2. PUBLIC HEARING, DISCUSSION, AND ACTION REGARDING THE SECOND 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 A-25-0002) ORDINANCE 2025-09-34

[2. PUBLIC HEARING, DISCUSSION, AND ACTION REGARDING THE SECOND 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 A-25-0002) ORDINANCE 2025-09-34 ]

ALL RIGHT. ITEM 2. WE WILL HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING, AND WE'LL OPEN UP THAT PUBLIC HEARING ITEM AT 6:02.

THIS IS A DISCUSSION AND ACTION REGARDING SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO ANNEX APPROXIMATELY 0.422 ACRES OF LAND.

DO WE HAVE A REPORT ON THAT? THERE ARE NO CHANGES FROM WHEN YOU SAW THIS ITEM AT YOUR LAST MEETING.

STAFF STANDING BY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. AND THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE PROPERTY IS HERE AS WELL.

MR. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. COUNCIL DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? AND DOES ANYBODY ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM AT 6:03.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION FROM COUNCIL? IF NOT, WE'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.

MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 2025-09-34.

SECOND. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED SAME SIGN.

AYE. ALL RIGHT. THAT ITEM PASSES. ALL RIGHT. ITEM 3.

[3. RECEIVE AND DISCUSS THE ANNUAL REPORT PRESENTED BY DECATUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR KEVIN HOLZBOG, INCLUDING KEY UPDATES AND DATA. ]

RECEIVE AND DISCUSS AN ANNUAL REPORT PRESENTED BY THE DECATUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, KEVIN HOLZBOG. WELCOME, KEVIN. MAYOR, DID YOU CLOSE THAT PUBLIC HEARING? YES, I DID AT 6:03. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

WILL SPECIFICALLY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YES, SIR.

LET'S MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE WORKING HERE. WE ARE. FANTASTIC.

WELL, FIRST I WANT TO SAY THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO STAND BEFORE YOU AGAIN AND PROVIDE AN ANNUAL YEAR-END REPORT ON EDC'S ACTIVITIES. BUT BEFORE I JUMP INTO THAT, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOU ALL AS COUNCIL MEMBERS.

AND ALSO THANKS TO OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

YOU HAVE HEARD ME SAY THIS BEFORE. IT'S A TEAM SPORT.

OUT OF OUR OFFICE WE DON'T CREATE ANY JOBS DIRECTLY OUT OF OUR OFFICE.

WE DON'T BUILD ANY WATER LINE DIRECTLY OUT OF OUR OFFICE.

WE DON'T TRAIN WORKFORCE DIRECTLY OUT OF OUR OFFICE.

THAT'S ALL DONE BY OTHER PEOPLE. BUT IN OUR OFFICE, WE'RE CONNECTING DOTS ALL THE TIME.

AND SO AS A TEAM SPORT, WE RELY ON OUR TEAMMATES A LOT.

AND THAT STARTS A LOT OF THE TIME HERE AT CITY HALL.

AND SO I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU ALSO TO CITY STAFF FOR THEIR HELP.

AND I WILL SAY, HAVING BEEN HERE FOR ALMOST FIVE YEARS NOW, IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE.

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BUT THERE'S ONLY BEEN IMPROVEMENT IN EFFICIENCY, IMPROVEMENT IN QUALITY AND EVERY ELEMENT OF OUR PROJECTS. THE CITY HAS BEEN A GOOD PARTNER AND CONTINUES TO BE BETTER EVERY YEAR.

AND WE APPRECIATE THAT. AND WE HOPE THAT THAT THEY WOULD SAY THE SAME.

SO TODAY IS JUST GOING TO BE A REALLY, IT'S GOT A LOT OF INFORMATION, IT'S AN OVERVIEW OF THIS THIS PAST YEAR AND JUST SOME GENERALIZATIONS OF WORK OVERALL.

IT'S A LOT OF INFORMATION IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME, BUT I'M HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS AS, AS YOU HAVE THEM.

SO HERE ON THE FIRST SLIDE, YOU'LL SEE BUILDING LEGACIES BASED ON HERITAGE. IF YOU SEE ANY OF OUR PRINT ADS OR JUST ADVERTISEMENTS IN GENERAL, IN GENERAL, THIS IS A PHRASE THAT WE USE A LOT.

WE THINK IT ENCOMPASSES HOW WE TRY TO APPROACH DECISIONS, WHICH IS MAKING DECISIONS THAT ARE OBVIOUSLY GOING TO IMPACT THE FUTURE, BUT NOT IGNORING THE PAST AND HISTORY. WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THOSE DECISIONS.

THE PHRASE OR SLOGAN FOR TODAY, THOUGH, IS SHORT, SWEET, AND TO THE POINT.

AND CHIEF, I PROMISE THIS WON'T TAKE TWO HOURS.

IT'LL TAKE ONE HOUR. SO THE AGENDA, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO TALK ABOUT? BOARD AND STAFF, ORGANIZATIONAL IMPACT, MARKET DATA, BUSINESS PARK IMPACT, ORGANIZATIONAL PRIORITIES, PARKS, MARKETING AND THEN AWARDS, HONORS AND APPOINTMENTS.

I THINK THAT'S A GOOD OVERVIEW THAT'LL PROVIDE A GOOD OVERVIEW OF THE EDC THIS PAST YEAR.

I THINK EVERYBODY'S FAMILIAR WITH BOARD AND STAFF.

ON THE LEFT SIDE, YOU'VE GOT OUR BOARD LISTED BY TENURE ON THE BOARD, JASON WREN AS PRESIDENT, MIKE MCQUISTON, VICE PRESIDENT, EDDIE ALLEN, SECRETARY, AND THEN MELINDA REEVES AND BRENNAN WILLIAMS ARE OUR NEWEST BOARD MEMBERS.

AND ON THE RIGHT SIDE, STAFF, MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE SECOND AND THIRD NAMES.

THEY'RE BOTH FAIRLY RECENT ADDITIONS TO THE EDC, AND I WOULD SAY THAT THEIR IMPACT HAS BEEN FELT IN A VERY POSITIVE WAY ALREADY.

AND THEY'RE BOTH HERE TONIGHT. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU GUYS FOR FOR WHAT YOU GUYS DO.

ORGANIZATIONAL IMPACT. SO THE NUMBER AT THE TOP IS THE MOST EXCITING NUMBER FOR ME, BUT I'D RATHER START AT THE FOUNDATION LEVEL AT THE BOTTOM THERE WITH THAT 300 PLUS NUMBER. SO THAT, YOU KNOW, THE POINT OF THIS SLIDE IS TO SHOW THAT IT REALLY IS, THIS IS A SLIDE THAT SHOWS FOUNDATION, RIGHT? WITHOUT THE 300. YOU DON'T HAVE THE SEVEN AND WITHOUT THE 300.

AND EVEN REALLY WITH THE SEVEN, THIS PARTICULAR ONE ON TOP, YOU DON'T YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE WITHOUT AN EXPANSION.

AND SO THE 300 REPRESENTS VARIOUS VERSIONS OF COMMUNICATION.

IT DOES NOT INCLUDE EMAILS, BUT IT'S MEETINGS, CALLS, VISITS, A TON OF VIRTUAL MEETINGS WITH PROJECTS.

AND SO THIS MIGHT BE A PROJECT THAT WE'RE ACTIVELY WORKING.

IT MAY BE A PROJECT THAT WE'RE TRYING TO COMPETE FOR, TRYING TO GET OUR FOOT IN THE DOOR ON.

IT MAY BE A PROJECT THAT A REGION IS LOOKING AT AND WE'RE LISTENING IN TO HOW THAT PROJECT, WHAT THAT PROJECT IS, WHAT THE INFORMATION IS, WHETHER IT'S SOMETHING WE WANT TO GO AFTER, OR IT MAY NOT EVEN BE A PROJECT THAT WE'RE WORKING ON OR WANT TO WORK ON, BUT IT'S A PROJECT THAT'S GOING TO IMPACT US.

AND SO THE STAKEHOLDERS THAT WILL BE INVOLVED IN THOSE MEETINGS, JUST A SAMPLING OF WHAT THOSE STAKEHOLDERS MIGHT REPRESENT WOULD BE INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL, RETAIL, RESIDENTIAL, UTILITIES, EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT AND CONSULTANTS.

ABOVE THATM SO WITH THOSE MEETINGS OUT OF THAT, IDEALLY COMES OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH COMPANIES AND EXECUTE PROJECTS.

SOMETIMES THOSE PROJECTS HAVE PERFORMANCE AGREEMENTS. THOSE ARE PROJECTS THAT YOU GUYS ULTIMATELY SEE. OTHER PROJECTS DON'T HAVE A FORMAL AGREEMENT.

IT CAN BE FOR VARIOUS REASONS. SOMETIMES THEY THEY'RE A PROJECT THAT'S WORTHY AND QUALIFIES FOR A PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT AND ASSISTANCE WITH THE EDC IN SOME FORM OR FASHION, BUT THEY JUST PREFER NOT TO ENTER INTO A PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT.

AND WE RESPECT THAT. WE TRY TO THE WAY THAT WE COUCH OUR SERVICE AVAILABILITY TO THOSE PROJECTS IS, WE CAN HELP YOU AND IT DOESN'T JUST HAVE TO BE FINANCIAL.

RIGHT. IF WE'RE NOT GOING TO HELP YOU FINANCIALLY THROUGH A PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT, WE CAN HELP YOU IDENTIFY REAL ESTATE. WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE MEETING WITH THE RIGHT PEOPLE, WHETHER IT'S UTILITIES OR AT THE CITY WHATEVER, WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE.

AND SO WE WORK ON A LOT OF DIFFERENT PROJECTS IN DIFFERENT WAYS.

A LOT OF THEM DON'T EVER COME BEFORE YOU GUYS.

BUT THIS PAST YEAR, THAT SEVEN NUMBER REPRESENTS THREE COMPANIES THAT WE ACTIVELY WORKED WITH THAT COMPLETED AN EXPANSION DURING THE YEAR.

AND THEN ADDITIONALLY, FOUR PROJECTS THAT WE WORKED WITH ON EXPANSION THAT HAVE NOT REACHED EXPANSION.

BUT I'M GLAD TO SAY THAT THOSE FOUR CONTINUE TO WORK TOWARDS EXPANSION.

AND I WOULD I WOULD BE SURPRISED IF A COUPLE OF THEM DON'T EXECUTE PERFORMANCE AGREEMENTS THIS YEAR.

AND THEN ON TOP, THE NUMBER ONE IS NEW CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS WITH CARDINAL PAINT AND POWDER.

THAT PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT DID COME BEFORE COUNCIL.

APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT ON THAT, BUT I THINK IT'S EVIDENT JUST THROUGH DISCUSSION ON THIS SLIDE THAT THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN WITHOUT ALL THE OTHER THINGS TAKING PLACE AS WELL.

SO MARKET DATA I THINK THIS THIS SLIDE CAPTURES THE MARKET REALLY WELL.

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IT'S NOT LISTED IN ANY PARTICULAR ORDER. IT'S JUST REALLY A PICTURE OF ALL SIDES OF OUR LOCAL ECONOMY IN WISE COUNTY AND IN DECATUR.

SO STARTING ON THE TOP LEFT, YOU'LL SEE JUST UNDER 48,000.

THAT'S THE WISE COUNTY MEDIAN WAGE. AND TO THE RIGHT OF THAT YOU'LL SEE IN THE BUSINESS PARK, YOU'LL HEAR US TALK A LOT ABOUT BEING SELECTIVE ON PROJECTS. THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE ON THE BOARD HEAR US TALK ABOUT THAT A LOT, Y'ALL. Y'ALL REINFORCE THAT.

I THINK THAT'S THE RIGHT APPROACH. IT'S DEFINITELY THE RIGHT APPROACH FOR NOW.

TIMES CHANGE. BUT TODAY THAT'S THE APPROACH. AND AS A RESULT, YOU CAN SEE THE THE MEDIAN WAGE IN THE BUSINESS PARK IS 73,000.

MOVING ON FROM THERE, WISE COUNTY EMPLOYMENT, TOTAL EMPLOYMENT IN WISE COUNTY IS JUST UNDER 40,000.

MOVING TO THE RIGHT THERE FROM 2020 TO 2024. YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE LIKE ME, YOU FEEL LIKE WISE COUNTY IS BUSTING AT THE SEAMS WITH NEW RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS ALL OVER THE PLACE. JUST ABOUT 3000 NEW LIVING UNITS.

NOW, THAT NUMBER IS GOING TO START TO GROW EXPONENTIALLY.

AND OBVIOUSLY THIS DATA DOESN'T CAPTURE 2025 DATA.

IT'S ITS 2020 THROUGH 2024, SO THIS IS ALL FULL YEAR'S WORTH OF DATA.

3.5% MOVING ON IS WISE COUNTY'S UNEMPLOYMENT CURRENTLY.

AT 4.1% IS THE STATE OF TEXAS. AND SO WHAT THAT SAYS TO EMPLOYERS AND TO US IS OUR LABOR MARKET IS TIGHT.

AND GOVERNMENTS FEEL THAT I KNOW THAT THAT THAT'S DISCUSSIONS THAT YOU ALL HAVE BEING IN CHARGE OF THE CITY.

BUT PRIVATE SECTOR FEELS IT AS WELL. SO SEEING NEW RESIDENTS LIKE THAT 875 NUMBER, WHICH IS THE NUMBER OF NEW RESIDENTS THAT MOVED INTO DECATUR IN 2024, THAT REPRESENTS 12.3% POPULATION GROWTH RATE.

THAT'S IMPORTANT TO SEE BECAUSE THOSE FOLKS MAY ALREADY HAVE A MAY ALREADY WORK IN DECATUR, THEY MAY WORK IN WISE COUNTY, THEY MAY WORK REMOTELY OR IN AN ADJACENT COUNTY.

BUT IF THEY DON'T WORK IN DECATUR TODAY WHEN THEY MOVE HERE, THAT JUST MAKES IT THAT MUCH MORE LIKELY THAT WHEN THERE'S A JOB AVAILABLE THAT MEETS THEIR NEEDS, THAT THEY NOW ARE GOING TO LOOK AT DECATUR AS AN OPTION, AS A PLACE TO WORK.

SO THAT 12.3% GROWTH RATE THAT PUTS US 16TH, RANKS A 16TH OUT OF 170 COMMUNITIES IN THE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS, 16 COUNTY REGION, AND THE 875 NEW DECATUR RESIDENTS.

THAT PUTS US RIGHT ABOUT IN THE TOP QUARTILE OF THE OF THE REGION.

SO BUSINESS PARK IMPACT, AD VALOREM TAX REVENUE.

SO TOTAL AD VALOREM TAX REVENUE JUST UNDER A MILLION.

MOVING DOWN FROM THAT. AND THAT IS BASED ON THE PROPERTIES THAT HAVE BEEN SOLD TO.

SO THIS IS BASED ON PRIVATE SECTOR, OWNED PROPERTY IN THE ORIGINAL 165 ACRE BUSINESS PARK.

JOB CREATION. THE AVERAGE DAILY EMPLOYMENT AT EAGLE'S LANDING IS 209 TODAY.

THAT'S BASED OFF NUMBERS PROVIDED TO US BY EMPLOYERS.

AND THEN WE GET THAT AVERAGE BY PLACER AI DATA WE'RE ABLE TO SEPARATE EMPLOYEES FROM VISITORS AND RESIDENTS, ETC. AND THEN MOST EXCITING TO ME IS THE FINAL NUMBER THERE THAT IS REPRESENTS ANNUAL VALUE ADDED ECONOMIC IMPACT.

SO THIS IS A NUMBER, IF ANY OF Y'ALL HAVE EVER HAD EXPERIENCE WITH IMPLAN, IT'S SORT OF AN INDUSTRY STANDARD FOR REPRESENTING TOTAL VALUE ADD. AND SO WHEN YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT WHAT DOES THIS NUMBER MEAN, THE EASIEST WAY TO DESCRIBE THIS NUMBER IS THE JOBS AND MONEY THAT ARE CREATED BY THE COMPANIES THAT ARE OPERATING IN THE INDUSTRIAL PARK.

HOW DO THOSE JOBS AND MONEY AND THE MONEY THROUGH THOSE JOBS, HOW DOES THAT RIPPLE THROUGH OUR ENTIRE AREA? AND THAT'S WHERE THAT NUMBER IS GENERATED FROM.

AND SO 125 MILLION ANNUAL IS, THAT'S A NUMBER THAT, THAT WE LIKE TO SEE.

IT'S NOT A NUMBER THAT WE MARKET A LOT, BUT IT'S A NUMBER I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR, IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE DURING THIS THIS REPORT.

AND ADDITIONALLY 850 ADDITIONAL JOBS. SO WE TALK ABOUT A LOT ABOUT DIRECT AND INDIRECT JOBS.

PRIMARY JOB CREATION, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE FOCUSED ON.

THE TYPE OF INDUSTRIES THAT WE'RE ALLOWED TO WORK ON BY THE STATE ARE PRIMARY JOB CREATORS.

THE REASON FOR THAT IS BECAUSE THOSE ALL OF THOSE JOBS HAVE A MULTIPLIER EFFECT.

AND YOU CAN SEE, BASED OFF THE TYPE OF INDUSTRY, THE NUMBER OF JOBS AND THE AVERAGE SALARIES OF THOSE JOBS, YOU CAN SEE THE NUMBER OF ADDITIONAL JOBS THAT ARE NOT EMPLOYED IN THE INDUSTRIAL PARK THAT ARE CREATED AS A RESULT OF THOSE PROJECTS EXISTING.

AND THEN IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT, I'VE JUST GOT A LITTLE TESTIMONIAL FROM A LOCAL MANUFACTURER THAT'S WORKING ON AN EXPANSION CURRENTLY, THEY'RE TRYING TO GET AN AIR PERMIT THROUGH TC AND JUST SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, NEVER REALLY GETS OUT IN THE PUBLIC.

NOBODY EVER REALLY KNOWS IT HAPPENS. BUT PART OF WHAT WE DO IS LIKE IN THIS PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCE, INTRODUCE THEM, WE MAKE A CALL TO THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE, LET THEM KNOW, HEY, WE'VE GOT A PROJECT THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO US.

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ET CETERA, ET CETERA, ET CETERA. HERE'S WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO.

WE GET CONNECTED, GET THE COMPANY CONNECTED. THEN YOU CAN SEE THEY'RE ABLE TO ARRANGE A MEETING WITH TCQ, COMMUNICATED THEIR WILLINGNESS TO HELP, WHICH IS A FAR CRY FROM PREVIOUS EXPERIENCES.

THAT WAS IMPORTANT ON THAT PROJECT BECAUSE PERMITTING TIMELINES.

ORIGINALLY, TCQ HAD TOLD THEM 18 MONTH TIMELINE TO GET A POTENTIAL APPROVAL.

THAT SPED UP SIGNIFICANTLY. I MEAN, THE APPROVAL ACTUALLY HAS ALREADY TAKEN PLACE, AND THE PROJECT WITH AN 18 MONTH TIMELINE WAS NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO LAND IN TEXAS. AND THIS COMPANY HAS SITES IN SEVERAL OTHER STATES THAT THEY COULD HAVE CONSIDERED AS WELL, SO. ORGANIZATIONAL PRIORITIES, A LOT ON THIS SLIDE.

WHAT I'LL, WHAT I'LL DO AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IS I'LL FOCUS ON ONE ON THE INFRASTRUCTURE PIECE.

YOU CAN SEE ALL OF THOSE INFRASTRUCTURE PIECES.

THEY'RE ALL VERY IMPORTANT. BUT VERY FIRST ONE ON THE LIST THERE IS ELECTRIC.

SO EDC WE RECOGNIZE ANYBODY THAT PAYS ATTENTION TO THE OVERALL ECONOMY KNOWS THAT ELECTRICITY IS A MAJOR ASSET TO HAVE IF YOU'RE TRYING TO GAIN INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT, AND WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR UTILITY PARTNERS TO NOT ONLY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE EXISTING POWER AT OUR SITE, BUT ENSURE THAT OUR SITE IS COMPETITIVE BEYOND TODAY'S EXISTING POWER, AND WE THINK THERE'S A PATHWAY FORWARD THERE.

WE'RE GOING TO. WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THAT FOR QUITE A WHILE. WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE WORKING ON THAT. AND THEN ALSO OBVIOUSLY TRANSPORTATION, NATURAL GAS, WATER, WASTEWATER AND RAIL. THOSE ARE ALL THINGS THAT WE LOOK AT ON EVERY PROJECT.

THERE'S A LOT OF PROJECTS WE DON'T GO AFTER BECAUSE THERE'S AN ISSUE WITH ONE OF THOSE BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE AS STRONG AS WE CAN BE IN EACH OF THOSE AREAS SO WE CAN GO AFTER AS MANY PROJECTS AS POSSIBLE. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND BRE, SO PROGRAMING, YOU KNOW, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, MAJOR ISSUE IN INDUSTRY.

NOT SOMETHING, IT'S VERY TIME CONSUMING. IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME ON.

OVER RECENT HISTORY, AT LEAST SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE.

BUT SINCE WE HIRED MATT, MATT HAS HIS FOCUS OBVIOUSLY IS ON LOCAL BUSINESS, AND THAT HAS CONVERTED PRIMARILY INTO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE THAT'S THE NUMBER ONE REQUEST AND NEED FROM LOCAL BUSINESS. AND SO YOU CAN SEE THIS IS ALL PRETTY NEW PROGRAMING.

MANUFACTURING DAY. THIS WILL BE THE SECOND YEAR FOR MANUFACTURING DAY.

AND ON MANUFACTURING DAY AFTER THIS YEAR, THERE WILL HAVE BEEN 120 STUDENTS EXPOSED TO POTENTIAL JOB OPPORTUNITIES.

AND THEN OBVIOUSLY THE FLIP SIDE, EMPLOYERS DECATUR WILL HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO 120 POTENTIAL EMPLOYEES.

AND THESE ARE STUDENTS THAT HAVE EXPRESSED WE WANT TO GO INTO THE WORKFORCE.

THESE ARE NOT STUDENTS THAT JUST WANT A DAY OFF OF SCHOOL.

THEY HAVE THEY. THESE ARE STUDENTS THAT HAVE SAID WE WANT TO SEE WHAT'S AVAILABLE.

AND THE EMPLOYERS HAVE HAD REALLY GOOD RESPONSE RESPONSES ON THAT PROGRAM.

AND SO I APPRECIATE MATT AND RAELI'S WORK ON THAT.

FIRST RESPONDERS DAY. THIS WILL BE A NEW 1 IN 2026.

I KNOW THAT MATT'S WORKING WITH DECATUR FIRE AND DECATUR POLICE ON THIS.

SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. INTERNSHIPS AND APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS, JOB FAIRS AND CAREER FAIRS.

WE WORK CLOSELY WITH DISD ON THEIR CTE PROGRAMING.

NEW SUPERINTENDENT TAYLOR WILLIAMS HAS BEEN A GREAT PARTNER ON THIS. SHE HAS A MAJOR FOCUS ON CTE.

SO HER KNOWLEDGE BASE ON CTE IS GOING TO BE, I THINK, VERY HELPFUL FOR INDUSTRY.

WORKFORCE APPRECIATION EVENTS. THIS IS A NEW PROGRAM THAT WE'VE STARTED.

SEVERAL OF Y'ALL HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THAT. AND IF YOU HAVEN'T, YOU'LL BE GETTING A CALL TO BE INVOLVED IN THE FUTURE. I APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH.

BUSINESS OF THE MONTH. EVERYBODY'S BEEN INVOLVED WITH THAT FAMILIARIZATION MEETINGS. THIS IS A BIG DEAL. SO JUST CIRCULATING WHAT COMPANIES LET THEM KNOW WHAT DOES THE EDC DO.

WE'VE GOT TO LEAVE BEHIND SOME COLLATERAL THAT WE'VE CREATED.

IT'S GOT QR CODE. IT'S GOT SUMMARIES, SO THAT THEY KNOW, HEY IF YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT EQUIPMENT, CALL US. THE ANSWER MAY BE, HEY, YOU'RE NOT. THAT TYPE OF EQUIPMENT ISN'T SOMETHING THAT IS ELIGIBLE.

OR MAYBE THAT INVESTMENT JUST ISN'T QUITE ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIATE, BUT CALL US.

AND THEN THAT GIVES US A CHANCE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT OTHER AREAS OF ASSISTANCE AS WELL.

WORKFORCE TRAINING FACILITATION, RATHER. JOB CREATION AND CAPITAL INVESTMENT.

I'LL FOCUS ON THE TOP ONE QUALITY JOBS. EDC CONTINUES TO BE SELECTIVE.

AND I THINK A FEW SLIDES AGO, YOU SAW THAT MEDIAN WAGE IN THE INDUSTRIAL PARK VERSUS THAT MEDIAN WAGE IN THE COUNTY.

YOU CAN SEE THE RESULT OF THAT. BUT IT'S IMPORTANT THAT I THINK THAT THAT'S THE RIGHT APPROACH AND THAT WE CONTINUE TO TRY TO DIVERSIFY OUR ECONOMY, BUT FOCUS ON THOSE QUALITY JOBS THAT ARE GOING TO MAKE DECATUR A BETTER PLACE.

ON THE PARK SIDE, HARMON PARK BASEBALL FIELD.

SO THE EDC THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS HAS FUNDED THE, HAS PUT FUNDING TOWARDS THE TURF INFIELDS.

MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT'S HAD A GREAT IMPACT ON THE LOCAL YOUTH SPORTS LEAGUES.

AND THEN YOU CAN SEE A COUPLE OF THE OTHER RECENT PARKS PROJECTS AS WELL, THAT YOU ALL ARE FAMILIAR WITH. MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS.

THERE'S NO WAY TO CAPTURE ALL OF THIS, BUT THESE ARE REALLY THE VERTICALS THAT WE COULD BREAK IT DOWN INTO TRADE SHOWS.

SO MOST OF THESE WE ACTUALLY ATTEND IN PERSON.

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AND TYPICALLY WE WILL JOIN TEAM TEXAS OR A UTILITY PARTNER IN.

AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS WE'RE ABLE TO LEVERAGE THEIR FINANCIAL RESOURCES, FRANKLY, AND HAVE MORE EXPOSURE AT THE SHOW.

THAT'S ACTUAL PICTURE UP ABOVE AT A TRADE SHOW, SO A REALLY BIG PRESENCE, DRAWS A LOT OF ATTENTION.

AND THEN WE'RE ABLE TO TAKE THE BENEFIT TO US.

DIRECTLY OUT OF THAT IS WE GET A TON OF LEADS OUT OF THOSE DEALS THAT WE'RE ABLE TO THEN GO AND FOLLOW UP WITH.

AFTER THAT VIDEO CREATED THE FIRST INDUSTRIAL VIDEO THIS YEAR, WE'VE UPDATED OUR COMMUNITY VIDEO, WHICH IS ON OUR WEBSITE, AND WE'VE DISTRIBUTED QUITE A BIT ACTUALLY, TO RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPERS, RETAIL DEVELOPERS, INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPERS ASSIST AND THEN ASSISTED LOCAL EMPLOYERS WITH THE MARKETING VIDEO AS WELL AS WELL AS THE PD CONSTRUCTION TIMELINE, TIME LAPSE. PRINT MEDIA. YOU CAN SEE THE PICTURE THERE THAT'S UPDATED PRINT MEDIA COLLATERAL.

AND THEN AT THE VERY BOTTOM OF THAT CATEGORY, WHAT I'M MOST EXCITED ABOUT, WE'RE ACTUALLY STARTED WORKING ON A SITE SELECTORS GUIDE.

THAT'LL BE IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE'VE HAD PREVIOUSLY. IT TAKES A LOT OF WORK, BUT WE'RE WE'RE WORKING ON IT AND WE'LL HAVE IT DONE THIS YEAR AND THEN LOCAL MARKETING AS WELL. APPOINTMENTS AND HONORS. JUST A LIST HERE YOU CAN SEE THE ONLY THING I'LL POINT OUT HERE IS THE AWARDS, WORKFORCE EXCELLENCE AWARDS, OUR FIRST WORKFORCE EXCELLENCE AWARD IN DECATUR.

AND SO I'M REALLY PROUD OF THE TEAM ON THAT. AND THEN OUR FOURTH CONSECUTIVE ECONOMIC EXCELLENCE AWARD.

AND WITH THAT I'LL CONCLUDE AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

VERY NICE. TEAM, ANY QUESTIONS? JUST APPRECIATE ALL YOU DO.

APPRECIATE Y'ALL. WELL I WOULD SAY ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I REALLY FEEL YOU KIND OF GLOSSED OVER THE PRIOR SLIDE, THE LOCAL MARKETING, I GUESS THIS IS. ONE OF THE THINGS I FEEL ARE REALLY THAT I'M SUPER GRATEFUL FOR, IS THE ENGAGEMENT THAT THE EDC HAS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

I MEAN, I THINK ABOUT THAT LOCAL MARKETING, LOOKING AT HOSTING AND EVENTS, BEING A PARTICIPANT IN THE CIVIC EVENTS.

I FEEL LIKE YOUR PARTICIPATION AND, AND RAELI AND MATTS AND PARTICIPATION, ENGAGING OUR COMMUNITY IS REALLY, MADE OUR COMMUNITY MUCH STRONGER. IT'S MADE OUR CITY GREATER.

IT'S PROVIDED MORE ACCESS. AND THERE'S JUST SO MUCH VALUE TO THE CONNECTIONS THAT YOU GUYS ARE MAKING EVERY DAY WITH OUR COMMUNITY.

AND I FEEL LIKE THAT'S JUST SUPER VALUABLE. SO APPRECIATE YOUR PRESENCE.

IT'S VERY EXCITING WHAT'S GOING ON IN DECATUR, TEXAS.

AND WE APPRECIATE THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

EXCELLENT. ALL RIGHT. ITEM 4. CONSIDER FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH A SCHOOL ZONE.

[4. CONSIDER FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH A SCHOOL ZONE TO REGULATE THE SPEED OF TRAFFIC ON MULBERRY STREET FROM APPROXIMATELY N. CHICO AVENUE TO N. LANE STREET FROM 7:00 AM TO 8:00 AM AND 2:30 PM TO 3:30 PM ON SCHOOL DAYS.]

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. WE'LL PAUSE FOR TECHNOLOGY CHANGE HERE.

WHAT'S THAT? WE'LL BE ONLINE TILL 9:00.

ALL RIGHT. BEFORE WE GET STARTED ON THE PRESENTATION, YOU SHOULD HAVE A LOOSE ITEM.

TAGGED AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 4. THIS WILL BE THE ORDINANCE THAT WE'LL BE REFERENCING FOR THIS PARTICULAR ITEM.

SO A FEW MEETINGS BACK THAT WAS REQUESTED THAT WE PUT THE MULBERRY STREET SCHOOL ZONE UP FOR CONCEPT AND ACTION.

AND SO WE'VE DONE THAT. WE ENGAGED KIMLEY-HORN TO STUDY THAT FOR US.

THEY DID A SERIES OF SPEED DATA SURVEYS REACHED OUT TO PD FOR LOCAL DATA ON CRASHES AND THAT SORT OF THING.

SO WE HAVE THAT READY FOR YOU. AND THERE'S A DRAFT IN YOUR PACKET.

I'M WORKING ON PAGE STARTING ON PAGE 31 IN YOUR PACKET.

SO KIMLEY-HORN WORK DOES SUPPORT ADDING A SCHOOL ZONE THERE IN THE AREA FROM WILL BE ON MULBERRY STREET FROM NORTH AVENUE TO NORTH LANE STREET. AND PD AND PUBLIC WORKS HAVE REVIEWED THIS AND THEY AGREE THAT THE DATA SUPPORTS WHAT'S GOING ON PHYSICALLY ON THE STREETS.

SO WE'RE, REALLY THE NEXT STEPS ARE AFTER WE REVIEW THE DATA TONIGHT, JUST ORDERING THE SIGNS AND GETTING THEM PLACED.

AND WE'LL PASS THE ORDINANCE HOPEFULLY ON THE 27TH WHEN WE MEET AGAIN.

SO HERE'S SOME OF THE DATA THAT CAME OUT OF THAT STUDY.

ESSENTIALLY WHAT YOU SEE THERE IS THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE IN THE SCHOOL ZONE ARE GOING OVER 20 MILES AN HOUR, WHICH IS THE CURRENTLY INCORRECTLY POSTED SPEED LIMIT.

THERE WERE SEVEN CRASHES FROM 21 TO 25, AND ONE OF THOSE WAS AN INJURY AND TWO OF THEM OCCURRED DURING SCHOOL HOURS.

THERE'S SOME SITE ISSUES THERE. IF YOU'VE TRAVELED DOWN MULBERRY AND MOST EVERYONE HAS, THERE'S IT'S HARD TO SEE CERTAIN AREAS WHEN YOU'RE APPROACHING THAT SCHOOL ZONE.

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SO WE THINK THAT SIGNAGE WILL HELP. AND THEN CURRENTLY THE SIGNS THAT ARE THERE, THEY DON'T COMPLY WITH THE MANUAL FOR UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES.

SO JUST GETTING THEM UPGRADED TO CURRENT STANDARD SIGNAGE WOULD BE A HUGE IMPROVEMENT OVERALL.

SO AGAIN, KIND OF THE NEXT STEPS. THIS IS YOUR FIRST READING TONIGHT.

HAPPY TO TAKE FEEDBACK OR QUESTIONS. WE'LL COORDINATE WITH LEGAL TO FINALIZE THIS ORDINANCE.

MAKE SURE IT'S IN ITS FINAL FORM ON THE 27TH.

WE'LL CONTINUE OUR COMMUNICATIONS WITH VICTORY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY.

THEY HAVE COMMUNICATED TO US THAT THEY WILL COST SHARE THE COST OF THE SIGNS.

SO WHEN WE GET TO THE NEXT SLIDE FOR FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS, I THINK YOU'LL BE QUITE PLEASED AT WHERE WHERE WE'RE AT SO FAR.

SO IF WE JUST WENT IN TODAY AND PUT IN WHAT WE CALL STAGNANT SIGNS, OR JUST STANDARD SIGNAGE WOULD BE LESS THAN $1,000.

BUT IF WE WANT TO PUT IN THE FLASHING BEACON SIGNS THAT ARE A LITTLE MORE IN TUNE WITH WHAT DRIVERS EXPECT IN SCHOOL ZONES, IT'S CLOSER TO $9,000. AND WE'VE, LIKE I SAID EARLIER, WE COMMUNICATED WITH VICTORY ABOUT COST SHARING THAT.

AND THEY'RE OPEN TO THAT IDEA. AND THEY'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE EFFORTS OF THE CITY AND COUNCIL FOR PRIORITIZING THIS ITEM.

SO NO ACTION TONIGHT. STAFF DOES SUPPORT THIS MOVING FORWARD.

WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR GIVE FURTHER FEEDBACK.

VERY GOOD. ARE WE GOING TO DO ANY TYPE OF CROSSWALK OR ANYTHING? BECAUSE I KNOW ONE OF THE THINGS THAT SPURRED THIS WAS CHILDREN DARTING ACROSS THE ROAD TO GET FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER, AND GOING 20 IS BETTER THAN GOING 27, BUT ARE WE GOING TO HAVE LIKE A SPECIFIC SPOT, THIS IS WHERE YOU SHOULD CROSS.

THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. EDDIE WE THE STUDY DIDN'T CONCEPTUALIZE A CROSSWALK, PER SE, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE SCHOOL ON, IF THEY SO DESIRE THAT AND THE BUSINESS ACROSS DESIRES THAT WE CAN WORK WITH THEM ON SOME SORT OF CROSSWALK WOULD REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SIGNAGE BEING PLACED ON THE POLES. GOOD QUESTION. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. ITEM 5. CONSIDER TAKING ACTION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ISSUE

[5. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ISSUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $32,500,000. ]

CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION. ALL RIGHT, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, HERE WE ARE PREPPING FOR WHAT WE'LL CALL FY 27 CO PACKAGE.

AS WE WON'T MAKE OUR FIRST PAYMENT TILL FY 27 ON THESE DEBTS.

SO WE'VE PACKAGED UP A WATER WASTEWATER PUBLIC SAFETY CO ISSUANCE FOR YOUR CONCEPT.

AND JUST A QUICK HISTORY LESSON. IN JULY, WE ACCEPTED A GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE FOR FIRE STATION NO.

02, JUST SHY OF $16 MILLION. WE DID PHASE 2 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR THAT FIRE STATION AT 373,983.

ALSO IN JULY, WE WORKED WITH KIMLEY-HORN ON THE NORTH SIDE DECATUR GRAVITY SEWER LINE TO GET A 30% DESIGN COST ESTIMATE.

SAME 30% DESIGN COST ESTIMATE ON THE NORTH 1.0 MILLION GALLON A DAY WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY.

THAT WAS 4 MILLION. 1.25. AND THEN ALSO IN JULY SAME FIRM, KIMLEY-HORN WORKED WITH US ON A 3.0 MGD WATER TREATMENT PLANT EXPANSION, 30% DESIGN. AND THAT WAS A $1.8 MILLION ITEM.

SO JUST JUST A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY THERE ON YOU KNOW WHAT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE USING THESE DOLLARS FOR.

SO THIS IS HOW THE PUBLIC SAFETY SIDE OF YOUR DEBT ISSUANCE STACKS UP $21 MILLION DEVOTED TO FIRE STATION 2, FIRE STATION 1 REHAB, AND THEN THE OLD PD FACILITY DEMO AND SITE WORK TO GET THAT DOWN AND OUT OF THE WAY.

AND THEN YOUR PUBLIC HEALTH SIDE, WHICH IS WATER, WASTEWATER, ALL THOSE PROJECTS TOTALED UP TO 10,500,000.

SO WE DID ADD IN A CONTINGENCY AND A ISSUANCE COST LINE HERE TO BRING US TO THAT $32.5 MILLION ISSUANCE.

AND AS A REMINDER, BECAUSE OF YOUR HARD WORK WITH IMPACT FEES, WE'LL BE ABLE TO LEVERAGE IMPACT FEES TO PAY ROUGHLY HALF OF OUR FUTURE DEBT OBLIGATION. THAT WILL HELP SUBSTANTIALLY IN CONTROLLING THAT TAX RATE AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

SO YOU'RE CONCEPTUALIZED ANNUAL PAYMENT RIGHT NOW IS 2.2 MILLION, WHICH WOULD BE ON TOP OF OUR EXISTING DEBT PAYMENTS.

AND I DID, LAST TIME WE SPOKE ABOUT THIS I THIS.

I RAN A COUPLE OF SCENARIOS FOR YOU TO JUST THINK THROUGH.

SCENARIO ONE THAT'S THE CONCEPT OF 7% VALUE INCREASE AND 100 NEW HOMES BEING CONSTRUCTED.

IF THAT WERE TO HAPPEN, THE AVERAGE CHANGE IN THE CITIZENS TAXES WOULD BE $65 PER 100,000.

WE THINK THAT'S VERY CONSERVATIVE, AND IT DOES NOT CONCEPTUALIZE ANY OF THE GOOD THINGS THAT MR.

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HOLZBOG WAS SPEAKING TO ABOUT COMMERCIAL OR RETAIL DEVELOPMENT.

IT SIMPLY FOCUSES ON RESIDENTIAL, AS THAT'S WHAT'S DRIVING THE DEMAND FOR WATER, WASTEWATER AND PUBLIC SAFETY.

SCENARIO TWO CONCEPTUALIZES 200 NEW HOMES, AND IF THAT SCENARIO PLAYS OUT AGAIN, IT DOESN'T FACTOR IN ANY COMMERCIAL OR RETAIL.

IT'S SIMPLY FOCUSED ON RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION.

BUT IF THAT SCENARIO HAPPENS, THEN IT'S $35 INCREASE PER $100,000 OF PROPERTY VALUE.

AND AGAIN, THESE ARE ESTIMATES BASED ON THE BID TABS SO FAR THAT MURPHY AND COMPANY HAVE RAN FOR US.

AND TONIGHT IS ALL ABOUT ORDERING THE RESOLUTION.

SO THIS IS WHERE WE START THE PUBLIC NOTIFICATION PROCESS.

IF YOU APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION TONIGHT, IT ALLOWS US TO PUBLISH IN THE NEWSPAPER AND START THE TIMER ON THE WEBSITE, PUBLICATION AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. SO I'LL PAUSE RIGHT THERE AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE, AND YOUR STAFF HAVE PUT IN A LOT OF WORK ON THESE ITEMS, AND I KNOW THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT WE'VE SEEN THIS INFORMATION.

SO OTHER COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.

OKAY. WELL, LET ME, DO YOU HAVE YES, SIR. THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM. SO LANGUAGE YOU MIGHT CONSIDER TONIGHT IS ON THE SCREEN HERE FOR YOU.

THIS IS A RESOLUTION. AGAIN, WHAT THIS RESOLUTION WILL DO FOR YOU IS IT ALLOWS US TO MOVE FORWARD WITH POSTING OUR INTENT TO ISSUE CO DEBT, WHICH WILL GO IN THE NEWSPAPER, ON THE WEBSITE, AND THAT WILL START YOUR TIMER FOR OUR BOND COUNSEL TO COME IN AND GIVE YOU THE STANDARD PRESENTATIONS AND NEXT STEPS. VERY GOOD. MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO APPROVE RESOLUTION R2025-10-27, AUTHORIZING THE PUBLICATION OF A NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ISSUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 32,500,000, IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE LAW AND MUNICIPAL FINANCING PROCEDURES. SECOND. SO WE HAVE A MOTION.

WE HAVE A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED SAME SIGN.

ALL RIGHT. THAT ITEM PASSES. MAYOR. SOMETIMES I CAN HEAR MISS HILTON ALSO VOTE.

AND I DIDN'T AT THAT TIME. SHE'S AWAY. AYE. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MISS DARLENE. ITEM 6. ITEM 6.

[6. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE THE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT: (1) SOUTH HATCHER STREET, DECATUR, TEXAS, AND (2) EAST VERNON STREET, DECATUR, TEXAS. ]

ALL RIGHT. IF YOU'LL REMEMBER, I BELIEVE IT WAS MAY THAT WE CREATED A PROCEDURE TO ALLOW US TO SELL REAL PROPERTY THAT WE WOULD CONSIDER BULK CAPACITY. SO WE IDENTIFIED VERY QUICKLY TWO PROPERTIES, ONE ON SOUTH HATCHER AT THOMPSON STREET AND ONE OVER ON EAST VERNON STREET.

AND THAT PROCEDURE GAVE ME THE AUTHORITY TO LIST THOSE PROPERTIES WITH A LOCAL BROKER FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, AND THEN BRING THE RESULTS BACK TO COUNCIL TO STEP THAT FORWARD.

AND SO WE'RE AT THAT POINT. JUST REAL QUICKLY.

AND IT'S VERY HARD TO SEE THIS FROM YOUR VANTAGE POINT, I'M SURE.

BUT THIS IS THE VERNON STREET PROPERTY. THIS IS THE OFFICIAL SURVEY THAT WE RECEIVED IN THE PROCESS OF WALKING DOWN THIS SALE.

SO YOU SEE, IT'S THE IT'S IN BLUE KIND OF THE ODDLY SHAPED SQUARE KIND OF UP TOWARDS THE TOP OF THE SCREEN THERE.

THAT'S YOUR VERNON STREET PROPERTY. AND THEN THIS IS YOUR HATCHER OR THOMPSON STREET PROPERTY, DEPENDING ON HOW YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE MAP. IT MIRRORS UP WITH THE OTHER PROPERTIES THAT ARE THERE ON HATCHER STREET.

HATCHER IS THE LOCATION OF OUR PREVIOUS THOMPSON STREET WATER TOWER.

AND THEN VERNON WAS JUST AN EXCESS THAT WE HAD FROM A UTILITY EASEMENT OVER THERE.

SO THROUGH THE PROCESS, ESSENTIALLY JUST GETTING THESE ITEMS OFF OF OUR MAINTENANCE LIST.

SO THEY'LL GO AWAY FROM OUR NEED TO GO MOW AND MAINTAIN THEM IN THAT SORT OF THING.

IT WILL HELP FEED THE FUND BALANCE FOR FUND TWO, WHICH WILL BE HELPFUL FOR AN ITEM YOU'LL SEE HERE IN JUST A MOMENT.

AND IT JUST IT'S KIND OF A BEST PRACTICE IF WE DON'T NEED THOSE PROPERTIES, LET'S GO AHEAD AND OFFLOAD THEM.

SO THE FINANCIAL CONSIDERATION ON THIS ITEM, YOUR VERNON STREET HAD A SINGLE OFFER AT $3,655, AND YOUR HATCHER STREET OR THOMPSON STREET. HOWEVER, AGAIN, HOWEVER, YOU SEE THAT HAD MULTIPLE OFFERS.

THE HIGHEST WAS 73,795 AND THE NEXT ONE $56,011.

SO YOU MAY WANT ME TO COME BACK TO THIS SCREEN HERE IN JUST A MOMENT.

BUT TONIGHT IS AN ACTION ITEM FOR YOU TO CONSIDER.

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THE WAY WE'VE STRUCTURED THIS LANGUAGE HERE IS THAT WE TAKE THE HIGHEST CASH OFFER.

VERY GOOD. SO IF YOU NEED TO SEE THAT OFFER AGAIN, I'M HAPPY TO SWITCH BACK.

EXCELLENT. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? COMMENTS? LOOK FOR A MOTION. MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION, PLEASE.

I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO APPROVE THE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT SOUTH HATCHER STREET AND EAST VERNON STREET, DECATUR, TEXAS, TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO COMPLETE THE TRANSACTIONS, AND TO ACCEPT THE HIGHEST, HIGHEST OFFERS FOR EACH PROPERTY CONSISTENT WITH THE APPROVED CITY PROCEDURE.

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

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

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

ITEM 7. CONSIDER FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS, FOR THE CREATION OF THE WEST FORK PUBLIC UTILITY AGENCY.

[7. CONSIDER FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS, FOR THE CREATION OF THE WEST FORK PUBLIC UTILITY AGENCY.]

ALL RIGHT, MAYOR AND COUNCIL ITEMS 7 AND 8 KIND OF GO HAND IN HAND.

AND I'LL. I'LL EXPLAIN THEM TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITIES IN DETAIL WITHOUT OVERLAPPING THEM OR ADDING CONFUSION TO THE TABLE.

IF YOU IF YOU'VE BEEN WATCHING KIND OF THE UTILITY CONVERSATION IN THE COUNTY AS A WHOLE.

IT'S BEEN VERY FOCUSED ON WATER, SPECIFICALLY WATER, BUT ALSO WASTEWATER NEEDS FOR ALL THE CITIES, INCLUDING US. THIS ITEM TONIGHT IS REALLY I NEED YOU TO PUT YOUR LONG RANGE THINKER HAT ON WHEN WE'RE TALKING THROUGH THIS.

WE WON'T SEE. LIKELY THE CITY OF DECATUR WON'T SEE THE FRUITS OF OUR LABOR HERE ON THIS EFFORT FOR SEVERAL YEARS.

MATTER OF FACT, I AM ALMOST CERTAIN THAT THE COUNCIL WILL COMPLETELY BE DIFFERENT, AND POSSIBLY STAFF MAY BE DIFFERENT AT THAT POINT IN TIME.

BUT I THINK ABOUT OUR CURRENT STATE OF WATER IN DECATUR, TEXAS, AND IT WAS BUILT ON LONG TERM LEGACY DECISIONS THAT HAPPENED WELL BEFORE MY TIME.

AND WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, BEFORE YOUR TIME ON COUNCIL, SO A PUA.

WHAT IS A PUA? IN TEXAS A PUA IS REFERRED TO AS A PUBLIC UTILITY AGENCY.

IT'S A IT'S A GOVERNMENT CREATED BODY THAT PROVIDES WATER SEWER SERVICES FOR MULTIPLE LOCAL PUBLIC UTILITY PURPOSES.

IT'S IT'S FORMED WHEN TWO OR MORE GOVERNING BODIES COME TOGETHER, SUCH AS CITIES, SOMETIMES UTILITY DISTRICTS THEY VOLUNTARILY COOPERATE TO FORM A PUA UNDER CHAPTER 572 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE.

AND THE PURPOSE FOR THEIR FORMATION IS REALLY ECONOMIES OF SCALE, YOU KNOW, IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE.

WE JUST WALKED THROUGH A CO ISSUANCE. A PORTION OF THAT WAS FOR WATER AND WASTEWATER ITEMS. SO OBVIOUSLY IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE. BUT IF SEVERAL CITIES BAND TOGETHER THAT COST OF ENTRY COMES DOWN.

SO YOU ACHIEVE THAT ECONOMY OF SCALE. AND THAT'S WHAT THE PUA WOULD ALLOW US TO PARTICIPATE IN.

THE FUNDING POWERS FOR PUA. IT IS A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE.

AND BUT I WANT TO SAY IT'S NOT A TAXING BODY.

SO IF YOU'RE IF YOU'RE HEARING ME NOW ONLINE IN THE FACEBOOK WORLD OR IF YOU WATCH THIS LATER THIS IS NOT A NEW TAX.

IT'S NOT A NEW WAY TO GET A TAX. THE PUA HAS THE ABILITY TO IMPOSE ASSESSMENTS TO SECURE THEIR BONDS, SO THEY CAN HAVE AN ASSESSMENT OVER A HOUSING DEVELOPMENT OR A CITY AS A WHOLE, AND USE THAT TO LEVERAGE THEIR DEBT ISSUANCE WHEN THE NEED FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND CONSTRUCTION BEGINS TO SURFACE.

BUT TODAY, REALLY THE FORMATION OF THE PUA AT THIS POINT, IT INVOLVES ALL THE CITIES OF WISE COUNTY, MINUS A COUPLE. THERE'S A COUPLE THAT ARE NOT PARTICIPATING, BUT THE MAJORITY OF YOUR CITIES IN THE SOUTH END OF THE COUNTY AND TO THE WEST ARE PARTICIPATING. THAT INCLUDES US OBVIOUSLY. THE PUA WOULD BE GOVERNED BY THOSE CITIES THAT ELECT TO PASS THIS.

WE CALL IT A CONCURRENT ORDINANCE. IF THE CITIES ARE GOING THROUGH THE SAME STEPS AS US, THEN WE'LL JOIN FORCES WITH THEM TO FORM THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE PUA.

AND AN EXAMPLE OF THAT, IF YOU WANT TO LOOK THIS UP LATER IS THE WEST TRAVIS COUNTY PUA.

IT'S A NONPROFIT. IT'S A PUBLIC UTILITY AGENCY THAT SERVES WESTERN TRAVIS AND NORTHERN HAYS COUNTIES, AND IT APPLIES, ITS SERVICES TO ABOUT 7700 RETAIL WATER CUSTOMERS, 2500 WASTEWATER CUSTOMERS AND THEN 13 WHOLESALERS. SO WHAT DOES ALL THAT REALLY MEAN FOR US? THE PUA INTENT AT THE MOMENT WOULD BE TO FIND ANOTHER SOURCE OF SURFACE WATER TO BRING IN TO WISE COUNTY.

I MENTIONED WHEN WE FIRST STARTED THIS CONVERSATION THAT WE MIGHT NOT SEE THE FRUITS OF OUR LABORS FOR SOME TIME.

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THAT'S A BLESSING FOR US BECAUSE WE ALREADY HAVE SURFACE WATER RIGHTS AT LAKE BRIDGEPORT, BUT OUR NEIGHBORS TO THE SOUTH AND WEST HAVE LIMITED WATER, AND MOST OF IT COMES FROM WELLS.

SO THE IDEA HERE IS TO GET ADDITIONAL WATER SOURCED FROM OUTSIDE OF WISE COUNTY, STILL IN THE TRWD SYSTEM, BUT OUTSIDE OF WISE COUNTY, LIKELY COMING FROM EAGLE MOUNTAIN LAKE.

SO THIS IS A MAP OF THE TRWD CURRENT SERVICE AREA, AND I FEEL LIKE I'VE TALKED TO EACH OF YOU PRIVATELY ABOUT THIS, AND I APOLOGIZE IF I HAVEN'T. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN TRACKING FOR MANY YEARS, HOW THE TRWD SERVICE AREA IS MATURING OVER TIME.

AND YOU NOTICE THE DOTTED RED LINES, THOSE ARE PIPELINES THAT INTERCONNECT THE VARIOUS BODIES OF WATER THAT TRWD HAS RIGHTS TO AND SERVICES FROM. AND YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THE ONLY LAKE THAT IS NOT INTERCONNECTED IS LAKE BRIDGEPORT.

ALL OF THE REST OF THE BODIES OF WATER ARE CONNECTED.

AND REALLY, THEIR SOURCING STARTS DOWN AT RICHLAND CHAMBERS IN THE FAR SOUTHEASTERN AREA OF THE TRWD DISTRICT.

IT GRABS CEDAR CREEK. AND IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, THOSE ARE 96 INCH PIPELINES THAT MOVE WATER UP TOWARDS LAKE ARLINGTON, ON AROUND TO LAKE BENBROOK, UP TO LAKE WORTH AND EAGLE MOUNTAIN.

SO WHEN WE THINK ABOUT BRINGING WATER FROM OUTSIDE OF WISE COUNTY, AND WE LOOK TO EAGLE MOUNTAIN LAKE AS A BODY OF COUNTY LEADERS TOGETHER, PUTTING OUR HEADS TOGETHER, IT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE TO TO PULL FROM EAGLE MOUNTAIN OR SIMILAR LAKE WHERE THERE IS SOME REDUNDANCY IN ITS FILLING CAPACITY. AND I JUST WANTED TO SHOW YOU THAT TONIGHT, JUST TO MAKE SURE WE ARE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE ABOUT WHAT WE'RE COMING TOGETHER ON HERE TONIGHT. SO THE PURPOSE HERE, THE PURPOSE IS REALLY TO JOIN FORCES WITH OUR PARTNERS IN THE COUNTY, COORDINATE REGIONAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF DRINKING AND WASTEWATER SYSTEMS. WE WANT TO DO THAT LEGALLY. OBVIOUSLY, MY ATTORNEY LIKES IT WHEN I SAY STUFF LIKE THAT.

WE WANT TO MITIGATE THE IMPACT OF UNSUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER.

YOU'VE HEARD US. AND AGAIN, THAT'S NOT A DECATUR PROBLEM.

WHEN WE SAY GROUNDWATER, THAT'S NOT TECHNICALLY A CITY OF DECATUR ISSUE, BUT THAT IS AN ISSUE FOR OUR PARTNERS, SAY, IN ALVORD OR OUR PARTNERS SAY IN NEW FAIRVIEW.

IN 2023, THE UPPER TRINITY GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT PUBLISHED SOME ARTICLES AND SOME BEST PRACTICES THAT ENDED UP BECOMING A STUDY THAT THEY GOT BEHIND AND SAID, HEY, LOOK, GROUNDWATER IS GOING TO GO AWAY.

IF WE DON'T. WE COLLECTIVELY, NOT JUST IN WISE COUNTY, BUT WE TEXANS DON'T BEGIN TO CHANGE THE WAY WE THINK ABOUT HOW WE USE WATER AND WHERE WE SOURCE IT FROM. IT'S THE IDEA OF TOO MANY STRAWS IN ONE DRINK WILL DRAIN THE DRINK QUICKLY.

SO JUST WANTED TO DIVE INTO THAT FOR JUST A BRIEF SECOND.

AND THEN OBVIOUSLY WE WANT TO SUPPORT DECATUR AND WISE COUNTY'S LONG TERM GROWTH.

SO JOINING FORCES THROUGH THE CREATION OF THE PUA IS ONE WAY TO DO THAT.

SO FINANCIAL CONSIDERATION. THIS IS WHERE ITEM 7 AND 8 BEGIN TO OVERLAP.

THIS ORDINANCE ALONE AND YOU WON'T PASS IT TONIGHT.

YOU'LL GET TO SEE IT AGAIN AT YOUR OCTOBER 27TH MEETING.

BUT THIS ORDINANCE ALONE DOES NOT FINANCIALLY OBLIGATE YOU TO ANYTHING.

WHAT WILL FINANCIALLY OBLIGATE US IS THE ITEM EIGHT INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT, IN WHICH WE AGREE TO COOPERATE AND PAY WHAT WE WOULD CONSIDER FAIR SHARE OUR FAIR SHARE OF THE DOLLARS TOWARDS THE FUNCTION OF THE PUA AND THE DUE DILIGENCE OF THE PUA.

AND AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO SAY THE LAST BULLET THERE, THE PUA CANNOT INCUR DEBT OR FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS ON BEHALF OF ANY MEMBER WITHOUT THEIR APPROVAL. SO WE CAN'T GET INTO A SITUATION WHERE DEBT IS BEING LEVERAGED AND WE'RE BEING ASKED TO PAY THAT DEBT WITHOUT OUR BOARD REPRESENTATIVE HAVING A SAY ON THAT AND WE OPTING IN OR OPTING OUT.

SO AGAIN, WE'LL DIVE INTO AUTOMATE HERE IN JUST A MOMENT AND WE'LL TALK A LITTLE FURTHER ABOUT THE FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS ON OUR BEHALF.

BUT REALLY THE NEXT STEPS HERE, I WANT TO TAKE SOME TIME TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

BUT THEN REALLY, AFTER WE PASS THE ORDINANCE ON THE 27TH, WE'LL GET TO WORK AT SOURCING A BOARD MEMBER TO SERVE ON OUR BEHALF.

EACH MEMBER CITY OF THE PUA AND THE WATER DISTRICTS THAT CHOOSE TO JOIN CAN HAVE A SEAT ON THIS BOARD, AND THEN THE COUNTY HAS THE RIGHT TO HAVE TWO SEATS.

OBVIOUSLY THEY'RE LARGER THAN ALL OF US, BUT THEY GET A SEAT THAT'S APPOINTED THROUGH THE COMMISSIONERS, AND THEN THEY GET A SEAT THAT THE COMMISSIONERS APPOINT.

SO TWO DIFFERENT LEVELS OF APPOINTMENT THERE.

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I FEEL LIKE I'VE, I'VE MISSED A COUPLE OF THINGS.

I WILL SAY THIS AS WE KIND OF WRAP UP ITEM SEVEN AND I'LL OPEN IT FOR QUESTIONS.

WE WE DO SUPPORT THIS STAFF SUPPORTS THIS. YOU HEARD FROM KEVIN A MOMENT AGO.

A COUPLE OF THINGS HE HAD UP THERE GAVE A NOD OF THE HAT TOWARDS INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCY.

THE EDC DID GRAPPLE WITH MY ASK TO GIVE A LETTER OF SUPPORT.

AND SO THE EDC HAS OFFERED A LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR US JOINING THE PUA.

AND THAT'S INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET AS WELL FOR YOUR REVIEW TONIGHT.

SO I'LL PAUSE RIGHT THERE AND I'LL ANSWER QUESTIONS OR TRY TO MAKE SENSE OF ANYTHING THAT I DIDN'T GIVE CLARITY ON.

WELL, ONE, I HOPE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT TURNS OUT AS WELL AS KIND OF OUR FOREFATHERS THAT BACK IN THE 60S DECIDED TO CREATE THE DECATUR WATER BOARD THAT, LIKE I SAID, SETS US APART FROM ALMOST EVERYBODY ELSE IN THE COUNTY.

I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO GO TO ONE OF THE MEETINGS THE OTHER NIGHT, AND I HOPE THIS TURNS INTO WATER FOR US.

BUT I THINK IF WE DON'T DO IT, WE WOULD BE GREATLY, YOU KNOW, WE WOULD LOOK BACK AT IT AND WE REGRET OUR DECISION.

AND THE ONLY THING I. OUR BOARD MEMBER CANNOT BE, I THINK, AN ELECTED OFFICIAL OR SOMETHING.

THAT IS CORRECT. THANK YOU EDDIE GOOD FEEDBACK.

I JUST THINK IT'S THE SMART MOVE. I MEAN, WE ALL KNOW THE STUDIES ABOUT WATER IN TEXAS, AND WE'VE HEARD ABOUT THEM FOR CONFERENCES WE'VE ATTENDED FOR YEARS.

AND I THINK THIS IS TRYING TO BE. PROACTIVE RATHER THAN BEING REACTIVE.

AND I DO APPRECIATE THAT AND THINK THIS IS A VALUABLE THING THAT WE SHOULD JOIN.

THANK YOU, MISS REEVES. YES. I GUESS I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO POINT OUT, I KNOW THAT OUR WATER BOARD IS IN SUPPORT OF THIS, AS WELL AS TRWD IS IN SUPPORT OF US BEING MEMBERS OF THIS AS WELL.

OUR PARTNER IN AT LAKE BRIDGEPORT SO ZOOM, AND I COULDN'T SAY IT ANY BETTER THAN WHAT THE TEAM HAS ALREADY SAID HERE, BUT I FEEL LIKE IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO BE THINKING ABOUT OUR FUTURE.

THERE'S SO MUCH GROWTH COMING HERE. KEVIN SHARED THE SLIDE SHOWING 12.3% JUST IN THE PRIOR YEAR, BUT WE ALL SEE THE GROWTH THAT'S COMING HERE AND WE NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR THAT AND HAVE AS MUCH ACCESS AS WE CAN TO WATER AND AND FOR WASTEWATER AS WELL.

SO ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? MAYOR, I JUST I JUST WANT TO ADD FOR, FOR ANYBODY WHO MIGHT BE LISTENING AGAIN ON SOCIAL MEDIA OR IF YOU'RE PICKING THIS UP AT A LATER DATE.

JUST LET ME ADD SOME CONTEXT. IN THE CITY OF DECATUR OUR WATER COMES FROM LAKE BRIDGEPORT AND WE HAVE A 4000 ACRE FOOT ALLOTMENT.

AND RIGHT NOW WE'RE USING LESS THAN HALF OF THAT ON A ROLLING ANNUAL BASIS.

SO, SO HEAR ME SAY DECATUR. WATER SUPPLY IS VERY STRONG, AND IT WILL BE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS TO COME.

BUT I DON'T WANT TO LOOK UP IN 10, 15, 20 YEARS AND NOT HAVE AT LEAST A HAND IN THE SAY OF WHERE OUR NEXT SOURCE OF WATER COMES FROM.

OR OR IF WE'VE PASSED THE TORCH ON TO NEW LEADERSHIP, I WANT THEM TO LOOK BACK AND SAY THANKS.

SO I JUST WANTED I WANTED TO LEAVE THAT LITTLE NUGGET THERE. VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU SIR. ANYTHING ELSE ON THAT? NO, SIR.

ALL RIGHT. THAT GETS US TO ITEM 8. ALL RIGHT.

[8. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON AN INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT REGARDING THE CREATION AND OPERATION AND INITIAL FUNDING OF THE WEST FORK PUBLIC UTILITY AGENCY. ]

ITEM EIGHT. SO THIS IS A COMPLEMENTING ELEMENT OF ITEM SEVEN.

SO IN ITEM 7, YOU HEARD THE WHAT'S CALLED A CONCURRENT ORDINANCE, WHICH YOU'LL HOPEFULLY PASS OCTOBER 27TH.

THIS IS SOMETHING YOU CAN ACT ON TONIGHT IF YOU SO CHOOSE.

THIS IS AN INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT. WE CALL THESE ILAS, INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT.

THIS IS BASICALLY THE OPS SIDE OF HOW THE PUA WILL FUNCTION.

ALL RIGHT, SO THINK ABOUT A GROUP OF PEOPLE COMING TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH, WITH A VISION AND MAYBE SOME OBJECTIVES TO ACHIEVE BUT NO BUDGET AND NO BOARD PER SE. SO WHAT THIS ILA WOULD ALLOW US TO DO IS WORK WITH OUR PARTNER CITIES TO PAY OUR FAIR SHARE FOR DUE DILIGENCE STEPS, BE IT ENGINEER BE IT STUDIES FOR WHERE THE FIRST FACILITY NEEDS TO GO BE IT LEGAL FEES TO COMMUNICATE BACK AND FORTH TO OTHER PARTNER AGENCIES SUCH AS TRWD.

THE LAST BULLET ON HERE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FOR US TO THINK ABOUT.

IN A MINUTE, I'LL SHARE WITH YOU THE COST PER YEAR, BUT KNOW THAT THAT IS REIMBURSABLE.

YES, IT'S A REIMBURSABLE EXPENSE. THAT AT SOME POINT, THREE YEARS, FIVE YEARS, TEN YEARS,

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THE CITY CAN BEGIN RECEIVING. WELL, I'LL SAY CASH BACK.

PROBABLY WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE IS CREDIT TOWARDS COST OF WATER.

BUT AT SOME POINT, THE DOLLARS WE'RE INVESTING TODAY AND IN THE YEARS GOING FORWARD, THERE'S A MECHANISM FOR THOSE TO COME BACK TO THE CITY.

SO JUST KEEP THAT IN THE BACK OF YOUR MIND. SO FINANCIAL CONSIDERATION IN YOUR PACKET STARTING ON PAGE 72 THERE'S AN APPENDIX OR AN EXHIBIT A.

AND THAT EXHIBIT A SHOWS EVERY PARTICIPATING CITY AND THE WATER DISTRICTS THAT HAVE ELECTED TO PARTICIPATE.

AND IT GIVES A FAIR SHARE CALCULATION. AND THAT FAIR SHARE CALCULATION COMES FROM A COMBINATION OF TWO THINGS CURRENT POPULATION AND AND CURRENT CITY LAND MASS. AND SO OUR POPULATION DROVE US UP HIGHER THAN SOME OF OUR OTHER CITIES ON HALF OF THE CALCULATION.

BUT THEN OUR LAND MASS DROVE US DOWN LESS THAN SOME OF OUR OTHER CITIES ON THE LAND MASS CALCULATION.

BUT OUR TOTAL ALL IN IT COSTS IS $40,345.44 ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.

ARE A THOUSAND. WHAT DID I SAY? MILLION. OH, YES.

THANK YOU. EDDIE. YEAH. WE'RE ALL. WE'RE ALL LISTENING.

NOW THAT I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION, I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT.

YES IT IS. I'M SO SORRY. IT'S 40,345.44. WELL, WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS ASK YOU FOR A NOT TO EXCEED 41,000. WHEN WE GET TO THAT POINT HERE IN JUST A MOMENT.

NOW, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT I SHARE WITH YOU VERY CLEARLY.

WE DIDN'T KNOW THIS NUMBER WHEN WE WERE PUTTING A BUDGET TOGETHER.

THAT'S NOT SOMETHING YOU HEARD ME TALK ABOUT THROUGH ANY OF OUR BUDGET HEARINGS.

WE DID JUST ELECT TO ADD A FEW DOLLARS BACK INTO FUND TWO FUND BALANCE.

SO THAT'LL HELP THIS YEAR, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE A HANDLE ON IT FOR FY 27 AND SUBSEQUENT YEARS.

SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE RECOMMENDING A ONE-TIME DRAW DOWN THERE ON THE FUND BALANCE.

NEXT STEPS. SO THIS WILL BE AN ACTION ITEM HERE IN JUST A MOMENT FOR YOU TO CONSIDER.

WHEN YOU, IF YOU SO CHOOSE TO APPROVE THIS TONIGHT WE'LL INITIATE THE TRANSFER OF FUNDS.

I DO WANT TO POINT OUT TO YOU THAT NEW FAIRVIEW, THE CITY OF NEW FAIRVIEW, HAS GRACIOUSLY OFFERED UP TO HOUSE THOSE FUNDS AND DEAL WITH THE MONTHLY REPORTING REQUIRED FOR THE PUA ONCE IT BECOMES OPERATIONAL.

AND WE'RE COMFORTABLE WITH THAT. WE WORKED WITH THEM IN THE ORIGINAL SOURCE OF FUNDING FOR THE WATER DISTRICT TO BE CREATED, WHICH FAILED IN LEGISLATION. SO AGAIN, STAFF SUPPORTS THIS.

WE DO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE AGREEMENT, AND I'LL I'LL STAND BY FOR ANY QUESTIONS, OR I HAVE SOME LANGUAGE FOR YOU TO CONSIDER.

ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? WE'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION. MR. MAYOR, I MOVED TO APPROVE AN INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT SUPPORTING THE CREATION OF AN INITIAL CITY OF DECATUR COST FUNDING OF THE WEST FORK PUBLIC UTILITY AGENCY, AND TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR AND OR CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS AND PROCESS PAYMENT TO FULFILL THE CITY'S OBLIGATION UNDER THE AGREEMENT.

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

I HEARD. I HEARD MRS. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU, MISS HILTON.

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

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

I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE COMMENT ON THAT, I WANT TO THANK ALL OF OUR CITIES AND UTILITY DISTRICTS AND OTHER TEAM MEMBERS THAT HAVE BEEN A PART AND ARE A PART OF THIS PUA AND THE WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE BY OUR CITY MANAGER AND CITY STAFF AND APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S INPUT TODAY. TONIGHT FOR THIS, I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A THIS REALLY IS A BIG DEAL.

IT'S GOING TO IMPACT OUR FUTURE CITIZENS FOR SURE, SO, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. MAYOR. ALL RIGHT. ITEM 9. CONSIDER SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DECATUR,

[9. CONSIDER SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS, TO REPEAL AND REPLACE ORDINANCE 2025-03-10 AMENDING AND ADOPTING A NEW SCHEDULE OF FEES. ORDINANCE 2025-09-33 ]

TEXAS, TO REPEAL AND REPLACE ORDINANCE 2025-03-10.

ALL RIGHT. ITEM 9 IS YOUR SCHEDULE OF FEES. SO IF YOU'LL RECALL WE ACTUALLY SKIPPED A COUNCIL MEETING ON THE SECOND READING.

AND SO THIS MIGHT FEEL LIKE OLD NEWS TO YOU. THE ONLY THING THAT HAS CHANGED ON ITEM 9 IS A FEE RELATED TO AIRPORT LEASES. WE ADDED AIRPORT LEASE ITEM IN THERE TO HOLD A LEASE.

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IT'S $1,000 DOWN PAYMENT AND THAT WOULD GO TOWARDS YOUR LEASE.

SO THAT'S THE ONLY THING THAT'S CHANGED. EVERYTHING ELSE THAT'S ON HERE REPRESENTS THE CHANGES IN YOUR WATER RATES AND THE CHANGES IN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

VERY GOOD. ANY. HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. YES.

QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. WE'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.

MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE. A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 2025-09-33.

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

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. OKAY.

THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN. ALL RIGHT. THAT ITEM PASSES.

THANK YOU. ITEM 10. CONSIDER SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE DECATUR CODE OF ORDINANCES.

[10. CONSIDER SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE DECATUR CODE OF ORDINANCES IN APPENDIX A, “DECATUR SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE,” APPENDIX V, “CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS,” PROVIDING FOR AN ADDITIONAL STYLE OF DRIVEWAY TO ALLOW HORIZONTAL CURB CUTS AND RELATED SIDEWALK DESIGN. ORDINANCE 2025-0932 ]

YES, SIR. MAYOR. ITEM 10 IS YOUR SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE, AND IT ALLOWS FOR AN ADDITIONAL STYLE OF DRIVEWAY AND CURB CUT TO BE DOCUMENTED INSIDE OF THE ORDINANCE. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S ALREADY HAPPENING IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND WE'RE JUST MAKING THE ORDINANCE CATCH UP TO WHAT'S ALREADY GOING ON.

AND THERE ARE NO OTHER CHANGES SINCE THE FIRST TIME OR THERE ARE NO CHANGES PERIOD.

SINCE THE FIRST TIME YOU SAW THIS ORDINANCE. ALL RIGHT.

VERY GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? LOOK FOR A MOTION.

MR. MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 2025-09-32.

SECOND. SO WE HAVE A MOTION. WE HAVE A SECOND.

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

AYE. OPPOSED SAME SIGN. ALL RIGHT. ITEM 11. CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION TO APPROVE THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO

[11. CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION TO APPROVE THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS, AND PALOMA TRAILS DEVELOPMENT, LLC TO ALLOW FOR INSTALLATION OF THE PIPELINE TO SERVICE THE PALOMA TRAILS DEVELOPMENT APPROVED VIA SEPARATE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS, AND BNSF RAILWAYS COMPANY.]

THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS AND PALOMA TRAILS. MAYOR AND COUNCIL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENTS HELP THE CITY COVER OR RECOUP COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ONGOING DEVELOPMENT OR CONSTRUCTION.

THIS SPECIFIC ITEM. ITEM 11 IS IN REGARDS TO PALOMA TRAILS.

IF YOU'LL REMEMBER SEVERAL MEETINGS BACK, WE WALKED YOU THROUGH A BNSF RAILWAY CONTRACT IN WHICH PALOMA TRAILS AGREED TO PAY THE PERMITTING FEES AND THE COST OF PUTTING INFRASTRUCTURE IN.

AND SO THIS IS JUST A CATCH UP ITEM TO MAKE THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT REFLECT WHAT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENING IN THE FIELD.

AND IT ALLOWS FOR PALOMA TO COVER THOSE COSTS.

AND MR. TODD WINTERS IS HERE ON BEHALF OF PALOMA, IF YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, I'M SURE HE'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER.

OTHERWISE THIS IS SOMETHING YOU CAN TAKE ACTION ON.

ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? LOOK FOR A MOTION. MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO TAKE ACTION TO APPROVE THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DECATUR AND PALOMA TRAILS DEVELOPMENT TO ALLOW FOR INSTALLATION OF THE PIPELINE TO SERVICE THE PALOMA TRAILS DEVELOPMENT. APPROVED WITH SEPARATE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DECATUR AND BNSF RAILWAYS COMPANY.

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

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

AYE. OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. THAT ITEM PASSES. THANK YOU.

ITEM 12. CONSIDER. TAKE ACTION TO APPROVE FIRST AMENDMENT OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS AND PALOMA TRAILS DEVELOPMENT TO ACCOMMODATE DESIGN AND

[12. CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION TO APPROVE A FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS, AND PALOMA TRAILS DEVELOPMENT, LLC TO ACCOMMODATE DESIGN AND SIGNAGE CHANGES THAT APPLY TO THE COMMERCIAL TRACTS OF THE PALOMA TRAILS PLANNED DEVELOPMENT COMMERCIAL TRACTS.]

SIGNAGE CHANGES. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. ITEM 12 IS YOUR DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND PALOMA TRAILS.

IF YOU'LL RECALL, WE HAD A CLIENT COME TO US VIA PALOMA TRAILS ASKING FOR THE DESIGN STANDARDS TO BE CHANGED ON THEIR PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, WHICH IMPACTED ONLY THE COMMERCIAL PIECES OF THEIR PROPERTY.

MAYBE UP ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF PALOMA TRAILS.

DEVELOPMENT. THAT STAFF GOT THAT APPROVED AND IT WENT THROUGH ALL THE NORMAL CHANNELS.

AGAIN, THIS IS JUST MAKING THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT REFLECT THAT THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED.

AND SO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT ENSURES ESSENTIALLY THAT THE BUILDER AND THE DEVELOPERS WILL PUT ON THE GROUND WHAT THEY HAVE COMMITTED TO.

SO WE'RE JUST MAKING THAT MATCH. AND AGAIN, TODD IS IS HERE WITH US TONIGHT.

WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THAT. AND I'M SURE HE'D ANSWER QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE THEM. OTHERWISE THIS IS SOMETHING YOU CAN TAKE ACTION ON TONIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. LOOK FOR A MOTION.

MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS, AND PALOMA TRAILS DEVELOPMENT, LLC TO ACCOMMODATE DESIGN AND SIGNAGE CHANGES THAT APPLY TO THE COMMERCIAL TRACKS OF PALOMA TRAILS.

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PLANNED DEVELOPMENT. COMMERCIAL TRACKS. ALL RIGHT, SO WE HAVE A MOTION.

SECOND. WE HAVE A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT.

THAT PASSES. ITEM 13. CONSIDER. TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION NOMINATING CANDIDATES TO SERVE ON THE 2026 WISE COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD.

[13. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION NOMINATING CANDIDATE(S) TO SERVE ON THE 2026 WISE COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD. RESOLUTION R2025-10-25 ]

MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR A COUPLE OF MEETINGS. NOW, WE'VE TALKED THROUGH THIS ITEM, AND IT DID GAIN INTEREST AFTER OUR LAST DISCUSSION FROM THE DAIS. AFTER THAT MEETING, I HAD ANOTHER BOARD IN THE CITY RECOMMEND MR. CHANCE OVERTON TO US TO SERVE ON THE WISE COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD.

SO I CALLED CHANCE AND ASKED HIM IF HE'D BE WILLING TO SERVE.

AND WE TALKED THROUGH THE MOVING PIECES OF THAT, AND HE SAID THAT HE WOULD BE HAPPY TO SERVE, AND HE APPRECIATES US THINKING OF HIM. THAT DOES STILL LEAVE 4 ADDITIONAL SPOTS.

IF YOU WANT TO ADD ANOTHER CANDIDATE, YOU MAY DO THAT RIGHT NOW.

OTHERWISE THERE IS A RESOLUTION THAT YOU CAN APPROVE TONIGHT, PENDING LEGAL REVIEW AND THE ADDITION OF MR. OVERTON AS OUR NOMINATING CANDIDATE. ALL RIGHT.

VERY GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? LOOK FOR A MOTION. YES, I HAVE A MOTION. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION R2025-10-25.

AND THANK CHANCE FOR SERVING. SECOND. ALL RIGHT.

SO WE HAVE A MOTION A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY. HOLD ON JUST A SECOND.

SO AND THAT IS TO NOMINATE CHANCE OVERTON. YES.

THANK YOU. AND. THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. SOMETHING THAT GETS CONFUSING THIS TIME OF YEAR IS WE HAVE UNTIL THE 15TH, WHICH IS TWO DAYS FROM NOW, TO GET OUR RESOLUTION NOMINATING MR. OVERTON OR ANYONE ELSE. AND THEN WE HAVE UNTIL DECEMBER 15TH TO VOTE ALSO BY RESOLUTION.

SO THAT WILL BE THE NEXT THING WE BRING BEFORE YOU.

RIGHT NOW WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THE STEPS AS OTHER ALL OTHER TAXING BODIES ARE TO CREATE A NOMINATION.

THE OFFICE WILL THEN DISTRIBUTE WHO'S BEEN NOMINATED, AND WE'LL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ALSO VOTE BY RESOLUTION.

SO THAT'S COMING TO YOU BETWEEN NOW AND YOUR FIRST MEETING IN DECEMBER.

ALL RIGHT. SO I BELIEVE ON THE TABLE RIGHT NOW, WE DO HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION R2025-10-25.

IS THAT CORRECT? SPECIFYING CHANCE OVERTON IS THE NOMINEE.

YES. YES, MA'AM. AND A SECOND. SO ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. THAT ITEM PASSES. ITEM 14. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING A RESOLUTION DENYING THE PROPOSED CHANGES IN RATES AS SUBMITTED TO THE CITY BY ONCORE

[14. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING A RESOLUTION DENYING THE PROPOSED CHANGE IN RATES AS SUBMITTED TO THE CITY BY ONCOR ELECTRIC DELIVERY COMPANY LLC. RESOLUTION R2025-10-26]

ELECTRIC. I'LL PASS IT TO PAM FOR ONE ITEM. MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THIS IS THE ONGOING RATE CASE THAT WAS FILED IN JUNE.

YOU TOOK ACTION IN JULY TO SUSPEND ANY ACTION BY ENCORE.

THIS IS A RESOLUTION DENYING THE REQUESTED RATE CHANGE AND IT IS DUE BY OCTOBER 29TH.

THE. LET ME FIND THE THE PROPOSED RATE CHANGE WAS UNREASONABLE AND.

THAT IS THE REASON FOR THE DENIAL THAT IT'S PUT BEFORE YOU TO APPROVE.

I'M LOOKING FOR THE BACKUP.

I'VE HAD SEVERAL THINGS UP TONIGHT, BUT IT INCLUDED $834 MILLION IN INCREASED REVENUE TO ONCORE. IT INCREASED USER EXPENSES UP TO 51% IN CERTAIN CATEGORIES 13% IN ANOTHER CATEGORY IN OVER 12%. AND A THIRD CATEGORY SO FAR, THE COALITION OF CITIES WHICH ARE A PART OF HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN STOPPING THE RATE INCREASE.

AND SINCE YOU ARE IN THE UNIQUE POSITION, SOME OF THE CITIES DON'T HAVE ORIGINAL JURISDICTION TO TAKE THESE TYPES OF ACTIONS, BUT DECATUR DOES. AND BECAUSE YOU HAVE ORIGINAL JURISDICTION OVER THIS? YOU INDEPENDENTLY ALSO DO A RESOLUTION TO DENY THE RATE INCREASE.

SO THAT'S WHAT THIS ITEM IS ABOUT. VERY GOOD.

ANY OTHER FURTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? YES.

IF YOU DO TAKE ACTION I WOULD ASK THAT YOU TAKE IT PENDING FINAL APPROVAL BY LEGAL.

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OKAY. MR. MAYOR, I'M HAPPY TO MAKE THAT RESOLUTION, THAT RECOMMENDATION.

SO I RECOMMEND THE APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION R2025-10-26 WITH THE APPRAISAL, WITH THE APPROVAL OF LEGAL. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

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

AYE. OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSES. ITEM 15.

[15. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING A CONTRACT OF SERVICE BETWEEN WISE COUNTY AND THE DECATUR PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR SERVICES AS A COUNTY LIBRARY 2025-2026 AND AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT. ]

CONSIDER TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING A CONTRACT OF SERVICES BETWEEN THE WISE COUNTY AND DECATUR PUBLIC LIBRARY.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL. ITEM 15 IS YOUR ANNUAL CONTRACT FOR SERVICES RENDERED BY THE DECATUR PUBLIC LIBRARY TO THOSE CITIZENS THAT LIVE OUTSIDE OF THE CITY.

JUST A REMINDER, THE CITY AND THE COUNTY SHARE PARALLEL FISCAL YEARS.

SO IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR WHERE WE GET THESE NEW CONTRACTS HAS A VALUE.

IF YOU EXECUTE, IT HAS A VALUE OF $57,062.21, AND THOSE FUNDS WOULD BE USED THROUGH THE GENERAL FUND TO OFFSET EXPENSES AT THE LIBRARY.

THIS IS YOUR STANDARD ANNUAL CONTRACT. VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU SIR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? LOOK FOR A MOTION.

MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING A CONTRACT OF SERVICE BETWEEN WISE COUNTY AND THE DECATUR PUBLIC LIBRARY.

FOR SERVICES AS A COUNTY LIBRARY, 2025 TO 26.

AND AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT.

SECOND. ALL RIGHT, SO THE MOTION WE HAVE A SECOND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. THAT ITEM PASSES. ITEM 16.

[16. CONSIDER FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 10-111, “MINIMUM PROPERTY STANDARDS,” OF ARTICLE IV, “UNSAFE, DANGEROUS OR HAZARDOUS BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES,” OF CHAPTER 10, “NUISANCES,” OF THE DECATUR CODE OF ORDINANCES TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR OCCUPIED DWELLINGS RELATED TO SEWER, WATER, AND ELECTRICITY. ]

CONSIDER FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 10-111, MINIMUM PROPERTY STANDARDS.

HEY, GOOD. EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. WAYNE, HOW ARE YOU? DOING WELL. THIS IS A ITEM I WANTED TO BRING BEFORE YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

THIS IS A PROBLEM WE'VE IDENTIFIED IN THE CITY WITH MINIMUM PROPERTY STANDARDS.

AND WHERE THEY CAN BE APPLIED IN THE CODE OF ORDINANCES.

WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION TEN DASH 111 OF THE MINIMUM PROPERTY STANDARDS.

THIS LIVES IN THE CHAPTER 10, ARTICLE IV, UNSAFE DANGEROUS OR HAZARDOUS BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES.

SECTION 10-111. IDENTIFIES THE MINIMUM PROPERTY STANDARDS, HAS TWO ELEMENTS TO IT, PROPERTY STANDARDS AND THEMSELVES AND THEN STRUCTURAL STANDARDS.

WE'RE ONLY DEALING IN THE PROPERTY STANDARDS WITH THIS AMENDMENT.

THE ORDINANCE WAS ORIGINALLY ADOPTED IN 2021.

HOWEVER, THAT THAT ADOPTION DID NOT ADDRESS MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR UTILITIES FOR DWELLING UNITS.

SO THIS IS A A SAMPLE OF THAT ORDINANCE AND THE SIX SECTIONS THAT ARE UNDERNEATH IT.

AND WHAT THOSE MINIMUM PROPERTY STANDARDS ARE UNDER A, FOR THIS ORDINANCE.

OF COURSE, THIS IS THAT AN OWNER HAS TO MAINTAIN THAT PROPERTY IN COMPLIANCE WITH THESE MINIMUM STANDARDS.

THE SIX ITEMS IDENTIFY THINGS LIKE ELIMINATING AN OBJECT OR CONDITION CAPABLE OF CAUSING AN INJURY TO A PERSON.

SECURING OR CLOSING, COVERING OR CLOSING A WELL OR CISTERN.

PROVIDING SOLID WASTE RECEPTACLES. PROVIDING DRAINAGE TO PREVENT STANDING WATER.

REMOVAL OF DEAD TREES AND DEAD TREE LIMBS CAPABLE OF CAUSING INJURY AND KEEPING ALL THE DOORS AND WINDOWS OF VACANT STRUCTURES SECURELY CLOSED.

WHAT WE, THE AMENDMENT THAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS SECTION, WOULD BE SECTION 7 OF THIS.

IT DOES IDENTIFY THAT NO PERSON SHALL OCCUPY A DWELLING UNIT FOR THE PURPOSES OF LIVING, SLEEPING, DWELLING COOKING OR EATING THEREIN, WHICH DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS.

THERE ARE 8 SUBSECTIONS UNDER THAT. I'LL JUST GO OVER THOSE VERY QUICKLY.

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ON THEM, PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I'LL STOP AND EXPLAIN THOSE FURTHER. A.

WOULD BE SANITARY FACILITIES, WHICH IS YOUR FAUCETS, FIXTURES TUB, SHOWER, WATER CLOSETS THAT ARE IN GOOD CONDITION, PROPERLY CONNECTED TO AN APPROVED WATER SYSTEM AND SEWER SYSTEM.

B. IS LOCATION OF THOSE SANITARY FACILITIES IN THAT STRUCTURE BEING REQUIRED TO BE IN THAT DWELLING UNIT.

C. IS HOT AND COLD WATER ADEQUATELY SUPPLIED THROUGH AN APPROVED PIPE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM CONNECTED TO A POTABLE

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WATER SUPPLY. D. WOULD BE WATER HEATING FACILITIES FOR EVERY DWELLING UNIT IS BEING REQUIRED.

E. WOULD BE MINIMUM HEATING FACILITIES FOR DWELLING UNITS.

F. WOULD BE MINIMUM COOKING AND HEATING EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES THAT ARE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CITY'S BUILDING CODE AND MAINTAINING A SAFE AND GOOD WORKING CONDITION. OOPS. LET ME GO BACK.

G. WAS GARBAGE DISPOSAL FACILITIES. THEY SHALL HAVE ALL THESE ADEQUATE FACILITIES AT THESE DWELLINGS.

AND THEN H. WOULD BE ELECTRIC LIGHTS AND OUTLETS REQUIRED AND THAT THEY BE CONNECTED TO A ELECTRIC SUPPLY.

SO THIS AMENDMENT WAS TAKEN BEFORE THE BUILDING STANDARDS COMMISSION ON SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2025.

THEY DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE AMENDMENTS TO THE ORDINANCE.

6 TO 0 BROUGHT IT BEFORE CITY COUNCIL FOR FIRST READING TODAY, OCTOBER 13TH, AND HOPE TO HAVE IT BACK FOR SECOND READING ON OCTOBER 27TH. SO IF THE PROPERTY OWNER IS UNABLE TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDINANCE, WHAT IS THE NEXT STEP? SO THERE ARE MULTIPLE OPTIONS THAT WE WOULD HAVE IN WORKING THROUGH THIS.

AND GENERALLY WHAT OUR GOAL IS COMPLIANCE, NOT ENFORCEMENT.

AND SO WE WOULD GENERALLY WORK WITH THAT PROPERTY OWNER.

BUT IF WE WERE UNABLE TO OBTAIN COMPLIANCE WITH THAT, WE HAVE THE OPTIONS OF TAKING THAT THROUGH THE COURT SYSTEM OR TAKING IT THROUGH THE BUILDING STANDARDS COMMISSION AND GETTING A RULING OUT OF THERE.

YEAH, BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S SOME PROPERTIES IN TOWN THAT, I DON'T KNOW THAT YOU COULD EVER GET.

YES, SIR. TO THESE STANDARDS. AND WE'VE HAD WE'VE HAD LOTS OF DISCUSSION WITH LEGAL WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT WORKING ON A PATH TO GET TO SOME OF THESE SOME COMPLIANCE WITH SOME OF THESE ITEMS. BUT WE KNOW IT'S A WE KNOW IT'S AN ISSUE, BUT WE DO NOT CURRENTLY HAVE ANYTHING IN OUR ORDINANCE THAT POINTS TO THESE THE MINIMUM UTILITY REQUIREMENTS.

ALL RIGHT. OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. THIS IS A FIRST READING. SO THANK YOU WAYNE, APPRECIATE THAT.

ITEM 17 IS THE, OH WAIT A SECOND. ITEM 17 IS THE COUNCIL WILL REVIEW

[17. COUNCIL WILL REVIEW NONSUBSTANTIVE UPDATES TO THE PERSONNEL POLICY, NO ACTION IS REQUIRED ON THESE ITEMS. PERSONNEL POLICIES FOR REVIEW: A. CHAPTER 2 SECTION 01 - RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION B. CHAPTER 2 SECTION 02 - VALID TEXAS DRIVER LICENSE C. CHAPTER 2 SECTION 03 - ATTENDANCE AND WORK HOURS D. CHAPTER 2 SECTION 04 - EMPLOYMENT STATUS E. CHAPTER 2 SECTION 05 - ATTENDANCE & WORK HOURS F. CHAPTER 2 SECTION 06 - TELECOMMUTING G. CHAPTER 2 SECTION 07 - CONFIDENTIALITY OF MEDICAL INFORMATION H. CHAPTER 2 SECTION 08 - HEALTH EXAMINATIONS & FITNESS FOR DUTY I. CHAPTER 2 SECTION 09 - MODIFIED DUTY ASSIGNMENTS J. CHAPTER 2 SECTION 10 - SEPARATIONS K. CHAPTER 2 SECTION 11 - EXIT INTERVIEWS ]

NON-SUBSTANTIVE UPDATES ON THE PERSONNEL POLICY.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. IN YOUR PACKET AND ON THE AGENDA, THERE IS A TYPO I WANT TO POINT OUT, ITEM 17 C SHOULD READ CHAPTER 2, SECTION 3, NEPOTISM.

IT IS CORRECT IN YOUR MEMO THAT IS SUPPORTED IN THE PACKET.

BUT I JUST UNINTENTIONALLY DUPLICATED ITEM 17 ON THE AGENDA ITEM ITSELF.

MYSELF. JUST A QUICK REMINDER. THE SUBSTANTIVE VERSUS NON-SUBSTANTIVE.

SO SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES WOULD BE ANYTHING THAT IMPACTS AN EMPLOYEE'S PAY, BENEFITS, PTO OR ANYTHING THAT REQUIRES THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL BODY TO ACT FOR LEGAL PURPOSES OR STATE LAW OR LOCAL ORDINANCE THAT WE HAVE IN EXISTENCE.

ALL THE ONES YOU SEE HERE IN CHAPTER 2, WHICH THIS IS ALL OF CHAPTER 2, BY THE WAY ALL OF THESE ITEMS WERE NON-SUBSTANTIVE, IF YOU REMEMBER, OUR GOAL WAS TO SPLIT THE POLICY HANDBOOK GET IT INTO SINGLE DOCUMENTS, AND THEN HAVE THOSE BE ABLE TO BE DISTRIBUTED ACROSS THE WEBSITE.

JUST AS A REMINDER, ALL OF OUR CHANGES ARE COMPLIANT WITH LABOR CODE, THE CHARTER ORDINANCES AND THEN, OF COURSE, LEGAL GIVES THEM HER HER APPROVAL.

THERE'S SUBSTANTIVE VERSUS NON-SUBSTANTIVE. SO EVERYTHING YOU'RE SEEING TONIGHT IN YOUR PACKET HAS NON-SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES AND NO ACTION REQUIRED BY COUNCIL. JUST A REMINDER OF OUR POLICY TIMELINE.

WE ARE ON TRACK. CHAPTER 2 IN OCTOBER, CHAPTER 3, WHICH IS WHERE WE WILL GRAPPLE WITH THE MAJORITY OF PAY, PTO COMPENSATION, THAT SORT OF THING. THOSE WILL BE COMING IN CHAPTER 3.

AND THEN SOME OF THAT STUFF DOES SPILL OVER INTO CHAPTER 4 FOR ASSUMED BENEFITS AND THAT SORT OF THING.

AND WE HOPE TO BE DONE IN DECEMBER, MARCHING EVER SO GENTLY TOWARDS A JANUARY 1ST EFFECTIVE DATE.