[Workshop Session - 6:30 P.M. ]
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>> ALL RIGHT, GANG, ARE WE READY? IT IS 6:30 P.M. AND I WILL CALL THIS WORKSHOP SESSION OF THE LOUISVILLE CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER. WE HAVE A QUORUM. AND TONIGHT ON THE AGENDA IS DISCUSSION OF THE CONSENT OF REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS, SO WE WILL MOVE THROUGH THAT. WE WILL HAVE A PRESENTATION OF THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. NEXT UP, WE HAVE THE INDICATION, COUNCIL MEMBER MEREDITH? WE WILL HAVE THE PRESENTATION OF THE FLAGS, WE DO HAVE A PROCLAMATION REGARDING ELITE RECORDS WEEK, AND WE WILL MOVE STRAIGHT INTO PUBLIC HEARINGS. THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING IS .972 ACRES , LOT 1, THIS IS A MOBILE DETAIL SHOP , APPROVED BY PNC . QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? PUBLIC HEARING NUMBER TWO IS 1298 WEST MAIN STREET, LOCAL COMMERCIAL, THIS IS PROPOSING TO DEMOLISH AN EXISTING SERVICE STATION AND REDEVELOP THE SITE WITH MORE EFFICIENT GASOLINE SERVICE
STATION. >> ANY IDEA WHEN THAT WILL
>> THAT WILL BE AN IMPROVEMENT.
>> NORMALLY TAKES ABOUT A YEAR. THEY WILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH A PROCESS AND BUILDING PERMIT PROCESS. SO CONSTRUCTION
PROBABLY WITHIN 6 TO 12 MONTHS. >> THAT IS A VERY NICE CORNER TO HAVE THAT DONE. GREAT IMPROVEMENT.
>> IT WILL BE A HUGE VISUAL IMPROVEMENT DOWN THERE. PUBLIC HEARING THREE , 451 BENNETT LANE. THIS ONE IS INDUSTRIAL REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER, COMBINING TWO PARCELS 421 AND 451 INTO CLASS A WAREHOUSE, DISTRIBUTIONAL OR MANIFESTING FACILITY. RIGHT NOW, IT IS BASICALLY A LAYDOWN YARD.
>> YEAH, WITH A BUNCH OF CODE VIOLATIONS.
>> ANY QUESTIONS ON ITEM 3? >> IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S
NOTHING AROUND THERE. >> THERE'S RESIDENTIAL. TO THE
>> THAT'S FAR AWAY? I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT WAS RESIDENTIAL,
OKAY. >> PUBLIC HEARING 4, THIS ONE IS THE ORDINANCE ADOPTING OUR 2325 AND 2026 OPERATING BUDGET.
QUESTIONS ON THAT? WE WILL MOVE INTO CONSENT AGENDA, WE HAVE APPROVAL OF MINUTES. ITEM 2 IS A BID AWARD FOR ANNUAL REQUIREMENTS CONTRACT FOR ASPHALT CONTRACTS. NUMBER SEVEN, PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR CITYWIDE INVENTORY. NUMBER 8, RESOLUTION RATIFYING THE PROPERTY TAX RATE INCREASE REFLECTED IN THE FISCAL YEAR, 2025 AND 2026 OPERATING BUDGET, WHICH IS ACTUALLY A DECREASE, THANK YOU, STATE OF TEXAS. ITEM 9, WITH THREE FIREFIGHTER POSITIONS, TWO POLICE OFFICER POSITIONS ONE RETENTION POSITION OVER THE AUTHORIZED NUMBER OF POSITIONS IN FISCAL YEAR 2025 AND 2026 BUDGET NUMBER TURNOVER.
>> ITEM 10, THIS WAS THE RESOLUTION SUSPENDING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE PROPOSAL BY CURSOR, THIS IS OUR ANNUAL, WE THINK YOU'RE CHARGING TOO MUCH.
>> HOUSES USUALLY WORK OUT WHEN WE DO THIS?
>> ON THE COAST SERVE ONE, WE REALLY DON'T HAVE ANY AUTHORITY ON THIS PARTICULAR ONE. WE DO HAVE SOME NEGOTIATION ABILITY, THIS ONE WE ARE JUST HOLDING OFF, WE HAVE THE ABILITY UNDER STATE LAW TO HOLD OFF FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS.
>> PUSHING BACK TO JANUARY 1ST. >> I DID HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THAT. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT IS DIFFERENT BETWEEN CURSORS AND
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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE. HAVE OPPOSITION TO THE STATUTE.>> YOU GUYS THINK IT IS IMPORTANT, WE CAN BRING IT BACK.
>> I'M CURIOUS, IT'S CONFUSING WHY WE HAD THESE WITH TWO
DIFFERENT RULES. >> THIS ONE IS GAS, IS IT NOT?
>> DOES SEKO SERVE GAS . >> I MIGHT BE SPEAKING
CORRECTLY, THEN. >> THE COMPANY NAME MIGHT BE THAT, BUT IT IS THE PRODUCT THEY'RE SELLING TO US?
>> COAST SERVE AS OUR ELECTRIC OUT THERE.
>> LET'S GET SOME CLARIFICATION BEFORE WE GO OUT THERE.
>> OKAY. >> WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO HOLD
OFF . >> WE WE HAVE TO IMPROVE THAT
ONE. >> YOU HAVE TO TAKE ACTION
TONIGHT? OKAY. >> DOES SAY, DON'T TAKE ACTION
ON IT. >> DO YOU WANT TO ADD THAT TO
THE CONSENT? >> YOU CAN TAKE IT OFF CONSENT,
>> DOESN'T MATTER, EITHER WAY. WE DON'T HAVE TO APPROVE IT, DO
WE? >> THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'M
HEARING IT. >> WHY DON'T WE JUST PULL IT FROM CONSENT RIGHT NOW AND WE CAN LOOK INTO IT.
>> OKAY. >> MOVING UP ON ITEM 12. THIS IS A NON-RETROACTIVE COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT FOR THE TEXAS MISCIBLE RETIREMENT SYSTEM. DID I SKIP 11?
>> DID. >> JUST FOR ME. OH, YEAH.
>> ITEM 11, THAT OF THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL , THE SUDLER FAMILY OPIOID SETTLEMENT, WE ARE BUT DISSIPATING IN THIS PARTICULAR SETTLEMENT THAT WILL GIVE US $93,000 OVER 16 YEARS , WHICH WE CAN USE SPECIFICALLY FOR OPIOID ABATEMENT.
>> LET'S GET THAT RIGHT. IT'S NOT 93,000.
>> NOW, IT IS OVER 16 YEARS. >> ANY QUESTIONS ON 11? MOVING ON TO 12. THIS IS THE RETIREE COST-OF-LIVING BENEFIT CHANGE WE TALKED ABOUT A COUPLE OF MONTHS BACK. 13, THIS IS A NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT BETWEEN THE STEERING COMMITTEE AND ATMOS ENERGY. THIS IS THE RATE RESET NEGOTIATED. QUESTIONS ON THAT ONE?
>> WE CAN PULL IT OFF CONSENT . EARLIER IT WAS PUSHED TO JANUARY. SO, WHAT YOU CAN DO IS TO PULL IT OFF THE CONSENT AND THEN SKIP IT, YOU TAKE NO ACTION ON IT. IT'S FINE.
>> WE WILL DO WHAT I DO TO PATRICK EVERY SO OFTEN?
>> I HAD TO TAKE A SHOT BEFORE YOU DID.
>> DOESN'T REALLY MATTER? >> YOU TO PULL IT FROM COSINE.
IF YOU APPROVE IT, IT DOESN'T MATTER. IT DOESN'T AFFECT THE OUTCOME AT ALL. IF YOU WANT TO APPROVE IT, YOU CAN APPROVE IT.
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>> DECISIONS. I MEAN, IS IT WORK WORTH THE EFFORT ?
>> PROBABLY NOT. THEIR EMAIL ALREADY SAID IF YOU HAVE ALREADY
APPROVED THIS. >> OKAY. I WILL LEAVE IT THERE, UNLESS SOMEBODY PULLS IT. NEXT UP, CITY COUNCIL AND STAFF REPORTS. WE DO HAVE A COMMENT FROM CHIEF MCNEIL ON THE AGENDA.
AND TONIGHT, WE DO HAVE CLOSED SESSION, SO, PROPERTY ACQUISITION, WE HAVE PERSONNEL, AND WE HAVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. WE MAY TAKE THOSE OUT OF ORDER, DEPENDING ON WHAT WE'VE GOT. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE AGENDA? ALL RIGHT, WE WILL MOVE BACK TO OUR WORKSHOP SESSION. I HAVE A PROGRAM UPDATE, WE HAVE CITY ENGINEER DAVID SOLOMON, DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION, SISSY NYE AND AARON RUSSELL TO PRESENT.
>> I WOULD LIKE ASHLEY TO DISCUSS THE WHOLE THING.
>> SORRY ABOUT THAT, ASHLEY. >> YOU WON'T HEAR FROM YOU A LOT TODAY, I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU THE FRAMEWORK WE ARE LOOKING AT HERE, BUT PRESENTATIONS THAT STAFF WILL HAVE PROJECTS WERE MORE THAN ONE THE INDICATED INTEREST, THERE WAS A LIST, SOME OF THESE ARE JUST ONE-OFF PRESENTATIONS WE CAN JUST BRING BACK TO YOU AT A LATER TIME, SO JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, WE WOULD LIKE TO GET YOUR FEEDBACK AT THE END IF THERE IS ANYTHING YOU HAVE WE ENVISION THIS IS A RECURRING PRESENTATION, SO JUST LET US KNOW YOUR FEEDBACK, WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO
DAVE. >> I WILL START OFF WITH THE PROJECTS AND ENGINEERING. WE WILL START OFF WITH MCKENZIE HENRY, THIS PROJECT IS ACTUALLY ALMOST COMPLETE, WE HAVE ONE PROPERTY OWNER WHO IS NOT PLAYING BALL WITH US. WE MAY HAVE TO CONDEMN THE PROPERTY. WE DON'T KNOW YET, WE WILL HAVE ONE LAST ATTEMPT. TIMING OF THIS PROJECT IS DEPENDENT ON WHETHER OR NOT WE CAN GET THE PROPERTY OWNER TO COOPERATE. ANYWAY, THIS PROJECT COVERS MESQUITE , YOU CAN SEE THE GREEN LIGHT , WE WILL HAVE TO REBUILD THE SEWER LINE. ONE INTERESTING THING TO POINT OUT, HERE, THE EXISTING SEWER LINE IS ACTUALLY UNDER THIS BUILDING , SO WE WILL PULL THAT OFF THE STREET
>> THE NEXT PROJECT IS PHASE TWO, WE ARE CURRENTLY NEGOTIATING WITH PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND ENGINEERING FIRMS TO START THE DESIGN UNDISPUTED COVERS ALL THE STREETS COVERED IN PHASE ONE. WE ARE REPLACING ALL OF THESE STREETS AND SIDEWALKS WHILE WE CAN. WE ARE TRYING NOT TO -- WE ARE TRYING TO MINIMIZE THE AMOUNT OF WISDOM IS PROJECTS. AND, OBVIOUSLY SOME OF THE RIGHT OF WAYS OUT HERE ARE VERY NARROW. SO, WE ARE NOT ABLE TO GET SIDEWALKS EVERYWHERE, BUT WE WILL TRY TO GET AS MANY AS WE CAN. AND OF COURSE, WE WILL BE THE DOING UTILITIES AND STORM DRAINAGE. WE ARE HOPING TO GET THE DESIGN STARTED . SOUTH MILL STREET, THIS PROJECT IS CURRENTLY FUNDED IN OUR CAPITAL PROGRAM HOWEVER, OUR TRANSPORTATION CONSULTANT JOHN BOLSTER PUT US ONTO A GRAND OPPORTUNITY, SO, MY STAFF APPLIED FOR THE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BLOCK GRANT. WE APPLIED THIS GRANT , AWARDED A GRANT OF $22 MILLION. AND, ON TOP OF THAT, ICING ON THE CAKE, HERE, CODD HAS AGREED FOR US TO USE TRANSPORTATION . EXCUSE ME. TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT, ON A
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MATCH. SO, AT THE END OF THE DAY, GRANT FUNDED AND USING TDC'S, FOR THE MONEY IN THIS PROJECT. IT IS A $28 MILLION PROJECT. WHICH OFFERS HUGE SPENDING FOR US. WE WILL BE BRINGING UP GRANT ACCEPTANCE WITH THE CITY COUNCIL AT SOME POINT, WE ARE LOOKING AT THE AGREEMENT OF THE CODD, SO WE HAVE NOT ACCEPTED THE GRANT YET, THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN AWARD.THIS PROJECT, WILL BE DONE ON SOUTH MILL STREET, THE BACKEND PARKING AND LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING, STREET FURNITURE, THINGS OF THAT NATURE, SO IT WILL LOOK VERY MUCH LIKE WHAT WE HAVE DONE TO THE NORTH , YOU WILL SEE THE LITTLE RED AREA DOWN AT THE BOTTOM. THAT IS THE PIECE THAT D.O.T. WILL BE BUILDING FOR US ON THE I 35 PROJECT, OVERLOOKING THE INTERSECTION , SO, THERE AGAIN, THE STATE IS JUMPING INTO THAT PIECE, TOO. THE NEXT PROJECT, A HERITAGE PARK AND TRAIL BOARDWALK. THIS IS A COMBINATION PROJECT . THIS PROJECT FUNDS A BOARD WALK AROUND THE BODY OF WATER THAT SITS ON THE EAST SIDE OF SALT AVENUE, AND IT WILL ALSO CONNECT A TRAIL , TO FILL IN A GAP WHERE WE DON'T HAVE TRAILS, SO THAT EVERYTHING OUT THERE IS CONTINUOUS. RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE ONLY GOT PRELIMINARY DESIGN FUNDING AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS THAT WE HAVE TO GO TO THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS, TO GET APPROVAL , TO BUILD THIS BOARDWALK STRUCTURE AROUND THE FIELD, TO SEE IF WE WILL BE SUCCESSFUL OR NOT. PULMONARY DESIGN IS CLOSE ENOUGH SO THAT THE CORE CAN EITHER GIVE US A THUMBS-UP OR THUMBS DOWN, THEN OF COURSE, ASSUMING THAT ULTIMATELY, WE GET APPROVAL FROM THE COURT TO DO SOMETHING, TRYING TO FIND THE REST OF THE
DESIGN . >> CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHY IT IS SO DIFFICULT TO GET COURT APPROVAL ON THIS , ABOUT IT BEING A
MITIGATION AREA? >> YEAH. THIS POND, LAKE, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT, IS ACTUALLY CONSTRUCTED AS A MITIGATION AREA FOR SOME WETLANDS PROJECT. SO, THE DEVELOPER, WHEN THEY BUILT THE AVENUE THEY DID A LOT OF TURF IN THE EARLY 2000'S. THEY HAD TO MITIGATE SOME OF THE FLOODPLAIN AREAS THAT THEY RECLAIMED. AND SO LEAVING THE SLATE AREA NATURAL AS A PART OF THIS MITIGATION. THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS LIKES TO LEAVE IT COMPLETELY NATURAL AND WE ARE HOPING WE CAN COME UP WITH A SIGN THAT WILL KEEP IT AS NATURAL AS POSSIBLE WHILE ALLOWING TO STRIKE A BALANCE.
CORPORATE DRIVE, SEGMENT SIX WAS OUR WINDHAVEN PROJECT, WHICH OF COURSE WAS DONE RECENTLY PAID TO THE CONTRACT AND ENGINEERING FIRM, AND OF COURSE, THE PROJECT IS STILL UNDER MAINTENANCE.
>> HOW LONG IS THE WARRANTY PERIOD ?
>> IT IS BASICALLY TWO YEARS FROM THE DATE WE SIGNED THE LETTER. SO, WE STILL HAVE SOME TIME LEFT.
>> YOU TO TALK ABOUT THE AWARD WE GOT ON THAT?
>> WELL, ACTUALLY, THIS PROJECT , AND I CANNOT REMEMBER THE NAME
OF THE ORGANIZATION, I'M SORRY. >> CAN KEEP GOING.
>> YEAH, THIS PROJECT HAS ACTUALLY BEEN A STATE-LEVEL AWARD , AND THE CEREMONIES ARE IN THE SECOND WEEK OF OCTOBER.
THIS PROJECT WAS ACTUALLY SUBMITTED WITH THE SUPPORT OF A
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CONTRACTOR. SO, ANYWAY, I HAVE ASKED STAFF DOWN THERE AS WELL AS A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE ENGINEERING FIRM TO ACCEPT THE DESIGN CONSTRUCTION AWARD WITH THIS PROJECT.>> LOUISIANA WAS AN AWARD OF MERIT RECOGNIZING IT AS ONE OF THE TOP ENGINEERING PROJECTS OF THE YEAR.
>> CORPORATE DRIVE, SEGMENT TWO AND THREE. THIS PROJECT IS ROUGHLY 75% COMPLETE , OUR CONTRACTOR CONSTRUCTION IS MOVING QUICKLY ON THIS. WE ARE ESTIMATING THIS PIECE OF CORPORATE DRIVE WILL BE COMPLETED IN AUGUST OF 26. AND OTHER SEGMENTS WILL FOLLOW THAT IN A MINUTE. THEY ARE ALMOST DONE IN THE PAVING SHOWN IN THE GREEN AREA, THEY SET THE LAST BEAM ON THE BRIDGE THREE OR FOUR WEEKS AGO. SO IT IS MOVING ALONG
QUITE NICELY. >> I AM EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROJECT. IT WILL BE VERY GOOD FOR A LOT OF FOLKS.
>> IT WILL BE NICE, THERE WILL BE SOME MICE BIKE LANES AND
SIDEWALKS AND LANDSCAPE MEDIAN. >> CORPORATE DRIVE SEGMENTS 4 AND 5 IN THIS CONTINUATION, GOING EAST . THIS PROJECT WAS A LITTLE BIT LATER. THIS ONE IS ROUGHLY 50% COMPLETE. THEY ARE MAKING GOOD PACE ON IT, SINCE DECEMBER OF 2027. WE HAVE TWO PIECES OF SEGMENT FIVE, THE TWO RED PIECES, BUT IS IN THE CITY WE HAVE REACHED AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY TO BUILD THAT, AND THOSE TWO PIECES ARE ACTUALLY BEING FUNDED ALONG WITH THE DRIP LINE . THIS WILL LOOK JUST LIKE THE OTHER END WITH THE SIDELINES AND LANDSCAPING. THE PICTURE ON THE SCREEN THAT IS ALMOST DONE, I DO HAVE SOME SIDEWALK WORK LEFT TO DO.
>> IS NOT GOING TO CHANGE NAMES WHEN IT IS COMPLETE?
>> IN CARROLLTON IT IS CALLED CARROLLTON PARKWAY. WE JUST CALL IT PARKWAY DRIVE BECAUSE IT IS AN EXTENSION .
>> WE CAN TRY TO GET CARROLLTON >> TRADE THEM FOR SOME
LIBRARIES. >> OUR NEXT PROJECT IS NORTHWEST OLDTOWN STRAITS . THE DESIGN IS COMPLETE ON THIS. ONE THING THAT MAKES THIS PROJECT A LITTLE UNUSUAL IS THAT WE START KIND OF SIMILAR TO MCKENZIE WITH THE GUTTER AND STREET DISSECTIONS.
AGAIN, BECAUSE HIS NEIGHBORHOOD IS SO OLD, A LOT OF RIGHT-OF-WAY'S ARE NARROW, WE WERE HAVING TROUBLE WITH STREET SECTIONS ON THE RIGHT-OF-WAY SO WE WERE TRYING TO GET SOME NARROWER STREET SECTIONS AND WHEN WE WENT OUT TO VISIT WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD THEY SAID QUITE PLAINLY THAT THEY LIKED THE FEEL OF THIS PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOOD, SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE IT DID NOT HAVE CURB AND GUTTER AND HAD A MORE RURAL FEEL , THEY FELT LIKE THEY WERE LIVING IN A RURAL TOWN, SO WE WENT BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD WITH WHAT WE ARE DOING WITH THIS PROJECT IS TO BE REPLACING ALL THE UTILITY LINES , OPERATING DRAINAGE, WE WILL HAD SIDEWALKS WHERE WE CAN. THEN, WE WILL GO BACK AFTER ALL OF THAT IS FINISHED , AND WE WILL JUST DO AN ASPHALT OVERLAY OF THE STREETS. SO, IT IS A BIT OF A DIFFERENT PROJECT. WE ARE
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FOLLOWING WHAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD WANTED US TO DO. SO, THIS PROJECT , LIKE I SAID, THE DESIGN IS COMPLETE, WE HELD OFF BIDDING ON THE PROJECT. RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE WEST COLLEGE STREET UNDER CONSTRUCTION. WE ARE GETTING READY TO START CONSTRUCTION ON EAST COLLEGE, AND WE JUST DID NOT WANT ANYTHING TO BE UNDER CONSTRUCTION FOR THE REST OF IT, SO WE ARE WORKING WITH COMPANIES TO COME UP WITH A PLAN TO PHASE OUT THIS STUFF SO WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF TROUBLE GETTING IN.THAT IS WHY WE ARE SITTING ON THIS PROJECT. WE CAN GO AHEAD AND GET THIS PROJECT BID. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO, WE DID ONE BLOCK AT LEONARD STREET, AND THAT HIS PICTURE DOWN HERE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN, WE ANTICIPATE THE REMAINDER OF THE STREETS TO WORK SIMILARLY WITH PARALLEL PARKING, LANDSCAPING, LIGHTING, THINGS OF THAT NATURE. THIS PROJECT IS NOT FUNDED UNTIL 2025. IT IS LATER IN THE BOND PROGRAM. SO OF COURSE, WE HAVE NOT STARTED THAT YET. SO, WITH THAT, I WILL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROJECT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> WE CAN TAKE A PAUSE AND COME BACK TO WHEN WE START. WE WILL TAKE A FOUR MINUTE BREAK, AND WE WILL GO
[A. Invocation - Councilmember William Meridith]
>>> GOOD EVENING. IT IS 7:01 P.M., WE WILL CALL THIS MEETING OF THE LOUISVILLE CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER. WE HAVE THE INVITATION WITH COUNCILMEMBER WILLIAM MEREDITH.
>> PLEASE JOIN ME IN A MOMENT OF SILENT CONTEMPLATION. THANK YOU.
[B. Pledge to the American and Texas Flags - Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Bob Troyer]
COUNCILMEMBER TROYER? >> NOW THE PLEDGES TO THE U.S.
AND TEXAS FLAG. >> PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE, TO THE FLAG, OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND -- INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
>>> ON OF THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO YOU, TEXAS, ONE STATE, UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
[I. Return to Workshop Session if Necessary]
>> WITH THAT, WE STILL HAVE SOME OF OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED WORKSHOP SESSION, TO GO BACK INTO, SO WE WILL GO BACK INTO OUR WORKSHOP SESSION. YOU ALL ARE WELCOME TO JOIN US IN THERE, IT IS
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>> CUPS ABOUT $7 MILLION-$8 MILLION OFF OF THIS , IT'S
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REALLY JUST A MANAGED SEWER , SO WE DON'T HAVE TO SMOOTH OUT THE CAPITAL COST THERE. A LOT OF ENGINEERING HAS GONE INTO THE PROJECT, IT ALSO INCLUDES A NEW LOWER BUILDING . WE ARE MOVING EVERYTHING THAT PRODUCES HEAT THAT WE CAN, OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE TO CONDITION THE SPACE . SO, WE WANT TO MINIMIZE THE HEAT GAME, I THINK WE CUT ABOUT $1 MILLION OFF THE HVAC COST FOR THAT BUILDING. ANOTHER THING THAT WE HAVE DONE IS WE HAVE CHANGED TO HDPE PIPE, THAT SAVED ALMOST $4 MILLION. WE ALSO LIKE IT BETTER AT IT WILL LAST BETTER. THAT'S REALLY MORE OF A TRADITION THEN A REAL DECISION. $77 MILLION PROJECT, WE HAVE INCLUDED THE DESIGN, WE ARE FINALIZING SPECIFICATIONS. WE WILL DO A SEALED PROPOSAL THAT CONSIDERS PRICE, AND CONTRACTOR EXPERIENCE, AT THE SAME TIME, WE WILL FIND THE SPECIFICATIONS, I EXPECT TO GET THAT OUT IN LESS THAN 30 DAYS. HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.>> ON THIS PROJECT, I JUST WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO AARON. I HAVE BEEN SUPER IMPRESSED FROM DAY ONE ON THIS PROJECT, HE HAS NOT BEEN WILLING TO TAKE CONTRACTORS SAYING THIS WILL COST THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY, IF IT IS EXORBITANT COSTS, HE'S LIKE, WE CAN DO BETTER, AND HE FOUND VERY CREATIVE WAYS TO CHALLENGE THAT. WE GOT OUT OF THAT CONTRACT AND ARE GOING OUT FOR
CONSENT. WELL DONE. >> I HAVE A QUESTION RELATED TO THAT. ARE WE STARTING TO SEE WITH THE CONTRACTOR TAKING ON THAT RISK, ARE WE SEEING THAT THEY ARE REALLY UPPING THE PRICE THAT WE PAY , BECAUSE THEY WILL TAKE ON EXTRA RISK?
>> I WOULD SAY WE ARE NOT SEEING THAT SPECIFICALLY. WE HAVE TALKED TO THE WATER DISTRICT, OPPORTUNITY, WE HAVE DR. DALLAS WATER UTILITIES, FOR OTHER HOLDING PROJECTS AND BECAUSE THEY ARE SUCH A SMALL NUMBER OF CONTRACTORS THAT ARE DOING PLANNED PROJECTS, THAT IS WHAT THEY ARE SEEING IS THAT THE CONTRACTORS ARE WELL AWARE, THAT THERE IS ONLY A HANDFUL OF CONTRACTORS THAT CAN DO THAT WORK, SO THEY ARE STARTING TO TAKE THAT UP. ALL THOSE IDENTITIES ARE MOVING AWAY FROM
SEYMOUR FOR PLANT PROJECTS. >> IT SEEMS LIKE SEA MAR IS NOT REALLY PANNING OUT, THEY SAID THE SAME THING ON ONE OF OUR PROJECT ISSUES. SO, WE WILL BE OUT OF THERE PRETTY SOON.
>> WE WILL KNOW SOON. >> THANK YOU, SIR.
[C. Proclamations / Recognitions]
>> THESE RECORDS FOLKS ARE A CONSIDERABLE CHUNK OF THE ADMINISTRATION. IF YOU DON'T KNOW, OR HAVEN'T SEEN RECENTLY, RECORDS IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ARE KIND OF A BIG DEAL. I DON'T THINK YOU CAN POLICE ANYMORE WITHOUT MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF RECORDS , DOCUMENTS, VIDEOS, AUDIO, EVERYTHING IS RECORDED, EVERYTHING IS DOCUMENTED, BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT OUR LEGAL SYSTEM DEMANDS, AND WITHOUT IT, WE DON'T HAVE A LEGAL SYSTEM.
WE DON'T HAVE A POLICE SYSTEM THAT ACTUALLY CAN HOLD PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE. SO, BEING ABLE TO MANAGE THAT VAST AMOUNT OF DATA IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT, AND IT IS GETTING MORE IMPORTANT AS WE GO. WE ARE NOT GETTING ANYTHING LESS AS FAR AS DATA, WOULD YOU AGREE? EVERY OTHER DAY WE ARE BEING ASKED FOR SOME OTHER MEASUREMENT. I HAD A GREAT PROCLAMATION HERE, SO I WILL READ THIS. IF YOU WANT TO WHEREAS WITH ME, GO RIGHT AHEAD.
WHEREAS THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT RECORDS DIVISION HANDLES NONEMERGENCY CALLS, ASSIST CUSTOMERS IN THE POLICE LOBBY, PROCESSES INFORMATION REQUEST AND MANAGES RECORD THROUGHOUT THEIR LIFECYCLE, AND WHEREAS POLICE RECORD STAFF RESPOND TO INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL CUSTOMERS AND PLAY A KEY ROLE IN FOSTERING RELATIONSHIPS WITH AGENCIES, GOVERNMENT ENTITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO PROMOTE INTERAGENCY COMMUNICATION, AND WHEREAS THE LOUISVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT CREATES APPROXIMATELY 15,000 OFFENSE RECORDS AND 6800 ARREST RECORDS EACH YEAR WHICH MUST BE CODED AND MAINTAINED, AND WHEREAS POLICE RECORD STAFF ENSURE PROPER RELEASE OF RECORD STAFF UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT AND WHEREAS LOUISVILLE RECOGNIZES EVERY MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY, I.E. TJ
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GILMORE, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE ON BEHALF OF THE LOUISVILLE CITY COUNCIL DECLARE THE WEAKNESS OF DENVER SECOND THROUGH THE EIGHTH PUBLIC RECORDS WEEK, AND EXPRESS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY, ONE WHERE YOU CAN CELEBRATE THAT IS BY NOT GENERATING A POLICE RECORD. SO, PLEASE DO THAT THISWEEK. WHAT'S GIVE THEM A HAND. >> ANYBODY? AWESOME. I KNEW THAT
WE HAD ONE. >> I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF HELPING LEAD THIS TEAM, AND THEY ARE FANTASTIC. THEIR ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND CAMARADERIE, THEY ARE JUST AN AMAZING GROUP OF PEOPLE, AND I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THEY DO, AND I AM FORTUNATE THAT WE HAVE A COUNCIL AND A MAYOR THAT RECOGNIZES WHAT THEY DO FOR THIS COMMUNITY. SO, THANK YOU.
>> ARE WE GOOD? AWESOME. THANK YOU, LADIES, APPRECIATE YOUR.
>> MY APOLOGIES. THAT I HAVE SOMEBODY FROM STAFF FLIPPED THE PODIUM AROUND? WE DO HAVE SOME PUBLIC COMMENT, TONIGHT. THANK
YOU. >> NEXT ON THE AGENDA, ITEM D1,
[D. Public Hearing]
PUBLIC HEARING, CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE LOUISVILLE CITY COUNCIL AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE BY GRANTING A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR ON APPROXIMATELY 0.972 ACRES LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS BENNETT PARK CENTER EDITION LOT 1 A BLOCK EIGHT LOCATED AT 519 BENNETT LANE AND ZONED LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT PROVIDING FOR SAVINGS CLAUSE REPEAL OR SEVERABILITY, PENALTY, AND EFFECTIVE DATE AS REQUESTED BY TIMOTHY DR.. ECHO PAL IS A AUTOMOTIVE SHOP PROPOSING TO OCCUPY A 750 SQUARE FOOT PORTION OF AN EXISTING BUILDING AT 519 BENNETT LANE. THE BUSINESS OFFERS ON-SITE DETAILING AND REPAIR SERVICES, A SPECIAL USE PERMIT IS REQUIRED TO ALLOW THE MINOR AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE FACILITY THAT THE APPLICANT HAS AGREED THAT THE USE BE LIMITED TO 750 SQUARE FEET IN AREA, TO NOT STORE OR REPAIR VEHICLES OUTDOORS ON SITE AND TO NOT ALLOW ANY OUTSIDE STORAGE AS CONDITIONS OF THE SEP. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION COMMENDED IN'S APPROVAL ON AUGUST 5TH, 2025 AND HAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE ORDINANCE AS SET FORTH IN THE CAPTION ABOVE. RICHARD LUEDTKE IS THE PLANNING DIRECTOR AND THE DISCUSSION IS NOW OPEN. I DO NOT HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT .COUNSEL, IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS I WANTED
ANY MOTION. >> I HAD A QUESTION QUICK, RICHARD. WHERE IS THE 750 SQUARE FEET WITHIN THE EXISTING
BUILDING? >> IT IS LOCATED IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE NORTHERN BUILDING. EXHIBIT A OF YOUR
ATTACHMENT SHOWS THAT LOCATION. >> SO YOU WON'T EVEN SEE IT
FROM THE STREET? >> CORRECT, IT WILL NOT BE NEAR
THE STREET. >> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I
WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >> MOTION TO CLOSE PUBLIC
HEARING? >> I HAVE A MISSION AND A SECOND TO CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING. COUNSEL, WILL YOU PLEASE VOTE? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. COUNSEL WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION
ON THE ORDINANCE. >> MOVED TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE AS SET FORTH IN THE CAPTION.
>> I HAVE A MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I HAVE A MOTION IN THE SECOND. COUNSEL PLEASE VOTE? MOTION PASSES 6-0. THANK YOU, COUNSEL. PUBLIC HEARING OVER 2, CONSIDERATION OF THE ORDINANCE OF THE LOUISVILLE CITY COUNCIL AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE BY GRANTING SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR A GASOLINE SERVICE STATION APPROXIMATELY 0.582 ACRES LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS LOT 1 BLOCK A MOBIL OIL EDITION LOCATED ON 1298 WEST MAIN STREET AND ZONED LOCAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT. PROVIDING FOR SAVINGS CLAUSE, REPEAL IKEM SEVERABILITY, PENALTY, AND THE EFFECTIVE DATE AS REQUESTED BY MD WAS EARL ISLAM , CIVIL URBAN ASSOCIATES ON BEHALF OF OF ANNA REALTY, THE PROPERTY OWNER. THE APPLICANT PROPOSES TO DEMOLISH AN EXISTING SERVICE STATION AND REDEVELOP THE SITE WITH MORE EFFICIENT GASOLINE SERVICE STATION. THE
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REDEVELOPMENT INCLUDES CLOSING DRIVEWAYS TO PREFER CIRCULATION, ADDING NEW LANDSCAPING AND CONSTRUCTING A NEW STONE AND BRICK VENEER BUILDING, THE PROPOSED UPDATES TO THE GAS SERVICE STATION REQUIRE A SPECIAL USE PERMIT IN THE LOCAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED UNANIMOUS APPROVAL ON AUGUST FIFTH. THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE ORDINANCE AS SET FORTH IN THE CAPTION ABOVE IS RECOMMENDED. I HAVE NO REQUEST FOR PUBLIC HEARING COMMENTS. COUNSEL, IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?>> I HAVE A QUESTION, RICHARD. I THINK THIS WILL BE A GREAT ADDITION TO THAT CORNER, I LOOK FORWARD TO IT. BUT WHEN I SEE THINGS LIKE THIS, I START TO WONDER, HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THIS DOES NOT DEVOLVE INTO A BIG SHOT MASQUERADING AS A GAS STATION? HOW DO WE PROTECT AGAINST THAT TO MAKE SURE IT IS A GAS STATION, AND A CONVENIENCE STORE AND IT DOES NOT DEVOLVE INTO
NEON SIGNS EVERYWHERE? >> NUMBER ONE, AS A PART OF THIS SEP, THE ORDINANCE REQUIRES THAT THE OPERATOR CONVENIENCE STORE, STRICKLER DEFINED IN THE DEVELOPMENT CODE, FOOD ITEMS AND CONVENIENCE ITEMS FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC . AND ACTUALLY, INSTEAD'S RESEARCH, ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROJECT AND SEVERAL OTHERS LIKE IT, WE HAVE FOUND THAT WHEN COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES ARE NOT INVESTING IN UPKEEP, WE FIND THAT LEADS TO A GREATER DEAL OF VACANCY, AND THOSE TYPES OF LOCATIONS DO TEND TO ATTRACT THE TYPE OF BUSINESSES THAT YOU MENTION. CONVERSELY, WE HAVE FOUND THAT WHEN COMMERCIAL PROPERTY HAS A SIGNIFICANT LEVEL OF REINVESTMENT, AND WITH THIS ONE, THEY ARE COMPLETELY WIPING THE SLATE CLEAN, AND MAKING A HUGE INVESTMENT IN NEW BUILDINGS, NEW LANDSCAPING, AND IS A PART OF THE SIGNAGE REQUIRED AS A MONUMENT SIGN. WE HAVE FOUND THAT IN DOING SO, IT DOES GENERATE A GREATER DEAL OF BUSINESS ACTIVITY AND COMPOSITION WITH SOME OF THE NEWER, FLASHIER TYPE OF SIMILAR BUSINESSES LIKE QUIKTRIP, AND RACETRACK . WE FIND THAT THEY ARE, IN GENERAL, -- DO NOT DECLINE AS THEY WOULD IF THEY WERE NOT REINVESTING IN THESE UPGRADES SO, THE SUP HAS BEEN A GREAT TOOL, THIS HAS BEEN DONE IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS AROUND THE CITY, AND THOSE ENHANCEMENTS GO A LONG , NOT ONLY TO PROTECT THAT PROPERTY, BUT THE GENERAL AREA AROUND IT.
>> TO MAKE SURE I HAVE THIS CORRECTLY, NOT ONLY DO ORDINANCES HELP PROTECT, BUT IT WOULD BE INCONGRUENT WITH THAT TYPE OF INVESTMENT TO LET HIS DEVOLVE ?
>> CORRECT. >> THANK YOU, RICHARD.
>> I WOULD ALSO JUST SAY , THIS IS ZONED LOCAL COMMERCIAL. THEY WOULD NOT BE HAVING TO GO THROUGH THE SUP PROCESS IF THEY WEREN'T -- IF THEY WERE NOT INTENDING TO HAVE A GAS STATION
HERE KURT . >> CORRECT. IF IT WERE LEFT IN ITS CURRENT STATE, WE HAVE SEEN A LOT OF THESE OLDER GAS STATIONS THAT ARE 40 OR 50 YEARS OLD OFTEN LOSE THEIR AGREEMENT WITH THEIR GASOLINE SUPPLIER, AND THAT IS WHEN THEY NORMALLY TURN INTO OTHER USES, BECAUSE THEY ARE SITTING THERE, VACANT.
>> I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT A COUPLE OF THINGS. I AM VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE LOSS OF THE DRIVEWAY ON MAIN STREET AT THAT INTERSECTION. NOT ONLY IS THAT A VERY DANGEROUS SPOT RIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION, BUT THERE IS ALSO A LOT OF MOVEMENT ON THE STREET AND WITHIN SIGHT, THAT WILL BE AVOIDED BY GETTING RID OF THAT EXTRA DRIVEWAY. I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT AND I'M ALSO REALLY EXCITED THAT THE BUILDING CAN HIDE THE REAR FAÇADE OF THE BUILDINGS BEHIND IT. YOU CAN SEE THE BACK OF THOSE BUILDINGS. I AM REALLY EXCITED BY IT , AND I THINK IT WILL BE A NICE UPGRADE.
>> COMMENTS? IF THERE ARE NONE, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO
CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING. >> MOVED TO CLOSE PUBLIC
HEARING. >> COUNSEL, PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES 6-0. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED. I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE.
>> MOVED TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE AS SET FORTH IN THE
CAPTION. >> HEAVY MISSIONARY SECOND.
COUNSEL PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES, 6-0.
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>> NUMBER 3, PUBLIC HEARING CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE -- APPROXIMATELY 5.703 ACRES OUT OF THE LETTER E A DAY SURVEY, ABSTRACT NUMBER 11 LOCATED AT 421 BENNETT LANE AND 541 BENNETT LANE ZONED LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT PROVIDING FOR SAVINGS CLAUSE, REPEAL IT, SEVERABILITY, PENALTY, AND EFFECTIVE DATE AS REQUESTED BY LINDSAY MAYER, DYNAMIC ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS ON BEHALF OF EDUARDO AND ANNA WERE TO KNOW. INDUSTRIAL, AND INDUSTRIAL REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER, PROPOSES TO COMBINE TWO PARCELS LOCATED AT 451 AND 421 BENNETT LANE INTO ONE CLASS A WAREHOUSE DISTRIBUTIONAL MANUFACTURING FACILITY. THE CITY APPROVED THREE INDUSTRIALIZATION ON AUGUST 4TH, 2025. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED IN THIS APPROVAL OF THIS SUP ON AUGUST 5TH, AND THE CONDITION IS THAT CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE ORDINANCE AS SET FORTH IN THE CAPTION ABOVE. FOR QUESTIONS, RICHARD LUCKEY IS AVAILABLE, AND QUESTIONS ARE NOW
OPEN. >> I HAVE A QUESTION FOR RICHARD. I THINK THIS WAS A RESULT OF BOTH OF THESE PROPERTIES. HAVE WE HEARD ANYTHING FROM THE RESIDENTIAL
STREET THAT IS IN THE VICINITY? >> STAFF DID NOT HEAR ANY COMMENTS FROM ANY OF THE NEIGHBORS. I BELIEVE THE APPLICANT DID SET UP A MEETING WITH THE NEIGHBORS TO GO OVER THE PLAN, SO THEY WOULD KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON AND GET FEEDBACK. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, ALL OF THE FEEDBACK AND COMMENTS THEY RECEIVED WERE POSITIVE.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU. >> IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, COUNSEL WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO CLOSE
PUBLIC HEARING. >> MOVED TO CLOSE PUBLIC
>> MOTION OF SECOND. COUNSEL, PLEASE NOTE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. COUNSEL, I WILL NOT ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THE
ORDINANCE. >> I MOVED TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE AS SET FORTH IN THE CAPTION.
>> I HAVE A MISSIONARY SECOND. COUNSEL, PLEASE VOTE. THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY, THANK YOU. PUBLIC HEARING NUMBER 4, CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDER SINCE ADOPTING THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 OPERATING BUDGET. IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW AND CITY CHARTER, A PUBLIC HEARING IS BEING HELD ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET AVAILABLE ON THE HOMEPAGE OF THE CITY'S WEBSITE AND IN THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC INPUT.
THE PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDES CHANGES MADE BY CITY COUNCIL AT THE BUDGET WORKSHOP HELD ON AUGUST 9TH. NEW TO THE BUDGET ADOPTION PROCESS THIS YEAR'S TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.043 WHICH TOOK EFFECT IN SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2025. THIS STATUTE REQUIRES THAT THE PUBLIC NOTICE OF THE MEETING AT WHICH A GOVERNMENTAL BODY WILL DISCUSS HER ADOPTED BUDGET BUT INCLUDED TAXPAYER IMPACT STATEMENT THAT INCLUDES A COMPARISON OF THE MEDIAN VALUE HOMESTEAD PROPERTY TAX BILL IN DOLLARS OF THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR TO AN ESTIMATE OF THE PROPERTY TAX BILL FOR THE SAME PROPERTY FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET IS ADOPTED, AS WELL AS A BALANCED BUDGET FUNDED AT THE NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE. FOR LOUISVILLE MEDIAN HOME VALUE OF 383,000, THE CITY PORTION OF THE PROPERTY TAX BILL IN THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR IS $1619. THE SAME PROPERTY WOULD OWE $1666 IF THEY FISCAL YEAR 20 DEFINES BUDGET IS ADOPTED AT THE NO NEW REVENUE RIGHT. TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 102.007 REQUIRES THE CITY COUNCIL TO TAKE ACTION ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING. APPROVAL OF THIS ORDINANCE ADOPTS AN OPERATING BUDGET FOR THESE FUNDS BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST, 25 AND AN EXHIBIT OF HER 30TH, 2026. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE ORDINANCE AS SET FORTH IN THE CAPTION ABOVE, AND A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM IS NOW OPEN. I HAVE NO REQUESTS FOR COMMENT AT THIS TIME. COUNSEL, ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? THERE ARE NONE I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING. I HAVE A MISSIONARY SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY. OR VOTING. 6-0, THE MOTION PASSES. COUNSEL, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THE BUDGET ORDINANCE?
>> MOTION TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE SET FORTH IN THE
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>> I HAVE A MOTION IN THE SECOND. COUNSEL, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES 6-0. NEXT ITEM, E, VISITORS FORUM.
[E. Visitors Forum]
SPEAKERS MUST ADDRESSED THEIR COMMENTS TO THE MAYOR RATHER THAN TO INDIVIDUAL COUNCIL MEMBERS OR STAFF. SPEAKERS SHOULD SPEAK CLEARLY AND STATE THE NAME AND ADDRESS PRIOR TO BEGINNING THE REMARKS. SPEAKERS WILL BE ALLOWED FIVE MINUTES FOR TESTIMONY. SPEAKERS MAKING IT PERSONAL, IMPORTANT, PROFANE, OR SLANDEROUS RUMORS MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE MEETING. UNAUTHORIZED REMARKS FROM THE AUDIENCE WAS TAPPING HER FEET, WHISTLES, YELLS, CLAPPING, AND SIMILAR DEMONSTRATIONS WILL NOT BE PERMITTED. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, THE CITY COUNCIL IS RESTRICTED FROM DISCUSSING OR TAKING ACTION ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA FOR ACTION CAN ONLY BE TAKEN AT A FUTURE MEETING. MR. KRAUSE? IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND, PLEASE APPROACH THE DAIS AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES. >> KARL KRAUSE, 2005 PIEDMONT DRIVE, LOUISVILLE, 75067. THE MAIN REASON I AM HERE TODAY IS CONCERNING SPEEDING IN OUR ALLEYWAY. THE FIRST PAGE I AM LOOKING AT IS 8 1/2 BY 11. TO ORIENT YOU, CORK ROAD IS SOUTH AND VALLEYVIEW IS NORTH , AND IT IS BORDERED BY PIEDMONT ON THE RIGHT WEST, AND TEAKWOOD EAST. YEARS AGO, I HAVE LIVED AT THIS PROPERTY FOR 15 YEARS, AND YEARS AGO, I CONTACTED THE CITY ABOUT THE PROBLEM THEY WERE HAVING. WITHOUT SPEED LIMIT SIGNS. IF YOU LOOK AT THE DRAWING, YOU CAN SEE THREE PLACES AROUND CIRCLES WHERE THEY PUT THE SPEED LIMIT SIGNS AND I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED AS FAR AS HOW FAST THEY DID IT. WITHIN TWO WEEKS AFTER CALLING.
NOW IF YOU LOOK AT THE TOP LEFT, IT SAYS, MISSING SIGNS ARE STARTED. IF YOU WERE TO FULLY ENFORCE THAT ALLEYWAY, THAT WOULD NEED A SPEED LIMIT SIGN AS WELL. AND I ALSO PUT A LITTLE SPOT AT THE BOTTOM WHERE, IF IT WAS ENFORCED BY POLICE, THAT WOULD BE THE BEST PLACE TO PARK. PIEDMONT IS A STREET THAT IS TIERED, INCORPORATE IS AT THE HIGHEST POINT, VALLEYVIEW IS AT THE MOST SOUTHERN POINT, AND IT IS LIKE A PINEWOOD DERBY. PEOPLE START AT CORPORATE AND JUST RUN DOWN THE ALLEY, BY THE TIME TO GET TO MY PROPERTY THEY ARE GOING 20 MILES AN HOUR OR MORE.
I HAVE CALLED NONEMERGENCY AND NOTHING GETS DONE. TO ME, IS POLICE CAME OUT AND STARTED TO GETTING PEOPLE, WE HAVE A NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP THAT ALL OF A SUDDEN, PEOPLE ARE GOING OH NO, I GOT A SPEEDING TICKET. SO, ANYWAY, IF YOU LOOK AT PAGE TWO , WHAT I WANT TO DO IS PUT SPEED BUMPS IN. ALSO ON PAGE 3 IS SIGNS, I WORKED FOR DELTA AS AN AIRCRAFT MECHANIC FOR 28 YEARS, I CAN PUT THIS IN THE PROBLEM. I HAVE THE TOOLING AND THE KNOWLEDGE. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, TO ME, THE BEST TIME, PROBABLY, FOR A POLICEMAN TO SHOW UP WOULD BE IN THE MORNING WHEN PEOPLE ARE LEAVING FOR WORK, THEY WOULD NOT BE HAPPY TO HAVE TO BE STOPPED BY A POLICEMAN IN THE MORNING. NOW, ON THE LAST PAGE, THAT WILL TIE IN TO THE OTHER GROUP PICTURES THAT I HAVE, AND MY CEILING IS THAT THE PROPERTIES SHOWN ARE CITY PROPERTIES, AND A LOT OF TIMES, THAT NEVER GETS MODE ALL SUMMER.
THE GRASS WILL GROW UP TO THREE FEET TALL. ON THE BOTTOM LEFT PICTURE, THEY MOWED THAT AREA, BECAUSE THEY HAD TO PUT EQUIPMENT INTO REPLACE ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT PICTURE, THEY REPLACED LIKE THREE SQUARES OF CONCRETE. SO, WHILE THEY HAD THEIR EQUIPMENT, THERE, THEY MOWED ALL THAT DOWN. MY CEILING IS, YOU KNOW, IT IS CITY PROPERTY, IT SHOULD BE SOMETHING MODE BY THEN . THE PROPERTY ON THE TOP LEFT IS ACROSS FROM MY PROPERTY . I USUALLY GO OVER THERE AND MOW IT, ALL THE TIME, JUST BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WITH HAVING WEEDS GROW UP . AND YOU KNOW, NOT TO PUT A FEATHER IN MY CAP, BUT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF SEWERS AROUND THERE, IN THE FALL, THAT GET PLUGGED UP WITH LEAVES AND STUFF . I WILL GO DOWN THERE AND CLEAR OUT THE
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SEWERS SO THAT THE WATER CAN DRAIN IN AND IF THERE IS BROKEN GLASS I WILL SWEEP IT UP OR WHATEVER PERIOD ANYWAY, TYING THAT LAST PAGE INCOME IF YOU LEAVE THAT OPEN, TO GO TO THE ONE THAT SAYS HERE, NEWSFLASH. IF YOU LOOK , THE TOP LEFT PICTURE ON THE LAST GROUP IS THE SAME ONE AS THE TOP LEFT PICTURE ON THE NEWSFLASH PAGE. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN SEE IT, BUT PEOPLE ARE DUMPING SHRUBS AND STUFF, THERE. I HAVE GONE AND BUNDLED THEM UP AND THROWN THEM IN THE TRASH BUT YOU CAN SEE ON THE BOTTOM LEFT PICTURE ON THE OTHER PAGE , AND THE ONE ON THE RIGHT, THE TYER LANE, THERE, YOU CAN SEE THERE IS DEAD SHRUBS AND TREES, DEBRIS AND TRASH. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE WITH THAT. ONE OF THOSE, A PERSONAL GRIPE I GUESS, IS CODE ENFORCEMENT. I HAD ADAMS, A YEAR AGO, DING ME FOR HAVING TOO MANY PECAN TREES. THE BRANCHES WERE COMING DOWN, SHE SAID IT WAS BLOCKING THE ALLEY WHERE THE SIDEWALK AND YOU NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT, AND NOW, I HEARD FROM A NEIGHBOR, THAT SHE IS DINGING PEOPLE FOR THE GRASS BEING TALLER THAN WHAT IT SHOULD BE, BY ORDINANCE, THE DAY BEFORE THEIR MOWING GUYS COME OUT TO MOW. MY FEELING IS THAT SHE NEEDS TO BE PUT ON OTHER PROJECTS, LIKE ON PAGE 2, I BROUGHT OUT THESE PICTURES A YEAR AGO, WHERE STREET SIGNS ARE BEING BLOCKED BY TREES, YOU'VE GOT TREE BRANCHES LOCKING SPEED LIMIT SIGNS AND SCHOOL ZONE SIGNS, THAT KIND OF STUFF NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED . IT IS THE SAME AS IT WAS A YEAR AGO BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. AND, WHEN I WAS HERE LAST YEAR, I WAS ADDRESSING THE SKUNKS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, AND SOMEHOW , THE SKUNKS FOUND ANOTHER PLACE TO LIVE. SO, WE DON'T HAVE SKUNKS RIGHT NOW, BUT -- I DON'T KNOW WHO YOU PUT ON , IF IT IS MORE THAN JUST DOING CODE ENFORCEMENT, BUT SHE SEEMS TO HAVE A PRETTY KEEN EYE TO GO THROUGH THE CITY AND TRY TO FIX THESE THINGS. IF YOU LOOK AT THE NEXT PAGE , YOU CAN SEE THE CITY HAD TO COME OUT FOR A WATER LEAK. THEY FOUND OUT IT WAS ON THE CITY'S SIDE, AND THEY TORE UP THE GUYS PROPERTY AT 405 PRESTON OAKS, AND THEY HAVE ACTUALLY FOUND THE LEAK ACROSS THE STREET AT THE CORNER OF PIEDMONT AND PRESTON OAKS .IT'S NOT A VERY GOOD PICTURE, BUT YOU CAN SEE HOW THEY LEFT IT. YOU KNOW, I SAW A CITY TRUCK COME BY THE NEXT DAY TO LOOK AT IT AND NOBODY HAS BEEN OUT TO REPAIR IT SINCE. THEN, ON THE BOTTOM PICTURES, YOU CAN SEE NOT VERY WELL, BUT, WHEN THEY FINISHED ON HIS LOT, THE WATER METER IS AT LEAST A FOOT BELOW THE GRASS LINE. ALMOST ANYWHERE ELSE I HAVE SEEN, THERE WITHIN THREE INCHES OF THE GRASS. SO, THIS THING IS JUST BURIED DOWN IN THE GROUND. THEY DID NOT DO A VERY GOOD JOB.
>> WE ARE PAST THE FIVE MINUTES .
>>, I'M SORRY. >> WHAT I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW
IS THAT WE HAVE -- >> YEAH, I'M TRYING TO RUN
THROUGH. >> WHAT I WILL DO IS , WE HAVE SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS YOU ARE ADDRESSING HERE IN THIS PACKET.
WE WILL MAKE SURE THEY ALL REACH OUT TO YOU AND GET YOU EITHER EXPLANATIONS FOR WHAT IS GOING ON, OR SOLVE THE PROBLEM. WE WILL MOVE FORWARD THAT WAY. IS THAT FAIR?
>> YEAH. WHEN I WAS HERE LAST TIME, IT'S LIKE, NO ANSWER IS AN ANSWER AND IT IS NOT A GOOD ANSWER. WHEN NOBODY CALLS ME, YOU KNOW, PERSONALLY, I LIKE TO SEE SOMEBODY EMAIL ME. THAT WAY
I HAVE A PAPER TRAIL. >> UNDERSTOOD. I THINK WE HAVE A CITY STAFFER STANDING RIGHT BEHIND YOU THAT IS GOING TO TALK WITH YOU RIGHT WHEN YOU ARE DONE HERE, AND WE WILL MAKE SURE TO GET YOU SQUARED AWAY. THANK YOU FOR PUTTING TIME INTO YOUR
[F. Consent Agenda]
>> NEXT ON THE ITEM AGENDA, ITEM F FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED TO BE SELF EXCELLENT BY THE COUNCIL AND WILL BE ENACTED WITH ONE MOTION. THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THESE ITEMS UNLESS A COUNCIL MEMBER OR
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MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC SO REQUEST. COUNSEL, ALL IN FAVOR TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA? I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. COUNSEL, PLEASE NOTE. MOTION PASSES 6-0. MOVING ON. ITEM 12, REGULAR[G. Regular Hearing]
HEARING. CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE LOUISVILLE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTING NON-RETROACTIVE REPEATING COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT FOR RETIREES AND THEIR BENEFICIARY UNDER THE TEXAS MISCIBLE RETIREMENT SYSTEM ACT, ITEM 853.404 F AND F-1, AND AUTHORIZING ANNUALLY ACCRUING UPDATED SERVICE CREDITS AND TRANSFER UPDATED SERVICE CREDITS, AND PROVIDING SEVERABILITY AND EFFECTIVE DATE. THE TEXAS MISCIBLE RETIREE SYSTEM , RETIREE BENEFIT FROM A RETROACTIVE CALCULUS INTO A NON-RETROACTIVE DECORATION DURING THE CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP ON JUNE 16TH. THIS PROPOSED ORDINANCE MAKES THE CHANGE WHILE MAINTAINING THE CURRENT COST-OF-LIVING ALLOWANCE BENEFIT AT 70%, AND IT IS RECOMMENDED THE CITY APPROVED THIS ORDINANCE AS SET FORTH IN THE CAPTION ABOVE. THAD PHILLIPS IS AVAILABLE FOR QUESTION. COUNSEL, IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS ORCOMMENTS I WANTED IN A MOTION. >> I MOVED TO APPROVE THE
ORDINANCES . >> I HAVE A MOTION. DO I HAVE A
>> THANK YOU. COUNSEL, PLEASE VOTE? MOTION PASSES 6-0. ITEM 13. CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY OF LEWISVILLE, TEXAS, CONCERNING A NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT BETWEEN THE AT MOST CITIES STEERING COMMITTEE AND ATMOS ENERGY CORP.. A FILING DECLARING EXISTING RATES TO BE UNREASONABLE, ADOPTING TARIFFS THAT REFLECT RATE ADJUSTMENTS CONSISTENT WITH THE NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT, FINDING THE RATES TO BE REASONABLE AND WITHIN THE PUBLIC INTEREST, APPROVING AN ATTACHMENT A BENCHMARK REQUIRING THE COMPANY REIMBURSE ACS SEES REASONABLE RATEMAKING EXPENSES, DETERMINING THAT THIS ORDINANCE WAS PASSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, ADOPTING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND REQUIRING DELIVERY OF THIS ORDINANCE TO THE COMPANY'S LEGAL COUNSEL. IN 2007, THE ASMUSSEN CITIES STEERING COMMITTEE AND ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION DIVISION SETTLED A RATE ADJUSTMENT ISSUE UNDER THE GAS RELIABILITY INFRA STRUCTURE PROGRAM BY ESTABLISHING A NEW RATE, THIS REPLACES THE GRIP FILINGS FOR RECENT REVIEWS. THE MOST RECENT RM TARIFF ADOPTED IN 2018 WAS USED WHEN AT MOST MID TEXAS FILED A RATE REQUEST BASED ON THE 2024 COST OF SERVICE STUDY.
AFTER REVIEW AND DISCOVERY, CONSULTANT RECOMMENDED THAT THE DEFICIENCY UNDER OUR RM STANDARDS SHOULD BE SET AT 185.6 MILLION. FOLLOWING NEGOTIATIONS, THE PARTIES AGREE TO SETTLE AT 205.6 MILLION, REPORTING A $20 MILLION REDUCTION IN THE ORIGINAL REQUEST. NEW RATES WILL TAKE EFFECT OCTOBER 1ST, 2025, CONTINGENTS ON MEMBERS APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION ORDINANCE PRIOR TO THAT DATE. IT IS RECOMMITTED THAT CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE ORDINANCE AS SET FORTH IN THE CAPTION ABOVE, AND I DO HAVE RYAN RENTERIA AVAILABLE, HE IS FROM ATLAS.
COUNSEL HAVE NO QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, I WILL ENTERTAIN A
>> MOTION AT A SECOND. COUNSEL, WILL YOU PLEASE VOTE? MOTION
[H. Reports]
PASSES 6-0. ITEM H. REPORTS. REPORTS ABOUT ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST REGARDING WHICH NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN. COUNCIL MEMBER KATE, CAN WE START WITH YOU?>> FOR THE FREEDOM WALK? THE 9/11 REMEMBRANCE WALK WE HAD ON SUNDAY? WE HAD A GREAT TURNOUT FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE BRIDGE.
>> THANK YOU THE PUBLIC SAFETY . >> HAS SOME LIVE ACTIVITIES FOR THE WEEK. COLLEGE. MONEY READY FOR TEENAGERS, AGE 14 TO 18, ADULTS AT TUESDAY, SIT OVERNIGHT, REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. TEEN GAME NIGHT AFTER HOURS FOR TEENS AGED 13 TO 18, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 6:33 9. REGISTRATION FORMS ARE REQUIRED, AND OUR NEWEST PIECE OF PUBLIC ART , DEDICATION AND PERCEPTION , FEATURING ARTIST MICHELLE GET CLUB . SEPTEMBER 10TH, 6 TO 8, CEREMONIES AT 6:30 AND DO NOT MISS THIS.
>> THANK YOU, SIR. COUNCIL MEMBER TROYER?
>> I HAVE A NUMBER OF ITEMS FOR THE GRAND THEATER, FIRST OF ALL.
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OLDTOWN NEIGHBORS, PRESENTED BY THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE, LOUISVILLE PLAYHOUSE , SEPTEMBER 13TH , 14TH, 19TH THROUGH THE 21ST. WITH TWO PERFORMANCES ON THE 11TH OR THE 13TH, AND THE 20TH. AND THEN OPERA, PRESENTED BY THE LEWISVILLE LAKE SYMPHONY CONCERT THE 19TH , AND SEVERAL ACTIVITIES , VAL ART TALK, DR.CHILD, BEHIND THE FRAME PRESENTED BY THE VISUAL ARTS LEAGUE OF LOUISVILLE ON THE NINTH. ART DEMONSTRATION WITH MARILYN , PRESENTED BY THE VISUAL ART LEAGUE OF LOUISVILLE ON SEPTEMBER 13TH. AND THE CRAFTING CO-OP RESENTED BY THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE, OCTOBER 18TH THROUGH NOVEMBER 15TH. AND, THERE ARE CURRENTLY FOUR ART EXHIBITIONS GOING ON IN GRAND
THEATER . THAT IS MY REPORT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER KELLY?
>> NO REPORT. >> COUNCIL GREEN?
>> I HAVE TWO QUICK THINGS I WANT TO SAY. THE FIRST ONE IS BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT THIS WEEK, I HAVE WANTED TO GIVE ANOTHER PLUG FOR THE MY WATER ADVISORY 2.0 APP.
IF YOU HAVE NOT DOWNLOADED IT, YOU SHOULD. IT IS REALLY EASY TO FIND IN THE APP STORE, DOWNLOAD IT, AND AS LONG AS YOU HAVE YOUR WATER BILL IN FRONT OF YOU, YOU JUST TYPE IN YOUR ACCOUNT NUMBER AND IT IS LINKED, IT IS SUPER EASY IT HELPED ME CATCH A WATER LEAK AT MY HOUSE. YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL YOU GET -- I CAUGHT IT PROBABLY A MONTH BEFORE I GOT THE BILL AND THE BILL WAS KIND OF HI, I JUST GOT IT. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN WAY HIGHER. THERE IS NO REASON FOR IT. GET THE APP, IT CAN TRACK YOUR WATER USAGE BY THE HOUR. IT IS WORTH IT, GET IT. THE SECOND THING I WANTED TO MENTION, AS A FOLLOW-UP TO WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT IN WORKSHOP, TODAY, THERE IS A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION GOING ON AND WE HAVE WESTERN DAYS COMING UP IN A FEW WEEKS. SO, IF YOU LIVE ON COLLEGE, EVERYBODY USES COLLEGE AS THEY GO THROUGH INSTEAD OF GOING THROUGH MAINE AND CHURCH.
THAT IS NOT GOING TO BE AN OPTION THIS YEAR. IT IS ALSO NOT GOING TO BE AN OPTION TO PARK ON COLLEGE. I WOULD RECOMMEND UTILIZING THE CTA TO GET DOWN THERE, TO GO TO WESTWARD DAYS, BECAUSE PARKING WILL BE A BIT OF A NIGHTMARE. PLEASE, IF YOU HAVE NOT TRIED GO ZONE, THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO GIVE IT A GO. THAT
IS ALL I HAVE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER TIPTON?
>> I WOULD TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK THE DEPARTMENTS I HAVE VISITED SO FAR FOR COUNCIL ORIENTATION. IT HAS BEEN SURPRISING, I WILL SAY THAT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, SIR. I HAVE TWO STAFF REPORTS HERE. FIRST OFF IS
STACY? >> THANK YOU, MAYOR, COUNCILMEMBER PARK FANS, WE ARE ENDING -- WE ARE AT THE TAIL END OF OUR GOLD-MEDAL FINALIST TIMEFRAME . THIS TIME NEXT WEEK, CITY MANAGERS AND A GROUP OF OUR TEAM MEMBERS FROM THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT WILL BE AT THE GOLD-MEDAL GALA IN ORLANDO, AT THE NRP A CONFERENCE, AND THEN, ON WEDNESDAY MORNING, THEY REVEAL WHO THE GRAND PLAQUE WINNER IS , OSCAR STYLE. SO, YOU WILL EITHER SEE MY RESPONSE, OR MY GET UP AND DANCE , WE JUST SCORED A TOUCHDOWN RESPONSE. WE WILL BE LIVE STREAMING THAT , SO IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO JOIN THE FESTIVITIES, FEEL FREE TO POP IN TO ONE OF THOSE FACILITIES HOPEFULLY WE ARE BRINGING HOME TWO SETS OF GOLD HARDWARE. IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA, THE VIDEO WE HAD TO PRODUCE, PLEASE GO IN PLEASE LOOK AT IT. IT IS AN INCREDIBLE STORYTELLING PIECE
ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY. >> IS THAT ON YOUTUBE?
>> IT IS ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA, SO IT TAKES YOU OUT THERE.
>> THANK YOU. I HAVE FIRE CHIEF MARK PERENNIAL?
>> WE HAVE A 911 REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY THIS THURSDAY MORNING AT 8:45. HOUR FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENT WOULD LIKE TO INVITE EVERYONE TO JOIN US. IT WILL BE AT 1187 WEST MAIN AT THE MCFADDEN BUILDING. WE WILL BE AT THE CORNER OF MAIN AND VALLEY,
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YOU WILL SEE US SET UP . IT IS SURE TO BE A SPECIAL TIME.>> THANK YOU, SIR. CITY MANAGER? I DO WANT TO MENTION THAT THIS COMING SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH AT THE BILL WEAVER ARENA, 101 PARKWAY DRIVE, THERE IS THE WORLD SENIOR PPR , SO, WE HAVE A BULL RIDING AGAIN, THIS YEAR, 4:00 P.M., THE GATES OPEN. AT 6:30 P.M. WE HAVE THE DUSTIN PERKINS BAND AND THEN AT 8:00 P.M., BULL RIDING STARTS. TICKETS RANGE FROM FREE UP TO $20 FOR ADULTS, AND YOU CAN BUY TICKETS ON THE CITY WEBSITE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO, JUST GO AHEAD AND TYPE BULL RIDING INTO THE CITY'S WEBSITE AND YOU WILL BE IN GREAT SHAPE. THERE IS FREE
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PARKING, GAMES FOR KIDS, BEER AND WINE AND FOOD CONCESSIONS, BUT IT IS BULL RIDING. WHAT MORE DO YOU NEED? IT'S A GOOD TIME.WITH THAT, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE INTO OUR CLOSED SESSION. IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SUBCHAPTER D, REGARDING REAL ESTATE ACQUISITION, CITY MANAGER CLAIRE POWELL, CITY MANAGER ELIZABETH PLASTER, -- AND SECTION 5.1087 COMFORTABLE, DELI
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>> WELCOME BACK TO REGULAR SESSION. COUNSEL, IS THERE ANY
ACTION TO BE TAKEN? >> YES, MAYOR. I MOVED TO AMEND THE CITY MANAGER'S APPOINTMENT AGREEMENT EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1ST, 2025, TO PROVIDE THAT SHE WILL APPROVE AN ADDITIONAL 40 HOURS OF VACATION TIME PER YEAR . ALSO, I MOVED TO INCREASE THE TOTAL COMPENSATION, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1ST, 2025, OF THE CITY MANAGER BY 6.3% . THE CITY ATTORNEY BY 5.56%, AND THE
MUNICIPAL JUDGE BY 4.4%. >> SECOND.
>> I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES.
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