[4. HEAR REMARKS FROM VISITORS.]
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[6. NEW BUSINESS]
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GOING TO BE ROLLOVERS INTO FISCAL YEAR 27. AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT FUTURE BUDGETS LATER IN THE AGENDA. YOUR FACADE REIMBURSEMENTS. WE HAVE A REQUEST LATER IN THE AGENDA.
ALSO YOUR DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIPS IS WHERE WE RECOGNIZE YOUR NEW RFQ 2601 380 AGREEMENT. AND ALSO THE SKINNY BUILDING PROJECT, WHICH WAS APPROVED DURING YOUR LAST THE LAST TIME THAT YOU MET CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. I'LL GIVE YOU AN UPDATE DURING OUR DOWNTOWN UPDATES THAT WE WERE FINALLY APPROVED FOR THE LEASE SPACE FOR THE WROUGHT IRON FENCING.
WE GOT THAT THIS WEEK. SO THAT'S VERY EXCITING. SO WE'LL BE MOVING FORWARD ON THAT. PARK
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IMPROVEMENTS ARE GOING VERY WELL. YOU WILL NOTICE THAT WE ARE NOT HAVING A RIBBON CUTTING FOR THE SPLASH PAD TODAY. I WILL SAY THE WEATHER HAS NOT BEEN VERY KIND TO US DURING THIS PROCESS, BUT WE ARE WORKING. THERE IS LOTS OF ACTIVITY GOING ON IN THE PARK.IN FACT, WE'VE GOT CONTRACTORS WORKING OVER THE WEEKEND. THEY ASKED FOR SOME EXTRA TIME TO TRY TO GET SOME THINGS DONE BEFORE THURSDAY. SO WE'RE STILL IT'S MOVING FORWARD, BUT WE HAVE HAD TO WORK AROUND A LOT MORE RAIN THAN WE EXPECTED THIS YEAR. ENGINEERING CONTRACTS AND THE VERY LAST PAGE IS JUST WHERE WE KEEP UP WITH YOUR INCIDENTS. QUESTIONS FOR RAELYN REGARDING THE FINANCIAL REPORT. I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE FINANCIAL REPORT, BUT JUST ON THE SPLASH PAD, DO WE THINK IT'S GOING TO BE READY BY THURSDAY OR THERE'S NO WAY IT'S GOING TO BE READY BY THURSDAY. BUT WE, THE CONSTRUCTION CREWS, WILL HAVE EVERYTHING CLEANED UP ON THURSDAY, AND WE'LL HAVE SOME SAFETY FENCE IN PLACE. WE HAD SOME SIGNS PRINTED THIS WEEK SO THAT WE CAN ADVERTISE THAT IT'S GOING TO BE OPEN. THERE'S ALSO GOING TO BE A NEW PLAYGROUND THAT, OF COURSE, ARRIVES 48 HOURS AFTER JUNETEENTH. SO I MEAN, YOU NAME IT AND EVERY AND IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN THE THE NEXT WEEK. SO Y'ALL JUST KEEP PARTYING AND, AND IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT SUMMER. YEAH. IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT SUMMER AT BREEZY HILL.
AND WE'RE JUST, WE'RE JUST GOING TO KEEP HAVING EXCITING THINGS HAPPEN. BUT THERE IS NEW PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT THAT'S ALSO GOING TO BE DELIVERED IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. IS THE WHY DON'T YOU CALL IT THE SOD THE SEED AT THE SOCCER FIELD? IS IT PROGRESSING AS EXPECTED? REALLY? REALLY. WE HAVE GOTTEN SO MUCH RAIN. I DIDN'T KNOW IF THAT WAS A BENEFIT OR DETRIMENT. GOOD.
WE'VE BEEN REALLY HAPPY WITH THEM. THEY'VE DONE A GOOD JOB. OKAY, AWESOME. OTHER QUESTIONS REGARDING THE FINANCIAL REPORT. ALL RIGHT. IF NOT THE NEXT ITEM, WELL, DO WE NEED AN APPROVAL ON THE FINANCIAL REPORT? OKAY, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FINANCIAL REPORT AS PRESENTED. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. THANK YOU SARAH. THANK YOU. MARY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING I OPPOSED SAME SIGN ITEM 6.2. WE WILL DISCUSS AND CONSIDER A DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION GRANT REQUEST FOR 105 WESTMORE AVENUE. SO WHAT YOU DO HAVE IN YOUR PACKET IS SOME RENDERINGS FOR 105 WESTMORE, WHICH WE ALL KNOW AS TERRELL COFFEE CO. I HAVE SPOKEN TO HER THE FENCING, I DO NOT THINK IS APPROPRIATE BECAUSE IT DOES COVER UP THE MURAL, BUT SHE DOES HAVE HER QUOTES TOGETHER FROM HER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY. AND SO WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT 200 $0. I THINK THAT WE STILL HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF WORK TO DO ON WHAT THAT PATIO AND EXTERIOR IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE BEING COGNIZANT OF THE THE NEIGHBORS AND ALSO THE MURAL THAT'S THERE. BUT I WAS JUST KIND OF GIVING YOU AN UPDATE ON TERRELL COFFEE CO, AND THEN I ALSO HAVE GRAYSON COMPANY, WHO I THOUGHT MAYBE THEY WOULD HAVE A PACKET IN THIS MONTH. THEY'RE PUTTING TOGETHER SOME INFORMATION AS WELL. JANE REACHED OUT TO ME YESTERDAY, THE HIGH SCHOOL ART CLUB STARTED A MURAL ON THE FRONT OF THEIR BUILDING, AND IT'S ALL SKETCHED AND OUTLINED, BUT EVIDENTLY THEY HAVE NOT SHOWN BACK UP TO COMPLETE IT. SO JANE HAS REACHED OUT TO ME TO SEE IF WE CAN HELP FIND SOMEONE TO COME FINISH THAT MURAL FOR HER, SO HOPEFULLY HER MURAL WILL ALSO GET DONE IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS OR MONTHS. SO CURRENTLY THE DISCUSSION IS ONLY AROUND THE 105 WESTMORE.
THAT INFORMATION HAS BEEN PRESENTED. QUESTIONS. WHAT WAS HER RESPONSE TO THE FENCE? SHE UNDERSTOOD. YEAH. AND AND SO I THINK THAT'S WHY SHE WAS GIVEN SOME DIFFERENT PICTURES AND IDEAS. BUT WE'LL WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE AGREES WITH WHAT GOES UP. SO I THINK, I THINK WE CAN, WE CAN WORK IT OUT AND STILL GIVE HER THE PATIO SPACE WITHOUT BLOCKING THE OTHER BUILDING. SO THE $7,200 LINE ITEM FOR BUILD PLANNERS AND WROUGHT IRON FENCE.
I ASSUME A PART OF THAT WILL CONTINUE. WILL THE PLANTERS STILL. WELL, WE'LL STILL WANT TO DO SOME PLANTERS. I'M GOING TO SIT DOWN WITH HER CONTRACTOR THIS NEXT WEEK AND TALK ABOUT WITHIN WITHIN THIS BUDGET, WHAT WE CAN ADD BACK THERE. THAT WOULD GIVE HER A LITTLE BIT OF SEPARATION. I UNDERSTAND WHAT SHE'S TRYING TO DO. PROBABLY BLOCK THE THE PARKING, BUT WE
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MAY BE ABLE TO DO SOME LOWER PLANTERS TO GIVE HER THAT SAME SECLUSION. BUT WOULDN'T IT ALSO BE A SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. SO I THINK THAT'S WHY THE FENCING CAME UP WAS TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE WERE PROTECTED THERE ALONG SOUTH ALLEY. SO WE'RE JUST GOING TO COME UP WITH SOME DIFFERENT IDEAS BECAUSE WE'LL NEED THAT FOR OTHER PROPERTIES ALONG SOUTH ALLEY. SO WE'LL WE'LL COME UP WITH A GOOD PEDESTRIAN SAFE ENVIRONMENT. OR IS TERRELL COFFEY ASKING FOR THE ENTIRE AMOUNT TO BE PROVIDED BY PADDOCK? YES. SO THIS THIS IS PART OF WHAT WE WANTED TO DO IS THE EXTERIOR FACADE PROJECTS THIS SUMMER WITH 100% REIMBURSEMENT. SO THEY ARE ASKING FOR THE THE FULL AMOUNT TO DO THE EXTERIOR FACADE.TERRELL COFFEY DO THEY OWN THAT BUILDING? YES, SIR. DO YOU KNOW WHO IS THE OWNER OF THAT BUILDING? HER NAME IS SHAY. A TOLL. I CAN'T PRONOUNCE. HER LAST NAME IS. SHE IS ADA. NO, IT'S SHAY, TOEHL. SHE OWNS TWO PROPERTIES DOWNTOWN. SHE ALSO OWNS SOME PROPERTIES HERE ON NORTH VIRGINIA. SO SHE'S AWARE OF THIS REQUEST. AND YES, YES SHE IS. AND I'M ALSO WORKING WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER. IF YOU'VE BEEN IN TERRELL COFFEY LATELY, THEY'VE GOT SOME SUBFLOORING ISSUES. AND SO WE'RE WORKING WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER ON THAT. ALSO, HOW MUCH DO WE DO? WE HAVE BUDGETED FOR FACADE IMPROVEMENTS THROUGHOUT THE BALANCE OF THE YEAR, ADDITIONAL $75,000 THIS YEAR. OKAY. AND TYPICALLY FOR A BUILDING OF THIS SIZE, A FACADE WOULD BE TEN, $12,000. YES. BECAUSE GENERALLY WHAT YOU'VE DONE IS AN AWNING OR REIMBURSEMENT FOR PAINT. SO THIS DOES INCLUDE SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDING AS WE LOOK AT HOW TO CREATE THOSE PATIO ENVIRONMENTS. SO IT'S, IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN JUST BEING ABLE TO PAINT THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING BECAUSE WE ARE MY CONCERN IS BECAUSE WE SET THAT MONEY ASIDE WITH A SPECIFIC PURPOSE. AND I GET HOW THIS KIND OF FITS WITHIN THAT PURPOSE. BUT I'M CONCERNED THAT IF WE APPROVE THIS REQUEST FOR FULL REIMBURSEMENT, THEN WE WILL BE CREATING A DISPARITY ON PEOPLE WHO COME FORWARD AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY MONEY FROM PADDOCK BOARD. AND THEN DO WE HAVE THE MONEY LEFT TO DO SOMETHING SIMILAR FOR THEM? RIGHT. AND I MEAN, I THINK IT LOOKS GREAT. I AM A LITTLE BIT CONCERNED ABOUT CONTINUING TO INVEST MONEY IN A BUILDING THAT, FRANKLY, IS ALREADY ONE OF OUR BETTER BUILDINGS APPEARANCE WISE. AND IF IF THERE'S A POTENTIAL FOR HER TO NOT BE THERE LONG TERM, THOSE ARE MY CONCERNS. BUT IF EVERYBODY ELSE IS GOOD WITH IT, THEN I'M GOOD WITH IT. I WASN'T HERE WHEN WE HAD THE. PART OF THAT RENOVATION SO THAT I KNOW THAT, YES. SO HIS TOTAL PLAN. I'M SORRY. HIS TOTAL PLAN WAS OVER $100,000. IT INCLUDED THE BACK PATIO AND THE INDOOR RESTAURANT RENOVATION. AND SO YOU APPROVED THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF 50,000. SO WE HAVE PARTICIPATED IN EXPANDING TO AN OUTDOOR AREA BEFORE ON A BUSINESS AT A 50%, OKAY, UP TO 50,000. WELL, BOTH SIDES BECAUSE OF HIS WAS HIS TOTAL RENOVATION COST 100 FOR INDOOR OUTDOOR. WE GAVE HIM 50.
THAT'S PROBABLY MORE THAN ENOUGH TO DO THE OUTDOOR. I HEAR WHAT BOTH OF YOU ARE SAYING. YOU KNOW, WE ALL HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT HOW, YOU KNOW, WE SET PRECEDENT. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO US TO BE FAIR, BUT WE ALSO HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY TO REVIEW EACH REQUEST INDEPENDENTLY BASED ON OUR BUDGET. SO AT TIMES WE HAVE THE BUDGET TO DO 100%. IF WE DO 100% ON A $50,000 PROJECT, THEN THE NEXT ONE THAT COMES FORWARD, WE'RE ONLY GOING TO HAVE $25,000 TO SPEND. AND IT MAY, YOU KNOW, IT MAY NOT BE THE FULL AMOUNT. SO I DON'T WANT US TO FEEL LIKE, WELL, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE TRY TO BE FAIR AND EQUITABLE. IT'S BASED ON A BUDGET, SO IT DOESN'T ALWAYS HAVE TO BE 50%. I BELIEVE THE APPLICATION DOESN'T HOLD US TO 50 OR IT DOES THE APPLICATION SAY UP, UP TO UP TO 50%. OKAY. THAT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE. OKAY. AND THAT YES, HIS BUILD PLANTERS AND WROUGHT IRON FENCE, THAT WAS THE THE BID FOR WROUGHT IRON FENCE THAT 7200. YES. OKAY. WHICH WOULD KIND OF GO INSIDE WITH WHAT WE'RE
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TRYING TO DO IN THE BACK ALLEY. OKAY. WELL, I DID NOTICE ALSO THAT SHE SAYS SOMETHING ABOUT ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS. IN THIS CASE, IF THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BEAR THAT EXPENSE, THAT'LL BE BETWEEN HER AND THE PROPERTY OWNER. YES. SO THAT'S HER NAME, RIGHT? IT WAS EVENTUALLY. YES.SO LAY SHOHEL. YES. I KNEW IT WAS GOING TO COME. I'M JUST GLAD IT DID BEFORE TONIGHT. SO YES. ANY PLANS TO EXPAND OPERATION HOURS? NONE. NONE THAT SHE HAS. WELL, THE BEAUTIFUL CANDLES ARE A LITTLE MISLEADING. THEY CLOSE AT 3 P.M. WHICH IS USUALLY WHEN I HAVE A HANKERING FOR A COFFEE. TO HILLARY'S POINT, JUST TO ADD SOME, YOU KNOW, OTHER VIEWS ABOUT. YOU KNOW, I AGREE. THERE'S IS ONE OF THE BEST LOOKING BUILDINGS DOWNTOWN. I NEVER WANT TO PENALIZE THEM FOR THAT. THEY HAVE LEANED IN TO THIS COMMUNITY. THEY'RE INVOLVED IN EVERY SINGLE DOWNTOWN EVENT. THEY'VE BEEN HERE A FEW TIMES. I AGREE, I THINK AT SOME POINT THEY WOULD LIKE A LARGER SPACE TO COMBINE BOTH THE MUSIC AND THE MUSIC LESSONS, MUSIC SELL SALES OR INSTRUMENT SALES AND COFFEE. BUT. I DON'T WANT THAT TO STOP OUR BOARD. PERSONALLY. MY FEELING IS I DON'T WANT TO STOP US FROM INVESTING IN THIS BUILDING FOR THE NEXT TENANT. I FEEL LIKE I NEED TO RECUSE MYSELF. I'M IN THERE EVERY DAY AND A LOT OF US DO FREQUENT THERE. I DON'T SEE MYSELF SITTING ON THE PATIO, BUT TO ME, THAT DOESN'T MATTER AS MUCH. SOLDIER'S DAUGHTER HAS ADDED SEATING BEHIND THERE. IT DOES LOOK GOOD. PEOPLE MAY SIT OUT THERE, EVEN FOR THE EMPLOYEES TO HAVE A PLACE TO STEP OUTSIDE AND HAVE A MOMENT. I KNOW IT'S HAS BEEN BIG ON YOUR AGENDA FOR A WHILE TO DRESS UP SOUTH ALLEY.
THE ASPHALT LOOKS WONDERFUL. YES, WE JUST GO BACK. I NOTICED THERE'S RUTS STARTING TO FORM.
SO AS WE LOOK FOR WAYS TO DRESS UP SOUTH ALLEY, THE CITY WE HAVE PLANS TO DO, YOU KNOW, AT SOME POINT LIGHTING AND DUMPSTERS AND DIFFERENT THINGS BACK THERE. BUT EVERYTHING ON THE BUILDING SIDE IS GOING TO BE UP TO THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS. SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US SUPPORT THIS SOMEHOW. I SEE THERE APPEARS TO BE A CONCRETE PAD IN THE PICTURES. I DIDN'T SEE IF THERE'S A LINE ITEM FOR THAT TO ACTUALLY GIVE PLACEMENT. YEAH. OKAY. SO ARE WE PUTTING TABLES AND CHAIRS ON ROCK OR GRASS? YOU GOT A RUG DOWN THERE? YEAH. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT SITTING. I WOULD SAY THE DIFFICULT THING IS THAT WHAT YOU HAVE IS AN AI PICTURE. SURE.
AND A BUDGET THAT'S BEEN PUT TOGETHER. I THINK THAT SHE HAS A THEME. SHE'S GOT SOMETHING THAT SHE'S LOOKING FOR. AND SO MY RECOMMENDATION IS THAT IF YOU WANTED TO PUT TOWARDS THIS PROJECT AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED X, WITH THE EXPECTATION THAT THERE BE OUTDOOR SEATING, NEW LIGHTING, AND, YOU KNOW, AN EXTERIOR FACADE FROM SOUTH ALLEY, THEN WE, WE COULD FIGURE OUT A WAY TO ACCOMPLISH THAT BECAUSE THERE'S A, THERE'S A BIT OF A DISCONNECT GOING FROM THE PRETTY PICTURE ON THE COMPUTER TO ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION. JIMMY COOPER TEACHES ME THAT EVERY DAY. I DON'T I DON'T KNOW WHY IT'S SUCH A BIG DEAL, BUT BUT I THINK THAT SHE IS DEFINITELY ON A GOOD PATH. AND, YOU KNOW, IF IT'S WROUGHT IRON FENCING RATHER THAN THE WOOD FENCING THAT'S IN THE PICTURE, THEN YOU KNOW IT. THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS HERE IN THIS QUOTE THAT ARE NOT REFLECTIVE IN THE PICTURES. AND SO I THINK THAT WE STILL HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF WAYS TO GO BEFORE WE GET TO WHAT IT'S REALLY GOING TO LOOK LIKE AT THE BUILDING. BUT I THINK HER BUDGET IS IN ALIGNMENT TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN BASED ON EVERYTHING THAT SHE HAS DETAILED HERE. WOULD IT BE OUT OF LINE, THOUGH, TO HAVE HER SHORE THIS UP AND COME BACK? ABSOLUTELY NOT. BECAUSE I'M KIND OF LIKE I'M IF THEY CLOSE AT THREE, I'M KIND OF LOOKING AT THIS THINKING, OH, NIGHTTIME TRAFFIC AND WELL, NOT IF THEY CLOSE AT THREE. NOT THAT THAT WOULD SWAY THE THE VOTE, BUT IT IS A LITTLE BIT NEEDS TO BE A DAYTIME PHOTO TO SHOW US WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE IN OPERATION WHEN YOU'RE THERE. YEAH. OKAY. AND IF YOU ASK HER TO ADDRESS THE FLOORING, BUT SURFACE. YEAH. AND THEN THE OTHER QUESTION I HAVE IS IF WE'RE PUTTING MONEY TOWARDS A BUILDING, I WANT TO KIND OF MAKE SURE IN MY HEAD THAT THE OWNER OF THE BUILDING IS TAKING CARE OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES. AND YOU MENTIONED THE FLOORING. SO HOW LONG IS THE FLOORING BEEN AN ISSUE? IT'S BEEN FIXED. YEAH, IT'S UNDER REPAIR RIGHT NOW.
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IT'S THEY'RE DOING IT, YOU KNOW, ON SUNDAYS WHEN THE COFFEE SHOP IS CLOSED, A SECTION AT A TIME.BUT IT'S ARE THEY FIXING THE PROBLEM OR JUST OVERLAYING THE PROBLEM? OVERLAYING THE PROBLEM.
SO IT'S NOT FIXING THE I'M ASSUMING FOUNDATION ISSUES. IT'S A, IT'S NOT A FOUNDATION.
IT'S A PIER AND BEAM TYPE SITUATION. AND THERE'S MOISTURE UNDERNEATH. SO WE'VE GOT A LEAK SOMEWHERE UNDER THERE. NOW WHAT WE HAVE IS HISTORICALLY, AND THIS CAME UP IN THE MALONE CO BUILDING, YOU'VE GOT MOISTURE BUILD UP IN THOSE 18 AND 1900S BUILDINGS. AND SO THEY'RE BEING ADDRESSED WHENEVER YOU HAVE MAJOR RENOVATIONS. I WASN'T HERE, CHRIS WASN'T HERE EITHER.
WHENEVER MATT AND JUSTIN WERE UNDER CONSTRUCTION, I JUST REMEMBER IT WAS A IT WAS A HUGE DEAL. AND IT IT IS BECAUSE OF THE THE MOISTURE UNDER THE BUILDING. AND YOU'RE SAYING MOISTURE. IS THAT BECAUSE OF A CITY LEAK OR. NO, JUST FROM THE GROUND. FOUR INCHES OF RAIN THAT WE GOT LAST WEEK, THE WATER JUST THAT BUILDING RIGHT THERE, THE CONCRETE AND THE WATER IN IT'S VERY POROUS. SO YOU HAVE THE HEAT PROTECTION. BUT THERE IS A LOT OF. THINGS THAT. IS AVAILABLE IN VARIOUS STRENGTHS THAT ARE PRESENT. IN THE OUTSIDE OF EXPERIENCE, YOU KNOW. LIKE. WHAT ABOUT THE NEED FOR WHAT DO YOU ALL HAVE THAT REMOVES MOISTURE AND. LIKE A FAN, WHAT AM I TRYING TO SAY? A CONDENSER DEHUMIDIFIER? ARE THOSE MAYBE NECESSARY FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN SAFETY AND EITHER BELOW THE SURFACE OR IN THESE OLDER BUILDINGS, DEPENDING WHAT THE CONDITION IS THAT MIGHT WANT THAT, RIGHT? WITHOUT LOOKING? I CAN'T MAKE THAT CALL IN HERE. SURE. AND I ALSO NOTICE THAT SHE'S GIVEN US A LIST OF WHAT SHE'S ASKING US TO PAY FOR. BUT THIS LIST DOESN'T INCLUDE INCLUDE PLANTS, FURNITURE THAT INCLUDES THE CIRCUIT WORK FOR THE LIGHTING, BUT NOT THE ACTUAL LIGHTING. SO I THINK THAT WOULD ALSO BE HELPFUL FOR US TO SEE THE FULL SCOPE OF THE PROJECT. AND THEN THE PART THAT SHE'S ASKING US TO PAY FOR. YEAH. EXPECTING THAT SHE'S PROBABLY PUTTING SOME EQUITY INTO THIS PROJECT HERSELF AND DESERVES CREDIT FOR THAT. I HAVE A QUESTION. HAS SHE COMMUNICATED WITH THE THE FELLOWS THAT OWN THE BUILDING WITH THE MURAL ON IT OF JAMIE FOXX? ARE THEY OKAY WITH IT OR I'M WONDERING WHAT THEIR FEEDBACK SOUNDS LIKE. SO WE ARE WE'RE TALKING WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER AND SHE ALSO TALKS TO HIM. BUT BUT YEAH, HE, HE HAS CONCERNS RIGHT NOW BECAUSE PEOPLE PARK IN FRONT OF THE MURALS. SO THE WHOLE POINT WOULD BE TO GET PEOPLE TO GET EVERYTHING MOVED SO THAT YOU CAN SEE THE MURAL. SO I THINK HE'S EXCITED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF A PATIO AND BEING MORE PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY BACK THERE. BUT YEAH, HE, HE SEEN THE PICTURES AND, AND KNOWS WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO, TO WORK TOWARDS. WE SOUND LIKE WE HAVE DONE A PROJECT BEFORE AND THE PATIO IS INCLUDED WITH THE EXTERIOR FACADE AND ADDING ON WOULD BE OKAY. AND IT'S UP, IT'S UP TO 50%. OR COULD WE DO IT ALL? YOU COULD DO IT ALL.
THAT'S WHY IT'S NOT ON THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT GRANT APPLICATION, BECAUSE THIS WAS SPECIAL FUNDING THAT Y'ALL PUT ASIDE JUST FOR THE EXTERIOR FACADES THIS YEAR, HOPING TO INCENTIVIZE PEOPLE TO COME IN. WELL, YOU KNOW, IT'S LUCK OF THE DRAW IT, YOU KNOW, IT, IT'S MOMENTUM. SO BUT YES, SO Y'ALL'S FUNDING, I MEAN, IT IS UP TO YOU BECAUSE THERE WAS SPECIFICALLY $75,000 PUT ASIDE FOR 100% FACADE. I THINK WE WANTED THAT FOR AWNINGS. ARE WE MAKING IS GRAYSON COMPANY GOING TO BE ASKING FOR AN AWNING? OH IT'S DIFFERENT. GRAYSON COMPANY HAS BUILDING CONCERNS. I MEAN, OKAY, THAT THAT IS THE DOWNFALL OF OUR HISTORIC DOWNTOWN. LIKE WE WANT THEM TO BE VERY EXCITED ABOUT AWNINGS. WE WANT THEM TO BE EXCITED ABOUT THE PAINT. BUT I CAN TELL YOU AND ANGIE KNOWS THIS TOO, WHEN YOU TALK TO EVEN THE TENANTS, THE TENANTS ARE MORE THEY'RE EVEN MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THE CONDITION OF THE BUILDING THAT THEY'RE RENTING THAN PUTTING AWNINGS ON IT. SO IT IT'S A DELICATE TOPIC. WE HAVE A FEW OWNER OCCUPIED
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BUILDINGS DOWNTOWN THAT MAYBE WE COULD START WITH GIVING THEM A FREE AWNING AND A FACE MAKEOVER. AND I KNOW THERE'S A COUPLE PEOPLE THAT I'VE TALKED TO THAT WANT AN AWNING WOULD LOVE TO ACCEPT THAT FROM US, BUT IT JUST HASN'T GOTTEN IN THE WORKS YET. SO, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, I THINK I WOULD LIKE TO REALLY TRY TO KEEP THIS MONEY FOR WHAT IT WAS DESIGNED FOR, BECAUSE WE ESTABLISHED THAT THAT WAS A NEED. AND I DON'T WANT TO JUST PULL UP STAKES AND GIVE UP ON THAT. IF ALL OF US AS CITIZENS SPENT THE MAJORITY OF OUR HOME IMPROVEMENT DOLLARS IN OUR BACKYARD, THE COMMUNITY WOULDN'T LOOK ANY DIFFERENT THAN IT DOES TODAY. JANE HAS DONE A GREAT JOB WITH THE FACADE OF HER BUILDING. AGAIN, I DON'T WANT TO PENALIZE HER FOR THAT. I WOULD LIKE MAYBE FOR HER TO UPDATE THIS JUST SO THAT WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE WORKING WITH AS WE MOVE FORWARD. AND THEN I THINK WE'RE COMMUNICATING TO YOU AS YOU SPEAK WITH AND AS ANY OF US SPEAK WITH DOWNTOWN BUILDING OWNERS AND TENANTS, THAT WE'RE VERY INTERESTED IN IMPROVING THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING. AND THEN WE DO HAVE DOLLARS AVAILABLE FOR THE BACK. SO IF Y'ALL ARE OKAY, I THINK WE WANT TO REVISIT THIS ONCE IT'S BEEN MORE FINELY TUNED AND NOT MAKE A DECISION TODAY. WELL, AND THIS WAS DONE IN MARCH. OH, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE DATE ON IT. OKAY, SO SO ALL OF THIS IS A IT'S A PART OF IMPROVING THE SOUTH ALLEY WITH IMPROVEMENT TO THE SOUTH ALLEY. YES. THAT THAT'S HOW SHE'S VIEWING IT.YEAH. IT'S MORE OF A FRONT FACADE TO THAT DIRECTION. YEAH. I SEE THAT WE, WE'VE DONE THE STREETS. AND IF THAT'S GOING TO BE AN IMPROVEMENT TO THE SOUTH ALLEY, THEN THE THE GROWTH OF DOWNTOWN IS GOING SOUTH ANYWAY. SO IT'S, IT'S GOING TO BE EMBEDDED WITHIN THE THE CITY.
WHEN ARE THE DUMPSTER ENCLOSURES AND WHEN IS THAT NEXT PHASE SCHEDULED? SO LIKE I SAID, WE JUST GOT APPROVAL FROM UNION PACIFIC ON TUESDAY. SO NOW WE CAN GO OUT FOR BIDS. I KNOW, I KNOW LISTEN IT IT IS IT IS A A LOT HARDER TO GET MOVING THAN I, I IS A REALLY, REALLY GOOD. BUT NO. SO WE'VE GOT THE WE HAVE QUOTES SO WE KNOW WHAT PROBABLY OUR MAXIMUM IS GOING TO BE. BUT BECAUSE IT'S OVER 100,000 WE'LL HAVE TO GO OUT FOR PUBLIC BID. SO IT'LL TAKE ABOUT 45 DAYS FOR US TO GET A HARD NUMBERS BASED ON BASED COMMENT. I DON'T WANT TO DISCOURAGE JANE. I WANT TO ENCOURAGE JANE TO COME BACK TO US WITH AN UPDATED PLAN BASED ON FEEDBACK FROM THE BOARD. ABSOLUTELY. AND REMIND US. THAT. THAT IS. SO RIGHT NOW, YOU HAVE $50,000 LEFT IN YOUR FACADE REIMBURSEMENT. I'M SORRY. YES. YEAH. SO YOU'VE GOT THREE THAT ARE OUTSTANDING. YOU'VE GOT SOCIAL LEASE REIMBURSEMENT, WHICH WE KNOW WILL NOT HAPPEN THIS YEAR. THE GRANT INCENTIVE ALSO, HE'S STILL HOPING JUST TO BE OPEN BY OCTOBER. SO THOSE THREE IN THE RED WILL BE A ROLLOVER TO 27. SO YOU DO HAVE 50,000 JUST LEFT IN YOUR STANDARD FACADE REIMBURSEMENT. YOU KNOW, TO FOLLOW UP ON THE, ON THE FACADE, I IF THERE IS SOMEONE THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED THAT'S WANTING A FACADE RIGHT NOW, I WOULD THINK WE WOULD WANT TO MAXIMIZE EXPOSURE ON THIS AND DO A FULL BLOWN BEFORE, AFTER RENOVATION OF THE MONTH RIBBON CUTTING, SOMETHING TO GET OUT THERE ON SOCIAL MEDIA, BEFORE AND AFTER TYPE PRESENTATION WILL BE REALLY, REALLY HONEST WITH THIS BOARD. GOOD. I WOULD REALLY, REALLY LIKE IF PEOPLE COULD FIND THEIR OWN CONTRACTOR AND WANT TO WORK FOR THIS MONEY BECAUSE THE IDEAS THAT WE GIVE PEOPLE AND THE FUNDING THAT WE GIVE THEM IS ALL ON STAFF AT THIS POINT TO FIND THE CONTRACTOR, TO HELP THEM WITH COLORS TO LIKE WE. IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TAKE AN IDEA THAT THEY HAVE AND GET THEM TO IMPLEMENT THE ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION OF IT. SO EVEN THE ESTIMATE THAT YOU SEE HERE, THIS IS FROM MARCH. ANGIE CAN ATTEST, ALISON CAN ATTEST.
WE'VE BEEN HAVING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THIS. THERE'S SEVERAL SEVERAL EMAILS THERE. THERE IS A LOT OF CONVERSATION. THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO WANT TO DO THINGS AS STAFF. WE NEED THEM
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TO ALSO FIND CONTRACTORS AND WANT TO DO THE WORK, BECAUSE AT THIS POINT, THEY'RE WANTING US TO ALSO DO THE WORK FOR THEM, WHICH MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT. AND WE DO NOT NEED TO BE PICKING THE CONTRACTORS. WE DO NOT NEED TO BE HIRING THE PEOPLE TO DO THESE JOBS. AND SO I'M JUST BEING HONEST WITH YOU THAT THAT'S THE FRUSTRATION IN THIS PROCESS IS THAT WE WE ARE LITERALLY PUSHING A LEAD ROPE, TRYING TO GET PEOPLE TO DO THIS. SO DO WE HAVE A DO WE HAVE A HERE'S YOUR RESPONSIBILITY LIST FOR THEM? SO THEY KNOW THEY NEED TO FIND THEIR OWN CONTRACTOR. THEY. THEY'RE JUST NOT DOING IT. WE NEED TO MAKE THAT POLICY BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH.THIS TIME. BUT IT'S. WELL, WELL, COULD WE PROVIDE LIKE A LIST OF APPROVED CONTRACTORS THAT DO THIS TYPE OF WORK TO SAY, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN THAT, HERE'S SOME CONTRACTORS THAT CONTRACTORS. YEAH, YEAH. SO ARE YOU DEALING WITH THE BUSINESS OWNER? YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE BUILDING OWNER AND THE BUSINESS OWNER, IS THAT CORRECT? OH YEAH. OKAY. AND IT JUST IT GETS VERY STICKY WITH THE CITY BEING IN CONTACT WITH CONTRACTORS TO DO PRIVATE WORK, BECAUSE THEN WE'VE NOT GONE FOR A BID PROCESS. IF THE CITY'S DOING IT, WE NEED QUOTES IF THE CITY IS DOING IT. I MEAN, THERE THERE'S A FINANCIAL STEP THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE THAT I DON'T THINK THE PROPERTY OWNERS OR TENANTS UNDERSTAND THAT. YOU CAN'T JUST ASK US TO COME IN AND DO THIS FOR YOU. YEAH. AND SO IT'S JUST, I KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT HAPPENING THE WAY THAT YOU WANTED IT TO. AND LIKE, WE REALLY HOPE THAT WE WOULD HAVE SOME AWNINGS UP AND WE WOULD HAVE, YOU KNOW, SOME DOORS PAINTED AND THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT IT'S JUST VERY DIFFICULT WALKING THAT LINE BETWEEN IT BEING A CITY PROJECT AND IT NEEDING TO BE A TENANT OR BUILDING OWNER PROJECT. SO THAT WAS ME JUST VENTING. I'M SORRY. I, I FEEL LIKE EVERY MONTH I STAND UP HERE AND I'M LIKE, WE HAVEN'T MADE ANY HEADWAY. WE HAVE, WE'VE, WE'VE SHARED OUT, WE'VE HAD 4 OR 5 AWNING COMPANIES COME IN. THEY'VE GIVEN US DESIGNS. WE'VE SHARED THAT. I MEAN, LIKE, BUT WE CAN'T CHOOSE THAT CONTRACTOR. SO ANYWAY, THAT WAS MY SPIEL.
I'M SORRY. I, I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO SAY. YEAH. BE IN THE POSITION TO TELL YOU WHAT COLOR YOUR HOUSE NEEDS TO BE. BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT YOU CAN GIVE MORE THAN THANK YOU IF YOU HAVE. CONCERNS IN THE HUNDRED AND. TO FORGIVE MY IGNORANCE, IS THERE A AN EXISTING ORDINANCE ABOUT THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR DOWNTOWN BUILDING FACADE? YES.
BUT THEN OUR CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT AND. OKAY, I THINK WE ALL NEED TO READ THAT EMAIL THAT OKAY. AND BE FAMILIAR WITH THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OUTSIDE THE BUILDINGS ARE SUPPOSED TO LOOK AND YES, OKAY. JUST ASKING, IS THAT ENFORCED? NO, I'M ANSWERING JUST, BUT I DON'T NOW WE ARE YES, GETTING THERE. THAT WE CAN. YES. BECAUSE THE BIGGEST HANG UP WAS THE CHAPMAN. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I, I FEEL LIKE MONTH AFTER MONTH I TELL Y'ALL THAT THIS ISN'T GOING ANYWHERE. AND I, I DON'T THINK WE'VE EVER FELT THAT WAY WITH ANYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE.
YEAH. AND WE UNDERSTAND THERE IS A FRUSTRATION AND THANK YOU FOR VOICING BECAUSE EVEN I WAS, I WAS LIKE, WHY ARE THEY DOING ALL I WAS ASSUMING A LOT OF THAT WAS BEING DONE ON THE OTHER SIDE. SO YOU'VE JUST KIND OF LET US KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. WE, WE TALKED TO THEM AND WE WORK WITH THEM. AND, YOU KNOW, WE'LL DO LATER IN THE DOWNTOWN UPDATES, TORI AND KEN CAN TALK ABOUT AND JC CAN TALK ABOUT THE SMALL BUSINESS MEETINGS. AND I MEAN, THE INFORMATION IS OUT THERE. IT'S JUST I KNOW, BUT I ALSO KNOW IT TAKES A WHOLE LOT OF TIME TO GET QUOTES AND WORK WITH CONTRACTORS. AND, YOU KNOW, THEY JUST IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE IN THE SMALL
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BUSINESS MEETINGS THAT WOULD TAKE THE LOAD OFF, BUT KIND OF GET THAT EMPHASIS TO MOVE FORWARD? THOSE THAT ATTEND THE SMALL BUSINESS MEETINGS DO NOT OWN THEIR BUILDING. MAYBE ONE EXCEPTION, AND I ALSO WILL POINT OUT PERSONAL OBSERVATION. THE BEST LOOKING BUILDINGS DOWNTOWN ARE OWNER OCCUPIED. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE TABLING ITEM 6.2. AND I'D ASK THAT WE MOVE ON TO ITEM 6.3, WHICH IS TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER PINA HOLDINGS PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT FOR 213 EAST MOORE AVENUE. SO WHAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR PACKET, THIS IS THE STANDARD PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT THAT WE PUT IN PLACE WITH EVERY ONE OF YOUR GRANT REIMBURSEMENTS. YOU DON'T REALLY HARDLY EVER SEE THIS DOCUMENT COME BACK TO YOU. SO WHEN THE GRANT APPLICATIONS WERE ORIGINALLY APPROVED BY THE BOARD, Y'ALL APPROVED THIS STANDARD LANGUAGE. I DID GET A RED LINE BACK FROM THE PROPERTY OWNER, AND I WANTED TO BRING TWO THINGS TO YOUR ATTENTION THAT THEY WERE ASKING FOR ON PAGE THREE. THERE YOU GO. THE FIRST SECTION I HAVE MARKED THROUGH, HE'S ASKING ABOUT THE LAND, DEDICATION, ETC. THE THE STRIP OF LAND THERE BY THE SKINNY BUILDING. I'M REMOVING THAT OUT OF THIS PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT BECAUSE THAT'S GOING TO BE BETWEEN THE PROPERTY OWNER AND THE CITY THAT'S COMPLETELY SEPARATE AND SHOULD NOT BE CONNECTED TO PADDOCK AND SO ON. NUMBER SIX, THE REIMBURSEMENT PROCEDURES. THE PROPERTY OWNER IS ASKING FOR AN INITIAL 30% AT EXECUTION OF THE AGREEMENT IN FINAL DISBURSEMENT, AT THE COMPLETION OF THE PUBLIC RESTROOMS. SO WHAT HE'S WANTING IS THE MONEY. WHAT WE SAID IS THAT WE WANTED TO SUPPORT THE PUBLIC RESTROOM PORTION OF THAT PROJECT. AND SO HE'S ASKING IF HE GETS A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION FOR THE PUBLIC RESTROOMS, THAT HE BE PAID 100%.HOWEVER, ON THE NEXT PAGE, WE STILL HOLD THE LANGUAGE THAT THE BUSINESS ITSELF HAS TO BE OPEN WITHIN 12 MONTHS, AND IT HAS TO REMAIN OPEN FOR 18 MONTHS. SO WE'RE STILL HOLDING ON TO HE WILL HAVE TO HAVE A BUSINESS RUNNING OUT OF THERE. SO YOU STILL GET THAT TIME FRAME. HE'S JUST ASKING FOR SOME DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE RESTROOMS BEFORE HE GETS A COE FOR THE ACTUAL BUSINESS INSIDE OF THE BUILDING. SO THOSE WERE THE TWO MAIN REQUESTS THAT WE HAD FROM THE PROPERTY OWNER. AND JUST TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND WHAT THE REQUEST IS, HE'S SAYING OCCUPANCY AND ALL OF THAT WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF THE AGREEMENT, NOT 12 MONTHS OF THE DISBURSEMENT OF THE MONEY. CORRECT. 12 MONTHS WITHIN BUILDING PERMIT. SO MY ONLY RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THE INITIAL DISBURSEMENT, IT NOT BE 30% AT EXECUTION OF THE CONTRACT, BUT IT BE 30% AT BUILDING PERMIT. AND THEN IF YOU WANTED TO GO AHEAD AND RELEASE THE REMAINING OF THOSE FUNDS WHENEVER THE RESTROOM IS COMPLETE, HE WOULD STILL HAVE TO WORK WITHIN THAT 12 MONTH TO GET HIS CO. BUT I DO THINK THAT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT IN THIS PROCESS THAT WE HAVE RECORD OF THE DATE OF THE BUILDING PERMIT, BECAUSE THAT THAT'S REALLY YOUR TRIGGER MORE THAN YOUR AGREEMENT DATE. I MEAN, WE HAVEN'T PAID ANYBODY ELSE UPFRONT. I THINK THAT'S MY COMMENT. I WILL SAY, WHEN WE LOOKED AT THEIR BUDGET, WE HAD A DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT IT WOULD COST US AS THE PADDOCK BOARD TO BUILD THOSE PUBLIC RESTROOMS VERSUS IT BEING PART OF THEIR AGREEMENT. AND SO THE 70% ON THE PAYMENT OF THE RESTROOM, I HAVE NO HEARTBURN ABOUT BECAUSE I DON'T BELIEVE WE COULD DO IT FOR WHAT THEY SAY THEY'RE GOING TO DO IT FOR. BUT AGAIN, TRYING TO BE CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WE'VE DONE, WE'VE NEVER WE'VE NEVER GIVEN A PERCENTAGE AT EXECUTION OF THE AGREEMENT OR AT PERMITTING.
IT'S ALWAYS BEEN CONTINGENT UPON A CERTIFICATE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. SO I DON'T KNOW.
I SUSPECT THIS IS BECAUSE THE COST TO PRE ORDER THE SPECIAL GLASS AND STEEL FRAMING FOR THE STRUCTURE. IT'S PROBABLY A VERY HE IS GOING TO HAVE TO PAY FOR THAT UPFRONT. WHEREAS TYPICALLY WHEN WE DO FACADE IMPROVEMENTS FOR PAINT, WOODWORK, WINDOWS, THEY GET TO REIMBURSE THEIR CONTRACTOR. YOU KNOW, THE CONTRACTOR SENDS THEM AN INVOICE AND THEN THEY PAY THE INVOICE. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS COMMUNICATED OR I MEAN, I'M JUST ASSUMING. THAT'S TO ME,
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WHAT MAKES THIS SOMEWHAT UNIQUE. I THINK THAT OVERALL YOUR INVESTMENT IS STILL PROTECTED BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GIVING UP THAT YOU ONLY HAVE 12 MONTHS FROM THE TIME OF THE BUILDING PERMIT. SO THEY THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE TO PRODUCE THE BUSINESS ITSELF WITHIN 12 MONTHS. I UNDERSTAND THE INCENTIVE FOR THEM. AND, YOU KNOW, JUST THE FINANCIAL PIECE THAT IT GIVES THEM TO SEPARATE HAVING OUT THE RESTROOMS, I THINK MAYBE WE COULD POSSIBLY GO INTO THE AGREEMENT AND INCUR. I MEAN, THE RESTROOM NEEDS TO BE OPEN PRIOR TO CO. LIKE THERE NEEDS TO BE A POINT WHERE THOSE BATHROOMS CAN BE TURNED OVER TO THE CITY WHILE THEY'RE STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION. SO I THINK WE WERE JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO REMOVE THE RESTROOMS TO GIVE THEM THE DISBURSEMENT RATHER THAN WAITING ON THE CO. IS WAS HIS REQUEST. ANY OTHER THOUGHTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? I MEAN, IF WE'RE GOING TO KIND OF FULLY FUND IT, OUR PORTION OF IT, I AGREE WITH YOU THAT THE REST THAT AT THAT POINT WE DON'T NEED TO BE WAITING 12 MONTHS OR WHATEVER FOR THE BATHROOMS TO BE OPEN. IT NEEDS TO BE IF WE'VE PAID FOR IT. YEAH, YEAH. AND SO THAT DOES INCENTIVIZE HIM TO GO AHEAD AND GET THE REMAINING PORTION OF HIS FUNDS, BECAUSE HE'LL GET THAT FINAL 70% WHEN HE HANDS OVER THE RESTROOMS. AND SO IT DOES KIND OF PUSH THAT TO WHERE WE CAN GET THE PUBLIC RESTROOMS OPEN FIRST. TO ADDRESS HILLARY'S CONCERN. IF HOW DOES THE AGREEMENT HANDLE THE SITUATION WHERE WE'VE GIVEN HIM 30% OF THE MONEY AND THEN NOTHING HAPPENS, OR WE OWED BACK THAT MONEY, RIGHT? SO THEN HE WOULD NOT MEET THE CO WITHIN 12 MONTHS. THERE ARE OTHER THINGS THAT HE WOULD NOT, AND THEN HE WOULD HAVE TO REPAY THE MONEY BACK. YEAH. SO YOU'VE GOT A 12 MONTH WINDOW. AND IF YOU DON'T DELIVER AT THE END OF THAT 12 MONTHS, ANY DISBURSE FUNDS COME BACK TO THE PADDOCK. AGAIN. I WOULD START THAT 12 MONTH WINDOW AT BUILDING PERMIT.WHAT WAS THE TOTAL AMOUNT WE HAD PUT TOWARDS THIS 250. AND I THINK HE'S ALREADY MADE A PRETTY SIZABLE INVESTMENT. YEAH. PROBABLY. YEAH. JUST RECAP SOME AND LIKE TO GET SOME STUFF ORDERED AND AND GET IT MOVING. YEAH. I JUST THINK WE AS WE LOOK AT OTHER PLACES, WE WANT TO SEE ACTION RIGHT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO BE ABLE TO SAY WE FUNDED THIS AND THEY'RE GOING TO RETURN. AND THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS THAT I WANTED TO CALL OUT THE PUBLIC RESTROOM, BECAUSE THAT IS WHY YOU ARE SPONSORING SUCH A LARGE PORTION OF THIS IS BECAUSE OF THE PUBLIC RESTROOM FEATURE. AND SO I THINK THAT KIND OF HELPS THE COMMUNITY ALSO THAT WE'RE CALLING THAT OUT AND PAYING FOR THAT SEPARATE OUTSIDE OF THE BUSINESS BEING OPEN. THIS TIME, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 6.3 WITH THE CHANGE THAT THE 12 MONTHS BEGINS AT PERMIT. AND THERE'S A CHANGE NEED TO BE NOTED THAT THE BATHROOMS WILL BE PULLED OUT AND OWNERSHIP TAKEN OVER, I GUESS. YEAH. OKAY. AGREEMENT. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. MARY. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE. THANK YOU. IS THERE A SECOND? THANK YOU. HILLARY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING I ALL THOSE OPPOSED? NAY. THE MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 6.4 IS TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER FY 2026 PARK CAPITAL PROJECT UPDATES AND FUNDING REQUESTS. SO GO IN THROUGH YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS. WE'VE GOT ARLEIGH WHITE AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THIS LATER IN THE BUDGET. BUT WE TALKED ABOUT FULL DESIGN IN 28. BREEZY HILL HAS LOTS AND LOTS GOING ON. SO WE STILL HAVE POLK STREET. A PORTION OF THAT FROM THE CITY BUDGET PROPOSED IN 27. SPLASH PAD AND NEW PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT COMING IN THIS MONTH.
AND SIGNAGE WILL GO UP BEFORE JUNETEENTH KINGS CREEK. WE WILL PROBABLY BE OUT FOR BID, HOPEFULLY END OF THIS MONTH IN JULY. I THINK WE WE HAVE THE 90% PRINTS NOW. STALLINGS PARK, WE DID SOME SLIDE REPAIR. WE'VE ALSO DONE SOME LAND CLEARING. THIS WAS GOING TO BE ONE OF THE
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VERY FIRST PARKS THAT WE BROUGHT TO YOU IN. 27 TO DO A FULL DESIGN FOR TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE GRANT LOTS GOING ON AT BEN GILL. WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE SOCCER FIELDS.WE'RE STILL CONTEMPLATING LOCATION OF THE PAVILION AROUND THE BASKETBALL COURTS. WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THAT YESTERDAY. AS MUCH AS I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A SHADE STRUCTURE, I JUST I HATE WHEN YOU PULL IN TO BEN GILL. IT IT'S ALMOST LIKE THE PAVILION WOULD COVER WHERE YOU SEE THE COURTS NOW. SO WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE LOOKING AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS WHERE WE COULD STILL HAVE THAT DREDGING AND VEGETATIVE WORK HAPPENING OUT THERE. AT BEN GILL THE SWIMMING POOL IS OPEN, IN CASE Y'ALL DID NOT KNOW. WE'RE VERY BUSY WITH THAT. LOTS OF BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL HAPPENING. THE CONCESSION STAND PROJECT ENDED UP WONDERFUL. WE HAD A GREAT TURNOUT FOR THE RIBBON CUTTING, AND BEN GILL IS JUST BUSY AS EVER. OTHER PROJECTS THAT JUST TO KEEP YOU IN THE LOOP, WE HAVE THE CROSSROADS PARK. THIS WAS PART OF THE MOBY'S RESTAURANT. NOW WE KNOW THAT MOBY'S IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. SO THERE. THERE IS STILL SOME GREEN SPACE OUT AT CROSSROADS THAT WILL ONE DAY BE A PARK. WE'LL ALSO BE FOLLOWING AND KEEPING UP WITH THE CONSTRUCTION PLATS AS THESE NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS COME ON BOARD. SO TERRA NOVA WILL HAVE SOME GREEN SPACE IN THEIR PHASE ONE. THAT'S ALL HOA, BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'LL BE KEEPING TRACK OF AS FAR AS ACREAGE AND STUFF LIKE THAT FOR GREEN SPACE.
AND IN CASE YOU HAVEN'T NOTICED, TOWN SQUARE IS GETTING A FACELIFT TOO. WE ARE. WE'VE GOT TREES COMING UP. WE ARE GOING IN AND LEVELING AND CLEARING OUT ALL OF THE DITCHES. AND SO YOU CAN SEE FROM KATHERINE ALL THE WAY DOWN TO NEWTON RIGHT NOW, WE SAVE SOME REALLY GORGEOUS TREES THAT I THINK WERE KIND OF HIDDEN WITH SOME OTHER STUFF. AND SO HOPEFULLY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, THAT WILL BE A VERY NICE, CLEAN SLATE FOR EVERYONE TO LOOK AT FROM DOWNTOWN. SO OTHER THAN THAT, PERCY AND IVAN I THINK ARE PRETTY BUSY, BUT WE WE HAVE A FEW THINGS GOING ON THIS SUMMER, BUT BUT NOT MUCH. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT PARKS? GREAT JOB. THANK YOU ALL. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM 6.6. TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER FY 2729 PROJECT PLAN AND FUNDING REQUESTS. I'M GOING TO DO DOWNTOWN UPDATES REALLY, REALLY QUICK. DOWNTOWN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. WE'VE GOT KATHERINE PARKLET, WHICH YOU'LL SEE HERE IN JUST A MINUTE WHEN WE TALK ABOUT YOUR BUDGET. US 80 LIGHTING, SAME THING. SOUTH ALLEY ASPHALT DID HAPPEN THE WEEK AFTER TACO FEST, BUT IT DID HAPPEN. WROUGHT IRON FENCING BID WILL GO OUT NEXT WEEK, AND THAT WILL ALSO INCLUDE THE DUMPSTER LOCATIONS WITH THAT BID. CARNEGIE LIBRARY. THE WINDOW QUOTES CAME IN AND HOPEFULLY WE WILL BE UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN JULY TO HAVE THOSE WINDOWS REPLACED, SO THAT'S HUGE. SOME OF THE CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS AND PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS. BMT COMMUNITY CENTER IS THERE AND IT'S OBVIOUSLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION. THE ENVIRONMENTAL IS DONE. YOU HAVE THE MAY 1ST EFFECTIVE DATE ON THE CHAPMAN BUILDING SLIM BUILDING. YOU JUST DID THE AGREEMENT UPDATE FOR AND WE'RE STILL HOLDING TERRELL SOCIAL FOR AN OPENING IN 2026. TENANT AND BUSINESS UPDATES. JUST TO REITERATE, WE DO THE SMALL BUSINESS MEETINGS WITH THE CHAMBER. I DID PUT A COPY OF THE MAY 6TH PRESENTATION IN YOUR PACKET. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND I, WE WE JUST TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENED IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, BECAUSE I THINK SOMETIMES WE GET REALLY, REALLY WRAPPED UP IN WHAT'S NOT DONE. AND WE PULLED OUT THE 2020, WHICH I ALWAYS THOUGHT WAS 2022, THAT IT WAS JUST THE 2024 TEXAS DOWNTOWN ASSESSMENT. GUYS, THAT'S ONLY BEEN TWO YEARS AGO. AND LIKE JUST FLIPPING THROUGH THERE, IT'S NOT IN DAY DIFFERENT. AND SO I THINK SOMETIMES WE JUST NEED TO BE REMINDED OF EVERYTHING THAT THAT WE'VE DONE SO FAR. THE FORMER BLUE CUP IS BECAUSE I CAN'T SAY THE WORD ANGIE. ANGIE NOW MESSES UP THE WAY THAT I SAY WORDS. SO I CAN'T SAY THE NEW RESTAURANT'S NAME. YOU ALSO HAVE THE AWNING THAT'S BEEN COMPLETED WHERE ROBERT MESSER AND EMERALD IS. SO Y'ALL HAD DONE THAT GRANT A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THEM. THE REST OF CACTUS BUILDING IS AVAILABLE. YOU KNOW, ANYONE LOOKING FOR A BUILDING? IT JUST RECENTLY HIT THE MARKET. DO YOU KNOW THE LIST PRICE? VERY, YES. WHAT'S
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THE LIST PRICE? EIGHT. OKAY. IT I JUST ON PRICE IS RIGHT. YES. $1. I'M I DON'T I DON'T WANT TO GO OVER. SO A LITTLE BIT ABOUT RECRUITMENT UPDATES AND I WENT AHEAD AND EXPANDED THIS A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT. LIKE I KNOW WE TALK ABOUT DOWNTOWN, I KNOW WE TALK ABOUT PARKS, BUT I WANT TO KIND OF LET YOU ALL KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING ON THE RETAIL RECRUITMENT SIDE, BECAUSE THAT IMPACTS Y'ALL'S BUDGET. SO JUST SALES TAX OVERALL. SO WE'VE GOT THE MERCO BUILDING SITE, WHICH IS THE THE DOG FOOD. YEAH, SILOS. AND WE DO HAVE SILOS. THEY WERE DOG FOOD SILOS. BUT BUT WE DO HAVE THEM. I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT LET'S NOT CALL THEM THAT SINCE WE'RE TRYING TO RECRUIT RESTAURANTS. LISTEN, SAGE CHICKEN LOVES OUR PURINA SILOS.SO WE DO HAVE A BABY CHICKEN CONTACT. WE ALSO MET WITH WILDWOOD WHILE WE WERE IN VEGAS, AND THAT IS A WHISKEY DISTILLERY. I THINK THERE'S ONE IN SOUTHLAKE THERE. I BELIEVE THERE'S ALSO ONE AT FIREWHEEL. I'VE BEEN TO THE ONE AT THE FIREWHEEL. IF IT'S THE SAME, I ASSUME IT'S THE SAME WILDWOOD. YEAH. SO IT IS A FRANCHISE. THEY LOOK FOR DOWNTOWN SITES.
SO WE WE HAPPEN TO HAVE LAND AND POSSIBLE SITES. AND SO WE CONTINUE TO WORK THROUGH THE MIRKO. WE'VE HAD FOLLOW UPS WITH GOODWILL STORES, BLUE PLATE NETWORK, WHICH IS JAKE'S BURGER, IN CASE YOU DON'T KNOW. THEY'VE JUST DONE A HUGE OUTDOOR ENTERTAINMENT IN ALEDO AND ALSO IN BENBROOK. AND SO THEY'RE LOOKING AT THIS AREA DOWNTOWN AND TOWNE SQUARE HOTELS. WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH MARRIOTT BONVOY FOR THE ANDERSON BUILDING. WE ALSO HAVE COBBLESTONE WHO IS INTERESTED IN A NEW BUILD, EITHER TOWN SQUARE AIRPORT AREA. SO CHRIS AND I THINK IT'D BE REALLY, REALLY GOOD, YOU KNOW, TO HAVE A HOTEL NEAR THE THE AIRPORT TRACTOR SUPPLY, WHICH IS GOING TO BE AT YOUR I-20 AND ROSE HILL. THEY WERE WITH US ALSO IN VEGAS. AND SO THEY WERE REALLY PUSHING SOME OF THAT TENANT SPACE. WE'VE BEEN IN CONVERSATIONS WITH GORMAN'S MEAT MARKET. GREEDY BELL IS OPEN TO RELOCATION. SHE HAS TALKED ABOUT THAT. AND THEN WE TERRELL COFFEE COMPANY. SO THERE'S ALWAYS CONVERSATIONS ABOUT RELOCATIONS OR STAYING WHERE WE'RE AT. SO JUST KIND OF LETTING YOU ALL KNOW WHO WE TALKED TO. MARY GILL RAMSAY HAS DECIDED ON A CONTRACTOR AND HAS DRAWINGS AND HAS HER PHASE ONE PRICING. AND SO I'M MEETING WITH HER AND HER CONTRACTORS NEXT WEEK. SO THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING IS IS ON THE LIST. AND WE'RE VERY, VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. RUMOR HAS IT THAT THE BUILDING HAS A CONTRACT ON IT. THAT'S THAT'S ALL WE KNOW TODAY. SO WE HOPE THAT WE KNOW WHO OUR NEIGHBORS ARE GOING TO BE. AND THEN JUST IN THE BACKGROUND, ALWAYS IS FUTURE PLANNING FOR TOWN SQUARE. LOTS OF EVENTS HAPPENING. WE'VE GOT WINE WALKS AND HERITAGE MARKET THAT HAPPEN MAY, JUNE, JULY AND AUGUST. THE JUNETEENTH EVENT AT BREEZY HILL, MATTHEW MCNEIL WILL BE AT THE LYRIC CENTER ON JUNE 27TH. WE HAVE MOVED JULY 4TH CONCERT TO DOWNTOWN, SO ON JULY 4TH WE'LL HAVE A CONCERT FROM 6 TO 8, AND THEN EVERYONE IS FREE TO ENJOY THE FIREWORKS WHEREVER YOU WANT TO, BUT WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE MUSIC FOR A COUPLE HOURS DOWNTOWN. THIS. AT THE AIRPORT, SO WE'LL STILL BE LIGHTING THEM OFF AT THE AIRPORT. BUT YEAH, SO THERE'LL BE SOME TIME IN BETWEEN WHEN THE CONCERT ENDS AND FOR PEOPLE TO GO GET SET UP WHERE THEY WHEREVER THEY WANT TO IT, IT IS FREE WILL, FREE WILL. ON JULY 4TH, THE CITY AND THE CHAMBER ARE HOSTING THE TEXAS DOWNTOWN REGIONAL ROUNDTABLE ON SEPTEMBER 25TH.
ATTACHED. JUST A DRAFT AGENDA FOR Y'ALL. THE DIFFERENT PRESENTATIONS THAT WE'LL BE MAKING DURING THAT. GETTING TO BRAG A LITTLE BIT, THEY WERE EXCITED THAT WE WERE GOING TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE FROM THE 2024 ASSESSMENT. SO THAT'S ONE OF THE SESSIONS THAT WE'RE PROVIDING. PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES. OCTOBER 3RD INTERRUPT YOU REAL QUICK.
ARABIA. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT MATTERS, BUT WE'RE JUST LOOKING AT THE AGENDA. EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE SCROLLING THROUGH SOME COOL PICTURES UP THERE, ARE YOU ABLE TO TOGGLE OUR SCREEN AS WELL? AS AGENDA? YEAH. OKAY. SORRY. IS IT WORKING NOW? OKAY. PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES.
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OCTOBER 3RD. TERRELL ARTS COUNCIL, WE HAVE A GROUP THAT IS INTERESTED IN WORKING WITH OTHER GROUPS THAT ARE ALREADY WORKING TOGETHER, KIND OF A DOWNTOWN, KIND OF ARTSY, JUST THROWING AROUND SOME IDEAS RIGHT NOW. AND WE HAVE A SMALL GROUP WORKING ON A CALL TO ACTION FOR DOWNTOWN PROPERTY OWNERS, AND MORE INFORMATION WILL BE COMING ABOUT THAT. IT REALLY IT'S MORE OF THE DISCUSSION THAT WE'VE HAD ABOUT CODE ENFORCEMENT AND THOSE NEXT STEPS FOR PROPERTY OWNERS AND THE CITY AS FAR AS ENFORCEMENT AND HOW HOW TO GET PUSHING THAT LEAD ROPE FORWARD. SO THAT'S ALL WE HAVE GOING DOWNTOWN. ANY QUESTIONS? AND I DIDN'T KNOW IF Y'ALL WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THE SMALL BUSINESS MEETING OR. SINCE. THAT FEELS LIKE A LONG TIME AGO, I DON'T REMEMBER IT. ENCOURAGING. YES. COMMENTS FROM ATTENDEES. IF I CAN ASK YOU A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. RELATIVELY NEW TO THE BOARD AND I HAVE A QUESTION. I LIKE TO SEE PROGRESS. I LIKE TO CELEBRATE SOMETHING THAT WE CAN GO VISIT, AND I'VE GOT A COUPLE OF THINGS.I JUST NEED TO SEE IF I CAN GET A LITTLE BETTER IDEA ON THE LATEST CONVERSATIONS. IS IT MOVING OR IS IT STAGNANT? ONE WOULD BE THE TERRELL SOCIAL IS I MEAN, IS THERE A WEATHER ISSUE THAT'S CREATED SOME SOME STOPPAGE IN THAT, OR IS THERE SOMETHING ELSE? I THINK I LOOK BACK AT SOME OF THE CONVERSATIONS. IT WAS LIKE MAYBE BY 4TH OF JULY AND AND WORLD CUP, WE WOULD HAVE A PATIO TO GO ENJOY THAT IS IT. AND SO THE LAST CONVERSATION THAT I HAD WITH HIM IS HE WAS WANTING AN OCTOBER 2026 OPENING. I THINK HE JUST HAS A LOT OF EVENTS AND A LOT OF BUSINESSES. AND HE'S VERY, VERY ACTIVE. WE'RE DOING PROGRESS PAYMENTS ON HIS. IT'S ONCE COMPLETE, WE REIMBURSE. OKAY, OKAY, OKAY. THAT'S THAT'S GOOD. AND THEN ALSO THE BMT BUILDING. AND THAT WAS KIND OF BEFORE MY TIME. IS THERE ANYTHING BEING DONE ON THAT, OR IS IT BECAUSE IT'S IN A STATE OF REALLY UGLINESS RIGHT NOW? I MEAN, I IT'S HARD TO SAY. YEAH, WE'RE PARTICIPATING IN THAT. AND, AND WE PUT THAT PLASTIC COVER, WE PUT THE CHICKEN. SO. DEVON HAS BEEN, AND WE PROBABLY NEED TO INVITE HER BACK. SINCE WE HAVE DONE THE ENVIRONMENTAL. THE LAST TIME THAT WE'VE HEARD THAT THE BOARD HAS HEARD FROM HER WAS WHEN WE APPROVED FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL TO BE DONE. SO THE PADDOCK BOARD REIMBURSED HER FOR THE ENGINEERING AND DESIGN OF THE BUILDING. IT IS SUPPOSED TO. IT IS GOING TO BE A COMMUNITY CENTER. THERE'LL BE SOME LEARNING CLASSROOMS, SOME AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES UPSTAIRS. IT WAS JUST A MATTER OF PHASING THE FUNDING. AND I THINK SHE'S TRYING TO GET SOME OTHER SPONSORS FOR THE BUILDING AS WELL. SO PADDOCK'S PORTION WAS THE DESIGN AND ENGINEERING, AND THEN SHE HAD SOME MONEY LEFT OVER. AND SO WE WENT AHEAD AND ASSISTED WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION. BUT WE CAN BRING HER BACK FOR AN UPDATE. BUT THAT WOULD I THINK THAT WOULD REALLY ENCOURAGE US. YEAH, SURE. AND THEN THE LAST ONE IS OUR SHELL BUILDING. THAT WAS GOING TO BE THE RESTAURANT AT I THINK IT'S ONE. OH IS IT 1206 MORE. YEAH. ONE OF THE LISTED ITEMS HERE. WE'VE GOT THE BURGER, JAKE'S BURGER AND STUFF LIKE THAT. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE'RE TRYING TO, TO MEET TOGETHER? LIKE, HEY, WE HAVE A POTENTIAL PLACE THAT WE'RE, WE ARE WANTING TO HAVE A RESTAURANT. AND I THINK THAT EVEN THE OPINIONS WOULD TELL YOU IT. THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE GRIFFITH BUILDING, IT IS A GREAT LOCATION, BUT IT IS A VERY SMALL FOOTPRINT FOR A RESTAURANT. AND SO BECAUSE THE FIRST TIME WE MET JAKE'S BURGERS WAS THE OPINIONS HAD TALKED TO THEM ABOUT THE GRIFFITH BUILDING. BUT THE SQUARE FOOTAGE IS JUST NOT THERE FOR THAT BUILDING. AND SO WHEN GORMAN'S CAME TO US, WE WE THREW OUT THE IDEA OF GORMAN'S. YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST IT'S A VERY UNIQUE SPOT. AND I THINK THAT IT COULD BE GREAT FOR OUTDOOR SEATING WHEN IT'S NOT 120 DEGREES. IT'S JUST THERE'S SO MUCH RELYING ON THE PATIO THAT PEOPLE ARE HAVING A HARD TIME WITH THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE FACILITY ITSELF. OKAY. THOUGHTS FROM THE BOARD. NOT THAT WE GET TO MAKE THIS DECISION, BUT IF IT'S HELPFUL FEEDBACK FOR THE CITY. THOUGHTS ON THE BOARD WITH LOSING THE GREEN SPACE IN
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ORDER TO FIT A LARGER BUILDING FOR TO ALLOW FOR MORE USES. THAT WAS MY QUESTION IS, COULD COULD THERE BE A POTENTIAL DESIGN? WOULD THERE BE ANY RESTRICTIONS TO MAKING BASICALLY KIND OF LIKE AN L SHAPED BUILDING WHERE YOUR KITCHEN COULD BE ON THE BACK PART OF THAT LOT, AND THEN YOU COULD STILL HAVE A GREEN SPACE UP TOWARDS THE ROADWAY, BUT INSTEAD OF JUST BEING A STRIP OF A BUILDING, YOU HAD MORE LIKE AN L SHAPED BUILDING. THAT WAY, THAT WHOLE PANEL COULD BE SEATING, AND THEN YOUR KITCHEN COULD BE, AND IT BLOCKS THE RAILROAD EMPLOYEES. YEAH. SO I MEAN, JUST BECAUSE EVERYTHING WE DO IS TRICKY. YES. AND ONLY ONE PORTION OF THAT IS PRIVATELY HELD BECAUSE IT'S THE CITY THAT OWNS THE GREEN SPACE.AND SO IT'S A MATTER OF THE CITY WORKING WITH THE CURRENT PROPERTY OWNER OR THE NEW PROPERTY OWNER IN HAVING THAT LAND DEDICATED. AND THEN ONCE AGAIN, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS. LIKE, DO WE? YOU KNOW, DO WE HAVE TO RELEASE AN RFQ, A PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP, RFQ TO RELEASE THE LAND THE WAY THAT WE DID WITH THE CHAPMAN BUILDING? I MEAN, IT JUST IT, IT GETS VERY INTERTWINED. SO IT WOULD IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE WE CONSTANTLY TALK ABOUT THE SPACE, BUT IT'S GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE WHO'S REALLY INTERESTED IN INVESTING BEFORE EVEN THE CITY CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH RELEASING THE PROPERTY, BECAUSE EVERYTHING WE DO IS TRICKY. SO IT LOTS OF POTENTIAL, BUT IT'S JUST WORKING WITH THE PRIVATE PUBLIC SIDE. IN THE MEANTIME, I THINK THERE'S SOME CODE VIOLATIONS WITHIN THAT SPACE IN TERMS OF MAINTENANCE. YES, THE BUILDING ITSELF FOR SURE. I THINK $8 IS THE GOING RATE FOR BUILDING EIGHT. I DON'T KNOW IF I WOULD GIVE $8 FOR THAT BUILDING, BUT MY GUESS IS EIGHT EIGHT FOR EVERYTHING. I THINK WE HAVE SOME OTHER PRIORITIES DOWNTOWN. BUT YES, THAT BUILDING WE IS IN A VERY PREVALENT AREA OF OF OUR THE AREA THAT WE FEEL RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPROVING. AND, YOU KNOW, THEY SAY BILINGUAL, WAIT, DON'T WAIT TO BUY LAND. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PRICE OF THOSE THREE WALLS WOULD BE, BUT IF IT'S MORE FLEXIBLE FOR THE CITY TO OWN BOTH THOSE SPACES FOR. YEAH, OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THOSE. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THOSE UPDATES. YEAH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR RAY ALLEN? OKAY. LAST ITEM ON YOUR AGENDA IS OUR FISCAL YEAR 2027 PROPOSED BUDGET. I THINK THAT THE BOARD DOES A GREAT JOB OF KEEPING STAFF IN LINE WITH WHAT Y'ALL'S CAPITAL PLANNING AND WHAT YOUR INTENTIONS ARE. SO HOPEFULLY, WHAT YOU SEE BEFORE YOU KIND OF DISPLAYS THAT. SO I BROKE IT DOWN BY DOWNTOWN AND PARKS SO THAT YOU CAN SEE THAT TOTAL EACH YEAR. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT THE HIGHLIGHTED COLUMN FOR FISCAL YEAR 27, YOUR FACADE GRANT REIMBURSEMENT. YOU HAVE GENERALLY CARRIED 75000 IN THIS LINE ITEM. WE BUMPED THAT UP TO 150. YOUR DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIPS FOR 2027 RIGHT NOW ARE CALCULATED AT 580 000. SO THAT WOULD BE THE CHAPMAN AND THE CARNEGIE GRANT PROGRAM. FOR DEVELOPMENT. IF IT GETS MOVED TO FISCAL YEAR 27, IT'S GOING TO BE BECAUSE YOU YOU WERE ALSO ABLE TO MOVE THAT CASH FROM YOUR FINANCIALS INTO THAT. SO WE'RE STILL HOLDING THAT 250.
WE JUST DON'T KNOW IF IT'S GOING TO APPEAR IN 26 OR 27. YOUR DOWNTOWN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, WROUGHT IRON FENCING AND DUMPSTER ENCLOSURES SHOULD BE PAID FOR IN 26, SO WE'LL JUST BE CARRYING THE STANDARD 75,000. AND I JUST PLUGGED IN 25,000 FOR ENGINEERING AS A PLACEHOLDER. SO TOTAL EXPENSES IN 27 FOR DOWNTOWN, 1,000,380. AND THEN I ALSO WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THEY'RE IN THE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIPS. I AM BREAKING DOWN THE TERMS NUMBER ONE PAYMENT DETAIL TO SHOW THOSE CHAPMAN BUILDING PAYMENTS. SO IN 26 TERS WOULD NOT PAY ANY PORTION IN 27. TERS IS PICKING UP 250,000 IN 28 100,000. WHEN YOU LOOK AT YOUR FISCAL YEAR 28 COLUMN AND ALSO 29, SHOULD THE BOARD MOVE FORWARD WITH A
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CERTIFICATE OF OBLIGATION FOR THE CATHERINE, PARKLAND AND THE US 80 LIGHTING, ETC. WE'RE ESTIMATING THAT CO PAYMENT AT 550 000 TOTAL, WHICH INCLUDES YOUR EXISTING 180,000 THAT YOU CARRY FOR THE LIGHTING PROJECT AT BEN GILL 270 000 WOULD BE FOR THE PADDOCK DOWNTOWN PROJECT AND THEN 100,000 A YEAR PAYMENT FROM TERS. NUMBER ONE, WOULD WE BE REFINANCING THE PARK, THE LIGHTING PROJECT? NO. YEAH. SO WHEN YOU FLIP OVER TO THE PARK PROJECT, THAT'S WHERE I'M CARRYING THE THE 180 THAT YOU CURRENTLY PAY BECAUSE THAT WHAT WAS JUST FOR PARK INVESTMENT. SO IN 27 WE HAD, WE WENT FROM 75 TO 150 JUST STANDARD AMOUNT FOR YOUR PARK CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. 100 000 FOR ENGINEERING, BECAUSE WE WANT TO GO INTO DESIGN FOR THE MASTER PLAN OF STALIN'S PARK. AND THEN YOUR STANDARD CO PAYMENT OF 180, WHICH MOVING INTO 28, YOU WOULD SHOW THE TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE 375,000 FOR THE ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION. THAT WOULD BE THE 5050 GRANT. SO WE WOULD BE UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN STALLINGS IN 28, DESIGNING ARLEIGH WHITE AND THEN UNDER CONSTRUCTION FOR ARLEIGH WHITE IN 29. AND I'VE GIVEN YOU THOSE TOTALS AT THE TOP. SO THE THE LAST PAGE IS I HAVE HIGHLIGHTED YOUR FISCAL YEAR 2027 PROPOSED BUDGET BASED ON THE NOTES THAT I JUST GAVE YOU. AND THEN JUST KIND OF ESTIMATING YOUR END OF YEAR. IF WE STUCK WITH THE 28 AND 29 BUDGET, SHOWING THAT YOU WOULD STILL HAVE A CASH BALANCE OF ABOUT 1.2. SO YOU'RE NOT REALLY SPENDING DOWN YOUR YOUR CASH BALANCES. ON PAGE 44, WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT OUR CO PAYMENT, REMIND ME, REPEAT WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT THE $100,000 ANNUALLY TO TERS TERS NUMBER ONE WOULD PAY $100,000 OF THAT.OKAY. WE'RE NOT PAYING THEM. OKAY. YES. SO WE WOULD PULL 270 000 A YEAR FROM PADDOCK FUND, 100,000 FROM TERS NUMBER ONE. AND THEN. IT WOULD BE YOUR STANDARD 180,000 PAYMENT, WHICH YOU ALREADY MAKE. NOW ON THE PARK SIDE, I WAS JUST TRYING TO SEPARATE PARK IN DOWNTOWN SO Y'ALL COULD SEE THAT. I THINK YOUR BIGGEST CONCERN GOING INTO THIS, ESPECIALLY WITH THE BIG CONTRACTS THAT YOU DID WITH SPENDING DOWN THAT THE THE CASH BALANCE. AND SO I THINK THAT YOU'VE YOU'VE STILL GOT YOURSELF IN A GOOD POSITION TO CONTINUE TO ROLL FORWARD. WE DO KNOW THAT SALES TAX IS DOWN A LITTLE BIT. MATTHEW WILL COME AND GIVE YOU YOUR FINANCIAL UPDATE NEXT MONTH. YOU WILL GET TO MEET OUR FINANCIAL FINANCE DIRECTOR, WHO WE LOVE AND ADORE.
AND SO HE'LL GIVE YOU A SALES TAX UPDATE. ALSO, WE'RE DOWN A LITTLE BIT OVER LAST YEAR. WE DO KNOW THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME CHANGES, ESPECIALLY WITH EVERYTHING THAT'S OPENING UP IN PAWNEE. THE DISBURSEMENT IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. BUT YOU KNOW, OVERALL, WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN VERY CONSERVATIVE IN YOUR ESTIMATES ANYWAY. I DON'T THINK WE'VE WE'VE OVER PROMISED OR UNDER DELIVERED ON YOUR ALLOCATION. SO YOU'RE STILL IN A GOOD A GOOD PLACE OVERALL. QUESTIONS FOR RAYLAN OR COMMENTS ON PROJECT PLANNING FOR 27 THROUGH 29. IT'S ALREADY JUNE. IT IS JUNE. AND FY 27 STARTS OCTOBER 1ST. OKAY. YEP. ALL RIGHT. SO I HAVE QUITE A BIT TO DO, BUT THAT'S OKAY. THE MONEY GOES OUT FAST THOSE LAST 90 DAYS. SO THE WORK WILL START PAYING OFF HERE VERY SOON. THANK YOU RAYLAN. ALL RIGHT. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTI
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