Sep 01, 2026 City Council

[1. CALL TO ORDER ]

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MAYOR WILL CALL TO ORDER THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR 6 P.M. ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER THE 1ST OF 2026. CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 201 EAST NASH STREET IN TERRELL, TEXAS. HAVE.

WITH US ON THE DAIS THIS EVENING ARE DISTRICT TWO REPRESENTATIVE DONNA RENEE ANDERSON, MAYOR PRO TEM. WE HAVE DISTRICT THREE, JORGE VARGAS. WE HAVE DISTRICT FOUR.

OUR DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM STEPHANIE HOLMES THOMAS. AND THEN WE HAVE DISTRICT FIVE, PHIL ROBINSON. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM SO WE CAN CONTINUE WITH OUR MEETING. ALSO WITH US IS OUR CITY MANAGER AND LEGAL TEAM AND OTHER STAFF. AT THIS TIME. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE RISE FOR INVOCATION, REMAIN STANDING FOR OUR PLEDGES. HEAVENLY FATHER, FROM EPHESIANS CHAPTER THREE, VERSE 14 THROUGH 19. FOR THIS REASON I KNEEL BEFORE THE FATHER, FROM WHOM EVERY FAMILY IN HEAVEN AND ON EARTH IS NAMED. I PRAY THAT ACCORDING TO THE WEALTH OF HIS GLORY, HE WILL GRANT YOU TO BE STRENGTHENED WITH POWER THROUGH HIS SPIRIT IN THE INNER PERSON. THAT CHRIST WILL DWELL IN YOUR HEARTS THROUGH FAITH, SO THAT BECAUSE YOU HAVE BEEN ROOTED AND GROUNDED IN LOVE, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO COMPREHEND WITH ALL THE SAINTS WHAT IS THE BREADTH AND LENGTH AND HEIGHT AND DEPTH, AND THUS TO KNOW THE LOVE OF CHRIST THAT SURPASSES KNOWLEDGE, SO THAT YOU WILL BE FILLED UP TO ALL THE FULLNESS OF GOD. GIVE US YOUR WISDOM, HEAVENLY FATHER, IN JESUS NAME. AS WE CONDUCT OUR MEETING TONIGHT AND BLESS EVERYONE THAT IS GATHERED IN THIS ROOM TOGETHER. IN JESUS NAME, 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. ALL RIGHT, COUNSEL, OUR NEXT ITEM

[2. MAYOR AND COUNCIL COMMUNITY RECOGNITION AND EVENTS ]

AND FOR A DAY AND A HALF, WE LEARNED APPLYING THE LAW TO PRACTICE LAND USE ESSENTIALS, EVERYTHING FROM. DEVELOPMENT MUDS. I LEARNED THAT THERE'S MORE THAN JUST MUDS AND PITS.

THERE'S 20 OTHER ACRONYMS REGARDING LAND USE, INSPECTION FEES, WATER RIGHTS, PLANTING, PLATTING AND SUBDIVISIONS. IT WAS VERY EXCITING. I LEARNED A LOT AND IT WAS GOOD TO SEE KATIE THERE. IT MADE ME THINK OF GETTING HER READY FOR FOR PROMOTION TO SOMETHING ELSE.

YEAH, GREAT. I JUST WANTED TO THANK STAFF AND OUR MEMBERS AND EVERYONE INVOLVED IN, IN GETTING OUR, OUR SPLASH PAD READY WITH THE, THE GRAND OPENING THIS WEEKEND. AND IT WAS WONDERFUL. MY KIDS JUST WENT CRAZY FOR IT. AND JUST SEEING ALL THE FAMILIES OUT THERE HAVING A GOOD TIME MADE IT ALL JUST. SOMETIMES THIS JOB CAN BE CAN BE PRETTY REWARDING.

SO THANK YOU ALL FOR MAKING THAT HAPPEN AND VERY EXCITING STUFF FOR OUR CITY. ANYONE ELSE? ALL RIGHT. I GUESS I CAN SAY AS MAYOR, THIS IS PROBABLY THE MOST EXCITING TIME OF THE YEAR WITH FOOTBALL GETTING KICKED OFF AGAIN. AND IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU'RE A HIGH SCHOOL FOLLOWER OR COLLEGE OR PROFESSIONAL, YOU GOTTA LOVE THIS TIME OF YEAR. I WAS AT THE KIWANIS LUNCHEON TODAY, AND THEY DO THIS THING WHERE YOU GIVE HAPPY DOLLARS. SO I GAVE A COUPLE OF HAPPY DOLLARS, ONE FOR BEING FOOTBALL SEASON. THE OTHER ONE IS BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO LOOK AT A PROPOSED BUDGET. THAT ONE DOESN'T INCREASE THE TAX RATE. AND THEN TWO, WE HAVE NO UTILITY INCREASES FOR THE CITY OF TERRELL. SO THEY WERE PLEASED WITH THAT, I THINK SO, YEAH, IT'S IT'S BEGINNING TO BE FALL. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE WEATHER COOPERATING AND CHANGING AND COOLING THINGS OFF A LITTLE BIT. MAYBE SOME RAIN,

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[4. CONSENT AGENDA ]

[4.2. Discuss and Consider Planning and Zoning Recommendation - Ordinance No. 3186 on Second Posting, Amending Appendix 2: Zoning Ordinance of the City of Terrell; Article III: Zoning Districts, Section 30: Light Industrial (LI) District, Section 30A: Research & Technology (RT) District; Article IV: Use Regulations, Section 32: Use Regulations (Charts); Article V: Development Standards, Section 44: Definitions, as set Forth in Exhibits "A-C" Attached Hereto and Made a Part Hereof, Providing for Severability and Providing an Effective Date.]

SECTION 30, A RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY ART DISTRICT. ARTICLE FOUR USE, USE REGULATIONS. SECTION 32 USE REGULATIONS, CHARTS. ARTICLE FIVE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.

SECTION 44 DEFINITIONS AS SET FORTH IN EXHIBIT A THROUGH C, ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WOULD YOU COME FORWARD, PLEASE? DO I DISCUSS SO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? DIRECT THEM TO THE COUNCIL STAFF. GOOD EVENING. RAYLAN. YOU WERE NOT AT THE MEETING ON THIS PAST THURSDAY? YES, MA'AM.

AND I WAS IN ATTENDANCE AT THE MEETING THIS PAST THURSDAY. AND WHAT HAPPENED WAS THE A MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION IN THERE DISCUSS AND CONSIDER THE MINUTES OF THE JULY 23RD MEETING REQUESTED THAT THIS ITEM BE PUT BACK ON THE AGENDA FOR THE FOLLOWING MEETING, WHICH IS GOING TO BE IN SEPTEMBER. SO BASED ON THAT, AND THEY VOTED YES. BASED ON THAT, I KNEW WE HAD THIS ON THE AGENDA, IN OUR CONSENT AGENDA. AND SO ATTORNEY CHASE, THEY VOTED YES. AND NOW THEY HAVE QUESTIONS. AND SO WHAT DO WE DO? SO WAS THE ITEM ON THEIR CONSENT AGENDA? YEAH. IT WASN'T ON THEIR AGENDA AT ALL. PUBLIC HEARING AND DISCUSSING CONSIDER ON, ON THIS THIS ITEM THAT WE HAVE BEFORE US NOW, THIS WAS ON THERE. IT WAS NO, BECAUSE THIS IS THE SECOND I THOUGHT THIS WAS ON SECOND POSTING. NO, THIS DOES NOT APPEAR ON LAST THURSDAY'S MEETING. THEY WERE SIMPLY APPROVING THEIR MINUTES. MINUTES. CORRECT. SO THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN FROM THE JULY PNC MEETING WHERE THEY HAD A PUBLIC HEARING AND DISCUSS AND CONSIDERED THE ORDINANCE. SO THEY WERE WANTING TO PULL SOMETHING OFF OF THE MINUTES THAT THEY'D ALREADY APPROVED. THAT'S RIGHT. YES. OKAY. AND WE'VE ALREADY APPROVED IT. YES.

SO I GUESS FOR LEGAL. FOR LEGAL. YEAH. MY QUESTION WAS WE HAD IT ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA FOR TODAY.

AND I'M LIKE THAT PUT THE STICK IN THE WHEEL, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN. I KNOW, BUT LET'S MAKE SURE WE GOT IT RIGHT. I BELIEVE WHAT HAD HAPPENED WAS WE DISCUSSED AND CONSIDERED IT AFTER IT CAME FROM PLANNING AND ZONING. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME WE'RE SEEING IT. WE'VE APPROVED IT ONCE. SO NOW LEGAL. WHAT WHAT WOULD WE JUST. AND SO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND THE FACTS.

THIS IS THE SECOND READING FROM THE COUNCIL AFTER IT'S BEEN RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AT THE LAST MEETING.

JUST LOOKED AT AT THE MINUTES, AT THE MINUTES. OKAY. SO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IS RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL FROM JULY IS STILL A RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL.

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SO YOUR ASK IS THAT WE WHAT IS IT? OKAY. THAT WE CAN PROCEED TO MAKE TO THE SECOND READING AND APPROVAL? YES. YOU EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE SAID BASED ON THEIR READING OF THE MINUTES THEY WANTED TO TAKE, THAT THIS ITEM AND DISCUSS IT AGAIN SO WE CAN APPROVE IT. OKAY. YES, WE CAN APPROVE. YES, MA'AM. PNC MADE THEIR RECOMMENDATION. IT'S BEEN BEFORE YOU. WE HAD IT AS A DISCUSSION ITEM YOU ALL HAVE DISCUSSED AND VOTED FOR ON FIRST READING. THIS IS THE FORMALITY OF THE SECOND READING THAT WE REQUIRED. OKAY, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE DO IT RIGHT. I WAS THINKING THE SAME THING. SO THEY'RE OKAY. ARE THEY GOING TO CONSIDER IT AGAIN ON THEIR NO FOR NO. SO IT'S NOT GOING TO. YEAH. IT'S ALREADY BEEN TO US AND WE'VE APPROVED IT ONCE. SO THIS IS THE SECOND READING. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SO IS THERE A MOTION ON APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 3186 ON SECOND READING. DOES IT MATTER IF WE SAY SECOND READING OR SECOND POSTING IS IS IT. IT DOES NOT MATTER. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE CHANGING VERBIAGE.

WE USED TO SAY SECOND READING, RIGHT, DIDN'T WE. SECOND. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THESE TYPES OF ITEMS, WHEN THESE TYPES OF ITEMS ARE PUT ON THE CONSENT GENDER CONSENT AGENDA, WE TYPICALLY SAY POSTING BECAUSE IT'S NOT TECHNICALLY A READING. OKAY. WELL, I DON'T KNOW. I THOUGHT I THOUGHT IT WAS READING, SO OKAY, OKAY, I MOVE TO. AM I SUPPOSED TO MOVE TO APPROVE? I MOVE TO APPROVE. WE HAVE A MOTION TO WE HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION FROM DONNA RENEE ANDERSON, A MAYOR PRO TEM DISTRICT TWO, A SECOND FROM PHIL ROBERTSON, DISTRICT FIVE, TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 3186 ON SECOND POSTING. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, LET IT BE KNOWN BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. NOW THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS 4.3. NO

[5. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND CITY COUNCIL ACTIONS]

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YOU CAN SEE THAT THIS INCLUDES ALL THE MAJOR FUNDS, AND THEN IT GROUPS THE MINOR FUNDS AND INCLUDES AT THE BOTTOM THE TRANSFERS IN AND OUT BEFORE YOU GET TO THE GRAND TOTAL. SO YOU CAN SEE THAT THE GRAND TOTAL REVENUE FOR FISCAL YEAR 26 IS 120.1 MILLION FOR FISCAL YEAR 26, REVISED BUDGET EXPENSE IS ONE 20.3 MILLION. AND THEN WE COME INTO THE NEW FISCAL YEAR, FISCAL YEAR 27. THE GRAND TOTAL BUDGET FOR THE CITY IS 115.99 MILLION IN THE FISCAL YEAR, 27 BUDGETED EXPENSES ARE 121.86 MILLION. SO YOU CAN SEE THE NEXT YEAR WE ARE BUDGETING A DECREASE IN FUND BALANCE OF 5.86 MILLION. THAT'S THE FISCAL YEAR 27 MILLION ONLY. AND THAT'S REALLY DRIVEN BY SPENDING DOWN SOME CAPITAL FUNDS AND SOME OTHER THINGS.

IT'S NOT REALLY A IT'S NOT AN OPERATIONAL SHORTFALL AT ALL. IT'S JUST SPENDING DOWN SOME, SOME SOME PLANNED SPIN DOWN OF FUND BALANCES. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS BEFORE I DIVE INTO THE GENERAL FUND? WHEN YOU USE THE PHRASE SPEND DOWN, WHAT DO YOU MEAN? AS YOU KNOW, THE DIFFERENT FUNDS HAVE DIFFERENT FUND BALANCES. WHAT WE'RE SPENDING DOWN IS ESSENTIALLY WE HAVE A BUNCH OF CAPITAL FUNDS THAT ARE OUT THERE FOR CAPITAL USE, AND SOME OF THOSE HAVE THEIR OWN REVENUE SOURCES, IMPACT FEES, DRAINAGE REVENUE. AND IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET, WE WERE ACTUALLY SPENDING DOWN SOME OF THOSE RESERVES WE HAVE BUILT UP OVER THE YEAR TO A LEVEL. WE BUILT THEM UP FOR FUTURE CAPITAL. SO NOW WE'RE USING THEM. SO IT REALLY LOOKS LIKE SO IT REDUCES THE FUND BALANCE SO THERE'S LESS MONEY IN THERE. SO THAT'S WHAT I MEAN BY SPENDING DOWN. WE'RE SPENDING DOWN THAT FUND BALANCE. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. OKAY. SO LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE GENERAL FUND. SO THE OPERATING REVENUE FOR THE GENERAL GENERAL FUND IS 41.22 MILLION. THE TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES NEXT YEAR ARE BUDGETED AT 41.11 MILLION, WITH AN ENDING FUND BALANCE OF 1.36 MILLION, WHICH IS THE SAME OR VERY CLOSE TO WHAT WE HAD PRESENTED AT THE BUDGET WORKSHOP TO COUNCIL, WHICH GETS US TO THAT 12 DAYS OF RESERVES. AS WE DISCUSSED DURING THAT WORKSHOP, THE TARGET FOR BEST PRACTICE IS ABOUT 60 TO 90 DAY RESERVES. SO WE ARE STILL WORKING ON GETTING THAT NUMBER UP. THIS BUDGET WAS REALLY WE REALLY WORKED HARD TO TIGHTEN OUR BELTS AND WE DIDN'T. WE DID ADD ONE NEW POSITION AFTER WE WENT THROUGH THE WORKSHOP, AND THAT'S FOR THE SHELTER ANIMAL SHELTER THAT WE NEED TO OPERATE THAT NEW FACILITY. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, WE PRETTY MUCH HELD THE LINE AND THERE IS NO ACROSS THE BOARD RAISES. THERE'S NO ANYTHING LIKE THAT. WE DID PUT IN HERE A ONE TIME EMPLOYEE PAYMENT IN THE NEW BUDGET THAT IS ESSENTIALLY A $1,000 PAYMENT TO FULL TIME EMPLOYEES SO THAT THEY'RE GETTING SOMETHING THIS YEAR. IT'S NOT A RAISE, IT'S NOT A CUMULATIVE. SO IT HELPS US IN FUTURE YEARS. IT'S NOT ADDING TO OUR OUR EXPENSES IN MAKING THE FUND BALANCE KEEP GOING. SO THAT IS A LITTLE BIT BETTER FOR THE FINANCE SIDE OF IT. AND IT ALSO GIVES OUR EMPLOYEES SOMETHING THIS YEAR. SO BUT IT'S GOING TO TAKE MULTIPLE YEARS TO REBUILD THAT FUND BALANCE FROM THE 12 DAYS TO HOPEFULLY CLOSER TO THAT 60 OR 90 DAY WINDOW. AND I HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON THE NEXT SLIDE ABOUT EXACTLY WHAT WE DID CHANGE IN THE BUDGET. SO I'LL MOVE ON TO THAT. IF THERE'S NO MORE QUESTIONS. OKAY, SO UPDATE SINCE THE WORKSHOP, AS I ALLUDED TO, THERE IS TWO NEW INVESTMENTS IN THIS BUDGET. THE NUMBERS CHANGED SLIGHTLY AGAIN, BUT WE DIDN'T CHANGE OUR OVERALL BUDGET POSITION. MARK AND I WERE ABLE TO GO BACK IN TIME, SOME OTHER EXPENSES AND SOME REVENUE PROJECTIONS. SO WE WERE ABLE TO ADD THESE TWO ITEMS WITHOUT TOUCHING THAT 12 DAYS RESERVES THAT WE HAD BUILT UP. SO THE FIRST ONE IS THE ONE FULL TIME CELTIC FOR THE KENNEL TECH, FOR THE ANIMAL SHELTER THAT COSTS 73,924 BETWEEN SALARY AND BENEFITS AND TRAINING, UNIFORMS AND EQUIPMENT. THAT IS ALL IN THE GENERAL FUND, OF COURSE, SINCE THE ANIMAL SHELTER IS IN THE GENERAL FUND AND WE KIND OF WORKED WITH THE TEAM, AND THIS IS THE BARE MINIMUM STAFFING THAT WE COULD HAVE FOR THAT NEW FACILITY THAT IS OPENING IN FISCAL YEAR 27. WE NEED PROBABLY MORE IN THE SHELTER, BUT THIS IS THE BARE MINIMUM. WE CAN MAKE DO WITH THIS FOR NOW. AND THEN THE OTHER THING IS, WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT IS THE LUMP SUM PAYMENT FOR STAFF.

SO THAT COST US $210,430 ACROSS ALL FUNDS, 160,000 OF THAT IS IN THE GENERAL FUND. SO WHAT THIS IS, IS A $1,000 PAYMENT TO OUR FULL TIME AND A $500 PAYMENT TO PART TIME NON-CIVIL SERVICE STAFF. SO THAT WOULD BE THE STAFF THAT DOESN'T WEAR BADGES. SO NOT POLICE AND FIRE EVERYONE ELSE. THIS PAYMENT LETS US RECOGNIZE THEM NOW WITHOUT ADDING AN ONGOING COST THAT COMPOUNDS IN FUTURE BUDGETS. AND THE OTHER NICE THING ABOUT IT IS IT'S A FLAT DOLLAR AMOUNT. SO IT'S PROPORTIONATELY MEANS MORE PROPORTIONATELY TO OUR LOWER PAID EMPLOYEES. SO FLAT 1000. WE ALSO ARE DOING 1000 FOR OUR CIVIL SERVICE STAFF THAT ARE MAXED OUT AT THEIR STEP. MOST CIVIL SERVICE ARE GOING TO GET WHAT WE CALL THEIR STEP INCREASE AT THEIR ANNIVERSARY DATE. THEY MOVE UP TO THE NEXT STEP. THERE IS A MAX STEP. SO

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OKAY? THANK YOU FOR THAT. OR AT THIS TIME, WE WILL CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING AMENDING THE BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST OF 2025 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER THE 30TH OF 2026. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? HEARING NONE, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND MOVE ON TO DISCUSS ORDINANCE NUMBER 3192, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TERRELL, TEXAS, AMENDING THE BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1 TO 2025 AND THEN IN SEPTEMBER THE 30TH OF 2026. MATT, IF YOU WOULD COME FORWARD. WOULD YOU DO ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MATT? MATT, I JUST WANTED TO THANK BOTH YOU AND MARK FOR. I KNOW THE BUDGET WAS TIGHT THIS YEAR FOR SQUEEZING IN THOSE TWO ADDITIONAL ITEMS THAT WE REALLY WANTED TO GIVE OUR EMPLOYEES SOMETHING, SOME KIND OF A BONUS, AND ALSO FINDING A WAY TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. OPENING A NEW FACILITY UNDER STAFF WOULD HAVE BEEN A BIT OF AN EMBARRASSMENT. SO THANK YOU FOR FINDING THAT IN THE BUDGET AND ALL THAT YOU GUYS DO TO KIND OF MAKE MAKE A, YOU KNOW, MAKE ENDS MEET. APPRECIATE YOU GUYS. DEFINITELY THE SAME. YOU AND YOUR STAFF HAVE DONE AN EXCEPTIONAL JOB AND. I JUST THANK YOU AND MARK, THANK YOU. I WANT TO SAY ONCE AGAIN YES, THANK YOU AND APPRECIATE YOU EXPLAINING IT TO ME. I KNOW I'M NEW HERE AND I LIKE THE WAY IT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME THAT WAY. WHEN I DO SPEAK TO OUR RESIDENTS OUT HERE, I CAN EXPLAIN TO THEM TOO, BECAUSE A LOT OF THEM ARE THINKING WE'RE DOING SOMETHING, RAISING AND RAISING. AND THANK YOU FOR LETTING US, YOU KNOW, GIVING IT TO WHERE I CAN UNDERSTAND IT AND I CAN EXPLAIN IT. AND I DO APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK. I DO THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I THINK THE THE TAKEAWAY HERE IS THAT ONE STAFF IS LISTENING TO US. WE'RE THE OTHER THING WOULD BE THAT WE'RE NOT REDUCING ANY OF OUR SERVICE TO OUR RESIDENTS. FOR THE COUNCIL AND FOR THE MAYOR. THIS IS KIND OF A RESET OF OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT AND HOW WE WORK AND OPERATE. AND I THINK ALL OF US WERE CONCERNED AND WANTING CHANGE AND THE CHANGES COMING. SO I THINK THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT FOR US MOVING FORWARD.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME TOUGH DECISIONS TO MAKE, BUT WE'RE GOING TO GET THROUGH IT.

ALRIGHT. IS THERE A MOTION ON ORDINANCE NUMBER 3192. MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 3192 A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND WE HAVE A MOTION FROM PHIL ROBINSON OR DISTRICT

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ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS 5.2. DISCUSSING NO. IS BOARDS

[6. BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS ]

APPOINT BOTH TRAMMELL AND KIDD TO OUR LIBRARY BOARD. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, LET IT BE KNOWN BY STATING I, I ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS 6.2 DISCUSSING CONSIDER APPOINTMENTS REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE BUILDING STANDARDS COMMISSION. DON. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. IN YOUR PACKET IS THE BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION ROSTER. WE HAVE TWO TWO POSITIONS THAT WOULD LIKE TO BE REAPPOINTED TROY DROLLINGER AND BRIAN THAYER. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE TWO OPEN POSITIONS. WE DON'T HAVE ANY APPLICATIONS FOR THIS BOARD AT THIS TIME, AND THIS FALLS UNDER THE OVERSIGHT OF BILL ROBINSON. BILL, COUNCILMAN. SO IN SPEAKING TO A COUPLE OF THESE REPS, THEY BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THERE'S A COUPLE OF GUYS I'VE APPOINTED THAT HAVE NEVER ACTUALLY MET. SO THEY JUST KIND OF WANTED SOME ASSURANCE THAT SOMEONE'S GOING TO, YOU KNOW, MEET WITH THEM AND KIND OF GET THE BALL ROLLING ON THIS. IF THEY GET REAPPOINTED INSTEAD OF IF THEY IF THAT'S SOMETHING THEY WANT TO DO A DIFFERENT BOARD, IF, IF THIS BOARD ISN'T GOING TO BE ACTIVE. SO WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS WE'VE GOT 3 OR 4 ADDRESSES THAT WE ARE GOING TO CONSIDER. WE NEEDED TO PULL BACK FROM THAT. WHENEVER OUR CHIEF BUILDING OFFICIAL LEFT. BUT DURING OUR INTERVIEWS WITH THE NEW CBO, WE HAVE LET THEM KNOW THAT THIS WOULD BE ONE OF THE TOP PRIORITIES. WE'VE ALREADY GONE THROUGH THE FIRST COUPLE OF PHASES OF LETTERS AND OWNER NOTIFICATIONS. THEY WILL BE MORE ACTIVE MOVING FORWARD.

OKAY. IN LIGHT OF THAT, I'LL HAVE A FINAL CONVERSATION WITH THEM AND I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT.

NEXT MEETING. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO POSTPONE FOR NOW A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION FROM PHIL ROBINSON OR DISTRICT FIVE REPRESENTATIVE, A SECOND FROM DONNA RENEE ANDERSON, MAYOR PRO TEM FROM DISTRICT TWO, TO POSTPONE ITEM 6.2 APPOINTMENTS REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE BUILDING STANDARDS COMMISSION. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, LET IT BE KNOWN BY STATING I, I I ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIED.

MADAM PRESIDENT, OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS 6.3 DISCUSS AND CONSIDER. APPOINTMENT TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. DON. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ROSTER IS IN YOUR PACKET. WE HAVE TWO POSITIONS THAT NEED REPLACEMENT ON THIS BOARD, AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY APPLICATIONS FOR THIS BOARD AT THIS TIME. AND THIS FALLS UNDER THE OVERSIGHT OF DONNA RENEE ANDERSON. I HAVE BEEN TALKING WITH SOME RESIDENTS ABOUT THIS, BUT RIGHT NOW I'D LIKE TO POSTPONE UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING. OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION TO POSTPONE. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND HAVE A MOTION FROM DONNA RENEE ANDERSON, A MAYOR PRO TEM DISTRICT TWO, A SECOND FROM JORGE VARGAS, DISTRICT THREE TO POSTPONE ITEM 6.3. OUR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I WANT TO TAKE A MINUTE, REAL QUICK AND SAY FOR US INDIVIDUALS WHO WE ASKED TO SERVE, I'M SURE WE'RE DOING THIS. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING IT, THAT THE LETTER GOES OUT FROM THE MAYOR AND THE CITY AND THE COUNCIL THANKING THEM FOR SERVING ONE. AND I THINK, TO COUNCILMAN ROBERTSON'S POINT, WE NEED TO GET THEM IN AND

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[7. BUSINESS ITEMS ]

I LIKE THAT IDEA. AND SO IF WE MIGHT COULD GET A PLAQUE MADE AND SOMEWHERE WHERE IT'S BIG AND THEY CAN READ IT. MY THOUGHT IS SIMILAR TO THE NOTICES THAT WE HAVE OUT IN THE LOBBY. WE DO SOMETHING VERY SIMILAR. OKAY. YEAH, I THINK THAT'S GOOD. AND I LIKE THE IDEA OF GLAD WE'RE CONSIDERING IT. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY? I JUST THINK IT'S A, A REMINDER THAT WE CAN ALL AGREE TO DISAGREE AND DO IT AND TREAT EACH PERSON WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT AND JUST TREAT EACH OTHER THE WAY YOU WANT TO BE TREATED. AND DIGNITY IS VERY IMPORTANT. AND TO BE CIVIL, WE ALL WANT THE SAME THING. WE ALL WANT TERRELL TO, TO, TO MOVE AND CHANGE AND GROW. AND THERE'S A LOT OF DISCUSSION AROUND THAT. AND I THINK WE CAN HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS AND BE CIVIL WITH EACH OTHER. YOU'D BE SURPRISED HOW MANY COUNCILS CAN'T OPERATE THAT WAY. I'VE MET SOME OF THEM. YES. RIGHT. BUT NO. AND I'VE ALWAYS SAID I REALLY APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT THIS COUNCIL IS ABLE TO HAVE DISCUSSION AND AGREE AND DISAGREE SOMETIMES, BUT IN THE END, WE'RE ALL OKAY, RIGHT? JUST OKAY. WE STILL OKAY, WELL, WE'RE OKAY WITH THE DECISION THAT IS MADE AND NO HOSTILITIES REALLY. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. I THINK I THINK THAT'S WHAT I'LL MISS THE MOST. AND ONCE I'M NO LONGER THE MAYOR, AND I HOPE Y'ALL CONTINUE TO DO THAT, I THINK THAT'S A GOOD THING.

ALRIGHT. IS THERE A MOTION ON RESOLUTION NUMBER TWO, 341? I MOVE THAT WE CONSIDER RESOLUTION NUMBER 2341. I HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM MAYOR PRO TEM DISTRICT TWO DONNA RENEE ANDERSON, A SECOND FROM HER DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM STEPHANIE HOLMES THOMAS FROM DISTRICT FOUR TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 2341 AS PRESENTED. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, LET IT BE KNOWN BY STATING I, I I ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. UNANIMOUS VOTE PRESENT. NEXT ITEM ON THE

[8. INFORMATION REPORTS ]

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

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

150. 000. 150,000. OKAY. HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION FROM PHIL ROBERTSON, DISTRICT FIVE, A SECOND FROM JORGE VARGAS, DISTRICT THREE, TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENT WITH APEX AND A AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $150,000. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? IN FAVOR. LET IT BE KNOWN. LET IT BE KNOWN BY SAYING I, I, I ANY ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. NEXT. DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANOTHER ONE? MAYOR, I DON'T THINK YOU'LL BE SURPRISED THAT I HAVE A SECOND MOTION. OKAY. THIS IS A MOTION TO TO ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO EXECUTE AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT WITH FLIGHT COLLEGE, LLC IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $150,000 AS PART OF THE AIRPORT GRANT PROGRAM. OKAY. THERE'S A MOTION.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. STEPHANIE, I HAVE A MOTION FROM PHIL ROBERTSON, DISTRICT FIVE, A SECOND FROM STEPHANIE HOLMES THOMAS, OUR DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM FROM DISTRICT FOUR, TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENT WITH FLIGHT COLLEGE IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $150,000. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, LET IT BE KNOWN BY STATING AYE. AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ALL PRESENT. ARE THERE ANY OTHER MOTIONS? YES, MAYOR. I HAVE A MOTION MYSELF. I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE THE PURCHASE OF REAL PROPERTY FROM THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, LOCATED AT 13041314 WESTMORE AVENUE. IS THERE AN AMOUNT? DO WE NEED AN AMOUNT OR JUST AN AUTHORIZATION? OKAY, JUST GOT IT. WE HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM JORGE VARGAS, DISTRICT THREE, A SECOND FROM DONNA RENEE ANDERSON, MAYOR PRO TEM DISTRICT TWO, TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER ENTER AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CHAMBER FOR A PURCHASE OF PROPERTY. REAL PROPERTY. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, LET IT BE KNOWN BY STATING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. NOW TO VOTE

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