[CALL TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCE A QUORUM IS PRESENT]
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THE TIME IS NOW. 7:03 P.M. CALL TO ORDER. THE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING ANNOUNCED THAT A QUORUM IS PRESENT. EVERYONE, PLEASE STAND FOR THE INVOCATION AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE GATHER HERE TODAY AS HUMBLY AS WE KNOW HOW. FATHER, WE GIVE YOU ALL PRAISE, HONOR AND GLORY THAT IS DUE YOUR GREAT NAME. WE THANK YOU FOR THIS TIME. TOGETHER. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR GRACE AND YOUR MERCY AND YOUR COVERING OVER THIS CITY. FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR A SPIRIT OF UNITY AND A SPIRIT OF PEACE AND EVERLASTING HARMONY COMING OVER THE CITY. FATHER, WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD JUST GIVE US GUIDANCE AND DIRECTION THIS EVENING TO DO WHAT IS BEST FOR THIS CITY AND THE RESIDENTS OF THIS CITY. IN JESUS NAME, AMEN. AMEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. ALRIGHT. MAY
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BE SEATED. COUNCIL MEMBERS, WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS. COMMENTS ON THE YELLOW CARD SHOULD NOT EXCEED THREE MINUTES PER PERSON ON A WHITE CARD. I'M SORRY. WHITE CARD THREE MINUTES PER PERSON. YELLOW CARD, FIVE MINUTES PER PERSON. WE HAVE ONE PUBLIC COMMENT THIS EVENING AND WE WILL GET STARTED WITH MISTER ROBERT. THANK YOU MISTER MAYOR AND COUNCIL. MY NAME IS ROBERT BATTLE. YEAH, I THINK THE 4TH OF JULY SHOULD BE FUN. IF WE ALL DON'T MELT, WE'RE GOING TO REALLY HAVE FUN, RIGHT? AND ALSO, THE ROAD CREW WAS WORKING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF MY HOUSE TODAY. AND APPRECIATE THAT. MISTER PUBLIC WORKS GENTLEMAN OVER HERE. IT'S HARD TO PUT BAND AIDS ON OLD MAINER, THAT'S FOR DARN SURE. BUT ANYWAY, THIS WAS KIND OF SCARY TO ME. THIS THE WAY YOU GUYS EMBRACED THIS ROBOT IS REALLY SCARY. I WORK WITH AI. IT CAN. IT CAN'T EVEN TIE ITS SHOES. I MEAN, SERIOUSLY, I DON'T REALLY TRUST OUR POLICE TO HAVE THE BRAINPOWER. WE HAVE AN ABSENCE OF INTELLIGENCE IN MAINERS. WHAT I SENSE I USE WHAT I CALL ACTUAL INTELLIGENCE, BUT I HAVE TO REALLY FOR ME TO DO SOME OF MY ARTWORKS TAKES LIKE HALF A DAY FOR ME TO DO SOME OF MY LITTLE DING LISTS. THAT'S WHAT THIS IS HERE. BASICALLY, AS A CITIZEN, I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF WAYS TO TO, YOU KNOW, TRY TO MAKE CHANGE. BUT WHEN I SEE YOU GUYS CAN'T EVEN PUT THE MINUTES IN A AGENDA, THIS ONE, AGAIN, YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE THE AGENDA NUMBERS THERE. IT'S JUST REALLY EMBARRASSING. YOU TALK ABOUT PRESENTATIONS, THE PRESENTATIONS, NOT THERE. YOU KNOW, SOME OF THESE. EASEMENT ENCROACHMENT, VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION. WELL, WHERE'S THE DOCUMENT? WHERE'S THE AGREEMENT? I'VE BEEN TRYING TO TELL YOU GUYS YOU NEED A BRIEFCASE FOR EVERY SINGLE LITTLE PROJECT. NOW YOU GUYS ARE BEING SUED PERSONALLY, THERE'S A HEARING. THE JUDGES IS GETTING THINGS TOGETHER. SHE ASKED ALL THE ATTORNEYS TO COME UP WITH A SCHEDULE FOR THE TRIAL WITHIN 60 DAYS. AND THE THE 38 PLUS ATTORNEYS DECIDED, WELL, WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO THAT. WE'RE GOING TO SEVER. WELL, THE POINT IS, THE EVIDENCE IS COMING TO BE. SO THE JUDGE ASKED FOR ALL OF THE ATTORNEYS TO FILE WHAT MOTIONS? A FORMAL REQUEST. SO I FILED THE FORMAL REQUEST HERE FOR ALL THE THINGS I'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS. YOU KNOW, EMERGENCY TEMPORARY RESTRAINING, RESTRAINING ORDER. IT'S MARTIN MCVEIGH CEMETERY. THAT'S WHERE YOU GUYS ARE PUTTING 95 TOWNHOMES ON TOP OF BLACK PEOPLE'S GRAVES AT THE 1906 MARTIN MCVEIGH CEMETERY. THAT'S MY SECOND REQUEST. MY FIRST REQUEST IS THE ELECTION CONTEST. WHEN SOMEONE IN THIS ROOM, TWO PEOPLE, KEPT A 22 YEAR ARMY VET OFF THE BALLOT. AND IN MY OPINION, THE WHOLE EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE SINCE THEN IS GOING TO BE THROWN OUT BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A YOU HAVE A DEFECTIVE QUORUM. HERE'S THE MAYNARD DOWNS RACEWAY. YOU WANT TO PUT ICE WAREHOUSES THERE.WHAT DO YOU THINK DOLPHIN'S GOING TO DO? YOU DON'T THINK ABBOTT WOULD PUT ICE WAREHOUSES THERE IN LIKE FIVE SECONDS? I OWN THE NAME MAYNARD DOWNS, AND YOU NEED TO PUT TM BUY IT EVERY TIME YOU USE IT. I'VE TOLD YOU THAT. THAT'S ANOTHER DING. OKAY. MOTION TO VACATE ALL THE RULES.
MOTION FOR MEDIA COVERAGE. THIS COULD BE LIKE A FOUR MONTH TRIAL ON TV. HEB MAYNARD CROSSING. NEVER PUT IN A PLAZA. YOU GUYS CAN'T EVEN ASK FOR A PLAZA. IT'S IN THE CODES. EVERY DEVELOPMENT OVER TEN ACRES REQUIRES A PLAZA. SO YOU GUYS, SINCE YOU DON'T SEEM TO BE ABLE TO READ THE CODES AND DON'T CARE ABOUT THE PEOPLE. MR. MOORE PUT A THING TO DO. A
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PEDESTRIAN SIDEWALK OVER THERE BY A, YOU KNOW, STARBUCKS. BUT WE HAVE THE SUICIDE BRIDGE OVER HERE THAT SOMEONE'S GOING TO DIE ON BECAUSE YOU GUYS DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO FIND WILBARGER PARK. WELL, WE COULD NEVER PUT A LIKE, HALF MILE TRAIL TO THAT PARK. IT'S GOOD THAT WILBARGER CREEK IS GOING TO BE AT THE JULY 4TH THING, TOO. SO YOU'RE ALL BEING SUED PERSONALLY AS WELL? THAT'S. MR. MAYOR, YOUR REQUEST, NUMBER 44. BUT THEN ALSO AT THE END, IN FACT, HERE'S LIKE SERGEANT MARY EATON, SHE LIKES BASICALLY SHE MADE EVERY POLICE REPORT I DID INACTIVE. THE POLICE DO NOT GET TO MAKE EVERY POLICE REPORT INACTIVE, JUST IN THE SAME WAY THAT THE CITY ATTORNEYS DO NOT GET TO HOLD UP 35 POLICE REPORTS AND NEVER DOCKET THEM.THAT'S WHY CABALLERO'S GONE. HE'S GONE BECAUSE I GOT HIM FIRED. I GOT THE JUDGE FIRED BECAUSE I DID A COMPLAINT TO THE STATE COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL CONDUCT, AND I JUST HEARD BACK FROM THEM ABOUT THE ONE FROM PARKS. THEY GOT REAL UPSET THAT JUDGE PARKS DIDN'T EVEN LET ME HAVE A HEARING DEVICE, AND DID HER WHOLE COURTROOM WITHOUT A MICROPHONE.
THAT'S A PRIVATE COURT HEARING. YOU DON'T GET TO DO THAT. EVEN IN THE TEXAS COURTS OF NO RECORD. WHICH YOU GUYS ARE YOU GOING TO TRY TO GET YOUR PROCLAMATION BACK? MR. MAYOR? YOU DID A PROCLAMATION FOR THAT. JACK, I'M SORRY, I ALMOST SAID A CUSTOMER IS JACKASS. A CUSTOMER, SIR. 10S. THANK YOU. MOTION TO VOID CITY COUNCIL'S FOR LACK OF A LEGAL QUORUM.
EVERY TIME YOU GO OFF AND DO THESE SECRET MEETINGS, THAT'S THAT'S A YOU KNOW, I'M GOING TO ASK THE JURY TO AWARD SOME DAMAGES. THANK YOU, SIR. MY PLEASURE. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING AGAIN. COUNCIL. TONIGHT WE HAVE OUR CONSENT AGENDA. BEFORE WE GET TO OUR CONSENT
[A. 4th of July Celebration at East Manor Development, 15317 E. US Hwy 290]
AGENDA, WE HAVE SOME I HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT. A FOURTH AND 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION AT EAST MANOR DEVELOPMENT, 15317 EAST US HIGHWAY 290. COME ON UP, MISS STEPHANIE. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I JUST WANT TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT THIS SATURDAY WE WILL HAVE. OUR JULY 4TH CELEBRATION IS ALSO OUR 250TH ANNIVERSARY AS WELL. WE WILL HAVE VENDORS. WE'LL HAVE PERFORMERS LIKE SORRY, LIVE PERFORMANCES BY TWO BANDS, SOME DJ MUSIC, AND THEN WE'LL ALSO HAVE KIDS ACTIVITIES, TEEN ACTIVITIES, AND WE ARE GOING TO HAVE OUR BIG FIREWORKS SHOW AS WELL. ANY QUESTIONS? DO YOU KNOW DID WE GET A GOOD RESPONSE FROM OUR VENDORS? FOR FOR THE EVENT? YES. OKAY. YES, WE'RE ALL GOOD TO GO. ALL RIGHT. YES. OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.THANK YOU MUCH. PERFECT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL MEMBERS, WE'RE DOWN TO OUR CONSENT
[CONSENT AGENDA ]
AGENDA. ALL FOLLOWING ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED TO BE SELF-EXPLANATORY BY COUNCIL AND WILL BE ENACTED. ONE MOTION. THERE ARE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSIONS ON ITEMS UNLESS REQUESTED BY THE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER IN WHICH ITEM BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY. NUMBER ONE CONSIDERATION DISCUSSION.POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING APPROVAL OF CITY COUNCIL. MINUTES. NUMBER TWO.
CONSIDERATION. DISCUSSION. POSSIBLE ACTION ON EASEMENT. ENCROACHMENT AGREEMENT TO CONSTRUCT FACILITIES NEEDED FOR THE PROVISION OF WASTEWATER UTILITY SERVICE TO THE MAINLAND ISLANDS PROJECT. IS THERE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR OR ITEM THAT ANYBODY WANTS TO PULL OUT? THE ITEM WANTS TO BE PULLED. I'LL TAKE A MOTION FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA. MAYOR, COUNCIL, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS READ. WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR BY COUNCILWOMAN WALLACE. IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND? SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN.
ANY QUESTIONS TO THE MOTION BEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES
[3. Consideration, discussion, and possible action regarding a Resolution accepting the petition for voluntary annexation of the remainder of a 2.54-acre tract, more or less, being located in Travis County, Texas, and adjacent and contiguous to the city limits, providing for an open meeting, and other related matters. ]
UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM NUMBER THREE. CONSIDERATION, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE PETITION OF OF VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION OF THE REMAINDER OF A 2.54 ACRE TRACT, MORE OR LESS BEING LOCATED IN TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS, AND ADJACENT CONTIGUOUS TO THE CITY LIMITS, PROVIDING FOR AN OPEN MEETING AND OTHER RELATED MATTERS. YES, SIR.MAYOR COUNCIL, MY NAME IS MICHAEL BURROW INTO THE CITY. THAT'S WHY THE LANGUAGE SAYS THE REMAINDER OF SAID PARCEL. THEY'RE LOOKING TO DO SOME WORK ON THEIR PROPERTY WHERE THEY WANT TO CONSTRUCT A LARGER HOME, BUT THEY PREFER TO DO PERMITTING PURELY WITH THE CITY AS OPPOSED TO PARTIALLY WITH US AND PARTIALLY WITH THE COUNTY. SO THEY'RE BRINGING THE REST OF THE PROPERTY INTO THE CITY LIMITS TO ACHIEVE THAT. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS, COUNCIL MEMBERS?
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IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MAYOR, COUNCIL, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 2026-11. ACCEPTING THE ANNEXATION PETITION FOR THE VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION OF THE REMAINDER OF A 2.54 ACRE TRACT, MORE OR LESS BEING LOCATED IN TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS, AND ADJACENT AND CONTIGUOUS TO THE CITY LIMITS, PROVIDING FOR AN OPEN MEETING AND OTHER RELATED MATTERS, AND SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR ANNEXATION. WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR BY COUNCILMAN MARINO. IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND? SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN WALLACE. ANY QUESTIONS TO THE MOTION BEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR?[4. Consideration, discussion, and possible action on a Resolution authorizing the purchase and closing of a tract of real property consisting of 0.188 acres, more or less, located in Travis County, Texas, plus closing costs, title insurance costs, providing for approval of the purchase and sale agreement, and providing for related matters.]
OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. NUMBER FOUR, CONSIDERATION AND DISCUSSION ON POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF A CLOSING PURCHASE AND CLOSING OF A TRACT OF REAL PROPERTY CONSISTING OF 0.188 ACRES, MORE OR LESS LOCATED IN TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS, PLUS CLOSING COSTS, TITLE INSURANCE COSTS, PROVIDING FOR APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT AND PROVIDING FOR RELATED MATTERS. MR. MOORE, MAYOR COUNCIL, GOOD EVENING. THE ITEM BEFORE YOU IS THE ACQUISITION OF A STRIP OF GROUND THAT'S GOING TO BE NEEDED TO EXTEND GEORGE BUSH TO THE SOUTH, AND THIS IS GOING TO ALLOW ALL THE OTHER PARCELS FROM PASCO. HASIG, BRYAN AND FRY, WHICH WOULD BE. I CAN SHOW YOU ON THE MAP ON ITEM SIX TO SHOW YOU ALL THE LAND THAT'S GOING TO BE NEEDED SO WE CAN EXTEND GEORGE BUSH AND ALSO GIVE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ANOTHER ACCESS POINT TO GEORGE BUSH FROM THE EAST TO TO PROCEED TO THE LIGHT, TO RESPOND TO TRAFFIC SAFELY. AND THIS IS THE BIG THING THAT MR. JOHNSON AND I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH SB 12 BOARD, AND SOME OF THE THINGS WE'VE BEEN DOING TO EXPAND THE PARTNERSHIP, TO WORK WITH THEM, AND, IN ESSENCE, WORKING WITH THEM IN THE ISLA. SO IT'S A COMBINATION OF THINGS WE'VE BEEN DOING OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS, TRYING TO BUILD A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM FOR SERVICES, BUT ALSO TO PUT US IN A POSITION PRIOR TO THE NEW STATION OPENING TO GIVE THEM ANOTHER ACCESS POINT. WE DIDN'T GET THERE FAST ENOUGH, BUT THE ITEMS THAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS GOING TO ALLOW US TO MOVE CLOSER TO HAVE SOMETHING DONE HERE IN SHORT ORDER.QUESTIONS COUNCIL MEMBERS. I SEE NO QUESTIONS. THEN I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MAYOR, COUNCIL, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 2026-12 FOR THE PURCHASE AND CLOSING OF A TRACT OF REAL PROPERTY CONSISTING OF 0.188 ACRES, MORE OR LESS LOCATED IN TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS, PLUS CLOSING COSTS, TITLE INSURANCE COSTS, PROVIDING FOR APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT AND PROVIDING FOR RELATED MATTERS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $10,000. WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR BY COUNCILMAN WALLACE.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN. WE'RE. ANY QUESTIONS TO THE MOTION? ANY QUESTIONS TO THE MOTION BEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES
[5. Consideration, discussion, and possible action on a Development Agreement with I-40 Group, LLC. ]
UNANIMOUSLY. MOVING ALONG TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE. CONSIDERATION. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH MR. I-40 GROUP, LLC. MISTER MOORE. OKAY, MAYOR. COUNCIL, THIS IS REFERENCE TO THE LAND THAT'S GOING TO BE DONATED FROM THE ASCO GROUP. THEIR ATTORNEY DRAFTED SOME THE DAY AND WE'RE GOING TO HOPEFULLY PROVE IT TO FORM. MISTER WOODARD AND I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH THE OWNER LAST WEEK, AND WE WERE ABLE TO EXPLAIN WHAT WE WERE TRYING TO DO. ALL THOSE PARCELS THAT ARE IN THAT AREA ARE ON SEPTIC. AND SO WE WERE THINKING IF WE GOT THE EASEMENT FOR THE PROPERTY, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO PUT IN A SEWER SYSTEM, BUT ALSO BE ABLE TO FIX THE ROAD. AND ON THIS ITEM, YOU IF YOU CAN TURN TO THE PAGE WHERE WE HAVE THE EXHIBIT, IS EXHIBIT EMU LANE. YES, SIR. D. TO THE PUBLIC. I WANT THE PUBLIC TO KNOW ABOUT HOW MUCH SEWER LINE WE'RE GOING TO BE EXTENDING. I THINK ALTOGETHER IT'S GOING TO BE OVER 2000 LINEAR FEET. BUT I THINK JUST JUST TALKING TO AND WORKING WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BEFORE THEY ACTUALLY GOT THE BUILDING OPEN, WE TALKED ABOUT HAVING ACCESS BACK TO EMU. AND SO WHEN WE PULL UP THE EXHIBIT FOR THE PUBLIC TO SEE, THEY'LL BE ABLE TO SEE THAT THE ROAD THAT WE GET WITH GEORGE BUSH TO EXTEND TO THE SOUTH WILL ALLOW US TO BE ABLE[00:15:05]
TO HAVE ANOTHER NORTH SOUTH TO GET TO THE COMMUNITY. AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE CITY FROM BASICALLY GREG MAYNOR ALL THE WAY TO OLD KIMBROUGH, WE ONLY HAVE A COUPLE NORTH SOUTH, WHICH IS LEXINGTON. 973 WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING THAT'S A NORTH SOUTH BETWEEN 973 AND OH, KIMBROUGH. AND BEING ABLE TO EXTEND GEORGE BUSH TO EMU WOULD GIVE US ANOTHER NORTH SOUTH FOR THE RESIDENTS, BUT ALSO WOULD HELP THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPOND TO CALLS FOR SERVICE AND BILL FORMS OR CARRIAGE HILLS, BECAUSE IF NOT, THE RESPONSE TIME WOULD BE GREATER THAN PROBABLY TEN MINUTES WITH THE TRAFFIC TO TO GET TO THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. AND SO THE OTHER ROAD THAT YOU CAN SEE THAT ON, ON THE EXHIBIT WHERE THE FIRE STATION IS THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH ANDERSON, THE ITEM BEFORE IS GOING TO ALLOW US TO GO AHEAD AND BUY THAT STRIP TO BE ABLE TO CONNECT THAT ACCESS ROAD FROM THE FIRE STATION, TO GET TO GEORGE BUSH, TO GET TO THE LIGHT, TO GO WEST. BECAUSE IF THERE'S A RESPONSE NOW THEY HAVE TO GO ACROSS THE FOUR LANES, THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC TO GET TO THE LIGHT, TO GO BACK WEST. AND SO THE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS IS TO WORK WITH THE, THE LANDOWNERS TO SEE THE PLUSES THAT DONATING THE LAND, PUTTING THE ROAD IN AND GETTING THE CITY SAW. IT'S PROBABLY SAVED US OVER ALMOST 800, 000 THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE TO BUY. BUT THEY SEE THE BENEFIT. THEY'VE BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR OVER 40 YEARS IN THAT AREA, AND WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GIVE THEM OTHER SERVICES. BUT THIS WAY, FOR THIS COMMERCIAL PART OF THE CITY, WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. SO THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THE MAP UP. SO THE PUBLIC CAN KIND OF SEE THE AREA THAT WE'RE TRYING TO IMPROVE FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE LOCATED THERE. QUESTIONS COUNCIL MEMBERS. JUST A COMMENT. I REALLY DO APPRECIATE YOU. I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT THIS REALLY NOT TOO LONG AGO ABOUT THAT CONNECTIVITY IN THIS AREA. AND, YOU KNOW, ALSO BEING ABLE TO HELP, YOU KNOW, OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. SO I REALLY DO APPRECIATE YOU, YOU KNOW, REALLY GETTING TO WORK ON THIS AND BRINGING THIS TO US, YOU KNOW, TO BE ABLE TO CONSIDER. YES, SIR. AND SO I JUST MR. JOHNSON, I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH THE FIRE CHIEF TODAY, AND WE DID TALK ABOUT, OH, HIGHWAY 20. AND WE DID TALK ABOUT IF THEY COULD GIVE US ACTUAL FOOTAGE OF THEM RESPONDING TO A A CALL GOING ACROSS THE BRIDGE, SINCE THAT'S A TEX-DOT OWNED ROAD, LET US BE ABLE TO USE THAT FOOTAGE TO BE ABLE TO SHARE WITH TXDOT TO SEE IF THEY CAN PUT SOME INVESTMENT ON THE OLDER PART OF HIGHWAY 20 AS WELL. AS WE GOT THE BRIDGE OVER BY THE LIONS CLUB, WHICH WAS DONE, BUT NOW WE NEED TO HAVE THEM DO AN INVESTMENT ON THE EAST PART OF TOWN CLOSE TO 1973.SO SOMETIMES THAT HELPS TELL THE STORY WHY WE MAKE THE REQUEST. BECAUSE WHEN EVEN IF YOU SEE BICYCLISTS ON THE WEEKENDS, IT'S NOT REALLY SAFE, BUT THEY HAVE TO SHARE THE ROAD ANYWAY. SO ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO OUTSIDE OF OUR RESPONSIBILITY, THAT'S YOU'VE BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE IN US TO DO THOSE THINGS. SO STAFF AND I THANK THE COUNCIL FOR ALLOWING US TO WORK WITH ALL BUSINESSES AND TEX-DOT AND THE COUNTY TO MAKE THESE IMPROVEMENTS FOR OUR RESIDENTS. THANK YOU. OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? OKAY. IF NOT, I'LL SORRY. GO AHEAD. IN OUR PACKET WHERE THE TWO NOTES ADDRESSED ALREADY, OR WILL THEY BE ADDRESSED LATER? YOU SAID THE TWO NOTES. YES. THERE WERE TWO NOTES THAT WERE IN SECTION TWO. SECTION TWO. OH, SORRY.
SECTION SECTION FOUR. NO GENERAL AGREEMENT. SO IT LOOKS AS FROM A LEGAL NOTES FROM LEGAL. OKAY. I THINK IT WAS PERTAINING TO SECTION TWO. OKAY. YES, MA'AM. MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS. VERONICA RIVERA, ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY, COUNCIL MEMBER. HILL, AS CITY MANAGER MENTIONED, WE ARE BRINGING THIS CONTRACT TO YOU FOR APPROVAL AS TO FORM BECAUSE WE ARE TRYING TO GET THIS DONE SOONER RATHER THAN LATER. SO THOSE COMMENTS WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF AS SOON AS WE HEAR BACK FROM THE DEVELOPER. AND AND THEN WE'LL FINALIZE THE AGREEMENT FOR THE MAYOR'S SIGNATURE. AND I CAN ALSO SAY COUNCIL TWO, I THINK ANDERSON EQUIPMENT AND ESCO. THOSE THOSE COMPANIES THAT HAVE LARGE EQUIPMENT, THEY BOTH WERE IN AGREEMENT TO ALLOW THEIR EQUIPMENT TO BE USED TO PUT IN THE SEWER LINE. AND SO AGAIN, WORKING WITH THEM HAS ALLOWED US TO BE ABLE TO UTILIZE SOME OF THEIR EQUIPMENT ON PORTION OF THE PROJECT. SO MOBILIZATION AND, AND ALL THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE A BIG ISSUE FOR US, BUT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO WORK THROUGH RELATIONSHIP TO WHERE THEY CAN SEE THE BENEFIT OF WORKING WITH
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THIS. SO. YES, SIR. ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? YOU DO. OH, YOU GOOD. ALL RIGHT, MAYOR COUNCIL, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH I-40 GROUP, LLC. AS TO FORM, WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR BY COUNCILMAN WALLACE. IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN. ANY QUESTIONS TO THE MOTION? NO QUESTIONS TO THE MOTION. ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER[6. Consideration, discussion and possible action on a Resolution approving the continued participation of the City of Manor in the FY2027-2029 Urban County requalification process set by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); inclusion in and participation in the Travis County CDBG/HOME program and service area to support affordable housing efforts; authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documentation including the cooperation agreement with Travis County; and establishing an Effective Date.]
SIX. CONSIDERATION, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON A RESOLUTION RESOLVING EXCUSE ME, RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CONTINUED PARTICIPATION OF CITY OF MAINE IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2027 2029. URBAN COUNTY REQUALIFICATION PROCESS SET BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, HUD INCLUSION IN AND PARTICIPATION IN THE TRIALS. COUNTY CDBG HOME PROGRAM AND SERVICE AREA SUPPORT TO SUPPORT AFFORDABLE HOUSING EFFORTS. AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION, INCLUDING COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN CHARLES COUNTY AND ESTABLISH AN EFFECTIVE DATE. YES, SIR. OKAY, MAYOR COUNCIL, AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING OUR EFFORTS TO WORK WITH THE COUNTY. LAST YEAR. WE SIGNED UP FOR THIS PROGRAM FOR THREE THREE YEARS. BUT NOW THIS IS A RENEWAL AND THIS IS GOING TO ALLOW US TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COUNTY WIDE CDBG PROGRAM. AND WITH AND THIS WHAT YOU HAVE TO SIGN IS TO GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THOSE PROGRAMS. AND ONE OF THE AREAS OF EMPHASIS FOR TRAVIS COUNTY HAS BEEN INFRASTRUCTURE. AND SO ROADS OR WATER, SEWER.AND I THINK THAT'S AN ALLOCATION OF ABOUT 1.8 MILLION. AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT COMMUNITIES WITHIN TRAVIS COUNTY MAY NOT QUALIFY FOR A LOT OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN INFRASTRUCTURE. AND WE'RE HOPING TO PARTICIPATE AT THIS LEVEL WITH THE COUNTY AND AND GET SERIOUS CONSIDERATION. THEY DID STOP BY FRIDAY TO TO JUST LET US KNOW IF WE WERE STILL GOING TO PARTICIPATE, BECAUSE IT TOOK A COUPLE OF YEARS BEFORE WE ACTUALLY SIGNED UP. BUT THAT'S NOT HAVING A GRANT WRITER. WE WE KEPT, I THINK, MISSING SOME OPPORTUNITIES. AND THERE MAY STILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO DO SOMETHING SEPARATE WITH THE MAYOR'S BEEN SHARING WITH US. THAT'S OUTSIDE OF THE CDBG PIECE, BUT THERE COULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE'S NO CONFLICT. IF WE SIGN UP WITH THE COUNTY, CAN WE STILL PURSUE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE QUALIFY FOR? AND, AND PRETTY MUCH IF WE GO WITH THIS, I THINK WE HAVE A LIST OF THINGS THAT THAT CERTAIN NEIGHBORHOODS THAT COULD QUALIFY FOR THIS FUNDING. AND WE WANT TO BE IN A POSITION TO WORK WITH THE COUNTY TO HELP THOSE NEIGHBORS THAT HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR DIFFERENT IMPROVEMENTS IN THEIR IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD. QUESTION COUNCIL MEMBERS, DO WE HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON SINCE WE'VE BEEN IN THIS RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM, WHAT MANNER HAS BENEFITED FROM. I THINK THAT WAS SOME OF THE ASSESSMENT THEY WERE WORKING ON. AND SO SOMETIMES IN CDBG REALM THEY HAVE CENSUS TRACKS, SO THERE'S CERTAIN NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WOULD DEFINITELY QUALIFY THAT LOW TO MODERATE INCOME.
AND ONCE WE SEE THE CENSUS TRACK, WHICH NEIGHBORHOODS, IF IT'S ALL PART OF THE MANOR, THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE CAN QUALIFY FOR. IF IT'S SIDEWALKS, DRAINAGE, SOME OF THOSE THINGS, IF IT'S INFRASTRUCTURE RELATED, I THINK WE WOULD SCORE WELL IF OTHER CITIES IN TRAVIS COUNTY APPLY, I THINK MAINERS PROJECTS WOULD DEFINITELY SCORE WELL BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T HAD MUCH COME OUR WAY FROM THE COUNTY. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBERS. SO, YOU KNOW, YOU CONTINUE TO DIVE INTO JUST KIND OF THE PROGRAM AND OPPORTUNITIES AS C, D D, C, D, B G PROGRAMS. AS MR. MORRIS SAID, IT DOES CREATE ADDITIONAL FUNDS AND OPPORTUNITIES. SOME HAVE MATCHED, SOME DON'T. WHEN THEY BRING THE VARIOUS PROGRAMS DEPENDING ON HOW IT COMES DOWN FROM HOOD. BUT IT DOES JUST THAT GIVES US ADDITIONAL DOLLARS OR OPPORTUNITIES FOR US, WHETHER IT BE ROADWAYS OR CARRYING WATER, WASTEWATER. SOME OF THEM, LIKE THIS ONE IN PARTICULAR, IS DIVING INTO OR THE HOME PROGRAMS HAS, YOU KNOW, DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE. TODAY, US MAYOR'S CONFERENCE MEMBERS, MYSELF AND MAYOR WATSON, SIGNED ON WITH THE FEDS TO SUPPORT FIRST RESPONDER AND EVEN EDUCATORS BEING INCLUDED IN A PROTECTED CLASS THAT ALLOWS VA LOANS TO GO TO THEM FOR 100% HOUSE FINANCING, WHICH KIND OF DOUBLES DOWN AS ANOTHER
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RESOURCE FOR, FOR FOLKS THAT LIVE HERE THAT WANT TO STAY HERE, THAT ARE FIRST RESPONDERS OR WORK IN EDUCATION. AND, YOU KNOW, WE ALL KIND OF KNOW THAT THOSE STRUGGLES THAT ARE HAPPENING THERE, SO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS DOING IS STILL MAINTAINING A LOT OF THOSE PROGRAMS THAT ARE GOOD FOR SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT WE TALKED ABOUT, WE WANT TO SUPPORT BACK IN OUR INITIAL LEGISLATIVE AGENDA. SO THIS IS STILL, ALONG WITH THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING.AND I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO ADD TO MAYOR COUNCIL IS IF THE HOME PROGRAM IS EFFECTIVE. WHEN I WAS IN ANOTHER COMMUNITY HERE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, WE WERE ABLE TO UTILIZE THE HOME PROGRAM, WHICH FAMILIES DID QUALIFY. AND IF THEY QUALIFY, IF IT'S THE SAME ONE, I'M HOPING TO GET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT TO SHARE WITH OUR RESIDENTS THAT IF YOU OWN A HOME AND IF IT'S, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, BEYOND ITS LIFESPAN, YOU GOT WE HAVE SOME HOMES IN THE CITY THAT COULD QUALIFY FOR THAT. BUT WHAT THEY DID ON THAT PROGRAM IS THAT THEY BUILT A THREE BEDROOM, TWO BATH HOUSE, YOU KNOW, AND IF THERE WAS NO LIENS AGAINST THE PROPERTY, THE STATE WOULD, I MEAN, THE THAT FUNDS WOULD USE TO REBUILD THE HOME. AND WHERE I WAS AT, THEY BUILT FOUR HOMES AND IT WAS PEOPLE WAS KIND OF SKEPTICAL. BUT ONCE THE FOUR HOMES GOT BUILT AND THE FAMILIES WERE ABLE TO MOVE INTO A NEW HOME, THAT PROGRAM, IF YOU STAYED IN IT FOR THREE YEARS AND NOT HAD ANY ANY OTHER ISSUES, THEN THE DEBT WOULD BE FORGIVEN. AND I'VE SPOKE TO A COUPLE OF FAMILIES IN MAINER ABOUT THAT. THIS PROGRAM, IF THAT'S THE CASE AND SOME OF THE OLDER PARTS OF THE CITY, THAT COULD BE SOME HOMES THAT COULD REALLY BE A REFRESH FOR THOSE FAMILIES IF THEY QUALIFY. AND SO WE WANT TO BE VERY ENCOURAGING TO THOSE RESIDENTS TO NOT ONLY TRUST US, BUT AT LEAST ASK THE QUESTIONS AND WE CAN EDUCATE THEM ON HOW THEY CAN QUALIFY TO GET THEIR HOME UPDATED. AND, AND IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT THE FUNDS ARE THERE, WE SHOULD HELP OUR RESIDENTS GET WHAT THEY NEED SO THEY CAN GET A BETTER HOME AND THEN AND THEN BE ABLE TO LIVE IN IT. AND BASICALLY BASED ON THEIR QUALIFICATIONS, SHOULD BE A GOOD A GOOD FEELING FOR THEM TO KNOW THAT OUR COUNCIL HERE IS LOOKING OUT FOR THOSE TYPE OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM. ALL RIGHT. OTHER QUESTIONS. IF NOT, ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MAYOR.
COUNCIL, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 2026-13 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MAYNARD, TEXAS, APPROVING THE CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP OF THE CITY OF MAYNARD IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2027 AND 2029. URBAN COUNTY REQUALIFICATION PROCESS SET BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, INCLUSION AND PARTICIPATION IN THE TRAVIS COUNTY CDBG HOME PROGRAM AND SERVICE AREA TO SUPPORT AFFORDABLE HOUSING EFFORTS. AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION, INCLUDING THE COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH TRAVIS COUNTY AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WELL. MOTION ON THE FLOOR BY COUNCILMAN MORENO. IS THERE A SECOND I SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN WALLACE. ANY QUESTIONS TO THE MOTION? BEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED.
[7. Consideration, discussion, and possible action on an Engagement Agreement for Bond Counsel legal services. ]
MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. CONSIDERATION, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON AN ENGAGEMENT AGREEMENT FOR BOND COUNCIL LEGAL SERVICES. MR. MOORE. OKAY, MAYOR COUNCIL, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALLOWING THIS ITEM TO COME BEFORE YOU. AT THE TIME, WE'RE WITHOUT BOND COUNSEL, AND WE WERE WITH ALL THE PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE AND SOME THINGS THAT WE NEED TO CONSIDER FOR THIS YEAR AND THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR, WE WENT THROUGH A PROCESS OF TRYING TO IDENTIFY A FIRM THAT COULD HELP US, AND CHRIS CAN HELP SPEAK TO IT AS WELL. SHE WAS PART OF IT.AND VERONICA AND BERLIN AND ORRICK, THEY'VE DONE SOME OTHER WORK FOR US ON SOME OTHER BONDS.
AND SO WHEN THE PROCESS WAS DONE AND AND WE ASKED THEM QUESTIONS, THIS COMPANY, I THINK, ROSE TO THE TO THE TOP TO BE CONSIDERED FOR BOND COUNSEL FOR THE CITY. THANK YOU.
DO EITHER YOU WANT TO COME UP AND SHARE. I WAS ASKING, I GUESS CHRIS OR VERONICA, EITHER ONE OF Y'ALL OR NO, MAYBE. DO YOU WANT. YEAH, YOU CAN COME UP AND JUST TALK ABOUT THE PROCESS AND THEN INTRODUCE. OH, OKAY. YES, MA'AM. WE. GOOD EVENING, CHRIS LANE SAM CO, THE CITY'S FINANCIAL ADVISOR. WHEN WHEN A CHANGE HAPPENED WITH THE BOND COUNSEL, WE ALL SAT DOWN. WE HAD A WHOLE GROUP OF PEOPLE. WE SET UP TEAMS CALLS TO INTERVIEW A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT OPTIONS IN THE AUSTIN AREA TO LARGER FIRMS. WE ASK A LITANY OF QUESTIONS AND WE DISCUSSED IT
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FURTHER AFTER THE INTERVIEWS. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS APPARENT, ORRICK HAS DONE SOME OTHER WORK FOR THE CITY AND OTHER CAPACITIES AS UNDERWRITERS COUNSELS. ON YOUR FIRST BOND ISSUE, OPEN MARKET BOND ISSUE AND THE SUCCEEDING ONES. SO THEY HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE AND BACKGROUND, AND THERE WERE SOME OTHER ISSUES THAT THEY HAD HANDLED WHEN DISCUSSING SOME OTHER LARGER PROJECTS FOR THE CITY AND HAD DONE SOME DISCUSSION WITH THE AG'S OFFICE ON THE CITY'S BEHALF. AND THIS IS NOT UNUSUAL THAT LAWYERS HELP LAWYERS EFA'S HELP EFAS, AND WE BOUNCE IDEAS OFF OF EACH OTHER. THE SAME THING WITH DEVELOPERS. THEY'LL KNOW CERTAIN PEOPLE IN THE FIELD AND THEY'LL ASK THEM QUESTIONS AND, AND GET SOME DIFFERENT OPINIONS ABOUT DIFFERENT THINGS. SO WE INTERVIEWED ORRICK AND WE INTERVIEWED MCCALL, PARKHURST, AND I DON'T KNOW ARE BOTH PROPOSALS IN THE JUST JUST THIS ONE. JUST THE ONE. YES, MA'AM. ORRICK AND THE MAJORITY DISCUSSION WAS THAT IT MIGHT BE WE'RE TRYING. WE'VE GOT SO MANY THINGS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON THAT WE NEED TO GET AHEAD OF, AND WE NEED SOMEBODY THAT CAN GET UP TO SPEED QUICKLY. AND SINCE THEY'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN SOME ASPECTS, WE FELT LIKE THAT WAS THE BETTER OPTION. I DO WORK WITH JERRY, AND HE HAS FOUR PEOPLE ON HIS TEAM. I'VE WORKED WITH THREE OF THEM MANY, MANY, MANY TIMES. THANK YOU.WELL, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. THANK YOU. AND I WILL SAY COUNCIL, JUST FOR SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE IN 22, I SEE HOW EFFECTIVE COUNCIL WORKS TO GET PROJECTS IDENTIFIED, WORKING WITH FINANCE TO MAKE SURE IF ANYTHING IS GOING TO BE ISSUED TAX NOTE OR JUST OVERALL HAVING THAT EXTRA EXPERTISE IS A IS A PLUS. AND FOR US THAT WE HAVE COMING ON THE HORIZON, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE TEAM THAT CAN REALLY HELP US NOT HAVE A, YOU KNOW, A STEP BACK.
AND SO THE FIRM IF. MR. JERRY, YOU WANT TO COME UP OR, YOU KNOW, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. SCOTT JONES, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, ALSO ON THE THE INTERVIEW QUESTIONS THAT WE POSED, WE ASKED THIS FIRM IF THEY HAD PFC EXPERIENCE AND THEY DID. SO THAT WAS ANOTHER ISSUE BECAUSE WE WERE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE HELP WITH WITH OUR PFC SO THEY COULD HELP US OUT THERE AS WELL. RIGHT. OKAY. AND SO AS MR. JERRY, COME UP ONE SECOND, ONE SECOND, ONE SECOND, FIRST GIVE GIVE US ONE MORE SECOND. YEAH. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBERS, WHAT QUESTIONS DO Y'ALL HAVE FOR STAFF FOR MR. MOORE? EVERYBODY GOOD? OKAY, NOW COME ON UP, SIR. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE DIDN'T SKIP THEM TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TO ADDRESS THOSE, TO ADDRESS MR. MOORE. SO GO AHEAD. YES. MR. MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBERS. MR. MOORE. YES, SIR. JERRY KYLE WITH ORRICK, HERRINGTON AND SUTCLIFFE HERE IN AUSTIN. IS MISS LANE MENTIONED. WE HAVE A VERY LARGE PRESENCE IN THE AUSTIN OFFICE. AND AS MISS LANE MENTIONED, I'VE PREVIOUSLY WORKED ON TRANSACTIONS FOR THE CITY OF MAINE, ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE CITY AND THEN FAMILIAR WITH WITH THE PROJECTS THAT ARE KIND OF ON THE RUNWAY RIGHT NOW, THRILLED, YOU KNOW, AT THE OPPORTUNITY TO, TO SERVE THE CITY AND LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING, GETTING STARTED, BUT HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF I CAN. CAN YOU SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR FIRM'S BACKGROUND WITH P THREE? SURE. YES, SIR. SO PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS FOR FOR ALL THOSE PEOPLE WATCHING THAT MAY NOT KNOW THE TERMINOLOGY. PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS. YEAH. YES, SIR. SO ORRICK IS THE LARGEST BOND COUNCIL FIRM IN THE COUNTRY. AND WE WORK ACROSS A BROAD SPECTRUM OF JURISDICTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES, AND THEN ALSO ACROSS A BROAD SPECTRUM OF TYPES OF TRANSACTIONS, INCLUDING P THREE. AND REALLY THESE DAYS, P THREE ENDS UP BEING A VERY BROAD SPECTRUM, A LOT OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF TRANSACTIONS REALLY. WHENEVER YOU SEE A GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY PARTNERING WITH A PRIVATE ENTITY IN ANY WAY, YOU'RE KIND OF INTRODUCING P THREE INTO THE TRANSACTION. AND SO WE HAVE A, ACTUALLY, WE HAVE A DEDICATED
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TEAM THAT REALLY JUST DOES P THREE. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE OUR PUBLIC FINANCE LAWYERS LIKE MYSELF WHO KIND OF BRIDGE THE DIVIDE BETWEEN GOVERNMENTAL AND KIND OF PRIVATE P THREE TYPE TRANSACTIONS. SO WE, WE DO A BUNCH IN THE P THREE SPACE. AND WE PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO, YOU KNOW, CONFIRMING THAT THE P THREE STRUCTURE MAKES SENSE THAT IT'S EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE. THAT'S ALWAYS KIND OF A QUESTION IN THE PUBLIC FINANCE GOVERNMENTAL SPACE. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, PRIVATE SECTOR SOLUTIONS CAN BE GREAT, BUT THEY NEED TO BE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT. SO YEAH, COUNCIL, I, I ASKED THE QUESTION BECAUSE I'D ALREADY KIND OF DONE SOME RESEARCH ON, AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ALL GOT A CHANCE TO HEAR THAT FOR YOURSELVES. IF YOU HADN'T SEEN THAT PART OF THAT PART OF THAT PORTFOLIO. AND JUST I WASN'T GOING TO ASK, BUT THEY DIDN'T THEY DIDN'T TALK ABOUT IT. YEAH. SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE IT WAS DISCUSSED. SO IT WAS VERY CLEAR. THEN I THEN IN ADDITION TO WHAT MR. JONES SAID ABOUT THE PFC, THAT THEY HAVE AN EXTENSIVE REPUTATION IN REGARDS TO TO P THREE. AND SO IN THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW WITH THE MAINLAND TOWN SQUARE AND SOME OTHER THINGS WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT EXPLORING, THAT MIGHT BE. WHAT WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT EXPERTISE IN THAT AREA, QUESTIONS FOR. COUNCIL MEMBERS. IF NO QUESTIONS, THEN I ENTERTAIN A MOTION. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. MAYOR COUNCIL LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE AGREEMENT, THE ENGAGEMENT AGREEMENT FOR BOND COUNCIL LEGAL SERVICES WITH ORRICK, HERRINGTON AND SUTCLIFFE LLP AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE FINAL AGREEMENT AFTER LEGAL REVIEW. WELL, MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN WALLACE. IS THERE A SECOND I SECOND? SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN. ANY QUESTIONS TO THE MOTION? NO QUESTIONS TO THE MOTION. ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED.[EXECUTIVE SESSION ]
MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW CONVENE TO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF TEXAS* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.