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TO ORDER. THIS IS MONDAY, OCTOBER 6TH AT 6:30 P.M. THIS IS THE WORK SESSION. AND THE SECOND THING ON THE AGENDA IS MISS GAIL FRENCH. SHE IS SICK, BUT WE'RE GOING TO LET OUR CITY MANAGER TALK ON THIS ONE. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. ON FRIDAY, YOU ALL SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM ME WITH A COPY OF THE THIRD QUARTER FINANCIALS. AND SO I'LL JUST GO A LITTLE BIT OVER THE INFORMATION THAT WAS PRESENTED. STAFF HAS COMPLETED A MID-YEAR REVIEW OF THE CITY'S FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE THROUGH JUNE 2025. OVERALL, THE REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES ARE TRACKING WITH EXPECTATIONS WITHIN EXPECTATIONS IN THE CITY REMAINS A STABLE FINANCIAL POSITION. GENERAL FUND REVENUES ARE PERFORMING WELL, WITH TOTAL COLLECTIONS AT APPROXIMATELY 97.4% OF THE ADOPTED BUDGET. PROPERTY AND SALES TAX RECEIPTS REMAIN STRONG, AND SEVERAL KEY CATEGORIES, SUCH AS BUILDING PERMITS AND FEES, ARE EXCEEDING PROJECTIONS DUE TO CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY. EXPENDITURES ARE ALSO WITHIN BUDGET, AND MOST DEPARTMENTS ARE OPERATING AS EXPECTED. A FEW CATEGORIES ARE TRENDING HIGHER, INCLUDING SANITATION SERVICES, WHICH REFLECTS INCREASED DEMAND FOR BRUSH AND BULK SERVICE, AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, WHICH INCLUDES ONE TIME IMPLEMENTATION COSTS FOR BAXTER CONSULTING. PERSONNEL EXPENDITURES ARE CONSISTENT WITH BUDGETED LEVELS. ALL FUND BALANCE TRANSFERS, INCLUDING STREET MAINTENANCE, VEHICLE REPLACEMENT AND ANIMAL SHELTER PROJECT AND THE FIRE TRUCK DEBT SERVICE, HAVE BEEN EXECUTED AS PLANNED AND ARE WITHIN THE APPROVED BUDGET FRAMEWORK. THE CITY REMAINS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PUBLIC FUNDS INVESTMENT ACT AND ALL ADOPTED INVESTMENT POLICIES. IN SUMMARY, THE CITY'S FINANCIAL CONDITIONS REMAIN STRONG. REVENUES ARE STABLE, EXPENDITURES ARE WELL MANAGED, AND OUR ADOPTED FINANCIAL PRACTICES CONTINUE TO POSITION THE ORGANIZATION FOR LONG TERM FINANCIAL STABILITY.
THAT CONCLUDES THE COMMENTS, AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS SHOULD YOU HAVE THEM AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. WORK SESSION AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE, MISS SARAH EGAN. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, THIS NEXT ITEM IS TO REVIEW AND DISCUSS FUTURE CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATES. SO BEFORE I START WITH THOSE SPECIFIC DATES, KEEP IN MIND THAT THE CHARTER REQUIRES THAT THE COUNCIL HOLD AT LEAST ONE REGULAR MEETING A MONTH, AND THE ORDINANCE THAT WAS RECENTLY PASSED MADE EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1ST, 2025, ESTABLISHED THE SECOND AND FOURTH MONDAYS AS THE REGULAR MEETING DAYS WITHIN THAT MONTH, AND WORK WITH WORK SESSIONS STARTING AT 630 AND REGULAR SESSION AT 7 P.M. SO HERE ARE THE REMAINING DATES FOR 2025.
IN THE REGULAR SESSION, WE HAVE AN ITEM FOR THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER CANCELING THE OCTOBER 27TH, 2025 MEETING DATE DUE TO TML AND OTHER CONFERENCES THAT ARE ONGOING. STAFF WILL BE IN AND OUT FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. AND SO THAT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CITY'S ADMINISTRATION. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? OKAY, CORRECT. ALL RIGHT. SO FOR 2026 THIS IS JANUARY THROUGH JUNE FOLLOWING THAT SECOND AND FOURTH MEETING DATES, YOU'LL SEE THAT THE HOLIDAYS ARE MARKED IN RED AND THE BLUES ARE THE MEETING DATES. REALLY THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS A DIRECT CONFLICT IS MAY 25TH. WE'RE RECOMMENDING TO CANCEL THAT MEETING. IT SHOULDN'T IMPACT CANVASING THE ELECTION. IT ACTUALLY FALLS PERFECTLY ON THE 11TH FOR US TO BE ABLE TO CANVASS DURING A REGULAR MEETING. I DO WANT TO POINT OUT JANUARY 5TH, IF THE CITY COUNCIL STILL WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE HOSTING AN ENGAGEMENT EVENT LIKE WE HAVE IN THE PAST JANUARY AND IN JULY OR JUNE, I'M SORRY, OR JULY, JULY, IT COULD BE SCHEDULED JANUARY 5TH IF COUNCIL IS STILL INTERESTED IN THAT, YOU CAN GIVE ME A HEAD NOD OR NO OR ANY KIND OF FEEDBACK WOULD BE GREAT. I WILL TURN OUT THIS LAST TIME. OKAY, SO CONTINUE WITH THE TWO ONE IN JANUARY, ONE IN JUNE. SOUNDS GOOD TO ME. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I
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MEAN, I THINK IF WE CONSISTENT HAVE ONE MORE MEETING, WE HAD A GOOD TURNOUT, BUT A LOT OF IT WAS BAD, RIGHT. YEAH. WHICH IS GOOD. SOME WERE VISITORS MEETING. RIGHT. AND I'M NOT.THEY DON'T MATTER. BUT I THINK IF WE CONTINUE TO HAVE PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW. OKAY, LET'S NOT GIVE UP RIGHT NOW. YEAH. SO THIS IS THE SECOND PART OF THE YEAR JULY THROUGH DECEMBER.
THERE IS A CONFLICT IN OCTOBER WITH OCTOBER THE 12TH. SO WE'RE RECOMMENDING TO CANCEL THAT MEETING. AND IN DOING SO, BECAUSE OCTOBER 26TH IS SO LATE IN THE MONTH, WE'RE RECOMMENDING THAT IT BE RESCHEDULED TO THE 19TH. SO THAT WAY IS MORE MID-MONTH. IT IS THE BEGINNING OF THE FISCAL YEAR. SO IT'S KIND OF IMPORTANT FOR STAFF TO BE ABLE TO GET SOME OF THOSE PROJECTS AND ANY RENEWALS UP AND RUNNING. FOR NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER. WE ARE REQUESTING FOR COUNCIL TO CONSIDER TO CANCEL NOVEMBER 23RD AND DECEMBER 28TH BECAUSE OF HOLIDAY CONFLICTS. IT'S BETWEEN. DECEMBER IS OBVIOUSLY BETWEEN CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR'S, WHICH IS A TIME THAT MOST OF OUR STAFF IS GONE. IT'S VERY RARE THAT WE'LL HAVE MAJOR ITEMS, TYPICALLY, ANYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE SEEN OR DISCUSSED BY THE COUNCIL WOULD BE DONE PRIOR TO THE HOLIDAYS. SAME THING FOR NOVEMBER. SO WE'RE TRYING TO COUNCIL NOVEMBER 23RD AND DECEMBER 28TH. SO NOVEMBER 23RD, DECEMBER 28TH. WE'RE REQUESTING THAT COUNCIL CONSIDER CANCELING THOSE. ANY CONCERNS OR ANY FEEDBACK ON THIS PART OF IT? OKAY. SO THE COUNCIL ON THE 6TH OF JULY, DO WE MOVE THAT TO THE 20TH JUST BECAUSE PEOPLE MAY TAKE.
DEFINITELY THOSE ARE JUST SUGGESTED DATES. OKAY. I'LL MAKE A NOTE OF THAT. WE'RE ONLY GOING TO HAVE ONE MEETING ON THE 26TH, 20 ON ON THE 19TH. IF YOU'RE OKAY WITH RESCHEDULING TO THE 19TH OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I WAS GOING TO ASK IF YOU COULD. YES. CORRECT. SO AT THE NEXT MEETING, NEXT REGULAR MEETING, THIS WILL BE UNDER CONSENT WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS TO CANCEL OR RESCHEDULE ON THOSE SPECIFIC DATES. AND THAT'S WHEN WE'LL HAVE THE OFFICIAL CALENDAR. THIS WILL ALSO HELP OUR STAFF FOR 2026 WITH ANY PUBLIC HEARINGS OR SPECIAL PROJECTS. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO HERE IS THE SUMMARY OF WHAT THOSE DATES ARE AND THE DIRECT CONFLICTS WITH THE HOLIDAYS. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. NO QUESTIONS OKAY.
THANK YOU. YOU ARE WELCOME. YOU ALSO HAVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR. OKAY. SO AGENDA ITEM FOUR DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION REGARDING A POSSIBLE CHARTER AMENDMENT. THE CHARTER DOES PROVIDE INFORMATION REGARDING AMENDMENTS TO THE CHARTER. AND SO WHAT YOU FIRST NEED TO CONSIDER IS THE LAST AMENDMENT. THE CHARTER CANNOT BE AMENDED MORE THAN ONCE EVERY TWO YEARS.
THE LAST AMENDMENT WAS COMPLETED IN MAY OF 2023. SO WE'RE WELL BEYOND THAT TWO YEAR PERIOD TIME. THE NEXT ITEM TO CONSIDER IS THAT THE COUNCIL NEEDS TO APPOINT A CITIZEN'S CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION NOT LESS THAN EVERY SIX YEARS. THE LAST APPOINTMENT WAS MADE IN 2022, WITH A REPORT PROVIDED IN NOVEMBER OF 2022. SO THE NEXT REQUIRED REVIEW OF THIS COMMISSION OR APPOINTMENT OF THIS COMMISSION AND REVIEW WOULD BE JUNE OF 2028. SO THAT HAS ALSO BEEN COMPLETED. SO FOR THE NEXT POSSIBLE AMENDMENT, SINCE WE ARE BEYOND THAT TWO YEAR TIME FRAME, AND SINCE WE HAVE ALREADY HAD A FORMAL REVIEW AND REPORT TO THE COUNCIL BY THE COMMISSION, THE COUNCIL CAN PROPOSE WHAT THE NEXT AMENDMENTS WILL BE AND CALL FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION. OR YOU CAN ACTIVATE THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION ONCE AGAIN, IF YOU WOULD LIKE FOR ANOTHER REVIEW AND REPORT, BUT IT'S NOT REQUIRED SINCE IT'S ALREADY BEEN DONE. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, ANY DIRECTION? I KNOW THAT THERE WAS AN INTEREST
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IN POSSIBLY HAVING A CHARTER AMENDMENT. I MEAN, IN MY OPINION. TOGETHER I WOULD DISCUSS IT AND I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S BECAUSE THEY MAY HAVE SOMETHING AT THE END, BUT WE WANT SOMETHING TO BE REVIEWED AND LET THEM KNOW THAT. THAT. DO YOU THINK THE SAME PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE. AND THAT'S MY TWO. THINGS. I CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING. SO WE CAN STILL HAVE THE SAME PEOPLE. YEAH YOU CAN. YEAH. IF YOU'RE WANTING TO SERVE, WE HAVE TO APPOINT THEM.WE HAVE TO ASK THEM. YEAH, RIGHT. WHO WAS IT? YOU KNOW WHO IT WAS? I DO HAVE A ROSTER HERE.
GIVE ME JUST ONE SECOND. MISS TERRY CHILDERS, TOMMY LEMON, PHILIP PELAYO, NANCY ASHLEY MARTIN. ASHLEY, BARBARA. SHERMAN, FAITH HERNANDEZ, SHELLY CYPRIANO. REBA. I'M NOT SURE ON THE LAST NAME HENRIETTA EDWARDS. SO THERE WERE ONLY TEN. I BELIEVE IT TELLS US THAT YOU ALL CAN APPOINT TWO PEOPLE PER, SO IT SHOULD BE A TOTAL OF 12. SO WHOEVER DIDN'T GET A CHANCE OR DIDN'T SELECT TO APPOINT SOMEONE CAN SELECT TWO ADDITIONAL OR THE TWO PEOPLE.
GOOD. SO IS THE COUNCIL INTERESTED IN ACTIVATING THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION? WITH OUR REGULAR APPOINTMENTS IN MAY FOR A POSSIBLE NOVEMBER ELECTION OR ANOTHER MAY ELECTION. MAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. MIGHT BE OUR I THINK SO IT WOULD BE MAY OF 2027. GOOD.
WOULD IT GO TO ELECTION WILL BE HERE ANYWAY. SO THAT WAY I DON'T HAVE A SPECIAL OKAY COST LESS. ARE THERE SPECIFIC ITEMS THAT THE COUNCIL WOULD LIKE FOR THEM TO CONSIDER REVIEWING? AT ONE TIME THERE WAS DISCUSSION ABOUT EXPANDING THE NUMBER ON THE COUNCIL, EXTENDING THE TERMS. MORE PEOPLE. OH, THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE ALLOWING THE MAYOR TO VOTE. THAT'S WHAT I SAY. WE GOT TO BUILD A BIGGER ROUND TABLE HERE. YEAH. SO YOU WANT TO LOOK AT EXTEND FROM 2 TO 3 YEARS TO SEE IF WE COULD. NOW THAT THAT WAS BROUGHT UP TO YOU. GO ONE YEAR THEN GO FROM 2 TO 3 YEARS. WE HAVE LESS IMPACT OF UPSETTING THE CITY THAT WAY. SO I'M HEARING THE COUNCIL'S POSSIBLY INTERESTED IN THEM REVIEWING THE ABILITY FOR THE MAYOR TO VOTE AND EXTEND THE TERM TO 2 TO 3 YEARS AND POSSIBLY EXTEND THE MEMBERSHIP. FOR THE MAYOR TO VOTE, YOU'D HAVE TO HAVE ONE MORE COUNCIL MEMBER. AGAIN, WE'RE NOT REQUIRED TO GO THROUGH THE CHARTER REVIEW PROCESS UNLESS IF YOU ALL REALLY WANT TO KNOW. I MEAN, I THINK THERE ARE ITEMS THAT. PLUS WHATEVER THE COMMITTEE HAS ITSELF, OKAY. I THINK THEY CAN BRING UP THEIR OWN. OF. OF WHAT? YES. WILL YOU ADD? YEAH. OKAY. AND I ALSO HAD A IN NO OFFENSE TO THE CITY
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MANAGER, BUT LOOKING INTO MAYBE CHANGING THAT SUPERMAJORITY FOR. FOR THE CITY MANAGER, YOU HAVE TO VOTE SUPERMAJORITY TO REMOVE A CITY MANAGER. DOES THAT HAVE ANYTHING? NO. OKAY. I JUST OPEN THE DOOR. NO, NO. RIGHT NOW YOU HAVE TO HAVE A SUPERMAJORITY. YOU HAVE TO HAVE FOR AT LEAST FOUR INSTEAD OF THREE. YEAH. RIGHT. THIS SUPERMAJORITY, WHATEVER THAT. I'M ASSUMING THAT'S FOUR OR MORE. YES. THAT SUPERMAJORITY ON THE ON THE CHARTER. I THINK IT DOES SAY SUPERMAJORITY. OKAY. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE ON THIS SPECIFIC TOPIC OKAY. SO I DO HAVE A GENERAL TIMELINE. THIS WAS FORECASTING FOR 2026. BUT JUST PRETEND IT'S FOR 2027. WE WOULD GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF INCLUDING THE CHARTER REVIEW TO ACCEPT APPLICATIONS THROUGH THE NORMAL ANNUAL APPLICATION PROCESS FOR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, UNLESS IF THE COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT FOR THAT, WE CAN. IT'S UP TO YOU ALL. SO THAT WOULD BE IN MAY AND THEN APPOINTMENTS WOULD BE IN JUNE, JUST LIKE OUR NORMAL ANNUAL APPOINTMENTS FOR BOARD AND COMMISSIONS. AND SO THEN THEY WOULD MEET, DO ALL OF THEIR DISCUSSIONS, REVIEW INVESTIGATIONS, RESEARCH, ALONG WITH MYSELF, PROBABLY A CITY ATTORNEY AND THE CITY MANAGER. LOOK INTO THOSE SPECIFIC ITEMS AND ANY OTHER ITEMS THAT MIGHT BE OF QUESTION, AND THEN PROVIDE TO YOU ALL THE REPORT PRIOR TO CALLING THE SPECIAL ELECTION. IF YOU ALL DECIDE TO CALL FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION. FIRST MEETING TO GIVE THEM SOME DIRECTION AS THEY MAYBE. OKAY. AND THAT'S ALL THAT I HAVE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. COUNCIL.HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE WORK SESSIONS OR THE REGULAR SESSION? I'M SORRY. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. IT IS HEY, WHEN YOU GET UP IN THE MORNING, IT AIN'T GOING TO MAKE NO
[REGULAR SESSION - 7:00 PM]
DIFFERENCE. SO WE CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. THIS IS REGULAR SESSION. MONDAY, OCTOBER 6TH, 2025 AT 7 P.M. IF YOU'LL STAND FOR THE PLEDGE AND THEN THE INVOCATION, PLEASE OR INVOCATION. FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS NIGHT AND LORD, WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR ALL THAT YOU DO. AND FATHER, WE ASK YOU TO BE WITH OUR COUNTRY. FATHER, WE DON'T KNOW THE PROBLEMS AND THE WHYS AND THE IFS AND THE ANDS, BUT WE'D ASK YOU TO LOOK DOWN UPON ALL THOSE STABBINGS AND SHOOTINGS AND ALL THAT'S GOING ON. FATHER, BE WITH OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, OUR POLICE, AND OUR FIRE. FATHER PUT A PROTECTION HEDGE ABOUT THEM. BUT FATHER, MOST OF ALL, PUT A PROTECTION HEAD ABOUT THEIR FAMILY WHILE THEY'RE OUT PROTECTING OTHERS. BLESS THIS MEETING. LET US USE OUR SENSES AND BE WISE WAY BEYOND OUR YEARS. WE'D ASK YOU THIS IN YOUR PRECIOUS AND HOLY 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[00:20:05]
JUSTICE FOR ALL. MAYOR'S REPORT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT IS NATIONWIDE EVENT TO BUILD COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AND CONNECTIONS. JOIN US TOMORROW. CEO BRUCE PARK FROM 6 TO 8 P.M.FOR FAMILY, FUN AND ACTIVITIES. THE SEAGOVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY WILL BE CLOSED AT 5 P.M.
TOMORROW. THE STAFF WILL BE COORDINATING ACTIVITIES AT THE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT THEN MOVING THE PARK IS A FEATURED HAROLD AND THE PURPLE CRAYON. SATURDAY, OCTOBER THE 18TH AT SUNDOWN AND TONIGHT WILL HOST A COSTUME CONTEST. MONDAY, OCTOBER 27TH IN THE LIBRARY FOR AGES 13 THROUGH 17. AND I HAVE A CERTIFICATE THAT I'D LIKE TO PRESENT TO THE CITY ON BEHALF OF MISS PAM DIGBY FOR THE SUN RUN THAT HAPPENED LAST SATURDAY. IT'S A FIVE YEAR CERTIFICATE OR THE CITY OF SEAGOVILLE BEING SPONSORED. THEY'RE THRILLED TO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE OUR INCREDIBLE SPONSORS WHO HAVE SPONSORED THE SUN RUN FOR FIVE YEARS. YOUR STEADFAST COMMITMENT HAS MADE A LASTING IMPACT ON OUR MISSION. YOUR GENEROSITY AND DEDICATION INSPIRES US AND COUNTLESS PARTICIPANTS EACH YEAR. AND SHE SAYS, THANK YOU AND I'LL PRESENT THIS TO YOU, SIR. THANK YOU SIR. I HAVE NO PUBLIC SPEAKERS. MOVING TO AGENDA.
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CONSENT AGENDA. CONSENT AGENDA IS ROUTINE IN NATURE AND GENERALLY ENACTED IN ONE MOTION.FULLY. DESCRIPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE SCREEN FOR ITEMS 11 THROUGH 15. AND DOES CITY COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS OR A MOTION MOVE? WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
SECOND, YOUR MOTION. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. ALL
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IN FAVOR? NONE OPPOSED. MOVING TO AGENDA ITEM. REGULAR AGENDA ITEM 16. PUBLIC DIRECTOR MR. CHRIS RYAN WILL STEP UP AND GIVE HIS KNOWLEDGE TO US. MAYOR, COUNCIL, CITY MANAGER. TONIGHT, I'M HERE TO RATIFY THE PURCHASE OF A EMERGENCY GENERATOR FOR OUR ROAD WATER PUMP STATION.IT'S A 750 KW GENERATOR. IT'S GOING TO BE BIG ENOUGH TO RUN ALL FOUR PUMPS THAT THE STATION IS CURRENTLY DESIGNED FOR, WHICH WE HAVE TWO INSTALLED, A THIRD ONE BEING INSTALLED, AND THEN LATER WE BRING THE FOURTH ONE PROBABLY IN A YEAR OR TWO. WE ORDERED IT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, AND THIS IS JUST TO RATIFY THAT. IT SHOULD BE INSTALLED WITHIN 18 WEEKS, I BELIEVE, ON THE CONTRACT, AND WE'RE THREE WEEKS INTO THAT ALREADY. WHAT IS THIS, JUST A BACKUP GENERATOR IN CASE SOMETHING. RIGHT. SO RECENTLY WE'VE HAD A COUPLE POWER GLITCHES OUT THERE.
AND THAT'S WHY THE SYSTEMS GOT TO LOW PRESSURE. AND IF WE HAD THIS OUT THERE, WE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN IN THOSE SITUATIONS. SO THAT'S WHAT THE ISSUE WAS WITH THE WATER. YES, SIR. OKAY.
CHRIS, WHAT IS A MAINTENANCE. IS THERE A MAINTENANCE PLAN ON THIS. RIGHT. SO THE SAME PEOPLE THAT ARE INSTALLING IT WILL BE DOING THE MAINTENANCE. IT'S THE SAME PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE RIGHT HERE AT CITY HALL, THE SLUITER ELECTRIC. THEY'LL DO A MAINTENANCE PLAN ON IT YEAR TO YEAR. IT'S EVERY YEAR. BUT ON THE GENERATOR THIS SIZE, THEY'LL MAINTENANCE IT TWICE A YEAR. JUST TIED INTO EXISTENCE. RIGHT. AND IT'LL BE ALREADY SET UP WHERE IT RUNS AN HOUR ONCE A MONTH, EVERY MONTH AND, YOU KNOW, SENDS OUT ALARMS AND EVERYTHING. YEP. IS THIS INSIDE THE OR IS THIS ON THE OUTSIDE? SO IT'S INSIDE THE PUMP STATION. BUT IT WILL BE RIGHT NEXT TO THE NEW BUILDING WE JUST PUT IN THERE. IT WON'T BE LOUD OR ANYTHING WITH IT. NO IT'S GOING TO BE A QUIET GENERATOR. OKAY. THIS ISN'T A GENERATOR. IT'S ABOUT, I DON'T KNOW, PROBABLY DOUBLE ONE OF THESE DESKS OR THIS. IT'S PROBABLY ABOUT AS BIG AS THIS SQUARE RIGHT HERE.
AND IT'S ABOUT. IT'S DIESEL. YEAH. IT'S REALLY BIG. I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL SAW THE TEMPORARY GENERATOR WE HAD OUT THERE BACK IN AUGUST. OCTOBER, BUT IT'S ABOUT DOUBLE THE SIZE OF THAT ONE. SO QUESTION. WE HAVE FOUR PUMPS. YES, SIR. SO WHY WOULD WE NOT BUY TWO GENERATORS. THIS ONE FAILS. WE'RE NOT FAILING. TWO OUT OF ONE. THIS ONE FAILS. YOU STILL GOT TWO PUMPS THAT CAN RUN RIGHT. SO TYPICALLY WHEN YOU BUY A GENERATOR, YOU'RE GOING TO BUY A SIZE TO
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RUN THE MAX POTENTIAL AT THAT SITE. I MEAN, MOST SITES ONLY HAVE ONE GENERATOR PER SITE. AS LONG AS YOU'RE DOING YOUR MAINTENANCE AND EVERYTHING ON IT, YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE ANY ISSUES. THAT GENERATOR THAT WAS OUT THERE IS 20 PLUS YEARS OLD AND IT WAS A SECOND HAND. IT WASN'T BRAND NEW PURCHASE. SO THAT'S KIND OF WHY WE'VE GOTTEN TO THIS SITUATION. BUT I MEAN, YOUR GENERATORS, THIS ONE'S DESIGNED TO RUN 24 HOURS ON ONE TANK OF DIESEL. I MEAN, TYPICALLY THEY'RE ONLY GOING TO RUN, YOU KNOW, OCCASIONALLY, LIKE MY TIME HERE. WE ONLY USE THAT GENERATOR ONE TIME. AND I'VE BEEN HERE 18 YEARS NOW, SO. I MEAN, MOST OF THE TIME YOU'RE NOT. IT'S VERY RARE THAT WE'RE RUNNING THEM. AND THAT MAKES SENSE. YEAH. THE ONLY TIME WE'VE RAN ONE SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE IS WHEN WE HAD THAT SNOWSTORM. AND WE WERE WITHOUT POWER FOR MULTIPLE DAYS, AND. YEAH. NO PROBLEM. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. WE APPROVE. AGENDA ITEM 16 AS WRITTEN. SECOND. I HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. OH, I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T HEAR YOU HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 16. ALL IN FAVOR? NONE OPPOSED. MOVING AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 17, MR. EGAN. ARE YOU BUSY TONIGHT? ITEM NUMBER 17. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER CASTING A SINGLE VOTE FOR THE ELECTION OF THE REGION 13. DIRECTOR OF THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. AND AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO COMPLETE THE BALLOT. THE COUNCIL RECEIVED A PACKET WITH ALL OF THE INFORMATION REGARDING THE CANDIDATES THAT WERE NOMINATED FOR THIS ROLE. IT IS UP TO THE CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER CASTING A BALLOT, A VOTE TO COMPLETE THE BALLOT. SO IT'S COMPLETELY UP TO YOU. WHILE YOU'RE WELCOME TO DISCUSS THAT, STANLEY, THE INCUMBENT RIGHT NOW, CORRECT? YES. THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN VOTING ON. I'D LIKE TO. CRYSTAL, SORRY. I MEAN. EVERYONE WOULD BE QUALIFIED. YEAH, YEAH, IT LOOKS REAL GOOD.PERSONALLY. PERSONALLY MET TWO OF THEM AND STANLEY STOOD OUT HEADS ABOVE THE OTHER GENTLEMEN.
SO. I'M EITHER FOR CRYSTAL STANLEY. I'M. EITHER ONE. STANLEY KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING ON. HE'S DONE THAT FOR A LITTLE WHILE, SO. YOU WANT TO GO? YOU WANT TO CALL THESE NAMES? YOU HAVE THE NAMES? YES. THERE ON THE SCREEN. RIGHT? OKAY. THEY COME UP. THANK YOU.
WE'LL JUST GO DOWN THE LIST AND I GUESS WE'LL JUST SELECT ONE CRYSTAL. SEE, I SM CHIMES CHISHOLM. CHISHOLM. WE HAVE TWO. YEAH. THE NEXT ONE IS STANLEY. GO AHEAD. MICHALOWSKI I'M VOTING FOR THE PINK TIE. THREE. JOHN LOPEZ. AND WEST MAYES. LOOKS LIKE. STANLEY'S GOT IT.
OKAY, STANLEY. IT IS. THANK YOU. STANLEY, THAT'S WHAT I. AGENDA NUMBER 18, MR. EGAN. MR. EGAN, WHY WHY DID YOU COME UP HERE? I TOTALLY FORGOT ABOUT THE LAST ONE DISCUSSING. CONSIDER CANCELING THE SCHEDULE. CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING ON OCTOBER THE 27TH, 2025. AND THIS IS DUE TO THE CONFERENCES THAT ARE ONGOING. AND STAFF WILL BE IN AND OUT OF THE OFFICE, INCLUDING THE COUNCIL. YES. MOTION, PLEASE. AGENDA ITEM TO CANCEL NUMBER 27. GOT A
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MOTION AND A SECOND FOR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 18. ALL IN FAVOR? NONE OPPOSED. OKAY. THANK YOU.NUMBER 19. DOES THE COUNCIL HAVE ANY ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST OR REPORTS, MR. HERNANDEZ? MR. MCKEEVER. MR. MR. EPPS I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK THANK THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. THEY DID A GOOD JOB ON A SEAGULL FEST. IT WAS A GOOD TURNOUT. WE HAD TO HAVE. THE PARK SHUT DOWN AT 845, BECAUSE WE HAD TOO MANY PARKING SPACES NOT TAKEN UP. NOT SURE ABOUT THAT, BUT THAT'S A GOOD THING BECAUSE WE'RE GROWING.
THAT'S A GOOD THING. I KNEW IT WAS GOING TO GROW BECAUSE WE GOT A LOT OF HOUSES HERE. NOW.
WE'VE BEEN WANTING THAT FOR YEARS. ALSO, I DON'T KNOW WHO'S IN CHARGE OF ALL THE DITCH CLEANING THAT WE'VE DONE HERE LATELY, BUT IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS TEXT OUT MAYBE DID A GOOD JOB. THEY DID A GOOD JOB ON ALL THE DITCHES RIGHT THERE. THE SERVICE ROADS AND RIGHT THERE OFF OF 175. AND MAN, WE NEEDED THAT BECAUSE IT JUST STEADY FLOODING ON THE SERVICE ROADS AND STUFF. SO IT LOOKS REALLY GOOD. SO I'M GLAD THEY FINALLY TOOK TIME TO DO ALL THAT. AND JUST ANOTHER THING, THANKS FOR THE STAFF, THE CITY STAFF AND EVERYTHING. THE HARD WORK YOU HAVE DONE, FIXING THE ROADS THAT WE HAD, SOME POT, ROADS, POTHOLES AND SOME OF THEM. AND MY TRUCK CAN'T HANDLE VERY MUCH OF THAT. BUT THANK YOU. THANK YOU, JUSTIN, FOR TAKING CARE OF THAT. BUT THAT'S MY $0.02. MOVING TO EXECUTIVE SESSION, ITEM NUMBER 20. THE TIME IS 713.
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AND THE CITY COUNCIL RECESSED AND REGULAR SESSION TO CONVEY INTO CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.07 FOR PERSONNEL MATTERS TO DELIBERATE THE APPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT OR EVALUATION, REASSIGNMENT DUTIES, DISCIPLINE OR DISMISSAL OF A PUBLIC OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE TO WHICH CITY MANAGER, CITY ATTORNEY, AND CITY SECRETARY 21 THE CITY COUNCIL WILL CONVENE INTO CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE GOVERNMENT CODE 551.071.CONSULTATION WITH THE ATTORNEY TO RECEIVE A TO RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING ROAD RAGE ABANDONMENT. B TO RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING PENDING LITIGATION TO WHICH SEAGOVILLE RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION VERSUS THE CITY OF SEAGOVILLE AND TARGET BUILDING, LLC AND C TO RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING POTENTIAL AMENDMENTS TO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT OF THE SANTORINI DEVELOPMENT. THE TIME IS
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