Dec 15, 2025 City Council

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MANY PEOPLE ARE HERE. COLORADO CITY COUNCIL WILL BE MEETING TONIGHT IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER. I DON'T THINK THEY HEARD YOU. ALRIGHT. IT'S A GOOD NIGHT. ALRIGHT. WOW. HELLO.

DOES THE MICROPHONE WORK? THEY DO. THANK YOU. THAT WAS. THEY TRAINED US THAT IN THE GROCERY

[CALL TO ORDER]

CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL CALLED TO ORDER. ROLL CALL PLEASE. HARRY KEATON HERE.

LYDIA MOON. PRESENT. KEVIN THOMAS HERE. BEVERLY SHORT HERE. TERRY BRYANT HERE. SCOTT.

ARTHUR. MR. MAYOR, YOU HAVE A QUORUM. THANK YOU. IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE STAND FOR THE INVOCATION.

HEAVENLY FATHER, WE LOVE YOU. GOD, WE THANK YOU THAT WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME TOGETHER TONIGHT TO SEEK OUT YOUR GUIDANCE, YOUR WISDOM, YOUR DIRECTION, LORD. AND THEN AS WE MAKE DECISIONS FOR DECISIONS THAT WE REPRESENT. BUT IT'S WITH A SERVANT'S HEART AND HUMILITY AT THIS TIME OF YEAR, GOD, WE LIFT UP. THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF HURTING PEOPLE OUT THERE. THERE'S A LOT OF LOT OF PAIN AND AND A LOT OF PEOPLE LOSING LOVED ONES RIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS. AND SO BOTH HERE AT HOME AND AND ABROAD. AND SO WE JUST PRAY THAT DURING THIS CHRISTMAS SEASON, GOD, THAT YOUR SPIRIT OF PEACE COMES OVER, OVER THE WORLD AND OVER OUR COMMUNITY, AND THAT YOUR LOVE IS KNOWN, IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY, AMEN, AMEN, AMEN. WILL YOU LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE, PLEASE? 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 UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION. PUBLIC INPUT. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY

[CITIZEN PARTICIPATION AND PUBLIC INPUT]

THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO TO SERVE US AND PROTECT US. I DON'T HAVE ANY EVENTS TO MENTION EXCEPT THE BIG ONE THAT COMES IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. I WANT TO WISH EVERYBODY A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS. HAPPY NEW YEAR, THANKS FOR PUTTING UP WITH ME AND HOPEFULLY I WILL SEE YOU ALL AGAIN NEXT YEAR. THANK YOU JAMIE. HAPPY BIRTHDAY. I SAW THAT LOOK. I SAW THAT LOOK TOO.

[COUNCIL COMMENTS]

[EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION]

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FIRE MARSHAL ADAM SHARP IS BEING AWARDED THE MERITORIOUS CONDUCT AWARD. ON JULY 4TH, 2025 DURING PRAIRIE LAND ATTACKS. OUR MARSHAL ADAM SHARP RESPONDED ALONGSIDE THE TOWN OF BRUCE AFTER LIEUTENANT ROSE WAS SHOT. FIRE MARSHAL SHARP IMMEDIATELY ENTERED THE ACTIVE THREAT AREA, PROVIDED LIFE SAVING MEDICAL AID AND HELP EVACUATE YOUR SAFETY. PLACED HIMSELF IN DANGER WITHOUT HESITATION. HIS DECISIVE ACTION DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE SAVING LIEUTENANT ROSE HIS LIFE. FOR THIS EXTRAORDINARY COURAGE AND SELFLESS SERVICE UNDER FIRE, FIRE MARSHAL ADAM SHARP WAS AWARDED THE MERITORIOUS COMBAT AWARD. YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING? ABSOLUTELY. CHERISH. I WANT OFF THE HOOK BECAUSE I DIDN'T TELL HIM TO DO THAT. BUT THAT'S JUST. THAT'S JUST THE WAY ADAM'S WIRED. IT STARTED OFF JULY 4TH, SO TYPICAL FIRE MARSHAL DUTY, CHASING FIREWORK CALLS. AND THEN LIEUTENANT GROSS JUST SITTING WINDOW TO WINDOW AT THE TOWN SQUARE, WAITING ON THE NEXT CALL TO COME UP. AND LITTLE DID THEY KNOW, IT WOULD BE THE PRAIRIE GUNS PAUL WERE WITH. LIEUTENANT GROSS WOULD BE SHOT. SO THAT'S JUST THE WAY THESE GUYS ARE WIRED. WE DON'T ASK THEM TO DO THESE EXTRA THINGS, BUT THAT'S JUST THE WAY THEY ARE. AND AND WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THEY DO. AND AND YOU KNOW THAT THAT THE CITY OF ALVARADO IS A SAFER PLACE BECAUSE OF GUYS LIKE LIEUTENANT GROSS AND AND ADAM SHARP. THAT'S RIGHT. AND. AND FINALLY, ON JULY 4TH, 2025, LIEUTENANT TOM GROSS RESPONDED TO A COORDINATED ATTACK AT THE PRAIRIE LAND ICE DETENTION FACILITY. WALK IN FRONT OF THE ARMED SUSPECTS. LIEUTENANT GROSS WAS FIRED UPON AND STRUCK OF THE NECK BY A RIFLE ROUND DURING AN AMBUSH. DESPITE BEING CRITICALLY WOUNDED, HIS ACTIONS HELP STOP THE ATTACKERS AND PREVENT FURTHER HARM. THE GROSS SUSTAINED THIS INJURY IN THE DIRECT LINE OF DUTY AS A RESULT OF HOSTILE ACTION FOR HIS COURAGE AND SACRIFICE, WHICH IS TOM GROSS WAS AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART.

CAN WE DO ONE WITH HIM OR NOT? THANK YOU. INTRODUCTION OF A NEW EMPLOYEES.

[INTRODUCTION OF NEW EMPLOYEES]

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SHE IS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES. SHE IS FORMERLY WITH THE CITY OF ARLINGTON AND THE CITY OF MANSFIELD. AND SHE CAME TO WORK FOR US IN OCTOBER. AND THEN WE HAVE MR. MAURICE COWDEN.

HE'S OUR NEW BUILDING INSPECTOR. HE. I HAD THE PLEASURE TO WORK WITH HIM OVER AT MANSFIELD FOR ABOUT 21, 22 YEARS. I HIRED HIM, MANSFIELD, AND HE RETIRED IN OCTOBER AND CAME TO WORK FOR US IN NOVEMBER. AND LASTLY, LISA CABRERA, SHE'S OUR NEW PERMIT TECHNICIAN AND SHE CAME FROM THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE. SHE WAS THERE FOR ABOUT 13 YEARS. AND. SHE IS NOW A PERMANENT US. SO WELCOME. THANK YOU. WELCOME. AND THEN CHIEF. COME ON UP. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE ETHAN BAKER. HE'S ONE OF OUR NEWER NEWEST FIREFIGHTERS. STARTED ROUGHLY AROUND OCTOBER 1ST. HE'S ASSIGNED TO CAPTAIN RAY AND C SHIFT, AND HE LIVES IN BURLESON, TEXAS, 23 YEARS OLD. AND HE HAS EXPERIENCE WITH PUBLIC WORKS. SO I WAS GOING TO TELL DAVID.

WHERE'S DAVID BUT DOESN'T WORK OUT IN THE FIRE. HE MAY. DAVID'S ALWAYS LOOKING FOR A GOOD HAND. NO, NO I'M WE'RE PROUD TO HAVE HIM. WE WE GOT HIM FRESH OUT OF THE HILLSBORO FIRE ACADEMY AND FOUR OF OUR PERSONNEL TEACH THERE, AND THEY BASICALLY HANDPICKED HIM. SO.

SO WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE HIM. YES, WE ARE WELCOME. THAT'S IT. COOL. THAT'S A HOUSEFUL CONSENT

[CONSENT AGENDA]

WE'RE GOING TO GET A AND AND THAT HAPPENS TO BE THE OLDEST TRUCK IN OUR FLEET CURRENTLY IS OUR IS THE TANKER TRUCK THAT WE HAVE. SO THAT THAT COMES AS A AS A HUGE BLESSING FOR FOR US TO REPLACE THAT TRUCK. TANKER TRUCK. THE OLDEST TRUCK. YES, MA'AM. IS THAT THE ONE NOW?

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SO THAT WAS NUMBER FIVE ON ACCEPTED DONATION FROM THE TEXAS FOREST SERVICE FOR NEW TANKER TRUCK AND SKID UNIT. SO THEY CAME FROM SKID UNIT TO YEAH THE SKID UNITS A DIFFERENT A DIFFERENT SITUATION. IT'S IT'S A DIFFERENT IT IS A THE APPARATUS THAT GOES ON THE BACK OF A BRUSH TRUCK. AND THIS HAPPENED TO BE A YEAR THAT WE'RE ALSO REPLACING ONE OF OUR BRUSH TRUCKS. AND ENTERPRISE ONLY ONLY COVERS THE CAB AND CHASSIS. AND THEN WE HAVE TO WHAT WE CALL UPFIT THE, THE BED AND THEN THE SKID UNIT, WHICH INCLUDES THE, THE TANK, THE PUMP, THE FOAM UNIT, THE HOSE LINES, ETC. IT'S LIKE A, A ONE PIECE UNIT THAT JUST SLIDES ON OR, OR SKID, YOU KNOW, SKID UNIT THAT FITS ON IN ONE PIECE. SO, SO THEY FUNDED THAT AS WELL.

AND I'LL BE BACK TO YOU NEXT MONTH FOR ANOTHER SURPRISE. JUST COULDN'T GET IT ON THIS AGENDA. SO THIS THE NOTES SAY THAT THIS COMPLETES THE 2026 BUDGETED BRUSH TRUCK PROJECT.

YES. WHAT WAS THE BUDGET? CAN YOU REMIND ME? THE BUDGET WAS TO REPLACE IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET, WE REPLACED THE FIRE MARSHAL VEHICLE AND ONE OF OUR BRUSH TRUCKS, AND IT'S ROUGHLY, I THINK, $80,000 JUST FOR THE CABIN, THE CHASSIS. SO WE DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT NOW. YES. WE'RE STILL FUNDING THROUGH THE BUDGET. THE CABIN, THE CHASSIS. OKAY, BUT NOT THE BODY. WE'RE TAKING THE BODY OFF OF ONE OF OUR REPLACEMENT BRUSH TRUCKS. IT'S. IT'S AN ENTERPRISE VEHICLE AS WELL. IT'LL GO BACK, BUT BEFORE IT GOES BACK, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THE, THE THE BED OFF OF IT. AND THEN THE SKID UNIT AGAIN. WE WERE GOING TO REUSE THE SAME SKID UNIT THAT'S COMING OFF AS WELL. BUT SINCE WE WERE FUNDED THIS GRANT, WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK WITH A NEW SKID UNIT. SO EITHER WAY WE STILL HAVE TO USE THE 80. WHAT DID YOU SAY 80 GRAND FOR THE.

YEAH I DON'T KNOW IF LAURA HAS THAT NUMBER AVAILABLE, BUT IT'S THE JUST THE CABIN CHASSIS FOR THAT BRUSH TRUCK WAS ROUGHLY $80,000. AND IT'S A IN THE THE THE SPECIFICS OF THAT BRUSH TRUCK OR ARE IT'S A FOUR DOOR CAB. IT'S AF5 50 SUSPENSION. AND IT WILL ALSO QUALIFY US TO BE DEPLOYED THROUGH TIFMAS. SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET BACK SOME REVENUE ON THIS. ON THIS PARTICULAR BRUSH TRUCK. SO YOU SAVE THE TAXPAYERS OVER HALF $1 MILLION? YES, SIR. JUST ABOUT.

THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY. YOU DID ALMOST. SO DO WE NEED TO MAKE A MOTION TO. ACCEPT ITEM FIVE ON THE. WE HADN'T TALKED ABOUT FOUR YET. HAVE YOU DONE. OKAY, WE'LL ROLL WITH IT. OKAY. I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT ITEM FIVE AS WRITTEN ON THE AGENDA. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? IF YOU WOULD RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, PLEASE. ITEM PASSES. AND THEN NUMBER FOUR WAS ACCEPTANCE OF A DONATION TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FROM POGUE CONSTRUCTION TO REPLACE EXTERIOR DOORS AT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. YEAH, A LITTLE BACKSTORY ON THAT. WE HAVE THREE WHAT WE CALL PERSONAL DOORS OR MAN DOORS ON THE FIRE STATION THAT LEAD TO THE EXTERIOR. THEY'RE METAL DOORS WITH COMBINATION KEY KEY CODE MECHANISM ON THEM. AND THEY THEY NEED REPLACING. THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE DIDN'T REPLACE WHEN WE RENOVATED THE STATION.

AND WE REACHED OUT TO POLK CONSTRUCTION, WHO, AS YOU KNOW, WERE THE CONTRACTORS ON THE NEW AISD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. AND JUST BECAUSE WE HAD THAT RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM, WE WERE JUST MAINLY ASKING THEM FOR A FOR AN ADEQUATE VENDOR, SOMEBODY THAT DOES THAT TYPE OF WORK. AND LO AND BEHOLD, THEY STEPPED UP AND SAID, WE GOT IT. WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO TAKE CARE OF THAT FOR YOU. SO WE WE TOOK CARE OF ALL THE ALL THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST PAPERWORK AND, AND LOOKING TO LOOKING TO ACCEPT THAT, THAT DONATION FROM THEM AS WELL. AND WHAT WAS THERE A TOTAL ON THAT AMOUNT. YEAH. IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY WITH ALL THE. YEAH, WITH, WITH ALL THE HARDWARE AND EVERYTHING WE'RE LOOKING AT AT A, AT ABOUT $5,000. YEAH. WELL

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[NEW BUSINESS]

WE HAVE. WELL, WHEN SHE PRESENTS, SHE MAY ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS BEFORE HE ASKS. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. TONIGHT I HAVE BEFORE YOU ORDINANCE NUMBER 2025 0029, WHICH AMENDS SECTION 30 8-1 29 FOR THE SCHOOL ZONES OF THE CITY OF ELDORADO. CODE OF ORDINANCES. THIS ORDINANCE UPDATES SCHOOL ZONE SPEED LIMITS AND BOUNDARIES TO REFLECT RECENT CHANGES WITHIN THE ALVARADO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT AND TO ENSURE THE ORDINANCE ACCURATELY MATCHES CURRENT CONDITIONS ON THE GROUND. NEXT SLIDE. OVER THE PAST YEAR, THE SCHOOL ZONE BOUNDARIES AND OPERATING CONDITIONS HAVE CHANGED MULTIPLE TIMES. IN JULY 2025, AN ORDINANCE CHANGED THE ESTABLISHED SCHOOL ZONE ALONG NORTH CUMMINS DRIVE TO ACCOUNT FOR THE NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LOCATIONS, AND IN SEPTEMBER, ANOTHER ORDINANCE CHANGED THE SCHOOL ZONE ALONG A SEGMENT OF DAVIS AVENUE OR FM 1807 TO ACCOUNT FOR THE CLOSURE OF ELEMENTARY SOUTH. ADDITIONALLY, NEXT SLIDE. IF YOU LOOK AT THE THE SCHOOL ZONE SPEED LIMITS, SOME OF THE SIGNS THAT ARE POSTED OUT THERE DO NOT ACCURATELY REFLECT WHAT IS CURRENTLY IN THE ORDINANCE OR WHAT SHOULD BE IN THE ORDINANCE, AND THEN ALSO EARLY RELEASE TIMES ARE NOT MENTIONED ON THE THESE THE SCHOOL ZONE SIGNS AT ALL. AND SO IF THEY'RE NOT ON THE SCHOOL ZONE SIGNS, WE WE CAN'T NECESSARILY ENFORCE IT.

CORRECT. SO WE DO HAVE SOME IN THE ORDINANCE OR ON THE SIGN. YES, YES. SO THIS IS WHY WE'RE RECOMMENDING A CHANGE TO CREATE A COMPREHENSIVE OR COMPREHENSIVE CHANGE FOR SCHOOL ZONES, SO THAT IT ENCOMPASSES ALL OF THE CHANGES THAT WE'VE MADE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, ALONG WITH SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE NOT ACTUALLY POSTED OUT THERE, WHICH IS THE EARLY RELEASE, AND WHAT WE'LL HAVE TO DO IN CONJUNCTION TO THAT IS MAKE CERTAIN THAT THAT WE CHANGE THE SIGNS TO REFLECT THE EARLY RELEASE. ANY QUESTIONS? DO YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR HIM? WE DID HAVE MISTER RICHARD OWENS WANTED TO COME AND SPEAK. HE CALLED LAST WEEK ABOUT SCHOOL ZONES AND I MENTIONED IT WAS ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT. SO IF YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND COME UP AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND SHARE WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND. I'M RICHARD OWEN.

GREETINGS. I'M MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I'M RICHARD OWENS AND I RECENTLY I HAD MOVED LIVED ON SOUTH SPEARS FOR YEARS. I'M 49 YEARS, MATTER OF FACT. AND NOW I JUST RECENTLY MOVED OFF OF THE NEW FOR THE LAKE VIEW ROAD IS UP THERE, I DON'T REMEMBER. ANYWAY, WE'RE UP THERE NOW.

ANYWAY, THE PROBLEM THAT I SEE WE GOT TWO TWO SCHOOLS THAT GET OUT OF DIFFERENT TIME AND WE START THAT. WE RUN IT FROM WAY UP NORTH END, ALL THE WAY DOWN SOUTH IN TWO HOUR SCHOOL ZONE.

AND I THINK EACH SCHOOL NEEDS ITS OWN SCHOOL ZONE ACCORDING TO THE TIME THEY GET OUT. YOU DON'T NEED TWO WHOLE HOURS THAT PEOPLE HAVE TO DRIVE 20, YOU KNOW, ABOUT A MILE UP THERE OR LONGER. AND THEY GOT IT SO CLOSE TO THE HIGHWAY, THE SCHOOL ZONE DOWN HERE, IT BACKS UP THAT HIGHWAY SOMETIMES TRYING TO GET, YOU KNOW, GET OFF. BUT IF YOU HAD TWO DIFFERENT SCHOOLS ON FOR, YOU KNOW, THIS SCHOOL UP THERE AND THIS SCHOOL DOWN HERE BECAUSE

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OH FEW NUMBER I DIDN'T FINISH. OKAY. SO IN THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE 1807, WOULD THE WAY IT'S DRAFTED WOULD LOWER THE SPEED LIMIT TO 20. AND THE CURRENT SIGNAGE ON FM 1807 IS 30 MILES AN HOUR. SO IF WE WANT TO KEEP IT AT THE 30MPH THAT IT CURRENTLY IS, THEN THAT WOULD BE AN AMENDMENT TO THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE. AND THEN ON THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE, THE BOUNDARY FOR FM 1807 SOUTH OF INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL SAYS 0.33 MILES, AND THE EXISTING SIGNAGE AND THE EXISTING SCHOOL ZONE IS 0.20 MILES SOUTH OF COUNTY ROAD 109. AND SO IF WE WANT TO KEEP IT JUST LIKE IT IS, WE WOULD HAVE TO AMEND THE ORDINANCE PROPOSED FOR THE CHANGE IN THE SOUTHERN BOUNDARY ON IT. THOSE ARE A COUPLE OF EASY THINGS THAT WE'RE IT DOESN'T CHANGE WHAT WE'VE ALREADY GOT. IT'S JUST CORRECTING THE LANGUAGE. IN THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE TO MATCH THE CURRENT SIGNAGE. OR IF YOU WANT TO GO DOWN TO 20 ON FM 1807, THEN YOU KNOW YOU ARE APPROVED AS PROPOSED AND YOU CAN LOWER IT FROM 30 TO 20 ON 1807. OR IF YOU WANT TO EXTEND THE SCHOOL ZONE FURTHER SOUTH AND AND MOVE THAT BOUNDARY AND ALL THE SIGNAGE FURTHER SOUTH, YOU CAN DO THAT TOO. JUST BE AWARE OF WHAT'S IN THE ORDINANCE THERE FOR HOW YOU MAKE A MOTION. THE OTHER THING FOR CONSIDERATION TOO, IS THAT SOME OF THESE SCHOOL ZONES ON THE ORDINANCE AS PROPOSED, IS FROM 1245 TO 445. THAT WOULD BE A FOUR HOUR SCHOOL ZONE. IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE THAT EARLY RELEASE. SO IF YOU DON'T WANT A FOUR HOUR SCHOOL ZONE, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ADJUST THE TIME FROM WHAT IS IN THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE IN YOUR MOTION. SO AND THAT'S GOING TO BE AT BOTH THE SOUTH ELEMENTARY AND NORTH ELEMENTARY HAVE FOR OUR SCHOOL ZONES. AND THEN THE HIGH SCHOOLS GOT A 130 TO 5 ON MAPLE. SO THAT'S 3.5 HOURS WORTH OF SCHOOL ZONE TO THAT. IF YOU ADOPT, IF YOU APPROVE IT AS PRESENTED, THEN YOU'LL HAVE A 3.5 HOUR SCHOOL ZONE ON MAPLE AT THE ICE CREAM. OKAY, I HAVE A QUESTION. SURE. COMING OUT OF LIKE. OKAY, COMING OUT OF APACHE OR COMANCHE, THERE'S NO WHEN YOU COME OUT OFF THOSE STREETS ONTO CUMMINGS FOR PEOPLE THAT DON'T LIVE HERE, THEY DON'T KNOW THAT THEY'RE PULLING INTO THE SCHOOLS. THERE'S NO SIGNAGE THERE. DID WE GET ANY SIGNS UP AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD THERE? NO, WE DON'T HAVE ANY. NO, THERE'S NOTHING THERE. NO. LIKE THERE'S STATES HAS IT AND STONEGATE GOT IT. BUT APACHE AND COMANCHE DO NOT. YEAH. AND THAT'S THAT'S EASY TO FIX BECAUSE WE DID DO THE OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WHEN YOU LEAVE THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND YOU'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ZONE, IT'S EASY TO DO SIGNAGE ON THAT. YEAH, WE CAN ADDRESS THAT. OKAY. BUT COMING SOUTH ON COMING FROM THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ZONE IS STILL THERE.

IT'S 30 MILES AN HOUR, TEN, 20, 20 MILE AN HOUR SCHOOL ZONE ON A 30 MILE AN HOUR SPEED LIMIT ROAD ON IT. SO. SO THAT'S THAT'S NOT A BLANKET LIGHT, BUT IT STILL SAYS A SCHOOL ZONE. I DON'T KNOW. IS THAT ONE FLASHING, FLASHING FLASHING. BUT IT STILL GETS ME DOWN TO 30.

NO NO NO YOU HAVE TO LOWER YOUR SPEED FROM 30 TO 20 BECAUSE YOU'RE COMING IN ON SOMEBODY COMING IN FROM 40 TO 30. WELL, WE UP ON THE COUNTY SIDE IS 40. WHEN YOU WHEN YOU COME INTO THE CITY LIMITS WE LOWER IT FOR 30. YEAH. AND THEN WHEN YOU GET TO THE SCHOOL ZONE BOUNDARY, WHICH IS THE NORTHERN PROPERTY LINE OF ALVARADO ELEMENTARY NORTH, THAT'S WHERE THE SCHOOL ZONE BEGINS WITH THE PROPERTY LINE, AND THAT'S WHERE IT DROPS TO 20. OKAY. SO WE CAN'T JUST COME 40 TO 20. YOU CAN ONLY DO ABOUT 15. THAT'S NOT IN THIS PROPOSED ORDINANCE. WE'RE NOT CHANGING.

THIS ORDINANCE DOESN'T ADDRESS THE SPEED LIMIT ON CUMMINGS OUTSIDE OF THE SCHOOL, OUTSIDE OF THE SCHOOL ZONE OKAY. THAT WOULD BE A THAT WOULD BE A FUTURE ITEM. JUST CHECK IT. BUT I THOUGHT WE DID THIS BEFORE. WHY DO WE NEED A 130 TO 5 ON FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL? IT ACCOUNTS FOR YOUR EARLY RELEASE AND WHAT WE CAN DO INSTEAD OF MAKING IT 130 TO 530, WE CAN WE

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AND YOU CAN'T RELEASE TIME AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. I BELIEVE IT IS 130. TODAY. IS AISD SENT TO US? I HAVE IT HERE. HOLD ON. ONE. THE EARLY RELEASE IS 135. ARE THEY THE ONES REQUESTING A FOUR HOUR SCHOOL ZONE? I THINK, OR THEY'RE NOT REQUESTING. OKAY, BUT HOW HOW THIS READS RIGHT NOW FOR LIKE MAPLE STREET UP THERE, IT IT ONLY ACCOUNTS FOR THE AFTERNOON RELEASE. IT DOESN'T ACCOUNT FOR THE EARLY RELEASE. AND YOU CAN'T ENFORCE THE EARLY RELEASE IF IF IT'S POSTED, IF THE TIMES ARE POSTED. SO WHAT WE WERE TRYING TO DO WAS TO ACCOUNT FOR THAT EARLY RELEASE TIME SO THAT WE CAN ENFORCE THAT TIME AS WELL. SO HOW OFTEN DO THEY EARLY RELEASE IN SCHOOL? HOW OFTEN DO THEY DO THAT? THEY THEY USUALLY DURING THE, YOU KNOW, LIKE WHEN THEY HAVE THE BREAKS FOR THE SCHOOL SEASON THREE, FOUR TIMES A YEAR, THREE, THREE TIMES MAYBE, MAYBE ABOUT LIKE MAYBE SEVEN, SEVEN TIMES A YEAR. I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T SEE THAT THE HOSPITAL NEEDS A 3.5 HOUR SCHOOL RUN TIME, YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY IF IT'S ONLY SEVEN DAYS A YEAR, BECAUSE THERE'S YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF UPSET PEOPLE THAT DON'T NOTICE THE CHANGE. AND THEN THEY GO FLYING THROUGH THERE ON THE REGULAR TIME, AND THEN THEY GET A DOUBLE TICKET FOR DOING IT IN A SCHOOL ZONE. OKAY. BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IF IT'S JUST SEVEN DAYS A YEAR.

TEDDY. SO I THINK WE'VE BEEN AROUND ASKING WHAT I LOVE IS THE SIGNS THAT HAVE THE BLINKING LIGHTS. YEAH. AND POSTED IN LIGHT OF THE CLASSROOM SCHOOL. SO YEAH, IN THAT CASE, ON THOSE DAYS THEY HAVE EARLY RELEASE, THEY CAN JUST TRACK THOSE FOR HOWEVER LONG IT TAKES THEM TO OUT. SO THAT'S THAT WOULD BE MY RECOMMENDATION. SO IF THE IF THE LIGHTS ARE FLASHING YEAH. THE FLASHING LIGHTS IS DIRECTLY WITH LIGHTS FLASHING. YES. YEAH.

YOU'LL NOTICE THAT DAVIS AND CUMMINGS WANT A ONE AND TWO. AND THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE HAS A A LARGE TIME PERIOD. BUT IT ALSO SAYS WHEN LIGHTS ARE FLASHING. SO IT'S IT'S ONLY ENFORCEABLE WHEN THOSE LIGHTS ARE FLASHING. IN WORKING WITH DANIELLE MAPLE STREET DOES NOT HAVE THOSE FLASHING LIGHTS RIGHT NOW. BUT YEAH THAT IF WE AUTHORIZE WE CAN ADD WHEN LIGHTS ARE FLASHING. AND THEN THAT'S ON THE EARLY RELEASE DAYS. IT'S JUST FROM 130 TO 3 OR WHATEVER THE TIME IS, BECAUSE WE'LL JUST STOP THE FLASHERS SO WE WON'T EXTEND IT ALL THE WAY DOWN THAT WAY. THAT IS THE THAT'S AND THAT MATCHES THE WHAT YOU HAVE THE REST OF THE WAY. IT JUST IS A CHANGE FROM WHAT'S CURRENTLY ON THE GROUND. AND DOES THIS MOTION COVER THAT IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO THAT THEN WE WOULD ADD THAT BECAUSE THAT'S NOT CURRENTLY DRAFTED AND THAT'S NOT WHAT'S CURRENTLY ON THE GROUND. BUT YOU CAN SAY MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ORDINANCE AS, AS DISCUSSED OR AS MODIFIED FOR MAPLE STREET. WITH FLASHING LIGHTS AND FLASHING. SO THEN WOULDN'T YOU, WOULD IT MAKE SENSE TO HAVE THEM ALL UNIFORM THEN? YES.

YEAH, YEAH. SO NOT JUST ME, BUT ALL OF THEM. YEAH. SO DO WE NEED TO SPECIFY THAT IT'S ALL MODIFIED WITH THE FLASHING LIGHTS. ONE AND TWO ARE ALREADY DRAFTED THAT WAY. SO MAYOR, DID YOU MEAN THAT YOU WANT THE TIMES ALL TO BE THE SAME? NO. JUST THAT IF THE LANGUAGE ON THE SIGNAGE FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND THE PASSER BYS SEE, WHILE THE LIGHTS ARE FLASHING, THAT'LL BE THE CRITICAL ELEMENT. YES. NOW WE STILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH ISSUES LIKE PEOPLE LEAVING THE NEIGHBORHOOD. WE MAY NOT DO FLASHING SIGNS ON EVERYONE LEAVING, RIGHT? SO WE MAY WANT TO DO POSTED TIMES ON THE THOSE LITTLE FEEDER ROADS. BUT, YOU KNOW, POSTED TIMES, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT GOING TO FLASH THE LIGHTS FOR FOUR HOURS. SO HOW DO WE ADDRESS THAT IN THE ORDINANCE. RIGHT. WELL, SO THE WAY WE'VE DRAFTED IT IS WE HAVE THE TIMES LISTED BASED ON WHAT ISD SENT TO US, THEN IT'S ONLY APPLICABLE. IT'S ONLY ENFORCEABLE WHEN THOSE LIGHTS

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RICHARD, YOU HAVE YOU NEED A SET UP THERE ON MARCH 7TH. IF YOU NEED A SET FOR EACH SCHOOL AND EACH SCHOOL NOT. THAT WE GET OUR OR OUR SCHOOLS AND WE DID THAT A LOT AND THAT AND WE'LL WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AND TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION. I WILL SAY FOR CONSISTENCY AND ENFORCEMENT AND FOR CLEARLY COMMUNICATING TO RESIDENTS SO THAT THEY DON'T GET THAT CONFUSION, YOU'RE PROBABLY GOING TO BE BETTER OFF WITH ONE EXTENDED SCHOOL ZONE BECAUSE LIKE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT LEAVING THE NEIGHBORHOODS, WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO PUT SOME SIGNAGE UP. AND IF WE DON'T DO FLASHING LIGHTS ON THOSE SIGNS, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO POST TIMES. SO WHEN THAT COULD GET DOWN TO, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVING FUN WHEN YOU CUT IT OFF. AND THEN WHEN WE TURN ON AND I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TIME RELEASE IS FOR BOTH OF THEM, AND I KNOW THEY DID STAGGERED STARTS AND STAGGERED RELEASES, BUT I DON'T IMAGINE THAT IT'S TOO BIG OF A DIFFERENCE EITHER. IT MIGHT SAVE 15 MINUTES. SO YEAH. I KNOW PEOPLE NEED TO MOVE SLOWER DOWN. COMING. YEAH. AND AND THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT IS, YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY AS PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC AND SLOWING VEHICLES DOWN SO THAT THEY DON'T HURT THE PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC FOR SURE. SO YEAH, LOTS OF GOOD DISCUSSION AND QUESTIONS. SO YEAH. SO JUST A QUICK RECAP IS THE THE BOUNDARIES AND THE SPEEDS FOR SOUTH ON FM 1807. YOU KNOW, DO YOU WANT TO LEAVE THEM AS THEY ARE OR DO YOU WANT TO AMEND THEM AS PROPOSED. THAT'S SOMETHING TO CONSIDER. AND THEN IF YOU WANT TO HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY OF THE SIGNAGE THAT WE COULD PROPOSE TO AMEND THE ORDINANCE TO INCLUDE THE ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE WHERE NEEDED FOR WHILE FLASHING. NOW ON DAVIS STREET. SO IS THE SCHOOL ZONE STILL THERE IN FRONT OF SOUTH? I HAVEN'T BEEN OUT THERE IN A WHILE. IT'S IT'S GONE, IT'S GONE. SO IT'S COMPLETELY FURTHER DOWN TO THE INTERMEDIATE. YEP. AND DOES IT GO DOWN 109 AT ALL. THAT'S

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THE SPEED LIMIT FOR CUMMINGS AND MAPLE IS IS POSTED AT 20. AND THEN FOR DAVIS IS 30. AND WE'RE JUST TRYING TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT YOU, YOU WANT IT AT THE 20 FOR FOR THOSE STREETS.

AND WHAT IS IT ON 67 WITH 35 WITH THE YOUR CURRENT ORDINANCE THOUGH HAS YOU AT 20 FOR DAVIS BETWEEN ADELE CUMMINGS TO CUMMINGS AND THEN MAPLE STREET. SO IT IT'S THE ORDINANCE CURRENTLY HAS IT AT 20. YES OKAY. YEAH. WHAT WHAT'S CURRENTLY IN PLACE. THE ORIGINAL ORDINANCE AND THIS WAS TWO. AND THIS IS WHAT IS ACTUALLY ON THE GROUND ON DAVIS RIGHT NOW. IT'S 30. SO IT CONFLICTS. SO WE NEED TO MAKE A MOTION TO CHANGE THE SIGN TO 20 TO CHANGE DAVIS TO 20. DOES THAT NEED TO BE PART OF THIS MOTION OR JUST MODIFIED AS THE ORDINANCE IS, IS CURRENTLY 20. AND IF YOU AND IT'S PROPOSED AT 20. SO IF YOU DON'T WANT TO IF YOU WANT IT TO BE 20, YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING. AND THEN WE'LL JUST FOLLOW IT WITH TEXDOT FOR NOTIFYING THEM ON A NEED TO CHANGE THE SIGN. AND THAT WON'T TAKE ANY ACTION. I'M SORRY. AND MARY AND I WOULD JUST SUGGEST UPDATE THE SIGNAGE ON ALL TO MATCH YOUR YOUR ADOPTED ORDINANCE. OKAY. AND THEN SO THE ONLY OTHER THING WOULD BE THE POINT OF BOUNDARY ON THE SOUTHERN SIDE AT POINT TWO INSTEAD OF .33. AND THAT'S WHERE IT CURRENTLY SITS IS AT .20. SO POINT THREE WOULD PULL IT FURTHER BACK THIS WAY. IT'S THE SOUTHERN SIDE THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE NORTHERN SIDE HERE. YEAH. OKAY. AND SO SO THE OTHER SIDE WOULD EXTEND THE ORDINANCE IS PROPOSED WOULD EXTEND THE MOVE THE BOUNDARY MARKER SOUTH VERSUS WHERE IT IS CURRENTLY. I THINK THAT'S A PRETTY BIG SCHOOL ZONE ANYWAY CURRENTLY. SO WE'RE SAYING WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE THE SPEED LIMIT ON THE SCHOOL ZONE FOR 1807 TO 20 MILES AN HOUR.

WHAT'S THE POSTED SPEED ON THAT ROAD? 30 I THINK IT'S 45. EXCUSE ME? 45. I THINK IT'S 45.

BUT STILL 45. 45. 45, WHICH IS THE SAME SPEED LIMIT AS WE HAVE GOING THROUGH TOWN. SO WHY WOULD WE MAKE THAT A 20? I UNDERSTAND, I GET IT ON CUMMINGS. IT'S A 30 MILE AN HOUR ROAD, RIGHT? AND IT'S KIND OF A SEVEN HOUR OUT OF THEIR SCHOOLS ORIENTED IN A DIFFERENT WAY. LANE PICKUPS ON THE SIDE. IS THERE DROP OFF AND PICK UP ON THIS SIDE OR IS IT OFF 109 OR 109 AT LEAST I BELIEVE IT IS. YES, SIR. YES. WE. THAT'S MY GRANDSON GOES TO SCHOOL. WHAT WAS THE WHAT WAS THE DROP NORMALLY. SO THE SPEED LIMIT IS TYPICALLY 45. WHAT IS IT. YOU DROP IT 15 200, 15. OKAY I'M COMING 320. BUT IT'S REALLY UP TO YOU GUYS THOUGH. YOU HAVE THE DISCRETION. THAT'S DISCRETIONARY. YEAH. FOR WHATEVER Y'ALL WANT. I HAVE A PROBLEM. YEAH I MEAN THERE REALLY SHOULDN'T BE ASKING ABOUT IT. YEAH. SO THIS IS ONE THAT YOU HAVE KIDS WALKING. I MEAN, THE REASON WE WANT THEM SLOW THEM DOWN IS BECAUSE WE GOT, YOU KNOW, POTENTIAL HAZARDS LIKE THAT. THE KIDS WALKING. IS THERE A SAFETY CONCERN ABOUT KIDS WALKING? NOT THAT I WAS ON IT TODAY. I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU KNOW, I'VE NEVER SEEN KIDS WALKING ON 1807 IN THAT SCHOOL IS TOO FAR OUT THERE. YEAH. I SEE KIDS WALKING

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AND WE'VE DRAFTED IT TO CONTINUE TO BE 20. BUT THAT IS I MEAN WE CAN WE CAN ADJUST THAT IF THAT IS A NUMBER THAT YOU WANT TO CHANGE. SO WE CAN ADJUST THE ORDINANCE FOR IT TO BE 30 AND NOT 20 RIGHT ALONE. WE WOULD JUST REWRITE THAT, THAT SECTION. SO DO WE NEED TO MENTION THAT IN OUR MOTION. YEAH. YES PLEASE. IF YOU WANT TO IF YOU WANT TO MODIFY THAT.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE THE DRAFT ORDINANCE UP A1 IS WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. EAST DAVIS AVENUE FM 1807 NORTH OF COUNTY ROAD 109. THAT'S THE ONE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, RIGHT? OKAY. YES. THE ORDINANCE 2020 5-0029. YES. SO A PROPOSED MOTION COULD BE TO ACCEPT THE ORDINANCE AS AMENDED, WITH THE CHANGES BEING THE SPEED LIMIT ON FM 1807 FROM 20 TO 30. THE SOUTHERN POINT OF BOUNDARY FROM POINT THREE 3 TO 0.20 MILES SOUTH OF COUNTY ROAD 109, AND THE SIGNAGE ON CUMMINGS AND DAVIS AND MAPLE TO INCLUDE SPEED LIMIT WHEN FLASHING AND FLASHING SIGNS POINT THREE 3 TO 0 .2.2 AND AND AND IF THAT CAPTURES EVERYTHING, YOU COULD GO SO MOVED. YEAH. I HAVEN'T WASTED ALL THIS. I WAS JUST TRYING TO HELP ON THAT ONE.

YEAH. RICHARD. WHAT THE RULE STARTING AT EIGHT. I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THE OTHERS, BUT I KNOW THE ONE AT HIGH SCHOOL. I HAVE TWO SCHOOLS ON SOMETIMES. YEAH. YOU ALWAYS GOT KIDS COMING IN LATE BECAUSE THEY'RE REALLY GOOD ABOUT BEING PUNCTUAL, AND THEIR PARENTS NEVER HAVE TO DRAG THEM BY THEIR EARS TO GET THEM IN THERE. SO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO MORE QUESTIONS.

SO I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 2020 5-0029 MODIFIED TO MAKE THE SPEED LIMIT ON DAVIS FROM 20 TO 30, AND THE SCHOOL ZONE GOING FROM 0.33 TO 0.20, AND MAPLE AND CUMMINGS TO BE MODIFIED WITH WITH FLASHING LIGHTS AND MODIFY THE SIGNS. PERFECT. YES, FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT TO DO, THAT'S A GOOD MOTION. I'LL SECOND IT FROM THE 0.33 TO THE 0.2. WHICH LOCATION IS THAT? DAVIS, EIGHT MILES SOUTH OF COUNTY ROAD 109, WOULD BE THE REST OF THE LANGUAGE. THANK YOU. OKAY. AND. YOU GOT EVERYTHING Y'ALL NEED. ALL RIGHT, SO WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND I HAVE A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR. IF YOU WOULD RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, PLEASE. NONE OPPOSED. ITEM PASSES NUMBER TEN. WE'LL MOVE THAT TO EXECUTIVE SESSION NUMBER 11. FIRST READING RESOLUTION R20 25 ZERO ZERO. 45 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL. THE CITY OF EL DORADO, TEXAS, APPROVING A CONTRACT TO SELL BETWEEN THE ALVARADO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. CORPORATION AND AX CAR WASH LLC FOR THE PURCHASE OF 908 NORTH CUMMINGS DRIVE BY THE EDC AND AUTHORIZING THE EDC PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, IF YOU WILL GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE FOR ME, PLEASE, PLEASE. THANK YOU. LYDIA REMINDING ME. OH, ACTUALLY, THIS IS NOT THE RIGHT ONE. CAN YOU GO BACK A COUPLE? AND GO

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ONCE THE EDC CONTROLS THE PROPERTY, STAFF CAN ACTIVELY RECRUIT A DESIRED BUSINESS THAT ALIGNS WITH THE CITY'S LONG TERM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GOALS. AND SO FAR, THE EDC BOARD HAS APPROVED THIS. TONIGHT IS A FIRST READING, SO WELCOME TO ASK QUESTIONS. BUT THERE WILL BE NO MOTION TONIGHT. AND THEN THE SECOND READING WILL BE AT THE SECOND COUNCIL MEETING. AND ACTION CAN BE TAKEN AT THAT MEETING. ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NUMBER 12 CONSIDERATION ACTION RELATED TO THE SECOND READING OF RESOLUTION R20 25.

DASH ZERO. ZERO. 41 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF LAREDO, TEXAS, APPROVING THE USE OF THE ALVARADO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FUNDS NOT TO EXCEED $20,000 FOR THE DEMOLITION OF THE STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 201 NORTH STREET AND AUTHORIZING THE EDC PRISON TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS FOR THE SAME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO, AS YOU ALL KNOW, THE CITY IS IN THE PROCESS OF PURCHASING THIS PROPERTY RIGHT HERE BEHIND CITY HALL. IT'S LOCATED CLOSE TO THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN, BUT UNFORTUNATELY THE STRUCTURE IS IN VERY BAD CONDITION, OVERGROWN, BOARDED UP, NOT STRUCTURALLY SOUND, SO IT'S BECOME QUITE AN EYESORE FOR THE AREA. THIS DEMOLITION IS WOULD REALLY BE MORE THAN JUST CLEARING A STRUCTURE. IT'S A VISIBLE WAY TO SHOW OUR COMMITMENT TO IMPROVING DOWNTOWN. THE EDC HAS BEEN FOCUSED ON PROJECTS THAT SIGNAL PROGRESS AND PRIDE IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND THIS IS A SIMPLE BUT POWERFUL WAY TO DO IT THE EDC. OH, REMOVING BLIGHT WILL IMPROVE CURB APPEAL AND SUPPORT THE ONGOING BEAUTIFICATION EFFORTS OF THIS AREA. WE ALSO WANT TO THINK AHEAD. THE UPCOMING DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN IS EXPECTED TO CALL FOR MORE PEDESTRIAN SPACE AND GREEN AREA IN THE SQUARE, WHICH WILL NATURALLY MEAN LESS PARKING. SO CONVERTING THIS LOT TO DOWNTOWN PARKING AFTER DEMOLITION WILL HELP OFFSET THOSE FUTURE CHANGES. SO THIS IS NOT JUST A CLEANUP PROJECT. IT'S REALLY A STRATEGIC INVESTMENT IN DOWNTOWN'S LONG TERM SUCCESS.

AND IT WOULD REALLY BE, YOU KNOW, THE CITY PURCHASING THE PROPERTY AND THEN THE EDC DOING THE DEMOLITION WOULD BE A GREAT PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE TWO. SO FAR, THE BOARD HAS APPROVED UP TO $20,000 TO BE USED ON DEMOLITION COSTS. FUNDING IS REIMBURSEMENT BASED AND CONTINGENT ON THE CITY COMPLETING THE ACQUISITION OF THE PROPERTY AND THE SITE BEING USED AS A PARKING LOT SUPPORTING DOWNTOWN COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY IF USE. IF THE USE CHANGES. THE EDC DID ASK THAT THE CITY REQUIRE IN THIS AGREEMENT THAT THE CITY WOULD REIMBURSE THE EDC. THE SECOND READING IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. THAT IS WHAT WE'RE DOING, AND YOU MAY NOW TAKE ACTION ON THIS ITEM. AND ASK ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE THEM. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 2020 5-00041 AS PRESENTED. WELL THERE'S WAIT NO THERE'S TOO MANY ZEROS IN THIS PART. 0041 AS PRESENTED. THE MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND I SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR. IF YOU WOULD RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND PLEASE. ITEM PASSES. NUMBER 13 CONSIDERATION. ACTION.

DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A MASTER PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT. TASK AUTHORIZATION AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO WITH TERESA NICHOLS, INCORPORATED FOR THE ALVARADO

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IN A BIG PROJECT LIKE THIS, YOU NEED CONTINGENCIES, BECAUSE THERE ARE ADMITTEDLY, THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME UNKNOWNS IN THE AS WE MOVE FORWARD. AND THUS THE CONTINGENCY IS USUALLY A PERCENT OF THE CONTRACT, 10% TYPICALLY. DEFINITELY HAD SOME UNKNOWNS ON SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES.

THAT'S CORRECT. YES, SIR. ABSOLUTELY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION? I MAKE A MOTION TO DIRECT THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A MASTER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT.

TAX AUTHORIZATION AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO WITH FREESE AND NICHOLS, INC. I SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, IF YOU WOULD RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, PLEASE. ITEM PASSES, NUMBER 14 CONSIDERATION ACTION RELATED TO THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS PUBLIC WORKS MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT. THANK YOU. MAYOR.

MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, I'M SURE YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH MUTUAL AID AGREEMENTS. IT'S VERY COMMON WITH OUR POLICE AND FIRE SERVICES, WHERE THEY'LL ENTER INTO MUTUAL AID AGREEMENTS WITH NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES FOR FIRE AND POLICE SERVICES. AND IT'S AND IT'S A FAIRLY NEW SUBJECT, IF YOU WILL, FOR PUBLIC WORKS, FOR MUTUAL AID AGREEMENTS, IF YOU'LL POST THAT OTHER PICTURE THERE, THERE'S SO ABOUT 15 YEARS AGO, THE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS CREATED A PUBLIC WORKS EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM PROGRAM, AND IT'S BEEN REALLY SUCCESSFUL.

IT IT'S SUCH A BENEFIT TO LOOK AT THIS TYPE OF MUTUAL AID FOR PUBLIC WORKS. AND WE CAN GIVE EXAMPLES. YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY I'LL WRITE US A VERY SMALL COMMUNITY. SO WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF RESOURCES, BUT A CATASTROPHE SUCH AS A TORNADO OR A FLOOD HIT OUR COMMUNITY.

WE'RE OBVIOUSLY GOING TO NEED SOME ASSISTANCE. SO THIS PUBLIC WORKS MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT PROVIDES THAT TOOL TO CALL ON NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES THAT PARTICIPATE IN THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM AND GO HELP. WILL YOU ASSIST US? THE MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT REALLY BOILS DOWN TO THIS. IT'S PRETTY SIMPLE. DOCUMENT STATES THAT IF WE USE CLEBURNE AS AN EXAMPLE, BECAUSE THEY'RE IN THE PROGRAM, CLEBURNE CALLS ALVARADO, WE NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE. WE HAVE A FLOOD. SO WE SAY YES. AND FOR THE FIRST 36 HOURS THAT OUR STAFF GOES OVER THERE, IT'S ON US. IT'S ON OUR NICKEL. OKAY, FINANCIALLY. BUT IF IF IT'S DECIDED. THAT THERE'S A NEED TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH CLEBURNE, THEN CLEBURNE AND ALVARADO WILL SIT DOWN AT THE TABLE AND FIGURE OUT COSTS AND SOME KIND OF CONTRACT, IF YOU WILL, TO TO PAY FOR THOSE SERVICES. THAT'S TYPICALLY THE REASON FOR THAT IS BECAUSE THEY'RE WAITING THE AB AND CLEBURNE WAITING FOR THE STATE OR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO SAY THERE IS A DISASTER PROVIDED DISASTER DECLARATION, AND IT GIVES THE TOOL FOR CLEBURNE TO KNOW, HEY, WE ARE GOING TO GET FUNDED, SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO PAY ALVARADO OR BURLESON OR FORT WORTH OR ANY OTHER COMMUNITY THAT COMES TO HELP THEM, AND VICE VERSA. YOU KNOW, WE'LL NEED WE'LL NEED HELP SOMEDAY, PERHAPS, AND WE CAN CALL ON OUR NEIGHBORS TO COME, COME AND SEE US. AND IT'S STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. YOU'RE NOT COMMITTED IN ANY WAY TO ASSIST ANOTHER COMMUNITY. AND WE MAY HAVE TOOLS SUCH AS GENERATORS OR PUMPS THAT A NEIGHBOR CAN USE. AND WE CAN ALLOW, YOU KNOW, WE CAN OFFER THAT ASSISTANCE IN THAT WAY TOO, NOT JUST PERSONNEL. WOULD THAT BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE? DALLAS COUNTY DIDN'T THINK THAT. YEAH, I GUESS NOT. DALLAS COUNTY. YEAH. THERE YOU GO. NUFF SAID. YES, SIR I SEE. ANY QUESTIONS ALL THE WAY UP TO CARLA. YOU GOT DECATUR UP THERE?

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LET'S SEE. I THINK THAT COVERS IT. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. NOW WE'RE GOING TO SET THE ZONING. PUBLIC HEARING. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? YEAH, I DO HAVE THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP THAT SHOWS THAT THE SITE, THE REQUESTED REZONING IS CONSISTENT WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP TODAY. IT'S ALSO CONSISTENT WITH THE DRAFTED FUTURE LAND USE MAP THAT THE CITY COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER ADOPTING IN JANUARY. WITH THE NEW COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PRESENTATION. SO IT'S CONSISTENT WITH THAT FUTURE LAND USE PLAN. AND THEN THIS IS OUR CURRENT ZONING MAP THAT SHOWS THE PROPERTY NOT HAVING A ZONING. BUT NOW WITH THAT ANNEXATION ORDINANCE PASSED PREVIOUSLY, IT IS ALL ZONED AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT WITH THE SLIGHT EDGE OF THE FLOODPLAIN ON THE WEST SIDE. I THINK THAT'S THE LAST ONE. YEAH. AND THAT'S WHAT THE MAP WOULD LOOK LIKE IF THIS REZONING IS APPROVED. PUSH YOURSELF. THANK YOU. OKAY. NO PUBLIC HEARING AT 743. FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 2020 5-0031 REZONING FROM AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT WITH A PORTION IN THE FLOODPLAIN OVERLAY DISTRICT TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL C-2 DISTRICT ON THE TRACK AND JOHN SPIVEY SURVEY A-214 BEING 24.69 ACRES, APPROXIMATELY ADDRESSED AT 6881 EAST HIGHWAY 67 AND 602 PACIFIC TRAIL IN THE CITY OF ALVARADO, JOHNSON COUNTY, TEXAS. I SECOND. I HAD TO WHAT WAS THAT? IT WAS MOVED I I SHUT UP WHEN WE FINISHED OKAY. SO KEVIN'S SECOND. YEAH. SO HE MADE A MOTION KEVIN A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, PLEASE. ADAM PASSES NUMBER 17.

CONSIDERATION. ACTION RELATED TO THE APPLICATION OF CHRISTIAN DELGADO WITH FROM OUR HOMES OF TEXAS LAND AND CONSTRUCTION LIMITED ON BEHALF OF 215.670. THAT'S TWO 1567 ALVARADO LP FOR APPROVAL OF THE ADDITION PHASE TWO FINAL PLAT ON 54.098 ACRES, KNOWN AS A TRACT OUT OF WILLIAM HICKMAN. SURVEY 8327, APPROXIMATELY ADDRESSED TO 8951 EAST HIGHWAY 67. WHAT IS THIS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, WE'RE NOW LOOKING AT THE FINAL PLAT FOR VALOR ADDITION PHASE TWO. PHASE TWO IS HIGHLIGHTED IN THE TURQUOISE. ON THIS MAP, YOU CAN SEE THE ENTIRE VALOR ADDITION IS IN THE TRUE BLUE OUTLINE OF PHASES ONE, TWO, AND THREE.

PHASE ONE HAS ALREADY BEEN APPROVED BY COUNCIL WITH CONDITIONS VERY SIMILAR CONDITIONS TO WHAT ARE PROPOSED FOR YOU TONIGHT. LET'S SEE. SO THIS SUBJECT SITE IS NORTH OF HIGHWAY 67. IT'S ON THE FAR EAST END OF THE CITY. YOU CAN SEE THE SABER INDUSTRIES LOCATED HERE WITHIN CITY LIMITS. THE AREAS IN RED. THAT'S THE ALVARADO EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION. AND THEN YOU HAVE THE VENUS EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION IN THIS AREA HERE.

LET'S SEE. THIS IS A MAP FOR THE FINAL PLAT FOR VALOR PHASE TWO. IT'S ONLY SHOWING PHASE TWO, BUT YOU CAN SEE SOME OF PHASE ONE IN THE MARGINS. BUT THE NEXT PAGES, SHEET TWO, THREE AND FOUR AND FIVE ARE ARE TO FOLLOW. AND JUST KIND OF ZOOM IN AND SEE WHAT THOSE LOTS ARE PROPOSED TO BE PLOTTED AS. HIGHWAY 67 IS SO NORTH IS THERE'S A NORTH ARROW AT THE TOP OF THE SCREEN. AND SO NORTH WOULD BE SOMEWHAT TO YOUR LEFT HERE, HIGHWAY 67 WOULD BE GOING

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BACK TO WELLBORN WAY WOULD BE THE PRIMARY ENTRANCE THAT'S GOING TO BE LINED WITH TREES ON BOTH SIDES AND AND A TRAIL, SIDEWALK, TRAIL. AND THAT CONNECTS TO HIGHWAY 67, THE OTHER PRIMARY ENTRANCE THROUGH PHASE ONE WOULD COME FROM BOZEMAN, WHICH IS AN A STREET UNDER CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW TO THE EAST. BEYOND THE VALOR PRELIMINARY PLAT. AND THEN IT LINES UP WITH THE NEW STREET TO BE CONSTRUCTED UNDER CONSTRUCTION TO THE INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 209. THERE'S ALSO BEEN A PRE-CONSTRUCTION MEETING FOR SIGNALIZATION IMPROVEMENTS AT THE INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 209 AND HIGHWAY 67. LET'S SEE.

SO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MET LAST WEEK ON DECEMBER 11TH, AND BY A VOTE OF FIVE IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED THE PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION ON DECEMBER 11TH RECOMMENDED COUNCIL APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS AND THOSE CONDITIONS WERE PROVIDED IN YOUR PACKET. LET'S SEE. I DON'T KNOW THAT I HAVE ONE. NO, I DIDN'T PROVIDE ON THERE, BUT THERE'S SIX CONDITIONS THAT THE PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS. THEY FOLLOW WHAT THE CITY'S DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED. THEY ARE BASICALLY SAFEGUARDS TO ENSURE THAT THESE THINGS HAPPEN, EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT DOES PROVIDE SOME SAFEGUARDS. THIS IN CASE THAT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WAS AMENDED, THESE SAFEGUARDS WOULD STILL BE IN PLACE TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE ADEQUATE SANITARY SEWER CONNECTION PRIOR TO ANY HOMES GETTING CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. ADEQUATE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE IN REGARDS TO THE RIGHT OF WAY. LET'S SEE. ADEQUATE EMERGENCY EGRESS, ADEQUATE LANDSCAPING, HARDSCAPE AND RETAINING WALLS, PERIMETER FENCING AND ADEQUATE HOA AMENITIES. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN, THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND THE PRELIMINARY PLAT, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OF THE COUNCIL. ARE WE GOING TO HAVE A SPARK IN THERE ANYMORE? SO THEY HAVE OPEN SPACE LOTS. AND THE THE PRIMARY LET'S SEE AMENITY LOT WOULD BE HERE, WHICH WOULD HAVE WHAT YOU'VE SEEN IN OTHER LIGHT COMMUNITIES POOL, PLAYGROUND SHADE STRUCTURES, RESTROOM FACILITY. AS I RECALL, THE CONCEPT PLAN. PHASE ONE HAS A DOG PARK, AS I RECALL, AND A LOT DESIGNATED FOR A FIRE STATION. ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS, NUMBER ONE, TALKS ABOUT OFFSITE WASTEWATER COLLECTION, PUMP AND HAUL WASTEWATER. ARE THEY NOT CONNECTING TO CITY? YES, THAT IS THE ULTIMATE PLAN IS TO CONNECT TO THE CITY'S SANITARY SEWER COLLECTION SYSTEM. PER THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT'S IN PLACE, THEY HAVE PERMISSION TO PUMP AND HAUL IF THEY ARE READY TO. DISCHARGE SANITARY SEWER FROM NEW RESIDENCES BEFORE THE WASTEWATER COLLECTION SYSTEM IS EXTENDED TO THEIR SITE. THEY'RE CURRENTLY CONSTRUCTING THEIR ON SITE LIFT STATION, WHICH IS IN PHASE ONE, AND A FORCED TEN INCH FORCE MAIN ALONG HIGHWAY 67 THAT WOULD THEN. CHANGE TO A A GRAVITY LINE BEFORE IT

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NUMBER 17 FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT OR WE APPROVE ITEM 17 WITH THE CONDITIONS LAID OUT BY THE P AND DNC BOARD. PER SECTION TWO POINT NO.

212.0091 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE THAT THAT'S NOT PART OF IT. SO A MOTION TO APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS. DO WE HAVE CONDITIONS THAT THE DNC PUT FORTH? YEAH I SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, PLEASE. ITEM PASSES. NUMBER 16 CONSIDERATION ACTION RELATED TO APPROVING A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH BIRKHOFF, HENDRIX AND CARTER LLP FOR THE ALVARADO HILLS PAVING AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. ALL RIGHT.

GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. SORRY, I'M LOSING MY VOICE. SCOPE OF WORK FOR THE DESIGN INCLUDES ALL THE DRAINAGE, PAVING, CONSTRUCTION, ADMINISTRATION. AND IT ALSO INCLUDES ALL THE ROADWAYS WITHIN THAT DIVISION RIGHT THERE. AND THE PAVEMENT SECTIONS. ONCE WE THAT ARE GOING TO BE DESIGNED OR INCLUDE A 1.5IN TYPE B, THEN WE'RE GOING TO USE THE GLASS PAVE TEXTILE IN BETWEEN THE KIND OF LIKE WE'RE DOING IN THE PEOPLE STREET GLASS TEXTILE IN BETWEEN.

AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO PUT A TYPE D ON TOP OF THAT, WHICH IS THE SMOOTHER TYPE ASPHALT THAT EVERYBODY LIKES. THEY WILL ALSO DO DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS AND CULVERT IMPROVEMENTS, BECAUSE A LOT OF THOSE THEIR FRONT YARDS, IF YOU LOOK AT THEM OR HAVE YOU BEEN OUT THERE, THEY'RE YOU CAN'T TELL THAT THEY EVEN HAVE DRAINAGE. AND SO YOU CAN BUT THEY'RE CULVERTS UNDERNEATH THE DRIVEWAYS ARE ALL KIND OF MESSED UP AND OR NOT THERE AT ALL. SO WE'RE GOING TO KIND OF FIX THAT FOR THEM. THE IDEAS FOR THE DESIGN WILL BE COMPLETED PROBABLY TOWARDS THE END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR, AND WE'LL ADVERTISE AND BID THIS PROJECT AT THE END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR. HOPEFULLY THAT'LL WORK OUT ON DESIGN AND IN BUILD. AND WITH MOST OF THE CONSTRUCTION HAPPENING NEXT YEAR. SO WHAT THAT'S GOING TO HELP US DO IS KIND OF DIVIDE

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THANK YOU. NEXT. WE HAVE AN OPEN SPOT. WE HAVE AN OPEN SPOT. THIS IS FOR THE OPEN SPOT. I'M

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PROJECT GREEN C3 AND THEN 551087 DELIBERATION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS FOR PROJECT INSPIRE AND ITEM NUMBER TEN ON YOUR AGENDA. IF YOU WOULD JOIN

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