[1.CALL TO ORDER AND CERTIFICATION OF A QUORUM] [00:00:10] CERTIFICATION FORM, PLEASE. AMY HERE. WALLACE DIETZ HERE. DAVID BLACKSHEAR HERE. DON ZEEK HERE. HARRY FOLGER HERE. WE HAVE QUORUM. THANK YOU, MA'AM. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. MR. DIETZ, WE DO THE INVOCATION. MR. BLACKSHEAR, WILL YOU LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE? HEAVENLY FATHER, WE ASK THAT YOU GUIDE US IN OUR DELIBERATIONS TONIGHT AND KEEPING IN MIND THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CITY, THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF DICKINSON, AND WATCH OVER OUR CITY. AMEN. AMEN. AMEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE. TEXAS. ONE STATE INDIVISIBLE. ONE INDIVISIBLE. I MISS A PHRASE HERE. ALL RIGHT. 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 BOARD, NOT INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF THE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT 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 DICKINSON MANAGEMENT DISTRICT MAY NOT DELIBERATE. WE DO NOT HAVE ANYBODY SIGN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AT THIS TIME, BUT IF THERE'S ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WAS WISHING TO SPEAK. YOU CAN APPROACH THE PODIUM AT THIS TIME. OKAY. NUMBER FOUR ANNOUNCEMENTS AND PRESENTATION. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS, MR. [4.ANNOUNCEMENTS AND PRESENTATIONS] BLACKSHEAR. I HAVE NOTHING, MR. DEEDS. I HAVE NOTHING. I'LL SAY SHOP LOCAL. AND THEN I WILL SAY THAT I FINALLY BROUGHT IN THE PLAQUE FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT WE GOT EARLIER THIS YEAR. MR. ZEKE, ANY COMMENTS? I'LL JUST SAY WELCOME. AND IT JUST OCCURRED TO ME AS I'VE BEEN DRIVING THROUGH THE CITY, THERE'S SO MANY PEOPLE THAT ARE DOING THINGS TO MAKE THE CITY BETTER. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, MR. FOSTER. WELL SAID. AND YOU STOLE MY SHOP. LOCAL. BUT THANKS TO THE STAFF FOR ALL THE THINGS THAT THEY DO THROUGHOUT THE MONTH THAT WE ARE NOT AWARE OF. AWESOME. AND THEN MOVING ON TO FOUR B STAFF COMMENTS. I DON'T THINK WE HAVE A WHOLE LOT. I KNOW THAT STAFF HAS PRESENTED A BUDGET THE BUDGET AND IS PREPARED TO PRESENT THAT. AND THANK YOU, MISS CLARK FOR ALL THE WORK. AND I WOULD LIKE TO PERSONALLY THANK THE DMD FOR Y'ALL'S COHESIVENESS AND WORKING WITH THE CITY TO TO MOVE TEAM DICKINSON FORWARD FOR ALL OF US, FOR ALL STAKEHOLDERS. SO THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. WE'RE HERE FOR THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY. ALL RIGHT. ITEM FIVE, CONSENT AGENDA. I HAVE A QUESTION. GO AHEAD. DO WE HAVE ANY PERSONNEL ANNOUNCEMENTS IN REGARDS TO THE ATTORNEY'S POSITION? YES. I HAVE SUBMITTED MY NOTICE WITH THE CITY OF DICKINSON. AND SO MY LAST DAY IS GOING TO BE AUGUST 28TH. SO I ANTICIPATE THAT THIS WILL BE MY LAST MEETING AS LEGAL COUNSEL TO THE BOARD. CERTAINLY, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS BETWEEN NOW AND THE 28TH, PLEASE HIT ME UP. AND REALLY, EVEN AFTER THAT, I STAND READY TO CONTINUE TO HELP TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITIES. THANK YOU SIR. WE APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE TO THE CITY AND AND THE DMV. THANK YOU MA'AM. YEAH, WE APPRECIATE IT, MA'AM. YES, WE'RE GOING TO MISS YOU. SO, YEAH, GOOD LUCK. GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR FUTURE ENDEAVORS. YES. AND AS THE ONLY ORIGINAL MEMBER OF THIS BOARD STILL PRESENT. I'LL JUST SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, YOUR PRESENCE, YOUR INTERACTION WITH US, YOUR GUIDANCE HAS MADE A TREMENDOUS DIFFERENCE IN HOW THIS BOARD WILL FUNCTION FROM NOW ON. WE APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU SIR. APPRECIATE THOSE COMMENTS. WELL, MR. DOAN, I WANT TO APOLOGIZE THAT I DIDN'T THINK ABOUT ACTUALLY SHARING THAT. I GUESS I JUST ASSUMED THAT EXECUTIVE SESSION WAS GOING TO BE A DISCUSSION THERE, BUT I WASN'T THINKING ABOUT EVERYONE ELSE WHO WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH THAT DECISION OF HIS DEPARTURE, SO I APOLOGIZE, MR. DOE. IT'S QUITE ALL RIGHT. I, I DON'T LIKE ATTENTION ON MYSELF. THANK YOU. [00:05:02] ALL RIGHT, THEN, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE. [5.CONSENT AGENDA] CONSENT AGENDA. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE BY THE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION. THERE WILL NOT BE A SEPARATE DISCUSSION ON THESE ITEMS UNLESS A BOARD MEMBER REQUESTS IN WHICH EVENT THE ITEM WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND DISCUSSED AFTER THE CONSENT AGENDA IS ONLY ONE ITEM. FIVE A CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE DICKINSON MANAGEMENT DISTRICT. NUMBER ONE REGULAR MEETING HELD ON JULY 23RD, 2026. DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? HAVE A DISCUSSION ITEM. I DID NOTICE THAT WITHIN THE MINUTES, THERE'S NO MENTION OF CHANGING THE WHOLE BASIS FOR THE BUDGET TO WHAT WE'VE GOT TO TALK OVER TODAY. AND THE PRODUCT THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING OVER ORIGINATED IN THAT MEETING. SHOULD WE BE DOCUMENTING IT IN THE MEETING MINUTES? I THINK THAT WAS ALL DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. AND THEN THERE WAS NO ACTION THAT CAME OUT OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. AND THEN IT WILL BE IN THE MINUTES FROM THE DISCUSSION TODAY IF WE TAKE ACTION ON THAT. YEAH. OKAY. GOOD. GOOD QUESTION THOUGH. OKAY THEN. ALL IN FAVOR OR ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION. ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. SO THEN OLD BUSINESS CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE DICKINSON MANAGEMENT DISTRICT NUMBER ONE FISCAL YEAR 2026 [6.A Consideration and possible action to approve the Dickinson Management District No. 1's FY2026/2027 Budget. ] 2027. BUDGET. OKAY. AS MR. ZEKE REQUESTED, I HAVE THE LIVE WORKSHEET FOR US TO WORK ON TONIGHT IN COLUMN O. YOU WILL SEE THIS IS WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY PRESENTED AT THE LAST MEETING. THIS IS WHAT WE WENT INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AND THIS IS WHAT WE ARE RECOMMENDING, WHICH IS ONLY TWO LINE THREE LINE ITEMS, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS, THE INSURANCE AND THE TRANSFER FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES. IS THIS IS THIS CHANGED FROM WHAT WENT OUT WITH THE PACKET? NO. OKAY. MY ONLY COMMENTS WERE THAT I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH CHASE THAT I JUST WANTED TO ENSURE THAT OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND, THAT THE BAYOU ANIMAL SERVICES GOT THAT $5,000 EARMARK THAT WE WERE GOING TO GIVE THEM, AND THAT THE M I LOUIS SERVICE CENTER GOT THE $2,500, I THINK THAT WE WERE GOING TO MAKE SURE CAME OUT OF OUR BUDGET TO THEM, AND HE DID ASSURE ME THAT THOSE ITEMS WOULD GET TO THOSE ENTITIES FROM FROM THE CITY BUDGET. OKAY. SO IF I READ THIS CORRECTLY, THE ASTERISK. OUT HERE IN THE LEFT HAND COLUMN IS GOING TO BE A LINE ITEM IN THE CITY BUDGET, CORRECT? IS THAT CORRECT? YES. AND THE. SO YES, THE ITEMS THAT MISS KICKI MENTIONED ARE NOT CURRENTLY IN THE CITY BUDGET, BUT THEY CAN DEFINITELY BE ADDED. THE 25 FOR THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS WAS ADDED AND THE FIXED ROUTE BUS SERVICE WAS ADDED. LEGISLATIVE SERVICES WAS ADDED AND TRANSFER TO THE VWF WAS ADDED AND THE AMOUNT OF 300,000. WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO 500. SO YOU HAVE SOME DOLLAR AMOUNTS YOU'RE PROPOSING WOULD END UP BEING IN THE CITY'S BUDGET, CORRECT? CAN WE SAY COLUMN T OR SOMETHING JUST TO. WE CAN SEE WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT FOR THE TOTALS. OKAY. SO IF IF WE READ THIS RIGHT, THAT THAT FAR RIGHT HAND COLUMN, EVERYTHING ON OUR BUDGET ZEROS OUT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE 5000 FOR INSURANCE AND 1200 FOR THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, 1.2 MILLION FOR 2 MILLION. IS THAT RIGHT? YES. 1.2 CORRECT. EVERYTHING ELSE IS THE CITY ASSUMES IS ZERO. YES. ON OUR BUDGET. CORRECT. SO I GUESS I GUESS THE MESSAGE. YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE DON'T LOOK AT THIS AS AS A, A WINDFALL FOR THE CITY. I MEAN, WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE IS YOU GUYS JUMP IN AND CORRECT ME IF I'M THINKING WRONG HERE, BUT WHAT WE'RE DOING IS IN ORDER TO GET TRUE ALIGNMENT WITH CITY PRIORITIES, WERE GIVEN THE CITY [00:10:09] CONTROL OVER, YOU KNOW, THAT MONEY. SO IT'S NOT REALLY A WINDFALL. THERE ARE STILL, YOU KNOW, OBLIGATIONS THAT THE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT HAS BEEN PAYING FOR THAT WILL NOW GO INTO THE CITY BUDGET, BUT WE WILL TRANSFER FUNDS. TO PAY FOR THAT. BUT BUT LIKE I'LL USE AS AN EXAMPLE, THE THE FIXED BUS ROUTE SERVICE, THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN A CITY CONTRACT. AND THE REPORTING GOES TO THE CITY, NOT THE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT. SO IT'S REALLY JUST ANOTHER LEVEL OF BUREAUCRACY AND PAYING FOR THAT BECAUSE THE CITY MANAGES IT. THEY HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE ON THEIR BOARD. THE WHOLE THING. SO IT SHOULD BE A CITY LINE ITEM BECAUSE THE CITY IS THE ONE THAT DETERMINES THE VALUE. JUST AS AN EXAMPLE THE, THE OTHER AMOUNTS IN HERE THAT WE HAD TALKED ABOUT. LIKE THE, YOU KNOW, THE, THE LIGHTS AND DEMOLITION SERVICES. SO WE'RE, WE'RE STILL, I MEAN, ALL THAT MONEY IS GOING OVER TO THE CITY TO DECIDE, YOU KNOW, HOW MUCH NOW GOES INTO DEMOLITION SERVICES. THAT'S WHAT I SAID IS THAT WE'VE WE'VE TURNED THOSE DECISIONS OVER TO THE STATES. YEP. OKAY, I DO HAVE I HAVE AN EXAMPLE OF A QUESTION IN THAT DMD WILL STILL NEED TO MEET ONCE A YEAR MAYBE. WELL, YOU WERE GOING TO LOOK THAT UP. IS IT QUARTERLY THAT WE HAVE TO MEET OR. I THINK SOME OF THAT WOULD HAVE TO DO WITH THE TRANSFER APPROVALS, WHICH IS PART OF MY PART OF MY QUESTION. NOT A CONCERN, BUT A QUESTION IS TO TODAY. TODAY WE MAKE A QUARTERLY TRANSFER TO THE CITY TO SUPPORT TO TO PAY FOR SALARIES FOR OUR SUPPORT, WHICH IS GOING TO DECREASE BECAUSE THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT THEY HAVE TO DO FOR US AS WELL. SO, SO LET'S SAY WE DO MEET ONCE ANNUALLY OR ONCE QUARTERLY, WHATEVER IT ENDS UP BEING, THE CITY IS GOING TO STILL FUND THOSE SERVICES THAT FOR ALL OUR SUPPORT. CORRECT? YES, SIR. I WAS HAVING TO PAY FOR IT. YES, SIR. YEAH. OKAY. YEP. AND THE MEETINGS ARE QUARTERLY AT A MINIMUM. QUARTERLY AT A MINIMUM. OKAY. THAT'S ABOUT A LEGISLATIVE ACT. SO, YEAH, THAT'S NOT A PROBLEM. SO THAT WOULD BE SO YEAH, IT'S AUGUST NOW, SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, SEPTEMBER. AND THEN WE'D PROBABLY START IN JANUARY NEXT YEAR AND THEN GO QUARTERLY. WELL ARE WE ON CALENDAR YEAR? ARE WE ON. OH YEAH. SO THIS WOULD BE OCTOBER 1ST. YEAH. OCTOBER WOULD BE IF WE GOT OUR START OF THE FIRST QUARTER. I'LL HAVE THE FOURTH QUARTER OF FY 26 COMPLETED IN NOVEMBER, LATE OCTOBER, EARLY NOVEMBER. IF YOU WANTED TO SCHEDULE THE NEXT MEETING AROUND THEN TO CLOSE OUT FISCAL YEAR 26. NOVEMBER SOUNDS ABOUT RIGHT. BE NICE IF WE COULD ETCHEMIN STONE. YEAH. I MEAN, YOU CAN ALWAYS CHANGE. DECEMBER. JANUARY. FEBRUARY. MARCH. APRIL. MAY. JUNE. JULY. AUGUST. IT SOUNDS LIKE DECENT, MAYBE TIMING OF THE NEXT BUDGET TO LOOKING AT THAT. WHEN WAS THE REASONABLE CLOSE OUT? THE FINANCE WE GET OCTOBER OR I'M SORRY WE GET SEPTEMBER SALES TAX IN NOVEMBER. SO MID NOVEMBER I'LL HAVE FINANCIALS DONE. SO IT LOOKS LIKE NOVEMBER FEBRUARY MAY AND AUGUST. WELL JANUARY 1ST WOULD BE START OF THE SECOND QUARTER. JANUARY. FEBRUARY. MARCH. APRIL. MAY JUNE JULY JULY MIGHT BE GOOD BECAUSE THEN WE CAN START LOOKING AT THE BUDGET FOR THE NEXT YEAR. WELL, NO, I'M TALKING ABOUT FOR CLOSE OUT ABOUT FINANCIALS. SO IF YOU WANT TO LOOK AT THE QUARTER END, IT'S WE GET IT TWO MONTHS AFTER THE MONTH ENDS. SO WE WOULD GET IT THE 15TH. TWO MONTHS LATER. SO WE WOULD GET IT. NOVEMBER, FEBRUARY. [00:15:07] SO THEN JULY. NO, NOT JULY. AUGUST. SO DO YOU WANT TO BASE IT ON WHEN WE RECEIVE SALES TAX FOR THE QUARTER END. WE JUST NEED TO SATISFY OUR PROBABLY MAKES PROBABLY MAKES THE MOST SENSE RIGHT. SO FEBRUARY. AUGUST. YEAH. WELL WHILE WE'RE SATISFYING OUR QUARTERLY MEETINGS, WE'RE GOING TO WANT TO KNOW THE INFORMATION SO IT MAKES SENSE TO. SO FEBRUARY. MAY. AUGUST. SEPTEMBER. OCTOBER. NOVEMBER. IT STARTS WITH NOVEMBER. YEAH. RIGHT. OKAY. AND THEN WOULD WE DO THAT? WE WERE DOING SECOND THURSDAY. IS THAT ENOUGH TIME IF IT WAS THE SECOND THURSDAY OR DO YOU NEED SECOND THURSDAY IN NOVEMBER IS THE 12TH. THAT'S KIND OF PUSHING IT. WE WE GET IT BETWEEN THE 10TH AND THE 15TH. SHOULD WE DO THE END OF THE MONTH, SIR? YEAH. I MEAN, SO THE LAST THURSDAY OF THE MONTH WOULD BE BETTER FOR YOU THAT THAT THAT WILL BE THANKSGIVING. SO THANKSGIVING. WELL, HERE WE ARE ON A MONDAY. WOULD MONDAYS WORK BETTER? THAT'S UP TO YOU GUYS. WHAT DO YOU. I'M RETIRED, MA'AM. I'M OPEN. I COULD PROBABLY DO THE THIRD MONDAY OF THE MONTH. THIRD MONDAY WOULD WORK. GENERALLY HAVE ANYTHING IN THE EVENING? ON THE THIRD MONDAY. DO YOU WANT TO GO WITH THAT? IS EVERYBODY OKAY WITH THIRD MONDAY? THIRD MONDAY, 6 P.M.. FEBRUARY. MAY. AUGUST. NOVEMBER. LOOK AT US. I ASSUME THAT IF THE BUDGET NEEDS TO START EARLIER THAN AUGUST, WE WOULD JUST HAVE A SPECIAL A SPECIAL MEETING. YEAH. OKAY, SO FIRST ONE IS GOING TO BE THIRD MONDAY OF NOVEMBER. NOVEMBER 16TH. NOVEMBER 16TH. FEBRUARY. MAY. AUGUST. MAY. AUGUST. YEP. OKAY. I WAS INTERESTED IN WHY YOU LEFT THE INSURANCE ON THE DMDS BUDGET. BECAUSE IT'S DMD GENERAL LIABILITY INSURANCE. SO WE THE CITY CANNOT PAY FOR THAT. OKAY. IS THAT LIKE OUR BOARD DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS INSURANCE? YEAH. YOU HAD MENTIONED EARLIER SOME NUMBERS FOR EACH OF SEVERAL ASTERISKS. LINE ITEMS. COULD YOU SHOW THOSE FOR US ON THE SCREEN? AGAINST THEIR INDIVIDUAL CATEGORY? IF IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE. IF IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE, I WOULD ASK THAT THAT AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE, NEXT YEAR WE GET A REPORT BACK ON. NO KIND OF FORMAL REPORT, BUT JUST WORD BACK TO US ON, ON, ON WHAT WE ARE SAVING BY, BY DOING WHAT WE'RE DOING? YES, SIR. WE'VE ALL GOT IT IN OUR HEAD THAT WE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A SAVINGS, BUT IT'D JUST BE NICE FOR THAT FEEDBACK. OF COURSE. THANKS. YES, SIR. AND I HAVE DONE A LITTLE BIT OF LOOKING INTO THIS LEGISLATIVE SERVICES. AND THERE ARE SOME ALTERNATIVES THAT WE COULD CONSIDER TO SAVE SOME MONEY BY WORKING WITH THE THERE'S A STATEWIDE [00:20:06] ORGANIZATION THAT WE'RE INVOLVED WITH THE CITY. WHAT IS IT CALLED, TML, THE TML? IS THAT WHAT YOU REFERRED TO IN THAT EMAIL? MR.. AND THEY HAVE A LEGISLATIVE. YES, SIR. RESOURCE THAT MAYBE COULD HIGHLIGHT TO US ANY CONCERN THAT'S COMING UP. BUT IN THE MEANTIME, I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANY CONCERN WITH THE DMD LEGISLATION, SO IT'S IN THE HANDS NOW. BUT. YES SIR, CERTAINLY AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SAVING 36,000. YEAH. I JUST WANT TO BE SURE BEFORE THAT'S ELIMINATED. AND WE HAVE REACHED OUT TO TML. SO ONCE WE ONCE I RECEIVE WORD AND I UNDERSTAND WHERE WE'RE AT, I'LL REPORT BACK TO YOU. OKAY. I DID HAVE ONE QUESTION ON PROJECTS. IS THAT VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT BUILDING 175,000. YES, SIR. IT IS. IT WAS I MY NOTES SHOWED THAT IT WAS 100 AND I THINK 125. AND THEN SOMEBODY WAS GOING TO CHECK WITH. BENGTSSON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT TO SEE IF THAT WAS AN ACCURATE AMOUNT. BUT IT DID GO. IT DID GO UP 50,000, BUT THAT'S GOING TO BE ENTIRELY IN THE CITY'S BUDGET, CORRECT? WHATEVER THAT AMOUNT ENDS UP BEING, I THINK. CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, MISS CLARKE, BUT I THINK THAT'S WHY I JUST GOT THROWN IN THERE. THE 175 IS WHAT CHIEF MORGAN TOLD ME WAS GOING TO BE THE COST. BUT BUT BECAUSE Y'ALL WERE NO LONGER GOING TO BE COMMITTED TO IT, IT DID NOT NECESSARILY MATTER IF THAT WAS 125, 150 OR 175. IT'S GOING TO BE UP TO THE CITY AT THAT POINT ANYHOW. WELL, SINCE THE NUMBER CHANGED, I WAS JUST CURIOUS IF THAT WAS STILL THE I THINK THAT'S THAT 175 CAME FROM. IS THAT CORRECT, MISS CLARK? YES, SIR. OKAY. AND WHAT IS VERF THAT TRANSFER TO VERF VEHICLE EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT FUND. SO THAT'S AMBULANCE? YES, THAT'S FOR THE AMBULANCE. WE DID INCREASE THIS TO 300 300,000. SO I GUESS MY APOLOGIES. I SAID THERE WERE NO CHANGES. THIS ONE WAS 250. THE CITY BUDGET REFLECTS 300,000. IF YOU REMEMBER, AMBULANCE IS GOING TO TAKE APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS TO ACQUIRE. SO WE DECIDED TO DO 250 AND 250. BUT THERE WAS STILL A LITTLE BIT OF A SURPLUS, SO I'D RATHER CUSHION IT NOW AND RELY ON NEXT YEAR. SOUNDS GOOD. WHAT DO WE NEED A MOTION. I THINK SHE'S STILL SATISFYING A QUESTION THAT MR. ZEKE HAD. SO ORIGINALLY THIS 261 400 IS WHAT DMD IS CONTRIBUTING PRIOR. WITH THESE ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS I TOOK THE THIS IS THE TOTAL MINUS WHAT WE ARE ACQUIRING FROM DMD TO PAY. SO IT'S $1,464,819. THEN I SUBTRACTED WHAT THE ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTION WAS OF TWO 621,400. SO THE ADDITIONAL AMOUNT THAT DMD IS CONTRIBUTING IS $843,419. WHICH LEAVES US WITH. A BALANCED BUDGET. OKAY. YES, MA'AM. COMPLETELY BALANCED. THERE IS A $2,410,000 FUND BALANCE AS OF RIGHT NOW. OBVIOUSLY THAT CAN GO DOWN SLIGHTLY. I WOULD SAY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS YEAR. I WOULDN'T EXPECT IT TO GO DOWN TOO MUCH BECAUSE THE ONLY THING DMD WILL BE PAYING FOR IS THE 380 PAYMENTS. SO RIGHT, YOU SHOULD STILL HAVE A VERY STRONG FUND BALANCE OF OVER $2 MILLION. ALL RIGHT. I GUESS ONE THING WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MONITOR CLOSELY IS, IS THE REVENUE WE LOWERED DOWN TO 3 MILLION OUR PROJECTED SALES TAX REVENUE. BUT IT'S REALLY KIND OF A CRAPSHOOT. IT IS. BUT I THINK 3 MILLION WAS PRETTY CONSERVATIVE. [00:25:02] WE'RE SEEING SALES TAX GO UP EVERY MONTH. AND THIS WAS BASED ON A TRAILING 12 MONTH PERIOD. AND WE'RE SEEING IT CONTINUE TO RISE. SO I THINK 3 MILLION WAS VERY CONSERVATIVE. GOOD. SO ANYTHING THAT IS RETAINED OVER THE $3 MILLION THREE POINT. WHAT IS IT, 3 MILLION? 80,000? IS THAT WHAT IT IS? YEAH. 3,080,000. WILL CONTINUE TO STAY ON YOUR FUND BALANCE. THE CITY WILL ONLY GET THE 1.875 IN A QUARTERLY TRANSFER. OKAY. IT WILL NOT BE BASED ON ACTUAL REVENUE. WE HAVE TO WATCH THE FUND BALANCE THROUGH THE END OF THIS YEAR. RIGHT? YEAH. RIGHT. THAT'S OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ARE WE GOING TO GO WITH OPTION B? WHAT WE JUST FINISHED PENCIL IN. YEAH. I NEED TO FIGURE OUT A MOTION THAT COVERS WHAT WE WANT TO DO HERE. SO WE COULD SAY I GUESS ADOPT BUDGET IN. LINE Q ON THE EXCEL SPREADSHEET. WELL ARE WE DOING? I HAVEN'T, I HAVEN'T LABELED AS THE RECOMMENDED LINE. SO YOU THE RECOMMENDED AMOUNT. I THINK THAT WELL I GUESS ARE WE LOOKING AT APPROVING A BUDGET HERE? ARE WE APPROVING MORE THAN THAT, THE WAY WE'RE DOING BUSINESS WITH THE CITY IN REGARDS TO THERE WAS SOME TALK ABOUT FUNDING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. ET CETERA. ET CETERA. TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, OUR EXPENDITURES WERE, ARE FUNDING WAS, WAS ACCORDING TO OUR CHARTER. YES, SIR. I, I UNDERSTAND YOUR QUESTION. SO THOSE TWO ITEMS ARE ACTUALLY SEPARATE ITEMS. SO RIGHT NOW THE BOARD IS ON SIX AYE, WHICH IS JUST TO APPROVE THE PRE THE BUDGET AS PRESENTED AND AS THE BOARD HAS HAS DISCUSSED. NOW OF COURSE, THAT BUDGET DOES SHOW THAT TRANSFER OF THE 1.875 FOR THAT INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES, WHICH IS GOING TO BE YOUR ACTION ITEM FOR SEVEN AYE. OKAY. SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION. ARE YOU READY FOR A MOTION? YES. I MAKE A MOTION TO. APPROVE THE BUDGET AS DISCUSSED. AND RECOMMENDED BY CITY STAFF I THINK. WELL AND RECOMMENDED BY THE BOARD. DO I NEED TO PUT ANY NUMBERS WITH THAT OR JUST AS PRESENTED. I BELIEVE MISS CLARK UNDERSTANDS EXACTLY WHAT WHICH BUDGET THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT. SO THAT'LL BE GOOD, SIR. WELL, I'D LIKE TO SEE THE SPREADSHEET ATTACHED TO THE MINUTES. WE CAN CERTAINLY DO THAT. OKAY. I HAVE A SECOND. YEAH. I'LL SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. NEW BUSINESS ITEM SEVEN. A CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF DICKINSON FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES [7.A Consideration and possible action to approve an interlocal agreement with the City of Dickinson for law enforcement services within the District.] WITHIN THE DISTRICT. DO WE HAVE THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT? WAS THAT NOT SENT TO Y'ALL? OKAY. DIDN'T SEE IT. I DIDN'T SEE IT. I DIDN'T SEE IT. OKAY. OKAY. THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A MISCOMMUNICATION BETWEEN WHO WAS SENDING THAT. YES. HEY LADIES, WHICH ONE OF Y'ALL CAN I SEND THIS TO THAT? YOU CAN PUT IT ON. OKAY. WHILE WE'RE WAITING. IS THIS AN ANNUAL THING THAT WE DO? IS THIS SOMETHING THAT'S DONE EVERY YEAR? WELL, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE EVER DONE IT, BECAUSE WE'RE TRANSFERRING THE MAJORITY OF OUR BUDGET TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO FUND IT. [00:30:02] SO I WOULD IMAGINE IF THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO WITH OUR BUDGET ANNUALLY, THIS IS WHAT WE'D HAVE TO DO ANNUALLY AS WELL. CORRECT? YES. OKAY. OKAY. SARAH SENT. WHILE WE'RE WAITING, WOULD WE BE ABLE TO GET A COPY OF IT AS WELL? BESIDES, WHAT'S BEING PUT ON? THAT'S WHAT SHE'S DOING. I THINK SHE'S GOING TO GET UP THE PRINTER. YEAH. SO JUST AT 30,000FT. WE'RE IN AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF DICKINSON FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES WITHIN THE DISTRICT. COULD YOU KIND OF EXPLAIN. WHAT THAT MEANS? YES, SIR. ABSOLUTELY. SO, AS THE BOARD KNOWS, THE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT WAS CREATED BY CHAPTER 3853 OF THAT CODE. SO THERE IS ACTUALLY A PROVISION IN THAT CHAPTER. AND AND IT'S CITED IN THE AGREEMENT IS SECTION 3853-104. AND I WILL READ TO Y'ALL WHAT IT STATES. AND MY INTERPRETATION OR MY, MY IMPRESSION OF IT IS THAT THAT LANGUAGE WAS PUT IN THERE WHEN THIS DISTRICT WAS CREATED, JUST AS A MECHANISM TO DO EXACTLY THIS TO, TO, TO TRANSFER FUNDS, BECAUSE THAT SECTION SECTION 3853.104 ENTITLED AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC INTEREST. THE DISTRICT MAY CONTRACT WITH A QUALIFIED PARTY, INCLUDING GALVESTON COUNTY OR THE CITY OF DICKINSON, TO PROVIDE LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES IN THE DISTRICT FOR A FEE. SO IT LITERALLY JUST SAYS THAT THE DISTRICT CAN CONTRACT WITH A AN AGENCY THAT PROVIDES LAW ENFORCEMENT TO PROVIDE LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES IN THE DISTRICT. YOU KNOW, IN CONSIDERATION OF A FEE. THE REASON WHY I HAVE THE IMPRESSION THAT THIS PROVISION IS THERE JUST REALLY TO TRANSFER THE FUNDS IS BECAUSE. WELL, WITHIN THE DISTRICT, MEANING THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF DICKINSON, LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES ARE PROVIDED. IT'S NOT LIKE THEY'RE NOT ALREADY PROVIDED. IT'S JUST A MECHANISM REALLY, JUST TO SHIFT THE COST OF SERVICES FROM BEING PAID FOR BY THE CITY TO BEING PAID FOR, AT LEAST IN PART HERE BY THE DISTRICT. SO IT'S A VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD PROVISION. WELL, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE WASN'T ANY CONFUSION OVER AN ATTEMPT TO MANAGE THAT ON BEHALF OF THE DISTRICT. THAT'S NOT THE INTENT. THAT'S CORRECT, SIR. AND IF YOU'LL SEE IF YOU'LL TAKE A LOOK AT THE AGREEMENT THAT JUST GOT PASSED OUT, I APOLOGIZE ONCE I HAVE IT RIGHT HERE. THANK YOU. I APOLOGIZE ONCE AGAIN THAT YOU'RE JUST NOW GETTING IT. I THOUGHT YOU GOT IT BEFORE THE WEEKEND, BUT IT IS A VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD, VERY SIMPLE INTERLOCAL. AND VERY CLEARLY THE DISTRICT DOES NOT UNDERTAKE TO MANAGE THE THE LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES. AND IT STARTS OUT THE TERM AS WELL. CORRECT? YES, SIR. [00:35:03] THAT'S A VERY GOOD POINT. YOU KNOW, THIS IS THIS IS NOT ESTABLISHED AN ONGOING YOU KNOW, SERIES OF TRANSACTIONS. THIS IS JUST FOR THIS UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR, YOU KNOW. SO IN SUBSEQUENT YEARS, AS THE CITY'S NEEDS, AS THE DISTRICT'S NEEDS MAY CHANGE, THEN THE PARTIES ARE ABSOLUTELY FREE TO TO MODIFY THE TERMS. I'M NOTICING THERE'S SOME PAYMENT TERMS FOR 30 DAYS AFTER THE END OF THE QUARTER. ARE WE GOING TO BE ABLE TO MEET AND APPROVE THAT IN TIME? YES, SIR. THAT WILL BE AT THE QUARTERLY MEETING FOR APPROVAL. WITH OUR NEW SCHEDULE THAT WE JUST CREATED. AND JUST SO THE BOARD ALSO UNDERSTANDS. SO I REALIZE THAT EVERY TIME WE HAVE A BOARD MEETING, THERE'S GOING TO BE THAT THAT AUTHORIZATION OF THE TRANSFER OF MONIES THAT ARE OWED. MY TAKE ON THAT IS THOSE ITEMS AREN'T EVEN NECESSARY BECAUSE THOSE, THOSE, THOSE PAYMENTS ARE BEING DONE PURSUANT TO AN AGREEMENT ALREADY APPROVED. RIGHT. THAT'S A GOOD POINT. YEAH. SO SO THOSE ARE NOT REALLY EVEN NECESSARY IN MY MIND. I MEAN, BEST PRACTICES WOULD BE YOU DON'T HAVE IT ON THERE BECAUSE I WOULD HATE TO HAVE AN AGREEMENT ALREADY APPROVED. FOR EXAMPLE, THIS ONE THAT SAYS THAT THE DISTRICT IS GOING TO PAY THE CITY X AMOUNT, YOU KNOW, IN QUARTERLY PAYMENTS. AND THEN FOR SOME REASON OR ANOTHER, THE BOARD AT ITS THIRD QUARTER MEETING DECIDES TO VOTE NO. THEN WHAT? NOW YOU'VE GIVEN THE BOARD AN OPPORTUNITY TO BREACH ITS OWN AGREEMENT. I WOULD RATHER NOT DO THAT. YOU AGREE? YOU APPROVE THE AGREEMENT ONCE AND IT'S DONE. YOU MAKE THE PAYMENTS PURSUANT THERETO. MAKES A GOOD POINT. SO THEN THROW THAT OUT. THERE WAS THE POINT THAT THEY WERE ON THERE FOR APPROVAL AT THE END OF THE QUARTER TO BEGIN WITH. WHY WERE THEY PUT ON THE AGENDA FOR APPROVAL? I DON'T KNOW, I CAN'T SPEAK TO THAT. THAT WAS BEFORE. I MEAN, IT STARTED BEFORE I CAME HERE, SO I DO NOT KNOW, MA'AM, I DON'T RECALL. DOES ANYBODY HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THAT BEING REMOVED GOING FORWARD? I MEAN, WE DIDN'T HAVE I'M SORRY WE DIDN'T HAVE THIS PARTICULAR AGREEMENT TO WRITE. AND I WONDER, WELL, EVEN FOR OUR YEAH, WE, WE ALWAYS BRING THE QUARTERLY TRANSFERS TO YOU FOR APPROVAL. AND MR. DOAN HAD POINTED OUT THAT THAT WAS NOT NECESSARY BECAUSE YOU APPROVED THOSE TRANSFERS IN THE BUDGET APPROVAL PROCESS. RIGHT. I SAY WE. USE A CONTROL MECHANISM FOR WHAT IT WAS. YEAH. BUT IT'S IT'S DUPLICATE WORK. YEAH. YEAH. WE APPROVE THE BUDGET AS LONG AS IT'S APPROVED IN THE BUDGET, IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE APPROVED AND RE-APPROVED AND APPROVED. WELL, IN MY OPINION, IT HELPS TO JUSTIFY Y'ALL'S SALARIES, YOU KNOW. RIGHT, RIGHT. DO YOU NEED A MOTION FOR DISCUSSION? WE'RE HAVING IT ANYWAY. GOOD POINT. YES, SIR, I DO. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES WITH THE CITY OF DICKINSON. SECONDED. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? THE CITY HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THIS. MATT AND ARE IN AGREEMENT WITH THE TERMS. WELL, THE THIS ITEM, THIS AGREEMENT IS ON THE COUNCIL'S AGENDA FOR TOMORROW NIGHT, WHICH MEANS THAT IT WAS ALREADY PART OF THE CITY COUNCIL'S AGENDA AND AGENDA PACKET AS OF LAST WEDNESDAY. SO IT'S BEEN OUT THERE. I, I WOULD HAVE LIKED YOU TO HAVE DISCOVERED IT BECAUSE I KNOW YOU READ ALL THAT STUFF. I'M JUST KIDDING WITH YOU. NOT SO MUCH ANYMORE, YOU KNOW. WELL, YOU KNOW, I'M GOOD. DOING GOOD. 30 MINUTES BEFORE THE MEETING. NO, NO, NO. I ACTUALLY THINK THAT'S A THAT'S A GOOD THING. AND I MEAN THAT IN ALL SINCERITY, BECAUSE I THINK THAT DEMONSTRATES THAT YOU HAVE DEVELOPED A, YOU KNOW, HIGHER LEVEL OF TRUST OF STAFF. SO WE APPRECIATE THAT. OKAY. THAT'S THAT'S THE ONLY QUESTION I HAD. ANYONE ELSE? [00:40:05] NO, I JUST THINK I'LL JUST SAY THAT THIS IS. TO MR. JONES COMMENTS. I THINK THAT THIS SHOWS A DIFFERENT LEVEL OF OUR COMMUNITY WORKING TOGETHER. TEAM DICKINSON. RIGHT. IF YOU WOULD HAVE LOOKED AT THE BUDGET CYCLE LAST YEAR, IT LOOKED A LOT DIFFERENTLY FROM EDC, COUNCIL AND DMD. SO I THINK THAT THIS IS A POSITIVE STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. AND I'M EXCITED TO SEE HOW IT WORKS OUT FOR THE FIRST YEAR AND, AND WE'LL REEVALUATE NEXT YEAR AND POTENTIALLY DO THE SAME THING. SO. ALL RIGHT, ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE AYE AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. WHERE ARE WE AT? HERE WE GO. EXECUTIVE CLOSED SESSIONS. THE DICKINSON MANAGEMENT DISTRICT WILL NOW HOLD A CLOSED EXECUTIVE MEETING PURSUANT TO THE PROVISION OF CHAPTER [8. EXECUTIVE (CLOSED) SESSION(S)] 551 GOVERNMENT CODE, VERNON'S TEXAS CODES, ANNOTATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AUTHORITY CONTAINED IN EIGHT A TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551-071 CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY. CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY ON A MATTER IN WHICH THE DUTY OF THE ATTORNEY TO THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY UNDER THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS, CLEARLY CONFLICTS WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT. IT IS 1841 6:41 P.M. FOR THOSE CIVILIANS IN THE ROOM AND BOARD PRESIDENT, AND ALSO THE BOARD IS IS CONVENING IN CLOSED SESSION UNDER 551087. YES. TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.087 DELIBERATION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS. YOU DON'T HAVE TO READ THE REST. OKAY. GREAT. THANK YOU. AND WE ARE RESUMING FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION. ITEM NINE, A TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION [9.ACTION ITEMS FROM EXECUTIVE (CLOSED) SESSION(S)] 551.071 CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON A MATTER IN WHICH THE DUTY OF THE ATTORNEY TO THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY UNDER THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS CLEARLY CONFLICTS WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION. I MOVE TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE THE MUTUAL TERMINATION AND RELEASE AGREEMENT WITH REMI WILLIAM COLE, LLC, TO TERMINATE THE EXISTING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS RELATED TO THE WATER STREET PROJECT. WAS THAT SUPPOSED TO BE UNDER THE SECOND ITEM? MA'AM? I'M SORRY. WAS THAT SUPPOSED TO BE UNDER NINE B OR WAS IT? IT WAS NINE A. OKAY. IT WAS ALL RIGHT. YES. CORRECT. SECOND. OKAY. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. DO WE GET A SECOND ON THAT? OKAY. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. AND ITEM NINE B, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. SECTION 551.087. THERE'S NO ACTION HERE. NO. NO ACTION. SO FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. DO WE NEED TO BE DETERMINED? ALL RIGHT. THE AGENDA HAS BEEN SATISFIED. IT IS 9:33 P.M.. WE ARE ADJOURNED. GOOD JOB. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.