Sep 09, 2025 City Council

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GOOD

[1. CALL TO ORDER AND CERTIFICATION OF A QUORUM]

I HAVE, UH, EVERYONE IN ATTENDANCE AND, UH, ANYONE WATCHING ONLINE.

I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING OF THE DICKINSON CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER.

AND, UH, LET'S GO GET A CERTIFICATION OF A QUORUM MAYOR, TRAVIS MELO HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNNY SIMPSON.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER SEAN HOLT.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER MARK TOWNSEND.

HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT SCHRADER.

HERE, COUNCIL MEMBER BILL SCHICK HERE.

AND COUNCIL MEMBER KEVIN EVANS HERE.

WE HAVE A QUORUM.

AWESOME.

AND, UH, WHAT I'D LIKE TO ALSO DO IS INVITE SOMEONE THAT, UH, I HAVE BEEN CONNECTED WITH FOR A VERY LONG TIME.

I ACTUALLY PLAYED BASEBALL WITH HIS SON, UH, A LONG TIME AGO.

WE PLAYED, UH, SOME COLLEGE BASEBALL TOGETHER AS WELL AS I ACTUALLY PLAYED FOR HIS BROTHER AT LAMAR UNIVERSITY.

AND THEN, UH, LIKE I SAID, HE HAS BEEN A HUGE CONTRIBUTOR TO THE DICKINSON BASEBALL LITTLE LEAGUE.

UM, AND SO THE PERSON WE'D LIKE TO HAVE THE GIVE THE INVOCATION IS MR. JOHN GILLIGAN, UH, THE PASTOR FOR LIVING FAITH OUTREACH, WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1999.

SO IF EVERYONE COULD PLEASE STAND FOR THE INVOCATION.

AND THEN, UH, I WILL GO AHEAD AND LEAD US WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND THE STATE PLEDGE.

FIRST OF ALL, I JUST WANT TO SAY, I WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR YOUR SERVICE, TO OUR COMMUNITY.

IT'S AN HONOR TO BE HERE IN THIS CITY, AND WE APPRECIATE ALL YOU DO, AND YOU HAVE OUR PRAYERS ALL THE TIME.

FATHER, WE JUST COME TO YOU TONIGHT AND WE JUST THANK YOU.

WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR GOOD HAND BEING ON OUR LIFE.

WE THANK YOU, LORD GOD, THAT, UH, YOU'RE MAKING PROVISION FOR US IN EVERY WAY.

SO, FATHER GOD, I THANK YOU.

I THANK YOU FOR OUR CITY.

I THANK YOU THAT YOU'RE PROTECTING OUR CITY.

YOU'RE PROTECTING OUR CHILDREN.

YOU'RE PROTECTING OUR SCHOOLS.

I THANK YOU THAT OUR BUSINESSES ARE PROSPERING.

AND FATHER GOD, WE JUST GIVE YOU ALL THE GLORY FOR THAT.

AND WE JUST PRAY, WE PRAY PEACE OVER THIS MEETING TONIGHT.

AND LORD GOD, I JUST THANK YOU FOR YOUR WISDOM.

YOU SAID, IF WE LACK WISDOM, ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS ASK.

SO WE ASK FOR YOUR WISDOM, HOW TO GO FORWARD IN THIS CITY.

AND I THANK YOU FOR ALL THESE FAITHFUL SERVANTS, LORD GOD, THAT THEY'RE GONNA, THEY'RE GONNA DO WHAT YOUR HEART TELLS THEM TO DO.

AND WE JUST GIVE YOU THE PRAISE FOR THAT RIGHT NOW.

IT'S YOUR NAME WE PRAY.

AMEN.

AMEN.

THANK YOU EVERYONE.

GO AHEAD AND, UH, FOLLOW ME IN THE PLEDGE.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE, UNITED STATES REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION OF GOD, LIBERTY, AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE, HONOR GOD, ONE INDIVISIBLE.

THANK YOU.

UH, MR. GILLIAN, DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY EVENTS COMING UP THAT

[3. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND PRESENTATIONS]

SURROUNDING IT.

IF YOU'RE CURIOUS.

SO I, I WOULD LIKE TO TELL YOU ABOUT SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN DOING FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS IS, AS A MATTER OF FACT, IT WAS BIRTHED BECAUSE OF THE SHOOTING THAT PLA TOOK PLACE IN UVALDE.

AND WE DECIDED TO OPEN UP OUR CHURCH TO YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY WHERE THEY CAN COME AND HANG OUT, HAVE A GOOD TIME.

AND SO FOR THREE YEARS, ON THE FIRST FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH, WE OPEN IT UP AND WE CALL IT HOPE CONNECTION COMMUNITY CENTER.

AND SO WE'VE OPENED IT UP.

EVERYTHING IS FREE, THE FOOD IS FREE.

YOU HAVE GAMES, VOLLEYBALL, BASKETBALL, POOL TABLES, UH, FOOSBALLS, UH, WE GIVE, WE DO GIVEAWAYS.

AND, UH, AND LIKE I SAID, IT'S FREE TO THE COMMUNITY.

AND, UH, WE FIRST OPENED IT UP WITH THE HOPES IN BRINGING SOME KIDS THAT MIGHT BE ON THE FRINGE TO COME IN AND BE A, HAVE A SAFE PLACE FOR 'EM.

IT'S TURNED OUT TO BE A FAMILY GATHERING.

SO WE HAVE PEOPLE FROM ALL AGES COMING.

AND WE'VE BEEN DOING IT NOW FOR THREE YEARS.

AND I THINK WE'VE HAD ABOUT 6,000 PEOPLE COME THROUGH THAT, THOSE FRIDAY NIGHT MEETINGS.

SO I JUST WANNA LET YOU KNOW, MAKE IT AVAILABLE IF YOU WANT TO COME BY, JUST TO CHECK IT OUT AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.

WE JUST HAD OUR LAST ONE.

SO THE NEXT ONE WON'T BE TILL TILL THE, YOU KNOW, A FEW WEEKS FROM NOW, BUT IT'S THE FIRST FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH, AND IT STARTS AT SIX O'CLOCK.

AND WE'D BE HONORED IF YOU'D STOP BY JUST TO CHECK IT OUT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, SO, WE'LL THAT'LL LEAD US INTO ANNOUNCEMENTS AND PRESENTATIONS.

SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND START FROM, UH, MY LEFT.

WE'LL START WITH, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER EDMONDS.

AND, UH, GO AHEAD WITH COUNCIL COMMENTS.

UH, GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYBODY.

UH, THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING AND THOSE ONLINE.

I GOT TO MY SEAT THIS AFTERNOON.

I HAD OUR, UH, DICKINSON NAME TAGS SO WE CAN LOOK MORE PROFESSIONAL WHEN WE'RE OUT THERE AS A GROUP.

AND I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU CAITLYN, AND THANK YOU STAFF FOR MAKING THAT HAPPEN.

UH, YESTERDAY WE HAD OUR FIRST CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION MEETING.

UH, THE APPLICATION IS STILL AVAILABLE ONLINE, JUST IN CASE THERE IS A POTENTIAL RESIGNATION SOMEWHERE.

IF YOU'RE HALFWAY INTERESTED IN, UM, PARTICIPATING IN THAT COMMISSION, YOU MIGHT BE A GOOD ALTERNATE.

AND I THINK, UH, THAT WOULD BE IT, SIR.

ALRIGHT.

AND

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PERFECT.

SO, UH, IF YOU HAVE ANY INPUT ON ADDITIONAL CHANGES TO THE CHARTER THAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO SEE CONSIDERED, UH, PLEASE SHOW UP AND LET US KNOW.

THANK YOU.

PERFECT.

THAT'S WHAT I, THAT'S WHAT I WAS HOPING.

ALRIGHT.

ALRIGHT.

COUNCIL MEMBER SCHICK.

THANKS EVERYBODY FOR SHOWING UP TONIGHT.

REALLY GOOD TO SEE A, A FULL ROOM AGAIN.

UH, CAITLIN IS GOING TO GET WITH Y'ALL BECAUSE I WANT HER TO PROMOTE WHAT Y'ALL ARE DOING ON THE FIRST FRIDAY.

I THINK IT'S WONDERFUL.

OH, SHE'S BACK THERE IN THE ROOM AND SHE'LL PUT IT ON THE CITY WEBSITE AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

UH, WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO ACTUALLY PUT IT ON ONE OF OUR LIGHTED MESSAGE BOARDS TO GET THE WORD OUT.

SO WE'LL DO THAT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UH, I ATTENDED THE BAY DRAINAGE MEETING, WHICH IS, UH, STARTING TO BECOME A PRETTY POWERFUL GROUP HERE IN GALVESTON COUNTY.

UH, WE WENT OVER SOME VARIOUS, UH, DRAINAGE PROJECTS.

WE HAVE ALL OF OUR LOCAL, UH, CONGRESS PEOPLE SHOW UP THERE.

SO IT'S, UH, WE'RE MAKING SOME PROGRESS THERE.

UH, LAST WEEK OR TWO WEEKS AGO, I WENT WITH, UH, UH, KEVIN EDMONDS AND, UH, AND EDWARD, OUR PUBLIC WORKS MANAGER TO LOOK AT A, UH, A MOWER THAT DRAINAGE DISTRICT NUMBER ONE HAD WAS, UH, PREVIEWING.

JUST KIND OF GET AN IDEA OF SOMETHING THAT WE MAY USE IN OUR PARKS SOMEDAY.

THANK Y'ALL VERY MUCH.

APPRECIATE IT.

WELCOME EVERYONE HERE.

IT'S GOOD TO SEE A FEW FAMILIAR FACES I HADN'T SEEN IN A WHILE OUT THERE, MR. DECKER, AND RIGHT HERE ON THE FRONT ROW.

GOOD TO SEE Y'ALL, AND WELCOME TO THOSE ONLINE AND, UH, READY TO WORK.

THANK YOU.

I JUST WELCOME EVERYBODY'S HERE TONIGHT.

THANK YOU.

WELL WELCOME EVERYBODY.

UH, LIGHTHEARTED.

ACTUALLY, I JUST WANNA GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO DICKINSON HIGH SCHOOL, UH, FOOTBALL TEAM.

UM, I'M NOT SURE IF A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW, BUT I'VE BEEN DEALING WITH DICKINSON ATHLETICS FOR A LITTLE OVER 20 YEARS NOW, AND THE HIGH SCHOOL TEAM IS OFF TO A VERY GREAT START.

THEY'RE TWO AND OH ONE AGAINST KATIE IS THEIR OPENER, WHICH IS A VERY TOUGH WIN.

AND THEN LAST WEEK AGAINST CE KING, WHICH BRINGING THEM TO A VERY GOOD RATING IN THIS EARLY PART OF THE SEASON.

SO IF YOU GUYS THINK ABOUT IT, COME OUT AND SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL DICKINSON HIGH SCHOOL TEAM.

OH, WELCOME EVERYBODY, BOTH IN PERSON ON A AND ONLINE.

UH, GLAD TO SEE YOU ALL HERE.

AWESOME.

AND, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO SECOND THAT, UM, ON THE DICKINSON FOOTBALL TEAM.

SO I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF MY SON IS PART OF THE BAND, SO I'M AT EVERY FOOTBALL GAME.

UM, UM, COACH NELSON HAS A, UH, TREMENDOUS GROUP OF BOYS OR MEN, UH, OUT THERE.

UM, LAST WEEK'S BATTLE THAT THEY HAD, THEY CAME FROM A, UH, I THINK IT WAS A 20 POINT DEFICIT TO ACTUALLY WIN AT THE LAST SECOND.

UM, IT SHOWS WHAT HE'S BUILDING THERE, RIGHT? SO I HIGHLY ENCOURAGE ALL OF YOU, IF YOU WANNA GO SEE SOMETHING SPECIAL, GO WATCH THEM PLAY.

UM, I WAS MESMERIZED WHEN THEY PLAYED AGAINST KATIE, SO I JUST WANT TO SECOND THAT.

UM, ONE OF MY THINGS AS WELL IS, UH, I WENT TO THE BEHE OF MAYORS, OUR COUNCIL OF MAYORS, UM, GOT TO TALK TO, WITH, UH, DR.

BONIN AND, UM, REPRESENTATIVE PAUL.

SO WE WERE TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THE STUFF COMING OUT OF THE, UM, SPECIAL SESSION THAT HAPPENED UP AT IN AUSTIN.

UM, ANOTHER THING, I HAVE SOME UPDATES WITH TXDOT.

I AM MEETING WITH, UH, MR. CAREY.

MR. MAGNO AND MYSELF ARE ACTUALLY GONNA HAVE A MEETING WITH TXDOT AT MY OFFICE, WHICH IF ANYONE DOESN'T KNOW WHERE MY OFFICE IS, IT'S SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE OF WHERE ALL THOSE MEDIANS ARE.

SO THEY ACTUALLY HAVE TO NAVIGATE THE MEDIANS TO GET TO MY OFFICE.

UM, SO THAT'S GONNA BE A GOOD CONVERSATION.

BUT, UH, MR. LAZARO AT TXDOT IS WILLING TO BRING HIS WHOLE CREW DOWN, UH, AND TALK TO US AS WELL.

SO THEY ARE SHOWING THAT THEY AT LEAST WANT TO HAVE A, HAVE SOME COMMUNICATION.

SO I JUST WANNA THANK THEM FOR THAT AS WELL.

UM, OTHER THAN THAT, I THINK, UH, WE CAN GO INTO, UH, CITY MANAGER UPDATE.

YES, SIR.

THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL AND CITIZENS OF OUR GREAT COMMUNITY.

I JUST HAVE A COUPLE UPDATES FOR US THIS EVENING.

UH, THE HUGHES ROAD DRAINAGE PROJECT, ALL THE CONSTRUCTION AND TRAFFIC THAT EVERYBODY LOVES.

UH, IT'S AROUND 35% COMPLETED.

RAY TECH CONSTRUCTION IS CONTINUING TO WORK DOWN HUGHES ROAD, NICHOLS, LOST LANE, INSTALLING REINFORCED CONCRETE BOXES.

THEY ARE ALSO INSTALLING A JUNCTION BOX FOR THE SANITARY SEWER AT FIVE 17 IN NICHOLS.

THIS SECTION OF THE WALL IS PLANNED TO BE POURED THURSDAY.

WATERLINE OFFSETS ON BAYOU ROAD IN DIXON DRIVE.

CONTINUE, UH, CONSTRUCTION.

JUST A REMINDER, CONSTRUCTION WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT 2026.

TRAFFIC WILL CONTINUE.

I KNOW IT'S FRUSTRATING.

UH, PLEASE BE PATIENT AND KIND WITH EVERYBODY ON THE ROADS.

UH, NOBODY

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WE ALL HATE IT, SO IT'S SOMETHING WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH.

AS I SAY, TRAFFIC CONSTRUCTION MEANS PROGRESS.

CYBERSECURITY THREATS.

I SPOKE ABOUT THIS AT THE ROTARY PRESENTATION.

I GAVE A PRESENTATION TO ROTARY LAST WEDNESDAY, AND I SPOKE ABOUT CYBER CYBERSECURITY THREATS.

AND THIS IS REAL.

THIS IS HAPPENING NOW.

PEOPLE ARE IMPERSONATING, IMPERSONATING ALL OF US AND SENDING OUT EMAILS TO OUR COMMUNITY.

FAKE EMAIL ACCOUNTS ARE CIRCULATING, IMPERSONATING MAYOR COUNCIL, MYSELF, MANY OTHERS.

AND IF YOU WATCH THE NEWS, IT'S HAPPENING TO OUR NEIGHBORS JUST SOUTH OF US.

SO THIS IS NOT NEW.

THIS IS HAPPENING ALL THE TIME.

IF YOU RECEIVE AN EMAIL FROM THE CITY ASKING FOR MONEY OR REQUESTING YOU TO DO ANYTHING, PLEASE CONTACT US IMMEDIATELY.

WE WILL NEVER ASK FOR PAYMENT OVER THE PHONE OR EMAIL.

PLEASE BE VI VIGILANT AND, AND CONTACT US IF THIS OCCURS.

ALSO, SOMETHING THAT WE ARE VERY PROUD OF.

UH, CAPTAIN MIKE MONTGOMERY BECAME THE FIRST DICKINSON POLICE DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE TO GRADUATE FROM THE FBI ACADEMY LAST WEEK.

SO THIS IS A 10 WEEK PROGRAM AT THE FBI ACADEMY.

UH, HE, HE GRADUATED.

IT WAS ONLINE, I BELIEVE IT WAS LAST THURSDAY OR WEDNESDAY.

CHIEF, UH, WE'RE VERY PROUD OF HIM, HOW HE REPRESENTED OUR CITY, REPRESENTED OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.

AND, UH, THANK YOU CAPTAIN MONTGOMERY FOR ALL THAT YOU DO FOR US.

HE WILL BE RECOGNIZED AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.

HE COULDN'T BE HERE THIS EVENING, BUT, UH, THERE IS NO DEPARTMENTAL UPDATE AS WELL.

OKAY.

I KNOW WE HAVE A FULL AGENDA, BUT CAPTAIN MONTGOMERY WILL BE HERE AT THE NEXT CA COUNCIL MEETING, SO, ALRIGHT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SIR.

ALRIGHT, NUMBER FOUR,

[4. PUBLIC 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 OR HER REMAINING TIME AND SHALL BE SEATED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT.

THE CITY COUNCIL MAY NOT DELIBERATE.

AND I HAVE, UH, MR. GARLAND COPELAND, MAYOR AND COUNSEL.

UM, IT'S REALLY ENCOURAGING TO HEAR WHAT YOU JUST SAID ABOUT THE MEETING IN YOUR OFFICE AND I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

AND THAT'S ALL I WANT TO SAY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

AND THEN, UM, I HAVE ONE ON SPEC SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEMS, WHICH IS FOUR, WHICH IS THIS.

SO, UH, MR. LEWIS DECKER, GOOD EVENING.

THANK YOU FOR THE TIME.

UH, FOR THOSE OF YOU NOT ON COUNCIL, IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN DOWN USED ROAD, YOU MIGHT GO IN THE EVENING.

IT IS A MESS.

THERE'S DUMP TRUCKS LOADED WITH CONCRETE ROCK AND THE HEAVY EQUIPMENT WHERE WE'RE DRIVING, THERE'S TWO LANES WE'RE RIDING ON THE, UH, THE APRON.

SO IT'S ALL TORN UP.

AND THAT FIRST MEETING I WENT TO, THEY WERE ONLY GONNA DO ONE SIDE.

I DON'T SEE HOW THAT'S POSSIBLE WITH THE DAMAGE THAT'S BEEN DONE AND THE EQUIPMENT THAT'S BEEN ON THERE, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE GONNA DO.

UM, THE OTHER THING, UH, FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW USED ROAD IS A DAM.

THERE'S NO WAY WATER CAN GO UNDERNEATH AND GET TO THE BOW.

NEVER HAS SINCE THE COUNTY BUILT IT, UH, THAT WE GET THAT RAIN AND WE STILL HAVE HOUSES ON TANGLE BRIAR.

MY ADDRESS IS 55 20 TBR.

MM-HMM .

SECOND HOUSE, UH, HAD BEEN THERE QUITE ENOUGH TIME, BUT THE HOUSES AT THE END OF THAT STREET STILL FLOOD, UH, BECAUSE OF THE DRAINAGE.

AND THAT'S BEEN A PROBLEM.

AND I'VE MENTIONED IT TO, UM, CHASE.

UH, THEY DID NOT DO, UH, DICKINSON GOT MONEY FOR OLEANDER, THAT'S THE NEXT STREET OVER THE WATER WOULD COME UP OVER, USED ROAD, GO DOWN AND FLOOD THOSE PEOPLE AND THEN HAVE TO TRY TO GET THROUGH TO THE BOW.

THAT'S THE WAY IT WAS.

IT WAS DESIGNED AND THE CITY GOT MONEY FROM FEMA WHAT HAPPENED TO IT.

THAT'S BEEN A LONG TIME AGO.

BUT IT'S DEFINITELY A PROBLEM.

AND IF OLEANDER WAS COMPLETED, AND I'M GLAD TO, GLAD TO SEE Y'ALL GOT YOUR BOND RATING BACK, IF THAT WAS COMPLETED, YOU WOULD SOLVE

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AND THOSE HOUSES DOWN THERE COULD HAVE VERTS LIKE WE HAVE IN DICKINSON, FURTHER DOWN ON, ON, UH, USED ROAD, UH, TO HELP THE WATER BECAUSE WHAT'S WHAT'S THERE NOW HAS NEVER WORKED.

UM, OLEANDER IS A DAM ALSO.

IT'S GOT TO TRY TO GET OUT AND THROUGH AND ON USED ROAD.

I'M HOPING THAT THEY'RE GONNA MAKE THAT WIDER BY CIMARRON PARK.

THAT'S NOT, UH, THAT LARGE.

UH, THE WATER COMES FROM BOTH SCHOOLS TWO S ROAD AND THEN COMES DOWN OVER THE YARDS ON TGO BRIAR.

UH, BUT AS LONG AS Y'ALL DIDN'T HAVE ANY MONEY, YOU COULDN'T DO IT.

UH, AND IT WASN'T DONE PRIOR TO Y'ALL.

IT'S NOT NOW.

IT'S BEEN THAT WAY.

UM, I HAVE ONE THING, THREE MINUTES PEOPLE IN THE TOWN CALL ME ABOUT THAT ROAD.

THEY DON'T KNOW.

AND ABOUT 10 OR 11 YEARS AGO, I TRIED THROUGH THIS COUNCIL WHEN I WAS ON IT TO GET, UH, Y'ALL CAN TALK TO THE WATER DISTRICT AND THEY COULD PUT STUFF, SOMETHING IN THOSE ENVELOPES, MAYBE QUARTERLY, MAYBE EVERY TWO WEEKS AND LET THE CITIZENS KNOW EVERYBODY WOULD GET IT.

'CAUSE EVERYBODY GETS A BILL.

YEP.

THANK Y'ALL FOR THE TIME.

THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE IT.

ALL RIGHT.

FIVE CONSENT AGENDA.

[5. CONSENT AGENDA]

THERE WILL BE A SEPARATE DISCUSSION ON THESE ITEMS UNLESS A COUNCIL MEMBER REQUESTS, UH, IN WHICH, UH, IN IN WHICH EVENT.

THE ITEM WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND DISCUSSED AFTER THE CONSENT AGENDA.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOVE TO APPROVE.

GOT A MOTION TO APPROVE.

COUNCIL MEMBER SIMPSON.

GOT A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER SCHICK.

UH, ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSED.

ALL RIGHT.

SIX A

[6.A ORDINANCE XXX-2025 - Consideration and possible action to approve an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Dickinson, Texas, approving and adopting a budget for the City of Dickinson, Texas, for Fiscal Year 2025-2026; making appropriations for the City for such Fiscal Year as reflected in said budget; providing for the incorporation of preamble; making certain findings and containing certain provisions relating to the subject; and providing an effective date. (1st Reading) ]

A CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE, UH, IN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DICKINSON, TEXAS, APPROVING AND ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF DICKINSON, TEXAS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025.

2026, MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THIS CITY FOR SUCH FISCAL YEAR AS REFLECTED IN SAID BUDGET, PROVIDING FOR THE INCORPORATION OF PREAMBLE, MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS AND CONTAINING CERTAIN PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

FIRST READING, IF I MAY, I'VE GOT A LEGAL OPINION TODAY FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY ON VOTING ON THIS.

OKAY? I STILL DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH IT DUE TO MY POSITION WITH THE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT.

SO WHILE Y'ALL VOTE ON THE BUDGET, I'M GONNA STEP DOWN.

OKAY.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND THEY FILLED OUT FORMS LAST WEEK.

OKAY.

THAT'S 1, 2, 3, 4.

SO WE HAVE TWO THAT ARE ABSTAINING, BUT WE STILL HAVE, SO MAJORITY IS STILL JUST OF A FIVE, RIGHT? YES SIR.

SO WE STILL HAVE A QUORUM, SO WE'RE GOOD.

MOVE TO APPROVE A SECOND.

ALRIGHT, SO I GOT A MOTION TO APPROVE AND I GOT A SECOND, UH, DISCUSSIONS, COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, CONCERNED ABOUT THIS BUDGET.

UH, ANY LAST REMAINING, UH, ROUNDS IN THE CHAMBER THAT WE NEED TO GET OUT? I WANT TO, I WANNA THANK CHASE AND HIS STAFF HAVE DONE A REMARKABLE JOB.

THIS IS ONLY MY SECOND, UH, INVOLVEMENT WITH THE BUDGET.

THIS IS HEAD AND HEELS ABOVE HOW IT WAS PRESENTED TO US LAST TIME.

WE THANK Y'ALL FOR THIS.

THANK YOU, SIR.

YEP.

NO OTHER MAYOR, IF YOU DON'T MIND.

I, I HAVE A FEW WORDS.

WELL, YEAH.

AND SO I WANT TO JUST SECOND HIM AS WELL, UM, BECAUSE I KNOW EVERYTHING I'VE ASKED FOR.

'CAUSE I'VE ASKED Y'ALL TO DO THINGS THAT I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN ASKED TO DO, LIKE SOME OF THE REPORTS I LOOK FOR.

UM, SO I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AS WELL BECAUSE, UM, LIKE COUNCIL MEMBER SCHICK SAID, THERE IS NO WAY WE GET THROUGH THIS WITHOUT YOUR STAFF CUTTING.

SO I WAS LOOKING FOR THE ACTUAL NUMBER FROM LAST YEAR COMPARED TO THIS YEAR OF KIND OF WHAT WE CUT OFF MINUS THE COLA.

IT'S NOT IN THIS BUDGET ANYMORE, BUT IT WAS IN THE OTHER ONES.

UM, I DON'T THINK EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS THE LEVEL OF CUTS THAT WERE MADE TO THIS CITY.

UH, DOLLAR VALUE.

IT'S NOT APPRECIATED BECAUSE WE PUT A 6% COLA MM-HMM .

BUT Y'ALL ARE DOING,

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RIGHT? AND THAT'S JUST YOUR DEPARTMENT.

SO ONCE AGAIN, I JUST WANNA THANK THE STAFF NO MATTER WHAT ANYONE SAYS.

Y'ALL HAVE BEEN, UH, PERFORMING SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN I EXPECTED.

UH, AND I PROBABLY DESERVE.

SO THANK YOU GUYS.

THANK YOU.

NOW GO AHEAD.

IT'S ALL YOURS.

YOU GOT ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT THE BUDGET? YES, SIR.

NO, I, UH, I APPRECIATE THE KIND WORDS.

YOU KNOW, THIS WAS A PRODUCT OF HARD WORK COLLABORATION AND A DEDICATION TO BEING AS EFFICIENT AS POSSIBLE WITH OUR TAX DOLLARS.

YOU KNOW, I'M VERY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT WE HAVE DONE.

MANY ISSUES THAT NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED.

I BELIEVE WE TOOK SIGNIFICANT STEPS FORWARD IN CORRECTING THESE ISSUES THAT WE HAVE THAT HAVE BEEN LINGERING FOR YEARS.

YOU KNOW, LET ME BE CLEAR, THIS BUDGET WAS NOT EASY.

WE FACED TOUGH DECISIONS, LOCAL MATCH REQUIREMENTS, DEPARTMENTAL RESTRUCTURING, AND A NEED TO BE REALISTIC WITH OUR REQUEST.

AND WE DID THAT.

MY GOAL THROUGHOUT HAS BEEN CLEAR TO ELIMINATE WASTEFUL SPENDING, RESTRUCTURED DEPARTMENTS FOR EFFICIENCY AND LAY THE FOUNDATION FOR MEANINGFUL CHANGE.

AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE DONE THAT.

YOU KNOW, MOST OF THIS CREDIT GOES TO MRS. CLARK, OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR.

SHE'S DONE A HELL OF A JOB AND I'M VERY PROUD OF HER.

MR. MAGGIANO, OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS, WE DID, WE DID THE BEST WE COULD WITH THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE.

AND I OFTEN REMIND MY TEAM, THAT'S ALL YOU CAN DO YOUR BEST WITH WHAT WE HAVE.

YOU KNOW, THIS BUDGET HAS BEEN A LEARNING EXPERIENCE.

THERE IS NO DOUBT IT'S BEEN CHALLENGING, EXHAUSTING, EYE-OPENING, BUT DEEPLY REWARDING AS WELL.

THE FINANCIAL HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY IS MY TOP PRIORITY, MRS. CLARK, MR. MAGNO, I THINK ALL OF US CITY COUNCIL, OUR CITIZENS, IT'S OUR TOP PRIORITY.

OUR FOCUS, WITHOUT CAREFUL STEWARDSHIP OF OUR RESOURCES, NONE OF THE PROGRESS THAT WE ENVISION WILL BE POSSIBLE.

THAT'S WHY THIS ADMINISTRATION IS COMMITTED TO TRANSPARENCY, DUE DILIGENCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WE ALREADY HAVE QUARTERLY, UH, BUDGET MEETINGS WITH OUR STAFF TO REVIEW THE BUDGET, REVIEW OUR SALES TAXES, REVIEW OUR EXPENDITURES, AND MAKE ADJUSTMENTS THROUGHOUT THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR.

AND WE ARE ALREADY DOING THIS.

SO WE WILL NEVER BE CAUGHT OFF GUARD BY EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES.

SO AGAIN, THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY WHO HAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE PROCESS.

THIS BUDGET WAS DEVELOPED AS A TEAM, AS PARTNERS, AS CITY STAFF, CITY COUNCIL, D-M-D-E-D-C, DICKINSON POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION, AND INPUT FROM OUR CITIZENS.

THIS WAS TRULY A UNITED EFFORT OF OUR COMMUNITY AND ONE THAT I'M PROUD OF.

SO THANK YOU.

LIKE I SAID, IT'S, IT'S ALL OF ALL THE HARD WORK YOU GUYS ARE DOING.

UM, ALL RIGHT, SO IF THAT'S THE CASE, DO I HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS ABOUT THE BUDGET? ANYTHING THAT WE WANNA MAKE? LAST MINUTE CHANGES? ARE WE, WE GOOD FOR A VOTE? ALRIGHT.

YEP.

MAYOR, NO.

NO.

LAST MINUTE CHANGES.

YES SIR.

I DO WANT TO KIND OF PIGGYBACK ON WHAT WAS SAID.

NOT ONLY WAS THIS DONE, BUT IT HAD TO BE DONE THREE TIMES.

UM, BECAUSE YOU THINK ABOUT THE A SA AGREEMENT BETWEEN EDC AND DMD AND UM, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF KUDOS, BUT I'M ALSO, EVEN THOUGH I'M OFF THE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT NOW, UM, THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE VARIOUS BOARDS, IT IS DEFINITELY AT A ALL TIME HIGH AND YEAH.

YEAH.

SO, AND THAT'S WITH THE BUDGET WHERE IT'S AT.

I'M COMFORTABLE WITH MOVING FORWARD.

AND THEN ALSO THE CONVERSATIONS WITH, I'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH, UH, AMY SKI AS WELL AS, UH, YOU KNOW, THE REST OF THE BOARD MEMBERS AT DMD.

SO THE FUTURE OF GETTING THE FUND BALANCE AND THE OTHER STUFF WE NEED DONE.

I THINK, YOU KNOW, WITH THEM AT THE HELM, WE'LL BE ABLE TO BE A LOT MORE EFFICIENT.

SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS.

YES, SIR.

SO IF THAT'S THE CASE.

ALL IN FAVOR ACTUALLY, MAYOR? YES SIR.

SORRY TO INTERRUPT.

UH, THIS WOULD NEED TO BE A ROLL CALL VOTE ALL ALMOST THERE GUYS.

A ROLL CALL, ROLL CALL VOTE ROLL CALL.

VOTE.

OKAY.

SO, ALL IN FAVOR? ROLL CALL, VOTE.

GO AHEAD AND SEND IT.

TRAVIS MAG.

AYE.

JOHNNY SIMPSON.

AYE.

MARK TOWNSEND.

BILL SCHICK.

AYE.

SEAN HOLT.

AYE.

SCOTT SCHRADER.

AYE.

KEVIN EDMONDS.

AYE.

ALL RIGHT.

MOTION PASS.

UM, SEVEN A,

[7.A RESOLUTION XXX-2025 - consideration and possible action to approve a Resolution of The City Council of Dickinson, Texas, designating authorized signatories for contractual documents and documents for requesting funds pertaining to the Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) MIT-MOD Program. (Administration) ]

SEVEN.

A CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL, MAYOR OF DICKINSON, TEXAS.

MAYOR.

MAYOR.

YES SIR.

I'M SORRY.

UH, SO THIS ITEM, UH, STAFF'S GONNA PULL, ACTUALLY WE DON'T NEED THIS ITEM, I THINK, UH, A OR B OR JUST A, UH, JUST A SEVEN A.

JUST A.

OKAY.

THANK YOU SIR.

SO SEVEN B THEN? YES SIR.

ALRIGHT.

SO WE CALL

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[7.B RESOLUTION XXX-2025 - Consideration and possible action to approve a Resolution of the City Council of Dickinson, Texas, adopting certain policies and procedures required for eligibility and participation in the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG-MIT) Program. (Administration)]

SO THIS IS FOR THE MOORES EDITION DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.

OKAY.

BASICALLY WE ARE UPDATING THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TO THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT REQUIRES, UH, TITLE ONE HOUSING, UH, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT, AGE DISCRIMINATION ACT OF 75, UH, SECTION 5 0 4, REHABILITATION ACT OF 73.

THOSE REQUIREMENTS THAT WE'RE JUST MAKING SURE WE'RE UP TO PAR FOR THE FEDERAL DOLLARS.

ALRIGHT, SO DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOTION.

I GOT A MOTION.

DO I GOT A SECOND? I GOT A SECOND.

UH, ANY DISCUSSION THERE? YES, SIR.

I NOTICED ON, UM, ON THESE DOCUMENTS, UH, THE ADDRESS FOR CITY HALL IS NOT OUR ADDRESS.

IT'S, UM, AND THE TELEPHONE NUMBERS, THE ZIP CODE, I THINK THE ADDRESS IS THAT YOU GUYS, UM, OR THAT THEY SHOW IN HERE IS 1 1 4 NORTH BROADWAY, UH, WITH THE ZIP CODE OF 7 5 8 4 6.

YEP.

UM, WHICH IS DUET TEXAS.

SO WE RECEIVED THOSE DOCUMENTS FROM THE GLO, SO THAT THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A CUT AND PASTE SORT OF ISSUE.

SO, UH, IF WE CAN SIMPLY HAVE A MOTION TO, I'LL AMEND MY MOTION, THE APPROVAL TO CORRECT THOSE DOCUMENTS AND CORRECT THE ADDRESS.

I APPRECIATE YOU, UH, POINTING THAT OUT.

YES, SIR.

ALRIGHT, SO WE GOT YES, SIR.

YOU SAID YOU GOT YEAH, I, I'M IN MY MOTION WITH THE NECESSARY CORRECTIONS.

I'LL SECOND.

OH YEAH, THAT'S BROADWAY NOW.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSED.

ALRIGHT, SEVEN C

[7.C RESOLUTION XXX-2025 – Consideration and possible action a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Dickinson, Texas, approving the terms and conditions of an Interlocal Collection Agreement among Galveston County, Galveston County Tax Assessor Collector Cheryl E. Johnson, and the City of Dickinson, Texas, for the Collection of Real Property Assessments for Public Improvement Districts Nos. 1 And 2 Located Within The City Of Dickinson; Providing for The Incorporation of Preamble; Authorizing Execution of The Interlocal Agreement by the City Manager; And Providing an Effective Date. (Administration)]

CONSIDERATION.

POSSIBLE ACTION.

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DICKINSON, TEXAS APPROVING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF AN INTERLOCAL COLLECTION AGREEMENT AMONG GALVESTON COUNTY, GALVESTON COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR CHERYL E. JOHNSON, AND THE CITY OF DICKINSON, TEXAS FOR THE COLLECTION OF REAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT FOR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NUMBERS ONE AND TWO, LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF DICKINSON, PROVIDING FOR THE INCORPORATION OF PREAMBLE AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BY THE CITY MANAGER AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

ALL RIGHT, WHAT DO WE GOT HERE? MOVE TO APPROVE.

ALL RIGHT.

MOTION TO APPROVE.

YOU GOT A SECOND? SECOND.

ALL RIGHT.

WHO, SHANE? UH, COUNCIL MEMBER SCH SECOND TO MAYOR.

WE HAVE A COUNCILMAN ROSS FROM FRIENDSWOOD HERE AS WELL.

HE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM IF YOU, ALL RIGHT.

LET'S HEAR IT.

HOW'S IT GOING? I'M DOING WELL, MAYOR.

COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

I'D LIKE TO ESPECIALLY, UH, THANK CITY MANAGER, CARRIE, AND, UH, DIRECTOR CLARK FOR GETTING THIS ON THE AGENDA IN SUCH SHORT NOTICE BECAUSE, UH, WITHOUT GETTING THIS DONE, WE WEREN'T GONNA HAVE TO WAIT ANOTHER YEAR.

AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CONSIDERING THIS.

UH, UH, CURRENTLY WE'RE USING ASSESSMENT.

UH, THE CITY'S USING ASSESSMENTS OF THE SOUTHWEST TO COLLECT THE PAID RECEIVABLES, UH, FOR THESE TWO DISTRICTS.

I, I THINK WE'VE HAD QUITE A STRUGGLES.

I'VE DONE AN AUDIT OF THEIR PRACTICES TWO YEARS AGO AND WE'RE STILL RIFLING THROUGH THAT AND WORKING WITH DIRECTOR CLARK TO STRAIGHTEN IT OUT.

SO, UH, I THINK MOVING THIS OVER TO CHERYL JOHNSON'S OFFICE IS THE BEST PLAN FORWARD AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE Y'ALL CONSIDERING IT.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT.

THANK YOU SIR.

ALRIGHT.

ANY DISCUSSIONS? HEY, I GOT A QUESTION.

I SEE THIS IS FOR THE PIS ONE AND TWO, BUT, UH, WHAT ABOUT THE CITY TAXES AND ALL THE OTHER ONES? ARE WE GONNA DO THAT ONE LATER? YEAH, THIS IS JUST FOR THOSE TWO PIDS THAT ARE LISTED RIGHT HERE.

UH, MRS. CLARK, WHENEVER MR. DO THE OTHER PIS, GALVESTON COUNTY ALREADY DOES THE COLLECTION FOR PIT THREE, RIGHT? THE ONLY, UM, THE ONLY PIT THAT'S STILL WITH ASSESSMENTS OF THE SOUTHWEST IS FOUR, WHICH IS BY YOU MASON.

NO, BY YOU, BY YOU BEND.

BY YOU BEND.

UM, SO IS THIS ONE THE NEW ONE? THEY'VE NEVER COLLECTED FOR THESE TWO PITS BEFORE? PI FOUR IS THE NEW ONE THAT THEY'VE NEVER COLLECTED.

SO WE WILL, IT BEING A SMALLER PIT, WE MAY HAVE MORE LUCK WITH THEM.

UM, BUT WE, WE CAN LOOK AT DEFINITELY SWITCHING OVER TO GALVESTON COUNTY FOR PI FOUR AS WELL.

SO I THOUGHT WE HAD TO DO, I THOUGHT WE DID A YEARLY CONTRACT WITH THE COUNTY TO COLLECT OUR TAXES AND TO COLLECT ALL THE CITY TAXES.

WE DON'T HAVE DO THAT.

THE CITY TAXES? YES, SIR.

NOT, NOT THE CITY TAXES, NOT THE, NOT THE PI.

SO THIS IS JUST ADDING THE P**S TO OUR CORRECT AUTHORITY.

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I JUST THOUGHT WE WOULD RE-UPDATE ALL OF THEM AT ONE TIME.

NO.

OKAY.

THAT'S WHY WE HAD TO DO THIS WHEN WE UPDATED THE CITY OR ELSE WE WOULD HAVE TO WAIT ANOTHER YEAR.

I APPRECIATE IT.

ALRIGHT, ANY OTHER, UH, COMMENTS, CONCERNS, QUESTIONS? IF NOT ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSED.

SEVEN D

[7.D Consideration and possible action to approve the DEDC Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget. (DEDC)]

UM, DO WE WANT, ARE, DID THEY HAVE ANY OF THEIR STAFF? IS DAVE HERE FOR THIS OR IS HE STILL NO, SIR.

DAVE IS STILL, UH, OUT OF POCKET.

YES, SIR.

YEAH, HE IS.

I'LL MOVE TO OPEN FOR DISCUSSION.

ALL RIGHT.

SO I GOT A MOTION.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

I GOT A SECOND.

ALL RIGHT.

WHAT DO WE GOT? SO IF WE WANT TO BRING UP, UH, MS. SARAH CLARK AGAIN, IS THERE ANY, ARE THERE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS YOU GUYS WANTED TO GO OVER? YEAH, I GUESS THE, UH, 1.4 MILLION FOR, UH, LAND ACQUISITION, REAL PROPERTY ACQUISITION.

I'M NOT SURE WE CAN SPEAK TO THAT ONE.

WHAT'S SO I CAN TALK ABOUT IT? 'CAUSE I ASKED ABOUT IT.

UM, SO THE ONE POINT, WHAT IS IT, 1.4, SOMETHING LIKE THAT IN THE BUDGET, 1.4 MILLION.

UM, BECAUSE I ALSO ASKED THE SAME QUESTION WHEN I SAW A VERY LARGE LINE ITEM AND I'M LIKE, WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING GOING ON.

THE IDEA OF WHAT THE EDC DIRECTOR, UH, AS WELL AS THEIR BOARD, WHAT THEY TOLD US, UM, OR WHAT THEY TOLD ME WAS IT'S THERE IN CASE THE OPPORTUNITY EXISTS WITH THE PLANS FOR THE BAYOU V, IS IT BAYOU VILLAGE? YES.

PROJECT.

RIGHT? THAT'S THE BAYOU VILLAGE.

UM, HOWEVER, THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT THEY ARE ACTIVELY NECESSARILY GOING TO DO UNLESS THERE'S SOMETHING THAT IS PROVIDED WITH IT.

SO THERE HAS TO BE A TRUE ECONOMIC BENEFIT.

THE BUDGET IS THERE.

UM, BUT WHAT I TOLD DAVE IS I'M NOT BUYING PROPERTY JUST TO HOLD IT ANYMORE TO, TO BE CLEAR.

YEAH.

IF THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY THAT THEY ARE INTERESTED IN, THEY STILL HAVE TO SEEK APPROVAL FROM THE COUNCIL.

WE STILL HAVE.

AND THAT'S THE WHOLE THING IS, IS, AND THAT'S WHAT I KNOW DAVE WANTED TO PUSH ACROSS, IS NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, WE STILL HAVE TO APPROVE IT.

OKAY? CORRECT.

SO THIS IS A BUDGET LINE ITEM SO THAT THERE IT IS.

SO THE LINE ITEM IS BASED OFF OF THE STONE PROPERTY, RIGHT.

WHICH IS BECAUSE IT IS ON THE MARKET.

NOW, IF THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY, WHAT THEIR IDEA WAS, IS TO HAVE THAT LINE ITEM SO WE CAN HAVE THE DISCUSSION IN THE, THE LONG RUN BECAUSE IT MIGHT BE ECONOMICALLY BENEFICIAL.

CORRECT.

UM, HOWEVER WE STILL GET TO APPROVE WHETHER THAT HAPPENS OR NOT.

I'M OKAY WITH THAT.

YEAH.

I'M PRETTY SURE THAT IF THEY PUT $1.4 MILLION IN THAT BUDGET FOR THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY MM-HMM .

YOU APPROVED THAT BUDGET TONIGHT, THEY'RE GOING TO TELL Y'ALL, WELL, Y'ALL APPROVED IT WHEN YOU APPROVED OUR BUDGET AND THEY'RE NOT COMING BACK TO YOU.

THEY CAN TELL YOU THEY ARE, BUT IN MY HEART, I DON'T BELIEVE IT.

SO, LIKE I SAID, THIS IS, ONCE AGAIN, WE HAD THIS CONVERSATION BECAUSE I ASKED THE EXACT QUESTION OF WHY IS THE LINE ITEM THERE? WELL, WE HAVE TO PUT IT IN THE BUDGET IF IT'S EVEN A POSSIBILITY, RIGHT? YEAH.

IT, IT'S NOT A TRUE BUDGET.

IF THAT IS A POSSIBILITY AND WE'RE NOT BUDGETING FOR IT, THEN WE OBVIOUSLY CAN'T DO IT.

OR IF THERE'S ANY FUTURE PROJECT THAT THE CITY WOULD WANT TO, UH, YEAH.

AND PROCEED WITH.

SO, AND I MEAN I'M I'M LOOKING AT THE BUDGET.

LAST YEAR THEY WERE BUDGETED 1.5 MILLION BUT ONLY SPENT 88,000.

SO I THINK IT'S MORE OF A GUARD RAIL THING THAN A, UM, COME OUT AND SPEND EVERYTHING.

IT MAY BE A GUARDRAIL, BUT I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU APPROVE THIS BUDGET, YOU'VE TOLD THEM THEY CAN SPEND $1.4 MILLION.

THEY DON THEY DON'T HAVE TO COME BACK TO YOU ANYMORE.

I, BUT THEY HAVE TO.

SO THINK TRAVIS IS INCORRECT.

THEY, THEY HAVE TO COME BACK TO US, SIR.

BUT THEY STILL HAVE TO COME LIKE, JUST LIKE THIS THING THAT TONIGHT WHAT THE NEXT ITEM FOR THE NEXT ITEM IS ONE OF THEIR THINGS THEY APPROVED THAT'S IN THEIR LINE ITEM BUDGET.

BUT WE STILL HAVE TO APPROVE AGAIN.

SO MR. DOME, WOULD YOU LIKE TO WEIGH IN? I, I'M JUST CURIOUS.

I MEAN, IF, IF THAT'S THE CASE, LIKE IF THEY CAN JUST SPEND IT, THEN YEAH, I'M AGAINST THAT A HUNDRED PERCENT.

BUT IF WE'RE STILL GETTING TO APPROVE TO MAKE SURE IT'S FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE TO DO, THEN IT'S JUST THE BUDGET LINE ITEM.

'CAUSE I'M, I CAN, I AGREE WITH A LOT OF CITIZENS THAT THEY DO NOT ENJOY THAT WE GO OUT AND BUY STUFF WITHOUT A PLAN TO ACTUALLY HAVE AN EXECUTION.

BUT IF WE HAVE SOMETHING THAT HAS REAL EXECUTION ABILITY, THEN WE WANNA HAVE THAT LINE ITEM.

SO THAT'S THE WHAT WAS PRESENTED TO ME.

SO BEFORE THE EDC CAN'T, UM, EMBARK ON ANY PROJECTS, IT HAS TO SEEK CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF THAT MONEY.

OKAY.

I THINK THE COUNCIL HAS SEEN THAT WITH

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THOSE ITEMS GOING BEFORE THE COUNCIL FOR ITS APPROVAL.

UH, THIS PARTICULAR LINE ITEM IS NOT EARMARKED TO ANY PARTICULAR MM-HMM .

PROPERTY ACQUISITION.

IT IS JUST A LINE ITEM IN THE BUDGET.

YOU KNOW, IN CASE LIKE MR. KERRY SAID, PROJECTS COME UP AND OPPORTUNITIES COME UP.

UH, THEY WOULD HAVE THAT LINE ITEM TO, TO DRAW FROM AFTER THEY GET THE CITY COUNCIL'S APPROVAL.

YEP.

OKAY.

IS THIS THE SAME PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT THEY WERE GONNA USE IMMINENT DOMAIN ON A YEAR AND A HALF OR SO AGO? YES.

WELL, THE, ONCE AGAIN, THE, THE LINE ITEM ON THE BUDGET IS NOT TIED TO ANY PARTICULAR PIECE OF PROPERTY.

UH, BUT IF YOU ARE ASKING ABOUT THE STONE PROPERTY IN IN PARTICULAR, UH, YES.

THAT IS THE PROPERTY THAT THERE HAD BEEN SOME DISCUSSIONS ABOUT, UH, USING EMINENT DOMAIN.

MAYOR.

YES, SIR.

SO MR. DO YOU SAID THAT THEY HAVE TO COME TO US FOR PROJECTS AND THAT I'M AWARE OF, BUT IS, WOULD LAND ACQUISITION BLANKET OPEN BE QUALIFIED AS A PROJECT? AND WOULD THEY STILL BE ABLE TO ACQUIRE OR PURCHASE LAND WITHOUT COUNCIL APPROVAL? IF IT'S IN THE BUDGET TRYING TO BE DIRECTIVE AS I POSSIBLY CAN, THEY WOULD STILL NEED TO GET APPROVAL OF THE COUNCIL.

UH, EDCS DON'T JUST BUY LAND.

THEY BUY LAND AS PART OF A PROJECT.

THEY SHOULD NOT JUST BUY LAND.

THEY SHOULD BUY LAND AS PART OF A PROJECT.

YES.

OKAY.

I KNOW WHAT THEY SHOULD DO, BUT THIS IS A PROJECT, THIS HAS ALREADY BEEN A DISCUSSED PROJECT THAT THEY HAVE GONE AS FAR AS TO TRY TO GET PERMISSION TO IMMINENT DOMAIN THAT PROPERTY.

AND THAT'S THE AMOUNT OF MONEY AND WE CAN PLAY WORDS ALL NIGHT LONG.

AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE ALL KNOW WHAT THIS PROJECT IS AND WE ALL KNOW THAT WHEN YOU APPROVE THIS BUDGET AND YOU PUT THAT 1, 4, 4 1 0.4 MILLION IN THERE AND THEY WANT TO DO THAT PROJECT, WE ALL KNOW WE JUST APPROVED IT.

AND JUST SO WE'RE CLEAR, THE PREVIOUS FOLKS IN THE CITY WENT TO IMMINENT DOMAIN.

I UNDERSTAND.

DID NOT.

SO THE OTHER THING AS WELL IS THAT 1.4 IS NOT EVEN THE COST OF THE LAND THAT THEY'RE SELLING IT FOR CURRENTLY.

SO THAT 1.4 IS A LINE ITEM THAT WAS AN EXAMPLE OF SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE ENTERTAINING TO LOOK AT.

BUT THE PRICE OF THAT LAND RIGHT NOW, WHAT THE INDIVIDUAL IS ASKING FOR IS LIKE 1.9.

YEAH, THAT'S WHAT HE'S ASKING.

EXACTLY.

SO WHAT I'M SAYING IS, IS THAT LINE ITEM IS NOT DIRECTLY CORRELATED WITH THAT PROJECT.

THAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHY THEY MIGHT USE THAT LINE ITEM.

SO I DON'T WANNA MAKE PEOPLE THINK THAT WE HAVE IT.

THERE'S SOME AGENDA THAT THIS IS FOR THAT SPECIFIC.

THERE'S A NEW COUNCIL IN TOWN.

YEAH.

HUH? I SAID THERE'S A NEW COUNCIL IN TOWN.

YEAH, I'VE BEEN AROUND HERE A LONG, LONG TIME.

.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE SAYING.

SO YOU GO I HAVE A, I'M SORRY.

I HAVE, I'VE BEEN AROUND THEM.

SO Y'ALL GO FOR IT.

BELIEVE 'EM.

UH, MY NEXT QUESTION IS FOR, UH, LINE ITEM FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.

SO YOU HAVE ONE PENNY IN THERE.

IS THAT PURPOSEFUL? I COULDN'T PUT ZERO.

OKAY.

IT WOULDN'T ALLOW ME TO PUT ZERO.

JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE IT WASN'T AN OVERSIGHT.

CAN YOU PUT THE BUDGET UP ON THE SCREEN SO THE AUDIENCE COULD SEE IT? DO YOU HAVE THAT AVAILABLE OR NOT? HAVE IT ON THUMB DRIVE? I CAN PLUG IT IN.

I'LL PUT IT INTO THE CANVAS.

YEAH, PUT IT INTO THE CANVAS.

SO, UM, OR I CAN PUT IT IN WEBSITE.

COULD WE REMOVE THE $1.4 MILLION OUT OF THE LAND ACQUISITION PORTION AND JUST APPLY IT TO THE DEFICIT THAT'S ALREADY SHOWN IN THERE OF WHAT NEGATIVE THREE AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS ALMOST? UH, YOU COULD DO THAT BY MAKING A MOTION TO AMEND THE APPROVAL WHERE I NEED TO, ARE Y'ALL PUTTING IT UP ON THE SCREEN? I LIKE ALL THESE PAPERS.

IT'S ON PAGE TWO AT THE END ON THE DEFICIT.

ARE YOU IN JUST THE EEDC SPECIFIC OR ARE YOU IN THE FULL? JUST IN THE EDC.

OKAY.

LEMME GO DOWN TO THAT ONE.

I HAVE THE WHOLE AGENDA UP HERE.

CAN YOU GO INTO THE, SO WHILE THE, OH, THE THREE BARS ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE AND HIT IT AND GO DOWN TO, TO SEVEN C AND PULL IT UP ON YOUR COMPUTER THAT WAY? OR ON THIS? UM, LIKE WE CAN OURS.

SHE'S, UH, NO I CAN'T.

YEAH, THIS ONE, UH, DIRECTOR CLARK INTO THE PRESENTATION.

OH, SORRY, QUICK QUESTION.

UM, THE 2.8 MILLION FOR SPECIAL PROJECTS, IS THAT WATER STREET? YES, SIR.

OKAY.

BECAUSE WHAT I'M THINKING IS, IS THE REASON, AND AND MAYBE I'M WRONG, THE REASON IT'S A DEFICIT IS BECAUSE THIS YEAR IS WHAT COMES IN THIS YEAR AND OUT THIS YEAR, WHEREAS

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MM-HMM .

UM, THEY DO HAVE A STRONG FUND BALANCE MM-HMM .

AND THAT IS BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN PLANNING FOR WATER STREET.

SO THAT'S, THAT'S THE YES.

PART OF THAT QUESTION.

GOTCHA.

SO IT'S, IT'S FUND BALANCE VERSUS WHAT WE ACTUALLY INTEND TO SPEND THIS YEAR.

CORRECT.

CORRECT.

WHAT EDC INTENDS TO SPEND THIS YEAR? YES SIR.

HAS THE E-S-L-E-L-S PROJECT BEEN FULLY FUNDED? YES, IT HAS.

OKAY.

I DID NOT.

AND THEN I GUESS DAVE'S NOT HERE, SO WE PROBABLY WON'T KNOW WHAT IS OUR CURRENT MATCH.

WHERE WE'RE, DO WE KNOW WHERE WE'RE AT YET ON THE, HOW MUCH WE'VE PUT OUT, LIKE HOW MUCH WE'VE BILLED AND BACK AND FORTH FOR OUR, THE GRANT SIDE OF THE DEAL? IS THAT, UM, WHAT, THAT'S PROBABLY SOMETHING FOR DAVE WHEN HE COMES BACK THE GRANT.

HOW COME DEVELOP MY GRANT? HE JUST ASKED US IF WE RECEIVED THE 400,000 SOMETHING.

ARE YOU REFERRING TO ELS OR THE NO, THE $3 MILLION GRANT FOR THE, I'M STILL BACK.

I'M STILL ON THE THAT ONE.

SO SORRY, I'M ALL OVER THE PLACE.

NO, YOU'RE GOOD.

SO I MADE THE ORIGINAL MOTION TO OPEN FOR DISCUSSION.

YEP.

SO CAN I MAKE THE MOTION WITH THE REMOVAL OF THE $1.4 MILLION SLATED FOR LAND ACQUISITION TO MOVE IT INTO OFFSETTING THE DEFICIT SHOWN.

SO WHAT'S THE I'M TRYING TO, I CAN'T, MY INTERNET JUST WENT OUT, SO THAT'S COOL.

WHAT PAGE IS IT ON THIS BUDGET RIGHT HERE.

SECOND PAGE.

OH, IT'S NOT, IT'S IN THE, IT'S NOT IN THIS ONE.

IT'S IN YOUR, UH, YEAH, IT'S ON THIS ONE.

YEAH.

ON THE SECOND.

ALRIGHT.

FIRST PAGE AND IT GOES TO SECOND.

YEP.

UNDER THE CAPITAL OUTLAYS EXPENSE.

UH, AND THEN THE, UH, REPORTED SURPLUS OR DEFICIT.

THERE WE GO.

HAD TO TURN MY HOTSPOT BACK ON.

I HAD TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION.

MAYOR.

IT'S BROWN ON 400,000.

YEAH, GO AHEAD.

IT'S WHAT ON 400,000.

400,000? YES SIR.

PERFECT.

SO BASICALLY WE JUST DROP IT TO A MILLION AND THEN WE HAVE A A NO DEFICIT RIGHT.

FOR LAND ACQUISITION.

IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO GET AT? YEAH.

SO REMOVE THE 1.4 SLATED FOR THAT AND YOU'RE APPLYING IT TO THE $3.4 MILLION NEGATIVE.

YOU'RE STILL GONNA LEAVE YOU IN THE HOLE.

IT STILL LEAVES YOU IN THE HOLE.

BUT THERE WE GO.