[QUARTERLY DEPARTMENT REPORTS] [00:00:17] HI, CARLA. HE WOULDN'T LET ME HOLD THE CLICKER. OKAY. SO CURRENTLY WE HAVE. I FEEL LIKE THIS IS AN ONGOING MAYBE FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE SITUATION WHERE WE HAVE AIR CONDITIONING, THAT EITHER NEED TO BE FIXED OR REPLACED. SO WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF DOING THAT. WE HAVE OUR NEW SIGNAGE IN PLACE. I'M SURE YOU'VE ALL SEEN THAT ON THE PAVILION. SO NOW YOU CAN TELL THAT WE'RE NOT THE HOTEL. AND WORK ON OUR DSP, OUR INTERNET, AND ALL BEGINS NEXT WEEK. WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. THAT WILL HELP WITH OUR CLIENTS THAT WANT TO STREAM. WE'LL HAVE OUR OWN DEDICATED SERVICE. THAT'S WHAT DSP IS DEDICATED SERVICE PROVIDER. SO WE'LL HAVE OUR OWN INTERNET OUT THERE AS LONG AS WE GET THE CONTRACT IN PLACE. AND ALL OF THE EQUIPMENT TO RUN IT. SO IT'LL BE MUCH MORE CURRENT AV SYSTEM THAN WE HAVE NOW. THIS IS THE EXCITING PART. OUR SALES. SO WHEN I SUBMITTED THIS LAST WEEK, WE DIDN'T HAVE ALL OF OUR NUMBERS IN FOR THE REST OF THE MONTH. SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT THE NUMBER FOR JANUARY OF 2025. IS $104,866. WE'VE BEEN BUSY, WHICH BRINGS OUR FIRST QUARTER TOTAL TO $268,743, WHICH IS 16% OVER THE SAME TIME LAST YEAR. AND THAT'S ALMOST ALL OF MY REPORT. WE DO HAVE QUITE A BIT OF THINGS UPCOMING INCLUDING CHAMBER AUCTION. THE DADDY DAUGHTER DANCE IS FEBRUARY 8TH. OUR OWN VALENTINE DINNER DANCE IS THE IS THE 14TH. THE QUEEN'S CONTEST. YES. WE'RE ACTUALLY HAVING IT ON VALENTINE'S DAY THIS YEAR. WE ALSO HAVE OF COURSE, DECATUR CHAMBER IS TOMORROW, AND AGAIN, THEY'LL BE BACK IN FEBRUARY. WILD TURKEY FEDERATION ARTS FOR VETS FUNDRAISER IS A NEW BOOKING FOR US. ANOTHER CHAMBER AND THEN WISE COUNTY COMMITTEE ON AGING MASQUERADE FOR A CAUSE FUNDRAISER THAT'S JUST FOR THE THE NEXT QUARTER. FURTHER OUT, WE DO HAVE LIKE I SAID, THE DADDY DAUGHTER DANCE. I'M REALLY HAPPY ABOUT THAT. SO I PUT IT EVERYWHERE I CAN FIND IT. WE'LL ALSO BE HOSTING THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE DISTRICT EIGHT ON APRIL 4TH THAT'S A FRIDAY. I'M SURE THAT IF YOU DON'T HAVE INVITATIONS YET, YOU WILL SOON. I THINK NATE MIGHT HAVE SENT THOSE OUT YESTERDAY DAY BEFORE. SO HOPEFULLY THAT LANDS ON YOUR CALENDAR AND YOU'RE ABLE TO JOIN US. IT'S OUR CHANCE TO SHOW OFF THE CONFERENCE CENTER TO COLLEAGUES FROM OTHER CITIES IN OUR DISTRICT. SO WE SURE HOPE YOU CAN COME SEE THAT. DAZZLE ME PINK WILL BE BACK AT THE CONFERENCE CENTER IN APRIL. WE'RE SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THAT. AND THEN AT THE END OF THE YEAR, WE HAVE THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES, THAT IS, JUDGE CLARK IS THE CURRENT PRESIDENT OF THAT ORGANIZATION. AND HE WORKED REALLY HARD TO BRING THAT TO US. AND WE'LL BE WORKING REALLY HARD TO MAKE HIM PROUD. THAT'S MY REPORT. ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS. IT'S A GREAT JOB. THANK YOU. YES. GO AHEAD. YEAH. CARLA, THANK YOU FOR THE AMOUNT OF BUSINESS THAT YOU HAVE ALLOWED TO STAY LOCAL, FOR PEOPLE TO PUT THEIR MONEY WHERE THEIR HOUSES. AND YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. NEXT REPORT IS MAIN STREET. FRIEDA. HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYBODY. HAPPY NEW YEAR. SO I RECENTLY DID A PRESENTATION FOR THE DECATUR WOMEN'S CLUB, AND PART OF THAT PULLED UP A LOT OF THE OLD PHOTOS. SO I WANT TO BLOW THROUGH THOSE REALLY FAST, BUT I ALWAYS LIKE TO INCLUDE THEM BECAUSE THEY'RE FUN TO SEE HOW MUCH THINGS HAVE CHANGED OVER THE YEARS. NO PRESSURE. YOU CAN USE THE ONE. THE OTHER ONE? YES, I'M POSITIVE IT'S BASICALLY THE SAME. [00:05:01] I'LL FLIP THROUGH WHERE IT'S NOT. I CAN WING IT. SO JUST OLD PHOTOS. WE CAN FLIP THROUGH THOSE PRETTY FAST. THIS IS OF THE EAST SIDE, THE THREE STORY BUILDING THERE, WHICH IS NEAT TO SEE BECAUSE THAT IS NO LONGER RIGHT WHERE TRINITY STREET IS NOW. WHICH WAY AM I GOING? GO BACK ONE. JUST BASIC PICTURES OF DOWNTOWN OVER THE YEARS. FUN TO SEE HOW THINGS HAVE CHANGED. I'LL LET YOU SWITCH THEM. DO YOU RECOGNIZE THIS CORNER? CORNER OF 51 AND 2 87. GOING UP TO THE LEFT THERE. ISN'T THAT FUN? PIZZA HUT ON THE HILL. YES. DOWNTOWN WITH THE WATER TOWER. SO THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE EARLY 90S. AND THEN JUST MAKING OUR WAY AROUND THE SQUARE TO THE NORTH SIDE. SOME BEFORES AND THEN AFTERS DOWN ON THE BOTTOM, WHICH WE HAVE SOME CHANGES GOING ON RIGHT NOW FOR THAT SIDE AS WELL. SO I'LL HAVE SOME UPDATED PHOTOS FOR YOU THE NEXT TIME I SHOW YOU ANYTHING ON THE SOUTH SIDE. A FEW PICTURES YOU CAN FAST FORWARD THROUGH THAT ONE. THEN MOVING ON AND ALL THE WAY AROUND TO THIS ONE. HOLD FOR A SECOND. SO THIS YEAR WE HAD SOME CHALLENGES AND THIS PROJECT WAS A BIG CHALLENGE FOR DOWNTOWN. THANKFULLY, IT WENT PRETTY FAST. THE COMPANY DID A GREAT JOB GETTING IT FINISHED AS FAST AS THEY SAID THEY WOULD. AND IT SOLVED ITS PURPOSE OF BRINGING IN THAT 12 INCH WATER LINE. SO THAT ALLOWS US TO HAVE ACCESS TO WATER ON THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH SIDE, INCLUDING GETTING THAT WATER SUPPRESSION SYSTEM UP AND RUNNING AT THE COURTHOUSE AS WELL. I'M HAPPY TO REPORT TO YOU THAT ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE SQUARE, WE HAVE A RESTORATION GOING ON IN ONE OF THOSE LOCATIONS, AND AS PART OF THEIR PLANNING, THEY HAVE INCLUDED A RISER ROOM. THEY'RE NOT GOING TO USE IT YET, BUT IT WILL BE THERE. SO AS THEY UPDATE THAT IN THE FUTURE, THAT POSSIBILITY WILL BE THERE. SO THAT'S EXCITING TO SEE THAT BUILDING OWNER WORKING TOWARD THAT, EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE NOT INSTALLING THE WATER SUPPRESSION AT THIS TIME. 117. YEAH. IT'S WHERE BISHOP AND BISHOP USED TO BE. SO. OUR CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR THIS FALL WILL STILL CONTINUE. AND THIS IS ONE OF THE CHANGES I HAD PUT THE DATE ON THERE. SO THE DATE FOR THIS WILL BE OCTOBER 26, 2025. IT WAS A GOOD EVENT LAST YEAR. PAINT THE TOWN PINK THE DATE HAS NOT BEEN SET YET THAT GOES WITH THE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE. SO AS SOON AS WE KNOW THE PINK OUT DATE, THEN WE'LL KNOW A DATE FOR PAINT THE TOWN PINK. WE'LL TRY TO DO THOSE ON THE SAME DATE. SWIRL WILL BE NOVEMBER 1ST THIS YEAR, SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT AGAIN. LAST YEAR IN 2024, IT WAS A YEAR THAT WAS DOWN A LITTLE BIT FROM THE WEATHER. THAT WHOLE WEEK WAS PREDICTED TO BE RAIN, AND IT WAS A LITTLE BIT GRAY THAT DAY, BUT IT HURT US A LITTLE BIT. WE NORMALLY GATHER ABOUT $20,000 FROM THAT EVENT. THIS YEAR IT WAS 15, SO NOT AS BAD AS IT COULD HAVE BEEN, BUT OUR TICKET SALES WERE NOT AS NOT AS GOOD AS NORMAL. CAR SHOWS WILL BE THE SAME. THE MAIN STREET BOARD IS TALKING ABOUT CHANGING FROM FOUR DATES TO TWO, AND MAKING THOSE TWO DATES IN THE SPRING AND THE FALL A LITTLE BIT BIGGER. CHANGING THE FORMAT A LITTLE BIT. THEY HAVEN'T MADE THAT DECISION FINALLY YET, BUT WHEN I BRING THE STREET CLOSURES TO YOU, HOPEFULLY IN ABOUT A MONTH, WE'LL KNOW FOR SURE WHAT THOSE DATES WILL BE. WE DID HAND OUT SOME GRANT AWARDS THIS PAST YEAR, THESE AND A COUPLE OF OTHERS THAT I DIDN'T HAVE PICTURES FOR, AND WE'VE ALREADY AWARDED A COUPLE MORE. I'LL HAVE PICTURES OF THOSE FOR YOU AT MY NEXT REPORT WHEN WE CAN AWARD THEM THEIR WITH THEIR CHECKS. SO THAT PROGRAM CONTINUES AND IT'S BEEN A GREAT ASSET FOR OUR DOWNTOWN. AND THEN IN 2025 THIS WILL BE THE GREATEST THING WE DO ALL YEAR IS CELEBRATE THE FINAL COMPLETION OF THE COURTHOUSE RENOVATION. I CAN'T TELL YOU ANY DATES FOR SURE, BUT WE'RE HOPING FOR MAY FOR A COMPLETION AND AN UNVEILING AND A GRAND REOPENING. [00:10:02] OUR BENCH PROGRAM HAS GONE WELL AND I ADDED TWO MORE TO THIS LIST AS OF TODAY. SO WE'RE UP TO 15 TOTAL ON OUR BENCH REPLACEMENT PROGRAM. AND YOU CAN SEE ALL THE GREAT LIST OF NAMES WE HAVE GOING THERE. SO IT'S BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL AND OUR BRIC PROGRAM CONTINUES AS WELL. THESE ARE OUR MAIN GOALS FOR THIS YEAR WITH CHANGES IN OUR REPORTING TO THE STATE MAIN STREET OFFICE AND THE NATIONAL LEVEL. WE'VE TRANSFERRED INTO THIS DIFFERENT STRATEGY. SO IT'S PLACEMAKING AND TOURISM FOR US FOR DECATUR AND IT'S CALLED TRANSFORMATION STRATEGIES. IT'S THE SAME FOUR POINTS OF MAIN STREET, BUT IN A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT WAY. AND SO THE BOARD HAS WORKED ON THAT. SO THESE ARE THE TWO BIG GOALS FOR 2025. WE WEREN'T ABLE TO EXPAND OUR MAIN STREET DISTRICT, BUT THEY DO WANT TO GO AHEAD WITH DEVELOPING SOME HISTORIC PRESERVATION GUIDELINES FOR THE DISTRICT AS IT IS. AND THEN FOR THE HISTORIC OVERLAY AREA. SO THAT'S ANOTHER ONE OF THEIR GOALS FOR THIS YEAR. AND THAT'S IT. YEAR 31 STARTS NOW. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. GREG. YOU GOT A REPORT FOR US FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND AIRPORT. YES, SIR. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. SO I'LL GIVE YOU SOME UPDATES. HIT THE HIGH SPOTS FROM PUBLIC WORKS FOR QUARTER FOUR OF 2024. JUST A QUICK RUN THROUGH OF THE PROJECTS AS IT RELATES TO PUBLIC WORKS STUFF THAT WE INSPECT. SO THE POLICE STATION, WE'RE CALLING 80% COMPLETE. THERE'S STILL SOME SIDEWALK AND SOME MINOR THINGS TO DO INSIDE THE COMPLEX THERE. DEER PARK APARTMENTS, 60% COMPLETE AS FAR AS PUBLIC WORKS STUFF. THEY GOT TO BUILD THE CUL DE SAC ON THE END OF THOMPSON STREET EXTENSION AND SOME SIDEWALKS AND OTHER FEW THINGS CLEAN UP AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF. BISHOP HEIGHTS NO UPDATE ON THIS PROJECT. IT'S JUST QUIET RIGHT NOW. I DON'T HAVE AN UPDATE FOR YOU GUYS ON THAT. PALOMA TRAILS 10% COMPLETE. A LOT OF THE DIRT WORK IS COMPLETE. THEY'RE BUILDING RETAINING WALLS OUT THERE NOW. THE UTILITIES ARE SUPPOSED TO START THIS WEEK, SO THAT'S GOING TO THAT WILL KICK OFF, AND THAT'LL KEEP US SUPER BUSY. IT'S A BIG PROJECT. VISTA PARK PHASE ONE. 98% COMPLETE. THEY GOT TO DO SOME DEAD END BARRICADES. THEY'RE GETTING THE FABRIC BEHIND THE CURBS, WHAT WE CALL CURLEX BLANKET FOR EROSION CONTROL AND SWEEPING STREETS, CLEANING UP A FEW LITTLE PATCH PATCH THINGS. WAYNE WILL PROBABLY TOUCH ON IT, BUT I BELIEVE THEY'VE TURNED IN FOR SOME BUILDING PLANS FOR MODEL HOMES, SO HE'LL PROBABLY EXPAND ON THAT. GREG, BEFORE YOU GO ON, CAN YOU JUST EDUCATE US OR EVERYONE IN THE ROOM WHEN YOU SAY PERCENTAGE OF COMPLETION, WHAT COMPLETION MEANS FOR PUBLIC WORKS ITEMS? SO PAVING, DRAINAGE WATER, SEWER, EVERYTHING THAT WE LOOK AT IN STORE. YEAH PAVING, DRAINAGE. LIKE I SAY, WATER AND SEWER. VERY GOOD. YEP. THANK YOU, SIR. JUST THE PUBLIC WORKS ITEMS. EVERYTHING LIKE I LIKE TO SAY, IN BETWEEN THE WATER METERS ON EACH SIDE OF STREET. EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN THERE IS PUBLIC WORKS. ONCE YOU LEAVE THE WATER METER THAT GETS INTO WAYNE'S AREA. ALL RIGHT. GT PRODUCTS, THEY'VE COMPLETED LAYING A SEWER LINE. THEY STILL HAVE TO DO STORM DRAIN AND WATER LINE WORK THERE TO TRAVEL 90% COMPLETE, LIKE SOME PAVING AROUND THE PROJECT AND JUST SOME CLEANUP STUFF. SO AGAIN, THIS IS JUST PUBLIC WORKS ITEMS AND THEN THE RESERVE SENIOR LIVING THEY HAVE TO THEY'VE POURED CURB AND GUTTER. THEY'VE GOT SOME STREET REPAIR. WE'RE LOOKING AT PARTNERING WITH THOSE GUYS MAYBE TO REBUILD THAT STREET BECAUSE IT'S IN BAD SHAPE. IT WAS IN BAD SHAPE BEFORE THAT PROJECT STARTED. AND IT'S NEEDING SOME ATTENTION. SO WE MAY TRY TO MOVE THAT UP ON OUR LIST TO REHAB. YOU'RE REFERRING TO THE STREET TO THE EAST? CHICO. OKAY. CHICO STREET. IT'S IT'S PRETTY ROUGH. SO. AND THEY'RE BUILDING A BEAUTIFUL PROJECT THERE. SO WE WANT TO TRY TO DO OUR PART, TOO. THANK YOU. IF MONEY ALLOWS. STATE STREET WATERLINE, LIKE FRIEDA SAID, IT'S 100% COMPLETE IT HAS BEEN A GOOD PROJECT? I THINK IT WILL PAY OFF IN THE FUTURE FOR FIRE PROTECTION, IF NOTHING ELSE. POCO WATERLINE 95% COMPLETE. THEY HAVE A FINAL WALK THROUGH TOMORROW. COLTON AND KIMLEY-HORN WILL BE DOING A FINAL WALK THROUGH ON THAT PROJECT. JUST SOME CLEANUP STUFF AND THEN ANY PUNCH LIST ITEMS. [00:15:02] SO THEY HAD ONE DAY LAST WEEK. SO SPLASH PAD UP TO PD 10% COMPLETE. I'M JUST SAYING THAT WE GOT THE PARKING LOT COMPLETE. OUR PLANS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED, AND WE'VE GOT THOSE OUT FOR SOME PRICING FOR THE RESTROOM AND EQUIPMENT BUILDING. THAT'S GOING TO HAVE TO GO ALONG WITH THE SPLASH PAD. SUNSET REHAB TANKS, 90% COMPLETE. THE PAINT JOB'S COMPLETE. THEY HAVE AN AUTOMATIC VALVE TO INSTALL. WE'LL PROBABLY BE FILLING THE TANK WITHIN THE NEXT. IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS, WE'LL BE FILLING THAT UP, TESTING IT AND PUTTING IT BACK IN SERVICE. AND THEN SETH KEENER SKATE PARK. I CALLED 95% COMPLETE. IT'S OPEN TODAY. WE STILL HAVE A LITTLE LANDSCAPING TO DO, AND HEATH IS WORKING ON GETTING SOME SOLAR LIGHTS AROUND THERE. AND THEN A LITTLE BIT OF SOD. SO. AT THE AIRPORT FOR THE FOR THE I'LL JUST GIVE YOU THE TOTAL FOR THE YEAR ON THE TOTAL GALLONS FOR JET A AND AVGAS WAS 96,782 GALLONS, FOR A TOTAL OF $8,710 FOR OUR FEE THAT WE GET FOR EVERY GALLON PUMPED. IF YOU REMEMBER THAT INCREASE FROM $0.05 TO $0.09. I LOOK BACK, KATHERINE CHECKED FOR ME RIGHT BEFORE WE CAME OVER HERE LAST YEAR IN 2023, WE HAD TOTAL FUEL SALES OF 71,000 GALLONS. SO INCREASE ABOUT 25,000 GALLONS. THIS IS OUR AIRPORT LAYOUT PLAN. STILL SOMEWHAT OF A DRAFT, BUT IT'S GETTING CLOSE TO FINAL DRAFT. THE COMPANY'S WORKING ON THE NARRATIVE PART OF THIS. THIS IS JUST THE PLAN. THEY DON'T HAVE A NARRATIVE TO GO ALONG WITH IT. BUT ALL THE GREEN ITEMS YOU SEE ON THERE AND THE KIND OF THE TURQUOISE IS ALL NEW STUFF. KIND OF THE MUSTARD YELLOW LOOKING IS ALL EXISTING. SO YOU CAN SEE THERE'S QUITE A BIT STILL TO DEVELOP AT THE AIRPORT WITH JUST A LOT OF POTENTIAL. SOME OF THAT'S OUTSIDE CURRENT AIRPORT PROPERTY. SO WE JUST SHOWED POTENTIAL OF SOME FUTURE GROWTH. SOME OF THAT COVERS UP THE PUBLIC WORKS BARN AREA. SO BUT IT'S ON AIRPORT PROPERTY. SO FOR OUR WORK ORDERS, THIS IS FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER. THE BIG TICKET ITEMS, CHIP BRUSH AND PICKING UP BAGS AND LEAVES OF BAG, YOU KNOW, BAG LEAVES AND GRASS. AND THEN THE THINGS WE DO FOR UTILITY BILL AND THE READOUT AND LEAVE ON STUFF FOR THE METERS, TURN ONS, METER TURN OFFS AND LOCKS FOR THOSE THAT DON'T PAY THEIR WATER BILLS. AND THEN JUST ON DOWN THE ROAD YOU CAN SEE ALL THE I WON'T GO THROUGH ALL OF THEM, BUT IT'S KIND OF ALL OUR WORK ORDER ITEMS THAT WE THAT WE PERFORM IT'S LIKE 714 FOR THE QUARTER. AT THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, WE'RE CURRENTLY 67% ON OUR AVERAGE FLOW. IT'S 801,000 GALLONS A DAY. YOU REMEMBER OUR 75, 90% RULES THAT WE HAVE? SO WE KEEP A GOOD EYE ON THAT. AND STILL DOING GOOD. JUST AVERAGE FLOW WILL KIND OF, IT'LL DRY. IT'LL GO UP AND DOWN, BUT IT DOESN'T MOVE VERY FAST LIKE IT'S A ROLLING AVERAGE. I'LL CALL IT LIKE IN MAY YOU CAN SEE THAT NUMBER. IT'S BECAUSE WE HAD A LOT OF RAIN IN MAY. SO WHEN MAY COMES IT'LL DROP OFF AND THEN IT'LL BE BACK. SO YOU'LL SEE IT. IT DOESN'T MOVE REAL FAST, BUT WE'RE DEFINITELY SEEING SOME INCREASE AT THE WASTEWATER PLANT DUE TO THE GROWTH. AT THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT. LET'S SEE HERE. SO IF YOU RECALL, WE HAVE WE CAN MAKE 3 MILLION GALLONS A DAY. RIGHT NOW OUR DAILY AVERAGE IS EVERY DAY. WE'RE AVERAGING 1.46 MILLION GALLONS A DAY. FOR 2024, WE BASICALLY PRODUCED 516 MILLION GALLONS VERSUS 2023, 532 MILLION GALLONS. AT THE LAKE RIGHT NOW, IT'S EIGHT FEET LOW OR 73.2% FULL THAT WAS AS OF 1-21. SO IN OUR CELLULAR METER REPLACEMENT PROGRAM SO FAR, WE'VE REPLACED 665. WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 2850 FIVE METERS. SO WE STILL HAVE A WAYS TO GO. WE ARE EVERY MONTH THAT WE READ, WE HAVE ONES THAT ARE BAD. WE REPLACE THOSE WITH CELLULAR FIRST. SO THERE'S ABOUT 40 TO 50 A MONTH THAT WE REPLACE. WE JUST WENT THROUGH AND REPLACED ALL THE SCHOOL DISTRICT METERS FOR THEM TO HELP THOSE THOSE GUYS LOOK AT THEIR WATER USAGE A LITTLE EASIER ONLINE. AND WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING THROUGH POCO TOO. THEY HAVE A LOT OF METERS AND WORKING THROUGH POCO SO THEY CAN KEEP A GOOD EYE ON THEIR WATER USAGE. THIS SIDE, JUST TO REMIND YOU OF ALL THE INFORMATION THAT WE CAN CAPTURE FOR OUR RESIDENTS THAT MAY BE WATCHING YOU GUYS KNOW YOU HAVE IT ON YOUR ON YOUR RESIDENCE NOW, [00:20:03] BUT YOU KNOW, JUST YOUR YOU CAN GET BY THE YEAR, BY THE MONTH, BY THE WEEK, BY THE DAY, BY THE HOUR AND BY THE MINUTE, THESE, THESE METERS CAPTURE READING EVERY 15 MINUTES. SO IT'S A GOOD TOOL. IT'S HELPED. I KNOW UTILITY BILLING A LOT. AND MISS KATHERINE, WHEN SHE GETS CALLS ABOUT WATER USAGE. AND YOU CAN PULL THAT UP AND YOU CAN SAY, WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU HAD A CONTINUOUS WATER RUNNING FOR THESE DAYS OR WHATEVER. IT'S A GOOD TOOL FOR US. SO YEAH, I SHOW NO LEAK DETECTED AT MY HOME RIGHT NOW. SO PERFECT. JUST A FEW PICTURES. SO THIS WAS THE PARKING LOT. IF YOU RECALL, THE CHURCH AND THE COUNTY AND THE CITY ALL WENT IN ON. AND I THINK IT TURNED OUT A NICE PROJECT. THIS WAS OVER IN GREATHOUSE ESTATES, WHERE THERE'S CURRENTLY NO WATER LEAKS AT ANY HOUSES. SO WE DID A SEALCOAT JOB IN THIS IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. IT WAS CHALLENGING. YOU KNOW, THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY IN AND ONE WAY OUT. SO IT WAS PRETTY CHALLENGING FOR US TO KIND OF KEEP CARS OFF OF IT AND TRY TO GET RESIDENTS IN THEIR HOUSES AND DRIVEWAYS, BUT IT WORKED OUT GOOD AND IT TURNED OUT NICE. YEAH, GREG, I LIVE IN THE INSIDE OF THAT CIRCLE AND I COULDN'T GET OUT FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS, SO. WE WERE WONDERING WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU. [LAUGHTER] THIS IS SKATE PARK. REAL PROUD OF THIS PROJECT. YEAH, RIGHT. LIKE I SAY, HEATH IS, YOU CAN SEE HE PLANTED SOME TREES IN THIS, AND I BELIEVE HE HAS SOD COMING THIS WEEK, TOO. IT LOOKS REALLY GOOD. SO IT'S. YEAH, I LIKE IT. ANOTHER NICE PROJECT. JUMP THE FENCE. YEAH. I'M THINKING ABOUT GETTING NEW SKATEBOARD. CAREFUL. OKAY, SO THE BALL FIELD PROJECT. YOU KNOW, THIS WAS A HUGE PROJECT THAT WE COULD NOT HAVE TACKLED WITHOUT THE HELP OF EDC. SO IT'S EVEN FURTHER ALONG NOW. THEY HAVE THE BROWN AREAS FOR THE DIRT AREAS AND THE BASELINES IN THERE NOW. SO IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN BY THERE, GO OVER THERE AND LOOK. IT'S LOOKS GOOD. NICE. HEATH WAS TELLING ME THAT THE I THINK IT WAS CITY OF HASLET AND MAYBE EVEN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT CAME OUT AND LOOKED AT IT. SO. GREAT. THAT PLAY BASEBALL. YOU KNOW, THE DRAINAGE WAS TERRIBLE OVER THERE. IT WAS A MUDDY MESS AND DIDN'T DRAIN WELL. SO THERE'S A LOT OF UNDERGROUND DRAINAGE IN HERE TOO. SO A LOT OF ROCK AND SOME DRAINAGE PIPES. THEY ACTUALLY OUTFLOW OUT TO THE STREET THERE. SO WE'RE HOPING THAT IF IT RAINS THEY CAN HAVE GAMES AND HAVE TO CANCEL AS MANY GAMES. THE OUTFIELD MIGHT BE A LITTLE WET, BUT THE DIRT AREAS WILL BE TURF. SO NO WORRIES ON BEING MUDDY UP THERE IN THERE. SO JUST ANOTHER OVERVIEW OF THE PARK KIND OF SHOWS ALL OUR PROJECTS THAT WE'VE DONE RECENTLY. THE PLAYGROUND FIRST, AND THEN OF COURSE THE SKATE PARK AND THE BALL FIELD RENOVATIONS OVER ON THE RIGHT. THE OLD SKATE PARK IS, I BELIEVE, FINISHED TAKING DOWN THE OLD EQUIPMENT. WE WERE GOING TO TRY TO RELOCATE THAT EQUIPMENT, BUT IT WAS FALLING APART, RUSTED. SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO RELOCATE THAT. WE'RE HOPEFULLY CAN MAYBE DO SOME THAT WAS GOING TO GO TO THE EAST SIDE PARK, [INAUDIBLE]. BUT IT'S WE CALL IT THE MANUFACTURER AND TRYING TO GET THE PARTS, AND HE DIDN'T RECOMMEND TRYING TO REUSE IT. SO WE'LL COME UP WITH ANOTHER PLAN OVER THERE THOUGH. I BELIEVE HEATH IS GOING TO PUT BASKETBALL GOAL HERE TO SHOOT SOME HOOPS. AND THEN IF YOU GUYS REMEMBER, WE GOT A COUPLE OF THOSE TEAK BALL TABLES. IT'S LIKE THE CURVED. HE'S GOING TO PUT A COUPLE OUT HERE AND KIND OF SEE, SEE HOW THOSE WORK OUT THERE. SO. THE ROSE AVENUE ELEVATED SOURCE TANK PROJECT. JUST A FEW PICTURES THERE. I THINK THAT TURNED OUT REAL NICE. IT MATCHES THE OTHER TOWER COLOR. WE'RE WORKING ON THE ORIGINAL PROJECT DIDN'T INCLUDE LIGHTING, BUT WE'RE GOING TO GET A PRICE FOR TO TRY TO LIGHT IT UP LIKE THE OTHER ONES, SO HOPEFULLY THAT'LL GET DONE. IS THAT IT? THAT'S IT. ALL RIGHT. VERY NICE. THANK YOU. YES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE]. ALL RIGHT. BUILDING INSPECTION. WAYNE. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING. ALL RIGHT. SO THIS IS THE FOURTH QUARTER REPORT FOR INSPECTION SERVICES WHICH INCLUDES BUILDING INSPECTION AND PERMITTING. HEALTH AND CODE ENFORCEMENT. EACH DIVISION WORKS WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE ADOPTED ORDINANCES TO MEET THE MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR THE CITY OF DECATUR. THIS IS A PICTURE. GREG WAS TALKING ABOUT THE DEER PARK APARTMENTS. THE MORE WE FOUND OUT TODAY, THEY'RE GOING TO BE CALLED THE CHISHOLM APARTMENTS. [00:25:06] AND SO THIS IS A VIEW GOING IN THERE. THEY'VE MADE A LOT OF PROGRESS IN THIS DEVELOPMENT. THERE'S SEVERAL BUILDINGS ON THE GROUND. BUILDING ONE, WHICH IS THE ONE ON THE RIGHT SIDE RIGHT THERE IS PRETTY MUCH COMPLETE. THEY FINISHED OUT DRYWALL. NOW THEY'RE DOING SOME FINISH OUT INSIDE IT. AND THE ONE DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF YOU IS THE CLUBHOUSE FOR THAT DEVELOPMENT THAT'S IN THERE. IT'S WORKING OUT REALLY WELL. THEY'VE CONTACTED US ABOUT DOING A PRE-LEASING TRAILER TO PUT ON LOCATION. WE'RE WORKING WITH THEM TO TRY TO FIND A WAY TO INCORPORATE THAT IN WHILE KEEPING THE CONSTRUCTION SITE SEPARATED AND MAKING SURE WE KEEP UP SAFETY GOING IN THERE. GOT A FEW UPDATES FOR YOU THAT HAVE GONE ON IN THE INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT DURING THE LAST QUARTER ON THE BUILDING INSPECTION SIDE OF THIS. WE DID COMPLETE THE CODE ADOPTION IN NOVEMBER THAT YOU APPROVED AND MADE AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF JANUARY 1ST, 2025. WE'RE CURRENTLY ENFORCING THOSE ORDINANCE, BUT GOT AN EMPHASIS ON PROVIDING EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TO THE CONTRACTORS AND THE CITIZENS TO GAIN COMPLIANCE WITH THESE NEWER CODES. BLESS YOU. THANK YOU. WE DID COMPLETE THE ANNUAL OIL AND GAS INSPECTIONS THAT ARE REQUIRED BY ORDINANCE. WE DO HAVE A THIRD PARTY THAT COMES IN AND DOES THAT. AND THERE ARE 59 WELLS OPERATED BY 12 OPERATORS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF DECATUR. AND HE DOES SAFETY INSPECTIONS ON THOSE EACH YEAR TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE UP TO THE MINIMUM STANDARDS THAT ARE REQUIRED AND MAKES CORRECTIONS WHERE NEEDED. OUR GOVWELL SOFTWARE HAS BEEN IN USE FOR MORE THAN SIX MONTHS NOW IN THE BUILDING INSPECTION SIDE OF THIS. SO THE THING THAT WE'RE MOST IMPRESSED WITH THIS IS THE PLAN SUBMITTAL AND REVIEW PROCESS THAT'S IN THERE. IT GIVES US A DIRECT ROUTE BACK TO THAT APPLICANT TO BE ABLE TO TALK TO THEM WHENEVER WE'RE DOING THESE PLAN REVIEWS, AND MAKE COMMENTS ON THE PLANS AND HAVE A PLACE FOR THEM TO ADDRESS THAT. THEIR SOFTWARE ENGINEERS ARE WORKING WITH US TO IMPROVE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL USABILITY OF THIS SYSTEM ALL THE TIME. WE MAKE NEW PROGRESSES ON IT ALL THE TIME. PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS REMAIN THE FOCUS FOR THE BUILDING INSPECTIONS DIVISION AND WORKING TO IMPLEMENT THOSE BEST PRACTICES AND FIND ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENTS. AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO THAT OVER THE COMING YEAR. GREG DID MENTION ABOUT THE MODEL HOMES THAT VISTA PARK SUBDIVISION HAS SUBMITTED. THEY ARE IN REVIEW RIGHT NOW. AND THE OTHER PART OF THAT THAT HE DIDN'T MENTION WAS THAT THE CONTRACTOR, WHENEVER I SPOKE WITH THEM ABOUT THESE TWO MODEL HOMES, SAID THAT THEY WILL HAVE AN INITIAL SUBMITTAL OF 30 NEW HOMES THAT WILL BE COMING IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. SO WE'LL HAVE QUITE A FEW THAT ARE GOING ON RIGHT OFF THE BAT. SO PERMITTING FOR 2024 ENDED UP AT 747 PERMITS FOR THE YEAR. THAT IS VERSUS 741 FOR 2023. IT'S UP SLIGHTLY. WE DID HAVE SOME PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE IN THERE. WE COMBINED SOME PERMITTING IN THERE. SO THOSE NUMBERS ARE A LITTLE BIT OFF WITH THAT. THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN A LITTLE BIT HIGHER IF WE'D KEPT THOSE PERMITS SEPARATE, BUT WE FEEL LIKE IT MAKES FOR A BETTER PROCESS ON THAT, THAT WE COMBINE THOSE PERMITS TOGETHER. YOU CAN SEE THE GRAPH THAT THAT 747 IS A EIGHT YEAR HIGH FOR THE NUMBER OF PERMITS THAT WERE ISSUED. WE HIT 741 LAST YEAR AND HIT 747 THIS THIS PAST YEAR 2024. CONTRACTOR VALUATIONS 88 MILLION VERSUS 20,000,000 IN 2023. THOSE VALUATIONS ARE UP SIGNIFICANTLY. IT'S THE TYPE OF PROJECTS THAT ARE BEING BROUGHT IN, THOSE HIGH VALUE COMMERCIAL PROJECTS THAT COME IN AND THAT DOES HAVE THE CHISHOLM APARTMENTS THAT ARE ON THAT. AND SO THAT THAT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE TO SEE THOSE VALUATIONS. YOU CAN SEE THAT IN THE GRAPH THERE. THAT ALSO THAT 88 MILLION DOES INDICATE A ALL TIME HIGH IN THE LAST 7 OR 8 YEARS OF, OF RECORDS THAT WE'VE KEPT ON THIS FOR THE VALUATION THAT CAME IN. PERMIT FEES COLLECTED THAT DOES INCLUDE PERMIT FEES, PLAN REVIEW FEES, WATER AND IMPACT FEES, [00:30:05] BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL CHARGED OUT AT THE SAME TIME CAME IN AT $702,000 VERSUS $187,000 LAST YEAR. AND AGAIN, YOU SEE THE SAME A VERY CLOSE NUMBER OF PERMITS. THERE WERE SIX PERMITS THAT THAT DIVIDED 2024 AND 2023. BUT YOU SEE THE HUGE DIFFERENCE IN THE VALUATIONS AND THE PERMITS FEES THAT WERE COLLECTED THERE. AND THAT'S BECAUSE OF THE TYPE OF PROJECTS THAT CAME IN. AND THEN YOU SEE THAT 2022 DID HAVE A HIGHER PERMIT FEE VALUATION THAT CAME IN ON THAT BUILDING INSPECTIONS COMPLETED THERE IN 2024, 1767. AND YOU CAN SEE THE NUMBERS ON THAT. AND WE STAY WITHIN THAT 500 PLUS OR MINUS INSPECTIONS THAT ARE GOING ON WITH THAT. WE DID DO SOME PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS ON INSPECTIONS AND INCLUDED AND COMBINED CERTAIN INSPECTIONS IN CERTAIN AREAS SO THAT WE COULD MAKE A BETTER, MORE STREAMLINED PROCESS ON THAT. OUR HEALTH INSPECTIONS DIVISION THE FOCUS IN THAT DIVISION HAS BEEN ON ENSURING CONSISTENCY AND CONVENIENT SERVICES TO ALL APPLICANTS WHILE MAINTAINING A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE CITIZENS AND VISITORS TO DECATUR. THEY HAVE IMPLEMENTED OUR GOVWELL SYSTEM. THEY'VE BEEN ON THAT PROBABLY LONGER THAN ANYBODY ELSE. IT DOES PROVIDE A SHORTER AND SMOOTHER PROCESS ON THIS. EVERYTHING THAT'S IN THE BUILDING INSPECTIONS DIVISION IS ON THE GOVWELL PROCESS NOW AND EVERYTHING THAT WE DO IS COMPLETELY DONE ONLINE. SO ALL APPLICATIONS ARE SUBMITTED ONLINE REVIEWED ONLINE. WE STILL GET PEOPLE THAT COME INTO THE OFFICE. WE HAVE A LAPTOP THERE THAT THEY CAN INTERFACE WITH AND SUBMIT THEIR PROJECT ON DURING THAT IF THEY DECIDE TO COME IN AND SUBMIT THAT IN THE OFFICE. YOU'LL SEE IN HERE IN SOME OF THE GRAPHS THAT THE ANNUAL MOBILE FOOD UNIT PERMITS HAVE INCREASED AGAIN THIS YEAR, BUT THE TEMPORARY EVENT PERMITS HAVE RISEN ALSO DURING THIS TIME. IT'S NOT AS HIGH AS IT WAS IN YEARS PAST, BUT IT'S STILL UP. AND THAT'S MAINLY BECAUSE, LIKE WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IN THE PAST, THAT THE ANNUAL PERMIT HOLDERS ARE BEING CALLED ON TO SERVE AT THESE TEMPORARY EVENTS MORE AND MORE OFTEN. ISSUED A TOTAL OF 269 PERMITS IN 2024. IT'S UP FROM 2023. THERE WAS ONLY ONE NEW FOOD ESTABLISHMENT THAT CAME IN IN 2024, AND THAT WAS THE BIG TEX ICE OUT ON SOUTH FM 51. THAT'S THE NEW ICE MACHINE THAT'S OVER THERE. THERE YOU SEE THE NUMBER OF NEW FOOD ESTABLISHMENT PERMITS, 2024 THROUGH 17. AND HERE'S THE ANNUAL MOBILE PERMITS. YOU CAN SEE THAT WE HAVE 27 ACTIVE PERMITS IN PLACE RIGHT NOW. THAT NUMBER HAS JUST INCREASED OVER THE YEARS. YOU SEE, THAT STARTED IN 2019 WHEN WE REVISED THAT ORDINANCE TO CREATE SOMETHING FOR MOBILE FOOD UNITS TO COME IN. AND IT'S JUST CONTINUED TO INCREASE EVER SINCE THEN. TEMPORARY EVENT PERMITS, THEY HAVE RISEN A LITTLE BIT OVER THE LAST YEAR. THE YEARS PRIOR TO 2020 WERE A LOT HIGHER. BUT LIKE I SAID THAT A LOT OF THAT HAS TO DO WITH THOSE ANNUAL MOBILE PERMITS THAT ARE COMING IN AND BEING USED AT THESE TEMPORARY EVENTS ROUTE INSPECTIONS FOR THAT. SO IT'S 345 INSPECTIONS THAT WERE COMPLETED IN 2024. AND THEN THAT INCLUDED 33 PUBLIC POOL INSPECTIONS. WE DID ISSUE 31 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE PERMITS AND TOTAL FEES COLLECTED FOR THAT DEPARTMENT WAS JUST OVER $57,000. THE CODE ENFORCEMENT DIVISION, THIS WAS ONE OF THE SUCCESS STORIES THAT WE HAD. A HOUSE THAT WAS BURNT OVER ON HALSELL STREET WAS THERE FOR SEVERAL YEARS. WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE IT THROUGH THE PROCESS THROUGH OUR BUILDING STANDARDS COMMISSION AND GET THAT REMOVED. YOU CAN SEE THE BEFORE PICTURE ON THE LEFT, AND THE AFTER PICTURE ON THE RIGHT IS AN EMPTY LOT. MUCH EASIER TO MAINTAIN AND KEEP UP. LESS DANGER IN THAT. [00:35:03] SO AS WE TALKED ABOUT COMING INTO THIS THIRD QUARTER THAT WE'RE GOING TO FOCUS ON SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURES AND OUTSIDE STORAGE. AND WE'VE DONE THAT DURING THE FOURTH QUARTER. WE WANT TO CONTINUE THAT DURING THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2025. BUT AS THE SPRING COMES ALONG, WE'LL LOOK THAT WE'LL SEE THAT FOCUS MOVE OVER TO HIGH WEEDS AND GRASS, UNSECURED POOLS, THINGS LIKE THAT, THINGS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH WARMER WEATHER. WE HAVE USED OUR BUILDING STANDARDS COMMISSION AND MUNICIPAL COURT TO SUPPORT THESE FOCUSED EFFORTS THAT WE DO, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO THAT. THEY'VE BEEN GREAT TOOLS AND GREAT PARTNERSHIPS TO WORK WITH ON DOING THAT. AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE UPDATED ORDINANCES THROUGH THE YEAR. THERE WAS A TOTAL OF 267 CASES OPENED IN 2024, WITH 221 OF THOSE CLOSED, CREATING A 81% CLOSURE RATE FOR THE CODE ENFORCEMENT DIVISION. HOW WEEDS AND GRASS YOU SEE IN OCTOBER. STILL UP AT 13. THERE'S QUITE A FEW THAT WAS GOING ON DURING THAT TIME. STAYED A LITTLE WARM AND RAINY DURING THAT OCTOBER MONTH. AND THEN IT FELL OFF AS IT GOT COLDER. WE DID START TRACKING CONFISCATED SIGNS IN JULY OF THIS YEAR. AND SO THAT 175 IS JUST FROM JULY UNTIL DECEMBER OF THIS YEAR. OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT DOES KEEP OUT THERE AND TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH CONTRACTORS WORKING WITHOUT A PERMIT. MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE IN THERE GETTING THESE PERMITS THAT THEY'VE GOT. SO WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE PROTECTING THE CITIZENS OF DECATUR. THERE IS A FOCUS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT. SO THE SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURED CASES. WE DID HAVE A VOLUNTARY DEMOLITION THROUGH THAT PROCESS AND A VOLUNTARY TWO VOLUNTARILY SECURED STRUCTURES DURING THAT TIME, AND HAD TWO DEMOS ORDERED BY THE BUILDING STANDARDS COMMISSION THAT WE CARRIED OUT. TRASH, DEBRIS AND OUTSIDE STORAGE, THAT STARTED OFF IN OCTOBER, AND IN NOVEMBER HAD TEN CASES THAT WERE OPENED ON THAT. AND ONE THING THAT I'LL TELL YOU ABOUT THE WAY THE REASON WHY YOU SEE THAT DROP OFF IN DECEMBER IS BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT TO KEEP GOING BACK TO THOSE ONES. THESE ARE VERY LABOR AND TIME INTENSIVE CASES. WHENEVER YOU'RE DEALING WITH SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURES AND TRASH AND DEBRIS LIKE THIS, GOING BACK TO THAT WELL AND TRYING TO GAIN A LITTLE BIT MORE CLIENT COMPLIANCE, A LITTLE BIT MORE COMPLIANCE, AND EVENTUALLY HAVING TO MOVE SOME OF THOSE CASES FORWARD TO COURT AND TO BUILDING STANDARDS. AND IT TAKES UP A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME WITH THOSE PROCESSES THAT GO IN PLACE, TOO. BUT WE'LL KEEP MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT AND KEEP GAINING COMPLIANCE WITH THOSE. THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS? I'M GOING TO ASK A SILLY ONE, BROTHER SMITH WHY IS ICE CONSIDERED A FOOD? IT'S BECAUSE IT'S A PROCESS. YOU'RE PROCESSING THAT WATER. YOU STILL HAVE TO EAT IT. YOU'RE STILL. IT'S A CONSUMPTION. OKAY. IT'S SOMETHING YOU'RE PUTTING IN YOUR BODY. SO THE TIMES I BOUGHT BAGS OF ICE, IT'S TYPICALLY GOING IN THE COOLER OR TO ICE DOWN WHATEVER. BUT I GUESS THE PEOPLE THAT PICK UP BAGS OF ICE FOR TO TAKE HOME, I TAKE A BAG OF ICE ONCE A WEEK HOME IT'S FOR CONSUMPTION, AND THEN I'LL GET THE WATER DOWN THERE TOO. YES, SIR. FOR MY KEURIG ANYWAY. VERY GOOD. YOU KNOW, THE CITY OF DECATUR'S WATER IS FINE. I USE THAT OTHERWISE. BUT I DON'T PUT IT IN MY KEURIG BECAUSE IT DOES SCALE IT UP A LITTLE BIT. WE CAN GET GREG ON THAT. THE CITY OF DECATUR WATER WORKS GREAT. LIKE I SAID, WE HAVE THE BEST WATER IN THE COUNTY. THAT'S WHAT WE DRINK. DOESN'T SOUND LIKE YOU THINK OUR WATER IS THE BEST. NO NO NO NO, IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT. I DON'T HAVE AN ICEMAKER THAT WORKS. AND SO I BUY MY ICE. SO. THAT'S TRUE. IT IS. ACTUALLY. VERY GOOD. I DO WANT TO SAY THIS ON BEHALF OF CITY COUNCIL. I ADMIRE THE PROCESS IMPROVEMENT ENDEAVOR THAT YOU'VE ENTERED INTO AND CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THE CONTINUOUS PROCESS IMPROVEMENT. SO THERE'S ALWAYS ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT. YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? [CALL TO ORDER] ALL RIGHT. WELL I HAVE US AT THE END OF OUR WORKSHOP, BUT I DO HAVE IT AT 6:10. SO WE WILL CONTINUE ON AT 6:10 IN OUR REGULAR MEETING. THE FIRST ITEM IS A MOMENT OF SILENCE. IF YOU'RE ABLE, PLEASE STAND AND JOIN ME IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE. [00:40:08] AND AT THIS TIME I DIDN'T PREPARE THEM. BUT WE HAVE MARY ANN AND JOE NEIL HENDERSON WITH US, AND WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE THEM FOR BUSINESS OF THE MONTH. I'M GOING TO ASK THEM, THOUGH, TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. WHENEVER YOU'RE READY. PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO READ A PROCLAMATION FOR THE BUSINESS OF THE MONTH. [PRESENTATIONS, RECOGNITION] WHEREAS IN 2004, MARIANNE AND JOE NEIL HENDERSON LAUNCHED A NEW BUSINESS VENTURE SUPPORTING PRINTING AND COPYING NEEDS FOR WISE COUNTY, WITH A BACKGROUND IN PRINT SALES AND MARKETING. THE HENDERSON'S SEIZED THE OPPORTUNITY LAUNCHING I COPY AND WHEREAS WITH JUST ONE MODEST COPIER AND A SINGLE FULL TIME EMPLOYEE, ICOPY OCCUPIED A 200 SQUARE FOOT CORNER INSIDE OF WHAT USED TO BE RADIO SHACK ON THE SQUARE IN DECATUR. LATE IN 2004, ICOPY GREW INTO A DEDICATED LOCATION AT PRADA SHOPS ON HIGHWAY 51 SOUTH. WHEREAS IN 2011, IC OPY BROADENED THEIR BUSINESS SCOPE WITH THE PURCHASE OF MESSENGER OFFICE SUPPLY, GROWING FROM A GRAPHIC DESIGN AND PRINTING OPERATION TO A FULL SCALE OFFICE SUPPLY AND OFFICE FURNITURE BUSINESS. AFTER ADDING FIVE FULL TIME EMPLOYEES AND TWO FLEET VEHICLES AND AN ENDLESS PRODUCT ASSORTMENTS, IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG TO REALIZE THAT THE FLAGSHIP BRAND ICOPY NO LONGER TOLD THE STORY OF SERVICES OFFERED. IOFFICE WAS SOON CHAMPIONED AS THE NEW BRAND, AND GREW FROM CATALOG PHONE ORDERS TO A STRONG ONLINE BUSINESS IN A MATTER OF MONTHS. AND WHEREAS TODAY IOFFICE EMPLOYS 15 TEAM MEMBERS IN VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS INCLUDING CUSTOMER SERVICE, PRINT PRODUCTION, GRAPHIC DESIGN, PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS, LOGO APPAREL SALES TEAM, FURNITURE SPECIALISTS AND DELIVERY AND INSTALLERS. WHEREAS IOFFICE PROUDLY SERVES MANY LOCAL BUSINESSES, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, UNIVERSITIES, MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTY OFFICES IN OUR SURROUNDING AREA, AVERAGING 70 RETAIL WALK IN DAILY AND PROVIDING NEW DAILY SERVICES TO CUSTOMERS WITHIN A 45 MILE RADIUS OF DECATUR AND BEYOND. WHEREAS SPECIAL RECOGNITION INCLUDES BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARDS FROM DECATUR, EDC AND CITIZENS OF THE YEAR AWARD FROM THE DECATUR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, SMALL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR FROM METRO AIRPORT CHAMBER WITH OVER 20 YEARS IN BUSINESS. JOE NEIL AND MARIANNE HENDERSON HAVE WORKED ALONGSIDE EACH OTHER TO SUCCESSFULLY ACCOMPLISH THIS. NOW THEREFORE, LET IT BE KNOWN TO ALL I, MIKE MCQUISTON, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MONDAY, JANUARY 27TH, AS IOFFICE DAY. [APPLAUSE] AUSTIN, YOU'LL HAVE TO KIND OF LEAD US IN WHERE YOU WOULD LIKE US TO. DO YOU ALL WANT TO ALL GROUP UP OR JUST BE IN THE BACKGROUND? OH, OKAY. THIS CAN'T BE IN THE PICTURE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. DO YOU? APPRECIATE IT? YEAH. WILL, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I GUESS WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO COME DOWN. OKAY. ALL RIGHT OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THAT WAS GREAT. JUST HAVE TO TELL US WHAT TO DO. ARE YOU GUYS READY? ONE. TWO. THREE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AWESOME. APPRECIATE IT. APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. THAT SOUNDED SO GOOD WHEN YOU READ IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. MY PLEASURE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. YES, BROTHER. APPRECIATE IT MEANS A LOT. CONGRATULATIONS. WE APPRECIATE YOU ALL. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WONDERFUL. YOU'RE A GREAT PARTNER. ALL OF YOU. EDDIE. WE'RE ABOUT TO GO TO EXECUTIVE SESSION, SO. [00:45:08] ALL RIGHT, SUSIE, DO WE HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP FOR COMMENTS OR ANNOUNCEMENTS? NO, SIR. WE DON'T. ALL RIGHT. ITEM TWO WE WILL BE GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551, [2. EXECUTIVE SESSION] DELIBERATION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS WITH LIBERTAS. AND DELIBERATION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE EDC AND IAC LIMITED. AND WE WILL GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 6:15. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION AT 7:19. [3. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION] AND THERE ISN'T ANY IMMEDIATE ACTION COMING OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION AS WE HAVE THESE ITEMS FURTHER DOWN ON THE AGENDA. [4. HEAR PRESENTATION FROM NEWGEN STRATEGIES AND SOLUTIONS, LLC REGARDING RESULTS OF THE WATER AND WASTEWATER RATE STUDY AND CONSIDER RESOLUTION APPROVING ADOPTION OF STUDY.] ITEM FOUR HEAR A PRESENTATION FROM NEWGEN. I THANK YOU, NEWGEN STRATEGIES AND SOLUTIONS. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I WANT TO INVITE CHRIS ECKERT UP TO THE PODIUM TO DELIVER OUR LONG AWAITED WATER AND WASTEWATER RATES STUDY. THE WORK ON THIS BEGAN BACK IN DECEMBER OF 23. SO, CHRIS, THEY'RE ALL YOURS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. CHRIS ECKERT WITH NEWGEN STRATEGIES AND SOLUTIONS. PLEASURE TO BE WITH YOU HERE TONIGHT. OKAY. THERE WE GO. I KNOW YOU'VE ALREADY HAD A BIT OF A LONG EVENING, SO I'LL TRY AND KEEP THIS BRIEF, BUT I DO WANT TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE AS I PRESENT THE WATER AND SEWER RATE PLAN THAT WE'VE DEVELOPED FOR YOU. AS WE TALK ABOUT THE WATER AND SEWER UTILITY TONIGHT, I DO WANT TO WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT THE UTILITY IS TRACKED IN WHAT IS CALLED A PROPRIETARY OR ENTERPRISE FUND FROM AN ACCOUNTING PERSPECTIVE. AND WHY THAT'S IMPORTANT. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE WATER AND SEWER UTILITY, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A BUSINESS TYPE ACTIVITY OF GOVERNMENT. THOSE FUND TYPES ARE RESERVED FOR BUSINESS TYPE ACTIVITIES OF GOVERNMENT. WHILE WE ARE PROVIDING AN ESSENTIAL SERVICE TO OUR CITIZENS, WE DO NEED TO RUN AND OPERATE THE UTILITY AS A BUSINESS. FOR A BUSINESS TO BE SUCCESSFUL, WE HAVE TO DO CERTAIN THINGS. FIRST AND FOREMOST, WE HAVE TO BE IN A REVENUE SUFFICIENT POSITION. OUR REVENUES HAVE TO MATCH OR EQUAL OUR EXPENSES. THE SECOND THING WE HAVE TO DO SPECIFIC TO THE UTILITY TO RUN IT LIKE A BUSINESS, IS WE HAVE TO MONITOR OUR RESERVES, ESPECIALLY IN THE WATER BUSINESS. WHEN IT STARTS RAINING, WE SELL LESS WATER, AND SO WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE MAINTAIN ADEQUATE RESERVES TO MAINTAIN OUR CASH FLOW. WE'RE A FIXED, COST INTENSIVE ENTERPRISE. OUR EXPENSES COME IN YEAR ROUND. WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE SUFFICIENT MONEY IN THE BANK TO WITHSTAND THAT CASH FLOW. THE THIRD THING WE HAVE TO DO IS WE HAVE TO REINVEST IN OUR BUSINESS. WE HAVE PIPES, PLANTS, PUMPS. ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE EXPENSIVE. ALL OF THESE THINGS BREAK DOWN. SO WE NEED TO BE SURE WE'RE REINVESTING IN OUR BUSINESS OVER TIME. SO DO YOU WANT TO GO AND LOOK BACK BEFORE WE LOOK AHEAD? AND SO WHAT I HAVE FOR YOU HERE IS A CHART THAT SHOWS WHAT AN AVERAGE MONTHLY BILL. AND WHEN I SAY AVERAGE, I MEAN 6600 GALLONS OF WATER, 4000 GALLONS OF WASTEWATER. IF WE LOOK AT YOUR RESIDENTIAL CLASS OF CUSTOMERS, THAT'S WHAT AN AVERAGE MONTHLY BILL IS OVER THE COURSE OF A YEAR. BUT GOING ALL THE WAY BACK TO FISCAL YEAR 2015, THE BILL AT THAT TIME WAS $77.32. AS WE LOOK TODAY HERE IN FISCAL YEAR 24, 8881, NOW, OVER THE COURSE OF THAT PERIOD FROM FISCAL YEAR 2015 TO 2024, THAT BILL HAS GONE UP ON AVERAGE EVERY YEAR 1.55%. BUT WHEN WE LOOK AT THE LARGER INDUSTRY, WHEN WE LOOK AT LARGER INFLATIONARY PRESSURE, WE USE AN INDEX THAT'S PUBLISHED BY THE FEDERAL RESERVE. IT'S THE WATER, SEWER AND TRASH CONSUMER PRICE INDEX. THAT SAME INDEX OVER THAT SAME PERIOD HAS GONE UP 3.86% ANNUALLY. SO AGAIN, YOU AS THE CITY HAVE GONE UP 1.55%. THE INDUSTRY HAS GONE UP 3.86%. WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE ON A CUMULATIVE BASIS? THAT'S THE CHART YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN HERE. AGAIN, THE CITY WAS TRACKING VERY WELL WITHIN THIS INDEX GOING ALL THE WAY INTO 2019 2020. BUT YOU HAVE NOT HAD ANY KIND OF A RATE ADJUSTMENT SINCE THAT PERIOD. SO YOU'VE GONE 2020 ALL THE WAY THROUGH 2024 WITH NO CHANGE IN THE PRICING TO YOUR CUSTOMERS. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, YOUR COST HAS CONTINUED TO INCREASE OVER THAT SAME PERIOD. AND SO ULTIMATELY, THAT IS THE REASON I'M HERE TONIGHT, IS WE NEED TO LOOK VERY CAREFULLY AT OUR BUSINESS. WE NEED TO LOOK AT THE PRICING OF OUR BUSINESS, ESPECIALLY AS WE LOOK AT THE GROWTH THAT IS COMING. [00:50:01] NOW, THIS COUNCIL DID TAKE ACTION ON IMPACT FEES NOT TOO LONG AGO, AND I APPLAUD YOU FOR THAT ACTION. YOU SEE WHAT THAT WATER IMPACT FEE IS NOW 4780 WASTEWATER 9078. THAT IS AN ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL ACTION TO HELP FUND THE GROWTH THAT IS COMING. THAT'S GOING TO ENSURE THAT GROWTH HELPS PAY FOR GROWTH. BUT WE ARE STILL IN A POSITION THAT WE NEED TO ADJUST OUR PRICING TO OUR CUSTOMERS TO MAKE UP FOR THOSE COST INCREASES WE'VE SEEN OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. SO LET'S TALK ABOUT GROWTH FOR JUST A SECOND. WHAT IS IT WE HAVE BUILT INTO THE RATE PLAN WE HAVE ASSUMED COMMENSURATE WITH YOUR IMPACT FEE STUDY AVERAGE OF 544 NEW CONNECTIONS ADDED ANNUALLY. THAT'S REALLY THE PRIMARY DRIVER AS WE LOOK AT THE CAPITAL INVESTMENT NEEDED FOR THE UTILITY GOING FORWARD. $216 MILLION OF CAPITAL PROJECTS ESTIMATED TO BE NEEDED BETWEEN FISCAL YEAR 25. FISCAL YEAR 2030. BUT AGAIN, THE MAJORITY OF THOSE IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE FUNDED WITH IMPACT FEES. THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE ANTICIPATED WITHIN OUR PLAN. SO JUST SOME NUMBERS FOR YOU THERE. ANYTIME YOU SEE DEBT SUPPORTED BY IMPACT FEES CASH CAPITAL INVESTMENT SUPPORTED BY IMPACT FEES. BUT THERE'S STILL AN ELEMENT OF THAT CAPITAL PLAN THAT WE WILL NEED TO FUND WITH RATES. AND SO THAT HAS BEEN BUILT INTO THE PLAN I HAVE FOR YOU THIS EVENING. YOU'VE SEEN THESE NUMBERS ALREADY, BUT WE JUST LISTED THE TOP TEN WATER PROJECTS THERE, $64 MILLION ON THOSE TOP TEN PROJECTS. ON THE WASTEWATER PROJECTS, 167.85 MILLION. SO SOME SIGNIFICANT REINVESTMENT AND CAPITAL INVESTMENT THAT IS NEEDED IN OUR SYSTEM. NOW THE CITY, LIKE MOST CITIES OUT THERE, WE ANTICIPATE YOU WILL NEED TO ISSUE DEBT TO FUND THOSE CAPITAL PROJECTS. I RECOGNIZE DEBT IS A FOUR LETTER WORD. I HAVE COUNCIL'S I STAND IN FRONT OF THEY DO NOT WANT TO ISSUE DEBT, BUT DEBT IS AN IMPORTANT TOOL FOR A UTILITY SYSTEM. AND THE REASON IS IT HELPS US MAINTAIN EQUITY. WHEN WE ISSUE DEBT AND FUND A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT WITH DEBT, WE'RE SPREADING REPAYMENT OF THAT PROJECT OUT OVER TIME, AND IT'S PAID BACK BY THE CUSTOMERS THAT ARE USING THAT INFRASTRUCTURE THAT HELPS PROMOTE WHAT WE CALL INTERGENERATIONAL EQUITY. SO AGAIN, THAT'S WHY WE'VE PUT DEBT INTO THE PLAN. WE ANTICIPATE YOU WILL HAVE TO USE DEBT TO FUND THESE PROJECTS GOING FORWARD. BUT AS WE LOOK AT EXECUTING ON THIS PLAN, IF WE DO ALL OF THE CAPITAL INVESTMENT THAT IS NEEDED, WE LOOK AT HOW ARE OUR CURRENT RATES ANTICIPATED TO PERFORM. AND THAT'S THE CHART THAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN HERE. SO ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE THIS IS OUR REVENUE SUFFICIENCY CHART. I'M JUST LOOKING AT WATER. THE FIRST THING WE DO WE BREAK YOUR UTILITY DOWN TO WATER AND WASTEWATER. THEN WE PUT IT ALL BACK TOGETHER. BUT THE CHART ON THE LEFT, WHAT I'M LOOKING AT THERE IS WATER EXPENSES. THAT'S THE VERTICAL BAR. THE LINE THERE, THAT ORANGE LINE THAT YOU SEE THAT IS YOUR PROJECTED REVENUES UNDER YOUR CURRENT RATES. NOW YOU SEE THAT IS GOING TO GO UP WITH GROWTH. BUT AT THE SAME TIME THAT BAR GOES ABOVE THE LINE. ANYTIME THAT HAPPENS, WE'RE PROJECTING YOU'RE GOING TO BE IN A REVENUE INSUFFICIENT POSITION. THE OTHER ELEMENT WE LOOK AT ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE THERE, THAT'S DEBT SERVICE COVERAGE. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE IN A POSITION TO MEET OUR OBLIGATIONS, TO MEET OUR PROMISE TO BONDHOLDERS. IN ORDER TO DO THAT, WE LOOK AT A METRIC CALLED DEBT SERVICE COVERAGE. WE WANT TO MAINTAIN A TARGET OF 1.25 TIMES COVERAGE. IF WE GO FORWARD WITH OUR CAPITAL PLAN OUR CURRENT RATES ARE NOT IN A POSITION TO BE ABLE TO MEET THAT TARGET. THE NEXT SLIDE IS WASTEWATER. SAME SETUP. YOU SEE WHERE AGAIN IN A REVENUE INSUFFICIENT POSITION. OUR RATE OUR CURRENT RATES ARE INSUFFICIENT TO FUND THAT DEBT SERVICE COVERAGE TARGET WERE WE TO EXECUTE ON THAT CAPITAL PLAN. AND SO AGAIN WE TAKE WATER WE TAKE WASTEWATER. WE PUT IT ALL TOGETHER. THAT'S THE SLIDE. YOU SEE HERE AGAIN IN A REVENUE INSUFFICIENT POSITION. WE'RE NOT MEETING DEBT SERVICE COVERAGE UNDER OUR CURRENT RATES. IN THE UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER THAT'S WHERE WE START TESTING YOUR RESERVES. RIGHT NOW YOU'RE IN A DECENT RESERVE POSITION. BUT IF YOU GO IN AND EXECUTE ON THIS CAPITAL PLAN, EVEN WITH THOSE IMPACT FEES, OUR CURRENT RATES ARE NOT GOING TO BE SUFFICIENT. WE VERY QUICKLY DRAIN THOSE RESERVES TO WHERE WE HAVE INSUFFICIENT RESERVES. AS SOON AS REALLY FISCAL YEAR 26, WE'RE THEN IN A NEGATIVE CASH POSITION BY 2028. WE KNOW THAT WON'T HAPPEN. BECAUSE IF WE DON'T HAVE THE CASH, WE'RE NOT GOING TO EXECUTE ON THE CAPITAL PLAN. THAT TELLS US THAT WE NEED TO INCREASE OUR RATES IF WE'RE GOING TO GO FORWARD AND DO WHAT IS NEEDED FOR OUR UTILITY. SO MY RECOMMENDATION FOR YOU TONIGHT, I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU THE CUSTOMER IMPACT. I AM RECOMMENDING THAT YOU DO INCREASE RATES GOING FORWARD BOTH ON WATER AND WASTEWATER. [00:55:04] YOU EMPLOY WHAT IS CALLED A TWO PART RATE STRUCTURE. THERE'S A FIXED CHARGE EVERY CUSTOMER PAYS EVERY MONTH THERE'S A VARIABLE CHARGE. I'M RECOMMENDING INCREASES IN BOTH THE FIXED AND THE VARIABLE CHARGES FOR BOTH WATER AND WASTEWATER. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU GO UP ON BOTH ELEMENTS BECAUSE AGAIN, IF YOU ISSUE DEBT THAT'S A FIXED COST, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY THAT EVERY MONTH REGARDLESS OF USE. SO WE'VE BUILT THAT INTO THE FIXED CHARGE. BUT WHAT DOES THIS LOOK LIKE FOR A CUSTOMER. AND WHERE I'M GOING TO START IS I'M GOING TO START WITH 2000 GALLONS WATER 2000 GALLONS SEWER. EARLIER YOU HEARD ME TALK ABOUT 6000 GALLONS OF WATER. 4000 GALLONS OF SEWER. THE 2000 GALLON CUSTOMER, THAT'S A VERY LOW VOLUME USER. GENERALLY, A 2000 GALLON CUSTOMER IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE SOMEBODY LIVING ON THEIR OWN. POTENTIALLY SOMEBODY ON A FIXED INCOME. AND SO THAT'S WHY WE START THERE. WE WANT TO LOOK AT WHAT IS THE IMPACT TO THOSE VERY LOW VOLUME USERS RIGHT NOW. THOSE CUSTOMERS FOR 2000 GALLONS OF WATER, 2000 GALLONS SEWER PAY, $59.78. OUR PROPOSAL TO YOU IS GOING INTO FISCAL YEAR 26. AND AGAIN, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE AN ORDINANCE THAT YOU'LL SEE AFTER MY PRESENTATION THAT SHOWS WHAT THESE WHAT THESE RATES LOOK LIKE. BUT THE CUSTOMER IMPACT OF THAT WOULD TAKE THAT BILL TO $66.20. THAT'S A $6.42 MONTHLY INCREASE. NOW, I HAVE PROVIDED YOU A PROJECTION, A FULL PLAN GOING OUT INTO THE FUTURE. BUT RATE SETTING IS NOT A ONE TIME EXERCISE. I EXPECT THAT AS YOU ADOPT YOUR BUDGET, AS YOU LOOK AT YOUR FISCAL NEEDS EVERY YEAR, YOU'RE GOING TO LOOK AT RATES AS YOU GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS. SO WHILE I'VE PROVIDED YOU A LOOK INTO THE FUTURE YOU WILL WANT TO GO THROUGH, YOU'LL WANT TO MONITOR THIS PLAN. YOU'LL WANT TO ADJUST THIS PLAN AS WE SEE WHAT HAPPENS IN THE FUTURE. BUT AGAIN, THAT'S I'VE GONE AHEAD AND PROVIDED YOU THAT PROJECTION AS WE LOOK OUT. BUT AGAIN, THAT 2000 GALLON CUSTOMER 59.78 GOING TO 66.20. THE AVERAGE CUSTOMER THAT 6600 GALLONS OF WATER, 4000 GALLONS OF WASTEWATER, 88.81. THAT'S THE CURRENT BILL. OUR PROPOSAL TAKES THAT TO $100.07 ON A MONTHLY BASIS. THAT'S $11.26 A MONTH. THAT'S THE INCREASE THERE. YOU'LL SEE IN UNDER BOTH OF THESE PROJECTIONS HERE THERE'S A BIT OF A HILL WE NEED TO CLIMB BEFORE IT TENDS TO LEVEL OUT INTO THE FUTURE. THAT HILL SOME OF THAT'S DUE TO THE FACT THAT OUR CUSTOMERS HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED A PRICE INCREASE GOING ALL THE WAY BACK TO FISCAL YEAR 2020. SO WE GO IN, WE TEST OUR PLAN. WE'RE IN A REVENUE SUFFICIENT POSITION. WE'RE MEETING DEBT SERVICE COVERAGE. WE'RE MAINTAINING THAT FUND BALANCE RESERVE THERE THROUGH THE COURSE OF THE PLAN. BUT EVERY COUNCIL I'M IN FRONT OF WANTS TO KNOW HOW DO WE LOOK COMPARED TO OUR NEIGHBORS, HOW DO WE LOOK COMPARED TO EVERYBODY ELSE. AND SO I USE THESE CHARTS A LOT. BUT I WILL TELL YOU, THIS IS NOT AN APPLES TO APPLES COMPARISON. EVERY COMMUNITY IS DIFFERENT. EVERY UTILITY IS DIFFERENT. SO WHILE WE USE THESE CHARTS TO ASSESS THE IMPACT OF THE ACTION THAT IS BEFORE YOU, WE DON'T SET RATES BASED ON THIS. WE DO WHAT IS NEEDED FOR OUR COMMUNITY. BUT RIGHT NOW, THAT 2000 GALLON BILL, THAT LOW VOLUME CUSTOMER WE TALKED ABOUT, IF WE JUST LOOK GEOGRAPHICALLY, THESE ARE CITIES THAT ARE SIMILAR. IT'S SIMILAR TO YOU HERE IN THE AREA THAT CURRENT BILL, 59.78 GOING TO 66.20. YOU SEE, YOU MOVE UP A LITTLE BIT ON THIS CHART, BUT NOT NOT SUBSTANTIALLY. ONE THING I WOULD NOTE FOR YOU, THOUGH, THAT THAT PROJECTION OUT, THAT LOOK INTO THE FUTURE, THAT 2030 BILL, THAT 2030 BILL THAT I'M CALCULATING BASED ON OUR RECOMMENDED RATE PLAN RIGHT NOW, IS 87.10. YOU'LL NOTE ON THIS CHART, IF YOU MAKE IT THERE BY THAT TIME PERIOD, YOU WOULD STILL BE BELOW THE CITY OF ALEDO. THE CITY OF ALEDO RIGHT NOW IS 88.98. SO EVEN YOUR FUTURE BILL IN 2030 IS GOING TO BE BELOW WHERE SOME CUSTOMERS ARE PAYING TODAY IN OTHER COMMUNITIES. WE HAVE ANOTHER COMPARISON FOR YOU BASED ON POPULATION. SO AGAIN THE PRIOR COMPARISON WAS GEOGRAPHIC. THE LOCAL CITIES IN THE AREA. THIS IS A POPULATION BASED COMPARING. LOOK AT LOOKING AT OTHER CITIES THAT ARE SIMILAR IN POPULATION. AGAIN THAT 2000 GALLON BILL 59.78 GOING TO 66.20 THAT $87 AND TEN CENT BILL THAT'S THAT FUTURE. THAT'S THAT 2030 BILL WOULD PUT YOU JUST BELOW LAKE DALLAS ON THIS COMPARISON. FOR THAT AVERAGE CUSTOMER, 6600 GALLONS OF WATER, 4000 GALLONS OF WASTEWATER, 88.81 TAKING THAT TO 107 ON A MONTHLY BASIS. REALLY NO MOVEMENT IN THIS COMPARISON. AGAIN, YOU HEARD ME SAY THIS IS NOT APPLES TO APPLES. COMMUNITIES ARE MAKING RATE DECISIONS AT DIFFERENT TIMES. AND SO IF WE RERUN THIS IN OCTOBER OR RERUN THIS IN JANUARY, IT WILL LOOK DIFFERENT BECAUSE CITIES ARE GOING TO TAKE ACTION AT DIFFERENT TIMES. [01:00:07] THAT 2030 BILL FOR THAT FUTURE CUSTOMER, 2030 THE BILL, THERE WOULD BE 1 26.72 UNDER THIS PLAN THAT WOULD TAKE YOU BETWEEN ARGYLE AND SANGER RIGHT NOW. AGAIN, THAT'S THEIR BILL TODAY. THAT'S YOUR ESTIMATED FUTURE BILL UNDER THIS PLAN. THAT SAME COMPARISON ON A POPULATION BASIS. AGAIN, THE AVERAGE CUSTOMER, 88.81 GOING TO 107 THAT 2030 BILL 1 26.72 TAKING YOU BETWEEN HITCHCOCK AND JERSEY VILLAGE. A LOT OF NUMBERS, A LOT OF INFORMATION. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. I WILL GO FORWARD ONE SLIDE THOUGH, SO I CAN TAKE YOU THROUGH RIGHT QUICK. WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING AS FAR AS THE RATE SCHEDULE. AGAIN, AS I MENTIONED, WE ARE INCREASING BOTH THE FIXED CHARGE AND THE VARIABLE CHARGE. SO YOU'RE GOING TO SEE INCREASES ON BOTH SIDES THERE. ONE OTHER ELEMENT I WANT TO POINT OUT FOR YOU HERE, YOU DON'T HAVE A LOT OF LARGER METERS ON THE SYSTEM, BUT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THOSE LARGER METER CHARGES DO INCREASE AND ESCALATE INTO THE FUTURE. AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO ALIGN THOSE FIXED CHARGES AND REFLECT THE DEMAND THOSE METERS CAN PLACE ON THE SYSTEM. SO THAT IS ONE ELEMENT I WANTED TO POINT OUT TO YOU THERE FOR THE STRUCTURE, YOU SEE THE COMMERCIAL RATES AGAIN, WE HAVE THOSE AS WELL. WE'RE GOING UP ON ALL CLASSES OF CUSTOMERS. THIS IS NOT JUST RESIDENTIAL. ALL CUSTOMERS WILL SEE INCREASES FROM THIS RATE PLAN. AND THEN FINALLY ON THE WASTEWATER SIDE AGAIN SAME THING INCREASES ON THE FIXED AND VARIABLE CHARGES. THERE ARE INCREASES TO ALL CUSTOMERS UNDER THIS PLAN. SO WITH THAT LET ME STOP. WHAT QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE FOR ME THIS EVENING? WHAT CAN I ANSWER FOR YOU? WELL, YOU'RE RIGHT, THAT'S A LOT OF DATA. BUT I THINK YOU HAVE IT ORGANIZED IN A VERY GOOD FORMAT. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THE DATA REVIEW OF BY POPULATION AS WELL AS USAGE. SO ON THE SIXTH GALLON ON THE 6000 GALLON. YES, MA'AM. SO YEAR 2026 THAT IS REALLY A LEVEL SET YEAR. YES, MA'AM. AND THEN EACH YEAR AFTER THAT IS GOING TO BE THE CONSISTENT BECAUSE THOSE LOOK LIKE THEY ARE THE STANDARD. WE TRIED TO LEVEL THAT OUT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. YES, MA'AM. SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE 6000 AND THE 2000. YES, MA'AM. IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT AS FAR AS THE PERCENTAGE. YES, MA'AM. WHY? SO AGAIN, IT'S A MATTER OF HOW WE'RE IMPACTING BOTH THE FIXED AND THE VARIABLE CHARGES. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE 2000 GALLON CUSTOMER, THEY'RE GOING TO, GOING TO BE AT LEAST ON A PERCENTAGE BASIS, A LITTLE MORE HEAVILY IMPACTED BY THE INCREASE IN THE FIXED CHARGE. BUT THE REASON FOR THAT IS IS AGAIN, BECAUSE WE'RE ISSUING DEBT, WE'RE ADDING TO OUR FIXED COST STRUCTURE. AND SO IT REALLY IS THE IMPACT ON THAT FIXED BILL. OTHER QUESTIONS. COMMENTS. MAYOR, WHEN THE COUNCIL IS READY IF YOU WANT TO ADOPT THE STUDY. THAT WILL BE RESOLUTION R2025-01-03. DO YOU HAVE THAT IN FRONT OF YOU? AND I CAN SAY IT AGAIN, BUT THE RESOLUTION NUMBER IS R2025-01-03. AND THAT'S TO ADOPT THE WATER AND WASTEWATER FIVE YEAR STUDY. OKAY. RESOLUTION 2025 01 03. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WELL, IF THERE ARE NO OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS, WE'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION. CAN YOU BRING THE AGENDA UP? OUR COMPUTERS ARE DEAD. MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE RESOLUTION 2025-01-03 AS WRITTEN. SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD JOB BUD. THANK YOU. ITEM FIVE. [5. CONSIDER A FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO ADOPT WATER AND WASTEWATER RATES AS SET FORTH BY THE WATER AND WASTEWATER RATE STUDY AND RECOMMENDATIONS BY NEWGEN STRATEGIES AND SOLUTIONS, LLC. ORDINANCE 2025- 02-03] CONSIDER FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO ADOPT WATER, AND WASTEWATER RATES. THIS IS A FIRST READING. AND THIS IS ORDINANCE 2025-02-03. AND IT ADOPTS THE RATES AS RECOMMENDED BY NEWGEN STRATEGIES AND SOLUTIONS. [01:05:03] VERY GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT. WELL WE'LL GO ON TO ITEM SIX. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A MASTER AGREEMENT FOR CONTINUED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WITH KIMLEY-HORN. [6. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A MASTER AGREEMENT FOR CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WITH KIMLEY-HORN AND ASSOCIATES, INC.] MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THIS ITEM IS JUST AN UPDATE TO OUR MASTER SERVICES AGREEMENT THAT WE HAVE WITH KIMLEY-HORN. WE HAVE NOT UPDATED IT IN SOME TIME, SO IT JUST DETAILS NEW RELATIONS AND PRICING STRUCTURE. STARTING ON PAGE 69 OF YOUR PACKET. AND I THINK ANDREW SIMONSON, WHO'S OUR MAIN REP WITH KIMLEY-HORN IS STANDING BY ONLINE. IF YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS FOR THE TEAM AT KIMLEY-HORN. OTHERWISE THIS IS A PRETTY STANDARD ITEM. VERY GOOD. TIME TO TIME. COUNCIL. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? I GUESS THE ONLY THING I WOULD LIKE TO ADD ABOUT KIMLEY-HORN IS THEY'RE VERY PROFESSIONAL AND APPRECIATE ALL THE SERVICE THAT THEY PROVIDED, AND I FEEL VERY GOOD ABOUT THE DETAIL AND SERVICES THAT THEY PROVIDED. WE'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION. MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION. YES. I WOULD LIKE TO APPROVE A MASTER AGREEMENT FOR CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WITH KIMLEY-HORN AND ASSOCIATES. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE A MOTION. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSES. ITEM SEVEN. CONSIDER TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING A RESOLUTION ORDERING AND CALLING A JOINT GENERAL ELECTION BETWEEN THE CITY OF DECATUR AND [7. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING A RESOLUTION ORDERING AND CALLING FOR A JOINT GENERAL ELECTION BETWEEN THE CITY OF DECATUR, THE DECATUR INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND WISE COUNTY WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT TO BE HELD ON MAY 3, 2025 FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING THREE (3) COUNCIL MEMBERS: PLACE 2, PLACE 4 (SINGLE MEMBER GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRICTS) AND PLACE 6 (AT-LARGE) FOR TWO (2) YEAR TERMS EACH TO SERVE AS MEMBERS OF THE DECATUR CITY COUNCIL; AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A JOINT ELECTION AGREEMENT WITH WISE COUNTY ELECTIONS OFFICE TO CONDUCT THE ELECTION; SETTING FORTH POLLING DATES, TIMES AND LOCATIONS FOR EARLY VOTING AND ELECTION DAY VOTING; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION OF NOTICES AS REQUIRED BY LAW AND PROVIDING PROCEDURES TO CONDUCT THE ELECTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY CHARTER AND STATE LAW. RESOLUTION R2025-01-02] THE DECATUR INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THIS IS YOUR ANNUAL RESOLUTION THAT ALLOWS YOU TO JOINTLY REELECT COUNCIL PLACES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE OTHER BODIES OF THE COUNTY THROUGH THE WISE COUNTY ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE. THIS IS ONE OF THE RESOLUTIONS THAT YOU PASS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL OR COMMENTS? WE'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION. MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION R 2025-01-02. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE A MOTION BEFORE US. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THAT MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSES. [8. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT (PSA) WITH LIBERTAS DECATUR, LP REGARDING THE NATURE CREEK RESERVE DEVELOPMENT.] ITEM EIGHT. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH LIBERTAS DECATUR LLP. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN DECATUR AND LIBERTAS HAS BEEN SIGNED TODAY THAT ALLOWS FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES RELATED TO THEIR PROJECT, WHICH WE'LL HEAR MORE ABOUT HERE IN JUST A MOMENT TO BE PAID BACK TO THE CITY. THEY WILL PUT UP A SUM OF $30,000, I BELIEVE, WITHIN A SET AMOUNT OF DAYS, PROVIDED THAT THEIR ANNEXATION AND THEIR DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, ALL THOSE OTHER ITEMS MOVE ALONG AS PLANNED. SO THIS IS A STANDARD AGREEMENT THAT YOU HAVE WITH ALL OF THE OTHER DEVELOPMENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT HAVE EITHER A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT OR A PID STRUCTURE OF SOME SORT. VERY GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? WE'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION. MOVE TO APPROVE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH LIBERTAS DECATUR LP REGARDING THE NATURE CREEK RESERVE DEVELOPMENT. ALL RIGHT, SO WE HAVE A MOTION BEFORE US. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS ON THAT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSE SAME SIGN. ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSES. [9. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE A REAL ESTATE SALES CONTRACT BETWEEN THE DECATUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (EDC) AND IAC LTD AS APPROVED BY THE EDC BOARD OF DIRECTORS.] ITEM NINE. CONSIDER TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE A REAL ESTATE SALES CONTRACT BETWEEN DECATUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND IAC LIMITED. KEVIN HOLZBOG AND RANDY STEVENS. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO EXCITED TO COME BEFORE YOU ALL TONIGHT TO DISCUSS VERY BRIEFLY, A NEW COMPANY THAT HAS SELECTED DECATUR AS A SITE FOR A PORTION OF THEIR OPERATIONS. THIS IS A PROJECT THE EDC WAS REFERRED TO BY AN EXISTING COMPANY HERE IN DECATUR AS PART OF OUR BRE EFFORTS. I WANT TO COMMEND MATT REYNOLDS ON OUR TEAM FOR MAINTAINING AND ENHANCING RELATIONSHIPS WITH EXISTING COMPANIES. AND SO THAT ALONE IN ITSELF, IF THAT'S ALL I WAS REPORTING, TO YOU ALL TONIGHT, I WOULD SAY THAT'S A WIN IN OUR BOOK. BUT FORTUNATELY THERE'S SOME INVESTMENT AND JOB CREATION COMING ALONG WITH THIS PROJECT. AND SO THE COMPANY IS INTERNATIONAL AVIATION COMPOSITES. AND I DON'T WANT TO STEAL RANDY STEVENS, THE OWNERS AND PRESIDENTS THUNDER. SO I'LL JUST REAL BRIEFLY RUN THROUGH THE SOME OF THE DEAL POINTS WITH YOU. AS YOU KNOW, TONIGHT WE'RE NOT I'M NOT ASKING FOR APPROVAL ON A PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT, BUT ON A REAL ESTATE SALES CONTRACT, RATHER THE REASONING FOR THAT IS FOR SOME OF THE JOB CREATION DETAILS ON THE PROJECT. BUT AS PART OF THE REAL ESTATE SALES CONTRACT, WE DO HAVE SPECIAL PROVISIONS, JUST LIKE WE WOULD IN A PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT. [01:10:07] SO I'LL OUTLINE THOSE FOR YOU ALL, AS I TYPICALLY DO JUST IN A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT FORMAT TONIGHT. SO THOSE SPECIAL PROVISIONS ARE A MINIMUM CAPITAL INVESTMENT OF 2,675,000 BY OCTOBER 31, 2026. CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF A ROTOR BLADE TESTING TOWER. AND SO THAT'S WHAT THIS PROJECT IS. IT'S TO LOCATE A ROTOR BLADE TESTING TOWER AT EAGLE'S LANDING BUSINESS PARK. COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS DEADLINE BY OCTOBER 31, 2026. AND THEN WE HAVE SOME LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS THAT GO A LITTLE BIT ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT, WHAT THE CITY'S LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS ARE. JUST AS PART OF OUR EFFORT TO ENSURE THE ESTHETICS OF THE INDUSTRIAL PARK. I THINK ALL OF YOU ALL HAVE HEARD EITHER MYSELF RELAY MESSAGES OR HAVE HEARD MESSAGES DIRECTLY FROM COMPANIES OR FOLKS THAT HAVE TOURED THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE INDUSTRIAL PARK AND THE THE ESTHETICS OF THE INDUSTRIAL PARK. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE EDC IS PROUD OF. IT'S SOME WE WANT TO MAINTAIN, ESPECIALLY FROM 22, 64. THE WAY THAT THE INDUSTRIAL PARK LOOKS UPON ENTRY, IT'S VERY INVITING, IT'S CLEAN. AND AS WE OFTEN HEAR, IT'S UNEXPECTED. AND THAT'S THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE WANT. WE FEEL LIKE THIS FITS INTO THAT AND RANDY DOES AS WELL. AND THEN THE FINAL POINT IS JUST A RIGHT OF REPURCHASE. AND THAT'S SOME OF THE DETAILS ON THAT OR IF THE ROTOR BLADE TESTING TOWER IS NOT CONSTRUCTED ON THE PROPERTY BY THE DEADLINE DATE, THAT WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO REPURCHASE FOR A DOLLAR AND HAVE THE THE IMPROVEMENTS REMOVED FROM THE PROPERTY. SO I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL. OTHERWISE, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO RANDY AND LET HIM TELL YOU ALL REAL BRIEFLY, A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IAC. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR KEVIN? NO THANK YOU KEVIN. THANK YOU RANDY. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING RANDY. RANDY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TONIGHT. IAC HAS BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR APPROXIMATELY A LITTLE OVER 32 YEARS. WE STARTED OUT IN IRVING. WE'RE THERE FOR SIX YEARS. WE MOVED. THEN WE MOVED TO ALLIANCE IN NORTH FORT WORTH. WE'RE THERE FOR 19 YEARS, AND WE'VE BEEN IN OUR CURRENT LOCATION FOR THE PAST SEVEN YEARS. SO WE DIDN'T START OUT IN DECATUR, BUT WE'RE GETTING CLOSER AND CLOSER, AND WE'RE TRYING TO GET HERE AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN. GLAD TO HAVE YOU. EXCELLENT. BUT SO I WOULD I KNOW THE COUNCIL HAS ALREADY BEEN BRIEFED ON, ON THE PROJECT AND PROBABLY A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IAC. SO I DON'T WANT TO NEEDLESSLY CONSUME YOUR TIME, BUT I CERTAINLY WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. STEVENS? THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING IN ATTENDANCE TONIGHT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM. SO ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? WE'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION. MR. MAYOR, I MOVE TO AUTHORIZE THE PRESIDENT OF DECATUR EDC TO EXECUTE THE REAL ESTATE SALES CONTRACT BETWEEN IAC LIMITED AND THE DECATUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, WITHIN THE PARAMETERS THAT WERE DISCUSSED IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE A MOTION BEFORE US. ANY QUESTIONS? THAT WAS GOOD THAT WAS A GOOD MOTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. STEVENS AGAIN, WELCOME TO DECATUR, TEXAS. THANK YOU. IT'S IMPORTANT TO BE HERE. I'D LIKE TO JUST TAKE A MOMENT. I WANT TO THANK THE EDC FOR ALL THE WORK THAT THEY DO. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, THEY'VE BROUGHT IN $62 MILLION WORTH OF INVESTMENTS INTO DECATUR, TEXAS. 380 JOBS HAVE BEEN COMMITTED TO DECATUR FOR THE 2024. WHAT THAT RESULT IS, IS OVER $300,000 IN TAX REVENUE FOR THE CITY OF DECATUR, AND $471,000 IN 2024, IN REVENUE TO THE DECATUR INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. SO APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT THEY DO AND THEIR DILIGENCE TO CONTINUE TO HELP MAKE DECATUR GREATER. SO THANK YOU. ATTABOY, KEVIN. ITEM TEN. CONSIDER A SECOND READING AND [10. CONSIDER A SECOND READING AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY 0.37 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT 300 N. TRINITY STREET, 0.07 ACRES OF LAND GENERALLY LOCATED TO THE CENTERLINE OF NORTH TRINITY STREET, 0.04 ACRES OF LAND GENERALLY LOCATED TO THE CENTERLINE OF EAST OAK STREET AND 0.04 ACRES OF LAND GENERALLY LOCATED TO THE CENTERLINE OF NORTH MARKET STREET FROM SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT (SF-2) TO RESTRICTED BUSINESS ZONING DISTRICT (C-1). THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 300 N TRINITY STREET, DECATUR, TEXAS. (ZONING CHANGE APPLICATION 2024-06—WARM, WISE COUNTY, TEXAS) (THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.) ORDINANCE 2025-01-01] TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE TO REZONE 0.37 ACRES ON TRINITY STREET. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THIS IS YOUR SECOND READING ON THIS ITEM. THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES SINCE YOU SAW IT LAST STAFF STANDING BY TO ANSWER SPECIFIC QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE THEM. OTHERWISE IT'S YOUR PLEASURE. COUNCIL ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? [01:15:03] I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 2025-01-01. SECOND. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS ON THAT MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED SAME SIGN. ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSES. ITEM 11. CONSIDER A SECOND READING AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND APPENDIX B, [11. CONSIDER A SECOND READING AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND APPENDIX “B,” “ZONING” OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS TO GRANT A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT TO ALLOW A PHILANTHROPIC USE IN A C-1, RESTRICTED BUSINESS ZONING DISTRICT, ON APPROXIMATELY 0.832 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT 300 N. TRINITY STREET, DECATUR, TEXAS. (SPECIFIC USE PERMIT APPLICATION 2024-12—WARM, WISE COUNTY, TEXAS) (THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.) ORDINANCE 2025-01-02] ZONING OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS. THIS IS A GRANT OF A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT. THAT'S CORRECT, MAYOR. AGAIN, SECOND READING OF THIS ITEM. NO CHANGES SINCE YOU SAW IT TO BEGIN WITH. STAFF STANDING BY TO ANSWER SPECIFIC QUESTIONS. OTHERWISE, IT'S YOUR PLEASURE. COUNCIL. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? LOOK FOR A MOTION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION, MR. MAYOR. MOVE TO APPROVE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT APPLICATION 202 4-12. THAT WAS THE SUP NUMBER. IT'S ALSO ORDINANCE 2025-01-02. ORDINANCE 2025-01-02. VERY GOOD. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS ON THAT MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSES. ITEM 12. CONSIDER TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH LIBERTAS. [12. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH LIBERTAS, LP REGARDING NATURE CREEK RESERVE.] MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I WANT TO TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY HERE TO RUN THROUGH THE EXHIBITS THAT ARE PRESENT WITH THE LIBERTAS DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. JUST KIND OF WALK YOU THROUGH WHAT THIS PROJECT AT SOME POINT WILL LOOK LIKE WHEN IT COMES TO FULL BUILD OUT. JUST A REMINDER, THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT PROCESS ALLOWS FOR THE DEVELOPERS AND THE CITY AND ALL OF OUR PARTNERS TO COME TO TERMS ON HOW THIS LAND COULD EVENTUALLY BE DEVELOPED AND HOW IT WILL IMPACT BOTH THE DEVELOPERS THEMSELVES AND THE CITY, GIVEN INFRASTRUCTURE AND LAND TYPE AND THAT SORT OF THING. SO I JUST WANT TO HIT THE HIGH POINTS OF THE EXHIBITS THAT ARE ATTACHED TO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. AND THEN WE'LL DIVE INTO A HANDFUL OF SPECIFICS TONIGHT. SO THIS IS A CONCEPT PLAN OF WHAT THE SITE COULD LOOK LIKE. JUST FOR THOSE WHO MIGHT BE WATCHING THIS RIGHT NOW ONLINE OR AT A LATER POINT IN TIME, ORIENT EVERYONE TO THE GENERAL LOCATION OF THIS PROPERTY. IT'S GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE CITY, UP NORTH. BUSINESS HIGHWAY 287 NEAR THE ENTRANCE TO THE EXISTING SKATING RINK. IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THAT LOCATION. AND THEN ON THE WHAT WE CALL THE NORTHEAST SIDE, THE PROPERTY IS BORDERED BY THE BNSF RAIL LINE THAT REPRESENTS THE IMAGE YOU'RE SEEING THERE REPRESENTS RIGHT AT 200 ACRES OF PROPERTY. AND IT WILL BE WE'LL TALK ABOUT HERE IN A MOMENT HOW IT WILL BE SPLIT INTO VARIOUS PHASES. SO LET ME ASK HERANDI TO HELP ME WALK THROUGH THESE PHOTOS. THANK YOU HERANDI. THE INTENT OF THE DEVELOPER IS TO BUILD IT IN TWO PHASES, ALLOWING FOR OUR INFRASTRUCTURE TO ADAPT TO THESE LOTS AND THEN SOME NEW INFRASTRUCTURE TO COME ONLINE TO TAKE THE FULL BUILD OUT. SO YOU CAN SEE HERE THEY'VE IDENTIFIED PHASE ONE, WHICH IS GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE A LITTLE CLOSER TO THE NORTH BUSINESS 287 SIDE OF THE PROPERTY, BUT THEN STRETCHING. SOUTHWARD UP TO WHERE BNSF CROSSES FM 730. IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THAT GEOGRAPHICALLY IN OUR CITY. AND THEN PHASE TWO MAKES UP THE REST OF THE BUILD OUT. PHASE ONE WILL HAVE A ROUGHLY 308 LOTS, AND THEN THEY'RE EXPECTED TO HAVE PLUS OR -688 TOTAL LOTS. THAT MAY CHANGE AS VARIOUS PIECES OF THE DEVELOPMENT MOVE ALONG. ALL RIGHT. SO THIS IS AN INTERESTING DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT TO WORK ON. I DO APPRECIATE LIBERTAS THEIR PATIENCE, THEIR CREATIVITY. THEIR WILLINGNESS TO WORK WITH THE CITY. SO THIS DOCUMENT WAS PUT TOGETHER IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THEIR ENGINEERS AND OURS. IT DETAILS HOW THEIR FIRST PHASE OF SEWER WILL GET FROM THEIR EXISTING PROPERTY INTO OUR EXISTING SEWER SYSTEM. THAT'S A COST THAT THE DEVELOPERS ARE BEARING 100% ON THEIR OWN TO GET THEIR FIRST PHASE UP OFF THE GROUND AND MOVING ALONG. AND THESE NOTES ARE JUST REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ENGINEER'S CONVERSATIONS FOR A NUMBER OF MONTHS. I WOULD NOTE HERE THAT THROUGH SOME CREATIVITY, WHEN THE PROJECT IS FINISHED AND WE'RE TALKING, YOU KNOW, WELL INTO THE FUTURE, WHEN THE PROJECT IS FINISHED, THE CITY WILL BE ABLE TO EVENTUALLY TAKE A HANDFUL OF LIFT STATIONS OFF OF THE SYSTEM, BECAUSE THIS PROJECT WILL ALLOW US TO START FUNCTIONING IN MORE OF A GRAVITY FORMAT ON A NEW WASTEWATER PLANT. SO MORE TO COME ON THAT. THIS IMAGE HERE REPRESENTS THE OFF-SITE CITY AND DEVELOPER SANITARY [01:20:01] SEWER FOR PHASES ONE AND PHASE TWO. COMMON EXHIBITS YOU WOULD SEE IN ANY PLAN SET. THIS IS OUR WATER OFF SITE. YOU CAN SEE WHERE THEY'RE GETTING THEIR WATER SOURCED FROM. 16 INCH COMING OFF OF THE INTERSECTION NEAR HIGHWAY 380 AND RUNNING THROUGH THE PROPERTY. AND AGAIN, I WOULD JUST REMIND COUNCIL AND OUR STAFF AND ANYBODY WHO'S WATCHING THIS NOW LIVE OR IN THE FUTURE ON RECORDING, THESE ARE CONCEPTS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AS THE PROJECT MOVES ALONG. BUT THESE ARE THE PRINCIPLES AND COMMITMENTS THAT WHICH THE DEVELOPER AND THE CITY HAVE AGREED TO AT THIS POINT IN TIME TO MOVE THIS PROJECT FORWARD, PROVIDED THAT COUNCIL SO APPROVES. THIS REPRESENTS THE SANITARY SEWER LAYOUT FOR THE SITE. I WOULD THIS IS A GOOD TIME FOR ME TO POINT OUT THAT THIS IS A PRIMARILY PID FUNDED DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, MEANING THAT THERE WILL BE A PID ASSESSMENT LEVIED ON THE LOT SOLD OUT OF THIS PARTICULAR PIECE OF LAND, AND THE DEVELOPERS WOULD SEEK TO USE A LOT OF PID FUNDS TO PAY FOR ON SITE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME CITY PROPERTY AT A LATER POINT IN TIME WHEN WE'VE ACCEPTED THOSE IMPROVEMENTS. SO THIS REPRESENTS SEWER. THE NEXT ONE SHOULD REPRESENT WATER AND THEN ROADS. SO YOU CAN SEE HERE GAINING SOME LARGE WATER IN THE AREA. 12 INCH LOOP. AND THEN FOLLOWED UP BY EIGHT INCH LINES OFF FEEDING VARIOUS PIECES OF THE DEVELOPMENT. THIS IMAGE REPRESENTS THEIR INTENDED ON SITE STORM DRAINAGE CONTINGENCIES. THOSE ARE REPRESENTED BY THE MINT GREEN COLOR DRAWINGS OVER THE THE MAP. IF YOU REMEMBER FROM OTHER PROJECTS, DEVELOPMENT CANNOT ALLOW FOR RUNOFF TO INCREASE BEYOND 0%. THEY CANNOT INCREASE ANY MORE THAN WHAT'S THERE TODAY. SO THAT'S WHAT THIS ENGINEERING DRAWING STANDS TO REPRESENT IS THEIR PLAN TO ACCOUNT FOR THAT. AND THEN THIS REPRESENTS THEIR ON SITE STREET. WE'RE COMING TO THE END OF THIS SLIDE DECK. THIS REPRESENTS SOME EASEMENTS THAT EXIST. THE YELLOW REPRESENTS EXISTING GAS LINES THAT THE DEVELOPERS HAVE BEEN GRAPPLING WITH. SO THEY'LL HAVE TO LEAVE SOME OF THOSE AREAS OPEN AS EASEMENT. AND THEN AGAIN, THE GREEN REPRESENTS THEIR DETENTION EFFORTS ON THE SITE. AND THEN THE DARKER COLORED GREEN IS INTENDED TO BE GENERAL OPEN SPACE IN THE FORM OF TRAILS, PARK SYSTEMS, THAT SORT OF THING. I BELIEVE THAT MIGHT BE THE LAST IMAGE. OKAY, SO I MENTIONED THROUGH SHOWING THESE PHOTOS THAT THIS WAS A A PID PROJECT. THEY ARE REQUESTING A PID STRUCTURE IN WHICH WE WILL WORK WITH THEM TO ENGAGE OUR PAID CONSULTANTS TO BRING ON THE DEBT NECESSARY TO BRING THIS INFRASTRUCTURE. IT'S CAPPED AT $30 MILLION. I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THE COMMITMENT OF THE DEVELOPER TEAM. THEY HAVE COMMITTED TO PAY THEIR IMPACT FEES, OR THE IMPACT FEES WILL BE PAID AS THE UNITS COME TO LIFE AT THE TIME OF BUILDING PERMIT. AND THAT SUM IS UPWARDS OF $9.3 MILLION. AND AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, IF YOU CAN GO TO THE BEGINNING WHERE WE TALK ABOUT SEWER AGAIN, I WOULD JUST REMIND EVERYBODY THAT THEY'VE ALSO COMMITTED TO ROUGHLY $5 MILLION IN PHASE ONE INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS TO GET THEIR PROJECT UP OFF THE GROUND AND INTO OUR SEWER SYSTEM. AND THEN THERE'S ALSO A $2 MILLION WHAT WE'RE CALLING A INFRASTRUCTURE INCENTIVE ON THE BACK END THAT WILL HELP US JUMP START PLANT EXPANSIONS WHEN THAT TIME COMES. IT'S A GOOD TIME TO POINT OUT THAT THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT ALSO ALLOWS US TO AGREE UPON PERFORMANCE METRICS, BOTH FOR THE DEVELOPER AND FOR THE CITY. SO ONE THAT COMES TO MIND IS THAT WE WON'T BEGIN CONSTRUCTION ON, FOR EXAMPLE, A NEW SEWER PLANT UNTIL THEY HAVE SOLD OFF 50% OF THE LOTS IN PHASE ONE. THAT OBVIOUSLY SHOWS THEIR COMMITMENT TO US AND OUR COMMITMENT TO THEM. THERE ARE ALSO A HANDFUL OF OTHER BENCHMARKS THAT ARE SIMILARLY COMPLIMENTARY TO THAT PROCESS, IN WHICH WE AGREE TO SECURE VARIOUS PIECES OF INFRASTRUCTURE AHEAD OF THEIR PHASING. SO I'LL PAUSE RIGHT THERE AND ASK IF I CAN ANSWER ANY MORE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS. AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT THE DEVELOPERS ARE HERE. MR. KIM AND KYLE GILL ARE BOTH REPRESENTED HERE TONIGHT. IF YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS I'M UNABLE TO ANSWER THEY MAY BE ABLE TO MAKE THEIR WAY TO THE PODIUM. VERY GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? SO COULD YOU GO TO THE LAST SLIDE WHERE IT'S SHOWING THE GREEN [01:25:03] SPACE. CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THAT IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE ON THE OPEN SPACE, THE LANDSCAPING? I WOULD ASK IF THE DEVELOPERS WANTED TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION, KYLE OR KIM, DO YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ON WHAT YOUR GREEN SPACE MIGHT LOOK LIKE? WELL. I'M SORRY. WALKING AND TALKING AT THE SAME TIME. SO OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE A RELATIVELY LARGE CREEK THAT RUNS THROUGH THIS PROPERTY. OUR INTENT IS TO LEAVE THE INTEGRITY OF THAT IN ITS CURRENT CONDITION. WE'LL TRY TO INCORPORATE A SERIES OF WHAT WE CALL POCKET PARKS WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT. YOU KIND OF SEE SOME OF THE SMALLER LITTLE AREAS THEY LOOK SMALL ON THIS DRAWING BECAUSE IT'S A BIG PIECE OF PROPERTY. BUT WE LIKE TO INCORPORATE PLAYSCAPES, DOG PARKS, TRAIL SYSTEMS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE THROUGHOUT THE DEVELOPMENT. SO I THINK WE'VE, YOU KNOW, EVEN PLANNED A TRAIL SYSTEM TO TRY AND GET OVER TO THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT AS WELL. THAT'LL BE PART OF WHAT RUNS THROUGH THE GREEN AND OPEN SPACE. THANKS, COLIN. I WOULD JUST TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REMIND COUNCIL AND AGAIN, ANYONE WHO MAY BE WATCHING THIS AT A LATER DATE ONLINE THEY'RE GOING THROUGH THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT PROCESS AS WELL. SO THE PD WILL NAIL DOWN SOME OF THE FINER DETAILS. THIS JUST ALLOWS US TO AGREE TO TERMS FOR THE LAND TO ACTUALLY COME TO LIFE AND BEGIN TO DEVELOP. SO, MISS HILTON, DID THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION OR BEGIN TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? FOR THE MOST PART, YES. THE SECTION THAT IS RIGHT BY THE DETENTION POND. THE LARGE DETENTION POND THAT IS PART OF THE GREEN SPACE UNDERNEATH THERE, IT WILL ALL OF THAT JUST REMAIN AS THE CURRENT STATE THAT IT IS IN OR IT WILL, WILL ANY OF THAT BE CLEANED UP? IT DEPENDS. THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TOPO ON THIS PROPERTY. SO IT IT WILL JUST KIND OF DEPEND ON HOW THE, HOW THE GRADES END UP BEING WORKED OUT. BUT THE INTENT IS OBVIOUSLY THAT'S WHERE A LOT OF OUR WATER HAS TO GO, AND, IT CAN'T GO INTO THE CREEK. SO IT'S GOT TO GO INTO THAT POND. AND I WOULD ANTICIPATE THAT'S WHERE WE DO SOME OF OUR PARK FEATURES AS WELL. SO SOME OF THAT WILL GET CLEANED UP IN ORDER TO DO SOME OF THOSE AMENITIES. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. ARE THERE? YES. OTHER QUESTIONS. AND I WOULD TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY. HE USED AN ACRONYM THAT A LOT OF OUR STAFF USES AND DEVELOPERS USE TOPO OR TOPOGRAPHY. FASCINATING POINT TO THIS PARTICULAR SITE. IT FALLS 100FT FROM ONE FAR SIDE OF THE PROPERTY TO THE OTHER. SO I THINK THEY'RE INTENT, AND THEY'VE DONE A GOOD JOB OF REPRESENTING THIS HERE, IS TO USE THAT TO THEIR ADVANTAGE IN PLACES WHERE THEY NEED DETENTION. SO A LOT OF MOVING PIECES ON THAT YET TO COME, BUT THEY'VE DONE A GOOD JOB PUTTING THE SITE TOGETHER SO FAR. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS. YES. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? LOOK FOR A MOTION. MR. MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH LIBERTAS DECATUR, L.P. REGARDING NATURE CREEK RESERVE, CONTINGENT UPON FINAL APPROVAL BY THE PID ADMINISTRATOR, LEGAL COUNSEL, ENGINEERING AND THE COMPLETION OF EXHIBITS. GOOD CAUSE FOR A MINIMUM STANDARD OF 5000FT² LOTS IS FOUND BY THE CITY COUNCIL DUE TO THIS PROJECT HAVING PREVIOUSLY BEEN IN PROCESS AND UNDER NEGOTIATION PRIOR TO DECEMBER 9TH, 2024. I'LL SECOND. ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT MOTION. IF ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RAISE THEIR HAND AND SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN. ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. WANT TO TAKE THIS MOMENT JUST TO THANK CITY STAFF AND ALSO THOSE WITH LIBERTAS AND YOUR DELIBERATION AND COMMUNICATIONS GOING FORWARD ON THAT. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH ON YOUR WORK. [13. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION SETTING THE DATES, TIMES, AND PLACES FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION OF AN APPROXIMATELY 125.3262 TRACT OF LAND LOCATED IN THE CITY’S ETJ IDENTIFIED AS THE SEWELL AND HULING TRACT LOCATED AT 1800 N. BUS 81/287 AND CONTEMPLATED TO BECOME NATURE CREEK RESERVE.] ITEM 13 CONSIDER TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION SETTING THE DATES AND TIMES AND PLACES FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS. MAYOR AND COUNCIL T HIS IS RELATED TO THE AGREEMENT THAT YOU THAT YOU JUST APPROVED. YOU HEARD ME MENTION THAT THERE WERE 125 ACRES THAT WERE STILL IN THE ETJ. [01:30:02] SO WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE WITH THIS RESOLUTION IS, IN FACT, SETTING DATES, TIMES AND PLACES FOR THE NEXT FEW STEPS TO ACHIEVE THAT ANNEXATION OF 125 ACRES, TO CREATE THE TOTAL PROPERTY THAT WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME THE LIBERTAS DEVELOPMENT. I'M REFERENCING PAGE 167 OF YOUR PACKET. ITEMS A THROUGH F. TAKE US FROM OUR CURRENT DAY HERE TODAY TO MARCH 10TH, IN WHICH P&Z WILL HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WEIGH IN ON THIS ANNEXATION. THE PUBLIC WILL HAVE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO WEIGH IN ON THIS ANNEXATION, AND OUR HOPE IS TO HAVE IT FINAL BY THAT MARCH DATE. SO THIS IS STANDARD BUSINESS, A RESOLUTION ALLOWING FOR THE PUBLIC AND THEN, OF COURSE, STAFF TO GRAPPLE WITH THE ANNEXATION MOVING FORWARD. THE RESOLUTION AS SHOWN, IS ACTUALLY THE PRE-ALLOCATED NUMBER THAT THE CITY SECRETARY HAD USED IS THE NUMBER WE USED FOR ITEM FOUR. SO THIS RESOLUTION NUMBER WILL BE R2025-01-04. ALL RIGHT. MR. MAYOR, I MAKE A MOVE, A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE RESOLUTION R 2025-01-04. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE A MOTION. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSES. THANK YOU. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. APPRECIATE IT. YOU BET. ITEM 14 COUNCIL MEMBERS, IF YOU HAVE ANY ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS, AND WE WILL ADJOURN BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT AT 8:05. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.