[2. CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION TO APPROVE AND AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS AND COLUMBIA MEDICAL CENTER OF PLANO SUBSIDIARY LP, DBA MEDICAL CITY PLANO TO PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVISORY SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH THE CITY’S EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS). ]

AND I UNDERSTAND WE HAVE A PRESENTATION ON THAT.

MAYOR, COUNCIL, I'M NOT SURE ABOUT HOW MUCH OF A PRESENTATION, BUT I GET TO STAND UP HERE WITH PRIDE AND TALK TO YOU ABOUT IT.

SOUNDS GOOD. THOUGHT SHE SAID SOMETHING TO ME.

YOU GOT TO LISTEN. I'M VERY FORTUNATE TO STAND BEFORE YOU TONIGHT.

AND I WAS REFLECTING EARLIER, AND I REALIZED THE LAST FIVE TIMES I'VE STOOD UP HERE, FOUR OF THOSE IS TO BRING SOMETHING FOR THE PROGRESSION OF THE CITY AND DECATUR FIRE DEPARTMENT. AND TONIGHT IS AN EXAMPLE OF THAT.

AS YOU KNOW, FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS WE'VE RAN BASIC LIFE SUPPORT FIRST RESPONDERS.

OUR CITY IS CHANGING.

OUR EMS CALLS ARE CHANGING.

THE NUMBER OF CITIZENS WE HAVE, CONTACT IS CHANGING.

THEREFORE, WE HAVE TO START TO CHANGE.

ONE WAY TO GET BETTER AT THAT IS TO START MOVING TO ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT.

SLOWLY. IT HAS TO BE SLOW, BUT MANY OF OUR EMPLOYEES WE CURRENTLY DO SEE THROUGH ONLINE TRAINING.

CHIEF CAMPBELL AND I WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT THAT AND HE, LIKE MOST, DO NOT LIKE THAT BECAUSE YOU JUST SIT IN FRONT OF A COMPUTER AND YOU DON'T GET ANYTHING OUT OF IT TO MAKE PEOPLE BETTER, THEY GOT TO BE TAUGHT.

WE NEED MEDICAL CONTROL TO BE ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT.

AND WHAT A BETTER WAY TO DO IT THAN TO JOIN WITH MEDICAL CITY AS A COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP.

ONE THING I WANTED TO POINT OUT TONIGHT IN THE CONTRACT, YOU SEE IT SAYS MEDICAL CITY PLANO.

THAT'S BECAUSE THE EMS DIVISION IS A MEDICAL CITY, STARTED AND IS BASED THERE FOR THE MORE THAN 40 CITIES AROUND THE AREA THAT THEY ARE MEDICAL CONTROL FOR.

I THINK THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE JOINED THEM FOR THE EDUCATION AND CQI PIECE IS A LITTLE SMALLER, BUT WE ARE HAPPILY JOINING ONE OF THOSE.

THERE'S A NUMBER OF PEOPLE FROM MEDICAL CITY HERE TONIGHT, BUT WHAT I REALLY WANT TO POINT OUT IS, IS CHIEF JEFF SMITH.

I HAD THE IDEA, IT'S TIME TO MAKE SOMETHING BETTER FOR OUR CITIZENS.

IT'S TIME TO PLAN FOR THE FUTURE.

AND I WENT TO CHIEF SMITH AND I SAID, HEY, I NEED YOU TO RUN WITH THIS.

AND GUESS WHAT? HE RAN WITH IT LIKE HE DOES ANYTHING.

AND HERE WE ARE TONIGHT WITH THE CONTRACT.

ALWAYS THE QUESTION, DID YOU BUDGET FOR THIS? AND I'M GOING TO SIMPLY SAY NO.

HOWEVER, WE ARE ABLE TO CAPTURE PAYMENT WITH THIS THROUGH GETTING RID OF ONLINE TRAINING, GETTING PLACES IN OUR EMS EDUCATION LINES.

SO IT'S IN THE BUDGET.

AND AS WE KNOW, DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS, WE AGREED TO DO A MODIFIED ALS AND LOOK AT GROWING THAT IN THE COMING BUDGET YEARS.

BUT THIS IS THE FIRST STEP TO GET US THERE.

AND SO I HOPE IN YOUR CONSIDERATION TONIGHT, I BELIEVE LEGAL HAS SOME THINGS THEY WOULD LIKE TO SAY BEFORE IF YOU CHOOSE TO MAKE A MOTION.

BUT WE ALSO HAVE, LIKE I SAID, A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITH MEDICAL CITY.

YES. AND I BELIEVE SOME OF THOSE WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS YOU AS A COUNCIL AND OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS.

YOU BET. WELL, WE APPRECIATE THE PARTNERSHIP WITH MEDICAL CITY DECATUR AND CEO JASON REN.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL AND CHIEF BENNETT.

APPRECIATE YOU GUYS LETTING US BE HERE TONIGHT.

THERE'S A LOT MORE PEOPLE IN THE ROOM THAN WHEN I USED TO SIT UP THERE A DECADE OR MORE AGO, BUT THE SURROUNDINGS HAVEN'T CHANGED A WHOLE LOT OTHER THAN THE TV SCREENS.

BUT I JUST WANT TO I'M GOING TO BE REALLY BRIEF AND JUST SAY THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER WITH YOU GUYS.

WE ARE JUST A LITTLE BIT PAST THE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE ACQUISITION WITH MEDICAL CITY HEALTHCARE, AND THERE'S A NUMBER OF REASONS WHY THAT ACQUISITION WAS IMPORTANT, BOTH FOR THE HOSPITAL AND THE COMMUNITY.

IT'S BEEN A LOT OF CHANGE OVER THE LAST YEAR.

A LOT OF CHANGE MANAGEMENT, A LOT OF CHALLENGES AND DIFFICULTIES THAT HAVE COME WITH THAT.

BUT I TRULY BELIEVE WE'VE KIND OF TURNED THE CORNER, AND WE ARE NOW MOVING INTO A PHASE WHERE WE CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE RESOURCES AND THE CAPITAL AND THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT MEDICAL CITY BRINGS, BOTH TO THE HOSPITAL AND AS THIS IS AN EXAMPLE TO THE COMMUNITY ITSELF.

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SO WE'RE EXCITED TO PARTNER WITH YOU GUYS ON THIS IF YOU DECIDE TO APPROVE IT.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO TO THIS AND FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK WITH THE CITY OF DECATUR.

AND THANK YOU GUYS FOR CONSIDERING IT.

THANK YOU JASON.

AND ONE THING I DID LEAVE OUT THAT I REALLY WANT TO BE KNOWN.

WE ARE THE FIRST IN WISE COUNTY TO JOIN WITH MEDICAL CITY.

IF YOU APPROVE. AND THAT WAS ONE OF MY GOALS.

I WANTED TO BE THE FIRST THERE IN DECATUR AND SO ARE WE.

YES, SIR. NATE, I SAW YOU AFFIRMING.

EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE AS WELL? YES, SIR. THANK YOU.

AND CITY ATTORNEY, YOU HAD A FEW COMMENTS? YES. CHIEF BENNETT WOULD LIKE THE TERM TO BEGIN JANUARY 1ST, 2025, RATHER THAN OCTOBER IN OCTOBER OF 2024. THAT CREATES A CONFLICT WITH AN EXISTING PART OF THE AGREEMENT THAT'S ON PAGE ONE, 2B.

SO IF YOU APPROVE IT, I WOULD LIKE IT TO BE WITH A START DATE OF JANUARY 1ST AND SUBJECT TO LEGAL REVIEW.

THAT WAY I CAN WORK WITH, I'VE ALREADY TALKED TO THE MEDICAL CITY PEOPLE HERE, AND THEY AGREE.

AND SO WE MAY JUST STRIKE THE CONFLICTING PORTION, OR IF THEIR LEGAL WANTS TO REVISE IT IN SOME WAY, WE CAN WORK THAT OUT.

BUT RIGHT NOW IT DOESN'T LINE UP WITH A JANUARY 1ST TERM.

VERY GOOD. QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL.

SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS WILL INCLUDE EVERY PERSON IN THE CITY THAT HAS AN EMT OR PARAMEDICINE CERTIFICATION, CORRECT OR A LICENSE.

THAT'S CORRECT.

AS I MENTIONED, OR.

I'M SORRY, CHIEF CAMPBELL.

HE'D RATHER DO IN PERSON.

WE ALSO SPOKE TO THE PATROL CAPTAIN, AND HE WAS LIKE, I WANT TO BE IN PERSON ALSO.

SO. YES, MA'AM.

THAT'S. THAT WILL NEVER BE A DISCREDIT AS LONG AS I'M THE FIRE CHIEF.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? WE'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.

MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS, AND COLUMBIA MEDICAL CENTER OF PLANO.

THE SUBSIDIARY LP, DBA OF MEDICAL CITY OF PLANO, PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVISORY SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH THE CITY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, WITH A BEGINNING DATE OF JANUARY 1ST AND LEGAL REVIEW APPROVAL.

EXCELLENTLY WORDED 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.

WELL. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I APPRECIATE IT, CHIEF.

JEFF, APPRECIATE YOUR WORK ON THAT AND ALL THOSE IN MEDICAL CITY, DECATUR WE APPRECIATE YOUR ATTENDANCE TODAY.

WE APPRECIATE YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. MAYOR.

YES. WE DO HAVE SOMEONE THAT SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.

I'M SORRY. OKAY.

WE CAN GO BACK. WELL.

THANK YOU.

WE'LL WHY DON'T WE GO AHEAD AND WE'LL GO TO OUR CITIZEN COMMENT THEN.

WHO DO WE HAVE? MR. KYLE GILL.

ALL RIGHT. HELLO.

HOW ARE YOU GUYS DOING? WELL, HOW ARE YOU, SIR? GOOD.

UNDERSTAND THE ZONING ISSUE IS COMING BACK UP FOR CONSIDERATION THIS EVENING.

YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO VOTE ON THAT? I KNOW WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH STAFF TO TRY AND INCORPORATE SOME OF THOSE DETAILS INTO OUR DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.

HOPE THAT THAT IS FORTHCOMING, AND WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS THERE.

BUT JUST WANTED TO REITERATE OUR REQUEST TO BE CONSIDERED TO BE GRANDFATHERED INTO THAT PREVIOUS ZONING ORDINANCE.

VERY GOOD. THANK YOU.

THAT'S ALL I GOT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE SIGN UP SUSIE? NO, SIR. THAT'S IT.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ALL RIGHT. ITEM THREE.

[3. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE DECATUR 2024 ROADWAY, WATER, AND WASTEWATER IMPACT FEE STUDY. RESOLUTION R2024-12-28 ]

CONSIDER TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION FOR THE DECATUR 2024 ROADWAY, WATER AND WASTEWATER IMPACT FEE STUDY.

HI, SIR. ANDREW, WHAT DO YOU GOT? HOW ARE YOU ALL DOING THIS EVENING? IT'S GREAT TO BE BACK IN FRONT OF YOU ALL.

I'M JUST GOING TO SEE IF THE CLICKER WORKS.

SO THIS SHOULD BE HOPEFULLY WHAT IS ONE OF OUR LAST MEETINGS ON THE IMPACT FEE STUDY.

SO BEFORE I DIVE INTO IT, MAYBE JUST I'LL REWIND A LITTLE BIT ON WHERE WE'VE BEEN AND THEN KIND OF WHERE WE'RE GOING.

SO BACK IN OCTOBER, WE HAD A PRESENTATION ABOUT THE UPCOMING WATER AND WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE, PARTICULARLY IN REGARDS TO SOME OF THE TREATMENT PLANTS, AND THAT A LOT OF THOSE UPGRADES HAVEN'T BEEN MADE IN MANY, MANY YEARS, AND THAT THOSE ARE SOME OF THE BIGGER UPGRADES THAT ARE GOING TO BE COMING THAT ARE DRIVING THIS IMPACT FEE STUDY.

WE WENT TO THE CAC COMMITTEE LAST MONTH, AND THEN A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, WE WERE IN FRONT OF YOU FOR WHAT WAS OUR FIRST PRESENTATION TO YOU ALL ON THE IMPACT FEES, WHERE WE APPROVED THE LAND USE ASSUMPTIONS AND THE RESPECTIVE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLANS.

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TONIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT BASICALLY THE RESULTS OF THE STUDY.

SO THE RESULTS OF WHAT THE LAND USE ASSUMPTIONS GENERATED, THE RESULTING COST OF THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLANS, AND THEN ULTIMATELY WHAT WOULD BE THE COST FOR WATER, WASTEWATER AND ROADWAY? THE MAXIMUM COST.

SO I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH A COUPLE OF SLIDES.

A LOT OF IT SHOULD HOPEFULLY BE REVIEW.

BUT JUST TO GIVE IT A LITTLE BIT OF CONTINUITY, I'M JUST GOING TO REVIEW A COUPLE OF SLIDES THAT WE WENT OVER LAST TIME.

VERY GOOD. SO JUST AS A REMINDER IMPACT FEES ARE MADE UP OF FIVE MAIN COMPONENTS, THE SERVICE AREAS, THE LAND USE ASSUMPTIONS, LAND USE ASSUMPTIONS OR GROWTH ASSUMPTIONS, THE SERVICE UNITS OR WHAT IS A BASE UNIT FOR A COLLECTION, THE RESULTING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLANS AND FINALLY, THROUGH ALL THE MATH, THE MAXIMUM FEE. SO JUST A REVIEW OF THE LAND USE ASSUMPTIONS.

WE LOOKED AT IT BOTH IN CITY LIMITS AND IN THE ETJ AND ULTIMATELY OVER THE TEN YEARS, CONSIDERING ALL OF THE KNOWN AND PROSPECTIVE DEVELOPMENTS COMING INTO THE CITY, ULTIMATELY LOOKING AT 4200 ADDITIONAL DWELLING UNITS AND APPROXIMATELY A LITTLE OVER 10,000 ADDITIONAL PEOPLE COMING INTO THE CITY.

LOOKING AT THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLANS AGAIN ROADWAY, WATER AND WASTEWATER ROADWAY, YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING IN YELLOW IS A WIDENING PROJECT AND RED IS A NEW PROJECT. AND AGAIN, I'M GOING TO GO KIND OF FAST SINCE WE DID THIS LAST TIME.

ON THE WATER SIDE IN PURPLE ARE THE EXISTING PROJECTS THAT ARE IMPACTING ELIGIBLE, MOST NOTABLY MOST NOTABLY THE THOMPSON TANK AND THEN RED BEING THE PROPOSED PROJECTS.

AND AGAIN MOST NOTABLY IS THE IS THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT EXPANSION ON THE WASTEWATER SIDE.

AGAIN, PURPLE IS YOUR EXISTING PROJECTS AND THEN RED ARE THE PROPOSED PROJECTS SIMILAR TO WATER? MOST NOTABLE ARE THE EXPANSION OF THE LEGACY PLANT CAPACITY EXPANSION, THE LEGACY WASTEWATER PLANT, AND THEN A NEW PLANT.

ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE ARE SOME OF THE BIGGER PROJECTS DRIVING THE WASTEWATER CIP.

SO AS WE START LOOKING AT OKAY, SO WE'VE TALKED ABOUT WE'VE GOT ALL THESE DIFFERENT COMPONENTS.

NOW WE START HEADING TOWARDS WELL WHAT IS THE MAXIMUM FEE.

AND SO SKIPPING DOWN REALLY TO THE FOURTH BULLET REALLY WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS WHAT IS THE RECOVERABLE COST TO THE CIP.

AND WHAT I MEAN BY WHY THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT IS WHENEVER WE LOOK AT YOUR CIP, WE SAY, YOU KNOW, IT'S GOING TO HAVE LET'S SAY IT COSTS $100 FOR A PROJECT.

WE DON'T NECESSARILY SAY WE'RE GOING TO ASSESS THAT AN ENTIRE $100 WITHIN THE TEN YEAR PERIOD.

WE LOOK AT SPECIFIC PROJECTS RELATIVE TO THE SPECIFIC AREAS OF GROWTH AND SAY WITHIN THIS TEN YEAR WINDOW THAT WE'RE ANALYZING ONLY 50% OF THE CAPACITY OF THAT LINE OR THAT ROADWAY MIGHT BE UTILIZED.

SO WE'RE ONLY GOING TO ASSESS FOR $50.

SO EVEN THOUGH WE'VE GOT A BIG CIP NUMBER, NOT ALL OF IT IS ATTRIBUTABLE WITHIN THE TEN YEAR WINDOW.

SO ONCE YOU HAVE THAT RECOVERABLE COST OF THE CIP ON THE TOP LINE, THE BOTTOM LINE IS REALLY WHAT IS THE ADDITIONAL NUMBER OF SERVICE UNITS.

AND REALLY JUST DOING THAT MATH GIVES YOU THE COST PER SERVICE UNIT FOR ROADWAY, WATER AND WASTEWATER.

THE LAST BULLET WE DID DO A DETAILED CREDIT CALCULATION, WHICH THE STATE LAW ALLOWS US TO DO.

AND SO I WANTED TO INTRODUCE A COUPLE OF PEOPLE THAT ARE WITH ME.

SO WE'VE GOT RICHARD FROM NEWGEN STRATEGIES AND SOLUTIONS.

SO HE WORKED WITH US TO DO THE DETAILED CREDIT CALCULATION.

SO WORKING WITH STAFF TO GO THROUGH ALL THE FINANCES AND FINANCING TO ACTUALLY DO A DETAILED CALCULATION, RATHER THAN RELYING ON SOME ASSUMPTIONS THAT THE STATE ALLOWS YOU TO MAKE. I WANTED YOU TO MEET RICHARD BECAUSE HOPEFULLY IN JANUARY WE'LL ALSO BE TALKING ABOUT WATER AND WASTEWATER RATES.

AND SO THOSE TWO WILL PAIR NICELY TOGETHER AND NEWGEN DID THOSE AS WELL.

SO HOPEFULLY IN JANUARY YOU'LL BE SEEING HIM AGAIN.

AND THEN I'VE ALSO GOT PETE KELLY WITH ME.

HE'S WITH KIMLEY-HORN, BUT HE WORKS ON THE ROADWAY TRANSPORTATION SIDE.

SO AS WE GET INTO ANY DETAILED QUESTIONS ON THAT I'LL PITCH IT OVER TO HIM.

SO BEFORE I MOVE ON, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS UP TO THIS POINT? NO. OKAY.

SO LOOKING AT THE PROPOSED MAXIMUM FEE AND REALLY WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT IS THIS IS THE UPPER THRESHOLD THAT THE STUDY SETS.

AFTER THIS SLIDE WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT YOUR ASSESSABLE, YOUR COLLECTION RATES.

SO THIS STUDY BASICALLY ESTABLISHES THE MAXIMUM THAT THE CITY CAN COLLECT.

BUT YOU AS A BODY HAVE THE OPTION TO COLLECT ANYWHERE FROM THE MAXIMUM ALL THE WAY DOWN TO ZERO.

SO LOOKING AT THESE RATES, WATER IS BASICALLY GOING FROM 856 TO 4780.

WASTEWATER WOULD GO FROM A LITTLE UNDER 1400 TO A LITTLE OVER 9000.

AND THEN ROADWAY, WHICH YOU DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE TODAY, WHICH IS ZERO, WOULD GO TO 13,677.

SO JUST AS A REMINDER, I DON'T BELIEVE THESE RATES HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED SINCE 2011.

SO OBVIOUSLY THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF CHANGES IN THE CITY IN ADDITION TO THE COST OF CONSTRUCTION INCREASING.

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SO ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS AT THIS POINT? NO THANK YOU.

OKAY. SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND KEEP GOING.

SO REALLY AGENDA ITEM THREE IS REALLY APPROVING THE STUDY.

AND AS A RESULT THIS MAXIMUM FEE THE REMAINDER OF THE SLIDES ARE REALLY COMPARISON DATA OF NEIGHBORING CITY NEIGHBORING CITIES OF.

HERE'S WHAT THEY'RE CHARGING FOR ROADWAY AND WHAT YOUR PERSPECTIVE OR POTENTIAL RATES COULD BE.

AND SO I BELIEVE IN PAM OR NATE HELP ME OUT HERE, BUT THAT'S ALSO GOING TO BE COVERED IN AGENDA ITEM FIVE WHEN WE DISCUSS THE ORDINANCE.

SO, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND KEEP GOING THROUGH THE PRESENTATION.

BUT I PROBABLY HAVE TO SIT DOWN AND THEN STAND BACK UP FOR AGENDA ITEM FIVE.

SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT ROADWAY AND I'VE GOT THIS IN A TABLE, AND THEN I'LL SHOW YOU IN A GRAPH FORM AS WELL.

WE'VE GOT SOME CITIES THAT ARE COMPARABLE TO THE CITY OF DECATUR.

AND WHAT I WANT YOU TO PAY ATTENTION TO IS THE SECOND COLUMN FROM THE RIGHT IS WHAT THEY ARE CURRENTLY COLLECTING.

AND THEN THE FAR COLUMN ON THE RIGHT IS WHAT IS THE PERCENTAGE OF THE MAXIMUM FEE.

SO FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU LOOK AT AUBREY HALFWAY DOWN, THEY'RE CURRENTLY COLLECTING 8000.

BUT BECAUSE THEY'RE ONLY COLLECTING 50%, THEIR MAXIMUM FEE THAT THEY WERE ALLOWED TO COLLECT WAS 16,000.

SO THAT'S KIND OF HOW THOSE PERCENTAGES AND RATES WORK OUT.

GOTCHA. SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND GO THROUGH ALL OF THEM.

AND THEN IF WE WANT TO FLIP BACK FOR DISCUSSION.

BUT REALLY THE FEEDBACK.

WE'RE LOOKING FOR THAT WILL INFORM THE ORDINANCE IS WHAT IS REALLY THE DESIRE OF THE BODY FOR.

THE MAXIMUM OR ANY RATE IN BETWEEN.

SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND SHOW THAT TO YOU GRAPHICALLY.

AGAIN, KEEPING IN MIND THAT AUBREY, AS AN EXAMPLE, IS 50% OF WHAT THEIR MAXIMUM WAS AND BASICALLY WHAT WE'RE SHOWING HERE IS AS IF YOU WERE COLLECTING 100% OR THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT.

SO GO AHEAD AND LOOK AT WATER AS WELL.

A LITTLE BIT MORE DATA ON THIS ONE AGAIN PROPOSED OR POTENTIAL AMOUNT IS 4780.

AND YOU CAN SEE AGAIN THERE'S SOME THAT SOME CITIES THAT ARE NOT COLLECTING THE FULL 100%.

YOU CAN SEE WATER IS A LITTLE BIT MORE COMPARABLE TO OTHER CITIES AS WELL.

AND AS YOU EXAMINE THE LIST, YOU'LL NOTICE SOME CITIES ARE GROWING, YOU KNOW, HAVE POTENTIAL FOR GROWTH LIKE THE CITY DOES.

BUT THERE MIGHT BE A CITY LIKE, SAY, THE CITY OF CORINTH THAT IS A LITTLE BIT MORE BUILT OUT AND DOESN'T HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR GROWTH.

SO THEY MIGHT HAVE RATES THAT ARE A LITTLE BIT LOWER BECAUSE THEY DON'T NEED AS MUCH INFRASTRUCTURE.

AND AGAIN, I'LL SHOW THIS TO YOU GRAPHICALLY.

AND THEN GO AHEAD AND TAKE A LOOK AT WASTEWATER.

WASTEWATER IS A LITTLE BIT HIGHER COMPARED TO SOME OF YOUR OTHER COMPARISON CITIES.

AGAIN KIND OF KEEPING IN MIND OF THE TREATMENT PLANTS THAT ARE NEEDED TO SUPPORT GROWTH.

AND AGAIN, I'LL GO AHEAD AND SHOW THAT TO YOU GRAPHICALLY.

SORRY.

SO IF YOU LOOK AT CITIES THAT ARE KIND OF GROWING RAPIDLY AND AUBREY WOULD BE ONE OF THOSE, THEIR NUMBERS ARE VERY COMPARABLE TO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.

YES, SIR. THEY'RE JUST TAKING 50% RIGHT NOW.

SO SOME OF THEIR NUMBERS DON'T LOOK AS OUTLANDISH.

YEAH. AND SO A COUPLE OF THINGS YOU HAVE TO KEEP IN MIND AS YOU START LOOKING THROUGH THESE RATES IS OBVIOUSLY THE, YOU KNOW, MAKING THE CITY COMPETITIVE OR DESIRABLE FOR DEVELOPERS. RIGHT. OBVIOUSLY THE HIGHER THE RATES, HIGHER THE RATES THAT YOU SET, OBVIOUSLY THE HIGHER ULTIMATELY HOME PRICES MIGHT BE FOR A BUYER.

KEEP IN MIND THAT, YOU KNOW, IF WE'VE GOT A FIXED AMOUNT OF GROWTH OR A SET AMOUNT OF GROWTH COMING TO THE CITY THAT WE'VE MADE OUR ASSUMPTIONS, AND WE'VE GOT THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLANS TO SUPPORT THOSE THAT IF WHATEVER POOL OF MONEY WE DON'T GENERATE FROM IMPACT FEES, BUT WE STILL NEED TO ACCOMPLISH THAT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN, BASICALLY, IF WE'RE SHIFTING THAT BURDEN OVER TO THE EXISTING RATEPAYERS IN THE FORM OF RATES.

YEAH. SO WE CAN DO IT, DO IT LIKE THIS. BASICALLY, LIKE I SAID, THOSE RATES ONLY ARE APPLICABLE TO AGENDA ITEM FIVE, SO WE CAN TAKE A PAUSE IF WE'D LIKE.

IF NATE OR PAM, YOU THINK THAT'S APPROPRIATE.

BASICALLY, TO ASK FOR AGENDA ITEM THREE IS CONSIDERING A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE STUDY AND BY EXTENSION, THE MAXIMUM FEES THAT ARE PROPOSED.

AND THEN FOR AGENDA ITEM FIVE, WE CAN HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE DISCUSSION IF SO DESIRED, ON THE ORDINANCE WHICH THE ORDINANCE ACTUALLY SETS THE RATES, THE ACTUAL COLLECTION RATES.

SO I CAN STAND BACK UP FOR AGENDA ITEM FIVE, AND WE CAN PULL THIS BACK UP AND DISCUSS A LITTLE BIT MORE, IF SO DESIRED.

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ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL REGARDING THE STUDY? SO ARE WE GOING TO BE ASKED TO VOTE ON THE PERCENTAGE TONIGHT? OKAY. THANK YOU.

OKAY. ITEM FIVE IS AN ORDINANCE.

AS A REMINDER, ORDINANCE DOES REQUIRE TWO READINGS, SO TONIGHT WILL BE YOUR FIRST.

OUR HOPE IS THAT YOU GIVE US SOME DIRECTION TONIGHT.

TELL US WHERE YOU WANT THE PERCENTAGES TO BE.

WE CAN GO BACK AND REVISE THE DOCUMENTS AND DIAL THOSE PERCENTAGES IN AND TAKE A VOTE ON THE 23RD.

OR IF THE COUNCIL BODY DESIRES, IT COULD BE PUSHED INTO JANUARY FOR A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME TO THINK AND STUDY.

I HOPE THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION EDDIE. 100%, THANK YOU.

YES, SIR. AND SOMETHING ELSE I'LL SAY BEFORE I SIT DOWN IS SO YOU HAVE THE DISCRETION TO NOT CHARGE AN EQUAL RATE TO EVERY TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT COMING IN? AND WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS SO WATER AND WASTEWATER IS TYPICALLY SET OFF OF THE METER SIZE.

SO THAT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE FIXED WHERE YOU KNOW SOMEONE COMES IN FOR A TWO INCH METER KIND OF IS WHAT IT IS ON THE ROADWAY SIDE, BECAUSE WE CAN LOOK AT IT IN THE ORDINANCE HERE SHORTLY BECAUSE IT'S WRITTEN WHERE WE HAVE VARIOUS DIFFERENT TYPES OF LAND USES.

SO YOU MIGHT HAVE RESIDENTIAL VERSUS COMMERCIAL.

YOU HAVE THE DISCRETION TO CHARGE DIFFERENT RATES AND CITIES FREQUENTLY DO TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF LAND USES.

SO IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO INCENTIVIZE A TYPE OF PARTICULAR TYPE OF LAND USE, YOU COULD SAY WE'RE GOING TO CHARGE 100% OF THE MAXIMUM FEE TO.

THIS TYPE, BUT ONLY 50% TO THIS TYPE.

SO YOU DO HAVE THAT DISCRETION TO DO THAT.

I UNDERSTAND. WELL, IT MAKES SENSE.

I MEAN YOU GUYS ARE ENGINEERS.

SO I'M GOING TO SAY I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR MATH SKILLS.

BUT IT DOES SEEM VERY APPARENT.

YOU KNOW, THE WATER AND WASTEWATER SEEMS LIKE A VERY QUOTIENT BASED PROCESS WHERE THE ROADWAY SEEMS LIKE THERE IS A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A GRAY AREA AND DETERMINING UTILIZATION OR USE OR THE IMPACT COSTS.

RIGHT. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. SO THANK YOU FOR THE STUDY.

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

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION R 2024 12-28.

SECOND. SO A MOTION AND A SECOND.

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

AYE. OPPOSED, SAME SIGN.

ALL RIGHT. SO THAT IS APPROVED.

ITEM FOUR IS A PUBLIC HEARING ITEM.

[4. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS ACCEPTING AND APPROVING THE CREATION OF A TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE. ORDINANCE 2024-12-35. ]

AND WE'LL OPEN THAT ITEM UP AT 6:23.

AND THIS IS TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING, FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DECATUR ACCEPTING AND APPROVING THE CREATION OF A TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL, GOOD EVENING.

THIS IS YOUR FIRST READING OF THE ORDINANCE TO CREATE OUR FIRST EVER TIRZ ZONE.

AND A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I WANT TO POINT OUT TO YOU IN YOUR PACKET.

WE'VE KIND OF BEEN THROUGH THE VARIOUS STEPS OF PRE-PLANNING FOR TIRZ, GETTING OUR DISTRICT BOUNDARIES ESTABLISHED, AND WORKING THROUGH THE MOVING PIECES WITH OUR PARTNERS AT P3 WORKS, WHO UNFORTUNATELY HAD SCHEDULING CONFLICTS, COULDN'T BE WITH US TONIGHT.

BUT I WOULD POINT YOU TO THE DOCUMENT IN YOUR PACKET THAT IS STARTING ON PAGE 17.

THAT'S KIND OF THE RESULTS OF ALL OF THEIR HARD WORK, ALL OF OUR TIME AND ENERGY THAT'S GONE INTO THE PRELIMINARY PROJECT AND FINANCE PLAN AND A COUPLE OF SPECIFIC THINGS IN THERE THAT I WANT TO POINT OUT.

PAGE 19 HAS A LIST OF DEFINITIONS.

I KNOW WE ALL LOVE ACRONYMS, BUT THE DEFINITIONS ARE ALL SPELLED OUT IN THERE.

SO AS YOU'RE READING THROUGH THIS LANGUAGE ON THE ORDINANCE, THERE ARE SOME KEY DEFINITIONS.

AND I WANT TO POINT OUT AS WELL ON PAGE 23 OF YOUR PACKET, ITEM 2.4 PRELIMINARY PLAN AND HEARING.

SO A LOT OF THE ITEMS THROUGH THIS PLAN ARE PRELIMINARY AS THE BOARDS BEGIN TO AS THE TIRZ BOARD BEGINS TO MEET AFTER ITS ESTABLISHMENT, YOU'LL DIAL IN SOME OF THE PLANS THAT COME WITH THE CREATION OF A TIRZ DISTRICT.

I WOULD ALSO POINT YOU OVER TO PAGE 27, WHERE WE TALKED ABOUT UNDER SECTION 12, 50% OF THE INCREMENT THAT'S COLLECTED IN THIS TIRZ WILL GO INTO THE TIRZ FUND.

SO THERE'S WE HAD SOME BACK AND FORTH DISCUSSION ON HOW MANY OF THE DOLLARS WE COLLECT WOULD GO INTO THE TIRZ FUND.

AND SO IT IS 50%.

THAT'S WHERE WE'VE LANDED.

AND THE LAST ITEM THAT I WANT TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO IS THE FEASIBILITY THAT WAS DONE.

IT'S ON PAGE 34 OF YOUR PACKET.

IT'S EXHIBIT E.

IT SHOWS YOU KIND OF WHAT THIS TIRZ FUND COULD BEGIN TO LOOK LIKE OVER TIME.

SO IF YOU'RE FOLLOWING ALONG WITH ME AND I DON'T KNOW IF RHONDA, ARE YOU GOING TO THAT PAGE ON PAGE 34, PLEASE.

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CAN YOU BLOW IT UP ALSO? RHONDA? YES, SIR. THANK YOU.

YES, PLEASE.

SO ON PAGE 34, YOU SEE THE ZONE YEAR THAT THAT JUST FOLLOWS THE CALENDAR YEAR, WHICH IS THE NEXT COLUMN OVER.

ASSUMING THAT OUR GROWTH IS 2% YEAR OVER YEAR, YOU CAN SEE THE TAXABLE VALUE OF THE TIRZ DISTRICT BEGINS TO GROW.

AND REALLY YOU START SEEING THE CITY INCREMENT EXPAND ONCE THE NEW PROJECTS COME ONLINE.

AND SO FOR EXAMPLE, ZONE YEAR THREE, ASSUMING THAT WE HAD $72 MILLION IN NEW PROJECTS, THOSE ARE PROJECTS INSIDE THE TIRZ THAT OTHERWISE MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE.

HAD THE TIRZ DOLLARS NOT COME AROUND, OR THE ZONE NOT BEING USED AS AN INCREMENT TOOL, WE DO GET TO SEE A LOT MORE INCREMENT CAPTURE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AS THE YEARS GO ON.

SO JUST A FEW THINGS THAT I WANTED TO POINT OUT TO YOU.

AND I DO WANT TO TELL YOU THAT THE MAP HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE LAST TIME WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIT AS A GROUP.

I HAD A HANDFUL OF CORRECTIONS.

THOSE CORRECTIONS WERE MADE.

THE MAP HAS NOT CHANGED AGAIN SINCE THEN.

SO THOSE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE THINGS I WANT TO POINT OUT TO YOU, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE THEM ABOUT TIRZ DISTRICT NUMBER ONE.

IF WE NEEDED TO, WE COULD GO BACK AND CHANGE THE PERCENTAGE, RIGHT? YES YOU COULD. OKAY.

YOU SURE COULD. GREAT QUESTION.

AND JUST A POINT OF CLARITY.

THE BOARD OF THE TIRZ IS CREATED OF THE COUNCIL BODY TO START WITH.

NOW, AS YEARS GO ON, THAT COULD CHANGE.

BUT FOR NOW, OUR ESTABLISHING DOCUMENTS IDENTIFY THE COUNCIL BODY.

SEVEN MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL AS THE BOARD.

VERY GOOD. APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S WORK ON THAT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? THIS MAY BE INCREDIBLY STUPID AND I APOLOGIZE AHEAD OF TIME, BUT AS I THINK ABOUT OUR BUDGET TODAY AND I THINK ABOUT OUR NEEDS, HOW ARE WE IMPACTING OUR OWN CITY BUDGET, CREATING THIS TIRZ? ARE WE GOING TO BE LOSING THE ABILITY TO DO WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT AND BRING OUR CITY UP TO SPEED, TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR CITIZENS ARE COVERED IN ALL ASPECTS OF FIRE, POLICE, PUBLIC WORKS.

THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. AND AND REFLECTING ON THE 50% MARK, THAT'S WHY WE CHOSE THE 50% MARK SO THAT WE DIDN'T UNINTENTIONALLY HANDICAP OURSELVES.

THERE IS A LANGUAGE IN THE TIRZ DOCUMENT THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO DIRECT FUNDS TOWARD PUBLIC SAFETY.

FOR EXAMPLE, CHIEF BENNETT'S EXCITED ABOUT FIRE STATION NUMBER TWO COMING ALONG.

THERE IS A MECHANISM, IF THE TIRZ BOARD SO APPROVES, TO BE ABLE TO DISTRIBUTE FUNDS AROUND THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WOULD SUPPORT, SAY, A FIRE STATION OR THE INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE AREA OF A FIRE STATION.

SO THERE ARE WAYS TO REDISTRIBUTE FUNDS IF NECESSARY.

IT JUST HAS TO BE BROUGHT BEFORE THE TIRZ BOARD.

OKAY, THAT MAKES SENSE FOR THE INFRASTRUCTURE, BUT WHAT ABOUT LET'S JUST GO STRAIGHT FOR STAFFING.

BOTH DEPARTMENTS ARE SEVERELY UNDERSTAFFED.

SO IF WE GO INTO THIS WITH THE 50%, WHAT ARE WE CUTTING OURSELVES BACK FROM BEING ABLE TO GET WHERE WE NEED TO BE IF WE ARE, YOU KNOW, WHAT DID WE SAY WE WERE NINE OFFICERS SHORT FOR YOU FOR A DEROY WE'RE NINE OFFICERS SHORT RIGHT NOW FOR YOU OR IS IT? AND THEN DELVIN, YOU'RE 12 OFFICERS SHORT.

SO HE I BELIEVE HE WAS NINE AND THEN COMING FOR ME STATION TWO WOULD BE 12, BUT I WAS ONLY AWARDED ONE FOR THE CURRENT STATION AND I'M STILL TWO SHORT THERE.

SO 14. SO I THINK MY QUESTION WOULD BE HOW DO WE GET OUR STAFFING WHERE WE NEED IT TO BE BEFORE WE START ALLOCATING MONEY INTO ANOTHER AREA? THAT'S MY ONLY CONCERN AT THIS POINT BECAUSE WE CAN'T CONTINUE MONTH YEAR AFTER YEAR, SHORT STAFFING OUR ENTIRE DEPARTMENTS.

YES, MA'AM. AND IF I CAN, KIND OF FROM THE WAY I LOOK AT IT, THESE ARE DOLLARS WE DON'T HAVE.

THESE ARE PROJECTED FUTURE DOLLARS AND WE'RE TAKING HALF OF THAT PROJECTED DOLLAR TO BE ABLE TO DO PROJECTS THAT WE CAN'T DO THAT NEW PROJECTS COMING ON ARE GOING TO HELP US TAKE CARE OF, SO THAT THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN HERE FOREVER AREN'T FOOTING THE BILL FOR EVERYTHING.

AND WE COULD WE CAN'T RAISE THE RATE OF OUR TAXES TO COVER EVERYTHING WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE IF WE DON'T DO THIS.

AND I BELIEVE THE BIG PART OF THE TIRZ IS IT'S GOING TO PUSH DEVELOPMENT THAT MAY HAVE NEVER HAPPENED.

SO THOSE ARE DOLLARS YOU WOULDN'T HAVE EVER HAD.

SO IT USED TO BE WORTH A DOLLAR.

NOW IT'S WORTH TEN.

YOU GET $5 WORTH OF TAX INSTEAD OF A DOLLAR.

YOU WOULD HAVE NEVER GOT THE TEN, BECAUSE I THINK WHERE A LOT OF IT LOOKS AT IS THAT THE TEN WAS NEVER COMING IF YOU DIDN'T DO SOMETHING TO SUBSIDIZE IT.

THANK YOU, EDDIE THAT'S THE WAY I SEE IT, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT.

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BUT WHEN YOU ARE ALMOST $2 MILLION SHORT IN STAFF RIGHT NOW, IT WE'RE NEVER GOING TO GET TO THE POINT THAT'S JUST BRINGING US UP TO SPEED TODAY.

THAT'S NOT WHAT THESE ADDITIONAL PROJECTS ARE GOING TO BRING FOR OUR NEEDS.

SO, MY FIRST QUESTION IS HOW DO WE GET US INTO THE CORRECT PLACE WE NEED TO BE FOR ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS TO BE CORRECTLY STAFFED BEFORE WE START TAKING THIS MONEY AWAY? WELL, I GUESS ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I WOULD ASK BOTH CHIEFS IS MY I DON'T WANT TO DO THE ASSUMPTION. SO I'M GOING TO ASK YOU ALL THAT SOME OF YOUR STAFFING IS FOR THOSE GROWTH, THOSE PERCEIVED GROWTH OR IS IT OR IS YOUR NUMBERS PROJECTED ON WHERE WE ARE CURRENTLY? I'M JUST GOING TO LET CHIEFS ANSWER THE QUESTION.

ON THE PD SIDE, MOST OF OURS WOULD BE LIKE WHAT WE HAVE NOW.

THAT'S NOT CONSIDERING GROWTH IN THE FUTURE.

THAT IS STUFF THAT WE'VE GOT RIGHT NOW WHERE WE HAVE OUR NEEDS.

MOST OF OUR NEEDS ARE ALSO CURRENT.

AND I SAY STATION TWO STAFFING IS CURRENT BECAUSE WE WOULD BE MOVING INTO THAT STATION SUMMER 26, AND SO THAT ONLY TECHNICALLY GIVES US A YEAR AND A HALF TO FUND IT.

SO I WOULD SAY THAT'S A CURRENT NEED.

VERY GOOD. I JUST I, I JUST AGREE WITH EDDIE.

I SEE IT THE WAY HE SEES IT, JUST BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT, YOU KNOW, WE AREN'T GOING TO HAVE THESE DOLLARS AT ALL IF WE DON'T DO THIS.

SO I SEE THAT AS A WIN-WIN.

I'M NOT OPPOSED, BUT I THINK IF WE ARE GOING TO CONSIDER DOING SOMETHING LESS THEN OUR CONTRIBUTION AT THIS POINT SHOULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN THE 50% UNTIL WE ARE RIGHT STAFFED.

ONCE WE GET TO THE POINT THAT WE ARE WHERE WE NEED TO BE TO ENSURE THAT THE CITIZENS OF THIS COMMUNITY ARE PROTECTED, THEN ABSOLUTELY.

WHEN WE HAVE THAT ABILITY TO RAISE IT TO THE 50%, THEN WE RAISE IT TO THE 50%.

BUT WE NEED TO FIX WHAT WE HAVE FIRST.

THAT'S A GOOD POINT, MS. HILTON. SO IF IT'S OKAY WITH COUNCIL, WHAT I'LL DO IS BRING A MODEL SIMILAR TO THIS THAT HAS A SMALLER ENTRY LEVEL PERCENTAGE.

AND WE CAN COMPARE AND CONTRAST AT OUR NEXT MEETING.

IN THE MEANTIME, I JUST ALSO WANT TO REMIND COUNCIL THAT THIS YEAR'S TAXABLE VALUE WAS ROUGHLY 1.3 BILLION.

AND THIS TIRZ DISTRICT REPRESENTS ABOUT 360 MILLION OF THAT 1.3 BILLION.

SO THERE'S STILL A VERY LARGE AMOUNT OF OUR TAXABLE PROPERTY THAT'S EXCLUSIVE OF THE TIRZ, WHICH IDEALLY MEANS IT'S OUTSIDE IN AN UNDEVELOPED AREA OF THE CITY. SO I THINK THERE'S POINTS TO BE MADE ON EITHER SIDE OF THE CONVERSATION HERE.

BUT WE'LL BRING AN ALTERNATE PLAN TO YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

WELL, I FEEL LIKE THE PART OF ME SAYS THEY COULD BE VIEWED INDEPENDENTLY, BUT THEY REALLY DO KIND OF GO TOGETHER.

I MEAN, I THINK THAT IS A LEGITIMATE CONCERN THAT COUNCILPERSON HILTON HAS REGARDING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE APPROPRIATE STAFF WITH THE CURRENT BUDGET AND DOLLARS THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE, BUT ALSO WE NEED TO HAVE TOOLS THAT ARE IN PLACE TO PROVIDE INCENTIVE FOR GROWTH.

SO YOU KNOW, IT'S PROBABLY A PROCESS, A STEP PROCESS, BUT MAYBE TO GET COMFORTABLE WITH WHAT THAT PERCENTAGE IS, SO.

ABSOLUTELY, WAS THERE ANY OTHER FEEDBACK THAT WE CAN DO BETWEEN NOW AND THE NEXT TIME YOU SEE THIS ORDINANCE BEFORE? ONCE WE SET THIS IT CAN IT NOT EVER BE CHANGED? IT CAN BE ADJUSTED.

YES. SO I GUESS I JUST DON'T SEE THIS AS BEING A STICKING POINT, BECAUSE IF WE HAVE, ESPECIALLY IF WE HAVE THE POWER TO ADJUST.

AND IT MAY BE A SCENARIO THAT OUR CONSULTANTS WOULD RECOMMEND A LOWER ENTRY LEVEL AND DIAL UP VERSUS A HIGHER ENTRY LEVEL AND TRYING TO DIAL THAT DOWN.

SO WE'LL CONFIRM WITH THEM BETWEEN NOW AND OUR NEXT MEETING.

WE'LL BRING ANOTHER VERSION FOR YOU TO COMPARE AND CONTRAST.

RIGHT. I MEAN, I'M JUST SPEAKING THE OBVIOUS.

I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY, IF THERE'S LESS DOLLARS WITHIN THAT TIRZ, YOU HAVE LESS CAPABILITY OF DOING THINGS WITH THAT.

YES, SIR. SO, I MEAN, IT IS GOING TO BE AN IMPORTANT BALANCE FOR US TO LOOK AT.

WELL, IN A LOT OF WAYS THE TOURS ARE KIND OF MORE FOCUSED TOWARDS COMMERCIAL AND COMMERCIAL FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN THEY ARE LESS STRESSFUL ON THE SERVICES, ON THE FIRST RESPONDERS.

YOU KNOW, YOU LOOK OUT THERE AT THE EDC OR AT THE INDUSTRIAL PARK AND THE $150 MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF DEVELOPMENT OUT THERE COMPARED TO, LET'S SAY, THREE APARTMENT COMPLEXES, THE AMOUNT OF WORK AND DAY TO DAY THAT THE FIRST RESPONDERS WOULD EVER HAVE TO BE AT THE INDUSTRIAL PARK PER DOLLAR IS A FRACTION OF WHAT IS EVER GOING TO BE HAPPENING WITH A TYPICAL ROOFTOP, AND THAT'S WHY THIS IS PUSHED IN THAT WAY, BECAUSE YOU'RE NEVER GOING TO HAVE A $10

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IF YOU DON'T HAVE WAYS TO MAKE THESE THINGS HAPPEN.

AND WE'RE GOING TO BE LEFT WITH VACANT LOTS, VACANT PROPERTY, BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO CAPTURE SOMETHING THAT'S NOT EVEN THERE TO BE CAPTURED YET.

YEAH, AND THAT'S JUST THE WAY I'M LOOKING AT IT.

WELL, WE ARE AT OUR FIRST READING ON THIS, AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE COULD CONTINUE TO HAVE OTHER, YOU KNOW, FULL, FULL DISCUSSION ON THAT.

BUT I CERTAINLY WANT TO WELCOME EVERYONE ELSE TO MAKE AN.

I WOULD APPRECIATE A SECOND REVIEW OF THIS.

YES, MA'AM. THE DIFFERENT LEVEL, OF COURSE.

ANY OTHER FEEDBACK? JUST SEND IT MY WAY, PLEASE.

VERY GOOD. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? OKAY, AGAIN THIS IS FIRST READING AND WITH NO OTHER COMMENTS WE'LL CLOSE THIS ITEM AT 06:36.

ALL RIGHT. ITEM FIVE.

[5. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS TO ADOPT IMPACT FEES AND PROVIDE FOR THE COLLECTION OF IMPACT FEES FOR WATER, WASTEWATER, AND ROADWAY FACILITIES PURSUANT TO THE LAND USE ASSUMPTIONS AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN. ORDINANCE 2024-12-36 ]

WE'LL OPEN THAT UP AT 6:36.

AND THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, FIRST READING ORDINANCE.

CITY DECATUR IMPACT FEES.

SO, AS ANDREW SAID EARLIER, HE GOT YOU STARTED ON THE PERCENTAGE CONVERSATION.

SO ANDREW, IF THERE'S ANY OTHER FEEDBACK OR DETAILS YOU WANT COUNCIL TO HAVE BEFORE WE DIVE FURTHER INTO PERCENTAGE OF COLLECTION.

NO, I MEAN, I THINK I KIND OF HIT THE HIGH POINTS.

I MEAN REALLY THE, YOU KNOW, AGENDA ITEM THREE WAS APPROVING THE MAXIMUM.

AND REALLY YOU JUST HAVE THE DISCRETION TO DO ANYTHING FROM ZERO UP TO THAT AMOUNT.

AND THEN YOU DO HAVE THE DISCRETION, PARTICULARLY ON THE ROADWAY SIDE, TO DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF LAND USES.

AND THEN AGAIN, JUST EMPHASIZING THAT I'M OBVIOUSLY FOR WHATEVER IS NOT CHARGED FOR IMPACT FEES.

THERE'S THE POTENTIAL THAT COULD IMPACT YOUR RATES TO STILL PAY FOR THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN.

VERY GOOD.

AGAIN, THIS IS A FIRST READING.

I'M GOING TO BE NOSTALGIC AND TALK ABOUT ITEM FOUR, NOT TALK ABOUT ITEM FOUR, BUT RELATIVE TO ITEM FOUR IS PERCENTAGES.

THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO LOOK AT AND THE IMPACT, NO PUN INTENDED, OF THOSE PERCENTAGES.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE.

WE'LL CLOSE THAT ITEM AT 6:37.

ITEM SIX WILL OPEN AT 6:37.

[6. HEAR PUBLIC COMMENTS AND CONSIDER TAKING ACTION REGARDING A REQUEST TO FINAL PLAT LOT 7R, BLOCK 32, ORIGINAL TOWN OF DECATUR, BEING A REPLAT OF LOTS 7-8, BLOCK 32, ORIGINAL TOWN OF DECATUR TO THE CITY OF DECATUR, WISE COUNTY, TEXAS. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 501 N. CHURCH STREET. (REPLAT APPLICATION 2024-07—GREGORY AND AMANDA LLOYD) (THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL, 5-0, COMMISSIONER HICKS ABSENT.) RP2024-07 ]

AND THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING ITEM.

CONSIDER TAKING ACTION REGARDING A REQUEST TO FINAL PLAT OF LOT SEVEN R BLOCK 32.

THIS IS APPLICATION 202407.

GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING. ITEM SIX IS A REPLAT APPLICATION, AS MENTIONED BY THE MAYOR IS 2024-07.

AND THIS IS GREG AND AMANDA LLOYD'S REQUEST FOR FINAL PLAT, LOT SEVEN, R BLOCK 32, OF THE ORIGINAL TOWN OF DECATUR.

IT'S A REPLAT OF LOTS SEVEN AND EIGHT, BLOCK 32, ORIGINAL TOWN OF DECATUR, AND THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 501 NORTH CHURCH STREET.

AND THIS IS THE PLAT EXHIBIT.

YOU DO HAVE A COPY OF IT IN YOUR PACKET.

WE DID NOTIFY 27 PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 200FT.

WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY RESPONSES BACK.

THE PLAT DOES MEET OUR MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR OUR CITY ZONING ORDINANCE, SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS AND DESIGN STANDARDS.

STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL.

5 TO 0 WITH COMMISSIONER HICKS ABSENT.

VERY GOOD. COUNCIL ANY QUESTIONS? AND THIS IS TO CONSIDER, TAKE ACTION.

SO, LOOK FOR A MOTION.

MR. MAYOR, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE RP 2024-07.

SO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? HEARING NONE, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. THOSE OPPOSED, SAME SIGN.

ALL RIGHT, THAT PASSES.

WE'LL CLOSE THIS ITEM AT 6:39.

MAYOR I'M SORRY, WHO WAS THE SECOND? THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ITEM SEVEN WILL OPEN UP AT 6:39.

[7. HEAR PUBLIC COMMENTS AND CONSIDER TAKING ACTION REGARDING A REQUEST TO FINAL PLAT LOT 8R, BLOCK J, JW COLBERT ADDITION, BEING A REPLAT OF LOT 8, BLOCK J, JW COLBERT ADDITION TO THE CITY OF DECATUR, WISE COUNTY, TEXAS. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 601 W. BRADY STREET. (REPLAT APPLICATION 2024-08—ELIAS MARES) (THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL, 5-0, COMMISSIONER HICKS ABSENT.) RP2024-08 ]

AGENDA ITEM SEVEN IS A REPLAT APPLICATION 2024-08.

THIS IS MR. ELIAS MARE'S REQUEST TO FINAL PLAT.

LOT EIGHT R BLOCK J OF THE J.W.

COLBERT EDITION.

IT IS A REPLAT OF LOT EIGHT, BLOCK J., JW COLBERT EDITION, AND THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 601 WEST BRADY

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STREET. AGAIN, THE PLAT EXHIBIT IS ALSO LOCATED IN YOUR PACKET.

WE DID NOTIFY 23 PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 200FT.

WE HAD ONE PROPERTY OWNER THAT WAS IN OPPOSITION TO THIS PARTICULAR APPLICATION, AND THE REASON HAD TO DO WITH THEY THINK THAT THIS REPLAT WILL DECREASE THE VALUE OF THEIR PROPERTY.

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THE PLAT DOES MEET OUR MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF THE CITY OF DECATUR ZONING ORDINANCE, SUBDIVISION REGS AND DESIGN STANDARDS.

STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF REPLAT APPLICATION 2024-08, AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL 5 TO 0 WITH COMMISSIONER HICKS ABSENT.

ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? THIS IS FOR ACTION.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE REPLAT 2024-08.

SECOND. ALL RIGHT.

SO, WE DO HAVE A MOTION.

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

AYE. OPPOSED SAME SIGN.

ALL RIGHT. AND THAT PASSES.

WE'LL CLOSE THAT ITEM AT 6:41 AND OPEN ITEM EIGHT AT 6:41.

[8. 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 TATTOO SHOP IN A C-1A, DECATUR SQUARE BUSINESS DISTRICT, ON APPROXIMATELY 0.06 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT 104 N. TRINITY STREET. (SPECIFIC USE PERMIT APPLICATION 2024-10— MR. BRENDAN MITCHELL). (THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL, 5-0, COMMISSIONER HICKS ABSENT.) SUP2024-10 ]

THIS IS THE FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE PUBLIC HEARING, GIVING ALL INTERESTED PERSONS THE RIGHT TO APPEAR AND BE HEARD.

THIS IS AN AMENDMENT TO THE TEXAS GRANT AND SPECIFIC USE PERMIT TO ALLOW A TATTOO SHOP AND A C1 AREA.

DECATUR SQUARE BUSINESS DISTRICT.

YES, THIS IS MR. BRENDAN MITCHELL'S REQUEST TO GRANT A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR THE TATTOO STUDIO.

THE PROPERTY IS APPROXIMATELY 0.06 ACRES OF LAND, AND IS MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS 104 NORTH TRINITY STREET.

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ON OCTOBER 22ND, 2024, THE DECATUR ZONING ORDINANCE WAS AMENDED TO ALLOW SMOKE OR VAPE SHOPS WITH THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT IN C1 AND C1A ZONING DISTRICTS.

TATTOO OR BODY PIERCING STUDIOS WITH A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT IN THE C0, C1, AND C1A ZONING DISTRICT AND SMOKE OR VAPE SHOPS AND TATTOO OR BODY PIERCING STUDIOS BY RIGHT IN THE C2, LI, HI AND PD ZONING DISTRICTS.

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THIS IS THE EXISTING LAND USE.

AGAIN, IT IS IN C1A, DOWNTOWN.

THE EXISTING ZONING IS I'M SORRY, THE LAND USE IS DOWNTOWN, AND THEN THE EXISTING ZONING IS C1A.

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WE DID SEND NOTIFICATIONS OUT TO 21 PROPERTY OWNERS.

WE HAD ONE OPPOSED AND FOUR IN FAVOR.

NEXT SLIDE.

THIS IS THE SITE PLAN AND THE PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN.

NEXT SLIDE.

THE PROPOSED APPLICATION FOR A TATTOO STUDIO AND SITE PLAN ARE IN SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE WITH GRANTING THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT.

STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL, AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL 5 TO 0 WITH COMMISSIONER HICKS ABSENT.

VERY GOOD. WELL, THIS IS A FIRST READING.

ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE.

WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THIS ITEM AT 6:44.

ITEM NINE WILL OPEN AT 6:44.

[9. 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 PERMANENT MAKEUP APPLICATION, AS A SECONDARY USE, AND A TATTOO SHOP IN A C-1A, DECATUR SQUARE BUSINESS DISTRICT, ON APPROXIMATELY 0.523 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT 206 N. STATE STREET, SUITE 205. (SPECIFIC USE PERMIT APPLICATION 2024-11— MS. PAIZLEE HENRY, ON BEHALF OF INKED BY PAIZ) (THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMEND 5-0, COMMISSIONER HICKS ABSENT.) SUP2024-11 ]

CONSIDER FIRST READING ON A APPENDIX TO THE ZONING.

THIS IS APPLICATION 2024-11.

THIS IS MISS PAISLEY HENRY'S REQUEST ON BEHALF OF INKED BY PASE TO GRANT A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT TO ALLOW PERMANENT MAKEUP APPLICATION AS A SECONDARY USE AND A TATTOO SHOP IN A C-1A DECATUR SQUARE BUSINESS DISTRICT ZONING DISTRICT.

PROPERTY IS APPROXIMATELY 0.523 ACRES OF LAND AND IS LOCATED AT 206 NORTH STATE STREET.

THE DECATUR ZONING ORDINANCE WAS REWRITTEN IN 2015 TO ALLOW PERMANENT MAKEUP AS A SECONDARY USE IN THE C1A, C1, AND C0 ZONING DISTRICTS WITH A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT, AND BY RIGHT IN THE C2 ZONING DISTRICT.

ADDITIONALLY, ON OCTOBER 22ND, 2024, THE DECATUR ZONING ORDINANCE WAS AMENDED TO ALLOW SMOKE OR VAPE SHOPS WITH A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT IN C1 AND C1, A TATTOO OR BODY PIERCING, STUDIOS WITH A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT, AND C0, C1 AND C1A ZONING DISTRICTS AND SMOKE OR VAPE

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SHOPS, AND TATTOO OR BODY PIERCING STUDIOS BY RIGHT IN C2, LI, HI, AND PD ZONING DISTRICTS.

THE EXISTING LAND USE IS THE DOWNTOWN AREA.

THE EXISTING ZONING IS C1A AND WE DID NOTIFY 27 PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 200FT.

WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY RESPONSES BACK.

THIS IS THEIR PROPOSED SITE PLAN AND FLOOR PLAN.

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THE PROPOSED APPLICATION FOR PERMANENT MAKEUP AS A SECONDARY USE AND A TATTOO STUDIO AND SITE PLAN ARE IN SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE WITH GRANTING THE SUP STAFF RECOMMEND APPROVAL.

THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL 5 TO 0 WITH COMMISSIONER HICKS ABSENT.

ALL RIGHT. AGAIN, THIS IS A FIRST READING.

ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE.

WE'LL CLOSE THIS ITEM AT 646.

OUR NEXT ITEM IS A NONPUBLIC HEARING ITEM.

ITEM TEN, CONSIDER TAKING ACTION REGARDING A REQUEST TO FINAL PLAT LOT A AND LOT B, BLOCK M AND

[10. CONSIDER TAKING ACTION REGARDING A REQUEST TO FINAL PLAT LOT A & LOT B, BLOCK M, VISTA PARK PHASE 3 BEING A 4.161-ACRE TRACT IN THE JOHN C. BULLOCK SURVEY, ABSTRACT NUMBER 79, IN THE CITY OF DECATUR, WISE COUNTY, TEXAS. (FINAL PLAT APPLICATION 2024-05—JODY BOYD, ON BEHALF OF DECATUR VP LLC) FP2024-05 ]

VISTA PARK PHASE THREE.

THIS IS A PLAT APPLICATION, 2024-05.

THIS IS VISTA PARKS COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT.

WE DID FIND OUT THAT THERE ARE NEW OWNERS TO BOTH OF THOSE LOTS, AND WE HAVE RECEIVED THE FINAL PLAT THAT REFLECTS THAT INFORMATION. JODY BOYD, ON BEHALF OF DECATUR VP, LLC, IS STILL THE DEVELOPER AND THERE IS SOME WORK TO BE DONE WITH REGARD TO THE VISTA PARK ROAD, THE SPINE THAT GOES THROUGH THAT PHASE.

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AND THIS IS THE PLAT EXHIBIT.

NEXT SLIDE.

PREVIOUS SLIDE.

STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL, AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ALSO RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.

5 TO 0.

COMMISSIONER HICKS WAS ABSENT.

ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS? WE'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.

THIS IS UP FOR ACTION.

MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE.

FINAL PLAT 2024-05.

SECOND. SO WE HAVE APPROVAL.

AND A SECOND ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED SAME SIGN.

ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSES.

ITEM 11 IS CONSIDER SECOND READING.

[11. CONSIDER SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO AMEND THE CODE OF ORDINANCES IN APPENDIX B — “ZONING,” ARTICLE 5 “ZONING DISTRICTS TO REVISE THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT FROM 5,000 SQUARE FEET TO 8,000 SQUARE FEET IN THE SF-2, TH, 2F, MF, MHD, C-1, C-1A, C-2 AND PD ZONING DISTRICTS. (STAFF INITIATED APPLICATION 2024-04—CITY OF DECATUR) (THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION CONSIDERED THIS ITEM ON NOVEMBER RECOMMEND APPROVAL, 5-0 WITH CONSIDERATION OF EXTENDING THE EFFECTIVE DATE TO SIXTY (60) DAYS FROM THE ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE, COMMISSIONER LANIER ABSENT.) ORDINANCE 2024-12-34 ]

THIS IS OF APPLICATION 2024-04.

AT YOUR LAST MEETING OR THE PREVIOUS MEETING BEFORE THE LAST MEETING.

WE TALKED ABOUT AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES TO REVISE THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT FROM 5000FT² TO 8000FT² IN THE SF2 TH, 2F, MF, MHD, C1, C1A, C2, AND PD ZONING DISTRICTS.

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CURRENTLY OUR ZONING ORDINANCE ALLOWS A MINIMUM OF 5000 SQUARE FOOT LOTS.

THE CITY HAS EXPRESSED A DESIRE TO REVISE THAT MINIMUM LOT SIZE TO 8000FT².

AT ONE TIME, PRIOR TO THE 2015 ZONING ORDINANCE REWRITE, THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE WAS 8400FT².

AND AT THAT TIME, MANY OF THE INNER CITY LOTS, WHICH WERE UNDER 8400FT², COULD NOT BE DEVELOPED IN THE INTERIM.

BEFORE THE 2015 REWRITE, STAFF HAD CREATED AN INFILL OVERLAY DISTRICT, ALLOWING 5500 SQUARE FOOT LOTS TO BE DEVELOPED.

THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE, AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED IN THE CURRENT ZONING ORDINANCE, IS 5000FT² AND THE INFILL OVERLAY DISTRICT, THERE WAS NO NEED FOR IT TO REMAIN IN PLACE ONCE WE CHANGED THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE.

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STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE AMENDMENT TO REVISE THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE FROM 5000 TO 8000FT².

THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL.

AND I MENTIONED TO YOU AT THAT FIRST READING THAT THEY SUGGESTED A PROVISO THAT THE CITY COUNCIL CONSIDER TO EXTEND THE EFFECTIVE DATE 60 DAYS FROM THE ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE.

COMMISSIONER LANIER WAS ABSENT.

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AND OUR CITY ATTORNEY IS PROPOSING, WITH REGARDS TO PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS, THAT THIS PROVISION SHALL APPLY UNLESS A

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DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IS ENTERED SPECIFYING DIFFERING LOT AREA REGULATIONS.

THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL ONLY APPROVE DIFFERING LOT AREA REGULATIONS IN A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT UPON A SPECIFIC FINDING OF GOOD CAUSE, WHICH SHALL BE RECORDED IN THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING UPON WHICH THE FINDING OF GOOD CAUSE IS MADE.

THAT'S IT. OKAY.

QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL.

WELL, THIS IS FOR ACTION.

SO HOW DOES THIS AFFECT THE TWO DEVELOPMENTS THAT WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF WORKING ON? IN THE FUTURE? SO THE ONE THAT MAY EXPIRE AND WE MAY GET ANOTHER FILING OR THE ONE THAT WE'RE HOPING TO GET THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT ACROSS THE FINISH LINE. IF YOU ALREADY HAVE THIS ORDINANCE IN PLACE, THEN AT THE TIME YOU APPROVE THOSE DEVELOPMENTS, THEN YOU WOULD BE REQUIRED TO MAKE A FINDING OF GOOD CAUSE TO ADJUST THOSE LOT SIZES AWAY FROM THE 8000.

SO WORKING IN GOOD FAITH WITH PEOPLE THAT HAD ALREADY BEEN WORKING WITH US.

RIGHT. IS THAT GOOD CAUSE? WELL, THAT WILL BE SOMETHING THAT YOU WILL BEGIN TO ESTABLISH.

YOUR, YOU WOULD BE AT THAT TIME IN YOUR QUASI JUDICIAL FUNCTION AND IN QUASI JUDICIAL FUNCTIONS THERE IS PRECEDENT THAT IS BUILT.

AND SO YOU WOULD AT THAT TIME BEGIN TO ESTABLISH WHAT WOULD CONSTITUTE GOOD CAUSE.

SO WE WOULD CREATE PRECEDENTS BY EVERYTHING WE DO GOING FORWARD, IS WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.

SO WE WILL DECIDE WHAT IS GOOD CAUSE EXACTLY.

OKAY. YES.

AND PAM, IS IT CORRECT AS LONG AS THEY HAVE A FINAL PLAT APPROVED, ARE THEY VESTED BECAUSE MEADOWCREEK IS NOT A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT? THEY DO HAVE THEIR PLAT PLANNING DONE OR PRELIMINARY PLANNING DONE.

SO ARE THEY OKAY? WHAT'S GOING TO EXPIRE? THE PLAT.

THE PRELIMINARY PLAT.

I DON'T I DON'T KNOW HOW WE HAVE A FINAL PLAT WHEN WE DON'T HAVE THEY DON'T HAVE A FINAL PLAT.

THEY HAVE A PRELIMINARY PLAT.

OKAY. AND WHO HAS A FINAL PLAT? NOBODY HAS A FINAL PLAT JUST YET.

OKAY. YOU'RE SAYING IF SOMEBODY HAS A FINAL PLAT? YEAH. OR DOES A PRELIMINARY PLAT GIVE THEM VESTING RIGHTS AS WELL? YEAH, THAT'S NOT A QUESTION.

THAT'S I DON'T I DON'T KNOW HOW I COULD ANSWER THAT ON THAT VESTED RIGHTS GOING TO BE ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS.

OKAY. OKAY.

WELL, FOR CLARITY, LEGAL IS WRITTEN AS SUCH THAT WITH THE EXISTING DEVELOPMENTS THAT WE HAVE THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH, THAT WE, WE CAN WE'RE GOOD TO GO WITH OR PROCEED WITH THE INFORMATION THAT THEY'VE PROVIDED EARLIER.

AND I THINK THE COUNCIL MADE THAT VERY CLEAR.

YEAH. SO.

SO, CITIES COMFORTABLE WITH THE WRITING AND THE WORDING AND CITY ATTORNEYS IS COMFORTABLE WITH THE WRITING? YES, MAYOR. I WAS JUST GOING TO ECHO SOMETHING KIND OF ON THE HEELS OF WHAT COUNCILMAN ALLEN SAID.

HE SAID THAT WE WOULD ESSENTIALLY BE ESTABLISHING GOOD CAUSE OR GOOD FAITH OR PRECEDENTS.

KEEP IN MIND THERE'S ONLY TWO PROJECTS, REALLY, THAT WE'RE GRAPPLING WITH AT THIS VERY MOMENT THAT WE'RE TAKING THIS ORDINANCE FORWARD.

SO IN A SENSE, WE ARE ESTABLISHING PRECEDENTS WITH HOW WE HANDLE THOSE TWO DEVELOPMENTS.

BUT IDEALLY, THIS TIME NEXT YEAR, WE DON'T HAVE THOSE DEVELOPMENTS IN THE PIPELINE.

SO ULTIMATELY IT'S RESTRICTED TO THE ONES THAT ARE BEFORE US.

SO THERE ISN'T ANY ADDITIONAL PRECEDENT THAT WOULD BEFALL US THAT WOULD GET US PAST THE ONGOING DEVELOPMENTS.

RIGHT. IT WOULD PUT US INTO NEW TERRITORY WITH FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS.

THAT'S WHERE I THINK THE PRECEDENCE BECOMES MORE IMPORTANT IN TERMS OF HOW YOU HANDLE THOSE ITEMS.

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WELL, I KNOW THAT WAS ALWAYS VERY CLEAR ON WHAT WE WANTED TO DO AND BE GOOD PARTNERS AND APPRECIATE THE DUE DILIGENCE OF COUNCIL AND THE CITY TO CRAFT THIS SUCH THAT WE CAN DO IT THAT WAY.

SO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? WELL, WE'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.

THIS IS A SECOND READING.

SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 2024-1234.

SECOND. SO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

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

AYE. OPPOSED SAME SIGN.

ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSES.

ITEM 12 IS TO CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE DECATUR INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT REGARDING SCHOOL CROSSWALKS.

[12. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH DECATUR INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT REGARDING SCHOOL CROSSWALKS AND AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. ]

MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THIS ITEM IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE ALREADY DOING JUST IN OUR DAY TO DAY RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

THIS JUST GIVES US SOME GUIDELINES FOR RESPONSIBILITIES AS IT RELATES TO CROSSWALKS.

SO FOR EXAMPLE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS A NEED.

THEY CONTACT PUBLIC WORKS.

THEY WORK TOGETHER IN THE FIELD TO DETERMINE THE MOST APPROPRIATE FIX FOR THAT NEED.

IF YOU APPROVE THIS INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT TONIGHT, IT JUST SHORES UP WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT.

SUCH AS SIGNAGE OR PHYSICAL PAVING OF CURBS OR MARKING VARIOUS ROAD TRAFFIC SIGNS AND THAT SORT OF THING.

IT JUST IDENTIFIES WHOM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT.

SO IT DOES NOT OBLIGATE EITHER PARTY TO A FINANCIAL BURDEN.

IT JUST GIVES US SOME GUIDELINES FOR THE FUTURE.

QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL.

ALL RIGHT. WE'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.