[CALL TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCE A QUORUM IS PRESENT]
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COME TO ORDER. ANNOUNCE A POINT. WE DON'T HAVE A POOL. YEAH, WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. QUORUM IS PRESENT. I'D LIKE TO START, IF I MAY, WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND THE INVOCATION.
WE'LL START WITH INVOCATION. THAT WILL. DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME TO YOU NOW AND WE JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, LORD. THANK YOU FOR BEING WHO YOU ARE AND FOR COVERING THIS CITY, PROTECTING US THROUGH ALL DANGERS SEEN AND UNSEEN. FATHER, WE ASK FOR UNITY TO BE IN THIS CITY. NOW WE ASK FOR PEACE TO BE OVER THIS CITY NOW. ALL THINGS THAT ARE NOT OF YOU THAT TRY TO COME AGAINST THIS CITY. WE ASK THAT YOU REMOVE THEM. FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR GRACE AND YOUR MERCY EACH AND EVERY DAY. 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. THANK YOU. OKAY. WE WILL MOVE
[PUBLIC COMMENTS ]
ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT. NON-AGENDA ITEMS. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE WHITE CARD.COMMENTS WILL BE TAKEN FROM THE AUDIENCE ON RELATED TOPICS FOR A LENGTH OF TIME, NOT TO EXCEED THREE MINUTES PER PERSON. AND. MOVE ON, AS IN THE PUBLIC COMMENTS, THE YELLOW CARD COMMENTS WILL BE TAKEN FROM THE AUDIENCE ON NON-AGENDA AND AGENDA ITEMS COMBINED FOR LENGTH OF TIME, NOT TO EXCEED FIVE MINUTES. PUBLIC. WHERE WAS I? NOT TO EXCEED FIVE MINUTES.
TOTAL PER PERSON ON ALL ITEMS EXCEPT FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS. COMMENTS ON PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS MAY 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. LET'S SEE. AND WE HAVE MR. ROBERT PATTY YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES.
THANK YOU, MISS WARE. I FRANKLY HIGHLY SUSPICIOUS ABOUT THE RESULTS OF THIS ELECTION. I THINK IT'S COMPLETELY THE OPPOSITE. I CAN'T IMAGINE YOU BEAT ME 3 TO 1. OR THAT SONIA WALLACE BEAT SAM ZAMARRIPA 3 TO 1. NONETHELESS, I CAN DO A CONTEST OR A COUPLE OF WAYS. OR THROUGH THE LAWSUIT I ALREADY HAVE GOING. ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE DOING TONIGHT IS WE'RE HAVING A CHARADE. I GOT THIS JUDGE CABALLERO KICKED OUT OF MANOR COURT AND THE BASTROP COURT, AND MR. MANAGER HERE HAS HIRED HIM BACK. HE DID ULTRA VIRUS ACTION. YOU. THESE HAVE NEVER BEEN DOCKETED KNIGHTS LAW HAS NOT DOCKETED THIS. THAT'S WHY YOU GOT KICKED OUT. I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU'RE BACK HERE, AND I. I HAVE A COURT HEARING TOMORROW ON A MOTION THAT WAS DISMISSED BY THE PREVIOUS JUDGE. I CALL HER AMNESIA PARKS. SO IF THE NEW JUDGE KATZ, DOES THE SAME EXACT BEHAVIOR THAT I GOT MR. CABALLERO KICKED OUT FOR.
I'M GOING TO GET HER KICKED OUT. WE NEED A JUDGE THAT CAN STAND UP TO THESE COMPLAINTS. THESE ARE COMPLAINTS ABOUT YOU GUYS. A LOT OF THEM. NOW ALSO, I HAVE I HAD THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE SAY, PARDON ME, ADDRESS, PLEASE ADDRESS THE COUNCIL. WHY? BECAUSE THAT'S HOW WE DO CITY COUNCIL. WELL, YOU GUYS GOT A BUNCH OF LITTLE RULES THAT YOU THINK MATTER JUST BECAUSE YOU APPROVE THEM. THIS IS A TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT. YOUR OPEN MEETING IS A VIOLATION. THE ELECTION OF THE LEAD UP TO THE ELECTION WAS CORRUPT. YOU GUYS DIDN'T EVEN DO A TEXAS. YOU DIDN'T EVEN LIVE STREAM THREE MONTHS OF MEETINGS. THAT WAS THE WAY, YOUR WAY OF INTERFERING WITH THE ELECTION. BUT ANYWAY, BACK TO THE JUDGES. I HAVE A HEARING TOMORROW AT 11 FOR MY GRASS ENCROACHING ON MY SIDEWALK. I DON'T HAVE A SIDEWALK. IT WAS DISMISSED ONCE BY A JUDGE PARKS, AND THEN IT WAS RESET AND RE DOCKETED. SO IF THE NEW JUDGE DOES NOT GET TO LEAPFROG THESE COMPLAINTS, THESE HAVE TO BE DONE IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER. AND YOU CANNOT THE CITY ATTORNEYS HAVE TO RECUSE IF THERE'S A CITY STAFFER, A CITY COUNCIL, OR IF THERE'S ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THIS HAS BEEN RULED ON BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S
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OFFICE. SO THERE'S NO QUESTION. AND JUDGE CABALLERO, HE'S IN A LAWSUIT. I'M SUING HIM PERSONALLY FOR THIS MAY HE MIGHT GET SERVED TONIGHT. CONSTABLE'S HAVE BEEN TRYING TO SERVE HIM FOR MONTHS. ANYWAY, I WANT TO WORK WITH THE NEW JUDGE, AND I'M GOING TO TRY TO GET A MEETING WITH HER TOMORROW MORNING AT EIGHT BEFORE SHE STARTS. I DON'T WANT HER THROWN OUT UNTIL SHE PROVES SHE'S EITHER HONORABLE OR DISHONORABLE. I WANT TO GIVE HER A LITTLE CHANCE. BUT IF SHE STARTS DOING THE DOCKETS AS DOCKETED RIGHT NOW, SHE IS BEING LEAPFROGGING MY THINGS AND I WILL FILE A COMPLAINT TO THE STATE COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL CONDUCT, WHICH IS WHAT GOT HIM KICKED OUT IN THE FIRST PLACE. OKAY, NOW ON TO THESE NATIVE AMERICAN MONTH. THIS IS JUST ANOTHER WORTHLESS PROCLAMATION. I WANT TO PUT A STATUE IN A TRIBAL MEADOW ARBOR DAY. WHAT A JOKE. YOU KILL THE BOCCE TREE. CONSENT? NO MINUTES.SHE NEVER PUTS THE MINUTES IN ANYMORE. WHERE'D THE MINUTES GO? THEY'RE GONE. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. IF WE HAD A CITY MANAGER THAT DIDN'T GET A $61,000 PAYOFF BRIBE IN JANUARY OF 25, MAYBE WE'D GET. YOU KNOW, THIS GENTLEMAN WAS KICKED OUT OF POTEET FOR TRAFFIC COP FIXING. NOW HE'S TRYING TO PRETEND HE'S PROTECTING THE HISTORIC DOWNTOWN. WHAT A JOKE YOU JUST TORE DOWN. YOU LET THEM TEAR DOWN THE GAS PUMPS AND THE CANOPY WITHOUT A DEMOLITION PERMIT. WHEN I ASKED TO SEE IT, THE CITY SECRETARY SAYS WE NEED CLARIFICATION. YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT A DEMOLITION PERMIT IS. WHEN I CALL THE COPS OUT THERE, THEY DIDN'T EVEN TAKE A PICTURE. YOUR SIGN AND YOUR SIGN WERE ILLEGALLY ON THE SIDEWALK. CITY PROPERTY. YOU DON'T GET TO PARK YOUR SIGNS THERE. I DID A CODE VIOLATION. THEY DID NOTHING. I ASKED THE POLICE TO DO A TICKET ON THAT. THEY DID NOTHING. I CALLED THEM BACK A WEEK LATER. THE COPS SAID, WELL, WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THAT. I SAID, WELL, CAN YOU PUT THAT IN WRITING? NO, THAT'S THE KIND OF RACKETEERING WE HAVE HERE. EVERYBODY'S IN A CIRCLE OF CORRUPTION. THE CITY ATTORNEY'S, THE CITY SECRETARY, THE CITY ENGINEER'S, THE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, THE ECONOMIC DEPARTMENT. MAYNARD DOWNS. I OWN THAT NAME. WHY ARE THERE, MR. BURRELL, YOU PUT THREE THINGS IN HERE WITH NO ATTACHMENTS, NO AGREEMENTS. YOU GUYS ARE TRYING TO HIDE FROM YOUR OWN CONSTITUENTS. THAT'S NOT THE GOAL OF OUR TOWN. AND LET ME TELL YOU THIS. WE HAVE A NEW KEN PAXTON'S NO LONGER IN. HE'S IN MY LAWSUIT. HE'S GOING TO HAVE A LOT MORE TIME TO COME DOWN AND TESTIFY UNDER OATH. OKAY. I GOT THE HONORABLE JANE NELSON, SECRETARY OF STATE. I THINK I GOT HER KICKED OUT AND RESIGNED TO. SO I'VE GOTTEN A COUPLE OF JUDGES RECUSED AND LOOKING FOR JOBS. SO I DON'T REALLY THINK YOU YOU'RE GOING TO VOTE ON WHETHER TO GIVE CABALLERO A NEW APPOINTMENT. WELL, YOU NEED TO VOTE NO. AND IF TIME IS UP. THANK YOU. OKAY. MOVING RIGHT ALONG. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PROCLAMATIONS THAT
[A. Declaring the month of November 2026 as “Native American Heritage Month” ]
I'M VERY HAPPY TO DO. THE FIRST ONE BEING DECLARING THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2026 AS NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH. AND THE PROCLAMATION READS AS FOLLOWS. WHEREAS NOVEMBER IS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AS NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH, A DEDICATED TIME TO CELEBRATE THE RICH HISTORY, VIBRANT CULTURE, DIVERSE TRADITIONS, AND SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE. AND WHEREAS CENTRAL TEXAS RESTS ON LANDS HISTORICALLY, STEWARDS BY INDIGENOUS PEOPLE INCLUDING THE TONKAWA, THE COMANCHE, LIPAN, APACHE AND WICHITA, WHOSE HERITAGE REMAINS AS INTEGRAL PARTS OF OUR REGIONAL HERITAGE. AND WHEREAS AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKAN NATIVE INDIVIDUALS CONTINUE TO CONTRIBUTE VITAL LEADERSHIP, SERVICE, ART, COMMERCE AND CIVIC EDUCATION ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS AND WITHIN THE CITY OF MAYNARD. AND WHEREAS, NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH PROVIDES AN ESSENTIAL OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR RESIDENTS, SCHOOLS, BUSINESSES, AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS TO LEARN ABOUT INDIGENOUS HISTORIES, RECOGNIZE TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTIES, AND HONOR THE ENDURING LEGACY AND ONGOING CONTRIBUTIONS OF NATIVE COMMUNITIES TODAY. AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF MAYNARD IS COMMITTED TO FOSTERING AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY THAT RESPECTS, PRESERVES, AND CELEBRATES THE DIVERSE CULTURES, DIVERSE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF ALL WHO CALL MAYNARD HOME. NOW, THEREFORE, I'M DOING THIS IN THE PLACE OF OUR HONORABLE DOCTOR, CHRISTOPHER HARVEY, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF MAYNARD, TEXAS, ALONG WITH THE MAYNARD CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM NOVEMBER 2026 AS NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH IN THE CITY OF MAYNARD AND URGE[00:10:07]
ALL RESIDENTS TO REFLECT ON THE HISTORIES AND ONGOING CONTRIBUTIONS OF NATIVE AMERICANS, PARTICIPATE IN EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES, AND SUPPORT INDIGENOUS VOICES THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY. IN WITNESS WHEREOF I HAVE HEREUNTO SET MY HAND AND CAUSED THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF MAYNARD TO BE AFFIXED. THE FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2026.SO WE SALUTE THEM. COUNCILWOMAN SONIA WALLACE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A MOMENT. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS EVENING IS THAT A LOT OF TIMES WHEN PEOPLE SEE US SITTING UP HERE ON THE DAIS, THEY MAY SEE ONE THING. BUT MY CULTURAL HISTORY HAS SEVERAL DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS, NATIVE AMERICAN BEING ONE OF THEM. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME TO CELEBRATE THIS, BECAUSE THAT IS A PART OF MY HISTORY AS WE ARE RAISING MY GRANDSON. MY GRANDSON IS MULTICULTURAL AS WELL, AND I FIND THAT IT IS IMPORTANT TO TEACH OUR KIDS THE HISTORY, NO MATTER WHERE IT CAME FROM THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE UGLY. SO THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME BECAUSE YOU MAY SEE AN AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN SITTING HERE, BUT I AM MULTICULTURAL. SO I THINK THAT THE CITY OF MAYNARD IS GREAT FOR RECOGNIZING MULTICULTURAL.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO GET A PICTURE. COME ON. YEAH.
[B. Declaring November 6, 2026, as “Texas Arbor Day” ]
OKAY. WE DO HAVE ANOTHER PROCLAMATION THAT I'M VERY HAPPY TO DO. DECLARING NOVEMBER 6TH, 2026, AS TEXAS ARBOR DAY. OKAY. WHEREAS TEXAS FIRST OBSERVED ARBOR DAY IN 1889 UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF THE TEXAS FORESTRY ASSOCIATION. AND WHEREAS ALL ACROSS TEXAS, FROM TOWERING PINES TO MAJESTIC OAKS TO SCRUBBY MESQUITE, THE MANY TREES OF TEXAS ARE BEAUTIFUL AND PROMINENT FEATURES OF OUR UNIQUE AND BREATHTAKING LANDSCAPE. AND WHEREAS AS TEXANS, WE VALUE OUR TREES AND THE BENEFITS THEY PROVIDE EACH OF US EVERY DAY, BENEFITS LIKE CLEAN AIR, CLEAN WATER, IMPROVING OUR HEALTH, AND EVEN SAVING US MONEY ON ENERGY BILLS. AND WHEREAS WE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY TO PLANT TREES, CELEBRATE THEM ON THE FIRST FRIDAY EACH NOVEMBER ON TEXAS ARBOR DAY. AND WHEREAS THIS HOLIDAY FOR TREES IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO TEACH FUNDAMENTAL LESSONS ABOUT THE STEWARDSHIP OF OUR NATURAL RESOURCES AND CARING FOR OUR ENVIRONMENT, IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN WHAT EACH OF US CAN DO TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITY TREES HEALTHY AND VIBRANT, AND IT IS A TIME WE CAN PAUSE TO APPRECIATE TREES IN OUR LIVES. AND WHEREAS TOGETHER WE CAN CREATE A BRIGHTER AND MORE BEAUTIFUL FUTURE FOR THE NEXT GENERATION, THEY IN TURN, CAN AFFIRM THE DUTY OF PROTECTING OUR NATURAL RESOURCES BY BEING RESPONSIBLE STEWARDS OF THIS GREAT LAND. AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF MAYNARD WILL HOST A TEXAS ARBOR DAY EVENT AT TIMMERMAN PARK ON NOVEMBER THE 7TH, 2026, FROM 9 A.M. TO 10 A.M. THE COMMUNITY IS INVITED TO BRING THEIR FAMILIES TO THIS FUN EVENT FOR ALL AGES. NOW THEREFORE, I I'M SPEAKING IN PLACE OF DOCTOR HARVEY, DOCTOR CHRISTOPHER HARVEY, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF MAYNARD. AND ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY PROCLAIM FRIDAY, NOVEMBER THE 6TH, 2026 AS TEXAS ARBOR DAY IN THE CITY OF MAYOR AND URGE ALL CITIZENS TO SUPPORT EFFORTS TO[00:15:01]
CARE FOR OUR TREES AND WOODLANDS. AND I URGE ALL CITIZENS TO PLANT TREES TO GLADDEN THE HEARTS AND PROMOTE WELL-BEING OF PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. PROCLAIM THIS THE FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2026. DOCTOR CHRISTOPHER HARVEY. OKAY, VERY GOOD. AND WE HAVE OUR OUR CITY STAFF HERE. VERY HAPPY, VERY HAPPY. COME ON, LET'S TAKE A PICTURE WITH ALL.THANKS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU DOCTOR.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO DO THAT FOR THEM. VERY VERY IMPORTANT. OKAY. WE'RE
[CONSENT AGENDA ]
GOING TO MOVE ON. CONSENT AGENDA. ALL OF 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 MAYOR OR COUNCIL MEMBER, IN WHICH EVENT THE ITEM WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND CONSIDERED SEPARATELY. ITEM NUMBER ONE IS. CONSIDERATION, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING APPROVAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL. MINUTES. AND NUMBER TWO, CONSIDERATION, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON A SUPPLEMENT TO THE AGREEMENT FOR STREET LIGHTING SERVICES BY AND BETWEEN ENCORE ELECTRIC DELIVERY COMPANY, LLC AND THE CITY OF MENA. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? COUNCIL MEMBERS? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT THE CONSENT AGENDA AS READ. THERE'S BEEN A MOTION TO HAVE THE CONSENT AGENDA APPROVED AS READ. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. OKAY. I SECOND, I SECOND. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. IT'S BEEN SECONDED. IT'S BEEN APPROVED BY COUNCILWOMAN SONIA WALLACE AND SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN DEJA HILL. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, I'M SUPPOSING NO DISCUSSION. I DIDN'T I SKIPPED THAT PART. ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? VERY GOOD. 1234. AND ANY OPPOSED? THANK YOU. PASSES. LET'S MOVE ON. TO SESSION. THE
[EXECUTIVE SESSION ]
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 IT. SECTION 551.071 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. SECTION 1.05 TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT TO CONSULT WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR JUDICIAL SERVICES FOR ASSOCIATE JUDGES FOR THE THE HERE. ITEM NUMBER THREE. CONSIDERATION, DISCUSSION AND[3. Consideration, discussion, and possible action on the ratification of a Professional Services Agreement for Judicial Services with Robyn Katz to serve as Associate Municipal Judge for the City of Manor. ]
POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE RATIFICATION OF A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR JUDICIAL SERVICES WITH ROBIN KATZ TO SERVE AS ASSOCIATE MUNICIPAL JUDGE FOR THE CITY OF MAYNARD.SOME. VERONICA, YOU'RE GOING TO. COUNCILWOMAN WHERE. AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. THIS ITEM IS ON THE AGENDA TO RATIFY RATHER THAN APPROVE. AND THAT IS BECAUSE THERE WAS A EMERGENCY THAT
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NEEDED TO BE FILLED BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T HAVE ANY ASSOCIATE JUDGES. WHEN THE PRESIDING JUDGE HAD TO LEAVE. SO STAFF IS ASKING FOR RATIFICATION FOR THE THE ASSOCIATE JUDGE, KATZ, IF YOU HAVE ANY IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, SOPHIE IS ALSO HERE. OKAY. COUNCIL. ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCIL. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE RATIFY THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT DATED OCTOBER 2026 WITH THE HONORABLE KATZ FOR JUDICIAL SERVICES TO SERVE AS A. MINOR.WE HAD A MOTION ON ITEM NUMBER THREE. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND, SECONDED BY COUNCIL FIRST. IT WAS. BROUGHT TO COUNCIL BY COUNCILMAN MORENO, SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN WALLACE. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? SEEING NONE. ITEM NUMBER THREE PASSES. MOVING ON TO. ITEM NUMBER FOUR. CONSIDERATION. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION
[4. Consideration, discussion, and possible action on a Professional Services Agreement for Judicial Services with Jay G. Caballero to serve as Associate Municipal Judge for the City of Manor, and administration of the Oath of Office. ]
ON PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR SERVICE AGREEMENT. FOR JUDICIAL SERVICES FOR J. G CABALLERO TO SERVE AS ASSOCIATE MUNICIPAL JUDGE FOR THE CITY OF MAYNARD AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE OATH OF OFFICE. DO YOU HAVE ANYONE TO SPEAK ON THAT, OLIVIA IS GOING TO SPEAK ON THAT. COUNCIL MEMBER AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. THIS ITEM IS ON YOUR LIST OR ON YOUR AGENDA. AFTER YOU APPROVED A JUDGE, ROBIN KATZ, THERE IS STILL A POSITION THAT YOU CAN HAVE TWO ASSOCIATE JUDGES WHILE YOU'RE LOOKING FOR YOUR PRESIDING JUDGE, AND YOU CAN CONTINUE. THESE ARE CONTRACT JUDGES, SO YOU CAN CONTINUE TO HAVE THEM ONCE YOU HAVE A PRESIDING JUDGE AS WELL. AND AGAIN, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. WE'RE HERE. AND JUDGE CABALLERO IS ALSO HERE.THANK YOU. AND ANY QUESTIONS, COUNCIL JUDGE CABALLERO, COULD YOU COME UP HERE, PLEASE. THANK YOU SIR. WHAT BRINGS YOU BACK HERE? IN A LITTLE BIT OF A STORY IN MAY OR IN APRIL? RATHER, THE LAW FIRM I WAS WORKING FOR DECIDED TO CLOSE THEIR CRIMINAL PRACTICE, WHICH MEANT NECESSITATED MY LOOKING FOR ANOTHER JOB. THE JOB THAT I OBTAINED PRECLUDED ME FROM ANY OTHER LEGAL WORK, WHICH IS WHY I HAD RESIGNED THIS BENCH AND THE OTHERS. THIS IS ALL IN THE LETTER I SENT TO MR. MOORE AND DOCTOR HARVEY WHEN I RESIGNED. I'VE SINCE CHANGED JOBS AGAIN, AND I'M AT A PLACE WHERE I CAN COME BACK. SO THAT'S. THAT'S WHY IT WAS NOT A PERSONNEL ISSUE OR A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE CITY ISSUE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. IT WAS JUST MY PERSONAL CIRCUMSTANCES THAT THAT DICTATED THAT. AND I WILL GO AHEAD AND SAY, SINCE IT WAS BROUGHT UP IN OPEN COUNCIL, THAT THE COMPLAINT FILED BY MR. BATTLE WITH THE STATE COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL CONDUCT WAS DISMISSED WITHOUT MY EVEN HAVING TO MAKE A REPLY, WHICH IS GENERALLY CODE FOR THIS IS A FRIVOLOUS COMPLAINT. WE'RE NOT EVEN GOING TO ENTERTAIN IT, ENTERTAIN IT. SO JUST IN CASE YOU WERE WONDERING WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH THAT, THAT'S LONG SINCE BEEN RESOLVED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. APPRECIATE THAT CLARIFICATION. AND WE ARE GLAD THAT YOUR SCHEDULE IS ABLE, YOU KNOW, TO HAVE YOU COME BACK AND SERVE THE CITY OF MAYNARD. AND WITH THAT BEING SAID, COUNCIL, I'D LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE APPROVE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR JUDICIAL SERVICES WITH J. G. CABALLERO TO SERVE AS ASSOCIATE MUNICIPAL JUDGE. AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT AND PROCEED WITH THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE OATH OF OFFICE. THERE'S BEEN A MOTION ON ITEM NUMBER THREE. DO I HAVE A SECOND FOR SORRY FOR DO I HAVE DO I HAVE A SECOND ON THAT? I SECOND SECONDED. SO WE'VE GOT COUNCIL MAN MORENO BRINGING IT TO US AND SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN WALLACE. ALL THOSE
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IN FAVOR, ANYONE OPPOSED? NOBODY DOWN THERE. ALL RIGHT. I LIKE DOING THAT. AND NOW WE'LL DO THE OATH. YES. I LIKE HITTING THAT THING. HE'LL BE. YOU. KNOW, HAS TO DO IT. YEAH.BRICK BRIDGE. YOU'LL BE ABLE TO TAKE A PICTURE. THANK YOU. PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. I THINK IT IS TIME FOR STAND FOR DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY PAY. OFFERS TO PAY, BUT NOT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY PAY OFFER PROMISE TO PAY YOU TO BE A PROMISING TREATMENT FOR THEIR PROMISES.
DO YOU THINK THAT MONEY GOES TO PROMISING PUBLIC OFFICE? WELL, PROMISE TO PUBLIC OFFICE OR TO THE FOLKS AT WORK. SO HOPING FOR A REWARD FOR MY APPOINTMENT CONFIRMATION. TO BE HONEST, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO SOLVE FOR X. OKAY, SO FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF ASSOCIATION AND THE COMMUNITY AND THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. TO DETECT COMPLICATIONS INVOLVED IN MISTAKES TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES. AND IN THE. AND THE CHARTER AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY.
IT'S ALWAYS NICE WHEN WE CAN BRING PEOPLE BACK AND PEOPLE WANT TO BE BACK IN MAYNOR. VERY NICE, VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT. THERE IS A LITTLE CHANGE IN THE AGENDA. SO WE'RE
[8. Consideration, discussion, and possible action on a City of Manor, Texas Deposit Agreement for the Proposed Wastewater Service Transfer for a 53.5596-acre tract. ]
GOING TO GO TO NUMBER EIGHT. AND WE ARE GOING TO ROCK AND ROLL ON THIS ONE. CONSIDERATION, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE CITY OF MAYNARD, TEXAS DEPOSIT AGREEMENT FOR THE PROPOSED WASTEWATER SERVICE TRANSFER FOR A 53.5596 ACRE TRACT. I'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON THAT. THANK YOU. YES. COUNCIL. WOW. THAT'S LOUDER THAN NORMAL. COUNCILWOMAN. WHERE COUNCIL.THIS ITEM IS TO ENGAGE WITH KNIGHT LAW FIRM TO WORK ON A TRANSFER AGREEMENT FOR A PROPERTY JUST SOUTH OF HILL LANE IN THE WESTERN PART OF TOWN. WE DO HAVE REPRESENTATION OF THE OWNER AS WELL AS KNIGHT LAW FIRM, IF THERE ARE ANY PARTICULAR QUESTIONS OVER IT, BUT IT'S PRETTY STANDARD PRACTICE. WE JUST ASSIST THEM WITH THE PROCESS OF COMING INTO OUR CC IN OUR SERVICE AREA. AND YOU SAID WE HAVE SOMEONE HERE LIKE TO COME UP, SIR. COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS MATT HARRIS. I AM CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER FOR BUTLER FAMILY PARTNERSHIP, WHICH IS THE OWNERSHIP OF THE TRACT. THIS IS AN IT'S AN ODD TRACK FROM THE STANDPOINT THAT
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THIS IS THE ONLY, TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THE ONLY AUSTIN CCN THAT'S ON THE EAST SIDE OF GILLELAND CREEK. WHEN WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF SELLING APPROXIMATELY. IT'S A 53 ACRE TRACT, BUT ONLY ABOUT 17 ACRES OF. IT IS OUTSIDE THE FLOODPLAIN, AND WE'RE PLANNING TO SELL THAT 17 ACRES TO AN APARTMENT DEVELOPER WHO OBVIOUSLY NEEDS WATER FOR THE SITE. THE CHALLENGE HAS BEEN. WE. WE WENT TO THE CITY OF AUSTIN TO SEE IF THEY COULD PROVIDE WATER TO THE SITE, AND THEY WOULD. IT WOULD ENTAIL DRAGGING A WATER LINE APPROXIMATELY A MILE AND HAVING TO BORE UNDER GILLELAND CREEK IN ORDER TO GET IT TO THE SITE AT A COST OF ABOUT $3 MILLION. AFTER WE GOT THAT NUMBER, WE STARTED INVESTIGATING THE OTHER POTENTIAL WATER PROVIDERS WHO REALLY. THERE'S TWO. ONE IS MANVILLE, WHICH HAS THE WATER SERVICE ON AN ADJACENT PROPERTY. BUT IT TURNED OUT ALSO THAT IMMEDIATELY ACROSS THE STREET FROM THIS TRACT IS A CITY OF MANOR IS THE CITY OF MANOR HAS THE CCN AND WE HAVE BEEN. WE INVESTIGATED THAT AND APPROACHED MR. MOORE ABOUT SEEING IF IT'D BE POSSIBLE TO TRANSFER. GOING TO GET OUT OF THE AUSTIN CCN AND GET INTO THE MANOR CCN SO THAT WE COULD PULL WATER FOR THIS SITE TO THE TRACT. AND WE'VE STARTED THAT PROCESS. WE'VE STARTED THAT PROCESS AND I BELIEVE THIS IS THE FORMAL THIS IS THE FORMAL REQUIREMENT IN ORDER FOR US TO THEN PROCEED. SUBMITTING THE NECESSARY CHANGE TO THE CCN WITH THE T, Q AND THE PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION'S. SO I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCIL. IS THAT PROPERTY ANNEXED INTO THE CITY? WE WILL. YES, MA'AM. IT WILL BE. IT'S A DIFFERENT IT'S A DIFFERENT PROCESS. RIGHT NOW WE'RE IN THE WE'RE JUST OUTSIDE THE THE MANOR ETJ AND WE'RE GETTING. THAT'S THE NEXT STEP ON THIS TO. PART OF MY PART OF MY CHALLENGE, THOUGH, FRANKLY, IS I HAVE TO ALSO GET THAT APPROVAL OF THE POTENTIAL BUYER TOO. AND I'M WORKING ON THAT. I'M ALSO WORKING ON THAT PIECE OF IT TO. OKAY. THANK YOU. YEAH. MICHAEL, THE DEVELOPER WILL BE TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THAT INFRASTRUCTURE. AS FAR AS THE BORING AND ALL OF THAT IN TERMS OF THE CONSTRUCTION INSTALLATION. YES, SIR. I'D SAY MAYOR COUNCIL, SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DID ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO WITH THE PARCEL ADJACENT TO THIS WITH THE RELEASE FROM AUSTIN. WE'LL GO TO THAT PROCESS WITH THEM AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO JUST HOPEFULLY JUST GO STEP BY STEP ONCE WE GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS AGAIN. RELEASE FROM AUSTIN'S ETJ. AND SO IT SHOULDN'T BE ALL THE DOCUMENTS THAT WE NEED WILL COME BEFORE US. AND FOR YOU TO ACTUALLY APPROVE THE DEVELOPMENT, TO GET RELEASED AND THEN ACCEPTED INTO THE CITY TO BE ABLE TO GET THESE WATER SERVICES. I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. ONE OF THEM BEING, SO HOW MANY? JUST FOR MY KNOWLEDGE, HOW MANY LEWIS WILL IT NEED TO HAVE TO BUILD OUT? MR. HARRIS, DO YOU KNOW, I THINK I BELIEVE UNDER THE CURRENT DEVELOPMENT PLANS AND AGAIN, IT'S VERY PRELIMINARY, BUT PROBABLY SOMEWHERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF 275. OKAY. IS THAT THE TOTAL NUMBER OF UNITS? YEAH. THAT'S THE TOTAL NUMBER OF UNITS IN THE APARTMENT PROJECT. AND SO, SO FOR. PARDON ME, APARTMENT UNITS, WHENEVER YOU HAVE THEM, THEY'RE COUNTED AS HALF AN LOW PER UNIT. SO IT'D BE HALF OF 275. OKAY. GOT IT. OKAY. DO WE HAVE WATER WASTEWATER CAPACITY TODAY DOWN THERE. WILL THIS TRIGGER ANY KIND OF AN UPGRADE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? DO YOU THINK THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. WE'D HAVE TO. I CAN SAY WITH THE THE GROUND STORAGE TANKS THAT WE GOT UP ON GREG MAYNARD, THAT WE GOT THE MONEY FROM CONGRESSMAN CASSAR GIVES US MORE PRESSURE, MORE AVAILABILITY ON THE WESTERN PART OF THE CITY WHERE GREG MAYNARD. AND WE CAN MATT CAN EXPAND UPON THAT. OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL MEMBER NGUYEN AND COUNCIL. YES, WE IT WAS REQUESTED. WE DID A WATER MODEL SURVEY ON THAT. AND WE DO HAVE THE CAPACITY. WE HAVE A 12 INCH LINE RIGHT NEXT DOOR OR RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THAT, THAT CERTAIN LOCATION. OKAY. SO IN PROXIMITY. SO, YOU KNOW, RIGHT AT THE, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IS THE APARTMENTS. DARBY IS RIGHT NEXT TO THAT. AND THE GOAL FOR US IS IF WE'RE GOING TO EXTEND THE SERVICE, WE WANT TO SEE IF WE CAN LOOP IT. SO YOU DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE A DEAD END WATER LINE. SO WHATEVER WE'RE GOING TO DO, WE'RE JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE THE PROPERTY CAN BE SERVED AND IT NOT BE JUST A DEAD END LINE. THEY JUST HAVE A CIRCULATION TO WHERE IT CAN TIE BACK INTO THE EXISTING SYSTEM.[00:35:03]
SO WE DON'T HAVE IT. IF ANYTHING, WE'LL PUT A FLUSH HYDRANT ON THE END SO WE CAN FLUSH IT FROM TIME TO TIME. ANYWHERE YOU HAVE THOSE LINES, THAT'S DEAD END, WE'LL MAKE PROVISIONS WHERE WE CAN FLUSH IT PERIODICALLY. OKAY? OKAY. AND THEN DO WE HAVE A TIMELINE FOR THE TCEQ FOR APPROVING THIS TRANSFER? DO WE HAVE. I'M NOT SURE THAT THE THEIR TIMELINE RUNS ON APPROVING SOMETHING. IT'S A IT'S BASICALLY WHAT WE WOULD CALL AN UNCONTESTED HEARING. AND ONCE WE ONCE WE DO ALL THE FORMAL PAPERWORK, WHICH INVOLVES RESOLUTIONS FROM BOTH THE. YOU. THE RECEIVING CCN AND THE AUSTIN CCN, THEN WE GO. THEN IT GETS SUBMITTED TO PUC, PROBABLY 2 TO 3 MONTHS TOTAL. ONCE WE KIND OF GET IT ALL THROUGH THERE, WE HAVE A A WATER ATTORNEY THAT WE WORK WITH. WHEN WE DID MAYNARD CROSSING THAT SAME GENTLE, SAME GENTLEMAN'S ASSISTING US WITH THIS TRANSFER ALSO. OKAY. VERY GOOD. AND I THINK COUNCILMAN WALLACE ALREADY ASKED THIS QUESTION. SO IT'S CURRENTLY IT'S IN IT'S IN THE ETJ. IT'S NOT IN THE CITY AT THE MOMENT. IT'S IN THE ETJ. YES, MA'AM. AND WE'RE PLANNING WE'RE PLANNING TO PUT IT IN THERE. BUT AGAIN, IT'S WE WE'RE WE'RE UNDER CONTRACT RIGHT NOW AND I HAVE TO GET IT THROUGH. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THE BUYER IS OKAY WITH TRANSFERRING IT OVER TO THE CITY, THE CITY OF MAYNARD TO. OKAY. VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IF THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MR. HARRIS. MR. HARRIS, YOU SAID THIS IS FOR APARTMENTS. YES, MA'AM. AND THIS IS GOING TO BE OVER OFF A HILL. LANE? YES, MA'AM. THERE'S LIKE I SAID, THERE'S ONLY SEVEN OF THE 53 ACRES. THERE'S ONLY 17 THAT'S NOT IN THE 100 YEAR FLOODPLAIN. AND SO THAT'S THE PORTION THAT WE WERE THAT WE WERE TRYING TO THAT DEPARTMENT DEVELOPER THAT APPROACHED US IS INTERESTED IN.AND THEN THE BALANCE OF THE TRACK, MOST LIKELY WE'RE GOING TO TRANSFER TO TRAVIS COUNTY TO ADD TO THE PARK. IT'S IT RUNS THERE ALONG INDIAN CREEK. OR THE CITY. CITY OF MAYOR WANTS A PARK TO. WE COULD DO IT THERE TO. OKAY, OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COUNCIL. SEEING. NO OTHER QUESTIONS. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I'M SORRY. I HAVE A QUESTION. IS THIS DEVELOPMENT PART WAS THAT ALREADY PART OF LIKE OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF JUST KIND OF INCREASING? IT WAS NOT ORIGINALLY INCLUDED JUST BECAUSE IT WASN'T ACTUALLY IN THE CITY. CHANGE ANYTHING IN THAT DIRECTION FOR WHAT WE HAD PLANNED? NOT PARTICULARLY THOUGH IT IS A GENERALLY HOMOGENEOUS USE JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE APARTMENTS IN THAT AREA, AS WELL AS IN ADDITION TO THE EMPLOYMENT CENTER, CONSTRUCTION AND PROJECTS OVER THERE ALSO.
SO IT THERE'S NO MATERIAL IMPACT AND IT DOES GENERALLY FOLLOW WHAT WE'RE ALREADY DOING IN THE AREA. THANK YOU. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER, ONE OTHER THING I JUST WANTED TO ADD IN THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBER RAISED THE ISSUE. THE OTHER THING THAT'S THAT'S OCCURRING HERE IS THAT WITH AN. WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH SEVERAL ADJOINING LANDOWNERS THAT ARE BRINGING A WASTEWATER LINE, SORT OF AT THE NORTH END OF HILL LANE, DOWN DOWNHILL LANE, THAT'S GOING TO SERVICE THIS TRACT, AS WELL AS THE DOLPHIN REMAINDER DOWNS TRACT ACROSS THE STREET, AND A PROPOSED BUILD TO RENT DEVELOPMENT THAT'S GOING TO BE ADJACENT TO US ON THE OTHER THING. SO AND ALL OF THOSE DEVELOPERS ARE ACTUALLY PAYING FOR THAT LINE OF BRINGING IT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO HILL LANE, AND THEN ARE GOING TO TIE IT INTO THE CITY OF AUSTIN'S SEWER LINE THAT RUNS THERE ON THE TWO 90S. SO IT THIS WAS THE THIS WAS THE MISSING PIECE. WE'VE GOT THE WASTEWATER SOLVED. THIS WAS JUST TO GET THE WATER TO TRY TO GET THE WATER SOLVED.
UNDERSTOOD. THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COUNCIL. IF NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
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ENTERTAIN A MOTION. CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE CITY OF MAYNARD, TEXAS DEPOSIT AGREEMENT FOR THE PROPOSED WASTEWATER SERVICE TRANSFER FOR THE 53.5596 ACRE TRACT, AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT. THERE'S BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN MORENO. CAN I HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN HILL. ANY MORE DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES GOING ON TO THE NEXT ONE. CONSIDERATION, DISCUSSION AND[7. Consideration, discussion, and possible action on a CCN Transfer Agreement Between the City of Austin and the City of Manor to transfer an approximately 53.5596-acre tract situated in the James Manor Survey No. 40, Abstract N0. 546 in Travis County, Texas from City of Austin’s certificated water service area to the City of Manor’s certificated service area. ]
POSSIBLE ACTION ON A TRANSFER AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF AUSTIN AND THE CITY OF MAYNARD TO TRANSFER AN APPROXIMATELY 53.5596 ACRE TRACT SITUATED IN THE JAMES MAYNARD SURVEY.NUMBER 40. ABSTRACT NUMBER 546 IN TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS, FROM CITY OF AUSTIN'S CERTIFIED WATER SERVICE AREA TO THE CITY OF MAINERS CERTIFIED SERVICE AREA. MICHAEL. ANYTHING ON THAT? THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF THE PREVIOUS ITEM. THEY WERE JUST LISTED OUT OF ORDER, SO WE TOOK THEM IN THE CORRECT ORDER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE PREVIOUS ITEM WAS A DEPOSIT AGREEMENT ALLOWING US TO ENGAGE IN ASSISTING THEM. THIS IS THE ACTUAL AGREEMENT THAT ALLOWS US TO HELP WITH THE TRANSFER TO OUR CCN. COUNCIL. WE HAVE ADDITIONAL CONTACTS. I SAID SOMETHING INCORRECT OR MISS WORTHY'S. COUNCIL MEMBER WE ARE AND COUNCIL MEMBERS ON THIS ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, WE ARE ASKING IF YOU SO CHOOSE TO MAKE A MOTION IN THE AFFIRMATIVE THAT YOU MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE AS TO FORM. THIS IS ONE OF THE. THIS IS A TYPICAL FORM THAT WE USE AGREEMENT WISE FOR THE CC AND TRANSFERS, BUT THIS ONE IS WITH THE CITY OF AUSTIN.
SO IT TAKES A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME. AND AS MR. HARRIS INDICATED, THEY HAVE THEIR OWN WATER ATTORNEY. AND SO THIS IS WHERE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE WILL WORK WITH THE WATER ATTORNEY SO THAT WE CAN REVIEW THE EXHIBITS AND GET IT ALL READY. AND ONCE IT'S EXECUTED, WHEN WHEN IT'S READY, THEN IT THEN THE THEIR WATER ATTORNEY SUBMITS IT TO THE PUC, BUT IT IS NOT COMPLETE RIGHT NOW. SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE ASKING YOU TO APPROVE AS TO FORM, BECAUSE IT WILL BE FAIRLY QUICKLY. AT LEAST THAT'S THE PLAN ON THE ON THE ON THE DEVELOPER SIDE. THE OTHER ITEM THAT I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY FOR Y'ALL, BECAUSE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WERE PROVIDED, YOUR CITY CODE DOES REQUIRE THAT PROPERTIES BE ANNEXED IN ORDER TO RECEIVE WATER OR WASTEWATER. AND SO THIS PROPERTY, BECAUSE IT'S IN THE ETJ, THIS IS JUST THE PRELIMINARY PROCESS FOR THEM TO ACTUALLY BE RELEASED FROM THE CN. BUT AT SOME POINT IN TIME, EITHER THE CURRENT OWNERS OR THE NEW OWNERS WILL HAVE TO COME BACK TO YOU AND ANNEX THE PROPERTY IN ORDER TO RECEIVE WATER. IF THEY CHOOSE NOT TO, THEN THEY STILL HAVE TO COME BACK TO YOU SO THAT Y'ALL CAN DECIDE WHETHER YOU CAN. YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO THAT AND OFFER A VARIANCE FROM YOUR CODE OF ORDINANCES. GOT YOU. YES. THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION.
THAT'S WHAT I WAS SURE. I FIGURED THAT'S HOW IT WORKED. COUNCIL. MORE QUESTIONS.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, I'D LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE APPROVE AS TO FORM THE CN TRANSFER AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF AUSTIN AND THE CITY OF MANOR TO TRANSFER AN APPROXIMATELY 53.5596 ACRE TRACT SITUATED IN THE JAMES MANOR. SURVEY NUMBER. ABSTRACT NUMBER 546 IN TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS, FROM CITY OF AUSTIN'S CERTIFICATE CERTIFICATED WATER SERVICE AREA TO THE CITY OF MANOR CERTIFICATE. CERTIFICATED SERVICE AREA IN THE DIRECT THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT ONCE IT IS FINALIZED. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN MORENO. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN WALLACE. ANY QUESTIONS TO THE MOTION?
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SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, MR. HARRIS. THANK YOU, MR. BURRELL. OKAY. MOVING RIGHT ALONG. CONSIDERATION, DISCUSSION AND[5. Consideration, discussion, and possible action on an Ordinance amending and replacing Ordinance No. 749 to adopt an investment policy for the City of Manor, Texas. ]
POSSIBLE ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REPLACING ORDINANCE NUMBER 749 TO ADOPT AN INVESTMENT POLICY FOR THE CITY OF MANOR, TEXAS. ALL RIGHT, MISS PENA. NUMBER. ONE. 21. SO I. HAVE A.COUNCIL. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I WHAT SPECIFICALLY CHANGED FROM THE CURRENT POLICY THAT WE HAVE? CHANGES TO THE ORIGINAL CHANGES. SO WHY WHAT WHY WOULD WE WHY ARE WE DOING IT NOW? OKAY. OKAY. AND I WILL SAY TO COUNCIL, COUNCILMEMBER, WHERE IS THAT? WHEN THE AUDITORS LOOK AT POLICIES AND WHEN THEY'VE BEEN FREQUENTLY UPDATED WITH US HAVING A NEW AUDIT FIRM, IT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR THEM TO SEE THAT THESE CURRENT POLICIES THAT YOU HAVE ON THE BOOKS IS REVISITED AS FREQUENT AS THEY ARE. SO THIS, AGAIN, LETS US KNOW WE'RE STAYING TRUE TO JUST BRINGING YOU THINGS THAT NEED TO BE REVIEWED MORE FREQUENT, SINCE THERE'S QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR FINANCES AND BUDGETING AND ALL THOSE THINGS, IT ALLOWS THE PUBLIC AND THOSE THAT WILL BE SITTING UP HERE TO KNOW THAT THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT'S IMPORTANT TO US TO KEEP A GOOD, A WAY OF BEING A GOOD STEWARD FOR AND NOT JUST HEARSAY. YOU GO ON POLICIES THAT'S CONSISTENT WITH OTHER COMMUNITIES ARE JUST BASIC, JUST BASIC STANDARD PRACTICES THAT WE NEED TO COMPLY WITH EVERY YEAR FOR, FOR FINANCING CITY OUR SIZE. AND SUBSTANCES, BUT IT WON'T BE NECESSARY. FOR SOME. GOT YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT. IT'S PRETTY MUCH YEAH, THAT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THIS WAS A, A ROUTINE UPDATE.
YEAH. TO THE POLICY ON OUR CURRENT PORTFOLIO BALANCE. HOW'S THAT? HOW IS IT YIELDING WITH WHAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY. OKAY. HOW OFTEN DO WE FORGIVE ME, BUT HOW OFTEN DO WE SEE THESE THE THE UPDATES AND THINGS ON THESE? DO WE GET THESE THEN? I JUST DON'T REMEMBER THE LAST ONE. YEAH. OKAY. OKAY. GOT IT. OKAY. I CAN SAY COUNCIL UNTIL WE WE PRIOR TO BERLIN COMING ON BOARD, WE WERE TRENDING ON SOME OF OUR ACCOUNTS NOT GENERATING A LOT OF INTEREST. WHEN YOU SEE THE MILLIONS THAT WE HAVE IN THE BANK. SO DUE TO BERLIN ASKING MORE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, WE WERE ABLE TO GET A HIGHER RETURN BECAUSE OF THINGS THAT WE KNEW WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECEIVING MORE WITH THE MONEY THERE TO DRAW INTEREST. SO THOSE THINGS COME IN IS IMPORTANT. SO WHEN WE LOOK AT THAT INTEREST INCOME ON THE BUDGET, THAT LETS YOU KNOW, IF YOU LOOK AT PRIOR YEARS, IT WAS KIND OF LOW, BUT NOW WE WE'RE GETTING SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF OFF OF THE INTEREST INCOME, BUT JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE AWARE OF THAT. SO IF YOU SEE A MONTHLY REPORT, YOU CAN SEE WHERE WE WERE TRENDING. SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE STAY TRENDING IN THAT DIRECTION WITH THE WITH THE MONEYS THAT WE HAVE AT THE AT THE DIFFERENT BANKS. THANK YOU FOR THAT. GOT TO ASK THE QUESTIONS. RIGHT.
THAT'S HOW YOU. YEAH. 2021. BUT WOW. GOOD. VERY GOOD, VERY GOOD. YEAH. WE APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK YOU'VE PUT IN. I MEAN, HONESTLY, SINCE YOU'VE COME ON BOARD WITH US, YOU'VE CLEANED UP A LOT OF OUR BOOKS. RIGHT. AND SO WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE THAT. YEAH. RIGHT. YEAH. YEAH, I SEE YOU. I SEE YOU BURNING THE MIDNIGHT OIL. I SEE YOUR LIGHT ON LATE AT NIGHT. SO YES,
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THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT. OKAY. COUNCIL, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IF NOT, I WILL BE HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION. COUNCIL. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 838, AMENDING AND REPLACING ORDINANCE NUMBER 749 TO ADOPT AN INVESTMENT POLICY FOR THE CITY OF MANOR, TEXAS. THERE'S BEEN A MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN WALLACE. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND I SECOND, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN HILL. ANY QUESTIONS TO THE MOTION? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? SEEING NONE PASSES. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THANK YOU AGAIN. ALL RIGHT. JUST CHUGGING ALONG HERE. LET'S SEE. CONSIDERATION DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION[6. Consideration, discussion, and possible action on a Resolution amending and replacing Resolution No. 2019-05, Granting Authority to the City Manager to Establish Purchasing Policies and Procedures; and Authority to Approve Change Orders and Contracts Subject to Limitations Set by State Law, Applicable Statutes, and the City Charter. ]
ON A RESOLUTION AMENDING AND REPLACING RESOLUTION NUMBER 2019-05. GRANTING AUTHORITY TO THE CITY MANAGER TO ESTABLISH PURCHASING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AND AUTHORITY TO APPROVE CHANGE ORDERS AND CONTRACTS, SUBJECT TO LIMITATIONS SET BY THE STATE LAW, APPLICABLE STATUTES AND THE CITY CHARTER. LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS ONE. YES. THIS PURCHASING POLICY WAS FIRST ADOPTED IN 2019. THERE'S BEEN A FEW CHANGES TO LEGISLATION. I HAD THE ASSISTANCE OF A LEGAL AND I SENT IT TO YOU BY EMAIL LAST WEEK. SINCE WE WERE GOING TO PRESENT IT IN THE WORKSHOP, BUT WE DIDN'T HAVE IT. SO THE MAJOR CHANGES WERE THAT. THE LIMIT FOR PURCHASING THAT THE CITY MANAGER CAN APPROVE IS UP TO 100,000. BEFORE BRINGING IT FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. AND THAT'S ON PAGE NUMBER TWO. I ALSO CHANGED THE WAY THE POLICY LOOKS. YOU KNOW, SOME COSMETIC CHANGES. AND THEN ON PAGE THREE, I HIGHLIGHTED THE SECTION THAT THOSE ARE THE MAJOR CHANGES AND THAT I LISTED THAT IN THE EMAIL AS WELL. ANOTHER CHANGES IN NUMBER PAGE NUMBER FIVE FOR THE FORMAL BIDS, RFQ, RFP. THAT WILL TAKE. CURRENTLY THE DEPARTMENTS, THEY DO THEIR OWN RFP. BUT OF COURSE, WHEN WE HIRE A PURCHASING AGENT, THE AGENT. WE WILL ASSIST OTHER DEPARTMENTS ON THE RFP OR RFQ. ANOTHER CHANGE IS THAT WHAT THE AUDITOR DISCUSSED ON THE FINDING FOR THE SINGLE AUDIT, THAT BACK IN 20, I BELIEVE.2122 THAT THEY HIRED A CONTRACTOR FOR THE CORONAVIRUS GRANT THAT THEY. THEY HAVE TO BE REGISTERED WITH THE SAM.GOV. THAT WAY THEY'RE NOT DEBAR OR THEIR THEIR GOOD STANDING WITH GOVERNMENT BECAUSE IT'S FEDERAL GRANTS. SO WE CANNOT JUST HIRE A CONTRACTOR THAT IS NOT IN GOOD STANDING WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. SO I ADDED THAT AS WELL ON, ON THIS POLICY THAT WE WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS. ANOTHER IS ON PAGE SIX ON ANY CHANGE ORDERS FOR CONTRACTS UP TO 25 EITHER INCREASE OR DECREASE THAT THE CITY MANAGER CAN APPROVE. AND THERE IS ON PAGE SEVEN, WHICH IS THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR OR THE CITY MANAGER, THEY CAN PRE-APPROVE EMERGENCY PURCHASES WHEN THERE'S LIKE A DISASTER, YOU KNOW THAT WE CANNOT WAIT UNTIL IT COMES FOR APPROVAL THAT WAY. I DO HAVE A QUESTION ON THAT. WHAT WHAT ACTUALLY COUNTS AS AN EMERGENCY PURCHASE? LET'S SAY THERE'S A DISASTER, A TORNADO. WE'RE NOT GOING TO WAIT AND COME TO YOU FOR APPROVAL TO MAKE A BIG PURCHASE OR REPAIR, LET'S SAY FOR A BUILDING OVER 100,000, BECAUSE THAT'S AN EMERGENCY. YOU HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, REPAIR
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THAT BUILDING OR MAYBE SOME OF THE VEHICLES THAT GET DAMAGED, THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT THAT'S ONLY WHEN IT'S A DISASTER AND EMERGENCY. IT'S KIND OF LIKE WHEN THEY HAD TO PROVIDE THOSE GENERATORS AND THINGS DURING, I THINK IT WAS THE ICE STORM, THAT STUFF HAD TO BE PURCHASED AT THAT TIME. OF COURSE, IT WILL BRING IT TO YOU TO VERIFY THE PURCHASE OR THE EXPENSE, BUT SINCE IT'S AN EMERGENCY, THAT'S WHY YOU GIVE YOUR APPROVAL TO THE EMERGENCY COORDINATOR AND THE CITY MANAGER TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS. YEAH. THANK YOU. AND I WOULD SAY IF ANYTHING CAME DOWN TO THAT WITH EMERGENCY COMMITTEE OF ANYTHING, WE'LL TRY TO MANAGE THAT. BUT WE STILL REFER BACK TO THE COMMITTEE SO THEY CAN BE BRIEFED ON WHAT TOOK PLACE BEFORE THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. SO WE'LL TRY TO BE VERY ACTIVE THROUGH THE COMMITTEE STRUCTURE TO REPORT BACK WHAT WE DID SO THE COMMITTEE COULD BE AWARE BEFORE WE COME TO RATIFY ANY CONTRACTS OR ANYTHING IN EMERGENCY SITUATION. YEAH, I THINK THAT'S ONE OF MY BIGGEST CONCERN, RIGHT, IS MAKING SURE WE STILL HAVE THAT OVERSIGHT, YOU KNOW, AND BEING TRANSPARENT WITH THE PURCHASE THAT WE'RE MAKING BECAUSE I THINK LIKE LONG TERM, RIGHT, IF WE GET ANOTHER CITY MANAGER AND THEY'RE JUST PURCHASING STUFF WITHOUT REALLY COMMUNICATING THAT WITH US. YES. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THOSE PROPER SAFEGUARDS IN PLACE IN THIS POLICY. YES. AND THAT'S WHY IT'S IN THE POLICY. AND WE WILL FOLLOW. YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID, WHEN IT'S AN EMERGENCY. YEAH. IT CANNOT WAIT UNTIL WE HAVE A MEETING FOR APPROVAL. SO DOES THIS DOES THIS IS THIS POLICY. DOES IT BRING US IN LINE WITH THE STATE'S THRESHOLD? YES. YES. AND IT'S AND IT IS RIGHT THERE ON THE CHAPTERS ON THE GOVERNMENT CODE, AND OTHER COMMUNITIES ARE FOLLOWING THE SAME POLICY. RIGHT. I THINK I LOOKED UP LIKE HUTTO AND I THINK, YES, PFLUGERVILLE AND WHATNOT. OKAY. AND THOSE ARE THE MAJOR CHANGES THAT DURING THE POLICY. THE REST IS JUST COSMETIC GRAMMAR, RIGHT? YEAH.THE PRESENTATION. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COUNCIL. IF THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. COUNCIL. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 2026-22. AMENDING AND REPLACING RESOLUTION NUMBER 2019-05. GRANTING AUTHORITY TO THE CITY MANAGER TO ESTABLISH PURCHASING POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND AUTHORITY TO APPROVE CHANGE ORDERS AND CONTRACTS SUBJECT TO LIMITATIONS SET BY STATE LAW, APPLICATION STATUSES AND THE CITY CHARTER. WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR BY COUNCILMAN WALLACE. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? HOLD ON. I SAID APPLICABLE IS APPLICABLE STATUTES. YEAH. VERY GOOD. THANKS FOR THE CLARITY.
CAN WE GET A SECOND ON THAT? COUNCIL MEMBERS? I SECOND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MORENO.
ALL ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. THE MOTION GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE. ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR. THANK YOU. AND NONE OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. THERE'S TWO POLICIES WILL BE POSTED ON THE WEBSITE AS WELL. EXCELLENT. GOOD JOB. THANK YOU AGAIN SO MUCH. OKAY. THE CITY COUNCIL
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WILL NOW CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 551 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AUTHORITY CONTAINED IN SECTION 551.071 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 1.05 TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT TO CONSULT WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING THE HIBS LANE PARCEL SECTION 551.071. TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 1.05. TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT TO CONSULT WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING THE FOLLOWING LITIGATION CASES. DZAD1G25000719. COUNCILMAN.WOMEN, WE'RE JUST SO YOU KNOW YOU DON'T HAVE TO. YOU DON'T HAVE TO. YEAH, YEAH. GOOD.
GREAT. THEN I'M COOL WITH THAT. LET'S GO. WE'RE GOING
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THE TIME , AND THE CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 551 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, AND TAKE ACTION, IF ANY, ON ITEMS DISCUSSED DURING CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION. BEING AS THERE IS NO ITEMS TO TAKE ACTION ON. MEETING ADJOURNED AT* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.