* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:01] WHENEVER [1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS] THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY OF LEAGUE C, TEXAS, WILL NOW COME TO ORDER IN A REGULAR MEETING ON JULY 28TH AT 6:00 PM ROLL CALL MEMBERS. ANDY MANN. HERE. TOMMY CONES? HERE. TOM CRUISE. HERE. COURTNEY CHADWELL. HERE. SCOTT HIGGINBOTHAM. HERE. CHAD TRESSLER. HERE. SEAN SAUNDERS HERE. ALRIGHT, WE GOT EVERYBODY. UH, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE STUDENT MINISTER, UH, KYLE BCAS WITH BAY AREA CHURCH, WHO WILL BE OUR INVOCATION SPEAKER THIS EVENING. HELLO EVERYONE. IF YOU WOULD BOW YOUR HEAD AND PRAY WITH ME, LORD. UM, THANK YOU FOR TONIGHT. GOD, I THANK YOU FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND THE CITY THAT WE LIVE IN. UH, YOUR WORD SAYS THAT EVERY GOOD AND PERFECT GIFT, UH, COMES FROM YOU. AND THAT INCLUDES THE LEADERS IN OUR CITY, GOD, OUR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, EVERYONE WHO SERVES US HERE, UM, THAT YOU RAISE THEM UP FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS TO SERVE OUR CITY. AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR THAT. GOD ALSO GRATEFUL FOR YOUR LOVE AND, AND YOUR CARE THAT YOU SHOW, THAT YOU TAKE CARE OF US, GOD, THAT YOU PROVIDE FOR US, AND THAT YOU'RE FAITHFUL TO US, LORD. AND I PRAY THAT, UH, ALL THAT'S TALKED ABOUT TONIGHT, GOD, ALL THAT HAPPENS UNDER THE PURVIEW OF, UH, THIS CITY COUNCIL AND JUST IN OUR CITY, WOULD BE FOR THE GOOD AND FLOURISHING OF OUR COMMUNITY, GOD, FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE. AND, UM, THAT ULTIMATELY WE WOULD REMEMBER OUR GREATEST NEED ISN'T EVEN THE THINGS THAT HAPPEN IN OUR CITY, GOD. BUT IT'S YOU NEEDING YOU AND YOUR LOVE THAT YOU SHOW US. AND YOUR SON JESUS GOD, PRAY THAT YOU WOULD BLESS THIS NIGHT. YOUR NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU. UH, PLEDGE ALLE PLEDGE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH THE LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL AND THE TEXAS FLAG. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO DEFEAT TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD. ONE INDIVISIBLE. ALL RIGHT. [3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES] APPROVAL OF MINUTES. THREE. A JULY 14TH, 2026. REGULAR MEETING. THREE B JULY 14TH, 2026. COUNCIL WORKSHOP. IF THERE'S NO CORRECTIONS, THESE MINUTES STAND APPROVED. THERE ARE NO PROCLAMATIONS. PUBLIC COMMENTS. [5. PUBLIC COMMENTS BEFORE CITY COUNCIL] MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE INVITED TO GIVE COMMENTS AT THIS TIME LASTING NO LONGER IN THREE MINUTES. COMMENTS MAY BE GENERAL NATURE OR ADDRESS A SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEM FIRST PERSON UP IS, UH, G UH, JEAN ANN REED. GOOD EVENING. FOR THOSE OF YOU DON'T WHO DON'T KNOW ME. AND JUST FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS JEAN ANN REED. I'M A LEAGUE CITY RESIDENT. AND I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN CHARGED THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS SIMPLY FOR OPENING YOUR MOUTH TO SPEAK? I WANT TO SHARE MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WITH THE NO KINGS EVENT, WITH THE NO KINGS EVENTS. I WANT TO SHARE MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WITH THE NO KINGS EVENT, JUNE, 2025. AND MY THOUGHTS ON JUST THAT QUESTION. I FIRST BECAME ACTIVE IN THE NATIONAL INDIVISIBLE GROUP AROUND 2016. DOES THAT RING A BELL WITH ANYONE? LATER AROUND 2025 INDIVISIBLE INITIATED THE NATIONAL NO KINGS MOVEMENT BEFORE THE NO KINGS GREATER CLEAR LAKE GROUP FORMED. MANY OF US HAD TO DRIVE TO HOUSTON FOR MARCHES AND RALLIES. I WAS EXCITED THAT PEOPLE FROM LAKE CITY, THE BAY AREA, GALVESTON COUNTY, AND BEYOND, COULD GATHER HERE AT HOME. ORIGINALLY, THE PLAN, THE EVENT WAS PLANNED FOR FM 6 46, BUT BECAUSE OF ONLINE THREATS OF VIOLENCE, ALONG WITH THE MAYOR'S ONLINE COMMENTS ABOUT AVOIDING SHENANIGANS, CITY DISRUPTION, AND THAT LAKE CITY WAS NOT LOS ANGELES, THE EVENT WAS MOVED TO THE SIDEWALK IN FRONT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE THREATS WERE REAL. I COLLECTED SCREEN SCREENSHOTS AND TOOK THEM TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THEY WERE ALREADY AWARE OF THEM AND HAD A SAFETY PLAN IN PLACE. DESPITE THE THREATS AND UNTOWARD COMMENTS ABOUT A THOUSAND PEOPLE ATTENDED. I SAW FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AND PETS, SENIORS, VETERANS, AND PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE STANDING TOGETHER PEACEFULLY TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THERE WAS NO SIGNIFICANT INCIDENTS SINCE THAT DAY. THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE NO KINGS EVENTS IN OUR AREA. TO MY KNOWLEDGE, NO OTHER NEARBY CITY HAS CHARGED THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, NOR HAVE THERE BEEN ANY SIGNIFICANT INCIDENTS THAT DAY PROVED SOMETHING IMPORTANT TO ME. WHAT HAPPENED WAS, BIGGER THAN ANY ONE POLITICAL PARTY, ONE GROUP OR ONE ELECTED OFFICIAL, IT BELONGED TO THE PEOPLE WHO SHOWED UP. EVENTS LIKE THIS ARE ATTENDED BY PEOPLE, [00:05:02] NEIGHBORS WHO SHOW UP, SPEAK OUT, MAKE A SIGN, SHARE A POST, OR SIMPLY STAND BESIDE EACH OTHER. EVERY ONE OF THESE PEOPLE MAKES UP THE EVENTS, AND EVERY ONE OF THEM DESERVE THE RIGHT TO PEACEFULLY USE THEIR VOICE WITHOUT EXORBITANT FINANCIAL BARRIERS, PUBLIC DENOUNCEMENT OR DISMISSAL EVERY SINGLE ONE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING ME AND MY PERSONAL ACCOUNT IN THE PUBLIC RECORD. MARYANNE DELGADO. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS MARYANNE DELGADO AND I LIVE ON ENTERPRISE AVENUE IN LEAGUE CITY. DEAR COUNCIL MEMBERS, THE FIRST AMENDMENT GUARANTEES THE RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE TO PEACE. PEACEABLY ASSEMBLE THAT RIGHT. DOESN'T CUT THAT RIGHT, DOES NOT COME WITH A PRICE TAG. IT'S ILLEGAL AND UNCONSTITUTIONAL TO CHARGE AN UNREASONABLE FEE FOR ANY PROTEST, NO MATTER THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE PROTESTING. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO, I I DON'T WANNA EVEN GO INTO THAT BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE SPEAKING ABOUT THE LEGALITY OF THAT. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, I WOULD LIKE TO EDUCATE YOU ON THE REASONS WE PROTEST. WE ARE PEACEFUL PEOPLE THAT ARE TRYING TO BRING AWARENESS OF INJUSTICE, INJUSTICES BEING PERPETRATED ON US AND OUR FELLOW AMERICANS. WE CARE ABOUT OTHERS AND CAN EMPATHIZE WITH THOSE FACING DISCRIMINATION. WE ARE TRYING TO DISSEMINATE INFORMATION TO THOSE THAT ARE ANGRY AND UPSET, BUT DO NOT KNOW HOW TO CHANNEL THEIR ANGER. IN ESSENCE, WE CARE AND WE WANT TO SHARE INFORMATION WITH OUR NEIGHBORS. AS WHITE PRI PRIVILEGED MALES, IT MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR YOU TO RELATE TO THE INJUSTICES THAT OTHERS FACE, BUT YOU HAVE CHILDREN, WIVES, I KNOW SOME OF THEM. COUNCILMAN CHADWELL. I KNOW ONE OF YOUR DAUGHTERS, LOVELY GIRL, COUNCILMAN CRUZ. YOU KNOW THAT I KNOW YOUR LOVELY FAMILY. MAYBE YOU ARE ALL FREE FROM DISCRIMINATION YOURSELVES, BUT THEY AREN'T THINK WHO WOULD SPEAK OUT FOR THEM IF THEY EXPERIENCED AN INJUSTICE. I KNOW WE WOULD. WE ARE ALSO FORTUNATE TO HAVE A WONDERFUL POLICE FORCE THAT KEEPS US SAFE. WE KNOW THERE ARE BAD ACTORS THAT THREATEN OUR SAFETY. IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO CHARGE A LARGE FEE, WHY DON'T YOU CHARGE THE COUNTER PROTESTORS THAT ARRIVE WITH GUNS TRYING TO FRIGHTEN US? WE DON'T CARRY GUNS, WE CARRY SIGNS. WE ARE NOT PAYING THAT EXORBITANT AMOUNT OF MONEY, BUT WE WILL KEEP PROTESTING. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. CALEB AERS, GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS CALEB. MY NAME IS CALEB AERS. AND, UM, I'M COMING TO YOU GUYS FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF WESTOVER PARK. I'M, UH, FIRST OF ALL, I JUST WANNA THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALL THE SERVICE THAT YOU GUYS DO. I KNOW THAT IT'S HARD WORK BEING IN PUBLIC SERVICE MYSELF. I'M, UH, VOLUNTEER, UH, VICE PRESIDENT FOR THE HOA FOR WESTOVER PARK. AND THERE'S AN ISSUE THAT'S COME UP THAT, UH, THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IN REGARDS TO THE, UH, THE MAPLE LEAF AND, UH, LAKE CITY PARKWAY LIGHT INTERSECTION. UH, THE COMMUNITY'S NOT HAPPY ABOUT THE POTENTIAL COSTS THAT ARE GONNA BE ASSOCIATED TO THE HOA. UH, THERE'S SOME WATER MAIN LINES THAT RUN INTO WHAT I UNDERSTAND IS THE, UM, UH, EASEMENT OR THE RIGHTS OF WAY TO THE CITY. AND TO MOVE THOSE LINES WOULD NOT BE A CITY COST, IS WHAT WE'RE BEING TOLD BY SUSAN OILER. UH, AND IT WOULD BE UP TO THE DISCRETION OF, OF, OF, OF, OF YOU GUYS TO OR TO THE CITY MANAGER, MR. JOHN, TO, TO WHETHER OR NOT THOSE COSTS WOULD BE, UM, ABSORBED BY THE CITY OR NOT. UH, THE REASON WHY THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE FOR US IS BECAUSE LAST TIME THE CITY DID SOME EXPANSION PROJECT ON LAKE CITY PARKWAY, UH, WE INCURRED ABOUT $25,000 IN, IN REPAIRS THAT WE HAD TO DO ON OUR OWN HOA BUDGET. AND WE JUST DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY TO DO THAT AGAIN. UM, SO WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR A LITTLE BIT OF CONSIDERATION, UH, WITH THIS SLIGHT PROJECT SO THAT WE CAN NOT NECESSARILY, UM, HAVE TO INCUR THESE COSTS. THAT'S, THAT'S ALL I HAD TO SAY, AND I APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU. WILL YOU WRITE SOMETHING UP FOR THE CITY OR FOR THE COUNCIL SO THAT WE ARE MORE CAUGHT UP ON WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT? YES, SIR. PERFECT. UH, BILL HALLEAN. [00:10:01] OH, BRIAN HALLEAN. SORRY ABOUT THAT. MR. MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS BRIAN HALLIGAN. I'M ON HIDDEN COLONY LANE. AND ONE OF THE COMMENTS I HEARD IN, I THINK IT WAS IN THE, IN THE LAST MEETING WHERE HE TALKED ABOUT THE, THE COUNCIL, ONE OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS TALKED ABOUT HOW TRANSPARENT THE PROCESS OF PASSING THIS ORDINANCE. I'M TALKING ABOUT 20 25 41, THE, UH, PERMIT ORDINANCE, THE SPECIAL PERMITS. LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT. ON THE FIRST READING OF THE ORDINANCE, SOMEONE FROM THE LCPD GAVE A GREAT PRESENTATION ABOUT THE ORDINANCE. HE SPOKE ABOUT THE LENGTH IN THE CITY DEPARTMENTS WHO WORKED TOGETHER AND, AND MAKE IT TO SUPPORT THE EVENT, AND HOW MUCH EASIER IT WOULD BE TO GET A PERMIT. OF COURSE, THERE WAS NO TALK ABOUT FEES OR ANY KIND OF COST. IT WAS ALL ABOUT, IT WAS MAKING IT EASIER FOR THE FOLKS GETTING PERMITS. SO, UM, AND LET'S SEE WHAT THE ORDINANCE SAYS ABOUT FEES. I'M READING FROM SECTION 4 5 14 5. IT SAYS, FEES, ANY FEES ASSESSED FOR A SPECIAL EVENT APPLICATION AND OR SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT ISSUED UNDER THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE IMPOSED FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECOVERING THE COSTS INCURRED BY THE CITY FOR PROCESSING THE SPECIAL EVENT APPLICATION AND OR SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT. AND THE AMOUNT OF SUCH FEE SHALL BE A RATE AS DETERMINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME AS DEEMED NECESSARY. SO WHAT IT'S SAYING IS THERE, THE ONLY FEE THAT YOU CAN GET FROM, FROM 20 25 41 IS FOR PROCESSING THE ACTUAL APPLICATION OR THE PERMIT, WHATEVER YOU WANT, APPLICATION PERMIT. UH, IT SEEMED LIKE IT'D BE THE SAME PROCESS, BUT FOR PROCESSING THAT. SO THERE'S NOTHING IN THERE ABOUT, UH, POLICE COSTS OR ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THINGS. DAY OF EVENT. THERE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING IN THERE. SO, AS I SAID, THE CITY'S ONLY ALLOWED TO, UH, COLLECT FEES FOR PROCESSING. THERE'S NO MENTION OF COLLECTION OF COSTS INCURRED ON THE DAY OF. AND LET'S BE HONEST, IF THE CITY TRULY WANTS TO BE TRANSPARENT, LET'S AMEND THE ORDINANCE TO SAY, WE WILL COLLECT EXORBITANT FEES FOR ANY ORGANIZATION WE DISAGREE WITH. THANK YOU. UH, PASTOR BILL RUSSELL, UH, GRACE EVENING TO EVERYBODY. COUNCIL, MAYOR. UM, I JUST WANNA SAY, PERFECT. UH, FIRST OF ALL, MAYOR, I MET YOU YEARS AGO. UH, I WAS A NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR OF, UH, MAYOR TIM PAULISON. AND, UH, AND ALSO, UM, I'M A GOOD FRIEND OF MAYOR, UH, JEFF HARRISON. UH, I AM A 27 YEAR, UH, MEMBER OF LEAGUE CITY. I'VE BEEN HERE A WHILE. I STAY IN OAKS OF CLEAR CREEK. AND YOU GUYS ARE GETTING READY TO DISCUSS THE, UH, I BELIEVE IT'S SIX K 26 DASH OH 2 84, WHICH IS THE RETENTION, PUTTING A RETENTION POND RIGHT HERE BEHIND CITY PROPERTY. AND MY PROPERTY. UH, WE DISCUSSED IT IN OUR HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION. AND, UH, WE, WE FEEL, UH, FIRST OF ALL, WE THANK YOU FOR THE, UH, SIDEWALK REPAIRS THAT YOU'VE BEEN DOING. BEEN FANTASTIC. NOW, MY SIDEWALK IS NICE AND LEVEL. HALLELUJAH. UH, BUT LISTEN, VERY QUICKLY, WHAT I JUST WANT TO SHARE IS THIS, WE'RE, WE'RE WE, WHAT WE'D LIKE THE CITY TO CONSIDER IS A WALK AROUND, AROUND THIS POND. UH, WE KNOW THERE'S A VALUE TO A WALK AROUND. THREE THINGS, THREE VALUES I HAVE HERE. ONE, IT WILL, UH, INCREASE PROPERTY VALUE, PROPERTY AND MARKET VALUE. UH, A LOT OF FOLK WALK IN OUR COMMUNITY. I WALK, I TRY TO GET A MILE IN EVERY OTHER DAY. UH, NOW IF YOU COME TO OUR COMMUNITY OAKS AND CLEAR CREEK, WE HAVE SOME OF THE BEST OAK TREES IN THE CITY. AND, AND SO IT'S A JOY TO WALK. BUT WITH US PUTTING A RETENTION POND IN THE BACK, IN THE BACK, UH, I BELIEVE THAT HAVING A WALK AROUND, SOMEWHAT SIMILAR TO HOW IT IS IN SOUTH SHAW HARBOR, UH, I KNOW THERE WAS A COUPLE OF WALKAROUNDS THERE. UH, BUT IT'LL, UH, BRING VALUE TO, UM, ANYBODY REMEMBER, UH, MS. KRAVITZ FROM, UH, UH, UH, WHAT, WHAT, WHAT IS IT? BE BEWITCH. BE MS. KRAVITZ WAS THE NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR WHO LOOKED AT EVERYTHING. AMEN. AND WHAT I BELIEVE IS IT WILL ADD VALUE AS A WALK AROUND. WE'LL HAVE SOME MIS KRAVITZ WALKING AROUND, MAKING SURE THAT THE POND IS IN ORDER, MAKING SURE [00:15:01] THAT THERE'S NO TRASH AROUND, MAKING SURE THAT IT REPRESENTS LEAGUE CITY. AND THEN THIRD, AND FINALLY LASTLY, A RETENTION POUND WALK AROUND WILL BRING ADDED VALUE TO ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO BE HEALTHY. UH, 'CAUSE WE CAN WALK AROUND THAT THING. AND HERE'S THE BEAUTIFUL THING. IT WILL BUTT UP AGAINST CITY COUNCIL. IT'LL BUTT UP AGAINST, UH, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. UH, SO YOU GOTTA WALK AROUND THAT EVEN THE POLICEMEN CAN GET OUT AND WALK AROUND. THE CITY WORKERS AT LUNCHTIME CAN WALK AROUND, UH, THE CITY CAN BE A LITTLE MORE HEALTHY. AND YOU GOT THE PEOPLE LISTEN, IT ALSO CAN BUTT UP OR HAVE A, A TRAIL GOING TO THE ANIMAL. SOUNDS LIKE, UH, WELL, IT HAS A, A TRAIL. OKAY. ALRIGHT. I'M GETTING READY TO HIT THE BUTTON. UH, BUT IT, IT HAS, I'M DONE. BUT IT HAS, UH, THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUTT UP TO THE ANIMAL SHELTER WHERE, WHERE MAYBE THEY CAN START WALKING THOSE DOGS INSTEAD OF HAVING THEM YELL ALL NIGHT. OKAY. BUT I, I APPRECIATE IT. LISTEN, Y'ALL CONTINUE TO DO A FANTASTIC JOB. I AM HERE. I'M A LITTLE DISTANT, BUT, UH, IF YOU NEED ME, MAYOR, I'LL BE MORE THAN, UH, HAPPY TO WORK ON A COUNCIL . APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. IT WAS A, IT WAS A COMPELLING, WE'RE DOING A GOOD JOB COMPELLING CASE. MY REQUEST, UH, ZACH, UH, POP AND ZACH DISASTER LOGISTICS. ANYBODY? OH, OKAY. THAT'S OKAY. THIS IS THE SIGN UP LIST TO TALK, BUT YOU COME. THAT'S OKAY. YOU DON'T HAVE TO, UH, NOW YOU HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, WHO DOES HAVE TO COME TALK. MASON SAUNDERS, YOU'RE UP NEXT. YOU HAVE TO TALK. YOUR DAD'S MAKING YOU. UH, HELLO. HELLO, MY NAME IS MR. SAUNDERS. UH, I AM THE MASTER COUNSELOR FOR JOHN WAYNE, CHAPTER OF DEMON INTERNATIONAL. FIRST OFF, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE HERE FOR ALLOWING US TO BE HERE FOR THIS FEW, UH, BRIEF MOMENT. I WILL TRY TO BE VERY BRIEF. I WILL, I SAY DUE TO THE TIME LIMITS, I LIKE TO SAY THAT DE INTERNATIONAL IS A SIMPLE YOUTH ORGANIZATION FOR YOUNG MEN TO LEARN RESPONSIBILITY, CONNECT WITH OTHER PEOPLE THEIR AGE ACROSS TOWNS, CITIES, ENTIRE STATES, REALLY. AND IT'S A PLACE WHERE WE CAN ALL COME TOGETHER AND GROW TO RESPECT EACH OTHER, GROW TO UNDERSTAND ONE ANOTHER, AND BASICALLY JUST HELP US AS WE BECOME YOUNG MEN IN THE NEW WORLD. UH, WITH ME TODAY, I HAVE A FEW OF MY BROTHERS, ZACHARY MILLER FOR SANDERSON, UH, JAYDEN, SORRY, CAN'T THINK. EZ VALEZ VALDEZ, SORRY. AND ELI VANDER WATER. UH, AND PART OF THE THING IS WE'VE ACTUALLY MOVED CHAPTERS AND WE ARE CURRENTLY JUST STATIONED RIGHT DOWN THE ROAD. IF YOU GO TO THE RIGHT OF THE INTERSECTION, YOU'LL COME ACROSS OUR CHAPTER ROOM. UM, FOR OUR ORGANIZATION, WE ACCEPT ANY YOUNG MAN WHO'S 12 TO 21, AND EVEN IF THEY GROW UP PAST 21, THEY'RE STILL CONSIDERED A SENIOR DM A AND CAN STILL HAVE RELATIONS. THEY'LL BE INVOLVED, JUST CAN'T PARTICULARLY TAKE PLACE WITH MOST OF THE EVENTS. UM, AND THAT'S ABOUT IT. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YES, THANK, THANK YOU. [6. CONSENT AGENDA] ALL RIGHT. SIX. UH, CONSENT AGENDA SIX A THROUGH N. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO PULL SIX E, K, AND L MOVE TO APPROVE THE REST. SECOND. OKAY. END L UH, THOSE CHADWELL AND MANN, IS THAT RIGHT? OKAY. UH, CONSENT AGENDA WITH E, K AND L POLT, PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES EIGHT FOUR, NONE AGAINST [6E. 26-0277 Consider and take action on a resolution authorizing City Staff to write-off inactive utility accounts for a total amount of $299,393.97 (Director of Finance)] SIX E. CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CITY STAFF TO WRITE OFF INACTIVE UTILITY ACCOUNTS TO THE AMOUNT OF $299,393 AND 97 CENTS. MOVE TO APPROVE. YES. SECOND, MR. COUNTS. THANK YOU. MAYOR. JUST HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ON THIS REAL QUICK. HOW MANY ACCOUNTS ARE WE LOOKING AT FOR THE 299,000? UM, IT WAS THREE ACCOUNTS FROM 2019, THREE FROM 20 2879 [00:20:03] FROM 2021, AND 584 FROM 2022. OKAY. ARE THEY RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL OR BOTH? UH, THEY'RE MIXED, SIR. OKAY. I'M JUST KIND OF WORRIED THAT WE HAVE SO MUCH MONEY, ALMOST $300,000 GOING OUT. THE, THE DOOR ON THIS. WE HAVE A COLLECTION AGENCY. YES, WE DO. BUT IT APPEARS BY THE CHART THAT EACH YEAR WE'RE GETTING A LITTLE BIT MORE AND MORE. I MEAN, WE GOT A TOTAL OF ALMOST 700,000 OVER THE LAST SIX YEARS, I GUESS. CORRECT, CORRECT. YEAH. YOU KNOW, MAYOR, I, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THIS, THAT EITHER OUR COLLECTION AGENCY IS NOT DOING THEIR JOB TOTALLY. OR B, MAYBE WE SHOULD HIRE SOMEBODY TO TRY TO RUN DOWN SOME OF THIS MONEY. I MEAN, THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY FOR ONE YEAR OF WASTE. UM, HOW MANY ACCOUNTS DO THEY COLLECT ON? I MEAN, IF WE HAVE, WE HAVE I THINK 38,000 ACCOUNTS. HOW MANY ARE DELINQUENT? UM, I DON'T HAVE THE NUMBER OF HOW MANY ARE DELINQUENT, BUT WE DO HAVE A COLLECTION RATE OF 99.44% PERCENT. OKAY. I JUST, I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE, UH, IN THE FUTURE, SINCE IT'S BUDGET TIME AND IT'S 299,000, HER, SOMEBODY AT A QUARTER OF THE PERCENTAGE HERE MIGHT BE WORTHWHILE TO HAVE FURTHER, UH, WORK DONE TRYING TO FIND THE COLLECTION ON IT. YEAH, WE CAN ER ABSOLUTELY LOOK INTO DIFFERENT COLLECTION AGENCIES. JUST THAT'S A LOT MONEY, JUST LIKE NEED TO BE THROWN, THROWN AWAY. AND JUST SO YOU KNOW, THAT, UM, THEY DON'T ACTUALLY GET WRITTEN OFF. IT'S, AND IT'S AN ACCOUNTING ENTRY, SO IF THESE INDIVIDUALS EVER COME BACK INTO THE CITY AND TRY TO ESTABLISH SERVICES, WE WILL COLLECT THAT PAST DUE BALANCE. YEAH, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT. I, I THINK THAT'S, I MEAN, THAT'S OBVIOUSLY WE NEED TO DO THAT, BUT I THINK WRITING IT OFF KIND OF TELLS EVERYBODY DON'T PAY YOUR BILL AND IT'S, OKAY, WE'LL, WE'LL WRITE IT OFF AFTER A YEAR AND, UM, I, I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE MAYBE A, A, A STAFF MEMBER TAKE THIS OVER, MAYBE START LOOKING A LITTLE BIT DEEPER INTO IT FOR THESE ACCOUNTS ITSELF. ABSOLUTELY. IT SOUNDS LIKE WE, WE HAD A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF JUMP IN, IN DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, THREE YEARS MAYBE. YES. OKAY. THAT'S, THAT'S IT. JUST A COMMENT, MR. MANN. YEAH, NO, I WAS, UH, I WAS INITIALLY A LITTLE BIT DISAPPOINTED IN THE BACKING, UH, DATA SHEET. UM, YOU JUST HAD AGGREGATE TOTALS AND I, I REACHED OUT TO THE CITY MANAGER AND, YOU KNOW, THE WAY THAT YOU EXPANDED ON JUST THE BASIC ANALYSIS WAS SUFFICIENT. BUT, YOU KNOW, I HAD TO START DOING A LITTLE BIT OF JUST BACK OF THE ENVELOPE CALCULATIONS TO WHERE I WAS COMFORTABLE WITH IT. I JUST SEE TOMMY, I MEAN, THAT'S LESS THAN 1%. LIKE I JUST LOOKED AT 2022, IT WAS 584 ACCOUNTS, I BELIEVE. AND THAT WAS WHAT, UH, I THINK IT WAS LIKE, UH, ONE AVERAGE, IT WAS ABOUT 500 BUCKS. BUT THEN HOW WOULD YOU, YOU HAVE TO KNOW IF THERE'S THAT MANY PEOPLE, THERE'S GONNA BE A DISTRIBUTION OF HOW THOSE, THOSE TOTALS. SO JUST SOME BASIC STATISTICS WOULD'VE GONE A LOT WAY, A LONG WAY TOWARDS ANSWERING THE QUESTION. AND WE DON'T REALLY WANT TO, YOU KNOW, JUST FOR FUTURE COUNSELS. ABSOLUTELY. ALL RIGHT. MS. CHESTER? YEAH, I THINK I'M GONNA ECHO WHAT HE SAID. UH, MAY, MAYBE A LITTLE MORE DETAIL IN IT. UM, OKAY. I THINK, UH, FOR ONE THING, SPLITTING OUT THE, UH, THE LEAKS THAT, THAT WE'RE TAKING CARE OF, UH, CITIZENS, UM, BECAUSE WE DON'T WANNA HOLD THEM RESPONSIBLE FOR, FOR THE COST ON A ONE OFF LEAK EVENT, UM, AS OPPOSED TO SOMEBODY WHO'S NOT PAYING THEIR BILL. UM, THOSE ARE VERY DIFFERENT ITEMS. UM, I ALSO THINK, UH, MAYBE A LITTLE MORE EXPLANATION, UH, ON WHY THE NUMBERS WENT UP, UH, THE LAST TWO YEARS. I'M GUESSING WE'VE PROBABLY ALREADY WRITTEN OFF SOME FROM THE PREVIOUS YEARS. IT'S NOT A MATTER THAT THERE WAS THIS EXPONENTIAL INCREASE, UM, THOSE LAST TWO YEARS. ARE YOU REFERRING TO 2019 AND 2020? UH, YES. NEAR THE INCREASE? YEAH, SURE. WE, WE DID A WRITE OFF LAST YEAR THAT INCLUDED THESE, SO THESE WERE ACCOUNTS THAT WERE IN COLLECTIONS, UM, AND HADN'T BEEN DEEMED UNCOLLECTIBLE AT THAT TIME. SO THESE WERE JUST RESIDUAL IN, IN OTHER WORDS, WHILE THE DATA IN JUST THIS PACKET MAY LOOK LIKE THERE WAS A MASSIVE INCREASE, THAT'S NOT WHAT REALLY HAPPENED. CORRECT. OKAY. UM, AND, AND THAT KIND OF INFORMATION IN THE PACKET WOULD SAVED SOME OF THE QUESTIONS [00:25:01] HERE. YES, SIR. MR. CHADWELL? YEAH. UH, CHAD KIND OF TALKED ONE, UH, WHAT I WAS GONNA MENTION, BUT IT, IT BRINGS ANOTHER QUESTION THOUGH. SO OF THE, THE WRITE OFFS FROM 2019 AND 2020 I, I WA WAS THE NUMBER, YOU KNOW, A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO FOR 2019 AND 2020 CLOSER TO WHAT IT IS FOR 2021 AND 2022. YES, SIR. HOW MANY OF THOSE WERE REC RETROACTIVELY COLLECTED AFTER THEY MOVED BACK INTO THE CITY OR WHATEVER? WE HAVEN'T COLLECTED AS FAR AS I KNOW, ANY OF THEM. OKAY. AT THIS POINT, THE SCREWS, WHO DOES OUR COLLECTIONS, IS IT LINE, IS IT LINEBARGER? FED CHECKS. FED CHECKS, SORRY. OKAY. YES, FED CHECKS IS OUR FED CHECKS OR CHECKS. OKAY. THAT'S ALL. OKAY. UM, JUST CAN I ROLL OFF? I CAN VOLUNTEER. JUST, THERE YOU GO. ONE OTHER. TOM, ARE YOU THROUGH? I'M DONE. OKAY. ONE OTHER QUESTION. WHAT ARE WE CHARGING FOR DEPOSITS? UH, IT DEPENDS ON THE ITEM. OKAY. UM, THE ONES THAT WERE ON THE COLLECTION LIST WERE MOSTLY, UH, TEMPORARY FIRE HYDRANT METERS THAT WERE DAMAGED. UM, THOSE WERE THE BIGGEST ITEMS THAT WERE UNCOLLECTED WHERE SOMEBODY DAMAGED A TEMPORARY FIRE HYDRANT METER AND THEN WE BILLED THEM AND WEREN'T ABLE TO COLLECT THOSE MONIES. WE DID INCREASE THE DEPOSIT FOR THOSE TO COVER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE METER. IF IN THE FUTURE, UM, IT IS DAMAGED. OKAY. SO YOU'RE SAYING THE MAJORITY OF 'EM WERE FIRE HYDRANT METERS? NO, THE LARGEST DOLLAR. OKAY. AND HOW MUCH, JUST APPROXIMATELY? UM, I BELIEVE THE BIG ONE WAS LIKE $2,500 FOR A DAMAGED FIRE HYDRANT METER. THERE WAS ANOTHER ONE FOR JUST OVER $2,000 FOR A DAMAGED FIRE HYDRANT METER. OKAY. ARE WE, AND AND WHAT WAS THE DEPOSIT FOR THAT AT THE TIME? I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT THE DEPOSIT IS. IT IS $3,500 NOW. OKAY. I, I GUESS MY POINT IS THIS, IF AFTER 90 DAYS IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE RIGHT. AND ARE YOU SENDING IT OVER TO THE, UH, COLLECTION AGENCY? SO IF THE DEPOSIT IS EVEN CLOSE TO THAT, MAYBE WE CAN RECOVER SOME OF OUR LOSSES WITH A DEPOSIT, CORRECT. CORRECT. RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL, ABSOLUTELY. 'CAUSE THAT I, I MEAN, TO THROW AWAY $677,000 IN SIX YEARS, THAT'S QUITE A BIT OF MONEY TO WRITE OFF IF THAT'S 1% OF THE PEOPLE. I MEAN, I'M JUST, THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY TO BE THROWN AWAY. I I, I KNOW THEY MAY HAVE A GREAT PERCENTAGE, UH, OF COLLECTION, BUT 1% IS A, IS A WHOLE BUNCH APPARENTLY. CORRECT. YEAH. SO MAYBE WE OUGHT TO LOOK AT CHANGING SOME OF THE DEPOSITS SO IN CASE THEY DO RUN OFF WITH BILL OR NOT PAY, UH, WE'LL HAVE A, A GOOD DEPOSIT FOR THAT. ABSOLUTELY. WE COULD LOOK AT, UM, UPDATING THE DEPOSITS ON RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL. WELL, ESPECIALLY I WOULD THINK THE FIRE HYDRANT SITUATION, WE, WE ALREADY DID THAT IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR. WE UPPED IT TO $3,500 TO COVER THAT. HOW MANY, HOW MANY OF THEM DO WE NORMALLY HAVE? WE HAVE OVER 50 IN THE FIELD. WE HAVE OVER 50 IN THE FIELD. 50. AND MOST OF 'EM ARE PROBABLY DEVELOPER DRIVEN? CORRECT. OKAY. SO MAYBE WE OUGHT TO HAVE THEM SIGN OFF ALSO ON, ON, UH, DEPOSIT OR SOMETHING. I MEAN, THAT'S, UH, IF THAT'S THE CASE, I MEAN, WE SHOULDN'T BE LOSING MONEY FROM A, FROM A PERSON THAT'S WORKING. THE CONTRACTOR'S WORKING FOR A DEVELOPER. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MAYOR. SO I HAVE A QUESTION. SO THE, YOU SAID THE COMPANY THAT WE USE FOR COLLECTIONS IS FED CHECK. CORRECT. HAVE WE LOOKED AT GOING TO A DIFFERENT COMPANY? I MEAN, IF IT WAS AN RFP, CORRECT? YES. IT WAS AN RFP THAT WAS DONE WHEN, WHEN WAS IT DONE? ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO. ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO. WELL, IS IT TIME TO START LOOKING AT GOING OUT FOR BIDS AGAIN? YES, IT WILL BE BECAUSE I MEAN, THIS IS A LOT OF MONEY. PLAIN, SIMPLE. UM, AND IF WE WERE TO GO CIVIL TO TRY AND RECOUP THE MONEY, THAT WOULD BE AN EXORBITANT AMOUNT OF MONEY TO TRY AND GO CIVIL. SO WE GOTTA GET A COMPANY THAT IS GONNA DO THE JOB. AND IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE THIS ONE'S DOING THE JOB, IN MY OPINION. SO ABS, WE CAN LOOK INTO A NEW RFP FOR THAT. OKAY. ON THESE, UH, TEMPORARY, UH, FIRE HYDRANTS, GREAT. THAT WE, WE FIXED THE PROBLEM GOING FORWARD, BUT WHO IS, WHO IS DAMAGING THIS? IS THIS CONTRACTORS? YES, IT IS. AND ARE THESE SAME CONTRACTORS COMING BACK TO US LATER FOR BUILDING PERMITS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE? AND ARE WE KEEPING A LIST IF THEY OWE US MONEY? I, I DON'T, I'M NOT SURE. I'D HAVE TO LOOK INTO THAT, SIR. WE HAVE A LIST. I JUST WOULD THINK THAT IF IT'S CONTRACTORS BUILDING IN THE CITY, UH, AND THEY OWE US MONEY FOR PROPERTY, THEY DAMAGED VARS, WE NEED TO BE TRYING TO COLLECT THAT IN ANY WAY POSSIBLE. I DON'T KNOW IF [00:30:01] WE CAN TIE PERMITS TO THAT. UH, BUT IF THEY OWE US MONEY, THEY SHOULDN'T BE DOING, THEY'RE OWING US MONEY AND THEY OWE US MONEY BECAUSE THEY'RE IRRESPONSIBLE AND DAMAGED CITY PROPERTY. THEY NEED TO NOT BUILD IN THE CITY BEFORE THEY MAKE IT RIGHT AGAIN. UH, WE, UH, OH, I'M SORRY. WE, UM, WE DO THE SAME THING WITH RESIDENTIAL AS WE DO WITH THE COMMERCIAL. UH, SO IF THEY OWE US MONEY, THEY HAVE TO PAY FOR IT BEFORE THEY'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO WORK. AND WE ACTUALLY, UM, WE SEND A LIST, UH, QUARTERLY OVER ON THOSE CONTRACTORS JUST IN CASE THEY HAVE A DIFFERENT, UM, PROJECT WITHIN THE CITY. PERFECT. SO THAT THEY HAVE TO PAY THAT. GREAT. UH, BEFORE CONTINUING. EXCELLENT. MS. RESLER, I JUST WANT TO MAKE THE CASE, UH, WHEN WE LOOK BACK AT LIKE OUR EMS COLLECTION RATE, IT'S NOWHERE NEAR THE, THE RATE THAT WE'RE AT. SO TO, TO SAY WE NEED TO DO BETTER, I, I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE'S SOMEONE WHO WOULD DO BETTER. ALRIGHT. PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES 7 4 1 AGAINST [6K. 26-0284 Consider and take action on a resolution authorizing a construction contract with iCON GC, LLC for the Oaks of Clear Creek Drainage Improvements Phase 2 (Detention) (DR2101B) in an amount of $3,587,995.50, authorizing an additional $358,800.00 for a Work Change Directive budget, and authorizing a construction material testing service contract with UES Professional Solutions 44, LLC in an amount not to exceed $27,985.00 for a total construction budget of $3,974,780.50 (Executive Director of Capital Projects)] SIX K. CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WITH ICON G-C-L-L-C FOR OAKS OF CLEAR CREEK DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS PHASE TWO DETENTION DR 201 B IN THE AMOUNT OF THREE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED EIGHTY SEVEN THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED NINETY FIVE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND NINETY FIVE DOLLARS AND 50 CENTS, AUTHORIZING AN ADDITIONAL 358,800 FOR A WORK CHANGE DIRECTIVE BUDGET. AND AUTHORIZING A CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL TESTING SERVICE CONTRACT WITH UES PROFESSIONAL SOLUTIONS FOUR, FOUR LLC IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $27,985 FOR A TOTAL CONSTRUCTION BUDGET OF $3,974,780 50 CENTS. MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND, MR. C**S. THANK YOU, MAYOR. AGAIN, I PULLED THIS BECAUSE I DID RECEIVE THREE UH, CALLS, UH, THIS WEEK IN REFERENCE TO THE PATH OR THE WALK WALKING TRAIL. SO LOOKING AT THE LOOKING, AND ONE OF 'EM WAS, UH, MAYOR PAULISON. LOOKING AT THE OVERHEAD, UM, WHERE THE DRAINAGE IS GOING TO BE AND THE, THE TENSION POND, I THINK IT WOULD BE A GREAT IDEA. I KNOW THAT WE CAN'T PROBABLY DO ANYTHING TONIGHT TO, TO MOVE IT FORWARD, BUT I WOULD LIKE FOR STAFF AND CITY MANAGER TO COME BACK WITH MAYBE A COST OF PUTTING SOME TYPE OF CALICHE OR, OR A PATH THAT GOES ON THE TOP OF IT FOR A WALKING TRAIL. BECAUSE I, I, IF YOU LOOK AT OAKS OF CLEAR CREEK, UH, THERE'S NOTHING IN THAT AREA TO REALLY, HIGHWAY THREE IS ABOUT IT. YOU COULD WALK OUT THE BACK HERE AND GET ON THE, UH, POWER LINE EASEMENT, UH, WHICH IS PROBABLY NOT REAL SAFE. AND IT'S ALSO REAL CLOSE TO THE PD, WHICH I SEE A LOT OF OFFICERS WALKING ALL THE TIME. AND I THINK IT WOULD BE A GREAT, UM, PLACE TO WALK, UH, FOR CITY EMPLOYEES. SO, UM, YOU KNOW, I DO WANNA PROVE THIS TONIGHT, BUT WOULD LIKE FOR A COST TO COME BACK TO SEE WHAT IT WOULD TAKE TO, TO MAKE THIS A, A WALKING TRAIL, AT LEAST AROUND IT. IT'S A HUGE DETENTION POND. THANK YOU. YEAH, I, I, I TOTALLY AGREE AND I, YOU KNOW, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS A LOT OF TIMES WHEN WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE MASTER PLANS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, IS WE DON'T, WE OBVIOUSLY ARE GONNA HAVE A LOT OF RETENTION PONDS ALL OVER THE PLACE, BUT WE DON'T WANNA WAKE UP AND THE CITY JUST BE A ONE GIANT RETENTION POND WITH, YOU KNOW, MOSQUITOES EVERYWHERE. SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO TRY TO AMENITIZE THOSE PONDS AS BEST AS POSSIBLE TO USE THEM IN SOME KIND OF USEFUL WAY, UH, TO, LIKE THE PASTOR SAID, BEAUTIFY THE NEIGHBORHOOD, ADD ANOTHER AMENITY, DO THINGS LIKE THAT. SO, UH, I PLAN ON APPROVING THIS TONIGHT, AND I'D LOVE TO SEE SOMETHING COME BACK FOR STAFF, UH, WITH SEVERAL DIFFERENT OPTIONS IN ORDER TO, UH, TO AMENITIZE THAT POND, MR. BAUMGARTNER. SO, AS IT, SO AS IT RELATES TO JUST THE TRAIL PIECE, WE, I DID ASK RON AND HIS GROUP TO PUT TOGETHER SOME COST TRAIL AROUND THE POND POND CONNECTION TO THE ANIMAL SHELTER SLASH WALKER STREET POND CONNECTION TO THE POLICE DRIVEWAY SLASH HIGHWAY THREE SIDEWALK. SO THERE'S THREE DIFFERENT COSTS, WE'LL HAVE THAT SENT OUT TO COUNSEL THIS WEEK. UM, BUT I'M ALSO THE ONE THAT HOUNDED THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT TEAM TO FOCUS ON DRAINAGE, WHICH WAS WHAT THE PROJECT WAS FOR. SO IT'S AN EASY, IT'S AN EASY ADD TO THE PROJECT, WHETHER WE DO IT DURING CONSTRUCTION OR WE COME BACK AFTER THE POND IS DEVELOPED. AND SO WE'LL GET YOU SOME NUMBERS FOR THAT. MR. TRESSLER, THERE'S, UH, THERE'S A LOT OF DETENTION PONDS IN BAY CONLEY, BRITTANY LAKES, HIDDEN LAKES, JUST TO NAME THREE SUBDIVISIONS OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD [00:35:01] THAT DON'T HAVE WALKING TRAILS AROUND THEM. ARE WE GOING TO GET QUOTES ON THE CITY FUNDING THOSE AS WELL, MR. MATT? I SUPPORT IT, AND I DON'T KNOW, I, YOU KNOW WHAT, THAT'S AN EXCELLENT POINT. I MEAN, MAG CREEK, WE, WE HAVE TO, TO FUND A LOT OF OUR, AND MAYBE IF IT WOULD BEHOOVE THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION TO AT LEAST KICK IN A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY, UH, ON THIS. I SAY THAT KNOWING THAT OF COURSE, WE'VE PROBABLY SPENT TO CORRECT THE OAKS OF CLEAR CREEK DRAINAGE HAS BEEN, THIS, IS THIS THREE AND A HALF IS JUST, THAT'S A DROP. 10 MILLION. 10 MILLION. WE'VE PROBABLY SPENT 10 MILLION BUCKS. SO ON THIS ONE SITUATION, UH, WHILE I APPRECIATE, UH, COUNCILMAN TRESSLER POSITION, UM, I CAN THINK OF AT LEAST ONE OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE WE, WE WENT THAT DEEP AND WE, I THINK WE GAVE THEM ACTUALLY A PARK TOO. SO AT THIS POINT, I HATE TO ARGUE THE SUN COST FALLACY, BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, MAYBE WE CAN MOVE THIS FORWARD, HAVE THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION KICK IN A LITTLE BIT, AND, UH, GET A WIN-WIN. THANK YOU, MS. C**S. YEAH, AGAIN, I DON'T, I DON'T THINK THIS IS REALLY IN THE HOA OF OAKS OF CLEAR CREEK, THE PROPERTY. I DON'T BELIEVE SO. I THINK IT'S ON THE EDGE OF IT IN THE CITY IS MAKING THE DRAINAGE. I, I THINK I'M CORRECT ON THAT. IS THAT CORRECT, RON? THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. THAT IS CORRECT. SO IT'S NOT INSIDE THEIR HOA, FIRST OF ALL. SECOND, THERE IS NO WALKING TRAIL IN THIS AREA. WE, WE JUST TALKED LAST NIGHT ABOUT A $3.2 MILLION TRAIL AROUND IN THE FLOOD ZONE IN THE AREA THAT PEOPLE WILL PROBABLY NEVER WALK. UM, SO I WOULD SAY THIS WOULD BE A GREAT THING, YES, HIDDEN LAKES, AND THERE'S A LOT OF AREAS THAT HAVE SIDEWALKS AROUND THEIR, AROUND THEIR PONDS, BUT I DON'T THINK ANYBODY ELSE HAS COME UP HERE TO, TO ASK FOR IT, NUMBER ONE. MAYBE WE OUGHT TO CONSIDER THAT IN THE FUTURE, LIKE THE MAYOR SAID. BUT I THINK IT'S A WONDERFUL, A WONDERFUL, UH, SITUATION TO, UH, UH, THIS AIN'T GONNA COST 3.2, TOMMY. NO, THAT WAS BUDGET BUDGET LAST NIGHT. I WAS TALKING ABOUT THE, THANK YOU. YEAH, I THINK THERE'S BEEN PAST MISTAKES WHERE WE ALLOWED, UH, RETENTION PONDS TO GET BUILT THAT JUST TURNED INTO MOSQUITO PITS. AND I THINK BECAUSE WE'VE EXPERIENCED SOME OF THAT IN, IN THESE VARIOUS SUBDIVISIONS, UH, GOING FORWARD, WE NEED TO NOT REPEAT THOSE SAME MISTAKES. AND BECAUSE THIS IS NEW POND THAT'S BEING BUILT, UH, TO ALLEVIATE THE DRAINAGE THERE, AND IT'S ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, OUTSIDE THE SUBDIVISION, LIKE SAID, I THINK GOING FORWARD, EVERY TIME WE DO ONE OF THESE PROJECTS, WE NEED TO AMENITIZE THE PONDS. UH, AND THAT'S WHAT SEPARATES, UH, YOU KNOW, A UNIFIED CITY THAT HAS, UH, GREAT AMENITIES AND, AND LOOKS CLEAN AND IS USEFUL RATHER THAN JUST KIND OF A HODGEPODGE WITH THESE DEAD ZONES OF THESE PONDS IN BETWEEN SUBDIVISIONS. SO I THINK GOING FORWARD, WE NEED TO BE CLEAR THAT ANY POND WE BUILD NEEDS TO BE AMENITIZED, UH, IF, IF FEASIBLE. AND I THINK THAT'S, THAT'S KIND OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT WE DID NOW AND, AND WHAT WE DID IN THE FUTURE. AND THOSE OTHER PONDS YOU MENTIONED ARE, WERE BUILT BY THE DEVELOPERS. AND REALLY THOSE ARE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE HOA. BUT, AND, AND THAT'S WHY I THINK IN THE FUTURE, IF WE'RE, IF WE'RE ACCEPTING THOSE FROM THE HOAS OR FROM THE, UH, THAT'S WHY WE CREATED THE POLICY TO NEVER ACCEPT THOSE PONDS AND TO LEAVE THEM BACK WITH THE HOAS GOING FORWARD. SO, UH, I THINK IT'S WORTHWHILE TO, EVERY TIME WE BUILD A POND TO TRY TO AMENITIZE IT, MR. RESLER, I CAN SPEAK FOR THE ONES IN HIDDEN LENGTHS THAT MUD WAS CREATED BEFORE THE CHANGE IN POLICY. SO THOSE LAKES WILL BE COMING TO THE CITY. UM, AND AS SOMEBODY WHO'S ALSO ON THAT, HOA BOARD WILL BE IN HERE ASKING FOR THE CITY TO BUILD A SIDEWALK IF WE BUILD THIS ONE. UM, AND I EXPECT TO HAVE THE SAME ANSWER AS WHAT HAPPENS HERE. UM, AS FOR THE WALKS BEING WITHIN OR WITHOUT OF THE HOA, UM, THAT'S NO DIFFERENT THAN WHEN THE SOUTH SHORE NEIGHBORHOODS WERE ASKED TO CONTRIBUTE HALF OF THE COST OF BUILDING THE, UM, SIDEWALKS ON THE SECOND SIDE OF SOUTH SHORE BOULEVARD. SAME RESPONSE THAT WAS GIVEN TO HIDDEN LAKES. SO I THINK TO MIRROR WHAT MR. MANN SAID, IF WE FOLLOW THE SAME POLICY HERE, UM, SINCE THAT WALK WOULD BE TO, TO BENEFIT THIS HOA, I THINK A 50% COST SHARE WOULD BE A REASONABLE ESTIMATE. AGAIN, I'M GONNA ARGUE THE FACT, MR. TRESSLER, YOU'RE NOT GETTING THE LAST WORD TONIGHT. CHAD , UM, YOU KNOW, THIS IS OUTSIDE THE, THIS, THIS IS, THIS IS, THIS IS OUTSIDE THE, THE, UH, THE HOA [00:40:01] AND IT'S COMPLETELY DIFFERENT THAN HAVING A DEVELOPER BUILD THE, BUILD THE, UH, UH, DRAINAGE AND, AND DETENTION PONDS. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE HOA OF OAKS OF CLEAR CREEK, I MEAN, THEY HAVE NO PARTY IN THERE. I WOULDN'T ASK ANYTHING. IT'S THE CITY AMENITY. AND AS THE MAYOR SAID BEFORE, THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, WE OUGHT TO BE LOOKING BETTER WHEN WE'RE STARTING TO BUILD THESE THINGS, UH, TO, TO, TO MAKE 'EM AESTHETICALLY PLEASING. AND THIS WOULD CERTAINLY BE, UH, THE FIRST ONE TO PUT OUT THERE. SO, UH, I'LL FIGHT TO THE DEATH ON THIS ONE. THANK YOU. AND JUST FOR CLARITY, ALRIGHT, THIS IS NOT EVEN ON THE AGENDA. THAT'S RIGHT. THAT WAS MY QUESTION. OKAY. BUT, UH, ALRIGHT. ARE WE READY TO VOTE FOR THE THING THAT'S ON THE AGENDA, WHICH IS THE POND ITSELF? , PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES EIGHT OH, BUT WE'LL GET BACK WITH THE, UH, SOLUTIONS OR WHAT WE CAN DO AT A FUTURE TIME. JUST TO BE CLEAR, THERE'S NO TRAIL BEING BUILT RIGHT NOW. WE, WE WILL WORK THE TRAIL, THE FUTURE. UH, OKAY. [6L. 26-0291 Consider and take action on Ordinance 2026-19 re-adopting Standards of Care for the League City Youth Recreation Programs to address staffing ratios, health standards, and staff qualifications; providing for publication, and establishing an effective date - Second Reading (Director of Parks and Cultural Services)] NI UH, SIX L CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON ORDINANCE 2026 DASH 19 READOPTING STANDARDS OF CARE FOR LEAGUE CITY YOUTH RECREATION PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS STAFFING RATIOS, HEALTH STANDARDS, STAFF QUALIFICATIONS, PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION, AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. SECOND READING COUNSEL, PROVE SEVEN OH ON THE 14TH, MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. JEN, I JUST HAD A QUICK QUESTION. AFTER READING, UH, THE DEAL, WAS THERE ANY CHANGES IN THIS REDLINE? A COUPLE OF CHANGES. ONE, WE CHANGED SOME OF THE TITLES OF THE STAFF THAT OVERSEES THE POLICY. AND THE SECOND ITEM IS LAST YEAR WE INSERTED, UM, A PROGRAM FOR CHILDCARE. WE REMOVED THAT PROGRAM FROM THE POLICY. OKAY. MAYBE JUST IN THE FUTURE LINE THEM 'CAUSE IT WAS, YES SIR. IT WAS HARD TO GO BACK AND FORTH ON 'EM, TRYING TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY CHANGES, BUT THANK YOU FOR THAT. YES SIR. PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES. EIGHT FOUR. NONE AGAINST, UH, THERE ARE NO PUBLIC HEARINGS. THERE ARE NO OLD BUSINESS, NEW [9A. 26-0272 Consider and take action to form and appoint members to a subcommittee of City Council to review and update goals for their direct reports (Mayor)] BUSINESS. CONSIDER AND TAKE A NINE A CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION TO FORM AND APPOINT MEMBERS OF A SUBCOMMITTEE OF CITY COUNCIL TO REVIEW AND UPDATE GOALS FOR THEIR DIRECT REPORTS. I NAMED CHAIR AS SEAN SAUNDERS. AND WE CAN TAKE NOMINATIONS OR RAISE OF HAND FOR WHOEVER WANTS TO BE THE OTHER THREE MEMBERS OF THAT MAYOR WOULD LIKE TO BE. OR WE NEED A MOTION. OH YEAH. MOTION TO APPROVE. OH, WELL, OKAY. YEAH. MOTION TO APPROVE. ALRIGHT. AND THEN THE MOTION WOULD BE FOR WHO WANTS TO BE ON IT? ONE, TWO, GIMME ONE MORE. I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE MR. HIGGINBOTHAM AS ONE OF THE ELECTEDS WHO'S NOT ON THE BALLOT THIS CYCLE. . UM, I THINK HIS, UH, THE FACT THAT HE'LL BE HERE FOR SURE TO DEAL WITH THIS, UH, NEXT YEAR MAKES HIM A GOOD CANDIDATE. I HUMBLY ACCEPT THE NOMINATION. ALRIGHT, FANTASTIC. SO WE GOT CONES, CRUZ, HIGGINBOTHAM, UH, SAUNDERS. AND WE HAVE A MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. OKAY. ALRIGHT. SO LET ME REPHRASE THAT DOWN. HIGGINBOTHAM. ALL RIGHT. PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES. EIGHT FOUR, NONE AGAINST NINE B. [9B. 26-0294 Consider and take action to excuse absences (City Secretary)] CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION TO EXCUSE ABSENCES. UH, WE'LL, EXCUSE COUNCILMAN ANDY MANN'S ABSENCE FROM JULY 14TH, WORK AND REGULAR MEETING. YOU NEED A MOTION ON THAT, MAYOR, OR NO? I DO. PLEASE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. SHOULD WE MAKE HIM GIVE A FULL REPORT OF WHAT HE WAS DOING? PLEASE VOTE. HE TOLD ME HE WAS SICK. , MOTION PASSES. EIGHT FOUR, NONE AGAINST NINE [9C. 26-0287 Consider and take action on a resolution amending the Planning and Building Department fee schedules to better align fee revenues with Development Services costs (Director of Planning)] C. CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON RESOLUTION. AMENDING PLANNING AND BUILDING DEPARTMENT FEE SCHEDULE TO BETTER ALIGN FEE REVENUES WITH THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES COSTS. MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND, PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES. EIGHT FOUR. NONE AGAINST FIRST READING OF [10A. 26-0254 Consider and take action on an ordinance ordering a General Election for the City of League 26-0254 City, Texas on Tuesday, November 3, 2026 to elect a Mayor and Council Members to Positions 1, 2, 6 and 7; ordering a Runoff Election on Saturday, December 12, 2026, if necessary (City Secretary)] ORDINANCES 10 A. CONSIDER TAKE ACTION ON ORDINANCE ORDERING A GENERAL ELECTION FOR THE CITY OF LEAGUE CITY, TEXAS ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3RD, 2026. TO ELECT MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS TO POSITION 1, 2, 6, AND SEVEN, ORDERING A RUNOFF ELECTION FOR SATURDAY DECEMBER 12TH IF NECESSARY, WHO TO APPROVE? SECOND. I'M VOTING NO. , [00:45:01] PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES. EIGHT FOUR. NONE AGAINST NINE [10B. 26-0289 Consider and take action on an ordinance amending Chapter 46, Section 46-104 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of League City, entitled “Food Booths and Food Vendors,” to update regulations governing mobile food vendors and food booths (Fire Chief)] B. CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON THE ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 46 OF THE SECTION 46 DASH 1 0 4. THE CODE OF ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LEAGUE CITY ENTITLED FOOD BOOTHS AND FOOD VENDORS TO UPDATE REGULATIONS GOVERNING MOBILE FOOD VENDORS AND FOOD BOOTHS. WHO TO APPROVE FOR THE RECORD? IT'S 10 B, NOT 10 B. YEAH. WHAT IS THAT? B OH, 10 B. THANK YOU FOR THE CORRECTING THE RECORD. UH, AND THAT WAS CHADWELL AND OH, WHO, WHO SECOND THAT TRUSLER AND, OKAY. MR. CRUZ. I, I'D JUST LIKE THE, THE CHIEF TO COME UP AND JUST KIND OF GIVE THE HIGH LEVEL OF WHAT'S CHANGING. YES, SIR. I DIDN'T HEAR YOU. OH, I WAS JUST ASKING FOR THE HIGH LEVEL OF WHAT'S CHANGING. UH, IT'S GOING IN LINE WITH THE NEW STATE REGULATIONS THAT THEY PASSED ON JULY 1ST, 2 0 2 4. FOR FOOD VENDORS OUT THERE, WHAT SHOULD THEY EXPECT TO CHANGE? SO THEY REMOVE THE ABILITY FOR ANY MUNICIPAL MUNICIPALITY TO ISSUE A FOOD TRUCK PERMIT. IT'S ALL DONE AT THE STATE LEVEL. PERFECT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. PLEASE VOTE. WE DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE A CHOICE, BUT PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES. EIGHT FOUR. NONE AGAINST 10 [10C. 26-0274 Consider and take action on an ordinance establishing a Capital Improvements Advisory Committee pursuant to Texas Local Government Code Chapter 395 and procedural rules for the review and consideration of land use assumptions, capital improvements plans, and capital recovery fees (Executive Director of Development Services)] C. CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE PURSUANT TO TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 3, 9 5 AND PROCEDURAL RULES FOR REVIEW. CONSIDERATION OF LAND USE ASSUMPTIONS, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLANS, AND CAPITAL RECOVERY FEES. MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND, PLEASE VOTE. MOTION PASSES. EIGHT FOUR. NONE AGAINST, THERE ARE NO ITEMS ADDED AFTER ELECTRONIC AGENDA. UH, REPORTS FROM STAFF. YOU HAVE MY TIME PORCH FROM COUNCIL MAYOR [13. COUNCIL MEMBERS COMMENTS/REPORTS] PRO TEM. YES, MR. MAYOR. I'D LIKE TO THANK THE YOUNG MEN FROM JOHN WAYNE FOR COMING TONIGHT. UH, ONE OF THEIR OBLIGATIONS IS GOVERNMENT DAY AND LEARNING ABOUT CITY GOVERNMENT. AND, UH, MR. BAUMGARTNER TOOK HIM THROUGH SOME LOCAL GOVERNMENT 1 0 1. UH, THEY GOT TO UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BIT MORE OF HOW THE CITIES OPERATE. UH, WE WENT OVER TO PD, THEY SHOWED 'EM SOME OF THEIR OPERATIONS. AND I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S INPUT. UH, THE AMOUNT OF GROWTH I'VE SEEN IN THESE FIVE YOUNG MEN SITTING RIGHT HERE OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS THAT WE'VE BEEN IN THERE HAS BEEN ALMOST 180 DEGREES. SO AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR LETTING 'EM COME TONIGHT. MR. MANN. I YIELD MY TIME. THANK YOU MR. COS. THANK YOU MAYOR. MR. SAUNDERS, YOU REALLY LOOK SHARP TONIGHT. I'D LIKE TO. SO YOU DO. AND YOUR, YOUR FELLOW, UH, COLLEAGUES THERE. AND IN THE FUTURE, IF YOU COULD MAYBE TALK TO YOUR DAD A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT HIS TIE AND HIS SUIT AND EVERYTHING. YOU LOOK SHARP. WE'RE JUST TRYING TO GET MR. SAUNDERS UP HERE TO WEAR A TIE IN THE SUIT EVERY DAY. HE BROKEN THE TIE CLIP. THAT IS IMPECCABLE. I MEAN, WHAT YOU GOT? Y'ALL LOOK REALLY GREAT. THANK YOU MR. CRUZ. YIELD MY TIME. MR. CHADWELL YIELD MY TIME. MR. YIELD MY TIME. MR. TRESSLER, IF THEY TOOK YOU TO THE PD, I HOPE THEY TOOK YOU TO THE ANIMAL SHELTER AND THEY TOLD YOU YOU GET TO TAKE A FREE ONE HOME WITH YOU. ALRIGHT, AND THEN LET'S ME, UM, YEAH, ONE THING THAT WE'VE KIND OF, I'M SURE EVERYBODY UP HERE HAS GOTTEN A LOT OF FEEDBACK ABOUT IS THE FLOCK CAMERAS. IT'S A HOT TOPIC, UH, ACROSS THE STATE, ACROSS THE COUNTRY. UH, CITY RELEASED A, UH, KIND OF INFOGRAPHIC DESCRIBING HOW WE UTILIZE THE FLOCK CAMERAS AND THE PROTECTIONS THAT WE INCLUDED IN THE CONTRACT. AND THEN OVER THE, IN THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS, IT'LL TAKE A LITTLE BIT, BUT WE'RE GOING TO, UH, OR I'M GONNA PUT ON THE AGENDA AND ITEM TO ESTABLISH A, UH, COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE AS WELL. UH, AND REALLY OUR CONTRACT IS DIFFERENT THAN A LOT OF THE OTHER ENTITIES OUT THERE. AND TO ENSURE THAT, YOU KNOW, THE CITIZENS HAVE FAITH THAT WE'RE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE USING IT ALL CORRECTLY AND, AND THAT IT'S IT THAT PRIVACY IS BEING UPHELD, UH, CREATE THAT KIND OF AUDIT PROCESS AND, AND COMMUNITY FEEDBACK TO ENSURE THAT IT'S A POWERFUL TOOL. IT'S A VERY COST EFFECTIVE TOOL. I HAVE THE UTMOST FAITH THAT OUR, UH, POLICE DEPARTMENT IS USING IT CORRECTLY, BUT YOU KNOW, YOU CAN JUST DO A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH AND SEE THAT SOME OTHERS HAVEN'T. SO I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT OUR CITIZENS KNOW THAT WE DO TAKE PRIVACY VERY SERIOUS AND [00:50:01] THAT WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO BE AS TRANSPARENT AS POSSIBLE AND HAVE SOME LEVEL OF ACCOUNTABILITY IN THAT. SO OVER THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS, WE'RE STILL FLUSHING IT OUT AND ONCE IT'S FULLY PREPARED, UH, WE'LL DO A WORKSHOP AND SOME OTHER STUFF AND, AND DISCUSS THAT COMMITTEE AND HOW IT WILL BE FORMED. ALRIGHT. AND [14. EXECUTIVE(CLOSED) SESSION(S)] CITY COUNCIL HAS NOW COMPLETED ITS EXECUTIVE SESSION ON THIS 28TH DAY OF JULY, 2026 AT SET AT SIX 50. THE CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW RECONVENE AN, UH, I DON'T KNOW, CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SUB CHAPTER D. THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT SECTION 5, 5, 1 ET ALL OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE AT SIX 50 [15. ACTION ITEM(S) FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION(S)] CITY COUNCIL HAS COMPLETED EXECUTIVE SESSION ON 20TH DATE OF JULY 20, 26, 7. THERE IS NO ACTION RECONVENE. AN OC SESSION IS NO FINAL ACTION DECISION OR WITH REGARD TO ANY MATTER AT 7 0 3. THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS. OH, [16. REPORT FROM CITY AUDITOR] REPORT FROM CITY AUDITOR, SORRY. OH, 16 REPORT FROM CITY AUDITOR. HOPING YOU FORGET ME. I JUST SAW THE RED AND OH YES. I GUESS I NEED THAT. WHICH ONE DO I PRESS THAT TAKES YOU FORWARD? THAT TAKES ME BACK. OKAY. ALRIGHT. GOOD EVENING. UM, TONIGHT I'M GONNA BE, UH, REPORTING ON THE RESULTS OF THE UTILITY BILLING CONTROLS AND REVENUE RISK MANAGEMENT REVIEW. UM, THIS AUDIT EVALUATED WHETHER EXISTING UTILITY BILLING CONTROLS, UTILITY BILLING, UH, CONTROLS POLICIES AND BUSINESS PRACTICES EFFECTIVELY PROTECT REVENUE, REDUCE FINANCIAL RISK, IMPROVE OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY, AND SUPPORT EQUITABLE ADMINISTRATION OF THE CITY'S UTILITY BILLING PROGRAM. UM, AND UH, BASICALLY THESE ARE THE AUDIT HIGHLIGHTS. UM, THAT, UH, WHERE I IDENTIFIED OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT. I CAN READ THROUGH THEM IF YOU WANT. NO. UM, TO, OKAY. SO THE OPPORTUNITIES ARE TO PROTECT UTILITY REVENUE, REDUCE FINANCIAL RISK, STRENGTHEN INTERNAL CONTROLS, IMPROVE OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY, AND ENHANCE CUSTOMER SERVICE. OH, I GUESS I HAVE THAT IN TWICE. SO THE FIRST FINDING, UM, RELATES TO THE CURRENT PRACTICES REGARDING DISCONNECTIONS. UM, THE AUDIT FOUND THAT, UH, AND I APOLOGIZE FOR BEING SO SMALL. THE REPORT IS REALLY HUGE. I WAS TRYING REALLY HARD TO GIVE YOU ENOUGH INFORMATION AND I WENT OVERBOARD, SO I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. ANYWAY, THE AUDIT FOUND THE OPERATIONAL CAPACITY AND MANUAL PROCESSES RESULT IN SOME ELIGIBLE DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS, REMAINING ACTIVE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS. UM, THIS INCLUDED ONES THAT, UM, ACTUALLY BECAUSE OF THE OPERATIONAL CAPACITIES, SOME COULD NOT BE DISCONNECTED AND THEY WERE NOT SELECTED FOR DISCONNECTION, NOR WERE THEY CHARGED THE $50 PROCESSING FEE WHILE OTHER CUSTOMERS WERE SELECTED AND CHARGED THE FEE. SO THERE'S A LITTLE INEQUITY THERE IN APPLYING THAT THE DISCONNECTION POLICY. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS INSTANCES WHERE, UH, THE, UH, THE PERPETUATED PAYMENT PLANS ALLOWED SOME CUSTOMERS TO REMAIN DINK DELINQUENT FOR EXTENDED PERIODS. UM, AND WITHOUT RETURNING TO, UM, WITHOUT BRINGING IT CURRENT. LIKE IT JUST WENT ON AND ON AND THEY NEVER BROUGHT IT CURRENT. UM, SO THE RECOMMENDATION WAS TO STRENGTHEN DISCONNECTION PRACTICES, IMPROVE PAYMENT ARRANGEMENT GUIDELINES, AND CONTINUE AUTOMATION THROUGH THE PLANNED, UM, IVR SYSTEM, WHICH IS AN AUTOMATED PAYMENT SYSTEM. THIS IS ONE OF THE CAPACITY ISSUES IS THAT OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE REPS HAVE TO PROCESS A LOT OF MANUAL PAYMENTS AND MANY PEOPLE WILL WAIT TILL THE LAST MINUTE TO COME IN AND, AND MAKE PAYMENTS ON THEIR ACCOUNT TO AVOID DISCONNECTION. SO HAVING THE AUTOMATED PAYMENT IN PLACE WILL ACTUALLY ALLEVIATE A LOT OF THAT. UH, FINDING TWO, UM, ADDRESSES THE RISK MITIGATION OF DEPOSITS. UM, RIGHT NOW WE USE A STANDARD DEPOSIT ACROSS THE BOARD. UH, IT'S A HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR ALL CUSTOMERS, UM, RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS. AND UM, WHAT WE FOUND WAS THAT THERE IS ONE ALLOWANCE IN THE ORDINANCE THAT IF WE HAVE A CUSTOMER WHO IS CHRONICALLY DELINQUENT, THAT THERE [00:55:01] IS THE OPTION OF INCREASING THEIR REQUIRED DEPOSIT. WE HAVE NOT YET, UM, WE HAVE NOT YET IMPLEMENTED THAT, BUT IT IS NOT A REQUIREMENT OF THE ORDINANCES JUST ALLOWED. UM, ANOTHER THING THAT I FOUND WAS THAT WE DON'T DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE TYPE OF RESIDENT, UH, SPECIFICALLY OWNER VERSUS TENANT. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT NEIGHBORING MUNICIPALITIES DO AND THEY CHARGE A DIFFERENT AMOUNT BASED ON THAT. UM, ANOTHER THING WAS THAT I FOUND AT LEAST ONE INSTANCE WHERE A CUSTOMER HAD BEEN CURRENT FOR A VERY EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, GOT THEIR DEPOSIT REFUNDED, BUT THEN SUBSEQUENTLY BECAME DELINQUENT AND THE DEPOSIT REQUIREMENT WAS NEVER REINSTATED. SO THOSE ARE THE TYPES OF THINGS THAT, UM, THAT I FOUND THAT THAT WOULD HELP MITIGATE RISK BECAUSE THE WHOLE POINT IN A DEPOSIT IS TO MAKE SURE IF THEY DEFAULT THAT WE HAVE, WE HAVE A WAY OF TO RECOVER SOME OF, SOME OF THE OUTSTANDING AMOUNT. UM, I THINK, OKAY, SORRY ABOUT THAT. CAN WE GO BACK THAT FOURTH BULLET? I I DON'T THINK YOU CAN, I DON'T THINK THERE'S A GOOD SOLUTION TO THAT ONE BECAUSE IF I BUY A HOUSE FROM SOMEBODY ELSE, IT'S THEIR HOUSE. UP UNTIL THE DAY OF CLOSING, THEN'S MINE, THEY NEED WATER ON TO CLEAN THE HOUSE TO MOVE OUT. I NEED WATER ON THE DAY I MOVE IN. SO HOW ARE WE GOING TO HANDLE IT'S THEIR ACCOUNT UNTIL THE DAY OF CLOSING, THEN I NEED TO ACTIVATE IT. HOW ARE WE GOING TO REQUIRE THE FEES UPFRONT? AM I MISSING SOMETHING HERE? THIS IS LIKE A, A NEW SERVICE. LIKE I COME IN, I'M A NEW CUSTOMER, I'M GETTING RIGHT, BUT, BUT MOST HOUSES ARE BOUGHT FROM AN EXISTING HOMEOWNER. SO WHEN, WHEN I BUY A HOUSE FROM SOMEBODY ELSE, THEY'RE THE WATER CUSTOMER UP UNTIL THE DAY OF CLOSING, THEN I BECOME IT. RIGHT. AND THEN YOU SHOULD COME IN AND HAVE, SO, BUT I NEED WATER THAT DAY AND IF I HAVE TO SEND IN A CHECK AND WAIT TILL THAT CLEARS TILL I GET WATER TURNED ON, HOW LONG AM I LIVING IN A HOUSE WITHOUT WATER? I UNDERSTAND YOUR POINT, BUT I THINK YOU WOULD, IF YOU KNOW YOU WERE CLOSING ON ONE DAY, YOU WOULD GO AHEAD A COUPLE OF DAYS AHEAD OF TIME AND WRITE A CHECK FOR A DEPOSIT AND GO FROM THERE. AND I WOULD PROBABLY ARGUE THAT , CAN WE DO THAT? YOU CAN TAKE UP TO 10 MINUTES. WHY NOT? CLEAR. CAN, CAN WE TAKE A, THERE'S, THERE'S, THERE'S CREDIT CARDS, THERE'S EVERYTHING ELSE YOU CAN DO. I MEAN, WHEN I BOUGHT MY HOUSE, BUT, BUT I CAN'T ACTIVATE WATER ON YOUR HOUSE UNTIL, UNTIL THERE'S, UNTIL WE GET, UNTIL IT'S MINE. RIGHT. UNTIL WE GET A NOTICE OF DISCONNECT. SO SOMEBODY, RIGHT. SO I CAN'T SIGN UP TILL IT'S BEEN DISCONNECTED. RIGHT. I GOT A BLANK STARE FROM ANGIE. I BELIEVE THAT IS CORRECT, BUT THERE'S PROBABLY A WORKAROUND TO THAT TOO. WE HAVE TO HAVE NOTICE FROM THE EXISTING CUSTOMER. WE WILL JUST NEED TO CREATE A SYSTEM TO, TO ADDRESS THIS CLEARLY. RIGHT. BECAUSE IT'S GONNA HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. IT DOES. I I, I JUST, I DON'T SEE A LOT OF FEES BEING RACKED UP BEFORE THE DEPOSITS COME IN. IF WE DON'T GET IT, THEN WE SHUT 'EM OFF RIGHT AWAY. SO E WHETHER IT COMES IN 10 DAYS AFTER OR, OR BEFORE IT'S ACTIVATED, THEY'RE NOT GENERATING A BIG BILL IN THAT MEANTIME. SO I I DON'T REALLY SEE THIS ONE DOING MUCH HERE. SHE GOES, SO LINDSAY IS ACTUALLY ON HER WAY. UM, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE DELAY IN RECEIVING THE DEPOSIT OR CHARGING THE DEPOSIT IS A CUSTOMER SERVICE THING. YOU NEED WATER. THERE'S TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE. UM, I DON'T KNOW IF WE'VE LOOKED AT THE DATA TO SEE IF THAT IS WHAT'S CREATING THE DELINQUENCY. MY ASSUMPTION STANDING HERE IS THAT IS NOT WHAT'S CREATING THE DELINQUENCY. IT'S JUST WHEN THE DELINQUENCY HAPPENS IN HINDSIGHT'S 2020 AND WE GO BACK AND WE LOOK AT THAT, THEN WE SAY, OH, THIS COULD BE PART OF THE REASON, OR THIS COULD BE ANOTHER WAY TO PUT ANOTHER CONTROL IN PLACE. FROM A STAFF PERSPECTIVE, I FEEL LIKE THIS IS NOT ONE THAT I'M SUPER EXCITED ABOUT. JUST 'CAUSE OF CUSTOMER SERVICE. YEAH. FOR THE HANDFUL OF FOLKS WHO WILL NEVER PAY. SO THEY, THEY TURN ON THE WATER AND THEN DON'T PAY INCONVENIENCING ALL THE OTHER FOLKS I DON'T THINK IS A GOOD ANSWER. I THINK ANY SOLUTION TO THIS ONE WOULD BE INCONVENIENCING THE GOOD FOLKS FOR THOSE HANDFUL OF FOLKS. AND I WOULD BET MOST OF THE FOLKS WHO DON'T PAY US DON'T START OFF NOT PAYING. I I ASSUME [01:00:01] THAT HAPPENS AT SOME POINT DOWN THE ROAD, BUT I, I JUST FIXING THIS ONE SEEMS LIKE MORE, MORE WORK THAN IT'S WORTH. ANY MORE COMMENTS? NO, JUST WAS, YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE WE JUST TALKED ABOUT THIS, YOU KNOW, NOT AN HOUR EARLY EARLIER. IT, IT, IT APPEARS THAT AT LEAST ONE OF YOUR FINDINGS IS VERY RELEVANT IN THAT IF WE GET BACK, GET MORE DISCIPLINE IN THE WHOLE DEPOSIT PROCESS THEN CORRECT. YOU KNOW, YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE QUITE THE, THE WRITE OFFS LATER ON DOWN THE ROAD. NO. SO THE ISSUE ISN'T WHETHER OR NOT DEPOSITS ARE BEING COLLECTED. I THINK THAT THIS IS, UM, THE IDEA THAT YOU WOULD WANT TO INSTITUTE A DIFFERENT DEPOSIT FOR A HOMEOWNER VERSUS A TENANT. YES. SO SHE'S SAYING THAT IT'S RISK BASED. SO THERE'S TWO WAYS TO LOOK AT THAT. YOU COULD GO BY CATEGORY HOMEOWNER VERSUS RENTER CHARGE A HIGHER DEPOSIT FOR A RENTER VERSUS A HOMEOWNER. THE OTHER OPTION WOULD BE TO GO TO SOME SORT OF THIRD PARTY THAT ACTUALLY DOES SOME SORT OF CREDIT ANALYSIS THE WAY THEY DO WHEN YOU PURCHASE YOUR CAR INSURANCE. THAT'S HER POINT IN THIS FINDING. IF I READ IT CORRECTLY. RIGHT. AND, AND MY DEPOSITS ARE BEING COLLECTED. YEAH. MY RECOMMENDATION WAS USING MAYBE A, A TIERED DEPOSIT. NOT NOT GOING TO LIKE A RISK, YOU KNOW, CREDIT COMPANY TO GET A SCORE. WAIT, SO I'M COLLECTION OF THE DEPOSIT, CHARGING THE DEPOSIT'S NOT THE ISSUE. RIGHT. BUT IT'S SAYING THAT, SO THE DEPOSIT WAS TAKEN BUT THEN IT WAS TURNED BACK ON I GUESS. 'CAUSE I'M SEEING SOMEWHERE THAT, SO I BELIEVE THAT THE MANAGEMENT RESPONSE WAS THAT WE PARTIALLY AGREE. UM, AND THERE'S SOME DETAILS AS TO THE PARTS WE AGREED TO AND THE PARTS THAT WE'RE LIKE NOT EXACTLY EXCITED ABOUT. UM, BUT IF I'M REMEMBERING THIS ONE CORRECTLY, IT HAS MORE TO DO WITH THE RECOMMENDATION THAT YOU WOULD WANT TO ASSESS THE RISK BASED ON THE CUSTOMER AND THEN TAILOR THE DEPOSIT ACCORDINGLY. IT'S NOT ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT A DEPOSIT'S BEEN CHARGED OR COLLECTED. SHE'S SAYING THAT'S CORRECT. AND THE TWO BIGGEST LEVELS OF RISK YOU'RE SEEING ARE OWNERS VERSUS TENANTS? UH, I THINK IT'S BASED ON OTHER, UH, MUNICIPALITIES MIGHT DO THAT. I DON'T KNOW IF THE DATA'S THERE TO SUPPORT WHETHER OR NOT THAT'S EFFECTIVE OR THAT, I'M NOT SURE. RIGHT. OH, SO THAT WASN'T BASED ON, WAS THAT BASED ON OUR DATA OR JUST BASED ON OTHER PLACES IMPLEMENT SUCH A POLICY. OKAY. THERE I ONLY, I REVIEWED A SAMPLE AND I DID FIND A FEW INSTANCES, WELL SEVERAL WHERE IT WAS A TENANT SITUATION FOR, YOU KNOW, EXTREME, UM, DELINQUENCIES AND, UM, SO IT'S BASED PARTIALLY ON THAT. PARTIALLY ON STANDARD. WAIT, DID YOU FIND AN ANECDOTAL INCIDENT OR DID YOU FIND A STATISTICAL REPRESENTATION? THAT I FOUND ANECDOTAL INCIDENT, INCIDENT INCIDENTS NOT HELPFUL, BUT, BUT THIS IS A, THIS IS A, UM, I GUESS YOU COULD SAY THE OTHER, IT'S, IT'S LIKE A BEST BUSINESS PRACTICE, LET ME PUT IT THAT WAY. THE OTHER CITIES EMPLOY. ALRIGHT. DO WE HAVE, UH, THE, THE STAFF MANAGEMENT RESPONSE ON WHICH ITEMS Y'ALL AGREE WITH AND WHICH YOU DON'T? DO WE HAVE THAT? YES, IT'S IN THE REPORT. OKAY. I NEED TO GO TO THAT. I THINK JUST ONE THING ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO BACK TO IT. THERE WAS SOMETHING ON THAT SLIDE THAT SAID NINE MONTHS BEFORE THE WATER'S CUT OFF. WAS THAT UHHUH , WAS THAT ALSO JUST A SEPARATE INCIDENT OR THAT THAT IS UM, NO, WELL THAT WAS, WAS JUST AN EXAMPLE UP TO NINE MONTHS. THERE WAS MULTIPLE, UH, INSTANCES IDENTIFIED WHERE THE, THE DELINQUENCY WAS, YOU KNOW, A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. OKAY. SO, AND THE, THE GREATEST ONE ON THE, IN THE SAMPLE I REVIEWED WAS NINE MONTHS. OKAY. THAT'S WHAT THAT MEANT BECAUSE WHAT I'M SEEING IN THE DATA SHEET TONIGHT, YOU SAID AFTER 90 DAYS PAST DUE, THE ACCOUNTS TURNED OVER TO THE COLLECTION AGENCY. SO THAT MUST MEAN THAT THE WATER IS TURNED OFF, CORRECT OR NOT? UH, NO. NO. ALRIGHT. UM, MAYOR, I'M GOING TO MOVE TO POSTPONE THIS ITEM TO OUR NEXT MEETING AND SO WE CAN MAKE A REQUEST IN THE FUTURE. WE GET THESE IN ADVANCE OF WHEN YOU PRESENT 'EM TO US, SO WE HAVE TIME TO REVIEW 'EM AND PREPARE OUR QUESTIONS. OKAY. HOW FAR IN ADVANCE I DID SEND THESE OUT LAST WEEK? WAS IT LAST WEEK, WEEK OR A COUPLE OF WEEKS? I MISSED IT. I DID NOT SEE [01:05:01] THAT. OKAY. SO, UM, I, I'M ASKING YOU TO COME BACK AT THE NEXT MEETING. I'D LIKE TO REVIEW THIS IN DEPTH BEFORE THAT. OKAY? OKAY. THIS IS ANECDOTAL, NOT A STATISTICAL SAMPLE. PEOPLE WHO READ THIS . OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, UH, TO DELAY TILL THE NEXT MEETING, . OKAY, PLEASE VOTE. WE'RE GONNA BREAK THE BUTTON. MOTION PASSES. EIGHT FOUR. NONE AGAINST AND AT SEVEN 17 THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS. THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.