[Call to Order, Invocation, and Pledge of Allegiance. ]
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>> GOOD EVENING. IT IS 6:00 P.M. TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 7TH. I NOW CALL THE SESSION OF THE MIDLOTHIAN CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER.
COUNCIL MEMBER SIBLEY WILL LEAD US IN THE INVOCATION AND THE
PLEDGES PLEASE. >> LET'S PRAY.
HEAVENLY FATHER WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY AND WE THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO COME TO THIS COUNCIL FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
THE COMMUNITY NEEDS THE BEST DECISIONS MADE.
SOMETIMES WE DON'T ALWAYS AGREE BUT WE GET TOGETHER.
AND WORK FOR THE CITY. WATCH OVER US LORD AND WATCH OVER THIS COUNTRY. WE ASK IN JESUS' NAME, AMEN.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
>> A HOB HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE.
TEXT, 1 STATE UNDER GOD. ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
THE NEXT ITEM, 2021-411 IS FOR CITIZENS TO BE HEARD.
CITIZENS WISH TO BE HEARD SHOULD HAVE SUBMITTED A FORM BY NOW.
WE HAVE TWO SPEAKERS SIGNED UP. IF MR. HOLDEN AND MS. HEALY.
I WILL LET Y'ALL SPEAK AT THE APPROPRIATE AGENDA ITEM, WHICH
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WILL BE THE SECOND ITEM. SO AT THIS TIME, WE WILL GO TO THE PUBLIC HEARINGS. OPEN ITEM 2021-412.CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2021-2022 ANNUAL OPERATING BUILDINGS FOR THE CITY OF MIDLOTHIAN. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
TONIGHT THIS IS OUR SECOND PUBLIC HEARING.
WE HAD THE LAST ON THE BUDGET ON THE 24TH.
SO THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITIZENS TO SPEAK TO YOU REGARDING THE BUDGET AND ANSWER QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
LATER ON IN THE AGENDA, WE WILL ACT TO APPROVE OR DENY IT BUT THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE COUNCIL. SO WITH THAT.
COUNCIL, ANY ITEMS OR QUESTIONS BEFORE WE? THERE'S NO ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN ON THIS ITEM BY THE WAY.
SO DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTS THEY WISH TO MAKE?
>> WITH THAT, I WILL TAKE A MOTION TO
>> MOTION TO CLOSE. >> SECOND.
>> MOTION MADE TO CLOSE, SECONDED PLEASE VOTE.
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ITEM PASSES 7-0. ON THE NEXT ITEM, WE WILL LET CHRIS PRESENT, THE SPEAKERS AND COUNCIL WILL HAVE OUR QUESTIONS AFTER THE SPEAKERS. OPEN ITEM 2021-413 CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2021-2022 TAX RATE AND SCHEDULE AND ANNOUNCE THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE OF THE MEETING TO ADOPT THE TAX RATE.JUST LIKE THE BUDGET. THIS IS THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE TAX RATE. THE AS YOU'RE AWARE, WE'RE PROPOSING A 67.5 TAX RATE THIS FISCAL YEAR.
LATER ON IN MEETING IS THE OFFICIAL ACTION TO ADOPT THE BUDGET. BUT THIS IS A REQUIRED PUBLIC HEARING FOR YOU TO HEAR FROM THE CITIZENS REGARDING THE TAX RATE.
THE FIRST SPEAKER IS MR. ANTHONY HOLDEN.
>> YEAH. SO, GIVE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS AND I WILL GIVE YOU THREE MINUTES AND 30 SECOND WARNING.
>> GREETINGS, EVERYBODY, I AM PRETTY NEW TO US.
I OWN THE CABIN ON SKINNER ROAD AND 3654, BIG LOG CABIN.
>> YOUR NAME, PLEASE. >> ANTHONY HOLDEN.
>> BASICALLY WHAT I WANTED TO COME ADDRESSES EVER SINCE I LOVED HERE, IT SEEMS MY PROPERTY TAXES HAVE CONTINUALLY GONE UP EVERY SINGLE YEAR. I DON'T SEE ANY BENEFIT FROM IT.
YOU KNOW WE'VE GOT AN INFLUX OF, THERE'S NEW BUILDINGS GOING UP EVERYWHERE. THERE'S TONS OF NEW NEIGHBORHOODS. SO IF WE HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE
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COMING IN, WHY IS IT ALWAYS THE FIRST STEP OF THE GOVERNMENT TO INCREASE TAX RATES ON THE POPULOUS.EVERY SINGLE PERSON HERE HAS A BUDGET THEY HAVE TO LIVE WITHIN.
I AM JUST AGAINST INCREASING PROPERTY TAXES.
AND SO, PART OF IT IS JUST FOR INFORMATION.
PART OF ME COMING HERE IS TO FIND OUT WHERE I CAN FIND OUT WHERE THE BUDGET IS, WHAT THE BUDGET MONEY GOES TO, HOW IT'S SPENT. BASICALLY A SELF AUDIT OF THE CITY TAXES. YOU SOY. THAT'S IT.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU APTH ANTHONY, DOES ANYBODY ON COUNCIL WISH TO RESPOND? I WILL MAKE THIS ONE NOTE, THE TAX RATE IS THE SAME AND PROPERTY VALUES GOING UP. WE'RE A GROWING CITY WITH SERVICES AND WE WERE VERY FLAT LAST YEAR.
BUT IT'S THE VALUATION OF THE PROPERTY IS WHAT DRIVES YOUR
PROPERTY TAXES. >> I WOULD VOTE THE BUDGET IS ON
THE CITY WEBSITE. >> SOMEBODY CAN HELP YOU WITH THAT. LISA HEALY PLEASE.
ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL, ANY COMMENTS? OR QUESTIONS? OR A MOTION.
>> SECOND. >> MOTION TO CLOSE, SECONDED, PLEASE VOTE. ITEM PASS SAYS 7-0.
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REGULAR AGENDA ON THE FIRST AGENDA ITEM 2021-414, WE WILL BE TAKING TWO VOTES COUNCIL MEMBER COFFMAN WILL RECUSE HIMSELF AND SO WE'LL VOTE FIRST WITH ALL SEVEN OF US AND HAVE A SECOND VOTE WITH JUST THE SIX OF US. 2021-414 CONSIDER AND ACT UPON AN ORDINANCE BY A RECORD VOTE TO ADOPT THE FISCAL 2021-2022 ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET AND PLAN FOR INITIAL SERVICES FOR THE ENSUING FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST, 2021, AND THEN IN SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2022, IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE IN PARAGRAPH 102. APPROPRIATE MONEY TO A SINKING FUND TO PAY INTEREST AND PRINCIPLE ON THE CITY'S INDEBTEDNESS AND REPEAL AND CONFLICT ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS INCLUDING SEVER ABILITY CLAUSE AND ESTABLISHMENTOF EFFECTIVE DATE. >> MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THIS IS BASICALLY THE CONCLUSION OF THE BUDGET PROCESS.
AS YOU WILL SEE, ALL OF THE APPROPRIATED FUNDS WE'RE APPROVING TONIGHT INCLUDING THE GENERAL FUND, UTILITY FUND, 4 A, 4 B, YOU CAN SEE THOSE LISTED, MAYOR AS YOU STATED, WE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOTION SEPARATE AND EXCLUDE THE SENIOR CITIZEN FUND AND ALSO THE SENIOR CITIZEN TRANSFER FROM THE GENERAL FUND SINCE MR. COFFMAN SITS ON THAT BOARD.
SO AS YOU STATED WOULD TAKE TWO VOTES FOR THAT REASON.
OTHER THAN THAT, EVERYTHING IS AS WAS PRESENTED IN YOUR PACKET AND DISCUSSED PREVIOUSLY. WE CAN OBVIOUSLY ANSWER QUESTIONS YOU HAVE REGARDING THE BUDGET AT THIS TIME.
>> I WILL TAKE A MOTION PLEASE. >> SECOND.
>> MOTION TO APPROVE AS IS WITHOUT THE SENIOR CITIZEN AND
PLEASE VOTE. >> ROLL CALL VOTE.
>> OH, IT'S ROLL CALL VOTE. I'M SORRY.
NOW WE WOULD NEED A SEPARATE MOTION TO APPROVE THE SENIOR CITIZEN FUND AND TRANSFER TO THE SENIOR CITIZEN FUND.
>> I WILL MAKE THAT MOTION. >> SECOND.
>> MOTION TO APPROVE THE SENIOR CITIZEN AND SECONDED ROLL CALL VOTE.
>> ITEM 2021-414 PASSES IN TOTAL.
THANK YOU. ITEM 2021-415, CONSIDER AND
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ACCOUNT UPON AN ORDINANCE A RECORD VOTE OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY OF MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS, ASSESSING THE AD VALOR EMTAXES FOR THE CITY OF MIDLOTHIAN FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2021-2022 AT $.380002. FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS AND $.294998 FOR INTEREST AND SINKING FUNDS FOR TOTAL OF $.675. SPECIFICALLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF WHICH SAID TAXES MAY BE EXTENDED AND DIRECTED THE ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION THEREOF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES RESOLUTIONS INCLUDING SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND ESTABLISH EFFECTIVE DATE.THIS WOULD ADOPT THE TAX RATE TO FUND THE BUDGET THAT WAS JUST APPROVED. THAT TOTAL IS 67 POINT FIVE CENTS. THE MAYOR CORRECTLY READ THE MNO AND SINKING FUND SPLIT. THIS TAX RATE DOES REPRESENT NO CHANGE FROM THE TOTAL OF 7.5. HOWEVER I WANT TO POINT OUT DUE TO THE CALCULATION OF THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE, IT IS EFFECTIVELY A 3.66% INCREASE AND AS SUCH THAT IS WHY THE MOTION HAS TO BE READ SPECIFICALLY AS PRESENTED IN YOUR AGENDA PACKAGE.
WITH THAT, I WILL BE GLAD TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.
>> CAN YOU RECAP THAT STATEMENT THAT YOU JUST SAID.
>> YEAH WE HAVE TO DO TWO CALCULATIONS.
NO NEW REVENUE AND VOTER APPROVED.
THE NO NEW REVENUE TAKES PROPERTIES ONLY ON THE TAX ROLLS FOR BOTH YEARS. AS VALUES GOING UP, THAT RATE GOES DOWN. IF VALUES WERE TO GO DOWN.
THAT RATE WOULD GO UP. WHEN YOU EXCEED THAT NUMBER, YOU HAVE TO MAKE A STATEMENT YOU'RE INCREASING PROPERTY TAXES EVEN IF THE RATE, THE TOTAL RATE IS STAYING THE SAME.
SO, THAT, THOSE ARE THE TWO, WE ARE NOT EXCEEDING THE VOTER-APPROVED RATE. WE'RE STAYING UNDER THAT RATE.
BUT DOESN'T MATTER. IF YOU EXCEED EITHER ONE, YOU
HAVE TO MAKE THE STATEMENT. >> WE WOULD HAVE TO LOWER THE TAX RATE ANNUALLY TO COMPENSATE FOR MARKET CONDITIONS FOR PROPERTY VALUES. IS THAT CORRECT?
>> I THINK IT'S PRETTY GOOD AND PRETTY INTERESTING WE'RE SUCH A RAPIDLY GROWING CITY AND I BELIEVE THIS BUDGET ADDRESSES A LOT OF INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS, AND WE JUST, THE VOTERS JUST APPROVED A BOND AND OBVIOUSLY WITH THE AMOUNT OF INFLATION THAT'S TAKEN PLACE AND THE EXPENSES ARE GOING UP, WE'RE STILL ABLE TO KEEP THE TAX RATE THE SAME.
I THINK IT'S A GOOD BUDGET AND TAX RATE IN MY OPINION.
>> ANY COMMENTS? MAYOR PRO TEM MILLER WILL READ.
>> I MOVE THE PROPERTY TAX RATE BE INCREASED BY THE ADOPTION OF TAX RATE OF .675 WHICH EFFECTIVELY IS A 3.66% INCREASE
IN THE TAX RATE. >> THIS WILL BE A RECORD VOTE BUT IT'S ALSO A 60% VOTE. SO IT REQUIRES FIVE OF US TO PASS THE MOTION. WE NEED A SECOND.
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YES. >> ITEM 2021-416, CONSIDER AND TAKE A SEPARATE VOTE TO RATIFY A PROPERTY TAX REVENUE INCREASE AS REFLECTED IN THE FISCAL YEAR OF 2021-2022 ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET WHEN COMPARED TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2020-2021 ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET. THIS BUDGET WILL RAISE MORE TOTAL PROPERTY TAXES THAN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET BY $1,589,976, WHICH IS A 5.02% INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR'S BUDGET AND OF THAT AMOUNT, $1,465,319 IS TAX REVENUE TO BE RAISED FROM NEW PROPERTY ADDED TO THE TAX ROLL THIS YEAR.
>> COUNCIL, THIS IS JUST A DIFFERENT CALCULATION.
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SO THE LAST ONE DEALT WITH TAX RATES AND BASICALLY THE EFFECTIVE RATE. THIS DEAL IS IN DOLLARS.SO AS YOU READ, THE TOTAL INCREASE IN DOLLARS IS THIS JUST SHY OF $1.6 MILLION. THE VAST MAJORITY, THIS 1.465 IS NEW VALUE. NEW HOMES AND BUSINESSES ET CETERA. MAKES UP THE 1.46 OF THAT NUMBER. YOU HAVE TO, THIS DOES NOT HAVE TO BE A ROLL CALL VOTE BUT WE HAVE TO RATIFY THIS INCREASE BY AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE. WITH THAT, I WILL BE GLAD TO
ANSWER QUESTIONS. >> I GUESS AND HELP ME IF I'M WRONG HERE, BY THOSE NUMBERS, IT WOULD APPEAR THE NEW GROWTH IS BASICALLY PAYING FOR THE INCREASE.
>> YEAH, THERE'S A LOT. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT $120,000 DIFFERENCE IN REVENUE. THAT WAS FROM EXISTING VALUE.
>> BEING00. >> JUST -- THE RAISING THE TAXES DOESN'T EFFECT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE ALREADY IN THE CITY.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT NEW HOMES AND NEW BUSINESSES.
>> WELL, THERE'S SOME INCREASE ON NEW AND IT'S PROPERTY BY PROPERTY. WHEN SOMEBODY GETS THEIR TAX BILL, IT WILL DEPEND ON THEIR INDIVIDUAL VALUE.
>> I UNDERSTAND. THERE IS SOME INCREASE ON EXISTING VALUE. THERE'S NO QUESTION ABOUT THAT.
THERE IS AN INCREASE IN DOLLARS FROM EXISTING PROPERTIES.
>> OKAY. WITH THAT, I WILL TAKE A MOTION.
>> I MOVE TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.
>> MOTION TO APPROVE AND SECONDED.
AND THIS WILL BE A SIMPLE MAJORITY, PLEASE VOTE.
CHRIS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND I WOULD LIKE TO SAY AN EXCELLENT JOB BY CITY STAFF THIS YEAR RELATIVE TO THE BUDGET AND THE
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GENERAL OPERATIONS OF OUR CITY. ITEM 2021-417, CONSIDER AND ACT UPON RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE MIDLOTHIAN ECONOMIC CORPORATION TO APPROVE A PROGRAM AND EXPENDITURES OF UP TO $8,000 RELATED TO THE CAREER CENTER AND OUTLINED IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE AGREEMENT WITH NAVARRO COUNTY.>> GOOD EVENING. MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
THIS IS A DIFFERENT ITEM WE ARE BRINGING FORWARD.
WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE VALUE AND WHY WE'RE BRINGING THIS BEFORE COUNCIL. THIS IS A STATE REQUIREMENT THAT CITY COUNCIL IS THE AUTHORIZING ENTITY.
THIS IS A NEW PROGRAM WE HAVE NOT HAD COUNCIL APPROVAL OF BEFORE. THE MONEY WILL BE PULLED FROM OUR BUILDING THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE.
SO, YOU KNOW TO DO A QUICK OVER VIEW OF THE PROGRAM, THIS IS SALES TAX DOLLARS THAT ARE BEING USED FOR JOB TRAINING FACILITIES ULTIMATELY WILL HELP IN THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY.
WE THINK THIS IS A GREAT PROGRAM.
ONE THAT WILL TARGET GROWING THAT PIPELINE.
SO THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT REALLY TARGETS PEOPLE GETTING INTO THAT INDUSTRY SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO GROW THROUGH OTHER PROGRAMMING THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
WITH THAT, IF THERE'S QUESTIONS, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER.
>> MOTION TO APPROVE AND SECONDED, PLEASE VOTE.
>> ITEM PASSES 7-0. >> THANK YOU, KYLE.
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>> THANK YOU KYLE. >> AT THIS TIME, THE COUNCIL WILL CONVENE TO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS, SECTION 551.072, REAL ESTATE WALNUT GROVE RIGHT-OF-WAY. AFTER THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.
COUNCIL
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.