[2026-300 Conduct a public hearing and consider and act upon an ordinance amending the development and use regulations of Planned Development District No. 174 (PD-174) to allow for a detached accessory building located at 3352 S. Wyatt Road. (Z10-2026-028). ]

CONSIDER AN ACT UPON AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE DEVELOPMENT USE REGULATIONS OF PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 174 TO ALLOW FOR A DETACHED ACCESSORY BUILDING LOCATED AT 3352 SOUTH WYATT ROAD. DANIEL, WELCOME. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. DANIEL HUMBERT, SENIOR PLANNER, TO PRESENT. THIS REQUEST IS TO AMEND A 29 ACRE PD FOR INDUSTRIAL USES DESIGNATED AS INDUSTRIAL ON THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP FOR AN ACCESSORY STRUCTURE FOR THE EXISTING GERDAU FACILITY. PROPERTY WAS ANNEXED IN 1997 AND REZONED TO PD IN 2025. THE PROPOSED STRUCTURE WILL REQUIRE VARIANCES TO EXCEED THE ACCESSORY HEIGHT ALLOWANCE, ALLOW IT TO BE VIEWED FROM PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY, AND ALLOW SHIPPING CONTAINERS TO BE LOCATED ON A PROPERTY MORE THAN 90 DAYS. THIS AMENDMENT IS NOT CHANGING THE INTENDED USE, SO THE REQUEST IS COMPATIBLE WITH SURROUNDING ZONING AND LAND USES. THE REQUEST IS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BY MAINTAINING INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, SUPPORTING LOCAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, AND CONTRIBUTING TO A DIVERSE AND SUSTAINABLE EMPLOYMENT BASE.

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THE STRUCTURE WILL BE LOCATED ON THE EASTERN REAR SIDE OF THE BUILDING. STAND 23FT HIGH, SECURED TO A CONCRETE PAD AND CONSISTS OF 240 FOOT LONG, 80 FOOT WIDE AND 8.5FT HIGH SHIPPING CONTAINERS WITH A STEEL ARCH SPANNING 40FT BETWEEN THEM. THE PROPOSED ACCESSORY IS A REWORK STATION, WHICH IS A STRUCTURE FOR CORRECTING MINOR DEFECTS AND QUALITY CONCERNS ON BEAMS. THERE WERE CONCERNS WITH THE EXISTING ON SITE OPERATIONS THAT ARE OCCURRING WITHIN WYATT ROAD, AND TO ADDRESS THIS, STAFF HAS ADDED THE CONDITION THAT ALL OPERATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF THE PROPERTY SHALL BE CONFINED TO THE BOUNDARIES OF THE PROPERTY, AND SHALL NOT OCCUR WITHIN ANY PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. STAFF DOES NOT SUPPORT THE VARIANCES FOR PERMANENT STORAGE CONTAINERS, AS THEY ARE ONLY ALLOWED IN THE CODE, WITH A SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR A MAXIMUM OF 90 DAYS, AND THERE WILL BE NO ADDITIONAL SCREENING TO MITIGATE VISIBILITY FROM HIGHWAY 67. STAFF ALSO DOES NOT SUPPORT THE HEIGHT VARIANCE, AS THE PROPOSED STRUCTURE IS MORE THAN DOUBLE THE TEN FOOT MAXIMUM HEIGHT ALLOWANCE. IF APPROVED, STAFF RECOMMENDS THE FOLLOWING DESIGN STANDARDS FOR THE SHIPPING CONTAINERS TO REMAIN ESTHETIC AND MAINTAIN A NEWISH APPEARANCE. 26 OR 26 NOTICES WERE MAILED OUT TO SURROUNDING PROPERTY OWNERS. A SIGN WAS PLACED ON THE PROPERTY AND NOTICE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS PUBLISHED IN THE CITY NEWSPAPER AND STAFF HAS RECEIVED ONE EMAIL IN OPPOSITION. YOU'LL NOTICE THE SHAPE OF THIS NOTIFICATION MAP BEING DIFFERENT FROM THE LOCATION MAP, AND THIS IS BECAUSE THE PD IS A 29 ACRE PORTION OF THE PARCEL, WHICH IS THE 95 ACRES YOU SEE HERE. IN THE INTEREST OF PROVIDING BETTER TRANSPARENCY, WE MAILED NOTIFICATIONS BASED ON THE FULL 90 OR 95 ACRE TRACT. EXCUSE ME.

THANK YOU. DANIEL. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THE PUBLIC HEARING WITH NO PUBLIC INPUT? I'LL TAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. MOVE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. MOTION MADE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING BY MAYOR PRO TEM, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CHESHIRE. PLEASE VOTE. ITEM PASSES 7 TO 0. IF THE APPLICANT IS HERE AND WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A PRESENTATION, THAT WOULD BE A GOOD TIME. OR YOU CAN STAND FOR QUESTION IF NEED BE. I DON'T SEE WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A PRESENTATION OR JUST BE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS? OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD. COUNCIL QUESTIONS OF STAFF OR THE APPLICANT CLERK. I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS, BUT ONE OF THEM DIDN'T COME UNTIL YOU GAVE US THAT PRESENTATION. I WANT TO CIRCLE BACK TO THAT LANGUAGE THAT ALL THEIR OPERATIONS HAVE TO HAPPEN WITH INSIDE THEIR PREMISES. WOULDN'T THAT BE THE CASE NOW? SO IS THERE PD CURRENTLY ALLOW THEM TO OPERATE OUTSIDE OF THAT SPACE? IT'S SILENT. PD IS SILENT ON ANY OPERATIONS OUTSIDE OF THEIR THEIR PARCEL. IS THERE ANY TYPE OF CITY ORDINANCE THAT. I MEAN IT'S A CITY STREET. SO THEM OPERATING ON THAT STREET, I MEAN WE CAN JUST GO ENFORCE THEM NOT PARKING THOSE SEMIS ON THERE COULDN'T WE? BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, I MEAN THAT IS SOMETHING WE SHOULD ADD TO IT. BUT THAT IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THIS SITE. YEAH. AND I THINK WE MIGHT HAVE TO GET A NO PARKING DESIGNATE THAT AS A NO PARKING AREA IN ORDER FOR THEM TO PARK, LOAD THEIR MATERIALS, SECURE THE MATERIALS, ETC. OKAY, BUT WE COULD DO THAT, I BELIEVE. OKAY. OTHER THAN THAT, I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. I JUST MY STATEMENT IS I WAS HERE WHEN THIS CAME THROUGH THE FIRST TIME. IT GOT SOME VARIANCES BACK THEN. I DON'T AGREE WITH THE CURRENT VARIANCES. AND THEY'RE RIGHT NEXT TO THE HILLWOOD DEVELOPMENT, WHICH IS A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT. I DON'T THINK THIS WOULD LOOK VERY GOOD NEXT TO IT. OKAY.

YEAH. I MEAN A FEW QUESTIONS. CAN YOU GIVE ME A LITTLE CONTEXT ABOUT WHAT IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING ON WARD ROAD? I MEAN, DOES ANYONE KIND OF HAVE STAFF THAT MIGHT BE DIRECTED TO YOU AS FAR AS THE PARKING? JUST I'M WRAPPING MY HEAD AROUND THAT AS WELL. SO THESE ARE THEY'RE CREATING LARGE BEAMS MAINLY FOR SOLAR SOLAR FARMS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO A LOT OF THE TIMES THE TRUCKS ARE PULLING OFF ONTO WHITE ROAD AND SECURING THE LOAD. I THINK THEY'RE PROBABLY STACKING ON THAT ROAD TO WAIT TO GET IN, THINGS LIKE THAT. SO THEY'RE THERE. AND YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE BEEN DOWN WHITE, BUT IT'S NOT A VERY WIDE ROAD.

SO IT TAKES ONE TRUCK TO REALLY MESS UP TRAFFIC AND THINGS LIKE THAT ON THERE. SO I THINK IT'S JUST IMPEDING TRAFFIC AND STUFF WITH THEM LOADING AND STACKING. OKAY. AND THIS ONE MIGHT BE GEARED MORE TO THE APPLICANT. SO OBVIOUSLY YOU RECEIVED INPUT FROM STAFF, YOU KNOW, PROVIDING ADDITIONAL SCREENING ON THE STRUCTURE. SO WHAT OPTIONS HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED SINCE HEARING THAT FEEDBACK FROM STAFF. DO YOU MIND COMING FORWARD TO THE TO THE MICROPHONE? YEAH. SO AGAIN, JUST WHAT OPTIONS HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED WHEN IT TALKS ABOUT ADDITIONAL SCREENING? WE

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HAVE NOT REALLY CONSIDERED THAT ONE. SO OKAY. AND THEN OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, I'M SEEING THE STRUCTURE NEEDS TO BE 22.85FT TALL. ARE THERE ALTERNATE DESIGNS THAT WOULD BRING IT A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TO WHAT WE WOULD CLASSIFY AS THE ACCESSORY BUILDINGS ACCORDING TO OUR CODE? I MEAN, WE'RE JUST THE THE EXAMPLE HE'S SHOWN WAS THE MAIN THING WE'VE CONSIDERED SO FAR. NOTHING OUT. I MEAN, NO, BUT WE'RE OPEN TO WHATEVER, WHATEVER WE NEED TO DO. SO I, IF I MAY ADD, WE DO NOT STACK OR LOAD ON WIRE ROAD EVER. OKAY. OUR FORKLIFTS DO NOT LEAVE AND GO ON WIRE ROAD. WELL, I DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S YOUR I'M SORRY. I DON'T THINK IT'S YOUR FORKLIFTS. I THINK IT'S THE TRUCKS COMING IN AND THE TRUCKS EXITING. THEY'RE THEY'RE LOADING. WE ADDRESSED THAT ABOUT 2 OR 3 MONTHS AGO. OKAY. WE ACTUALLY HAD THE POLICE SHOW UP BECAUSE IT WAS A PROBLEM, BUT WE'VE ACTUALLY HIRED AN EXTRA PERSON TO MANAGE THE TRUCK. SO THAT GREAT THAT JUST WE'VE ADDRESSED IT. THANK YOU. ANNA. SO THIS IS AN ARCHED ROOF AND THEN YOU'RE PUTTING CONTAINERS UNDERNEATH IT. NO, IT'S LIKE TWO CONTAINERS. LIKE IMAGINE THESE ARE THE CONTAINERS. THERE'S LIKE AN ARCHED COVERING TO SPAN THE GAP BETWEEN THE TWO. BASICALLY TO PROTECT FROM SUN AND WEATHER. OKAY. AND THERE YOU GO. OH, IT'S ON TOP OF THE CONTAINERS. YEAH. IT'S JUST LIKE A COVER SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A WORKSTATION UNDERNEATH THAT'S PROTECTED. AND SO THEN YOU'RE STORING STUFF UNDERNEATH THE ARCH. YES.

OKAY. OKAY. AND THE, THE IDEA OF THIS BEING ENCLOSED. SO DOES IT LOOK SO TERRIBLE? IS THAT IS, IS THERE A REASON IT CAN'T BE ENCLOSED OR. WE JUST REALLY DIDN'T. THIS IS THE MOST ECONOMICAL OPTION WE HAVE. OKAY. IT'S VERY COMMON IN, IN OUR INDUSTRY IN OTHER PLACES. SO THAT WAS OUR FIRST, FIRST IDEA. RUSS SO IT'S LIKE A SHED, LIKE IT'S NOT CLOSED ON THE END, RIGHT? YEAH, IT'S OPEN AGAINST THE BUILDING AND THEN IT'S OPEN LIKE A COVERED PORCH OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. OKAY. SO IT'S NOT, I MEAN, I GUESS THAT'S THE BIGGEST CONCERN I HAVE IS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AN ACCESSORY BUILDING AND I DON'T THINK IT'S A BUILDING. IS THERE A CONCRETE FOUNDATION UNDER IT? THERE WILL BE. SO IT'S GOING TO BE A PERMANENT CONCRETE FOUNDATION. BUT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TWO SHIPPING CONTAINERS WITH SOME METAL ON TOP OF IT TO MAKE A ROOF, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE COMPLETELY OPEN, WHICH MEANS ANYTHING STACKED IN THERE WORKED ON IS GOING TO BE VISIBLE FROM THE 67 RIGHT AWAY AS YOU'RE COMING UP, BECAUSE THE WAY IT FACES IS. YEAH, I WOULD IMAGINE IT IS. YEAH. SO I MEAN, I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH YOU GUYS ADDING ON AN ACCESSORY BUILDING. I JUST DON'T FIND THAT THIS MEETS THE DEFINITION OF, OF BUILDING. SO I THINK THAT'S THE CHALLENGE FOR ME. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR STAFF OR. WAYNE. YEAH, I HAVE ONE. OBVIOUSLY YOU SAID THAT THE TRAFFIC ON WHITE ROAD HAS BEEN AT LEAST LOOKED INTO MAYBE INSTRUCTIONS TO TRUCKERS OR WHATEVER. RIGHT. HAS THERE BEEN MUCH MORE? I HAVEN'T BEEN OUT THERE SINCE THAT'S BEEN DONE. I WAS OUT THERE WHENEVER THEY WERE JUST LINING UP AND, AND I COULD UNDERSTAND THE COMMUNITY.

PEOPLE THAT LIVE OUT THERE COULD NOT GET IN AND OUT. I DIDN'T LIKE IT TRYING TO COME TO WORK EVERY DAY. SO YOU WERE HAVING TROUBLE GETTING INTO THE PROPERTY? I WAS, YES. SO HAS THAT BEEN IMPROVED OR. YEAH, I, I WOULD CONSIDER IT NOT A PROBLEM AT ALL ANYMORE. WE'VE COME UP WITH A COUPLE DIFFERENT WAYS TO ADDRESS THAT. SO, SO I WOULD, I WOULD INVITE YOU TO COME BY ANY TIME AND I WOULD NOT EXPECT YOU TO SEE ANYTHING LIKE THAT. AGAIN. I JUST WANTED SOME CLARITY. YEAH. ANYBODY ELSE QUESTIONS. COMMENTS. NO MOTIONS. MAKE A MOTION TO DENY.

SECOND MOTION TO DENY ON THE TABLE BY THE MAYOR. PRO TEM SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WEAVER.

PLEASE VOTE. AND APPLICATIONS DENIED 7 TO 0. ON TO OUR SECOND PUBLIC HEARING OF THE EVENING

[2026-301 Conduct a public hearing and consider and act upon an ordinance amending the development and use regulations of Planned Development District No. 109 (PD-109) adopting a detailed site plan, elevations, and a landscape plan for Lot 3, Block 1, Harvest Hill Addition. The property is located south of Harvest Hill Drive and east of Fawn Drive. (Z20-2026-059)]

IS 2026 301 CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING. CONSIDER AN ACT UPON AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE DEVELOPMENT AND USE REGULATIONS PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NUMBER 109 ADOPTING A DETAILED SITE PLAN, ELEVATIONS AND LANDSCAPE PLAN FOR LOT THREE. BLOCK ONE HARVEST HILL ADDITION PROPERTIES LOCATED SOUTH OF HARVEST HILL DRIVE AND EAST OF FAWN DRIVE. DANIEL. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR A 2.51 ACRE UNDEVELOPED LOT DESIGNATED AS NEW TOWN ON THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A DETAILED SITE PLAN

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TO ADD ONE ADDITIONAL BUILDING TO THE CURRENTLY APPROVED THREE AND THE EXISTING SITE PLAN.

REVISE THE BUILDING SIZES AND ELEVATIONS AND ADD TWO MONUMENT SIGNS. ANNEX. IN 1997, THE PROPERTY WAS REZONED TO PD FOR COMMUNITY RETAIL USES. IN 2002, IT WAS AMENDED TWICE IN 2018 FOR RESTAURANTS, GROCERY STORE AND DRY CLEANER USES. IT IS WORTH NOTING THAT THE BUILDINGS ARE LABELED GENERAL, PROFESSIONAL AND THE EXISTING PD, SO THIS AMENDMENT IS NOT CHANGING INTENDED USES AND THEREFORE IS COMPATIBLE WITH SURROUNDING ZONING AND LAND USES. THE REQUEST IS CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BY PROVIDING ADDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND PLACING PROFESSIONAL USES NEAR RESIDENTIAL AREAS CONSISTENT WITH THE NEW TOWN MODULE CONCEPT. THE AMENDMENT INCREASES THE DEVELOPMENT FROM THREE 450 SQUARE FOOT BUILDINGS TO FOUR 5536 SQUARE FOOT BUILDINGS, INCREASING TOTAL BUILDING AREA FROM 12,150FT■S TO 21, OR 22,144FT■S. OTHER NOTABLE DETAILS INCLUDE TWO ADDITIONAL MONUMENT SIGNS ON THE FRONTAGES AND BUILDING HEIGHT AND PITCH CHANGES AS WELL. THE BUILDINGS WOULD CHANGE FROM A 20 FOOT HIGH FLAT MANSARD DESIGN TO HIP TOWER ROOFS REACHING 28FT AND SEVEN INCHES. THE ELEVATIONS ALSO REPLACE THE CURRENT PD, SMALLER AWNINGS AND STOREFRONT GLAZING WITH LARGER PROJECTING CANOPIES AND SMALLER PUNCHED WINDOWS. THE APPLICANT PROPOSES TWO ADDITIONAL MULTI-TENANT MONUMENT SIGNS, BRINGING THE TOTAL ON THE SITE FROM 2 TO 4.

THEY'RE FOUR FEET TALL, INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED AND IDENTICAL TO THE ONES CURRENTLY APPROVED IN THE PD. ALL LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN MET AND THE DEVELOPER WILL AID IN BUFFERING ALONG RIGHT OF WAY, AND THE ADJACENT RESIDENTIAL LOTS FOR SCREENING.

THIS SIX FOOT TALL MASONRY WALL INDICATED HERE. INDICATED IS REQUIRED FOR RESIDENTIAL ADJACENCY AND EXISTING, AND THE DUMPSTER INDICATED WILL BE ENCLOSED PER CODE REQUIREMENTS HERE AND HAVE OPAQUE DOORS FACING AWAY FROM RESIDENTIAL LOTS. FOR TEXAS LAW COMPLIANCE, A SIGN WAS PLACED ON THE PROPERTY. NOTICE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS PUBLISHED IN THE CITY NEWSPAPER, AND 24 NOTICES WERE MAILED OUT TO SURROUNDING PROPERTY OWNERS, WITH NO CORRESPONDENCE HAVING BEEN RECEIVED. P AND Z RECOMMENDED APPROVAL BY A VOTE OF 6 TO 0, AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST DUE TO THE FOLLOWING REASONS. THANK YOU.

I'M OPEN TO QUESTIONS AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE AS WELL. THANK YOU. DANIEL, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC SIGNED UP TO SPEAK KIM WAYNES? MR. WEEMS, YOU WANT TO COME FORWARD? DON'T WANT TO SPEAK. I'VE NEVER SEEN YOU. I'VE NEVER SEEN YOU TURN DOWN THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. SO GO AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF WHETHER OR NOT YOU'RE IN THE CITY. KIM WAYANS, I LIVE JUST OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS AT STEEPLECHASE COURT. THE DOCTOR'S GROUP THAT'S HERE TODAY. THEY'RE CLIENTS OF MINE THAT CAME HERE. WAS IT 6 OR 7 YEARS AGO? AND OPENED UP A PRACTICE AND PLEASED TO SEE THEM WANTING TO CONTINUE TO GET MORE INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY HERE WITH THE BUILDING OF BUILDINGS, I CAN STATE AS A LOCAL COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE BROKER, I'VE GOT A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF PROFESSIONALS WANTING TO OWN SPACE, WHETHER IT BE A 2500 SQUARE FOOT SPACE OR A 5000 SQUARE FOOT SPACE. AND THIS GIVES THAT OPPORTUNITY TO A LOT OF, OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE THAT DESIRE AND, AND JUST EXCITED ABOUT THAT FOR OUR, FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL AND MAYOR, NO OTHER SPEAKERS, NO OTHER SPEAKERS. I'LL TAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. SECOND MOTION MADE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. COUNCILMAN CHESHIRE SECONDED BY MAYOR PRO TEM WICKLIFFE. PLEASE VOTE. PUBLIC HEARING CLOSES 7 TO 0.

IF THE APPLICANT IS HERE AND WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, YOU'RE WELCOME TO OR JUST ANSWER QUESTIONS AS THEY AS THEY ARISE. COME ON UP IF YOU DON'T MIND, INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND MAKE ANY PRESENTATION YOU'D LIKE. OR YOU CAN JUST ANSWER QUESTIONS EITHER WAY. PERFECT. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. I'M BRADLEY CAMPBELL, I'M THE CIVIL ENGINEER ON THIS PROJECT. WE ARE PROPOSING FOUR BUILDINGS AT 5500 SQUARE FOOT. I BELIEVE DANIEL PRESENTED IT QUITE WELL.

THE ONLY ADDITION. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TWO NEW MONUMENT SIGNS AS THE TWO EXISTING SIGNS ARE ALREADY 100%ZED BY THE EXISTING BUSINESSES, AND WE'RE TRYING TO GET SOME NEW SIGNAGE FOR THE NEW BUSINESSES OPEN TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY

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MUCH. COUNCIL. QUESTIONS OF THE APPLICANT OR STAFF, CASEY. YEAH, JUST REAL QUICK, THIS IS MORE GEARED TO STAFF. OBVIOUSLY, YOU HAD THAT ONE SLIDE THAT SHOWED THE BLUE EXISTING MASONRY WALL THERE ON THE BACKSIDE. YOU KNOW, WITH IT BEING SO CLOSE TO THOSE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES, WE'RE ALL STILL COMFORTABLE WITH THE EXISTING WALL THAT'S IN PLACE, MEANING THAT IT'S KIND OF INCREASING HEIGHT TO A CERTAIN EXTENT. COULD YOU REPEAT THE LAST PART? JUST LIKE YOU HAVE AN INCREASE OF HEIGHT ON THE FRONT SIDE OF IT, ARE YOU STILL COMFORTABLE WITH THE SIX FOOT MASONRY WALL ON THE BACKSIDE OF IT? YEAH, IT'S IT IS A MEETING CODE REQUIREMENTS. IT'S MEETING CODE REQUIREMENTS AT THIS POINT. I GOTCHA. AND THEN ANY CONCERNS. OBVIOUSLY ADDITIONAL OFFICE SPACE YOU KNOW WITH PARKING. ARE WE PRETTY MUCH WE FEEL COMFORTABLE ABOUT THAT AS WELL.

COMFORTABLE WITH THAT AS WELL. OKAY. THANK YOU SIR. HANNAH. MINE WAS ABOUT THE MASONRY WALL AS WELL. SIX FOOT NOT IT'S SIX FOOT RIGHT. WHATEVER IT SAYS SIX MASONRY WALL. THAT'S SIX FEET CORRECT. YES. OKAY. I MEAN THAT'S OKAY. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE. IS IT POSSIBLE TO DO THE LANDSCAPES. THEY'RE THEY'RE SHRUBS. DO WE KNOW HOW TALL THOSE ARE? IS IT POSSIBLE TO MAYBE PUT TREES BACK THERE? JUST THEY'RE GOING FROM 6FT TO 28 FOOT BUILDING. SO THAT'S THAT'S MY ONLY THOUGHT ON THIS. EVERYTHING ELSE LOOKS FINE TO ME, BUT EXCEPT THAT. ARE YOU SAYING LIKE A PEER REVIEW CONDITIONALLY WITH THAT? WELL, I'M ASKING, CAN WE BEEF UP THE LANDSCAPING? ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT LANDSCAPING ALONG THE BACK OR ON BETWEEN THE HOUSES AND THE BUILDING? AT LEAST THEY'RE ON REINDEER. AND DAVID'S SNEAKING UP TO. YEAH.

HI. GOOD EVENING, DAVID HIRST. I DO LIVE IN THE CITY, AND I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF AND REPRESENTING THE APPLICANT. THE SIX FOOT MASONRY WALL IS EXISTING. THAT'S THE WALL THAT'S BEEN THERE FOR SOME TIME. SO THE WALL IS NOT NEW. THE BUILDINGS ARE SPACED QUITE A GOOD WAYS FROM THE WALL, AND THE 28 FOOT IS THE PARAPET OF THE TOP OF THE TOWERS ON THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING. THE BACK OF THE BUILDING IS ACTUALLY NOT ANY TALLER THAN WAS ALREADY PROPOSED TO BE IN THE ORIGINAL PD. JUST SO YOU KNOW, THERE ALSO ARE NO WINDOWS ON THE BACK OF THESE BUILDINGS. THEY WILL ONLY FACE WINDOWS FORWARD WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE ENCAP BUILDINGS, WHICH WILL HAVE SOME WINDOWS ON THE SIDE. SO THE TREES COULD BE BACK THERE, BUT NO ONE'S GOING TO SEE THEM. AND I DON'T KNOW THAT THEY'RE GOING TO REALLY PROVIDE ANY BENEFIT FOR THE NEIGHBORS ON TOP OF. I JUST THOUGHT IT WOULD LOOK NICER THAN JUST A SOLID BRICK BUILDING GOING RIGHT THERE. I THINK THE APPLICANT IS HAPPY TO ADD MORE TREES IF WE NEED TO, BUT WE HAVE MET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE LANDSCAPE ORDINANCE. DO WE KNOW THE LANDSCAPE BUSHES, WHAT THEY'RE DOING BACK THERE? THEY'LL BE NEW BUSHES THAT WE'LL PUT IN BACK THERE. YEAH. IS IT A MINIMUM OF SIX. YEAH. THOSE THOSE BACK THERE ARE A MINIMUM OF SIX FOOT SHRUBS. LOOKS LIKE LOOK LIKE THEY'RE PROBABLY EIGHT FOOT ON CENTER. I'M NOT I DID NOT SCALE IT OFF OR ANYTHING, BUT THERE'S QUITE A FEW SHRUBS BACK THERE. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. SO MINE HAS MORE TO DO WITH THE ORIGINAL INTENT OF THE ARCHITECTURE VERSUS THE CHANGE IN ARCHITECTURE, WHICH REALLY, WHEN I'M SITTING HERE STARING AT IT, IT'S THE IT'S THE METAL TOWERS. I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT I GUESS WHAT TRIGGERED THAT? BECAUSE I WAS LOOKING AT THE OTHER BUILDINGS ARCHITECTURE AROUND IT AND NONE OF THEM HAVE THAT. SO WHAT TRIGGERED WANTING THOSE METAL PEAKS WHEN EVERYTHING ELSE HAS MORE OF THAT FLAT? I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO CALL IT, BUT HISTORICAL LOOK TO IT, HISTORICAL FRONT. LOOK TO IT. IF I ADDRESS THAT TO THESE ACTUALLY WILL MIMIC EXACTLY WHAT THE RETAIL BUILDINGS LOOK LIKE IN FRONT. IT'S THE EXACT SAME STONE, SAME TOWERS, IT'S THE SAME ARCHITECTURAL LOOK. SO I MOSTLY MEAN, I DON'T I DON'T SEE THAT ON ALDI, NOR DO I SEE IT ON TROPICAL CAFE. YEAH, YOU'LL SEE IT AROUND. SO THERE'S ONE ON T-MOBILE. OKAY. YEAH. IT'S THE SAME ARCHITECTURE, VERY MUCH THE SAME INTENTIONALLY. OKAY. I DIDN'T SEE THE T-MOBILE BUILDING, SO. I THINK THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN MY ONLY QUESTION. I'M NOT A HUGE FAN OF THE DUMPSTER LOCATION, BUT I ALSO SEE HERE ON GOOGLE EARTH, THERE'S ALREADY ANOTHER DUMPSTER ACROSS FROM IT. SO. ROSS. YEAH. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTOOD WHAT I HEARD EARLIER ABOUT THE EXCHANGE ON THE SHRUBS ON THE BACKSIDE. SO THERE'S SIX FOOT SHRUBS THAT WILL BE NEW PLANTINGS. OR ARE THOSE ALREADY EXIST? THOSE WOULD BE NEW.

THEY'LL BE NEW PLANTINGS. SO AND WHEN THEY SAY SIX FOOT SHRUB, THAT'S NOT THE HEIGHT THEY ARE NOW. THAT'S THE HEIGHT THEY GROW. THEY WILL GROW TO THAT. AND THAT'S A SIX FOOT MASONRY FENCE IS EXISTING. RIGHT. SO I JUST FOR ME, I'M LIKE, THAT'S A WHOLE BUNCH OF MONEY IN SHRUBS THAT NOBODY'S EVER GOING TO SEE FROM THE FRONT OR THE BACK. I WOULD LIKE COUNCILWOMAN HAMMOND SAID, YOU KNOW, GET RID OF ALL THOSE SHRUBS. IN MY OPINION, NEXT TO THE SIX FOOT FENCE THAT IS ALREADY A SIX FOOT VISUAL BARRIER AND PLANT A FEW TREES BACK THERE. SO THERE'S AT LEAST TREE CANOPY THAT SOMEBODY MIGHT POSSIBLY SEE FROM THE ROAD OR THE BACKYARD BEHIND YOU. AND I THINK THAT'S A VERY VALID TRADE OFF, EVEN THOUGH IT MAY BE DIFFERENT THAN WHAT OUR CODE SAYS. PLANTING A SIX FOOT SHRUB BEHIND A SIX FOOT MASONRY FENCE ON THE BACKSIDE OF A BUILDING IS KIND OF A WASTE OF MONEY, IN MY OPINION. LET'S AT LEAST GET

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SOMETHING BACK THERE THAT YOU CAN SEE. SO IF THERE'S ROOM BETWEEN THE BUILDINGS AND THE PROPERTY LINE, THE APPLICANT HAS SAID THEY'RE HAPPY TO MAKE THAT CHANGE IF YOU'D LIKE. YEAH.

WHAT I WAS MORE KIND OF DIRECTION FOR STAFF TO IF LIKE THE DISTRICT CODE SAYS YOU GOT TO HAVE ALL THESE SHRUBS BACK HERE. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE CASES WHERE THAT'S SILLY AND LET'S PUT SOMETHING SOMEBODY COULD ACTUALLY SEE. DEFINITELY A BETTER LOOK. YEAH. I JUST HOW FAR FROM THAT FENCE TO THE BACK OF THE BUILDING. YOU SAID IT WAS A GOOD DISTANCE, BUT DO YOU KNOW HOW FAR IS THAT RIGHT. 25, 20, 20FT? YEAH. EVEN WITH MY GLASSES, I COULDN'T READ THE SCALE ON HERE. I JUST WANTED TO FIND OUT HOW MUCH THERE WAS GOOD SPACE BACK THERE. IS THERE? THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE A DRIVE THROUGH OR ANYTHING BEHIND THERE. THERE'S NOT EVEN SIDEWALKS BACK THERE. IT'S JUST ALL GRASS. THAT'S WHAT I WAS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED A FRIENDLY I APOLOGIZE. THE SHRUBS WITH OVERSTORY TREES BEHIND THE BUILDINGS. SHORT TERM MY MEMORY IS YES, I'LL TAKE THAT FRIENDLY AMENDMENT. IT'S. APPROVE AS PRESENTED WITH THE AMENDMENT OF TREES VERSUS SHRUBS ALONG THE SIX FOOT IN BETWEEN THE BUILDINGS AND THE SIX FOOT MASONRY WALL. OKAY. MOTION MADE BY MYSELF, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN HAMMONDS. PLEASE VOTE. AND ITEM PASSES 7 TO 0.

THANK YOU ALL. WHO PRESENTED. OKAY, JUST A NOTE FOR THE NEXT FEW ITEMS. ITEMS AGENDA ITEMS 2020 602 THROUGH 2026 305. FAR MORE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2627 ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET AND TAX RATES CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE. A LOT OF GOOD

[2026-302 Conduct a public hearing regarding the proposed FY 2026-2027 Annual Operating Budgets for the City of Midlothian. ]

INFORMATION THERE. SO WE WILL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 2026 302, WHICH IS TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2627 ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGETS FOR THE CITY OF MIDLOTHIAN. AND THANK YOU, MAYOR. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. SO THIS FIRST PUBLIC HEARING WE HAVE IS FOR THE ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 THROUGH 2027. THIS PROCESS HAS BEEN IN PROCESS SINCE APRIL, AND WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF PUBLIC HEARINGS AND DISCUSSIONS WITH COUNCIL THROUGHOUT JUNE, JULY AND AUGUST, AND CULMINATING WITH THE PUBLIC HEARING THIS LAST PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT IN COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE 102.006. THIS PUBLIC HEARING PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMMUNICATE WITH INTERESTED PERSONS REGARDING THE PROPOSED BUDGETS. BEFORE ADOPTION. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS ANNOUNCED AT THE AUGUST 11TH, 2026 AND AUGUST 25TH, 2026 CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS. ADDITIONALLY, IT WAS PUBLISHED IN THE MIDLOTHIAN MIRROR ON AUGUST 15TH, 2026 AND AUGUST 29TH, 26TH AND IN THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS ON AUGUST 20TH, 2026. AND IT'S CURRENTLY POSTED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE. EMBEDDED IN THIS BUDGET IS A $0.01 DECREASE IN TAX RATE AND. WE DO HAVE ESTIMATES THAT THE AD VALOREM TAX RATE OF $0.64 PER 100 WILL GENERATE $28,637,436 AT A 99% COLLECTION RATE, WHICH, OF COURSE, IS AN ESTIMATE FOR M AND O OR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS, AND $25,815,273 FOR INTEREST IN SINKING OR DEBT.

THAT INCLUDES THE AMOUNTS THAT WOULD BE TRANSFERRED TO THE TOUR'S. WE DO HAVE ATTACHED CHANGE SHEETS FROM THE ORIGINAL BUDGET SHEETS FROM JULY 17TH, 2026 FOR THE FUNDS THAT WERE AFFECTED BY THOSE. AND WITH THAT, I JUST ASK THAT WE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. ANNE. THIS AGAIN, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, NO ACTION TO BE TAKEN ON ITEM 302.

BUT WE DO GIVE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE BUDGET. TAMMY, ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? NO. PUBLIC SPEAKERS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON. 302 AND WE WILL MOVE ON TO 303,

[2026-303 Conduct a public hearing regarding the proposed FY 2026-2027 tax rate, and schedule and announce the date, time and place of the meeting to adopt the tax rate. ]

WHICH IS CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2627 TAX RATE AND SCHEDULE AND ANNOUNCE THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE OF THE MEETING TO ADOPT THE TAX RATE. AND OKAY, WELL, THE TAXING UNIT, WHICH IS THE CITY, MUST HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND PUBLISH A NEWSPAPER AD BEFORE ADOPTING A TAX RATE THAT EXCEEDS THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE OR THE VOTER APPROVED TAX RATE, WHICHEVER IS LOWER. THE TAX RATE DOES EXCEED THE TAX RATE OF 0.604222. SINCE THE

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PROPOSED TAX RATE EXCEEDS THE NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE, THE PUBLIC HEARING REQUIREMENT WAS TRIGGERED, SO THE COUNCIL MAY ADOPT A FINAL TAX RATE EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN THE CURRENTLY PROPOSED TAX RATE OF $0.64. HOWEVER, HOWEVER, IF A HIGHER TAX RATE IS PROPOSED THAN THE TRUTH IN TAXATION, LEGAL NOTICE AND PUBLIC HEARING REQUIREMENTS MUST BEGIN AGAIN. WE DID HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING AT AUGUST 11TH AND AUGUST 25TH COUNCIL MEETINGS. THE NOTICE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE TAX INCREASE MUST BE PUBLISHED IN THE NEWSPAPER AND ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE. THE NOTICE WAS PUBLISHED IN THE MIDLOTHIAN MIRROR ON AUGUST 22ND, 2026.

AUGUST 29TH, 2026 AND IT'S CURRENTLY ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE. THE VOTE TO ADOPT THE TAX RATE IS SCHEDULED AS FOLLOWS. IT'S WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH, SO THAT'S TOMORROW NIGHT AT 5:30 P.M. LOCATED HERE AT MIDLOTHIAN CITY HALL. AND DO YOU HAVE A TAXPAYER IMPACT STATEMENT THAT HAS BEEN PUBLISHED AS WELL? AND THAT COMPARES THE MEDIUM HOMESTEAD TAXABLE VALUE, AND THAT AT THE RATE THAT WE HAD LAST YEAR, THE ESTIMATED PROPERTY TAX BILL FOR A RESIDENT WITH A HOME OF 334,839 WAS. TWO $2,176.45. THE PROPOSED TAX RATE AT $0.64 FOR THE MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD FOR THIS NEXT YEAR, IS ESTIMATED AT 3.374.99, SO THE ESTIMATED TAX BILL WOULD BE 2001 59.99. SO THE MEDIAN HOMESTEAD HOUSEHOLD WILL PAY LESS IN TAXES THAN THEY DID IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR, EVEN THOUGH THE VALUE IS SLIGHTLY HIGHER FOR THIS NEXT YEAR, THE MEDIAN WILL PAY LESS. AGAIN, I GAVE YOU THE M AND O AND THE INS INFORMATION EARLIER AND AGAIN ON THIS ITEM. THERE'S NO OFFICIAL ACTION TO BE TAKEN. IT'S JUST TO CONDUCT THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ANNOUNCE THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE OF THE MEETING TO ADOPT THE TAX RATE. TIME AND PLACE IS RIGHT HERE TOMORROW EVENING AT 5:30 P.M. EXACTLY. ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, SIR? OKAY, I HAVE A QUESTION. I NEED MR. WHITE. MR. WHITE, I NEED YOU TO COME SEE THE CITY SECRETARY. IF YOU WANT TO SIGN UP TO TO SPEAK ON THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM OUT THERE. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF WHAT THE SIGN UP FOR WAS. IF YOU COULD IF YOU COULD GRAB A FORM, WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO HAVE A WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A VOTE ON THE BUDGET HERE IN JUST A MOMENT.

YOU CAN SPEAK AT THAT AGENDA ITEM. OKAY, I CAN'T SPEAK. I'M TELLING YOU, YOU CAN GRAB A FORM. YOU CAN FILL IT OUT TO SIGN UP TO SPEAK FOR THE VERY NEXT AGENDA ITEM. YOU'LL GET TO COME UP AND SPEAK. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE WOULD BE ON THAT MEDIAN.

HOUSEHOLD IN THE PUBLIC SECRETARY. OH, IT WAS PUBLISHED. I JUST DIDN'T READ IT. YEAH.

LET ME GIVE YOU THAT. THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE FOR NEXT YEAR, MR. WHITE. MR. WHITE, IF YOU DON'T MIND, PLEASE, PLEASE, LET'S HOLD THE DECORUM. OKAY. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK PUBLICLY, YOU CAN FILL OUT A FORM AND YOU CAN COME PRESENT IT TO THE CITY SECRETARY.

YOU'LL GET YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AT THE VERY NEXT AGENDA ITEM. OKAY? YES, SIR. THANK YOU.

BUT I'LL BE GLAD TO GIVE THAT INFORMATION. THE MEDIAN HOMESTEAD TAXABLE VALUE. LIKE I SAID EARLIER, WHEN I WAS TALKING ABOUT THE PROPOSED TAX RATE OF 64, THAT VALUES $337,499, WITH THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE OF 0.604722, THEN THE ESTIMATED PROPERTY TAX BILL WOULD BE $2,040.93. OKAY. THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR. SO JUST CLARIFY THAT WOULD BE $120 DIFFERENCE A YEAR. YES. AT THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE, WHICH, YOU KNOW, WOULD BREAK DOWN TO TEN BUCKS A MONTH. RIGHT. THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. AGAIN, PUBLIC HEARING. NO PUBLIC SPEAKERS ON

[2026-304 Consider and act upon an ordinance adopting, by record vote, the FY 2026 2027 Annual Operating Budget and plan for municipal services for the ensuing fiscal year beginning October 1, 2026 and ending September 30, 2027, in accordance with Local Government Code §102; appropriating money to a Sinking Fund to pay interest and principal on the City’s indebtedness; appropriating the various amounts thereof; repealing conflicting ordinances and resolutions; including a severability clause and establishing an effective date. ]

THIS CASE. SO WE WILL MOVE ON TO. LET'S SEE ITEM THREE OF 2026 304. IT'S ON THE REGULAR AGENDA, WHICH IS CONSIDER AND ACT UPON AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING BY RECORD VOTE FISCAL YEAR 2627 ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET AND PLAN FOR MUNICIPAL SERVICES, ENSURING FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST, 2026 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2027, IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL

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GOVERNMENT CODE 102. APPROPRIATING MONEY TO A SINKING FUND TO PAY INTEREST AND PRINCIPAL TO THE CITY'S INDEBTEDNESS. APPROPRIATING THE VARIOUS AMOUNTS THEREOF, REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS, INCLUDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE RATE. AND THANK YOU, MAYOR. AGAIN, THIS IS A RECORD VOTE THAT IS REQUIRED BY THE COUNCIL. WE DO HAVE A REQUEST TO REMOVE AN $170,000, OR $175,000 FROM THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET, TO HAVE A SEPARATE MOTION ON THAT 175. SO THE THERE I HAVE A A SUGGESTED MOTION FOR SOMEONE IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO APPROVE THIS. BUT AGAIN, IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS PARTICULAR AGENDA ITEM, IT BASICALLY STATES THE SAME THING THAT WE HAD ON THE PUBLIC HEARING AS FAR AS THE MEDIAN HOMESTEAD TAXABLE VALUE, THE ESTIMATED PROPERTY TAX BILLS, AND DISCUSSES THE MEETINGS THAT WE'VE HAD, THE TOTAL FOR THE ALL APPROPRIATED FUNDS WITHOUT THE REMOVAL OF THE 175,000, IS $227,497,122. THE MOTION THAT HAS BEEN REQUESTED TO BE SEPARATE WOULD BE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE TOTAL APPROVED FUND APPROPRIATED FUNDS OF $227,322,122. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND WE HAVE A PUBLIC SPEAKER.

YES, YES, ANDREW WHITE. MR. WHITE, IF YOU COME FORWARD, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE, MR. WHITE. AND IF YOU COME FORWARD, IF YOU COULD DIRECT YOUR QUESTIONS TO COUNCIL, AND THEN I WOULD ASK STAFF TO PAY ATTENTION AND LISTEN SO THAT WE CAN GET HIS QUESTIONS ANSWERED HERE IN THREE MINUTES, MR. WHITE. OKAY. WELL, WHEN POLITICIANS ARE TALKING ABOUT TAKING MY MONEY, I DO GET PRETTY PASSIONATE. SO WHAT I WOULD LIKE IS FOR SOMEONE TO EXPLAIN TO ME FIRST, HOW MANY PEOPLE IN MIDLOTHIAN ACTUALLY HAVE A $245,000 HOME? THE SECOND I WANT TO KNOW WHAT MY TAX BILL WOULD BE. IF WE'RE GOING TO USE THE $246,000, WHATEVER IT WAS. MEDIAN VALUE 334. OKAY, I MISUNDERSTOOD MY FAULT. WELL, I DON'T KNOW. TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVE A $340,000 HOME RIGHT NOW. BUT ANYWAY, SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHAT THE NUMBERS ARE FOR THE CURRENT TAX BILL ON THAT HOME, WHAT THE TAX BILL WOULD BE IF WE ADOPT A NO NEW REVENUE, NO NEW REVENUE RATE, AND WHAT THE PROPOSED $0.01 DECREASE WOULD BE. I WANT TO SEE THE THREE BILLS. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTOOD FROM THE PRESENTATION, THERE WERE TWO BILLS PRESENTED. SO THAT'S MY QUESTION IS WHAT WOULD THAT NO NEW REVENUE RATE BILL BE? BECAUSE THAT WAS NOT IN THE PUBLICATION OR THE PUBLISHED MATERIAL, TO MY KNOWLEDGE. SURE.

YES, SIR. OKAY. IT'S ROUGHLY $120 MORE A YEAR PER HOUSEHOLD. WAIT, SAY THAT AGAIN. ROUGHLY $120 MORE A YEAR PER HOUSEHOLD. SO $120 LESS PER YEAR PER HOUSEHOLD. BUT IF THE CITY ADOPTED THE NO NEW RATE, THE TAXPAYER WOULD SAVE MORE MONEY. IS THAT CORRECT? $120. OKAY, SO THIS TELLING THE PUBLIC SEEMS DISINGENUOUS TO SAY WE'RE GIVING YOU A $0.01 DECREASE WHEN YOU ACTUALLY COULD GIVE THEM MORE. SO MY QUESTION IS, COULD WE GIVE TAXPAYERS MORE MONEY BACK IF WE ADOPTED A NO NEW REVENUE RATE? 120, $120? SO THE ANSWER IS YES. WE COULD GIVE TAXPAYERS MORE MONEY BACK IF WE ADOPTED THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE. SO WE'RE TAKING MORE MONEY THAN WHAT WE REALLY NEED. BECAUSE CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, IS THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE. THAT BASICALLY WOULD MEAN WE'RE GOING TO OPERATE ON THE SAME BUDGET PER SE ON THOSE HOME VALUES THAT WE HAD THE PREVIOUS YEAR. IN OTHER WORDS, OUR BUDGET WOULD STAY THE SAME.

IS THAT CORRECT? WE WANT TO GIVE ANY VALUE TO NEW CONSTRUCTION. SAY IT AGAIN. IT GIVES ZERO VALUE TO NEW VALUE ON THE ROLLS THAT WEREN'T ON THE ROLLS PREVIOUS YEAR. AND TO MY UNDERSTANDING AND CHRIS CAN CORRECT ME IF YOU IF WE ADOPTED THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE AND COMPARED APPLES TO APPLES AND DROPPED THE 20% HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION, THEY WOULD ACTUALLY PAY MORE THAN WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE WITH THE NO NEW OR WITH THE PROPOSED TAX RATE AND THE 20% HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION. SO NOW NOW WE'RE GOING IN CIRCLES. NOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A HOMESTEAD

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EXEMPTION. I JUST WANTED TO KNOW BECAUSE THAT WASN'T DISCUSSED. OKAY. HERE'S THE HERE'S MY LAST THING. OKAY. Y'ALL SPEND A LOT OF TIME TALKING ABOUT SHRUBS AND TREES.

I WANT Y'ALL TO TALK ABOUT WHERE'S ALL THE MONEY GOING? YES, SIR. WHY ARE WE OVER BUDGET ON THE POLICE STATION? WHY IS IT NOT FINISHED? THAT'S WHAT I WANT Y'ALL TO TALK ABOUT.

NOT SIX FOOT SHRUBS. THANK YOU. UNDERSTOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT, TAMI. ANY OTHER SPEAKERS? OKAY. COUNCIL QUESTIONS OF STAFF REGARDING THIS, WHICH IS THE BUDGET ITEM.

304. AND CAN YOU RECAP HOW MANY TIMES WE'VE MET AND HOW MANY MEETINGS AND HOW LONG WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS BUDGET? SURE. SO JUST WITH COUNCIL, WE MET ON JULY 17TH WITH THE PROPOSED ANNUAL BUDGET BUDGETS REVIEWED WITH THE COUNCIL. WE HAD OUR FIRST BUDGET WORKSHOP THAT DAY.

WE HAD ANOTHER BUDGET WORKSHOP ON SEVEN. ON JULY 21ST 26, WE HAD ANOTHER BUDGET WORKSHOP ON AUGUST 10TH, 2026. ON AUGUST 11TH, THE PROPOSED TAX RATE OF $0.64 WAS PROPOSED AND WE TOOK A RECORD VOTE. ALSO ON THAT DAY, WE ANNOUNCED AND SCHEDULED THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET. ON AUGUST 25TH, WE ANNOUNCED AND SCHEDULED THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE TAX RATE INCREASE. AND ON AUGUST 25TH, WE ALSO HELD A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET. AND THEN TODAY IS OUR SECOND PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET. THANK YOU. CASEY. YEAH, MINE'S MORE JUST A COMMENT. JUST, YOU KNOW, AS SHE'S ALREADY MENTIONED SEVERAL TIMES, I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE, RECOGNIZE THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT'S GONE ON BEHIND THE SCENES. STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING ON THIS BUDGET REALLY SINCE APRIL, REVIEWING SERVICE LEVELS NEEDED IN EACH OF THEIR DEPARTMENTS. OBVIOUSLY, COUNCIL BECAME MORE DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THAT JULY TIME FRAME. WE'VE HAD SEVERAL WORKSHOPS. WE'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO THROUGH ALMOST LINE BY LINE, THROUGH THE BUDGETS, ASKING QUESTIONS, PUTTING THEM ON THE SPOT TO A CERTAIN EXTENT. AND FOR ME, GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS FOR THE FIRST TIME, I'LL JUST SAY IT'S BEEN EXTREMELY VALUABLE LESSON.

THERE'S A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK THAT HAPPENS BEHIND THE SCENES TO MAINTAIN THE APPROPRIATE LEVELS OF SERVICE, BEING RESPONSIBLE WITH TAXPAYER DOLLARS, AND AT THE SAME TIME PREPARING THE GROWTH THAT IS COMING TO THIS COMMUNITY. SO I WANT TO THANK STAFF THAT'S HERE.

I WANT TO THANK ANNE, AND OBVIOUSLY, I WANT TO THANK OUR CITY MANAGER, CHRIS, FOR LEADING THE EFFORTS FOR THIS BUDGET. OKAY. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? MOTIONS? OH, WE NEED A. ANYBODY CARE TO MAKE A MOTION? I'VE GOT IT WRITTEN OUT THAT YOU NEED TO MAKE A NUMBER ONE. I MOVE TO APPROVE THE BUDGET AS PRESENTED, EXCLUDING $175,000 FOR THE HEIGHTS IN THE GENERAL FUND, FOR A TOTAL OF ALL APPROPRIATED FUNDS FOR $227,322,122. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECORD VOTE. IS THAT CORRECT? YEAH. SO, RICHARD, DO WE HAVE A SECOND? OH. I'M SORRY. OKAY. MOTION MADE BY PRO TEM, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MARINO. NOW, TAMMY, IF YOU'D DO THE ROLL CALL. SORRY. COUNCIL MEMBER REYNA. YES. CHESHIRE. YES. HAMMONDS. YES. KAUFMAN.

YES. WICKLIFFE. YES. WEAVER. YES. SHEFFIELD. YES. THIS ITEM DOESN'T JUST GO INTO THE SECOND MOTION. YES. OKAY. YES. COUNCIL. I MOVE TO APPROVE THE BUDGET FOR ONE FOR THE $175,000 FOR THE HEIGHTS, INCLUDING INCLUDED IN THE GENERAL FUND. SECOND, IS THIS IS AWESOME. COUNCIL MEMBER.

RENO. YES. CHESHIRE. YES. HAMMONDS. WICKLIFFE. NO. WEAVER. NO. SHEFFIELD. YES. AND THE ITEM PASSES 5 TO 2, OH. 4 TO 2. SORRY FOR TWO, I FORGOT JUSTIN STEPPED OUT. LET THE MAYOR COME BACK IN. APOLOGIZE. SO WE'RE GOOD. ON 304 WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO 305 2026 305 CONSIDER

[2026-305 Consider and act upon an ordinance adopting the FY 2026-2027 Annual Operating Budget and Service and Assessment Plan for the City of Midlothian Public Improvement District Number One (MidTowne PID), as established by Ordinance 2008-28, as authorized by Chapter 372 of the Texas Local Government Code; including a severability clause and establishing an effective date. (Case No. M13-2010-63). ]

AND ACT UPON AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING FISCAL YEAR 2627 ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET AND SERVICE ASSESSMENT PLAN. THE CITY OF MIDLOTHIAN PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NUMBER ONE MIDTOWN PIT AS ESTABLISHED BY ORDINANCE 2008 28 AND AUTHORIZED BY CHAPTER 372 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, INCLUDING SEVERABILITY CLAUSE ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

AND THANK YOU, MAYOR. SO THE MIDTOWN PIT IS REQUIRED BY LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE TO BRING

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THEIR BUDGET AND THEIR SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN FORWARD ANNUALLY. THIS IS WE HAD A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ON AUGUST 25TH. THIS IS NOW BRINGING THAT BUDGET AND SERVICE ASSESSMENT PLAN BACK TO THE COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL. THE PROPOSED BUDGET HAS A TOTAL OPERATING COST OF 143,400 FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR 2627. THE PROPERTY ASSESSMENT IS LEVIED ANNUALLY ON THREE CLASSIFICATIONS OF PROPERTY THAT WERE ORIGINALLY SET FORTH IN AN ORDINANCE. 2000 AND 8-28. THE ASSESSMENTS ARE BASED ON THE VALUE OF THE LOT AND THE IMPROVEMENTS, AS DETERMINED BY ELLIS COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT. THE THREE CATEGORIES OF ASSESSMENT ARE ZERO FOR UNPLATTED. PROPERLY. PROPERTY $0.12 PER 100 OF APPRAISED VALUE FOR RESIDENTIAL LOTS OF RECORD AND $0.07 PER $100 OF APPRAISED VALUE FOR NONRESIDENTIAL. LOTS OF RECORD. THE PROJECTED ASSESSED ASSESSMENT REVENUES ARE APPROXIMATELY $137,987, PLUS PROJECTED INTEREST OF 4000, FOR A TOTAL OF $141,987. THIS WOULD RESULT IN A PROPOSED OR PROJECTED USE OF FUND BALANCE OF $1,413, SO THIS IS ALSO I'M RECOMMENDING THAT THIS BE APPROVED FOR BOTH THE ASSESSMENT AND ASSESSMENT PLAN AND THE BUDGET. THANK YOU. AND TAMMY. ANYBODY SIGN UP TO SPEAK. OKAY. COUNCIL QUESTIONS ON THIS CASE. STAFF MOTIONS ON THIS CASE. MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. MOTION MADE TO APPROVE BY MAYOR PRO TEM WICKLIFFE. SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WEAVER. PLEASE VOTE. ITEM PASSES 7 TO 0. THANK YOU.

[2026-306 Consider and act upon a nomination for an appointment to Midlothian Community Development. ]

AN ITEM 2026 306. CONSIDER AN ACT UPON A NOMINATION FOR APPOINTMENT TO MIDLOTHIAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL. THE SUBCOMMITTEE, AS YOU ALL ARE WELL AWARE BY NOW, BECAUSE WE'VE MET QUITE A BIT, IS COUNCILMAN WEAVER, COUNCILMAN SHEFFIELD MYSELF TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING VARIOUS BOARD APPOINTMENTS. AS YOU KNOW, THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF TURNOVER. PEOPLE CAN'T MEET ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS OR JUST CYCLE OUT ON THEIR OWN FRUITION.

AND SO WE HAVE A MID YEAR, SO TO SPEAK, APPOINTMENT RECOMMENDED RECOMMENDATION TO MAKE FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. WE'RE GOING TO PUT FORTH THE NAME OF JIMMIE LOU MCCLURE TO SERVE ON THAT BOARD. IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS, I WILL DO MY BEST TO ANSWER THOSE. OR COUNCILMAN WEAVER, COUNCILMAN SHEFFIELD CAN STEP UP AND HELP ME. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? MOTIONS. I'LL JUST I'LL JUST MAKE A COMMENT ON OR I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE WITH HER ON IN THE PAST AND SHE IS VERY THOROUGH, HAS NO CONCERNS ASKING THOSE TOUGH QUESTIONS.

AND I THINK SHE WILL DO AN AMAZING JOB BACK ON THE GROUP. I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT SHE PUT HER NAME BACK UP THERE. SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. MOTION MADE BY COUNCILMAN CHESHER. SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN HAMMONDS. PLEASE VOTE. ITEM PASSES 7 TO 0. ON TO

[2026-307 Review, discuss and act upon a request to participate in the construction of Don Floyd Drive, between S. 9th Street (FM 663) and S. 14th Street, as part of the construction of the MidTowne development and authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a development agreement for said participation and funding. ]

ITEM 2026 307. REVIEW AND DISCUSS AN ACT UPON REQUEST TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF DON FLOYD DRIVE BETWEEN SOUTH NINTH STREET AND SOUTH 14TH STREET AS PART OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MIDTOWN DEVELOPMENT AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR SAID PARTICIPATION IN FUNDING. THANK YOU MAYOR. GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL. AS PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF MIDTOWN, ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS WITHIN THAT PD IS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF DON FLOYD DRIVE BETWEEN 14TH STREET AND NINTH STREET. AND RIGHT NOW, CURRENTLY, THE DEVELOPERS AT THAT POINT WHERE THEY'RE READY TO CONSTRUCT THEIR PORTION OF DON FLOYD DRIVE, THIS IS A MINOR ARTERIAL, SO IT'S A FOUR LANE DIVIDED ROADWAY FACILITY. AGAIN, IT'S PER THE PER THE PD, THE DEVELOPERS RESPONSIBLE FOR TWO LANES. AND THEN WITHIN THAT PD, IT SAID THE CITY WOULD BUILD THE OTHER TWO LANES WHEN FUNDS BECOME AVAILABLE. SO DEVELOPERS WE QUESTIONED ARE ASKING IF THE CITY WOULD WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ADDITIONAL TWO LANES AT THIS TIME. SO UNDER THE CONSTRUCTION OF THEIR CURRENT DEVELOPMENT, THIS IS A ROADWAY IMPACT FEE ELIGIBLE FACILITY. SO IT IS IDENTIFIED ON OUR IMPACT FEE CIP AS ELIGIBLE FACILITY. SO AGAIN, THE DEVELOPERS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF TWO LANES THAT WOULD BE A DEVELOPER COST. THE OTHER TWO WOULD BE AT AT THE CITY'S COST UTILIZED IN ROADWAY IMPACT FEES, IF THAT'S THE DIRECTION OF COUNCIL. SO THE TWO OPTIONS THAT ARE PRESENTED THIS EVENING, THE FIRST ONE IS TO DO FOUR LANES AT THE INTERSECTION OF NINTH STREET AND 14TH STREET, WHICH IS SHOWN HERE. AND THAT WOULD BE JUST BASICALLY HAVING THE FOUR LANES AND THEN TRANSITIONING BACK TO TWO LANES, WHICH THE DEVELOPER WOULD BUILD ON THE NORTH SIDE. THE THE ESTIMATED COST ON THAT

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IS A LITTLE OVER ACTUALLY A LITTLE UNDER $208,000. THE OTHER OPTION WOULD BE TO BUILD THE ENTIRETY OF DON FLOYD ON BOTH NORTH AND THE SOUTH LANES. ALL FOUR LANES WILL BE BUILT BETWEEN 14TH AND NINTH STREET, AND THAT ESTIMATED COST IS A LITTLE OVER $800,000. SO AGAIN, THIS WOULD BE IF COUNCIL WAS TO GIVE STAFF DIRECTION, THIS WOULD BE GOING THROUGH AND DRAFTING A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT WE'VE USED ON OTHER DEVELOPMENTS IN THE PAST SO THAT WE CAN UTILIZE ROADWAY IMPACT FEES COLLECTED WITHIN SERVICE AREA THREE TO FUND THE ADDITIONAL TWO LANES ON THE SOUTH SIDE. WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT COUNCIL MAY HAVE. 80 SPEAKERS TONIGHT. MIKE, I JUST HAVE A QUESTION, I GUESS ON THE ALIGNMENT, I GUESS WITH WITH OPTION TWO WOULD THAT IT WOULD OBVIOUSLY COME INTO ALIGNMENT WITH DON FLOYD, BUT DOES IT ALSO ALIGN WITH. WHAT IS THAT? LINA? YES, SIR. THE INTENT IS IT'S A LITTLE SQUEEZED RIGHT THERE. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO REALLY KIND OF PULL. SO THERE REALLY WON'T BE A MEDIAN WHEN WE GET THERE. BUT IT IS TO TRY TO LINE UP THOSE THOSE TWO ROADS AS BEST WE CAN ON BOTH THE EAST AND THE WEST SIDE. THE WALKWAY THAT'S CURRENTLY THERE IS THAT STAYING OR NEW NEW PAVEMENT GOING DOWN. DO A LITTLE BIT OF ADJUSTMENT ON THAT BECAUSE OF THE ELEVATION WITH THE ROAD ITSELF, BUT WE STILL WILL HAVE THAT WALKWAY GOING ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE ROAD. YES, SIR. OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE QUESTIONS? CLARK.

SO JUST TO RECAP, INSIDE THAT IMPACT FEE AREA, THERE'S ROUGHLY $5 MILLION. THAT MONEY CAN ONLY BE USED TO EXPAND OR CAPACITY OF A ROADWAY. YES, SIR. AND TO AND TO GO AHEAD AND JUST DO IT IS ABOUT $800,000. YES. CORRECT. I THINK WE JUST GO AHEAD AND DO THE WHOLE THING.

YEAH. I TEND TO AGREE WITH COUNCILMAN WICKLIFFE ON THAT. JUST BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE A CUT THROUGH, ESPECIALLY I'M THINKING, YOU KNOW, THURSDAY NIGHTS, FRIDAY NIGHTS WHEN WE GOT FOOTBALL SEASON GOING ON THAT 14TH STREET AND 27 BYPASS INTERSECTION ALREADY SEES A VERY HIGH VELOCITY TRAFFIC. AS SOON AS TWO LANES GO IN HERE, WE'RE GOING TO LOOK UP AND WISH WE HAD DONE FOUR BECAUSE IT'S JUST GOING TO CREATE ANOTHER CHOKE POINT CONGESTION THERE.

SO I THINK THE RIGHT TIME TO DO IT IS NOW WHEN WE CAN COME IN ON A LARGER PROJECT AND BUILD OUR PORTION OF IT, YOU KNOW, AT PRIVATE SECTOR DOLLARS INSTEAD OF PUBLIC SECTOR DOLLARS, THAT'S THAT'S A GREAT INVESTMENT OF THE IMPACT FEE DOLLARS THAT WE'VE GOT FOR ROADS, NOT TO MENTION THE FUTURE REC CENTER THAT'S GOING IN THAT AREA AS WELL. YEAH, THAT'S I WAS GOING TO ECHO THAT AS WELL. I MEAN, I THINK THAT CONNECTION BETWEEN THAT 663 AND 14TH IS HUGE. YOU KNOW, YOU GOT THE STADIUM, YOU'VE GOT SPORTS COMPLEX, YOU'VE GOT HOSPITAL, YOU'VE GOT POTENTIAL FUTURE, YOU KNOW, SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPERTY RIGHT THERE IN THAT CORRIDOR REC CENTER. TO ME, THAT SEEMS LIKE THE APPROPRIATE TIME TO MAKE THAT INVESTMENT.

OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SO IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE OPTION TWO IS PREFERRED. SO I'LL TAKE A MOTION ON EITHER OPTION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE WITH OPTION TWO. SECOND MOTION MADE BY MAYOR PRO TEM. SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WEAVER TO APPROVE OPTION TWO. PLEASE VOTE.

[2026-308 Consider and act upon authorizing the purchase of a 2026 Silverado Crew Cab from Lake Country Chevrolet, in Jasper, Texas at a purchase price of $53,979.50 plus the necessary outfit charge for a toolbox, city decals, emergency lights, running boards, seat covers, etc. at a cost of approximately $4,500 for a total cost of $58,479.50.]

ITEM PASSES 7 TO 0. THANK YOU. MIKE. ITEM 2026 308. CONSIDER AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF A 2026 SILVERADO CREW CAB FROM LAKE COUNTRY CHEVROLET IN JASPER, TEXAS, AT A PURCHASE PRICE OF 53,979 AND $0.50, PLUS THE NECESSARY OUTFIT CHARGE OF TOOLBOX, CITY DECALS, EMERGENCY LIGHTS, RUNNING BOARD SEAT COVERS, ETC. COST OF APPROXIMATELY $4,500 FOR A TOTAL COST OF $58,479.50. WELCOME, ADAM. MAYOR. COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING. YOU KNOW, WE WE START BUDGET AS SOON AS YOU APPROVE THIS WHEN WE START NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET. RIGHT. WE TRY TO FORECAST AS BEST WE CAN AND UNDERSTAND THAT, YOU KNOW, WE TRY TO STICK TO THE BUDGET, TRY TO GET THINGS WORK THROUGH AND MAKE VEHICLES WORK OR EQUIPMENT WORK AS LONG AS THEY CAN. THIS ONE FELL IN BETWEEN. THIS IS AN UNBUDGETED TRUCK IN THE UTILITY FUND. SO IT'S DIFFERENT FROM THE GENERAL FUND, OF COURSE. BUT THIS TRUCK HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. IT'S A 2018 FORD. THE RECORDS OF MAINTENANCE ARE UP TO DATE. EVERYTHING'S WE DID EVERYTHING BY MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATIONS. WE TOOK IT TO A LOCAL CAR SHOP HERE IN TOWN.

ONCE THE VEHICLE STALLED ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. TOWED IT INTO THE SHOP, AND THEN THEY FOUND OUT THAT THE PRESSURE WAS ABOUT 2 OR 3 POUNDS IN THE ENGINE. I'M NOT A MECHANIC, SO FOR THAT I APOLOGIZE. BUT AS A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE, NEW ENGINE, SOME OTHER THINGS. AND THE 2018 TRUCK DIDN'T WARRANT A COMPLETE REBUILD BASED ON THE VALUE OF THE TRUCK. SO WE LOOKED AT A COOPERATIVE EFFORT, THE TIPS PROGRAM. THIS BUDGET IS IS SPLIT THE 58,000 BY TWICE.

SO YOU GOT DEPARTMENT 32, WHICH IS WATER DEPARTMENT 33 IS SEWER. AND AGAIN, WE WERE TRYING TO MAKE IT TO TEN YEARS. WE DIDN'T QUITE MAKE IT. THESE ARE HARD. THESE VEHICLES ARE ON THE ROAD.

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THERE ARE EMPLOYEES OFFICE IN THE FIELD. THEY DO THE BEST THEY CAN. AND WE DO MAKE SURE OUR SUPERVISORS AND MANAGERS THAT WE TRY TO MAINTAIN THE EQUIPMENT AS BEST WE CAN.

SOMETIMES IT'S JUST THINGS THAT HAPPEN THAT ARE OUT OF OUR HANDS. AND FOR THAT, I'M COMING TO YOU TONIGHT FOR AN UNBUDGETED ITEM AND. MOVE FORWARD AS NEEDED. THANK YOU.

ADAM. TAMMY, ANY SPEAKERS ON THIS COUNCIL? QUESTIONS OF ADAM REGARDING TRUCK. WHAT? UNLESS I MISSED IT. WHAT TRUCK? ARE YOU REPLACING IT WITH? WHAT'S THE CHEVY SILVERADO 1500? YES, SIR.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. MOTIONS MOVE TO APPROVE. MOTION MADE TO APPROVE BY MAYOR PRO TEM WICKLIFFE. SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CHESHIRE. PLEASE VOTE. ITEMS APPROVED 7 TO 0.

[2026-309 Consider and act upon an ordinance amending the City of Midlothian’s Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Utility Fund Budget Appropriations in an amount not to exceed $58,479.50 from the Unreserved Fund Balance for the purchase of a 2026 Silverado Crew Cab in accordance with Chapter 102, Local Government Code; appropriating various amounts thereof; repealing conflicting ordinances and resolutions; including a severability clause; and establishing an effective date.]

THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. ITEM 2026 309, WHICH IS THE BUDGETARY SIDE OF WHAT WE JUST DISCUSSED. CONSIDER AN ACT UPON AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY FISCAL YEAR 2526 UTILITY FUND BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS. THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 58,004 7950 FROM THE UNRESERVED FUND BALANCE FOR THE PURCHASE OF A 26 SILVERADO CREW CAB IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 102 LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE APPROPRIATING VARIOUS AMOUNTS THEREOF, REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS, INCLUDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE RATE. AND THANK YOU, MAYOR. YES. AS ADAM EXPLAINED, THIS WAS AN UNBUDGETED ITEM, BUT IT WAS NECESSARY TO REPLACE THE TRUCK, SO I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. AS HE DID MENTION IT IS IN THE UTILITY FUND, SO IT DOES NOT AFFECT ANYONE'S PROPERTY TAXES. SO IF YOU COULD JUST BRIEFLY EXPLAIN WHERE UTILITY FUND MONEY COMES FROM. YES, IT COMES FROM OUR RATEPAYERS FOR OUR WATER AND SEWER UTILITIES. YEAH. TAMMY. ANY SPEAKERS? OKAY. NO PUBLIC SPEAKERS. TAKE A QUESTIONS OF AN. ALL RIGHT. NO QUESTIONS. I'LL TAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

MOTION TO APPROVE BY MAYOR PRO TEM WICKLIFFE. SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN HAMMONDS. PLEASE VOTE. ITEM PASSES 7 TO 0 FOR ITEM 310 AND EXECUTIVE RELEASE. I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO MAYOR

[2026-310 Consider and act upon a request from the Midlothian Marshals to expend $75,000 of Municipal Hotel/Motel Tax monies for a six-month awareness, tourism and broadcast viewership campaign for the 2026-2027 season. ]

PRO TEM NOW. OPENING ITEM 2026 310. CONSIDER AN ACT UPON A REQUEST FROM THE MIDLOTHIAN MARSHALS TO EXPEND $75,000 OF THE MUNICIPAL HOTEL MOTEL TAX MONIES FOR A SIX MONTH AWARENESS AND TOURISM AND BROADCAST VIEWERSHIP CAMPAIGN FOR THE 2026 2027 SEASON AND.

WILL. THIS ITEM WAS BROUGHT AT OUR LAST REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AND IT WAS TABLED. SO WE'RE BRINGING IT BACK. JUST A REMINDER, THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM DIVISION ESTABLISHES SPECIFIC USE CRITERIA AND GUIDELINES THAT MUST BE MET BEFORE THE GOVERNING BODY CAN CONSIDER APPROVING THE USE OF THE FUNDS COLLECTED FROM HOTEL MOTEL TAXES. THE MIDLOTHIAN MARSHAL'S REQUEST DOES MEET THE EXPENDITURE GUIDELINES AS SET BY THAT STATE DEPARTMENT. THIS ITEM IS FOR A $75,000. WE DO HAVE ADEQUATE FUNDS IN THE FUND.

SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO APPROVE THIS AT SLIGHTLY MORE THAN LISTED HERE BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN SOME INTEREST ADDED. THE CURRENT BALANCE AS OF TODAY IS $681,294.22. AND I DO BELIEVE THAT THERE'S SOMEONE HERE FROM THE MIDLOTHIAN MARSHAL'S TONIGHT. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. IF THERE'S A NASTY. THEY HAVE ASKED FOR MATCHING OF THEIR FUNDS BY THE GROUP. SO WITH THAT I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS I CAN. OR IF THEIR REP WANTS TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.

TAMMY, DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS SIGNED UP? LISA HEALY. MASSIGLI YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. AND PLEASE TELL US WHETHER OR NOT YOU LIVE IN THE CITY LIMITS. HI THERE, LISA HEALY. I LIVE WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS AND I'VE PRETTY MUCH BEEN HERE FOR THE ENTIRE BASKETBALL LEAGUE SAGA.

AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS NOW A SEMIPROFESSIONAL TEAM FOR MIDLOTHIAN. SIX MONTHS OF ADVERTISING AT $75,000. THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU CAN DO A LOT OF TARGETED PROMOTION. I DON'T THINK THEY NEED $75,000. I ACTUALLY DON'T THINK THEY NEED ANY OF THAT

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MONEY. IT IS SOMEONE'S BUSINESS. THEY IF THEY WANT TO BUILD THEIR BUSINESS, THEY SHOULD INVEST IN THEIR BUSINESS. I, I AM SURE THERE ARE OTHER BUSINESSES THAT COULD USE THAT MONEY MORE THAN THE MARSHALS. THEY'VE GOTTEN MONEY FROM THIS CITY AND THEY DON'T NEED MORE OF IT. BUT THEY GET THEY HAVE A CASH BUSINESS THERE. THE CONCESSION STAND. TAKE SOME OF THAT MONEY AND INVEST IN ADVERTISING. DON'T MAKE THE MONEY THAT'S SITTING IN THAT COULD FIX INFRASTRUCTURE BECAUSE IT CAN FIX INFRASTRUCTURE INSTEAD OF ADVERTISING. AND I REALLY HOPE YOU TAKE THAT INTO ACCOUNT. THEY DIDN'T EVEN IT WAS TABLED LAST TIME BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T EVEN THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE JUST GOING TO GET THE MONEY.

THEY DIDN'T EVEN CARE TO BE HERE. SO PLEASE DO NOT VOTE TO USE THE HOT TAX FOR FOR THE MIDLOTHIAN MARSHALS. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO SPEAK? THANK YOU, MISS SEALY. YEAH.

YOU COULD GO AHEAD AND SUBMIT YOUR FORM AFTER YOU SPEAK. I'LL GO. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND LET YOU SPEAK. AND IF YOU CAN GIVE TO THE CITY SECRETARY AFTERWARDS, PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF.

WHETHER OR NOT YOU LIVE IN THE CITY LIMITS IN THE THREE MINUTES. PORTIA HOLLOMAN. YES, I'M IN THE CITY LIMITS. WHAT IS THE MIDLOTHIAN MARSHALLS? WHAT IS THAT? DEAD SERIOUS? I HAVE NO IDEA. IT'S A SEMI. SO WE, LIKE, HAVE SEASON TICKETS. YEAH, THERE'S A GYM, THERE'S SEASON TICKETS. I MEAN, HOW DID. YES. THANK YOU. AND YOU'RE PART OF, I BELIEVE THE BASKETBALL LEAGUE IS A NONPROFIT. I'M WRONG. AND THEY THEY IF YOU LOOK IN THE AGENDA BEFORE YOU FLOAT INTO HOME GAMES, YOU. SO THEY PLAYED 12 GAMES. AND THIS $75,000 IS FOR WHAT. YEAH. WELL, I MEAN, SO YOU YOU HAVE YOUR THREE MINUTES. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO GET A PRESENTATION FROM THE APPLICANT RIGHT AFTER YOU FINISH SPEAKING. OKAY. SO IF YOU THIS IS ALL FOREIGN TO ME.

NO. SO I THAT MY CLOCK WENT AWAY. BUT IF YOU WANT TO USE YOUR TIME TO FINISH ADDRESSING THE PERSON COMING UP IS GOING TO TELL US WHAT THIS $75,000 IS FOR. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. OKAY.

THAT'S THAT'S WHAT. AND THEY PLAYED 12 GAMES AND THEY'RE ASKING FOR $75,000, 12 HOMES, $15 A TICKET AVERAGE, 12. EVERYBODY, TIME TO WATCH THIS SPACE. OKAY, SO THE OKAY, I'M THAT OTHER PERSON WHEN THEY COME UP, THAT'S HOPEFULLY THEY'LL ANSWER MY QUESTIONS.