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[1. CALL TO ORDER ]

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THIS TIME, THE MAYOR WILL CALL TO ORDER THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR MAY THE 5TH OF 2026. IT IS TUESDAY. IT IS OUR CITY COUNCIL. WE'RE MEETING IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT 201 EAST NASH STREET IN TERRELL, TEXAS. I HAVE ON THE DAIS WITH US THIS EVENING. DISTRICT TWO.

DONNA RENEE ANDERSON, OUR DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM. WE ALSO HAVE OUR DISTRICT FOUR, STEPHANIE HOLMES THOMAS WITH US. AND THE MAYOR. SO WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. AND WE'LL SWEAR IN OUR NEW DISTRICT THREE REPRESENTATIVE JORGE VARGAS HERE IN JUST A LITTLE BIT. BUT WE HAVE A QUORUM. ALSO HAVE OUR CITY MANAGER, MARK MILLS. WE HAVE CITY STAFF WITH US. WE HAVE OUR CITY ATTORNEY WITH US. AND SO WE WILL CONTINUE WITH THE MEETING. AT THIS TIME, I WOULD ASK THAT YOU STAND FOR INVOCATION, REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. AND WE HAVE FROM FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF TERRELL RYAN IRWIN, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME FORWARD AND LEAD US IN INVOCATION. HEAVENLY FATHER, THANK YOU FOR TODAY. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO COME TOGETHER, LORD, AND JUST DO THE BUSINESS OF THE CITY.

LORD, THANK YOU FOR THE SERVANTS IN FRONT OF ME. AND LORD, WE JUST PRAY THAT YOU MULTIPLY THEIR WISDOM AND DISCERNMENT. AND LORD, JUST GIVE THEM JUST A CLEAR VISION ON HOW YOU CAN MAKE YOUR KINGDOM HERE ON EARTH. LORD, WE LOVE YOU AND WE THANK YOU. IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE. TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. ALRIGHT, SO I KNOW MOST OF YOU ARE HERE TO TALK, TO KNOW, NOT

[2. CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS ]

TO SEE THE MAYOR, BUT FOR A VERY SPECIAL OCCASION WE HAD AN ELECT. WE WERE GOING TO HAVE AN ELECTION AND. WE DIDN'T NEED TO CALL THE ELECTION. BUT WE ARE HERE TODAY TO SWEAR IN JORGE VARGAS, OUR DISTRICT THREE COUNCIL MEMBER AND REPRESENTATIVE, WHO WILL BE TAKING OVER FOR FORMER COUNCILWOMAN MARY RONNY VELASQUEZ. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME TO THE FORWARD AND WILL ADMINISTER THE OATH, AND THEN HE WILL OFFICIALLY BE OUR COUNCIL MEMBER AND REPRESENTATIVE. YES. I, JORGE VARGAS, I, JORGE VARGAS, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE, THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, THE OFFICE OF THE DUTIES OF CITY COUNCIL. MEMBER OF DISTRICT THREE. DISTRICT THREE OF THE CITY OF TERRELL. OF THE CITY OF TERRELL. STATE OF TEXAS. STATE OF TEXAS. AND I WILL DO MY BEST OF MY ABILITY, AND I WILL DO MY BEST AND ABILITY TO PRESERVE, TO PRESERVE, PROTECT, PROTECT AND DEFEND AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION, THE CONSTITUTION, AND THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, OF THIS STATE, OF THIS STATE, AND THE CHARTER AND ORDINANCES OF THIS CITY AND THE CHARTER AND ORDINANCES OF THE CITY. SO HELP ME GOD, SO HELP ME GOD. GOOD.

ALRIGHT. CONGRATULATIONS. SO. GOOD JOB IF YOU WOULD. YES, RON, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME FORWARD. AND THEN. JORGE, YOU TWO.

GOOD. OKAY. WE'RE LOOKING AT. THAT.

COUNCIL. IF YOU WERE GOING TO JOIN US FOR A PHOTO, PLEASE. AND THEN WHAT WE'LL DO HERE, WE'RE GOING TO RECESS FOR ABOUT 15 OR 20. TO GET SOME OF YOUR LINES. FIRST, I'M GOING TO

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TEACH YOU ANYTHING YOU WANT TO. AND. THANKS, ALL OF YOU FOR BEING HERE. IT IS A SPECIAL MOMENT. I KNOW HE APPRECIATES THAT VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. HERE WE GO. HERE WE GO. OKAY, HERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT. CAN I GET A MOTION TO RECESS, PLEASE? I HAVE A MOTION. AND SECOND, WE ARE GOING TO RECESS FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES. 10 OR 15 MINUTES, WHATEVER YOU NEED. GET PICTURES WITH YOUR FAMILY AND LIONS CLUB MEMBERS, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO DO, AND THEN WE'LL SO FRIDAY SHE CAN COME AND I CAN COME HOME. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE READY. I'VE BEEN WORKING. I'M TRYING. I'M READY. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. AT THIS TIME, WE WILL RECONVENE AND OUR REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AND MOVE ON TO A CITY BUSINESS ON 2.2, WHICH IS DISCUSSING.

CONSIDER APPOINTMENT FOR MAYOR PRO TEM AND DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM. CAN WE POSTPONE THAT? IS THERE ANY RUSH TO GET THAT DONE? COUNCIL WOULD THAT BE ALRIGHT? CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO POSTPONE PLEASE? ON 2.2 MOTION TO POSTPONE. I HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.

OKAY, HAVE A SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION FROM DONNA RENEE ANDERSON, OUR DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM DISTRICT TWO, A SECOND FROM STEPHANIE HOLMES THOMAS, DISTRICT FOUR TO POSTPONE. 2.2.

IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, LET IT BE KNOWN BY STATING I. I ANY OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES AND THOSE PRESENT. OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA ARE

[3. MAYOR AND COUNCIL COMMUNITY RECOGNITION AND EVENTS ]

MAYOR AND COUNCIL COMMUNITY RECOGNITION AND EVENTS. WE HAVE A HOUSE FULL. BUT I DO WANT TO FIRST START OUT WITH SOMETHING THAT IS IS REALLY SPECIAL AND DEAR TO NOT ONLY THE MAYOR, BUT TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS. I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW APPRECIATIVE WE ARE OF THE WORK THAT K KIDS DO IN OUR COMMUNITY AND ALL OF THOSE THAT ARE INVOLVED ALL THE ADULTS, ALL THE SPONSORS, WHOMEVER IT IS, IT REALLY BRIGHTENS OUR DAY WHEN WE COME IN AND WE HAVE GIFTS WHERE YOU GET TO LOOK FORWARD TO THIS. IT'S, IT'S REALLY COOL. AND THEY HAVE SOME REALLY NEAT THINGS, USUALLY SEASONAL. SO IF IT'S SUMMER, IT'LL BE SOMETHING RELATED TO SUMMER. DURING THE HOLIDAYS, IT'S CHRISTMAS. IT'S REALLY, REALLY DOES BRIGHTEN US ALL UP.

AND WHAT YOU DON'T SEE IS BEHIND THE SCENES WHERE WE'RE FIGHTING FOR DIFFERENT COLORS AND FLAVORS. AND SO THE MAYOR GETS HERE FIRST. SO I KIND OF GO THROUGH EVERYONE'S AND AND I GET MY CHOICE. BUT THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE TAKE A MOMENT.

AND IF YOU'RE PART OF THE K KIDS PROGRAM, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME FORWARD. THE MAYOR'S GOT A GIFT FOR YOU AND A CARD FOR YOU. AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A GROUP PICTURE WITH ALL THE COUNCIL WITH HIM. OKAY, I KNOW, AND WHILE I'M DOING THAT, IF Y'ALL WANT TO MAKE SOME COMMENTS, WELCOME, PLEASE DO. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU, YOUNG PEOPLE FOR THE THE TIME THAT IT TAKES FOR YOU TO PUT OUR GIFTS TOGETHER, BECAUSE THEY USUALLY ARRIVE WHEN I NEED THEM THE MOST. AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT MEANS TO HAVE THE HANDWRITING FROM A YOUNG PERSON TO MAKE ME FEEL LIKE I MIGHT JUST BE DOING SOMETHING RIGHT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. I LOOK FORWARD TO COMING TO THE DYESS AND SEE THOSE BAGS AND GIFT BAGS. I USE EVERY ONE OF THE GIFTS YOU GIVE US, SO WE APPRECIATE IT. WE KNOW IT TAKES TIME. I LOVE TO SEE YOUR LITTLE NOTES. YOU WRITE BETTER THAN I DO, SO KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK AND WE'RE VERY APPRECIATIVE. THANK YOU. AND WE'RE ALWAYS MINDFUL THAT WE HAVE. BECAUSE. I KNOW WE KNOW WE ARE. BUT SOME DAYS YOU'RE GOING TO BE UP HERE. AND IT'S ONE OF OUR GOALS. MOST DEFINITELY. THANK YOU. AND THEY'RE REPRESENTING THE CITY

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RIGHT NOW. THEY ALREADY ARE. AND. I'M ALSO LEADING THE WAY AS WE GROW UP AND BECOME ACTIVE AGAIN. MEETING OUR COMMUNITY AND. ALL THE COUNCIL AS WELL. THANK.

YOU. JUST MAKE SURE.

I LOOK FORWARD TO ALL THE PRESENT MYSELF. THANK YOU. FUTURE COUNCIL MEMBER. YES THEY ARE. YES, YES. COME ON DOWN.

THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH. THANK YOU. SO I SEE WHO PROVIDES GIFTS. NO. WE USUALLY. THAT LOOKS GOOD. IT DID.

YEAH, YEAH. I TELL YOU. I HEAR YOU. JUST GIVE ME A EXCUSE. ALRIGHT. NEXT. NEXT, WE WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR CHIEF ARLEIGH SAMPSON. HE'S GOT SOME OFFICERS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE. CHIEF. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I AM EXCITED TO INTRODUCE TO YOU FOUR NEW POLICE OFFICERS. ALRIGHT. COME ON DOWN. THIS IS ONE SANTOYO. HE COMES TO US FROM THE DALLAS

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COLLEGE OF POLICING SYSTEM AND HE HAS NINE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. HE'S A RESULT OF OUR LATERAL PROGRAMS. WONDERFUL. GREAT. GOOD. WELCOME. KIMBERLY AVALOS, SHE JUST RECENTLY GRADUATED THE POLICE ACADEMY YESTERDAY. ALL RIGHT. CONGRATULATIONS, EVAN. ETHAN WAGNER. AND HE IS ALSO A GRADUATE OF YESTERDAY AND STARTING THEIR FIELD TRAINING. ALRIGHT, THIS IS TAYLOR HUDDLE.

HE COMES TO US FROM THE KAUFMAN POLICE DEPARTMENT WITH SEVEN YEARS EXPERIENCE, ALSO PART OF OUR LATERAL. ALRIGHT, SO YOU CAN'T BE WEARING ANY LION GOLD AND THOSE DAYS ARE OVER RED AND WHITE NOW. OKAY, OKAY ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT, SO WE WELCOME THESE GUYS. THIS THIS IS RESULTS IN ACTION. YES, THIS IS GOOD RECRUITING, GOOD POLICIES, GOOD CHANGES TO THE CIVIL SERVICE ORDINANCE THAT ALLOWED US TO BRING IN LATERAL PEOPLE WITH INCENTIVES AND AND TO BE ABLE TO RECRUIT OTHER PEOPLE. SO YOU'RE SEEING THAT WE'RE GROWING IN EXPERIENCE AND DIVERSITY, AND THOSE ARE THE TWO AREAS WE REALLY WANT TO FOCUS ON. SO WELCOME ALL THESE GUYS. WELCOME. SO DON'T DON'T GO ANYWHERE BECAUSE WE'VE GOT SOMETHING TO PRESENT YOU. BUT ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL, WELCOME TO THE CITY OF TYRELL. YOU KNOW YOU HAVE OUR SUPPORT. WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOU BEING HERE FOR MANY, MANY YEARS TO COME. ALRIGHT, LET ME GET THAT. CONGRATULATIONS. GOOD TO SEE YOU. YES, MA'AM. DALLAS COLLEGE. HEY. WHICH WHICH? WHICH BRANCH? YOU CAME FROM? DALLAS COLLEGE. WHICH BRANCH? ME TOO. 15 YEARS, MAN. ALRIGHT.

PARAMOUNT BUILDING, THE PARAMOUNT BUILDING. YOU LET US IN WHEN I LEAVE MY BADGE. WHEN I LEAVE MY BADGE. LEAVE IT. YOU LET ME IN MY OFFICE. ALRIGHT. WELCOME. HOW LONG WERE YOU AT EL CENTRO? AT SIX YEARS. OKAY. YOU'RE ALREADY CERTIFIED? YES. YES. YES. NINE YEARS. WHERE WERE YOU? OKAY. COOL. HAPPINESS. COUNCIL, PLEASE. AGAIN. OVER HERE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. WEAR MY BELT TODAY. THANK YOU. YOU'RE OKAY WITH THAT? MUNICIPAL COURT. OH, IT'S GOOD TO SEE, CHIEF. THE RESULTS OF SOME OF THE ACTION THAT THE COUNCIL HAS TAKEN IN ORDER TO FILL POSITIONS. WE'RE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO DO SO. COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND REALLY THE ENTIRE CITY. Y'ALL ARE ALWAYS THERE WHEN WE NEED YOU AND YOU STEP UP AND ANSWER THE CALL. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT WITH ALL THE GOOD NEWS THAT WE HAD.

WE HAD SOME SAD NEWS AS WELL. WE LOST SOMEONE IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT HAS BEEN A BIG PART OF TERRELL AND ESPECIALLY FOR GIRLS. I KNOW MY SISTER WAS A PART OF THE TIGERETTES AND SHE THOUGHT VERY HIGHLY OF MRS. PEGGY WHELAN, AND MISS WHELAN PASSED AWAY HERE FRIDAY MORNING.

HER DAUGHTER ALSO WORKS FOR THE CITY OF TERRELL. SO CONDOLENCES FROM THE CITY OF TERRELL, FROM THE MAYOR, FROM THE COUNCIL. SHE WAS SUCH A SWEET LADY AND SHE WILL BE DEEPLY MISSED. SO THEN WE HAVE A BUSY WEEK WHEN IT COMES TO APPRECIATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MUNICIPAL CLERKS WEEK, WHICH IS MAY 3RD THROUGH THE NINTH, WE WANT TO GIVE A BIG THANK YOU TO THE CITY SECRETARY, OUR CITY SECRETARY, DON STYLE, FOR HER HARD WORK AND SERVICE TO THE COUNTY AND TO OUR COMMUNITY. SHE REQUESTED THAT WE NOT DO A PROCLAMATION. HOWEVER. NO. I'M TEASING. NO. DON KEEPS THE MAYOR IN LINE AND THE COUNCIL, WHEN IT COMES TO PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURES. SO IF I'M I GET ONLINE, SHE WILL GIVE ME A LOOK OR TEXT ME AND I KNOW I'VE MADE

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A MISTAKE. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK FOR EVERYBODY. SHE'S ALWAYS THERE. DOESN'T MATTER. MAYOR PRO TEM DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM, ONE OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS. IF WE REQUEST SOMETHING, SHE'S ALWAYS THERE AND ALWAYS HAS. WELL, IF SHE DOESN'T HAVE THE ANSWER, SHE'LL GET IT FOR US. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. NEXT, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AGAIN, THE DETENTION OFFICERS WHO WORK IN OUR MUNICIPAL JAIL DURING OUR CORRECTIONAL OFFICER APPRECIATION WEEK. AGAIN, THIS IS MAY 3RD THROUGH THE NINTH, ALSO MAY 3RD THROUGH THE NINTH IS PUBLIC SERVICE RECOGNITION WEEK A WEEK. WE RECOGNIZE WORK FROM ALL OF OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO FOR THE CITY OF TERRELL. YOU MAKE THIS ORGANIZATION WHAT IT IS. THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL ARE JUST HERE POLICY TO DRIVE POLICY AND TO SET POLICY. BUT THEY'RE THE BACKBONE TO EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS IN THE COMMUNITY AND WITH THE CITY. YESTERDAY ON MAY THE 4TH WAS INTERNATIONAL FIREFIGHTERS DAY. AND WE WANT TO APPRECIATE FOR THEIR SERVICE. WE'RE. WE ARE GOING TO. HAVE A RIBBON CUTTING FOR FIRE STATION NUMBER THREE, AND A DEDICATION CEREMONY ON TUESDAY, MAY THE 26TH. THIS WILL BE AT 4 P.M.

AND THE ADDRESS IS FOR REXALL COURT. SO PLEASE PUT THAT ON YOUR CALENDARS AND ALSO. YOU'RE WELCOME TO ATTEND THAT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NATIONAL POLICE WEEK, WHICH IS MAY THE 10TH THROUGH THE 16TH. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS HOSTING A KAUFMAN COUNTY NATIONAL POLICE WEEK MEMORIAL CEREMONY THAT WILL BE AT 7:30 A.M. ON THURSDAY, MAY THE 14TH AT THE POLICE HEADQUARTERS. YOU'RE YOU'RE INVITED TO COME TO THAT AS WELL. NEXT, WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE TERRELL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AS WE CELEBRATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WEEK. AND THAT IS MAY THE 4TH THROUGH THE EIGHTH. I DON'T THINK CARLETON IS HERE, BUT I SEE ANGIE COOPER, THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK. AND WE WANT TO SAY HAPPY CINCO DE MAYO TO EVERYBODY. A LITTLE SIDE NOTE ON CINCO, I WON MY FIRST ELECTION FOR MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT ON MAY THE 5TH ON CINCO DE MAYO. IT WAS A SATURDAY. SO. THAT'S VERY SPECIAL. BUT WE'LL BE HAVING A BELTED CELEBRATION THIS SATURDAY DOWNTOWN. TERRELL, PLEASE DON'T MISS ONE OF THE FAVORITES FOR THE COMMUNITY AND ALSO FOR THE SURROUNDING AREA. IT'LL BE A BUSY DAY. I'LL THROW IN A PLUG FOR THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS. IF YOU'RE THIRSTY AND YOU WANT AN ADULT BEVERAGE, PLEASE COME BY AND SEE US. WE APPRECIATE THAT AND THERE'LL BE PLENTY TO DO THIS FIFTH THIS IS THE FIFTH ANNUAL TERRELL TACO FESTIVAL AGAIN. THAT'S FROM 11 A.M. UNTIL 4 P.M. ON SATURDAY. THIS SATURDAY, MAY THE 9TH, IN OUR HISTORIC DOWNTOWN TERRELL. NOW, THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND THE CITY OF TERRELL ARE PLEASED TO INVITE YOU TO A RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY CELEBRATING THE COMPLETION OF THE BEN GILL PARK CONCESSION STAND RENOVATIONS. THIS PROJECT REPRESENTS AN INCREDIBLE ACT OF LOVE FOR OUR COMMUNITY, MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE HARD WORK, THE GENEROSITY AND DEDICATION OF LOCAL PARTNERS, VOLUNTEERS AND SUPPORTERS WHO CAME TOGETHER TO REVITALIZE THIS IMPORTANT SPACE FOR OUR YOUTH AND FAMILIES. PLEASE JOIN US AS WE CELEBRATE THIS ACHIEVEMENT AND THIS WILL HAPPEN FRIDAY, MAY THE 15TH AT 11:30 A.M. AT BEN GILL PARK AT THE CONCESSION STAND. SO YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME AND CELEBRATE THAT. AND THEN LASTLY, BUT NOT LEAST, OUR TERRELL ISD WILL BE HOSTING A RECEPTION IN HONOR OF TERRELL ISD SUPER SCHOOL BOARD. I GUESS SHE WAS A SUPER PRESIDENT. DINA RIESINGER, WHO IS STEPPING DOWN AFTER ALMOST 25 YEARS OF SERVICE TO TERRELL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE CITY OF TERRELL. A RECEPTION IS GOING TO OCCUR AT BETWEEN 4 AND 6 P.M. I THINK IT'S A COME AND GO. SO PLEASE COME OUT AND THANK DINA RIESINGER. THAT'S THURSDAY, MAY THE 28TH AT THE TERRELL ISD PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, AND I KNOW. THE SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT, DINA RIESINGER, WOULD APPRECIATE YOU COMING BY AND JUST THANKING HER FOR HER SERVICE COUNCIL. DO Y'ALL HAVE ANYTHING? I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING LEFT. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. GO AHEAD. I DON'T KNOW IF I WANT TO ADD TO THAT.

I KNOW RIGHT, BUT MINE ARE OVER ON FRIDAY, MAY THE 1ST, WE HAD OUR FIRST GIRLS ACHIEVING AND

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LEADING IN SOCIETY CONFERENCE. AND IT WAS A WONDERFUL EVENT. I ESPECIALLY WANT TO THANK OUR GUEST SPEAKER, SHELLY COLEMAN SMITH, WHO GAVE US A WONDERFUL SPEECH ON HOW SHE WENT FROM ONE JOB AND ENDED UP AS A WORLD CLASS SCULPTOR. BUT I WANT TO ALSO ESPECIALLY THANK OUR EMPLOYEES WHO WERE THE PANELISTS, BRIANNA SANTA ANA, OUR CIVIL ENGINEER, HANNAH GRAVELY, OUR SAFETY OFFICER WHOSE HEART IS WELDING OFFICER JANA MOTT FROM OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND FIREFIGHTER JORDAN ZABELL ZABO FROM OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT. DID I JUST MESS UP? DID I SAY OFFICER MO WAS FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT? OKAY, GOOD, YES, BUT THEY ANSWERED. THE YOUNG GIRLS FROM MIDDLE HERMAN FURLOUGH MIDDLE SCHOOL ASKED SOME VERY POINTED QUESTIONS, AND I APPRECIATE THE CANDIDNESS THAT OUR SPEAKER PRESENTED AND THE PANELISTS THEMSELVES. THE ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS WERE PHENOMENAL, AND IT IS SOMETHING THAT I LOOK FORWARD TO US DOING NEXT YEAR. AND THEN ON SATURDAY, I HAD A TOWN HALL MEETING. AND THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR BEING THERE. THANK YOU, GEORGE, FOR BEING THERE. AND WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE SITUATION THAT HAPPENED AT BEN AT BREEZY HILL. AND WHAT CAN WE DO AS A COMMUNITY. AND WHAT CAME OUT OF THE TOWN HALL WAS COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, BUT ALSO THAT OUR POLICE OFFICERS WHO ENJOY DOING WHAT THEY DO, PROTECTING AND SERVING, PROBABLY NEED TO YOU NEED TO KNOW WHO THEY ARE. THEY HAVE LIVES. THEY HAVE FAMILIES. SO WE ARE WORKING ON A WAY FOR THE COMMUNITY TO MEET OUR POLICE OFFICERS. AT THE SAME TIME, COMMUNICATION IS KEY. SO HOW DO WE COMMUNICATE THE FACT THAT WE ARE HERE TO PROTECT AND SERVE, AND IT CANNOT WORK IF OUR COMMUNITY IS NOT GOING TO MAKE THE CALL THAT THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE. THE COMMUNITY NEEDS TO MAKE THE CALL, BECAUSE THESE MEN AND WOMEN THAT I'M SO EXCITED WORK WITH US, PROTECT US AND SERVE US, PUT THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE TO. KEEP US OUT OF TROUBLE. AND SO IT WAS A VERY PRODUCTIVE MEETING. IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE DID TALK ABOUT STREETS AND DRAINAGE. THE NORMAL THERE WAS THE NORMAL STREETS AND DRAINAGE. AND THE BEST THING THAT CAME OUT OF THE TOWN HALL WAS THEIR APPRECIATION OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY AND THANK YOU, MARK, FOR BEING THERE ALSO. AND CHIEF SANSOM WAS THERE TOO. IT WAS A VERY OPEN AND HONEST DIALOG. THANK YOU. AGREED? AGREED. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? OH, WE'RE GOOD SIR. OKAY. SO NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS TO HEAR REMARKS FROM VISITORS. I DO

[4. HEAR REMARKS FROM VISITORS. ]

HAVE TWO PARTICIPATION FORMS. RITA BANE, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME FORWARD, JUST STATE YOUR NAME, YOUR ADDRESS, AND YOU'RE GOOD. MY NAME IS RITA BANE AND I LIVE AT 137 BIRDSONG LANE.

THANK YOU ALL FOR HEARING AND LISTENING. I'M HERE THIS EVENING TO TALK ABOUT A FEW THINGS. ONE OF THEM IS A PROBLEM THAT WE'RE HAVING IN OUR SUBDIVISION, GLEN HAVEN. WE HAVE A FERAL CAT ISSUE, AND WE HAVE ON ANY GIVEN DAY, THEY'RE LIVING IN THE STREETS, STORM DRAINAGE AREA, AND ON ANY GIVEN DAY, WE HAVE ANYWHERE FROM 5 TO 10 OF THEM. AND THEY'RE BECOMING A REAL MENACE. THE I, WE HAVE CONTACTED. PET CARE TRYING TO GET SOMETHING DONE.

THE INDIVIDUAL THAT I SPOKE WITH STATED THAT THERE'S ONLY ONE OF HIM, AND THAT HE CANNOT COME AND TRAP THEM BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO BE CHECKED ON HOURLY. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO RESOLVE THIS AND HOW TO ATTACK THIS ISSUE, BUT WE DO HAVE PEOPLE THAT FEED THEM. THERE ARE LEASH LAWS IN TERRELL. I GUESS EVEN A CAT HAS TO BE ON A LEASH. AND THESE CATS ARE JUST NO ONE'S CLAIMING THEM AND IT'S SAD. THEY'RE STARVING. THEY'RE GETTING INTO THE TRASH. IT'S BECOMING A BIG, BIG ISSUE. SO IF WE COULD HAVE SOME HELP ON THAT, HE SAID THAT PROCESS WAS THAT SOMEONE WAS BEING HIRED TO HELP. I'M HOPE THAT THAT'S TRUE, AND THERE CAN BE SOME OTHER INDIVIDUALS ON

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THE JOB TO TRY TO HELP RESOLVE THIS. I DON'T KNOW. THERE WERE TRAPS AT ONE POINT THAT THEY WOULD LOAN CITIZENS TO HELP TRAP THESE ANIMALS AND THEN GET THEM TO ANIMAL CONTROL. HE DOESN'T KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY TRAPS ANYMORE. BASICALLY, IT WAS JUST LEFT UP IN THE AIR.

AND I HOPE THE COUNCIL OR THERE'S SOME INDIVIDUALS THAT CAN HELP, HELP WITH THIS, BECAUSE IT'S ONLY BECOME WHEN AS THEY DEVELOP TERRANOVA BEHIND US, THERE'S WILDLIFE, THERE ARE WILD PIGS. THERE ANY NUMBER OF ANIMALS THAT ARE GOING TO COME INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AND IF WE CAN GET ON THIS EARLY BEFORE WE START HAVING ALL OF THESE ISSUES WITH ANIMALS ENDING UP IN THE SUBDIVISION, I KNOW THAT WILD HOGS HAVE BEEN AN ISSUE ACROSS ON CARL LEE, PRETTY RECENT. SO IF ANIMAL CONTROL COULD WORK WITH US AND IF WE CAN HELP, MAYBE I CAN TALK TO THE CITY MANAGER OR ANIMAL CONTROL AGAIN AND WE CAN TRY TO WORK ON THIS.

THAT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT WAS WE THINK MY HUSBAND IS VERY MUCH HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN NATURE HIS WHOLE LIFE. ON OUR FENCE ROW THERE, YOU KNOW, THE 150 ACRES BEHIND US IS WILD. IT HAS BEEN FOR ANY NUMBER OF YEARS, AT LEAST A HUNDRED, PROBABLY AN OCELOT. AND THEY'RE RARE. THEY'RE USUALLY IN SOUTH TEXAS.

THERE'S ABOUT 100 TO 120 OF THEM LEFT. WE'RE GOING TO PUT UP A GAME CAMERA. I'VE CONTACTED US. FISH WILDLIFE SERVICES, AND I HOPE THAT WE CAN FIND OUT IF THIS IS REAL, BECAUSE IT WILL HALT DEVELOPMENT BEHIND US IF THAT'S COMING SOON. AND OCELOT IS AN ENDANGERED ANIMAL IN TEXAS. AND IT COULD HAVE BEEN IT COULD HAVE COME FROM ANYWHERE. BUT WE WILL GET DEFINITE PROOF OF THAT IF WE CAN, AND OUR NEIGHBORS ARE WORKING TO HELP WITH THAT TOO. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. HOLLY MYERS. GOOD EVENING. I'M HOLLY MYERS, I LIVE AT 1670 GRIFFITH AVENUE. JUST A COUPLE OF CONCERNS, I GUESS BECAUSE BEING A PROPERTY THAT'S GOING TO BE HIGHLY AFFECTED BY THIS BEGINNING PHASE OF TERRA NOVA, I'M CONCERNED. I HAVE NOT HEARD OR WE HAVE NOT SEEN ANYTHING ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DONE BECAUSE OF THE CHEMICALS THAT WERE USED ON THE NIKE MISSILE BASE THAT COULD BE CANCER CAUSING AND SO FORTH. THERE WERE ORIGINALLY TWO PONDS THAT ARE NEXT DOOR TO MY PROPERTY THAT WERE USED BY THE MISSILE BASE TO DUMP CHEMICALS AND SO FORTH IN, AND THEY WERE COVERED OVER. AND THIS WILL BE PROPERTY THAT WILL NOW BE BULLDOZED, DUG UP THE CHEMICALS THAT ARE THERE. THEY DON'T DIE. THEY STAY IN THE GROUND. THEY GO IN THE AIR. SO I HAVE A VERY PERSONAL REASON TO BE CONCERNED BEFORE BULLDOZING STARTS RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO ME. SO I UNDERSTOOD THERE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A TESTING DONE, BUT NOBODY'S HEARD ANYTHING. NOBODY'S NOTHING'S BEEN DISCLOSED TO US AS CITIZENS. AND IT'S NOT JUST ME. I MEAN, YES, I'M VERY CLOSE TO IT, BUT PEOPLE ON BIRDSONG AND SO FORTH COULD BE HIGHLY AFFECTED BY THIS GROUND BEING DUG UP. IF IT DOES HAVE THE CHEMICALS IN IT THAT IT VERY LIKELY CAN HAVE. SO THAT WAS ONE OF MY CONCERNS. OF COURSE, MY OTHER CONCERN IS ALSO, AS THIS DEVELOPMENT STARTS, THE TRAFFIC ON GRIFFITH, I HAVE ONE OF THE BRIDGES RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY PROPERTY. I KNOW THAT BRIDGE IS SEVERELY COMPROMISED RIGHT NOW. IT'S BEEN HIT SEVERAL TIMES. IT'S IT'S FALLING APART. AND WE HAVE 18 WHEELERS THAT PRETTY MUCH ON A DAILY BASIS. I SEE AN 18 WHEELER COME DOWN. THEY LIKE TO USE GRIFFITH AS A WAY THROUGH TOWN TO AVOID. THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE ON GRIFFITH.

THEIR SIGNS UP THAT SAY THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE, BUT THEY DON'T PAY ATTENTION TO IT. I LITERALLY SEE ON A DAILY BASIS 18 WHEELERS COMING DOWN, GRIFFITH TO CUT THROUGH TO GET TO 34 SO THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO DO THE LIGHTS THROUGH THE CITY. THEY DON'T WANT TO DEAL WITH THE INTERSECTION AT WALMART, AND THEN THEY DON'T WANT TO DEAL WITH ALL THE LIGHTS. SO THEY COME DOWN GRIFFITH AND THEN THEY COME DOWN BRIDGE OVER TO 34. SO THAT'S TWO OF MY CONCERNS. I JUST WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT WHAT HAS HAPPENED WITH THIS ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DONE. THAT'S MY MAJOR CONCERN. OKAY. SO I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. ANYONE ELSE? ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE

[5. CONSENT AGENDA ]

AGENDA IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA COUNCIL. WE MAY TAKE EACH OF THESE ITEMS TOGETHER ALL

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TOGETHER. OR IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PULL ONE, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO DO SO. IF NOT, WE WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.

WE HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION FROM DONNA RENEE ANDERSON, OUR DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM FROM DISTRICT TWO, OR SECOND FROM JORGE VARGAS FROM DISTRICT THREE, TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, LET IT BE KNOWN BY STATING I, I ANY OPPOSED.

[6. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS ]

MOTION CARRIES WITH THOSE PRESENT. OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS PUBLIC HEARINGS AND CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS. ITEM 6.1 CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING A REQUEST FOR ZONE CHANGE FROM AGRICULTURAL A TO EXECUTIVE STATES. E OWN APPROXIMATELY 41.473 ACRES OF LAND SITUATED IN OAK POINT ESTATES. BLOCK A LOTS ONE THROUGH 15 BLOCK B, LOTS ONE THROUGH 17. JOHN C HILL SURVEY ABSTRACT NUMBER 202. CITY OF TERRELL KAUFMAN COUNTY, TEXAS, IDENTIFIED BY KAUFMAN COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT PROPERTY IDS 22, 4061-22, 40, 77 AND 2240 46 DASH AND 2240 60. GENERALLY LOCATED ALONG CHIPPEWA COURT AND A SAGE LANE AND TERRELL, TEXAS. CASE NUMBERS. ZONING CHANGE 26-10. RAYLAN. AIN'T THAT I KNOW. YEAH, THAT'S A LOT.

YEAH. MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS A ZONE CHANGE REQUEST. THIS IS SEMI CITY IMPOSED. THIS IS PROPERTY THAT WAS RECENTLY ANNEXED BACK IN 2022. WHAT YOU HAVE HIGHLIGHTED THERE ARE ALL OF THE PARCELS THAT ARE PART OF THE ORIGINAL DEVELOPMENT THAT WAS ANNEXED. AT THE TIME, THE DEVELOPMENT WAS ABOUT 90% COMPLETE. SINCE THE ANNEXATION, WE HAVE HAD BUILDING PERMITS FOR THE PAST 2 OR 3 LOTS THAT HAVE COME FORWARD, AND OBVIOUSLY WITHOUT ZONING ON THE PROPERTY, WE CAN'T APPROVE THE BUILDING PERMIT. SO WE WENT BACK. ALL OF THE LOTS MEET THE EXECUTIVE ESTATE ZONING, AND THAT IS THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION THAT WE GO IN AND FILL IN JUST THE ZONING FOR THIS PARTICULAR DEVELOPMENT.

THE NOTICES WERE SENT OUT TO THE ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS, AND THIS ITEM WAS APPROVED BY PNC UNANIMOUSLY FOR THE ZONING CHANGE. WONDERFUL. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. SO AT THIS TIME, WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE COMMENTS ON THE ZONE CHANGE FROM AG TO EXECUTIVE ESTATES ON APPROXIMATELY 41.473 ACRES OF LAND. IS THERE ANYONE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS PROPOSAL? HEARING NONE, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. MOVE ON TO ITEM 6.2. YES, MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. ITEM 6.2 IS TO CONSIDER PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION ORDINANCE NUMBER 373177.

AMENDING APPENDIX TWO ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TERRELL AND CHANGING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION FROM AGRICULTURAL A TO EXECUTIVE ESTATE E ON APPROXIMATELY 41.473 ACRES OF LAND DEPICTED WITHIN THE SPECIAL WARRANTY DEED WITHIN EXHIBIT A AND ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF FOR ALL PURPOSES, AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP, PROVIDING A PENALTY, PROVIDING SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, GREG. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR RAY? I GUESS THIS WAS A UNANIMOUS VOTE TO APPROVE, RIGHT? YES. PLANNING AND ZONING.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR RAY ON THIS ITEM? NO. OKAY. THIS IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 3177. IS THERE A MOTION. MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 3177.

I HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND WE HAVE A MOTION FROM STEPHANIE HOLMES THOMAS OR DISTRICT FOUR REPRESENTATIVE AND A SECOND FROM DONNA RENEE ANDERSON, OUR DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM FROM DISTRICT TWO, TO APPROVE THE ZONING. OR ORDINANCE NUMBER 3177. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, LET IT BE KNOWN BY STATING I, I ANY OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES AND ALL THOSE PRESENT. OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS. 6.3 CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE COMMENT REGARDING THE AUTHORIZATION AND CREATION OF THE TERRA NOVA PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER THREE,

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72 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE. RAYLAND. WHAT YOU HAVE TONIGHT IS A PUBLIC HEARING. THIS IS THE CREATION OF A PIDD, AND THIS WILL BE PART OF TOURS NUMBER EIGHT, WHICH YOU PREVIOUSLY APPROVED, WHICH ENCOMPASSES THE TERRA NOVA DEVELOPMENT. JUST TO KEEP IN MIND, THE KIDS ARE SIMPLY THE FUNDING MECHANISM FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN THAT DISTRICT. ANY PIDD PROCEEDS AND ALSO THE PIDD CHARGES THAT GO TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS. THEY ARE BORN TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN A PARTICULAR AREA, SO THEY DO NOT SUPERSEDE ANYTHING OUTSIDE OF THAT BOUNDARY. I'M SORRY, I APOLOGIZE. THIS IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE A FUNDING MECHANISM FOR THE CERTAIN PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE TERRA NOVA DISTRICT. ONLY ANY CHARGES OR REVENUE ARE GENERATED SPECIFICALLY THROUGH THE BOUNDARY THAT IS PROVIDED, SO THAT THE OUTSIDE PATRONS AND ANYONE WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OUTSIDE OF THAT BOUNDARY WILL NOT BE WILL NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE ADDITIONAL TAX. THIS IS SIMPLY A FUNDING MECHANISM FOR THE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WILL BE USED FOR THE TERRA NOVA. AGAIN, ALL OF THIS WAS APPROVED WITHIN TOURS NUMBER EIGHT AND ABIDES BY THAT FINANCIAL PLAN. AND THE TOTAL DOLLAR AMOUNT ESTIMATED IS OVER $400 MILLION. IS THAT CORRECT? YES, SIR. OF IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CITY. AND THAT INCLUDES STREETS, WATER, SEWER, PARKS, DRAINAGE, DRAINAGE, ALL OF IT. RIGHT. SO SO EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THAT THAT IS GOING TO BE PAID FOR FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AS IT OCCURS, NOT USING CURRENT TAX DOLLARS THAT WE COLLECT FROM THE CITY. THIS IS AN ADDITIONAL TAX THAT WILL BE TAXED TO THE RESIDENTS OF THAT DISTRICT. EXACTLY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL REGARDING THE AUTHORIZATION AND CREATION OF A TERRA NOVA PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT? HEARING NONE. WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, MOVE ON TO ITEM 6.4.

YES, MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, WE BRING TO YOU TONIGHT RESOLUTION NUMBER 2310, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF TERRELL, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING AND CREATING THE TERRA NOVA PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 372 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, RESOLVING OTHER MATTERS INCIDENT AND RELATING THERETO, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SO, RYAN, I APPRECIATE YOU ADDRESSING.

ONE OF THE CONCERNS I THINK THAT I HAD WAS SOME OF THE VERBIAGE WHEN IT SAID IT MAY INCLUDE RATHER THAN SHALL. RIGHT. THE REASON THAT THE VERBIAGE IS MAY IS THAT IT LISTS SOME OF THE ITEMS WITHIN THE RESOLUTION, BUT UNDERSTANDING THAT IT ALWAYS REVERTS BACK TO THE ORIGINAL FINANCE PLAN THAT WAS APPROVED, AND ALSO ANY INVOICING FOR REIMBURSEMENT THAT COMES FROM THE DEVELOPER GOES THROUGH THAT CHECKS AND BALANCES OF IT MATCHING BACK TO THE VERSE NUMBER EIGHT FINANCING. OKAY. SO THERE IS A DOCUMENT OR A MECHANISM TO FORCE THE DEVELOPER TO DO WHAT HE SAYS HE'S GOING TO DO. YES, SIR.

OKAY. GREAT. WONDERFUL. ALL RIGHT. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR RAYLAN HEARING NONE. THIS IS RESOLUTION NUMBER 232310. IS THERE A MOTION ON RESOLUTION 2310? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 2310. WE HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM JORGE VARGAS. DISTRICT THREE, A SECOND FROM DONNA RENEE ANDERSON, OUR DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM FROM DISTRICT TWO, TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION NUMBER 2310 AS PRESENTED. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, LET IT BE KNOWN BY STATING I, I ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES AN END TO VOTE OF THOSE PRESENT. OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS 6.5. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER RESOLUTION 2311 APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION AND FUNDING OF AUTHORIZED IMPROVEMENTS AND REIMBURSEMENTS OF ADVANCES, TERRA NOVA PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT BETWEEN THE CITY OF TERRELL, TEXAS AND NM10 TERRELL LLC, A TEXAS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. RAYLAN. THIS RESOLUTION SIMPLY ALLOWS THE MAYOR TO SIGN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. AS IT IS STATED, THE.

IT JUST SIMPLY DEFINES THE TERMS OF THE REPAYMENT. SO THE DEVELOPER WILL BE REIMBURSED FOR THOSE EXPENSES THAT ARE APPROVED BY OUR THIRD PARTY CONSULTANT, AND THEN ALSO

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VERIFIED BY OUR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. AS FAR AS PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE THAT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED. BUT THERE ARE SEVERAL CHECKS AND BALANCES ALONG THE WAY. BUT THIS IS SIMPLY THE TERMS OF THAT REPAYMENT. ANY REIMBURSEMENT PRIOR TO ME SIGNING OVER THAT WOULD BE HANDLED BY STAFF AND NOT DIRECTLY BY ME. JUST FOR CLARIFICATION. YES. ON THE AGREEMENT. YES. DEFINE THAT TERM. RIGHT. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? AGAIN, THIS IS RESOLUTION 2311. IS THERE A MOTION ON RESOLUTION 2311. I MAKE A MOTION TO PASS TWO.

RESOLUTION NUMBER 2311. I HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM DONNA RENEE ANDERSON OUR DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM DISTRICT TWO, A SECOND FROM STEPHANIE HOLMES THOMAS OR DISTRICT FOUR REPRESENTATIVE TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 2311 AS PRESENTED.

IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, LET IT BE KNOWN BY STATING I, I ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES AND THEN ALL OF THOSE PRESENT. OUR NEXT ITEM ON

[7. BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS ]

THE AGENDA IS TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER PART BOARD APPOINTMENT. COUNCIL. IS THERE A MOTION TO POSTPONE ITEM 7.1? PLEASE DO WE. ON THE PART BOARD. NUMBER. WHO'S. WHO'S THAT FALL UNDER.

YES. IT'S IRONIC. SO WE WE. YEAH. I MAKE A MOTION TO POSTPONE. 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, A SECOND FROM STEPHANIE HOLMES THOMAS, DISTRICT FOUR REPRESENTATIVE, TO POSTPONE ITEM 7.1. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, LET IT BE KNOWN BY STATING I, I ANY OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES AND AND PRESIDENT REAL QUICK, MAYOR, YOU SAID THIS IS FALLS UNDER ME FOR FOR FUTURE REFERENCE CURRENTLY CURRENTLY AS IT SITS NOW IT WE HAVEN'T MADE ANY ADJUSTMENTS TO WHICH COUNCIL MEMBER AND WHICH BOARD. HOWEVER. AND WE'RE GETTING A LITTLE BIT OFF THE TOPIC, BUT BECAUSE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BOARD APPOINTMENTS AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RESPONSIBILITIES AND HOW WE DO THAT CURRENTLY, THERE'S SOME DISCUSSION ON HOW WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE WITH THE BOARD APPOINTMENTS. SO BEFORE WE DO THAT, I WANTED TO GET ALL THAT SET IN PLACE, AND THEN WE CAN PICK THAT UP AGAIN. SOUNDS GOOD SIR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTION. GOOD. SO AGAIN, WE HAD A MOTION. WE HAD A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. LET IT BE KNOWN BY SAYING I. I. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIED. BOTH THE PRESIDENT. OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS 7.2. DISCUSSING. CONSIDER APPOINTMENTS REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE BUILDING STANDARDS COMMISSION. AGAIN, WE'RE GOING TO POSTPONE A. 7.2 IS THERE A MOTION, PLEASE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO POSTPONE. 7.2 WE HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION FROM JORGE VARGAS, DISTRICT THREE, A SECOND FROM DONNA RENEE ANDERSON, OUR DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM FROM DISTRICT TWO, TO POSTPONE ITEM 7.2. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, LET IT BE KNOWN BY STATING I, I ANY OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES WITHIN A VOTE OF THOSE PRESENT OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPOINTMENTS TO THE CITY CHARTER AMENDMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE. THIS IS GOING TO BE HANDLED BY OUR SENIOR POLICY ANALYST, OMAR AMATO. OH, I'M SORRY, I DID. ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO BACK. 7.3 IS DISCUSSION. CONSIDER RESOLUTION NUMBER 2314 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TERRELL, TEXAS, APPOINTING JORGE VARGAS TO SERVE AS A DIRECTOR ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE TERRELL HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION TO FILL THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF MAY RONNIE VELAZQUEZ AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. AND MY APOLOGIES, THIS IS IMPORTANT. GO AHEAD. MARK. SO WITH THE CHANGE ON CITY COUNCIL, THE TERRELL HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS MADE UP OF THE CITY COUNCIL AS APPOINTED AT A MEETING EARLIER. SO THIS EVENING, WE'RE ASKING YOU TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 2314, WHICH WOULD REMOVE MORAN VELAZQUEZ FROM THE TERRELL HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION AND REPLACE HER WITH JORGE VARGAS, WHO NOW SITS ON CITY COUNCIL. IS THERE A MOTION FOR RESOLUTION NUMBER 2314? I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 2314. WE HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION FROM STEPHANIE HOLMES THOMAS DISTRICT FOUR, A SECOND FROM DONNA RENEE ANDERSON, OUR DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM FROM DISTRICT TWO, TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 2314 IS PRESENTED. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, LET IT BE KNOWN BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES AN END OF ALL THOSE PRESENT NOW. 7.4 DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPOINTMENTS TO

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THE CITY CHARTER AMENDMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE. AGAIN, THIS IS OMARA MATA. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. WE PREVIOUSLY BROUGHT TO YOU BACK IN MARCH. THE PROCESS OF GOING THROUGH THE CHARTER AMENDMENT. AND SO DONNA AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON GETTING US TEED UP FOR THAT. SO OUR NEXT STEP IN THE PROCESS IS GOING TO BE GETTING NOMINATIONS FROM THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL REGARDING THAT REVIEW COMMITTEE MADE UP OF THE CITIZENS OF TERRELL.

JUST TO GIVE YOU GUYS A LITTLE BIT OF MOVING FORWARD, WE HAVE MOVED FORWARD WITH AN ATTORNEY THAT'S GOING TO BE KIND OF GUIDING US THROUGH THAT PROCESS AND HIRING A FIRM TO LEAD US THROUGH THAT PROCESS. THE ATTORNEYS. AND SO BASED ON WHAT THEY HAVE RECOMMENDED, WE WILL WAIT UNTIL WE HAVE THOSE NAMES, CONTACT THEM, SET UP THOSE MEETINGS, GET THEM GOING SO WE CAN MEET OUR TIMELINE FOR THAT NOVEMBER ELECTION. AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS WITH MORE DETAILS IF Y'ALL HAVE THEM. OKAY, SO WE DO. IF YOU HAVE YOUR APPOINTMENT READY. WE DON'T INDIVIDUALLY, WE DO THEM TOGETHER. DONE INDIVIDUALLY. OKAY. WE'LL START WITH DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM, DO YOU HAVE SOMEONE. YES, I NOMINATE ANDREA SALAS DANIELS FROM MY DISTRICT.

OKAY. THERE IS A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM DONNA RENEE ANDERSON AND A SECOND FROM STEPHANIE HOLMES THOMAS TO APPOINT ANDREA, WHO WAS WHAT WAS HER? DAMARIS. WHAT WAS THE 97? ANDREA? ANDREA. STARLESS. DANIELS. DANIELS. TO OUR NAME. I'M IN OUR REVIEW COMMITTEE FOR OUR CITY CHARTER. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, LET IT BE KNOWN BY STATING I, I ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. LET'S DO. STEPHANIE HOLMES THOMAS, DISTRICT FOUR. I'LL POINT CHARLES. WHITAKER, MY DISTRICT. IS THAT A MOTION? OH YES. THAT IS A MOTION. OKAY, I HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM FROM STEPHANIE HOLMES THOMAS, DISTRICT FOUR, A SECOND FROM DONNA RENEE ANDERSON, OUR DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM DISTRICT TWO, TO APPOINT CHARLES WHITAKER TO THE CHARTER. THE CITY CHARTER AMENDMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, LET IT BE KNOWN BY STATING I, I ANY OBJECTIONS? MOTION CARRIED. NEXT ITEM I'M IN, SO I'LL DO. MAYOR PRO TEM DISTRICT FIVE PHIL ROBERTSON REACHED OUT TO ME AND HE WOULD LIKE TO APPOINT. SO THIS IS A MOTION I MOVE TO APPOINT. HILARY HAZEL TO THE CITY CHARTER AMENDMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE. THAT IS A MOTION. MAY I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM THE MAYOR, SECOND FROM STEPHANIE HOLMES THOMAS OR DISTRICT FOUR REPRESENTATIVE TO APPOINT HILARY HAZEL FOR OUR MAYOR PRO TEM PHIL ROBERTSON'S DISTRICT FIVE APPOINTEE. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, LET IT BE KNOWN BY STATING I, I ANY OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES FOR WHAT? DO YOU HAVE SOMEONE YET, DO YOU KNOW. YES SIR, I DO ACTUALLY, I DO HAVE ONE. I DO THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE INFORMATION SO I CAN START EARLY AND GET GOING ON THIS. ON MY NOMINEE, I'D LIKE TO APPOINT JUAN SALAZAR AS A CITY CHARTER AMENDMENT FOR THE REVIEW COMMITTEE. OKAY, OKAY. IS THAT YOUR MOTION? THAT'S MY MOTION. YES, SIR. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE JUAN SALAZAR AS THE APPOINTEE FOR THE CITY CHARTER CHARTER AMENDMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE. OKAY, I HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM JORGE VARGAS AND A SECOND FROM DONNA RENEE ANDERSON, OUR DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM DISTRICT TWO, TO APPOINT JUAN SALAZAR TO THE CITY CHARTER AMENDMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, LET IT BE KNOWN BY STATING I, I ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES A VOTE PRESENT. AND THEN LASTLY, THE MAYOR. MY MOTION IS TO APPOINT SUSIE SMITH TO THE CITY CHARTER AMENDMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE. MAY I HAVE A SECOND, PLEASE? SECOND, I HAVE A. SO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FROM STEPHANIE

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HOLMES THOMAS FOR DISTRICT FOUR REPRESENTATIVE TO APPOINT SUSIE SMITH TO THE CITY CHARTER AMENDMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, LET IT BE KNOWN BY STATING I I ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIED. A VOTE PRESENT. WE HAVE OUR COMMITTEE SET. WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE WORK, AND THEY'RE ALL YOURS, MYRA. WE WILL BE REACHING OUT TO THEM. WE WILL SET. THOSE ACCOMMODATING THEIR SCHEDULE AS WE SEE FIT, AND THEN WE WILL BE COMING BACK TO YOU GUYS WITH THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS AND ANY UPDATES. FREE TO REACH OUT TO DON OR MYSELF, AND WE'LL BE HAPPY TO UPDATE Y'ALL. AND FYI COUNCIL, WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE THIS READY FOR THE MAY AT THE NOVEMBER BALLOT. YES, SIR. AND WE'RE LOOKING, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, THEY WILL BE COMING BACK TO YOU BEFORE AUGUST BEFORE YOU HAVE TO CALL THAT THAT VOTE BEFORE THAT TIME. SO YOU GUYS HAVE TIME TO REVIEW IN ORDER TO HAVE IT ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT IN THE NOVEMBER. YES, SIR. OKAY, GOOD. THANK YOU,

[8. BUSINESS ITEMS ]

THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS 8.1. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AUTHORIZING AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AMENDMENT TO THE FIXED BASE OPERATOR, FBO AGREEMENT AND AGREEMENT OF RFQ 26-03. THIS IS OUR CITY ENGINEER, CHRIS KNAPP. SO, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I COME BEFORE YOU AGAIN TALKING ABOUT THE AIRPORT AND FOLLOW UP ON THE RFP THAT WE'VE ISSUED OUT TO GET PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP INVOLVED IN THE AIRPORT. AND NOW I'M HERE TO COME BEFORE YOU AND WRAP THAT UP IN A BOW TO PRESENT THAT TO YOU. SO IN THE RFP THAT WE WENT OUT FOR A PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP INVOLVEMENT, WE HAD ONE APPLICANT THAT WAS APEX AERO THAT YOU WERE FAMILIAR WITH. THAT IS ACTUALLY OUR CURRENT FBO OUT THERE. SO WE'VE BEEN NEGOTIATING AND DISCUSSING WITH THEM. IF YOU'LL GO TO PAGE 172, AND WE'LL KIND OF GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT ALL THIS INVOLVES. SO BASICALLY APEX AND THE CITY OF TERRELL WILL GET TOGETHER AND NEGOTIATE HERE. AS THIS FORMALIZED AS MUCH AGREEMENT HERE TO BUILD A 1200 ZERO SQUARE FOOT HANGAR, IT'S GOING TO BE A COMMUNITY HANGAR, WHICH MEANS APEX WILL BE MANAGING IT AND HOUSING JETS IN THERE. IT'S MAINLY WHAT'S GOING TO BE IN THERE. THESE ARE FOR THE OVERNIGHT JETS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE THAT WE HOUSE. WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT. PEOPLE THAT HAVE JETS DO NOT LIKE TO LEAVE THEM OUTSIDE. THEY'RE JUST A LITTLE PICKY. SO SO THE INTENT HERE THERE IS A NEED. THERE'S BEEN A GREAT DEAL OF INVOLVEMENT FOR THEM. AND APEX IS ELECTED TO VENTURE IN AND INVEST A GREAT DEAL OF THEIR MONEY. AND TO DO THIS. SO WHAT'S GOING TO BE INVOLVED IS A 12,000 SQUARE FOOT HANGAR. AND THEN RIGHT NEXT TO IT IS A 300 ZERO SQUARE FOOT HANGAR. AND THEN YOU SEE THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF A BREEZEWAY, AND THERE'S GOING TO BE CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN THE MAIN TERMINAL AND THE HANGAR AND THE COMMUNITY HANGAR. SO THERE'LL BE ALL ONE COMPLEX. SO INVOLVEMENT IN THIS WOULD BE TAKING A AMENDMENT TO THE CURRENT FBO, BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO GET THE REVENUE OFF FUEL SALES. SO TO HELP EDUCATE BACK UP A LITTLE BIT, WE GET A PERCENTAGE, THOSE OF OF EVERY GALLON THAT WE SELL, THE CITY GETS A PERCENTAGE OF THAT. AND THEN APEX GETS THE OTHER PART OF THAT. AND THAT'S HOW THEY GET THEIR REVENUE. SO WE RECENTLY HAVE BECOME A CAA MEMBER THAT'S BECOMING BASICALLY THE COSTCO AND THE SAMS OF GETTING GAS FOR JETS AND AIRCRAFT. SO MAINLY FOR THE JETS. AND THEY'LL FLY PEOPLE JUST LIKE YOU DRIVE AND SIT IN LINE FOR AN EXTRA DOLLAR OFF. GAS JETS WILL ACTUALLY FLY TO TERRELL JUST TO GET THE CHEAP GAS LOAD UP AND LEAVE. SO THEIR INVOLVEMENT THIS AMENDMENT HERE ON THESE TWO CONTRACTS, ONE IS FOR THE AMENDMENT OF THE FBO AND THE FUEL SALES. AND THEN THE OTHER ONE IS ACTUALLY A LAND LEASE FOR THE 1200 ZERO SQUARE FOOT HANGAR. SO THE CITY WILL BE GETTING REVENUE OFF THAT. SO IN ADDITION, THEY HAVE ASKED FOR ADDITIONAL FIRST RIGHTS CHOICE ON LAND THAT'S ADJACENT TO THAT. SO WE HAVE NEGOTIATED THAT IF YOU WANT FIRST RIGHTS, YOU PAY FOR THAT FIRST RIGHT OF ABILITY. SO THAT'S INCLUDED IN THE CONTRACT. SO THAT'S WHAT'S BEFORE YOU.

WHAT ELSE IS THERE. I DON'T ANTICIPATE ANYTHING ELSE IN THERE. THAT'S PRETTY, PRETTY FAR FORWARD TO THAT. NOTHING ADDITIONAL TO THAT. SO I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. ALRIGHT.

THANK YOU CHRIS. I'M, I'M EXCITED THAT WE'RE STARTING TO SEE SOME MOVEMENT OUT AT THE

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AIRPORT. WE'VE ALWAYS KNOWN THAT WE'VE HAD A JEWEL THERE AND AN ASSET THAT JUST WASN'T UTILIZED AND BEING USED IN A WAY THAT I THOUGHT IT HAD THE POTENTIAL TO. SO THE FIRST RIGHT OF REFUSAL ON THE PROPERTY, IF WE HAVE A INTERESTED BUYER, THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO MATCH IT. OR IS IT JUST THEY HAVE FIRST RIGHT OF REFUSAL FOR MARKET VALUE, MARKET VALUE OR MARKET VALUE. APEX WOULD HAVE THE FIRST RIGHT TO EITHER PURCHASE THAT LAND OR THEY CAN PURCHASE BECAUSE IT'S LAND LEASE, RIGHT. BUT THEY CAN BE OBLIGATED INTO THAT. AND IF WE HAVE SOMEONE THAT'S INTERESTED IN BUILDING A BETTER SPREADING AND BEING PART OF OUR MASTER PLAN, RIGHT? AND THEY GET FIRST, RIGHT? JUST DIFFERENT THAN DOING IT FOR LAND. YEAH. NO, THE FIRST, RIGHT. IF YOU DON'T WANT IT, THEN IT GOES TO THE SECOND, RIGHT? YEAH. NO, I AGREE AND THAT'S FAIR. I THINK THAT'S FAIR. Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR CHRIS ON THIS ITEM. I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT. SO IF WE EVER CHANGE THE FBO. IT'S THE HANGAR IS BUILT ON THE PROPERTY WE OWN THAT WE'RE LEASING. IS THE HANGAR OURS? IS IT SO AT THE AT THE END OF THE TERM OF THE LEASE OF THE THE AGREEMENT, THE ASSET BECOMES THE PROPERTY OF THE CITY. OKAY. AND THAT'S VERY COMMON ON ANY OF OUR PROPERTY IN THE AIRPORT. SO ANY NEW LAND LEASES WILL DO THE. THEY. IT'S $0.40 A SQUARE FOOT. THEN WHEN THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT EXPIRES, THE ASSET NOW BECOMES PART OF THE CITY. AND I PROBABLY WON'T BE HERE BY THE END. IT'S GOING TO BE MANY, MANY YEARS DOWN THE ROAD. BUT THE WAY THE THE THE PROCESS WORKS IS ONCE YOU OBTAIN THE ASSET, YOU'LL GET IT REAPPRAISED. AND NOW THE, THE ASSET'S GOING TO BE WORTH, YOU KNOW, $2 MILLION AND YOU ELECT TO RENT IT OUT. YOU'RE GOING TO PAY RENT ON THE VALUE OF $2 MILLION. YOU WON'T PAY THE LAND LEASE ANYMORE BECAUSE YOU'LL OWN THE ASSET. SO THIS ANGER WILL BE LEASING TO PEOPLE THAT OWN JETS. BUT HOW MANY JETS CAN FIT IN A 12 IN A 1200 ZERO SQUARE FOOT? IT DEPENDS ON THE JET, BUT COMMONLY ANYWHERE FROM ABOUT 6 TO 8, DEPENDING ON THE SIZE. AND IT'S ONLY NOT STORED OVERNIGHT. WELL, THE STORE, IF THEY WANT TO STAY THERE ALL WEEK, WE'LL STAY IN THERE. WE HAVE A LOT OF PHONE CALL CONVERSATION GOING ON RIGHT NOW WITH FIFA. THAT'S THE SOCCER THAT WE ARE GETTING PHONE CALLS OF STORING SOME AIRCRAFT HERE. OKAY, SO YOU WILL ACTUALLY PAY A PREMIUM IF YOU WANT TO BE UNDER SHELTER AND UNDER THE IN A GARAGE VERSUS BEING OUT ON THE RUNWAY OR ON THE PARKING LOT. SO I'M SORRY, COUNCILWOMAN, I DIDN'T MEAN TO INTERRUPT YOUR QUESTION. GO AHEAD. IT WAS SOMETHING ABOUT THE PERCENTAGE. IT'S WHAT PERCENTAGE DO WE GET OF THE SALES FOR THE FUEL? DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT IS OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD? $0.21 A GALLON. OKAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? HOW MUCH? AVERAGE OF GALLONS WE SELL. DO THEY BY AVERAGE. SO JETS ARE A PRIMARY WHERE YOU MAKE A GREAT DEAL OF FUEL SALES. WE SELL AROUND 10,000 TO 11,000, 12,000 GALLONS A YEAR. THAT'S STEADILY GOING UP AS OUR USAGE GOING UP NATURALLY. BUT 10,000 GALLONS OF JET WILL PURCHASE ANYWHERE FROM 200 GALLONS TO 900 GALLONS AT A TIME. SO THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD CHUNK. IT IS. THE SMALL PISTON AIRCRAFT, MUCH SMALLER, ANYWHERE FROM 20 GALLONS TO 100 GALLONS, 150 GALLONS. BUT JET A FUEL. GREAT DEAL. MAYOR, HOW MANY GALLONS DO YOU BUY FOR YOUR JET? YEAH, DON'T START RUMORS, MAN. I KNOW, AND THAT'S PRETTY STANDARD. THE $0.21 A GALLON IS PRETTY MUCH THE RATE. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. CHRIS, CAN I ASK YOU THIS? I'M SORRY. THIS IS A PRETTY BIG INVESTMENT. HOW MUCH IS THE INVESTMENT? I JUST WANT TO GET RIGHT TO THE DOLLAR AMOUNT FOR THEM BUILDING THIS HANGAR. DO YOU HAVE AN IDEA? IT'S ABOUT $1 MILLION. OKAY, THAT'S AT LEAST $1 MILLION. THAT'S GOOD. THEY'RE IN IT VERY DEEP. YEAH. AND THEY'RE LOOKING NOT JUST FOR THE SHORT HAUL OF TEN YEARS. THEY'RE LOOKING FOR MUCH LONGER. YEAH. OKAY. I JUST WANT TO HEAR THAT NUMBER. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. CHRIS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT FOR THE FIXED BASE OPERATOR? I'LL MAKE YOU GO AHEAD. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENT FOR THE FIX FOR THE FIXED BASE OPERATOR AGREEMENT AND THE AGREEMENT FOR THE RFQ 26-03 MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION FROM JORGE VARGAS, DISTRICT THREE, A

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SECOND FROM STEPHANIE HOLMES THOMAS, DISTRICT FOUR, TO APPROVE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT TO THE FIXED BASE OPERATOR, FBO AGREEMENT AND AGREEMENT OF RFQ 26-03. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, LET IT BE KNOWN BY STATING I, I ANY OPPOSED? ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES AN END OF ALL THOSE PRESENT. OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS. 8.2 COUNCIL. WE NEED TO POSTPONE THIS ITEM. MAY I HAVE A MOTION? I MAKE A MOTION TO POSTPONE. THANK YOU. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM DONNA RENEE ANDERSON, OUR DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM DISTRICT TWO, A SECOND FROM STEPHANIE HOLMES THOMAS, DISTRICT FOUR, TO POSTPONE ITEM 8.2. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, LET IT BE KNOWN BY STATING I, I ANY

[9. INFORMATION REPORTS ]

OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES AN END TO VOTE PRESENT. OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA COUNCIL ARE TO RECEIVE OUR HOUSING DEPARTMENT MONTHLY REPORT AND ALSO RECEIVE JANUARY THROUGH MARCH OF 2026 OR MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING QUARTERLY REPORT. I WOULD ASK THAT YOU EACH REACH OUT TO STAFF IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR WOULD LIKE CLARITY ON ANY OF THOSE REPORTS AT THIS

[10. ADJOURN INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 551 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE TO DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING]

TIME. WE'RE GOING TO ADJOURN INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION FIVE FIVE, ONE OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, TO DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING SECTION 551.087 DELIBERATIONS REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS. WE ARE NOW IN EXECUTIVE SESSION, PRETTY. OKAY. OH, OKAY. AT THIS TIME WE WILL RECONVENE INTO

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

REGULAR SESSION AND CONSIDER ACTION, IF ANY, ON ITEMS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

ARE THERE ANY MOTIONS?

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