[00:00:02] DID HE GIVE ME A. OH, I CAN HEAR THAT. ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE 6:00. [CALL TO ORDER] WE HAVE A QUORUM FOR OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR FEBRUARY 23RD. I'M MIKE MCQUISTON. I'M THE MAYOR. I'LL BE CHAIRING THIS MEETING. AND SO NOW THAT WE'VE CALLED THIS MEETING TO ORDER, 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. THANK YOU. AND AT THIS TIME, DO WE HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM THE CITY? [PRESENTATION(S)] ALL RIGHT. CHIEF. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. IT'S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR TO WHERE I HAVE TO PRESENT OUR ANNUAL RACIAL PROFILING REPORT. YOU GUYS HAVE SEEN THIS OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. AS THIS IS A LEGISLATIVELY MANDATED PRESENTATION THAT I HAVE TO DO. SO WE'LL KEEP IT SHORT AND SWEET AND GET YOU THE JUST THE THE VITAL INFORMATION THAT YOU NEED TO KNOW. SO JUST LOOKING AT THIS BASICALLY, YOU GUYS, WE HAVE TO HAVE, THE STATE REQUIRES US TO HAVE A POLICY AS IT RELATES TO RACIAL PROFILING ASSERTING REPORTS AND EVERYTHING THAT HAS TO BE DONE. THIS REPORT HAS TO BE PRESENTED TO YOU GUYS BY MARCH 1ST, EACH AND EVERY SINGLE YEAR. SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE TODAY. BASICALLY ALL IT DOES IS IT TAKES A LOOK AT ALL THE TRAFFIC STOPS AND ENCOUNTERS THAT WE HAVE WITH THE PUBLIC. WE HAVE TO THEN COORDINATE THOSE, MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOCUMENTING ALL OF THOSE STOPS ACCORDINGLY AND ACCURATELY. SO AS WE LOOK AT THIS, WHAT WE LOOK FOR WE LOOK AT THE INDIVIDUAL'S RACE OR ETHNICITY. WE ALSO LOOK AT WAS A SEARCH CONDUCTED? WAS THAT A CONSENT SEARCH OR OTHER THINGS? AND THEN DID THE OFFICER KNOW THE INDIVIDUAL'S RACE AHEAD OF TIME? OR WAS IT AFTER THE FACT REASON FOR STOP LOCATION FOR STOP? AND WAS THERE ANY PHYSICAL FORCE THAT WAS USED DURING THE ENCOUNTER WITH THE INDIVIDUALS? SO AS WE CONTINUE ON, YOU'LL LOOK HERE AT THE FIRST THING, TOTAL STOPS AND STUFF THAT WE HAD THIS PAST YEAR. 9552. YOU CAN SEE THE BREAKDOWN OF WHAT THOSE LOOK LIKE. YOU CAN SEE THE MAJORITY OF OUR TRAFFIC STOPS OCCUR ON US HIGHWAYS AND THEN CITY STREETS AND THEN STATE HIGHWAYS. SO YOUR US HIGHWAYS ARE 382, 87. STATE HIGHWAYS ARE GOING TO BE YOUR 51, YOUR FARM TO MARKET ROADS. AND THEN OF COURSE, OUR CITY STREETS, COUNTY ROADS AND THEN PRIVATE PROPERTY PARKING LOTS OR WHERE THE OTHERS COME INTO PLAY. YOUR OTHER COLUMN THERE IS THE BREAKDOWN OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE AS FAR AS THE RACE AND ETHNICITY OF THE INDIVIDUALS. THE MAJORITY OF THE INDIVIDUALS WE COME ACROSS ARE WHITE OR CAUCASIAN. AND THEN WE LOOK AT THE AFRICAN AMERICAN, HISPANIC, ASIAN AND ALASKAN AMERICAN INDIAN ARE THE ONLY CATEGORIES THAT ARE REPORTED THAT THE STATE LOOKS AT. SO AS WE CONTINUE ON, THIS IS A LITTLE FURTHER BREAKDOWN OF ACTUALLY HOW THAT LOOKS. WITH 3261 WARNINGS BEING WRITTEN WE HAD 6071 CITATIONS. THERE WERE 31 WRITTEN WARNINGS THAT ALSO LED TO ARREST. SO BASICALLY WITH THAT, THE OFFICER MADE AN ARREST, BUT INSTEAD OF WRITING A CITATION WITH IT, THEY ALSO WROTE A WARNING WITH IT. 54 INCIDENCES WHERE IT HAPPENED WITH A CITATION AND ARREST AND 135 ARRESTS FOR TRAFFIC STOPS. AND THEN WHEN WE BREAK THAT DOWN AND WE START LOOKING AT THE RACE, WHETHER IT WAS KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, 181 INCIDENCES WERE WHERE THE RACE WAS KNOWN PRIOR TO THE STOP. THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF THOSE OUR OFFICERS HAVE NO CLUE AS TO WHO WE'RE STOPPING AHEAD OF TIME. IF YOU REALLY BREAK BROKE THAT 181 DOWN THAT IS EVEN, BECAUSE SOMEHOW OR ANOTHER WE'RE DISPATCHED TO AN INDIVIDUAL OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, AND THEY KIND OF KNOW AHEAD OF TIME WHO THEY'RE STOPPING. DETAILS. THE REASONS FOR STOP BY RACE AND ETHNICITY. YOU CAN SEE THESE WHERE THEY'RE BROKE DOWN. WE LOOK FOR MOVING TRAFFIC VIOLATION VEHICLE TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS AND VIOLATION OF THE LAW. THOSE ARE KIND OF THE THREE MAIN AREAS THAT WE WE LOOK AT. MOVING TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS OR OBVIOUSLY THEY'RE GOING TO BE YOUR SPEEDING RUNNING STOP SIGNS, THINGS ALONG THOSE LINES. VEHICLE TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS THAT CAN BE YOUR EQUIPMENT. [00:05:03] ANYTHING ALONG THOSE LINES. VIOLATION OF THE LAW. THAT'S WHERE YOUR DRUG PARAPHERNALIA, THINGS ALONG THAT COME INTO PLAY ON CLASS C'S. SO WHEN YOU LOOK HERE YOU LOOK AT MOVING TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS, YOU CAN SEE THE LARGE NUMBERS CORRELATE WITH THE SLIDE THAT WE HAD BEFORE, AS IT RELATES TO THE MAJORITY OF THE INDIVIDUALS THAT WE COME ACROSS ARE CAUCASIAN. AND SO YOU CAN SEE THOSE BROKE DOWN THERE AND KIND OF HOW THEY PLAY OUT SEARCHES CONDUCTED. THIS RIGHT HERE SHOWS YOU ON 266 INCIDENCES IN WHICH THE OFFICERS CONDUCTED A SEARCH THE BREAKDOWN OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AS WELL. AGAIN, THAT CORRELATES WITH EVERY SINGLE THING ALL THE OTHER CATEGORIES IS KIND OF HOW WE BREAK THAT DOWN. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE REALLY LOOK AT IS, IS WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL THESE CATEGORIES ARE PAIRING UP. WHAT WE DON'T WANT TO SEE IS WE DON'T WANT TO SEE ONE CATEGORY WHERE SOMETHING'S WAY OUT OF WHACK AND NOT EVERYTHING'S CORRELATING. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THEN TO ME, WHEN I LOOK AT THESE THEN I'M GOING TO DIG DOWN A LITTLE BIT DEEPER INTO THAT BECAUSE THOSE NUMBERS SHOULD ALL CORRELATE. IF WE HAVE A HIGH POPULATION OF CAUCASIANS THAT WE ARE ACTIVELY YOU KNOW, ENGAGING ON TRAFFIC STOPS, THEN ALL THESE OTHER NUMBERS SHOULD CORRELATE TO THAT AS WELL. AND SO WE DON'T WANT TO SEE THOSE HUGE SPIKES IN DIFFERENT AREAS WHERE THEY DON'T CORRELATE. SEARCHES, THE BASIS HERE YOU CAN SEE KIND OF HOW THESE LOOK, THE REASONS FOR SEARCHES. SO 32% OF OUR TRAFFIC STOPS CONTRABAND WAS DISCOVERED ON THOSE, THOSE INCIDENCES WHERE THE OFFICERS LOOKED YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THAT BREAKDOWN 11% OF THE TIME IT COMES OFF OF AN INVENTORY. SO THAT'S WHERE AN OFFICER MAKES AN ARREST. AND THEN DURING THE INVENTORY OF THE VEHICLE, WE FIND SOME OTHER TYPE OF CONTRABAND OR SOMETHING ALONG WITH THOSE. PROBABLE CAUSE. THAT'S THE OFFICER WALKS UP, SMELLS SOMETHING. SEE? SOMETHING IN PLAIN SIGHT. THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT ON THOSE. AND THEN THIS RIGHT HERE IS JUST A FLAT BREAKDOWN OF WHAT THOSE ITEMS ARE. 114 TIMES IT WAS DRUGS. 14 TIMES IT WAS WEAPONS. YOU CAN SEE 44 WITH ALCOHOL SIX STOLEN PROPERTY AND THEN CURRENCY. WE HAD ONE INSTANCE WHERE WE, WE HAD SOME, SOME MONEY THAT WAS SEIZED. AND THEN WE WILL LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF TIMES WITH PHYSICAL FORCE. SO WE HAD TEN INCIDENTS ON TRAFFIC STOPS WHERE SOME TYPE OF FORCE WAS DONE. SO WE TAKE THIS AND WE ALSO COMPARE THESE NUMBERS TO THE REPORTS THAT WE DO IN-HOUSE ON OUR USE OF FORCE REPORTS. EVERY TIME WE HAVE AN OFFICER WHO DOES USE OF FORCE, THEY'RE REQUIRED TO DO A SEPARATE REPORT. THAT'S ALSO PART OF OUR ACCREDITATION PROGRAM THROUGH THE TEXAS POLICE CHIEFS BEST PRACTICE PROGRAM. SO WE TAKE THOSE, WE COMPARE ALL OF THESE AGAIN AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE ACCURATE AS WELL. 9542 TIMES OUR TRAFFIC STOPS WENT WITH ABSOLUTELY ZERO HITCH THERE, JUST NORMAL TRAFFIC STOPS. AND THEN THE FINAL THING IS, IS WHAT WE LOOK AT IS, IS WAS THERE ANY COMPLAINTS AS IT RELATES TO RACIAL PROFILING AND AS AN AGENCY, WE HAD ZERO THIS PAST YEAR. SO WE WE HAD NOTHING TO GO WITH FOR THERE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, FEEL FREE. I KNOW I WENT THROUGH IT PRETTY FAST. BUT YOU GUYS HAVE SEEN THESE YOU SHOULD BE EXPERTS, KIND OF ALONG OF SEEING IT. SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, FEEL FREE. ANY QUESTIONS? WELL THANK YOU, SIR. APPRECIATE THE REPORT. ALL RIGHT. SUCE, DO WE HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT TONIGHT? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ITEM TWO. WELL, IS A PUBLIC HEARING ITEM, AND WE'LL OPEN THIS UP TO PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:09. [2. PD-25-0005 - PUBLIC HEARING AND DISCUSSION REGARDING THE FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2023-06-16, 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 47 ACRES, DEER PARK (AKA NOUVELLE TERRACE) PLANNED DEVELOPMENT, TO UPDATE THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT'S DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS. (NOUVELLE TERRACE)] AND THIS IS PD-25-0005, FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AN ORDINANCE OF 2023-06-16 APPENDIX B ZONING ON A TRACT OF APPROXIMATELY 47 ACRES AT DEER PARK ROAD. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL. LISA HANNON, PLANNING DIRECTOR. WE'D LIKE TO ENTER OUR STAFF REPORT INTO THE RECORD BY REFERENCE IN ITS ENTIRETY. SO THIS IS A PLAN DEVELOPMENT AMENDMENT FOR THE NOUVELLE TERRACE TOWNHOME PROPERTY. THEY'RE UPDATING THEIR DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS. THEY'RE CHANGING THEIR LOT SIZES FROM 2212FT² TO 2128FT². IT'S A REDUCTION OF ABOUT 82FT² FOR THE TWO CAR GARAGE UNITS. SO HAVE A BREAKDOWN. THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE 45 TWO CAR GARAGE UNITS AND 15 ONE CAR GARAGE UNITS. THE SITE LAYOUT WAS UPDATED TO ACCOMMODATE FIRE LANES, LANE WIDTHS AND TURNAROUND CUL DE SAC, AND THEY ALSO DECREASE THE UNIT COUNT FROM 64 TO 60. IT ALSO ELIMINATES WITH THE HOW THEY HAD TO REVAMP THE SITE WITH THE LANE WIDTHS AND THE CUL DE SAC TURNAROUND FOR FIRE SAFETY. [00:10:04] IT ELIMINATED THE CLUBHOUSE, POOL AND DOG PARK. SO IT'S STILL CONSISTENT WITH OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. WE DO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF PD-25-0005, AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ALSO RECOMMENDED APPROVAL 6 TO 0. I'M HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. VERY GOOD. IT IS A FIRST READING. VERY GOOD. COUNCIL. ANY QUESTIONS? DO WE HAVE ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC TO MAKE COMMENT? ANY OTHER COMMENT FROM STAFF? WELL WE'LL CLOSE THIS ITEM AT 6:11. AND AGAIN, THIS IS A FIRST READING. SO ITEM THREE CONSIDER FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE. [3. CONSIDER FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS, DECLARING UNOPPOSED CANDIDATES IN THE MAY 2, 2026, CITY GENERAL ELECTION ELECTED TO OFFICE; CANCELING THE ELECTION IN THE CITY OF DECATUR FOR THE OFFICE OF MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBER FOR PLACES 1, 3, AND 5; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.] CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS DECLARING UNOPPOSED CANDIDATES IN THE MAY 2ND, 2026 GENERAL ELECTION. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. ITEM THREE ALLOWS FOR US TO CANCEL OUR PARTICIPATION IN THE GENERAL ELECTION. AS YOU MAY BE AWARE, WE HAD FOUR SEATS UP PLACE ONE, PLACE THREE, PLACE FIVE, AND OF COURSE, THE MAYOR'S SEAT. AND ALL THOSE POSITIONS ARE CANDIDATES THAT ARE RUNNING UNOPPOSED. SO THAT ALLOWS FOR US TO, BY ORDINANCE, CANCEL OUR PARTICIPATION IN THE JOINT ELECTION. AND SO THIS IS JUST A FIRST READING OF THAT PARTICULAR ITEM AND HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS OR DEFER TO STAFF. ALL RIGHT. SEEMS PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD, BUT THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. I WOULD, MAYOR, BEFORE YOU MOVE ON, I WOULD JUST NOTE THAT PLACE ONE, ELECT REX HOSKINS IS PRESENT WITH US TONIGHT. PLACE ONE ELECT OR PLACE THREE ELECT AMANDA CROSS IS PRESENT WITH US TONIGHT. AND THEN YOU GUYS ARE ALSO HERE TOO, MIKE AND EDDIE. VERY GOOD. AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY'S PARTICIPATION IN BEING HERE TONIGHT. SO THANK YOU. BY THE WAY, I ALSO I MEANT TO MENTION EARLIER, WILL CARPENTER IS ONLINE WITH US TONIGHT. SO ARE YOU ARE YOU WATCHING OUT FOR WILL ONLINE FOR HIS COMMENTS? THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. OH, EXCELLENT. ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO TO ITEM FOUR. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING DECATUR MAIN STREET TO SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. [4. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING DECATUR MAIN STREET TO SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOR THE 2026 DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION PROGRAM. R2026-02-06] YEAH. SO AARON'S PUTTING A FLOW CHART OF SORTS UP THERE. MIGHT BE A LITTLE HARD TO SEE. SO THIS IS A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF MAIN STREET APPLYING FOR WE CALL IT THE BLOCK GRANT DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION EFFORT FOR 2026 ADMINISTERED BY THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AG. SO THIS PROGRAM WOULD AWARD US UP TO $1 MILLION. IT'S A COST PARTICIPATORY GRANT, MEANING THAT WE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR 50,000 COST SHARING, UP TO 50,000 COST SHARING ON THAT. IT DOES ALLOW FOR CERTAIN PIECES OF THOSE DOLLARS TO BE USED FOR ARCHITECT AND ENGINEER WORK. IF WE ARE SO AWARDED, WE HAVE APPLIED FOR THIS HISTORICALLY. BUT THE CHANGE THIS YEAR AND FRIEDA, DIRECTOR OF MAIN STREET, IS HERE WITH US TONIGHT. SHE SHARED WITH ME THAT THE FOCAL POINT THIS YEAR IS ON MAIN STREET CITIES. SO HOPEFUL. HOPEFUL TO BE VERY COMPETITIVE IN THAT GRANT PROCESS. AND THIS JUST ALLOWS FOR US TO START THE BALL ROLLING. EXCELLENT. HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. OTHERWISE THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM. I SEE THAT. COUNCIL. ANY QUESTIONS? NOPE. OH. MAYOR MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION R-2026-02-06. I'LL SECOND THAT MAYOR. ALL RIGHT, SO WE HAVE A MOTION. WE HAVE A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? AYE. YES, I HEARD WILL, THAT WAS GREAT. THANK YOU WILL. ITEM FIVE. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE A PIPELINE LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH BNSF RAILROAD REGARDING THE LIBERTAS [5. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE A PIPELINE LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH BNSF RAILROAD REGARDING THE LIBERTAS NATURE CREEK RESERVE DEVELOPMENT.] NATURE CREEK RESERVE DEVELOPMENT. YES, SIR. ITEM FIVE AND SIX GO TOGETHER HAND IN HAND. SO I LIKE IT THERE NEXT TO EACH OTHER. IF YOU. IF YOU DO SO, APPROVE ITEM FIVE, IT WOULD BE VERY NATURAL FOR YOU TO ALSO APPROVE ITEM SIX. I WANT TO CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO YOUR PACKET. IF YOU IF YOU'RE FOLLOWING ALONG. PAGE 67. IF YOU'RE WATCHING ONLINE, WE'RE WE'RE MOVING TO THAT PAGE IN THE PACKET AS WE SPEAK. IT'S EXHIBIT A SHOWS WHERE A PIPELINE WILL NEED TO CROSS UNDER A BNSF SYSTEM. SO THIS IS IN CONNECTION WITH THE NATURE CREEK PROJECT, WHICH IS GENERALLY LOCATED UP THE NORTH BUSINESS ROUTE ON THE SEWELL AND HEALING PROPERTIES. RECENTLY GONE UNDER UNDER CONCEPTION FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. SO THERE YOU SEE AT THE INTERSECTION OF NORTH TRINITY FM 730 AND THEN THE ACCESS TO THE HIGHWAY 380 THERE, YOU SEE THAT BNSF WILL NEED TO BORE UNDER THIS PROJECT WILL NEED TO BORE UNDER RATHER BNSF UTILITY. AND SO IT REQUIRES A SPECIAL PIPELINE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND BNSF. [00:15:06] AND ITEM SIX WILL ENSURE THAT THROUGH THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT THAT THE DEVELOPMENT WILL, IN FACT, PAY FOR THIS PERMITTING PROCESS. YOU MAY REMEMBER WE DID SOMETHING VERY SIMILAR WITH PALOMA TRAILS TO OUR EAST WHEN THEY CAME ACROSS BNSF UTILITY WITH, I BELIEVE, A WASTEWATER LINE. IN THIS SCENARIO IT'S A WATER LINE, SO IT'S PRETTY STANDARD STUFF. LEGAL HAS AGREED TO THE CONTRACT LANGUAGE AND ITEM SIX AS WELL. SO HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ON ITEM FIVE. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS. SO THEY'RE COMING FROM THE NORTH TO THE SOUTH. JAKE I BELIEVE THINK THINK MORE OF COMING FROM THE WEST TO THE EAST, IS THAT CORRECT? YEAH. FROM THE WEST TO THE EAST. OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. LOOK FOR A MOTION. MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE A PIPELINE LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH BNSF RAILROAD REGARDING THE LIBERTAS NATURE CREEK RESERVE DEVELOPMENT. 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? ALL RIGHT. THAT ITEM PASSES. ITEM SIX, CONSIDER TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES [6. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE A FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH LIBERTAS DECATUR, LP, TO INCLUDE THE WORK AND FEES ASSOCIATED WITH THE PIPELINE LEASE AGREEMENT WITH BNSF RAILROAD.] AGREEMENT WITH LIBERTAS DECATUR, L.P., AND INCLUDE THE WORK AND FEES ASSOCIATED WITH THE PIPELINE LEASE AGREEMENT WITH BNSF RAILROAD. NATE MADE THE COMMUNICATION JUST A FEW MOMENTS AGO. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? IF NOT, WE'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION. HAPPY? HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. I CAN ALSO TALK ABOUT IT FOR JUST A COUPLE OF SECONDS. SO WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE. JUST IN THE EVENT SOMEONE PICKS UP ONLY ITEM SIX ON THE RECORDING IN THE FUTURE. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENTS ALREADY IN PLACE WITH LIBERTAS DEVELOPMENT. THIS WILL JUST ALLOW FOR US TO SPECIFICALLY REFERENCE THE PIPELINE AGREEMENT, WHICH YOU JUST APPROVED US TO ENTER INTO. SO IT WOULD JUST BE A PAPER BACKSTOP, IF YOU WILL, ON THE PSA, WHICH IS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND LIBERTAS DEVELOPERS. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. NATE. MR. MAYOR, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE A FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH LIBERTAS DECATUR LP TO INCLUDE THE WORK AND FEES ASSOCIATED WITH THE PIPELINE LEASE AGREEMENT AGREEMENT WITH BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE RAILROAD. ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. THAT ITEM PASSES. THANK YOU. ITEM SEVEN. CONSIDER FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCES 24-03-06, [7. CONSIDER FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE NO. 2024-03-06 REPLACING PAGE 157 TO INCORPORATE STANDARIZED METER BOX DETAILS INTO APPENDIX 5.] REPLACING PAGE 157 TO INCORPORATE STANDARDIZED METER BOX DETAILS. MAYOR AND COUNCIL THIS ITEM SEVEN IS ADDING A METER BOX DETAIL TO YOUR ALREADY APPROVED SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BECOME MORE AND MORE COMMON AS STYLES OF DEVICES CHANGE, AS METHODS OF INSTALLATION CHANGE. WE WANT TO APPROVE IT IN THE FIELD AND THEN MAKE SURE OUR ORDINANCE ECHOES THAT. SO THIS IS ONE OF THOSE SCENARIOS WHERE WE HAVE A METER BOX THAT'S BEING USED PRETTY COMMON IN OUR REGION. BUT THE DETAIL IS NOT REFLECTED IN OUR SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE. SO THIS IS JUST A STEP VIA ORDINANCE TO ALLOW FOR THAT DETAIL TO BE ADDED TO OUR SUBDIVISION. DETAILS AND INSIDE OF THE DETAILS SECTION OF OUR SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE, YOU'LL FIND OTHER THINGS, SUCH AS HOW LARGE OUR CURBS HAVE TO BE, HOW WIDE OUR CURB CUTS ARE, SO ON AND SO FORTH, THINGS RELATED TO DESIGN AND FUNCTION OF OUR UTILITIES THAT APPROACH A RESIDENCE OR A COMMERCIAL STRUCTURE. HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS OR DEFER TO PUBLIC WORKS. WHO PUT THIS TOGETHER FOR US? THIS IS A FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE TONIGHT. GOTCHA. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL ON THAT COMMENT WOULD BE WE APPRECIATE YOUR OVERSIGHT IN MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE DOING WHAT WE SAY OUR ORDINANCES SAY. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT ATTENTION. AND AMENDING THAT AS APPROPRIATE. SO LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THAT NEXT TIME WE GET TOGETHER. ITEM EIGHT, CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE DECATUR, EDC AND PROJECT CAT. [8. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE DECATUR EDC AND PROJECT CAT.] MAYOR COUNCIL. I'LL LET EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR KEVIN HOLZBOG COME UP AND GIVE YOU A FEW WORDS. GOOD EVENING. KEVIN. THANK YOU, CITY MANAGER. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO STAND BEFORE YOU PROBABLY ONE LAST TIME IN MY CURRENT POSITION AND PRESENT A PROJECT BEFORE I START WALKING THROUGH THIS, AS WE ALWAYS DO. I'LL HAVE AN OUTLINE WITH THE THREE CORE PORTIONS OF THE PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT THAT THE STATE REQUIRES, WHICH ARE DEVELOPER COVENANTS, EDC, COVENANTS, AND DEFAULT LANGUAGE. BUT BEFORE I GET INTO THAT THE REASON I WALKED IN A FEW MINUTES LATE IS BECAUSE I WAS DOING A TOUR OF ONE OF OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS FOR PARENTS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN THEIR KID [00:20:06] GOING TO GOING TO SCHOOL AT THE FACILITY. AND, AND THEY WERE TALKING A LOT ABOUT A FEW DIFFERENT TOPICS THAT YOU LEARN ABOUT IN SCHOOL. AND SOME OF THOSE THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT WERE TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING AND, AND SCIENCE. AND IT GOT I COULDN'T HELP BUT GET EXCITED BECAUSE COMING OVER HERE TO TALK ABOUT ANOTHER PROJECT FOR THE INDUSTRIAL PARK. THOSE ARE THE SORT OF THAT'S THE SORT OF SKILL SETS, ALONG WITH THE TRADITIONAL EDUCATION YOU GET IN SCHOOL, THAT THE EMPLOYERS THAT WE TALK ABOUT AND BRING TO YOU GUYS AND, AND YOU ALL VOTE ON THOSE ARE THE TYPES OF JOBS THAT THESE THAT THESE EMPLOYERS ARE CREATING AND CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR FOLKS TO WORK HERE AND, AND FUTURE GENERATIONS TO WORK HERE. SO I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS IRONIC THAT I WAS SITTING IN THAT SETTING AND THEN COMING OVER TO TO THIS SETTING, BUT NEVERTHELESS, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR CONSIDERING THE DOCUMENTS BEFORE YOU TONIGHT. SO WE'VE GOT THREE DOCUMENTS FOR CONSIDERATION PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT, A REAL ESTATE SALES CONTRACT, AND A RESOLUTION FOR THE EDC TO SELL PROPERTY. FIRST I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH THE OVERVIEW OF THE PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT AND THEN BRIEFLY OVER THE REAL ESTATE SALES CONTRACT AND THEN THE RESOLUTION. SO THE PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT THIS PROJECT, IT'S IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO KNOW IT'S NOT DIFFERENT FROM OTHER PROJECTS THAT WE'VE BROUGHT BEFORE YOU IN THAT IT WILL CREATE NEW NEW TAXABLE CAPITAL INVESTMENT AND JOBS INDICATOR BUT IT IS DIFFERENT IN THAT IT'S ON A SMALLER TRACT THAN PROJECTS THAT WE'VE BROUGHT TO YOU BEFORE. AND AS YOU'LL SEE LATER WHEN THE DEVELOPER SPEAKS ON THE PROJECT THE SITE IS SMALL, BUT IT IS APPROPRIATE WHERE IT'S LOCATED. AND THAT WILL MAKE MORE SENSE TO YOU LATER. BUT THE THE 30,000 FOOT VERSION IS IT'S A COMPRESSED SITE BECAUSE OF A NATURAL GAS EASEMENT PRODUCTION EASEMENT ON THE BACK OF THE SITE, THE REAR OF THE SITE. AND SO IT'S THE DEPTH OF THE SITE IS, IS REALLY CONDENSED COMPARED TO MOST OF THE OTHER PROPERTY IN THE INDUSTRIAL PARK. THERE'S ONLY ONE OTHER PIECE OF PROPERTY IN THE INDUSTRIAL PARK THAT HAS THAT SAME ORIENTATION. AND SO TO BE ABLE TO, TO IDENTIFY A PROJECT, TO HAVE A PROJECT THAT FITS REAL SQUARELY ON THAT SITE IS EXCITING AND IT CREATES A LOT OF, A LOT OF VALUE PER ACRE, GIVEN THAT IT'S SUCH A TIGHT SITE. SO THE TERM OF THE AGREEMENT IS THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST, 2031. THE DEVELOPER COVENANTS ARE QUALIFIED EXPENDITURES MINIMUM CAPEX OF 4.3 4,325,000 BY JULY 1ST, 2027, AND THEN AN ADDITIONAL MINIMAL ADDITIONAL CAPITAL EXPENDITURE OF 250,000 BY THE END OF THE TERM OR BY JULY 1ST, 2031, WHICH IS THE FINAL YEAR OF THE TERM. COMMENCE CONSTRUCTION BY JULY 1ST, 2026. CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY BY JUNE 30TH, 2027 AND OPERATIONAL BY JULY 1ST, 2027. THE JOB CREATION IS A PHASED MINIMUM REQUIREMENT THAT YOU CAN FIND IN YOUR AGREEMENT. AND IT IT IS, FOR THE FULL TERM, A MINIMUM, A MINIMUM TOTAL OF TEN NEW FULL TIME EQUIVALENTS. AND THEN THE ACQUISITION OF THE PROPERTY, WHICH IS THE COMPANY SHALL ACQUIRE THE PROPERTY, WHICH WE ANTICIPATE PENDING SURVEY TO BE ABOUT 5.51 ACRES. WE'VE GOT AN OVER UNDER BET THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE ANY MONEY IN THE BET. IT'S JUST FOR PIZZA. BUT WE'VE GOT AN OVER UNDER GOING IF ANYBODY WANTS TO JUMP IN ON THAT, BUT WE'RE THINKING 5.51 ACRES. AND THAT'LL BE PRICED AT A DISCOUNTED DISCOUNTED RATE OF 100,000 PER ACRE. THE EDC COVENANTS IS CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY. SO THAT'S TO SELL THE PROPERTY FOR 100,000 PER ACRE. AND SO THEREFORE, THE TOTAL INCENTIVE VALUE WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE MARKET RATE AND THEN WHAT THE DISCOUNTED RATE THAT IT'S BEING SOLD AT THAT DELTA. THAT DELTA IS OUR INCENTIVE ON THE PROJECT. AND THAT'S APPROXIMATELY $169,000. THE DEFAULT LANGUAGE IS THE RECONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY TO THE EDC IF THE QUALIFIED EXPENDITURES ARE NOT MET. THE PAYMENT OF INCENTIVE VALUE, IF THE IF THE OPERATIONAL DEADLINE IS NOT MET, AND THEN $5,000 PAYMENT TO EDC PER FULL TIME EQUIVALENT NOT CREATED. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT BEFORE I JUMP INTO THE REAL ESTATE SALES CONTRACT. ANY QUESTIONS? CONTINUE, PLEASE. YES, SIR. REAL ESTATE SALES CONTRACT. THE BUYER IS HAWTHORNE MACHINERY COMPANY. SELLER IS DECATUR EDC. THE PROPERTY, AS I MENTIONED, IS APPROXIMATELY 5.51 ACRES PENDING SURVEY. WE WON'T SURVEY IT UNTIL THIS IS AN APPROVED PROJECT. IT'S SITUATED IN LOT THREE, BLOCK ONE OF EAGLE'S LANDING BUSINESS PARK ADDITION. WHENEVER I PHRASE LAND THAT WAY, I JUST THINK OF LISA HANNON AND I WANT TO SAY WHATEVER THAT IS, SHE SAYS AT THE END OF EVERY TIME SHE PRESENTS IT, SUBMIT IT FOR THE RECORD AND WHATEVER THAT IS. AND PURCHASE PRICE 100,000 PER ACRE. AND THEN THERE'S OTHER DETAILS IN THERE THAT ARE STANDARD FOR REAL ESTATE SALES CONTRACTS. [00:25:09] AND WE HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THE ADDITIONAL. BUT, EARNEST MONIES, YOUR DUE DILIGENCE PERIODS, ALL OF THAT LANGUAGE IS IN THE CONTRACT. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU SIR. AND THEN THE RESOLUTION IS SIMPLY A DOCUMENT THAT AUTHORIZES THE EDC TO SELL PROPERTY. EXCELLENT. HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THAT. OTHERWISE, I WILL INTRODUCE A COUPLE OF FOLKS THAT ARE HERE TONIGHT REPRESENTING THE PROJECT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR KEVIN BEFORE THE INTRODUCTIONS? ALL RIGHT. SO I BELIEVE VIRTUALLY WE HAVE BRIAN VERHOEVEN WHO'S THE CFO FOR THE COMPANY. I THINK HE'S ON VIRTUALLY WITH US, BRIAN. I CAN'T SEE YOU, BUT YEAH. CAN YOU CAN YOU HEAR ME? HELLO, SIR. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY. KEVIN HAD ASKED TO JUST SAY A FEW THINGS ABOUT THE COMPANY. I'M THE CFO BASED OUT OF SAN DIEGO. OUR COMPANY IS A CATERPILLAR DEALER. WE REPRESENT THE TERRITORY OF SAN DIEGO, HAWAII, AND INTO THE FAR PACIFIC. SIMILAR TO HOLT OF TEXAS IN YOUR AREA. ANYWAY, THE BUSINESS WE'RE LOOKING TO OPERATE IN DALLAS IS A SUBSEGMENT OF OUR EXISTING BUSINESS, AND IT DEALS WITH THE TESTING OF LOAD OR IT'S CALLED LOAD BANK. IT'S A TESTING OF EQUIPMENT MOSTLY POWER GENERATION EQUIPMENT AND AND SOME OTHER BUSINESS LINES. AND SO WE REPRESENT THAT PRODUCT THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES, AND WE'RE LOOKING FOR A MORE CENTRAL LOCATION TO BE ABLE TO SERVE OUR CUSTOMERS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. ALSO IN PERSON FROM HAWTHORNE IS STEVE BACON, WHO IS THE NATIONAL STRATEGY MANAGER AND JUST WANT TO WANT TO TELL STEVE, THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO COME FOR THE MEETING TONIGHT. AND IF THERE'S NOT ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME RIGHT NOW, I'LL INTRODUCE GARY PICKENS, WHO'S THE PRESIDENT OF UNITED PROPERTY SOUTHWEST, WHO IS THE DEVELOPER ON THE PROJECT? VERY GOOD. THAT'LL BE YOUR NEXT. THAT'S PREVIOUS. OKAY, OKAY, OKAY. MAYOR. COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US TONIGHT. WE APPRECIATE THIS OPPORTUNITY. WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR SEVERAL WEEKS, AND WE HAVE MET WITH THE CITY STAFF ON THIS PROJECT, AND I MUST SAY, THE STAFF HAS BEEN EXTREMELY HELPFUL AND COOPERATIVE AND VERY THOROUGH IN ANSWERING OUR QUESTIONS AND SUMMARIZING THE DRC PORTION OF THIS. SO WE'RE VERY, VERY GRATEFUL TO THEM. ALSO VERY GRATEFUL TO THE DECATUR EDC. WORKING WITH KEVIN'S BEEN A PLEASURE AND WE'RE SORRY THAT HE'S MOVING ON, BUT WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE EDC IN THIS IN THIS EFFORT AND BRINGING THIS TO EAGLE'S LANDING. SO I'M GARY PICKENS, AND I'M PRESIDENT OF UNITED PROPERTY SOUTHWEST AND DALLAS. WE ARE THE DEVELOPER BUILDER OF THE PROJECT. AND I PROMISED KEVIN I WOULD ONLY TAKE A COUPLE OF MINUTES HERE TO DESCRIBE THIS. SO WE PUT TOGETHER A FEW SLIDES HERE JUST TO KIND OF GIVE YOU A BROAD PICTURE OF WHAT THIS IS WHERE IT IS. SO, LOOKING DOWN ON EAGLE'S LANDING, THE 5.5 ACRE SITE IS ON TOM LAMBERT. WE'VE CARVED THAT OUT ON THE ON THE EAST SIDE. AND AS YOU CAN SEE BY THIS SLIDE, WE'VE SHORED UP THE CORNERS OF THE SITE TO BE CARVED OUT SO THAT IT DOES MATCH UP WITH THE CORNERS OF THAT GAS EASEMENT TO THE EAST. THIS IS SUBJECT TO BEING SURVEYED AND, AND THE 5.5 BEING RATIFIED BY THE SURVEY. THIS IS A PICTURE OF OUR, OUR SITE PLAN, WHICH THE THE PROJECT WILL ITSELF IS 24,000FT². WE HAVE A, WE HAVE TWO APRONS TO THIS BUILDING. IT HAS A SOUTHERN APRON WHEN YOU DRIVE UP, AND IT HAS A REAR APRON ON THE NORTH SIDE, AND THE BUILDING IS GRADE LEVEL. SO IT WILL BE A DRIVE THROUGH FACILITY. IT'S NOT DOCK HIGH. AND THE CIRCULATION PATTERN IS IS DESIGNED FOR ACTUALLY TWO TYPES OF TRUCKS. [00:30:07] WE DO HAVE ONE DOCK HIGH DOOR ON THIS BUILDING. IT WILL BE A TRUCK WELL, AND SO SOME TRUCK CIRCULATION COULD COME UP AND TURN IN THE FIRST DRIVEWAY AND GO AROUND THE EAST SIDE OF THE BUILDING. OTHERS WILL JUST SIMPLY COME UP AND GO IN THE THE BACK NORTH DRIVEWAY. SO THE BUILDING IS A PRE-ENGINEERED STEEL FRAME BUILDING THAT WILL BE ENHANCED WITH CMU SPLIT FACE MASONRY. WE HAVE THAT EXTENDED ROUND THE WE HAVE EXTENDED AROUND THE SOUTHWEST CORNER. THE WEST ELEVATION STREET SIDE AND THEN THE NORTH WEST CORNER. SO THE VIEW ANGLE TO THIS BUILDING WHEN YOU DRIVE UP, TOM LAMBERT WILL LOOK. IT WILL LOOK MASONRY. THIS IS A PROBABLY A BETTER SHOT OF OF THE LAYOUT OF PARKING AND THE TRUCK APRONS. WE ANTICIPATE PARKING ACROSS THE WEST ELEVATION THERE. WE TOYED WITH THE IDEA OF PUTTING CARS REALLY KIND OF WRAPPING AROUND THE BUILDING. WE'VE ALSO TOYED WITH THIS IDEA. WE THINK WE KIND OF LIKE THE OPENNESS OF THIS KIND OF. IT WON'T LOOK AS CONGESTED AND LOOK, LOOK MORE OPEN. IT ALSO GIVES US A CHANCE TO PUT SOME LANDSCAPING OUT IN FRONT OF THE THE STOREFRONT OF THE BUILDING. THE ELEVATION SHOWS THE THE THAT THAT'S BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER IS THE WEST ELEVATION. SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE STOREFRONT KIND OF WRAPPING AROUND THE CORNER THERE OF THE SOUTHWEST AND THE WEST ELEVATIONS. THE DOORS THAT YOU SEE ARE 14 HIGH BY 20 FOOT WIDE. THEY'RE DESIGNED FOR THESE, TRACTOR TRAILER FLATBEDS TO COME ONTO THE PROPERTY, MAKE A SWEEPING TURN AROUND BEHIND THE BUILDING AND COME STRAIGHT THROUGH THE BUILDING WITHOUT HAVING TO STOP AND BACK UP AND THAT SORT OF THING. AND THEN FINALLY, OUR ELEVATIONS, THE LOOK WE WANT TO TRY TO ACHIEVE HERE IS WITH THE THE SPLIT FACE AND USING SORT OF A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT PATTERNS TO BREAK IT UP AND GIVE IT SOME ACCENTS AND ENHANCE IT WITH THE OVERHEAD AWNING. AND WE'LL BE GOING WITH STOREFRONT GLASS ON THAT ON THAT CORNER. SO WE, WE'RE EXCITED TO GET GOING WITH THIS. WE'RE READY TO GET GOING. AND WE HOPE THAT WITH THIS VOTE, WE CAN PROCEED RIGHT AWAY. AND WE THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU, MR. PICKENS. WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE IN PERSON TODAY AND SHARING THAT INFORMATION WITH US. COUNCIL. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WELL. KEVIN, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD? YEAH. JUST REAL QUICKLY. I JUST WANT TO COMPLIMENT GARY AND AND HIS TEAM AT UNITED PROPERTIES SOUTHWEST. THEY'VE BEEN GREAT PARTNERS. GARY WAS ACTUALLY THE SOURCE OF THIS PROJECT FOR US. AS ALL OF YOU KNOW, WHETHER YOU'RE ON THE BOARD OR NOT, YOU'VE BEEN IN BEEN IN BUSINESS AND AROUND BUSINESS. IT'S ALL ABOUT NETWORK. AND GARY WAS INTRODUCED THROUGH A MUTUAL FRIEND AND CAME UP, VISITED DECATUR DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT DECATUR SAW THE INDUSTRIAL PARK, SAW WHAT WE WERE DOING, AND YOU KNOW, THE REST. THE REST IS HISTORY TO THIS POINT. SO I ALSO WANT TO COMPLIMENT BRIAN AND HIS TEAM AT HAWTHORNE AND STEVE. THEY'VE BEEN VERY TRANSPARENT, GOOD PARTNERS. AND AND JUST TO ECHO GARY'S POINT WITH THE CITY STAFF, TREMENDOUSLY HELPFUL. BROUGHT EVERYBODY TO THE TABLE. ONE MEETING, GET A TON OF INFORMATION OUT OF THAT AND THEN A LOT OF FOLLOW UP INFORMATION. AND I'LL RELUCTANTLY EXTEND THAT COMPLIMENT TO KIMLEY-HORN AS WELL. SO ANDREW AND HIS TEAM HAVE DONE A HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB AS WELL. EXCELLENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE THAT. AND ALWAYS GOOD TO HEAR. GOOD WORDS ON CITY STAFF. COUNCIL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE? OTHERWISE WE'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION. MAKE A. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE DECATUR, EDC AND PROJECT CAT. AND CAN YOU SAY. AND WE DON'T HAVE TO NAME IT BY ITS PROJECT NAME ANYMORE. SAY HAWTHORNE MACHINERY COMPANY RATHER THAN PROJECT CAT. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN DECATUR EDC AND HAWTHORNE MACHINERY, [00:35:09] KNOWN AS PROJECT CAT. VERY NICE. GREAT MOTION. MISS REEVES, DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. AND WE HAVE A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. WELL, EXCELLENT. WELL, CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE YOU IN DECATUR, TEXAS. GLAD TO BE HERE. I WOULD LIKE TO KIND OF PAUSE AND JUST FOR A SECOND, I DO. DO YOU WANT TO RECOGNIZE OUR EDC DIRECTOR, KEVIN HOLZBOG? SIR, I DO WANT TO SAY THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE CITY OF DECATUR. OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS, WE'VE BROUGHT IN THROUGH THE EDC AND KEVIN'S WORK AND HIS TEAM, APPROXIMATELY $65 MILLION WORTH OF CAPITAL INVESTMENT INTO DECATUR, TEXAS, THE CREATION OF 375 JOBS. THAT GREATLY IMPACTS DECATUR IN A POSITIVE WAY. AND NOT NOT TO MENTION THE AD VALOREM TAX THAT GREATLY POSITIVELY IMPACTS US AND LESSENS OUR BURDEN AS CITIZENS FOR THE AMENITIES THAT WE DESIRE TO HAVE IN OUR CITY. SO IT'S WITH GREAT APPRECIATION OF YOUR SERVICE. AND WE WISH YOU THE VERY BEST OF LUCK WITH YOUR NEW JOURNEY WITH SOUDER WAGNER GROUP. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE [APPLAUSE] COULD WE GET A SPEECH FROM YOU OR. NO, NO. ALL RIGHT. NEVER MIND. WE DON'T WANT TO BE. OH. ALL RIGHT. ITEM NINE. CONSIDER THE FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY DECATUR, TEXAS, TO REPEAL AN AMENDMENT ORDINANCE 25-10-36, [9. CONSIDER FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS, TO REPEAL AND AMEND ORDINANCE 2025-10-36 WHICH CREATED THE WEST FORK PUBLIC UTILITY AGENCY. ORDINANCE 2026-02-06] WHICH CREATED THE WEST FORK PUBLIC UTILITY AGENCY ORDINANCE 26-02-06 MAYOR AND COUNCIL. YOU MAY YOU MAY BE BE A LITTLE TIRED OF HEARING ABOUT THESE ORDINANCES FOR THIS WEST FORK. NO, WE LOVE HEARING THESE. IT IS GOOD. THIS IS A GOOD. THIS IS A GOOD THING. WE HAD A A GROUP WANTING TO JOIN THE WEST FORK PUA, AND THEY INTENDED TO AND THROUGH JUST SOME ADMINISTRATIVE HURDLES AND CALLING THEIR BOARD TOGETHER AND THAT SORT OF THING, THEY MISSED THE DEADLINE THAT WAS SET BACK IN DECEMBER, I BELIEVE IT WAS DECEMBER OF 2025 EARLY. AND SO ITEM NINE ALLOWS FOR US TO HOLD OPEN THAT PERIOD TO INCLUDE THIS GROUP. IT'S, IF YOU LOOK ON PAGE 103 OF YOUR PACKET, IT LISTS OUT ALL OF THE BODIES THAT WERE ORIGINALLY PART OF THE WEST FORK PUA. AND TONIGHT OUR SMALL PIECE HERE AND EVERY OTHER COMMUNITY IS DOING THIS EXACT SAME THING OVER, OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AS A PASSING THESE CONCURRENT ORDINANCES, THEY'RE IDENTICAL IN EVERY COMMUNITY TO ALLOW FOR WALNUT CREEK SPECIAL UTILITY DISTRICT TO ALSO JOIN, JOIN ON AND JOIN THE REST OF THE CITIES AND THE OTHER SUDS AND SPECIAL TAXING DISTRICTS. SO THIS IS JUST A FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE ESSENTIALLY ALLOWING FOR WALNUT CREEK TO COME ALONGSIDE AND JOIN US. AND I WILL SAY, SINCE WE'RE ON THE TOPIC, THE WEST FORK PUA BOARD HAS BEEN FORMED. THEY'VE HAD THEIR FIRST MEETING. THEY'RE MOVING DOWN QUICKLY DOWN THE ROAD OF RFQS FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES SUCH AS FINANCE, ENGINEERING, DESIGN, THAT SORT OF THING. SO A LOT OF LOT OF ACTION GOING ON AT THE COUNTY LEVEL WITH OUR PUA. AND THIS ITEM JUST BEGINS TO ALLOW FOR WALNUT CREEK TO JOIN. JOIN ALONGSIDE US. HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS OR OR DIVE FURTHER INTO ANY OF THOSE DETAILS. THIS IS JUST A FIRST READING. VERY GOOD. GOOD OVERVIEW. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT. ITEM TEN HERE. [10. HEAR PRESENTATION AND DISCUSS ONGOING WATER AND WASTEWATER PROJECT FROM KIMLEY-HORN.] PRESENTATION. DISCUSS ONGOING WATER AND WASTEWATER PROJECTS FROM KIMLEY-HORN. SO MAYOR AND COUNCIL, YOU WILL REMEMBER IN THE SPIRIT OF WATER AND WASTEWATER WE WE HAVE CONTRACTED WITH KIMLEY-HORN TO EXPAND BOTH OUR WATER PLANT AND BUILD US A NEW WASTEWATER PLANT. SO TONIGHT ANDREW SIMONSON IS HERE, AND HE'S JUST GOING TO GIVE YOU A KIND OF A 30,000 FOOT UPDATE OF WHERE WE'RE AT, WHAT WE'RE DOING, AND WHAT'S WHAT'S TO COME. SO. ANDREW. HELLO, ANDREW. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. [00:40:03] THANKS FOR HAVING ME, AS ALWAYS. I'VE GOT CHRIS BARLOW WITH ME TONIGHT. HE'S ALSO GOING TO BE PRESENTING ON A TOPIC AS WELL. WELCOME, CHRIS. SO I KNOW IT'S BEEN A LITTLE BIT SINCE YOU HAD HEARD ABOUT THESE PROJECTS. SO WE'VE BEEN VERY BUSY. SO I WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON WHAT WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED IN THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS AND THEN WHAT IS TO COME IN THE NEAR FUTURE. SO AS YOU RECALL, AS NATE ALLUDED TO, THERE ARE SEVERAL DIFFERENT PROJECTS THAT ARE INCLUDED. THERE'S A BRAND NEW WASTEWATER PLANT ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE CITY. THERE'S ASSOCIATED GRAVITY LINES ATTACHED TO IT. AND THEN ON THE WATER SIDE THERE'S THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT EXPANSION AND THEN THE RAW WATER LINE PROJECT AS WELL. AGAIN, NOT NOT THE CITY PROJECT, THE WATER DISTRICTS PROJECT, BUT ALSO WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THAT AS WELL. SO ON THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT SIDE, SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT WE'VE COMPLETED, AS NATE SAID, THIS IS PRETTY HIGH LEVEL, BUT WE'VE PERFORMED A CONCEPTUAL SITE LAYOUT. SO WHERE IS IT GOING TO GO, HOW BIG IS IT GOING TO BE, HOW BIG DOES THE SITE NEED TO BE THAT SERVES OUR NEEDS TODAY, AND THEN ALLOWING ADDITIONAL ROOM FOR NEEDS IN THE FUTURE. WE'VE PERFORMED SUPPLEMENTAL STUDIES OF THE SITE. SO A LOT OF THESE ARE REQUIRED BY THE STATE OR JUST DUE DILIGENCE IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE PURCHASING A GOOD PIECE OF PROPERTY, SUCH AS DOING ENVIRONMENTAL AQUATIC DELINEATIONS, PHASE ONE, ENVIRONMENTAL, ARCHEOLOGICAL, FLOODPLAIN, THOSE KIND OF THINGS. AGAIN, TO MAKE SURE WE'RE BUYING THE RIGHT PIECE OF PROPERTY FOR OUR PROJECT. AND THEN FINALLY, ON THE LAND ACQUISITION SIDE, WE'VE BEEN INITIATING APPRAISALS AND GETTING READY TO KICK THAT PROCESS OFF. SO ITEMS THAT ARE TO COME IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE IS, AS I MENTIONED, FINALIZING THAT LAND ACQUISITION, FINALIZING THE PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING REPORT AND EQUIPMENT SELECTION. SO THOSE ARE MOSTLY FINALIZED AND HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD IN CONJUNCTION WITH GREG AND RODDY AND VARIOUS OTHER STAFF MEMBERS. WITH THE ACQUISITION OF THE PROPERTY, WE'LL BE SUBMITTING THE DISCHARGE PERMIT TO THE STATE. SO THAT'S A NEW PERMIT THAT WE HAVE TO SUBMIT, BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO BE BUILDING A WASTEWATER PLANT THAT'S GOING TO TREAT, DISCHARGE TREATED EFFLUENT TO THE TO THE CREEK. WE'RE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT THAT. AND THEN FINALLY, ONCE WE'VE WRAPPED ALL OF THAT UP AND WE FEEL GOOD ABOUT THE SITE, GOOD ABOUT OUR PATH FORWARD, WE'LL INITIATE THAT 30% DESIGN. SO ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE I KEEP GOING? GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS COUNCIL. OKAY. SO THE FLIP SIDE OF THAT ARE THE GRAVITY MAINS THAT GO TO THE WASTEWATER PLANT. WE NEED THOSE TO GET THE FLOW THERE. SO WE'VE COMPLETED AN ALIGNMENT STUDY. SO WE'VE LOOKED AT UP TO FOUR DIFFERENT OPTIONS OF HOW CAN WE ROUTE THOSE LINES ALONG CREEKS ALONG DIFFERENT PROPERTIES TO GET THE LINES TO THE WASTEWATER PLANT AS EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE. SO THAT'S BEEN COMPLETED. WE ALSO COMPLETED SOME OF THOSE SUPPLEMENTAL STUDIES AS I MENTIONED AS WELL. AND THEN ULTIMATELY WORKING WITH STAFF, WE'VE SELECTED THOSE ALIGNMENTS THAT WE FEEL ARE THE BEST VALUE, THE BEST, THE MOST EFFICIENT OPTION TO GET THEM THERE. SO THE NEXT STEPS FROM HERE ARE BEGINNING THAT EASEMENT ACQUISITION. SO THERE'LL BE A NUMBER OF PROPERTY OWNERS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO WORK WITH. SO WE'RE GOING ALONG CREEKS ALONG A LOT OF DIFFERENT PROPERTIES. SO THAT'S GOING TO BE A PRETTY LENGTHY PROCESS. AND ONCE WE FEEL THAT'S PROCEEDING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN WITH EASEMENT ACQUISITION. OKAY. SO JUST A BRIEF LOOK AT WHAT THE SCHEDULE LOOKS LIKE. AND THIS IS A SIMILAR SCHEDULE YOU'VE SEEN BEFORE. SO THE WASTEWATER PLANT IS IN PURPLE ON THE TOP AND THE GRAVITY SEWER IS IN GREEN ON THE BOTTOM. SO WE STARTED AS A REMINDER DESIGN BACK IN AUGUST OF 2025. AND OBVIOUSLY WE'RE IN THE BEGINNING PART OF 2026. SO WE'RE REALLY WORKING THROUGH DESIGN AND PERMITTING. AND REALLY THE KEY THING TO BE AWARE OF IS IT'S REALLY THE PERMITTING THAT'S GOING TO BE THE HARDEST PIECE OF THIS IS, YOU KNOW, THE STATE IS BACKED UP ON REVIEWING A LOT OF THESE DISCHARGE PERMITS, IN SOME CASES UP TO TWO YEARS. SO THERE THERE'LL BE OPPORTUNITY TO GO VISIT THEM, TRY AND TALK WITH THEM AND EXPEDITE THAT PROCESS. BUT ULTIMATELY, WHEN IT COMES TO CONSTRUCTION, WE'RE LOOKING IN BASICALLY THAT 24 TO 30 MONTH TIME WINDOW, AS YOU MIGHT IMAGINE, ON THE GRAVITY SEWER SIDE, IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE STRAIGHTFORWARD, LESS PERMITTING WITH THE STATE. AND AS IT BEING A SMALLER PROJECT, IT'S A SMALLER CONSTRUCTION WINDOW. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE WASTEWATER SIDE OF THINGS? QUESTIONS. COUNCIL. OKAY. SO I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO CHRIS. HE'S THE LEAD ON THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT EXPANSION. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU ANDREW. ALL RIGHT. I'LL TALK ABOUT THE GOOD SIDE. I LIKE THE WATER SIDE. SO THE WATER PLANT. I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH TONY AND STAFF AND TEAM TO DO VERY SIMILAR THINGS THAT ANDREW'S TALKED ABOUT ON THE WASTEWATER SIDE, BUT IS TO LOOK AT THE SITE, MAKE SURE WE HAVE A PLAN FOR THE FUTURE KIND OF SIZE THAT LOOKING AT, NOT JUST OUR SIX MGD. SO AN EXPANSION OF THREE MGD TO THE TO THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT. SO YOU HAVE A CURRENT THREE MGD FACILITY. BUT LOOKING AT NINE MGD, GETTING THAT TO FIT ON THE SITE AND THEN AS WELL AS WHAT WHERE FUTURE COULD GO. AND SO WE HAVE DONE THAT, WE'VE COMPLETED THAT WORKED WORKING WITH THE TEAM AND STAFF BEEN SELECTED A LAYOUT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH SAME THING WITH ANDREW SAYING [00:45:01] A DISCHARGE PERMIT. WE NEED ONE FOR THE WATER PLANT. THE DIFFERENCE IS YOU ALREADY HAVE AN EXISTING WATER PLANT DISCHARGE PERMIT ON THE NORTH SIDE. AND SO WE'RE JUST ACTUALLY DOING A MAJOR AMENDMENT TO AMEND IT TO ADD ADDITIONAL FLOW. SO EXCEPT FOR, IT'S NOT TREATED EFFLUENT FROM A WASTEWATER PLANT. IT'S, IT'S THE REMOVED SILTS AND SANDS FROM THE LAKE THAT DISCHARGED INTO THAT CREEK THROUGH THAT AS WELL, THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS, WE'RE DOING A PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING REPORT. AND IN THAT REPORT, IT'S JUST CAPTURING THE DECISIONS OF WHAT WE HAVE REVIEWED EVALUATED THROUGHOUT TIME, EQUIPMENT, LAYOUTS, TECHNOLOGIES, THINGS OF THAT NATURE TO HELP CAPTURE YOU KNOW, FOR THE FUTURE USE OF THE CITY AND WHAT WAS WHAT HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED. PART OF THAT IS WE'RE LOOKING AT MEMBRANE TREATMENT, MEMBRANE TREATMENT IN IN TEXAS FOR TCEQ, THEY REQUIRE US TO DO A PILOT PROTOCOL TO MAKE SURE THAT, THAT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE MEMBRANE IS KNOWN BEFORE YOU GO AND BUILD A FULL SCALE. SO WE WILL BE, WE FINISHED A PILOT PROTOCOL TO BUILD OUT THE DETAILS OF WHAT WE WILL BE STUDYING, BASICALLY, LIKE IN HIGH SCHOOL CLASS, DOING YOUR HYPOTHESIS. WHAT ARE YOU, WHAT IS YOUR GOAL? WHAT IS YOUR KNOWNS? WHAT IS YOUR EXPECTATIONS? AND THE PILOT. AND SUBMIT THAT TO THE STATE FOR THE REVIEW. REVIEW THAT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED. THEY'RE REVIEWING IT. IT'S ABOUT A 100 DAY PROCESS FOR TCEQ TO REVIEW. BUT AS ANDREW STATED BEFORE, TCEQ IS SHORT STAFFED AND SO WE'RE CONTINUING TO FOLLOW UP ON THEM TO MAKE SURE THEY STAY WITHIN THEIR 100 DAYS. WE'VE STARTED IN THE WATER PLANT. WE'RE NOT WAITING ON PROPERTY. AND SO WE'VE ALREADY STARTED 30% DESIGN AND WORKED THROUGH THAT. AND SO THAT'S WHERE WE ARE TODAY. OUR NEXT STEP IS TO FINALIZE THE 30% DESIGN WITH THE TEAM AND THE STAFF. AND THEN FINALIZE THE PRELIMINARY INJURY REPORT AS WELL. THE PILOT STUDY WILL BE STARTING, OUR GOAL IS TO BE STARTED IN APRIL. AND IT WILL RUN FOR 100 DAYS FOR IT TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE STATE. AS WELL AS TALKING ABOUT WAS FINALIZING THE EQUIPMENT SELECTION, WE CANNOT FINALIZE EQUIPMENT SELECTION WITHOUT THE PILOT STUDY, BECAUSE WE'RE WAITING ON THAT PERFORMANCE DATA FROM THE MEMBRANES TO FINISH OUT WHICH MANUFACTURER IS GOING TO PERFORM THE BEST. AND AND SO AFTER THAT, WE'LL BEGIN 60% DESIGN VERY GOOD. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE WATER PLANT? QUESTIONS? COOL. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I KNOW THE RAW WATER INFRASTRUCTURE ISN'T A CITY PROJECT, BUT BECAUSE THAT THAT INFRASTRUCTURE IS VERY MUCH LINKED WITH THE WATER PLANT, JUST WANTED TO GIVE A BRIEF UPDATE ON THAT FROM WHERE THAT STOOD AS WELL. SO VERY SIMILAR TO THE GRAVITY LINES. WE'VE COMPLETED AN ALIGNMENT AND PUMP STUDY SITE SELECTION. SO THAT'S BEEN COMPLETED. WE'VE DONE A LOT OF THOSE SUPPLEMENTAL DESKTOP STUDIES AS WELL. AGAIN, MAKING SURE WE'RE PICKING GOOD ALIGNMENTS. THOSE ALIGNMENTS AND SITES HAVE BEEN BOUGHT OFF ON BY STAFF AND THE DISTRICT. AND THEN WE'VE ACTUALLY GONE AHEAD AND KICKED OFF THAT EASEMENT ACQUISITION AS WELL. AGAIN, VERY SIMILAR TO THE GRAVITY LINES. WE'RE GOING TO BE CROSSING A NUMBER OF PROPERTIES. SO IT COULD BE QUITE A LENGTHY PROCESS TO SECURE ALL THOSE EASEMENTS. SO REALLY FROM HERE IT'S GOING TO BE FINALIZING THOSE EASEMENT ACQUISITIONS AND BEGINNING ON PRELIMINARY DESIGN. IN TERMS OF SCHEDULE, IT'S A LITTLE BIT SHORTER THAN SOME OF THE WASTEWATER ELEMENTS. BUT ULTIMATELY, BOTH THE WATER PLANT AND THE RAW WATER INFRASTRUCTURE IS ABOUT AN 18 MONTH TIME FRAME. IT'S A LITTLE BIT SHORTER. IT'S A LITTLE BIT SMALLER FOOTPRINT. BUT ULTIMATELY WE'RE TARGETING JULY OR SUMMER OF 2028. WOW. COMPLETED WITH THAT. SO, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF TIMES, ESPECIALLY THESE DAYS WITH CONSTRUCTION AND LEAD TIMES ON ELEMENTS, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT THAT CAN BE PUSHED, BUT WE'RE TRYING TO GET TO CONSTRUCTION AS QUICK AS WE CAN SO THE CONTRACTORS CAN GET TO WORK. YEAH, THAT'LL BE HERE BEFORE WE KNOW IT. YEP. AND THAT'S IT FOR US. SO JUST LIKE I SAID, A PRETTY BRIEF UPDATE. 30,000 FOOT. ANY QUESTIONS OVERALL? QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. ALL RIGHT, CITY STAFF. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT REPORT. ITEM 11, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER TAKING APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING A PROPOSAL FOR TWO PILOT UNIT IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT. [11. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER TAKING APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING PROPOSALS FOR TWO PILOT UNITS ASSOCIATED WITH THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT (WTP) EXPANSION PROJECT, INCLUDING REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED LEASE AGREEMENTS.] MAYOR, COUNCIL, I JUST WANT TO SAY A QUICK THANK YOU TO CHRIS AND ANDREW AND THE TEAM AT KIMLEY-HORN. AND I DON'T KNOW IF CONNOR IS ONLINE OR NOT. CONNOR IS PART OF THE TEAM THAT HELPS WITH THIS WITH OUR CONSTANT ENGINEERING NEEDS IN DECATUR. SO JUST A QUICK THANK YOU TO THOSE GUYS FOR. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. ITEM 11 GOES WITH ITEM TEN. I DO NEED TO BREAK ITEM 11 INTO TWO DIFFERENT PIECES THOUGH. SO IN YOUR PACKET YOU HAVE TWO LEASE AGREEMENTS. AND YOU HEARD CHRIS SPEAK TO WHAT'S CALLED A PILOT PROCESS, WHICH IS BASICALLY SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT THAT COMES IN TO OUR CURRENT WATER TREATMENT [00:50:08] FACILITY AND ESSENTIALLY TELLS US WHAT WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE CURRENT SETUP TODAY. THERE'S TWO DIFFERENT LEASES THAT ARE NECESSARY TO MAKE THAT PILOT PROCESS HAPPEN, AND BOTH OF THEM TOGETHER GO OVER OUR $100,000 THRESHOLD FOR SPENDING OUT OF ONE ONE DEPARTMENT. NOW THEY ARE PART OF THE LARGER CAPITAL PLAN. AND WE COULD HAVE JUST SIGNED OFF. BUT IN THE IN THE ELEMENT OF TRANSPARENCY, WE WANTED TO BRING THOSE TO YOU. I DO NEED TO SPLIT THEM INTO TWO DIFFERENT THINGS TONIGHT, AND ASK FOR US TO PUSH ONE TO THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. THE FIRST ONE ARIA FILTRA, WHICH BEGINS I THINK KAREN HAD THAT PULLED UP A MOMENT AGO, STARTS ON PAGE 107 OF YOUR PACKET. THAT ONE WILL COST THE CITY $50,000 FOR FOUR MONTHS WORTH OF WORK PILOTING AT OUR WASTEWATER AT OUR WATER TREATMENT FACILITY. SO THAT IS THE ONE I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO TAKE ACTION ON TONIGHT. AND THE OTHER ONE, JUST IN THE SAKE OF DISCUSSING IT, IS FROM A DIFFERENT COMPANY. AND FORGIVE ME, I CAN'T REMEMBER. WAS THAT CHRIS? WEST TECH? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WEST TECH, THERE'S THERE'S TWO PIECES THAT WE'RE MISSING FROM THEM ON THIS LEASE DOCUMENT, SO WE CAN JUST BRING THAT TO YOU NEXT COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT. THIS ITEM, I AM ASKING FOR APPROVAL TO ENTER INTO A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH ARIA FILTRA AND YOU CAN FIND THOSE DETAILS ON PAGE 112 OF YOUR PACKET. ARIA FILTRA. OKAY. HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. ALL RIGHT. SO WE'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PILOT UNIT FOR AREA. MR. MAYOR, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PILOT UNIT FROM ARIA FILTRA. SO WE HAVE MOTION. SECOND. AND WE HAVE A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ITEM 12. CONSIDER TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR REGIONAL ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICES. [12. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT (ILA) FOR REGIONAL ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICES.] IT MAY YOU MAY FEEL AN ELEMENT OF DEJA VU. LAST YEAR, MAY 2025, YOU GUYS APPROVED US TO ENTER A MOU WITH REGIONAL FOLKS, REGIONAL PARTNERS ON STUDYING DOWN THE FEASIBILITY OF REGIONAL ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICES, AND THAT THAT RESOLUTION AND MOU GOT US TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY AND WHICH WE NEED TO CREATE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT OR ENTER INTO AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT. THIS WILL ACTUALLY ALLOW FOR US TO SPEND MONEY. IN MAY OF 25, YOU GAVE YOU GAVE US A DO NOT EXCEED NUMBER. IT WAS STILL KIND OF UNCLEAR ON WHERE WE WOULD LAND IN TERMS OF HOW MUCH THIS PARTNERSHIP MIGHT COST US. BUT TONIGHT, IF YOU APPROVE THIS ILA AND AUTHORIZE US TO SPEND $4,000, IT WILL ALLOW US TO CONTINUE OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH JUSTIN AND SEVERAL OTHER CITIES IN LOOKING AT THE REGION TO SEE NOT ONLY WHAT FACILITIES DO WE HAVE TODAY, WHAT FACILITIES MIGHT WE NEED AS BOTH OF OUR COUNTIES GROW? AND HOW MIGHT IT LOOK IF WE BEGIN TO REGIONALIZE ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICES ACROSS MULTIPLE CITIES, MULTIPLE JURISDICTIONS, INSTEAD OF EVERYONE TRYING TO DO THEIR OWN SERVICE. AND SO WE HAVE ENGAGED A COMPANY TO DO THAT FOR US, AN ARCHITECT FIRM TO DO THAT FOR US. THE PACKET IS IS HERE IN YOUR PACKET TONIGHT. BUT OUR OUR GIVE AT THE MOMENT IS ONLY $4,000. AND CHIEF CAMPBELL HAS BEEN RUNNING LEAD ON THIS MOST OF THE WAY. I'M JUST HERE DELIVERING THE REQUEST TO SPEND. NO. EXCELLENT. I GUESS I WANT TO TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO THANK, YOU KNOW, THE [INAUDIBLE] COALITION THAT THAT'S GOT TOGETHER THE LAST FEW YEARS. THIS IS AN ELEMENT OF THAT THAT CAME UP THE WEST FORK. PUA IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THAT COLLABORATIVE PROCESS. AND I KNOW THERE'S OTHER AGREEMENTS WITH DISPATCH AND OTHER THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT AGAIN, I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE WONDERFUL THINGS IN THIS COMMUNITY IN WISE COUNTY IS THE COLLABORATION AMONGST OUR OTHER MUNICIPALITIES AND OUR COUNTY PARTNERS. SO IT'S REALLY GREAT TO SEE THAT WE WORK TOGETHER, WE COMMUNICATE TOGETHER AND WE COLLABORATE TOGETHER. SO THIS IS A NICE OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE IT'S A GREAT BENEFIT FOR EVERYBODY. SORRY, I DID WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT THAT. THAT'S A POSITIVE THING. ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? LOOK FOR A MOTION. MR. MAYOR, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR REGIONAL ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICES. SO WE HAVE A MOTION. SECOND. WE HAVE A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSES. THANK YOU. [00:55:01] ITEM 13 CONSIDER AND A DISCUSSION OF PROPOSED POLICIES RELATED TO AI, CASH HANDLING, ANIMALS IN THE WORKPLACE. [13. CONSIDERATION AND DISCUSSION OF PROPOSED POLICIES RELATED TO: 1. GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (Al) 2. CASH HANDLING 3. ANIMALS IN THE WORKPLACE] I KNOW THOSE ALL DON'T NECESSARILY GO TOGETHER, BUT AFTER THE LAST QUARTER OF 2025 OF UPDATING OUR ENTIRE POLICY BOOK FROM COVER TO COVER. THESE WERE THE ONES THAT KIND OF WERE REMAINING AND NEEDED A LITTLE BIT OF ASSISTANCE. AND THEN WE ADDED ONE. SO TONIGHT, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THESE ITEMS ARE ALL THEY FALL UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE CITY MANAGER. JUST AS A REMINDER, THIS BODY APPROVED A PROCEDURE TO ALLOW FOR US TO ADMINISTRATIVELY ADJUST THESE INTERNALLY. WE'VE GONE ONE STEP FURTHER BY BRINGING THEM TO YOU JUST SO YOU CAN SEE AND ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THE POLICY. BUT IF THERE ARE NO RED FLAGS TONIGHT, THESE WILL GO INTO THE HANDBOOK AND BECOME POLICY EFFECTIVE TONIGHT. VERY GOOD. DO YOU NEED OUR APPROVAL OR JUST THE JUST THE OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO ASK QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. HAPPY TO DIVE INTO ANY OF THESE IF YOU WANT TO. ALL RIGHT. WELL I HAVE I HEAR NO QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU CITY STAFF FOR WORKING ON THOSE. ALL RIGHT. THAT BRINGS US TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA. [14. CONSENT AGENDA] AND I DO WANT TO PULL ITEM C FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA. IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE THAT NEEDS TO BE PULLED, LET'S GO AHEAD AND DO THAT. OTHERWISE, WE'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH THE PULLING OF ITEM C. MR. MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA MINUS ITEM C. ALL RIGHT SO WE HAVE A MOTION. SECOND. AND WE HAVE A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSES ITEM C. LET'S TALK ABOUT IT. [14.C. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE A REQUEST TO CLOSE MARKET STREET BETWEEN MAIN STREET AND THE PROPERTY LINE BEHIND THE COUNTY SEAT FROM 3:00 P.M. TO 10:00 P.M. FOR THE SIP AND SHOP EVENT TO BE HELD MARCH 7, 2026, FROM 6:00 TO 9:00 P.M.] LISA HANNON PLANNING DIRECTOR SO AS YOU KNOW COUNCIL APPROVED THE EVENT ORDINANCE PRETTY RECENTLY. SO WE'RE GOING THROUGH TAKING EVENT APPLICATIONS NOW. SO WE HAVE THE ANNUAL SIP N' SHOP, WHICH IS GOING TO BE MARCH 7TH. IT'S THE FIRST OF EIGHT EVENTS THAT THE COUNTY SEAT PUTS ON. EVENT HOURS ARE 6 TO 9 P.M.. THIS HAS BEEN HELD SINCE APRIL OF 2024. THERE'LL BE VARIOUS VENDORS FOOD TRUCK, WHICH WILL REQUIRE THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT PERMIT. SO THE REQUEST IS TO CLOSE MARKET STREET. SO THAT'S WHY THIS EVENT APPLICATION IS IN FRONT OF COUNCIL TO GET COUNCIL APPROVAL FOR THE STREET CLOSURE. SO THEY WANT TO CLOSE IT FROM EAST MAIN STREET TO RIGHT BEHIND THE COUNTY SEAT BUILDING, WHICH IS NORMAL OPERATIONS ON HOW THEY'VE DONE THIS FOR THE PAST COUPLE YEARS. THE CLOSURE WILL BE 3 P.M. TO 10 P.M.. THEY ARE REQUIRED TO SUPPLY OR GET TRAFFIC RATED BARRICADES. HOW IT'S WORKED IN THE PAST, POLICE AND FIRE AND PUBLIC WORKS HELPS WITH THAT. AND THEN CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE IS ALSO REQUIRED NAMING THE CITY AS ADDITIONAL INSURED AS WELL AS CERTIFICATE HOLDER. WE DO HAVE THE CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE. IT'S CERTIFICATE HOLDER. WE ARE WAITING ON THE ADDITIONAL INSURED. SO INSTEAD OF APPROVING IT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT COUNCIL APPROVES THE EVENT AND THE STREET CLOSURE PENDING THEM GETTING US THE CORRECT INSURANCE CERTIFICATE, NAMING THE CITY AS ADDITIONAL INSURED. THEY'RE USING A CITY STREET, IT HELPS PROTECT THE CITY WITH LIABILITY ISSUES. ALL RIGHT, SO THIS ITEM C IS ALSO EV-26-0001. YES, SIR. OKAY. VERY GOOD. COUNCIL. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? LOOK FOR A MOTION. MR. MAYOR, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE EV-26-0001 WITH STAFF'S CONDITION REGARDING INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS. ALL RIGHT, SO WE HAVE A MOTION. WE HAVE A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. THAT ITEM PASSES. ITEM 15. COUNCIL REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. HEARING NONE. WE WILL GO TO ADJOURNMENT BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT AT 6:59. THANK YOU EVERYBODY. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.