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MUCH MORE THIS YEAR THAN I EVER SEEN. REALLY? CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. THIS IS MONDAY, AUGUST 25TH, 2025. IT IS 6:30 P.M. AND WE HAVE A QUORUM PRESENT. TURN IT OVER TO. OH I'M SORRY. NUMBER TWO IS MISS RETHA EDWARDS. IF YOU WOULD COME TO THE FRONT, YOU CAN PRESENT YOUR STUFF AND BOW AND DANCE AND ALL THE STUFF YOU NEED TO DO. MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, CITY MANAGER. HOW ARE YOU TONIGHT? GOOD. COMING TO YOU GUYS TONIGHT TO REQUEST HOTEL MOTEL FUNDS FOR THE 2026 EVENTS. MAYFEST 4TH OF JULY AND SEAGULL FEST. LAST YEAR, COUNCILMAN HERNANDEZ CHALLENGED ME TO. IT'S HARD FOR US TO GET INFORMATION FROM OUR HOTELS AND MOTELS ON EXACTLY HOW MANY ROOMS ARE RENTED THROUGH THESE EVENTS FOR OUR ATTENDEES. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, COUNCILMAN HERNANDEZ SAID, WELL, MAYBE YOU SHOULD DO A SURVEY.
SURVEY CARDS AT THE EVENT. AND WE DID, AND I WAS SHOCKED. WE HAVE VISITORS FROM OUR STATE FROM WILLS POINT, GARLAND, DALLAS, DEVINE, TEXAS. OF COURSE. SEAGOVILLE, PROSPER, FRISCO, ENNIS, MESQUITE, DUNCANVILLE, GLEN ROSE, ABILENE, FORT WORTH, KEMP. RICHARDSON, SCURRY, ROWLETT, AMARILLO, GRAND PRAIRIE, LANCASTER, BALT SPRINGS, AUSTIN, BONHAM KAUFMAN, BIGFOOT. CRANDALL, IDALOU, FORNEY, IRVING, HAMLIN, LUBBOCK, CANTON, THE COLONY, HOUSTON, ROYSE CITY, SULFUR SPRINGS, BEDFORD, SAN ANTONIO, LIPIN, GEORGETOWN, HEARTLAND, AND ROSENBERG. THAT'S JUST FROM OUR STATE. AND THEN OUTSIDE OF OUR STATE, WE HAD VISITORS FROM NEW MEXICO, MISSOURI, NEW YORK, ARIZONA, NEBRASKA, PENNSYLVANIA, ARKANSAS, MISSISSIPPI, IOWA, OREGON, NEW JERSEY, WASHINGTON, OKLAHOMA, CALIFORNIA, WISCONSIN, AND TENNESSEE. SO I WOULD BE WILLING TO BET THAT SOME OF THESE PEOPLE STAYED IN HOTELS AND MOTELS. WHAT HELPS US TREMENDOUSLY IS THE SUMMER RUN, FIVE K RUN. THAT'S WHERE I THINK MOST OF OUR OUT OF STATE VISITORS CAME FROM. WAS THAT WHAT WE INCORPORATE INTO THESE EVENTS ARE, YOU KNOW, ARTISAN IN THE TO FALL UNDER THE ARTISAN CATEGORY IS HANDCRAFTED GOODS, PERSONALIZED ITEMS, WOODWORKS, HANDMADE JEWELRY, CLOTHING, POTTERY, BAKERS, CHOCOLATIERS, FOLKLORIC DANCE, MUSIC, DIFFERENT GENRES OF MUSIC. OF COURSE, WE PROMOTE OUR SCHOOL BANDS, OUR HIGH SCHOOL BAND, AS WELL AS OUR SURROUNDING AREAS. THE PROBLEM THAT WE'RE HAVING RIGHT NOW IS THAT WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH HOTEL ROOMS, SPECIFICALLY HANDICAP ROOMS. SO THAT'S KIND OF THE PROBLEM WE'RE RUNNING INTO NOW. ONCE OUR HOTELS ARE FULL, WE'RE HAVING TO MOVE THEM OVER TO BALCH SPRINGS. YOU KNOW, SURROUNDING AREAS. KAUFMAN. SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S REALLY THE ONLY PROBLEM WE HAVE. SO I'M HOPING THAT YOU WOULD CONSIDER US FOR HOTEL MOTEL GRANTS.
SOUNDS LIKE WE NEED TO EXPAND IT A LITTLE BIT MORE. SINCE WE'RE SMALL NOW, WE NEED TO EXPAND MORE ROOM. WE? YEAH, BECAUSE WHERE WE'RE AT NOW IN THE PARK, AND WE'RE SO VERY GRATEFUL FOR THAT. BUT WE'RE AT MAX CAPACITY. I MEAN, I WOULD LOVE TO BRING IN BIG HEADLINERS, BUT WHERE ARE WE GOING TO PARK THEM NOW? THE PARK IS FULL. THEY'RE LINED UP DOWN THE SERVICE ROADS, WHICH THEY SHOULDN'T BE. I KNOW WE HAVE BUSINESSES ON BRUCE WAY CALLING WRECKERS TO HAVE CARS TOWED FROM IN FRONT OF THEIR PROPERTIES. WE'VE HAD WE HAD TO HAVE OUR LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT RESPOND TO THAT AND TELL THEM NO, IF THEY'RE PARKED ON THE STREET, YOU CAN'T HAVE THEM TOWED. BRING THE CARS BACK. WE ALSO HAVE THAT BACK AREA, DON'T WE? WE WERE PARKING BACK THERE. OKAY. JUST WITH THE CARNIVAL AND THE FEW CONCERTS
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THAT WE HAVE WERE WERE PACKED. THAT PARK IS PACKED, SO THERE'S REALLY NO, NO ROOM TO GROW THOSE EVENTS MORE. SO WE NEED TO FIND A BIGGER PLACE. YEAH, WE NEED A BIGGER PLACE. YEAH, YEAH, I KNOW WE'VE, WE'VE THOUGHT TO ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNS. OKAY. THANK YOU I KNOW WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS AND I LOOKED IT UP. WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS SINCE DECEMBER OF 1979 1979. THAT'S CORRECT. THAT'S AWESOME. THAT'S GREAT. I HOPE WE KEEP GOING. WE WILL, WE WILL. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU. MOVING TO WORK, SESSION NUMBER THREE, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR BILL MEDINA WILL PRESENT THIS. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL. I DON'T HAVE ANY SLIDES FOR THIS ITEM. THIS IS JUST A FOLLOW UP FROM A PREVIOUS DISCUSSION, WHICH WE HAD, I'D SAY ABOUT A MONTH AGO. WE WERE SEEKING FEEDBACK ON DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR FUTURE PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS AND REZONES THAT ARE COMING THROUGH TO OUR TO OUR CITY. WE DID RECEIVE SOME FEEDBACK FROM PEOPLE FROM FROM YOU FOLKS HERE, I'M SORRY, FROM THE COUNCIL.THE TWO MAIN POINTS THAT WE HEARD ABOUT WERE TYPICALLY REGARDING LOT WIDTH, RIGHT. SO THE LOT SIZE AS WELL AS THE SETBACKS. AND WE DID HEAR A RANGE REGARDING THE LOT WIDTH STANDARDS. SO WE HEARD SOME FOLKS SAY WELL 40 FOOT LOTS MAYBE AREN'T AREN'T SOMETHING WE WANT TO PURSUE TO OTHER RESPONSES SUCH AS WE SHOULD KIND OF LOOK AT EACH ITEM BASED ON THEIR OWN MERIT AND KIND OF UNDERSTAND EACH INDIVIDUAL PLAN DEVELOPMENT AS A WHOLE. SO KIND OF A RANGE THERE WHERE THERE WAS CONSENSUS WAS ON THE SETBACKS. WE DID HEAR FROM FROM YOU ALL STATING THAT THE SETBACKS SHOULD BE INCREASED TO 35FT, POSSIBLY 36FT. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD, WE CAN EASILY KIND OF MAKE THAT REQUEST OF THE DEVELOPERS SAYING, YOU KNOW, OUR COUNCIL IS REALLY BIG ON MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE THESE INCREASED SETBACKS GOING FORWARD. YES, SIR. THAT'S THE FRONT YARD SETBACK. SO AT THIS POINT, THAT KIND OF JUST CONCLUDES WHAT I'VE THE FEEDBACK THAT WE'VE HEARD SPEAKING WITH WITH OUR CITY MANAGER CARRIE OVER HERE, WE'RE PRETTY SOLID ON THE I'M PRETTY CONFIDENT ON THE 35 36 FOOT SETBACK KIND OF IMPROVING THAT STANDARD. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION REGARDING THE LOT WIDTH AND DIMENSIONS WOULD ALSO BE HELPFUL, AND I'M PRESENT FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. ANY QUESTIONS WE HAVE FOR YEARS NOW HAD A PLAN ZONING IN PLACE, GRADUATED ZONING FROM OUR FIVE, FOUR, THREE, TWO AND ONE. WE'VE ABANDONED THAT TO THIS PDR FIVE AND OUR FIVE LOT IS 60FT, NOT 50. ALL THE DEVELOPMENTS WE HAVE HERE LATELY IN TOWN ARE THE SAME. NO MATTER WHAT THE COST OF THE HOUSE. THEY'RE ON 50 FOOT LOTS LDI NOT MUCH DIFFERENT THAN STONEHAVEN. ONLY THING STONEHAVEN HAS IS HOUSES ARE NICER. THEY DO HAVE SOME ARCHITECTURE CHARACTERS ABOUT THEM. THEY'RE NICER INSIDE. THEY'RE MORE EFFICIENT AT OVER TWICE THE PRICE. SO WE'RE NOT CREATING A HOME ATMOSPHERE THAT'S GOING TO ATTRACT PEOPLE OUT HERE WITH THE DISCRETIONARY INCOME THAT WE NEED, BECAUSE THE CITIZENS CONTINUE TO ASK, WHEN ARE WE GOING TO GET SOME GOOD RESTAURANTS? ALL WE GET IS FAST FOOD PLACES, AND YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET THEM WITH A LOT OF THESE DEVELOPMENTS THAT WE KEEP APPROVING AND BRINGING INTO THE CITY NOW. SO YOU'RE AGAINST AFFORDABLE HOUSING. IS THAT WHAT I'M HEARING HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THE CITY CANNOT CANNOT OVERCOME THE AFFORDABLE, SO-CALLED AFFORDABLE HOUSING ISSUE THAT PEOPLE KEEP BRINGING UP. THAT IS BASED ON THE PEOPLE THAT DIDN'T PREPARE THEIR LIFE, THEY DIDN'T GO TO SCHOOL, THEY DON'T HAVE A TRADE. THEY'RE NOT.
PRESENTABLE TO THE WORKING PUBLIC. THAT WILL PROVIDE THEM A HIGHER INCOME TO WHERE THEY CAN LIVE IN HOUSING, CAN'T SOLVE THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING ISSUE IN THIS COUNTRY. I'VE HEARD THAT FOR DECADES IN THIS CITY, AND WE CAN'T SOLVE IT. THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO TO.
THERE IS NO SOLUTION TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. JOSE, WHAT IS YOUR SOLUTION TONIGHT? YOU'RE SAYING NO 40S. SO WHAT IS YOUR SOLUTION? WHAT TYPE OF HOME DO YOU WANT TO SEE? WELL, WE CAN HAVE THAT DISCRETIONARY INCOME. WELL EVERYTHING WE SEE NOW IS ONLY 50 FOOT LOT FRONT ENTRY GARAGES. THEY'RE ONLY 30 FOOT SETBACK. THERE'S ONLY TWO PLACES TO PARK CARS. YOU NEED
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AT LEAST FOUR PARKING PLACES OFF THE STREET, PAST THE SIDEWALK. ALL OF OUR STREETS ARE TURNING INTO PARKING LOTS. EXCUSE ME, I'M SPEAKING SIR. THANK YOU. I HAD THE FLOOR.IT'S MY TURN. YOU CAN HAVE YOUR TURN WHEN I'M THROUGH. THANK YOU. BUT WE NEED TO IMPROVE WHAT WE'RE BRINGING TO THE CITY. WE'RE ALLOWING THESE DEVELOPERS TO TELL US WHAT OUR CITY IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE, AND WE NEED TO HAVE MORE INPUT AND TELL THE DEVELOPERS WHAT WE'D LIKE TO HAVE OUT HERE IN ORDER TO BRING UP THE STANDARD OF LIVING SO THAT THESE BUSINESSES WILL LOOK AT US AND COME TO SEAGOVILLE AND BRING US SOME DECENT RESTAURANTS AND MAYBE A NEW HOTEL AND THINGS LIKE THAT, MAYBE A BUILDING CENTER. BUT UNTIL WE BRING THOSE DISCRETIONARY NUMBERS UP, THE DEMOGRAPHICS, IT'S GOING TO BE HARD TO ATTRACT THOSE BUSINESSES OUT HERE. SO THEY'RE ALL I GOT TO SAY IS ONE VOICE. FEES ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS.
WHAT THE COUNCIL IS A MAJORITY VOTES ON. YES. WE'VE HAD THIS DISCUSSION WITH THE GENTLEMAN YEARS. WHILE WE HAVE AN ECONOMIC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORP. I DON'T KNOW, BECAUSE HE JUST KIND OF SHUT THAT DOWN. BUT ANYHOW, THE COUNCIL AGREES TO A PD WITH A TERM SET IS THAT WE'VE GIVEN THEM SOMEWHAT DIRECTION. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S WHAT THE MAJORITY OF COUNCIL AGREES TO. ANY OTHER QUESTION? YOUR COMMENT? YEAH, I KNOW THAT. I UNDERSTAND WHERE COUNCILMAN HAROLD MCGILL IS COMING FROM AND COUNCILMAN HERNANDEZ COMING FROM. BUT AGAIN, WHENEVER THEY GO TO BUILD THIS STUFF, WE CAN'T TELL THEM HOW TO BUILD IT. WE'VE DONE IT. IT'S AGAINST THE LAW TO DO THAT. THEY CAN IF WE IF WE AGREE TO THE THEM COMING IN THE BUILDING, WE CAN'T WE CAN'T TELL THEM WHAT THEY CAN AND CAN'T BUILD, HOW THEY CAN OR CAN'T BUILD, WHAT THEY CAN USE AND WHAT THEY CAN'T USE. REMEMBER, THEY KIND OF ADDRESSED THAT TO US BEFORE. IF WE TELL THEM WE WANT BRICK, THEY CAN PUT UP WOOD SIDING. IF THEY WANT TALL PANELS IF THEY WANT TO. SO EITHER WAY IT GOES, AND WE PRETTY MUCH ALL AGREE WITH THIS PD FIVE TO COME ABOUT BECAUSE PRIOR TO OUR BEFORE CITY MANAGER, IT WAS UNDERSTOOD THAT THIS WAS A A BETTER WAY TO GO BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE LIKE SMALL, SMALL LOTS WITH BIG HOUSES. AND AGAIN, I'M JUST PUTTING THAT OUT THERE. I'M NOT FOR YOU EITHER OR FOR THE BETTER OF CITY OF SEAGOVILLE. SO THAT'S MY PEACE OF MIND. WELL, WE GOT ONE DEVELOPER. YOU HAVE COMMENT? ANYBODY ELSE? WE'VE GOT ONE DEVELOPER WANTS TO BUILD A BUNCH OF 40 FOOT LOTS. YOU CAN SEE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. GO UP TO DALLAS IS CALLED NANTUCKET VILLAGE. IT'S BEEN THERE FOR SEVERAL YEARS. AND IT LOOKS LIKE GHETTO RIGHT NOW. I DON'T THINK WE WANT THAT IN SEAGOVILLE. I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY 40FT. MEDINA I THINK THAT THE CONSENT OF THE COUNCIL WAS THAT WE WANT TO LOOK AT THESE ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. WE DON'T WANT TO THROW OUT. SO WE ABSOLUTELY DON'T WANT BLANK, BUT WE WANT BLANK. SO WITH THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT COMES THEY NEED TO COME TO US ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. THERE MIGHT BE A REASON FOR A COUPLE OF 40 FOOT LOTS IN A CUL DE SAC OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, WITH THE WITH THE BUILDING LINE, YOU KNOW, 50, YOU KNOW, AT 50FT WIDE. BUT I WAS, I BELIEVE THE COUNCIL AGREE WITH ME THAT WE WANT TO LOOK AT THEM ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. MAYOR, CAN I HAVE A I NEED SOME CLARIFICATION HERE BECAUSE I'M HEARING PDR FIVE. NOT EVERY PD WE GET IS GOING TO BE A PDR, RIGHT? I MEAN, YOU GOT AN R-1 LAND ON R-1, AND THEY WANT TO COME WITH A PD. COULD BE PDR TWO OR PDR THREE, RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT. IT'S NOT. EVERYTHING'S PDR FIVE. SO I WANT THAT CLARIFICATION. CORRECT. WE CAN EVEN HAVE PDS THAT HAVE A BASE ZONING OF LOCAL RETAIL OR COMMERCIAL OR TOWNHOME OR MIXED. YEAH, EVERYTHING'S TO THE R5 STANDARD THAT COMES TO PD. IT JUST DEPENDS ON WHAT THE DEVELOPER BRINGS AND SET IT DOWN. IF IT'S IF IT'S 500 ACRES AND R-1 AND THEY WANT TO BRING IN PD FIVE, I MEAN, TO ME THAT MAKES SENSE TO SHOOT. OKAY.
UNLESS THEY'RE GOING TO BUILD A WALT DISNEY WORLD ON IT OR SOMETHING, YOU KNOW? BUT THAT'S WISHFUL THINKING. BUT FOR THE MOST PART, I MEAN, IF IT'S AA5 AND YOU'RE GOING ON A PDR FIVE OR A FOUR, THEN THAT'S THE AMENITIES ARE SUCH THAT IT MAKES SENSE TO DO IT NEEDS TO BE ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. I AGREE, ISN'T IT PARTICULAR AREA FOR R-1 OR 2 OR 3 OR 4 OR 5 DIFFERENT AREAS THAT ARE THEY SET THOSE IN AND THEY DON'T JUST HAVE R5 EVERYWHERE. YOU'RE
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SUPPOSED TO HAVE DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. YES, SIR. THAT'S CORRECT. SO THE WHENEVER WE'RE INITIALLY MEETING WITH THE DEVELOPER ON ANY PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, WE'LL KIND OF UNDERSTAND WHAT TYPE OF LOTS AND HOUSING THEY WANT TO BUILD IN THE SIZE AND DIMENSIONS. AND THAT WILL KIND OF GENERALLY DRIVE, WHETHER IT'S AN R5 OR R4 OR WHAT HAVE YOU. BASE ZONING DISTRICT, SOMETIMES MULTIFAMILY. WE'RE TALKING TO SOMEBODY NOW WHO WANTS TO DO A PD WITH RETAIL IN THE FRONT AS BASE ZONING AND APARTMENTS IN THE BACK, SO KIND OF FIT THAT PEG IN THE RIGHT HOLE, IF YOU WILL. THERE'S A HEAD NOD. THANK YOU MAYOR.THANK YOU, THANK YOU. NUMBER FOUR, THE COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTION ON THE REGULAR SESSION ITEMS? MR. MCGILL? NOTHING, MADAM MAYOR. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL ADJOURN AT 6:46 P.M. AND WE WILL BE BACK ATICER TALKING. I T GET SHOT. YOU'RE MEETING. IT'S A REGULAR SESSION AT 7 P.M.
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MONDAY, AUGUST THE 25TH, 2025. WITH THAT, PLEASE STAND FOR PLEDGE INVOCATION AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER DAY. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THIS COUNCIL. GIVE US THE WISDOM TO MAKE GOOD DECISIONS THAT BENEFIT THIS CITY. WE ASK THAT YOU PROTECT OUR POLICE, FIRE, AND EMTS AS THEY PROTECT US.ASK THAT YOU LAY YOUR HEALING HANDS ON THOSE THAT ARE SICK AND ILL. YOU HAVE EACH ONE OF US A SAFE TRIP HOME. PROTECT THEIR FAMILIES. WE ASK THIS IN JESUS CHRIST'S NAME. AMEN. AMEN.
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. IT'S CHIEF RAY CAVALIER IN THE HOUSE. IT'LL BE UP NEXT, SIR. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR. MAYOR PRO TEM COUNCIL.
MR. CITY MANAGER, WE'RE COMING TO YOU TONIGHT TO RECOGNIZE A FEW FOLKS THAT WORK AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ON AN OUTSTANDING JOB. THAT WAS THAT WAS DONE BACK ON JULY 27TH OF THIS YEAR. AND I'M AT THAT POINT OR AT THAT WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO LIEUTENANT PENA, WHO IS OVER AGE SHIFT FOR THIS DIVISION. GOOD EVENING. FIRST OFF, I'D LIKE TO CALL THESE OFFICERS UP JUST SO Y'ALL CAN PUT A NAME WITH THE FACE AS I'M TELLING THE STORY, SERGEANT SINCLAIR. OFFICER RUDY SILLER, COMMUNICATE. COMMUNICATIONS TECHNICIANS ISABEL MARTINEZ AND EDUARDO PENA. YEAH. OUR. ON JULY 27TH, 2025, OFFICER RUDY SILLER GOT BEHIND AN OCCUPIED STOLEN VEHICLE. THE DRIVER OF THE STOLEN VEHICLE LED OFFICERS ON A VEHICLE PURSUIT UP SEAGOVILLE ROAD TOWARDS I-20. THIS WAS ALL TO THE FLOCK TECHNOLOGY. THANK YOU FOR THAT. ONCE AT I-20, THE SUSPECT WENT WESTBOUND ON THE EASTBOUND EXIT RAMP, CAUSING OFFICERS HILL TO TERMINATE THE PURSUIT. SERGEANT SINCLAIR, WHO WAS COMING TO ASSIST OFFICER SILLER, SPOTTED THE SUSPECT VEHICLE TRAVELING EASTBOUND ON THE EASTBOUND SERVICE ROAD TOWARDS BELTLINE. SERGEANT SINCLAIR ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE SUSPECT VEHICLE, WHICH TIME THE VEHICLE LEFT THE ROADWAY, TRAVELING ACROSS THE FIELD AREA AND CAME OUT ON RIVERVIEW, WHERE THE SUSPECT COLLIDED WITH AN UNINVOLVED MOTORIST. THIS BROUGHT THE VEHICLE PURSUIT TO AN END. HOWEVER, THE SUSPECT CLIMBED OUT OF THE STOLEN VEHICLE AND WENT OVER THE TOP OF THE UNINVOLVED MOTORIST VEHICLE. WHILE SERGEANT WITH SERGEANT SINCLAIR NOW IN FOOT PURSUIT, SERGEANT SINCLAIR ATTEMPTED TO TASE THE SUSPECT. HOWEVER, ONE PROBE MISSED. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT WITH THE NEW AXON SYSTEM THAT Y'ALL APPROVE, THIS PROBABLY WILL NOT BE THE CASE. AGAIN, THE SUSPECT VEHICLE IS NOW HEADED TOWARDS SERGEANT SINCLAIR'S UNOCCUPIED SQUAD CAR, WHERE THE SUSPECT JUMPED IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT WITH SERGEANT SINCLAIR ON HIS HEELS. SERGEANT SINCLAIR JUMPED IN, TRYING TO KEEP THE SUSPECT FROM GAINING CONTROL OF THE SQUAD IN. A PHYSICAL ALTERCATION ENSUED. THE SUSPECT MANAGED TO GET THE SQUAD IN DRIVE DRIVEN, DRAGGING SERGEANT SINCLAIR A FEW FEET FORWARD TO THE SQUAD CAR, SLAMMED INTO THE STOLEN VEHICLE. AS OF THE PHYSICAL ALTERCATION, CONTINUED TO KEEP THE SUSPECT
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FROM GETTING IN CONTROL OF THE SQUAD. THE SUSPECT MANAGED TO GET THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, DRAGGING SERGEANT SINCLAIR AGAIN OUT INTO A FIELD AREA WHERE THE VEHICLE CAME TO REST AGAINST A LARGE BRUSH. THE PHYSICAL ALTERCATION CONTINUED IN. THE SUSPECT AGAIN WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE BACK AND DRIVE, AND SERGEANT SINCLAIR ONCE AGAIN FROM THE FIELD, BACK OUT ONTO THE RAVEN VIEW, WHERE THE SUSPECT OR THE SQUAD CAR SLAMMED INTO THE STOLEN VEHICLE.AGAIN, PLEASE NOTE THAT DURING THIS TIME, SERGEANT SERGEANT SINCLAIR, RADIO WAS WAS RADIO SILENT DURING THIS PORTION OF THE INCIDENT DUE TO THE PHYSICAL ALTERCATION HE WAS IN AND TRYING TO PREVENT THE SUSPECT FROM GAINING COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE SQUAD CAR. USING THE TECHNOLOGY TECHNOLOGY AVAILABLE TO THEM IN COMMUNICATIONS, OPERATOR ISABEL MARTINEZ WAS ABLE TO LOCATE SERGEANT SINCLAIR VIA THE GPS SYSTEM IN HIS SQUAD CAR.
WORKING TOGETHER WITH MISS MARTINEZ AND COMMUNICATIONS TRAINEE EDWARD PENA EDUARDO PENA, THEY WERE ABLE TO PINPOINT SERGEANT SINCLAIR'S LOCATION AND ADVISE RESPONDING OFFICERS OF THE LOCATION. AS THE PHYSICAL ALTERCATION CONTINUED OVER OVER CONTROL THE SQUAD CAR. A SHORT TIME LATER, OFFICER ARRIVED ON SCENE AND WAS ABLE TO ASSIST SERGEANT SINCLAIR IN EXTRACTING THE SUSPECT OUT OF THE SQUAD CAR AND GETTING HIM INTO CUSTODY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THIS SUSPECT WAS A CAREER CRIMINAL WITH EXTENSIVE CRIMINAL HISTORY, A DOCUMENTED GANG MEMBER, AND HAD A PAROLE VIOLATION WARRANT ISSUED AGAINST HIM AT THE TIME.
AFTER THE SUSPECT WAS IN CUSTODY, OFFICERS DISCOVERED TWO LOADED HANDGUNS IN THE STOLEN VEHICLE, BOTH OF WHICH WERE IN THE FELONS REACH. SERGEANT SINCLAIR. YOU'RE BEING AWARDED THE POLICE COMMENDATION, ONE OF THE HIGHEST HONORS A POLICE OFFICER CAN RECEIVE FOR YOUR EXTENSIVE AND EXHAUSTING EFFORTS AND ACTIONS UNDER THE CONDITIONS THAT YOU WERE FACING THAT PREVENTED A DANGEROUS FELON FROM GAINING CONTROL OF A POLICE VEHICLE AND PUTTING IT INTO HIS VIOLENT INTENTIONS. OFFICER RUDY SILLER. YOU'RE BEING RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR QUICK ACTIONS IN COMING TO THE AID OF SERGEANT SINCLAIR AND YOUR ASSISTANCE IN SUBDUING THIS VIOLENT FELON. MRS. BELL AND MR. PENA. YOU BOTH ARE BEING RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR QUICK THINKING DURING A HIGH STRESS EVENT UTILIZING THE TECHNOLOGY AVAILABLE TO YOU TO LOCATE AND IDENTIFY SERGEANT SINCLAIR'S LOCATION THROUGH GPS TECHNOLOGY AND MAKING SENSITIVE RADIO BROADCAST THAT EFFECTIVELY ASSISTED HIS EFFORTS IN SUBDUING AND GETTING CONTROL OF THIS SITUATION. THANK YOU MA'AM. AND MIGHT I ADD, EDUARDO HERE IS IN TRAINING. HE'S ONLY BEEN.
HE'S ONLY BEEN WITH THE DEPARTMENT FOR TWO WEEKS, TWO MONTHS, TWO MONTHS. I KNEW THERE WAS A TWO IN THERE SOMEWHERE. TWO MONTHS. BUT THAT IS VERY, VERY GOOD. FOR TWO MONTHS WORTH OF TRAINING. YOU DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB. THANK YOU. FOR YOUR. EVERYBODY GET IN
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THERE. SURE. WE GET A SMALL. OKAY. THANK YOU. MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THANK Y'ALL, THANK YOU.AGENDA ITEM NUMBER NINE. BEFORE I DO IT ON BEHALF OF THE COUNCIL AND ME AS MAYOR, YOU MAKE A COUNCIL AND A MAYOR MIGHTY PROUD FOR OUR DEPARTMENT THAT WE HAVE IN THIS CITY. WE THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK. IT DOES NOT GO UNNOTICED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MAYOR'S REPORT SEPTEMBER IS NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH. THIS IS A REMINDER THAT TAKING TIME NOW TO PREPARE FOR EMERGENCIES CAN KEEP YOU, YOUR FAMILY, AND YOUR COMMUNITY SAFE. DISASTERS CAN HAPPEN ANYTIME. STORMS, FIRE, POWER OUTAGES, AND BEING READY MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S TIPS WEBPAGE OR GO OR READY.GOV. IN OBSERVANCE OF LABOR DAY, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST, CITY HALL, THE SENIOR CITIZEN AND THE LIBRARY WILL BE CLOSED. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I'D LIKE TO TAKE THIS TIME TO CELEBRATE THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, CITY BROWN, ON HER RECENT BIRTHDAY, AND RECOGNIZE HER DEDICATION AND SERVICE TO THE CITY OF SEAGOVILLE. FOR OVER 20 YEARS. SHE WAS NINE YEARS OLD WHEN SHE STARTED. COUNCIL. WANT TO SAY ANYTHING? DOES THAT MEAN I WASN'T BORN YET OR WHAT? YOU WEREN'T BORN YET? JOB WELL DONE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING. CINDY, CINDY, CINDY IS ALWAYS THERE WHEN WE NEED HER. MOVING TO ITEM NUMBER TEN IS PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. WE HAVE MISS VICKI GRAVES. STATE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, AND YOU HAVE SIX MINUTES. OH, SORRY ABOUT VICKI GRAVER. I AM MOVING BACK TO SEAGOVILLE WITH MY SISTER AT 408 FLOWER STREET, AND I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN SOME INCIDENCES WITH THINGS GOING ON IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN SEAGOVILLE, BUT I HAVE BEEN GONE FOR SOME TIME TO EUROPE AND I HAVE MET THE YOUNG LADY WHO IS TAKING OVER THE. ANIMAL SHELTER. ANIMAL PROBLEMS. AND WE'VE HAD TWO PIT BULLS WHICH HAVE BEEN KILLING ANIMALS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND SHE HAS LOOKED INTO IT AND WE HOPE THAT IT WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF. THERE'S ANOTHER SITUATION AT 301 WATER STREET WHERE IT IS ATTACKING CHILDREN, WALKING TO SCHOOL. THERE, GERMAN SHEPHERDS.
WE HOPE THAT WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF. AND WE HAD A SITUATION AT GLADYS WHERE IT MEETS FLOWER STREET. THE ATMOS GAS LINE WAS DUG OUT AND LEFT OPEN AND HALF OF THE ROAD WAS REPAIRED FOR THE TURN IN ON FLOWERS AND NOT FINISHED. BUT IT HAS BEEN DONE, SO I APPRECIATE VERY MUCH THE RESPONSE THAT I GOT FROM MY LAST TIME HERE WITH THE CITY COUNCIL, AND I MUST SAY I AM VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY AND THE INTEGRITY WHICH I HAVE HEARD ABOUT THE FUTURE OF SEAGOVILLE, BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN LEFT BEHIND. I KNOW MY NEIGHBORHOOD DIDN'T GET WATER SEWERAGE UNTIL THE 30S. WE HAD TO SAVE OUR RAINWATER SO WE COULD HAVE SOMETHING TO COOK WITH OR BATHE, BUT I WANT TO SEE THAT MAYBE YOU WILL DO A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY FROM WHAT I'M SEEING IN CRANDALL IN OTHER PLACES, BECAUSE THEY'RE MOVING IN PEOPLE. HOUSES ARE POPPING UP LIKE MUSHROOMS, BUT THE INFRASTRUCTURE, THERE'S NO ROADS, THERE'S NOTHING, AND PEOPLE ARE DRIVING LIKE MANIACS. 80 MILES AN HOUR ON A 35 MILE
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AN HOUR STREET. YOU CAN'T EVEN GET OUT OF YOUR DRIVEWAY. AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING BACK IN NICE, QUIET SEAGOVILLE. BUT WE HAVE ONE SITUATION IS POPPING UP AT WATER STREET AND SOUTH KAUFMAN. THE NEIGHBOR HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE DOGS AT 301, AND THEY WANTED TO PUT A FENCE UP, AND I HAD OFFERED HER SOME CHAINLINK, WHICH WE HAD TAKEN DOWN TO MAKE SURE THE DOGS DIDN'T GET IN AND ATTACK THE CHILDREN SO THEY COULD ENJOY THEIR FRONT PORCH. BUT THE CITY SAYS YOU MUST HAVE AN EIGHT FOOT HIGH WOODEN FENCE, AND IF YOU PUT THAT ON THAT PROPERTY, IT CUTS OFF THE VIEW AT THE STOP SIGN ON WATER STREET, AND THERE ARE CHILDREN WALKING DOWN TO GET TO SCHOOL AND YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. PEOPLE ARE NOT DOING 30 MILES AN HOUR ON ON THAT ROAD AT ALL. THEY ARE PUSHING YOU AND I'M NOT BEING PUSHED, BUT I WANT TO BE SURE THAT NOBODY DOES A CALIFORNIA STOP AND BINGO, YOU RUN INTO SOMEBODY COMING FROM YOUR LEFT OR RIGHT AND THEY ARE HITTING YOU, OKAY. AND YOU HAVE TWO TREE TRUNKS DOWN BY RETHA THAT HANG OVER THE ROAD. ALL IT'S GOING TO TAKE IS ONE STORM OR SOME CARPENTER ANTS, AND IT'S GOING TO HIT THE ROAD AND YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE PROBLEMS. BUT WHY CAN'T WE ADDRESS THINGS BEFORE THEY BECOME A PROBLEM? BECAUSE THEY'RE HANGING DOWN OVER THE ROAD SO LOW WE DON'T NEED THEM. ALL RIGHT. OR DO WE HAVE TO TAKE THEM DOWN AS NEIGHBORS? TELL ME WHAT TO DO.BUT I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS, AND I REALLY AM LOOKING FORWARD TO SEE HOW IN THE TIME I HAVE LEFT, HOW THIS CITY BEGINS TO GROW AND BECOME A PLACE OF INTEGRITY AND HONESTY. OKAY. THANK YOU.
GOOD LUCK. THANK YOU. OTHERWISE, I'M LOOKING FOR A VICTIM. OKAY. MOVE TO CONSENT AGENDA. THE
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CONSENT AGENDA IS ROUTINE IN NATURE AND GENERALLY ENACTED IN ONE MOTION. THIS FULLY DESCRIPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE SCREEN FOR ITEMS 11 THROUGH 13. DOES THE CITY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCIL MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 11 THROUGH 13 GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND IS FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA. ITEMS 11 THROUGH 13. ALL IN FAVOR? NONE[ Regular Agenda]
OPPOSED. MOVING TO REGULAR AGENDA NUMBER 14. MISS FINANCE DIRECTOR GAIL FINCH WILL PRESENT ITEMS 14 THROUGH 16. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEM, CITY COUNCIL, CITY MANAGER.EVERYONE, THIS IS A PRESENTATION OF OUR FISCAL YEAR 2026 PROPOSED BUDGET. WELL, LET ME GET STARTED. FIRST, I'LL START WITH THIS. THIS IS OUR DALLAS CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT CERTIFICATION OF APPRAISAL ROLE. OUR TAXABLE VALUE CAME IN AT 1,583,626,006 670. I BELIEVE THIS IS THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW THAT WE'VE BEEN OVER THE 1 BILLION MARK OF THAT, AN ESTIMATED 80 MILLION IS UNDER PROTEST. HOWEVER, THE TOTAL VALUE OF OUR NEW CONSTRUCTION IS 138,117,472. ON OUR KAUFMAN ON KAUFMAN COUNTY HAS A TAXABLE VALUE OF 50,426,274, AND OF THAT ESTIMATE, 41,367,796 ARE IN THE TIF ZONE. THAT MEANS THE TAXABLE DOLLARS THE CITY GETS IS 30%, AND 70% GOES INTO THE TIF FUND. SO OUR NEXT SLIDE IS OUR 2025 TAX RATE CALCULATION WORKSHEET. THIS WORKSHEET IS GIVEN TO US AND SIGNED BY JOHN AMES. THEY CALCULATE OUR OUR TAX RATES FOR US. WE ALSO CALCULATE THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE IN LINE GARY AND IS REALLY GOOD AT THAT. I'VE FOUND OUT. SO THEY'VE CALCULATED OUR DEBT RATE CALCULATION AT 0.70.075 200. AND THAT'S BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF DEBT THAT WE
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HAVE TO PAY IN THE COMING BUDGET. OUR NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE IS 0.690146. VOTER APPROVED TAX RATE 0.720744. DE MINIMIS RATE 0.714805. AND I BELIEVE I WENT OVER THOSE IN THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING WITH YOU TO LET YOU KNOW WHAT EACH ONE OF THEM MEANT. OUR CURRENT YEAR TAX RATE IS AT 0.710932, AND OUR PROPOSED TAX RATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 26. I PUT 25 ON THE POWERPOINT IS 26 IS 0.720743. SO NOW I'LL GET INTO THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET. THE PROJECTED ENDING BALANCE IN THE NEXT TO THE LAST COLUMN IS AROUND 7 MILLION, WHICH LEAVES 154 DAYS OF FUND BALANCE. THE PROPOSED BUDGET THAT WE HAVE IN THE LAST COLUMN, WE ESTIMATE 19.6 MILLION IN REVENUES IN ONGOING IN 19.6 MILLION IN ONGOING EXPENDITURES. ALSO, THERE IS A PROPOSED DRAWDOWN OF THE FUND BALANCE IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,045,712, WHICH LEAVES THE DAYS OF FUND BALANCE AT 77.9 DAYS. OUR OUR OUR DAYS OF FUND BALANCE THAT WE'RE LEGALLY REQUIRED TO HAVE IS 60 DAYS OF FUND BALANCE. SO WE'RE DRAWING DOWN PRETTY CLOSE TO THAT. AS YOU CAN SEE, IN 2023 2024, WE HAD ABOUT 280 DAYS OF FUND BALANCE. SO I'LL GO OVER SOME OF THE ONE TIME THINGS THAT ARE DRAWING THE FUND BALANCE DOWN. I'LL GO OVER THOSE REALLY QUICKLY. SO WE HAVE TUITION REIMBURSEMENT, 5000 FLEET MANAGEMENT THROUGH ENTERPRISE FOR THE FIRST YEAR. THIS IS SPLIT WITH THE WATER AND SEWER. SO THE GENERAL FUND PORTION IS 230,000. EMERGENCY SIREN REPLACEMENT 25,000 TRANSFER THE FIRE TRUCK FUND 182,000.FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT 49,000. FIRE STATION ONE. APPARATUS STORAGE AND ROOF REPAIR 112,000.
FIRE STATION GENERATOR 26,000. POLICE EQUIPMENT 31,000. POLICE SOFTWARE SLASH HARDWARE 280,000.
SUPPORT SERVICES CAD, RMS SYSTEM PAYMENT. AND I BELIEVE THIS MAY BE THEIR THIRD PAYMENT, THIRD AND FINAL PAYMENT ON THAT. IT'S 143,000 SUPPORT SERVICES, SOFTWARE SLASH HARDWARE, 108,000 USB SCANNER FOR SUPPORT SERVICES 16,000. PARKS DEPARTMENT EQUIPMENT 28,000.
TRANSFERRED TO FIRE STATION BUILDING FUND 250,000. AS YOU RECALL, WE DID TRANSFER 1.6 MILLION INTO THAT FUND LAST YEAR OR THIS CURRENT YEAR. ADDITIONAL TRANSFER TO STREET MAINTENANCE OF 500,000, WHICH WILL BRING IT TO A TOTAL OF $1 MILLION BEING TRANSFERRED TO THE STREET MAINTENANCE FUND, THE SENIOR CENTER PARKING LOT 458,000. THE PARKING LOT FOR THE SENIOR CENTER WAS ENGINEERED IN THIS CURRENT YEAR BUDGET, SO THEY'RE SET TO TO DO THE WORK IN THE COMING BUDGET. PARK IMPROVEMENTS 419,000 STREET DEPARTMENT EQUIPMENT 4000 STREET LIGHTS ON ALTO ROAD, 56,000 CITY HALL IMPROVEMENTS 70,000 AND THE SENIOR CENTER DISHWASHER 5000. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT SO FAR? OKAY, SO ON OUR ONGOING ITEMS, AS I MENTIONED, STREET MAINTENANCE, WE HAVE 500,000 ONGOING AND THEN 500,000 IN 1 TIME, WHICH MAKES THE MILLION DOLLARS WE TRANSFERRED TO TO TECHNOLOGY REPLACEMENT FUND. IT'S 17,500.
ALSO IN THE GENERAL FUND THIS YEAR WE'RE FOR NEXT YEAR. WE'RE ADDING POSITIONS. THREE ANIMAL SHELTER ATTENDANTS, TWO THAT START ON OCTOBER 1ST AND ONE THAT STARTS ON APRIL 1ST. ONE FIREFIGHTER, TWO POLICE OFFICERS, THE TO START APRIL 1ST. ONE JAILER TO START APRIL 1ST AND ADMIN COORDINATOR FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND A CODE ENFORCEMENT SUPERVISOR.
ALSO ADDED TO THE THE BUDGET. WE DID HAVE A 12% INCREASE FOR OUR HEALTH CARE AND STEP PAY FOR FIRE AND POLICE. THEY'RE GETTING A 5% INCREASE AND IT'S 8% IF THEY INCLUDE THEIR STEP.
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ALSO, THERE'S AN INCENTIVE PAY FOR FIRE AND POLICE UP TO A MAXIMUM OF $750. OTHER INCREASES INCLUDE PROFESSIONAL FEES, EQUIPMENT, SOFTWARE, ETC. DUE TO INCREASED COSTS. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET? THE ANIMAL SHELTER ATTENDANTS? ARE THOSE FULL TIME? YES. OKAY, I'LL GO TO THE WATER AND SEWER BUDGET. FOR THE WATER AND SEWER FUND. THERE ARE TWO NEW POSITIONS AN ADMIN ASSISTANT AND A METER SERVICES TECHNICIAN.WITH THE 3% SALARY INCREASE FOR ALL AND INCENTIVE PAY UP TO $750. NEXT ARE THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THE WATER AND SEWER FUND. THEY TOTAL $2.9 MILLION AND THIS IS MOSTLY TO REPLACE PIPES AND PUMP STATION REPLACEMENT. AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN.
THESE ARE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS WILL BE FUNDED THROUGH THE WATER AND SEWER. AS YOU CAN SEE IN FISCAL YEAR 2026, THIS IS THE SLIDE THAT WAS PRESENTED WHEN NEW JEN SPOKE IN OUR LAST MEETING. WE WILL NOT BE ISSUING ANY DEBT THIS YEAR FOR THESE PROJECTS. SO THAT BRINGS US TO THE WATER AND SEWER BUDGET. THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR WATER AND SEWER WERE LOWERED THEIR FUND BALANCE FROM 378 378.7 DAYS TO 263.4 DAYS. THE NEXT THREE SLIDES ARE ACTUALLY THE PROJECTED WATER RATES FOR WATER. AND ALSO AND WE CHOSE OPTION TWO, WHICH WAS PRESENTED IN THE SLIDE. ALSO, WE PROJECTED WASTEWATER RATES AND THEN THE STORMWATER RATES. THEY'LL GO FROM 385 TO 460. ONCE THE BUDGET IS ADOPTED. THE NEXT MEETING A NOTICE WILL BE PLACED ON THE WEBSITE AND ON THE BILLS REGARDING THE THE NEW RATES. ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING WATER AND SEWER? OKAY, SO WE'LL GO TO ALL OTHER FUNDS. THIS IS A LIST OF ALL OTHER FUNDS. SOME ARE SPECIAL REVENUE AND SOME ARE CAPITAL PROJECTS. THE SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS ARE SELF-FUNDED THROUGH FEES AND GRANTS AND CAPITAL PROJECT FUNDS THAT EITHER HOLD. THEY EITHER HOLD BOND MONEY OR THEY RECEIVE TRANSFERS FROM THE GENERAL FUND. SOME ONGOING PROJECTS AND THE CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND ARE THE IS THE SIMON ROAD PROJECT AND THE REMODEL OF THE DISPATCH CENTER. THE NEXT SLIDE IS THE EDC BUDGET. THEIR BUDGET WAS ADOPTED ON JULY THE 24TH BY THE EDC, WITH PROPOSED REVENUES OF 1.595 MILLION AND PROPOSED EXPENDITURES OF 1.78 MILLION.
THIS IS FOR 50882 FROM THE TEXAS COMPTROLLER, AND IS BASICALLY SAYING THAT WE DO NOT USE ADDITIONAL SALES TAX AND USE TO PAY DEBT SERVICES. AND THE LAST SLIDE IS IS ANNOUNCEMENT, PUBLIC HEARING ANNOUNCEMENT. THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE BUDGET ON SEPTEMBER THE 8TH, 2025, AND THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE TAX RATES ON SEPTEMBER 15TH, 2025. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY SLIDES. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 15 I NEED A MOTION. SECOND GOT A MOTION A SECOND FOR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 15. ALL IN FAVOR. NONE OPPOSED. MOVING TO ITEM 16 MADE A MOTION. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER. I HAVE A MOTION FOR ITEM 16. YES, IT'LL BE A ROLL CALL. YEAH, FOR 15. FOR 16. 16. MOTION FOR ITEM 16 IS TO APPROVE THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 2026 PROPOSED TAX RATE OF 0.72074 $0.03 PER 100 ASSESSED EVALUATION. WE'LL NEED TO TAKE A ROLL CALL VOTE AND SET THE PUBLIC HEARING DATES REGARDING
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THE PROPOSED BUDGET AND TAX RATE. OH. YOU SAY THANK YOU. YES. OH, YAY! HE ASKED FOR THE VOTE. SECOND, I MADE THE I MADE THE MOTION. SECOND MOTION I SECOND IT. HE ASKED FOR THE VOTE BEFORE THE SECOND. SO. OR SECOND. YEAH. TIE. TIE GOES TO THE RUNNER. THAT'S RIGHT.NUMBER 17 ITEM COMMUNITY INTEREST AND COUNCILMAN REPORT. WE'LL START WITH YOU, MR. JOE HERNANDEZ. NOTHING. MR. EPPS. NOTHING, MR. MAYOR. ALL RIGHT. WE ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE'LL MOVE THAT UNTIL A LATER DATE. SO WE'RE MOVING FROM 17 TO ITEM NUMBER 21. DISCUSS FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. WE'LL GO THAT WAY, MR. EPPS. NOTHING, SIR. NO, SIR.
NOTHING, MA'AM. NOTHING, MAYOR. NOTHING. ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY HAPPY? WE'RE HAPPY. WE ARE ADJOURNED
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