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[1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS]
ALRIGHT, THE CITY COUNCIL.THE CITY OF LEAGUE CITY WILL NOW COME TO ORDER IN A REGULAR MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 23RD, 2025 AT 6:00 PM UH, ROLL CALL.
AND I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE PASTOR ROB BAILEY OF SOUTH LAKE CHURCH TO BE OUR INVOCATION SPEAKER THIS EVENING.
PASTOR, I DON'T SEE PASTOR BAILEY.
LORD, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE GIVEN US.
THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET HERE THIS EVENING AND TALK ABOUT CITY BUSINESS.
THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THE RIGHTS IN THIS COUNTRY TO DEBATE FREELY AND SPEAK FREELY ABOUT WHAT WE FEEL IS THE BEST WAY TO MOVE THIS CITY FORWARD.
PLEASE BE HERE WITH US TONIGHT.
HELP PEOPLE UP HERE MAKE GOOD DECISIONS.
BE WITH THE CROWD AND THE PEOPLE WATCHING ON TV.
GIVE THEM THE STRENGTH TO COME UP AND EXPRESS THEIR OPINIONS.
LORD, PLEASE HELP US LEAD THIS CITY TO WHAT IT CAN BE AND BE WITH US AS WE MAKE DECISIONS.
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.
SIGN, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO IN TEXAS.
ONE SAY UNDER GOD, ONE AND INVISIBLE.
[3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
APPROVAL OF MINUTES.IF THERE'S NO CORRECTIONS THESE MINUTES.
[5. PUBLIC COMMENTS BEFORE CITY COUNCIL ]
PUBLIC COMMENTS.LIBBY JOHNSON CAUGHT YOU OFF GUARD.
HI, MY NAME IS LIBBY JOHNSON AND I LIVE AT 4 0 4 AVONDALE STREET IN LEAGUE CITY, TEXAS.
I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF THE LEAGUE CITY PROUD ORGANIZATION HOLIDAY IN THE PARK.
WE RUN, UM, THE THREE DAY EVENT AND TWO YEARS AGO WE STARTED AN ART CONTEST.
AND, UM, THE PICTURES THAT YOU'RE RECEIVING AS A GIFT FROM US IS, UH, THE FIRST PLACE WINNER FROM THIS YEAR'S CONTEST THIS PAST YEAR.
WE WROTE A CHECK FOR HER TO GO TO HARVARD WITH THE SCHOLAR, HELP WITH HER, WITH THE SCHOLARSHIP MONEY.
SO THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM THAT WE STARTED TWO YEARS AGO IS VERY SUCCESSFUL THIS YEAR WILL BE OUR THIRD YEAR.
AND, UM, WE WROTE CHECKS, LIKE I SAID, TO HARVARD THIS YEAR, OKLAHOMA STATE AND TEXAS STATE.
SO I'M VERY PLEASED WITH THE WAY THE ART CONTEST IS GOING AND, UM, EXCITED ABOUT THE FUTURE.
THEY MEET OUT THERE AT THE PARK AT 10 30 IN THE MORNING.
THEY START PAINTING OR SKETCHING AT 11:00 AM TO 3:00 PM THEY ARE JUDGED FROM THREE TO THREE 30 WITH THE WINNERS BEING ANNOUNCED AND THEY RECEIVE THEIR SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION.
LAST YEAR WE HAD 18, SO I'M HOPING THAT WE HAVE SOME MORE FROM THE THREE SCHOOLS.
CLEAR FALLS, CLEAR SPRINGS AND CLEAR CREEK.
AND OUR JUDGES ARE RETIRED ART TEACHERS.
OUR HEAD JUDGE IS JACKIE LIDDELL.
SEVERAL OF YOU KNOW, SEVERAL OF YOU'ALL KNOW HER.
UH, RICHARD WILLIAMS AND ASHLEY CARRYON.
AND, UH, RIGHT NOW IN THE WORKS, WE'RE TRYING TO GET AN ART CONTEST FOR OUR EXTRAORDINARY INDIVIDUALS IN C-C-I-S-D SO THAT WE CAN HELP THEM.
THAT'S, THAT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE NEXT YEAR 'CAUSE I DON'T THINK WE CAN GET IT ALL TOGETHER.
BUT I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW, WE THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO AND, UM, PUT THIS IN YOUR OFFICE OR IN YOUR HOME AND SHOW THAT YOU SUPPORT THE ARTS AND OUR ART CONTEST THIS YEAR.
IT IS DECEMBER 6TH, 11 TO THREE.
IF YOU GET A CHANCE, COME OUT AND WATCH THEM DOING THEIR D THEY'RE A CRAFT 'CAUSE THEY'RE JUST AMAZING.
COUNCIL MEMBERS AND NEIGHBORS.
MY NAME IS CARRIE TOWNER AND FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF COORDINATING SANTA FOR HOLIDAY IN THE PARK.
IT'S BEEN SUCH A JOY TO SEE THE SMILES AND EXCITEMENT THAT THE TR
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THAT THIS TRADITION BRINGS TO OUR COMMUNITY.YEAR AFTER YEAR, EACH DECEMBER, HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN COME THROUGH TO VISIT SANTA.
AND IT'S ALWAYS A MAGICAL MOMENT, WATCHING THEIR FACES LIGHT UP.
THE LEAGUE CITY ELEMENTARY CHOIR ADDS TO THE MAGIC WITH THEIR BEAUTIFUL SINGING, CREATING THE PERFECT HOLIDAY ATMOSPHERE.
I WANNA TAKE A MOMENT TO GIVE SOME VERY IMPORTANT THANK YOUS, BECAUSE THIS WOULDN'T BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF OTHERS.
A HUGE THANK YOU TO HOMETOWN BANK FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT.
THANK YOU TO KATHLEEN MCCUMBER, CARRIE FOLEY AND TIM CROWLEY, WHO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME TO KEEP THE KIDS SAFE AND IN LINE SO EVERYTHING RUNS SMOOTHLY.
THANK YOU ALSO TO MONICA MILLIGAN, WHO GENEROUSLY DONATED STUFFED ANIMALS FOR YEARS, GIVING EACH CHILD A LITTLE KEEPSAKE TO TAKE HOME.
AND OF COURSE WE COULDN'T DO THIS WITHOUT SANTA HIMSELF.
I'M EXCITED TO INTRODUCE KEVIN FARCO, WHO HAS BEEN OUR SANTA FOR MANY YEARS AND HELPS BRING SO MUCH HOLIDAY CHEER TO THE CHILDREN OF LEAGUE CITY.
IT'S TRULY AN HONOR TO BE PART OF SOMETHING THAT BRINGS OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER IN SUCH A SPECIAL WAY.
THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SHARE TONIGHT, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT WITH HOLIDAY IN THE PARKS.
AND, UH, SANTA, YOU'RE UP NEXT
GOOD EVENING, FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS.
I'M PROUD TO SERVE AS YOUR SANTA FOR HOLIDAY IN THE PARK, THE GRAND KNIGHT PARADE, THE ABILITIES PARADE, THE CHILDREN'S PARADE, AND OF COURSE, THOSE TREASURED PICTURES IN THE PARK WITH SANTA.
IT IS TRULY AN HONOR TO BE PART OF THESE TRADITIONS THAT BRING SO MUCH JOY TO OUR COMMUNITY AND KEEP THE SPIRIT OF THE SEASON ALIVE.
NOTHING COMPARES TO SEEING THE EXCITEMENT OF THE EYES AND THE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AS WE GATHER TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS.
IN ADDITION TO BEING A SANTA, I'M ALSO, I ALSO HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF SERVING AS WORSHIPFUL MASTER OF LEAGUE CITY LODGE NUMBER 10 53.
WE ARE HONORED TO HAVE LEAGUE CITY PROUD CHOOSE OUR LODGE AS A PLACE TO SET UP THEIR TENTS FOR THE GRAND PER PARADE.
OUR LODGE IS PROUD TO SUPPORT THE, THE PARADES AND TO STAND ALONGSIDE SO MANY WONDERFUL PEOPLE WHO DEDICATE THEIR TIME TO MAKING OUR CITY SUCH A SPECIAL PLACE.
ON BEHALF OF LODGE AND ALL MY BROTHERS, I'D LIKE TO GIVE A HEARTFELT THANK YOU TO THE CITY OF LEAGUE CITY FOR THE BEAUTIFUL MUR MURAL PAINTED ON OUR BUILDING.
IT MEANS SO MUCH TO US AND IT'S A LASTING REMINDER OF HOW DEEPLY OUR COMMUNITY VALUES, HISTORY, TRADITION, AND UNITY.
WE ARE NOT JUST PARTICIPATING IN PARADES AND EVENTS, WE'RE HELPING BRING A LITTLE EXTRA MAGIC TO MAIN STREET.
AND THAT MAGIC COMES FROM ALL OF YOU, FROM EVERY SMILE, WAVE AND CHEER ALONG THE WAY.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO TAKE PART OF THIS CELEBRATION.
AND MAY THE HOLIDAY SEASONS BRING YOU JOY, PEACE AND BLESSINGS TO EVERY HOME AND LEAGUE CITY.
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND GOD BLESS YOU ALL.
AND I'LL TELL YOU, I'VE SEEN MULTIPLE PEOPLE TAKING PICTURES OF THAT MURAL AS I DRIVE DOWN FIVE 18.
THAT IS, WE'VE GOT A SEVERAL GREAT MURALS IN TOWN, BUT THAT MIGHT BE THE MOST SPECTACULAR ONE.
[6. CONSENT AGENDA]
AGENDA SIX A THROUGH I MOVE TO APPROVE.CAN I GET A SECOND? SECOND? ALRIGHT.
UH, SIX A THROUGH I EXCLUDING E, PLEASE VOTE.
[6E. 25-0438 Consider and take action on a resolution authorizing a Community Green Space Irrigation Grant agreement with the Hidden Lakes Community Association, Inc. to install irrigation infrastructure within designated community green space in the amount of $12,616 (Executive Director of Development Services)]
E.CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING COMMUNITY GREEN SPACE IRRIGATION GRANT AGREEMENT WITH HIDDEN LAKES COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION TO INSTALL IRRIGATION INFRASTRUCTURE WITHIN DESIGNATED COMMUNITY GREEN SPACE IN THE AMOUNT OF $12,616.
SO THE, THE REASON I ASKED TO HAVE THIS ONE PULLED IS I'M GONNA HAVE AN AMENDMENT, BUT FIRST I, I JUST WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, WITH THIS, IT JUST SEEMS TO ME THAT I DON'T SEE ANY REASON WHY THIS WOULD BE, UM, SOMETHING THAT, THAT WE WOULD BE INVOLVED IN.
THIS IS, YOU KNOW, IMPACT FEES ARE NOT NEW.
AND SO I'M SURE OTHER HOAS HAVE BEEN DOING SIMILAR THINGS WITHOUT HAVING THE CITY, UH, REIMBURSE 'EM.
THESE GREEN, THESE GREEN SPACES, THEY DON'T PAY ANY PROPERTY TAXES.
UM, AND IN THIS CASE, THERE'S NO SAFETY BENEFIT.
IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT A ROAD OR A SIDEWALK, WHICH MAKES SENSE FOR THE CITY TO, UH, TO CONTRIBUTE TO.
BUT THE CITY HAS PARTNERED WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS.
AND SO I COULD, I COULD SEE US
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WORKING TOGETHER ON THIS.AND SO I'D LIKE TO MAKE AN AMENDMENT TO WHERE TYPICALLY THE CITY HAS WORKED THE HOAS ON DIFFERENT THINGS WITH 50% GOING EACH WAY.
SO I'D LIKE TO MOVE, MAKE IT A MOVEMENT THAT WE SPLIT THE 12,600 1595 AND THAT THE CITY PAY HALF AND THAT THE, AND THAT THE HOA BE THE BE THE OTHER HALF.
UM, I CAN THINK OF ONE PRIME EXAMPLE.
UH, WHEN WE DID THE SOUND WALL FOR CLEAR CREEK VILLAGE, THERE WAS NO MATCHING FROM AN HOA.
UM, THIS TIME IT'S EVEN COMPLETELY DIFFERENT BECAUSE THERE'S NO ACTUAL MATERIAL COST TO THE CITY.
THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT WAIVES IMPACT FEES THAT WE ASSESSED THAT WE PUT ON TO MAKE SURE THAT NEW GROWTH PAYS FOR ITSELF.
BACKFILLING, UNIMPROVED GREEN SPACES IN HOAS WITH LANDSCAPING FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE COMMUNITY IS NOT A BURDEN ON THIS CITY.
IT'S NOT COSTING SOMETHING AND IT'S NOT NEW GROWTH THAT NEEDS TO PAY FOR ITSELF.
THE HOA WILL ALREADY BE PAYING FOR THE WATER BEERS, THEY'LL BE PAYING FOR THE WATER.
THIS IS TO WAIVE AN IMPACT FEE IN A SENSE WITH SOME SHUFFLING OF FUNDS AROUND SO THAT IT'S A, A LEGAL THING BECAUSE WE CAN'T JUST WAIVE IMPACT FEES BY THE DEFINITION OF IMPACT FEES.
SO I'M EXTREMELY OPPOSED TO THE IDEA OF SAME.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO POINT OUT WHAT THE HOA HAS BEEN THROUGH IN WORKING WITH THE CITY ON THIS AND THANK THE CITY FOR THEIR PROFESSIONALISM IN THIS AS PART OF THE PROCESS.
THE INITIAL ESTIMATE PROVIDED BY THE LANDSCAPERS FOR THIS ONE, ONE REQUEST WOULD'VE BEEN NEARLY $80,000 IN IMPACT FEES.
THE IRRIGATION DESIGNER FOR THE PROJECT MET WITH THE CITY AND WORKED WITH OUR CITY STAFF TO REVIEW THEIR PLANS, ELIMINATE SOME UNNECESSARY WATER METERS, AND SHRANK OTHERS TO WHERE THEY'RE NOT A BURDEN ON THE CITY INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WOULD DRIVE THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL WATER TOWERS OR ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE BY GETTING THE SIZE OF THE METERS DOWN TO THE RIGHT SIZE.
AND THAT CUT IT DOWN TO THIS UNDER $13,000.
UM, SO IF YOU WANNA LOOK AT IT THAT WAY, HAD THEY JUST COME IN WITH THE INITIAL ONE AND YOU WOULD'VE RECOMMENDED THE HALF, WE'D BE LOOKING AT WAIVING MORE.
BUT AGAIN, I THINK THE REAL KEY TO KEEP IN MIND THIS ISN'T SPENDING MONEY, THIS IS WAIVING A CHARGE.
I, YEAH, AND THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION THERE, BUT I, I DON'T SEE HOW COMING BACK AND SAYING, HEY, THE MONEY WE ORIGINALLY WANTED WAS, YOU KNOW, THREE TIMES AS MUCH.
BUT, BUT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT OUR ESTIMATE DOWN.
IT DOESN'T CHANGE THE FACT THAT YOU'RE STILL WANTING THE CITY, THE REST OF THE CITY TO PAY FOR FOR THIS.
AND IT'S COMING OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND.
SO YOU CAN SAY IT'S WAIVING OR WHATEVER, BUT IT'S COMING OUT OF REAL DOLLARS.
AND I CAN TELL YOU, I HAVEN'T ASKED EVERYONE IN THESE IN OTHER HOAS, BUT I DON'T BELIEVE THAT IF I WAS TO SAY, HEY, DO YOU WANNA HELP FUND THEIR GREEN SPACE IRRIGATION? I'M PRETTY SURE THE ANSWER WOULD BE NO.
AND YOU KNOW, AS FOR THE, THE SOUND WALL, AND THAT WAS ONE THAT I, I WAS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT ON THIS MYSELF.
THEY HAD, THIS WAS SOMETHING THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE AND THEY HAD A INTERSTATE PUT IN RIGHT WHERE IT WAS, UM, IT WAS ALL REDONE.
THIS IS NOT THAT, THIS IS YOU WANTING TO SPRINKLER SYSTEM TO COME THROUGH.
I THINK, I THINK OFFERING HALF IS FAIR.
I THINK IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
CHRIS, CAN YOU TELL ME WHEN THE C UH, CFRS ARE DUE OR THEY DO ON RECORDING OF THE PLAT? NO SIR.
THEY'RE ASSESSED AT THE TIME OF PLATTING.
THEY'RE TYPICALLY DUE AT THE TIME OF PERMITTING.
SO WHAT DO WE CHARGE AT THE TIME THEY DO THE PLAT AT, AT THE TIME OF THE PLAT, THERE'S NO CHARGE WHEN IT COMES TO CAPITAL RECOVERY FEES.
IT'S SIMPLY WHEN THEY GO TO PULL THE PERMIT TO ACTUALLY DO THE WORK.
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OKAY.SO THIS WAS RECORDED IN 2008? YES SIR.
SO ARE THEY AT THAT FEE OR AT THE CURRENT FEE THAT YES SIR.
THEY'RE AT THE THOUSAND EIGHT.
SO AT THAT FEE IN 2008 WAS $12,000 FOR THE THREE METERS THAT, SO WE'RE NOT LOOKING AT THE $80,000 FOR THE HOA, CORRECT? THAT THAT'S CORRECT.
SO A LITTLE BIT OF CORRECTION RIGHT THERE.
SO ANYTIME THAT YOU PLA A PIECE OF PROPERTY, YOU, YOU FALL UNDER THAT, THAT FEE AT THAT TIME, EVEN THOUGH YOU MAY NOT THAT'S CORRECT.
SO JUST TO CLARIFY THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, I WAS AGAINST THIS RIGHT AT FIRST, UM, BECAUSE I THINK HOAS, UH, SHOULD BE PAYING FOR THEIR GREEN SPACE AND A HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE, THE FUNDING IS, UH, IS A LOT OF MONEY FOR THE CITY TAKEN OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND.
'CAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING IS TAKING IT OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND.
I WOULD PREFER TO WAIVE THEIR FEE AND NOT HAVE TO TAKE THE MONEY OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND.
BUT BECAUSE WE PASSED THE RESOLUTION A FEW MONTHS BACK, WE'RE TAKING IT OUT AND PUTTING, PUTTING THE FUNDS INTO, UH, I GUESS THE WASTEWATER AND THE WATER FUNDS FOR THE CAPITAL RECOVERY FEES IS WHAT MY UNDERSTANDING IS.
SO TRANSFERRING FEE, THE WAY THE STATE LAW WAS WRITTEN KIND OF ABBREVIATING THIS A LITTLE BIT.
THE WAY THE STATE LAW WAS WRITTEN IS WE CANNOT WAIVE CAPITAL RECOVERY FEES.
UM, THERE ARE VERY, VERY FEW CONDITIONS THAT ALLOW FOR, FOR WAIVING AND IT'S TYPICALLY FOR LOW TO MODERATE TYPE STUFF.
AND THEN YOU ALSO HAVE TO HAVE A PROGRAM IN PLACE ALREADY FOR THAT.
UM, SO IF YOU DO, A LOT OF CITIES DO THESE GRANT PROGRAMS, BUT THEY HAVE TO BACK PAY THOSE CAPITAL RECOVERY FEES.
AND THE ONLY THING I WANNA SAY ABOUT THE TDOT WALL FOR CLEAR CREEK VILLAGE IS WE'RE NOT PAYING FOR THE WALL.
TXDOT IS THROUGH A TDOT FUNDING.
IT'S ABOUT $6 MILLION THAT WE'RE GETTING FROM TXDOT.
SO I THINK THAT WOULD BE A, A GOOD DEAL WE'RE WE ARE PAYING FOR THE MOVEMENT OF THE OVERHEAD LINES AND CABLE SO THAT THERE IS SOME FUNDING THERE.
BUT I THINK WE HAVE A RIGHT TO, TO TRY TO PROTECT OUR CITIZENS IN A SUBDIVISION, ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE'S HIGHWAY NOISE COMPLETELY AROUND THIS.
THIS IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT THAN WHAT, UH, WE GO FROM THERE.
BUT I, I'M GONNA THINK ABOUT IT AND, AND VOTE MY CONSCIOUS I GUESS.
SO ON THIS $12,000, UH, THAT WE'RE TRANSFERRING FROM THE GENERAL FUND, I ASSUME WE'RE DOING OTHER PROJECTS IN THAT AREA, RIGHT? THAT WOULD BE PART OF THOSE FUNDS.
AND SO ARE WE, SO I'M TRYING TO GET TO THE POINT OF ARE WE, IS THIS COSTING US $12,000 OR ARE WE SIMPLY TAKING OUTTA ONE POCKET, PUTTING IT IN THE OTHER AND THEN JUST GOING TO DECREASE THE AMOUNT WE FUND IN THERE BY THE SAME AMOUNT? SO THE PROJECT IS THE HO A'S PROJECT? NO, YEAH, I'M TALKING ABOUT THE, JUST SIMPLY THE MOVEMENT OF THE MONEY FROM THE, FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO THE CS.
SO THEORETICALLY WHAT HAPPENS IS THEY PAY THE CRF AND THEN WE REIMBURSE THEM THAT AMOUNT.
BUT WHEN WE'RE DOING PROJECTS IN THAT AREA, THE CRF IS GONNA COVER, SO IT X AMOUNT OF THE PROJECT, WE ARE GOING TO COVER CASH ON THE OTHER PART OF THAT PROJECT.
CASH OR, OR DEBT ONTO THE OTHER PART OF THAT PROJECT.
SO WE'RE TAKING THE MONEY OUT OF ONE ACCOUNT, PUTTING IN ANOTHER, IT'LL BE SPENT SOMEWHERE ELSE ON WATER MAIN.
AND SO EITHER WAY WE WOULD BE SPENDING THE MONEY, I GUESS IS WHAT I'M GETTING TO.
UH, EITHER WAY IT'LL BE SPENT OUTTA THE GENERAL FUND.
THAT'S, THAT'S THE GENERAL SIDE OF THAT THAT I'M, THAT I'M GETTING TO.
UM, THE OTHER, THE OTHER, OH, GO AHEAD.
SO C THE CRF FUNDS IN THIS CASE ARE ALL WATER OR SEWER CRF FUNDS.
SO THEY'RE ONLY SPENT ON WATER AND SEWER.
AND SO GENERALLY THE GENERAL FUND WOULDN'T PAY FOR A WATER SEWER PROJECT, BUT THE UTILITY OH, THE UTILITY FUND.
AND THEN, UH, YOU KNOW, I DO, I DO AGREE THAT THERE CERTAINLY IS AN IMPACT, RIGHT.
AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THE IMPACT FEES BECAUSE NOW WE, BECAUSE THEY'RE IRRIGATING THIS LAND, THERE IS A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF WATER THAT THEY'RE TAKING UP WITH THAT IRRIGATION.
THAT'S HOW YOU GET TO THE CALCULATION OF THE CRF IN THE FIRST PLACE, RIGHT? CORRECT.
AND SO THERE IS CERTAINLY IS SOME KIND OF IMPACT I DO WANNA TALK ABOUT LIKE WHAT THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT IS.
DO I, I DO SEE A COMMUNITY BENEFIT OF OF HAVING HOAS INVESTING IN THE, IN THE LANDSCAPING IN FRONT OF THEIR, IN FRONT OF THEIR, UH, HOA FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS, RIGHT.
THE GRASS IS, IS PROBABLY JUST, IT'S, IT'S SEMI WILD GRASS RIGHT NOW.
IT'S A WILD AREA JUST KIND OF UNKEPT.
AND SO I DO SEE AN, UH, AN ADVANTAGE OF, OF HAVING HOA SPEND THAT MONEY AND, AND TAKE THAT LAND AND PUT IT UNDER IRRIGATION FOR EVERYBODY.
UH, AND THEN THE ENCROACHMENT AGREEMENTS.
SO RIGHT NOW, IF WE WERE TO ENCROACH, 'CAUSE IT'S IN THE RIGHT WAY, IF WE WERE TO ENCROACH ON TOP OF THAT, WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY
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FOR THE DAMAGE, UH, THAT WE WOULD CAUSE IN THAT ENCROACHMENT.RIGHT? SO THE WAY IT IT'S SET UP IS WE WOULD PROVIDE NOTICE THAT, NO, I'M TALKING ABOUT CURRENTLY BEFORE THIS AGREEMENT.
CURRENTLY, IF THERE'S NOT AN ENCROACHMENT AGREEMENT, IT'S REALLY THEY'RE THERE ILLEGALLY.
UM, AND IT WOULD BE THEIR RESPONSIBILITY.
NOW, TYPICALLY WHAT HAPPENS IS WE DO A LITTLE BIT TO, TO HELP THAT, BUT RIGHT.
BUT WHEN WE ARE, WHEN WE ARE DOING WORK TO THE RIGHT OF WAY, SO THE ENCROACHMENT AGREEMENT, THE ENCROACHMENT AGREEMENT PROTECTS US.
SO WE REQUIRE THE HOA TO GET AN ENCROACHMENT AGREEMENT.
SO IF THERE'S SOMETHING UNDERNEATH THAT MEDIAN, A WATER LINE, A STORM SHORE LINE, AND WE HAVE TO DIG IT UP, THEN THEY'RE THERE AT OUR CONVENIENCE AND THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR PUTTING IT BACK.
IT REALLY PUTS 'EM ON NOTICE OF YEAH.
I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT I'M GETTING TO.
SO THERE IS A VALUE TO US HAVING AN ENCROACHMENT AGREEMENT SO THAT WE'RE NOT HELD LIABLE, UH, TO FIX THIS LANDSCAPING IN THE FUTURE IF WE WERE NEEDING TO DO SOMETHING IN THE RIGHT WAY.
SO, I MEAN, THAT IS, THAT IS A BENEFIT.
I THINK THERE'S ALSO A BENEFIT, UH, TO, TO HAVING IT, UH, IRRIGATED.
I MEAN, I DON'T FEEL STRONGLY ABOUT SPLITTING IT OR NOT SPLITTING IT, BUT IN THIS CASE, UH, I AM GONNA SUPPORT JUST THE, THE FULL AMOUNT.
AND I'M GLAD WE WORKED THAT DOWN.
I, I WOULD NOT HAVE SUPPORTED A $80,000, UH, TRANSFER, BUT I, I, I THINK THE 12 OR $13,000 IS MUCH MORE REASONABLE AND I COULD SEE SOME CITY BENEFIT TO DOING THAT.
UM, SO WHEN WE, WHEN YOU MAKE THE STATEMENT THAT THERE'S OTHER WORK BEING INVOLVED, AND SO IT'LL BASICALLY JUST KINDA ROLL THROUGH.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? YEAH, SO THE CRFS ARE, ARE KIND OF THE FIRST POT OF MONEY USED IN ANY KIND OF PROJECT IN THAT AREA.
AND THE CRFS ARE SPLIT UP BY AREAS OF THE CITY.
SO IN ANY WORK BEING DONE IN THAT AREA, UH, THE CRF MONEY WOULD BE DRAINED FIRST.
AND THEN OBVIOUSLY THE CITY'S MONEY IS SECONDARY AND THE CRFS DON'T PRODUCE ENOUGH, UH, ENOUGH REVENUE TO PAY FOR MOST OF THE PROJECTS.
SO THE CITY MONEY OR UTILITY, UH, FUND MONEY HAS TO PAY THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE CRF MONEY AND THE REMAINDER.
SO, SO BASICALLY WE'RE STILL DOWN TO, THE CITY IS JUST PAYING FOR IT OUTTA GENERAL FUND, BUT THE CITY WOULD'VE PAID FOR IT.
THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING ANYWAY.
'CAUSE THE PROJECT SAVED ROUND NUMBERS, THE PROJECT COST $5 MILLION, THERE'S $2 MILLION IN THE CRF, THE CITY WOULD FUND THE $3 MILLION REGARDLESS.
AND SO IF WE PAY IT NOW, THE $12,000, OR IF WE PAY IT LATER IN THE $3 MILLION, IT'S, IT'S STILL $3 MILLION.
HOWEVER YOU, HOWEVER YOU CUT IT UP.
BUT WHY WOULD THE, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE MAKING IT SEEM LIKE THE CITY WOULD DO THIS EITHER WAY, BUT THEY DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS.
THIS IS, WELL THESE ARE LARGE SCALE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS THAT I'M TALKING ABOUT, BUT THIS ONE HERE IS NOT PART OF THAT.
SO THE LARGE SCALE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS WOULD BE LIKE RUNNING THE PIPELINES OR DEVELOPING THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT OR THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO I GUESS WHAT I'M SAYING THERE IS THAT REGARDLESS OF IF WE PAY THIS OR NOT, IF THE PROJECT DOESN'T, IT DOESN'T NET OUT THE COST ANY DIFFERENTLY WHETHER, WHICH, WHICH SIDE WE PAY IT ON.
I MEAN, UNLESS WE JUST STRAIGHT CHARGE THEM THE WHOLE AMOUNT, THEN THAT WOULD BE $12,000 MORE TO THE ACCOUNT.
SO EITHER WAY, IT IS THE SAME NET NUMBER WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO IT.
OH, WE ARE VOTING ON THE AMENDMENT.
VOTING ON THE MOTION TO AMEND.
[7A. 25-0424 Hold a public hearing on an ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of League City by amending Chapter 14, entitled "AMUSEMENTS AND ENTERTAINMENTS", to establish Article I, to be entitled "SPECIAL EVENT ADMINISTRATION & PERMITTING" and to add various sections regarding permitting requirements and procedures connected to the administration of special events within League City (Fire Chief, Director of Parks and Cultural Services, Director of Planning, Emergency Management Coordinator, and Assistant City Manager) ]
HEARING AND ACTION ITEMS FROM PUBLIC HEARING SEVEN A HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY, OF LEAGUE CITY BY AMENDING CHAPTER 14, ENTITLED AMUSEMENTS AND ENTERTAINMENTS TO ESTABLISH ARTICLE ONE TO BE ENTITLED, SPECIAL EVENTS ADMINISTRATION AND PERMITTING TO ADD VARIOUS SECTIONS REGARDING PERMITTING, REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES CONNECTED TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF SPECIAL EVENTS WITHIN THE CITY OF LEAGUE CITY.FIRE CHIEFS, PARKS, DIRECTORS, CULTURAL SERVICES, DIRECTOR OF PLANNING, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER OPENS AT 6 24 AND THERE'S NOBODY SIGNED UP CLOSES AT 6 24.
[7B. 25-0425 Consider and take action on an ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances of the City of League City by amending Chapter 14, entitled "AMUSEMENTS AND ENTERTAINMENTS", to establish Article I, to be entitled "SPECIAL EVENT ADMINISTRATION & PERMITTING", and to add various sections regarding permitting requirements and procedures connected to the administration of special events within League City; providing for codification, publication, and an effective date (Fire Chief, Director of Parks and Cultural Services, Director of Planning, Emergency Management Coordinator, and Assistant City Manager) ]
SEVEN B.CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE CITY OF LEAGUE CITY BY AMENDING CHAPTER 14, ENTITLED AMUSEMENTS AND ENTERTAINMENTS TO ESTABLISH ARTICLE ONE TO BE ENTITLED, SPECIAL EVENTS ADMINISTRATION AND PERMITTING.
AND TO ADD VARIOUS SECTIONS REGARDING PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES CONNECTED TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF SPECIAL EVENTS WITHIN LEAGUE CITY, PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION,
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PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE.FIRE CHIEF PARKS, DIRECTOR OF CULTURAL SERVICES, DIRECTOR OF PLANNING, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER.
CAN CAN YOU SPEAK TO THIS? SURE.
SO, BACK IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR, WE GOT TOGETHER, UH, A SMALL GROUP OF US DID, AND WE'RE KIND OF TALKING ABOUT THE ISSUES THAT WE'RE EXPERIENCING WITH SPECIAL EVENTS CITYWIDE.
UM, THE PRIMARY ISSUE THAT WE HAD INTERNALLY IS THE LACK OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN CITY DEPARTMENTS.
SO ULTIMATELY WE, WE GOT A, A GROUP OF, UH, LET'S SEE, IT WAS PARKS, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, FIRE, MARSH'S, OFFICE, EMS, FIRE FACILITIES AND PUBLIC WORKS.
ALL OF US GOT TOGETHER, A WORK GROUP WAS FORMED, AND THAT WORK GROUP WAS BASICALLY TASKED WITH COME UP WITH A, UH, PROCEDURE TO HELP US GET THROUGH THE SPECIAL EVENT PERMITTING PROCESS AND APPLICATIONS EFFECTIVELY, WHERE EVERYBODY IN THE CITY KIND OF KNOWS WHAT'S GOING ON.
SO THAT IF, YOU KNOW, PDS GOT A PART OF IT, OR FIRES GOT A PART OF IT, OR EMS HAS GOT A PART OF IT, EVERYBODY KNOWS ABOUT IT.
AND IT'S NOT A LAST MINUTE, OH WAIT, LET'S FIGURE THIS OUT.
HOW DO WE GET THERE? UM, SO THAT'S OUR, OUR THE OPPORTUNITY BASICALLY WAS TO IMPROVE THE LACKING SPECIAL EVENT PERMITTING PROCESS THAT WE HAVE.
UM, SO THE PURPOSE IS TO, TO DEVELOP A PROCESS, POLICY AND PROCEDURE THAT BRINGS UNIFORMITY, CONSISTENCY, SAFETY, AND PROFESSIONALISM TO THE CITY'S, UH, ADMINISTRATION OF SPECIAL EVENTS.
ADDITIONALLY, TRYING TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR THE CITIZENS THAT ARE WANTING TO PUT ON EVENTS.
SO INSTEAD OF GOING TO PARKS TO RENT THE PARK, AND THEN NOT KNOWING OR KNOWING THEY NEED TO GO TALK TO PD FOR AN AMPLIFIED SOUND PERMIT OR THE FIRE MARSHALS BECAUSE THEY'VE GOT FOOD TRUCKS, OR THEY NEED AN AMBULANCE THERE BECAUSE THEY'RE GONNA HAVE A THOUSAND PEOPLE.
AND IT'S IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SUMMER, KIND OF TRYING TO BRING IT ALL TOGETHER TO WHERE WE CAN GO, HEY, THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO SEE OR, OR PLANS IN PLACE ON HOW WE'RE GONNA HANDLE THESE EVENTS.
SO ULTIMATELY THE WORKING GROUP CAME UP WITH A DEFINITION OF A SPECIAL EVENT, UM, WHICH IS ON THE SCREEN.
UM, SO EVENTS THAT THIS WOULD FALL UNDER WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, THE JULY 3RD EVENT, HOLIDAY IN THE PARK, FESTIVALS, MARKETS, THINGS THAT EITHER HAVE SOME SUBSTANTIAL IMPACT TO THE CITY'S RESOURCES, PUBLIC SAFETY OR, UM, 150 ATTENDEES.
UM, WE LOOKED AT, OR THE, THE WORKING GROUP LOOKED AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT MUNICIPALITIES AND KIND OF PUT TOGETHER WHAT THEY FELT WAS THE BEST DEFINITION ON HOW THAT WOULD AFFECT, UM, LEAGUE CITY.
KINDA KEEP IN MIND, JUST BECAUSE IT MAY MEET ONE OF THESE, UH, REQUIREMENTS OF THAT DEFINITION DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN THAT THE CITY'S GONNA HAVE ANY ACTION TO DO WITH IT.
IT'S JUST THAT WE ARE AWARE OF THE EVENT OF WHAT'S GOING ON, AND THAT IF THINGS DO NEED TO BE, UH, DONE PARK, EXTRA PARK STAFF TO MAKE SURE RESTROOMS ARE CLEAN OR BATHROOM, OR, UH, TRASH CANS ARE EMPTY AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
UM, THAT WE AT LEAST KNOW ABOUT IT AHEAD OF TIME INSTEAD OF THE DAY OF AND THEN SCRAMBLING TO KIND OF MAKE IT WORK OUT.
UM, SO WE, WE DEVELOPED A, THE PROCESS CHART OR THE, THE FLOW CHART HERE ON, ON HOW THIS IS GONNA WORK OUT.
UH, THE MAIN PART OF THIS IS THAT, UM, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WOULD BE THE ONE THAT'S GONNA BE THE INTERFACE BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE APPLICANT OR THE CITIZEN WANTING TO PUT ON THE EVENT.
AND THEN IT'LL BE UP TO US TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION BACK TO THE APPLICANT AND SAYING, HEY, HERE'S EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE GONNA NEED TO SEE, WHETHER IT'S YOUR PARKING PLAN OR YOUR EVENT LAYOUT AND, AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
UM, AND THEN IT KIND OF SOMEWHAT CUTS DOWN ON THAT BOUNCING AROUND CITY DEPARTMENT HAVE TO MAKE 12 PHONE CALLS TO KNOW WHAT I NEED TO DO, AND THEN THE WEEK OF YOU'RE GETTING PHONE CALLS FROM WHOEVER BECAUSE WE DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO KIND OF JUST STREAMLINE IT AND ULTIMATELY MAKE IT SMOOTHER AND EASIER FOR BOTH THE CITIZENS THAT ARE WANTING EVENTS AND INTERNALLY FOR CITY STAFF.
UM, AND THEN THIS IS WHAT WE ULTIMATELY HOPE TO ACCOMPLISH WITH IT.
SO ESTABLISH A, A CLEAR PROCESS WITH THE SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT, UH, FOR THE, UH, APPLICATION PROCESS.
UM, PROVIDE THE MEANS IN WHICH THE RELEVANT CITY DEPARTMENTS ARE MADE AWARE OF THE SPECIAL EVENTS THAT ARE TAKING PLACE, UH, ALLOWS DEPARTMENTS TO BE PROACTIVE INSTEAD OF REACTIVE TO EVENTS.
IT PROVIDES UNIFORMITY, CONSISTENCY AND PREDICTABILITY REGARDING HOW WE'RE GONNA BE HANDLING SPECIAL EVENTS IN THE FUTURE.
UH, IT HELPS THE CITY AVOID THE INEFFICIENT EXPENDITURE RESOURCES.
SO IF WE KNOW THERE'S AN EVENT COMING UP, WE CAN ADJUST SCHEDULES TO WHERE WE'RE NOT PAYING OVERTIME LAST MINUTE TO MAKE SURE WE'VE GOT THE APPROPRIATE PERSONNEL THERE.
UM, AND IT WOULD HELPS REDUCE PUBLIC SAFETY RISK BY JUST HAVING THAT PLAN OF, IF THIS HAPPENS, THEN WHAT, WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO NEXT IF SOMETHING BAD DOES HAPPEN? AND THEN IT, IT ULTIMATELY HELPS PROFESSIONALIZE THESE SPECIAL EVENTS AND HOPEFULLY MAYBE BRING MORE EVENTS TO THE CITY BY HAVING A CLEAR, CLEAN PROCESS ON WHICH, UH, PEOPLE CAN COME IN AND, AND ACTUALLY WORK THROUGH GETTING THESE IN PLACE.
AND THEN THE OVERREACHING GOAL IS TO ELEVATE CITIZENS AND CITY COLLABORATION IN ORDER TO PRESENT THE, THE BEST, UH, EVENT POSSIBLE.
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AS YOU KNOW, MY HEART'S WITH HOLIDAY IN THE PARK WITH THESE FOLKS OUT HERE.I WAS ONE OF THE FOUNDING MEMBERS AND WORKED WITH THEM FOR OVER 25 YEARS, UH, ON HOLIDAY IN THE PARK.
AND WE HAD A LOT OF CONFUSION, A LOT OF ISSUES, MANY TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEARS GETTING PERMITS.
AND I APPRECIATE Y'ALL PUTTING THIS TOGETHER.
MY UNDERSTANDING OF IT IS MUCH BETTER NOW THAN ONCE BEFORE, SO I APPRECIATE THAT.
UH, CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT WE WOULD NEED TO DO? 'CAUSE I RECEIVED A COUPLE OF PHONE CALLS TODAY.
IF WE WANT TO HAVE THE HOLIDAY IN THE PARK FOR 2026, IS IT A YEAR IN ADVANCE? DO WE PUT THAT PERMIT REQUEST IN? WHO'S IN CHARGE OF THE, I GUESS, ISSUING THE PERMIT ONCE IT'S DONE? DO WE HAVE TO MEET WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE, OR WILL THIS STREAMLINE EVERYTHING INTO ONE PERMIT PROCESS? SO THE, THE ORDINANCE, THE WAY IT'S CURRENTLY WRITTEN WOULD BE 45 DAYS PRIOR TO THE EVENT.
WE WOULD LIKE THE APPLICATION TO BE COMPLETED.
I'LL SAY THAT'S GENERALLY A, A SOFT NUMBER.
IF YOU COME 30 DAYS OUT, WE'RE GONNA DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO TRY TO GET THROUGH IT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVENT CAN HAPPEN.
UM, THEN ULTIMATELY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT'S GONNA OVERSEE THE PROCESS.
SO THEY'LL GET IT, THEY'LL BE THE ONES THAT'S GONNA BE INTERFACING WITH THE INDIVIDUAL WANTING TO PUT ON THAT EVENT.
AND THEY'LL BE BRINGING BACK THE RESPONSES FROM EACH OF THE CITY DEPARTMENTS SAYING, HERE'S WHAT WE, WE NEED TO SEE, OR HERE'S WHAT WE WE NEED IN ORDER TO HELP OUT.
NOW, IS THAT GONNA ALLEVIATE SOMEBODY HAVING TO REACH OUT TO AN INDIVIDUAL DEPARTMENTS? MAYBE, MAYBE NOT.
SOMETIMES IT'S JUST EASIER TO CALL DIRECTLY AND SAY, HEY, ASK THE QUESTIONS AND WE CAN GET YOU THE ANSWERS THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE.
BUT IT'S HOPEFULLY TRYING TO ALLEVIATE SOME OF THOSE, UM, REDUNDANT PHONE CALLS OR THE KIND OF THE BOUNCING AROUND, UH, TO, TO GET THESE PERMITS ISSUED.
AS, AS, YOU KNOW, PLANNING FOR LIKE HOLIDAY IN THE PARK IS A YEAR ROUND EVENT AND WE HAVE TO, UM, MAKE CONTACTS.
WE HAVE TO PAY MONEY, UH, TO SECURE VENDORS AND SECURE, UH, OTHER ITEMS. UM, SO IS IT POSSIBLE, LIKE JANUARY THE FIRST, IF HOLIDAY IN THE PARK WANTS TO PUT IN A PERMIT FOR, UH, THE NEXT YEAR EVENT, WILL Y'ALL START LOOKING AT IT AND GO FROM THERE AND AS TIMES MAY GET CLOSER TO THE EVENT, YOU LOOK AT IT AGAIN OR SOMETHING? OR HOW WILL THAT WORK? SO WITH HOLIDAY IN THE PARK SPECIFICALLY, JANICE DOES A GREAT JOB OF REACHING OUT TO US.
WE'VE ALREADY MET, I KNOW SHE DOES ONCE AND WE'VE GOT ANOTHER ONE COMING UP.
UH, BUT YEAH, I MEAN THE, THE SOONER THAT'S SUBMITTED THE BETTER.
CAN YOU SUBMIT IT SOONER? BUT THE, WHAT WE WOULD ASK IS THE MINIMUM BEING 45 DAYS WITH A, WITH A GRACE PERIOD THERE AS WELL.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR, YOUR WORK ON THIS.
SO TO SUMMARIZE WHAT WE HEARD Y'ALL WERE AFTER, IN MY MIND, THREE THINGS.
SIMPLICITY, EFFICIENCY, AND CONSISTENCY.
ALL TOO OFTEN IN, IN THIS CITY, AND NOT JUST THIS ONE, ALL OF THEM, UH, FOLKS GET THINGS DONE WHO'VE DONE IT BEFORE.
AND THAT'S GREAT THAT WE HAVE FOLKS WHO REPEATEDLY VOLUNTEER OR, OR DO THINGS.
BUT IT'S NICE FOR FOLKS TO BE ABLE TO FIGURE OUT HOW THEY INTERACT WITH THEIR CITY GOVERNMENT.
A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE DON'T KNOW AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHO TO CALL.
THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY NEED TO DO, AND THEY IN GENERAL WANT TO DO THE RIGHT THING.
SO GOING TO A SINGLE POINT, A SIMPLIFIED INTERFACE, SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN FIND AND THEN GET WALKED THROUGH, THANK YOU FOR THAT.
AS FOR EFFICIENCY, I'M SURE MANUALLY TAKING IT AROUND FROM DEPARTMENT TO DEPARTMENT, HOPING YOU GET THE ORDER RIGHT, HOPING YOU DON'T MISS SOMETHING, CALLING BACK WHEN YOU DID, THAT'S NOT EFFICIENT FOR THE APPLICANT OR FOR OUR CITY.
AND CONSISTENCY, UM, NO OFFENSE, A HOLIDAY IN THE PARK.
WE LOVE PARTNERING WITH Y'ALL EVERY CITY OR EVERY YEAR, UM, IN THIS CITY.
BUT, UM, OTHER PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW HOW TO DO THINGS TOO.
IT SHOULDN'T JUST BE Y'ALL BECAUSE YOU'VE DONE IT ENOUGH THAT, YOU KNOW, UM, AND IT SHOULD BE FAIRLY APPLIED TO EVERYONE AND AND I THINK Y'ALL WOULD FULLY SUPPORT THAT TOO.
SO, UM, THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER.
THIS IS THE TYPE OF STUFF WE'VE ASKED FOR.
I GUESS THAT'S WHY THERE'S A LIST OF 14, UH, SENIOR LEVEL FOLKS ON THIS ONE.
'CAUSE IT KINDA HAD TO PULL ON A LITTLE BIT OF EVERY DEPARTMENT.
THE, THE WORK GROUP WITH LEE AND CAMERON IS THE TWO HEADING IT UP.
THEY, THEY DID ALL THE LEGWORK ON IT.
I WAS JUST THE ONE THAT GOT VOLUNTEERED TO PRESENT IT.
ALL RIGHT, MR. CRUZ, HAPPY TO BE HERE.
AND I COMPLETELY AGREE WITH EVERYTHING MR. TRESSLER SAID.
UM, ONE QUESTION FOR THE 150 PEOPLE, HOW WOULD SOMETHING LIKE, LET'S JUST SAY THE VACATION BIBLE SCHOOLS AND SOME OF THE CHURCHES HAVE, HAVE THAT ATTENDANCE EASY.
IS THAT SOMETHING THAT THEY SHOULD GO WITH YOU OR IS THIS SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN JUST KEEP TO THEMSELVES THAT
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THEY HAVE BEFORE? SO PRIMARILY IF THEY, YOU KNOW, THE 150 AND THEN IS THERE ANOTHER IMPACT IN THERE WOULD BE MORE.SO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT NOW, ARE THEY SETTING UP TENTS IN THE PARKING LOT? ARE THEY BRINGING VENDORS IN? KINDA LOOK AT IT.
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL, I MEAN, SIMILAR TO THAT, IF I'LL SAY ANY TYPE OF SUMMER CAMP OR WHATEVER THOSE TYPICALLY WE WOULD NOT BE LOOKING AT AS A SPECIAL EVENT.
[7C. 25-0426 Hold a public hearing on an ordinance amending Chapter 125 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of League City by amending subsection 125-3.14.15, entitled "Temporary Structures and Uses", to remove provisions related to special events and to update various provisions (Fire Chief, Director of Parks and Cultural Services, Director of Planning, Emergency Management Coordinator, and Assistant City Manager]
C.HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 1 25 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LEAGUE CITY BY AMENDING SUBSECTION 1 25 DASH 3 14 5 ENTITLED TEMPORARY STRUCTURES AND USES TO REMOVE PROVISIONS RELATED TO SPECIAL EVENTS AND UPDATE VARIOUS PROVISIONS.
FIRE CHIEF PARKS DIRECTOR, CULTURAL SERVICES, UH, DIRECTOR OF PLANNING, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER STARTS AT 6 35.
THERE'S NOBODY CLOSES AT 6 35.
[7D. 25-0427 Consider and take action on an ordinance amending Chapter 125 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of League City by amending subsection 125-3.14.15, entitled "Temporary Structures and Uses", to remove provisions related to special events and to update various provisions; providing for codification, publication, and an effective date (Fire Chief, Director of Parks and Cultural Services, Director of Planning, Emergency Management Coordinator, and Assistant City Manager)]
ACTION ON SEVEN D.CONSIDER TO TAKE ACTION ON ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 1 25 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LEAGUE CITY BY AMENDING SUBSECTION 1 25 DASH THREE ENTITLED TEMPORARY STRUCTURES AND USES TO REMOVE PROVISIONS RELATED TO SPECIAL EVENTS AND TO UPDATE VARIOUS PROVISIONS PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
FIRE CHIEF DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND CULTURAL SERVICES, DIRECTOR OF PLANNING, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR AND ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER.
I'D LIKE TO HEAR THE, THIS ONE GONE THROUGH FROM THE CITY AS WELL.
SO THIS IS BASICALLY JUST A COMPANION BILL.
IT'S REMOVING SOME REDUNDANCIES THAT ARE IN OUR SEPARATE SECTION OF THE ORDINANCE.
UM, BASICALLY TEMPORARY USE PERMITS ARE ANOTHER WORD OR LINGO WE USED FOR SPECIAL EVENTS.
SO NOW THIS IS JUST GETTING ROLLED INTO THE SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT.
SO IT'S IN ONE PLACE IN THE ORDINANCE.
AND WE DON'T NEED THE REDUNDANT SECTION IN THE UDC.
[7E. 25-0430 Hold a public hearing on a Special Use Permit Application, SUP-25-0001 (ZaZa Car Wash), a request to allow a car wash tunnel on approximately 2.05 acres of property zoned “CG” (General Commercial), generally located on the northwest corner of Abilene Street and South Egret Bay Boulevard (FM 270) (Mayor Pro Tem Cones and Councilman Tressler)]
AGAINST SEVEN E HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON A SPECIAL USE PERMIT.APPLICATION SEP DASH 25 DASH ZERO ONE ZAZA CAR WASH.
A REQUEST TO ALLOW A CAR WASH TUNNEL ON APPROXIMATELY 2.05 ACRES OF PROPERTY ZONE CG GENERAL COMMERCIAL GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF ABILENE STREET AND SOUTH EGRET BAY BOULEVARD FM TWO 70.
UH, THERE IS PEOPLE HERE, DAVID RIMES.
GOOD EVENING, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
UH, MY NAME IS DAVID RIMES AND I'M WITH THE RIMES 5G STUDIO, THE DESIGN FIRM FOR THE PROJECT.
UM, ZAZA CAR WASH IS PROPOSED, LIKE YOU SAID, AT AT, UH, SOUTH EGRET BAY BOULEVARD IN LEAGUE CITIES JUST SOUTH OF THE KROGER.
AND, UH, NEXT TO THE NEW COURTSIDE FITNESS.
UM, THERE'S A COMMON ACCESS DRIVE, UH, FOR THIS SITE AND THE, THE FITNESS CENTER, WHICH IS ALREADY EXISTING.
AND SO WE WILL NOT BE PUTTING ANOTHER DRIVEWAY TO GRO UM, BAY, BUT WE'LL BE USING THE EXISTING COMMON DRIVEWAY.
IT'S ZONE FOR COMMERCIAL, UH, GENERAL COMMERCIAL, UH, IT'S 6,000 SQUARE FEET, UM, TUNNEL CAR WASH WITH TWO PAY LANES, UH, QUEUING ON SITE FOR ABOUT 20 CARS, 23 SELF-SERVE VACUUM STALLS.
THERE'S EIGHT EMPLOYEE SPACES AND 23 VACUUM STALLS FOR A TOTAL OF 31 SPACES ON SITE.
AND THE SITE IS SUBSTANTIALLY LANDSCAPED ACCORDING TO THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE AND THE DEVELOPMENT HAND HANDBOOK FOR THE CITY OF LEAGUE CITY DEPARTMENT.
AND, UH, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE ABOUT THE PROJECT.
ANY QUESTIONS? ALRIGHT, NO QUESTIONS.
AND, UH, MAYOR, UH, I LIVE AT 27 11 PORT BIANCO LAKE CITY.
I AM WITH, UH, SHELL MARKET ENGINEERING.
UH, I AM THE CIVIL ENGINEER THAT HELPED, UH, DESIGN THIS FACILITY.
UH, NEXT DOOR, IF YOU GUYS ARE WONDERING WHY, UH, YOU'RE SEEING THIS THING AGAIN, IS BECAUSE, UH, WE WERE GOING THROUGH A, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT WE WERE GOING THROUGH A SPECIAL USE PERMIT AND, UH, WE WENT THROUGH PLANNING AND ZONING.
WE HAD OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS AND EVERYTHING WENT REALLY WELL.
WELL, UH, WHEN WE CAME HERE TO COUNCIL A FEW WEEKS AGO, UH, UNFORTUNATELY WE DIDN'T GET UP AND, AND REPRESENT THE PROJECT, SO THE VOTES DIDN'T GO AS AS WE DESIRE.
BUT, UH, WE HAVE MET ALL THE REQUIREMENTS.
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AS THE ARCHITECT HAS MENTIONED, WE HAVE, UH, LANDSCAPED ALL SIDES OF THE BUILDING.I THINK IT'S GONNA BE A NICE PRODUCT.
UH, THE PERMITS ARE IN PLACE, THE DRAINAGE IS IN PLACE ALREADY.
UH, I TOOK CARE OF THAT WHEN I WAS DOING THE COURTSIDE FITNESS.
I THINK THAT BOTH FACILITIES WILL HELP EACH OTHER OUT, BUT I'M JUST A CIVIL GUY THAT LIVES HAPPENS TO LIVE HERE.
SO IF THERE ARE ANY TECHNICAL QUESTIONS WITH REGARDS TO DRAINAGE OR UTILITIES, UH, I AM HERE TO ANSWER ANYTHING.
BUT, UH, UH, HOPE THAT YOU GUYS RECONSIDER THE VOTE.
AND, UH, I THINK WE'RE BRINGING IN A NICE PRODUCT WITH A LOT OF, UH, WITH A GOOD QUALITY AND A LOT OF LANDSCAPING AROUND THERE.
WE'RE NOT CUTTING CORNERS TO, UH, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THROUGH, UH, WITH A NICE FACILITY.
SO, UH, I'M MUCH YOUR SERVICE IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR, OR LADIES, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THANK YOU DANIEL HEN.
I LIVE AT 26 0 1 ADMIRAL DRIVE IN SOUTH SHORE, AND I'M HERE TODAY TO SUPPORT THE VOTE FOR THE ZZA CAR WASH.
I'VE, UH, BEEN IN COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE AND ALL REAL ESTATE SINCE 2002.
I'VE REPRESENTED HUNDREDS OF BUYERS, SELLERS, INVESTORS, LANDLORDS, TENANTS, I, YOU KNOW, I LIVE FOR COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE.
I DO WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT, UM, IN THIS PROCESS OF GETTING THIS SUP UP TO THIS POINT OF VOTING ON IT TODAY, IT DIDN'T COME LIGHTLY FOR MR. ISMAIL.
I'VE KNOWN HIM FOR OVER 10 YEARS.
HE'S A VERY SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSMAN.
HE OWNS A CAR DEALERSHIP AND A AUTO SHOP IN KEAH.
AND I'M ACTUALLY EXCITED THAT HE'S CHOSEN LEAGUE CITY TO OPEN A TUNNEL CAR WASH.
I WILL SAY THAT THE LOCATION TO ME AS A COMMERCIAL REALTOR SUPPORTS THIS TYPE OF BUSINESS.
I THINK IT'S ONE OF THE HIGHEST AND BEST USE OF THE PROPERTY.
UM, I DON'T SEE, YOU KNOW, OTHER BUSINESSES GOING IN THERE.
I MEAN, WE'RE TALKING BETWEEN THE LAKE CITY NS AND THE COURTSIDE FITNESS CENTER THAT JUST OPENED OVER THERE DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM THE FIRESTONE AND THE EXXON.
THERE'S OVER 20,000 CARS A DAY GOING UP AND DOWN THAT ROAD.
IT'LL DEFINITELY SUPPORT THE BUSINESS.
UH, LEMME JUST SEE, OH, IN THE PROCESS OF CHOOSING THIS PROPERTY, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I REPRESENTED MR. ISMAIL ON THE PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTY.
WE HAD LOOKED AT FOUR OR FIVE OTHER LOCATIONS.
WE DECIDED THOSE WEREN'T A GOOD FIT.
THIS PROPERTY MADE MORE SENSE TO BE THE LOCATION FOR THE CAR WASH.
WE DID GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF THE PRE-DEVELOPMENT MEETING.
AND IN THAT PROCESS, THEY GAVE HIM INSTRUCTIONS.
HE FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS TO THE T, WENT BACK THROUGH PLANNING AND ZONING, GOT FULL ACCEPTANCE.
THAT'S HARD TO DO IN LEAGUE CITY, GETTING FULL ACCEPTANCE FROM PLANNING ZONING, BUT HE GOT IT.
AND THEN NOW IT'S AT THE LEVEL OF YOU DECIDING, MAKING THE FILE DECISION.
AND I'M HERE TO SUPPORT THIS CAR WASH AS A PROFESSIONAL REALTOR, COMMERCIAL REALTOR SAYING, THIS IS A GREAT USE FOR THE PROPERTY.
I THINK THAT YOU'LL BE REAL HAPPY WITH THE QUALITY OF THE BUSINESS THAT HE'LL HAVE THERE.
AND I SEE THIS AS A LONG-TERM BUSINESS.
AND I WOULD ASK YOU TO VOTE YES FOR THIS SUP.
ALRIGHT, AND THE PUBLIC HEARINGS CLOSED AT 6 44 7
[7F. 25-0431 Consider and take action on an ordinance approving a Special Use Permit Application, SUP-25-0001 (ZaZa Car Wash), a request to allow a car wash tunnel on approximately 2.05 acres of property zoned “CG” (General Commercial), generally located on the northwest corner of Abilene Street and South Egret Bay Boulevard (FM 270) (Mayor Pro Tem Cones and Councilman Tressler) The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval, 8-0-0, on July 21, 2025 The City Council denied the request, 4-4-0, on August 12, 2025.]
F CONSIDERING TO TAKE ACTION ON ORDINANCE APPROVING A SPECIAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION, SEP DASH TWO TWO DASH 25 DASH 0 0 0 1 AL CAR WASH A REQUEST TO ALLOW A CAR WASH TUNNEL ON APPROXIMATELY 2.05 ACRES OF PROPERTY JONES CG GENERAL COMMERCIAL, GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF ABILENE STREET IN SOUTH EAGLE BAY BOULEVARD, FM TWO 70.UH, PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL EIGHT OH ON JULY 21ST.
CITY COUNCIL DENIED THE REQUEST FOR FOUR ON THE 12TH OF AUGUST.
ALL RIGHT, SO SPONSOR BRINGING THIS
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BACK ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT.UM, ONE, I VOTED FOR IT LAST TIME.
UM, AND I, I FELT, UM, IF WE'RE GONNA DENY, UM, A LEGITIMATE SUP, WE, WE PROBABLY AT LEAST NEED TO EXPLAIN OUR VOTES.
UM, I, I THINK WHEN A BUSINESS WANTS OPEN UP HERE, THAT'S PROBABLY THE, THE MINIMUM OF WHAT WE SHOULD DO.
BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, UM, I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THIS SPECIFIC PROJECT, UM, THAT LOCATION, UH, HAS STRUGGLED TO, TO ATTRACT SOME INTEREST, UM, AND SOME OTHER BUSINESSES NEARBY THERE.
UM, THE, THE FORMER SHAKES PROPERTY HAS BEEN ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER.
UM, IT'S, IT'S LARGELY A, UH, WHAT I'LL CALL A RESIDENTIAL SUPPORTING AREA WITH A LOT OF THROUGH TRAFFIC THAT DOESN'T STOP.
UM, AND WHEN I THINK ABOUT WHAT WOULD THE FOLKS IN THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS USE, CAR WASH IS PROBABLY SOMETHING.
UM, AND THEN I THOUGHT MORE ABOUT IT AND WE HAD THE, THE OTHER CAR WASH THAT WANTED TO GO IN OFF OF DAVIS ROAD.
AND I THOUGHT ABOUT THE, THE REASONS, UM, WHY WE VOTED NO ON THAT WAY, AND WE EXPLAINED IT WELL.
UM, WHERE THE DRIVEWAY WAS GOING TO ACCESS WAS PROBLEMATIC.
UM, THERE WEREN'T ENOUGH FOLKS THAT LIVED DOWN THAT ESSENTIALLY DEAD END ROAD TO, TO REALLY SUPPORT THE BUSINESS THERE.
AND THERE WAS ANOTHER ONE, IT WASN'T EVEN A QUARTER MILE DOWN THE ROAD, UM, THIS ONE, THE NEAREST ONE IS THAT SAME ONE THAT WAS NEARBY DAVIS ROAD, EXCEPT YOU'RE ALL THE WAY ON THE OTHER SIDE OF FIVE CORNERS.
UM, AND I HAVE TO DRIVE THAT TWICE A DAY.
ANYTIME YOU CAN AVOID DOING THAT, YOU DO.
UM, SO I THINK IT'S A, A FAIR LOCATION FOR A CAR WASH.
UM, THERE WERE TWO OTHER ASPECTS THAT I THOUGHT WERE MERITED SOME, SOME DISCUSSION HERE.
ONE, UM, WHEN THE, THE APPLICANT CALLED AND MENTIONED THE OTHER BUSINESSES THEY OWN, UH, ONE IS A, A AUTO SHOP, UM, OVER ON MARIA BAY HEADING INTO KEA.
UM, YOU COMPARE THAT TO ANY OTHER AUTO SHOP IN THE AREA, THE, THE LEVEL THE FACILITY IS MAINTAINED TO, UM, THE, THE AESTHETICS, THE, THE ATTENTION THAT WEIGH INTO THE SURROUNDING PROPERTY IS NIGHT AND DAY.
UM, WHICH LEADS ME, I BELIEVE WHILE CAR WASHES ARE NOW ALWAYS THE, THE MOST DESIRABLE BUSINESS, THEY ARE ONE WE NEED, UM, IF WE DIDN'T NEED THEM, THEY WOULDN'T SUCCEED.
UM, SO YOU BETTER HAVE A GOOD ONE IF YOU'RE GONNA ALLOW 'EM.
AND THE OTHER PART WAS THIS ONE ACTUALLY OFFERED SOMETHING UNIQUE THAT I DON'T BELIEVE ANY OTHERS IN LEAGUE CITY OFFERED.
UM, I WON'T TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT YET.
UM, I HOPE SOMEDAY TO HAVE THE TOYS THAT I WOULD, UM, BUT THE, THE SYSTEM THEY INTEND TO USE WILL FIT IT DUALLY.
UM, SO MAYOR, IF THEY TAKE YOUR, UH, TESLA THROUGH THERE, AGAIN, YOUR RIMS WOULDN'T GET SCRATCHED.
SO I JUST THOUGHT EVERYONE SHOULD, SHOULD THINK ABOUT IN GENERAL THAT THERE'S A REASON WE REQUEST SUVS, UH, FOR CAR WASHES.
AND I THINK THIS ONE KIND OF SATISFIES MOST OF OUR CONCERNS ABOUT ALLOWING THEM WITHOUT AN SUP.
SO I THANK EVERYONE FOR RECONSIDERING MR. SCOTT.
AND AGAIN, I AGREE WITH, UH, COUNCILMAN TRESSLER, UH, ITEMS HERE.
THAT, THAT'S IN THE MINUTES, RIGHT? YES.
IT'S
UH, BUT I DID ASK, UH, COUNCILMAN TRESSLER TO SECOND IT BECAUSE I KNEW HE WAS IN FAVOR OF IT.
AND, UM, LAST TIME, AND I WAS AGAINST IT LAST TIME FOR THE SIMPLE FACT THAT LOOKING AT THE SUP AND LOOKING AT THE LOCATION, FOR SOME REASON I HAD A MENTAL BLOCK.
THIS WAS RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM, UM, SEVE HOMES, RIGHT THERE WHERE THE, UH, DPS WAS GOING IN.
AND WHEN I LOOKED, EVEN LOOKING AT THE MAP, I SAID, THIS IS A BAD LOCATION BECAUSE OF THE INTERSECTION.
UM, BUT ONCE I STARTED LOOKING AT THE MAP, ONCE AGAIN TALKING TO COUNCILMAN TRESSLER, UH, I NOTICED THAT IT WAS NOT AT THE LOCATION I THOUGHT IT WAS.
AND, UH, I ASKED HIM IF WE COULD PUT THIS BACK ON THE AGENDA AND I WOULD CERTAINLY SPONSOR IT.
AND I THINK IT'S A GREAT LOCATION.
UM, WE HAD A LOT OF ISSUES WITH THE DPS OFFICE IN THAT ONE LOCATION, UM, ACROSS FROM THE MEADOWS MEADOW, I GUESS IT WAS MEADOW.
AND, UH, FOR SOME REASON I HAD THE MENTAL BLOCK SINCE WE WENT THROUGH THAT, UH, PROCESS FOR MANY, MANY MONTHS, I GUESS.
AND, UH, BUT THIS IS A GOOD LOCATION.
UM, UH, HE, YOU KNOW, THE LOCATION HE CAN GET OUT OF, UH, ONTO THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS, SO FORTH.
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I, I ASKED HIM FOR RECONSIDERATION AND I HOPE WE'LL STAY ON THE SAME VOTE.UH, AND YOU KNOW, YOU ASKED WHY I VOTED AGAINST IT THE FIRST TIME.
UH, I VOTED AGAINST THE FIRST TIME, UH, PRIMARILY BECAUSE TUNNEL CAR WASHES JUST HAVE A LIMITED SHELF LIFE, RIGHT? THEY, THEY RUN THEIR COURSE AND THEN THEY'RE IMPOSSIBLE.
THERE IS NO ADAPTIVE REUSE FOR A, FOR A TUNNEL CAR WASH.
AND THAT'S, THAT'S PRIMARILY THE REASON I VOTED AGAINST IT.
AND YOU CAN, THERE'S A COUPLE IN THIS TOWN, THERE'S A COUPLE ABANDONED CAR WASHES IN THIS TOWN.
THEN THERE'S SEVERAL THAT YOU CAN DRIVE AROUND IN, IN OTHER CITIES AND SEE 'EM.
AND THAT'S MY, MY PRIMARY CONCERN.
GREAT TO HEAR THAT YOU, UH, ARE MAINTAINING YOUR OTHER BUSINESS AS WELL.
BUT THAT IS THE, THAT'S THE CHIEF REASON I VOTED AGAINST IT LAST TIME IS JUST THE HISTORY OF TUNNEL CAR WASHES, MUCH LIKE GARDEN STYLE APARTMENTS HAVE A, HAVE A, A LIFE CYCLE AND THEY GENERALLY DECLINE IN THAT, UH, IN KIND OF A DOWNWARD SPIRAL.
GETS SOLD OFF, WRAPPED UP IN DIFFERENT, IN DIFFERENT BUSINESSES SOLD OFF AND KIND OF DETERIORATE ON THEIR OWN.
NOT SAYING THAT YOU'RE GONNA DO THAT, BUT ALRIGHT, WELL PLEASE VOTE.
MOTION PASSES 5 4 2 AGAINST EIGHT A
[8A. 25-0437 Consider and take action on Ordinance 2025-36 authorizing a Utility Agreement with Baybrook Municipal Utility District No. 1 and BC-SB Baybrook JV, LLC, consenting to the annexation of approximately 450 acres known as the Midline Tract into Baybrook MUD 1, and authorizing the City Manager to execute the Agreement - Second Reading (Executive Director of Development Services) Council approved the first reading, 5-2-0 with one absent on September 9, 2025. ]
CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE 2025 DASH 36 AUTHORIZING A UTILITY AGREEMENT WITH BAYBROOK MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ONE AND BC DASH SB BAYBROOK JV LLC CONSENTING TO THE ANNEXATION OF APPROXIMATELY 450 ACRES KNOWN AS MIDLINE TRACK INTO BAYBROOK MUD ONE AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT.SECOND READING COUNSEL APPROVED FIVE TWO WITH ONE ABSENT ON THE NINTH, MOVE TO APPROVE.
SEVEN FOUR NONE AGAINST, UH, NINE
[9A. 25-0285 Consider and take action on a resolution setting the dates for conducting regular meetings during the months of November and December 2025 (City Secretary) Staff recommends setting meeting dates on November 18, 2025 (Third Tuesday) and December 16, 2025 (Third Tuesday)]
A CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON A RESOLUTION SETTING.THE DATES FOR CONDUCTING REGULAR MEETINGS DURING THE MONTHS OF NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, 2025.
STAFF RECOMMENDS SETTING THE MEETINGS AT NOVEMBER 18TH, THE THIRD TUESDAY AND DECEMBER 16TH.
THE THIRD TUESDAY MOVE TO APPROVE IS RECOMMENDED BY STAFF.
NOVEMBER 18TH AND DECEMBER 16TH.
WE DON'T HAVE TIME TO WAIT FOR YOU TO GIVE.
NO, I'M JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE.
PLEASE LET IT BE NOTE THAT THE COUNCILMAN DOES NOT CARE ABOUT ATTENDING THE MEETING.
[10A. 25-0423 Consider and take action on an ordinance amending Chapter 2, Article V of the League City Code of Ordinances entitled “Records and Information Management" to designate methods for submission of public information requests and to update various sections (City Secretary) Staff requests approval on first and final reading. ]
FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES 10 A CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER TWO, ARTICLE FIVE OF THE LEAGUE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES ENTITLED RECORDS AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT TO DESIGNATE METHODS FOR SUBMISSION OF PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUESTS AND TO UPDATE VARIOUS SECTIONS.NONE AGAINST MAYOR, I'LL MOVE FOR FIRST AND FINAL SECOND.
IS THERE, IS THERE ANY REASON FOR FIRST AND FINAL, I BELIEVE THESE ARE STATE LAWS, RIGHT? YES, SIR.
WITH THE NEW STATE LAW, THE REQUIREMENT IS THAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO GIVE THE DESIGNATED MAILING AND EMAIL ADDRESS PRIOR TO OCTOBER 1ST.
NONE AGAINST, UH, THERE ARE NO ELECTRONIC, UH, AGENDA ADDED AFTER THE AGENDA WAS PRINTED.
[13. COUNCIL MEMBERS COMMENTS/REPORTS]
FROM COUNCIL MAYOR PRO TEM YIELD MY TIME.MAYOR, UM, MR. CRUZ, YOU MY TUCK MR. CHADWELL YIELD MY TIME.
ALRIGHT, I WILL NOT YIELD MY TIME.
UH, I WANT TO INTRODUCE OUR NEW LEGAL INTERN, JULIANA HALL OF JULIAN HALL.
UH, MS. HALL IS A STUDENT AT CLEAR SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL, ALREADY
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AN ACTIVE LEADER IN MANY ACADEMIC AND SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS ON CAMPUS.AND SHE LOOKS FORWARD TO FURTHERING HER UNDERSTANDING OF CITY GOVERNANCE.
UH, SHE'S INTERESTED IN PURSUING A CAREER IN LAW AND PUBLIC POLICY.
DO YOU WANNA SAY SOMETHING? I'M JUST KIDDING.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO GET UP THERE AND SPEECH AND WE WON'T HOLD SPRINGS AGAIN, SIR.
WELL, AND I'LL SAY THAT AND THEN ALSO, UH, GOT THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE SENATOR CRUZ YESTERDAY.
I THINK, UH, MR. CRUZ WAS THERE AS WELL.
AND, UH, REALLY EXCITING STUFF HAPPENING AT JOHNSON SPACE CENTER AND SO GLAD TO SEE HIM COME DOWN HERE AND KIND OF FILL US IN ON SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING OVER THERE AND THE EXPANSION AND, AND WHAT THEY'RE PUSHING FOR TO BEEF UP THE SPACE PROGRAM AT JSE IN PARTICULAR, WHICH IS OF COURSE A MAJOR ECONOMIC DRIVER OF LEAGUE CITY.
AND THEN ALSO LATER THAT NIGHT, GOT TO, TO SEE THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR COME DOWN AND HE TALKED ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THEY'RE, UH, SOME OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS AND DIFFERENT THINGS THAT THEY'RE LOOKING TO PUT IN ON THE GULF COAST, UH, WHICH WOULD HOPEFULLY PROVIDE US SOME MUCH NEEDED RELIEF FROM FLOODS AND, AND, UH, DRAINAGE AS WELL.
SO, UH, GLAD TO SEE BOTH THOSE, UH, STATE LEADERS COMING DOWN HERE.
AND THERE IS NO EXECUTIVE SESSION, SO AT THIS TIME, AT 6 56, THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS.
[16. REPORT FROM CITY AUDITOR ]
OH, REPORT FROM THE AUDITOR.I DIDN'T EVEN SEE THAT ON HERE.
ALRIGHT, REPORT FROM THE AUDITOR.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
UM, TODAY I'M GONNA PROVIDE YOU WITH, UH, AN UPDATE ON, UH, THE PROGRESS ON THE AUDITS, UM, THE COMPLETED AUDITS.
UH, THE FIRST ONE IS THE PROCUREMENT CARD AUDIT.
I DID SEND OUT A COPY OF THAT REPORT TO YOU ALL IF YOU HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW IT.
UH, YOU'LL SEE THAT THE RESULTS WERE VERY POSITIVE.
UH, THERE WAS AN AUDIT DONE IN 2014 AND THAT AUDIT HAD A LOT OF FINDINGS.
AND ONE THING THAT THIS AUDIT DID WAS SUBSTANTIATE THAT A LOT OF THOSE ISSUES HAVE BEEN RESOLVED.
AND THE, THAT WE HAVE REALLY GOOD STRONG CONTROLS IN PLACE.
THERE WAS ONE FINDING, UM, IT WAS NOT, UH, SIGNIFICANT AND THERE WERE THREE OBSERVATIONS THAT WERE PRIMARILY, UH, TO IMPROVE SOME OF THE, THE BUSINESS PRACTICES.
UM, THE OTHER AUDIT THAT WAS COMPLETED IS THE POLICE OVERTIME AUDIT, THE FOLLOW UP ON THAT.
UM, IN THE ORIGINAL AUDIT REPORT, UM, UH, MANAGEMENT AGREED TO IMPLEMENTING, IMPLEMENTING 38 OF THE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS THAT WERE SUGGESTED.
AND, UM, AS OF THIS FIRST AUDIT, UM, FOLLOW UP, THERE WERE 28 THAT HAD BEEN ADDRESSED.
UM, AND THE REMAINING ONES WERE NOT DUE YET.
SO THOSE WILL BE FOLLOWED UP ON IN FISCAL YEAR 26.
UM, THE AUDITS IN PROCESS RIGHT NOW, UM, IS THE, UM, THE COMMERCIAL REMODEL CONSTRUCTION SALES TAX FOLLOW UP AND THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT SUB RECIPIENT FOLLOW UP.
AND ALSO, UH, THE UTILITY UTILITY BILLING AUDIT ON THAT ONE.
UH, THE ORIGINAL INTENT WAS TO LOOK AT THE UTILITY BILLING PROCESS, UH, BUT I WAS INVITED TO, UM, TO REVIEW, UH, PRO PROPOSALS THAT WERE SENT IN FOR AN RFP THAT FINANCE HAD ISSUED AND DISCOVERED THAT THEY ACTUALLY WERE HIRING A CONSULTANT THAT WOULD COME IN AND DO A VERY THOROUGH EXAMINATION OF THAT AND INCLUDE ALSO LOOKING AT THE, UM, THE METERING PROCESSES.
AND SO WHAT I'VE DONE IS I'VE SHIFTED MY ATTENTION TO LOOKING AT COLLECTIONS AND, UH, THINGS LIKE THE SHUTOFFS AND SO FORTH.
SO THAT'S WHAT I'M FOCUSING ON WITH THAT AUDIT RIGHT NOW.
UM, SO THE NEXT ITEM IS TO TALK ABOUT THE, UH, THE, THE POTENTIAL, UH, TOPICS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 26 AUDIT.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW, UH, THE, THE TOPICS THAT I SENT YOU BEFORE.
UM, I, THIS IS A LITTLE BIT OF A CHANGE FROM WHAT I THINK WE HAD DISCUSSED.
WHAT I DID AS I TALKED TO STAFF, UM, I GOT SOME REALLY IN, UH, GOOD INPUT FROM ANGIE AND HER STAFF ON SOME AREAS THAT, UM, THAT PROBABLY NEED TO BE LOOKED AT.
AND ALSO ALIGN WITH THE DIRECTIVE FROM COUNCIL TO FOCUS ON AUDITS THAT COULD EITHER IDENTIFY COST SAVINGS OR, UM, REVENUE RECOVERY AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
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UH, THERE I CAN GO, UH, OVER THEM ONE BY ONE AND THEN I'LL LET YOU GUYS ASK ME ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.THE FIRST ONE IS THE 5G TELECOMMUNICATION NOTES.
UM, THERE IS, UH, IT APPEARS THAT WE ARE NOT RECEIVING THE REVENUE.
WE SHOULD BASED ON WHAT'S BEEN RECORDED.
THE QUESTION IS ARE WE COLLECTING IT? IS IT BEING PROPERLY ACCOUNTED FOR? THAT'S SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO AND, UH, VERIFIED.
IT'S POSSIBLE THAT WE ARE NOT RECEIVING IT BECAUSE IT IS UP TO THE UTILITY TO SUBMIT THOSE PAYMENTS.
WE DON'T NECESSARILY BILL FOR THEM.
UH, THE OTHER NEXT ONE IS A FRANCHISE REVENUE AUDIT.
UH, THERE WAS ONE, UH, DONE IN 2014 AND THERE WERE ISSUES FOUND IN PRETTY MUCH EVERY UTILITY AREA AS FAR AS LIKE THE AMOUNT THAT WAS COLLECTED OR UNDER COLLECTED.
SO I THINK THIS IS A GOOD AREA AND OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR ACTUALLY, UM, IS SUPPORTIVE OF THIS AND FEELS LIKE IT'S SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO.
UM, AND THEN THE NEXT ONE IS A CELL TOWER LEASE REVENUE.
UH, THERE WE HAVE TWO DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS THAT HANDLE THESE BASED ON WHERE, UH, THESE, UH, THIS EQUIPMENT IS, IS MOUNTED.
I THINK WE HAVE AT LEAST ONE TOWER AND THEN, THEN WE HAVE ONCE MOUNTED ON OUR WATER TOWERS.
AND THE QUESTION HERE IS, ARE WE RECEIVING ALL THE REVENUE WE SHOULD AND HAVE WE ACCOUNTED FOR ALL THE, ALL THE EQUIPMENT THAT'S ON THE, ON MOUNTED ON ANY OF OUR PROPERTY? UH, UH, THE NEXT ONE IS, UH, FOR CIP LIQUIDATED DAMAGES.
I DID, WE HAD TALKED ABOUT DOING A CHANGE ORDER AUDIT.
UH, WHEN I LOOKED AT THE INFORMATION I RECEIVED, I DID NOT.
I, IT DOESN'T APPEAR TO ME THAT WE HAVE A SIGNIFICANT, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE CHANGE ORDERS, UH, THE AMOUNTS ALL FALL UNDER THAT CONTINGENCY.
UH, IT'S ALL FALLS IN WITH, I THINK IT'S 10%.
UH, THERE ARE, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE AMOUNT OF CHANGE ORDERS AS COMPARED TO THE OVERALL CONSTRUCTION COSTS, IT'S, IT'S VERY NOMINAL.
BUT THIS IS AN AREA THAT, UM, ACTUALLY, UH, THE CITY MANAGER AND I TALKED ABOUT THIS.
IT'S AN AREA THAT WE COULD LOOK AT TO SEE ARE WE, ARE, ARE WE, UH, COLLECTING THE LIQUIDATED DAMAGES, OR IF WE'RE WAIVING THEM, WHAT ARE THE CIRCUMSTANCES THEN, ARE WE BEING CONSISTENT WITH THAT? UM, AND THEN THE OTHER TWO ON HERE ARE, ARE KIND OF, THEY'RE SMALLER AUDITS.
UM, AND I, WHEN I SENT OUT THIS LIST, I DID INDICATE THAT I THINK, UH, THE FIRST ONES THAT I, THE FIRST FOUR THAT I PRESENTED ARE, I THINK I, I WOULD BE COMFORTABLE SAYING I COULD DO TWO OF THOSE.
AND THEN ONE OF THESE, UH, SMALLER AUDITS, AND THE FIRST ONE IS TAKE HOME VEHICLES.
AND THAT WOULD JUST BE LOOKING AT, WE HAVE, UH, RIGHT NOW, BASED ON THE INFORMATION THAT I HAVE, THAT WE HAVE ABOUT 45, UH, TAKE HOME VEHICLES.
UH, THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE, UH, PD, UH, PD, UH, HAS, UM, 81, BUT OF COURSE, UH, THE MAJORITY OF THOSE ARE, ARE, ARE, UM, THE, YOU KNOW, THE POLICE OFFICER VEHICLES.
SO, UH, BUT THEY DO HAVE 36, WHICH ARE UNMARKED, NOT, NOT SAYING THAT THEY AREN'T NECESSARY, BUT WE DO HAVE UNMARKED VEHICLES IN PD.
UH, THE SECOND ONE IS A HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX AUDIT.
UM, WHAT I WOULD LOOK AT IS WE HAVE, I THINK IT'S FOUR OR FIVE HOTELS HERE IN TOWN THAT COLLECT THIS TAX FOR US.
AND THEN IT, THEY PAY IT TO THE CITY.
UH, SO WHAT I WOULD DO IS SELECT ONE OR TWO AND THEN JUST REVIEW THEIR RECORDS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE COLLECTING THE TAX AND THEN WHAT TAX THEY'RE COLLECTING IS BEING PAID TO THE CITY.
UM, AND THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER, I THINK IN THE HANDOUT THAT YOU WERE PROVIDED, THERE ARE SOME OTHER AUDITS THAT ARE LISTED THAT ARE POTENTIAL AUDITS, BUT I DIDN'T FEEL LIKE THAT THEY WERE, AND YOU COULD TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE AND DISAGREE WITH ME IF YOU WANT, BUT I FELT LIKE THOSE WEREN'T AS, UM, I GUESS THEY, THEY, THOSE WEREN'T AS IMPORTANT WITH RESPECT TO WHAT COUNSEL'S DIRECTIVE IS.
AND ALSO THE INFORMATION I'VE RECEIVED, SOME OF THESE AREAS, I THINK PROBABLY IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO LOOK INTO THEM SOONER THAN LATER.
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SO DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT YEAH, MR. RESER? YEAH.SO MY FIRST ONE, UM, I HAVE TWO MAIN ONES.
THE FIRST ONE IS, I GET THAT 5G ARE ON INDIVIDUALS SMALLER TOWERS, MORE LOCALLY DISTRIBUTED.
UM, AND THE CELL TOWERS ARE THE BIG ONES WITH A WHOLE BUNCH ON 'EM.
BUT FOR ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES, THOSE ARE THE SAME THINGS.
UM, THEY'RE, THEY'RE CHARGED DIFFERENTLY.
CELLULAR COMMUNICATION THINGS RIGHT, DIFFERENTLY THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.
I MEAN, EVEN THE LANGUAGE OF WHAT YOU WROTE AND THE PURPOSE IS THE SAME.
UM, AND I KNOW EVERY TIME YOU OPEN UP A DIFFERENT AUDIT, THERE'S A WHOLE BUNCH OF, OF, EVEN IF IT'S JUST THE FRONT MATTER AND THE BACK OF THE, THE REPORT THAT ENDS UP THE SAME, I'D LIKE TO SEE THOSE COMBINED INTO A SINGULAR AUDIT.
UM, AND YOU, IT IS FOR HOW MANY OF THE TOP FOUR AND ONE OF THE BOTTOM TWO YOU SAID? YEAH.
HOW MANY OF THE TOP FOUR WAS IT? UH, TWO.
SO COMBINING THEM, I SEE THAT AS ONE.
UM, AND, AND I THINK THE, UH, THE CIP LIQUIDATED DAMAGES, THAT, THAT SEEMS TO ME TO BE THE POTENTIAL FOR JUST FLOATING MONEY OUT THERE THAT WE THOUGHT WE WERE FIXING A GAP.
AND IF WE'RE NOT ACTUALLY COLLECTING IT CONSISTENTLY AND FAIRLY, THAT'S SOMETHING I'D LIKE TO SEE US GO AFTER.
SO THAT WOULD BE THE TWO I WOULD SUGGEST.
UM, AND THEN I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE, THE HOT AUDIT, UM, MYSELF.
UM, I THINK THE TAKE HOME VEHICLES MAY IN THE END, IF WE ALTER THAT A LITTLE BIT.
UM, MAYBE IT TAKES ONE FLEET OUTTA THE VEHICLE AT THE END OF THE DAY OR ONE VEHICLE OUTTA THE FLEET.
UM, I DON'T REALLY SEE IT BEING A BIG ADJUSTMENT FOR US AS A RESULT OF WHAT THAT AUDIT WOULD FIND.
UH, SO I'M MORE MORE INTERESTED IN THE HOT AUDIT.
SO IF WE DO COMBINE THOSE TWO, WHAT WAS YOUR, WHAT WERE YOU THINKING THE TIME WAS ON THE 5G AND WHAT WAS YOUR TIME FOR THE CELL TOWER LEASES? TO SEE IF COMBINING THEM REALLY IS, IS FEASIBLE? I WOULD LIKE IT TO BE, 'CAUSE I DO AGREE THEY'RE VERY SIMILAR, BUT IS THAT FEASIBLE TO DO? UM, I'D HAVE TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK, BUT, UM, I'M GONNA SAY THAT I WOULD'VE ANTICIPATED ABOUT 300.
THAT'S JUST AN ESTIMATE, 300 HOURS, BUT I'D PROBABLY WANT TO INCREASE THAT TO LIKE 400, UM, ONCE I GET INTO IT, BECAUSE I THINK I WOULD BE DEALING WITH THREE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS.
UM, UH, NOT THAT THAT'S A, A HUGE THING, BUT, UM, BUT I THINK THAT IT'S WORTH TRYING TO SEE HOW THIS WORKS OUT AND THEN IT, YOU KNOW, SELECT ANOTHER AUDIT, LIKE COMBINE THIS, SELECT ANOTHER AUDIT, AND THEN I CAN CIRCLE BACK IF IT LOOKS LIKE THAT.
IT'S, BECAUSE UNTIL I ACTUALLY GET INTO IT, IT'S REALLY HARD TO JUDGE AND IT MAY ACTUALLY TURN OUT THAT IT, IT REALLY IS, IS WAS AN OPPORTUNE, UH, THING TO COMBINE THEM.
SO THE FRANCHISE REVENUE AUDIT, WHAT WOULD THAT, WHAT WOULD THAT ENTAIL? I MEAN, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE PRETTY ENTRENCHED WITH YOU AND FRANCHISE TAX RETURNS, SO WHAT IS IT THAT YOU WOULD LOOK AT? AND SO WHAT WOULD BE THE BENEFIT OF THAT? UM, WELL, I'D LOOK AT ARE WE RECEIVING ALL THE FRANCHISE FEES THAT WE SHOULD BE? SO IT, BECAUSE A LOT OF IT'S SELF-REPORTED, AND SO I'D BE EVALUATING, AND THAT'S ONE THING THAT WAS DONE IN 2014, IS LOOKING AT LIKE, HOW MUCH ARE WE SUPPOSED TO BE GETTING? ARE WE GETTING IT? YEAH.
SO IT'S NOT SO MUCH YOU ARE LOOKING AT REVENUE, YOU'RE JUST LOOKING TO SEE ARE THEY IN THE RIGHT, UH, ARE THEY PAYING INTO THE RIGHT AREAS? NO, NO, NO, IT'S REVENUE.
IT'D BE MAKING SURE THE CITY IS RECEIVING ALL THAT FRANCHISE REVENUE THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO.
AND FOR THE OTHER ONES, I, I LIKE THE HOT TAX AS WELL.
I THINK THAT'S AN IMPORTANT ONE.
JUST REAL QUICK, AND THIS MAY NOT FALL UNDER YOUR AUDIT PROCEDURE, BUT MAYBE, MAYBE A LITTLE BIT UNDER THE TAKE HOME VEHICLES, UH, VEHICLE UTILIZATION, MAYBE DURING THIS PROCESS OF LOOKING AT EVERYTHING, I, I, I WOULD LIKE TO MAYBE LET YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THE PEOPLE THAT DO NOT HAVE A TAKE HOME VEHICLE THAT ARE USING THEIR PERSONAL VEHICLES FOR CALLS AT NIGHT, STUFF LIKE THAT.
WE HAVE A FEW IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT I THINK ARE DOING THAT.
THERE'S A BIG LIABILITY IF WE USE OUR VEHICLES, UM, TO GO ON CALLS AND THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE TO ON CITY BUSINESS.
SO MAYBE JUST TO SKIM OVER THAT, BUT
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THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING WE CAN DIRECT JOHN TO LOOK AT A LITTLE BIT MORE.UM, IF, IF THERE'S OFFICERS OR CAPTAINS OR LIEUTENANTS OR WHATEVER USING THEIR PERSONAL VEHICLES TO GO ON CALLS, I'VE HEARD OF TWO OR THREE SITUATIONS ALREADY WHERE THEY TOOK THEIR PERSONAL VEHICLES TO, UM, YOU KNOW, ROBBERIES AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
WE NEED TO BE CAREFUL BECAUSE THAT, I THINK THEIR LIABILITY, THEIR INSURANCE COULD SUFFER BY USING THAT.
BUT WHEN YOU ARE GOING THROUGH THIS AUDIT, PLEASE JUST KIND OF MAKE A NOTE OF THAT.
I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY DIRECTED MORE AT JOHN TO LOOK AT THAN YOU, BUT MAYBE DURING YOUR AUDIT YOU CAN LOOK AT SOME OF THE, SOME OF THE, UH, PERSONNEL IF THEY ARE USING THE PERSONAL VEHICLES.
ARE YOU, ARE YOU THINKING IN TERMS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO DO A VEHICLE UTILIZATION AUDIT? WELL, YOU HAVE THAT AS ONE OF YOUR TAKE HOME VEHICLES.
SO ASSESSMENTS HERE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, I'M JUST SAYING WHILE YOU'RE DOING THAT, IF, IF THERE ARE A FEW OF THE EMPLOYEES THAT ARE USING THEIR PERSONAL VEHICLES, MAYBE WE CAN GET WITH JOHN AND MAYBE COUNSEL CAN FIGURE OUT, UH, UH, THE BEST WAY TO, TO SOLVE THAT PROBLEM.
I JUST, YOU KNOW, WHEN I HEAR THAT POLICE OFFICERS ARE TAKING THEIR PERSONAL VEHICLES TO A SCENE, I, I I, I, I THINK THAT PUTS THAT, THAT OFFICER AT RISK MM-HMM
AND EVEN IF HE'S GETTING CALLED OUT THREE OR FOUR TIMES A YEAR, I THINK THAT'S THE BENEFIT OF THE JOB, NUMBER ONE.
NUMBER TWO, IT'S FOR HIS SAFETY.
AND WHEN YOU ARRIVE ON THE SCENE WITH THE PERSONAL VEHICLE, NOBODY KNOWS WHO YOU ARE, INCLUDING POLICE OFFICERS.
SO I JUST WANT TO KINDA LOOK AT THAT AND, UH, SEE IF WE HAVE THAT PRACTICE HAPPENING MAYBE, AND YOU CAN COORDINATE THAT WITH JOHN A. LITTLE BIT MORE, BUT I'D LIKE TO SEE SOME NUMBERS ON THAT.
SO MR. CHAD ABOVE, YEAH, I'M, I'M KIND OF, KIND OF IN THE SAME PLACE THAT MAYOR PROTE CONES IS.
IS IT, IS IT POSSIBLE, IS THERE ENOUGH COMMONALITY BETWEEN THE TAKE HOME VEHICLE AUDIT AND THE UTILIZATION AUDIT TO COMBINE THOSE INTO ONE? UH, NOT REALLY, BECAUSE THE UTILIZATION AUDIT, UM, REALLY LOOKS AT LIKE, UM, YOU TAKE A DEPARTMENT, YOU LOOK AT HOW MANY VEHICLES THEY HAVE, DOES IT MAKE SENSE IF THEY HAVE THAT MANY, FOR EXAMPLE, AN AUDIT I DID IN THE PAST, WE DISCOVERED THAT IN ONE AREA, IT'S KINDA LIKE A PUBLIC WORKS AREA THAT EVERY SINGLE WORKER HAD A VEHICLE, BUT THAT FOUR OF THEM WOULD GO TO THE SAME SPOT.
YOU KNOW? UM, WE DON'T HAVE THAT HERE, BUT THAT'S JUST AN EXAMPLE OF WHERE THERE WAS AN EXCESS OF, OF VEHICLES OR, AND IT COULD GO THE OTHER WAY, YOU KNOW, SO, SO WE NEED TO DECIDE ON WHICH ONES OF THESE WE'RE GONNA DO.
UM, I THINK, I MEAN, THEY'RE OBVIOUSLY ALL PRETTY VALUABLE, UH, BUT THE TAKE HOME VEHICLE ONE IS THE ONE THAT STANDS OUT TO ME THAT COULD POSSIBLY BE TAKEN OFF OF YOU AND MORE PUSHED DOWN TO THE DEPARTMENTS OKAY.
UH, SO I WOULD LIKE TO SAY IF WE COULD OVER THE NEXT YEAR LOOK AT THAT ON A DEPARTMENT, HAVE THE, THE DIRECTORS TAKE THAT AS A RESPONSIBILITY, UH, FOR THE TAKE HOME VEHICLES, JOHN, CERTAINLY WE, WE CAN DO THAT.
WE REFINED OUR TAKE HOME VEHICLE POLICY OVER THE LAST COUPLE YEARS AND NEVER REFINED THAT PROCESS OF REPORTING, ET CETERA.
SO YEAH, WE'RE HAPPY TO DO THAT.
MAYBE TAKE, UH, SIX MONTHS, BRING IT BACK TO US IN A WORK SESSION AND REALLY DISCUSS THE TAKE HOME VEHICLE SIDE, I THINK.
GREAT POINT BY, BY THE MAYOR PRO TAM ABOUT PERSONAL, YOU KNOW, USING PERSONAL VEHICLES AND JUST KINDA LOOK AT EVERY POLICY AND, AND THE USAGE AND TRY TO RIGHTSIZE WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE AND MAKING SURE THE RIGHT PEOPLE HAVE THOSE VEHICLES.
AND SO KIND OF TAKE THAT OFF OF THE AUDITOR'S PLATE FOR RIGHT NOW.
AND SO YOU SAID TWO OUT OF THE FIRST FOUR? WELL, MAYOR, I HAD ONE MORE QUESTION.
UH, ON THE FRANCHISE REVENUE AUDIT, I, I THINK THAT, UH, THERE'S BEEN SOME INTEREST EXPRESSED FROM THE DIOCESE ON THAT RIGHT THERE.
UH, AREN'T MOST OF THE BUSINESSES IN LEAGUE CITY EXEMPT FROM THAT THOUGH? UH, THIS IS UTILITIES.
SO THIS IS RELATED TO LIKE, UM, THE SOLID WASTE FOR YOUR FRANCHISE REVENUE FOR YOUR FRANCHISE, RIGHT.
UH, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT LIKE NOT COLLECTED FROM BUSINESSES OR I'M SORRY, I NO, I'M TALKING ABOUT THE THREE QUARTER PERCENT TAX FOR, FOR LLC FRANCHISE FEES.
I THINK THERE'S JUST A MISUNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE FRANCHISE TAXES.
SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE SOLID WASTE FRANCHISE HERE, HERE.
SO TELEPHONE, ELECTRIC, GAS, GAS, ELECTRIC, YEAH.
UTILITIES THAT THEY PAY US FOR YEAH.
FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF PROVIDING THEIR SERVICE HERE.
SO IF WE'RE LOOKING AT THE DOLLARS ON THESE, ON THESE TOP, THESE TOP FOUR, UH, WHAT ARE THE DOLLARS COMPARATIVELY?
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LIKE WHAT ARE WE, WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT WHEN WE SAY 5G TELECOMMUNICATION NODES AND THE, THE REVENUE THAT POTENTIALLY COMING IN THERE? WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT IN THE FRANCHISE? THE CELL, THE CELL TOWER? I THINK THE CIP SIDE A LITTLE BIT SQUISHIER, BUT YEAH, OBVIOUSLY THE CIP IS A, IS A HUGE CONCERN FOR EVERYTHING.SO FOR, FOR THE 5G, IT'S, UH, BASED ON THE INFORMATION I RECEIVED, THERE ARE 63 OF THOSE INSTALLED IN THE CITY'S RIGHT OF WAY.
AND, UM, THAT, AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET AN AGREEMENT, SO I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY HOW MUCH WE CHARGE FOR THAT, BUT WE'RE ELIGIBLE TO CHARGE, I THINK IT'S A THOUSAND DOLLARS PER, PER NODE, UM, PER YEAR.
SO IF, AND WE ONLY COLLECTED, UH, IN FI FISCALLY ACCORDING TO, UM, WHAT'S RECORDED IN THE GENERAL LEDGER, WE ONLY COLLECTED 10,000 IN FISCAL YEAR 22.
OF COURSE, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY NOTES WE HAD AT THAT POINT.
UM, AND IN FISCAL YEAR 23, WE COLLECTED $1,100.
ARE WE GOING BACK RETROACTIVELY TO THESE AND ALSO COLLECTING, I MEAN, IF THEY'VE BEEN, IF THEY OWE US MONEY FOR TIME SOME TIME NOW, ARE WE GOING BACK RETROACTIVELY? IT COULD POTENTIALLY BE A RECOVERY.
WE'RE WE'RE ABLE TO CHARGE AS MUCH AS A THOUSAND DOLLARS.
BUT I DON'T, IS THAT WHAT WE DO CHARGE, RIGHT? CHRIS, DO YOU KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT? OKAY.
BECAUSE AN AUDIT'S ONLY GONNA FIND IF WE'RE NOT CHARGING WHAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO CHARGE.
LET'S, LET'S SEE, LEGISLATION ON THE NODES, THINGS WAS VERY SPECIFIC.
DO YOU RECALL WHAT THAT IS? I, I THINK IT WAS UP TO A THOUSAND DOLLARS.
UH, WE CHARGED INITIAL FEES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT, UH, ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT DID, WE ISSUED THE PERMITS FOR THE INSTALLATION, AND YOU HAD A SERIES OF PERMITS THAT WERE ISSUED WHERE THEY WOULD COME IN AND ESTABLISH THE, THE NODES AND THEN IT MAY BE THE FOLLOWING YEAR BEFORE THEY ACTUALLY HAD ELECTRICAL SERVICE TO THOSE NODES.
SO IT IS A LITTLE BIT OF A WONKY SITUATION, BUT I GUESS THE QUESTION IS, IN OUR AGREEMENTS, ARE WE CHARGING THE THOUSAND DOLLARS? IS IT, IS IT WRITTEN DOWN? I AM, I AM NOT.
YOU'RE CHARGING THE INITIAL, I'M CHARGING THE INITIAL FEES ASSOCIATED WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT.
WELL, THE AUDIT IS, THE AUDIT IS WE BETTER GO BACK AND CORRECT THESE AGREEMENTS AND GO START CHARGING OUR A THOUSAND DOLLARS PER NODE, RIGHT.
WHO HAS THE AGREEMENT? YEAH, WELL WHO HAS THE AGREEMENT? SO I THINK IT'S MORE WE NEED TO SET A POLICY.
WELL, I MEAN, I THINK THAT'S THE WHOLE THING, RIGHT? LIKE, LET'S, LET'S CREATE A POLICY, LET'S CHARGE FOR IT.
WELL THAT SHOWS THAT THESE COMPANIES ARE CHARGING THE TAXES.
SO I THINK THAT SHOWS THAT AT LEAST THAT WAS A GOOD AUDIT.
IT NEEDS TO, YEAH, WE JUST AUDITED IT.
OKAY, LET'S GO TO THE NEXT ONE.
WHAT IS THE POTENTIAL THERE? UM, LET'S SEE.
AND DO WE HAVE THAT? SO THIS IS FOR CABLE GAS RECYCLING, SOLID WASTE ELECTRICITY.
UM, SO ON, LET'S SEE, FROM FISCAL YEAR 20 TO 24, WE, THE AVERAGE FRANCHISE REVENUE WAS 5.8 MILLION.
UM, AND THERE'S BEEN A YEARLY DECLINE OF ABOUT 0.06%, WHICH DOESN'T SEEM LIKE A LOT, BUT, UM, THIS RESULT IN AN ANNUAL DECREASE APPROXIMATELY $35,000 A YEAR.
UM, SO I MEAN, IT, IT COULD HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH, UH, JUST THE NATURAL ORDER OF THINGS, BUT, UH, AND IT'S NOT JUST A MATTER OF THAT, BUT IT'S JUST VERIFYING THAT WE ARE RECEIVING ALL OF THE REVENUE THAT WE SHOULD.
I CAN'T TELL YOU, I CAN'T GIVE YOU A NUMBER ON THAT WITHOUT, YEAH.
I MEAN, BUT THAT'S JUST ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE LARGER THAN $65,000.
AND SO EVEN IF WE'RE JUICING THAT UP A COUPLE OF PERCENT, SO I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT OBVIOUSLY CABLE REVENUES IS PROBABLY GOING DOWN.
HOWEVER, IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME THAT GAS AND ELECTRIC REVENUES WOULD BE GOING DOWN.
RIGHT? UH, WE'VE ADDED MORE HOMES AND, UH, ELECTRICAL RATES ARE NOT GOING DOWN.
SO, UH, THAT WOULD SEEM LIKE A BIG NUMBER AND SOMETHING WE SHOULD CONCENTRATE ON.
WHAT ABOUT THE CELL TOWER LEASE REVENUE? UM, THAT, OH, I WANNA GO BACK TO THE FRANCHISE FEE.
THE GAS, UH, UH, REVENUE HAD ONLY INCREASED BY 0.1%.
AND CONSIDERING THE NUMBER OF HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS AND SO FORTH, IT, IT, IT DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT.
I THOUGHT THAT WAS A LITTLE LOW AS FAR AS AN INCREASE.
AND NOW WE HAVE TWO GAS COMPANIES OPERATING.
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TOWER, UH, CELL TOWERS, UM, LET'S SEE.UH, BETWEEN 20 AND 24, THE LEASE FEES AVERAGED, UH, $216,000.
UH, THERE WAS AN ANNUAL INCREASE OF PROP APPROXIMATELY, UH, 6%.
UH, THE REVENUE BETWEEN 20 FISCAL YEAR 20 AND 23, THE AVERAGE ANNUAL REVENUE INCREASED BY 15%, WHICH IS SIGNIFICANTLY MORE THAN THE AVERAGE.
UM, AND THEN THERE WAS A DECREASE, A 16% DECREASE IN 23 TO 24.
AND THE QUESTION IS, UH, WELL, AND IT COULD BE PART OF IT IS THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE SWITCHING TO THESE NODES, RIGHT? UM, BUT THAT'S A QUESTION THAT CAN'T BE ANSWERED UNLESS IT'S LOOKED INTO.
SO DOES EVERYBODY WANT TO EITHER DECIDE TONIGHT OR TAKE IT BACK, TAKE IT AND DECIDE LATER? THAT'S, I'D SAY TAKE IT BACK.
THERE'S ONE THAT WE DIDN'T DISCUSS THAT PROBABLY NOT GONNA GENERATE, YOU KNOW, A WHOLE LOT OF REVENUE, BUT I THINK IT'S KIND OF SPEAKS TO GET THE, THE ESSENCE OF, OF A LOCAL GOVERNMENT ANYWAY, IS ITS ABILITY TO COLLECT, ENFORCE, AND COLLECT MUNICIPAL FINES.
RIGHT? IT'S NOT GONNA GENERATE A WHOLE LOT.
BUT I MEAN, IF, IF, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT, IT'S ONE OF THE ONLY WAYS, THE ONLY MECHANISMS WE HAVE TO ENFORCE CODE.
AND I THINK IT JUST SENDS A MESSAGE IF WE'RE NOT COLLECTING ON MUNICIPAL COURT FINDS, WE, WE SHOULD PROBABLY LOOK AT THAT.
WHAT KIND OF EFFORT DO YOU THINK WOULD BE INVOLVED IN SOMETHING LIKE THAT? UM, WELL, YOU KNOW, IT'S VERY COMPLEX THE, THE WAY THE COURT SYSTEM IS, AND YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT LIKE THEIR, THEY HAVE SITUATIONS WHERE THEY MAY HAVE A FINE, BUT SOMEBODY COULD DO COMMUNITY SERVICE OR IT GETS WAIVED BY THE JUDGE.
SO ALL THAT HAS TO BE LOOKED AT.
SO I WOULD SAY IT'S NOT, WOULDN'T BE A SUPER EASY AUDIT, BUT I THINK THAT IT, IT COULD BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE, UM, AT LEAST PROVIDE US WITH AN INSIGHT OF HOW WE'RE HANDLING THAT.
AND ARE WE, ARE WE COLLECTING THE FINES AND FEES THAT AREN'T WAIVED, RIGHT? LIKE YEAH.
WHAT KIND OF CRITERIA ARE THEY USING TO REDUCE THE FINES, RIGHT? AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
WITHOUT THE FILING, THERE'S NO INCENTIVE TO STOP DOING IT.
I'M TRYING TO DECIDE HOW WE SHOULD ACTUALLY VOTE ON THIS TO MAKE IT, UH, 'CAUSE WE HAVE MULTIPLE OPTIONS HERE.
UM, SO IT SEEMS TO ME LIKE THE 5G IS, IF WE COULD TAKE IT AS A TAKEAWAY, DO WE EVEN HAVE AGREEMENTS THAT THE FIRST THING WE NEED TO DO IS DETERMINE IF WE HAVE THE RIGHT IN THE AGREEMENT TO EVEN CHARGE A THOUSAND DOLLARS? WE'LL, WE'LL, WE'LL, WE'LL STAFF FOLLOW UP ON THE 5G STUFF AND REPORT AND BACK TO WE, IF WE DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT TO DO THAT, WE NEED TO TAKE THE STEPS AND FIX IT GOING FORWARD.
THERE'S NOTHING, THERE'S NOTHING TO AUDIT IF WE DON'T EVEN HAVE THE RIGHT TO COLLECT THE MONEY.
I GUESS THAT'S THE REASON WHY I'M SAYING BRING IT BACK BECAUSE YEAH.
SOME OF THE STUFF WE DON'T HAVE HERE, SO I THINK WE HAVE IN THE TOP FOUR, WE NEED TO SELECT TWO OF THEM, RIGHT? SO WE, I THINK THERE'S TWO OBVIOUS ONES, BUT, UH, CALLING, UH, MOTION.
SO I, I I'M GONNA MAKE A MOTION FOR FRANCHISE FEE REVENUE OUTTA THE TOP SECTION FRANCHISE FEE AND CIP.
SO FRANCHISE FEE AND CIP OUT OF THE, THE TOP SECTION.
MR. GRUS, ARE WE GONNA GO AHEAD AND ADDRESS THE SMALL ONES? I THINK THE, I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE HOT TAX.
WELL, I'M GONNA TALK ABOUT THE HOT TAX NEXT.
I'M GONNA DO THE BIG ONES FIRST AND THEN WE'LL VOTE ON THE SMALL ONES COURSE JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY VARIABLES GOING INTO THIS.
SO, UH, FOR THE BIG AUDITS, UH, FRANCHISE AND CIP ALRIGHT, PLEASE VOTE.
NONE AGAINST, ALRIGHT, LET'S TALK THE SMALL ONES.
UM, I WOULD UH, PREFER THAT UH, THE DIRECTORS AND JOHN TAKE A STAB AT THE TAKE HOME VEHICLE POLICIES FIRST, UH, AND EVALUATE THAT.
GIVE THEM A SIX MONTH TIMELINE TO BRING SOMETHING BACK TO US, UH, AFTER THEY'VE EVALUATED THAT.
WANT THAT IN THE FORM OF A MOTION? NO, IT'S JUST KIND OF A DIRECTION.
AND THEN, UH, THE HO SO THEN WE HAVE TO DECIDE BETWEEN HOT TAX AND
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THE OTHER ONES ON THE BACK.UH, THE ONLY TWO THAT ON THE BACK THAT, THAT STAND OUT TO ME IS MUNICIPAL COURT FINES AND NEW CONSTRUCTION SALES TAX.
UM, I GUESS I DON'T KNOW THE ORDER OF MAGNITUDE OF EITHER OF THREE OF THESE.
SO WE'LL DO THE SAME EXERCISE.
SO HOT TAX, WE HAVE WHAT, FIVE HOTELS MM-HMM
THAT CONTRIBUTE THE MAJORITY OF THAT MONEY THERE IS THEN THE, THE SHORT TERM RENTALS, WHICH I THINK WE FEEL PRETTY GOOD ABOUT MM-HMM
SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE FIVE HOTELS.
UH, UM, THAT SHOULD BE PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD ON THAT.
AND THEN THE MUNICIPAL COURT FINDS, EXPLAIN TO US A LITTLE BIT, YOU JUST DID A LITTLE BIT, BUT EXPLAIN TO US AGAIN LIKE WHAT, HOW MUCH MONEY ARE WE TALKING ABOUT HERE AND WHAT GOES INTO THIS? UM, ACTUALLY OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, I CANNOT TELL YOU THAT, BUT I CAN CIRCLE BACK AND PROVIDE YOU WITH THAT INFORMATION.
UH, NEW CONSTRUCTION SALES TAX.
THIS COULD BE OBVIOUSLY VERY LARGE.
UH, AND THIS WOULD BE, YOU'RE FRAMING A HOUSE IN THE NEW SUBDIVISION.
YOU BOUGHT THE LUMBER AT, YOU KNOW, YOU BOUGHT THE LUMBER IN TEXAS CITY, BUT THE LUMBER'S, THE SALES TAX IS SUPPOSED TO BE PAID HERE.
SO ON THIS, THAT'S WHY I KIND OF PUSHED IT DOWN.
UM, I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD TO LOOK AT IT.
I DON'T THINK IT'S A SUPER HUGE AUDIT, BUT, UM, IF THEY, UH, HAVE A, UH, COST, UH, SEPARATED CONTRACT OR, UH, YEAH.
THEN, OR COST PLUS, UM, THEN THEY HAVE TO PAY THE SALES TAX ON THE, ON THE MATERIALS.
IF THEY HAVE A, UM, I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT IT'S CALLED.
IT'S JUST LIKE A, A FLAT CONTRACT.
LIKE IT'S A, A TOTAL, MOST OF 'EM ARE GONNA BE FLAT CONTRACTS ON THEIR SUBDIVISIONS.
IT'S GONNA BE MORE CUSTOM HOMES THAT ARE COST PLUS I WOULD ASSUME.
SO THAT ONE WOULD BE A, A SMALLER AUDIT.
I'M SURE IT WOULD JUST BE GOING THROUGH LIKE THE PERMITS AND JUST SEE IF WHAT WE HAVE IN TERMS OF, AND LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, THE APPLICATIONS AND SEE.
AND SO MY ISSUE WITH THAT IS THOSE CUSTOM HOMES IS GONNA BE, IT'S, IT'S GONNA BE TOUGH TO MAKE A SYSTEMIC CHANGE BECAUSE THEY'RE, IT'S A LOT OF ONE-OFFS, BUT YEAH.
SO TALK TO US ABOUT, I WOULD ASSUME THIS IS MORE OF A PROCESS AUDIT THAN A COST AUDIT ON THE CONTRACT CHANGE ORDER AUDIT.
UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT COULD BE LOOKED AT IF THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT, UH, CHANGE ORDER AMOUNT, DO WE, I MEAN IT WOULD DEPEND ON THE AMOUNT.
DO WE, AND, AND THIS IS A PROCEDURAL THING AND LIKE I SAID, I HAVEN'T GOTTEN INTO IT, SO I'M NOT SURE WHAT OUR PRACTICES ARE.
DO WE POTENTIALLY PUT IT OUT FOR BID? YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE TO GET A REDUCED COST OR, UM, UH, AND LOOK AT THINGS LIKE ARE WE BEING CHARGED THINGS IN A CHANGE ORDER, UH, IN, YOU KNOW, IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE CONTRACTED PRICES MM-HMM
SO ON THAT, THAT CHANGE ORDER ONE, UM, I THINK THAT'S MORE OF A DIRECTION TO OUR STAFF TO JUST BE VERY DILIGENT WHEN YOU DO BRING US A, A REQUEST TO, TO, TO SPEND FOR THE CHANGE ORDER THAT Y'ALL ARE DOING YOUR DILIGENCE ON REVIEWING IT.
I DON'T KNOW THAT AN AUDIT'S REALLY GONNA HELP ON THAT.
I KNOW WE ALL HATE PAYING THEM, UM, BUT THEY'RE A FACT OF LIFE.
UM, I THINK THE BIGGEST THING THEY DID IS WHEN WE STARTED PUTTING THE CAP ON CHANGE ORDERS, WHEN WE APPROVE THE PROJECTS TO BEGIN WITH, UM, I THINK THAT'S HAD A HUGE BENEFIT FOR THE CITY.
SO I, I DON'T REALLY SEE A VALUE THERE ON THE MUNICIPAL COURT FINDS ONE, THAT ONE HANDS ME A LITTLE NERVOUS.
UM, ONLY IN THAT, UM, IF, IF THE, THE COURT IS WAIVING THINGS, UH, THAT THAT'S WITHIN THE, THE JUDGE'S DISCRETION TO DO, UM, UH, UNLESS WE'RE GONNA PUT THAT AS A PERFORMANCE MEASURE ON OUR JUDGE AT, AT THE ANNUAL REVIEW, UM, NOT REALLY MUCH WE CAN DO ABOUT THAT.
UM, AND THEN YOU GET DOWN TO GENERAL COLLECTING OF, OF MM-HMM
I, THERE'S, UNLESS WE WANNA LOOK INTO LEGAL MEANS FOR, FOR GOING AFTER IT BEYOND ANYTHING WE DO, I DON'T REALLY THINK THERE'S SOMETHING FOR AN AUDIT TO FIND.
THAT'S MY CONCERN WITH THAT ONE.
THAT WE CAN SPEND A LOT OF TIME DIGGING INTO A WHOLE HOST OF THINGS AND, AND BE LEFT WITH THE SHRUG.
UM, WELL I THINK ON THAT ONE PRIMARILY THE FOCUS WOULD BE ON OUR COLLECTIONS PROCESS.
ARE WE, ARE WE COLLECTING WHAT WE SHOULD BE? YEAH, I THINK THE ANSWER THERE IS, UM, YOU KNOW,
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YOU LOOK AT LIKE HOW MANY DAYS PAST DUE OUR PEOPLE AND HOW COULD THAT BE? THAT, THAT ONE SEEMS LIKE PRETTY EASY TO ME.YOU JUST GO LOOK AT THE AMOUNT WE'RE COLLECTING AND THEN IF WE'RE NOT COLLECTING WHAT WE, SHOULD WE GO HIRE A PURDUE, BRANDON OR THE LINEBARGER OR ONE OF THOSE GUYS TO GO MM-HMM
TRACK 'EM DOWN RIGHT AS AND THEY GET A PERCENTAGE OF WHAT THEY TRACK DOWN.
I ASSUME WE DO THAT ALREADY, BUT I'M NOT, I'M NOT SURE.
I MEAN, I KNOW WE DO HAVE A COLLECTION.
IT JUST SEEMS NOT A WHOLE LOT OF HOURS.
WOULD I, I JUST WORRY IT'S EITHER TOO BIG OR TOO LITTLE FOR BOTHERING OUR INCLUSION HERE.
UM, I, I'M STILL AT, I'D LIKE TO SEE THE HOT AUDIT DONE.
WE HAVE A SECOND ON THE HOT AUDIT.
OKAY, WE GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND TO INCLUDE THE HOT AUDIT.
NONE AGAINST CAN WE GET, UH, CAN WE GET A COPY OR CAN WE GET A REPORT SHOWING WHAT THE MUNICIPAL COURT COLLECTIONS ARE? YES, SIR.
AS A PERCENTAGE WE'LL GIVE YOU AS A PERCENTAGE BOTH WAYS AS A PERCENTAGE DOLLARS AND A PERCENTAGE OF, YOU KNOW, THE FINES THAT ARE BEING COLLECTED, UH, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF, OF IN TICKETS THAT ARE ACTUALLY PAYING AS WELL.
ALRIGHT, SO YOU HAVE, YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT WE GOT? WE GOT CELL PHONE, WE GOT, SORRY, WE GOT, UH, FRANCHISE AND CIP AND HOT FRANCHISE AND THE, IS IT THE LIQUIDATED DAMAGES? CIP FRANCHISE AND CIP.
ALRIGHT, SO AT 7 31, THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.