[CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:04] ALL RIGHT. WE'LL BRING THIS MEETING TO ORDER. I HAVE 6:00. WELCOME TO OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR MARCH 23RD. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. MY NAME IS MIKE MCQUISTON. I'M THE MAYOR, AND I'LL BE PRESIDING OVER THIS MEETING. AND WE ARE CALLED TO ORDER. AND IF YOU'RE ABLE, PLEASE JOIN ME AND STAND FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE. AND 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. THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO ASK CITY COUNCIL TO JOIN ME UP FRONT. [PRESENTATION: NATIONAL SAFE DIGGING MONTH ] WE'VE GOT A PROCLAMATION. AND ATMOS. PAM, IF YOU WOULD JOIN US. I'LL GO UP THERE. STAY DOWN HERE. WHERE HAVE YOU? YEAH, WE. OH, GOSH. THIS SOUNDS VERY POWERFUL, SIR. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. YEAH, I FELT LIKE I DIDN'T LIKE. SHOULD I SAY SOMETHING AGAIN? SO WE'RE SO GLAD TO HAVE ATMOSPHERE. ATMOS IS A GREAT COMMUNITY PARTNER. WE WERE SO BLESSED TO HAVE SO MANY OF THEM. BUT ATMOS, WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU DO. THIS PROCLAMATION IS FOR NATIONAL SAFE DIGGING MONTH. SO WHEREAS PART OF ATMOS ENERGY'S VISION IS TO BE THE SAFEST PROVIDER OF NATURAL GAS SERVICES. WHEREAS BY EMPHASIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF PROTECTION OF OUR NATURAL GAS SYSTEM AND ALL UNDERGROUND ASSETS FROM EXCAVATION DAMAGE, WE ALSO PROTECT OUR COMMUNITIES AND EMPLOYEES. WHEREAS MORE THAN 50% OF NATURAL GAS LEAKS AND DAMAGES ARE DUE TO DIGGING BEFORE UNDERGROUND LINES HAVE BEEN LOCATED. WHEREAS, BY CALLING 811 BEFORE A DIGGING PROJECT, WE CAN PROTECT NATURAL GAS PIPELINES AND ALL UNDERGROUND UTILITIES IN THE CITY, MINIMIZING SERVICE INTERRUPTIONS AND KEEPING EVERYONE SAFE. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT KNOWN TO ALL PRESENT, I MIKE MCQUISTON, MAYOR OF CITY DECATUR DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF APRIL AS NATIONAL SAFE DIGGING MONTH IN THE CITY. SO, ATMOS, THANK YOU SO MUCH. OH, THANK YOU. AND I'M SORRY THAT I DIDN'T DO THIS IN APRIL, BUT I WAS NOT GOING TO MAKE THE FIRST CITY COUNCIL MEETING. AND BY THE END OF THE MONTH, IT SEEMS A LITTLE STRANGE TO MAKE, WELL, TO DO THE PROCLAMATION. WE'RE GLAD TO DO A PROCLAMATION. AND WE WE SO APPRECIATE. GOSH, ANYTIME THAT WE CAN HAVE PEOPLE FIND OUT WHERE THINGS ARE BEFORE THEY DIG, ALL THE BETTER. WE APPRECIATE THAT SO MUCH. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. [APPLAUSE]. LET'S GET AN OFFICIAL PRESS PHOTO AND THEN AN OFFICIAL CAM PHOTO. ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO. THERE'S A BLINKY PHONE. ONE. IT IS NOT MINE. EDDIE, JUST SO YOU KNOW. ALL RIGHT. AWESOME. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU AGAIN. APPRECIATE YOU SO MUCH. GOOD. WE'RE GOOD. OKAY. BEFORE WE ALL START HEADING BACK. IN THE SEEDS ARE SUNFLOWERS. THANK YOU. THOSE AGAINST CODE. SOME CITIES, THEY ARE. OH. ALL RIGHT, ITEM ONE. SUSAN, DO WE HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP FOR COMMENT TONIGHT? [1. CITIZENS COMMENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS] ALL RIGHT. SURE. IF YOU WOULD STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE. SURE. THIS IS KEVIN CASEY AND I LIVE IN BRIDGEPORT, 2210 RIDGEWOOD DRIVE, BRIDGEPORT, TEXAS. SO GOOD TO BE HERE. MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, I APPRECIATE IT. I'M A PASTOR IN AT THE FATHER'S HOUSE CHURCH. AND WE ARE COMING TOGETHER TO DO SOMETHING REAL SPECIAL. WE'D LIKE TO DO SOMETHING REAL SPECIAL. SO WE HAVE TONIGHT. I THINK IT'S ON THE AGENDA FOR YOU ALL TO APPROVE IT. IF IT GETS APPROVED. I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU ALL TO THIS VERY SPECIAL EVENT. WE MET WITH J.D. CLARK IN JULY AND TALKED ABOUT AMERICA'S 250TH BIRTHDAY, WHICH IS COMING UP JULY 4TH. AND SO THERE'S GOING TO BE ALL KINDS OF THINGS GOING ON ALL YEAR LONG. I THINK SOME THINGS HAVE ALREADY STARTED THAT ARE JUST CELEBRATING OUR HERITAGE AND EVERYTHING. SO THIS IS PART OF THAT. THIS IS A MORE OF A FAITH EVENT. AMERICA HAS A GODLY HERITAGE. WE'RE CELEBRATING THAT. SO WE JUST WANTED TO INVITE YOU ALL. THAT'S ALL. WELL, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I HAVE SOME POSTCARDS HERE FOR YOU. [00:05:04] ALRIGHT. YEAH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ITEM 2 IS A PUBLIC HEARING ITEM. [2. HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS, SUBMISSION OF A TEXAS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) APPLICATION TO THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOR THE 2026 DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION PROGRAM.] AND WE'LL OPEN UP THAT PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:05. AND THIS IS SUBMISSION OF A TEXAS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT APPLICATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOR 2026 DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION PROGRAM. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND RUN THROUGH THE PROCESSES NOW. ITEM TWO, THREE, AND FOUR ARE ALL LINKED TOGETHER FOR YOU TONIGHT. OKAY. SO IF THERE'S NO ONE HERE FROM THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK OUT ON THIS ITEM OR NO ONE ONLINE, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO CLOSE THIS ITEM AND WE CAN MOVE FORWARD. OTHERWISE, I'LL STAND BY FOR QUESTIONS ABOUT ITEM TWO. AS A PUBLIC HEARING ITEM. ALL RIGHT. SO ANY OTHER COMMENT FROM THE PUBLIC? ALL RIGHT. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THIS AT 6:06. ALL RIGHT. YOU MOVE US TO ITEM 3 MAYOR AND OR I CAN JUST PICK IT UP FROM THERE. [3. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION TO SUBMIT A TEXAS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GRANT (CDBG) APPLICATION TO THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOR THE 2026 DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION PROGRAM. ] YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. SO ITEM 3 IS A RESOLUTION TO ALLOW US TO APPLY FOR THE CDBG GRANT THROUGH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOR THE 26 DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION PROGRAM THIS YEAR. AND YOU'VE HEARD US TALK ABOUT THIS BEFORE. WE CAME BEFORE YOU WITH AN ACTION SEVERAL WEEKS BACK TO GET THE PROCESS STARTED. AND SO HERE WE ARE LOOKING TO CLOSE IN ON THE APPLICATION DEADLINE, WHICH IS APRIL 7TH. SO THIS RESOLUTION, IF YOU APPROVE IT TONIGHT, WILL ALLOW US TO, TO APPLY WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT BEFORE THE DEADLINE. AND THEN ITEM 4 IS THE ACTION TO APPROVE KIMLEY-HORN AS THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES REP. BUT WE'RE ASKING FOR NO ACTION ON THAT ITEM. AND LET ME LET ME EXPLAIN THIS A LITTLE BIT FURTHER. SO THIS PARTICULAR GRANT IS UP TO $1 MILLION IN FUNDING IF THE CITY OF DECATUR WOULD BE AWARDED. A 5% MATCH. SO IT REQUIRES US TO OBLIGATE $50,000 TOWARDS THE PROJECT. AND THIS ONE, THIS PARTICULAR DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION GRANT IS AIMED TOWARD MAIN STREET CITIES. SO THERE'S, YOU WOULD THINK THERE ARE LOTS AND LOTS OF MAIN STREET CITIES. THAT'S NOT TECHNICALLY THE CASE. AND SO WE ALREADY HAVE A LEG UP, IF YOU WILL, ON THE COMPETITION. WE ALREADY HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE TO MOVE THIS PROJECT FORWARD. THE ISSUE WE'RE RUNNING UP AGAINST IS THE PROFESSIONAL GUIDANCE FROM KIMLEY-HORN. THEY'VE TOLD US THAT HISTORICALLY ON THIS TYPE OF GRANT, IF THERE'S ONLY ONE RFP THAT WAS SUBMITTED SOMETIMES THE GRANTEE OR THE GRANT BODY SEES THAT AS A NONCOMPETITIVE APPLICATION. AND SO WE WANT TO WHAT WE'RE ASKING COUNCIL TO DO TONIGHT IS TAKE NO ACTION ON ITEM 4. BUT GO AHEAD AND APPROVE ITEM 3, BUT TAKE NO ACTION ON ITEM 4 AND ALLOW US TO HOLD THAT PERIOD OPEN IN HOPES OF GATHERING ANOTHER RFP IN THE PROCESS. AND IF WE DO GET ANOTHER RFP, OR IF WE DO NOT GET ANOTHER RFP, WE'RE STILL GOING TO NEED TO CALL A SPECIAL MEETING TO APPROVE US TO APPLY FOR THIS GRANT. SO, AND WHAT THAT WOULD DO IS THAT WOULD GIVE KIMLEY-HORN THE GO AHEAD TO APPLY ON OUR BEHALF. SO I'M SURE THAT WAS JUST ABOUT AS CLEAR AS MUD COULD BE HAPPY TO JUST STAND BY FOR A MOMENT FOR QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT, HEARING NO QUESTIONS. I WILL STAND FOR A MOTION FOR ITEM THREE. MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION, PLEASE, TO APPROVE OR 2026-03-07. SECOND. HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. THAT ITEM PASSES. ITEM 4, ANY ACTION FROM OR QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? [4. CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION TO APPROVE KIMLEY-HORN & ASSOCIATES, INC. TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THE SUBMISSION OF A TEXAS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) APPLICATION TO THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOR THE 2026 DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION PROGRAM AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.] ACTION. MAYOR, THE ONLY THING I WOULD OFFER HERE IS THAT IF WE DO HAVE AN INTERESTED PARTY THAT'S WATCHING THIS VIDEO NOW OR PICKS IT UP LATER AFTER THIS ITEM, I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE THEM TO VISIT OUR WEBSITE AND PUT TOGETHER AN RFP PACKAGE. WE WOULD LOVE TO ENTERTAIN THEIR THEIR PARTNERSHIP. OTHERWISE KIMLEY-HORN STANDS READY TO SUBMIT. WE JUST WANT TO BE AS FAIR AND AS OPEN AND TRANSPARENT AS POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS PROCESS. EXCELLENT. THANK YOU FOR THAT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. I'LL STAND BY FROM COUNCIL. HEARING NOTHING, I'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 5. [5. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON A SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS, TO ADD PROVISIONS REGARDING DISCHARGE CONTROL OF FATS, OILS, GREASES, AND OTHER SUBSTANCES HAZARDOUS TO CITY INFRASTRUCTURE AND RELATED PROVISIONS. ORDINANCE 2026-03-11 ] CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON A SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY DECATUR, TEXAS TO ADD A PROVISION REGARDING DISCHARGE OF FATS, OILS AND GREASES (FOG). ALL RIGHT. THIS IS A NEW PROGRAM THAT DEVELOPMENT SERVICES BROUGHT TO YOU. AND I'LL LET WAYNE SPEAK ON ANY CHANGES IF THERE ARE ANY. THANK YOU NATE. THERE WERE NO CHANGES FROM WHEN IT WAS FIRST PRESENTED. [00:10:01] ALL RIGHT. WELL, I FEEL LIKE YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB OF EDUCATING US ON A NEW ACRONYM, SO THAT WAS GOOD. COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? WELL, THIS IS A MOTION MR. MAYOR. TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 2026-03- 11. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSES. ITEM SIX. CONSIDER TAKING APPROPRIATE ACTION ON THE SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE 2024-12-36. [6. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON A SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE 2024-12-36 AMENDING AND ADOPTING ADJUSTED ROADWAY IMPACT FEE PERCENTAGES AND RELATED PROVISIONS. ORDINANCE 2026 03-12 ] MAYOR, ITEM 6 BEGINS ON PAGE 52 OF YOUR PACKET AND IF YOU SO WANT TO FOLLOW ALONG, THAT WOULD BE AWESOME. JUST WANT TO REMIND COUNCIL KIND OF HOW WE LANDED HERE. LAST YEAR WE ADJUSTED OUR IMPACT FEES AND THE IMPACT FEES COVER WATER, WASTEWATER, AND ROADS. AND SPECIFICALLY, WE HEARD FROM THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY THAT THE FEES THEMSELVES WERE NOT AN ISSUE, BUT THE TOTALITY OF THE FEES WAS QUITE STAGGERING. AND ONCE WE WENT THROUGH AN EXERCISE IN BENCHMARKING AND LOOKING AT OUR TOTAL FEE STACK COMMUNICATING WITH SOME OF OUR BENCHMARKING CITIES AND THEN COMMUNICATING WITH THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE. LAST TIME WE SPOKE TO YOU ON THIS ITEM, WE, THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE HAD MADE A RECOMMENDATION TO LOWER THE RESIDENTIAL FEE FROM 100% TO 40. AND YOU CAN SEE I'M ON PAGE 54 IF YOU HAPPEN TO BE FOLLOWING ALONG IN YOUR PACKET. SO FROM 100% TO 40. AND YOU CAN SEE THE NEW VALUES THERE. AND THEN FROM ANYTHING THAT WAS 50%, THEY MOVED IT TO 25%. AND THEN IN THE INSTITUTIONAL CATEGORY, THEY MOVED IT TO 0%. THAT'S YOUR CHURCHES, DAYCARES AND SCHOOLS. SO THAT IS WHAT'S ON THE TABLE TONIGHT. AND I AM NOTICING HERE A CLERICAL ERROR. THE CALCULATION HERE FOR EXAMPLE ON THE VERY TOP LINE, IT DIDN'T PULL THE RIGHT PERCENTAGE OVER, WE'LL GET THAT FIXED. BUT THE PERCENTAGE OF THE MAX COLLECTION IS WHAT WE'RE ASKING YOU TO ADJUST TONIGHT BY ORDINANCE. AND THEN YOU'LL ALSO SEE THIS AGAIN IN YOUR FEE SCHEDULE. IT LIVES. THIS DOCUMENT ALSO LIVES IN THE FEE SCHEDULE SO IT CAN BE LEGALLY ASSESSED. ALL RIGHT. SO IF WE HAVE A MOTION DO WE HAVE TO MAKE MENTION OF THE CHANGE OR THE ORDINANCE WILL BE FINE? JUST THAT YOU APPROVE THE ORDINANCE WITH THE CHANGES, THE CLERICAL ITEMS NOTED. OKAY. AND WE'LL GET THE MATH CORRECTED. VERY GOOD. I WANT TO OBVIOUSLY WANT TO THANK ALL OF OUR DEVELOPERS THAT PARTICIPATED IN THIS, OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE THAT DID THIS AND STAFF ALL THE WORK THAT'S GONE IN AND COUNCIL, I KNOW THIS WAS BEFORE US BEFORE THE LAST TIME WE MET, BUT AGAIN, I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR THE WORK THAT THEY DID ON THAT. COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? OTHERWISE, LOOK FOR A MOTION. MR. MAYOR, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE. ORDINANCE 2026-03-12 WITH THE CLERICAL ERROR NOTED. SECOND. SO A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. THAT ITEM PASSES. ITEM 7. CONSIDER SECOND READING. [7. CONSIDER SECOND READING AND TAKE ACTION TO APPROVE OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS, TO REPEAL AND REPLACE ORDINANCE 2025-11-43 AMENDING AND ADOPTING A NEW SCHEDULE OF FEES. ORDINANCE 2026-03-10] TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE OF CITY DECATUR. TEXAS TO REPEAL AND REPLACE ORDINANCE 2025-11-43. AMENDING AND ADOPTING THE NEW SCHEDULE OF FEES. ALL RIGHT, MAYOR. ITEM 7 IS YOUR NEW FEE SCHEDULE DOCUMENT. AND IT DOES HAVE, AS WE JUST DISCUSSED ON ITEM 6, IT HAS THE IMPACT FEES EMBEDDED INTO THE DOCUMENT. ONE ITEM THAT I WANT TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION, AND WE'VE PROVIDED IT LOOSE AT YOUR DAIS FOR YOU. HISTORICALLY SPEAKING, THE CEMETERY FEES HAVE, HAVE NOT BEEN CATEGORIZED, IF YOU WILL, CORRECTLY IN THE FEE SCHEDULE. SO WE'VE ADDED THAT THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU SAW AT THE FIRST READING OF THIS PARTICULAR ORDINANCE AND THIS AND THIS ITEM. BUT IT IS HERE NOW AND I'M HAPPY TO WALK YOU THROUGH THAT, BUT THE BASICS ARE THAT ALONG WITH THE CEMETERY FEES BEING INCLUDED, THE CEMETERY BOARD HAS ASKED YOU TO CONSIDER HAVING A RESTRUCTURED FEE SET FOR THE GRAVE SPACES AND LET ME WALK YOU THROUGH THAT. SO THEY'RE PROPOSING THAT DECATUR RESIDENTS, THOSE THAT RESIDE IN THE 76234 ZIP CODE CONTINUE TO PAY THE $700 FEE PER GRAVE SPACE. AND THEN SOMEONE WHO'S A WISE COUNTY RESIDENT THAT DOESN'T RESIDE IN THE 76234 ZIP CODE. THOSE FOLKS WOULD PAY $1,000 GRAVE SPACE FEE. AND THEN NON-COUNTY RESIDENTS, OBVIOUSLY, THOSE LIVING OUTSIDE OF WISE COUNTY, WOULD PAY A $1,500 PER SPACE PER GRAVE SPACE FEE. THAT THERE IS A MEMO IN YOUR PACKET THAT GOES WITH THIS ITEM THAT'S FROM THE CEMETERY BOARD. [00:15:01] THEY'VE BEEN DISCUSSING THIS FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. AND THIS ALL KIND OF STEMMED FROM THE UPTICK IN DATA THAT'S SHOWING FOLKS COMING FROM OTHER PLACES IN THE STATE BUYING LARGE NUMBERS OF GRAVE SPACES. JUST SEEMED A LITTLE ODD TO THE GROUP. SO WE'VE TALKED THROUGH THAT AGAIN, REACHED OUT TO OUR BENCHMARKING CITIES, GATHERED SOME DATA THERE, AND A LOT OF FOLKS DO HAVE THAT TIERED APPROACH. AND SO THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE RECOMMENDING. AND WE'VE PUT IN THE FEE SCHEDULE. HAPPY TO PAUSE THERE AND JUST ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT. SOUNDS VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD. I WILL JUST MAKE ONE COMMENT. I CAN JUST I CAN HEAR MARTIN WOODRUFF WHISPER ABOUT MAKING A COMMENT REGARDING CEMETERY, BUT LET'S MOVE ON. ALL RIGHT. IF THERE'S JUST SHARING WITH EVERYBODY, I HEAR MARTIN ALL THE TIME. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS. IT'S MAYBE. SO IT'S MOVING ON, SIR. YES, SIR. LET'S MOVE ON. ALL THE OTHER FEES WERE MINOR ADJUSTMENTS. AND JUST A REMINDER, I BELIEVE IT SAYS IT IN THE ORDINANCE. OUR CPI FROM WASTE CONNECTIONS IS INCLUDED HERE. IT'S JUST OVER 4.5% FOR THE FOR THE TRASH COLLECTION. ASIDE FROM THAT, THIS IS JUST A BRAND NEW DOCUMENT THAT HAS A NEW LOOK, A NEW FEEL, AND HOPEFULLY BETTER PERFORMANCE FOR THE FUTURE. I'LL STAND BY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL ANY OTHER COMMENTS WORTH NOTING OR QUESTIONS? LOOK FOR A MOTION. MR. MAYOR, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 2026-03-10. SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. THAT ITEM PASSES. ITEM 8. CONSIDER TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE AN INTERLOCAL COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DECATUR AND THE DECATUR INDEPENDENT SCHOOL [8. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE AN INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS, AND DECATUR INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE PLACEMENT OF A TORNADO AND SEVER WEATHER WARNING SIREN ON DISD PROPERTY AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. ] DISTRICT FOR THE PLACEMENT OF A TORNADO AND SEVERE WEATHER WARNING SIREN ON DISD PROPERTY. MAYOR, COUNCIL. THIS ITEM IS, AS IT STATES THERE AN ILA ALARM. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE CITY TO WORK TOGETHER FOR THE PLACEMENT OF A STORM SIREN. THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE WELL, LET ME BACK THAT UP, BECAUSE IN THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WORLD, THEY'RE CALLED OUTDOOR WARNING SIRENS. THEY'RE THERE TO BE HEARD OUTDOORS, NOT TO BE HEARD FROM THE COMFORT OF YOUR LIVING ROOM. SO JUST FOR ANYBODY WHO MIGHT PICK THAT UP LATER, IT IS CALLED AN OUTDOOR WARNING SIREN. IF YOU NEED TO BE NOTIFIED OF A STORM, YOU NEED TO DOWNLOAD SOME APPS ON YOUR PHONE IF YOU'RE PLANNING ON STAYING INSIDE ALL THE TIME. NONETHELESS, MOVING ON, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS SO GRACIOUSLY ALLOWED US TO PARTNER WITH THEM ON AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT THAT WE WILL PLACE ONE OF THESE OUTDOOR WARNING SIRENS ON THE PROPERTY OF THE HIGH SCHOOL, AND IT CALLS FOR THAT IN OUR STUDY, FOR US, FOR A SIREN TO BE LOCATED THERE. IT WILL BE ONE OF THE NEW STYLES THAT OPERATES OFF OF SOLAR. IT SILENTLY TESTS ITSELF. AND THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF SETTING ON BUDGET COMMITTEES HISTORICALLY, YOU'VE HEARD US TALK THROUGH. TRYING TO REPLACE 1 OR 2 OF THESE AS BUDGET ALLOWS. AND THIS IS JUST ONE MORE ITEM THAT WE CAN CLEAR WITH AN ILA, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. VERY NICE. QUESTIONS? COMMENT WOULD BE APPRECIATE THE EDUCATION ON THE OUTDOOR SIREN. TIS THE SEASON, MAYOR, I APPRECIATE THAT. ALL RIGHT WE'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION. MR. MAYOR, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AN INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS, AND THE DECATUR INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE PLACEMENT OF A TORNADO AND SEVERE WEATHER WARNING SIREN ON DISD PROPERTY AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. OKAY, SO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. THAT ITEM PASSES. ITEM 10 IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA. WE CAN PULL ANY ITEM OR. YES. DID I MISS SOMETHING? I KNOW YOU'RE EXCITED. YES. THE EVENTS. BUT CAN WE GRAB ITEM 9? UNLESS YOU. WELL, WE CAN DO NINE, I. MY BAD. I CROSSED IT OFF. SO APPARENTLY I WAS GETTING AHEAD. THANK YOU, TEAM, FOR KEEPING ME ON TRACK. ITEM NINE DISCUSS AND CONSIDER. TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE THE WESTECH PILOT PROPOSAL ASSOCIATED WITH THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT [9. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER TAKING APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE THE WESTECH PILOT PROPOSAL ASSOCIATED WITH THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT (WTP) EXPANSION PROJECT AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.] EXPANSION PROJECT. THANK YOU, MAYOR. ITEM 9, IT IS PART OF THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT EXPANSION PROJECT, IF YOU'LL REMEMBER. I THINK ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF AGO NOW, WE DISCUSSED LEASING TWO DIFFERENT PIECES OF EQUIPMENT TO STUDY THE PROCESSES AND SOME OF THE CURRENT STATUSES OF THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT, WITH TWO PIECES OF EQUIPMENT THAT REQUIRED A LEASE, EACH OF THEM INDEPENDENTLY. AND WE APPROVED ONE THAT NIGHT. BUT THE SECOND ONE, WE KIND OF NOTICED AS WE WERE BRINGING IT TO YOU THAT THE TOTAL PRICE WAS NOT PRESENT. AND SO WE KIND OF HIT PAUSE ON THAT. SO WE BROUGHT THAT BACK TO YOU TONIGHT. IT'S ON PAGE 122. THE TOTAL PRICE FOR THE FOUR-MONTH STUDY FOR THIS PARTICULAR PIECE OF EQUIPMENT IS $80,980. [00:20:06] AND JUST A REMINDER, THAT IS PART OF OUR LARGER BOND PROJECT. IT IS ANTICIPATED AT THIS POINT IN OUR SPENDING. SO NOTHING UNUSUAL HERE AND JUST A JUST A CLEAN UP ON THE CLERICAL SIDE. HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ON ITEM NINE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR CITY MANAGER. ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE, WE'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION. MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE WESTTECH PILOT PROPOSAL ASSOCIATED WITH THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT AND THE EXPANSION PROJECT, AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. ALL RIGHT, I HAVE A MOTION. SECOND. AND WE HAVE A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. THAT ITEM PASSES. ITEM 10 IS CONSENT AGENDA. [10. CONSENT AGENDA] THANK YOU. WE'LL STAND BY TO PULL SOMETHING. OTHERWISE, WE'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS WRITTEN. I HAVE A MOTION. I HAVE A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. THAT ITEM PASSES. ITEM 11. COUNCIL MEMBERS REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE, WE WILL ADJOURN BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT AT 6:21. THANK YOU EVERYBODY. CONGRATULATIONS. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.