[CALL TO ORDER/GENERAL COMMENTS] [00:00:02] ALL RIGHT, TIME IS NOW 6:00. WE'RE GOING TO CALL THIS REGULAR MEETING OF THE BEDFORD CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER. IT IS TUESDAY, MAY 26TH, 2026. I'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE AND THOSE WHO MAY BE TUNING IN ONLINE. FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS HERE. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A INVOCATION LED TO US BY COUNCIL MEMBER DONOVAN BRANDON, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BEING LED TO US BY MAYOR PRO TEM DAWKINS. SO I'D LIKE TO ASK EVERYONE TO GO AHEAD AND PLEASE STAND. WILL YOU PRAY WITH ME? O HOLY ONE, AS WE GATHER THIS EVENING, WE PAUSE TO REMEMBER THE MEANING OF MEMORIAL DAY, A TIME WHEN WE HONOR THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN SERVICE TO OUR NATION. MAY THEIR SACRIFICE REMIND US THAT SERVICE TAKES MANY FORMS, AND THAT OUR COMMUNITIES ARE HELD TOGETHER NOT ONLY BY GREAT ACTS OF COURAGE, BUT ALSO BY THE STEADY, UNSEEN WORK DONE EVERY DAY ON BEHALF OF OTHERS. FOR THIS WE REMAIN GRATEFUL. WE GIVE THANKS TO YOU FOR ALL THOSE WHO SERVE BEDFORD IN QUIET, ESSENTIAL WAYS. FOR THOSE WHO KEEP OUR ROADS SAFE, WHO PICK UP WHAT OTHERS LEAVE BEHIND, WHO MAINTAIN OUR PARKS AND PUBLIC SPACES, AND WHO SHOW UP DAY AFTER DAY TO MAKE LIFE BETTER FOR OUR NEIGHBORS. BLESS THEIR EFFORTS, STRENGTHEN THEIR SPIRITS, AND LET OUR GRATITUDE BE REFLECTED IN THE DECISIONS WE MAKE HERE. GRANT US WISDOM TONIGHT. WISDOM TO LISTEN BEFORE WE SPEAK, TO UNDERSTAND, BEFORE WE JUDGE, AND TO CHOOSE WHAT SERVES THE COMMON GOOD ABOVE ALL ELSE. GUIDE OUR CONVERSATIONS, STEADY OUR TEMPERS, AND HELP US LEAD WITH HUMILITY, CLARITY, INTELLIGENCE, AND COMPASSION. MAY THE WORK WE DO IN THIS ROOM HONOR THOSE WHO SERVE BEFORE US AND SUPPORT THOSE WHO SERVE AMONG US NOW. AMEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE. TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE INDIVISIBLE. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER DONOVAN BRANDON. THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM DAWKINS. [PUBLIC COMMENTS] ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP, WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT. AND FIRST UP CALL TO THE PODIUM IS HANNAH BELL WITH ITEM ON TALKING ABOUT ON STAGE IN BEDFORD. AND JUST AS I DO THIS EVERY MEETING. BUT FOR THE LAST YEAR YEAH WE HAD THREE MINUTES. SO WE'LL GIVE YOU A LITTLE COUNTDOWN WHEN IT GETS TO ABOUT 30S. AND IF WE DON'T GET TO EVERYTHING, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO US AND SEND US EMAIL. SEND US AN EMAIL. WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU. SO DON'T TAKE ANY OFFENSE IF I CUT YOU OFF. GOTCHA. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE YOU LIKE YOU SAID, MY NAME IS HANNAH BELL. I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF ON STAGE AND BEDFORD THE LAST MEETING, MY FELLOW ON STAGE AND BEDFORD BOARD MEMBER, PETER, SPOKE ABOUT THE DISAPPOINTMENT MANY OF US FEEL REGARDING THE CITY'S DECISION TO REMOVE ON STAGE AS THE RESIDENT THEATER COMPANY. BUT TONIGHT, I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT GRATITUDE. FOR DECADES, THE CITY OF BEDFORD HAS PROVIDED ON STAGE WITH AN AFFORDABLE HOME THAT ALLOWED COMMUNITY THEATER TO SURVIVE AND GROW. AND AS ANYONE INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY THEATER KNOWS, SURVIVING ON A THEATER BUDGET IS ALREADY AN IMPRESSIVE ACT OF PERFORMANCE ART. THAT SUPPORT THAT THE CITY GAVE GAVE GENERATIONS OF RESIDENTS ACCESS TO LIVE THEATER OPPORTUNITIES THEY MAY NOT HAVE OTHERWISE HAVE HAD. AND WE ARE SINCERELY GRATEFUL FOR THAT PARTNERSHIP AND FOR THE MANY CITY LEADERS, STAFF MEMBERS, VOLUNTEERS, AND AUDIENCE MEMBERS WHO HAVE HELPED SUSTAIN IT OVER THE YEARS. WE'RE ALSO GENUINELY EXCITED ABOUT THE FUTURE RENOVATIONS. THE OLD BEDFORD SCHOOLHOUSE AFTER SO MANY YEARS OF THEATER SETS, REHEARSALS, COSTUME RACKS AND AUDIENCES, I THINK THE BUILDING HAS DESERVED A LITTLE SPA TREATMENT. AND I THINK THAT THE BUILDING THAT WE ARE THRILLED TO SEE BEDFORD PRIORITIZE THE ARTS AND CULTURE. BUT WHAT MAKES THIS MOMENT DIFFICULT IS NOT THE RENOVATION ITSELF. IT IS THE LOSS OF A DECADES LONG PARTNERSHIP THAT HAS HELPED SHAPE BEDFORD'S ARTISTIC COMMUNITY ON STAGE, HAS SPENT 41 YEARS BUILDING MORE THAN PRODUCTIONS. WE HAVE BUILT RELATIONSHIPS, TRADITIONS, AND A COLLABORATIVE ARTS ENVIRONMENT THAT WELCOMED ORGANIZATIONS LIKE SINGERS. IMPROV TOTALLY MADE UP MUSICALS, CRAIG PARKER'S ELVIS ON THE WALL COMEDY, AND MANY OTHERS. WE BELIEVE THAT THE SCHOOLHOUSE CAN SERVE MULTIPLE ARTISTIC VOICES, AND WE HAVE WORKED HARD TO MAKE THAT POSSIBLE THROUGH OUR OWN VOLUNTEER SUPPORT, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND FLEXIBLE SCHEDULING. COMMUNITY THEATER SUCCEEDS BECAUSE PEOPLE CARE ENOUGH TO GIVE THEIR TIME FREELY. NO ONE GOES INTO COMMUNITY THEATER FOR THE MONEY, AND IF THEY DO, SOMEONE HAS BADLY EXPLAINED COMMUNITY THEATER TO THEM. VOLUNTEERS PAINT SETS AFTER WORK. ACTORS, DIRECTORS, TECHNICIANS AND PATRONS CREATE SOMETHING TOGETHER THAT BECOMES LARGER THAN ANY ONE [00:05:02] ORGANIZATION. AND THAT KIND OF COMMUNITY DOES NOT HAPPEN OVERNIGHT. WHILE I AM SAD THAT THE CITY HAS DECIDED TO NO LONGER HOST A RESIDENT COMPANY, I WANT YOU GUYS TO KNOW THAT ON STAGE REMAINS COMMITTED TO SERVING BEDFORD AND THE ARTS COMMUNITY WE HELPED BUILD HERE. WE'RE NOT CLOSING OUR DOORS. WE WILL CONTINUE CREATING THEATERS, SUPPORTING ARTISTS, AND SERVING AUDIENCES WHEREVER WE LAND. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE CITY FOR HELPING SUPPORT THAT MISSION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND TO THAT END, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY IT'S I WENT AND I'VE SEEN PRODUCTIONS OF ON STAGE. I'VE THOROUGHLY ENJOYED EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM. AND AS I MENTIONED BEFORE LAST, LAST MEETING, I THINK THE RELATIONSHIP IT'S GOING TO CHANGE A LITTLE BIT. BUT YOU KNOW, WE WOULD STILL WANT TO HAVE ON STAGE BE A PART OF THE NEW BUILDING WITH AN AGREEMENT, YOU KNOW, AND AGAIN, OPEN IT UP TO MULTIPLE MULTIPLE GROUPS. AND SO, SO THAT'S OUR GOAL. AND I HOPE WE CAN WORK SOMETHING OUT. AND EVEN THOUGH THAT RELATIONSHIP MIGHT LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT, I HOPE, I HOPE THAT WE CAN STILL STILL HOST YOU GUYS HERE WITHIN THE CITY BECAUSE YOU DO BRING VALUE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP, WE HAVE COUNCIL RECOGNITION. [COUNCIL RECOGNITION] SO FIRST UP, WE HAVE RECOGNITION OF THE GRADUATES OF THE 2026 CLASS OF BEDFORD UNIVERSITY, GIVE YOU SPECIAL PROJECTS AND RISK MANAGER BRANDY WEST. FARTHER AWAY THAN I THOUGHT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. HOW ARE Y'ALL DOING? GOOD. EXCELLENT. SO I THINK MANY OF YOU ARE AWARE THAT BEDFORD UNIVERSITY IS MY FAVORITE PROGRAM. SPECIAL PROJECTS IS ONE OF THOSE TITLES THAT IT'S KIND OF, IT'S A CATCH ALL AND IT'S WHAT IS WHAT, WHAT EXACTLY DOES THAT MEAN? AND I LOVE BEDFORD UNIVERSITY. IT'S MY FAVORITE PROGRAM. IT'S MY FAVORITE SPECIAL PROJECT. AND I THINK AS A, NOT ONLY AN EMPLOYEE OF THE CITY OF BEDFORD, BUT A RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF BEDFORD, IT ALLOWS ME TO GET TO MEET AND KNOW MORE PEOPLE IN A DIFFERENT WAY. AND IT'S A 10 WEEK PROGRAM. IT IS QUITE THE COMMITMENT BY THESE FOLKS. THEY ARE HERE FOR 10 WEEKS, 3 HOURS EVERY THURSDAY NIGHT, AND IT'S AND IT'S ACTUALLY MORE THAN THREE HOURS BECAUSE WE'VE GOT SOME FUN STUFF AND WE'VE GOT SOME GREAT STUFF TO LEARN AND TO KNOW ABOUT. AND THESE PEOPLE ARE ENGAGED AND THEY'RE COMMITTED AND THEY CARE ABOUT THE CITY. AND I THINK WE HAVE A, A BEDFORD YOU ALUM ON OUR DAIS, WHICH IS ULTIMATELY WHAT WE WANT TO HAVE HAPPEN, RIGHT? THAT'S, THAT'S THE GREAT, THAT'S THE GREAT THING. YOU WANT PEOPLE FILTERING INTO YOUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AND THEN ULTIMATELY GETTING INVOLVED IN THE CITY. SO THIS IS OUR 4TH CLASS, OUR 4TH YEAR FOR BEDFORD UNIVERSITY. AND I'D LIKE WE'VE GOT A FEW OF OUR OUR GRADUATES HERE TONIGHT, AND I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MINUTE TO RECOGNIZE THEM. AND I'M GOING TO CALL ALL THE CLASS WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, GO AHEAD AND COME UP AND WE'D LIKE TO DO A PICTURE WITH COUNCIL. WHEN WE'RE DONE. THAT'S GREAT. SO THIS YEAR'S 2026 CLASS OF BEDFORD UNIVERSITY GRADUATES ARE JOHN ANDERSEN, ANTHONY BISSELL, MARIE BULONE, DOMENICO BULONE, MARANDA ELAM, MATTHEW FLOYD, FREDERICK GITHAE, RENE HERNANDEZ, JACELYN JIMENEZ, NILA KASITATI. I MAY CLARA KNOW, MIKEA KNOX, JEFF PEACE, DEAN ROSS, ELLEN SMALLWOOD, RONNIE TILTON, AND JERRILYN WOODARD-ENTREKIN. COUNCIL I GIVE YOU THE CLASS OF 2026. [APPLAUSE] SO IF Y'ALL WOULD SQUISH TOGETHER. OH, I CAN. TIPPY TOES A LITTLE BIT. PERFECT. PERFECT. READY? 1. 2. 3. BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU GUYS. [APPLAUSE] MY PLEASURE. MY PLEASURE. Y'ALL DON'T BE STRANGERS. OH, WELL. WELL, BRANDY, BEFORE YOU GO, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. YOU'RE ABOUT TO STEP AWAY. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR THIS PROGRAM. I WAS TALKING TO THE GRADUATES, AND ALL THEY HAD TO SAY WAS BRANDY WAS ON TOP OF IT. [00:10:03] SHE'S JUST AMAZING AT WHAT SHE DOES. SO I DO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR RUNNING THIS, THIS AMAZING PROGRAM AND, AND TALKING TO THE GRADUATES. THEY JUST HAD ALL THE POSITIVE THINGS TO SAY ABOUT IT. AND, AND SO I EVEN ASKED THEM, I SAID, WHAT'S YOUR FEEDBACK? WHAT, YOU KNOW, WHAT, YOU KNOW, WHAT CAN WE IMPROVE UPON? AND HONESTLY, THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO, TO REALLY SAY TO IMPROVE UPON, WHICH IS A GOOD THING IN MY MIND. SO IT'S A GREAT THING. IT IS, IT IS. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU. AND TO THE GRADUATES, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR TAKING INTEREST IN THE CITY. IT TAKES A LOT TO TO GET TO KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. AND I'M SURE YOU LEARNED LEARNED A LOT ALONG THE WAY. AND, AND HONESTLY, I HOPE I HOPE THIS JOURNEY DOESN'T DOESN'T END WITH THIS GRADUATION CLASS BECAUSE WE HAVE OTHERS AS WELL. WE HAVE THE FIRE ACADEMY, WE HAVE THE POLICE ACADEMY, AND WE ALSO HAVE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. SO MY, MY ASK FOR YOU ALL IS STAY ENGAGED, STAY, STAY CONNECTED. AND, AND NOW THAT YOU KNOW MORE ABOUT THE CITY AND, AND WHAT WE DO HERE TO EDUCATE OTHERS BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHAT WE DO HERE. AND SO A LOT OF THE PROGRAM IS, IS LETTING PEOPLE KNOW, BEING TRANSPARENT WITH THE COMMUNITY AND, AND GETTING YOU GUYS TO GO BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY AND SHARE THE GOOD NEWS OF WHAT, WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR EVERYTHING YOU'RE DOING. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP, WE HAVE EMPLOYEE SERVICE RECOGNITION. GIVE YOU COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR MOLLY FOX. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. TONIGHT YOU I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF HONORING ABBY ALDRICH, WHO SERVES AS THE COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION'S CONTENT MANAGER FOR HER 5 YEARS OF SERVICE. I KNEW ABBY WOULD BE AN INCREDIBLE ASSET TO MY TEAM BACK WHEN I HIRED HER IN 2018 WHILE WORKING FOR OUR PREVIOUS CITY. SHE HAD A STRONG WORK ETHIC, WAS INCREDIBLY ORGANIZED, AND WAS AN ABSOLUTE JOY TO BE AROUND. WE WEATHERED COVID 19 TOGETHER, WHICH REQUIRED BOTH OF US TO NAVIGATE A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY TOGETHER. WE WORK SIDE BY SIDE, ENSURING WE ARE PUTTING OUT THE RIGHT MESSAGES, ANSWERING COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS AT ALL TIMES OF DAY IN AN EFFORT TO KEEP THE COMMUNITY INFORMED. LOOKING BACK AT THAT TIME, I COULDN'T HAVE ASKED FOR A BETTER PARTNER. THROUGH THAT TOUGH TIME THAN ABBY FAST FORWARDING TO SPRING 2021. I HAD ONLY BEEN IN BEDFORD FOR A COUPLE MONTHS AND HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO HIRE HER AGAIN HERE IN BEDFORD. I WAS SO THRILLED I WAS ABLE TO CONVINCE HER TO COME WORK WITH ME AGAIN, THIS TIME WITH THE BIG TASK OF FIXING COMMUNICATIONS HERE. WE HAD A LONG ROAD AHEAD, A LOT TO FIX, AND I KNEW ABBY WAS JUST THE PERSON FOR THE JOB. NEEDLESS TO SAY, ABBY MADE AN IMMEDIATE IMPACT TAKING OVER THE BEDFORD CONNECTION, CONTENT CONTROL OF OUR SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS, HELPING ME FIX OUR WEBSITE, BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH STAFF, CREATING OUR FIRST ANNUAL REPORT AND EVERYONE SINCE, AND WORKING TOGETHER TO DO A COMPLETE TOP TO BOTTOM OVERHAUL OF WHAT WE COMMUNICATE AND HOW WE COMMUNICATE. ABBY IS INCREDIBLY TALENTED. I CANNOT SAY THAT ENOUGH. CREATIVE, FUNNY AND KIND, WE REGULARLY RECEIVE KUDOS FROM RESIDENTS ON HER PROFESSIONAL AND POLITE RESPONSES TO OUR SOCIAL MEDIA TROLLS. SHE DEEPLY CARES ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY AND ALWAYS WANTS PEOPLE TO BE PROUD. THEY CALL BEDFORD HOME. THERE IS NOT A MOMENT WHERE I HAVEN'T BEEN PROUD OF HER AND THE WORK SHE DOES. THESE LAST 8 YEARS I'VE KNOWN HER. THE CITY OF BEDFORD IS FILLED WITH ALL STAR STAFF, AND ABBY IS WITHOUT A DOUBT ONE OF THEM. SHE HAS BEEN A PART OF EVERY ONE OF OUR 41 STATE AWARDS AND 14 NATIONAL AWARDS SITTING IN OUR TROPHY CASE IN THE LOBBY. THE CITY OF BEDFORD IS BETTER BECAUSE OF HER ATTENTION TO DETAIL, PASSION FOR COMMUNICATING TIMELY AND RELEVANT INFORMATION IN AN INTERESTING WAY, AND HER OVERALL ABILITY TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH WHICH IS SO CRITICAL FOR THE WORK THAT WE DO OUTSIDE OF CITY HALL. ABBY IS AN AVID GREEN BAY PACKER FAN AND AVID FANTASY FOOTBALL PLAYER. IF YOU EVER NEED HELP WITH YOUR MARCH MADNESS BASKETBALL BRACKET, PLEASE ASK HER. SHE'S INCREDIBLY GOOD AT THAT. MOM TO CAT AND DOG LEO AND IS PLANNING HER WEDDING TO TANNER THIS FALL. ABBY, I CANNOT THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR THESE 5 YEARS OF HARD WORK HERE IN BEDFORD. WORKING WITH YOU IS A JOY EVERY DAY AND A HUGE. CONGRATULATIONS ON ALL YOUR SUCCESS IN MUNICIPAL COMMUNICATIONS. [00:15:04] THANK YOU, THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP, WE'RE STILL ON EMPLOYEE SERVICE RECOGNITION. SO I'D LIKE TO WELCOME TO THE PODIUM OUR POLICE CHIEF, BOBBY LAPENNA. THANK YOU, MAYOR, COUNCIL. VERY PLEASED THIS EVENING TO RECOGNIZE OFFICER STEPHANIE CARRERA. AND SHE IS NOT HERE RIGHT NOW BECAUSE SHE'S CURRENTLY ON SOUTHBOUND 121 DIRECTING TRAFFIC BECAUSE OF A MAJOR CRASH THAT WE'RE WORKING. NO. BUT I DO WANT TO SHARE HER ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE 5 YEARS OF SERVICE THAT SHE'S GIVEN TO BEDFORD. SHE BEGAN WITH THE BEDFORD POLICE DEPARTMENT IN APRIL OF 2021 AS A POLICE OFFICER, AND HAS CONTINUED TO GROW IN BOTH RESPONSIBILITY AND PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT. IN JULY OF 2023, SHE ADVANCED INTO THE ROLE OF CRIME SCENE TECHNICIAN ASSISTANT, FURTHER DEMONSTRATING HER VERSATILITY AND COMMITMENT TO SERVING THE DEPARTMENT AND THE COMMUNITY. SHE'S EARNED HER INTERMEDIATE CERTIFICATION, REFLECTING HER DEDICATION TO THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND EXCELLENCE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT. SHE HAS RECEIVED SEVERAL CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION AND HAS THEM ON FILE. BUT IN 2022, SHE RECEIVED A LIFESAVING CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION FOR A RESPONSE TO A CRITICAL MEDICAL EMERGENCY. IN APRIL OF THAT YEAR, OFFICER ATTEMPTED TO STOP A SLOW MOVING VEHICLE ON EASTBOUND ACCESS ROAD NEAR THE ON RAMP 183 THE DRIVER FAILED TO YIELD AS THEY WERE HAVING A MEDICAL EMERGENCY SLOWLY ROLLING TOWARDS THE FREEWAY. OFFICER CARRERA AND OTHER TEAM MEMBERS WERE ABLE TO FORCE THE VEHICLE TO STOP AND RENDER AID TO THE DRIVER. OFFICER KERR VIGILANCE, QUICK DECISION MAKING AND TEAMWORK HELPED SAVE THE LIFE AND PREVENT WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY SERIOUS, EVEN FATAL INCIDENT FROM OCCURRING. OSCAR KERR'S IMPACT IS NOT JUST ISOLATED TO OUR ON DUTY ACTIONS. OFFICER KERR VOLUNTEERED AS A MENTOR IN THE ACADEMY FOR PROJECT THROUGH ISD FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS, WHERE SHE MENTORED FOURTH GRADERS AT SHADY BROOK ELEMENTARY DURING A PIVOTAL TIME IN THEIR CHILDHOOD. I WAS FORTUNATE TO GET TO WITNESS THE LAUGHTER AND FIST BUMPS AND SIDE HUGS THAT SHE CONTINUOUSLY GOT FROM ALL THE STUDENTS WHILE SHE WAS GETTING TO KNOW THEM, AND BEING A GREAT POSITIVE INFLUENCE ON EACH ONE OF THOSE KIDS. I'D JUST LIKE EVERYBODY TO JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING OFFICER CARRERA FOR HER DEDICATION, PROFESSIONALISM, AND OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND THE BEDFORD POLICE DEPARTMENT.[APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, CHIEF. AND THANK YOU TO OFFICER CARRERA. WE HONOR YOU HERE TODAY. I'M STILL JUST DOING DOING THE WORK, DOING THE WORK OUT THERE. AND ALSO THANK YOU TO ABBY WHO HAS HELPED HELPED REALLY CHANGE THIS COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT. AND I REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS YEARS AND YEARS AGO. AND IT IS NIGHT AND DAY FROM WHERE IT BEGAN. SO YOU'RE A BIG PART OF THAT. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP, WE HAVE A PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION BY THE TRINITY RIVER AUTHORITY REGARDING ALTERNATIVE FINANCING MECHANISMS FOR [PRESENTATION] THE TARRANT COUNTY WATER SUPPLY PROJECT AND RELATED PROPOSED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. I GIVE YOU MATTHIEU JALIBERT AND FROM THE TRINITY RIVER AUTHORITY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, FOR ALLOWING ME TO COME IN TO SPEAK WITH YOU ALL TODAY. THIS HAS KIND OF BEEN A LONG, LONG PROCESS THAT WE'VE GONE THROUGH OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS. I ACTUALLY REACHED OUT EARLY IN DECEMBER WHEN I STARTED NOTICING THAT WE WERE ABOUT TO HAVE TO FACE A PRETTY CRITICAL TIME IN OUR WATER TREATMENT PLANT WITH RELATED TO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM. SO I'M GOING TO DIVE RIGHT IN AND KIND OF KIND OF WALK YOU THROUGH WHAT WE WHAT WE ENCOUNTERED. AND WHILE WE'RE, WHILE WE'RE HERE TODAY, KIND OF PRESENTING THIS INFORMATION TO YOU AS WELL. LET'S SEE. OH, THAT'S BACKWARDS. OH, YEAH. ARE YOU AT THE END OF IT? I THINK SO MAYBE AT THE END. OH YEAH. SORRY ABOUT THAT. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOOD NOW. SO DIVE RIGHT INTO THERE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO IF YOU'RE NOT AWARE OF WHAT TARRANT COUNTY WATER PROJECT IS, IT'S LOCATED HERE IN EULESS. WE'VE GOT WHAT WE CALL A RAW RAW WATER INTAKE STATION, WHICH IS AT LAKE ARLINGTON. IT PUMPS THE RAW WATER TO THE TREATMENT PLANT THROUGH OUR SHARED USE PUMP STATION WITH ARLINGTON. AT THE TREATMENT PLANT, WE TREAT IT AND THEN IT GOES UP TO OUR MURPHY DRIVE PUMP STATION, WHICH THEN GETS DISTRIBUTED OUT TO ALL OF OUR CUSTOMERS. CUSTOMERS THAT YOU SEE HERE ARE THE ONES THAT GET THE WATER SO NORTH OF COLLIERVILLE, GRAPEVINE, BEDFORD EULESS. THOSE ARE OUR MAIN CUSTOMERS FOR THIS SYSTEM. SO THIS IS TREATED TREATED DRINKING WATER. SO JUST KIND OF GIVE YOU AN UPDATE OF WHERE WE'RE AT. SO ON FEBRUARY 3RD OF THIS OF THIS YEAR, WE MET WITH OUR CUSTOMER CITIES LIKE WE NORMALLY DO. WE HAVE THREE MEETINGS A YEAR WHERE WE GO THROUGH OUR CIP. TYPICALLY IN FEBRUARY TO KIND OF GIVE THEM AN IDEA, HEY, THIS IS WHAT'S UP AND COMING. [00:20:02] AND SO WE ENDED UP PRESENTING THIS INFORMATION TO THE CUSTOMER CITIES. I ACTUALLY INVITED ALL THE CITY MANAGERS TO ATTEND. AND SO A LOT OF THEM WANTED TO KIND OF TAKE IT IN, TAKE IN THE AMOUNT OF MONEY WE WERE LOOKING AT. AND SO THEY GOT BACK TOGETHER AFTER THAT MEETING, AND THEN WE ENDED UP HOSTING OR GRAPEVINE HOSTED ANOTHER MEETING WITH US ON FEBRUARY 20TH, KIND OF DISCUSS THE NEXT STEPS BASED ON THE CIP THAT WE HAD PRESENTED TO THEM AT THE MEETING. THAT KIND OF REALLY OPENED EVERYBODY'S EYES UP. WE ALSO THEN MET MET AGAIN IN EULESS. EULESS HOSTED ANOTHER MEETING WITH THE CITY MANAGERS, DISCUSS HOW THE RATES COULD BE GRADUALLY INCREASED OVER TIME, BECAUSE LOOKING AT HOW WE CURRENTLY HAVE IN OUR CURRENT CONTRACTING MECHANISM, WHICH I'LL GET IN HERE IN A SECOND DOESN'T ALLOW US TO DO THIS GRADUAL RATE INCREASE. IT'S BASICALLY WE HAVE TO SELL BONDS FOR THE PROJECTS. WE KNOW WE'RE COMING UP THAT YEAR, AND WE HAVE TO HOLD ON TO THAT MONEY. AND SO THERE'S A LOT OF DEBT WE'RE HAVING TO PAY UP FRONT WHERE WE CAN ACTUALLY SPREAD THAT OUT. AND I'LL KIND OF SHOW THAT TO YOU HERE IN A MINUTE. SO IN ORDER TO PROCEED WITH ANY KIND OF ALTERNATIVE FINANCING OPTIONS, OUR CONTRACT WAS KIND OF LIMITED RIGHT NOW. SO REALLY THE ONLY 2 CITIES WHERE WE HAD THESE BOND RESOLUTION REQUIREMENTS WAS BEDFORD AND EULESS. AND SO LIKE I MENTIONED BEFORE, IN ORDER FOR US TO MOVE ON OUR CIP, WE HAVE TO ISSUE LONG TERM DEBT ALL AT ONCE. AND OF COURSE, THAT MONEY IS SITTING IN THE BANK AND THEN WE'RE SPENDING THAT AS WE GO. AND SO THAT AND LOOKING AT HOW MUCH WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SPEND, AND I'LL SHOW YOU THAT HERE IN A MINUTE WASN'T GOING TO BE REALLY GOOD ON THE RATEPAYERS. AND SO WE WANTED TO KIND OF FIND A WAY TO DO THAT. SO ON APRIL 14TH, WE TOOK THE SAME PLAN OVER TO THE CITY COUNCIL AT THEIR WORK SESSION. AND THEN OF COURSE, RIGHT NOW THEY'RE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH OUR BOND COUNCIL TO GO THROUGH WHAT THAT CONTRACT LANGUAGE WOULD LOOK LIKE AS WELL. SO BETWEEN BOTH OF BOTH CITIES BASICALLY WE HAVE TO SIGN OFF ON ANY BOND ISSUANCE FROM. CORRECT. TRA THAT'S THE CURRENT CONTRACT. YEAH. SO IF I DON'T HAVE A BOND ISSUANCE OR ISSUANCE FOR A YEAR, YOU WON'T SEE ME. BUT TYPICALLY IF WE HAVE TO HAVE A BOND ISSUANCE, THEN I'M COMING TO BOTH BEDFORD AND EULESS. AND THEN IT'S JUST FOR AUTHORIZATION FOR THAT ONE YEAR. AND THEN OF COURSE, WE HAVE THE THREE MEETINGS A YEAR, THE CIP MEETING, AND THEN WE MEET IN JUNE, JUNE, JULY TO GO OVER OUR OUR ACTUAL BUDGETS, WHAT OUR OPERATING AND DEBT SERVICE BUDGET WILL BE. AND THEN AUGUST IS TYPICALLY WHEN THEY WOULD APPROVE THOSE BUDGETS. BUT YOU ARE CORRECT. OKAY. SO I'M GOING TO GO AND LEAD INTO HERE. NOW ONTO OUR REGULATORY UPDATE. WHAT IS THE BIG DRIVER BEHIND THIS BIG CIP? SO I DON'T KNOW IF EVERYBODY'S HEARD OF PFAS. IT'S THE FOREVER CHEMICALS. SO BACK EARLY ON IT WAS PROBABLY 2022 2023. WE STARTED HEARING THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WAS GOING TO START MONITORING PFAS IN THE DRINKING WATER. AND THEN LO AND BEHOLD, THEY WENT AHEAD AND ACTUALLY PUT OUT IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER LIMITATIONS ON THOSE CHEMICALS RELATED TO PFAS AND PFOS, AS WELL AS SOME OTHER CHEMICALS AS WELL. AND SO PART OF THAT REGULATION REQUIRED US TO START REPORTING IN IN APRIL OF 2027. SO STARTING THIS TIME NEXT YEAR, WE'LL START, WE'LL HAVE TO REPORT THAT, WHICH THAT'LL END END UP BEING ON THE MRS THAT YOU ALL SEND OUT TO THE CUSTOMERS. SO ANY TIME THEY'LL HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE ALL THE DIFFERENT CONCENTRATIONS THAT YOU DESCEND ON YOUR DRINKING WATER. THESE WILL ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THAT REPORT AS WELL. AND AS WELL, THAT THAT REGULATION THAT CAME OUT IN THAT TIME REQUIRED US TO BE IN COMPLIANCE TO MEET THE MCLS APRIL 2029. WELL, SINCE THAT TIME AND THIS ACTUALLY JUST HAPPENED. SO I UPDATED IT. LAST WEEK, ON MAY 20TH, THE EPA ISSUED 2 ADDITIONAL COORDINATED PROPOSED RULES TO REVISING THE 2024 RULES FOR PFAS. SO BASICALLY, THEY'RE EXTENDING THE DEADLINE NOW TO APRIL 26TH, 2031. BUT THEY'RE ALSO GOING TO RESCIND A FEW OF THESE OTHER FOUR ADDITIONAL COMPOUNDS. LIKE I SAID, THERE'S 100 THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT COMPOUNDS IN THERE. I CAN GO THROUGH ALL OF THEM, BUT THEY'RE GOT LONG CHAINS FOR THE NAMES ON THEM. BUT ANYWAY, THE KEY DATES TO KNOW ON THIS IS EPA'S REVISING THIS UNDER THIS 2024 RULE, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER, WHICH HAS HAPPENED. SO I'LL HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING IN JULY OF THIS YEAR. AND THEN COMMENTS ON THAT WILL BE ON JULY 20TH. AND OUR STAFF IS MONITORING THIS AS FAR AS WHAT'S GOING TO BE REQUIRED FOR US TO ASK FOR AN EXTENSION AND WE MEET THOSE REQUIREMENTS. SO WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH THE REGULATION REGULATORS TO KIND OF WORK ON THAT PROCESS AS WELL. SO HOW DOES IT RELATE TO TARRANT COUNTY? SO WE STARTED NOTICING. WHEN WE FIRST STARTED TESTING, WE REALLY DIDN'T SEE AN ISSUE BACK IN 2024. WE WERE BELOW THE MCLS. BUT WHAT WE STARTED SEEING NOW IS IN 2025, WE DIDN'T HAVE A SINGLE QUARTER WITHOUT A MULTIPLE SAMPLE ABOVE THE MCL FOR PFOS. SO THAT'S THE, WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS THE THE CHLOROFLUORO OCTANESULFONIC ACID. COUNCIL MEMBER. DONOVAN BRANDON. YES. YOU HAD A QUESTION. WHAT'S MCL. MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVEL. SO THE SO THE WAY EPA PUTS OUT THE RULES IS IN ORDER FOR US TO PROVIDE PROVIDE DRINKING WATER TO THE CONSUMERS, THEY HAVE TO MEET A MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVEL. AS LONG AS WE'RE BELOW THOSE MCLS, WE'RE ABLE TO SEND THAT OUT TO THE TREATMENT UNITS. OKAY. THANK YOU. YEP. GOOD. GOOD CLARIFICATION. SORRY. SO YEAH, SO WE WERE EXCEEDING THAT. SO MORE THAN 2 THIRDS OF THE SAMPLES EXCEEDED THE PFOS SAMPLE AS YOU CAN SEE. [00:25:02] EVERYTHING ELSE THAT WE WERE SHOWN IN HERE ARE PRETTY MUCH WITHIN LIMITS. AND AS I MENTIONED, THE 4 AT THE BOTTOM THERE, THEY'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO TRY TO RESCIND THOSE AS PART OF THE UPDATED RULE. SO REALLY, THE ONLY THING THAT'S GOING TO BE IN EFFECT FOR US AT THE PLANT IS GOING TO BE THE PFO, WHICH WE'RE STILL BELOW AND IN THE PFOS, WHICH IS THE ONE THAT'S CAUSING US TO BE OVER THAT, THAT 4 MILLIGRAMS FOR ITS PARTS PER TRILLION. SO YOU'RE LOOKING AT NANOGRAMS PER LITER. THAT'S HOW THEY WOULD LOOK AT THAT. SO THAT MCL, THE MAXIMUM IS THAT FAR FAR RIGHT COLUMN FOR THE. YES SIR. SO THAT'S YOU'RE GOING TO BE YOUR LIMIT. SO WHEN I SAY LIMIT THAT'S OUR MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LIMIT FOR THOSE. SO THERE'S THE 4 AND THE 4. OKAY. I I'M GOING TO ASK IT ANYWAYS. HAZARD INDEX. WE GOT IT BLACKED OUT FOR THAT. WHAT IS THAT. SO THE HAZARD INDEX ONLY APPLIES TO THE 4 COMPOUNDS BELOW. OKAY. SO THAT'S WHY THAT WAS BLACKED OUT. AND THEN AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, THEY'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE RESCINDING THOSE COMPOUNDS BECAUSE THEY SENT THEM OUT WITHOUT THE PROPER RESEARCH AND INFORMATION ON THEM AT THAT POINT IN TIME. SO THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO SOME MORE ADDITIONAL STUDY ON THAT. SO DOES THAT MEAN THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS NOT AS CONCERNED WITH THOSE OTHER ONES. OKAY. THEY DON'T SEE THAT AS BEING AS CONTENT CONTAMINATION. YEAH. THERE THERE ARE 2 PRIMARY. WE'RE FOCUSED ON THE PFOA AND PFOS. OKAY. MAYOR PRO TEM DAWKINS. WELL, I JUST WANTED TO FOLLOW UP WITH THE STATEMENT YOU JUST SAID WHERE YOU SAID THERE WAS MORE RESEARCH. SO IT'S A POSSIBILITY IN THE FUTURE THAT THE EPA MIGHT HAVE MORE RESTRICTIONS WITH THOSE CHEMICALS. COULD. WELL. YES, AND THAT'S WHAT I MEAN. WE ONLY BASE IT OFF OF WHAT'S ACTUALLY PROPOSED IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER. THEY CAN ALWAYS COME BACK AND MAKE IT MORE RESTRICTIVE. BUT WE NEVER KNOW, YOU KNOW. SO. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. OKAY. SO THIS IS JUST A KIND OF A CATCH ALL CHART. SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE ORANGE THE ORANGE SAMPLES THIS AND THIS IS JUST FOR PFOS ONLY. YOU CAN SEE BACK IN JANUARY OF LAST YEAR WE WERE STARTING TO HOVER AROUND IT. BUT THEN WE STARTED SEEING THIS HUGE SPIKE. AND THIS IS ON OUR RAW WATER. THE ORANGE IS ON THE RAW WATER. IF YOU LOOK AT THE GREEN DOTS, THAT'S OUR FINAL WATER. SO THAT'S ACTUALLY WHAT'S COMING OUT OF THE WATER PLANT. SO WE WERE GETTING SOME REDUCTION IN OUR CURRENT TREATMENT, BUT NOT ENOUGH TO GET US CONSISTENTLY BELOW THAT MCL. ONE THING I WANTED TO NOTE TOO, THAT WAS DURING A VERY WET YEAR LAST YEAR, SO WE WEREN'T PUMPING IN ANY OF OUR WATER FROM WHAT WE CALL OUR BALANCING RESERVOIR, WHICH IS THE TRIANGLE. SO THAT'S WHAT TRWD TARRANT REGIONAL WATER DISTRICT PUMPS THAT WATER FROM EAST TEXAS. THEY SENT IT TO KENDALL RESERVOIR. AND THEN WHEN LAKE ARLINGTON GETS LOW, THEY THEN FILL THAT LAKE UP, WHICH IS THE SOURCE THAT WE DRINK OUT OF. BUT IF IT'S DURING A WET SEASON, MOST OF OUR INFLOWS COMING OFF OF STORMWATER STORMWATER RUNOFF, URBAN RUNOFF, AND THE CREEKS THAT FEED THE LAKE AS WELL. BUT THEN WE STARTED GETTING INTO THE SUMMER, STARTED GETTING MORE OF THE WATER COMING IN FROM THE OTHER TREE. OR THE OTHER SOURCE THAT WE HAVE WITH TRBD STARTED COMING BACK DOWN, BUT WE'RE NOT SURE. YOU KNOW, WHEN I MET WITH THE CITY MANAGERS, WE DON'T HAVE A FULL APPROACH ON IS THIS AN ANOMALY OR IS THIS SOMETHING WE'RE GOING TO SEE SEASONALLY EACH YEAR? SO, YOU KNOW, BUT, YOU KNOW, THE EPA HAS ALREADY PUT OUT COMPLIANCE DEADLINES AND WE'VE GOT TO STAY ON TOP OF THOSE. BUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE DOING IS CONTINUING MEASURING THESE SAMPLES LIKE WE CURRENTLY DO, BECAUSE WE'VE GOT TO BY 2027 OF APRIL. AND THEN WE'LL CONTINUE LOOKING AT THAT TREND AND SEE WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN ON THAT. BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW, I DON'T SINCE WE'RE KIND OF IN THAT LIMIT ABOVE THE FOUR, WE'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING TO ADDRESS IT. AND EPA IS GOING TO WANT US TO HAVE TO DO THAT AS WELL. SO THERE'S NOTHING WE'RE ACTIVELY DOING RIGHT NOW TO LIMIT PFAS. IT'S JUST THESE ARE THE READINGS THAT WE'RE THAT WE'RE SEEING RIGHT NOW. CORRECT. SO OKAY, SO WE DON'T KNOW WHETHER THAT'S AN ANOMALY OR WE DON'T KNOW. YEAH. IT'S JUST A YEAR'S WORTH OF DATA AT THIS POINT. AND I'M ASSUMING IN THIS PRESENTATION YOU'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH WHAT IT'S GOING TO TAKE TO. OKAY. I'LL BE ON THE NEXT SLIDE. SO SO THIS WILL KIND OF ROLL US INTO, OKAY, HOW ARE WE GOING TO TREAT THIS? AND SO THIS, WHAT I DID IS KIND OF SHOWED YOU WHAT OUR FULL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM IS FOR THE 5 YEARS, NOT ONLY JUST FOR PFAS, BUT WE ARE AN AGING INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITY. WE'VE GOT TO REPLACE PIPELINES. THERE'S PUMPS THAT HAVE TO BE REPLACED. YOU KNOW, IT'S THERE'S A GAMUT OF LISTS. YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOTTEN OVER 50 YEARS OF SERVICE OUT OF THE CURRENT STUFF. SO WE'VE KIND OF HIT THAT ALL PERFECT STORM OF THINGS COMING TOGETHER ON THIS. SO AS THEIR ACTIVE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS GO, WE'VE GOT EVERYTHING GOING ON IN ALL OF OUR SYSTEM. WE HAVE A NEW RAW WATER TRANSMISSION LINE RIGHT NOW. WE'VE GOT A 30 INCH AND A 54 INCH. WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO UPSIZE THAT TO A 78 INCH LINE. WE'LL BE ABLE TO TAKE OUR 30 INCH OUT. SO THAT ALLOWS BASICALLY REDUNDANCY. AS OF RIGHT NOW, IF I GET AN OUTAGE ON THE 54 INCH THERE IN THE SUMMERTIME, THAT 30 INCH IS GOING TO BE LIMITED ON CAPACITY, WHERE I MAY HAVE TO CURTAIL WATER DEMAND USES INTO THE CITIES. AND SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT KEEPS ME UP AT NIGHT, IS WHEN I HAVE A FAILURE IN THAT LINE, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET THAT THING REPAIRED IN A QUICK AMOUNT OF TIME. AND THEN WE'RE ALSO COMPLETING OUR EFFORTS AT MURPHREE DRIVE. AND THEN WE'VE GOT SOME WORK ON THE GROUND STORAGE TANKS AND THEN SOME LINES THAT WE'VE GOT IN OUR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. SO THIS IS THE TREATMENT PLAN. IT'S A LOT OF COLORS ON HERE. I DON'T I'M NOT GOING TO GO OVER ALL THE PROJECTS, BUT WE JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT WE ARE WRAPPING UP OUR FILTER [00:30:05] REHAB JOB. SO LIKE I MENTIONED BEFORE, WE GOT ABOUT 30 TO 40 YEARS OF SERVICE OUT OF THOSE FILTERS WITHOUT HAVING TO REHAB THOSE. THAT'S BASICALLY TEARING OUT OUR UNDERDRAIN SYSTEMS, PUTTING IN NEW MEDIA. THE MEDIA IS WHAT IS USED TO REMOVE ALL THE TURBIDITY, WHICH IS WHAT WE CAN. ONCE WE CLEAN THE TURBIDITY OUT, WE CAN SEND OUT TO THE CUSTOMERS. AND THEN WE'VE GOT SOME OLD BASINS THAT NEED TO BE REHABBED AS WELL, ALONG WITH SOME GENERATORS. AND THEN OUR OZONE GENERATORS ARE BASICALLY OBSOLETE. AND SO WE'VE GOT TO GET A 4TH ONE IN THERE TO WHERE WE CAN ACTUALLY START TAKING DOWN OUR EXISTING ONES AND REPLACING THOSE AS WELL WITH THE UPDATED TECHNOLOGY. SO HERE'S THE 5 YEAR CIP. SO I WANT TO MENTION REAL QUICK WHAT OUR PROJECT DRIVERS ON. IT GOES THROUGH A PRETTY GOOD LIST OF, YOU KNOW, REPORTS, TRAINING REPORTS, MASTER PLANS. WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THIS FROM A LONG TERM PERSPECTIVE. SO OUR DRIVERS ARE BASED OFF CAPACITY CONDITION EMPLOYEE SAFETY, PUBLIC IMPACT REGULATORY EFFICIENCY RESILIENCY AND SECURITY. SO IN ORDER FOR US TO CLASSIFY AS A PROJECT. IT'S GOT TO MEET THAT CRITERIA, AND THEN THOSE PROJECTS GET SCORED AGAINST EVERYBODY ELSE BASED ON A PRIORITY SCORE. AND THEN ONCE WE LOOKED AT THE SCORES, THESE ARE THESE ARE WE SAY, YEAH, THESE ARE THE LISTS AND THIS IS HOW IT GETS ON OUR CIP. SO STARTING WITH OUR THIS IS KIND OF THE OVERVIEW SUMMARY. SO WHEN WE PRESENTED THIS TO THE CITY MANAGERS BACK IN JANUARY, THEY HUNDRED AND $60 MILLION WAS A BIG SHOCK TO EVERYBODY. AND IT WAS A BIG SHOCK TO US. AND SO THAT'S WHY WE WERE KIND OF DOING A LOT OF, OF, OF TALKING, YOU KNOW, BEFOREHAND, BECAUSE WE KNEW THIS WAS GOING TO BE A BIG PILL TO SWALLOW. BUT LOOKING AT THIS $860 MILLION, WHAT MAKES UP THE $860 MILLION? YOU'LL SEE THAT 2029. THAT'S WHERE WE DO A LOT OF OUR PFAS WORK FOR THAT ON THE FOR THE FIRST PART HERE, THIS IS OUR RAW WATER TRANSMISSION LINE. NOW, YOU HAVE PROBABLY SEEN THIS PROJECT BEFORE, BUT WHAT WE ENDED UP DOING IS ACTUALLY SHIFTING THE CONSTRUCTION OUT NOW FURTHER. SO THAT WAY WE CAN MOVE UP THE PRIORITY OF PFAS. WE STILL NEED TO HAVE IT DONE. IT'S JUST WE'RE TRYING TO HAVE TO JUGGLE SOME PROJECTS AROUND TO MAKE THE RATES A LITTLE MORE SUSTAINABLE FOR YOU ALL ON THE TREATMENT PLANT PROJECT. $265 MILLION IS WHAT'S PROPOSED RIGHT NOW FOR THE PFAS TREATMENT. THAT'S ARE GOING TO BE OUR BIGGEST PROJECT. YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT OTHER IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE STILL HAVE TO DO HIGH SERVICE PUMP STATION TRANSFER, PUMP STATION UPGRADES, AS WELL AS POWER BACKUP, WHICH IS REQUIRED BY TCEQ AS WELL. AND THEN AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, OUR 4TH OZONE GENERATOR. AND ONCE I GET THAT GENERATOR IN THERE, I CAN START REPLACING THESE OTHER UNITS THAT ARE OBSOLETE AND HAVE REACHED INTO THEIR USE OF LIFE AS WELL. AND KEEP IN MIND, OZONE IS WHAT WE USE FOR OUR DISINFECTION. SO WE HAVE TO HAVE THAT IN THE TREATMENT PROCESS AS PART OF THE REGULATIONS. AND THEN IN OUR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, WE'VE GOT A WATER LINE THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH ON CHEEKS BARKER ROAD, WORKING WITH COLLIERVILLE ON THAT, AS WELL AS SOME IMPROVEMENTS THAT THEY'RE DOING TO THE ROAD, MAKING SURE THAT WE KIND OF GET ON THE GROUND BEFORE THEY START TEARING UP THE ROAD OVER THERE. AND THEN JUST SOME OTHER MISCELLANEOUS IMPROVEMENTS WE HAVE THROUGHOUT THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. SO LET ME TALK ABOUT THE BIG GUY. SO THAT'S THE PFAS TREATMENT, SO WE ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO TREAT A FULL SCALE IN THIS 87 MILLION GALLONS A DAY. THIS IS THE MGD STANDS FOR ESTIMATED COST IS ABOUT $265 MILLION. SO THIS INCLUDES PRELIMINARY FINAL CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION. IF YOU LOOK AT IT JUST FROM A TREATMENT COST FOR JUSTICE PROJECT, IT'S ABOUT $2 OR $3 A GALLON. RIGHT NOW I'M SHOWING AN EPA COMPLIANCE DEADLINE OF 2029. THAT'S STILL CORRECT RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THE OTHER RULE HAS NOT BEEN IMPLEMENTED IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER. IT'S JUST A DRAFT RIGHT NOW. SO AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE'VE STILL GOT TO MEET THAT 2029 DEADLINE. AND AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, IT'S THE REGULATORY DRIVER. SO WHAT DO WE DO TO REMOVE THIS. SO IT'S WHAT THEY CALL A GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBON. SO BASICALLY YOU STICK A CARBON IN THE WATER AND ALL THE CHEMICALS ADHERE TO THAT CARBON WATER FILTERS THROUGH IT. SO IT'S ABLE TO TAKE ON THAT, THAT CHEMICAL IN THERE, WHATEVER THE FOREVER CHEMICAL IS AND ATTACHED TO IT. AND SO IT'S USED IN PRETTY MUCH ALL OVER THE WORLD. A LOT OF THE NEW FACILITIES THAT WE'RE SEEING HAVING TO ADDRESS PFAS IS GOING WITH GAC, WHICH IS GRANER ACTIVATED CARBON. THE OTHER THERE'S ACTUALLY OTHER BENEFITS TO THIS BECAUSE NOT ONLY DO YOU GET THE REMOVAL PFAS, BUT IT ALSO IMPROVES TASTE AND ODOR. AND MANGANESE IS A BIG ISSUE IN OUR IN OUR DRINKING WATER SUPPLY. SO WE'VE GOT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME IMPROVEMENTS IN THE WATER AS WELL THAT YOU WOULD SEE REGARDLESS. ON THE PILOT TESTING, WE SUBMITTED A PLAN TO TCEQ THAT REQUIRES US TO DO A PLAN BECAUSE THIS IS CONSIDERED INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY. WE GOT THE APPROVAL JUST RECENTLY. WE ACTUALLY BEGAN THE PILOT. SO WE, WE STARTED PILOTING AND STARTED ACTUALLY LAST WEEK COLLECTING DATA. AND THIS IS OUR DIFFERENT COLUMNS. AND WHAT WE'RE DOING ON THESE COLUMNS IS WE'RE, WE'RE VERIFYING THE DIFFERENT KIND OF MEDIA. SO EACH COLUMN REPRESENTS A DIFFERENT TYPE OF MEDIA AND A DIFFERENT DEPTH. AND WHAT THE PILOT WILL BE ABLE TO TELL US IS HOW DEEP ARE WE GOING TO NEED TO HAVE IT BASED ON OUR CONCENTRATIONS COMING IN ON THE PFAS? AND THEN THEY CAN, OF COURSE, SAMPLE THOSE OVER THERE. SO THEY'LL BE WE'LL BE ABLE TO TAKE THAT DATA AND THEN SCALE IT UP, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE TO SUBMIT THAT DATA BACK TO TCEQ BEFORE THEY CAN GIVE US THE APPROVAL TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE FULL SCALE ON THE ON THE PROJECT AS WELL. SO THIS IS THE SCHEDULE. SO IF YOU LOOK AT WHAT WE LOOKED AT HERE FROM PILOT TESTING ALL THE WAY ON, [00:35:02] WE DECIDED OUR CITY MANAGER'S MEETING WHEN WE DISCUSSED IS WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A METHODICAL APPROACH WITH THIS. EVEN THOUGH WE WERE GOING TO MISS THE DEADLINE, I THINK A LOT OF FOLKS WERE GOING TO BE ABLE TO MISS THAT DEADLINE JUST BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE DIDN'T KNOW HOW THIS WAS GOING TO WORK. WE'VE GOT TO GET APPROVAL ON THIS. SO IT JUST SO HAPPENED THAT WE GET THE EXTENSION THAT WE'RE GOING TO END UP AT THE END OF THE DATE THAT THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE FOR THE COMPLIANCE DEADLINE OF 2031. SO REGARDLESS IF WE WOULD HAVE STARTED ON THE OTHER DATE, WE WERE GOING TO BE BEHIND ON THAT, WE WOULD PROBABLY HAVE TO ASK FOR SOME SORT OF RELIEF EXTENSION FROM THEM REGARDLESS. AND I KNOW WE'RE NOT ALONE. I MEAN, THIS IS THIS IS NATIONAL. AND SO, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, I'M THINKING OF THE SMALLER COMMUNITIES AND HOW THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ADJUST TO THIS. AND THERE'S NO WAY THAT THEY WOULD MEET THIS. EXACTLY. SO YEAH, SO IT'S GOOD TO KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, WE ALREADY WE'RE ALREADY PLANNING FOR THAT AND THE WAY IT LOOKS RIGHT NOW, IF THAT GETS APPROVED, WILL WILL BE WILL BE SET TO MEET THAT DEADLINE, CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE Y'ALL ARE AWARE OF THAT. AND LIKE I SAID, IT'S NOT JUST US. IT'S ALL ALL THE OTHER CITIES THAT I'VE CHECKED AROUND HERE AS WELL. JUST REAL QUICK. THIS IS OUR OVERVIEW OF WHAT THAT SYSTEM WILL LOOK LIKE. WE ACTUALLY PURCHASED THE PROPERTY NEXT DOOR TO US LAST YEAR. IT CAME UP FOR SALE. AND I KIND OF ALREADY KNEW THIS IN THE FOREFRONT THAT WE WERE PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE TO DO SOMETHING EVENTUALLY. SO I WENT AHEAD AND WE DECIDED TO GO AHEAD AND PURCHASE THAT PROPERTY SO THAT WE WOULD HAVE A WAY TO EXPAND. AND THAT'S WHERE, YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE PLAN OVER HERE. WE HAVE THIS WHOLE PROPERTY IN THE KIND OF THE TAN LINE OVER THERE TO THE WEST. SO NOW WE'VE GOT SOME PLACE FOR US TO PUT THIS STUFF, BECAUSE BEFORE I WASN'T SURE WHERE WE'RE GOING TO PUT ALL THIS, BUT WE JUST SO HAPPENED TO KIND OF WORK. IT WILL WORK ITS WAY OUT WITH THE PLANNING AND THE MASTER PLANNING THAT WE DID REALLY PUT SOME FORETHOUGHT IN THIS. SO ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE I MOVE ON INTO WHAT EXTENDABLE COMMERCIAL PAPER? PAPER IS UNTIL WE GET TO THE FINANCE SECTION. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS? IS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRANDON. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE DEADLINES AND AS IF THEY WERE GOING TO BE REALLY TOUGH TO MEET. THERE'S NO CHANCE OF DOING THIS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. CORRECT. CORRECT. OKAY. JUST THINKING. YEAH. AND IT'S JUST BASED OFF OF THE TIME WE HAVE TO PILOT. WE HAVE TO PILOT AT LEAST 30 DAYS. WE'VE GOT TO GET THE TCEQ TO APPROVE ON THAT PILOT, WHICH REQUIRES THEIR APPROVAL. AND OF COURSE, THE DESIGN OF IT TAKES A COUPLE OF YEARS. AND THEN THE CONSTRUCTION OF IT. IT'S JUST A LOT OF IT'S JUST THERE'S REALLY NO WAY YOU CAN COMPACT THE SCHEDULE ON IT. THAT'S WHY WE WORKED WITH THE ENGINEERS TO TRY TO DO THAT. IN THE MEANTIME, THE WATER IS SAFE. YEAH. OKAY. IT'S JUST A NEW A NEW REGULATION THAT THEY'RE, THEY'RE PUTTING ON TO REMOVE THOSE FOREVER CHEMICALS. AND SO YEAH, BUT I MEAN, OTHER THAN THAT, IT'S SAFE BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN DRINKING IT FOR SO LONG. SO SO YEAH, IT'S JUST NEW REGULATIONS THAT NEEDS TO BE, NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. CORRECT? CORRECT. YES. THANK YOU. MAYOR. SO YOU MENTIONED THAT THE SENATORS WERE OBSOLETE AND THEN LATER MENTIONED THAT THE SENATORS ARE WHAT WE USE FOR THE STERILIZATION OF OUR WATER. BEING THAT THEY'RE OBSOLETE JUST SO THAT EVERY RESIDENT WHO'S WATCHING ALL 9 OF THEM WITH THOSE OBSOLETE SENATORS, DO WE HAVE ANYTHING TO WORRY ABOUT? NO, IT'S JUST THE, THE THE COMMUNICATIONS THAT GO ALONG WITH IT. SO BASICALLY YOU HAVE AN OZONATOR, WHICH IS BASICALLY THE THE MECHANICAL COMPONENT. IT'S ALL THE ELECTRICAL AND THE SCADA STUFF. YOU KNOW, WE'RE HAVING TO BASICALLY MAKE SURE WE HAVE SOME STUFF ON THE SHELF, BUT THEY HAVE REACHED BASICALLY, THEY DON'T MAKE SOME OF THE MODELS. AND SO THEY'VE UPGRADED THE SYSTEM. BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW, THERE'S NO REASON TO WORRY ABOUT THAT. SO. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. AND THOSE ARE OBVIOUSLY SLATED TO BE UPGRADED AND IMPROVED. CORRECT. YEP. OKAY. AND FORGIVE ME, YOU MENTIONED IN ORDER TO GET THIS PFAS IN ORDER, TOTALLY. I KNOW AS AN ORGANIZATION YOU WANTED TO FUND ABOUT 800,000,860 MILLION, WAS THAT CORRECT? AND THEN YOU PUSHED SOME OF THAT KIND OF IN THE REAR VIEW SO THAT WE COULD TAKE CARE OF SOME OF THE EFFORTS? WHAT WERE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE WERE HOLDING OFF ON? SO LET ME GO BACK TO THAT, AND I CAN TELL YOU REAL QUICK, I APOLOGIZE. NO YOU'RE FINE. SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE RAW WATER SYSTEM, WE ORIGINALLY HAD THAT SLATED FOR 28 AND 29. SO WE HAD TO SHIFT THOSE OUT. AND THEN ON THE TREATMENT PLANT, WE DID A LITTLE BIT OF SHIFTING OUT ON SOME OTHER PROJECTS, WHICH I THINK WOULD HAVE BEEN GO BACK HERE. THE BASIN IMPROVEMENTS, WE SHIFTED THAT OUT AS WELL AS THE HIGH SERVICE PUMP STATION REPLACEMENT. SO WE JUST STARTED THE FINAL DESIGN ON THAT SYSTEM. AND SO GIVE US GIVE OURSELVES A LITTLE MORE TIME. BUT YEAH, WE TRY TO LOOK AT IS THERE A WAYS WE CAN MOVE SOME OF THESE PROJECTS. I MEAN THEY'RE STILL NEEDED. IT'S JUST WE GOT TO MAKE SURE WE. DOES THIS POSE ANY RISK TO OUR WATER SYSTEM BY SHIFTING IT OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE. NO. I DON'T THINK IT POSES ANY RISK ON THAT. SO WE'LL LIKE I SAID, WORST WORST CASE IS OUR O&M COSTS WOULD GO UP A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE WE'RE HAVING TO REPLACE THINGS, YOU KNOW, AS AN EMERGENCY OR JUST AS A BREAK, YOU KNOW, MORE. THAT'S REALLY THE ONLY THAT I SEE AS FAR AS THE DOWNSIDE OF IT. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS THE RISK TO THE SYSTEM, I DON'T SEE ANY RISK ON THAT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. GOOD. THANK YOU. [00:40:04] ALL RIGHT. SO REAL QUICK I'LL JUMP INTO THE COMMERCIAL PAPER. SO LOOKING AT THIS INSTEAD OF DOING LONG TERM DEBT ISSUANCE WE WANTED TO LOOK AT WHAT IS THERE WHAT CAN WE DO. SO WE'VE ACTUALLY IMPLEMENTED THIS PROGRAM IN ALL OF OUR REST OF OUR OTHER SYSTEMS. SO OUR CENTRAL SYSTEM, WHICH YOU'RE PART OF A CUSTOMER OF, AND THEN OUR ALL OF OUR OTHER WASTEWATER PLANTS. AND SO THIS IS ACTUALLY THE LAST SYSTEM. WE HAVEN'T IMPLEMENTED IT. AND IT'S BECAUSE OF THE CONTRACT, THE WAY THE CONTRACTS ARE SET UP. AND SO CURRENTLY, LIKE I MENTIONED BEFORE, WE HAVE TO ISSUE LONG TERM REVENUE BONDS, WHICH ARE APPROVED EACH YEAR. I COME TO YOU ALL EVERY YEAR TO GET THAT BOND RESOLUTION APPROVAL. AND SO WE SELL THAT BOND. AND THEN OF COURSE, WE THEN ENCUMBER THAT MONEY INTO ALL THE PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE SLATED FOR THAT YEAR, AND THEN WE AWARD THE CONTRACTS BASED ON THAT. WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS SUSTAINABLE COMMERCIAL PAPER WITH AN AUTHORIZATION OF UP TO $400 MILLION. SO WHAT THAT ALLOWS US TO DO IS AS PROJECTS GET READY AND COME ALONG, OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT CAN ACTUALLY LET CONTRACTS OUT BASED ON THAT AUTHORIZATION. AND THAT'S FOR SHORT TERM. AND THEN ONCE THEY LOOK AT THEIR CASH REQUIREMENTS AND CASH FLOW, THEN THEY CAN LOOK AT DOING LONG TERM BOND ISSUANCE AT SOME POINT. ONCE THEY KIND OF REACH THAT $400 MILLION AUTHORIZATION THRESHOLD. SO LIKE I MENTIONED BEFORE, IF WE'RE HAVING, FOR EXAMPLE, IF I'M HAVING TO SELL $265 MILLION WORTH OF DEBT. WELL, SHE DOESN'T HAVE TO ISSUE 265 ALL AT ONCE. CHRISTINE CAN DO IT, YOU KNOW, AS AS THE PROJECT COMES IN, AS INVOICES COME IN, SHE CAN SHE CAN LOOK AT THE CASH FLOW AND BE ABLE TO USE THAT, UTILIZE THAT FUNDING MECHANISM AND HELP US WITH THAT. SO IT ALLOWS US TO GO INTO TO AUTHORIZE CONTRACTS, HAVING THAT ECP RATHER THAN HAVING LONG TERM DEBT. SO WE CAN SPREAD THAT. WHAT THAT DOES IS IT SPREADS THE DEBT OUT. LONG TERM ISSUANCE OVER THE CONSTRUCTION PERIOD, LIKE I MENTIONED FLEXIBILITY WITH CHANGES TO PROJECTS AND TIMELINES BECAUSE OUR PROJECT TIMELINES SHIFT ALL THE TIME JUST BECAUSE OF LAND RIGHTS OR WE HAVE ENGINEERS ARE HAVING TO GO BACK TO THE, TO THE DRAWING BOARD TO FIGURE OUT AN ISSUE OR JUST TRYING TO. IT'S ALSO A WAY FOR US TO MANAGE OUR COST OF SERVICE INCREASE. SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE TO UNDERSTAND IS AT SOME POINT THE COST IS GOING TO INCREASE. WHAT IT DOES IS IT HELPS EXTEND THAT OUT TO WHERE IT'S NOT SUCH A BIG HIT TO THE SYSTEM. SO I DON'T I DON'T KNOW IF ANDREA GAVE YOU ALL THE PRESENTATION BEFOREHAND, BUT IF YOU GO TO YOUR PAGE, THIS KIND OF GOES AND SHOWS YOU WHAT THE ECP IS VERSUS LONG TERM. LONG TERM IS WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE YOUR COST OF SERVICE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE. AND THEN ECP IS WHAT YOU SEE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. SO YOUR COST PER THOUSAND, YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID, YOU'RE STILL GOING TO REACH CLOSE TO THE $10 BY 2031. YOU JUST DON'T GET THERE AS FAST. AND WHAT I WANT TO MAKE A LOOK AT TOO, IS WHAT THAT CONTRACT REVENUE LOOKS LIKE. SO WE BUILD BASED OFF OF CONTRACT REVENUE. AND SO WE JUST SETTLE EVERYTHING UP BASED ON PERCENTAGE OF FLOW. SO IF YOU SEE THE THE CONTRACT REVENUE DIFFERENCE IS QUITE A BIT BETWEEN THE 2 PROGRAMS AS WELL. AND YOU CAN ALSO SEE TO WHERE I'M SHOWING WHERE WE HAD LONG TERM DEBT AT 160 MILLION. I'M REALLY IN THAT 5 YEARS ONLY GOING TO HAVE TO DO 165. NOW THE DELTA WILL STILL GET PAID OFF FURTHER OUT, BUT WE'RE ABLE TO EXTEND IT OUT SOME MORE. AND YOU CAN SEE BY THE COST OF SERVICE, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU REACH 2028, THAT'S WHEN YOU CAN REALLY SEE THE DIFFERENCES THERE BETWEEN THAT. SO OH YEAH, DEFINITELY. SO THE MAIN, THE MAIN THING, AND I THINK THIS WAS THE CONCERN OF THE CITY MANAGERS, WHICH KIND OF PROMPTED THE MEETING, WAS THAT THEY DIDN'T WANT THEY DIDN'T WANT THAT HUGE HIT UP FRONT. AND THEN HAVE THAT PROLONGED OVER TIME. SO HAVING A GRADUAL INCREASE TO THE RESIDENTS, THAT THAT WAS THE MAIN CONCERN. AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS FUNDING MECHANISM. CORRECT. YEAH. VERY GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS FOR COUNCIL MEMBER SABOL. SO BY 2031. YOU'RE SAYING THIS WILL ALL BE COMPLETE AND AND HAVE YOU TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION INFLATION OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? SO WHAT WE DO ON OUR COST ESTIMATES, WHENEVER WE RECEIVE ESTIMATES ON PROJECTS, WE DO AN INFLATION OF ABOUT 5 TO 6% EACH. SO IF WE HAVE TO MOVE A PROJECT OUT, IT GETS INFLATED. AND THEN OUR INTEREST RATES. WE ALSO INFLATE THAT BY HOW MANY BASIS POINTS. YEAH. WE INFLATE OUR INTEREST BY 50 BASIS POINTS AS WELL. SO WE TRY TO GIVE YOU ALL THE MOST CONSERVATIVE NUMBERS WE CAN ON THAT. SO THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. SO WE'LL SEE WHAT THE NEXT STEPS HERE. SO THE GOAL THE GOAL FOR US IS TO HAVE ECB IN PLACE BY THE END OF THIS YEAR. SO WE'RE WORKING WITH THE US RIGHT NOW. AND THEN THE AND THEN THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO MENTION TOO IS ALTERNATIVE FUNDING. SO WE DID LOOK AT ALTERNATIVE FUNDING. WE ACTUALLY SUBMITTED A DRINKING WATER SRF EMERGING CONTAMINANTS PROGRAM. SO THIS ONE ACTUALLY IS 100% PRINCIPAL FORGIVENESS. WE SUBMITTED THE PROJECT INFORMATION ON MARCH 6TH. NOW WE'LL BE PROBABLY SCORED AGAINST ALL THE OTHER SYSTEMS THAT ARE OUT THERE. I KNOW FORT WORTH HAD SUBMITTED SOME LAST YEAR AND I THINK THEY RESUBMITTED AGAIN TOO. SO WE'LL BE IN THE MIX WITH WE'LL SEE HOW WE RANK AND THEN SEE WHAT KIND OF FEEDBACK WE GET FROM THE TEXAS BOARD DEVELOPMENT BOARD. BUT TYPICALLY THAT WILL PROBABLY GO MORE HEAVILY TO MORE OF THE SMALLER SYSTEMS, AS WE MENTIONED BEFORE, BUT AT LEAST WE WANTED TO AT LEAST SEE WHAT WE CAN GET OUT OF IT AT THIS POINT. WE DID RECEIVE SOME OF THE LAWSUIT MONEY FROM SUMMIT PAYMENTS FROM TYCO AND BASF. [00:45:05] THESE WERE THE SMALLER OF THESE ARE THE COMPANIES THAT ACTUALLY PRODUCED THE PFAS THAT THEY WENT TO. THE SUPREME COURT HAD THAT BACK AND FORTH. AND THEN, OF COURSE, THORIUM AND DUPONT. I THINK ONE OF THEM HAD TO ACTUALLY PAY OVER 10 YEARS, AND THE OTHER ONE'S GOING TO PAY OVER SEVERAL YEARS. SO AT THIS POINT, WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY PAYMENTS FOR THAT, BUT WE EXPECT TO GET SOMETHING. YOU KNOW, WE'LL TAKE WHATEVER WE CAN GET AT THIS POINT. SO, SO NEXT STEPS FOR HERE. WHAT I'M GOING TO RECOMMEND NEXT STEPS FOR YOU GUYS IS TO HAVE Y'ALL'S BOND COUNCIL REACH OUT TO OUR BOND COUNCIL TO KIND OF GO THROUGH WHAT IS THAT CONTRACT MODIFICATION LOOK LIKE. AND THAT WAY Y'ALL CAN HAVE THAT DISCUSSION. AND THEN ONCE Y'ALL FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THE MODIFICATION, THE CONTRACT, THEN WE'LL COME BACK AND I'LL ASK ANDREA TO TAKE IT TO ANOTHER COUNCIL MEETING IN THE NEAR FUTURE. SO WITH THAT, I'M PRETTY MUCH DONE IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT, I APPRECIATE THAT. SO BASICALLY WHAT BASICALLY WHAT YOU'RE ASKING FROM US AND EULESS IS TO PRETTY MUCH AMEND THAT CONTRACT, ALLOW YOU TO DO THE ECP. AND IN DOING SO THAT, THAT TAKES AWAY OUR, I GUESS AUTHORITY FOR YOU GUYS ISSUING ANY KIND OF DEBT. CORRECT, CORRECT. SO LET ME KICK THIS OFF TO OUR CITY ATTORNEY BECAUSE THIS IS GOING TO BE AN INTERESTING CONVERSATION. SO WE NO LONGER. IF PASSED, THEN WE NO LONGER HAVE THAT KIND OF PROTECTION. SO THAT TRA DOESN'T GO ISSUE $1 BILLION BOND ON THEIR OWN. IS THERE ANY MECHANISMS THAT CAN BE PLACED INTO A CONTRACT TO PROTECT THE CITIES? I'M HAPPY TO LOOK AT THAT. IT'S DIFFICULT TO ANSWER. IT'S VERY EVERYTHING'S HYPOTHETICAL AND UP HERE RIGHT NOW, BUT WE REPRESENT EULESS AS WELL. SO OUR OFFICE IS ACTIVELY GOING TO BE REVIEWING THE CONTRACT. OKAY. THAT'S THAT'S MY ONLY CONCERN. I TRUST ALL YOU GUYS. AND OBVIOUSLY THIS NEEDS TO BE DONE. THIS IS OUR WATER SOURCE. THIS THIS IS NOT THIS. THIS ALL NEEDS TO BE DONE. GIVEN THIS HUGE AMOUNT THAT WE'RE, WE'RE PLANNING OVER THE NEXT 5 YEARS SURELY YOU HAVE A 10 YEAR OUTLOOK AS WELL. WHAT, WHAT, WHAT IS THE DEBT? AND I HAVE TO ASK, WHAT IS THE DEBT LOOKING LIKE AFTER THIS 5 YEAR? SO, YOU KNOW, I WAS LOOKING AT THAT RECENTLY TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WE DON'T REALLY HAVE OUT 10 YEARS RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO FIX THE STUFF RIGHT NOW. BUT IF YOU LOOK AT WHAT WE'RE REPLACING RIGHT NOW, MAYBE THERE MAY BE KIND OF A DIP, LIKE KIND OF A SLOWDOWN ON OUR PROJECTS ONCE WE KIND OF GET THROUGH THESE PROJECTS THAT I WENT THROUGH TODAY. I CAN'T TELL YOU EXACTLY WHAT THAT WOULD BE JUST BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, REGULATIONS COULD CHANGE. SOMETHING COULD HAPPEN TO THE EQUIPMENT. ONE THING I WAS GOING TO MENTION TO YOU ABOUT THE HAVING THAT SECURITY, WHATEVER. SO ONE THING I DID OFFER UP FOR YOU IS I WOULD STILL COME TO THEIR COUNCIL ONCE A YEAR TO GIVE A PRESENTATION ON OUR CIP. SO I'M GOING TO OFFER THAT SAME, SAME APPROACH TO YOU ALL AS PART OF THAT AS WELL. IF THAT MAKES YOU FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE, THEN I CAN STILL DO THAT FOR YOU. IT DOES FOR ME. FOR ME. YEAH IT DOES. ABSOLUTELY. AND THIS AGAIN, THIS IS OUR WATER SUPPLY. SO I THINK WE ALL NEED TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON WITH IT. WHAT WHAT ALL IMPROVEMENTS ARE BEING DONE TO THE SYSTEM AND KEEP US ABREAST OF, OF ALL THE PROJECTS THAT ARE GOING ON AND EVERYTHING GOING FORWARD. SO OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, NOT ONLY JUST FOR REGULATORY, BUT JUST TO IMPROVE OUR WATER SYSTEM HERE WITHIN THE CITY. SO SO I THINK THIS IS THE BEST WAY FORWARD AND, AND IT'S LESS, IT'S LESS OF A HIT TO OUR RESIDENTS AND IT HELPS YOU ALL GET THESE PROJECTS UNDERWAY. SO I THINK THAT THE CITY MANAGERS, WHEN THEY HAD THE RIGHT IDEA, WHEN THEY ALL GATHERED TOGETHER AND CAME UP WITH A GOOD, A GOOD PLAN FOR THIS. SO SO, SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO, TO DOING WHAT WE NEED TO, TO GET THESE PROJECTS UNDERWAY. YEAH, NO, I APPRECIATE IT. AND I APPRECIATE ANDREA'S HELP TO, AND WORKING WITH THE OTHER CITY MANAGERS AND KIND OF WORKING THROUGH THIS. AND SO LIKE I SAID, WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS Y'ALL HAVE AND WE'LL GO TO THE NEXT STEPS. OKAY. VERY GOOD. MAYOR, CAN I JUST JUMP IN AS FAR AS JUST THE PROTECTIONS? WE CERTAINLY, YOU KNOW, THE CONTRACT ISN'T WRITTEN. WE WILL AMEND IT. WE'LL DO WHAT WE CAN. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, YOU KNOW, THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH THAT CAN BE IN THERE. WE CANNOT LIMIT THEIR ABILITY TO TO GO OUT AND PUT TOO MUCH, YOU KNOW, TOO MANY RESTRAINTS ON THAT. BUT IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN ADD TO THE CONTRACT TO DO THAT, OBVIOUSLY THE, THE ANNUAL PRESENTATION, THEY WOULD ACT UPON THAT. BUT YEAH, WE'RE DEFINITELY GOING TO CONSIDER A WAY TO KIND OF SAY, HEY, BASED ON THE ANNUAL REPORT OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES TO GIVE THAT PROTECTION, BUT AGAIN, NOT GET TOO MUCH IN, YOU KNOW, OUR HANDS IN THEIR COOKIE JAR AND KIND OF CONTROL WHAT, WHAT THEY CAN DO. SO THEY'VE GOT TO HAVE THAT FREEDOM TO GO, TO GO OUT AND TO GET THOSE CONTRACTS. ABSOLUTELY. I AGREE, AND I THINK HAVING THAT YEARLY ANNUAL REVIEW WITH US WILL DEFINITELY PUT EVERYONE AT EASE. SO SO THAT'LL WORK OUT OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. REAL QUICK, ONE QUESTION. COUNCIL MEMBER SABOL. SO YOU SAID THAT ALL THIS EQUIPMENT BASICALLY IS 50 YEARS OLD. SO WOULD THERE HAVE BEEN ANY WAY THROUGH THE PAST 50 YEARS TO HAVE NOT MADE THIS SUCH A HIT? [00:50:05] YOU KNOW, HAD THEY LOOKED I DON'T KNOW, THOUGHT AHEAD THAT WE MIGHT NEED SOMETHING SOMEDAY. YEAH. YOU KNOW, AND I LOOK AT THAT TOO. SO MY, MY JOB AS THE MANAGER OF OUR OPERATIONS IS TO KIND OF LOOK AT THAT SAME APPROACH. YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, WHEN I GOT IN HERE ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO. IT WAS KIND OF LIKE IT WAS A PERFECT STORM OF ALL THIS. AND I WAS THINKING, WELL, IF WE STARTED SOME OF THESE MAYBE A FEW YEARS EARLIER, YOU KNOW, I THINK THE I THINK THE MINDSET WAS, LET'S TRY TO SEE IF WE CAN STABILIZE RATES AS BEST WE CAN, BUT YOU'RE GOING TO REACH A POINT WHERE EVERYTHING KIND OF HITS UP. AND THEN NOW YOU'RE HAVING TO, YOU KNOW, PUT US WHERE WE ARE TODAY. AND SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, DEFINITELY MOVING FORWARD, WE'RE DEFINITELY GOING TO BE HAVING THAT MINDSET OF MAKING SURE THAT WE STAY ON TOP AND SPREAD IT OUT AND NOT HAVE THESE HUGE HITS ALL AT ONCE. SO TAKING THAT, IT'S AT WHAT THEY CALL ASSET MANAGEMENT APPROACH AS WELL. SO AND WILL THE DATA CENTERS HAVE ANY EFFECT ON THE TRINITY RIVER AUTHORITY AS FAR AS EFFECT ON THE DRINKING WATER SIDE? NO, I MEAN, IT'S GOING TO DEPEND ON IF CITIES GET APPROACHED BY, YOU KNOW, BASED ON THEIR WATER, WATER RIGHTS. BUT I DON'T AS FAR AS US FROM A DRINKING WATER SUPPLY, I DON'T SEE ANY ANYTHING ON THIS. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND I THINK WITH THE CITIES THAT YOU THAT YOU SERVE, ALL 5 OF THEM WERE PRETTY MUCH BUILT OUT FOR THAT, FOR THAT CASE. AND SO I DON'T SEE ANY DATA CENTER IS BEING BUILT IN OUR AREAS. NOW, IT DOESN'T IMPACT US ON THE ON THE WASTEWATER WASTEWATER SIDE, WE'VE HAD A FEW OF THEM SHOW UP. BUT AS FAR AS ON THE DRINKING WATER SIDE, IT'S GOING TO DEPEND ON WHICH CITIES ARE APPROACHED BY IT. SO. GOT IT. ALL RIGHT. SOUNDS GOOD. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? I WILL CHALLENGE YOU THAT OBVIOUSLY YOU HAVE A LOT ON YOUR HANDS WITH THIS 5 YEAR CIP. MY CHALLENGE IS THAT AFTER WE GET GOING ON THIS AND GET THIS UNDERWAY TO HAVE A GOOD, GOOD LOOK OUT OF A 10 YEAR, WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE FOR CITY. SO WE GET A GOOD, GOOD LOOK GOING FORWARD. BUT THAT'S THAT'S MY ADVICE. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP WE HAVE CONSIDER APPROVAL OF ITEMS BY CONSENT. [CONSIDER APPROVAL OF ITEMS BY CONSENT] I GIVE YOU CITY MANAGER ANDREA ROY. THANK YOU MAYOR. GOOD EVENING. JUST A COUPLE ITEMS ON CONSENT THIS EVENING. ITEM NUMBER 1, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING CITY COUNCIL MINUTES FROM A MAY 12TH, 2026 REGULAR MEETING AND ITEM NUMBER 2, CONSIDER RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO CANCEL THE NOVEMBER 24TH AND DECEMBER 22ND, 2026 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS. THIS IS IN LINE WITH WHAT WE'VE DONE IN PAST YEARS DUE TO POTENTIAL HOLIDAY CONFLICTS, AND TYPICALLY A LITTLE BIT LIGHTER THAN NORMAL AGENDA AND WORKLOAD. THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SOUNDS GOOD. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? SEEING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE. A MOTION TO APPROVE COUNCILMAN GAGLIARDI. I HAVE A SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM DAWKINS. LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. THANK YOU. STAFF. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ALONG IN OUR AGENDA, WE HAVE UNDER NEW BUSINESS ITEM NUMBER 3, CONSIDER RESOLUTION APPROVING A SITE PLAN FOR LOT 1, [3. Consider a resolution approving a site plan for Lot 1R-3 Block 1 of the Gateway Village Addition for a drive-through restaurant located to the west of North Industrial Blvd, approximately 400 feet north of Airport Fwy, commonly known as 213 N. Industrial Blvd. (SITE-26-1) The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval by a vote of 7-0-0.] R3 BLOCK 1 OF THE GATEWAY VILLAGE ADDITION FOR A DRIVE THRU RESTAURANT LOCATED AT THE WEST OF NORTH INDUSTRIAL BOULEVARD, APPROXIMATELY 400FT NORTH OF AIRPORT FREEWAY, COMMONLY KNOWN AS 213 NORTH INDUSTRIAL BOULEVARD. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL BY A VOTE OF 7 TO 0. GIVE YOU DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR WEST MORRISON. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBERS. THIS IS A SITE PLAN APPROVAL REQUEST BEFORE YOU TONIGHT. IT IS FOR A DRIVE THROUGH RESTAURANT. YOU'LL SEE IN THE BACKUP. IT'S FOR CHIPOTLE SPECIFICALLY. CURRENTLY IT'S A, IT'S AN OUT PARCEL OF THE MARKET AT GATEWAY DEVELOPMENT, WHICH I THINK EVERYBODY IS FAIRLY FAMILIAR WITH. RIGHT NOW THE SITE IS FLAT, NO VEGETATION BECAUSE THEY'VE CLEARED IT FOR PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE AND THINGS LIKE THAT. JUST JUMP IN TO GIVE YOU KIND OF AN OVERALL PICTURE OF THE MARKET AT GATEWAY VILLAGE. THE YELLOW BOX THERE REPRESENTS WHERE THE OUT PARCEL THAT THE PROPOSED CHICK-FIL-A, CHICK-FIL-A PROPOSED CHIPOTLE IS GOING. LET ME START A RUMOR THERE. AND CHIPOTLE. WILL CHANGE THIS WHOLE SITE PLAN. YES, I KNOW. I DON'T THINK THE APPLICANTS HERE, SO I'M COVERED. BUT AND THEN YOU CAN SEE WHERE SPROUTS IS BEING, IS CURRENTLY BEING BUILT ALONG WITH THE TWO RETAIL CENTERS. SO THIS WOULD LEAVE 2 OUTPARCELS THERE ALONG NORTH INDUSTRIAL STILL YET TO BE DEVELOPED. ZOOMING IN ON THE SITE PLAN, YOU SEE THAT IT IS GOING TO BE A DRIVE THROUGH RESTAURANT, WHICH IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT FOR CHIPOTLE. BUT THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE A DRIVE THROUGH. IT MEETS THE SITE PLAN MEETS ALL THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE HEAVY COMMERCIAL ZONING AS WELL AS THE MASTER HIGHWAY OVERLAY DISTRICT. LANDSCAPING, WE ARE WORKING WITH THE ALL APPLICANTS FOR ALL THE OUTPARCELS THERE TO MAKE SURE LANDSCAPING MATCHES AND IT'S COHESIVE LOOKING. AND THEN THE BUILDING ELEVATIONS THERE AGAIN MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE OVERLAY DISTRICT. [00:55:06] SITE PHOTOS. I THINK EVERYBODY'S FAIRLY FAMILIAR WITH THE SITE, BUT GIVES YOU A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT THERE AS TO WHERE THE SITE IS GOING IN RELATION TO THE REST OF THE DEVELOPMENT. PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL BY A VOTE OF 7 TO 0. THE JUST TO REITERATE, THE REASON YOU ARE SEEING THIS IS BECAUSE IT'S IN THE MASTER HIGHWAY CORRIDOR OVERLAY. I CAN ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, JEFF. ALL RIGHT. APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. SO P&Z, I THINK THEY THEY HAD JUST A FEW QUESTIONS OVER LANDSCAPING. AND SO JUST MAKING SURE THAT IT'S CONGRUENT WITH THE LANDSCAPING THAT'S FOR THE REST OF THE DEVELOPMENT. AND SO WE'LL BE MONITORING THAT. CORRECT. THAT THAT'S, THAT'S GOOD THERE. TRAFFIC STUDY WAS DONE. SO THERE WASN'T A TRAFFIC STUDY DONE WITH THIS PARTICULAR APPLICATION. THERE WAS TRAFFIC STUDY DONE WITH MARQUETTE GATEWAY VILLAGE. AND I FORGIVE ME, I THE TWO STARS THERE ON THE SITE PLAN SHOW THE ACCESS TO THE SITE SO THERE'S NOT ADDITIONAL ACCESS ONTO INDUSTRIAL INDUSTRIAL. THIS IS ALL INTERNAL TO THE SITE. OKAY. VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT. LET'S SEE HERE. AND THEN I'M SEEING KIND OF A GAP THERE WITHIN THE LANDSCAPE BUFFER THAT'S GOING TO BE SIDEWALK. THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME PEDESTRIAN ACCESS. AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESS IS REQUIRED ON ALL THE OUT PARCELS. SO IT'LL ALL CONNECT AS THE H AS EACH SIDE IS BUILT OUT. AND THEN EACH SITE WILL ALSO HAVE TO HAVE PEDESTRIAN ACCESS FROM THE SIDEWALK INTO THE DEVELOPMENT ITSELF. OKAY. DUMPSTER IS GOING TO BE SCREENED. DUMPSTER IS GOING TO BE SCREENED. THAT IS ONE ISSUE THAT DID COME UP IN P&Z. THERE WAS SOME CONCERN ABOUT THE LOCATION OF THE DUMPSTER. STAFF TALKED TO THE APPLICANT ABOUT THAT LOCATION. JUST BECAUSE IT COULD INTERFERE WITH THE DRIVE THROUGH. IT'S JUST GOING TO BE AN OPERATIONAL ISSUE THAT THEY HAVE TO THEY HAVE TO KEEP IT CLOSED. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT. LET'S ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR WEST. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. YES. CUSTOMER SABOL FOR THE SAKE OF THE NEW MEMBER, COULD YOU EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT A SITE PLAN AS FAR AS LIKE WHY? WHY WE JUST APPROVE IT AND WE DON'T WE DON'T ARGUE THE POINT. AND WHAT ARE SOME THINGS WE SHOULD BE LOOKING FOR? SURE. NO. THAT'S GREAT. SO THE FIRST THING, MOST SITE PLANS WOULD NOT COME BEFORE CITY COUNCIL. THEY WOULD ONLY IT'S ONLY IF THEY'RE IN THE OVERLAY DISTRICT OR THERE'S A FEW OTHER CHECKBOXES, BUT MAINLY IF IT'S IN THE HIGHWAY CORRIDOR OVERLAY DISTRICT. SO THAT IS ONE REASON WHY YOU'RE SEEING THIS APPLICATION. SECOND THING IS WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT A SITE PLAN, WE'RE LOOKING TO MAKE SURE THAT IT MEETS ALL THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE, PARKING REQUIREMENTS BUILDING LOCATION WITH SETBACKS LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS, THINGS SUCH AS THAT. THE, THE USE IS NOT A QUESTION HERE BECAUSE THE USE IS ALLOWED BY RIGHT. SO WE DON'T GET TO CHOOSE THE USE THE ZONING ORDINANCE SETS THAT. SO REALLY WE'RE JUST LOOKING TO MAKE SURE THAT THE SITE PLAN MEETS ALL OF OUR REQUIREMENTS. THANK YOU. AND COUNCIL MEMBER SABOL, YOU CAN REITERATE, IN YEARS PAST, WHEN WE HAD LESS THAN COMPETENT EMPLOYEES, IT ALL IT DID, YOU KNOW, END UP ON COUNCIL FOR US TO CATCH A LOT OF THESE THINGS THAT THAT WERE ON THERE. SO I AM I WANT TO REITERATE HOW THANKFUL I AM TO YOU, WES, AND TO YOUR STAFF. I REALLY HOPE THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE. IT WILL NOT. I KNOW I WILL, I KNOW IT WILL NOT. BUT I HAVE TO SAY, WITH THE CHANGE IN STAFF, YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN ON TOP OF IT. AND SO WE WOULD HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, DO THIS. SO WHEN IT APPEARS TO THE PUBLIC THAT WE ARE JUST RUBBER STAMPING SOMETHING, IT'S BECAUSE IT'S WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS AND WE TRUST STAFF AND WE NOW HAVE COMPETENT STAFF TO GET IT DONE. SO I DO THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. AND MAYOR, I WOULD ADD AS WELL, JUST FOR THE SAKE OF PLEASE GO AHEAD, MEMBER SITE PLANS THAT MEET ALL THE REQUIREMENTS OF YOUR ORDINANCE, JUST LIKE A PLAT, ARE REQUIRED TO BE APPROVED AS MINISTERIAL. AGAIN, UNLESS STAFF DECIDE MISSED SOMETHING THAT WAS NOT PART OF OUR ORDINANCE THAT NEEDED TO BE CORRECTED. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO. ALL RIGHT. MOTION TO APPROVE. I COUNCIL MEMBER GAGLIARDI HAVE A SECOND. BY COUNCILMEMBER DONOVAN BRANDON. LET'S GO AND VOTE. THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY AS WELL. THANK YOU COUNCIL. THANK YOU STAFF. ALL RIGHT. ON TO MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS. [4. Mayor/Council Member Reports] SO ALL RIGHT LET'S GO ON. SO I HAVE JUST ONE BIG. I GUESS IT'S KIND OF KIND OF BIG. LAST WEEK WE HAD GOT TO. CELEBRATE THE GRAND OPENING OF HEB AND HEB. WHAT WHAT A GREAT, GREAT EVENT THAT WAS. JUST A BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL STORE. BEING A PART OF IT. I'D LIKE TO THANK MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS, COUNCIL MEMBERS, SABOL, COUNCIL MEMBER DONAVAN, AND MAYOR PRO TEM DAWKINS FOR JOINING ME FOR THAT CELEBRATION. IT'S IT WAS, IT WAS ONE OF THOSE BIG WINS THAT WE COULD PARTNER WITH THE CITY OF EULESS. [01:00:04] SO BIG THANK YOU TO TO STAFF AS WELL. AND SINCE I LIVE AROUND THAT AREA, I NEVER KNEW WHAT TRAFFIC WAS GOING TO BE LIKE. AND SO I, YOU KNOW, HELD MY BREATH THAT FIRST WEEK. AND I HAVE TO REPORT IT IS NOT AS BAD AS WHAT I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE. WHEN I'M AT THE LIGHT OVER THERE ON RIO GRANDE. I'M MAYBE A FEW CARS DEEPER THAN WHAT I NORMALLY WOULD BE. AND SO HAPPY TO REPORT THE TRAFFIC IS, IS, IS NOT AS BAD AS IT WAS. AND IT HAS A LOT TO DO WITH US GOING AHEAD AND PUTTING A LIGHT IN THEIR MID-BLOCK AND HELPING OUT WITH THAT TRAFFIC FLOW. SO THAT WAS A GREAT, GREAT, GREAT THING THAT WE DID THERE TO HELP WITH TRAFFIC FLOW. SO AGAIN, THANK YOU TO STAFF, BOTH EULESS AND OF COURSE, BEDFORD FOR MAKING THIS HAPPEN AND MAKING THIS TRULY A WIN FOR OUR TWO CITIES AND FOR HEB REGION IN GENERAL. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT. AND SHOP LOCAL AND TAKE A LOOK AT HEB. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP, A REPORT ON RECENT MEETING OF THE BOARD. [5. Report on most recent meeting of the following Boards] SO I WILL SKIP TO BEAUTIFICATION ADVISORY BOARD. THANK YOU, MISTER MAYOR. THE BEAUTIFICATION MEETING WAS SCHEDULED FOR LAST MONDAY, BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE DID NOT HAVE QUORUM. WE STILL HAVE OUTSTANDING ITEMS REGARDING OUR AWARDS. WE GOT NO SUBMISSIONS BY THE DEADLINE. SO WHAT THE BOARD WAS HOPING TO DO WAS EXTEND THE DEADLINE. BUT SINCE THERE WASN'T ENOUGH MEMBERS THAT WILL HAVE TO BE DECIDED IN THE JUNE MEETING. AND THAT THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO REPORT. WAS THERE ENOUGH? THERE WAS ENOUGH SUBMISSIONS OR THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH. THERE WAS NOT ANY SUBMISSIONS. OH NO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. OKAY. GOT IT. NEXT UP LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD. I DON'T WANT TO TOUCH THAT RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU, MISTER MAYOR. THE LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD MET THIS PAST WEEK, AND I AM HAPPY TO REPORT THAT HEB READS WAS AGAIN SUCCESSFUL. THEY ESTIMATE THAT THEY HAD BETWEEN 3500 AND 4000 PARTICIPANTS. I WENT OUT, IT WAS A GREAT DAY. LOTS OF BOOKS BEING READ BY LOTS OF CHILDREN, A LOT OF HAPPY PEOPLE THERE. AND I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT OTHER THINGS I DID LAST WEEK. AND THE KEY WORDS ARE COOPERATION AND COLLABORATION. IT WAS ONLY THROUGH COOPERATION AND COLLABORATION THAT WE HAD THE WONDERFUL HEB OPENED THIS PAST WEEK. AND THEN IN ADDITION, 3 OF US AND ANDREA WENT TO THE NORTH EAST FIRE DEPARTMENT ASSOCIATION OPEN HOUSE DINNER. I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY. IT WAS AN EVENT AND WE GOT TO SEE ALL THE BIG TRUCKS, ALL THE EQUIPMENT. AND THIS IS ANOTHER FINE EXAMPLE OF COLLABORATION AND COOPERATION AMONG CITIES. I CAN'T REMEMBER IF IT'S 14, 16 OR 18 CITIES THAT COME TOGETHER, BUT WE SHARE THE EQUIPMENT, WE SHARE THE EXPERTISE, AND WE SHARE THE MONEY. AND IT WAS EXPLAINED TO US. AND I THINK IT'S JUST REALLY SMART OF HOW THEY MANAGE RESOURCES, NOT JUST THE FINANCIAL END, BUT ALSO PERSONNEL AND THE EXPERTISE. SO IT IS NO BIG DEAL IF YOU'RE IN BEDFORD AND SOMEBODY FROM GRAPEVINE IS AT YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD FIRE OR WHATEVER EMERGENCY THEY HAVE, IT'S A SMART USE OF RESOURCES. SO I WANT TO APPLAUD THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS OF ALL THE CITIES OF GETTING TOGETHER. I CAN TAKE NO CREDIT FOR IT. I'M NOT TRYING TO TAKE ANY CREDIT. I'M JUST SAYING WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS MORE COLLABORATION BECAUSE IT SEEMS SMART. AND AS WE JUST HEARD ABOUT WATER, EVERYTHING'S GOING UP. THIS JUST SEEMED LIKE THE SMARTEST THING I'VE HEARD IN A WHILE BESIDES HEB. OKAY. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. GOOD. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP SENIOR ADVISORY BOARD. NOTHING TO REPORT, BUT I DO HAVE SOMETHING TO SHARE. SURE. SO I WAS LET GATHER AROUND FOR STORY TIME. SO I WAS I WAS WANDERING THROUGH WHAT I WOULD BELIEVE TO BE THE CITY OF BEDFORD'S FAVORITE GROCERY STORE. ALBERTSONS AND I RAN INTO A CITY EMPLOYEE, MISS STACI CERVINI. AND BECAUSE OF THAT ENCOUNTER, I WAS INVITED TO GO TO THE PUBLIC WORKS ICE CREAM DAY. AND SO I GOT TO SEE THE MR. LANE, THE NEW DIRECTOR AND AND THE STAFF THERE. AND IT, WE DO HAVE A GREAT, WE HAVE A GREAT STAFF THERE. AND YOU SEE, IT'S REALLY, THEY'RE BUILDING A LOT OF TEAMWORK THERE. THEY GOT TO DESIGN THEIR OWN LOGO, WHICH IS OH, OH, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE IT? [01:05:05] SO THIS IS THE SECOND MEETING IN A ROW. SO IT IS. SO LOOK AT THAT. IT'S THE OLD BEDFORD SCREAMING EAGLE. IT'S GOT THE SCREAMING. IT'S GOT LIKE THE SCREAMING CHICKEN, LIKE FROM THE SCREAMING EAGLE. SCREAMING EAGLE. WITH THE OLD, WITH THE BE THERE. AND THEN HE, OH, WE GOT THE WATER, WATER TOWERS THERE AND THEY GO DOWN TO THE SEWERS DOWN THERE AND ON THE BACK. THEY NOW THE STAFF, THE STAFF AT PUBLIC WORKS DESIGNED THIS AND THEN OUR TOP RATED PUBLIC WORKS OR EXCUSE ME, COMMUNICATION TEAM THEN CLEANED IT UP FOR THEM. THANK YOU SO MUCH, DIRECTOR FOX. BUT YEAH, SO THIS IS JUST SOME OF THE STUFF THAT, THAT I'M SEEING THROUGHOUT THE CITY. AND SO BACK WHEN WE STARTED UP MAYOR AND COUNCILMAN SABOL, IF YOU REMEMBER, THINGS WERE VASTLY DIFFERENT. AND THE FACT THAT WE'RE SEEING ALL THIS, THIS WONDERFUL TEAMWORK AND THE QUALITY OF STAFF AND THE QUALITY OF THE PRODUCTS THAT WE'RE SEEING COMING OUT OF THE CITY. I MEAN, IT IS IT'S NIGHT AND DAY. IT IS NIGHT AND DAY. SO ESPECIALLY IN THAT PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. KUDOS TO PUBLIC WORKS. THINGS HAVE REALLY TURNED AROUND OVER THERE. I MEAN, THEY'RE THEY'RE MAKING, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING THAT THE RESIDENTS SEE, YOU KNOW, THE STREETS. AND SO, I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT WE WE INTERACT WITH THE MOST. AND SO THEY DO A FANTASTIC JOB OVER THERE. THEY HAVE A TALL ORDER EVERY DAY. BUT JUST OVERALL FOR THE CITY, BIG THANKS TO THEM. BIG THANKS TO CITY MANAGER ROY TO NEW ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER LONG YOU HAVE A BIG HIGH HEEL SHOES TO FILL AND, BUT IT IT WE'VE DONE SOME GREAT THINGS IN THE FUTURE. I THINK THANKS. I'M PRETTY. I'M EXCITED. I'M EXCITED. SO THAT'S THAT'S THAT'S ALL SHE WROTE. OKAY. TUNE IN NEXT WEEK, TUNE IN NEXT MEETING FOR THE NEXT ONE. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU FOR THAT. ALL RIGHT. CITY MANAGER STAFF REPORTS. GOOD EVENING AGAIN. [6. City Manager/Staff Reports] THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER GAGLIARDI, FOR THOSE COMMENTS. LANE HAS IN PUBLIC WORKS. OUR NEW DIRECTOR HAS DEFINITELY HE HAS HEARD WHAT THAT DEPARTMENT NEEDED. WHAT WAS LACKING AND HE HAS TACKLED IT HEAD ON. AND SO JUST A SHORT TIME THAT HE'S BEEN HERE, WE JUST PASSED A 6 MONTHS. SO IN THE SHORT TIME HE'S BEEN HERE HE'S MADE A PHENOMENAL DIFFERENCE. AND, AND REALLY BROUGHT THAT GROUP BACK INTO THE, INTO THE FOLD OF BEING A TEAM AND FEELING VERY SUPPORTED. AND SO WE HOPE TO CONTINUE THAT. WE'VE GOT A FEW MORE THINGS IN OUR HAT TO SUPPORT THAT GROUP THAT WE'LL BE BRINGING FORWARD IN THE NEAR FUTURE. SO, SO STAY TUNED. YOU WILL SEE SOME MORE PUBLIC WORKS RECOGNITION IN THE NEAR FUTURE AS WELL. I WILL, SINCE COUNCIL MEMBER FARCO IS NOT FEELING WELL TONIGHT, HE IS NOT HERE. AND HE DID ASK ME TO KIND OF SHARE HIS REPORT, WHICH IS ACTUALLY A SHARED REPORT BECAUSE WE WERE AT THE SAME CONFERENCE TOGETHER. BUT COUNCIL MEMBER FARCO, MYSELF AND CHRISTIAN SMITH, OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, ALONG WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM BOTH THE HEB CHAMBER AND THE CITY OF HURST AND CITY OF EULESS, DID ATTEND THE THE LARGEST RETAIL CONFERENCE IN THE NATION LAST WEEK FOR A FEW DAYS. AND SO WHAT HAPPENS AT THAT CONFERENCE IS ESSENTIALLY YOU WORK WITH AND TALK TO ANYBODY AND EVERYONE THAT HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE RETAIL INDUSTRY. SO DEVELOPERS, ENGINEERS, ARCHITECTS, SIGN SALESMEN AND THE RETAILERS THEMSELVES, AS WELL AS ALL THE REAL ESTATE BROKERS THAT REPRESENT THEM. SO IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO GET IN FRONT OF THOSE FOLKS, CHECK IN WITH OUR OWN RETAILERS AND THOSE THAT ARE NOT LOCAL AND THAT LIVE IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD. SO YOU'VE GOT FOLKS THAT OWN PROPERTY HERE IN BEDFORD, BUT. OFFICE OUT OF FLORIDA. THEY WERE THERE AS WELL. SO IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO KIND OF CHECK IN AND SEE HOW THINGS ARE GOING HERE, WHAT PLANS ARE HERE, WHAT ISSUES THEY'RE HAVING. AND THEN ALSO, JUST MAKE SURE PEOPLE KNOW THAT WE ARE OPEN FOR BUSINESS. SO WE DID THAT FOR 3 DAYS AND WE ALL ARE VERY EXHAUSTED. I THINK WE PUT ON 30,000 STEPS IN A DAY IF YOU WERE CALCULATING THAT. SO WE ARE BACK TIRED FEET AND ALL BUT VERY SUCCESSFUL [INAUDIBLE] SHOW. DEFINITELY. OKAY, THAT'S ALL I GOT. ALL RIGHT. SOUNDS GOOD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE AT THE END OF OUR MEETING, SO I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MR. MAYOR, I'D LOVE TO MOVE TO ADJOURN THE MEETING. ALL RIGHT. FIRST, ADJOURN THE MEETING FROM COUNCIL MEMBER GAGLIARDI. YES, I HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER LEMMAN. LET'S GO AHEAD AND. WELL, LET'S DO THE VERBAL VOTE OF AYE. AYE. ALL RIGHT. AND THOSE OPPOSED? NO. ALL RIGHT. SO WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 7:09. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. I'M GOING TO CHECK ON HIM. CHECK ON HIM, BRING HIM SOME. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.