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[1. CALL SESSION TO ORDER]
CALL THE JOINT CITY COUNCIL AND HU ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION SPECIAL MEETING FOR TUESDAY, MAY 26TH, 2026 TO ORDER.START WITH ROLL CALL ON THE COUNCIL SIDE.
UH, VICE CHAIR MORALES IS HERE.
[3. PUBLIC COMMENT]
NEXT WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT.IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT THIS TIME.
YOU'LL NEED TO STAND ON THE BLUE X SO THAT THE CAMERA CAN CAP CAPTURE YOU.
YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK WHEN YOU HEAR THE TIMER AND WE'LL HAVE TO STOP YOU.
AND BEFORE I START, WE DID GET ONLINE PUBLIC COMMENTS FROM DANIEL OELL, JENNIFER FREEMAN, DANIEL ARENAS, AND CHRISTOPHER WEZEL.
FIRST UP WE HAVE TERRENCE OWENS.
UM, FIRST OF ALL, IS THIS MEETING BEING LIVE STREAM OR RECORDED? IT'S RECORDED, YEAH.
WE LIKE MAYBE NEXT TIME WE'RE GONNA BE HAVING THESE KIND OF MEETINGS WITH SIT IN THIS BIG I HAVE A LOT OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS ASKING.
UH, THEY CAN GO TO THE HUDDLE FARMER'S MARKET PAGE STREET.
SO I COME BEFORE YOU, UM, JUST TO, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF CONCERNS AND QUESTIONS ABOUT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
UM, IT LOOKS, I GOT CONFUSED BECAUSE ALL THE STUFF THAT YOU GUYS HAVE ON THE DINNER, I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT CAME, BUT APPARENTLY YOU POSTED TO MEET ON MAY 5TH, HAD A EDC MEETING ON SEVENTH AND THEN IT WAS ON THE AGENDA FOR THE 11TH.
I THINK THOSE THINGS ARE IMPORTANT TO LET THE COMMUNITY GO AHEAD OF TIME.
UM, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF MISINFORMATION WITH, UM, COMMENTS MADE ABOUT ESD AND EDC ABOUT HOW YOU HAD CONVERSATIONS FOR 18 MONTHS ABOUT THIS.
SO IF THERE'S ANY COMMUNICATIONS EMAILS ABOUT THAT, WITH THOSE COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN THOSE TWO PARTIES, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE PUBLIC TO SEE, EXCUSE ME, LITTLE NERVOUS.
UM, I'M NOT SURE WHY WE'RE DOING THIS.
WE HAVE WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE, BUT POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE JUSTICE CENTER, WE HAVE A GREAT ONE RATING FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT HELPS MY INSURANCE BE LOWER.
IS THIS, IS THIS AN AGENDA ITEM OR IS THIS A PERSONAL AGENDA ITEM? SO I HOPE WE HAVE A, A HEALTHY DEBATE CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS, THAT WE REALLY THINK ABOUT IT BECAUSE TO HAVE A MEETING AND THEN JUST BRING IT UP AT THE END OF THE MEETING.
I REPRESENT THE HU PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION.
I'M THE VICE PRESIDENT OF OUR HU FIRE UNION.
I HAVE 18 YEARS IN THE FIRE SERVICE.
THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS TO BE A FIREFIGHTER IN TEXAS IS YOU BE A FIREFIGHTER BASIC AND AN EMT BASIC.
I AM A PARAMEDIC, WHICH ALLOWS ME TO PROVIDE A HIGHER LEVEL OF MEDICAL CARE TO OUR CITIZENS.
WE HAVE SWIFT WATER TRAINING IN OUR DEPARTMENT.
WE HAVE WILDLAND TRAINING IN OUR DEPARTMENT.
OVER THE LAST COUPLE YEARS, WE'VE SENT MEMBERS TO CALIFORNIA TO ASSIST WITH WILDFIRES.
WE HAVE MEMBER, UH, MEMBER DEPARTMENTS ALL OVER THE STATE WITH WILDFIRES.
LAST JULY WE SENT MEMBERS TO KERRVILLE.
WE SENT MEMBERS TO LIBERTY HILL TO HELP WITH THE WATER SEARCH AND RESCUE.
WE ARE A VERY HIGHLY QUALIFIED DEPARTMENT AND WE'RE, WE'RE OVERQUALIFIED FOR WHAT IS USUALLY REQUIRED AS A MINIMUM STANDARD TO WORK AS A FIRE DEPARTMENT.
MY SON IS OUT IN THE STREETS AS A TEENAGER IN THE CITY TERRIFIES ME.
HE IS ABOUT TO BE DRIVING SOON.
I KNOW ANY ONE OF MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS RUNS ON AN INCIDENT WITH HIM.
HE'S GONNA BE WELL TAKEN CARE OF TO START OVER WITH A NEW DEPARTMENT.
IT'S GONNA TAKE YEARS IF NOT DECADES TO GET THE QUALIFICATIONS THAT WE HAVE TO PROVIDE THE SERVICE DELIVERY WE HAVE.
THERE ARE 70 OTHER MEMBERS EQUALLY AS QUALIFIED AS ME
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OVER QUALIFIED FROM WHAT THE STATE MINIMUM STANDARDS ARE.AND WE PROVIDE TOP TIER SERVICE TO THIS COMMUNITY.
WE ARE AN ACCREDITED BEST PRACTICES DEPARTMENT AND IT WOULD TAKE YEARS TO GET A NEW DEPARTMENT OFF THE GROUND TO GET TO THIS LEVEL.
SO AS SOMEONE WHO LIVES IN THE CITY, SOMEONE WHO HAS FAMILY IN THIS CITY, I DO NOT SUPPORT STARTING OVER NEW.
EVERYTHING THAT I CAN SEE ONLINE SAYS THIS IS THE NATURAL PROGRESSION THAT EVENTUALLY CITIES TAKE OVER AND MAKE THEIR OWN FIRE DEPARTMENTS TAKE OVER FOR THE ESD.
TO ME, THAT'S NOT JUSTIFICATION ENOUGH.
IN MY TRAINING, THERE IS AN UNMET NEED THAT REQUIRES THAT NEED TO BE MET THROUGH FUNDING, THROUGH BUDGET INCREASES, THROUGH TAXES, INCREASES, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE UNMET NEED IS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO ADDRESS HERE.
IS IT A LACK OF SERVICE DELIVERY TO A CERTAIN AREA? IS IT CONCERNS THAT WE WON'T MEET THE, THE GROWTH AROUND THE MEGA SITE? IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING AS JUST A LINE LEVEL PERSONNEL THAT WE HAVE A STATION IN MIND TO PROVIDE SERVICE TO THAT AREA.
I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING FORMAL OR INFORMAL THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA ADDRESSING EXACTLY WHY WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING.
I'M GONNA PAUSE FOR A SECOND AND MOVE THE X PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE'RE NOT ABLE TO SEE THAT X IS NOT SCREEN.
X MAKE SURE THAT ON CAMERA, UM, JUST MOVE THE CHAIR ONE SPOT.
I DON'T WANT HIM STANDING RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU THOUGH.
WE JUST HIM STANDING FRONT OF THEM.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR SCHNEIDER.
AND HU AS YOU KNOW, I'VE ASKED THE COUNCIL TO FOCUS ON ALL CITY RESOURCES ONLY ON THE THINGS THAT CANNOT BE DONE BY OUTSIDE AGENCIES, WHICH ARE WATER, WASTEWATER, STREETS AND POLICE.
WITH A FEW EXCEPTIONS, YOU'VE DONE WELL WITH BUDGETARY CONTROLS.
I'M HERE TO ASK THE COUNCIL TO PAUSE AND ANSWER SOME CRITICAL FINANCIAL QUESTIONS BEFORE THE CITY FIRE STATION IN INITIATIVE GOES ANY FURTHER.
BECAUSE THE NUMBERS SHOW THAT TOTAL TAXPAYERS ARE ABOUT TO TAKE ON A VERY SIGNIFICANT, VERY PERMANENT COST WITH NO CAP AND NO CEILING.
IN 2022, TEXAS ECONOMIST DR. RAY PERRYMAN CON, CONDUCTED AN INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS OF FIRE SERVICES ACROSS WILLIAMSON COUNTY.
WILLIAMSON COUNTY, ESD NUMBER THREE DELIVERS FIRE PROTECTION TO HUDDLE RESIDENTS AT $95 AND 64 CENTS PER PERSON PER YEAR.
COMPARE THAT TO OUR NEIGHBORS.
CEDAR PARK AND GEORGETOWN SPEND $244 PER PERSON.
ROUND ROCK SPENDS $205 PER PERSON AND LEANDER SPENDS $168 PER PERSON.
ESD NUMBER THREE WAS RANKED THE MOST COST EFFECTIVE FIRE AND RESCUE ORGANIZATION OF ALL OF WILLIAMSON COUNTY.
WHY ARE WE RE WHY ARE WE PROPOSING TO REPLACE IT EVEN IF LOCAL BUSINESSES AGREE TO COVER THE COST OF CONSTRUCTING THE BUILDING? AND I SUPPORT THAT THE ONGOING OPERATING COST FALLS ENTIRELY ON HU TAXPAYERS TO STAFF ONE THREE BASE STATION 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.
17 TO 20 FULL-TIME FIREFIGHTERS AT A MINIMUM PER NFPH STANDARDS AT LOADED COST IN TEXAS, INCLUDING SALARY, PENSION, HEALTHCARE AND OVERTIME.
THAT'S BETWEEN 1.7 MILLION AND $3 MILLION OF ADDITIONAL EXPENSES TO THE CITY BUDGET.
THAT COST GROWS EVERY SINGLE YEAR.
AND UNLIKE ESD NUMBER THREE, WHOSE TAX RATE IS CON CONSTITUTIONALLY CAPPED AT 10 CENTS PER 100 OF HOME VALUE, A CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS NO SUCH CAP.
THOSE COSTS GOES STRAIGHT TO THE GENERAL BUDGET AND THEY WILL CERTAINLY FORCE FUTURE CITY COUNCILS TO RAISE TAXES.
THE AVERAGE HU HOMEOWNER CURRENTLY PAYS $337 A YEAR IN ES TO ESD.
NUMBER THREE, COMPARABLE CITY DEPARTMENTS CHARGE $693 TO $826 PER HOUSEHOLD.
THAT'S MORE THAN DOUBLE EVERY YEAR FOREVER.
FIRE TRUCKS ARE CURRENTLY ON A TWO TO FOUR YEAR MANUFACTURING BACKLOG.
IF THE CITY ORDERS APPARATUS TODAY, IT WON'T ARRIVE TILL 2029 OR 20 20, 20 30 AT THE EARLIEST WHO PROVIDES FIRE COVERAGE TO THE MEGA SITE AND THAT CORRIDOR.
IN THE MEANTIME, WE WILL RELY ON MUTUAL AID FROM ESD NUMBER THREE, THE VERY DISTRICT YOU'RE TRYING TO REPLACE WHILE ALSO COLLECTING ESD TAXES FROM RESIDENTS.
THAT'S DOUBLE TAXATION COUNSEL.
I'M NOT OPPOSED TO GROWTH OR TO PUBLIC SAFETY INVESTMENT,
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BUT I'M ASKING YOU TO BE HONEST WITH TAXPAYERS ABOUT WHAT THIS WILL COST TODAY, NEXT YEAR, 10 YEARS FROM NOW.NEXT WE HAVE JASON ALTMAN A MINUTE, BUT YOU WANNA DONATE YOUR TIME TO PETER? THAT'S CORRECT.
AND THEN WE HAVE CASSANDRA BALDIS DONATING TO PETER AND I'M NOT SURE THE NAME RUBEN.
IS IT TEIS DONATING TO PETER GORDON AND WE HAVE PETER.
UH, BEFORE I START INTO MY, UH, PREPARED COMMENTS, I JUST WANTED TO JUST POINT OUT THAT THIS, THIS IS WEIRD THAT I'M SPEAKING TO YOUR BACKS,
MAYBE NEXT TIME YOU COULD KIND OF PLAN, UM, A LITTLE BIT BETTER SO THAT THE UH, THE, THE SPEAKERS AREN'T SPEAKING TO THE BACK IN THE COUNCIL.
AT THE END OF MAY ROTATE TOO, BY THE WAY.
AT THE END OF THE MAY 7TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING AFTER EXECUTIVE SESSION, TWO VOTES WERE TAKEN WHEN THE CREATION OF THE CITY CONTROLLED FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT ON THE AGENDA.
THE EXACT WORDING OF THE AGENDA ITEM WAS TO QUOTE, RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 5 1 0.071 CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY TO DELIBERATE AND SEEK LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING A INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS FOR THE ALLOCATION OF SALES TAX REVENUE BETWEEN THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT NUMBER THREE AND THE CITY OF PATO, TEXAS.
IT HAS BEEN ARGUED SINCE THE AGREEMENT INCLUDES A CLAUSE ABOUT SHARED SALES TAX BEING USED TO PROMOTE PUBLIC SAFETY, THAT CREATING A STANDALONE FIRE DEPARTMENT COULD BE CONSIDERED UNDER THIS.
I HAVE TWO CONCERNS WITH THIS INTERPRETATION.
FIRST, THE CITY ATTORNEY DURING THE DISCUSSION APPEARED CONCERNED ENOUGH WITH THE DIRECTION OF THE DISCUSSION THAT SHE SUGGESTED THIS COULD BE DONE UNDER FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. IN A SUBSEQUENT EMAIL, SHE APPEARED TO CONCLUDE THAT THESE ACTIONS WERE STILL PERMISSIBLE.
HOWEVER, EXCUSE, EXCUSE ME, MR. GORDON, THIS IS A CITY ATTORNEY.
YOU CANNOT GIVE MY LEGAL ADVICE TO YOU WHEN YOU WERE A COUNCIL MEMBER IN THIS MEETING IN YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT.
SO PLEASE REFRAIN FROM QUOTING ANY COMMENTS YOU MAY HAVE RECEIVED BY EMAIL WHEN YOU WERE A COUNCIL MEMBER.
SECOND, HOWEVER, I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THIS COULD BE THE CASE.
WHEN THESE MOTIONS DO NOT APPEAR TO PASS THE SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE TEST REQUIRED FOR AGENDA ITEMS, THE TEST ASKS WHETHER AN ORDINARY CITIZEN READING THE AGENDA WOULD UNDERSTAND THAT THIS SPECIFIC ACTION WAS A POTENTIAL OUTCOME OF THE MEETING.
EVEN I MYSELF, A SEVEN YEAR VETERAN OF COUNCIL AND SOMEONE WHO HAS ATTENDED HUNDREDS OF HOURS OF COUNCIL MEETINGS, EXECUTIVE SESSIONS, INCLUDING MANY REGARDING ESD THREE, I DID NOT ANTICIPATE THESE ACTIONS AS A POTENTIAL OUTCOME OF THE AGENDA ITEM.
HOW COULD AN ORDINARY CITIZEN UNDERSTAND THIS? I HOPE THAT THIS COUNCIL REALIZES THAT THE PUBLIC PERCEPTION IS THAT THIS IS BEING DONE TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF PUBLIC INPUT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
WE ALL KNOW THAT PERCEPTION IS OFTEN REALITY.
ON MAY 11TH, THE AGENDA FOR THE EDC MEETING WHERE THIS TOPIC WAS DISCUSSED AND ACTION TAKEN WAS POSTED ON MAY 6TH WITH ONLY TWO BUSINESS DAYS BETWEEN THE POSTING DATE AND THE MEETING DATE.
SIMILARLY, TONIGHT'S MEETING AGENDA WAS POSTED ON MAY 20TH WITH ONLY TWO BUSINESS DAYS BETWEEN THE POSTING DATE AND THE MEETING DATE.
SINCE YESTERDAY WAS A NATIONAL HOLIDAY.
I'M AWARE THAT THE ESD, THE EDC ATTORNEY MAY INTERPRET THE LAW IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE MEETING DATE CAN BE INCLUDED IN THE CALCULATION, BUT CITY STAFF HAS INTERPRETED THE LAW WHERE NEITHER THE POSTING DATE NOR THE MEETING DATE CAN BE INCLUDED.
BOTH THE TEXAS CODE CONSTRUCTION ACT AND THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE ADVISE INCLUDING NEITHER THE POSTING DATE NOR THE DATE OF THE MEETING.
IT IS WORRISOME THAT THE CITY ITSELF AND ITS SUBORDINATE EDC, ARE INTERPRETING THE LAW IN TWO DIFFERENT WAYS AND ARE FOLLOWING DIFFERENT POSTING REQUIREMENTS.
EVEN THOUGH THE EDC IS A SEPARATE LEGAL ENTITY, IT IS SURELY SUBORDINATE TO THE CITY.
SINCE EVERY BUDGET ITEM MUST BE APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE APPOINTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND THEIR BYLAWS MUST BE APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL.
IT IS EVEN MORE WORRISOME THAT TONIGHT'S MEETING ONLY WITH ONE MEETING WITH THE CITY COUNCIL AND EDC IS FOLLOWING THE EDC POSTING INTERPRETATION.
EVEN THOUGH THE CITY HAS CONSISTENTLY FOLLOWED THE MORE CONSERVATIVE INTERPRETATION OF THREE BUSINESS DAYS BETWEEN MEETINGS SINCE THE LAW HAS PASSED AND HAS NOT BEEN COUNTING THE DATE OF THE MEETING, THIS CAUSES CONFUSION NOT ONLY WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION BUT WITH THE PUBLIC AS DOES UH, NOTHING AND DOES NOTHING TO INSTILL CONFIDENCE IN OUR GOVERNMENT.
WHILE STILL A COUNCIL MEMBER, I ASK FOR FURTHER CLARIFICATION FROM BOTH THE CITY AND EDC LEGAL TEAMS AND ASK THAT THEIR ANSWERS TO BE SHARED WITH THE CITY COUNCIL AS A WHOLE, WHICH THEY WERE.
I ALSO MADE A POST ON THE PUBLIC FORUM CALLING FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO REQUEST AN ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINION ON THE MATTER.
I HOPE THIS COUNCIL TAKES THAT STEP TO ENSURE THAT THEIR DECISIONS AND THE DECISIONS OF THE EDC ARE NOT AT RISK OF BEING INVALIDATED IN COURT.
I REMEMBER A TIME WHEN THIS COUNCIL WAS MORE CONCERNED WITH BEING OPEN, TRANSPARENT
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AND WANTING PUBLIC INPUT.I ALSO REMEMBER A TIME WHEN WE ERRED ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION TO HELP ENSURE THAT WE WERE FOLLOWING THE LAW.
HOWEVER, THESE RECENT ACTIONS APPEAR TO OPPOSE THAT THE OPPOSITE OF THAT SENTIMENT.
WE HAVE REQUESTED ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINIONS ON SEVERAL OTHER MATTERS WHERE THE LAW WAS UNCLEAR, SO I WOULD THINK THIS WOULD BE AN EASY DECISION TO MAKE.
I ALSO HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT SPENDING IF THESE ACTIONS MOVE FORWARD TONIGHT, THE EDC WILL BE COMMITTING SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 10 AND $20 MILLION TO CREATE A SINGLE FIRE STATION AS AN INITIAL INVESTMENT WITH PROBABLY ONE TO 2 MILLION IN ANNUAL OPERATING COSTS.
THIS FOR A FIRE STATION THAT IS WITHIN A MILE OF A PLAN STATION BY EXISTING ESD THREE, WHICH THEY ANNOUNCED IN APRIL.
IN THE MAY 7TH COUNCIL WORK SESSION, THE COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED A PLAN THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE EDC TO INVEST APPROXIMATELY 4.5 MILLION IN 2027 AS A ONE-TIME COST FOR WATER WASTEWATER IMPROVEMENTS TO THE MEGA SITE WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1.8 TO 2 MILLION IN ANNUAL PRINCIPLE AND INTEREST PAYMENTS FOR THESE IMPROVEMENTS OVER THE NEXT SIX YEARS.
THAT IS NEARLY 20 MILLION OF EDC MONEY ALREADY COMMITTED TO REDUCE THE BURDEN OF REP OF RATE PAYERS, UM, AND TO PREVENT A 27% RATE INCREASE IN THE NEAR FUTURE RATHER THAN SPENDING THE MONEY ON A CITY FIRE STATION A MILE AWAY FROM ANOTHER ONE.
WHY NOT USE IT IN OTHER WAYS TO REDUCE THE TAX BURDEN OR THE RATE BURDEN ON HOW TO RESIDENTS OR TO SPUR FURTHER ECONOMIC GROWTH? THE CITY IS MOVING FORWARD WITH THE PLANS FOR A NEW JUSTICE CENTER WITH AN ESTIMATED ONE-TIME COST OF AROUND 50 MILLION, WHICH IS PLANNED TO GO BEFORE THE BORDERS IN NOVEMBER.
I WONDER WHY THIS COUNCIL AND EBC APPEARS TO BE RUSHING THIS FIRE STATION TRUE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE WITH AS LITTLE CITIZEN INPUT AS POSSIBLE.
I WOULD THINK A DECISION TO START UP A COMPETING FIRE DEPARTMENT TO THE TUNE OF OVER 10 MILLION WOULD JUSTIFY MORE CITIZEN INPUT THAN'S BEEN GIVEN.
ADDITIONALLY, THERE ARE OTHER LARGE PROJECTS IN THE CI IN THE FIVE YEAR CIP THAT COME AHEAD OF THIS FACILITY.
THE THE PD, THE PUBLIC WORKS AND THE PARKS FACILITIES ARE IN DIRE NEED OF IMPROVEMENT AND EXPANSION.
I KNOW SINCE I HAVE TOURED THESE FACILITIES AS A COUNCIL MEMBER, THESE PROJECTS ALREADY PLANNED AND ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE CIP APPEAR NOW TO BE TAKING A BACK SEAT TO A FIRE STATION THAT NO ONE'S ASKED FOR OR JUSTIFIED.
WILL THOSE OTHER PROJECTS BE DELAYED OR WILL THEY EVEN BE CANCELED? I URGE THIS COUNCIL AND THE MEMBERS OF THE EDC TO ENGAGE IN MORE DISCUSSION ON WHAT OVER ROUND OVERALL RAMIFICATIONS WOULD BE IN CREATING A CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT BEFORE VOTING TO COMMIT RESOURCES AND BUTS.
THIS SHOULD BE CAREFULLY THOUGHT OUT, A CAREFULLY THOUGHT OUT PLAN WITH COORDINATION BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE ESD WITH PUBLIC INPUT AND WITH A CLEAR PLAN FOR MOVING FORWARD.
WE HAVE JASON MCKEAN, UH, GIVEN TIME TO JENNIFER OR I GOT THAT BACKWARDS.
JENNIFER MCKEAN GIVEN TIME TO JASON.
HI, GOOD AFTERNOON LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
I'VE BEEN IN THE CAREER FIRES IN EMS SERVICES FOR OVER 30 YEARS.
THROUGHOUT MY CAREERS OR THROUGHOUT MY YEARS IN SERVICE, I'VE WORKED IN BOTH LARGE URBAN AND SMALL RURAL COMMUNITIES.
THE REASON I MENTIONED THIS IS TO PROVIDE SOME BACKGROUND INDUSTRY YOU HAVE BEEN A PART OF AND SEEN MANY ACTIONS, UH, PLANS AND INITIATIVES COME AND GO.
SOME HAVE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL, OTHERS HAVE FAILED MISERABLY.
SOME WITH DRASTIC CONSEQUENCES.
UH, THIS, THIS CITY OF FEDERAL FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN, THAT'S BEEN PRESENTED TO US WILL RESULT IN IMMEDIATE REDUCTION IN SERVICES, WILL COME AT A HUGE EXPRESS EXPENSE TO TAXPAYERS AND IT HAS NO TRUE REASON TO EVEN BE CONSIDERED.
WITH LIMITED TIME GIVEN PUBLIC COMMENT, I'LL HIT THE HIGHLIGHT REEL.
HOWEVER, ONCE I'M FINISHED, THERE'S STILL MUCH MORE TO JUST DISCUSS.
DESPITE WHAT'S SAID, IT'S NOT NATURAL PROGRESSION FOR CITIES TO START THEIR OWN FIRE DEPARTMENTS.
MANY CITIES IN FACT WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE THEIR FIRE SERVICE RESPONSIBILITIES AS A PROPERLY.
FIRE DEPARTMENTS ARE EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE OR MULTIFACETED AND CONSUME A LOT OF EMPLOYEE TIME.
LA COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT COVERS 88 CITIES AND IS GROWING WHILE IT IN VALLEY FIRE DEPARTMENT IN OREGON COVERS FOUR COUNTIES AND MANY OTHER CITIES HERE LOCALLY.
ME COUNTY A SD HAS INCORPORATED THEIR GROWING WITH USING MANY CITIES AND ARE AGAIN STILL GROWING.
THE CITY OF PFLUGERVILLE COVERED BY AN ESD HAS A POPULATION OF OVER A HUNDRED THOUSAND AND IS SERVED WELL AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS, COUNTLESS OTHER EXAMPLES.
THE ACTUAL ROLE IN THE FIRE SERVICE IN MANY YEARS ACROSS THE US HAS BEEN CONSOLIDATING RESOURCES AND DEPARTMENTS TO INCREASE STAFFING, REDUCE SPENDING, AND PREVENT DUPLICATION OF RESOURCES.
NO CITIES HAVE SEPARATED FROM A LARGER WELL RUN ENTITY OR SERVICES ORGANIZATION FOR OBVIOUS REASONS.
CURRENTLY THE ENTIRE CITY OF HIDO IS COVERED BY WILLIAMSON COUNTY ESD THREE WITH PORTFOLIO SOUTH STATIONS 21 PAID FIREFIGHTERS ON DUTY.
EACH SHIP STATION FIVE ALONG WITH TRAINING GROUNDS BY THE WAY, IS CURRENTLY BEING CONSTRUCTED BY THE IN CONSTRUCTED BY THE NINTH GRADE CENTER AND THE LAND PURCHASED FOR STATION SIX, WHICH WILL BE EAST OF TOWN, IS CURRENTLY IN NEGOTIATION.
ONCE THAT LAND IS PURCHASED, ESD ALREADY HAS THE ARCHITECTS, BUILDERS BUDGET, STAFFING AND EQUIPMENT ALREADY PLANNED.
ESD IS CURRENTLY GUIDED BY AN INDEPENDENTLY REVIEWED 2025 TO 2028 FULL STRATEGIC PLAN.
AGAIN INDEPENDENTLY REVIEWED, NOT JUST IN HOUSE AND IT'S AVAILABLE FOR EVERYONE
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AT THIS MOMENT.IF YOU LIKE TO LOG ON YOUR PHONES AND REVIEW IT ON THEIR WEBSITE, A SD IS NOT OPERATING UNDER TO BE DETERMINED NONSENSE PLANS OR ANY OTHER GAMES THAT SEEMS TO THE CITY OF HOW IT WAS PRESENTING.
A SD THREE IS ENDORSED BEST PRACTICES DEPARTMENT BY THE TCFP AND IT HAS ACHIEVED AN ISO CLASS ONE RATING, WHICH IS ONLY SHARED BY 74 OUT OF 2,800 TEXAS FIRE DEPARTMENTS.
E ESC THREE IS AN ALL HAZARDS AGENCY RESPONDING TO ALL FIRE EMS, HAZMAT WHILE AND TECH RESCUE AND ALL OTHER CALL TYPES WITH COMPETENT RESPONDERS AND APPROPRIATE APPARATUS.
ES C3 IS ALSO ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT PROVIDER THROUGH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY AND HEALTH.
THE PARAMEDIC AND ADVANCED EMT RESPONDERS AND OF THE PROVIDERS THAT OPERATE IN WILL CO MS AMBULANCE SD THREE FURTHER HAS ESTABLISHED AUTO AND MUTUAL AID AGREEMENTS WITH ALL OF THE SURROUNDING DEPARTMENTS.
IS A MEMBER OF TUS FOR LARGE INCIDENTS AND HAS AN ESTABLISHED HISTORY OF BEING AN EXCELLENT STEWARD OF TAXPAYER REVENUE.
THE CITY OF HOWTO FIRE DEPARTMENT WOULD NOT HAVE THE MAJORITY OF THAT JUDGES LISTED TO TOP THINGS OFF.
A CITY OF HOWTO FIRE DEPARTMENT WOULD RELY ALMOST DAILY ON ESD THREE TO ASSIST THEM ON CALLS.
DOES ANYONE REALLY THINK OF ONE TRUCK DEPARTMENT CAN'T HANDLE LARGE INCIDENTS BACK TO BACK CALLS MOST OF THE OTHER AGENCIES HAVE ARE QUITE A DISTANCE AWAY.
DID I MENTION AUTO AND MUTUAL AID AGREEMENTS ARE NOT A LAW IN TEXAS, MEANING OTHER AGENCIES DO NOT HAVE TO AGREE TO COME IN AND ASSIST.
MAYBE THEY WILL, MAYBE THEY WON'T AT BEST AGAIN, THEY WOULD BE COMING FROM QUITE A DISTANCE.
THE CITY OF HOW TO FIRE DEPARTMENT WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ASCEND RESOURCES TO ANYONE ELSE, EXCUSE ME, AS THAT WOULD DEPLETE THEIR ENTIRE RESPONSE AREA IF THEY SEND OVER ONE TRUCK.
THE THOUGHT OF A ONE APPARATUS DEPARTMENT BEING ABLE TO COVER ANY SCALABLE CALL AT ANY OF THE PROPOSED BUILDINGS AT THE MEGASITE UNQUOTE WOULD REQUIRE SUPPORT FROM USD THREE.
ANY NEW BUSINESS COME IN THE CITY WOULD LIFE HYSTERICALLY WHEN THEY KNOW THEIR AREA MIGHT BE COVERED BY ONLY ONE TRUCK.
ALSO, A NEW DEPARTMENT WOULD NOT HAVE AN ISO RATING OF ONE, WHICH WOULD DIRECTLY LEAD TO HIGHER HOMEOWNER AND BUSINESS REAL ESTATE INSURANCE COSTS.
WHAT ABOUT A FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE TO APPROVE PLANS, APPROVE PERMITS, PERFORM FIRE INVESTIGATION, PERFORM FIRE INSPECTIONS AND MANY OTHER DUTIES WHICH WOULD ABSOLUTELY BE REQUIRED ANYWHERE IN THE RESPONSE, ESPECIALLY THE MEG SIDE AREA? YES.
BY THE WAY, ESD THREE ALREADY HAS AN EXCELLENT FULL FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE CURRENTLY OPERATING.
I HAVEN'T EVEN HEARD THAT THOUGHT.
COME OUTTA CITY COUNCIL PROPOSAL OF THE HEAD OF CITY ROOM FIRE DEPARTMENT IS FRAUGHT WITH NAIVETY AND LACK CLEAR THOUGHT.
PROPERLY RUN FIRE DEPARTMENTS ARE EXPENSIVE.
THEY'RE EXPENSIVE TO START, EXPENSIVE TO MAINTAIN, EXPENSIVE TO GROW.
THEY ALSO TAKE MANY TALENTED PEOPLE TO OPERATE AND YEARS TO ESTABLISH THE THOUGHT IN ANY WAY THAT THIS WOULD SAVE.
TAXPAYERS MONEY IS PURE IGNORANCE.
IF WE LOOK AT THE CITY OF HU'S HISTORY, IT'S PROVEN TO BE A POOR STEWARD OF MONEY ON MANY LEVELS LAYING OFF NUMEROUS PERSONNEL AND MANY TIMES THEY HAVE DENIED OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT NEEDED OFFICERS AND RESTRUCTURES CITING THE CITY NOT HAVING ENOUGH MONEY.
POLICE TELL ME, NO ONE THINKS THE CITY RUN FIRE DEPARTMENT WOULD NOT BE THE SAME.
CITY FREQUENTLY LACKS UM, FUNDING FOR ROADS AND PROJECTS THEY CAN'T EVEN GET CLEARWATER TO ALL THE RESIDENTS AGAINST CITING NOT ENOUGH MONEY.
OUR CITY HAS NO PLANS, NO STUDIES, NO FUNDING METHODS IN PLACE FOR ANY OF IT.
NO STATIONS, NO PERSONNEL, NO EQUIPMENT, NO FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE, NO WATER OIL, HL AID AGREEMENTS AND VERY LITTLE COMMUNITY SUPPORT.
THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL DOESN'T EVEN KNOW THE PLAN BASED ON THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING.
IN CLOSING, THE RIDICULOUS PLAN OF HAVING A ONE CHART DEPARTMENT WITH NO SUPPORT SERVICES IS LUDICROUS VAST STEPPING AWAY FROM A VERY ROBUST AND EXCELLENT PERFORMING ESD TO BUILD A SINGLE STATION IN THE AREA OF TOWN WITH THE SMALLEST CALL BUTTONING IS INADEQUATE, POORLY PLANNED AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED.
THEY'VE ALREADY VOTED TO HAVE EDC LOOK FOR LAND.
HOW ARE THEY GONNA DO THAT? HOW MUCH LAND'S NEEDED? WHAT'S SHOULD BE BUILT? HOW MUCH IS SQUARE FOOTAGE? ARE THEY GONNA BE TRAINING GROUNDS? THAT SAID PROPERTY? WHAT ARE THE ACCESS CONSIDERATIONS? THEY DON'T KNOW HOW THEY SUPPOSED TO FIND HAVING QUORUM OF THE EDC.
ALSO THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS IN A IS AN ETHICAL AT VEST BUT THAT'S A DIFFERENT DISCUSSION AT A DIFFERENT TIME.
COUNCIL ALSO VOTED TO PAY TO GET APPARATUS INFORMATION.
FEEL FREE TO CARRY ON IF YOU'D LIKE.
COUNCIL ALSO VOTED TO PAY SOMEONE TO GET APPARATUS INFORMATION.
APPARATUS MANUFACTURERS HAVE PRESALES PEOPLE MUST BE CUSTOMERS THROUGH THAT ENTIRE PROCESS.
I PERSONALLY HAVE BEEN THROUGH IT NUMEROUS TIMES IN MY CELL.
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO SPEC A TRUCK WHEN YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT YOU NEED.
THE CITY AND THE EDC ARE ALREADY WASTING TIME AND MONEY WITHOUT EVEN HAVING A PLAN.
WE ARE VERY WELL SERVED BY SD THREE AND THERE ARE NO DEMONSTRABLE REASONS WHY THIS IS EVEN A CONSIDERATION AT THIS POINT TO SEPARATE ED.
SEE ONLY TO COVER A SMALL PORTION OF THE CITY.
CHAPTER THIRD AND OBVIOUSLY SIR.
ALRIGHT, WITH THAT THAT'LL END THE PUBLIC COMMENT.
[4. EXECUTIVE SESSION]
SESSION.CITY COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF PO.
RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT ANY TIME DURING THE COURSE OF THIS MEETING TO DISCUSS ANY OF THE MATTERS LISTED ABOVE AS AUTHORIZED BY THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS 5 5 1 0.071 LITIGATION CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY 5 5 1 0.072 DELIBERATIONS REGARDING REAL PROPERTY 5 5 1
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0.073 DELIBERATIONS REGARDING GIFTS AND DONATIONS.5 5 1 0.074 DELIBERATIONS REGARDING PERSONNEL MATTERS OR 5 5 1 0.076 DELIBERATIONS REGARDING DEPLOYMENT, IMPLEMENTATION OF SECURITY PERSONNEL OR DEVICES AND 5 5 1 0.87 DELIBERATIONS REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS.
WE'LL HAVE ITEM FOUR ONE RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 5 1 0 7 1 CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY AND DELIBERATIONS PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 5 1 0 7 2 ROYAL PROPERTY 5 5 1 0.087 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS RELATED TO PENDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS BEING CONSIDERED BY THE HU ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OR THE CITY OF HU INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO A CITY OF HU FIRE STATION NUMBER ONE AND B PROJECT AIR.
AND SO I'LL ASK EVERYBODY THAT'S NOT ON COUNCIL OR UM, ON THE EDC, PLEASE LEAVE THE ROOM.
AND THEN WE'LL THE EXECUTIVE SESSION AND MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
AND AT TDC, UH, I WOULD LIKE THE AT TDC ALSO TO READ THEIR EXEC, THE EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM SINCE IT'S A JOINT MEETING.
ITEM 4.1, RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE PURSUANT TO NEXT GOVERNMENT CODE FIVE ONE ATTORNEY RELATIONS PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION FIVE ONE PROPERTY 5 5 1 0.087.
GROUND NEGOTIATIONS RELATED PROJECTS BEING CONSIDERED BY THE HU ECONOMIC CORPORATION OR THE CITY OF PATO, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO A CITY OF PATO, FIRE STATION NUMBER ONE AND B PROJECT CARE.
I HAVE BEEN SPEAKING WITH AND ANNOUNCED CANDIDATES AND TURN AROUND AND ANNOUNCED THANK YOU.
FIVE FIFTY SIX DONNIE, I'M GONNA CALL YOU SO I CAN END THE RECORDING.
OKAY, THAT'S 8 0 1 BACK FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION.
UM, ALRIGHT, NEXT ITEM IS FIVE ONE,
[5. ACTION RELATIVE TO EXECUTIVE SESSION]
DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION ON RESOLUTION R DASH HEDC DASH 2 0 2.GOT UH, ITEM FIVE ONE, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION RESOLUTION R DASH HEDC DASH 2026 DASH 0 34 TO APPROVE A CONTRACT FOR LAND ACQUISITION RELATED TO THE PROPOSED CITY OF FEDERAL FIRE STATION NUMBER ONE HEDC MOVED.
SECOND MOTION PRESENTED BY BOARD MEMBER SCHNEIDER.
SECONDED BY MEMBER PORTERFIELD.
DISCUSSION I JUST WANNA ADD THAT THIS, UH, PROPERTY CAN BE CONSIDERED FOR THE FIRE STATION OR, UM, AFTER A REVIEW.
IF IT'S FOR ANOTHER PURPOSE, IT CAN BE USED FOR THAT AS WELL.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.
I MOVING ON TO ITEM FIVE TWO, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION RESOLUTION R DASH HE TC DASH 2026 DASH 0 35 TO APPROVE A DESIGN SERVICES CONTRACT WITH PBK FOR THE DESIGN OF CITY OF FEDERAL FIRE STATION NUMBER ONE HETC.
SECOND APPROVED BY, UH, BOARD MEMBER SNYDER.
SECOND BOARD MEMBER PORTERFIELD DISCUSSION.
AGAIN, I JUST WANNA SAY THAT IF WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE ANALYSIS AND SEE WHAT COMES OUT AND THEN THE FINAL VISIT, AND I WOULD AGREE WITH THAT, THAT IN ORDER TO GET THE ANALYSIS YOU HAVE TO SPEND SOME MONEY ON.
SAME THING WE DID WITH THE POLICE STATION.
YOU HAVE TO SPEND SOME MONEY TO UNDERSTAND COST OF CONSTRUCTION, WHAT IT'S ALL GONNA BE.
WE'RE NOT TRYING TO JUMP INTO SOMETHING WILLY-NILLY.
WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE WE DO, UH, PROPER DUE DILIGENCE AND PART OF THAT IS SPENDING SOME DUE DILIGENCE MONEY.
MOVING ON TO ITEM FIVE THREE, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION ON RESOLUTION R DASH HEDC DASH 2026 DASH 0 36 TO APPROVE SURVEYING AND GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING SERVICES RELATED TO THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF CITY OF IDAHO FIRE STATION NUMBER ONE HDC.
SECOND MOTION PRESENTED BY BOARD MEMBER SNY SECONDED BY BOARD MEMBER MORRIS.
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UM, BY WHAT POINT, POINT OUT THAT COURSE THE GEO TECHNICAL SERVICES AND THE, UM, DESIGN WILL MAKE A SIGNIFICANT, UM, DIRECTIONAL DECISION ON HOW TO USE THAT.AND I WOULD SAY BASED ON MY, UM, KNOWLEDGE OF THE MARKET THAT WE ARE APPROVING A CONTRACT BE VERY BENEFICIAL TO THE EDC AND TO MAKE IT MORE BENEFICIAL IS TO UNDERSTAND ALSO ANYTIME YOU BUY PROPERTY, YOU REALLY SHOULD HAVE A SURVEY DONE.
AND IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE CONSTRUCTABILITY OF SOMETHING ON THAT LAND FOR MARKETING PURPOSES OR FOR OTHER THINGS, YOU REALLY, ESPECIALLY OUT HERE WITH THE BLACKLAND PRAIRIE, YOU NEED TO UH, DO A GEO SURVEY.
I AGREE THE GEOTECHNICAL, UM,
WE HAVE VERY FUNKY SOIL THE SIDE OF, UH, EAST OF PART 35.
HEARING NONE WILL CALL A VOTE.
MOVING ON TO ITEM FIVE FOUR, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION ON RESOLUTION R DASH HEDC DASH 2026 DASH 37 TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF REAL PROPERTY IN SUPPORT OF PROJECT ERROR.
SECOND MOTION PRESENTED BY BOARD MEMBER SNYDER.
SECONDED BY BOARD MEMBER PORTERFIELD, I THINK.
OH, BUT I'D LIKE TO MAKE THAT BASED ON THE TERM.
I FORGOT THAT BASED ON THE TERMS DISCUSSED, WHICH I KNOW THE PUBLIC WON'T LIKE THAT TODAY, BUT WE DON'T HAVE THE CONTRACT SIGNED YET.
BUT BASED ON THE TERMS DISCUSSED IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION, YEAH, THAT'S GOOD.
AND THEN I'LL JUST ADD THAT THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF TALK ABOUT, ESPECIALLY WE TALKED ABOUT THE FIRE STATION, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON WHEN IT COMES TO THE EDC AND YOU'RE DEALING WITH BUYING PROPERTY OR ATTEMPTING TO BUY PROPERTY OR ATTEMPTING TO DO THINGS.
THE UM, EXACT DETAILS OF ALL THESE THINGS DO NOT COME OUT IN THE VERY BEGINNING.
WE DON'T HAVE A SIGNED CONTRACT.
WE JUST THINK WE HAVE AN OFFER THAT'S GONNA GET US TO THAT POINT.
SO PROJECT AIR POTENTIALLY COULD COME OUT IN A WEEK OR TWO.
IT COULD NEVER COME OUT JUST BASED ON THIS VOTE.
THIS DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN SOMETHING HAPPENS, UM, WHICH I KNOW IS FRUSTRATING WHEN YOU WANNA KNOW IN TRANSPARENCY, BUT THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE EDC AND THE CITY COUNCIL.
JUST REPEAT MOTION PRESENTED BY BOARD MEMBER SNYDER SECONDED BY BOARD MEMBER PORTERFIELD.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE CALL A VOTE.
JUST TO CLARIFY, THIS WAS TO APPROVE PURCHASE A REAL PROPERTY IN SUPPORT OF PROJECT ERROR.
DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION ON RESOLUTION R DASH HEDC DASH 2026 DASH 0 38 TO APPROVE FISCAL YEAR 2026, LAND ACQUISITION DESIGN AND ENGINEERING SERVICES RELATED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF CITY OF HU FIRE STATION NUMBER ONE AND THE PURCHASE OF REAL PROPERTY RELATED TO PROJECT AIR.
SECOND MOTION PRESENTED, UM, BY BOARD MEMBER ORFIELD, SECONDED BY BOARD MEMBER THORNTON SESSION HEARING NONE WILL CALL A VOTE WITH THAT TO APPROVE TO APPROVED.
IS THERE ANY, ANY ADDITION OF UH, TERMS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION? NO, THIS IS JUST THE EDC PART.
GONZALEZ A CAITLIN MORALES AYE.
CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ON ORDINANCE NUMBER O DASH 2026 DASH I WROTE ON IT.
TO APPROVE A BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR THE HEAD OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FOR LAND ACQUISITION DESIGN AND ENGINEERING SERVICES RELATED TO DEVELOPMENT OF CITY OF HU FIRE STATION NUMBER ONE AND THE PURCHASE OF REAL PROPERTY RELATED TO PROJECT ERROR.
WOULD WE, AND ALSO TO ADD TO THE ORDINANCE THAT
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EXPENDITURES ARE TO BE APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND TO ADD A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIGHT ITEM FOR, UM, SERVICES RELATING TO THE GEOTECHNICAL AND DESIGN CONSTRUCTION AND SURVEYS.SHOULD WE HAVE MENTIONED THE NAMES WE'RE APPROVING FOR GEO AND FOR SURVEY? NO.
JUST PUT THE LINE ITEM NOT TO THE 35.
SO I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER THREE.
UM, AND THAT WE ADD IN THE LINE IN THERE THAT IT'S AS THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LINE ITEM.
AS, AS PRESENTED IN GIVEN EXPENDITURES, UH, THAT THE EXPENDITURES ARE APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL THAT THE GO AND SURVEY NOT TO EXCEED 35,500.
ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? WHO WAS THE SECOND MORRIS GOT HEARING NONE, PLEASE CALL THE VOTE.
COUNCIL MEMBER ZEPEDA THE COUNCIL MEMBER.
COUNCIL MEMBER PORTERFIELD AYE.
MOTION PASSES THE SIX ONE AND THAT BRINGS US UP TO ADJOURNMENT AT 8:11 PM THANK YOU ALL.