Feb 17, 2026 City Council

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DON, ARE YOU READY? YOU READY? ALRIGHT. AT THIS TIME, THE MAYOR WILL CALL TO ORDER THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR FEBRUARY THE 17TH OF 20, 2026. TO ORDER. I HAVE WITH ME ON THE DAIS THIS EVENING, COUNCILWOMAN DONNA RENEE ANDERSON, OUR DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM FROM DISTRICT TWO ALSO HAVE OUR COUNCILWOMAN MORONI VELASQUEZ FROM DISTRICT THREE, AND COUNCILMAN PHIL ROBERTSON, OUR MAYOR PRO TEM FROM DISTRICT FIVE. NOT WITH US THIS EVENING YET IS STEPHANIE HOLMES THOMAS FROM DISTRICT FOUR. I THINK SHE'S RUNNING A LITTLE LATE, BUT WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GET OUR MEETING STARTED. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. ALSO HAVE OUR CITY MANAGER, MARK MILLS, WITH US AND OUR ATTORNEY CITY ATTORNEY WITH US AS WELL. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO ASK PASTOR JUDY KATO FROM SAINT JAMES AME CHURCH TO COME FORWARD AND LEAD US IN INVOCATION. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STAND AND REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGES. EVERY HEAD IS BOWED, EVERY EYE IS CLOSED. DEAR LORD AND HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING, FIRST OF ALL GIVING YOU THANKS. WE THANK YOU THAT WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE THIS EVENING. WE THANK YOU FOR THOSE WHO ARE HERE, WHO AND WHO THOUGHT IT NOT ROBBERY, ROBBERY TO COME TONIGHT AND TO EXPRESS OPINIONS, TO TO GIVE INPUT TO, TO VOTE, TO DO WHATEVER IT IS THAT THEY'RE CALLED TO DO HERE TONIGHT. LORD, WE ASK YOU, LORD, THAT EVERYTHING THAT IS DONE HERE IS IN ORDER AND IS PLEASING TO YOU. WE ASK YOU THAT THE COUNCIL MEMBERS BE MINDFUL OF THE THE ROLES THAT THEY WERE GIVEN, OF THE JOBS THAT THEY HAVE TO DO, AND THAT THEY WERE ELECTED TO SERVE THE PEOPLE AND TO SERVE THE CITY OF TAROT IN A WORLD FILLED WITH POLITICAL STRIFE. LORD, WE ASK FOR YOUR PRESENCE HERE TONIGHT IN A WORLD FILLED WITH DIVISIONS ON ALL SIDES. LORD, WE ASK FOR YOUR PRESENCE HERE TONIGHT. LET LET EVERYTHING THAT IS DONE BE PLEASING TO YOU. LET EVERYTHING THAT IS DONE WITH A MIND THAT IS THOUGHT TO BE, TO SERVE WITH LOVE AND TO SERVE EACH OTHER WITH RESPECT, AND TO SERVE THE CITY OF TAROT AND THE PEOPLE AND ITS RESIDENTS AND EVERYTHING AROUND WITH LOVE AND RESPECT AND HONOR. AND IT'S IN THE MATCHLESS NAME OF YOUR SON, JESUS CHRIST, THAT WE PRAY.

AMEN. AMEN. 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. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE. TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. PASTOR, IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE COME FORWARD. I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. WE VALUE GREATLY OUR RELATIONSHIPS THAT WE HAVE IN OUR PARTNERS, THAT WE HAVE WITH OUR FAITH BASED COMMUNITY. AND YOU SAID IN YOUR PRAYER, EXPRESS OPINIONS. THAT'S A HEAVENLY WAY OF PUTTING IT FOR OUR CITIZENS WHO COME AND, AND AND VISIT AND TALK TO US ON A REGULAR BASIS, BUT WANT TO THANK YOU. HERE'S A COIN. IT'S TALKING ABOUT LEADING THE WAY HERE IN TERRELL ON ONE SIDE, AND THEN ALSO ABOUT BUILDING YOUR LEGACY. AND WE WERE ESTABLISHED IN 1873. SO THANK YOU FOR COMING THIS EVENING. YES. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS OUR MAYOR AND COUNCIL COMMUNITY

[2. MAYOR AND COUNCIL COMMUNITY RECOGNITION AND EVENTS]

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WOODSON AND THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF LIFE AND HISTORY DESIGNATED THE SECOND WEEK OF FEBRUARY AS HISTORY WEEK, AND WHEREAS IN 1969, KENT STATE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS CONDUCTED THE FIRST CELEBRATION OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH, AND WHEREAS DURING THE NEXT DECADE THE MOVEMENT CONTINUED TO GROW, WITH PRESIDENT GERALD FORD OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZING IT IN 1976. AND WHEREAS TERRELL HAS BEEN FORTUNATE TO HAVE A LONG HISTORY OF INFLUENTIAL BLACK LEADERS IN MANY FIELDS, INCLUDING MEDICINE, ATHLETICS, ENTERTAINMENT, BUSINESS AND PUBLIC SERVICE, AND WHEREAS, DOZENS OF BLACK EDUCATORS WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN IMPROVING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL STUDENTS, INCLUDING W.H. BURNETT, WHOSE 44 YEAR CAREER WITH TERRELL ISD AS A TEACHER, PRINCIPAL, AND BAND DIRECTOR EARNED HIM THE DISTINCTION OF A TEXAS STATE HISTORICAL MARKER AND THE NAMING OF A CAMPUS IN HIS HONOR. AND WHEREAS, HERMAN FURLOW JUNIOR, WHOSE 34 YEAR TENURE AS A TISD TEACHER, COUNSELOR, COACH, AND PRINCIPAL WAS RECOGNIZED BY NAMING A MIDDLE SCHOOL AFTER HIM TO PAY TRIBUTE TO HIS LEGACY AND WHERE HIS MAYOR, FRANCIS ANDERSON, ALSO SERVED AS AN EDUCATOR UNTIL ISD FOR 22 YEARS BEFORE CHANGING CAREERS AND PAVING THE WAY FOR FUTURE PUBLIC SERVANTS. AFTER BEING ELECTED AS THE DISTRICT TWO COUNCIL MEMBER AND LATER AS THE FIRST, THE CITY'S FIRST BLACK MAYOR IN 2002. AND WHEREAS THE CITY SUPPORTS DISD'S CONTINUED EFFORTS TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THESE INFLUENTIAL LEADERS, WITH A MONTH LONG CELEBRATION CULMINATING WITH A TISD BLACK HISTORY MONTH PROGRAM. AND WHEREAS, TERRELL IS HOME TO SOUTHWESTERN CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, ONE OF NINE HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. NOW, THEREFORE, I. RICK CARMONA, BY VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN ME AS MAYOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE TERRELL CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM FEBRUARY AS BLACK HISTORY MONTH IN THE CITY OF TERRELL AND ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN IN PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE BLACK LEADERS, ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS WHICH HAVE PLAYED AN INTEGRAL ROLE IN THE ESTABLISHMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF OUR CITY. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I HAVE HEREUNTO SET MY HAND AND CAUSED THE CORPORATE SEAL OF THE CITY OF TERRELL, TEXAS TO BE AFFIXED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF FEBRUARY OF 2025. SO LET THAT BE READ INTO THE RECORD AND AGAIN TO THOSE FAMILIES WITH HISTORY HERE IN THE CITY OF TERRELL. MAYOR FRANCIS ANDERSON, I SERVED WITH HER AS A COUNCIL MEMBER. SHE WAS AN OUTSTANDING LEADER, LEARNED A LOT FROM HER AND FROM COACH FURLOW. HE WAS A HOW DO I SAY HE WAS A DISCIPLINARIAN AND HE KNEW HOW TO WIELD THE PADDLE. THAT WAS BACK WHEN COACHES WERE ALLOWED TO DO THAT. SO HE STRAIGHTENED OUT MAYOR CARMONA ONCE OR TWICE, I CAN PROMISE YOU. BUT BEING A A BORN AND RAISED HERE IN TERRELL, THESE NAMES ARE ALL FAMILIAR WITH WITH ME AND CERTAINLY CERTAINLY GREAT FAMILIES. AND WE WELCOME AND RECOGNIZE THE RECOGNITION FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM. WE ALSO HAVE MAYOR ANDERSON'S DAUGHTER, WHO NOW SERVES ON THE COUNCIL. SO, DONNA RENEE, TELL YOUR MOM. WISH HER WELL. ALL RIGHT, NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS TO HEAR REMARKS FROM. WELL, WAIT A MINUTE. WE DO HAVE OUR CHAMBER PRESIDENT, ANGIE COOPER, WITH US TO INTRODUCE A NEW STAFF MEMBER WITH THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME FORWARD. GOOD MORNING. GUYS. ARE YOU GOING TO SPEAK IN ENGLISH OR SPANISH? ENGLISH. OKAY. HIGH IS GOING TO SPEAK IN SPANISH. YES. I WANT

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FIRST IS TONY OLIVERA. OH THERE YOU GO. OKAY. OH, HOW ABOUT MANUEL VARGAS? OH, GOOD. THE GENTLEMAN SITTING UP FRONT. OKAY, WELL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRAYER, PASTOR. I THINK THAT

[4. CONSENT AGENDA]

[5. BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS ]

ITEM 5.3 DISCUSSION. CONSIDER BOARD REAPPOINTMENTS DON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. IN YOUR PACKET IS THE PARK BOARD ROSTER. LEONARD LANCASTER. HIS HIS TERM WAS UP IN JANUARY AND HE DOES WISH TO BE REAPPOINTED. AND THIS FALLS UNDER THE OVERSIGHT OF MYRON VELASQUEZ. OKAY. A MOTION TO REAPPOINT. SO JUST DISCUSSION ON. NO, NO, THIS ONE'S A DISCUSSION. CONSIDER THIS ONE IS. YES. YEAH IT IS. I'M SORRY. SHE'S RIGHT. GO AHEAD. COME ON. THAT'S RIGHT. WELL, I'M FOLLOWING LEGAL. GREAT. OKAY. WE CAN'T READ. SORRY. ALRIGHT. GO AHEAD. COUNCILWOMAN. MY APOLOGIES. MOTION TO EXCUSE ME. ALRIGHT. MOTION TO REAPPOINT LEONARD LANCASTER TO SERVE HIS FINAL TERM ON THE PARK BOARD. HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? WE HAVE A MOTION FOR MAY. RONNY VELASQUEZ, DISTRICT THREE. A SECOND FROM DONNA RENEE ANDERSON, DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM, DISTRICT TWO, TO REAPPOINT LEONARD LANCASTER TO HIS THIRD TERM ON THE PARK BOARD. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I JUST WANT TO MENTION THAT I SPOKE WITH

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AND HE'S CURRENTLY ALSO JUST TO NOTE, HE ALSO SERVES AS OUR PARK CHAIR AT THIS TIME.

WONDERFUL. ANYONE ELSE? SO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? LET IT BE KNOWN

[6. DISCUSSION ITEMS ]

WE KNOW THAT WE ADDED SOME LIGHTS, AND JUST TO MAKE SURE IT WAS EVERYONE HAPPY WITH WHAT WE DID LAST YEAR, ARE Y'ALL LOOKING AT EXPANDING OR IF YOU WANT ADDITIONAL EVENTS FOR CHRISTMAS TIME, I WILL SAY THAT WE GOT A LOT OF POSITIVE FEEDBACK ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED WITHIN DOWNTOWN. I THOUGHT THE TREE LIGHTING WENT VERY WELL, SO THIS IS JUST AN OPPORTUNITY FOR Y'ALL TO LET US KNOW, RIGHT, BOB? RIGHT. WAS IT BILL OR BOB? I CALLED PHIL, YOU CALLED ME SOME SOME OTHER NAME AT THE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING. IT WAS VERY EMBARRASSING FOR ME.

WELL, WE WERE LOOKING FOR SOMEBODY WHO WAS SANTA CLAUS AND NOT SANTA CLAUS, WHO'S A SCROOGE. YOU CONFUSED ME FOR SANTA CLAUS. WHO THAT WAS? NO, NO. WHO WAS THE SCRIPTURE? OH, RODNEY. YEAH, THERE'S RODNEY. I WAS LOOKING FOR LAWSON. RIGHT? THAT'S RIGHT. ANYHOW, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF WE COULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF DISCOUNTS, BECAUSE CHRISTMAS JUST FINISHED UP.

OKAY. YEAH, NO, THAT'S FOR SURE. THAT'S WHY WE'RE. SO IF WE WOULD, YOU NEED A DOLLAR AMOUNT OR RANGE OR SOMETHING. I JUST NEED TO KNOW WHAT Y'ALL HAVE IN MIND. OBVIOUSLY, WE'LL FIND THE BEST PRICE. I JUST I JUST NEED TO KNOW IF Y'ALL THINK THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING MISSING. IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE COMING FORWARD. BILL, I'D LIKE TO SEE MORE STUFF. JUST A LOT MORE STUFF. WE WE HAD A HUGE IMPROVEMENT THIS YEAR. I FEEL LIKE OUR GOAL SHOULD BE TO ELEVATE THE ENTIRE ENVIRONMENT. JUST A CHRISTMAS SPIRIT THROUGHOUT THE AREA, AS OPPOSED TO 1 OR 2 BIG TICKET ITEMS HERE OR THERE. WE DID A GREAT JOB. I THINK OF ELEVATING IT THIS YEAR. I JUST WANT TO SEE US ADD A LITTLE MORE EACH YEAR. YOU KNOW, MAYBE SOME, YOU KNOW, A RIBBON OR SOMETHING ACROSS, NOT ACROSS THE HIGHWAY, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT'S THE WHOLE THING ACROSS THE OTHER STREETS, MAYBE ACROSS CATHERINE, ACROSS ADELAIDE, YOU KNOW, ON THE BUILDINGS, MAKE IT MORE FESTIVE, YOU KNOW, MORE RIBBONS AND, YOU KNOW, LIGHTS.

I GOT SOME COMMENTS THIS LAST YEAR THAT THE, THE TREES DOWN THE CENTER OF MOORE WERE RATHER DIM. MAYBE WE HAVE TO DO SOLAR THERE. IS THAT A THING? OKAY. BECAUSE WE DIDN'T PUT ELECTRICITY. OH OKAY. IN THE MEDIAN OKAY. AND THEN THERE WERE A COUPLE OF INSTANCES WHERE IT WAS COMMENTED THAT OUR LIGHTS DIDN'T REACH UP HIGH ENOUGH. MAYBE OUR LADDERS WERE TOO SHORT TO REACH THE HIGH SPOTS. MAYBE INVEST IN SOME TALLER LADDERS. WHERE WHERE DO YOU. WE DID SOME OF THE I DON'T KNOW, I THINK TREES AREN'T VERY HIGH. YEAH, THAT THOSE ARE THE COMMENTS I GOT THAT WE DIDN'T REACH THE TOP IN SOME PLACES JUST, YOU KNOW, MORE JUST JUST MORE OF WHAT WE DID THIS LAST YEAR, JUST MORE OF THE KIND OF THINGS THAT ENHANCE THE ENTIRE ENVIRONMENT WOULD BE GREAT. THAT'S MY PERSPECTIVE. CHRISTMAS IN JUNE, IN MARCH.

WELL, WE GOTTA ORDER THEM NOW TO GET THEM BY DECEMBER THINKING, YOU KNOW, ON THE CORNER OF ROCKWALL AND MORE. YEAH, WE HAVE THE TREE. WE HAVE THE, THE THE CHAIR. IF WE COULD PUT SOME LARGE ORNAMENTS. OKAY. LIKE A BALL, A STAR. BUT FILL THE AREA TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THERE'S GOING TO BE A STAGE AND SEATING. AND THEN I AGREE WITH MY COLLEAGUE THAT ACROSS OUR SIDE STREETS. PUT STRING SOME LIGHTS. YOU KNOW I KNOW WE JUST HAVE LIKE THAT ONE WEEKEND THAT WE TARGET. IT'S THE PARADE WEEKEND. BUT IF THERE WAS LIKE A TEMPORARY STAGE AND WE DID CAROLERS OR SOMETHING THROUGHOUT THE WEEK FOR DOWNTOWN, I DON'T KNOW WHO WOULD OR SOME TYPE OF MAYBE ANGIE. YEAH, SOME TYPE OF EVENT. NOT NOT NOTHING BIG. BUT YOU KNOW, SOMETHING THAT WOULD DRAW DOWNTOWN. I DID GO TO EVENT IN OKLAHOMA. SURPRISINGLY. I DID GO TO OKLAHOMA, AND THEY HAD AN EVENT WITH BOOTH SPACE AT EVERY WEEK. THE BOOTH SPACE WAS

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YEAH, I THINK THERE'S SOME SIMPLE THINGS THAT WE COULD DO THAT. YEAH, WE CAN ABSOLUTELY.

LOOK AT THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. GREAT DISCUSSION. COUNCIL. NEXT ITEM

[7. BUSINESS ITEMS]

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NOT HARM BUT SOME SOME PARTICIPATION FROM EACH OF THE TAXING ENTITIES, INCLUDING FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND FROM US. AND WE WERE HOLDING OFF TO SEE IF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WAS SUPPORTED ON THIS ONE. I SAY, YOU KNOW, IF YOU WANT TO DO IT. IT'S A GOOD THING THEY'RE GOING TO THEY'RE PROBABLY GOING TO GET IT DONE ANYWAY. AND YOU, YOU STAY ON THEIR GOOD SIDE AND THERE IS NO COST TO THE ENTITIES. THEY HAVE FUNDS SET ASIDE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION SO IT WOULD NOT INCREASE, HAVE A RESULT IN AN INCREASE TO THE TAXING ENTITIES. SO THIS IS GOING TO BE RESOLUTION NUMBER 2025-9. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR REMARKS FOR MARK.

WELL I HAVE A REMARK. YES. SO I NOTICED THAT THOSE OF US THAT ARE PART OF I GUESS THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT CONTRIBUTE TO THE COST OR WE HAVE TO GIVE APPROVAL. YES. SOMETHING BECAUSE OF THE WAY THAT IT'S SET UP THE STATE. I GUESS IT'S STATE LAW. OR YOU WOULD DICTATE IN ORDER FOR THEM TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTY, THEY NEED APPROVAL FROM THE MAJORITY OF THE TAXING ENTITIES. SO US, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, CITY OF FORNEY, ALL THE TAXING ENTITIES WITHIN THE WITHIN THE COUNTY, AND AGAIN, THERE'S NO COST TO US.

THERE'S THE COST IS PREVIOUS FUNDS COLLECTED BY THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT. THERE IS NO INCREASE IN OUR COST TODAY TO FUND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BUILDING. OKAY. BUT THEY I DID NOTICE IT WAS $93,000 AN ACRE. IS WHAT THEY'RE BUYING IT FOR. HOW MANY ACRES? I JUST THOUGHT THAT WAS A LOT OF MONEY FOR AN ACRE. AND I ROUNDED IT UP TO 93,000. YEAH. SO I'M LOOKING AT THIS. I WONDER WHO APPRAISED THAT PROPERTY. THAT'S WHY OUR PROPERTY TAXES ARE SO HIGH. I JUST WANT US TO HAVE A GOOD CATCH. YEAH, I DIDN'T SEE. I GET THE IMPRESSION, THOUGH, THAT I THOUGHT. I THOUGHT THE TOTAL WAS $92,000, BUT IT'S NOT. THAT'S THE LAND THAT'S PER ACRE.

SO I DON'T I'M JUST MAKING A COMMENT THAT WHETHER WE APPROVE IT OR NOT, THERE'S STILL GOING TO BUILD. THEY NEED WELL, THEY NEED A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE. BUT. WE GO FROM SOMEONE WHO MAY HAVE DONATED OR THOUGHT ABOUT IT TO 93,000. YEAH, I THINK THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, IT WAS ON SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPERTY BEFORE. YEAH. THIS ONE'S NOT SO YEAH, IT DOES RAISE QUESTIONS. YEAH.

WELL SO AGAIN THIS IS RESOLUTION NUMBER 2025. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY FROM THE IS ANYONE HERE FROM TAX OFFICE. NOPE. THAT'S THEIR RESOLUTION. YEAH. OURS WOULD BE WHAT. SUPPORT IT.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT I COULD SEE WHERE I COULD SEE WHERE SOMEONE WOULD HAVE HESITATION ON THE DOLLAR AMOUNT. BUT. WELL THAT'S NOT WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE TO PUT FORTH ANY ADDITIONAL FUNDS.

BUT DO WE BELIEVE THAT ADDITIONAL FUNDS WERE COLLECTED IN THE PAST IN ORDER IN ORDER TO PAY FOR THIS BUILDING, THE NEW WOULD HAVE TO BE CONSTRUCTED IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS. NO. SO THE MONEY'S COMING FROM MONIES THAT ARE ALREADY BEEN COLLECTED AND HAVE BEEN SET ASIDE FOR. YEAH, I THINK THEY CAN ONLY USE IT FOR THIS TYPE OF PROJECT. OKAY. I THINK THAT THOSE MONIES ARE SPECIFIC AND USE SIMILAR LIKE WHAT WE'VE GOT WITH THE TOURS OR TIFFS. WE GOT TO YOU'VE GOT TO USE IT FOR A CERTAIN INFRASTRUCTURE NEED OR. BUT IT CAN ONLY BE USED IN THAT AREA FOR THEM. I DON'T KNOW THAT THE AREA IS. SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE CONCERNED WITH, BUT THEY CAN ONLY USE THOSE FUNDS FOR THE PURCHASE AND OR BUILDING OF A NEW FACILITY. AND THE FUNDS CAME FROM WHAT SOURCE? EXISTING FUNDS, EXISTING FUNDS. SO IT WOULD BE THEIR EXISTING FUNDS OR THE CONTRIBUTION THE THE BASICALLY THE FEE THAT THE TAXING ENTITIES PAY. YEAH. THAT'S WHY I JUST THINK, OKAY, IF WE'RE THINKING WE MAY BUILD

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YES. BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT WAS THE TAX. IT WOULD BE WHATEVER PAYMENTS EACH OF THE TAXING ENTITIES MADE TO THE TO THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT. SO IT'S LIKE WE'VE ALREADY COLLECTED THE MONEY FROM YOU GUYS. SO NOW ARE YOU COOL WITH IT? AND THAT'S SO IT SEEMS LIKE A BACKWARDS APPROACH TO ME TO A FUND BUILDING CONSTRUCTION. WHAT IS THE DEADLINE FOR THIS MARCH? 30 DAYS FROM WHEN WE RECEIVE THE LETTER? SO IT WOULD BE FEBRUARY 28TH. SO WE MAY. I WISH THEY WOULD NOT MEETING HERE. I KNOW WELL TO SUPPORT IT. YEAH. IT'S DIFFICULT TO SUPPORT SOMETHING YOU HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS ON I KNOW I DO. YEAH, YEAH. OH OKAY. IT SAYS NOT TO EXCEED NUMBER. WELL IT SAYS THAT AS IT RELATES THAT IT'S THE MAXIMUM PRICE PER ACRE THAT'S INCLUDED IN THE RESOLUTION. SO THAT'S THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT THAT THEY COULD PAY FOR PER ACRE. I'D LIKE TO KNOW. NOT NECESSARILY PAYING THAT MUCH. YEAH THAT WOULD BE THE MAXIMUM. THANKS FOR THE CLARITY. I THINK THAT CLARIFIES A LITTLE BIT. AND PROBABLY WHAT NOW THE WHEREAS IS THE WHEREAS IS THE PROPERTY OWNER HAS OFFERED TO SELL THE PROPERTY TO THE DISTRICT FOR 92 894 AND SOMEWHERE ELSE. IT SAYS THEY PUT LIMITS ON IT, BUT THE WHEREAS IS. I'M JUST I MEAN HOW MANY ACRES IS IT. YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST I JUST DON'T FEEL AND I THOUGHT WE THAT THEY ALREADY OWN THE LAND. WHY AREN'T THEY BUYING ADDITIONAL ACREAGE. NO.

SO THE FIRST DEAL WAS THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAD OFFERED TO DONATE SOME LAND IF THEY BUILT IT ON THEIR THE. SINCE THEN, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS SOLD THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY. AND SO THEY CAN NO LONGER DO THAT. AND NOW THEY'RE THEY WENT OUT AND FOUND A LOCATION. AND THE REFERENCE TO THE MAXIMUM PRICE IS CONTAINED IN THEIR LETTER. IT'S IN THE FIRST BULLET. IT SAYS THE RESOLUTION CONTAINS THE MAXIMUM PRICE PER ACRE. THEY'RE CURRENTLY IN NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE EXACT SIZE OF THE LAND, AND WILL MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO MAKE IT THE LOWEST PRICE POSSIBLE. MY PERSONAL PREFERENCE WOULD BE TO POSTPONE A VOTE OF SUPPORT ON THIS MATTER UNTIL WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION. WELL, WE MEET AGAIN BEFORE THE 30 DAYS. I DON'T THINK SO. SO IF WE IF WE POSTPONE IT, YOU'RE YOU'RE BASICALLY SAYING YES, DO IT.

WELL KNOW THAT THIS IS MAYOR. I APOLOGIZE. IF ANYTHING I SAY AFTER THIS MOMENT IS RUDE.

KAUFMAN COUNTY, THE CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT, THIS IS GOING TO BE THE SECOND TIME THAT THEY HAVE NOT THEY WE HAVE TO VOTE ON SOMETHING FOR THEM BEFORE. AND THEY DIDN'T COME UP HERE. AND THEY ARE NOTORIOUS FOR SENDING US SOMETHING THE DAY OF. YEAH. AND THEY WANT ME TO MAKE A DECISION THE DAY OF KNOWING THAT THEY PRINTED IT AND HELD ON TO IT. THAT PART I DON'T I'M NOT SURE ABOUT, BUT, YOU KNOW, WE GET IT TODAY. I'M JUST SAYING I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH $93,000 PER ACRE. DO KNOWING EVERYTHING IS EXPENSIVE, BUT THE WHOLE PROCESS IS QUESTIONABLE. SO AGAIN, WE WE DO NOT HAVE TO SUPPORT THIS. ALTHOUGH STAFF RECOMMENDATION AGAIN I'M NOT WE DON'T NEED TO PUT THE STAFF IN A POSITION TO WHERE THEY'RE THE BAD PERSON.

SO DO YOU THINK THE POSSIBILITY OF GETTING THEM HERE BEFORE THEN WE MIGHT HAVE JUST I DON'T KNOW, NO, BECAUSE I THINK HOW MANY DAYS WE GOT. I DON'T THINK, YOU KNOW, WE WON'T MEET AGAIN.

UNTIL WHEN? MARCH. MARCH THE 3RD. YEAH. WHAT DOES I'M GOING TO DEFER TO OUR CITY MANAGER.

MARK. MARK WHAT? WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS? HE SAID DON'T PUT HIM. CAN I TELL YOU THE MAYOR WOULD WOULD SAY THIS, THAT. I UNDERSTAND THE HESITANCY FROM COUNCIL IN APPROVING SOMETHING WITHOUT REPRESENTATION. POINT TAKEN. AGREED. I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT THE COST OF AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW WHERE THIS PROPERTY IS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE APPRAISALS ARE THERE. I DO KNOW THAT LAND COSTS HAVE INCREASED. I DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S 90 SOMETHING THOUSAND AN ACRE, BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT POINT TAKEN AND AGREE WITH YOU. SO IF YOU WANT TO SUPPORT IT, FINE. IF YOU DON'T, I'M I'M GOOD. EITHER WAY. MY FEELING IS NOT SEND ANYONE HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS THIS

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I MAKE A MOTION TO NOT APPROVE. OKAY, THERE'S A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? WE HAVE A MOTION FROM DONNA RENEE ANDERSON, OUR DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM DISTRICT TWO, AND A SECOND FROM STEPHANIE HOLMES THOMAS, DISTRICT FOUR, TO NOT APPROVE THE KAUFMAN CAN'T KAUFMAN CENTRAL APPRAISAL PURCHASE PROPERTY. RESOLUTION NUMBER THEIR THEIR RESOLUTION NUMBER 2025-9. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? LET IT BE KNOWN BY STATING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIED. NOW TO VOTE PRESENT. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS. YOU'RE VOTING YES. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING MOU BETWEEN THE CITY OF TERRELL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE OPERATION OF A YOUTH SOCCER LEAGUE AND A CITY EMPLOYEE, ACCESS TO THE DISTRICT CENTER FOR ENHANCED LEARNING FITNESS CENTER. RAYLAN. SO JUST REAL QUICK TO REMIND CITY COUNCIL A FEW MONTHS AGO, WE CANCELED ALL OF THE FACILITY USE AGREEMENTS. SO THAT WAS WITH ALL OF THE CLUB SPORTS AND THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE HAD. HOWEVER, YOU STILL HAD AN AGREEMENT WITH TERRELL ISD FOR THE YOUTH SOCCER LEAGUE. SO THIS MOU JUST KIND OF PICKS UP WHERE WE DID CANCEL THE FACILITY USE AGREEMENT. THE AMOUNTS THAT ARE WITHIN THE MOU ARE PART OF THE BUDGET THAT YOU APPROVED FOR 2026, AND SO THIS JUST OUTLINES THE ISD'S RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE CITIES.

AND THE EXTRA BONUS IS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO WORK OUT A SITUATION WHERE THE EMPLOYEES WOULD HAVE ACCESS TO THE EXCEL GYM SO THAT THAT'S IT. OKAY. ANYONE ELSE? DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I'VE REVIEWED THIS AND THIS IS VERY WELL DONE AND I WOULD RECOMMEND THE COUNCIL APPROVE IT. WE HAVE STAFF RECOMMENDATION THAT WE APPROVE THE PROPOSED MOU WITH THE CITY OF TERRELL. AND IS THERE A MOTION? I DO HAVE A QUESTION, RAYLAN. WAS THIS SOMETHING THAT THE PARK BOARD ALSO REVIEWED OR. YES. YEAH. WHEN WE DISCUSSED THE CANCELING OF ALL THE FACILITY USE AGREEMENTS, WE TOOK THAT TO THE PARK BOARD. THIS WAS ALSO WE HAVE SINCE MET WITH ALL THE ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE AGREEMENTS WERE CANCELED. AND THIS WAS IN ALL OF THOSE MEETINGS, AND WE HAVE BROUGHT THEM TO THE TABLE WITH ALL OF THE OTHER CHANGES THAT WE'RE MAKING ABOUT THE FIELDS. YES, MA'AM. WHAT WHAT HESITATIONS, IF ANY, DID ANY OF THE GROUPS OR PARK BOARD HAVE? THERE'S NO HESITATIONS. WE'VE MET INDIVIDUALLY AFTER THE GROUP MEETING WILL BE GIVING OUT THE FINAL DRAFT OF THE FIELD USE POLICY. I THINK IT WAS A LITTLE DIFFICULT BECAUSE YOU DO HAVE ORGANIZATIONS WHO WERE USED TO HAVING CARTE BLANC OF ALL THE FIELDS, AND SO NOW IT'S FORCING THEM TO PUT TOGETHER A SCHEDULE AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY KNOW WHAT IT IS THAT THEY NEED. AND SO WE'VE TAKEN THE TIME WE'VE MET WITH THEM INDIVIDUALLY. WE'RE GATHERING THE DATES. WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW MULTIPLE ORGANIZATIONS CAN WORK WITHIN THE SAME AREA. YOU KNOW, I THINK IF YOU ASK THE ORGANIZATIONS, THEY WOULD SAY IT'S A LITTLE HARDER THAN JUST HAVING A FACILITY USE AGREEMENT.

BUT I THINK THEY UNDERSTAND WHY. AND PERCY AND SHERRY. I MEAN, WE'VE HAD MULTIPLE MEETINGS WITH THE ORGANIZATION. SO WE'RE WALKING THEM THROUGH AND WE'VE WE'VE LET THEM KNOW THIS IS ALSO OUR FIRST YEAR AT DOING THIS. SO WE'LL TWEAK IT NEXT YEAR. WE'LL KNOW HOW TO BETTER SERVE. BUT I THINK IT'S VERY WELL RECEIVED, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE JUST WE JUST WANT THE FIELDS BACK IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TO USE THEM. YEAH OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

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AND WHEN THERE IS SOME SORT OF A FIELD CONFLICT, LIKE SOMEBODY SAYS, NO, I'VE GOT FIELD RESERVE, NO, I'VE GOT IT RESERVED. AND IT'S KIND OF GOING BACK AND FORTH. DO THEY CONTACT THE CITY SERVICE CENTER? YEAH, WE WE HAVE ALL THE CALLS. GO TO WHICHEVER CELL PHONE IS IN SERVICE AT THE TIME. THE RESERVATIONS ARE POSTED ONLINE. OKAY. WE WOULD BE ABLE TO VERIFY. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION. RAYLAND. AGAIN THIS IS MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS MOU? MOTION TO APPROVE PROPOSED MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF TERRELL AND TEASED FOR THE OPERATION OF A YOUTH SOCCER LEAGUE AND CITY EMPLOYEE ACCESS TO THE DISTRICT'S EXCEL FITNESS CENTER.

HAVE A MOTION? IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? WE HAVE A MOTION FROM PHIL ROBERTSON, OUR MAYOR PRO TEM DISTRICT FIVE, A SECOND FROM STEPHANIE HOLMES THOMAS, DISTRICT FOUR, TO APPROVE THE MOU BETWEEN THE CITY OF TORONTO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE OPERATION OF THE YOUTH SOCCER LEAGUE, CITY EMPLOYEE ACCESS AND DISTRICTS EXCELLENCE CENTER FOR ENHANCED LEARNING FITNESS CENTER. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING? NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, LET IT BE KNOWN BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIED. AND ALL THOSE

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[10. RECONVENE INTO REGULAR SESSION AND CONSIDER ACTION, IF ANY, ITEMS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.]

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