[Call to Order, Invocation, and Pledge of Allegiance.]
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>> GOOD EVENING. IT IS 6:00 P.M., AUGUST 24 AND I CALLED THIS SESSION OF THE MID- TEXAS COUNCIL TO ORDER.
COUNCILMAN SIMPLY IF YOU WOULD LEAD US IN THE INDICATION AND
HEAVENLY FATHER WE THINK OF THE STATE WE THANK YOU FOR THE WONDERFUL WEATHER AND WE THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME HERE TO WORK WITH THE CITIZENS OF MIDLOTHIAN AND WE HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROPERTY AND MONIES AND THAT IS WHAT WE HAVE TO DO AND WE WANT YOU TO BE WITH US AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERY THING WE DO IS WITHIN YOUR WILL.
WATCH OVER US, LORD. GUIDE US AS WE GO AND JESUS IN YOUR DIRECTION, I ASK ALL OF THIS IN JESUS NAME, AMEN.
>> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS 1 NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO TEXAS, 1 STATE UNDER GOD, 1 AND INDIVISIBLE.
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>> TONIGHT WE HAVE TWO PROCLAMATIONS TO MAKE.
THE FIRST ONE WE WILL MAKE WILL BE FOR THE NATIONAL AND OFFICER
HUGHES WILL COME FORWARD PLEASE. >> PROCLAMATION.
WHERE AS THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TOWN WATCH IS SPONSORED UNIQUE NATIONWIDE CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAM ON OCTOBER 5, 2021 ENTITLED NATIONAL NIGHT OUT AND WHEREAS, THE ANNUAL NATIONAL NIGHT OUT PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY OF MIDLOTHIAN TO JOIN FORCES WITH THOUSANDS OF OTHER COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND PROMOTING A COOPERATIVE POLICE COMMUNITY, CRIME PREVENTION EFFORTS AND WHEREAS IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT ALL CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF MIDLOTHIAN BE AWARE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAMS AND THE IMPACT THAT THEY ARE PARTICIPATION CAN HAVE ON REDUCING CRIME IN THE CITY. WHEREAS, CRIME PREVENTION AWARENESS SUPPORT AND PARTICIPATION IN LOCAL ANTI-CRIME EFFORTS STRENGTHENED NEIGHBORHOOD SPIRIT AND POLICE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AND SENDING A MESSAGE TO CRIMINALS THAT NEIGHBORHOODS ARE ORGANIZED AND FIGHTING BACK ARE IMPORTANT THEMES OF THE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT PROGRAM.
WHEREAS, PARTICIPATION MAY BE AS SIMPLE AS TURNING ON THE FRONT PORCH LIGHT, PLANNING THE NEIGHBORHOOD BLOCK EVENTS FOR OCTOBER 5, 2021 OR ATTENDING THE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT KICKOFF EVENT IN MIDLOTHIAN HERITAGE DAY ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2021 NOW THEREFORE I, RICHARD RENO, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL ON THIS 24TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2021 DO HEREBY PROCLAIM OCTOB OCTOBER 5TH, 2021 AS NATIONAL NIGHT OUT 2021 IN MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS AND HEREBY CALL UPON ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TOWN WATCH IN SUPPORT OF THE ANNUAL NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR.
[APPLAUSE] >> I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE CHIEFS AND ALL MEMBERS OF THE POLICE FOR WHAT YOU HAVE ALL BEEN TO THIS
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COMMUNITY. WE ARE VERY THANKFUL FOR THAT.IF MEG, SHE SAID I COULD SAY HAVE A, COME FORWARD AND YOUR FRIEND IS-SHERRY AND JOSEPH SALAZAR.
OKAY. PROCLAMATION, WHEREAS, SPECIFIC PRAYERS AND NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYERS HAVE A LONG AND VENERABLE HISTORY IN OUR CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC DATING
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BACK TO THE FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS IN 1775 AND WHEREAS, THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, OUR FIRST STATEMENT AS AMERICAN NATIONAL PURPOSE AND IDENTITY, MADE THE LAWS OF NATURE AND NATURE'S GOD THE FOUNDATION OF OUR UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND ASSERTED THAT PEOPLE HAVE THE UNALIENABLE RIGHTS THAT ARE GOD-GIVEN AND WHEREAS, THE SUPREME COURT HAS AFFIRMED THE RIGHT OF STATE LEGISLATORS TO OPEN THEIR SESSIONS WITH PRAYER AND THE U.S. CONGRESS THEMSELVES BEGIN EACH DAY WITH PRAYER AND WHEREAS, THE WEEK OF PRAYER IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR RESIDENTS OF ALL FAITHS TO JOIN THE UNITED PRAYER TO A KNOWLEDGE OUR DEPENDENCE ON GOD, TO GIVE THANKS FOR BLESSINGS RECEIVED, TO REQUEST HEALING FOR WOUNDS ENDURED AND TO ASK GOD TO GUIDE OUR LEADERS AND BRING WHOLESOME TO MIDLOTHIAN AND ITS CITIZENS AND WHEREAS, IT IS FITTING AND PROPER TO GIVE THANKS TO GOD BY OBSERVING A WEEK OF PRAYER IN MIDLOTHIAN WHEN WE ALL ACKNOWLEDGE OUR BLESSINGS AND EXPRESS GRATITUDE FOR THEM WHILE RECOGNIZING THE NEEDS FOR STRENGTHENING RELIGIOUS AND MORAL VALUES IN OUR CITY, COUNTY, STATE AND NATION AND NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT I, RICHARD RENO, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF MIDLOTHIAN AND THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS DO HEREBY PROCLAIM OCTOBER 3RD THROUGH THE TENTH, 2021 AS A WEEK OF PRAYER IN MIDLOTHIAN AND URGED ALL CITIZENS OF MID- LAW FAN TO OBSERVE THE WEEK AND WAYS ARE APPROPRIATED TO ITS PURPOSE AND SIGNIFICANCE THIS 24TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2021.THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
[APPLAUSE] >> I WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THAT GIVEN WHAT IS APPARENTLY IN THE NEWS THAT WE SHOULD BE VERY THANKFUL THAT WE LIVE IN MIDLOTHIAN.
WE ARE BLESSED BEYOND MEASURE AND WE SHOULD BE THANKFUL IN THIS TIME. THANK YOU.
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>> ITEM 2021 —- 390 CITIZENS TO BE HEARD-THE CITY COUNCIL INVITES CITIZENS TO COME AND PRESENT THEIR VIEWS ON ANY ITEM THAT NOT ALREADY ON THE AGENDA AND WE WILL LEAVE IT, I THINK WE HAVE THREE SPEAKERS SO WE GIVE THEM THREE MINUTES AND I WILL GIVE YOU A 30 SECOND WRAP UP MORNING.
FIRST PERSON I HAVE IS LEWIS MCGREGOR.
IS LEWIS HERE? OR LOUISE, SORRY.
I'M SORRY. GIVE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS
AND YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES. >> NOW YOU SAID THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA WHAT I AM GOING TO COMMENT ON IS SOMETHING THAT WILL BE IN YOUR EXECUTIVE SESSION AGENDA. IS THIS A TIME WHEN I SPEAK? IT IS NUMBER SIX ON THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.
>> YOU MAY SPEAK NOW IF YOU WANT TO OR YOU CAN WAIT UNTIL THE ITEM IS DISCUSSED BY COUNSEL. OH NO, I'M SORRY.
WHEN WE COME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSIONS WE WILL COMMENT ON WHAT WAS DISCUSSED AND SAID DURING THAT SESSION SO NOW IS THE TIME
GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS LOUISA MCGREGOR AND I HAVE LIVED IN MIDLOTHIAN AT 18 VERMONT AVENUE AT PARK PLACE SUBDIVISION SINCE 2008.
MY COMMENTS REGARDING EXECUTIVE SESSION AGENDA ITEM SIX CONCERNING PROPERTIES ZONED GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF MIDLOTHIAN PARKWAY AND FM 1387.
I'VE HEARD THE PROPERTY WHICH IS PRESENTLY USED AS A CATTLE PASTURE MAY BECOME PART OF THE CAR PART.
JUST THIS MORNING I SAW GRAVEL BEING DUMPED ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE PARKWAY THERE WHAT LOOKED LIKE PROBABLY A PARKING AREA.
I WONDER IF A THING WILL HAPPEN ON THE EAST SIDE WITH THE PASTOR IS AND IN THE LAST TWO DAYS I SAW SOME NEW FENCING OVER ON THE PASTURELAND AND WONDERED WHAT IS HAPPENING THERE.
FOR YEARS I'VE ENJOYED THE SENSE OF PEACE AND RELAXATION I GET EVERY TIME I PASS THE PASTOR ON MY WAY HOME.
A CAR PARK IS NOT AESTHETICALLY FIT THE AD BARN AND THE NATURE
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PARK NEARBY. WHAT KIND OF PAYMENT MADE THE CAR PARK HOUSE? HOW MIGHT IT AFFECT RAIN FLOW DOWN INTO THE CREEK AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL TO THE EAST? I DOUBT EVEN A GRAVEL PAVEMENT CAN HANDLE RAIN IN THE NATURAL POSITING WAY GRASSLANDS DO. WE KNOW THE OPINION OF THE COUNTY SOIL AND CONSERVATION PEOPLE REGARDING THIS PROPERTY'S IMPORTANCE? SECURITY LIGHTS AT A CAR PARK WILL GREATLY INCREASE THE LIGHT POLLUTION FOR RESIDENTS OF PARK PLACE. THE LIGHT POLLUTION IS ALREADY BAD ENOUGH THAT MY HUSBAND, AMATEUR ASTRONOMER, IS LIMITED IN WHAT HE CAN SEE IN THE NIGHT SKY FROM OUR HOME.I WONDER TOO ABOUT THE KIND OF HEAT REFLECTED OFF OF CARS AND GRAVEL IN THE SUMMERTIME COMPARED TO THE NICE COOLING GRASSLAND THAT IS THERE NOW. THEY'RE SO MUCH OPEN LANDS IN MIDLOTHIAN THAT IS BEING DEVELOPED AND I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS PROPERTY KEPT IN ITS NATURAL STATE AND I AM REALLY STRONGLY OPPOSED TO THE IDEA OF A CAR PARK.
I WOULD MUCH RATHER SEE HOMES BUILT THERE THAN EVER A CAR P
PARK, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.
>> THE NEXT CITIZEN IS AMY-YES, YOU MAY.
YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS ANY OF THREE MINUTES.
>> OKAY. HELLO, MY NAME IS AMY —- AND I LIVE AT 1013 PARK WALK AND I HAVE LIVED THERE FOR ALMOST 22 YEARS. I AM HERE TO VOICE MY OPPOSITION TO THE PLANS FOR MID TEXT TO EXTEND THEIR VEHICLE STORAGE TO THE LAND PORTED BY 1387 MOCKINGBIRD MIDLOTHIAN PARKWAY IN THE PARK PLACE NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS IS IN REFERENCE TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 6551.0071. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THIS IS THE BEST LOCATION TO BE USED FOR ADDITIONAL VEHICLE STORAGE FOR SEVERAL REASONS: IT IS ON A BUSY STREET AND THERE ARE BUSY INTERSECTIONS; CROSSING MIDLOTHIAN PARKWAY WITH VEHICLES CAN POTENTIALLY CAUSE MORE TRAFFIC ISSUES AND INCREASE THE RISK FOR ACCIDENTS; I ASSUME THEY WILL BE TAKEN ACROSS MIDLOTHIAN PARKWAY ON 18 WHEELER HAULERS CARRYING FIVE-10 ITEMS OR CARS AT A TIME. THIS JUST DOESN'T SEEM SAFE TO ME. THE PROPOSED PARKING LOT SITS RIGHT ABOVE A CONSERVATION LAKE AND CREEK.
THE PARK PLACE NEIGHBORHOOD SITS DIRECTLY BELOW IT AND I AM SURE CHANGING THE TOPOGRAPHY OF THE PROPERTY AND STORING VEHICLES ON IT WILL HAVE AN EFFECT ON DRAINAGE AND SOIL QUALITY.
I HAVE SEEN THE WATER RISE BY SEVERAL FEET OVER A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME AND AS HAS AN ENGINEER BEEN CONSULTED WITH TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTS THESE CHANGES COULD HAVE ON PARK PLACE? PERSONALLY I FIND THEM MID TEXT CAR LOT TO BE AN EYESORE.
MIDLOTHIAN PARKWAY IS MEANT UNDER THE MAIN ENTRANCES PEOPLE USE TO END TO OUR CITY. HAVING IT LINED ON BOTH SIDES WITH HUNDREDS OF PARKED VEHICLES, IN MY OPINION, IS NOT INVITING OR ATTRACTIVE. THE PARK PLACE NEIGHBORHOOD IS A NEIGHBOR TO THIS PROPERTY, SEEN AN INDUSTRIAL TYPE VEHICLES STORAGE FROM EVERY STREET THAT LEADS TO MY HOME AS WELL AS BEING ABLE TO SEE IT FROM MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND FROM MY BACK WINDOW WILL HAVE A NEGATIVE EFFECT ON THE VALUE OF MY HOME, ALLOWING THIS WITHOUT CONSIDERING THE INTEREST AND CONCERNS OF THE RESIDENCE IS JUST NOT OKAY.
FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND THE PLAN IS TO USE THIS PROPERTY ON A TEMPORARY BASIS DUE TO THE CAR PARK SHORTAGE.
UNFORTUNATELY, WE DON'T KNOW WHEN THIS PROCESS WILL BE RESOLVED, POTENTIALLY THESE VEHICLES COULD BE STORED FOR QUITE SOME TIME. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK FOR YOUR DEFINITION OF TEMPORARY FOR THIS PROJECT AND HOW THAT WILL BE ENFORCED IF IT IS ALLOWED TO GO FORWARD BUT I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADD THAT AS IT APPEARS THE CURRENT LOTS OWNED BY MID TAX ARE NOT FULL BUT SEVERAL LOTS THAT APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN AND SOME ARE EVEN EMPTY EMPTY. WHAT IS THE URGENCY TO OPEN THIS LAND TO PARKING? I UNDERSTAND THE DESIRE TO HELP WITH THE NATIONAL CRISIS AND I APPLAUD MIDLOTHIAN FOR BEING WILLING TO DO SO BUT I ALSO UNDERSTAND WHY MID TEXT WOULD FIND THIS LOCATION CONVENIENT FOR THEM BUT I JUST DON'T THINK THIS IS LOOK LOCATION FOR MIDLOTHIAN OR ITS RESIDENTS.
I'VE CONFIDENCE THAT THE PROTECTING THE INTERESTS OF MIDLOTHIAN CITIZENS WILL BE A TOP PRIORITY WHEN HE GOES AND NEGOTIATING DECISIONS. MY RECOMMENDATION IS THAT MIDLOTHIAN PARKWAY BE USED AS A NATURAL BOUNDARY TO INDUSTRIAL TYPE BUSINESSES AND IN THIS CASE AND IN THE FUTURE.
KEEPING THEM ON THE WEST SIDE AND HIDDEN FROM VIEW AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND CONTINUING TO PROTECT THE INTEREST OF OUR RESIDENTS AND DIRECTING THE PROGRESS OF OUR CITY TO KEEP MIDLOTHIAN BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. >> NEXT SPEAKER IS MARY MARTIN.
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IS MARY HERE? WE HAVE NO OTHER SPEAKERS TWO SIGNED UP, DO WE? IS THERE ANOTHER SPEAKER HERE? DOLLY HARRIS, D A LLE, I BELIEVE THAT IS IT.THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP TO US BY A GROUP THAT IS WORKING UNDER THE RAILROAD OPERATIONS AND THAT IS GOING TO BE THE CRUX OF OUR DISCUSSIONS.
COUNCIL WILL BE GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION HERE AT THE END OF OUR REGULAR SESSION AND WE WILL BE DISCUSSING WHAT ACTION WE PLAN TO TAKE. I ASSURE YOU WE ARE AWARE OF THE CITIZENS VIEW POINT ON THIS. THANK YOU.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
THE NEXT ITEM IS CONSENT AGENDA, ALL MATTERS UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE AND WILL BE HANDLED BY A SINGLE VOTE UNLESS SOME COUNCIL MEMBER WISHES TO PULL AN ITEM OUT.I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE NOTE THAT COUNCILMAN JUSTIN COFFMAN WHO CURRENTLY HAS COVID IS ON THE PHONE AND IS ACTIVELY IN THE SESSION REMOTELY SO HE CAN PARTICIPATE AND VOTE.
SO TOO I HAVE A MOTION FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA?
>> VOTE TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.
>> MOVED TO APPROVE, SECONDED, PLEASE VOTE.
JUSTIN, IF YOU WILL GIVE A SURE VOTE.
THANK YOU. IT PASSES SEVEN-ZERO.
COUNCILMAN MILLER WILL HELP ME REMEMBER TO GET JUSTIN IN THE
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CONVERSATION SO I APPRECIATE HIM.I OPEN PUBLIC HEARING ITEM 2021 —- 398 CONDUCT TO THE PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2021-2022 ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGETS FOR THE CITY OF MIDLOTHIAN.
CHRIS. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
THIS IS OUR PUBLIC HEARING ON THE BUDGET AS IT IS PRESENTED TO YOU IN YOUR PACKET WE HAVE MADE ALL OF THE CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN DIRECTED FOR US TO BE MADE IN THE PREVIOUS COUNCIL MEETINGS AND WORKSHOPS. SO RIGHT NOW AND YOU CAN FIND IT ON THIS, IN YOUR PACKET, IT LOOKS LIKE THIS AND HAS SOME GREEN AND WHITE AND PAGES HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT NUMBERS ON IT BUT YOU CAN SEE THAT THE BOTTOM LINE RIGHT NOW PUTS US AT A USE OF UNRESERVED BALANCE OF JUST UNDER $1.5 MILLION IN THIS AGAIN REFLECTS THE CHANGES THAT WERE MADE IN THE FIRST WORKSHOP OR THE SECOND ONE AND THOSE INCLUDE REMOVING THE NONPROFITS AND WE DID MAKE ADJUSTMENTS BASED ON CERTIFIED VALUES AND WE ADDED THE BATTALION CHIEF AND WE DID REMOVE SOME CAPITAL ITEMS THAT ARE BEING FUNDED BY THE ESD, I DID AT THE STREET SWEEPER, DID REMOVE THE STATIONARY LICENSE PLATE READER AND DID ADD THE $500,000 IN STREET REHAB SO I THINK THAT SUMMARIZES THE CHANGES IN THE GENERAL FUND THAT HAVE BEEN DIRECTED TO US AT THIS POINT. THE OTHER BUDGETS THUS FAR REMAIN THE SAME AND WE WILL POINT OUT THAT AT YOUR PLACE TONIGHT YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN HANDED A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT NEW BUDGETS. ONE IS TO REFLECT THE MIDTOWN PITS AND AGAIN WE COLLECT THOSE REVENUES THAT ARE IN THAT FUND AND ALSO CONTROL THE EXPENDITURES ONCE THEY ARE REQUESTED BY THE DEVELOPERS SO WE DO HAVE THAT BUDGET IN FRONT THAT WOULD BE ADOPTED ON SEPTEMBER 7 AND WE ALSO PUT IN A NEW ONE OR FAIRLY NEW WHICH IS THE RADIO NETWORK AND AGAIN THIS IS A JOINT VENTURE BETWEEN US, WAXAHACHIE, RED OAK AND, YOU KNOW, WE DO HAVE A LOT OF OTHER SUBSCRIBERS THAT SUBSCRIBE ONTO THE SYSTEM SO THIS OUTLINES THAT BUDGET AND THE REVENUE THAT WE GET FROM THE PARTICIPANTS AND THEN ALSO THE EXPENDITURES THAT WE ARE LOOKING TO SPEND FOR NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET.
SO I THINK ALSO INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET WAS JUST SOME SUMMARIES
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OF WHAT OUR PAY PLAN LOOKS LIKE. WE DID AT A COUPLE SO YOU WILL SEE THOSE IN RED AND THOSE WERE ADDED BASED ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET AND THEN THERE WILL ALSO BE IN THERE BE A CERTIFICATION PAY PLAN WHICH HAS SOME ADDITIONS THAT WERE REQUESTED BY VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS BASED ON THE DIFFERENT CERTIFICATION TYPES THAT THEY SEE IN THEIR PARTICULAR INDUSTRY.SO WITH THAT WE DO STILL, OF COURSE, PROPOSE THE TAX RATE AND WE DID THAT ON AUGUST 10 AND WE ARE HOLDING OUR PUBLIC HEARING ON THE 24TH AND THEY WILL SET TO HOLD OUR NEXT PUBLIC HEARING ON THE BUDGET AND THE TAX RATE ON SEPTEMBER 7 AND THEN ADOPT THE BUDGET AND THE TAX RATE ON SEPTEMBER 7 AS WELL.
WITH THAT I WILL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU
MAY HAVE ON THE BUDGET. >> ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE CITY? I KNOW THE COUNCIL HAD DESIRE TO INCREASE THE CERTIFICATION PAGE, PAY FOR OFFICERS AND THEIR LANGUAGE PAY AND THAT IS IN
THERE, CORRECT? >> THERE IS NO INCREASE BUT THE LANGUAGE PAY, SO YOU WON'T SEE THAT IN THE CERTIFICATION BECAUSE THAT IS A SEPARATE STIPEND ON TOP OF THE CERTIFICATION BUT IT IS STILL IN THERE.
IF AN OFFICER PASSES THE CRITERIA TO GET THAT THERE ARE
ELIGIBLE FOR THAT PAY. >> SO THERE WAS NO INCREASE AS
COUNSEL DESIRED. >> WELL, I DID NOT HEAR ANYBODY GIVE US DIRECTION TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT AND WE HAVE A DOLLAR AMOUNT IN THERE BUT WE HAVE NOT INCREASED IT AND IF THAT IS SOMETHING THE COUNCIL WANTS US TO LOOK INTO NOW ONE THING WE DO HAVE IN THIS BUDGET AS YOU MIGHT RECALL IS A FULL COMPENSATION STUDY AND WE COULD LOOK AT IT AT THAT TIME OR WE COULD LOOK AT CHANGING THE DOLLAR AMOUNT, YOU KNOW, BEFORE SEPTEMBER 7 IF THAT IS SOMETHING THE COUNCIL WANTS US TO LOOK AT.
>> HOW DOES IT LOOK AT- >> DURING THE COMPENSATION ST
STUDY. >> DOES THE STUDY SHOW THE DIFFERENT LEVELS FOR THE LANGUAGE PAY OR IS IT JUST BASE
PAY? >> WELL, IT COULD AND THEY WILL LOOK AT WHATEVER WE WANT SO IF WE WANT TO LOOK AT, WE USUALLY LOOK AT OUR CERTIFICATION PAY LEVELS IN OUR BASE PAY LEVELS ET CETERA AND WE CAN LOOK AT THAT AS WELL AND WE ALSO LOOK AT BENEFITS TYPICALLY, YOU KNOW, INSURANCE COVERAGES AND THINGS LIKE THAT SO AGAIN IT WOULD NOT BE HARD FOR US TO ASCERTAIN WHAT OTHER CITIES ARE DOING. WE COULD ALSO LOOK AT IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS IF YOU WANT TO TRY TO BRING A NUMBER, YOU KNOW BACK IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS AND WE COULD JUST DO A LITTLE MINI SURVEY OUT TO DIFFERENT CITIES AND SEE WHAT THEY ARE PAIN WHICH I BELIEVE WE DID WHEN WE FIRST INSERTED THE PAY AND WE CAN LOOK AT THAT AGAIN. AND THEN ON TOP OF THAT WHAT IS NOT IN HERE EITHER IS ANY KIND OF FTO FOR FIELD TRAINING OFFICER PAY AND THAT IS NOT IN THE CERTIFICATION BUT THEY ARE IN FIELD TRAINING THEY GET ANOTHER STIPEND FOR THAT.
>> I THINK IT WOULD BEHOOVE US TO HAVE ANOTHER WORKSHOP OR DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE CERTIFICATION AND LANGUAGE PAY.
WE TALKED ABOUT THAT BEFORE WHEN I BROUGHT IT UP AND IT SEEMED LIKE THE MAJORITY OF THE COUNCIL WAS IN FAVOR OF THE OFFICERS GETTING INCREASE IN CERTIFICATION PAY AND LANGUAGE PAY AND I THINK WE OWE IT TO THEM TO CARRY THIS FORWARD AND JUST LETTING IT GO BY THE WAYSIDE.
>> I DON'T DISAGREE AND BASICALLY I THINK THE QUESTION MAY COME DOWN TO DO YOU WANT TO ATTEMPT TO REVIEW THAT INFORMATION AND MAKE THAT DETERMINATION AS TO HOW MUCH OF AN INCREASE OR IF AN INCREASE IS WARRANTED IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS OR WE DO WE WANT TO DEFER THAT TO A LINE ITEM REQUEST IN THE BENEFITS AND COMPENSATION PACKAGE STUDY THAT IS ABOUT TO
TAKE PLACE? >> AFTER TODAY IS THAT POSSIBLE THAT THAT WOULD CHANGE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022 OR NOT?
>> YEAH, IF WE ADOPT AND FOR MOST OF THE TIME WE PUT ANY KIND OF PAY CHANGES INTO THE NEXT FUTURE BUDGETS BUT THERE IS NOTHING THAT KEEPS THE COUNCIL FROM COMING BACK AND INCREASING THAT AT THAT TIME. NOW, WHAT I WANT TO MAKE CLEAR IN SO YOU SAID CERTIFICATION PAY AND LANGUAGE PAY SO RIGHT NOW WE HAVE, WE HAVE OUR CERTIFICATION PAY PLANT LISTED AND THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS LIFTED BUT WE HAVE A CAP OF 2400 A YEAR AND THAT IS CITYWIDE SO THAT, THAT ONE COULD BE SIMPLE AS JUST RAISING THAT
TOTAL AMOUNT. >> I THINK THAT WOULD BE BEST.
>> BUT AGAIN THE LANGUAGE PAY IS NOT INCLUDED, THAT'S A WHOLE SEPARATE ONE THAT DOES NOT GO TOWARDS THAT 2400-DOLLAR CAP SO IF WE RIGHT NOW IF WE WANTED TO CHANGE THAT CAP WE COULD DO THAT
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AND WE HAVE THE SET OF VACATIONS IN HERE THAT IF THEY HAD THOSE THEY COULD GET A HIGHER AMOUNT PER YEAR THAN THE 2400 AND THAT IS ALWAYS BEEN LOOKED AT AGAIN ONE OF THE COMPENSATIONS THAT WE'VE ALWAYS TRIED TO COMPARE AND SEE WHERE WE LAND CITYWIDEON THAT. >> SO BASICALLY WHAT I AM HEARING IS WE CAN AFTER THE CONVERSATION STUDY IS DONE DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT WE NEED TO MAKE A THIS YEAR FISCAL BUDGET CHANGE OR POTENTIALLY INCREASE TO THOSE.
>> YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I AM HEARING AS WELL.
>> YES, WE CAN CHANGE THAT AT ANY TIME.
THERE IS NOTHING, THERE'S NOTHING THAT GLUES US FROM DOING IT ANY TIME DURING THE YEAR IF WE WANT CHANGE THE DOLLAR AMOUNT
OF PAY. >> WELL RIGHT NOW THE NUMBERS WILL JUST BE BEST GUESS AND IF WE DO THE STUDY THEN THEY WILL
BE EXACT, EXACT -ISH. >> YEAH.
>> SO I WOULD RATHER WAIT FOR THE STUDY AND THEN GO FROM
THERE. >> YEAH, WE WILL LOOK AT THE OVERALL CERTIFICATION PAY PLAN IS AND OURS IS A 2400 AND IF HE COMES BACK TO MOST CITIES ARE AT 3600 OR SOME OTHER NUMBER WE WOULD HAVE THAT INFORMATION AS FAR AS WHAT THE CAP IS.
>> SO THEN I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR IT BUT BASICALLY I GUESS THAT IS WHAT WE ARE GETTING AT. IF WE COULD JUST GUARANTEE OR WHOEVER REQUESTED THAT IS REVIEWED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPENSATION STUDY THEN I THINK WE ARE GOOD TO MOVE FORWARD IS.
>> I APOLOGIZE. I THOUGHT THAT IS WHAT WE WERE DOING IS DURING THE CONVERSATION WE WOULD LOOK AT THAT TOTAL AMOUNT AS FAR AS WHAT THAT CAP IS SO I APOLOGIZE IF I
MISUNDERSTOOD A. >> MY RECOLLECTION, CHRIS, IS THAT WE GAVE NOTE RECOLLECTION FOR ANY INCREASES.
WE TALKED ABOUT IT BUT WE DID NOT COME TO A CONCLUSION SO MY MEMORY AND CERTAINLY I DID NOT INDICATE TO YOU FOR ADJUSTING,
DO YOU HAVE COMMENTS ON THIS? >> I WAS ON THE DAY THAT WE WOULD WAIT AND THEN COME BACK AND I DO AGREE THAT THEY WILL ADDRESS AND I WOULD RATHER WAIT TO REPORT BACK [INAUDIBLE]
>> SO NO, DIRECTION OF THE CITY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE STUDY AND SOMEWHERE WE WILL HAVE A WORKSHOP.
>> SO HARDLY THE LANGUAGE PAY WE CAN LOOK AT IS THERE OR I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS ANYTHING BUT WE CAN LOOK AT CERTIFICATION PAYS AS A TOTAL AND WE GOT THE LANGUAGE PAY AND WE CAN ALSO LOOK AT FTO STIPEND PAY BECAUSE THAT IS ANOTHER STIPEND THAT WE OFFER SO WE CAN LOOK AT THOSE PIECES MOVING FORWARD.
>> SOUNDS GOOD TO ME. >> I THANK YOU HAVE AGREEMENT FROM COUNCIL AND IF YOU WOULD MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT.
ANY OTHER, WE ARE STILL IN THE, WE ARE NOT IN THE DISCUSSIONS HERE BUT WE ARE STILL AN OPEN SESSION.
DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER, ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I WILL TAKE A MOTION. SECOND, PLEASE VOTE.
JUSTIN, YOUR BOAT IS? >> I VOTE YES.
>> PUBLIC SESSION IS CLOSED, 70 DISCUSSION, COUNSEL OR DO I HAVE A MOTION? THERE IS NO ACTION FOR IT OKAY, I'M SORRY. WE MOVE ON.
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FOR NOW ON THE REGULAR AGENDA ITEM 2021 —- 399 CONSIDER AND ACT UPON AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND INTERLOCAL BOUNDARY AND THE TJ AGREEMENT ADJUSTING THE CURRENT AND ULTIMATE BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY OF MIDLOTHIAN'S E TJ AND CORPORATE LIMITS BETWEENMIDLOTHIAN AND WAXAHACHIE. >> THANK YOU.
IF YOU RECALL BACK IN JULY OF THIS YEAR WE HAD A ZONING CASE THAT CAME BEFORE US WHERE A PORTION OF THE PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS AND THE OTHER PORTION WAS LOCATED WITHIN WAXAHACHIE E TJ AND DURING THAT TIME THERE IS MUCH DISCUSSION ON REGULATIONS, HOW THE PROPERTY WOULD BE GOVERNED IN THE FUTURE REGARDING BILLING PERMITS, TEXTING ET CETERA ET CETERA.
WE BEEN WORKING WITH THE DEVELOPER OF THE CITY ALSO CITYF WAXAHACHIE AND WE APPROACH THEM ON DOING AND EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION BOUNDARIES SWAP WITH THEM.
WE HAVE DONE A PREVIOUS, WE'VE DONE A SIMILAR SWAP WITH EACH TJ, NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE. WITHIN THIS PROPOSED SWAP WE ARE PROPOSING THAT THE CITY OF MIDLOTHIAN TRANSFER APPROXIMATELY 66.76 ACRES OF E TJ TO THE CITY OF WAXAHACHIE IN EXCHANGE OF APPROXIMATELY 58.68. THIS WOULD HELP CLEAN UP IN THEIR VERY PROPERTIES AROUND FM 75 OR HALF THE PROPERTIES WERE LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF MIDLOTHIAN E TJ AND THE OTHER
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HALF LOCATED IN THE CITY OF WAXAHACHIE E TJ.THE CITY STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS PROPOSED REQUEST WE DEFINED THAT THIS WILL MAKE THINGS MORE CONSISTENT WITH THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES IN THAT AREA WHERE THE E TJ SWAPS WILL OCCUR AND THIS ITEM IS SCHEDULED TO GO BEFORE THE CITY OF WAXAHACHIE ON SEPTEMBER 7 FOR THEIR CITY COUNCIL. AND THE STAFF IS ALSO
RECOMMENDING APPROVAL. >> JUST ON UNDERSTANDING THE RIGHT TRACK, IS THAT THE HUNTER GLASS, BODY GLASS, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WENT THROUGH, THE SHADED YELLOW RIGHT THERE?
>> RIGHT FROM A PORTION OF THAT IS.
>> JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE. >> ABORTION IS RIGHT HERE AND THE OTHER HALF, THIS PORTION RIGHT HERE IS ACTUALLY REZONED SO WE ARE GETTING THIS PROPERTY IN THE ADJOINING PROPERTIES, AS YOU CAN SEE, OUR CITY'S E TJ INC. PORTION OF EACH ONE OF THESE OTHER LOTS. AND JUST FOR YOUR OWN NOTICE THERE HAS BEEN A PETITION FOR VOLUNTEER PETITION ANNEXATION OF
THIS LOT RIGHT HERE. >> I WILL MAKE A NOTE TO THE CITIZENS AT THAT COUNSEL WOULD HARTSON HAS RECUSED HIMSELF FOR REASONS THAT HE IS CONNECTED WITH THE ITEM AT HAND.
HE WILL RETURN. >> IT WILL BEAT WITH THE CITY OF MIDLOTHIAN AND THAT'S OF LETTER ITEM AGENDA, NOT TONIGHT BUT
IT'S THE ETJ STOP. >> YES, SIR.
I HAVE NO ISSUES TO SPEAK OF. >> YEAH, COULD YOU CLEAR
[INAUDIBLE] >> MOVE TO APPROVE.
>> SECOND STUDENT MOTION APPROVED, SECOND.
JUSTIN DO YOU VOTE? THE ITEM PASSES, SIX-ZERO.
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ITEM 2021 —- 400 CONSIDER AND ACT UPON A REQUEST TO ALLOW FOR DIRECT RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY ACCESS ONTO FM 875 RELATING TO THE DEVELOPING OF OF APPROXIMATELY 5.4 ACRES FOR A SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL USE OUT OF THE EDWARD SURVEY ABSTRACT NUMBER 340. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 3421IN REGARD TO 6.14.3 OF THE SUBDIVISION REGULAR IN ORDER FOR A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOT TO GET ACCESS TO AN ARTERIAL ROAD OF A CERTAIN WIDTH OR GRID OR THE AREA HAS TO GO BEFORE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION'S OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR PERMISSION FOR THAT DRIVEWAY ACCESS.
THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF FM 875, DIRECTLY EAST OF FM 663 AND THEY ARE REQUESTING FOR ONE DRIVEWAY ACCESS POINT ONTO FM 875 WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THOSE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES OF WHAT THEY HAVE DONE AS WELL TRADE STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: THAT THE FINAL DRIVE APPROACH STANDARD CONSTRUCTION DETAILS, THAT THE DRIVEWAY PLACEMENT SHALL BE APPROVED, THE FINAL DERBY PLACEMENT SHALL BE APPROVED BY THE CITY ENGINEER PRIOR TO DEVELOPMENT, AND ALL NECESSARY PERMITS FOR ACCESS FROM TEXTILE ART OBTAINED IN THOSE CONDITIONS ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE OTHER CONDITIONS THAT WE'VE HAD FOR DRIVEWAY ACCESS AS WELL. I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AT
THIS TIME. >> MY ONLY QUESTION IS ASIDE FROM MEETING ALL THE, YOU KNOW, DRIVEWAY REQUIREMENTS FOR APPROACHES ET CETERA ET CETERA WHAT WOULD BE THE CITY'S INTEREST IN THE PLACEMENT OF THE DRIVEWAY ON THE PROPERTY?
>> WE WOULD WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT-IN GENERALLY FOR A PROPERTY WHEN THEY DO DRIVEWAY ADDING FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS ON THE FM 835 OR SIMILAR ROADS WE DO LOOK FOR PROPERTIES ADJACENT TO IT AND MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS ENOUGH SPACE, 150 FEET SPACING BETWEEN DRIVEWAYS ON THE SAME SIDE OF THE ROAD, WE LOOK ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE LINED UP WITH ANY OTHER DRIVEWAYS THAT MAY EXIST AND OTHER THINGS THAT WE ARE ALSO, WE ALWAYS TRY TO CONSIDER IF THERE IS A WAY THAT WE CAN HAVE INDIVIDUALS SHARE A DRIVEWAY CONNECTION ESPECIALLY ON THESE MAJOR ROADS AND WE TRY TO DO THAT.
WE DO THAT A LOT WITH OUR NONRESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AND IT'S A LOT MORE DIFFICULT TO THAT WITH THE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT WHEN THERE IS ONE LOT VERSUS TWO LOTS.
WE BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT A PORTION ON [INAUDIBLE] BUT FOR THIS PROPERTY WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT SINCE IT'S ONLY ONE LOT AND THEY ARE NOT SUBDIVIDING IT.
>> I HAVE ONLY ONE OTHER QUESTION SO PLEASE ALLOW THE
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LEEWAY. IN YOUR OPINION IS THIS SOMETHING IN RESIDENTIAL CAPACITY THAT WE COULD FIND A WAY TO DEFER BACK TO JUST A REVIEW RATHER THAN BRINGING SOMETHING LIKE THIS, A CITIZEN HAVING TO COME BEFORE PNC ANDCOUNSEL BEFORE A DRIVEWAY. >> YES, DEAFLY CAN HAPPEN IF COUNSEL GOES AHEAD AND PROVES THAT.
>> THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS, A MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.
>> MOTION TO APPROVE AND SECONDED.
>> I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM THAT WE ARE PROVING TODAY.
>> AS PRESENTED I VOTE YES. >> ITEM PASSES SEVEN-ZERO.
THANK YOU, JUSTIN. ITEM 2021 —- 401 CONSIDER AND
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ACT UPON A PROPOSED REVISION TO THE HUMAN RESOURCES POLICY MANUAL TO AUTHORIZE A MENTAL HEALTH LEAVE POLICY OR PEACE OFFICERS FOR CITY OF MIDLOTHIAN WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED A TRAUMATIC EVENT IN THE SCOPE OF EMPLOYMENT AS REQUIRED BY SENATE BILL 1359 AND ACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE ON SEPTEMBER FIRST, 2021.>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. THIS IS ANOTHER IN A SERIES OF POLICY REVISIONS THAT WE WILL BE DOING HERE IN THE FUTURE.
THIS ONE SPECIFICALLY APPLIES TO MENTAL HEALTH POLICY FOR LICENSED POLICE OR PEACE OFFICERS AND THAT WOULD INCLUDE ANY LICENSED POLICE OFFICER WE HAVE ON STAFF AS WELL AS WE HAVE THREE PEACE OFFICERS IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
TWO OF WHICH ARE LICENSED FOR OUR CITY AND I AM NOT SURE ABOUT THE THIRD ONE IF THE CITY HE WORKS FOR PRIMARILY IN THAT CAPACITY COVERS HIM BUT TO LET YOU KNOW THE FULL POPULATION OF THE GROUP THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT.
THIS PARTICULAR POLICY DOES HAVE SOME PARAMETERS AROUND IT THAT ARE A LITTLE MORE STRINGENT THAN THE LAST ONE WE LOOKED AT.
THIS ONE, PRIMARILY, THE PRIMARY RESPONSE ABILITY FOR THE REQUEST COMES FROM THE POLICE OFFICER IF THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED A TRAUMATIC EVENT THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO REQUEST THAT IN A TIMELY MANNER. IT CAN BE SOMETHING THAT IS RECOMMENDED BY A SUPERVISOR AFTER A TRAUMATIC EVENT.
IF THERE IS NOT A COMPELLING REASON TO DENY THE LEAVE THEN THE REQUESTING OFFICER IS AUTOMATICALLY ENTITLED TO THREE DAYS OR 24 HOURS OF MENTAL HEALTH LEAVE AND THEN THERE IS A MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF MENTAL HEALTH DAYS THAT WILL BE 10 DAYS OR 80 HOURS PER IDENTIFIED TRAUMATIC EVENT.
ANY ADDITIONAL LEAVE BEYOND THAT 10 DAYS WILL REQUIRE THEM TO USE THEIR SICK LEAVE. OR IF IT IS COVERED BY WORKERS COMP THAN THEY WOULD BE COVERED BY WORKERS COMPENSATION.
SO I WILL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS.
IT IS EFFECTIVE AS OF SEPTEMBER ONE, 2021 SO.
>> MOVED TO APPROVE. DO YOU HAVE A COMMENT?
>> I WOULD THINK IT'S A GREAT POLICY TO BE WORKING ON.
>> YEAH, MENTAL HEALTH IS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE.
>> I SECONDED. >> MOTION MADE, AND SECOND MADE.
>> I VOTE YES. >> ITEM PASSES SEVEN-ZERO.
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AT THIS POINT WE ARE GOING TO AT 6:39 WE WILL BREAK INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AND WE WILL RETURN FROM THE SESSION AND THEN COVER THE LAST TWO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.PART OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION WILL BE TALKING WITH LAWYERS ON LEGAL MATTERS. SO WE WILL BE BACK.
>> GO AHEAD AND READ THAT PROVISION.
>> I'M SORRY, THE CITY COUNCIL WILL CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS OF, SECTION 55, 55-POINT CONSULTATION WITH CITY ATTORNEY AND THEN SECTION 551.072 REAL ESTATE, WALNUT GROVE, 301 WEST AVENUE F AND 211
WEST AVENUE F. >> AND ONE MORE.
>> AND ONE MORE? ALSO LEGAL CONSULTATION WITH THE
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CITY ATTORNEY TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING LAND-USE MATTERS AS IT RELATED TO A PROPERTY ZONED AG GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF MIDLOTHIAN PARKWAY AND FM 1387. I BELIEVE THAT IS THE RANDY DEB PROPERTY.>> GOOD EVENING, IT IS 7:39 AND WE HAVE RETURNED, THE COUNCIL RETURNS FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION. COUNCILMAN COFFMAN STILL WITH US REMOTELY. FIRST, COUNSELOR MILLER WILL READ SOMETHING AND THEN I WILL MAKE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS.
>> I MOVE-AND TAKE OTHER ACTIONS RELATING TO THE PURCHASE OF TRACKS SIX AND SIX PE FOR THE SOUTH WALNUT GROVE PROJECT.
>> DO WE HAVE A SECOND. >> SECOND.
>> I VOTE YES. >> ITEM PASSES SEVEN-ZERO.
ON THE ITEM DEALING WITH THE, WE CONSULTED WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY AND STAFF REGARDING THE LAND THAT IS BEING USED FOR PROPERTY AND WE DIRECTED STAFF TO PROCEED ACCORDINGLY WORKING WITH THE LAWYERS AND SEE WHAT OUR OPTIONS ARE AND PROCEED ACCORDINGLY WITH THE COUNCIL'S DIRECTION. WE HAVE TWO AGENDA ITEMS LEFT.
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ITEM 2021 —- 402 CONSIDER AND ACT UPON AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AN ISSUANCE AND SALE OF CITY OF MIDLOTHIAN TEXAS GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, SERIES 2021 PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF SAID BONDS, APPROVING THE OFFICIAL STATEMENT, PROVIDING EFFECTIVE DATE AND PROVIDING ALL OTHER MATTERS RELATED THERETO.>> YES, AND WE DO HAVE ANDREW FRIEDMAN HEAR FROM SAM CHO AND WE DID HAVE THE BOND SALE TODAY AND WE DID HAVE FAVORABLE RATES THAT CAME IN AND HE WILL GO THROUGH THOSE FOR BOTH THE GEO AND THE CO BONDS THAT ARE THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM AND I KNOW THAT IN YOUR REPORT THEY RECEIVED FROM CHRIS ON FRIDAY YOU ADVISE THAT WE DO HAVE AN INCREASE IN OUR BOND RATING IN OUR BOND RATING HAS BEEN THE SAME SINCE 2014.
THAT DID HELP WITH OUR INTEREST RATES THAT WE RECEIVED SO WITH THAT I WOULD JUST INTRODUCE ANDREW AND LET HIM GO THROUGH
THOSE RATES. >> GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL NUMBERS FOR ANDREW FRIEDMAN WITH SAM CO. ALONG WITH MARK AND MY PARTNER WE HAVE THE PLEASURE OF SERVING AS YOUR FINANCIAL ADVISORS. WE HANDED OUT QUICK PRESENTATION FOR YOU ALL WHILE YOU WERE IN AN EXECUTIVE SESSION DETAILING THE RESULTS OF THE BOND, AND SEO SALE PRAYED I WILL COVER THEM TOGETHER IN THIS ITEM AND I KNOW THIS IS PARTICULAR TO THE GEO BONDS THAT THEY WERE PRICED TOGETHER AS AND ALLUDED TO, CITY WAS UPGRADED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SEVEN YEARS TO A DOUBLE A+ CREDIT RATING. THAT IS ONE NOTCH BELOW AAA, THE HIGHEST GRADE RATING ATTAINABLE AND WE ARE ON PARITY NOW WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WITH THAT DOUBLE A+ RATING AND THAT HELPS US TO GENERATE THE LOWEST INTEREST RATE POSSIBLE AND THE INEVITABLE QUESTION IS HOW MUCH BETTER TO BE PRICED THEN WE WOULD HAVE AT THE AA AND A LITTLE HARD TO SAY BUT I WOULD SAY ANYWHERE FROM THREE-FIVE BASIS POINTS GENERALLY IS WHAT WE ARE BENEFITING BY VIRTUE OF INCLUDING, OF GETTING THAT UPGRADE. I'VE INCLUDED THAT RATING REPORT THAT YOU MAY HAVE ALREADY SEEN BUT I WOULD CERTAINLY SUGGEST YOU READ IT. IT REFERENCES OF THE RADIOMETRIC THAT STANDARD IS LOOKING AT THE ECONOMY, WEALTH PER CAPITA AND THOSE SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS HAVE THE HEAVIEST WEIGHTING OF THAT CREDIT RATING AND SO THAT IS ONE OF THE MAIN DRIVERS THAT IS CAUSED THIS RATING UPGRADE, THE WEALTH PER CAPITA AND JUST GENERAL ECONOMIC IMPROVEMENT WITHIN THE CITY IS WHAT IS DRIVING THAT CREDIT RATING. YOU WILL SEE A NUMBER OF THINGS WITHIN THAT REPORT REFERENCING A VERY STRONG ECONOMY, VERY STRONG MANAGEMENT, MEANING POLICIES THAT HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED AND YOUR STAFF, UNDER CHRIS AND ANNE AND THE ENTIRE TEAM'S LEADERSHIP TO HIT YOUR BUDGET, TO EXCEED YOUR BUDGET, TO MAINTAIN AND MEET THOSE FINANCIAL POLICIES THAT YOU ARE SETTING OUT SO JUST VERY STRONG MANAGEMENT THAT IS BEING BROUGHT TO THE TABLE TO
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HELP BRING ALL OF THAT IN CULMINATION AND THAT DOUBLE A+.THE FIRST PAGE THOUGH JUST GOING OVER YOU ALL HAVE SEEN THIS AND KNOW THIS FROM DECISION-MAKING THE GEO BONDS $14,165,000 FOR VARIOUS PROPOSITIONS PASSED AND WE HAD RUN INTEREST RATES CONSERVATIVELY 2.75% LOCKING IN INTEREST RATES BASED ON PRICING TODAY AT 1.88%, 20 YEARS FIXED. THAT IS THE AVERAGE INTEREST RATE OF THE FINANCING AND IT IS THE SAME FOR THE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION ALSO 20 YEARS AND SO, THROUGH THAT WE ARE SAVING AN ADDITIONAL 3,000,700 AND I'M SORRY, $3,979,000 IN INTEREST AGAINST WHAT WE BUDGETED CONSERVATIVELY GOING INTO THAT ON THE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION AND 3,000,002 AND $70000 IN INTEREST ON THE GEO BONDS FROM WHERE THOSE BUDGETED NUMBERS WERE. BY VIRTUE OF THOSE INTEREST RATES COMING IN LOWER SAVING THE TAXPAYERS DOLLARS AND AGAIN BASED ON OUR CONSERVATIVE BUDGET GOING INTO THESE BOND SALES SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. AGAIN THE BOND AND CERTIFICATE SALES FIT WITHIN THE TAX RATE IMPACT ANALYSIS THAT WE USED AS A PLANNING DOCUMENT WITH CITY STAFF GOING THROUGH THIS SO WE ARE HITTING ALL OF THE TAX RATES AND BUDGET DEADLINES AND FIGURES THAT WE HAVE BEEN PLANNING ON OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS SO THIS FITS WELL WITHIN WHAT WE WERE EXPECTING WE DID VERY WELL IN THE MARKET AND YOU ALL SHOULD BE VERY PROUD OF THE CREDIT RATING AND WITH YOUR APPROVAL THIS EVENING FOR BOTH BONDS AND THE COO'S WE WOULD BE LOOKING FOR FUNDING ON SEPTEMBER 16 FOR THE FULL AMOUNTS DELIVERED TO THE CITY'S PROJECT FUNDS TO COMPLETE THESE PROJECTS SO I AM HAPPY TO TURN THIS OVER TO YOU ALL FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE BUT VERY HAPPY TO SEE OUR CREDIT RATING UPGRADE AND TO LOCK IN THESE GREAT INTEREST
RATES WHILE WE HAVE THEM. >> GENTLEMEN.
>> DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? >> SECOND.
>> PLEASE VOTE. JUSTIN, YOUR VOTE?
>> I VOTE YES. >> ITEM PASSES SEVEN-ZERO BUT ANDREW, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE.
>> ABSOLUTELY. >> ITEM 2021 —- 403 CONSIDER AN
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ACT UPON, AND ACT UPON AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE CITY OF MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS, COMMENDATION TAX AND REVENUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATIONS, SERIES 2021 AND APPROVING VARIOUS DOCUMENTS RELATED TO SUCH CERTIFICATES OFOBLIGATION. >> HE ALREADY PRESENTED THE
NUMBERS. >> OKAY SO-ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? I TAKE A MOTION.
>> MOVED TO APPROVE. >> MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> ITEM PASSES SEVEN-ZERO. WITH THAT I WILL TAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. BOAT PASSES SEVEN-ZERO.
THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR YOUR ATTENDANCE AND PATIENCE.
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