May 18, 2026 City Council

[CALL TO ORDER ]

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ALVARADO CITY COUNCIL MEETING REGULAR CALL SESSION MAY 18TH, 2026, 6:30 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS. MAY WE HAVE THE CALL TO ORDER WITH A ROLL CALL, PLEASE. MAYOR PRO TEM THOMAS.

HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRENDAN HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRYANT HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHORT HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. KEATON. COUNCIL MEMBER. KEATON HAS NOTED. ABSENT. COUNCIL MEMBER.

MOON. PRESENT. MR. MAYOR, YOU HAVE A QUORUM. AND SHE DID EMAIL AND SAY SHE WASN'T GOING TO BE HERE IN ADVANCE, SO SHE'S EXCUSED. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STAND FOR THE INVOCATION. PRAY WITH ME. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE LOVE YOU, GOD, AND WE THANK YOU THAT YOU LOVE US. LORD, WE THANK YOU THAT WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE. AND AS WE COME TOGETHER AS A GROUP, IT'S WITH HEARTS THAT SEEK OUT YOUR WILL AND YOUR GUIDANCE, GOD, AND THAT YOU GIVE US THE WISDOM AND DISCRETION TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT HONOR OUR CITY, HONOR OUR RESIDENTS, HONOR CONSTITUENTS. LORD, WE PRAY THAT YOU CONTINUE TO BLESS AND PROTECT THE CITY OF ALVARADO.

KEEP OUR FIRST RESPONDERS SAFE, KEEP OUR POLICE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS AND PUBLIC WORKS GUYS. EVERYBODY OUT THERE IS FIXING TO GET HOT AND HEAT AND IT'S JUST GETTING GETTING A WHOLE LOT BUSIER. SO KEEP THEM HEALTHY, KEEP THEM SAFE. AND WE ASK ALL OF THESE THINGS IN YOUR NAME. AMEN. AMEN. CITY, 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. OH. ALL RIGHT. SO

[PRESENTATIONS ]

AND SO WE WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU AND GIVE YOU SOMETHING TO SAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, SCOTT. THANKS. OH, I'LL RING HIS PHONE AT SOME POINT IN TIME. WHAT

[CITIZEN PARTICIPATION AND PUBLIC INPUT ]

COME ON UP AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF. I MEAN, WE KNOW WHO YOU ARE, BUT GO AHEAD AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF. OKAY. WELL, I WAS UP HERE FOR. I WANTED TO KNOW WHERE DO THE 100FT START FROM? 207 COTTON STREET TO, TO MY BACK OF MY PROPERTY AT 706 SANTA FE. WHAT IS WHAT START? WELL, DO THE 100FT START THE 100FT. YEAH. ON 207 THEY SOLD THE HOUSE ON 207 COTTON STREET.

AND THEY TOLD MY STORY AND SAID IT CAME UP WHEN WE MET WITH THE I TAKE I TAPE MEASURE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET, BACK TO BACK OF MY PROPERTY. IT WAS SIX FEET OVER. SO WHERE DO WE START? YOU HAVE TO GIVE ME A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT. WHAT IS THE HUNDRED FEET FOR FOR THE PROPERTY LINE? OKAY, OKAY. WHERE DOES 100FT FROM THE ROADWAY OF THE PROPERTY LINE FOR 207 STREET. I HAVE LIVED IN SANTA FE STREET OVER 50 YEARS, AND THE PEOPLE WHO PURCHASED THE 207 COTTON STREET HAVE DESTROYED THE PROPERTY ON SANTA FE STREET. THE TEAM WAS CURRENTLY WORKING ON 207 COTTON STREET OVER THE PROPERTY LINE. BY MY CALCULATION, I PUT IT LIKE THAT. OKAY, SO SOMEBODY THAT BOUGHT A PIECE OF PROPERTY IS DAMAGING YOURS? YEAH, THEY SAY THEY CAME 100FT INTO BACK OF MY PROPERTY. OKAY. AND SO THAT IS 207. COLLEGE IS THE ONE

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SO IF YOU EVER HAVE QUESTIONS, I'M VERY EASY TO GET AHOLD OF, SO DON'T HESITATE TO CALL ME.

ALL RIGHT? I'LL HOLLER AT YOU TOMORROW AND SEE IF I CAN COME BY AND VISIT WITH YOU. SEE, I ALREADY TALKED TO JESSE FRENCH. HE'S RIGHT BEHIND YOU, JUSTIN. JUSTIN. OH. THAT'S OKAY. I TALKED TO HIM ON TELEPHONE. GOOD DEAL. TALKING IN PERSON. OKAY, OKAY. THAT'S WHY I WANT TO KNOW. FIND OUT. I'LL FOLLOW UP WITH YOU. I GOT WHEN THEY WHEN THEY GOING TO TURN MY HUSBAND LLAMO BUILDING DOWN IT GOING TO CROSS THE MY WATER LINE GOING TO MY HOUSE. SO CITY GOING TO REPLACE MY WATER LINE AND ALL THAT. WELL I'LL COME OUT THERE TOMORROW SO YOU CAN SHOW ME. OKAY. I SURE APPRECIATE I NEED SOMEBODY IN PERSON. I'M GLAD. SURE. OKAY.

THANK YOU. MR. JUST GIVE ME A CALL, I WILL. OKAY. THANK YOU. MR. ROBERT FERGUSON. I LIKE THIS GUY'S BARBER, I LIKE YOURS. MY NAME IS ROBERT FERGUSON. I LIVE AT 202 SHAWNEE TRAIL HERE IN EL DORADO. WE RECENTLY APPLIED FOR A PERMIT. WE'VE DEALT WITH A LOCAL VENDOR IN THE POOL. WENT BAD. WE HAVE TO HAVE IT REMOVED. THE CITY IS REQUIRING US BECAUSE WE'RE ENCROACHING ON A TEN FOOT SECTION THROUGH ENCORE. THAT'S THEIR PROPERTY. THEY'VE WRITTEN OFF ON IT. THE CITY WANTS US TO CARRY $1 MILLION LIABILITY POLICY FOR 25 YEARS, AND AT WHICH TIME, IF THEY DON'T THINK IT'S ENOUGH, THEY CAN INCREASE IT WITH A 30 DAY WRITTEN NOTICE.

NOW, A $25 MILLION INSURANCE POLICY FOR 25 YEARS, I HAVE TO MAKE THAT KNOWN IF I GO TO SELL THE HOUSE. SO THE NEXT HOME BUYER HAS TO DO THE SAME THING. I HAVE HAD NO COMMUNICATION WITH THE CITY. I HAD TWO EMAILS FROM JUSTIN FRENCH, TWO MY POOL BUILDER, IN HOPES THAT THE EMAILS WOULD GET BACK TO ME. ONE WAS ANY WAY I CAN HELP YOU, PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO CALL, SO I DID. THE NEXT EMAIL WAS CONTACT YOUR ATTORNEY. SO THAT'S WHAT I'M DOING. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS SUCH A DIFFICULT THING. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THE CONNECTION IS WITH THE LOCAL BUILDER WHO I SEE HIS ADVERTISING ALL THE TIME, OPENING UP A NEW REGISTRY RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO THE OLD ONE AND THE MESS WE HAVE IN OUR BACKYARD THAT PULLS UP IN HERE FOUR FEET. THAT'S A DANGEROUS SITUATION BACK THERE AND WE CAN'T GET ANYTHING DONE. NOT A THING. YOU CAN'T GET A INSURANCE POLICY. WE'VE BEEN TO THE UNDERWRITERS. THE UNDERWRITERS TOLD ME THAT DOESN'T EXIST. IT'S FOR A COMMERCIAL POLICY, NOT A RESIDENTIAL POLICY. SO WE'RE STUCK. WE'RE AT AN IMPASSE. SO IF THE CITY WANTS ME TO HIRE AN ATTORNEY, I'M MORE THAN WILLING TO DO THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. MR. JONES. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS JAMIE JONES. I'VE GOT A COUPLE OF THINGS THIS SATURDAY ON THE SQUARE. APC WILL BE WORKING WITH BURLESON FOR THEIR HONEY TOUR BIKE RIDE. GUYS, I ALL I ASK IS, IS TO PLEASE BE CAUTIOUS, SLOW DOWN WHEN YOU START TO MAKE THE TURNS, LOOK TO SEE IF THERE'S A BICYCLE COMING BECAUSE WE'VE GOT GUYS THAT ARE PARALYZED AND THEY THEY'RE LOW TO THE GROUND AND THEY RIDE THEIR BIKES WITH THEIR HANDS. AND THEN WE'VE GOT OTHERS THAT ARE A LITTLE BIT TALLER THAN I AM. BUT JUST PLEASE KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN. OUR PD AND FD ARE ALWAYS STRETCHED OUT REALLY FAR FOR THE RIDE, AND WE DON'T WANT TO HEAR ANY SIRENS GOING OFF. THE SECOND THING IS WE START OUR SUMMER BOOK READING PROGRAM JUNE 1ST AT THE LIBRARY. THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES GOING ON THIS YEAR, SO Y'ALL BE SURE AND GET YOUR KIDDOS DOWN THERE AND GET THEM REGISTERED AND GET THEM READING, BECAUSE WE NEED THESE KIDS READING AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. AND THAT'S ABOUT IT FOR RIGHT NOW. WHAT IS THE THEME THIS YEAR? IS IT DINOSAURS? IT'S, IT'S, IT'S UNDER UNDER MY WORLD. IT'S SOMETHING TO DO WITH UNCOVER MY WORLD. BUT IT, IT GOES AROUND DINOSAURS AND, AND FOSSILS AND

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[COUNCIL COMMENTS ]

[INTRODUCTION OF NEW EMPLOYEES ]

THEY'RE OUT THERE. SO MISS SHORT GOING. GOING TO YOUR WHAT YOU HAD TO SAY. WE ALSO HAVE ANOTHER EXCELLENT HIRE IN THIS IN THIS CITY. RAFAEL REYES DIDN'T YOU. HE ON THE OTHER END OF THE SPECTRUM HAS OVER 37 YEARS OF SERVICE AS A CAREER FIREFIGHTER, MOST RECENTLY AS THE BIG CHIEF IN CEDAR HILL. SO I DRUG HIM OUT OF RETIREMENT. HE'S RETIRED TWICE, AND IT IS ALMOST LIKE THE THE STUDENT HIRING THE THE PROFESSOR. AND HE, ONE OF MY MENTORS AND SOMEBODY I LOOK UP TO GREATLY. AND HE'S GOING TO HELP US TREMENDOUSLY WITH OUR OPERATIONS AND TRAINING OF OUR OF OUR FIREFIGHTERS. THAT'S HIS EXPERTISE. HE WAS A REGIONAL TRAINING CHIEF FOR THE TRI CITIES OF DESOTO, DUNCANVILLE AND LANCASTER, CEDAR HILL, AND THEN LANCASTER CAME ON LATER. BUT THAT'S THAT'S WHAT WE WE GOT HIM HERE FOR. AND HE SWEARS I ONLY HIRED HIM BECAUSE HE'S OLDER THAN ME. I WAS TIRED OF BEING THE OLDEST GUY IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. SO. BUT NOT NOT TO FORGET HIS WIFE ASHLEY'S HERE. ASHLEY WADE, SHE IS THE EVENTS COORDINATOR IN THE CITY OF MIDLOTHIAN, SO THEY BOTH LIVE IN MIDLOTHIAN. SO THEY'RE VERY, VERY, VERY CLOSE BY. SO WE WOULD LIKE TO ALSO WELCOME CHIEF RAFAEL REYES. WELCOME.

WELL, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. IT'S SUCH A PLEASURE TO BE HERE. I'M HONORED. I'M PRIVILEGED. WHEN CHIEF ROGERS REACHED OUT TO ME, I, I, I WAS HEADED OFF TO RIDE OFF INTO THE SUNSET. I WAS GOING TO END UP IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NEW MEXICO. AND, AND CHIEF ROGERS CALLED ME ONE DAY. AND, AND, YOU KNOW, HE, WE WERE TEXTING ACTUALLY FIRST AND, AND HE TOLD ME, I WANT TO SEE ENGAGE YOU FOR INTEREST FOR AN OPS CHIEF IN ALVARADO. I SAID, CHIEF, I, I HAVE A PLAN, HE SAID. AND HIS LAST WORDS TO ME THAT THAT EVENING WERE, COME TALK TO ME, COME HAVE LUNCH WITH ME, AND HERE I AM, AND HERE YOU ARE. BUT CHIEF ROGERS CONVINCED ME, AND. BUT I

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I, I FEEL EMBRACED, I FEEL VERY WELCOMED. I JUST LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THIS PLACE GROW AND, AND I SEE SUCH TREMENDOUS POTENTIAL IN, IN THE CITY AND IN MY GUYS. AND I'LL CALL THEM MY GUYS NOW BECAUSE I'VE ALREADY BEEN TRAINING THEM. I SEE TREMENDOUS POTENTIAL IN THEM. AND, AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE SUCH A GREAT DEPARTMENT FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS.

THERE'S A YOUNG, YOUNG CORE OF, OF YOUNG FIREFIGHTERS THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE THEIR, THEIR HOME, THIS IS GOING TO BE THEIR BASE AND THIS IS GOING TO BE WHAT WHAT THEY KNOW. AND ONE DAY THEY'LL BE, THEY'LL BE RUNNING THE SHOW HERE. BUT SUCCESSION PLANNING IS GOING TO BE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOR US. AND I'M JUST EXTREMELY EXCITED ON SEEING EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN HERE. I'M A LITTLE BIT OLDER THAN JACKSON, BUT CHIEF ROGERS DID. I THINK.

I THINK ONE OF HIS ALTERNATIVE ULTERIOR MOTIVES WAS TO BRING ME HERE BECAUSE I'M OLDER THAN HE IS NOW. I'M THE OLDEST ONE ON THE ON THE DEPARTMENT. BUT AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE HERE. IT'S IT'S IT'S GOING TO BE FUN. I, I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO, TO THE FUTURE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. HIM JUST A NUMBER. WORKS DEPARTMENT. LUKE GARZA IS OUR NEWEST MEMBER.

BUT HE WASN'T ABLE TO MAKE IT HERE TONIGHT. SO WE'LL TRY TO INTRODUCE HIM ANOTHER DAY.

THANK YOU THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NEXT THING THAT WE HAVE IS NUMBER TWO IS GOING TO BE

[MAYOR'S UPDATE ]

LOCAL CONTROL. THAT WAS A SHOT. BUT ETJ, ANNEXATIONS, THINGS LIKE THAT. HOW DO WE MANAGE GROWTH? WE KNOW WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO DIRECT THAT FOR WHAT'S INSIDE THE CITY LIMITS, BUT WE HAVE A VERY LIMITED OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT FOR OUTSIDE OF THE CITY LIMITS. BUT AS WE LOOK AT THE COMP PLAN IN GENERAL, IT KIND OF LOOKS AT THAT AS THE FUTURE BUILD OUT.

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SO ON OUR NEXT SLIDE, I THOUGHT THIS WAS A PRETTY NEAT LITTLE MAP. SO HERE'S A HEAT MAP ON WHERE THE PEOPLE ARE GOING. SO THE DARKER BLUE THE FASTER IT'S GOING TO GROW. SO WE'RE RIGHT DOWN THERE AT THE BOTTOM OF 67 AND 35. WE'RE NOT IN THE HOT BLUE, BUT VENUS AND MAYPEARL DEFINITELY IS. AND SO RIGHT THERE WHERE THE W IS AND WAXAHACHIE, THAT'S YOUR VENUS MAYPEARL CORRIDOR. THAT'S GOING TO BE FM 157 AND STATE HIGHWAY 360 THAT ARE GOING TO BE GOING DOWN THROUGH THERE. SO THAT'S GOING TO BE RIGHT NEXT DOOR. SO THERE'S A LOT OF GROWTH COMING DOWN IN DOWN IN THE JOHNSON COUNTY AREA. YOU ALSO SEE THE GODLEY CRESCENT AREA HAS A LOT OF GROWTH COMING TO THOSE GUYS AS WELL. SO THIS KIND OF GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF HOW THAT CIRCLE IS CONTINUING TO EXPAND AND WHERE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE MOVING TO. BUT THIS IS THE INFORMATION THAT COG USES AS A MOBILITY 2050. WHERE ARE THEY GOING TO HAVE TO ADDRESS INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS IN ORDER TO GET MORE PEOPLE MOVED THROUGH? YOU KNOW, THE COUNTY HAD A BOND ELECTION, I THINK LAST YEAR FOR FOR A ROAD BOND, FOR PLANNING, FOR ENGINEERING, FOR PROJECTS. AND WE'RE TALKING WITH THE COUNTY FOLKS AND THEIR ENGINEER ON IDENTIFYING HOW WE CAN GET SOME OF THAT MONEY SPENT ON ALVARADO PROJECTS. YOU KNOW, THE LOUDEST SQUEAKY WHEEL GETS THE GREASE, RIGHT? YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S MONEY IN PLANNING TO BE HAD, THEN WE WANT TO PARTNER WITH THOSE GUYS ON IT. THEN ON OUR NEXT SLIDE. HEY, WHAT IS OUR APPROACH TOWARDS DEVELOPMENT? AND I WILL HAVE NO ISSUE SAYING MUDS ARE BAD. IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT A MUD IS. MUD STANDS FOR A MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT. AND THESE ARE COMMON MECHANISMS THAT ARE USED IN UNINCORPORATED AREAS IN ORDER TO DEVELOP RURAL LAND THAT MAY NOT OTHERWISE HAVE ACCESS TO INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS WATER, WASTEWATER AND STREETS. AND THIS IS FROM TQ'S WEBSITE FROM MAY 15TH. SO THIS IS AS CURRENT AS I CAN GET. FOR YOUR INFORMATION, IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, THERE ARE 1533 MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICTS. YOU CAN ACTUALLY GO TO THE WEBSITE AND THEY'LL HAVE THE MAPS OF THE MUDS. AND WE'RE STARTING TO SEE THEM COME IN AROUND US. ALSO, WHAT A MUD DOES IS THAT GROUP, THAT DEVELOPER, AND I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT, WE'VE GOT SOME DEVELOPERS IN THE ROOM. SO. SO THIS IS GOING TO BE FUN, BUT I'LL ALWAYS BE HONEST AND SINCERE WITH EVERYBODY. MANY DEVELOPERS OUT THERE, THEY'RE IN BUSINESS FOR PROFIT. AND SO SOMETIMES IT'S NOT FEASIBLE TO PARTNER WITH THE CITY TO

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HOWEVER, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THAT PLANNING AREA MAP, IN MY OPINION, ANYTHING IN THAT GREAT AREA, WHICH IS OUR ETJ, THERE SHOULD BE NO MUDS IN THE ETJ. AND THAT IS PART OF MY CONVERSATION WITH HELEN KERWIN. WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING TOGETHER IN THIS NEXT LEGISLATIVE SESSION ABOUT TRYING TO AFFECT THAT STATE HAS BEEN VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY LENIENT WITH DEVELOPERS AND IN TAKING AWAY A LOT OF WHAT THE CITIES HAVE CONTROL OVER IN THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON OUTSIDE, ESPECIALLY AT THE COUNTY LEVEL. COUNTY HAS NO ABILITY TO REALLY REGULATE HOW A DEVELOPMENT COMES TOGETHER. THEY'VE GOT A MINIMUM AMOUNT OF THINGS THAT THEY CAN CONTROL. AND SO WHAT IS CRITICAL IS THAT MUDS ARE PARTNERING, OR DEVELOPERS ARE PARTNERING WITH CITIES THAT HAVE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE IN ORDER TO HELP GUIDE AND DEVELOP THAT BUILD OUT. THEY CAN ABSOLUTELY, 100% SAY, BYE, SEE YOU. WE'RE GOING TO DO OUR OWN THING. WE DON'T WANT TO ANNEX. WE DON'T WANT TO ANNEX. WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE PART OF THE CITY. WE'RE NOT GOING TO TIE ANY INFRASTRUCTURE. AND IN OUR ETJ, WE HAVE TWO MUDS COMING IN. WE HAVE ON 508 CPOS COMING IN AND OUT ON 207 COMING IN, AND THESE ARE GOING TO BE HIGH, ULTRA HIGH DENSITY COMMUNITIES. THEY'RE GOING TO BE PREDOMINANTLY RENTAL COMMUNITIES. THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE LAND OWNERSHIP. THERE'S NOT THAT AMERICAN DREAM GOING ON THAT WE'RE FULFILLING. AND THEY SAID WE DON'T WANT WE KNOW THAT THE PRODUCT THAT WE'RE BRINGING IS NEVER ANYTHING THAT THE CITY WOULD APPROVE. SO THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NO WAY THAT WE'RE GOING TO ANNEX. WE'RE GOING TO STAY OUTSIDE OF YOUR CITY LIMITS. WE'RE GOING TO DO OUR OWN PROJECT. AND EVEN ONE ON 508, THEY'RE GOING TO BUILD THEIR OWN WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, AND THEIR DISCHARGE IS GOING RIGHT ACROSS JOE BEANS PROPERTY AND THE CREEK THAT HE WATERS HIS CATTLE OFF OF. AND THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A REGULATED TKC PLANT WITH A WASTEWATER GUY MAKING 12 BUCKS AN HOUR, MAKING SURE THE EFFLUENT IS NOT CONTAMINATED.

SO REASONS WHY MUDS ARE BAD IS ONE. AS I SAID, THEY GO OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS. THERE'S NO TAX DOLLARS GENERATED, SO THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL REVENUE STREAM TO THE CITY FOR ANY COSTS THAT ARE INCURRED. AND THEY DO COST WHEN THEY BUILD IN THE ETJ. BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN SOMEBODY AT CPO ON 508 BEHIND THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CALLS 911 AND SAYS, HEY, SOMEBODY'S BREAKING IN MY HOUSE, CHIEF, WHO'S TAKING THE CALL? YEAH, STEVE ALVARADO PD IS GOING TO TAKE THAT CALL EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE OUT IN THE COUNTY, EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE NOT PAYING CITY TAXES, ALVARADO PD HAS TO RESPOND. AND SO WE'VE GOT NO REVENUE TO PAY FOR THE EXPENSES. ESD DOES HELP OFFSET SOME OF THE FIRE, BUT THEY'RE NEVER GOING TO COVER ALL OF WHAT THAT COST IS TO US.

AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE RIDING ON OUR STREETS THROUGH TOWN. THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE THEIR KIDS TO SCHOOL. THEY'RE GOING TO COME FROM OUT OF THE COUNTY UNINCORPORATED AREA TO THE SCHOOLS THAT ARE INSIDE THE CITY LIMITS, AND THEY'RE WEARING OUT THE ROADS, BUT THEY'RE NOT PAYING AND CONTRIBUTING TOWARDS THAT STREET MAINTENANCE PORTION THROUGH PROPERTY TAX. AND AS I MENTIONED, THERE'S $0 BEING INVESTED INTO THE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE, RIGHT. WHAT'S HER BIGGEST CHALLENGE IS WE HAVE ALVARADO IS THE OLDEST CITY IN JOHNSON COUNTY. WE'VE GOT THE OLDEST SEWER LINES IN JOHNSON COUNTY, TOO. THERE'S SOME CLAY PIPES RUNNING AROUND. RIGHT. AND SO WE'VE JUST COMPLETED A PHASE ONE EXPANSION ON THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT TO ADD CAPACITY. THE DEVELOPERS THAT ARE COMING IN, WE'VE PARTNERED WITH THEM TO PUT LINES IN AND EXPAND LINES AND UPSIZE LINES SO THAT WE CAN ACCOMMODATE THE GROWTH. AND THEN LONG TERM, THAT'S GOING TO BE ALVARADO'S RESPONSIBILITY AND NOT A WHOLE BUNCH OF LITTLE DOTS ON A MAP RUNNING AROUND GOING, HEY, WE GOT A PLANT, WE GOT A PLANT. ANOTHER CHALLENGE IS YOU SAW THAT HEAT MAP THAT I SHOWED YOU WHERE PEOPLE ARE MOVING TO. IF THEY JUST DROP A MUD IN THE MIDDLE, THEY DON'T HAVE TO PARTNER WITH THE CITY.

THEY DON'T HAVE TO PARTNER WITH COG. THEY IF THERE'S NOT A MASTER THOROUGHFARE PLAN, THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE TO ACCOMMODATE WHERE STREETS ARE GOING NOW. THEY CAN DO WHATEVER THEY WANT TO DO, HOWEVER THEY WANT TO DO OUT IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA. AND AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, COUNTY IS EXTREMELY LIMITED ON REGULATION. THEY CAN'T REGULATE LOT SIZE OR DENSITY AS LONG AS THEY'RE MEETING THE MINIMUM STANDARDS, WHAT THE STATE SAYS. AND THEN ALSO THAT MONEY'S GOT TO COME FROM SOMEWHERE, RIGHT? SO SO THESE MUDS START DOING BOND ISSUANCES. YOU KNOW, THEY

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IT'S THE DEVELOPER AND WHO MAKES THE DECISION TO ISSUE BONDS TIED TO THE LAND. IT'LL BE THAT DEVELOPER, BASED OFF OF THE STATE, REGULATES HOW MUCH THEY CAN ISSUE IN BOND. BUT OVER TIME, THE DEVELOPER IS GOING TO WALK AWAY FROM THAT BOARD AND TURN IT OVER TO THE RESIDENTS. AND SO THE RESIDENTS ARE NOW INHERITING 20 TO 40 YEAR DEBT THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY SAY SO ON THE BEGINNING FOR ISSUANCE. YOU KNOW, THEY ALSO ARE GOING TO BE THE ONES THAT ARE SETTING UTILITY RATES. YOU KNOW, THEY'RE SETTING THEIR WHEN THEY ISSUE THE BOND, THEY'RE BASICALLY GOING TO HAVE A TAX RATE TO REPAY THOSE BONDS. SO, SO YOUR MUD BOARD DEVELOPERS ARE SETTING TAX RATES OR ISSUING BOND DEBT. THEY'RE DETERMINING THE UTILITY RATES. AND THEY EVEN HAVE SOME LIMITED EMINENT DOMAIN POWERS FOR THAT PROPERTY TO DO WHAT THEY WANT TO DO, EVEN THOUGH THEY BOUGHT IT, HOW THEY GOT EMINENT DOMAIN, I DON'T WANT TO GET THAT. AND THEN THIS IS MY BIGGEST CONCERN, THOUGH, THAT NOBODY HAS EVER ANSWERED TO ME FROM EVERYBODY I'VE EVER ASKED WHAT HAPPENS? WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS, THEY AGE OUT.

SO HOW ARE THEY GOING TO REPLACE OR REPLACE THAT 40 YEARS FROM NOW, WHEN I'M DEAD AND GONE AND MY GRANDKIDS ARE RUNNING AROUND AND YOU HAVE 2000 HOME SUBDIVISIONS, 3000 HOMES, SUBDIVISIONS, AND THAT WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING AND HAS TO, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, WE SPENT 30 MILLION FOR 0.8 MGD AND YOU'RE GOING TO IT'S GOING TO BE EVEN MORE EXPENSIVE. THEN WHO'S GOING TO DO IT? THEY'RE GOING TO GO TO THE COUNTY AND THEY'RE GOING TO SAY THEY'RE GOING TO COME TO THE CITY AND SAY, HEY, ANNEX US AND FIX OUR TREATMENT PLANT. AND THE ANSWER IS NO, WE'RE NOT GOING TO FUND THAT. THERE'S NO REVENUE OFF OF THAT, OR THEY'RE GOING TO GO TO THE COUNTY AND SAY, HEY, WE GOT A PROBLEM. SO THERE ARE THERE ARE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS 40 YEARS FROM NOW THAT ARE GOING TO BE STUCK WITH AGING INFRASTRUCTURE, DEALING WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT WE DEAL WITH WITHOUT THE ABILITY THAT LOCAL GOVERNMENT HAS TO EVEN TRY TO DEAL WITH THOSE PROBLEMS IN THE FIRST PLACE.

AND SO IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT MUDS ARE WORKING WITH THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES AND TRYING INTO EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE, BECAUSE THAT IS HAS THAT MECHANISM FOR CONTINUING TO KEEP IT UPDATED AND UP TO UP TO SPEC AND UP TO PAR AND UP TO PROGRESS. ANOTHER THING, AND I REALLY DIDN'T GET A WHOLE LOT OF THE NEXT PART ON THERE, BUT DESIGN STANDARDS, YOU KNOW, AS I MENTIONED, THERE ARE SOME MUDS COMING IN THAT THEY DON'T WANT TO COME IN BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN STANDARDS. SO WE DO APPRECIATE DEVELOPERS THAT ARE IN ROOM THAT WANT TO WORK WITH THE CITY, THAT WANT TO VOLUNTARILY ANNEX TO INVEST IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE. AND THEN WE'D START TALKING ABOUT WHAT ARE THE DESIGN STANDARDS BECAUSE WE WANT TO HELP SHAPE WHAT ALVARADO LOOKS LIKE GOING FORWARD. AND SO THE HOUSING MARKET, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS HAVE NOTICED, IS TRASH RIGHT NOW, BUT PRICES ARE UP. AND, YOU KNOW, SO SO HOW ARE DEVELOPERS DEALING WITH THAT? AND DENSITY IS A HOT TOPIC. YOU KNOW, THERE ARE SOME AREAS A COUPLE GUYS Y'ALL LIVE IN MIDLOTHIAN. YOU KNOW, IF IT'S NOT A HALF ACRE LOT, YOU DON'T GET IT. YOU KNOW MIDLOTHIAN, THEY JUST SAY IT'S GOT TO BE A HALF ACRE. YOU KNOW, JASON GARAGES, YOU KNOW, THAT WAS JUST UP UNTIL THE LAST FEW YEARS. THAT WAS JUST IF YOU WERE GOING TO BUILD HERE, THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO. AND IT'S NOT THAT WAY ANYMORE.

THE HOUSING MARKET DOESN'T SUSTAIN THAT. THIS MARKET DOESN'T SUSTAIN THAT. AND SO FOR A VARIETY OF DEVELOPERS, WE WORKED WITH A VARIETY OF SOLUTIONS TO COME UP WITH WHAT'S THE BEST FOR BOTH PARTIES. BECAUSE A CRITICAL GOAL FOR THE CITY OF ALVARADO IS ANNEXATION, SO THAT WE'VE GOT PROPERTY TAX REVENUE AND INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO UPDATE AND EXPAND. BECAUSE GUESS WHAT, GUYS, IF WE DON'T GET ANY NEW REVENUE, WE CAN'T FIX ANYTHING, RIGHT? YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALREADY UPSET WITH THE AGING SEWER LINES, AGING WATER LINES, THE AGING ROADS. BUT AS I SAID, I WAS HERE FOR 17 YEARS AND WE BARELY GREW A SINGLE. WE WERE IN LOW SINGLE DIGIT GROWTH RATE. AND YOU CAN'T FIX THOSE THINGS IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE MONEY. AND SO BY WORKING WITH THESE ANNEXATIONS AND GETTING THAT REVENUE COMING IN, THEN YOU'RE GETTING THE REVENUE STREAMS TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE THOSE PROGRAMS AND THAT MAINTENANCE. DESIGN STANDARDS IS WHERE I SAW GET OFF TRACK EVERY NOW AND THEN. BUT WITH THE DESIGN STANDARDS, WE CAN START TALKING ABOUT BUILDING MATERIALS. DO WE WANT TO PUT CRITERIA IN THERE WITH STONE MASONRY, YOU KNOW, LOT SIZES, 4 TO 6 UNITS PER ACRE, THAT TYPE OF THING. YOU KNOW, A MIX OF 40 FOOT LOTS, 50 FOOT LOTS, 60 FOOT LOTS AND HOW THOSE THINGS START TO SHAPE OUT. SO, SO THOSE PRODUCTIVE DISCUSSIONS AND NEGOTIATIONS WITH DEVELOPERS HAVE ENABLED US TO ANNEX SIX DIFFERENT DEVELOPMENTS. NOW THAT COULD HAVE EASILY GONE TO ETJ MUDS WITH THEIR OWN PLANS AND NOT PART OF OUR SYSTEM. SO NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. ANOTHER REASON WHEN I TALK ABOUT INFRASTRUCTURE, WE DON'T JUST LIKE RANDOMLY GO, HEY, WE NEED A WATER LINE. YOU KNOW, PART OF THE COMP PLAN WAS THOSE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. THEY'RE SPELLED OUT. AND WE HAVE A VERY CLEAR AND SPECIFIC PLAN OF WHAT PROJECTS NEED TO BE ADDRESSED SO THAT WHEN DEVELOPERS COME INTO THOSE AREAS, THEN WE HAVE MECHANISMS LIKE IMPACT FEES TO HELP BE ABLE TO DO THOSE PARTICULAR PROJECTS. LIKE I

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[CONSENT AGENDA ]

OH, YOU MADE THE MOTION SO YOU DON'T GET TO PUT IT BACK DOWN. ALL RIGHT. SO MOVING ALONG TO

[NEW BUSINESS (Part 1 of 2)]

GOOD EVENING. LAURA COX CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER WE. A FINANCIAL AUDIT IS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW AND CITY CHARTER. SO AS YOU DESCRIBED IN YOUR PREVIOUS PRESENTATION THAT DUE TO THE CITY'S GROWTH. CITY STAFF DECIDED THAT THIS WOULD BE A BENEFICIAL TIME TO PUT OUT A REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR AUDIT SERVICES, PRIMARILY BECAUSE OUR FINANCIAL LANDSCAPE IS CHANGING. AND SO FIVE BIDS WERE RECEIVED AND A FOUR PERSON CROSS-DEPARTMENTAL EVALUATION TEAM CHOSE PATTILLO, BROWN AND HILL AS OUR BEST VALUE FOR THE CITY. SO JOHN MANNING, WHO IS AN AUDIT PARTNER WITH PATTILLO, BROWN AND HILL, OR AS WE WILL PROBABLY CALL IT, P.B. AND H, SINCE IT'S A LOT OF WORDS, IS HERE TO BRIEFLY INTRODUCE HIMSELF AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS COX. MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME BE HERE. I WON'T TAKE A LOT OF YOUR TIME. AS SHE SAID, WE WERE AWARDED THE BID.

THE CITY WENT OUT FOR BIDS FOR AUDIT SERVICES. AND JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND, OUR FIRM HAS BEEN IN CONTINUOUS EXISTENCE FOR 103 YEARS. WE'RE BASED OUT OF WACO, TEXAS, AND CURRENTLY WE'RE DOING OVER 120 LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. ABOUT 50 TO 60 OF THOSE ARE MUNICIPALITIES. AND MAYOR, WITH YOUR HEAT MAP UP THERE, WE DO WORK IN A LOT OF THOSE COUNTIES AND A LOT OF THOSE CITIES. SO WE'RE FAMILIAR. WE SPECIALIZE IN TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, AND I THINK WE'LL BE A STRONG SUPPORTER OF THE CITY. I KNOW Y'ALL ARE GROWING JUST LIKE A LOT OF THE CITIES AROUND HERE ARE. AND WITH THAT COMES SOME FINANCIAL REPORTING CHALLENGES. HEY, WE GOT NEW DEBT. HEY, WE'RE HAVING A TOURS. HEY, WE'RE DOING THESE THINGS.

HOW DO WE REFLECT THOSE PROPERLY IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS? AND WE'RE EXPERTS IN THAT AREA. WE'LL BE GLAD TO YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO AUDIT, BUT WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE HERE TO TO BE A HELP AND OF SERVICE TO THE CITY. AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU GUYS. AND

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WHAT WAS THEIR BID? WHAT DOLLAR AMOUNT? 51,400 I BELIEVE. OKAY. YEAH IT WAS SO IT, IT, YEAH, IT, IT WAS A VERY GOOD RESPONSE. SO IT WILL NOT BE OVER THAT AT ALL. HE'S SHAKING HIS HEAD. NO, NO.

NOW SHE SAYS YES. NO NO. WE WE WE FEEL WE'VE LOOKED AT THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, SPOKE WITH THE CITY AND LOOKED AT, YOU KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE AND FEEL LIKE THAT BID SHOULD BE ALL INCLUSIVE. SO YOU DON'T SEE ANY PROBLEMS SWITCHING FROM THE OTHER AUDIT FIRM TO Y'ALL.

EVERYTHING'S UP TO DATE. CURRENT READY TO GO. Y'ALL HAVE AN FY 25 AUDIT, WHICH IS ONE THING THAT WE LIKE TO SEE, OBVIOUSLY. SO WE'RE NOT, YOU KNOW, SO FAR BEHIND THE PREVIOUS AUDITORS ARE REQUIRED TO COMMUNICATE WITH US. SHOULD WE HAVE ANY DIFFICULTY WE'LL GET WITH MISS COX. AND IF SHE NEEDS TO GET WITH Y'ALL, SHE WILL. BUT MOST OF THE TIME THAT'S VERY SEAMLESS. YOU KNOW, WHEN WE GET NEW AUDITS, WE ALSO LOSE AUDITS. SO WE'RE ON THE OTHER END OF THAT SOMETIMES. SO WE ALWAYS TRY TO PAY IT FORWARD AND HELP THOSE NEW FIRMS. AND I, I DON'T SEE ANY REASON WHY I DON'T THINK THE RELATIONSHIP WAS ADVERSARIAL IN ANY WAY AT ALL. NO, NO, IT WAS NOT. AND SHE, I DID COMMUNICATE WITH OUR PREVIOUS AUDITOR. SO SHE DID KNOW THAT WE WERE DOING THIS AND THEY CHOSE NOT TO SUBMIT A BID. WE JUST KIND OF OUTGREW THEM DIDN'T WE? YES, MA'AM. AND THERE'S A LOT OF SIMPLY PUT, YEAH, THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD FIRMS LIKE THAT THAT JUST DON'T HAVE THE PEOPLE ANYMORE. THE RULES CONTINUE TO CHANGE THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THEY TRY TO MAKE THEM MORE USER FRIENDLY, BUT I THINK THEY'RE MAKING THEM MORE COMPLICATED. BUT THAT'S NOT US MAKING THOSE RULES. WE JUST HAVE TO FOLLOW THEM. SO I DON'T SEE ANY PROBLEM WITH WITH TRANSITIONING FROM THE PREVIOUS FIRM TO US. OKAY. CAN I ASK WHAT'S YOUR NAME AGAIN? JOHN MANNING. YES, MA'AM. NO OTHER QUESTIONS. THANK YOU JOHN.

THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. I MOVE TO APPROVE AWARDING EXTERNAL AUDIT SERVICES TO PATTILLO BROWN AND HEAL AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER OR CFO TO SIGN THE AGREEMENT AND NOT TO EXCEED $51,400 FOR THE SIGN, THE ENGAGEMENT LETTER FOR THE FY FISCAL YEAR 26 AUDIT, I SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, PLEASE. ITEM PASSES.

THANK YOU. LAURA. THANK YOU. YOU DON'T GET TO GO ANYWHERE. PRESENTATION. DISCUSSION REGARDING PROPERTIES ACQUIRED BY THE CITY THROUGH TAX, FORECLOSURE SALES AND OPTIONS FOR SALE. OKAY. THANK YOU AGAIN. OUR GOAL FOR THIS PRESENTATION IS TO GET GUIDANCE FROM COUNCIL REGARDING TAX FORECLOSED PROPERTIES. ALLISON CALLISON, AN ATTORNEY WITH PERDUE, BRANDON FIELDER, COLLINS AND MOTT AND WILL REVIEW THE PROPERTIES AND PRESENT THE OPTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. BUT BEFORE I INVITE ALLISON UP TO THE PODIUM, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO PAUL TO KICK OFF THE DISCUSSION WITH SOME ITEMS TO CONSIDER. SURE. JUST A BRIEF, JUST A BRIEF PREFACE BEFORE ALLISON COMES UP. I THINK WE HAVE FIVE TONIGHT TO CONSIDER.

SO WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS AS REALLY KIND OF A TEN YEAR PLUS POLICY FROM COUNCIL. SO WE HAVE A COUPLE OF MOST OF THESE ARE TAX LIEN PROPERTIES. SO WE HAVE A COUPLE THAT ARE VERY CLOSE TO THE INTERSTATE. MAYBE WE'RE HANGING ON TO SOME OF. THEY'RE KIND OF CLOSE TO THE INTERSTATE.

MIGHT BE WORTH HANGING ON TO. I THINK WE HAVE ONE THAT'S PROBABLY A GOOD CANDIDATE FOR ABANDONMENT. IT'S ACTUALLY A SIDE OF SOMEONE'S YARD NEXT TO COUNCIL MEMBER MOON'S HOUSE.

ACTUALLY, ONE IN PARTICULAR I WANT COUNCIL TO THINK ABOUT IS WE HAVE A DOWNTOWN PROPERTY. I THINK THERE'S JUST ONE IN THERE. IT MAY BE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY AS WE LOOK INTO ESTABLISHING SOMETHING LIKE A NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONE, WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY INCENTIVIZING A CERTAIN KIND OF BUILD DOWNTOWN. SO IF WE WANT TO INCENTIVIZE A CRAFTSMAN STYLE HOME OR A MID-CENTURY MODERN, WE ACTUALLY HAVE A LOT OF VICTORIAN STYLE HOMES IN TOWN. SO IF WE WANT TO USE SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO INCENTIVIZE THAT KIND OF A BUILD, THEN I'D LOVE TO HEAR FEEDBACK FROM COUNCIL ON, ON THAT KIND OF CONCEPT. OTHERWISE, THE ALTERNATIVE IS, AS ALLISON WILL POINT OUT, IS TO JUST SELL IT AND LET WHOEVER WANTS TO BUILD ON IT, BUILD ON IT. AND, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A LOT OF STUFF DOWNTOWN THAT'S A LOT OF HOMES DOWNTOWN THAT ARE, FOR LACK OF A BETTER WAY OF PUTTING IT. THERE'S A LOT OF GARAGE IN THE FRONT FACADE OF THE HOUSE.

IF COUNCIL WANTS TO KEEP ALLOWING THAT, THAT'S FINE. BUT IF WE WANT TO START ENCOURAGING AS A POLICY, AS THESE THINGS COME UP, A MORE HISTORICAL LOOK, THEN THIS IS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY

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HERE WE GO. SO TYPICALLY, YOU'LL SEE ME WORKING WITH CITY STAFF, WITH YOUR CITY MANAGER, WITH YOUR CFO, LAURA. BUT I ALSO WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH TANYA ROBERTS TO PRIORITIZE LAWSUITS ON PROPERTIES WITH DELINQUENT TAXES THAT ARE ABANDONED, PROPERTIES THAT THE CITY IS HAVING TO MOW, OR PROPERTIES THAT PRESENT OTHER CITY ORDINANCE CHALLENGES. SO BEFORE I GET STARTED ON THE RESALE OPTIONS FOR THESE TAX FORECLOSURE PROPERTIES, I DO WANT TO GIVE YOU A QUICK OVERVIEW OF OUR COLLECTION PROCESS AND HOW WE GET TO THAT POINT. SO I'M GOING TO USE THE 2020 TAX YEAR TIMELINE AS AN EXAMPLE. SO YOUR 2025 TAXES WERE BILLED IN OCTOBER OF 2025. IF THEY WERE UNPAID BY FEBRUARY 1ST OF 2026, THEY WENT DELINQUENT AND STARTED ACCRUING PENALTIES AND INTEREST. SO IF THOSE IF THOSE 2025 TAXES ARE STILL DELINQUENT BY JULY 1ST OF 2026, THAT'S WHEN THAT GETS TURNED OVER TO MY FIRM FOR COLLECTION. SO AS I MENTIONED, I'M OUT OF OUR ARLINGTON OFFICE AND WITHIN OUR OFFICE SUITE, WE HAVE A CALL CENTER. SO PRIOR TO JULY 1ST, WE WILL BE LOOKING AT WHAT IS STILL DELINQUENT FOR THE CITY IN JUNE AND RESEARCHING GOOD CONTACT INFORMATION FOR TAXPAYERS FOR OUR JULY MAILING CAMPAIGNS OR JULY CALL CAMPAIGNS. SO OUR CALL CENTER STAFF ARE READY TO BEGIN COLLECTION BEGIN COLLECTION CALLS ON DAY ONE. SO OUR GOAL IS ALWAYS TO GET PAYMENT IN FULL OR SET UP A PAYMENT AGREEMENT TO GET IT RESOLVED WITHOUT THE NEED FOR LITIGATION. WE PRIDE OURSELVES ON OUR ABILITY TO DO THAT, TO MAKE THAT PERSONAL CONTACT, TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH YOUR TAXPAYERS THAT WENT DELINQUENT, GO OUT AND VISIT BUSINESSES, MAKE THOSE EFFORTS TO TALK TO THOSE TAXPAYERS AND RESOLVE IT WITHOUT THE NEED FOR FILING A LAWSUIT. OF COURSE, WE HAVE SOME INSTANCES WHERE TAXPAYERS ARE NON-RESPONSIVE TO THOSE EFFORTS, AND WE MUST ENFORCE COLLECTIONS THROUGH SUIT. AND SO THAT'S HOW WE GET TO THE TAX SALE AND WHERE WE'RE SELLING PROPERTY ON THE COURTHOUSE STEPS. BUT I WILL ASSURE YOU THAT FROM OUR FIRST PHONE CONTACT WITH THAT TAXPAYER, THROUGH LITIGATION ALL THE WAY TO THE TAX SALE PROCESS, THERE'S ALWAYS AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK OUT A PAYMENT AGREEMENT AND GET IT TAKEN CARE OF AND AVOID THAT SALE. AND THAT'S WHY THE MAJORITY OF PROPERTIES THAT GO FORWARD TO TAX SALE ARE EITHER VACANT HOMES OR HOME, LOTS THAT HAVE BEEN ABANDONED. SO THE TAX CODE ALLOWS US TO TAKE PROPERTIES WITH UNPAID TAXES TO TO AUCTION TO SATISFY THAT DELINQUENT BALANCE. SO SALES MUST BE HELD ON THE FIRST TUESDAY OF THE MONTH. THEY TAKE PLACE AT 10 A.M. AT THE HISTORICAL COURTHOUSE ON THE SQUARE IN CLEBURNE. THE TAX CODE SETS THE MINIMUM BID FOR EACH PROPERTY THAT IS AUCTIONED, AND THAT MINIMUM BID IS GOING TO BE EITHER THE TOTAL AMOUNT OWED ON THE PROPERTY. SO ALL THE TAXES, PENALTY, INTEREST, COURT COSTS AND COSTS OF SALE OR THE MARKET VALUE OF THAT PROPERTY THAT WAS IN THE JUDGMENT. AND THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN THE MOST RECENT CAD VALUE FOR THAT PROPERTY. SO WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT THOSE TWO NUMBERS. AND WE'RE GOING TO SAY WHICHEVER NUMBER IS LESS, THAT IS GOING TO BE WHAT WE CALL THE STATUTORY MINIMUM BID AT THE AUCTION. SO IF WE OFFER THAT PROPERTY AT AUCTION AND NOBODY BIDS THAT MINIMUM AMOUNT, THEN THE TAXING UNIT THAT ASKED FOR THE SALE HAS TWO OPTIONS. YOU CAN TAKE IT AS A STRIKE OFF PROPERTY, WHICH IS A TERM OF ART, MEANING YOU TAKE TITLE TO THE PROPERTY, YOU FORECLOSE ON IT, AND IT BECOMES THE CITY OF ALVARADO'S PROPERTY, AND THEY HOLD IT IN TRUST FOR THE USE AND BENEFIT OF ITSELF AND THE OTHER TAXING UNITS THAT TAX THAT PROPERTY. OR YOU CAN WITHDRAW THE PROPERTY FROM SALE AND TRY AGAIN IN A FEW MONTHS OR LATER DOWN THE ROAD. SO THE PROPERTIES THAT WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT IN A SECOND ARE BEING HELD IN TRUST BY THE CITY FOR THE USE AND BENEFIT OF ITSELF AND THE OTHER UNITS, LIKE I SAID. SO PROPERTIES, IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT ARE STRUCK OFF ARE THEY ENTER EXEMPT STATUS IMMEDIATELY. AND THEY DON'T GENERATE TAX REVENUE UNTIL THEY'RE RESOLD. SO HOW DO WE RESELL THE PROPERTY AND GET IT BACK ON THE TAX ROLL. AND THAT IS IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANOTHER USE FOR IT. SO IF THERE'S A PUBLIC USE FOR THE PROPERTY, IT'S NOT UNCOMMON FOR THE CITY TO REQUEST THE OTHER

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OBVIOUSLY, IT'S A QUICK TIMELINE. YOU CAN GET A PROPERTY AT AUCTION WITHIN, SAY, 30 TO 60 DAYS OF PASSING THAT RESOLUTION. IT'S A FAST PROCESS IN TERMS OF FINALIZING THE TRANSACTION. SO THE PAYMENT FOR THAT PROPERTY WOULD HAVE TO BE MADE THAT SAME DAY OF THE AUCTION. I BELIEVE THE REQUIREMENT IS CURRENTLY BY 2 P.M. YOU HAVE TO HAVE A CASHIER'S CHECK OVER TO THE DISTRICT CLERK'S OFFICE, AND THE DEED IS USUALLY RECORDED WITHIN A COUPLE WEEKS. OKAY. FOR A PRIVATE RESALE, WE USUALLY THINK OF THESE AS USING A SEALED BID PROCESS. AND, YOU KNOW, PAUL POINTED OUT EARLIER THAT THERE THERE'S SOME OPPORTUNITY TO INCENTIVIZE CERTAIN, CERTAIN CONDITIONS WHEN YOU WHEN YOU CONTROL THE PROCESS, LIKE THROUGH A PRIVATE RESALE. SO I'LL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE FOR THE CITY OF CLEBURNE. IT WAS ABOUT 2018 THROUGH 2023. THEY USED A SEALED BID PROCESS TO RESELL A NUMBER OF TAX FORECLOSURE PROPERTIES AND INCENTIVIZE BUILDING WITHIN A CERTAIN AREA, REQUIRED BIDDERS TO SIGN AN AGREEMENT THAT THEY WOULD BUILD A SINGLE FAMILY HOME ON THESE LOTS THAT ALREADY HAD INFRASTRUCTURE. SO YOU THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY WITH THE SEALED BID PROCESS AND GOING THROUGH A PRIVATE RESALE. SO TYPICALLY WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE'LL CREATE AN ADVERTISEMENT, WE'LL RUN IT IN THE NEWSPAPER, ALSO HAVE IT PLACED ON OUR WEBSITE, PROBABLY ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE. IF YOU HAVE A PART OF YOUR WEBSITE WHERE THAT WOULD LINK, LINK AND MAKE SENSE, AND WE'D ASK FOR SEALED BIDS BY A CERTAIN DATE. SO YOU CAN ASK THAT THE BIDDERS SUBMIT ALONG WITH THEIR, YOU KNOW, CONTACT INFORMATION AND PRICE. WHAT WOULD THE PROPOSED USE BE FOR THE PROPERTY? AND THEN YOU OPEN THE BIDS AND REVIEW THOSE, DETERMINE THE FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THEM. AND EITHER STAFF OR I CAN PRESENT THOSE OPTIONS. AND TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR SELECTION OR APPROVAL. SO IF THE BID IS HIGHER THAN THE STATUTORY MINIMUM BID THAT I MENTIONED EARLIER FROM THE ORIGINAL TAX SALE, THEN NO APPROVAL FROM THE SCHOOL OR THE COUNTY WOULD BE REQUIRED. BUT IF IT'S LESS, YOU'VE GOT TO TAKE IT TO THE OTHER UNITS FOR APPROVAL. SO OBVIOUSLY PRIVATE RESALE HAS ITS ADVANTAGES TO CITY OBVIOUSLY IS GOING TO HAVE MORE CONTROL OVER THE PROCESS, MORE CONTROL OVER THE PRICE, MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO PERHAPS INCENTIVIZE BUILDING IN A CERTAIN AREA. BUT THIS OPTION COULD TAKE LONGER. IF YOU GET A BID THAT'S LESS THAN THAT MINIMUM AMOUNT, BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THE OTHER UNITS FOR THEIR APPROVAL. OKAY, SO HERE ARE THE FIVE PROPERTIES THAT THE CITY IS CURRENTLY HOLDING. SO WE'VE GOT ONE OF FOUR QUAIL HAVEN, 400 EAST DAVIS, ANOTHER ON QUAIL HAVEN, A PROPERTY JUST IDENTIFIED AS SPARK STREET BY THE CAD AND THEN 411 SOUTH THIRD. SO I'VE INCLUDED SOME INFORMATION ON EACH OF THESE FOR YOU GUYS TO REVIEW AND DIGEST. OF COURSE, YOU CAN ALWAYS LOOK IT UP ON THE CAD

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OKAY, I HAVE A QUESTION ON THIS ONE, PAUL. SURE. THAT IS. WHERE IT'S SHADED GREEN THAT IS INSIDE OF HER FENCE. YES. SO, YOU KNOW, AND THEY'VE LIVED THERE. WELL OVER 50 YEARS, PROBABLY. I THINK THEY'RE THE ONLY OWNER OF THE HOUSE. IT'S IT IT LIKE MY HOUSE IS STAYED IN THE FAMILY. OKAY. HOW'S THAT GOING TO WORK ON THAT? THOSE ARE THE 2018 SALE. ALISON. YES, BECAUSE I MEAN, IT'S ONLY LIKE A THREE FOOT STRIP, THREE FOOT OUT AND THEN DOWN. SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO ASK THE LADY THAT'S BEEN TAKING CARE OF THIS PROPERTY SINCE THE DAY THEY OWNED IT, TO BUY IT FOR $10,000. ARE WE? THAT IS A QUESTION FOR COUNSEL. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. A QUESTION FOR COUNSEL. SO ONE THING THAT WE DO, REGARDLESS OF WHICH OPTION YOU TAKE, IS WE DO ALWAYS NOTIFY THE ADJACENT OWNER. AND WE DO THAT AT THE TIME OF ORIGINAL SALE OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW UP AND BID ON THESE PROPERTIES. OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE INTERESTED IN GETTING AS MANY POTENTIAL BUYERS AT A SALE AS POSSIBLE. BUT IN THIS INSTANCE, LIKE I SAID, IF YOU APPROVE, IT'S COMPLETELY UP TO COUNCIL. IF YOU GET A BID FOR THIS PROPERTY FOR $100 AND CONSIDER IT AND APPROVE IT, YOU'VE GOT TO GO TO THE COUNTY AND THE SCHOOL AND GET APPROVAL FOR THAT, BECAUSE HERE THE TAX MINIMUM BID WAS A LITTLE UNDER 11,000. SO IF YOU SELL IT FOR LESS THAN THAT, YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO GET THAT APPROVAL. I JUST I MEAN. IS THIS SOMETHING THAT I WILL BE ABLE TO VOTE ON CONSIDERING SHE'S NEXT DOOR? WELL, IT'S REALLY A QUESTION FOR THE ATTORNEY, BUT AS LONG AS THERE'S NOT A FINANCIAL BENEFIT FOR YOU, YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO. I JUST CAN'T SEE CHARGING SOMEBODY, YOU KNOW, TO BUY THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT THEY THOUGHT WAS THEIRS FOR THE LAST UMPTEEN, YOU KNOW, YEARS. AND NOW WE'RE WANTING TO CHARGE A WIDOW, SENIOR CITIZEN. SHE'S, YOU KNOW, PROBABLY 75 OR 80 YEARS OLD FOR PROPERTY THAT SHE THOUGHT WAS HERS. AND WE AND WE HAVE A LOT OF THESE. THAT'S PROBABLY 25 FOOT STRIP IN IN WIDTH, JUST LOOKING AT GOOGLE MAPS. BUT BECAUSE WE'RE WE'RE LOOKING AT THE RECORDS OF THE DOWNTOWN, WE'RE RUNNING INTO QUITE A FEW THINGS LIKE THIS. WE'VE ABANDONED A NUMBER OF STREETS PREVIOUSLY THAT DIDN'T MAKE ANY SENSE. THAT HAD NEVER BEEN BUILT. SO THIS MAY BE ONE OF THOSE IT'S HARD TO SAY, BUT IT'S BEEN PROBABLY AGES. I'M NOT SURE WHY. WHY WOULD HAVE GONE TO A TAX SALE IN 2018. BUT YEAH, WE DO HAVE OPTIONS. WE HAVE THE OPTION TO DO NOTHING TO SELL TO A PRIVATE SALE. PUBLIC SALE. IT WENT TO THE. 2018 AND 2018, AND COUNCIL DOESN'T HAVE TO MAKE DECISIONS ON THIS TONIGHT. WE JUST WANT TO GET THIS IN FRONT OF YOU AND START GETTING START THE CONVERSATION. IF SHE CHOOSES. IF WE DON'T DO ANYTHING AND SHE CHOOSES NOT TO BUY AND IT ENDS UP SELLING, WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR MOVING HER FENCE? THAT IS PROBABLY A LEGAL QUESTION, BUT I WOULD I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE, YOU KNOW, MAKE A DECISION ON WHAT WE WANT TO DO WITH THAT PROPERTY FIRST AND THEN ADDRESS THE DETAILS AT THAT TIME.

THAT'S CARMEN GIDLEY. GERRY GIDLEY YEAH. AND THEY'VE LIVED THERE SINCE JERRY WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL. YEAH, YEAH. OKAY. THAT'S ALL MY QUESTIONS ON IT. OKAY. OKAY. HERE WE HAVE 411 SOUTH THIRD. ALL THE DETAILS ON THAT 11 SOUTH SPUR. AND THIS IS THE ONE I WAS REFERRING TO,

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CORRECT? YES. YEP. SO IS IT THE LOT FROM THE HOUSE WE TORE DOWN? YEAH. OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. SO GOING THROUGH THE PROPERTIES THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR RESALE, I WANTED TO ALSO INCLUDE JUST IN A CLOSING SLIDE. IF YOU RESELL IT, WHERE DOES THE MONEY GO? WELL, THE TAX CODE DICTATES HOW THE PROCEEDS FROM A RESALE ARE DISTRIBUTED. AND THERE'S A PRIORITY AS YOU SEE ALL THESE BULLETS I HAVE HERE. SO EACH LINE ITEM STARTING AT THE THE VERY TOP MUST BE PAID BEFORE YOU GET TO THE NEXT LEVEL. AND THEN YOU SEE THAT THE BOTTOM, THE TAXING UNITS WOULD GET A PRO RATA SHARE OF THE REMAINDER. REMAINDER BASED ON THE AMOUNTS THE TAXING UNITS WERE OWED AT THE TIME OF SALE. SO ESSENTIALLY, THE CITY'S COST OF MAINTAINING, PRESERVING AND SAFEKEEPING THE PROPERTY THAT'S GOING TO COME OFF THE TOP, THEN YOU'RE GOING TO WORK THROUGH ALL THE DIFFERENT COSTS INVOLVED IN SELLING THE PROPERTY THE SECOND TIME. AND THAT FIRST ORIGINAL, THE THE ORIGINAL SALE AND THEN THE COST FROM THE LAWSUIT. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR YOU GUYS. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE. I HAVE A QUESTION TO PAUL.

SHOULD WE BE DISCUSSING EACH ONE OF THESE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION? WE'RE NOT WE'RE JUST WANTING TO GET THIS CONVERSATION IN FRONT OF COUNCIL TODAY. SO IF COUNCIL LATER AT ANOTHER TIME WE CAN YEAH. MAKE THE DECISIONS. OKAY. YEAH. NO NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN WITHOUT. I UNDERSTAND THAT IS THAT MAYBE DIRECTION COUNCIL WANTS TO GO TALK ABOUT THESE EXECUTIVE I THINK SO YEAH. OKAY. BRING IT BACK ANOTHER TIME. DO THAT THEN GIVE SOME DIRECTION. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. HAVE A GOOD EVENING. ALL RIGHT. NUMBER 12 PUBLIC HEARING CONSIDERATION ACTION ON ORDINANCE 2026-0010. LOVING A. IMPROVEMENTS TO BE PROVIDED IN THE ALVARADO TWO AND FIVE PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT AREA.

NUMBER ONE PROJECT FIXING CHARGE AND LEAN AGAINST ALL PROPERTIES WITHIN IMPROVEMENT AREA NUMBER ONE OF THE DISTRICT AND OWNERS THEREOF, PROVIDING FOR THE MANNER AND METHOD OF COLLECTION OF SUCH ASSESSMENTS. MAKING A FINDING OF SPECIAL BENEFIT TO PROPERTY IMPROVEMENT AREA NUMBER ONE OF THE DISTRICT. APPROVING A SERVICE ASSESSMENT PLAN. PROVIDING A CLAUSE.

PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 735. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. IN JULY 2022, THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE CREATION OF THE LENNAR VALOR ADDITION, AND THE PIT WILL BE DEVELOPED IN MULTIPLE PHASES WITH FINANCING FROM FOR IMPROVEMENTS OCCURRING AS DEVELOPMENT PROGRESSES. THE SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN WILL SERVE AS THE. THE GUIDING DOCUMENT FOR ASSESSMENTS WITHIN THE PIT AND ASSESSMENTS WILL BE APPLIED TO PARCELS WITHIN THE PIT THAT RECEIVE A SPECIAL BENEFIT FROM THE AUTHORIZED IMPROVEMENTS. THE PIT IS LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS. IT'S LOCATED NORTHEAST OF HIGHWAY 67, AND IT INCLUDES APPROXIMATELY 250 ACRES AT FULL BUILD OUT. THE DEVELOPMENT IS ANTICIPATED TO INCLUDE APPROXIMATELY 901 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL UNITS AND. IN IT INCLUDES 361 UNITS AND IMPROVEMENT AREA NUMBER ONE AND 585 UNITS IN FUTURE IMPROVEMENT AREA. THE PIT ASSESSMENT WILL FUND INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS AND SUCH AS ROADWAYS, WATER, WASTEWATER, DRAINAGE AND UTILITIES. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE PIT ALSO PROVIDES $1,000 PER LOT INFRASTRUCTURE CASH FOR THE CITY, AND THAT IS 316,000 FOR THIS PHASE IN DEVELOPMENT AND $901,000 OVERALL AT THIS TIME. I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER THE PRESENTATION OVER TO JENNIFER SLOAN WITH MUNI CAP. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. MY NAME IS JENNIFER SLOAN AND I'M WITH THE MUNI CAP. AGAIN, WE'RE YOUR PET ADMINISTRATORS, AND

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TONIGHT. WE ARE LEVYING THE ASSESSMENTS ON THE FIRST IMPROVEMENT AREA. AS SHE SAID, IMPROVEMENT AREA ONE HAS 316 RESIDENTIAL LOTS, 201 OF THOSE ARE 50 TO 45 FOOT LOTS AND 115 OF THOSE ARE 40 FOOT LOTS. THE ESTIMATED HOME VALUE, SORRY, OF THE 40 TO 55 FOOT LOTS IS 350,000 AND THE 40 FOOT LOTS IS 300 THOUSAND. SO FUTURE IMPROVEMENT AREAS. WE HAVE 505 5585 RESIDENTIAL LOTS REMAINING, WITH 511 OF THOSE BEING 50 TO 45 FOOT LOTS AND 7440 FOOT LOTS.

OOPS. WRONG WAY. SORRY. SO FOR THIS IMPROVEMENT AREA WE HAVE A PROJECTED ASSESSMENT PER UNIT OF $21,930.64. THAT BRINGS US TO AN ANNUAL INSTALLMENT OF 1925 AND A PROJECTED TAX RATE EQUIVALENT OF $0.55 FOR THE 40 TO 50, 50 TO 45 FOOT LOTS FOR THE 40 FOOT LOTS. THE PROJECTED ASSESSMENT PER UNIT IS 18,860 AND $0.35, WITH AN ANNUAL INSTALLMENT OF 1655 AND A SIMILAR TAX RATE EQUIVALENT OF $0.55. THIS WILL FUND IMPROVEMENT COSTS OF 15.41 MILLION. THE PROJECTED ASSESSMENT AMOUNT FOR THE IMPROVEMENT AREA ONE IS 6,000,577 MILLION, AND THEN OTHER FUNDING SOURCES ARE 8.83 MILLION. SO TONIGHT WE HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING. WE APPROVED THE PRELIMINARY SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN BACK IN APRIL.

AND FOLLOWING THE PUBLIC HEARING, THE LEVY OF ASSESSMENTS FOR THIS IMPROVEMENT AREA. DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? JOSH HAS A BUNCH, BUT THAT'S OKAY. HE'S DRINKING FROM A FIRE HOSE RIGHT NOW. NO QUESTIONS. IN A GOOD. WELL, WE'VE WE CREATED THE PIT IN 2022. YES. YEAH. THIS IS THIS IS MOVING TOWARDS THE BOND ISSUANCE. SO YOU'LL BE APPROVING THE SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN SO THAT THEY CAN ISSUE THE BONDS. YES. SO I HAVE A I DO HAVE A QUESTION. I DON'T KNOW. IT MAY BE DIRECTED AT YOU. YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THREE OF Y'ALL WITH THE THE PIT IS IS PAID. WHAT DID YOU SAY IT WAS PER HOME LIKE $1,600 ANNUALLY. YES, MA'AM. SO THAT'S ABOVE THEIR OTHER PROPERTY TAX, CORRECT? YES, MA'AM. NOW WHEN.

THE HOME HAS A HOMESTEAD ON IT AND THE STATE INCREASES OUR HOMESTEAD AMOUNT, IT DOES NOT AFFECT THE PIT AT ALL. CORRECT. IT ONLY AFFECTS THE PROPERTY TAX. YES, MA'AM. NOT THE PIT.

OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND WE HAVE PUBLIC HERE. SO IF ANYBODY HAD ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THE TWO AND FIVE PIT. THIS IS A GOOD TIME FOR THAT. HEY DON, I'M GOING TO BRING UP THE SAME THINGS I BROUGHT UP FOR YOU. SO WE'RE ALLOWING THIS TO HAPPEN. IT'S HAPPENING. THESE ARE RETIREMENT CONDO HOMES THAT THEY SPLIT APART FROM EACH OTHER. AND THEY DECIDED TO MAKE THEM SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. SO YOU'RE ONLY SEEING A GARAGE IN FRONT. YOU GOT A LITTLE BYPASS TO GO AROUND ON THE 40 FOOT, AND THERE'S GOING TO BE NO PARKING FOR ANYBODY. ON YOUR BLOCK. DO YOU THINK YOU COULD

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YOU KNOW, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE PEOPLE SO FRUSTRATED AND FIGHTING ON HOMES THAT ARE ONLY 40 AND 50 FOOT LOTS IN FRONT, NO PLACE TO PARK, AND EVEN THE POSTAL SERVICE ON YOUR BLOCK, THEY HAVE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE TO PUT THE MAIL INTO THE MAILBOXES, BECAUSE YOUR, YOUR BLOCK JUST TOTALLY IS PARKING ON THE CURB IN FRONT OF THE MAILBOXES. IT'S YOU'RE, YOU'RE BLOCK IS CLUTTERED AND THE BLOCK, WHAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE? IT'S GOING TO PRE PROJECT A BUNCH OF PROBLEMS. THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO SAY. AND LIKE I SAY, THESE ARE HOMES THAT THEY'RE BEING BUILT ARE JUST A GARAGE WITH AN UPSTAIRS AND A LITTLE PATHWAY GOING BACK BEHIND. AND THAT'S REALLY ALL YOU GOT. AND THEN YOU GOT FIVE FOOT BETWEEN EACH HOME. YOU KNOW, YOU IN ALVARADO THERE, IT'LL BE A REALLY GOOD THING TO HAVE ROOF HOPPING CONTEST BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THESE THINGS ARE GOING TO BE VALUED AT. THAT'S. I'M DONE. THANK YOU.

DON, ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS? WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 745. ITEM NUMBER 12. ITEM NUMBER 12. I MOVED TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE 2026 001 LEVYING ASSESSMENTS FOR THE COST OF CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS TO BE PROVIDED IN THE ALVARADO 215 PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT AREA. NUMBER ONE PROJECT FIXING A CHARGE AND LIEN AGAINST ALL PROPERTIES WITHIN THE IMPROVEMENT AREA. NUMBER ONE OF THE DISTRICT AND THE OWNERS. THEREFORE, OF PROVIDING OF THE MANNER AND METHOD OF COLLECTION OF THE SUCH ASSESSMENT. SUCH ASSESSMENTS MAKING A FINDING OF SPECIAL BENEFIT TO PROPERTY IMPROVEMENT IN AREA ONE OF THE DISTRICT AND APPROVING A SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. I SECOND ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND PLEASE. ITEM PASSES NUMBER 13 CONSIDERATION ACTION RELATED TO THE APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND FUNDING OF AUTHORIZED IMPROVEMENTS AND REIMBURSEMENT OF ADVANCES BETWEEN THE CITY OF LAREDO, TEXAS, AND LENNAR HOMES OF TEXAS LAND AND CONSTRUCTION LIMITED. MISS DANIEL. ALL RIGHT. THE ITEM BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS FOR CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION RELATED TO AN AGREEMENT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND FUNDING OF AUTHORIZED IMPROVEMENTS AND REIMBURSEMENTS OF ADVANCES FOR THE LENNAR VALOR ADDITION. PIERCE, BETWEEN THE CITY OF ALVARADO AND LENNAR HOMES OF TEXAS. LAND AND CONSTRUCTION LIMITED. THIS AGREEMENT ESTABLISHES THE PROCESS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, FUNDING AND REIMBURSEMENT OF PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN THE LENNAR VALOR ADDITION. UNDER THE AGREEMENT, LENNAR WILL FUND AND CONSTRUCT THE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS UP FRONT AND UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, THE DEVELOPER MAY THEN BE REIMBURSED OVER TIME THROUGH PRIVATE ASSESSMENTS AND OR FUTURE BOND PROCEEDS, IF APPLICABLE. REIMBURSEMENTS ARE LIMITED SOLELY TO REVENUES COLLECTED BY THE CITY, AND NO CITY GENERAL FUND DOLLARS WILL BE USED FOR THESE IMPROVEMENTS.

THE AGREEMENT ALSO OUTLINES THE PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR REIMBURSEMENT REQUEST AND REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL ALL ELIGIBLE COSTS HAVE BEEN FULLY REIMBURSED. ELIGIBLE COSTS MAY INCLUDE CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, ENGINEERING FEES AND OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE RELATED EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE PIT. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE LENNAR VALOR ADDITION REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT. I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

AND SO IS JENNIFER SLOAN AND JEFF GOLBUS. IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD ON THAT ONE. NUMBER 13, FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, I MOVE TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 2026-0010 AS

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YES? YOU'RE HERE. I'M HERE. I MEAN, SORRY, COUNCIL MEMBER MOON. COUNCIL MEMBER SHORT.

YOU'RE HERE TOO. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER BRYANT. I'M HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRENDAN. MR. MAYOR, YOU HAVE A QUORUM. THANK YOU. YES. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION AND PUBLIC INPUT. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CITIZENS TO ADDRESS THE CONVENING SERVICE NUMBER FOR BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

THE BOARD OF THIS MEETING ON ANY MATTER, THE PRESIDING OFFICER MAY ASK FOR THE CITIZENS TO HOLD HIS OR HER COMMENTS ON AN AGENDA ITEM UNTIL THAT AGENDA ITEM IS REACHED. ANY RESPONSE FROM A MEMBER OF THE CONVENED BOARD TO COMMENTS RELATED TO ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA, IS LIMITED TO A STATEMENT OF SPECIFIC FACTUAL INFORMATION OR RECITATION OF EXISTING POLICY OR DIRECTION STAFF TO PLACE THE SUBJECT ON THE AGENDA FOR A FUTURE MEETING.

CITIZENS MAY OBTAIN A FORM TO SPEAK BY REQUESTING IT FROM THE CITY SECRETARY, THE CITY MARSHAL, PRIOR TO THE START OF THE MEETING. HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? NO, MA'AM.

NO NEW BUSINESS. ITEM NUMBER ONE CONSIDERATION ACTION RELATED TO RESOLUTION NUMBER R2026-0035. A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER FOR THE CITY OF LAREDO, TEXAS, RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE FINAL PROJECT FINANCE PLAN FOR THE ZONE, PROVIDING SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

YES, MA'AM. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I'M RATHER RELIEVED I'M NOT PRESENTING A MUD, SO I'M SURE YOU ARE APPRECIATIVE OF THAT AS WELL. JUST A HIGH LEVEL AGREEMENT WAS APPROVED ON APRIL THE 6TH, AND THEN THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED ORDINANCE NUMBER 2026 005, WHICH ESTABLISHED THE REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER FOR THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE IS IN FRONT OF YOU, MAKES A RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE FINAL PROJECT AND FINANCE PLAN FOR THE TOURS. THIS TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER FOUR CONSISTS CONSIST OF 228 TOTAL ACRES. THE PED. IT WILL OFFSET THE PIT ASSESSMENTS AND FUND THE. THE COST FOR THE SPORTS COMPLEX. THE SINGLE FAMILY IS EXPECTED TO BE 188 PLUS ACRES IN. THE SPORTS COMPLEX IS 39.41 ACRES, AND AT THIS TIME I'LL HAND IT BACK OVER TO JENNIFER, WHO IS OUR PED ADMINISTRATOR. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL AGAIN. JEN. JENNIFER. WE'RE ALSO MEETING WITH MUNICH AND WE'RE ALSO YOUR TOURS ADMINISTRATORS. SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER FOUR FOR CHAMBERS CREEK. THIS IS THE BOUNDARY PROPER FOR THE WELL, WHAT WILL BE INSIDE OR WHAT IS INSIDE THE TERSE. AS SHE SAID, THE ZONE CONSISTS OF APPROXIMATELY 228 ACRES. IT IS MEANT TO PROVIDE AN OFFSET TO THE PIT ASSESSMENTS IN THE SINGLE FAMILY AREA, AND ALSO FUND PROJECT COST OF THE SPORTS COMPLEX. THAT SPORTS COMPLEX DOES HAVE A MAXIMUM OUTPUT OF 27 MILLION. THERE ARE TWO SUBAREAS TO THIS. THE SINGLE FAMILY, WHICH IS 188.62 ACRES, WHICH IS ALSO COTERMINOUS WITH THE CHAMBERS CREEK PIT THAT WAS CREATED BACK IN APRIL. THE CITY IS PARTICIPATING AT 50% OF THAT 50%. 20% GOES TO THE SINGLE FAMILY FOR THE PIT OFFSET, AND THE 30% GOES TO THE SPORTS COMPLEX SUB AREA. THE SPORTS COMPLEX SUB AREA IS 39.41 ACRES, INCLUDES THE PLANNED COMMERCIAL AREA AND IS ALSO. THE CITY PARTICIPATES AT 50%. FOR PROJECT COSTS. THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 47,612,770. THIS INCLUDES ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES AND THE 27 MILLION CAP TO THE SPORTS COMPLEX AREA. AND JUST TO NOT BORE YOU WITH NUMBERS, I WON'T READ EVERYONE, BUT JUST PROBABLY WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT ON THE NUMBER SIDE IS THAT THE SINGLE FAMILY AREA IS

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AND WITH THAT, DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? IT'S A LOT OF MONEY. YEAH, I DID SOME. I DON'T SEE ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER ONE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. I ACCEPT ITEM ONE AS PRESENTED. I IS PRESENTED AS PRESENTED. I'M NOT EVEN TALKING TO YOU. I SECOND ALL IN FAVOR. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. PLEASE DON'T DO THAT.

ITEM NUMBER TWO CONSIDERATION ACTION RELATED TO THE NUMBER FOR REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE REINVESTMENT ZONE.

NUMBER FOUR, CITY OF TEXAS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THAT CERTAIN NUMBER FOR REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT. HELLO AGAIN. THIS IS MUCH OF THE SAME. BEFORE I BRING UP MISS JENNIFER AGAIN, THIS DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WAS APPROVED AGAIN IN APRIL, AND WE ESTABLISHED THE REINVESTMENT ZONE BY ORDINANCE 2026 005. WHAT THIS ORDINANCE IS DOING IS MAKING A RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT WITH AVALON DEVELOPMENT OR CHAMBERS CREEK. JUST TO REFRESH YOUR MEMORY ON FUNDING, IT STEMS FROM THE AD VALOREM OR THE PROPERTY TAXES, AND WITHIN THE TOURIST DISTRICT ONLY. SO NO ONE OUTSIDE THAT DISTRICT IS PAYING FOR THE PROPERTY TAX, THE PROPERTY TAX, OR THE FUNDING FOR THIS. 50% OF THAT AD VALOREM TAX IS GENERATED BY THE DISTRICT, WILL BE DIRECTED INTO YOUR GENERAL FUND ACCOUNT, AND THEN THE OTHER 50% WILL BE DIRECTED INTO THE SPORTS COMPLEX AND DIRECTED TO OFFSET THE PIT, THE PIT ACCOUNT. AND THAT IS SPLIT 3020, I BELIEVE. SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR JENNIFER AT THIS TIME ON THE REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT, SHE WILL ENTERTAIN THOSE. OR DO YOU HAVE YOU DON'T HAVE A PRESENTATION ON ON THIS PARTICULAR ONE. IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THAT I OR PAUL OR MAYBE MISTER JEFF CAN ANSWER? NO. OKAY. THANK YOU. NUMBER TWO, FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE AS PRESENTED. THE TERMS. ANYBODY SECOND, I SECOND. KEVIN SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR. YOU WOULD RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND PLEASE. ITEM PASSES AND WE HAVE NO EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO WE WILL ADJOURN THE TOURS. ZONE FOUR BOARD MEETING.

AND THEN WE WILL RESUME BACK TO OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED SESSION. ITEM NUMBER 14 CONSIDERATION AND ACTION RELATED RESOLUTION R2026-0028. RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ALVARADO, TEXAS.

AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER FOUR, CITY OF LAREDO, TEXAS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THAT CERTAIN TOURS NUMBER FOR REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS RESOLUTION IS PASSED WAS NOTICED AND IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THIS IS WHAT I JUST SPOKE TO YOU ON ON THE TOURIST BOARD. IT IS THE REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT TO AVALON OR CHAMBERS CREEK. SURF BOARD. DID THEY APPROVE THIS? THEY DID. WAS IT UNANIMOUS? YES IT WAS. AND IT'S NOT A MUD. IT'S NOT A MUD. IT'S NOT A MUD.

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CITY OF ALVARADO, TEXAS. MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS RELATED TO SUCH FINAL PLAN, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEARING COUNCIL. THIS WAS ALL ALSO JUST PRESENTED BY THE TOURIST BOARD, AND THEY RECOMMENDED UNANIMOUSLY AS WELL TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS ORDINANCE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NOT A MUCH. SO, NUMBER 15, FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. I MOVE TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 2026-0011 ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ALVARADO, TEXAS, TO APPROVING A FINAL PROJECT AND FINANCE PLAN FOR TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER FOUR, CITY OF ALVARADO, TEXAS. MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS RELATED TO SUCH FINAL PLAN, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. I SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, PLEASE. ITEM PASSES. SO NUMBER 16 AND 17. WHEN I WAS READING THE AGENDA AND I SAW HOW MUCH I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO TALK, I GOT A SECOND GLASS OF WATER, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO HAVE TO USE THAT TONIGHT. WE'RE NOT GOING TO TAKE ANY ACTION ON THOSE, AND THEY WILL BE ON A FUTURE AGENDA. MOVING ON TO NUMBER 18, PUBLIC HEARING CONSIDERATION ACTION ON ORDINANCE 2026-0014, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF AMARILLO, TEXAS, REZONING FROM GENERAL COMMERCIAL C2 DISTRICT TO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL SF ONE DISTRICT ON LOT TWO AND A PORTION OF LOT THREE, BLOCK 19 OF THE NEWTOWN ADDITION BEING .2388 ACRES ADDRESSED AS 1111 TRAVIS AVENUE IN THE CITY OF ALVARADO, JOHNSON COUNTY, TEXAS.

PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE, ALL ORDINANCES PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 810. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. THE SUBJECT SITE IS HIGHLIGHTED THERE IN YELLOW. IT IS FRONTING TRAVIS AVENUE AND IT IS NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF SOUTH THIRD STREET. LET'S SEE, WE NOTICED ALL PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 200FT OF THE SUBJECT SITE OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING, AND THE SUBJECT SITE IS THAT BLUE STAR DOWN AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SLIDE. THIS IS OUR NEW FUTURE LAND USE MAP THAT SHOWS THE YELLOW AREA AS EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD LAND USE CATEGORY. AND THIS REQUEST IS CONSISTENT WITH THE FUTURE LAND. USE. THIS REQUEST TO REZONE IS CONSISTENT WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE PLANS.

EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD LAND USE CATEGORY. SPECIFICALLY, IT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE DESIGN AND PLACE PRINCIPLES LISTED HERE WITH THE BLUE ARROWS. TO MAINTAIN A MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT OF TWO STORIES. REINFORCED NEIGHBORHOOD SCALE. ENSURE NEW DEVELOPMENT IS COMPATIBLE WITH EXISTING DESIGN AND PRESERVE PREVAILING NEIGHBORHOOD PATTERNS RELATED TO MASSING, SETBACKS AND RHYTHM. SO IF YOU LOOK BACK AT THE SURROUNDING USES, YOU CAN SEE THE RESIDENTIAL USES TO TO THE ADJACENT PROPERTIES. AND OTHER PROPERTIES IN THIS AREA ARE ARE VERY COMPATIBLE WITH, WITH A SINGLE FAMILY ZONING. LET'S SEE DOWN AGAIN AT THE BOTTOM HIGHLIGHTED IN THE TURQUOISE BLUE IS THE SUBJECT SITE. IT'S SORRY. THIS IS AN OLDER MAP THAT WAS CREATED BEFORE OUR NEW ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT THAT OCCURRED IN JUST LAST MONTH.

BUT BUT THE RED IS OUR WAS OUR GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT, WHICH IS NOW TO BE OUR C2X DISTRICT. IT'S COMPATIBLE WITH OUR REGIONAL COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT. BUT THE REQUEST TONIGHT IS TO REZONE THE SUBJECT SITE IN IN IN TURQUOISE BLUE TO THE SF ONE DISTRICT FOR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL. AS SHOWN THERE. AND THE APPLICANT WAS HERE AND OWNER WAS HERE.

THEY HAD TO RUN THOUGH FOR FAMILY MATTER, BUT I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OF THE COUNCIL. THERE WAS NO NOTICES RETURNED IN OPPOSITION. NONE RETURNED IN SUPPORT. THE

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IT'S A FAIRLY NEW HOUSE, ISN'T IT? THAT'S CORRECT. YES. OKAY. I THOUGHT I WAS LOOKING AT THE RIGHT PROPERTY. YEAH. NOW ARE THE PROPERTIES ON EACH SIDE OF IT ALSO ZONED COMMERCIAL? YES.

ON THE EAST. ON THE WEST, ALONG TRAVIS EAST. BOTH SIDES AND ACROSS THE STREET ARE CURRENTLY ZONED COMMERCIAL. AND THEY'RE LEGAL NON-CONFORMING USES. SO IF THEY WERE TO BE DESTROYED BY.

A DISASTER OR NATURAL EVENT, THEN THEY COULD BE REBUILT WITHOUT HAVING TO REZONE. BUT IF THEY WERE TO SELL IN THAT LENDING INSTITUTION OF THE BUYER DEMANDED THAT IT BE A CONFORMING USE IN ORDER TO GIVE THEM THEIR LOAN, THEN THEY MAY ALSO BE COMING IN FOR REZONING OF THEIR PROPERTY. BUT IF THEY FIND A BUYER THAT JUST CAN PAY CASH, THEN IT MAY NOT BE AN ISSUE TO THAT BUYER TO REZONE, TO HAVE A CONFORMING USE. SO ARE ALL OF THESE PROPERTIES THAT YOU HAVE HIGHLIGHTED IN RED ON BOTH SIDES OF RUSK? IS THAT ALL COMMERCIAL, ALL THOSE HOUSES? ARE YOU MENTIONED RUSK? OH YES. YES, YES, YES THEY ARE. THOSE ARE ALL COMMERCIAL ON THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF SOUTH THIRD STREET. CORRECT. THAT BOTH BOTH BLOCK FACES OF RUSK AVENUE TO SOUTH PARKWAY ARE ZONED GENERAL. GENERAL, COMMERCIAL DISTRICT OR OUR NEW ORDINANCE CALLS IT THE REGIONAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT. I GUESS I'M CONFUSED. WHY ARE THEY COMMERCIAL? BECAUSE THOSE HOUSES HAVE ALL BEEN THERE FOR A VERY, VERY LONG TIME. AND AND I DID LOOK AT THE ZONING RECORD MAPS. THE COMMERCIAL ZONING THERE HAS DATED BACK PRIOR TO 1996. AS I SAY, I'VE LIVED THERE SINCE I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG. AND ALL OF THAT'S OLDER HOMES. SO ISN'T THIS SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD POSSIBLY ADDRESS? YEAH, I WOULD THINK SO. NO, BECAUSE WE'VE GOT ALL THESE.

THE ONLY THING THAT IS ACTUALLY COMMERCIAL IS THE OLD ALVARADO HOUSE. SO IN THAT VACANT LOT NEXT TO IT. BUT ALL THESE OTHER HOUSES THEY'VE BEEN THERE FOR. YES. AND AND THERE'S NO ISSUE WITH THEM. THEY'RE A LEGAL NON-CONFORMING USE. THE ONLY ISSUE THAT MAY COME UP IS IF THEY WANTED TO SELL AND THEIR BUYERS ENDED LENDING INSTITUTION WANTED THEM TO REZONE BEFORE THE PURCHASE. AND THAT COULD ALWAYS BE NEGOTIATED INTO THE SALES PRICE. AS FAR AS USUALLY IT'S JUST A DELAY IN THE TIME. THAT'S THE BURDEN AND OVER. YEAH, YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. WE JUST HAVE TO KEEP COMING BACK AND DOING THIS AND DOING THIS AND DOING THIS.

WE'VE GOT PEOPLE LIVING THERE. WHY DON'T WE ZONE THAT WHOLE AREA RESIDENTIAL? WELL, TAKE TAKE ACTION WHEN YOU NEED IT. I MEAN, I'M LOOKING AT A BLANK LOT THERE. THAT WOULD BE A GOOD COMMERCIAL. SO WE DON'T WANT TO JUST. WELL, NO, WE DON'T WANT THAT BLANK SPELL HOUSE. BUT ALL THESE OTHERS THAT HAVE HOMES ON IT AS IT COMES UP. AND IT'S A NEED WE CAN ADDRESS IT JUST LIKE THIS ONE. YOU KNOW, YOU'VE GOT SOME FUTURE RESIDENTS COMING IN. WE WANT THEM TO HAVE A GOOD FEELING ABOUT ALVARADO COMING IN. WE DON'T WANT TO MAKE IT HARDER FOR THEM THAN IT HAS TO BE, FOR SURE. WELL, IT SEEMS TO ME LIKE THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING BECAUSE WE'VE GOT PEOPLE THAT ARE LIVING THERE, AND IF THEY GO TO SELL THEIR PROPERTY, THEN THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO COME AND THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ASK FOR IT TO REZONE. I'M SURE THAT'S GOING TO BE A COST UNLESS THEY FIND A BUYER THAT WANTS TO REDEVELOP AS COMMERCIAL. AND THEN THAT MIGHT BE A SELLING POINT TO THAT BUYER THAT IT'S ALREADY ZONED COMMERCIAL. THEY DON'T HAVE TO REZONE IT TO COMMERCIAL TO BUILD WHAT THEY WANT TO DO. IT'S AN INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY OWNERS DECISION. LEAVE IT. LEAVE IT UP TO THEM. THEY MIGHT GET A I DON'T WANT TO DO GOVERNMENT OVERREACH FOR THE PROPERTY, BEING THAT IT'S COMMERCIAL AND NOT RESIDENTIAL.

YEAH, YEAH. IF THAT INDIVIDUAL OWNER WANTS TO FOLLOW UP PROACTIVELY AND AND REQUEST TO REZONE, LET THEM CHARGE THEM FOR THE REZONING. THEY CAN, THEY CAN START THE PROCESS,

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AND LOOKING AT THE SURROUNDING USES. YOU KNOW, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE, THERE IS, I THINK, MEETING THOSE DESIGN AND PLACE PRINCIPLES IN OUR, IN OUR FUTURE LAND USE PLAN. SO IT LOOKS GOOD. ALL RIGHT. SO IT'S A PUBLIC HEARING. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC? ALL RIGHT. WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 820. ITEM NUMBER 18 FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. IS TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 2026-001, ONE AND ONE. EACH OF THE CITY OF ALVARADO, TEXAS, APPROVING THE FINAL PROJECT AND FINANCE PLAN FOR TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT PLAN FOR CITY OF ALVARADO, TEXAS. MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS RELATED TO SUCH FINAL HOME, PROVIDING A MOBILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE FIRST. SECOND. THAT'S NOT THE PROBLEM. THAT YEAH, THAT LANGUAGE ISN'T JIVING. OH, THAT'S WHAT IT'S ON THAT. THAT'S YEAH, THAT'S NOT WHAT IT IS. OKAY. I'LL JUST MAKE A MOVE TO APPROVE IT. ALL RIGHT. I SECOND ITEM 18. ITEM NUMBER 18 I HAVE I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 18 AS PRESENTED. BUT SHE MADE A MISTAKE. THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES. SIMPLE MISTAKE. I DID NOT. OKAY. SO DO WE HAVE A SECOND I SECOND.

EVENS OR ODDS. LYDIA GOT IT. LYDIA SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, PLEASE.

ADAM PASSES AND NUMBER 19. CONSIDERATION ACTION RELATED RESOLUTION R2026-0029.

RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ALVARADO, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE AWARD OF A PROFESSIONAL DESIGN SERVICES CONTRACT FOR PARK IMPROVEMENTS TO PECAN ORCHARD. ALL RIGHT. SO THIS IS THE AWARD OF A PROFESSIONAL DESIGN SERVICE CONTRACT FOR PARK IMPROVEMENTS AT PECAN ORCHARD. IN THE SUMMER OR THIS PAST SUMMER 2025, THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE SUBMISSION OF THE APPLICATION TO THE TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT FOR THIS PARTICULAR GRANT, AND IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR, WE WERE AWARDED $522,000 AND AND $522,000 IN 99, 99, $522,996. I APOLOGIZE THROUGH THE THROUGH THE TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT IN JANUARY AND AND THIS IS FOR. PECAN ORCHARD STAFF RECEIVE AUTHORIZATION TO PROCEED WITH A REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS. WHILE THE GRANT ITSELF. THE GRANT AGREEMENT IS BEING FINALIZED AND IT WON'T BE FINALIZED UNTIL LATE SUMMER OR EARLY FALL. SO STAFF SOLICITED FOR THE QUALIFICATIONS. AND WE WE SOLICITED FOR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES, ENGINEERING SERVICES, PLANNING SERVICES FOR THE PARK DESIGN AND MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS HERE AT THE CITY SERVED ON THE SELECTION COMMITTEE AND WE REVIEWED ALL OF THE QUALIFICATIONS AND THE HIGHEST

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THE DESIGN OF PARK IMPROVEMENTS AT PECAN ORCHARD. BUT IT DOESN'T IT DOESN'T. THE THE MONEY THAT WE HAVE FOR THE GRANT, IT IS A LITTLE BIT OVER $1 MILLION. AND SO WHATEVER WE DON'T USE FOR THE DESIGN SERVICES, THEN IT WILL BE LEFT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION. BUT WE CAN'T BEGIN ON CONSTRUCTION UNTIL WE HAVE WELL, ACTUALLY, UNTIL WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT. WHAT'S THE COST GOING TO BE ON THE DESIGN AT THIS TIME? WE HAVE JUST STARTED OUR CONVERSATIONS WITH LJ A, AND SO WE DON'T HAVE AN ACTUAL COST. I HAVE ASKED FOR THAT INFORMATION, AND SO I'M HOPING TO GET IT AS SOON AS THE SOMETIME THIS WEEK. OKAY. THIS IS THAT WORD ENGINEERING QUALIFICATIONS PROCESS. YES. SOUNDS LIKE ENGINEERS GOT SOME OBVIOUS DOWN IN AUSTIN. YEAH. WE MIGHT HAVE SOME ENGINEERS IN THE ROOM. SORRY. I KNOW WE GOT ONE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ITEM 19 FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. MOVE TO AWARD THE PROFESSIONAL DESIGN SERVICE CONTRACT FOR PROPER TREATMENT TO LJ. A PLANNING AND LANDSCAPING. OKAY, I'LL SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, PLEASE. ITEM PASSES NUMBER 20. CONSIDERATION AND ACTION RELATED TO APPROVAL OF FUNDING FOR THE PARKWAY PARK RAMP AND SIDEWALK ENHANCEMENT PROJECT, AS ALLOCATED IN THE 2025 2026 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET. GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. SO WE'RE CIRCLING BACK AROUND. WE WENT THROUGH THIS BRIEFLY DURING THE BUDGET REQUEST FOR THIS YEAR. SO WE'RE LOOKING TO UPGRADE THIS THIS HILL. SO THIS IS KIND OF A THREE PART PROJECT. WE'RE TRYING TO ELIMINATE THE EROSION COMING DOWN THE HILL. YOU CAN SEE DEPICTED THERE. IT'S ALSO BEARING OUR HISTORIC BENCH DOWN AT THE BOTTOM OF IT. SO THIS RAMP WILL ALSO SERVE AS A RETAINING WALL. AND THEN EXCUSE ME. AND THEN IT ALSO IMPROVES THE ACCESSIBILITY. THERE'S NO OTHER WAY FROM THIS PARK PARKING LOT ON PARKWAY INTO THE PARK PROPER. WITHOUT WITHOUT THAT RAMP. SO THOSE ARE THE THREE ELEMENTS WE'RE TRYING TO COVER HERE. AND THAT GIVES US A ROUGH IDEA OF WHAT IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE. THAT'S AN AI MODEL. IT'S NOT PERFECT, BUT IT'S GIVING US A PRETTY GOOD INDICATION OF WHAT IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE WHEN IT'S DONE.

THAT'S AWESOME. ESTIMATED COST AROUND 71,500. SO IT IS A LOT OF CONCRETE, WHICH IS NOT INEXPENSIVE BUT NICE. SO WHEN ALL THE TOP PARKING LOTS FULL. THIS GIVES PARENTS IF YOU HAVE A CHILD IN A WHEELCHAIR OR AN ELDERLY PERSON, A LOT EASIER WAY UP BECAUSE I'D RATHER GO UP THE RAMP THAN THOSE STAIRS. ABSOLUTELY. I'VE ACTUALLY WITNESSED PEOPLE TRYING TO GET UP THOSE STAIRS WITH A STROLLER. IT'S A MESS. I LOVE THAT. WHEN I. COUNCIL MAY REMEMBER TOO, THAT WE'VE WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT REFINISHING THESE BENCHES AND ANTHONY TOUCHED ON THIS, BUT IT'S CURRENTLY ALMOST ENTIRELY BURIED IN THE DIRT BECAUSE OF THE SLUMPING OF THE HILLS IS BRINGING IT DOWN. SO THIS WILL ACTUALLY ALLOW US TO REFINISH THOSE BENCHES AND UNBURY THEM. ARE WE GOING? DOES IT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH A LITTLE BIT OF PARKING DOWN THERE? IS THERE ANY. BECAUSE THAT GETS AWFUL MUDDY SOMETIMES. WE DIDN'T INCLUDE THE PARKING LOT ITSELF INTO THE BUDGET THIS YEAR, BUT THAT'S DEFINITELY COMING, ESPECIALLY ADDING THIS RAMP. THAT'S DEFINITELY IN THE PURVIEW FOR THE FUTURE. GOOD JOB ANTHONY. ANY OTHER

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I SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND PLEASE. ITEM PASSES 21 AND 22. WE'LL TAKE THOSE UP AFTER EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE DOWN TO 23. FIRST READING OF RESOLUTION R2026-0033. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF LAREDO, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE ALVARADO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH LOS GATOS INCORPORATED. DOING BUSINESS AS ALVARADO. SOME BURGERS FOR A LOCAL RESTAURANT OR FOR RESTAURANT. LOCATED AT 200 U.S. 67. ALVARADO, TEXAS 76009.

ESTABLISHING THAT THIS PROJECT IS A STOREFRONT IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVE AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THANK YOU, MAYOR. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. OKAY, SO THIS IS A PROJECT THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD. SO NOW IT IS COMING TO YOU TONIGHT TO FOR A RENOVATION, MOSTLY EXTERIOR OF A VACANT RESTAURANT SITE. I'M SURE YOU REMEMBER TEXAS TERIYAKI. IT'S BEEN AN EMPTY SITE FOR A LITTLE WHILE, BUT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON TRYING TO GET A RESTAURANT IN THERE SINCE IT'S SET UP FOR A RESTAURANT ALREADY. SO WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH EL RES. I'M SURE MANY OF YOU HAVE BEEN TO EL REY'S GREAT HEALTH SCORE RATINGS, BY THE WAY, AND THE GENTLEMAN THERE HAS BEEN WANTING TO OPEN ANOTHER RESTAURANT, WHICH IS ALVARADO WINGS AND BURGERS. SO HE'S GOING INTO THIS SITE. BUT ONE OF THE THINGS IS THAT HE YOU KNOW, HE ONLY HAS SO MUCH TO GET THIS BUSINESS STARTED. AND HE WASN'T PLANNING ON DOING MUCH TO THE OUTSIDE. SO ONE OF THE REQUESTS WAS, HEY, WELL, WOULD YOU DO SOME STOREFRONT IMPROVEMENTS IF YOU HAD SOME ASSISTANCE? SO THE EDC BOARD HAS APPROVED A GRANT FOR SOME INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR PAINTING, PARKING LOT IMPROVEMENTS, AND RESTRIPING. NEW SIGNAGE MUST BE APPROVED BY THE EDC BOARD OR EDC STAFF. ACCORDING TO THE DIRECTION THAT THE BOARD GAVE ME. OUTDOOR SEATING WITH TABLES, UMBRELLAS AND LIGHTING. AND THIS WILL REALLY SUPPORT SOME REVITALIZATION OF THE CORRIDOR AS A WHOLE AND SMALL BUSINESS GROWTH AND MORE PLACES TO EAT, WHICH WE ALL LOVE. SO THE EDC HAS AGREED TO A 50% MATCH GRANT UP TO $15,000 PAID AFTER ALL OF THE IMPROVEMENTS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. AND WE HAVE SOME DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS, IT MUST BE COMPLETED WITHIN A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME, 120 DAYS. WE ANTICIPATE IT'LL BE LESS. THEY MUST OPERATE FOR A MINIMUM OF FIVE YEARS, OTHERWISE THEY'LL HAVE TO PAY BACK A PRORATED AMOUNT. THEY MUST REMAIN CURRENT ON TAXES AND OBLIGATIONS. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, ULTIMATELY THE EDC BELIEVES THAT THIS TRULY ALIGNS WITH THEIR GOALS OF REINVESTMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY. OKAY, SO NEXT STEPS. THIS IS THE FIRST READING TONIGHT. SO THERE IS NO ACTION REQUIRED. THE SECOND READING WILL BE AT AN UPCOMING CITY COUNCIL MEETING. AND AFTER THAT WE WILL EXECUTE AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. YOU WILL SEE THAT THERE ALREADY IS A THE AGREEMENT IN YOUR PACKET. IF YOU WANT TO TAKE A LOOK, AND THEN THE BUSINESS WILL COMPLETE THEIR IMPROVEMENT IMPROVEMENTS AND OPEN UP. AND LASTLY, WE'LL PAY THEM BACK ONCE THEY'RE ALL UP AND RUNNING. ANY QUESTIONS I CAN ANSWER? 120 DAYS. HE'S READY TO GO. WELL, THE NICE THING IS THE INSIDE THE KITCHEN'S READY. I MEAN, IT'S IT'S ACTUALLY IN PRETTY GOOD CONDITION. SO HE JUST HAS SOME HE'S ALREADY DOING REMODELING ON THE INSIDE THINGS. HE CAN'T START ON THE REMODEL OF ANYTHING THAT WE'RE REPAYING HIM UNTIL IT'S APPROVED. BUT OTHERWISE HE HAS GOTTEN STARTED ON SOME OF IT. GOING TO PUT TABLES OUT. YES, TABLES AND UMBRELLAS. THAT WAS ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS. WE WANT TO HAVE AN OUTDOOR SEATING AREA. FOR PEOPLE TO ENJOY. DOES HE OWN THAT BUILDING? NO, HE DOES NOT OWN THE BUILDING. HE'LL BE LEASING IT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THE FIRST READING? ITEM NUMBER 24. FIRST READING OF RESOLUTION R2026-0034. RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF LAREDO, TEXAS, APPROVING THE REVISED ALVARADO FOOD TRUCK INCUBATOR PROGRAM AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. OKAY, THIS ONE IS QUICK. IT'S ALSO A FIRST READING. NO ACTION REQUIRED. TONIGHT, THE EDC BOARD HAS DECIDED TO CHANGE

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SO THEY WANT TO REDUCE THE MONTHLY PAYMENT FROM $500 TO $300 PER MONTH. BUT THEY DO WANT TO REQUIRE AN UPFRONT $1,000 BEFORE THE BUSINESS OWNER CAN EVEN GET ACCESS TO THE TRUCK BEFORE THEY CAN GET THE KEYS. NOW, THAT DEPOSIT WILL BE REFUNDABLE AT THE VERY END OF IT, BUT IF SOMETHING HAPPENS, THERE'S DAMAGE CAUSED. THEN WE WOULD WE WOULD BE ABLE TO USE THAT FUNDING FOR SOMETHING ELSE, AND THEY WOULD NOT BEFORE THAT FOR FIXING UP THE TRUCK AND THEY WOULD NOT GET THAT MONEY BACK. BUT THIS GIVES THEM A I THINK IT'S A LITTLE MORE ENTICING FOR MORE BUSINESSES TO APPLY IN THE FUTURE. AND YES, WE DO HAVE ANOTHER NEW I KNOW YOU'RE THINKING THIS. WE DO HAVE A FOOD TRUCK WHO HAS. THE BOARD HAS APPROVED FOR THE PROGRAM. IT'S HENDERSON'S CHICKEN FRIED CHICKEN. RIGHT NOW. THEY'RE WORKING ON INSTALLING FRYERS IN THE TRUCK BECAUSE WE DID WE DIDN'T PUT TRUCK FRYERS IN THE TRUCK. WE ARE NOT PAYING FOR IT. THEY ARE PAYING FOR IT, BUT THEY SHOULD BE OPENING IN THE NEXT MONTH AND A HALF IS THE PLAN. SO MORE INFORMATION ON THE DATE FOR THE RIBBON CUTTING SOON TO COME. I DO HAVE A QUESTION ON THE FOOD TRUCK. YES, YOU'VE GOT THE DEPOSIT OF $1,000. IF SOME OF THE EQUIPMENT SAY, I DON'T KNOW, THE GRILL OR WHATEVER GOES OUT, ARE THEY RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT OR ARE WE IN? IT DEPENDS ON THE ITEM. SO IN SOME CIRCUMSTANCES WE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR IT. BUT WE HAVE WARRANTIES ON ALL OF THE. PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING INSIDE THE TRUCK IS NEW. SO WE HAVE WARRANTIES ON MOST OF WHAT'S INSIDE. THERE'S JUST A IT'S A GOOD IT'S A GOOD QUESTION. THANK YOU. NOW THE FRYERS WILL BE ON THEM STILL SIX MONTHS. IT IS STILL SIX MONTHS. IT IS STILL SIX MONTHS. SO THE THE BUSINESS, THE NEW ENTREPRENEUR WILL BE ABLE TO USE THE TRUCK FOR SIX MONTHS AND THEN HOPEFULLY OPEN UP A SPOT OF THEIR OWN HERE IN TOWN. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU, MISS HILLARY. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER 25 CONSIDERATION ACTION REGARDING THE APPOINTMENT OF A COMMITTEE TO REVIEW APPLICATIONS AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR APPOINTMENTS TO THE CITY OF VARIOUS BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. SO WE HAVE EXPLORED AND DONE A COUPLE OF COMMITTEES NOW COUNCIL COMMITTEES, SIMILAR TO THE LAST ONE THAT BROUGHT FORTH THE CODE OF CONDUCT. AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT FOR THIS ITEM IS ESTABLISHING A COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE, A NOMINATING COMMITTEE. AS WE LOOK AT OUR BOARDS THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE, WHICH IS PLANNING AND ZONING, EDC, ANIMAL CONTROL BOARD, PARKS BOARD, LIBRARY BOARD AND OTHERS THAT WILL BE CREATED. WE'LL HAVE A CODE OF ETHICS REVIEW BOARD. YOU KNOW, PUTTING A GOOD PROCESS IN PLACE FOR THE ANNUAL APPOINTMENTS, RECRUITING AND APPOINTMENTS FOR THE DIFFERENT BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. AND SO THIS ACTION TONIGHT IS TO CREATE THAT NOMINATING COMMITTEE. THAT'LL BE TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE MAYOR. AND THE WAY WE AVOID QUORUM ISSUES, SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DID WITH THE OTHER COMMITTEES THAT WE'VE DONE THAT ALLOWS THOSE GUYS TO WORK AND DO THE TASK AND THEN BRING A RECOMMENDATION FORWARD TO COUNCIL WHEN IT COMES TIME FOR THOSE, PART OF THEIR JOB WILL BE TO REVIEW THE APPLICATIONS RECEIVED FOR THE POSITIONS, CONTACTING THE MEMBERS THAT THEIR TERMS ARE EXPIRING TO SEE IF THEY WANT TO CONTINUE TO SERVE. AND IF THEY DO, GREAT. IF NOT, THEN WE'LL NEED TO FIND REPLACEMENTS FOR THEM. ONE OF THE THINGS, AND I HAD A CHANCE TO SHARE THIS WITH SOME FOLKS THIS WEEKEND, ACTUALLY, PART OF OUR STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THAT. AND SOMEBODY MENTIONED SOMEBODY MENTIONED SUCCESSION PLAN EARLIER. YOU'RE YOU'RE A NEW GUY. HE MENTIONED A SUCCESSION PLAN. SO IF YOU REMEMBER IN 2023, WHEN WE ADOPTED A CHARTER, WE ALSO PUT TERM LIMITS INTO SAID CHARTER. AND SO ALL OF US UP HERE WERE ON THE CLOCK. AND OUR MOST IMPORTANT RESPONSIBILITY IS TO BE DEVELOPING THOSE THAT ARE GOING TO COME BEHIND US. AND SO PLANNING AND ZONING AND EDC ARE GREAT PLACES TO LEARN ABOUT HOW THE MEETINGS WORK, HOW INTRODUCED TO TERMS LIKE TURSAS AND PIDDS AND ZONING AND ALL THAT. YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT OUR FORMER DNC CHAIRS NOW ON COUNCIL, BUT WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE THAT. SO SO THIS COMMITTEE IS, IS ACTUALLY GOT A LOT OF WORK AND A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITY TO DO INSTEAD OF JUST KIND OF A AD HOC, LET'S ALL FIND SOME, SOME VOLUNTEER. THIS WILL BE YOUR INTENTIONAL GROUP THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR RECRUITING AND STAFFING AND MAKING RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL FOR THOSE BOARD APPOINTMENTS. YOU KNOW, MY OPINION ON THE MATTER AS WE SET

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SO ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. ITEM NUMBER 25 FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 25 AS PRESENTED. ALL IN FAVOR, IF YOU WOULD RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND PLEASE.

ITEM PASSES. ALL RIGHT. SO NOW WE DID OUR JUGGLING ACT. WE'RE GOING TO BRING BACK FROM THE

[6. Resolution R2026-0030; A Resolution of the City of Alvarado, Texas, Adopting the Bylaws of the Alvarado Park and Recreation Advisory Board; and providing an effective date. (Tucker) ]

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WHEN I WAS LOOKING AT THE ITEM IN THE PACKET, IT. NOW THAT THERE'S BYLAWS AND WE NEED TO APPOINT MEMBERS. WHAT WAS RECOMMENDED IN THE PACKET WERE PLACES ONE, THREE AND FIVE TO BE APPOINTED TO TERMS TO EXPIRE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2028, WITH THE PLACES TWO AND FOUR TO EXPIRE IN 2027. IT'S THE SAME PEOPLE, BUT SINCE YOU HAVE A COMMITTEE NOW TO DO THAT TASK, I WOULD SUGGEST AMENDING IT TO PLACES ONE, THREE AND FIVE. THEIR TERMS EXPIRE IN SEPTEMBER OF 26, WHICH IS THIS CURRENT YEAR, AND THEN TWO AND FOUR CAN STILL CONTINUE TO THEIR 2027 AS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED. SO THAT'S THE REASON WHY I PULLED IT OUT OF THERE. SO WE CAN MAKE AN AMENDMENT AND THEN HAVE ONE, THREE AND FIVE BE 20, 26. SO SAY THAT AGAIN, ONE, THREE AND FIVE, 20, 26, 2026. INSTEAD OF WHERE DID YOU SAY? YEAH, I DON'T REMEMBER THE EXACT DATE.

I JUST REMEMBER IT WAS SEPTEMBER AND THEN TWO AND 4 IN 2027, SEPTEMBER, AS IS IN THE PACKET AS PROPOSED. SO INSTEAD OF AS PROPOSED, WE'LL MAKE WITH THE AMENDMENT. I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ITEM SEVEN ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, AS AMENDED. I SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND, PLEASE. ANTHONY. YOU HAD TO WORK LATE TONIGHT. WE APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT. SO FLIPPING BACK. NOW, WE'LL DO EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE'VE GOT 551071 CONSULTATION

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ACQUIRED FOR CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF NORTH WALL STREET EXTENSION PROJECT TO SERVE EXISTING AND NEW DEVELOPMENT IN THE CITY AND FOR OTHER PUBLIC PURPOSES PERMITTED BY LAW. PROJECT ORANGE S FOR PROJECT RED SEE NINE PROJECT REDWOOD PROJECT RED SEE ONE

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