[00:00:02] ANSWER. OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD. GO AHEAD. DEREK. ALL RIGHT. [1. CALL TO ORDER AND CERTIFICATION OF A QUORUM] SO I'M GOING TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. IT IS 702. WE WILL DO THE INVOCATION AND I NEED TO DO. SORRY, SORRY, SORRY. YEAH. SO. OKAY. PATRICK SPEASE, DEREK COURIC, D REYES, CHRIS TUCKER, CLINTON WILLIAMS, BILLY SPARKS. COLIN HERE. THANK YOU. I BELIEVE CLINTON IS HAS RESIGNED FROM THE. OKAY, BRIAN. GOT IT. BRIAN. BRIAN. BECK. BRIAN. THAT'S RIGHT. BRIAN. BECK. OKAY. BRIAN. BECK. OKAY. WE'LL DO THE WE'LL HAVE A FLAG TO PLEDGE. I GUESS WE'LL JUST DO THE INVOCATION. OKAY. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME BEFORE YOU TODAY WITH GRATEFUL HEARTS AND A SHARED PURPOSE TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY WITH WISDOM AND INTEGRITY. GRANT US CLARITY IN OUR DISCUSSIONS, CREATIVITY, AND OUR IDEAS AND UNITY IN OUR DECISIONS. MAY THE WORK WE DO TODAY FOSTER GROWTH, OPPORTUNITY AND WELL-BEING FOR ALL THOSE WE SERVE. BLESS OUR EFFORTS WITH WITH SUCCESS THAT HONORS YOU AND BENEFITS OUR COMMUNITY. AMEN. I'M GONNA HAVE A FLAG. SO THERE WE GO. OKAY. 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. AMEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE. TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE. [3. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND PRESENTATIONS] ALRIGHT. SO. AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN IT UP TO BOARD. COMMENTS. STAFF COMMENTS. YEAH, I GUESS THAT WOULD BE ME. I APOLOGIZE. NO, I THINK WE ALL UNDERSTAND WHY WE'RE HERE. RIGHT? SO I THINK THAT I'M GLAD WE GOT A QUORUM. I KNOW THERE WAS A BIT OF A CONCERN ABOUT THAT. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. I KNOW YOU HAVE YOUR OWN PROFESSIONAL LIVES AND THINGS GOING ON. AND SO PUBLIC COMMENTS. WE DON'T HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS TODAY. [5. CONSENT AGENDA] AND THEN SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE BY THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION. THERE WILL NOT BE A SEPARATE DISCUSSION ON THESE ITEMS UNLESS REQUESTED BY A BOARD MEMBER, IN WHICH EVENT THE ITEM WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND DISCUSS AFTER THE CONSENT AGENDA. ITEM FIVE A CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE REGULAR MEETING ON JULY 7TH, 2026 FIVE FOR CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE JULY 2026 ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE FEE AND AUDIT TRANSFER REQUEST FIVE C CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE JULY 26TH PAYROLL TRANSFER REQUEST. FIVE D CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE EDC FINANCIAL AND INVESTMENT REPORT FOR PERIOD ENDING MAY 31ST, 2026. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION PASSES. OLD BUSINESS CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE DICKINSON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT [7. NEW BUSINESS] CORPORATION FY 2627 BUDGET. SO I GUESS SO. SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GET GET A MOTION TO APPROVE. GET A SECOND AND THEN WE'LL HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION. MOTION TO APPROVE. MOTION TO TALK ABOUT. WELL I THINK WHAT WE DO IS WE DO A MOTION TO APPROVE. MOTION TO SECOND. AND THEN WE OPEN UP DISCUSSION. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. SECOND. OKAY. AND NOW IT'S OPEN FOR DISCUSSION. OKAY. SO ALSO THE CHANGES THEY WANT THEY BE IN THE CITY COUNCIL. THEY BE IN THE CITY COUNCIL. YES. THE CITY. AND THE REASON I'M SAYING YES. AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO GIVE APPROVAL TO THEM THAT THEY GOT APPROVED. SO DO ARE WE GOING TO. USE THESE NUMBERS OR WHAT THEY TALKED ABOUT. SO THE ONLY THING I'M AWARE OF THEY DISCUSSED AND COUNCILMAN EDMONDS CAME TO ME RIGHT AFTER THE MEETING AND TALKED ABOUT IT WAS ALLOCATING ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO THE. WELL, REALLY THERE WERE TWO THINGS. ONE WAS TO APPROVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT TO BE TRANSFERRED TO THE GENERAL FUND. [00:05:01] THAT WAS ONE ONE THING THAT THAT WAS TALKED ABOUT. THE OTHER THING THAT WAS TALKED ABOUT WITH THAT IS THAT THE QUESTION WAS, WAS THE 25,000. YEAH. GOT THAT ALLOCATED RIGHT TO THE THE PROPERTY MAINTENANCE, WOULD WE BE ABLE TO ALLOCATE ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO THAT AND POTENTIALLY DO MORE? YOU CAN ALLOCATE HOWEVER YOU SEE FIT. THE $25,000 IS JUST FOR THE MOWING OF THE WATER STREET, WATER STREET. THAT'S THE ONLY THING THERE LOOKS LIKE, I GUESS DEPENDING ON HOW WE CONTRACT THIS OUT. RIGHT. IT DOES HAVE POTENTIAL TO BE MUCH MORE. WE DID GET BIDS BETWEEN 2 AND $3000 A MONTH. HOW MUCH? TWO. WELL, IT WAS JUST UNDER 2000 TO $3000 A MONTH. SO SO SO I WOULD FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE DOING A $36,000 LINE ITEM THERE TO MAKE WATER STREET. AND SO, SO SO SO I'M GOING TO INTERRUPT YOU AGAIN. GIVE ME THOSE NUMBERS AGAIN. AND WHAT THEY'RE FOR, JUST TO MAKE SURE JUST THE BOWING OF THE WATER STREET PROPERTY. SO WHERE THE PARKING GARAGE IS. AND I BELIEVE THAT THAT'S JUST THE PARKING GARAGE AREA. THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE THE LAND THAT'S ON THE BAYOU. IT DOESN'T INCLUDE ALL OF THE LAND OVER THERE. IT'S BASICALLY EVERYTHING IS CONCRETED IN, RIGHT? OKAY. AND THAT THAT NUMBER IS IT'S BETWEEN 2 AND $3000. WE HAVE. AND THAT WAS, IS THAT MONTHLY OR IS THAT MONTHLY? SO THAT'S WHY I'M THINKING 36 IS MORE HERE'S MY KIND OF THOUGHT ON THAT. I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT CONTRACTOR GOES. I CAN UNDERSTAND. SO OKAY, 3000 IS WAY OVERGROWN. IT'S SIX FOOT TALL. THEY KNOCK THAT ALL DOWN ONCE IT'S KNOCKED DOWN AND THEY CONTINUE TO CUT IT, IT SHOULD GO DOWN. YEAH. WE JUST DON'T. IT SHOULD IN THEORY, WRITE. THE FIRST INITIAL CUT IS WAY HIGH. THE SUSTAINMENT AND MAINTENANCE WILL GO DOWN. WE JUST HAVEN'T SEEN WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. WE DON'T. WE DON'T. WE'RE JUST NOT THERE. WE'LL KNOW. WE'LL KNOW IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. THE BUDGET NUMBERS ARE GETTING THOSE FOR MAINTENANCE CORRECT. AND SO THAT THAT WILL BE 3000 OR AT LEAST IT SHOULDN'T BE BECAUSE I MEAN, THERE'S OTHER THINGS THOUGH, LIKE I'M GOING TO MEET ON THURSDAY. I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE TO TALK ABOUT THIS NOW ON WITH A SECURITY COMPANY TO GIVE A RECOMMENDATION BECAUSE WE WANT TO PUT OUT A VIDEO CART OR DO WE WANT TO HARD MOUNT CAMERAS? BUT EITHER WAY, I THINK WE SHOULD LIVE FEED OR AT LEAST HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO LIVE FEED TO OUR DISPATCH TELECOMMUNICATORS. BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THAT THAT'S GOING TO SIT VACANT FOR A COUPLE YEARS. WE'VE GOT CHARGING STATIONS FOR ELECTRIC CARS UP THERE. THOSE THINGS AREN'T GOING TO LAST LONG, RIGHT? THEY'RE GOING TO GET CUT FOR THE COUPLE HUNDRED DOLLARS A CAR, RIGHT? JUST SILLY STUFF. RIGHT. SO WE REALLY HAVE TO TAKE PHYSICAL SECURITY SERIOUS WITH THIS, WITH THIS FACILITY NOW. AND I, AND I, I MEAN, AS SOON AS IT BECAME OURS, I JUMPED ON TOP OF IT. SO I SAY, I MEAN, CHASE IS OVER D DC BUT YEAH, YOU KNOW SO ANYWAYS, THURSDAY I, I HAVE A 1030 AND I'M ACTUALLY IT'S A TEAMS MEETING WITH A SECURITY COMPANY, BUT I'M GOING TO BE LOCATED OUT THERE. 09:00 I'M ALREADY GOING TO BE OUT THERE MEETING WITH AN ENERGY COMPANY THAT'S GOING TO HELP REDUCE OUR ENERGY COSTS, WHAT THEY DID FOR THIS FACILITY. AND SO WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS THAT. BUT I THINK THOSE MAINTENANCE COSTS ARE A PART OF THAT. ALL RIGHT. PARDON ME FOR THE ELECTRICAL COSTS. WHAT WHAT'S THAT NUMBER. RIGHT NOW IT'S AROUND 1000 A MONTH. AND THAT'S ALL UNDER THE UTILITIES LINE 1000. RIGHT NOW IT'S AROUND $1,000 A MONTH. OKAY. AND THAT'S FOR THE LIGHTS ARE ON 24 HOURS A DAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO SO JUST THINKING ABOUT THE SO, SO, SO I'M LOOKING AT THE 335. AND SO THERE WERE TWO THINGS THAT I HEARD THAT WE WANTED TO ALLOCATE IT TOWARD POTENTIALLY AND OBVIOUSLY WE WANT TO LEAVE OURSELVES CONTINGENCY. WE DON'T WANT TO DRAIN THE ACCOUNT. SO ONE OF THE THINGS WAS TO MOVE 200 K TO THE GENERAL FUND, WHICH YOU'RE COUNTING ON, WHICH IS INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET JUST. RIGHT. AND, AND THEN THERE'S, THERE'S, BUT, BUT, BUT WE ALSO THINK THERE'S MONEY. SO, SO WE'RE, WE'VE GOT 2000 ALLOCATED TO, TO MAINTENANCE OF WATER STREET, WHICH RIGHT NOW WE'RE HOPING WOULD BE NOT MORE THAN THAT. YEAH. WE'RE HOPING THAT THAT'S A REALLY CONSERVATIVE NUMBER AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO. YOU'RE RIGHT. BUT THEN WE ALSO HAVE SECURITY WHICH ISN'T CURRENTLY BUDGETED. RIGHT. AND I'M TAKING A DIFFERENT APPROACH WITH THE SECURITY, BUT I INFANT LEVEL, RIGHT. RIGHT NOW, LIKE I'M AT THE GROUND LEVEL. I'D LIKE TO SEE WHAT A CART'S GOING TO COST. IF A CART CAN BE RELOCATED SOMEWHERE ELSE DOWN THE ROAD AND REPURPOSED, I'M GOING TO SEE IF THE PD WILL PURCHASE, BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE MORE ALONG THE LINES OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND THE PD CAN PURCHASE IT AND USE SEIZURE FUNDS, WHICH IS A LEGAL USE OF THAT FUND. THAT WOULD MAKE MORE SENSE. SO HEY, IF WE DECIDED WE WANT TO PURCHASE ONE OF THESE THINGS AT $100,000, WHAT COULD YOU PROVIDE US IN THE TIME THAT IT TAKES TO PURCHASE ONE OF THESE THINGS? RIGHT. DO YOU HAVE ONE WE COULD USE? SEE HOW IT WORKS? T ANY. SET IT UP SO THERE'S SOME CREATIVE THINGS YOU CAN DO, RIGHT? [00:10:02] THERE'S SOME LOGISTICAL STUFF, BUT I'M STARTING THURSDAY WITH THAT TEAMS MEETING ON. HEY, WHAT DOES THIS LOOK LIKE? I GOTTA TELL THEM WHAT SOFTWARE SYSTEM THAT OUR TELECOMMUNICATORS USE AND HOW CAN WE INTERFACE. ET CETERA. ET CETERA. AND THEY MAY SAY, HEY, NO, YOU NEED TO HARM OUR CAMERAS. IF THAT HAPPENS, WELL, WE CAN'T GET THE PD TO PAY FOR IT. THAT'LL BE YOU GUYS, RIGHT? RIGHT. SO WITH WITH PD IS BE CAREFUL HOW I SAY ARE THEY SET UP TO GO BY A CERTAIN NUMBER OF TIMES A NIGHT OR. ABSOLUTELY. SO THEY CAN DO ROUTINE PATROLS. WE'LL ASK THEM TO. WE ALREADY HAVE. THEY KNOW THAT IT'S A PART OF THE DEAL. BUT UNDERSTAND THAT IF YOU HAVE THREE OFFICERS ON THE STREET, RIGHT. ONE MAJOR ACCIDENT ON 45 TAKES TWO OF THEM OUT, RIGHT OUT OF. AND POTENTIALLY THREE IF IT'S FATALITY OR WORSE, BECAUSE THEN THE SERGEANT'S OUT THERE GOING, HEY, WHAT DO Y'ALL GOT? ARE Y'ALL DOING THIS RIGHT? AND SO YOU COULD TIE UP THE OFFICERS FOR THE ENTIRE NIGHT AND MAY NOT MAKE A RUN THROUGH THERE. SO WHILE WE WILL HAVE THEM DO ROUTINE PATROLS AS A PART OF THEIR NORMAL DEAL BUSY NIGHT. THEY MAY NOT MAKE IT AT ALL. YOU COULD POTENTIALLY HAVE A HOMELESS PERSON GO IN IN THE EVENING, DIE AND NOT BE SEEN UNTIL 24 HOURS LATER. AND I GUYS, EXCUSE ME FOR BEING HARSH AND BEING REAL, BUT THAT'S THE REALITY OF IT. AND IT'S LIKE, HEY, Y'ALL DIDN'T CRUISE THROUGH HERE LAST NIGHT. WELL, NO, WE DIDN'T BECAUSE WE HAD CALLS. SO WE CAN'T RELY ON THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AS YOUR ANSWER. I WANT TO AND THEY WILL HELP US, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO RELY ON. SO IT AS THAT SET UP AND LIKE I SAID, THE PD IS MAKING YOU KNOW, MAKING THE CHECKS THERE, THE KIND OF STUFF AND TRYING TO LOOK AHEAD A LITTLE BIT AND SAYING, OKAY, CAN YOU GIVE US. GIVE US INFORMATION LIKE WERE THERE THREE TIMES OR, YOU KNOW, THAT KIND OF STUFF BECAUSE SOMEONE'S GOING TO SAY, WELL, HOW, HOW OFTEN ARE YOU DOING THIS? AND YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE YOU, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? AND I'M SPEAKING MY LANGUAGE, BUT I DON'T OVERSEE THE PD, SO I NEED TO BE CAREFUL AND MAKE SURE I TALK TO CHASE AND THE CHIEF. THE SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO PUT IN WHAT WE CALL LIKE A PATROL. SO LIKE A NEIGHBORHOOD PATROL OR WHATEVER, AND YOU PUT IT IN AND IT CAPTURES IT SO THAT YOU CAN SPIT OUT A REPORT. SO DOWN THE ROAD IT HAS AN ADDRESS. YOU COULD SAY, HEY, FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER AT THAT ADDRESS, HOW MANY PATROLS DID SOMEBODY LOG? NOW THAT'LL CAPTURE THE ONES THAT THAT AN OFFICER DID TOOK THE TIME TO ENTER A LOG LOG IT. BUT THERE'S GOING TO BE TIMES WHERE THEY SCROLL THROUGH THERE. THEY MAY EVEN SIT UP IN THERE AND WRITE A REPORT. AND THEY DIDN'T BECAUSE THEY CAN'T BE ON A REPORT IN THE SYSTEM AND BE DOING A PATROL LOG AT THE SAME TIME. THAT MAKES SENSE. AND WE WOULD LIKE THEM TO DO THEIR REPORTS. THAT'D BE GREAT, RIGHT? YOU KNOW GET IN THERE. SO I'M ENCOURAGING THAT. BUT AGAIN, I DON'T OVERSEE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. I'M, I'M MAKING MY RECOMMENDATIONS TO MR. KERRY. HE MAKES THEM TO THE CHIEF. AND I WOULD ANTICIPATE THAT THAT HE AGREES AND THEY'LL DO THE SAME THING. I JUST DON'T WANT TO RELY ON IT. SO I'M GOING TO TRY TO SET UP AND TRY TO FIND OUT WHAT IT'S GOING TO COST TO PUT SOME SECURITY THERE AND SALVAGE THIS BUILDING FOR THE YEAR OR TWO THAT IT'S GOING TO BE SITTING VACANT. AND WE KNOW WE NEED, WE KNOW WE NEED, WE AT LEAST NEED SIGNAGE, WHICH GIVES THE POLICE KIND OF JUST COME IN. I WORKED THAT OUT ON FRIDAY OF LAST WEEK. I GOT A RESPONSE BACK FROM PATRICK WILTSHIRE, WHO'S THE OWNER OF PMI. WHO'S THE COMPANY THAT HELPED US WITH THE EDA GRANT. SO HE WAS ABLE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF EA, LOOK IT UP AND SAY, LISTEN, NO TRESPASSING, NO SKATEBOARDING, NO LOITERING. THOSE SIGNS ARE ABSOLUTELY FINE. IF YOU HAVE PEOPLE OUT THERE AND THEY'RE ON FOOT AND THEY NEED TO GO, THEY CAN GO TO JAIL. THAT'S THE WAY HE UNDERSTANDS THE VERBIAGE OF THE EDICT, EVEN THOUGH THE EDA. GRANT SAYS IT'S OPEN FOR PUBLIC USE. AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE STILL HAVE TO BE SAFE FOR OUR CITIZENS. SKATEBOARDING IS NOT PUBLIC USE OF A PARKING GARAGE. WALKING AND SLEEPING IS NOT PUBLIC USE OF A PARKING GARAGE. SO WE'LL BE OKAY WITH NO FACILITIES AROUND IT. THE MUNICIPAL COURT SYSTEM IS SET UP TO SAY, GUYS, COME ON, YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE IN IT, SO WE'LL BE OKAY. SO YES, SIR. WE'RE GOING TO SIGNAGE. ALL THAT'S COMING. I'M GOING TO BE OUT THERE THURSDAY TO INITIATE THAT PROCESS. AND ONE LAST THING IS THAT FOR THE VOLUNTEER OFFICERS, THEY'RE NOT OFFICERS. YES, SIR. UNDERSTOOD. YEAH. THE VIPS OR THE DICKINSON CITIZEN PATROL AND PATROL. YES, YES. HAVING THEM. RIGHT. OKAY. WE'LL GET A BREAK. YEAH, I KNOW MAN. COME ON, Y'ALL. I'M SORRY. THIS IS A DIFFERENT MEETING. YEAH. SO SO. THAT MAY BE THEY'RE NOT GOING TO DO IT AT 1 OR 2:00 IN THE MORNING, BUT CERTAINLY HAVE GOING BY DIFFERENT TIMES AND A NEW ANOTHER SET OF EYES. NOW YOU'RE SPEAKING HIS LANGUAGE. AND SO WHAT WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT, ARE YOU CATCHING THE TAIL END OF ME EXPLAINING TO THEM THAT I'LL MAKE MY RECOMMENDATIONS TO YOU TO TALK TO THE CHIEF OF POLICE, TO MAKE SURE THAT THE POLICE UNDERSTAND THAT THE PARKING GARAGE NEEDS TO BE A PART OF THEIR NORMAL ROUTINE. YES. [00:15:01] AND THAT ALL. AND BUT YET WE DON'T WANT TO RELY ON THAT. WE NEED TO HAVE OUR CAMERA SYSTEM OR SOME SORT OF PHYSICAL SECURITY SET IN PLACE. I'M GOING TO BE OUT THERE THURSDAY TO EVALUATE WORKING WITH THE COMPANY TO SEE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. SO THAT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, 1 OR 2 CALLS CAN TAKE THE POLICE OUT FOR THE WHOLE NIGHT. OH YEAH. YEAH FOR SURE. SO WE'RE GOING TO WORK ON SIGNAGE AND ALL THAT STUFF. IT'S COMING. YES, SIR. THIS IS ON PATROL. CAN DEFINITELY DO THE DAYTIME STUFF. OKAY. I SEE THEM THROUGH MY NEIGHBORHOOD. AT LEAST. YOU KNOW, THEY RIDE ALL OVER, SO. YES, SIR. SEVERAL QUESTIONS THERE, THOUGH. MAYBE I MISSED SOMETHING. LET'S SAY THE KIDS ARE SKATEBOARDING OUT THERE AND THE KID BREAKS HIS LEG. IS THE CITY GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE? WELL, I WOULD ARGUE I'M NOT A LAWYER. AND IF WE NEED TO GET DIG DEEPER, WE CAN GO GET THE ATTORNEY. I WOULD ARGUE THAT YOU TAKE THE SAME PRINCIPLE OF THOUGHT THAT YOU WOULD, FOR CITY HALL OR ANY OTHER FACILITY THAT CITY OWNED THAT'S OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. WHAT DID DID WE DO SOMETHING THAT FACILITATED AN INJURY, RIGHT? OR DID WE LEAVE THIS IN A POSITION WHERE IT WAS UNSAFE? AND I, AND I, AND I THINK IF WE PUT OUR SIGNAGE UP THERE AND WE MAKE ROUTINE PATROLS AND MAKE IT CLEAR THAT NOW IF WE WERE GOING OUT, SURELY THE CITY'S GOT INSURANCE FOR THAT. WE DID HAVE INSURANCE COVERS THAT. YES, SIR. AND IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, EDC IS COVERED BY TML. YES. THROUGH THE A, S A AND ALL THAT STUFF. RIGHT. SO. YEAH. YES, SIR. SO GOT A COUPLE MORE. SO SAY THE 25,000 FOR THE MAINTENANCE. LET'S SAY WE OKAY THAT AND IT'S AND IT'S ENDS UP 30,000. WE CAN WE MOVE 5000 AROUND FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE IN OUR BUDGET. OKAY. SO THE BUDGET AMENDMENT RIGHT. YEAH. I MEAN, ALSO THE ELECTRICITY'S TURNED OFF TO THE ELEVATOR. I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT. I'LL FIND OUT MORE ON THURSDAY. YEAH. I KNOW THAT THERE'S ELECTRICITY AT THOSE CHARGING STATIONS. SO IF SOMEBODY GOES AND ACTUALLY PAYS, IT SEEMS TO BE SET FOR IT SEEMS TO BE SET UP TO WHERE IT WOULD WORK. MY PROBLEM THAT I HAVE, WHICH I WILL FIND OUT AT 9:00 WHEN I GET WITH THE ENERGY COMPANY, IS IF THAT'S SET UP TO WORK NOW AND THEY'RE GETTING THEIR MONEY, HOW ARE THEY PAYING US? BECAUSE WE'RE PAYING FOR THAT. SO I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT'S SET UP YET. RIGHT. I'LL HAVE AN ANSWER ON ON THURSDAY AT 9:00 WHEN I MEET TNMTNMP OUT THERE TO TO ANSWER SOME OF MY QUESTIONS WITH REGARDS TO ELECTRICITY. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE CHARGING PORTS. YEAH. FOR THE BATTERY. I DIDN'T KNOW THEY WERE OUT THERE. THERE'S TWO, AND THEY WON'T BE OUT THERE LONG IF WE DON'T GET SOME PHYSICAL SECURITY. I'M SURPRISED THE COPPER HASN'T BEEN RIPPED OUT OF THEM. YEAH, WELL, I THINK IT'S BECAUSE HE KNOWS THEY'RE THERE. WELL, NOW THEY DO. SO SO SO SO SO SO JUST SO WE'RE TALKING. SO, SO, SO ONE OF THE THINGS THEN THAT WE PROBABLY NEED TO BUDGET FOR THEN IS SOMETHING FOR SECURITY FOR CAMERAS POTENTIALLY, RIGHT? I MEAN, AS A PROPERTY MAINTENANCE GOT A LITTLE, I MEAN, THE MAINTENANCE ON THIS LINE, I DON'T, I DON'T HAVE THE BUDGET. THAT'S 20 GRAND, RIGHT? 25. BUT THAT IS RIGHT NOW IS WHAT WE'RE THINKING IS WHAT JUST THE LAWN CARE IS GOING TO COST. WE NEED TO INCREASE THAT. SO I WOULD SUGGEST TAKING IT FROM, SAY, THE SPECIAL EVENTS LINE, BECAUSE THAT'S FOR BUSINESS RETENTION AND BUSINESS RETENTION EXPANSION. SO THAT'S LIKE WHAT WE USE TO DO THAT DRIVEWAY FOR THE WELLNESS CENTER. YEAH, YEAH, STUFF LIKE THAT. I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'RE. I'M OKAY. WE'RE NOT GOING TO WE'RE NOT GOING TO THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF. YEAH. I THINK WE'RE GOING TO BE I THINK WE'RE IN A POSITION TO APPROVE THAT KIND OF STUFF RIGHT NOW ANYWAY. SO I MEAN, THAT'S WHERE I WOULD SUGGEST LOOKING AT THAT LINE ITEM. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? CHASE AND I WENT THROUGH THE, THE DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS PRETTY HEAVILY AND TOOK OUT QUITE A BIT. HONESTLY. WE CHOP THAT IN HALF AT LEAST. OKAY. SO, SO, SO JUST KIND OF THINKING THROUGH ONE OF THE THINGS THAT COUNCILMAN EDMOND SUGGESTED RIGHT AFTER THE MEETING WAS TO TAKE 75 K FROM THE, FROM THE, FROM THE SURPLUS AND PUT THAT ONTO PUT THAT ONTO BUILDING AND PROPERTY MAINTENANCE. SO TO MAKE THAT 100,000, MAKE THAT 100,000. BECAUSE BECAUSE OF THAT CONVERSATION WE HAD ABOUT, HEY, COULD, COULD SOME OF THAT MONEY BE. AND THE BUILDING MAINTENANCE IS ALSO FOR OTHER BUILDINGS, RIGHT? IT'S NOT JUST FOR THE PARKING GARAGE. RIGHT? SO WE HAVE USED THAT PREVIOUSLY FOR OHIO STREET PROPERTY FENCE AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT $100,000, BUT IF YOU GUYS AGREE WITH THAT, THAT WOULD. WELL, I THINK, I THINK I THINK I THINK SO, BECAUSE WHAT I WAS THINKING IS WE'D APPROVE THE BUDGET SORT OF AS IS MAYBE TAKE THAT, MAYBE TAKE THAT 15 AND MOVE IT TO, TO BUILDING AND PROPERTY MAINTENANCE. BEAR IN MIND THAT WE MAY NEED SOME SECURITY. SO I THINK THAT THAT'S, THAT MAKES SENSE. THE CONVERSATION WE HAD IN COUNCIL OR IN THE BUDGET MEETING WAS THAT IT SEEMED LIKE THERE WAS CONSENSUS AMONG THE COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT WE SHOULD PROBABLY PUT MORE MONEY TOWARD MAINTENANCE SO THAT WE COULD, [00:20:01] SO THAT WE CAN MAINTAIN NOT JUST SDC PROPERTY, BUT MAYBE SOME OTHER CITY PROPERTY TO HELP WITH SOME OF THE BLIGHT. SURE. SITUATION. YES, SIR. AND SO, COUNCILMAN. SO SO WHAT I THOUGHT WE WOULD DO IS LEAVE THAT KIND OF KIND OF ADOPT THE BUDGET AS IS. WE KNOW THAT WE'VE GOT THE THE THE SURPLUS, LET YOU ALL GO OUT AND GET THE QUOTES AND THEN COME BACK, AND THEN WE CAN MOVE WHATEVER WE NEED FROM THE SURPLUS TO THE MAINTENANCE FUND BASED ON BASED ON THE ESTIMATES YOU'RE GETTING. YES, SIR. AND TAKE WHATEVER ELSE YOU NEED AFTER THAT AND PUT IT TOWARD THE TOWARD THE GENERAL. WHAT COUNCILMAN EDMUNDS WAS SUGGESTING IS THAT IF WE DON'T MOVE THAT NOW IN THE BUDGET, THEN IT COULD GET USED FOR SOME OTHER PURPOSE. OH FOR SURE. SO HE'S THINKING, TAKE 75,000 OF THE SURPLUS TOWARD THE MAINTENANCE. I THINK IT MAKES SENSE TO TAKE THAT 15,000, PUT IT TOWARD THE MAINTENANCE. AND THEN THEN THERE'S 200,000 THAT THEN GOES TO THE CITY AND THEN THAT LEAVES US 70. MY MATH IS RIGHT. THAT LEAVES 7075 K FOR CONTINGENCY. DOES THAT DOES THAT ALL ADD UP? 6060. OKAY. DOES THAT SOUND REASONABLE? AND LIKE I SAID, ONCE YOU START GETTING YOUR NUMBERS, THEN YOU CAN MODIFY MODIFY AS YOU GO, BUT YOU HAVE TO HAVE A STARTING POINT. RIGHT. OKAY. YOU KNOW, IN TALKING ABOUT BLIGHT, I MEAN, QUITE HONESTLY, CITY IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST CONTRIBUTORS. NOT THE BIGGEST, BUT THEY'RE THERE, BUT WE CAN, AND I'M KIND OF JUMPING AHEAD IF WE CAN KEEP IT MAINTAINED IN WHATEVER, THEN YOUR COSTS GO DOWN ON WHATEVER PROPERTIES. AND LIKE I SAID, THEY GET OUT OF HAND ONCE THEY GET OUT OF HAND. AND, YOU KNOW, I DIG OUT THE CHECKBOOK AND IT'S REALLY EXPENSIVE TO TO GET THEM BACK. OKAY. SO, SO, SO SO, SO JUST TO PROCEDURALLY, WE HAVE SO WHAT WE DID WAS WE, WE MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE BUDGET. WE'VE GOT A SECOND THAT STARTED THE CONVERSATION NOW, I THINK WITH THE, WITH THE PROCEDURE THEN TO BE TO SAY THAT WE WANT TO DO AN AMENDMENT WITH THE FOLLOWING CHANGES AND YOU'LL GET YOUR CHANGES. OKAY. OKAY. SO BILLY, YOU NEED TO AMEND THE MOTION, RIGHT? WELL, LISTEN, DON'T STOP YET. THERE'S SOME MORE NUMBERS TO TALK ABOUT. OH. YOU DO? OKAY. WELL, THAT 300,000 FOR THE DEMOLITION AT. IS THAT A IT'S ALSO THREE DIFFERENT PROPERTIES. SO AND THE BIGGEST ONE IS THE. AND THAT'S A OKAY. SO WE MAY NOT HAVE JUST GUMBO. NO. OKAY. NO, SIR. AND TO MY UNDERSTANDING, THERE'S THERE ARE MULTIPLE PROPERTIES ON ONE OF THOSE. MATT. WELL, IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT OHIO, WE KNOW THAT. 3202 OHIO, WHICH EDC OWNS, IS A HOUSE WITH A POND IN THE BACK. OUR PUBLIC GUN BAYOU IS, IS ONE, TWO, THREE. THERE'S LIKE 4 OR 5 DIFFERENT FACILITIES. THAT'S, I THINK THAT'S STRUCTURES. YEAH. SO THERE'S QUITE A FEW STRUCTURES HERE, BUT I THINK THAT'S MORE THAN ENOUGH MONEY. I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH. HARBOR HOUSE IS GOING TO COST. WE PRESUME THAT IT'S GOT OR WE ALREADY KNOW. I CAN'T REMEMBER THAT. IT'S GOT ASBESTOS. SO WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT'S GOING TO COST. THAT COULD BE PRICEY. AND EDC DOESN'T OWN THAT PROPERTY. BUT WE'RE DOING THAT. WE'RE ALLOCATING THIS MONEY ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OWNS THE OTHER TWO. THEY DO NOT OWN THE OTHER TWO PARCELS IF YOU WANT TO CALL IT THAT WITH THE BUILDINGS. DOES DO YOU DO NOT OWN THE HARBOR HOUSE? THAT IS A THAT IS A HELP IN THE CITY OUT TO DEMO. BECAUSE OF THE HIGH COST, WE CAN LEGALLY, LEGALLY UTILIZE EDC FUNDS TO DEMOTE PROPERTIES LIKE COME ON PROPERTY AFTERWARDS. WELL, SO WE'LL PUT A LIEN ON IT FOR THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY. AND BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO MONEY AND THEY, YOU KNOW THE ANSWER IS NOT, NOT IMMEDIATELY, BUT IN TIME, IF THEY GO TO SELL IT OR WHATEVER, WE'LL RECOUP OUR COSTS. SO FOR THE, FOR THE DEMO, THAT WOULD BE THE JUDGE. THAT WOULD BE THE CITY, RIGHT? YEAH, I WOULDN'T. I MEAN, THE TAXING ENTITY. SO THE JUDGE'S ORDER IS TO DEMO IT. HOWEVER, JUST FOR THE RECORD, WE UNDERSTAND THAT THAT HAS BEEN, IT WAS TO HAVE IT DEMOED, NOT TO HAVE THE CITY DO IT, JUST TO HAVE IT DEMOED BY A CERTAIN DATE. THEY, THEY HAVE APPEALED THAT TO DISTRICT COURT. SO WE'RE STILL WAITING. I MEAN, WE MAY NOT DEMO. THERE'S POTENTIAL THAT A JUDGE COULD COME BACK AND SAY, WELL, THEY HAVE MONEY NOW AND WE'RE GOING TO SALVAGE IT WOULD WOULD BE GREAT FOR THE CITY IF THAT'S THE CASE. I JUST I DON'T THINK ANYONE BELIEVES THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY. YEAH. WE CAN'T BET ON IT. I'VE NOT BEEN INSIDE OF IT. I'VE SEEN THE VIDEO AND I'VE SEEN THE EXTERNAL PARTS OF IT. I'M NOT A STRUCTURAL ENGINEER, BUT MY COMMON SENSE, KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING TELLS ME THAT THAT'S GOING TO REQUIRE A LOT OF MONEY. [00:25:01] IT'S KIND OF TWO FACILITIES. IF YOU LOOK AT IT AS AN ADDITIONAL IN THE BACK, THE NEW PORTION AND THE OLDER PORTION, THE OLDER PORTION IS, IS BAD. IT'S A COMPLETE PAVEMENT AND WEATHER AND AND OBVIOUSLY JUDGES DECIDED IT'S A LAW. GO AHEAD. I'M SORRY. IT'S NOT BUDGET RELATED. JUST A GENERAL QUESTION ON THE GUN BIO PROPERTY AND THE OHIO STREET PROPERTY. ARE THOSE POTENTIAL WATER RETENTION SITES OR ARE THOSE PROJECT. 03202 OHIO. WE WANT TO USE THAT FOR OUR DEBRIS MANAGEMENT SITE IF WE HAVE AN EMERGENCY. WE DON'T. WE'RE HOPING WE DON'T HAVE TO USE IT. BUT THE REALITY IS WE HAVE A STORM COMING AT US IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. WE COULD POTENTIALLY HAVE ONE THIS SEASON. IF THAT'S THE CASE, WE STILL HAVE WATER STREET I THINK. BUT NEXT YEAR WE WANT OUR WATER. WE WON'T HAVE WATER STREET. THE GOAL IS TO NOT HAVE WATER STREET, AND THE GOAL WOULD THEN BE TO USE THAT SITE. 3202 WHICH PUBLIC WORKS HAS ALREADY FILLED IN 75% OF THE BOND WITH SPOIL DIRT FROM DITCH DIGGING AND ANTICIPATES FILLING IN THE REST SOON. THEY'LL DEMO THE HOUSE FOR US AND GONE BY YOU. WE'RE HOPING TO DEVELOP AS A PART OF THE BAYOU VILLAGE PROJECT DEPARTMENT AND THE OHIO PROPERTY. WE HAD PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED THAT AT AN EDC MEETING A COUPLE MONTHS AGO ABOUT, YOU KNOW, US BEING TOTALLY. YEAH, YEAH, THAT MAKES PERFECT SENSE. OKAY. OKAY. BEAUTIFUL. SO OKAY. MOTION TO AMEND. WHAT? I NEED A MAN. OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE $15,000 FROM MARKETING AND PROMOTIONS AND SPECIAL EVENTS, BRE RIGHT. MAINTENANCE, SPECIAL EVENTS, SPECIAL EVENTS, I'M SORRY. SPECIAL EVENTS. AND PUT THAT INTO BUILDING A PROPERTY. PUT THAT INTO BUILDING A PROPERTY MAINTENANCE. AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO MOVE. AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO TAKE NO 75,000 AND MOVE IT TO TO BUILDING AND PROPERTY MAINTENANCE. SO THEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE 150,000 AND WE'RE GOING TO TAKE 200, RIGHT. SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE 100 AND WE'LL HAVE 150,000. CORRECT. OKAY. RIGHT. AND THEN AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO TAKE 200,000 AND AND MOVE IT TO THE CITY'S GENERAL FUND. SO CAN I JUST SAY LIKE A MOTION TO AMEND STUFF WE DISCUSSED. INDIVIDUALLY. SO YOU TELL ME A LITTLE. DOES HE HAVE TO YOU CAN WITHDRAW IT AND THEN HAVE SOMEBODY ELSE LAY IT ALL OUT IF YOU WANT. YEAH. I THINK WE NEED TO BE A LITTLE MORE SPECIFIC, BUT WHAT ARE WE. WHAT ARE WE DOING, SIR? WE'RE JUST TRANSFERRING. YEAH, WE'RE JUST WE'RE AMENDING THE BUILDING AND PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LINE ITEM TO 115,000, 15,000 OF IT FROM THE SPECIAL EVENTS AND 75 FROM THE THE SURPLUS. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. I'M SURE IT WOULD BE SPECIAL EVENTS. SO WHAT IS IN THERE CURRENTLY IS LISTED AS A SMALL SBA EVENT. SO APPARENTLY THERE WAS AN EVENT PLANNED FOR US TO ATTEND FOR SBA. TO, TO BRING IN SMALL BUSINESS. AND THEN THERE'S A CONTINGENCY FOR THINGS LIKE THE DRIVEWAY IF WE WANTED TO DO SOME KIND OF SMALL BUSINESS RETENTION. SO IT'S LIKELY TO NOT BE USED IN, YOU KNOW, UNLESS YOU GUYS APPROVED IT, WHICH YOU COULD ALWAYS APPROVE THAT. AND WE WOULD BRING FUNDS FROM ANOTHER LINE ITEM IF YOU DECIDED TO DO SO. AND THEN THE OTHER, THE OTHER THING WE'RE CHANGING IS WE'RE TAKING 200,000 OUT OF THE SURPLUS AND, AND ALLOCATING IT TO THE CITY. SO THAT WILL GO INTO A LINE ITEM CALLED TRANSFER TO GENERAL FUND. OKAY. OKAY. I WILL ADD THAT. HAVE WE DONE ENOUGH THEN TO SO I THINK YOU SAY SOMETHING. I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN STILL SAY THAT. RIGHT? YEAH, I DON'T THINK I COULD EITHER. SO THANK YOU. SO, SO SO SAY WHAT SHE SAID. I WANT TO RIDE IT OUT. OKAY. OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO. IT'S RECORDED. SO I THINK IT WOULD BE OKAY TO SAY AS SHE AS SHE STATED RECORDED RECORDED. YEAH. SO JUST AS, AS STATED BY OKAY, I MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND AS RECORDED. OKAY. DO I GET A SECOND FOR THE AMENDMENT? OKAY. SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. GREAT JOB. FIRST NAME WHEN WE NEED HIM. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO. [00:30:03] ALL RIGHT, SO ONE MORE QUESTION. OKAY. IF WE DO THIS BUDGET AND IT COMES OUT, WE NEED TO MOVE SOME MONEY AROUND LATER. WE JUST WE GO AT A LATER TIME OR ARE WE ABLE TO JUST MOVE IT? WELL, IT DEPENDS IF YOU'RE OVER BUDGET, WE NEED TO GO TO COUNCIL AND GET IT AMENDED. TO ADJUST IT IS JUST BETWEEN LINE ITEMS. AND WE CAN DO THAT AMONGST THE BOARD. YEAH. AND THAT'S WHAT THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE FOR IS, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN SEE THAT YOU'RE OVER BUDGET ON, ON THE WATER STREET PROJECT WAS OVER BUDGET. SO YOU'RE GOING TO BE UNDER BUDGET ON NUMEROUS OTHER ITEMS TO MAKE UP FOR THAT OVERAGE. YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO TO CITY COUNCIL AND GET THOSE APPROVED. YOU ONLY HAVE TO GO TO CITY COUNCIL AND AMEND THE BUDGET IF YOU'RE COMPLETELY OVERBUDGET. SO UNLESS YOU EXCEED WHICH IS NOW GOING TO BE WHAT 13 MILLION. I'M NOT 13. I'M SORRY, $1,380,000. WE DON'T HAVE TO GO TO COUNCIL FOR ANY KIND OF AMENDMENT. I'M SORRY, WHAT WAS THAT NUMBER? 1,380,000, 1.2. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. SO ON TO THE NEXT ITEM. SHE'S JUST PASSED OUT THE. YEAH. FOR THE. YES. SO, SO, SO SHOULD I READ THIS AND THEN WE CAN DISCUSS. OKAY. AND THIS IS THE WATER STREET TERMINATION LETTER. YEAH. WE RECEIVED CONSIDERATION, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE BOARD PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE A MUTUAL TERMINATION AND RELEASE AGREEMENT WITH REME. WILLIAM COLE LLC TO TERMINATE THE 2021 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT AND 2023 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT FOR THE WATER STREET PROJECT. SO THIS IS THE LETTER. SO SO IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO DO I HAVE SOMEBODY TO APPROVE. MOVE TO APPROVE. WELL WE CAN OPEN IT FROM DISCUSSION FIRST IF YOU, WE CAN DISCUSS IT FIRST. OR DO WE HAVE TO OR DO WE HAVE TO. YEAH. YOU MAKE A MOTION TO DISCUSS. YEAH. OKAY. THE FIRST AND SECOND DISCUSS. SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. SO JUST TO MAKE SURE WE'RE I UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE DOING AND MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE IT, ESSENTIALLY THAT AGREEMENT HAS IS GOING TO BE AVOIDED. IS THAT CORRECT? YES, SIR. BOTH THE 2021 AGREEMENT AND THE 2023 AGREEMENT AND THOSE PROPERTIES WILL MOVE INTO TO THE EDC OWNERSHIP. SO IT'S THE EDC WILL BE THE OWNER. YES, SIR. OKAY. SO IT'S ABC OWNED PROPERTY, CORRECT. SO CONSEQUENTLY SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE HIM TO COME IN AND EXPLAIN, HE SAID HE'S JUST ONE TEXT AWAY. WILL COME IN. I THINK I GOT IT THOUGH, BUT BUT PLEASE, I'LL HAVE HIM COME EXPLAIN. THEY KNEW THEY WERE GOING TO DEFAULT CORRECT IN ADVANCE OF DEFAULTING. THEY WANT TO AMICABLY DIVORCE, RIGHT? THAT WAY THEY DON'T HAVE A DEFAULT ON THEIR RECORD AND WE WALK AWAY AND IT GIVES US MORE TIME. IF WE WENT THROUGH A DEFAULT PROCESS, IT WOULD TAKE A LITTLE BIT LONGER. THIS ALLOWS US TO JUST AMICABLY SEPARATE, SEPARATING THE AGREEMENTS GO AWAY. SO THEY HAD UNTIL AUGUST 24TH, AND THEN PLUS A 30 DAY EXTENSION TO PURCHASE ALL OF THAT PROPERTY. AND THEY DID NOT HAVE THE FUNDS TO DO SO. RIGHT. SO INSTEAD OF DRAGGING THIS OUT THROUGH COURT, I APPRECIATE THEM SENDING THIS TO US. YES, SIR. 100%. THEY COULD HAVE DRAGGED THIS ON AND ON AND ON. SO THE WAY I READ THAT WE DON'T OWE THEM NOTHING. THEY DON'T OWE US NOTHING. IT'S JUST GOODBYE. THERE'S NO STRINGS ATTACHED AT ALL. MOM IS NOT GETTING NO LAWSUITS. THERE'S NOTHING. NOTHING INVOLVED. THEY DIDN'T HEAR ME. IT WAS A HARD RESET. CORRECT. NO, NO, NO. I MEAN, WITH THAT PARKING GARAGE, WE PUT THAT THROUGH AN EDA GRANT THAT WE BELIEVE THOSE REIMBURSEMENTS ARE GOING TO BE COMING OUR WAY HERE SHORTLY. I BELIEVE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS OR SO. BUT MRS. CLARK, THAT'S AROUND $1 MILLION, RIGHT? THAT EDA GRANT THAT WE'RE EXPECTING. YEAH, SIX OR SOMETHING. WE'RE WE'RE STILL EXPECTING ABOUT 1.2 MILLION FROM THEM. WE'VE RECEIVED THE REST. WE'VE RECEIVED THE REST OF THE FUNDS. IS THAT A THAT'S A TOTAL AMOUNT AWAITING AN EXECUTED DOCUMENT THAT NEEDS TO BE SIGNED ON OUR ON OUR END. THERE'S AN EMAIL, I BELIEVE THAT PATRICK, THE EDA REQUESTED PATRICK TO UPDATE IT TO BE ALL ONE, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW IT'S LIKE FOUR DIFFERENT APPLICATIONS FOR PAYMENT. SO AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT THAT'S GOING ON. IT MAY BE IT MAY BE OUR APPROVAL. OKAY. I KNOW THERE WAS A DOCUMENT THAT WE JUST RECEIVED, AND I DO BELIEVE BOTH BLANCO AND KIMLEY-HORN. SO SURE THE PARKING GARAGE IS THERE AND I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE WANT TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE PARKING GARAGE, BUT THAT PARKING GARAGE IS GOING TO ALLOW US TO ATTRACT SOMEONE FOR THE FUTURE. [00:35:04] YOU NEED PARKING FOR WHATEVER DEVELOPMENT THAT'S GOING TO PUT THERE. SO I SEE IT AS A GOOD THING, WHICH IS THE UPSHOT OF THIS, SO THAT WE CAN NOW GET THAT PROPERTY DEVELOPED. YES, IT'S A GREAT THING. IT'S VERY GOOD. THE ONLY THING COULD HAVE MADE THIS BETTER IS IF IT HAD HAPPENED A YEAR AGO, CORRECT? YES. SO ONCE THAT, THAT DOCUMENTS I HEARD SO IT'S NOW THE EDC. AND SO THEREFORE WE AGAIN LIKE TO, WHY WE WANT TO DO SAFETY AND MAKING SURE THAT KIND OF JAZZ. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, IT'S CONCURRENTLY BEING APPROVED BECAUSE IT'S ON THE COUNCIL ORIGIN TO. SO IT'S ALREADY BEEN DONE WITH DMD. DMD IT'S ON THE COUNCIL AGENDA AS WE SPEAK, SO IN AN HOUR OR TWO IT'LL BE DONE WITH ALL THREE ENTITIES. OKAY, GOOD. GOOD DEAL. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. IT GIVES US OPPORTUNITY. YEAH. RIGHT HERE IT STATES, YOU KNOW, THE PARTIES DESIRE TO MUTUALLY TERMINATE THE AGREEMENTS IN THEIR ENTIRETY AND FULLY AND FINALLY RELEASE ONE ANOTHER FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF RELATING OF THE AGREEMENTS OF THE PROJECT. SO YEAH, WE'RE RELEASED OF ALL THOSE OBLIGATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS FROM THOSE TWO AGREEMENTS. SO WE'RE GOOD. ALL RIGHT. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. ALRIGHT SO AND ITEM SEVEN C CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION MAKING CERTAIN DETERMINATIONS REGARDING THE FINAL OBLIGATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2627. OH, THAT'S $200,000. YEAH. OKAY. OKAY, GREAT. DO WE NEED TO EXPLICITLY SAY THAT? YES. THAT'S THE 200,000 THAT WE'RE REQUESTING TO BE TRANSFERRED. CORRECT. HE'S GOING TO KNOWING THE AGREED UPON AMOUNT. NOW WE CAN HAVE THE AGREEMENT DRAFTED. SO. OKAY. SO SO SO THE, THE, THE RESOLUTION, SO THE CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION, MAKING CERTAIN DETERMINATION REGARDING THE FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR. THIS IS SO, SO WE'VE ALREADY VOTED ON THAT AND APPROVED IT RIGHT AS PART OF THE BUDGET APPROVAL. SO WE DON'T NEED TO DO IT AGAIN. SO DO WE NEED TO DO ANYTHING WITH THIS ITEM. I'M ASKING THEM. YEAH. SHE'S ASKING THEM. SO YEAH, I WAS JUST GOING TO TELL HIM THAT HE SAID HE WAS GOING TO COME IN FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION ANYWAY, SO MIGHT AS WELL JUST TELL HIM TO COME ON IN. YEAH, YEAH. AND I GUESS WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE'LL JUST HOP OUT. LET'S DO IT. YEAH, YEAH. THEY'RE STILL PUBLIC COMMENTS. WE'RE GOING TO BE IN PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR AN HOUR. SO YOU SAW HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE IN THEIR. AGENDA. THAT'S ALL I'M WALKING IN WITH THEIR SHEETS OF PAPER. OH YEAH. YES, SIR. CORRECT. WELL WORKED OUT GOOD FOR US BECAUSE WE CAN HANDLE THIS MEETING, AND THEN WE CAN JUMP RIGHT BACK INTO THE REGULAR AGENDA AND JUST JUMP INTO IT. SO. YEAH. AND THAT'S PRETTY GOOD. OKAY. SO SO, SO DO WE WANT TO JUST PUT THIS OFF FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION OR DO WE WANT TO JUST WAIT FOR THEM TO BE HERE IN A MINUTE? HE'S WALKING OVER HERE AND I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD ON OUT. THAT WAY. IF I SEE HIM AND LOOK AT HIS PHONE, I'LL GO. OKAY. JUMP IN. SIT IN MY SEAT IF YOU LIKE, MAN. GO AHEAD BROTHER. NO LOVE FOR THAT. YEAH. NO. HEY, MAN. MORE POWER TO YOU, MAN. YEAH. NO, IT'S. IT'S A TOUGH ONE. TONIGHT IS FUELED BY THE YOUNG BLOOD. I DON'T REMEMBER BEING THAT HOT WHEN I. YOU KNOW? YEAH, BUT THAT WAS A LONG TIME AGO. I REMEMBER WHEN MY DAD WAS A YOUNG MAN, HE, YOU KNOW, HE WAS MUCH MORE CONFIDENT. WE WERE WAITING FOR HIM. WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO RESOLVE THEM BEFORE. OKAY. IT'S OKAY. WE'RE STILL RECORDING DURING ALL THIS UNTIL WE. I DO HAVE THE RESOLUTION. I'LL PRINT IT. I'LL PUT IT IN THE RESOLUTION. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE? SARAH. WHAT IS THAT RESOLUTION AGAIN? RESOLUTION SEVEN C YEAH. MAKING CERTAIN DETERMINATIONS REGARDING THE CORPORATION'S FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR DOES HAVE $200,000 ON IT. OKAY. HOW MANY DO I NEED? ONE. DO WE NEED TWO? THE LANGUAGE OF IT OR ANYTHING? OR CAN WE JUST APPROVE THE. WELL, WHAT I WAS WONDERING, SINCE WE APPROVED IT AS PART OF THE BUDGET. CORRECT. IF WE NEED TO, WE NEED TO FIND A WAY. ALL RIGHT, I'LL GO GET IT. [00:40:01] I MEAN, WE MAY AS WELL APPROVE IT. YEAH. OKAY. PROBABLY SPEND MORE TIME TALKING ABOUT. IF WE NEED TO TAKE IT. YOU JUST GO AHEAD AND YOU CAN JUST STATE THE 200,000. RIGHT? SIR, THAT'S THE 200,000. SO SO SO SHE'S GETTING THE RESOLUTION RIGHT NOW. WHAT'S THERE THAT WE'RE WAITING. THAT'S IT. OH, I ALSO NEED THE. IT'S NOT. PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE WITHOUT SIGNING THE LINE OF CREDIT DOCUMENTATION. OKAY. CAN I SIGN IT OR DO YOU NEED. EVERYBODY NEEDS TO SIGN IT. THAT'S THE PROBLEM THAT WE'VE BEEN HAVING. THAT'S WHY IT HASN'T GONE THROUGH YET, BECAUSE WE'VE HAD BOARD MEMBERS CHANGE AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE. SO YEAH, THEY VOTE ON THE SEVEN C. YES. OKAY. WE VOTED YET. WE DON'T HAVE A RESOLUTION. THE RESOLUTION IS DID YOU GET IT SHOULD BE ON THE PRINTER. IT'S I MEAN IT'S ON THE AGENDA, BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE THE AMOUNT ON THERE. IT'S $200,000. OKAY. SO SO SO SO CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION, MAKING CERTAIN DETERMINATIONS REGARDING THE FINANCIAL OBLIGATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2627. THIS IS MOVING $200,000 FROM THE BUDGET SURPLUS TO THE CITY GENERAL FUND. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? MOVE TO APPROVE THE ITEM AS STATED, TO MOVE THE $200,000 SPECIFICALLY FROM D, E, D, C TO THE GENERAL FUND OF THE CITY. SECOND. IN FAVOR? AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES. [8. EXECUTIVE (CLOSED) SESSION(S)] ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. SO NOW WE'LL MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. ITEM NINE, A TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION. ALL RIGHT, WE ARE RECORDING AGAIN. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. SO SO COMING OUT OF CLOSED SESSION, THERE WERE NO THERE WERE NO ACTION ITEMS. OH, SORRY. YEP. RETURNING TO OPEN SESSION, THE TIME IS 839. AND THERE WERE NO ACTION ITEMS COMING OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION. AND SO THEN WE'LL OPEN IT UP TO AGENDA ITEM TEN. ANY FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS THAT ANYONE WANTS TO ADD? OKAY. THEN AT THIS TIME, IF THERE'S NO OTHER BUSINESS, WE CAN ADJOURN. THE TIME IS 840. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.