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YOU READY? DR. MACK? WELCOME EVERYONE

[1. CALL TO ORDER – 6:00 PM]

TO THE OFFICIAL REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR THE CITY OF BERNIE, TEXAS.

MAY 27TH, 2025, 6:00 PM WOULD YOU PLEASE JOIN ME IN A PRAYER? GRACIOUS LOVE OF GOD, WE GIVE YOU THANKS FOR THE GIFT OF LIFE AND THE GIFT OF OPPORTUNITY OF SERVICE TO ONE ANOTHER.

WE ARE THANKFUL FOR THE ABUNDANCE OF RAIN THAT YOU POURED UPON US LAST NIGHT, AND WE'RE THANKFUL AND HOPEFUL FOR THE ABUNDANCE OF RAIN THAT YOU'LL CONTINUE TO POUR US UPON THIS WEEK.

LORD, I MAY REMIND US OF YOUR GRACE, HOW IT POURS DOWN UPON US ON A DAILY BASIS AS WELL.

LORD, JUST GUIDE OUR HEARTS, GUIDE OUR CONVERSATIONS, OUR DECISION MAKING GUIDE, OUR COMMUNITY, THAT THE DECISIONS THAT ARE MADE HERE, THE DISCUSSIONS THAT WE HAVE HERE ARE FOR YOUR GLORY, BUT ALSO FOR THE BETTERMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND THAT WE MAY SERVE WELL WITH HONOR AND INTEGRITY.

PRECIOUS, IN NAME WE PRAY.

AMEN.

AMEN.

WOULD YOU JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? SO THEN TO THE TEXAS FLAG, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF WHERE TO REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG, OUR PLEDGE TO BE OF TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD WHILE INDIVISIBLE.

YOU MAY BE SEATED.

ALRIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO

[2. ADMINISTER OATH OF OFFICE TO MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICTS 2 AND 4.]

AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 2 25 DASH TWO NINE.

MINISTER OATH OF OFFICE TO MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, DISTRICTS TWO.

AND FOR LORI CARROLL, MAYOR, IF YOU'D LIKE TO JOIN ME DOWN HERE, SHE SAID ONE AT A TIME.

I GOT YOU SET UP RIGHT THERE.

IF YOU'LL JUST RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME.

I STATE YOUR NAME, FRANK RICHIE.

DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF MAYOR, MAYOR FOR THE CITY OF BERNIE, OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, FOR THE CITY OF BERNIE AND THE STATE OF TEXAS.

AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND THE LAWS OF UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE.

SO HELP ME GOD AND THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THIS STATE.

SO HELP ME GOD.

THANK YOU.

YOU WANNA BRING YOUR FAMILY? WELCOME BACK, .

OKAY, IF YOU'LL JUST REPEAT AFTER ME.

I, AYE JOE, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF THOU FAITHFULLY, EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF BERNIE, OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, FOR THE CITY OF BERNIE, OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.

AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITIES, PRESERVE, DEFEND, AND PROTECT THE CONSTITUTION AND THE LAWS OF UNITED STATES OF THIS STATE.

SO HELP ME GOD AND THE LAWS OF UNITED STATES, OF THE STATES.

SO HELP ME GOD.

VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

JUST REPEAT AFTER ME.

I, I, BRETT BUNKER, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT FOUR FOR THE CITY OF BERNIE, OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, FOR THE CITY OF BERNIE AND THE STATE OF TEXAS.

AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITIES, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE.

SO HELP ME GOD AND THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THIS STATE.

SO HELP ME GOD.

VERY GOOD, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, LORI.

WE'RE GONNA MOVE

[3. CITY COUNCIL BREAK FOR RECEPTION IN THE CITY HALL LOBBY – 15 MINUTES. ]

ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE, WHICH IS KINDA AWESOME.

WE'RE GONNA TAKE A LITTLE, UH, WE'RE GONNA BREAK FOR A RECEPTION IN THE CITY HALL LOBBY WHERE WE HAVE SOME COOKIES AND SOME BEVERAGES.

SO PLEASE, UH, WELCOME, UH, COUNCILMAN BATEMAN TO THE, UH, TO THE COUNCIL, AND THEN CONGRATULATE BRETT BUNKER AND MYSELF ON REAPPOINTMENT.

SO LET'S TAKE A 15 MINUTE RECEPTION, EVERYONE.

THANK YOU.

THE OFFICIAL, UH, CITY

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COUNCIL MEETING FOR CITY OF BAR TEXAS IS OFFICIALLY 6 28 AND WE'RE GONNA RECONVENE.

[4. CONSIDER THE ELECTION OF THE OFFICE OF MAYOR PRO-TEM FOR MAY 2025- MAY 2026.]

MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR.

CONSIDER THE ELECTION OF THE OFFICE OF MAYOR PRO TEM FOR THE MAY, 2025, MAY, 2026.

UM, WE, I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE TY WILSON AS MAYOR PRO TEM COUNCIL MEMBERS, DO WE HAVE ANY, UH, OBJECTIONS TO THAT? IF NOT, DO WE NEED TO VOTE? WE NEED TO VOTE.

CAN I GET A MOTION IN A SECOND OR JUST I MOVE MAYOR, I MOVE TO NOMINATE OR TO, UH, APPOINT TY WILSON, MAYOR PRO TEM FOR THE COMING TERM.

I SECOND IT.

ALRIGHT.

SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN SCOTT, PLEASE VOTE.

SO, MAYA VOTER THING IS NOT WORKING.

IT SAYS NETWORK CONNECTION DISRUPTED, BUT I VOTE.

AYE? YES.

, THERE'S NO VOTE ON HERE.

I DON'T HAVE A VOTE YET EITHER.

WE CAN JUST VOTE BY VOICEMAIL, I GUESS.

YEAH, I WOULD JUST POINT BY VOICE.

ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GONNA VOTE BY VOICE.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT, THE AYES HAVE IT.

THANK YOU EVERYONE.

SO, UH, MAYOR

[5. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST]

PROAM WILL OFFICIALLY BE TIRED.

COUNCILMAN WILLISON.

MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST COUNCIL MEMBERS.

ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WITH ANY OF THE AGENDA ITEMS THIS EVENING? NO MA'AM.

NO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.

MOVING

[6. PUBLIC COMMENTS: This is the opportunity for visitors and guests to address the City Council on any issue, in compliance with LGC Section 551.007. City Council may not discuss any presented issue, nor may any action be taken on any issue at this time. (Attorney General opinion – JC-0169)]

ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SIX, PUBLIC COMMENTS.

I BELIEVE NOBODY HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, BUT IF SOMEONE HAS COME IN LATE AND WOULD LIKE THEIR OPPORTUNITY TO COME AND SPEAK BEFORE THE COUNCIL, YOU CAN PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM NOW, STEP FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND YOUR THREE MINUTES WILL BEGIN ONCE YOU'RE DONE.

ALL RIGHT, NO TAKERS.

WE'RE GONNA CLOSE, UH, PUBLIC COMMENTS.

[7. CONSENT AGENDA: All items listed below within the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine by the City Council and may be enacted with one motion. There will be no separate discussion of items unless a Council Member or citizen so requests, in which event the item may be moved to the general order of business and considered in its normal sequence.]

MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM SEVEN, UH, CONSENT AGENDA.

COUNCIL MEMBERS, WE HAVE ANY CONCERNS FOR CONSENT? AGENDA ITEM SEVEN A THROUGH SEVEN G.

IF THERE'S NO QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, CAN WE GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE, UH, CONSENT AGENDA? AS IS MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS LISTED A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN SCOTT, PLEASE VOTE VOICE.

VOTE I'LL VOTE.

AYE.

OKAY, ALL, EVERYONE VOTE THE AYES HAVE IT.

CONSENT AGENDA APPROVED.

OKAY, THERE IT GOES.

MOTION PASSES.

THREE ZERO.

THANK YOU EVERYONE.

MOVING ON TO FOUR ZERO.

WHAT'S THAT? FOUR ZERO.

FOUR ZERO.

HE VOTED.

YOU VOTED FOUR ZERO.

MOTION PASSES.

FOUR ZERO.

JUST DIDN'T SHOW UP ON THE SCREEN.

SORRY.

ALRIGHT, MOVING

[A. DISCUSSION OF A PROPOSED INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF BOERNE AND THE SAN ANTONIO RIVER AUTHORITY (SARA) FOR THE TECHNICAL REVIEW OF FEMA FLOODPLAIN SUBMITTALS.]

ON TO AGENDA ITEM ITEM EIGHT A 2025 DASH TWO SEVEN DISCUSSION OF APPROVED INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF BURN AND SAN ANTONIO RIVER AUTHORITY FOR A TECHNICAL REVIEW OF FEMA FLOOD PLAN SUBMITTALS, PRESENTER JEFF CARROLL, JEFF EVENING MAR AND COUNSEL, UH, HERE TO SPEAK TO YOU TONIGHT IN REGARDS TO INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE SAN ANTONIO RIVER AUTHORITY.

UH, THIS TIES TO OUR BERNIE STRATEGY MAP BY PROVIDING STREAMLINED AND EFFICIENT PROCESSES.

UM, SO QUICK, JUST A LITTLE BIT OF DRAINAGE FACTS.

UM, ANY DROP OF WATER WHEN IT DOES RAIN DRAINS TO THE SLO RIVER, UH, IN BERNIE AND DRAINS THE SLO RIVER.

AND EVERY BIT OF THE SLO RIVER DRAINS THE SAN ANTONIO RIVER.

SO THIS KIND OF GRAPHIC HERE IS THE SAN ANTONIO RIVER WATERSHED.

PURPLE STAR IS WHERE BERNIE IS.

AND YOU CAN SEE THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF KENDALL COUNTY IS WITHIN THE SAN ANTONIO RIVER BASIN.

SAN ANTONIO RIVER AUTHORITY WAS CREATED BACK IN 1937.

THEY DO ALL SORTS OF FLOODPLAIN THINGS.

UH, ONE OF THEIR MOTTOS IS THEY'RE COMMITTED TO SAFE, CLEAN, ENJOYABLE CREEKS AND RIVERS.

THEY'VE REALLY, IF YOU'VE BEEN DOWN TO SAN ANTONIO AND GONE ON SOME OF THE RIVER TRAILS THAT THEY'VE DONE, THAT'S THE RIVER AUTHORITY HAS BEEN DOING A LOT OF THAT WORK IN THE LAST DECADE.

AND IT'S ACTUALLY INCLUDES ALL OF BEARER WILSON CARNS AND GD COUNTY.

SO IF YOU, I DIDN'T SAY KENDALL THERE.

SO WE, KENDALL COUNTY CITIZENS ARE NOT TECHNICALLY PART OF THE SAN ANTONIO RIVER AUTHORITY, WHICH IS NICE FOR US ON OUR TAX BILLS.

WE DON'T HAVE A SAN ANTONIO RIVER AUTHORITY LINE ITEM LIKE OUR COUNTERPARTS THAT LIVE DOWN IN BEXAR COUNTY.

HOWEVER, IN THE FLOOD STUDY WORLD, UM, FLOOD STUDIES ARE KIND OF A TWO PART PROCESS.

UM, SO WHEN THE APPLICANT TURNS IN A STUDY THAT WE WANT TO REVISE THE LOCATION OF THE FLOODPLAIN, AND THAT'S THE CONDITIONAL LETTER OF MAP PROVISION OR THE LETTER OF MAP PROVISION, THE CLS AND LO, IT'S A TWO PART REVIEW PROCESS, WHICH THE VERY FIRST STEP COMES TO THE CITY AND OUR LOCAL FLOODPLAIN ADMINISTRATOR, WE REVIEW THE FLOOD STUDY TO MAKE SURE IT MEETS OUR CITY OF BERNIE STANDARDS.

'CAUSE AS A CITY WE'RE ALLOWED TO ADOPT HIGHER STANDARDS THAN THE FEMA MINIMUM.

AND WHEN THE CITY IS OKAY AND APPROVED THE SUBMITTAL, THEN IT GOES OFF TO FEMA.

SO TODAY IT GETS SENT OFF TO WASHINGTON DC THEY HAVE SOME CONSULTANTS IN THE DC AREA, UH, AND IT YOU GO BACK AND FORTH COORDINATING WITH, WITH STAFF MEMBERS IN THE DC AREA AND THEIR CONSULTANTS, UH, BACK EAST.

UM, HOWEVER, IF YOU WERE IN BEXAR COUNTY AND DOING A FLOOD STUDY OR ANY OF THOSE COUNTIES THAT I MENTIONED THAT SARAH'S, UH, PARTNERS WITH, IF YOU DO A FLOOD STUDY THERE, INSTEAD OF GOING OFF TO DC IT GETS SENT TO THE SAN ANTONIO RIVER AUTHORITY.

SO THEY ARE AN APPROVED FEMA COOPERATIVE TECHNICAL

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PARTNER.

AND SO INSTEAD OF SENDING IT OFF TO DC IT GETS SENT TO DOWNTOWN SAN ANTONIO.

UM, SO THEY'VE BEEN REVIEWING MANY JURISDICTIONS FOR YEARS, AND SO MANY OF OUR CONSULTANTS THAT ARE FAMILIAR IN BURN AREA, A LOT OF THEM ARE SAN ANTONIO BASED.

AND SO THEY'RE USED TO SENDING THIS TO THE RIVER AUTHORITY FOR REVIEW RATHER THAN FEMA RECENTLY THE RIVER AUTHORITY'S APPROACH, BOTH BERNIE AND KENDALL COUNTY ABOUT AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT TO HAVE THE RIVER AUTHORITY START DOING THOSE REVIEWS FOR THE KENDALL COUNTY AREA.

AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WOULD REQUIRE BOTH THE CITY AND THE COUNTY TO APPROVE AND THE COUNTY AT THE, NOT TODAY, BUT THE PREVIOUS COMMISSIONER'S COURT APPROVE THIS INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT.

AND SO WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THE COUNTY TO APPROVE THAT AND THEN WE'LL BRING IT FORWARD TONIGHT FOR THE KIND OF A DISCUSSION ITEM.

SO REALLY THERE'S SOME GOOD, GOOD IDEAS OF THIS INTERLOCAL.

FIRST OFF, IT DOESN'T REQUIRE ANY CITY FUNDS OF ANY KIND.

UM, THE, THE RIVER AUTHORITY IS FUNDED THROUGH THE NORMAL REVIEW FEES.

INSTEAD OF SENDING THE CHECK TO DC IT'S GETTING SENT TO THE SAN ANTONIO RIVER AUTHORITY.

UM, AND THAT'S THE WHAT THE APPLICANT WHO'S MAKING THESE FLOOD STUDIES.

AND THIS ALLOWS LOCAL, REGIONAL, THE SAN ANTONIO RIVER AUTHORITY IS THE ONE WHO'S RECENTLY REMODELED ALL OF OUR FLOOD AREAS.

AND SO THEY'RE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE CILO CREEK AND ALL OF THE FLOODING IN THE AREAS IN HERE.

AND SO INSTEAD OF SOMEONE IN DC REVIEWING SOMETHING, IT'S ALLOWING THAT PERSON IN SAN ANTONIO THAT IS VERY FAMILIAR WITH OUR DRAINAGE AND OUR WATERS TO DO THE REVIEWS.

AND THE OTHER THING FOR THAT STAFF REALLY LIKES IS THIS ALLOWS, THE RIVER AUTHORITY HAS AN ONLINE PORTAL THAT'S LIKE THE KEEPS EVERY DRAINAGE MODEL.

UM, SO TODAY A CONSULTANT WILL REACH OUT TO US AND WE HAVE TO CONSTANTLY SEND THESE FILES AND WE HAVE TO KEEP A UPDATED FILE.

THIS IS THE MOST UPDATED FILE HERE YOU GO.

UM, IF YOU WERE IN BEXAR COUNTY, THEY HAVE AN ONLINE PORTAL WHERE CONSULTANTS CAN JUST GO DOWNLOAD THOSE AT ANY TIME.

UM, SO IT HELPS STREAMLINE THE PROCESS OF THE REVIEWS AND REALLY THIS SARAH REVIEW PROCESS, WHICH THESE CLRS AND LOANERS ARE A VERY LENGTHY PROCESS.

I MEAN, WE'VE, UH, ESPERANZA SPENCER RANCH, SOME OF THE OTHER DEVELOPMENTS HAVE DONE THESE.

AND IT CAN TAKE A YEAR AND A HALF TO TWO YEARS SOMETIMES TO DO THE FULL CLR LOANER PROCESS.

AND IN REACHING OUT AND TALKING TO OTHER PEOPLE, THE GOING THROUGH THE RIVER AUTHORITY INSTEAD OF GOING THROUGH FEMA COULD SAVE THREE TO FOUR MONTHS IN THAT REVIEW PROCESS OF, OF THAT APPLICATION.

SO REALLY TONIGHT IS JUST A DISCUSSION ITEM TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY FEEDBACK.

AND THEN WE'LL, IF WE DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, WE'LL BRING FORWARD THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT AT A FUTURE COUNCIL MEETING.

SEE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

I HAVE A QUESTION THOUGH.

SURE.

SO I KNOW WE HAVE THE HIGHER STANDARDS.

CORRECT.

AND SO IF WE ENTER THIS LOCAL AGREEMENT AND THE, THE SAN ANTONIO REGIONAL WATER AUTHORITY SITS THERE AND SAYS, WELL, YOU, YOU KNOW, HERE'S THE FLOOD PLAIN, HERE'S THE FLOODWAY.

YOU GUYS ARE SAYING IT'S HERE.

CAN WE HOLD TO OUR STANDARDS OR DO WE HAVE TO BE BEHOLDEN TO WHAT THEY'RE SAYING? SO IT, IT IS STILL PART OF THAT TWO PART PROCESS WHERE THEY WOULD REVIEW TO OUR STANDARDS.

BUT WE AS A CITY STILL GET TO REVIEW FIRST.

OKAY.

SO WE GET TO REVIEW AND THE WHOLE SUBMITTAL HAS TO MEET OUR STANDARDS BEFORE THEY SUBMIT IT TO FEMA AND OR SARAH.

AND SO BY THE FACT THAT OUR STANDARDS ARE HIGHER THAN FEMA, WHEN THEY SUBMIT IT TO THE SECOND PART OF THAT PROCESS, IT'S ALREADY MEETING OUR STANDARDS.

OKAY.

SO THEORETICALLY IT SHOULD BE FASTER.

IF OUR STANDARDS ARE HIGHER, THEN ONCE IT'S APPROVED HERE, IT SHOULDN'T TAKE 'EM AS LONG.

IS THAT THE ISSUE? IT STILL, I MEAN THE SPENCER RANCH TOOK ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF.

THAT'S 'CAUSE IT WENT TO WASHINGTON.

IT GOES TO WASHINGTON AND IT HAD SOME BACK AND FORTH BY THE APPLICANT AS WELL.

UM, BUT YES, IN THEORY IT SHOULD GO FASTER 'CAUSE OUR STANDARDS ARE HIGHER AND AS WELL, SO WASHINGTON HAS NO INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE OF THE HILL COUNTRY IN TEXAS, SO, EXACTLY.

OKAY.

SO THERE'S NO DOWNSIDE.

NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF.

ARE WE, ARE WE AWARE OF ANYTHING THAT THEY'VE DONE THAT OTHER COMMUNITIES HAVE NOT LIKED? UH, NO SIR.

I MEAN, SO THAT'S PRIOR TO MY TIME IN THE CITY.

LIKE I SUBMITTED FLOOD STUDIES THROUGH THE RIVER AUTHORITY AND EVERYTHING WENT SMOOTHLY AT THAT TIME AS WELL.

OKAY.

IS THIS A FOOTHOLD FOR THE, FOR THEM TO START ADDING TO OUR TAX ROLLS? MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WOULD TAKE A ELECTION OF THE WHOLE COUNTY TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT, BUT I THINK THEY'RE JUST TRYING TO, UH, BECAUSE THIS AREA DRAINS TO THEM AND THEY ALREADY HAVE ALL THE MODELS, THEY JUST WANT TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT REVIEW.

AND THAT'S AN IMPORTANT QUESTION.

I MEAN, WE DON'T WANT TO DO THAT.

CORRECT.

AND THERE'S NOTHING IN THE INTERLOCAL THAT WAS ATTACHED.

THERE'S REALLY NOTHING IN THERE, UM, THAT HAS THAT IT'S JUST, JUST FOR THESE FEMA REVIEW PROCESSES AND ALSO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THE INTERLOCAL BEFORE WE EVEN DO ANYTHING.

CORRECT? CORRECT.

YEAH.

AND SO WE'VE HAD OUR ATTORNEY CITY ATTORNEYS HAVE ALREADY REVIEWED THE INTERLOCAL, BUT IT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO LOOK AT BEFORE WE BRING IT FORWARD.

GOOD.

ALRIGHT.

CALL MR. COUNCIL.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU JEFF.

YOU MOVING

[B. CONSIDER ON FIRST READING ORDINANCE NO. 2025-06; AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BOERNE, TEXAS, DESIGNATING TERMS OF OFFICE FOR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND ESTABLISHING A STAGGERED ELECTION SCHEDULE.]

ON TO AGENDA ITEM EIGHT B 2025 DASH TWO 11, CONSIDER THE FIRST READING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2025 DASH ZERO SIX IN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BURN TEXAS, DESIGNATING TERMS OF OFFICE FOR CITY COUNCIL

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MEMBERS AND ESTABLISHING A STAGGERED ELECTION CIRCLE SCHEDULE PRESENTER, UH, MANUFACTURER, BEN.

YES, MAYOR AND COUNCIL EARLIER ON THE CONSENT YOU GUYS BY RESOLUTION ADOPTED THE OUTCOMES OF THE CHARTER ELECTION.

UH, THIS ITEM BEFORE YOU IS JUST THE TRANSITIONARY STEP TO GET US TO, UH, TO IMPLEMENT PROPOSITION A, UH, AS YOU ARE AWARE, IF YOU GO NEXT, UH, PROPOSITION A EXTENDED THE TERMS FROM TWO YEARS TO THREE YEARS FOR THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

THAT WAS APPROVED BY OUR, UH, BY THE VOTERS.

AND YOU CAN SEE THE RESULT OF THAT ELECTION THERE.

NEXT, THE CURRENT, UH, ELECTION STRUCTURE HAS THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS OF DISTRICT TWO AND FOUR, THE EVEN NUMBER DISTRICTS, UM, ELECTED ON ODD NUMBER YEARS.

AND THEN THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM ONE, THREE AND FIVE, THE ODD NUMBER DISTRICTS ON THE EVEN NUMBER OF YEARS.

IT IS PROPOSED THAT WE HAVE STARTING NEXT YEAR, DISTRICT ONE AND DISTRICT THREE.

UH, SO THAT'D BE, UH, MAYOR PRO TEM WILLISON AND COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT DISTRICT UP FOR REELECTION.

AND 27, WE FOLLOW THAT WITH COUNCILMAN RE BUNKER AND COUNCIL MEMBER MSOS, DISTRICT DISTRICT FOUR AND FIVE, FOLLOWED BY, UH, THE MAYOR AND THE MAYOR ORAL SPOT.

AND THEN, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER BATEMAN DISTRICT TWO THAT THEN GETS US ON THE THREE YEAR CYCLE, UM, UH, EVERY YEAR, UNLESS THERE'S SOME OTHER STATE LEGISLATIVE, UH, INCLINATION THAT MAKES US RECONSIDER OR, UH, WHEN WE HAVE TO DO THE CENSUS UPDATE AT EVERY, EVERY DECADE, UH, THAT IS THE PRO UH, THE PROPOSAL THAT I SUBMIT FOR YOU FOR CONSIDERATION.

IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER THOUGHTS OR, UH, OR ITEMS I DID DISCUSS, WE CAN LOOK AT OTHER OPTIONS AS WELL.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS FOR COUNSEL? NO, I THINK THAT LOOKS GOOD.

OKAY.

I JUST WANT TO RUN AGAIN FOR THREE YEARS, CORRECT? WHAT'S THAT? I DON'T HAVE TO RUN AGAIN FOR THREE YEARS.

SO YOU COUNCIL, COUNCIL MEMBER BATEMAN AND MAYOR.

YOU GUYS HAVE THREE YEARS.

UH, I GET THE TWO YEAR AND THERE YOU GO.

WRITTEN.

IT'S THE, YEAH, QUENTIN WILL BE NEXT YEAR COUNCIL STILL IN THEIR TWO YEARS.

SO, SO WE RUN FOR REELECTION ANYWAY.

YEAH, NEXT YEAR.

OKAY.

NO, I THINK IT LOOKS GOOD.

CAN WE GET A MOTION? YEAH, I MOVE.

WE APPROVE ON FIRST READING ORDINANCE NUMBER 20 25 0 6, AN ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY OF BERNIE, TEXAS, DESIGNATE TERMS OF OFFICE FOR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND ESTABLISHED STAGGERING ELECTION SCHEDULE.

SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN SCOTT.

UH, PLEASE VOTE.

IS IT WORKING NOW? YES.

OKAY.

AND MOTION PASSES.

FOUR ZERO.

THANK YOU EVERYONE.

THANK YOU, BEN.

MOVING

[A. PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED ADOPTION OF A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH THE KENDALL COUNTY WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 3A FOR THE LIMITED PURPOSE ANNEXATION OF THE COMMERCIAL AREAS WITHIN THE CORLEY FARMS DEVELOPMENT. COPIES OF THE PROPOSED STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE CITY SECRETARY’S OFFICE LOCATED AT 447 N MAIN ST, BOERNE, TEXAS 78006. ALL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO PRESENT TESTIMONY OR EVIDENCE REGARDING THE PROPOSED STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT SHALL BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO AND CONSIDER RESOLUTION NO. 2025-R39; A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF BOERNE, TEXAS AND KENDALL COUNTY WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 3A (KWCID NO. 3A). (Corley Farms, second of two public hearings and consideration of Strategic Partnership Agreement)]

ON TO AGENDA

[9. RESOLUTIONS: ]

ITEM NUMBER NINE IN THE RESOLUTIONS NINE A 2025 DASH 1 39 PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED ADOPTION OF A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH THE KENDALL COUNTY WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NUMBER THREE A FOR THE LIMITED PURPOSE ANNEXATION OF THE COMMERCIAL AREAS WITHIN THE QUARTERLY FARMS DEVELOPMENT.

COPIES OF THE PROPOSED STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE CITY'S SECRETARY'S OFFICE, LOCATED AT 4 4 7 NORTH MAIN STREET BURNING TEXAS.

ALL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO PRESS PRESENT TESTIMONY OR EVIDENCE REGARDING THE PRO PROPOSED STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT SHALL BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO AND CONSIDER RESOLUTION NUMBER 2025 DASH R 39 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF BERNIE, TEXAS AND THE KENDALL COUNTY WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.

NUMBER THREE, A, UH, LEY FARMS SECOND OF PUBLIC HUMAN EXPERIENCE PRESENTING.

CHRISTY SARK.

CHRISTIE.

GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

SO THIS IS, UH, UH, AS THE MAYOR SAID, THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING WILL HOLD OUR FIRST PUBLIC HEARING AT OUR LAST MEETING.

UM, THIS IS, AND AS WELL AS CONSIDERATION TONIGHT ON THE, UH, STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT.

THIS IS HOW THIS ITEM FITS WITHIN OUR STRATEGY MAP.

SO, JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON THIS.

SO THIS IS THE, UH, SECOND OF TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS THAT ARE REQUIRED, UH, TO EXECUTE A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT, UM, WITHIN THE APPROVED DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.

UH, FOUR, UH, THE WATER CONTROL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, THE, UH, STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WAS INCLUDED WHEN THAT AGREEMENT WAS APPROVED.

UM, THIS TYPE OF AN AGREEMENT, IT ALLOWS FOR LIMITED PURPOSE ANNEXATION, AND THIS IS FOR THE COMMERCIAL AREAS, UH, WITHIN THE CORLEY FARMS DEVELOPMENT.

UH, WE ALSO HAVE AN AGREEMENT, UH, JUST LIKE THIS WITH, UM, ESPERANZA, WHICH IS ALSO OUR OTHER WATER CONTROL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.

UM, THAT, THAT IS RIGHT OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS.

SO WHAT THIS AGREEMENT DOES, IT'S NOT NECESSARILY, UH, LIKE NORMAL ANNEXATION OF LAND.

SO THIS JUST ALLOWS FOR THE LIMITED ANNEXATION OF, UH, THE COMMERCIAL AREAS AND IT AUTHORIZES THE CITY TO BE ABLE TO COLLECT SALES AND USE TAX ON THOSE COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES.

NOW, THIS WON'T BE IN EFFECT UNTIL THE, AS FAR AS US, UH, GETTING SALES TAX UNTIL THOSE COMMERCIAL AREAS DEVELOP, WHICH COULD BE MANY, YOU KNOW, SEVERAL YEARS DOWN THE ROAD.

UM, THE REASON THAT IT WAS, UH, TIME FOR US TO BRING THIS FORWARD IS THAT YOU ALL REMEMBER, I THINK IT WAS IN FEBRUARY, MAYBE, THAT WE HAD, UM, UH, THE DISTRICT HAS BEGUN ANNEXING LAND, UH, INTO THEIR SUB-DISTRICTS

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AND THEY'RE ALSO ABOUT TO ISSUE BONDS.

SO THIS IS ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT HAS TO BE CHECKED OFF.

THEY ACTUALLY HELD THEIR PUBLIC HEARINGS, UH, IN JANUARY.

AND SO THIS IS, UM, THIS IS THE TIME FOR US TO DO THAT.

AND THEN YOU ALL CONSIDER IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT.

OKAY.

AND JUST AS A REMINDER, THIS IS THE MASTER PLAN, UH, FOR THE CORLEY FARMS DEVELOPMENT IN THIS SMALL, LAVENDER, DARKER PURPLE PIECE.

UH, THIS WOULD BE THE AREA THAT, UH, IS DESIGNATED FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT.

AND WITH THAT, I AM AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

HOW MANY, HOW MANY? I KNOW IT'S ON THE, ON THE ROAD.

HOW MANY ACRES IS IT FRONTING THE SCENIC LOOP, ROUGHLY? I CAN'T SEE FROM THE THING HERE.

CAN'T TELL THE ON THE, UM, FOR THAT, FOR THAT SMALL TRACT.

UM, OH, I AM JUST BLANK.

UH, I WANNA SAY IT WAS ABOUT 35 5 ACRES.

SO THERE'S ABOUT 35 IN THOSE TWO, TWO, UH, DIFFERENT PARCELS THERE, RIGHT? 15 AND 16 WHERE THEY CAN DO THE MULTIFAMILY, UH, TYPE PRODUCT.

AND THEN, SO I THINK THIS MAY BE ABOUT SIX ACRES UP FRONT IN THE PURPLE PORTION.

ALRIGHT.

AND THAT DOESN'T AFFECT PROPERTY TAX? THEY DON'T COME INTO OUR PROPERTY TAX WITH THIS? NO, SIR.

NO, NOT THAT WOULD BE MANY, MANY YEARS DOWN THE ROAD.

UH, IT'S FULLY ANN, IF THE CITY DECIDED TO ANNEX THIS WITHIN AND THAT'S NO SERVICES WERE PROVIDED? NO, UH, YOU, UH, THAT'S WHAT THE LIMITED PURPOSE ANNEXATION IS.

IT ONLY APPLIES TO THE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY AND THE SALES TAX.

AND, UH, WE ARE NOT OBLIGATED.

THE CITY DOES NOT HAVE TO PROVIDE ANY OTHER SERVICES.

WELL, WHAT ABOUT THE SERVICES BEING PROVIDED TO THE SUBDIVISION? THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE THEM? NO, THAT WAS, THAT WAS PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT THE CITY THAT THE COUNCIL APPROVED, I'M SAYING.

SO THEY'VE ALREADY GONNA HAVE THOSE SERVICES.

CORRECT? THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL SERVICES.

RIGHT.

WE PROVIDE AND NO WATER.

WE PROVIDE NO WATER.

WE DON'T HAVE WATER, BUT DO PROVIDE GAS SERVICE TO THEM.

AND THEN ALSO, UH, WE HAVE A SEWER AGREEMENT WITH THEM.

OKAY.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU, CHRISTIE.

WE'RE GONNA MOVE TO PUBLIC HEARING OFFICIALLY AT 6:45 PM WE'RE GONNA CLOSE GENERAL SESSION, OPEN UP SESSION FOR PUBLIC HEARING.

IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK ON THIS MATTER, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM.

STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS IN YOUR THREE MINUTES.

WE'LL BEGIN ONCE YOU'RE DONE.

DO WE HAVE ANYONE WILLING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? OKAY, NO TAKERS.

WE WILL OFFICIALLY CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:46 PM AND THEN I'M GONNA ASK THE MOTION FOR US TO APPROVE OR DENY THIS MS. MOTION.

I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MACALUSO.

MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 2025 DASH R 39 OF RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF BURN, TEXAS AND KENDALL COUNTY WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NUMBER THREE.

A-K-C-W-C-I-D NUMBER THREE.

A SECOND.

SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN BUNKER.

PLEASE VOTE.

IT'S NOT LETTING ME VOTE.

SAY AYE.

AYE.

.

ALRIGHT, MAYOR, IT GOES.

MOTION PASSES.

FOUR ZERO.

THANK YOU EVERYONE.

THANK YOU.

CHRISTY.

SECOND.

MOVING

[A. CONSIDER ANNUAL MAYORAL APPOINTMENTS TO VARIOUS BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.]

ON TO AGENDA ITEM

[10. OTHER: ]

NUMBER 10, 20 25, 10 A 2025 DASH 2 32.

CONSIDER ANNUAL MAYOR APPOINTMENTS TO VARIOUS BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS PRESENTING, UH, C SIX, LAURIE, CAROL, LORI, SIGN BACK IN.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNSEL.

UM, WE ANTICIPATED HAVING A FEW VACANCIES ON OUR COMMITTEES THIS YEAR, SO WE ISSUED A CALL FOR APPLICANTS.

WE'RE FORTUNATE TO HAVE RECEIVED SUCH A STRONG RESPONSE, AND WE WANNA EXTEND OUR SINCERE THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO STEPPED FORWARD, UM, YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE AS TRULY APPRECIATED.

SO WITH THAT, I'LL READ THE MAYOR'S RECOMMENDATIONS.

SO THE OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS THAT HAS NOT CHANGED, UH, ED PHILLIPS WILL REMAIN, UM, AS WELL, I, I SHOULD SAY, AS APPOINTED TO MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE LAWRENCE MORALES, ALTERNATE MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE DANA JACOBSON, MUNICIPAL COURT PRO PROSECUTOR, UH, MICHAEL LATIMORE, UH, ALTERNATE MUNICIPAL COURT PROSECUTOR.

DUSTY, UH, FISHER AND WILLIAM HOLT ARE THE CEMETERY SEXTONS.

THE PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY WILL REAPPOINT HEATHER RA AND REAPPOINT.

UM, SHE'LL BE, UH, CHAIR AGAIN.

AND THEN ALAN TAHA REAPPOINT AS VICE CHAIR.

UM, AS FAR AS MEMBERS, UM, WE ARE APPOINTING, UM, NELDA DAY, LOURDES ROYA PEREZ.

SHE WAS ACTUALLY THE, UH, RESIDENT COMMISSIONER.

UM, SHE'S MOVING TO MEMBER.

AND, UM, LINDA CHRIST WILL BE THE NEW RESIDENT COMMISSIONER.

UH, PLANNING AND ZONING.

WE DO HAVE ONE VACANCY.

CODY KELLER, WHO WAS ON THE, UM,

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DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE, UH, APPLIED TO BE FILL THAT VACANCY ON THE PNZ.

SO HE WILL TAKE HER, UM, TERRY LE MOINES PLACE AND BILL BYRD.

WE WILL BE REAPPOINTED.

UH, WHAT DO WE HAVE NEXT? ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS, REAPPOINT JOHN PAUL BERGMAN AS CHAIR JUSTIN MCKENZIE.

UM, AS VICE CHAIR, WE DID HAVE ONE POSITION OPEN AND ONE VACANCY.

UM, JOSH SHIRLEY WAS, UH, ALTERNATE.

HE'LL BE MOVED TO A MEMBER.

AND THEN WE WE'LL, UH, APPOINT CARISSA DAVIS AND MELANIE BOSTIC AS ALTERNATES.

UH, DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE REAPPOINT CHRIS TAYLOR AS CHAIR.

UH, AND THEN SINCE CODY KELLER HAS MOVED TO PNZ, UH, CAR STOKES WILL BE THE VICE CHAIR.

AND WE DO HAVE ONE VACANCY AS A MEMBER.

LINDSEY CHAPMAN WILL TAKE THAT PLACE.

AND MEREDITH WOOLARD WILL ALSO BE APPOINTED AS A MEMBER.

THE PUBLIC LIBRARY, JENNIFER HACKER HACKETT WILL BE REAPPOINTED AND SUSAN NELSON WILL FILL A VACANCY.

WE HAVE AS A MEMBER.

UH, HLC HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION.

UH, AS YOU KNOW, JUSTIN BURNER, UH, HAD RESIGNED.

SO SALLY PENA WILL MOVED FROM VICE CHAIR TO CHAIR.

LENISE GRAVES WAS A MEMBER.

WE'LL MOVE HER TO THE VICE CHAIR POSITION WHERE SALLY PENA WAS, UH, REAPPOINT CAESAR HANS AND APPOINT, UM, SHARON WRIGHT AND, UM, ASHLEY MADAM AS MEMBERS.

AND THEN VISIT BERNIE REAPPOINTMENT OF TOMMY MATTHEWS AS CHAIR GUY SANDERS VICE CHAIR, UH, MEMBERS REAPPOINT, EMILY CARVALHO, UH, ROSS PARLOW AND PAULA LAY.

AND THEN APPOINT TODD HATCH, UM, AS A, TO FILL A VACANCY THEY HAD ON THE BOARD.

AND THEN LA UH, LAST ETHICS REVIEW COMMISSION, UH, POINT DENVER MCCARTY JR.

AS A MEMBER.

HE WAS AN ALTERNATE.

AND THEN, UM, APPOINT KYLE MICKELSON AND ROBERT LEE AS ALTERNATES.

SO A LITTLE BIT OF MUSICAL CHAIRS, BUT I THINK, UH, WE HAVE A, A GOOD GROUP OF PEOPLE.

ALRIGHT, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I WILL SAY THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME IN THE THREE YEARS I'VE BEEN DOING THESE APPOINTMENTS THAT WE ACTUALLY HAD A, UH, MORE APPLICATIONS THAN WE HAD, UH, SLOTS.

SO THANK YOU FOR THE COMMUNITY THAT'S STEPPING UP AND STEPPING OUT TO GET INVOLVED.

IT'S, UH, REALLY GREAT TO SEE.

SO WITH THAT, UM, I GET A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MACALUSO.

JUST ONE COMMENT.

I WANNA MAKE SURE EVERYBODY'S AWARE THAT UNDER OUR SYSTEM, THE MAYOR NOMINATES AND THE COUNCIL APPROVES.

SO WE'VE ALL REVIEWED, I'LL MAKE SURE PEOPLE, WE'VE REVIEWED ALL THESE, UH, UH, APPLICATIONS AND, YOU KNOW, VARIOUS ENDORSEMENTS AND SO FORTH, I WANNA MAKE SURE PEOPLE DON'T THINK IT'S JUST SOME RUBBER STAMP.

MAYOR I MOVE TO APPROVE THE ANNUAL APPOINTMENTS TO VARIOUS BOARD AND COMMISSIONS AS PRESENTED.

SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN SCOTT, PLEASE VOTE A.

MOTION PASSES FOUR ZERO.

THANK YOU EVERYONE.

MOVING ON

[B. PARKS BOND PROJECT UPDATE.]

TO AGENDA ITEM 10 B, PARKS AND PROJECTS UPDATE PRESENTING, UH, PRESENTER CHRIS STARK AND LIZETTE JIMENEZ.

ALRIGHT, GOOD EVENING AGAIN, COUNSEL.

SO, UH, DIRECTOR JIMENEZ AND I ARE GOING TO, UH, TAG TEAM THIS ONE.

UM, WHAT WE REALLY WANTED TO, WELL, OF COURSE, THIS IS HOW THIS ONE, UH, SUPPORTS OUR STRATEGY MAP.

UM, WHAT WE REALLY WANTED TO DO TONIGHT, MY PART IS GONNA BE TO TALK ABOUT A LITTLE BIT OF THE HISTORY ON HOW WE HAVE, HOW WE HAVE GOTTEN HERE, TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, UH, THE BOND ISSUANCE, HOW OUR PROJECTS ARE MOVING FORWARD.

TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, UH, WHAT WE THINK THE, UH, PROJECTED COST IS GOING TO END UP.

UH, TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT PHASING.

AND THEN, UM, LIZETTE WILL BE, WILL BE COMING UP AND ACTUALLY GIVING YOU THE FUN STUFF.

WE HAVE SOME BEAUTIFUL NEW RENDERINGS OF, UH, DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE PARK THAT WE WANNA SHARE WITH YOU AND WITH THE PUBLIC, AND SO SHE'LL GO THROUGH THOSE.

WE'RE ALSO AVAILABLE TO A ANSWER, ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

UM, YOU ALL KNOW THIS INFORMATION.

IN 2022, UH, THE, UH, CITIZENS' RESIDENCE, UH, PASSED A QUALITY OF LIFE BOND FOR $36 MILLION.

THERE WERE TWO PRO, THERE WERE TWO PROPOSITIONS, UH, PROPOSITION A DEALT WITH, UH, ROADWAYS AND STREETS.

AND, UH, THAT WAS FOR, UH, $23 MILLION.

AND THEN PROPOSITION B WAS OUR PARKS AND OPEN SPACE, UH, ITEM.

SO WHEN THAT WAS PASSED, WE

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HAD BROKEN DOWN THE FUNDING WITH, UH, LOOKING AT PUTTING $1 MILLION TOWARD, UH, OTHER PARK IMPROVEMENTS, A FEW, UH, A FEW ITEMS AT NORTHROP PARK, AND THEN SOME PRETTY MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS AT CITY PARK.

UH, THEN WITH THE MAJORITY OF THE BOND FUNDING GOING TO THE NORTHSIDE PARK DEVELOPMENT, UM, IT'S, I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO BE ABLE TO SHOW, UH, THAT WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS.

THAT THERE ARE THINGS THAT ARE MOVING FORWARD, THAT PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE ABLE TO SEE, UH, THE FRUITS OF THIS BOND ELECTION AND BE ABLE TO SEE WHAT IT MEANS TO, TO, UH, RESIDENTS AND WHAT ADDITIONAL ACCESS THEY HAVE.

SO THE TWO THINGS THAT WE HAVE UNDERWAY RIGHT NOW, YOU ALL HAVE SEEN THE CONTRACTS THAT LASETTE HAS BROUGHT TO YOU FOR, FOR EACH OF THESE ITEMS. SO AT NORTHROP PARK, UH, FIELD 11 IS GETTING A COMPLETE MAKEOVER.

SO THIS IS ONE OF OUR ADULT SOFTBALL FIELDS.

IT'S GETTING ALL NEW SOD, UH, GRASS PUT IN, AS WELL AS, UH, IRRIGATION THAT IS UNDERWAY RIGHT NOW.

UH, WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADD SOME NEW SIGNAGE AT THE PARK.

AND SO, UH, OUR PARKS TEAM WILL BE WORKING ON THAT.

UH, THE FIELD WORK IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETE IN JULY, BUT THE, UH, FIELD WON'T REOPEN UNTIL AFTER THE FIRST OF THE YEAR, JUST SO THE GRASS CAN MATURE AND TAKE ROOT.

SO WE DON'T WANNA DO THE WORK AND THEN, THEN MESS IT UP, UH, BY GETTING ON IT TOO SOON.

SO, UM, THAT WILL OPEN IN JANUARY AND YOU ALL APPROVED, UH, THE WORK FOR THE FIELD WAS, UH, A LITTLE OVER $250,000.

SO CITY PARK IS NEXT.

UH, THIS PROJECT SHOULD BEGIN IN MID-JUNE.

YOU ALL ARE, HAVE ALREADY APPROVED THE CONTRACT FOR THE WORK FOR THE MUSCO LIGHTING.

UH, THIS ONE IS VERY SIGNIFICANT IN THE FACT THAT WE ONLY, WE HAVE FIVE, UH, SOCCER FIELDS AND JUST THE YOUTH USAGE.

UM, LIZETTE AND HER TEAM PULLED THE NUMBERS THIS PAST YEAR.

WE HAVE OVER 3000 YOUTH, UH, THAT COME THROUGH THAT, THOSE SOCCER FIELDS IN PLAY, UH, DURING THE YEAR.

BUT ONLY TWO OF THOSE FIELDS ARE LIT RIGHT NOW.

SO WHAT THIS IS GOING TO DO, THIS PROJECT WILL ACTUALLY ADD LIGHTS FOR THE THREE FIELDS THAT AREN'T LIT AND JUST PROVIDE A LOT MORE ACCESS, A LOT MORE HOURS OF USAGE ON THESE FIELDS.

UH, THE APPROXIMATE COST OF THAT IS ALMOST $800,000.

AND THAT, AGAIN, IS THE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN ORDERED.

THESE ARE DARK SKY COMPLIANT.

AND SO WE WILL SOON BE SEEING THOSE.

IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE COMPLETED IN AUGUST OF, UH, THIS SUMMER.

SO, NORTHSIDE COMMUNITY PARK, JUST A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY SINCE THIS IS, UH, YOU KNOW, ONE OF OUR, UH, LARGEST PARKS.

IT'S A LITTLE BIT OVER 36 ACRES.

AND, UH, THE HISTORY IS THAT BACK IN 2007 WHEN THE CITY, UH, PASSED AN EARLIER BOND ELECTION, THIS WAS, THIS WAS ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT WERE PURCHASED, BUT IT REALLY, THERE'S BEEN A FEW THINGS THAT WERE, UH, DEVELOPED.

THE SKATE PARK WAS DONE IN 2009, UH, 2012 PRACTICE FIELDS WERE ADDED.

UH, AND THEN WHAT'S SIGNIFICANT ABOUT THE 2020, UH, DPZ APPROVAL, WHICH IS OUR DRAINAGE WAY, PROTECTION ZONES, UH, THIS ACTUALLY HAD AN EFFECT ON OUR PARK.

SO WE HAD A-A-D-P-Z THAT RAN ACROSS THE PARK.

AND SO, UH, WE ACTUALLY TOOK AS STAFF, UH, TOOK AN ITEM FORWARD TO, TO PLANNING AND ZONING TO, UH, RECEIVE A VARIANCE FOR THAT.

BUT IT, IT ALSO MEANT THAT WE WERE, AND THIS WAS A COMMITMENT THAT WAS MADE THAT BEN MADE, THAT DANNY AND I, UM, HAVE ABSOLUTELY SUPPORTED.

AND WE, WE'VE, YOU KNOW, I KNOW WE KNOW YOU ALL SUPPORT THAT ALL.

IT ALSO THAT WE'RE GONNA FOLLOW OUR OWN DEVELOPMENT RULES.

SO, UH, ANYTHING THAT HAS TO DO WITH STORM WATER, WITH LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT AND THAT KIND OF THING.

UH, SO WITH US HAVING THE DPZ ON THE PROPERTY, WE DID GO THROUGH THE SAME CHANNELS, THE SAME, UH, DIFFERENT, UM, ACTIONS THAT ANYONE WOULD HAVE TO IF THEY CAME AND DEVELOPED THEIR PROPERTY.

AND THEN WE KNOW THAT THE, THE BOND ISSUE PASSED, AND THEN WE BEGAN THE CONCEPTUAL DESIGN.

UH, YOU ALSO KNOW THAT WE HAD BROUGHT CONTRACTS FORWARD, UH, OUR DESIGN TEAM THAT WE HAVE A PROJECT MANAGEMENT GROUP THAT IS HELPING US, UH, WITH OUR BUDGETING AS WELL AS KEEPING ON SCHEDULE.

AND THEN WATERMAN CONSTRUCTION WILL BE DOING THE, THE ACTUAL WORK.

THEY'RE A CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK.

SO NORTHSIDE PARK PROJECT PHASING, WE, WE SPOKE TO YOU ALL ABOUT THIS AT THE WINTER WORKSHOP THAT OUR PRELIMINARY, UH, COSTING, UH, OF THIS PROJECT HAD, UH, CAME IN MUCH HIGHER THAN WE HAD EXPECTED, OF COURSE, BACK IN 2022.

THESE DESIGNS WERE CONCEPTUAL.

AND THIS IS THE RENDERING THAT YOU'VE SEEN, UH, THAT WE PUT IN OUR, OUR, UH, THAT WAS IN OUR, UH, I THINK 2022, UH, MASTER PLAN, UM, AS WELL AS WAS ON ALL OF OUR BOND INFORMATION.

AND WE HAVE IT ON THE WEBSITE.

SO THIS WAS THE INITIAL DESIGN.

AND, UH, LET'S JUST SAY THAT 2022 PRICES ARE NOT THE SAME AS 2025.

AND, UH, SO WE HAVE SEEN THAT I DECIDED THAT DANNY, UM, WAS, WAS AKAY WITH ME STARTING TO WORK WITH LIZETTE ABOUT THE TIME THAT WE, WE HAD TO START THINKING ABOUT THE PRICING, UM, WHAT THE COST OF THE, THE PARK WAS GONNA BE.

SO I THINK HE, UH, HAD THAT IN MIND THE WHOLE TIME.

BUT, UH, WE JUMPED RIGHT IN THOUGH AND LOOKED AT, YOU KNOW, HOW DO WE STILL MAKE THIS A VERY VIABLE PROJECT? HOW DO WE BREAK IT UP INTO TWO PHASES? UH, AND JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND

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AS TO, YOU KNOW, WHAT, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE REASONINGS OTHER THAN JUST INFLATIONARY COSTS, UM, AS TO WHY, YOU KNOW, THE PRICE OF THE PROJECT HAS ESCALATED.

UM, SO WE DID FOLLOW OUR LID AND STORM WATER RULES.

UH, SO THAT ADDS ABOUT A LITTLE OVER A MILLION DOLLARS TO THE COST OF OUR PARK.

UH, WE HAVE NUMEROUS DRAINAGE ELEMENTS AND THINGS THAT, THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, FLOW THE WATER LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS THROUGHOUT THE, THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PARK.

UM, OUR SCOPE HAS ADVANCED QUITE A BIT.

SO IF YOU LOOK AT THIS RENDERING, YOU CAN'T SEE IT, BUT AS FAR AS THE WORDING GOES, BUT LIKE THE BIG TRAIL THAT'S GOING TO BE, THAT GOES AROUND HERE, THE WALKING TRAIL THAT I THINK IS ABOUT A HALF MILE, UM, THAT WAS DESIGNATED TO BE, UH, DECOMPOSED GRANITE.

WE ALL KNOW THAT THAT IS A MAINTENANCE NIGHTMARE.

SO, UM, THAT HAS BEEN CHANGED TO CONCRETE, UH, BATHROOMS. WERE ANOTHER ITEM, UH, LIZETTE WILL GO INTO DETAIL ON THIS, BUT WE ADDED A FAMILY RESTROOM SINCE OUR PARK AREA IS, UH, SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR, UH, TO BE ALL INCLUSIVE FOR ANY ABILITY CHILD.

SO WE KNOW THAT THERE'S GONNA BE SOME, UH, YOUNG FOLKS WHO, YOU KNOW, THEY MAY HAVE, UH, MOBILITY CHALLENGES.

THEY MAY USE A WALKER, THEY MAY USE A WHEELCHAIR, OR YOU JUST MIGHT BE A FAMILY WHO HAS NUMEROUS KIDS.

AND SO, UH, THE FAMILY RESTROOMS WOULD, WOULD BE, UH, VERY APPLICABLE TO THAT.

AND THAT WAS NOT REALLY SOMETHING THAT WAS CONSIDERED.

UH, WE ALSO, IF YOU SEE THIS LITTLE BUILDING RIGHT HERE, THIS WAS THE, UM, I THINK THEY WERE ABOUT 2000 SQUARE FEET, UH, FOR THE COMMUNITY CENTER.

UM, WHEN WE GOT FINISHED WITH ALL THE PROGRAMMING NEEDS THAT WE WERE GOING TO HAVE TO USE FOR THE PARK DEPARTMENT, UM, THEY REALLY DON'T HAVE A SPOT RIGHT NOW.

WE USED THE, WE USED TO USE THE LIBRARY, BUT THEIR PROGRAMS HAVE BECOME SO POPULAR THAT THEY NEED THEIR SPACE.

AND SO, UH, THE COMMUNITY CENTER IS, IS OVER 5,000 SQUARE FEET NOW AS PLANNED.

UM, ALONG WITH ALSO THERE'S IS, I DON'T WANNA GO INTO TOO, TOO MUCH DETAIL, BUT, UM, THE PICKLEBALL COURTS, WE HAD EIGHT, UH, THAT WERE, UM, PROPOSED AND WE, WE NOW HAVE 12, AND YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE THE LAYOUT ON THAT.

UM, SOME OTHER ITEMS THAT WE MADE SURE THAT WE INCLUDED, UH, LIKE FENCING THAT GOES AROUND THE, UM, THE ENTIRETY OF THE PARK, OUR SIGNAGE PACKAGE, WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT.

UM, AS WELL AS, UM, MIKE'S TEAM HAS BEEN GREAT AT HELPING US WITH OUR DATA.

AND AS FAR AS LIKE, UH, CAMERAS, UH, ELECTRONICS, ANY TECHNOLOGY, WIFI THAT WE WOULD HAVE IN THE PARKS, WE WANNA INCLUDE ALL THAT AS WELL.

AND OF COURSE, ENGINEERING AND UTILITIES, IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S ALWAYS THE LAST THING YOU THINK OF, UM, AS FAR AS LIKE, YOU KNOW, YOU MIGHT NEED SOME WATER AND WASTEWATER OR A TURN LANE.

SO, UH, THOSE ARE ALSO WEREN'T REALLY CONSIDERED IN THE FIRST, UH, THE FIRST ROUND.

SO WE BEGAN WITH THE PARK THAT W THAT WE HAD PLANNED FOR ABOUT $12 MILLION.

IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE PROBABLY GONNA COME IN CLOSER TO 17 MILLION.

UH, AND THAT ALSO INCLUDES A CONTINGENCY.

SO IF WE DON'T HAVE TO USE THAT MONEY, WE WON'T, BUT WE WILL HAVE IT AVAILABLE IN THE BUDGET.

ALL I KNEW I WAS GONNA NEED THIS, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S IMPORTANT TO, TO POINT OUT, AND WE'VE GIVEN THIS INFORMATION TO Y'ALL BEFORE, UM, YOU KNOW, WE ARE PURSUING GRANTS AND OTHER DONATIONS FROM THE COMMUNITY.

UH, WE DID RECEIVE, UH, WE'RE AWARDED A $750,000 GRANT FROM, UH, TEXAS PARK AND WILDLIFE.

AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

STAFF DID A LOT OF WORK ON IT, AS WELL AS, UH, WE'VE APPLIED FOR A GRANT, A MILLION DOLLAR GRANT FROM THE GRONKOWSKI FOUNDATION.

AND SO WE SHOULD BE HEARING ON THAT, UH, IN JUNE.

SO WE'RE EXCITED TO, TO FIND OUT.

WE ALSO ARE CONTINUING TO WORK WITH, UH, LOCAL PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATIONS.

WE HAVE SOME OTHER SMALLER DONATIONS, UM, LESS THAN A MILLION DOLLARS, UH, IN THE WORKS THAT WE'LL OF COURSE SHARE WITH YOU ALL WHEN IT BECOMES OFFICIAL, AND THEN ANY CORPORATE ENTITIES THAT THAT MIGHT BE ABLE.

SO WE WE'RE TRYING, WE'RE BEING DILIGENT ON TRYING TO, UH, COME UP WITH ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR, UM, TO GO TOWARD THE PARK.

SO PHASE TWO.

SO WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN IN PHASE TWO? SO YOU'LL SEE THIS LIST.

UM, THIS IS WHEN THE COMMUNITY BUILDING OUR SKATE PARK EXPANSION, ALL THE ITEMS THAT WE HAD ANTICIPATED IN THE, UH, THE ORIGINAL PARK DESIGN, UH, WE DO WANT TO PUT IN HERE AS WELL AS, UH, THE OFFSITE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS, WHICH WE DO, UH, NEED TO, NEED TO PUT A TO A TURN LANE ON TOP OF WINE.

SO, UH, ALL THAT WOULD HAPPEN IN PHASE TWO.

WE DON'T KNOW WHEN THAT WOULD BE, BUT WE'LL, YOU KNOW, BE WORKING ON THAT IN THE, IN THE CIP PROGRAM.

ALRIGHT, SO HERE IS OUR, OUR BRAND NEW RENDERING, UH, OF THE PARK.

AND, UH, LIZETTE HERE IN A MOMENT.

WE'LL GO THROUGH IT IN DETAIL WITH YOU ALL AND YOU CAN ASK QUESTIONS.

UM, BUT WE DID WANNA JUST GIVE YOU AN, A STATUS UPDATE.

YOU KNOW, THAT WE'VE GOT THE, UH, WORK UNDERWAY AT NORTHROP AS WELL AS CITY PARK.

AND SO WHERE ARE WE AT? WHERE ARE WE WITH NORTHSIDE PARK? THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF, UH, BEHIND THE SCENES COORDINATION WITH LCRA, UH, GETTING OUR ONSITE UTILITIES APPROVED.

UH, RYAN BASS

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HAS BEEN WONDERFUL TO HELP US.

HE'S, HE'S COORDINATED THE TREE PRUNING AND REMOVAL.

WE REMOVED A, UH, A RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE THAT WAS RIGHT HERE.

THEY DID A WONDERFUL JOB.

SO THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF PRE-WORK GOING ON, AND THE MOST EXCITING THING IS THE FIRST THING ON THE LIST.

SO OUR BUILDING AND SITE PERMITS HAVE BEEN, UH, UM, ACTUALLY, UH, THEY'RE IN THE REVIEW PROCESS RIGHT NOW.

AND SO WE, WE SHOULD, WE ANTICIPATE THAT THOSE WILL BE IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.

WE'LL GET OUR FIRST ROUND OF COMMENTS.

HOPEFULLY THAT WILL BE, UH, VERY FEW COMMENTS ON THAT LIST.

SO WITH THAT, I WANNA TURN IT OVER TO LISETTE.

THANK YOU, CHRISTIE.

GOOD EVENING COUNSEL, MAYOR.

ALRIGHT, SO WE'RE GONNA TAKE A DEEPER LOOK INTO THE FIRST PHASE OF NORTHSIDE COMMUNITY PARK.

IT'S SO PRETTY.

TAKE A MOMENT.

LOOK HOW GREEN IT IS.

THAT'S HOW GREEN IT'S GOING TO BE, .

OKAY? AS YOU DRIVE INTO THE ORIGINAL ENTRANCE OF NORTHSIDE, AS AS RIGHT NOW, YOU'LL SEE AS WE DRIVE IN, THERE'S GONNA BE A NICE, UH, AUTOMATIC GATE THAT SHOWS THAT YOU'RE ENTERING A NEW PARK.

AND ON YOUR RIGHT, YOU'LL SEE THE EXISTING SKATE PARK, BLESS YOU.

UM, AND THEN THERE'S GONNA BE A WALKING TRAIL.

UH, THAT'S, AS CHRISTY MENTIONED, IT'S GONNA BE HALF A MILE ALL THE WAY AROUND SO YOU CAN PARK, GET READY FOR A WALK.

BUT IF YOU NEEDED TO, WHY NOT JUST GO AHEAD AND DROP OFF THE KIDS AT THE PLAYGROUND? SO HERE'S WHAT THE PLAYGROUND'S GONNA LOOK LIKE.

UM, THESE ARE CONCEPTUAL, DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE COLORS.

THE COLORS HAVE NOT BEEN DECIDED.

UH, BUT THIS WILL GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT THE PLAYGROUND'S GONNA LOOK LIKE.

IMAGINE THE BEST WAY TO DESCRIBE THE PLAYGROUND, UM, IS IT'S, IT'S GONNA BE INTO FOUR ZONES.

UH, EACH DEDICATED TO A SPECIFIC AGE GROUP.

AND AS YOU CAN TELL, THIS ONE'S FOR THE OLDER KIDS, UM, ADULTS CAN PLAY BUT NOT RECOMMENDED.

SO WE'RE JUST GONNA GO AROUND THE, AROUND THE PLAYGROUND AND GIVE YOU SOME VIEWS OF EACH FEATURE OF THE ALL ABILITIES PLAYGROUND.

AND IF I'M GOING TOO FAST, JUST LET ME KNOW.

I'M NOT GONNA BORE YOU WITH EVERY SINGLE ITEM.

UM, THIS IS, UH, HIGHLY REQUESTED.

THIS IS GONNA BE A SWING CENTER ZONE.

SO WE'LL HAVE ALL ABILITIES, UM, SWING SETS, UM, AND YOUR, AND IT'S JUST, IT'S GOING TO, IT'S GONNA BE HEAVILY USED, UH, AS YOU CAN ALREADY SEE HOW OFTEN KINDER PARK AND CITY PARK PLAYGROUNDS ARE BEING USED WITH THEIR SWING SETS.

UM, AND NOW WE'RE GONNA MOVE INTO THE, THE YOUNGER KIDS, ADULTS DEFINITELY NOT ADVISED TO PLAY.

AND YOU GOT AN OVERVIEW, SO YOU CAN LOOK AROUND, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE EVERY ZONE, UM, JUST KIND OF GIVING YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME TO CHECK IT OUT.

IF YOU'LL NOTICE IN THE BACK, THERE'S A ZIP LINE RIGHT HERE.

DEFINITELY ADULTS AVAILABLE.

THAT'S FUN.

I'VE, UM, SO JUST A SIDE NOTE.

UM, WHEN WE WENT TO OUR ANNUAL CONFERENCE FOR TEXAS PARKS FOR PARKS AND RECREATION, UH, MY STAFF AND I VISITED SEVERAL PLAYGROUNDS, UH, AND PLAYED ON EVERY FEATURE AS, AS MUCH AS WE COULD.

SO, UH, THE ZIP, THE ZIP LINE WAS VERY, ANYWHERE WE WENT, THERE WAS A LINE FOR KIDS TO GET ON.

SO, UH, WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WAS INCLUDED HERE.

UM, THIS SECTION HERE IS GONNA BE VERY SPECIAL, UH, IN THE RENDERING.

IT DOESN'T SHOW BECAUSE WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO SEE ALL THE FEATURES, BUT THIS RIGHT NOW IS GONNA BE WITHIN THE TREES.

UM, SO WE CURRENTLY HAVE SOME, UM, FIVE OAKS, SOME, UH, VERY LARGE TREES.

AND SO THIS SECTION HERE IS GONNA BE UNDER THOSE TREES.

SO THE TREE CANOPY IS RIGHT NEXT TO THE SKATE PARK.

SO THIS IS GONNA BE NICELY SHADED, AND YOU CAN EASILY ACCESS THE REST OF THE PLAYGROUND FROM HERE.

SO THE KIDS ARE PLAY, ARE IN THE PLAYGROUND, AND NOW THEY'RE HOT BECAUSE THEY'VE PLAYED AND THEY'VE RAN SO MUCH.

SO WHY NOT, UH, COOL OFF IN THE SPLASH PAD.

WHY NOT? WHY NOT? SO HERE'S OUR SPLASH PAD.

AGAIN, WE'RE JUST GONNA TAKE A FEW VIEWS.

UM, AND IF I'M GOING TO FASC, JUST LET ME KNOW.

IT IS ALL ASSESS ACCESSIBLE.

UM, AGAIN, WE'RE STILL, WE'RE STILL USING THE NATURE THEME THROUGHOUT THE PARK, SO GOOD TIME AT THE SPLASH PAD.

WE WILL ALSO INCLUDE TWO COVERED BASKETBALL COURTS.

THESE ARE, UH, FULL COURTS.

THERE.

IT IS GONNA BE COVERED.

WE JUST DIDN'T WANNA SHOW THIS IN THE RENDERING BECAUSE WE WANTED YOU TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE COURTS.

THE, IT'LL BE A COVERED PAVILION.

IT WILL BE THE APPROPRIATE HEIGHT, UNLIKE THE ONE AT NORTHROP RIGHT NOW.

SO WE WILL BE ABLE TO SHOOT THOSE THREES .

UM, AND THIS WILL ALSO BE USED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL, UH, IF WE NEED TO HAVE CAMPS, WE CAN DO IT HERE.

IT'S COVERED.

UM, THE COURTS WILL BE RENTABLE JUST LIKE OUR CURRENT BASKETBALL COURT.

UM, THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR MY STAFF TO PROGRAM THE BASKETBALL COURSE, BUT BECAUSE WE WON'T HAVE THAT COMMUNITY BUILDING IN THE FIRST PHASE, WE'LL WE WILL BE ABLE TO HOST

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A FEW CAMPS AND EDUCATIONAL CLASSES HERE.

OH, SORRY ABOUT THAT.

WENT THE WRONG WAY, WRONG ARROW.

OKAY.

AND THEN, AS CHRISTY MENTIONED, WE WILL HAVE 12 PICKLEBALL COURTS, IF YOU WILL LOOK CLOSELY WHERE THE ARROW'S POINTING.

THERE IS A COVERED, UH, PAVILION RIGHT IN THE CENTER.

I'M GONNA MENTION THAT THIS IS WHAT THE PICKLEBALL COURTS WILL LOOK LIKE.

THIS IS THE COVERAGE AREA THAT THE ARROW WAS POINTING AT.

THERE WILL BE PICNIC TABLES UNDERNEATH.

UM, WE VALUE AND UNDERSTAND HOW IMPORTANT THE SOCIAL ASPECT OF PICKLEBALL IS.

AND SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL THOSE THAT PLAY PICKLEBALL HAVE A PLACE TO GATHER.

UM, AND BECAUSE THAT'S A BIG PART OF THIS GAME IS THE, THE SOCIAL ASPECT OF IT.

GREAT FOR THEIR MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH, UH, FOR ALL.

NOW JUST FOR THE RENDERING PURPOSES, UH, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU COULD SEE THE COURTS.

THESE COURTS DO HAVE A FENCE AND THEY WILL HAVE A PRIVACY, UH, PRIVACY SCREEN AROUND THEM.

BUT AGAIN, FOR THE RENDERING, WE WANTED YOU TO BE ABLE TO SEE WHAT THE COURTS LOOK LIKE.

UM, AGAIN, STAFF AND I VISITED SEVERAL PICKLEBALL CENTERS AND FACILITIES RAN BY MUNICIPALS.

SO WE REALLY DID OUR RESEARCH ON THE BEST LAYOUT FOR THESE PICKLEBALL COURTS.

AND WE DO BELIEVE THIS IS GONNA BE A, A JUST GREAT, JUST GREAT FEATURE TO THE PARK.

UM, STAFF AND MYSELF ARE VERY EXCITED AND READY TO START HOSTING SOME TOURNAMENTS, UM, AND OFFERING OUR OWN CLASSES IN CLINICS.

SO WE WERE VERY EXCITED.

THESE COURTS WILL ALSO BE, UM, YOU'LL HAVE THE ABILITY TO RENT THEM, UM, WITH THE RIGHT SOFTWARE, WE'LL BE ABLE TO RENT A COURT ON SITE, UH, BY YOUR CELL PHONE.

SO VERY SIMPLE.

UH, BUT WE ARE VERY EXCITED FOR THIS ONE.

AND JUST ANOTHER VIEW OF THE PICKLEBALL COURTS.

AND THEN YOU'LL NOTICE TO YOUR LEFT, THERE'S A COVERED BASKETBALL COURT AND THE VERY FIRST DOG PARK.

HOW EXCITING.

A LITTLE OVER THREE ACRES.

UM, IT'S THE VERY FIRST DOG PARK INSIDE CITY LIMITS.

WE'RE VERY EXCITED FOR THIS ONE.

UH, THIS IS WHERE YOU, IF YOU DRIVE DOWN TOP OF LINE, YOU LOOK TO YOUR LEFT, YOU SEE A BUNCH OF TREES.

THIS, THAT'S WHERE THE DOG PARK IS GONNA BE.

UH, WE, WE WILL HAVE TWO, THREE, WELL, WE'LL HAVE, UH, TWO SECTIONS.

SMALL DOG, WE LARGE DOGS.

UM, AND WE'RE PRETTY EXCITED FOR THIS ONE.

THIS ONE WAS HIGHLY REQUESTED ON, UM, CITIZEN SURVEYS IN THE PAST.

CURRENT, UM, GREAT FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY.

SO WE, WE LOOK FORWARD TO THIS DOG PARK.

UM, AND THEN CAN'T FORGET THE TWO MULTI-USE FIELDS.

UH, THESE FIELDS WILL BE USED FOR ALL THE SPORTS THAT DON'T HAVE A HOME.

SO, UH, LACROSSE, FLAG FOOTBALL, UM, OUR, OUR OWN RECREATIONAL NEEDS WILL ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO HOST THEM, UH, TOURNAMENTS.

THIS IS GONNA BE A HUGE FEATURE AND THESE WILL BE LIT AND IRRIGATED.

SO, UM, UH, THE POSSIBILITIES ARE, ARE GONNA BE GREAT.

WE'RE VERY, VERY EXCITED FOR THIS.

UM, AND WE WANTED TO GIVE YOU ONE MORE VIEW.

SO THIS BAG, SO HERE'S THE PLAYGROUND.

AND IN THE BACK RIGHT HERE, THIS IS THE FAMILY RESTROOM THAT CHRISTIE MENTIONED.

THESE ARE THE CURRENT RESTROOMS THAT WILL STAY OPEN, UM, LATER DOWN THE ROAD DURING OUR SECOND PHASE.

UH, THIS IS WHERE THE COMMUNITY BUILDING WILL GO RIGHT HERE.

SO IMAGINE, OH, IT'S GONNA BE BEAUTIFUL.

IT'S GONNA BE BEAUTIFUL NOW, UH, BUT WANTED Y'ALL TO SEE THE DIFFERENT, DIFFERENT VIEW OF THE PARK.

SO YOU'VE GOT YOUR PLAYGROUND, BIG KIDS, YOUNGER KIDS, BABIES, AND THEN YOUR SPLASH BAG AND BASKETBALL COURTS.

AND THEN THE PICKLE BAR, PICKLEBALL COURTS IN THE BACK RIGHT HERE.

UM, AND THAT IS IT FOR NORTHSIDE COMMUNITY PARK.

ANY QUESTIONS? NO, I THINK THAT LOOKS, THAT LOOKS FABULOUS.

ONE THING I DO, LOOK, I WANT YOU TO GO BACK TO THE DRAWINGS OF THE WHOLE PARK.

IS, UH, IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS YOU GUYS THOUGHT OF THAT WAS WONDERFUL, I THINK IS THAT ENTIRE PLAYGROUND.

YES.

THE LARGER TO THE SMALLER ONE, IT'S ALL CLOSED.

YES.

IT HAS A FENCE THAT'S CLOSED.

SO THESE KIDS AREN'T GONNA ESCAPE.

CORRECT.

RIGHT.

ONE WAY AND ONE WAY OUT.

THAT'S RIGHT.

THAT IS RIGHT.

UH, THE TRAIL TWO ON THE EMISSION OF THE TRAIL TOO, NOW THAT YOU MENTIONED THE TRAIL'S ALSO GONNA BE LIT.

SO, UM, WE RECOGNIZE THAT IT'S IN THE CORNER'S GONNA BE DARK, AND SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE SAFETY WAS A PRIORITY.

SO, UM, SAME THING.

SO YEAH, LEAVE THE KIDS AND GO FOR A WATCH.

MM-HMM .

UH, DOG PARK.

TWO WILL HAVE A FENCE.

OBVIOUSLY THE PICKLEBALL COURTS HAVE A FENCE, SO.

YES.

YEAH.

WELL, GREAT JOB.

IT LOOKS WONDERFUL.

ANY QUESTIONS FROM CO COUNCIL? WE'LL HAVE AN ADDITIONAL 250 PARKING SPACES, UM, IN THE THIRD PHASE.

SO RIGHT HERE WILL BE ANOTHER PARKING LOT.

UM, AND THEN THIS WILL BE THE THIRD MULTI-USE FIELD RIGHT HERE.

AND THEN RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A PRACTICE FIELD HERE AND THEN ANOTHER PRACTICE FIELD HERE.

ONE QUESTION.

YES SIR.

UM, THE PROPOSED PARKING LOT, UH, I SEE THE MAIN ENTRANCE, BUT THEN THERE'S A PROPOSED PARKING LOT RIGHT ACROSS FROM CARRINGTON.

IS THAT ENTRANCE TO CARRINGTON? THE ONLY, I MEAN, HOW IS THAT LINE UP WITH CARRINGTON WHEN DURING SCHOOL TIME AND ALL THAT GONNA PRESENT ANY ISSUES? I'M JUST, SO WE HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT ADLER'S

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ALSO GONNA BE FOUR LANE? YES.

OKAY.

AND SO THIS RIGHT HERE WILL BE, I THINK WE WON'T HAVE THE, THE KIND OF ISSUES YOU'RE, YOU'RE IMAGINING.

ALRIGHT, ANY QUESTIONS FOR COUNSEL? OKAY, THANK YOU ETTE.

KRISTY, GREAT JOB, MAN.

I EXPECT TO SEE ALL OF YOU OUT THERE PLAYING HATS OFF TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR ALL THE HARD WORK, MAN.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.

YOU CAN'T COME FAST ENOUGH.

AGREED.

.

ALL RIGHT, MOVING

[11. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT:]

[A. UPDATE ON THE 89th LEGISLATIVE SESSION.]

ON TO AGENDA ITEM 11, A CITY MANAGERS REPORT.

UH, CHRISTY STARK UPDATE ON AN 89TH LEG LEGISLATIVE SESSION 2025 DASH NINE SIX CHRISTY.

ALRIGHT, MAYOR AND COUNSEL.

SO WE'RE, UH, GETTING DOWN TO THE END OF THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION, BUT WE WANTED TO GIVE YOU A, A VERY BRIEF UPDATE.

UM, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THESE DATES BEFORE.

SO WE ARE IN, WE ARE IN THE FINAL STRETCH.

MONDAY IS, UH, SESSION ENDS.

UH, TODAY AT MIDNIGHT.

UM, IS A DEADLINE FOR SECOND READINGS FOR SENATE BILLS.

SO ANYTHING THAT DOESN'T MAKE IT THROUGH THE SENATE IS WOULD BE A DEAD BILL.

UH, AND THEN JUNE 22ND IS GONNA BE THE LAST DAY FOR THE GOVERNOR TO EITHER SIGN OR VETO BILL.

SO WE'LL BE KEEPING AN EYE OUT, UH, ABOUT HOW, YOU KNOW, WHAT THINGS, UH, MIGHT BE VETOED AND WHAT'S GOING TO GET TO BE SIGNED.

UM, JUST A FEW THINGS THAT WE WANTED TO UPDATE YOU ALL ON.

UM, THERE'S STILL GONNA BE A LOT OF MOVEMENT, SO WE'LL HAVE A REALLY GREAT, UH, SUMMARY FOR YOU ALL, UM, AFTER THE SESSION ENDS.

BUT THESE ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT.

AND WE ALSO WANTED TO SHOW SOME OF THE BILLS THAT AFFECT CITIES THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN SENT TO THE GOVERNOR OR VERY CLOSE TO, TO BEING, TO, TO THAT HAPPENING.

UH, WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT NUMBER, UH, THE, THE VERY FIRST ONE, THIS ACTUALLY INCREASES THE COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT THRESHOLD, UH, WHICH IS AT $50,000 NOW.

SO YOU ALL KNOW THAT WE, ANY, ANY ITEM, UH, A CONTRACT, UM, THAT THE CITY, UH, CITY STAFF MAY INITIATE TO PURCHASE STUFF, WHATEVER, UH, HAS TO COME TO CITY COUNCIL.

SO THIS WOULD ACTUALLY RAISE THAT LIMIT TO A HUNDRED THOUSAND.

UH, NOW ALL OF OUR ITEMS WOULD STILL GO THROUGH THE BUDGETING PROCESS AND YOU ALL WOULD APPROVE EVERY EXPENSE OF THE CITY.

UH, BUT THIS WOULD JUST PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US MAYBE TO NOT HAVE AS MANY, UM, AS, UH, AS MANY I MANY CONTRACTS THAT YOU HAVE TO LITERALLY GO THROUGH.

UM, AND PROBABLY, UH, SHORTEN OUR AGENDAS A LITTLE BIT WHILE ALSO PROVIDING TRANSPARENCY THAT WE WOULD STILL KNOW WHAT ALL IS BEING PURCHASED.

UH, IMPACT FEES.

THIS ONE HAS BEEN SENT TO THE GOVERNOR.

IT DOES IMP IMPOSE SOME NEW REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS, UH, SUCH AS YOU CAN ONLY CHANGE IMPACT FEES EVERY THREE YEARS.

UM, SO THIS ONE WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW IT WILL AFFECT CITIES.

UM, THIS NEXT ITEM, THIS JUST ACTUALLY RAISES THE PROTEST THRESHOLD TO 60% OF ADJOINING LANDOWNERS IF THERE'S LIKE A ZONING CHANGE THAT GOES ON.

SO, YOU KNOW, THIS IS, THIS WOULD BE ONE THAT THAT WOULD BE VERY EASY TO, UH, TO APPLY TO, YOU KNOW, ANY ZONING CHANGE THAT COMES FORWARD.

AND THEN ALSO, UH, THIS ONE'S BEEN SENT TO THE GOVERNOR.

SO THIS WOULD, UH, PROBABLY AFFECT THE TYPE OF LICENSING OR PERMITTING FOR, UH, FOOD TRUCKS AND, UH, ANY, ANY FOOD COURT TYPE ESTABLISHMENT.

THE DEVELOPMENT MORATORIA, THIS ONE HAS ALSO BEEN SENT TO THE GOVERNOR AT LI THE CITY'S ABILITY TO ADOPT A DEVELOPMENT MORATORIA.

UM, SO IT'LL BE JUST, AGAIN, WE WILL LOOK AND SEE WHAT THE LANGUAGE IS, BUT, UH, WE KNOW THAT THOSE, THOSE RULES ARE ALREADY VERY STRICT AND, AND SO FAR HAVE NOT APPLIED TO THE CITY OF BURN.

THE LAST ONE IS, UH, STRENGTHENING RESPONSE REQUIREMENTS SENT TO THE GOVERNOR.

UH, IT INVOLVES, UH, PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUEST AND A, UH, THAT THEY MUST BE RESPONDED TO WITHIN 10 BUSINESS DAYS.

WE ALREADY ADHERE TO THAT.

SO, UM, BUT THIS ALSO IS, IS A NEW BILL THAT HAS PASSED.

SO BILLS THAT FAILED OR STALLED, SO THIS IS SOME THAT WE HAVE TALKED TO YOU ABOUT, BUT THAT DIDN'T MAKE IT OUT.

UM, EITHER IT DIDN'T MAKE IT OUT OF THE HOUSE IN TIME OR, UM, YOU KNOW, WAS, WAS NOT, UH, VOTED FOR, UM, IN EITHER EITHER, UH, HOUSE OR THE SENATE.

UH, THE LOCAL DEBT IN, IN THE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION.

SO THIS IS ONE THAT WE'RE ALWAYS INTERESTED IN.

THIS, UH, DID NOT GO THE OCCUPANCY OF DWELLING UNITS THAT WOULD PROHIBIT THE NUMBER, REGULATE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO MAY OCCUPY A DWELLING UNIT.

UH, THE DEVELOPMENT THAT WE TALKED ABOUT ON RELIGIOUS LAND THAT WOULD ALLOW MIXED USE OR MULTIFAMILY AUTOMATICALLY, UH, THAT DID NOT, UH, MAKE IT OUT OF, UM, THE HOUSE.

UH, THE ALTERNATIVE TO NEWSPAPER NOTICE.

UH, THIS ONE WOULD'VE BEEN AWESOME, BUT, UM, IT ALSO HAS NOT, UM, HAS NOT MOVED FORWARD.

UH, THE RESTRICTION ON MUNICIPAL LOBBYING.

WE THOUGHT THIS MIGHT BE THE YEAR THAT THIS ONE WOULD ACTUALLY BE ENACTED, BUT, UH, IT WAS NOT.

SO WHAT'S NEXT IN THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS? UM, AGAIN, WE'RE GONNA BE MONITORING, WE'RE GONNA BE PREPARING FOR POSSIBLE IF THERE'S A POSSIBLE SPECIAL SESSION.

UH, AND THEN ALSO JUST EVALUATING THE LOCAL IMPACT OF ANY NEW LAWS.

UM, OUR TOAST TEAM ALWAYS DOES A GREAT JOB OF PUTTING TOGETHER A SUMMARY FOR US AND GOING INTO DETAIL ON, ON ITEMS AND DIFFERENT BILLS THAT WE NEED TO, UM, THAT WILL, WOULD

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ACTUALLY CAUSE US TO HAVE TO, TO, YOU KNOW, ADD PROCESSES OR CHANGE SOMETHING, CHANGE THE WAY WE NOTIFY INFORMATION THAT WE NEED TO PUT OUT TO THE PUBLIC ON THE WEBSITE.

SO, UH, WE'LL BE PREPARING FOR THAT AND WE'LL, UH, YOU KNOW, EACH OF OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS, UH, WILL WORK WITH THEIR TEAM TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE, UH, IN COMPLIANCE WITH ANY NEW LEGISLATION.

ANY QUESTIONS FROM ANYONE? COUNCILMAN MACALUSO? JUST A HEALTH QUESTION ON THE FOOD, FOOD COTTAGE INDUSTRY.

MM-HMM .

CURRENTLY DO, WHAT DO I MEAN? WHAT DO, WHO REGULATES THAT HEALTH WISE? I MEAN, IF THEY'RE SELLING, IF YOU'RE MAKING FOOD IN YOUR HOUSE THAT YOU'RE GONNA SELL TO THE PUBLIC.

I MEAN, IF YOU HAVE A RESTAURANT OR A OTHER ESTABLISHMENT, YOU HAVE HEALTH CODES, YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW WHO REGULATES IT NOW.

SO RIGHT NOW WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY TO HELP PROVIDE THOSE INSPECTIONS.

SO THAT WOULD CONTINUE YOU THINK UNDER THIS? YES.

SO THIS IS JUST ABOUT THE CITY PUT, THIS IS CITY.

SOME CITIES GET OUT AND SAY, YOU KNOW, THEY TRIED TO, TO, UH, REGULATE CERTAIN ASPECTS OF THAT PROHIBIT CERTAIN ASPECTS.

IT REALLY DOESN'T IMPACT US VERY MUCH.

CORRECT.

RIGHT.

AND WE'D STILL BE ABLE TO REGULATE WHERE THEY GO, YOU KNOW, WHERE, WHERE A FOOD TRUCK CAN, CAN BE PARKED BASED ON ZONING.

SO IT WOULDN'T APPLY TO THAT.

ALRIGHT, ANY QUESTIONS FOR COUNCIL? THANKS CHRISTIE.

APPRECIATE IT.

MOVING

[B. MONTHLY PROJECTS REPORT.]

ON TO CITY MANAGER'S REPORT.

UH, AGENDA ITEM, UH, 11 B 20 25 0 1 5.

BEN, YES, MAYOR AND COUNCIL WILL GIVE YOU MY MONTHLY PROJECT UP UPDATE.

I DID SEND THIS OUT TO YOU EARLIER.

DID NOT GET IT TO YOU A DAY BEFORE LIKE I NORMALLY DO BECAUSE OF THE HOLIDAY, AND I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.

BUT, UH, UH, IF YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, I DO HAVE, UH, A FEW OR QUITE A FEW, UH, UPDATES FOR YOU AND THE MOBILITY SECTION.

I DON'T HAVE ANY NEW UPDATES.

THERE'S A LOT OF DESIGN WORK STILL BEING DONE ON A LOT OF PROJECTS.

YOU'LL ADVANCE.

UM, IF YOU ADVANCE TO THE INFRASTRUCTURE SIDE, UH, YOU JUST HEARD A GREAT PRESENTATION FROM CHRISTIE AND LIZETTE ABOUT, UH, OUR PARK UPDATES.

HERE'S A PICTURE OF NORTHROP PARK WHERE THEY'RE DOING SOME TRENCHING TO BEGIN THE POLE INSTALLATION.

UH, NEXT MONTH WILL BE THE CITY PARK SOCCER FIELDS.

WE'LL GET THOSE LIGHTS, UH, WE'LL BEGIN THE WORK THERE.

JUST WANNA HIGHLIGHT RIVER ROAD PARK, A MONUMENT SIGN.

UM, YOU'VE SEEN SEVERAL PRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE TYPES OF SIGNAGE WE'D LIKE TO DO IN, IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR URBAN CORRIDOR DESIGN ELEMENTS.

WE COULDN'T GET THIS DONE IN TIME FOR OUR RIVER ROAD PROJECT, UH, REDO OR REMAKE LAST YEAR.

AND SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WAS SCHEDULED FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR.

AND THIS IS IN WITH THE PRODUCTION.

THE SIGN COMPANY'S BE PRODUCING THIS NOW.

WE HOPE TO HAVE THAT INSTALLED WITHIN THE MONTH.

NEXT, UH, IN OUR CEMETERY, UH, AGAIN, WE HAD INITIALLY, UH, EXPECTED TO HAVE A, THE, THEY CALL THEM BARIUM, INSTALLED IN MARCH.

UH, IT'S SCHEDULED TO BE INSTALLED LATER.

THIS, THIS WEEK.

TOMORROW? TOMORROW, YES.

UH, ON THE OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE PIECE, THE EASTERN GAS MAIN LOOP, UH, THAT IS PRETTY MUCH DONE.

SO THE THINGS WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR THE LAST 18 MONTHS, UH, MIKE, DIRECTOR MAN HAS, HAS LET ME KNOW THAT ALL THAT WORK'S BEEN DONE.

THERE ARE JUST SOME CLEANUP STUFF THAT ARE, THEY'RE WORKING.

SO NEXT WINTER WE SHOULDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS. THE VETERANS PLAZA, UH, PLAQUE, WE REPLACED THE PLAQUES IF YOU WERE THERE AT YESTERDAY'S, UH, AMERICAN LEGION, UH, EVENT.

YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THOSE, UH, IF YOU HADN'T, IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THEM, IF YOU WERE THERE PREVIOUSLY, YOU COULD SEE THAT THE ORIGINAL PLAQUES WERE STARTING TO HAVE A LOT OF MAINTENANCE ISSUES AND SO IT HAS A NICE, UH, FRESH MAKEOVER.

OKAY, THEY LOOK GOOD.

YEP.

NEXT, UH, DIRECTOR CRANE AND THE PLANNING OFFICES, UH, HOPES TO BE GIVING YOU A PRESENTATION NEXT MONTH ON SOME UPDATES TO OUR HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROGRAM.

WE'VE WORKED WITH SOME BASED ON STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK ON AND, AND WITH THE HLC COMMISSION ON THINGS WE OUGHT TO DO DIFFERENTLY THERE.

AND SO THAT SHOULD BE MOVING FORWARD HERE SOON.

NEXT, NEXT FIRE STATION DESIGN NUMBER TWO, DESIGN.

UH, WE'VE GIVEN YOU SOME SNEAK PEEKS ON THINGS.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE A PUBLIC MEETING HERE SOON WHERE WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO GIVE THE FINAL, UM, KIND OF SCHEMATIC OVER OVERLOOK TO THE PUBLIC ON WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE IN HOPES OF A LATE SUMMER EARLY FALL.

GROUNDBREAKING NEXT DIRECTOR WOODS IN THE VISITOR CENTER.

UM, JUST TO PUBLISH THEIR MOST RECENT VISITOR GUIDE THAT IS NOW AVAILABLE.

YOU CAN GO PICK IT UP IN THE VISITOR CENTER, YOU'LL SEE IT IN ALL OUR LOCAL HOTELS.

AND THEN THEY SENT THAT ALL OVER THE STATE TOO, BASED ON DATA THAT WE HAVE THAT SHOWS WHERE OUR VISITORS ARE COMING TO US FROM.

AND I BELIEVE THAT'S IT.

EVERYTHING ELSE I, I THINK HAS COMPLETED PROJECTS.

ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE ABOUT ANYTHING? ANY QUESTIONS FOR BEN? NO.

ALRIGHT.

ALRIGHT.

I APPRECIATE IT.

THANK MY STAFF AND, UH, GRATEFUL FOR THE RAIN YESTERDAY AND WE'RE WELCOME TO COUNCIL MEMBER BATEMAN.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, THANKS BEN.

[12. COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL – No discussion or action may take place.]

AND WE KNOW ON TO

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AGENDA ITEM 12, COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL.

ANY COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS? COUNCILMAN BUNKER? YEAH, I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE KIM GROSSER, A CHAMPION OF HIGH SCHOOL GOVERNMENT AND DUAL CREDIT TEACHER WHO WAS GIVEN THE OUTSTANDING TEACHER OF HUMANITIES BY HUMANITIES TEXAS THIS WEEK.

UM, THAT'S, THEY ARE THERE OVER 900 AND SOMETHING TEACHERS THAT WERE NOMINATED AND APPLIED FOR THAT AND SHE WAS ONE OF THE FINALISTS AND WINNERS, SO CONGRATULATIONS TO HER.

AWESOME.

ALRIGHT, ANY COMMENTS? I JUST WANNA SAY THANK EVERYBODY.

UM, CONGRATULATIONS ALL THE GRADUATING SENIORS FROM BERNIE AND CHAMPION HIGH SCHOOL AND, UH, ALL THOSE STUDENTS THAT ARE RETURNING FROM COLLEGE AND ALL THAT ARE HEADING OUT THIS SUMMER.

GOOD LUCK WITH THAT.

UM, AND AGAIN, THANK YOU TO THE COMMUNITY FOR, UH, REELECTING, UH, COUNCILMAN BUNKER AND MYSELF AND ELECTING, UH, COUNCILMAN BATEMAN.

WELCOME.

I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AND, UH, THANKFUL FOR THE RAIN.

SO WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO AGENDA

[13. EXECUTIVE SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE:]

ITEM 13, IF THERE'S NO OTHER COMMENTS FROM COUNSEL, UH, 13 A 2025 DASH 27 SECTION 5 51 0 7 1 CONSULTATION WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY, POTENTIAL EMINENT DOMAIN DISCUSSION, WE WILL OFFICIALLY ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 7:24 PM ALL RIGHT, WE WILL OFFICIALLY

[14. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION AND TAKE ANY NECESSARY ACTION RELATING TO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.]

RECONVENE AN OPEN SESSION AT 7:45 PM IF THERE ARE NO ANY ADDITIONAL ITEMS, WE ARE GOING TO OFFICIALLY ADJOURN AT 7:45 PM THANK YOU EVERYONE.

HAVE A GOOD EVENING.