BY DEBORAH VAUGHN.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED? OKAY. THAT PASSES FIVE ZERO.

ITEM NINE. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DECATUR AND THE CITY OF ROME FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNICATIONS

[9. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DECATUR AND THE CITY OF RHOME FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNICATION SERVICES FOR THE CITIES OF RHOME AND DECATUR.]

SERVICES FOR THE CITIES OF ROME AND DECATUR COUNCIL.

THIS IS A THE EXACT SAME AGREEMENT THAT WE SIGNED WITH BOYD.

INCLUDING THE MINOR WORD CHANGING THAT YOU GUYS HAD SUGGESTED IN THE ONE SECTION.

THIS WOULD BE FOR THE EXACT SAME SERVICES FOR US TO PERFORM THE COMMUNICATION SERVICES FOR ROME PD AT THIS TIME IT ALSO SAME AS WITH BOYD. IT ALSO REQUIRES THEM TO WITHIN TWO YEARS BE AN ACCREDITED AGENCY AS WELL.

SO THAT'S KIND OF I THINK I MENTIONED THAT LAST TIME THAT THAT'S A REALLY BIG DEAL FOR ME.

AND SO THEY'VE AGREED FOR THAT AS WELL.

ROME CITY COUNCIL LAST WEEK APPROVED FOR THE BOYD'S PD OR REPEATERS AND RADIO INFRASTRUCTURE TO BE PLACED ON ONE OF THEIR TOWERS IN BOYD WHICH ACTUALLY MAXIMIZES RADIO COVERAGE FOR ACTUALLY ALL THREE CITIES AS WELL.

SO. OKAY, I'LL CONSIDER A MOTION.

HOLD ON. STILL NO UPDATE ON THEIR NUMBERS.

NO, ACTUALLY, THOSE NUMBERS JUST BY THE WAY IT'S DONE, WE'LL NEVER ACTUALLY GET A TRUE SENSE OF THOSE.

BUT ON THE SAME SENSE, WE WILL BE UTILIZING A LOT OF BOYD'S CURRENT COMPUTER SYSTEM STUFF THAT THEY HAVE AT THE COUNTY.

WE WILL BE UTILIZING THAT.

WE'LL BE TAKING THAT AND BRINGING IT TO US.

AND WE HAVE WE DO HAVE A MEETING SET UP WITH COG AS WELL.

AS IT RELATES TO DOING CHANGING WITH 911 AND OTHER THINGS AS WELL.

SO. WELL, WITH THAT BEING SAID, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DECATUR AND THE CITY OF ROME FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNICATION SERVICES FOR THE CITY OF ROME AND DECATUR.

OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION BY MISS HILTON.

A SECOND THAT.

A SECOND BY MR. CARPENTER.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED.

THAT PASSES FIVE ZERO.

AND ITEM TEN, WE'RE GOING TO GET INTO THE NEXT FEW ITEMS WILL BE SECOND READINGS.

[10. CONSIDER SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ZONING OF APPROXIMATELY 20.68 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT 300 BENNETT ROAD AND 0.7 ACRES OF LAND GENERALLY LOCATED TO THE CENTERLINE OF BENNETT ROAD FROM A SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT (SF-2) TO THOROUGHFARE BUSINESS ZONING DISTRICT (C-2). (ZONING CHANGE APPLICATION 2024-04—GREG HALL, ON BEHALF OF PROPERTY OWNER CITY OF DECATUR) (THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL, 6-0.) ORDINANCE 2024-07-18]

WE WENT THROUGH ALL OF THESE LAST WEEK.

SO I'LL ASK FIRST BEFORE I DO ANYTHING ELSE.

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IF ANYBODY NEEDS ANY MORE INFORMATION ON ANY OF THESE AND THEN IF NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN MOTIONS TO PUT THEM IN PLACE.

SO NUMBER TEN, CONSIDER SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ZONING OF APPROXIMATELY 20.68 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT 300 BENNETT ROAD AND POINT 0.7 ACRES OF LAND GENERALLY LOCATED TO THE CENTER LINE OF BENNETT ROAD FOR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONING, DISTRICT TO THOROUGHFARE BUSINESS ZONING DISTRICT.

SO, I WILL.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 2024 0718.

SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY MR. ALLEN AND A SECOND BY MRS. VAUGHN. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SO THAT PASSES TEN ZERO.

THE SECOND NUMBER 11 IS A SECOND READING.

[11. CONSIDER SECOND READING AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING AN ORDINANCE TO CLOSE THE REMAINDER OF AUCTION STREET WHICH FRONTS LOTS 13, 14, AND 15 AT THE RESERVE AT DECATUR. ORDINANCE NO. 2024-07-19. ]

AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING AN ORDINANCE TO CLOSE THE REMAINDER OF AUCTION STREET, WHICH FRONTS LOTS 14, 13, 14 AND 15 AT THE RESERVE AT DECATUR.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 2020 407 DASH 19.

I HAVE A MOTION BY MISS VAUGHN.

SECOND, SECOND BY MISS HILTON.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED? OKAY. THAT PASSES FIVE ZERO.

AND OUR LAST SECOND READING FOR TONIGHT IS.

[12. CONSIDER SECOND READING AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE ANIMAL NUISANCE ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE A REASONABILITY STANDARD FOR ENFORCEMENT. ORDINANCE NO. 2024-07-20. ]

CONSIDER A SECOND READING AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE ANIMAL NUISANCE ORDINANCE AND TO PROVIDE A REASONABLE REASONABILITY STANDARD FOR ENFORCEMENT. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 2020 407 20.

SECOND. OKAY, SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY MR. ALLEN, A SECOND BY MR. CARPENTER. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED? OKAY. THAT PASSES FIVE ZERO.

ITEM 13 IS CONSIDERED THE FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE REGARDING JURY PAY FOR THE DECATUR MUNICIPAL COURT OF RECORDS

[13. CONSIDER FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE REGARDING JURY PAY FOR THE DECATUR MUNICIPAL COURT OF RECORD. ORDINANCE 2024-08-21 ]

ORDINANCE 2024-08- 21.

SO, YOU'LL REMEMBER THAT WE DISCUSSED THIS AT THE LAST MEETING.

I TRIED TO GATHER SOME INFORMATION FROM YOU.

WE ALSO HAVE FINANCE DIRECTOR JEN SUMMERS HERE WITH SOME INFORMATION.

IF YOU HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ACCOUNT BALANCE AND SO FORTH, WE HAVE COME WITH A RECOMMENDATION FROM STAFF, ALTHOUGH OF COURSE THIS CAN BE CHANGED AT YOUR WILL.

HOWEVER, YOU WANT THIS TO GO IS HOW THIS WILL GO.

SO, THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THE MINIMUM WOULD PAY WOULD BE FOR $6 FOR EVERYBODY THAT APPEARED FOR JURY SERVICE.