[1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS]
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COUNCIL, THE CITY OF LEAGUE CITY, TEXAS, WILL NOW COME TO ORDER IN A REGULAR MEETING ON MAY 26TH, 2026 AT 6 P.M. ANY MAN, TOMMY COLLINS HERE. TOM CRUISE HERE. COURTNEY CHADWELLN SAUNDERS HERE. ALL RIGHT. I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE PASTOR ROB BAILEY WITH SOUTHLAKE CHURCH FOR INVOCATION WITH THE PRAYER AND. FOR THOSE WHO CAN WELCOME YOU TO STAND. WELL, IT IS AN HONOR TO BE HERE. AND I DO REALIZE PART OF LEAGUE CITY, WE HAVE MANY PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE WHO HAVE DIFFERENT UNDERSTANDINGS OF WHO GOD IS. BUT AS A CHRISTIAN PASTOR, I DO PRAY THE NAME OF JESUS. I WELCOME YOU TO MEDITATE AND JUST TO PRAY IN YOUR OWN AS I PRAY RIGHT NOW. HEAVENLY FATHER, AS WE JUST TOOK YESTERDAY TO REMEMBER THE LIVES THAT WERE GIVEN TOMAKE THIS SUCH A GREAT NATION. FROM THE MOST RECENT THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS TO THOSE OVER THE YEARS, LORD, BE WITH THOSE FAMILIES AND BE WITH OUR COMMUNITY. LORD, I ASK, MAY YOUR HOLY SPIRIT BE UPON THIS MEETING TONIGHT. ENCOURAGEMENT, SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE AS THEY LOOK TO THE FUTURE OF THIS GREAT CITY OF LEAGUE CITY. IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY, AMEN. AMEN.
AND WE'LL LET MAYOR ELLIOTT DO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. YOU STAND UP. I PLEDGE OF 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 INDIVISIBLE. ALRIGHT, MAYOR, WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE PART OF THE DAY? THE ANIMAL SHELTER. ALWAYS THE ANIMAL SHELTER. I HAVE TO AGREE. DO YOU HAVE ANY? DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE? PROBABLY BETTER SOFTBALL FIELDS, BETTER SOFTBALL. THAT IS ACTUALLY ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT.
SO IT IS A GOOD THING YOU CAME TONIGHT. WE WERE GOING TO TALK ABOUT PALISADE PARK. IT'S LIKE, I WISH I SET THIS UP, BUT WE DIDN'T ACTUALLY TALK ABOUT IT. SO THAT'S WONDERFUL. WELL THANK YOU. I'LL RUN THE MEETING FROM HERE. APPRECIATE IT. OH, YEAH. ABSOLUTELY. TAKE CARE. ALL
[3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
RIGHT. THREE A APPROVAL OF MINUTES MAY 12TH, 2026. REGULAR. THESE MINUTES STAND APPROVED.[5. PUBLIC COMMENTS BEFORE CITY COUNCIL]
THERE ARE NO PROCLAMATIONS. PUBLIC COMMENTS BEFORE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE INVITED TO GIVE COMMENTS AT THIS TIME LASTING NO LONGER THAN THREE MINUTES. COMMENTS MAY BE GENERAL IN NATURE OR ADDRESS A SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEM. DON KAPPEL, SECOND CHAIR. GOOD EVENING. DON KAPPEL 676 ROSA TWO COMMENTS. TODAY, I WANT TO COMMEND THE COUNCIL FOR MOVING FORWARD WITH HALSEY PARK. IT'LL BE A FINE SOFTBALL BASEBALL COMPLEX AND IT'LL BE A FACILITY THAT ALL LEAGUE CITY RESIDENTS WILL GET TO USE AND ENJOY. SECOND ITEM I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS PLAYGROUND MINIMUM STANDARDS. I HOPE MOVING FORWARD THAT WE CONSIDER MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PLAYGROUND THAT WE INSTALL, AND PLAYGROUND THAT WE RENOVATE.MINIMUM STANDARD WOULD INCLUDE SWING SETS WITH SLING AND BUCKET SEATS, A 3 TO 5 YEAR OLD PLAYGROUND THAT HAS SUFFICIENT PLAY VALUE TO IT, A 6 TO 12 YEAR OLD PLAYGROUND WITH SUFFICIENT PLAYGROUND VALUE AND SEATS, AND ALSO A CLIMBING STRUCTURE. HOPEFULLY. THANK YOU AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT, YOU KNOW, PARKS COMMITTEE AND EVERYBODY ELSE PUT INTO
[6. CONSENT AGENDA]
THIS FOR BE THEY'VE DONE A LOT. ALL RIGHT. CONSENT AGENDA SIX A THROUGH E MOVE TO APPROVE SECOND. ALL RIGHT. PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES EIGHT FOR NONE AGAINST. THERE ARE NO PUBLIC[8A. 26-0198 Consider and take action on Ordinance No. 2026-11, an ordinance approving a Rezoning Application, MAP-25-0005 (2904 Hill Avenue), a request to rezone approximately 0.298 acres from “RSF-5 (Residential Single-Family 5) to “IL” (Limited Industrial), generally located along the west side of Hill Avenue, south of East Strawberry Street and north of Farm to Market Road 646 (FM 646) - Second Reading (Director of Planning)]
HEARINGS. ALL BUSINESS. CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON ORDINANCE NUMBER 2026-11. AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A REZONING APPLICATION MAP DASH 25-00052904 HILL AVENUE. A REQUEST TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY 0.298 ACRES FROM R SF. FIVE RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY TO I L LIMITED INDUSTRIAL. GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF HILL AVENUE, SOUTH OF EAST[00:05:02]
STRAWBERRY STREET. NORTH FARM TO MARKET ROAD 646 FM 646 PLANNING ZONING RECOMMENDED APPROVAL FOUR NE. ON APRIL 23RD, CITY COUNCIL APPROVED FIRST READING SEVEN ONE ON MAY 12TH, 2026. MOVE TO APPROVE SECOND. OKAY. PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES 741 AGAINST. A BE.[8B. 26-0193 Consider and take action on Ordinance 2026-12 amending Article V, “Vessel Residency and Nuisance Vessel Abatement,” of Chapter 70 of the Code of Ordinances to revise provisions related to live-aboard vessels, abandoned vessels, and derelict vessels - Second Reading (Mayor Long and Councilmember Cones)]
CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON ORDINANCE NUMBER 2026-12. AMENDING ARTICLE FIVE OF VESSEL RESIDENCY NUISANCE VESSEL ABATEMENT OF CHAPTER 70 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES TO REVISE PROVISIONS RELATED TO LIVEABOARD VESSELS, ABANDONED VESSELS AND DERELICT VESSELS.CITY COUNCIL APPROVED ON FIRST READING SEVEN ONE ON MAY 12TH, SO MOVED SECOND. PLEASE VOTE.
[8C. Consider and take action on Ordinance 2026-13 establishing Chapter 56, entitled “Healthy Spaces,” of the Code of Ordinances to adopt regulations governing camping on public and private property - Second Reading (Mayor Long)]
MOTION PASSES 741 AGAINST EIGHT C CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON ORDINANCE NUMBER 2026-13 ESTABLISHING CHAPTER 56 ENTITLED HEALTHY SPACES THE CODE OF ORDINANCES TO ADOPT REGULATIONS GOVERNING CAMPING ON PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROPERTY. COUNCIL APPROVED SEVEN ONE ON MAY 12TH. MOVE TO APPROVE. MISS CRUZ. THANK YOU. MAYOR. I WON'T TAKE VERY LONG ON THIS. I YOU KNOW, I BASICALLY SAID ALMOST EVERYTHING I HAD AT THE LAST MEETING SO THERE'D BE NOTHING NEW THAT I COULD BRING UP THERE. BUT WHAT I DID WANT TO SEE IS THERE MAY BE A WAY THAT WE CAN GET THIS EXACT ORDINANCE, BECAUSE I AGREE WE NEED TO HAVE THINGS IN PLACE. THERE WAS JUST THAT ONE PART ABOUT THE WRITTEN APPROVEMENT THAT WAS THE WRITTEN AUTHORITY. THAT WAS KIND OF A DIFFICULT IN REALITY. SO HERE WAS MY IDEA. SO INSIDE OF OUR HEALTHY SPACES THAT WE'RE CREATING, THAT WE WOULD HAVE SAFE SPACES AS WELL. AND SO WHAT I WOULD CONSIDER SAFE SPACES WOULD BE IF THERE'S ANY CHURCH NOT FOR PROFIT, OR IF THERE IS A PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNER WHO FEELING LIKE IT'S THEIR DUTY OR THEIR CHRISTIAN OBLIGATION WOULD HAVE ALREADY AHEAD OF TIME, TALKED TO THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CHIEF OF POLICE AND SAID, HEY, WE ARE OKAY WITH SOMEBODY STAYING ON THIS PROPERTY. NOW, I WOULD NOT WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE THIS BECOME CAMPGROUNDS. WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE ANYTHING LIKE THAT. THIS WOULD BE LIMITED TO NO MORE THAN TWO NIGHTS, BECAUSE THE IDEA IS TO TRY TO GET THEM OUT OF THIS EMERGENCY SITUATION AND TO FIGURE OUT AN OPTION. OTHER THAN THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S THAT'S THIS IS WHAT OUR GOAL SOULD BE. WHAT I WOULD ALSO LIKE IS THAT IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THESE. NOW, GRANTED, I KNOW THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY KIND OF REALLY CAMPS OR HOMELESS THINGS ANYWAY RIGHT NOW, BUT IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THIS, I WOULD SAY FOR THESE SAFE SPACES THAT THE PD CAN WILL ADD THIS TO THEIR TO THEIR NIGHTLY PATROL, WHERE THEY'LL DO WELFARE CHECKS AND MAKE SURE THAT WHOEVER'S THERE KNOWS THAT THEY ONLY HAVE TWO DAYS. THEY CAN ALSO EDUCATE JUST BY A CARD OR WHATEVER OF THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THEM. AND, YOU KNOW, IN THE SAME WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, FOR, FOR THE CARS, WE'D HAVE TO WORK OUT THE DETAILS ABOUT EXACT LOCATIONS THAT WOULD BE ALLOWED OR WHATEVER. BUT THAT WOULD BE PART OF IF THE CHURCH OR THE PRIVATE PROPERTY WANTS TO AGREE TO THIS. AND IF NOBODY DOES, THEN IT JUST DOESN'T GO ANYWHERE. BUT IT DOES GIVE THEM THE OPTION. AND THEN WITH THAT OPTION, WE'D HAVE CERTAIN AREAS. I WOULD ALSO SAY THAT IF WE HAVE SITUATION WHERE WE DO HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, FORCIBLY REMOVE THEM, THAT IF THEY DO HAVE AN ANIMAL THAT RATHER THAN JUST THE ANIMAL GET, YOU KNOW, RELEASED THAT WE COULD THAT IF IT'S IN LAKE CITY THAT THE ANIMAL WOULD GO TO THE LEAGUE CITY SHELTER FOR A, YOU KNOW, A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG, BUT IT WOULD BE SHORT. THE, THE INDIVIDUAL COULD THEN COME PICK UP THEIR DOG AT NO FEE. AND IF WHATEVER THE TIMELINE WE HAVE, IF THEY DON'T PICK IT UP, THEN IT FOLLOWS THROUGH THE NORMAL. THE NORMAL. ADOPTION PIECES. SO THIS WOULD. THIS WOULD KEEP IN PLACE EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO. THIS WILL NOT[00:10:01]
HAVE THE CITY ALLOWING OR, OR ALLOWING, YOU KNOW, ANY KIND OF A CAMP OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, BECAUSE THAT'S NOT WHAT THIS IS FOR. WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT IS JUST FOR THOSE FEW EXCEPTIONS, BUT RATHER THAN HAVE TO HAVE A WRITTEN NOTICE UP FRONT THAT THEY HAVE THAT THE CITY HAS A AUTHORITY BASICALLY AHEAD OF TIME SAYING, HEY, WE WILL ALLOW PEOPLE TO DO THIS NOW THAT WILL BE REVOKED. AND, YOU KNOW, IF THEY WANT TO AT ANY TIME. AND FOR THE TWO DAYS, I, I WOULD SAY THAT WE'D SET A TIMELINE, MAYBE SOMETHING LIKE THEY CAN'T COME BACK FOR 14 OR 21 DAYS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE COMING ON. I THINK THAT IT ALLOWS BOTH OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO, AND IT ALLOWS PEOPLE WHO ARE FEELING THAT THEY SHOULD TRY TO DO A CHRISTIAN DUTY, AND ESPECIALLY SOME OF THE CHURCHES OUT THERE, IF THEY DON'T WANT TO DO IT, FINE, THEY DON'T HAVE IT. AND WE JUST FOLLOW THE EXACT LETTER OF THE LAW AS YOU'VE LAID IT OUT. AND THIS ORDINANCE. SO IF IF INTERESTED IN THIS, THEN I'M GOING TO ASK NOW FOR A. FOR US TO DELAY VOTING ON THIS FOR AT LEAST TILL THE NEXT MEETING SO THAT I CAN GET WITH MICHELLE, OR WE CAN ALL GET WITH MICHELLE TO KIND OF DRAFT UP SOME LANGUAGE AND MAKE SURE THAT THE IDEAS ARE LEGAL. SO I DON'T PLAN ON DEBATING ANYTHING ELSE FURTHER THAN THIS. IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK FOR A POSTPONEMENT, AT LEAST TO THE NEXT MEETING FOR THIS. OKAY, THAT'S A PREVAILING MOTION. SO YOU HAVE A MOTION TO POSTPONE. ALL RIGHT. HEARING NO. SECOND. GO TO MR. TRESSLER. AND FOR THE SAKE OF ANYONE WHO'S ALL THREE PEOPLE THAT ARE WATCHING THIS MEETING, NONE OF OUR LOCAL ORDINANCES ARE, ARE E, RATIONAL FOLKS EMPLOYED BY OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. THEY USE DISCRETION AND JUDGMENT ALL THE TIME. AND UNTIL THEY EVER GIVE ME A REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THEY DON'T DO THAT, I BELIEVE THEY DO. AND IN FACT, THE FEEDBACK WE GET FROM THE PUBLIC IS OVERWHELMINGLY THAT THEY DO AN INCREDIBLE JOB OF USING GOOD JUDGMENT, AND I'M GOING TO TRUST THEM TO CONTINUE DOING THAT. I ALSO KNOW THAT WE COULD NEVER POSSIBLY THINK OF ALL THE SCENARIOS WHERE WE'D WANT TO AN EXCEPTION TO THIS POLICY. AND IF WE START TRYING TO WRITE THEM, THEN IT IMPLIES THAT THERE ARE NO OTHER SITUATIONS WHERE WE WOULD WANT THEM TO USE DISCRETION. THIS IS BEING PASSED TO HANDLE SITUATIONS THAT ARE PROBLEMATIC, NOT WHERE THERE IS SOMEBODY WHO'S TEMPORARILY GETTING THEMSELVES OUT OF A BAD SITUATION. AND GOING TO A BETTER ONE. THAT'S NEVER BEEN THE POINT OF THIS. AND THAT'S NOT THE TYPE OF OF SITUATION THIS IS MEANT TO ADDRESS. AND IT'S NOT WHAT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT IS GOING TO DO. THIS IS TO ADDRESS WHERE THERE ARE KNOWN ISSUES AND WHERE WE HAVE PROBLEMS, BEING ABLE JUST TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THE OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY, NOT WHERE THE OWNERS WANT SOMEONE. THERE HAVE NO ISSUE WITH IT AND THEY'RE NOT CAUSING A PROBLEM. SO I'M GOING TO CONTINUE TO TRUST OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT TO, TO USE OUR JUDGMENT AND APPLY THIS WHEN IT'S FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE COMMUNITY, AND NOT WHEN IT WOULD BE A PROBLEM FOR SOMEBODY WHO ISN'T A PROBLEM. ONE QUICK THING BACK TO LIKE I SAID, I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO A LONG DEBATE. I KNOW HOW THIS IS GOING TO VOTE. IT'S GOING TO GO. BUT AS FOR MR. TRESSLER SAID THAT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT IS FANTASTIC AND THEY ALWAYS GET PERFECT NOTES. AND I ABSOLUTELY JUST FEEL PERFECTLY SAFE. AND I THINK MOST CITIZENS FEEL THAT WAY TOO. THIS ISN'T ABOUT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THIS IS ABOUT WHETHER WE'RE OPERATING BECAUSE THIS IS WE'RE IF THEY WANT TO ENFORCE TO THE LETTER OF THE LAW, THAT'S THE THAT'S THE CONCERN IS WHAT THE LETTER OF THE LAW IS NOT WHAT THE NOT WHAT WE NOT THE FREEDOM THAT WE GIVE THEM. BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION ON IT. LET'S VOTE. TOOK MY LINE. ALL RIGHT, LET'S VOTE. MOTION PASSES 741 AGAINST NEW BUSINESS[9A. Consider and take action on a resolution establishing the City’s default policy of non-approval for housing finance corporation projects within League City (Mayor Long)]
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CONSIDERING TO TAKE ACTION ON A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE CITY'S DEFAULT POLICY OF NON APPROVAL FOR HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION PROJECTS WITHIN LEAGUE CITY TO APPROVE. MOVE TO APPROVE. CAN WE GET THE PITCH ON THIS? PUT THIS ON. YEAH I PUT IT ON. THIS WAS IF YOU REMEMBER THESE ARE THERE'S A COUPLE THINGS THAT COULD HAPPEN. BUT WE HAD SOME OUTSIDE HOUSING CORPORATIONS FROM AROUND THE STATE DOING HOUSING FINANCING IN LEAGUE CITY, WHICH THEN TAKES THOSE APARTMENT COMPLEXES OFF THE TAX ROLLS. AND SO, YOU KNOW, THAT THAT, THAT HIT US FOR, I DON'T KNOW, A COUPLE MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF WORTH OF TAXES IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. AND NEW CITY LAW OR THE NEW STATE LAW HAS ADDRESSED SOME OF THIS, BUT WE STILL HAVE A COUPLE OF YEARS TO GET THOSE BACK ONTO THE TAX ROLLS. SO IT WILL IT'LL TAKE A WHILE TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT LET'S NOT MAKE THE PROBLEM WORSE GOING FORWARD. ALL RIGHT. PLEASE VOTE. MOTION[9B. 26-0208 Consider and take action on a resolution expressing support for the Farm-to-Market Road 517 (FM 517) roadway improvement project and requesting the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) reassess the project timeline (Mayor Pro Tem Saunders & Councilmember Tressler)]
PASSES EIGHT FOR NONE AGAINST NINE. BE CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR FARM TO MARKET ROAD FOS FM 517 ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT REQUESTING TEX-DOT REASSESS THE PROJECT TIMELINE. MAYOR PRO TEM SAUNDERS AND TRESSLER MOVE TO APPROVE SECOND. DEFINITELY NEED TO GET IT GOING. YES, WITHOUT A DOUBT. ALL RIGHT. PLEASE VOTE.[10A. 26-0201 Consider and take action on an ordinance amending Chapter 56, entitled “Healthy Spaces,” of the Code of Ordinances to adopt regulations governing pedestrian safety and abandoned property (Mayor Long)]
MOTION PASSES EIGHT FOR NONE AGAINST FIRST READING TEN A CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 656 ENTITLED HEALTHY SPACES THE CODE OF ORDINANCE TO ADOPT REGULATIONS GOVERNING PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AND ABANDONED PROPERTY, MOVE TO APPROVE SECOND. SCREWS. THANK YOU. I JUST WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE CHIEF COME UP AND JUST KIND OF HELP EXPLAIN HOW HOW HE INTERPRETS IT. SURE.YES, SIR. CAN YOU JUST IF THIS PASSES, HOW DO YOU SEE THE ENFORCEMENT? HOW KIND OF WALK ME THROUGH HOW THIS GOES WITH THE, YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S PROPERTY THAT IS PICKED UP, IS IT IS IT TAGGED? HOW LONGBEFORE WE JUST THROW IT AWAY? WHAT CAN YOU JUST KIND OF WALK ME THROUGH HOW, HOW THIS WORKS IN YOUR OPINION? ONCE AGAIN, THAT'LL BE A TOTALITY OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES THING. IF WE UNDERSTAND, WE HAVE SOME FOLKS THAT WE KNOW MOVE THEIR BELONGINGS AROUND THE CITY. OBVIOUSLY, IF WE PEOPT THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY ABANDONED PROPERTY. IF WE HAD TO MOVE IT FROM A SPACE, WE COULD TAG IT AND HOLD IT AND ATTEMPT TO LOCATE THAT OWNER. IN INSTANCES WHERE WE FIND WHAT WE BELIEVE TO BE ACTUAL ABANDONED MATERIAL ON. SOME OF OUR PUBLIC ACCESS WAYS AND SUCH THAT IT GIVES US THE ABILITY TO REMOVE THE PROPERTY QUICKER WITHOUT HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT IT. THE ONLY TIME THAT WE WOULD WORRY ABOUT NOT TRYING TO LOCATE A LEGITIMATE OWNER, IF WE BELIEVE THAT IT'S ACTUALLY SOMEBODY'S PROPERTY, IS IF IN THE CASE OF BIOHAZARD OR PERISHABLES, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS. SO AGAIN, IT ALWAYS BE BASED ON THE TOTALITY OF CIRCUMSTANCES, NOT A BLANKET OR NOT A BLANKET REGURGITATION OF WHAT'S WRITTEN ON THE PAGE. WE HAD A CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT WHEN THE ORDINANCE WAS FIRST PRESENTED, COMMAND STAFF DISCUSSED ABOUT TRYING TO GIVE A CLEARER DELINEATION OF WHAT SOME OF THE INFORMATION MEANT. WE'RE LIKE, HEY, THEY THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS ALL OF THAT IN AN ORDINANCE. WE'LL HAVE TO RELY ON US PUSHING MESSAGING OUT THROUGH THE RANKS TO SAY, THIS IS THE INTENT OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH, NOT NECESSARILY JUST STRICT REGURGITATION OF THE WRITTEN WORD. SO IF WE BELIEVE THAT IT BELONGS TO SOMEBODY, WE'LL DO OUR BEST WORK TO GET THEM THEIR PROPERTY BACK. THE ONLY TIME THAT I WOULD BE WORRIED ABOUT IT IS IF IT CAUSES A HAZARD TO THE OFFICERS, OR STORAGE OF THAT MATERIAL WOULD CAUSE A HAZARD TO THE BUILDING. PERFECT. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME SIR. ALL RIGHT. PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES. EIGHT FOR NONE AGAINST.
[10B. Consider and take action on ordinance establishing Article VI, entitled "Donation Bins" of Chapter 70 of the Code of Ordinances to adopt regulations governing donation bins, boxes and receptacles (Mayor Pro Tem Saunders and Councilmember Tressler)]
CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING. CHAPTER SIX ENTITLED DONATION BINS OF[00:20:04]
CHAPTER 70 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES TO ADOPT REGULATIONS GOVERNING DONATION BIN BOXES AND RECEPTACLES. SAUNDERS AND TRESSLER MOVE TO APPROVE SECOND. MR. CRUZ. CAN. CAN SOMEBODY JUST WALK ME? WALK ME THROUGH THIS ONE. I THINK I'M REALLY FOR IT, BUT I MAY BE FOR IT FOR A DIFFERENT REASON. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT MAYBE ONE OF THE SPONSORS COULD WALK ME THROUGH IT. OKAY. YEAH. VERY BRIEFLY, THOSE DONATION BINS THAT THAT SIT IN PARKING LOTS WHEN THEY'RE PROPERLY KEPT UP, PROPERLY EMPTY, PROVIDE A SERVICE. SOME FOLKS, THE PROBLEM IS MANY OF THEM ARE NOT. AND THEY TURN INTO A DUMPING GROUND FOR THINGS THAT, FOR EXAMPLE, GOODWILL WON'T ACCEPT. ONE OF THE BIGGEST ISSUES WE HAVE ARE PEOPLE DUMPING MATTRESSES NEXT TO THEM. AND THAT'S NOT WHAT THEY'RE INTENDED FOR. AND IT CAUSES A TRASH COLLECTION ISSUE, WHICH IS A BLIGHT ON THE REST OF THE COMMUNITY. BUSINESSES THAT WANT TO COLLECT THINGS CAN STILL HAVE IT INSIDE THEIR PROPERTY. WE HAVE AN ALLOWANCE STILL FOR THINGS LIKE SOME OF THE SCHOOLS DO A FUNDRAISER WITH DONATION BINS. WE WE HAVE ALLOWANCES IN THERE FOR THOSE TYPES OF SITUATIONS. BUT AS OTHER SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES HAVE HAVE BANNED THESE, WE'VE BECOME THE REMAINING DUMPING LOCATION FOR STUFF PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO TAKE TO A DUMP. THANK YOU. THAT THAT REALLY CLEARS CLEARS IT UP. I JUST GOT ONE THING. SOME OF THESE BINS AND I DON'T KNOW ABOUT IN LAKE CITY, I CAN TELL YOU THAT THERE'S ONE IN KEMAH THAT, YOU KNOW, IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S A CHARITY THING, BUT IT'S NOT. IT'S A BUSINESS PIECE. AND THEY ACTUALLY THEY RENT THE LOCATION AND IT SAYS AT THE AT THE BOTTOM, IF YOU GOTTA READ THE FINE PRINT, IT SAYS WILL RECYCLE ALL THIS STUFF. SO IF THERE'S ANY OF THOSE IN, IN LAKE CITY AND THIS AFFECTS THEM, IS THAT GOING TO CREATE A PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY'RE PROBABLY ALREADY PAYING IF THEY ARE PAYING RENT AS A BUSINESS. SO. YEAH, THEY WOULD HAVE TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDINANCE. AND SO THEY STILL WOULD HAVE A WAY TO OPERATE, BUT THEY WOULD HAVE TO OPERATE WITHIN THE NEW PARAMETERS OF THE ORDINANCE. SO IF THEY HAVE RENT AND THEY DO SOMETHING OF THAT, THEN THAT WOULD IF IT'S AN OUTDOOR DONATION BIN OF THAT NATURE, THEN THAT PROBABLY WOULD BE PROHIBITED UNDER THIS NEW ORDINANCE. OKAY, GOOD. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THIS ORDINANCE CAME ABOUT AFTER SPEAKING WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT AND THE PROBLEMS THEY'RE HAVING, TRYING TO ENFORCE THESE PEOPLE TO KEEP THEIR STUFF UP. I JUST DON'T WANT OUR CITY TO BECOME A BLIGHT. THAT'S MY BIGGEST CONCERN WITH IT. YEAH, I AGREE.BEING ABUSED, PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES 849 AGAINST TENNESSEE. CONSIDER AND TAKE
[10C. 26-0206 Consider and take action on an ordinance amending Chapter 22 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of League City, Texas, by repealing and replacing Article VII related to Unsafe Buildings and Public Nuisance Abatement; establishing procedures for the identification, hearing, repair, securing, removal, and demolition of dangerous buildings and structures through the Municipal Court of Record (Councilmember Mann and Councilmember Higginbotham)]
ACTION ON ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 22 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LAKE CITY BY REPEALING AND REPLACING CHAPTER SEVEN RELATED TO UNSAFE BUILDINGS AND PUBLIC NUISANCE ABATEMENT. ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES FOR THE IDENTIFICATION, HEARING REPAIR STRUCTURE AND REMOVAL AND DEMOLITION OF DANGEROUS BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES THROUGH THE MUNICIPAL COURT OF RECORD. MAN AND HIGGINBOTHAM COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED APPROVAL FIVE ZERO, WITH ONE ABSENT ON THE 17TH OF APRIL. MOVE TO APPROVE SECOND. SECOND. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. PLEASE VOTE. YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING? ALL RIGHT. SCOTT'S ON A CRUISE. HE DOESN'T WANT TO DO THIS RIGHT NOW. MOTION PASSES. EIGHT FOR NONE AGAINST. THERE ARE NO[12A. Presentation and discussion regarding the Pat Hallisey Park Project (City Manager)]
ITEMS AFTER ELECTRONIC AGENDA REPORTS FROM STAFF MEMBERS. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. WE'LL TAKE A FEW MINUTES HERE TO KIND OF REVIEW THE DECISIONS RELATED TO THE PET HOUSE PARK. SO WE'LL HAVE. TBG COME UP AND KIND OF GO THROUGH SOME OF THE QUESTIONS, AND THEN ANGIE WILL COME UP AND FOLLOW UP, LIKE WITH KIND OF THE FINANCIAL IMPACTS. AND THEN ON JUNE 23RD, WE'LL REVISIT THE FINANCIAL PIECE. OBVIOUSLY, WE NEED AUTHORIZATION TO BEGIN THE DEBT ISSUANCE PROCESS. AND SO IF THERE'S ANYTHING WE NEED DIFFERENT WITH THE PROGRAM AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT IMPACTS TO THE CURRENT CIP AND PROPOSED 2027 CIP, BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL IMPACTED BY THE DEBT SERVICE NECESSARY FOR THE PARK. SO BLAKE, WITH THAT, GO AHEAD AND[00:25:01]
GET STARTED. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THANKS FOR HAVING US BACK. WE'VE CONSOLIDATED A PRESENTATION TONIGHT THAT'S VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT WE PRESENTED AT THE FIRST COUNCIL SESSION, WITH THE SPECIFIC COMMENTS THAT CAME UP IN THE MEETING LAST TIME. I'LL WALK THROUGH THESE REAL QUICK. AND THESE FRONT END SLIDES WERE WHAT WE COVERED BEFORE. SO I WON'T I WON'T DIVE INTO THOSE IN MUCH DETAIL. BUT HERE THIS IS JUST A RECAP OF, OF THE BASE CONSTRUCTION COST WITH THE SCHEDULE. SO YOU CAN SEE THAT FORNEY JUST, IF YOU CONSIDER THE BASE BID WAS LOW AND SMALL GLASS WAS, WAS A LITTLE BIT HIGHER AT 46 MILLION. THESE WERE THE ALTERNATES THAT WE DISCUSSED. THE ORDER IS OBVIOUSLY CHANGED JUST BECAUSE WE WANTED TO GROUP THEM BY BY AREA AND CATEGORY. THIS ONE WAS FOR THE THE REMOVAL OF THE BASEBALL COMPLEX AND ASSOCIATED PARKING. YOU CAN SEE THOSE THOSE NUMBERS. THAT HASN'T CHANGED AT ALL SINCE WE PRESENTED LAST TIME. ONE OF THE COMMENTS THAT DID COME UP THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS TONIGHT IS THE, THE, THE QUESTION IN REGARDS TO THE FIELDS, THE FIELD SIZE, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE TWO AND HOW IT RELATES TO A HIGH SCHOOL SIZE DIMENSION. YOU CAN SEE THAT THE SIZE, THOSE THOSE ARE SUITABLE. THEY'RE LARGE ENOUGH AS AS DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE THAT THAT HIGH SCHOOL DIMENSION. HOWEVER, THE PONY. THE TWO PONY FIELDS ARE UNDERSIZED RELATIVE TO THAT HIGH SCHOOL DIMENSION. SO WE LOOKED AT POSSIBLY, YOU KNOW, THE OPTION OF, OF IF WE WERE TO INCREASE THE SIZE AND WE'RE REALLY JUST NOT ABLE TO DO THAT BASED UPON THE EXISTING DETENTION REQUIREMENTS AND THE PIPELINE EASEMENT THAT COMES THROUGH. WE'RE, WE'RE BASICALLY HEMMED IN WITH WHAT WE'VE GOT. SO WE, WE DID LOOK AT SOME ALTERNATES OR WHAT, WHAT, WHAT WE COULD DO TO, TO BEST AS POSSIBLE ACCOMMODATE THAT, THAT HIGH SCHOOL DIMENSION. AS I SAID BEFORE, THE FIELD DOESN'T REALLY CHANGE THE PONY FIELD ON THE LEFT. THAT ONE THING WE COULD DO IS, IS INCREASE THE BATTING OR THE BASE DIMENSION, THE BASELINE DIMENSION, AND INCREASE THE INFIELD SLIGHTLY TO ACCOMMODATE THAT. AND THEN OUR THOUGHT WAS TO JUST INCREASE THE HEIGHT OF THE OUTFIELD FENCE TO APPROXIMATELY EIGHT FEET. YEAH. SO THAT'S SO I THINK IT'S WORTH IT TO BUILD THEM AT FULL SIZE, EVEN THOUGH THE THE WALL WILL OF COURSE STILL BE SHORT BECAUSE IT GIVES US SOME FLEXIBILITY TO HOLD DIFFERENT KINDS OF OR TO USE IT IN DIFFERENT WAYS, RIGHT? THEY COULD USE IT FOR PRACTICE FOR THESE TOURNAMENTS OR FOR TEAMS. AND IT JUST GIVES US IT IS FAR CHEAPER TO BUILD IT TO THE INFIELD SIZE. RIGHT. AND BUILD IT CORRECTLY NOW, THEN RETROFIT IT LATER. SO I WOULD, I WOULD THINK, JUST BUILD THEM TO BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE FULL SIZE INFIELDS AT THE BEGINNING. WE ALSO DO HAVE THE ADJUSTABLE BASE DIMENSIONS AS WELL TO ALLOW FOR MORE FLEXIBILITY.YEAH. AND REALLY, ISN'T SPRINGFIELD KIND OF SHORT AS WELL? I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH SPRINGS. SPRINGS IS VERY SHORT. IS IS SHORT. YEAH. IT'S ONE OF THE REASONS THE COACH DIDN'T LIKE SMALLER PLAYERS BECAUSE YOU JUST GET HOME RUNS A LOT OF DINGERS. IF WITH IT BEING A SMALL FIELD WITH A WALL, YOU STILL CAN'T WIN A DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP THOUGH. FORTUNATE.
OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. THE NEXT ALTERNATE WAS THE SYNTHETIC TURF AT THE BASEBALL FIELDS. SO THERE WAS A QUESTION ABOUT THE INSTALLER AND THE PRODUCT FIRST, THE, THE, THE ACTUAL PRODUCT THAT'S SPECIFIED IS, IS A PRODUCT CALLED FIELD TURF. AND THEY'RE REALLY ONE OF THE INDUSTRY LEADERS. THEY'RE, THEY'RE ON UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN. THEY'RE REALLY A HIGH END PRODUCT. AND ONE OF THEIR, THEIR DIFFERENTIATORS IS THE PLAYABILITY, THE BOUNCE, THE WAY THAT THE, THE IT'S DESIGNED TO MIMIC ACTUAL TURF. AND SO THAT'S WHAT'S IN THE, WHAT'S IN THE BID. AND FIELDER'S CHOICE IS THE SUBCONSULTANT, THE SUBCONTRACTOR WHO WOULD BE INSTALLING IT. AND THEY HAVE A VERY DEEP PORTFOLIO OF, OF SIMILAR INSTALLATIONS LOCALLY AND ACROSS TEXAS. SO WE FEEL REALLY GOOD ABOUT THEIR, THEIR EXPERTISE TO, TO BE ABLE TO INSTALL THIS. AND THEN, AND THEN THE, THE PRODUCT DOES HAVE AN EIGHT YEAR WARRANTY AS WELL. THE BATTING CAGES WE'VE, WE'VE WENT THROUGH THIS LAST TIME. I DON'T THINK THERE WERE ANY QUESTIONS. THE, THE CONCRETE BLEACHERS. THERE WAS A QUESTION IN REGARDS TO THE, THE DIFFERENT SEATING CAPABILITIES.
SO WE, WE, WE, WE DID A CALCULATION ON EACH SCENARIO. THE SOFTBALL IS ABOUT 150 SEATS.
THE PONY IS ABOUT 170. AND SO IS THE COLT EACH IN TERMS OF NUMBER OF SEATS FOR THE
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ALUMINUM BLEACHERS, WHICH ARE THE. THE BASE BID, THE CONCRETE BLEACHERS, THE SOFTBALL. IT'S A LITTLE LESS EACH, EACH. EACH ONE IS A LITTLE LESS. SO THAT'S 114 APPROXIMATELY. THE CONCRETE BLEACHERS, THE PONY WOULD BE 120. AND THEN THE COLT IS 124. SO, SO SLIGHTLY LESS FOR THE CONCRETE BLEACHER ALTERNATIVE. THERE WAS THE IDEA OF ADDING ANOTHER ROW, WHICH WE CAN DO AS WELL. THAT'S OUTLINED IN THE PINK IN THE BOTTOM CAPTION. SO THE BASE WOULD BE THE, THE UPPER RIGHT OR THE, THAT DESIGN WOULD BE THE UPPER RIGHT, WHAT WE HAVE IN THE CONTRACT. AND THEN THE, THE, THE IMAGE BELOW IT IS IF WE WERE TO ADD ANOTHER ROW SOFTBALL, THAT WOULD BUY US ANOTHER 22 SEATS AT THE PONY. 18 AND THEN 16 AT THE COLT. AND THAT WOULD BASICALLY JUST BE ANOTHER ANOTHER ROW, ANOTHER CONCRETE BENCH. WE COULD ALSO DO THAT OUT OF ALUMINUM AS WELL, IF YOU PREFER. THAT COULD JUST INSTEAD OF THE CONCRETE SLAB, THAT COULD BE JUST AN ALUMINUM ALUMINUM BLEACHER ONE ROW. IT WAS I LOOKING AT IT CORRECT THOUGH, THAT THEY DON'T END UP COVERED BY THE SHADE AS WELL AS THE REST OF THE SEATS WOULD BE.IT'S GOING TO BE ON THE EDGE. YEAH, PROBABLY. I MEAN, OUTSIDE OF MAYBE LIKE A PLAYOFF OR FOR THE LEAGUE, I DOUBT YOU'RE EVER HITTING THAT THE THE NUMBERS ANYWAY. YEAH. THIS NEXT SLIDE WAS JUST A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT IN CASE YOU WANT TO DRILL DOWN FURTHER. BUT ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE CAN'T HAVE THEM IN THE MIDDLE IS JUST BECAUSE THAT'S OUR VIEWING AREA.
AND WE ALSO HAVE THE FIRE LANE COMING THROUGH. SO JUST TO KIND OF ADD A LITTLE COLOR TO WHY, WHY WE COULDN'T GET MORE, I THINK IT'S MORE THAN ENOUGH, I DON'T THINK. THE I THINK THAT WAS IT IN TERMS OF UPDATES. THESE WERE THESE WERE ALL COVERED IN THE LAST ROUND. THIS ONE. HOWEVER, THERE WERE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE REFORESTATION. THAT ONE WE WE'VE PRESENTED THE ALTERNATE PRICE, WHICH WOULD BE A DEDUCT IF IF THAT'S NOT TAKEN OR EXCUSE ME, AN ADD IF IT IS TAKEN. THE QUESTION CAME UP CAN WE PAY FOR THAT BY THE TREE FUND. AND I THINK WE'VE CONFIRMED THAT PARTIAL THAT THE ALTERNATE COULD BE COVERED BY THE TREE FUND. THERE'S ENOUGH CURRENT FUNDS IN ORDER TO DO THAT. WE ALSO LOOKED AT WHAT WAS THE BASE BID, REFORESTATION AND TREES. AND THAT EXCEEDS WHAT'S WHAT'S CURRENTLY IN THE TREE FUND. BUT YOU CAN SEE THOSE NUMBERS THERE BELOW IN THE GREEN. IF WE WERE TO PAY FOR THAT BY OTHER MEANS. AND THEN I THINK WE COVERED ALL OF THESE IN THE PREVIOUS SESSION.
THIS IS JUST A SUMMARY AT THE END THAT JUST SHOWS THE THE ALTERNATES THAT WERE PRESUMED TO BE SELECTED AND WHERE WE LAND WITH THE TOTALS. SO THE ALTERNATE CONSTRUCTION TOTAL, ASSUMING THE ALTERNATES AS DESCRIBED ON THE RIGHT, THAT WOULD BE 5.4 MILLION FOR 40 AND 3.6. SO THIS IS WHERE SMALL GLASS BECOMES THE LOWEST BIDDER. WHEN IN CONJUNCTION WITH THEIR THEIR BASE BID FOR A TOTAL OF 49,000,049.7 ROUGHLY FOR FOR SMALL GLASS WITH THE ALTERNATES.
AND THEN IF WE WERE ABLE TO DEDUCT THE THE COST FOR THE BASE BID TREES, WE HAVE THAT NUMBER. HOWEVER, I DON'T THINK THERE'S ENOUGH ENOUGH FUNDING IN THE. IN THE CURRENT TREE FUND IN ORDER TO DO SO. YEAH, I STILL THINK WE SHOULD EXHAUST THE TREE FUND BUYING TREES WITH IT AS OPPOSED TO, YOU KNOW, TAKING ON MORE DEBT, EVEN IF IT'S NOT GOING TO COVER THE WHOLE THING. ANY QUESTIONS, ANYTHING YOU NEED FROM US, JUST LIKE ANGIE, TO KIND OF GO THROUGH THE FINANCING PIECE AND MAKE SURE WE'RE ALL, I THINK WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE OF WHAT'S IN AND WHAT'S OUT. I THINK WE HEARD WE'D LIKE TO DO 90 FOOT BASES FOR BOTH SETS OF FIELDS. AND SO WE'LL LOOK AT HOW WE DO THAT AS WE GET UNDERWAY. TO ACCOMMODATE THE 90.
JUST ADJUST THE INFIELD USE. YEAH, I THINK IT MAKES THE INFIELD CUT A LITTLE BIT BIGGER.
AND THEN YOU HAVE THE THREE DIFFERENT BASE PATHS. AND ALSO, IS THERE A DESIRE TO ADD THE BLEACHERS TO THAT? NO. OKAY. I HAVE NO I THINK IT'S OVER 100 SEATS IS MORE THAN ENOUGH. I'M STILL AGAINST CALDER ENTRANCE. IT'S $1 MILLION FOR IT. CALDER ROAD CANNOT HANDLE THE TRAFFIC.
IT'S ON IT. CALDER ROAD DOWN BY ME HAS BEEN REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC WE CURRENTLY HAVE ON THE ROADWAY. PUBLIC WORKS IS HERE. HE CAN ATTEST TO IT.
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SINCE I WOULD SAY IN THE PAST TWO YEARS WE'VE HAD TO REPLACE THREE PANELS, THREE LARGE SECTIONS OF ROADWAY, BECAUSE THE AMOUNT OF ROAD TRAFFIC ALONE THAT'S CURRENTLY ON CALDER, WE START HAVING BIG TOURNAMENTS OUT THERE. BETWEEN THE TRAFFIC GOING THROUGH PEDREGAL OR EVENTUALLY HOBBS. COMING FROM CALDER, I'M STILL AGAINST THE CALDER ENTRANCE.I'D RATHER MAKE EVERYBODY COME IN THROUGH IRVIN. THAT'S MY PERSONAL OPINION ON IT. PLUS IT'S $1 MILLION. MR. COMBS, WHAT WAS THE REASON WE BOUGHT THE PROPERTY FOR. I MEAN, THAT WAS WASN'T THAT FOR THE CUT THROUGH? YEAH. OKAY. I MEAN, IF WE WENT WITH THE THE ROADWAY, I THINK WE THE PARKING LOT IS GOING TO BE NEEDED, NO DOUBT. I MEAN, I CAN SEE DELAYING THE CUT THROUGH, BUT YOU STILL NEED THE PARKING LOT. SO I THINK YOU CAN COME OFF OF THE THE U-SHAPED DRIVE, THE C DRIVE THERE, OR WHATEVER IT MAY BE CALLED, BUT TO GET TO THE PARKING LOT. BUT I THOUGHT WE BOUGHT THAT PROPERTY FOR THE ENTRANCE. SO I CAN DEFINITELY SEE YOUR CONCERNS ABOUT CALDER, BUT JUST KNOWING WHAT THE SPORTSPLEX WAS LIKE BEFORE WE HAD THE ALTERNATE ENTRANCE, IT WOULD. I MEAN, IT WOULD TAKE 20 MINUTES, 25 MINUTES TO GET OUT ONTO THE STREET. AND IT WAS YEAH, I THINK OF ALL THE TRAFFIC NOW ON A ROADWAY THAT HASN'T BEEN HANDLED WITH THE CURRENT GAS. THAT'S MY POINT. IF THERE'S A WAY TO LIMIT THE TRAFFIC, IT JUST ISN'T. AND PEOPLE FLY EVEN WITH THE CURVES, THEY FLY DOWN THE ROAD. YOU COULD I MEAN, THERE'S GOING TO BE A IS THERE. YOU COULD GO ON AND BUILD IT AND THEN JUST DO TRAFFIC CONTROL ON IT, YOU KNOW, FOR EVENTS THAT LIMIT HOW YOU, WHETHER YOU GO IN OR GO OUT, IT'S NOT, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT LIKE THEY'RE SHUTTING DOWN THE OTHER ONE AND JUST RUNNING EVERYTHING THROUGH. CALDER. YOU KNOW, IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT. I UNDERSTAND THAT EVERYBODY TALKS ABOUT THE BUILDS AND HOW BAD WE NEED THEM. I JUST I'M MY CONCERN IS THAT TRAFFIC THAT MAY COME TO US AS A WEST SIDE TRANSIT ENTHUSIAST. I WILL TELL YOU WHAT THEY TALK WHAT JOHN BAUMGARTNER AND STAFF TOLD ME FOR EIGHT YEARS, AND THAT IS WHEN THE GRAND PARKWAY COMES THROUGH, IT'LL ALL BE FINE. SO I WOULD I WOULD OFFER THAT UP TO YOU. YEAH, IF YOU WANT TO.
SPORTSPLEX WAS A NIGHTMARE. GETTING IN AND OUT. JUST ONE ENTRANCE. ANY PARK IS GOING TO BE THAT WAY. YOU'RE ALSO NOT GOING TO BE LOADING THAT ROAD AT THE SAME TIME THAT IT'S CURRENTLY LOADED. YOU KNOW THAT THIS IS SATURDAY MORNING. THIS IS AFTER RUSH HOUR. SO IT'S, IT'S, IT'S NOT LIKE IT'S INCREASING AT THE PEAK POINT. SO I, I DON'T SEE IT BEING AN ISSUE. I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE NEEDED. I'M OKAY DELAYING IT AND SEEING. BUT IT PROBABLY WOULD COST MORE LATER. YEAH. BUT I THINK WE NEED TO GO WITH IT. YOU'RE RIGHT. GOOD EVENING GENTLEMEN. WHAT WE HEARD AT THE LAST MEETING IS THE ITEMS THAT BLAKE JUST COVERED. AS HE MENTIONED, THAT WOULD MAKE THE CONSTRUCTION BE $49.76 MILLION. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF OPTIONS FOR FUNDING, AND THEN WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT HOW IT WILL POTENTIALLY CHANGE THE PARKS PROGRAM GOING FORWARD. SO BEFORE WE TALK ABOUT HOW WE WOULD GET NEW BOND DEBT FOR FOR B DEBT FOR THE 49.7, WE JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT CONTINGENCY MATERIALS TESTING WOULD BE CASH FUNDED, MAINLY FROM THE MONEY THAT WE GOT FROM THE SILVERADO. AND IF IT'S NOT NEEDED, WHAT HAPPENS TO THAT MONEY? IT WOULD BE RETURNED TO THE PROGRAM, TO THE GENERAL FUND. DEPENDING ON EXACTLY WHAT MONEY IS USED VERSUS NOT SPENT, IT WOULD HAVE WE WOULD LOOK AT THE LEGAL PURPOSE AND IT WOULD BE RETURNED TO THE CIP. SO THE TOTAL FUNDING OF THE 49.7. THE TREE PRESERVATION FUND HAS AN ESTIMATED BALANCE OF 300,000. WE WOULD USE 100% OF THAT BALANCE. SO IF IT ENDED UP BEING 315,000, WE WOULD USE THAT TOWARDS TREES. WHATEVER'S LEFT OVER WOULD BE THE DEBT ISSUANCE. AT THIS MOMENT, WE BELIEVE IT'LL BE THE 49.5 MILLION THAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN. WE RAN A MODEL AT 25 YEARS AT AN ESTIMATED 4.5% INTEREST, AND YOUR ANNUAL PAYMENT WOULD BE 3.338 MILLION A YEAR. THIS WOULD BE PAID FOR WITH THE FOUR B SALES TAX. AND JUST AS CONTEXT, THE ANNUAL REVENUE IS ABOUT 5.4 MILLION IN SALES TAX. SO THINGS THAT IT WOULD CHANGE IN THE PLAN. SO CURRENTLY LOW PARK PHASE TWO AT
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$5.4 MILLION. IT'S PROGRAMED IN THE CURRENT CIP WITH 4BA DEBT FUNDING AND 2027. WE WOULD ACTUALLY MOVE THAT TO BE PART DEDICATION FUNDED. THE LYNN GRIFFIN PARK SHORELINE PROTECTION AT 300 000. IT'S ALSO PROGRAMED FOR 2027 IN THE CIP FROM PARK DEDICATION FEES.WE WOULD POSTPONE THAT ONE YEAR, BUT IT WOULD HAVE THE SAME FUNDING, THE KILGORE DAVIS TRACK PARK LAND AT 2.7 MILLION. IT'S PROGRAMED IN THE CURRENT CIP IN 2027 FROM PARK FEES. THE ACTION THAT WOULD NEED TO BE TAKEN IS THAT WE WOULD SPLIT IT INTO TWO PHASES, WHICH I BELIEVE THE PRELIMINARY DESIGN KIND OF ALREADY CALLS FOR THAT ONE IS FOR TRAILS. THAT WOULD BE THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THAT FIRST PHASE IN 2027. AND THE SECOND PHASE WOULD BE THESE OVERLOOKS, AND THAT WOULD BE POSTPONED TO 2028 AND WOULD ALSO HAVE THE SAME FUNDING OF PARK DEDICATION FEES. IN THE PLAN, WE HAVE WALKER POOL RENOVATIONS AT 4.3 MILLION.
IT'S RECENTLY STARTED DESIGN FROM FOUR B CASH. WE WOULD ACTUALLY PAUSE THE DESIGN AND POSTPONE THE RENOVATIONS UNTIL FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE FOUR B AND OUR PARK DEDICATION FEES. SOME OF THE WAYS THAT THAT WOULD COME ABOUT IS IF SALES TAX COMES IN AT A HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF GROWTH THAN WHAT WE ESTIMATED. ANOTHER OPTION COULD BE WHETHER IT BE THE CONTINGENCY THAT THE MAYOR JUST MENTIONED, OR ANOTHER PARKS PROJECT THAT HAS CONTINGENCY THAT'S FREED UP, THEN WE WOULD BRING THAT BACK TO COUNCIL WHEN FUNDING IS AVAILABLE TO CONTINUE WITH THE PROJECT. SHOULD WE EVEN START WITH THE DESIGN IF WE'RE GOING TO POSTPONE IT? I THINK IT JUST STARTED AND WE WOULD PUT A PAUSE ON THAT. BECAUSE THERE'S TWO OTHER PROJECTS THAT WERE BROUGHT FORTH AS PART OF THE FOUR B PROGRAM. FOR 27 THROUGH 31. THE COUNCIL HAS NOT BEEN PRESENTED THAT PROGRAM YET BECAUSE IT COMES TO YOU IN JULY AS PART OF THE BUDGET PROCESS. BUT INTERNALLY, STAFF HAS BEEN TALKING ABOUT THESE PROJECTS OR THINGS HAVE BEEN TURNED IN FOR THEM. SO WE WANTED TO GO AHEAD AND MENTION THEM NOW. LEAGUE PARK, THERE'S A RESTROOM RENOVATION. IT'S ABOUT 2.5 MILLION. IT'S A NEW PROJECT FOR CONSIDERATION. IT IS CURRENTLY BEING CONSIDERED FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEAR PROGRAM. IT WAS TO BE PROGRAMED FROM PARK DEDICATION FEES. THE DESIGN WOULD BE IN 27 AND CONSTRUCTION WOULD BE FOLLOWING IN 2028. SPORTSPLEX LIGHTING AT 1.9 MILLION FOR B FUNDING AND PARK DEDICATION FEES ARE PROGRAMED ON OTHER PROJECTS, AND SO WE DON'T HAVE IDENTIFIABLE FUNDING FOR THIS LIGHTING PROJECT AT THIS TIME. SO OUR ACTION WOULD BE JUST POSTPONE IT UNTIL FUNDING ALLOWS. AND WE WOULD ALSO ADD IT TO THE FUTURE PROJECTS LIST. SO SIMILAR TO THE POOL, IT WOULD JUST GET IN THE QUEUE WHEN FUNDING ALLOWS. AND THEN GOING FORWARD, JUNE 9TH IS OUR INTERNAL DEADLINE FOR AD ALTERNATES AND FUNDING STRATEGIES TO BE APPROVED BY COUNCIL, MEANING WE JUST NEED YOUR YOUR FEEDBACK SO WE KNOW WHAT WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH. ON FUNDING FOR DEBT ISSUANCE. ON JUNE 23RD, WE WOULD BRING A RESOLUTION TO COUNCIL TO AUTHORIZE THE NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE THE DEBT, AND THIS WOULD BE THE FOUR B DEBT. JUST AS A NOTE, WE HAVE OTHER DEBT ALSO ANTICIPATED. SO THERE WILL BE A LIST OF THINGS.
BUT TONIGHT WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT THE FOUR B PORTION. SEPTEMBER 24TH WOULD BE CLOSING AND DELIVERY OF THE FUNDS. AND OCTOBER 13TH WOULD BE WHEN WE BRING THE CONTRACT TO COUNCIL FOR AWARD. ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. THAT'S ALL I HAD. SO HEARING NO QUESTIONS, OUR PLAN IS TO BRING IT BRING BACK AUTHORIZATION FOR THE DEBT ISSUANCE, AS WE DISCUSSED AT THE JUNE 23RD MEETING. AND WE WON'T BRING THIS BACK AT JUNE 9TH. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE? I'LL YIELD THE REST OF MY TIME. ALL RIGHT. NOW, COUNCILMAN COMMENTS. MAYOR PRO TEM MR. CRUZ, MR. CHADWELL, YIELD MY TIME. MR. HIGGINBOTHAM, I'M GOING TO YIELD MY TIME. MR. TRESSLER, YIELD MY TIME, MR. MANN. MR. COMBS, YIELD MY TIME, AND I WILL YIELD AS WELL. THERE IS NO EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS. THERE'S NO REPORT FROM AUDITOR. AND SO AT 644,
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