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WE DO HAVE A FULL QUORUM. I'M MIKE MCQUISTON, MAYOR OF DECATUR, AND I'LL BE CHAIRING THIS MEETING.
AND AT THIS TIME, IF YOU'RE ABLE, PLEASE STAND AND JOIN ME IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
AND IF YOU JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
AND AT THIS TIME I'D ASK CITY COUNCIL TO JOIN ME.
[PRESENTATION(S)]
AT THE FRONT WE HAVE A SPECIAL PROCLAMATION THAT WE'D LIKE TO DO TODAY.I'D ALSO LIKE TO ASK OUR SPECIAL GUESTS FROM INDUSTRIAL DIESEL TO COME ON UP.
I'M SURE ENOUGH. THERE WE GO. NO. MY ENTIRE LIFE.
THE ONLY TIME THAT PEOPLE. YOU KNOW, I FEEL VERY, LIKE SOME OF YOU CAN COME.
UNLESS, YOU KNOW, THIS IS GREAT, ISN'T IT? THIS LOOKS FANTASTIC.
ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A PROCLAMATION TO READ. WHEREAS INDUSTRIAL DIESEL IS GUIDED BY A VISION OF POWERING AN INDUSTRY WITH NIMBLE INNOVATION AND FAMILY VALUES, DELIVERING DEPENDABLE SOLUTIONS THAT STRENGTHEN THE INDUSTRIAL ECONOMY.
AND WHEREAS, FOUNDED IN 1984, IN THE FOUNDERS GARAGE, INDUSTRIAL DIESEL GREW THROUGH DECADES OF DEDICATION AND ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT. RELOCATING TO THE CITY OF DECATUR IN 2022 AFTER MORE THAN 30 YEARS IN FORT WORTH.
AND WHEREAS, INDUSTRIAL DIESEL NOW OPERATES FROM ITS FACILITY AT 3101 TOM LAMBERT BOULEVARD, ENCOMPASSING OVER 74,000FT², AND EMPLOYS, 86 TEAM MEMBERS ACROSS ITS OPERATING COMPANIES.
AND WHEREAS, THE COMPANY HAS SERVED OVER 6500 CUSTOMERS DURING THE PAST 20 PLUS YEARS, RECENTLY EARNING DESIGNATED AS THE AUTHORIZED JOHN DEERE SERVICE DEALER FOR INDUSTRIAL OFF HIGHWAY ENGINES. AND WHEREAS, INDUSTRIAL DIESEL ACTIVELY SUPPORTS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN DECATUR'S MANUFACTURING DAY, PARTICIPATING WITH LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO INSPIRE FUTURE GENERATIONS.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, MIKE MCQUISTON, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM.
MONDAY, JANUARY 12TH, 2026 AS INDUSTRIAL DIESEL DAY.
CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] AND THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THIS OPPORTUNITY. OUR DAD, THIS IS MY SISTER JESSICA, AND OUR DAD STARTED THE COMPANY AND IT WAS OUT OF HIS GARAGE.
AND IT WAS VERY INTERESTING. THE LOCATION THERE IN FORT WORTH.
WE WERE THERE FOR A LOT OF YEARS, AND THE CITY JUST GREW UP AROUND US.
I WANT TO BE THERE. I WANT TO OUT IN THIS AREA.
AND WE JUST HE NEVER GOT THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO IT.
AND WE'RE REALLY BLESSED TO BE HERE WITH YOU. THANK YOU.
WELL THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] I KNOW, MANY OF US HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO OUT THERE AND GO THROUGH YOUR OPERATIONS IS A BEAUTIFUL FACILITY. YOU'VE GOT GREAT EMPLOYEES AND IT'S JUST FANTASTIC TO.
I MEAN, YOUR DAD'S VISION. I MEAN, I CAN ONLY IMAGINE.
IT'S JUST FANTASTIC. WE APPRECIATE IT SO MUCH.
DECATUR TEXAS IS BETTER FOR Y'ALL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
Y'ALL HAVE A GOOD ONE. OH, I'M SO SORRY. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT, SUSIE, DO WE HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP FOR COMMENTS?
[1. CITIZENS COMMENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS]
YES, SIR. WE HAVE THREE PEOPLE SIGNED UP. ALL RIGHT.VERY GOOD. WELL. GLENN SPAIN. EXCELLENT. WHEN YOU COME ON UP.
IF YOU WOULD MAKE YOUR ANNOUNCE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS, PLEASE WELCOME.
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GLENN SPAIN. I LIVE AT 2807 LIPSEY. IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL AGAIN.THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO ME. I RAN OUT OF TIME LAST TIME, AND I REALLY DON'T KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT ANYTHING TO TALK FOR THREE MINUTES, SO THAT WAS A SURPRISE. BUT I'LL BE BRIEF. I'M SPEAKING REGARDING THE PROPOSED STORE SERVICE STATION ON 51 AT JOHN STREET ACROSS FROM THE FAIRGROUNDS.
WE PRESENTED THE COUNCIL WITH A PETITION LAST TIME.
AND IT'S CLEAR THE NEIGHBORS DO NOT WANT THIS FACILITY THERE.
THERE'S ALSO A NUMBER OF YOUTH EVENTS ACROSS THE HIGHWAY, INCLUDING THE YOUTH FAIR, VARIOUS STOCK SHOWS, AUCTIONS. THERE'S A CROSS COUNTRY COMPETITION.
IT'S PRETTY LARGE EVENT. A LOT OF SCHOOLS COME IN FOR THAT.
AND THEN YOU HAVE THE ANNUAL REUNION. THAT STORE BEING ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY IS GOING TO BE A MAGNET FOR KIDS TO BE TEMPTED TO CROSS HIGHWAY 51. AND I WOULD JUST ASK YOU TO CONSIDER THOSE THINGS. WHENEVER YOU TAKE A VOTE TONIGHT, I WOULD ASK YOU TO OPPOSE ALLOWING THIS.
I'M NOT AGAINST SERVICE STATIONS AND OR ALCOHOL, BUT IT'S NOT A GOOD PLACE.
IT'S NOT FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. OUR NEIGHBORS DON'T WANT IT.
BUT THANK YOU FOR HEARING US OUT. THANK YOU SIR.
YOU SAID WE HAD THREE, THREE INDIVIDUALS. ALL RIGHT, MR. IVAN OSORNIO. THANK YOU. HELLO.
MY NAME IS IVAN OSORNIO. I'M A MR. GLENN'S NEIGHBOR.
I'M ACTUALLY THE OWNER OF THE 2809 SOUTH LIPSEY STREET.
PRETTY MUCH THE HOUSE RIGHT BEHIND WHERE THIS PROPOSED GAS STATION IS GOING TO BE.
SO I THINK I'M PRETTY SURE I'M GOING TO BE THE MOST AFFECTED ABOUT IT.
MY DRIVEWAY IS ACTUALLY ON JOHN STREET. LIKE, I'M THINKING IT'S PROBABLY LIKE 50FT AWAY FROM WHERE THE PROPERTY LINE STARTS OF THIS GAS STATION BEING PROPOSED. SO I'M JUST, MY CONCERN IS MY DRIVEWAY, LIKE, USUALLY WHENEVER WE GET A BUNCH OF TRAFFIC THERE FOR THE FAIRGROUNDS OR ANYTHING, THERE'S A LOT OF TRAFFIC, THE PARK'S RIGHT THERE. AND NOW WITH THIS GAS STATION BEING IN THERE.
SO THEY'RE PROBABLY JUST GOING TO PARK RIGHT THERE IN JOHN STREET OR ON THE OTHER SIDE.
AND THAT MIGHT BE IMPEDING WITH MY ENTRANCE. I JUST DON'T WANT THAT CONFLICT.
THIS WOULD BE A EVERYDAY THING. AND ALSO BEING 24 OVER 7, I MEAN, IT'S JUST I'M NEVER GOING TO KNOW WHEN THERE'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING THERE, MAYBE AN OBSTRUCTION, SOMETHING SOMEBODY'S PARKING THERE OR ANYTHING.
SO I THINK IT'S JUST REALLY GOING TO AFFECT MY HOUSE AND ALSO THE VALUE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
THANK YOU FOR HEARING ME. THANK YOU SIR. AND WE HAVE.
MR. SAMER MOHAMMED. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. GOOD EVENING.
I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE LACK OF COMMUNITY REACH FROM THE OWNERS AND THE ARCHITECT.
IN MY PREVIOUS LIFE, I HAVE DONE PROJECTS SIMILAR TO WHAT'S BEING TALKED ABOUT HERE, AND WE SPENT A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF OUR TIME KNOCKING ON DOORS AND SHAKING HANDS AND LISTENING TO THE COMMUNITY WHERE WE ARE INTENDING TO PUT A PROJECT IN.
SO I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT THIS HASN'T HAPPENED.
I APPRECIATE THAT THE CITY PLANNING SENT OUT NOTICES TO FOLKS WITHIN A 200-FOOT RADIUS.
BUT THERE'S MORE THAN THAT IN THE COMMUNITY. SO I REALLY WAS HOPING THAT THE OWNERS WOULD HAVE TAKEN THE TIME, MET FOLKS ON THE WEEKENDS, SHOOK HANDS, HEARD THEM OUT, AND REALLY MADE A SINCERE EFFORT TO BUILD THAT TRUST.
AGAIN, I AM NOT AGAINST SMALL BUSINESSES. I AM SIMPLY VOICING MY CONCERN THAT THE COMMUNITY WASN'T GIVEN THE RESPECT THAT IT SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED. THANK YOU.
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ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. SUZY, IS THAT EVERYONE? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ITEM TWO. CONSIDER TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON A SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE REGARDING SPECIAL EVENT PERMITTING.[2. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON A SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE REGARDING SPECIAL EVENT PERMITTING AND FEES. ORDINANCE 2026-01-01]
DO WE HAVE A REPORT? MAYOR, THERE IS NO CHANGES SINCE THE LAST PRESENTATION FOR THIS.ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? LOOK FOR A MOTION OR ACTION. MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ORDINANCE 2026-01-01.
SECOND. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT.
[3. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON A SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO ALLOW A DETACHED ACCESSORY DWELLING IN A SF-2, SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT, ON APPROXIMATELY 0.403 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT 505 N LANE STREET, DECATUR, TEXAS. (505 N LANE STREET - ROGELIO DELGADO) SUP-25-0005 ORDINANCE 2026-01-02]
YES, SIR. LISA HANNON, PLANNING DIRECTOR. THERE ARE NO CHANGES SINCE THE FIRST READING FOR THE 505 NORTH MAIN STREET ORDINANCE.I CAN GO THROUGH PRESENTATION IF YOU'D LIKE, BUT THERE ARE NO CHANGES.
COUNCIL DO YOU NEED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR HAVE SOME QUESTIONS? MAYOR AND COUNCIL I WOULD ASK ON ITEMS 3 THROUGH 6 THAT IF YOU SO APPROVE THAT YOU WOULD DO THAT PENDING FINAL LEGAL REVIEW.
OKAY, JUST SOME CLERICAL THINGS THAT I NEED TO CLEAN UP IN THESE.
ALL RIGHT. AND RESIGN THEM. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
COUNCIL QUESTIONS ON ITEM THREE. IF NOT, WE'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.
MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE SUP-25-0005, PENDING LEGAL FINAL APPROVAL.
AND THAT WOULD BE ORDINANCE 2026-0102, CORRECT, COUNCILMAN? YES, MA'AM. IN CONJUNCTION WITH 2026-0102. ALL RIGHT.
VERY GOOD. SO WE HAVE A MOTION. SECOND. AND WE HAVE A SECOND.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[4. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON A SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND APPENDIX "B," "ZONING" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, TO GRANT A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT (SUP) TO ALLOW A CONVENIENCE STORE WITH GASOLINE SALES, IN A RESTRICTED BUSINESS (C-1) ZONING DISTRICT, ON AN APPROXIMATE 0.55-ACRE TRACT OF LAND BEING LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS LOT 15R, BLOCK 1, LIPSEY ADDITION, CITY OF DECATUR, WISE COUNTY, TEXAS, ALSO KNOWN AS 2806 S FM 51. (2806 S FM 51 - GREAT ABODE INVESTMENTS) SUP-25-0006 ORDINANCE 2026-01-03 (Part 1 of 2)]
ZONING. YES, SIR. AGAIN, LISA HANNON, PLANNING DIRECTOR.TO 10 P.M. PER THE APPLICANT. THE GAS PUMPS WILL BE ACCESSIBLE 24/7.
THERE ARE NO OTHER CHANGES FROM OUR PREVIOUS PRESENTATION TO YOU AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING.
IT IS ZONED C-1 RESTRICTED BUSINESS, AND IT DOES ALLOW THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT.
AGAIN THERE WAS PREVIOUSLY A CONVENIENCE STORE WITH GAS PUMPS AT THIS SITE, DAMAGED BY FIRE IN 2014 AND SUBSEQUENTLY DEMOLISHED. THEY REQUESTED A VARIANCE IN 2023 FOR PARKING ISSUES, BUT THAT WAS TABLED.
AND THE NEW PLANS DO HAVE SUFFICIENT PARKING.
THEY'RE MEETING ALL THE REQUIREMENTS. THERE'S GOING TO BE REQUIREMENTS FOR LIGHTING, BUFFERING.
NO LIGHT SPILLAGE IS PERMITTED INTO RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS.
AND ALL OF THAT WILL BE REVIEWED AT THE CIVIL PLANS REVIEW AND BUILDING PERMIT SUBMITTAL.
I APOLOGIZE, I WASN'T HERE LAST TIME AND I STILL HAVEN'T WATCHED THE COUNCIL.
WHAT IS SPURRING THE SUP? THE GAS SALES. THE GAS SALES? YES, SIR. SO. AND I DID LOOK AT PART OF IT, AND IT TALKS ABOUT THIS BEING PART OF OUR 2050 PLAN.
ONE OF THE THINGS I'VE ALWAYS LOOKED AT, AND I'VE ALWAYS TALKED TO PEOPLE ABOUT, IS THAT WE TRY OUR BEST TO PUT THE RIGHT TYPE OF COMMERCIAL NEXT TO RESIDENTIAL, AND WE'VE ALWAYS TALKED ABOUT COMMERCIAL OFFICE SPACE.
THIS AT THIS POINT IS A FULL FLEDGED COMMERCIAL SPOT THAT IS GOING TO IMPEDE ON THE RESIDENTIAL SIDE OF IT, IN MY OPINION. AND IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT I HAVE HELPED PEOPLE TALK ABOUT AND VOICE THEIR IDEAS ABOUT THIS. AND I'VE ALWAYS FELT THAT COMMERCIAL OFFICE WORKS GREAT AGAINST RESIDENTIAL.
THEY'RE THERE FIVE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. MOST PEOPLE ARE GONE 8 TO 5 MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
SO THAT'S KIND OF MY STRUGGLE WITH THIS PROJECT HERE.
I KNOW THERE WAS A GAS STATION THERE IN THE PAST, BUT IN MY MIND, AS WE'RE GOING FORWARD, WE'RE TRYING TO DO THE THINGS MORE CORRECTLY.
SOMETIMES THINGS ARE GETTING REZONED. THEY WERE IN THE WRONG ZONING BEFORE AND WE NEVER KNEW THEY WERE IN THE WRONG ZONING UNTIL HINDSIGHT. AND I'M JUST GOING TO SAY I HAVE A STRUGGLE TRYING TO PROBABLY ASK HIM TO APPROVE THIS.
WAS THE OLD GAS STATION ZONED THE SAME AND IT HAD A SPECIAL USE PERMIT OR WAS IT BEFORE WE REALLY?
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THAT'S BEFORE ME, SO I DON'T KNOW. IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN BEFORE WAYNE.IT WAS BEFORE MY TIME. I DO NOT SEE WHERE THERE WAS EVER A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR THAT THERE.
I CAN'T TELL YOU WHEN THAT SUP FOR CONVENIENCE STORE WITH GAS SALES HAD A REQUIREMENT FOR AN SUP THAT WAS ADDED TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE. YOU, OKAY. THERE WAS A MAJOR UPDATE TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE IN 2015.
2015? DO YOU THINK THAT'S WHEN WE GOT. POSSIBLY.
POSSIBLY. WHEN DID YOU SAY THAT BURNT DOWN, THE ORIGINAL? 2014. 14? YEAH. OKAY. AND WERE YOU SAYING YOU LOOKED AT THE 2050 PLAN? I, THIS IS NOT. WELL, I'D READ SOMETHING IN ONE OF THEM THAT SAID THIS IS, IT KIND OF GOES ALONG WITH THE 2050 PLAN. BUT AT NO POINT IN TIME HAVE I EVER LOOKED AT ANY OF OUR PLANS ABOUT PUTTING FULL COMMERCIAL UP AGAINST RESIDENTIAL.
YOU KNOW, BACK WHEN BOMGAARS - ORSCHELN WENT IN, I STRUGGLED IMMENSELY WITH IT.
I WAS LIKE, OKAY, I HAVE NO PROBLEM IF YOU ALL DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM.
THIS ISN'T WHAT THE ZONING LETS US HAVE AS A NEIGHBOR.
AND JUST BECAUSE IT HAPPENED A LONG TIME AGO, I STRUGGLE WITH APPROVING IT TODAY AND THE WAY IT'S GOING TO AFFECT THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. SO THE UNDERLYING ZONING USE IS COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL, WHICH A PRIMARY LAND USE FOR COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL IS RETAIL COMMERCIAL. SO STAFF DOES FEEL THAT THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
DO YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO SHARE OR IS THIS THE END OF YOUR SLIDE PRESENTATION? THIS WILL BE THE END OF MY SLIDE PRESENTATION. THE APPLICANT IS ALSO HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THAT.
ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL, DO YOU HAVE OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
THE APPLICANT, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO COMMUNICATE TO COUNCIL? YES. HI. GOOD EVENING, I'M PRAVIN CASEY. I'M A LICENSED CIVIL STRUCTURAL ENGINEER, AND I REPRESENT THIS PROJECT AS AN ENGINEER OF RECORD.
I WOULD LIKE TO CLEAR SOME OF THE ITEMS REGARDING THE SUP.
IN 2023 THE SUP WAS APPROVED, AND CITY WILL AGREE TO THAT.
THE REASON WHY WE ARE COMING BACK AGAIN FOR OUR RE-SUP IS ONE OF THE, DURING THE BUILDING PERMIT, CITY WANTED TO HAVE A TEXT APPROVAL FOR THE ACCESS, AND I WAS INVOLVED IN THIS PROJECT IN NOVEMBER 2024.
SINCE THEN, I WORKED WITH SIX MONTHS WITH THE TXDOT, AND THEY APPROVED THE ACCESS.
AND WHEN I CAME BACK TO CITY, THE PLAT WAS EXPIRED.
AND SO SINCE PLAT WAS EXPIRED, I HAD TO COME BACK TO SUP AGAIN.
SO THAT WAS THE REASON IT TOOK TIME BECAUSE OF THE TXDOT REVIEWING AND APPROVING IT.
NEXT THING IS I TRY MY BEST TO ADDRESS COMMON SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT I RECEIVED FROM THE NEIGHBORS, AND YOU WILL SEE I HAVE A, I PUT TOGETHER A PRESENTATION AND THEN PART OF THAT SLIDE ALSO.
AND THERE WAS TWO CONCERN ABOUT ABOUT THE BUFFER ZONE AT THE BACK.
SO WE PUT A BUFFER ZONE AND ALSO THE FENCING.
THAT WAS ONE OF THE THING. NEXT THING WAS ABOUT THE LIGHTING.
CITY HAVE A CITY ORDINANCE OF BEING ONE CANDLE A FOOT CANDLE LESS.
THE THIRD ITEM THAT I HEARD ABOUT THE CONCERN ABOUT PARKING COMING FROM THE NEIGHBOR, SO WE PUT A SIGNIFICANT CURVE IN SUCH A WAY THAT THERE WILL NOT BE ANY OVERFLOW OF PARKING FROM NEIGHBOR TO US.
SO THOSE ARE THE THREE ITEMS THAT I HEARD, AND I'M SORRY IF I HAVEN'T REACHED OUT TO YOU DOOR TO DOOR, BUT I'M HERE. I WAS, LAST TIME ALSO I WAS HERE.
IF THERE'S ANYTHING TECHNICALLY POSSIBLE, I'M ALWAYS HERE TO WORK WITH YOU ALL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS? ARE YOU WILLING TO WORK WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS ON THEIR CONCERNS? SURE. YES, MA'AM. ANYTHING TECHNICAL POSSIBLE?
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I'M HERE, AND I'M ANYTIME. WAYNE, CAN YOU GO THROUGH THE APPROVAL? IT WAS APPROVED. THE SUP WAS APPROVED BY US? I DON'T REMEMBER.GOING BACK THROUGH THIS. THERE WAS AN SUP THAT WAS APPROVED FOR BEER AND WINE SALES FOR THIS, I DON'T, I CANNOT TELL YOU WHY AN SUP WAS NOT IN PLACE FOR A CONVENIENCE STORE WITH GAS SALES AT THAT TIME, HOWEVER, IT HAS BEEN IN THE ORDINANCE SINCE THE TIME THAT THEY BROUGHT THIS IN BEFORE, BUT IT WAS NOT BROUGHT FORWARD WITH AN SUP FOR A CONVENIENCE STORE WITH GAS SALES.
THEY MOVED THROUGH THE PROCESS FOR THE BEER AND WINE SALES AND IT WAS APPROVED.
WHENEVER THAT PLAT, THE BUILDING PERMIT AND SUBSEQUENT PLAT EXPIRATION HAPPENED, SUP GOES AWAY AND SO THEY HAVE TO START OVER FROM THIS, AND WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE LISTENING TO THE COMMUNITY ON WHAT'S GOING IN WITH THIS, WHERE IF WE WOULD HAVE IF WE WOULD NOT HAVE GONE BACK THROUGH THIS PROCESS, WE WOULDN'T HAVE HEARD THESE CONCERNS.
OKAY. WAS THERE CONCERNS WITH THE COMMUNITY WHEN CASA TORRES BUILT THEIR NEW RESTAURANT WITH, AND THEY HAVE LOTS AND EVERYTHING AND THE THAT STAY ON ALL NIGHT LONG? COUNCILWOMAN JACKSON I WAS NOT HERE WHENEVER THEY BUILT THAT.
SO, I COULDN'T TELL YOU WHAT THE COMMUNITY RESPONSE WAS TO THAT.
DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER RESPONSES FROM THE LAST SUP IN 2023? I'M SURE THAT WE DO. I DO NOT HAVE THEM WITH US TONIGHT.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OTHER QUESTIONS COUNCIL HAS TO ADDRESS? YES. DO YOU GUYS HAVE SOME QUESTIONS YOU WANT TO ADDRESS FOR EVERYBODY? NO, JUST THERE WILL BE 24 OVER SEVEN GAS SALES, CORRECT? YES, SIR. YES, SIR. OKAY. THE STORE WILL BE. THERE WILL BE CERTAIN TIME.
OPERATION HOURS 6/10 AND 6/11. ALL RIGHT. HEARING NO OTHER.
WELL, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTOOD THAT.
SO YOU CAN PAY AT THE PUMP 24/7. BUT THE STORE IS ONLY OPEN.
SAY THOSE HOURS ONE MORE TIME. 6 A.M. TO 10 P.M., AND THEN 6 A.M.
TO 11 P.M. OVER THE WEEKEND. OKAY. IN CONJUNCTION WITH I JUST WANTED TO WAIT. IF THERE'S ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.
IF NOT, WE'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION OR ACTION. MR. MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE SUP-25-0006, PENDING LEGAL CLARIFICATION AND EDIFICATION WITH LANGUAGE.
AND THAT WOULD BE ORDINANCE 2026-0103, CORRECT? YES, MA'AM. THAT IS WELL. YES, MA'AM. 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? AYE. OR I OPPOSE. ALL RIGHT, LET'S REVOTE.
JUST TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE CLARITY HERE. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? AYE. ALL RIGHT. SO. SO, I BELIEVE IN THIS CONTEXT SUPERMAJORITY DOESN'T ALWAYS MEAN EXACTLY THE SAME THING. AND I BELIEVE IN THIS CONTEXT YOU HAVE TO HAVE 6 OF 7.
WOULD YOU MIND TAKING A SHORT RECESS SO I CAN CONFIRM THAT.
OKAY. WE WILL. COME BACK TO YOU. THEN, I JUST WON'T I'M GOING TO BE LOOKING AT SOMETHING ELSE.
WE WILL NOT CLOSE ITEM 3. WE WILL, BUT WE WILL COME BACK TO THAT.
MAYOR. OKAY. OR WE'VE CLOSED 3. WE WON'T. YOU'VE TAKEN 4.
OR TO TELL YOU THAT IT DID MEET THE LEGAL STANDARD FOR SUPERMAJORITY IN THIS CONTEXT.
VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO WE WILL GO TO 5 BEFORE.
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SO STAND BY FOR THE NEWS ON 4. ITEM 5, CONSIDER TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION A SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND APPENDIX B, ZONING OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DECATUR TO GRANT SPECIFIC USE PERMIT ALLOWS SALES OF BEER IN THE PREMISES OF CONSUMPTION.I FEEL LIKE I'M GOING TO MOVE ON FROM 5 TO GO TO.
I'M GOING TO MOVE ON FORWARD TO ITEM. 6. OKAY.
[6. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON A SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2023-08-23, AND APPENDIX B, "ZONING," OF THE CITY'S CODE OF ORDINANCES AND THE CITY'S OFFICIAL ZONING MAP TO PROVIDE FOR AMENDMENTS TO THE CURRENT ZONING REGULATIONS ON A TRACT OF APPROXIMATELY 89.64 ACRES, VISTA PARK PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, TO UPDATE THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT'S DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS. (1307 VISTA PARK DRIVE - BRIDGEROCK DEVELOPMENTS) PD-25-0004 ORDINANCE 2026-01-05]
APPENDIX B, ZONING OF THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OFFICIAL ZONING MAP.SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO 6, PENDING LEGAL REVIEW ON 4 AND 5.
WELL, ITEM 6. ITEM, YOU'RE GOING TO ITEM 6. YES, MA'AM.
OOPS. SORRY. OH OKAY. SO ITEM 6 THERE'S NO CHANGES FROM THE LAST TIME.
INSTEAD OF 10% OF THE LOT WIDTH, THEY'RE GOING TO A STRAIGHT FIVE FOOT PER EACH LOT.
AND WE'VE HAD NO OBJECTIONS. WE HAD ONE EMAIL PHONE INQUIRY AND THAT WAS IT.
ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL, DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ON ITEM 6? HEARING NONE. LOOK FOR A MOTION. MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE PD-25-0004, ORDINANCE 2026-01-05. SECOND. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[7. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON A RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT A PETITION TO CREATE THE LIBERTAS PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1, CALL A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THAT PURPOSE, CONSIDER THE FEASIBILITY AND ADVISABILITY OF ESTABLISHING THE DISTRICT, AND AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING PUBLICATION AND NOTICES FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING. RESOLUTION R2026-01-01]
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1. MAYOR AND COUNCIL.GOOD EVENING. ITEM 7 IS A RESOLUTION FOR THE LIBERTAS PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO.
1. THIS SETS EVERYTHING IN MOTION TO CREATE THE PID.
IF YOU'LL RECALL OVER THE PAST 18 MONTHS OR SO, WE'VE WORKED WITH LIBERTAS, THEIR DEVELOPMENT TEAM, TO DEVELOP A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT EVERYONE COULD AGREE TO AND MOVE FORWARD ON.
SO IT JUST SETS IN MOTION ALL THOSE ASSOCIATED DATES, PUBLIC HEARINGS AND THAT SORT OF THING.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER FURTHER QUESTIONS. AND THE TEAM IS HERE FROM LIBERTAS.
VERY GOOD. COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? I'LL MAKE A MOTION.
ALL RIGHT. I MOVE TO APPROVE RESOLUTION R2026-01-01.
SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT.
[8. DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE FUTURE ORDINANCE TO REGULATE FATS, OILS, AND GREASES.]
GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL. MR. MAYOR. AS YOU MIGHT REMEMBER A FEW WEEKS AGO DURING ONE OF THE QUARTERLY REPORTS I BROUGHT TO YOU SAYING THAT I WAS WORKING ON A FOG ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY. AND SO THIS IS JUST AN INFORMATIONAL PRESENTATION BRINGING FORWARD KIND OF AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT THAT ORDINANCE LOOKS LIKE. AND SO WHAT STARTED THIS OFF WAS THAT WE'VE ENGAGED WITH BACKFLOW SOLUTIONS INCORPORATED, WHO TRACKS OUR BACKFLOW DEVICES WITHIN THE CITY, TO START TRACKING THE TRAPS AND INTERCEPTOR CLEANOUTS AROUND THE CITY.WE DO THAT INTERNALLY RIGHT NOW. THERE'S GETTING TO BE QUITE A FEW OF THEM IN HERE, AND MAKING SURE THAT WE SEND OUT THE PROPER NOTIFICATIONS, MAKING SURE THAT THE PROPER CLEANOUTS ARE MAINTAINED ON THOSE IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE OF A JOB.
AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO WORK THROUGH A PROCESS THAT HELPS US KEEP UP WITH THAT.
SO THIS HAS BEEN A KIND OF A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN PUBLIC WORKS, THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT AND THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO PROPOSE CHANGES TO CHAPTER 14, UTILITIES, FOR THE SANITARY SEWER USE REGULATIONS.
AND THAT WOULD MAINLY BE THROUGH THE USE OF SEPARATORS AND TRAPS IN DIFFERENT INSTANCES.
WHILE WE CALL IT THE FOG ORDINANCE, THE FATS, OILS AND GREASES, IT ALSO DOES PERTAIN TO SAND TRAPS AND OIL WATER SEPARATORS WHENEVER YOU COME TO CAR WASHES AND VEHICLE MAINTENANCE FACILITIES.
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SO THE FOG ORDINANCE APPLICABILITY WOULD BE RELATED TO FACILITIES THAT GENERATE FATS, OILS AND GREASES AS A RESULT OF FOOD MANUFACTURING, PROCESSING PREPARATION, OR FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS.IT WOULD ALSO APPLY TO VEHICLE REPAIR, MAINTENANCE, AND CAR WASH FACILITIES, FACILITIES THAT GENERATE SEDIMENT LADEN WASTEWATER REQUIRING PRETREATMENT DEVICES, AND ANY OPERATION THAT'S DESIGNATED BY THE CITY AS REQUIRING PRETREATMENT FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE PUBLIC SEWER SYSTEM.
THIS ORDINANCE WILL NOT APPLY TO RESIDENTIAL USERS.
WE'VE BROKE IT DOWN INTO THE SECTIONS AS WE'VE WORKED THROUGH THIS, AND WE CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THIS ORDINANCE AND COME UP WITH THE PURPOSE OF THIS, WHICH IS BASICALLY STATED TO PROTECT THE WASTEWATER COLLECTION AND TREATMENT SYSTEMS. THE ORDINANCE WILL CONTAIN NEW DEFINITIONS THAT PROVIDE SPECIFIC DEFINITIONS FOR AS IT PERTAINS TO THIS ORDINANCE AND THIS SECTION OF THE ORDINANCE.
THE APPLICABILITY AND PROHIBITIONS, BASICALLY STATING THAT THE FACILITIES THAT THE ORDINANCE PERTAINS TO AND PROHIBITING DISCHARGE OF WASTE INTO THE SYSTEM. HAS THE GENERAL REQUIREMENTS THAT LIST THE APPROPRIATE DEVICE FOR THOSE DIFFERENT FACILITIES THAT WE WOULD REQUIRE THESE DEVICES AT. IT ALSO HAS THE DESIGN AND INSTALLATION STANDARDS, WHICH PROVIDES A SIZING METHODOLOGY AND THE STANDARDS FOR THE DEVICES THAT ARE INSTALLED. OUTLINES THE MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBILITIES, OUTLINING A CLEANING SCHEDULE AND WHAT THOSE EXPECTATIONS ARE FOR KEEPING THESE THINGS CLEANED OUT, AS WELL AS HOW THOSE MANIFEST TICKETS THAT TRACK THESE CLEAN OUTS ARE DELIVERED TO THE CITY AND HOW THEY'RE HOW THOSE ARE TRACKED.
AND IT ALLOWS FOR EMERGENCY SUSPENSION OF SERVICES TO STOP A HEALTH AND SAFETY HAZARD.
WE DO HAVE A DRAFT, AN INTERNAL WORKING DRAFT THAT WE'RE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW.
ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. WAYNE, THIS DEVICE FOR RESTAURANTS, LET'S JUST TAKE RESTAURANTS, FOR EXAMPLE.
WOULD THEY, IS IT A MORE EXPENSIVE DEVICE THAN WHAT THEY ALREADY HAVE? IT IS NOT. IT PERTAINS TO THE SAME DEVICES THAT THAT RESTAURANTS PUT IN RIGHT NOW.
SO THEY HAVE TO UPGRADE IT, OR IT'S ALREADY THE SAME DEVICE THAT WE REQUIRE.
GOTCHA. OTHER QUESTIONS? WITH THE DIRECTION YOU'RE GOING WITH THE MAINTENANCE AND CARE, IS THAT LIKE, YOU KNOW, KIND OF LIKE IF YOU HAVE A SEPTIC IN THE COUNTY AEROBIC SYSTEM, YOU HAVE TO BE, THE COUNTY REQUIRES YOU TO BE ON A YEARLY SCHEDULE TO GET THAT INSPECTED.
SIMILAR TO THAT, THEY THE, DEPENDING ON THE USE, WHETHER IT'S A HEAVY GREASE USE FACILITY OR IF IT'S JUST A SMALL COFFEE BAR THAT JUST HAS VERY LITTLE FATS, OILS AND GREASES THAT ARE DISCHARGED TO THAT, IT'S GOING TO DETERMINE THEIR CLEAN OUT SCHEDULE.
AND CAN THEY CLEAN IT OUT THEMSELVES, OR DOES IT HAVE TO BE A THIRD PARTY THAT CLEANS IT OUT? IT DOES HAVE TO BE A THIRD PARTY THAT CLEANS IT OUT.
THOSE ARE REGULATED BY TCEQ, AND THERE'S HAULING REQUIREMENTS FOR THAT.
AND SO DO THEY ALREADY ON THEIR OWN CLEAN IT OUT THEMSELVES.
OKAY. WE'VE HAD GOOD LUCK WITH THAT. WE DID HAVE A CITY THAT'S CLOSE BY THAT ENGAGED US HERE A WHILE BACK BECAUSE THEY WERE HAVING A SIMILAR SITUATION WHERE A RESTAURANT WAS CLEANING OUT THEIR GREASE INTERCEPTOR THEMSELVES, AND IT LED TO SOME, SOME BACKUP PROBLEMS AND ACTUALLY DAMAGED SOME OF THEIR PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE.
SOMEWHERE DOWN THE LINE. WE'VE HAD SOME VERY GOOD ACTORS AND WHAT WE'VE BEEN ENGAGED WITH SO FAR, AND JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IF WE DO COME ACROSS THAT THAT PERSON THAT'S NOT WILLING TO DO THAT,
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WE HAVE A WAY TO POINT BACK TO OUR ORDINANCES.SO MOST OF OUR PEOPLE ARE ALREADY DOING WHAT THEY NEED TO BE DOING.
WE DO HAVE SOME THAT OCCASIONALLY WE GET BEHIND ON AS FAR AS TRACKING THAT AND BUT PUBLIC WORKS GENERALLY FINDS THOSE THINGS BECAUSE THEY LOOK THROUGH THEIR MANHOLES. THEY SEE THAT THERE'S SOME BUILD UP FROM THESE FATS, OILS AND GREASES THAT ARE DISCHARGING INTO THESE MANHOLES.
AND THEN YOU CAN TRACK THAT AND TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHERE IT CAME.
OH, SURE. ABSOLUTELY. EVERYBODY'S BEEN VERY GOOD TO ENGAGE IN THAT.
BUT THIS WILL BE A LITTLE BIT BETTER ON TRACKING THIS DEVICE.
SO HOPEFULLY WE DON'T END UP WITH A PROBLEM TO BEGIN WITH.
RIGHT. THAT'S VERY GOOD. JUST CURIOUS, DID YOU MODEL THIS AFTER ANOTHER CITY OR MULTIPLE CITIES OR.
WE LOOKED AT MULTIPLE CITIES IN THIS. SO WE HAVE OUR PEER CITIES THAT WE USE.
WE WENT THROUGH MOST OF THOSE AND THEN MODELED AFTER THAT MAKING SOME EXCEPTIONS FOR WHAT WE DO LOCALLY AND WHAT OUR GENERALLY ACCEPTED PRACTICES ARE HERE IN THE CITY OF DECATUR.
ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. EXCELLENT. GOOD, GOOD. THAT'S GOOD MAINTENANCE ON OUR SIDE.
AND AFTER WE GET APPROVAL FROM THAT, WE WILL BRING IT FORWARD TO YOU.
ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR ITEMS FOR THIS DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD ON ITEM 9.
[9. CONSENT AGENDA]
THE CONSENT AGENDA. I'LL LOOK FOR ANYONE TO PULL AN ITEM OR OTHERWISE WE'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.CAN WE PULL THE BILLS FROM THE ITEM, PLEASE? THERE'S SOME QUESTIONS.
OKAY. SO WE'LL PULL ITEM, THAT'S ITEM A. OKAY.
SO, ANYTHING ELSE? LOOK FOR A MOTION. MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA MINUS ITEM A AS READ. SO WE HAVE A MOTION. WE HAVE A SECOND.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. THAT ITEM PASSES.
SO WE'LL PULL OUT ITEM A WHAT ARE YOUR QUESTIONS ON.
[9.A. CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION TO APPROVE THE BILLS AND INVOICES FOR DECEMBER 2025.]
THERE'S A COUPLE OF ITEMS ON THERE THAT I WE, NEED CLARIFICATION ON.SO SOMETHING TO YOU WANT TO REVIEW FOR LATER OR ANYTHING THAT YOU WANT TO ASK AT THIS POINT.
DO YOU WANT TO GO OVER IT NOW? WHATEVER THE PLEASURE OF THE COUNCIL IS.
LET'S GO. OKAY. SO ON THERE UNDER THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, IT LOOKS LIKE RITA'S BUILDING IS LISTED AS AN ATMOS ENERGY BILL UNDER THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
AND THE ADDRESS I BELIEVE IS 106 MAIN, WHICH IS JUST THE FIRST ONE IN LINE.
THERE'S ACTUALLY NINE DIFFERENT TENANTS OR EIGHT DIFFERENT TENANTS THAT LIVE ON THE ATMOS BILL, AND IT TOTALS TO THIS MONTH. IT WAS JUST SHY OF $1,800 ACROSS EIGHT DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS.
THE FIRST TAG JUST HAPPENS TO BE THAT 106 MAIN ADDRESS.
BUT THE TOTALITY OF THE BILLS IS AROUND 1750 OR SO.
SO WE CALL IT, ATMOS CALLS IT BULK INVOICING.
SO IT KEEPS US FROM HAVING TO CHASE DOWN EVERY SINGLE DEPARTMENT'S INVOICE.
THEY SEND IT ALL HERE TO ADMIN FOR ATMOS SPECIFICALLY.
AS FAR AS THAT GOES. YES, MA'AM. JEN IS PROUD OF YOU FOR SAYING THAT ALREADY.
THOSE GET EXPENSED SEPARATELY. THEY JUST GET PROCESSED IN BULK.
ALMOST REVERSE. I UNDERSTAND THAT. YEAH. OKAY.
THE SECOND ITEM THAT'S LISTED ON THERE, THERE'S A JP MORGAN CHASE FOR SHERATON MYRTLE FOR $51,000.
CAN WE HAVE A BREAKDOWN ON THAT? ABSOLUTELY. AS IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S DESIGNATED ON THERE AS A HOTEL, AND IT JUST KIND OF CAUGHT ATTENTION. I WAS LIKE, WOW. ABSOLUTELY.
THAT SOUNDS LIKE A MONTHLY GUINN, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG HERE. SOUNDS LIKE A MONTHLY PAYMENT.
AND WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE JP MORGAN CHASE IS WHATEVER THE VERY FIRST CARD TO PROCESS IN THAT PAY CYCLE, WHATEVER THE VERY FIRST CARD AND THEN EXPENSE, THAT'S WHAT THE BILL IS LABELED.
SO THE VERY FIRST EXPENSE WAS A SHERATON EXPENSE.
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THAT JUST HAPPENS TO BE WHAT THAT BILLING CYCLE IS CALLED.IF WE PULL WHAT WE CALL THE, I THINK WE CALL IT A DETAIL REPORT ON THE JP MORGAN.
YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE THAT EXPENSE WAS FAR LESS THAN 51,000.
AND LET ME SHARE. CAN WE GO BACK TO THAT BECAUSE WE USED TO GET THE BREAKDOWN OF THAT.
SO IT WASN'T CONFUSING BECAUSE IT WAS AN EYE OPENER TO SEE $51,000 RESONATING AS A HOTEL.
ABSOLUTELY. JOSEPH, ARE YOU ON YOUR EMAIL RIGHT NOW? LET ME HAVE HIM PUT UP WHAT WE CALL THE DETAILED REPORT, AND IT'LL MAKE A LITTLE MORE SENSE, SO YOU CAN VISUALLY SEE WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. WELL, I KNOW, WE USED TO SEE THE DETAILED REPORT.
YEAH, WE WOULD SEE A BREAKDOWN OF THE DETAIL, AND THAT MADE IT A WHOLE LOT CLEARER.
BUT WHEN THIS CAME ACROSS AS HOTEL, IT KIND OF STOOD OUT.
I UNDERSTAND. JOSEPH, I SENT THAT TO YOU.
MORE TO THAT. SHOULD BE TWO ATTACHMENTS SIR.
WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO TALK TO THE SCREEN. YES PLEASE.
YOU SEE THE TRANSACTION DATE ON THE FAR RIGHT.
YOU SEE THE VERY LAST ITEMS AFTER THE DASH, THAT'S THE DEPARTMENT IT'S TIED TO.
SO FORGIVE ME, I DON'T KNOW WHAT PAGE THE SHERATON SPECIFIC CHARGE IS ON, BUT IF WE WERE TO COMB THROUGH HERE AND FIND THE PAYER, SHERATON, WE WOULD VERY CLEARLY SEE THAT WHATEVER THAT EXPENSE IS WOULD BE CODED TO WHICHEVER DEPARTMENTS RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT EXPENSE.
BUT THE BILL IN ITS TOTAL FORM IS HOW IT GETS TAGGED.
AND THEN WHAT YOU SEE IN YOUR COUNCIL PACKET IS THE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE.
JEN, HELP ME OUT WITH THE TERMINOLOGY, PLEASE. YEAH.
IT'S THE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE REPORT OUT OF CASL, WHICH BECAUSE THERE'S ONE LUMP PAYMENT TO THE VENDOR, IT ONLY TELLS THE DESCRIPTION OF THE FIRST LINE.
BUT THEY'RE ALL INDIVIDUALLY ENTERED ON THEIR OWN LINES.
IT JUST TOTALS IT AND LUMPS IT UNDER THAT ONE DESCRIPTION.
BUT I'M INTERESTED IN SEEING THAT BREAKDOWN THAT WE USED TO RECEIVE.
THE, A COUPLE OF THINGS HAVE CHANGED, OF COURSE WE SWITCHED FINANCIAL SUITES.
WE SWITCHED CREDIT CARDS. THE, JOSEPH SEARCHING FOR SHERIDAN SPECIFICALLY.
BUT THE REPORT I JUST HAD UP THERE, THAT IS THE DETAILED REPORT ON CREDIT CARDS.
IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR THAT WOULD ACCOMPANY THAT ACCOUNTS PAYABLE REPORT.
WHEN YOU SEE 51,000, YES. BECAUSE WHEN YOU JUST SEE THAT LUMPED PIECE IT'S VERY, IT'S, YEAH.
THE REPORT THAT WE HAD UP THERE THOUGH, JOSEPH, WHEN YOU GET A SECOND, PUT IT BACK UP THERE AND LET'S MAKE SURE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE SAME THING. AND THAT WORKS BECAUSE I CAN SEE THE DEPARTMENT THAT IT BELONGS TO.
RIGHT. YEP. OKAY. SO WE'LL, IF I'M HEARING CORRECTLY, THAT'S A REQUEST TO ADD THIS TO THE BILLS AND MINUTES PIECE OF THE CONSENT. PLEASE. OKAY.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS THOUGHTS? I HAVE ONE QUESTION ON, ONE FOR THE LIBRARY WHICH WAS SHUSHBOOTH.
AND IT WAS A 50% DEPOSIT THAT WAS LIKE ALMOST $18,000.
YEAH. THAT'S PART OF WHAT WE CALL OUR LEAFY GRANT.
DON HAS SECURED 200,000, AT LEAST $200,000 FOR GRANT MONIES.
PART OF IT IS FIBER CONNECTIVITY, INTERNET CONNECTIVITY.
AND THE OTHER PIECE IS A DEVICE CALLED A SHUSH BOOTH, WHICH IS BASICALLY A STANDALONE OFFICE THAT GOES OUT INTO AN OPEN SPACE WHERE SOMEONE CAN LITERALLY TAKE A PHONE CALL OR WORK ON HOMEWORK, OR HAVE A PRIVATE MEETING AND NOT BE INTERRUPTED BY THE AMBIENT NOISE IN THE LARGER ROOM.
IT'S A GRANT. WE PAY FOR IT UP FRONT, AND THOSE DOLLARS ARE REIMBURSED ON THE BACK SIDE.
IT'S CALLED THE LEAFY GRANT. YOU'VE PROBABLY HEARD US TALK THROUGH THAT BEFORE.
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IT REQUIRED COUNCIL ACTION. GOSH, IT'S BEEN A WHILE.ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE? YES. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON ITEM A? I THINK THE LISTING WOULD HELP TREMENDOUSLY. OKAY.
IT WOULD ELIMINATE ANY QUESTIONS IN REGARDS TO. OF COURSE.
YEAH. NO PROBLEM. WE'LL WORK WITH FINANCE TO MAKE SURE WE INCLUDE THAT.
TO APPROVE THE BILLS AND INVOICES FOR DECEMBER 2025.
SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT.
THAT ITEM PASSES. PAM, YOU DIDN'T. ARE YOU FINISHED WITH YOUR RESEARCH ON THE MAJORITY VOTE?
[4. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON A SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND APPENDIX "B," "ZONING" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, TO GRANT A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT (SUP) TO ALLOW A CONVENIENCE STORE WITH GASOLINE SALES, IN A RESTRICTED BUSINESS (C-1) ZONING DISTRICT, ON AN APPROXIMATE 0.55-ACRE TRACT OF LAND BEING LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS LOT 15R, BLOCK 1, LIPSEY ADDITION, CITY OF DECATUR, WISE COUNTY, TEXAS, ALSO KNOWN AS 2806 S FM 51. (2806 S FM 51 - GREAT ABODE INVESTMENTS) SUP-25-0006 ORDINANCE 2026-01-03 (Part 2 of 2)]
I AM, AND I CONFIRMED MY MEMORY THAT IT DOES TAKE MORE THAN 5 FOR A SUPERMAJORITY IN THIS CONTEXT.SO THAT MEANS 6 OF 7. SO ITEM FOUR DID NOT PASS.
ALL RIGHT. SO ITEM 4 DOES NOT PASS. ITEM 5, WILL GO TO THAT.
[5. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON A SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND APPENDIX "B," "ZONING," OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, TO GRANT A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT (SUP) TO ALLOW THE SALE OF BEER AND/OR WINE FOR OFF-PREMISES CONSUMPTION, IN A RESTRICTED BUSINESS (C-1) ZONING DISTRICT, ON AN APPROXIMATE 0.55-ACRE TRACT OF LAND BEING LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS LOT 15R, BLOCK 1, LIPSEY ADDITION, CITY OF DECATUR, WISE COUNTY, TEXAS, ALSO KNOWN AS 2806 S FM 51. (2806 S FM 51 - GREAT ABODE INVESTMENTS) SUP- 25-0007 ORDINANCE 2026-01-04]
CONSIDER TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND APPENDIX B, ZONING OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE CITY OF DECATUR GRANT A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT.ALLOW THE SALE OF BEER AND WINE OFF PREMISES AND CONSUMPTION.
OKAY, THERE'S NO CHANGES FROM THE LAST TIME. THIS WAS APPROVED IN 2023.
THE SUP FOR THE BEER AND WINE SALES. FOR OFF PREMISE CONSUMPTION.
GETTING THERE. SORRY. IT WAS APPROVED IN 2023.
THERE WERE WAYNE PULLED UP OUR THE LAST SPECIAL OR SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FILE FOR THIS IN 2023 AND THERE WERE PROPERTY OWNERS NOTIFIED. WE GOT NO RESPONSES FOR THAT AT THAT TIME.
ALL RIGHT. SO. IF YOU'RE ALLOWING THE CONVENIENCE STORE WITHOUT THE GASOLINE SALES AND WITHOUT, THAT'S GOING TO BE UP TO THE APPLICANT IF THEY.
WE'LL JUST STICK IN THE ITEM THAT WE HAVE, UNDERSTAND.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL REGARDING ITEM 5? LOOK FOR A MOTION.
MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE SUP25-0007, WHICH GOES WITH ORDINANCE 2026-01-04.
SECOND. WITH LEGAL, EXCUSE ME. WITH LEGAL REVIEW.
OKAY, SECOND. SO WE UNDERSTAND THAT MOTION OR ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? AYE.
ALL RIGHT. SO THAT'S 6-1 FOR CLARITY. ALL RIGHT.
THAT DOES PASS, CORRECT? ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD.
AND THAT GETS US TO ITEM 10, A REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. AND I'M JUST WANTING TO MAKE SURE WE DID NOT.
DID WE MISS ANYTHING ON THIS AGENDA? THAT'S GOOD.
I KNOW WE MOVED FROM ONE PLACE TO THE OTHER, SO I WANTED TO BE CERTAIN OF THAT.
WELL WE HAVE COVERED EVERYTHING. SO BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT, WE.
DID YOU HAVE AN ITEM? OH. ALL RIGHT. HEARING.
NO. NO OTHER DISCUSSION. WE WILL ADJOURN BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT AT 6:48.
THANK YOU EVERYBODY. THANKS.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.