Jul 27, 2023 Town Council

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

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GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IT'S 5:30 P.M. AND IT'S TIME FOR US TO GET STARTED HERE TONIGHT. IT'S JULY. 27TH 2023 5 30. AS I SAID, WE HAVE A FULL QUORUM OF OUR COUNSELORS PRESENT. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PASTOR BEN, CHECK FROM THE CHURCH COME DOWN, OPEN US IN PRAYER. LET'S PRAY HMM. LORD GOD , THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE BLESSINGS OF THIS DAY. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING US TOGETHER. WE KNOW LORD THAT EVERY GOOD AND PERFECT GIFT COMES FROM ABOVE AND COMES FROM YOU. AND SO WE GIVE YOU THANKS FOR ALL THE BLESSINGS THAT WE HAVE FOR OUR FAMILIES. FOR THIS WONDERFUL TOWN. LORD I THANK YOU FOR OUR MAYOR AND COUNCILORS FOR THE STAFF OF NORTH LAKE FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. FLORIDA THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY WHO IS A PART OF THIS WONDERFUL TOWN AND PRAY THAT YOU WOULD BLESS THIS MEETING THAT THINGS WOULD RUN SMOOTHLY AND THAT EVERYTHING THAT IS SAID AND DONE WOULD BE PLEASING TO YOUR SITE AND PLEASING TO YOUR EARS. GIVE EVERYONE WISDOM AND GUIDANCE AS THEY PRESENT AS THEY DELIBERATE AND AS THEY MAKE DECISIONS TODAY , WE PRAY ALL THIS IN THE NAME OF OUR SAVIOR. JESUS. AMEN.

LEAVE IT TO THE FLOOR. OKAY? THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION. INTO THIS.

WHAT. ALRIGHT LET'S GET STARTED. MOST OF OUR EVENING IS GOING TO BE TAKEN UP WITH OUR PRESENTATIONS TONIGHT. WE'RE IN BUDGET SEASON, SO WE'VE GOT NUMBERS TO GO OVER LEGISLATIVE SESSION IS HAS BEEN IN SESSION. THE LEGISLATORS HAVE BEEN IN SESSION. EXCUSE ME, AND THEY'VE MADE A LOT OF CHANGES THAT WILL AFFECT US. SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE OUR STAFF GIVE US SOME BRIEFINGS

[2.A. Briefing- Process for Filling Town Council, Place 6 Vacancy and Applicant Statements]

STAND OR OR IT WILL BE OPEN, SO IT'LL BE AN OPEN RACE MAY 2024 IN MAY 2025 UM. THE MAYOR SAID.

ACTUALLY, THAT'S CLOSER TO MONTANA, FOUR WEEKS SO AND HERE ARE THE TWO APPLICANTS AND THEN AS DIRECTED, GIVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR EACH APPLICANT TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL AND, UH, ANY ORDER THAT COUNCIL CHOOSES ON ACCEPTING THEIR STATEMENTS. OKAY THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION . I WAS TRYING TO GET THAT CLEAR IN THE LAST MEETING. I DON'T THINK I QUITE UNDERSTOOD THAT MYSELF. SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE MAKE THAT CLEAR HERE TONIGHT. AT THIS TIME WE'RE READY TO HEAR FROM THE APPLICANTS. SO IS THERE EITHER ONE OF YOU THAT CARES TO GO FIRST TONIGHT OR WE CAN GO IN ORDER OF APPLICATION? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL GO IN ORDER OF APPLICATION, THEN. JUST FOR THE RECORD. SO THIS IS MR AARON FOWLER. AND THEN THE SECOND WILL BE MISS RINA HARDMAN. JUST SO

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MADE A LIST OF MUST HAVES BEFORE COMMITTING TO A MOVE SURPRISINGLY, DID NOT TAKE US LONG TO SETTLE AND MOVING TO NORTH LAKE. WE FELT THE TOWN NORTH LAKE PROVIDED US WITH EVERYTHING WE WANTED AND MORE. WE LOVE THE SMALL TOWN FIELD, YOU OPEN FIELDS CHARACTER OF THE TOWN IN 2017. WE SIGNED A CONTRACT ABOUT WHAT WE CONSIDER OUR DESTINATION HOME IN 2018. WE WERE OFFICIALLY RESIDENTS OF THE TOWN OF NORTH LAKE. GOING BACK TO MY BACKGROUND. I'M A LICENSED MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL BY TRADE, BUT OUTSIDE OF MY CAREER, I ALWAYS TRY TO FIND WAYS TO VOLUNTEERS OR THOSE AROUND ME. JUST A FEW YEARS BACK. I WAS FORTUNATE TO BE SELECTED TO SERVE ON THE TOWN OF NORTH LAKE CHARTER COMMISSION, WHERE I WAS AN ACTIVE MEMBER THAT HELPED DEVELOP THE FIRST EVER TOWN CHARTER THAT WAS ULTIMATELY VOTED ON AND APPROVED BY THE RESIDENTS OF NORTH LAKE. SINCE THEN OUR SERVICE CHAIRPERSON FOR THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS COMMISSIONER, VICE CHAIR AND CHAIRPERSON FOR THE PLANNING ZONING COMMITTEE OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS. MOVING TO NORTH LAKE HAS BEEN ONE OF THE BEST DECISIONS WE COULD HAVE MADE. WE LOVE OUR COMMUNITY, OUR NEIGHBORS AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT DAUGHTER ATTENDS AND WE HAVE NO PLANS OR DESIRES TO MOVE ELSEWHERE. WHEN IT COMES TO WHAT I WANT FROM NORTH LAKE. MY OBJECTIVE IS SIMPLE. I WANT NORTHLAKE TO CONTINUE TO BE A DESTINATION HOME FOR FAMILIES AS IT WAS FOR MY FAMILY. I WANT THE RESIDENTS TO FEEL THEY LIVE AND DWELL IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT AS THEY CURRENTLY DO. AND ALTHOUGH OUR SMALL TOWN IS GROWING, I WANT OUR TOWN TO CONTINUE EMBRACING THE CHARACTER AND STORM THAT MADE IT WHAT IT IS TODAY. I BELIEVE THIS IS A TIME OF RAPID GROWTH THAT WE CAN ACHIEVE THESE OUTCOMES. FEW MONTHS BACK. I INTENDED TO JOINT MEETING WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM ALL THE TOWN COMMITTEES, ALONG WITH SOME OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT HERE TODAY. AND AT THAT MEETING WERE DISCUSSION DIVISION FOR THE TOWN FOR 2040. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THAT MEETING, PRESENTERS WENT AROUND THE ROOM TO ASK EACH PARTICIPANT WHAT THEY FELT WAS THE BIGGEST OBSTACLE FACING OUR TOWN IN THE FUTURE WITHOUT HESITATION ALMOST ON IT, AND IT STATED THE OBVIOUS, WHICH WAS THE GROWTH.

AS I SAT LISTENING TO REPRESENTED PRIOR TO MYSELF, I BEGAN THINKING ABOUT WHAT I WAS GONNA SAY. THE RAPID GROWTH IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT AND NEEDS TO BE MANAGED PROPERLY. I DID NOT FEEL THAT WAS THE BIGGEST OBSTACLE THAT OUR TIME FACE. FINALLY IT'S MY TURN TO SPEAK AND ANSWER THAT QUESTION. STILL THE SAME TONIGHT AS IT WAS THEN. I FEEL OUR BIGGEST OBSTACLE IS A TOWN MOVING FORWARD IS EDUCATING OUR RESIDENTS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING INVOLVED IN SERVING. I FEEL IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FROM OUR TOWN TO REACH AS MANY RESIDENTS AS POSSIBLE TO GET THEM INVOLVED, WHETHER THAT'S THROUGH VOLUNTEERISM AT LOCAL EVENTS OR APPLYING TO SERVE ON VARIOUS COMMITTEES AND BOARDS. THE REASON FOR MY CONCERN IS THAT IT ONLY TAKES ONE BAD ELECTION CYCLE TO STOP THE PROGRESS THAT OUR TOWN HAS MADE PLANS FOR THE FUTURE. WE HAVE SOME GREAT PEOPLE, FAMILIES, BRIGHT MINDS IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND WE NEED TO CHARGE BEST TO GET THESE INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN TOWN AFFAIRS. WHEN I DECIDED TO APPLY FOR A VACANCY, ASK PEOPLE FOR ADVICE AND WHAT I SHOULD SAY OR DO. I WAS TOLD BY FAMILY, FRIENDS AND ACQUAINTANCES THAT WE JUST NEED TO SELL MYSELF TO THE BOARD. SO I'M GOING TO CAPABLE OF AND WHO I AM. HOWEVER I WAS REMINDED BY A CONVERSATION I HAD WITH AN OLDER GENTLEMAN YEARS AGO. HE TOLD ME THAT IF I HAVE TO SELL MYSELF TO GET A JOB OR GET APPROVAL FOR ANYTHING THAT I MUST NOT BE LIVING MY LIFE THE RIGHT WAY. HE EXPLAINED TO ME THAT MY ACTIONS ARE WHAT ARE GOING TO SELL MY ABILITIES. THROUGH MY YEARS. SINCE THAT CONVERSATION, IT HAS BEEN EVIDENT THAT HE WAS CORRECT. WHENEVER I'M ASKED WHAT SEPARATES ME FROM OTHERS, SUCH AS IN A JOB INTERVIEW OR SIMILAR INSTANCES, ALWAYS RESPOND. MY ACTIONS. I ACTUALLY SAID THAT I'M SOMEONE WHO BELIEVES IN FAMILY FIRST, HE WAS ALWAYS WILLING TO STEP UP AND HELP WHEN THERE IS A NEED. SOMEONE WHO VOLUNTEERS A PERSONAL TIME TO HELP OTHERS. A PERSON WHO IS WILLING TO LISTEN AND SOMEONE FRANKLY, WHO WOULD RATHER YOU ASK OTHERS, SUCH AS MY CO WORKERS, FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS TO DESCRIBE ME RATHER THAN ME DESCRIBE MYSELF. TONIGHT YOU HAVE TWO VERY QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS APPLIED FOR THIS VACANCY. AND THERE'S NO DOUBT THAT YOU HAVE A HARD DECISION TO MAKE. REGARDLESS OF THE OUTCOME TONIGHT, I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT I WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT YOU IN OUR TOWN MOVING FORWARD. I APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP AND YOUR DESIRE TO ALWAYS WANT TO DO THE RIGHT THING. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE GREAT FUTURE.

MORE TOWN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MISS HARMON. HI. MY NAME IS RENA HARDMAN, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS YOU THIS EVENING AND THANK YOU FOR THE

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HOWEVER DESPITE GROWTH OR PEOPLE'S OPINIONS, MY VALUES HAVE NOT CHANGED DURING MY TIME ON COUNCIL VOTED ON HUNDREDS OF AGENDA ITEMS I CAN TELL YOU A SURETY THAT THAT WILL NOT CHANGE . I CAN TELL YOU HOW I WILL VOTE. I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW I WILL VOTE ON A PARTICULAR ISSUE.

BUT YOU CAN KNOW THAT IN MAKING DECISIONS FOR OUR TOWN, I EMPLOY MY CONSERVATIVE VALUES AND THEN WEIGH HOW MUCH OF MY DECISION WILL HELP THE CITIZENS OF NORTH LAKE. THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY COST AND FINANCIAL COST WITH EVERY DECISION THAT COUNCIL MAKES. IN CLOSING. I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I PLAN TO LIVE OUT MY LIFE IN NORTH LAKE AS SUCH, I WILL LIVE WITH MY OWN DECISIONS.

SO MANY PEOPLE BEFORE ME HAVE MADE DECISIONS FOR US. YOU AND ME. BUT THEY NO LONGER LIVE HERE SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO LIVE WITH THE CONSEQUENCES OF THEIR DECISIONS. BUT WE DO. THIS IS IMPORTANT. I WILL LIVE WITH MY DECISIONS. WHICH IS WHY EVERY DECISION I WOULD MAKE AS A COUNCIL MEMBER IS CRUCIAL IN MY OPINION. AND WILL BE MADE IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CITIZENS OF NORTH LAKE. IT IS MY HOPE THAT WE BUILD A TOWN WITH THE HIGHEST QUALITY DEVELOPMENT AND THE LEAST INTRUSION ON PERSONAL LIBERTY, A PLACE WE CAN LOVE AND CALL HOME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU BOTH FOR YOUR TIME AND FOR APPLYING AND FOR BEING APART FOR VOLUNTEERING. APPRECIATE YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE DIALOGUE TONIGHT. THERE'S A LOT OF GREAT POINTS THERE FROM BOTH OF YOU. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. COUNCIL HAS TO TAKE SOME TIME. NOW, AS WE SAID BEFORE, WE'RE GONNA TAKE THIS SLOW, SO WE'RE NOT GONNA MAKING DECISIONS TONIGHT. BUT AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING, WE WILL AND WE'LL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE THINGS WE'VE HEARD. AND OF COURSE, WE CAN LISTEN TO IT AGAIN AND MAKE SURE WE UNDERSTAND THE DECISION WE'RE MAKING AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. BUT THANK YOU BOTH FOR BEING HERE. ALRIGHT LET'S UH, WE'VE GOT AS I SAID NUMBERS AND THEN SOME LEGISLATIVE UPDATE TO

[2.B. Briefing- Creation of Northlake Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) No. 2]

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THE REST OF THIS HAS BEEN AN EXTENDED AS ALL NOW IN THE TOWN LIMITS, SO THAT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WAS APPROVED EARLIER THIS YEAR INCLUDED PROVISIONS FOR ANNEXATION, ADOPTION OF ZONING AND CREATING A TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE OR TRES. SO THE ANNEXATION AND ZONING WERE APPROVED AT THE JUNE 22ND COUNCIL MEETING. THE NEXT STEP IS CREATION OF THE TOURS THAT'S REQUIRED WITHIN 60 DAYS OF THE ANNEXATION BASED ON THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, SO THAT HAS TO BE DONE BY AUGUST, 21ST. SO JUST GIVE A LITTLE MORE MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE TOURS AND THE REQUIREMENTS FOR IT AND THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. IT CALLS FOR THE CREATION OF A 25 YEAR TERM TERMS WITH A 50% TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE. UM USES OF THOSE TOURISTS. FUNDS INCLUDE 50% BUSINESS, PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX INCENTIVE, 50% REAL PROPERTY IMPROVEMENTS TAX INCENTIVE. AS WELL AS REIMBURSEMENTS FOR CERTAIN DEVELOPER CONSTRUCTED PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE. UH, ALL OF THESE. PAYMENTS FROM THE TERRORS WILL BE CAPPED ACTUAL VALUE OF PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION PLUS FINANCING WITHIN THE TERMS DISTRICT.

THERE'S ALSO A PROVISION FOR THE EXTENSION OF THE TOURIST TERM IF CERTAIN TOWN BUILT INFRASTRUCTURES DELAYED AGREEMENT, THERE'S SOME REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TOWN TO BUILD CERTAIN INFRASTRUCTURE. IF THOSE AREN'T DONE IN TIME DELAYS WHEN SOME OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT CAN OCCUR, AND, UH WE'LL HAVE A NEED TO EXTEND THE TURDS TERM. AND THEN, FINALLY, IF THE TERMS IS NOT CREATED, THE TOWN HAS THIS SYNTAX. THE PROPERTY. SO, UM. JUST TO GO IN A LITTLE MORE DETAIL OF THE TOURIST PROJECTS. SO UM, THESE ARE DIVIDED INTO WATER, SEWER AND ROADWAY PROJECTS. UM. THESE ARE ALL PROJECTS THAT BENEFIT THE TERMS , BUT THEY ALSO HAVE A REGIONAL BENEFIT. THEY'RE ALL ITEMS THAT ARE ON OUR ON THE TOWN'S MASTER PLAN. SO THIS FIRST ONE IS OFF SITE 16 INCH WATER LINE. AH 16 INCH WATERLINE THERE ALONG VICTORY CIRCLE JUST NORTH OF THE SPEEDWAY. AN INTERIM BOOSTER PUMP THAT IS NECESSARY UNTIL WATER TOWERS BUILT AND COMES ONLINE. ANOTHER 12 INCH WATERLINE ALONG THEIR MAIN SPINE ROAD NORTH AND SOUTH 12 INCH OF WATER LINE. UH, TO THE EAST THERE. 16 INCH WATER LINE FURTHER NORTH AND 16 INCH WATERLINE ALONG HARMON'S AND GOING TO THE TO THE WEST TO 1 56. AND THEN, UH, 16 INCH BACK DOWN TO ALONG 1 56. AND THEN A 12 INCH THERE, TOO. PLANNED ELEVATED STORAGE TANK. THEN UH, FOR SEWERS LOT EASIER. IT'S JUST EIGHT INCH WATER LINE. HERE. THAT WILL SERVE SOME OF THE SOUTHERN BUILDINGS AND THE DEVELOPMENT BUT ALSO PROVIDES SERVICE TO FUTURE DEVELOPMENT TO THE WEST. AND THEN THE ROADWAY PROJECTS START OUT WITH A POTENTIAL TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT VICTORY CIRCLE AND THEIR MAIN NORTH SOUTH SPINE ROAD. THEY'RE REFERRING TO THE STREET A NOW NEXT. IS THAT STREET A STREET. SEE IS THIS ROAD THAT WILL HELP PROVIDE ACCESS TO A WATER TOWER SITE AND ALSO THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL ACCESS OFF OF THAT STREET TO THE WATER TOWER SITE.

THEN UH, WHAT IS CURRENTLY HARMAN SUN ROAD, WHICH WILL TIE IN TO WHERE DHL IS DEVELOPING,

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AND THEN FINALLY TRAFFIC SIGNAL THEIR EXISTING HORMONES AND THEN FM 1 56. SO THE NEXT STEPS ON THIS OR FINALIZING THE PRELIMINARY PROJECT AND FINANCING PLAN THAT WILL BE PRESENTED TO YOU AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING ALONG WITH THE ORDINANCE TO CREATE THE TERRORS.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING HAS TO BE PUBLISHED SEVEN DAYS IN ADVANCE OF THE HEARING THAT SCHEDULED TO RUN ON JULY 30TH. AND. THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING AUGUST 10TH IS WHEN ALL SCHEDULED THAT PUBLIC HEARING AND AFTER THAT YOU CAN CONSIDER THE ORDINANCE TO ADOPT THE TOURS. THAT'S IT IN A NUTSHELL. COUNSELORS DID YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE THE INTRODUCED TO THIS, BUT I'LL TRY ANYWAYS. WITH THE TOURIST PROJECTS. DO YOU HAVE AN ESTIMATE OF THE COST OF THE PROJECTS THAT ARE COMING IN? AND HOW MUCH WILL BE SPENT? TWO YES . WE DON'T HAVE THOSE DETAILS IN FRONT OF ME RIGHT NOW. BUT WE'LL HAVE THOSE IN THAT PRELIMINARY PROJECT AND FINANCING PLAN. ALL THOSE DETAILS WILL BE AT THE NEXT PERFECT. THANK YOU. IS IT SAFE TO ASSUME THE BENEFIT FROM OUR NEXT THING THE PROPERTY WILL EXCEED THE COST OF THE TERMS. YES BECAUSE IT'S JUST 50% TERRORISTS FOR ONE, SO THE TOWN IS GETTING 50% OF THAT ADDED PROPERTY TAX BASE AND THE REST OF THIS MONEY. THIS DEDICATED THE TERMS IS GOING TO PUBLIC PROJECTS THAT ARE ON THE TOWN'S MASTER PLAN ALREADY AND NOT ONLY BENEFIT DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THIS TERRORIST BUT DEVELOPMENT SURROUNDING IN THAT SURROUNDING AREA. GOOD COUNSEL. THE FINANCING WILL BE ON THE DEVELOPER, THE DEVELOPER WILL BUILD AT FIRST AND THE PROPERTY TAXES GENERATED FROM THIS ZONE. ONLY HALF OF THEM WILL GO TO REIMBURSEMENT WILL KEEP HALF THEY'LL PAY THE SAME TAX RATE, SO THERE'S NO WE CALL IT AN INCENTIVE, BUT THERE'S NO REDUCTION IN TAXES. HALF OF IT WILL GO TO ALL PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE WITHIN THE ZONE, AND THEN HALF OF THEM GO TO THE TOWN'S GENERAL FUND. ANOTHER THING IS WHAT WE'VE TYPICALLY DONE WELL, TYPICALLY, WE HAVE ONE OTHER TOURS. SO THIS IS THE SECOND ONE. SO I GUESS IT'S A TREND. BUT WE HAVE THE COUNCIL SIT AS THE TOURIST BOARD AND DO IT AS PART OF THEIR BUDGET PROCESS WHERE, ASSUMING WE'LL DO IT THE SAME AS VERY SIMPLE TRES . A LIST OF PROJECTS WITH DOLLAR AMOUNTS AND A LIST OF N A PROJECTION OF WHAT THE PROPERTY TAXES WILL BE WILL PRODUCE AND THEN AS THEY BUILD THEM, THEY SEND US AN INVOICE AND AS THOSE TAXES COME IN, WE PAY AGAINST THOSE, AND SO IN A SENSE, THERE ARE CONTRACTOR AND OUR FINANCE HERE. TO BUILD OUR INFRASTRUCTURE. THIS KEEPS US FROM WRITING CHECKS AND THEN MAYBE THEY DON'T SHOW UP. UH BENEFIT OF A TRES IS IT DOESN'T PRODUCE ANYTHING UNTIL THEY BRING PROPERTY VALUE TO THE ZONE . AND THEY'RE AWARE OF THAT. SO, UM, THEY HAVE THEY HAVE TO BUILD IT. TO GET ANY BENEFIT FROM IT. ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT ITEMS. SEE

[2.C. Briefing- Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Workshop #3: Proposed Tax Rate and Budget]

UM AND AT 50. AND WE'RE ALSO. AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THIS A LITTLE BIT, BUT WE HAVE A

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THERE'S NO NO POSITIONS. BUT LIKE I SAID, WE BELIEVE WE CAN UM UM, CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THE SAME HIGH LEVEL OF SERVICE TO OUR RESIDENTS. ALL RIGHT. ANOTHER BIG THING IS WE'VE GOT THE BILL FROM UPPER OR SEEING THE TRINITY RIVER AUTHORITY. UM THERE'S GOING TO BE ALMOST A 60% INCREASE IN SEWER TREATMENT. SO IT IS. IT IS A BIG HIT, AND SO WE'RE LOOKING AT INCREASING OUR SEWER RATE. WE'RE TRYING TO BALANCE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO USE SUMMER OF DESERVES TO EASE INTO THAT, BUT THAT THAT IS GOING TO BE A BIG HIT TO OUR RESIDENTS THAT HAVE SEWER SERVICE. THE REALITY IS THAT'S WHAT IT COSTS ARE OUR MEMBERSHIP IN T R. A. WE SHARE THE COSTS WITH THE OTHER.

UH, 10 CUSTOMERS IN THAT GROUP. AND SO WE'RE ALL IN IT TOGETHER . AND SO THAT'S WHAT THE COSTS ARE. WE TALKED IN THE PAST ABOUT HAVING A PASS THROUGH ORDINANCE SO THAT IF THE ARK. TREATMENT PROVIDERS OR WATER TREATMENT OR SURGERY. TREATMENT PROVIDERS PASS THE COST ONTO US. WE? WE.

WE ACCEPT THAT COST. WE INCREASE THAT COST. WEE NO ELSE WHERE TO GO WITH THAT. WE HAVE TO PASS THAT ON TO, SIR. CUSTOMERS. WE DON'T WANT TO USE ASSUME USE PROPERTY TAX TO PAY FOR THAT, BECAUSE IT PAYS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AND PUBLIC WORKS. SO THAT IS THAT IS THE REALITY OF THAT.

SO IT'S ALREADY IN ON THE BAD NEWS DIDN'T WANT JOHN TO GIVE YOU GIVE YOU THAT ONE. BUT I CAN STOP NOW, BEFORE I LET JOHN CLEAN IT UP FOR ME. YES. YOU READY TO HIT IT NOW? ALL RIGHT.

OKAY? THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. SO MAINTAINING OUR PROPERTY TAX RATE OF 29. A HALF CENTS HAS BEEN OUR GOAL. ALL THIS WILL BE OUR 15TH YEAR OF BEING ABLE TO DO IT THIS YEAR, BASED ON THE TAX RATE CALCULATION WILL BE ABLE TO ADOPT A TAX RATE THAT IS LOWER

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HEAVY IS IMPORTANT FOR OVERALL FINANCIAL HEALTH. THIS IS ACTUALLY THE FIRST YEAR I'VE EVER SHOWN YOU A NO TAX RATE CHANGE WITHOUT SHIFTING EMINEM AND I N S AND SO I'VE HEARD ENTIRE TIME BEING HERE. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO THIS, AND SO THIS IS BIG FOR US AND BEING ABLE TO DO THAT AND NOT HAVE TO GO AND MOVE AND DO A SHIFT AND SHIFT PROPORTIONS. EVERYTHING AND THIS HAS HELPED US MAINTAIN THAT STRATEGY MOVING FORWARD. SO TOTAL PROPERTY TAX REVENUE. WE'RE SEEING ABOUT A OVERALL, IT'S ABOUT $1.9 MILLION CHANGE AND THE BIGGEST PROPORTION OF THIS WE HAD A ROUGHLY 40% GROWTH AND OUR TAX BASE. MOST OF THIS IS FROM NEW PROPERTIES, AND SO WE SAW A LOT OF GROWTH IN NEW PROPERTIES. EXISTING VALUES ARE STILL HOLDING UNDER 8% BECAUSE OF THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION, AND THAT YOU GUYS HAVE PASSED FOR RESIDENTS WHO ARE HOMESTEADED, SO EXISTING PROPERTIES THAT ARE HOMESTEADED DO CAVITY PERCENT GROWTH. SO YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE THAT EACH YEAR ON YOUR TAX BILL AS LONG AS YOUR HOMESTEAD RESIDENT WHAT WE WILL SEE IN FUTURE YEARS, THOUGH BASED ON NEW LEGISLATION IS NON HOMESTEADED. RESIDENTS ARE NOW HAVE A THEY CALL IT A KILL SWITCH, BUT IT'S OR A CIRCUIT BREAKER. RELEASE. WHATEVER IT'S 6.5% SO OVERALL. IF YOU AVERAGE OVER THREE YEARS, IT'S A 6.5% CIRCUIT BREAKER. LITTLE LITTLE WEIRD. THE LEGISLATURE DID THAT. I'M JUST NOT GOING TO LIE, SO WE WILL NOT SEE EXISTING VALUE GROWTH NEARLY AS MUCH AS WE HAD IN THE PAST BECAUSE THEY JUST DID THAT. NOW IT'S BUSINESSES UNDER FIRE OR PROPERTIES AND BUSINESSES UNDER $5 MILLION IN TOTAL TAX AND VALUE, SO LARGER, LARGER ONES ARE GOING TO BE EXEMPT FROM THAT. OUR NEXT GOAL IS INVEST IN INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUSTAIN OUR COMMERCIAL BASIS. SO WE'RE PUTTING A LOT OF TIME EFFORT AND MONEY INTO THESE AREAS, SO THE SEEDER FUNCTION IS THAT WE ARE GOING TO YOUR ABILITY SPORTS COMPLEX THAT SIEGE, CHADWICK COMMENTS TO GROW ANOTHER COMMERCIAL SECTOR WITHIN THE TOWN OF NORTH LAKE. THIS IS ON TOP OF US GROWING THE SPORT LIKE THIS IS A SPORTS VENUE LAYOUT. MOST RECENTLY WE HAD WE WERE STILL TINKERING WITH THIS, BUT AGAIN, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE PAYING FOR. TO SEE ALL OF THESE ITEMS AND SO BY PLACING THAT OVER THERE THERE IS A NUMBER OF COMMERCIALS ARE ALL RETAIL SPACE AND DIFFERENT ITEMS THAT WANT TO BE LOCATED NEAR THAT, AND WE BELIEVE THAT'S GOING TO BE A MAJOR INVESTMENT FOR US FOR THE FUTURE. THERE WILL ALSO HELP PAY THE DEBT ON THAT SPORTS VENUE. SO ANOTHER THING THAT WE'RE DOING IS INVESTING IN OUR BUILDINGS. SO WITH ADDITIONAL ONE TIME REVENUE WE WOULD LIKE TO DO FINISH OUT AND TO ADD A POLICE ANNEX BUILDING. SO THIS IS ONE OF THE BUDGET ITEMS THAT WERE REPRESENTED EARLIER. AND SO THIS WOULD ADD A SID FOCUS. A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION FOCUSED BUILDING. WE COULD KEEP THAT IN THE COMMENTS, AND WE AT LEAST THAT SPACE FINISH OUT ESTIMATED ABOUT 100,000. AND THE ANNUAL LEASE IS AROUND $70,000 A YEAR ROUND $6000 A MONTH. WE HAVE A LONG CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. UM WE HAVE A LOT OF PROJECTS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON ON MULTIPLE FRONTS. AND SO, UM, SOME OF THE BIGGEST FOCUSES IN HERE. MOST OF OUR MONEY IS GOING INTO OUR 1 14 AREA BECAUSE WE ARE SEEING RESIDENTIAL GROWTH STARTING TO TRICKLE DOWN BECAUSE THE RESIDENTIAL BUILDING NUMBERS OF THE APPROVED HOUSES THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED ARE DECREASING, SO THERE IS NO MORE RESIDENTIAL GROWTH ON THE HORIZON OTHER THAN WHAT'S BEEN APPROVED. COMMERCIAL IS GOING TO BE THE THING THAT LOWERS PROPERTY TAXES FOR RESIDENTIAL BASE. SO BY GROWING OUR COMMERCIAL BASE WERE ESSENTIALLY LOWERING THE COST OF SERVICES FOR THE RESIDENTIAL BASE. AND SO THAT'S WHERE YOUR CAPITAL INVESTMENT IS SEEDING. AND SO THAT'S KIND OF THE WHOLE POINT OF THIS, BUT IF YOU LOOK AT OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, A LOT OF THAT IS GOING DOWN THERE. IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE COMING TO EXISTING RESIDENTS WOULD BE FOUGHT ROAD WATERLINE. AND. CELLULAR METER UPGRADING IS A BIG ONE. MAINTAINING CUSTOMER SERVICE LEVELS. THIS IS THE NUMBER OF FTE S PER EACH OF THESE MAJOR SECTORS AND 27 POLICE OFFICERS, 24 PUBLIC WORKS AND 21 ADMINISTRATION. AND IF YOU CAN REALLY TELL, WE PROVIDE REALLY BASIC SERVICES. AND SO THIS IS REALLY DISPLAYS THAT THESE ARE OUR MAIN FOCUS AREAS. MOST OF THIS IS TO SUPPORT THOSE TWO MAIN FOCUS AREAS HAS AND WE'RE GOING TO UTILIZE THAT STAFF TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE NOT LOSING ANYTHING OVER THE NEXT YEAR OR TWO AND BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE SAME LEVEL OF SERVICE THAT CUSTOMERS HAVE COME TO EXPECT. ADMINISTRATION'S EVERYBODY ELSE, RIGHT? YES. COURT FINANCE. OKAY? YEP. SO WE DO HAVE SOME VEHICLE REPLACEMENTS THAT ARE COMING UP. SO WE HAVE TWO NEW PATROL

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AND SO WE HAVE SEEN OUR VEHICLES STRETCHING A LITTLE BIT. WE'VE GOT MORE USEFUL LIFE FROM THEM, AND SO WE'RE NOT HAVING TO REPLACE THOSE AS OFTEN WHICH IS GOOD. SO THE CELLULAR METER UPGRADED WE TALKED TO WE TALK TO YOU ABOUT THIS DURING OUR BUDGET PRESENTATION. WE BELIEVE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO REDUCE THE WORKLOAD ON CURRENT STAFF, SO FACILITY MEETING UPGRADE TAKES AWAY THE PROBLEM OF I THINK MY METER'S NOT BEING READ, WRITE. I THINK SOMETHING'S WRONG. IT WILL GIVE RESIDENTS AND CUSTOMERS ACCESS TO THEIR MODERN USAGE AT ANY POINT IN TIME THEY WANT WHEN WE GO TO FINALIZE THE COUNTER OUT OF ACCOUNT. WE DON'T HAVE A SENSE ON OUT TO GO READ IT. WE CAN DO THAT REMOTELY. WE CAN DO THAT WITH A CLICK OF A BUTTON. SO INSTEAD OF HAVING YOU SIN PUBLIC WORKS OUT TO GO READ THE METERS ALL AROUND TOWN AND THAT TAKING A TWO DAY CYCLE WE CAN JUST CLICK A BUTTON. AND SO THIS IS ONE OF THOSE IMPROVEMENTS THAT SHOULD GIVE CUSTOMERS MORE CONTROL WITH THE WATER CONSUMPTION. IT'S GOT AUTOMATIC LEAK DETECTION IF YOU SET IT UP SO THAT YOU CAN BE ALERTED IF YOUR WATER IS JUST SPINNING. AND SO IT'S GOT LEAK DETECTION. THIS WILL BE SOMETHING THAT WE BELIEVE ADS SERVICE LEVELS TO OUR CUSTOMERS, BUT ALSO REDUCES HOW MANY STAFF THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ADD IN THE FUTURE.

MAINTAIN EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AT REGIONAL LEVELS. UM OVERALL, IT'S ABOUT LESS THAN $200,000 THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR, WHICH IS A 3% COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT FOR ALL EMPLOYEES IN ABOUT 25 EMPLOYEES ARE RECEIVING A MARKET ADJUSTMENT. THE VAST MAJORITY OF THAT'S GOING TO INCREASE POLICE OFFICERS STARTING PAY. YES, COUNCIL. DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? YES I THINK WE PROBABLY DO ANYBODY WANT TO JUMP IN WE GOT A QUICK, EASY ONE ON THE SOLDIER. WATER METERS. WHAT WHAT TYPE OF YOU TALKED ABOUT TWO DAYS CYCLE TO GO AHEAD AND READ ALL THE METERS. WHAT TYPE OF INSTALLATION TIMEFRAME IS THAT BECAUSE OUR PUBLIC WORKS GETS STRETCHED A LITTLE THIN FROM TIME TO TIME. DO WE HAVE ANY CLARITY ON HOW LONG IT MIGHT TAKE YOU FROM? WE'RE STARTING TO INSTALL THEM TO. HEY, THEY'RE ALL INSTALLED. I THINK WE TALKED ABOUT IT IS ABOUT FOUR MONTHS AND SO IT'S NOT GOING TO BE OUR GUYS GOING OUT. INSTALLING IT. INCLUDED IN THIS PRICE IS THE INSTALLATION OF THESE METERS SO THAT OUR GUYS AREN'T TAKEN AWAY FROM THIS. THEY WILL BE TRAINED ON HOW TO USE IT AND EVERYTHING BUT PART OF THE BIG PACKAGES. THIS IS THEM DEPLOYING AS IT ONCE SO THAT OUR GUYS WE WANTED TO GET IT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AND GET IT IMPLEMENTED SO ANY FUTURE METERS ARE AT THIS NEW STANDARD. AND THEN THE FUTURE MIRRORS AS THEY'RE INSTALLED.

THEY'RE JUST CAPTAIN AT THE SAME TIME, THEN WE DO. THANK YOU. SO SOME OF THE METERS HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE. WE'RE JUST BUT IN PLACES THEY'VE BEEN BUILT OUT, UM, YOU KNOW, IN THE LAST YEAR NEW HOME JUST GOT A NEW METER SEEMS KIND OF A WASTE. IS THERE ANY WAY TO GET YOU OUT OF THE METER? THE TRANSMITTER THAT'S BEING REPLACED? NOT ACTUALLY THE METER. SO, YES, SORRY. I CALL IT STILL YOUR MEDIA UPGRADE, BUT IT'S THE TRANSMITTER ON THE METER. SO RIGHT NOW IT'S YOU KNOW, YOU DRIVE BY AND YOU HAVE TO BASICALLY USE A MACHINE THAT COMES BY AND READS AS YOU DRIVE BY, IT SENDS OUT A SMALL SIGNAL. THIS WILL GO READ. AND SO THAT TRANSMITTER WILL BE ON A CELLULAR PLAN LIKE YOUR OWN PERSONAL CELLPHONE, AND IT UPLOADS CONSTANTLY. OKAY? SO THIS IS THE INCREMENTAL COSTS OF THE CAPITAL. WHAT ABOUT THE ONGOING COST OF THIS SERVICE? THERE WILL BE AN INCREASE IN REPLACEMENT COSTS BECAUSE THESE METERS DO COST A LITTLE BIT MORE WHEN WE DO NEED TO REPLACE THEM, UM, BUT IT'S PRETTY MARGINAL, COMPARATIVELY LIKE SOMETHING WE CAN BUDGET FOR THAT AND BE ABLE TO ABSORB THOSE COSTS. I'M TALKING. THAT'S GOOD POINT AS WELL. BUT I'M THINKING MORE. IS THERE A COST TO THE SERVICE, THE CELLULAR SERVICE THE SOFTWARE PACKAGE BY GOING WITH HIM. IT'S PACKAGE AND PURCHASING THIS AND SO IT COMES WITH A SOFTWARE AGREEMENT WITHIN THIS PRICE THAT WILL BE PAID FOR AN ONGOING DOLLARS NOT CAPITAL DOLLARS.

RIGHT. SO HOW MUCH IS THE ONGOING DOLLARS? I WILL GET BACK WITH YOU ON THAT NUMBER? I DON'T HAVE THAT OUTSIDE OF MY HEAD. UM FROM A IT. IT'S KIND OF HARD TO WRAP YOUR HEAD AROUND THE IDEA THAT WE'RE MAINTAINING CUSTOMER SERVICE LEVELS, BUT WE'RE ADDING PEOPLE. AND CHALLENGES THROUGHOUT THE TOWN WITHOUT ADDING ANY NEW STAFF. SO I'M GOING TO MAKE A STATEMENT HERE AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG. WITH THIS PARTICULAR SERVICE. WE'RE SAVING SOME TIME. ADDING TO SERVICE, REDUCING SOME ANGST, REDUCING SOME PHONE CALLS. USING READS GIVING US BETTER TRACKING , SO WE'RE EFFECTIVELY CREATING SOME CAPACITY IN THEIR EXISTING THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO GROW OUR SERVICES AND OTHER AREAS. YES SIR. WE CAN REDEPLOY EXISTING STAFF AND ITS COST AVOIDANCE IN THE FUTURE. NOW, FROM A POLICE STANDPOINT, I THINK THAT'S A LITTLE BIT HARDER AN ARGUMENT TO MAKE BECAUSE WE'RE ALWAYS STRETCHED THIN ON POLICE. BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW WE'RE HOLDING OUR OWN. BUT WE GOT FOUR VACANCIES. IS THAT CORRECT? OKAY? SO WE GOT FOUR VACANCIES, SO THE IDEA IS THAT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO TRY TO FILL THOSE TO COVER ADDITIONAL INCREASES IN DEMAND.

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UM TRUST YOUR JUDGMENT, BUT I'D LIKE TO SEE IT FOR MYSELF. SO JUST GETTING A SENSE OF HOW YOU KNOW, STRESS THEY ARE OUT IN THE FIELD. HOW BUSY? IT IS, ESPECIALLY OVERNIGHT WHEN WE'RE REALLY STRETCHED THIN. UM THAT'S SOMETHING I WANT TO KEEP IT CLOSE EYE ON BECAUSE THE IDEA OF GOING A YEAR WITHOUT ADDING GIVES ME SOME PAUSE. I UNDERSTAND. WE HAVE A WHOLE CONVERSATION COMING WITH THE BELMONT CONTRACT. AND THAT COULD BUT POTENTIALLY PUT SOME MORE BACK ON THE TABLE. CORRECT CORRECT TERMS OF ADDITIONS. IF WE ADD ADDITIONAL REVENUE THROUGH THE VILLAIN CONTRACT, WE CAN ADD MORE STAFFING, BUT I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT WITHOUT ONGOING REVENUES THROUGH SUSTAINABLE THAT WE HAVE A CONTRACT THAT WE WERE NOT GOING TO SUE. NOW WE'RE GOING A LITTLE BIT IN REVERSE ORDER ON SIDE BECAUSE TECHNICALLY WE HAVE JUST ENOUGH SPACE TO GET BY. I BELIEVE RIGHT NOW, BUT WE'RE ADDING ANOTHER BUILDING ANTICIPATION OF ADDING THE STAFF . BUT GENERALLY SPEAKING, THAT'S NOT QUITE THE ORDER WE WANT TO GO IN. SO GIVE ME SOME I THINK THE ARGUMENT THAT YOU'VE MADE TO ME BEFORE IS THAT THIS IS OUR OPPORTUNITY TO GET THE SPACE. IT WON'T BE HERE IN A YEAR. THAT THAT'S GREAT SEEING HOW QUICKLY THESE SPACES POP UP. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY WE ARE, WE WILL MOVE STAFF INTO IT IMMEDIATELY. THERE WILL BE THREE. I BELIEVE IN C I D WE MAY IN. IT'LL BE ULTIMATELY FOR WE MAY MOVE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES OVER THERE AS WELL. BUT YEAH, WE WILL UTILIZE THE SPACE. WE HAVE BEEN. CANNIBALIZING THE EXISTING SPACE WE WERE ABOUT TO, UH, RETROFIT THE COMMUNITY ROOM, WHICH IS ONE OF OUR. ONE OF OUR PUBLIC SPACES THAT WE CAN USE FOR CLASSES AND SO FORTH. SO WE WANT TO. WE WANT TO MAINTAIN THAT FOR CPA AND TOWN HALL 101. OTHER EVENTS LIKE THAT SO OKAY? AND GIVEN. A LOT OF THE WORK THAT THEY'RE PERFORMING. I GET THAT HAVING A DEDICATED SPACE FOR THOSE TYPE OF INTERACTIONS WITH THE PUBLIC IS BENEFICIAL. SO I GET WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE. BUT ALSO THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE SPACE, SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S KIND OF A SUITABLE ARRANGEMENT. HOW HOW LONG DO YOU THINK WHEN WE GET THIS SPACE? CAN WE CONTINUE TO GO? HOW MANY YEARS OUT? ARE WE BEFORE WE CAP OUT THESE TWO BUILDINGS FOR POLICE? YEAH. GOOD QUESTION. WE KIND OF MAKE DO THE BEST WE CAN . OUR HORIZON IS TOWN HALL AND 45 YEARS. UM. BUT STILL NEED THAT LOCATION STILL NEED THAT INFRASTRUCTURE IN THAT LOCATION. UM SO IT CONTINUES TO BE A CHALLENGE. JUST ABOUT THIS. HOW MANY PERSONNEL CAN FIT IN THE NEW SPACE? HOW'S THAT? AH WE HAVE A SCHEDULE FOR FIVE. BUT WE COULD WE COULD REORGANIZE AND SQUEEZE SOME MORE IN. TO GET THEM. GO AHEAD. OKAY I GOT THERE. SORRY THUNDER. JOHN ON THE POLICE ISSUED A RECRUITING HAS BEEN A CHALLENGE. WHAT ABOUT ROUTINE? ARE WE RETAINING THESE PEOPLE WE BRING ON WE HAVE A HIGH LOST RIGHT THERE. BELIEVE SERIOUSLY ACHIEVED IS BIG ON IT, BUT WE'VE HAD SOME. WE'VE HAD SOME WE'VE HAD SOME SEPARATIONS . UM UM, THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN . WE HAVE VERY HIGH STANDARDS. WE'VE HAD SOME MOVE TO FEDERAL AGENCIES. BUT FOR THE MOST PART WE HAVE HAD SOME COMPARED TO OUR PEERS. WE'VE HAD SOME VERY GOOD RETENTION. UM SOMETHING. I ALSO LIKE TO ADD ABOUT THE FOUR VACANCIES. OBVIOUSLY, THAT CAN'T GO ON FOREVER. WE'RE REALLY ASKING OUR EXISTING STAFF TO FILL IN. WE'RE ASKING OUR SERGEANTS TO COVER SHIFTS TRAFFIC TO COME OFF TRAFFIC TO COVER SHIFTS. SO AH! YOU KNOW? I DON'T. I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE. YOU BELIEVE THAT WE CAN CONTINUE LIKE THIS. WE KNOW WE HAVE A PROBLEM. WE UM WE HAVE A GAP WITH THIS SALARY INCREASE. WE HOPE IT HELPS. UH CHIEF'S BEEN DOING GOING TO, UM UM. JOB FAIRS USING SEARCH ENGINES. WE'RE DOING ALL WE CAN TO RECRUIT, BUT THOSE FOUR VACANCIES ARE YOU KNOW IT. IT'S WE'RE RUNNING THE ENGINE HOT CONTINUES MY CAR ANALOGY AND SO WE KNOW WE NEED TO FILL THOSE AND WE'RE GOING TO FOCUS ON THAT THIS COMING FISCAL YEAR, RIGHT? AND THAT QUESTION WAS JUST MORE DIRECTLY. THAT IS OUR PAPER. CURRENT PAY POINT.

CAUSING US TO LOSE OFFICERS TO OTHER DEPARTMENTS. NOT YET. WE DON'T THINK SO. WE HAVE NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE. IN THE PAST TWO YEARS, WE HAVE NEVER HAVE NOT LOST ANOTHER ONE TO ANOTHER

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IT'S GOOD CONSERVATIVE SPENDING. AND THINGS LIKE THIS WHERE WE'RE REALLY FIGHTING THE STRUGGLE. I MEAN, TAKING THAT, YOU KNOW ADDITIONAL FIVE OR $10,000 DOES THAT MAKE IS THAT HELPED THE BELL CURVE AT ALL? DOES IT HELP US REALLY GREAT PAST THAT GAP AT ALL? BECAUSE IN GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS YOU KNOW 55 TO $10,000 A YEAR TIMES PLAY OFFICERS. I MEAN, IT STARTS TO ADD UP, BUT WHAT DOES THAT GET US TO A BETTER PLACE WHERE WE'RE NOT RUNNING THE ENGINE SO HOT AS YOU SAY, GOT DRAGGING A LITTLE BIT ON THIS BECAUSE WE JUST PAY PLAN STUFF. SO WE, UM MOVING. THE STARTING PAY UP HELPS US WITH BASIC RECRUITING. THE ADDITIONAL THING WE'RE DOING IS ADDING TWO MORE STEPS FROM EIGHT STEPS TO 10 STEPS INTO THE POLICE THING SO THAT WE CAN GO AFTER VETERAN OFFICERS LIKE IS THAT WE CAN COMPETE WITH OTHER CITIES WHO ARE GOING AFTER THOSE VETERAN RECRUITS. I MEAN, IF YOU DRIVE UP AND DOWN 35 AND THE CORRIDOR IN OKLAHOMA, THERE LITERALLY ADVERTISING $100,000 STARTING PAPER VETERAN OFFICERS. THAT'S WHAT CITIES ARE DOING IN THE FW RIGHT NOW. SO WE ARE DOING THINGS TO OUR PAY PLANS AND THIS ADJUSTMENT PLUS ADDING STEPS GIVES US THE ABILITY TO GO RECRUIT AND BE MORE AGGRESSIVE AND HOW WE CAN RECRUIT OFFICERS.

SO WHEN YOU WHEN YOU MOVE THAT BOTTOM STEP UP BEFORE SO ALL THE OTHER STEPS UP, BUT IF YOU HAVE FIVE YEARS EXPERIENCE YOU YOU CAN COME IN AND STEP FOUR. BECAUSE YOU'RE ALREADY YOU'RE ALREADY THERE. THAT STEP FORWARD IS OBVIOUSLY MORE THAN 70,000 SO THAT THAT HELPS US SO IT'S JOHN'S RIGHT. IT'S THE WHOLE PICTURE, AND THEN IT HELPS WITH RETENTION BECAUSE ALL OF THOSE EXISTING OFFICERS GET PUSHED PUSHED AHEAD AS WELL. YES SIR. I MAY IT'S NOT A NORTHLAKE ISSUE.

IT'S PROFESSIONAL WIDE ISSUE. I WAS DOWN AT THE BORDER THIS PAST WEEK AND TALK ANOTHER CHIEF DOWN THERE AND HOUSTON'S 1200 OFFICERS SHORT. DALLAS IS $600. FOR SHORT, WE HAVE LOCAL AGENCIES ARE SMALLER THAN 2030 OFFICERS. SURE THAT USUALLY HAVE 100 OFFICERS ON DUTY, SO IT'S NOT JUST SMALL TOWNS, MEDIUM SUBSTANCE. IT'S EVERYBODY AND WORLD COMPETING FOR THE SAME PEOPLE. AND THAT'S WHY I WAS ASKING IF A LITTLE BIT MORE, THERE WOULD HELP GIVE YOU AN EDGE. MAYBE IT'S INCONSEQUENTIAL . $5000 STARTING ADDITIONAL ON TOP OF THAT, 70. WE WERE JUST TRYING TO SAY IS THERE A POINT HERE WHERE WE CAN ACTUALLY GET AN ADVANTAGE? WELL IN THE BRUCE AND THE PUDDING, AND WE'VE HAD A PHILOSOPHY THAT WE TREAT ALL EMPLOYEES ARE SAYING, AND WE USE THE MARKET TO VERIFY THAT AND TO JUSTIFY THAT WE CAN TALK ABOUT KIND OF BREAKING THAT RULE AND CIVILIANS AND 50% AND OFFICERS AT 75% OF MARKET. THAT'S A COUNCIL DECISION. IT'S A POLICY DECISION. THE RETENTION PART WE HAVEN'T HAD SAID WE HAVE ANY. ANY OFFICERS LEAVE TO ANOTHER AGENCY, OTHER THAN THE ONE WHO LEFT FOR THE FEDERAL SIDE, AND LIKE YOU SAID HE HAD TIME IN A INDUSTRY ALREADY. I THINK MOST OF OUR EMPLOYEES ARE VERY HAPPY BECAUSE THE CULTURE THAT WE HAVE HERE AND JUST YOU KNOW THE STAFF THAT WE HAVE, UM SO IT JUST KIND OF A BALANCING ACT. UM YOU KNOW, SO FAR WE DIDN'T WELL, BUT WE'LL SEE WHAT THE WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS. I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR YOU COME BACK IF AS YOU'RE GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS, IF YOU DO FIND THAT YOU LOSE A CANDIDATE THAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR, LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THAT PRICE POINT WAS, IF YOU CAN FIND OUT IF IT WAS A PAY ISSUE, BUT GENERALLY SPEAKING AND MANAGEMENT THAT I'VE SEEN FROM THE COMPANIES I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH. YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE RIGHT CULTURE LEADERSHIP THE RIGHT JOB RIGHT AREA FOR SOMEBODY. THERE'S SO MANY OTHER VARIABLES INVOLVED. PAY CAN OVERCOME SOME OF THEM, BUT I CAN'T OVERCOME ISSUES OF DISTANCE AND AT SOME POINT YOU'RE STRETCHING TOO FAR FOR YOUR BUDGET. SO GREAT POINT. UM I DON'T KNOW IF WE COULD AFFORD ANYMORE AT THIS POINT, BUT I DO THINK 70,000 IS A PRETTY GOOD PSYCHOLOGICAL NUMBER. BECAUSE IT GETS YOU TO THE NEXT BUT THEN NEXT 10-K INCREMENT. AND I THINK THAT DOES SAY SOMETHING. SO I'D LIKE TO SEE US TRY TO USE THAT FIRST BEFORE WE JUMP JUMP AHEAD AND WE HAVE OTHER THINGS LIKE YOU HAVE OUR EDUCATION PAY IF THEY HAVE A DEGREE THAT LITTLE EXTRA FOR THAT THEIR MASTERPIECE OFFICER, THEY GIVE A LITTLE BIT EXTRA FOR THAT, SO THAT WILL KIND OF ATTRACT SOME OF THE VETERAN OFFICERS AS WELL. AND THAT'S NOT IN THE SALARY, AND WE'RE VERY AGGRESSIVE ON THOSE, IF YOU IF YOU GET TRAINED UP, WE WILL REWARD YOU FOR THAT, AND WE'LL PAY FOR YOUR TRAINING. ONE THING I WANT TO HEAD ALSO IS ONCE A LOT OF THESE UNKNOWNS BECOME KNOWN. AND UH AND WE HAVE . WE HAVE A SUCCESSFUL HARVEST POLICE SERVICES. UH WE MAY COME TO YOU OR WE WILL COME TO YOU MID YEAR WITH SOME SOME CHANGES

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HELP ME UNDERSTAND THAT IF THE DENOMINATOR SHOULD INCREASE OVER TIME. IN THE PAST. 10 YEARS I'VE BEEN FEELING BEING HERE AND SEEING THIS STUFF. I DON'T THINK THAT RATES EVER COME DOWN. EVEN THOUGH DENOMINATORS INCREASED. IT DOESN'T BECAUSE THE NUMERATOR STILL INCREASES THE THERE IS STILL THERE IS CONSTANTLY IMPROVEMENTS AND REHABILITATION AND EXPANSIONS OF THE PLANT. DO THEY NOT HAVE A FUN LIKE OUR WATER FUND GETS SOME PROFITS TO IT TO REINVEST IN THE NEW INFRASTRUCTURE. DO THEY NOT OPERATE UNDER THAT TYPE OF STRUCTURES THAT JUST PROFIT PROFIT TAKING, AND THEN THERE'S NO THERE'S NO PROFIT. IT'S MASKING. I DON'T KNOW. RIGHT.

IT'S THE 10 ENTITIES PAY PAY THIS YEAR BASED ON THE FLOWS THAT WE SEND TO THAT PLANT. WE SPLIT THE BILL. THIS IS THEIR FORECAST. RIGHT NOW. THAT'S THAT'S IT. THAT'S TRUE SAYING IS EACH YEAR THAT 16 19 SOCIETY FORD THAT WAS SEVEN PLUS DOLLARS THE LAST YEAR WHEN THEY GAVE US THIS SUMMER. SO THEY'RE GONNA CHARGE US DECEMBER 1ST STARTING DECEMBER 1ST. WE'LL GET THE BILL IN NOVEMBER. SO WHICH WE KNOW AND THEN IT COULD CHANGE, BUT WE DON'T ANTICIPATE PASSING THIS ON UNTIL WE KNOW WHAT THAT NUMBER IS. I'M JUST THIS IS WHAT THEY GAVE US. IT WAS A SHOCKING NUMBER. WE CAN'T GO VERY LONG WITHOUT TELLING YOU GUYS THIS AND SO THIS IS REALLY, REALLY

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IT CAME TO THEM FROM US. SO THAT'S CALLED AH INFILTRATION AND WHAT'S THE OTHER EYE? ANYWAY THERE'S TWO EYES ONE OF THEMSELVES TRADITION, BUT IT'S RAINWATER OR CONSTRUCTION, UM, ERRORS THAT'S BRINGING THAT IN THERE AS WE AS WE DEVELOP OUT, WE'LL GET ALL THAT, UM TAKEN CARE OF AND WILL WORK BETTER WITH OUR CONTRACTORS TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE NOT DOING THAT, SO THAT'S ANOTHER ASPECT OF THAT. THAT WILL GET BETTER. AS WE AS WE BUILD OUT AND DOES ANY OF OUR STORM WATERS CURB AND GUTTERS GO INTO SEWER AT ALL. OR IS THAT EVERYTHING SEPARATE SEPARATE SYSTEM AND THAT'S THE THAT'S THE STORM WATER. WE DON'T HAVE A SLIDE FOR THAT. DO WE? STORMWATER FEE? YEAH. SO JUST THANK YOU. ONE PART OF THINGS THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY TALKING ABOUT THIS YEAR AND PROJECTING THE BUDGET STORMWATER BECAUSE WE HAVE THE M S FOUR PERMIT COMING UP. DREW JUST REMINDED ME OF THAT. WE'RE MOVING MULTIPLE DIRECTIONS, BUT A SAYS MICHAEL.

YEP. SORRY I NEED TO SPEAK LOUDER. UM JUST MUMBLING STORMWATER STORMWATER IS SOMETHING THAT IS IN NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET. WE HAVE CREATED A STORMWATER FUNDS AND, UM, WE HAVE THE S FOUR PERMIT COMING UP. SO IT IS. SOMETHING IS REQUIRED. WE CAN CHARGE THE STORM WATER FEE TO OFFSET THAT SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO PAY THAT FOR THAT OUT OF PROPERTY TAXES, AND SO THAT IS SOMETHING BUILT INTO THIS NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET. WE HAVE A WHOLE STUDY THAT'S DONE. AND YOU GUYS ACCEPT THAT STUDY AS A PART OF THAT, BUT WE ARE PROJECTING FOR THAT TO BE A PART OF NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET. OKAY? BACK TO SEWER FOR A MINUTE. YES, SIR. TWO THINGS ONE. I NEED TO SEE SOME FINANCIALS HERE ON THIS. UM PARTICULARLY, I WANT TO SEE WHAT THEY'RE BUILDING. I MEAN, DID YOU SAY DID YOU SAY YOU'RE GOING TO 50 OR 15? 15 15? WE'RE GOING UP 3.5 M G. D. I THINK SO. YES, SIR. OKAY THAT SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF CAPITAL FOR 3.5 M G. D. SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME FINANCIALS FROM T R A AS TO WHAT'S GOING ON THERE. UM AND JUST BETTER UNDERSTAND? WHAT KIND OF FINANCES ARE LOOKING AT? BECAUSE I'M I UNDERSTAND. THINGS ARE REALLY EXPENSIVE RIGHT NOW. BUT IF WE'RE TRYING TO ADD TOO MUCH CAPACITY ALL AT ONCE AND HITTING THE RATE THAT HARD I'D LIKE TO SEE THE JUSTIFICATION FOR WHAT THE PROJECTIONS ARE LOOKING LIKE, AND THE NEED. I UNDERSTAND. I WANT TO SEE THE TIMING OF THAT CAPITAL OUTLAY.

AND SECOND, I'M CONTINUING TO STAY. AND I KNOW I'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE, AND I KNOW YOU GUYS DON'T LIKE THIS, BUT I WANT US TO MODEL OUT A SEWER CAP FOR RESIDENCES. BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN DRAMATIC DIFFERENCES FROM SIMILAR SIZED HOUSES WITH SIMILAR KINDS OF USE. IT JUST

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AND THEN I SEE PEOPLE CORRECTING AT THE NEXT YEAR, AND IT'S LIKE, SEE THAT'S JUST NOT FAIR WHAT THEY WERE PAYING, SO IT NEEDS TO BE TIED TO THEIR USE A LITTLE TIGHTER, AND I WANT TO SEE THAT MODELING AND SEE WHAT EFFECT THAT HAS SURE. I WANT TO ECHO SOMETHING THAT I'VE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE. I REALLY THINK WE NEED TO PUT A PUSH OR PROGRAM TOGETHER FOR SECOND WATER METER FOR IRRIGATION ONLY. UM AT OUR CURRENT METER RATES, IT'S PRETTY EXCESSIVE AND NOT REALLY DOABLE FOR PEOPLE NOW THE COST OF SEWER THAT GETS ON THAT EVEN WITH AVERAGE WINTER AVERAGING I THINK IT COULD BE SOMETHING WE COULD OFFER OUR RESIDENTS TO HELP FIX THE ISSUE. MAYOR SPEAKING ABOUT AND TO REALLY MAKE THINGS ACCOUNTABLE. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT. IF WE CAN FIND YOU KNOW, THE MAIN WATER SERVICE WAS SEWERS ONE COST AND THEN MAYBE A IRRIGATION METER. AT SOME OTHER COSTS. IT'S MAYBE SLIGHTLY MORE AFFORDABLE. I DON'T KNOW IF WE SUBSIDIZE HOW WE DO THAT, BUT THERE'S SOME REAL COST SAVINGS WE HAD THERE. YOU WANT TO SEPARATE METER? CAN YOU GET ONE NOW? YEAH IT'S ALLOWED NOW, BUT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT SOME KIND OF WHO'S WHO'S SUBSIDIZES THAT I DON'T I SAY WE NEED TO START LOOKING AT BECAUSE LOT OF CITIES HAVE THAT IF YOU BECAUSE THEY DON'T DO WINTER, AVERAGING NOT SO MUCH IN TEXAS, BUT A LOT OF OTHER CITIES. IT'S WHATEVER YOU USE IS ALSO GOING TO SUE HER. IT DOESN'T MATTER. WHAT IF YOU WANT IRRIGATION, ONLY YOU DON'T WANT TO BE CHARGED FOR SEWER. IT GOES INTO AN IRRIGATION METER. YEAH AND IF YOU WANT THAT IT'S ALLOWED NOW IT'S JUST IT IS. THERE IS A COST TO THAT FOR A SECOND METER. IT'S LIKE $5000, RIGHT? YES. SO YEAH, BUT LET'S LOOK AT MAYBE WHAT'S OUR ACTUAL COST IN THAT VERSACE? WHAT WE CAN DO FOR IRRIGATION. THERE MIGHT BE SOME ROOM IN THERE IS ALL I'M THINKING. MOST OF IT TAKEN UTILITY CALLS SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THIS. WE RARELY DO HAVE PEOPLE CALL, BUT THEY DO. THEY EVENTUALLY GET KICKED UP TO MY WHO ARE YOU AND, UM MOST OF IT THAT THEY'RE CONCERNED WITH IS THEY'RE DOING IT BECAUSE THEY DO WANT TO BE ABLE TO IRRIGATE AND THEY'RE REALLY PROUD OF THEIR LAWN. THEY WOULD HAVE TO TEAR UP THEIR LAWN TO BASICALLY PUT THAT IN TO ESTABLISH THE T BAR.

THAT'S USUALLY WHY PEOPLE ACTUALLY GO AGAINST HIS BECAUSE WHATEVER THEY ARE TRYING TO WATER AND PROTECT, THEY WOULD HAVE TO TEAR IT OUT TO PUT IN THAT 2ND 2ND CONNECTION OF OUR CURRENT METER BOXES HAVE ROOM TO DO THAT, AND YOU'VE GOT ANOTHER LEAD INTO THE IRRIGATION SYSTEM MORE HOUSES TO BUILD. WE HAVE A LOT OF OPTIONS THERE, AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT IF WE LOOK AT IT, IT MAY BE FEASIBLE. IT MAY NOT, BUT WHY NOT INVESTIGATED? YEAH. OKAY CAN YOU FLIP THROUGH THESE SLIDES REAL QUICK? SURE LIKE THERE WAS ONE MORE TOPIC I WANT TO TALK ABOUT. YES, THAT ONE. SO LET'S LET'S STOP HERE FOR A SECOND. THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. WE'VE HAD A LOT OF A LOT OF COMPRESSION IN TERMS OF WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO IN. OH, BECAUSE WE'RE LIMITED BY HOW MUCH WE COULD GO FORWARD. NOW, ALL OF A SUDDEN, IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE RELAXING. DO WE NEED TO BE CONTINUING TO MAKE SURE WE MAX OUT THE M AND L MOVEMENT IN HERE SO THAT IN FUTURE YEARS WE HAVE THE CAPACITY TO DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO. WE COULD. WE COULD PUSH HIM AND OH, HARDER WE COULD, BUT IT COMES AT THE COST OF LIKE DECREASING OUR FUNDING FOR CAPITAL INVESTMENT. SO RIGHT NOW, OUR I N S IS GEARED AS SUCH THAT IT WILL PAY FOR THE CAPITAL INVESTMENT THAT WE'RE MAKING, AND WE'RE MAKING IN THE FUTURE. AND SO, UM THERE ARE WAYS THAT WE CAN ADJUST THIS IN THE FUTURE. BUT RIGHT NOW WE COULD GO FURTHER INTO M N 01 OF THE REASONS WHY I AM HESITANT TO DO SO IS THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE SEEING RIGHT NOW IS RESIDENTIAL THAT BLUE LINE IS RESIDENTIAL APARTMENTS AT ALL. AND THEN THE ORANGE LINE IS ADDITION TO THE ROLE. WE HAVEN'T SEEN A SPIKE OF NEW HOMES GROWING AGAIN ON RESIDENTIAL ROLE AND SO UM, THAT'S. THAT HUGE GROWTH AND NEW VALUE THAT REALLY DOESN'T AFFECT THIS CALCULATION, BUT IT IT DOES MAKE ME CONCERNED ABOUT PUSHING WAY TOO HARD ON HIM IT OUTSIDE BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME BY PUSHING IT OVER EXISTING VALUE GROWTH BY BECAUSE OF HOW MUCH WE HAVE GROWN, CAN CAUSE MORE CALCULATE PROBLEMS IN THE CALCULATION IN THE FUTURE, SO IF EXISTING LIKE IF YOU SEE ANOTHER SPIKE, OR IF WE SEE A RAMPANT DEFLATION OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, WE COULD ALSO SEE HUGE CHANGES THERE. AND SO IT WELL POSITIONED REALLY, REALLY WELL TO BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN BOTH OPERATIONS AND DEBT. CURRENTLY IF THERE ARE CHANGES MASS STRANGERS, EITHER WHICH DIRECTION IT CAN DRASTICALLY AFFECT OUR ABILITY THAT TIME I KIND OF WANT TO IT'S BEEN BY THIS IDEA. HOLD THIS KIND OF

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CAPITAL COMES NEXT. SO THAT'S THE FIRST PRIORITY. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE ENOUGH. FOR THE NEEDS IN THE FUTURE. I DON'T WANT TO MISS THE OPPORTUNITY. IF WE'VE GOT SOME FLEXIBILITY THIS YEAR, BECAUSE I KNOW THINGS ARE GETTING TIGHTER AS WE GO FORWARD. YES AND WE'RE WE ARE DOING A COUPLE OF THINGS ON THE INSIDE TO PROTECT THAT FUTURE CAPACITY BY MAKING THOSE LARGER BALLOON PAYMENTS ON FOR LIKE, ANYTIME WE MAKE A FIRST STEP PAYMENT, WE MAKE LARGER PAYMENTS WHICH FLATTENS R I N S WHICH DECREASES OUR NEED FOR MORE I N S IN THE FUTURE. AND SO WE'RE DOING WHAT WE CAN ON THE INSIDE TO PROTECT THAT EMMANUEL RATIO AS WELL SO IT SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO SHIFT BACK THE OTHER WAY . MOST OF THE PRESSURE HAS BEEN ACTUALLY TO GET TO THE 60.

THAT'S WHAT WE THOUGHT THE PAST 2 TO 3 YEARS. WHEN WE HAD THAT BIG GROWTH PHASE. YOU ACTUALLY SAW IT SPIKING, TELLING ME YOU WERE THE SOURCE OF MY STRESS, ABSOLUTELY NOT JUST THE TAX RATE CALCULATION ITSELF, OKAY? IF. WHETHER OR NOT HARVEST AND PD AND WE ALL COME TO AGREEMENT OR NOT. DOES THAT AFFECT THIS M AND O AT ALL? OR DO WE HAVE ACCOUNTING METHODS THAT WHATEVER THEY PAY GETS? DOESN'T COME OUT OF THIS BLUE LINE, AND I HAVE NO RIGHT TO TRANSFER THEIR BASICALLY NO EFFECT ON OUR CALCULATIONS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR INDULGING ME. I'VE GOT MY QUESTIONS ANSWERED FOR THE MOMENT I GOT. CAN YOU SEND US THIS DECK, PLEASE, WHERE WE COULD BE POSTED FRIDAY OR MONDAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. FORGET ANYONE ELSE, HAVE ANYTHING YOU NEED TO OKAY. THANK YOU, JOHN. FOR THE END OF , UM, FOR THE END OF JULY, WE WILL BE DELIVERING OUR FIRST PROPOSED BUDGET AS A DIGITAL BUDGET BOOK, SO WE'LL BE SENDING YOU LINKS. YOU'LL SEE IT ALL DIGITALLY. WE WILL HAVE A PDF BACKUP IF YOU'D LIKE, BUT I'M TRYING TO GET TO WHERE MORE PEOPLE CAN. THEY CAN REACH MORE PEOPLE ONCE AND ONCE THAT HIS LIFE TO YOU ALL. WE WILL ALSO SHARE IT OUT TO OUR RESIDENTS DIGITALLY AS WELL AND SO OUR GOAL IS TO BE AS TRANSPARENT AS POSSIBLE AND GET IT OUT TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE FOR REQUIRED TIME FRAME. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO I KNOW I ASKED YOU ALL TO KEEP US EFFICIENT TONIGHT, SO I WASN'T GONNA SAY ANYTHING. I GOT THERE FIRST. ALRIGHT. YOU GOT MORE BAD NEWS FOR US. ABSOLUTELY. CARRY ON. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A LEGISLATIVE UPDATE FOR THE RECORD. WELCOME

[2.D. Briefing- Legislative Update]

UM ALL RULINGS BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, UM, MUST BE SUBMITTED TO, UM THE ONLINE PORTAL. SO JUST UH, STREAMLINING THE SYSTEM. UM. NO DOUBT ZIKA CAN HANDLE THAT PROBLEM. UM WE MUST

[01:10:07]

THAT'S A PRIVATE CONTRACT BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR O A UM WE'RE STILL ALLOWED TO EXEMPT ANIMALS AT LARGE AND DANGEROUS DOGS. WE'RE STILL ABLE TO REGULATE THAT. AND IF WE DO ANY TYPE OF REGULATION ON OPERATIONS . WE HAVE TO HAVE A MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THAT. SO I KNOW THERE'S A PROPERTY THAT WILL NUMBER OF COUNCIL MEMBERS INQUIRED ABOUT AND THIS FURTHER LIMITS OUR ABILITY TO REGULATE THAT, ALTHOUGH THAT INDIVIDUAL WAS MEETING OUR REGULATIONS IF YOU WERE TO BRING ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS THAT WOULD BE AGAINST THIS STATUTE. IN ADDITION TO THAT, IF YOU ARE A PERSON, BRINGING A NUISANCE ACTION AGAINST AN AG OPERATION, AND IT'S FOUND TO BE LEGAL, YOU WILL NOW BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES IN COURT COSTS. RELATED TO YOUR COMPLAINT. SO THAT'S. THAT'S IN ADDITION TO SO THIS IS KIND OF THE PUBLIC SIDE. THIS IS NOT THE PRIVATE SIDE. AND THESE ARE ALL BILLS THAT HAVE BEEN PASSED AND SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR. WE CAN NO LONGER IMPOSE A JUVENILE CURFEW. WE NEVER HAVE THAT I'M AWARE OF, UM STILL CAN USE IT FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PURPOSE. A TORNADO CAME THROUGH YOU COULD DO A CURFEW RELATE REALLY THAT SPECIFIC INCIDENT UM. THE SUPER PREEMPTION 21 27. UM. SAYS THAT WE CAN'T REGULATE ANY OF THE ACTIVITIES. IN THESE CODES AND THESE STATE CODES. UM THERE ARE LISTED THERE. UM AND IF WE DO REGULATE AND WE HARM YOU, YOU CAN HAVE YOU HAVE A CAUSE OF ACTION TO SUE US. AND BUT THEY STILL LET US REGULATE. MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS IN PAYDAY LENDERS. UM BUT WE DON'T UM. WE BELIEVE AND WE LOOKED THROUGH, BUT WE DON'T WE DON'T HAVE THOSE REGULATIONS. I KNOW IN SOME CITIES, THEY DO A CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION DO A CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION FEE. WE GOT RID OF THOSE FEW YEARS BACK, SO WE DON'T BELIEVE WE CONFLICT WITH ANY OF THIS. ALTHOUGH THIS IS A VERY VAGUE BILL, AND WE'RE STILL TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE IMPLICATIONS ARE. AND, UM. ATTORNEY WILL ADVISE US MORE IN DEPTH ON THE LEGAL IMPLICATIONS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION LEADER I HAVE. 43 92 IS HOW WE IMPOSE FEES. THEY. RESIDENTIAL BUILDING INSPECTION WAS NO LONGER ALLOWED TO USE VALUE, SO WE DID IT BY SQUARE FOOTAGE. NOW NO FEES CAN BE VALUE BASED CURRENTLY, OUR PUBLIC WORKS INFRASTRUCTURE INSPECTION IS 5% FOR THE REVIEW AND FOR THE PHYSICAL INSPECTION OF THE CONSTRUCTION COSTS. WE NOW CAN NO LONGER DO THAT. SO IT CAN BE BASED ON OUR HOURLY COSTS. IT COULD BE BASED ON WHAT THIRD PARTY CONSULTANT CHARGES US. IT CAN BE BASED ON WHAT A THIRD PARTY CONSULTANT QUOTES US. BUT IT BUT IT CAN'T BE BASED

[01:15:03]

RIGHT ASHLEIGH, SO SQUARE FOOTAGE IS OUT. SO MAGGIE IS THE POINT WHERE OUR INSPECTORS WITH AN APP OR SOMETHING, DO LIKE AN ATTORNEY AND DO BILLABLE HOURS. WE WILL ANALYZE THAT. WE NEED TO IMPLEMENT THIS BY SEPTEMBER 1ST . SO THAT'S A THAT'S A BIG CHANGE WILL BE COMING BACK TO YOU IN AUGUST WITH SOMETHING ON THIS 36 99 IS SHOT CLOCK TWEAKING AND, UM SO, UM. THEY'VE ALLOWED FOR BOTH PARTIES AGREED TO EXTEND THE DEADLINE. UM THEY IF THEY AND WE HAVE TO POST WHAT'S REQUIRED IF THEY MEET OUR REQUIREMENTS, AND I DON'T YOU KNOW WHO GETS TO DECIDE THAT WE THOUGHT THE STAFF GOT TO DECIDE THAT. BUT IF THEY MEET ALL THE REQUIREMENTS IS CONSIDERED FILED. WHAT THIS MIGHT END UP HAPPENING IS MORE REJECTION OF PLANS BECAUSE USUALLY WE DON'T BRING IN THE PAST COUNCIL AND NOW P AND Z. WE DON'T BRING YOU PLANTS UNLESS THEY'RE COMPLETE.

AND SO NOW WE MIGHT HAVE INCOMPLETE PLANTS. ALLOWED WITH THIS AND THIS IS SOMETHING WE TALKED ABOUT IN THE PAST. I KNOW WHEN COUNCIL DID IT, AND THEN Z IS UH, WAIT A MINUTE. WE HAVE TO APPROVE THIS AND WE'RE NOT ENGINEERS, BUT YOUR ENGINEERS SAID IT WAS FINE. IT'S MINISTERIAL. WHAT'S THE POINT? THIS BILL ALLOWS YOU TO DELEGATE THAT AUTHORITY STAFF IF YOU CHOOSE TO DO PLANTS THAT MEET ALL REQUIREMENTS TO BE APPROVED BY STAFF. UM SO THERE'S SOME.

CAUSE OF ACTION WITH THIS, UM NOW THAT SECOND TO THE LAST BULLET POINT THAT'S FOR FIVE ACRES. THAT LAST BULLET POINT IS THE ONE THAT REALLY GIVES US SOME HEARTBURN. CANNOT REQUIRE DEDICATION LAND FOR ROADWAYS THAT ARE NOT INTENDED BY OWNER OR NOT ON THE TOWN'S CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN. SO WE HAVE OUR MAJOR ROADS IN OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN, BUT WE DON'T HAVE EVERY SINGLE ROAD. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD WOULD LOOK LIKE. AND IF WE SAY WELL, YOU NEED YOU NEED TO COLLECT HER IN THERE. THERE'S SO MANY HOUSES THERE. YOU NEED THIS STREET. I DON'T INTEND THAT. SO THEY MAY NOT BE REQUIRED TO DEDICATE THAT RIGHT AWAY TO MAKE THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD WORK. I THINK THEY WOULD DO THAT IF IT WAS A LEGITIMATE DEVELOPER, BUT WE DON'T KNOW. AND HOW DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE'S INTENT? SO THAT'S THAT'S ANOTHER ONE. THAT'S TROUBLING, AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT MORE ON WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT THAT. UM THIS IS A CHANGE THAT RELATES TO OUR SPORTS VENUE PROJECT. 48 TO 4000. 82 SO THERE WERE 4081 BILLS FILED BEFORE THIS LOTS OF BILLS. SO THIS WAS THE LATE BREAKING ONE THEY'VE REDEFINED OR FURTHER REFINE THE DEFINITION OF WHAT A PUBLIC WORK IS, AND IT CAN'T BE ANY OF THOSE THINGS LISTED THERE AND I'VE HIGHLIGHTED THE TWO THAT ARE ON OUR PLATE FOR PART OF OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLANS, SPORTS FACILITIES AND CONVENTION CENTERS. WE'RE CALLING OURS AND SPORTS VENUE AND A CONFERENCE CENTER. BUT THOSE ARE THE SAME THINGS. AH, IN THE 87TH LEGISLATURE. THEY SAID THAT IF.

IF YOU IT WAS A PUBLIC WORK, YOU HAD TO DO A GEO BOND ELECTION TO, UH TO HAVE THAT USE SO UM.

IF YOU WANT TO DO A SPORTS VENUE EITHER HAVE TO DO A GEO BOND OR A REVENUE BOND. AND THE DIFFERENCE IS 2% OR MORE. IN YOUR INTEREST RATE ON WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO PAY FOR THAT.

SO, UM IF WE IF THE TOWN IS TO FINANCE OR WHEN THEY FINANCE THE SPORTS VENUE. AH, THERE IS A DEFINITE ADVANTAGE TO HAVING GEO BONDS AND HAVING THEM TAX BACK BUT NOT TAX. PAID WE'VE GOT THAT REVENUE SOURCES BUT GIVING THOSE LENDERS THAT COMFORT THAT THEY KNOW THAT THE FULL FAITH AND CREDIT OF THE TOWN BACKS THAT SO THAT IS ABOUT 500,000 MORE IN DEBT SERVICE A YEAR OR 22 MILLION OVER THE LIFE OF THE PROJECT, SO IT IS A MAJOR DIFFERENCE. SOMETHING FOR COUNCIL TO CONSIDER. ALRIGHT. NOW WE GET TO THE SENATE SENATE BILL 5 43. WE ACTUALLY THINK THIS IS A GOOD ONE. IT GIVES US MORE FLEXIBILITY. I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF Y'ALL ON THE COUNCIL

[01:20:02]

T. J FOR THE NEELY TRACKED THEY HAD PETITIONED AND AGREED TO THAT. SO WE'RE OKAY THERE ON THAT EXPANSION OF THE T. J. SO ANY QUESTIONS? ARE YOU DONE? YES, SIR. YOU MAY SIT DOWN AND YOU CAN ASK ME QUESTIONS. I'M JUST REACTING TO A COUPLE OF THEM. OKAY, GOOD. SOME OF THEM ARE CHALLENGING. YOU MEAN ROLL BACK THROUGH THEM. YOU KNOW, THERE'S MATERIAL HERE THAT WE CAN LOOK AT LATER, WHICH IS GOOD COUNSELORS TO DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR ANY OF THESE? YOU WANT TO GO INTO FURTHER DETAIL AND WILL IT WILL TALK ABOUT SOME STRATEGIES AND POLICY. UM, EXECUTIVE SESSION FROM OUR ATTORNEY WITH ALLIES FROM OKAY? THANK YOU APPRECIATE IT. ALL

[3. PUBLIC INPUT]

[01:25:06]

UM STUFF AND IT'S A GOOD THING. YOU GUYS ARE SITTING DOWN BECAUSE I'M GOING TO SAY SOMETHING THAT IS NOT CHARACTERISTIC OF ME HERE. UM 3% COST OF LIVING INCREASE. YEAH I THINK OUR COST OF LIVING IS PROBABLY GOING TO 2025% SO THAT'S PROBABLY REALLY LOW. NOW ALSO. IF WE'RE SHOOTING FOR THEM , 50% YOU KNOW THE MEDIAN UM PAY. THOSE ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS. YOU KNOW, YOU COULD EITHER CALCULATE CALLED ACTUAL COST OF LIVING INCREASES AND GO UP ACCORDINGLY. OR YOU COULD RE LOOK AT THE 50% BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW THOSE WOULD MESH. UM, BUT I DO THINK THAT. IT IS REASONABLE TO MAYBE EVEN DO MORE THAN 3% IF WE COULD PULL IT FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE, BECAUSE 3% IS JUST REALLY NOT. I MEAN, YOU GUYS ALL KNOW THAT'S NOT REALISTIC. DON'T PASS OUT. THANKS. SO DID I HEAR YOU CORRECTLY THAT YOU YOU'RE WANTING TO GIVE US THE RIGHT AND THE CAPABILITY TO DISTRACT PEOPLE'S WATER OFF REMOTELY. PROPERTY CHANGES. I FIGURED I FIGURED THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK TODAY? GOING ONCE GOING TWICE, ALL RIGHT. PUBLIC COMMENT IS CLOSED. AND WE WILL GO ON TO OUR CONSENT

[4. CONSENT ITEMS]

[5.A. Consider a Resolution of the Town of Northlake, Texas, continuing negotiations of the police services contract with Belmont Fresh Water Supply District 1, which expires September 4, 2023, and considering of a request by the board to maintain current rate per household through January 31, 2024]

[01:30:01]

MY FIRST ONE. THANK YOU, SIR. I THINK CONTINUING TO GO, SHE ATIONS IS FINE. BUT IF AND THEY HAVE A BUDGET CYCLE AND THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT. I MEAN, WE CAN'T CHANGE OUR BUDGET MID YEAR WHILE WE CAN, BUT WE MAY OR NOT BE ABLE TO EFFECTIVELY DO THAT. I WOULD BE OKAY, CONTINUING THAT RATE UNTIL JANUARY IF THE NEGOTIATIONS ARE ACTUALLY MAKING PROGRESS TOWARDS THE END GOAL.

UM I WOULD BE. I WOULD I WOULD VOTE FOR AN ORDINANCE TODAY SAYING HEY CONTINUED SERVICE TO 1/5 1 50 OF JANUARY BECAUSE WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT IN HAND STARTS IN JANUARY. RIGHT THIS THIS AGREEMENT WILL START SEPTEMBER 5TH, BUT WE COULD BE CONTINUED TO PROVIDE SERVICE AT 1 50 A HOUSEHOLD FOR NEXT FIVE MONTHS, SIX MONTHS, RIGHT, RIGHT. BUT WITHOUT. MAKING THAT UP AND RIGHT, SO YEAH, I MAY NOT EXPLAIN THAT WELL BY SEPTEMBER, 4TH WE'LL KNOW AND WE'LL HAVE AT LEAST THE MAYOR AND I WERE TALKING AND HAVING RAMP UP AND AT LEAST FIVE YEAR PLAN WITHOUT GIVING AWAY ALL OUR NEGOTIATION POINTS. BUT YES, IT'LL BE IT'LL BE IN OUR CONTRACTS ARE FIVE YEARS IN TIME, AND WE'RE COMING UP TO THE EXPIRATION OF OUR LATEST FIVE YEARS, SO ON SEPTEMBER 5TH. THERE WILL BE A CONTRACT. WELL, YOU'LL APPROVE IT. LATE AUGUST, BUT THERE'LL BE A CONTRACT THAT IF YOU IF YOU'RE OPEN TO IT MAINTAINS THE CURRENT RATE TILL THE END OF JANUARY BUT HAS THE RATE INCREASING AFTER THAT FOR THE OVER A FIVE YEAR CONTRACT. MAYBE MAYBE I WASN'T CLEAR. I DON'T WANT TO AGREE TO A FIVE OR SIX MONTH PROCESS HERE TONIGHT. WITHOUT KNOWING THE REST OF THOSE NUMBERS. YOU WILL KNOW THE REST OF THE NUMBERS. BYE BYE. 28 RESOLUTION THAT'S ON HERE. SAYS CONCERNING MAINTAIN THE CURRENT RATE THROUGH JANUARY, 31ST. ASK YOU TO CONSIDER THAT IN OUR NEGOTIATIONS. ARE YOU OPENING OPEN TO KEEPING THAT IN OUR NEGOTIATION, KEEPING THAT CURRENT RATE FOR FIVE MONTHS BECAUSE OF THEIR BUDGET? BUT YES, THE NEGOTIATIONS WILL HAVE AN INCREASE AFTER THAT. SO MY QUESTION IS IF WE DON'T COME TO A NEGOTIATED CONTRACTOR SOLUTION , THE CONTRACT IN SEPTEMBER 4TH STILL ENDS SEPTEMBER 4TH, RIGHT? NO NO PAYMENTS. ALRIGHT NO SERVICE. WHERE? AT THE SAME POINT, OKAY. SORRY. I AGREE WITH MONTINI. ABSOLUTELY AS LONG AS WE'RE GETTING SOMEWHERE, AND IT'S NOT EXTENDING PAST THAT DATE, SO THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING. SO WE'RE GONNA WE'RE GONNA KNOW SOMETHING BY SEPTEMBER THE FOURTH AND WE'RE NOT GONNA HAVE VOTED FOR IT. YOU'RE GONNA KNOW SOMEBODY BY AUGUST, 28TH. SO REALLY, THE RESOLUTION SHOULD SAY CONTINUING THE CURRENT RATE. THROUGH

[01:35:09]

AS A MATTER OF STATEMENT. YOU KNOW WHAT I NEED TO FINISH YOUR MOTION. I APOLOGIZE. CLARIFIED YOUR MOTION ON THE TABLE. IS THERE A SECOND? TAKEN IT. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A SECOND. OUTSIDE A SECOND FROM COUNCILOR KEY HERE. ALRIGHT I GOT A THIRD DOWN THERE, SO DOCTOR SESSIONS WILL BE THE SECOND THIS TIME. BUT IT IS IT IS. MY INTENTION TO CONTINUE TO SERVE HARVEST WHERE THE WHERE THE CLOSEST WE PROVIDE THE BEST SERVICE IN TERMS OF OUR CAPABILITIES. THE SPREAD OF THINGS IN TERMS OF OUR CAPABILITIES. THE AND THEN THE SHARED OUTCOMES WE HAVE WHICH I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO TOO MANY DETAILS, BUT WE HAVE WE PROVIDE A LAYER OF PROTECTION TO OUR SCHOOLS THAT CAN'T BE REPLICATED. IN IN THE HARVEST AREA, AND OUR CHILDREN ATTEND THEIR TWO FROM NORTH LAKE RESIDENTS. AND SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S UNCOMPROMISING THAT WE JUST WE HAVE TO PROVIDE , AND WE NEED TO FIND A WAY TO PAY FOR IT BETWEEN US BECAUSE WE ALL SHARE THAT COST. SO THERE'S A VARIETY OF THINGS I COULD SAY RELATED TO THAT DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE SHARE IN TERMS OF PROTECTING THE HARVEST AND HARVEST AREA FOR THE BENEFIT OF HARVEST AND THAT THEIR SHARED BENEFITS TO US CONTINUING THE RELATIONSHIP. THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO DO. IN THE EVENT THAT WE CANNOT THE RESOURCES THAT ARE DEPLOYED TO HARVEST WOULD BE REDEPLOYED TO NORTH LAKE AND THAT WOULD GIVE US THE ABILITY TO CONTINUE OUR SERVICE AS OUR POPULATION GROWS THIS YEAR, WHICH IS WHY A DECREASE IN OUR WITHOUT ADDING ANY HEADS THIS YEAR WERE EFFECTIVELY GETTING SOME BACK. FROM THE SERVICES WE PROVIDE. UM IT'S A VERY DIFFICULT SEPARATION WOULD BE VERY HARD TO BREAK THAT SUPPORT MODEL. AH BUT THAT'S THE REALITY . WE'RE IN IN TERMS OF THOSE INVISIBLE LINES, SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO THE WORK AND TRY TO GET US TO A GOOD PLACE BY THE END OF NEXT MONTH. THAT'S BENEFICIAL TO ALL. AND MOVES US FORWARD TOGETHER AS A JOINT REGION AND JOINT PARTNERSHIP. AH THAT'S EQUITABLE AND FAIR AND SAFE FOR EVERYBODY. OKAY EMOTIONS ON THE TABLE. THE SECONDS THERE. DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING ELSE TO SAY? I ABSOLUTELY CONCUR. AND I THINK MOST OF COUNCIL FEELS THAT WAY IT WOULD CREATE A VACUUM AND IT WOULD BE BAD FOR PEOPLE APPROACHING NORTH. I CAN PEOPLE WITHIN HARVEST IF THIS WAS TERMINATED. I REALLY DO HOPE IN GOOD FAITH. WE CAN GET THERE.

[01:40:05]

WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T NEGOTIATED. GREAT DEAL FOR THEM. COME JANUARY. IT'S GONNA HAVE TO BE THE SAME AS EVERYBODY ELSE. YOU'VE GIVEN US DIRECTION, AND WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO HOW TO GET TO THAT POINT BY NEXT MONTH, AND IT WILL BE OUR DECISION TOGETHER AT THAT POINT, SO YOU'LL HAVE A SAY. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING FURTHER. MOTIONS ON THE TABLE.

[5.A. VOTE]

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR HAND, PLEASE. ALRIGHT. FIVE AND THOSE NO. ONE. ALL RIGHT. WILL CONTINUE NEGOTIATIONS. ALRIGHT IT IS 7 12 PM DID I MISS ANYTHING? ALRIGHT, IT'S 7 12. PM . ONE SECOND. PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 5.1071 THAT 072 AND 087 . WE'RE GOING TO GET CONVENE

[6. EXECUTIVE SESSION]