[1. CALL SESSION TO ORDER]
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THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING, THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2024 TO
>> IF YOU RISE WE WILL LEAD AND INDICATION TONIGHT BY OUR PASTOR FROM EBENEZER BAPTIST CHURCH.
>>I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
[5.1. Earth Day - April 22, 2024]
NEXT WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PROCLAMATIONS.>> THOSE HERE FOR EARTH DAY, ANYONE HERE FOR THIS YEAR?
>> ONE OTHER ITEM. I WILL READ A STATEMENT, FIVE YEARS , BEEN ON THE COUNCIL, 5+ YEARS, WE HAVE NOT HAD ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE. THIS IS THE FIRST ONE, HEAVY HEART THAT THAT SHOW THE NEWS, ANGELES , ANGELES DEATH , AS WE NAVIGATE THROUGH THIS CHALLENGING TIME, OUR FIRST THOUGHTS ARE WITH ANGELA'S SON JEREMY, GRANDSON JULIAN, HAS BEEN NAMATH . OUR CITY MANAGER WILL BRIEFLY SHARE DURING HIS COMMENTS HOW TOGETHER WE WILL SUPPORT HER FAMILY AND CARE FOR STAFF THAT HAS LOST A FRIEND AND COWORKER. AS MAYOR, I HAD A FRONT ROW SEAT TO HER UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO SERVING THE HUTTO COMMUNITY. HER PRESENCE WILL BE DEEPLY MISSED BY ALL WHO HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF KNOWING HER. HER DEDICATION, PASSION, AND GRACE TOUCH THE LIVES OF MANY. LEAVING A LASTING IMPRESSION THAT WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR YEARS TO COME.
TONIGHT AS WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE CITY, THE WORK THAT ANGELA DAVID , DEDICATE HER TIME, KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL, REFLECTED ON THE LEGACY CITIES BEHIND. WHEELCHAIRS THE MEMORIES WE SHARED WITH HER AND FIND SOLACE IN KNOWING THOSE MEMORIES WILL FOREVER REMAIN WITH US. PLEASE JOIN US IN OBSERVING A MOMENT OF SILENCE IN HONOR OF ANGELA LEWIS, MAY HER MEMORY BE A SOURCE OF COMFORT AND STRENGTH TO ALL OF US DURING THIS TIME OF GRIEF.
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THANK YOU. I WILL SAY WE ALSO RECEIVED MESSAGES, ONE OF THEM CAME FROM THE CITY SHE WORKED IN, IN CALIFORNIA. THEY WERE VERY IMPRESSED WITH HER WORK, JUST LIKE WE WERE HERE SO AMAZING TO HAVE PEOPLE FROM AS FAR AWAY AS CALIFORNIA. OKAY.A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING EARTH DAY 2024 WHEREAS, APRIL 22, 1970 MARKED THE FIRST WORLDWIDE ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT KNOWN AS EARTH DAY, AND WHEREAS, EVERY YEAR ON APRIL 22ND, EARTH DAY IS CELEBRATED AROUND THE WORLD.
AND WHEREAS, EARTH DAY IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO RENEW AMERICA'S COMMITMENT TO PRESERVING AND PROTECTING THE STATE OF OUR ENVIRONMENT THROUGH COMMUNITY SERVICE AND RESPONSIBLE STEWARDSHIP, AND WHEREAS, THE GLOBAL THEME FOR EARTH DAY 2024 IS "PLANET VERSUS PLASTICS" A CALL TO ADDRESS PLASTIC POLLUTION WHICH IS FOUND EVERYWHERE, LAND OR SEA, EVEN IN THE MOST REMOTE PLACES ON THE PLANET, AFFECTING BOTH HUMANS AND ANIMALS. WHEREAS, PLASTIC POLLUTION HAS NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, WILDLIFE, AND HUMAN HEALTH. WHEREAS, PLASTICS CONTAIN HARMFUL CHEMICALS THAT CAN LEACH INTO THE ENVIRONMENT AND ENTER THE FOOD CHAIN.
WHEREAS, PLASTICS ARE NON-BIODEGRADABLE MATERIALS MEANING THEY DO NOT BREAK DOWN NATURALLY AND CAN PERSIST IN THE ENVIRONMENT ACCUMULATING IN WATER BODIES, SOILS, AND AIR POSING A THREAT TO BIODIVERSITY, ECOSYSTEM HEALTH, AND HUMAN HEALTH. WHEREAS, INDIVIDUAL ACTIONS AND COMMUNITY EFFORTS PLAY A CRUCIAL ROLE IN REDUCING PLASTIC POLLUTION. WHEREAS, ON EARTH DAY AND EVERY DAY, THE CITY OF HUTTO ENCOURAGES ITS CITIZENS TO PRESERVE OUR NATURAL RESOURCES BY TAKING SIMPLE STEPS TO HELP REDUCE PLASTIC POLLUTION ON THE PLANET SUCH AS REDUCING THE USE OF SINGLE- USE PLASTICS, RECYCLING PROPERLY, AND PARTICIPATING IN CLEAN-UP EFFORTS. WHEREAS, THE CITY OF HUTTO SUPPORTS, THROUGH ITS STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, THE DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL AND INFORMATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS AND BEHAVIOR. AND NOW, THEREFORE, WE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUTTO, DO HERBY PROCLAIM APRIL 22, 2024 AS EARTH DAY AND ENCOURAGE ALL HUTTO RESIDENTS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WAYS THEY CAN HELP
>> I THANK YOU FOR NOT MAKING ME SAY ONE OF THE POLY WORDS.
>> I AM THE REGULATORY FOR THE CITY OF VOLUME ] I OVERSEE THE CITY STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW THAT WE HAVE ONE. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO REDUCE POLLUTANTS THAT DISCHARGE INTO THE STORM DRAINS AND CREEKS. HIGHLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO TO THE CITY WEBSITE AND STORMWATER PAGE AND ALSO POLLUTION PREVENTION TIPS. CELEBRATION OF EARTH DAY I HIGHLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE SOME TIME THIS WEEKEND, YOU KNOW, PLANT A TREE, INSTALL A RAIN BARREL, MAYBE ORGANIZE A STREET CLEANUP. WITH THAT I WANT TO TURN IT OVER TO KEEP HUTTO
INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ] >> WE WILL BE HAVING A EARTH DAY JUST A LITTLE BIT EARLY , ON SATURDAY, 9:00 UNTIL 12:00, PROVIDED IT IS NOT RAINING. A WORK DAY, VOLUME ] DO NOT EXIST IF YOU DO NOT WORK IN THEM SO WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE PEOPLE COME AND, YOU KNOW, JUST A GREAT HAPPY PLACE, BUT JUST A GREAT WAY TO GET STRESS OUT, PULL SOME WEEDS OR MOVE SOME ROCKS, WE WOULD INVITE ALL OF YOU TO COME AND JUST STAY POSTED FOR THE WEBSITE OR ON THE WEBSITE, PETERSON COMMUNITY GARDEN OR THE KEEP THE BEAUTIFUL FACEBOOK PAGE, IN THE ONE, DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES THAT WE
>> CAN YOU TELL US WHERE THE POLICE PETERSON GUARDEDNESS SLOT 205, HUTTO STREET .
[5.2. Small Business Week Proclamation - April 28 - May 4, 2024]
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BUSINESS COMMUNITY, FROM THE CHAMBER , IF YOU COULD COME UP FOR NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS WEEK.>> I KNEW YOU WERE GUYS WERE COMING, YOU COULD COME UP.
>> A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS WEEK, WHEREAS, A TRUE EPITOME OF THE AMERICAN DREAM, SMALL BUSINESSES ARE A SOURCE OF INNOVATION SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTING TO OUR NATIONAL AND LOCAL ECONOMY, AND WHEREAS, AS OF 2023, THERE IS A RECORD OF 33.2 MILLION SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE U.S. AND TEXAS ACCOUNTS FOR 3.2 MILLION SMALL BUSINESSES THAT GENERATED 44.3% OF THE TEXAS WORKFORCE OPPORTUNITIES. AND WHEREAS, WE RECOGNIZE THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND DYNAMIC GROWTH OF OUR LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS AS WELL AS EXTEND OUR GRATITUDE FOR BUILDING THEIR DREAMS IN HUTTO; AND WHEREAS, OUR RECOGNITION ALSO EXTENDS TO THE MANY ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES IN A VARIETY OF WAYS; AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF HUTTO IS COMMITTED TO THE PROSPERITY OF OUR SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY THROUGH OPEN COMMUNICATION, RESOURCE ADVOCACY AND RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT; AND NOW THEREFORE, , WE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUTTO, DO HERBY PROCLAIM APRIL 28 THROUGH MAY 4, 2024, NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS WEEK, AND ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING OUR LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES, BUSINESSES TO CONTINUE INNOVATING, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS TO CONTINUE BUILDING A FRUITFUL PATH FOR
>> ANYBODY WANT TO SAY SOMETHING, A BUSINESS OWNER?
ONE MORE. >> OKAY . NEXT WE HAVE CITY
[6. CITY MANAGER COMMENTS]
MANAGER . >> THANK YOU, MAYOR , COUNCIL, CITY OF HUTTO, CITY MANAGER .
FIRST I WENT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE FOLKS AND THE PUBLIC WHO HAVE REACHED OUT DURING THIS TIME. THERE HAS BEEN A NUMBER OF FOLKS WHO HAVE MADE PERSONAL TRIPS UP TO CITY HALL . SEVERAL EMAILS AND MESSAGES THAT HAVE COME BACK AND FORTH SO I WANT TO SAY ON BEHALF OF THE STAFF THAT WE ARE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THE COMMUNITY. WE HAVE ASSIGNED TWO STAFF MEMBERS TO HELP NAVIGATE THIS TIME , KRISTI BARNES IS COORDINATING WITH THE FAMILY. THAT WAY THE FAMILY HAS ONE POINT OF CONTACT AND NOT GETTING BARRAGED BY A, BUT , A BUNCH OF FOLKS ASKING QUESTIONS. SHE WILL BE UPDATING US WHENEVER WE HAVE INFORMATION ABOUT SERVICES, THE SORTS OF THINGS, MAKING SURE THAT THOSE WHO NEED TO KNOW, CAN NO. WE HAVE JAKE ISABEL, MANAGING THE EMPLOYEE ASPECT SIDE.
COORDINATOR WITH THE CHAPLAINS, GRIEF COUNSELORS AND SO ON AND SO FORTH SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE'S CONCERN, AND SHOW OF SUPPORT DURING THIS TIME. THANK YOU ALL
FOR THAT. >> PUBLIC BUDGET WORKSHOP, PART TWO, TWO WEEKS AGO ON SATURDAY WE HAD THE FIRST ASPECT OF THE PUBLIC BUDGET WORKSHOP WHERE WE HAD SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE, SEVEN, EIGHT DEPARTMENTS ALL SITTING AROUND THE PUBLIC TABLE, LEARNED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THE DEPARTMENT DOES, SHARED IDEAS, VISIONS ABOUT WHAT THINGS THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE, IN THE CITY OF HUTTO DO, MAYBE THEY ARE NOT DOING TODAY OR WE ARE NOT. ALL THOSE IDEAS WERE CAPTURED AND NOW THEY HAVE BEEN PRICED , THIS SATURDAY AT
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9:00, COTTONWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WE WILL SPEND TIME GOING OVER THE LIST OF ITEMS THAT WERE PRODUCED ON THE WORKSHOP SETTING. WE WISH OF THE PUBLIC WHAT THE DIFFERENT ITEMS COST, ANYTHING FROM A PARK IMPROVEMENT, NEW FACILITY, HIRING MORE POLICE OFFICERS, ALTHOUGH SORTS OF THINGS. SHOW THE PUBLIC HOW MUCH IT COST, WHAT THE IMPACT IS TO THE TAX RATE. HOW MUCH THE AVERAGE HOMEOWNER IN HUTTO WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE WHATEVER THAT THING IS. WE WILL EXPLAIN WHAT ALL THE ITEMS ARE WHENEVER WE HAVE GONE THROUGH THE ENTIRE PROCESS OF EXPLAINING EVERYTHING, THERE IS EXERCISE WHERE THE PUBLIC IS ENGAGED. SOME OF YOU HAVE DONE DOING DOT EXERCISES, PUTTING THINGS THAT WAY, THAT IS A PART OF THE PROCESS, BUT THE OTHER PART OF THE PROCESS IS INTERPRETIVE STRUCTURE MODELING PART. WE ACTUALLY DO INDIVIDUAL COMPARISONS AND WE WIND UP WITH A CONSENSUS OF MOST IMPORTANT TO THE LEAST IMPORTANT WHEN IT COMES IN TERMS OF WHAT HUTTO OR WHAT THE PUBLIC WANTS HUTTO TO EMPHASIZE IN THE BUDGET. AGAIN I WILL SAY THIS, I SAID THIS LAST WEEK AND SAY IT AGAIN THIS YEAR, THIS IS NOT THE DETERMINATION OF WHAT GOES IN THE BUDGET. IT IS A POINT OF INFORMATION, HOWEVER, LAST YEAR WAY MORE THAN HALF OF THE ITEMS THAT WERE PROPOSED IN THAT PUBLIC WORKSHOP ENDED UP BEING FUNDED BY THE CITY COUNCIL. IN THE BUDGET. IT DOES MATTER. EVEN IF YOU DO NOT COME TO THE FIRST ONE, PLEASE COME SATURDAY, THE MORE THE MERRIER.IT IS NOT FUN WITH THREE PEOPLE DOING DOTS SO LET'S HAVE 30 PEOPLE OR 300 PEOPLE DOING DOTS, WAY COOLER. WE WILL GO THROUGH THE PROCESS, SCHEDULED FROM 9:00 UNTIL 3:00, LONG SATURDAY. WE WILL HAVE LUNCH, BUT THE GREATEST BIT OF THAT IS USUALLY GOING THROUGH AND MAKING SURE EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS WHAT THE ITEMS ARE. I WILL DO MY BEST TO GET US OUT OF HERE BEFORE 3:00. WATER CONSERVATION, IT HAS BEEN SOMETIME SINCE WE LIFTED THE WATER RESTRICTIONS IN DECEMBER . TO CONSERVE THE VITAL WATER RESOURCE AND MANAGE SUMMER PEAK DEMANDS. STAGE I RESTRICTIONS MAY 1ST. STAGE I IS VOLUNTARY SO THIS IS THE PART ABOUT REMINDING PEOPLE THAT WATER CONSERVATION IS IMPORTANT. UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE RULES ARE, FIGURING OUT WHAT YOUR WATERING DAYS ARE SO THAT WAY WE HAVE TO GO TO THE MANDATORY RESTRICTIONS, WE DO NOT HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE OPERATING OUT OF IGNORANCE, BECAUSE THEY JUST DID NOT HAVE A TIME TO TRANSFER THEIR KNOWLEDGE OVER. THE STAGES VOLUNTARY, ENCOURAGE, BUT CERTAINLY A GOOD OPPORTUNITY IS ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE A NEW CUSTOMER TO EDUCATE ON THE SCHEDULES. VOLUME ] UPDATING THE HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN. HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN IS DESIGNED TO MINIMIZE OR ELIMINATE LONG-TERM RISK AND THE PUBLIC INPUT IS SURE OF THIS, BECAUSE OF FOLKS WHO LIVE HERE REALLY KNOW WHAT ARE THINGS OR THREATS TO US, TRAIN DERAILMENT COMES UP A LOT, FLASH FLOODING COMES UP A LOT. TORNADOES COME UP A LOT, BUT WE ARE KIND OF AT THE TIP OF TORNADO ALLEY, BUT IT COULD BE BUYERS, ANY NUMBER OF THINGS. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE GET THE FEEDBACK, BECAUSE BEING A PART OF THE HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN IS THE FIRST STEP TO PURSUE GRANTS TO HELP MITIGATE WHATEVER THOSE RISKS ARE. WE HAVE A NUMBER OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS. FIRST WE HAVE MOVIE IN THE PARK TOMORROW, FEATURING THE MOVIE MIGRATION. COME EARLY AND PARTICIPATE IN FUN ACTIVITIES INCLUDING BOUNCE HOUSES, CHALK ART, DOOR PRIZES AND MORE. YOU CAN SUPPORT THE HUTTO YOUTH BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION BY PURCHASING SOMETHING AT THE CONCESSIONS.
NEXT WE HAVE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND OLDER STUDENTS ARE INVITED TO JOIN US FOR A FREE NIGHT OF DANCING AT THE ADAPTIVE DANCE.
THIS IS OPEN TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DIVERSE PHYSICAL, COGNITIVE OR EMOTIONAL CAPABILITIES AND EMPHASIZES A WELCOMING AND ACCEPTING ENVIRONMENT WHERE EVERYONE COMES TOGETHER TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES. ALSO TEEN ESCAPE SUMMERCAMP IS NOW ACCEPTING ARE IS VP S. I HOPE THIS NOT THE TEEN ESCAPING FROM THE CAMP . I THINK THIS IS THE SUMMER ESCAPE , BUT THE FIELD GIBBOUS FOR AGES 12-14, PROVIDING A CERTIFIED BUS DRIVER, COUNSELORS, ALL ACCOMPANYING AND MONITORING THE TRIP TO PROVIDE A SAFE AND FUN EXPERIENCE. FINALLY WE HAVE THE SUNSET, SUMMER BLACK POTTY BASH COMING UP ON MAY 24, THIS IS A CELEBRATION OF MEMORIAL DAY , OUT HERE IN THE CO-OP SO COME ON OUT FOR A FUN RELAXED TIME, SPLASH PAD, KIDS ACTIVITIES, FOOD TRICKS, LIVE MUSIC, MARGARITAS, BECAUSE I THINK SOMEONE A SOFT OPENING
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RIGHT NOW. COME OUT AND HAVE A GREAT TIME. NEXT WE HAVE HUTTO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CELEBRATION OF SMALL BUSINESS STREET, EXPANSION PROGRAM OR BUSINESS THRIVE IS HOSTING ITS FIRST EVENT MAY 1 , 6:00 P.M., DOWNTOWN HUTTO OPEN TO LOCAL SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS AND ASPIRING ENTREPRENEURS. DURING A PANEL DISCUSSION EXPERTS WILL DISCUSS ACTIONABLE TAKEAWAYS THAT BUSINESS MARKETING, COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE, LEGAL BUSINESS MATTERS, FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT CAN PLACE YOUR BUSINESS ON A PATH TO SUCCESS. THAT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A NETWORKING OPPORTUNITY WITH THE PANELISTS AND ATTENDEES. SPACE IS LIMITED SO MAKE SURE YOU ARE IS VP AHEAD OF TIME. YOU MIGHT NOTICE THIS BEAUTIFUL QR CODE UP ON THE SCREEN. I WAS APPROACHED BY MY BRILLIANT STAFF WHO SAID MR. CITY MANAGER ARE YOU TIRED OF SAYING PLEASE GO LOOK AT THE CITY WEBSITE AT WWW.JIK01 DX .GOV FILL-IN THE BLANK SO I GUESS I AM, WE WILL PROVIDE A QR CODE THAT WILL TAKE YOU TO BASICALLY THAT LIST THE DETAILS FOR EVERYTHING THAT I JUST PRESENTED ALONG WITH THE OTHER ONGOING IMPORTANT ITEMS. NO MORE ME HAVING TO READ BITS AND HCTP OR WHATEVER SO PLEASE SCAN THE QR CODE AND OPEN UP THE APP AND YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS TONIGHT'S EVENTS. ALSO ON THE PRESENTATION WHICH IS AVAILABLE FOR THE PUBLIC SO IF YOU'RE WATCHING REMOTELY, YOU CAN POP IN YOUR COMPUTER SCREEN[7. PUBLIC COMMENT]
AND GET IT THERE. MAYOR, COUNCIL, CITIZENS, THAT COMPLETES MY COMMENTS . THANK YOU.>> NEXT WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT, PROVIDE YOUR NAME , YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. THE LIGHT WILL START A GREEN AND 30 SECONDS LEFT IT WILL GO TO YELLOW AND YOUR TIME IS UP,
READ . >> FIRST UP WE HAVE ALISHA
WILLIAMS. >> GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCIL, AIR, CITY MANAGER. I AM HERE NOT, BECAUSE I WANT TO BE, BECAUSE I DO NOT FEEL, BUT I WANTED TO COME AND SAY WORDS ABOUT ANGELA. AMONGST MANY THINGS, I CARE, I LOVE , I LOVE HUTTO AND I WANT HUTTO TO BE UNITED UNDER EVERYBODY'S HUMANITY. I THINK I PROBABLY COME IN THIS SPACE MORE THAN ENOUGH TIMES TO ASK FOR A SAFE SPACE.
ANGELA WAS A SAFE PERSON. SHE WAS VERY PROFESSIONAL. AND BEING IN THE CHARTER REVIEW, COMING UP HERE, I ALWAYS KNEW SHE WAS RIGHT THERE, DISCOMFORTING. THAT THE MORE, THAT THE LAST. WHAT I LOVED ABOUT ANGELA WAS HER EYES. SHE DID NOT SAY MUCH, BUT SHE DREW YOU IN, SHE IS VERY WARM, SHE WAS VERY PROFESSIONAL, VERY INVITING. THAT IS WHAT I EXPECT WHEN I COME TO CITY HALL. THAT IS A HOLD THAT WILL NOT BE PLACE VERY EASILY. MY HEART GOES OUT TO EVERYBODY.
ESPECIALLY HER FAMILY. I KNOW CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN, BLESSED WITH HER, I'M GLAD WE WERE BLESSED WITH HER. I WANTED TO GIVE SOMETHING . I'VE BEEN TOLD BY MY MOM, TOLD BY OTHER PEOPLE, SOMETIMES IT IS A GOOD THING TO CHANGE THE CHANNEL.
WHEN YOU HAVE A BAD DREAM OR A NEGATIVE THOUGHT, AS MUCH ENERGY AS YOU CAN PUT INTO HAVING THAT NEGATIVE THAT, YOU COULD PUT THE ENERGY INTO A POSITIVE THOUGHT. THERE HAVE BEEN SOME VERY HURTFUL THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED IN THIS PLACE , IN THIS SPACE. I COULD SAY THAT FOR MYSELF, BUT I CANNOT SPEAK FOR EVERYBODY ELSE, BUT I KNOW THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN HARMED, HURT, WHATEVER IT MAY BE. WITH IT IS RACIALLY WHETHER IT IS PERSONAL, WHETHER IT IS BEING MISUNDERSTOOD. I WOULD LIKE TO OFFER A GIFT, BECAUSE BEFORE THERE WAS A GIFT, IT DID NOT DO SO WELL. I WOULD LIKE TO REPLACE THAT MEMORY WITH A GOOD MEMORY. IN ANGELA'S NAME, IF I MAY, MAYOR? I WENT TO MISSY'S HUTTO FLOWER SHOP, I WAS LATE, SHE WAS CLOSE, SHE IS PIVOTING IS WHAT I READ ON
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THE SIGN. MAN, I REALLY WANTED TO GET ANGELA SOME FLOUR SO I WALKED DOWN TO THE GENERAL STORE AND I WAS LIKE, THEY HAVE CANDY LADY AND I WAS TELLING HER, LOOKING FOR A GIFT. IT JUST SO HAPPENS THAT SHE BROUGHT ME TO A PLACE ABOUT THIS WAS A PERFECT GIFT. IT IS THE ANGEL OF THE SPIRIT. IF I MAY, I WOULD LIKE TO PLACE THIS WHERE SHE WAS, IF THAT IS OKAY.>> COUNCIL ? >> I APPRECIATE YOU DOING
THIS. >> I WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO COME WITH THE SAME PROFESSIONALISM AND SAME SPIRIT THAT SHE CAME WITH, SHE WAS PROFESSIONAL. SHE DID THAT MAKE YOU FEEL EXCLUDED. SHE MADE YOU FEEL WELCOMED. SHE DID HER JOB. SHE DID IT, EXECUTED TO ME, TO PERFECTION. I ALWAYS KNEW THAT SHE WOULD BRING THE RIGHT THINGS ESPECIALLY WHEN I WAS FORGETTING THINGS. AS THE CHAIR. I JUST WANT TO LEAVE THE CITY WITH THIS SMALL TOKEN OF UNITY, AND HEALING, THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK AND ON BEHALF OF BLACK FAMILIES OF HUTTO, WE THANK HER SERVICE AND ON BEHALF OF THE CHARTER VIEW COMMISSION, WE THANK HER
>> NEXT WE HAVE GARY COLEMAN. >> GOOD EVENING,, NORMALLY I DO NOT READ FROM MY NOTES, I A GOOD ABOUT THIS, BUT TONIGHT I WANT TO READ OFF. TURNED TO WEEKS AGO I CAME BEFORE THE COUNCIL, TOTALLY NONPARTISAN MANNER. THE PURPOSE OF MY APPEARANCE WAS TO CAUTION THE COUNCIL, BUT THE DEVELOPER WANTING TO BUILD SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT LITERALLY ON THE LAWN OF THE TRANS-ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. MY COMMENTS WERE FROM THE HEART , MADE IN GOOD FAITH. AFTER MY SHORT SPEECH I HAD OPPORTUNITY COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE. I BELIEVE THAT IT WAS AN EXCELLENT MEETING. I WAS MORE THAN TAKEN BACK WHEN I WAS TEXT MESSAGED, SCREENSHOTS, TAKEN FROM THE COUNCIL, FROM A COUNSELOR'S FACEBOOK PAGE A WEEK LATER. IT CAUGHT MY ATTENTION, A PICTURE OF ME STANDING AT THIS PODIUM , FACING THE COUNCIL THE PREVIOUS WEEK. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I DISCOVERED THAT ONE OF THE COUNSELORS SITTING NOW BEFORE ME HAD IMPROPERLY ACCESSED CITY RESOURCES FOR THE PURPOSE OF USING MY PRESENTATION FOR HER POLITICAL AGENDA. THAT USE WAS NEITHER APPROVED NOR AUTHORIZED BY ME. WHAT SHOCKED ME MORE WAS HOW THE VIDEO WAS BEING USED. TO DENIGRATE AND BE SEARCH THE MAYOR. AFTER READING MANY OFFENDING POSTS I ASKED A SIMPLE QUESTION, CONFUSED, ARE YOU SAYING THAT, BECAUSE PEOPLE DISAGREE WITH YOU, OR A POSITION YOU TAKE SOLELY, BECAUSE OF YOUR RACE OR SEX? QUESTION MARK , QUESTION MARK, QUESTION MARK. THE POSTER RESPONDED THAT SHE HAD BEEN BULLIED A LITTLE, BECAUSE SHE WAS A FEMALE GROWING UP IN HUTTO, SHE WAS SEVERELY DISCRIMINATED AGAINST AND SILENCED WHEN SHE TRIED TO BRING ATTENTION TO THE WAY THAT SHE HAD BEEN TREATED. I WAS SOMEWHAT STUNNED BY THE RESPONSE AND I SAID, HAVE BEEN BULLIED IS YOUR DEFINITION OF DISCRIMINATION, THEN PRETTY SURE 100% OF THE POPULATION CAN CLAIM THAT STATUS. I DON'T KNOW ANYBODY WHO HAS NOT BEEN BULLIED AT SOME POINT IN TIME IN THEIR LIVES. I DO NOT THINK IT IS GOOD, BUT I THINK THERE ARE WAYS TO GET AROUND IT. THAT SIMPLE COMMENT ELICITED WHAT I TERM EXTREMELY OFFENSIVE, DENIGRATING, CAR. WORLD IS A SHOE SOON AS SHE MADE THE POST SHE IMMEDIATELY ME FROM THE PUBLIC FACEBOOK WEBSITE SO I COULD NEITHER RESPOND TO HER ABUSIVE COMMENT NOR FURTHER MONITOR WHAT WAS SAID ABOUT ME IN THAT FORUM. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION BY OTHERS REVEAL THAT SHE HAS CHANGE THE SECURITY AND SETTINGS ON THE SITE ONLY CERTAIN FRIENDS CAN SEE MY POST OR ANY WOULD BE AND UNDERSTATEMENT. THIS TYPE OF ABUSE OF CONDUCT IS EXACTLY WHAT THE SUPREME COURT RULED AGAINST BARELY A MONTH AGO. THIS IS A WEBSITE DENA CONDUCT CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS ON AND HAS SUCH HAS NO LEGAL RIGHT TO BLOCK MY PERSONAL PREVENT ME FROM SEEING ANYONE ELSE'S POST. THIS AND A POINT BEHAVIOR VIOLATES - LOW VOLUME ] PROTOCOL POLICY ADOPTED MAY 19, 2022 AS AMENDED. THAT POLICY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING, THE FOLLOWING
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RESTRICTION. ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS SHALL, ONE FULLY PARTICIPATE IN CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS AND OTHER PUBLIC FORUMS WHILE DEMONSTRATING RESPECT, KINDNESS, CONSIDERATION, AND COURTESY TO OTHERS. WILCOX BEHAVIOR ANDBEHAVIOR IS ANYTHING, BUT. >> NEXT WE HAVE ITEM 81,
[8.1. Economic Incentives Annual Review and Status Update]
ECONOMIC INCENTIVES, AND REVIEW AND STATUS .>> GOOD EVENING, CHENEY CAMPBELL DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THIS PRESENTATION IS GOING TO BE IN RESPONSE TO THE ORDINANCE THAT WAS PASSED AT THE PREVIOUS COUNCIL MEETING TO WHERE WE WILL ANNUALLY UPDATE COUNCIL ON ALL OUTSTANDING CONSENT AGREEMENTS ARE ACTIVE, I THINK WAS A TERM USED IN THE ORDINANCE SO WE WILL GO OVER THREE CATEGORIES.
I WILL DIVIDE THEM UP INTO CITY ONLY INCENTIVES, CITY AND EDC INCENTIVES THEN WE WILL ALSO REVIEW OFFERS. SO THIS IS A LIST OF ALL OF THE CITY INCENTIVES . SO YOU CAN SEE NINE CURRENTLY THEN THE COMING SLIDES I WILL BREAK DOWN EACH ONE . FOR CARMEL CREEK, ESTABLISH DAY, ESTABLISH IN 2012, UPDATED 2018. WE HAVE AN ESTIMATED EXPIRATION DATE OF 2025. JUST BASED ON THE PAYMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED THUS FAR. FOR THE AGREEMENT IS IN 2034 OR UNTIL THE QUARTER PAYMENTS WERE MADE. YOU WILL SEE THE. TOTAL THERE, ALMOST $10 MILLION, OUTSTANDING BALANCE OF $330 LOW VOLUME ] I PROVIDED THE STRUCTURE ON THERE SO YOU COULD SEE WHAT THE MAKE UP OF THE AGREEMENT WAS. FOR THIS PARTICULAR ONE IT WAS 80% OF THE IMPACT FEES, REIMBURSED, AS WELL AS 80% OF THE SALES TAX REIMBURSE THEN 100% OF THE PROPERTY TAX REIMBURSE FOR THE TERM. PER THE TERM OF THE AGREEMENT, EVERYTHING HAS TO BE COMPLETED BY 2034. THE OUTSTANDING DELIVERABLES FOR THIS ONE ARE THE ANNUAL PAYMENTS TO THE AGREEMENT. I'M SORRY, DO YOU WANT TO ASK QUESTIONS AS I GO OR AT THE END?
>> JUST KEEP FLYING. >> I THE QUESTION .
>> OKAY. >> CAN YOU EXPLAIN THIS REIMBURSEMENT OR 100% PRETAX REIMBURSEMENT SO IS COLLECTED BY THE COUNTY FROM THE PROPERTY TAX OWNER THEN THE CITY SUBMITTED BACK TO THE HOMEOWNER OR BUSINESS HOMEOWNER
HOW DOES THAT WORK? >> TO THE DEVELOPMENT
INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ] . >> SIMPLE QUESTION .
>> YES. >> MAYBE I AM CONFUSING SO YOU
HOW THIS WORKS AS IT WAS WITH THE DEVELOPER SO ALL OF THE PARCELS INCLUDED IN THAT AGREEMENT, ALL OF THOSE ARE CAPTURED ON THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT SO YOU CAN SEE THE ASSESSMENT, BUT THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR TURNING IN THAT THEY PAY THEIR TAXES NOT JUST WHAT IT WAS ASSESSED. ONCE THEY PROVIDE RECEIPT THAT THEY PAID IT, THEN CITY ISSUES THE REIMBURSEMENT.
>> NOT TO SIMPLY ON YOUR OR GOING TO YOUR APPRAISAL ? SEE THAT RIGHT NOW? YOU HAVE 100% --
>> COUNCILMEMBER, I COULD EXPAND. IT IS ON THE PROPERTIES WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES TO PAY THE TAX.
ONCE WE HAVE CERTIFIED THAT THE TAX HAS BEEN PAID WE COLLECT ALL OF THE PAYMENTS, ALL THE PROPERTIES, IN THE AREA. REMIT THOSE TO THE DEVELOPER . IT IS NOT GOING BACK TO THE INDIVIDUAL HOMEOWNERS OR THE BUSINESSES, BUT IT IS GOING TO THE DEVELOPER TO PAY THEM BACK FOR THE INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS THAT THEY WERE INCURRED TO BUILD THE PROJECT.
>> WHAT WAS THE MAX? 10 MILLION ?
>> IT IS 10.2 OR 10.3 OR SOMETHING, WE PAID 999, BUT WE HAVE
>> MY QUESTION ON THAT SO INCLUDES RESIDENTIAL?
>> THIS ONE DOES, YES. >> RESIDENTIAL HOMEOWNER WHO LIVES IN CARMEL CREEK, THEY PAY THEIR PROPERTY TAXES AND HE GOES TO WILLIAMSON COUNTY. COMES TO US THEN WE PAY IT BACK TO THE DEVELOPER WHO BUILT THAT HOUSE ORIGINALLY
>> NO, TO THE DEVELOPER WHO WILL THE INFRASTRUCTURE SO THE
OVERLAPPING SPEAKERS ] >> NOT THE HOMEBUILDER, BUT THE
HORIZONTAL DEVELOPER ? >> CORRECT.
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>> THE ONE WHO PUT IN THE ROADS?
>> RIGHT. >> GOT YOU, OKAY, THAT IS
HELPFUL, THANK YOU. >> ACROSS FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL SO AS THEY ARE BUILDING OUT, THAT IS ACCELERATING THE PBIC RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE WE GET PROPERTY TAX FROM THEM AS IT IS BUILT SO WE WILL CLEAR THIS OFF PRETTY
SOON . >> YEAH, THAT IS WHY THE ESTIMATED EXPIRATION DATE IS 2025, BECAUSE WE ONLY HAVE THE
ONE. LEFT. >> ONE PAYMENT LEFT.
>> HOW MUCH DO WE HAVE LESSER ?
>> 1.3 MILLION. >> SO THAT WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT BOOST FOR THE CITY A YEAR FROM NOW, RIGHT?
>> CORRECT. >> THE ONLY QUESTION I HAD INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ] EVEN THOUGH WE WERE GIVING IT BACK .
>> SO WHAT I AM SAYING IS IT IS NOT ALWAYS A BONUS, BUT WE LOST IT AND
INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ]. >> THAT BRINGS UP A POINT CANCEL AS WE GO THROUGH THIS YOU WILL SEE SIMILAR STRUCTURES, THINGS LIKE THAT. REIMBURSED MEANS THAT WE COLLECT IT THEN PAY IT OUT AND ABATEMENT MEANS WE NEVER COLLECT IT SO IT HITS THE ROLE A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY .
>> NEXT UP IS STAR RANCH, EGP AREA . ESTABLISHED IN 2013.
UPDATE AND 2016. SET TO EXPIRE IN 2048. OUR PAYMENTS THROUGH THE END OF MARCH OF THIS YEAR, 218,752.23. ESTIMATED REMAINING PAYMENTS ARE $8.9 MILLION. THE STRUCTURE IS A 60% SALES TAX MEMBERS MET NOT TO EXCEED 9.309 270 AMOUNT .
TERM IS 35 YEARS OR UNTIL THAT AMOUNT IS SATISFIED.
OUTSTANDING DELIVERABLES ON THIS ONE ARE STILL CONSTRUCTION EFFICIENT MILESTONES THEN ALSO SOME
PENDING . >> THAT GOES BACK TO THE HORIZONTAL DEVELOPER WHO ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED IT ? WHAT IT SAYS, STAR RANCH HEB OR IS IT JUST HEB OR ALL THE BUSINESSES IN THAT HEB AREA OR WHICH WENT ARE INCLUDED ?
>> IT IS THE WHOLE DEVELOPMENT
>> CHRISTINA BISHOP, CITY CONTROLLER. ALL THE SALES TAXES INCLUDED ARE ALL OF THE BUSINESSES IN THE STAR RANCH AEROSOL HEB AND SURROUNDING BUSINESSES. MOST OF THE PHASES FOR REPAYMENT GO BACK TO THE DEVELOPER. I THINK IT IS TWO
PHASES THAT GO TO HEB . >> NOW THERE IS A PART OF STAR RANCH THAT IS TRAVIS COUNTY ] WE DO NOT GET THAT, RIGHT? THAT IS NOT FOR US?
IS IT? >> WE COULD ONLY COLLECT IN THE AREAS THAT HAVE SPECIAL PURPOSE TAX.
>> I DO NOT KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT I DO KNOW THAT WE ARE
OVERLAPPING SPEAKERS ] >> I AM ONLY INCLUDING SALES TAXES THAT ARE REPORTED OR COLLECTED BY THE CITY OF HUTTO
ON OUR SOFTWARE . >> IS WAIT AFTER THIS PRESENTATION WE CAN PASS THESE AGREEMENTS AT THE COUNCIL, BECAUSE I THINK IT IS HELPFUL FOR THEM, BECAUSE WE COULD MAKE
OVERLAPPING SPEAKERS ] >> LIKE TWO GREAT DEALS, BECAUSE MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE WAS PUT IN . IF I UNDERSTAND AGREEMENTS , THE DEVELOPER USED THEIR MONEY TO FINANCE ALL THIS MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE, SOME INCLUDING EXTENSION OF 608 FIVE, SOME INCLUDING THE EXTENSION OF STAR RANCH BOULEVARD AND THE OTHER PLACE THAT WE HAVE THEN THEY USED THEIR MONEY, THEIR FINANCE HE, DO NOT CHARGE ANYBODY OR ANYONE EXTRA ON OUR SITE. IN 35 YEARS TO GET PAID BACK, BUT THEY ARE GETTING PAID BACK WITH INFLATION EVERYTHING, GET PAID BACK ESSENTIALLY LESS THAN WHAT THEY PUT IN, BECAUSE THEY MAY HAVE PUT 10 MILLION, BUT 10,000,020 YEARS FROM NOW IS NOT THE SAME $10 MILLION WHERE AS IF THE CITY GOES AROUND AND DOES THIS, WE JUST KEEP RAISING TAXES ON EVERYBODY FOR DEVELOPMENT. THIS IS ALMOST IN MY MIND DEVELOPMENT PAYING FOR DEVELOPMENT, BUT IF WE READ IT ALL, WE COULD STILL HAVE DIFFERENT OPINIONS, BUT AT LEAST WE KNOW WHAT WE ARE READING INSTEAD OF JUST COMING OUT WITH SOME OF THESE, BECAUSE I THINK THIS ONE HERE IS STILL BUILDING THE ROAD ALL THE WAY UP WHICH I THINK WAS IT 14 YEARS, JAMES? STAR RANCH COPY ANNEXED INTO HUTTO IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY?
>> UH-HUH. >> NUMBER 3, PARADIGM, INNOVATION BISMARCK, ESTABLISHED VOLUME ] EXPECTED TO EXPIRE IN 2029, EXCUSE ME. TOTAL PAYMENTS OF ARE JUST UNDER $80,000. WE HAVE ESTIMATED
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ALMOST STRAIGHT 60% PROPERTY TAX REIMBURSEMENT. THE TERM IS 10 YEARS. THEY ARE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN 125 OR MORE FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES. THEY HAVE TO REMAIN IN OPERATION DURING THE FULL TERM OF THE AGREEMENT AND ALSO HAVE TO SUBMIT THEIR ANNUAL PROPERTY TAXES SHOWING THEY WERE PAID.>> THIS IS WHERE EVEN AFTER WE ARE DONE WE WILL TRACK THIS UNTIL 2029, BECAUSE IF THEY WERE TO CLOSE UP SHOP BEFORE THEN THEY WOULD HAVE TO PAY US BACK, RIGHT?
>> UH-HUH. >> NEXT UP IS SELL SIDE MARKET , ESTABLISHED IN 2019. THE EXPIRATION A SEPARATE 2036.
THROUGH MARCH OF THIS YEAR. WE PAID ALMOST $61,000. WE STILL HAVE ABOUT $120,000 LEFT. THE STRUCTURE FOR THIS IS 60% SALES TAX REIMBURSEMENT, NOT TO EXCEED 180,000. TERM OF THE AGREEMENT IS 14 YEARS. OUTSTANDING DELIVERABLES OF THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO MAINTAIN 43 EMPLOYEES THEN ALSO HAVE TO SUBMIT EARLY FINANCIALS. FOR BRIGHT TOM, ESTABLISHED IN 2019, UPDATED IN 2022. SAID EXPIRATION OF THE AGREEMENT IS 2032, HOWEVER, IT IS ESTIMATED TO BE COMPLETED IN 2029. BASED ON THE PAYMENTS AND THE AGREEMENT NOT TO EXCEED SO SO FAR WE PAID ALMOST $30,000, BUT WE HAVE $92,000 LEFT. THIS IS A 90% PROPERTY TAX ABRIDGMENT IN THE FIRST YEAR THEN 45% PROPERTY TAX REIMBURSEMENT OF THE SUBSEQUENT YEARS OF THE REMAINING TERM. SO FAR THEY THINK THAT THEY STILL NEED TO PREVENT OF THE ANNUAL PROPERTY TAX. RECEIPTS THEN QUARTERLY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THEY ALSO HAVE WORKFORCE REQUIREMENT TO MAINTAIN 85 OR MORE FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES. NUMBER 6, CABAL, ESTABLISHED IN 2021, EXPIRATION DATE FOR THE AGREEMENT IS 2033.
AS OF MARCH OF THIS YEAR WE HAVE NOT PAID ANY FUNDS AND THE BALANCE OF THE AGREEMENT IS $140,000. THE STRUCTURE IS 20% PROPERTY TAX REIMBURSEMENT NOT TO EXCEED 140,000 OVER A TEN-YEAR TERM. THE OUTSTANDING DELIVERABLES IN ORDER TO SATISFY PROGRESSIVE IF TO EAT MACRINUS, IF THE REQUIREMENT GROWS OVER TIME. THEN THEY ALSO HAVE SPENDING REQUIREMENTS ON THE FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT WITHIN THE FIRST. THIS SHOULD BE YEAR
>> IS THERE A REASON WE HAVE NOT PAID ANY MONEY OUT, BECAUSE I KNOW I DID NOT BRING UP STAR RANCH, BUT WAS LIKE $3 MILLION SITTING THERE , HOLDING THIS UP TO GET MONEY PAID BACK?
>> MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT , BECAUSE IT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 21, THERE WAS STILL CONSTRUCTION PEER TO THE ACTUAL REPORTING PROPERTY TAX WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED UNTIL, WHAT
YEAR, CHRISTINA ? >> APPEARED STARTED IN JANUARY OF 2023. THIS IS SOMETHING I THINK STAFF IS LOOKING INTO RIGHT NOW WHY WE HAVE NOT ESTIMATE NOTHING HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO US OR WHAT WE CAN DO -- I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON INTERNALLY. IF PEOPLE HAVE NOT SUBMITTED IT, WHAT WE DO TO HELP? STIR THINGS ALONG TO FIND THERE IS ANY RECENT.
>> HAS NATHAN CONTACTED -- I KNOW YOU ARE BUSY .
>> BELIEVE SO, BUT I WOULD HAVE TO CHECK MY EMAILS, BUT THERE IS A TAX REPRESENTATIVE THAT IS REPRESENTING A FEW OF THE BUSINESSES AND INNOVATION PART. NO PARADIGM IS ONE, BUT I WOULD HAVE TO CHECK AND SEE IF THEY ARE ALSO INCLUDED, BUT THEY HAVE REPRESENTATION, COMMUNICATED WITH THEM, IF THEY ARE NOT ON THE LIST I WILL MAKE SURE WE TALK WITH THEM.
>> TIGHT END WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2020. EXPIRATION AGREEMENT IS 2033. WE HAVE NOT PAID ANYTHING TO DATE. WE HAVE $70,000 LEFT IN THE AGREEMENT TO PAY. THIS IS A 20% PROPERTY TAX REIMBURSEMENT IN THE TERM OF 10 YEARS. REQUIRED TO SUBMIT QUARTERLY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CAPITAL EXPENSE RECEIPTS THEN PROOF OF 64+ FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES. SEVEN ON
>> THAT IS IT. >> YOU SHOULD ASK JOE TO
SUBMIT SOMETHING. >> YEAH, THIS BRINGS UP ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY. AS WE HAVE BEEN REVIEWING THESE, REALLY GLAD THAT THIS IS HAPPENING, BECAUSE IT HAS IDENTIFIED SOME GAPS AND PROCESSES INTERNALLY SO WE ARE WORKING ON WHAT TYPE OF PROCESS WOULD BE MOST APPROPRIATE. THE APPLICATION IS ON THE OTHER PARTY TO PROVIDE THIS. WE ARE OFFERING THEM MONEY AND THEY NEED TO SUPPLY THE EVIDENCE TO TRIGGER THOSE
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PAYMENTS , BUT AS A GOOD PARTNER IN THE COMMUNITY WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE AT LEAST MAKING A GOOD EFFORT TO REMIND THEM THAT THESE REPORTS ARE DUE IN ORDER FOR THEM TO RECEIVE. PAYMENT. EFFECTIVELY WITH ALL THE AGREEMENT HOLDERS .>> ANOTHER KIND OF QUESTION, THIS ONE IS SMALL, BUT SAY STAR RANCH, 3 MILLION, I THINK WAS IN A SEPARATE ACCOUNT, BUT ARE WE ALLOCATING THESE LIKE IN A SEPARATE SOMEWHERE -- IF ALL OF A SUDDEN, AFTER THE MEETING, OH, MY GOSH I HAD TO TURN IN PAPERWORK DO I GET PAID? THEY SEND ALL THAT MONEY IN, ALL OF A SUDDEN WE HAVE A COLD OR IS THIS MONEY OR 20% OF LAST YEAR'S TAXES, IS THAT SITTING IN THE FUN WITH A DRAW
ON IT A BUDGET FOR THAT? >> FOR THE MOST SUBSTANTIAL ONES, YEAH, WE ACCRUE FOR IT, BECAUSE YOU DO NOT WANT TO BE SUBMITTING ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU HAVE A $3 MILLION HIT A FUND BALANCE OUT OF NOWHERE. TRUTHFULLY WITH COBOL AND TITAN, MAYBE A LITTLE BIT OF MISUNDERSTANDING OR CONFUSION ON WHEN THE INCENTIVE APPEARED WAS TO ACTUALLY START SO THIS IS SOMETHING WE ARE WORKING THROUGH WITH THESE TWO AGREEMENTS IN PARTICULAR, BUT OTHER AGREEMENTS LIKE SOUTHSIDE, THINGS LIKE THAT, WE DO ACCRUE FOR THOSE.
>> WHEN WE DO THE BUDGET THIS YEAR CAN WE HAVE A SET OF AGREEMENT WITH ITS OWN LINE ITEM WHERE WE HAVE SOME SORT OF
ACCRUAL ? >> YES, EAR WE CAN. I THINK LAST YEAR WE HAD THAT SAME SORT OF INFORMATION AND THERE SO WE WILL MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS REFLECTED.
>> IF I AM READING THIS RIGHT EVEN THOUGH THE AGREEMENT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2020, THAT DOES NOT NECESSARILY MEAN THAT IS WHEN PACO STARTED GOING, BECAUSE I HAD TO MEET CERTAIN CRITERIA FOR IT TO EVEN START, RIGHT?
>> THEY ARE NOT ELIGIBLE YET THERE IS LOTS OF LEVERS AND DIFFERENT TRIGGERS FOR VARIOUS PIGMENTS AT CERTAIN TIMES.
ALSO LANGUAGE IN THERE THAT SOME OF THE AGREEMENTS, IF THEY DO NOT SUBMIT OR DO NOT HIT THEIR FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE COUNT THAT THEIR VISIT GOING EITHER THAT YEAR' AS. FOR THE ENTIRE AGREEMENT SO WE HAVE WENT COMING UP THAT I WILL SHARE WITH YOU THAT THEY MISS THEIR DEADLINE AND PER THE AGREEMENT WE WERE ABLE TO THAT IS WHAT COUNCIL DECIDES TO DO.
>> IF WE GET AND THAT IS A DATE FOR THE DATA WAS ESTABLISHED AND THE DATE THE PAIN THE PAYMENT OR REIMBURSEMENT WAS THAT I THINK THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.
>> THAT BRINGS UP ANOTHER GREAT POINT. FIRST TIME DOING THE ANNUAL UPDATE SO WE WELCOME THE FEEDBACK. THIS WAS OUR BEST STAB AT IT AS STAFF, BUT WE WELCOME THE FEEDBACK . IF THERE ARE THINGS THAT ARE MISSING, WE WILL BE SURE TO ADD THAT OR IF THERE IS FOLLOW-UP IN 2016, EXPIRATION SEPARATE 2020 FOR. WE HAVE NOT PAID ANYTHING TO DATE. THEIR IS JUST UNDER $600,000 IN REMAINING PAYMENTS. STRUCTURE WAS 20, 50% PROPERTY TAX REIMBURSEMENT, PHASED TERM WAS SEVEN YEARS. THEY HAVE NOT READ IT PROOF OF UPPITY VALUE, TEXAS, SORRY, PROOF OF TAXABLE PROPERTY VALUE, $750,000 OR MORE, WHICH WAS IN THE AGREEMENT. THAT VALUE WAS NOT REESE UNTIL 2021 . THEY ALSO HAVE TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION SHOWING THEIR EMPLOYEE COUNT IS
LOW VOLUME ] >> THAT IS THE LANGUAGE ,
RIGHT? >> CAN WE GET IN THE WHITE SPACE CAN WE GET WHERE THESE ARE QUICK SO FOR VISUAL LEARNERS IT IS A BIT OF LEMON OF COURSE.
>> APPRECIATE IT. >> WE HAD COMMUNICATION FOR
THIS YET ? >> NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE.
>> HERE IS MY CONCERN, WE HAD THIS BEFORE, BUT I KNOW A LOT OF THESE TIMES IT IS UP TO THEM TO SUPPLY TO US, BUT WE HAVE GOT EMAILS TODAY ABOUT SOMEONE WHO HAS GIVEN US INFORMATION AND WE HAVE NOT ACTED ON IT WHICH COULD CAUSE A PROBLEM.
WE HAD THE BROOKLYN, SOMEONE IS EMAILING US AND WE DID NOT ANSWER SO THAT CAUSE THE PROBLEM. I THINK THAT WOULD AFFECT EVERYBODY IF WE ARE SAYING, HEY, YOU HAVE NOT TURNED HER STUFF IN OR YOU HAVE WHEN YOU'RE LEFT SO IF WE SAY, IT EXPIRED ENOUGH OR A MONTH AGO, AND SOMEONE SUES US AND INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ] TO AND EMPLOYEE THAT DOESN'T ANSWER EMAILS. IT WOULD JUST SEEM LIKE IT WOULD BE SO MUCH EASIER FOR US TO BE PROACTIVE AND LOOK FOR THE PARTNER, WANT YOU TO BE SUCCESSFUL, $600,000, SO DO YOU HAVE YOUR WHATEVER IT IS YOU GOT TO HAVE? I KNOW YOU'RE GETTING THERE, THIS IS 2016, PROBABLY JUST FOUND IT NOT TOO LONG AGO, DO NOT KNOW WHO THEY
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ARE OR WHERE THEY ARE ATARE THEY STILL IN BUSINESS ? >> AS FAR AS I KNOW, YES, BUT TO YOUR POINT, THOSE ARE THE TYPES OF THINGS THAT WILL GO INTO THE INTERNAL PROCESS SO THIS IS OUR LEVEL SET I WOULD SAY. SO THE OUTREACH WILL BE THERE. HOWEVER, IF THE AGREEMENT IS STRUCTURED IN A WAY THAT NOT MEETING CERTAIN QUALIFICATIONS OR DELIVERABLES, TERMINATE THE AGREEMENT, THOSE WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK, BECAUSE LEGALLY WE CANNOT BE GIVEN MONEY IF THE TERMS WERE NOT MET. MAYBE YOU WILL SEE A LOT OF THESE AGREEMENTS COMING FORWARD TO PROVIDE THEM IN, BUT DEFINITELY MAKE SURE THAT IS PART OF THE PROCESS AND TO YOUR POINT, LEVEL SETTING, REACHING OUT TO EVERYONE THAT WE DOCUMENTED,
>> EXCUSE ME. WHO IS IT THAT IS REACHING OUT TO THESE
BUSINESS OWNERS ? >> SOME OF IT HAS BEEN KRISHNA, IS THE SPECIALS, HANDLING VOLUME ] A LOT OF BUSINESS VISITS. I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF JOINING HER. LAST WEEK OR THE WEEK BEFORE, TO GO MEET WITH COBOL, WE GOT SOME INFORMATION FROM THEM. THAT HAS OPENED UP THOSE LINES OF COMMUNICATION SO REALLY GRATEFUL THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO GET THAT PERSONAL SERVICE TO THE BUSINESSES. SHE HAS BEEN DOING A LOT OF IT. I DO NOT KNOW OR I WOULD HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE AGREEMENTS TO SEE WHO IS SIGNING FOR THESE, JUST TRIED TO FIGURE OUT THE APPROPRIATE PERSON, IF THEY HAVE NOT COMMUNICATED OR TURNED IN ANY INFORMATION FOR US. IT WILL BE A LITTLE BIT
OPPORTUNITY. >> USUALLY IF YOU'RE TRYING TO REACH SOMEONE ABOUT MONEY THAT YOU OWE THEM, THEY ARE PRETTY RESPONSIVE CALL, HEY, THIS IS OUR AGREEMENT, CAN YOU PROVIDE ABC?
>> THAT DOCUMENTATION. >> THE LAST AGREEMENT FOR CITY EXCLUSIVE, SKYBOX. THIS IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN THE OTHER AGREEMENT SO THAT IS WHY PUT IT ON HERE LAST. ESTABLISH AND 2023, THE EXPIRATION IS THAT FOR 2035, PLUS, THE REASON FOR THAT IS IF YOU WILL SEE DOWN IN THE TERM SECTION, TENURES PER BUILDING. SO THE FIRST BUILDING WILL HAVE AN EXPIRATION DATE FOR THIS AGREEMENT AND 2035, DEPENDING ON WHEN SUBSEQUENT BUILDINGS COME ONLINE, EACH ONE GETS ITS OWN 10 YEAR TERM. WE WILL NOT KNOW UNTIL THE CAMPUS IS BUILT , EXACTLY. THE STRUCTURE OF THIS ONE IS 50% ABATEMENT OF TAXABLE VALUE FOR FURNITURE, FIXTURES AND EQUIPMENT. TENURE TERM FOR BUILDING , THIS HAS NOT STARTED YET, DO NOT HAVE BUILDINGS, BUT WE EXPECT TO HAVE A COMPLETED BUILDING, BUILDINGS IN 2025, BUT THE ANNUAL COMPANY VALUES WILL NEED TO BE REPORTED BY THE TAX APPRAISAL DISTRICT, VERIFY AND WE WILL USE THAT, THEY COORDINATE THAT FOR US WHICH IS NICE. THAT GETS ABATED RATHER THAN THE OTHER AGREEMENTS THAT WE HAVE WHERE WE TAKE MONEY THEN REIMBURSE IT , BUT THIS IS DONE THROUGH THE COUNTY LEVEL, BECAUSE IT IS ABATEMENT.
>> THAT IS CAPTURED ON HERE, THEY COULD ] TENURE TERM . I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU SHOW THIS, BUT JUST FOR OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS, THEY MAY NOT KNOW.
>> JUST OF THE FUTURE . >> I WILL MAKE SURE TO ADD THE
DETAIL. >> OKAY, NEXT SECTION IS THE INCENTIVE THAT ARE CITY AND EDC AGREEMENTS, SO WE HAVE EIGHT OF THESE TO GO OVER. FIRST IS OF EVIL ESTABLISH AND 2021 COME EXPIRES IN 2033. THE PAYMENTS TO THE END OF MARCH OF THIS YEAR WAS 70,000 -- 75,000 VOLUME ] STRUCTURE IS $25,000 PER YEAR FOR YEARS TWO THROUGH 5 P.M. THEN $21,000 FOR YEARS, FOR YEARS SIX THROUGH 10.
TENURES IS A MAXIMUM OR UNTIL THE MAX DOLLAR AMOUNT IS MET.
THE DELIVERABLES HERE ARE PROOF OF PROGRESSIVELY INCREASED FTE SO THIS IS PHASED SIMILAR TO THE PREVIOUS ONE. PROVIDING WAGES AND INSURANCE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AGREEMENT DETAILS. A AND D, ESTABLISH IN 2018, EXPIRES 2028. THROUGH MARCH, WE PAID $150,000. WE HAVE $25,000 LEFT.
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WE WOULD EXPECT THIS TO EXPIRE IN 2028. THIS IS A GRANT STRUCTURE OVER 10 YEARS. THIS IS A WORKFORCE GRANT SO THEY HAVE TO PROVIDE PROOF OF A FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE COUNT OF 40 OR MORE.>> ONE SECOND . >> OKAY. SEVEN NOT SURE WITH THE $2.5 MILLION IS, I APOLOGIZE.
OF VALUE, PROPERTY VALUATION, BECAUSE I THINK THEIR WAS A YEAR THAT WE LOOK AT AMENDING THE AGREEMENT, BECAUSE THE ASSESSMENT OF HOW THEY DID THAT, IT HIT THE THRESHOLD. DO
YOU REMEMBER THAT CONVERSATION? >> SIMILAR SITUATION HAPPENED WITHOUT THE SOLUTIONS AS WELL SO WE WILL UPDATE THAT AND GET
THAT CLARIFIED. >> FOR K TONIC, ESTABLISH IN 2021, EXPIRES IN 2031. WE PAID $120,000 TO DATE, HAVE 10,000 AND REMAINING PAYMENTS. AGAIN EXPECT THIS TO NOT KNOW THE FULL TERM TO 2031. 10 YEAR GRANT STRUCTURE AND THIS AGAIN IS A WORKFORCE GRANT SO TIED TO THE FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES .
PROJECT V, FOUR EVO COMING LATER THIS YEAR, ESTABLISH IN 2023. THE TERM OF THE AGREEMENT GOES THROUGH 2035. WE ARE NOT PAID ANYTHING YET. THE TOTAL INCENTIVE IS $5.5 MILLION. THE STRUCTURE IS A GRANT PIECE OF 4 MILLION AND THE AMOUNTS VARY OVER TIME AND BASED ON WHAT STARTS THE SEE ALSO ONCE THE BUILDING IS UP AND HAS CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY, THAT WILL TRIGGER THE INITIAL PAYMENT AND VOLUME ] ALSO A SALES TAX REIMBURSEMENT COMPONENT OF A TOTAL OF $1.5 MILLION MAXIMUM. THAT PERCENT BERRIES OVER THE TERM OF THE AGREEMENT SO THE TERM IS 10 YEARS OR UNTIL THE $5.5 MILLION IS MET WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. LISTENING DELIVERABLES AS A MENTION , GOT UP GETS HER CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY, WE WILL KICK THAT ONE OFF THEN CONTINUE OPERATIONS DURING THE DURATION OF THE AGREEMENT THEN INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ] SALES TAX REVENUES.
>> SURE. >> FOR PROJECT IN Q2, TOWN WEST COMMON SPACE TWO, NOT KICKED OFF OF THE ACADEMY HOPING LESTER, WILL BE THE REMAINDER OF THAT DEVELOPMENT, SLATED TO COME ON NEXT SERVICE DEVELOPMENT. EXPIRATION -- SORRY ESTABLISH IN 2023, EXPIRES IN 2035. SO FAR WE PAID $350,000. THAT WAS THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR THE ACADEMY, THAT INITIATED THE INCENTIVE PERIOD. THE REMAINING PARENTS ESTIMATE PAYMENTS ARE STRUCTURE SIMILAR TO PROJECT B FOR EVIL IS GRANT., THOSE AMOUNTS VARY THEN THE SALES TAX REIMBURSEMENT IS $5 MILLION
MAXIMUM. >> ON THAT ONE, IS THAT THEY'RE ALSO , GET NOT JUST CONSTRUCTION MILESTONES, BUT SPECIFICALLY BE PETCO OR FOOD STORE UNLIKE ATE PETCO, CHEWIES OR RESTAURANT LIKE CHEWIES?
>> YES, THIS SHOWS SOME NICE EVOLUTION IN THE INCENTIVE AGREEMENT SO WE STARTED PUTTING MORE TEETH IN THERE, CLARIFYING THE BUSINESSES WITH ME THE TERMS IN THE AGREEMENT. WE DID, WE AND THE ACADEMY, TO YOUR COMMENT, NAMED CHEWIES OR SIMILAR, I THINK THE OTHER ONE WAS A PET SUPPLY AND RETAIL STORE, SIMILAR TO PETCO . SO IT IS DETERMINED ON SQUARE FOOTAGE AS WELL AS COMPLETION DATES. SO THEY HAVE TO ADD NEW BUILDINGS OF A CERTAIN SIZE AT A CERTAIN TIME IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THEIR GRANT FUNDING. THERE IS A LOT OF LEVERS IN THERE, AUDITORS AND MILESTONE SO YES, ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE INCLUDED IN THE GRANT PORTION THEN THE SALES TAXES, YOU KNOW, GENERATES WHAT IT GENERATES AS THEY COME ONLINE AND REIMBURSE UP TO THE MAXIMUM .
>> JENNY, I WOULD AGREE WITH THE MAYOR, TO GET KIND OF THE READOUT OF THESE, BECAUSE LIKE CONSTRUCTION MILESTONES , JUST THE NAKED EYE,
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WHAT THE MILESTONES ARE, IF THEY ARE HITTING THEM.>> YES, THERE IS A LOT OF DETAIL IN THESE AGREEMENTS OH FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE PUBLIC PRESENTATION, WE JUST WANTED TO TRY TO GET OVER YOU. IF THEY ARE IN COMPLIANCE OR NOT, THEN GET FEEDBACK FROM YOU ALL TO IMPROVE THIS MOVIE FOR, BUT WE ARE HAPPY TO PROVIDE THAT. YOU WILL SEE IN THE AGREEMENT THAT IT WILL BE SHARED. I AM HOPING TO ALSO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE AND AGREEMENT SUMMARY SHEET , BECAUSE I KNOW THERE IS A LOT OF LEGAL JARGON IN THERE, KIND OF COMPETITIVE THINGS THAT ARE REQUIRED AS PART OF THESE AGREEMENTS. IT HAS BEEN ON THE WISH LIST JUST TO DO A SUMMARY SHEET AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION AS WELL AS WE LOOK OVER THE AGREEMENT SO HOPEFULLY THAT WILL HELP SIMPLIFY AND HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW THEN ACTUAL DOCUMENT ITSELF. WE WOULD LIKE TO REVIEW THAT.
>> IT WOULD BE AWESOME TOO TO GO TO HEB WEBSITE IF YOU COULD SEE THAT, SO PEOPLE CAN ACTUALLY SEE, ONE, WHAT IT IS WE ARE DOING THE IS, THEN ALSO , BECAUSE IT IS NOT SECRET, THE PUBLIC VOTED ON A, AGREEMENT IS ON THERE, BUT MAYBE OTHER BUSINESSES LOOK AT IT, MAYBE STRUCTURING A CERTAIN WAY. FREAKING SOME PEOPLE OUT KNOWING THAT ALL THE INFORMATION IS OUT THERE, BUT TALKS ABOUT THE REQUEST.
>> IT IS ACTUALLY REQUIRED TO WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH THESE WITH THE CONTROLLER OFFICE WE HAVE A LINK ON THE CITY WEBSITE FOR INCENTIVE AGREEMENT THAT TAKES YOU TO TO THE HUTTO PAGE FOR THE OFFICE SO YOU COULD SEE EVERY AGREEMENT ON THERE.
IS A FINANCE DEPARTMENT WITH THE A TWO TEAM IS WORKING ON ANOTHER TRANSPARENCY START AND THAT IS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TRANSPARENCY STAR SO YOU WILL SEE EVEN GREATER DETAIL THAN I THINK IS OFFERED IN THE AGREEMENTS THEMSELVES SO SOMETHING WE ARE WORKING ON. IT IS TAKING A WHILE, BUT WE ARE
WANTING TO GET IT DONE. >> NEXT IS HUTTO PATEL AGREEMENT, HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, THE FULL AND AMOUNT OF THE AGREEMENT, A GRANT, THE TERM IS 10 YEARS, THAT IS IN PLACE, BECAUSE THEY ARE REQUIRED TO REMAIN IN OPERATIONS DURING THAT ENTIRE TIME. THE OUTSTANDING DELIVERABLES, THEY ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW, SO THERE ARE CONSTRUCTION MILESTONES OF WHAT THEY NEED TO DELIVER THE COMPLETED HOTEL.
THERE IS ALSO REQUIREMENTS TO HIRE LOCALLY THEN REMAIN OPERATIONAL FOR THE WHOLE AGREEMENT
VOLUME ]. >> THIS IS THE ONE THAT IS
>> JIK21♪, ALSO FROM 2023. IT EXPIRES IN 2028. THE PAYMENTS THUS FAR OR $10,000, A REMAINING $37,000 . THE STRUCTURE FOR THIS WAS $10,000 THAT WAS PAID AT CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. THEN THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL $10,000 PER YEAR FOR TWO ADDITIONAL YEARS WHILE THEY REMAIN OPERATIONAL. THEN THE OTHER COMPONENT IS 50% SALES TAX REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE THREE YEARS AS WELL. THE TERM IS SET FOR THREE YEARS, THE MAXIMUM IS $47,000. LISTENING DELIVERABLES ARE TO REMAIN IN OPERATION FOR THE TERM OF THE AGREEMENT AND SUBMIT THE SALES TAX REVENUE FOR REIMBURSEMENT. J RS, ESTABLISH IN 2017.
EXPIRATION I HAVE IN HERE OF 2023, THAT DOES NOT ALIGN WITH THE AGREEMENT. HOWEVER, THEY CEASED BUSINESS OPERATIONS AND HUTTO IN 2023 SO THAT AUTOMATICALLY CEASES THE AGREEMENT. THE PAYMENTS MADE THROUGH MARCH OF THIS YEAR ARE ALMOST $160,000. THE REMAINING PAYMENTS ARE ZERO DOLLARS. WE WILL NOT CONTINUE TO PAY THEM, BECAUSE THEY VIOLATED THE AGREEMENT. THE STRUCTURE OF THIS ONE WAS A GRANT AND 50% OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT FEES WERE WAIVED, SELECTABLE AND FEES. ALSO 50% PROPERTY TAX REIMBURSEMENT, GRANT COMPONENT AS WELL OVER THE 10 YEAR TERM. AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE OUTSTANDING DELIVERABLES THE FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE DEVELOPMENT INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ] ISSUED. MOVING TO OUR TERM,
OVERLAPPING SPEAKERS ] >> BACK ON THAT, JUST MY GENERAL COMMENT ON THIS SECTION THAT JOIN EDC CITY, MAYBE WE COULD IN THE FUTURE PRESENTATION BREAK IT UP BETWEEN WHAT PORTION IS PAID BY THE EDC AND WHAT PORTION IS
BEING PAID BY THE CITY . >> YES. WHERE THAT GETS A
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LITTLE BIT COMPLICATED IS THE SALES TAX REIMBURSEMENT PIECE, BECAUSE IN ALL OF THE AGREEMENTS THAT DO HAVE THE SALES TAX REIMBURSEMENT, THERE IS PORTION THAT IS EDC OR HALF PERCENT AND THE PORTION THAT IS CITY SO IT MIGHT GET A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO CLARIFY IN THERE, BUT WE COULD DEFINITELY PLEASE PROVIDE THE GRANT PERCENTAGES.>> IT, BECAUSE IF WE HAVE FIVE OF THESE, KICKING OFF THIS PLACE, HOW WILL WE BUDGETED FOR ALL OF THIS, BECAUSE WE GET REALLY GOING IN THREE YEARS, I THOUGHT WE WOULD HAVE EXTRA $2 MILLION, BUT WE GAVE IT ALL BACK. TO ME, WILL PARTY CDC AND WHAT PART IS THE CITY? HOW TO USE IT IN THE BUDGET SO WE DO NOT WIND UP HAVING A CRUTCH, BECAUSE -- I MEAN, WE ARE TALKING SIGNIFICANT MONEY HERE ON SOME OF THESE.
>> UH-HUH . >> FUTURE PHASES OF THE
>> THE GRANT PIECES ARE BUDGETED FOR IN THE EDC BUDGET FUND 35 SO JUST THE SALES TAX REIMBURSEMENT OF THE FOR TO FINANCE AND HOW THOSE ARE CALCULATED AND BUDGETED FOR
MOVING FORWARD. >> YES, WE CAN BREAK OUT THOSE
DETAILS. >> SO FOR THE TURNED, WE HAVE THREE OF THEM IN THE CITY OF HUTTO. TOURS ONE, COMP DISTRICT YEAR AND TOURS TWO, HIGHWAY 79 MIXED-USE COMMERCIAL, UPDATED NAME . THAT IS ESSENTIALLY THE OLD PERFECT GAINSAY, MAJORITY OF THAT IS THE LOVINGLY NAMED COTTONWOOD PROPERTIES THAT THE EDC OWNS AS WELL AS A COUPLE OF PARCEL SOUTH OF 79 SO I HAVE MAPS FOR THIS. THE THIRD ONE IS DISTRICT, YOU SEE THE BOUNDARIES ON THEIR, BASE YEAR FOR ESTABLISHING THE VALUE IS 2018, YOU CAN SEE THE BASE VALUE AND CURRENT VALUE THEN DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THEM IS THE INCREMENT THAT IS AVAILABLE FOR REINVESTMENT.
>> TRENT TERS TWO IS THE HIGH WAS 79 VOLUME ] BASE YEAR IS 2019, YOU CAN SEE THE BASE LOW VOLUME ] THIS ONE IS ESTIMATED, BECAUSE THE CITY, EDC OWNS A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THAT AND SO WE WOULD NOT BE COLLECTING AN INCREMENT ON EDC OWNED PROPERTY. THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF FINESSING THAT HAS TO HAPPEN TO ACCOUNT FOR THOSE PROPERLY, BUT FINANCING DID THEIR BEST FOR THIS ROUND.
THAT IS WHAT THEY HAD ESTIMATED FOR THAT INCREMENT AT
THIS TIME. >> IS THERE SOME OVERLAP WITH
THIS WITH TEARS THREE ? >> NO.
>> YOU CANNOT DO THAT. >> THERE IS --
>> SOME BOUNDARIES HERE . >> WHAT YOU SEE THAT TOUCHES THE BOUNDARY IS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF 79 THERE. 132, THAT IS WHERE OUR MAKE A SITE STARTS SO YOU WILL SEE -- LET ME FLIP OVER HERE. YOU COULD SEE 132 ON THE WEST SIDE OF THAT , BUT IF YOU GO ACROSS 79, THAT WOULD BE A BOUNDARY INTO --
>> GOT YOU. >> SORRY IF YOU GO EAST OF
THERE. >> IF YOU GO BACK, LIKE INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ] IN THAT SECTION, RIGHT?
>> THAT IS THE EASTSIDE AND TO THE WEST IS THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TALK TO THE EAST IS THAT SITE.
>> SOUTH 79TH, I WILL FLIP THE MAPS REAL QUICK.
LOW VOLUME ]. >> IS A DIFFERENT SCALE.
>> THAT IS CONFUSING ABOUT THIS.
>> MY SITE IS A LOT BIGGER SO IT DOES NOT FIT QUITE AS NICELY
ON A SMALL MAP. >> YEAH, SO I GUESS SPEAKING TO YOUR QUESTION, COUNCILMEMBER, THEIR WOULD BE OPPORTUNITY FOR A LITTLE BIT OF POOLING THE FUNDS FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS THAT WOULD IMPACT BOTH PROPERTIES. I KNOW ONE PROJECT THAT IS BEING LOOKED AT SPECIFICALLY IS THE 132 OVERPASS AT 79, BECAUSE THAT IMPACTS TOURS TO AND THREE.
THERE IS A COUPLE OF FUNNY MECHANISMS THERE.
>> FOR TERS THREE, MAKE A SITE TOUR, BASE YEAR IS 2022 AND YOU COULD SEE THE BASE VALUE AND THE CURRENT VALUE AND ESTIMATED INCREMENT AGAIN THEIR BEING EDC OWNED PROPERTY OUT THERE. LITTLE BIT DIFFICULT TO CALCULATE AND EXACT INCREMENT
AT THIS TIME. >> ANY QUESTIONS?
>> ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK? >> THE ONLY THING I DID NOT SEE MENTIONED, EDC HAS NOT MENTIONED THIS FOR YEARS, BUT ARE YOU AWARE OF THE PROPERTY BOND WITH PARADIGM?
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>> NO . >> THEY RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THE PAYMENTS, BUT YET THE CITY STILL HAS TO SIGN UP FOR THAT, BECAUSE IT WAS THROUGH A STATE PROGRAM SO I JUST DO NOT KNOW IF WE SHOULD STILL BE TRACKING THAT OR NOT. THAT WAS A $10 MILLION BOND SO THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING IT BACK
. I THINK WE SHOULD AT LEAST -- >>
OVERLAPPING SPEAKERS ] >> I THINK CHRISTINA IS AWARE
>> WE HAVE TO FILL OUT SOME PAPERWORK ON THAT, RIGHT?
>> NO, WE HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING, BUT ACTUALLY WE LOOKED INTO IT LAST YEAR. THEY ARE PAYING IT BACK AND I THINK
NO RISK? >> THAT IS MY COMPLETE
>> IS AT SUFFICIENT OR WOULD YOU LIKE PROOF OF. AS PART OF
THIS INCENTIVE? >> AS LONG AS WE ARE PART OF THE RECOURSE, I MEAN , IT WOULD BE NICE IF EVERYBODY WAS AWARE
THAT THAT WAS STILL GOING ON. >>
>> IN GENERAL, THANK YOU, BECAUSE THIS WAS GOOD, THIS WAS DEFINITELY GETTING US STARTED. OBVIOUSLY SOME THINGS THAT NEED TO BE FOLLOWED UP NOW , KIND APPOINTMENT, MAKE SURE WE GOT THEM ALL, BE LOOKED AT AT A REGULAR BASIS. CLEAN THOSE THINGS UP NOW AND HOPEFULLY NOT HAVE ANYTHING FALL THROUGH THE? IN THE FUTURE, THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, GUYS
[8.2. Police Department Quarterly Update Presentation]
>> NEXT WE HAVE ITEM ATE TWO, POLICE DEPARTMENT QUARTERLY
UPDATE. >> CHIEF WILL WOW US WITH
SOME OF THIS TECH. >> MAYOR, MR. EARP, MEMBERS OF
THE COUNCIL. CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> WE WILL SET THE TIMER.
>> 20 MINUTES. >> SOME PEOPLE ARE DEPRESSED THAT THIS WILL NOT BE A TWO ARE PRESENTATION, BUT I WILL
>> JEFFREY ABREU, FOR THE RECORD. POLICE CHIEF FOR THE CITY OF HUTTO WITH AN UPDATE ON THE QUARTERLY UPDATE ON THE HUTTO POLICE DEPARTMENT, THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN OUR DEPARTMENT. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT STAFFING. WHEN I STARTED HERE LITERALLY TWO YEARS TO THIS MONTH , SO HONORED TO HAVE REACHED THIS TWO YOUR MILESTONE. ABOUT 22 YEARS LEFT . I THINK WE'RE GOING TO DO SOME GREAT THINGS FROM HERE ON OUT, BUT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT WHEN WE STARTED WE ARE ABOUT 60, 18 OFFICERS DOWN. CURRENT STAFFING SHOWS THAT WE HAVE THE ONE OFFICERS THAT HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED TO OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT FULL-TIME . WE HAVE TWO VACANCIES. THE REASON WE HAVE TWO RIGHT NOW IS WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF FILLING THOSE, BUT THESE WOULD'VE BEEN FILLED SEVERAL YEARS AGO, BUT WE STARTED HIRING SO QUICK THAT WE STARTED TO BURN THROUGH THE FUNDS THAT WE HAD SO WE HAD TO SLOW OUR HIRING AND LET THAT COOL A BIT SO WE HAVE A POOL OF CANDIDATES THAT WE HAD TO TURN AWAY AT THAT TIME. WE HAVE SOME THAT HAVE ENDURED AND IN THE PROCESS OF GOING THROUGH THE BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS AND BE ABLE TO FILL THOSE POSITIONS. WE HAVE THE FOUR THAT THE COUNCIL APPROVED US, THAT IS SLATED TO BE AVAILABLE AT THE LAST QUARTER OF THE BUDGET YEAR AND WHEN WE REACH THAT POINT, WE WILL DISCUSS THE FILLING OF THOSE POSITIONS. WITH THESE TWO, WE WILL BE 100% FOOL , PRIOR TO EVEN GOING INTO THE NEW POSITIONS THAT THE COUNCIL GAVE, WHICH IS A BREATH OF FRESH AIR FOR US. WE RECENTLY HAD A CADET GRADUATION DOWN AT THE CAPITAL , FIVE CADETS THAT GRADUATED AND THEY ARE IN THE DEPARTMENT NOW GOING THROUGH THE MINIATURE ACADEMY THEN FIELD TRAINING. THEY WILL BE MOVING INTO FULL-TIME POSITIONS AS SOLO OFFICERS AND OUR DEPARTMENT. WE ARE PROUD OF EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM. TO POINT OUT SOME OF THE NON-SWORN STAFF, I DO NOT HAVE THE ADMIN ASSISTANT HERE, BUT THE ADMIN ASSISTANT STARTED AND THAT WAS A POSITION THAT YOU PROVIDED IT HAS BEEN A SITE OF WELCOME RELIEF FOR THE LOAD THAT HAS BEEN CARED FOR SO MANY YEARS, OUR STAFF HAVE CARRIED THE LOAD AND NOT COMPLAINED ABOUT IT. THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE A CRISIS WITH SPECIALIST AND I WILL TALK ABOUT THAT IN THE FEW MINUTES. STARTED IN FEBRUARY AND WE ALSO HAVE I.T. SPECIALS AND CRIME SCENE TECH. ONE THING TO POINT OUT TO THE COUNCIL , WHEN WE COME TO THE COUNCIL, WE THANK YOU, BECAUSE YOU SEE THE VALUE OF WHAT WE ARE ASKING FOR AND THE RETURN ON THE INVESTMENT AND WHAT WE ASK FOR IS SEEN AT A LEVEL THAT FAR EXCEEDS WHAT WE EVEN EXPECT. WE ARE VERY PROUD TO HAVE THOSE
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POSITIONS. CRISIS WITH SPECIALIST ASSET THE GROUND RUNNING AND THE COMMUNITY HAS SEEN A TREMENDOUS BENEFIT FOR THAT AS WELL AS THE CRIME SCENE TECH AND I.T. SPECIALISTS AS WELL. WE PUT OUT AND OUR CITY FACEBOOK PAGE MONTHLY UPDATES ON THE CRIME STATS. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU SEE AS A RECURRING THEME, THEFTS AS SOME OF THE TOP FIVE, YOU ALSO SEE SOME THE ODP POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA. WHEN THE OFFICER IS MAKING TRAFFIC STOP THAT WILL FIND THESE THINGS. YOU WILL SEE CRIMINAL MISCHIEF AND TERMINAL TRESPASS THAT 2-POINT OUT SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT HAS BEEN RECURRING OF AND ISSUE THAT THE COMMITTEE CAN AT HELP US WITH.YOU LOOK, DESSERT FROM JANUARY 1 UNTIL MARCH 31ST, THREE MONTHS OF DATA. WE HAD NINE ORDER VEHICLES , LAST YEAR AT THIS POINT, THIS YEAR WE HAD 24 BURGLARIES. THE KIA BOYS AND OTHER GANGS ARE GOING AROUND COMMUNITIES AND BREAKING INTO CARS. TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY IS WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR.
THESE BURGLARIES THAT WE HAVE AND OUR COMMUNITY ARE NOT FORCED INTO, BUT THEY LOOKING AND CHICKEN DOORS AND THESE DOORS ARE BEING LEFT UNOPENED. OR OPENED. WEAPONS IN THEIR VEHICLES OR, WALLETS IN THE VEHICLES, THESE PEOPLE ARE TAKING THESE THINGS. WE HAVE STEPPED UP TO GAME HERE IN THE COMMUNITY. SOME THINGS THAT I COULD GO INTO DETAIL WITH YOU ABOUT, BUT I DO NOT WANT TO LET THOSE WHO KNOW WHERE AFTER THEM AND KNOW WHAT OUR STRATEGIES TO KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING, BUT THEY ARE TAKING NOTE OF IT.'S WE ARE LETTING THEM KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT THE PLACE TO BE. THE OPTIMAL FORAGING THEORY IS NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU NEED TO THINK THAT THE WORD IS WORTH THE RISK COMING TO HUTTO. REGULARLY HABITATION, WE HAVE FOUR BURGLARY HABITATIONS OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS. SO MANY TIMES BETHINK IS THAT SUMMARY JUST BREAKING INTO A HOUSE? IT COULD BE, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE SEE IS THAT SOMEONE WILL HAVE A SITUATION WHERE THEY MAY BE A FAMILY WHERE HUSBAND, WIFE ARE LEAVING AND THEY MAY CALL, THIS PERSON BROKE INTO MY HOUSE AND TOOK SOMETHING OR THIS PERSON WAS LAME AND CAME BACK IN AND HAVE IS SOME OF THE DATA THAT POPULATE THAT MEMBER. BURGLAR OF THE BUILDING WHEN YOU HAVE A GREAT MINUTES AND HOMES THAT HAVE BEEN BUILT AND READY FOR SALES. SOMETIMES YOU PEOPLE THAT WOULD BREAK INTO THE PSALMS AND TRY TO STEAL THE APPLIANCES AND GO SELL THOSE THINGS SO YOU WILL SEE THE NUMBER THAT HAS INCREASED, BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF GROWTH THAT IS INCREASING WHEN IT COMES TO HOMES BEING BUILT. IN OUR AREA. SOMETIMES YOU HAVE HOMES THAT ARE NOT COMPLETELY FINISHED OUT AND THEY WILL GO IN, SOMETIMES WE HAVE HAD SITUATIONS WHERE PEOPLE WERE WORKING ON THOSE PROPERTIES, COME BACK AT NIGHT, TICKET THINGS THAT THEY WERE NOT SUPPOSED TO. MY POINT OUT A POINTING OUT THOSE THINGS AND HIGHLIGHTING, WHAT WE POST ONLINE IS CONTRARY TO WHAT THE PEOPLE THINK IN ARE TO COMMUNITY, WE ARE NOT A DANGEROUS COMMUNITY. WE DO NOT HAVE A CRIME RAPID COMMUNITY.
NO VIOLENT CRIME ON THE RISE, BECAUSE YOU LOOK AT SOME OF THE ROBBERY REPORTS, ONE ROBBERY LAST YEAR, BUT WHEN YOU THINK OF ROBBERY, NOT WHERE SOMEONE IS TAKEN AGAIN, BUT SOMETIMES IT IS, BUT IT IS NOT ALWAYS THAT. YOU CAN GO AND IT COULD BE A STRONG ARM ROBBERY WHERE YOU PUT SOMEONE DOWN, TAKE SOMETHING AT SCHOOL, THOSE IN SITUATIONS, BECAUSE WE DO ARE INVESTIGATE. AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS, ANY SITUATION WHERE A PERSON IS SUBJECT TO A SERIOUS BODILY INJURY SO YOU LOOK OVER THE LAST THREE MONTHS WE HAVE HAD FOUR OF THOSE.
HIGHLIGHTING SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN OUR APARTMENT THAT I THINK ARE WORTHY OF RECOGNITION. AUST FOR SIR BLAST , SUSAN GLASSER HAS RECEIVED , NOMINATED TO RECEIVE THE COUNTY ATTORNEY WORK FOR EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE TO VICTIMS OF VIOLENT CRIME, SHE WILL BE AWARDED THAT ON THE 24TH OF THIS MONTH. WE HAD A FLOCK KICKOFF MANY, SOME MAY WONDER WHAT IT IS, BUT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THE COUNCIL GAVE US THIS FUNDING FOR AND SUPPORT TO GET. YOU WILL SEE THE RETURN ON THE INVESTMENTS FOR THIS WHEN WE GET THIS UP AND GOING, BECAUSE THIS IS A LICENSE PLATE READER SOLUTION.
OUR PARTNERS AROUND THIS AREA LIKE ROUND ROCK, PFLUGERVILLE, OSTEN, THEY HAVE THE FLOCK CAMERA SYSTEM SO IF THERE IS A BURGLARY OR SUSPICIOUS FEEL OR SOLAR VEHICLE, WANTED PERSON OR WANTED VEHICLE THAT INFORMATION IS PUT IN THAT SYSTEM AND IF IT COMES THROUGH HUTTO IT HITS TO WHERE WE KNOW WE ARE NOTIFIED OR IF WE HAVE A VEHICLE THAT WAS INVOLVED IN BURGLARIES OR DOOR MAJOR CRIME, THAT INFORMATION IS PUT IN THE FLOCK SYSTEM AND IF IT HITS AROUND WHAT AND WITH THE VEHICLE IS AND WE COULD ASSIST AND THEY ARE PROVIDED THE OVERLAPPING SUPPORT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN LOCATE AND DETECT AND SOLVE THOSE CRIMES. ANOTHER THING WHERE PROUD OF, AND INITIATIVE, BUT I KNOW HE DOESN'T LIKE THE RECOGNITION, BUT I HAVE TO GIVE IT TO HIM. WHEN INITIATIVE THAT MR. EARP CAME UP WITH, DRIVER'S ED SOLUTION SO THAT WE COULD WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO HELP ARE TO COMMUNITY WHERE WE HAVE STUDENT THAT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD
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DRIVER'S ED SO SOMETIMES YOU WILL FIND THEIR DRIVING VEHICLES TO SUIT TO SCHOOL WITH NO DRIVERS LICENSE. PARK ON STREETS AWAY FROM THE SCHOOL SO THEY COULD GO TO AND FROM SCHOOL. WE WERE ABLE TO WORK WITH THE POA, PIECE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION, SIX SCHOLARSHIPS WERE AWARDED FOR THE FIRST TIME OUT TO STUDENTS HERE AT HUTTO ISD. VERY PROUD OF THAT AND EXCITED ABOUT CONTINUING THIS INITIATIVE TO HELP OUR STUDENTS, HELP OUR COMMUNITY AND BRIDGE THE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE RECENTLY RECEIVED DELIVERABLES OF CUBICLES THAT WE INSTALLED IN THE PDN ASKED TO HOW SOME OF THE ADDITIONAL STEP THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE SOME OF THE SPACE THAT WE HAVE IN OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND OUR ANNEX AND WE ALLOCATE THAT TO MAXIMIZE THE SPACE AVAILABLE SO WE COULD CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THE QUALITY OF SERVICE THAT WE HAVE SO THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE LOOK AT AS A REALLY GOOD WIN. WE HOSTED A CRAZE TRAINING IN MARCH WHERE WE HAD MEMBERS FROM THE COMMUNITY AND ALSO HAD MEMBERS FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT COME , SIBLING RESPONSE TO ACTIVE SHOOTER REVENGE SO WE TEACH THEM HOW TO RESPOND IF THERE IS A CRITICAL INCIDENT AT THEIR BUSINESS, AT THEIR CHURCH, AT THE SCHOOL SO THAT THEY KNOW WHAT THEY COULD DO TO MAXIMIZE THEIR SAFETY AND LAW-ENFORCEMENT COMES AND DEALS WITH THE APP THREAT. I TALKED EARLY ABOUT CRISIS BOARD SPECIALIST, BUT I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT WITH THE VICTIM SERVICES SPECIALIST HAS DONE SINCE THE FIRST OF JANUARY UP TO MARCH 31ST. WE HAVE ONE VICTIM SERVICES COORDINATOR AND SHE IS PROVIDING CARE AND SERVICES AND SUPPORT TO THE 101 INDIVIDUALS IN ARE TO COMMUNITY. CRISIS BOARD SPECIALIST STARTED FEBRUARY, FEBRUARY 21, 21ST, SHE HAS HAD SIX DIFFERENT CALLS FOR SERVICE, PROVIDED THAT DIRECT SUPPORT, ONGOING SUPPORT WRAPAROUND SERVICES TO PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY THEY'RE STRUGGLING WITH SOCIAL, ISSUES. WE ARE VERY PROUD OF THEM. WITH OUR COMMUNITY SAFE PROJECT, THAT IS WHAT THE CRAZE TRAINING WAS PART OF SO, BECAUSE OF WHAT HUTTO IS DOING WITH OUR BUSINESSES, WITH OUR SCHOOL IN PROVIDING THAT SUPPORT, WHAT WE STARTED WITH THE COMMUNITY SAFE PROJECT WITH TO STRATEGIC ACTIONS FOR EVERYONE. WE WORK WITH OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, WORSHIP CENTERS, OUR BUSINESSES, HELPING THEM TO DEVELOP THEIR EMERGENCY OPS PLAN, DEVELOP THEIR STANDARD STANCE PROTOCOL SO IF THERE IS A CRITICAL INCIDENT WE KNOW WHERE THEY ARE AND THEY KNOW HOW WE WILL RESPOND SO THAT RESPONSES EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT SO, BECAUSE WHAT WE DO HERE IT HUTTO, POLICE ONE MAGAZINE AND NATIONAL MAGAZINE FOR INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE FOR POLICE, POLICING IN THIS COUNTRY, THEY ARE PUSHING OUT AN ARTICLE THIS MONTH WHICH WILL BE PUBLISHED ON WHAT HUTTO IS DOING WITH REGARD TO COMMUNITY SAFE PROJECT. WE ARE PROUD OF THAT. ALSO THINK I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS THE OVERALL BUDGET HEALTH . WE WERE ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY ACHIEVE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS BASED UPON THE ITEMS AND BUDGET REQUEST THAT THE COUNCIL PROVIDED US.MR. EARP HAS US WORKING TO CLEAR GOVERNMENT, AN AMAZING PROCESS WE ARE ABLE TO GO THROUGH, LEARNING, IMPLEMENTING A LOT OF WORK THROUGH THIS PROCESS OF THE BUDGET WORK. WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT COMING BACK TO MR. EARP WITH THE PROJECTIONS, BECAUSE WE WILL BE WELL WITHIN OUR BUDGET AND WE HAVE MET EXPECTATIONS THAT THE COUNCIL HAS SET OUT WHEN IT COMES TO THE NEEDS THAT WE HAVE ASKED FOR. BLESSING WE ARE WAITING ON ARE THE VEHICLES, SOMETHING THAT'S THE CHALLENGE FOR EVERY POLICE DEPARTMENT, BUT A CHIEF HIT ME UP THIS WEEKEND. UP FROM ANOTHER AGENCY, IN THE FACILITY WHERE VEHICLES ARE AND HE SENT ME A PICTURE POLICE VEHICLES THAT ARE PREPPED AND READY TO COME TO HUTTO. WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THAT AND TOLD THAT BY THE END OF THE MONTH WE WILL HAVE THE VEHICLES. WE ARE RELIEVED ON SO MANY LEVELS OF WHAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH AND WE GO BY THE PHRASE, HASHTAG EXCELLENT, BECAUSE NEXT LEVEL IS WHAT WE AIM FOR WITH THIS DEPARTMENT. ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? EXCITED CHANCE OR
ANYTHING. >> ONE FOR YOU, CHIEF. THANK YOU FOR THIS UPDATE. WITH THE CRISIS SUPPORT SPECIALIST, START IN FEBRUARY SO ESSENTIALLY 60 DAYS THEY HAVE DONE 160 CALLS BETWEEN VICTIM SERVICES AND CRISIS. JUST CURIOUS, AT WHAT LEVEL DO WE NEED TO REALIZE THERE IS ANY IN THE COMMUNITY? HOW MANY CALLS PER AVERAGE DAY, LOW VOLUME ] SECOND FT LIKE UNTIL YOU HAVE IT YOU DO NOT KNOW YOU HIT IT TO WHAT YOU HAVE A GROSS. THAT IS MY ONLY QUESTION FOR THE BUDGET
FOR NEXT YEAR. >> BEFORE THE CHIEF ANSWERS, I HAVE ALREADY TOLD THE CHIEF THAT I EXPECT HIM TO BRING PROPOSALS FOR ENHANCING THE VICTIM SERVICES WITH MENTAL
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HEALTH. EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT LOOKING AT THE PARTICULAR NUMBER OF CALLS, IT IS TOO MUCH FOR ONE PERSON TO BE ABLE TO CALL 21ST A, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. MOST OF THESE CALL OUTS AND STUFF ARE NOT NECESSARILY HAVE BEEN MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY , BUT I HAVE ALREADY DIRECTED THAT AND EXPECT THAT TO HAPPEN -- I DO NOT KNOW WHAT DEGREE, BUT WE WILL SEE THAT WHEN THE>> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? >> G, AS ALWAYS, APPRECIATE YOUR ENTHUSIASM FOR POLICING THE COMMUNITY. TO AND HALF YEARS , BUT WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING, YOUR DEDICATION, EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR US ALL THANK YOU.
>> MAYOR, WE APPRECIATE YOU AND THE COUNCIL AND THANK YOU
[9.1. Hold the second of two public hearings on Amendment No. 1 to the Strategic Partnership Agreement with the Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 22 (Star Ranch) with the City of Hutto and limited purpose annexation of 15.513 acres of land (Sara Cervantes)]
>> NEXT WITH ITEM CAPITAL 91, SECOND OF TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS ON A. WENT TO THE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NUMBER 22 STAR RANCH WITH THE CITY OF HUTTO AND LIMITED PURPOSE ANNEXATION 15.513 ACRES OF LAND. I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY ALL WE DO HERE IS OPEN THE MEETING AND INVITING AND CLOSING THE
MEETING? >> OKAY , OPENED THE MEETING AT 8: 27 P.M., ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO COME UP AND SPEAK REGARDING THIS ITEM? 'S., CLOSING THE HEARING AT
[9.2. Consideration and possible action on Resolution No. R-2024-081 relating to Amendment No. 1 to the Strategic Partnership Agreement with the Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 22 (Star Ranch) with the City of Hutto (Sara Cervantes)]
8:27 P.M. NINE TWO, POSSIBLE ACTION RESOLUTION R 2024-081.RELATING TO A. NUMBER 1 TO THE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY RANCH WITH THE CITY OF HUTTO .
>> TO THE COUNSEL THE RECORD. IS ITEM 1.2 IS TO AMEND ESSENTIALLY THE UNDERLYING AGREEMENT THAT WILL ALLOW THE EXPANSION OF THE JURISDICTIONAL BOUNDARIES OF THE STAR RANCH MUD HIM IF YOU LOOK AT THE MAP HERE, THE SPECIFIC ANNEXATION FOR THE YELLOW LOCATION THERE, 15 ACRES THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT INCORPORATING TO THE IMMUNITY AS DIRECTOR PRESENTED EARLIER ANY COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS BUILT ON THAT SITE CONTRIBUTE TO THE SALES AND USE TAX THAT WE BENEFIT FROM AS A CITY.
ESSENTIALLY IF THIS IS ACCEPTED, THAT OPENS A DOOR FOR US TO GO IN AND ANNEXED THAT PARTICULAR PARCEL OF LAND THEN THE FINAL STEP OF THE ENTIRE PROCESS WOULD BE AN AMENDMENT TO THE UNDERLYING ECONOMIC AGREEMENT WHICH WOULD ESSENTIALLY GOVERN THE WAIT THAT THOSE SALES TAX ARE SPLIT EXACTLY. MULTISTEP PROCESS, SOMETHING BROUGHT BACK TO US MAYBE SIX MONTHS AGO, BUT WE DID NOT HAVE A POLICY TO AMEND THEM AT ALSO WE HAVE DONE THAT SLOWLY WORKING THROUGH THE PROCESS .
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. >> MAYOR, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION R
>> OCEAN BANK COMER CLARK AND SECONDED BY MAYOR PRO TEM GORDON, ANY DISCUSSION OR MOTION ?
>> HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THIS. THE AGREEMENT IS FOR THE
>> FOR THE BLUE AREA OBVIOUSLY ESSAYS IN THE AGREEMENT SAYS ORIGINALLY THE 12.
AGREEMENT. IS THAT ALREADY ACCEPT IT? ALREADY WORKING OR IS THAT SOMETHING THAT THEY ARE JUST TAKING OUT THE AGREEMENT,
ONLY DOING THIS PORTION? >> THIS PARTICULAR PORTION OR.
IS ONLY FOR THE LUMBAR GIVE OR TAKE ACRES THAT WAS EARLIER ON. THIS PARTICULAR AMENDMENT AND THE FOLLOWING ANNEXATION IS ONLY FOR THE
YELLOW RIGHT THERE. >> WHEN THE CITY CREATED THE M.U.D., THE ENTRY INTO THE STRATEGIC PARTNER AGREEMENT WHICH ALLOWED THE LIMITED PURPOSE ANNEXATION FOR THE COLLECTION OF SALES TAX. THAT IS IN THE BLUE AREA.
>> UH-HUH. >> WHAT THIS AMENDMENT DOES IS ADD THAT YELLOW TO THE BLUE AREA , SO IT IS PART OF THE
OVERLAPPING SPEAKERS ] >> THAT AGREEMENT IS ALREADY
>> THANK YOU. >> MY UNDERSTANDING IF WE DENY THIS, DOES NOT STOP THEM FROM BUILDING COMMERCIAL, BUT STOP
THEM FROM DOING SALES TAX. >> CORRECT.
>> ALL RIGHT OR QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE, THESE CALL THE
>> PASSES 7-0 . ITEM 93 CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE
[9.3. Consideration and possible action on Ordinance No. O-2024-024 relating to the limited purpose annexation of 15.513 acres of land within the Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 22 (Star Ranch) (Sara Cervantes)]
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ACTION ON - LOW VOLUME ] RELATING TO THE LIMITED PURPOSE ANNEXATION OF 15.513 ACRES OF LAND WITHIN THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY MUNICIPAL DISTRICT NUMBER 22 STAR RANCH OPTED FOR THE RECORD AGAIN INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ] DIRECTIVE REAL ESTATE.ESSENTIALLY THE LIMITED PURPOSE ANNEXATION IS A MIX UP IN THE OVERALL PROCESS AS I EXPLAINED. IF AND WHEN THIS IS PASSED, WE COULD LOOK AT UNDERLYING ECONOMIC AGREEMENT TO FACILITATE THAT SALES TAX. TO SUM UP IN THE PROCESS AS A
WHOLE . >> MAYOR I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO
>> SECOND. >> DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? HEARING NONE, PLEASE CALL THE
[11.2. Consideration and possible action on Ordinance No. O-2024-023 amending the Hutto Code of Ordinances Chapter 8, Business Regulations by adding Section 8.08, Game Rooms and Amusement Redemption Machines (Legal)]
11.2? >> ANY OBJECTIONS TO THAT?
>> HEARING NONE, ITEM 11 TO CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION ORDINANCE NUMBER ZERO DASH 2024-023, AMENITY HUTTO ORDINANCES CHAPTER 8, BUSINESS REGULATION BY ADDING SECTION 8.68, GAME ROOMS AND AMUSEMENT REDEMPTION ISSUES.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, DOROTHY POMBO, CITY ATTORNEY. THIS IS THE UPDATED ORDINANCE , I WILL BE SPEAKING FOR ONE THAT I SENT EARLIER TODAY, BECAUSE I ADDED SOME ITEMS TO IT. DID EVERYBODY GET THE EMAIL WITH THE ORDINANCE I ADDED CLICKS I EDIT ITEMS BASED ON SOME COMMENTS.
>> YES . >> WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS ORDINANCE, ONE OF THE COUNCIL REQUEST WAS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CITATIONS TO THE LAW WERE POINTED OUT IN THE ORDINANCE A WHEN YOU HAVE AN AMUSEMENT REDEMPTION MACHINE, EVERYBODY IS FAMILIAR WITH WHAT THEY CALL A FUZZY ANIMAL EXCEPTION ? YOU CAN HAVE THOSE EIGHT LINERS, GAMING MACHINES. THE ONE SET YOU CAN HAVE ARE THE ONES THAT ARE LOTTERY , OFFER CASH PRICES THINGS LIKE THAT SO THE FIRST PART OF THE ORDINANCE TALKS ABOUT THE ONES THAT ARE ALLOWED AND THE ONES THAT ARE NOT ALLOWED UNDER THE PENAL CODE. IF THERE IS EIGHT LINER, GAMBLING MACHINE, THAT ESTATE CLASS M MISDEMEANOR.
>> THE NEXT PART OF THE ORDINANCE WITH THE SAME ORDINANCE THAT WAS PRESENTED WITH THE DRAFT ORDINANCE. WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR SEVERAL MEETING SO NO CHANGES .
IF YOU TURN TO PAGE TWO, IT TALKS ABOUT A LICENSE IS REQUIRED. THEIR IS NO CHANGES FROM THE ORDINANCE THAT HAD BEEN PRESENTED BY THE POLICE. WHEN YOU LOOK AT 8.08003, THE REQUEST FROM KAT COUNSEL WAS TELL US WHY THESE PARTICULAR PROVISIONS COME FROM IN STATE LAW SO THE STATE CHARGES $60 OCCUPATION TAX. IN ORDER FOR THE GAME WARDEN TO OPERATE LEGALLY IN HUTTO, THEY WOULD HAVE TO PAY THAT TAX.
THE CITY IS ALLOWED TO CHARGE A QUARTER OF THE STATE TEXT. I CITED THE TAXES OCCUPATION CODE AT THE BOTTOM OF PAGE TWO WHERE THAT COMES FROM . SO THEY ARE REQUIRED TO DISPLAY THE TAX THEN THE TAG FEE IS $15 PER MACHINE. IT IS THE QUARTER OF THE $60.
THE REST OF THE ORDINANCE, WITH THE CHANGES WHEN IT WAS PRESENTED, DURING THE WORK SESSION -- DURING THE OTHER COUNCIL MEETINGS . WHEN YOU TURN TO PAGE 4, WE ADDED THAT THE WINDOW WAS NOT BEING INSTRUCTED IN ANY WAY , BUT WE CORRECTED THE SPELLING ERROR. COUNCIL REQUEST FROM THE LAST MEETING WHERE THE HOURS OF OPERATION WHERE, SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, OPEN AT 9:00 CLOSE AT 10:00 . FRIDAY TO SATURDAY , OPEN AT 9:00, CLOSE AT MIDNIGHT.
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>> I REMEMBER US SAYING 11:00 OR WHAT I REMEMBER THEN 9:00 AND THEN WE WOULD SAY AT 1:00 P.M.
OR SOMETHING, WEIGH IN THAT THERE WOULD BE AN ISSUE IF IT WANTED TO BE MIDNIGHT OR LATER, BECAUSE WE SET THE BARS WERE OPEN UNTIL 2:00 SO SATURDAY AND SUNDAY OR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, OPEN UNTIL 2:00, FOOTBALL GAME AND ALL THAT SORT OF STUFF SO WE ASKED THAT -- THE POLICE TO WEIGH ON THAT WITH SHIFT CHANGE IF THAT MAKES SENSE OR NOT SO I DO NOT KNOW WHY THIS
WAS NOT CHANGED. >> I JUST TOOK THAT FROM THE DISCUSSION LAST TIME, BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT I THOUGHT THE DIRECTION WAS, BUT THIS IS SOMETHING YOU CAN CERTAINLY CHANGE. HAD SOME COMMENTS AS TO WHETHER OR NOT ON WHETHER THESE DAYS IT SHOULD STAY OPEN LATER OR NOT. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT COUNCIL CAN DISCUSS, CERTAINLY THE CHIEF AND ASSISTANT CHIEF CAN ANSWER WHAT THEIR PREFERENCE IS. CURRENTLY WE ONLY HAVE TWO GAME ROOMS IN HUTTO. WE HAVE THE LUCKY HIPPO AND THE FEES BAR AND GRILL. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEIR HOURS OF
OPERATIONS ARE. >> DO YOU WANT ME TO GO ON
THEN COMPACT WITH? >> YES, GO THROUGH IT THEN WE WILL COME BACK. I THINK I MADE OTHER COMMENTS
LOW VOLUME ]. >> ON PAGE 5 FROM THE ORIGINAL ORDINANCE THAT WAS PRESENTED , THE ONLY PROVISION THAT WE ADDED WAS FROM STATE LAW THAT PREMISES OPERATING EIGHT LINERS ARE NOT WITHIN 300 FEET OF A CHURCH, SCHOOL OR HOSPITAL. IT TALKS ABOUT HOW IT IS MEASURED . MOVING TO PAGE 6, WE MADE A CHANGE IN PARAGRAPH EIGHT, IT WAS INCORRECT THAT WE ARE NOT IN BROWN COUNTY. WE ARE IN WILLIAMSON COUNTY . PAGE 7, THE RENEWAL OF THE AMUSEMENT REDEMPTION MACHINE GAME ROOM LICENSE, WE HAD ADDED A LICENSE MAY BE RENEWED FOR THE FOLLOWING CALENDAR YEAR SO WE PUT A START DATE IN THERE. THE NEXT PAGE 8, DID NOT HAVE ANY CHANGES FROM THE ORIGINAL ORDINANCE THAT WAS PRESENTED.
SAME ON PAGE 9. THEN WE ADDED THE ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS. IT IS ON PAGE 10. IF YOU OPERATE A GAME ROOM VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE, IT IS DECLARED A NEW SENSE. THE CRIMINAL PROSECUTION IS $500 PER OFFENSE, EACH DAY THE VIOLATION OF THE ORDINANCE, SEPARATE OFFENSE. CIVIL REMEDIES, NOT WAIVING ANY CIVIL REMEDIES THAT WAIVE ME DESPERATE WE MAY BE ENTITLED TO. WHICH WOULD BE INJUNCTIVE RELIEF OR CIVIL PENALTIES UP TO $100 A DAY. THEN AT THE END OF 8.8 018 THIS IS THE NEW PROVISION THAT I ADDED WHICH THE QUESTION WAS, WHAT ABOUT A GAME ROOM THAT IS IN EXISTENCE AND WITHIN THE 300 FEET OF THE CHURCH, HOSPITAL OR SCHOOL ? SO THIS CLARIFIES THAT ANY GAME ROOM WAS CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY ISSUED BY THE CITY CONTINUOUSLY OPERATED BEFORE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE ORDINANCE SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECTION 8.8. 88 N 300 FOOT DISTANCE REQUIREMENT . AS LONG AS A RENEWAL FEE THAT IS REQUIRED BY SECTION 8.8 09 HAS BEEN PAID, NO VIOLATION OR PENDING VIOLATIONS OF THE ORDINANCE. THAT IS THE ORDINANCE AND THE
CHANGES . >> I LOOKED UP THE HOURS FOR THE LUCKY HIPPO , OPERATING AT NOW . MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, 12:00 UNTIL MIDNIGHT. FREDDY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY, HOURS IF WE MOVE THAT, JUST FYI.
>> EVERYBODY FROM OR AT. IF EVERYBODY IS OKAY, WE COULD TRY TO INCORPORATE THEM IN THE FIRST READING, BUT AND 8. 88 6A 1, I WAS TALKING ABOUT STRIKING A 1, BECAUSE PART OF THAT GETS
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INTO -- LET ME PULL THIS UP HERE. START DICTATING WHAT THE SIZE OF THE WINDOWS AND EVERYTHING HAS TO BE. THEN YOU GET TWO THE WINDOWS SHALL NOT BE TENTED , STRUCTURE IN ANY WAY, BUT I START THINKING ABOUT SHOPPING CENTERS. I HONESTLY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE WINDOWS ARE AT SHOPPING CENTERS, BUT ALMOST EVERY WINDOW IN TEXAS IS TENTED SO I WAS LIKE, WHEN I FIRST BROUGHT THIS UP IT HAD SOME MILD REGULATIONS NOT TO BE OVERBEARING, WERE CERTAIN CENTERS OR CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS HAD TO BE MET. SO I HAD THAT COMMENT FOR IT . THEN I HAD THAN:00 A.M. UNTIL MIDNIGHT, SUNDAY, THURSDAY LOW VOLUME ] LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT.>> 8. 006 I, MY SUGGESTION IS THE PARAGRAPH ABOUT THE NUMBER MACHINES A LOT, BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY ARE CURRENTLY THERE, BUT TO ME IT DOES NOT MATTER HOW MANY MACHINES, BUT MORE OF THE FOLLOWING THE RULES, PUTTING THE TAGS? ON THE OTHER THINGS THAT ARE BEING MET, WHETHER THEY HAVE 15, 25, REALLY IMMATERIAL, BUT THAT IS UP TO THE COUNCIL. 8. 86J, THAT WAS MIKEY THE ROOM, GAME ROOM, THE ONLY THING WHEN I SEE THESE THINGS, ONLY THING I ALWAYS WONDERED IS A VOLUME ] WHY BRING IT UP, BUT YOU GO THROUGH, CALIFORNIA, EVERY BUILDING HAS TO HAVE A CERTAIN DISCLAIMER ON IT, THIS BUILDING HAS A HAVE A DISCLAIMER SO WITH HAPPENS OVER TIME IS YOU START DOING THIS IN YOUR MIND, OTHER PEOPLE WALK AROUND, IS A GAME ROOM SO WHY DO THEY PUT A SIGN THIS IS GAME ROOM? SEEMS LIKE A DID NOT SERVICE PURPOSE . TUMOR, 8.88 BE FIVE AND SIX. THAT REFERS TO, MORE THAN 10% INTEREST . LOOKING AROUND 25%, KIND OF A STANDARD NUMBER, AGAIN, TO ME WE ARE GETTING INTO THE PERSONAL BUSINESS ALMOST TO WHERE DOES IT END? PRETTY MUCH IT IS NO LIQUOR STORE, SO I DON'T MIND 25%, NOT CONCERNED AT ALL AT LEAST DEALING WITH SOMETHING WE HAVE TO GO, YOU KNOW, DO WE HAVE A DRUG RING, SOUTH OF THE BORDER, NEW YORKER SOMETHING THAT'S OPERATING THESE THINGS? 8.EIGHT INCH B9. I THINK THAT WAS EIGHT
VOLUME ]. >> I BELIEVE EVERYTHING THERE A LOT OF THAT IS ALL INCLUDED IN THE REGULAR PERMITTING , JUST THE BUILDING IN GENERAL. IT GOES TO THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. I THOUGHT THAT WAS KIND OF REDUNDANT -- ALMOST LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT WITH THE HEALTH CODE UPSTAIRS. SOMETIMES YOU HAVE REDUNDANCIES. I HATE TO SEE THESE GUYS, WHOEVER DOES IT, GOING THROUGH AND THEY GET PERMITTED TO GET THE STORE THEN HAVE TO GO BACK TO THEN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS NOW REVIEWING, I GUESS IT IS HIS, REVIEWING THE PLANS. I DO KNOW IF THEY REALLY WANT TO DEAL WITH ALL OF THAT.
LAST WILL AND I HAVE IS THE 8.EIGHT 08 C1. I THOUGHT THAT WAS EXCESSIVE, AT THAT PAGE. THAT IS WHERE WE GET INTO, SEEMS LIKE ALMOST LIKE IT WOULD BE LIKE LAS VEGAS THING. THAT WAS WHERE THE WITH I READ IT, CITY HAS THE RIGHT TO WALK IN, DO I NEED TO SEE YOUR QUICKBOOKS? PASSWORD ? I WANT TO SEE ALL OF THE NUMBERS, BUT TO ME I WOULD NOT HAVE SUPPORTED ANYTHING LIKE THAT, BUT AS LONG AS THEY ARE FOLLOWING THE RULES, ALLOWED BY LAW TO OPERATE. I DO NOT WANT TO GET WHERE THE GOVERNMENT IS EXPECTED TO LOOK AT THE BOOKS, BUT QUITE HONESTLY ON THAT WE SHOW THEIR OWN BOOK SO IF WE SAY TO THE PUBLIC, WE GET TO SEE YOUR BOOKS, BUT YOU CANNOT SEE OUR BOOKS READILY WITHOUT SOME KIND OF INFORMATION REQUEST. PROBABLY JUST LEAVE THEM ALONE. THAT IS WHAT I CAME UP WITH THOSE, BUT TO ME ADDING ALL THOSE IN SIMPLIFIES TO WHAT THE ORIGINAL INTENT
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WAS, I THINK WE TALKED ABOUT WE WANT TO REGULATE THEM, MAKE SURE THEY ARE NOT NEAR SCHOOLS OR CHURCHES THEN IF WE HAVE SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT THE GROSS, POLICE DEPARTMENT KNOWS , IN THIS PARTICULAR DISTRICT, IN THE CITY, WE HAVE FIVE OF THEM OPERATING. IF THERE ARE ANY ISSUES THAT BECOME A NUISANCE, BUT COMING BACK TO HAS, WE COULD REVOKE THEIR LICENSE, MAKES A GAME ROOM PEOPLE -- IF THEY MAKE MONEY, THEY ARE INCENTIVIZED TO CONTINUALLY FOLLOW THE RULES, CONTINUALLY NOT BE A NUISANCE TO THE PUBLIC, BECAUSE IF IT GOES AWAY, THE CHIEF AND ASSISTANT CHIEF CAN COME UP AND TELL US THESE GUYS ARE NUISANCE. A PEST TO THE SOCIETY, PLEASE DONOT BRING THEM IN ANYMORE. >> MAYOR, I MAKE A MOTION TO POSTPONE THIS ITEM UNTIL THE MAY 2 MEETING, REQUEST UP TO INCORPORATE ALL OF THE SUGGESTED CHANGES, SUGGESTED BY THE MAYOR, RED LIGHTS FOR US TO REVIEW.
>> THE ONLY THING IS I WOULD LIKE TO COME BACK AND READ LIKE THAT AGAIN.
>> YOU OKAY WITH THAT SO I GUESS.
>> I'M SORRY, I DO NOT KNOW WHAT BRANDON SAID, HOURS
OPERATION? >> NOON UNTIL MIDNIGHT, INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ] 2:00 A.M. .
>> I DO NOT NECESSARILY KNOW THAT I AGREE, BUT I GUESS WE COULD DISCUSS IT LATER ABOUT THE RUMOR OF THE BACKGROUND
CHECKS, PERCENT OF OWNERSHIP. >> BACKGROUND CHECKS, BUT FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE 23 SITE INAUDIBLE - LOW VOLUME ] 25% INTEREST ARE NOT --
>> WE HAVE LOTS OF LAWS, 10% IS THE THRESHOLD FOR EVEN WITH IF YOU HAVE 10% OWNERSHIP, THAT IS CONSIDERED MATERIAL OWNERSHIP OF THE BUSINESS AND YOU HAVE TO DECLARE THAT LIKE EVEN IN THE CITY FOR THE FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE STOP, 10%. SO THAT IS BEING CONSISTENT WITH EVERYTHING ELSE IN THE CITY. I DO NOT KNOW WHY WE WOULD CHANGE IT. IF YOU ALLOW IT TO BE 25%, YOU GET 10 PEOPLE, THEY DO NOT HAVE TO REPORT ANYBODY, BECAUSE NO ONE HAS MORE THAN THE 10% OPTION.
>> UNTIL YOU GET 20 PEOPLE AT 5%
. >> THAT IS REALLY GETTING INTO THE CONTROL. IF YOU MAKE THIS AN ISSUE.
>> THERE IS ENOUGH OKAY WITH THIS WHERE WE COULD TWEAK IT AT
>> ANYBODY HAVE ISSUE WITH ANYTHING AT THIS POINT?
>> IF ANYBODY HAS ANYTHING ELSE THEY COULD SEND IT TO ME AND I WILL INCLUDED WITH EVERYTHING.
>> POSTPONE UNTIL MAY 2 MEETING?
>> ALL RIGHT , ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ?
>> HEARING NONE, PLEASE CALL A VOTE.
[10.1. Consideration and possible action regarding possible appointments, re-appointments and/or removals to City Boards, Commissions, Task Forces, Economic Development Corporations, Local Government Corporations and Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Boards, City Council Liaisons, and Area Government appointments.]
WELL THANKS. >> MOTION PASSES 7-0. BRINGING US BACK TO ITEM 10 1. CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING POSSIBLE APPOINTMENTS, REAPPOINTMENT IS, AND/OR REMOVALS TO THE CITY BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, TASKFORCES, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, LOCAL GOVERNMENT CORPORATIONS, TAX REINVESTMENT ZONES, CITY COUNCIL LIAISONS AND AREA GOVERNMENT APPOINTMENTS.
>> MAYOR, NOMINATING COMMITTEE DID NOT MEET THIS PAST CYCLE SO WE DO NOT HAVE ANYONE TO RECOMMEND . WE RECEIVED ONE APPLICATION TO THE NEW SYSTEM WHICH IS GREAT, BUT UNFORTUNATELY THEY WENT OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS SO THEY WERE NOT QUALIFIED FOR THE POSITION THEY APPLIED FOR .
>> ALL RIGHT. HERE IS A QUESTION, I DON'T KNOW THAT IT IS EXACTLY AND APPOINTMENT, ANYWAY DO WE NEED TO DISBAND THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE? IS IT AUTOMATICALLY SUNSET WITH THE ELECTION OR WHAT MAKES THAT GO AWAY ?
>> I WILL HAVE TO CHECK THE ORDINANCE THAT CREATED IT, BUT I THINK IT IS ONCE THEY SUBMIT THE REPORT, THEY NO LONGER --
[10.2. Consideration and possible action on the creation of a Traffic Safety Committee (Councilmember Brian Thompson)]
>> ANY OF THE QUESTIONS FOR THIS OR ITEMS FOR THIS?
>> ITEM 10 TO CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE CREATION OF THE TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. COUNCILMEMBER
THOMPSON ? >> YES, A PUT THIS ON THE AGENDA, BUT I WANTED TO HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH THE COUNCIL . I HAVE NOTICED THAT A LOT OF OTHER CITIES HAVE A TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE WHERE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NOT ONLY HELPS TO PROMOTE SAFETY, BUT ALSO HELPS TO LOOK AT DATA AND ANALYSIS FOR TRAFFIC IMPACT WITHIN THE CITY, BUT ALSO
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PROVIDES OPPORTUNITY TO COLLABORATE WITH OUR PARTNERS WHETHER IT BE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, ESD, COUNTY, SO I WANTED TO DISCUSS THE POSSIBLE CREATION OF A TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE TO REALLY LOOK AT AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COUNCIL ON POLICY, ON TRAFFIC SAFETY ISSUES BASED ON SOUND TECHNOLOGY AND PRACTICAL CRITERIA. EARLY TO ACT AS A SOUNDING BOARD FOR THE CITIZENS AND THEIR CONCERNS. THIS COMMITTEE WOULD BE MADE UP OF TWO CITIZENS THAT HAVE BACKGROUND IN PUBLIC WORKS OR CIVIL ENGINEERING. IT WOULD CONSIST ALSO OF ISD MEMBER , PREFERABLY IN THEIR TRAFFIC ROUTING DEPARTMENT , AS WELL AS A POLICE SERGEANT, SINCE THE POLICE ARE PATROLLING OUR STREETS, MAKING SURE THAT SAFETY IS ACCOUNTED FOR AS WELL AS OUR FIRE, AND MEMBER OF THE ESD WHETHER THAT BE ASSISTANT CHIEF, TO REALLY DO THE SAME THING AS THE POLICE. THE PATROL OUR STREETS. THEY HELP OUT , SO MAKING SURE THEY HAVE A SEAT AT THE TABLE. THEN INVITE DATE A MEMBER OF THE COUNTY TO BE A PART OF OUR COMMITTEE TO REALLY HELP US UNDERSTAND WHERE THERE IS OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTNER, UNDERSTAND WHAT THE COUNTY IS WORKING ON, WHAT IS PERTAINING TO HUTTO . OFFER UP SUGGESTIONS FOR POTENTIAL COLLABORATION AND SO I THINK THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO TAKE SOMETHING THAT IS VERY CHALLENGING IN OUR CITY AND WORK WITH OUR PARTNERS TO COME UP WITH GREAT STRATEGIES. AND ALL OF THESE INDIVIDUALS, OR THE COMMITTEE ITSELF, WOULD BE A LIAISON BY A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WORKS, CITY OF HUTTO, PAT RICHTER OR SOMEONE THAT THE CITY MANAGER APPOINTS. THIS COULD BE SOMETHING WHERE WE HAVE THOSE DIFFERENT ENTITIES ALL AT THE TABLE, UNDERSTANDING THE CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE WITH OUR TRAFFIC FLOWS, OUR SAFETY HERE IN THE CITY. THEY WOULD MEET, I WOULD SAY, QUARTERLY , MONTHLY , WHATEVER THE COUNCIL AGREES ON. REALLY PROVIDE THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS TO US SO THAT WAY IT PROVIDES MATT SOME COVERAGE, BUT ALSO WE COULD UNDERSTAND, ALSO NOTE THAT ALL OF OUR DUCKS ARE IN A ROW, ALL THE PARTNERS ARE INVOLVED ON BOARD WITH THE STRATEGY. THAT IS WHERE MY HEAD WAS AT. AGAIN JUST OPENING IT UP FOR DISCUSSION. JUST TO SEE WHAT COMES OF THAT.>> SO A LOT OF GOOD IDEAS THERE . I REALLY DO NOT KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU HAD IN MIND. I WAS WAITING FOR YOU TO TELL US TONIGHT. I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE STRUGGLE WITH WITH SOME OF OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS IS HAVING A CLEAR MISSION STATEMENT. YOU OBVIOUSLY HAD A LOT OF IDEAS OF WHAT YOU WANT TO HAVE COVERED, BUT IF WE ARE GOING TO DO THIS, WE AS A COUNCIL NEED TO REALLY CLARIFY EXACTLY WHAT THE MISSION STATEMENT IS FOR THIS GROUP SO THAT THEY KNOW WHAT THEY ARE TASKED WITH ACCOMPLISH ME. SO THEY GOT SOMETHING THAT THEY NEED TO TAKE THE TIME TO GET THAT RIGHT, WRITTEN OUT, PUT IN WHATEVER ORDINANCE WE DO OR HER OVER WE GO ABOUT CREATING THIS. I THINK WE DO NEED TO TAKE THE TIME TO DO THAT RIGHT ONE SO THAT SHOULD THE COUNCIL CHOOSE TO DO THIS, IT IS CLEAR WHERE WE ARE GOING.
>> I AGREE, I THINK IT IS A GREAT IDEA. YES, THE SAME THING I WAS THINKING WAS THE MISSION , WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT WHAT THE MISSION IS. ENSURE THAT WE HAVE LINE ITEMS OF WHAT WE ARE EXPECTING THEM TO DO. I LIKE HOW YOU INCLUDED CITIZENS, ISD, POLICE FORCE, FIRE, COUNTY. I WOULD AND ALSO FOR THE ISD, DO TRANSPORTATION AND SOMEONE FROM CONSTRUCTION AND FACILITIES. FOR THE LONG-RANGE PLANNING FACILITY SO WHENEVER THE NEW SCHOOLS COME UP, THE TRAFFIC PATTERNS FOR NEW SCHOOLS CAN BE INCLUDED IN SOME OF THAT PLANNING. WITH THE TRAFFIC. YEAH, I THINK IT IS A REALLY GOOD IDEA.
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FOR THIS, I THINK IT IS A GREAT IDEA TO CREATE THE COMMITTEE, BUT I AM NOT QUITE SURE ON THE SPECIFICS OF THE PEOPLE . LIKE, THE PROFESSIONALS, ISD. I DO NOT WANT TO CREATE OR WORK FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THIS FIELD, PROFESSION, WORKING, IT MERELY READS TO BE CITIZEN LED AND DRIVEN, BUT MAYBE I MAYBE DO NOT UNDERSTAND, I GUESS, THE LABELS , HOW WE WANT TO GET THOSE CITIZENS AND HOW TO CLASSIFY THEM AS ISD, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE. SO MAYBE I JUST DO NOT UNDERSTAND , I GUESS, THAT PART OF THINGS. I GUESS WE JUST NEED TO BE CAREFUL WITH THAT, JUST THE CITIZEN, LIKE, LED INITIATIVE FOR THEM TO BRING THINGS TO THE COUNCIL , TO THE COMMUNITY. ADD, ENHANCE TRAFFIC SAFETY IN THE COMMUNITY, WHETHER IT IS DO NOT TEXT AND DRIVE. I DO KNOW IF THIS IS SOMETHING LIKE DO PSA OR SOMETHING, DO PAMPHLETS, YEAH, I'M NOT QUITE SURE WE DEFINITELY NEED TO HAVE THE MISSION -- WHAT THEY ARE TASKED WITH . JUST SOME IDEAS OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, BUT MAYBE I AM THINKING TOO SIMPLE, BUT FEEL FREE TO ADD.>> SO IT SEEMS POPULAR ON THE EAST COAST, LET OF CITIES THAT DO IT OVER THERE, CALIFORNIA HAS SOME, BUT WHAT I SAW WAS ALMOST ALL OF THEM HAD SOMEBODY FROM THE POLICE STEP ON IT. SOME OF FROM FIRE, PUBLIC WORKS, BUT THEY WERE -- SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF HOW THEY WORK AS THEY RECEIVE INPUT FROM CITIZENS. LIKE I WANT A STOPLIGHT AT THIS INTERSECTION OR STOP SIGN BY MY HOUSE WITH THIS INTERSECTION I WANT TO STOP SIGN. THAT WOULD GET SUBMITTED TO THIS COMMITTEE THAT WITH THAT IT, SAY DOES THIS MAKE SENSE TO HAVE A STOPLIGHT HERE? I WANT SPEED HUMPS, I SEE THAT ALL THE TIME ON FACEBOOK, VOLUME ] MADE OF THE PROFESSIONALS WHO KIND OF KNOW, THIS WILL MAKE SENSE OF IT THIS ISN'T. MOST LIKE THE CITIZENS COME TO THIS, YOU CORRECT ME IF THIS IS WHAT -- THIS IS KIND OF WHAT I SAW WHEN I LOOKED AT IT. THAT IS WHAT THEY DO. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WHAT COUNCILMEMBER THOMPSON WAS ENVISIONING THAT THEY DO, BUT THEY WERE KIND OF A VENTING OF ALL KINDS OF STUFF. THE CITIZENS HAVE SOMETHING OR SOMEWHERE THEY COULD GO, THIS IS MY REQUEST OR COMPLAIN OR MY
>> I DON'T KNOW. >> I AGREE WITH EVERYONE 'S SUGGESTED ABOUT THE MISSION STATEMENT, LINE ITEMS OF EXPECTATION. I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS NEEDED TO ASSESS OUTPUT YEAH, THAT WAS MOSTLY WHAT I WAS THINKING WITH THIS ITEM. CITIZENS THAT SPECIFICALLY TWO CITIZENS THAT HAVE THAT CIVIL ENGINEERING BACKUP, PUBLIC WORKS BACKGROUND , TO REALLY LOOK AT WHAT WE HAVE ROAD WISE, A CHALLENGE IN OUR CITY AND PROVIDE BE A SOUNDING BOARD FOR CITIZENS, WHENEVER THERE ARE ISSUES OR CHALLENGES THAT THEY ARE HAVING SO IT IS ALL BEING FILTERED TO ONE COMMITTEE AND THAT COMMITTEE IS LIAISON FOR SOMEONE THAT IS COMING FOR US AND PRESENTING ON THE ROAD IMPROVEMENTS. YOU KNOW, THAT IS JUST MORE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO NOT ONLY PARTNER WITH ENTITIES BUILDING OUR ROMAN STRUCTURE AND CONTROLLING OUR ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE, BUT ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO PLAN FOR THE FUTURE WITH THE I IS THE INVOLVEMENT AND MAKE SURE THAT THE COUNTY IS UNDERSTANDING WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO AND OFFER UP ANY SORT OF SUGGESTIONS OR OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTNER, THAT IS REALLY WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR. JUST TO REVIEW -- I MEAN, YOU WOULD HAVE A SUBSET FOR HELPING TO ADDRESS CITIZEN
CONCERNS. >> CONCERNS AND HOW CAN WE PARTNER TO GET THESE DONE IN A MORE
EFFECTIVE WAY? >> HEARING EVERYBODY HERE IS MY THOUGHT, I HAVE ALWAYS THOUGHT THE COUNCIL IS SUPPOSED TO SET THE DIRECTION FOR THE CITY MANAGER, FUND THE DIRECTION AND THE CITY MANAGER JOB IS TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN AND TO ME THIS SHOULD JUST BE WE WANT THE CITY MANAGER TO DO SOMETHING BECAUSE THE IDEA IS AND MAYBE I'M WAY OUT OF LINE BUT THE IDEA IS WE WILL HAVE TWO CITIZENS WITH THIS BACKGROUND
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IS GOING TO WORK WITH STAFF HERE, STAFF AT THE ISD, STAFF AT THE ESD AND AT THE COUNTY AND THAT'S NOT A CITIZEN , THAT IS MORE LIKE AN INTER-GOVERNMENT AGENCY THAT JAMES AND HIS PEOPLE NEED TO BE TOGETHER. WHAT I DON'T WANT TO DO IS PROVIDE MORE WORK FOR PEOPLE WHEN I NEED THE INTERSECTION DESIGNED FOR THE SAY TRAFFIC SIGNAL EXCHANGE AND I DON'T WANT MORE PEOPLE BEING TAKEN AWAY FROM THAT. IF PEOPLE HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE STOP SIGN WITH A WANT SOMETHING PUT IN WE NEED TO ASKED JAMES TO SET UP A SYSTEM SO PEOPLE CAN PUT IN COMPLAINTS AND YOU HAVE YOUR PEOPLE ON STAFF, HATE TO DO THIS ENGINEERING LOOK AT THE TRAFFIC STUDIES AND ALL THAT AND FIGURE IT OUT. I'M NOT SURE WE WILL GET ALL THESE AGENCIES TO COME AND MEET. I THINK JAMES HAS A BETTER SHOT IF WE JUST TELL JAMES TO GET ON FOR INSTANCE WE CAN SAY THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH HIGH SCHOOL CARS PARKING OVER IN COUNTRY ESTATES FIGURE IT OUT. YOU HAVE TWO MONTHS AND TO ME THAT'S THE DIRECTION WE GIVE JAMES. 'S JOB WILL BE TO COME BACK AND , PEOPLE MET WITH THE ISD HERE IS WHAT WE CAN DO. AND THEN WE GO THAT SOUNDS GREAT AT X AMOUNT OF COST. IF WE ARE INVOLVED IN THAT I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT WORKS OUT. I WOULD RATHER TASK JAMES WITH THAT.>> DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING? >> WE ARE NOT DOING ROUND WE ARE JUST ASKING CLARIFICATION QUESTIONS.
>> I THOUGHT WE ALL COMMENTED.
>> I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY ON THIS ONE.
>> DID YOU? WHAT I WANTED TO ADD WAS I THINK A LOT OF STAFF INTERACTIONS ARE HAPPENING AND WE ARE JUST MAYBE NOT AWARE OF THEM. I KNOW I MEAN MATT IS TALKING TO PEOPLE AT THE COUNTY, TALKING WITH PEOPLE AT ISD AND THEIR PROJECTS COMING UP, WE MAY NOT HAVE ALL THE CLINICIAN WE NEED AND MAYBE THERE ARE GAPS BUT SOME OF THOSE THINGS HAPPEN AND WE DON'T NECESSARILY NEED THE COMMITTEE FOR THAT SO THAT'S PART OF WHERE I THINK THE MISSION NEEDS TO BE ESTABLISHED CLEARLY AND I THINK WE WOULD NEED JAMES INPUT ON WHAT WE CAN SEE THINGS STAFF IS HANDLING ALREADY OR THINGS THAT ARE A GAP. AS FAR AS STRATEGY GOES, I THINK LIKE THE ISD WILL GO HAVE A BOND COMMITTEE TO HELP TRY TO PRIORITIZE CERTAIN THINGS LIKE WE WERE LOOKING AT A ROAD BOND SO WE WANTED INPUT THAT WOULD BE POTENTIALLY A COMMITTEE GETTING INPUT ON THAT. I THINK THE MISSION REALLY NEEDS TO BE ESTABLISHED AND THEN THE MISSION WHICH DICTATES WHO SHOULD BE ON IT. I THINK THAT IS KIND OF WHAT WOULD NEED TO HAPPEN NEXT. TO FIGURE IT OUT AND GET AGREEMENT ON THAT.
>> GRADE, I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S FEEDBACK. LIKE I SAID THIS IS WHAT I WANTED, TO HAVE THE CONVERSATION TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THOUGHTS WOULD COME OUT OF POTENTIALLY CREATING SOMETHING LIKE THIS. I THINK THERE IS OPPORTUNITY TO SUSS OUT A MISSION, SASS OUTLINE ITEMS OF EXPECTATION AND THEN SEEING IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WOULD HELP OR HURT, SO I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S PARTICIPATION.
>> I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO REQUEST STAFF TO WORK ON A POTENTIAL MISSION STATEMENT FOR A TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE LOOKING AT OTHER CITIES IN COMPARISON TO SEE WHAT THEY DO AND COME BACK WITH A PROPOSAL TO THE COUNCIL ON HOW WE MIGHT
>> OKAY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION?
>> MAYOR IS IT OKAY IF I ASK FOR CLARIFICATION, IS IT OKAY IF I JUST VISIT WITH COUNCILMEMBER THOMPSON TO UNDERSTAND BECAUSE I'M NOT REALLY SURE ARE WE LOOKING FOR SAFETY OR RECOMMENDATIONS? I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE, I MEAN I KNOW HOW TO REVIEW STOP SIGNS AND THAT SORT OF STUFF THAT'S ONE THING. I WANT TO MAKE SURE WHAT WE PREPARED TO BRING BACK IS AT LEAST CLOSE TO THE MARK BECAUSE I'M NOT ENTIRELY SURE WHAT THE GOAL OF THE COMMITTEE IS SUPPOSED TO BE.
>> I WOULD SAY IF THE MOTION PASSES, WITH THE MISSION STATEMENT MEETING WITH COUNCILMEMBER THOMPSON AND WORK
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ON THE IDEA TO GET IT. >> I AM FINE WITH THAT BEING PART OF THE MOTION. WORKING DIRECTLY WITH COUNCILMEMBER
[11.1. Consideration and possible action on Ordinance No. O-2024-025 relating to establishing an exemption of fifty percent, (50 %), from ad valorem taxes for qualifying child-care facility properties as allowed by Texas Tax Code Section 11.36 (First Reading) (Alberta Barrett)]
HAVE ITEM 11.1 CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION ORDINANCE NUMBER 0.224 -025 RELATED TO ESTABLISHING EXEMPTION OF 50% FROM TAXES FOR QUALIFYING CHILD CARE FACILITY PROPERTIES AS ALLOWED BY TEXAS TECH CODE SECTION 11.36.>> THANK YOU. FOR THE RECORD FINANCE DIRECTOR. SO, THIS STARTED BACK SOMETIME AGO IN MARCH. CITY COUNCIL REQUESTED US TO LOOK AT A 50% TAX EXEMPTION FOR CHILDCARE FACILITIES THAT WERE ZONED COMMERCIAL AND THEN BASED ON THE RESEARCH FROM OUR LEGAL AND THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT HAD TO APPLY TO ALL THE PROPERTIES. SO THEN ON APRIL 4 WE BROUGHT IT TO COUNCIL AND THEY APPROVE THE ORDINANCE FOR THE QUALIFYING FACILITIES. SO THE DEADLINE FOR APPROVAL IS MAY 31 FOR THE EXEMPTIONS TO APPLY FOR THE 24 TAX YEAR. WHAT WE HAVE BEFORE YOU IS THE FIRST READING OF THE ORDINANCE FOR THIS EXEMPTION.
>> THANK YOU , MA'AM. MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 2024-025
AS PRESENTED. >> SO THERE IS SOME MISTAKES IN
IT. >> I WILL SECOND. MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER THOMPSON.
>> OKAY COUNCILMEMBER. >> SO IN THE ORDINANCE, A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I HAD IS THAT A LOT OF OTHER CITIES, EVEN THOUGH IT IS IMPLIED BY THE SECTION 3 WHERE IT SAYS THE TEXAS TAX CODE IS WHAT HOLDS, I DON'T WANT SOMEONE TO READ THIS AND GO OH, IF I JUST DO THE SENATE BILL BECAUSE SENATE BILL 1145 JUST SAYS THAT THEY HAVE TO HAVE THE RISING STAR PROGRAM. BUT THE TEXAS TAX CODE IS WHERE THEY PUT THE TEETH IN IT TO BE 20% OF ACTIVE ENROLLMENT. SO, BUT NOTHING IN OUR LITTLE ORDINANCE SAYS THAT EXCEPT THAT WE WILL FOLLOW THE TEXAS TAX CODE SECTION 11.36. ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I WANT TO ASK AS A LEGISLATOR WE SAY DON'T LEAVE OUT LANGUAGE OR YOU HAVE TO LOOK SOMEWHERE ELSE WHEN WE CAN PUT IT HERE AND OTHER CITIES NORMALLY SAY 20% ACTIVE ENROLLMENT BECAUSE OTHERWISE YOU CAN SAY I AM RISING STAR I ONE PERSON AND THAT'S WHY IT'S IN THERE IN THE TEXAS TAX
CODE. THE OTHER MISTAKE. >> BEFORE YOU GO ON SO YOU ARE SAYING WE NEED TO ADD THE TEXAS TAX CODE?
>> IT IS THERE. I'M SAYING A LOT OF OTHER CITIES LIST THE TAX CODE AND CALL OUT THE 20% LISTED IN THE TEXAS TAX CODE.
IF YOU DON'T THINK WE NEED TO HAVE IT THAT'S FINE IT IS IN
THE TAX CODE. >> WE CAN ADD THAT.
>> JUST TO CLARIFY SOMEONE COULD READ THIS.
>> TRYING TO VERIFY WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO.
>> SECTION 3 TALKS ABOUT EXEMPTIONS. IT SAYS A PERSON CANNOT CLAIM CHILDCARE FACILITY EXEMPTION ON PROPERTY THAT THEY OWN AND LEASE TO ANOTHER PERSON. WELL, THAT'S NOT TRUE, THEY CANNOT CLAIM CHILDCARE FACILITY EXEMPTION ON PROPERTY THAT THEY OWN AND HAVE AS A PRIMARY RESIDENCE.
THE WAY IT SAYS OWNED AND LEASED TO ANOTHER PERSON IF THAT PERSON ALSO CLAIMS THE HOMESTEAD RESIDENCE ON THE PROPERTY THEN IT IS BOTH. THEY CANNOT OWN AND BE A PRIMARY RESIDENT THEMSELVES AND THEY CANNOT LEASE THROUGH SOMEONE ELSE THAT WOULD HAVE IT AS A HOMESTEAD. OR YOU KNOW AS A
PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE. >> SO ESSENTIALLY THEY CANNOT
LIVE THERE AND CLAIM THIS. >> I THOUGHT WE WERE ONLY DOING
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY. >> WE WERE TOLD WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO LIMIT THAT FAR DOWN. SO THIS SECTION 3 SPECIFICALLY. JUST SAYING IF YOU READ THE TAX CODE 1136 G AND WHAT WE SWING UNDERNEATH IS NOT QUITE EXACTLY WHAT IT
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SAYS. >> ANOTHER QUESTION. YOU SAY IT NEEDS TO SAY PROPERTY THAT YOU OWN AND/OR LEASE?
>> RIGHT, IF YOU HAVE, YOU'RE CLAIMING A HOMESTEAD RESIDENCE LIKE FOR YOURSELF OR YOU WOULD LEAST OR SOMEONE ELSE AND THEY LIVED THERE THEY CANNOT GET THE EXEMPTION.
>> SOUNDS LIKE THAT'S WHAT IT SAYS. AT THE PERSON ALSO CLAIMS RESIDENT HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION ON THE PROPERTY THEY SHOULD HAVE TO OWN IT TO DO THAT. SO THAT'S FOR PEOPLE THAT ON THE PROPERTY OR LEASE ANY OF THE PROPERTY TO ANOTHER FOR USE AS A PRINCIPAL RESIDENT. SO TO ME IT SAYS WHAT YOU'RE SAYING BECAUSE YOU CAN HAVE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION ON APPROPRIATE ON.
JUST WANTED TO PUT THE PERCENTAGE IN SO IT'S VERY
CLEAR. >> YOU SAID THERE WERE SOME
ERRORS? >> THAT'S WHAT IT WAS, BUT
OKAY. >> YOU WOULD LIKE SECTION 3 TO CLARIFY THAT ALTHOUGH IT SAYS 20% 11.36 GO AHEAD AND SPELL
IT OUT AS WELL? >> IN THE , WHERE IT SAYS THE WHEREAS TEXAS TAX CODE SECTION 11.36? AUTHORIZED EXEMPTION BUT WE NEED TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT REQUIRING 20% ACTIVE
ENROLLMENT. >> OKAY IN THE WHEREAS.
>> I THINK THAT'S WHERE WE WOULD PUT IT.
>> WHEREAS IS NOT ENFORCEABLE.
>> SECTION 3 THEN? >> WE DO INCORPORATE BY REFERENCE SECTION 1 WHEREAS , AS PART OF IT. I CAN CLARIFY IT IN THE OTHER SECTION SO IT TIES TO THE TEXAS TAX CODE
>> AMENDMENT TO THE MOTION? I WILL SECOND THAT. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? THE AMENDED MOTION TO ADD 20% ?
>> NO SINCE THIS IS FIRST READING WE WILL GET TO SEE THE CLEAN COPY FOR THE SECOND READING.
>> TO ME IT IS NOT ADDING ANYTHING. IT IS JUST
CLARIFYING. >> RIGHT. OKAY. PLEASE CALL THE VOTE.
THE MOTION BY THE MAYOR SECONDED IS AS PRESENTED WITH 20% ADDED IN. ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? HEARING ON PLEASE CALL THE VOTE.
[11.3. Consideration and possible action on Ordinance No. O-2024-026 amending Chapter 24, "Utilities" of the Hutto Code of Ordinances by amending Article 24.08, "Illicit Discharge of Pollutants into MS4 or Conveyances" (Rick Coronado)]
>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU MAN NEXT ITEM 11.3 CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION 2024-026 AMENDING CHAPTER 24 UTILITIES OF THE HUTTO CODE OF ORDINANCE BY AMENDING ARTICLE 24.08 ILLICIT DISCHARGE OF POLLUTANTS INTO CONVEYANCES.
PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR. BEFORE YOU WE HAVE A CONSIDERATION FOR ORDINANCE CHANGES TO CHAPTER 24. ARTICLE 2408 ILLICIT DISCHARGE POLLUTANTS TO THE MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWAGE SYSTEM . ONE THING TO NOTE THIS IS THE STORM WATER RUNOFF DISCHARGE AS THEY GO INTO THE STORM DRAINS AND LOCAL CRITICS AND NOT RELATED TO SANITARY SEWER THAT GOES INTO THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS. THE PERMIT FOR THE CITY OF HUTTO IS REGULATED BY THE T CQ AND REQUIRES THE CITY TO KIND OF ADOPT ORDINANCE CHANGES AS NEEDED TO ADEQUATELY PROVIDE LEGAL AUTHORITY TO CONTROL THESE POLLUTANTS INTO AN FROM THE MS 4. SO HERE BEFORE YOU INCLUDING SOME OF THE ATTACHMENTS IS SOME OF THE CHANGES TO THE ORDINANCES IN PARTICULAR GIVES THE CITY LEGAL AUTHORITY TO ENFORCE CONSTRUCTION RELATED STORMWATER CONTROLS AS WELL AS POST-CONSTRUCTION STORMWATER MANAGEMENT INCLUDING SOME OF THE DETENTION POND MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS. THESE ARE ALL INCLUDED OR REQUIRED AS PART OF THE MS 4 PERMIT. APPROVAL WHAT
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KIND OF BRING THE CITY INTO COMPLIANCE AND THIS IS THE FIRST READING. WE HAVE STAFF HERE TO HELP ANY QUESTIONS IF NEED BE. I WILL TURN IT OVER TO YOU.>> THANK YOU, SIR. QUESTIONS FROM STAFF OR ACTION ON THE
ITEM? >> MOTION TO APPROVE 0-2024-
>> OKAY. DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION?
>> THANK YOU FOR HIGHLIGHTING THE CHANGES. I MADE IT EASY TO FOLLOW EVEN FOR SOMEONE WHO MAY NOT KNOW THIS DOCUMENT. IT MADE A LOT OF SENSE, SO THANK YOU, VERY EASY TO SEE THE
DIRECT CHANGES. >> DEFINITELY HAPPY WE ARE UPDATING THIS TO HAVE STRONGER ENFORCEMENT AND TO GIVE YOU ALL
SOME POWER BEHIND IT. >> I AM JUST HAPPY WE ARE MEETING WHAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING TO BEGIN WITH. THAT'S
A BIG STEP. >> RICK, WILL THIS BE PROJECTED OUT WITH ALL OF OUR, THE BUSINESSES IN HUTTO THAT WOULD NEED TO FOLLOW INTO COMPLIANCE FOR THIS? WOULD THIS BE PUSHED OUT OR IS THIS NOW, IS IT RETROACTIVE FOR PEOPLE THAT CURRENTLY DISCHARGE THEIR WATER AND WASTE?
>> CURRENTLY AS SOON AS THIS BECOMES EFFECTIVE IF YOU GO TO THE SECOND READING AS WELL. WE LOVE TO LAUNCH AN EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR THIS BECAUSE THIS IS KIND OF NEW. SO SOME OF THE REQUIREMENTS INCLUDING THE FILING WITH THE COUNTY WOULD HAVE TO ALSO BE INITIATED SO THAT'S KIND OF A WORK IN PROGRESS AND WE HAVE TO WORK ON THE ACTION PLAN FOR THAT.
>> IS THAT SOMETHING YOU WILL BRING BACK TO COUNCIL SO IT IS PRESENTED TO THE PUBLIC OR IS THAT SOMETHING IS GOING TO DEVELOP ON YOUR OWN AND START PUSHING OUT?
>> WE WILL FOLLOW THE ORDINANCE CHANGES AND DEVELOP IN-HOUSE WITH EDUCATION AND UPDATE THE WEBSITE, AS WELL. I KNOW MINDY IS HERE TO HELP WITH STAFFING. THAT WAS ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WE WORK THROUGH JUST IN CASE THAT CAME UP BECAUSE THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WILL HAVE TO BE LAUNCHED.
MOVING FORWARD. >> GREAT, THANK YOU.
>> COUNCILMEMBER THOMPSON BROUGHT UP A VERY GOOD POINT.
IS THE IDEA THAT WE HAVE LET'S CALL IT , WE PASSES WITH NON-CONFORMING BONDS OUT THERE. IS THE IDEA THEN WE COMMUNITY WITH EDUCATION THAT BASICALLY HEY NOW YOU HAVE TO COME THROUGH AND CREATE A MAINTENANCE PLAN AND BRING THAT
TO US. IS THAT? >> FOR THE RECORD, COMPLIANCE MANAGER. SO, DURING LIKE WHEN SITE DEVELOPMENT OCCURS IN THE TO SUBMIT A SITE PLAN OF THE CONSTRUCTION PLAN FOR REVIEW SO DURING THE PRECONSTRUCTION REVIEW PROCESS WE WOULD CAPTURE THAT INFORMATION IF THERE'S GOING TO BE ON-SITE STORMWATER DETENTION POND OR SOME ON-SITE STORMWATER STRUCTURAL CONTROL FOR AFTER CONSTRUCTION IS COMPLETED TO MANAGE THE FLOW OR STORMWATER FLOW CONTROL ACCESS FLOOD CONTROL. DURING THAT PROCESS THAT'S WHEN WE WOULD CAPTURE THAT AND EDUCATE AND GET THE INFORMATION , THE POND MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT FORM FILLED OUT, MAKE SURE THEY RECORD IT ET CETERA AS FAR AS RETROACTIVELY. THAT WILL TAKE SOME PLANNING AND , YOU KNOW, VISITING WITH ENTITIES MAYBE THE HOA ET CETERA OTHER BOARD MEETINGS, EDUCATE THEM AND
BRING THEM FORWARD. >> IS THERE A COST ASSOCIATED WITH THAT FOR THE RETROACTIVE, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WOULD NEED TO BE DISCUSSED BETWEEN HOA AND THE CITY OR IS THAT SOMETHING THAT THE CITY, HOW DOES THAT WORK?
>> AS FAR AS CITY COST OR FEES OR TAXES ASSOCIATED WITH THAT, THAT IS A PRIVATE ON AND TYPICALLY THESE PONDS ARE BEING MAINTAINED SO IN PRACTICE THE ORDINANCE WOULD ALLOW US TO HAVE SOMETHING IN WRITING THAT WE CAN USE AS LEVERAGE ENFORCEMENT IF THEY ARE NOT DOING WHAT THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING. THE DIFFERENCES IT WOULD REQUIRE INSPECTION ONCE EVERY THREE YEARS AND THAT WAY THE REPORT WOULD COME BACK TO THE CITY AND WE COULD LOOK AT IT AND MAKE SURE IF THERE'S NONCOMPLIANCE OR DEFICIENT ITEMS THAN THEY COULD ADDRESS THOSE BECAUSE THAT COULD IMPACT OUR STORM SEWER SYSTEM IF IT DISCHARGES INTO OUR RIGHT-OF-WAY AND IT COULD IMPACT LOCAL CRITICS AND WATER PROTECTION. I HOPE THAT
ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION. >> YEAH, YOU.
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>> ANY MS 4 PERMITS NOT IN COMPLIANCE CURRENTLY THAT WE
HAVE ISSUES WITH? >> THE CITY HAS ONE MS 4 PERMIT WITH THE STATE OF TEXAS. WE WERE OUT OF COMPLIANCE, WE ARE STEADILY GETTING BETTER. I HOPE WE ARE MAKING A LOT OF EFFORTS IN CONTINUING TO IMPROVE, BUT THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS WE WERE OUT OF COMPLIANCE WITH. WE HAD THE EXISTING ORDINANCE BUT IT WAS NOT AS ROBUST AS IT WAS
REQUIRED TO BE. >> THE QUESTION I HAD WHEN I GET NERVOUS IS THE RETROACTIVE PART BECAUSE WHAT I DON'T WANT TO HAVE HAPPEN. THIS IT IS HALF BUILT OUT WITH PONDS THAT ARE NONCONFORMING SO WE NEED TO EDUCATE BUT I DON'T WANT TO PASS SOMETHING AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN STUFF GOES HEY LET'S GO DO IT SO A YEAR FROM NOW WE INSPECT AND 40 DIFFERENT DETENTION PONDS ARE FAILING AND HOA ARE BEING HIT, SOME OF THIS COULD BE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN WORK BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME DETENTION AREAS THAT HAVE NEVER BEEN KEPT UP BECAUSE PART OF OUR PLAN IS GOING BACK AND I THINK WE SPEND $1 MILLION LAST YEAR SECTION FIXING. THINK WE NEED TO SET THE RULES AND MOVING FORWARD FOLLOW THOSE. I DON'T MIND EDUCATING PEOPLE, BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW WE AS A GOVERNMENT COULD SAY HERE IS A NEW AND BY THE WAY NEXT YEAR WHEN WE INSPECT YOU WE TELL YOU, YOU'RE OUT OF COMPLIANCE SO YOU HAVE SO MANY DAYS TO FIX THIS. THAT WILL BE COST PROHIBITIVE TO PEOPLE. IT'S EASY TO SAY YOU NEED A MAINTENANCE PLAN BUT SOME PEOPLE'S IDEA OF MAINTENANCE IS CUTTING THE GRASS ONCE OR TWICE A SPRING AND IT'S A LITTLE MORE INVOLVED. I DON'T KNOW HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS, BUT IS THERE NOT A WAY TO NOT ALL OF A SUDDEN HAVE ALL THESE PROPERTY OWNERS THAT ALL OF A SUDDEN ARE LIKE OUT OF COMPLIANCE AND THE HOA'S ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW DO WE
PAY FOR THE COST? >> WHAT DOES THE EPA REQUIRE OF US IN THIS REGARD? SOME THINGS WE HAVE DISCRETION OVER AND OTHER THINGS WERE JUST TOLD AS A CONDITION OF HAVING MS 4 PERMIT YOU WILL DO THAT. SO WE NEED TO KNOW IF THIS FALLS AND YOU WILL DO X OR THIS IS DISCRETION.
>> I THINK THE ROLE IS TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT POSSIBLE. IN THE ORDINANCE YOU HAVE TEARS OF NOTIFYING THE PROPERTY OWNER. THEY HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB LAYING OUT HOW THEY WILL APPLY THE ORDINANCE. AND NOT JUST GO OUT AND SLAP PEOPLE
WITH FINES. >> HERE'S WHERE I GET OVERLY CRITICAL THINGS. WE PASS ORDINANCE AND EXPECTATION IS ALWAYS ALL THE PROFESSIONALS , WHATEVER QUESTIONS WE THROW OUT THEY ARE LIKE I GOT IT. WE ARE READING CODE NOW AND MAKING ASSUMPTIONS WE GO PAST THIS FOR UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCE AGAIN NOW WE HAVE NOT MAINTAINED THAT MAIN DETENTION AREA. BEING OUT OF COMPLIANCE I GET AT THE EPA MAY FORCE THE ISSUE, BUT IF WE GET INTO A DEAL WHERE YOU THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF 200 OR 300 HOMES HALF $1 MILLION OF WORK THEY HAVE TO DO AND IF IT'S NOT ABSOLUTELY REQUIRED IT IS NICE TO HAVE AND WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX IT LATER. OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS AND CITIES TAKING OVER THE PROBLEM WE HAVE NOT DONE IN MY MIND THE CITY PERMITTED ALL THESE FLOOD WAYS
AND ALL THE PONDS. >> I ASKED THE QUESTION, ASKING THE QUESTION THAT'S WHAT I DID.
>> WITH THE ORDINANCE DOES IT TAKES BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES THE GOAL IS TO REDUCE POLLUTANTS THE WAY THEY LOOK AT IT THE REGULATORY AGENCIES IS A RETURN TO DO IT TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT POSSIBLE. SO IT'S NOT HARD AND FAST. IN EDUCATION GETTING PEOPLE INTO COMPLIANCE. WHEN THEY DO HAVE A POND ON THE PROPERTY AND IT IS OBVIOUSLY CAUSING A LOT OF
POLLUTANTS. >> HERE'S WHERE I GET CONFUSED, I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU JUST SAID. DID YOU SAY THE CITY WILL REQUIRE PEOPLE TO UPGRADE EVERYTHING TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT WITH THE MAXIMUM EXTENT THAT BY US ASKING AND EDUCATING AND SAYING YOU WANT TO DO THIS A DIFFERENT WAY LIKE WHERE DO WE KNOW, I KNOW DETENTION POND BY THE SCHOOL THAT THING DOES NOT DETAIN WATER. IT HITS THE GROUND AND
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FLOODS 137 AND TWO GUYS GO INSPECT DID WE JUST HIT IST WITH A MILLION-DOLLAR TAG TO BUILD CORRECTLY? I WANT TO MAKE SURE, IF WE WANT TO VOTE THAT'S WAY THAT'S FINE AS LONG AS WE TELL EVERYBODY YOU HAVE THREE YEARS YOU MIGHT WANT TO GET PRE-INSPECTION DONE BECAUSE WHEN THE CITY COMES BY AND DOES IT WITH ENFORCEMENT I UNDERSTAND NORMALLY WHAT I'VE SEEN WITH BUILDING CODES CHANGING HIS HERE IS THE SO SOON AS SOMEONE PLATS THE PROPERTY OR THEY DO SOMETHING, THEN THEY GET BROUGHT INTO THE NEW STANDARDS VERY RARELY HAVE I SEEN YOU SET A STANDARD AND EVERYBODY HAS TO START FOLLOWING. SOMETIMES WE DON'T HAVE A CHOICE.>> MIGHT HAVE USED A POOR CHOICE OF WORDS WHEN I SAID RETROACTIVELY. TO CLARIFY THE ACTUAL PERMIT WE HAD WITH THE STATE WHEN IT TALKS ABOUT LONG-TERM MAINTENANCE OF THE STORMWATER STRUCTURES, IT IS IN REFERENCE TO THE NEW DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT. BUT THERE IS ISSUES WITH EXISTING DEVELOPMENTS THAT DID NOT HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE WHOLE POND MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT TO BE RECORDED ET CETERA AND I THINK THAT'S WHERE IT GOT LOST IN THE LANGUAGE WE WOULD OFFER EDUCATION AND IF THERE WAS EVER A DISCHARGE FROM THOSE UNITS OR COST PROPERTY INJURY OR NUISANCE TO OURS THEN WE WOULD HAVE LEGAL RECOURSE AND THE ENFORCEMENT SECTION OF THE ORDINANCE THAT WE COULD USE IF WE NEEDED TO, TO COMPEL THAT LANDOWNER OR, WHETHER IT BE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY OR THE HOA, ET CETERA TO DO SOMETHING TO
GET INTO COMPLIANCE. >> I'M ENVISIONING YOU GUYS ARE INSPECTING. 20-YEAR-OLD POND, SHOW WHERE IT'S OUT OF COMPLIANCE WITH SOME MASTERS AT THE BOTTOM THIS IS NOT IMPACTING WATERWAYS. IT'S LIKE A COMING OR GRANDFATHERED IN. SHOULD ANYTIME YOU REDEVELOP OR YOU REPOT OR DO ANYTHING LIKE THAT ALL OF THESE THINGS YOUR FEELING ON NOW YOU HAVE TO FIX ALL OF THOSE. LIKE ALUMINUM WIRING IN A HOUSE IT IS WHAT IT IS, BUT AS SOON AS YOU HAVE TO MOVE A WALL OR SOMETHING IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT? EDUCATION BUT SOMETHING TO TRIGGER THEM TO BRING IT TO COMPLIANCE AND THAT'S REDEVELOPMENT?
>> YES, REDEVELOPMENT FOR SURE OR IF IT FAILS.
>> THEN YOU COULD FORCE THEM TO GO TO COMPLIANCE. IF IT FAILS.
BECAUSE YOU HAVE STUFF BUILT 20 YEARS AGO WITH A STANDARD TODAY SO THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING EVERYTHING FAILS.
>> NOT FELT LIKE FAILING THE STANDARD, FEEL LIKE THEY ARE DISCHARGING HUGE AMOUNTS OF WASTEWATER CAUSING IMPACT AND ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE AND WE HAVE IT ON THE BOOKS BUT WE CAN SAY THIS HAS TO BE FIXED NOW BECAUSE YOU ARE DISCHARGING.
POLLUTANTS INTO THE CREEK. >> THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING NOWADAYS BUT TENS AND HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF JELLYFISH AND THINGS LIKE THIS TO CAPTURE THE WATER AND MAKE IT ALL A CERTAIN WAY. I'M NERVOUS ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU HAVE A GUY THAT'S BEEN RUNNING A BUSINESS FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS AND TO GIVE AWAY A PARKING LOTS EDGES OF CUTOUTS , THE WATER GOES OFF THE PARKING LOT STRAIGHT INTO THE DITCH AND STRAIGHT TO THE WATER SYSTEM. THAT'S GOING TO FAIL BECAUSE YOU CANNOT DO THAT ANYMORE. AND MY RIGHT IN SAYING THAT? THE DAYS OF HAVING SERVICE ORDER JUST SHEEP FLOW OFF THE PARKING LOT STRAIGHT INTO A DITCH AND WHAT YOU CAN'T DO THAT. IT HAS TO BE CAPTURED.
>> YES I KNOW. YOU PENSION JELLYFISH. THAT IS SOMETHING YOU'D SEE AT THE EDWARDS AQUIFER AND WE ARE NOT OVER THAT, SO THAT'S A GOOD THING. WE DON'T HAVE THAT HIGH TECH TECHNOLOGY TO TREAT THAT STORMWATER RUNOFF. THERE'S A LOT OF SHEET FLOW LIKE A PARKING LOT GOES INTO THE AREA AND THEN IN MY DISCHARGE TO A POND OR JUST FLOW TO THE BAR DITCH, DIFFERENT WAYS STORMWATER DOES RUNOFF LAND
AND PROPERTY. >> WE ARE NOT REQUIRING PEOPLE TO CAPTURE, BECAUSE RIGHT THERE ALL THE POLLUTANTS GO RIGHT INTO THE WATERWAY. LIKE OIL AND GREASE FROM A PARKING LOT BUT THE PERMIT DOES NOT COVER THAT. IT'S CALLED NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION SO THAT'S WHERE HOPEFULLY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION GET PEOPLE TO DO THINGS TO HELP MAKE IT BETTER
IMPACT . >> OBVIOUSLY I WANT CLEAN WATER. I'M NOT ADVOCATING FOR CLOUDY GROUNDWATER I'M JUST NERVOUS ABOUT FINANCIAL IMPACTS.
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>> THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT'S NEW. THE CITY TODAY WITHOUT THIS IF THERE IS HOA THAT HAS DETENTION POND THAT THE OUTFLOW HAS FAILED AND THE DESIGN FAILS, THE CITY CAN INSTRUCT AND ENFORCE HOA TODAY TO GO FIX THAT CORRECT? BECAUSE THEY HAVE DONE THAT TO MY HOA. ABOUT SEVEN YEARS AGO OUR HOA GOT A LETTER FROM THE CITY SAYING GUESS WHAT, THIS THING THAT YOU MANAGE IS BROKEN AND YOU NEED TO FIX IT. WE DID NOT KNOW SO I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE BENEFITS BECAUSE NOW WE'RE GOING TO BE PROACTIVELY GOING TO THE HOA BOARDS THAT ARE RESIDENCE THAT ARE NOT CONTINUOUS, THAT ARE ON FOR A FEW YEARS AND THEN OFF. WE HAVE BEEN ON OUR 15TH BOARD BY THE TIME INTERVALS AROUND TO WHERE THIS BOARD , OUR BOARD AT THE TIME HAD NO CLUE THAT WE OWNED AND WERE RESPONSIBLE TO MAINTAIN THAT. WE THOUGHT IT WAS THE CITY. THE CITY SAID IT IS YOURS AND YOU NEED TO FIX IT AND REPAID QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS. THE HOA, WE HAD TO GET A LOAN. THE CITY CAN DO THAT NOW WITHOUT THIS IF SOMETHING FAILS , YOU CAN REQUIRE SOMEBODY TO GO FIX. NOW WE MAINTAIN THAT AND WE MOW IT REGULARLY AND CUT DOWN THE TREES GROWING AND WE TAKE CARE OF IT. SO I LOVE ART OF THIS WITH EDUCATION AND MORE PROACTIVE GOING OUT TO SAY HEY, DID YOU KNOW YOU ON THIS AND YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE TO MAINTAIN THIS? WE DID NOT HAVE THAT AND IF IT. WE WERE HIT OUT OF THE BLUE AND HAD TO FIX IT THAT
YEAR. >> WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE
TABLE? >> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION OR
QUESTIONS? >> I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT THE MOTION WAS? TO PROVE AS PRESENTED?
>> YES. PLEASE CALL THE VOTE. >>
>> MOTION HAS A 7-0. >> FIRST READING THIS WILL COME
[11.4. Consideration and possible action regarding Ordinance O-2024-027 to approve the transfer of $28,000 from the Economic Development Department budget to the Hutto Economic Development Corporation to contribute to the Master Planning of the Cottonwood Properties (First Reading) (Cheney Gamboa)]
BACK AGAIN. >> CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION READING ORDINANCE ZERO 2024 -0272 APPROVED TRANSFER OF $28,000 FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT BUDGET TO THE HUTTO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO CONTRIBUTE TO MASTER PLANNING OF THE PROPERTIES.
>> GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THIS IS IN CORRELATION TO THE ITEM FROM YOUR LAST MEETING REGARDING APPROVAL OF A MOU WITH ASSOCIATE EXPENSE 25,000 AND THAT AGENDA ITEM REPORT IT WAS BROKEN DOWN INTO WHAT LINE ITEMS IN THE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BUDGET WOULD BE UTILIZED AS WELL AS CALLING OUT THE $20,000 IN THE FUND 10 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT BUDGET. SO THIS IS JUST EXPLICITLY APPROVING THAT TRANSFER OF FUNDS FOR THAT PURPOSE.
>> MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER ZERO 2024-27 AS
>> MOTION AND SECONDED. HAVE WE GOTTEN A COPY OF THE MOU?
>> I DON'T THINK SO. >> THE REASON I ASK. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE WAY UNDERSTOOD THE VOTE LAST WEEK WAS WE ARE PUTTING THE MONEY FORWARD TO DO THIS INSPECTION WITH DUE DILIGENCE TO ITEMS RIGHT? SO WHAT I UNDERSTAND THE MOU SAYS IS THE DEVELOPER IS PUTTING MONEY OUT AND SHOULD THE DEVELOPER DROP THE PROPERTY OR THE SALE NOT HAPPEN THEN WE HAVE TO PAY BACK 50% WE ARE NOT SPENDING MONEY OUT-OF-POCKET UP FRONT. THAT GOT ME CONFUSED BUT HAD NOT SEEN THE MOU SO BEFORE YOU SAY ANYTHING WITHOUT SEEING IT WHATEVER YOU SAY NOT THAT I DISTRUST YOU BUT WITHOUT SEEING IT AND APPROVING THINGS OBVIOUSLY I DID NOT TALK TO JUST SOMEONE ON THE STREET WHO TOLD ME DID YOU KNOW TIME TRYING TO UNDERSTAND HOW DO WE NOT KNOW , HOW DID BOTH SIDES NOT KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON? SWISHER, IN MY EXPLANATION PREVIOUSLY I SPECIFIED IT WAS ON A REIMBURSABLE STRUCTURE. SO THEY WILL EXPAND THE FUNDS AND THEN SUBMIT THOSE EXPENSES WHICH POINT THE EDC WILL REIMBURSE 50% OF THAT AS THEY
ARE INCURRED. >> THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M BEING TOLD THE MOU SAID. NONREIMBURSABLE, ONLY
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REIMBURSABLE TO 50% IF THE SALE DOES NOT GO THROUGH. WE DON'T GO IN THE CONTRACT. SO I KNOW YOU'RE SAYING NO BUT I'M TRY TO STAY OUT OF THE SITES NOT KNOW? WE KEEP APPROVING MONEY. SOMEONE IS CONFUSED. WHICH ALWAYS MAKES ME CONCERNED. IF WE CAN GET A COPY OF THAT AND I HOPE YOU ARE RIGHT AND I HOPE IT'S NOT LIKE WHAT THEY THINK IT IS OR SOMEONE ELSE BECAUSE THEN IT'S LIKE ANYWAY.>> WHO IS THEY? THE PERSON THAT SAYS THE CHANGES WRONG?
>> NOT THAT SHE IS WRONG, THAT THERE IS A MISUNDERSTANDING.
PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE MOU BUT UNTIL I READ IT I DON'T KNOW.
I THINK THAT WOULD HELP WHEN WE ARE PROVING MONEY AND TRANSFERS FOR AGREEMENTS WE HAVE NOT READ I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO GET THOSE SO AS WE APPROVE MONEY THAT WAY IF SOMETHING DOES BLOWUP WE CAN SAY WE DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE TO READ IT AS OPPOSED TO KNOW WE WILL SAY YOU SAID THIS OR JAMES SAID
THIS OR EDC SAID THIS. >> THIS WILL COME BACK FOR SECOND READING. SO IF WE GET THAT, THAT WILL BE GREAT.
>> YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. >> THANK YOU.
>> MOTION TO MAKE THAT A REQUIREMENT TO APPROVE THE SECOND READING. PROVIDING THE MOU PRIOR TO THE SECOND
READING? >> I HAD A MOTION ON THE TABLE.
>> IS THAT OKAY WITH YOU COUNCILMEMBER THOMPSON? OKAY.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? PLEASE CALL THE VOTE.
[11.5. Consideration and possible action on Ordinance No. O-2024-028 relating to amending Hutto City Code Article 1.04 Records Management, to add Section 1.04.014, Contracts approved by the City Council to provide for the public disclosure of approved contracts unless otherwise prohibited by law (Councilmember Dan Thornton) a. Consideration and possible action waiving second reading as allowed by Hutto City Charter Section 3.13]
>> NEXT REV ITEM 11.5 CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ORDINANCE NUMBER 0-2204-028 RELATED TO AMENDING CODE ARTICLE 1.0 FOR RECORDS MANAGEMENT TO ADD SECTION 1.04 TO ADD SECTION 1.0 4.014 CONTRACTS APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL TO PROVIDE FOR THE PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF APPROVED CONTRACTS UNLESS OTHERWISE PROHIBITED BY LAW.
COUNCILMEMBER. >> THE ORDINANCE DOES WHAT WE ASKED FOR SO I MOVED TO APPROVE ORDINANCE ZERO
2024-028 AS PRESENTED. >> DO I HAVE A SECOND?
SECOND. >> I HAD A QUESTION. WE ALREADY HAVE CITY CONTRACTS THAT ANYTHING IN PUBLIC FUNDS HAVE TO BE DISCLOSED SO THIS SEEMS REDUNDANT EXCEPT IT SEEMS LIKE MAYBE IF I UNDERSTAND RIGHT IS THIS A WAY TO GET AROUND THE TEXAS LAW OF 552.1101 EXCEPTION FOR CONFIDENTIALITY A PROPRIETARY INFORMATION? IF SO I DON'T WANT TO VOTE FOR SOMETHING THAT'S VIOLATION OF STATE LAW.
>> THAT'S WHY UNLESS OTHERWISE PROHIBITED BY LAW , SO WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING A BETTER JOB MARKING OUR CONTRACTS OF WHAT'S CONFIDENTIAL. WHAT THE CONTRACTOR SAID IS HIS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION IS PROPRIETARY INFORMATION AND ALSO A LOT OF TIMES WE HAVE PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTS WE DON'T WANT TO DISCLOSE CERTAIN THINGS OR SOMEBODY CAN GET COPIES OF PLANS AND DO SOMETHING TO THE CITY SYSTEMS.
THOSE ARE TWO EXAMPLES. >> RIGHT, MY QUESTION IS WHAT'S THE POINT OF THIS IF IT'S ALREADY REQUIRED ON THE OTHER AND THE EXCEPTIONS EXIST. I DON'T KNOW HAVING ANOTHER ORDINANCE THAT'S ALREADY CODIFIED IN STATE LAW WHAT HAS TO BE PUBLIC DISCLOSED I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE POINT.
I HAVE NOT HEARD A GOOD ESTIMATION. IT IS ALREADY COVERED IN STATE LAW SO I DON'T KNOW WHY WE HAVE ANOTHER
ORDINANCE. >> YOU ASK QUESTIONS.
>> I WAS ASKING CITY ATTORNEY.
>> YOU SAID I HAVE NOT HEARD A GOOD REASON WHY THEY DO THIS BUT THE COUNCILMEMBER PROPOSED IT.
>> IS NOT A LAWYER. >> YOU SAID YOU WANTED TO KNOW WHY WE ARE DOING THIS. SO WHAT I AM SUGGESTING IS STATE
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ATTORNEY IS ONLY TELLING YOU IF IT'S LEGAL. IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHY IT'S PROPOSED ASK COUNCILMEMBER PROPOSING IT AND YOU'LL GET YOUR ANSWER WHEREAS ARE YOU GET FROM THE ATTORNEY IS IF IT'S LEGAL. JUST THROWING IT OUT IF YOU PROPOSE SOMETHING AND I ASKED JAMES WHEN WE DO THIS YOU'RE PROBABLY WONDERING WHY DON'T YOU JUST ASK AND I WILL TELLYOU. >> WELL MY QUESTION WAS TO HER.
THE CHARTER THAT ALL CONTRACTS WERE, YOU KNOW SUBJECT TO DISCLOSURE. SO, YOU CAN PUT THIS IN THE ORDINANCE EVEN THOUGH IT'S IN THE STATE LAW. IT IS NOT IN CONFLICT WITH STATE LAW AND IT JUST STATES WHAT THE STATE LAW SAYS.
>> I'M JUST SAYING FUNDAMENTALLY OKAY FUNDAMENTALLY WHY DON'T WE JUST REPUBLISH THE ENTIRE STATE CONSTITUTION AND THE STATE LAW TEXAS AT THE CITY LEVEL? I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE POINT IF IT'S ALREADY THERE.
>> WE SPECIFICALLY HAD A CASE WHERE A CONTRACT WAS APPROVED, SOMEBODY REQUESTED THE CONTRACT AND IT WENT TO THE OTHER PARTY TO SAY TO YOU WANT US TO RELEASE THIS OR NOT, THIS REMOVES THAT. IT WILL BE RELEASED AND IF THEY DON'T WANTED TO THEY NEED TO NEGOTIATE THAT SO IT'S KNOWN BY EVERYBODY UPFRONT THAT IT'S NOT GOING TO BE RELEASED
FOR SPECIFIC REASONS. >> I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S TRUE. I THINK YOU'RE SOLVING THE WRONG PROBLEM BECAUSE THAT WASN'T THE CITY COUNTRY. SO THIS ORDINANCE WOULD NOT APPLY
TO THAT. >> HERE IS WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST. HOW DO WE FIX THE OPINION BECAUSE FURTHER CLARIFYING MY VIEW WE HAD A CONTRACT I DON'T CARE WHOSE CONTRACT IT WAS, PAID FOR BY THE CITY TAXPAYERS, PEOPLE WHO PUT ME UP HERE. WE RAISED TAXES TO PAY 12 PLUS MILLION FOR SOMETHING AND THEN SOMEONE ASKED WHAT DID THE CONTRACT LOOK LIKE, WE SET WE CAN TELL YOU. AT FIRST WE SAID WE CAN'T TELL YOU AND IT WAS DECLINED FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REASONS. FACTUAL. I HAVE THE AUSTIN BUSINESS JOURNAL CALL ME AND I SAID I HAD NO IDEA WHY THE ROAD BEING BUILT WOULD BE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SECRET BECAUSE IT'S JUST A FOUR BECAUSE IT'S JUST A 4 LANE RD. AND THEN ANOTHER PERSON ASKS FOR IT AND SOMEONE WENT TO THE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY AND SAID DO YOU MIND IF WE DISCLOSE THIS? ANYTHING PROPRIETARY IN HERE TO WHICH ALL OF A SUDDEN YES IT IS AND WE HAD TO WORK THROUGH IT. I SEE THIS AS IF YOU DO BUSINESS WITH THE CITY HUTTO AND TEXT PAYER DOLLARS ARE SPENT THAN IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING PROPRIETARY YOU CANNOT PUT IN BUT THE COST OF ASPHALT OR THE BASE YOU ARE PUTTING IN, THEN DON'T BID ON THE CONTRACT BECAUSE OTHER CITIES, THEY JUST RELEASE IT. THIS CITY THE POSITION HAS BEEN WE RUN PEOPLE TO THE RINGER TO GET IT AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WHEN YOU'RE SPENDING $10 MILLION.
>> MY GUESS IS THAT IS REDACTED.
>> WHEN YOU ARE OUT DEVELOPING US THE CITY AND IN THE ROAD PLAN, THE CONTRACTOR WHO BUILDS THE ROADS GIVES YOU THE PLANS AND INFORMATION AND ON EVERY OTHER CONTRACT THAT WE DO IT IS IN OUR PACKET , NO CONTRACT. THIS WAS THE FIRST.
>> IT WASN'T IS IT A CONTRACT. I DON'T DISAGREE WITH YOU. I AM SAYING I DON'T THINK YOU'RE SOLVING THE PROBLEM, YOU'RE JUST ADDING ANOTHER ORDINANCE THAT IF THIS STILL HAPPENS IT WOULD NOT GET RELEASED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT A CONTRACT BY THE CITY IT WAS BY THE EDC AND THEIR ATTORNEY. HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH US, IT DID IN A WAY WHEN YOU ARE STRETCHING FOR THE FUNDS, BUT THAT WAS A DIFFERENT WAY TO THINK ABOUT IT. THIS ORDINANCE WOULD NOT APPLY TO THAT CONTRACT THAT'S WHAT I'M
SAYING. >> IT'S SOLVING A PROBLEM IN PREVENTING THAT FROM HAPPENING WITH A CITY CONTRACT.
>> IT IS ALREADY ALLOWED BY STATE LAW. I'M JUST SAYING IT SEEMS REDUNDANT. I DON'T CARE.
>> WE ARE GOING BACK IN FOR THE CAN NOT GIVING EVERYONE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. I HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE CITY MANAGER.
CITY MANAGER WATERY NOT THINKING ABOUT WERE CONSIDERING? WHAT ARE SOME POTENTIAL PITFALLS , IF THIS PASSES IT SEEMS LIKE , IT SEEMS TO ME IF THERE ARE COMPANIES WHO WOULD OTHERWISE BID ON THE CONTRACT WHEN THEY REALIZE WE ARE PROPRIETARY THINGS THAT COULD GET OUT BECAUSE OF THIS PROVISION I'M NOT GOING TO BID ON ANY PROJECTS FOR HUTTO ANYMORE. IS THAT A POSSIBILITY OR AM I
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KIND OF. >> MY THINKING IS THAT IF THERE ARE COMPANIES THAT HAVE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE ISSUES WITH PRICES OF MATERIALS OR LABOR OR EQUIPMENT OR SPECIALTY PIECES OF EQUIPMENT OR WHATEVER ELSE IF WE ARE NOT BUYING THROUGH THE BUY ORDER OR SOMETHING, IF WE'RE BUILDING A POLICE FACILITY OR SOMETHING WITH SPECIALIZED PIECES IN IT AND THEY DON'T WANT TO DISCLOSE IT, THEN I WOULD SUSPECT THEY WOULDN'T BID. I WILL SAY THAT WHAT I AM HEARING BEING DISCUSSED IS NOT THE WAY I INTERPRETED WHAT I'M WRITING BECAUSE WHAT I'M READING IS THAT THEY STILL CAN CHOOSE WHICH ITEMS THEY DON'T WANT TO HAVE DISCLOSED AND HAVE PROPRIETARY. THEY JUST DO IT UPFRONT. AT THE BEGINNING OF
THE PROCESS. >> WHO IS GOING TO BE THE STAFF MEMBER THAT EXPLAINS THAT TO THEM THOROUGHLY TO REALLY UNDERSTAND THAT IN ORIGINAL CONTRACT THAT COMES ACROSS THE
DESK? >> IT SHOULD BE IN THE BID SPECIFICATIONS. IF YOU BID ON THE PROJECT AND PROVIDE CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION, MARK THAT PROPRIETARY. IF YOU ENTER INTO THE CONTRACT WHEN WE GO TO THE CONTRACT WE NEED TO ASK THE CONTRACTOR IS THERE ANYTHING BEFORE WE BRING TO COUNCIL THAT IS GOING TO BE PROTECTED TERRY THAT HE WILL MARK NOT PUBLIC DISCLOSURE. THIS ORDINANCE ALLOWS THEM TO STILL IDENTIFY THAT AND ALLOWS US TO WORK WITH THEM THROUGH
THAT PROCESS. >> I WOULD ADD MY UNDERSTANDING WOULD BE EVEN OF THE MARKET AS PROPRIETARY AND SOMEONE REQUEST RELEASE WE STILL GO TO THE AG AND THE AG DECIDES WHAT THEY DETERMINED AS PROPRIETARY WAS ACTUALLY PROPRIETARY.
>> WE ARE TRYING TO SIMPLIFY THE PROCESS. IF I BID ON THE SIDEWALK AND I SAY NOTHING IS PROPRIETARY AND YOU KNOW HAVE SOMEONE SAY I DON'T KNOW. ALREADY SIGNED OFF AND IT'S
DONE. >> IS THIS GOING TO SLOW DOWN THE PROCESS OF SOMEONE WANTING A CONTRACT WITH THE CITY BEING LIKE HOLD ON LET ME TALK WITH MY LEGAL TEAM SO THEN THAT'S A LOT OF BACK-AND-FORTH AND TIMELINES THAT ARE MISSED.
I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THAT. >> I DON'T KNOW YET. I DON'T KNOW, I WOULD SAY GENERALLY WHEN WE ARE PUBLICLY PROCURING , MOST OF THE STUFF WE ARE PUBLICLY PROCURING HAS VERY LITTLE IN THE WAY OF PROPRIETARY INFORMATION. THE EDC DID NOT PUBLICLY PROCURE BECAUSE THEY ARE EDC THEY PRIVATELY PROCURE AND WHENEVER PRIVATE COMPANIES COMPETE AGAINST EACH OTHER THEY ARE MUCH MORE RUTHLESS. SO IN THAT PARTICULAR REGARD I DON'T EXPECT A TYPICAL CONTRACTOR ON A PUBLIC BID TO SAY THE PRICE OF ASPHALT I'M CHARGING NOT GOING TO DISCLOSE TO SOME OF THAT IS OFF THE WEBSITE WHAT THEY ARE CHARGING. I ASSUME THERE WILL BE SITUATIONS WHERE IT WILL SLOW DOWN JUST BY NATURE.
CONTRACTS ARE COMP LOCATED TO BEGIN WITH AND THEN YOU ADD WHAT ARE PROPRIETARY AND WHAT'S NOT IT WILL SLOW DOWN SOME THINGS, BUT CERTAINLY AS A STAFF MEMBER IF I AM TOLD BY MY ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. WE ARE NOT ABLE TO GET THESE THINGS DONE BECAUSE THIS IS THE PROBLEM THAT I WILL COME BACK TO YOU AND TELL YOU WE THOUGHT THIS WAS A GOOD IDEA UPFRONT, BUT IT'S TURNING OUT TO REALLY DELAY THINGS. IS IT WORTH CONTINUING TO DO THIS FOR THE DELAY OR DO WE WANT TO CHANGE THAT WE ARE THINKING AND NOT HAVE THE DELAY? IF IT HAPPENS AND IT'S REALITY I WOULD BE LETTING YOU ALL KNOW.
WITH THE TIME POTENTIALLY BEING AFFECTED , I FEEL LIKE WE ARE TAKING A LOT OF TIME TO UNDERSTAND THE CHANGES AND HOW THEY'RE GOING TO AFFECT POTENTIAL BIDS. THAT BEING SAID PASSING SOMETHING LIKE THIS, IS THIS WHERE THIS AMOUNT OF EXPLANATION IS GOING TO NEED TO GO INTO SOMETHING GOING TO CONTRACT NEGOTIATION OR IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WE PASS THIS AND THIS IS KIND OF STANDARD AND WE WILL SEE THIS EVERY NOW AND THEN WITH CERTAIN CITIES, YOU KNOW IT'S THE
NORM FOR A CITY? >> I DON'T KNOW IF HAVING THEM DETERMINE UPFRONT IS NORMAL. I WILL SAY THIS WILL
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BECOME PART OF THE PROCESS AND WE WILL SAY WHENEVER YOU RESPOND TO THE BID PACKAGE TO IDENTIFY WHAT ITEMS CAN BE DETERMINED TO BE PROPRIETARY UPFRONT THAT YOU WOULD WANT TO CLAIM IF THERE IS AN FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUEST FOR THE CONTRACT AND THAT WAY IT'S ALREADY PREDETERMINED OR PREDECIDED ON IF THEY CLAIM ANYTHING AT ALL. IF THEY DON'T CLAIM ANYTHING THEN WE HAVE NO REASON TO BELIEVE AND I WOULD SAY IT WOULD HAVE THEM SIGN UP TO SAY WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DECLARE PROPRIETARY SO WE'VE DONE OUR DUE DILIGENCE NOW WE CAN RELEASE THE DOCUMENTS.>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. >> HOW ARE CURRENT CONTRACTS MADE PUBLIC? THEY ARE PUBLIC RECORD SOMEONE HAS TO REQUEST.
IS THAT THE ONLY WAY TO GET A HOLD OF IT? IS IT AVAILABLE AND
PUBLISHED? >> I DON'T THINK THEY ARE JUST
AVAILABLE. >> MOST OF THE TIMES , THE CONTRACTOR WILL SIGN AND SUBMIT HOUSE BILL 1295 FORMS AND THEN EITHER THE MAYOR OR MANAGER WILL EXECUTE IT, BUT THE EXECUTED COPY IS NOT PUT ANYWHERE FOR PUBLIC. SOMEBODY HAS TO REQUEST ANOTHER PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT. IF THERE IS PROPRIETARY INFORMATION , WHAT WE DO NOW IS , WE DON'T HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO SEND TO THE AGN ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF OF THE CONTRACTOR BUT WE DO CONTACT THEM TO SAY WE RECEIVED THIS REQUEST. WE WILL WRITE TO THE AG TO PUT IN A BRIEF AND ARGUE WHETHER IT'S PROPRIETARY. THAT'S HOW THE PROCESS WORKS.
WE HAVE NOT BEEN ASKING THE CONTRACTORS UPFRONT TO MARK THEIR STUFF WHICH I THINK IS GOOD PRACTICE.
>> OKAY ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ERRING ON PLEASE CALL THE VOTE.
>> MOTION TO WAIVE SECOND READING.
>> SECOND. >> MOTION AND SECOND. WAVING THE SECOND READING. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING ON PLEASE CALL THE VOTE.
[12.1. Consideration and possible action on bank and finance charges as they relate to current credit card fees (Alberta Barrett)]
>> MOTION PASSES 4-3. NEXT REV ITEM 12.1 CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION BANK AND FINANCE CHARGES AS THEY RELATE
TO CURRENT CREDIT CARD FEES. >> MAYOR, BEFORE STEP BEGINS WE HAVE HAD A REQUEST IF WE CAN TAKE UP HIS ITEM NEXT BECAUSE HE HAS TO LEAVE FOR HOUSTON EARLY IN THE MORNING. EXECUTIVE
SESSION ITEM >> I WOULD RATHER HIM JUST WAIT ANOTHER 20 OR 30 MINUTES BECAUSE REVOCABLE ITEMS CONSENT
AND THEN EXECUTIVE. >> JUST KEEP GOING.
>> OKAY HOLDING YOU TO 20 MINUTES.
>> GO, START A TIMER. >> FINANCE DIRECTOR. WHEN WE BROUGHT THE MIDYEAR BUDGET AMENDMENTS AT THE LAST MEETING, ONE OF THE LINE ITEMS INCREASING WAS BANK AND CREDIT CARD FEE LINE ITEMS. WHICH PROMPTED US BASED ON THE DIRECTION OF COUNCIL TO REVIEW RATES AND WHAT THE CHARGES ARE, WHEN WE ARE CHARGED AND HOW WE ARE CHARGING CITIZENS OR CUSTOMERS. PHYSICALLY THERE IS TWO AREAS. ONE IS THE CREDIT CARD FEES AND CHARGES THAT WE GET FOR THAT. EVERY CREDIT CARD , EVEN YOUR VISA IS JUST DIFFERENT ON THE FEES AND HOW THEY APPLY COST. THOSE FEES HAVE GONE UP SINCE OCTOBER
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2023. SO THAT'S ONE PORTION OF THE INCREASE. AND THEN WE HAVE A TWO DOLLAR FEE FROM TYLER IN THE CODE UTILITY BILLING WHEN YOU PAY ONLINE OR THROUGH YOUR PHONE, THERE IS A TWO DOLLAR PER TRANSACTION FEE. HOW THOSE FEES WERE PASSED ON WAS A DIRECT TWO DOLLAR FEE ON TO YOUR ACCOUNT IF YOU PAID IN THAT MANNER. IT WAS APPLIED AS A PERCENTAGE FOR THE OVERALL CHARGE. SO YOU HAVE GOT YOUR CREDIT CARD PERCENTAGE AND THEN THE TWO DOLLARS WAS CONVERTED TO A PERCENTAGE AND CAME UP WITH A TOTAL PERCENTAGE CHARGING. SO THAT IS NOT ADEQUATE TO COVER THE COST WE ARE BEING CHARGED.SO, WE ARE ACTUALLY LOOKING AT OTHER COMPANIES TO SEE IF WE CAN REDUCE THOSE COSTS. WE ARE ALSO LOOKING TO SEE IF THERE IS WAYS WE CAN REDUCE THE CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEES. SO WE ARE RESEARCHING ALL OF THAT AND SO OUR SUGGESTION IS TO BRING IT BACK MAY 16 PROPOSAL TO COUNCIL ON HOW WE CAN MAKE SOME CHANGES TO THOSE CHARGES.
>> TODAY YOU ARE ASKING US TO BUMP IT UP TO WHAT THE ACTUAL
IS? WHAT IS THE ACTUAL ASK. >> JUST THAT WE WILL BRING BACK PROPOSAL AND BASED ON THAT WE WILL GET DIRECTION FROM COUNCIL ON HOW WE WANT TO RESOLVE. WHETHER WE NEED TO INCREASE PERCENTAGE OR DO WE FIND A COMPANY THAT CAN OFFER US A SOLUTION THAT'S CHEAPER THAN THE CURRENT SITUATION.
>> THIS IS MY FAVORITE AGENDA ITEM PRETENDING. I LOVE IT, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TRYING TO HELP REMEDY UTILITY BILLING AND MUNICIPAL COURT PROCESSING FEES. THIS WAS SOMETHING LATE LAST YEAR SAID HEY CAN WE GET A BETTER RATE? 4 1/4 IS NOT EVEN COVERING THE COST BECAUSE IT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE TWO DOLLARS BUT WAS TRYING SO IT'S CALCULATED WRONG. I AM ALL FOR TRYING TO GET THE PERCENTAGE RATE DOWN TO IF WE NEED TO SWITCH FROM THE CURRENT PERSON EVER CAN FIND SOMEONE WITH A BETTER PERCENTAGE RATE MINUS THE TWO DOLLAR FEE BECAUSE THEN MESSES WITH THE CALCULATION, THAT WOULD BE GREAT AND WITH UTILITY BILLS GOING UP, OBVIOUSLY IT'S A SMALL PERCENTAGE BUT IT CAN HELP IN THE LONG-TERM WITH THE PERCENTAGE BEING LOWER AS THE BILLS ARE INCREASING. AT LEAST WE'RE TRYING TO HELP THE UTILITY PAYERS , THE RATEPAYERS IN THAT ASPECT TO USE YOUR CARD YOU USE EVERY DAY IN TRANSACTION INSTEAD OF PENALIZING THEM. FOR USING
THAT. THANK YOU. >> THE SMALLEST THING THAT CAN MAKE THE BIGGEST IMPACT ON SOMEONE WHO PAYS BY CARD.
>> ONE OTHER QUESTION I DO HAVE, IF YOU DO ACH PAY THERE IS NO FEE? SO YOU'RE PAYING FOR CONVENIENCE.
>> HOLD ON. >> I WAS IN MY HEAD YES.
>> SO YOU KNOW, MY OPINION WHEN THEY LOOK AT STUFF, THAT IS A CONVENIENCE IF YOU WANT TO DO THAT THEY HAVE A NO COST OPTION. I DON'T LIKE PAYING FEES SO I DO THE ACH. JUST SAYING IF YOU WANT TO PAY WITH A CREDIT CARD IT'S GOING TO BE 8% OR WHATEVER THE NUMBER IS THEN MAYBE YOU START SWITCHING AND YOU DON'T TO PAY THE FEE AT ALL. SO I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD SUBSIDIZE CONVENIENCE FOR OTHERS WHEN WE HAVE A WAY THAT'S FREE NOW IF PEOPLE IN THE PUBLIC WANT TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF IT. >> YES I UNDERSTAND THAT, THE CITY HAS SOME MECHANISMS LIKE YOU CAN EVEN DROP OFF A CHECK OLD SCHOOL WITHOUT GETTING FEES. THIS IS JUST A NORMAL WAY TO PAY FOR THINGS LIKE MAYBE IN THE FUTURE WE COULD DO LIKE AN APT TRANSFER, I DON'T KNOW IF THE CITY HAS SOMETHING WHERE YOU CAN TRANSFER, JUST SOMETHING SIMPLE LIKE THAT IN THE FUTURE, BUT I JUST APPRECIATE, I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF WE GET A LOWER PERCENTAGE RATE ON THOSE TRANSACTIONS BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY IT'S SOMETHING THE CITY DOES NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT MAKING SURE THEY COLLECT ENOUGH MONEY AND IT'S LOW ENOUGH THAT PEOPLE DON'T COMPLAIN ABOUT THOSE FEES WHENEVER THEY USE THEIR CARD.
SO IT'S NOT HITTING THEM HARD. IT'S LIKE OKAY.
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>> I AGREE, IT'S NEVER BEEN POPULAR WHEN WE BRING IT UP, BUT I ALWAYS LOOK AT IT LIKE IT'S A COST BEING BORNE BY PEOPLE FOR CONVENIENCE. ALMOST EVERY OTHER MUNICIPALITY HAS A CONVENIENCE FEE AND THEY TELL YOU RIGHT AWAY THE REASON WHY YOU CAN'T PAY MORTGAGE WITH A CREDIT CARD IT MIGHT BE EASIER FOR YOU, BUT THEY WANT THE CASH. SO IF WE EDUCATE MORE WE TRY TO FIND A LOWER COST SOLUTION, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY WHATEVER THE COST IS BY PEOPLE USING CREDIT CARDS, THEY HAVE TO PAY THAT BECAUSE IF WE WERE TALKING 20 OR 30 GRAND OR 100 GRAND REMEMBER THERE WAS A NUMBER LIKE $340,000 A YEAR AND CREDIT CARD FEES A COUPLE YEARS AGO AND I WAS LIKE GOOD GOD YOU CAN FIX A LOT OF SIDEWALKS WITH WHAT WE PAY AND CREDIT CARD FEES IF EVERYBODY SWITCHED TO ACH THAT'S SIDEWALK MONEY. A SIGNAL EVERY YEAR. IT'S NOT POPULAR, BUT I'M THERE TO HELP PEOPLE GET EDUCATED ON ACH AND WE HAVE THIS NEW PROGRAM COMING OUT THAT WILL HELP PEOPLE WITH PROBLEMS IN THE CITY. MAYBE THEY SHOULD NOT BE USING AMERICAN EXPRESS BECAUSE IF YOU'RE CHARGING 2% AND THEY GET 3% BACK IN REWARDS IF THEY DO IT THEY DON'T CARE. THEY LOOK AT IT AS A BENEFIT. ANYWAY. DO WE HAVE TO DO AN ACTION? WE COULD DO NOTHING AND HE WILL BRING BACK
SOMETHING? >> I WOULD SAY YES.
>> ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ONE? ALL RIGHT THANK YOU FOR
[12.2. Consideration and possible action relating to TPDES Wastewater Permit Applications in the City of Hutto Extraterritorial Jurisdiction and authorize letters to Round Rock and Taylor seeking cooperation relating to the TDES Wastewater Permit Applications in the Extra territorial Jurisdiction of the City to be signed by the Mayor and Council and authorize the letters to Round Rock and Taylor seeking cooperation relating to the TDES Wastewater Permit Applications in the Extra territorial Jurisdiction of the City to be signed by the Mayor and Council (Legal)]
KEEPING AN EYE ON THIS. NEXT LIVE UNTIL .2 CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION RELATED TO WASTEWATER PERMIT APPLICATIONS IN THE CITY OF HUTTO EXTRA TOUR TERRY JURISDICTION LETTERS TO ROUND ROCK ANN TAYLOR SEEKING COOPERATION RELATED TO THE WASTEWATER PERMIT APPLICATIONS AND EXTRA JURISDICTIONS OF CITY TO BE SIGNED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL AUTHORIZING LETTERS SEEKING COOPERATION RELATED TO THE WASTEWATER PERMIT APPLICATIONS AND EXTRA JURISDICTION OF THE CITY TO BE SIGNED BY THE MAYOR ANDCOUNCIL. >> MOTION THAT WE SIGNED THE LETTERS PRESENTED BY LEGAL. TO GO TO THOSE CITIES.
>> SECOND. >> MOTION AND SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING ON PLEASE CALL THE VOTE.
>> 12-IT IS A? >> IT'S ONLY 10:00.
>> CITY MANAGER EMAILED ME TODAY ON THE CONTEXT WITH THOSE TOPICS OF THOSE LETTERS SO I WILL SEND IT AROUND TO MAKE SURE YOU WILL READ WHAT SHE SAID.
>> CITY MANAGER FROM WHICH CITY?
[12.3. Consideration and possible action relating to Resolution No. R-2024-082 reprimanding Councilmember Place 1 Brian Thompson for Violation of Council Protocols, role of a Council Member regarding actions during the April 4th, 2024 meeting (Mayor Mike Snyder)]
>> SORRY, ROUND ROCK. APOLOGIZE.
>> NEXT ITEM 12.3 CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION RELATED TO RESOLUTION 2024-082 FOR PREVENTING COUNCILMEMBER PLACE FOR PREVENTING COUNCILMEMBER PL., THOMPSON FOR VIOLATION COUNCIL PROTOCOL ROLE OF COUNCILMEMBER REGARDING ACTIONS DURING APRIL 4 FOR PREVENTING COUNCILMEMBER PL., THOMPSON FOR VIOLATION COUNCIL PROTOCOL ROLE OF COUNCILMEMBER REGARDING ACTIONS DURING APRIL 4, 2020 FOR MEETING. I THOUGHT ABOUT THIS OVER THE WEEKEND AFTER THE LAST MEETING. AND I THINK I WAITED UNTIL TUESDAY. TALKED WITH ANOTHER COUNCILMEMBER AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO HERE. A COUPLE MEETINGS AGO WE HAD AN ISSUE , WE CAN ARGUE THAT THINGS WERE HANDLED RIGHT.
MAYBE I AM POOR AT RUNNING MEETINGS BUT I MADE A STATEMENT AT THE MEETING THAT WE ARE EXPECTING THE PUBLIC TO ACT A CERTAIN WAY AND WE ARE NOT DOING IT, SOMEONE AGREED WITH ME SO WE WENT ON AND PREVIOUSLY I DO NOT TAKE OFFENSE TO BEING CALLED A DUMB REGULARLY IN THE BACK I HAD IT COMING. WE HAD AN ATTORNEY WE HAD NOT EVEN MET BEFORE TALKING ABOUT AN APPEAL TO THE FIFTH CIRCUIT WITH A COUPLE PEOPLE LAY INTO THE SKY HE DID NOT KNOW WHO WE ARE OR WHERE HUTTO IS. I DID NOT SAY ANYTHING THEN BECAUSE UNLIKE WHATEVER.
IN THIS TIME OF TRY TO TALK TO COUNCIL MEMBER THOMPSON. I HAVE REACHED OUT TO OTHER PEOPLE WHO KNOW COUNCILMEMBER THOMPSON IN
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AN EFFORT TO SIT DOWN AND TRY TO NOT SOLVE, NOT TRYING TO GET SOMEONE TO LIKE ME OR NOT, BUT SOME ISSUES WHERE WE CAN EFFECTIVELY GOVERN BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THE PEOPLE ONE.LAST MEETING WE DID A PRESENTATION WITH THE ATTORNEY, RELATED TO TALKING ABOUT HOW HE IS RUNNING HIS MOUTH. GOING ON NO UNINTERRUPTED, COUNCILMEMBER THOMPSON HAD SAID PEOPLE DISAGREE OR WHATEVER. THIS IS MY RECOLLECTION. COUNCIL MEMBER SAYS I DISAGREE WE DISCUSSION I SAID LET'S NOT INTERRUPT, SOMEONE ELSE GOT IT AND MADE THE COMMENT WHERE PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT BEING INTERRUPTED BUT THEY ARE THE ONES INTERRUPTING AND TOLD SHUT THE F BACKUP I SAID WILL TAKE A RECESS. I DON'T WANT TO FIX THIS , IF WE ARE NOT FOLLOWING PROTOCOLS MY NEXT THING IS AN AGENDA ITEM TO DISSOLVE. WE DID THAT ONCE IN 2019. PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TO LIKE ME, I'M NOT HERE TO BE ANYBODY'S FRIEND BUT WE'RE HERE TO GOVERN TO WORK FOR THE PEOPLE AND IF WE ARE YELLING AT PEOPLE, I WAS TELLING SOMEONE PEOPLE DO HAVE A VIGOROUS QUESTIONS WITH STAFF.
BUT IT'S GOT TO BE IN A MANNER IF PEOPLE HEARD YOU OUTSIDE AND HE TOOK THE AUDIO AND WE RELEASE THAT AND PLAY FOR THE PUBLIC I DON'T THINK IT WOULD BE THE SAME. NOT TRYING TO APOLOGIZE BECAUSE WE GET IN THE MOMENT BUT NOT GOING TO MAKE A BIG DEAL OTHER THAN AT SOME POINT WE HAVE TO STOP DOING WHAT WE ARE DOING AND WE HAVE TO GO HAVE DISAGREEMENTS, LEAVE AND MOVE DOWN THE ROAD. MAYOR PRO TEM AND I I THINK TO A FAIRLY GOOD JOB WE AGREE HALF THE TIME, HALF THE TIME WE DON'T. HAS BEEN UPSET WITH ME BEFORE AND YET I THINK WE GET ALONG OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER HAS ASKED ME TO STEP OUTSIDE. I WANT SO YOU KNOW THEM A BUT GIVE ME A GOOD TALKING TO. SO THERE'S A WAY TO HANDLE THIS. I'M OPEN TO SUGGESTIONS BUT WE CAN KEEP DOING THIS. IT IS NOT WORKING.
) I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 2024-082.
>> REPRIMANDING BROUGHT UP I SAID YOU SHOULD ONLY SPEND TIME WRITING RESOLUTION IF THE COUNCIL VOTES BECAUSE I DON'T AGREE WITH SPENDING STAFF TIME ON PREEMPT WHEN UP OR SOMETHING, I AGREE TO THIS RESOLUTION NUMBER WE WANT TO DO THIS THEN SHE WILL HAVE THE TIME AND WE CAN REVIEW AND PASS IT. DIRECTING STAFF TO MAKE THE RESOLUTION. IS THERE
A SECOND? ALL RIGHT. >> I WILL SECOND.
>> YOU DON'T THE SECOND TO DISCUSS IT. YOU DON'T THINK IT'S WORTH DISCUSSION YOU DON'T SECOND OR YOU MAKE ALTERNATE MOTION. THIS NOTION THAT WE HAVE TO SECOND SOMETHING WHERE NOT IN FAVOR OF TO HAVE MORE DISCUSSION IS NOT
PART OF IT. >> SECONDING TO TALK?
>> I GUESS I AM AND I WILL SECOND. GLAD. JUST DO IT NOW.
>> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING ON PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. >> FOR DISCUSSION I GUESS THIS WAS A VERY SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEM . WHERE IS IT OUT? REPRIMANDING COUNCILMEMBER THOMPSON FOR VIOLATION OF COUNCIL PROTOCOL ROLE OF A COUNCILMEMBER REGARDING ACTIONS DURING APRIL 4. UNDER THE PROTOCOLS JUST THE HIGHLIGHTS THERE ARE EIGHT POINTS ON THERE. I WILL READ THEM JUST FOR KNOWLEDGE AND IF ANY OF THEM STAND OUT TO YOU THEN I GUESS YOU CAN SAY YES OR NO IF THESE APPLY TO THE MEETING OF APRIL 4. HOLY PARTICIPATE IN COUNCIL MEETINGS AND OTHER PUBLIC FORMS DEMONSTRATE AND RESPECT KINDNESS CONSIDERATION AND COURTESY TO OTHERS. PREPARE IN ADVANCE OF CANCELED MEETINGS TO BE FAMILIAR WITH ISSUES ON THE AGENDA , STAY
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FOCUSED AND ACT EFFICIENTLY DURING PUBLIC MEETINGS.REPRESENT THE CITY AS CEREMONIAL FUNCTIONS AT THE REQUEST OF THE MAYOR. BE RESPECTFUL OF OTHER PEOPLE'S TIME. SERVE AS A MODEL OF LEADERSHIP AND STABILITY TO THE COMMUNITY IS VERY PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN HUTTO GOVERNMENT PROVIDE CONTACT INFORMATION TO CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNEE CASE URGENT SITUATION RIGHTS AND AS A COUNCILMEMBER IS OUT OF TOWN. HONESTY AND INTEGRITY IN EVERY ACTION AND STATEMENT AND PARTICIPATE IN SCHEDULED ACTIVITIES TO INCREASE TEAM EFFECTIVENESS AND REVIEW COUNCIL PROCEDURES SUCH AS COUNCIL PROTOCOL POLICY. THAT IS A SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEM SO I'M USING THOSE EIGHT REQUIREMENTS TO DETERMINE THAT. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY ELSE IS USING IT OR HOW THEY ARE DETERMINING BUT THAT IS A LITERAL ITEM SO THAT'S HOW I DIRECTED US AS TO WHAT IS BEING ASKED. I THINK THIS IS , THIS ITEM IN GENERAL IS A CLASH OF PERSONALITIES AND IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE WORK FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY HUTTO. I BELIEVE WE SHOULD BE PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL MATTERS TO NUMBER TWO CAN APPEAR OR IN EXECUTIVE SESSION WHICH WAS REFERENCED APRIL 4 SO THAT'S WHERE I'M AT AND THOSE ARE MY THOUGHTS ON THINGS. VERY SIMILAR TO THE LAST WHAT'S IT CALLED? REPRIMAND . ANOTHER THING WITH REPRIMANDING. WHETHER IT GOES ONE WAY OR ANOTHER THERE IS NO TEETH TO THIS, REPRIMANDING IT COUNCILMEMBER, THE MAYOR GOT REPRIMANDED, THERE IS NO VIOLATION OR FINE OR FEE OR ANYTHING. SO THERE'S NO ENFORCEMENT MECHANISM BEHIND REPRIMANDING A COUNCILMEMBER BESIDES DOING IT AND SAYING THESE ARE SOME THINGS THAT WERE VIOLATED IN PROTOCOL THIS WAS VIOLATED WHEN THE MAYOR DID PREVIOUS, THE PREVIOUS REPRIMAND. JUST WANTED TO SAY THOSE THINGS. ON THE RECORD.
>> ALL RIGHT PLEASE CALL THE VOTE.
[13. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS]
HAVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. CONSIDERATION ITEMS 13.1, 13.2, 13.3, 13.4, 13.5, 13.6, 13.7, 13, 13.9 AND 13 POINT IN.ENTERTAIN MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
>> MOTION TO APPROVE ALL CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS AS
>> MOTION AND SECONDED. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? HEARING ON PLEASE CALL THE VOTE.
[14. EXECUTIVE SESSION]
THAT WE WILL GO TO EXECUTIVE SESSION. RECEIVED LEGAL ADVICE PURSUANT TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.071 CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY RELATED TO PENDING AND/OR COUNCIL LEGAL REQUEST POTENTIAL CLAIMS LITIGATION LIMITED BUT NOT LIMITED TO HUTTO , PENDING IN THE 480TH DISTRICT COURT WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TEXAS. CREEK DEVELOPER CORPORATION VERSUS TEXAS ATTY.GEN. 21-0759-C4 TO FIVE IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF WILLIAMSON COUNTY TEXAS, 425TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT ON UP AT THE THIRD COURT OF APPEALS. 14.2 RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE PURSUANT TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.071 CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY RELATED TO DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE ESTATES OF HUTTO AND PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT FINANCING.
14.3 RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.071 RELATED TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED
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AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY OF HUTTO AND TEXAS MUSIC NETWORK MARCH 4, 2021. 14.4 RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE DISCUSSED POTENTIAL ACQUISITION OF THE STATE PURSUANT TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS 551.071 AND 551.072 RELATED TO ACQUISITIONS INCLUDING BY USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN IF NECESSARY OF REAL PROPERTY INTEREST LOCATED NEAR THE INTERSECTIONS OF FOR THE NORTHWEST WATER TRANSMISSION MAIN PROJECT. FINALLY ITEM 14.5 RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.071 CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY RELATED TO DEMAND ON DEVELOPERS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF SIDEWALKS REQUIRED PHASES ONE THROUGH FOUR[15. ACTION RELATIVE TO EXECUTIVE SESSION]
TAKEN. CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION FOR CONSECUTIVE ITEMSPICK >> THEY MOTIONED THAT I WOULD CONSIDER IT ON THE 14.5, THE COTTONWOOD DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE DEMAND FOR SIDEWALKS.
>> I MAKE A MOTION TO DIRECT LEGAL TO RELEASE THAT.
>> THE AGREEMENT . THAT IS FOR SECTION 8 , CLAIMING THAT -- WAS AT THE PIT ASSESSOR VALUES
>> IT THERE ARE FUNDS . IT IS AUTHORIZED BY THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE COTTONWOOD SIDEWALK AGREEMENT WITH THE ADDITION OF THE FUNDS BEING VERIFIED BY THE PIT ADMINISTRATOR TO BE RELEASED UPON EXECUTION OF THE AGREEMENT, AS LONG AS THEY PUT UP THE PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT
>> WHO JUST SAID SO MOVED? >> I DID.
>> ALL RIGHT. SO WE ARE APPROVING THE AGREEMENT AS PRESENTED , VERIFIED BY THE PIT ADMINISTRATOR.
>> CORRECT. PLEASE CALL THE VOTE.
>> WHO IS THE SECOND ON THAT? >> ALYSSA.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER THORNTON. >> AYE.
>> I THOUGHT YOU SAID QUIET. >> MAYOR SNYDER.
[16. CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS]
>> AYE. >> IT PASSES, 5-0. WE ARE GOING TO 16.1, GENERAL COMMENTS FROM CITY COUNCIL.
>> I APPRECIATE THE PUBLIC COMMENT THAT CAME EARLIER TONIGHT . I WANT TO OFFER MY CONDOLENCES TO ANGELA AND HER FAMILY . THIS IS A TREMENDOUS LOSS. NOT ONLY FOR THE CITY OF HUTTO, BUT JUST FOR ANYONE WHO WORKED WITH ANGELA AND KNEW ANGELA . HER ABSENCE WILL LEAVE A VOID IN THE LIVES OF MANY PEOPLE THAT SHE WORKED WITH, THAT SHE INTERACTED WITH, AND MY DEEPEST CONDOLENCES TO HER AND HER FAMILY AND THOSE STAFF MEMBERS THAT WORKED WITH HER. THANK YOU TO JAMES AND HIS STAFF FOR MAKING THIS A PRIORITY AND MAKING SURE THAT ANGELA -- HER WORK ETHIC, HER ATTITUDE, HER ATMOSPHERE THAT SHE BROUGHT TO THIS JOB , STAYS, HOLDING STAFF ACCOUNTABLE TO LIVE UP TO THAT. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR DIRECTION THERE. THIS IS A TREMENDOUS LOSS FOR THE CITY AND MY CONDOLENCES TO HER AND HER FAMILY AND HER FRIENDS AND
THOSE THAT WORK WITH HER. >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM
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COUNSEL? >> I WOULD JUST LIKE TO LET THE COUNCIL KNOW AND REMIND YOU THAT I SENT AN EMAIL TO ALL COUNCILMEMBERS TODAY ON BEHALF OF THE YMCA, THERE WILL BE A NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER EVENT HELD TWO WEEKS FROM TODAY AT 7 A.M. AT THE HUTTO YMCA. EVERYONE IS INVITED TO ATTEND THAT. IF EVERYONE WOULD BE WILLING TO COME, WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU. IT GOES FROM 7:00 TO 7:45 A.M.
>> YOU DIDN'T SEND IT AS A COUNCILMEMBER. HE SENT IT AS A
>> I JUST WANTED TO SAY I REMEMBER THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE BEFORE ANGELA GOT HERE AND AFTERWARDS, AND YOU COULD DEFINITELY TELL THAT SHE HAD A LOT OF IMPACT, AND I'M DEFINITELY GOING TO MISS HER . I ENJOYED TALKING WITH HER WHEN I DID, SO THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS GO OUT TO HER FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND EVERYBODY FOR THAT LOSS. AND ALSO, MONDAY STARTS EARLY VOTING FOR THE CITY OF HUTTO. SO MONDAY , I BELIEVE THE ANNEX IS WHERE EARLY VOTING WILL BE. IT WILL RUN FROM THE 22ND THROUGH MAY 1ST. SO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT , UNLESS YOU WANT TO DO IT ON ELECTION DATE. WE HAVE A BUNCH OF CHARTER AMENDMENTS AND TWO COUNCIL SEATS UP. I WANTED TO MAKE THAT PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT, TOO.
>> ANY OTHER -- OTHERS? OKAY. 16.2. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS.
>> CAN WE MODIFY PROTOCOLS TO TAKE ACTION AS NECESSARY AND WORK SESSIONS?
>> ITEM 16.3 , FUTURE ADDITIONAL OR RESCHEDULED MEETINGS AS ODD BY HUTTO CITIGO SECTION 1.0 2.033 ADDITIONAL OR RESCHEDULED MEETINGS.
>> THE DATES WERE ON A THURSDAY. I'M PRETTY SURE WE TALKED ABOUT ON AND OFF COUNSEL WEEK -- AND LEAVING IT UP TO COUNSEL TO MAKE THAT RECOMMENDATION .
>> EVERYONE CAN RESPOND BACK WITH DATES AND AVAILABILITY.
TRAINING INFO? >> IT WAS THE EMAIL TO TALK ABOUT -- I THINK IT WAS A CORONATION MEETING BETWEEN EDC
AND CITY COUNCIL. >> I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THAT
>> MAYBE IT WAS SALES TAX. MAYBE SHE MEANT JOINT.
>> ALL RIGHT. NO ACTION TODAY, THOUGH.
>> ANY OTHER -- WE HAVE THREE MINUTES.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.