4. Consider a resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a professional services agreement with Texas Coalition for Affordable Power (TCAP) for future energy purchases.

[4. Consider a resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a professional services agreement with Texas Coalition for Affordable Power (TCAP) for future energy purchases.]

ALL RIGHT. ON TO NEW BUSINESS. ITEM NUMBER FOUR, CONSIDER RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH TEXAS COALITION FOR AFFORDABLE POWER FOR FUTURE ENERGY PURCHASES.

I GIVE YOU FINANCE DIRECTOR BRADY OLSON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

IT TAKES A LOT OF ELECTRICITY TO KEEP OUR FACILITIES AND OUR EQUIPMENT GOING.

SO FORTUNATELY, THE STATE OF TEXAS HAS ALLOWED US TO PARTNER WITH OTHER COMMUNITIES TO POOL OUR RESOURCES TOGETHER TO GET A BETTER RATE ON OUR WHOLESALE ELECTRIC RATES.

SO SINCE 2001, WE'VE BEEN A PART OF P3, WHICH IS A COLLECTIVE THAT NEGOTIATES OUR RATES.

OUR CONTRACT WITH THEM GOES THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR.

P3 IS LARGELY COUNTIES AND COUNTIES HAVE A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT ELECTRIC LOAD THAN WE DO.

WE USE A LOT MORE ELECTRICITY AT NIGHT THAN A LOT OF INDIVIDUALS DO OR COUNTIES DO.

AND ELECTRIC PROVIDERS LOVE THAT BECAUSE AT NIGHT IT'S CHEAPER FOR THEM TO PRODUCE ELECTRICITY.

SO WE ARE ACTUALLY PROPOSING THAT STARTING IN 2026, WE JOIN TCAP, WHICH IS A COALITION LARGELY OF CITIES, TO START PURCHASING OUR ELECTRICITY TOGETHER.

AND WE CAN USE THAT PROFILE OF THE HEAVIER, HEAVIER LOADS AT NIGHT TO GET A BETTER RATE GOING FORWARD.

WE DO HAVE MARGARET SOMEREVE, WHO IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WITH TCAP HERE.

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IF AND I'D LIKE HER TO COME UP AND GIVE A GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT THEY ARE AND WHO THEY ARE. BEFORE MARGARET, THANK YOU AND WELCOME. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. BRADY, I DO HAVE A QUESTION THOUGH. SO WE WERE WITH P THREE.

WE'VE BEEN WITH THEM SINCE 2001. WHEN WAS THE MOST RECENT CONTRACT APPROVED FOR? AND YOU SAY IT'S ENDING AT THE END OF THE YEAR. SO IT'S A PERPETUAL CONTRACT TO BE A PART OF P THREE. BUT THE ELECTRIC CONTRACT WAS CREATED TWO YEARS AGO TO LOCK IN THOSE RATES FOR A THREE YEAR TERM. I ONLY SAY THAT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, FROM ALL MY TIME HERE ON THIS COUNCIL AND HERE ON THIS DAIS, I DON'T BELIEVE THIS HAS COME ACROSS. AND THAT'S A RARITY FOR SOMETHING I HAVEN'T SEEN BEFORE.

AND SO WE'VE BEEN WITH THEM. TELL ME WHY WE'RE LEAVING.

BECAUSE THEY'RE PARTNERING WITH MOSTLY COUNTIES.

THEY ARE LARGELY A COUNTY ORGANIZATION, AND THEY DON'T.

WE'RE NOT NECESSARILY, WE'RE HELPING THEM MORE THAN THEY'RE HELPING US, I BELIEVE, WITH OUR LOAD PROFILE. SO IT'S PARTNERING WITH SOME OTHER CITIES WHO HAVE VERY SIMILAR LOAD PROFILES TO HOPEFULLY GET A LOWER RATE OVERALL FOR OUR RESIDENTS.

SO HOPEFULLY OR DO WE'RE PRETTY CONFIDENT THAT WE WILL GET A LOWER RATE? COMPARED TO WHAT WE WOULD GET WITH P3, WE BELIEVE WE'LL GET A LOWER RATE.

RATES IN GENERAL ARE GOING UP FOR EVERYONE REGARDLESS, BUT WE WOULD GET A LOWER RATE THAN WHAT WE WOULD DO IF WE STAYED IN P3, OR IF WE WENT OUT ON OUR OWN TO GET OUR OWN ELECTRIC CONTRACT.

OKAY. GOTCHA. GOTCHA. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS? YES. I JUST WANT TO JUMP IN. BRADY, CAN YOU JUST, FOR EVERYONE'S KIND OF UNDERSTANDING, INDICATE AGAIN WHAT THIS CONTRACT COVERS.

THIS IS THE CITY'S USE OF ELECTRICITY. THIS IS THE CITY OF BEDFORD.

BUT IT IS OUR. SO IF YOU COULD JUST KIND OF TOUCH ON THAT.

SO IT'S CLEAR TO EVERYBODY WHAT TCAP IS COVERING FOR US.

IT'S JUST FOR THE, THE MONEY OF THE CITY SPECIFICALLY SPENDS ON ELECTRICITY, LIGHTS OR MAINTAINING OUR BUILDINGS, GETTING WATER TO EVERYONE'S HOMES, THOSE SORT OF PRICES.

IT WOULD NOT BE FOR AN INDIVIDUAL'S BILL. THEY, A CITIZEN, COULD NOT BE A PART OF THIS CONTRACT.

ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS FOR BRADY, WHILE I GOT HIM UP HERE.

ALL RIGHT, I THINK WE'RE. I THINK WE'RE READY MARGARET, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE.

OH, NO. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME A FEW MOMENTS TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT T CAP TONIGHT.

AS BRADY SAID, HE KIND OF STOLE MY THUNDER. I'M NOT QUITE SURE WHAT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT NOW.

MAYBE TELL US WHY TCAP. I MEAN, YOU OBVIOUSLY, YOU HAVE COMPETITION WITH THE OTHER NONPROFITS SUCH AS P3.

MAYBE TELL US AS YOU'RE GOING THROUGH THE PRESENTATION WHY IT'S MORE BENEFICIAL FOR US.

OR NOT.

SO REAL BRIEFLY, SO BACK IN 2000, ACTUALLY, BACK IN 1999, THE STATE DEREGULATED ELECTRICITY SO THAT ANYONE HAD CHOICE ON WHO THEIR ELECTRICITY PROVIDER WAS. AT THE TIME, ORGANIZATIONS LIKE TCAP, P3, THEY WERE WRITTEN INTO THE STATE LAW THAT WOULD ALLOW POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS TO JOIN TOGETHER TO GET THEIR OWN, YOU KNOW, TO GET THEIR ELECTRICITY.

THE IDEA WAS, IS THAT THE COUNTY GROUP WOULD SERVE COUNTIES, THE CITY GROUP WOULD SERVE CITIES.

YOU DIDN'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO BE A COUNTY TO BE IN THAT GROUP OR A CITY TO BE IN, YOU KNOW, VICE VERSA. BUT WHAT WE'VE FOUND OVER THE YEARS AND KIND OF WHO IS TCAP NOW THAT WE'RE UP.

SO WE HAVE 167 MEMBERS THROUGHOUT THE ERCOT AREA.

WHAT MAKES THAT REALLY GOOD? YOU CAN SEE 92 OF THEM.

A LOT ARE IN THE METROPLEX. WE HAVE MOST OF TARRANT COUNTY RIGHT NOW IN OUR MEMBERSHIP.

BUT WHAT ALSO HELPS WITH THAT IS WHEN YOU GO OUT FOR YOUR OWN CONTRACT, IT'S BASED SOLELY ON YOUR LOAD.

IT'S BASED SOLELY ON WHERE YOU'RE LOCATED IN THE STATE.

YOU DON'T GET ANY BUYING POWER FOR THAT. THE FACT THAT WE'RE IN THE ENTIRE STATE OF TEXAS WHEN IT IS 110 DEGREES HERE, IT'S, YOU KNOW, A NICE BALMY, YOU KNOW, 80 IN THE VALLEY.

AND SO THAT HELPS TO ALSO SMOOTH OUT THE LOAD.

AND THAT'S KIND OF THE BIG ISSUE. THE OTHER ISSUE IS THAT OUR BOARD IS MADE UP OF OUR MEMBERSHIP.

ANY OF OUR MEMBERS CAN RUN FOR THE BOARD. YOU CAN SEE THAT WE'VE GOT 15 PLACES.

IT'S BASED ON THE SIZE OF KILOWATTS. BEDFORD WOULD BE ONE OF OUR MEDIUM SIZED CITIES.

YOU CAN SEE THE CITY OF HURST IS ON OUR BOARD.

HAS BEEN FOR QUITE A WHILE. THE BOARD IS MADE UP OF CITY MANAGERS, FINANCE DIRECTORS, CITY ATTORNEYS FROM THESE ORGANIZATIONS.

WE'VE ALSO HAD ELECTED OFFICIALS. SO, MAYOR, IF YOU WANTED TO RUN FOR THE BOARD.

GOTCHA. BUT WE HAVE HAD ELECTED OFFICIALS. AND WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT IS THAT, YOU KNOW, THESE ARE CITY PEOPLE MAKING DECISIONS FOR OTHER CITIES.

IT'S NOT LIKE BRADY HAD SAID, IT'S NOT THE COUNTIES DECIDING WHAT'S GOOD FOR CITIES.

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IT'S CITIES DECIDING WHAT'S GOOD FOR CITIES. SO WHY TCAP? AGAIN, EVERYONE'S LOAD PROFILE IS BASED ON HOW YOU USE ELECTRICITY.

AND ON THE LEFT THERE YOU SEE TWO DIFFERENT MEMBERS.

MEMBER A WOULD BE A TYPICAL CITY. YOU SEE THE USAGE GOES UP IN THE OVERNIGHT HOURS, ESPECIALLY FOR STREET LIGHTS WHEN THEY COME ON.

YOU ALSO HAVE WATER TREATMENT PUMPING. WE HAVE CITIES WITH WASTEWATER TREATMENT.

YOU KNOW, JUST A LOT OF THE OVERNIGHT USAGE. MEMBER B WOULD BE A TYPICAL COUNTY.

THEY'RE USING POWER 8 TO 5 MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

THEY'RE NOT OPERATING MUCH IN THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

YOU KNOW, THEY MAY HAVE SOME OUT IN THE RURAL COUNTIES.

THEY MAY HAVE SOME BARNS THAT THEY MAY HAVE ON THE WEEKENDS, BUT NOT A LOT OF USAGE IN THOSE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

AND WHAT HAPPENS IS CITIES BECOME BECAUSE OUR USAGE WE HAVE THE WHOLE STATE.

PLUS WE'VE GOT MORE. IN THE OVERNIGHT HOURS, WE START BECOMING VERY FLAT.

WE KIND OF EVERYONE AGGREGATES TOGETHER AND SO ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, THE BLUE LINE IS THE TCAP LOAD.

AND YOU CAN SEE THE RED LINE IS THE AVERAGE ERCOT LOAD.

IF YOU FOLLOW THAT ERCOT LOAD YOU'RE FOLLOWING THE HIGH PRICES.

AND SO BECAUSE WE HAVE MORE USAGE AND WE GO OUT INTO THE WHOLESALE MARKET WITH THIS LOAD PROFILE, THEY KNOW THEY CAN BUY MORE POWER FOR US IN THE OVERNIGHT HOURS THAT WE'RE NOT STAYING ON THAT ERCOT CURVE.

AND AGAIN, THIS KIND OF SHOWS THE PATTERN. WE DO HAVE ONE COUNTY THAT IS A MEMBER OF TCAP.

WE USE THEIR LOAD PROFILE. AS AN EXAMPLE HERE, THEY'RE IN ORANGE.

WE USED A CITY IN THE EXACT SAME COUNTY FOR THEIR LOAD PROFILE.

THEY'RE IN BLUE. AND THEN THE AVERAGE YOU KNOW, 15 MINUTE PRICING IS THE GREEN DOTTED LINE.

YOU CAN SEE THAT WHEN THE COUNTY PEAKS, THEY NEED POWER AND YOU CAN SEE THE POWER IS PEAKING AT THAT POINT, TOO. AND SO THAT'S WHERE COUNTIES START BECOMING VERY DIFFERENT THAN CITIES WHEN YOU'RE GOING FOR AN ELECTRICITY CONTRACT.

WE HAVE 146 CITIES IN OUR DISTRICT. WE HAVE NINE WATER DISTRICTS, WHICH ALSO KIND OF FALLS IN THERE WITH CITY USAGE AS WELL.

WE HAVE ONE COUNTY AND THEN WE HAVE 11 OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS HOUSING AUTHORITIES, TRANSIT AUTHORITIES.

BUT AGAIN, BECAUSE WE'RE MOSTLY CITIES AND WATER DISTRICTS, OUR LOAD IS MOSTLY IN THOSE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

AND WE'RE NOT JUST LOOKING FOR POWER 8 TO 5 MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT? AGAIN, WE'RE WRITTEN INTO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE.

WE HAVE A BIFURCATED CONTRACT. WE BUY OUR POWER IN THE WHOLESALE MARKET, AND THEN WE HAVE A SEPARATE CONTRACT FOR OUR BILLING PARTNER, WHICH IS JEXA. JEXA ONLY BILLS THE ELECTRICITY.

YOU HAVE TO HAVE A RETAIL ELECTRIC PROVIDER, BUT THEY ARE NOT PART OF GETTING THE ELECTRICITY.

MEMBERSHIP SERVICES THAT WE OFFER WE OFFER ANNUAL BUDGET ESTIMATES.

WE DO ASSISTANCE WITH STATE REPORTING. WE JUST WAS FINISHING THAT UP TODAY HELPING CITIES WITH THEIR ANNUAL REPORTING AS WELL AS HELPING THEM WITH THEIR ANNUAL REPORT FOR HOW MUCH ELECTRICITY THEY USE.

WE HAVE WE ALLOW ACCESS TO OUR ENERGY CONSULTANTS.

SO IF THE CITY WANTED TO DO SOLAR ON ROOFTOPS, WE WILL BE PART OF THAT AT NO ADDITIONAL COST.

TO HELP REVIEW, MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE PROTECTED.

WE ALSO HAVE CONSERVATION PROGRAMS. WE HAVE OUR OWN BILLING PORTAL.

WE DO MONTHLY WEBINARS THAT ANYONE FROM THE MEMBERSHIP CAN WATCH ON DIFFERENT ENERGY TOPICS.

AND THEN AGAIN, WE HAVE A PEER ELECTED BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

AND THEN WE THEN WE ALSO HAVE A VOICE AT THE LEGISLATURE.

THE PUC AND ERCOT. RIGHT NOW WE ARE TRYING TO GET A BILL INTRODUCED TCAP IS, TO EXEMPT CITIES FROM THE GROSS RECEIPTS TAX.

CITIES HAVE TO PAY A GROSS RECEIPTS TAX ON THEIR ELECTRICITY BILL.

WE'VE TRIED FOR SEVERAL YEARS TO GET THAT PASSED. WE'RE TRYING AGAIN THIS YEAR.

OUR MEMBERSHIP AS A WHOLE IS PAYING OVER $1 MILLION BACK TO THE STATE WITH TAX DOLLARS FOR A TAX THAT CITIES SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY.

SO WE DO KEEP UP WITH EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON IN AUSTIN TO MAKE SURE THAT CITY'S VOICE IS BEING HEARD.

WHAT WE DO. SO THE MAIN QUESTION CONTRACTING, IS IT GOING TO BE CHEAPER? PROBABLY NOT. BUT WHAT WE ARE DOING IS WE'RE DOING SOMETHING VERY DIFFERENT.

MOST CONTRACTS YOU'RE IF YOU'VE BEEN ON COUNCIL LONG ENOUGH OR, YOU KNOW, YOU BUY A CONTRACT, YOU SET IT UP FOR MAYBE THREE YEARS. FIVE YEARS, YOU SET IT, YOU FORGET IT AND YOU WORRY ABOUT IT WHEN IT COMES UP 3 TO 5 YEARS LATER, THERE'S A COUPLE PROBLEMS WITH THAT. I'LL KIND OF CRUISE AHEAD HERE A LITTLE BIT.

WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A CONTRACT, THOSE BLUE LINES WHERE IT SAYS MONTHLY HIGH AVERAGE HIGH LOW AVERAGE PRICE,

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THOSE BLUE LINES REPRESENT EVERY ELECTRICITY PRICE IN A YEAR.

YOU HOPE WHEN YOU BUY ONE OF THOSE 3 OR 5 YEAR CONTRACTS, YOU'RE AT THE BOTTOM OF THAT BLUE LINE, BUT YOU DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE AT THE BOTTOM OF THAT BLUE LINE UNTIL THE YEAR IS OVER. ELECTRICITY PRICES CHANGE DAILY, AND SINCE WINTER STORM URI, THEY SOMETIMES CHANGE MORE THAN DAILY.

SO YOU HOPE YOU GET IT ON THE BOTTOM OF THAT BLUE LINE, BUT YOU'LL NEVER KNOW UNTIL YOU'RE PAST IT.

AND THEN YOU'RE STUCK IN A THREE YEAR CONTRACT OR A FIVE YEAR CONTRACT WITH NO HOPE OF TRYING TO GET ANY OF THE SAVINGS.

WHAT WE STARTED SEEING WAS THAT THE AVERAGE PRICE IN A YEAR IS MUCH MORE STABLE.

IT'S THAT RED LINE ACROSS NOW OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, IT JUMPED UP AFTER 22 IN WINTER STORM URI.

BUT AGAIN, THE AVERAGE PRICE IN A YEAR IS MUCH MORE STABLE.

SO TRYING TO FIND THAT ONE PERFECT TIME TO BUY A CONTRACT, YOU'RE JUST ROLLING THE DICE AND HOPE IT'S THERE.

SO WHAT WE'VE FOUND WAS WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE GOING OUT INTO THE WHOLESALE MARKET MONTHLY, DOING RFPS AND BUYING 1/12 OF OUR ENERGY EVERY MONTH.

SO WHAT THAT ALLOWS US TO DO IS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE AVERAGE.

IT ALLOWS US TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE PRICE DROPS FOR WHATEVER REASON.

AND IT ALLOWS US IF FOR SOME REASON, LIKE DURING WINTER STORM URI, WHICH IS WHAT WE DID, WE SKIPPED A COUPLE MONTHS IN THERE BECAUSE PRICES JUST WENT CRAZY AND WE DID NOT PURCHASE ELECTRICITY. SO IT HELPS AVERAGE IT OUT.

AND WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE BUYING IT TWO YEARS IN ADVANCE.

AND WHAT HAPPENS IS THIS IS KIND OF WHERE PRICING IS.

AND AGAIN, IT'S BEEN GOING NOWHERE BUT UP. BUT YOU CAN ALSO SEE, YOU KNOW, YOU'LL GET THAT A LOT.

OH, IT'S GOING NOWHERE BUT UP. YOU GOT TO LOCK IN A CONTRACT. BUT YOU CAN SEE IN JULY IT STARTED COMING DOWN AND WE THINK IT'S GOING TO COME DOWN MORE GOING INTO 25 AS WELL.

SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF LOWER PRICES IN 25 AS WELL.

BUT WHAT HAPPENS IS, IS THAT WHEN YOU BUY ELECTRICITY, LIKE IF YOU WERE BUYING A CONTRACT RIGHT NOW, LIKE I KNOW YOUR CONTRACT DOESN'T EXPIRE UNTIL THE END OF 25, BUT RIGHT NOW PRICES ARE GOING TO BE HIGH.

THE MARKET, LIKE THE STOCK MARKET, IS REACTING TO WHATEVER IS GOING ON.

SO PRICES, THEY DON'T KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE A HIGH PRICE IF YOU GO THOSE LONG TERM CONTRACTS FIVE YEARS, SEVEN YEARS, NINE YEARS. THEY ADD WHAT'S CALLED CARRYING CHARGES BECAUSE THEY WANT SOME INSURANCE IN THE CONTRACT, BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE, YOU KNOW, ENERGY MARKET IS GOING TO DO 7 OR 9 YEARS FROM NOW.

WHAT WE FOUND WAS IF YOU BUY A ONE YEAR CONTRACT TWO YEARS IN ADVANCE, THERE ARE NO CARRYING CHARGES.

IT'S THE LOWEST PRICE IN THE MARKET BECAUSE THEY FIGURE WHATEVER'S HAPPENING IN THE SHORT TERM WILL RESOLVE ITSELF.

AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING. WE'VE BEEN BUYING THE ONE YEAR CONTRACTS FOR TWO YEARS IN ADVANCE.

AND THE GOOD NEWS OF THAT IS WE'RE AGAIN TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE AVERAGE FOR THE YEAR.

AND ALSO WE KNOW WHAT THE PRICE IS GOING TO BE BEFORE YOU START TALKING BUDGETS.

SO THE CON IS IT COULD GO UP AND THEY HAVE GONE UP A LITTLE BIT EVERY YEAR.

BUT THE OTHER THING IS, IS THAT YOU'RE STAYING IN THE ENERGY MARKET, SO YOU'RE NOT IN A LONG TERM CONTRACT.

AND LET'S SAY, YOU KNOW, YOU GOT A GREAT PRICE FIVE YEARS AGO OR TWO YEARS AGO, AND NOW YOU'RE COMING OUT AND ALL OF A SUDDEN PRICES ARE TWO AND THREE TIMES HIGHER, WHICH IS A HUGE BUDGET HIT. IF YOU'RE NOT, YOU KNOW, READY FOR IT.

SO YOU'RE GOING TO STAY IN THE MARKET. SO YOU'RE NEVER GOING TO COME OUT OF A TCAP CONTRACT AND HAVE TO GO, OKAY, YOU KNOW, WE WERE PAYING $0.04 IN THIS AND NOW WE'RE COMING OUT OF THIS CONTRACT AND RATES ARE AT $0.08.

WE'VE MORE THAN DOUBLED OUR COST. THAT'S NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THE WAY WE'RE BUYING ELECTRICITY.

THESE ARE JUST, YOU KNOW, ELECTRICITY IS EXEMPT FROM BIDDING BECAUSE IT IS SO CONFUSING AND THERE'S A LOT TO IT.

CONTRACT LANGUAGE COULD INCLUDE LANGUAGE THAT COULD RAISE YOUR PRICE, BUT IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT'S GOING TO RAISE YOUR PRICE.

IT COULD LOOK VERY INNOCUOUS, LIKE NO BIG DEAL.

AND THEN YOU GET INTO THE CONTRACT AND THERE'S MORE FEES ASSOCIATED THAN YOU THOUGHT.

OUR CONTRACT IS ACTUALLY WRITTEN FIRST WITH CITIES IN MIND.

AND WE GO OUT AND WE SAY, THIS IS THE CONTRACT YOU HAVE TO LIVE WITH.

IT IS NOT A TYPICAL COMMERCIAL OFF THE SHELF CONTRACT, WHICH IS WHAT CITIES WILL GET.

IT'S JUST AND AGAIN, CITIES ARE NOT BUSINESSES.

CITIES HAVE UNIQUE NEEDS. WE'VE GOT SOME LANGUAGE WRITTEN INTO OUR CONTRACTS FOR THAT.

AND THE NEW THING RIGHT NOW AND I WON'T GO INTO IT IS FIXED PRICE.

WHAT EXACTLY IS A FIXED PRICE AND WHAT IT USED TO MEAN AND WHAT AND WHAT IT MEANS NOW ARE TWO VERY DIFFERENT THINGS.

SO THAT IS MY PRESENTATION. I KNOW THAT'S A LOT IN THERE, BUT I'M OPEN FOR QUESTIONS.

ALL RIGHT. SOUNDS GOOD. MARGARET, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR COMING AND SHARING THAT WITH US. MY FIRST QUESTION IS YOUR MEMBERS.

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HOW LONG DO THEY STAY, STICK WITH YOU? OF THE 167 MEMBERS THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW, 82 OF THEM HAVE BEEN HERE SINCE 2001. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO ROUGHLY THE SAME TIME WE'VE BEEN WITH P3, THEN.

OKAY. AND SO HOW MANY OF OTHER I GUESS YOUR COMPETITORS ARE THERE IN THIS STATE RIGHT NOW? THE LAST TIME I LOOKED, THERE WERE OVER 1400 BROKERS THAT ARE LICENSED TO DO BUSINESS IN TEXAS.

WOW. OKAY. GOTCHA. WOULD YOU SAY YOU'RE ONE OF THE.

YOU'RE THE LARGEST FOCUSED ON CITIES, THEN? WE ARE THE LARGEST GROUP OF OUR KIND IN TEXAS.

YES. FOR CITIES? YES. YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. GOOD.

ALL RIGHT. QUESTIONS FOR MARGARET. YES. OKAY.

ANY FOR MARGARET AT THE MOMENT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

BRADY. YOU'RE UP. COUNCIL MEMBER FARCO. OKAY.

BRADY. FIRST. MARGARET. NEVER AND ALWAYS ARE TWO WORDS I NEVER USE JUST BECAUSE IT'S IF IT CAN HAPPEN, IT WILL HAPPEN. SO. BUT, BRADY, YOU'VE LOOKED INTO THIS.

YOU'RE SAYING THAT WE NEED TO PUSH FORWARD THIS WORKS FOR US.

YES. OKAY, THAT'S ALL I WANT TO KNOW. CAN YOU ELABORATE? SO CAN YOU ELABORATE A LITTLE BIT MORE? WHY? THE FLEXIBILITY IS NICE.

WE ARE ABOUT TO, AT THE END OF THE YEAR, WILL LIKELY BE LOCKING IN IF WE STAY IN P3, A CONTRACT AT WHERE THE MARKET IS RARELY BEEN LOWER. I'M GOING TO SAY IT'S NOT GOING TO.

NOT GOING TO SAY IT'S NOT GOING TO GET MORE EXPENSIVE, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE MORE EXPENSIVE THAN IT'S BEEN, AND WE'LL BE LOCKING THAT IN FOR ANOTHER THREE YEARS. I THINK THE LOAD PROFILE OF THIS AND JUST WE ARE A VERY ATTRACTIVE SALE BASED ON WHAT WE ARE AND WHAT OTHER CITIES AND THE STATE ARE.

AND SO I THINK IT IS JUST GOING TO BE OVERALL BETTER FOR US TO LEVERAGE THAT WHERE WE'RE NOT BEING ABLE TO LEVERAGE THAT RIGHT NOW.

EXACTLY. AND BEING ABLE TO BE ON BOARD WITH OTHER CITIES GIVES US THAT LEVERAGE THAT WE DON'T HAVE BEFORE.

AND OUR NEEDS ARE OBVIOUSLY DIFFERENT THAN THAT OF THE COUNTY. YES.

AND WE SPEAK THE SAME LANGUAGE AS OTHER CITIES, WHICH IS HELPFUL.

SOMETIMES I SIT ON THE QUARTERLY CALLS ON P3, AND THE COUNTIES ARE THEY DO NOT HAVE THE SAME NEEDS AND FUNCTIONS AS THE CITY DOES. HAVE WE SPOKEN TO OUR NEIGHBOR IN HURST AND GOTTEN SOME REFERRALS AND REFERENCES? I HAVE NOT REACHED OUT TO HURST ON THIS. NO, BUT THEY ARE A BOARD MEMBER.

SO I WOULD CERTAINLY IMAGINE THEY'RE HAPPY SINCE THEY'RE A BOARD MEMBER. YES. WHENEVER I WAS IN GRAND PRAIRIE WHO WAS ANOTHER BOARD MEMBER, THERE WAS SATISFACTION WITH BEING A PART OF THIS ORGANIZATION. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. GOOD.

AND THIS TERM THAT WE'RE APPROVING IS FOR? IT WOULD BE ANOTHER IN PERPETUITY TO BE A MEMBER OF TCAP IN PERPETUITY UNTIL WE DECIDE TO CHANGE OR WHATEVER. YES. OKAY. AND IF YOU DO PASS THIS, WE WOULD HAVE A RESOLUTION COMING FORWARD AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING OR MAYBE THE ONE AFTER TO REMOVE OURSELVES FROM P3. THAT'S PART OF THAT.

BUT WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU ALL WERE COMFORTABLE TAKING THIS STEP FORWARD BEFORE WE WITHDREW FROM THAT ORGANIZATION.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SOUNDS GOOD. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER SABOL. HOW MUCH IS THE MEMBERSHIP? IT'S A FREE MEMBERSHIP. OH, OKAY. OH, VERY, VERY LOW.

NO, IT'S NOT FREE. WHAT WE DO IS. AND I'M SURE P3 HAS.

AND I'M NOT THAT FAMILIAR WITH P3. I'M SURE THEY HAVE IT.

IT'S VERY TYPICAL AN AGGREGATION FEE WHICH FUNDS THE ORGANIZATION ITSELF.

WE HAVE A VERY LOW FEE. IT'S BY KILOWATT. IT'S 0.00012 TWO OF A CENT AND OUR ANNUAL BUDGET IS $1.2 MILLION. SO WE'RE A VERY LEAN ORGANIZATION. THERE'S JUST WE USE CONSULTANTS, ENERGY CONSULTANTS.

ALL OF OUR CONSULTANTS ONLY WORK WITH CITIES.

THEY DO NOT DO ANY WORK FOR THE PRIVATE SECTOR, YOU KNOW, OUR COMPETITORS OR THE BIG RETAIL ELECTRIC PROVIDERS.

BUT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE A LEAN ORGANIZATION. AND AGAIN, WHAT WE'RE ALWAYS TRYING TO DO IS FIND SAVINGS FOR OUR CITIES.

WE HAVE NOT RAISED OUR AGGREGATION FEE SINCE 2020, AND WE DON'T FORESEE RAISING IT IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS, AS I HAVE TO PROVIDE A THREE YEAR BUDGET TO THE BOARD.

SO FOR 25, 26 AND 27, THE AGGREGATION FEE STAYS THE SAME.

YOU, SO YOU DO SEVERAL CITIES IN THE AREA, BUT THERE ARE OTHER, I GUESS, NONPROFITS THAT DO THE SAME THING THAT YOU DO.

YES. BUT SO HOW DO YOU SET YOURSELF APART FROM THEM.

WHAT MAKES YOU BETTER THAN THEM? I THINK WHAT MAKES US BETTER ONE IS BECAUSE WE'RE MOSTLY FOR CITIES.

THERE'S NO OTHER ORGANIZATION THAT HAS AS MANY CITIES.

LIKE I SAID, WE HAVE 143 CITIES. OUR BOARD IS MADE UP OF CITY PERSONNEL.

AND AGAIN, YOU KNOW, AS BRADY HAD SAID, YOU KNOW, CITY PERSONNEL IS TALKING ABOUT CITY ISSUES.

YOU KNOW, THE SERVICES WE PROVIDE, I DON'T THINK ANY OF OUR OTHER NONPROFITS, EITHER THE SCHOOL BOARDS OR THE COUNTIES,

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OFFER AS MANY SERVICES AS WE DO. AGAIN, I'M NOT AS FAMILIAR WITH THEM.

BRADY COULD PROBABLY SPEAK MORE ABOUT THAT, BUT THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS IS THAT WE'RE IN MY BACKGROUND.

I'VE GOT 16 YEARS IN WORKING IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

SO, YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND CITIES AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S I THINK WHAT SETS US APART.

OKAY. THANK YOU. COST NEUTRAL WOULD HAVE BEEN A BETTER TERM.

I APOLOGIZE. THAT'S OKAY. THANKS, BRADY. ALL RIGHT.

QUESTIONS GOING FORWARD. OKAY. SEEING NO QUESTIONS, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THIS ITEM.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION. ALL RIGHT. MAYOR PRO TEM GAGLIARDI WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

I HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER DONOVAN BRANDON.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. ALL RIGHT. AND THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU COUNCIL. THANK YOU. STAFF.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE.

[5. Consider a resolution authorizing an amendment to the approved project budget for Fire Station 3 in the amount of $48,750.]

CONSIDER RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE APPROVED PROJECT BUDGET FOR FIRE STATION THREE, IN THE AMOUNT OF $48,000 AND $758,750, AND I GIVE YOU ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER KAREN RIGGS.

GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

SO, YES, THIS IS PROBABLY SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN WHAT YOU'VE SEEN IN THE PAST. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE BEEN APPROVING PROJECT BUDGETS WHEN WE TYPICALLY APPROVE THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT, AND WITHIN THAT WE USUALLY FACTOR IN A LITTLE BIT OF CONTINGENCY.

AND WITH THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT, WE DID FACTOR IN ABOUT 38,000 FOR CONTINGENCY FOR A SIMPLE REMODEL.

WE THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE ENOUGH. HOWEVER, AS WE GOT IN THERE AND STARTED DEMOING, WE DISCOVERED SOME THINGS THAT HAVE INCREASED AND INCREASED OUR COST ABOVE WHAT WE HAD IN CONTINGENCY. SO WHAT WE HAVE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS TO INCREASE THE PROJECT BUDGET BY A LITTLE OVER 48,000, TO ACCOUNT FOR THOSE TWO ITEMS. ONE ITEM IS A FIRE PANEL THAT WE KNEW HAD SOME DAMAGE TO IT, BUT WE DIDN'T REALIZE THE EXTENT OF THAT DAMAGE.

THE DAMAGE EXTENDED INTO THE SENSORS, WHICH IS WHY IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN WHAT WE WERE EXPECTING.

AND THEN THE OTHER ONE, AS YOU KNOW, THIS FACILITY, WE DID SOME MOLD REMEDIATION OVER THE SUMMER AND THAT MOLD REMEDIATION WAS DONE, AIR QUALITY TESTED, SIGNED OFF BY THE STATE. HOWEVER, WHEN WE WENT IN THERE AND STARTED DEMOING AND PULLING CABINETS OUT, PULLING THINGS OFF FOR THE WALLS TO GET RENOVATED, WE DISCOVERED THERE WAS ADDITIONAL MOLD QUITE A BIT IN THE KITCHEN AREA IN PARTICULAR.

A COUPLE OF THINGS COULD HAVE HAPPENED. HCI COULD HAVE GONE IN THERE AND DONE SOME KILLS, TREATED THAT MOLD PAINTED OVER IT.

HOPEFULLY, YOU KNOW, IF THAT WOULD HAVE WORKED, GREAT. IF NOT, THEY WOULD HAVE PULLED THAT SHEETROCK OFF AND REPLACED IT.

HOWEVER, I THINK THIS IS PROBABLY THE BEST OPTION.

THAT WAY WE CAN HAVE A TRUE MOLD COMPANY COME IN, TREAT THAT MOLD AND PREVENT IT FROM COMING BACK, AS WELL AS ALSO DO SOME AIR QUALITY TESTING TO MAKE SURE IT'S SAFE FOR OUR GUYS TO COME BACK IN.

THIS IS A DIFFERENT COMPANY THAT THAT DID THE FIRST MOLD REMEDIATION.

WE DID REACH OUT TO BOTH MORING WHO CAME IN OVER THE SUMMER, AND THIS COMPANY.

THIS COMPANY ACTUALLY CAME IN A LITTLE BIT CHEAPER, SO WE FIGURED WE WOULD GO WITH THEM THIS TIME.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? YES. SO FIRST OFF, WE HAVE A CONTINGENCY OF 38,000, BUT WE'RE NOT TOUCHING THAT.

I WOULD LIKE TO LEAVE THAT INTACT JUST BECAUSE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE UNCOVERING IN THIS FACILITY.

SO THAT ALLOWS US SOME MORE FLEXIBILITY WITH THIS PROJECT.

NOW, THE GOOD THING ABOUT THE WAY WHEN WE WRITE OUR BONDS AND THE WAY WE ISSUED THESE BONDS, THE LANGUAGE IS VERY BROAD. SO AT THE END OF THIS PROJECT, IF THERE'S ANY PROJECT SAVINGS.

SO SAY WE DON'T DIP INTO THAT 38,000. IT CAN BE REALLOCATED TO OTHER PROJECTS WITHIN THAT BOND ISSUANCE.

VERY GOOD. AND SINCE ALL THE ESTIMATES WERE ABOVE THE CONTINGENCY, YOU WOULD HAVE HAD TO COME TO US ANYWAYS.

CORRECT. CORRECT. FOR THIS MULTIPLE TIMES JUST TO GET THIS DONE.

YES. AND SO FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE AUDIENCE, WHAT IS GETTING WHERE ARE WE PAYING THIS FROM? WHAT FUND? IT'S COMING OUT OF A BOND FUND. WE ISSUED BONDS OVER THE SUMMER FOR THIS PROJECT.

WE ISSUED A TOTAL OF 2 MILLION FOR BOTH STATION TWO AND STATION THREE.

WE HAVE ALLOCATED SO A TOTAL OF FOR THIS PROJECT.

I CAN'T REMEMBER THE EXACT AMOUNT, BUT IT'S LESS THAN $1 MILLION FOR THIS PROJECT. I THINK I ACTUALLY PUT IT ON HERE FOR YOU.

AND RIGHT NOW I DID LOOK IT UP EARLIER. AS OF THE END OF DECEMBER, WE'VE EARNED A LITTLE OVER 40,000 ON THIS BOND ISSUANCE FOR THIS PROJECT.

SO WE ALSO HAVE SOME INTEREST EARNINGS FOR FUTURE USE AS WELL.

VERY GOOD. SO? SO WHATEVER SAVINGS THAT WE WE MAY INCUR FROM THIS, WE'RE JUST GOING TO GO AHEAD AND ROLL IT OVER TO THE NEXT PROJECT AS WE MOVE ALONG.

AND BECAUSE WE ISSUED WHAT, 22 MILLION IN JULY.

AND SO THAT'S WHERE THIS IS COMING FROM. YES, YES.

AND GOING FORWARD. SO NO WORRIES WITH TAKING A LITTLE BIT MORE FROM HERE TO TO DO THESE REMEDIATIONS.

NO. BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, YOU KNOW, WE'VE EARNED A LITTLE OVER 40,000. THAT WAS AS OF DECEMBER.

AND SO I HONESTLY I ANTICIPATE INTEREST EARNINGS BEING ABLE TO COVER THIS.

[01:05:01]

SO THAT WE'LL HAVE EXTRA BOND DOLLARS TO BE ABLE TO MOVE AROUND TO OTHER PROJECTS.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SOUNDS GOOD. ALL RIGHT. QUESTIONS, COUNCIL? OKAY. I'LL COUNCIL MEMBER MAKE A MOTION. ALL RIGHT.

MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCIL MEMBER FARCO. SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER DAWKINS.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE.

MAYOR PRO TEM GAGLIARDI IS GIVING YOU A STARE.

OKAY, LET'S. ALL RIGHT, SO THERE WE GO. THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL. THANK YOU, STAFF. ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP WE HAVE MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS.

[6. Mayor/Council Member Reports]

SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND START. FOR REPORTS LAST THURSDAY, JANUARY 23RD, MYSELF AND POLICE CHIEF BOBBY LAPENNA AND COUNCIL MEMBER SABOL, WE VOLUNTEERED WITH THE TARRANT COUNTY HOMELESS COALITION, ALSO KNOWN AS PARTNERSHIP HOME. THEY DID A POINT IN TIME CONTACT FOR HOMELESS WITHIN THE ENTIRE COUNTY.

SO THIS IS WHERE VOLUNTEERS GO OUT AND THEY COUNT THE HOMELESS AND TRY TO OFFER HELP, BECAUSE THE REASON THAT THEY DO THIS DO THIS EVERY YEAR.

AND THE REASON THAT THEY DO IT IN THIS TIME PERIOD IS BECAUSE NO ONE SHOULD BE ON THE STREETS IN THE END OF JANUARY BECAUSE OF THE COLD.

WHAT DOES THIS COUNT DO? THIS GETS TO GRANT FUNDING FOR TARRANT COUNTY HOMELESS COALITION.

SO HAD THAT OPPORTUNITY TO TO DO THAT. IT WAS VERY BENEFICIAL TO BE OUT THERE.

FOR ME, I WANTED TO SEE THE CITY, WANTED TO SEE WHAT WHAT IS GOING ON AT NIGHT WITHIN OUR CITY.

WHAT IS THE HOMELESS POPULATION? DO WE HAVE ONE? WHAT IS IT? WHAT DOES IT ENTAIL? AND SO, THANKFULLY, LIKE I SAID, THEY HAVE A BUNCH OF VOLUNTEERS.

I WOULD SAY THAT I'D LIKE TO SEE MORE POLICE CHIEFS INVOLVED, BECAUSE YOUR POLICE CHIEFS KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN YOUR CITY.

AND THAT BECAME VERY EVIDENT AS CHIEF LAPENNA WAS DRIVING ME AROUND AND SHOWING ME THE PLACES WITHIN THE CITY.

WE CHECKED ALL THE PARKS. I DID NOT SEE ANY HOMELESS WITHIN OUR PARKS AND CHECKED RESTROOMS, ALL OF THAT. AND IT GOES TO LATE. WE DIDN'T END UP FINISHING UP UNTIL ABOUT 11:30 AT NIGHT.

IT GOES, IT GOES. YEAH, IT'S A VERY LATE EXERCISE, BUT IT'S MUCH NEEDED.

WE DID ENCOUNTER TWO INDIVIDUALS, ONE LADY WAS WITH LIVING OUT OF HER CAR.

BUT I WOULD SAY THAT I WOULDN'T COUNT THAT BECAUSE SHE'S VERY TRANSIENT.

GOES TO DIFFERENT PLACES. WE TRIED OFFERING HELP.

UNFORTUNATELY, THEY DIDN'T, THEY DIDN'T OFFER TO TAKE THAT HELP.

AND I THINK COUNCIL MEMBER SABOL KIND OF COULD TALK MORE TO THAT BECAUSE YOU WERE PART OF THAT CONVERSATION, I THINK. CHIEF LAPENNA AND I DID FIND ANOTHER GENTLEMAN AS WELL.

AGAIN, TRIED TO OFFER HELP. GET HIM TO A SHELTER.

BUT I DO KNOW THAT CHIEF LAPENNA IS WORKING WITH OUR PD TO GET SOME RESOURCES FOR THAT.

GENTLEMAN. SO VERY EYE OPENING. AND I WOULD SAY THAT LOOKING AT IT AS A WHOLE, WE HAVE TO CHANGE THE WAY WE STIGMATIZE SHELTERS, BECAUSE WHEN WE ASKED THESE INDIVIDUALS, THEY SAID, YOU KNOW, THIS ISN'T FOR ME. I'M MUCH MORE OFF THAN SOMEBODY ELSE.

AND WE'RE LIKE, BUT YOU'RE HOMELESS AND IT IS FREEZING OUTSIDE.

BUT YET THEY DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE THE HELP. SO WE HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO DESTIGMATIZE THAT AS JUST AS A SOCIETY TO GIVE THEM THE HELP.

BUT AGAIN, VERY EYE OPENING. I'M GLAD I GOT THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO IT, WOULD OFFER IT.

I'D LIKE TO OFFER IT FOR THE ENTIRE COUNCIL NEXT YEAR.

I THINK THERE WAS A PROBLEM BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE SOME OPEN MEETINGS PROBLEMS, BUT I'D LIKE TO SEE A LOT OF OUR COUNCIL TAKE PART NEXT YEAR AND HELP OUT WITH THE CITY. SO COUNCIL MEMBER SABOL ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO ADD TO THAT? I APPRECIATE GOING WITH CHIEF. I CALL HIM BOBBY.

CHIEF LAPENNA. HE HE'S LIVED HERE SO LONG. HE EVEN SHOWED US PLACES THAT I HAVE NEVER BEEN IN BEDFORD.

AND I THOUGHT I WAS PRETTY WELL EXPERIENCED WITH BEDFORD BECAUSE I BECAUSE I DRIVE IT QUITE A BIT AND HE SHOWED US PLACES AND WAYS TO GET IN.

AND I AGREE WITH THE MAYOR. IT'S GOT TO BE DRIVEN BY POLICE OR FIRE OR SOMEBODY THAT KNOWS THE CITY BETTER THAN THE RESIDENTS.

OTHERWISE YOU WON'T EVER. YOU'LL NEVER FIND THEM AND THEY KNOW HOW TO HIDE.

EXACTLY. AND IT'S NOTORIOUSLY UNDERCOUNTED. IT'S GOT TO BE NOTORIOUSLY UNDERCOUNTED.

SO IF YOU TRULY WANT A REAL NUMBER, YOU TRULY WANT TO GET OUT THERE.

WE'VE GOT TO GET THE POLICE INVOLVED TO MAKE IT HAPPEN, TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

I WOULD SAY ALSO THAT WHEN IT CAME TO FINDING THESE INDIVIDUALS, NONE OF THEM WERE IN OUR PARKS.

[01:10:01]

SO I DO WANT TO MAKE THAT COMMENT. SO NONE OF THEM WERE FOUND IN OUR PARKS SYSTEM.

BUT THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. SO FOR MY REPORT.

[7. Report on most recent meeting of the following Boards]

SO LET'S MOVE ON TO NEXT UP FOR RECENT MEETINGS OF THE FOLLOWING BOARDS.

ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY BOARD. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE'LL HAVE OUR FIRST MEETING OF THE YEAR ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3RD AT 10 A.M..

ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. BEAUTIFICATION ADVISORY BOARD.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. NO REPORT. ALL RIGHT. MOVING.

VERY GOOD, MOVING ALONG. LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD.

ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS THE LIBRARY BOOK SALE STARTS THIS WEEK, GOES THROUGH SATURDAY.

ALL RIGHT. DO YOU HAVE TIMES FOR THOSE OR. CHECK THE WEBSITE.

ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. PARKS AND RECREATION. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

WE DON'T MEET UNTIL NEXT MONTH. NEXT MONTH. OKAY.

SENIOR ADVISORY BOARD. JUST WANT TO GIVE A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT.

SO ON TWO, EIGHT. FEBRUARY THE 8TH, WE WILL BE DOING THE RIBBON CUTTING FOR THE NEW FACILITY.

AND IT IS GOING TO BE AMAZING IF YOU HAVE NOT.

OH, OH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OH THERE'LL BE, THERE'LL BE TOURS.

IT STARTS AT TEN IN THE MORNING AND GOES TO NOON.

WE'LL HAVE CAKE AND REFRESHMENTS AND IT'S OPEN TO EVERYBODY.

SO I, I, I THINK EVERYBODY SHOULD TAKE A LOOK AT IT.

IT IS AN AMAZING FACILITY. ABSOLUTELY. I MEAN, IT IS SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF.

AND SO COME ON OUT ON THE EIGHTH AND SEE THE NEW FACILITY AND MEET YOUR NEIGHBORS.

SOUNDS GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE IT.

ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP, ITEM NUMBER EIGHT. CITY MANAGER AND STAFF REPORTS.

[8. City Manager/Staff Reports]

THANK YOU. MAYOR. THAT WAS THERE JUST IN CASE YOU DIDN'T DO THAT.

OH, SO YOU PROVIDED HIM THE NOTES? NO, IT WAS IT WAS ALL HIM.

I JUST FILLED IN THE BLANKS. OKAY. THE BLANKS. JUST A COUPLE QUICK THINGS.

JUST WANT TO BRAG ON OUR FINANCE STAFF. AS YOU SAW BRADY HERE TONIGHT WITH THE UPDATES ON THE INVESTMENT AND FINANCE REPORT.

OUR GROUP RECEIVED AGAIN, THEY'RE GOING TO START FILLING UP SHELVES ON AWARDS, BUT THE GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION DID AWARD OUR FINANCE STAFF AGAIN THE I'M TRYING TO THINK THE GFOA'S DISTINGUISHED BUDGET PRESENTATION AWARD FOR OUR 24-25 BUDGET.

SO AGAIN, KUDOS TO OUR STAFF FOR ALL THEIR WORK.

I CAN'T TELL YOU. YOU KNOW, OUR FINANCE GROUP IS ONE OF THOSE TRULY BEHIND THE SCENES GROUP.

BUT THEY GET IT DONE. AND THE AMOUNT OF TRUST AND FAITH THAT WE HAVE IN THEM IS, IS IMMENSE.

AND SO BIG, BIG HATS OFF TO THEM. AND KUDOS AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK.

AND THE ONLY OTHER THING I JUST WANTED TO REMIND EVERYBODY IS THAT OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING, FEBRUARY 11TH, WILL NOT BE AN ACTIONABLE COUNCIL MEETING.

WE WILL HAVE A STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION. IT WILL STILL BE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS HERE.

IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO COME WATCH THAT, THEY ARE WELCOME TO.

BUT WE WILL HAVE HILLARY SHINE HERE FROM SGR TO CONTINUE THE CONVERSATIONS THAT I KNOW SHE'S ALREADY STARTED INDIVIDUALLY WITH THE COUNCIL AS WE KIND OF WORK THROUGH OUR STRATEGIC PLAN AND KIND OF MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS, REAFFIRM SOME OF THE STATEMENTS AND VISIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO WE'LL WORK THROUGH THAT ON THE 11TH. AND THE GOAL AGAIN IS THAT THAT IS COMPLETELY A WORK SESSION EVENING.

UNLESS SOMETHING. I'LL LEAVE IT OPEN UNLESS SOMETHING POPS UP THAT WE MUST TAKE ACTION ON THAT EVENING FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES.

BUT WE'LL TRY TO KEEP IT. JUST. JUST PLANNING.

THAT'S ALL. SOUNDS GOOD. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON.

[EXECUTIVE SESSION]

SO WE DO HAVE AN ITEM ON EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.071, SUBSECTION TWO CONSULTATION WITH CITY ATTORNEY, WE WILL BE RIGHT BACK. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, SO WE ARE BACK FROM EXECUTIVE AND WE HAVE NO ACTION TO TAKE.

SO WITH THAT, I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN FROM COUNCIL MEMBER FARCO.

I HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER DAWKINS. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE ADJOURNED AT 7:44. THAT WAS A LOUD ONE AT THE END.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

Jan 28, 2025 City Council

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