Dec 09, 2025 City Council on 2025-12-09 6:00 PM

[1. CALL TO ORDER – 6:00 PM]

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GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

WELCOME TO THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR THE CITY OF BERNIE, TEXAS ON DECEMBER 9TH, 2025.

IT IS OFFICIALLY 6:00 PM IT'S MY PLEASURE AND HONOR TO INTRODUCE PASTOR BERNIE BERG FROM THE BERNIE RIVER CHURCH TO LEAD US IN THE INVOCATIONS TONIGHT.

WELCOME, PASTOR.

DO I, UH, RIGHT TO THE PODIUM THERE, SIR.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

WELL, IT'S AN HONOR TO BE HERE.

I'M ORIGINALLY FROM CANADA, AND UH, IT'S A LONG DRIVE.

IT IS, IT IS MORE THAN 24 HOURS, BUT, UH, RIGHT ACROSS THE BORDER FROM DETROIT, MICHIGAN, BIG DETROIT LION FANS, SORRY, COWBOY FANS.

BUT, UH, ANYWAY, BUT IT'S AN HONOR TO BE HERE.

I LOVE THIS, UH, CITY AND, UH, THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.

WE'RE JUST GONNA OPEN IN PRAYER.

GREAT.

FATHER, WE COME TO YOU RIGHT NOW IN THE MIGHTY NAME OF JESUS, AND WE THANK YOU, FATHER FOR THIS WONDERFUL CITY OF BERNIE.

WE THANK YOU FOR THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

FATHER, WE ASK YOU TO GIVE THEM WISDOM, KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING, AND DISCRETION.

LORD BLESS THIS CITY.

FATHER, WITH YOUR HAND OF FAVOR AND BLESSING, THANK YOU, FATHER, FOR THIS WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR WHERE WE CAN CELEBRATE JESUS, THE REASON FOR THE SEASON.

AND BLESS THIS MEETING.

FATHER, THANK YOU FOR YOUR, YOUR WISDOM, YOUR GUIDANCE, YOUR DIRECTION, LORD, OVERALL OVER THE MAYOR AND ALL THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

THANK YOU, LORD, THAT EVERYTHING THAT NEEDS TO GET DONE WILL GET DONE, AND WE GIVE YOU THE PRAISE AND GLORY AND JESUS MIGHTY NAME.

AMEN.

AMEN.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WOULD YOU PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEASURE OF ALLEGIANCE AND THEN THE PLEASURE, THE TEXAS FLAG.

I ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY, LIBERTY, JUSTICE UNDER THE TEXAS FLAG, TEXAS ONE STATE ONE AND INDIVIDUAL.

THANK YOU.

YOU MAY BE SEATED.

[2. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST]

NOPE.

NO, SIR.

OKAY, NO CONFLICTS.

MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE, PUBLIC COMMENTS NOBODY HAS SIGNED UP TO TO SPEAK.

I BELIEVE NONE OF THE DIRECTORS OR EMPLOYEE STAFF WANNA COME AND SPEAK, AND SO, UH, THE OFFICER IN THE BACK DOESN'T WANNA COME AND SPEAK.

[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.]

AGENDA ITEMS FOUR A THROUGH FOUR D IF NO QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN BUNKER.

YEAH, I MOVE.

WE, UH, APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA, A THROUGH D AS PRESENTED, AND A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN BATEMAN.

PLEASE VOTE AND CONSENT.

AGENDA PASSES AS IS FIVE ZERO.

THANK YOU EVERYONE.

WE'RE

[5.A. CONSIDER A ONE-TIME READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 2025-20; AS PERMITTED BY THE CITY OF BOERNE’S HOME RULE CHARTER SECTION 3.11.A. (As described below)]

CONSIDER A ONE ONE-TIME READING OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 2025 DASH 20 AS PERMITTED BY THE CITY OF BERNIE'S HOME RULE CHARTER SECTION THREE 11 A NO DISCUSSION OVER PROJECTOR.

MIKE MANN.

NOPE.

ANDREA'S GONNA BE ANDREA .

I'M SORRY, WE HAVE TO VOTE TO DO A ONETIME READING.

WE NEED A MOTION AND A VOTE TO DO A ONETIME READING FIRST.

OH, WE NEED A MOTION.

SORRY.

WE NEED A MOTION.

CAN I GET A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN WILSON? SO MOVED.

SO MOVED.

SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN BUNKER, PLEASE VOTE.

AND MOTION PASSES.

FIVE ZERO THANK

[5.B. CONSIDER ORDINANCE NO. 2025-20; AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BOERNE, TEXAS REPEALING AND REPLACING ORDINANCE NO. 2023-18 AND ESTABLISHING CREDITS FOR WATER CONSERVATION MEASURES.]

NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO FIVE B 2025 DASH 5 93.

CONSIDER ORDINANCE NUMBER 2025 DASH 20 AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BERNIE, TEXAS, REPEALING AND REPLACING ORDINANCE NUMBER 2023 DASH 18 IN ESTABLISHING CREDITS FOR WATER CONSERVATION MEASURES PRESENTING.

ANDREA, GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR.

GOOD EVENING, COUNSEL.

UH, TONIGHT I'M REQUESTING YOUR APPROVAL OF AN UPDATE TO OR IMPACT THE ORDINANCE.

THIS REVISION IS REQUIRED BY RECENT ACTION FROM THE STATE LEGISLATURE AND MUST BE IN PLACE BY JANUARY 1ST.

UM, AND WITH HAVING ONLY ONE COUNCIL MEETING THIS MONTH, UH, WE'RE BRINGING IT BEFORE YOU TONIGHT FOR A ONE-TIME READING.

UH, THE STATE MANDATE REQUIRES US TO INCLUDE LANGUAGE IN OUR IMPACT, THE ORDINANCE THAT OFFERS IMPACT FEE CREDITS FOR WATER AND WASTEWATER TO DEVELOPERS FOR CONSERVATION EFFORTS.

THE CITY, UH, ALREADY ENCOURAGES CONSERVATION AND OFFERS CREDITS THROUGH ITS CURRENT IMPACT FEE PROGRAM.

UH, BUT TO COMPLY WITH STATE LAW, WE ARE ADDING THE MANDATORY MANDATORY LANGUAGE.

UH, THE UPDATE SUPPORTS THE CITY OF BERNIE STRATEGY MAP, UTILIZING DATA TO DRIVE SMART DECISION MAKING AND ADVANCING MASTER PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS.

EARLIER THIS YEAR, UH, LEGISLATURE PASSED SENATE BILL 14 ADDING A NEW CHAPTER, UH, A NEW SECTION TO THE IMPACT FEE CHAPTER OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE.

THIS NEW LAW REQUIRES POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS TO OFFER CONSERVATION AND REUSE CREDITS ON WATER AND WASTEWATER IMPACT FEES WHEN BUILDERS OR DEVELOPERS IMPLEMENT, UH, QUALIFYING FACILITY SYSTEMS OR PRODUCTS THAT REDUCE WATER USAGE OR WASTEWATER FLOWS.

UH, THE STATUTE, UH, DOESN'T PROVIDE A LOT OF GUIDANCE ON

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UH, BUT IT'S MAIN INTENT IS TO ENCOURAGE CONSERVATION.

AND THE CITY, AGAIN, UH, DOES ENCOURAGE CONSERVATION THROUGH ITS CURRENT IMPACT FEE PROGRAM.

UH, THE CITY, UH, ENCOURAGES CONSERVATION THROUGH INCENTIVIZING THE USE OF SMALLER WATER METERS.

UH, YOU CAN TELL FROM OUR IMPACT FEE CHART, SO THE SMALLER THE METER, UH, THE SMALLER THE IMPACT FEE YOU'RE GONNA PAY.

WE ALSO OFFER, UH, IRRIGATION ONLY WATER METERS WHERE WHEN YOU APPLY FOR AN IRRIGATION METER, FOR EXAMPLE, A ONE INCH METER, YOU'RE ONLY GONNA PAY THAT WATER FEE, THAT $6,272 AND 50 CENTS.

UH, WHEN WE, YOU KNOW, CONSIDER THIS NEW MANDATE AND OFFERING, UH, THESE CREDITS, UH, WE THINK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE EFFECT IT CAN HAVE ON OUR, ON OUR RATE PAYERS, UH, BECAUSE THE IMPACT FEES THAT WE DON'T COLLECT, UH, FROM DEVELOPMENT WILL NEED TO BE RECOVERED SOMEHOW.

AND ULTIMATELY THAT WOULD BE THROUGH, THROUGH THE RATE PAYERS, THROUGH CUSTOMER RATES.

UM, AND ALSO WE, WE NEED TO STILL BUILD THE PROJECTS THAT ARE IN OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN.

SO, UM, WE STILL NEED TO BUILD THESE PROJECTS TO MEET CUSTARD CUSTOMER DEMAND.

UM, AGAIN, UM, CITIES ENCOURAGING CONSERVATION.

WE'RE OFFERING CREDITS THROUGH OUR CURRENT, UM, THE WAY THAT OUR IMPACT FEES ARE STRUCTURED, BUT WE DO NEED TO COMPLY WITH THE STATE LAW.

SO WE, UM, HAVE ADDED THE MANDATORY LANGUAGE TO OUR IMPACT FEE ORDINANCE, AND IT INCLUDES, UM, YOU KNOW, THE LANGUAGE TO ALLOW DEVELOPERS TO QUALIFY FOR SPECIAL CON CONSERVATION CREDITS, UH, WHEN THEY IMPLEMENT SYSTEMS THAT GENUINELY, UM, REDUCE DEMAND ON CITY INFRASTRUCTURE.

AND THAT IS IT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCILOR? MACALUSO ONE, ONE QUICK QUESTION.

WHEN YOU SAY CHANGING THE LANGUAGE AND THEN YOU SAY, WE ARE ALREADY OFFERING THESE INCENTIVES, SO ARE WE ACTUALLY ADDING ANY MORE INCENTIVES OR IS IT JUST STATING THAT WE HAVE 'EM? WE'RE JUST STATING THAT WE DO ENCOURAGE CONSERVATION AND WE'RE ADDING THE, THE MANDATORY LANGUAGE REQUIRED BY THE MANDATE, BUT WE'RE NOT INCREASING THE INCENTIVES.

THEY'RE WHAT THEY ARE.

WE ARE NOT JUST WANNA MAKE SURE.

ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNSEL? NO.

CAN I GET A MOTION? YEAH, I MOVE.

WE APPROVE.

ORDINANCE NUMBER 2025 AN ORDINANCE OR DASH 20, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BURN TEXAS.

REPEALING AND REPLACE THE ORDINANCE 20 23 8 DASH 18.

AND THIS CREDITS FOR WATER CONSERVATION MEASURE.

SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN WILLISON, PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION PASSES.

FIVE ZERO.

THANK YOU EVERYONE.

THANK YOU, ANDREA.

[6.A. CONSIDER RESOLUTION NO. 2025-R91; A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF BOERNE, TEXAS AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH KIMLEY-HORN AND ASSOCIATES, INC. FOR ADDITIONAL DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE GBRA WATER MAIN EXTENSION PROJECT FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $26,990.00.]

CONSIDER RESOLUTION NUMBER 2025 DASH R 91, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF BERNIE, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH KIMLEY HORN AND ASSOCIATES FOR AN ADDITIONAL DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE GBR WATER MAIN EXTENSION PROJECT FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $26,990.

PRESENTING TO ANDREW WILKINS AND ANDREW.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

UH, AS MENTIONED, THIS IS A REQUEST FOR YOUR APPROVAL OF ADDITIONAL DESIGN SERVICES TO THE WATER MAIN EXTENSION PROJECT FOR GBRE.

THIS IS HOW THIS PROJECT ALIGNS WITH THE CITY STRATEGY MAP.

IT INVESTS IN MAINTAINING HIGH QUALITY INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS AS WELL AS ADVANCING OUR MASTER PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS.

SO THE GBRA WATER MAIN EXTENSION IS ONE OF THREE CONCURRENT PROJECTS.

WE HAVE EAST OF TOWN ALONG AM AMEN ROAD.

AND AS THIS DEPICTED IN THIS PHOTO, IT'S BETWEEN THE TWO HARD 90 DEGREE TURNS ALONG AMON ROAD.

UH, THE MAIN EXTENSION TAKES, UM, OFF OFF THE G PRAS 24 INCH EXISTING CANYON, WESTERN CANYON MAIN, AND WE'LL EXTEND IT TO OUR FUTURE TANK AND PUMP STATION SITE.

CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION, THE WATER MAIN IS 16 INCH WATER MAIN AND IT WILL CONCLUDE AT A DELIVERY POINT AT THE TANK AND PUMP STATION SITE, UH, SIMILAR TO OUR BUCKSKIN DRIVE, UH, DELIVERY POINT WE HAVE SHOWN IN THIS PICTURE HERE, WHICH IS JUST NORTH OF CASCADE CAVERNS ROAD.

UH, SO IT'LL BE OUR SECOND DELIVERY POINT, WHICH WILL PROVIDE REDUNDANCY TO THE WATER SYSTEM AS WELL AS FIRE PROTECTION.

THE MAIN EXTENSION PROJECT IS 100% DESIGN COMPLETE.

HOWEVER, WE WERE, UH, IT WAS BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION BY FAIR OAKS RANCH THAT THEY PLAN TO DO FUTURE ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS TO AMMAN ROAD.

AS SHOWN IN THIS PHOTO IN BLUE, YOU CAN SEE THEY'RE PLANNING TO SOFTEN THE CURVE OF THE HARD 90 DEGREE TURN.

AND BECAUSE OF THAT, WE'RE HAVING TO IMPLEMENT SOME DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS INTO THE MAIN EXTENSION PROJECT, INCLUDING CASING PIPE UNDER THAT FUTURE ROADWAY, UH, SHOWN IN BLUE.

AND YOU CAN SEE THE RED HATCHES THAT CASING.

THIS HAS ALREADY BEEN COORDINATED WITH GBRA, BOTH GBRA AND FAIR OAKS RANCH AND, UH, TO DETERMINE THE NECESSARY MEASURES TO BE TAKEN TO REVISE

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UM, THE AGREEMENT WITH FAIR OAKS RANCH IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY, BUT IN ORDER TO, UH, NOT PROLONG THE TIMELINE OF THIS PROJECT, AS WELL AS THE GETTING THE WATER TO OUR TANK AND PUMP STATION SITE, WE'RE ASKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL OF THESE DESIGN CHANGES TONIGHT.

UM, WITHIN THAT AMENDMENT, WE ALSO HAVE CONSOLIDATION OF OUR ELECTRIC SERVICE.

UM, THE PLANS ORIGINALLY CALLED FOR TWO PRIMARY ELECTRIC SERVICE EXTENSIONS TO BOTH THE TANK SITE AND THE, UH, DELIVERY POINT, OR THE METERING STATION FOR GBRA.

BUT, UH, IN COORDINATION WITH PEC, THE ELECTRIC PROVIDER, IT WAS, UH, DETERMINED THAT IT WOULD BE ACTUALLY BE MOST BENEFICIAL FOR THE CITY TO HAVE ONE SERVICE TO THE SITE.

SO THAT WOULD DECREASE OVERALL CONSTRUCTION COSTS THAT WE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR.

SO A NET WIN ON THAT FRONT.

SO THE DESIGN COSTS FOR THAT WOULD BE OUR RESPONSIBILITY, BUT IF THESE COST SAVINGS TO IN CONSTRUCTION WOULD FAR OUTWEIGH THOSE DESIGN CHANGES.

AND WITH THAT, WE ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL OF THIS AND I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

OKAY? NO, PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD.

SO WE'RE GONNA, THAT THAT'S, WE'RE APPROVING 26,990, BUT WE'RE GONNA BASICALLY GET THAT ALL REIMBURSED FROM FAIR OAKS 24,000, THE YES.

THE 24,260, CORRECT? YEAH.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

UH, MOTION FOR COUNCILMAN BUNKER.

YEAH, I MOVE.

WE APPROVE RESOLUTION 2025 R 91, A RESOLUTION FOR THE CITY OF BURN TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONTRACT WITH KIMLEY HORN AND ASSOCIATES INCORPORATED FOR ADDITIONAL DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE GBRA WATER MAIN EXTENSION PROJECT FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $26,990.

SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN MACALUSO, PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION PASSES THIS.

PAUSE ZERO.

THANK YOU EVERYONE.

THANK YOU, ANDREW.

[7.A. PRESENTATION ON WASTE MANAGEMENT UPDATE.]

ITEM SEVEN, A CITY MANAGED REPORT.

AND I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO NICK MONTEGO, RIGHT BEN.

PRESENTATION OF WATER MANAGEMENT MONTEGO.

GOOD EVENING COUNSEL.

I AM HERE TONIGHT TO TALK ABOUT OUR UPCOMING WASTE MANAGEMENT CHANGES.

MOST OF YOU KNOW, WE WILL BE MOVING TO SAME DAY WHILE WASTE AND RECYCLING SERVICE, BIG CHANGE FOR US THAT WE NEGOTIATED IN THAT LAST CONTRACT.

BUT FIRST I WANNA TALK ABOUT THAT CONTRACT AND REFRESH EVERYBODY'S MEMORY AND TALK ABOUT AN UPCOMING RATE CHANGE AS WELL.

AS ALWAYS, WE'LL TALK ABOUT STRATEGY MAP FIRST.

UH, YOU CAN SEE FROM THIS, IT REALLY ALIGNS TO QUITE A FEW THINGS, INCLUDING MOST OF OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE INITIATIVES, OUR FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP, BEST IN CLASS STATUS, AND OF COURSE SAFETY AND SECURITY.

SO I WANNA START BY KIND OF GIVING A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF WHERE WE ARE AND WHERE WE'RE COMING FROM.

UM, YOU'LL RECALL THAT WE APPROVED THE NEW WM CONTRACT IN DECEMBER OF 24.

THAT MEANT THAT NEW RATES CAME IN WITH JANUARY OF 25, AND WE'RE GONNA SEE ANOTHER RATE INCREASE WITH JANUARY 26TH, WHICH I'LL DISCUSS HERE IN A MOMENT.

AND OF COURSE, THAT SAME DAY TRASH RECYCLING THAT I'M GONNA CONTINUE TO TEASE YOU ALL WITH TILL I ACTUALLY GET TO THOSE SLIDES.

SO OUR CURRENT CONTRACT THAT WE SIGNED IN, UH, DECEMBER OF 24, BIG THINGS THAT CAME OUT OF THAT WAS THE UPGRADE TO THE 96 GALLON RECYCLING CART FROM THE 64 GALLON THAT WE TALKED ABOUT.

AGAIN, THAT SAME DAY SERVICE THAT I HAVE HIGHLIGHTED, UH, WEEKLY PICKUP FOR TRASH AND RECYCLING CONTINUES ONCE A MONTH.

BULKY ITEM UNLIMITED AT YOUR DOOR HOUSE HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE, FANTASTIC SERVICE, SPREAD THE WORD ON THAT, STILL NEED TO GET THAT MORE UTILIZED, UH, SENIOR RATE DISCOUNT OF 10%.

AND OF COURSE, THE DISABLED COLLECTIONS DOOR TO TRUCK SERVICE, WHICH, UH, GREAT UPGRADES TO OUR CURRENT CONTRACT THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE CODIFIED FROM OUR LAST ONE.

SO I WANNA BRIEFLY TALK ABOUT THE RATE ADJUSTMENTS THAT WE'VE GONE THROUGH AND WHERE WE ARE NOW.

AND REMEMBER, WHEN WE SIGNED THAT CONTRACT, WE MOVED, AND I WANNA STIPULATE THIS IS THE BASE RATE THAT WASTE MANAGEMENT OR WM CHARGES US.

UM, THERE ARE ADJUSTED FEES ON THAT AS WELL AS YOU ALL ARE AWARE ON YOUR BILLS.

SO THAT ORIGINAL INCREASE WAS FROM 1573 TO 1979 IN JANUARY OF 25.

YOU'LL NOTICE I HAVE HIGHLIGHTED HERE A PROPOSED INCREASE FROM 1979 TO 2079 WHEN THAT NEW TRUCK TO ALLOW US THAT SAME DAY SERVICE FOR TRASH AND RECYCLING WAS TO COME ONLINE.

I HAVE IT HIGHLIGHTED BECAUSE THAT ACTUALLY NEVER TOOK EFFECT.

AS WE GOT LATER AND LATER INTO THE YEAR, IT BECAME APPARENT THAT THAT ASSET WASN'T GONNA COME ONLINE TILL MAYBE AUGUST, SEPTEMBER.

SO WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE BETTER FOR THE RATE PAYERS RATHER THAN SEE AN INCREASE IN SAY, SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER.

AND THEN ANOTHER RATE INCREASE HERE IN JANUARY OF 26 TO ONLY SEE THE ONE RATE INCREASE IN JANUARY OF 26.

IT WILL BE THAT SAME 2182 BASE RATE, BUT WE DIDN'T WANT TO DO A DOUBLE HIT AND HAVE THAT COMING FORWARD.

UM, AFTER THIS JANUARY, 2026 INCREASE, THE ONLY INCREASES WILL BE FROM CPI AND THE FUEL ADJUSTMENT FACTORS WE DISCUSSED WITH THAT ORIGINAL CONTRACT.

SO I'M BRINGING THIS BACK IN FRONT OF Y'ALL.

THIS IS THE RATE COMPARISON.

IF YOU'LL REMEMBER WHEN I DID THIS PRESENTATION WITH A 2024 CONTRACT PRESENTATION, I GAVE YOU ALL THE, WHERE WE THINK WE'RE GONNA BE ON AN ADJUSTED BASE RATE.

AND YOU'LL REMEMBER AT THAT TIME I SAID A LOT

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SO WHERE WE END UP WILL PROBABLY BE LOWER.

SO THAT TABLE ON YOUR RIGHT IS ACTUALLY WHERE WE SIT TODAY.

AS FAR AS OUR RATE, YOU'LL NOTICE I HAVE ASTERISK THERE, THE 24 96 AFTER OUR ADMINISTRATIVE FEES, WHICH INCLUDE YOUR BRUSH FREE PICKUP AS WELL AS THE 5% FRANCHISE FEE.

THAT'S WHERE THE 24 96 IS, WHICH ACTUALLY BUMPS US UP ONE SPOT ABOVE S.

SO WE STILL ARE AT THE VERY BOTTOM IN COMPARISON WITH ALL OF OUR PEERS.

SO BEFORE YOU IS THE SAME DAY SERVICE MAP.

THE MAP ON THE LEFT SIDE OF YOUR SCREEN IS GOING TO BE THE TRASH.

UM, RECYCLING OBVIOUSLY HAS A DIFFERENT MAP, WHICH IS STAGGERED BY ABOUT A DAY EXCEPT FOR THOSE WHO ARE ALREADY RECEIVING SAME DAY SERVICE.

AND THE MAP ON YOUR RIGHT IS GONNA BE OUR NEW MAP, WHICH IS THAT SAME DAY TRASH RECYCLING.

EVERYONE'S RECYCLING WILL BE MOVING TO THEIR TRASH DAY EXCEPT FOR TRAILS AT HERT RANCH, WHICH I'LL GET INTO IN A MOMENT.

SO WE'RE TRYING TO GET THE MESSAGE OUT AS MUCH AS WE CAN IN AS MANY DIFFERENT AVENUES AS WE CAN.

OBVIOUSLY WE'RE UTILIZING MY BERNIE NEWS.

UM, THAT ARTICLE IS GETTING QUITE A FEW HITS, ONE OF OUR HIGHEST HITTING ARTICLES SO FAR, WHICH IS A WONDERFUL THING FOR US.

SOCIAL MEDIA, OBVIOUSLY, WE'LL HAVE A MASS TEXT NOTIFICATION.

WE ACTUALLY UTILIZE THIS TO GET OR TO DRAW ATTENTION TO OUR HOA MEETING THAT WE HAD YESTERDAY EVENING AT THE TRAILS OF F RANCH.

WE'LL HAVE A, ANOTHER MASS NOTIFICATION SENT TO ALL OF OUR UTILITY CUSTOMERS TO DRAW THEIR ATTENTION TO THIS.

IT'S COMING THE WEEK OF JANUARY 5TH, WHICH IS THAT FIRST FULL WEEK.

WE WANTED TO GIVE EVERYONE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET HOME IF THEY'RE TRAVELING, AND KIND OF GET INGRAINED BACK IN BEFORE WE START THIS CHANGE FOR THE SAME DAY.

TRASH RECYCLING, UM, COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWS.

HOPEFULLY Y'ALL HAVE GOTTEN YOUR PAPER THIS MONTH.

THERE'S, UH, ARTICLE IN THERE.

IT SHOULD REFLECT EXACTLY THAT.

MY BERNIE NEWS ARTICLE.

AND OF COURSE WE'RE GONNA BE PUTTING SIGNAGE UP AROUND THE CITY, UM, VARIOUS SUBDIVISIONS, ENTRANCES ALONG MEDIUMS JUST TO GET THAT MESSAGING OUT FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO AREN'T GETTING US THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA.

AND THEN OF COURSE TALKING ABOUT HER RANCH.

IN ADDITION TO WHAT I JUST SPOKE ABOUT, WE HAVE VERY SPECIFIC THINGS BECAUSE THEY'RE ACTUALLY CHANGING THEIR DAY.

THEY WERE A TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, TUESDAY, TRASH WEDNESDAY RECYCLING.

WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND MOVE THEM TO A THURSDAY.

UH, FROM AN OPERATION STANDPOINT, IT WORKED OUT BETTER.

THAT WHOLE SIDE OF TOWN, AS YOU ALL KNOW, IS A HIGH GROWTH AREA.

THEY WERE ON THE SAME DAY AS RANCHES AT CREEKSIDE AND ESPERANZA, WHICH AS WE KNOW, THOSE SUBDIVISIONS ARE CONTINUING TO GROW.

UM, SO IT MADE SENSE TO SPLIT THEM OUT FROM AN OPERATION STANDPOINT, FROM WASTE MANAGEMENT.

SO FOR THEM SPECIFICALLY, THEY'RE GETTING A MAILING IN ADDITION TO WHAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT, AS WELL AS LAST NIGHT WE HOSTED A HOA MEETING, UH, WHICH IS PICTURED THERE ON MY RIGHT OF YOUR SCREEN.

AND THEY GET SUBDIVISION SPECIFIC SIGNAGE THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE ALREADY SEEN.

WE'VE PUT A COUPLE OF THOSE OUT AND I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THE MAILER THAT THEY'RE GETTING, BUT IN PARTICULAR, TALK ABOUT THAT RIGHT SIDE.

JUST FOR THOSE WHO DON'T HAVE SAME DAY SERVICE ALREADY.

JUST BE AWARE YOU NEED TO PUT THOSE ABOUT THREE FEET FROM EACH OTHER WHEN YOU PUT THEM OUT.

UM, THEY WILL COME AT DIFFERENT TIMES DURING THE DAY TO PICK UP THE TRASH VERSUS THE RECYCLING.

BUT AGAIN, BIG THING TO KNOW IS JUST PUT 'EM ABOUT THREE FEET APART FROM EACH OTHER AND THREE FEET AWAY FROM EVERYTHING ELSE.

SO THOSE YOLKS CAN GET IN, PICK IT UP AND TAKE IT AWAY.

BUT WITH THAT, LEAVE IT OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS.

ALRIGHT, ANY QUESTIONS? NO, THAT GOOD THOROUGH PRESENTATION.

THANKS NICK.

Y'ALL HAVE A GOOD EVENING.

ALRIGHT.

ALRIGHT, MOVE

[7.B. MONTHLY PROJECTS REPORT.]

BEN.

UH, YES, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

BEFORE I GET INTO THE LAST PROJECT REPORT OF THE YEAR, I DO WANNA JUST FOLLOW UP ON DIRECTOR MONTANO'S, UH, PRESENTATION.

APPRECIATE HIM AND HIS EFFORTS IN COORDINATION WITH WASTE MANAGEMENT.

WE HAVE A VERY GOOD LIAISON, GARY, UH, WITH WASTE MANAGEMENT.

HE'S HERE ALMOST AT LEAST MONTHLY.

I SEE HIM SOMETIMES TWICE A MONTH WALKING IN, INTERACTING WITH, UH, NICK AND JILL.

AND HE HANDLES CUSTOMER SERVICE COMPLAINTS VERY, UH, UH, QUICKLY AND TIMELY.

SO WE APPRECIATE THEIR EFFORTS OF COLLABORATING ON THE COMMUNICATION OF A BIG CHANGE, RIGHT? THERE'S VALUE ADD IN THE SERVICE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING AND, AND, UH, HOPEFULLY, UH, IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GETTING A LOT OF OUR RESIDENTS ATTENTION.

AND SO HOPEFULLY IT'S SEAMLESS AS, AS BEST AS POSSIBLE.

SO ANYWAY, THANK YOU NICK.

UH, I SENT YOU GUYS MY MONTHLY REPORT YESTERDAY.

THERE ARE A FEW ITEMS I WANNA HIGHLIGHT.

AGAIN, A LOT OF PROJECTS ARE JUST, YOU KNOW, UH, YOU KNOW, AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR WE'RE KICKING OFF SOME, SOME, UH, NEW PROJECTS.

BUT I WANNA HIGHLIGHT A FEW THAT HAVE BEEN LONGTIME PROJECTS THAT HAVE SOME NEED UPDATES.

SO IF YOU'LL ADVANCE CHAZ, RIGHT? UH, THE, THE SIDEWALK RAMP THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT SINCE I, I THINK WE, WELL, WE STARTED IT BACK I THINK IN 23.

UM, DESIGN IS NEAR COMPLETION.

WE'RE GONNA BE BIDDING THAT NEXT MONTH.

THIS IS IN FRONT OF KALANI YOGURT, RIGHT? WITH THAT BIG STEEP DROP OFF THE STAIRS.

THAT'S A HUGE A DA CONCERN.

WE'RE, WE'RE DRESSING.

IT'S GONNA BE A BIG PROJECT EVEN THOUGH FOR A SMALL, SIMPLE, IT'S NOT SIMPLE, BUT A SMALL PRO SIDEWALK SECTION.

AND SO I JUST WANTED TO REPORT TO YOU THAT WE'RE GONNA BE BIDDING THAT OUT NEXT MONTH.

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A LOT OF, A LOT OF DESIGN PROJECTS ARE STILL IN THE WORK SIDEWALKS, UH, UH, ROADS, ROUNDABOUTS AND SO FORTH.

ALRIGHT, NEXT ON THE INFRASTRUCTURE, I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT, UH, NORTHROP PARK FIELD FIVE AND EIGHT.

AND, AND THIS IS THE SAME UPDATE FOR SIX AND SEVEN TWO.

THIS IS, IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THAT PARK, WE DID SOME UPGRADES AS PART OF THE BOND PROJECT FOR A KIND OF A PRACTICE FIELD THAT DIDN'T HAVE IRRIGATION, DIDN'T HAVE LIGHTING.

WE NOW ARE MAKING IT A PLAYABLE FIELD FOR SOFTBALL, WHICH COULD BE USED FOR PRACTICE FOR BOTH BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL ADULTS YOUTH.

AND SO THAT'S A NICE ADDITION TO THE PARK.

BUT, UH, UH, FOR THOSE BASEBALL, UM, THE FANS OUT THERE, OR PARTICIPANTS OUT THERE IN THE COMMUNITY, UH, AT NORTHROP PARK GETS A LOT OF ATTRACTION, A LOT OF ATTENTION FROM TOURNAMENT PLAY FROM OUR LITTLE LEAGUE FROM OTHER SELECT, UH, TEAM USAGES.

AND SO QUAD TWO, THERE'S THREE QUADS OUT THERE.

QUAD TWO'S THE MIDDLE ONE THAT GETS A LOT OF OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL, UH, AT USAGE ON.

AND, AND, UH, THE PARKS DEPARTMENT'S DONE A GREAT JOB MAINTAINING THAT.

I, I'M REALLY EXCITED TO, UH, SHARE AN UPDATE WITH YOU THAT OUR STAFF IS FOCUSING ON A HIGHER LEVEL OF MAINTENANCE AND THIS IS ONE OF THOSE DEALS WHERE THEY'RE GOING IN AND RELEVELING THOSE FIELDS.

AND SO FOR THOSE, UH, FAMILIES THAT PARTICIPATE IN BASEBALL OUT THERE, THAT'S AN EXCITING, UH, THING TO SEE THAT'LL HAPPEN HERE IN THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS.

UM, ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THESE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS? ALRIGHT, NEXT.

UM, THESE ARE PROJECTS ALREADY COMPLETED.

NEXT, LET'S TALK ABOUT OUR DARK SKIES COMMUNITY CERTIFICATION.

I'VE GIVEN YOU UPDATES ON THIS, UH, FOR THE LAST COUPLE YEARS.

THIS IS A NEAT ONE WHERE WE'RE SHOULD BE, UH, SENDING IN OUR OFFICIAL CERTIFICATION APPLICATION HERE IN THE NEXT, UH, WELL, I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE DIRECTOR CRANES HERE, WE'RE PROBABLY IN THE NEXT MONTH OR SO.

UH, WE DID OUR OUTREACH BACK IN SEPTEMBER.

UH, THEY'RE FINISHING UP ALL THE LAST MINUTE APPLICATION, UH, REQUIREMENTS.

AND SO THAT'S A NEAT THING FOR OUR COMMUNITY, SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.

NEXT WE'LL GO BACK RIGHT NEXT.

SORRY, OF COURSE, WE FINISHED THE COUNCIL STIPENDS LAST MONTH.

UH, SO THAT'S COMPLETE.

NEXT, NEXT, WANNA HIGHLIGHT THE TOURIST PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.

UH, I THINK I'VE HIGHLIGHTED THIS BRIEFLY.

IF YOU DON'T MIND, UH, TAKE A NOTE OF THIS AND, AND GO GOOGLE THIS CONCEPT IN YOUR SPARE TIME.

IF YOU HAVE A MOMENT TO DO SO, WE'LL BE BRINGING FORWARD AT OUR, OUR STRATEGY WORKSHOP IN THE FIRST WEEK OF FEBRUARY, THE CONCEPT, THIS CONCEPT WHICH WOULD ALLOW FOR MORE MARKETING REVENUE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR HOTELS.

IT'S A VERY UNIQUE CONCEPT THAT I LEARNED ABOUT RECENTLY.

DIRECTOR WOODS IS AWARE OF IT.

HE'S DOING MORE RESEARCH AND TALKING ABOUT THE FEASIBILITY OF HOW THAT MIGHT WORK IN BERNIE.

WE'RE GONNA BRING THAT TO YOU, NOT FOR A DECISION TO BE MADE IN THAT ME THAT STRATEGY MEETING IN FEBRUARY.

BUT JUST TO START CHEWING ON THIS POLICY OPPORTUNITY.

IT WAS CREATED IN THE LEGISLATURE A FEW YEARS AGO FOR THE, AND THE BIG CITIES TOOK OFF WITH IT, AND IT'S BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL.

NOW IT'S START, YOU'RE STARTING TO SEE IT IN THE MID MIDSIZE CITIES AND EVEN THE SMALLER CITIES ARE EMBRACING THIS CONCEPT.

AND THEN FINALLY, LAST, UH, LAST, UH, ITEM, JUST THE UTILITY DIRECTOR RECRUITMENT.

YOU ARE ALL AWARE, REPRIMAND FULLY INTENDS TO RETIRE NO MATTER HOW HARD I TRIED TO GET HIM TO CHANGE HIS MIND.

UM, AND THAT IS, UH, BEGINNING OF JANUARY.

SO HE ONLY HAS A FEW WEEKS.

THIS IS HIS LAST MEETING, UH, OFFICIALLY AS OUR DIRECTOR.

I HAVE INVI INVITED HIM TO COME BACK IN THAT FIRST MEETING IN JANUARY.

WE WILL OFFICIALLY PUBLICLY RECOGNIZE HIS TENURE WITH THE CITY.

UM, BUT WE HAVE, UH, BEGUN A RECRUITMENT PROCESS.

IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR A COUPLE MONTHS.

WE'VE HAVE AN EX UH, AN EXTERNAL RECRUITER HELPING US.

WE'VE HAD MANY, UH, APPLICANTS INTERESTED.

UH, WE'VE BEGUN A ROUND OF INTERVIEWS AND WE'VE GOT SOME MORE ROUND OF INTERVIEWS GOING AS WE GET CLOSER, IF WE THINK THERE'S A GOOD FIT HERE, WE'LL DO SOME COUNCIL KIND OF, UH, INTRODUCTIONS AT SOME POINT.

AND WITH THAT, I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYTHING NEXT IF YOU'LL ADVANCE.

YOU HAVEN'T STARTED THESE PROJECTS YET.

NEXT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THESE ITEMS OR ANYTHING ELSE? NO.

NO.

SO AGAIN, I APPRECIATE STAFF'S ATTENTION TO THEIR WORK PLANS, UH, AND, UM, WANNA WISH YOU ALL AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS.

MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY NEW YEAR AS THIS IS OUR LAST COUNCIL MEETING FOR THE YEAR.

EXCITED FOR 2026.

OKAY.

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

ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO GENTLEMAN NR EIGHT COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL.

UH, IF WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL, WE'LL START WITH THE LEFT AND GO TO RACK JOE.

UM, NO, JUST KIND OF ECHOING WHAT BEN SAID.

YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN A, A GREAT

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SO, UM, THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR KNOWLEDGE.

UM, ALSO I REALIZED I'M A BIG FAN OF NIGHT PARADES.

EXCELLENT JOB ON THE NIGHT PARADE THIS WEEKEND.

UM, AND THEN JUST, UH, A SHOUT OUT TO CITY STAFF, YOU KNOW, AT THE LAST SECOND.

I KNOW, UH, RYAN BASS HAD OFFERED TO GO TO HOA MEETINGS AND DO AN EDUCATION SERIES, AND WE HAD A NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION ASK HIM TO COME OUT WITH 24 HOURS NOTICE AND HE MADE IT AT SIX O'CLOCK AND DID A GREAT JOB.

SO, UM, THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT HAPPEN THAT PEOPLE DON'T SEE AND JUST WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO PEOPLE TO MAKE THOSE THINGS HAPPEN.

AND HAPPY NEW YEAR AND MERRY CHRISTMAS.

MM-HMM .

ALL RIGHT.

WELL, FIRST, MY, UH, CHALLENGE FOR THE PERSON TO DO THE THINGS HE LIKES ABOUT BERNIE.

DIDN'T DO IT.

SHOCKER.

I KNOW, BUT I TRIED AND HE DIDN'T DO IT.

INSTEAD, THERE WAS ABOUT, I THINK FIVE OR SIX POSTS OF THINGS THAT ARE WRONG WITH BERNIE.

UM, BUT MAYBE NEXT YEAR I'LL TRY AGAIN IF I'M, IF I'M STILL HERE AT THE ES.

BUT, UM, ANYWAY, UM, THANKS TO STAFF FOR AN AWESOME DICKENS.

UM, YOU KNOW, I WAS BEHIND THE POS AND POURING BEER, BUT IT SEEMED LIKE IT WENT QUITE WELL.

UM, ROCKING AND ROLLING AND DOWNTOWN BERNIE THE PARADE WAS AWESOME.

UM, ALWAYS GREAT EVENTS, GREAT FOR A COMMUNITY, OBVIOUSLY FROM A SALES TAX THING AND ALSO JUST FROM A COMMUNITY SPIRIT THING, IT'S JUST A GREAT EVENTS I KNOW FROM LOCALS TO TOURISTS.

JUST A REALLY COOL THING.

UM, WHAT ELSE? GREYHOUNDS ON FRIDAY, THE REMATCH FROM LAST YEAR.

HOPEFULLY WE CAN TAKE DOWN RICHMOND.

UM, I'M SURE OTHERS WILL TALK ABOUT THAT TOO.

BUT, UM, IF YOU CAN MAKE IT TO MAIN STREET ON FRIDAY AROUND THREE, WEAR SOME PURPLE AND CHEER ON THE, THE BOYS AS THEY HEAD TO ALAMO DOME.

UH, WHAT ELSE? UH, IF YOU'RE FREE NEXT WEDNESDAY, COME CELEBRATE HANUKKAH.

YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A TINY JEWISH COMMUNITY HERE IN BERNIE, BUT IT'S KIND OF FUN TO SEE A DIFFERENT CELEBRATION.

UM, MY FAMILY GENERALLY DOES IT, NOT THAT WE'RE JEWISH, BUT IT'S KIND OF FUN JUST TO CELEBRATE A DIFFERENT TYPE OF TRADITION.

AND, UM, RABBI'S GREAT PERSON TRYING TO DO HIS OWN THING IN OUR COMMUNITY, SO IT'S NICE TO SUPPORT THEM HERE AS WELL.

AND YEAH, MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY NEW YEAR AND SEE YOU, SEE YOU NEXT YEAR.

ALRIGHT, UH, JUST WANNA SAY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND, UH, HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EACH OF YOU.

UM, AND EVERYBODY ON THE CITY STAFF.

YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME.

IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE, UM, BEING ABLE TO SERVE WITH YOU GUYS THE LAST FEW MONTHS.

SO, AND JUST AS WE ROLL INTO THIS, THIS CHRISTMAS TIME, JUST, UH, ENCOURAGE YOU TO KEEP YOUR, YOUR HEART AND YOUR MIND, YOUR EYES OPEN FOR OPPORTUNITIES WHERE YOU CAN, UH, HELP SERVE SOMEBODY ELSE OR HELP THEM, UH, IN ANY WAY THAT YOU CAN.

SO, THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT.

YEAH, I, I, YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN A GREAT YEAR WITH ALL OF Y'ALL AND, UH, ENJOYED BEING ON THE COUNCIL FOR MY SECOND YEAR HERE.

UM, THE, UH, JUST TO KINDA ECHO WHAT TAI SAID, GO LOOK TO THE GREYHOUNDS AT THE OME AT 7:00 PM ON SATURDAY.

FRIDAY, HUH? FRIDAY.

FRIDAY.

YEAH, FRIDAY.

SORRY, .

AND, UH, BUT YEAH, THE SEND OFF, THEY, THEY BUS SCHEDULED TO LEAD THE HIGH SCHOOL AT THREE O'CLOCK ON, ON FRIDAY, GO DOWN ESSER DOWN RIVER ROAD TO MAIN STREET AND THEN UP TO JOHNS ROAD.

SO, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE IN TOWN AT ABOUT THREE O'CLOCK AND, AND NEAR ONE OF THOSE STREETS, COME DOWN AND WAVE AT THE BOYS AS THEY PASS AND WISH 'EM GOOD LUCK ON, ON THEIR GAME.

UM, OTHER THAN THAT, THAT'S IT.

MERRY CHRISTMAS.

HAPPY NEW YEAR.

GREAT DICKENS, GREAT PARADE.

UH, CITY, I CANNOT SAY ENOUGH ABOUT, AS YOU SAID, ABOUT CITY STAFF, ABOUT OUR TOURIST AND VISITOR BUREAU AND, AND, UH, ALL THE STAFF THERE.

IT'S FANTASTIC.

AND, UH, IT'S JUST BEEN A GREAT YEAR AND I THINK I HAVE MANY GOOD THINGS THAT I CAN SAY ABOUT BERNIE AND I THINK THERE'S THOUSANDS OF GOOD THINGS ABOUT BERNIE AND, UM, THE NEGATIVES.

WELL, YOU KNOW, IT'S LIFE.

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL.

AND YES, I HAVE A, THIS IS MY SEVENTH TIME HAVING A BIRTHDAY ON THE CITY COUNCIL THIS MONTH.

WHAT BIRTHDAY? HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JOE.

UH, YEAH, ECHO EVERYTHING THAT EVERYBODY SAID.

I DO WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT.

UH, I GOT A LOT OF GOOD RESPONSE FROM DICKENSON MAIN FROM THE PEOPLE TO CHIEF PEREZ.

WITH THOSE, THE NEW BARRICADES, UH, PEOPLE WERE REALLY IMPRESSED THAT WE WERE, WE WERE TAKING THAT TYPE OF HEIGHTENED SECURITY FOR, FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

UH, MULTIPLE COMMENTS ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF POLICE PRESENCE THAT WE HAD FOR THAT PARADE WITH THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE, UH, FOR THE PARADE AND, AND DICKENS BOTH, UM, VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE HOW WE, WE WE UH, WE HANDLED IT, THE, THOSE CROWDS.

AND SO KUDOS TO THE DEPARTMENT, FIRE DEPARTMENT, CHIEF DEPARTMENT, EVERYBODY PARKS AND REC.

UM, DICKENS I MEANS WAS AWESOME AS USUAL, EVEN THOUGH IT RAINED A LITTLE BIT, IT DIDN'T DAMPEN ANY SPIRITS.

UM, GO GREYHOUNDS AND THEN AGAIN, UM, YEAH, IT'S BEEN A GREAT YEAR.

UH, I THINK BERNIE'S GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO 2026 WHERE WE CONTINUE TO SET THE STANDARD, WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A, A, A COMMUNITY WHERE PEOPLE LIVE IN AND, AND,

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AND WE DO IT IN A WAY THAT, UH, EXEMPLIFIES EXCELLENCE, UH, QUALITY OF SERVICE IS HIGH AND THAT'S BECAUSE OF THE CITY MANAGER STAFF, ALL YOU DIRECTORS AND ALL THE EMPLOYEES WITH THE CITY OF BERNIE.

SO IF EVERYONE OUT THERE THAT WORKS WITH CITY OF BERNIE, UH, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

AND IF YOU'RE A RESIDENT LISTENING, UH, THANK THE CITY STAFF AND, AND EVERYONE THAT WORKS WITH CITY BERNIE 'CAUSE THEY DO AN AMAZING JOB.

SO, UM, MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY NEW YEAR.

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

MAYOR, MAYOR, CAN I ASK CAN I, YOU HAD YOUR TIME.

ONE MORE INSERT.

I'M SORRY.

I FAILED TO MENTION 'CAUSE WE DID GET THE STAT, THE DATA TODAY WE HAD ABOUT 15,500 VISITORS FOR THE PARADE THIS YEAR.

ABOUT HALF OF THAT COMES FROM OUR TWO BURNING ZIP CODES.

UM, A THOUSAND, A LITTLE 1100 FOLKS TRAVELED A HUNDRED MILES OR MORE TO, TO BE THERE.

AND THEN ANOTHER ALMOST 500 WERE 250 MILES AWAY.

UM, AGAIN, I THINK EVEN SOMEONE POSTED A GOOGLE REVIEW OF THE DICKENS ON MAIN EVENT AND TALKING ABOUT WHAT A GREAT JOB IT WAS.

JUST LIKE YOU SAID, FROM THE POLICE PRESENCE TO THE PARKS EMPLOYEES.

IT WAS A PHENOMENAL EVENT THIS YEAR.

I ALSO WANT TO ADD, I NEGLECTED TO THANK NICK AND CHAD OR, UH, CHRIS SHADROCK FOR COMING OUT TO HERF RANCH LAST NIGHT AND TALKING TO MY CONSTITUENTS AND BRINGING 'EM UP TO SPEED ON EVERYTHING WITH THE CHANGES.

Y'ALL DID A GREAT JOB GUYS, AND I APPRECIATE Y'ALL COMING OUT THERE.

THERE WAS A FAMILY FROM MISSISSIPPI THAT I TALKED TO THE FIRST TIME AT DICKINSON MAIN, AND THEY CAME HERE JUST FOR DICKENSON, MAINE FROM MISSISSIPPI BECAUSE THEY SAW IT ON SOME, SOME ARTICLE.

SO KUDOS TO, TO OUR TOURIST DEPARTMENT FOR PUTTING THAT OUT THERE.

SO, I MEAN, THAT'S A LONG DRIVE FOR JUST DICKENS ON MAIN, SO.

ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO ADDENDUM ITEM NINE, A, UH, 2025 DASH 6 0 2, SECTION 5 5 1 0.072 DELIBERATION REGARDING REAL PROPERTY, DELIBERATE, THE PURCHASE EXCHANGE, LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY MEDICAL DRIVE.

AND THEN AGENDA ITEM NINE B 2025 DASH 69, SECTION 5 51 0 7 1 CONSULTATION WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY TO DISCUSS SB DASH 2038 PROCESSING FOR PETITIONS FOR RELEASE FROM THE CITY'S EX EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION.

WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION OFFICIALLY AT 6:32 PM THANK

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

HAVE A SAFE TRIP HOME AND ENJOY YOUR HOLIDAYS.

WE'LL OFFICIALLY ADJOURN AT 6:57 PM.