Apr 13, 2026 City Council

[CALL TO ORDER]

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WELCOME. WE HAVE 6:00. WE'VE REACHED OUR APPOINTED TIME FOR THIS MEETING FOR THE CITY COUNCIL ON APRIL 13TH.

WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. MY NAME IS MIKE MCQUISTON.

I'M THE MAYOR OF DECATUR. AND I'LL BE PRESIDING OVER THIS MEETING.

AND AT THIS TIME, IF YOU ARE ABLE, IF YOU WOULD STAND AND JOIN ME IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE.

AND AT THIS TIME, IF YOU WOULD FACE THE FLAG 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.

ALL RIGHT. IT IS OUR HONOR. WE'VE GOT A NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE TODAY.

[PRESENTATION(S) ]

IT'S OUR HONOR TO RECOGNIZE YOU. YOU WANT TO TELL EVERYBODY THE WORK THAT YOU DID? WE DID A MURAL AT THE VISITOR'S CENTER, AND IT'S JUST TO REPRESENT WHAT TEXAS IS AND DECATUR AND TO CREATE MANY MORE MEMORIES.

FANTASTIC. WELL, THIS PARTICULAR CERTIFICATE IS FOR YOU, AND I HAVE CERTIFICATES FOR YOUR FELLOW ARTISTS TO PRESENT, AND I WILL BE GIVING THAT TO MAIN STREET FOR HER TO PRESENT AT A LATER TIME.

BUT FOR YOUR OUTSTANDING DEDICATION, ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE, AND THE CREATION OF THE MAIN STREET MURAL FOR THE CITY DECATUR, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DECATUR ISD AND THE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY.

YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SHARE YOUR ARTISTIC TALENTS HAS BROUGHT COLOR, CHARACTER AND A SENSE OF PRIDE TO OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH YOUR HARD WORK AND VISION.

YOU HAVE HELPED CREATE A LASTING PIECE OF ART THAT REFLECTS THE SPIRIT OF DECATUR, AND WILL BE ENJOYED BY RESIDENTS AND VISITORS FOR YEARS TO COME.

YOUR CONTRIBUTION IS A WONDERFUL EXAMPLE OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND THE POSITIVE IMPACT.

YOUNG LEADERS MAKING A DIFFERENCE. OUR LEADERSHIP AND ELECTED OFFICIALS EXTEND THEIR SINCERE GRATITUDE FOR YOU AND YOUR CLASSMATES FOR MAKING OUR COMMUNITY A MORE VIBRANT AND WELCOMING, WELCOMING PLACE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

[APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO ADD? DID WE MISS ANYTHING? LET'S GO UP THERE AND GO TAKE A LOOK AT IT SOON.

RIGHT. THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO DO NEXT. ALL RIGHT, WE, DO WE HAVE OUR.

HE'S COMING BACK. YEAH. DO WE HAVE, DO WE HAVE OUR TELECOMMUNICATIONS FOLKS HERE WITH US YET? ARE YOU THE REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE TELECOMMUNICATION GROUP TODAY? ALL RIGHT, WELL, COME ON UP AND JOIN US. ALL RIGHT.

IT'S OUR HONOR. I FEEL LIKE WE DO THIS ANNUALLY, BUT IT IS.

WE SHOULD BE DOING THIS EVERY DAY, SHOULDN'T WE? NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATIONS WEEK.

WHEREAS, EMERGENCIES MAY ARISE IN ANY MOMENT REQUIRING THE IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIRE OR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES. AND WHEREAS, THE RAPID AND EFFECTIVE RESPONSE OF POLICE OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS AND PARAMEDICS IS ESSENTIAL TO SAFEGUARDING LIVES AND PROTECTING PROPERTY.

AND WHEREAS, THE SAFETY OF THESE FIRST RESPONDERS RELIES HEAVILY ON THE ACCURACY AND CLARITY OF INFORMATION PROVIDED BY CITIZENS CONTACTING THE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER. AND WHEREAS, PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS SERVE AS THE FIRST AND MOST VITAL POINT OF CONTACT BETWEEN THE PUBLIC AND EMERGENCY SERVICES. AND WHEREAS, THE PROFESSIONAL ACTS AS CRITICAL LIFE LINE TO POLICE OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS AND PARAMEDICS BY COORDINATING COMMUNICATIONS, RELAYING ESSENTIAL INFORMATION AND MONITORING THEIR SAFETY IN THE FIELD.

AND WHEREAS, THE PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS PLAY A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN ASSISTING WITH CRIMINAL APPREHENSION, FIRE SUPPRESSION EFFORTS, AND THE DELIVERY OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE.

AND WHEREAS, EACH TELECOMMUNICATOR CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATES COMPASSION, PROFESSIONALISM, AND DEDICATION WHILE PERFORMING THEIR DUTIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT KNOWN ALL PRESENT. I, MIKE MCQUISTON, THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF APRIL 12TH THROUGH 18TH AS NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATIONS WEEK.

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THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO. AND I HAVE A PROCLAMATION THAT WE'RE WAITING ON. IT'S THIS IS A HOT OFF THE PRESS PROCLAMATION.

WELL, IT LITERALLY IS HOT OFF THE PRESS. I FEEL LIKE I HEAR SUZY COMING RIGHT NOW.

BUT WHILE WE'RE WAITING, CHIEF, CAN YOU GIVE US A QUICK RUNDOWN ON HOW THE DISPATCHERS STEPPED ABOVE AND BEYOND DURING THE LAST NATURAL DISASTER THAT WE HAD IN WHICH THEY TOOK UP RESIDENCE AND.

CERTAINLY SO BACK WHEN WE HAD OBVIOUSLY WITH THE SEVERE WEATHER WE ALWAYS HAVE, IT'S ALWAYS INCUMBENT UPON THEM BEING THERE WITHOUT THEM BEING THERE, OBVIOUSLY WE'RE NOT GETTING ANYWHERE. SO WE HAD MULTIPLE DISPATCHERS WHO ENDED UP SLEEPING ON COTS FOR NUMEROUS DAYS AT THE PD WORKING EXTRA HOURS. TYPICALLY THEIR SHIFTS WILL RUN 10 TO 12 HOURS.

SOME OF THEM BECAUSE THEY WERE THERE WERE FILLING IN FOR 18 HOURS AT A TIME.

JUST BECAUSE THE CONDITIONS WERE BAD. AND THEY NEEDED TO BE THERE.

AND SO THOSE ARE THE THINGS OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, THE COMMUNITY WILL SEE US OUT AND ABOUT IN OUR PATROL CARS AND OTHER THINGS, OBVIOUSLY. BUT AGAIN, AT THE END OF THE DAY, IF IT WEREN'T FOR THEM AND THE THINGS THAT THEY DO THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO WAY WE COULD EVEN GET TO WHERE WE GET THE SAME WAY ON THE FAR SIDE.

THERE'S NO WAY OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT COULD EVER GET TO THE LOCATIONS AND THE PLACES THAT THEY NEED TO BE WITHOUT THE DILIGENCE OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS AND EVERYTHING THAT THEY DO.

SO AGAIN, IT'S JUST ALWAYS AMAZES ME THAT WHEN WE HAVE EVENTS LIKE THAT THAT OUR STAFF INCLUDING OUR TELECOMMUNICATORS, THEY CONSTANTLY GO ABOVE AND BEYOND FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

AND MOST OF THE TIME IT'S A LITTLE OR NO NOTICE.

BY THE COMMUNITY. AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, THAT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S A BAD THING, BUT ACTUALLY IT'S A GOOD THING.

THAT MEANS THAT WE ARE FUNCTIONING, THEY'RE FUNCTIONING AT A VERY HIGH LEVEL.

AND SO KUDOS TO THEM FOR EVERY SINGLE THING THAT THEY DO ON A CONTINUAL BASIS FOR US AS OFFICERS.

AND I'M SURE THE FIRE WOULD ECHO THOSE SAME SENTIMENTS AS THEY TRULY ARE THE CALM BEHIND THAT RADIO.

ABSOLUTELY. AND FOR THE COMMUNITY, THAT FIRST STEP AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY GET THE HELP THAT THEY NEED.

SO IT'S AWESOME. YEAH. YOU KNOW, IF YOU GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO SEE THE TEAM AND WORK.

IT'S REALLY FANTASTIC. AND WE'VE AS WE WERE TALKING, A COUPLE MORE INDIVIDUALS CAME IN BECAUSE I'M SURE THEY WERE ON CALL, RIGHT? WHY DON'T YOU COME UP JUST FOR A MOMENT? LET'S TAKE ONE MORE PHOTOGRAPH OF ALL OF OUR TEAM MEMBERS THAT ARE HERE.

[APPLAUSE]. YES. THIS IS ONE OF THE INDIVIDUALS THAT WORKED ALMOST AROUND THE CLOCK DURING THAT THAT THE HARD FREEZE THAT WE GOT WYNETTE ROGERS.

HELLO. [APPLAUSE]. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, SO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION HAS A BUSINESS OF THE MONTH.

OUR BUSINESS OF THE MONTH IS LANDMARK. AT THIS TIME, I'D ASK THE LANDMARK TEAM TO COME ON UP AND JOIN US UP AT THE AT THE FRONT.

I'LL HAVE A PROCLAMATION HERE IN A MOMENT. BUT I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, WHY DON'T WE GO AHEAD AND TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT LANDMARK DOES.

SO THE PUBLIC CAN UNDERSTAND THE WORK THAT YOU ALL ARE DOING.

EXTREMELY.

WELL, THANK YOU MAYOR. LANDMARK STRUCTURES, IF YOU DON'T ALREADY KNOW, IS THE LARGEST ELEVATED WATER TANK COMPANY IN THE UNITED STATES.

AND WHAT WE BUILD YOU DRIVE BY OUR TANKS EVERY DAY HERE IN TEXAS ON THE HIGHWAY. YOU'VE SEEN THEM. THEY'RE THE ONES WITH THE CONCRETE PEDESTALS, WITH THE STEEL TOP. WE'VE MANUFACTURED OVER A THOUSAND TANKS IN THE UNITED STATES IN THE LAST 40 YEARS.

AND THE LAST 20 YEARS, WE'VE BEEN FABRICATING THE STEEL FOR THOSE TANKS RIGHT HERE IN DECATUR, TEXAS, WHERE TODAY WE EMPLOY ABOUT 80 PEOPLE, AND WE CONTINUE TO MAKE TANKS ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES, ABOUT 50 OR 60 EVERY YEAR. AND MANY OF THOSE, ABOUT HALF OF THEM, END UP HERE IN TEXAS.

SO WE'RE VERY PROUD AND VERY HAPPY TO BE HERE IN TEXAS.

WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR HOSTING US HERE FOR SO LONG.

WELL, IT'S OUR PLEASURE. [APPLAUSE]. I'M GOING TO KEEP THIS RIGHT HERE IN CASE YOU HAVE A FEW WORDS TO SAY HERE IN A MOMENT. ALL RIGHT. HERE'S OUR PROCLAMATION FOR LANDMARK.

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AND WHEREAS, IN 2006, LANDMARK ESTABLISHED ITS FABRICATION FACILITY IN DECATUR TO BRING STEEL FABRICATION, FABRICATION IN-HOUSE, ENSURING GREATER QUALITY, PRECISION AND RELIABILITY IN THE PRODUCTION OF CRITICAL TANK COMPONENTS.

AND WHEREAS, THE DECATUR FACILITY HAS GROWN FROM AN INITIAL WORKFORCE OF 16 EMPLOYEES TO MORE THAN 75 SKILLED PROFESSIONALS TODAY, CONTRIBUTING TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

AND WHEREAS, LANDMARK'S LEGACY INCLUDES CONSTRUCTION, OVER 1250 ELEVATED TANKS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA, HELPING DELIVER MORE THAN 1.4 BILLION GALLONS OF ELEVATED WATER STORAGE OVER THE PAST FIVE DECADES.

AND WHEREAS, LANDMARK FABRICATION IS KNOWN FOR ITS CRAFTSMANSHIP AND INNOVATION, CONTRIBUTING TO AN AWARD WINNING PROJECT, PROJECTS AND INDUSTRY RECOGNITION, INCLUDING MULTIPLE TANK OF THE YEAR HONORS AND ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE AWARDS. AND WHEREAS, LANDMARK FABRICATIONS PRESENTS IN DECATUR REFLECTS A STRONG PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY AND CONTRIBUTIONS AND INVESTMENTS IN THE ECONOMIC GROWTH OF OUR CITY. NOW THEREFORE, I, MIKE MCQUISTON, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS, DO HEREBY. MONDAY, APRIL 13TH AS LANDMARK FABRICATION DAY.

CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE]. I HAVE THIS PROCLAMATION AND THIS NOTEBOOK. YES. TO PRESENT.

AND MAYOR, WE'D LIKE TO PRESENT A PLAQUE HERE TO THANK. OH, HEY.

OH, LET'S DO LET'S GET THIS ONE AND THEN HANG ON, I, WE'RE ALL.

ARE WE GOOD? YOU'RE GOOD. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. HEY, MAYOR, WE'D LIKE TO PRESENT YOU A PLAQUE TO THANK YOU FOR HOSTING US FOR ALL THESE YEARS. OH, MY GOSH, THANK YOU SO MUCH. WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THAT'S AWESOME. WE'LL HAVE A. OH MY GOSH. [APPLAUSE].

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT MESSENGER, DID WE GET A SHOT? FANTASTIC. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.

YES, MA'AM. HOPEFULLY MORE IN THE FUTURE. YES, SIR.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YEAH. WE'LL FIND A GOOD PLACE TO HANG THIS.

NATE, WE'LL HAVE TO FIND A GOOD PLACE TO HANG THAT.

CAN WE HANG THAT ON THE WATER TOWER? ONLY IF IT'S AN APPROVED DEVICE THAT WAS IN THE SCHEMATICS.

OKAY. WOULD WE BE ALLOWED TO HANG THAT ON? GOOD.

GOOD POINT. YEAH. NOBODY'S EVER PUT ANYTHING ON A WATER TOWER BEFORE, HAVE THEY? YES. OKAY, I DON'T KNOW. I THINK JAKE CAN. ALL RIGHT, WE DO HAVE SOME

[QUARTERLY DEPARTMENT REPORTS]

SO QUARTERLY REPORTS WE'LL START WITH OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF CHIEF BENNETT.

HE IS OUT OF TOWN AT A CONFERENCE, SO. ALL RIGHT.

WELL, WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE. THIS WILL BE OUR QUARTER ONE REPORT FOR 2026.

WE'RE GOING TO START WITH OUR CALL VOLUME. OUR TOTAL CALLS IN THE FIRST THREE MONTHS IN THE FIRST QUARTER TOTALED 816.

AND USUALLY WE BREAK IT DOWN INTO DIFFERENT EVENTS OR DIFFERENT CALL TYPES.

BUT WE'RE TRANSITIONING FROM IN FIRST TO NERIS AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL.

SO OUR FIRST NEW PLATFORM IS NOT ABLE TO BREAK DOWN RIGHT NOW TO BE ABLE TO SHOW AND PULL OFF GRAPHS.

BUT I DIDN'T GO THROUGH AND COUNT EVERY CALL FOR CALL.

BUT WE'RE STILL HEAVILY DOING MORE MEDICAL CALLS THAN OTHERS.

BUT OUR TOTAL CALL, VOLUME 816 THIS YEAR COMPARED TO 2025, WAS AT 802.

SO WE'RE A LITTLE AHEAD WHERE WE WERE LAST YEAR.

ON FIRE RECOVERY, WHICH IS OUR PLATFORM THAT WE SUBMIT OUR CALLS TO.

AND THEY TRY TO RECOVER COSTS FROM JUST ACCIDENTS.

WE SUBMITTED 11,695 AND WE HAVE RECEIVED 6,600 OF THAT COMPARED TO LAST YEAR.

WE WERE AT 6,200 AT THIS TIME. SO WE'RE A LITTLE AHEAD OF WHERE WE WERE LAST YEAR.

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SO TELL US WHAT THAT, WHAT CAN A CITIZEN DO IF THERE.

ANY CITIZEN IN THE CITY OR IN OUR FIRE DISTRICT, WE OFFER SMOKE DETECTOR INSTALLATION FOR A HOMEOWNER WHO DOES NOT HAVE ANY SMOKE DETECTORS OR WE ALSO GO OUT AND CHANGE BATTERIES.

SO IF SOMEBODY HAS SMOKE DETECTORS THAT THEIR BATTERIES ARE CHIRPING OR THEY'RE UNABLE TO CHECK THEM OR CHANGE THEM, WE WILL HAPPILY COME OUT, CHANGE THEIR BATTERIES, GET THEIR UNITS BACK IN WORKING ORDER.

IF THEY ARE OUTDATED OR NOT WORKING, THEN WE HAVE SOME THAT WE CAN REPLACE THEM WITH.

VERY GOOD. SO IF SOMEBODY DOESN'T HAVE A LADDER OR THEY FEEL UNSAFE ON A LADDER, THEY CAN GET YOU GUYS TO GO DO THAT FOR THEM.

ABSOLUTELY. ALL RIGHT. WELL, VERY GOOD. THEY CAN CALL OUR OFFICE AND SUSAN WILL SCHEDULE THAT.

SOMETIMES THEY END UP CALLING DISPATCH AND WE ALSO TRY TO WORK THAT IN AND GET OUT THERE THAT DAY.

BUT WE LIKE FOR THEM TO TRY TO CALL AND ON SCHEDULE IF THEY CAN, SO WE CAN WORK IT INTO OUR.

YOU KNOW, I WAS JUST I WAS JUST ACCUSED OF NOT USING A LADDER THE OTHER DAY, BUT I WAS CLIMBING A TREE.

SO ANYWAY, LADDERS ARE PROBABLY A BETTER SAFE METHODOLOGY.

AND IF YOU CAN'T DO THAT, CALL YOUR FIRE DEPARTMENT.

THAT'S RIGHT. I'D BE HAPPY TO COME OUT AND DO IT. EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. PERMITS, THIS IS ALSO IN PREVENTION.

THEY DID ONE CONSTRUCTION PERMIT FOR 125. AND THEN IN GOVT.

WELL THEY HAD 19 THAT THEY DEALT WITH WHICH WAS A TOTAL OF 2,600.

TOTALING BOTH OF THOSE TOGETHER BROUGHT IN ABOUT $2,700.

AND DFD TRAINING IN THE FIRST QUARTER. OUR GUYS OUR CREWS TOTALED 226 HOURS.

AND EVERYTHING THAT THEY DO TRAINING WISE THAT THEY LOGGED 88 TRAINING AND PUBLIC EVENTS COMBINED TOGETHER TO ACCUMULATE THAT 226 HOURS AND THAT'S FIRE, THAT'S EMS. THAT'S ANYTHING PERTAINING TO TRAINING.

THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ALSO IN REGARDS TO OUR ALS, WE OFFICIALLY WENT LIVE WITH OUR EVENTS PROTOCOLS ON APRIL 1ST OF THIS YEAR AND WERE RECOGNIZED BY THE STATE AS AN ALS FIRST RESPONDER ORGANIZATION.

I WOULD LOVE TO CALL UP CHIEF SMITH, IF YOU ALL WOULD LOVE TO HEAR A BRIEF INSIGHT ON WHAT ALL THAT ENTAILS.

REAL QUICKLY, I'LL JUST GO OVER SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THAT.

AS OF APRIL 1ST, WE DID GO FULL TIME AS AN ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT ORGANIZATION.

THIS HAS BEEN A PROCESS THAT'S BEEN IN THE WORKS SINCE I GOT HERE BACK IN 2024.

AND FROM THE INITIAL PLANNING, JUST SITTING AROUND TALKING ABOUT IT TO, HEY, WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS AND NOW START ALL THE PAPERWORK.

IT'S QUITE A PROCESS. THE PAPERWORK HAS BEEN SOMETIMES EXCRUCIATING TO SAY THE BEST.

AND THEN JUST THE BEING PATIENT WITH LETTING THINGS HAPPEN.

A LOT OF IT, THOUGH, COMES DOWN TO THE PERSONNEL AND HOW HARD THEY WORKED AS FAR AS GETTING ALL THE TRAINING THAT THEY NEED, GETTING USED TO ALL THE NEW EQUIPMENT THAT WE BROUGHT IN, ALL THOSE THINGS LIKE THAT. AND KEEP IN MIND, THIS DOVETAILS WITH WISE COUNTY EMS AND THE SERVICE THAT THEY PROVIDE.

IT HELPS US PROVIDE MORE FOR THE CITIZENS THAT WE SERVE.

WE GET BUSIER ALL THE TIME AND THE AMOUNT OF CALLS THAT WE GET ON TOP OF ONE ANOTHER THIS IS, THIS IS HUGE FOR OUR FOR OUR CITIZENS. WE'RE NO LONGER WAITING FOR LIFE SAVING MEASURES.

AND THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT'S NOT HYPERBOLE.

WE HAVE THE ABILITY NOW TO DO JUST LIKE YOU SEE ON THE ALL THE SHOWS ON TV.

IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN WHAT YOU SEE ON TV.

BUT AS FAR AS THE DEFIBRILLATOR AND THE IVS AND THE MEDICATIONS AND, AND HELPING SOMEBODY BREATHE, WE'RE THERE. YEAH. WE'RE THERE, AND THAT'S A BIG THING.

AND I THINK THAT THERE'S A LOT OF CREDIT THAT NEEDS TO GO TO SOME PEOPLE FOR HAVING THE VISION TO DO THAT.

CHIEF BENNETT OBVIOUSLY BEING THE HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT, BUT THEN LIKE I SAID, THE PERSONNEL THAT ARE THERE DOING IT, THEY HAVE TO HAVE A WILLINGNESS TO GO TO SCHOOL. THEY HAVE TO HAVE A WILLINGNESS TO LEARN. THEY HAVE TO HAVE WILLINGNESS TO, TO STUDY AND CONTINUE ON IN THAT.

IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, I'LL SEE IF I CAN ANSWER THOSE FOR YOU.

JUST GREAT GREAT JOB. THAT IS SO SUCH IMPORTANT TRAINING.

AND I THINK THAT'S, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT.

AND I'M SURE OUR COMMUNITY WOULD LOVE TO TELL YOU THANK YOU ABOUT THAT TOO.

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HE'S THE EXPERT ON THAT. SO THAT'S WHY I PASSED THAT.

ALRIGHT, NEXT YOU'LL SEE THIS SLIDE RIGHT HERE, A FRESH NEW LOOK.

IF YOU'VE SEEN OUR CREWS OUT AND ABOUT YOU MAY HAVE SEEN SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

PREVIOUSLY, WE WERE IN GRAY POLOS AND NOW YOU SEE THAT WE'RE BACK IN NAVY.

THIS COMES WITH OVERTIME. THINGS CHANGE. OUR GRAY POLOS THAT WE WERE UTILIZING GOT DISCONTINUED.

WE STRUNG IT OUT AS LONG AS WE COULD. WE KEPT GETTING EVERY FEW THAT I COULD FIND, BUT IT GOT TO A POINT TO WHERE WE WERE UNABLE TO GET ANY MORE.

SO WE WENT TO OUR CRUISE. WE WENT TO OUR PEOPLE AND ASKED THEM IF WE HAD TO CHANGE.

RIGHT NOW, WHAT DO Y'ALL WANT? SO COLLECTIVELY THEY DECIDED THEY WANTED TO STAY IN POLOS.

SO WE SAID, OKAY, WE'LL START LOOKING AT POLOS.

WE WENT OUT AND TALKED TO DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, RESEARCHED THE MOST POPULAR ONES, THE BEST ONES, THE WORST ONES. AND WE CAME UP WITH PROBABLY 4 OR 5 DIFFERENT ONES OF WHAT WE THOUGHT WERE THE BEST LOOKING, BEST FEELING, AND MOST APPROPRIATE. SO WE BROUGHT THOSE IN.

WE HAD SOME OF OUR GUYS DO WEAR TESTS. WE HAD THEM.

FEEL THEM. LOOK AT THEM, STRETCH THEM, WASH THEM, GO THROUGH THEM HAND IN HAND WITH THE CREWS PICKING THE FINAL CHOICE.

WE LET IT BE 100% ON THEM SO THAT THEY WERE HAPPY WITH WHAT THEY WERE HAVING TO WEAR.

SO THIS POLO THAT YOU SEE, IF YOU SEE THEM OUT AND ABOUT, LOOK AT IT, FEEL IT, ASK THEM ABOUT IT, BUT YOU'LL SEE THAT THEY'RE NAVY, THAT THEY MATCH OUR PANTS.

ALSO ON THE BACK IT SAYS DECATUR FIRE IN GRAY.

WE DID THAT AND IT'S IN REFLECTIVE SO THAT IT'S SAFETY ORIENTED.

AND ALSO YOU'LL SEE THE CHEST LOGO HAS CHANGED FROM OUR PATCH TO WHAT WE CALL OUR HAT LOGO, BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE WE STARTED WITH THAT LOGO WAS ON OUR HAT. WE MOVED THAT FOR JUST A SLEEK, CLEAN COLOR MATCHING LOGO THAT WE FELT LOOKED GREAT.

SO IF YOU SEE THEM OUT AND ABOUT, STOP THEM. ASK THEM ABOUT IT. HEY, AND HOPE YOU ALL ENJOY.

OUR PEOPLE WERE GETTING ALL. YOU'LL HAVE TO BRING THEM BY TO DO A LITTLE SHOW FOR US.

THAT'S RIGHT. AND THEY SURVIVED SPAGHETTI DINNER NIGHT.

YES. OKAY. THAT'S RIGHT. I'M STILL HAVING A LITTLE TROUBLE WITH THAT IN A WHILE.

ALL RIGHT. I'LL DO MY BEST. ALRIGHT NEXT, FIRE STATION II UPDATE.

I'M SURE CHIEF BENNETT WOULD LOVE TO GIVE YOU HIS SPIEL ON THIS, BUT THESE PICTURES YOU'RE LOOKING AT, THE ONE ON THE FAR LEFT IS LOOKING AT IT FROM THE SOUTHWEST.

THE TALLEST PORTION IS OUR TRAINING TOWER THAT WE'RE INCORPORATING INTO THE BUILDING PICTURE ON THE RIGHT IS AN INTERIOR VIEW OF THE TRAINING TOWER.

IF YOU WERE STANDING IN THE BAY LOOKING TOWARDS THE WEST, THAT'S THE THREE STORY.

IT'S THE TALLEST WALL SIDE WALLS THAT YOU'LL SEE AT THE STATION, BUT THEY'RE MAKING A LOT OF PROGRESS.

THEY'RE MOVING RIGHT ALONG THE UNDERGROUND RETENTION IS 100% COMPLETE.

CHIEF SAID THAT BY THE 20TH THEY'LL START PUTTING UP STRUCTURAL STEELS.

YOU'LL START SEEING THE BUILDING ACTUALLY TAKE SHAPE.

AND THEN I BELIEVE BY MAY. EXCUSE ME FOR LOOKING AT MY NOTES.

I BELIEVE MID-JUNE HE SAID THAT THEY SHOULD BE IN THE DRY.

SO WE'RE STILL HOPING FOR STAYING ON SCHEDULE.

HE SAID WE ARE ON SCHEDULE. WE'RE UNDER BUDGET.

HE WANTED ME TO BE SURE AND PASS THAT INFO ON TO Y'ALL, BUT THEY'RE DOING A LOT OF WORK AND WORKING GREAT.

EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE THEY'LL GET BEHIND A LITTLE BIT OF RAIN, BUT THEY'RE PLAYING CATCH UP, WORKING LONGER HOURS, TRYING TO STAY ON ON POINT. SO IT'S COMING ALONG GREAT. IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO GO BY AND LOOK AT IT, SWING BY.

EVEN HIT CHIEF BENNETT UP. HE'D PROBABLY LOVE TO TAKE YOU OUT THERE AND SHOW YOU AROUND.

EXCELLENT. ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND YOUR TEAM. THANKS, JEFF.

ALL RIGHT, POLICE DEPARTMENT. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL.

SINCE I GET TO GO SECOND, I'D ALSO LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT WE LOVE THEIR NEW KIND OF BLUE UNIFORMS. AT THE END OF THE DAY, ALL FIREMEN REALLY WANT TO BE THE POLICE ANYWAY, SO.

SHOTS FIRED. AND THEY CAN'T COME BACK BECAUSE I GOT THE MIC, SO.

WOW. WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE FIRST QUARTER FOR THE PD.

LOOKING AT OUR CALL VOLUME FOR THE FIRST QUARTER YOU CAN SEE KIND OF WHERE WE SIT COMPARED TO BOYD AND ROME, WHOM YOU GUYS ALSO ARE FAMILIAR WITH THAT WE ALSO DISPATCH FOR THEM AS FAR AS CALLS.

YOU CAN SEE OUR ACCIDENTS, CITATIONS, WARNINGS, WHAT THOSE LOOK LIKE.

OUR ACCIDENTS SEEM TO BE GETTING A LITTLE BIT HIGHER THESE DAYS, OBVIOUSLY THERE'S SEVERAL FACTORS THAT LEAD TO DET.

IT DOESN'T TAKE MUCH TO DRIVE 51 OR ANYWHERE IN THIS CITY AND REALIZE THERE'S MORE TRAFFIC THAN WHAT WE TYPICALLY ARE SEEING.

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ANIMAL CONTROL CASES YOU CAN SEE WE'VE HAD 158 DIFFERENT CALLS AS IT RELATES TO ANIMAL CONTROL.

AND THEN OVER THE FIRST QUARTER, WE'VE HAD 2,324 CALLS THAT HAVE COME THROUGH THE 911 REQUESTED EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE. SO AS WE TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE PARTICULAR SPECIAL EVENTS THAT WE DO THIS IS THE, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE KIND OF PARTNERED UP WITH RANN ELEMENTARY FOR OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS IS DURING THE HOLIDAYS FOR THE LIVE THANKFULLY EVENT.

THEY ALWAYS HAVE A CONTEST WITHIN THEIR GRADE LEVELS TO DETERMINE WHO BRINGS THE MOST SUPPLIES AND NON PERISHABLE GOODS. THIS YEAR, THE FOURTH GRADE CLASS WON THAT.

AND SO WHAT WE DO AS A DEPARTMENT, WE GO IN AND WE BUY PIZZA FOR THEM AND WE SERVE PIZZA AND EVERYTHING TO THE WINNING CLASS GRADE.

SO WE HAVE A REALLY GOOD LUCK OR REALLY GOOD TIME WITH THOSE KIDS GETTING TO SERVE THEM PIZZA AND JUST SITTING AND ENJOYING SOME TIME WITH SOME FOURTH GRADERS AT RANN SO.

TRAINING. WHOA. YEAH, EXACTLY WHOA. THOSE ARE OUR SENTIMENTS TO MR. MAYOR. OUR CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY IS STILL UP AND GOING.

THEY RECENTLY HAD THEIR FIREARMS DAY. AS YOU CAN SEE, THEY ALL SURVIVED, EVEN WITH SUSIE PARTICIPATING IN.

HER OWN. YOU'D BE SURPRISED WITH SUSIE. BUT OUR CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY IS ALWAYS ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF WHAT WE DO. WITH OUR CITIZENS AND WE'VE HAD NUMEROUS STAFF MEMBERS HERE WITHIN THE CITY WHO HAVE ALSO GONE THROUGH OUR PROGRAM.

SO YOU CAN SEE SOME OTHER TRAINING CLASSES THAT WE'VE DONE.

ONCE AGAIN, OUR TRAINING IS RAMPED UP TREMENDOUSLY.

NOW THAT WE'RE INTO OUR NEW BUILDING WE'RE CONSTANTLY DOING TRAINING, BRINGING THAT TRAINING IN GETTING OUR OFFICERS MORE SPECIALIZED TRAINING THAT IN THE PAST WE WEREN'T QUITE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH LIKE WHAT WE ARE NOW, BUT YOU CAN SEE ON THERE SOME OF THOSE OTHER CLASSES, ADVANCED SEARCH SEIZURE, ADVANCED TRAFFIC STOPS, DWI, WHETHER IT'S FST REFRESHERS.

ALSO WE'RE CONTINUALLY WE CONTINUE TO HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER HERE IN NORTH TEXAS.

AND SO THOSE GUYS ARE ALWAYS COMING OVER PUTTING ON TRAINING FOR OUR OFFICERS.

AND THEN JUST ALSO FOR THIS WHOLE NORTH TEXAS AREA THAT WE'RE GETTING PEOPLE COME TO.

SO IF YOU EVER DRIVE BY THE PD AND YOU HAPPEN TO SEE ALL THE TRAINING THAT'S GOING ON, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE VEHICLES FROM ALL OVER.

WE'VE HAD SOME, SOME PEOPLE DRIVE IN FROM EL PASO FOR CLASSES THAT THEY CAN'T GET IN OTHER PLACES.

SO WE'RE GETTING PEOPLE HOUSTON AREA, WE'RE GETTING PEOPLE ALL OVER THAT ARE DRIVING UP TO ATTEND SOME OF THE CLASSES WE'RE HOSTING.

SO THAT'S A TREMENDOUS THING. AND THEN HOT OFF THE PRESS, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I POINT THIS OUT.

AS WE CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT JUST INNOVATIONS AND THINGS THAT WE HAVE DONE WITH THE BUILDING.

SO THIS IS THE ARTICLE THAT CAME OUT TODAY. AND THE POLICE CHIEF MAGAZINE THROUGH IACP.

I DON'T TALK TOO MUCH ABOUT ALL THE THINGS THAT I'M INVOLVED IN.

BUT ALONG WITH BEING HEAVILY INVOLVED IN THE TEXAS POLICE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION AS A COMMITTEE CHAIR MEMBER, I'M ALSO ON THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE, POLICE ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE.

AND SO THESE MAGAZINES GO OUT GLOBALLY, NOT JUST HERE IN THE UNITED STATES, BUT THEY GO OUT TO ALL THE MEMBERS INTERNATIONALLY AS IT RELATES TO POLICE CHIEFS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

AND THEY DID AN ARTICLE ABOUT THE KIOSK AND THE ENGAGEMENT THAT WE'RE GETTING FROM THOSE THINGS INSIDE OF OUR LOBBY. SO AGAIN, IT'S JUST KIND OF COOL THAT, YOU KNOW, THE CITY OF DECATUR HAS TAKEN A VESTED INTEREST SO HEAVILY INTO ITS PUBLIC SAFETY AND TO THE PUBLIC SERVANTS IN THE CITY, AND WE GET TO BE REPRESENTED GLOBALLY BECAUSE OF THAT.

SO I JUST THOUGHT THAT WAS REALLY COOL. I'LL PASS THIS AROUND IF ANYBODY WANTS TO KIND OF LOOK AT IT AND THUMB THROUGH IT, I'VE GOT IT PAPERCLIPPED WHERE IT OPENS RIGHT UP TO IT.

OKAY. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IT BACK, SO. ALL RIGHT.

AND THEN DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? CHIEF, CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE PICTURE OF SUSIE REAL QUICK? IF YOU DON'T MIND. SO I MAY OR MAY NOT OWN SEVERAL ARS, AND I MAY OR MAY NOT OWN ONE THAT HAS A THREE-POSITION TRIGGER SYSTEM, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE SUSIE'S SAFETY IS OFF, AS AM I.

IS THIS AM I. SUSIE, SUSIE IS A WORK IN PROGRESS.

OKAY. I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO POINT OUT THAT THE TABLE IN THE BACK LOOKED LIKE IT GOT TOOK DOWN BY SUSIE.

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OKAY. THAT WAS THE TACTICAL ROLE THAT SHE DID PRIOR TO THAT, DID SHE ROLL OVER THE TABLE AND JUST.

SHE WAS MAKING IT FULL TACTICAL. OKAY. WELL, CHIEF, WE WE APPRECIATE YOU AND YOUR TEAM.

WE APPRECIATE THE OUTREACH YOU GUYS DO. WELL, SURE.

LET'S GET IT. LET'S GO. [APPLAUSE]. WE APPRECIATE THE OUTREACH YOU DO WITH OUR CITIZENS AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

THAT'S WONDERFUL WORK. AND OBVIOUSLY, WE APPRECIATE YOU KEEPING US SAFE.

YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE MORE REPORTS. LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE A MUNICIPAL COURT REPORT.

GOOD EVENING. HOW ARE YOU GUYS DOING? WELL. OKAY.

LET'S SEE. OKAY, SO THE CITATIONS FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY WERE 436.

FEBRUARY, WE HAD 385. AND IN MARCH WE HAD 703.

THE ONES IN BROWN IS HOW MUCH THE OFFENSES THAT WE RECEIVED.

WE HAD 156 DRIVER SAFETY COURSE COMPLETIONS. 646 DEFERRED DISPOSITIONS COMPLETION.

601 CLOSED CASES WITH CONVICTIONS. 1,086 ONLINE PAYMENTS.

AND IN-PERSON AND MAIL PAYMENTS 444. 447. WHAT I FORGOT TO WRITE.

IT WAS WE ALSO HAVE 208 CASES THAT WERE DISMISSED.

AND THEN CLOSED CASES IN TOTAL WERE 1,611 CASES.

AND IN THE MONTH OF MARCH, WE HAD TWO JURY TRIALS.

SO AS YOU CAN SEE, NOT A GREAT PICTURE, BUT I HAD TO DO IT FROM THE TOP.

SO WE HAD ABOUT 36 PEOPLE, CITIZENS THAT CAME IN AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY ALSO THANK YOU TO ALL THE CITIZENS BECAUSE WITHOUT THEM, WE COULDN'T HAVE ANY JURY TRIALS AND THE DEFENDANTS COULDN'T HAVE THE RIGHT TO HAVE A JURY TRIAL WITH THE CITY.

AND WE HAVE 13 JUVENILE HEARINGS, 16 SHOW COURT HEARINGS, 77 ON THE DOCKET AND 172 ON THE ATTORNEY DOCKET CASES. THOSE ARE THE PENDING CASES. WE HAVE 29 PENDING CASES TRIAL BY JUDGE. 68 CASES THAT WERE PENDING FOR JURY TRIALS, AND THEN 1095 CASES THAT ARE WAITING FOR TO BE ISSUED ON WARRANTS. ANY QUESTIONS SO FAR? NO. OKAY. AND THEN THOSE ARE HOW MUCH IT WAS FOR JANUARY BETWEEN 2025 AND THEN 2026. SO IN 2026 WERE RECEIVED 112,000.

FEBRUARY 91,309. AND IN MARCH 144,095. THANK YOU.

SPRING BREAK, RIGHT_ ALL THAT EXTRA TRAFFIC. YES, SO SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE FIRST QUARTER.

SO WE HAVE A NEW ASSOCIATE JUDGE, DANA HOFFMAN.

SO WE WELCOME HER TO THE TEAM. WE ALSO, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO THE CTO FIRST TO OBSERVE THE TEAM COURTS AND OBSERVE WHAT THEY DO AS COURT CLERKS. AND THE COURTS ENCODE SOFTWARE IS NOW FULLY HOSTED WHICH ENSURES HIGH SECURITY. IT ACTUALLY TAKES SOME BURDEN FROM THE IT DEPARTMENT.

AND THEN WE HAVE THE UPCOMING DOCKETS THAT ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE CITY'S WEBSITE SO EVERYONE CAN GO AND LOOK.

OH, DO I HAVE A COURT DATE? SO THEY CAN LOOK AND SEE IF THEY HAVE AN UPCOMING DOCKET.

AND THEN WE HAVE THE IN-PERSON CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS NOW THROUGH THE EXPRESS BILL PAYMENTS, WHICH NOW THE WHOLE CITY IS SUPPOSED TO BE UNDER THAT.

AND THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? JUST A COMMENT THAT ONE, WE APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU AND YOUR TEAM DO FOR SURE.

THE OTHER THING I CAN ATTEST TO IS THAT YOUR LETTERS THAT YOU SENT OUT TO JURY DUTY DO WORK BECAUSE I RECEIVED ONE, OH, THIS MONTH. HOW ABOUT THAT? SO. NO, I AM NOT BACKING OUT OF IT.

I WILL BE DOING MY PUBLIC SERVICE AND CIVIC DUTY TO THE DECATUR MUNICIPAL COURT, SO I PLAN TO ARRIVE. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE A COUPLE MORE REPORTS. CONFERENCE CENTER.

CARLA. OKAY.

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SO THESE ARE OUR CURRENT CONDITIONS. WE DO HAVE A BEER COOLER NOW THAT IS WORKING.

WILL CAN ATTEST TO THAT. IT HAS BEEN TEMPERAMENTAL OVER THE LAST YEAR, BUT IT'S IN A GOOD MOOD RIGHT NOW.

SO THAT EXPENSE HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. AND I AM SAD TO ANNOUNCE THAT TIM HIGHSHOE, WHO HAS BEEN THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, CURRENTLY SERVING AS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR AND BEEN HERE FOR, I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW MANY YEARS.

15 MAYBE, IS RETIRING FULL TIME. AND AFTER 30 DAYS OFF, HE WILL TRANSITION TO PART TIME A COUPLE OF DAYS A WEEK.

PRAY FOR ME. THESE ARE OUR SALES COMPARED TO LAST YEAR.

WE DID NOT INCREASE PRICES ON ANYTHING. SO THIS IS A TRUE REPRESENTATION OF INCREASED BUSINESS.

THESE ARE JUST I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH EVERY ONE OF THESE. THIS IS JUST SORT OF A VISUAL DEMONSTRATION OF WHAT ALL IS GOING ON OUT AT THE CONFERENCE CENTER. SO BUSY COUPLE OF MONTHS COMING UP. AND THEN BURIED IN HERE IS OUR 25TH ANNIVERSARY.

WE'RE ABOUT TO BE 25 YEARS OLD IN JUNE. AND I WOULD LIKE TO FIRST OF ALL, THANK THE FOLKS THAT DID ALL THE WORK TO LAY THE GROUNDWORK FOR CREATING, YOU KNOW, CREATING THIS LOVELY VENUE THAT I HAVE THE HONOR OF STEWARDING ALONG.

IT WAS BUILT WITH GREAT INTENTION, LOTS OF VISION FOR WHAT WOULD BE NEEDED 25 YEARS LATER.

AND REALLY QUALITY MATERIALS. SO WE'VE JUST SORT OF PUT SOME LIPSTICK ON IT IN THE LAST FEW YEARS.

BUT IT HAD REALLY GREAT BONES TO START WITH. SO THE JUNE 24TH IS OUR ACTUAL ANNIVERSARY WAS THE RIBBON, OF THE RIBBON CUTTING. BUT WE ARE GOING TO BE HOLDING A CELEBRATION EVENT ON JUNE 27TH.

WE'RE GOING TO DO A WHITE PARTY. SO THIS IS WHERE EVERYONE DRESSES IN WHITE.

IT'S SUMMER CHIC. THINK THE HAMPTONS AND THE CARIBBEAN ISLANDS.

WE'LL HAVE A SPECIAL MENU. WE HAVE A GREAT DJ LINED UP.

HE'S ACTUALLY ALSO ONE OF OUR POLICE OFFICERS.

HE'S ALREADY REQUESTED THE TIME OFF. WE WILL HAVE A HOSTED BAR.

THIS IS ALL GOING TO BENEFIT THE UNITED WAY OF WISE COUNTY.

WE THOUGHT ABOUT PICKING, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE LOTS OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE THEIR FUNDRAISERS OUT THERE AND WE THOUGHT ABOUT, LET'S LET OUR ADVISORY BOARD CHOOSE WHICH ONES TO DO.

AND THEN WE DECIDED UNITED WAY ALREADY HAS A GREAT METHOD FOR AWARDING FUNDS.

WHY REINVENT THE WHEEL THAT THEY ALREADY DO SO WELL? SO THIS IS ALL GOING TO GO TO THEM THERE. AFTER WE PAY OUR BILLS, OF COURSE.

WE ARE ALSO GOING TO BE HAVING A SILENT AUCTION SLASH RAFFLE THAT IS ALL UNITED WAY.

THEY'RE GOING TO PUT THAT ALL TOGETHER. SO MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR JUNE 27TH AND START SHOPPING FOR YOUR WHITE CLOTHES.

VERY GOOD. WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL THE OTHER COMMENT IS OBVIOUSLY YOU GUYS DO A GREAT JOB OUT THERE, DO A WONDERFUL JOB WITH THAT VENUE AND CREATING A GREAT SPACE.

AND ONE, YOU KNOW, MOTHER'S, YOU GOT A MOTHER'S DAY EVENT COMING UP.

ACTUALLY, I DO HAVE ANOTHER. I DIDN'T. OKAY. I, I SENT A SLIDE.

I DIDN'T GET ON HERE. WE ARE HAVING MOTHER'S DAY LUNCH ON THE 10TH OF MAY, ACTUAL MOTHER'S DAY.

IT'LL BE NOON TO 2. AND ALL OF OUR, IT WASN'T ATTACHED TO THIS.

IT WAS A SEPARATE. THERE YOU GO. OKAY. THERE YOU GO.

SO THAT IS OUR MENU THAT WE'RE DOING. DIDN'T RAISE THE PRICE ON THIS EITHER.

IT'S STILL A GREAT BARGAIN. $50 FOR ADULTS, $15 FOR CHILDREN UNDER TEN.

SO I HOPE SOME OF Y'ALL CAN JOIN US. VERY NICE.

THAT'LL BE A GREAT EVENT. AND YES, I AGREE. IT'S REALLY WONDERFUL TO THINK ABOUT THE LEGACY DECISIONS AND GETTING THAT CONFERENCE CENTER UP AND AVAILABLE FOR OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY AND OUTSIDE OF OUR COMMUNITY.

PEOPLE UTILIZE THAT AND WE GET SO MANY GREAT COMMENTS, VERY POSITIVE COMMENTS ON IT.

AND IT IS SO HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THAT'S 25 YEARS AGO THAT THAT OPENED UP.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL AND. GREAT MATERIALS AND, AND DESIGN AND GOOD STEWARDSHIP.

YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, MAIN STREET.

HI THERE EVERYBODY. SO FOR THIS REPORT, I REALLY WANTED TO SPEND SOME TIME SAYING THANK YOU BECAUSE IN THIS QUARTER WE HAD A LOT TO BE THANKFUL FOR, IF YOU REMEMBER, THIS WAS A PRETTY TRAUMATIC EVENT THAT HAPPENED ON THE SQUARE WITH ALL THE ICE.

IT CAUSED A LOT OF DAMAGE. AND SO WITHOUT THE HELP OF EVERY DEPARTMENT WHO CAME RUNNING TO HELP WITH THIS EVENT, TO BRING CONES, TO HELP ROPE THINGS OFF, BUILDING OFFICIALS, POLICE DEPARTMENT, FIRE DEPARTMENT, NATE CAME. I MEAN, THERE ARE A HOST OF PEOPLE WHO CAME TO HELP MAKE SURE AND SECURE THIS AREA UNTIL CHRIS WAS ABLE TO CLEAR THAT OFF.

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AND THAT'S NOT THE ONLY THING WE HAVE TO BE THANKFUL FOR. THIS WAS AT THE VISITOR CENTER AND WE HAD LIKE A SKI SLOPE ON BOTH THE FRONT AND THE BACK ENTRANCE.

AND IT TOOK THE GUYS A WHILE TO HACK THAT OFF OF THERE BECAUSE IT WAS SO SOLID.

YOU KNOW, Y'ALL HAD IT AT YOUR HOUSES TOO. GREG, DO YOU KNOW WHO THAT WAS? THAT WAS BOBBY. WAS IT BOBBY? BOBBY. IT WAS BOBBY AND JORGE, I THINK.

OKAY. YEAH. THEY WERE TESTING THE SKI SLOPE BEFORE.

YEAH, THEY WERE PROBABLY WERE. AND THEN MOST RECENTLY THE STREETS DEPARTMENT HAVE HELPED RESTRIPE THE REST OF THE SQUARE.

THE PART THAT THE COUNTY DID NOT DO. SO THAT'S ALL PRETTY NOW THAT THEY ARE MOVING FURNITURE IN THIS WEEK, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU SAW THAT HAPPEN, BUT THAT'S GOOD NEWS TOO.

AND THIS IS A NEW THING THAT WAS APPROVED AT THE COMMISSIONERS COURT MEETING.

SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR SUCH A LONG TIME.

AND IT'S SO EXCITING TO SEE THIS TAKE PLACE. SO KUDOS TO WISE COUNTY FOR PUTTING THIS ON PAPER.

AND I DID SEND OUT A MESSAGE TO ALL OF OUR STAKEHOLDERS DOWNTOWN TO SAY, HEY, LOOK WHAT THE COUNTY DID.

NOW AS BUILDING OWNERS AND BUSINESS OWNERS, HOW ABOUT WE FOLLOW SUIT? SO WE'LL SEE HOW THAT GOES. THE PARKS DEPARTMENT HAS PUT IN SOME NEW PLANTS IN OUR PLANTERS.

THESE SHOULD LAST THROUGH THE SUMMERTIME INTO THE FALL.

THEY LOOK REALLY BEAUTIFUL. SO I WANTED TO CALL THEM OUT FOR THAT TOO, BECAUSE THEY'RE SO PRETTY.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE MAIN STREET BOARD HAS ADDED TO OUR INCENTIVE GRANT PROJECT AND PROGRAM.

SO WE OFFER FOR NEW BUSINESSES ON THE SQUARE TO PAY THEIR CHAMBER MEMBERSHIP FOR THE FIRST YEAR.

WHAT THAT DOES, MAIN STREET HAS NEVER HAD AN ORGANIZATION FOR A MERCHANT ORGANIZATION WHERE THEY PAY IN.

SO WE FEEL LIKE THIS IS AN AVENUE FOR THEM TO BE PART OF THAT ORGANIZATION, TO GET TO KNOW PEOPLE, TO GET TO HAVE A RIBBON, CUTTING ALL THOSE THINGS FOR THE FIRST YEAR. AND HOPEFULLY THEY MAKE USE OF THAT, AND THEN THEY PAY THEIR MEMBERSHIP FOR THE SECOND YEAR.

SO THESE FOUR BUSINESSES HAVE RECENTLY TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THAT.

AND THE ONE ON THE BOTTOM LEFT IS RESTORATION HAUS, THE SPA.

AND THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT ARE COMING UP. SO CAR SHOW COMES UP IN THREE WEEKS ON MAY 2ND.

AND THEN WE HAVE A NEW MAP, NEWLY REVISED MAP.

IT MAY CHANGE NEXT WEEK DEPENDING ON WHO MOVES AROUND OR YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS, BUT IT'S NEW RIGHT NOW AND WE DO HAVE A NEW TRIFOLD COMING OUT WITH THAT AS WELL.

THE GOAL FOR THE TOP PART OF THE MAP, WHICH IS THE PARKING MAP, IS TO TURN THAT INTO A QR CODE THAT PEOPLE CAN USE TO HELP FIND WHERE ELSE THEY CAN PARK.

WHEN THEY SAY THERE'S NO PLACE TO PARK ON THE SQUARE.

SO THAT'S AN ONGOING EFFORT. AND THAT'S IT, YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THAT'S EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE GROUP? WELL, I APPRECIATE YOU AND YOUR BOARD AND YOUR MAIN STREET.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, THAT GETS US TO THE CONCLUSION OF OUR REPORTS.

SUSIE, DO WE HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP TONIGHT? NO, SIR.

ALL RIGHT, ITEM 2, HEAR A PRESENTATION FROM RYAN MCCORMICK.

[2. HEAR A PRESENTATION BY RYAN MCCORMICK OF LONE STAR PACE REGARDING THE 2025 PROPERTY ASSESSED CLEAN ENERGY ANNUAL REPORT.]

I APPRECIATE IT. WELL, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. ESTEEMED MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

I FEEL LIKE I CAN JUST FIT RIGHT IN HERE DOING A RUN BY NUMBERS REPORT WITH ALL THE, YOU KNOW, MARVELOUS PUBLIC SERVICE OFFICIALS THAT HAVE GONE BEFORE ME.

SO WHILE I CAN'T OFFER YOU A PARTY IN WHITE WITH A DJ WE DO HAVE SOME LITERATURE HERE THAT I'LL BRING BY.

OKAY. YOU CAN KEEP THIS ONE. I KNOW THE MAGAZINE IS HOTLY CONTESTED, SO BIG PICTURE.

YOU MIGHT BE ASKING YOURSELF, WHO IS WHO IS RYAN MCCORMICK? WHAT IS THIS LONE STAR PACE? AND WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW? WELL WE ARE THE ADMINISTRATOR ON BEHALF OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS REPRESENTING 60% OF THE POPULATION OF OUR GREAT STATE OF TEXAS FOR THE PROPERTY ASSESSED CLEAN ENERGY PROGRAM.

AND NATE HAS INVITED US TO PRESENT OUR ANNUAL REPORT.

WE CAN GO OVER SOME OF THE BIG PICTURE ITEMS, WHAT WE'VE DONE ACROSS THE STATE, AND TALK ABOUT IT.

PACE IS PRIVATE DOLLARS INTO PRIVATE PROJECTS.

SINCE 2020, WE FACILITATED ALMOST A HALF BILLION DOLLARS INTO PUBLIC BENEFIT PROJECTS THAT CONSERVE ENERGY AND WATER AND FURTHER THE STATE'S ENERGY AND WATER CONSERVATION EFFORTS. WE DO COMPLIANCE ON CURRENT PROJECTS.

WE'VE DONE ALMOST 40 OF THOSE IN THE LAST 5 OR 6 YEARS.

WE EXPAND OUTREACH AND AVAILABILITY, WORKING WITH CITIES AND COUNTIES TO ESTABLISH THESE PROGRAMS AND THEN ADMINISTERING ON THEM ON THEIR BEHALF.

THAT WAY, WE SAVE PRECIOUS STAFF TIME AND WE EDUCATE AND TRAIN PEOPLE, AND THEN WE FACILITATE FUTURE PROJECTS.

SO BIG PICTURE, WHAT IS C-PACE? WE TALKED ABOUT IT.

PRIVATE DOLLARS, PRIVATE PROJECTS. THERE'S A PUBLIC BENEFIT.

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AND WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? THAT MEANS THAT RAISING CODE IS HIGHLY CONTESTED, AND THAT IS A WAY TO MAKE BUILDINGS MORE EFFICIENT.

BUT IN LIEU OF THAT, WE ALSO SAY IF YOU CAN MAKE A BUILDING MORE EFFICIENT BY EXCEEDING CODE, YOU GET ACCESS TO ATTRACTIVE DEBT. NOT ALL PROJECTS NEED DEBT.

SOME OF THEM DO. IF THEY DO, WE HAVE ACCESS TO INVESTMENT GRADE CAPITAL THROUGH A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT LIEN THAT WE THAT WE FILE.

SO WHAT DO WE DO IN 2025? WELL OVER $86 MILLION OF C-PACE FINANCING ON ABOUT $300 MILLION WORTH OF PROJECTS.

YOU CAN SEE ALL THE KIND OF NORMAL FOOD GROUPS HERE OF COMMERCIAL, REAL ESTATE, MULTIFAMILY, HOSPITALITY, INDUSTRIAL, A FEW OFFICE. AND WE ARE THE FIRST DATA CENTER TRANSACTION IN THE NATION THAT WOULD BE IN TOMBALL, WHICH IS WHICH IS HARRIS COUNTY. SO THESE UTILITY SAVINGS FROM LAST YEAR TOOK OFF 227 HOMES OFF THE GRID AND CONSERVED ROUGHLY THE EQUIVALENT OF 75 MILLION BOTTLES OF WATER. SO WE TALK ABOUT SOME OF THESE PROJECTS REAL QUICK, JUST REAL LIGHTLY. I WON'T TAKE MUCH OF YOUR TIME. I KNOW IT'S SUPER VALUABLE HERE.

JEFFERSON OWNS [INAUDIBLE] IN CELINA, WHICH IS NORTH OF LIKE FRISCO.

THEY HAD A COMBINED PRODUCT WHERE IT WAS THE SENIOR FINANCING, PLUS THE PACE FINANCING WAS BROUGHT TOGETHER TO DO A FULL CAPITAL STACK.

THE PACE ASSESSMENT WAS 23 MILLION. THE TOTAL PROJECT WAS ABOUT 70 MILLION.

CLASS A MULTIFAMILY IS NEEDED. YOU KNOW, THE URBAN SPRAWL IS KIND OF COMING OUT THERE AND NORTH OF DFW.

MAYHILL INDUSTRIAL, DENTON COUNTY. WE'VE DONE A LOT OF INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS IN DENTON COUNTY.

THIS IS NEW CONSTRUCTION ENVELOPE, LIGHTING ENVELOPE.

THESE THINGS ALL QUALIFY. AND THEN INDEPENDENCE MEDICAL CENTER IN COLLIN COUNTY, DEFERRED MAINTENANCE PLUS SOLAR PANELS WAS ABLE WE WERE ABLE TO PUT $2.4 MILLION TO REVITALIZE THIS PROJECT. SO YOU MIGHT BE SAYING, WHERE COULD THIS BE USED HERE IN DECATUR? WELL, IN 2022, WE DID HAVE A MULTIFAMILY PROPERTY THAT WE WERE GOING TO BE A PART OF THEIR CAPITAL STACK.

THAT ONE FELL THROUGH. SO THIS IS SET ON THE SHELF.

THERE'S NO DOLLARS THAT HAVE BEEN SPENT. THIS DOESN'T COST DECATUR A DIME, BUT WHEN IT WHEN IT IS AVAILABLE FOR WHEN A DEVELOPER WANTS TO USE IT, MAYBE IT MAKES SENSE. MAYBE THEY NEED ACCESS TO DEBT.

MAYBE WE CAN WORK WITH MATT TO SAY, HEY, THIS PRODUCT'S AVAILABLE.

IT'S A TOOL IN YOUR TOOLBOX. YOU'RE NOT GIVING UP ANYTHING.

LIKE SOMETIMES AN INCENTIVE PACKAGES. THEY'LL BE LIKE A TAX ABATEMENT WHERE, YOU KNOW, THE CITY OR COUNTY KIND OF GIVES UP SOMETHING, BUT WITH PACE PRIVATE DOLLARS INTO A PRIVATE PROJECTS AND IT'S REALLY WIN WIN.

SO WITH THAT, YOU DON'T HAVE TO LOOK AT THAT GUY.

I LOOK AT HIM ENOUGH. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS WHILE I'M HERE.

QUESTIONS? GOSH, APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION.

AND YEAH, I LOVE THE CONCEPT OF HAVING ANOTHER TOOL IN THE TOOLBOX.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING THAT INFORMATION TO US.

ABSOLUTELY, MAYOR. WELL, THANK YOU. I'LL LEAVE THESE HERE WITH NATE AND. YES, THANK YOU.

THANKS, RYAN. APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT, ITEM 3, CONSIDER TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO REGARDING A DEED TRANSFERRING

[3. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE A DEED TRANSFERING OWNERSHIP OF THE TRACT OF LAND KNOWN AS KINGS TERRACE PARK BACK TO ORIGINAL GRANTOR, JERRY W. CAMPBELL.]

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. MISS DARLENE I'M GOING TO NEED AN AUTOGRAPH ON THAT MAGAZINE.

YEAH, I THAT WAS VERY NOTABLE DARLENE PICTURE.

ALRIGHT. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. ITEM THREE IS OVER IN KINGS TERRACE.

YOU MAY OR MAY NOT BE FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA I'M ABOUT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT, BUT THIS IS A SMALL PIECE OF GREEN SPACE THAT WAS ORIGINALLY INTENDED TO BE A POCKET PARK OR SIMILAR NAMED PARK. AND THE CITY JUST WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE LIKE THIS.

WE DON'T HAVE AN AREA WHERE WE HAVE A SMALL PIECE OF GREEN SPACE THAT WE WOULD PUT EQUIPMENT ON AND SEEK TO MAINTAIN FOR SUCH A SMALL FOCUSED AREA. AND SO TONIGHT, THIS ITEM IS ABOUT POTENTIALLY IF THE COUNCIL SO AGREES WITH STAFF POTENTIALLY GIVING THIS BACK TO THE ORIGINAL GRANTOR WE COULD DO THAT BY DEED AND WE HAVE A, WE HAVE PREPARED THAT I HAVE A VERSION OF THAT AT YOUR COUNCIL PLACE IF YOU WANT TO REVIEW THAT.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CAME TO OUR ATTENTION IS OUR STAFF IS MAINTAINING THIS LITTLE PIECE OF PROPERTY. IT'S NOT A HUGE BURDEN BY ANY MEANS, BUT WE CAN'T REALLY POINT TO ANY OTHER PLACE IN THE CITY WHERE WE HAVE A SIMILAR BURDEN.

AND RIGHT NOW, THE ORIGINAL PERSON WHO GRANTED IT TO US WOULD TAKE IT BACK AND IS CONSIDERING BUILDING A HOME OR TWO ON IT.

SO THE THOUGHT PROCESS BY STAFF IS THAT WE JUST REVERSE THIS GIFT BACK TO THE ORIGINAL PROPERTY OWNER AND ALLOW THAT TO NATURALLY BE DEVELOPED.

GIVEN THAT WE DON'T HAVE A STANCE LIKE THIS ON ANY OTHER GREEN SPACE IN THE CITY.

AND YOU SAY, WELL, WHAT ABOUT MELBA DOYLE PARK?

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IT DOES, BUT THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY IS MUCH LARGER.

AND IT ALSO HAS A, I BELIEVE, A NINE HOLE DISC GOLF COURSE.

THANK YOU. YEAH. COURSE ON IT. AND SO THIS OBVIOUSLY WOULDN'T BE BIG ENOUGH FOR A RESOURCE LIKE THAT.

AND SO WE KIND OF COMPARE AND CONTRAST WHAT PROPERTIES WE DO HAVE AND MAINTAIN THIS ONE.

WE COULD LET GO AND IT WOULD HELP THE OVERALL WORKFLOW.

SO I'LL JUST PAUSE RIGHT THERE. AND WHAT QUESTIONS CAN I ANSWER.

NO QUESTIONS FOR ME. I MEAN, GOSH, I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS LOOKING AND TAKING A LOOK AT THAT AND PROPOSING THAT TO COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION. SO THANK YOU. WOULD THE PROPERTY OWNERS NEXT TO, HAVE YOU EVER HAVE YOU HAD ANY OBJECTIONS TO IT? AND DO THE PROPERTY OWNERS NEXT TO THAT SLIVER OF LAND KNOW THAT THIS IS HAPPENING? ONE OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS THAT'S RIGHT NEXT TO IT'S ON THE PARKS BOARD AND THEY WERE THE ONES WHO RECOMMENDED IT. OH, OKAY. THAT WOULD BE THE ONLY THING THAT I COULD SEE RUFFLING FEATHERS. LIKE IF I BOUGHT A HOUSE AND IT WAS NEXT TO A CITY OWNED PARK, AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CITY'S GIVING IT BACK, GIVING IT AWAY OR GIVING IT BACK TO THE, I WOULD WANT TO KNOW AT LEAST.

THAT'S A FANTASTIC QUESTION. AT THIS POINT, IT'S NOT GONE THROUGH ANY MECHANISM OR CONTROL DEVICE THAT WOULD CAUSE ANY TYPE OF PUBLIC POSTING OR PUBLIC HEARING. SO TECHNICALLY, JAKE, NO, OUTSIDE OF THE PERSON WHO SERVES ON PARKS BOARD, GIVING IT THE VERBAL SUPPORT THROUGH THE CONVERSATIONS.

WELL, THAT'S ENOUGH FOR ME. GREAT QUESTION. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MAYOR, THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM. I THINK IT WOULD JUST BE TO ALLOW FOR STAFF TO PREPARE THE DOCUMENTS AND THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE.

OKAY. WE'LL STAND BY FOR A MOTION UNLESS THERE'S FURTHER DISCUSSION.

MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION, PLEASE. I'D LIKE TO TAKE ACTION TO APPROVE A DEED TRANSFERRING OWNERSHIP OF THE TRACK OF LAND KNOWN AS KING'S TERRACE PARK BACK TO THE ORIGINAL GRANTOR, JERRY W. CAMPBELL. WITH. WITH AUTHORIZATION. TO STAFF AND THE MAYOR. THE STAFF OF THE MAYOR.

THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOOD TO GO ON THAT.

CITY ATTORNEY. YES, WE KNOW WHAT TO DO. OKAY, SO WE 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, CONSIDER TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO GRANT OR DENY A PETITION SUBMITTED ON MARCH 18TH,

[4. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO GRANT OR DENY A PETITION SUBMITTED ON MARCH 18, 2026, BY ERIC GEORGE REGARDING 23.54 ACRES FOR RELEASE FROM THE EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICITON (ETJ) OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS.]

SO THIS ITEM. YEAH. RHONDA, YOU'RE HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION THERE. IF YOU COULD PULL THE MAP UP, PLEASE, SIR.

SO WE'VE GRAPPLED WITH A COUPLE OF THESE. JUST A QUICK REMINDER FOR COUNCIL FOR STAFF AND THOSE WHO MIGHT PICK THIS UP AND WATCH LATER, OR MIGHT BE WATCHING RIGHT NOW. THE LEGISLATION, LEGISLATIVE CHANGES RATHER OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF CYCLES HAVE REALLY CHANGED THE WAY CITIES AND THE ETJ COOPERATE WITH EACH OTHER.

AND SO ONE OF THE ONLY THINGS THAT WE GOVERN IN THE ETJ AT THE MOMENT IS BILLBOARD SIGNS.

CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, STAFF. THANK YOU, WAYNE.

AND YOU KNOW, IF SOMEONE WANTS TO LEAVE THE ETJ, THAT'S THE ONLY RULING AUTHORITY THAT THE CITY HAS IS BILLBOARD SIGNS.

IN THIS SCENARIO, THE APPLICATION THAT THEY SUBMITTED WAS IT LOOKS TO BE SELF GENERATED.

WE HAVE OUR OWN APPLICATION THAT FOLLOWS THE STATUTE TO THE TEE.

SO STAFF IS WE'RE REALLY NEUTRAL IN THIS PARTICULAR CONVERSATION BECAUSE BY RIGHT, THEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE ETJ IN 45 DAYS IF THEIR PETITION IS 100% CORRECT. AND IN THIS PARTICULAR SCENARIO THE PETITIONS, OKAY, THE DOCUMENTATION IS OKAY, BUT IT'S MISSING EITHER DATE OF BIRTH OR VOTER REGISTRATION NUMBER.

WE HAVE TO HAVE ONE OF THOSE FOR THIS TO BE CONSIDERED BY STATE LAW, A COMPLETE APPLICATION.

AND TONIGHT, RIGHT THIS MOMENT, UNLESS STAFF TELLS US OTHERWISE, IT'S TECHNICALLY INCOMPLETE.

SO ALL OTHER THINGS ARE APPROPRIATE AND WE SHOULD RELEASE THIS.

AND THIS SHOULD BE REALLY A CONSENT ITEM. BUT BECAUSE THAT PIECE IS MISSING ON THIS PETITION FOLLOWING STATE LAW, TECHNICALLY STAFF CAN'T RECOMMEND THAT YOU JUST RELEASE IT.

BUT SINCE WE HAVE IT HERE FOR YOU TONIGHT, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND TALK THROUGH THE MAPPING. RHONDA, IF YOU'LL GO MAYBE TO THE NEXT MAP.

YEAH. THANK YOU. SO GO ONE MORE DOWN, PLEASE.

SO THIS IS AN AERIAL AND THE IF YOU'RE FOLLOWING ALONG ON THE MAPPING, THE BLACK AND WHITE DOTTED LINES REPRESENT THE OFFICIAL CITY

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AND SO TUCKER, OUR GIS SPECIALIST, HAS DONE A GOOD JOB OF SHOWING YOU THE PROPERTY OF INTEREST, WHICH IS GENERALLY LOCATED OFF OF HIGHWAY THREE, 80 WEST, THE WEST OF THE CITY LIMITS, BUT STILL IN THE ETJ.

IT'S GENERALLY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 380 IMMEDIATELY FRONTS HIGHWAY 380.

AND IF YOU GO BACK TO THE PREVIOUS PAGE, PLEASE STARE AT THAT.

SO WE ZOOM IN HERE TO THIS PROPERTY. AND IF YOU WERE THERE TODAY, PHYSICALLY STANDING IN FRONT OF THIS PROPERTY, IT'S A VERY, VERY NICE I'D CALL IT LIGHT INDUSTRIAL TYPE BUILDINGS THERE.

AND SO THAT'S THE PROPERTY YOU'RE DEALING WITH.

AGAIN, IT MEETS THE REQUEST IS VERY SIMPLE. AND IF AND IF IT HAD EITHER DATE OF BIRTH BY THE APPLICANT OR VOTER REGISTRATION STAFF WOULD BE RECOMMENDING THAT WE LET THIS GO THROUGH AND BE RELEASED. BUT AS SUCH, WE WOULD RECOMMEND YOU DON'T.

AND ONE THING WE DIDN'T CLARIFY IS THEY CAN TAKE NO ACTION.

IF THEY TAKE NO ACTION, THEN IT'S APPROVED BY OPERATION OF LAW.

SO IF THEY IF YOU DENY IT UNTIL WE RECEIVE A CORRECT APPLICATION, THAT'S IT'S KIND OF SOMETHING WE CAN TALK THROUGH.

THIS IS A FIRST FOR EVERYBODY. SURE. CAN WE. CAN WE APPROVE IT SUBJECT TO CORRECT APPLICATION? JAKE, I THINK IF WE APPROVE IT OR IF WE TAKE NO ACTION, THAT'S THE SAME AS LETTING THE 45-DAY TIMER COME AND GO.

AND YOU WOULD SEE THAT. CORRECT. ALL RIGHT. GO AHEAD, SIR.

NATE, DO YOU SEE THIS AS A DOMINO EFFECT? DO YOU SEE ANY POTENTIAL PROPERTIES IN THE FUTURE OR IF I LAND IN THE ETJ AND THEN. OKAY. SIGNAGE. THAT'S IT SEEMS SIMPLE TO ME, BUT DO YOU SEE ANYBODY LIKE YOU KNOW WHAT, THEY'RE ON TO SOMETHING. GUESS WHAT? I WANT TO BE OUT TOO. YEAH, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

YOU KNOW, WE ASK STAFF, WE ASK OURSELVES THE SAME QUESTION.

PUT MYSELF IN THE BUSINESS OWNER'S SHOES. AND IF I'M LOOKING FOR PARTICULAR SIGNAGE, THAT ETJ INCLUSION COULD BE A BARRIER.

I COULD UNDERSTAND THAT. YOU KNOW, THE CITY'S POSTURE ON SERVING WATER, SEWER, POLICE, FIRE, IF YOU'RE IN THE CITY LIMITS. THAT REALLY DOESN'T CHANGE THIS PROPERTY'S PROTECTION LEVEL.

WITH THE EXCEPTION OF FIRE, THEY GET FIRE PROTECTION BECAUSE THEY'RE IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DISTRICTS CONTRACTUALLY AGREED UPON BETWEEN THE CITY AND COUNTY.

BUT YOU KNOW, I MEAN, I DON'T, I DON'T SUSPECT A DOMINO EFFECT WILL OUTSIDE OF THOSE FOLKS THAT WANT TO MARKET THEIR PROPERTY AS OUT OF THE ETJ FOR SIGNAGE. I MEAN, FROM STAFF'S VIEWPOINT, THAT WOULD BE THE, THE IMMEDIATE ATTRACTION TO REMOVING THEMSELVES FROM THE ETJ.

SO I HOPE THAT ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION. YES, SIR.

YEAH. SO THEY CAN DO ELECTRONIC. THEY COULD DO A MONSTROSITY ON 380.

THERE'S NO, IF THEY'RE RELEASED THERE'S NO I'LL LET STAFF ANSWER THAT QUESTION.

BUT IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY WOULDN'T FALL UNDER OUR SIGN ORDINANCES AT ALL.

THAT'S CORRECT. THEY WOULD NOT FALL UNDER OUR SIGN ORDINANCE.

THERE ARE STATE REQUIREMENTS FOR BILLBOARDS THAT WOULD STILL BE SUBJECT TO REVIEW BY THE STATE OF TEXAS FOR ANY TYPE OF SIGNAGE.

YES, SIR, THANK YOU. AND I JUST THOSE ARE GREAT QUESTIONS.

I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR. THIS APPLICANT DIDN'T GIVE A REASON AND THEY DON'T HAVE TO.

BUT ACCORDING TO THE STATE STATUTE, WE'RE JUST WE'RE ASSUMING BASED ON THAT BEING THE ONLY CONTROLLING DEVICE THAT THE CITY HAS IN TERMS OF AUTHORITY OVER THE ETJ.

WELL, I APPRECIATE JAKE'S QUESTION. THAT WAS THE SAME THINKING I WAS TRACKING ON.

BUT FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, IT'S LIKE IF WE DON'T TAKE ANY ACTION, THERE'S A PROCESS FOR THIS TO, MEET THAT OWNER'S NEEDS OR REQUIREMENTS OUTSIDE OF THIS APPROVAL OF THIS GROUP.

YEAH. IF YOU TAKE NO ACTION MAYOR, IT BECOMES APPROVED 45 DAYS AFTER IT WAS SUBMITTED.

GOTCHA. WELL, OR IF IT WASN'T EVEN ON OUR AGENDA ITEM.

THAT'S ALSO CORRECT. YOU NEVER EVEN SAW IT. IT WOULD BE APPROVED 45 DAYS FROM SUBMISSION.

ALL RIGHT. JUST. SO, SO. SO YOU'RE RECOMMENDING TONIGHT TO STAFF RECOMMENDING TO DENY IT BASED ON INCOMPLETE APPLICATION. THE DEFICIENT APPLICATION.

AND IT'S INTERESTING. IT'S A STATUTE THAT WAS PASSED LEGISLATION SESSION BEFORE LAST.

AND IT GAVE BROAD AUTHORITY TO ANYBODY IN THE ETJ THAT WANTS TO BE RELEASED.

IT HAS TO BE RELEASED THE CITY. WHEN Y'ALL CONTACTED HIM, WHY DID HE NOT GIVE YOU A.

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AND WHEN WE LOOK AT INTERPRETIVE LAW, BECAUSE THERE ARE OTHER LAWS THAT INVOKE THAT SAME CHAPTER FOR THE PETITIONS IN THE AREAS THAT THEY GOVERN, THEN YOU SEE THAT STRICT COMPLIANCE WITH THAT STATUTE IS REQUIRED FOR THE PETITION TO BE GRANTED.

SO WE REALLY CAN'T RECOMMEND APPROVAL. AND WE.

WHY ARE WE EVEN CAPABLE OF VOTING ON IT IF THE APPLICATION IS NOT FILLED OUT PROPERLY? IF IT'S GOING AGAINST WHAT THE STATE REQUIRES, WHY? HOW. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE UNUSUAL. GREAT QUESTION, JAKE.

THIS IS ONE OF THOSE UNUSUAL SCENARIOS WHERE WE FEEL IT'S IMPORTANT TO PUT THINGS LIKE THIS BEFORE THE COUNCIL FOR SITUATIONAL AWARENESS.

SURE. AND WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF THESE AND THEY'VE LANDED ON CONSENT, BEEN PART OF YOUR PACKET.

YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO UNDERSTAND WHERE THEY WERE OPPORTUNITY TO WEIGH IN OR PULL THE ITEM IF WE NEEDED TO.

BUT IN THIS PARTICULAR SCENARIO, IN THE INTEREST OF TRANSPARENCY, THAT'S WHY IT'S HERE BEFORE YOU.

IT JUST HAPPENS TO BE DEFICIENT. IT SEEMS SILLY.

SO IF WE DENY IT, HE CAN JUST REAPPLY WITH THE CORRECT APPLICATION.

ALL RIGHT. I'LL MAKE A MOTION IF YOU'RE READY, MR. MAYOR. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO DENY THAT THEN, DENY THE PETITION BY ERICK GEORGE REGARDING 23.54 ACRES FOR RELEASE FROM THE EXTRATERRESTRIAL JURISDICTION. TERRITORIAL, SORRY, JURISDICTION OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS BASED ON IN PROPER APPLICATION. SECOND. I HAVE A SECOND RIGHT HERE.

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

AYE. OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT THAT IS DENIED. THANK YOU.

OKAY, ITEM 5. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE A PARK PROJECT REQUEST FROM THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO THE CITY OF DECATUR IN THE AMOUNT OF $100,000 TO

[5. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPOPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE A PARK PROJECT REQUEST FROM THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS, (EDC) IN THE AMOUNT OF $100,000 TO BE APPLIED TO THE PROJECT COST FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF ADDITIONAL PARKING AT RENSHAW PARK AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.]

I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MATT. THANKS. MATT REYNOLDS OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

WELCOME. THANK YOU, MIKE. I APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, COUNCIL. MATT REYNOLDS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE DECATUR EDC.

IN THE GREAT PHILOSOPHY OF JOE BOYD, A FRESH NEW LOOK FOR.

OKAY. SO. IN AN EFFORT TO ASSIST THE CITY OF DECATUR WITH QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENTS, THE DECATUR EDC HAS BEEN A VALUABLE RESOURCE FOR MANY PROJECTS ACROSS THE CITY, INCLUDING PLAYGROUNDS, WALKING TRACKS, FITNESS COURTS, PICKLEBALL COURTS, AS WELL AS BASKETBALL COURTS. TODAY, ON BEHALF OF THE DECATUR EDC BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WE ARE EXCITED TO INCLUDE A MUCH NEEDED PARKING LOT FOR RENSHAW PARK.

THIS GRANT WILL NOT ONLY ENSURE PAVED SPACES, BUT ALSO ALLOW FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY FOR ALL ATTENDING THAT PARK.

THE PROPOSED PARKING SPACE WILL HOST 49 TOTAL SPOTS.

THAT INCLUDES FIVE HANDICAP, 139 REGULAR SPACES AND FIVE SPACES FOR FOOD TRUCKS.

IN ADDITION TO THIS GREAT LOCATION, IT IS A POTENTIAL FUTURE PARKING LOT FOR THE FARM AT RENSHAW PARK.

SO THE DECATUR EDC BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY VOTED TO APPROVE DECATUR EDC MATCHING GRANT OF $50,000 AND IN ADDITION, A DECATUR EDC DISCRETIONARY GRANT OF $50,000.

VERY NICE. THAT'S ALL. ANY QUESTIONS I CAN ASK GREG TO ANSWER THEM? YEAH. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? WELL, WE CERTAINLY GO AHEAD. OH, NO. PLEASE DON'T LET ME INTERRUPT.

I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY. NO, NO. DON'T INTERRUPT.

EDC. MAKE UP YOUR MIND. AND THEIR $100,000 GRANT.

NO AS CO-COMMISSIONER FOR THE DECATUR YOUTH SOCCER ASSOCIATION EMPHASIZING SOCCER.

PARKING IS ESPECIALLY WHEN WE HOST ALL AGE GROUPS.

PARKING IS JUST APPRECIATED AND VERY VALUED. THAT AERIAL PHOTO, THOUGH, I JUST GOT DONE STRIPING SOCCER FIELDS TODAY, AND THAT SEEMS TO BE A LITTLE ANTIQUATED. THOSE LINES SHOULD BE BRIGHT AND WHITE.

SO THAT'S. OH. YEAH. THAT WASN'T TAKEN TODAY.

[01:05:02]

SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT THAT ITEM PASSES.

ITEM SIX. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE A GRANT PROJECT REQUEST FROM THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS ON THE AMOUNT OF $25,000 TO BE

[6. *CONSIDER AND TAKE APPOPRIATE ACTION TO APPROVE A GRANT PROJECT REQUEST FROM THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS, IN THE AMOUNT OF $25,000 TO BE APPLIED FOR THE HISTORIC SQUARE DESTINATION MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM.]

SIR, YOU'RE BACK. IN AN EFFORT TO ASSIST DESTINATION BUSINESSES CONSIDERING RELOCATING OR EXPANDING HERE AT OUR HISTORIC SQUARE, THE DECATUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION CREATED A HISTORIC SQUARE DESIGNATION MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM TO INCENTIVIZE BUSINESSES THAT PRIMARILY WORK TO BRING NEW CUSTOMERS OUTSIDE OF DECATUR TO PATRONIZE BUSINESSES IN OR ADJACENT TO THE HISTORIC SQUARE.

THE HISTORIC SQUARE DESIGNATION MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM PROVIDES MATCHING FUNDS TOWARD QUALIFIED FIXED IMPROVEMENTS IN COMPLIANCE WITH CHAPTER 501.103 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE. THE DECATUR EDC HAS AN APPLICATION PROCESS FOR THIS PROGRAM.

ALL APPLICANTS ARE SUBJECT TO THE DECATUR EDC BOARD APPROVAL.

I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THIS IS THE VERY FIRST TIME THAT WE'VE EVER AWARDED THIS GRANT.

SO THIS IS REALLY A REALLY COOL OPPORTUNITY. THE BUILDING OWNER OF 201 WEST MAIN STREET ON THE SQUARE INDICATOR, ALONG WITH THE PROSPECTIVE TENANT AND FRIEDA LASATER FROM THE DECATUR MAIN STREET PROGRAM, APPROACHED THE EDC A FEW MONTHS BACK AND ASKED ABOUT THIS GRANT SEVERAL MONTHS AGO.

AND IT IS A GREAT FIT. IT IS THE REASON WHY THE EDC CREATED THIS GRANT.

SO THIS PROJECT WILL REPLACE WINDOWS WITH HISTORIC RELEVANCE, MAKING A HUGE DIFFERENCE TO THE EXTERIOR AS WELL AS THE INTERIOR.

IT'LL REPAIR STRUCTURAL FRAMING. IT'LL PAY FOR REPAIR OF DRYWALL, PAINT AND SIDING.

IT'LL ALSO REPAIR, EXCUSE ME, REPLACE A WATER HEATER.

SO BASED ON THE CONSTRUCTION ESTIMATES FOR THIS PROJECT, THE DECATUR EDC BOARD HAS AGREED TO AWARD A MAXIMUM OF $25,000 FOR THIS PROJECT. VERY GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THAT? COUNCIL? WHO IS THE PROPERTY OWNER OF THAT ADDRESS? OKAY.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? LOOK FOR A MOTION.

MR. MAYOR, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE GRANT FROM THE DECATUR EDC IN THE AMOUNT OF 25,000 TO BE APPLIED FOR THE HISTORIC SQUARE DESIGNATION MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM. OKAY. SHE'S CLOSER. I MUST HEAR HER FIRST.

ALL RIGHT, SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT, THAT ITEM PASSES.

ITEM 7. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO NAME THE PARK LOCATED AT 1601 SOUTH CHURCH STREET,

[7. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO NAME THE PARK LOCATED AT 1601 SOUTH CHURCH, DECATUR, TEXAS, “MEMORIAL PARK” AS RECOMMENDED BY THE PARKS BOARD. ]

MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THIS ITEM IS ABOUT THE PROPERTY THAT'S BETWEEN THE POLICE AND FIRE STATIONS UP ON THE HILL.

WE HAVE A SPLASH PAD THAT'S RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER FROM NEEDING TO BE OPENED UP AND USED FOR THE COMMUNITY, BUT WE ALSO HAVE A LARGER PARK SPACE UP THERE THAT NEEDS TO BE NAMED FIRST BEFORE WE CAN REALLY BRAND AND GET THE WORD OUT ON THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

SO WE PITCHED THAT RESPONSIBILITY OVER TO PARKS ADVISORY BOARD, AND THEY'VE BEEN GRAPPLING WITH IT FOR, GOSH, FOR SURE SINCE THE CONSTRUCTION STARTED ON THE SPLASH PAD.

ANYWAYS, THEIR RECOMMENDATION TONIGHT IS THAT WE NAME THAT SPACE UP THERE, MEMORIAL PARK.

BASED ON THE IDEA THAT SO MANY THINGS IN THAT HISTORICAL SPACE CAN BE MEMORIALIZED FROM OUR BEAUTIFUL COLLEGE AND FOOTBALL GROUNDS TO OUR HISTORIC MUSEUM.

THOSE FOLKS THAT HAVE SO FAITHFULLY SERVED MANY YEARS, SUCH AS MISS ROSALIE GREG.

WE COULD MEMORIALIZE THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE LOST BATTALION, I JUST THINK.

AND THE PARKS BOARD SEEMS TO AGREE WITH STAFF THAT THAT NAME IS VERY WHOLESOME.

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HAPPY TO TALK THROUGH THAT RECOMMENDATION. BUT AS A REMINDER BASED ON AN ADVISORY GROUPS ROLE IN GIVING YOU THAT RECOMMENDATION, YOU AS COUNCIL HAVE FINAL AUTHORITY.

VERY GOOD. HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. APPRECIATE THE PARKS BOARD AND STAFF FOR THEIR WORK AND GETTING THAT PROJECT COMPLETED AND HAVING THIS NAME BEFORE US. SO WE APPRECIATE ALL THAT. COUNCIL DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR OTHER COMMENTS? I DO, DID THEY AT ANY POINT TALK ABOUT INCLUDING SOMETHING IN THE NAME THAT'S A NOD TO THAT HISTORIC SITE IN OUR COMMUNITY WHERE OUR OLD COLLEGE WAS.

I LIKE THE, THE NAME MEMORIAL PARK, BUT I THINK IT WOULD, WE COULD ALSO SAY MEMORIAL PARK AT THE OLD COLLEGE OR SOMETHING THAT ALSO ADDS ANOTHER, A NOD TO THAT VERY HISTORIC STRUCTURE AND THE SIGN THAT'S UP THERE AND ALL OF THAT, SO. I CAN SAY, AND I'LL LET STEPH CHIME IN IF I MISS SOMETHING HERE.

I CAN SAY THAT, YES, THOSE CONVERSATIONS WERE KIND OF ALL OVER THE PLACE IN THE EARLY DAYS WHEN THEY WERE THINKING THROUGH THIS.

I THINK SOMETHING THAT THE GROUP IS CAUTIOUS OF IS, YOU KNOW, THE IMPORTANCE OF HONORING OUR PAST, DEALING WITH TODAY'S LEGACY, AND THEN PREPARING THE NEXT GENERATION.

I THINK THE INTENT WAS TO BE ABLE TO MAKE IT ALL INCLUSIVE OF THOSE THREE PERIODS OF TIME, TO WHERE THERE CAN BE A MEMORIAL TO THE COLLEGE SITE, THERE CAN BE A MEMORIAL TO ANYTHING THAT MAY COME UP, SUCH AS MAYBE CITY EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE PASSED AWAY OR, OR SERVED THE CITY FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS AND HAVE GONE ON TO RETIREMENT OR POLICE AND FIREFIGHTERS. I THINK THE IDEA IS AT A HIGHER LEVEL, HAVING THIS MEMORIAL GROUND WITH SO MANY THINGS FITTING UNDER THAT UMBRELLA.

I THINK THAT WAS THE INTENT RESPECTFULLY. DO YOU THINK THERE WOULD BE ANY OBJECTION TO ADDING TO THAT MEMORIAL PARK AT THE OLD COLLEGE? WELL. JUST BASED ON, JUST BASED ON WHAT NATE SAID, I FEEL LIKE THEY THOROUGHLY VETTED THAT CONVERSATION OUT, BUT MAYBE I'M MISTAKEN. SOMEBODY THAT SAT ON THAT MIGHT BE FAMILIAR.

ON THE BOARD, BUT I WAS I WAS THERE FOR MOST OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS, AND THE WAY THEY CAME UP WITH MEMORIAL PARK IS SO THAT IT CAN BE EACH ONE OF THESE LITTLE AREAS CAN BE SOMETHING AS MEMORIALIZED. AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S GOING TO START OFF WITH THE SPLASH PAD MEMORIAL PARK, BUT THEN IT CAN BE THE, YOU KNOW, THE COLLEGE AT MEMORIAL PARK AND THIS AT MEMORIAL PARK.

AND THESE AREAS ARE GOING TO BE BROKEN UP INTO DIFFERENT SPOTS.

JUST KIND OF LIKE OVER HERE AT THE VETERANS PARK.

AND THAT WHOLE AREA IS GOING TO BE MEMORIAL, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE MEMORIALIZING ALL THESE DIFFERENT THINGS.

AND NOT ONE THING IS GOING TO BE MORE IMPORTANT THAN ANY OF THE OTHERS, OR ONE GROUP OF PEOPLE IS ANY MORE IMPORTANT THAN ANY OF THE OTHERS OF WHAT'S COME THROUGH THAT AREA OVER THOSE YEARS. MAKES SENSE. YEAH.

IT'S ALMOST LIKE YOU HAVE A MEMORIAL PARK. THAT'S THE NAME OF THE BOOK.

AND THEN YOU HAVE MANY CHAPTERS OF IT WHICH WOULD INCLUDE ALL THESE DIFFERENT KINDS OF THE SCHOOL, THE COLLEGE, 100% HISTORY, THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, ALL THOSE THINGS AND ANYTHING ELSE SO.

ALL RIGHT, ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? I WOULD IT'S INTERESTING WE HAVE TWO OF THESE ITEMS HERE TONIGHT.

SO BEFORE WE CALL FOR ANY VOTES, I JUST I WANT US TO BE ON THE SAME PAGE ABOUT KIND OF THE ORDER OF OPERATIONS HERE.

SO IF YOU'LL ALLOW ME A MOMENT. YES, SIR. TO JUST FAST FORWARD TO ITEM 8.

SIMILAR POSTURE HERE. WE'VE GOT A LOT OF ACTIVITY AT RENSHAW PARK AND THAT GROUP GRAPPLED WITH A NAME HERE AS WELL.

AND THEY DID CHOOSE MELINDA, TO YOUR POINT, THEY DID CHOOSE TO LEAN INTO HISTORY HERE WITH THIS PARTICULAR PIECE OF THE NAMING RESPONSIBILITY.

SO I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT THEY'VE BEEN GRAPPLING WITH BOTH OF THESE WITH, WITH GOOD HEARTS AND LOTS OF THOUGHT.

BUT RHONDA IF YOU COULD GO TO THE PREVIOUS PRESENTATION WHERE MATT PRESENTED THE EDC GRANT AND SHOW US A QUICK PICTURE, JUST SO WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE ABOUT WHAT ITEM 8 TALKS ABOUT.

YEP. THERE YOU GO. GO UP IN THE DOCUMENT. IT'S SOMEWHERE AROUND 38.

KEEP GOING JUST A LITTLE BIT FURTHER UNTIL WE GET TO THE ONES WHERE WE'LL STRIPE THE FIELD.

THERE WE GO. SO THE PICTURE ON THE LEFT THERE THE RED LINES AROUND THAT PHOTO THERE, THAT GROUPING OF TREES THAT IS WHAT ITEM EIGHT IS SPECIFIC TO DISCUSSING A NAME ABOUT.

AND IT DOES HAVE HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE, RIGHT? BUT HONESTLY, THAT'S THE ONLY USE FOR THAT PARTICULAR AREA.

SO I JUST WANTED TO BE CLEAR BEFORE WE START DOWN THE ROAD OF CONTRASTING THESE TWO, I APPRECIATE THE ADDITION.

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AS IT STANDS, THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OWNS THE COLLEGE.

IT IS COMPLETELY SEPARATE AT THIS POINT. AND IF WE'RE GOING BY WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE NOW THAT WE HAVE THE FARM AT RENSHAW PARK, IF THEY EVER DO SOMETHING WITH THE COLLEGE, IT COULD TURN INTO THE COLLEGE AT MEMORIAL PARK.

YES, TECHNICALLY, YES. THE OLD COLLEGE OR. THERE'S A LOT OF INFRASTRUCTURE THAT DID LAY ACROSS THAT GROUND.

BUT YES, IN TECHNICAL TERMS, YOU'RE RIGHT, JAKE.

I WAS GOING TO SAY THE COLLEGE TOOK UP THAT WHOLE PIECE OF PROPERTY.

YES, MA'AM. POLICE STATION AND EVERYTHING. YES, MA'AM.

THAT'S CORRECT. THAT'S NOT INAPPROPRIATE. OKAY.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? ONLY ONE FROM YOUR ATTORNEY.

THIS ADDRESS IS 1602, NOT 1601 SOUTH CHURCH. VERY GOOD.

OKAY. YOU ALREADY HAVE A NAME. THANK YOU, CHIEF.

YEAH. THANK YOU. THAT'S MY FAULT. ALL RIGHT, LOOK FOR A MOTION.

MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE NAMING OF THE PARK LOCATED AT 1602 SOUTH CHURCH DECATUR AS MEMORIAL PARK RECOMMENDED BY THE PARKS BOARD.

ALL RIGHT, SO WE HAVE A MOTION. I'LL 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. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ITEM EIGHT. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE. YES.

YES. I WANTED YOU TO NOTE YOU DID HAVE ONE OPPOSED.

I DID NOT HEAR THAT. THAT'S OKAY. SO THAT'S GOOD.

SO. MISS REEVES WAS OPPOSED. OKAY, SO IT'S 6-1.

6-1. ITEM PASSES. ITEM 8. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO NAME THE PARK LOCATED AT 2705

[8. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO NAME THE PARK LOCATED AT 2705 SOUTH FM 51, DECATUR, TEXAS, “THE FARM AT RENSHAW PARK” AS RECOMMENDED BY THE PARKS BOARD.]

SO. I FEEL LIKE YOU GAVE US A GOOD PREVIEW. A COUPLE OF JUST.

IF YOU DON'T MIND A COUPLE OF THINGS. GREG, FIRST OF ALL, TO HAVE THE ADDRESS RIGHT HERE ON THIS PARTICULAR PARCEL.

YES, SIR. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND A QUICK THANK YOU TO THE EDC AND THE COUNCIL FOR THOSE MUCH NEEDED PARKING SPACES.

WILL THANK YOU FOR STRIPING. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE IT VERY CLEAR.

MATT SAID PAVED SPACES, NOT PAID SPACES. THOSE WILL BE FREE PARKING, BUT PAVED PARKING SPOTS.

ALL RIGHT, BUT RHONDA IF YOU WOULD GO BACK TO THAT MAP, JUST SO WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE ABOUT WHAT WE'RE NAMING HERE.

AND THEN AGAIN, THIS THIS ITEM IS RECOMMENDED BY THE PARKS BOARD TO BE THE FARM AT RENSHAW PARK.

THIS AND IT'S THAT. YEAH. THANK YOU. RIGHT THERE.

BEFORE WE GET TOO FAR INTO IT. I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF GO BACK AND SAY THANK YOU TO KERRY BOND AND THE OTHER PARKS BOARD MEMBERS GREG AND HEATH, FOR WORKING WITH THE COUNTY TO, TO KIND OF ADD A LITTLE BIT MORE PROPERTY TO THE PARKS DEPARTMENT AT VIRTUALLY NO COST.

AND WITHOUT ALL THAT WORK, WE WOULDN'T BE HERE TODAY WORRYING ABOUT THIS.

THAT'S A GREAT POINT. THANK YOU EDDIE FOR BRINGING THAT UP. THIS PROPERTY IS SECURED BY A 99 YEAR LEASE THROUGH AN INTER INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATION WITH THE CITY AND COUNTY. VERY GOOD, THANK YOU FOR THAT INPUT. COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCIL, LOOK FOR A MOTION. MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE NAMING OF THE PARK LOCATED AT 2705 SOUTH FM 51 IN DECATUR AS THE FARM AT RENSHAW PARK, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE PARKS BOARD.

SECOND. 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 9 IS THE CONSENT.

THANK YOU, NATE. ITEM NINE IS THE CONSENT AGENDA.

[9. CONSENT AGENDA ]

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

ITEM 10. COUNCIL MEMBERS REQUEST FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS.

[10. COUNCIL MEMBER REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS.]

THANK YOU EVERYBODY.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.