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REGULAR MEETING. I'D LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE FOR BEING HERE.
[1. Call to Order]
WE'VE GOT PLENTY OF WORK AHEAD ON THIS BUSINESS AGENDA, SO WE'LL GET AFTER IT.[2. Invocation]
CHIEF MAYES, IF YOU'D COME UP AND ASK THE BLESSING OVER THIS.AND THEN IF YOU'D STAY STANDING FOR THE PLEDGES.
LORD, WE JUST ASK FOR YOUR GUIDANCE, YOUR WISDOM, YOUR DISCERNMENT.
JUST TO SERVE AS A GUIDING LIGHT IN YOUR WILL TO HOW WE RUN AFFAIRS IN THE CITY.
LORD, WE PRAY FOR HEALING IN THIS COUNTRY. LORD, WITH ALL THAT'S GONE ON IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS, LORD, WITH ALL THE DIFFERENCES AND AND ALL THIS DOES, WHEN THINGS LIKE THAT HAPPEN IS JUST REMIND US OF HOW SEPARATED WE CAN BE AT TIMES.
LORD, WE JUST ASK THAT YOU WOULD SHINE YOUR LIGHT SO BRIGHT AND UPON YOUR PEOPLE SO THAT WE'RE BLINDED AND DON'T SEE THE DIVISION, BUT FOCUSED MORE ON OUR COMMON GROUND. LORD, WE ASK THAT YOU FORGIVE US WHERE WE FAIL YOU, LORD, AND JUST ALL WE DO WOULD SHINE YOUR LIGHT.
IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A FEW PROCLAMATIONS THAT WE GET TO HAND OUT TODAY.
[5. Proclamations]
COUNCIL, I'M GOING TO ASK YOU GUYS TO GO DOWNSTAIRS AND WE'LL BRING UP OUR LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS HUNGER ACTION MONTH, WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DAY, AND NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH.I THINK WE WILL START WITH THE HUNGER ACTION MONTH, WHOEVER HAS THAT 1.
ARE YOU READY? ALRIGHTY. WHEREAS HUNGER IS A SERIOUS CONCERN IN TEXAS, WHERE 1 IN 6 PEOPLE, INCLUDING 1 IN 5 CHILDREN, FACE FOOD INSECURITY.
AND WHEREAS IN 2023, 44 MILLION AMERICANS, INCLUDING 13 MILLION CHILDREN, STRUGGLED WITH HUNGER, INCLUDING 1 IN 5 INDIVIDUALS IN 1 IN 4 CHILDREN HERE IN AMARILLO.
AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF AMARILLO, COMMITTED TO ADDRESSING HUNGER, PROUDLY PARTNERS WITH THE HIGH PLAINS FOOD BANK, A MEMBER OF THE FEEDING AMERICA NETWORK. AND WHEREAS EACH YEAR MORE THAN 22,000 RESIDENTS OF POTTER COUNTY AND NEARLY 20,000 RESIDENTS IN RANDALL COUNTY DEPEND ON FOOD ASSISTANCE. AND IN 2024, THE HIGH PLAINS FOOD BANK DISTRIBUTED 8.3 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD, SERVING OVER 12,000 HOUSEHOLDS MONTHLY. AND WHEREAS THIS WORK IS MADE POSSIBLE BY COUNTLESS VOLUNTEERS, DONORS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO GIVE GENEROUSLY OF THEIR TIME AND RESOURCES TO FIGHT HUNGER.
AND WHEREAS SEPTEMBER IS RECOGNIZED AS HUNGER ACTION MONTH, INSPIRING SERVICE, ADVOCACY AND GENEROSITY TO ENSURE EVERY FAMILY HAS ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS FOOD. NOW, THEREFORE, WE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS OF THE CITY OF AMARILLO, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2025 AS HUNGER ACTION MONTH IN AMARILLO AND CALL UPON ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN IN EFFORTS TO END HUNGER IN OUR COMMUNITY.
GIVEN UNDER OUR HANDS AND SEAL OF OFFICE THIS 23RD DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025.
[APPLAUSE] JUST JUST. YEAH. JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT YOU KNOW, SEPTEMBER MONTH IS, IS BASICALLY OUR OUR CALL TO ACTION, ALTHOUGH THERE'S NOT MANY, I THINK, IN THIS ROOM OR IN THE SURROUNDING AREA THAT THAT DON'T KNOW WHAT THE NEED IS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THIS ON A, ON A DAILY BASIS?
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SO SEPTEMBER IS OUR MONTH, OUR CALL TO ACTION TO HELP GET EVERYONE MOBILIZED AND INVOLVED.THERE'S A LOT OF ORANGE INVOLVED, AS YOU CAN SEE WITH, WITH THE COLOR.
BUT IT MEANS MORE NOW THIS YEAR THAN EVER AS IT WAS READ.
SO THAT'S WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT. AND WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE RECOGNIZED.
AND WE THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY TO TO HELP US CONTINUE.
THANKS AGAIN. [APPLAUSE] 3. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. OKAY. THE NEXT PROCLAMATION WE HAVE IS FOR NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH, MAX AND OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, IF YOU WANT TO COME UP. OH, JUST. MAX. NOT I MEAN, WE GOT SOME.
GET LES IN HIS PLACE. WE'LL GET STARTED. YOU READY? LES. OKAY. GREAT. THANKS. WHEREAS NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH SERVES AS A REMINDER THAT WE ALL MUST TAKE ACTION TO PREPARE NOW AND THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOR THE TYPES OF EMERGENCIES THAT COULD AFFECT US WHERE WE LIVE, WORK, AND VISIT.
AND WHEREAS EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EVERY CITIZEN TO ENSURE THAT INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND OUR COMMUNITY ARE PREPARED FOR EMERGENCIES.
AND WHEREAS INVESTING IN PREPAREDNESS OF OURSELVES, OUR FAMILIES AND OUR BUSINESSES CAN REDUCE THE NUMBER OF CASUALTIES AND THE ECONOMIC DEVASTATION IN OUR COMMUNITY AND IN OUR NATION.
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO VOLUNTEER AND DEVELOP SKILLS FROM OUR COMMUNITY'S EMERGENCY RESPONSE, VOLUNTEER AND FAITH BASED AGENCIES. NOW, THEREFORE, WE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS OF THE CITY OF AMARILLO, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2025 IS NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH.
SO I DEFINITELY WANT TO TAKE THIS MINUTE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OFFERING THAT ANY CITIZEN IN THE AMARILLO AREA, EVEN THE REGION, CAN PARTNER WITH OUR TEAM ANY DAY OF THE WEEK THROUGH BOTH OUR LEPC OR LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE.
SO IF YOU'RE A BUSINESS OWNER AND IF YOU'RE JUST A CITIZEN THAT WANTS TO GET INVOLVED, OUR COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM IS A FANTASTIC WAY TO LEARN PREPAREDNESS SKILLS AND ALSO PREPARE YOUR FAMILY MORE. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE HAVE THE EXQUISITE HONOR OF SERVING YOU EVERY DAY AND WE TAKE IT VERY SERIOUSLY.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU.
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WHEREAS THE HEALTH, PROSPERITY AND VITALITY OF AMARILLO, TEXAS, AND ITS RESIDENTS ARE CLOSELY TIED TO THE PROTECTION OF OUR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND SAFEGUARDING OUR AIR, WATER, LAND AND HIGH PLAINS ECOSYSTEM IS ESSENTIAL TO MAINTAINING A THRIVING AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY.AND WHEREAS ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN PUBLIC HEALTH AND ADVANCING EFFORTS IN FOOD PROTECTION, WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT, VECTOR CONTROL AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND ENSURES A SAFER AND HEALTHIER FUTURE FOR ALL WHO CALL AMARILLO HOME.
AND WHEREAS THE CONDITION OF OUR ENVIRONMENT DIRECTLY AFFECTS THE WELL-BEING OF PEOPLE, ANIMALS AND PLANTS, AND ADDRESSING THREATS SUCH AS FOOD SAFETY RISK, SANITARY NUISANCES AND VECTOR BORNE DISEASES IS CRITICAL TO REDUCING RISK AND IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGHOUT OUR REGION. AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF AMARILLO RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION, OUTREACH AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, AND ENCOURAGING RESPONSIBLE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND INSPIRING CITIZENS TO TAKE MEANINGFUL ACTION FOR PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. AND WHEREAS, THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND ITS DEDICATED STAFF WORK TIRELESSLY TO PROTECT RESIDENTS FROM FOODBORNE, WATERBORNE, AND VECTOR BORNE ILLNESSES THROUGH INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS, INSPECTIONS, AND COLLABORATION, STRENGTHENING BOTH PUBLIC SAFETY AND COMMUNITY WELL-BEING.
NOW, THEREFORE, WE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS OF THE CITY OF AMARILLO, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER 26TH, 2025, AS WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DAY. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE AMAZING TEAM I HAVE BEHIND ME UP THERE, DAY IN AND DAY OUT WORK.
IS BASICALLY WHAT KEEPS THE COMMUNITY SAFE AND HEALTHY.
THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] PERFECT. 1. 2. 3. THANK YOU.
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, A PROCLAMATION FOR THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS.
DO WE HAVE ANYONE FROM THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS HERE? ALL RIGHT. WELL, THE CITY OF AMARILLO, TEXAS CITY COUNCIL PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF AMARILLO WAS FORMED IN 1950, OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED IN 1951, AND FOR OVER 75 YEARS HAS STRENGTHENED DEMOCRACY THROUGH EDUCATION, ADVOCACY AND SERVICE.
AND WHEREAS THE LEAGUE CHAMPION WOMEN'S RIGHTS TO SERVE ON JURIES, HELPED ELIMINATE POLL TAXES, AND HAS LONG WORKED TO REMOVE BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION IN CIVIC LIFE.
AND WHEREAS THE LEAGUE CONTINUES ITS MISSION THROUGH NONPARTISAN VOTER GUIDES, CANDIDATE FORUMS, CIVICS 101 SEMINARS AND OUTREACH THAT PROVIDES CITIZENS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS.
AND WHEREAS MEMBERS HAVE LED EFFORTS TO IMPROVE CIVIC AND COMMUNITY LIFE, FROM SUPPORTING FAIR REPRESENTATION AND VOTING MACHINES TO PROMOTING WATER CONSERVATION AND PUBLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES. AND WHEREAS, THE LEAGUE HAS BUILT A STRONG CULTURE OF VOTER REGISTRATION WITH VOLUNTEER DEPUTY REGISTRARS ACTIVE IN EVERY PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL IN POTTER AND RANDALL COUNTIES, AS WELL AS AT COMMUNITY EVENTS ACROSS AMARILLO.
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VOICE IS HEARD. NOW, THEREFORE, WE, THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS OF THE CITY OF AMARILLO, TEXAS, DO HEREBY DEEM IT AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE TO PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER 2025 AS LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS IN AMARILLO'S 75TH ANNIVERSARY AND COMMEND ITS MEMBERS FOR THEIR DEDICATION TO INFORMED CITIZENSHIP AND TO THE DEMOCRATIC VALUES THAT STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITY.SIGNED BY THE MAYOR AND ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS THIS DAY.
WHAT AN HONOR IT IS TO STAND WITH THE WOMEN BEHIND ME WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING IN THIS COMMUNITY, NOT FOR 75 YEARS, BUT FOR SOME OF THOSE 75 YEARS TO EMPOWER VOTERS AND DEFEND DEMOCRACY.
THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF AMARILLO ENVISIONS A DEMOCRACY IN WHICH EVERY PERSON HAS THE DESIRE, THE RIGHT, THE KNOWLEDGE AND THE CONFIDENCE TO PARTICIPATE.
PLEASE COME JOIN US. BECAUSE VOTING IS WHERE WHERE THE WHERE THE CHANGE HAPPENS.
SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU FOR BEING A PART OF OUR COMMUNITY.
AND THANK YOU TO THESE LADIES FOR THE WORK THAT THEY DO. [APPLAUSE] OKAY. 1.2.3. 1. 2. 3. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
OKAY. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR ATTENDING AND THEN ALLOWING US TO DO THAT.
AT THIS TIME, WE'LL MOVE ON IN OUR AGENDA TO ITEM 6 AND ASK IF WE HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS, MR. CITY MANAGER. OKAY. WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 7. PUBLIC COMMENT.
[7. Public Comment]
MS. CITY SECRETARY, IF YOU'LL READ US INTO THAT, PLEASE.OKAY. THANK YOU, MAYOR STANLEY, THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING IN TODAY'S CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
DURING OUR PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION AND ANY PUBLIC HEARINGS WE HAVE TODAY.
EACH SPEAKER WILL GET 3 MINUTES TO ADDRESS CITY COUNCIL AT THE END OF 2.5 MINUTES.
A WARNING BEEP WILL SOUND TO ALERT YOU THAT YOU HAVE 30S LEFT.
TO WRAP UP YOUR THOUGHTS. WE HAVE MULTIPLE PUBLIC HEARINGS TODAY.
IF YOU ARE HERE TO SPEAK ON A PUBLIC HEARING, WE WOULD ASK THAT YOU MAKE YOUR COMMENT ON THAT ITEM EITHER DURING PUBLIC COMMENT OR DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING, BUT NOT BOTH, IN ORDER TO HELP US KEEP ACCURATE RECORDS.
IT IS YOUR DECISION AT WHICH POINT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK.
COUNCIL MAY RESPOND WITH STATEMENTS OF FACT. THEY MAY ASK THAT THE TOPIC BE ADDED TO A FUTURE AGENDA, OR THEY MAY REFER THE MATTER TO THE CITY MANAGER, WHO CAN HAVE STAFF STEP OUT AND VISIT WITH YOU REGARDING YOUR TOPIC.
SO AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY. AND OUR 1ST SPEAKER WILL BE JULIA MILLER. I DON'T BELIEVE JULIA'S HERE. SO WE'LL MOVE TO KENDRA K.
SEAWRIGHT. IS KENDRA HERE? MAYOR. COUNCIL. MY NAME IS KENDRA SEAWRIGHT. I LIVE IN POTTER COUNTY HERE IN AMARILLO.
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I WANTED TO ADDRESS YOU TODAY TO ASK THAT WE HAVE MORE PUBLIC DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE FERMI AMERICA DEAL.WE WOULD LIKE TO ASK THAT. OBVIOUSLY YOU ALL PROBABLY HAVE MORE TO DO WITH TRENT SIZEMORE THAN THAN WE DO, BUT WE JUST WANT TO ASK QUESTIONS. WE JUST WANT TO UNDERSTAND WHERE IT'S COMING FROM.
IF WE COULD HAVE SOME MORE TRANSPARENCY SO WE CAN UNDERSTAND TIMELINES AND KNOW WHAT WHAT WE'RE GETTING INTO AS FAR AS TAXPAYERS AND RATEPAYERS FOR THE ELECTRICITY BILLS THAT ARE MOST LIKELY TO SPIKE BECAUSE OF THIS.
I'VE REALLY ONLY SPENT THE LAST 3 MONTHS LOOKING INTO THE INFORMATION ABOUT AI CENTERS AND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THAT AND A DATA CENTER, AND IT FEELS LIKE I'M A LITTLE BIT DROWNING. I FEEL LIKE I NEED A TINFOIL HAT, BUT I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE TO HEAR WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT IT AS WELL.
I'M NO EXPERT, BUT I JUST HAVE. I CAN'T BE THE ONLY 1 WITH WITH QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ABOUT THIS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU MA'AM. NEXT WILL BE JEFF MCGUNIGLE.
AND AFTER JEFF WILL BE JOSIAH WEST ON DECK. SO SOON? SO SOON. JEFF MCGUNIGLE. HOLA. COMO ESTA? I LIVE IN AMARILLO, TEXAS.
I MIGHT GO FAST ON THIS BECAUSE I GOT A LOT TO SAY, BUT I DON'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF TIME TO SAY IT.
IT'S BEEN A WHILE. IT APPEARS YOU HAVE A NEW PLACE TO RAIN.
I SEE, IN HONORING THE CITY'S TRADITION OF FEARING CHANGE, WE STILL HAVE THE 5 GUYS.
I SEE A NEW BACKDROP. IT'S WHITE, LIKE WHITE CASTLE.
I SEE RONALD MCDONALD WITH THE FORK TONGUE, STILL MOCKS THE OLIVE AMARILLO FROM THE WALL BEHIND.
ALL YOU REALLY NEED IS DAVE THOMAS AS CITY MANAGER, MAKING SURE THE PATH TO PLEASANT VALLEY DOESN'T LEAD TO MAKING THINGS RIGHT IN PLEASANT VALLEY AND WHAT WAS PROMISED TO THEM DECADES AGO.
BUT THE POWER STRUCTURE COMPOSES THE UNSPOKEN STANDARD OF MEDIOCRITY AND GIVES US HAMBURGER.
YOU SEE, HAMBURGER MEDIOCRITY, WHERE PEOPLE ARE INSPIRED BY LEADERSHIP TO JUST SURVIVE.
WHEN WE ARE ALL HERE TO THRIVE AS THE EXCELLENT BEINGS THAT WE ARE HERE.
THOUGH AMARILLO NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH THE EXCELLENT CITY OF AMARILLO PROPOSED IN 23 THINGS ARE KEPT SECRET EVEN THE STANDARD OF MEDIOCRITY WHICH REMAINS SECRETLY UNSPOKEN SECRET. AND IT CONTINUES WITH FERMI F.
E. R. M. I. FEEDING ON EVERY RESOURCE IN MIND INSATIABLY IN A SECRET MEETING WITH FERMI TODAY, I SURE HOPE YOU DIDN'T SELL OUR THE CITY'S SOLE BECAUSE WATER IS SOLE.
SPEAKING OF 23, IN SECRETS AND NOT RESOLVING PROBLEMS, BUT SWEEPING THEM UNDER THE RUG.
THE ART OF DECEPTION. I WISH TO RETURN TO APRIL 25TH, 2023.
A BATTLE ENSUED WHEN COUNCILMAN STANLEY WAS CALLED OUT BY MAYOR NELSON ON BEHALF OF CITIZENS CONCERNED AND UNEASY REGARDING WORDS SPOKEN BY CANDIDATE STANLEY REGARDING ALEX FAIRLEY. I JUST MAY HAVE BEEN ONE OF THOSE CITIZENS.
THIS ISSUE REMAINS AN OPEN SORE, AND I'M CHALLENGING AGAIN, AS I DID IN 23, THAT SOME COURAGEOUS SOUL ON THIS COUNCIL INVESTIGATES WHAT REALLY HAPPENED AFTER I REQUESTED THIS THE 1ST TIME, I HAD CITY OFFICIALS AND CITIZENS COME TO ME AND SAY, I DON'T LIKE THE WAY IT WENT DOWN, JEFF, BUT I WANT TO KNOW THE TRUTH OF THINGS.
THE OTHER OPEN SORE IS ISD BOARD MEMBER, CONNIE.
THE CURSE BROWN'S INELIGIBILITY TO EVEN RUN IN 23.
YET 29 MONTHS LATER, SHE'S STILL ON THE BOARD.
A BOARD WHICH NEEDS THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF INTEGRITY.
HAVE YOU SEEN WHAT'S GOING ON AT ISD? SINCE 2023.
2 KIDS DEAD. 2 KIDS DEAD. KILLED BY NEGLIGENCE.
NO MEMORIALS, NO CANDLELIGHT VIGILS. NO MOMS MARCHING OR MOURNING.
INTERESTING ENOUGH, BOTH CANDIDATES DID SEEM TO WIN UNFAIRLY AND FULLY BACKED BY FAIRLY.
IT'S TIME TO INVESTIGATE THE CASES FOR THE PEACE OF MIND AND OVERALL HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY.
SO 2025 IS THE YEAR OF A CLEAN CITY COMES ALIVE, 2026 THE YEAR, THE URGENT YEAR OF THE FIX?
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SO WHAT ABOUT THE ALL IS THE CALL? THANK YOU JEFF.APPRECIATE YOU SIR. JOSIAH. WEST.
JOSIAH. IS HE OKAY THEN? AND I WANT TO MENTION COUNCIL YOU HAVE COMMENTS FROM LENA SEEBERG.
GOOD AFTERNOON. THIS IS MY 1ST TIME IN FRONT OF A COUNCIL MEETING, SO I'M JUST RECENTLY RETIRED.
A RESIDENT OF AMARILLO, TEXAS, AND I RECENTLY THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO RETIRE TO HAVE A PEACEFUL, RESTFUL REST OF MY LIFE. BUT IT SEEMS LIKE SOME HOMELESSNESS IN SAN JACINTO, WHERE I'VE RESIDED FOR 44 YEARS NOW, HAD A DIFFERENT IDEA ON SEPTEMBER 10TH. MY PORCH WAS VANDALIZED BY A DERANGED HOMELESS MAN.
I LIVE ALONE. I CALLED 911 4 TIMES AND IT TOOK THEM A LONG TIME.
HE WAS ALREADY THERE AND GONE BY THE TIME THEY CAME.
THEY DIDN'T FIND HIM. NEXT MORNING, I'M CALLING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND MAKING THE VANDALISM REPORT AND HE VERY SMART POLICE OFFICER REMEMBERED HIM AND HE SAW HIM AT THE END OF MY BLOCK, 4 HOUSES DOWN.
AND HE TURNED AROUND AND WENT TO ARREST HIM. AND GUESS WHAT? HE SAW WHO GOT HIM ARRESTED. AND SEEMS LIKE SINCE THEN HE HAS BEEN TAUNTING ME.
HE'S BEEN IN MY BACKYARD. HE TOOK ONE OF MY GRANDKIDS TOYS AND BEAT THE TARNATION OUT OF IT, AND LEFT IT OUT IN THE ALLEY FOR ME TO KNOW THAT HE'D BEEN IN MY BACKYARD AND I GUESS, TO SCARE ME.
I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY BLESS THEIR HEARTS.
AND IN SAN JACINTO, THEY'RE THERE TO STEAL AND DESTROY PROPERTY.
I USED TO BE ABLE TO. AND I DO DISPLAY. I'M A CHRISTIAN AND A PATRIOT, AND I DO DISPLAY MY LORD'S CROSS AND OUR FLAG. AND I FELT LIKE THAT WAS ALSO ANOTHER REASON THAT HE MIGHT HAVE BEEN ATTACKING, BECAUSE I DID HEAR I'VE GOT A RING, A VIDEO ON THE RING, AND I'M HOPING TO BE ABLE TO LEARN HOW TO SEND IT TO YOU GUYS SO Y'ALL CAN SEE EXACTLY WHAT I WENT THROUGH.
I HEARD A LOT OF COMMENTS FROM HIM IN REGARDS TO MY RELIGION AND MY GENDER, AND I JUST FEEL LIKE IT COULD HAVE BEEN, YOU KNOW, JUST ME HE WANTED, BUT I'M NOT SURE.
I JUST KNOW THAT THERE'S LOTS OF HOMELESSNESS, AND THERE ARE MEN THAT COULD BE WORKING INSTEAD OF RUNNING THE STREETS FROM MIDNIGHT TO 05:00 IN THE MORNING. SO I'D LIKE TO SEE IF MAYBE SOMEHOW Y'ALL COULD DIRECT ME TO KNOW WHAT OR WHO I COULD GO TO.
MAYBE FIND A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM IN SAN JACINTO, BECAUSE I KNOW Y'ALL WANT TO DO 6TH STREET, AND 6TH STREET IS BEAUTIFUL, BUT PEOPLE TEND TO BE AFRAID OF 6TH STREET WHEN THEY SEE WHAT YOU KNOW, WHERE THEY HAVE TO PARK THEIR CARS.
WE'RE GLAD TO GET INVOLVED WITH YOU. SO SPECIFICALLY IF WE COULD HAVE MAYBE MR. FREEMAN OR MR. PATH IF YOU'D LIKE TO GET WITH YOU DIRECTLY.
THANK YOU. MA'AM. OUR LAST SPEAKER THAT SIGNED UP IS JERRY ROSS.
HI. MY NAME IS JERRY ROSS, AND I'M A CITIZEN OF RANDALL COUNTY AND AMARILLO CITIZEN AND AMARILLO PARENT AS AN AMARILLO CITIZEN AND PARENT. THE FERMI AMERICAN AI DATA CENTER CONCERNS ME FOR A FEW REASONS.
FROM AN ECONOMIC LENS, AMARILLO GETS REALLY EXCITED WHEN BIG COMPANIES WANT TO DO BUSINESS HERE.
WE GIVE THEM TAX, TAX CUTS, INCENTIVES AND LAND.
THESE DEALS ARE FAMOUSLY SO GOOD THAT ALMOST ALL OF OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD RESIGNED IN 2024.
TODAY, COUNCIL MEMBERS MET WITH FERMI AMERICA TO TALK ABOUT WATER RIGHTS.
FERMI IS ANOTHER BIG COMPANY PROMISING BIG THINGS FOR THE PANHANDLE, AND I'M WORRIED THAT OUR CITY GOVERNMENT IS GOING TO MAKE ANOTHER DEAL THAT MAINLY BENEFITS A BIG CORPORATION. AND TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, IT'S NOT TAX BREAKS, IT'S WATER, WHICH IS SOMETHING AMARILLO NEEDS TO EXIST.
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OUR CHILDREN, IF WE WANT THEM TO CONTINUE IN THE LAND OF OUR HOME NEED THIS WATER TO CONTINUE.FERMI CLAIMS THAT THEIR 4 NUCLEAR REACTORS POWERING THE AI CENTER WON'T USE MUCH WATER, BUT THAT IS ONLY CONTINGENT ON MASSIVE DESIGN CHANGE THAT NEEDS NRC APPROVAL TO MAKE HAPPEN, WHICH THEY DON'T HAVE.
ON TOP OF OUR WATER, THEY WANT TO USE OUR NATURAL GAS AND WIND TURBINE ENERGY.
AMARILLO CITIZENS DON'T EVEN GET TO USE OUR WIND TURBINE ENERGY.
IT GETS SENT OFF TO OTHER PARTS OF THE STATE AND IN OTHER COMMUNITIES.
I WOULD I WOULD URGE THIS COUNCIL TO BE TRANSPARENT ABOUT THE CONVERSATIONS THEY ARE HAVING WITH FERMI AMERICA ABOUT OUR WATER BEFORE THE COUNCIL STARTS GIVING THEM OUR WATER AND RAISING OUR ELECTRICITY COSTS. THIS REALLY SHOULD BE AN ISSUE THAT THE VOTERS HAVE A SAY IN.
THIS COMPANY NEEDS AMARILLO. AMARILLO DOES NOT NEED THIS COMPANY.
YOU SAY YOU LOVE WHERE WE ARE AND WE WANT OUR CHILDREN TO CONTINUE HERE.
CORRECT? THIS IS OUR HOME. THEY NEED THAT WATER.
THEIR CHILDREN NEED THAT WATER. DON'T TURN YOUR BACK ON AMARILLO BE TRANSPARENT.
AND MAYOR. THAT CONCLUDES EVERYONE THAT SIGNED UP TODAY.
OKAY. I THANK EVERYONE FOR SPEAKING HERE TODAY.
IF I HAVE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO OFFER PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
SO YES MA'AM. YOU IN THE FRONT. IF YOU COME FORWARD, THEN WE'LL DO YOU NEXT.
HI THERE. MY NAME IS LIZA ROMANELLI. I PREPARED MY MARK'S REMARKS, BUT I'M JUST GOING TO GO OFF THE CUFF BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THE FERMI IS A MAJOR SOURCE OF INTEREST FOR THE COMMUNITY. AND FOR RIGHT NOW.
I REALLY WANT TO ADDRESS THE PEOPLE, NOT NECESSARILY COUNCIL.
AND IN FACT, THE PEOPLE OF AMERICA, BECAUSE NOW IS REALLY A TIME THAT WE NEED TO REFRAME HOW WE LOOK AT OUR INVESTMENTS, BECAUSE WE'VE ALREADY PAID FOR THIS STUFF. THIS IS REALLY A RED PILL, BLUE PILL TYPE MOMENT WITH RESPECT TO HOW YOUR DOLLARS ARE SPENT ON ECONOMIC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. IF YOU TAKE THE BLUE PILL, YOU STAY ASLEEP AND YOU BELIEVE THAT JOB CREATION ENOUGH IS IS WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO GET, AND THAT'S WHAT YOU DESERVE. THIS IS YOUR LAND, YOUR FUTURE, YOUR WATER, YOUR CHILDREN'S FUTURE.
I APPRECIATE I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU SAID THAT WAS.
THAT WAS VERY WELL PUT. YOU CAN TAKE THE RED PILL OR AND DEMAND.
DEMAND BETTER. YOU CAN UNDERSTAND THAT. YOU CAN GET AN ROI FOR YOUR INVESTMENT.
YOU'VE ALREADY PAID FOR THE WATERWAYS. YOU'VE ALREADY PAID FOR THE INFRASTRUCTURE. WHAT IS THE ANSWER TO THIS? WE NEED TO HAVE A CIVIC ENDOWMENT. FERMI IS GOING PUBLIC.
I DON'T KNOW IF A LOT OF YOU KNOW THAT, BUT THEY HAVE FILED FOR AN IPO WITH THE SCC.
AND ALL OF THIS ENERGY THAT THEY ARE PLANNING ON CREATING, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO GIVE IT HERE.
THIS IS NOT A BUNCH OF THAT. THEY'RE GOING TO SELL IT.
AMARILLO AND AMARILLO RESIDENTS NEED TO GET A RETURN ON THIS INVESTMENT.
THERE NEEDS TO BE INVESTMENT IN STARTUPS. THERE NEEDS TO BE INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION, SUPPORTING WT, SUPPORTING AISD. I DON'T KNOW HOW THESE 600 JOBS THAT THEY ARE PROMISING, 7 TO 12 YEARS LATER IN CARSON COUNTY ARE GOING TO POSITIVELY IMPACT POTTER OR RANDALL COUNTY IN TERMS OF A TAX BASE AND INCREASED TAX BASE.
GOD FORBID THERE BE A CATASTROPHE HERE. HOW ARE YOU GOING TO PAY TO LEAVE? WHAT IF YOU NEED TO LEAVE? THE PEOPLE OF EAST PALESTINE, OHIO CAN'T LEAVE.
NOT THE CITY, NOT AISD OR AEDC. EXCUSE ME? IT NEEDS TO BE FROM FERMI.
THEY ARE GOING PUBLIC, AND THAT MONEY NEEDS TO BE RETURNED DIRECTLY IN TERMS OF A CIVIC ENDOWMENT.
AND I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU ALL OF YOU ALL TAKING THE TIME TO LISTEN TO US, TO HEAR OUR CONCERNS, TO HEAR OUR COMPLAINTS, BUT ALSO TO THINK THROUGH A LENS OF INNOVATION.
AS A AS A STRATEGIST, AS A INDIVIDUAL WHO WORKS IN INNOVATION MANAGEMENT WITH IP PORTFOLIOS.
THIS IS WHAT IT TAKES TO MOVE THINGS FORWARD TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
THE CONVERSATION HAS ALREADY SHIFTED FROM THE NATIONAL LEVEL.
I'VE BEEN ADVOCATING FOR YEARS THE REPEAL OF THE BAYH-DOLE ACT, WITH HOWARD LUTNICK GOING AFTER THAT, AND THE ABILITY TO RECOUP ON THE ROI FOR THE INNOVATION THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN PUT FORTH.
THIS IS YOUR MOMENT AND YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE IT BACK TO AMARILLO.
AND LET AMARILLO BE MORE THAN A TRUCK STOP. THANK YOU.
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YES, MA'AM. IF YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND COME FORWARD, MR. FISHER WILL DO YOU. NEXT. AFTERNOON. HI, GENTLEMEN.HOW ARE YOU? MY NAME IS HARPER METCALF. I'M A RESIDENT OF AMARILLO, AND I JUST WANTED TO ADD MY VOICE TO THESE OTHER ONES THAT ARE ASKING FOR TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE FERMI AMERICA DEAL. I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT A LOT OF CITIZENS ARE SAYING, I DON'T WANT THIS, BUT THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO.
I'M HEARING THAT ALL OVER THE PLACE, AND I JUST WANT YOU ALL TO HEAR THAT.
THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE AGAINST THIS, AND THEY THINK THAT IT'S JUST GONE TOO FAR.
THEIR VOICE DOESN'T COUNT. IT'S TOO SMALL, AND THIS COMPANY IS TOO BIG FOR US TO FIGHT BACK.
SO I'M JUST REALLY ASKING YOU TO LISTEN TO ALL THESE VOICES AND REALLY TAKE IT SERIOUSLY THAT WE ARE INCREDIBLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE FUTURE AND THE FUTURE FOR OUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN. THANK YOU. MR. FISHER.
BEFORE I START, I'D LIKE TO ASK FOR ITEM 8.W TO BE TAKEN OFF THE CONSENT AGENDA.
IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GOING TO INCREASE A PROJECT BY 250,000 BECAUSE OF A DELAY.
I'D JUST LIKE TO KNOW WHAT ACCOUNTABILITY DO WE HAVE? WAS IT OUR FAULT? WHOSE FAULT WAS IT? SURE. WE'LL PULL 8.W.
THANK YOU. MY NAME IS MIKE FISHER. I LIVE IN THE CITY LIMITS OF AMARILLO.
AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING I SPOKE, I MISSPOKE, I SAID ABOUT PROPERTY TAXES.
I SAID IT WAS LIKE AN ADJUSTED TAX RATE. WHAT IT'S CALLED IS AN EFFECTIVE TAX RATE.
SO HOW MUCH DOES IT AFFECT CITIZENS? SO IT'S THE PERCENTAGE OF YOUR INCOME THAT GOES TO TAXES.
SO JUST TAKE THE AMOUNT OF TAXES YOU PAY. DIVIDE IT BY HOW MUCH YOU MAKE.
THAT'S THE PERCENTAGE OF YOUR PERCENTAGE OF YOUR INCOME THAT GOES TO TAXES.
INSTEAD OF LISTENING TO LAURA STORRS TELLING YOU THAT WE HAVE THE LOWEST RATE IN IN THE STATE, WHICH THAT MAY BE, BUT WE'RE IN THE TOP 20% IN THE NATION IN PROPERTY TAXES.
WHEN YOU DIVIDE YOUR PROPERTY TAXES BY YOUR INCOME EFFECTIVE TAX RATE REMEMBER THAT.
ON TODAY'S WORK SESSION, YOU GUYS TALKED ABOUT YOU HAD A WTER SUPPLY AGREEMENT WITH FERMI AMERICA.
AND A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT THAT. I'D LIKE TO YOU KNOW, WE'RE WE'VE WE'VE GOT 300 YEARS OF WATER RIGHTS, SUPPOSEDLY. SO WHICH IS IT? DO WE HAVE 300 YEARS? DO WE HAVE 400 YEARS? DO WE? DO WE HAVE THAT? WE'RE PARADING THESE KIDS AROUND EVERY FEW MONTHS.
WE PRAY THESE KIDS, EVERY DROP COUNTS. WE'LL DO THEY.
DOES EVERY DROP COUNT WHEN WE'RE GOING TO SELL? THIS COULD BE UP TO 3 TIMES THE AMOUNT OUR CITY USES IN WATER.
WE'RE. THAT MEANS WE COULD EXPAND AMARILLO TO 800,000 PEOPLE, AND THAT WOULD BE THE AMOUNT OF WATER WE WOULD USE IF THEY USE WATER TO COOL THIS NUCLEAR PLANT. SO I HAVE A SOLUTION, MAYBE A SUGGESTION, MAYBE A BACKDROP TO THIS COULD BE AN AGREEMENT WITH U LAKE TO WERE IF LIKE, MAYBE THEY'RE IN SOME SORT OF RETAINER THAT IF WATER LEVELS DROP BELOW A CERTAIN AMOUNT AND IF THEY'RE ABOVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT, THEY'LL RELEASE WATER INTO MEREDITH TO HELP WITH THIS.
SO WE HAVE A AN EMERGENCY PLAN. IF WE START PULLING TOO MUCH WATER FROM THE AQUIFER.
NOW, IF YOU GO TO THE HANDOUT THAT I GAVE YOU LAST WEEK, I WENT TO A TIERS MEETING.
TIERS 1 MEETING AND THERE'S A HOTEL IN OUR FORMER MAYOR'S HUSBAND AND THE GUY FROM UNDERWOOD LAW FIRM. HE'S BUYING THE COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT.
3 YEARS AGO, WE SOLD THAT HOTEL TO A PUBLICLY TRADED COMPANY FOR 20 MILLION PLUS DOLLARS ON THAT PAPER YOU SEE IN FRONT OF ME, WHERE MR. FREEMAN HERE ACCUSED ME OF BEING A YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE CRAZY PEOPLE OUT HERE THAT'S JUST MAKING UP STUFF.
YOU'LL SEE A SCC DOCUMENT AT THE 1ST PAGE SHOWS HOW MUCH THEY HAVE IT ON THE BOOKS FOR.
AND THEN NEXT TO IT, YOU HAVE THE DEPRECIATION.
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IT'S OVER 20 MILLION. THE NEXT PAGE SHOWS YOU WE'VE GOT THE DOCUMENT IN OUR HAND, AND AND I KNOW YOU'RE AVAILABLE.WE CAN DEFINITELY CONTACT YOU IF WE'VE GOT ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS ON IT.
SO WHY WOULDN'T YOU WANT TO HEAR THE REST OF THIS? I MEAN, I GOT ANOTHER MINUTE. YOU LET YOU LET PEOPLE FROM FROM THE COLONIES STAY UP HERE FOR 5 MINUTES LIKE YOU'VE NEVER LET ME GO OVER. HARDLY EVER.
INTERRUPT IT NEXT TIME WHEN YOU LET PEOPLE GO OVER 3 MINUTES.
I APPRECIATE YOU. AND YOU'RE NOT THE GUY THAT YOU ACT LIKE YOU ARE.
YOU'RE NOT. YOU'RE NOT. THANK YOU, MR. FISHER.
[APPLAUSE] YES, MA'AM. YES, MA'AM. IN THE GREEN.
MY NAME IS JOAN GAINES. I'M A RESIDENT OF AMARILLO AND POTTER COUNTY.
I KNOW I MUST HAVE MISSED SOME THINGS, BUT I HAVE HEARD MORE FROM FRIENDS IN OTHER STATES THAT IT'S ON THEIR NEWS ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING IN AMARILLO, THAN IT'S BEEN ON OUR NEWS ABOUT THE AI AND THE NUCLEAR FACILITY.
OUR WATER IS PRECIOUS. WE MAKE AN ALLEGIANCE AND WE SAY ONE NATION UNDER GOD.
STATE OF TEXAS UNDER GOD. GOD ALMIGHTY GAVE US OUR LAND, OUR AIR, OUR WATER.
AND HE HAS COMMANDED US TO BE GOOD STEWARDS OF THESE RESOURCES.
WE NEED MORE INFORMATION. THERE NEEDS TO BE MORE INVESTIGATION BECAUSE THESE THINGS ARE PRECIOUS IN AMARILLO I TRY AND CONSERVE WATER AT MY HOUSE AND DO THESE OTHER THINGS. PEOPLE HAVE SAID HOW PRECIOUS THE WATER IS AND THAT OUR AQUIFER IS NOT GOING TO LAST FOREVER. WE NEED TO DO MORE INVESTIGATION INTO THESE BUSINESSES AND WHAT IT WILL MEAN TO THE FUTURE OF AMARILLO, TO OUR FARMERS, TO OUR DAIRIES, TO OUR PEOPLE.
SO PLEASE TAKE MORE TIME WITH THIS AND SHARE AND GET THE PUBLIC'S INPUT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU MA'AM. MR. FORD, I SAW YOUR HAND UP.
PLEASE COME FORWARD. MIKE FORD, AMARILLO, TEXAS.
I JUST WANTED TO. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING REALLY PREPARED.
I'VE SPENT 4 DECADES TRYING IN THIS STATE AND IN THE COUNTRY TO BUILD CONSENT FOR NUCLEAR PROJECTS.
AND IF THIS PROJECT IS DONE PROPERLY, IT CAN BRING A LOT OF BENEFIT TO THIS, TO THIS COMMUNITY, OUR COMMUNITY. BUT IF IT'S NOT, IT'S A DISASTER.
AND THAT'S WHY I STRESS IN EVERYTHING THAT I DO, EVERY COMMUNICATION I HAVE WITHIN THE STATE, THAT THESE PROJECTS NEED TO BE STAFFED BY LEGITIMATE NUCLEAR OPERATORS.
THERE IS A LOT HINGING ON THIS PROJECT. IT REQUIRES THESE AIR COOLED CONDENSERS.
THERE'S 600 ACRES OF AIR COOLED CONDENSERS THAT WILL BE REQUIRED, WHICH IS ENORMOUS.
THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE NRC HAS NOT APPROVED THESE THINGS.
AND SO YOU ARE GOING TO BE FACED WITH THE FACT THAT EITHER THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A VERY MINIMAL REQUEST FOR MAYBE 16 MILLION GALLONS FOR A YEAR, OR AND THAT'S FOR THE NUCLEAR PROJECT, OR THEY'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT 150 MILLION GALLONS PER DAY IF THEY GO WITH THE COOLING TOWERS, WHICH IS GOING TO CREATE 3 AMARILLO'S OUT THERE.
THE PROBLEM IS, IS THAT ONCE THE NRC STEPS IN, YOU'RE GOING TO BE NOBODY.
YOU'RE YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE ANYTHING SPECIAL ASIDE FROM MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC. I SAY THIS FROM EXPERIENCE YOU'LL FIND ON MY NAME ON A DOCKETING MEMO OF DOCKETING LETTER ON A $4 BILLION SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL PROJECT THAT WAS IN WEST TEXAS.
I WAS ASKED TO COME IN AND BASICALLY SAVE THAT PROJECT.
AND I DID, AND WE GOT IT DOCKETED. AND WE THE COMPANY BENEFITED FROM IT GREATLY.
EVEN THE STATE OF TEXAS WROTE A LAW FORBIDDING THE SITING OF THAT FACILITY BECAUSE THE NRC CAME IN AND ASKED, WELL, MR. FARMER, MR. RANCHER, DO YOU REALLY NEED ACCESS TO YOUR YOUR SITE, YOUR LAND, YOUR FACILITY.
HOW HOW MANY TIMES MR. RANCHER DO YOU NEED TO GET ACCESS TO YOUR CATTLE? AND THEY DESTROYED THE CONSENT THAT WAS WAS ONCE THERE.
SO I WOULD STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU WORK CLOSELY WITH THE PRINCIPALS OF THIS, OF THIS COMPANY.
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WITHOUT ANY RETURN. IT'S GOING TO BE ALL LEASED TO TENANTS THERE FOR THEIR AI FACILITIES.IT COULD BE A GOOD THING FOR OUR COMMUNITY, BUT THEN AGAIN, IT COULD BE A DISASTER.
SO IT'S NOT NECESSARILY A WIN WIN IF WE DON'T CONSTRUCT THIS PROPERLY.
AND I AGAIN, I HAVE 40 YEARS EXPERIENCE AND THIS IS IN MY WHEELHOUSE.
AND IF WE DON'T WORK TOGETHER, THERE IS A HUGE PROBLEM ON THE HORIZON.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR. FORD. I DON'T KNOW THAT WE COULD AGREE WITH YOU MORE.
THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. OVER HERE ON THE FAR RIGHT.
WE CAN MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT IF YOU'D RATHER. OR IF YOU'RE FINE.
MY NAME IS MADISON BOYLE, AND I AM A RESIDENT OF AMARILLO AND RANDALL COUNTY.
I AM REQUESTING MORE DETAILS ON FERMI AND THE WATER DEALS BEING MADE.
MANY FARMERS ARE STILL FEELING THE IMPACT FROM THE DEVASTATING WILDFIRES THAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR.
I HAVE FAMILY THAT WAS DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY THOSE FIRES, AND SO I HAVE A LOT OF CONCERNS.
I AM CONCERNED FOR CITIZENS AND SPECIFICALLY FARMERS AND THEIR LIVELIHOODS.
PLEASE LISTEN TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS OF AMARILLO AND ACT IN OUR BEST INTEREST AND YOUR FARMER'S BEST INTEREST, BECAUSE AGRICULTURE IS WHAT HAS BUILT AMARILLO.
THAT'S WHY WE HAVE A COW AS OUR SYMBOL RIGHT UP.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.
THANK YOU MADISON. APPRECIATE YOU. GENTLEMAN IN THE BACK IN THE MASK.
AND IF YOU RESIDE IN THE CITY WHEN YOU GET HERE.
BUT I'D LIKE TO GET SPECIFIC AND WONDER WHICH OF THE CARSON COUNTY WELLS ARE Y'ALL TALKING ABOUT? I'VE BEEN LOOKING THROUGH, AND I'VE FOUND 40 PLUS THAT ARE OWNED BY CITY OF AMARILLO.
HOW MANY OF THEM ARE Y'ALL LEASING, AND HOW MUCH IS THAT GOING TO TAKE AWAY FROM OUR ABILITY TO YOU KNOW, PUMP GROUNDWATER FOR WHEN WE'RE SHORT, DRAWN FROM MEREDITH.
SO I'D LIKE MORE INFO, AND I'D LIKE MORE CONSIDERATION TOWARDS THE CITIZENS OF AMARILLO, BECAUSE AFTER THE INITIAL CONSTRUCTION IS COMPLETE, THEY'RE GOING TO BE 40 TO 50 PERMANENT JOBS. WHO'S GOING TO GET THOSE? ARE THEY GOING TO BE LOCAL? HOW CAN WE MAKE AMARILLO BENEFIT EVEN MORE? THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. YES, SIR. HERE ON THE FRONT.
MY NAME IS THOMAS TUCEK. I AM A RESIDENT OF AMARILLO IN RANDALL COUNTY.
I'M JUST LIKE THE OTHERS. I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE FERMI.
WE JUST WANT MORE INFORMATION. ABOUT A MONTH AGO, I REACHED OUT TO ALL OF YOU ACTUALLY ASKING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON WHERE FERMI IS IN THE PLANNING STAGES AND EVERYTHING. MR. REID WAS KIND ENOUGH TO REACH OUT AND SAY, HEY, THIS IS WHAT CARSON COUNTY.
SO THEN WE WENT TO CARSON COUNTY AND STARTED ASKING, AND THEY DON'T REALLY SEEM TO KNOW EITHER.
SO THE TRANSPARENCY IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
IT JUST FEELS LIKE A LOT OF THINGS ARE HAPPENING, BUT NOBODY HAS ANY ANSWERS FOR US.
AND IT'S CONFUSING AND WE JUST KIND OF WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
SO WHY WOULD WE WANT TO SELL OUR WATER RIGHTS WHEN WE DON'T REALLY KNOW, LIKE HOW MUCH THEY'RE GOING TO END UP USING OVERALL? SO JUST, YOU KNOW, TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY, CONSIDER IT AND CONSIDER YOUR CITIZENS.
OKAY. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.
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EVERY CHANCE WE CAN. THERE ARE SOME CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS THAT WILL HAVE TO BE DONE.AND SO I KNOW THAT'S FRUSTRATING TO HAVE TO READ IT ON AN EXEC, BUT THAT IS THE WAY THE CONTRACT TERMS ARE BROUGHT TO US, JUST LIKE ANY OTHER WATER CONTRACT OR OTHER BUSINESS DEALING THAT WE'VE HAD.
SO WE APPRECIATE YOUR CONCERN AND WE HEAR YOU.
SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR SPEAKING TODAY. WE'LL MOVE INTO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.
[8. Consent Items]
PER MR. FISHER. HE WANTED TO PULL ITEM 8.W. FOR A LITTLE FURTHER DISCUSSION.BEFORE WE VOTE ON THAT. I'M GLAD TO PULL THAT OFF.
COUNCIL DO I HAVE ANYTHING ELSE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA THAT YOU GUYS NEED? MORE ON COUNCILMAN SIMPSON 8.P. PLEASE SAY THAT AGAIN.
P. 8.P. AS IN PAUL. OKAY. ANYTHING FROM THIS SIDE? NO, SIR. OKAY, WE'LL PULL 8.W. AND 8.P. WE CAN VOTE ON THOSE ITEMS INDIVIDUALLY.
WOULD REQUEST A MOTION FOR THE REMAINING CONSENT AGENDA.
ARE YOU OUT OF BATTERY, SIR? OH, IT IS LIVE. I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
LAST 8.P. AND 8.W. AS PRESENTED. SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. WE'LL NOW TAKE ITEM 8.P. MR. CITY MANAGER.
[8.P. CONSIDER APPROVAL - CIVIC CENTER CONCESSION REVENUE AGREEMENT]
YES. I'M GONNA TURN THIS OVER TO RICH GAGNON. YEAH, I WILL I WILL JUST SAY A COUPLE OF THINGS.WHY I ASKED TO HAVE THAT PULLED OFF BEFORE RICH GET STARTED IS, YOU KNOW, AS WE LOOKED AT THE BUDGET ACROSS ALL AREAS, WE'VE WE'VE USED THIS TERM COST RECOVERY A LOT.
THAT WAY. WE LOOKED AT THE GOLF COURSE AS ONE AREA THAT'S ALMOST THE GOLFERS ARE PAYING FOR THAT, SO IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE SUBSIDIZED. WE LOOKED AT ALL DIFFERENT AREAS ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH.
1 LARGE AREA THAT WE HAVE THAT REALLY HAS A WIDE GAP THAT HAS TO BE SUBSIDIZED BY TAXPAYERS, IS THE OPERATION OF THE CIVIC CENTER. BUT THAT GAP IS IS FILLED BY BY HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX.
AND I THINK HE'S GOING TO GO OVER KIND OF THE HISTORY OF THAT.
BUT I KNOW AS WE LOOK AT THE AT THE NEW AGREEMENT ON THE CONCESSION REVENUE, I JUST WANTED TO LEARN, AS WE LOOK ACROSS THE CITY TO FIND WAYS OF GENERATING REVENUE SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO PUT THE GAP ON OTHER TAXPAYERS.
AND IN THIS CASE, IT'S THE HOTELIERS OR THE PEOPLE THAT STAY IN THE HOTEL.
YOU KNOW, HOW IS THIS AGREEMENT KIND OF CLOSING THAT GAP AT THE CIVIC CENTER? SO MAYBE, RICH, IF YOU COULD GIVE US AN UPDATE OF WHERE WE ARE ON THE GAP OF THE CIVIC CENTER, HOW MUCH HOT TAX THAT IS TAKING AND KIND OF WHAT THE TREND IS ON THAT.
AND THEN MAYBE MORE SPECIFICALLY, IS THIS IS THIS AGREEMENT THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, IS IT HELPING CLOSE AND FILL THAT GAP? IT IS. SO IF YOU GO BACK AND I CAN ABSOLUTELY SHARE THIS.
WE HAVE A 10 YEAR HISTORY OF WHAT THE SUBSIDY FROM HOT TAX LOOKS LIKE.
THE GOOD NEWS IS WE'LL HAVE IN ABOUT A WEEK OR SO WE'LL HAVE ACTUALS.
SO THAT SUBSIDY IS GOING TO COME DOWN. WE'RE ALREADY SEEING THAT IN PROJECTIONS.
AND WHEN I GET THOSE, I'LL SHARE THOSE NUMBERS.
THIS PARTICULAR CONTRACT IS ACTUALLY A REVENUE CONTRACT.
OVER THE LAST 3 YEARS, WE'VE BEEN CLOSER TO 600 TO THE TO THE CIVIC CENTER.
SO, SO ON THIS AGREEMENT, WE'RE THAT WE'RE GETTING AN ADDITIONAL $100,000 A YEAR, CORRECT.
AS A MINIMUM. AS A MINIMUM. BUT WE'VE BEEN AVERAGING CLOSER TO 6.
$600,000. TO THE CIVIC CENTER OUT OF CONCESSION SALES.
AND THAT VARIES BY THE EVENTS WITHIN THE CONTRACT.
NO. IT JUST IT JUST UPPED THE MINIMUM. IT JUST UPS THE MINIMUM OKAY.
YEAH. SO THERE WASN'T ANY OPPORTUNITY, I GUESS, TO LOOK AT THIS AGREEMENT AS A WAY TO CLOSE THAT.
WHEN I LOOK AT THE, THE NUMBERS I GUESS THIS YEAR AND THE BUDGET.
THE OPERATIONS, THE TOTAL COST OF THE CIVIC CENTER WAS ABOUT $5.6 MILLION.
AND THE SUBSIDY WAS THAT WE BUDGETED IS HALF THAT $2.3 MILLION.
BUT YOU SAID WE COULD WIND UP COMING UNDER THAT.
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AROUND $2.1 MILLION. AND I THINK THAT'S A LITTLE BIT HIGH STILL.SO I THINK IT MAY EVEN COME DOWN LESS THAN THAT IN THE CURRENT YEAR.
AND THEN THE YEAR BEFORE THAT WAS THE $11. 9 MILLION, OR JUST ABOUT.
1.893. YES. YEAH. GOT IT. SO REALLY NO OPPORTUNITY TO CLOSE THE GAP WITH THIS? NO, THE WHAT WE'RE RUNNING UP AGAINST WITH THIS IS JUST THE FACILITY ITSELF.
WE DON'T HAVE THE FACILITIES TO TO EXPAND CATERING SERVICES.
IN OTHER WORDS, WE DON'T HAVE A KITCHEN, AND WE DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO EXPAND. IF WE HAD EXPANDED CONCESSION SERVICES, THEN WE WOULD MAKE MORE REVENUE, WHICH WOULD HELP CLOSE THAT GAP.
OKAY. AND THEN EVEN THOUGH THAT I GUESS, I MEAN, THE TREND HAS BEEN THAT THIS GAP IS WIDENING, RIGHT? SO HAS BEEN UP UNTIL THIS YEAR, AND THIS IS GOING TO BE THE 1ST YEAR THAT WE'LL ACTUALLY SEE IT CLOSE A LITTLE BIT.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THAT CONTRACT.
NO THANK YOU RICH. APPRECIATE THAT. WOULD ASK FOR A MOTION ON ITEM 8.P.
SO MOVED. GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
AYE. MOTION PASSES. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES.
ITEM 8.W. MR. CITY MANAGER, WHO WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE THAT 1?
[8.W. CONSIDER AWARD - CHANGE ORDER NO. 1 FOR UTILITY BILLING AND CUSTOMER INFORMATION SYSTEM SOFTWARE SOLUTION]
JENNIFER GONZALEZ AND I THINK RICH IS GOING TO PIPE IN AS WELL.YEAH. JUST BEFORE JENNIFER GETS STARTED, I ACTUALLY EXPLAINED THE DELAY AND WHY THE COST WENT UP.
YOU HAVE TO EXPORT THE DATA OUT OF THE EXISTING VENDOR.
AND WE'VE HAD TO INVEST A LOT MORE RESOURCES INTO CLEANING THAT DATA UP TO MAKE SURE WHEN IT GOES INTO THE NEW SOFTWARE, WE DON'T CREATE ISSUES FOR OUR CUSTOMERS. SO WHAT YOU'RE SEEING HERE IS THE THE ADDITIONAL TIME AND CONSULTING IT'S TAKE.
IT'S TAKEN TO CLEAN THAT DATA UP TO BRING IT INTO THE NEW SOFTWARE.
DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? IT DOES. CAN YOU TELL US HOW MANY TIMES YOU'VE GONE THROUGH THAT PROCESS, SIR? OH, GOSH. CURRENTLY WE'VE GONE THROUGH 2 TEST CASE PASSES.
AND EVERY SINGLE TIME WE'VE GONE THROUGH THOSE, THE DATA HAS GOTTEN CLEANER.
YEAH. BUT BEAR IN MIND THAT'S FULL IMPORTS TO TEST.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF STEPS THAT WE GO THROUGH IN BETWEEN THAT, YOU KNOW, WE GO THROUGH RUN IT THROUGH SEVERAL SCRIPTS, MAKE SURE THAT LOOKS CLEAN. AND THEN WE DO A FULL IMPORT AND DO A SIDE BY SIDE TO MAKE SURE OKAY, OUR DATA IS CLEAN. SO IT'S IT'S NOT JUST 3. THERE'S A LOT OF THERE'S A LOT OF STEPS IN BETWEEN THOSE FULL IMPORTS.
SO WE'RE DOING THE BEST WE CAN WITH WHAT WE HAVE.
JENNIFER AND HER TEAM HAVE, AND WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF RICH'S TEAM, HAVE DONE AN AMAZING JOB.
BUT WE'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT DATA IS GOOD AND NOT PUT BAD DATA INTO THE NEW SYSTEM.
SO WHAT PART OF THE OLD SYSTEM WAS IT, THE CONNECTIVITY OR VPN? WHAT WAS THE. NO. THIS IS ACTUALLY THE SOFTWARE THAT MANAGES ALL THE CUSTOMER RECORDS IN THE BUILDING ITSELF.
OKAY. SO IT'S IT'S REALLY CRITICAL THAT THAT BUILDING INFORMATION GOES IN CLEANLY.
OR WE COULD HAVE ALL KINDS OF ISSUES WITH CUSTOMER BILLS FOR WATER.
MISS JENNIFER. THANK YOU FOR THAT. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS ON ITEM 8.W.? WOULD ASK FOR A MOTION. I MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM 8.W.
AS PRESENTED. SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND ON 8.W.
ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. OKAY, THAT CONCLUDES OUR CONSENT AGENDA.
[9.A. Request future agenda items and reports from City Manager]
MOVING INTO SECTION 9, OUR DISCUSSION ITEMS. WE HAVE NONE UP ON DISCUSSION HERE TODAY.DO WE HAVE ANY FUTURE REQUESTED DISCUSSION ITEMS?
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AND I'M INTERESTED IN A PRESENTATION AND TO LOOK AT 0 BASED BUDGETING AND WHAT THE BENEFITS MIGHT BE FOR US AS AND WHAT THE DOWNFALLS MIGHT BE. OKAY. SO SPECIFICALLY, YOU'RE LOOKING FOR NOT A RECAP ON EXISTING BUDGET, BUT THE OPTION OF MAYBE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE CAME THROUGH IN THE EXISTING BUDGET.PERHAPS IT EVEN TIES INTO OUR FINANCIAL POLICY A LITTLE BIT IN, IN BEING ABLE TO GET THOSE ACTUALS.
BUT IF THAT'S NOT TOGETHER WITH EVERYTHING ELSE, WE WOULD JUST LOOK FOR THE 2ND MEETING.
WE CAN MOVE THAT DOWN. OKAY. PERFECT. I KNOW WE'VE GOT A FULL AGENDA ALREADY ON THE 14TH.
SO ANY OTHER FUTURE REQUESTED ITEMS FROM COUNCIL? OKAY. WE WILL NOW MOVE INTO OUR NON CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS.
[10.A. PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NO. 8220]
SECTION 10, ITEM 10.A. IS A PUBLIC HEARING. AND MR. BRADY KENDRICK, ALSO KNOWN AS OUR FAVORITE PRESENTER.GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THIS IS ITEM 10.A.
A PUBLIC HQEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE 8220.
THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND 1ST READING OF AN ORDINANCE REZONING LOTS 1 AND 2.
THE APPLICANT IS WILLIAM BIGGS FOR KREBS CYCLING LLC, AND THEY ARE REQUESTING TO REZONE FROM AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT TO OFFICE DISTRICT 2 AND LIGHT COMMERCIAL DISTRICT AND LOT 2 WILL BE THE OFFICE DISTRICT 2 REQUEST.
AND LOT 1 WILL BE THE LIGHT COMMERCIAL REQUEST, WHICH IS THE LOT THAT FRONTS I-40.
THIS PROPERTY WAS ANNEXED INTO THE CITY BACK IN 2024, AND AT THE TIME THERE WAS A MEDICAL FACILITY UNDER CONSTRUCTION ON THE SOUTHERNMOST LOT, AND THAT IS THE LOT THAT THEY ARE REQUESTING TO GO TO. O2 AND THEN THE OTHER LOT WILL BE FUTURE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT.
THIS WOULD CONFORM WITH THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF CITY PLAN REGARDING THE ZONING PATTERN IT IS SETTING UP IN THIS AREA, AND GIVEN THE ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS FOUND IN THIS AREA, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION BELIEVE THE REQUEST WAS APPROPRIATE FOR THIS AREA AND WOULD NOT RESULT IN ANY DETRIMENTAL IMPACTS IF APPROVED.
WE DID SEND PUBLIC NOTICES AS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW.
THANK YOU, MR. KENDRICK. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. KENDRICK COUNCIL? OKAY. THANK YOU SIR. AT THIS TIME, WE'LL OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING.
DO I HAVE ANYONE HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? OKAY. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
I MOVE TO ADOPT ORDINANCE NUMBER 8220. SECOND.
MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES WITH A 5-0 VOTE.
ITEM 10.B. MR. KENDRICK, YOU AGAIN. YES. 10.B.
[10.B. PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NO. 8221]
IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE 8221.THIS IS ALSO A REZONING OF A 28.91 ACRE TRACT OF UNPLATTED LAND LOCATED IN SECTION 65, BLOCK 9, BS&F SURVEY, RANDALL COUNTY, TEXAS, IN THE VICINITY OF HERITAGE HILLS PARKWAY AND JOHN THOMAS STREET.
THE APPLICANT IS FUHRMAN LAND SURVEYORS, INC.
AND THIS IS FOR THE NEXT PHASE OF THE HERITAGE HILL SUBDIVISION.
THIS PROPERTY, IF APPROVED, WOULD BE PROPOSED TO BE DEVELOPED WITH 147 SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED HOMES.
IT WOULD CONFORM WITH CITY PLAN 2045, AS THIS AREA IS DESIGNATED AS NEIGHBORHOOD LOW AND GIVEN THE LOCATION OF THIS TRACT WITHIN THE INTERIOR OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, IT IS A LOGICAL CONTINUATION OF ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS IN THE AREA.
THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOUND WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY COMMENTS ON THIS REQUEST AS OF TODAY, AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ALSO RECOMMENDED OF THIS REQUEST WITH A 5-0 VOTE.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. KENDRICK? OKAY. AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING.
DO I HAVE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST ITEM 10.B.?
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SEEING NO ONE WILL CLOSE THE HEARING AND WOULD ASK FOR A MOTION.I MOVE TO ADOPT ORDINANCE NUMBER 8221 AS PRESENTED.
SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION AND I HAVE A SECOND FROM PLACE 3.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES WITH A 5-0 VOTE. MR. KENDRICK, 1 MORE TIME. YES. ITEM 10.C. IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE 8222.
[10.C. PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NO. 8222]
THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND 1ST READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO CONSIDER REZONING A 56.1 ACRE TRACT OF LAND THAT INCLUDES UNPLATTED LAND AND A PORTION OF TRACK A BLOCK 1 THE TRAILS AT TASCOSA GOLF CLUB, UNIT NUMBER 1.THEY ARE REQUESTING THE ZONE REZONE FROM AGRICULTURAL CULTURAL DISTRICT AND PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 390 TO PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT 390.A FOR THE, A SINGLE FAMILY SUBDIVISION. THE NEXT PHASE OF THE TRAILS AT TASCOSA SINGLE FAMILY SUBDIVISION AND THE AREA THAT IS PROPOSED AS A 2ND PHASE, IS THERE TO THE LEFT OF THE PARK AREA THERE THAT RUNS THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE SUBDIVISION.
AND THE REASON THIS IS A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT IT KIND OF MIXES A RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT 1 LOT SIZES WITH RESIDENTIAL DSTRICT 3 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS PERTAINING TO SETBACKS AND LOT COVERAGES. THEY WANTED TO KIND OF CREATE A UNIQUE NEIGHBORHOOD OUT THERE WITH SOME VARYING DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
SO THAT'S WHY THE 1ST PHASE WAS A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT TO BEGIN WITH.
SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED HOMES ARE THE ALLOWED LAND USE MAXIMUM LOT COVERAGES.
PREDOMINANTLY THEY UTILIZE 65%, BUT THE LOTS THAT BACK UPON THE PARK IN THE MIDDLE AND THE GOLF COURSE TO THE NORTH, THEY ARE PROPOSING A 70% MAX LOT COVERAGE. AND THEN THE SETBACKS FRONT YARD SETBACKS WILL BE 15FT, REAR YARD WOULD BE 10 FEET, EXCEPT FOR THE LOTS ALONG THOSE JUST MENTIONED AREAS.
THOSE WILL HAVE A 5 FOOT REAR YARD SETBACK AND THEN INTERIOR SIDE YARD SETBACK, WHICH WOULD BE 5 FEET, WHICH IS TYPICAL OF OTHER RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS.
WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM AS OF TODAY, AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM WITH A 5-0 VOTE. QUESTIONS FOR MR. KENDRICK ON ITEM 10.C.
AT THIS TIME, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
DO I HAVE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? SEEING NO ONE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND WOULD ASK FOR A MOTION.
TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 8222 AS ADOPTED. SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. ITEM 10.D. WE HAVE ANOTHER PUBLIC HEARING.
[10.D. PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 09-23-25-1]
DO WE HAVE MRS. MILLS COMING FORWARD ON THIS ONE, MR. PATH? GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON. COUNCIL.SO I HAVE UP THERE THE 5307 GRANT, OR TXDOT OPERATING GRANT, OR A BUS AND BUS FACILITIES GRANT.
AND ATTACHED IS THE PROPOSED PROGRAM OF PROJECTS THAT LIST ALL THE THINGS THAT WE PLAN TO APPLY FOR PARATRANSIT SERVICE, BUS REPLACEMENTS, PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE, TRAINING, ALL FOR CAPITAL OPERATING.
ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS? COUNSEL FOR MS. MILLS. THANK YOU. MA'AM. THIS IS LISTED AS A PUBLIC HEARING.
IS THAT CORRECT? OKAY. AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING.
DO I HAVE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? YES, MA'AM. PLEASE COME FORWARD. IS IT MADISON? IS THAT RIGHT? YEP. HELLO AGAIN. I'D LIKE TO REQUEST
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IF POSSIBLE, MORE CHAIRS AT BUS STOPS. WHEN I'M DRIVING AROUND TOWN, I'VE NOTICED THAT THERE ARE LITERALLY THERE'S NO SEATING FOR BUS STOPS.THANK YOU SO MUCH. YES, MA'AM. WE APPRECIATE IT.
DO I HAVE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? OKAY, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 10.D.
COUNCIL. IT'S UP TO YOU. I MOVE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 092325-1 AS PRESENTED.
SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND FROM PLACE 1. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ITEM 10.D. PASSES. ITEM 10.E.
[10.E. CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NO. 8216]
SECOND AND FINAL READING ON OUR COLONIES PID , MR. TIPPS OR COUNCILMAN TIPPS. WOULD YOU LIKE TO RECUSE YOURSELF? YES, I WILL RECUSE. OKAY. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ARE WE DISCUSSING ANYTHING? LET ME LOOK HERE.I'M LOST ON MY PAGES. SO THIS IS NOT A PUBLIC HEARING.
THIS IS JUST A VOTE ON A SECOND AND FINAL 10.E.
DO I NEED TO EXIT THE DICE FOR A VOTE? OKAY, YEAH, WE'LL LET COUNCILMAN TIPPS WALK OUT THERE AND THEN I KNOW WE HAVE MS. ROBERTS HERE. DO WE. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR HER SINCE THIS IS THE SECOND AND FINAL READING? MS. ROBERTS, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE YOU NEED TO SPEAK ON, OR ARE YOU GOOD? OKAY, GREAT.
OKAY. COUNCIL. ITEM 10.E. IS BEFORE YOU FOR ACTION.
I MOVED TO ADOPT ORDINANCE NUMBER 8216 AS PRESENTED.
SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON ITEM 10.E.
ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES WITH A 4-0 VOTE.
WOULD YOU STEP OUTSIDE AND BRING HIM BACK IN? OH, THERE HE IS. WE REMEMBERED YOU THIS TIME.
YEAH. SO NEXT ITEM UP ON THE LIST IS ITEM 10.F.
[10.F. CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NO. 8223]
MS. STORRS. IF YOU WANT TO PRESENT THAT 1. YES.THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I DON'T HAVE A PRESENTATION ON THIS.
WE'VE DISCUSSED THIS UTEM AT LENGTH DURING OUR BUDGET REVIEW PROCESS.
THIS IS THE FORMAL ORDINANCE TO ADOPT THE 70% COLA FOR OUR TRMS RETIREES.
AND AS JUST A QUICK REMINDER AS A QUICK REMINDER BACK IN 2011, THE CITY HAD TO DROP THE COLAS FOR OUR RETIREES. AND THEN 2 YEARS AGO MAYOR AND COUNCIL WERE ABLE TO START REESTABLISHING THOSE DUE TO SOME STATE OR STATE LAW CHANGES THAT ARE AMARILLO POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION AND THE STATE POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION WORKED ON WITH OUR LEGISLATORS.
AND SO THIS HAS BEEN A HUGE WIN FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND GREATLY APPRECIATED THAT MAYOR AND COUNCIL HAVE STEPPED FORWARD AND PLACED THE FUNDING IN OUR BUDGET FOR THIS NEXT YEAR TO GO UP TO THE 70% FUNDING. SO THIS IS JUST THE FORMAL ORDINANCE TO MAKE THAT OFFICIAL.
ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, MS. STORRS. YOU KNOW, JUST TO HIGHLIGHT THIS BEFORE WE CALL IT FOR A VOTE, 2 PREVIOUS COUNCILS BACK IN 22, PROBABLY THIS WAS REALLY BEING PUSHED BY RAPOA AND OUR RAPOA PRESIDENT, ALONG WITH SOME OF OUR OTHER LEGISLATORS.
AND SO REALLY SHOWS TEAMWORK AND SOMETHING FOR THIS COUNCIL TO BE SUPER PROUD OF.
I THINK IN FINISHING WELL, GETTING THIS ALL THE WAY UP TO THE 70%.
AND WHEN THE THE THE 1ST DISCUSSIONS CAME ON, I THINK THE 30% WAS PROBABLY LIKE A STRETCH OF CAN WE GET THAT DONE? AND SO THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPACTFUL THINGS THAT I THINK WE CAN DO TO SHOW THOSE PEOPLE THAT WORK FOR THE CITY, USED TO WORK FOR THE CITY, ARE GOING TO WORK FOR THE CITY THAT THEY'RE APPRECIATED, AND THEY'RE NOT JUST SET OFF TO THE SIDE AS THE CITY CONTINUES TO GROW.
SO THANK YOU, STAFF, FOR LEADING WELL ON THIS.
AND THANK YOU, CURRENT COUNCIL, FOR PUSHING THIS ALL THE WAY UP TO THE MAXIMUM. DO I HAVE ANYONE WHO'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. I HAVE A MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND.
SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND ON ITEM 10.F. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES WITH A 5-0 VOTE.
[10.G. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 09-23-25-2]
OKAY, MRS. COGGINS, YOU'RE UP ON THE PRAD BOARD.[01:15:01]
WHILE YOU SET THE TAX RATE FOR AMARILLO AND OTHER GOVERNING BODIES, SET IT FOR THEIR TAXING DISTRICTS, PRAD APPRAISES THE VALUES. WE HAVE SEATS ON THE PRAD BOARD.THAT COUNCIL HAS A CHANCE TO NOMINATE AND THEN TO COME BACK AND VOTE FOR.
SO WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS TODAY AND LOOK FOR NOMINATIONS.
SO THE 5 YELLOW APPOINTED DIRECTORS ARE THE ONES THAT YOU'RE TAXING AGENCIES SUCH AS CITY OF AMARILLO HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ELECT INTO THEIR POSITIONS. THERE ARE THEN 3ELECTED DIRECTORS AND AN EX OFFICIO VOTING MEMBER.
SO THESE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES JUST SHOW YOU THAT MAKEUP AND THE INDIVIDUALS HIGHLIGHTED IN BLUE.
SO FOR POTTER COUNTY THAT'S MITZI WADE AND CHIP HUNT.
THEIR TERMS WILL BE ENDING. AND SO THAT'S WHO WE'RE LOOKING TO NOMINATE FOR THIS YEAR.
AND THEN THE BOARD POSITIONS AT THE BOTTOM ARE YOUR ELECTED POSITIONS AND YOUR ASSESSOR COLLECTOR.
THOSE 2 INDIVIDUALS ARE ALSO WILLING TO SERVE, AGAIN, THE REASON THAT WE BRING THIS TO YOU AND WE ASK COUNCIL TO BRING NAMES FORWARD TO US INSTEAD OF ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS LIKE WE DO ON OUR NORMAL BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, IS BECAUSE THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS ARE A LITTLE MORE STRENUOUS.
AND SO THERE WAS A LIST OF REQUIREMENTS IN THE COUNCIL PACKET.
AND THOSE ARE SUMMARIZED HERE ON THE BOARD. THEY MUST LIVE IN THE COUNTY FOR WHICH THEY'RE ELECTED TO EITHER POTTER OR RANDALL, CANNOT BE AN EMPLOYEE OF THE TAXING UNIT THAT PARTICIPATES.
SO CITY OF AMARILLO SCHOOL DISTRICT, CITY OF CANYON, ETC.
CANNOT BE RELATED TO AN INDIVIDUAL WHO'S ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS OF APPRAISING PROPERTY FOR COMPENSATION OR REPRESENTING PROPERTY OWNERS FOR COMPENSATION UNDER THIS TITLE IN THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT MAY NOT OWN PROPERTY WITH DELINQUENT TAXES, AND INTEREST IN CERTAIN CONTRACTS ARE PROHIBITED.
AND JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT TIMELINE ON THIS.
WE'RE HERE TODAY FOR A FIRST READING ON THE RESOLUTION TO MAKE NOMINATIONS.
COUNCIL MAY NOMINATE UP TO 2 INDIVIDUALS PER BOARD, SO YOU CAN NOMINATE 1 OR 2 IF YOU CHOSE NOT TO.
YOU STILL WOULD BE ABLE TO CAST VOTES WHENEVER THE BALLOT COMES OUT.
SO WE'LL HAVE 1ST READING TODAY, 2ND READING ON OCTOBER 14TH.
WE'LL GET THAT BACK OVER TO JEFFREY DAGLEY AT PRAD.
AND THEN ON DECEMBER 31ST OR BY DECEMBER 31ST, MR. DAGLEY WOULD PROVIDE THE RESULTS OF THE ELECTION AND LET US KNOW WHO HAS BEEN APPOINTED TO THOSE TWO POSITIONS ON EACH BOARD.
SO ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROCESS? QUESTION ON THE 2 ON EACH POTTER AND RANDALL THAT HAVE SERVED. CAN YOU TELL US THEY ARE WILLING TO SERVE AGAIN, BUT CAN YOU TELL US THE LENGTH THAT THEY HAVE SERVED? I DIDN'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION IN THE PACKET THIS YEAR.
I CAN FIND THAT INFORMATION AND SEND IT TO COUNCIL IN BETWEEN THIS MEETING AND THE NEXT.
I BELIEVE MR. KLAUS WAS A LITTLE NEWER TO THAT BOARD.
OKAY. THANK YOU. AND JUST 1 QUESTION. SO YES, SIR.
THERE ARE SOME STIPULATIONS, ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINIONS THAT ALLOW FOR THAT.
IT HAS TO DO WITH IF THERE'S A CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
SO BUT I HAVEN'T STUDIED THEM, SO I CAN'T REALLY ANSWER YOUR QUESTION.
ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER I'M SORRY. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? SO THE BUSINESS THAT WE'RE TASKED WITH HERE TODAY IS TO MAKE NOMINATIONS, CORRECT? YES. YOU'RE GOING TO RECEIVE AS MANY OF THOSE AS WE WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU.
IS THAT RIGHT? UP TO 2 FOR BOARD PER. EXCUSE ME.
UP TO 2 PER BOARD. YES, SIR. OKAY. AND ARE YOU ARE YOU TAKING ACTION ON THIS FROM COUNCIL, OR ARE YOU SAYING BECAUSE I WAS CONFUSED ON THE TIMELINE YOU'RE WANTING IT BROUGHT BACK LATER FOR A VOTE?
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THAT IS CORRECT. SO THIS FIRST STEP IS JUST NOMINATING.AND SO WHATEVER NAMES COUNCIL GIVES, IF IF YOU MAKE NOMINATIONS TODAY AND THEN ON 2ND READING AT THE NEXT MEETING, THOSE WILL BE PROVIDED BACK TO PRAD. AND THEY WILL BE LISTED ON THE BALLOT ALONG WITH ANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS THAT THE ISDS OR THE OTHER CITIES, THE COUNTIES HAVE PROVIDED AS WELL. AND THEN COUNCIL IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER WILL CONSIDER A RESOLUTION TO CAST VOTES FOR THE INDIVIDUALS ON THAT BALLOT. OKAY. DOES THAT HELP. A LITTLE BIT? SO AS TO THE AMOUNT OF NAMES THAT YOU CAN PUT ON THAT FOR THE POTENTIAL OF THE CASTING OF THE VOTES, YOU'RE GOING TO LIMIT THAT TO 1 PER COUNCIL MEMBER OR JUST 2 FOR THE COUNCIL HERE TODAY.
YOU ARE LIMITED TO 2 FOR THE COUNCIL AS A WHOLE.
COUNCILMAN DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER NAMES THAT HAVE SUBMITTED? WE HAVE NOT REQUESTED SUBMISSIONS FOR THIS BOARD.
COUNCIL MEMBER PRESCOTT WE TYPICALLY HAVE. WE'VE SENT THAT INFORMATION OUT TO COUNCIL AND ASKED YOU ALL TO BRING US NAMES OR PERHAPS SOLICIT FROM THOSE YOU THINK MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN SERVING. THANK YOU. COUNCIL, DO I HAVE ANY NAMES YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE TO OFFER? ON THE RANDALL COUNTY SIDE, I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE TOM SCHERLEN STRONG CITIZEN ADVOCATE AND WILLING TO SERVE.
I SPOKE WITH MR. SCHERLEN, AND SO HIS NAME WOULD BE LISTED NEXT TO JINGER WHITE.
YES. OKAY. WELL, I WOULD I WOULD PROPOSE TOM SCHERLEN AND AND SEE IF I CAN GET A SECOND.
DOES THAT DOES THAT QUALIFY AS A NOMINATION, OR DO YOU WANT ME TO CALL A VOTE ON THAT? I BELIEVE IT DOES. MAYOR. WHAT I WOULD RECOMMEND IS IDENTIFYING 2 INDIVIDUALS, OR 1 FOR EACH BOARD THAT COUNCIL WANTS TO NOMINATE.
AND THEN LET'S WORK ON 1 MOTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION WITH THOSE INDIVIDUALS.
OKAY. BECAUSE THIS IS ON HERE AS A RESOLUTION.
AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE TOM SCHERLEN NOMINATED.
NOW, I'VE GOT A QUESTION BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD.
NOW, WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THIS, I THIS IS NOT WE'RE JUST NOMINATING.
CORRECT. CORRECT. OKAY. SO THERE ARE 2 STEPS IN THIS PROCESS.
YOU'RE IN THE 1ST STEP THEN YOU'LL GET TO THE 2ND.
AND SO IF CANYON NOMINATES JOE SMITH. JOE SMITH WILL BE ON THAT BALLOT NEXT TO TOM SCHERLEN, AND COUNCIL WILL CAST YOUR VOTES FOR WHO YOU WANT TO CAST THEM FOR ON THAT BALLOT.
SO EACH ENTITY, EACH ENTITY HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SUBMIT NAMES.
AND THEN EACH ENTITY THEN CAN VOTE FROM THAT LIST.
SO LIKELY YOU'LL VOTE FOR THE ONES YOU'RE NOMINATING.
BUT YOU MAY DECIDE, YOU KNOW WHAT I LIKE? CANYON HAD A GREAT IDEA.
I WANT TO GO WITH THAT PERSON. I DIDN'T THINK ABOUT THAT PERSON. SO. SO THAT'S THAT'S HOW THE PROCESS IS. YOU NOMINATE COUPLE AND THEN YOU EITHER VOTE ON THOSE TWO WHEN THE TIME COMES BACK OR YOU VOTE ON SOMEONE ELSE, SOMEONE ELSE NOMINATED.
CAN CAN WE SEE POTTER COUNTY AGAIN? YES. OKAY.
I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE MITZI WADE TO SERVE ANOTHER TERM.
SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND ON THAT ONE. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO NOMINATE CHIP HUNT TO SERVE AGAIN.
SECOND. OKAY. COUNCIL. ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? IT'S OPEN. WILL WE GO BACK TO RANDALL? YES, SIR.
LET'S GO BACK TO RANDALL REAL QUICK NOW, ARE WE? I KNOW WE'VE GOT 2 SPOTS. DO AND WE TALKED ABOUT WE CAN COME UP WITH NEXT MEETING.
RIGHT. WE'RE NOT OBLIGATED. YOU COULD YOU HAVE A 2ND READING OF THIS RESOLUTION.
AND SO IF YOU WANTED TO LEAVE IT WITH TOM SCHERLEN TODAY AND SOMEONE COMES BACK WITH A 2ND.
YOU COULD CHANGE THAT UP ON 2ND READING OF THIS RESOLUTION.
SO COUNCIL HAS TODAY TO MAKE ANOTHER NOMINATION SINCE THERE'S 2 OPEN POSITIONS.
AND THEN COUNCIL WOULD HAVE OCTOBER 14TH TO CONTINUE THAT NOMINATION.
YES SIR. AND KEEP IN MIND YOU ALSO MAY LEAVE IT AT 1.
SO IF, IF FOR SOME REASON YOU DON'T HAVE A 2ND PERSON THAT YOU WANTED TO NOMINATE FOR RANDALL,
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YOU COULD LEAVE IT AT ONE INDIVIDUAL AS WELL.COUNCILMAN. SO WILL WE VOTE? WILL WE ULTIMATELY VOTE OR WILL PRAD VOTE? ULTIMATELY, YOU WILL VOTE ALONG WITH ALL OF THE OTHER TAXING DISTRICTS.
IT'S BASED ON POPULATION. AND SO I SAY THAT IT'S NOT BASED ON POPULATION.
I THINK IT'S ACTUALLY BASED ON PORTION OF THE, THE TAX RATE.
AND YOU'LL VOTE BASED ON THAT. SO WE WILL HAVE A CERTAIN NUMBER OF VOTES THAT WE ARE ALLOCATED.
CITY OF AMARILLO GETS TO CAST. LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, IF IT'S 5000, YOU GET TO CAST 5000 VOTES ON THAT BALLOT AND THEN EACH OF THE ENTITIES WILL CAST THEIR VOTES, SEND THOSE BACK TO PRAD. PRAD WILL ACCUMULATE THAT ALL AND DETERMINE WHO IS APPOINTED OFF OF THAT.
WILL THE OTHER ENTITIES, IF THEY WANT JACK OR JINGER, WILL THEY BE ABLE TO ADD THEM TO THE BALLOT, OR ARE WE THE ONLY ONES THAT ADD TO THE BALLOT? THEY CAN ADD THEM AS WELL. EVERY ENTITY GETS TO ADD TO THE BALLOT, AND ALMOST EVERY ENTITY GETS TO VOTE.
SOME OF YOUR VERY SMALL ONES, LIKE SOME OF THE WATER DISTRICTS THAT HAVE VERY SMALL PERCENTAGE OF POPULATION, THEY DO NOT. THEY NO LONGER GET TO VOTE DUE TO A CHANGE IN STATE LAW.
THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION. I'LL I'LL NOMINATE JINGER WHITE IF SHE'S WILLING TO SERVE AGAIN.
SECOND. GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND ON GINGER WHITE.
SO I THINK THAT ACCOMPLISHES OUR 2. IT DOES. SO IF YOU'D LIKE ME TO RECAP REAL QUICK FOR POTTER COUNTY, WE WOULD HAVE MITZI WADE AND CHIP HUNT NOMINATED.
AND THEN FOR RANDALL WE WOULD HAVE JINGER WHITE AND TOM SCHERLEN NOMINATED.
IF YOU MOVE FORWARD, AS YOU'VE DISCUSSED. OKAY.
COUNCIL ANYTHING FURTHER ON THIS ITEM? OKAY. THANK YOU, MISS SCOGGINS.
OKAY, SO BASED ON THE DIRECTION THAT WE'VE GIVEN ON ITEM 10.G.
WE NEED TO FORMALIZE A MOTION. SO MOVED. SECOND.
I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR OF ITEM 10.G.
AS PRESENTED. SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES WITH A 5-0 VOTE.
[10.H. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 09-23-25-3]
ITEM 10.H. MR. KENDRICK. YES. ITEM 10.H/ IS CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION 09-23-25-3. THIS IS A 1ST READING OF A RESOLUTION THAT DISSOLVES AND ABANDONS THE DEDICATION OF UNACCEPTED ALLEY RIGHT OF WAY. THIS IS LOCATED IN BLOCK 185 OF THE GLIDDEN AND SANBORN EDITION IN THE VICINITY OF NORTHWEST 2ND AVENUE AND NORTH POLK STREET, AND THE APPLICANT IS FUHRMAN LAND SURVEYORS, INC.FOR AMARILLO NATIONAL BANK, AND THE APPLICANT REQUESTED ABANDONMENT OF THIS ALLEY RIGHT OF WAY IN ORDER TO CREATE A UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT SITE, AS THEY OWN THE PROPERTY ON BOTH SIDES OF THIS ALLEYWAY AND HAVE DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR THAT PROPERTY.
SO THEY WANTED TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THAT ONE COMPLETE LOT WITHIN THIS BLOCK.
THE RAILROAD YEARS AGO ACTUALLY TOOK THE SOUTH HALF OF THAT BLOCK FOR SOME OF THEIR RIGHT OF WAY.
NO COST TO THE CITY. IN ORDER FOR IT TO BE ABANDONED.
SO WITH THAT BEING THE CASE, THE UTILITY COMPANIES DID NOT OBJECT TO THIS REQUEST.
AND WITH ALL THAT FAIR MARKET VALUE, PAYMENT WILL NOT BE REQUIRED ON THIS SINCE THE APPLICANT IS DEDICATING AN EASEMENT OVER THE ENTIRETY OF THE AREA TO BE ABANDONED. AND WITH THAT NOTICE OF THE REQUEST WAS POSTED AS REQUIRED.
AND AS OF THIS MEETING TODAY, WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY REQUEST COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM.
AND STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM AS PRESENTED TODAY.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. KENDRICK. COUNCIL THIS CONSIDERATION IS BEFORE YOU.
I MOVE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 09-23-25-3 AS PRESENTED.
SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
AYE. ANY OPPOSED? OKAY. WE'VE GOT THANK YOU. BRADY.
WE'VE GOT ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH THIS GUY ON THE NON CONSENT.
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A SHORT 10 MINUTE RECESS.
WE'LL COME BACK IN HERE AND WRAP UP OUR BUSINESS.
THANK YOU. OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OFFICIALLY CALL OURSELVES BACK INTO SESSION HERE.
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IT'S 4:45 AND WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM 10.I. MAYOR ON THESE 2, THE NEXT 2 WE HAVE[10.I. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 09-23-25-4]
STAFF HERE. SERGEANT THOMAS WITH THE MOTORS UNIT AND APD ARE HERE.IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, YOU ALL WANT MORE INFORMATION.
THESE ARE ANNUAL GRANTS THAT WE TYPICALLY HAVE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
BUT BECAUSE WE HAVE THE RESOLUTION POLICY NOW THERE WILL BE 2 READINGS ON IT, BUT THESE ARE THE TECH STOCK GRANTS THAT HELP FUND OPERATIONS AND OVERTIME FOR PATROLS FOR SPEEDERS, TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS, SEAT BELTS CHILD SAFETY SEATS AND DWI AND THE LIKE.
ONES FOR COMMERCIAL VEHICLES AND ONES FOR NONCOMMERCIAL VEHICLES.
OKAY. BUT WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
AND WE'VE ALSO GOT SOME SLIDES PREPARED IN CASE YOU WANT TO SEE SOME DATA. REALLY GOOD.
SO COUNCIL WE WE DON'T HAVE A FORMAL PRESENTATION THAT WE NEED TO GO THROUGH.
BUT YOU'VE YOU'VE GOT THESE 2 HERE BEFORE YOU.
SO ON ITEM TEN I DO WE HAVE ANY ANY QUESTIONS MAYBE FOR THE CHIEF OR FOR MR. FREEMAN. THESE ARE PRETTY GOOD IN ACCEPTING THINGS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO HELP US IN OUR PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT.
SO BEFORE YOU IS ITEM 10.I. COUNCIL I MOVE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 09-23-25-4 AS PRESENTED.
SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. ITEM.10.J. IS BEFORE YOU COUNCIL.
[10.J. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 09-23-25-5]
I MOVE TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 09-23-25-5 AS PRESENTED.SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND ON ITEM 10.J. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. ITEM 10.K. WE ARE NOW MOVING OVER TO MITCH'S DEPARTMENT.
[10.K. CONSIDER APPROVAL - MAJOR MEDICAL RFP #211-25 RNG FOR THIRDPARTY ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICAL AND PHARMACY BENEFIT SERVICES BEGINNING CY2026.]
AND I THINK BASICALLY THE REST OF IT, POSSIBLY.MITCH, HOW YOU DOING TODAY? I'M GOOD. HOW ARE Y'ALL DOING? GOOD. GOOD TO SEE YOU, SIR. GOOD, GOOD. WELL, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME BACK THIS WEEK. LAST WEEK I DID A PRESENTATION DURING DISCUSSION ON THE ITEMS THAT ARE BEING PRESENTED TO YOU FOR CONSIDERATION TODAY.
IF YOU ALL WOULD LIKE ME TO GO BACK THROUGH THAT INFORMATION, I CAN DO SO.
AND SO I THINK THE UPDATE ON THE CONTRACT WOULD BE THE BEST PLACE TO START.
THEY ARE IN THE VENDORS POSSESSIONS, AND WE'RE JUST AWAITING THEM TO RETURN THE FINAL AGREEMENTS WITH ALL THE EDITS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE CONTRACT. SO THE NEXT STAGE IS FOR US TO RECEIVE THOSE CONTRACTS FROM THEM.
COUNCIL. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE FRONT END ON THIS 1? MR. NORMAN, THERE WERE JUST A FEW THINGS, AND I THINK IT'D BE HELPFUL TO SPEAK TO THAT WITH OUR HUB CONSULTANTS.
WE HAD REQUESTED IN THE CONTRACTS TO PUT IN THE ABILITY TO AUDIT, THE ABILITY TO DO PRICE CHECKS.
I'D JUST LIKE CONFIRMATION THAT THOSE THINGS WERE PLACED IN THE CONTRACT.
THAT'LL THAT'LL BE COMING TO COUNCIL.SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND JUST SPEAK TO THE AUDIT RIGHTS.
SO THE AUDIT RIGHTS ARE BUILT INTO THE CONTRACT.
BUT LIZ CAN SPEAK MORE TO WHAT THAT SERVICE IS.
HOW THAT WORKS. GREAT. HI. GOOD AFTERNOON. LIZ BIBEAU, ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE WITH HUB INTERNATIONAL.
AND WE WILL BE IMPLEMENTING A QUARTERLY REVIEW PROCESS AND THEN AN ANNUAL CHECK ON THE PRICING RELATIVE TO THE PHARMACY. THAT'S GREAT.
SO COUNCIL, JUST SO YOU'LL KNOW AND MS. LIZ IF YOU WANT TO GIVE ME A BETTER NUMBER.
THE NUMBER I REMEMBER WAS KIND OF THE QUARTERLY EXERCISE MIGHT COST US $5,000 IN ADDITIONAL FUNDING.
AND THEN THE ANNUALIZED AUDIT WAS $30,000. YES, SIR.
OKAY. SO COUNCIL, IF THERE'S NO PUSHBACK, I THINK WE'VE WE'VE DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB TO KIND OF FOLLOW COUNCILMAN TIPPS LEAD, AS WELL AS OUR HUB CONSULTANTS IN PUTTING SOME STUFF IN THE CONTRACT THAT WILL BE VERY BENEFICIAL.
YOU'RE LOOKING AT 1 ITEM THAT HAS A PROJECTED $4.4 MILLION SAVINGS.
AS WE WORK THIS OUT IS IS VERY REASONABLE. SO COUNCIL, DO WE HAVE ANY ANY QUESTIONS, CONCERNS,
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PUSHBACK ON ANY OF THAT OR IF WE'RE HEADING IN A GOOD DIRECTION WE'LL DEFINITELY KEEP GOING WITH YOU MITCH.AND WHEN WOULD THAT 1ST AUDIT OR PRICE CHECK.
WHEN WHEN WOULD THAT OCCUR? PER THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT.
THE ACTUAL AUDIT OCCURS AFTER THE 6TH MONTH OF THE 1ST COMPLETE PLAN YEAR, SO THAT WOULD BE PROBABLY IN THE JULY TIME OR EXCUSE ME, THE AUGUST TIME FRAME OF 2027.
SO YOU'LL HAVE THE COMPLETE. AND THAT WOULD BE THE ACTUAL AUDIT.
BUT WE'LL BE DOING QUARTERLY REVIEWS STARTING WITH THE 1ST QUARTER OF 2026.
AND COUNCIL. WE WOULD RECOMMEND THAT YOU PLACE SOME MONEY IN YOUR BUDGET DURING THIS NEXT BUDGET SEASON TO ACTUALLY COVER SOME OF THOSE AUDITING COSTS, BECAUSE THEY WOULD NOT OCCUR UNTIL THE FOLLOWING FISCAL YEAR.
AS LIZ MENTIONED IN 2027. AND THEN WHAT'S GENERALLY THE RESULT OF THE AUDITING? I MEAN, IS IT GENERALLY WORTH THE INVESTMENT? WELL, TYPICALLY IN. SO IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE ACTUAL PHARMACY AUDIT, WHICH WOULD OCCUR ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, WE'RE LOOKING FOR ENSURING THAT DISCOUNTS HAVE BEEN THE DISCOUNTS THAT HAVE BEEN GUARANTEED HAVE BEEN ADHERED TO.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR ENSURING THAT MEDICATIONS THAT ARE DUE REBATES HAVE BEEN PAID REBATES.
THERE IS ALSO WHERE WE'LL LOOK AT THE TO ENSURE THE PLANS BEING ADMINISTERED PER THE SPECIFICATIONS.
TYPICALLY ON THAT LATTER PART WE'RE NOT WE DON'T FIND A LOT BECAUSE OF THE THE RIGOR THAT WE GO THROUGH DURING THE IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS.
BUT IT IS ABSOLUTELY OF VALUE BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE OTHER QUESTIONS THAT HAVE COME UP IN THE PAST RELATIVE TO THE CONTRACTS AND SUCH, AND TO ENSURE THAT YOUR THE FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS ARE BEING ADHERED TO AS PER THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE CONTRACT. OKAY, MS. LIZ. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU.
WE APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK. MR. NORMAN, I FEEL LIKE WE'VE COVERED THIS.
AND I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE DONE A LOT OF WORK ON IT, SO DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU WANT TO OFFER ON ON THESE AS KIND OF AN OVERALL VIEW? NO, SIR. THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
OKAY. WOULD YOU PREFER TO WALK THROUGH THESE ONE ITEM AT A TIME? DO YOU. I DON'T WANT TO SKIP YOU. SO IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING SPECIFIC AS TO AS WE'RE GOING THROUGH THESE, PLEASE STOP US. NO, THERE'S NOTHING SPECIFIC.
NOTHING OUTSIDE OF WHAT WAS ALREADY PRESENTED.
THE ITEMS ARE BROKEN INTO 3 SEPARATE ITEMS. SO YOU'LL SEE.
THE 1ST ITEM THAT'S BEFORE YOU NOW IS FOR THE MEDICAL TPA AND PHARMACY BENEFIT.
AND THEN THE 3RD ITEM RELATED TO THIS PARTICULAR RFP IS OUR FMLA ADMINISTRATION.
AND ACTUALLY, I MADE A STATEMENT. I DIDN'T WANT TO MAKE ANYTHING, BUT I DO I CORRECT THAT, I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY. SO THE FIGURES THAT WERE PRESENTED LAST WEEK DURING THE PRESENTATION, THOSE WERE FROM THE REPRICING EXERCISE AND THAT WAS BASED ON THE CLAIMS EXPERIENCE.
I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT THAT'S A REFERENCE POINT FOR US TO UTILIZE IN EVALUATING ESSENTIALLY QUALITY OF THE THE VENDOR SERVICES AND THEIR PRICING. BUT THAT WILL VARY JUST BASED ON UTILIZATION.
YES, SIR. YEAH, WE WE DEFINITELY UNDERSTAND IT'S AN ESTIMATE BASED ON.
YES, SIR. PAYOUTS. SO OUTSIDE OF THAT THOUGH, I HAVE NOTHING ADDITIONAL TO ADD.
OKAY, GREAT. WELL, COUNCIL, IT LOOKS LIKE ITEM 10.K.
IS BEFORE YOU HERE FOR CONSIDERATION. MAJOR MEDICAL.
I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE. APPROVE. MAJOR MEDICAL RFP NUMBER 211-25.
SECOND. MOTION. AND A SECOND FROM PLACE 1. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES WITH A 5-0 VOTE.
[10.L. CONSIDER APPROVAL - MAJOR MEDICAL RFP #211-25 RNG FOR FULLY INSURED BENEFIT PLANS AND OTHER BENEFIT SERVICES BEGINNING CY2026.]
ITEM 10.L. IS BEFORE YOU COUNCIL. I'D MOVE THAT.WE AWARD A CONTRACT FOR ITEM NUMBER 211-25. AS PRESENTED.
SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ITEM 10.L. PASSES WITH A 5-0 VOTE.
[10.M. CONSIDER APPROVAL — FMLA AND LEAVE ADMINISTRATION SERVICES]
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ITEM 10.M. FMLA LEAVE IS BEFORE YOU. COUNCIL.I MOVE TO ACCEPT 10.M. AS PRESENTED IN THE AGENDA.
SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND ON ITEM 10.M. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, SIR? OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES WITH A 5-0 VOTE. MAN, WE MOVED A LITTLE QUICKER THROUGH ALL OF THOSE THAN THAN I THINK MY, MY RECESS EARLIER CALLED FOR. BUT THANKS FOR GIVING US A BREAK.
I APPRECIATE EVERYONE HERE TODAY. YOU HAVE A CLOSING REMARKS, SIR? I DO. I WOULD MOVE THAT. WE ADJOURN. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON ADJOURNMENT? YEAH, IT'S BEFORE 5. DOESN'T FEEL RIGHT. WOW.
YEAH. OKAY. HEY. THANK YOU GUYS. YOU'RE ADJOURNED.
APPRECIATE Y'ALL. THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.