2. RP-25-0007 – 3301 MURVIL STREET. PUBLIC HEARING, DISCUSSION, AND TAKE ACTION REGARDING A REQUEST TO REPLAT APPROXIMATELY 0.590 ACRES, LOT 1R, BLOCK 9, REVISED PLAT OF LIPSEY, AN ADDITION TO WISE COUNTY, TEXAS, BEING A PORTION OF LOTS 1 AND 2, BLOCK 9, REVISED PLAT OF LIPSEY, AS RECORDED IN CABINET A, SLIDES 81-82, PLAT RECORDS, WISE COUNTY, TEXAS, ALSO KNOWN AS 3301 S MURVIL STREET, DECATUR, TEXAS. (DAVIE RAY MURPHY) (THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL 5-0, COMMISSIONER CROSS ABSENT)

[2. RP-25-0007 – 3301 MURVIL STREET. PUBLIC HEARING, DISCUSSION, AND TAKE ACTION REGARDING A REQUEST TO REPLAT APPROXIMATELY 0.590 ACRES, LOT 1R, BLOCK 9, REVISED PLAT OF LIPSEY, AN ADDITION TO WISE COUNTY, TEXAS, BEING A PORTION OF LOTS 1 AND 2, BLOCK 9, REVISED PLAT OF LIPSEY, AS RECORDED IN CABINET A, SLIDES 81-82, PLAT RECORDS, WISE COUNTY, TEXAS, ALSO KNOWN AS 3301 S MURVIL STREET, DECATUR, TEXAS. (DAVIE RAY MURPHY) (THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL 5-0, COMMISSIONER CROSS ABSENT)]

06:10. AND THIS IS THE 3301 MURVIL STREET PUBLIC HEARING DISCUSSION REGARDING A REQUEST TO REPLAT THE 0.590 ACRES. YES, SIR. LISA HANNON, PLANNING DIRECTOR.

I'D LIKE TO ENTER OUR STAFF REPORT INTO THE RECORD BY REFERENCE IN ITS ENTIRETY.

SO WE WENT THROUGH QUITE A FEW EXTENSIONS ON THIS, TRYING TO GET EVERYTHING COMPLETED, AND WE GOT THAT TAKEN CARE OF.

SO THE APPLICATION IS IN ORDER. ALL THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN MET.

THERE JUST HAVE NEVER PLATTED THE PROPERTY. IT'S BEING REPLATTED.

IT'S ABOUT 0.590 ACRES, AN EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE.

AND THEY ARE PROPOSING A NEW CARPORT WHICH MEETS ALL OF THE ZONING REGULATIONS.

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AND ONCE THEY HAVE THAT DONE, THEY WILL SUBMIT FOR THE CORRECT BUILDING PERMITS.

AND WE DID NOTIFY 14 PROPERTY OWNERS. WE DID NOT GET ANY FORMAL RESPONSES.

WE DID GET ONE PHONE INQUIRY FROM ONE OF THE NEIGHBORS ACROSS THE STREET, AND WE ARE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL.

PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL 5 TO 0.

WE HAD ONE COMMISSIONER ABSENT. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? THIS IS FOR ACTION. MR. MAYOR, IF THERE'S NO CONVERSATION, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION, PLEASE.

YES, SIR. LET'S CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING FIRST.

ALRIGHT. AND SEE IF THERE'S ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK. YES. DO WE HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP? NO, SIR. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THIS, THE PUBLIC HEARING PORTION AT 6:12.

AND YOUR MOTION, SIR? YES, SIR. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE REPLAT 25-0007.

I'LL SECOND. ALL RIGHT, SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

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

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

[3. CASE A-25-0002 – PUBLIC HEARING AND DISCUSSION REGARDING THE FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO ANNEX APPROXIMATELY 0.422-ACRE TRACT OF LAND SITUATED IN THE HD DONALD SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO. 1158, WISE COUNTY, TEXAS, AND BEING PART OF CALLED 1.205 ACRE TRACT OF LAND DESCRIBED IN A WARRANTY DEED TO AMERICAN TOWER MANAGEMENT, INC., RECORDED IN VOLUME 946, PAGE 311, DEED RECORDS OF WISE COUNTY, TEXAS. (PALOMA TRAILS)]

LET'S OPEN UP ITEM 3 FOR PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:12.

THIS IS PUBLIC HEARING DISCUSSION REGARDING THE FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO ANNEX APPROXIMATELY 0.42 ACRES OF LAND.

YES. LISA HANNON, PLANNING DIRECTOR. I'LL ENTER OUR STAFF REPORT INTO THE RECORD BY REFERENCE IN ITS ENTIRETY.

SO THIS IS PART OF PALOMA TRAILS. THIS IS ANNEXATION REQUEST FOR THE RIGHT OF WAY.

IT'S THE HATCHED AREA THAT YOU SEE THERE. SO THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE ALLOWS THE ANNEXATION REQUEST BECAUSE IT IS A VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION. COUNCIL APPROVED THE RESOLUTION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE ANNEXATION AUGUST 11TH.

THE RIGHT OF WAY WILL BE DEDICATED AND DEEDED TO THE CITY OF DECATUR.

PROPERTY OWNERS NOTIFIED WERE NINE. AGAIN, NO FORMAL RESPONSES.

WE DID RECEIVE A PHONE INQUIRY ON AUGUST 27TH BY ONE OF THE NEIGHBORS.

AND THERE ARE A FEW ENGINEERING AND THIRD PARTY REVIEWER COMMENTS.

JUST SOME MINOR VERBIAGE CHANGES AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WITH SOME OF THE CLOSURE INFORMATION.

SO THIS MUST BE ADDRESSED PRIOR TO THE FINAL ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE, WHICH WILL BE AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.

THE APPLICANT HAS BEEN MADE AWARE OF THESE COMMENTS AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE ANNEXATION.

THIS IS A FIRST READING. PLANNING AND ZONING RECOMMENDED APPROVAL 5 TO 0.

ALL RIGHT. THE APPLICANT IS ALSO HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

VERY GOOD. COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO COMMENT? THE APPLICANT DOES WANT TO SPEAK. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. COME ON UP AND PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS, PLEASE. THANK YOU, MAYOR, COUNCIL. [INAUDIBLE], 201 WINDCO CIRCLE, WYLIE, TEXAS.

IT'S BEEN OVER TWO AND A HALF YEARS SINCE WE FIRST STOOD IN FRONT OF YOU HERE, AND WE'RE GETTING CLOSE, SIR. I SHOULD SAY WE'RE GOING TO START PAVING IN THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO, SO WE SHOULD SEE MODEL HOMES ON THE GROUND MAY OR JUNE OF NEXT YEAR. OKAY. SO WE'RE MOVING PRETTY QUICK.

I KNOW YOU CAN TELL THERE'S A LOT OF CHANGES GOING ON OUT THERE.

SO WE APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT AND EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR US.

AND IT GOES BOTH WAYS. WE KNOW WE HAVE TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR AS WELL.

WE ACTUALLY HAD A SITUATION OUT THERE LAST WEEK, MAYBE A LITTLE BIT BEFORE THAT, WHERE THERE WAS SOME DRAINAGE ISSUES.

CITY MADE US AWARE OF IT. WE'RE OUT THERE ADDRESSING THEM RIGHT NOW, SO WE WANT TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR AS WELL.

SO WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO. SO HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SIR.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SINCE WE HAVE NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THAT ITEM AT 6:15.

[4. HEAR REPORT FROM CITY MANAGER REGARDING THE NEXT CERTIFICATE OF OBLIGATION (CO) BOND PROCESS.]

OUR NON PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS. ITEM 4 IS TO HEAR A REPORT FROM THE CITY MANAGER REGARDING THE NEXT CERTIFICATE OF OBLIGATION BOND PROCESS.

NATE. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. EVENING.

WE'LL PAUSE AND SWITCH OVER TECHNOLOGY HERE.

ALL RIGHT. IN JULY, I BROUGHT TO YOU A PROPOSAL FOR THE NEXT CO, CERTIFICATE OF OBLIGATION DEBT PACKAGE THAT WAS MAXED AT $65 MILLION. AND SINCE THEN, THROUGH DUE DILIGENCE WITH OUR MUNICIPAL ADVISORS, BOND COUNCIL,

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A HANDFUL OF COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF, WE HAVE REDUCED THAT DEBT PROFILE DOWN TO THE ABSOLUTE NECESSARY ITEMS. SO WE PULLED IT DOWN FROM $65 MILLION DOWN TO $35 MILLION.

WHAT I WANT TO DO TONIGHT IS GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THOSE DOLLARS, TELL YOU WHERE WE'RE DESIGNATING THOSE FUNDS, AND JUST CONFIRM THAT WE ARE, IN FACT, ON THE SAME PAGE ABOUT MOVING FORWARD WITH THE NEXT ROUND OF DEBT OBLIGATIONS.

ALL RIGHT. SO I'LL START OFF BY JUST REMINDING EVERYONE THAT OUR FOCUS AREA HERE IS WATER, WASTEWATER AND THE FIRE STATION. AND WE BUCKET THOSE INTO PUBLIC HEALTH, PUBLIC SAFETY.

AND SO I WANT TO TALK QUICKLY. WHEN WE TALK PUBLIC HEALTH, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THINGS THAT AFFECT THE ENVIRONMENT.

CLEAN WATER, CLEAN SEWER SYSTEMS. I THINK IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING THAT ITEMS LIKE THAT ENSURE THAT OUR COMMUNITY IS RESILIENT AND THEY'RE PREPARED TO THRIVE.

PUBLIC WELFARE FURTHERING OUR SANITARY EFFORTS, FURTHERING OUR INFRASTRUCTURE THAT SUPPORTS ACCESSIBILITY, MOBILITY AND THAT SORT OF THING. AND THEN PUBLIC SAFETY.

IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING THAT'S POLICE, FIRE, DISASTER RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS AND THEN PUBLIC HEALTH.

SO THAT BEING SAID, YOU'LL SEE I'VE TIED ALL OF THESE TO SOME SORT OF PRIORITY THAT WE HAVE FOR FUNDING.

SO FIRST OF ALL, WE'LL START WITH OUR PUBLIC HEALTH FUNDING PRIORITIES.

SO NORTHSIDE GRAVITY SEWER LINES, 3.0 MGD WATER TREATMENT, WATER PLANT EXPANSION AND A NEW 1.0 MGD WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT EXPANSION AND A WATER TREATMENT PLANT EXPANSION.

NOW THESE PROJECTS, AS WE TALK ABOUT THEM TONIGHT, THESE ARE NOT THE ENTIRETY OF THE PROJECTS.

THESE ARE WHAT WE CALL 30% DESIGN OR 30% ENGINEERING FEES.

THESE ARE THE FEES THAT WOULD GET US TO THAT 30% MARK AND KEEP THE PROJECT MOVING ALONG.

THINK ABOUT IT IN TERMS OF PHASING. WE CAN TAKE ON THE ENGINEERING FIRST.

ACQUIRE THE LAND ALONG THE WAY, WORK TO ALIGNMENT FOR PIPES AND THAT SORT OF THING, AND THEN MOVE INTO CONSTRUCTION AND SUBSEQUENT PHASES.

AND THEN OF COURSE, YOU SEE ON THE BOTTOM THERE, IF I DIDN'T ALREADY MENTION IT, INSIDE OF THAT PACKAGE IS LAND FOR THOSE FACILITIES AS WELL. THE NEXT ITEM WE'LL TALK ABOUT IS PUBLIC SAFETY, PUBLIC WELFARE.

THIS IS PRIMARILY AROUND FIRE STATION 2. SO FIRE STATION 2 IS SPLIT INTO TWO DIFFERENT PIECES.

IT'S THE LAND AND THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT FEES.

AND THEN IT IS THE NEW CONSTRUCTION ITSELF OF FIRE STATION NUMBER 2.

AND THEN THE REHAB AND UPDATE AT FIRE STATION NUMBER 1.

AND THE FOURTH PIECE OF THIS PACKAGE IS THE CONCEPTUAL DEMO OF THE OLD POLICE FACILITY SITE.

AND THEN GETTING THAT BACK TO LEVEL CLEAN DIRT FOR FUTURE USE BY THE CITY.

AND I'LL DIVE A LITTLE FURTHER INTO THESE AS WE GO ALONG.

SO JUST A QUICK REMINDER WHERE WE'RE AT SO FAR ON ALL THESE PROJECTS.

IN JULY, YOU GAVE ME THE GREEN LIGHT TO GO AHEAD AND PURSUE THE NEXT ROUND OF DEBT OBLIGATION.

AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAT, WE WALKED THROUGH A HANDFUL OF CONTRACTS.

SO WE APPROVED THE CONTRACT FOR A GUARANTEED MAX PRICE ON FIRE STATION 2 AT JUST SHY OF $16 MILLION.

WE APPROVED AN ACCOMPANYING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT JUST SHY OF $400,000 WITH FITZPATRICK.

THAT'S HELPING CHIEF AND STAFF WALK THROUGH ALL THE MOVING PIECES OF RAISING A BUILDING FROM DIRT TO A FINISH FACILITY.

AND THEN WE GOT INTO WATER WASTEWATER ENGINEERING.

30% ENGINEERING CONTRACTS. AND YOU CAN SEE HERE THE ENGINEERING AND DESIGN ON THE NORTH DECATUR GRAVITY SEWER LINE $413,000.

THE NORTH 1.0 MGD WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT 30% DESIGN $4.1 MILLION.

AND THEN THE FINAL ITEM THAT WE WALKED THROUGH THAT EVENING WAS THE 3.0 MGD MILLION GALLONS PER DAY WATER TREATMENT PLANT EXPANSION, 30% DESIGN FEES VIA CONTRACT, $1.8 MILLION. SO WHEN WE MOVED THROUGH ALL THOSE CONTRACTS, WE SET OUR PARTNERS AT KIMLEY-HORN, OUR PARTNERS AT FITZPATRICK IN MOTION.

THEY BEGIN MOVING THROUGH THE STEPS OF GETTING THOSE PROJECTS UNDERWAY, KNOWING THAT WE WOULD STILL NEED TO COME BACK AND ISSUE SUBSEQUENT DEBT.

AND SO WHEN WE TALLY ALL THESE UP, I'VE SPLIT THEM INTO, ESSENTIALLY, IT'S ONE LARGE PACKAGE THAT I'M RECOMMENDING TO YOU TONIGHT, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE TWO. OKAY. AND I'LL EXPLAIN THAT A LITTLE MORE IN DETAIL HERE.

SO YOUR PUBLIC SAFETY PACKAGE IS RIGHT AT $21 MILLION.

AND WHEN WE HAVE BOND COUNCIL IN AND OUR AND OUR FA, OUR FINANCIAL ADVISORS OBVIOUSLY THERE WILL BE FEES ASSOCIATED WITH ISSUING THIS TYPE OF DEBT THAT WILL GET TACKED ON TO THE TOP OF THAT.

BUT OUR BASE IS 21 MILLION. AND THEN OUR PUBLIC HEALTH.

OR YOU CAN THINK ABOUT IT AS PUBLIC FACILITIES, WATER WASTEWATER IS AT 10.5 FOR OUR FIRST ROUND.

OKAY. SO THESE TWO PACKAGES LOOK LIKE THIS. IF WE PUT THEM TOGETHER ON ONE DEBT

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ISSUANCE PROFILE, THEY WOULD TOTAL OUT AT $31.5 MILLION.

AND SO IF WE TAKE THAT NUMBER AND WE WORK BACKWARDS INTO AN ANTICIPATED DEBT NUMBER, THAT DEBT NUMBER IS $2.2 MILLION ROUGHLY.

AND AGAIN, I WOULD JUST REMIND COUNCIL, STAFF AND THOSE WHO MAY WATCH THIS ONLINE NOW OR LATER.

THESE ARE ROUGH NUMBERS. THE ACTUALS WILL COME FROM BOND COUNCIL AS WE GET FURTHER INTO THE PROCESS.

BUT I JUST WANTED TO ASSURE THAT WE WERE HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION HERE.

SO WHEN WE TAKE THAT NEW DEBT NUMBER, $2.2 MILLION, THAT WOULD BE ADDED TO OUR EXISTING DEBT.

BUT WHAT'S INTERESTING ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR PACKAGE, BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY WATER AND WASTEWATER PROJECTS, WE CAN BEGIN UTILIZING OUR IMPACT FEES. AND IF YOU'LL RECALL, EARLIER IN THE YEAR, COUNCIL AND STAFF WENT THROUGH AN EXERCISE TO INCREASE OUR IMPACT FEES TO HELP US MAKE THESE LIFTS ON INFRASTRUCTURE.

AND SO WE COULD JUST SIMPLY DIVIDE THE ANTICIPATED NEW DEBT BY A MILLION FOR OUR IMPACT FEES.

AND THEN THAT ONLY LEAVES $1.2 MILLION THAT WOULD POTENTIALLY BE SECURED BY TAX BASE DEBT IF WE CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD.

SO I DO WANT TO JUST PAUSE RIGHT THERE AND ASK IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS TO THIS POINT.

IF I CAN PROVIDE CLARITY BEFORE WE GET INTO ANY OF THE OTHER CONVERSATIONS.

AND I'M HAPPY TO. WHEN WILL WE ACTUALLY BE TAKING ON THAT DEBT THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE IT IN OUR BUDGET TO PAY THOSE NUMBERS? GREAT QUESTION, MS. REEVES.

RIGHT NOW, THIS IS CONCEPTUALIZED TO LAND IN THE FY 27 BUDGET.

SO WE WILL SEE THE REMAINDER OF THE CALENDAR YEAR 25, ALL OF THE NEW CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY INSIDE OF THE CALENDAR YEAR OF 25.

WE WILL GET TO SEE THE MAJORITY OF THE CALENDAR YEAR 26.

AND YOU KNOW, THIS TIME NEXT YEAR WE WILL HAVE ALREADY PASSED A BUDGET FOR FY 27.

SO WE'LL HAVE A REALLY GOOD IDEA OF THE NEW CONSTRUCTION TOTALS BETWEEN NOW AND THEN.

AND THEN OF COURSE, THAT WILL LAND IN FY 27. BUDGET AND TAX RATE.

GREAT QUESTION. I HOPE THAT ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION. AND THE IMPACT FEE PORTION YOU'VE CALCULATED BASED ON GROWTH? YES, SIR. PROJECTED GROWTH? YES, SIR. YEAH. OUR IMPACT FEE FUND RIGHT NOW SITS JUST SHY OF $1.5 MILLION.

AND THAT REPRESENTS DOLLARS THAT WERE EXISTING BEFORE YOUR IMPACT FEE CHANGES.

AND THEN ALL OF THE GROWTH SINCE THEN ON ALL OF THE NEW CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY IN OUR COMMUNITY.

AND I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF SCENARIOS THAT I THINK MIGHT HELP ANSWER A COUPLE MORE QUESTIONS.

OKAY. SO LET ME RUN THOSE AND THEN WE'LL PAUSE AGAIN, SOUND GOOD? SOUNDS GREAT. ALL RIGHT. SO SCENARIO ONE. AND THIS IS.

AND I FEEL LIKE I'VE SPOKEN CERTAINLY STAFF AND I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS A NUMBER OF TIMES INTERNALLY.

I DO FEEL LIKE I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO A HANDFUL OF COUNCIL.

SO THIS IS SCENARIO NUMBER ONE. SCENARIO NUMBER ONE ASSUMES THAT WE STAY ON ROUGHLY THAT 7% HISTORICAL INCREASE ON OUR TOTAL TAXABLE VALUE. IF WE LOOK BACK OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS, THAT'S THE ROUGH TREND THAT WE'VE BEEN ON IS AROUND 7.5%.

AND THEN NOW THE NEW OPPORTUNITY THAT WE HAVE TO START FORECASTING IS NEW CONSTRUCTION HOMES.

YOU HEARD FROM PALOMA JUST A FEW MOMENTS AGO.

WE'VE ALL SEEN THE ACTIVITY BEHIND WALMART AND VISTA.

THOSE PROJECTS ARE BOTH MATURING VERY NICELY.

SO WE CAN CONCEPTUALIZE THEM IN OUR FORECASTING NUMBERS.

AND SO IF WE DO THAT THE ANTICIPATED PAYMENT DOESN'T CHANGE TO ROUGHLY 2.2 MILLION.

WE SUBTRACT OUR IMPACT FEE FROM THAT. SO THAT GIVES US A TAX BASE DEBT OBLIGATION OF ROUGHLY 1.2 MILLION.

AND SO IF ONLY 100 HOMES GETS CONSTRUCTED IN DECATUR, TEXAS, BETWEEN NOW AND THE SAME TIME NEXT YEAR, THEN THE TAX IMPLICATION ON THE INS SIDE OF THE HOUSE WOULD BE SIX AND A HALF CENTS ROUGHLY ON THIS DEBT PACKAGE.

IF ALL OF OUR PROJECTS HOLD TOGETHER AND EVERYONE'S COMMITMENTS STAY TRUE, IT WOULD BE CLOSER TO THREE AND A HALF CENTS.

SO I GIVE YOU THOSE TWO SCENARIOS. THIS SECOND SCENARIO CONCEPTUALIZES 200 HOMES BEING BUILT.

YEAH. I APOLOGIZE. IT CONCEPTUALLY. I WAS EXCITED TO SHARE THESE NUMBERS WITH YOU.

YEAH I WAS WAITING FOR THE NUMBER. SO THANK YOU FOR SHARING.

YES. AND I HAVE TO REMIND MYSELF, I'VE BEEN LOOKING AT THIS ALL DAY AND YOU ARE JUST NOW SEEING IT.

SO THIS SCENARIO CONCEPTUALIZES THE SAME 7% GROWTH BUT 200 NEW CONSTRUCTION HOMES.

THIS IS STILL A VERY CONSERVATIVE FORECAST FOR US, BECAUSE WHAT I HAVEN'T PRESENTED AT ALL WHATSOEVER IS ANY COMMERCIAL THAT MAY COME NOW OR

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IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS. SO I DO FEEL LIKE BEING VERY TRANSPARENT WITH THE THREE AND A HALF TO 6.5% DEBT TAX IMPLICATION FOR THIS LARGE PACKAGE IS VERY CLOSE TO ACCURATE BASED ON THE DATA THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE TO US TODAY.

SURE. SO NOW, DID THAT TRIGGER ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? WELL, AND I THINK YOUR POINT'S WELL TAKEN ABOUT THE OTHER POTENTIAL GROWTH.

I MEAN, CHISHOLM TRAILS, THEY JUST HAD THEIR GRAND OPENING THIS LAST FRIDAY.

THEY'RE VERY PLEASED WITH OCCUPANCY THAT THEY ALREADY HAVE IN PLACE.

AND IT'S A BEAUTIFUL FACILITY AND IT LOOKS LIKE THAT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT VALUE FOR CITIZENS THAT WANT TO MOVE TO DECATUR AND FOR DECATUR, TEXAS. YES, SIR. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL EVENT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SO THIS IS NOT AN ACTION ITEM.

RATHER, I'M JUST SIMPLY GIVING YOU AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE STOOD IN JULY TO TODAY.

THIS IS A GENERAL TIMELINE OVER NEXT STEPS. SO I'M NOT HEARING THAT YOU'RE OPPOSED TO MOVING FORWARD AT AROUND 31 TO 33 MILLION SOMEWHERE RIGHT IN THERE TIME, WE ADD FEES KNOWING THAT THE TAX IMPLICATION COULD BE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 3 AND $0.06 DEPENDING ON HOW CONSTRUCTION PLAYS OUT. IF YOU'RE HAPPY WITH THAT, AND I'M SEEING HEADS NOD, THEN WE'LL KEEP MARCHING ALONG. SO THE NEXT SET OF PROFESSIONALS YOU'LL SEE IS BOND COUNCIL AND OUR MUNICIPAL ADVISORS.

SO THEY'LL COME GIVE YOU THE ACTUAL NUMBERS AND TALK TO YOU ABOUT NEXT STEPS RELATIVE TO PUBLIC HEARINGS, ADVERTISING AND ALL THOSE GOOD THINGS. FOR SURE.

WELL, YOU KNOW, SEVERAL OF US WHEN WE WENT TO AUSTIN THIS PAST WISE COUNTY DAY, GROWTH WAS A BIG TOPIC. AND WHAT WE HEARD PRETTY MUCH FROM EVERYBODY WAS THE GROWTH IS COMING. IT IS HERE AND IT'S REALLY ABOUT HOW TO MANAGE IT.

AND SO VERY APPRECIATIVE OF YOU AND CITY STAFF AND APPROPRIATELY PRESENTING INFORMATION AND MANAGING THIS IN A GREAT WAY, BECAUSE THERE'S NO QUESTION WE HAVE TO BE PREPARED FOR THIS GROWTH.

AND THESE ARE GREAT STEPS. SO I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A GREAT MEASURED WAY OF DOING THAT.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU MAYOR. AND JUST ONE ITEM TO MAYBE CLEAR UP ANY CONFUSION.

FIRE STATION 2 ON OLD REUNION ROAD. THE SITE IS VERY ACTIVE.

IF YOU'LL RECALL, IN OUR 24 PACKAGE, WE HAD DOLLARS IN THERE FOR PUBLIC SAFETY.

SO WE'RE ABLE TO MOVE INTO THE THE DIRT WORK, WHAT WE CALL CLEARING AND GRADING PIECES SO THAT CLEARING AND GRADING BASED ON OUR CONVERSATIONS IN JULY IS WELL UNDERWAY. SO THAT SITE IS MATURING QUICKLY.

SO IF YOU DO HAPPEN IN THE 200 BLOCK, CHIEF? 200 BLOCK OF OLD REUNION ROAD, YOU'LL SEE THAT SITE ALREADY COMING ALIVE OVER THERE. SO I THINK OUR TIMING HERE IS GOING TO BE GREAT.

IT'S GOOD. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? NO, NATE. CHIEF HAS TO TAKE MY YOUNGEST DAUGHTER TO HIGH SCHOOL.

I DRIVE BY IT EVERY DAY, AND THE PROGRESS THE CONSTRUCTION CREWS.

IT'S LIKE I GET A SMILE TO MY FACE. IT'S A JUMP START TO MY DAY.

SO YEAH, KUDOS TO THOSE CREWS. AND I'M EXCITED FOR THIS MAN OVER HERE AND AND FOR THE COMMUNITY.

IT IS AN EXCITING THING FOR THE COMMUNITY. INDEED.

THANK YOU, WILL. YES, SIR. WE'LL KEEP MARCHING FORWARD.

THANK YOU, MAYOR, COUNCIL. THANK YOU. NATE. ITEM 5.

[5. HEAR REPORT AND CONSIDER TAKING APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO APPLY FOR THE RESILIENT COMMUNITIES PROGRAM (RCP) GRANT, FUNDED AND ADMINISTERED THROUGH THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT LAND OFFICE (GLO), AND FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO PROCEED WITH THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TO ASSIST WITH THE GRANT AND RCP ACTIVITIES AND EXECUTE ALL RELATED DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING A FUNDING AGREEMENT UPON AWARD OF A CONTRACT. RESOLUTION R2025-09-24]

HEAR A REPORT AND CONSIDER TAKING APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO APPLY FOR A RESILIENT COMMUNITIES PROGRAM.

I'LL JUST STAY RIGHT HERE AND KEEP TALKING ABOUT THAT. ITEM FIVE.

THIS IS A TEXAS GENERAL LAND OFFICE GRANT THAT WE HAVE ACCESS TO HERE.

I BELIEVE IT PROVIDES UP TO $300,000 DOLLARS IF WE'RE SELECTED AND AWARDED.

THOSE ARE DOLLARS THAT CAN BE PUT TOWARDS OUR COMP PLAN UPDATE.

IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT HERE WE ARE NEEDING TO UPDATE THAT DOCUMENT.

BUT WE'RE AT FIVE YEARS AND IT IS TIME TO REVISE THAT DOCUMENT, GET IT UPDATED FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.

SO IF YOU APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION TONIGHT, IT WOULD ALLOW US TO STEP INTO WHAT I'LL CALL A VERY TIGHT TIMELINE.

AND I DO APPRECIATE WAYNE AND LISA AND THEIR TEAM PUTTING THIS TOGETHER FOR US.

THIS IS JUST A QUICK LISTING OF ALL THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO GET DONE BETWEEN NOW AND OCTOBER 26TH.

BUT THE FIRST STEP IS TONIGHT APPROVING THIS RESOLUTION AND ALLOWING US TO GET TO WORK.

SO OUR HOPE IS THAT $300,000 GETS US AT LEAST 80% OF THE WAY TOWARDS OUR COMP PLAN AMENDMENT,

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AND THEN WE WOULD USE BUDGETED DOLLARS TO COVER THE REST.

IF WE SHOOT FOR 100%. WE WOULD. WE WILL SHOOT FOR 100%.

YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? NOPE. I APOLOGIZE FOR THIS. I DO HAVE SOME SELECTED LANGUAGE FOR YOU TO CONSIDER UP HERE, IF YOU SO CHOOSE.

IT IS SPECIFIC, THOUGH. IF YOU CHOOSE OURS. ALL RIGHT.

WHAT'S THE PLEASURE OF COUNCIL? MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION.

ALL RIGHT. I MOVE TO APPROVE RESOLUTION R2025-09-24 OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO APPLY FOR THE RESILIENT COMMUNITIES PROGRAM GRANT FUNDED AND ADMINISTERED THROUGH THE TEXAS GENERAL LAND OFFICE AND FURTHERING AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO INITIATE THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, TO SUPPORT THE GRANT AND RELATED RCP ACTIVITIES, AND TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.

SECOND. ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

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

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I DO WANT TO TAKE ANOTHER MINUTE TO JUST SAY THANK YOU TO LISA AND WAYNE. THEY HAVE BEEN QUITE LITERALLY WORKING DOUBLE TIME TO GET THIS PUT TOGETHER FOR US TO GET IT TO THIS POINT.

SO VERY APPRECIATIVE OF STAFF. ALL RIGHT. WELL THANK YOU.

THEY'RE WORKING HARD RIGHT NOW ON IT. APPEARS THEY ARE.

[6. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION NOMINATING CANDIDATE(S) TO SERVE ON THE 2026 WISE COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD. RESOLUTION R2025-09-25]

ALL RIGHT. ITEM 6. CONSIDER TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION NOMINATING CANDIDATES TO SERVE ON THE 2026 WISE COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD.

ALL RIGHT. WE TALKED ABOUT THIS ROUGHLY A MONTH AGO.

WE HAVE DRAFTED A RESOLUTION TONIGHT THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO TAKE ANY NAMES THAT YOU NOMINATE AT THIS TIME, PLACE ON THE RESOLUTION AND ALLOW FOR THE MAYOR TO SIGN THAT AND GET IT FORWARDED OUT LATER AHEAD OF THE DEADLINE, WHICH I BELIEVE IS THE FIRST WEEK IN OCTOBER.

SUSE, DO I HAVE THAT RIGHT? SORRY TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT.

WITH ALL THE NOMINATIONS FILLED IN, HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CAST YOUR VOTES, IF YOU SO CHOOSE, ON THE VARIOUS PEOPLE. SO MAYOR AND COUNCIL TONIGHT, IF YOU HAVE NAMES THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE, THIS IS THE TIME TO GIVE US THOSE NAMES TO PLACE THOSE FOLKS ON THE BALLOT.

I'M HAPPY TO.

THOSE ARE ONES THAT ARE ALREADY THERE, SUSE? YEAH, THOSE ARE FOLKS THAT ARE ALREADY THERE.

I BELIEVE THOSE ARE YOUR INCUMBENTS, JAKE. OKAY.

GOOD QUESTION. SO THERE'S TWO SEATS OPEN? WE GET TO NOMINATE TWO PERSONS TO PUT INTO THE PROCESS, IF YOU SO CHOOSE. HISTORICALLY, WE HAVEN'T NOMINATED ANYONE.

BUT WE HAVE CAST OUR VOTES WHEN THE TIME COMES.

SO THIS WOULD BE YOUR TIME TO NOMINATE. HAS ANYONE INDICATED AN INTEREST IN SERVING? NOT TO OUR OFFICE. NO, MA'AM. I KNOW YOU PUT IT OUT THERE, RIGHT? YES, MA'AM. WE DID. AND THE SAME EMAIL THAT YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN BLIND COPIED ON.

IT ALSO LANDED IN OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.

SO IN AN EFFORT TO GET THE WORD OUT. REMIND ME HISTORICALLY WHO USUALLY NOMINATES THEM IF WE DON'T NOMINATE THEM, WHO NOMINATES? OTHER MUNICIPALITIES THAT USE THE COUNTY.

RIGHT. MAN.WELL. WELL, HEARING HEARING NO NAMES TO NOMINATE.

LET'S MOVE FORWARD. THAT IS OKAY WITH US. ALL RIGHT.

WELL THANK YOU. ITEM 7. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION, AWARDING A BID FOR THE PROVISION OF WATER TREATMENT CHEMICALS

[7. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION AWARDING BID #RFB2025-0925, FOR THE PROVISION OF WATER TREATMENT CHEMICALS TO THE ROYCE W. SIMPSON WATER TREATMENT PLANT AND TO THE RAW WATER PUMP STATION LOCATIONS, FOR THE INITIAL TERM OF ONE-YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2025 WITH TWO ONE-YEAR RENEWAL OPTIONS, CONTRACT TO BE AWARDED TO EAGLE LABS, INC OF DESOTO, TEXAS, AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT.]

TO THE ROYCE W. SIMPSON WATER TREATMENT PLANT.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL, ITEM 7. STARTS ON PAGE 16.

I'LL GIVE YOU THE HIGHLIGHTS HERE. WE HAD THE BID OPEN AND CLOSED IN THE APPROPRIATE TIME PERIOD.

WE HAD THREE BIDDERS. ONE CAME BACK AS INCOMPLETE.

ONE CAME BACK EXTREMELY HIGH AT 369,000. AND THE THIRD BID, WHICH IS FROM EAGLE LABS, IS THE ONE WE ARE RECOMMENDING FOR APPROVAL TONIGHT AT $241,820. THIS IS A ONE YEAR CONTRACT WITH TWO ONE YEAR RENEWAL TERMS. AND JUST AS A SIDE NOTE, EAGLE LABS HAS BEEN SECURING CHEMICALS FOR THE CITY FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS.

ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL?

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STAND BY FOR A MOTION.

YEAH I DO. MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROPRIATE AWARDING BID RFB2025-0925 FOR THE PROVISION OF WATER TREATMENT CHEMICALS TO THE ROYCE W.

SIMPSON WATER TREATMENT PLANT AND TO THE RAW WATER PUMP STATION LOCATIONS FOR THE INITIAL TERM OF ONE YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST. GOT SOMETHING ELSE ON MY MIND. 2025 WITH TWO ONE YEAR RENEWAL OPTIONS CONTRACT TO BE AWARDED TO EAGLE LABS INCORPORATED OF DESOTO, AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT.

ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE A MOTION. SECOND AND WE HAVE A SECOND.

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

AYE. OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

[8. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON A GOVERNMENT LEASE PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH AMERICAN NATIONAL LEASING COMPANY FOR A SKYWATCH TOWER FOR THE CITY OF DECATUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT. ]

ITEM 8. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON A GOVERNMENT LEASE PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH AMERICAN NATIONAL LEASING COMPANY.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL, ITEM 8 IS FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

YOU MAY REMEMBER LAST BUDGET CYCLE WE DISCUSSED A ELEVATED SKYWATCH TOWER FOR SECURITY PURPOSES.

AND WE APPROVED CHIEF AND HIS TEAM TO SOURCE ONE OF THOSE HAVE ONE BID OUT, AND THEY DID SO.

AND THEN SINCE THEN, WE WERE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET A PAIR OF THEM FOR A DOLLAR EACH.

BUT WE WERE ALREADY COMMITTED TO THIS LEASE. SO IF IT SOUNDS STRANGE THAT WE'RE COMING TO YOU TO COMPLETE OUR COMMITMENT JUST THINK OF IT AS GETTING THREE FOR THE PRICE OF ONE. AND THAT'S A VALUABLE RESOURCE THAT OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT TEAMS WILL BE ABLE TO USE DOWNTOWN EVENTS.

RIGHT. HIGH AREAS OF SHOPPING LIKE DURING CHRISTMAS AND THAT SORT OF THING.

REUNIONS, THAT SORT OF THING. BUT THE COMMITMENT HERE IS A THREE YEAR LEASE THAT WAS APPROVED IN THE BUDGET.

THE EXISTING FUNDS THAT WERE IN THE LEASE LINE.

AND AS A REMINDER, CHIEF CAMPBELL, AT THE TIME WE PUT THIS TOGETHER, HE COMMITTED TO COVERING HALF OF IT OUT OF HIS SPECIAL ACCOUNT, WHICH IS SEARCH AND SEIZURE FUND THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER AGENCIES.

AND SO THE PRICE YOU SEE HERE WOULD BE HALF COVERED BY THAT SPECIAL FUND, HALF COVERED BY THE LEASE COMMITMENTS THAT WE'VE MADE THROUGH THE BUDGETING PROCESS.

AND AGAIN, IT'S A THREE YEAR TERM, JUST LIKE ALL THE OTHER LEASES WE'VE TAKEN ON THROUGH THIS COMPANY.

ALL RIGHT. AND I WOULD ASK CAPTAIN HILTON IF I MISSED ANYTHING TO HELP ME FILL IN THE GAPS THERE.

ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL, QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? LOOK FOR A MOTION.

I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE GOVERNMENT LEASE PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH AMERICAN NATIONAL LEASING COMPANY FOR A SKYWATCH TOWER FOR THE CITY OF DECATUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT.

SECOND. ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

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

[9. COUNCIL WILL REVIEW NONSUBSTANTIVE UPDATES TO THE PERSONNEL POLICY, NO ACTION IS REQUIRED ON THESE ITEMS. COUNCIL MAY ALSO CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION TO APPROVE SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES TO CHAPTER 1 AND CHAPTER 2 OF THE PERSONNEL POLICIES: A. CHAPTER 1 SECTION 10 – PREGNANT WORKERS FAIRNESS ACT B. CHAPTER 1 SECTION 11 – PUMP ACT FOR NURSING MOTHERS C. CHAPTER 2 SECTION 01 – RECRUITMENT AND SELCETION D. CHAPTER 2 SECTION 02 – VALID TEXAS DRIVER LICENSE E. CHAPTER 2 SECTION 03 – ATTENDANCE AND WORK HOURS F. CHAPTER 2 SECTION 04 – EMPLOYMENT STATUS]

ALL RIGHT. ITEM 9. COUNCIL REVIEW NONSUBSTANTIVE UPDATES TO THE PERSONNEL POLICY.

SO THERE'S NO ACTION REQUIRED. NO ACTION REQUIRED.

MAYOR, COUNCIL, IF YOU REMEMBER, OUR LAST TIME TOGETHER, WE WALKED THROUGH A PROCEDURE THAT GAVE US THE AUTHORITY TO UPDATE POLICIES IN-HOUSE AS NEEDED AND THEN BRING SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES BEFORE THE COUNCIL.

OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU WAS TO PUT NON-SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES ON EACH PACKET AS WE HAD THEM READY FOR YOU, JUST SO YOU COULD SEE THEM. |ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC COULD SEE THEM.

OUR STAFF COULD SEE THEM LATER. IT'S PART OF OUR ROLLOUT COMMITMENT FOR A JANUARY 1ST EFFECTIVE DATE.

AND I DO WANT TO POINT OUT TONIGHT, THOUGH, ON YOUR AGENDA, ITEM 9 IS INCORRECT.

THAT'S A CLERICAL ERROR ON MY PART. IT CONTAINS CHAPTER 2 ITEMS, AND I WAS SO EAGER TO GET THOSE ITEMS TO YOU.

THOSE WON'T COME TILL OCTOBER. WHAT YOU DO HAVE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS ON PAGE 50 OF YOUR PACKET, WHICH IS CHAPTER 1, SECTIONS 8, 9, 10 AND 11.

SO YEAH. THANK YOU RANDY. THAT'S THE MEMO THAT I'M READING FROM THERE.

SO SECTION 8, SECTION 9, THE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AND THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT.

THOSE WERE JUST SIMPLY UPDATING OUR FORMATTING, PUTTING THEM ON THE NEW HEADER, GIVING THEM A NEW EFFECTIVE DATE.

AND THEN ITEM 10 AND 11. THOSE TWO ARE NEW POLICIES, NEW TO THE POLICY MANUAL AND NEW TO THE CITY.

AND THOSE ARE REQUIRED BY THE LABOR LAWS. ALL RIGHT.

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SO NO ACTION. HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? TO HR. YEAH. QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. WELL THANK YOU.

ITEM 10. CONSIDER TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE PARTICIPATION IN THE LIBRARY INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITY IMPROVEMENT GRANT.

[10. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE PARTICIPATION IN THE LIBRARY INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITY IMPROVEMENT (LIFI) GRANT PROGRAM AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.]

MAYOR AND COUNCIL. ITEM 10 IS FROM THE TEXAS STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES COMMISSION.

DAWN, WHO IS HERE WITH US TONIGHT, LIBRARY DIRECTOR IS VERY GOOD AT FINDING GRANTS, AND SECURING THEM.

FINDING THEM IS ONE THING. GETTING THEM HERE AND READY FOR APPROVAL IS A WHOLE OTHER ISSUE.

AND SHE'S VERY. HER AND HER TEAM ARE VERY GOOD AT THAT. THIS GRANT IS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR US.

IF YOU ALLOW US TO MOVE FORWARD, IT PUTS US ON A TIMELINE AND IT ALLOWS US TO RECEIVE UP TO $290,000 TOWARDS HIGH SPEED CONNECTIVITY DOLLARS THAT CAN BE USED TO INCREASE THE CONNECTIVITY OF THE SERVICES THAT SUPPLY THE LIBRARY.

A LOT OF MOVING PIECES ON THIS GRANT. TONIGHT WE'RE JUST SIMPLY LOOKING FOR THE NOD TO KEEP MOVING FORWARD.

WHAT THIS COULD LOOK LIKE IS DOLLARS TO BRING HIGH SPEED FIBER TO THE INTERNET OR TO THE LIBRARY, RATHER. AND THEN WE WOULD HAVE TO PICK UP THE COST, THE MONTHLY COST FOR THAT SERVICE.

OR WHAT IT COULD LOOK LIKE, OR VARIOUS PIECES OF EQUIPMENT WITHIN THE LIBRARY THAT SPEED UP CONNECTIVITY OR PROTECT STAFF FROM VISITORS AND VISITORS FROM STAFF, VICE VERSA IN THE CYBER WORLD. AND I WOULD JUST ASK, DAWN, IS THERE ANYTHING I MISSED THAT YOU WOULD WANT TO ADD TO THAT AT THIS POINT? THAT WOULD CREATE PRIVACY WORK BOOTHS. SO LIKE A, THINK PHONE BOOTH, BUT IN MODERN TIMES, WHERE YOU COULD BRING YOUR LAPTOP IN, PLUG IN CHARGE, CLOSE THE DOOR, HAVE QUIET TIME, WORK ON DOCUMENTS OR READ YOUR BOOK, OR DO HOMEWORK, SCHOOLWORK. IT WOULD ALLOW FOR UP TO 40,000? UP TO 40,000 OF THOSE DOLLARS TO BE USED FOR THAT TYPE OF PROJECT WITHIN THE SPACE OF THE LIBRARY.

SO AGAIN, A LOT OF MOVING PIECES HERE. WE'RE JUST LOOKING FOR THE NOD TO KEEP MOVING FORWARD ON DUE DILIGENCE AND SEEING EXACTLY WHERE WE WANT TO HEAD WITH THESE MONEYS.

YEAH. SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD IDEA. ALL RIGHT. HOLD ON.

THAT BEING SAID, WOULD YOU USE THE LANGUAGE IN ITEM 10 TO GIVE MYSELF THE AUTHORITY TO EXECUTE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS AND ENTER INTO THE GRANT PROGRAM? ALL RIGHT, SO WE HAVE IF THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, WE'LL STAND BY A MOTION. MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE PARTICIPATION IN THE LIBRARY INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITY IMPROVEMENT GRANT PROGRAM AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.

SO WE HAVE A MOTION. WE HAVE A SECOND. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS ON THAT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSE, SAME SIGN.