* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. 6:00 PM [00:00:06] WELCOME, [1. CALL TO ORDER – 6:00 PM] EVERYONE. IT IS OFFICIALLY, WHAT DAY IS IT? JULY 22ND, 2025, 6:00 PM TO THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR THE CITY OF BURN, TEXAS. UH, WOULD YOU PLEASE JOIN ME IN A PRAYER THEN? A PLEASURE OF ALLEGIANCE AND THE P PLEASURE OF THE TEXAS FLAG. GRACIOUS GOD, WE GIVE YOU THANKS FOR A GLORIOUS DAY. WE GIVE YOU THANKS FOR YOUR SON, JESUS CHRIST. WE GIVE YOU THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE AND IN YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY. UH, AS WE HAVE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE ONGOINGS OF, OF OUR COMMUNITY, MAY, MAY WE HAVE THAT COMMUNITY'S BEST INTERESTS AT OUR HEART IN OUR DECISION MAKING, AND IN OUR VOTING, LORD, JUST CONTINUE TO GUIDE US, BE WITH OUR COMMUNITY, BE WITH ALL THOSE THAT WERE AFFECTED THROUGH THE FLOODS, TO CONTINUE TO, UH, BE WITH OUR FIRST RESPONDERS WHO PERSEVERE EACH AND EVERY DAY TO BRING THE CLOSURE AND PEACE TO THOSE FAMILIES THAT ARE AFFECTED. WE'RE JUST THANKFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE AND TO BE, BE IN SERVICE TO YOU AND TO THIS COMMUNITY IN YOUR PRECIOUS. IN NAME WE PRAY, AMEN. AMEN. OUR PLEDGE, ALLEGIANCE TO FLAG THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA INTO THE REPUBLIC FOR SUSTAIN ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL UNDER TEXAS. FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO BE TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD. ONE, ONE, AND INDIVIDUAL. THANK YOU. YOU MAY BE SEATED. MOVING ON TO ADDENDUM ITEM [2. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST] NUMBER TWO, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. COUNCIL MEMBERS, ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST THIS EVENING? NOPE. NO. OKAY. MOVING ON [3. 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)] TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE, PUBLIC COMMENTS. I BELIEVE NOBODY HAS SIGNED UP ON A, THE SIGNUP SHEET, BUT I WANT TO GIVE ANYONE AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME IN LATE TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK AT THE PODIUM. NO ONE WANTS TO COME FORWARD. SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM [4. 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.] NUMBER FOUR, CONSENT AGENDA. COUNCIL MEMBERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ON CONSENT? AGENDA ITEMS FOUR A OR FOUR B? YOU HAVE NO QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? CAN I GET A MOTION? AND A SECOND? A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN MACALUSO. MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN SCOTT. PLEASE VOTE. CONSENT. AGENDA PASSES. FIVE ZERO. THANK YOU EVERYONE. MOVING ON [A. UPDATE REGARDING THE STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 217 SOPHIA CIRCLE, BOERNE, TEXAS, PURSUANT TO A 60-DAY DEMOLITION NOTICE PREVIOUSLY ISSUED.] TO OUR REGULAR CITY AGENDA. AGENDA ITEM FIVE A 2025 DASH 2 84 UPDATE REGARDING THE STRUCTURE LOCATED AT TWO 17. TO SOPHIA CIRCLE, BERNIE, TEXAS, PURSUANT TO A 60 DAY DEMOLITION NOTICE PREVIOUSLY ISSUED, PRESENTING NATHAN CRANE. NATHAN. THANK YOU MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. THE PURPOSE TONIGHT IS TO TALK ABOUT WHERE WE'RE AT WITH, UH, TWO 17, UH, SOPHIA CIRCLE. UH, AS YOU RECALL, THERE WAS A FIREARM, UH, AT THIS LOCATION IN MARCH OF 2024. AND IN MAY, THE COUNCIL HELD A PUBLIC HEARING, UH, REGARDING DEMOLITION, UH, OF THE STRUCTURE. UH, BASED ON THE COUNCIL'S DECISION THAT NIGHT, UH, WE DID ISSUE A DEMOLITION ORDER TO MR. COOPER MORTGAGE, WHO ACTUALLY HAD A LIEN ON THE PROPERTY AT THAT TIME. WE FOUND OUT A SHORT SIX DAYS LATER THAT THE LIEN HAD BEEN RELEASED. IN OTHER WORDS, THE MORTGAGE HAD BEEN PAID OFF. UH, SO IN WORKING WITH THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE, UH, CITY ATTORNEY, UH, WE BELIEVE THE RIGHT OF OWNERSHIP GOES TO, UH, MRS. COSTA'S SON, UH, ADRIAN LME LMA, I CAN'T SAY THE NAME. I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. SO, UH, BASED ON THAT, UM, WE'VE ISSUED A DEMOLITION ORDER TO HIM. UH, AND THROUGHOUT THIS TIME, WE'VE ACTUALLY BEEN COORDINATING AND COLLABORATING WITH THE HOA. UM, WE DID HEAR, UH, ON JULY 10TH FROM A FAMILY MEMBER, UH, HIS UNCLE, UH, STATING THAT THERE WAS A LACK OF RESOURCES FOR DEMOLITION OF THE STRUCTURE. AS A RESULT OF THAT CONVERSATION, UH, WE'VE BEGUN SOLICITING BIDS. WE BELIEVE THAT THE COST WILL BE BETWEEN 40 AND $60,000, DEPENDING ON, UH, WHAT WE DO. AND WE INFORMED THEM THAT, UH, IF THE CITY WAS TO PROCEED WITH DEMOLITION, THAT THERE WOULD BE A LIEN ON THE PROPERTY TO TRY TO RECRUIT THOSE COSTS. SO WITH THAT, UH, WE JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE. UH, ONCE WE HAVE THOSE BIDS BACK, IF IT REQUIRES COUNCIL APPROVAL FOR THAT EXPENDITURE, OBVIOUSLY WILL BE BEFORE YOU, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO, UH, COMMUNICATE WITH THE HOA. THIS HAS BEEN A, A KIND OF FUN LITTLE PUZZLE TO FOLLOW AROUND. SO, QUICK QUESTION. YES, SIR. WHO ACTUALLY OWNS THE PROPERTY? NOW? THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. PROPERTY, NOT THE HOUSE, JUST THE LAND. THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. WE BELIEVE IT FALLS TO ADRIAN. UH, IF YOU LOOK ON THE KENDALL COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT, IT STILL LI LISTS THE ORIGINAL OWNER AS THE OWNER. YOU DECEASED, SIR? UPDATED? YES, SIR. SO, LEGALLY, WHO OWNS THE PROPERTY? WE BELIEVE IT'S ADRIAN ESMA. IS THAT CORRECT, COUNSELOR? IS THAT AS FAR AS WE CAN TELL? WITHOUT DOING MAJOR TITLE SEARCHES? JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE GOT LEAVE. YEAH, WE DID. WE DID TALK TO A TITLE COMPANY AND HAD THEM TRY TO CHASE IT DOWN, AND THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO, UH, MAKE ANY FURTHER PROGRESS THAN WE WERE ON IT. SO, UH, YOU [00:05:01] KNOW, THE GOOD NEWS IS, IS WE DID HEAR FROM THE UNCLE, UH, THE, THEY HAD BEEN WORKING WITH THE INSURANCE COMPANY, AND THAT'S WHAT WE WERE TOLD WAS THAT'S WHAT WAS THE FUNDS WERE USED TO PAY OFF THE LIEN FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY. SO, OKAY. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANKS, NATHAN. THANKS. APPRECIATE THE UPDATE. MOVING ON TO AGENDA [B. PRESENTATION OF GOVERNMENTAL AND UTILITY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLANS.] ITEM FIVE B 2025 DASH 3 51, PRESENTATION OF GOVERNMENTAL AND UTILITY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLANS, PRESENTING SARAH BUCKLE LUCERA. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. TONIGHT WE'RE GOING TO TALK THROUGH OUR CIP PLAN AND UTILITIES BUDGET AS PART OF OUR ONGOING SUMMER SERIES OF BUDGET WORKSHOPS. STARTING OF COURSE, WITH OUR STRATEGY MAP, THIS ITEM ALIGNS WITH OUR TENANTS OF FISCAL EXCELLENCE, COMMITTING TO STRATEGIC, RESPONSIBLE AND CONSERVATIVE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, INVESTING IN AND MAINTAINING HIGH QUALITY INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS AND PUBLIC ASSETS, UTILIZING DATA TO DRIVE SMART DECISION MAKING AND ADVANCING MASTER PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS. AS, AS PART OF BEGINNING ALL OF THESE BUDGET WORKSHOPS, WE LIKE TO, UM, START BY LETTING ANYBODY KNOW THE VIEWING PUBLIC ONLINE, UM, THE PROCESS THAT WE'VE TAKEN SO FAR THIS YEAR, THE JOURNEY STARTING BACK IN NOVEMBER TO BUILD OUR BUDGET TIMELINE. WE THINK OF THIS AS THE BUDGET TIME OF YEAR, BUT IT ACTUALLY STARTS ALMOST THE MINUTE THAT WE ADOPT OUR BUDGET. WE'LL ROLL RIGHT INTO THE NEXT YEAR, AS WELL AS THESE ARE THE UPCOMING AGENDA ITEMS THAT CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE FINAL ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET ON SEPTEMBER 9TH. SO LET'S START OUT JUST REALLY HIGH LEVEL WHAT THE PURPOSE OF A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN IS. UM, IT'S A LONG-TERM PLANNING TOOL. OURS IS FIVE YEARS. IT, UH, PRI PRIORITIZES THE NEXT FIVE YEARS OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND DESIGNATES PROPOSED FUNDING SOURCES FOR THOSE IMPROVEMENTS. IT ALSO SERVES AS THE CITY'S CAPITAL BUDGET. SO THE FIRST YEAR OF THE CIP IS ACTUALLY THIS YEAR'S BUDGET, AND THE FOLLOWING SUBSEQUENT YEARS OF THE PLAN ARE USED AS A PLANNING TOOL. IT HELPS US PRIORITIZE OUR MAJOR NEW CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, UM, ALIGNS WITH OUR CITY'S TENURE ROLLING PLAN, AND WE UPDATED EVERY YEAR TO REFLECT OUR CURRENT PRIORITIES. ADDITIONAL THINGS TO CONSIDER WHEN WE'RE, UM, PUTTING TOGETHER OUR CIP IS THAT COUNCIL APPROVES THE CAPITAL BUDGET ALONG WITH OUR, OUR REGULAR ADOPTED BUDGET. THE CIP USUALLY DOESN'T INCLUDE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ITEMS OR PROJECTS THAT ARE LESS THAN A HUNDRED THOUSAND. THESE ARE LARGER INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS THAT SOMETIMES WILL SPAN MULTIPLE YEARS, LIKE MAYBE THE DESIGN WILL HAPPEN IN YEAR ONE, FOLLOWED BY A YEAR OR TWO OF CONSTRUCTION. UM, THE CIP FUNDS THAT ARE SET ASIDE DO GENERATE INTEREST, AND THAT INTEREST IS PUT ASIDE AN APPROPRIATE TO FUND CASH FUND, UH, FUTURE CAPITAL PROJECTS. UM, BUT PROJECTS ARE FUNDED FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES, AND WE'LL GO THROUGH THOSE IN JUST A SECOND. AND ALSO, AS WE ADOPT OUR CIP, WE NEED TO JUST MAKE SURE THAT IT MEETS ALL OUR STATE LEGISLATIVE MANDATES. AS WE LOOK AT THE PLAN ANNUALLY, WE SPECIFICALLY LOOK AT, UM, OUR STAFF CAPACITY. THESE ARE SOME OF THE CONSIDERATIONS THAT WE LOOK AT TO SEE WHAT WE CAN FUND. UM, ALONG WITH OUR STAFF CAPACITY, WE LOOK AT MAYBE THE UTILIZATION OF OUTSOURCED RESOURCES, SUCH AS CONSULTANTS TO HELP AUGMENT STAFF CAPACITY IF THAT'S NEEDED. WE LOOK OF COURSE, UM, DO WE HAVE MONEY TO FUND THE BUDGET, ESPECIALLY, UM, IN THE CONTEXT OF CURRENT ECONOMIC CONDITIONS OR INFLATIONARY PRESSURES. WE KNOW THAT CONSTRUCTION COSTS ARE REALLY RISING RAPIDLY. UM, BUT IN, IN THAT, IN THAT VEIN OF THOUGHT, WE ALSO LOOK AT OUR PROJECTS AND SEE IF THERE'S ANY OPPORTUNITY FOR BUNDLING. SOMETIMES WE CAN GET, UM, ECONOMIES OF SCALE BY BUNDLING SOME PROJECTS TOGETHER, BIDDING 'EM TOGETHER. MAYBE WE GET A REDUCED RATE FOR DESIGN OR CONSTRUCTION COSTS BY LOOKING AT SOME OF THOSE SMALLER PROJECTS AND BUNDLING 'EM TOGETHER. SO SOME OF THOSE CIP FUNDING SOURCES, UH, FIRST AND FOREMOST HERE IN BERNIE, WE TRY TO CASH FUND AS MUCH AS WE POSSIBLY CAN. UM, THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE BEEN ON COUNCIL A FEW YEARS KNOW THAT AT THE END OF THE YEAR, ANY SURPLUSES THAT WE HAVE, WE SWEEP THOSE INTO THE CAPITAL FUND. AND THAT'S WHEN YOU SEE THE CAPITAL RESERVES FUNDING THESE PROJECTS. THAT'S WHERE THAT'S FROM. THAT'S FROM THE SURPLUSES THAT WE SET ASIDE. UM, THE UTILITY PROJECTS, OF COURSE, THOSE ARE FUNDED BY THE UTILITIES THEMSELVES. THE GOVERNMENT DOESN'T PAY FOR THOSE, UM, UTILITY PROJECTS, UH, AND FOR WATER AND WASTEWATER PROJECTS THAT ARE IMPACT FEE ELIGIBLE. WE, OF COURSE, DO USE IMPACT FEES WHEN WE HAVE THEM. AND THERE ALSO ARE SOME DEVELOPER AGREEMENTS THAT WE HAVE THAT WE CAN UTILIZE, UM, CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS SOME OF THOSE UTILITY PROJECTS. SOMETIMES IT MAKES SENSE TO FUND PROJECTS WITH DEBT, SOME OF THE REALLY, REALLY LARGE PROJECTS. SOMETIMES IT MAKES SENSE TO ISSUE DEBT. AND OF COURSE, UM, OUR STAFF IS ALWAYS ON THE HUNT FOR GRANTS IN OUR LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS, AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO LEVERAGE AND FIND SOME OF THOSE. SO FIRST, [00:10:01] UM, WE'RE GONNA GO INTO THE UTILITY BUDGET AND AS WE MOVE FORWARD AND GET A LITTLE DEEPER INTO THESE BUDGETED PROJECTS, OF COURSE, WITH ANY PRESENTATION THAT REQUIRES A LOT OF DETAILS, THERE'S A LOT OF HANDS INVOLVED. THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE. SO I WANTED TO TAKE A SECOND AND THANK DIRECTORS MIKE MANN, LIZETTE JIMENEZ, MANNY CAS, JEFF CARROLL, AND ASSISTANT CITY MANAGERS, CHRISTY STARK AND ZANY DANNY ZINC, ALONG WITH MANY OTHERS THAT WE'VE BEEN MEETING SOMETIMES MULTIPLE TIMES A MONTH OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, PUTTING THE CIP PROJECT TOGETHER. SO THERE'S A LOT OF, A LOT OF, UM, EFFORT BY STAFF TO PUT THIS TOGETHER. A LOT OF THEM ARE HERE TONIGHT. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS SPECIFIC TO THE PROJECTS, IF YOU STUMP ME, THEY'RE, THEY'RE READY TO JUMP IN AND HELP. SO WE'LL KICK IT OFF WITH UTILITIES, STARTING WITH WATER, SEWER, AND RECLAIMED OUR BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS FOR NEXT YEAR. YOU MAY REMEMBER THAT LAST YEAR WE HAD A VERY COMPREHENSIVE RATE STUDY THAT WAS CONDUCTED, AND THE CIP WAS PART OF THAT RATE STUDY. SO THE RATE STUDY CALCULATED WHAT OUR RATES WOULD NEED TO BE IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WOULD BE NEEDED OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS. THE RATES THAT WE ADOPTED LAST YEAR AS PART OF THAT STUDY, IF YOU REMEMBER, WE SPECIFICALLY TIERED THEM AND CREATED SOME, UM, SOME DIFFERENTIATION BETWEEN THE TIERS IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE CONSERVATION. UM, THE STUDY CALLS FOR GRADUAL INCREASES OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. AND SO FOR 2026, THE SCHEDULED INCREASE IS 7%, AND THAT ORDINANCE WOULD BE BROUGHT FORWARD WITH THE BUDGET AND RATE INCREASES WOULD GO INTO EFFECT JANUARY 1ST. SO OUR WATER RECLAIMED AND SEWER PROJECT LIST IS, UH, QUITE EXTENSIVE. IT'S, UH, $19.7 MILLION WORTH OF PROJECTS SCHEDULED FOR NEXT YEAR OF THAT, WE'RE ABLE TO UTILIZE $15 MILLION WORTH OF IMPACT FEES. SO WHEN WE'RE ABLE TO USE 'EM, WE DO, UM, WE'RE ONLY USING A LITTLE UNDER $4 MILLION OF CAPITAL RESERVES AND WE ARE ABLE TO UTILIZE ABOUT $650,000 WORTH OF DEVELOPER FUNDS. SO THIS IS A LONG LIST. I'LL GIVE Y'ALL A MINUTE TO LOOK THROUGH IT, SEE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR ANY ONE OF THOSE PROJECTS THAT YOU WANNA TALK A LITTLE DEEPER IN. NO QUESTIONS ON THOSE. OKAY. MOVING ON TO GAS. WE HAVE A CURRENT ACTIVE RATE STUDY THAT'S BEING CONDUCTED RIGHT NOW, AND THE CIP IS PART OF THAT RATE STUDY. WE, UH, THE CONSULT IS WORKING VERY DILIGENTLY. WE HOPE THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO BRING THE RESULTS OF THAT RATE, UH, STUDY TO YOU ALONG WITH THE BUDGET ORDINANCES. SO THAT'S OUR GOAL. ANY RATE CHANGES THAT CAME INTO EFFECT AS PART OF THAT RACE STUDY OR THAT OUR PROPOSED AS PART OF THAT RATE STUDY WOULD BE MADE, UH, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST. ONE OTHER THING THAT WE WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON IS, YOU MAY RECALL A COUPLE YEARS AGO WHEN THE COST OF NATURAL GAS WAS VERY, VERY VOLATILE. UM, WE WERE HAVING TROUBLE KEEPING, UM, THE COST OF OUR GAS STABLE AS WELL AS THE COST TO OUR CUSTOMERS STABLE. SO WE PUT IN PLACE A HEDGE THAT MITIGATED THAT RISK AND IT'S STILL IN PLACE AND IT WORKS VERY WELL AT KEEPING OUR RATES STABLE. THIS IS THE GAS CIP FOR NEXT YEAR. IT'S ABOUT $1.4 MILLION WORTH OF PROJECTS, AND WE'RE PAYING FOR THESE ALL THROUGH CAPITAL RESERVES. I KNOW SOME OF THESE WERE, UM, HIGHER, UM, HIGHER VISIBILITY, HIGHER PRIORITY. THERE'S BEEN SOME TALKS OF SOME OF THESE ALREADY OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS. BUT IF THERE'S ANY THAT YOU ALL WANT TO GO THROUGH, LET ME KNOW. QUICK QUESTION, BUT WELL, THESE PROJECTS, UH, RELEASE US FROM THE NEED TO HAVE THE TRAILERS, THE, UH, EXPANSION TRAILERS FOR THE GAS SYSTEM OUT THERE IN THE, ON THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF TOWN. I BELIEVE THAT, THAT THE, THESE ARE IN PLACE. IS IT THE PERIMETER LOOP THAT WOULD DO THAT? SO COUNCILOR SCOTT, THE, UM, WE'VE ALREADY MADE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WILL HELP US DO THAT THIS NEXT YEAR, BUT THESE WILL CONTINUE TO HELP MAKE SURE WE'RE ON TOP OF MANAGING THE GROWTH WITH THE DEMAND. SO WOULD THEY STILL BE NEEDED NEXT YEAR? UH, YOU KNOW, DIRECT DEMAND'S NOT HERE. AND, AND TERRY, IF YOU'RE, ARE YOU THERE? TERRY? CAN YOU COME ON UP AND SPEAK TO THAT? I DON'T THINK DIRECT MAN THINKS WE NEED TO HAVE THOSE, BUT, UH, I'LL LET TERRY, YOU GUYS KNOW TERRY NOLAN, HE'S OUR OPERATIONS MANAGER OF, OF EVENING UTILITIES. DID YOU UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION, TERRY? YEAH. THE NEED FOR THE TRAILER. YEAH. WE'RE, WE ANTICIPATE HAVING THAT NEED. RIGHT. UH, THE ASSUMPTION IS WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT, LIKE BEN INDICATED, THAT WE'VE NOT ALREADY, UH, PERFORMED THIS YEAR, THAT THOSE TRAILERS WOULD NOT BE NEEDED THIS COMING WINTER. WE ARE BUDGETING, UH, FOR THE TRAILERS JUST IN CASE WE FEEL LIKE OR SEE A WEATHER FORECAST THAT WOULD MAKE US THINK THAT IT'S GONNA BE COLDER THAN NORMAL AND PERHAPS THAT [00:15:01] IT WOULD BE SAFER TO HAVE THEM THAN NOT. BUT, UH, THE ASSUMPTION IS THAT WE WILL NOT NEED 'EM. EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, THANKS TERRY. OKAY, MOVING ON TO ELECTRIC. ELECTRIC IS ALSO IN AN ACTIVE RATE STUDY, UH, CURRENTLY AND ALONG WITH GAS, WE DO, UH, HOPE TO BE ABLE TO BRING THOSE RESULTS TO YOU ALONG WITH THE BUDGET ORDINANCES AND ANY RATE CHANGES PROPOSED ALONG WITH THAT WOULD BE EFFECTIVE. JANUARY 1ST. UM, A NEWER DEVELOPMENT ON THE ELECTRIC UTILITY THAT WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT. WE RECENTLY ENTERED INTO A SWAP, WHICH IS A TYPE OF A DERIVATIVE, UM, TO HELP MITIGATE A PORTION OF OUR ELECTRIC PRICE THAT IS VARIABLE. AND SO YOU MAY RECALL THAT WE HAVE A REALLY GOOD CONTRACT WITH BP RIGHT NOW. WE HAVE VERY FAVORABLE RATES, BUT THERE IS A PORTION OF OUR COST THAT IS VARIABLE DUE TO CONGESTION. AND THAT'S BASICALLY, IF YOU THINK ABOUT DEMAND, THE HIGHER THE DEMAND, ESPECIALLY IN THE REALLY THE COLD WINTER MONTHS, THE HIGHER THIS CONGESTION COST IS. AND THERE'S, WE HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THAT. SO WE IMPLEMENTED A SWAP THAT HELPS MITIGATE THAT RISK SIGNIFICANTLY. SO WE SHOULDN'T HAVE THOSE SPIKES. SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. AND THAT, UM, TERM IS THROUGH THE END OF OUR BP PRO CONTRACT. THERE'S NO CIP FOR ELECTRIC NEXT YEAR, SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO STORMWATER. WE ARE SCHEDULED TO HAVE A STORMWATER RATE STUDY CONDUCTED IN Q1 OF NEXT YEAR. AND THE CIP, OF COURSE IS THE BIGGEST COMPONENT OF THAT RATE STUDY. UM, ANY MODIFICATIONS THAT WE'LL BE PROPOSING WILL BRING FORWARD TO COUNCIL NEXT YEAR FOLLOWING THIS STUDY. AND THE CIP FOR STORMWATER, WE HAVE, UM, ADLER ROAD CULVERTS THAT WE'RE WANTING TO FINISH UP ABOUT LITTLE LESS THAN $2.8 MILLION. THIS WAS THE PROJECT OF COURSE, THAT WE ASSIGNED OUR ARPA MONEY TOWARDS AND HAD A GOOD SHARE OF KENDALL COUNTY GO INTO IT TO HELP US FUND THIS PROJECT. ANY QUESTIONS ON STORM WATER? OKAY. ALRIGHT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO GOVERNMENTAL PROJECTS. SO THROUGHOUT THIS SUMMER, WE'VE ALREADY HAD SEVERAL PRESENTATIONS ON OUR HIGHER VISIBILITY PROJECTS TO GIVE YOU ALL UPDATES ON SOME OF THESE. UM, OVERALL, UH, YOU'RE SEEING A BOTTOM LINE OF 34 MILLION OF WHICH, UH, 24 MILLION IS CAPITAL RESERVES. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT FOR THE TWO BOND PROJECTS, ISSUING $6.5 MILLION OF OUR 2022 BOND ISSUANCE TO HELP SEE THAT PROJECT TO COMPLETION. WE'LL BE BRINGING AN UPDATE ON THAT BOND ISSUANCE ON AUGUST 12TH. BUT JUST AS A REMINDER, IT'S PART OF THAT INITIAL ISSUANCE AND IT DOESN'T HAVE ANY, IT WON'T HAVE ANY IMPACT ON OUR INS RATE. WE'RE ALSO REALLY EXCITED AS PART OF NORTHSIDE COMMUNITY PARK THAT WE'RE ABLE TO, WE GOT A GRANT FROM TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE OF $750,000. SO THAT WAS REALLY GOOD NEWS THAT WE WERE EXCITED TO HEAR AT THE BOTTOM IN LIGHT BLUE. THOSE ARE THE THREE PROJECTS THAT IN CONVERSATION WITH COUNCIL, WE HAD DETERMINED THAT ABOUT $3 MILLION IN THE PFC FUND THAT WE WANTED TO ASSIGN TOWARDS THOSE PROJECTS. SO THE MONEY IN THE BUDGET ISN'T US SPENDING THE MONEY. IT'S US SETTING IT ASIDE FOR FUTURE CASH QUESTION. UH, I THINK ON THE DOWNTOWN PARKING LOT, THAT WAS GONNA BE A MILLION DOLLARS AND HALF A MILLION FOR THE, THE SIDEWALK. OH, OKAY. NUMBER NINE. I'LL SIDEWALK SECTION CORRECTION MAKE. OKAY. WERE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THESE PROJECTS? ONE QUESTION ON THE MAIN STREET STAIRS. UM, I'M, I'M GUESSING THAT WOULD STILL NOT MAKE IT A DA, IT WOULD JUST MAKE IT NOT AS DRASTIC OF A DROP. IS THAT THE GOAL? I, YES. DIRECTOR CAROL, CAN YOU COME UP AND SPEAK TO WHAT OUR PLANS ARE THERE? I MEAN, I KNEW IT WAS COMPLICATED 'CAUSE THERE'S NOT A LONG ENOUGH ROUTE TO MAKE THE RAMP, BUT I WAS JUST CURIOUS. SURE. IT, IT, THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL REMOVE THOSE STAIRS AND IT'LL PUT A RAMP IN. IT DOESN'T MEET THE OFFICIAL CURRENT A DA REQUIREMENTS, BUT BECAUSE IT'S A RETROFIT, IT'S AS CLOSE AS WE CAN GET IT TO FIT AND WORK. AND SO WHERE THE PLANS ARE GETTING WRAPPED UP NOW, AND WE HOPE TO HAVE THAT OUT TO BID SOON. SO IT'S NOT LIKE PROPER STAIRS, IT'S MORE OF A STAIR RAMP OR WHAT'S, IT WILL BE A RAMP. IT'S JUST THE SLOPE OF THE RAMP WILL BE SLIGHTLY STEEPER THAN WHAT IF WE WERE TO BUILD SOMETHING FROM SCRATCH TODAY. BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S ALLOWED IN THE PRO WAG, THE, THE A DA MANUAL FOR RETROFIT PROJECTS. GOT IT. THANKS CHAD. OKAY. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THE PROJECTS? ALRIGHT, WELL, NEXT STEPS, UM, AUGUST 8TH THAT'S COMING UP REALLY QUICK IS WHEN WE'RE GONNA BE FILING THE PROPOSED BUDGET WITH THE CITY SECRETARY, AND IT'LL BE ONLINE FOR THE PUBLIC TO VIEW AND WE'LL OF COURSE SEND IT OUT TO CITY COUNCIL. [00:20:01] THE NEXT, UM, COUNCIL MEETING IS GONNA HAVE A LOT OF AGENDA ITEMS. SO WE'LL START IT OFF WITH OUR LAST AND OUR SUMMER SERIES OF BUDGET WORKSHOPS OVER THE GOVERNMENTAL BUDGET. WE'LL, UH, TALK AGAIN ABOUT OUR DEBT ISSUANCE PLAN, AND THERE'S GONNA BE JUST MANY BUDGET AND TAX LAW ITEMS THAT WE HAVE TO DO IN ORDER TO STAY IN COMPLIANCE WITH TRUTH AND TAXATION LAWS. ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCIL NORRIS, ANY QUESTIONS? NO, THANKS. THAT'S A GREAT EXPLANATION, SARAH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO [A. CONSIDER RESOLUTION NO. 2025-R49; A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF BOERNE AND AOKA ENGINEERING LLC, DBA AOKA CODE CONSULTING TO INCREASE THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 BUDGET FROM $50,000 TO AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $80,000, TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. (Building and Onsite Infrastructure Plan Review and Inspections.)] AGENDA ITEM SIX A RESOLUTIONS, EXCUSE ME, 2025 DASH 3 28. CONSIDER RESOLUTION NUMBER 2025 DASH R 49 AND RESOLUTION. AMENDING THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF BERNIE AND A OKA, UH, ENGINEERING. LLC DEALING BUSINESS IS A OKO CODE CONSULTING TO INCREASE THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 BUDGET FROM $50,000 TO THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $80,000 TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES PRESENTING NATHAN, NATHAN CRANE. THANK YOU MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. UH, AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, WE USE A OCA FOR OUR THIRD PARTY REVIEW, UH, FOR PLAN REVIEW AND COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PERMITS AS NEEDED. AND FOR INSPECTIONS IN FEBRUARY OF 2024, THE COUNCIL APPROVED A THREE YEAR CONTRACT WITH A OCA WITH A $50,000 LIMIT ANNUALLY. UH, PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE COSTS, WHETHER THEY'RE BUILDING PERMITS OR THE INSPECTIONS OR THE O UH, ONSITE INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS ARE PASS THROUGH COSTS. THEY'RE BORN BY THE DEVELOPER AND NOT BY THE CITY. UH, IN THE, IN THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR BUDGET, UH, WE HAVE 50, WE BUDGETED $50,000. UH, YEAR TO DATE ESTIMATE IS 57, UH, 521 EXPENDED. UH, THEREFORE WE'RE REQUESTING AN ADDITIONAL 30,000 FOR THIS YEAR BUDGET, UH, TO FILL OUT THE FISCAL YEAR. WE HAVE CHANGED A COUPLE THINGS. SO WE THINK THAT, UH, THOSE COSTS WILL REMAIN, UH, IN THAT 50,000 RANGE, UH, FOR NEXT FISCAL YEAR. ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS. COUNCIL, WHAT, WHAT ARE THOSE THINGS THAT WERE CHANGED ABOUT? SO WHAT WE'RE DOING? SO, UH, PRIMARILY, UH, THIS COST REPRESENTS, UH, WE WERE HAVING A OCA REVIEW, THE ONSITE, UH, PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE, UH, PLANS AS PART OF COM, UH, RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY AND, UM, COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT. WE NOW HAVE DEV DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER THAT WILL BE DOING THAT. SO WE WON'T NEED TO, UM, HAVE A OCA DO THAT. AND THAT'S, UH, AT LEAST HALF OF WHAT WE SPENT THIS YEAR SO FAR. OKAY. YEAH, BECAUSE WHEN I FIRST LOOKED AT IT, TO GO FROM 50 TO 80% INCREASE, YOU KNOW, THAT'S A 60, YOU KNOW, 50,000 TO $80,000 IS A 60% INCREASE. YEAH. AND SO I WAS TRYING TO UNDERSTAND HOW WE MISSED THAT ESTIMATE. YEAH. 'CAUSE WE KNOW HOW MANY PERMITS, YOU KNOW, GET APPLIED FOR. AND SO I WAS TRYING TO UNDERSTAND HOW THAT WOULD STAY TRUE GOING FORWARD UNDER 50,000, UNLESS YOU MAY CHANGE IT TO THE PRICING SCHEDULE. YEAH. THAT, AND THIS YEAR WE HAD A COUPLE UNEXPECTED CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE WE HAD TO HAVE A OCA, UH, DO MORE OF OUR SINGLE FAMILY, UH, PERMITS. AND, UH, THAT'S THE OTHER HALF OF THE COST. SO THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED THIS YEAR. COUNCIL MEMBER BATEMAN ALSO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE USE CONTRACTS LIKE THIS IN A WAY TO AVOID BRINGING ON FULL-TIME STAFF WITH SEASONAL VOLUME OF WORK. RIGHT. AGAIN, WE TRY TO ANTICIPATE HOW MANY PERMITS AND PLANS WE'LL BE REVIEWING. AND SO THIS NUMBER CAN GO UP AND DOWN JUST AS DIRECTOR CRANE, RIGHT. AND IT'S A FAIRLY NEW TOOL, IT'S EASIER TO USE. SO I WOULD EXPECT MORE APPLICANTS AND MORE PERMITTING TO PROCESS QUICKER WITH THE TIMELINES AND THE CONTRACT AND ALL THAT. I JUST DIDN'T UNDERSTAND HOW WE WOULD COMMIT TO 50,000 AND MISS IT BY 60% AND THEN SAY YEAR TWO AND THREE. STICK TO THAT. WE MONITOR THIS, UH, ON A MONTHLY BASIS AND TO TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE, UH, WITHIN THERE, UH, WE'VE JUST HAD A COUPLE OF COMMERCIAL PROJECTS COME THROUGH, UH, WHERE, UH, WE'VE HAD, WHERE IT'S INCREASED THAT COST. YEAH. AND IT, IT MAKES SENSE AND IT BEATS THE ALTERNATIVE HAVING PERMANENT HEADCOUNT, SO. RIGHT. TOTALLY MAKES SENSE. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, CAN I GET A MOTION, A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN SCOTT? YEAH. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 2025 R 49 TO RESOLUTION, AMENDING THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF BERNIE AND ACO, UH, ACO A ENGINEERING L-L-C-D-B-A ACO A CODE CONSULTING TO INCREASE THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 BUDGET FROM 50,000 TO AN AMOUNT, NOT TO EXCEED 80,000 TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. SECOND, FROM COUNCILMAN BUNKER, PLEASE VOTE. UH, RESOLUTION PASSES. FIVE ZERO. THANK YOU EVERYONE. THANK YOU NATHAN. MOVING ON [A. CONSIDER AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY OF BOERNE HISTORIC DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.] TO AGENDA ITEM SEVEN A 2025 DASH 1 25. CONSIDER AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY OF BERNIE'S HISTORIC IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM PRESENTING NATHAN CRANE. NATHAN, COME ON BACK. THANK YOU, MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. UH, THIS IS AN [00:25:01] ITEM WE'RE HAPPY TO AND EXCITED TO PRESENT TO YOU. UH, TODAY, UH, THIS IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR COMMUNITY CHARM AND OUR MASTER PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS. UH, SINCE, UH, 2024 STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING WITH HLC HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION, AS COUNCIL MEMBER BATEMAN KNOWS TO TRY TO IMPROVE OUR HISTORIC PRESERVATION ENHANCEMENT EFFORTS, UH, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED IS OUR HISTORIC DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, WHICH WAS STARTED IN JANUARY OF 2022, AND THEN UPDATED AGAIN IN MAY OF 2017. WHAT THIS PROGRAM ALLOWS IS IT ALLOWS A REIMBURSEMENT OF UP TO $15,000. IT'S A 50 50, UH, GRANT, UH, FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO BUILDINGS, PRIMARILY FACADES. UH, SINCE 2012, WE HAVE DONE 33 GRANTS, UH, FOR GRAND TOTAL OF $200,000. UH, ONE THING YOU'LL NOTICE IS THAT, UH, THIS GRANT PROGRAM HAS BEEN PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON OUR HISTORIC DISTRICT THAT'S IN THE LIGHT BLUE AREA HERE, OR BASICALLY DOWNTOWN. AND IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THAT, UH, HOWEVER, OF THE 30 STR HISTORIC STRUCTURES THAT WE HAVE IN THE CITY, UH, AID OR OUTSIDE OF THE HISTORIC DISTRICT. IN WORKING WITH HLC, WE FELT THAT PROVIDING A GRANT OPPORTUNITY FOR, UH, STRUCTURES, HISTORIC STRUCTURES THROUGHOUT THE CITY WOULD BE APPROPRIATE AND BE BENEFICIAL IN TRYING TO PRESERVE, UH, DO HISTORIC PRESERVATION. SO WHAT WE'RE REQUESTING IS WE'RE REQUESTING THAT WE EXPAND, UH, THE GRANT TO INCLUDE AREAS OUTSIDE THE HISTORIC DISTRICT OR WITHIN THE, UH, CITY LIMITS. UH, WE ALSO WANT TO MODIFY THE SCORING AND, UH, THE SCORING IS BASED ON A SLIDING SCALE, ONE OF THOSE SCORINGS. UH, WE WANT TO ADD A HISTORIC LANDMARK. SO IF SOMEBODY HAS A HISTORIC LANDMARK, AUTOMATICALLY GET THAT TOP SCORE IN THAT CATEGORY. UH, WE ALSO WANT TO RENAME, UH, THE PROGRAM TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION GRANT PROGRAM. AND, UH, AS MENTIONED, WE WORKED WITH, UH, HLC, UH, THE LAST, UH, MEETING WAS IN MARCH, AND THEY'RE SUPPORTIVE OF THESE AMENDMENTS. UH, BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE ON THIS PROPOSAL. QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, COMMENTS? NO. I'LL JUST MAKE A COMMENT SINCE I WAS PART OF THE HLC. UM, IT IS A REALLY GREAT PROGRAM. YOU SAW THE PICTURE OF THE PLAQUE THERE. THAT WAS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL PLAQUES THAT WAS TALKED ABOUT AS BEING CONSIDERED FOR DESIGNATION FOR, UH, PEOPLE THAT WANT TO APPLY FOR THE HISTORIC, UH, LANDMARK DESIGNATION. SO ONE OF THE CONVERSATIONS I THOUGHT WAS KIND OF COOL, YOU KNOW, WORKING WITH, UH, BERNIE TOURISM IS HAVING A WALKING MAP OF THE DIFFERENT HISTORIC LANDMARKS THROUGHOUT THE TOWN. BUT TO THE BIGGER PICTURE, WHEN WE FIRST LOOKED AT THIS, THERE WERE, UM, MONIES THAT WEREN'T BEING AWARDED EVERY YEAR 'CAUSE PEOPLE WEREN'T APPLYING RIGHT. AND WE WERE RESTRICTED TO JUST THE HISTORIC MILE. SO, YOU KNOW, THE IDEA WAS TO EXPAND IT TO ALL OF BERNIE, WHICH IS ONLY JUST UNDER 12 SQUARE MILES, UM, AND MAKE THIS MORE, UM, AVAILABLE TO MORE PEOPLE AND THEN USE SOME TOOLS, MAYBE THROUGH THE LIBRARY TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ON HOW TO APPLY FOR THIS AND GIVE 'EM THE TOOLS TO MAKE USE OF THAT MONEY. SO, MM-HMM . I THOUGHT IT WAS A REALLY GREAT PROGRAM. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. CAN I GET A MOTION FOR COUNCILMAN BUNKER? YEAH. I MOVE. WE APPROVE AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY OF BERNIE HISTORIC DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM THAT'S STATED BY NATHAN FRANK. SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MACALUSO. PLEASE VOTE. UH, UM, RESOLUTION PASSES. FIVE ZERO. THANK YOU EVERYONE. THANKS NATHAN. MOVING ON TO [B. RECEIVE AND ACCEPT THE RESIGNATION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICT 3 QUINTEN SCOTT AND DECLARE A VACANCY AS PER THE CITY OF BOERNE HOME RULE CHARTER.] AGENDA ITEM SEVEN B 2025 DASH 3 53. RECEIVE AND ACCEPT THE RESIGNATION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICT THREE, QUENTIN SCOTT, AND DECLARE VACANCY AS PER THE CITY OF BERNIE'S HOMEROOM CHARTER PRESENTING. LORI. LORI? YES, SIR. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. UM, AS YOU ALL KNOW, COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT HAS TURNED IN HIS RESIGNATION FOR HIS, UM, DISTRICT THREE COUNCIL SEAT. HE PROVIDED A SIGNED LETTER OF RESIGNATION TO THE MAYOR, THE CITY MANAGER, AND MYSELF ON JULY THE EIGHTH. UH, ALSO ON JULY THE EIGHTH AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING, HE PUBLICLY ANNOUNCED THAT HE'S MOVING OUTTA THE CITY LIMITS, LEAVING A VACANCY FOR DISTRICT THREE. COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT'S TERM IS UP MAY, 2026. SO, TIMELINE TO FILL THE VACANCY ACCORDING TO OUR CHARTER SECTION 3.08, IF A VACANCY OCCURS IN A POSITION LESS THAN 12 MONTHS REMAINING IN THE TERM, THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL APPOINT A QUALIFIED INDIVIDUAL TO SERVE THE REMAINDER OF THE TERM. WE'LL HAVE APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE JULY THE 28TH THROUGH AUGUST THE 15TH ON THE WEBSITE, AND ALSO IN THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE QUALIFIED APPLICATION APPLICANTS WILL BE INTERVIEWED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. IF COUNCIL, UM, [00:30:01] DECIDES ON A CANDIDATE, THE OATH OF OFFICE WILL BE, UH, ADMINISTERED AT THE SEPTEMBER 9TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING. THE STATE CONSTITUTION DOES ALLOW FOR A HOLDOVER, SO COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT MAY CONTINUE TO SERVE, UM, UNTIL A SUCCESSOR IS, UH, APPOINTED. SO, TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A COUNCIL, UH, SEAT, A CANDIDATE MUST BE A UNITED STATES CITIZEN, MUST BE A REGISTERED VOTER, CONTINUOUSLY RESIDE IN DISTRICT THREE FOR AT LEAST SIX MONTHS, A TEXAS RESIDENT CONTINUOUSLY FOR 12 MONTHS, AND MUST BE 25, 21 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER. SO, ITS STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION TO RECEIVE AND ACCEPT THE RESIGNATION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICT THREE, QUENTIN SCOTT, AND DECLARE A VACANCY AS PER THE CITY OF BERNIE HOME MILL CHARTER. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR LORI ABOUT THE PROCESS FOLLOWING THE CHARTER AND STATE MANDATES? OKAY. CAN I GET A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN BUNKER? YEAH, I MOVE. WE RECEIVE AND ACCEPT THE RESIGNATION FROM CITY COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICT THREE. QUENTIN SCOTT, DECLARE A VACANCY AS PART OF THE CITY OF BERNIE HOME RULE CHARTER. SECOND FOR COUNCILMAN LEWISON, PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES. FIVE ZERO. THANK YOU EVERYONE. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, LORI. MOVING ON TO IDENTIFY NUMBER EIGHT, [A. MONTHLY PROJECTS REPORT.] CITY MANAGE REPORT 8 8 20 25 0 7. THE MONTHLY PROJECT REPORT. BEN? YES, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. IT'S THAT TIME OF MONTH WHERE I GIVE YOU AN UPDATE FROM STAFF'S WORK PLAN ON ALL THE ITEMS. I EMAILED THIS OUT EARLIER TO YOU TODAY. REALLY ONLY HAVE TWO ITEMS THAT WE CAN SUCCESSFULLY CHECK OFF. I DO WANNA, UH, WALK YOU THROUGH A COUPLE OTHER THINGS, UH, AS WE'RE GETTING TO THE END OF THE YEAR, JUST TO GIVE YOU SOME STATUS OF, OF OTHER STUFF, OTHER PROJECTS JUST TO PUT ON YOUR PURVIEW. NEXT ON THE MOBILITY. UM, NOTHING REALLY TO POINT OUT HERE OTHER THAN, UM, A LOT OF THESE ITEMS ARE STILL JUST ON TRACK, UH, THAT OR WORKING THROUGH JEFF CARROLL'S, UH, DEPARTMENT ON DESIGN AND SO FORTH. I WILL LET YOU KNOW THE BOND PROJECT FOR THE ROUNDABOUT. UM, WE MIGHT, WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THAT. WE MAY NEED TO PAUSE ON THAT FOR A LITTLE BIT. WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO BREAK GROUND ON IT, DEPENDING ON THE TOTAL COST OF THE ADLER WIDENING, WE MAY NEED SOME FUNDS THERE TO, TO FINISH THAT PROJECT, BUT WE'RE STILL RESEARCHING THAT. NEXT ON THE INFRASTRUCTURE, THE PUBLIC CHARGING STATIONS, I, I, I TALKED ABOUT THIS LAST MONTH, BUT, UH, WE, WE ARE LOOKING LIKE WE'LL HAVE A, UM, A RIBBON CUTTING OR A, JUST A KIND OF A, UH, AN UNVEILING OF THAT PROBABLY MID-AUGUST IS WHAT STAFF IS TELLING ME. SO WE HAVE A LOT OF THAT EQUIPMENT'S BEEN RECEIVED WORKING THROUGH THE PERMITTING, AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT HERE SOON. WE'LL BE ABLE TO CHECK THAT OFF NEXT MONTH. TWO PROJECTS THERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BOND PROJECTS FOR THE CITY PARK LIGHTING, UH, ON THE, THE LIGHTING SYSTEM ON CITY PARK IN NORTHROP PARK. THOSE WERE ON TRACK. THERE WAS A SLIGHT DELAY BECAUSE THE, THE VENDOR WHO'S WORKING ON THE INSTALLING THOSE LIGHTS IS BASED OUTTA CURVILLE. THERE WAS A DELAY FOR THE LAST THREE WEEKS. THEY'RE NOW GETTING BACK ON SITE. SHOULDN'T BE TOO OFF TARGET FROM OUR INITIAL ESTIMATION OF, OF GETTING THAT COMPLETE. BUT I JUST WANNA LET YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A, A SLIGHT PAUSE THERE FOR A MINUTE AND UNDERSTANDABLY SO. YES. DO YOU SEE THAT, UM, BEING FINISHED BY THE SOCCER SEASON DIRECTOR JIMENEZ, CAN YOU COME UP TO THE MIC? YES. HELLO COUNSEL. MAYOR, GREAT QUESTION. I UNDERSTAND WHY YOU'RE ASKING. AND YES, WE ANTICIPATE IT TO BE DONE BEFORE THE SEASON KICKS OFF. COOL. THANKS. WE'LL BE VERY EXCITED TO DO SO. COOL. THANKS, LIZETTE. YES, SIR. LIZETTE AND HER DEPARTMENT ARE, ARE WORKING WITH ALL, YOU KNOW, BASEBALL, SOCCER, YOU KNOW, RAMPING UP FOR ALL THAT, UH, FALL ASSOCIATION ACTIVITY HERE SOON. OUR NEXT, UM, UH, THE PARKING LOT FOR PLANT AVENUE, THE CONSTRUCTION THERE, UM, WE'RE GONNA BE GOING OUT FOR BID HERE NEXT MONTH ON THAT. AND SO WE HOPE TO HAVE THAT, THAT THAT'S BEING DELAYED A LITTLE LONGER THAN WE INITIALLY PLANNED, BUT WE DO HOPE TO HAVE THAT DONE BY THE END OF THIS YEAR. THE VETERANS PLAZA 80 A PARKING, I'LL LET YOU KNOW THAT THAT IS A PROJECT THAT WAS LATE IN, IN, WELL LATE IN THE WORK PLAN STAGING OF LAST YEAR. WE, WE, IT WAS SOMETHING WE BROUGHT UP, THOUGHT WE COULD DO IN-HOUSE. WE STILL THINK WE CAN DO THIS IN-HOUSE, BUT IT WASN'T SOMETHING WE INITIALLY PLANNED ON. BUT BECAUSE OF SOME, UH, STAFFING, UH, STAFFING, STAFFING SHORTAGES OVER THE YEAR, THIS HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET, UH, SOME TRACTION LIKE WE THOUGHT. SO IT MAY GO INTO NEXT YEAR. NEXT, OKAY, THESE ARE ALL ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. [00:35:01] NEXT, UH, REALLY EXCITED FOR THIS PERMITTING CODE ENFORCEMENT MODULE. WE HAVE A NEW ONLINE PERMITTING SOFTWARE. THOSE OF YOU GUYS HAVE PROBABLY ALL RECEIVED COMPLAINTS. I'VE RECEIVED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT OUR FORMER SOFTWARE THAT WE LAUNCHED DURING THE PANDEMIC. UH, THIS ONE'S GONNA BE VERY USER FRIENDLY. WE'VE ALREADY RECEIVED SOME GOOD FEEDBACK. WE'VE ALREADY DONE SOME TRAINING, UH, WITH FOLKS WHO USE OUR ONLINE PERMITTING SOFTWARE FREQUENTLY. AND SO AT THE NEXT MEETING I'LL HAVE, UH, SOMEONE FROM NATHAN'S OFFICE, MAYBE NATHAN HIMSELF ACTUALLY DO A DEMO FOR YOU. HE ALREADY HAD TOO MANY OTHER PRESENTATIONS TODAY, SO I DIDN'T, WASN'T GONNA BURDEN HIM WITH THAT TONIGHT, BUT WE'LL DO THAT AT THE NEXT MONTH, NEXT MEETING. I MEAN, SO KUDOS TO HIM AND IT, AND ALL THE STAFF MEMBERS WHO ARE INVOLVED. THOSE A HUGE, UH, GROUP OF, UH, EMPLOYEES THAT PUT THAT TOGETHER. NEXT, UM, ACTUALLY IF YOU GO BACK ONE, WELL NO, WE JUST HAD THE PRESENTATION FROM NATHAN ON THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION GRANT PROGRAM. SO THAT'S IN ESSENCE DONE AND COMPLETE. WE'RE WORKING ON THE BUDGET PROCESS NEXT. UM, THOSE, THOSE THREE PROJECTS ARE STILL IN THE WORKS ON TARGET NEXT. AND THEN, UH, IN PARKS, WE, YOU KNOW, WE, UH, THEY WERE CHA THEY CHALLENGED THEMSELVES TO IMPLEMENT TWO NEW COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES, EVENTS. THEY HAD ONE TO CHALK IT UP AND KITE DAY. UH, VERY SUCCESSFUL EVENTS AND SO REALLY APPRECIATE THEM FOR TRYING TO ADD MORE VALUE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT. AND I BELIEVE THAT IS ALL. IS THERE ANY OTHER SPECIFIC PROJECTS YOU WANTED AN UPDATE ON? COUNSEL? OKAY. THIS IS KIND OF THE FUN PART OF THE YEAR WHERE YOU GET TO SEE ALL THE BLUE AND ALL THE PROJECT THAT WE DONE AND THEN HOPEFULLY THERE'S A FEW MORE THAT'LL HAPPEN BEFORE THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR AND I APPRECIATE STAFF'S EFFORTS ON THAT. THAT'S IT, MAYOR. ALRIGHT, THANKS BEN. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO AGENDA [9. COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL – No discussion or action may take place.] LINE NINE, COMMENTS FROM CITY COUNCIL, COUNCIL MEMBERS, ANY COMMENTS THIS EVENING? YEAH, I HAVE ONE. UM, I WAS TALKING TO RICH GOODRICH THIS MORNING, WHO'S THE BISD, CHIEF OF SAFETY AND SECURITY, AND HE WANTED ME TO PASS ON, UM, HOW IMPRESSED HE WAS WITH BEN THATCHER AND THE CITY'S DEPARTMENT AND CHIEF PEREZ AND CHIEF CEZ AND OUR, OUR FIRST RESPONDERS WITH THE RESPONSE TO THE FLOOD AND JUST KIND OF SEEING OUR TEAM IN ACTION AND HOW WELL ORGANIZED AND HOW SUPPORTIVE THEY WERE. AND SO HE'S WANTED ME TO PASS ON THAT. HE WAS REALLY IMPRESSED WITH THE, THE REACTION OF THE CITY TO OUR NEIGHBORS IN DISTRESS AND, AND, AND THIS DISASTER THAT WE'RE ALL FACING. SO YEAH, I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. ANY, ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS? COUNCIL MACALUSO? OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE? I JUST WANNA SAY, UH, THANK YOU EVERYBODY. UM, PARKS AND REX ARE DOING A GREAT JOB. LIZETTE ALL YOUR NEW STUFF. I'M LOVING ALL THE STUFF THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING. EXCITED FOR THE LIGHTING TO COME OUT THERE FOR THE SOCCER FIELDS. UM, SCHOOL'S ALMOST BACK IN SESSION. TWO MORE WEEKS. UH, KIDS ARE ALREADY REPORTED BACK FOR FOOTBALL CAMP, BAND, CAMP, CHEER CAMP, ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF. SO, UH, JUST FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO GET A HEADS UP, YOU'RE GONNA SEE A LOT MORE KIDS ON WALKING THE STREETS AND, AND ON BIKES AND STUFF. SO LET'S JUST BE MORE AWARE OF OUR KIDDOS OUT THERE AND JUST, UH, CONTINUE TO BE A GREAT COMMUNITY AND, AND SERVE ONE ANOTHER. WHAT A, WHAT A GREAT OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE FOR THIS UPCOMING YEAR FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND, UM, THE NEW BUDGET. SO EXCITED. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT, WELL THEN WE WILL OFFICIALLY ADJOURN AT 6:38 PM THANK YOU EVERYONE. HAVE A GOOD EVENING. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.