Jul 08, 2025 City Council

COUNCIL MEMBER TOWNSEND.

WELCOME EVERYBODY THAT'S HERE TONIGHT TO OUR NEW TWICE A MONTH MEETINGS, AGAIN, SEVEN O'CLOCK.

GIVE EVERYBODY A CHANCE TO GET HERE.

BUT REMEMBER I BROUGHT IT UP FOR ABOUT THE LAST SIX MONTHS, SO I'LL DO IT ONE MORE TIME.

WE HAVE SOME BOARDS THAT ARE FIXING.

WE NEED APPOINTMENTS.

SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, GO ONLINE AGAIN.

UM, OUR HEARTS AND PRAYERS WITH THOSE THAT SUFFERED LOSS IN, UH, THE FLOODS OVER THE WEEKEND.

IT WAS TERRIBLE.

BE WITH THOSE FAMILIES.

AND THEN, UH, OF COURSE, BEING A FIRST RESPONDER, WE, WE UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE GOING THROUGH, SO WE PRAY FOR THEM ALSO.

THIS EVENING, YOU WILL BE PRESENTED WITH THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET REQUEST FOR YOUR REVIEW AND COMMENTS.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

UM, THINGS THAT I WOULD JUST LIKE TO REITERATE WHAT ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS SAID.

AND WE, UH, WE WILL HAVE, UM, EVERYONE AFFECTED BY THIS FLOODING IN OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS FOR A VERY LONG TIME.

I KNOW THIS HITS VERY CLOSE

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TO HOME FOR ALL OF US.

UM, SO ANY WAY THAT ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO HELP OUT.

I KNOW THERE IS MULTIPLE AVENUES.

PLEASE SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP.

UH, THEY NEED, THEY NEED US MORE NOW THAN EVER.

SOME, UH, ANNOUNCEMENTS, UH, OR SOME THINGS TO THAT'S COMING UP AS WELL.

UH, JULY 16TH, WHICH IS NEXT WEEK, UM, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION WOULD LIKE ME TO, UH, LET YOU KNOW THERE'S AN OPEN HOUSE AND COMMUNITY DISCUSSION HAPPENING HERE IN, UH, IN CITY HALL, UH, AS WELL AS I GOT TO ATTEND OUR FIRST EVER, UH, SERGEANT PROMOTION EVALUATION.

UM, SO I DID NOT GET TO WATCH THE WHOLE EVALUATION.

HOWEVER, I GOT TO COME FOR THE RESULTS.

UH, AND I CAN TELL YOU, YOU'RE GONNA GET SOME MORE INFORMATION ABOUT IT.

I DON'T WANNA, YOU KNOW, STEAL ANYONE'S THUNDER.

HOWEVER, UH, THE INDIVIDUAL THAT WILL BE GETTING PROMOTED, UH, NOT ONLY DID HE WIN OR DO THE BEST IN THE EVALUATION AND IN THE ASSESSMENT, UM, THE EVALUATORS TOLD US THAT HE'S NEVER SEEN THE NUMBERS THAT HIGH BEFORE.

SO WE HAVE A VERY, VERY GOOD CANDIDATE GETTING PROMOTED IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

UM, SO WHEN YOU DO FIND OUT, PLEASE SHAKE HIS HAND.

SAY, CONGRATULATIONS.

UH, WE HAVE A GREAT INDIVIDUAL REPRESENTING THE CITY OF DICKINSON.

UM, OTHER THAN THAT, UM, LET'S MOVE ON.

SO WE HAVE THE CITY MANAGER UPDATE.

OH, SO DR. HOLT, UH, WOULD YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR STATEMENTS? OKAY.

COUNCIL CITIZENS OF OUR GREAT COMMUNITY.

I HAVE A COUPLE ITEMS I WANNA TOUCH BASE.

UH, YOU KNOW, FIRST AND FOREMOST I WANT TO ECHO THE SENTIMENTS OF OUR COUNCIL.

OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH THE PEOPLE OF KIRK COUNTY AND THROUGHOUT THE HILL COUNTRY.

UH, WE ALL KNOW PEOPLE WHO WERE IMPACTED BY THIS TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.

UH, I SPOKE WITH DALTON RICE OVER THE WEEKEND, WHO IS A CITY MANAGER IN KER IN KERRVILLE, AND HE'S A FRIEND OF MINE.

UH, WE WENT THROUGH THE CPM PROGRAM TOGETHER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON, AND I OFFERED HIM OUR ASSISTANCE AND OUR PRAYERS.

UH, THANKFULLY THEY HAVE MORE THAN ENOUGH RESOURCES, UH, AT THEIR DISPOSAL.

UH, HE THANKED ME AND THE CITY OF DICKINSON FOR OFFERING THOSE RESOURCES, BUT MAINLY OUR PRAYERS ARE BEING REQUESTED.

SO MAY GOD BLESS 'EM.

YOU KNOW, IT FELT, IT FEELS VERY PETTY TO GO OVER THESE ISSUES.

RIGHT NOW, OUR ISSUES CONCERNS, BUT AS WE ALL KNOW, LIFE GOES ON AND BUSINESS MUST MOVE FORWARD.

THE PERSONNEL POLICY UPDATES THAT COUNCILMAN TOWNSEND AND OTHERS HAVE REQUESTED, THEY ARE BEING WORKED ON A, UH, ALONG WITH MANY MORE POLICIES THAT NEED TO BE UPDATED.

THEY'VE BEEN OUTDATED FOR YEARS.

WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON ALL OF THOSE TOGETHER.

MY PLAN IS TO SUBMIT THESE CHANGES TO THE CITY COUNCIL AT ONCE, RATHER THAN SUBMITTING THEM INDIVIDUALLY.

UH, THESE, THESE WILL BE COMPLETED IN AUGUST.

THAT'S MY GOAL.

BUT I WILL UPDATE THE COUNCIL.

UH, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE CERTAIN POLICIES COME INDIVIDUALLY, WE WILL MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

SO WE HAD OUR BOND RATING MEETING WITH THE S AND P GLOBAL YESTERDAY.

I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THAT MEETING WENT REALLY WELL.

WE HAVE BEEN WORKING REALLY HARD ON THIS, WHICH HAS REQUIRED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF OUR TIME, ALL WHILE ADDRESSING BUDGET AND OTHER PRESSING ISSUES IN OUR CITY.

BUT I WANT TO THANK OUR STAFF, ESPECIALLY SARAH CLARK, FOR HER EFFORTS.

THIS HAS NOT BEEN AN EASY TASK, BUT ONE OF GREAT IMPORTANCE FOR US ALL AS A BASIC REMINDER FOR EVERYONE.

OUR BOND RATING, WHICH WAS A DOUBLE A, WAS WITHDRAWN IN THE, IN MARCH OF 2023, DUE TO THE LACK OF INFORMATION, WHICH BASICALLY MEANS THAT THE AUDITS WERE NOT COMPLETED.

WE ARE NOW CURRENT ON ALL OUR FINANCIAL AUDITS, AND WE HAVE THE NECESSARY TEAM IN PLACE TO MEET AND STAY CURRENT WITH THE FINANCIAL AUDITING REQUIREMENTS.

WE NOW HAVE PROCEDURES IN PLACE, ALONG WITH BROOKS AND WATSON AND COMPANY THAT'S A FINANCIAL FIRM TO KEEP THESE AUDITS FROM BEING DELAYED EVER AGAIN.

S AND P GLOBAL IS NOW REVIEWING ALL OF OUR DOCUMENTS THAT WERE SUBMITTED, FINANCIAL INFORMATION POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND THEY WILL PRODUCE A PRELIMINARY REPORT FOR THE CITY THIS MONDAY.

SO BY THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING, I WILL BE ABLE TO PRESENT TO THE COUNCIL TO OUR CITY OUR NEW BOND RATING.

EXCUSE ME.

WE WERE TOLD THAT WE WERE TOLD THAT THE AGENCY HAS IMPLEMENTED A NEW CRITERIA WHEN IT COMES TO THEIR RATING, BUT OUR RATING SHOULDN'T BE FAR OFF FROM THE AA RATING THAT WE ONCE HELD.

SO I'M HOPEFUL IT WILL BE REINSTATED AT THE AA.

FINALLY, WE HAVE, UH, WE ALL KNOW IT'S BUDGET SEASON.

SARAH AND STAFF HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD OVER THE PAST COUPLE MONTHS, MEETING WITH ALL DEPARTMENT HEADS, FORECASTING SALES TAXES FOR NEXT YEAR, GOING OVER REQUESTS AND ITEMS OF NEED.

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I'M GOING TO ASK YOU, ASK YOU THAT YOU TAKE THESE DOCUMENTS HOME TO REVIEW, TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK.

WE WILL DISCUSS 'EM, WE WILL HOLD A BUDGET WORKSHOP WITH THE EDC AND DMD IN THE FOLLOWING WEEKS SO WE CAN DIG INTO ALL THE FUNDS AND REQUEST.

YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND THAT EVERYONE WANTS TO SEEK OUT AND FIND EVERY LITTLE PROBLEM WE HAVE IN THIS CITY, BUT MANY PEOPLE FORGET THAT THESE PROBLEMS DIDN'T OCCUR OVERNIGHT, AND THEY WON'T BE FIXED OVERNIGHT.

WE ARE DEALING WITH THE BAD DECISIONS, VISIONS, AND PRIORITIES OF PAST COUNCILS, PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATORS, PREVIOUS CITY MANAGERS.

SO PLEASE BEAR WITH ME WHILE WE WORK THROUGH THESE ISSUES AND CONCERNS.

I'D LIKE TO CALL UP, UH, CHIEF ZEN TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, CHIEF ZEN.

ON OUR LEADERSHIP QUALITIES AND, UH, THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE THROUGHOUT OUR CAREER.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNSEL, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.

THEY'RE, UH, DOING OUTSTANDING BY THE WAY.

BUT, UM, I'M JUST GONNA TOUCH ON A FEW THINGS WE'VE DONE HERE RECENTLY.

UH, IF YOU NOTICE IN FRONT OF YOU, YOU HAVE A LITTLE BROCHURE, AND I APPRECIATE THE HELP OF CARRIE LYNN BACAL HELPING US CREATE THIS.

BUT WE STARTED A NEW PROGRAM CALLED THE GUARDIAN PROGRAM.

AND THE CITY OF LEAGUE CITY HAS THE SAME PROGRAM, AND WE MODELED IT AFTER THEIR PROGRAM PURPOSELY, BUT SINCE WE SHARE A BORDER SO MUCH WITH THEM AND THEY HAVE GOOD ADVERTISING, AND THEY PUSHED IT OUT FOR US ALREADY.

SO WE'RE BASICALLY PIGGYBACKING OFF OF WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

BUT THIS PROGRAM IS INDEPENDENT OF THEIRS, JUST A COPYCAT OF THEIRS HERE IN CITY OF DICKINSON.

BUT WITH THE GUARDIAN PROGRAM, IT'S A VOLUNTARY AND A CONFIDENTIAL REGISTRY DESIGNED TO HELP FIRST RESPONDERS POLICE, FIRE AN EMS, IDENTIFY OR ASSIST INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY HAVE SOME SORT OF COMMUNICATION CHALLENGE.

SO WHAT THEY'LL DO IS, LIKE I SAID, IT'S VOLUNTARY PERSONS COULD GO ONLINE AND REGISTER.

AND IF YOU CHECK OUR, OUR WEBSITE ON THE POLICE PAGE, THERE'S A LINK.

AND IF YOU CLICK ON IT, IT TAKES YOU TO THE REGISTRATION, UH, PORTAL.

AND WE KEEP THAT ON FILE, THE INFORMATION FOR THE, THE INDIVIDUALS SEPARATE AND COMPLETELY AWAY FROM ANYTHING ELSE ASSOCIATED WITH ANYBODY ELSE THAT WE MAY HAVE FILES ON THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

SO IT'S JUST FOR THIS.

UM, SO WE GET THEIR FULL WORKUP.

SO ALL THE, THE DOCTOR DIAGNOSIS AND ALL THAT IS KEPT IN THERE.

SO THEY, UH, THEY VOLUNTARILY PROVIDE IT THAT WAY.

IF WE ENCOUNTER SOMEONE, UH, LEAGUE CITY ENCOUNTERED SOMEONE ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS AGO THAT WAS, UH, AN ADOLESCENT THAT WAS COMPLETELY NON-COMMUNICATIVE AND THEY HAD A, A CHALLENGE TRYING TO, UH, GET THIS CHILD BACK OR TO HIS LOVED ONES OR HIS GUARDIAN IN THIS CASE.

SO, UH, WE'RE HOPING THAT WE DON'T ENCOUNTER THAT FROM THE POLICE FIRE EMS, BUT IF WE DO, WE'RE PREPARED TO, UH, HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE PREPARED TO DEAL WITH IT.

UH, THAT IF WE DIDN'T HAVE THIS PROGRAM, UH, ALSO WANT TO TALK ABOUT OUR PROMOTIONAL PROCESS.

I KNOW THE MAYOR SAID THAT THIS, UH, THIS INDIVIDUAL GREW IS ABOUT TO BE PROMOTED.

HE ACTUALLY GOT PROMOTED SUNDAY, EXCUSE ME, MAYOR.

THAT'S ALRIGHT.

UH, BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S REALLY REWARDING THAT THIS INDIVIDUAL DID SO WELL.

'CAUSE HE IS A DICKINSON NATIVE.

HE IS A TRUE PRODUCT OF DICKINSON.

AND I DON'T THINK I RUN INTO TOO MANY PEOPLE THAT AROUND HERE THAT DON'T KNOW HIM.

ALTHOUGH HIS NICKNAME, I'M GONNA LET HIM TELL YOU, UH, I'M NOT GONNA SAY HIS NICKNAME'S RABBIT, BUT, UH, HE OUT, HE DID OUTSTANDING.

WE BROUGHT IN A CONSULTING FIRM WHERE THEY, TO A WRITTEN EXAM, AND THEY HAVE, UH, SEVERAL BOOKS THAT THEY HAVE TO, TO READ.

AND THEN THEY ALSO HAVE TO KNOW CERTAIN STATUTES AND, AND, UH, POLICIES BEFORE THEY CAN SIT FOR THE EXAM.

AND IF THEY PASS THE EXAM, THEN THEY MOVE ON TO THE ASSESSMENT, WHICH IS A WEEK LATER.

AND THEY BRING, WE BROUGHT IN, WE HIRED THE, UM, CONSULTING COMPANY, AND THEY BRING IN ASSESSORS OF THE GRADE THAT WERE, UM, PROMOTING FOR, IN THIS CASE, SERGEANT AND ABOVE ASSESSORS, THAT THESE PEOPLE THAT ARE TESTING FOR THE POSITION DON'T KNOW.

SO THERE'S, IT REMOVES ALL BIAS.

IT'S UP TO THEM TO SHOW THAT THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO CRITICAL THINK AND WORK UNDER PRESSURE.

AND I THINK THEY ALL DID.

OUTSTANDING.

AND, UH, IT'S A, WE STARTED OUT WITH NINE.

WE ENDED UP WITH FOUR AT THE VERY END.

AND THAT, UH, ELIGIBILITY LIST IS GOOD FOR A YEAR.

SO IF WE GET ANY SERGEANT OPENINGS, WE DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS EACH TIME.

SO IT'S GOOD FOR 12 MONTHS.

SO, UH, I REALLY LIKE TO BRING SERGEANT JEFF MALILLO UP HERE SO HE CAN KIND OF TELL YOU MORE ABOUT IT AND, UM, BRIEFLY, UH, 'CAUSE I, HE'S NOT A POLITICIAN OR A PREACHER, BUT HE DOES KNOW HOW TO SPEAK.

UH, SO I'M GONNA LET HIM TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCE.

AND THEN I'LL, BEFORE I, I GO TONIGHT, I WANNA RECOGNIZE TWO OFFICERS FOR LIFESAVING AWARDS.

SO, UH, YOU'RE UP, SERGEANT.

GOOD EVENING COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS, UH, JEFFREY MALILLO.

I WAS RECENTLY PROMOTED TO SERGEANT, LIKE CHIEF SAID ON SUNDAY.

UM, I AM A DICKINSON NATIVE.

I GREW UP HERE, PLAYED BASEBALL WITH TRAVIS.

UM, ALL THE GOOD STUFF THAT, THAT WE GOT TO EXPERIENCE HERE IN TOWN.

UM, BUT, BUT AS FAR AS THE PROMOTIONAL ASSESSMENT CENTER WENT, UM, WE HAD TO GO THROUGH, UH, NOT ONLY THE WRITTEN EXAM FIRST, THEN WE HAD TO GO THROUGH A, A GRAPHIC BIOGRAPHY PRESENTATION WHERE WE WERE ASKED TO SPEAK

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UM, WE HAD TO DO A FIVE MINUTE PRESENTATION ON, UM, A TOPIC THAT WE WERE GIVEN FIVE MINUTES BEFORE.

AND IT WAS, HEY, GO SPEAK ON IT AND THEN ANSWER QUESTIONS.

AND IT WAS OVER, UH, CONSTITUTIONAL CARRY LAWS.

UM, THAT WAS A FUN ONE.

UM, THANKFULLY BEING A FIREARMS INSTRUCTOR, I, I HAD A LITTLE BIT OF KNOWLEDGE ON IT.

UM, WE HAD TO DO A ROLE PLAYING EXERCISE WHERE WE HAD TO DEAL WITH, UH, DISGRUNTLED EMPLOYEE AND TRY TO FIGURE OUT THE, THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.

AND, UH, FIGURE OUT IF IT WAS JUST SOMETHING THAT, THAT WE COULD HANDLE ON THE, THE BASE MANAGEMENT LEVEL, OR IF IT NEEDED TO BE MOVED UP.

UH, WE ALSO HAD TO DO, UH, I'M DRAWING A BLANK HERE.

UH, A, A WRITTEN ESSAY.

UM, SO WE WERE PRESENTED WITH A PROBLEM THAT, THAT CAME TO CHIEF'S DESK, AND WE HAD TO WRITE A MEMO BASICALLY OF HOW WE WERE GONNA SOLVE THAT.

UM, AND LASTLY, 1, 2, 3, 4, OH AND A PROFESSIONAL INTERVIEW.

UM, SO WE HAD TO SIT RIGHT HERE IN THE CENTER OF Y'ALL'S PULPIT HERE, UM, AND, AND HAVE FIVE PEOPLE ASSESSING US AND ANSWER QUESTIONS.

UM, AND LIKE, LIKE CHIEF SAID, IT'S, IT'S VERY NON-BIASED.

UM, ALL THESE, THESE FOLKS, THEY'RE FROM AROUND, UH, THIS AREA.

UM, AND THEY ALL HOLD THE RANK OF SERGEANT OR HIRE, UH, SO THEY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR.

UM, IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST TAXING THINGS I'VE EVER BEEN THROUGH.

AND I'VE BEEN IN LAW ENFORCEMENT SINCE 2011.

I'VE DONE CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION ON ALL KINDS OF THINGS, BUT, UH, SITTING RIGHT HERE, UH, WITH FIVE PEOPLE STARING AT ME WAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST STRESSFUL, UH, WHAT WAS IT? EIGHT AND A HALF, 10 MINUTES OF MY LIFE, UM, TO, TO GO THROUGH.

UM, BUT I'M, I'M VERY PROUD AND VERY HAPPY TO BE HERE AND VERY HONORED.

UM, THIS IS MY HOMETOWN, SO I DO HAVE A HEART FOR IT.

UM, AND VERY HAPPY TO BE HERE.

AND IF I CAN GET OFFICER LAUREN EARLY AND OFFICER DANIEL A AMENS TO STEP UP, PLEASE.

MAYOR, WOULD YOU MIND DOING THE HONORS AND PRESENT THEM YOUR WORK? ABSOLUTELY.

BUT I'M GONNA, I'M GONNA READ THE, UH, THE NOMINATION THAT CAME FROM THEIR SERGEANT, WHO I BELIEVE IS ALSO IN THE HOUSE TONIGHT.

HE IS.

SO, UM, SERGEANT ALDA IS THE ONE THAT RECOGNIZED THESE TWO OFFICERS FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING EFFORTS IN SAVING THE LIFE OF A PERSON THAT OVERDOSED ON HEROIN.

UH, YOU PROBABLY RECOGNIZE AT LEAST ONE OF THESE, UH, INDIVIDUALS 'CAUSE HE HAS GOTTEN THIS AWARD SEVERAL TIMES.

I DON'T KNOW IF HE JUST KEEPS DRAWING THIS SHORT STRAW.

I GUESS IT'S THE LUCKY STRAW FOR WHOEVER HE GOES TO, UH, SHOW UP FOR.

BUT IT SEEMS TO WORK OUT CERTAINLY IN THE FAVOR OF THE INDIVIDUAL THAT'S IN CRISIS.

BUT, UH, I'M GONNA READ IT AS, AS, UH, SERGEANT ALDA SUBMITTED IT.

BUT ON THURSDAY, MAY 22ND, 2025, OFFICERS LAUREN EARLY AND DANIEL AMMONS WERE DISPATCHED TO A REPORT OF A HEROIN OVERDOSE.

DISPATCH ADVISED THAT THE VICTIM WAS NOT CONSCIOUS, NOT ALERT, NOT BREATHING.

BOTH OFFICERS ACTIVATED THEIR, ACTIVATED THEIR EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT AND ARRIVED WITHIN MOMENTS OF THE LOCATION.

UPON ARRIVAL, THEY MADE CONTACT WITH THE PERSON WHO REPORTED IT, LOCATED A MALE SUBJECT IN THE BEDROOM OF THE RESIDENCE, CONFIRMED THE SITUATION AND INDEED WAS A MEDICAL SITUATION, AND BEGAN A MEDICAL EVALUATION.

THE OFFICERS IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZED THE SYMPTOMS OF AN OVERDOSED AND ADMINISTERED TWO DOSES OF NARCAN.

THEY CONTINUED MEDICAL CARE AND EVALUATION UNTIL UMS ARRIVED AND TOOK OVER THE CARE FOR THE OF THE VICTIM.

IT'S SAFE TO SAY THAT THEIR ACTIONS WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN THE SAVING OF A LIFE AND REFLECT GREAT CREDIT UPON THEMSELVES, THE CITY OF DICKINSON, THE DICKINSON POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND THE LAW, LAW ENFORCEMENT PROFESSION AS A WHOLE.

SO, JOB WELL DONE.

WE ALL, IS THERE SOMETHING ON THE OH, THEN IT'S NOT, AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR MY PRESENTATION TONIGHT.

I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AS THE, UH, LEADER OF YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.

ALRIGHT, CHASE, YOU GOT MORE, UH, DEPARTMENT HEADS THAT ARE GONNA COME UP? NO, SIR.

WE'RE GOOD.

OR HER REMAINING TIME AND SHALL BE SEATED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TEXANS.

SO, UM, SO NOW MOVES ON TO NUMBER FOUR.

PUBLIC

[4. PUBLIC COMMENTS]

COMMENTS.

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE INVITED TO GIVE COMMENTS AT THIS TIME, LASTING NOT LONGER THAN THREE MINUTES.

COMMENTS MAY BE GENERAL IN NATURE OR MAY ADDRESS A SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEM AND SHOULD BE DIRECTED AT THE ENTIRE COUNCIL.

NOT INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF COUNCIL OR STAFF.

ANY SPEAKER MAKING PERSONAL ATTACKS OR USING VULGAR OR PROFANE LANGUAGE SHALL FORFEIT HIS

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THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT.

THE CITY COUNCIL MAY NOT DELIBERATE.

ALRIGHT, SO DID ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE NOT HAVE TIME TO SIGN UP THAT WOULD LIKE TO TALK IN GENERAL COMMENTS OR AN AGENDA ITEM? ALRIGHT, COOL.

AWESOME.

SO NUMBER ONE IS WE HAVE MR. TRAVIS MCNEIL.

GOOD AFTERNOON CITY COUNCIL.

I JUST WANTED TO, UH, ADDRESS A CONCERN THAT THIS COMMUNITY HAS, THAT UM, THERE HAS BEEN A SCHOLARSHIP PROMISE SINCE, UH, 2021 FOR OUR YOUNG, UM, GRADUATES OF DICKINSON HIGH SCHOOL TO BE ABLE TO USE THIS SCHOLARSHIP AS A, A MEANS OF PAYING FOR THEIR SCHOOL AS LONG AS THEY ATTENDED COMM AND KEPT UP THEIR GRADES.

AND THERE WAS A CERTAIN CRITERIA THEY HAD TO MEET.

BUT, UM, EVEN SINCE THE TIME THAT MY SON HAS GRADUATED AND SIGNED UP FOR CLASSES, WE RECEIVED AN EMAIL SAYING THAT WE SHOULDN'T BE COUNTING ON THE SCHOLARSHIP AND THAT WE ARE ONE OF FIVE CITIES INVOLVED IN THE SCHOLARSHIP, BUT WE'RE THE ONLY ONE THAT IS BACKING OUT OF THIS SITUATION.

LIKE, THAT'S SAYING, WE'RE NOT GONNA PAY WHERE THE OTHER CITIES ARE STILL INVOLVED LOOKING FOR ANSWERS AS TO WHY, LOOKING FOR, UM, REASONS OR, OR, OR, YOU KNOW, WHO SHOULD, WHO SHOULD WE COMPLAIN TO? WHO SHOULD WE GET INVOLVED WITH? BECAUSE IT'S NOT ONLY MY SON THAT IT'S AFFECTED, IT'S, IT'S, UH, LOTS OF YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN IN THIS COMMUNITY THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, THERE WASN'T ENOUGH FORETHOUGHT IN PLANNING THAT, THAT I SEE FOR IT TO BE THAT SHORT OF A NOTICE.

AND, UM, JUST FEELING A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED AND A LITTLE BIT CONCERNED FOR A LOT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN THIS COMMUNITY THAT I'M SURE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO COME UP WITH, UH, FOR SCHOOL AND THAT HAVE BEEN COUNTING ON THIS THING THAT THEY CALLED THE PROMISE OF ALL NAMES.

SO THAT'S MY CONCERN.

I DON'T KNOW, UH, WHERE I'LL GET THESE ANSWERS, BUT IF Y'ALL COULD, YOU KNOW, GIVE 'EM TO ME TONIGHT OR Y'ALL COME UP WITH AN EMAIL OR SOMETHING THAT IS GONNA ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, I'D APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU SIR.

ALRIGHT, NEXT ONE UP.

WE GOT MR. JACOB MCNEIL.

HELLO, COUNSEL.

UH, MY NAME'S JACOB MCNEIL AND, UH, THE, I WAS COUNTING ON THE SCHOLARSHIP AND, UH, I'M JUST ASKING IF THERE'S ANY WAY WE COULD HONOR IT OR, UH, COME UP WITH SOMETHING IN THE BUDGET TO MAKE AMENDS OR, OR TO SETTLE IN SOME WAY, EVEN IF IT'S PARTIAL.

I'D APPRECIATE IT.

AND THAT'S ABOUT ALL I NEEDED.

I WAS HERE TO SAY THANK YOU, SIR.

ALRIGHT, NUMBER THREE IS WALLY DIETZ.

MR. WALLY DIETZ.

I, I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF QUICK HITTERS HERE.

WALLY DIETZ, UH, 5 0 5 2 0 1 DIESEL DRIVE, DICKINSON.

UM, AS FAR AS HUGHES ROAD GOES, UM, CONTRACTOR NEEDS TO DO A BETTER JOB OF, UH, KEEPING THE MUD OFF OF DEEL.

IT'S REALLY NOT GOOD.

IT'S NOT ONLY SLICK, BUT IT'S JUST, UH, A MESS.

UM, ALSO THE, UH, CITY NEEDS TO KEEP AN EYE ON, UH, THE, UH, WE'RE STARTING TO GET BASE FAILURES ON THE, THE MAIN TRAVEL LANE.

AND OF COURSE, WE'RE GETTING SEVERAL BASE FAILURES ON THE, UH, THE TEMPORARY, UH, WESTBOUND LANE, WHICH IS THE, UH, SHOULDER.

SO THEY NEED TO KEEP AN EYE ON THAT, THAT STUFF.

UM, THE OTHER, UH, I WAS GLAD THE ONLY OTHER THING I HAD WAS, UH, FIREWORKS, AND I WAS GLAD TO HEAR YOU GUYS MENTION THAT IN YOUR COMMENTS.

UH, I DON'T NEED TO REMIND YOU THAT, YOU KNOW, THE CITIZENS DID, UH, VOTE AND NON-BINDING REFERENDUM TO APPROVE THAT.

UH, SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO SOME RESOLUTION ON THAT.

UH, THERE WERE A LOT OF CRIMINALS OUT THERE ON THE 4TH OF JULY THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, FORTUNATELY THEY DIDN'T GET CAUGHT AND, AND ARRESTED, BUT YOU GOT THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOMETHING

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ABOUT THAT.

OKAY? SO THE O THE OTHER THING IS WE'RE IN HURRICANE SEASON.

UM, ONE OF MY PET PEEVES IS, UH, TEXAS NEW MEXICO'S DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM MAINTENANCE, WHICH IS NON-EXISTENT.

AND, UH, THE PROBLEMS THAT WE'VE HAD WITH EVERY STORM THAT'S COME THROUGH, INCLUDING THE MOST RECENT ONE BARREL, UM, THEY'RE JUST NOT KEEPING UP WITH THEIR, WITH THEIR MAINTENANCE.

AND TO THE EXTENT WHERE I THINK THE CITY NEEDS TO REALLY, YOU GUYS REALLY NEED TO GET SOMETHING TOGETHER AND GET THEM IN HERE, UH, IF WE CAN'T GET ANY SATISFACTION FROM THEM ON SPENDING MONEY IN THIS CITY TO MAINTAIN THEIR, THEIR, UH, THEIR EQUIPMENT, THEN I DON'T KNOW WHAT OTHER ALTERNATIVES THERE NEED TO BE.

BUT YOU NEED TO INVESTIGATE IT UP TO AND INCLUDING PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION.

CAN WE TERMINATE THEIR CONTRACT WITH THE CITY OF DICKINSON? UH, CAN WE URGE CENTERPOINT TO TAKE THEM OVER? YOU KNOW, I SEE WHERE CENTERPOINT'S NOW, YOU KNOW, PUTTING IN, UH, FIBERGLASS POLES, REPLACING ALL THEIR WOODEN POLES AND ALL THAT.

THEY'RE SPENDING THE MONEY.

OF COURSE, THERE'S SOME, UH, BUSINESS OWNERS IN GALVESTON HAVE A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLAR LAWSUIT AGAINST THEM FOR FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THEIR SYSTEM.

BUT I THINK THEY GOT THE MESSAGE.

TEXAS NEW MEXICO HAS NOT GOTTEN MESSAGE, AND, UH, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY DO GET THE MESSAGE.

AND I KNOW THEY SERVICE LAMAR TOO.

I'M NOT SURE YOU KNOW, WHAT THEY HAVE, UH, NORTH.

UH, BUT ANYWAY, THAT'S, UH, PRETTY MUCH ALL I HAD.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, SIR.

NUMBER FOUR IS SHARON GRIBBLE.

MS. SHARON GRIBBLE.

HELLO AGAIN.

UH, I JUST WANTED TO TALK A MINUTE ABOUT THE, UH, DEVASTATION OVER IN KIRK COUNTY.

I AM A BAKER, I'M A HOME BAKER, AND SOME OF YOU HAVE HAD MY BREAD BEFORE.

AND, UH, WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS I'M PLANNING ON MAKING A HUNDRED LOAVES OF BREAD THIS WEEKEND AND SELLING IT AT A VERY $4 A LOAF.

AND I'M WANTING TO TAKE ALL THE PROCEEDS TO SEND TO KIRK COUNTY.

I, UH, I'VE PUT IT OUT ON MY FACEBOOK AND I PUT IT OUT ON TALK OF DICKINSON, WHICH FROM WHAT I HEAR, A LOT OF PEOPLE AREN'T ON TALKING DICKINSON.

I DON'T KNOW.

BUT, UH, IF I COULD GET ANY OF YOU THAT HAVE LIKED MY BREAD TO SAY SOMETHING TO WHERE IT COULD HELP ME, THE COMMUNITY WILL MAYBE STEP UP AND BUY SOME BUY BREAD AND WE CAN SEND THOSE FUNDS TO KIRK COUNTY.

I'M A MAJOR NEW BRONZEVILLE RIVER RIDER FOR MANY, MANY YEARS, THREE AND FOUR TIMES A YEAR.

AND I AM JUST DEVASTATED OVER THIS.

AND I PROBABLY WILL NEVER GO BACK AGAIN BECAUSE OF IT.

BUT I'M WANTING TO HELP DO SOMETHING.

AND, UM, I JUST THINK THAT IF I CAN GET MY BREAD OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY, WE CAN MAKE SOME FUNDS TO SEND TO KIRK COUNTY.

AND ALSO MY BREAD CAN GET OUT INTO THE COUNTY.

I MEAN, TO THE CITY , IT KILLED TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE.

AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY.

CAN YOU PUT ME DOWN FOR SIX LOAVES OF, OF YOUR BREAD? I SURE WILL.

I CERTAINLY WILL.

YEAH, I'LL GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU.

THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION.

AND I THINK THAT IS ALL OF THE PUBLIC COMMENTS, WHICH THEN, UH, FIVE CONSENT AGENDA.

[5. CONSENT AGENDA]

THERE WILL NOT BE A SEPARATE DISCUSSION ON THESE ITEMS UNLESS A COUNCIL MEMBER REQUESTS IN WHICH THE EVENT, IN WHICH EVENT THE ITEM WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND DISCUSSED AFTER THE CONSENT AGENDA.

AND I GOT A SECOND.

ANY OPPOSED? TWO SECOND SCOTT.

COUNCIL MEMBER.

ALRIGHT, NUMBER SIX, SIX A,

[6.A ORDINANCE NO. XXX-2025 - Consideration and possible action to approve an Ordinance of the City of Dickinson, Texas, to amend Chapter 8, Licenses and Business regulations, of the City of Dickinson Code of Ordinances, by amending Section 8-131, entitled “Definitions”; providing a severability clause, a repealer clause, and an effective date. (2ND READING)]

WHICH IS OLD BUSINESS CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DICKINSON, TEXAS TO AMEND CHAPTER EIGHT, LICENSE AND BUSINESS REGULATION OF THE CITY OF DICKINSON, CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING SECTION EIGHT DASH 1 31 ENTITLED DEFINITION, PROVIDING A VARIABILITY CLAUSE, A REPEAL CLAUSE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

SECOND READING, MOVE.

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ANY DISCUSSION, ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSED.

SIX B

[6.B ORDINANCE NO. XXX-2025 - Consideration and possible action to approve an ordinance to amend the official zoning map from URBAN TRANSITION (DT) zoning district to DOWNTOWN (DT) on approximately 6.677 acres of property located at 4015 DICKINSON AVE and legally described as follows: ABST 78 R HALL E 166 FT BLK 305 ALL BLK 306 & 314 & PT E 166 FT LT 313 & ALL ADJ ALLEYS AND STREETS ACS 5.287 NICHOLSTONE (1st Reading) ]

CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP FROM URBAN TRANSITION DT ZONING DIS DISTRICT TO DOWNTOWN DT, UH, ON APPROXIMATELY 6.677 ACRES OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 4 0 1 5 DICKINSON AVENUE AND LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, ABSTRACT SEVEN EIGHT R HALL EAST 1 66 FT.

BLOCK 3 0 5, ALL BLOCK 3 0 6 AND THREE 14 AND POINT EAST 1 6 1 6 6 FT LT 3 1 3.

AND ALL A DJ ALLEYS AND STREETS A CS 5.287 NICKEL STONE.

ANY DISCUSSION, COMMENTS, CONCERNS ABOUT THIS ONE? I'VE JUST GOT A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

UM, IS THE PROPERTY AROUND THIS ALSO THE DOWNTOWN DRIFTY? NO.

OR SO IT'S A, IT'LL BE A SEPARATE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT SURROUNDED BY A DIFFERENT TYPE.

SO WE'RE, WE'RE NOT KEEPING OUR DOWNTOWN DISTRICTS.

SO THIS WOULD, THIS WOULD BE ESSENTIALLY EXPANDING THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT PART OF THIS PROPERTY BORDERS THE EXISTING DOWNTOWN DISTRICT.

AND PART OF IT BORDERS URBAN TRANSITION, WHICH IS WHAT IT CURRENTLY IS OWNED AS.

WHAT THEY DID, THEY REZONED THAT AREA BECAUSE WHERE I WAS RAISED OVER THERE, THEY TURNED IT INTO THIS URBAN TRANSITION.

SO THAT, SO RIGHT.

SO THE ALLOWED WAS REZONING CHANGE WITH THE UDC.

AND SO THE APPLICANT EXPRESSED, UH, SOME PROPOSED USES IN THIS DISTRICT THAT WERE NOT PERMITTED IN THE URBAN TRANSITION DISTRICT.

UH, SO THAT'S WHY HE REQUESTED THE CHANGE TO THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT.

ZONING WISE.

IT MAKES SENSE.

YOU KNOW, IT ALREADY BORDERS THE EXISTING DOWNTOWN ZONING DISTRICT.

UH, SO LIKE I SAID, IT'S ESSENTIALLY JUST EXPANDING, UH, THE SIZE OF DOWNTOWN.

NO PROBLEM.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSIONS? MAY UH, OKAY.

WASN'T THIS REZONING DONE WITH SOME, UH, CONDITIONS FROM, WELL, THE RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL WAS DONE WITH CONDITIONS FROM B AND Z FOR FACADE IMPROVEMENT.

I, I, I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN.

UH, SO I BELIEVE A MEMBER OF PLANNING AND ZONING HAD, HAD REQUESTED A CONDITION OF REQUIRING THE FACADE IMPROVEMENT WITH THE ZONING DISTRICT, BUT THAT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE ACTUAL MOTION.

I, EXCUSE ME.

I THOUGHT I SAW THAT AND I READ THAT, THAT IT WAS PART OF THE, THE CONDITION.

THERE WAS A CONDITION ISSUED ON RECOMMENDATION WITH, UM, A PROMISE TO IMPROVE THE FACADE OF THE, OF THE BUILDING IN THE, IN THE REAR THAT MAKE IT INTO THE MINUTES, OR THAT MADE IT INTO THE ORIGINAL WAS DISCUSSED.

UH, BUT WE KIND OF FURTHER DISCUSSED THAT THAT'S NOT REALLY A CONDITION THAT YOU CAN PUT ON A, ON A REZONE.

THAT WAS GONNA BE MY NEXT QUESTION.

IS HOW DO YOU ENFORCE ABSOLUTELY.

WHAT IS YOUR PLAN TO ENFORCE THE ABSOLUTELY.

SO THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE MOTION WHEN IT WAS PASSED.

ANYTHING ELSE? IF NOT ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASS.

BUSINESS SEVEN, A DISCUSSION REGARDING THE FY 2025 TO 2026 BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF DICKINSON.

LET'S MOVE TO SEVEN NEW

[7.A Discussion regarding the FY2025-2026 Budget for the City of Dickinson.]

AND I HAVE ONE, UH, INDIVIDUAL MR. WALLY DIETZ, THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON, UH, THE SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEM.

COME ON UP.

OVER THAT, THAT UH, THEY BACKED OFF OF IT.

I JUST WANTED TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION THAT I KNOW DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS YOU'RE GONNA BE CONSIDERING, UM, A TAX RATE FOR VALOREM TAXES OR PROPERTY TAXES MORE COMMONLY KNOWN.

AND I JUST WANTED TO REMIND YOU THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, THAT TAX RATE IS, IS BASED ON, UH, AN EVALUATION BY AN UNELECTED BOARD, UH, THAT WHAT THEY THINK OUR PROPERTY IS WORTH, WHICH ESSENTIALLY AMOUNTS TO BEING TAXED ON UNREALIZED CAPITAL GAINS.

AND, UH, I'D LIKE TO PITCH TO YOU GUYS THAT ANY EFFORT BY THE STATE OR, UH, GOVERNMENTS TO, UH, ELIMINATE THE PROPERTY TAX THAT YOU GUYS SUPPORT, THAT, UH, AS YOU'LL RECALL, THE IRS TRIED TO MAKE NOISE ABOUT TAXING, UH, UNREALIZED CAPITAL GAINS.

AND, UH, THERE WAS SUCH AN UPROAR

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SO, BUT THIS IS THE SAME THING.

WOULD WE LIKE TO START WITH THE PRESENTATION CHASE, OR YES, SIR.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

MR. YES, SIR.

THIS EVENING WE ARE PRESENTING YOU WITH THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET REQUEST FOR YOUR REVIEW AND COMMENT.

I BELIEVE IT'S BEST THAT WE REVIEW THIS BUDGET FUND BY FUND.

AND, AND WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS THE GENERAL FUND THAT'S FUND ONE, THE DMD IS FUND 41 EDC FUND 40, AND THE STREET MAINTENANCE FUND FUND EIGHT SEPARATELY.

TONIGHT WE'LL START WITH THE GENERAL FUND.

AS YOU CAN SEE, WE FORECAST 8 MILLION IN SALES TAX FOR THE GENERAL FUND, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY $700,000 LESS THAN THE BUDGETS FORECAST FROM LAST YEAR.

WE ARE CURRENTLY ON PACE TO, TO COLLECT APPROXIMATELY 7.8 MILLION IN SALES TAX THIS YEAR.

BUT I'LL LET MR. CLARK ELABORATE ON THIS TOPIC.

I KNOW EVERYONE BRINGS UP KROGER'S, KROGER'S AND THE CLOSING AND THAT SALES TAX REVENUE THAT WE ARE GOING TO LOSE, WHICH I, WHICH I KNOW ISN'T VERY IMPORTANT.

I MEAN, MY MIC'S GOING IN AND OUT.

CAN Y'ALL HEAR THAT? YEP.

EXCUSE ME.

BUT THAT IS $72,000 PER YEAR.

IT'S ABOUT SEVEN, IT'S ABOUT 6,000 PER MONTH.

SO IT'S NOT AS MUCH AS PEOPLE THINK WITH THE KROGER'S CLOSING.

ALSO, WE WILL BE RECEIVING THE PROPERTY TAX INFORMATION FROM MRS. JOHNSON'S OFFICE BY JULY 31ST.

WE WILL HAVE MULTIPLE WORKSHOPS OVER THE FOLLOWING COUPLE MONTHS.

WE WILL MEET AS MUCH AS YOU WOULD LIKE.

I ENCOURAGE YOU TO REACH OUT SCHEDULE MEETINGS WITH MYSELF, MRS. CLARK, AND OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS TO GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THESE REQUESTS.

I WOULD LIKE TO SCHEDULE A WORKSHOP AT 5:00 PM BEFORE THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING AS WELL.

THIS WILL GIVE US TIME TO INVITE THE DMD, THE EDC FORMERLY AT THEIR, AT THEIR MEETINGS NEXT WEEK.

THIS WILL ALSO ALLOW YOU THE TIME TO REVIEW THESE REQUESTS AND ITEMS, BUT MAINLY I WANT TO HAVE A BUDGET WORKSHOP WITH THE DMD AND EDC BOARDS SO THAT WE CAN ALL ATTEMPT TO GET ON THE SAME PAGE.

THIS IS A MUST FOR OUR CITY TO MOVE FORWARD AND UTILIZE OUR TAX DOLLARS IN THE MOST EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE MANNER.

POSSIBLY ONE OF THE MOST CRITICAL ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED IN THIS BUDGET CYCLE IS THE STREET MAINTENANCE SALES TAX FUND.

EIGHT.

I UNDERSTAND THAT THE STREET MAINTENANCE SALES TAX HAVE BEEN FUND HAS BEEN FUNDING THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS OR SO.

THAT IS ANOTHER ISSUE THAT WE ARE INHERITING.

AND IT WON'T BE A, IT WON'T BE AND WE WON'T BE ABLE TO ADDRESS IT OVERNIGHT, AS I DISCUSSED IN THE CITY MANAGER UPDATE.

BUT WE WILL ATTEMPT TO RESOLVE ANY ISSUES THIS BUDGET CYCLE.

WE HAVE SOME OPTIONS AND SOLUTIONS THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY, MR. DO WILL PRESENT TO THE CITY COUNCIL LATER THIS EVENING, WHICH WOULD ALLOW US TO MOVE CERTAIN DRAINAGE SERVICE CENTER EXPENSES OUT OF THE STREET MAINTENANCE FUND, WHICH WOULD ALLOW US TO PUT ALL THOSE SALES TAX REVENUES DIRECTLY INTO THE EXISTING STREETS AS INTENDED.

BUT AGAIN, THAT WOULD MEAN WE'D ALL HAVE TO GET ON THE SAME PAGE.

A COUPLE ITEMS I WANNA TOUCH BASE ON OUR CITY STAFF.

CIVILIAN STAFF, INCLUDING OUR DISPATCHERS, HAVEN'T RECEIVED RAISES IN MANY YEARS, I BELIEVE 20 22, 20 23.

CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG.

UH, MRS. CLARK, I HAVE ASKED SARAH CLARK TO INCLUDE A 3% RAISE, WHICH IS AN ESTIMATED COST OF 225,000 AND A 6% RAISE, ESTIMATED COST OF 515,000.

WE WILL PROVIDE THESE FIGURES AT THE UPCOMING BUDGET WORKSHOP FOR DISCUSSION.

THESE ARE SEPARATE MODELS, THE ANIMAL SHELTER.

AS PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED BY SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS, WE HAVE REQUESTED FIGURES FROM FOR ANIMAL SERVICES FROM THE COUNTY.

AND WE ARE WAITING ON THE NUMBERS NOW.

I HOPE WE WILL HAVE THESE NUMBERS FOR THE UPCOMING BU UH, BUDGET WORKSHOP TO, TO FACILITATE COST COMPARISONS FOR SERVICES WITH THE COUNTY EMS. THE MAIN ITEMS HERE ARE THE OT PAY, OVERTIME PAY, AND THE CONTRACTUAL SERVICES.

THOSE ARE LINE ITEMS 81 0 2 AND 85 27 THAT WE PAY GALVESTON COUNTY FOR MUTUAL AID.

IT'S GOING IN AND OUT.

THANK YOU SIR.

EMSI BELIEVE THAT'S PAGE 21 IN YOUR

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PACKET.

THE MAIN ISSUES HERE ARE THE OVERTIME PAY.

THAT'S LINE ITEM 81 0 2 IN THE CONTRACTUAL SERVICES 85 27 THAT WE PAY GALVESTON COUNTY FOR MUTUAL AID.

THE NUMBERS IN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET WERE NOT ACCURATE.

THEY WERE NOT REALISTIC.

THESE NUMBERS ARE CONCURRENT.

THE CONSULTING.

A CONSULTANT REVIEWING THE DEPARTMENT'S POLICIES, PROCEDURES, PERSONNEL TO GIVE RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO IMPROVE OPERATIONS AND FUND THE SECOND BOX THAT WE HAVE BEEN SPEAKING OF FOR YEARS.

THE SECOND BOX WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THESE FIGURES IN OT OVERTIME AND CONTRACT SERVICES.

WE ARE ALSO GATHERING INFORMATION FROM OTHER AGENCIES ABOUT THE COST OF MUTUAL AID PUBLIC WORKS.

AS I STATED EARLIER, YOU WILL NOT SEE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT SALARIES AND OPERATIONS IN THIS GENERAL FUND BECAUSE IT IS COMPLETELY FUNDED BY THE STREET MAINTENANCE SALES TAX THAT IS FUND EIGHT.

NONE OF THE SALARIES, UH, OPERATIONS, ANYTHING ARE IN THESE PACKETS.

IT IS NOT FUNDED FROM THE GENERAL FUND.

I KNOW THAT'S BEEN A DISCUSSION IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR A WHILE NOW AND IT'S, UH, AND AN IT'S AN ISSUE THAT WE'RE GONNA TACKLE THIS BUDGET CYCLE DISASTER CONTINGENCY FUND.

I BELIEVE IT'S PAGE 27 OF YOUR PACKET.

WE ARE ALLOWED TO TRANSFER BUT NOT EXCEED 2% OF THE TOTAL CURRENT BUDGET FOR NATURAL DISASTERS AS AS DECLARED BY THE MAYOR.

THIS IS A TITLE OF IMPORTANCE, AS WE ALL KNOW HERE, WHAT HAPPENED IN, IN KERK COUNTY WITH HURRICANE HARVEY WHEN NATURAL DISASTERS HIT.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE WILL BE SPEAKING ABOUT AND IN IN DEPTH AT THE NEXT BUDGET WORKSHOP.

SOMETHING WE REALLY NEED TO CONSIDER IN FUNDING THIS, UH, CONTINGENCY FUND DRAW.

THIS GENERAL FUND REQUEST HAS A TOTAL OF A $400,000 SURPLUS, BUT THAT HAS NO COLA, NO COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS AND NO DISASTER CONTINGENCY FUNDS BEING REQUESTED AT THIS TIME.

SO WE'LL OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS.

LET'S SEE.

ANY, UH, QUESTIONS FROM ANYBODY? UH, I'D LIKE TO, YOU KNOW, MAKE SURE WE KNOW THAT WE'RE NOT GONNA SOLVE ANY PROBLEMS TONIGHT, UH, 'CAUSE WE'RE JUST NOW SEEING THESE.

HOWEVER, UH, IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT Y'ALL LIKE TO ASK ABOUT IT, DEFINITELY LIKE TO OPEN IT UP.

GOING ON THE DISASTER CONTINGENCY FUND.

THE, UH, 3 16 316 FROM, UH, 24 25.

DOES THAT MEET WHATEVER THE CHARTER SAYS? THE 8% ON 27 OF 28, PAGE 27? YES SIR.

I SEE IT.

SAY THAT AGAIN, COUNCILMAN DOES THAT, THAT 316,000, DOES THAT MATCH THE, WHATEVER THE CHARTER SAYS? WE HAVE TO HAVE 8% OF THE BUDGET NOT TO EXCEED 7% OF THE TOTAL CURRENT ANNUAL BUDGET.

MRS. CLARK, WILL YOU COME UP HERE PLEASE? WE'RE ALLOWED TO FUND THAT FUND, UM, 2% PER YEAR.

SO THAT'S 2% OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET.

THIS TWO, THE THREE 16 IS CORRECT TO HAVE THE 2% OF A YEAR TO GET IT UP TO THE SEVEN.

SO ESSENTIALLY, WITH THESE CURRENT NUMBERS, WE'RE LOOKING AT APPROXIMATELY $110,000 OF NET.

IF WE DO, DO THE FULL 8%, 2% MOVE OVER, RIGHT? YES, SIR.

AND THEN, YES, WE WILL TALK MORE ABOUT THE, UH, PUBLIC WORKS AT A IN ANOTHER, UH, YES SIR.

SITUATION, RIGHT? OF COURSE.

ABSOLUTELY.

OPERATIONS BECAUSE MAYOR MAGALI ALLO HAS A REQUEST, RIGHT? LET'S ASK, UH, OUR CITY MANAGER, HEY, CAN YOU GET THIS FOR ME? AND THEN FOLLOW UP WITH HIM, YOU KNOW, TO REMIND HIM, 'CAUSE HE'S A BUSY MAN.

THAT, THAT ENTIRE DEPARTMENT'S BEING FUNDED OUT OF THE STREET MAINTENANCE FUND.

UH, LIKE I SAID, I WANT Y'ALL TO TAKE THESE, THESE DOCUMENTS HOME, REVIEW 'EM, UH, TAKE NOTES, ASK QUESTIONS.

WE WILL SCHEDULE A WORKSHOP TO WHERE WE CAN DIS DISCUSS THESE IN DEPTH.

Y'ALL ARE MORE THAN WELCOME.

AND I ENCOURAGE YOU TO REACH OUT TO US, TO MRS. CLARK, TO OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS SO WE CAN, YOU CAN ASK QUESTIONS SO WE CAN BETTER ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS, UH, SO WE CAN GET TO THE BOTTOM OF HOW TO UTILIZE OUR TAX DOLLARS, UH, IN THE MOST EFFICIENT MANNER WE CAN.

SO, AND, UM, LET ME JUST GET, PUT ONE REQUEST IN JUST BECAUSE OF HOW I KNOW HOW MUCH, UH, TIME YOUR STAFF NEEDS TO DO THIS JOB.

UM, IF ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS NEED INFORMATION OR WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST INFORMATION, I DO ASK YOU GO THROUGH CHASE OR, OR MR. CAREY, UM, THE CITY MANAGER DIRECTLY.

SO THEN HE CAN THEN GIVE THE, UH, INSTRUCTION TO HIS STAFF BECAUSE HE MIGHT HAVE THEM ON A DIFFERENT PROJECT.

I JUST DON'T WANT TO, UH, DELAY OUR DAY-TO-DAY

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UM, BUT THAT GIVES Y'ALL THE TIME TO TAKE CARE OF IT WHILE YOU'RE STILL OPERATING ON A DAY-TO-DAY OPERATION, RIGHT? SO LET'S JUST TRY TO, TRY TO STREAMLINE THE COMMUNICATION A LITTLE BIT IS ALL I'M ASKING.

'CAUSE BUDGET TIME GETS CRAZY FOR EVERYBODY.

SO, UM, OTHER THAN THAT, ANY OTHER QUE WHAT OTHER QUESTIONS DO WE GOT OR WE LIKE TO JUST MOVE ON SINCE WE WOULD LIKE TO REVIEW THE DOCUMENTS? COOL.

ALRIGHT, WELL, I GUESS WE WILL MOVE ON.

THERE'S NO, UH, NOTHING NEEDED TO BE DONE WITH SEVEN A SEVEN B,

[7.B Consideration and possible action to select a date for the City of Dickinson to host a meeting of the Galveston County Mayors and Councilmembers Association.]

UM, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO SELECT A DATE FOR THE, UH, CITY OF DICKENSON TO HOST A MEETING OF THE GALVESTON COUNTY MAYORS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS ASSOCIATION.

SO I WILL LET EVERYONE KNOW I PUT THIS ON THE AGENDA, UM, NOT BECAUSE I THINK WE SHOULD DO IT.

I WAS PRESENTED THE, UM, OPPORTUNITY FROM, UM, THAT KIMAH MAYOR AND I TOLD, UH, HER THAT, UM, I NEEDED TO ASK COUNSEL ON WHAT THEIR, WHAT THEY WANTED TO DO.

ESSENTIALLY, IT IS THE SAME, UH, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER DINNER THAT A FEW OF US WENT TO LAST YEAR.

UH, IT'LL BE HELD IN NOVEMBER.

UM, BUT THEY'RE GIVING DICKINSON THE OPPORTUNITY TO HOST IT.

NOW WHAT DOES THAT ENTAIL? I AM NOT A HUNDRED PERCENT SURE.

UM, I WAS NOT, UH, COMFORTABLE MAKING THAT DECISION WITHOUT Y'ALL'S OPINION.

UM, SO THAT'S WHY I PUT IT ON THE AGENDA.

DOES HOSTING MEAN WE PAY FOR IT? YES.

SO I THINK SO, YES.

AND THAT'S WHY I'M NOT, UH, I DON'T THINK WE'RE IN THE RIGHT PLACE TO BE HOSTING A A, A MAYOR AND COUNCIL EVENT PERSONALLY.

UM, I THINK THAT DOESN'T REALLY BENEFIT US TOO MUCH IN THE CURRENT SCENARIO WE'RE IN.

UM, I GUESS MY QUESTION TO THE INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE HISTORY WITH THIS GROUP, UM, IS THIS A, UH, SITUATION WHERE WE DON'T DO IT AND THEN THEY'LL NEVER LET US DO IT TYPE OF THING? OR IS IT EVERYONE'S ALWAYS LOOKING TO DO IT? SO I THINK THEY'RE VERY UNDERSTANDING AND THEY'RE ALL AWARE OF OUR SITUATION.

I WOULD JUST QUESTION, I DON'T EVEN KNOW THAT WE HAVE A FACILITY IN TOWN BIG ENOUGH TO HANG.

EXACTLY.

WE WOULD HAVE TO, WE WOULD ACTUALLY PROBABLY HAVE TO FIND A, A DIFFERENT VENUE AND OR, UH, WE'D BE REALLY CRAMMING PEOPLE IN DEPENDING ON HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE THERE.

SO YOU'D HAVE TO, YOU'D HAVE TO RENT THE, WELL IT'S NOT CALLED THE KC HALL ANYMORE, BUT YOU'D HAVE TO RENT SOMETHING LIKE THE KC HALL OUT THERE AND YOU SUPPLY A DINNER AND THEY SPREAD IT AROUND TO ALL THE CITIES IN THE, IN THE, IN THE COUNTY.

SO, SO LAST YEAR'S WAS AT, UM, THE, UH, IF WE CAN DO IT THIS YEAR, WAS DOWN IN GALVESTON TO IT ANOTHER YEAR.

SO, UM, ONCE AGAIN, JUST WANTED Y'ALL'S OPINION BEFORE I GAVE HER A FINAL ANSWER.

UM, SO I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE THAT IT'S NOT A GOOD DECISION TO DO IT FOR NEXT YEAR.

UM, HOW MANY PEOPLE APPROXIMATELY ATTEND THAT YEARLY, DO YOU KNOW? OH, I MEAN, I'VE ONLY BEEN TO ONE, SO THEY HAVE 'EM EVERY OTHER MONTH.

THERE'S JUST ABOUT ANOTHER ONE TOMORROW NIGHT.

OH, OKAY.

AND, UH, IT'S IN, UH, CLEAR LAKE SHORES.

UH, I THINK THE ONE WE ALL WENT TO WAS IN GALVESTON.

GALVESTON? YES, SIR.

THEY HAD ONE IN, UH, KEA HAD ONE LAST TIME.

ATONE THOMAS OR WHATEVER THAT IS OVER THERE ON 1 46.

SO HOW, HOW MANY PEOPLE AVERAGE? DEPENDS ON HOW MANY COUNCIL PEOPLE SHOW UP FROM EACH DIFFERENT TOWN.

THEY BRING, UM, CITY MANAGERS TO COUNCIL PEOPLE.

THEY BRING THEIR WIVES, UH, SPOUSES, UH, GUESTS, WHATEVER.

AND, UH, I, AND UH, THEY USUALLY HAVE A, SOMETIMES I HAVE A SPEAKER, SOMETIMES THEY DON'T.

SO IT'S KIND OF WHATEVER YOU WANT HAVE, BUT THEY SPREAD IT AROUND.

IT DEPENDS ON HOW MANY PEOPLE.

SOMEWHERE AROUND 250 PEOPLE MADE THE GALVESTON ONE.

THEY HEADED AT THE RAILROAD DEPOT, UH, DEAL UP THERE.

SO ANY, UH, NO, IT'D BE GOOD TO PUT ON A RADAR FOR MAYBE THE NEXT YEAR.

START WORKING TOWARDS HAVING THAT.

SO I DO HAVE A, UH, AN INDIVIDUAL, LET'S LET A FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER THAT MIGHT HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE, I'M GONNA LET HIM COME UP AND GIVE A COMMENT ABOUT IT.

THE CITY OF DICKINSON HOSTED ONE, UH, IT'S GOTTA BE AT LEAST FIVE YEARS AGO OKAY.

AT MARAY.

AND, UH, THERE WAS ABOUT, UH, IT WAS WELL ATTENDED.

THERE WAS ABOUT 250 PEOPLE THERE.

YOU ALSO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, ENLIST SPONSORS AS WELL TO HELP PAY, PAY FOR IT.

BUT SO THAT, THAT WAS THE ONE IN GALVESTON.

THEY HAD MULTIPLE VENDORS THAT WERE MOST LIKELY SPONSORS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

SO IT'S NOT A HUNDRED PERCENT ON THE CITY, BUT IF WE DON'T HAVE SPONSORS, WE WILL THEN BE ON SAID HOOK FOR THE EVENT.

SO, UM, BUT OTHER THAN THAT WOULD WHAT I WOULD, WHAT I'M ASKING IS DO, WOULD, WOULD Y'ALL LIKE ME TO, UH, RESPOND WITH, UM, SO THAT I AM, I'M TALKING ON BEHALF OF ALL OF COUNCIL AND THE CITY OF DICKINSON, NOT JUST WHAT I THINK.

WELL, WELL, I REALLY DON'T THINK WE NEED ANY, OKAY.

SO, UM, IT'S LIKE I SAID, SO IF WE CAN, I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, PUT IT TO A VOTE AND THEN WE WILL GO FROM THERE.

SO, UM,

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ACTION.

THIS IS MY PERSONAL OPINION.

NO, I, I DON'T EITHER.

'CAUSE I DON'T THINK WE NEED ANY ACTION, BUT JUST LET 'EM KNOW THAT WE'RE NOT IN A POSITION TO DO IT THIS YEAR, BUT WE'RE GONNA WORK.

WE WILL TRY WORKING, DOING IT.

I CAN DO THAT IN THE FOLLOWING YEAR.

AND I THINK IT'D BE GOOD FOR US TO, TO, TO SPON TO HAVE A YEAR AB ABSOLUTELY.

I THINK BE PART OF THE ROTATION WITH THE REST OF THE CITIES.

I DO AGREE.

IT JUST LIKE, LIKE I THINK WE'RE ALL, ALL REITERATING IS IT'S JUST NOT THIS YEAR.

WE'RE GOING THROUGH A LOT OF TRANSITIONS.

IT'S GOOD FOR THOSE THAT HADN'T BEEN, AND NO, TO COUNCIL.

IT'S A GOOD WAY TO MEET OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM, UH, THE OTHER CITIES AND GET TO KNOW 'EM.

I MEAN, IT ALWAYS HELPS TO NETWORK WITH THE, THE DIFFERENT DEALS WE FINDING IN THAT OUT WITH THE COUNTY.

SO THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ARE ALWAYS THERE.

SO IT'S A GOOD, UH, NETWORKING DEAL.

I HAVE WHAT I NEED.

C UH, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL, OF THE CITY OF DICKINSON, TEXAS, APPROVING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DICKINSON, TEXAS AND THE TEXAS GENERAL LAND OFFICE.

SEVEN

[7.C RESOLUTION XXX-2025 - Consideration and possible action to approve a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Dickinson, Texas, approving the terms and conditions of an Interlocal Agreement between the City of Dickinson, Texas, and the Texas General Land Office consisting of a subrecipient agreement under the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Community Development Block Grant Mitigation (“CDBG-MIT”) Program; providing for the incorporation of preamble; authorizing execution of the Interlocal Agreement by the City Manager; and providing an effective date.]

CONSIDER, UH, CONSISTING OF A SUB SUB RECI RECEIPT SUB RECIPIENT, GOD BLESS, UH, AGREEMENT UNDER THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENTS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT MITIGATION PROGRAM PROVIDING FOR THE INCORPORATION OF A PREAMBLE AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BY THE CITY MANAGER AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

MR, WHY DON'T YOU GIVE US A SYNOPSIS OF WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT? LET'S GET A, CAN I GET A MOTION? LEMME GET A MOTION AND A SECOND IF, IF WE CAN I'LL, I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE.

MOVE TO APPROVE.

DO I GOT A SECOND? SECOND.

GOT A SECOND.

THIS IS THE SIPHON PROJECT, THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE.

THIS WAS BEING HELD UP FROM BEING FUNDED BECAUSE OF THE AUDITS WERE SO DELAYED ONCE WE WERE, ONCE WE WERE CURRENT WITH OUR AUDITS.

GLO FUNDED THIS PROJECT.

THIS PROJECT IS A DRAINAGE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT FOR MOORE'S EDITION.

UH, WE DO HAVE OUR ENGINEERS HERE THIS EVENING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM FOR MORE TECHNICAL, UH, FOR MORE OF THE TECHNICAL ISSUES.

BUT, UH, YES SIR.

WE, THIS HAS BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR, OH, BEFORE I EVEN GOT TO THE CITY.

THIS HAS BEEN YEARS IN, IN THE WORKS.

UH, THERE IS NO LOCAL MATCH, SO WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT A, A 10%, 15% LOCAL MATCH OF OUR LOCAL DOLLARS.

THIS IS LITERALLY 15 PER $15 MILLION GOING INTO OUR COMMUNITY AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS IF I UNDERSTOOD IT RIGHT.

AND FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD ABOUT THIS PROJECT, THIS IS THE ONE THEY'RE GOING TO BUILD A RETENTION UPON OUT THERE BY RODEO, BEND AND TIMBER.

I BELIEVE THAT'S YES.

MORE ADDITION INTO IT.

THE, THE WATER IN THE IN MOORE'S ADDITION CANNOT FLOW OUT BECAUSE OF THE PIPELINE CORRIDOR.

UH, MRS. MES, MR. ANI, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP AND SPEAK TO THAT? GOOD EVENING, UH, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I'M CATHERINE MEERS WITH HEWITT ZO.

SO SEVERAL YEARS AGO, UH, THIS CITY ADMINISTRATION AND UH, A GRANT ADMINISTRATOR APPLIED FOR THIS GRANT AND Y'ALL WON THE GRANT AND THEN IT WAS ON HOLD WHILE THE AUDITS WERE CAUGHT UP.

AND, AND NOW THE FUNDING HAS FINALLY COME THROUGH.

SO THIS ITEM IS FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE INTERLOCAL WITH THE GLO $15.7 MILLION WITH NO, UH, MATCH FROM Y'ALL, WHICH IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY.

SO WE PREPARED AN APPLICATION THAT WAS VERY, UH, VAGUE IN GENERAL, BUT WE DID IDENTIFY A BENEFIT AREA, WHICH HAS, HAS TO BE MOORE'S ADDITION.

SO THE EXACT PROJECT HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED YET.

WE WILL DO AN ANALYSIS AND DO A LOT OF, UH, MORE IN-DEPTH DESIGN TO DETERMINE WHAT IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO USE THE MONEY.

SO WE DID LOOK AT SOME DETENTION.

WE'VE LOOKED AT A SIPHON, THOSE ITEMS WILL PROBABLY BE INCLUDED.

BUT WE HAVE TO CONFIRM WITH, UH, DETAILED DESIGN BEFORE WE, UH, AND WE'LL BE PRESENTING ON THAT TO YOU TO KEEP YOU POSTED ON WHAT'S GOING ON.

SO THE RETENTION POND THAT I WAS, THAT WAS MENTIONED TO ME IS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE, IS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE, THAT BIO VINCENT'S GLIA, WHICHEVER ONE IT IS.

YES, MR. TRO.

SO THERE ARE AVAILABLE ON DEVELOPED LANDS THERE THAT IF THE PROPERTY IS AVAILABLE, WE'LL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT.

THAT'S THE, THE PASTURE THAT HAS THE HOUSES, HORSES, I MEAN COWS ARE, I THINK IT HAS GOATS IN, IS WHAT I REALLY THINK IT HAS IN THERE.

ANY COST OVERRUNS, WHO'S GONNA PAY FOR THAT? WE'LL SIZE IT TO THE FUND.

AND IF WE CAN GET THAT LAND, THAT WOULD BE PRIME LOCATION IN TERMS OF JUST TECHNICAL.

IT IS THE RIGHT PLACE.

THE GRANT PAY FOR THE LAND, BUYING THE LAND AND ALL THAT.

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WE WILL JUST COME UP WITH A PROJECT THAT FITS THE FUND AND WE WILL ADJUST IT.

THE INTENT IS NOT TO OVERRIDE.

AND WHERE IS THE WATER BEING DIRECTED? WHICH BY BAYOU IS IT HEADED TOWARD? THIS IS GONNA FOCUS ON BENSON.

UH, THE SECTION FROM 20TH STREET ALL THE WAY TO DES IS A SECTION THAT IS NOT IMPROVED.

THIS PROJECT WILL INTEND IF WE GET THE LAND TO, YOU KNOW, CLEAN IT, CLEAR IT SO THAT THE WATER CAN GET OUT AT THE SAME TIME, IMPROVE THE STREETS SO THAT THEY CAN GET TO BENSON AND THE DETENTION WOULD BE INTENDED TO MITIGATE ITS IMPACT TO ANYBODY ELSE.

AND DOES THIS ALSO INCLUDE, UH, WHERE BENSON MEETS DICKINSON BY YOU DOING SOME CLEARING SO THAT BENSON CAN DRAIN TO DICKINSON WHERE IT SILTED UP? UM, IT IS NOT A DIESEL SILTING PRO PROGRAM AT THIS POINT, BUT WE CAN LOOK INTO IT.

BECAUSE THERE'S NO POINT GETTING THE WATER TO FLOW ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THAT POINT AND THEN STOPPING YES.

BECAUSE IT'S CLOGGED UP.

SO THE FOCUS IS IMPROVING DRAINAGE HOLISTICALLY IN THAT AREA IN ANY WAY.

CAN WE, CAN THAT FITS THE BUDGET.

SO ARE YOU GONNA REDO STREETS IN THERE TOO THAT HAVEN'T ALREADY BEEN CONCRETED AS PART OF THIS, AS PART OF THE DRAINAGE PROJECT? SO THERE'S NOT A LOT OF STREET REPLACEMENTS.

THERE IS ONE THAT POTENTIALLY CAN GET A NEW PAVEMENT.

WHICH ONE'S THAT, UH, THAT IS IN THE MIDDLE OF IT BETWEEN DE AND 20TH STREET THAT WE ARE INTENDING TO PUT A STORM SEW ON IT.

UH, SECTION OF IT.

EAST THREE, NOT A NORTH SOUTH.

IT'S A EAST WEST.

HALF OF IT IS CONCRETE.

THE OTHER HALF IS NOT THAT WE COULD IMPROVE IT.

AND THE PIPELINE CORRIDOR, THERE'S A COUPLE OF 'EM THAT RUN THROUGH THERE.

IT IS THE ONE ON THE INTERURBAN OR IS THIS THE OTHER ONE? THAT'S BETWEEN, I THINK IT'S F AND G.

THIS IS THE ONE THAT RUNS ALONG BENSON AND THERE'S ABOUT SIX OR SEVEN PIPELINES IN IT.

AND IT HAS BEEN SO DIFFICULT TO CROSS IT.

THAT HASN'T BEEN DONE TILL NOW.

NOW WE HAVE THE FUND AND INTEND TO PROVIDE NEW CROSSINGS.

EVERYTHING TO THE EAST OF THAT PIPELINE HAVE SUBSTANDARD DRAINAGE.

IT'S THE INTERURBAN IS WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT IS, IS IT ACTUALLY THE INTERURBAN HE'S TALKING ABOUT? MM-HMM .

CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DICKINSON, TEXAS APPROVING AN A, AN AGREEMENT WITH HEWITT ZALES INCORPORATED FOR ENGINEERING AND SURVEYOR SERVICE AND CONNECTION WITH THE MOORES EDITION DRAINAGE COMPONENT OF THE CITY OF DICKINSON C-D-B-G-M-I-T PROJECT.

DO WE HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR THE ENGINEERS? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROJECT? UH, OR ANY MORE DISCUSSIONS? IF NOT, CAN WE GO TO A VOTE? ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO TO A VOTE.

UH, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSED.

SEVEN D

[7.D RESOLUTION XXX-2025 - Consideration and possible action to approve a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Dickinson, Texas, approving an agreement with Huitt-Zollars, Inc., for engineering and surveyor services in connection with the Moore’s Addition Drainage component of the City of Dickinson CDBG-MIT Project.]

DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE? A MOTION TO APPROVE.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

SECOND.

AND DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSIONS OR QUESTIONS? IF NOTHING, WE'LL GO TO A VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSED.

E CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DICKINSON, TEXAS TO APPROVE AN INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT BY THE DICKINSON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO PROMOTE OR DEVELOP A NEW OR EXPANDED BUSINESS, UH, ENTERPRISE IN THE CITY OF DICKINSON.

UH, SEVEN

[7.E RESOLUTION XXX-2025 - Consideration and possible action to approve a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Dickinson, Texas, to approve an infrastructure improvement Project by the Dickinson Economic Development Corporation to promote or develop a new or expanded business enterprise in the City of Dickinson]

UH, WHAT IS OUR MOTION? YOU GOT ANY COMMENTS ON IT? NO, NO COMMENTS ON THIS.

DID I MAKE A MOTION TO DENY? I GOT A MOTION TO DENY.

SECOND.

SO IS THIS THE SIT AND THIS, BEFORE WE GET INTO THE DISCUSSION, UM, UH, IS THIS ONE OF THOSE ONES WHERE WE, WE SHOULD HAVE SAID TO APPROVE AND THEN DENY IT RATHER THAN MOTION TO DENY? OR DOES THIS, IS THIS OKAY? THIS IS OKAY.

OKAY, COOL.

ALRIGHT, JUST WANNA MAKE SURE.

QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS, DISCUSSION? I HAVE A PRESENTATION.

SO LET'S GO DAVID UP.

WHAT'S THAT? MAYBE WE COULD BRING DAVID UP.

SO, UH, MR. FUNK, OUR EDC DIRECTOR WILL, UH, I THINK GIVE A PRESENTATION ON THE PROJECT.

TO HELP THE WEST, UH, WELLNESS FIRST MEDICAL CENTER, UH, WHICH IS A BUSINESS LOCATED HERE IN D DICKINSON, UH, TO CREATE BETTER ACCESS TO THEIR LOCATION DUE TO THE MEDIANS ON 5, 5 17 PATIENTS.

UH, THIS INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT IS MEANT

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ESPECIALLY THOUGH THOSE, UM, ELDERLY PATIENTS ARE HAVING TROUBLE TURNING INTO THE ESTABLISHMENT, UM, THIS HAS IMPACTED THEIR BUSINESS LOSING INCOME, WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY LEAD TO THE LOSS OF FULL-TIME JOBS.

UM, THE NEXT, NEXT LINE.

NEXT ONE.

I'M NOT GONNA READ, READ EVERY WORD.

UM, SO FROM THE OWNER, UH, THEY, THEY ACTUALLY, UH, MET WITH A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER.

UH, THAT CITY COUNCIL MEMBER CONNECTED THAT, THAT BUSINESS OWNER WITH THE EDC, UH, WE MET WITH THAT OWNER.

UM, SHE STATED THEY, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY THEY WERE JUST RECOVERING FROM THE STRUGGLES OF THE PANDEMIC.

AND ONCE TEXT STAT INSTALLED, THE NEW MEDIANS, UH, THE ELDERLY PATIENTS WERE, WERE AVOIDING COMING IN FOR THEIR CARE 'CAUSE THEY COULDN'T ACCESS THE PROPERTY.

UH, THE MEDIANS, MEDIANS ARE BLOCKING THE ENTRANCE.

AS A RESULT, PA PATIENTS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC HAVE STARTED DRIVING THROUGH, UM, THE GRASS IMMEDIATELY NEXT TO IT, CAUSING A, A, A TRAFFIC HAZARD.

UM, THE COST OF THIS PROJECT, UH, IS $21,000.

UH, THE FORM OF THE INCENTIVE IS A FOR FORGIVABLE LOAN.

UH, OUR PROJECT, UH, OUTCOME, UH, WILL BE THE RETENTION OF THREE FULL-TIME JOBS.

UM, AND THEN THE CREATION OF, OF SEVERAL, UH, NEW JOBS AS WELL AS NEW SERVICES BEING OFFERED BY THE BUSINESS.

UM, THIS PROJECT WAS ORIGINALLY STARTED, IT, UH, BROUGHT TO THE EDC BOARD AT THE JANUARY MEETING, UM, WAS THEN DISCUSSED THERE.

WE THEN WORKED WITH THE BUSINESS OWNER IN, IN OUTLINING HER BUSINESS PROBLEM, COMPLETING HER APPLICATION, SUBMITTING HER APPLICATION TO THE EDC, WHICH WAS REVIEWED AT A PUBLIC HEARING AT THE EDC MEETING IN MARCH.

WE THEN ADVERTISED THE NOTICE FOR, UH, FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR 60 DAYS.

HAVING RECEIVED NONE, WE THEN MOVED FORWARD, UM, IN DEVELOPING IN DRAFTING THE, THE AGREEMENT, WHICH WAS PART OF OUR BUDGET ITEM THAT WE HAVE IN OUR BUDGET, A $75,000 LINE THAT IS SPECIFICALLY FOR BUSINESS RETENTION AND EXPANSION PROJECTS FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES HERE IN DICKINSON.

THIS WOULD FALL UNDER THAT CATEGORY, UH, WHICH WAS APPROVED AS PART OF OUR BUDGET IN, IN OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR.

UM, THE BOARD APPROVED THIS, UM, DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.

OUR LAST MEETING IN JUNE.

WASN'T THIS PROJECT TURNED DOWN BY THE EDC ONCE BEFORE, BEFORE IT WAS REWRITTEN THIS WAY? NO, SIR.

NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE.

I DON'T HAVE A, I UNDERSTAND THAT THEY'RE BEING HURT, BUT FROM MY STANDPOINT, ALL WE'RE DOING IS PUTTING IN A PARKING LOT AND WE'RE CUTTING THEM IN ENTRANCE TO THEIR PARKING LOT OFF OF PAPS.

I UNDERSTAND.

THE MEDIANS ARE CAUSING HER PROBLEMS. IT'S CAUSING HIM PROBLEMS. IT'S CAUSING DR. SCOTT PROBLEMS. 'CAUSE HE CAN'T GET TO THE FIRE STATION.

I COME TO THIS SIDE, SO IT DOESN'T BOTHER ME, BUT IT BOTHERS THEM AND IT BOTHERS EVERY OTHER BUSINESS THAT THEY PUT THEM MEDIANS IN THERE AND THEY MESSED UP THEIR BUSINESSES.

ABSOLUTELY.

SO I UNDERSTAND THEIR PROBLEM, BUT IF I DO THIS ONE, I'M GONNA HAVE TO DO EVERYBODY DOWN THAT ROAD'S BUSINESS AND GIVE THEM A CUT ON THAT MEDIAN BECAUSE THE CITY REQUESTED THE MEDIANS TO BE PUT IN THERE THINKING THEY WERE GONNA GET SOMETHING ELSE.

BUT, UH, THE CONCRETE DIVIDERS THEY GOT IN THERE AND I JUST THINK, I DON'T THINK IT'S A GOOD USE OF CITY MONEY JUST TO PUT IN SOME PARKING LOTS AND CUT IN A AND MAKE A CUT INTO PATH SO THEY CAN GET IN THERE AND USE THE TURN LANE.

IF YOU'RE GOING WEST, GOING EAST, IT'S NOT A PROBLEM.

I UNDERSTAND IT'S A PROBLEM GOING WEST 'CAUSE YOU HAVE TO MAKE A U-TURN.

THIS PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT.

I, I GET THAT, BUT IF I DO ONE, I'M GONNA HAVE Y'ALL GONNA BE BACK FOR ME TO DO EVERYBODY ELSE'S 'CAUSE THEY'RE GONNA COME IN THERE.

WELL, IT WOULD BE, I I MEAN, FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH, IT WOULD BE LIMITED TO THOSE THAT APPLIED UNDER THIS PARTIC PARTICULAR BUDGET ITEM.

AND, UH, ONLY WHEN THERE'S FUNDS AVAILABLE IN THAT BUDGET LINE ITEM.

SO I UNDERSTAND THAT MAKES, BUT THERE'S WHOLE BUNCH OF 'EM THAT GOT HURT ON THAT DEAL AND THEY'RE NOT THE ONLY ONES.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? MAYBE AN OBSERVATION.

I NOTICED THAT THE PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT, THE PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT IS MADE TO ALIGN MEDICAL CLINIC.

THE PROPERTY OWNER IS DR. SANDERS, I BELIEVE, WHO'S NOT TIED IN ANY WAY TO

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THERE IS NO JOINING RESPONSIBILITY IF FOR DR. SANDERS TO PERFORM.

UM, THAT WOULD BE THEN A CLAWBACK IF, IF THEY DID NOT PERFORM.

I, DR. SANDERS IS NOT RESPONSIBLE TO THIS PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT TO SEPARATE ENTITY IS THE BUSINESS ENTITY.

YES, BUT THAT WOULD BE THE SAME WAY.

IF I CREATE AN LLC OR ANY BUSINESS ENTITY, I HAVE NO PERSONAL LIABILITY.

THE PROPERTY IS ACTUALLY IN HER NAME, NOT THE COMPANY.

YOU YOU'RE SAYING BECAUSE THE PROP.

OKAY, I GOT YOU.

I SEE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.

SO YOU'RE SAYING BECAUSE THE PROPERTY IS NOT IN HER BUSINESS'S NAME? THAT'S CORRECT.

THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT, THAT'S IT.

I I WAS LIKE, WAIT A SECOND.

THAT'S EVERY BUSINESS ENTITY ACCORDING TO GALVESTON COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT, I, THE PROPERTY IS LISTED UNDER THERE.

THE QUESTION WAS BROUGHT UP BEFORE, BECAUSE THERE'S, THERE'S THE WELLNESS FIRST MEDICAL CENTER AND THEN THERE WAS ANOTHER NAME MENTIONED.

THAT WAS THE, THE, MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT WAS THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY.

DO YOU RECALL THAT? I DON'T RECALL.

BUT THE ENTITY THAT WOULD RECEIVE THE FORGIVABLE LOAN IS THE ENTITY WITH WHICH WE HAVE THE AGREEMENT DRAFTED AND, AND GIVEN THAT IT'S A, UH, FORGIVABLE LOAN, THEY WOULD ONLY GET THOSE AMOUNTS FORGIVEN AS THEY MEET THE, UH, PERFORMANCE MILESTONES.

I GUESS MY CONCERN IS THERE IS NO CLAWBACKS AGAINST THE PROPERTY OWNER WHO'S A SEPARATE FROM THE ENTITY.

SO ACTUALLY THIS IS BETWEEN A RENTER AND NOT THE PROPERTY OWNER.

THE PROPERTY OWNER IS THE BUSINESS OWNER.

I, I GUESS MY OTHER QUESTION IS, IS, IS THIS A, IS THIS A QUALIFYING PROJECT UNDER 5 0 1? THIS IT WOULD QUALIFY AS AN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT? YES, SIR.

SO UN ADDED BENEFIT OF OF HELPING TO RETAIN THE BUSINESS HERE IN DICKINSON, UH, RETAIN JOBS AND ACTUALLY CREATE NEW JOBS.

THE PRIMARY JOBS.

THAT'S OUR FOCUS IN, UM, BUT BUT NOT EDC PRIMARY JOBS.

THE EDC WHERE THIS FALLS AS FAR AS THE EDC GOES IS THE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT.

UH, ADMINS, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, UH, LIKE MR. FUNK WAS SAYING, THIS IS NOT A PROJECT THAT, UH, HAS OR, OR MEETS THE THRESHOLD IN TERMS OF, UH, RETENTION OR CREATION OF PRIMARY JOBS.

UH, THAT'S A DIFFERENT SECTION.

UH, THE SECTION THAT THIS FALLS UNDER IS GONNA BE 5 0 1 0.103 AND ALL THAT IS REQUIRED.

THERE IS, UH, A PROJECT INCLUDES EXPENDITURES THAT ARE FOUND BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO BE REQUIRED OR SUITABLE FOR INFRASTRUCTURE NECESSARY TO PROMOTE OR DEVELOP NEW OR EXPANDED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES.

AND THAT'S LIMITED TO, UH, STREETS AND ROADS, RAIL SPURS, WATER AND SEWER, UTILITIES, ELECTRIC UTILITIES, GAS UTILITIES, DRAINAGE SITE IMPROVEMENTS, AND RELATED IMPROVEMENTS.

SO IT DOESN'T REQUIRE THE LINCHPIN OF, UH, PRIMARY JOBS.

I UNDERSTAND THE ASK, UM, AND THE REASON, BUT HAVE THEY PROVIDED PROOF THAT THESE SITUATIONS HAVE AFFECTED THE REVENUE? DID YOU SEE THEIR BEFORE AND AFTER? UH, THEY LIKE TO CONFIRM THERE'S BEEN, YEAH, THEY DID PROVIDE, I DON'T HAVE THOSE NUMBERS SPECIFICALLY WITH ME, BUT THEY DID SHOW ME THEIR PREVIOUS YEAR'S REVENUE AND THEN THEIR REVENUE, UM, UH, AND, AND AS WELL AS JUST THEIR, THEIR, THEIR PATIENT BOOKINGS.

UH, AND THAT DECLINE AFTER THOSE MEETINGS.

I MYSELF HAVE BEEN OUT TO THE SITE SEVERAL TIMES AND, YOU KNOW, JUST THROUGH MY PERSONAL OWN PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, IT WAS ALMOST HIT TWICE OF THE THREE TIMES I'VE BEEN TO THE SITE.

AND I'M JUST GETTING CAUGHT UP ON THIS.

UM, IT'S SOMETHING THE CITY DID THAT CREATED THIS.

THESE ARE TEXT INSTALLED MEDIANS, BUT IT KIND OF LIKE THE MEDIANS OUT HERE.

MEDIAS PRIOR TO EVEN MR. MILSON.

TEND TO AGREE THE CS FORM.

YEAH, I AGREE TO TEND TO AGREE WITH MARK HERE.

CHASE, IS IT APPROPRIATE TO ASK YOU, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF BACK AND FORTH WHO PUT THE MEDIANS IN? WE, WE HEARD, AND, AND I HATE TO THROW THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION UNDER THE BUS HERE.

I'M NOT TRYING TO, BUT I GOT THE EMAIL FROM TEXDOT THAT THE CITY REQUESTED THE MEDIANS.

CAN YOU TELL US AND THE PUBLIC WHO REQUESTED THE MEDIANS? I BELIEVE SO.

THE PREVIOUS CITY MANAGER, UH, APPROVED THE INSTALL OF THE MEDIAS.

I DO BELIEVE IT, IT, IT GOES BACK FURTHER TO THAT.

KEEP DIGON BEAUTIFUL.

MAYBE WAS THE, THE SPONSOR OF AN APPLICATION FOR

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MR. MILSON APPROVED THE INSTALLATION OF THE MEDIANS.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

HE APPROVED THE DESIGN FOR THOSE MEDIANS.

THAT IS WHAT HE APPROVED.

TXDOT SENT HIM THE INFORMATION.

THIS IS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BUILD.

DO YOU AGREE OR NOT? THAT'S WHAT HE SIGNED.

NOW WE HAD GONE THROUGH SEVERAL DIFFERENT DESIGN PROCESS WHERE WE HAD PUBLIC, UH, COMMENT, COUNCIL COMMENT AND, AND EVERYTHING.

AND TXDOT DID NOT INCLUDE THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE FINAL ONE THAT THE FORMER CITY ADMINISTRATOR SIGNED.

SO WE, THE CITY'S RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT BECAUSE IT WAS SIGNED BY US WITHOUT US GOING BACK TO TXDOT AND GOING, THESE ARE NOT WHAT WE AGREED ON.

WITH THAT BEING SAID, ONE OF THE OTHER QUESTIONS I HAVE IS, UM, IF WE HAVE A LINE ITEM IN THE BUDGET FOR THE, UM, JOB RETENTION, RIGHT? SO HOLDING JOBS OF THE 75,000, HOW MUCH HAVE WE USED IN THAT BUDGET IN THE EDC ZERO $0? SO ONE THING THAT WE ALSO HAVE TO BE CAREFUL WITH, WITH THE EDC, AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S GONNA COME UP WITH A DIFFERENT TOPIC, IS THE EDC CAN'T HOLD A PRO.

WE CAN'T MAKE A PROFIT.

SO IF WE'RE NOT USING ANY OF THE BUDGET FOR SOMETHING, WE CAN GET INTO A A PROBLEM.

SO WE SAY WE WANT TO USE IT FOR ROADS, YET WE'RE GONNA POTENTIALLY PUT IN A SIDE ROAD, RIGHT? IT IS A DRIVEWAY.

IT IS, BUT RIGHT NOW IT'S A DIRT ROAD.

THAT'S WHAT I CAN'T TELL YOU.

I DRIVE BY IT EVERY DAY BECAUSE I I'M ACTUALLY RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO THEM.

UM, SO I'M THE ONE ACROSS FROM THE FIRE STATION AND WATCH THE U-TURNS HAPPEN EVERY SINGLE DAY.

UM, HAS IT IMPACTED MY BUSINESS PERSONALLY? NO.

BUT I HOLD A VERY DIFFERENT BUSINESS THAN THEY DO.

UH, MINE IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.

UM, THEIRS IS MOSTLY ELDERLY.

UH, ALL ROLLING IN THERE.

NOW, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU GUYS, BUT IF WE CAN POTENTIALLY PROTECT THE AMOUNT OF INCREASE IN WRECKS THAT HAVE HAPPENED IN OUR CITY, THAT COULD BE A REASON TO, THIS COULD BE A BENEFIT, UH, TO THE CITY, RIGHT? SO IF WE ARE REDUCING THE NUMBER OF WRECKS BECAUSE WE REDUCE THE NUMBER OF U-TURNS, HOW IS THAT A PROBLEM? THAT'S MY ONLY QUESTION, UM, IS WHY NOT SPEND $21,000 TO ELIMINATE POTENTIALLY HAVING SIGNIFICANTLY MORE PROBLEMS? 'CAUSE I WATCH REX HAPPEN ALL THE TIME.

UM, NOW, HOWEVER, I ALSO WILL BE AM SOMEONE THAT WILL NEVER ASK THE CITY TO PAY FOR MY BUILDING, RIGHT? OR MY INFRASTRUCTURE OR MY STUFF.

UM, BUT I ALSO KNOW PEOPLE ARE DIRECTLY IMPACTED AND THEY ARE A SERVICE OF THIS COMMUNITY.

WE PROBABLY NEED TO PROTECT THOSE CITIZENS AND THOSE BUSINESS OWNERS BECAUSE THE REASONS WHY PEOPLE COME HERE, WE TALK ABOUT WE WANNA GET RID OF PROPERTY TAXES.

I HEARD SOMEONE SAY THAT IN PUBLIC COMMENTS, BUT WE HAVE 13% OF OUR MONEY ON REVENUE.

SO IF WE GET RID OF OUR PROPERTY TAXES, WHERE DO WE PAY FOR ALL THIS STUFF? SO IF WE DON'T RETAIN BUSINESSES THAT IMPROVE THE LAND VALUE, RIGHT? AND WE CAN'T PRODUCE A HIGHER TAX BASIS, WE CAN NEVER GET AWAY FROM PROPERTY TAXES.

IF WE DO NOT CREATE ANOTHER FORM OF INCOME, WE WILL GO BANKRUPT.

SO WE CAN'T JUST SAY, LET'S, LET'S NOT DO ANYTHING FOR OUR BUSINESS OWNERS.

WE, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT JUST SAYING AT AT SOME POINT WE WOULD LIKE TO HOST A BUNCH OF PEOPLE THAT'S GONNA COME OUT OF OUR BUDGET.

WE'RE GONNA GET ZERO IMPACT OTHER THAN CONNECTIONS.

POTENTIALLY.

THIS IS A REAL LIFE BUSINESS OWNER THAT WE CAN RETAIN HERE IN DICKINSON.

THAT WOULD BE MY ONLY REASON WHY I WOULD FIGHT FOR IT IS BECAUSE SHE'S ADDING THREE MORE JOBS TO THE CITY OF DICKINSON.

UM, NOW I CAN ALSO GET, UH, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER TOWNSEND YOUR COMPLAINT ABOUT WE'RE GONNA GET THIS NON, I DO WORRY ABOUT THAT IS THE MOMENT YOU OPEN THAT CAN OF WORMS, THAT'S WHY THE APPLICATION PROCESS WORKS.

THAT'S WHY WE REVIEW IT.

THAT'S WHY WE SAY, DOES THIS MAKE SENSE TO DO IT? UM, YOU KNOW, LIFE'S NOT FAIR.

SOME PEOPLE IT MAKES MORE SENSE TO DO IT THAN OTHERS.

UH, SOME PROJECTS ARE MORE BENEFICIAL THAN OTHERS TO THE CITY OF DICKINSON.

UM, NOW THAT, YEAH, I I GUESS THAT'S THE, HELP ME UNDERSTAND THIS A LITTLE MORE.

THIS IS SOMETHING THEY COULD DO WITH THEIR OWN DOLLARS.

IT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING IS ON PRIVATE LAND OR THEY HAVE NO MECHANISM OF DOING IT WITHOUT THE CITY'S HELP OR APPROVAL IN, IN HER APPLICATION.

SHE SAID SHE WOULD DO IT, IT'D JUST TAKE ADDITIONAL TIME TO GET DONE.

IF, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG.

SO IT WASN'T THAT SHE WON'T, SHE WON'T DO IT.

IT ISN'T THAT SHE WON'T EXPAND HER BUSINESS.

IT WOULD JUST TAKE HER LONGER TO DO AND WELL IT, AND SHE WON'T, SHE WON'T BE ABLE TO HIRE THOSE THREE.

SHE ACTUALLY WOULD HAVE TO GET RID OF JOBS TO BE ABLE TO GET TO A POINT TO DO IT.

SO SHE WOULD REDUCE HER, HER, HER, HER PRACTICE SIZE RATHER THAN WE'RE GONNA RETAIN THOSE JOBS,

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RETAIN THE CURRENT, THE TWO JOBS.

I THINK IT WAS TWO JOBS OR THREE JOBS.

THREE JOBS UPHOLDING, AND THEN ADD THREE MORE.

SO WE'RE NOW INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE WORKING IN THE CITY OF DICKINSON, UM, BY DOING THIS.

SO THERE IS STILL, REMEMBER THIS IS A LOAN.

THIS IS NOT A GRANT.

THIS IS A HUNDRED PERCENT A LOAN.

IF THOSE THREE EMPLOYEES, THOSE SIX EMPLOYEES ARE NOT STILL THERE IN THE TIMELINE, WE GET THE MO SHE HAS TO PAY THE LOAN BACK.

SO THIS IS NOT JUST A, HEY, WE'RE GONNA GIVE YOU MONEY AND THERE'S NOTHING, NO REPERCUSSIONS.

THERE IS.

SO THAT, THAT, THAT'S SOMETHING UP.

UM, OKAY.

UH, I SAY SOMETHING A A ABSOLUTELY.

YOU KNOW WHAT ACTUALLY ABSOLUTELY.

BRING, COME ON UP.

NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THIS SITUATION.

SO I KNOW PEOPLE WOULD NOT NORMALLY SIGN UP FOR THIS, SO I'M GOING TO ALLOW IT 'CAUSE I CAN DO THAT.

, THANK YOU.

UH, CAROL DEAN, 4 0 2 AVENUE L DICKINSON.

I AM ONE OF THOSE ELDERLY PEOPLE THAT USES THIS FACILITY.

AND MY CONCERN IS THAT I DON'T MIND DRIVING ON THE GRASS.

WE'VE GOT OUR OWN LITTLE PATH THERE.

IT'S GREAT.

AND THEN YOU TURN RIGHT ONTO PATHS AND YOU USED TO COULD TURN LEFT ONTO FIVE 17.

GUESS WHAT? BY THE GRACE OF GOD, I LOOKED UP PROBABLY ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO.

I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE DR.

SCHRADER CAN TELL ME WHEN IT HAPPENED.

THERE'S A SIGN NOW THAT SAYS NO LEFT TURN.

SO I DO HAVE TO GO DOWN TO THE FIRE STATION AND DO THE U-TURN THING.

NOW, LIKE I SAID, BY THE GRACE OF GOD, I LOOKED UP AND I SAW THAT WHAT, BECAUSE THERE IS A PLACE WHERE YOU COULD ACTUALLY TURN AND GET BACK ONTO FIVE 17, BUT NOBODY TOLD ME THEY PUT THAT SIGN UP AND I ALMOST COULD HAVE GOTTEN A TICKET.

BUT MY CONCERN IS THE SAFETY ISSUE.

DR. DONNA SANDERS IS THE PROPERTY OWNER.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNSEL FOR, UM, UH, MR. FUNK SO I CAN HAVE HIM, HE CAN SIT DOWN AND HAVE TO STAND UP HERE AND STARE AT US ALL, ALL DAY.

, I, I JUST LOOKED UP ON GCA AND IT DOES SAY DR.

AND I DON'T SEE ANY TIE IN TO HER THAT AGREEMENT UNDER THE PROPERTY OWNER'S NAME.

THERE'S, THERE'S NO RECOURSE FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER IN MY MIND.

THERE'S RECOURSE FOR THE BUSINESS, BUT IF THE BUSINESS GOES DEFUNCT, YOU'RE NOT GETTING ANYTHING OUTTA THE BUSINESS EITHER.

AND YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TIED TO THE PROPERTY OWNER.

AND, AND THE LOAN IS WITH THE BUSINESS ENTITY.

ALWAYS ASK THE PROPERTY OWNER IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO INCLUDE THEIR NAME ON THIS AGREEMENT.

WE COULD GUARANTEE IT.

THAT CERTAINLY CAN BE A CONDITION THAT THE COUNCIL PLACES ON ANY APPROVAL, IF SUCH AS FORTHCOMING OF THE PROJECT, THAT THE PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT INCLUDE THE PROPERTY OWNER, UH, AS A PARTY TO SET AN AGREEMENT SO THAT, UH, THE COUNCIL FEELS MORE SECURED IN THAT, UH, CLAWBACK.

I WOULD MOVE TO TABLE THIS UNTIL SHE HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW A REVISED AGREEMENT.

WELL, YEAH.

WE HAVE TO, WE HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF THIS MOTION FIRST OR, SORRY.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

WELL THE, THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR IS A MOTION TO DENY DENY.

AND WHAT COUNCILMAN EDMONDS, UH, HAS, UH, MOVED IS A MOTION TO TABLE POSTPONE.

POSTPONE THE ITEM.

MOTION TO POSTPONE NOT TABLE.

SO, UH, YOU'RE RIGHT, SIR.

REMEMBER WE, WE GOT CLASS.

ALRIGHT, COOL.

SO HE CAN DO THAT.

AND THEN WE JUST HAVE TO, AND IF THE, IF THE MOTION TO POSTPONE, LET'S SAY, UNTIL THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING PASSES, THEN THERE'S NO VOTE NEEDED ON THE MAIN MOTION.

PERFECT.

WE'LL JUST TAKE IT UP AGAIN AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.

DO I HAVE SECOND? SECOND? I HAVE A SECOND.

UH, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO DIRECT STAFF TO PREPARE FOR ADOPTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL, PROCEDURES FOR MEETINGS OF CITY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AS WELL AS THE CITY COUNCIL.

UH, ALL YOU SECOND IT.

UH, COUNCIL MEMBER SCHICK.

ALRIGHT, SO WE THE, WE HAVE A MOTION TO, UH, POSTPONE UNTIL NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.

WE GOT A MO FIRST AND A SECOND.

SO WE GOT, WHO CAN WE GET A RAISE OF HANDS? I ONLY HEARD SO MANY NAMES.

SO, UH, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

ALRIGHT, UH, WHAT'S THE NEXT ONE? ALRIGHT, SEVEN F

[7.F Consideration and possible action to direct staff to prepare, for adoption by the City Council, procedures for meetings of city boards and commissions, as well as the city council.]

UM, I WILL GO AHEAD AND START THIS ONE OFF.

THIS IS SOMETHING

[01:20:01]

THAT I ASKED TO BE PUT ON THERE.

UM, AND THIS ACTUALLY HAPPENED BECAUSE OF, I THINK IT WAS LAST WEEK OR TWO WEEKS AGO.

WHEN WAS THE LAST DMD MEETING? WAS IT LAST WEEK? I THINK IT WAS LAST WEEK, RIGHT? IT WAS TWO, TWO WEEKS AGO.

TWO WEEKS AGO.

WELL, ONE, UM, I HAVE A REALLY HARD TIME BELIEVING IT MAKES A WHOLE LOT OF SENSE TO HAVE ALL THESE DIFFERENT BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS TO BE AT DIFFERENT TIMES WITHIN THE CITY.

I THINK WE SHOULD STANDARDIZE THE TIME AT SEVEN O'CLOCK IS WHAT I'M PROPOSING, OR I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE TO DO, UH, FOR ALL CITY BOARDS AND THEN ALSO MAKE IT A REQUIREMENT FOR ALL CITY BOARDS, UH, AND COMMISSIONS THAT HAPPEN, AT LEAST IN HERE TO BE, UH, ALWAYS ONLINE AVAILABLE TO BE VIEWED ONLINE.

UM, THE REASON WHY I'M BRINGING THIS UP, I WAS OUT OF POCKET WHEN THE DMD BOARD MET.

I DID NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME.

I WENT AND PULLED IT UP ON THE WEBPAGE.

'CAUSE I KNEW THERE WERE SOME THINGS ON THERE I WANTED TO LISTEN TO.

AND SURE ENOUGH, NO, YOU KNOW, NO JOY.

WELL ASK CITY STAFF, HEY, WHAT'S UP? AND THEY TOLD ME THAT DMD DOESN'T RECORD, DOESN'T, UM, STREAM THEIR MEETINGS.

SO WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO DO IS IF ANY TAX DOLLARS ARE BEING DISCUSSED, WE NEED TO PUT THAT ON ON IN THE, THE VIEW, RIGHT? IF WE'RE MAKING DECISIONS WITH TAX PAYING DOLLARS, IT NEEDS TO BE ONLINE, IT NEEDS TO BE STREAMED AS OFTEN AND AS, UH, MUCH AS WE'RE ABLE TO DO SO.

UM, SO THAT, THAT THANK YOU.

BUT THAT, THAT'S JUST SOMETHING IT, IT, IT'S A, IT'S A PROBLEM FOR ME.

'CAUSE THEN THE OTHER THING IS YOU HAVE A MEETING AT SIX, A MEETING AT SIX 30 AND A MEETING AT SEVEN MM-HMM .

WELL, WHICH ONE'S AT WHICH AND WHICH ONE'S ON WHAT DAY? MM-HMM .

WELL, IF WE CAN STANDARDIZE TIME, STANDARDIZE THAT, IT'S GONNA BE, UH, ALWAYS ONLINE FOR ANYONE TO VIEW.

UM, CAN'T REALLY GO WRONG THERE.

RIGHT? I DON'T THINK THAT'S A NEGATIVE THING.

SO MOTION TO APPROVE .

SO, I MEAN, DO WE EVEN NEED A MOTION? JUST HAVE HIM DRAW SOMETHING UP AND BRING IT BACK AT THE NEXT MEETING? YEAH.

THIS IS, UH, I GUESS RIGHT.

WE JUST NEED TO HAVE SOMETHING DRAWN UP OF PUT INTO PLACE, CORRECT? YES SIR.

WE CAN, I CAN DRAW UP AN, AN ORDINANCE NOW, I I TO REQUIRE, DO WE NEED A ORDINANCE OR A POLICY? I WOULD SUGGEST AN ORDINANCE WHEN I DRAFTED, UH, REQUIREMENTS FOR CITY BOARDS IN LAKE CITY DID IT BY ORDINANCE.

SO THAT WAY THERE IS NO CONFUSION WHATSOEVER THAT IT IS A REQUIREMENT.

BECAUSE I THINK THE ONE PROBLEM WOULD BE IS IF THE DMD BEING A SEPARATE ENTITY, THEY WOULDN'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO FOLLOW OUR POLICIES, BUT THEY HAVE TO FOLLOW OUR ORDINANCES.

CORRECT? DEPENDS.

SO, SO HERE, HERE'S THE CHALLENGE.

THE ORDINANCE THAT I'M CONTEMPLATING IS AN ORDINANCE THAT DIRECTS CITY BOARDS TO DO, YOU KNOW, X, Y, Z.

THE DMD IS NOT A CITY BOARD.

SO IT'S A SEPARATE POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.

SO THERE'S NO WAY TO EVEN TELL THEM THAT THEY HAVE TO DO THAT TOO.

THAT WAS GONNA BE MY QUESTION.

SO, AND THAT'S, THAT'S WHY I ASKED IS IF, ARE WE ALLOWED TO PUT AN ORDINANCE IN BASED OFF OF TAX PAYING DOLLARS, AN IMPLICATION ON IF TAX PAYING DOLLARS OF THE CITY OF DICKINSON ARE BEING UTILIZED AND OR DISCUSSED? WE SHOULD HAVE TO HAVE IT STREAMED.

THE COUNCIL RETAINS CONTROL.

'CAUSE THOSE MEETINGS OCCUR IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS.

SO IF PUSH COMES TO SHOVE, I MEAN, I SUPPOSE THE COUNCIL CAN SAY, OKAY, IF Y'ALL ARE GONNA HAVE THE MEETINGS HERE IN THIS FACILITY, THEN YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW THESE RULES.

WELL, THEY CAN CHOOSE TO HAVE THE MEETINGS ELSEWHERE.

YOU KNOW, SO, SO THAT, I GUESS THAT ENDS UP BEING THE DISCUSSION.

SO YOU NOT ONLY DO WE NOT GET TO, WE HAVE NO CONTROL OVER HOW THEY SPEND THEIR MONEY TO BEGIN WITH THE WAY THAT LAW WAS WRITTEN.

WE HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THAT BALL, THAT, THAT, UH, BOARD PERIOD.

UH, VERY LIMITED CONTROL.

IT'S ALMOST LIKE NEAR NOTHING.

ALSO GOES TO THE SAME THING THAT THE TWO CITIZENS WERE UPSET ABOUT.

IT'S LITERALLY THE CITY COUNCIL HAS NO ABILITY TO DISCUSS EVEN WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE PROMISE PROGRAM BECAUSE WE HAVE NO INVOLVEMENT WITH IT.

THE DMD IS THE ORGANIZATION THAT HAS THE INVOLVEMENT.

SO THAT, THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING.

WE HAVE NO CONTROL OVER WHAT THE, THAT ORGANIZATION IS DOING AND THEY TAKE A HALF A HALF A PERCENT TAX OF TAX PAYING DOLLARS.

AND I CANNOT SAY YOU NEED TO STREAM YOUR, YOUR MEETINGS LIVE TO ALLOW FOR TRANSPARENCY THAT THAT'S THE PROBLEM I HAVE.

I GUESS WOULD THIS GO FOR ALL THE BOARDS, LIKE BOARD ADJUSTMENTS OR BUILDING STANDARDS? NO, THOSE, THOSE ARE CITY BOARDS, YOU KNOW, AND, AND THE DISTINCTION IS GOING TO BE THE CITY BOARDS THAT ARE ACTUALLY CREATED BY ACTION OF CITY COUNCIL.

ITS OWN TAXING INDUSTRY IN UH, DISTRICT.

LIKE ALL THE OTHER, YOU KNOW, CITY BOARDS.

THE DMD IS NOT THAT.

IT IS A SPECIAL DISTRICT CREATED BY THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE.

AND SO IT'S NOT SUBJECT TO MOST OF THE THINGS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL, UH, IS GOING TO DO.

THEY'RE VERY SIMILAR.

THAT'S A SPECIAL DISTRICT, JUST LIKE THE WATER COMPANY.

THAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE WATER DISTRICT IS WATER DISTRICT IS HERE A LONG TIME BEFORE THE CITY.

SURE.

YOU KNOW, WATER DISTRICT IS ITS OWN TAXING ENTITY.

IT'S NOT EVEN A DMD THAT IS ITS OWN, THAT'S

[01:25:01]

AND THAT'S TOTALLY DIFFERENT FROM A REGULAR CITY BECAUSE THEY GOT THEM ALL OVER THE PLACE.

BUT THE, THE DMD IS ALSO ITS OWN TAXING ENTITY.

IT HAS IT OWN TAX.

IT SOUNDS LIKE WE NEED TO SIT DOWN WITH OUR STATE LEGISLATURE AND DO SOME WORK BEFORE TWO YEARS OR UP MM-HMM .

AND SO, UM, MORE ABOUT THAT CONVERSATION I CAN PROMISE WILL BE COMING, UM, IN THE NEXT COUPLE ABOUT THE ACTUAL DMD ITSELF.

HOWEVER, THAT'S EITHER WAY WE NEED TO STANDARDIZE IT, WHETHER WE HAVE CONTROL OR NOT, IT NEEDS TO BE IN OUR EITHER POLICIES OR ORDINANCE, WHICHEVER ONE MAKES THE MOST SENSE.

UM, IF WE COULD DRAW SOMETHING LIKE THAT UP AND WE CAN PUT IT IN FOR NOW.

UH, AND WE'LL, WE'LL DEAL WITH THE OTHER PROBLEMS AS WE COME TO 'EM IF I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE ON THAT ONE.

AWESOME.

SO WE DON'T NEED TO BEAT THAT ONE DOWN.

G DISCUSSION OF OPTIONS REGARDING THE CONTINUATION OF THE DICKINSON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

UH, SEVEN

[7.G Discussion of options regarding the continuation of the Dickinson Economic Development Corporation. (Part 1 of 2)]

DO I HAVE A MOTION? UH, MAYOR, IF AT THIS TIME I CAN ASK FOR A MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES TO GO AHEAD AND TAKE ITEM SEVEN G AND SEVEN H AFTER THE CLOSED SESSION.

SO I WILL, UH, DO I, SO CAN I, I JUST SAY YES AND WE'RE GOOD.

WELL, IF SOMEONE HAS TO MOTION RIGHT, IT WOULD BE BETTER IF WE HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND.

UH, WHAT TIME DID I SAY IT WAS? 9 0 6, I THINK.

YOUR HONOR.

CAN I GET A MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES? UM, ONE SO MOVED.

ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT.

UH, EVERYONE, WE WILL STILL BE HAVING A DISCUSSION ABOUT SEVEN G AND SEVEN H IN PUBLIC.

WE JUST NEED TO, UH, TALK TO OUR ATTORNEY FIRST.

SO WE WILL GO INTO CLOSED

[ 8. EXECUTIVE (CLOSED) SESSION(S)]

SESSION AT 8 26.

WE WILL BE BACK SHORTLY.

OPEN IT BACK UP AT,

[ 9. ACTION ITEMS FROM EXECUTIVE (CLOSED) SESSION(S)]

9 0 8.

WE'RE GONNA OPEN IT BACK UP TO OPEN SESSION.

UM, SO WE HAVE, UH, ACTION ITEMS FOR EXECUTIVE CLOSED SESSION NINE A.

WE HAVE NO, UH, UH, NOTHING TO DO.

SO WE'RE GONNA GO BACK TO

[7.G Discussion of options regarding the continuation of the Dickinson Economic Development Corporation. (Part 2 of 2)]

SEVEN G WHERE WE SUSPENDED THE RULES.

UH, DISCUSSION OF OPTION OPTIONS REGARDING THE CONTINUATION OF THE DICKINSON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

AND WHAT WAS DISCUSSED IN, UH, EXECUTIVE SESSION IS, UM, OUR CITY ATTORNEY, UM, THROUGH HIS INVESTIGATION, LOOKING AT ALL OF OUR OPTIONS WITH WHAT WE CAN AND CANNOT DO WITH OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, UM, FOUND SOME INTERESTING INFORMATION.

UM, AND BASICALLY WHAT IT SAYS IS, REDC IS A NONPROFIT.

THEY CAN KNOW THEY ARE NOT ACTUALLY ALLOWED TO HOLD A PROFIT IN ANY WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM, AND THEY SHALL.

AND WHAT THE ACTUAL LITERATURE IS, IF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, UH, DETERMINES THAT SUFFICIENT PROVISION HAS BEEN MADE FOR THE FULL PAYMENT OF THE CORPORATION'S EXPENSES, BONDS, AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS, ANY NET EARNINGS OF THE CORPORATION SUBSEQUENTLY OCCURRING SHALL BE PAID TO THE CORPORATIONS AUTHORIZING UNIT.

WHAT THIS MEANS IS WE ARE NOW, WE KNOW BY LAW WE HAVE A POTENTIAL WAY TO ACCESS, UH, ECONOMIC DEVELOPED CORPORATION FUNDS FOR OTHER CITY NEEDS, RIGHT? BASED ON WHAT'S GOING ON.

SO THE EDC IS A NONPROFIT.

THEY ARE NOT, AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO HOLD BASICALLY A, A TRAVELING FUND BALANCE.

THEY HAVE TO PAY IT TO US.

UM, WE ARE ALSO THE ONES THAT CONTROL THEIR, THEIR BUDGET.

UM, SO AS LONG AS THEY HAVE WHAT THEY NEED, ANYTHING ADDITIONAL COMES TO THE CITY OF DICKINSON, THEREFORE WE CAN USE IT FOR PLENTY OF OTHER THINGS.

UH, DO I HAVE ANY COMMENTS THAT ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE FROM WHAT THEY LEARNED, UH, BEHIND CLOSED SESSION AND KIND OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH? UM, I GUESS I'LL, THE LAST THING I WILL SAY BEFORE I LET IT OPEN IT UP IS WE ARE NOT TRYING TO MAKE ANY MOTION TONIGHT ABOUT THE DICKINSON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

WHAT OUR GOAL IS, IS TO BETTER ALIGN OUR VISION WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

UH, THERE IS A REASON WHY EVERY CITY IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, MINUS A A HANDFUL HAVE ONE.

SO IT HA IT, IT CAN WORK.

WE JUST HAVE TO DO THE WORK TO MAKE IT WORK.

UH, BUT NOW WE KIND OF KNOW SOME OF THE RULES.

WE HAVE A LOT MORE FREEDOM WITH WHAT WE CAN AND CAN'T DO.

UM, ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS BY COUNCIL? ALRIGHT, IF NOT, THEN WE

[7.H. RESOLUTION NO. XXX-2025 - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Dickinson, Texas, to increase the number of voting directors on the board of directors of the Dickinson Management District No. 1, from five directors to eleven directors.]

WILL MOVE ON TO SEVEN H UH, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY OF DICKINSON, TEXAS, TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF VOTING DIRECTORS ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE DICKINSON MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.

UH, NUMBER ONE FROM FIVE DIRECTORS TO 11 DIRECTORS.

UH, NOW ONE THING THAT CAME UP EARLIER IN TONIGHT WAS THE FACT THAT THE DIS, THE DMD, WHICH IS THE DICKINSON MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, UH, IN THEIR LAST MEETING, UH, I THINK THEY DENIED THE FUNDS TO FUND THE PROMISE PROGRAM, CORRECT? YES.

THAT CHASE,

[01:30:01]

UH, YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

SO BASICALLY WHAT I WANTED, THE REASON WHY I'M BRINGING THAT UP IS THE DICKINSON UH, MANAGEMENT DISTRICT IS A SEPARATE ENTITY OF THE CITY OF DICKINSON.

WE HAVE VERY LITTLE CONTROL OF WHAT WE CAN AND CANNOT DO WITH THEM.

UM, HOWEVER, OUR, OUR OUR, WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS ALSO OUR CITY ATTORNEY HAS FOUND SOME, UH, INFORMATION THAT OUR CITY MANAGER IS GONNA TAKE WITH HIM, AND HE'S GONNA GO HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH THAT BOARD.

UH, WE ARE GOING TO, UH, HAVE SOME, UH, SOME COMMUNICATION WITH THEM TO MAKE SURE WE CAN ALIGN, UH, ACCORDINGLY.

AND IF NOT, THEN WE'LL HAVE TO TAKE OTHER MEASURES.

WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS IN THE, THE CONVERSATION OUR COUNCIL HAD, UH, I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE THAT THIS WAS SOME PRETTY SOLID INFORMATION.

HOWEVER, UH, THERE WILL BE MORE INFORMATION TO COME OF WHAT OUR PLAN IS.

UH, BUT THIS IS A GONNA BE A VERY GOOD THING FOR THE CITY OF DICKINSON.

I WOULD SAY.

IT'S GONNA HELP US POTENTIALLY GET OUT OF A POSSIBLE BUDGET PROBLEM.

UM, UH, HOWEVER, THERE'S GONNA BE A LOT OF MOVING PARTS.

THERE'S GONNA BE A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE BY COUNCIL MEMBERS, MYSELF, UH, AND OUR OUR CITY STAFF.

UH, ANYTHING FROM OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I, UH, WHAT WE LEARNED IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION ON THIS ISSUE, I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO TAKE ANY ACTION AT ALL.

JUST FORGET IT WAS EVER PUT ON THE AGENDA.

OH YEAH.

I WAS TALKING ABOUT MORE OF JUST THE TOPIC OF THE DIS THE DMD AND WHAT WE LEARNED ABOUT THAT.

WHY PUBLIC KNOWS WHY WE'RE NOT EXPANDING THE DISTRICT.

GOT IT.

AND YEAH, WE HAVE, IT AIN'T GONNA FIX OUR PROBLEMS. YES.

ARE WE, ARE WE MAKING A MOTION TO PROVE THE RESOLUTION TONIGHT? NO, WE ARE NOT SEVEN H WE'RE BASICALLY GONNA JUST, UH, COMPLETELY TAKE IT OFF.

WE DON'T NEED IT.

THERE'S NO REASON TO, OR WE'RE NOT, THERE'S NO REASON TO TAKE ACTION BECAUSE WE AGREED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION THAT, THAT DOING THAT WILL NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE.

I'M THE ONE THAT PUT THIS ON HERE.

IF, IF PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW.

AND, UH, I HOPE THE DIRECTION THAT'S GIVEN TO THE CITY MANAGER WHO IS ALSO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WILL TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEMS. ABSOLUTELY.

ON THE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, BECAUSE I THINK ALL OF US AGREE HERE.

THERE HAVE BEEN SOME PROBLEMS THERE.

UH, THERE'S BEEN MONEY SPENT, UH, WHEN THEY ADMIT IT OPENLY ON FACEBOOK, MONEY WAS MISSPENT.

UH, BUT IT WAS A GOOD PROJECT.

YEAH, A LOT OF THOSE ARE GOOD PROJECTS, BUT YOU CAN'T LEGALLY DO IT.

AND THAT'S BEEN OUR CONTENTION ALL ALONG AND THAT'S WHY I WANTED THIS ON THERE.

UH, AT THIS TIME I DON'T THINK, UH, INCREASING THE BOARD SIZE, WE'LL TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT I THINK THIS COUNCIL AND THE, UH, NEW CITY MANAGER CAN TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM.

ALRIGHT, AWESOME.

SO, UH, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS? IF NOT, LET'S GO AND MOVE

[10. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS]

ON TO NUMBER 10.

FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. DO WE HAVE ANY TOPICS THAT SOMEONE WOULD LIKE TO POST FOR, UH, WHAT, TWO WEEKS FROM NOW, IF NOT? NOPE.

SEEM TO GET 'EM ALL, SO NO.