Apr 20, 2026 City Council

ACTUALLY SLIPPED MY MIND AND I FELL ASLEEP LAST TIME I SAW YOU THERE. WHAT WERE WE DOING? OH,

[CALL TO ORDER ]

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COUNCIL MEMBER ARTHUR HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER BRYANT HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER SHORT HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER KEATON HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER MOON PRESENT. MR. MAYOR, YOU HAVE A QUORUM.

PLEASE STAND FOR THE INVOCATION. MISS BROWN, WILL YOU LEAD US, PLEASE? FATHER GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TO MAKE THE DECISION. A LOT OF PEOPLE AFFILIATED WITH THE CITIZENS HAVE THE RIGHT TO. SO IT'S KIND OF INTERESTING THAT THE. NEXT DAY WE. THANK YOU. WE THANK YOU FOR THIS. THANK YOU SIR. AND SO WE THANK YOU. WE THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND LET ME KNOW WHAT THE JESUS NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. WE BELIEVE. SEND THE POLICE 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 ]

[COUNCIL COMMENTS ]

I'D LIKE TO COMMENT OR TO COMPLIMENT OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT AND OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. I'VE HAD NEED OF BOTH OF THEM IN THE PAST WEEK ON QUIT LAUGHING AND I JUST THE WAY THAT THEY HANDLED THE WHOLE SITUATION. IT WAS AWESOME. Y'ALL. TEDDY, YOU YOU HAVE A GOOD CREW AND I KNOW JOHN ROGERS IS IN HERE. BUT ADAM, IF YOU'LL PLEASE PASS IT ON, Y'ALL, Y'ALL ARE JUST EXCELLENT. WE COULD NOT ASK FOR A BETTER POLICE DEPARTMENT OR FIRE DEPARTMENT. THAT'S TRUE.

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[PRESENTATIONS ]

WE REALLY HAD FUN PLANTING TEN OF THOSE PLANTERS IN PARKWAY PARK. WHAT DID YOU CALL THOSE THINGS? THOSE THOSE BOX CULVERTS. BOX CULVERTS, BOX CULVERTS. WE CALL THEM PLANTERS.

WE CALL THEM COMPLEX. AND AGAIN, I'M GOING TO GET THIS ALL OUT. WE REPRESENTED A COMBINATION OF THREE GROUPS WHICH DON'T EVEN GET ALONG. USUALLY THE MASTER GARDENERS, THE MASTER GARDENERS AND ALVARADO GARDEN PLUS, AND WE'RE STILL TOGETHER. WE HAVE ONE MORE BIG PARTNER. THAT'S RIGHT. WITH A CONTINUING HELP AND COOPERATION OF ANTHONY TUCKER IN THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT. NOW WE'RE HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THE MONARCH WATCH WAY STATION REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN MET. WE HAVE MILKWEED. WE WERE OUT THERE ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO.

THE MILKWEED WE PLANTED LAST YEAR IS COMING BACK UP. THAT'S NUMBER ONE REQUIREMENT. THE NATIVE NECTAR PLANTS FOR FOOD. THROUGHOUT THE SEASON. WE HAVE THINGS PLANNED TO BLOOM IN THE SPRING, THE SUMMER, THE FALL. WE'LL SEE ABOUT THE SUMMER THROUGH THE FALL. BUT THOSE THOSE MONARCHS HAVE TO LAY THEIR EGGS ON MILKWEED AND THE BABY FAT. AND THEN THE THE MOMS AND DADS HAVE TO HAVE THAT NECTAR FLOWER SO THAT THEY CAN BE DONE. BECAUSE REMEMBER, THEY'RE COMING FROM MEXICO TO CANADA AND WE ARE BUSSES. WE ARE THE STAR. WE ALSO HAVE MOISTURE AVAILABLE THERE. THANK YOU. ANTHONY. NEXT SLIDE. AND SO WE HAVE THE MOST AMAZING CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION. I MADE IT SO YOU COULD ALL SEE IT. WHEN I GOT MY MONARCH WAY STATION AT OUR BRANCH WE WERE NUMBER, I DON'T KNOW, 48,000. WHAT WAS YOURS. SO IT WAS IN THE 40S. THIS IS THE NUMBER OF WAY STATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND WE HIT 55, 100. THAT'S OUR NUMBER OF OUR WAY. CENTER, 55,100 WAY STATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES.

AND WE GOT THAT NUMBER. THEN WE ALSO HAVE FOR ANTHONY. OH. YOU HAVE A METAL PLAQUE TO PUT OUT THE WAY STATION TO RECOGNIZE THE THE. THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF BEING PART OF A MOVEMENT TO SAVE HIS LIFE. OUR STATE FUNDED. RIGHT. IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW WE HAD A STATE BUTTERFLY, WE HAD TO LISTEN TO ME. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU. JOIN THE FIGHT TO SAVE OUR STATE BUTTERFLIES. AND WE WANT YOU TO COME AND CELEBRATE AND LEARN MORE AT THE ALVARADO STREET SPRING FLING ON MAY 2ND, WHICH OUR MASTER NATURALIST REP AND ALVARADO GARDEN CLUB PRESIDENT AND RESIDENT. THAT WAS ABOUT THREE MINUTES FROM HERE ABOUT TOWN FOLKS. TELL THEM A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE SPRING FLING. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE LOTS OF CRAFTS FOR THE KIDS. WE'VE GOT BOOTHS TO TEACH ON, WHAT PLANTS TO PLANT, WHAT THE MIGRATION, HOW TO MEET THE MONARCH MIGRATION IS, AND ABOUT ITS LIFE CYCLE. SO IT'S A LEARNING EXPERIENCE. IT'S A FUN EXPERIENCE FOR ALL AGES. BRING YOUR KIDDOS. WE GOT ALL KINDS OF CRAFTS THEY CAN DO ANYWHERE FROM THE OLDER KIDS TO PRESCHOOL. IT'S GOING TO BE A WHOLE LOT OF FUN. WHERE IS IT AT PECAN PARK OR ORCHARD? SO CONGRATULATIONS! THANK YOU ALL FOR LETTING US DO THIS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE'VE GOT TO GO WITH THE GARDENS REAL QUICK. SO WE'RE GOING TO NEED 123. THERE WE GO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

THANK YOU. NEXT PRESENTATION FROM TEXAS HEALTH BY RAYMOND BENNETT. YOU HEAR ANYBODY FROM TEXAS HEALTH HERE TONIGHT? CALLING? GOOD EVENING. ARE YOU. THERE IS A. YOU HAVE TO PUSH

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OKAY, SO OUR CURRENT GRANT CYCLE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL WAS OPENED ON APRIL 13TH, AND IT WILL CLOSE ON 1159 ON MAY 29TH. AND SO OUR REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS IS AGAIN LOOKING AT ACCESS AND CONNECTEDNESS FOR CAREGIVERS, SPECIFICALLY IN ALVARADO, KEEN, CLEBURNE AND RIO VISTA. AND THEN SO IF THERE ARE ANY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR OUR GRANTS, HERE ARE OUR FOUR KEY GRANT REQUIREMENTS. AGAIN, INNOVATION IS A FOCUS

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VERY, VERY CLOSE. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A RIBBON CUTTING, SO DON'T WORRY, YOU'LL BE INVITED.

BUT JUST TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT. SO LIKE AARON SAID, IT WAS A TWO PHASED APPROACH.

WE GOT SIX MONTHS TO DIVE INTO THE COMMUNITY AND SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON. AND IN THAT SIX MONTHS, ONE OF THE STATISTICS THAT REALLY STUCK TO ME IS THE STATISTIC OF DISCONNECTED YOUTH IN OUR COMMUNITIES, 18% OF 16 TO 19 YEAR OLDS IN JOHNSON COUNTY ARE NOT GOING TO SCHOOL, AND THEY'RE NOT EMPLOYED. THE STATE AVERAGE IS 9%. SO WE ARE ALMOST DOUBLE THE STATE AVERAGE IN OUR COUNTY. AND, YOU KNOW, THINK ABOUT THE POPULATION OF OUR COUNTY VERSUS THE STATE AND ALL OF THAT. WE HAVE A HIGH DISCONNECTED YOUTH RATE HERE. AND WHY, WHAT GAPS ARE THERE IN OUR COMMUNITIES THAT ARE CAUSING THESE YOUTH TO JUST GET DISCONNECTED AT AN EARLY AGE AND NEVER RECONNECT? SO WE STARTED LOOKING AND WE CREATED SEEDS TO SUCCESS. SO THIS IS A MENTORSHIP PROGRAM FOR YOUTH AGES 15 TO 25 THAT ALLOW THEM TO EXPLORE CAREER PATHS OR EDUCATION PATHS AT NO COST TO THEM. IT'S A COMPLETELY FREE PROGRAM. WE OFFER MENTORSHIP. I REMEMBER BACK WHEN I WAS, YOU KNOW, 17, 18, I HAD NO IDEA WHAT I WANTED TO DO, AND I JUST WENT TO COMMUNITY COLLEGE BECAUSE LIKE, THAT WAS MY THAT WAS THE ONLY OPTION I HAD WAS TO GO TO COLLEGE. BUT KIDS THESE DAYS, THEY HAVE MORE OPTIONS. THERE'S TRADE SCHOOLS, THERE'S CAREERS THAT THEY CAN START RIGHT OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL. BUT IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT DOORS CAN OPEN FOR YOU, THEN YOU'RE KIND OF JUST STUCK IN LIMBO FOR A LITTLE BIT. SO THEY WORK WITH OUR PEER ADVOCATE, MOLLY, ONE OF OUR SUCCESS STORIES, JUST REAL BRIEFLY IS A YOUNG WOMAN. I BELIEVE SHE IS 21 OR 22. SHE IS IN OUR PROGRAM AND SHE WAS IN A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SITUATION A FEW YEARS BACK. SHE LOST CUSTODY OF HER SON. AND SINCE BEING IN OUR PROGRAM, I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT SHE WILL BE GRADUATING WITH HER HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA AT THE END OF THE MONTH. SHE HAS REGAINED CUSTODY OF HER CHILD AND IS WORKING TOWARDS GETTING A STABLE JOB TO CONTINUE. BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, ONCE YOU GET CUSTODY BACK, THAT'S JUST LIKE THE FIRST WIN OF YOUR LONG BATTLE. YOU'VE GOT TO BE ABLE TO THEN, YOU KNOW, PUT LIFE INTO THAT CHILD AND RAISE THEM THE WAY THEY NEED TO BE RAISED AND WITH COMMUNITY AND LOVE AND SUPPORT, THESE KIDS CAN REALLY FLOURISH IF THEY'RE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO. AND SO I DO HAVE SOME RACK CARDS ON JUST KIND OF WHAT WE DO TO GET IN CONTACT WITH US. ASIDE FROM OUR SEEDS OF SUCCESS PROGRAM. I'M SORRY, ALL THE SLIDES REALLY KEEP ME ON TRACK. I HAVE A RABBIT HOLE OR BUNNY TRAIL TENDENCY, BUT ASIDE FROM THAT REACH DOES SUBSTANCE PREVENTION AND MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION IN THE COMMUNITY WE WORK CLOSELY WITH, LIKE LAW ENFORCEMENT ON NATIONAL NIGHT OUT TO BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER. WE'VE DONE A COUPLE DIFFERENT LIKE PLAY DAYS AT THE PARK AT PARKWAY PARK BEFORE WITH THE CITY, AND WE JUST LOVE TO TO TAKE OUR GRANT FUNDING AND PUT IT BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY IN A WAY THAT BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER AND REDUCES THE RISK FACTORS THAT LEAD TO SUBSTANCE MISUSE. SO I DO HAVE SOME RACK CARDS HERE, SOME INFORMATION, BUT IF YOU WANT INFORMATION ON THAT SEEDS OF SUCCESS PROGRAM, YOU CAN REACH OUT TO S2S@REACH.ORG. AND WE CAN REFER OR TAKE PARTICIPANTS. AGAIN, IT'S AGES

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THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. MR. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. CONSENT AGENDA. YES. I WOULD

[CONSENT AGENDA ]

[3. Resolution No. 2026-0020; A Resolution of the City of Alvarado, Texas, nominating Sabre Communications Corporation to the Office of the Governor Economic Development and Tourism through the Economic Development Bank for designation as an Enterprise Project under the Texas Enterprise Zone Program under the Texas Enterprise Zone Act, Chapter 2303, Texas Government Code; authorizing the City Manager to prepare the required application for designation for Sabre Communications Corporation as an Enterprise Project; and providing an effective date. (Sabre State Sales Tax Program) (Cromer) ]

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, WE HAD A PRESENTATION ON THIS ITEM.

BUT JUST TO GET YOU UP TO SPEED AS A REMINDER AND TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS, I WILL HAVE SARAH WALLERT. SHE'S THE SENIOR CONSULTANT AT. RYAN. WOULD YOU MIND COMING ON UP AND ANSWERING ANY QUESTIONS THEY MAY HAVE? SHE'LL BE ANSWERING QUESTIONS. SHE'S THERE. SHE'S A CONSULTANT FOR FOR SABER. SO YOU. HI EVERYONE. MY NAME IS SARAH WALLERT. I AM A SENIOR CONSULTANT WITH RYAN LLC REPRESENTING SABER. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST NOMINATION THAT THEY HAVE PURSUED FROM THE CITY OF ALVARADO. THIS IS A NOMINATION TO THE TEXAS ENTERPRISE ZONE PROGRAM, WHICH IS A STATE SALES AND USE TAX REFUND PROGRAM. THERE IS NO IMPACT TO THE CITY BUDGET AND IT INVOLVES CAPITAL INVESTMENT. IN THE CASE OF SABER, $10 MILLION OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS AND RETENTION OF 500 EXISTING JOBS, AND THE CREATION OF AT LEAST TEN NEW JOBS OVER THAT FIVE YEAR DESIGNATION PERIOD. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS I CAN ANSWER BEYOND THAT? WOULD THIS HAVE HAPPENED WITHOUT THE INCENTIVE, THE LIKELIHOOD THAT THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED WITHOUT THE INCENTIVE IS. UNKNOWN. TRULY, THIS IS MORE OF A RETENTION INCENTIVE FOR ALVARADO'S PERSPECTIVE. THEY HAVE A STRONG PRESENCE IN ALVARADO, AND THEY HAVE A LARGE PLANT JUST A FEW MINUTES AWAY FROM HERE. AND INCENTIVES LIKE THIS HELPS HELP SABER AND OTHER COMPANIES STAY IN THE AREAS WHERE THEY ARE AND CONTRIBUTE SALES TAX AND OTHER COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CITIES THAT THEY'RE IN. THAT'S THE ONLY QUESTION I HAD. OKAY, PERFECT. ANYTHING ELSE I CAN ANSWER? AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. NUMBER THREE, FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT ITEM THREE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA AS WRITTEN.

I'LL SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, IF YOU WOULD RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, PLEASE. ITEM PASSES NUMBER FOUR.

[4. First Reading of Resolution No. 2026-0021; A Resolution of the City of Alvarado, Texas, approving an Economic Development Grant for the Pecan Orchard Improvements Project; authorizing the AEDC President to execute all documents related thereto; and providing an effective date. (Cromer) ]

IS THAT THE NUMBER YOU GAVE ME ON THE STICKY NOTE? THE NUMBER ON THE STICKY NOTE THAT I GAVE

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DESIGN IS WHAT COMES NEXT. THIS IS THE FUNDING TO GET US ACROSS THAT THAT LINE. HOW MUCH IS THE DESIGN GOING TO COST? YOU KNOW, WE DON'T HAVE A, A PRICING ON THE DESIGN, BUT LIKE IT WOULD RANGE FROM ABOUT 90,000 TO 125 SOMEWHERE IN THERE. WILL COUNCIL BE ABLE TO SEE AND APPROVE THE DESIGN, OR IS THE STAFF GOING TO APPROVE THE DESIGN? COUNCIL WILL SEE IT AS YEAH, COUNCIL WILL SEE AND APPROVE THE DESIGN. YES. THANK YOU. YES. COUNCIL WILL ACTUALLY BE WILL REALLY BE INVOLVED IN THE DESIGN PROCESS. OKAY. SO MOST LIKELY WE'RE GOING TO BRING A FIRST DRAFT TO YOU WITH A COUPLE OF RECOMMENDATIONS. BUT THAT'S REALLY GOING TO COME DOWN TO OUR, OUR DESIGNER WHO DANIELLE HAS ACTUALLY DONE AN RFQ ALREADY. I BELIEVE WE'RE LOOKING AT THOSE ON FRIDAY. WE'RE LOOKING AT THOSE. WE'VE ALREADY RECEIVED THOSE BACK. SO WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO BE SCORING THOSE ON FRIDAY. NOW IS THIS A THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING OF THE PROCESS. NO NO, NO. SO IS THIS A REIMBURSEMENT GRANT OR IS THIS THIS IS A REIMBURSEMENT GRANT. YES MA'AM. SO AFTER WE DO THE DESIGN, DO WE GET REIMBURSED FOR THEIR PART OF THAT? YES. AND THEN AFTER THE NEXT PHASE, WHATEVER IT IS. OKAY. AND ALL OF THAT SAID, THE ITEM AT HAND IS SIMPLY TO APPROVE THIS AS A PROJECT THAT THE EDC WILL PAY A PORTION OF. SO DO NOT EXCEED $250,000 PORTION FOR Y'ALL'S PORTION. IT CANNOT EXCEED $250,000. CORRECT. NOW, ON THE OTHER TWO PORTIONS, THE CITY'S. WILL IT EXCEED 250,000? NO, IT WILL NOT. OKAY. THAT'S ALL WE HAVE BUDGETED. SO AND AGAIN, WE'RE AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF THIS PROCESS. SO THERE'S A CHANCE THAT WE TAKE THE DESIGN BACK TO COUNCIL AND COUNCIL MAKES SOME CHANGES. AND MAYBE IT GOES OVER THAT DOLLAR AMOUNT BECAUSE COUNCIL WANTS SOMETHING DIFFERENT OR WANTS DIFFERENT MATERIALS, THAT KIND OF THING. SO BUT STILL THE EDC PART STAYS 250,000 EDC. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS AGAIN IF THEY WANT TO CHANGE ANYTHING AND THEY OWE US MORE, THEY OWE MORE MONEY TO THE PROJECT. YEAH, THE HOTEL FUND AND GENERAL FUND, THOSE JUST GO THROUGH COUNCIL. BUT IF IF BY CHANCE IT GOES OVER THE $250,000 AND EDC SAYS NO, THEY AGREED TO 250,000, THEY BUDGETED THAT, THEN WE WOULD PICK UP THE OTHER TWO FUNDS WOULD PICK UP. YEAH. OKAY. YEP. NOT THAT THEY WOULD SAY THAT.

WELL, BECAUSE THEY WOULD LOVE THE PROJECT. I'M SURE. I'M JUST PUTTING IT OUT THERE. I'M NOT

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OKAY. OH, ALL IN FAVOR, YOU WOULD RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, PLEASE. ITEM PASSES. THANK YOU.

[5. Resolution No. R2026-0027, authorizing the submission of the Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority Senate Bill 224 grant application to the Texas Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority. (Authorize TMVCPA grant application) (Gross)]

[Items 6 & 7]

AND I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT THOSE MINUTES FOR MARCH 16TH, 2026. MARCH 23RD, 2026.

SCOTT. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, IF YOU WOULD RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, PLEASE. ITEM PASSES ALL THESE

[NEW BUSINESS ]

SO TONIGHT IS THE FINAL ADOPTION STAGE OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE UPDATE. SO THIS IS THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN THAT YOU GUYS ADOPTED IN MARCH, WHICH COVERS THE CITY LIMITS AND A LARGER AREA, WHICH IS THE CITY'S EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION, WHICH IS ETJ. AND THEN A COUPLE OF OTHER PIECES THAT COULD BE POTENTIAL FUTURE ALVARADO, THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATIONS ARE BASED ON VERY HIGH LEVEL, VISIONARY DESCRIPTIONS OF WHAT THEY COULD BE IN THE FUTURE. THEY ARE NOT ZONING, BUT ZONING IS PART OF THIS UPDATE BECAUSE WE'RE TAKING IT DOWN TO A MORE FINE GRAINED LEVEL DETAIL. SO THESE ARE THE COLORS OF OF ALL THE VARIOUS DISTRICTS YOU CAN SEE THERE. YOU'VE GOT REGIONAL MIXED USE AND NEIGHBORHOOD MIXED USE IN RED AND ORANGE AND VARIOUS OTHER COLORS THAT HAVE A DESCRIPTION IN THE MASTER PLAN SET FOR EACH OF THEM. SO WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW IS TRYING TO ALIGN THE ZONING ORDINANCE

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BECAUSE IF YOU WANT TO REALLY OPEN UP THE ZONING DISTRICTS AND, AND REALLY DIG INTO SOME MAJOR OVERHAUL TYPE CHANGES, THAT'S A PROCESS THAT TYPICALLY INVOLVES SOME COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, SOME OUTREACH, AND KIND OF A MORE INVOLVED PROCESS. THIS IS JUST IN LINE WITH THE FEEDBACK THAT WE ALREADY GOT FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. AND IT'S JUST SOME MINOR ALIGNMENTS. THESE ARE NEW DISTRICTS, INNOVATION DISTRICT, NEIGHBORHOOD MIXED USE AND REGIONAL MIXED USE. AGAIN, THEIR CORRESPONDING WITH THOSE COLORS ON THE MAP. BUT THE ZONING DISTRICT, PURPOSE PERMITTED USES AND DESIGN STANDARDS ALL ALIGN WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. THEY'RE JUST A FINER GRAINED LEVEL OF DETAIL. SO, YOU KNOW, THE COMP PLAN DIDN'T TELL YOU WHAT EXACT USES WERE GOING TO BE ALLOWED IN EACH DISTRICT. AND THIS DOES.

SO THESE ARE THE LEGACY DISTRICTS THAT WOULD BE PROPOSED TO BE TRANSITIONED OUT TO ALIGN WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. MULTIFAMILY WOULD STILL BE AN ALLOWED USE. IT'S JUST GOING TO BE INCORPORATED IN THOSE NEW THE NEW ZONING DISTRICTS OF REGIONAL MIXED USE AND NEIGHBORHOOD MIXED USE. SO THOSE ARE THAT'S AN EXAMPLE OF SOMETHING. BUT THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT WOULD BE PHASED OUT. WE HAD TALKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, ADOPTING A DOWNTOWN CODE JUST FOR DOWNTOWN TO CORRESPOND WITH THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN. SO THAT'S AN UPCOMING OBJECTIVE TO AS PART OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MASTER PLAN SET SO THAT CBDCS WOULD EVENTUALLY PHASE OUT. ALSO, A NOTE ON THE TEMPORARY DOWNTOWN OVERLAY THAT WAS ALWAYS SUPPOSED TO BE TEMPORARY, RIGHT? SO AS A ADOPTION MEASURE OF THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN, THAT WAS AN INITIATIVE THAT WAS RECOMMENDED IS A, YOU KNOW, TO FORMALLY APPROACH THAT DOWNTOWN CODE AND DO A MORE LONGER LASTING ZONING DISTRICT. LEGACY DISTRICTS ARE STILL LEGALLY CONFORMING DISTRICTS NOT INTENDED TO BE ADDED TO OR EXPANDED. NO ADDITIONAL APPLICATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR REZONING TO THOSE LEGACY DISTRICTS. EXISTING USES OR STRUCTURES ARE CONSIDERED LEGALLY NON LEGALLY CONFORMING, WHICH IS LIKE A GRANDFATHERED, IF YOU WILL, AS LONG AS THEY WERE LAWFULLY PERMITTED WHEN THEY WERE CONSTRUCTED, AND THEN THEY CAN BE EXPANDED, EXTENDED OR MOVED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LEGACY DISTRICT REGULATIONS.

AND THEN THERE WERE LANGUAGE ADDED TO EACH LEGACY DISTRICT. SO HERE ARE THE ONES THAT WERE REVISED, JUST KIND OF EXISTING DISTRICTS THAT WERE JUST MINOR TWEAKS. THESE ARE THE LEGACY DISTRICTS THAT WOULD PHASE OUT, BUT WOULD CONTINUE TO BE ABLE TO BE USED FOR THE PROPERTIES THAT HAVE THAT ZONING TODAY. AND THEN THESE ARE THE NEW DISTRICTS THAT WERE ADDED AS PART OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ALIGNMENT. HERE'S SOME EXAMPLES OF THINGS THAT WERE IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. JUST CONNECTIVITY FOR TRAILS, INCORPORATING GREEN SPACE, ENHANCED STREETSCAPES, COMPATIBLE BUILDING HEIGHTS, THOSE TWO DISTRICTS, I MEAN, THOSE TWO SECTIONS OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE HAD SOME STANDARDS THAT RELATED TO THOSE THINGS. AND SO WE ADDED SOME INCREASED LANDSCAPE BUFFERS REQUIRED LANDSCAPE ISLANDS AT THE TERMINUS OF PARKING ROWS, YOU KNOW, JUST TO KIND OF BREAK UP LONG EXPANSES OF PARKING REQUIRED CONNECTED PEDESTRIAN WALKWAYS AND TRAILS, REVISED BUILDING HEIGHTS, AND ADDED NEW PD OPEN SPACE REQUIREMENTS. THOSE ARE JUST EXAMPLES OF THINGS THAT ALIGNED WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. FROM A ZONING PERSPECTIVE, SOME NEW OCCUPANCY PERMITS SECTION AND REMOVAL OF DUPLICATIVE STANDARDS. STAFF ALREADY HAD THOSE SAVED UP, SO WE JUST WENT AHEAD AND RAN THOSE WITH THIS UPDATE. AND THEN HERE'S A GENERAL SUMMARY OF THE AMENDED ARTICLES. HAPPY TO GO THROUGH ANY MORE DETAILED QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE, BUT THE

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THAT'S WHERE I WAS HEADED WITH MY NEXT QUESTION. SO THE CITY STILL HAS THE ZONING MAP, AND THE CITY WOULD UPDATE THAT ZONING MAP TO MATCH THE AMENDMENTS THAT WE UPDATED TONIGHT. OKAY. YOU ANSWERED MY QUESTIONS. OKAY. THERE WE GO. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. SO WE'VE GOT A PUBLIC HEARING PORTION. WE HAVE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HERE. IS ANYBODY LIKE TO COME IN ON IT? I'M READY. HAVING NO QUESTIONS. WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 711. AND THEN ITEM NUMBER 14 FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. I MOVE TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 2026-0006. AN ORDINANCE REPLACING CHAPTER 42 ZONING OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCE. CITY OF ALVARADO, TEXAS IS IN ITS ENTIRETY, PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL ORDINANCES, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS HEREOF, PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATIONS, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. I SECOND ALL IN FAVOR IF YOU WOULD RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, PLEASE. ADAM PASSES AND WE'LL GO BACK TO NUMBER EIGHT. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. IT'S TRULY BEEN A PLEASURE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY ACTION RELATED RESOLUTION NUMBER R20 20 6-00 22. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ALVARADO. DETERMINING COSTS AND CALLING A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE LEVYING ASSESSMENTS ON PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN THE ALVARADO 215 PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT AND DIRECTING THE PUBLICATION MAILING OF NOTICE OF SUCH PUBLIC HEARING. SO THIS JUST. THIS ISN'T A PUBLIC HEARING. THIS DETERMINES IF WE CALL A PUBLIC HEARING. OKAY. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. TONIGHT I HAVE BEFORE YOU THE RESOLUTION 2020 6-0022. AND THIS IS FOR THE LEONARD VALLEY PD TO DETERMINE THE COST THROUGH THE PRELIMINARY SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN. AND ALSO CALLING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING AT THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON MAY THE 18TH. LET'S SEE FOR THE FOR THE IT'S CALLING FOR A A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE ORDINANCE LEVYING ASSESSMENTS ON 316 RESIDENTIAL LOTS LOCATED WITHIN THE AUTHORIZED IMPROVEMENT AREA. NUMBER ONE OF THE PYD. THE PRELIMINARY SAP WAS PREPARED BY UNICAP AND IT DEFINES THE PROJECT SCOPE, ESTIMATED COST, AND HOW THESE COSTS ARE ALLOCATED. THE. ALSO, THE AUTHORIZED IMPROVEMENT AREA NUMBER ONE FOR LENNAR PYD HAS AN ESTIMATED COST OF APPROXIMATELY SIX 6,000,006 EXCUSE ME, 16.5 MILLION. AND THIS COVERS ROADS, UTILITIES, DRAINAGE AND RELATED INFRASTRUCTURE AND AMENITIES.

APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION BEFORE YOU TONIGHT CONFIRMS THE COST ESTIMATES AND BEGINS THE PROCESS OF ASSESSING BENEFIT BENEFITING PROPERTIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. CHAPTER 372. AND SO I ALSO PROVIDED INFORMATION ABOUT THE TIMELINE.

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WE'RE YOUR CITY'S BOND COUNCIL. THE SAP PRELIMINARY REPORT IS PREPARED BY UNICAP. I BELIEVE YOU HAVE REPRESENTATIVES HERE. SO IF THEY WANT TO GET INTO THE NITTY GRITTY. THIS IS A VERY DETAILED DOCUMENT. SO AGAIN A COUPLE QUICK HIGHLIGHTS AND WHAT'S COMING DOWN THE PIPE. SO 215 IS A 215 ACRE DEVELOPMENT BY LENNAR. THIS WAS CREATED IN 2022. AS WAS DESCRIBED, THE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT IS ESTIMATED TO HAVE 901 HOMES. WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH TONIGHT IS REALLY IMPROVEMENT AREA ONE, LIKE YOUR OTHER PIDDS AND ALL THE OTHER KIDS IN THE STATE, THEY GET DEVELOPED OVER PHASES. IT'S TOO MUCH TO BITE OFF THE ENTIRE APPLE AT ONE TIME. AND SO THEY'RE DEVELOPED IN PHASES. AS EACH PHASE GETS THROUGH, DEVELOPMENT COMES ONLINE AND HOMES GET SOLD AND OCCUPIED. THEN DEVELOPERS MOVE ON TO THE SECOND, THIRD, FOURTH, FIFTH PHASE, WHATEVER IT MAY BE. SO WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH IN 2026 IS IMPROVEMENT AREA ONE. THAT IS AN 85 ACRE DEVELOPMENT WITH THE PROJECTED TOTAL OF 316 HOMES. SO THIS THIS PIT HAS ALREADY BEEN CREATED. WHAT THIS DOES IS START THE PROCESS TO ACTUALLY LEVY THE ASSESSMENTS ON THE LAND, WHICH IS SCHEDULED FOR MAY 18TH, WITH A BOND SALE SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST OF THIS YEAR. SO IN THAT IN THIS PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT, IT'S DARNELL SAID TOTAL IS ABOUT 15 MILLION IN PROJECT COSTS OF THAT RIGHT NOW THE CITY IS BEING ASKED TO ISSUE BONDS ROUGHLY OF ABOUT 6.5 MILLION, WITH THE REMAINING ABOUT 8.8 MILLION IN COSTS COMING FROM THE DEVELOPER, WHICH IS TYPICAL, YOU KNOW, BOND FINANCE, ALL OF THE IMPROVEMENTS. SO AGAIN, NO ASSESSMENTS LEVIED TONIGHT. PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD ON THE 18TH, AT WHICH POINT THE FINAL SAP WILL BE PRESENTED BEFORE YOU. ONCE THAT IS APPROVED BY YOU ALL IN THE 18TH, THEN THOSE ASSESSMENTS DO ATTACH TO THE LAND. THESE ARE NOT RESIDENTIAL LOTS, YET THOSE ASSESSMENTS GET IN PLACE BEFORE THEY BECOME RESIDENTIAL LOTS, SO THAT THOSE ASSESSMENTS ARE IN PLACE BEFORE ANY HOMESTEAD EXEMPTIONS. AND THEN AS EACH HOMEOWNER PURCHASES THEIR HOMES, EVENTUALLY THEY'LL GET DISCLOSURES ON THE AMOUNT OF THE ASSESSMENTS WHEN THEY'RE DUE, THEIR 30 YEAR ASSESSMENTS AND THE LIKE. BUT THAT IS A VERY HIGH LEVEL COVERAGE, A VERY DETAILED DOCUMENT. BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HERE AS WELL AS I BELIEVE UNICAP IS HERE AS WELL. WHO PREPARED IT? SO STEP ONE TONIGHT. YES, SIR. AND THEN YOU'LL HAVE A MONTH, YOU KNOW, TO ASK CITY STAFF WHO WERE HAPPY TO ASSIST WITH IF THERE'S OTHER QUESTIONS. THE GOOD NEWS IS WE'RE NOT SELLING BONDS ON THE 18TH. OFTEN THESE GO HAND IN HAND. BUT IT'S IT'S REALLY PRUDENT. SOME CITIES ARE WELL ON THEIR WAY WITH PITT DEVELOPMENTS. ALVARADO IS NOT THERE STILL A LITTLE BIT NEW TO Y'ALL, EVEN THOUGH Y'ALL HAVE BEEN THROUGH THE PROCESS BEFORE. SO IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ON THE ASSESSMENT, IT IS IMPORTANT TO STAY ON TRACK. BUT CERTAINLY IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THE COUNCIL IS COMFORTABLE WITH ALL THAT. I ALWAYS LIKE TO DISCLAIM THIS BECAUSE IN OTHER CITIES, COUNCIL HAS GOTTEN VERY CONFUSED. I DO NOT REPRESENT THE DEVELOPERS, I REPRESENT Y'ALL, SO I ALWAYS WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S CLEAR. THANK YOU SIR. ITEM NUMBER EIGHT FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. I MOVED TO APPROVE RESOLUTION R2026-0022, DETERMINING THE COST AND CALLING A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE LEVYING ASSESSMENTS ON THE PROPERTY

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SO. THE SUBJECT SITE IS LOCATED HERE HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW. IT IS TO THE EAST AND SOUTH OF ALVARADO HIGH SCHOOL HAS FRONTAGE TO MAPLE AVENUE, AND IT ALSO HAS. SOME PROPERTY IN BETWEEN IT AND THE FRONTAGE ROAD OF INTERSTATE 35. HERE IT IS LOOKING AT THE CITY LIMITS WITHOUT ANY. COLORING AND THE CITY'S EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION SHOWN IN RED. AND THEN YOU HAVE JOHNSON COUNTY ON THE FAR. SOUTHEAST OUTSIDE OF OUR EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION. BUT THE AREA HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW WITH THE YELLOW STAR IS THE SUBJECT SITE THAT WOULD BE ANNEXED INTO THE CITY. WE HAVE A PETITION FOR VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION, AND THIS AGENDA ITEM WOULD BE JUST TO CALL THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THAT ANNEXATION ORDINANCE TO BE CONSIDERED BY COUNCIL AT THE MAY 18TH MEETING. I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OF THE COUNCIL. AND I GUESS I SHOULD SAY THAT THIS IS ALSO THE SITE OF THE CHAMBERS CREEK DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT COUNCIL JUST APPROVED ON APRIL 6TH. IT'S A PORTION OF THAT SITE. AND IF YOU RECALL, THIS WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY 714 SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED RESIDENCES, A SITE DEDICATED TO THE CITY FOR FUTURE SPORTS COMPLEX AND THEN COMMERCIAL OUTSIDE OF THESE PARAMETERS, BUT ALREADY IN THE CITY LIMITS ALONG THE FRONTAGE ROAD AT 35.

AND IF COUNCIL'S SO INCLINED TO MAKE A MOTION, YOU DON'T HAVE TO READ ALL THAT. AGAIN, YOU CAN SAY AS PRESENTED. YEAH. LET YOU OFF. WELL, OUR PART OF IT IS A LOT SHORTER THAN YOURS, I THINK. RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION? I MOVED TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER R20260023. ACCEPTING THE PETITION FOR ANNEXATION.

SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING DATE FOR MAY 18TH, 2026 AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A PUBLICIZED NOTICE BY THE CITY SECRETARY OF ALVARADO, TEXAS, PERMITTING TO TRACK PERTAINING TO THE TRACK OF APPROXIMATELY 215 ACRES MORE OR LESS, AND LOCATED IN THE EXTERNAL JURISDICTION OF THE CITY OF ALVARADO, JOHNSON COUNTY, TEXAS. SITED IN THE R L SURVEY ABSTRACT NUMBER 44 J BELL SURVEY ABSTRACT NUMBER 46. T STEVENS SURVEY ABSTRACT NUMBER 778A POWER SURVEY ABSTRACT NUMBER 686 AND A KIMBALL SURVEY. ABSTRACT 46, COMMONLY KNOWN AS 1303 SOUTH PARKWAY. I SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, PLEASE. ITEM PASSES.

NUMBER TEN. PUBLIC HEARING CONSIDERATION. ACTION RELATED TO RESOLUTION NUMBER R20 20 6-00 24. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF EVERETT OF TEXAS ESTABLISHING THE CHAMBERS CREEK PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT AND ORDERING PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS TO BE MADE FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH DISTRICT. PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND CONTAINING OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT. WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 725.

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AND WE ALSO HAVE THE DEVELOPER HERE WHO MIGHT HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAILS THAT THEY WANT TO ADD TO THE PRESENTATION. OKAY, SO THIS IS THE PROPERTY WE JUST ANNEXED? YES. PROPERTY WE JUST ANNEXED. YES. SORRY. WHAT WAS THE LAST ONE? THE PUBLIC HEARING. OH YEAH. WE SET THE PUBLIC HEARING TO I. PROCESS. THIS ONE THE OTHER DAY. YES. JUST THE ONE THING. ALL RIGHT. WELL, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS TED MURPHY. I'M WITH AVALON DEVELOPMENT GROUP. HAPPY TO BE BACK HERE AGAIN TALKING ABOUT OUR CHAMBERS PROJECT. SO THIS IS A THE NEXT STEP IN OF MANY TO APPROVE ALL THE VARIOUS PARTS AND PIECES OF OUR CHAMBERS CREEK PROJECT. SO TONIGHT, THIS IS THE THE CREATION OF THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, THE THAT WAS REFERENCED IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT WAS APPROVED ON APRIL 6TH. SO TONIGHT WE WOULD CREATE THE DISTRICT. AGAIN, THE PURPOSE OF THE PIT IS TO PROVIDE FOR PUBLIC BOND FINANCING OF THE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE.

IMPROVEMENTS TO BE CONSTRUCTED WITHIN CHAMBERS CREEK. AS DANIELLE MENTIONED IN HER SLIDE, THE AUTHORIZED IMPROVEMENTS TOTAL APPROXIMATELY $35 MILLION AS. AS REFERENCED IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, APPROXIMATELY 21 MILLION OR IN THAT RANGE OF PROJECT COSTS ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE FINANCED BY PIT BONDS AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE. SO AGAIN, THIS IS JUST THE FIRST STEP TO CREATE THE PIT TONIGHT. THE CHAMBERS CREEK PIT ENCOMPASSES APPROXIMATELY 189 ACRES AND ALLOW FOR CONSTRUCTION OF APPROXIMATELY 750 RESIDENTIAL LOTS TO BE BUILT OVER FOUR PHASES, AND WE PROJECT THE PROJECT TO COMMENCE IN JULY OR AUGUST OF THIS YEAR.

DEVELOPMENT INCLUDES EXTENSIVE AMENITIES FOR FUTURE RESIDENTS, INCLUDING AMENITIES AND CENTER WITH POOL AND PARKS AND TRAILS THAT CONSISTENT WITH YOUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AS WELL AS THE CITY OF ALVARADO SPORTS PARK THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT. THAT'LL BE THE CENTERPIECE OF THIS DEVELOPMENT. AGAIN, HERE'S THE AREA THAT JUSTIN WAS JUST REFERRING TO.

THIS IS PART OF THE ENTIRE 228 ACRE PARCEL, A PORTION OF IT THE RETAIL AREA UP ON THE FRONTAGE OF I-35, EXCUSE ME, IS ALREADY LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY. THE BALANCE IS IS WILL BE ON THE PUBLIC HEARING TO BE ANNEXED INTO THE CITY IN THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. AND THIS AREA OF 189 ACRES, EXCUSE ME, WILL BE THE THE AREA FOR THE PIT. AND WE HAD DONE A, AN ANALYSIS THAT WE HAD SHARED WITH COUNCIL BEFORE TO KIND OF COMPARE THE PIT WITH A NO PIT SITUATION, LOOKING AT A, YOU KNOW, A TYPICAL HOME THAT WOULD BE IN THE, THE CHAMBERS CREEK PIT, YOU KNOW, TYPICALLY WITH THIS, WITH THE, WITH THE PYD, WE, WE ESTIMATED A HOME

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ACTION RELATED TO AN AGREEMENT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND FUNDING OF AUTHORIZED IMPROVEMENTS AND REIMBURSEMENT OF ADVANCES FOR THE CHAMBERS CREEK PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT BETWEEN THE CITY OF ALFREDO AND AVALON DEVELOPMENT GROUP. OKAY. FINALLY, FOR CHAMBERS CREEK, WE HAVE THE REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT, AND THAT IS BETWEEN THE CITY OF ALVARADO AND AVALON DEVELOPMENT GROUP. AND THIS PARTICULAR AGREEMENT WILL GOVERN THE CONSTRUCTION AND FUNDS FOR CHAMBERS CREEK IMPROVEMENTS AND THE DEVELOPER, THE DEVELOPER FUNDS AND CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENT. THE THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS UP FRONT. AND THAT WOULD BE FOR ROADS, UTILITIES, DRAINAGE PARKS AND THE TRAILS. AND THE CITY ESTABLISHES THE PYD AND THE SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN EARLIER THIS EVENING OR WILL. YES THEY DID.

AND THEN THE DEVELOPER REIMBURSEMENT OVER TIME THROUGH THE PYD ASSESSMENTS AND OR BONDS. THERE IS NO. THERE IS NO FINANCIAL IMPACT FOR THE CITY. AND SO YES. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS? SO WHAT PROTECTIONS ARE IN PLACE TO PROTECT MILESTONES THAT ARE NOT MET, MILESTONES THAT ARE NOT MET THROUGH THE TOURS, THE LEVELS. YEAH. GOOD EVENING AGAIN, MAYOR.

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THEY'RE THEY'RE VERY VAGUE. IT DOESN'T GO INTO BUILDING STANDARDS. IT DOESN'T EVEN GO INTO TIMELINES. WHAT IT STATES IS IN A SENSE, IS BUILDER AGREES TO BUILD THE AUTHORIZED IMPROVEMENTS AS SPECIFIED. THE CITY AGREES TO REIMBURSE THOSE FROM TWO SOURCES. THE LEVY OF ASSESSMENTS, WHICH WE'VE JUST COVERED, WHICH CAN WHICH COME IN OVER TIME EVERY YEAR AS HOMEOWNERS PAY THEIR ASSESSMENTS WITH THE PROPERTY TAX BILLS, OR YOU REIMBURSE THOSE IMPROVEMENT COSTS FROM THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS UP TO THE CITY. WE DON'T EVER BIND THE CITY COUNCIL TO FORCE YOU ALL TO ISSUE BONDS. TYPICALLY, IT IS THE MORE FINANCIALLY PRUDENT MODEL TO GO AHEAD AND ISSUE THOSE BONDS. AS FAR AS PROTECTIONS GO, THERE'S TYPICAL CARVE OUTS, BUT THIS ISN'T SPECIFYING YOU'RE GOING TO BUILD THIS STREET BY THIS TIME FRAME OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. THAT'S MORE COVERED IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND REALLY EVEN IN MORE DETAIL IN THE SERVICE ASSESSMENT PLANS, WHICH SPECIFY THE TIMING OF THESE. AND SO WHILE A NECESSARY FINANCING DOCUMENT, ADMITTEDLY, THEY ARE VERY VAGUE ON THE TERMS, BUT IT IS SIMPLY TO ESTABLISH. WHICH AGAIN, WHILE I REPRESENT MUNICIPALITIES, I CAN SEE THE PRUDENCE FROM A DEVELOPER STANDPOINT. IF WE ARE GOING TO GO AND WE ARE GOING TO START PUTTING OUR MONEY IN THIS DEVELOPMENT, IT UNDERSTANDABLY ONLY MAKES SENSE THAT THEY GET REASSURANCE THAT, HEY, WE'RE GOING TO GET PAID BACK IN THE AGREED UPON. OKAY. THANK YOU.

ALL THE QUESTIONS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. I MOVE TO APPROVE THE AGREEMENT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND FUNDING OF THE AUTHORIZED IMPROVEMENT AND REIMBURSEMENT OF THE ADVANCES FOR THIS, THE CHAMBER CREEK PUBLIC AND PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT BETWEEN THE CITY OF BREDA AND AVALON TO BEVERAGE GROUP, LLC. I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION. ALL IN FAVOR, IF YOU WOULD RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, PLEASE. ANY OPPOSED ITEM PASSES? NUMBER 12. PUBLIC HEARING CONSIDERATION. ACTION RELATED TO ORDINANCE NUMBER 2026-0005. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL. THE CITY OF ORLANDO, TEXAS, DESIGNATING A CONTIGUOUS GEOGRAPHIC AREA WITHIN THE CITY'S CORPORATE LIMITS AND EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION AS A REINVESTMENT ZONE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 311 OF THE TEXAS TAX CODE TO BE KNOWN AS REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER FOUR, CITY OF IVANHOE, TEXAS. DESCRIBING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE ZONE. CREATING A BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE ZONE. ESTABLISHING A TAX INCREMENT FUND FOR THE ZONE CONTAINING FINDINGS RELATED TO THE CREATION OF THE ZONE. PROVIDING A DATE FOR THE TERMINATION OF THE ZONE, PROVIDING THAT THE ZONE TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY UPON PASSAGE OF THE ORDINANCE, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. DO YOU ENJOY READING THAT ONE ZONE A LOT IN THAT ONE? I'M SORRY. YOU GOT IT. I'LL TRY BETTER NEXT TIME. PUBLIC HEARING AT 737. THANK YOU. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. GIVE ME JUST A SECOND TRACK. 737 DID YOU SAY? YES, MA'AM? THANK YOU. WE'VE ALREADY HEARD ABOUT THE PYD. WE CREATED THAT AND WE ACCEPTED THE PETITION FOR THE ANNEXATION FOR CHAMBERS CREEK. THIS IS FOR THE DETERS, THE TAX REINVESTMENT, TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE. I WENT BLANK THERE FOR A MINUTE. WE ACCEPT THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT ON APRIL THE 6TH. AND IN THAT COUNCIL MEETING ON THE SIXTH, WE ALSO CALLED A PUBLIC HEARING FOR TONIGHT. SO THE PURPOSE OF THIS MEETING IS TO AUTHORIZE THE CREATION OF THE TOURS JUST VERY, VERY HIGH LEVEL. BEFORE I TURN THIS OVER TO JENNIFER SLOAN WITH UNICAP, THE FUNDING STEMS FROM AD VALOREM TAXES, WHICH IS GENERATED JUST WITHIN THE ZONE ITSELF. IT'S NOT ANY OTHER PLACE OTHER THAN JUST THE ZONE. IT'S 50% OF THOSE TAXES THAT ARE GENERATED WILL BE DIRECTED INTO THE GENERAL FUND ACCOUNT, AND THE REMAINING 6% WILL BE SPLIT BETWEEN THE SPORTS COMPLEX AND THEN TO OFFSET THE PED FINDINGS. SO DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME BEFORE I HAND IT OVER TO JENNIFER? OKAY. DO WE HAVE OUR SLIDES? JUST. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. MY NAME IS JENNIFER SLOAN. I'M WITH MUNICH WHERE YOUR PIT AND TOURS ADMINISTRATORS. AND TONIGHT I'M HERE TO PRESENT ON THE PROJECT FINANCE PLAN FOR TOURS. OUR TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER FOR. SO HERE'S A CURRENT

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THERE IS 50% CITY PARTICIPATION FOR THAT, AND THAT INCLUDES 20% THAT WILL BE USED AS AN OFFSET FOR THOSE PIT ASSESSMENTS, AND THEN 30% THAT WILL BE DIRECTED TO THE SPORTS COMPLEX SUB AREA.

AND THEN THERE'S THE SPORTS COMPLEX AREA, WHICH IS 39.41 ACRES. AND THIS INCLUDES THE PLANNED COMMERCIAL AREA. AND YOU HAVE 50% OF CITY PARTICIPATION FOR THIS SUB AREA.

SO TOTAL COST THIS INCLUDES THE COST OF THE PYD. SO THERE'S COST OF. EXCUSE ME, IT INCLUDES THE COST OF THE PYD FOR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS. AND THEN IT ALSO INCLUDES A A MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF 27 MILLION THAT WILL BE DIRECTED TO THE SPORTS COMPLEX. AND THEN IT INCLUDES ALSO ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES FOR THE TOURS TO BE MANAGED OVER THE LIFE OF THE TOURS. AND THE TOTAL COST IS $47,612,770. SO IN LOOKING AT THE ASSESSED VALUES, THIS IS LOOKING AT WHAT IS PROJECTED IN 30 YEARS. WE HAVE 487 MILLION FOR THE SINGLE FAMILY AREA. ONCE YOU REMOVE THE FACE VALUE OF 15,840 FOR THE PROJECTED INCREMENTAL VALUE IN 30 YEARS IS 487,000 OR SORRY, $487,211,248. THE SPORTS COMPLEX SUB AREA IS 23,000,560 IN THAT THREE YEARS. ONCE YOU REMOVE THE BASE VALUE, YOU HAVE A PROJECTED INCREMENTAL VALUE OF $23,545,792. SO OVER THE LIFE OF THE TOURS, WE SEE THAT IN AS OF WHEN WE EXPECT THE PROJECT TO BE BUILT OUT IN 23, SORRY, IN 31. SO THAT'S DUE IN 32. THAT'S FOLLOWING THAT 31 FINAL BUILD OUT. THAT'S THAT WOULD BE THE AMOUNT OF INCREMENT DUE THAT YEAR, THAT 2,228,000 AND THEN AVAILABLE FOR PROJECT COST IS 1,114,000. OVER THE LIFE OF THE, THE 30 YEAR TERM. YOU HAVE A TOTAL TO THE TERM TO THE TOURS OF $102,821,603. SO JUST TO BREAK IT OUT SO YOU CAN KIND OF SEE WHAT IS SET, WHAT WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR THE TOURS OR FOR THE SPORTS COMPLEX AREA, AND WHAT'S FOR THE SINGLE FAMILY PIT OFFSET. WE EXPECT A TOTAL AMOUNT AVAILABLE FOR PROJECT COSTS OF $44,614,495 FOR THE SINGLE FAMILY AREA, OF WHICH 19 MILLION OF THAT WILL BE USED AS A OFFSET. AND THEN ALSO WE HAVE THE 2 MILLION AVAILABLE FOR THE SPORTS COMPLEX AREA. THEN REVENUE THAT'S GENERATED BACK, OR WE GO BACK TO THE CITY THAT'S ABOVE THAT. WHAT WHAT'S CURRENTLY THE ASSESSED VALUES IS A TOTAL OF $56,205,388. HERE AT THE BOTTOM, WE JUST SEE WHAT THE. SO HOW THE ACCOUNTS ARE SET UP TO MAKE SURE THAT THE FUNDS GO TO THE RIGHT PLACES.

AGAIN, THE PIT ACCOUNT OF 19,616,000 WILL BE USED TO FUND THE TOURS OFFSET FOR THOSE PIT ASSESSMENTS. AND THEN THE SPORTS COMPLEX, AS I SAID, THERE'S A 27 OR $27 MILLION CAP FOR PROJECT COSTS, AND THAT'S THE TOTAL FOR THAT ACCOUNT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. ANY QUESTIONS? YES. AND I DON'T KNOW. THIS MAY PERTAIN TO Y'ALL OR TO HER, I DON'T KNOW. OKAY,

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RIGHT? THAT'S. I HAVE A QUESTION. I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW I WANT TO ASK IT. SO.

WILL ANYTHING BE STARTED? I DON'T KNOW HOW TO ASK THE QUESTION. 27 MILLION IS GOING TO GO INTO THE TERMS. IS THAT WHAT THAT THAT'S OKAY. OVER 30 YEARS WE'RE NOT GOING TO WAIT 30 YEARS TO START ANYTHING. RIGHT. OKAY. SO NO, THEY THEY'LL BE ABLE TO START CONSTRUCTION. IN FACT, THE ONLY WAY THAT 27 MILLION IS GOING TO EVEN BE GENERATED IS IF THAT DEVELOPMENT IS ACTUALLY BUILT AND BEGINS TO GENERATE INCREMENT. IF IT DOESN'T GET BUILT, THE TOURS WOULD GET NO MONEY. SO WHO PICKS UP THE BILL IF IT DOESN'T COMPLETE? IF THE PRODUCT. YEAH, OKAY. IF THE PROJECT'S NOT COMPLETED, THE DEVELOPER PICKS UP THE. THAT'S CORRECT. IF THERE'S NO INCREMENT GENERATED, THEY. THEY ARE ONLY ENTITLED TO INCREMENT THAT'S GENERATED IN THOSE BOUNDARIES. SO IF NO INCREMENTS GENERATED, THEN THERE ARE NO FUNDS TO REIMBURSE FOR PROJECT COSTS OR. APPRAISED VALUE. AND SO THAT INCREASES THE BENEFIT IN THAT INCREASED VALUE OF. THOSE THAT NONE. THERE IS. LOCAL PROPERTY TAX DEDUCTION.

OKAY. ARE YOU ASKING ABOUT THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE JUST IN GENERAL? JUST IN GENERAL? YEAH.

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THREE SETBACK HAS OWNERSHIP OF THAT YELLOW STRIP OF LAND, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY FOUR FEET. I THINK IT VARIES FROM LOOKS LIKE 4.6FT TO APPROXIMATELY SIX FEET ALONG THE FRONTAGE. THIS IS MARKED MR. MARTINEZ'S HOME PLANS FOR THE TWO LOTS THAT HE WISHES TO CREATE AFTER THE ZONING IS HOPEFULLY APPROVED TONIGHT, SO YOU CAN SEE A TWO CAR GARAGE.

IT'LL HAVE A TWO CAR DRIVEWAY IN FRONT. THIS IS ANOTHER RESIDENCE AT 605 SANTA FE. THAT MR. MARTINEZ HAS DESIGNED AND BUILT. AND THIS. THE TWO RESIDENCES PLANNED HERE ON TRAVIS WOULD MOST LIKELY LOOK VERY SIMILAR TO THIS. I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OF THE COUNCIL. YES. OR IS HE WANTING TO BUILD THREE GARDEN HOMES ON THESE LOTS OR TWO? HE'S INDICATED HIS PLAN IS TO BUILD TWO. ONLY TWO. HOW LONG? BECAUSE I HAVE GARDEN HOMES RIGHT BY MY HOME AND WE'VE GOT. THEY'VE GOT SHORT DRIVEWAYS. THEY'VE GOT THE ONE CAR GARAGE, SHORT DRIVEWAYS, AND WE END UP WITH CARS PARKED IN THEIR YARDS IN THE STREET, IN THE NEIGHBOR'S YARD. SO THIS IS A STRAIGHT REZONING. AND WE ARE NOT BOUND TO THIS PLAN BECAUSE OF THAT. BUT HE'S INDICATED THAT THIS IS HIS PLAN, WHICH IS A DRIVEWAY WIDTH OF 19FT, TWO INCHES AND A TWO CAR GARAGE THAT'S NOT TANDEM, BUT SIDE BY SIDE PARKING SPACES. AND AS YOU LOOK AT THE BECAUSE THAT'S A ONE CAR GARAGE, CORRECT. ON THE PICTURE. IT'S A TWO CAR.

THEY'RE JUST QUITE LARGE VEHICLES IN FRONT OF THAT TWO CAR GARAGE. BUT, BUT THE FLOOR PLAN IS HERE. LOOKS LIKE THE GARAGE HAS NINE AND A HALF AND NINE AND A HALF. FROM THE EXTERIOR WALL TO THE EXTERIOR WALL OF THE GARAGE. YOUR TYPICAL PARKING SPACE IS NINE BY 18. AND. AND THAT LEAVES A LOT OF EXTRA ROOM SIX INCHES EXTRA. YOU DON'T PARK THE WAY I DO. OH, RIGHT. RIGHT. THE. GARAGE DOOR WIDTH IS APPROXIMATELY 16FT, I IMAGINE.

AND THAT LEAVES. WHAT THAT LEAVES ON THE SIDES TO OPEN THE GARAGE. DOOR WIDTH IS 16FT I THINK SO, BUT THERE THAT DOESN'T MATTER BECAUSE IF YOU'VE GOT NINE AND A HALF AND NINE AND A HALF, THAT'S 18 19FT, BUT YOU'VE GOT ONLY A 16 FOOT GARAGE DOOR THAT DOESN'T. GO WITH GARAGE DOORS, 16FT, TWO CARS. YEAH. SO TWO CARS WOULD BE FROM THIS YEAR TO THIS YEAR, RIGHT? NINE AND A HALF, NINE. THAT IS FROM THE OUTSIDE. WALL TO THE EXTERIOR. DURING THE DRIVE THROUGH THAT THAT. YEAH, THIS AREA RIGHT HERE AND THE HERE'S AN AREA THAT YOU KNOW.

THIS IS MR. MARTINEZ HERE. YEAH. REAL QUICK QUESTION, JUST FOR CLARIFICATION AND SOMETHING THAT YOU SAID IS THIS IS A ZONING REQUEST, NOT A VARIANCE REQUEST. SO IF THE ZONING REQUEST IS GRANTED, THEN WHATEVER THE STANDARDS ARE IN THAT GARDEN DISTRICT HAS TO ABIDE BY. THAT'S CORRECT. THANK YOU. SO IT'S JUST AN EMPTY LOT RIGHT NOW. THAT IS CORRECT. IT DID HAVE A SINGLE A DILAPIDATED SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE THAT WAS OVER THE LOT FIVE AND THE PARKING LOT FOUR AND DEMOLISHED IT. IT'S GONE NOW AND IT'S JUST A HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO BUILD TWO HOMES FOR THAT ONE. SURE, SURE. WHAT YOU TOOK DOWN WAS A VERY OLD HOME. IT WAS. IT'S STILL ON GOOGLE MAPS IF YOU WANT TO LOOK I'M THERE. WHAT'S THE ADDRESS? 905 AND 907. TRAVIS OH. TRAVIS.

FOR REALITY, WE'RE ONLY ASKING FOR THOSE FIVE FEET TO BE SPLIT BETWEEN THOSE TWO. AND I'M ONLY BUILDING NEW HOMES THAT WOULD BE WITH THE REPLY FROM MR. FRENCH FROM THE COUNCIL, BECAUSE. MR. FRENCH, CAN YOU MAKE SURE YOU'RE SPEAKING INTO THE MICROPHONE AS WELL AS MR.

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PERFECT. THAT'S CORRECT. YES. THAT'S FINE. ALL THE PROPERTY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THESE GENTLEMEN? THANK YOU. IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING. WE HAVE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HERE TONIGHT.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THE ITEM? THANK. SEEING NONE, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 801. ITEM NUMBER 13 FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. I MAKE A MOTION THAT CITY COUNCIL APPROVE. THE. SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL PRIVATE HOME. A LOT OF THIS.

AND AS A. 577, I SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, PLEASE. ITEM PASSES NUMBER 15.

PRESENTATION DISCUSSION OF THE CITY OF ALVARADO'S FISCAL YEAR 2026 FIRST QUARTER FINANCIAL REPORT. GOOD EVENING. GET THIS POSITIONED RIGHT. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. LAURA COX, CITY'S CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER SO BEFORE YOU TONIGHT, ARE THE CITY'S FINANCIAL REPORTS FOR THE PRIMARY OPERATING FUNDS FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF FISCAL YEAR 2026, WHICH RUNS FROM OCTOBER TO DECEMBER. AND THE OPERATING FUNDS ARE GENERAL HOTEL, OCCUPANCY, TAX, WATER, SEWER AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. SO STARTING WITH THE GENERAL FUND, THE MAIN REVENUE SOURCES ARE SALES TAXES AND PROPERTY TAXES. SO AS SHOWN IN THE PIE CHART LABELED SALES TAXES, WHICH ARE LABELED AS NON PROPERTY TAXES ARE 25% OF THE FISCAL YEAR 26 BUDGETED REVENUES AND PROPERTY TAXES ARE 37% FOR A TOTAL OF 62%. SO WITH THAT DATA POINT IN MIND, MOST MOST OF MY PRESENTATION WILL FOCUS ON THESE TWO REVENUE SOURCES. SO A FEW POINTS REGARDING SALES TAXES. TO START. SALES TAXES ARE CONFIDENTIAL AND CAN ONLY BE DISCUSSED AT A VERY HIGH LEVEL. ALSO, SALES TAXES FOLLOW A PATTERN AND PEOPLE TEND TO SPEND THE SAME AMOUNT AT THE SAME TIME EVERY YEAR. SO BECAUSE OF THIS CYCLE, SALES TAXES ARE OFTEN COMPARED TO THE SAME MONTH IN PRIOR YEARS. AND THAT'S WHAT WE USE TO ESTABLISH OUR ESTIMATE. AN

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HERE WE GO. CAN YOU GO? SORRY. YES. WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE? GO BACK TO THE TO THE GRAPH. NO, NOT THE PIE CHART. THE GRAPH. OKAY. THE LIGHT TAN THAT IS 2025. SO THAT'S LAST FISCAL YEAR. AND OKAY, I WAS COMPARING THOSE COLORS TO THE COLORS ON THE PIE CHART. SO WHY MADE JUNE OF 2025 GO UP SO HIGH? SO THAT WAS A COLLECTION BASED ON AN AUDIT THAT THE TEXAS COMPTROLLER DID. AND SO ONE OF THE TAXPAYERS HAD TO MAKE A LARGE PAYMENT. AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THEY THEY CLUSTER PRETTY CLOSELY EACH MONTH IN THAT ONE SHOT UP. AND THEN THAT ONE. YES.

SO WE INVESTIGATED. SO YES, THEY DID SO WELL IN DECEMBER. IT'S KIND OF HIGHER THAN OTHERS.

BUT THEN THAT'S NORMAL. IT'S CHRISTMAS RIGHT. SO HISTORICALLY WITH WITH CITIES, IT'S DECEMBER THAT RETAIL SALES REALLY INC. AND AUGUST CAN BECAUSE THEY DO HAVE THE SALES TAX HOLIDAY. IT'S THAT APPLIES TO SUPPLIES AND OFFICES FEEL PRETTY GOOD, BUT IT'S STILL GOOD. YES, BUT THOSE ARE TRADITIONALLY YOUR HIGHER MONTHS, AS YOU CAN SEE. AND YOU'RE STARTING TO SEE THE IMPACT OF THE LIQUOR STORES IN TARRANT COUNTY OPEN NOW. SO WE'RE WE HAD A REGIONAL FOCUS. SOME OF THOSE DOLLARS CAN LEAK NORTH UP TO 1187. YEP. TRUE.

SURE. SO NOW PROPERTY TAXES ARE STILL HISTORICALLY LOW. BUT AS TAXPAYERS, AS PROPERTY TAXPAYERS, YOU PROBABLY KNOW THAT THAT'S GENERALLY COLLECTED IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY. SO THOSE COLLECTIONS WERE THEY WERE LOW. THEY ARE LOW TO THIS POINT IN TIME. COLLECTIONS ARE LOW. COLLECTIONS ARE LOW. ELECTIONS ARE LOW, AS IS EXPECTED BECAUSE MOST PEOPLE DO NOT PAY THEIR PROPERTY TAXES OCTOBER, NOVEMBER OR DECEMBER. THEY HISTORICALLY WAIT TO PAY THEM IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY. SO THE NEXT QUARTER'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WILL SHOW A MORE. A HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF THE BUDGET COLLECTED. SO IN GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES, THEY'RE ON TRACK TO BE AT OR BELOW BUDGET. YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED THAT A COUPLE OF THE DEPARTMENTS ARE SLIGHTLY ABOVE 25% OR, YOU KNOW, THREE, THREE MONTHS OF THE 12 MONTH YEAR. AND THAT'S BECAUSE THOSE DEPARTMENTS HAD TO MAKE A FULL YEAR PAYMENT IN THAT FIRST QUARTER. SO STILL ON TRACK. THE OTHER ONE, THE OTHER DEPARTMENT THAT WAS HIRED WAS THE ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT. AND THAT'S BECAUSE WE HAD TO MAKE PAYMENTS TO A THIRD PARTY FOR INFRASTRUCTURE OR PAVEMENT, WATER, WASTEWATER AND OR DRAINAGE INSPECTIONS. AND THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM, WE'LL GET INTO THAT MORE DEEPLY. AND THE REMAINING FUNDS, HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX FUND, WATER SEWER FUND, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FUND, THOSE ARE ALL ON ON TRACK BASED ON THE CYCLE.

THEY EACH HAVE THEIR DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE YEAR, LIKE SALES TAXES, WHEN THEY ARE A LITTLE BIT HIGHER THAN OTHER TIMES OF THE YEAR. BUT SO FAR, THEY ARE PERFORMING AS WE WOULD EXPECT THROUGH THE FIRST THREE MONTHS. AND I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT STAFF, RYAN

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ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. ALL RIGHT. AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE HAVE A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION GOING ON AROUND TOWN. NOW, THAT MEANS BOTH DEVELOPMENT AND REGULAR CONSTRUCTION. AND WE HAVE A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION COMING UP. SO I WOULD LIKE TO HIRE A CONSTRUCTION INSPECTOR. CAN YOU SPEAK UP SOME? YEAH, I WOULD LIKE TO HIRE A CONSTRUCTION INSPECTOR FOR THIS POSITION FOR CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION POSITION. THE THE INSPECTOR WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL CITY PROJECTS, AND THAT GOES FOR BOTH CITY PROJECTS AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. AND. OH YEAH, THERE IT'S UP THERE. AND FOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, THE CITY COULD RECEIVE REVENUE OFF OF IT. THE WHOLE PURPOSE IS NOT TO RECEIVE REVENUE OFF OF IT.

IT'S MORE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE QUALITY INSPECTION OUT THERE, AND WE WANT SOMEBODY TO BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY LOOK AT OUR PROJECTS AND STAY OUT THERE, BABYSIT THE CONTRACTOR, MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE DOING A GOOD JOB. SO THAT WAY, YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW IT'S, IT'S NOT IDEAL.

OUR PUBLIC WORKS CAN'T ALWAYS BE OUT THERE TO LOOK AT THESE PROJECTS AND TO, TO VIEW THEM THROUGH THE ENTIRETY OF THE PROJECT. SO IT'S POSSIBLE THINGS COULD GET MISSED OUT THERE. AND THEY HAVE ON IS IT LORI OR LISA? YEAH. SO THAT IS ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT THIS AND TRYING TO GET A CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION. AND PLUS WE LOOKED AT THE FUNDS FOR THIS POSITION. THESE ARE UPCOMING PROJECTS JUST SO YOU CAN GET AN IDEA. WE HAVE ZERO INSPECTORS ASSIGNED TO ANY OF THESE RIGHT NOW. THE FIRST FIVE ARE OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS. SO THAT MEANS THAT IF WE DO NOT HAVE AN INSPECTOR, THEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY A THIRD PARTY TO INSPECT ALL THOSE PROJECTS. THE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS ARE DEVELOPMENT DRIVEN, SO THEY DO PAY FOR THE INSPECTOR. BUT AGAIN, THAT COULD BE MONEY THAT WE PUT TOWARDS OUR INSPECTOR. THIS FISCAL YEAR. SO JUST IN THE LAST SEVEN MONTHS, WE PAID THIRD PARTY 452,000. AGAIN, THIS MONEY COULD BE USED TOWARDS AN INSPECTOR POSITION COMPLETELY FROM THE INSPECTOR FUND, THE VEHICLE FUND, ALL THE EXTRA STUFF THAT WE NEED FOR THAT POSITION. THE FUNDS WILL BE GENERATED BETWEEN THE GENERAL FUND AND THE UTILITY FUND, AND THE STARTING SALARY WILL RANGE ANYWHERE FROM 50,000 TO ALMOST 90,000, DEPENDING ON THE QUALIFICATIONS OF THE PERSON AND IMPROVES OUR SERVICE TO OUR CITIZENS. YES, THAT'S WHAT IT BOILS DOWN TO. YES. SO BETTER QUALITY PRODUCT, BETTER EVERYTHING ALL THE WAY AROUND.

NOT SAYING THAT IT'S NOT IMPOSSIBLE FOR SOMETHING TO GET MISSED, YOU KNOW, BUT IT'S GOING TO MAKE IT A LOT, LOT, LOT BETTER OUT THERE AND A LOT MORE, A LOT LESS WORRY FOR ME, ESPECIALLY THE ENTIRE TIME, WONDERING IF THEY DID IT CORRECTLY AND 100%. AND YOU KNOW, WE REALLY HAVE THAT FOUR INCHES ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE PAVEMENT AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF. AND THEN WE DON'T HAVE SOMEBODY COME OR HAVE THE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY COMING BACK, TAKING BACK UP THE STREET TO LAY IT DOWN CORRECTLY. EXACTLY. BECAUSE THAT, THAT, THAT MORE THAN LIKELY WOULD HAVE BEEN CAUGHT AT THE VERY, VERY BEGINNING. CORRECT. THE ONLY OTHER THING I HAVE IS Y'ALL APPROVING THIS POSITION. OH, AND ANY QUESTIONS YOU ALL MAY HAVE. CAN I BE REMINDED WHAT WHAT'S PAUL COKER'S POSITION? HE'S THE BUILDING

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SO LET'S TALK ABOUT CUMMINGS WATER LINE AND THE ROADWAY CONSTRUCTION. WHAT'S THE ETA ON THOSE START CUMMINGS WATER LINE. WE ARE LOOKING FOR A FEW MORE EASEMENTS. ONCE WE HAVE THAT, THEN WE CAN TAKE OFF AND START WORKING ON THAT PROJECT. NORTH CUMMINGS ROADWAY. WE ARE WE HAVE IT'S A LOT MORE INVOLVED, A LOT MORE EASEMENTS INVOLVED AND GOT UTILITIES IN THE WAY AND SO FORTH. THE WATER LINE IS NOT AS BAD BECAUSE IT'S BASICALLY ONE OF THOSE UTILITIES THAT COULD HAVE BEEN IN THE WAY. BUT THE CUMMINGS ROAD CONSTRUCTION WILL HAVE UTILITIES IN THE WAY, AS WELL AS EASEMENTS AND RIGHT OF WAYS THAT WILL NEED TO GATHER FOR THAT PROJECT. I DIDN'T GIVE ME AN ETA OR S, I MEAN, JUST A GUESS FOR OKAY, IT'S IT'S NOT NOT TO NOT TO MAKE IT SMALL OR ANYTHING, BUT IT'S, I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A GOOD WAY TO SAY IT. SO WE'RE REALLY NOT READY TO, TO GIVE A TIMELINE ON THOSE PARTICULAR PROJECTS. THIS IS REALLY JUST TO TALK ABOUT THE PARTICULAR POSITION. SO IF COUNCIL WANTS, WE CAN. AND WE'VE BROUGHT YOU UPDATES ON BOTH THOSE PROJECTS BEFORE WE CAN DO THAT AGAIN. BUT TONIGHT WE'RE REALLY JUST LOOKING AT THE AT THE PARTICULAR POSITIONS. I DON'T I DON'T WANT GUS TO BE PUTTING IN A BAD SPOT AND PUTTING OUT INFORMATION. THAT'S NOT TRUE. YOU'RE ASKING FOR US TO AGREE TO HIRE A NEW CONSTRUCTION INSPECTOR, BUT YOU'RE YOU'VE PUT THESE PROJECTS UP HERE. SO I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHERE THEY. YEAH. BECAUSE YOU'RE SAYING THESE PROJECTS ARE WHY WE NEED HIM OR HER. YES. SO. AND AS WELL AS THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, WHICH. THERE ARE QUITE A FEW OF THEM. SO MUCH DEVELOPMENT COMING IN. YEAH. WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON OBVIOUSLY. LINAA. YEAH. LONE OAK, WE'RE DOING THE DAVIS STREET WATER LINE OR SEWER LINE RIGHT NOW AS WELL AS THE ONES YOU HEARD TONIGHT. THAT'S NOT THAT'S NOT INCLUDING WHAT WE'RE ALREADY WORKING ON. EXACTLY. AND THESE ARE NEW. I JUST PUT SOME OF THEM UP THERE JUST TO KIND OF HIGHLIGHT ALL THE PROJECTS THAT ARE COMING. YEAH. AND I MEAN, WHETHER IT'S A LIKE RIGHT NOW OR, OR, OR A YEAR OR TWO FROM NOW, IT'S, I MEAN, THEY'RE DEFINITELY COMING IN. THIS PERSON WILL DEFINITELY BE BUSY AND WE'VE ALREADY PAID OUT.

WHAT DID YOU SAY 450,007 MONTHS THAT THAT IS MORE THAN ENOUGH TO PAY THE SALARY AND FURNISH A VEHICLE FOR THEM? YES. I PERSONALLY AM TRYING TO JUSTIFY WHY WE'RE GOING TO BE IN THE -29,000 FOR A CONSTRUCTION WORKER. THIS IS THIS IS WHAT YOU'VE PRESENTED TO COUNCIL.

YOU DIDN'T PRESENT THE THE OTHER STUFF YOU JUST LISTED. SO, SO AND JUST TO SPEAK TO THAT, YOU SAID 29,000. WASN'T THERE A -20. YEAH, I'M SPEAKING TO THAT. OKAY. SO AND PART OF THE REASON WE REALLY WANTED TO SEE THE NUMBERS IS BECAUSE WE'RE CONFIDENT THAT WE CAN ABSORB THIS ONE. AND THE NEXT WE'RE ABOUT TO ASK FOR VERY COMFORTABLY THIS YEAR. AND WHERE'S THAT MONEY? SO WE WON'T WE WON'T BE IN THE RED. WHERE WILL IT COME FROM? SO THE GENERAL FUND, THE UTILITY FUND WE HAVE, WE HAVE SAVINGS IN ALMOST EVERY DEPARTMENT SO FAR.

A LOT OF IT'S FROM WE'RE STILL UNDERSTAFFED IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. POLICE, FIRE PARKS, I THINK WAS FOR A WHILE. SO WE HAVE SAVINGS ACROSS ALL DEPARTMENTS. WE'RE VERY CONFIDENT THAT WE CAN ABSORB THIS AND MAKE UP SO WE WON'T BE IN THE RED. YEAH, YEAH. WAS THIS SOMETHING YOU KNEW? PRIOR TO OUR BUDGET? WAS THIS SOMETHING THAT WE COULD HAVE? YES. SO THE COUNCIL TURNED IT DOWN. FIRST TIME WE PRESENTED IT. OKAY. YEAH. AND I'LL BE HONEST, WHEN WHEN WE DID THE AD, BECAUSE I GOT A CALL AFTER THE ROAD HAD TO BE TAKEN BACK UP ON LORI OR LISA. I FORGET WHICH STREET IT IS. AND, YOU KNOW, THEY WANTED TO KNOW WHY WASN'T THIS DONE RIGHT? THAT'S WHEN I WENT TO YOU AND SAID, YOU KNOW, COULD YOU EXPLAIN THAT WE TURNED IT DOWN ON BUDGET. AND I, I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD BE REPRESENTED WITH.

AND IRONICALLY, ON THAT PARTICULAR PROJECT, THE. OKAY. WELL, I DON'T WANT TO SAY IN A

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THAT'S WHAT SAVED US ON THAT. IT WAS IT WAS JUST KIND OF A STROKE OF LUCK WOULD HAVE GONE BY COMPLETELY. AND WE NEVER WOULD HAVE KNOWN UNTIL IT JUST STARTED TO FAIL, YOU KNOW? YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. WELL, STILL, I, I WISH WE HAD SOMETHING BETTER ON THAT. TURNING DOWN THAT STREET. YES. NOW THAT I'M IN A LOW RIDING VEHICLE, I WILL POINT OUT TOO THAT A LOT OF THE CONCRETE WORK WE'RE DOING, LAKEVIEW ESTATES, YOU GUYS HAVE SEEN A LOT OF THAT. I BELIEVE THE STANDARD BACK THEN WAS FOUR INCHES, BUT THOSE ARE NOT EVEN FOUR INCHES OF CONCRETE IS PROBABLY 3.5IN NOT STABILIZED UNDERGROUND IN THE SUBGRADE. THAT'S WHAT'S CAUSING IT TO FAIL. THE REBAR IS ALL IN THERE WRONG. IT'S NOT SPACED CORRECTLY. SO IT'S NEAR THE TOP.

SO IT'S POPPING OUT, WHICH IS LITERALLY POPPING PEOPLE'S TIRES. SO THAT'S WHY. AND SOMETIMES IT'S NOT THE CONTRACTOR'S FAULT. SOMETIMES IT'S THE SUBCONTRACTORS. AND THEY LITERALLY CAN'T CONTROL THAT IF THEY POUR WHEN WE'RE NOT THERE. SO AN ENGINEERING OR CONSTRUCTION INSPECTOR REALLY HAS TO BE THERE ALL THE TIME. YEAH. AND IS ONE GOING TO BE ENOUGH FOR NOW TO HANDLE TO BE AT ALL THE DIFFERENT? I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THAT, BUT I JUST WANTED TO START AT STEP ONE AND GET SOMEBODY OUT THERE. HEY, I'M IN AGREEMENT WITH YOU. YES.

ARE WE READY FOR A MOTION? NO MORE QUESTIONS. NO. I MOVED TO APPROVE THE ADDITION OF THE CONSTRUCTION INSPECTOR FOR THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. I SECOND ALL IN IF YOU WOULD RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, PLEASE. ANY OPPOSED? ITEM PASSES? NUMBER 17. CONSIDERATION.

ACTION RELATED TO ADDING A POSITION FOR AN ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT. OKAY. I'M HERE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT REQUESTING A ONE FULL TIME ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT POSITION FOR THE ADMIN BUILDING. AND THIS PARTICULAR POSITION WILL WORK AND SUPPORT MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE ADMIN BUILDING. THAT WOULD INCLUDE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND SOMEWHAT THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE. THIS POSITION IS BEING REQUESTED DUE TO CONTINUED CITY GROWTH AND INCREASED OPERATIONAL DEMANDS THAT ARE STRETCHING EXISTING STAFF CAPACITY. AS YOU CAN SEE, LET ME GET TO MY NUMBERS. OKAY.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THE CITY HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING LIKE GROWTH POPULATION WISE AT 67%. AND THEN OUR STAFFING LEVELS HAVE INCREASED AT THE SAME RATE. I MEAN, AT THE SAME TIME, AT 30%.

AND SO WE'RE JUST LOOKING TO POTENTIALLY ADD SOME ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE OR SUPPORT FOR OUR VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS WHO ARE STRUGGLING TO, TO PROVIDE THE QUALITY CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT OUR CITIZENS DESERVE. AND SOME OF THESE THINGS THAT THEY WILL BE SUPPORTING WITH WOULD BE ATTENDING THE PNC MEETINGS AND KEEPING MINUTES AND PREPARING AGENDAS FOR FOR OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. ALSO, THEY WOULD BE WORKING ON THE SPECIAL EVENTS PERMITS FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT WANT TO HAVE PERMITS AND EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND LICENSING, BUSINESS LICENSING FOR, YOU KNOW, BUSINESSES HERE IN THE CITY. THEY WOULD ALSO PREPARE OUR PURCHASE ORDERS AND REQUISITIONS AND RECONCILE CREDIT CARDS FOR EXECUTIVE STAFF MEMBERS WHO SEEM TO HAVE A HARD TIME FITTING THAT INTO THEIR BUSY SCHEDULES, AS THEY

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AND I AND I'LL PIGGYBACK ON LYDIA. I THINK YOU NEED TWO POSITIONS. BE HONEST WITH YOU BECAUSE THE CITY IS GROWING AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S 67% AND YOU GROW AT 30%. I THINK WE'RE BEHIND THE CURVE. SO I THINK EVERYBODY CAN USE A LITTLE HELP. AND I THINK THIS PERSON MIGHT GET OVERWHELMED WHEN SHE CAME IN OR HE COME IN. SO I THINK TWO POSITIONS BE OPEN AND BE SHOULD BE HIRED ON THIS POSITION. BUT IF WE GET STARTED WITH ONE, YEAH, THEN WE CAN GET SIX MONTHS LATER, SIX MONTHS LATER, WE'RE DOING NEW BUDGET. SO WE COULD ASK FOR A SECOND PERSON TO HELP BECAUSE Y'ALL ARE ALL OVERWHELMED. YEAH. AND IT'S, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GROWING. WE'VE GOT TO DO IT. WAS THIS ALSO A POSITION THAT WAS TURNED DOWN AT BUDGET TIME? WHO TURNED IT DOWN? WE ALL DID AND TURNED IT DOWN. I AM THE ONE THAT'S ASKING FOR IT TO BE BACK ON. SO MOVED. IT'S HOT IN HERE. I REMEMBER 17 FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. SCOTT. ARTHUR MAKES A MOTION. I MOVE TO APPROVE THE ADDITION OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT. SCOTT JUST DID. OH, I COULD HE WAS MAKING NOISE OVER HERE. THEN I'LL SECOND IT, OR SOMEBODY ELSE CAN DO THAT. RIGHT? ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, PLEASE DON'T OPPOSE. ADAM PASSES. NUMBER 18, FIRST READING OF RESOLUTION NUMBER TWO ZERO 20 6-00 25. RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ALVARADO, TEXAS. AUTHORIZING THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION'S EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF ALVARADO AND INNOVATIVE TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS, INC. FOR TRANSPORTATION CONSULTING SERVICES AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

SO TONIGHT THIS ITEM IS FOR DISCUSSION ONLY. NO ACTION IS BEING TAKEN THIS EVENING.

ACTION MAY BE TAKEN AT THE NEXT MEETING. SO THE EDC BOARD HAS BEEN VERY FOCUSED ON HOW THEY CAN SUPPORT SITE READINESS IN ALVARADO, ESPECIALLY GIVEN THAT WE'RE WE HAVE A LIMITED BUDGET, THE EDC SPECIFICALLY. RIGHT NOW, THE BOARD IS ACTIVELY GOING THROUGH A STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS, WHICH WILL ULTIMATELY GUIDE BOTH STAFF PRIORITIES AND HOW WE ALLOCATE EDC SALES TAX DOLLARS MOVING FORWARD. SO ONE OF THE CONSISTENT THEMES COMING OUT OF THESE CONVERSATIONS IS THAT INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRANSPORTATION COORDINATION ARE CRITICAL TO MAKING OUR SITE'S DEVELOPMENT READY AND COMPETITIVE. THIS PROPOSED AGREEMENT WITH INNOVATION TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS IS INTENDED TO HELP US DO EXACTLY THAT BY BRINGING IN EXPERTISE TO COORDINATE WITH TXDOT AND REGIONAL PARTNERS, IDENTIFYING FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AND HELPING MOVE KEY TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS FORWARD. THE BOARD BELIEVES THIS IS A HIGH IMPACT INVESTMENT THAT CAN HELP LEVERAGE OUTSIDE FUNDING AND BETTER POSITION OUR SITES FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT. FINANCIALLY, THE AGREEMENT IS STRUCTURED AS A MONTHLY RETAINER OF $3,500, NOT TO EXCEED 42,000 ANNUALLY, AND CAN BE TERMINATED AT ANY TIME WITH 30 DAYS NOTICE, AND WE CAN HAVE THEM WORK ON AS MANY PROJECTS AS WE NEED. THE RESOLUTION IN YOUR PACKET WOULD AUTHORIZE THE EDC TO FUND THIS AGREEMENT BASED ON THE BOARD'S RECOMMENDATION. AGAIN, NO ACTION IS NEEDED TONIGHT. THIS IS JUST AN OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE THE AGREEMENT AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE BRINGING IT BACK FOR CONSIDERATION AT THE NEXT MEETING. MAY I ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU? WHAT EXACTLY WOULD THEY BE DOING? I DON'T REMEMBER, GREAT QUESTION. SO AS YOU KNOW, WHEN WE'RE WORKING ON PROJECTS SUCH AS I-35 AND 67 INTERSECTION, SOMETIMES IT CAN BE A BIT DIFFICULT TO MOVE THOSE PROJECTS FORWARD. JOHN POLLSTER OWNS THIS CONSULTING FIRM AND HE IS AN EXPERT AT HELPING US NAVIGATE THAT SYSTEM WITH TXDOT, NEGOTIATING ON OUR BEHALF AND FINDING FUNDING RESOURCES WITH THE COG AND OTHERS. SO THAT IS ONE EXAMPLE. LET'S TALK ABOUT COMING. SO IF WE IF GUS, FOR EXAMPLE, NEEDS SUPPORT ON THE COMING NORTH CUMMINGS EXPANSION PROJECT AND NEEDS ASSISTANCE WITH NEGOTIATING WITH TXDOT OR HELPING WITH OUR OUR FUNDING, WHICH HAS BEEN A BIT DIFFICULT

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MOSTLY. AT LEAST I BELIEVE IT'S ALL TECHS DOT X TECHS, DOT EMPLOYEES WHO KNOW THAT SYSTEM.

AND HE HAS BEEN VERY CAREFUL AND HAS MADE RELATIONSHIP, HAS CREATED DEVELOPED RELATIONSHIPS WITH THOSE TECHS DOT EMPLOYEES AND THROUGHOUT TECH DOT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE A GOOD TRUSTING RELATIONSHIP. AND HE CAN JUST CALL THEM UP AND GET ASSISTANCE. SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HE COULD HELP WITH IS GETTING THOSE LAST FEW. EASEMENTS OR WHATEVER THEY'RE CALLED FOR. CUMMINGS. WELL, THE, THE EASEMENTS THAT WOULD BE THAT WOULD BE MORE THOSE ARE THOSE ARE PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS IN MOST CASES WORKING ON THAT. NO, THAT WOULD I DON'T THINK SO. THAT UNLESS IT WOULD BE WORKING WITH TECHS. DOT, WE HAVE A DIFFERENT FIRM CONSULTING FIRM THAT HELPS WITH THE RIGHT OF WAY. YEAH. THE RIGHT. YES. SO IT'S NOT QUITE IN HIS PURVIEW, BUT I'M SURE IF THERE WAS A SITUATION IN WHICH IT WAS WE NEEDED TO WORK WITH TEXDOT, THEN YES, HE WOULD HE WOULD BE ABLE TO HE WOULD GET INVOLVED. SO IN SHORT, THIS IS EDC'S WAY OF SAYING, HEY, WE UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE LIMITED FUNDS, WE CAN'T GO BUILD ROADS, A WHOLE BUNCH OF ROADS. WE DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF FUNDING. BUT WHAT WE CAN DO IS HELP SUPPORT CITY DEVELOPMENT. WHEN IT COMES TO ROADS, WE CAN DO IT IN THIS WAY BY HIRING THIS CONSULTANT SO THAT ON A MONTHLY BASIS, GUS AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS CAN UTILIZE THIS GENTLEMAN'S EXPERTISE TO GET THINGS MOVING FORWARD. SO. YOU DIDN'T MENTION, I THINK I CAN MENTION IT SINCE WE TALKED ABOUT IT. OH, YEAH. PUBLIC FORUM. SO YOU MENTIONED DURING EDC THAT HE CAN HELP TAKE THE STREET. OH, YES. THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING THAT. ANOTHER PROJECT THAT HE COULD ASSIST WITH IS RIGHT OUTSIDE THIS DOOR OFF COLLEGE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING THAT UP. AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT TAKING THAT ROAD OFF OF DOT'S HANDS, WHICH THEY REALLY LIKE. BUT IN THE MEANTIME, IN ORDER TO DO THAT, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S LEFT IN THE BEST CONDITION BEFORE WE TAKE IT OVER THAT WAY, BECAUSE WE'RE TAKING ON THE MAINTENANCE OF IT FOREVER. HE IS A PRO AND HE HAS NEGOTIATED DEALS SIMILAR TO THIS BEFORE, WHERE IN ORDER TO TAKE THAT OFF SERVICE, I THINK THAT'S THE TERM THEY USE. YOU KNOW, TAKE IT OFF TECHSTATS HANDS. THEN, YOU KNOW, HE'S GOING TO NEGOTIATE A DEAL THAT WORKS FOR US. SO ONE OF THE THINGS HE WANTED TO SEE FIRST IS THAT WE HAVE OUR DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN IN PLACE SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT THE DEAL WE NEGOTIATE WITH TEX-DOT TO TAKE THAT ROAD OFF THEIR HANDS, WHICH ULTIMATELY IS ALSO BENEFICIAL TO US BECAUSE IT'LL BE A SAFER LOCATION FOR OUR EVENTS AND DOWNTOWN OVERALL FOR OUR PEDESTRIANS. BUT WE WANT TO HE CAN HELP NEGOTIATE THAT DEAL, AND WE CAN KEEP THE TRUCKS FROM YES. AND KEEP THE. IF IT'S NO LONGER TEX-DOT ROAD, THEN WE CAN NOT. WE CAN MAKE IT SO THAT WE DO NOT ALLOW THOSE LARGE TRUCKS, 18 WHEELERS, TO GO DOWN COLLEGE AVENUE AND COLLEGE AVENUE. HOW ABOUT SPARKS, SPARKS? SPARKS IS. HEY, IT'S A PUBLIC STREET. I MEAN, IT'S A STATE HIGHWAY. IF THEY CAN'T GET TO IT THIS WAY, THEY CAN GET TO IT THE OTHER WAY, THOUGH. BUT THEY WON'T. THEY WON'T BE STOPPED AT STREET NOT TO TURN AROUND. NOT THAT THEY CAN DO THAT, BUT. IT WOULD ELIMINATE.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. I'LL BRING THIS ITEM BACK TO YOU AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING ON MAY 18TH FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. AND THAT'S THE REGULAR MEETING, CORRECT? YES. THAT'LL BE THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING, THIRD MONDAY OF THE MONTH. NUMBER 19, FIRST READING OF RESOLUTION NUMBER TWO ZERO 20 6-00 26. RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF AMARILLO, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING ALVARADO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO UNDERTAKE THE DOWNTOWN REFRESH INITIATIVE AS AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, FINDING THAT THE PROJECT PROMOTES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND QUALITY OF LIFE AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THANK YOU MAYOR. TONIGHT I'M INTRODUCING THE DOWNTOWN REFRESH INITIATIVE. THIS IS THE FIRST STEP IN MAKING VISIBLE, MEANINGFUL IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR DOWNTOWN. ASIDE FROM THE THE ARTWORK THAT'S DOWNTOWN NOW, THAT'S ALREADY THERE. WHILE WE CONTINUE PLANNING FOR THE LONG TERM VISION OF DOWNTOWN. SO I WANT TO SET EXPECTATIONS BEFORE WE GET INTO THE DETAILS. WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE TONIGHT IS

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COUNCIL WILL HAVE FINAL SAY ON THE DESIGN AND THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN WILL HELP GUIDE THAT PROCESS. SO I KNOW A COMMON QUESTION THAT HAS BEEN ASKED IS WHY AREN'T WE JUST GOING ALL IN AND DOING THINGS LIKE AN OVERLAY OF THE DOWNTOWN SQUARE IN THE PARKING LOT AND RESTRIPING RIGHT NOW? AND THAT'S A REALLY GOOD QUESTION THAT WAS ASKED AT THE EDC BOARD MEETING. AND THE REALITY IS THERE'S CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS THAT NEED TO BE MADE IN THE SQUARE, THAT NEED TO HAPPEN FIRST. FOR EXAMPLE, WATER LINES RIGHT THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE SQUARE. AND IF WE WERE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE SURFACE IMPROVEMENTS TODAY, WE'D LIKELY HAVE TO TEAR THEM OUT LATER. SO YES. SO, SO INSTEAD WE'RE TAKING A PHASED APPROACH. AND I'VE ALSO AND BY THE WAY, I'VE ALSO APPLIED FOR A GRANT FUNDING TO HELP WITH TACKLE THOSE INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS. SO INSTEAD OF WAITING, THE BOARD WANTED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH SMALLER, HIGH IMPACT IMPROVEMENTS THAT IMMEDIATELY IMPROVE THE LOOK AND FEEL OF DOWNTOWN. SO HERE ARE SOME OF THESE ITEMS. OKAY, SO ONE IS KIND OF A SMALLER ITEM. IT'S A POWER, IT'S POWER BOX FENCING. IT'S SIMPLE, BUT IT'S IMPACTFUL. THIS SCREEN, SOMETHING THAT IS CURRENTLY AN EYESORE, AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE LEFT AND KEEPS AND KEEPS THAT INFRASTRUCTURE SAFE. HERE'S ANOTHER ONE. OH, I LOVE THAT. SO THIS IS AT 201 EAST COLLEGE AVENUE. THE EDC OWNS THIS PROPERTY CURRENTLY AND HAS NOT DECIDED WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO WITH IT PERMANENTLY YET. SO THIS WOULD ACTIVATE SOMETHING LIKE THIS ON THE LEFT, WOULD ACTIVATE THIS SPACE AND GIVE PEOPLE A REASON TO STAY DOWNTOWN. AND YOU'LL, YOU'LL NOTICE THAT YOU HAVE TWO PHOTOS HERE. SO THE ONE ON THE RIGHT IS THE ONE I PRESENTED TO THE BOARD, BUT THAT'S ACTUALLY ON A DIFFERENT SITE. AND THE BOARD DECIDED THAT THEY WANTED TO GO WITH SOMETHING ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, BUT LIKE THAT, BUT OVER ON OUR EDC PROPERTY. AND SO THESE ARE JUST A COUPLE EXAMPLES OF WHAT IT COULD LOOK LIKE. GATEWAY MONUMENT AND LANDSCAPING. SO THIS IS AT 303 EAST COLLEGE AVENUE. YOU CAN SEE WHERE THAT IS LOCATED BY THE THE RED DOT THERE. SO THIS WOULD HELP DEFINE THE DOWNTOWN AREA SAYING YOU ARE NOW HERE.

AND THIS IS WHAT THIS IS WHAT THE SIMILAR. THIS IS WHAT THE SIGN WILL LOOK SIMILAR TO, ALTHOUGH THIS IS NOT THE FINAL VERSION OF IT. AND THESE ARE SOME OF THE PLANTS THAT WILL BE LOCATED THERE. SO CONCRETE PLANTER BOXES, I COULDN'T GET IT TO DO THE COLOR THAT I WANTED. SO YOU'LL SEE THE PLANTER BOX IS ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE. IT'S CONCRETE OR OH WAIT, WAIT, WHAT DID YOU CALL IT? IS THIS A IS THIS A BOX CULVERT? YEAH. OKAY. IT'S JUST A PLANNER PLANNER. THAT'S A PLANNER. OKAY. THIS ONE IS A PLANTER. I TRIED THE COLOR IS CIRCLED THERE.

THAT'S MORE, THAT GOES MORE WITH THE HISTORIC CHARM THAT THEY THEY COMMUNITIES WANTING TO GO WITH. AND BY THE WAY, I KNOW THIS IS A HIGH DOLLAR AMOUNT, BUT THESE ARE HIGH QUALITY AND CAN AND WILL LIVE LIKELY PASSED ALL OF US. HOW MANY IS THAT GOING TO. WE WE WOULD NEED 36 OF THEM. OKAY, SO HERE IN THIS PICTURE YOU CAN SEE THE LAYOUT. SO ON THE, IN THE, ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, THAT'S JUST A PHOTO OF WHAT THEY KIND OF WOULD LOOK LIKE.

BUT ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, YOU CAN SEE HOW THEY WOULD BE LAID OUT. I DID RUN THIS BY POLICE, BEEN MORE SPECIFICALLY, AND HE REALLY LIKES THIS IDEA TO HELP NAVIGATE TRAFFIC. SO NOT ONLY DOES IT HELP HELP PEOPLE NAVIGATE THE SQUARE CORRECTLY, BUT IT ALSO JUST MAKES IT MORE BEAUTIFUL. IN THE MEANTIME, WHILE WE'RE WORKING ON THIS LARGER PLAN, YOU'LL NOTICE THAT

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YOU'LL HAVE TO GO DOWN AND ENTER AND EXIT ON THE SOUTHERN SIDE. IS THAT THE SOUTH SIDE? YES. LIKE THAT. SO THE TOTAL PROJECT COST COMES TO $165,000 AND WOULD BE FUNDED THROUGH THE EDC SALES TAX REVENUE. NO BUDGET AMENDMENT IS REQUIRED. WE ARE SIMPLY REALLOCATING FUNDS WITHIN THE EXISTING BUDGET TO PRIORITIZE THIS SPECIFIC PROJECT. AND EVEN THOUGH THE BOARD HAS ALREADY SUPPORTED THIS THROUGH THE BUDGET UNDER STATE LAW, THIS MUST BE APPROVED AS AN OFFICIAL EDC PROJECT. AND THAT REQUIRES, AS YOU SEE MANY TIMES, TWO READINGS AT THE CITY COUNCIL BEFORE WE CAN SPEND THE FUNDS FOR THIS PROJECT AS A WHOLE. SO TONIGHT IS THE FIRST READING. NO ACTION TONIGHT. THE SECOND READING WILL BE AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING ON MAY 18TH, AND THAT'S WHEN FINAL ACTION CAN OCCUR. ALL RIGHT. SO ANY QUESTIONS? I LOVE THAT BOX IDEA. AND THAT WAY ALSO IT'LL KEEP FROM HAVING LIKE IF SOMEBODY'S DOING A SPECIAL EVENT LIKE THE SUNRISE SERVICE, THEN THE YES, THEN THE PUBLIC WORKS WON'T HAVE TO PUT OUT THOSE GUARDS. AND I'M GLAD YOU MENTIONED THAT BECAUSE I SHOULD HAVE MENTIONED THAT IN MY PRESENTATION. THAT IS ONE OF THE PRIORITY. THAT IS ONE OF THE MAIN OBJECTIVES HERE IS NOT ONLY TO MAKE IT MORE FUNCTIONAL AND MORE ESTHETICALLY PLEASING, BUT ALSO FOR SAFETY. SO WHEN WE'RE HAVING THOSE EVENTS, THERE'S THIS NATURAL BARRIER AND LET'S SAY A CAR WERE TO, I DON'T KNOW, DRIVE OFF, IT'S GOING TO HIT THOSE PLANTER BOXES FIRST, WHICH ARE CONCRETE, 614 POUNDS PER BOX. YES, 614 POUNDS PER BOX. THANK YOU FOR NOTICING THAT. SO THAT'S NOT ANYTHING ANYBODY'S GOING TO BE ABLE TO PULL UP AND LOAD IN THE BACK OF THEIR TRUCK AND STEAL IT. YES, YES. THAT'S ALSO ALSO A LITTLE BIT ON THE HEAVY SIDE. WHAT WOULD BE THE I'M ONLY ASKING JUST BECAUSE. PLEASE GO FOR IT. SO IF SOMEBODY WERE TO HIT ONE OF THOSE, WHAT IS THE CITY'S LIABILITY ON THAT? I MEAN, I UNDERSTAND THAT THAT PERSON HIT IT. THAT PERSON HAS LIABILITY. THEY'RE NOT IN THE ROADWAY. SO. WELL, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.

THE I DO NOT KNOW THE ANSWER TO OKAY, WE'LL GET A BILL TO FIX IT. OUR CITY ATTORNEY SAID THAT SHE CAN HELP OUT WITH THIS QUESTION. YES. SO, I MEAN, THIS WOULD JUST BE LIKE ANY OTHER DESIGN DISCRETIONARY DESIGN DECISION ON THE ROADWAY ITSELF. AND WE HAVE IMMUNITY FOR THOSE DECISIONS. AND THERE'S AN EXTRA ADDED LAYER OF IMMUNITY PROTECTION FOR THOSE DISCRETIONARY DECISIONS IN ADDITION TO THE REGULAR IMMUNITY WE HAVE. SO WHILE SOMEONE MAY DRIVE INTO IT AND TRY TO COME CLAIM, HEY, YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE PUT THAT THERE.

WE HAVE A NUMBER OF PROTECTIONS TO, TO KEEP US FROM TO GET US OUT OF THAT. THANK YOU. SURE.

VERY GOOD QUESTION. I LEARNED SOMETHING, IT'S MY FAULT. IT'S YOUR FAULT. HEY, I VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE. I KNOW MY DRIVING SKILLS. I HOPE YOU GOT YOUR INSURANCE READY. GOOD QUESTION. WE ALL LEARN SOMETHING NEW. I THINK ALL THESE ARE GREAT IDEAS. HILLARY.

IT WAS THE BOARD. THEY'RE THE ONES THAT DECIDED WHICH OF THE ITEMS WE PRESENTED TO GO WITH.

SO THANK YOU. I THINK THE LITTLE THING AROUND THE. LIGHT STUFF OVER THERE IS REAL GOOD.

YEAH, WHATEVER THAT'S CALLED BREAKER BOX OR WHATEVER. YEAH. YOU HAVE A SCREEN. NOW. IS IT GOING TO GO COMPLETELY LIKE IN CLOSE IT COMPLETELY. YES. IT WILL ENCLOSE IT COMPLETELY. AND THAT WON'T CAUSE ANYTHING TO OVERHEAT OR ANYTHING WHEN IT'S ALL GETTING USED. WELL, WHEN I SAY DON'T CLOSE IT COMPLETELY, IT'LL GO AROUND IT COMPLETELY. IT WILL BE EXPOSED ON TOP. OKAY, OKAY. YES. SO THAT'LL GIVE IT PLENTY OF AIR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR HILLARY? NOPE.

ALL RIGHT. I'LL BRING THIS ITEM BACK TO YOU NEXT MONTH. THANK YOU. EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE'VE

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