[WORK SESSION - 6:30 PM]
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THIS IS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER THE 8TH, 2025 AT 6:30 P.M. THIS IS THE WORK SESSION AND WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. AND THE SECOND ITEM ON THE WORK SESSION IS FIRST READING OF THE SDC PROJECT, MR. KIRK MCDANIEL PRESENT THIS. MR. MCDANIEL, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT. THE ITEM BEFORE YOU, THAT'S A FIRST READING. SO I'LL START BY READING THE ACTUAL TEXT OF THE ITEM. AND THEN I'LL KIND OF GIVE YOU A LITTLE OVERVIEW OF IT. SO FIRST READING OF SDC PROJECTS. DISCUSS RESOLUTION APPROVING AND RATIFYING AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN TIMCO GC INCORPORATED IN THE SDC. SO THIS PROJECT IS WITH MR. TAMER, WHO IS THE OWNER OF THE STRIP CENTER BEHIND NEAR THE CHICK-FIL-A NEAR THE GOLDEN CHICK, THE OWNER OF CHARLEYS CHEESESTEAKS, THE VAPE, AND HE'S THE ONE WHO ALSO BROUGHT VERIZON TO US. THIS IS FOR THE FINISH OUT OF HIS BUILDING, SO HE COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION ON THE EXTERIOR, BUT THE INTERIOR NEEDS ADDITIONAL WORK. HE'S BEEN COORDINATING WITH SOME DIFFERENT FRANCHISEES, AND HE'S HERE TONIGHT, AND HE CAN SPEAK ON IT AS WELL. AND WE'LL WE'LL BRING HIM UP HERE IN JUST A MOMENT TO KIND OF GIVE YOU SAY SOME WORDS AS WELL. BUT HE'S TALKING ABOUT BRINGING A MINI GOLF CONCEPT TO THE CITY. BUT IN ORDER TO DO THAT, SOME OF THOSE COST FIXTURES ARE REALLY HIGH. AND SO HE REQUESTED SOME HELP FROM THE EDC. THE THE EDC BOARD CONSIDERED THIS AT THEIR PREVIOUS MEETING IN AUGUST AND APPROVED IT. IT'S AN AGREEMENT FOR A $200,000 GRANT AND A $200,000 LOAN. SO A TOTAL OF $400,000 PAID OUT OF THE EDC FUND. AND THEN HE WOULD BE PAYING BACK THE LOAN OVER ROUGHLY SEVEN YEARS. WE WERE GOING TO GIVE HIM UNTIL THE END OF NEXT YEAR, SO THAT CONSTRUCTION ON THE SITE COULD BE 100% COMPLETE BEFORE HE HAS TO START MAKING THOSE PAYMENTS BACK TOWARDS US. SO AGAIN, THE EDC BOARD APPROVED THIS AGREEMENT AT THEIR PREVIOUS MEETING IN AUGUST. AND SO WE'RE BRINGING IT HERE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AS WELL. AND THEN, TAMARA, IF YOU WANT TO SAY ANY WORDS YOU CAN COME ON UP. YEAH. HELLO. GOOD EVENING. HOW ARE YOU ALL. GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL. SO BASICALLY I DID THIS I DID SIGN THE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT LAST WEEK. WE GOT APPROVED. EVERYTHING IS, YOU KNOW, GREAT. I HAVE A NEXT ANOTHER MEETING NEXT THURSDAY TO START IMPLEMENTING FOR THE PLANS AND EVERYTHING ELSE SO WE CAN KICK IT OFF. SO SO THE GRANT AND I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS. YOU KNOW HOPEFULLY WORKING WITH ME ON THIS GRANT AND LOAN. IT'S GOING TO GO TOWARDS THE INTERIOR OF THE OF THE BUILDING TO START IMPLEMENTING THOSE PLANS FOR THE MONSTER MINI GOLF. SO HOPEFULLY, YOU KNOW, SOON ENOUGH WE'LL WE'LL KICK IT OFF AND, YOU KNOW, MAKE IT WORK. WE'RE GOING TO USE THE WHOLE 10,000FT■!S OF THE REST OF THAT SHOPPING CENTER. ALL IS GOING TO BE FOR THE MINI GOLF, WHICH IS THE THE ARCADE AND THE MINI GOLF COURSE. AND AND THAT'S IT. PRETTY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR HIM? NO THANK YOU. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE ON THE WORK SESSION. MISS AMATO WILL COME AND PRESENT THIS. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR, COUNCIL CITY MANAGER. TODAY WE ARE CONSIDERING AN AMENDMENT ON SECTION 1902 TO STRENGTHEN THE REQUIREMENT FOR SOLID WASTE ENCLOSURE AROUND THE COMMERCIAL SOLID WASTE CONTAINER. ALL THE BUSINESS WHO HOLDS THE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY FOR SOLID WASTE CONTAINER HAS TO COMPLY WITH THIS ORDINANCE, AND THE EXISTING BUSINESS WOULD BE CONSIDERED LEGALLY NONCONFORMING. AND IF THERE IS ANY IMPROVEMENT OR REMODELING OR REDEVELOPMENT, THEN THAT'S WHEN THEY WILL COMPLY WITH THIS ORDINANCE. THE ENCLOSURE MUST INCLUDE A CONCRETE FAN APPROACH AND A CONCRETE PAD LARGE ENOUGH TO SUPPORT THE ENTIRE DUMPSTER. THEY MUST BE ENCLOSED ON THREE SIDES WITH SIX FOOT WALL MADE OF DURABLE MATERIALS SUCH AS A BRICK, ROCK, STONE, MASONRY, STUCCO OR CEDAR, AND THE FOURTH SIDE WILL HAVE A GATE ON IT SO THAT TO ALLOW THE ACCESS TO THE DUMPSTER TRUCK, ALL ENCLOSURE MUST COMPLY WITH THE CITY APPROVED SITE PLANS AND MUST BE MAINTAINED IN CLEAN, SAFE AND SANITARY CONDITION. SO THAT'S THE ORDINANCE AND I WOULD RECOMMEND APPROVALS FOR SEAGOVILLE TO KEEP CLEAN, SAFE AND ATTRACTIVE. THANK YOU. THE APPROACH TO THOSE HAVE ENOUGH CONCRETE TO SUPPORT THE TRUCKS THAT PICKS THESE CONTAINERS UP. WE HAD AN ISSUE IN TOWN ONCE
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BEFORE. THAT TRUCK BACKED UP AND SUNK IN THE ASPHALT THAT WAS IN FRONT OF THE ENCLOSURE.THERE WAS A ISSUE ON THE TRUCK SUNK IN THE GROUND BECAUSE THEY ARE VERY HEAVY. THEY PICK THESE CONTAINERS UP. SO OKAY, THERE'S GOING TO BE CONCRETE IN FRONT OF THOSE. IT'S GOING TO SUPPORT THOSE TRUCKS. YES. IT'S GOING TO BE CONCRETE. CONCRETE PAD. AS LONG AS IT SUPPORTS THE WEIGHT OF THOSE TRUCKS WE'RE OKAY. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. REGULAR AGENDA ITEM. DO YOU WANT TO DISCUSS THAT. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO GO? OKAY.
ALL RIGHT. WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 6:36 P.M. PUT IT AROUND. CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
[REGULAR SESSION - 7:00 PM]
THIS IS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2025 AT 7 P.M. IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE STAND FOR THE INVOCATION AND THEN THE PLEDGE. DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THIS CITY. GIVE US THE WISDOM TO MAKE GOOD DECISIONS. PROTECT OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AS THEY PROTECT US. WE ASK THAT YOU LAY YOUR HEALING HANDS ON THOSE THAT ARE IN NEED. BLESS EACH ONE HERE TONIGHT. GIVE THEM A SAFE TRIP HOME. BLESS 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. PRESENTATION TO. REPRESENTATIVE THE KIDS.THANK YOU. THIS PLACE. SIT DOWN. YES, MA'AM. I NEED TO JOIN ONE OF YOUR CLASSES. YOU'RE EMBARRASSING. THIS IS A RESIGNATION. RECOGNITION. PROUDLY PRESENT TO KIDS PLACE LEARNING CENTER TO COMMEMORATE THE 45TH ANNIVERSARY OF LOCAL BUSINESSES DEDICATED TO HIGH QUALITY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DALLAS ISD. SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES, COMMUNITY EVENTS, FAMILY ENGAGEMENT, AND STRENGTHEN SCHOOL HOME CONNECTION. THIS SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2025, I PRESENT TO. YOU SHOULD HAVE BLACK HAIR. FOR THE SCHOOL. YEAH. NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS NUMBER NINE, THE MAYOR'S REPORT. AND THANKS TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM, ROAD IMPROVEMENTS ARE NOW COMPLETE ON BOTH AVENUE C AND FARMERS ROAD. THESE STREETS HAVE BEEN FULLY RECONSTRUCTED AND RESURFACED WITH NEW ASPHALT, IMPROVING SAFETY AND GIVING OUR COMMUNITY A FRESH NEW LOOK. THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR PATIENCE DURING CONSTRUCTION, AND WE'RE EXCITED FOR YOU TO ENJOY A SMOOTHER, SAFER DRIVE ON OUR NEWLY IMPROVED STREETS. AND PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NEXT. AND WE HAVE MISS SANDRA WAGNER. YOU WOULD COME. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. SANDRA WAGNER, 710 PUTNAM STREET. I'M HERE TO PRAISE OUR LIBRARY. I DON'T KNOW IF EVERYONE HERE TAKES ADVANTAGE OF THE LIBRARY AND THE SERVICES THEY OFFER, BUT Y'ALL HAVE WONDERFUL STAFF. THERE THEY ARE.
THEY'RE KNOWLEDGEABLE, THEY'RE HELPFUL. THEY'RE FRIENDLY. THEY HELP PEOPLE. IT AMAZES ME. I, I'M AN AVID READER AND THEY KNOW MY MY MULTITUDE OF AUTHORS THAT I LIKE TO READ. AND THEY STAY ON TOP OF THAT. AND THEY CONTACT ME WHEN THEY GET NEW BOOKS IN BY THOSE AUTHORS AND THINGS. AND I JUST DON'T KNOW IF THEY GET THE THE PRAISE AND RECOGNITION THAT THEY DESERVE.
AND I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT FROM LOCAL COMMUNITIES THAT DON'T HAVE THEIR OWN LIBRARIES, THEY COME HERE AND UTILIZE OURS. AND SO WE'RE WE'RE THANKFUL FOR THAT. AND I JUST WANTED TO I JUST WANTED TO SAY WE HAVE GREAT PEOPLE IN THERE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. NEXT
[Consent Agenda]
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IS THE CONSENT AGENDA. THE CONSENT AGENDA IS ROUTINE IN NATURE AND GENERALLY ENACTED IN ONE MOTION. FULL DESCRIPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE SCREEN FOR ITEMS 11 THROUGH 15. AND AS A CITY COUNCIL, HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA? 15 SECOND THAT MOTION, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE AGENDA ITEMS 11 THROUGH 15.[Public Hearing]
ALL IN FAVOR? NONE OPPOSED. MOVING TO AGENDA ITEM 16. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE INPUT ON THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2025 AND 2026. HOTEL MOTEL TAX BUDGET. THE TIME IS NOW 705, AND I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND MISS FRENCH IF YOU WANT TO BRIEF THE CITY COUNCIL. AND YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET SOME SLEEP IN ABOUT A WEEK. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, CITY MANAGER AND EVERYONE. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE INPUT ON THE HOTEL MOTEL TAX BUDGET. WE HAVE PROPOSED A BUDGET OF $35,000. IT'S A GRANT TO THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR MAYFEST SEAGULL FEST AND THE 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION. ALL RIGHT, THE COUNCIL, HAVE ANY COMMENT, QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. I MIGHT AS WELL STAY UP HERE. THE REST OF THEM ARE MINE, RIGHT. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. DOES ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE COME TO THE FRONT SEEING NONE. THE TIME IS NOW.706 AND WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. THERE'S NO ACTION TAKEN. MOVING TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 17. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE CITIZEN INPUT ON PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2025 2026 BUDGET FOR ALL CITY FUNDS. THE BUDGET WILL RAISE MORE TOTAL PROPERTY TAXES THAN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET BY $1,639,899, OR 15.76%. AND OF THAT AMOUNT, $1,216,439 IS TAX REVENUE TO BE RAISED FROM NEW PROPERTY ADDED TO THE TAX ROLL? THE TIME IS NOW 7:06 P.M. AND I OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND MISS FRENCH WILL BE NEXT ON THIS. ALSO, THIS IS A HEARING TO RECEIVE THE PUBLIC'S INPUT ON OUR FISCAL YEAR 2025 2026 BUDGET. WE PROPOSE THE BUDGET IN THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, AND SO THE TOTAL BUDGET FOR ALL OF THE FUNDS IS AROUND 39 MILLION. AND THAT INCLUDES ALL OF ALL OF OUR GENERAL FUND WATER AND SEWER AND OUR SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS. DOES COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
SO DOES ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM, SEEING NONE WILL MOVE TO TIME IS NOW 7:07 P.M. AND THERE'S NO ACTION TAKEN ON AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 17.
[Regular Agenda]
MOVING TO 18. MR. KURT MCDANIEL. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THIS IS THE REQUIRED SECOND READING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN INCENTIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN US AND TAMKA GC FOR THE MONSTER MINI GOLF CONCEPT. SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ IT. SECOND READING, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER RESOLUTION APPROVING AND RATIFYING AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN TAMPA GC INCORPORATED AND THE CDC AND COUNCIL. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE AGREEMENT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM. BECAUSE I HAVE ANY QUESTION. WE APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 18 AS READ. SECOND, GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE. AGENDA ITEM 18 IS READ. ALL IN FAVOR. NONE OPPOSED. MOVING TO AGENDA NUMBER 19.MISS FRENCH, WILL YOU COME BACK UP, PLEASE? GET YOUR CHAIR. JUST SET UP. SO NUMBER 19 IS WE'RE ASKING FOR APPROVAL OF THE THE GRANTS TO THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN THE AMOUNT OF $35,000. COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTION 30, 35 OR 31. I'M SORRY 31,000 OKAY. THANK YOU.
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JOJO, I'M THINKING ABOUT THE REVENUE THAT'S GOING TO BE RECEIVED INTO THAT ACCOUNT.YEAH I MOVE WE APPROVE. AGENDA ITEM 19 SECOND GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 19. ALL IN FAVOR? NONE OPPOSED. MOVING TO AGENDA NUMBER 20. DISCUSS. CONSIDER RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE MASTER FEE SCHEDULE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 2026. DOES THE COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTION ON AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 20 IS THE ONLY CHANGE OF THE ONES IN YELLOW.
THE ONLY CHANGE WAS THE STORMWATER WENT FROM 385 TO 460 AND WENT FROM $1 TO $1.19 FOR COMMERCIAL PER L YOU. AND THEN THE WORDING UNDER THE HEALTH CARE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, THEY ADDED SCHOOL TO THE DAYCARE SLASH SCHOOL PERMIT LICENSE. SO THEY ADDED THEY JUST CHANGED THE WORDING. THEY DIDN'T CHANGE ANY FEES. SO THAT BRING IN. IS THAT MEAN THAT THEY HAVE TO GET A PERMIT OR THEY ALWAYS HAVE. THEY ALWAYS HAVE. I THINK SHE JUST ADDED THE SCHOOL. AND BECAUSE THE LEGISLATION CHANGED, NOW IT'S GOING TO BE INSPECTION PLUS PERMIT. OKAY. YEAH. THE WORDING. MAY WE APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 22ND. GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 20. ALL IN FAVOR. NONE OPPOSED. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 21. QUESTION COUNCIL. HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 21 THE WATER AND SEWER RATES. WE HAVE IT IN OUR CALENDAR THIS YEAR. I DON'T MIND GETTING A PHONE CALL REMINDING ME EITHER. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE. AGENDA ITEM 21 SECOND GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 21. ALL IN FAVOR? NONE OPPOSED. MOVING TO AGENDA ITEM 22. COUNCIL. HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 22? MR. FRENCH, WE APPROVE AGENDA I SECOND THAT MOTION. GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 22. ALL IN FAVOR? NONE OPPOSED. MOVING TO AGENDA ITEM 23. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM? BUT I DO WANT TO ASK CARRIE IF WE CAN HAVE AN UPDATE LIKE LATE DECEMBER, 1ST JANUARY MEETING OF WHO WE ARE ON THE COMPENSATION IS THAT WE'LL KNOW WHAT OTHER CITIES HAVE DONE WHEN IT COMES TO PUBLIC SAFETY. SEE WHERE WE'RE AT. YES.
PERCENTAGE WISE, YES, I CAN BRING THAT BACK TO YOU ALL BY IN THE DECEMBER MEETING TO SHOW WHAT OTHER CITIES SURROUNDING US HAVE DONE AS IT RELATES TO THEIR COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS AND COMPENSATION, AND WHERE WE LAND IN THE MARKET. AND THEN FROM THERE, YOU KNOW, IS THERE SOMETHING WE CAN DO MID-YEAR TO TO BRING THE BAR UP? YES. SO WE'LL WE'LL HAVE AN ADDITIONAL CONVERSATION REGARDING COMPENSATION AFTER THE ANNUAL AUDIT. WE APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 23. GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 23. THIS WILL BE A ROLL CALL VOTE. MR. EPPS, MR. GRIMES. YES. MR. ALL. YES. MOVING TO 24. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE FROM THE COUNCIL? ON A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE AGENDA. ITEM NUMBER 24 IS ALSO ROLL CALL, MR. EPPS. YES. MR. GRAHAM. YES, YES. MR. ALL. YAY. ITEM NUMBER 25. DOES COUNCIL HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON THIS COMMUNITY? IS THE COMMUNITY INTEREST AND COUNCIL MEMBERS REPORT THAT ANYBODY WILL GO AROUND THE ROOM. YOU GOT ANYTHING? NO, SIR. NOTHING.
MAYOR. OKAY. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. WE'LL GO THE OTHER WAY, MR. EPPS. MAYOR. NOTHING, MAYOR.
SIR, I ALREADY TALKED TO. OKAY. EVERYBODY HAPPY? WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 7:14 P.M. A
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