[00:00:04] COUNCIL IS NOW IN SESSION. THE TIME IS 7:02 P.M. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. WE WOULD LIKE [CALL TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCE A QUORUM IS PRESENT] TO CALL TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCE THAT A QUORUM IS PRESENT. WE WILL STAND FOR THE INVOCATION, WHICH IS JUST GOING TO BE A MOMENT OF SILENCE. THANK YOU. WE'LL NOW DO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. 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. VERY GOOD. [PUBLIC COMMENTS ] PUBLIC COMMENTS NOW BEGIN. NON-AGENDA ITEMS. PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE ON THE WHITE CARD, AND COMMENTS WILL BE TAKEN FROM THE AUDIENCE ON NON AGENDA ITEM RELATED TOPICS FOR LENGTH OF TIME. NOT TO EXCEED THREE MINUTES PER PERSON. AGENDA ITEMS FOR THE PUBLIC COMMENTS WITH THE YELLOW CARD FOR NON AGENDA ITEMS COMBINED FOR A LENGTH OF TIME NOT TO EXCEED FIVE MINUTES TOTAL PER PERSON ON ALL ITEMS EXCEPT FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS. COMMENTS ON PUBLIC HEARINGS. ITEMS MUST BE MADE WHEN THE ITEM COMES BEFORE THE COUNCIL AND NOT TO EXCEED TWO MINUTES PER PERSON. NO ACTION OR DISCUSSION MAY BE TAKEN BY THE CITY COUNCIL DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON AGENDA ITEMS. WE HAVE. OUR FIRST ONE IS ROBERT BATTYE. YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MY NAME IS ROBERT BATTLE. I CONSIDER MYSELF THE HONORARY MAYOR OF MAYNARD VILLAGE BECAUSE THIS IS THE HISTORIC CENTER OF OUR TOWN AND WE NEED TO PROTECT IT. AND WHAT'S HAPPENING IS WE'RE DESTROYING IT. WE'RE USING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO DO IT. I'M ALSO BRINGING BACK THE MAYNARD MESSENGER, WHICH WAS A PAPER IN THE 1890S THAT WAS HERE. IF YOU WANT TO GET ON THE EMAIL LIST, SEND ME AN EMAIL PUBLISHER AT MAYNARD T.US. I'VE BEEN REALLY DISAPPOINTED THAT YOU GUYS KEEP HAVING THESE SECRET MEETINGS OFF SITE. THAT'S EXACTLY THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT IS ALL ABOUT. YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE TRANSPARENT TO THE PEOPLE NOT HAVING YOUR OWN LITTLE PRIVATE PARTIES OFF SITE. THE WORKSHOP YOU DID ON SATURDAY WAS REALLY EMBARRASSING. THERE WAS NOBODY THERE. WELL, EXCEPT FOR ME AND YOU GUYS. YOU'RE DOING GOALS. GOALS FOR WHO? FOR YOU OR FOR THE CITY. YOU NEED TO GET THE CITY INVOLVED. AND YOU GUYS ARE A MISERABLE FAILURE AT DOING THAT. YOU DID THE CHARTER REVIEW. THAT'S OUR CONSTITUTION. YOU HAD SEVEN MEETINGS IN SECRET. NO RECORD EXCEPT FOR ME, I TOOK SOME ALSO, HERE'S THE MOST RIDICULOUS THING I'VE EVER HEARD. THE COURT'S. THE MAIN OR MUNICIPAL COURT IS NO LONGER ACCEPTING CITIZEN COMPLAINTS. THE JUDGE DOES NOT GET TO ACCEPT OR NOT ACCEPT A CITIZEN'S COMPLAINT. THAT'S. THE CITY ATTORNEY'S ARE REALLY EXPOSING THEMSELVES. THEY DON'T GET TO. THEY HAVE TO DOCKET THE COMPLAINTS. THEY DON'T GET TO PICK AND CHOOSE TO IGNORE EVERYTHING. IT'S A COURT OF NO RECORD. THAT'S AN EMBARRASSMENT IN ITSELF. NOW, IN THE CONSENT AGENDA, YOU HAVE SOME THINGS THAT ARE IN THERE. I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH. THE BUDGET MINUTES FOR ONE. THERE'S NOTHING IN THERE. IT'S JUST SAYING, HEY, WE TALKED ABOUT THE BUDGET. THAT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH. YOU NEED TO BE FORTHRIGHT AND LET THE LET THE CITIZENS HELP YOU. THAT'S HOW YOU LEVERAGE TALENT. YOU DON'T LEVERAGE TALENT BY DOING EVERYTHING YOURSELF. NOW ON THIS PARK, THIS IS REALLY A GROSS THING. THIS IS WHAT WE NEED. WE NEED A PARK BETWEEN THE BUILDINGS. WE DO NOT NEED A PARKING LOT. MR. DAVIS WANTS TO PUT IN A PARKING LOT THERE. WE NEED TO SAVE OUR TREES. WE NEED TO SAVE EVERY SINGLE SHRED OF LAND THAT WE CAN. THERE'S PLENTY OF OTHER PLACES ALONG HERE FOR HIM TO PARK. MAYBE YOU GUYS PERMITTED IT WITHOUT ADEQUATE PARKING. IS THAT WHAT HAPPENED? MAYBE WE'LL HAVE TO ASK THE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT ABOUT THAT. ONE THING WE ALSO NEED IS A COMPLETE FINANCIAL [00:05:07] AUDIT OF OF MANOR HEIGHTS. AS FAR AS PARKLAND, BASICALLY, I THINK THEY'VE RIPPED US OFF FOR ABOUT $700,000. WITH YOUR HELP. YOU GUYS KNOW BETTER THAN THAT. YOU KNOW, PARKLAND IS NOT OPEN SPACE. YOU KNOW IT'S NOT A WATER RETENTION POND. AND YOU KNOW IT'S NOT FLOODPLAIN. SO WHEN YOU PERMIT THAT BASICALLY IT'S A THEFT. YOU'RE EXCEEDING, YOU'RE EXCEEDING YOUR AUTHORITY. IT'S CALLED ULTRA VIRES IN TEXAS, KIND OF LIKE WHEN YOU CLOSE THE BOCCE COURTS BY PRETENDING THERE WAS A PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY HAZARD THERE. THAT'S BASICALLY EXCEEDING YOUR AUTHORITY. AND I DON'T THINK THAT YOU HAD THE ABILITY TO DECLARE A HEALTH EMERGENCY. THAT'S SOMETHING FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. NOW, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY. WE NEED TO PREVENT THESE BOXES ON VOICE AS WELL. THAT CAN BE HIS PARKING LOT FOR MR. DAVIS. LET'S. IT'S ALREADY FLATTENED. THAT'D BE A NICE LITTLE PARKING LOT. LET'S REBUILD THE BARBERSHOP. THAT WAS THE COOLEST BUILDING WE HAD. AND YOU GUYS LET THEM DESTROY IT. THAT WAS A SAD DAY. AND SOME OF YOU WERE ON THE COMMITTEE THAT VOTED TO APPROVE THE HISTORIC DISTRICT. A HISTORIC DISTRICT WAS A GOOD IDEA, BUT YOU NEED TO ENFORCE IT. PLEASE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE RUTH BISCOE. MR. SCOTT, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. GOOD EVENING. I'M RUTH BISCOE WITH MENA HERITAGE SOCIETY. I COME IN THIS AFTERNOON TO SAY THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR BLACK HISTORY. I MEAN, I WAS OVERWHELMED. SEE THE MENA? Y'ALL SHOWED UP AND Y'ALL SHOWED OUT. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, MR. CITY MANAGER SCOTT MOORE. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU FOR ALL THE CONTRIBUTE THAT YOU DO FOR THE COMMUNITY AND FOR BLACK HISTORY. ALSO, MISS SONYA WALLACE. WE HAD $400 LEFT OVER FROM BLACK HISTORY, AND I HAD PLANNED TO DO CINCO DE MAYO, MAY 4TH, MAY 5TH AT KERRY MANOR AT THE EAST RIVER COMMUNITY CENTER. AND YOU'RE ALL INVITED FROM 1145 UNTIL 145. THAT'S MAY 5TH AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER ON KARAMANA. THANK YOU, MR. SCOTT MOORE, CITY MANAGER. I HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU TO GO OVER. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THAT LOOKS LIKE ALSO WE'LL BE WE'LL [A. Manor Easter Eggstravaganza, Saturday, March 28, 2026, at 15317 US Highway 290E. Submitted by: Stephanie Cho-Parkinson, Community Engagement Coordinator ] MOVE THIS RIGHT ALONG. WE HAVE STEPHANIE CHOW PARKINSON TO TALK ABOUT THE MAYNOR EASTER EXTRAVAGANZA. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL AND MR. MOORE. YES. SO EASTER WILL BE NEXT SATURDAY, MARCH 28TH FROM 11 P.M. TO 3 P.M. AT EAST MANOR DEVELOPMENT. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OUR EASTER EGG HUNT FOR THE KIDDOS AND THE TEENS, AND WE'LL HAVE KIDS ACTIVITIES, TEEN ACTIVITIES, A PETTING ZOO MARKET AND FOOD VENDORS. AND WE'LL HAVE THE EASTER BUNNY FOR PICTURES. AND WE HAVE A VENDOR WHO WILL PRINT OUT MAGNETS FOR THEM AS WELL. THAT IS FOR PURCHASE. BUT WE'RE WORKING FOR FUTURE AS WELL. AND THANK YOU. HOPE TO SEE YOU GUYS THERE. YOU'VE GOT TO TELL THEM IT'S GOING TO BE FREE. IT IS GOING TO BE ALL FREE EXCEPT FOR THE MARKET AND FOOD VENDORS. EVERYTHING WILL BE FREE. ALL THE ACTIVITIES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY, MOVING [CONSENT AGENDA ] ALONG TO CONSENT AGENDA, ALL THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED TO BE SELF-EXPLANATORY BY THE COUNCIL AND WILL BE ENACTED WITH ONE MOTION. THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THESE ITEMS UNLESS REQUESTED BY THE COUNCIL, IN WHICH EVENT THE ITEM WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY. SO NUMBER ONE IS CONSIDERATION, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE CITY COUNCIL MINUTES. THOSE ARE [00:10:05] FOR THIRD $20. MARCH 7TH, 2026. FOR OUR WORK. NUMBER TWO, CONSIDERATION, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON ACCEPTING THE FEBRUARY 2026 CITY COUNCIL MONTHLY REPORTS. NUMBER THREE IS CONSIDERATION AND DISCUSSING POSSIBLE ACTION ON ACCEPTING THE FEBRUARY 2026 DEPARTMENT REPORTS. SO I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS READ BY COUNCIL MEMBER. CAN I GET A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MORENO? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? NONE. MOVING ON TO THE REGULAR AGENDA. NUMBER [4. Consideration, discussion, and possible action on a Professional Services Agreement with Versaterm Public Safety US, Inc., for CommunityConnect, an automated notification platform that provides real-time case updates and shares resource information with crime victims. ] FOUR, CONSIDERATION, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH VERA STURM. PUBLIC SAFETY, US INC FOR COMMUNITY CONNECT AND AUTOMATED NOTIFICATION PLATFORM THAT PERFORM PROVIDES REAL TIME CASE UPDATES AND SHARES RESOURCES, INFORMATION WITH CRIME VICTIMS THAT WILL BE ASSISTANT CHIEF OF POLICE DENVER COLLINS. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL. MR. MOORE. I ACTUALLY BROUGHT ALONG MISS FREDERICK WITH ME TONIGHT BECAUSE SHE'S GOING TO BE ABLE TO ANSWER A LOT MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS YOU MAY HAVE THAN I CAN SINCE THE FOR VICTIM SERVICES. SO COME ON UP. WELCOME UP TO THE FRONT. HI, I'M REAGAN FREDERICK, VICTIM SERVICES SUPERVISOR. OKAY, EXPLAIN THIS LITTLE THING FOR US, PLEASE. YEAH. SO COMMUNITYCONNECT BASICALLY WILL INTEGRATE WITH OUR MHS SYSTEM AND IT'LL SEND VICTIMS REAL TIME UPDATES ABOUT, YOU KNOW, IF A DETECTIVE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO THEIR CASE, IF AN ARREST HAS BEEN MADE, ALL THINGS THAT RIGHT NOW VICTIM SERVICES IS DOING MANUALLY. SO WHAT IS THERE ANOTHER CITY THAT WE'D BE FAMILIAR WITH THAT HAS THIS SERVICE CURRENTLY? NO, NOT IN OUR CURRENT AREA, NO. OKAY. DOES IT ALSO ALLOW VICTIMS TO KNOW WHEN A PERPETRATOR HAS BEEN RELEASED FROM PRISON? AS OF RIGHT NOW, IT WILL NOT DO THAT SIMPLY BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE USE TRAVIS COUNTY JAIL. SO THAT SYSTEM IS NOT THE SAME. BUT OKAY. THANK YOU. IS IT HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO BE MULTI-LANGUAGE SINCE WE ARE A DIVERSE COMMUNITY? YES. RIGHT NOW IT'S ENGLISH, SPANISH AND FRENCH. OKAY. WELL, IS THERE OPPORTUNITIES TO ADD TO THAT AS OUR DEMOGRAPHIC? I BELIEVE SO, YES. OKAY. COUNCIL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? HAS THIS ALREADY BEEN BUDGETED? YES, MA'AM. IT WAS PRESENTED IN THE BUDGET AND IT IS BUDGETED ITEM. ARE THERE ANY AUTOMATIC RENEWALS OR INCREASES. YEAH. EACH YEAR THERE'S AN AUTOMATIC RENEWAL. OKAY. AND IS THERE ANY INCREASES AFTER THAT AUTOMATIC RENEWAL. IS THERE A ONE YEAR CHECK THAT WE CAN DO? EACH YEAR AFTER MOVING FORWARD, EACH YEAR WILL HAVE A RENEWAL COST OF $8,100. AND THAT'S I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE ONE CHECK FOR FOREVER, BUT EACH YEAR, JUST LIKE ANY OF OUR OTHER SOFTWARES ACROSS THE BOARD, EACH YEAR, THERE IS A I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S LICENSING FEES OR JUST THEIR SERVICE FEES. IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN INCLUDE IN OUR MONTHLY REPORTS ON THE USAGE OF IT? WE PROBABLY COULD. WE'D HAVE TO WORK WITH OUR CRIME ANALYST, AND WE CAN INCLUDE THAT IN THE MONTHLY REPORTS ON HOW MANY, HOW MANY VICTIMS THAT IT WENT OUT TO. OKAY, COOL. AND THEN MY OTHER QUESTION IS, DOES THE CITY RETAIN FULL OWNERSHIP OF THE DATA? OR IF WE DECIDE TO OPT OUT IN THE FUTURE, CAN WE RETRIEVE ALL OF THAT DATA? YES, ALL THE DATA IS IT'S ALL KEPT IN-HOUSE. IT IS OUR DATA. WE DO OWN IT, AND WE HAVE SYSTEMS IN PLACE THAT IF IT GOES DOWN FOR SOME REASON, WE HAVE A BACKUP PLAN TO GO BACK TO THE WAY YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN CURRENTLY DOING IT. CORRECT? OKAY. AND IT'S BEEN APPROVED BY LEGAL. YES. OKAY, GOOD. COUNCIL. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SEEING NO OTHER [00:15:11] QUESTIONS, I'LL ACCEPT THE MOTION AT THIS TIME. QUESTIONS ARE MOTION. I HAVE A QUESTION. IT'S AN APP, RIGHT? NOT A SERVICE OR LIKE A WEB SERVICE OR A PHONE OR TEXT. HOW DOES ONE DO YOU HAVE TO HAVE A SPECIFIC TYPE OF PHONE OR IS IT SINCE IT'S VICTIM SERVICES, SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, THEY FLEE AND THEY DON'T HAVE ANYTHING. AND THEN DO YOU GUYS OFFER PROVIDE THE PHONE AND THEN OFFER THE SYSTEM SO THAT THEY KNOW HOW TO OPT IN ON IT, I GUESS. YEAH. SO IT'S, IT'S NOT AN OPT IN. IT AUTOMATICALLY SENDS THE PHONE NUMBER OR SORRY, IT AUTOMATICALLY SENDS A TEXT TO YOUR PHONE NUMBER. AND THEN IF THEY DON'T HAVE A PHONE, THERE'S THE OPTION OF A VICTIM PORTAL. I BELIEVE THAT'S A WEBSITE. THAT'S SOMETHING I GUESS WE STILL HAVE TO LOOK AT WHEN WE ACTUALLY GET THE SERVICE. BUT YEAH, AND THEN WE DO PROVIDE PHONES WITH 60 DAY LIKE TEXT AND DATA PLANS. SO THAT'S ALSO AN OPTION. SO IF THERE'S, IF THEY CHOOSE NOT, IS THERE AN OPTION TO CHOOSE NOT TO USE IT? BUT THEN YOU GUYS ARE STILL ABLE TO LIKE, I'M NOT SAYING WHAT WERE YOU DOING BEFORE IT, BUT I KNOW Y'ALL ARE KEEPING UP AND KEEPING THE FAMILIES UP TO DATE, BUT IF THEY CHOSE NOT TO USE THOSE THINGS, DO YOU STILL JUST RESORT BACK TO WHAT YOU'VE DONE IN THE PAST TO KEEP EVERYBODY INFORMED? YEAH, SO THERE'S TWO OPTIONS FOR THAT. RIGHT NOW. OUR OFFICERS HAVE LIKE OUR VICTIM ASSISTANCE PAMPHLET ON THE BACK. IT ASKS A QUESTION ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THEY WANT TO OPT IN TO OUR SERVICES. THEY CAN CHECK YES OR NO. SO THAT'S ONE WAY THEY CAN DECLINE. AND THEN WHEN THEY ACTUALLY GET THE TEXT MESSAGE, THEY CAN RESPOND BACK TO IT AND DECLINE THAT WAY AS WELL. BUT THEN WE'LL STILL KEEP PROVIDING SERVICES VIA PHONE OR EMAIL, WHATEVER THEY CHOOSE. OKAY, SO IF IT'S MULTIPLE FAMILY MEMBERS OR, YOU KNOW, DO THEY ALL GET A CHANCE TO BE A PART OF IT? OR IS IT ONLY JUST LIKE FOR ONE PERSON PER, I THINK WE CAN INTEGRATE IT WITH MULTIPLE PHONE NUMBERS AS LONG AS THEY'VE BEEN LISTED AS VICTIMS. YEAH. OKAY. THAT'S COOL. AND I'M SORRY, ONE MORE. SO SINCE WE ARE IS OUR VICTIM SERVICES STILL WE HAVE THE AGREEMENT WITH THE OTHER TWO CITIES ALSO. ARE THEY CONTRIBUTING? NO, WE DON'T HAVE THAT AGREEMENT ANYMORE. OKAY. THAT SOUNDS GOOD. THANK YOU. CAN YOU ELABORATE ON A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THE 41 MODULES ARE? THE UNITS? WHERE ARE YOU SEEING THAT? I AM SEEING THAT ON THE INVOICE WHERE IT SAYS COMMUNITYCONNECT PLATFORM INVESTIGATIONS MODULE INCLUDES PORTAL FEATURES. AND THEN IT SAYS QUANTITY 41. OH, THAT'S GOING TO BE THE USERS INSIDE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. OKAY. I THINK WE NEED TO MAKE A CLARIFICATION. IT'S UP TO 41 USERS. IT'S NOT NECESSARILY GOING TO BE 41 USERS. THAT THAT WOULD BE BETWEEN OUR OFFICERS, DETECTIVES AND VICTIM SERVICES. LIKE I WON'T EVER LOG INTO IT, CHIEF AND OUR COMMAND STAFF, WE WON'T. SO IT'S ANY, ANYBODY THAT WOULD HAVE THAT DOES THE REPORTS THAT HAS THAT THEY DEAL WITH VICTIMS DIRECTLY. THAT WOULD BE WHERE THE 41 COMES FROM. AS WE ADD OFFICERS OR OTHER OTHER PERSONNEL. I MEAN, THAT NUMBER COULD GO UP OR IT COULD GO DOWN IN THE FUTURE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COUNCIL. I SEE A LOT OF SCROLLING. SO GET. COUNCIL. I WOULD SAY EVEN AS WE GET THIS PROCESS INITIATED, IT WOULD PROBABLY WE'RE DEFINITELY GOING TO BUDGET FOR IT. BUT IF IT'S GOING TO FALL WHERE WE DON'T HAVE IT AT THE BEGINNING OF OCTOBER AND IT COMES IN LIKE A MID YEAR LIKE THIS, IT'LL BE APRIL OR MAY, WE'D HAVE TO DEFINITELY BE PLANNING AHEAD. SO THAT WAY THIS TIME NEXT YEAR, WE'LL BE PLANNING FOR THE 2728 BUDGET. SO THAT WAY WE CAN MAKE [00:20:03] SURE BASED ON STATISTICS AND BASED ON THE USERS, IF THE NUMBER NEEDS TO GO UP, WE'LL BE ABLE TO JUSTIFY THEN THAT 41 COULD GO TO 43 OR 44. SO THAT WAY WE DON'T LIKE WITH OUR IT. ANYTIME WE ADD, PEOPLE FEEL IT ALWAYS COMES BACK AND SAY, WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF THE NUMBER OF USERS. AND SO WE HAD TO END UP INCREASING IT WHEN WE GET THERE. SO THAT'S ALWAYS WOULD BE A GOOD WAY FOR US TO MONITOR THE ACTIVITY, BUT ALSO GET EMPLOYEES TO HAVE THEIR OWN RATHER THAN THEM SHARED. SO THAT WAY WE CAN HAVE EACH PERSON ASSIGNED TO HAVE THEIR OWN INDIVIDUAL ACCESS RATHER THAN SHARING. GOOD TO KNOW. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? BEING NONE, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION COUNCIL. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH VERSAILLES TERM PUBLIC SAFETY, US INC AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT. MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN WALLACE. DO I HAVE A SECOND? A SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN AMESCUA. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? NO NO'S. SO MOTION PASS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MOVING RIGHT ALONG. CONSIDERATION, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION [5.Consideration, discussion, and possible action on a Tree fee-in-lieu for the Boyce Street Parking Lot. ] ON A TREE. FEE IN LIEU FOR THE BOY STREET PARKING LOT. THAT WOULD BE MR. BURRELL. WELCOME. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL, MR. MAYOR. MY NAME IS MICHAEL BURRELL, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR FOR THE CITY OF MANOR. THIS ITEM IS A TREE FEE AND REQUEST FOR THE BOY STREET PARKING LOT JUST NEXT TO THE DISCOTECA. THAT AREA RIGHT THERE. THAT GENERAL LOCATION. THEY ARE ASKING FOR A FEE IN LIEU BECAUSE WITH THE PARKING PROVIDED IN THE LANDSCAPING ALREADY PLANTED THERE, UNABLE TO MEET THE REQUIRED CALIPER INCHES THAT ARE NECESSARY FOR MITIGATION. SO STAFF IS SUGGESTING A $200 PER CALIPER INCH FEE IN LIEU. THAT WOULD PUT THEM AT ROUGHLY 51,000 TO ALLOW FOR PLANTING IN ANOTHER LOCATION. I HAVE A QUESTION. IN THAT PARKING LOT, WAS THERE SUPPOSED TO BE EV PUMPS, EV STATIONS, EV NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE. OKAY. CAN YOU SPEAK TO THE AMOUNT OF EMPLOYEES AND MANPOWER HOURS THAT IT'S GOING TO TAKE TO GET THAT TASK COMPLETED? IT'LL BE SIMILAR TO WHAT WAS DISCUSSED PREVIOUSLY WITH TIMMY, TWO GUYS ABOUT AN HOUR EACH. AND DEPENDING ON WHETHER THEY'RE USING SHOVELS OR HEAVY EQUIPMENT. SO TWO EMPLOYEES IN ABOUT AN HOUR TO TWO HOURS PER TREE. THAT'S CORRECT, 25 AN HOUR. SO WITH THE CALIPER INCH BEING ABOUT 150 FOR THE ACTUAL TREE DEMAND TIME PUT INTO IT, ACCOUNTING FOR EACH EMPLOYEE PER HOUR WOULD PUT YOU AT 200. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COUNCIL. WERE THERE ANY OTHER OPTIONS TO NOT SQUEEZE IN BUT JUST HAVE MORE TREES? SO WE DID. WE DID TALK WITH OUR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT. THERE WERE A FEW THAT WE TRIED TO MAINTAIN, ESPECIALLY THE LARGER ONES ON SITE. BUT WITH THE PAVING COMPLETED, IN ADDITION TO THE SIDEWALK WORK THEY WERE DOING, IT WOULD ACTUALLY CUT INTO THE CRITICAL ROOT ZONE AND A MAJORITY OF THEM WOULD HAVE DIED. SO TO MAINTAIN THE LEVEL OF PARKING THEY'RE TRYING TO MEET, IT WASN'T FEASIBLE FOR THEM. I FEEL LIKE WE HAVE MORE SHRUBBERY THAN WE DO ACTUAL TREES. FROM WHAT I LOOKED AT ON THE LANDSCAPE THING. YEAH, THAT'S WHAT IT SEEMED LIKE. IT WAS MORE SHRUBS IN THAT FRONT PART AND THERE'S ONLY ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX TREES. SO THE WESTERN BOUNDARY, THAT EDGE IS WHERE THE LARGER TREES WERE. THEY'RE ALSO PLACING A SIDEWALK THERE. SO TO PLANT A TREE IN THOSE END ISLANDS, THE CRITICAL ROUTE WOULD EITHER DESTROY THE SIDEWALK OR WHEN THEY PUT IN THE SIDEWALK, THEY WOULD KILL THE TREE. SO THAT'S WHY THAT SIDE HAS THE SMALLER PLANTING BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT AS IMPACTED. CODE INDICATES THAT FOR EACH OF YOUR END ISLANDS, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A LARGER TREE AND THEY HAVE ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR. THEN TYPE C TREES TO GO IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT ADDITIONAL LANDSCAPE ISLAND THAT'S ON THE SOUTHERN BOUNDARY. YEAH. THE THE LANDSCAPE PLAN IS A LITTLE DECEIVING WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? HOW MATURE ARE THESE TREES GOING TO BE? THEY'RE REQUIRED TO BE 3 TO 5 CALIPER INCHES JUST DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF [00:25:04] TREE THAT'S PLANTED. SO THEY'RE NOT SAPLINGS BY ANY MEANS. THEY'RE ABOUT 45 TO 60 GALLONS WHENEVER THEY'RE PLANTED. IS THERE A WAY FOR US TO INCREASE THE CALIPER, LIKE SUBMIT A REQUEST THAT THEY PLANT LARGER TREES? YES, WE CAN CERTAINLY BRING THAT BACK TO THEM AS THE STIPULATION. WELL, LET ME ASK OUR LEGAL COUNSEL, CAN WE DO THAT REQUEST A LARGER CALIPER INCH WHEN THEY PLANT THEIR TREES AS A CONDITION OF THIS FAMILY. I WOULD LIKE TO. I CAN'T HEAR YOU. THIS IS COMING UP. COUNCIL MEMBERS. VERONICA RIVERA, ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY. I NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE CAFFEINE. THIS IS COMING TO YOU FOR YOUR DECISION TO MAKE ON THE VALUE. BUT IF YOU WANTED TO PROVIDE OR INCREASE THE CALIPER INCHES AS A CONDITION, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN DO. BUT YOUR CODE PROVIDES WHAT THE CALIPER INCHES ARE SUPPOSED TO BE. HOWEVER, YOU HAVE THAT DISCRETION. IF, IF WE INCREASE THE THE REQUEST OF THE CALIPER INCHES, THAT MEANS THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO LIKE POSTPONE THIS INTO ANOTHER MEETING TO GET THEIR RESPONSE FOR THAT, BECAUSE THAT WOULD CHANGE THE FEE IN LIEU. IF THEY INCREASE THE CALIPER INCHES THAT THEY PROVIDE. SO THE PRICE PER CALIPER INCH DOESN'T NECESSARILY CHANGE THE AMOUNT THEY PAY MAY CHANGE JUST BECAUSE THE MITIGATION RATE ON SITE HAS CHANGED. IF THEY HAVE A HIGHER CALIPER INCH PER TREE, BUT THE COST PER INCH, THAT'S ENTIRELY UP TO YOU. THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO CHANGE, BUT THEIR PRICE WOULD CHANGE. YES, THE THE PRICE MENTIONED EARLIER IS JUST WHAT THE ESTIMATED COST WOULD BE. BUT IF THERE'S AN INCREASE IN THE THE SIZE OF THE TREE, WHICH WOULD CHANGE THE CALIPER INCHES PLANTED, THAT NUMBER WOULD CHANGE. BUT THIS IS TO INDICATE THE COST PER INCH. OKAY. THIS ITEM IS FOR OKAY. GOOD QUESTION. WHAT AT WHAT STAGE, I GUESS IN THE PLANNING PROCESS OR THE DEVELOPING PROCESS, WOULD WE COULD WE HAVE HAD LIKE A BETTER OPTION LIKE BEFORE THE IT'S ALREADY BEEN LEVELED. AND BECAUSE THIS IS KIND OF LIKE IT EITHER IS OR IT'S NOT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A FEW THINGS WE CAN ASK FOR, LIKE THE CALIPER JUST TO INCREASE FOR A MORE MATURE TREE TO COME, BUT OR MAYBE A FEW MORE BUSHES. BUT LIKE YOU SAID, IF, IF THE PARKING LOT IS ALREADY DOWN, WE CAN'T REALLY THIS HASN'T BEEN CONSTRUCTED YET. THIS IS STILL IN SITE PLAN PHASE AND THEY DON'T RECEIVE APPROVAL UNTIL THEY GET THIS SPECIFIC ITEM WORKED OUT. OKAY, SO THIS IS ALL JUST PURELY DESIGN AT THIS POINT. THE RIGHT TIME TO LET THAT COME IN. DOES IT GO TO P AND Z BEFORE IT COMES TO US FOR SITE PLANS? NO. OKAY. OR EVEN NOT EVEN FOR THE TREE OPTION. OKAY. SO MY, MY QUESTION IS BECAUSE I DO LIKE TREES, OF COURSE, BUT, AND, AND I THINK IF IT HAS A FUTURE DOWN IN THAT AREA OF BEING MORE WALKABLE, OR IF YOU DO HAVE TO DRIVE IN, NOT HAVING THE SUN REFLECTING OFF THOSE PAVEMENT. BUT IF THERE WERE OTHER OPTIONS THAT WERE PRESENTED THAT COULD HAVE LIKE A COVERING OR SOME TYPE OF THAT COULD SHIELD, NOT NECESSARILY SHIELD THE CARS, BUT IT KIND OF KEEPS IT A LITTLE BIT COOLER ON A SPACE THAT'S GOING TO BE SO OPEN. I GUESS WITH THAT TYPE OF MATERIAL THAT'S GOING TO GO DOWN FOR PAVEMENT, IS THERE A CREATIVE CONVERSATION THAT HAPPENS BEFORE? IS IT TREES OR PAY? I THINK TO THAT POINT IN VERONICA, PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG. WHAT WE COULD DO IS REQUEST THE DEVELOPER COME BACK WITH AN ALTERNATIVE PLANTING OR LANDSCAPING PLAN THAT MAY KIND OF MEET THAT CRITERIA TO DETERMINE IF THEY'RE YOUR THE COUNCIL IS WILLING TO PROVIDE A FEE IN LIEU WITH THE UPDATED DESIGN. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE? YEAH. I PERSONALLY DON'T THINK THAT THAT'S A BAD IDEA. I THINK FOR US IT'S BEING A LITTLE PICKY BECAUSE IT'S IN DOWNTOWN, RIGHT? IT'S THE DOWNTOWN IDENTITY. YOU KNOW, WE DON'T WANT TO LOSE TOO MUCH OF THAT, YOU KNOW, CANOPY SHADE. AND SO IT'S KIND OF HARD TO VISUALIZE IT WITH THE SITE PLAN [00:30:03] RIGHT NOW. SO IF THEY COULD COME BACK, IN MY OPINION, WITH, YOU KNOW, A DIFFERENT OPTION OF HOW IT WOULD LOOK, I PERSONALLY DON'T THINK THAT'S A BAD IDEA. ANY MORE DISCUSSION. CAN, CAN WE DO THAT? BUT ALSO STILL ACCEPT THE, THE PER CALIPER INCH PRICE? WE WOULD LIKELY HAVE TO ACCEPT THE COST PER CALIPER INCH WHEN THE ITEM RETURNS. OKAY, SO POSTPONE OR UNTIL HOW DO WE WE POSTPONE THIS ONE WITH I'M ASSUMING DIRECTION TO HAVE I GOT YOU. OUR NEXT MEETING IS WHAT, APRIL 1ST? OKAY. COUNCIL. I WOULD LIKE TO TO POSTPONE ITEM NUMBER FIVE UNTIL OUR APRIL 1ST CITY COUNCIL MEETING. YEAH. AND DIRECT STAFF TO DO WHAT WE JUST SAID. OKAY. COUNCIL, THERE IS A MOTION ON THE FLOOR BY COUNCILWOMAN WALLACE TO POSTPONE ITEM NUMBER FIVE UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING ON APRIL 1ST, WITH DIRECTION TO GO. GOT THAT? OKAY. CAN I HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND? SECOND BY COUNCILMAN MORENO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? NONE BEING OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES. ITEM NUMBER SIX. CONSIDERATION, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON AN AMENDMENT TO THE MAYNOR HEIGHTS TRUSTEE DEPOSIT AGREEMENT. THERE'S A REQUEST FOR THIS ITEM TO BE PULLED. YES, MA'AM. SO WE WILL BE PULLING NUMBER SIX GUYS. [7.Consideration, discussion, and possible action on a Master Services Agreement (MSA) with George Butler Associates, Inc (Part 1 of 2)] OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY. MOTION NUMBER SEVEN. CONSIDERATION, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON A MASTER SERVICE AGREEMENT. MSA WITH GEORGE BUTLER ASSOCIATES, INC ON THIS ITEM. I NEED A MOTION TO TABLE AFTER EXECUTIVE PLEASE. COUNCIL. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE TABLE THIS ITEM UNTIL AFTER EXECUTIVE SESSION. THERE'S BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN WALLACE TO TABLE THIS TILL AFTER EXECUTIVE. MAY I GET A SECOND? I SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN MORENO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? NONE OPPOSED. SO BE IT. NUMBER EIGHT. [8.Consideration, discussion, and possible action on the appointment of Community Impact Fee Advisory Committee members.] CONSIDERATION, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE APPOINTMENT OF COMMUNITY IMPACT FEE ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS. DEVELOPMENTS. DIRECTOR, SERVICES. MICHAEL, PLEASE. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE NOT RECEIVED ENOUGH APPLICANTS YET. SO WE'RE REQUESTING THAT THIS ITEM BE POSTPONED UNTIL APRIL 1ST TO HAVE MORE TIME TO TRY TO SOLICIT A FEW MORE ENTRIES FOR YOUR REVIEW. OKAY. COUNCIL, THERE'S BEEN A REQUEST TO POSTPONE ITEM NUMBER EIGHT UNTIL THE APRIL 1ST COUNCIL. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE EXTEND THE APPOINTMENT AND INTERVIEW DEADLINE AND POSTPONE THIS ITEM TO APRIL 1ST, 2026. REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING. VERY GOOD. THERE'S BEEN A MOTION TO POSTPONE TO EXTEND. SORRY TO EXTEND THE APPOINTMENT AND INTERVIEW DEADLINE TO APRIL 1ST, 2026. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? OH, SORRY. SORRY. SECOND, I SECOND. THANKS ALL. ANY QUESTIONS? ANY DISCUSSION I DO. I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHERE WHERE WAS IT ADVERTISED OR POSTED AND WHAT THE CRITERIA IS. MAYBE WE COULD HELP. YEAH. SO IT'S BEEN POSTED ON THE APP, THE WEBSITE, SOCIAL MEDIA. WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH ASHLYN PRETTY CLOSELY TO TRY TO GET THE WORD OUT AND THE CRITERIA. THERE'S A REQUIREMENT TO HAVE MY GOODNESS, WHAT'S THE PERCENTAGE? THREE OF FIVE NEED TO BE EITHER DEVELOPMENT OR REAL ESTATE AFFILIATED. AND THOSE IT'S A BIT MORE CHALLENGING TO ACHIEVE THAN WE INITIALLY THOUGHT. SO WAS IT A SPECIFIC POST TO THE COMMUNITY IMPACT FEE BOARD, OR IS IT JUST A GENERIC. WE'RE ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. OKAY, WELL, ASHLYN DID ALSO SPECIFY FOR EACH OF THE ITEMS, BUT THERE WAS A GENERAL CALL TO ACTION FOR WHAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. SO IT WAS ADDED TO THE BOARDS AND COMMISSION APPLICATION. THEY STILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS. SO ALSO WE WERE GOING TO ASK COUNCIL IF YOU KNOW OF ANY ANYONE THAT'S INTERESTED, PLEASE HAVE THEM SUBMIT THE APPLICATION. IT IS SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 1ST FOR YOU GUYS TO HAVE INTERVIEWS WITH THE ONES THAT WE HAVE. I THINK WE ONLY HAVE THREE, BUT THEY DO [00:35:05] HAVE TO MEET THAT CRITERIA. HOW MANY DO WE NEED AGAIN? FIVE. OKAY, PERFECT. THANK YOU. SO WE'RE ALMOST THERE. JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE ASSUMING THEY MEET THE CRITERIA. I JUST WANT TO ADD BEING ABLE TO PARTICIPATE. AND I THINK IT'S ANOTHER GOOD PLACE TO ADVERTISE WOULD BE WE HAVE SOMETHING WHERE A LOT OF THOSE FOLKS ARE QUESTIONS. THEY DO COME TO US OFTEN. SO MAYBE, MAYBE ACTUALLY REACH OUT TO THE CHAIN THAT WE HAVE HERE. WONDERFUL IDEA COUNCILMAN. GOOD JOB LIKE THAT. OKAY, TAP INTO THOSE RESOURCES, GUYS. LET'S MAKE IT WORK. ALL RIGHT. WE'VE HAD THE MOTION IN THE SECOND FOR THE EXTENSION ON APRIL THE 1ST. SO DID WE VOTE? ALL IN FAVOR? PASSES. NONE OPPOSED. SO THAT ONE PASSES. GOOD JOB. THANK YOU. NUMBER. [EXECUTIVE SESSION ] LET'S SEE. NO, WE'RE DONE WITH THE NUMBERS RIGHT NOW. WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 551 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AUTHORITY CONTAINED IN SECTION 551.074, SECTION 551.071. TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE AND SECTION 1.5 TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT TO CONSULT WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING PERSONAL MATTERS. SECTION 551.071 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE AND SECTION 105. TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT TO CONSULT WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING THE HIBS LANE PARCEL AND SECTION 551.071 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE AND SECTION 105 TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT TO CONSULT WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING ENTRADA GLENN PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, SECTION 551.071551.072 AND 551.087. TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE AND SECTION 105 TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT TO CONSULT WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING MAYNARD TOWN CENTER AND SECTION 551.071551.072551.087. TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE AND SECTION 105 TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT TO CONSULT WITH LEGAL COUNSEL AND DELIBERATION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS. WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO SESSION. YOU DON'T * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.