[1. Call Meeting to Order and Announce that a Quorum is Present.]
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OKAY, GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY.IT IS 6:00 PM ON SEPTEMBER 10TH, AND WE'LL CALL TO ORDER THIS MEETING OF THE ADDISON CITY COUNCIL.
AND, UH, WE DO HAVE A CORUM PRESENT WITH ALL MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL IN THE ROOM, CORNER CORNER.
[2. Citizen Comments on the Consent Agenda Items. This item allows citizens to speak on any item listed on the Consent Agenda prior to its consideration. Citizen comments are limited to three (3) minutes, unless otherwise required by law. To address the Council, please fill out a City Council Appearance Card and submit it to a staff member prior to the beginning of this item.]
SO WE'LL REMOVE RIGHT INTO ITEM NUMBER TWO, CITIZEN COMMENTS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FOLKS TO ADDRESS COUNSEL ON ANY ITEMS THAT ARE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA PRIOR TO ITS CONSIDERATION THIS EVENING.AND, UH, DO NOT HAVE ANY, UH, APPEARANCE CARDS.
IF THERE'S ANYBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON CONSENT ITEMS, PLEASE COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME AND SEEING NONE, WE'LL CLOSE THAT AND WE'LL MOVE
[3. Council Member Clarification Requests Regarding Consent Agenda Items. ]
RIGHT ON TO ITEM NUMBER THREE.COUNCIL MEMBER CLARIFICATION REQUEST.
AND REGARDING CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS, ARE THERE ANY ITEMS OF, OF THE, UH, CONSENT THAT NEED THAT YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT? OR ANY CLARIFICATION TONIGHT? NO, MA'AM.
AND THEN ITEM THREE A COUNCIL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS THE QUESTIONS THAT COUNCIL SENDS INTO THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE REGARDING, UH, AGENDA ITEMS. THOSE ARE PREPARED INTO A, A DOCUMENT AND SENT OUT TO ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING, AND THEN THEY'RE ALSO UPLOADED TO THE WEBSITE.
SO THEY WILL, UH, BE ON THE WEBSITE IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO ACCESS THOSE.
AND THERE'S A LINK ON THE AGENDA ITSELF ON THE TOWN WEBSITE.
[a. Present and discuss the format for the Town Meeting on October 29, 2024.]
TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR, WORK SESSION REPORTS.ITEM FOUR A PRESENT AND DISCUSS THE FORMAT FOR THE TOWN MEETING ON OCTOBER 29TH, 2024.
MARY MAYOR, COUNCIL MARY, UH, MARKETING AND TOURISM DIRECTOR.
UM, TONIGHT WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT OUR TOWN MEETING.
THE CALL TOWN MEETING IS SCHEDULE COURT TODAY, OCTOBER 29TH, 7:00 PM HERE AT THE CONFERENCE CENTER.
UM, AS WE TYPICALLY DO DURING THIS MEETING, WE WILL TALK ABOUT TOPICS, UM, AND THIS, THIS IS SPECIFICALLY FOR OUR NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS.
UM, THEN STAFF WILL WORK WITH YOU DIRECTLY TO, UM, DEVELOP A SCRIPT AND YOUR PRESENTATION.
WE'LL HAVE THE TIME TO REHEARSE THE DAY OF THE EVENT AND WE'LL HAVE THE MEETING.
SO WE'LL BE WITH Y'ALL ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE PRESENTATION.
UM, HERE'S A LIST OF, UM, WHO COVERED WHICH TOPIC LAST, UM, SPRING.
SO WE FOCUSED ON OUR STRATEGIC PLAN, KEY FOCUS AREAS, UM, AND THIS IS WHO COVERED EACH OF THOSE DIFFERENT AREAS.
OUR RECOMMENDATION FOR THIS YEAR FOR THE, UH, POLL MEETING IS THAT WE COVERED TALK ABOUT THE BUDGET.
UM, THE MAYOR USUALLY DOES THAT.
UM, WE CAN TALK ABOUT THE DASHBOARD PLAN DASHBOARD THAT WE HAVE.
UM, BUT THAT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR THE MAYOR AS WELL.
AND THEN, UM, WE CAN CAN DIVIDE THE OTHER STRATEGIC PLAN, KEY FOCUS AREAS OF HIGH BACK TO SLIDE ARE REMINDER.
AND SO I'LL JUST OPEN IT UP TO DISCUSSION FOR YOU ALL TO LET ME KNOW WHICH TOPICS YOU'D LIKE TO
AND, AND, AND I THINK IT WAS A GOOD IDEA.
I THOUGHT IT WORKED REALLY WELL THIS SPRING TO DO THE, UH, KEY FOCUS AREAS AND SINCE WE HAVE SEVEN OF US, THAT MAKES, MAKES PERFECT SENSE.
WHEN NUMBERS WORK OUT TO, UH, TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT, YOU IT'S OKAY TO, TO DO THAT AGAIN THIS TIME? I LIKE IT.
I'VE GOT ONE, UH, STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE UNDER ONE OF THE, THE PILLARS THAT I THINK, UM, PROBABLY NEEDS A LOT MORE ATTENTION.
UM, AND I'D LOVE TO JUST LIKE COVER THAT, JUST THE OBJECTIVE IF I COULD.
IS THAT SOMETHING WE'RE OPEN TO? I MEAN, I COULD MORE THAN MORE THAN SEVEN.
I MEAN, THEY'RE NOT DOING KEY FOCUS AREA.
IT WELL, IT, IT IS JUST ONE, IT'S JUST A STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE OF OF THE KEY FOCUS AREA.
COULD YOU GIVE US MORE TO TELL? YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
BUT IS IT? YEAH, IT, SO IT'S UNDER FINANCIAL HEALTH AND ORGANIZATIONAL EXCELLENCE AND THEN THE STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE IS UH, UH, EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONSOLIDATING AND OR EXPANDING TOWN FACILITIES.
UM, SO WE COULD, WE COULD DO THAT IN AS HE, AS HE DOES THAT KEY FOCUS AREA.
YOU THINK, CAN'T YOU DO IT WITHIN THE YEAH.
DO YOU WANT DISCUSSION ON THAT? HOW MUCH TIME? HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU WANT US SUB THERE? NO MORE THAN SEVEN MINUTES.
I MEAN, I GOT LONG, I COULD GO 12 MINUTES ON JUST THAT, BUT WE DON'T HAVE 12 MINUTES, SO I'D LOVE TO KIND OF, I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO BETTER UNDERSTAND, GET AN UPDATE.
COULD YOU GET AN OVERVIEW AND ALL THE WHOLE KEY FOCUS AREA AND THEN DIVE DOWN ON THAT? NOT IN, NOT IN SEVEN MINUTES.
WELL, IF IT, IT WOULD HELP ON THAT ONE.
I THINK THAT IS A LIGHTER, I MEAN THERE LIGHTER AS FAR
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AS THERE'S NOT GONNA BE A LOT OF UPDATES OUTSIDE OF THE FACILITIES, SO, UM, IT MIGHT HELP TO KIND OF FIT INTO THE TIMEFRAME.WE'RE ALSO PLANNING TO MAKE A VIDEO TO TALK ABOUT ALL, ALL THE FACILITY CONVERSATIONS GOING INTO NEXT YEAR AND WHAT'S IN THE BUDGET.
SO WE COULD POSSIBLY PLAY THE VIDEO BEFORE AND MAYBE THAT SET SOME OF THE GROUNDWORK AND AS YOU DIVE STRAIGHT INTO IT, WHAT, WHATEVER YOU THINK, I MEAN, I'D LOVE TO KIND OF, UH, WE HAVEN'T LOCKED THIS DOWN YET, SO I HAVEN'T HAVEN'T INVESTED TOO MUCH TIME IN THE PRESENTATION LIKE I DO IN OTHERS IN THE PAST.
UM, BUT, BUT I THINK THERE'S A LOT TO LOT TO TALK ABOUT JUST IN THAT.
MAYOR, ARE YOU, ARE YOU ASKING US JUST SORT OF FOLLOW THE GUIDELINE FROM SPRING? SO YOU WANT ME KEEPING MOBILITY AND CONNECTIVITY? NOT NECESSARILY.
YEAH, NO, THIS IS BECAUSE THAT WOULD FIT RIGHT IN.
WE WE'RE JUST LOOKING TO SEE WHAT, WHAT WE DID IN THE SPRING.
UH, OBVIOUSLY NANCY DID THE FINANCIAL HEALTH AND ORGANIZATIONAL EXCELLENCE.
YEAH, BECAUSE THAT WOULD MAKE SENSE IF HE'S DOING PUBLIC SAFETY.
YOU CAN TALK ABOUT POLICE AND FIRE CONSOLIDATION FACILITIES.
TOWN HALL, IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN? NO, THAT'S WHAT HE DID LAST YEAR.
THAT'S WHAT HE DID LAST SPRING.
I MEAN, JUST FOCUS IN ON THAT, THAT ONE STRATEGIC STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE BECAUSE WE GOT A LOT GOING ON AS WE KNOW WITH INTECH WITH, SO, SO WHAT, WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS, IS FOR YOU TO DO THAT, THAT HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF THE, YOU KNOW, TAKE, YOU KNOW, ONE MINUTE OR WHATEVER, DO A HIGH, HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW AND IF YOU WANNA DO A DEEPER DIVE ON THIS, THEN THAT'S FINE, BUT I'D STILL LIKE TO COVER THAT, THAT KEY FOCUS AREA.
CAN I HAVE THAT KEY FOCUS HERE UNLESS SOMEBODY ELSE APPEARS TO TAKE AND WHICH ONE IS THAT AGAIN? UH, FINANCIAL HEALTH, OUR ORGANIZATIONAL EXCELLENCE.
UM, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE FROM GQ.
NANCY, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO? UM, WELL I MIGHT FLIP WITH THIS, WHICH WOULD MARLON AND DO PUBLIC SAFETY IF HE DID THE LAST TIME.
WELL, I'M GONNA GO GO AHEAD AND VOLUNTEER TO DO COMMUNITY, DO COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AGAIN, SINCE ALL WE'VE BEEN TALK, WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THE DASHBOARD THAT'S PART OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
SO, UH, I THINK IT MAKES SENSE THAT I CAN EASE RIGHT INTO, INTO THAT FROM THERE.
SO THEN WE HAVE FIVE CONNECT WITH COMMUNITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND WE GET THAT, UH, MOBILITY AND CONNECTIVITY.
YEAH, I DON'T MIND DOING IT AGAIN.
IT'S A MATTER OF HOWEVER YOU WANT TO TAKE THAT TOPIC.
AND IT'S EITHER THAT OR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
SO AS LONG AS YOU'RE GONNA HELP ME PREPARE.
I'LL TAKE WHICHEVER ONE'S LEFT.
WE'VE GOT THREE LEFT RIGHT NOW.
WE'VE GOT VIBRANT COMMUNITY MOBILITY AND COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOP.
HOWARD, HOW ABOUT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND REVITAL? REVIT AND TALK REVITALIZATION.
AND MARI WILL MAKE YOU LOOK GOOD.
SO DAN, YOU DID MOBILITY LAST TIME.
AND IF YOU WANT A FLIP FLOP, IT'S UP TO YOU.
I I THOUGHT EVERYONE, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MYSELF AND HOWARD, WERE, WERE GONNA STAY IN THE SAME, SO IF YOU DON'T WANT CONNECTIVITY, I I I WOULD TAKE IT.
I'M ALLOW YOU, I'LL, I'LL ROLL AGATE BACK TO YOU.
BUT WOULD YOU LIKE TO I I WOULD, I WOULD LOVE IT, BUT I DON'T WANT TO TAKE IT AWAY FROM YOU IF YOU DON'T WANT.
WHAT WERE YOU, WHAT WERE YOU GONNA DO? INFRASTRUCTURE.
I'LL TAKE THAT INFRASTRUCTURE.
SEE DID WE FIGURE THAT OUT THEN? YEAH.
EVERYBODY'S BEEN OVERLY COURTEOUS.
NOT IF THERE'S ANYTHING WRONG WITH THAT.
ALRIGHT, SO I'VE GOT UH, THE MAYOR, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FIVE, COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEMBER GARDNER, UH, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, MAINTENANCE,
[b. Present and discuss a preview of Addison Oktoberfest 2024. ]
ITEM FOUR B, UH, PRESENT AND DISCUSS A PREVIEW OF ADDISON.I BET THAT'S GONNA BE ABBY'S LOOK.
YOU LOOK OUT THE HALLWAY, LOOK LIKE WE GOT A PARTY.
WE'RE PLANNING OR SOMETHING ON THE BOXES.
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IS DIRECTOR SPECIAL EVENTS IN THEATER.THERE IS A LITTLE PARTY THAT WE'RE PLANNING FOR
JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT WE NEED FOR THE PARTY IS ALMOST HERE.
YOU'LL SEE THE DELIVERY BOXES IN THE HALL AND YOU'LL SEE SOME OF THE TENTS GOING OUT ON THE SITE AS WELL.
BUT I THOUGHT BEFORE WE WENT INTO THIS YEAR'S EVENT, I'D TAKE YOU THROUGH A LITTLE BIT OF TRIVIA.
ONE OF THE MOST COMMON QUESTIONS THAT WE GET ASKED ABOUT OCTOBERFEST IS WHY WE HOSTED SEPTEMBER.
SHOULDN'T THAT BE IN SEPTEMBER 1ST? SHOULDN'T IT BE CALLED SEPTEMBER FEST? IF I WERE TO PULL SOME OF THE EMAILS THAT WE GET AT OUR INFO BOX, HALF OF THEM ASK THIS QUESTION.
THE REASON WHY WE DO IS BECAUSE OF MUNI OCTOBER FEST.
YOU'LL SEE THAT THIS YEAR THEIR DATES ARE SEPTEMBER 21ST THROUGH OCTOBER 6TH.
AND THIS IS THE 189TH OCTOBER FEST THAT'S TAKING PLACE.
SO WE STAY AUTHENTIC TO MUNICH AND PAY TRIBUTE TO THAT BY HOSTING IN OCTOBER OR HOSTING IN SEPTEMBER.
UM, WE DON'T GO THE MULTIPLE DAYS LIKE THEY DO, BUT WE DO HOST, UM, IN SEPTEMBER, LIKE THEY DO BY LAW, ONLY SIX BEERS ARE SERVED IN MUNICH.
THE BEARD MUST BE BREWED INSIDE MUNICH CITY LIMITS.
AND BECAUSE OF THAT, THESE ARE THE SIX THAT ARE BREWED, EVEN OFFSPRINGS THAT COME FROM THAT NEVER WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACTUALLY PARTICIPATE IN MUNICH.
THESE ARE THE SIX THAT ARE THERE HERE IN ADDISON.
WE HAVE, UM, HAD POLLERS FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
POLLER WE'RE EXCITED IS COMING BACK.
AND THEN WE'RE INTRODUCING HACKERS SHORE TO THE LINEUP OF THE, UH, GERMAN BEERS THIS YEAR.
HOW DO YOU PRONOUNCE IT AGAIN? POLLER? NO, THE SECOND ONE.
THE TICKETS HAVE GONE ON SALE.
WE'RE DOING INCREDIBLY WELL WITH TICKET SALES.
UM, ADMISSION IS FREE ON THURSDAY AND THEN ON SUNDAY ALL KIDS AND ALL DOGS ARE AS, UM, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PACKETS THAT ON SALE WE'RE SELLING VERY WELL AS WELL.
WE HAVE OUR HOTEL PACKET THAT INCLUDES A COUPLE OF ITEMS THAT YOU SECURE A HOTEL WITH US.
WE ALSO HAVE THE AUDIT, THE ADDISON OCTOBER FEST PACKET, WHICH INCLUDES, UM, THE SIGN, THE PIN, AS WELL AS, UM, THE FIRST ROUND OF BEER.
AND OUR ADDISON OCTOBER OCTOBERFEST PACKETS ARE ONLY SOLD OUT WHEN WE LOOK AT THE SIGNS AND THE PENS.
UM, A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO WE HAD THE MISFORTUNE TO NOT ACTUALLY HAVE SIGNS AND WE HAD TO KIND OF COURSE CORRECT.
SOME OF US STILL HAVE PTSD AROUND THE BACK, SO WE MAKE SURE, UM, THE SIGNS GET HERE.
BUT WE ALSO, UM, RECOVERING FROM THAT.
WE ALSO WENT TO A CUSTOM SIGN.
AND SO ONCE AGAIN, LAST YEAR WAS THE FIRST YEAR THAT WE HAD, UM, POLY AIR PRODUCE A MOLD FOR US.
WE'VE DONE THE SAME THING THIS YEAR AND ADDED A LITTLE BIT OF COLOR.
AND SO THIS IS THIS YEAR'S SIGN.
YOU CANNOT GO TO A SHELF OR ORDER IT ONLINE.
AND THEN UP IN THE CORNER YOU'LL SEE OUR, OUR LAPEL PIN, UM, FEATURING THE DAWSON SHARE.
THE BUTTONS ARE AN ALL TIME FAVORITE CLEAR AT ADDISON.
I HAVE BEEN TO OTHER OCTOBERFEST IN AND AROUND THE REGION.
I I'M PROBABLY A LITTLE BIT BIASED, BUT OUR BUTTONS, UM, OUR HANDS DOWN SOME OF THE BEST IN THE REGION AND YOU WILL SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT COLLECT 'EM THAT GO TO THE DIFFERENT OCTOBER FEST.
AND THIS IS OUR LINEUP OF THIS YEAR.
WE ARE ALSO BRINGING BACK OUR BUTTONS FROM 23 AND 2022 AND ALL OF THOSE WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE AT THE EVENT.
SO WHAT'S NEW, UM, THIS YEAR WE'RE ADDING A LITTLE MORE, A LITTLE BIT MORE.
OUR TAGLINE IS GERMAN FAIR WITH THE TEXAS FLARE.
AND SO WE HAVE TAKEN OVER THE NORTH CAMPUS, UM, AS FAR AS THE FOOT, UH, THE FOOTPRINT GOES AND WE'RE CALLING IT OUR TEXAS Y STEP AREA.
UM, TRANSLATED TO TEXAS TWO STEP.
AND SO THESE ARE ALL OF THE ACTIVATIONS THAT ARE HAPPENING ON THIS NORTH SIDE.
AND SO THIS IS EVERYTHING THAT'S NORTH OF ADDISON CIRCLE.
GOING THROUGH SOME OF THE DIFFERENT COMPONENTS, WE WILL HAVE A BLOCKAGE SPIEL.
EVERY TRUE OCTOBERFEST SHOULD HAVE A BLOCKAGE SPIEL.
WE ARE TURNING THE BALCONY IN THEATER INTO OUR BLOCKAGE SPIEL.
AND OUR INSPIRATION PIECE IS ACTUALLY A LARGE BOTANICAL CLOCK THAT SITS IN THE HEART OF MUNICH.
AND SO THE TOP HALF OF THE PIECE WILL HAVE LIVE SKITS AND YOU'LL SEE THE PERFORMANCE TIMES THAT ARE LISTED THERE.
THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE GLOCK AND SHIELD WILL ACTUALLY OPERATE AS A BAR AND WE WILL BE FEATURING THESE TEXAS OCTOBERFEST BEERS IN THIS AREA.
CAFE AND K, THESE ARE THE KAN HEARTS.
THE GINGERBREAD HEARTS ARE VERY COMMON IN MUNICH.
UM, WE HAVE A VENDOR THAT'S TAKING OVER THE STONE COTTAGE WHO WILL BE SELLING, UM, AND DISPLAYING ALL OF THESE THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND.
BEER ARCADIA IS TAKING PLACE INSIDE OF THE LOBBY OF THE THEATER, AND SO IT'S A RETRO ARCADE THAT WILL FEATURE IN THAT SPACE.
AND THEN INSIDE OF THE STUDIO WILL BE, UM, UH, SIDE OF DISCO IS TAKING PLACE, UM, IN THAT AREA.
AND THEN KLEIN HALL WILL BE INSIDE OF THE MAIN STAGE OF THE THEATER.
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A NEW STAGE THAT WE'RE ADDING TO THE AREA.UM, IT IS GOING TO FEATURE A LITTLE BIT OF COCA WITH A TEXAS TWIST AND JUST BEING IN TEXAS, THAT COULD BE ANYTHING FROM SWINGS THE BLUES TO CUMBIA TO JUST EVEN ROCK.
AND SO WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE THAT STAGE.
THAT WILL POP UP IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE STONE COTTAGE.
AND THEN THE LEADER HOSE AND LOUNGE WILL BE FEATURED IN THE COURTYARD AREA THAT SITS BETWEEN THE CONFERENCE CENTER AND THEATER.
THAT WILL BE THE ONE SPACE ON THE GROUND THAT WILL NOT FEATURE POLKA.
SOME OF THE OTHER AREAS, IF WE START AT THE ENTRANCE, WHICH IS OVER BY THE CIRCLE AND THE BLUEPRINTS, UM, THE HIGHLIGHTED YELLOW THAT'S MISSING A SIGN, THAT'S WHERE OUR GUEST SERVICES AND INFORMATION WILL BE.
UM, WE'RE OUT OF THE CAROUSEL TO THE, TO THE CLOSET AREA.
SO WHEN YOU WALK IN, YOU'LL SEE THAT THERE.
AND THEN WE HAVE SOME OTHER AREAS THAT I'LL GO THROUGH HERE IN A MINUTE.
THE CAROUSEL, THIS IS THE CAROUSEL THAT WILL SIT ON THE CLOSET AS YOU WALK INTO THE ENTRANCE.
AND THEN OUR KIDS' GARDEN WILL BE, UM, A NEW YARD GARDENS.
AND SO REALLY HIGHLIGHTING THAT FAMILY FEATURE AS YOU WALK INTO THE GROUND.
HO PLAY, WHICH TRANSLATES TO YARD PLAY, IS A NEW AREA THAT WOULD BE FEATURED ON THE GROUND AS WELL.
UM, AND OUR FRIENDS AT PARKS AND REC AND THEIR AO TRAILER ARE HELPING TO BUILD OUT THAT SPACE WITH US.
THE PARTY ZELT IS A BRAND NEW OUTDOOR HALL.
UM, IT IS AN 82 BY 100 FOOT OUTDOOR TENT.
UM, AND IT WILL HAVE AN ELEVATED FLOOR.
SO IN THE EVENT THAT MOTHER NATURE DECIDES TO JOIN US, WE WILL STILL PARTY ON.
IT WILL INCLUDE A TV SCREEN AS WELL AS A LIVE STAGE.
AND THE MOSS CRUDE, UM, ALSO KNOWN AS THE SIGN HOISTING COMPETITIONS WILL TAKE PLACE IN THIS TENT.
UM, AND THIS IS WHERE THE HACKER REVERE WILL MAKE IT DEBUT.
ADDITIONAL AREAS, UM, THAT ARE ON THE GROUND, THE POLLER BEAR GARDEN WILL POP UP, UM, IN THE LAWN THAT YOU SEE THERE, WE ARE HAVING THE HYDRATION STATION BACK FOR FREE REFILLABLE WATER.
UM, OUR MARKETPLACE IS MOVING TO THIS AREA HERE AND THEN OF COURSE WE HAVE THE FAMOUS PARTY CALL.
SOME FUN CHANGES TO THE PARTY CALL.
WE DID BUILD AN EXPANDED DECK THAT WILL BE AN OUTDOOR PATIO.
THOSE WILL BE, UM, AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE JUST LIKE THE INDOOR, INDOOR TABLES, WHICH WILL STILL BE AVAILABLE AS WELL.
MOSS GROUP WILL TAKE PLACE INSIDE OF THE PARTY CALL.
UM, AND THEN THURSDAY EVENING WE ARE ADDING A PRIVATE EVENT.
UM, AND THEN THE DA, THE DOTS AND DASH WILL TAKE PLACE ON SUNDAY.
CORPORATE NIGHT IS OUR NEW EVENT THAT WE'RE HOSTING ON THURSDAY NIGHT.
UM, AND THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CORPORATE GROUPS, UM, DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS TO PURCHASE A TABLE AND JOINING US, JOIN US ON THURSDAY EVENING.
DA STADIUM IS A NEW FEATURE THAT WILL BE IN THE POLLER BEER GARDEN.
UM, AND THIS IS WHERE ALL OF THE BEER GAMES WILL TAKE PLACE.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE RECOGNIZE IS THAT THERE JUST REALLY WASN'T A PLACE TO KIND OF SIT AND HANG OUT AND WATCH THE GAMES.
SO WE'RE ADDING BLEACHER STADIUM TO BLEACHER SEATING TO CREATE THAT STADIUM EFFECT.
AND SO THESE ARE THE GAMES THAT WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE STADIUM.
UM, AND THEN OF COURSE MO CREW, AS I MENTIONED, WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE STAGES, THE ENTERTAINMENT.
WE WILL POLKA TILL THE COWS COME HOME WITH A LOT OF OUR FAN FAVORITES.
COMING BACK THIS YEAR, WE'LL SEE THE DADDYS, THE UBA MEISTERS OFF GETS MUSIC.
ALL OF THEM WILL BE BACK IN SOME FORM OR FASHION IN AND AROUND THE GROUNDS.
WE ARE ADDING A LITTLE MIX INTO IT.
WE HAVE A PARTY BAND, UM, A BRAVE COMBO.
AND THE DOG AND SEEDS ARE, ARE NEW TO THE ENTERTAINMENT LINEUP THIS YEAR.
AND THEN YOU CAN'T HAVE AN OCTOBER FEST WITHOUT FOOD.
WE HAVE THE AUTHENTIC GERMAN FAIR AS WELL AS SOME OF THE TRADITIONAL FESTIVAL FAVORITES IN THE EVENT THAT GERMAN FAIR ISN'T YOUR LIKING.
UM, AND THEN OF COURSE WE HAVE THE FREE HYDRATION STATION THAT WE'RE ADDING AS WELL.
WHEN WE PULL IT ALL TOGETHER, THIS IS WHERE OUR OVERALL SITE MAP WILL LOOK LIKE FOR THE EVENT.
UM, AS YOU CAN SEE, OUR FOOTPRINT HAS EXPANDED FROM LAST YEAR.
WE'RE EXCITED TO KIND OF BRING IT ALL TOGETHER.
AND WITH THAT I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
SO A QUESTION ON THE, THE, UH, HOST INTROS, THE CORPORATE KNIGHT.
SO HOW, HOW MANY TABLES THAT WE DO WE HAVE AVAILABLE TO SELL AND HOW WE'RE MARKETING THAT? ARE THEY, HAVE THEY BEEN SELLING PRETTY WELL? THEY HAVE BEEN SELLING REALLY WELL.
WE HAVE ABOUT 150 TABLES THAT WILL ACTUALLY SELL.
UM, AND WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH THE CHAMBER, UH, TO GET THE WORD OUT WITH THOSE ORGANIZATIONS.
WE HAVE A LOT OF PARTNERS AND SPONSORS THAT WE WORK WITH.
UM, A LOT OF OUR VENDORS AND OTHERS THAT HELP US PUT, PUT THE EVENTS TOGETHER, UM, HAVE KIND OF RALLIED BEHIND US AND WE RECEIVED AROUND POSITIVE FEEDBACK AROUND THAT.
THIS IS A GREAT IDEA AND SOMETHING THAT WE PROBABLY NEEDED TO DO.
THURSDAY'S A GOOD NIGHT WHEN WE'RE LOOKING FOR THAT NETWORKING HAPPY HOUR TYPE OF TEAM BUILDING ACTIVITY.
ARE WE TRYING TO GET SOME OF OUR, UM, ADMISSION PASSES OUT AND SOME OF OUR THE THE BUSINESSES IN TOWN? YES, WE DO WORKING ON THAT WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
COULD YOU TELL US HOW MUCH THE TABLE IS? UM, SO IT
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VARIES ON PRICING.ON THURSDAY NIGHT FOR THE CORPORATE POST AND POST NIGHT TABLES ARE $400 AND THAT INCLUDES ALL THE TABLES INCLUDE UP TO EIGHT SIGNS, UM, A ROUND OF BEER, AND THEN THE RESERVE SEATING AT THE TABLE ON FRIDAY NIGHTS, TABLES GO FOR 500 ON SATURDAY, 600 AND THEN ON SUNDAY 400.
AND HOW MANY SIT AT A TABLE? IS IT JUST EIGHT? UP TO EIGHT? HOW ARE THEY SELLING THE TABLES? SATURDAY NIGHT? SO SATURDAY THE PARTY CALL DECK TABLES HAVE AN INSIDE AS WELL AS AN OUTDOOR PATIO.
SATURDAY INSIDE ARE COMPLETELY SOLD OUT AT WORK PATIO, UM, IS PROBABLY 60% SOLD.
UM, AND THEN EVERY EVENING HAS SALES ON IT, UM, WITH OUR SLOWEST NIGHT BEING SUNDAY.
AND HOW'S THE UM, UH, HOTEL PACKETS YOU MAY HAVE SAID, BUT WHAT ABOUT THOSE PACKETS? ARE THEY GOING THEY ARE, THEY ARE GOING, WE ACTUALLY HAD PEOPLE THAT WERE REACHING OUT TO US BEFORE KAO TOWN TO ASK US WHEN OCTOBERFEST HOTEL PACKETS WOULD, UM, GO ON SALE SO THEY COULD RESERVE THEIR ABBY.
I ASSUME WE'LL BE SEEING YOU ON SOME LOCAL MEDIA BETWEEN NOW AND THEN.
DO YOU, WELL, I'M SURPRISED BECAUSE YOU'RE REALLY GOOD AT THAT.
YOU, YOU'RE REALLY, YOU DO A GREAT JOB OUT THERE.
HOW MANY OF THOSE DO YOU HAVE SCHEDULED? YOU KNOW, UM, PRE-INTERVIEW? I THINK I'VE SEEN UP TO FIVE.
I TYPICALLY DON'T, UH, PARTICIPATE WITH THE LIVE FEEDS THAT TAKE PLACE DURING THE WEEKEND.
UM, BUT PRE EVENT I'VE SEEN UP TO FIVE, UM, THAT ARE ON THE CALENDAR AND SCHEDULE.
WE ALSO HAVE POLLER THAT DOES SOME OF THE NATIONAL, UM, MEDIA THAT WE DO.
AND I THINK ONE OR TWO OF THOSE SCHEDULED AT THIS POINT.
SO ON THE ENTRANCE, UM, ARE BACKPACKS ALLOWED OR HAS THERE BEEN ANY CHANGES FROM LAST YEAR? WATER BOTTLES? NO CHANGES ON, ON ANY OF THAT.
AN EMPTY WATER BOTTLE IS ALLOWED, UM, 'CAUSE OF THE REFILL STATION AND WE ENCOURAGE THAT FOR HYDRATION PURPOSES.
UM, BATS THAT COME THROUGH WILL HAVE TO, UM, GO THROUGH THAT CHECK AS WE HAVE DO CHECK, CHECK.
ANYTHING ELSE FROM ANYBODY? JUST A COMMENT THAT YOU AND YOUR STAFF'S CREATIVITY IS REALLY SHINING THROUGH AND I, I'M JUST REAL EXCITED TO, TO ATTEND, SO THANK YOU.
SO DOES THE CITY MANAGER HAVE GOOD WEATHER PLANNED FOR THE PLAN?
SO, UH, REALLY NICE JOB WITH THAT, YOU AND YOUR TEAM DOING, DOING GREAT WORK OUT THERE.
ANYTHING ELSE FROM ANYBODY? OKAY, THANK YOU ABBY.
WELL WITH THAT, THAT'S THE END OF OUR WORK SESSION.
SO WE WILL RECESS UNTIL SEVEN O'CLOCK AND WE'LL MEET UP IN THE OTHER ROOM.
IT IS 7:00 PM AND WE WILL CALL TO ORDER THE MEETING OF THE ADDISON CITY COUNCIL WITH A, A QUORUM OF THE COUNCIL PRESENT WITH ALL MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE THIS EVENING.
AND AS ALWAYS, WE'D LIKE TO START OUR MEETINGS WITH THE PLEDGE TO BOTH OF OUR FLAGS.
IF YOU PLEASE RISE IP PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC.
FOR WHICH HANDS IN ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE.
FOR HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG, I PLEDGE TO ME, TEXAS STATE, STATE, UNDERGRAD, UNDERGRAD, INDIVISIBLE.
[a. City Manager's Announcements ]
MOVE RIGHT INTO ITEM NUMBER TWO, PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS.AND TWO A IS CITY MANAGER ANNOUNCEMENTS AND TWO B IS EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION.
I HAVE A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR TONIGHT.
UH, THE ADDISON FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL BE HOSTING A BRIEF NINE 11 MEMORIAL CEREMONY TOMORROW MORNING AT 8 45.
THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ATTEND, BUT PLEASE BE AWARE THAT PARKING IS LIMITED AND THAT'S AT FIRE STATION.
ONE NEXT, GET READY TO RAISE YOUR STEIN AT ADDISON OCTOBER FEST ON SEP FROM SEPTEMBER NINE 19TH THROUGH THE 22ND IN ADDISON CIRCLE PARK.
GET ALL THE DETAILS@ADDISONOCTOBERFEST.COM.
JUST A REMINDER THAT ADDISON RESIDENTS CAN BUY DISCOUNTED TICKETS AT THE ATHLETIC CLUB THROUGH SEPTEMBER 12TH.
AND FINALLY, CITY SIPS AND SCOOPS IS INTRODUCING A NEW PROGRAM THIS MONTH.
COFFEE WITH A COP STOP BY OAKS ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH AT 10:00 AM TO MEET POLICE CHIEF CHRIS FREEZE AND ADDISON'S MEN AND WOMEN IN BLUE.
THOSE ARE ALL THE ANNOUNCEMENTS AND WE'LL
[b. Employee Recognition]
MOVE ON TO EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION.I'LL ASK ASHLEY WAKE OUR HR DIRECTOR TO COME UP TO INTRODUCE EMILY.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNSEL, TOO SHORT.
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I'M EXCITED TO INTRODUCE EMILY WATSON, OUR HR LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR.EMILY JOINED THE TOWN IN JANUARY OF 2024 AND HAS QUICKLY BECOME AN INVALUABLE PART OF THE TEAM.
ORIGINALLY FROM DALLAS, TEXAS.
SHE HAS LIVED IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE STATE BUT STAYED ROOTED IN TEXAS.
AFTER HIGH SCHOOL, SHE EARNED A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND SHE PLANS TO CONTINUE HER EDUCATION BY PURSUING, PURSUING AN MPA AT SAM HOUSTON UNIVERSITY IN 2025.
EMILY'S JOURNEY TO ADDISON INCLUDES AN INTERNSHIP WITH THE CITY OF COLLEYVILLE, WHICH PAVED THE WAY FOR HER CURRENT ROLE.
SHE'S PROUD TO BE A PART OF THE TOWN AND OFTEN SHARES HOW GRATEFUL SHE IS TO WORK WITH SUCH A WONDERFUL COMMUNITY OUTSIDE OF WORK.
EMILY ENJOYS PLAYING THE GUITAR, SPENDING TIME WITH HER KITTEN AND HANGING OUT WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY.
HER ENTHUSIASM FOR ADDISON'S EVENTS AND CULTURE IS CONTAGIOUS.
EMILY TRULY EMBODIES THE ADDISON WAY, ALWAYS GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND IN HER ROLE.
AND FOR HER, REPRESENTING THE TOWN ISN'T JUST A JOB, IT'S A COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE.
SO PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING AND CELEBRATING.
EMILY, WE'RE VERY GLAD THAT YOU'RE HERE, EMILY.
[3. Public Comment. The City Council invites citizens to address the City Council on any matter, including items on the agenda, except public hearings that are included on the agenda. Comments related to Public Hearings will be heard when the specific hearing starts. Citizen comments are limited to three (3) minutes, unless otherwise required by law. To address the Council, please fill out a City Council Appearance Card and submit it to a staff member prior to the Public Comment item on the agenda. The Council is not permitted to take any action or discuss any item not listed on the agenda. The Council may choose to place the item on a future agenda.]
ON TO ITEM NUMBER THREE.IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FOLKS IN THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON ITEMS THAT ARE ON THE AGENDA OR NOT ON THE AGENDA.
AND ITEMS THAT DO NOT HAVE A, UH, PUBLIC HEARING ON AN, UH, AGENDA ITEM LATER ON IN OUR MEETING FOR UP TO THREE MINUTES.
AND I DON'T HAVE ANY APPEARANCE CARDS.
IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE ROOM THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS? IF SO, PLEASE COME FORWARD AND I'M SEEING NONE.
BUT I DO HAVE ONE EMAIL THAT WAS SENT INTO THE COUNCIL, UM, FROM, UH, TRICIA STEWART.
AND UH, WE WILL, UH, INCLUDE THAT AS PART OF THE PUBLIC RECORD.
AND THE EMAIL IS, UH, REGARDING NINE 11 IN OUR FIRST RESPONDERS.
AND UH, WE WILL, UH, INCLUDE THAT AS THE PART OF THE PUBLIC RECORD.
AND WITH THAT WE'LL CLOSE ITEM NUMBER THREE, THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION AND MOVE TO ITEM
[4. Consent Agenda. All items listed under the Consent Agenda are considered routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion with no individual consideration. If individual consideration of an item is requested, it will be pulled from the Consent Agenda and discussed separately.]
NUMBER FOUR.CONSENT AGENDA WITH THE CONSENT INCLUDES ITEMS FOUR A THROUGH FOUR D ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE PULLED? MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO PULL, UH, ITEM FOUR C.
IS THERE A MOTION ON THE OTHER ITEMS? MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE SECOND.
MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE, UH, ITEMS A THROUGH C ITEM OR A, B AND D WE'RE PULLING C I'M SORRY.
DID YOU PULL C OR D? C PULLED C.
SECOND AND A SECOND FROM NANCY.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
[c. Consider action on a Resolution to approve a change order to the agreement between the Town of Addison and Sgt. Poopers, LLC. for pet waste removal services providing for an increase of $8,970 to the contract price and a revised total contract price of $61,000; authorizing the City Manager to execute the change order and provide an effective date.]
PULLED ITEM C.CHRIS, I JUST WANTED TO HAVE A BRIEF DISCUSSION ON FOUR C AND, AND C HOW EVERYONE THOUGHT, UH, THIS IS $61,000 BECAUSE OUR RESIDENTS AREN'T PICKING UP AFTER THEIR PETS.
UM, I MEAN, I, WE'RE, WE'RE PET OWNERS.
UH, I MET SOME FOLKS OVER AT, UM, ADDISON CIRCLE TO HEAR SOME OF THEIR CONCERNS ABOUT OUR TOWN.
AND THIS REALLY WAS AT THE TOP OF THE LIST.
UM, I WALKED THE CIRCLE AND, UM, IT REALLY HAS GOTTEN TO BE A BIG DEAL.
AND WHEN YOU SEE IT ON PAPER THAT WE'RE SPENDING $61,000, UM, YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT IT'D BE AT LEAST WORTH A CONVERSATION.
UM, I MEAN, I, I KNOW WE'VE DISCUSSED IT BEFORE, BUT I'D LOVE TO HEAR MORE ABOUT SOME IDEAS THAT MAYBE WHAT WE CAN DO TO, YOU KNOW, IMPROVE THE SITUATION.
UM, JANET, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTARY ON THAT? UH, MAYOR MICROPHONE PLEASE.
JANET TIDWELL, DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION.
UM, I WILL LET YOU KNOW THAT WE ACTUALLY CRUNCHED SOME NUMBERS.
WHEN WE ORIGINALLY BROUGHT THIS REQUEST TO COUNCIL FOR, TO DO THE INITIAL PET WASTE CLEANUP, WE LOOKED INTO HIRING STAFF TO DO THE ADDITIONAL WORK.
UM, AND IT CAME OUT TO BE MORE COST EFFECTIVE FOR US TO CONTRACT WITH THE COMPANY THAT THAT'S WHAT THEY DO, THAT'S WHAT THEIR EXPERTISE IS.
UM, AND SO WE WERE MINDFUL OF MANAGING COSTS AS WE WERE MAKING THOSE DECISIONS IN THIS BUDGET REQUEST TO COUNSEL.
UM, ULTIMATELY WE HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH PD, UM, ABOUT STEPPING UP ENFORCEMENT.
I THINK THERE ARE SOME LIMITATIONS IN THE ABILITY OF, UM, THEIR STAFF'S ROLE, CURRENT ROLE TO DO AN EXTENSIVE ENFORCEMENT CAMPAIGN.
BUT, UM, FOR THIS TO TURN AROUND, I THINK UNFORTUNATELY SOME PEOPLE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO EXPERIENCE THE NEGATIVE RESULTS OF, UM, BEING ISSUED A CITATION WHEN THEY ARE BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR PETS.
UM, AND WE ARE HAVING THOSE DISCUSSIONS TO LOOK AT,
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YOU KNOW, IS THERE A MULTIPLE APPROACH THAT ALL THE DEPARTMENTS CAN DO TO WORK TOGETHER TO LOOK FOR SOME IMPROVEMENT? I WOULD JUST JUST ADD QUICKLY ON THAT BECAUSE, AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT WE TALK ABOUT THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE DONE AT THIS POINT.WE HAVEN'T GOT TO A POINT WHERE WE DON'T, IDEALLY WE WOULDN'T BE SPENDING ANY OF THIS MONEY BECAUSE PEOPLE WOULD BE PICKING UP, YOU KNOW, AFTER THEIR, AFTER THEIR PETS.
BUT WE HAVE, WE HAVE, WE HAVE MANY SIGNS OUT.
I THINK IF YOU'RE OUT ABOUT IN TOWN, YOU'LL SEE THE SIGNS.
WE HAVE STATIONS ALL OVER TOWN WHERE YOU CAN GET THE BAGS.
UM, BUT I THINK AS JANICE SAID, WE ARE, WE'RE OPEN TO IDEAS, WE'RE CONTINUING TO SEE WHAT THE BEST PRACTICES ARE, IF THERE'S WAYS WE CAN GET TO THE SOLUTIONS WE WANT, IF ENFORCEMENT CERTAINLY COULD BE A PART OF THAT, IF WE CAN FIND OTHER ROUTES AS WELL.
UM, SO WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT'S AN ISSUE.
AND I THINK THE, I THINK TO YOUR POINT, THE FACT THAT WE'RE SPENDING THIS MONEY SHOWS THERE'S AN ISSUE.
WELL I APPRECIATE THAT AND I, I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING MORE ABOUT THAT.
YEAH, IT'S, IT'S CERTAINLY CHALLENGING.
IF YOU WANNA GET UNDER MY SKIN, JUST DON'T PICK UP AFTER YOUR DOG IN FRONT OF ME THAT, BUT, BUT WHAT I DO AND, AND I KNOW WE ALL HAVE DIFFERENT DISCUSSIONS AND IDEAS ON HOW, HOW WOULD YOU APPROACH SOMEBODY, YOU KNOW, IF IF, IF YOU SEE THEM NOT DOING WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING.
AND, AND MY APPROACH IS, YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS HAVE SURPLUS BAGS IN MY POCKET, SO I JUST GO AND SAY, OH, DO YOU NEED A BAG,
AND THEY, THEY, THEY HAVE OBVIOUSLY FORGOTTEN.
AND, AND I, AND I GET IT, IT, IT'S DIFFICULT AND I, AND I HATE TO BURDEN STAFF WITH ANYTHING ELSE.
AND I, I KNOW WE'VE TRIED SIGNAGE, I KNOW WE'VE TRIED MORE AND MORE, UM, YOU KNOW, PET STATIONS, COMBINATION OF THE BAGS AND, AND THE, UM, AND THE TRASH CANS.
BUT, UM, I, I JUST SAW THIS AND I THOUGHT IT'D BE WORTH A CONVERSATION.
AND, AND, AND I DON'T THINK YOU CAN EVER GET A HUNDRED PERCENT COMPLIANCE ON SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
CAN YOU, JANA? I'VE NEVER SEEN A CITY THAT'S BEEN ABLE TO ACHIEVE A HUNDRED PERCENT COMPLIANCE.
UM, BUT IF WE COULD JUST CUT THE AMOUNT IN HALF, WE WOULD I SEE A SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT.
SO,
IT'S A, IT'S CERTAINLY A NUMBER TWO PROBLEM, BUT REALLY NUMBER ONE IN A LOT OF PEOPLE'S MINDS, UM, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S INFURIATING.
SO WHAT ARE OUR OPTIONS? WHAT CAN WE DO? I MEAN, I WOULD SAY WE LOOK AT COMPARATIVE CITIES AND, AND WHAT ARE THEY DOING NOW? BUT DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER OPTIONS? SHOULD WE CUT, UH, THIS, THIS AMOUNT BACK DOWN TO TWO DAYS A WEEK? 'CAUSE I THINK IT'S THREE AND, AND USE SOME OF THAT MONEY FOR KEEP THAT, THAT IS BUDGET FROM SOME OTHER THINGS THAT WE CAN DO.
I, I KNOW WE ALREADY HAVE SIGNS, LIKE YOU MENTIONED, WE HAVE FUN SIGNS AND WE HAVE SERIOUS SIGNS AND WE HAVE A LOT OF STATIONS TO PICK UP.
SO I, MY QUESTION IS WHAT ARE OUR OPTIONS? I, UM, TO ANSWER THAT I THINK I WOULD LIKE, BECAUSE I, SOME OF THOSE OPTIONS INVOLVE WORKING WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS FOR US TO HAVE SOME INTERNAL DISCUSSIONS AND COME BACK AND I GUESS I WOULD SAY TO CONSIDER, NOT NECESSARILY RIGHT NOW ON THE SPOT, I JUST WANT TO YEAH.
AND I COUNSEL TO WHAT, WHAT ARE OUR OPTIONS AND DIRECTION THAT WE GO.
I, I WOULD AND WE'LL HAVE CHIEF COME UP AND, AND AGAIN, WE PROBABLY MIGHT NEED SOME MORE TIME AND WE COULD PROBABLY COME BACK WITH SOME MORE DETAIL.
UM, BUT ENFORCEMENT IS, YOU KNOW, THE OPTION OUT THERE TO TAKE AN AGGRESSIVE APPROACH.
UM, I THINK THERE'S SOME LIMITATIONS EVEN IN ENFORCEMENT THAT I'M SURE CHIEF WILL, WILL TOUCH ON.
UM, I WOULD SAY I WOULDN'T WANT TO LIMIT THE FUNDING BECAUSE THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT ISSUE RIGHT NOW.
AND, UM, IF WE LIMITED THE FUNDING, I THINK IT WOULD JUST, WE, THE RESIDENTS WOULD REALLY NOTICE IT QUICKLY CONSIDERING HOW MUCH WE'RE DOING.
UM, BUT I THINK TRYING TO DO SOMETHING IN TANDEM WITH IT AND NOT GIVING UP AND TRYING TO DO DIFFERENT THINGS IS CERTAINLY WORTHWHILE.
BUT CHIEF, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANNA ADD? GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
UH, CHRIS FREEZE, CHIEF OF POLICE, UH, YEAH, CITY MANAGER.
SO WE HAVE INCREASED PATROLS, UH, DURING THE TIMES THAT WE'VE SEEN COMPLAINTS.
UM, I'D LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE, YOU SEE THE ANIMAL CONTROL TRUCK WALKING BY, WHAT DO PEOPLE DO? THEY PICK UP AFTER THEIR PETS.
THE SECOND WE LEAVE THE AREA, THEY'RE BACK TO DOING IT.
SO WE'VE LOOKED AT INSTALLING GAME CAMERAS TO TRY TO SEE, HEY, WHEN THEY DON'T KNOW THE PRESENCE IS THERE TO TRY TO IDENTIFY THE PEOPLE.
UM, WE'VE IDENTIFIED PEOPLE IN THE ACT.
THE STEP NEXT STEP NOW IS ENFORCEMENT.
UM, SO YEAH, WE'RE, WE'RE WORKING, UH, WITH OUR ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS, WORKING WITH OUR RESIDENTS WHENEVER THEY CALL IN AND SAY, HEY, THESE ARE THE TIMES WE'RE DOING EXTRA PATROLS THERE.
SO YES, IT'S THAT POINT NOW TO WHERE WE DON'T ALWAYS WANT TO GO STRAIGHT TO ENFORCEMENT, BUT WE HAVE SIGNAGE, WE'RE DOING PATROLS.
AND IT, IT'S AT THE POINT NOW TO WHERE WHEN WE SEE IT, WE'VE, UM, WE, WE'VE, OUR PATIENCE IS RUNNING THIN WITH THIS.
AND TO YOUR POINT IS IT'S A QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUE AND IT'S DISGUSTING.
I JUST PICK UP AFTER YOUR PETS.
SO YES, AS WE SEE IT NOW, WE'RE GONNA BE
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ISSUING THE CITATIONS TO GAIN THAT COMPLIANCE.SO IF WE NEED SOME FUNDING FOR SOME EXTRA ACTION THAT WE TAKE, DO WE, UH, WE'RE ABLE TO, TO HAVE A CHOICE TO FUND SOMETHING LIKE THAT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
I THINK AS WE CONSIDER, CONTINUE TO LOOK AT OPTIONS, I THINK WHAT CHIEF MENTIONED AND INCREASING PATROLS, WE CAN SEE WHAT THE, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE BENEFIT OF THAT IS AND IF THAT HELPS, HOW THAT HELPS TO DENT, PUT A DENT IN THE PROBLEM.
IF WE COME UP WITH A SOLUTION THAT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE AND IT COSTS MORE MONEY, WE'LL COME BACK TO COUNCIL AND HAVE THAT CONVERSATION AND SAY, HEY, WE RECOMMEND A BUDGET AMENDMENT TO DO THAT.
I MEAN, I THINK WE HAVE A PROBLEM TO SOLVE.
SO WE'RE, WE'LL COME BACK WITH ALL OPTIONS ON THE TABLE FOR Y'ALL TO CONSIDER.
AND I THINK, UH, PEOPLE THAT DO OFFEND IT DO GET TO PAY A CONVENIENCE FEE.
YEAH, I WAS GONNA ASK WHAT'S, WHAT IS THE, WHAT IS THE AVERAGE COST OF A CITATION? AND THEN BACK TO THE ADDISON WAY, HAVE WE SET OURSELVES UP FOR FAILURE OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS HAVING BEING THE NEWLY WON ON COUNCIL? HAVE WE JUST BEEN PASSING THE BUCK ALONG AND NOT PUTTING CODE ENFORCEMENT OUT ON PEOPLE WHO ARE HABITUAL, UM, NEGLECTORS THAT DON'T PICK UP AFTER THEIR ANIMAL? MEANING DO WE HAVE THE SAME OFFENDERS BASICALLY AT THE SAME PARKS AT THE SAME TIME OF DAY, MORNING AND NIGHT WHEN THEY GET HOME FROM WORK? UH, UH, MY ASSUMPTION WOULD BE THAT IT'S A LOT OF THE SAME, THE SAME FOLKS.
I THINK IT'S A, IT'S A TOUGH PROBLEM TO SOLVE AND I DON'T THINK WE'RE THE ONLY CITY THAT DEALS WITH IT, ESPECIALLY AS YOU BECOME MORE DENSE AND YOU HAVE MORE FOLKS THAT ARE IN, IN CONCENTRATED AREAS THAT ARE OUT IN PARKS.
UM, SO, YOU KNOW, I I DON'T THINK, I DON'T THINK IT'S THE ADDISON WAY TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, THAT ALL OVER YOUR, YOUR PARK, RIGHT.
SO I THINK IT'S CERTAINLY IN THE ADDISON WAY THAT WE ENFORCE THOSE ORDINANCES AND THAT WE GAIN COMPLIANCE.
YEAH, I WOULD, I'M JUST, I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT I WANT US TO ENFORCE IF WE SEE THIS HAPPENING.
AND, AND AGAIN, IT'S TWICE A DAY.
IT'S TYPICALLY THE MORNINGS AND THE AFTERNOONS.
MY, MY ONLY MY ONE THOUGHT IS, YOU KNOW, TRAILS PARKS, THAT THAT'S ONE THING.
AND, AND I HATE THE FACT THAT OUR OFFICERS ARE, ARE NOW, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO POLICE THAT.
I MEAN, ONE THOUGHT IS, UM, IT DOES HAPPEN A LOT IN THE APARTMENT COMPLEXES.
MAYBE WE JUST, IF IT'S POSSIBLE, FIND THE APARTMENT COMPLEXES AND RATHER THAN OUR POLICE OFFICERS POLICE THESE APARTMENT PROPERTIES, WE ALLOW THEM TO DO IT.
AND THEY FIND, THEY TRY TO FIND THE, THE OFFENDERS.
AND I, I WOULD SAY, I THINK THE APARTMENT COMPLEXES ARE A DIFFERENT CONVERSATION THAN THE ONE WE'VE BEEN HAVING ON THE PARKS.
I DO THINK WE HAVE OTHER AVENUES WITH THE APARTMENT COMPLEXES AND LESLIE, I THINK IT'S PROBABLY WORTHWHILE FOR HER TO SPEAK ON THAT QUICKLY BECAUSE WE DO HAVE MORE TOOLS.
LESLIE, I, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES.
UH, SO FOR PRIVATE PROPERTY ESPECIALLY, UM, ABOUT THE SUBJECT, UH, APARTMENT COMPLEXES ARE TYPICALLY THE, THE BIGGEST OFFENDERS.
AND THAT DOES FALL UNDER THE PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE.
AND SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS CAN AND DO.
UM, SITE, OUR, OUR APARTMENT COMPLEXES ARE ON, UM, FROM A SANITATION PERSPECTIVE.
UM, AND WE HAVE HAD A COUPLE OF, UM, ISSUES WITH SOME COMPLEXES IN THE PAST AND WE HAVE WORKED WITH THEM TO GET ON A MORE REGULAR SCHEDULE TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE CLEANING UP IF THEIR RESIDENTS ARE NOT.
UM, SO WE ARE WORKING WITH THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE KEEPING IT TIDY.
ALRIGHT, ANYTHING ELSE CHRIS? NO, I THINK WE'VE SPENT ENOUGH TIME.
WOULD YOU, UH, LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION? I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE, UH, FOUR C.
SECOND, SECOND FROM I HEARD MARLON FIRST.
ALRIGHT, ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
[a. Hold a public hearing, present, discuss, and consider action on a request for a Special Use Permit (SUP) for an existing private school, Greenhill School, located at 4141 Spring Valley Road, currently zoned R-1 Single Family Dwelling and Planned Development (PD), through Ordinance 084-092, to allow a new private school building. Case 1916-SUP/Greenhill Athletic Performance Center. (POSTPONED)]
FIVE, PUBLIC HEARINGS FIVE A IS HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING PRESENT, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION ON A REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR AN EXISTING PRIVATE SCHOOL GREENHILL SCHOOL LOCATED AT 41 41 SPRING VALLEY ROAD, CURRENTLY ZONED R ONE, SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING AND PLAN DEVELOPMENT PD THROUGH ORDINANCE 0 8 4 DASH NINE TWO TO ALLOW A NEW PRIVATE SCHOOL BUILDING CASE, 1916 DASH U SLASH GREENHILL ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE CENTER.AND THIS ITEM HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL A FUTURE MEETING.
DO WE NEED TO DO ANYTHING ELSE AT THIS TIME ON THAT ITEM? LESLIE, LESLIE KNIGHT, DIRECTOR DEVELOPMENT NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES, UM, I DON'T HAVE A PRESENTATION, JUST WANTED TO BE AVAILABLE IF THERE WAS ANY QUESTIONS, BUT WE ARE ASKING TO POSTPONE THIS, UM, CONSIDERATION TO THE NEXT MEETING, WHICH IS SEPTEMBER 24TH.
EVERYBODY'S GOOD WITH THAT? YES.
[b. Hold a public hearing, present, discuss, and consider action on an Ordinance of the Town of Addison, Texas approving and adopting the Annual Budget for the Fiscal Year beginning October 1, 2024 and ending September 30, 2025 and making appropriations for each office, department, agency and project of the Town, providing that expenditures for said Fiscal Year shall be made in accordance with the adopted budget, unless otherwise authorized by an Ordinance adopted by the City Council, and providing for emergency expenditures and expenditures as otherwise allowed by law.]
ITEM FIVE B, HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING PRESENT, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF ADDISON, TEXAS, APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE ANNUAL BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR, BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST, 2024, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2025.[00:40:02]
AND MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR EACH OFFICE DEPARTMENT, AGENCY AND PROJECT OF THE TOWN PROVIDING THAT EXPENDITURES FOR SAID FISCAL YEARS SHALL BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ADOPTED BUDGET UNLESS OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED BY AN ORDINANCE ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND PROVIDING FOR EMERGENCY EXPENDITURES AND EXPENDITURES AS OTHERWISE ALLOWED BY LAW.STEPHEN, UH, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
STEPHEN GLICKMAN, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.
AND WE ARE HERE THIS EVENING FOR OUR SECOND PUBLIC HEARING ON THE BUDGET.
UM, AND THIS IS THE, UH, FINAL PUBLIC HEARING ON OUR BUDGET.
AND, UH, IN ADDITION, UH, YOU HAVE THE ORDINANCE BEFORE YOU TO APPROVE THE BUDGET, UH, FOR THIS ITEM AS WELL.
UM, SO JUST GOING OVER, UH, SOME CHANGES THAT HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET THAT YOU RECEIVED BACK ON JULY 31ST TO, UH, WHAT'S BEING PRESENTED TO YOU THIS EVENING.
UM, SO COUNSEL, UH, WISH TO MOVE FORWARD WITH SOME INCREASED, UH, FUNDING FOR METROCREST SERVICES FOR HOMELESS HOMELESSNESS OUTREACH AT A LITTLE OVER $23,000.
UM, TO COVER THAT, WE ALSO INCREASED OUR SALES TAX, UH, ABOUT $15,000.
UM, COUNCIL WISHED TO REMOVE, UH, AN EMPLOYEE, UH, MEAL VOUCHER PROGRAM FROM THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND AT $200,000, UH, THAT WAS REMOVED.
AND THEN, UM, THE, THE MOST RECENT CHANGE, UH, THE CITY MANAGERS RE RECOMMENDING THAT WE REMOVE, UH, IN CLOSE FUEL, INCREASED FUEL FLOWAGE FEE COST AT ABOUT $170,000.
SO THAT REVENUE, UH, IN THE AIRPORT FUND HAS BEEN REMOVED AS WELL.
UH, OVERALL LOOK AT OUR STAFFING SUMMARY.
UM, 319.3 CURRENT FTES IN FISCAL YEAR 2024.
UH, THE PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDES 3 22 0.6, SO 3.3 FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT INCREASE, UM, AND THEN OUR DECISION PACKAGES FOR THE GENERAL FUND.
AND WE'VE GONE OVER THESE MULTIPLE TIMES, UM, AT THIS POINT.
SO OVERALL IN THE GENERAL FUND, A RECURRING COST FOR ALL OF OUR DECISION PACKAGES, $214,136 WITH OFFSETTING, UH, REVENUES OF, UH, JUST UNDER 55,000 FOR A NET, UH, TOTAL COST OF $159,336, UH, WITHIN OUR HOTEL FUND, UH, WHICH IS WHERE BASICALLY THE 3.3 FTE UM, INCREASE IS, UH, OVERALL RECURRING COST, $421,202 ONE TIME COST OF A LITTLE UNDER $3,000.
AND THEN WE HAVE SOME OFFSETTING REVENUE OF $255,000, UH, FOR A NET TOTAL COST IN THE HOTEL FUND OF 169,000.
UH, 150 DO $52 FOR THOSE DECISION PACKAGES.
AND THEN OUR SELF-FUNDED SPECIAL PROJECTS FUND.
AND AGAIN, THIS, THIS FUND IS, UH, REALLY AN EXTENSION OF THE GENERAL FUND, UH, FOR ONE-TIME PROJECTS AND SUCH.
UH, SO OVERALL A RECURRING COST $45,000.
UH, ONE-TIME COST OF, UH, JUST UNDER $701,000.
UH, SO A TOTAL OF 745,000, UH, $900 IN DECISION PACKAGES IN THE SELF-FUNDED SPECIAL PROJECTS FUND.
AND THEN OUR STREET SELF-FUNDED, UH, PROJECTS FUND, UH, $695,000 IN ONE TIME.
UH, PROPOSED COST FOR, UH, SOME STREET REPAIR PROJECTS, UH, WITHIN THAT FUND.
AND THEN WE HAVE OUR ENTERPRISE FUNDS.
AND AGAIN, OUR ENTERPRISE FUNDS ARE THE AIRPORT FUND, THE STORMWATER FUND, AND THE UTILITY FUND.
UH, SO IN TOTAL A RECURRING COST OF 121,875, UH, DOLLARS, UH, ONE TIME COST OF $388,500, UH, FOR TOTAL, UH, COST WITHIN THOSE ENTERPRISE FUNDS, $510,375.
THEN WE'VE GOT OUR INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS, UH, ONE-TIME COST TOTALING $255,000, UH, IN DECISION PACKAGES WITHIN THOSE FUNDS.
AND THEN WE HAVE OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM REQUESTS.
SO, UH, WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 BUDGET IS, IS ABOUT SEVEN AND A HALF MILLION.
UH, IN TOTAL THOSE, UH, REQUESTS, WHICH, UH, SPAN OVER MULTIPLE YEARS TOTAL, UH, ABOUT $20,680,000 IN TOTAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT REQUESTS, UH, WHICH ARE INCLUDED, UH, IN THE BUDGET.
AND THEN THE FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
AND THEN WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR OVERALL GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES AND WE LOOK AT, UH, BY TYPE, UM, PERSONNEL SERVICES MAKE UP ABOUT TWO THIRDS OF OUR GENERAL FUND OVERALL BUDGET.
UM, MAJORITY OF THAT IS GONNA BE YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, FIRE DEPARTMENT, UH, YOUR PARKS AND RECREATION, AND THEN YOUR GENERAL ADMINISTRATION.
UH, THEN WE HAVE CONTRACTUAL SERVICES MAKE UP 17%.
A LOT OF THAT'S GOING TO BE YOUR UTILITY COST AND SUCH.
UH, THEN WE HAVE, UM, CAPITAL OUTLAY MAINTENANCE, UH, SUPPLIES, AND THEN, UH,
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CAPITAL REPLACEMENT, UM, WHICH MAKES UP THE REMAINDER OF THE EXPENDITURES.AND THEN OVERALL, WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR, OUR GENERAL FUND, WE HAVE TOTAL, UH, REVENUE IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET OF 50 $50,273,325.
AND THAT IS, UH, COVERING THE $50,269,389, UH, IN EXPENDITURE.
SO THE, UH, NET REVENUE OVER EXPENDITURES IS, IS JUST UNDER $4,000, UH, WHICH LEAVES US WITH ABOUT $20.8 MILLION IN ENDING FUND BALANCE AND ABOUT 41.4%, UM, OF OUR OPERATION, OF OUR OPERATING COSTS, UH, IN RESERVE, UH, IN FUND BALANCE.
THEN GOING ON TO OUR HOTEL FUND, UH, WE HAVE A REVENUE BUDGET OF $7,406,000, UH, WITH INCREASES, UM, PRIMARILY FROM SPECIAL EVENTS AND HOTEL TAXES.
UH, AND THOSE, UH, COVER OUR, UH, OPERATING EXPENSES OF $7,546,596.
UH, WHICH LEAVES US WITH, UH, A LITTLE, A LITTLE, UH, UNDER $5.2 MILLION IN, UH, REMAINING FUND BALANCE, OR ABOUT 68.3% OF OUR OPERATING COST, UH, IN RESERVE.
AND THEN FOR OUR AIRPORT FUND, UM, AIRPORT FUND, TOTAL REVENUE, UH, JUST OVER $10.1 MILLION.
UH, THE MAJOR INCREASE AGAIN HERE IS RELATED TO, UH, THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW.
YOU SEE INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVENUE, UH, WITH A LARGE INCREASE, UH, THAT'LL HELP PAY FOR SOME CAPITAL PROJECTS OUT AT THE AIRPORT.
UM, OUR OPERATING EXPENSES ARE ABOUT $6.3 MILLION.
AND THEN WE HAVE SOME ONE-TIME DECISION PACKAGES AND SOME TRANSFERS TO DEBT SERVICE.
AND THEN INCLUDING, UH, IN THAT ARE SOME CASH FUNDED CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT TAKE OUR TOTAL EXPENSES TO ABOUT 11.2 MILLION, UH, WHICH STILL LEAVES US WITH, UH, OVER $7 MILLION IN ENDING WORKING CAPITAL.
UM, OR ABOUT 111.4% OF OUR OPERATING EXPENSES, UH, IN RESERVE.
THEN WE HAVE OUR STORMWATER FUND.
WE HAVE $2.8 MILLION IN REVENUE IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET, UM, JUST UNDER $2.8 MILLION IN OPERATING EXPENSES.
AND THEN WE HAVE SOME TRANSFERS TO OUR DEBT SERVICE FUND AND SOME ONE-TIME COSTS, WHICH TAKE OUR TOTAL EXPENSES TO ADJUST OVER 3.3 MILLION, UH, LEAVING STILL $7.3 MILLION, UH, IN RESERVE, WHICH IS ABOUT 261%, UH, OF OUR OPERATING EXPENSES.
AND THEN WE HAVE OUR UTILITY FUND.
AND AGAIN, OUR UTILITY FUND INCLUDES 5.5% INCREASES TO WATER AND SEWER, UM, FEES FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR.
UH, TOTAL REVENUE $17,333,983.
UH, WE HAVE, UM, OPERATING EXPENSES OF $17,326,000.
UH, SOME ONE-TIME DECISION PACKAGES, AND THEN SOME CASH FUNDED CAPITAL PROJECTS TAKE THE TOTAL EXPENSES TO 18,721,000, UH, WHICH STILL LEAVES US ABOUT $7.5 MILLION IN OPERATING, UH, RESERVES.
AND ABOUT, THAT'S ABOUT 43.4% OF OUR OPERATING EXPENSES AND RESERVE.
IN ADDITION TO THE OPERATING FUNDS, WE HAVE OUR, UH, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BUDGET.
UH, THE FIVE YEAR CIP PLAN IS, UH, VERY, UH, VERY, UM, AGGRESSIVE, UH, ABOUT 220, ALMOST $225 MILLION IN THAT FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
UH, WHAT'S INCLUDED IN YOUR FISCAL YEAR 2025 BUDGET IS JUST OVER $51 MILLION AND A VARIETY OF FUNDING SOURCES WITHIN THAT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT, UH, PLAN.
AND THEN AGAIN, OUR BUDGET IS ON OUR WEBSITE.
UH, IF YOU GO TO THE TOWN'S MAIN WEBSITE AND LOOK AT THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT UNDER BUDGET, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO FIND OUR, UH, BUDGET, UH, POSTED THERE.
AND WITH THAT, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BUDGET.
AND AS A REMINDER THAT THIS ORDINANCE, UH, WOULD NEED TO BE APPROVED BY A ROLL CALL VOTE.
I JUST WANTED TO ADD TWO PIECES OF CLARIFICATION FROM ONE OF THE INITIAL SLIDES THAT SHOWED THE CHANGES FROM THE PROPOSED BUDGET.
JUST TO BE CLEAR, UH, STEVEN WAS SHOWING CHANGES AT A FUND LEVEL, UM, BUT IN THE HOTEL FUND WE DID SHIFT $40,000 FROM THE TOWN CURATED EVENTS TO THE WATER TOWER CONTRACT.
JUST SO YOU'RE ASSURED THAT IS IN THE BUDGET AFTER THE DIRECTION FROM LAST COUNCIL MEETING.
UM, AND THEN AS WELL, STEVEN MENTIONED THE AIRPORT FUND WE HAD PREVIOUSLY, UH, DURING THE AIRPORT DISCUSSION EARLIER IN THE BUDGET SEASON, TALKED ABOUT INCREASING THEIR FUEL FLOWAGE FEES, A COUPLE OF DOLLARS, AND THAT WAS THE REVENUE SAW SAW THERE, A LITTLE OVER A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.
WE'VE DECIDED TO HOLD THAT OFF FOR A YEAR.
ONE, WE HAD A GOOD DISCUSSION ON THE FUND BALANCE OF THE AIRPORT FUND, SO I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE FOR US TO COME BACK AND, AND SHOW OUR PLANS FOR THE AIRPORT FUND MOVING FORWARD BEFORE WE IMPLEMENT THAT, AND ALSO TO HAVE MORE TIME TO, TO GET THAT OUT TO THE FBOS AND
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THE OTHER USERS THAT WOULD AFFECT THAT INCREASE IS STILL NEEDED IN THE FUTURE, BUT IT'S NOT PRESSING TO DO IT THIS YEAR.SO WE'RE JUST GONNA HOLD THAT OFF AND BRING IT BACK NEXT FISCAL YEAR IN THE BUDGET PROCESS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, DARREN? SO DAVID, THANK YOU FOR ADDRESSING THE AIRPORT FUEL FLOWAGE FEE.
UM, TAKING THAT OUT, UH, AND HAVING THE, UH, THE AIRPORT, UM, FUND PAY FOR THAT IS TO BE NOTED REALLY BECAUSE IT, IT DOES SHOW THE SELF SUSTAINABILITY AND PROFITABILITY OF THE AIRPORT.
SO THANKS FOR CLARIFYING THAT.
AND I THINK IT'S A, UH, IT'S A REALLY GOOD THING TO, UH, TO CELEBRATE THAT THE AIRPORT IS, IS, UH, VERY HEALTHY AND NOT, NOT ONLY STANDING ON ITS OWN, BUT MAKING MONEY.
THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FOLKS IN THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM.
IF THERE'S ANYBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THE COUNCIL, PLEASE COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME.
AND SEEING NONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ENTERTAIN A MOTION MAYORAL MOTION TO APPROVE THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 25, UH, AS PRESENTED.
ANY DISCUSSION? JUST A, UH, JUST A COUPLE OF QUICK COMMENTS.
UM, YOU KNOW, I THINK WITH THIS, THIS BUDGET, WE'RE DOING SOME REALLY GOOD THINGS.
UM, WE'RE MAKING OVER $50 MILLION IN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT INVESTMENTS INTO THE TOWN.
UM, SOME OF THOSE MONIES INCLUDE NEIGHBORHOOD VITALITY GRANTS, SOME ASPIR REPLACEMENT THAT'S REALLY NEEDED, SOME MAINTENANCE THAT'S NEEDED AROUND THE TOWN.
UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S ALSO INCLUDING NEW CREATIVE SOURCES OF REVENUE THAT I WAS REALLY HAPPY TO SEE BROUGHT FORWARD BY THE TOWN AND THE STAFF.
UM, IT'S THE TI, IT'S TPI PROJECT, OUR INSPECTION PROGRAM FOR SOME OF OUR RENTALS, I THINK IS BADLY NEEDED.
UM, THREE ADDITIONS TO STAFF, BUT TWO OF THEM ARE OFFSET BY NEW SOURCES OF REVENUE, WHICH I THINK WAS GREAT TO SEE.
UH, AND WE'RE TAKING CARE OF OUR STAFF.
I THINK THIS BUDGET ALLOWS TO, UM, RE RECRUIT AND RETAIN THE BEST, WHICH I THINK WE ALL APPRECIATE.
SO, UM, I JUST WANNA THANK EVERYONE, THE STAFF FOR PUTTING THE BUDGET TOGETHER.
I, I APPRECIATE THOSE COMMENTS AND I AGREE WITH YOU.
I, I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF REALLY GOOD WORK THAT'S GOING ON IN THE BUDGET HERE.
THAT'S, THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
AND, AND TAKING CARE OF THE STAFF IS, IS CERTAINLY, YOU KNOW, PRIORITY FOR SURE FOR US, TOP PRIORITY.
AND, UM, YOU KNOW, AS, AS, AS AN AGING CITY, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT THAT WE NEED TO DO TO TAKE CARE OF, OF THE TOWN AS, AS IT AGES.
AND WE'RE, AND WE'RE SPENDING THE MONEY WISELY AS WE GO INSTEAD OF WAITING UNTIL WE GET INTO A BAD SITUATION THAT WE CAN'T AFFORD TO DO IT.
SO, UH, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU AND YOUR TEAM DO, STEVEN, FOR US TO, TO KEEP US ON TRACK THERE.
AND DARREN, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING? CAN WE GO OVER NANCY FIRST? OKAY, NANCY? YES.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY, UM, DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WAS GLAD TO SEE WAS THE RESOURCE MAXIMIZATION, UM, UH, SECTIONS, UM, THAT WE, THAT WERE HIGHLIGHTED.
I THINK THAT IS A VERY IMPORTANT STEP, UH, AND WE NEED TO PAY ATTENTION TO THAT, UM, EVERY YEAR WITH OUR BUDGETS.
SO THANK YOU FOR GETTING, GETTING THAT ADDED TO THE PROCESS.
DEREK ECHO A LOT OF WHAT CHRIS SAID, AND NANCY SAID, UH, THE BUDGET'S BEEN REALLY WELL DONE.
IT'S WELL PRESENTED TO US, UH, ALLOWS US, UH, ON COUNCIL TO BE ABLE TO DIGEST IT EASILY AND, UH, BE ABLE TO TAKE A CRITICAL EYE AT THINGS.
UH, SPECIFICALLY ON SOME OF THE, UM, HEADCOUNT INCREASES WITH, UH, THE INSPECTION PROGRAM THAT'S, AND THE CODE ENFORCEMENT.
THOSE TWO THINGS HAVE SPECIFICALLY BEEN ASKED FOR BY A LOT OF THE CITIZENS I'VE SPOKE TO, UH, WITH REGARD TO MAYBE CRIME OR HOW WE CAN BETTER MANAGE OUR HOTEL AND RENTAL ASSETS IN THE TOWN.
UH, APARTMENTS INCLUDED THERE.
SO I, I'M GLAD TO SEE THESE INVESTMENTS THAT WE'VE MADE IN, IN THE HEADCOUNT HERE, AS WELL AS, UM, THE, UM, COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS FOR THE TOWN STAFF.
IT'S VERY WELL, UM, UH, DESERVED.
THE OTHERS, I CAN JUST MAKE, I'LL MAKE A QUICK COMMENT.
AND CERTAINLY I'VE LEARNED OVER THE PAST, I GUESS IT'D BE 13, 14 MONTHS, WHAT GOES INTO A BUDGET, WHAT GOES INTO THE PROCESS.
I'M NOT THE STRONGEST AT NUMBERS, THAT'S WHY I'VE GOT PEOPLE IN MY RIGHT AND LEFT.
SO IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO LEAN ON OTHERS, BUT CERTAINLY HEARING THE TOWNS WILLINGNESS TO LISTEN TO OUR NEIGHBORS THROUGH THE PROCESS AND CERTAINLY ASK GOOD QUESTIONS OR PEEL BACK THE ONION AND MAYBE SHED A FEW TEARS ABOUT CERTAIN THINGS.
BUT I'M JUST THANKFUL TO BE A PART OF THE PROCESS AND CONTINUE TO LEARN.
AND, AND I'D JUST LIKE TO THANK YOU STEVEN, AND UH, WE MIGHT JUST CALL YOU PROFESSOR BECAUSE YOU DO A REALLY GREAT
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JOB OF TEACHING US, UH, AND HELPING US UNDERSTAND THIS, UH, COMPLEX PROCESS.AND SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND THE DISCUSSION IS OVER AND WE HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE.
AND VALENCIA, DO YOU WANNA DO THAT WITH US? I'LL DO THAT.
SO WE'LL VOTE ACROSS THE COUNCIL.
A COUNCIL THREE APPROVED A APPROVED AYE.
VERY GOOD, THANK YOU VALENCIA.
ALRIGHT, ITEM FIVE B IS APPROVED.
[c. Hold a public hearing, present, discuss, and consider action on an Ordinance to levy taxes for the Town of Addison, Texas, and to fix and adopt the tax rate of $0.609822 for the Town on all taxable property for the Fiscal Year beginning October 1, 2024 and ending September 30, 2025.]
A PUBLIC HEARING, PRESENT, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE TO LEVY TAXES FOR THE TOWN OF ADDISON, TEXAS, AND TO FIX AND ADOPT THE TAX RATE OF $0.61 FOR THE TOWN ON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR, BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST, 2024, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2025.GREAT, THANK YOU, UH, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
STEVEN GLICKMAN, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.
AND THIS IS OUR SECOND, UH, TAX RATE PUBLIC HEARING.
UH, AND THEN AGAIN, UH, WITH, AT THE END OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING, THERE IS THE ORDINANCE FOR CONSIDERATION, UH, FOR APPROVAL OF THE TAX RATE AS WELL.
SO JUST SOME, UH, HOW WE, HOW WE KIND OF GOT HERE.
SO, UH, WE PUBLISHED OUR REQUIRED NOTICES ON THE PUBLIC HEARINGS, UH, BACK ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 23RD, AND THEN ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 29TH, UH, WE HAD A PUBLIC HEARING ONE WEEK AGO, OUR FIRST PUBLIC HEARING ON THE TAX RATE IN THE BUDGET, UH, ON SEPTEMBER 3RD.
AND THEN WE'RE HERE THIS EVENING FOR THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING.
AND THEN FOR THE, UH, ALSO FOR THE, UH, CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET AND THE TAX RATE.
AND THEN HERE IN A FEW WEEKS ON, UH, I GUESS THREE WEEKS, UM, ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1ST WE'LL BEGIN, UH, THE NEW FISCAL YEAR, FISCAL YEAR 2025.
SO SOME, SOME DEFINITIONS THAT GO ALONG WITH THE TAX RATE.
UM, SO THERE'S TWO PORTIONS OF THE TAX RATE.
THERE'S THE, UH, M AND O PORTION, WHICH IS MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS.
THAT FUNDS OUR GENERAL FUND, OUR INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT FUND, AND OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND.
AND THEN WE HAVE THE INS OR THE DEBT RATE, WHICH FUNDS OUR, UH, GENERAL GOVERNMENT DEBT SERVICE.
UH, AND THEN TWO OTHER, TWO OTHER TERMS, NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE.
THAT'S THE TAX RATE THAT WOULD GENERATE THE SAME AMOUNT OF REVENUE ON THE SAME PROPERTIES AS THE PRIOR YEAR.
SO AS PROPERTY VALUES RISE THAT NO, NO NEW REVENUE RATE WOULD GO DOWN AND VICE VERSA.
AND THEN WE HAVE THE VOTER APPROVAL TAX RATE, AND THAT'S THE MAXIMUM TAX RATE THAT THE COUNCIL, UM, COULD APPROVE, UH, WITHOUT GOING TO THE VOTER FOR APPROVAL.
SO OUR TOTAL CERTIFIED TAXABLE VALUE FOR, UH, FISCAL YEAR 2025 CAME IN AT JUST UNDER $6.5 BILLION, UH, WHICH IS ABOUT $320 MILLION MORE THAN IT WAS IN THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR, ABOUT A 5.1% INCREASE.
UM, AND THEN THE PROPOSED TAX RATE IS THE SAME AS THE CURRENT TAX RATE, UH, FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024, UM, AT 60.98 CENTS.
AND IS ACTUALLY THE SAME TAX RATE, UH, THAT WE HAD, UM, FOR THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR TO 2024 AS WELL.
UH, SO THIS WOULD BE THREE YEARS IN A ROW OF HAVING THE, UH, SAME TAX RATE.
UH, SO OVERALL, UH, AGAIN, THAT NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE, WE SAW ABOUT A, A LITTLE OVER TWO AND A HALF, UH, CENT CHANGE IN THAT CALCULATED TAX RATE.
UH, THE VOTER APPROVAL RATE, HOWEVER, STAYED BASICALLY ALMOST EXACTLY THE SAME.
AND AGAIN, OUR ADOPTED, UH, AND PROPOSED TAX RATE, UM, ARE THE SAME FOR THE LAST TWO FISCAL YEARS.
AND THEN IN ADDITION TO THAT TAX RATE, THE TOWN OFFERS A 20% GENERAL HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.
UM, AND WITH THIS BUDGET, UH, BASED ON ACTION TAKEN EARLIER IN THIS, UH, THIS YEAR, INCREASED THE EXEMPTION FOR SENIORS TO $60,000 FROM $50,000.
AND THEN THERE'S ALSO A $60,000, UM, EXEMPTION FOR DISABLED PERSONS.
SO WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR TOTAL PROPERTY TAX PAYER DISTRIBUTION IN ADDISON, UM, 69% COMES FROM COMMERCIAL PROPERTY, 15% FROM BUSINESS PERSONAL PROPERTY, WHICH IS ALSO COMMERCIAL.
SO WHEN YOU ADD THOSE TWO UP, THAT'S 84% OF OUR TAX BASE.
AND THEN WE HAVE 16% THAT COMES FROM RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY.
AND WHEN WE KIND OF KIND OF DIAL THAT DOWN A LITTLE BIT FURTHER, AND WE LOOK AT JUST OUR GENERAL FUND AND THE TOTAL REVENUE GENERATED BY OUR GENERAL FUND, 92% COMES FROM ALL OTHER SOURCES OTHER THAN RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TAX, WHICH I DON'T THINK YOU'LL SEE THAT IN ANY OTHER CITY THAT ONLY 8% OF OUR, UM, RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TAX IS FUNDING OUR GENERAL FUND.
SO, UH, PRETTY AMAZING, UM, NUMBER RIGHT THERE.
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WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR TOTAL TAX RATE, UH, AND THIS INCLUDES DALLAS, ISD, UH, THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE PARKLAND HOSPITAL, DALLAS COUNTY.IN ADDITION TO THE TOWN, UH, YOU CAN SEE WHAT THAT'S LOOKED LIKE OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS.
UH, REALLY IT WAS MOSTLY STABLE, UH, FOR THE PREVIOUS EIGHT YEARS.
AND THEN, UH, BASED ON VOTER APPROVAL IN NOVEMBER, WHICH LOWERED THE, UH, SCHOOL PORTION OF THE PROPERTY TAX, UH, YOU CAN SEE A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN THE OVERALL TAX RATE.
UM, AGAIN, FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025, WE HAVE OUR PROPOSED TAX RATE, BUT WE DON'T HAVE THE FINAL TAX RATE YET FOR THOSE OTHER ENTITIES.
BUT, UM, ASSUMING THAT IT WOULD STAY THE SAME OR, UH, POTENTIALLY BE LOWER, UH, WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR AVERAGE HOMEOWNER AND HOW THEY WOULD BE IMPACTED ON A MONTHLY BASIS, UM, OVERALL PROPERTY TAX, AND THIS IS INCLUDING PROPERTY TAX AND THEIR UTILITY BILL, UM, PROPERTY TAX WOULD SEE ABOUT A $24 AND 46 CENTS INCREASE PER MONTH.
UH, AVERAGE WATER USER ABOUT A DOLLAR AND 56 CENTS A MONTH.
OUR AVERAGE SEWER USER ABOUT $2 AND 14 CENTS A MONTH.
SO INCLUDING THE, THAT TOTAL BASKET OF SERVICES THAT OUR AVERAGE RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER MAY HAVE ABOUT $28 AND 16 CENTS A TOTAL INCREASE, UM, ON AVERAGE.
UH, SO WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROPERTY TAX RATE.
AND THIS PROPERTY, UH, TAX RATE ADOPTION REQUIRES THE SPECIFIC MOTION THAT I'VE PUT IN THE PRESENTATION.
UH, AND THEN IN ADDITION, THIS ORDINANCE MUST BE ADOPTED BY A ROLL CALL VOTE AS WELL.
MAYOR, IF I, IF I COULD JUST MAKE ONE COMMENT, UM, REALLY FOR THE PUBLIC, AS, AS YOU LOOK AT OUR TAX RATE, YES, WE DO HAVE THE, UM, SAME TAX RATE AS LAST YEAR.
UH, WITH OUR, UH, VALUES GOING UP, I DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT THAT WE HAVE OUR DEBT SERVICE PORTION OF OUR TAX RATE INCREASING, AND THAT'S ASSOCIATED WITH THE 2019 BOND PROGRAM, WHICH WAS APPROVED BY THE VOTERS.
WE ARE REDUCING OUR, OUR RATE ON THE MAINTEN OPERATION MAINTENANCE SIDE TO ACCOUNT FOR THAT SO THAT WE KEEP THAT LEVEL TAX RATE.
AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE BUDGET AND REALLY A LOT OF WHAT WAS SPOKEN ABOUT IN THE PREVIOUS ITEM, WE PRIORITIZE RESOURCE MAXIMIZATION AND LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES FOR EFFICIENCIES WHERE WE COULD CUT THE BUDGET.
IF YOU LOOK AT OUR GENERAL FUND IN PARTICULAR, YOU DON'T SEE VERY MANY OPERATING DECISION PACKAGES, BUT WE'RE LOOKING TO INCREASE ONGOING OPERATING FUNDS, REALLY FOCUS SPECIFICALLY ON OUR STAFFING STAFF, INCREASES FOR STAFF.
UM, AND SO REALLY TOOK A JUDICIOUS APPROACH TO OUR BUDGETING THIS YEAR SO THAT WE COULD KEEP THAT TAX RATE.
SO I THINK IT'S, AS YOU LOOK AT IT, REALLY, WE ARE REDUCING THAT OPERATIONS RATE AND THAT INCREASE ON THE DEBT SERVICE SIDE IS SOMETHING THAT WAS ANTICIPATED WITH THE BOND ELECTION IN 2019.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR STEVEN? ALRIGHT, VERY GOOD.
WELL, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND, UH, IT'S TIME.
IF ANYBODY HAS, UH, COMMENTS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO MAKE TO THE COUNCIL, YOU HAVE THAT YOU CAN APPROACH THE, UH, THE FRONT OF THE ROOM AT THIS TIME, AND YOU WOULD HAVE UP TO THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM.
IF THERE, SEE IF THERE IS ANYBODY AND SEEING NONE, I WILL GO AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ENTERTAIN A MOTION AS IT IS DESCRIBED ON THAT, ON THE SLIDE.
MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT, UH, I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY TAX RATE BE INCREASED BY THE ADOPTION OF A TAX RATE OF, UH, 0.6 0 9 8 2 2 PER $100 VALUATION, WHICH IS EFFECTIVELY A 3.9939999999999998% INCREASE IN THE TAX RATE.
THANK YOU, MARLON, THAT'S A MOTION.
ANY DISCUSSION? UM, MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO SHARE THAT I REALLY APPRECIATE.
UM, I THINK IT WAS AT THE BEGINNING OF OUR BUDGET PROCESS, THERE WAS A, A BIG FOCUS ON, UH, NOT ONLY EXPENDITURES, BUT HOW DO WE, HOW DO WE SAVE AND ALL THESE VARIOUS WAYS THAT WE SAVE.
AND, UH, FOR ME THAT WAS, THAT WAS, I REALLY APPRECIATED THAT FOCUS, UM, AND HOPE TO SEE IT MORE IN THE FUTURE.
UH, I THOUGHT THE TAX RATE WAS STAYING THE SAME, AND THIS SAYS IT'S A 3.94% INCREASE IN THE TAX RATE.
ISN'T IT AN INCREASE IN THE TAXES? IT IS.
SO IT'S AN INCREASE IN THE TAXES, BUT BECAUSE THE VALUES WENT UP, SO BASICALLY THE EXISTING PROPERTY VALUES WENT UP 3.94%, BUT BECAUSE WE'RE KEEPING THE TAX RATE THE SAME, THE STATE REQUIRES US TO, TO MAKE THIS STATEMENT THAT IT IS EFFECTIVELY A 3.94% INCREASE IN THE TAX RATE.
SO I SEE, EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT AN INCREASE IN THE TAX RATE, I KNOW IT DOESN'T MAKE A LOT OF SENSE.
SO IT'S CALLED TRUTH AND TAXATION.
THE OTHER THING I GUESS I WANTED TO MAKE A COMMENT ON IS, UH, THE PROPERTY VALUES WENT UP $320 MILLION,
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IS THAT RIGHT? UH, THAT'S CORRECT.AND THAT INCLUDED NOT JUST EXISTING VALUES THAT INCLUDED NEW PROPERTY, NEW VALUES AS WELL, PROPERTY TAX ROLL AS WELL.
DOES THE CITY EVER LOWER A TAX RATE WHEN YOU GET AN INCREASE LIKE THAT IN THE VALUES? YEAH, I THINK IT, I MEAN, IT DEPENDS.
AND AS, AS DAVID MENTIONED, WE DID LOWER THE MAINTENANCE SIDE OF THE TAX RATE BY AND, UH, BY ABOUT 1.10 CENTS.
UM, SO IF WE DID NOT HAVE THE 2019 BOND PROGRAM THAT WE'RE STILL IMPLEMENTING, THEN POTENTIALLY WE PROBABLY WOULD'VE SEEN AN OVERALL DECREASE IN THE PROPERTY TAX RATE.
SO I WOULD, YOU KNOW, I, I THINK YOUR TWO QUESTIONS ARE RELATED IN THE SENSE THAT THIS IS STATE MANDATED LANGUAGE, AND I THINK THE PURPOSE OF THE REASON THAT THEY HAVE US SAY THE THINGS THE WAY THEY'RE SAYING IT IS FOR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, SO THAT AS THE VALUES INCREASE, WE DON'T JUST SAY THE TAX RATES STAYED THE SAME, SO YOUR TAXES STAYED THE SAME.
THEY, IT WANTS TO BE VERY TRANSPARENT ABOUT, WE ALL UNDERSTAND VALUES ARE GOING UP.
SO WHILE WE HAVE THE SAME RATE, THAT'S WHAT THAT'S TRYING TO SAY IS WE HAVE THE SAME NUMBER, BUT EFFECTIVELY IT'S THAT 3.94% INCREASE.
SO THAT'S, I THINK BOTH OF THOSE ARE KIND OF HITTING ON SIMILAR POINTS THAT I THINK YOU'RE MAKING.
I, I GUESS I'M JUST CONCERNED ABOUT OUR BUSINESSES BECAUSE WE HAVE 84% OF OUR PROPERTY TAXES COMING FROM COMMERCIAL, AND WE WANT TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN OUR EMPLOYEES, BUT I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN OUR BUSINESSES.
AND I'M, I DON'T KNOW THAT WE CAN AFFORD TO LOWER THAT RATE BECAUSE WE HAD SUCH A BIG INCREASE IN VALUES.
IT JUST WOULD BE, IN MY OPINION, TO ATTRACT BUSINESSES TO KEEP THEM AND GROW ADDISON WITH OUR, I MEAN, COMMERCIALS SO IMPORTANT TO OUR TAXES.
I DON'T KNOW, THERE'S ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT.
I JUST WE'RE OPEN FOR DISCUSSION.
DARREN, UH, TO DAVID'S POINT ALSO, UH, THE OPERATING BUDGET IS LOWER THAN IT WAS LAST YEAR.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT ANYBODY ELSE'S EXPENSES, UH, IN THEIR BUSINESS.
DECREASED, UH, SO WELL DONE ON KEEPING UNDER BUDGET AND OR GOING DOWN IN THAT.
AND, YOU KNOW, I, I STRUGGLE WITH THE CONTINUED INCREASE.
ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I ENCOURAGE PUBLIC TO LOOK AT SOME OF THE QUESTIONS IS HOW MUCH THE, UH, THE TAXPAYERS IS, IS INCREASING OR DECREASING ON THE LAST 10 YEARS, AND WHAT PART OF THE TAX IT IS, AND IT IS GOING UP.
AND I, I ASK MYSELF WHY? WELL, WE, WE HAVE A VERY HIGH LEVEL OF SERVICE IN THE TOWN, INCLUDING FOR ALL OF OUR COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS, VERY HIGH LEVEL, GOOD AMENITIES, GREAT AMENITIES, GREAT SERVICE.
SO WE DON'T HAVE THE ECONOMIES OF SCALE OF SOME OF THE LARGER TOWNS.
THEREFORE, THINGS COST US MORE BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THAT SCALE.
SO WHILE IT IS, UH, AN A HIGHER TAX, UH, THAN MAYBE SOME OF OUR OTHER CITIES, UH, I THINK WE HAVE A, A BETTER PRODUCT, AND I THINK IT DOES COST US MORE IN SOME CASES TO DELIVER THAT PRODUCT.
I HEAR YOU ON ATTRACTING BUSINESSES, BUT YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR IN A BUSINESS ALSO.
AND, UH, AGAIN, WELL DONE ON THE, UH, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATING BUDGET.
OTHERS? OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION AT A SECOND AND WE HAVE A ROLL CALL.
VALENCIA, ITEMS FIVE C IS APPROVED.
AND AGAIN, THANKS TO YOU AND YOUR ALL, YOUR TEAM.
YOU GOT ONE MORE? OH, YOU, OH, YOU GOT ONE MORE? OH, COMING UP.
[a. Present, discuss, and consider action on the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Property Tax Revenue Ratification Ordinance.]
UH, INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.UH, SIX A PRESENT, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION ON THE FISCAL YEAR 24, 20, 24, 25.
PROPERTY TAX REVENUE, RATIFICATION, ORDINANCE, STEVEN.
STEVEN GLICKMAN, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.
AND THIS IS, UM, JUST AN INTERESTING, ANOTHER THING WITH TRUTH AND TAXATION.
YOU'VE ADOPTED A BUDGET, YOU'VE ADOPTED A TAX RATE.
NOW THE STATE WANTS TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE VERY SURE THAT YOU ARE POSITIVE, THAT YOU WANTED TO DO THE THINGS YOU JUST DID, AND THEY WANT YOU TO PASS AN ORDINANCE TO RATIFY THAT PROPERTY TAX RATE OR THAT PROPERTY TAX THAT YOU JUST APPROVED IN THE BUDGET AND THROUGH THAT TAX RATE ORDINANCE.
SO THAT'S WHAT, THAT'S WHAT THIS ORDINANCE IS, AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT IT.
ALRIGHT, ANY QUESTIONS FOR STEVEN? UH, YEAH.
DOES THE MOTION NEED TO BE ANYTHING SPECIFIC TO FULFILL
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THE, THIS ONE DOES NOT.AND THIS IS JUST BASICALLY, ARE YOU SURE IT'S, ARE YOU SURE? OKAY.
I HEARD DAN FIRST ON THE SECOND, AND WE HAVE A MOTION.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? ALL SIX A IS APPROVED.
[b. Present, discuss, and consider action on an Ordinance amending Chapter 82 (Utilities), Section 82-76, Section 82-77, and Section 82-79.2 of the Code of Ordinances of the Town by amending sewer rates, water rates, and form of security deposits for all customer classifications and providing that the changes to the sewer rates and water rates made herein shall be applied to monthly customer bills beginning with the November 2024 billing cycle.]
PRESENT, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 82, UTILITIES SECTION 82 DASH 76, SECTION 82 DASH 77, AND SECTION 80 82 DASH 79.2 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE TOWN BY AMENDING SEWER RATES, WATER RATES, AND FORM OF SECURITY DEPOSITS FOR ALL CUSTOMER CLASSIFICATIONS.AND PROVIDING THAT THE CHANGES TO THE SEWER RATES AND WATER RATES MADE HEREIN SHALL BE APPLIED TO MONTHLY CUSTOMER BILLS.
BEGINNING WITH THE NOVEMBER, 2024 BILLING CYCLE.
STEVEN GLICKMAN, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.
AND WITHIN THE BUDGET THAT YOU APPROVED EARLIER IN THIS MEETING, THERE WAS A FIVE, 5.5%, UH, WATER AND SEWER RATE INCREASE.
UH, THIS ORDINANCE, UH, INCLUDES THAT 5.5% RATE INCREASE, WHICH WOULD BE EFFECTIVE, UM, FOR, UH, THE NOVEMBER BILLING CYCLE.
UH, IN ADDITION, UH, WE'RE MAKING A RECOMMENDATION TO CHANGE A FORM OF SECURITY DEPOSIT, UH, WHICH HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED IN, UH, ALMOST 40 YEARS.
UM, SO WE, WE STILL GET A COUPLE OF SECURITY BONDS EVERY FEW YEARS, AND IT'S KIND OF A HASSLE.
SO, UM, OUR CUSTOMERS THAT, THAT BRING THOSE IN ARE USUALLY LARGE DEVELOPERS, AND AT THIS POINT THEY CAN, YOU KNOW, WE, WE PREFER THAT THEY, UH, PROVIDE CASH AS A SECURE SECURITY DEPOSIT FOR, FOR THEIR WATER METERS.
WE MAKE IT VERY EASY TO MAKE PAYMENTS.
SO, UH, THAT SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE.
UH, WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ABOUT THE, UH, THE, UH, UTILITY RATE ORDINANCE.
QUESTIONS FOR STEPHEN? IS THERE A MOTION MOVE TO APPROVE? THANK YOU, NANCY.
THANK YOU, CHRIS, FOR THE SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? I WOULD LIKE TO, UM, DISCUSS THE, UH, THE MODEL.
UH, IS THIS THE, UH, UTILITIES? YES.
THIS ONE IS WHAT'S APPLICABLE TO THE, THE INCREASE THAT'S CORRECT.
UH, THE, WE HAD ASKED THE QUESTION, OH, I ASKED THE QUESTION ABOUT, UM, CONSIDERING NOT, UH, INCREASING IT THIS YEAR AND WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE AND JUST DO A YEAR BY YEAR INCREASE.
UM, STEVEN AND THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT MODELED OUT, UH, WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.
SO IF ANYBODY IN THE, UH, PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO VIEW THAT IT'S IN THE QUESTIONS.
ALSO A GRAPH THAT SHOWS THE LINE GOING DOWN QUICKER THAN WE WOULD LIKE.
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT INFORMATION.
ANY KNOW THE DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
[c. Present, discuss, and consider action on an Ordinance providing for the issuance of Town of Addison, Texas, Combination Tax and Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Series 2024; levying a tax in payment thereof; prescribing the form of said certificates; approving and awarding the sale of the certificates; authorizing the execution and delivery of a paying agent/registrar agreement; approving the official statement; and enacting provisions incident and relating to the subject and purposes of this Ordinance.]
DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF TOWN OF ADDISON, TEXAS, COMBINATION TAX AND REVENUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION SERIES 2024, LIVING A TAX AND PAYMENT THEREOF, PRESCRIBING THE FORM OF SAID CERTIFICATES, APPROVING AND AWARDING THE SALE OF THE CERTIFICATES, AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF A PAYING AGENT SLASH REGISTRAR AGREEMENT, APPROVING THE OFFICIAL STATEMENT AND ENACTING PROVISIONS INCIDENT AND RELATING TO THE SUBJECT AND PURPOSES OF THIS ORDINANCE, STEVEN.STEVEN GLICKMAN, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.
AND IN ADDITION TO THE BUDGET AND ALL THE TAX RATE STUFF GOING ON, WE HAD A BOND SALE THIS MORNING.
UH, SO AT 10 30, UH, THIS, THIS AM WE ACCEPTED BIDS FOR, UH, THE PROPOSED, UH, CERTIFICATES, UM, IN FRONT OF YOUR, UH, SEAT AT THE DAIS.
SO WE PLACED THE SALE BOOK, UH, WE ATTACHED THAT TO THE AGENDA AS WELL, UH, THIS AFTERNOON, AS WELL AS AN UPDATED ORDINANCE WITH THE PRICING INFORMATION.
UH, WITH THAT SAID, I'M GONNA PASS IT OVER TO NICK BACH WITH HILLTOP SECURITIES, OUR FINANCIAL ADVISOR.
HE'S GONNA GO OVER THE RESULTS OF THE SALE, AND IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ORDINANCE, WE HAVE JULIE PARTAIN, UM, OUR BOND ATTORNEY, UH, AS WELL.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS NICK ASH WITH HILLTOP SECURITIES, THE TOWN'S FINANCIAL ADVISOR.
AND AS MR. GLICKMAN, UH, POINTED OUT, WE DID TAKE BIDS THIS MORNING AT 10 30.
AND I, WE PUT A LITTLE BOOKLET IN FRONT OF YOU AND I WAS GONNA GO THROUGH THIS BOOKLET FAIRLY QUICKLY.
IT, IT SEEMS THICK, BUT, UM, JUST A COUPLE HIGH POINTS.
THE FINAL PAR AMOUNT WAS 10 MILLION, 15,000.
HOWEVER, THAT WILL FUND $10.7 MILLION OF, OF PROCEEDS FOR PROJECTS.
AND I WILL GET INTO THAT HERE IN A MINUTE.
IT SOUNDS LIKE STRANGE MATH, BUT IT'S, UM, THESE BONDS WERE SOLD AT A PREMIUM.
UH, THE FINAL RESULTS WERE BETTER THAN WHAT WE WERE PROJECTED AS WE
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WERE WORKING WITH MR. GLICKMAN THROUGH THE CAPITAL PLANNING PROCESS.A LOT OF THAT IS BECAUSE WE STARTED THAT PLANNING PROCESS IN SPRING.
AND AS YOU ARE ARE AWARE IN THE FINANCIAL MARKETS, THE MONTH OF AUGUST HAS BEEN VERY FAVORABLE TO INTEREST RATES AS A FED HAS STARTED, UH, INDICATING THAT THEY MAY START LOWERING INTEREST RATES.
SO WE WERE ABLE TO PICK UP ON MUCH LOWER INTEREST RATES, THEN PROJECTED THE RATINGS OF THE TOWN WERE AFFIRMED AT AAA BY S AND P AND AAA BY MOODY'S.
YOU, THE TOWN IS ONE OF 11 CITIES IN THE STATE OF TEXAS THAT HAVE THAT RATING COMBINATION.
UH, YOU'VE BEEN AAA BY S AND P SINCE 2008.
YOU'VE BEEN AA BY MOODY'S SINCE 2018.
BEHIND TAB A ARE THOSE RATING REPORTS THAT YOU CAN READ AT YOUR LEISURE, BUT THEY LOOK VERY SIMILAR TO LAST YEAR'S RATING REPORTS.
BUT, UH, BOTH S AND P AND MOODY'S NOTE THE SOUND FINANCIAL PRACTICES, THE TAX BASED, THE TAX BASED GROWTH, THE MAJOR COMMERCIAL AREA, THE INCOME AND WEALTH INDICES OF YOUR DEMOGRAPHICS.
S AND P ALSO HAS WHAT CALL THEY CALL A FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT, WHERE PART OF THEIR RATING CRITERIA IS ACTUALLY THE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OF THE, OF THE ISSUER AND THE TOWN SCORED AS IT HAS IN THE PAST VERY STRONG, WHICH IS ON THE TOP END OF THEIR, UM, THEIR SPECTRUM BEHIND TAB B, THESE ARE THE FINAL BIDS THAT WERE RECEIVED.
THE TOWN RECEIVED SIX BIDS WITH THE WINNING BIDDER BEING THE BAKER GROUP AT 3.5789999999999997% COVER BID WAS RW BARRED AT 3.599%.
UH, IF YOU LOOK RIGHT BEHIND THAT PAGE, YOU'LL SEE THE FINAL DEBT SERVICE SCHEDULE, UH, YOU PRINCIPAL INTEREST, AND THEN TOTAL P AND I.
SO THESE FIRST, THE FIRST PAYMENT OF THIS OBLIGATION WILL OCCUR IN 2025 FISCAL YEAR IN 2025 IN THE UPCOMING BUDGET.
UM, ANOTHER THING THAT I DO WANNA POINT OUT IS IF YOU LOOK AT THE FAR RIGHT HAND SIDE, THE TOTAL P AND I SCHEDULE, YOU SEE IT'S ABOUT $800,000 UNTIL 2034.
AND THEN IT DROPS DOWN TO ABOUT 675,000.
THAT IS BECAUSE PART OF THE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION FINANCED A, UH, FIRETRUCK, WHICH IS A SHORT LIVED ASSET, SHORT LIVE ASSET.
SO WE SHORTENED THE AMORTIZATION OF THE, OF THE BONDS THAT FUNDED THAT FIRETRUCK.
YOU MAY LOOK AT THE, THE COUPON RATES AND YOU SEE ALL FIVE PERCENTS, AND THEN YOU SEE SOME FOUR PERCENTS AND THINK, WELL, HOW IN THE WORLD DID WE SELL THESE BONDS AT 3.58% IF WE, IF NONE OF THESE COUPON RATES ARE, ARE BELOW 4%? AND THAT IS BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK AT THE, THE BOTTOM OF THAT PAGE, CASH PREMIUM FROM PURCHASER.
SO THE BAKER GROUP IS GOING TO BUY THESE BONDS FROM YOU AT 10,015,000 PLUS $804,000 A PREMIUM.
SO WE WERE ABLE TO DOWNSIZE THE BOND ISSUE BY ABOUT $800,000, SELL 800,000 LESS BONDS.
'CAUSE WE SOLD THESE BONDS AT ABOUT 110 PENNIES ON THE DOLLAR.
THAT IS A MARKET DRIVEN, MARKET DRIVEN EFFECT.
MUNICIPAL BOND BUYERS WANT PREMIUM BONDS.
THEY WANT THE CURRENT INTEREST, AND THOUGH THEY'RE WILLING TO PAY MORE THAN A HUNDRED PENNIES ON THE DOLLAR FOR THAT BEHIND TAB C.
AND THIS IS MORE OR LESS JUST FOR YOUR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES, THESE ARE THE, UM, PAST, IN PAST BOND ISSUES AND THOSE INTEREST RATES ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE BOND ISSUES.
SO FIRST OFF, I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THE 3.58% IS ACTUALLY LOWER THAN WHERE WE SOLD LAST YEAR.
UM, IT'S, AND THAT IS, I GUESS GOES TO SHOW THAT THE RECENT IN, UH, DECREASE IN INTEREST RATES HAS REALLY KIND OF PUSHED US BETTER THAN WHERE WE WERE AT THIS POINT LAST YEAR.
AND THE SECOND THING I WANNA POINT OUT IS IF YOU LOOK AT THE TOWN'S DEBT PORTFOLIO, THOSE ARE INCREDIBLY LOW INTEREST RATES.
A LOT OF THAT, UH, BOND, UH, PROGRAM THAT WAS PASSED THAT WAS DISCUSSED EARLIER WAS ISSUED DURING THE COVID PANDEMIC, WHICH WERE ROCK BOTTOM RATES.
BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE INTEREST RATES ASSOCIATED WITH THE OUTSTANDING OBLIGATIONS OF THE TOWN, THERE IS 3.79 IS THE HIGHEST INTEREST RATE OF ALL OF YOUR BOND ISSUES.
AND THEN FINALLY BEHIND TAB D AND I'M, IF YOU HAVE TROUBLE FALLING ASLEEP AT NIGHT, THEN YOU CAN READ THIS.
THIS IS A DRAFT OF THE PRELIMINARY OFFICIAL STATEMENT THAT IS USED TO MARKET THE BONDS.
IT IS SUBMITTED TO ALL THE, THE VARIOUS INVESTORS TO, TO DETERMINE IF THEY WANNA MAKE AN INVESTMENT DECISION.
AND IF THE COUNCIL APPROVES A TRANSACTION TONIGHT, UH, WE WILL FORM, UH, WE'LL PUT THE FINAL PRICING INFORMATION IN THIS AND CALL IT A FINAL OFFICIAL STATEMENT AND, AND PROVIDE IT TO THOSE BOND INVESTORS THAT PURCHASE BONDS OR THE BAKER GROUP.
UM, IF, AND IT WAS OUR RECOMMENDATION, IT'S FAR EXCEEDED OUR, UM, PROJECTIONS THAT TO, UH, PER PROCEED AND APPROVE
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THE TRANSACTION.UH, THE NEXT STEPS WOULD BE, UH, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL THEN REVIEWS THE TRANSACTION, THE TRANSCRIPT THAT MS. PARTAIN WILL, UH, PUT TOGETHER AND UPON THE ATTORNEY GENERAL REVIEW AND APPROVAL, THE FUNDS WOULD BE AVAILABLE, MADE AVAILABLE TO THE TOWN ON OCTOBER 9TH.
IT TAKES ABOUT 30 DAYS FOR THAT REVIEW TO HAPPEN.
I, I WENT THROUGH A LOT OF INFORMATION, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE, BUT I DID JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE TOWN ON A VERY SUCCESSFUL SALE TODAY.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR NICK MARLON? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MAYOR.
UM, I'M LOOKING AT THIS HISTORICAL SALE INFORMATION AND COULD YOU KIND OF TALK US THROUGH THE, THE, THE FAR COLUMN ON THE RIGHT ISSUES, UH, AVERAGE LIFE AND YOU'VE GOT IT AT, UH, 10.710 YEARS.
SO I THINK THAT'S A GREAT POINT TO, TO BRING UP AND I SHOULD HAVE SAID SOMETHING ABOUT THAT.
SO, UM, IT, IT'S EFFECTIVELY THE AVERAGE LIFE IS A FANCY WAY OF SAYING WHENEVER YOU MAKE IT HALFWAY THROUGH THE TRANSACTION OF PAYING DOWN PRINCIPLE.
SO ANYTIME THIS, THE TOWN HAS SOLD 20 YEAR BONDS IN THE PAST, AND THAT'S WHAT IT'S DONE, UNLESS IT'S A REFINANCING BOND IN WHICH WE DON'T EXTEND THE TERM OF THE PRIOR BOND ISSUE THAT WE'RE REFINANCING.
UH, BUT, UH, SO THIS ONE HAD, THIS ONE HAS A LITTLE BIT SHORTER AVERAGE LIFE THAN LAST YEAR BECAUSE WE HAD THAT SHORT TERM FIRETRUCK FINANCING IN THIS ONE.
SO IT, IT DREW IT DOWN TO 10.7.
YOU CAN SEE THE LAST YEAR'S, UH, AVERAGE LIFE WAS ABOUT 11.4.
BUT THAT'S JUST A FANCY WAY OF SAYING YOU'RE HALFWAY THROUGH YOUR DEBT OBLIGATION.
AND THESE ARE 20 YEAR BONDS? YES SIR.
AND, UM, WHEN, WHEN COULD WE, UH, AT WHAT POINT COULD WE REFINANCE THE BONDS? SO WE HAVE, SO THE, THE STANDARD MUNICIPAL BOND CALL FEATURE IS 10 YEARS.
SO WE HAVE A FEBRUARY 15TH, 2034 CALL DATE IN THESE BONDS.
SO IT'S, WE GOT AWAY WITH A LITTLE UNDER NINE AND A HALF YEARS FOR A CALL DATE.
UM, BUT THAT'S TYPICALLY WHAT YOU SEE.
UM, I WILL SAY THAT THE TOWN DOES HAVE SOME OF ITS OLDER DEBT.
THOSE BONDS ARE CALLABLE AND AS SOON AS THE YIELD CURVE, UM, STARTS BEING SHAPED A NORMAL WAY, WE COULD PROBABLY START REFINANCING SOME OF THOSE OLDER BONDS FOR SAVINGS, EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE SOLD AT SUCH A LOWER RATE.
AND I'M REALLY SPECIFICALLY TALKING ABOUT THE 2014 BONDS.
OH, DID YOU SAY WE ALREADY SOLD THESE THIS MORNING? YES, SIR.
WE, WE TOOK BIDS THIS MORNING, BUT IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE SELL, IT'S, IT'S UP TO THE COUNCIL'S DISCRETION TO APPROVE THE TRANSACTION OR DENY THE TRANSACTION AT YOUR MEETING TONIGHT.
'CAUSE I THOUGHT YOU SAID WE SOLD THEM AND I DIDN'T THINK THEY WERE APPROVED YET.
THE OTHER QUESTION I HAD IS, ON THAT FIRE TRUCK, IS THE FIRE TRUCK THE TRUCK FOR $2.7 MILLION? IS THAT THE TRUCK THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT? THIS ONE IS NOT, THIS IS A FIRE TRUCK.
UM, THAT WAS, THAT, THAT ONE FOR THE 2.7 THAT WILL NOT BE DELIVERED UNTIL 2028.
SO THIS IS NOT THE BONDS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.
THIS ONE IS 1.15 MILLION FOR A REPLACEMENT SPARTAN ENGINE THAT, UH, WILL BE DELIVERED IN 2025.
CHRIS, A QUESTION ON SOMETHING THAT YOU SAID.
SO REFINANCING SOME OF THE 14 BONDS, WHY WOULD WE DO THAT? THEY'RE ALREADY AT SUCH A LOW RATE.
ARE ARE YOU THINKING THAT WHEN, WHEN WE DON'T, WHEN WE'RE NOT UNDER THIS INVERTED YIELD CURVE RATES MIGHT COME DOWN EVEN MORE? YES, SIR.
AND, AND A LOT OF, BECAUSE WE DON'T EXTEND THE TERM OF THE, OF THE BONDS WHEN WE REFINANCE THEM.
SO IF YOU THINK ABOUT, SO YOUR, SO WHEN WE SOLD IN 2014, THERE WAS 20 YEAR BONDS, SO NOW WE'RE AT THE 10 YEAR MARK.
UM, SO THAT THOSE ARE YEAR 10 RATES IN THIS THAT WE'RE NOW GONNA, THAT ARE NOW YEAR ONE RATES TODAY, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.
SO WE'VE KIND OF SHIFTED DOWN THE YIELD CURVE.
I MEAN, THE YIELD CURVE IS INVERTED IN THE MUNICIPAL WORLD STILL.
UH, SO AS SOON AS WE GET SOME RELIEF ON THE FRONT END, I THINK THAT'S WHEN WE WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO IT, UH, TO REFINANCE THOSE BONDS.
IT'S NOT GONNA BE SUBSTANTIAL SAVINGS.
'CAUSE YOU'RE RIGHT, THEY'RE NOT OUTSTANDING AT HIGH, HIGH RATES, BUT IT'S, IT'S A CHANCE TO LOWER THE DEBT SERVICE COSTS.
AND THEN I, I WAS HAPPY TO HEAR THAT OUR AAA RATING WAS, UH, REAFFIRMED BY BOTH RATING AGENCIES.
BUT I DID HAVE A QUESTION ON, ON THE FIRST PAGE OF YOUR PRESENTATION, THE CREDIT CHALLENGES, IT, IT MENTIONS ABOVE AVERAGE RELIANCE ON COMMERCIAL PROPERTY AND SALES TAX.
IT ALSO MENTIONS DEBT LEVELS ARE SLIGHTLY ELEVATED.
ARE THERE BENCHMARKS THAT WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT THAT MAYBE PEER CITIES OUR SIZE SORT OF TRY TO FOLLOW? UM, I WOULD HATE TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT, BUT YEAH, SURE.
NO, NO, NO, YOU'RE NOT AT ALL.
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IT, FIRST OFF, THE, THE RATING AGENCIES, WHENEVER THEY COMPARE THE TOWN OF ADDISON AND THEY HAVE WHAT ARE CALLED MEDIANS THAT THEY LOOK AT AND COMPARE THE TOWN OF ADDISON TO MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN TO LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.SO YOU'RE, YOU'RE COMPARING THESE VARIOUS FINANCIAL METRICS AND CATEGORIES A ACROSS THOUSANDS OF CITIES, A ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
AND TO GO A STEP FURTHER, SOME OF THESE STATES HAVE DIFFERENT LAWS THAN THE STATE OF TEXAS.
FOR EXAMPLE, CERTAIN STATES ALLOW YOU TO PLEDGE YOUR GENERAL FUND SELLS TAXES TO, TO DEBT, WHICH WE CANNOT DO IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.
SO, UM, WHENEVER THEY TALK ABOUT THE ABOVE, EXCUSE ME, THE DEBT LEVELS ARE SLIGHTLY ELEVATED COMPARED TO PEERS.
UM, THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT PEERS WITHIN THAT AAA RATING CATEGORY THAT MAY, UM, HAVE DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES OR DIFFERENT TOOLS IN THEIR TOOLBOX IN ORDER TO SELL THEIR DEBT.
AND THE WAY IT SHOWS UP IN TERMS OF THE ABOVE AVERAGE ALLIANCE ON PROPERTY AND SALES TAX REVENUE COMPARED TO PEERS, THAT'S PART OF THE TOWN OF ADDISON.
AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE RATING AGENCIES HAVE NOTED IN THE PAST JUST BECAUSE OF THE COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES AND, AND SO MUCH OF YOUR TAX BASE IS COMMERCIAL.
AND, UM, THE, THE FUND BALANCES AND THE FINANCIAL METRICS AND RESULTS THAT THE TOWN HAS CONSISTENTLY DONE OVER THE PAST DECADE OR SO OFFSET AND MITIGATES ANY OF THAT RISK.
BUT YOU, THERE'S EVEN A STATEMENT IN THE S AND P REPORT, NOT TO GO IN VERBATIM, BUT IT TALKS ABOUT, UM, GIVEN ITS HIGH PERCENTAGE OF COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES, WE BELIEVE ADDISON COULD EXPERIENCE A SOMEWHAT VOLATILE TAX BASE AND A PROLONGED ECONOMIC RECOVERY DURING RECESSIONARY PERIODS.
SO IT IS JUST, THEY BOTH SEE THAT AS AN OUTSIDE SIZED WAITING COMPARED TO PEERS.
AND SO THEY WILL BRING IT UP AND, AND, AND SO THAT'S PART OF WHAT THEY'RE SAYING.
BUT I WILL, I WILL POINT OUT THAT, YOU KNOW, MR. GLICKMAN, MR. GAINES PREPARED, PROVIDED SO MUCH INFORMATION FOR THE RATING AGENCIES.
AND IT'S, WHILE THAT, THAT MAY SOUND LIKE A, MAYBE A, A, A, A NEGATIVE COMMENT, UH, IT, THE, THE RATING CALLS WERE VERY MUCH VERY
UM, BUT THEY, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE ONLY, THEY CAN ONLY WRITE SO MUCH 'CAUSE THEY'RE REGULATED ON, ON WHAT THEY CAN WRITE AND HAVE TO STAY WITHIN THEIR MEDIANS AND METRICS AND THEIR VERBIAGE.
ANYTHING ELSE FOR NICK? ALRIGHT, WELL, NANCY, JUST A REAL QUICK ONE, UM, ON THAT FIRST PAGE ALSO DOWN, UM, THE LAST PART WHERE IT TALKS ABOUT FACTORS THAT MIGHT LEAD TO A DOWNGRADE INDICATING A LEVERAGE ABOVE 350% OF OPERATING REVENUES.
AND WE ARE AT, IS THAT RIGHT? WE'RE AT 2 0 3 0.7.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I WAS COMPARING IT RIGHT.
AND, AND I DO JUST WANT TO POINT THAT OUT.
POINT SOMETHING OUT, YOUR, THE TOWN CONTINUALLY PAYS OFF DEBT EVERY YEAR.
SO, UM, IF YOU DID NOTHING, DIDN'T ISSUE ANY MORE DEBT, YOUR DEBT RATIO WOULD CONTINUE TO FALL AS YOU PAY IT OFF.
SO IN ORDER TO GET TO A 350% OF OPERATING REVENUES WOULD HAVE TO BE A SUBSTANTIAL RIGHT.
THANK YOU, NICK, FOR THE PRESENTATION.
SO IN FULL TRANSPARENCY IN THE, IN THE, IN THE AGE WE LIVE IN RIGHT NOW AND PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS HAVE A, A FINE TOOTH AND COMB AND THEY'RE ALWAYS PEELING BACK THE ONION LOOKING AGAIN FOR WHERE, WHAT'S WRONG IN ANY OF YOUR ASSESSMENTS IN DEALING WITH OUR TOWN OR OUR TOWN STAFF? I'M, I'M ASSUMING THEY'RE SAFE TO SAY THERE'S NO ONION PEELING
NO, I'M, I DON'T MEAN TO JOKE, BUT NO, SIR.
ANYTHING ELSE? HOWARD? I JUST WANNA CLARIFY SOMETHING.
UH, THE COUPON RATE IS 5% FOR 15 YEARS AND THEN IT DROPS TO FOUR.
IT, CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE 3.579, HOW DO THOSE PERCENTAGES, I MEAN, WHAT ARE WE PAYING? ARE WE PAYING 5% OR ARE WE PAYING 3.57? YOU ARE PAYING 5%.
YOU'RE PAYING THE COUPON RATES THAT ARE SHOWN, BUT YOU, YOU DID RECEIVE $10.7 MILLION, UH, OR ACTUALLY $10.8 MILLION OF PROCEEDS FROM THE, FROM THE SALE.
UH, SO WHENEVER YOU FACTOR IN THAT PREMIUM, THAT CASH THAT YOU RECEIVE, IT, IT, IT EFFECTIVELY, UM, IT RESULTS IN AN EFFECTIVE INTEREST RATE OF 3.58%.
I I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I WAS YEAH, CORRECT.
BUT BECAUSE WE'RE GETTING THE, UM, $800,000 UPFRONT
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YES.IT, IT'S EFFECTIVELY LOWERING THE RATE TO 3.6.
A A DIFFERENT WAY TO SAY IS, IF YOU WERE TO HAVE ISSUED 10,815,000 AT 3.58%, IT WOULD'VE BEEN THE SAME, UH, PAYMENTS ALONG THE SIDE, UH, OR TOTAL P AND I.
IS THERE A MOTION I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE? GOOD MORNING.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
[d. Present, discuss, and consider action on a request granting a Meritorious Exception to Chapter 62 of the Code of Ordinances for Austin's Bar B Que, located at 16101 Addison Road, in order to allow three murals on portions of the east and south facades and to allow multiple signs per facade on the east and south facades. (Case MR2024-06/16101 Addison Road - Austin's Bar B Que). ]
SIX D, PRESENT, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION ON A REQUEST GRANTING A MERITORIOUS EXCEPTION TO CHAPTER 62 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR AUSTIN'S BARBECUE LOADED, LOCATED AT 16 1 0 1 ADDISON ROAD, IN ORDER TO ALLOW THREE MURALS ON PORTIONS OF THE EAST AND SOUTH FACADES, AND TO ALLOW MULTIPLE SIGNS PER FACADE ON THE EAST AND SOUTH FACADES CASE.MR 2024 DASH ZERO SIX SLASH 16 1 0 1 ADDISON ROAD, AUSTIN'S BARBECUE, LESLIE, LESLIE, AND I'M DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT AND NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES.
UH, THIS REQUEST IS A MERITORIOUS EXCEPTION AT AUSTIN'S BARBECUE, GENERALLY, UH, LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF ADDISON ROAD IN KELLER SPRINGS.
UM, THIS IS, UH, A TWO PART REQUEST.
SO THE FIRST IS TO, UM, ALLOW THREE MURALS ON VARIOUS PORTIONS OF THE FACADES, UM, AND ALSO TO ALLOW THE, UM, BUILDING TO EXCEED THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SIGNS PER FACADE, WHICH IS ONE.
SO THERE ARE THREE PROPOSED SIGNS ARE AS A, B, AND C.
UM, THOSE SIGNS ARE THE PROPOSED MURALS.
UM, ONCE AGAIN, WE HAVE ON THE SOUTH FACADE SIGN A, WHICH IS A LONGHORN, UH, SIMILAR DEPICTION, UH, ON SIGN C OF A LONGHORN ON THE EAST FACADE.
AND THEN YOU HAVE SOME FLAMES, UH, ALONG THE, THE BUILDING AS WELL, WHICH IS IDENTIFIED AS SIGN B.
SO MURALS, UH, FOR WITHIN THE SIGN CODE ARE IDENTIFIED AS ATTACHED SIGNS.
AND SO THIS DOES REQUIRE MERITORIOUS EXCEPTION AS IT EXCEEDS THE, UM, MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SIGNS PER FACADE, AS I MENTIONED, AND ALSO EXCEEDS THE, UH, MAXIMUM AREA.
SO THE BUILDING CURRENTLY HAS THEIR, UM, AUSTIN'S BARBECUE LOGO, ONE ON EACH FACADE ON THE SOUTH AND EAST, EAST, UH, FACADE, WHICH YOU SEE IN THE, THE BOTTOM IMAGE THERE.
AND SO THEY'RE PROPOSING TO HAVE THREE SIGNS IN TOTAL WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE TWO ADDITIONAL MURALS ON THE EAST FACADE.
AND THEN TWO SIGNS IN TOTAL ON THE SOUTH SIDE, ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE BUILDING WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE NEW LONGHORN MURAL.
SO FOR AM MERITORIOUS EXCEPTION CRITERIA, UM, THE COUNCIL CAN CONSIDER PROPOSALS THAT CONSTITUTE ART AS THEY MAKE A POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION TO THE VISUAL ENVIRONMENT AND DO NOT, UM, ADVERTISE THE, THE BUSINESS OR NOT COMMERCIAL IN NATURE.
UH, STAFF DOES BELIEVE THAT THE PROPOSAL DOES MEET THIS CRITERIA AS IT'S INTENDED TO, UH, ENHANCE THE, THE VISUAL APPEARANCE OF TWO BLANK FACADES THAT CURRENTLY EXIST FOR THE BUSINESS, UM, AND, AND HIGHLIGHT, UH, TEXAS LONGHORNS.
SO STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST AND I'D BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
CHRIS? THANK YOU LESLIE, FOR THE PRESENTATION.
SO THIS IS THE SECOND MEETING IN A ROW.
WE'VE LOOKED AT THESE EXCEPTIONS, UM, AND WHAT WE'VE BEEN PRESENTED LOOKS GREAT.
DO WE GET A FINAL SAY, UH, AFTER THE MURAL'S UP AFTER IT'S COMPLETED? SO IF SOMEONE JUST WASN'T ABLE TO PRODUCE SOMETHING ON THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING THAT WAS APPEALING OR LOOKED LIKE WHAT THEY PRESENTED, DO WE GET A FINAL SAY IN, IN WHETHER OR NOT IT NEEDS TO BE REVISED OR TOUCHED UP OR SOMETHING? SURE.
SO WE DO REQUIRE A SIGN PERMIT FOR MURALS AS WELL.
AS I MENTIONED, THEY'RE CONSIDERED ASSIGNED, SO THEY STILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH OUR PROCESS, UH, REGARDLESS OF IF IT WOULD HAVE TO COME BEFORE COUNCIL OR NOT FOR AM MERITORIOUS EXCEPTION.
UM, SO WE DO, UM, JUST AS WE WOULD ANY OTHER SIGN, WE HAVE A SIGNED PERMITTING PROCESS.
THEY'RE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT PLANS, UM, FOR AMERIT EXCEPTION, THE ORDINANCE WOULD BE INCLUDED IF, IF IT WOULD BE APPROVED BY COUNSEL.
SO WE DO DO VERIFY THAT THOSE PLANS ARE MET.
UM, I DO THINK THERE'S SOME, UM, ROOM FOR, I DON'T WANNA SAY CREATIVITY, BUT, UH, THE, THE, MAYBE THE QUALITY OF THE WORK YES.
THAT'S WHAT KIND OF WHERE I WAS GETTING AT AS WELL.
UM, YOU KNOW, HOW CLEAN IT LOOKS, THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF, UM, SUBJECTIVITY TO THAT BASED UPON THE INSPECTOR, BUT WE WOULD HAVE A FINAL SAY.
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COMPLETED AND WE DON'T FEEL LIKE IT CORRECT, IT STANDS UP TO OUR QUALITY, THEN WE'D HAVE A, WE'D HAVE THE ABILITY TO SAY, WAIT, THAT WASN'T EXACTLY WHAT WAS PRESENTED.WE WOULD, UM, STATE IT DOESN'T COMPLY WITH WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY PRESENTED AND APPROVED AND, AND WE COULD, UM, THANK YOU.
ASK THEM TO CORRECT IT AS NEEDED.
ANY OTHERS? HOWARD? I HAVE A COMMENT.
I, I'M NOT AN ART CRITIC AND PROBABLY DOESN'T MATTER, BUT I DO THINK THEY'RE COOL, BUT I THINK THAT C SHOULD LOOK MORE LIKE A AND HAVE THE COW'S BODY AND NOT JUST AHEAD, BUT THAT'S JUST MY 2 CENTS.
ANY OTHERS? MAYOR, I'VE GOT A QUESTION.
UH, HEY LESLIE, ON WHEN I'M AT THE, UH, AUSTIN AUSTIN'S, UH, BARBECUE WEBSITE, I'M LOOKING AT THEIR LOGO.
DO WE HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH, WITH, UH, WHAT THEY'RE, WHAT THEY'RE WANTING TO DO, KIND OF DEPICTING THEIR LOGO? I I REALIZE THEIR LOGO ART IS NOT ON THE BUILDING, BUT I'M TALKING ABOUT DIGITALLY.
YEAH, SO, UM, STAFF DID WORK WITH THE, THE BUSINESS OWNER FOR QUITE SOME TIME GOING BACK AND FORTH KIND OF, I I'M GONNA SAY, UM, COMING TO A CONCLUSION THAT WAS MORE APPROPRIATE AND LESS COMMERCIAL IN NATURE.
SO IT DIDN'T HAVE, UH, TERMS SPECIFICALLY ADVERTISING SERVICES OR GOODS THAT THE BUSINESS SELLS.
AND WHILE THIS, UM, DEPICTION OF A LONGHORN COULD BE, UH, SOMEWHAT RELATED TO A COMPONENT OF THEIR EXISTING LOGO, IT IS A SMALL COMPONENT AND NOT DIRECTLY ADVERTISING THE BUSINESS.
UM, GENERALLY THE, I'M GONNA SAY THE TEST THAT STAFF DOES IS IF YOU WERE TO SEE THAT LONGHORN WITH REMOVED FROM THE BUILDING, YOU KNOW, ON THAT WALL OVER THERE, WOULD YOU THINK IT WAS, WOULD YOU THINK OF AUSTIN'S BARBECUE? AND THAT'S KIND OF OUR, I'M GONNA SAY OUR, OUR TEST WHEN WE'RE CONSIDERING IF IT'S COMMERCIAL IN NATURE.
AND, AND WHERE I'M GOING IS A DIFFERENT TEST, WHICH IS IF THEY COME, IF WE APPROVE THIS AND THEY WANT TO UPDATE, UM, THEIR SIGN, UH, NOT THE MURAL, BUT THEIR SIGN WITH THEIR LOGO, WILL WE BE ABLE TO APPROVE THAT? YES.
IT DEPENDS ON WHAT THEIR SIGNED PERMIT, UH, THAT THEY SUBMIT DOES.
UM, I THINK SOME MURALS ARE A LITTLE BIT CHALLENGING, UH, 'CAUSE THEY'RE INTENDED TO BE ARTISTIC IN NATURE, SO EVERYONE CAN HAVE THEIR OWN PERCEPTION OF, OF WHAT THE, YOU KNOW, THE ARTISTRY IS, IS TRYING TO, UH, SHARE OR THE ARTIST IS TRYING TO SHARE.
UM, SO THERE IS SOME SUBJECTIVITY ON, ON WHAT COULD BE CONSIDERED OR NOT.
UM, WE, FROM A STAFF PERSPECTIVE, TRY TO LIMIT TERMS, UM, OR SPECIFIC DEPICTIONS.
SO IF THERE WAS A, YOU KNOW, A BIG RACK OF RIBS ON THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING, THEY, THAT MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT TOO CLOSE, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF SUBJECTIVITY, WHICH IS ONE OF THE REASONS THAT THESE CURRENTLY COME TO COUNCIL FOR SOME CONSIDERATION TO, TO GET FEEDBACK ON THIS.
I THINK IT HELPS THE BUILDING.
UH, UH, SOMETIMES IN THE PAST WHAT I'VE SEEN IS WE, WE DON'T GET EVERYTHING AT THE SAME TIME.
SO WE, WE GET SOMETHING AT ONCE AND IT LOOKS GREAT.
AND THEN, AND THEN, UH, SOON AFTER WE GET THE NEXT WAVE OF, OF SIGNAGE.
SO THAT'S THE, UH, THAT'S THE ONLY CONCERN I HAVE IS THAT THEIR, THEIR MURAL LOOKS A LOT LIKE THEIR, THEIR LOGO.
UM, THANK YOU MARLON, ANY OTHERS? I CAN SEE THE RESEMBLANCE ALSO WITH THE FLAMES AS WELL.
I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT, BUT IT IS, UM, AND YOU'VE ALREADY DONE THE TEST, SO, UH, I'M GONNA TRUST YOUR TEST.
AND I THINK IT, I THINK IT LOOKS REALLY NICE.
I LIKE, I LIKE THE FACT THAT IT TAKES A VERY NONDESCRIPT BUILDING AND ADD SOME, SOME COLOR TO IT AND CREATIVITY AND, AND TO ME IT'S ANOTHER, ANOTHER PIECE OF PUBLIC ART OUT THERE.
UH, ANYTHING ELSE FROM ANYBODY? IS THERE A MOTION? MOVE TO APPROVE.
SECOND CHRIS, THANK YOU FOR THE SECOND.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU LESLIE.
[e. Present, discuss, and consider action on an Ordinance of the Town of Addison approving a Developer Participation Agreement with RR Investment, Inc. for the construction of certain public improvements within Addison Airport to include a portion of the airport vehicle service road and aircraft apron; providing for the City’s participation in the costs to be in conformance with Chapter 212 of the Texas Local Government Code in an amount not to exceed $1,175,000.00; authorizing the City Manager to execute the agreement; and providing an Effective Date.]
SIX E PRESENT, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF ADDISON APPROVING A DEVELOPER PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT WITH RR INVESTMENT INC.FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN ADDISON AIRPORT TO INCLUDE A PORTION OF THE AIRPORT VEHICLE SERVICE ROAD AND AIRCRAFT APRON PROVIDING FOR THE
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CITY'S PARTICIPATION IN THE COSTS TO BE IN CONFORMANCE WITH CHAPTER TWO 12 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1.175 MILLION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.JOEL, UH, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNSEL.
JOEL JENKINSON, AIRPORT DIRECTOR.
UH, THE ITEM WE'RE BRINGING TO YOU THIS EVENING IS A DEVELOPER PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN, UH, THE AIRPORT AND OUR, OUR INVESTMENTS, WHICH IS MILLIONAIRE.
UH, AND THE SITE IS AT 45 50 JIMMY DOOLITTLE DRIVE, WHICH IS IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE, UH, US CUSTOMS AND AIRPORT ADMINISTRATION BUILDING.
UH, AND THE PROJECT IS, UH, UH, OUR, OUR INVESTMENTS IS CONSTRUCTING AN AIRCRAFT PARKING RAMP ON THE YELLOW AREA AS SHOWN.
AND THE AIRPORT IS, UH, ASKING PERMISSION TO PARTICIPATE IN RECONSTRUCTION OF THE AIRPORT VEHICLE SERVICE ROAD, WHICH IS SHOWN IN BLUE.
SO THERE IS DEFINITELY A PUBLIC BENEFIT FOR US TO, UH, RECONSTRUCT THAT ROAD.
UH, AND WE CAN PIGGYBACK ON MILLIONAIRES, UH, PROJECT, INCLUDING THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION HERE.
UH, AND THE TOTAL PROJECT COST IS ABOUT SIX AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS.
THE AIRPORT SHARE WOULD BE ABOUT 18% OR JUST UNDER $1.2 MILLION.
UH, AND THAT IS, UH, BASICALLY WHAT WE'RE ASKING TO DO.
IT'S A, UH, BENEFIT FOR BOTH US AND FOR THEM.
THEY GET A LITTLE BIT OF A BREAK ON THE TAXES ON THAT, AND WE GET, UH, A ROAD CONSTRUCTED, UH, AT, AT THE HIGHER QUA, HIGHER RATE QUA, UH, BETTER, BETTER PRICE ON QUANTITY OF CONCRETE ESSENTIALLY THAT THEY'RE DOING.
SO WE JUST RECOMMEND APPROVAL ON THAT.
JOEL, ANY QUESTIONS? MARLON? THANKS MAYOR.
JOEL, UM, I'VE GOT A QUESTION.
I'M ON THIS SLIDE ON SLIDE THREE, UM, AND I'M JUST TRYING TO, I SEE THE BLUE AND I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW MUCH OF THAT IS, UH, THE AIRPORT ROADWAY AND THEN HOW MUCH OF THAT MIGHT BE APRON? I'M JUST TRYING TO WRAP MY BRAIN AROUND THE PRICE AND, UM, WHY THIS MIGHT BE SO EXPENSIVE.
WELL, CONCRETE COSTS HAVE GONE UP AND THIS IS A HEAVY CONCRETE, UH, CONSTRUCTION.
UH, WHEN WE FIRST WERE TALKING WITH MILLIONAIRE ABOUT DOING THIS, UH, UM, I, I THINK OUR, OUR ESTIMATE OF WHAT, WHAT IT WAS GOING TO COST WAS SUBSTANTIALLY LOWER.
AND I WILL CERTAINLY AGREE WITH THAT.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING HERE IS, UH, DOUBLING THE WIDTH OF THE EXISTING SERVICE ROAD RIGHT NOW, OR IT WAS ONE LANE IN EACH DIRECTION, UH, WHICH CAUSED SOME, UH, CAUSED SOME CONGESTION ON, ON THE VEHICLE SERVICE ROAD.
HE HAD OPPOSITE DIRECTION TRAFFIC.
SOMEBODY HAD TO GET OUT OF THE WAY AND SIDESTEP AND LET SOMEBODY ELSE GO BY.
UH, AND SO WE ARE EMBARKING ON A, A PROGRAM JUST TO, UH, RECONSTRUCT THE ENTIRE ROADWAY TO TWO LANES WIDE TO AVOID THAT ISSUE.
IT JUST HELPS US OPERATE MORE EFFICIENTLY.
UH, THE BLUE AND THE YELLOW AREN'T SURVEYED THERE.
THAT'S KIND OF AN APPROXIMATION.
UH, SO THE NUMBERS THAT YOU SEE IN LAND AREA, UH, THE, UH, UH, MILLIONAIRE SHARE IS 107,000 SQUARE FEET AND ABOUT A LITTLE OVER 21,000 FOR THE AIRPORT.
THERE ARE ALSO SOME, UH, DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS IN THERE THAT AREN'T REALLY SHOWN THAT ADDED TO THE COST.
THERE'S SOME VERY FLAT AND VERY DIFFICULT TO DO THE DRAINAGE AND THERE'S SOME DRAINAGE IN THE AREA OF THE SERVICE ROAD THAT WAS IMPROVED AS PART OF WILL BE IMPROVED AS PART OF THIS PROJECT.
UM, ON, ON THE SAME IMAGE ON THE SERVICE ROAD THAT'S RIGHT ABOVE THE ADDISON LOGO, IS THAT, IS THAT ONE THAT'S TWO WAY OR ONE WAY IN THAT PICTURE? THAT THAT'S A SINGLE LANE.
UM, AND THEN DO WE HAVE ANY, I CAN YOU SHARE WITH US, UH, JUST TO, I'M TRYING TO GET A FEEL FOR HOW THICK THIS IS IN THIS, UH, ON THE BLUE AREA.
HOW, HOW, HOW DEEP OR THICK IS THAT? I THINK WE'RE USING THE SAME CONCRETE SECTION AS THE RAMP AND I THINK IT'S 11 INCHES OF CONCRETE OVER A SYMMETRY OR A LIME AND CEMENT STABILIZED BASE.
UM, ON THE SAME SLIDE HERE, WE'RE SHOWING THE TOWN'S, UH, PORTION 18%, UM, THEN RIGHT ABOVE IT IN THE, UH, LAST BULLET POINT TOWN MAY COVER UP TO 30% OF COSTS.
HOW DO THOSE RECONCILE? I'M NOT FOLLOWING.
WELL, 30% IS THE LIMIT UNDER THE STATUTE THAT WE CAN DO.
SO WE CAN'T DO MORE THAN 30% OF A PROJECT.
SO IT'S, IT'S MEANT TO BE, UH, A SMALLER TOWN PROJECT PIGGYBACKING ON A LARGER, UH, YOU KNOW, COMMERCIAL PROJECT LIKE THIS.
SO, UH, 18% IS WELL BELOW THAT 30% LIMIT.
AND THAT'S JUST, SO THIS 30% IS
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JUST REFERRING TO THIS SECTION 2 1 2 OF THE CODE? THAT'S CORRECT.WE CAN, WE CAN PARTICIPATE AT UP TO THAT LEVEL.
WE DON'T HAVE TO PARTICIPATE AT 30% IF WE DON'T HAVE 30% OF THE PROJECT AREA, WHICH WE DON'T HERE.
SO MILLIONAIRES PAYING FOR THE YELLOW PART AND YOU WANT ADDISON THE TOWN TO PAY FOR THE BLUE PART.
DOES THE AIRPORT PAY FOR ANYTHING OR WHAT FUND DOES IT? WELL, THAT'S ALL COMING FROM THE AIRPORT FUND.
OH, IT'S AIRPORT IS FOR THE GENERAL FUND? NO, WE'RE, WE'RE NOT TOUCHING GENERAL FUND MONEY.
I DIDN'T, I DON'T THINK I COULD EVER GET THAT
SEE, WE HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO DO THAT.
THE AIRPORT IS SELF-SUSTAINING AGAIN HERE, SO THAT'S GOOD NEWS.
IS ANY OF THAT BLUE PORTION, UH, GROUND LEASE FROM UH, RR INVESTMENT? NO.
DID YOU SAY THAT THE THICKNESS OF THE CONCRETE'S THE SAME? YEAH, I BELIEVE IT IS.
IT'S EASIER TO CONSTRUCT THAT WAY.
WE HAVE 5,000 GALLON FUEL TRUCKS.
THE FUEL ALONE ON A FULL, FULL TRUCK IS 34,000 POUNDS AND THAT'S ON TWO AXLES.
SO IT'S A PRETTY STRENUOUS LOAD ON THE PAVEMENT AND THAT'S REALLY WHY WE'RE HAVING TO REBUILD THESE SERVICE ROADS.
SO GREAT JOB ON DOING THE DEVELOPER PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT TO, UH, GET THE MOST FOR OUR MONEY ON THESE PROJECTS.
AND, UM, I THINK IT'S, UH, YEAH, I THINK IT'S A NO BRAINER.
YEAH, WELL THAT REALLY CREDIT SHOULD GO TO BILL DYER FOR COMING UP WITH THIS AND, UH, HE'S BEEN PUTTING TOGETHER A LOT OF THESE HERE, SO HE'S HERE, SO I GOTTA GIVE HIM HIS PROPS.
AND, AND JOEL, JUST TO CONFIRM, SO WHAT WE'RE PUTTING IN WITH THIS STRETCH AND WITH THE OTHER WORK THAT WE'RE DOING ON THAT VEHICLE SERVICE ROAD, THAT'S AN IMPROVEMENT OVER WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY PUT IN OR IS IT THE SAME? YES, THIS IS, THIS IS GOING TO BE IMPROVEMENT.
UH, WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY THERE IS, IS A ONE LANE ROAD AND A THINNER CONCRETE SECTION THAT WAS DESIGNED AROUND 2000 AND PUT IN ABOUT THAT TIME, UH, WHEN THE HEAVIEST TRUCKS THAT WERE OPERATED OUT HERE WERE ONLY 3000 GALLON FUEL TRUCKS.
SO IT'S JUST TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH THE GROWTH OF THE AIRPORT.
'CAUSE THAT'S, THAT ROAD CERTAINLY IS IN, IN THE, A LOT OF DISREPAIR OUT THERE.
SO YEAH, IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S BEEN BOMBED.
YEAH, THAT SORT OF LEADS JOEL TO MY QUESTION.
SO THE LIFESPAN OF THIS PROJECT TECHNICALLY IS ABOUT 20 PLUS YEARS, UH, CONCRETE, TYPICALLY 40.
SO IT'S NOT JUST A ONE YEAR PROJECT WHERE IT'S LASTING A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
UNLESS SOMEBODY GETS CRAZY AND STARTS PUTTING EVEN HEAVIER VEHICLES ON IT, WHICH I DON'T SEE.
ANY OTHERS? IS THERE A MOTION? A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM SIX E.
I'LL SECOND THE MOTION SECOND FROM DAN.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
ALRIGHT, OUR FINAL ITEM OF THE EVENING
[7. Items of Community Interest. The City Council will have this opportunity to address items of community interest, including: expressions of thanks, congratulations, or condolence; information regarding holiday schedules; an honorary or salutary recognition; a reminder about an upcoming event organized or sponsored by the Town of Addison; information regarding a social, ceremonial, or community event that was or will be attended by an Addison City Council member or an official; and, announcements involving an eminent threat to public health and safety in Addison that has arisen since posting this agenda.]
IS ITEM SEVEN, ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST AND OPPORTUNITY.FURTHER COUNSEL TO ADDRESS ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST, INCLUDING EXPRESSION OF THANKS, CONDOLENCES, CONGRATULATIONS, HOLIDAY SCHEDULES, ET CETERA.
UM, WE'VE GOT A BIG EVENT COMING UP ON OCTOBER 1ST.
WE'VE GOT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT AND THAT'S GONNA BE, UH, RIGHT ACROSS FROM THE ADDISON ATHLETIC CLUB OVER AT LAY LOCK PARK.
AND UH, THAT'S OCTOBER 1ST FROM FIVE 30 TO SEVEN 30, I BELIEVE.
UM, AND IT'S JUST GONNA BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE A LOT OF FUN THINGS OUT THERE.
THERE'S GONNA BE A BOUNCE HOUSE FOR THE KIDS AND A LOT OF OTHER GREAT, GREAT THINGS.
SO I HOPE THAT, UM, UH, YOU'LL PUT THAT ON YOUR CALENDAR AND, AND WE'LL SEE YOU OCTOBER 1ST.
YEAH, THAT WAS A FUN EVENT LAST YEAR AND I EXPECT IT'S GONNA BE BETTER THIS YEAR.
DARREN, I, UM, ON THE FIRST RESPONDERS ALSO, I'D LIKE TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION FOR YOU GUYS FOR FIRE AND FOR POLICE.
TOMORROW IS NINE 11, UH, PATRIOT DAY, AND WE HAVE A EVENT TOMORROW MORNING.
BUT, UM, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND ALL OF YOUR DEPARTMENTS, UH, ALL YOUR PEOPLE.
UM, WE, WE REALLY DO, UH, LOVE YOU GUYS AND APPRECIATE YOU CHRIS.
UH, ANN IFF, UH, SHE'S SERVED THE TOWN IN A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT WAYS AND, UH, SHE PASSED THIS WEEK.
UM, SHE WAS A SWEET PERSON WITH A KIND HEART AND, UM, I JUST WANNA OFFER, YOU KNOW, MY CONDOLENCES TO HER FAMILY.
YES, AND, UH, DARREN AND CHRIS BOTH, UH, SAID WHAT I WAS GONNA SAY SO I WON'T BOTHER TO REPEAT IT, BUT, UH, YEAH, WE APPRECIATE AND SAID THE SET OF, UH, SERVICE TO THE TOWN AND SERVICE ON THE COUNCIL.
AND, UH, SHE, SHE WAS, SHE'LL BE MISSED BY A LOT OF FOLKS.
SHE HAD A LOT OF FRIENDS IN THE, IN THE TOWN.
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BEEN AROUND HERE A LONG TIME.ANYTHING ELSE FROM ANYBODY? VERY GOOD.
WE'LL ADJOURN FOR THE, FOR THE NIGHT.
HAVE A GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY.