Aug 12, 2026 City Council

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[LAUGHTER] I'LL DO IT.

[1) CALL TO ORDER]

ESTABLISH A QUORUM, 6:00. >> WE HAVE QUORUM WE ARE GOING TO STAND UP AND SAY OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND DO THE FIRST, PLEASE.

SPEAK AND WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS TIME WE THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE WHO IS HERE, PRAY THEY HAVE SAFE TRAVELS BACK HOME GIVE IT EACH ONE OF US AS COUNCIL MEMBERS THE WISDOM THAT WE NEED TO GUIDE THE CITY AND DECISIONS WE MAKE TONIGHT, WE

ASK THIS IN YOUR NAME. >> THE CHAIR: WE MOVE ON TO

[2) PUBLIC COMMENTS]

BEFORE YOU MAKE IT I ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTACT SOME OF OUR MUNICIPAL CUSTOMERS, ASK THEM ABOUT OUR SERVICE, RESPONSIVENESS AND THE RELATIONSHIPS WE MAINTAIN WITH THEIR STAFF AND ELECTED OFFICIALS.

BABEL TELL YOU WE STAY ENGAGED, NO OUR CUSTOMERS AND WE CONTINUALLY EARN TRUST AND RENEWALS.

THERE ARE MEANINGFUL BENEFITS TO OUR PROPOSAL THAT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN FULLY REFLECTED IN THE EVALUATION, THE FACT THAT WE OWN AND OPERATE THE FACILITIES THAT PROCESS THE WASTE THAT COMES OUT OF LIBERTY HILL. A LEVEL OF POST COLLECTION AND CONTROL MATTERS TO YOUR CITIZENS BECAUSE IT PROVIDES A LEVEL OF TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND ASSURANCE THE CITY'S MATERIALS ARE BEING PROCESSED AND HANDLED PROPERLY.

ANYBODY CAN VISIT OUR FACI FACILITIES, SEE EXACTLY WHERE WASTE AND RECYCLABLES GO. THESE ART SALES PROMISES THEY ARE TANGIBLE INVESTMENTS THEY MAKE TO BENEFIT CITIES LIKE LIBERTY HILL. OUR BUSINESS MODEL IS VERY UNIQUE AND IS DIFFERENT THAN MOST OF THE REST OF THIS INDUSTRY. I'M SURE YOU HAVE SEEN OR WILL SOON SEE WE WEREN'T THE LOWEST OVERALL PRICE IN THE BID WE RESPONDED TO BUT I WANT TO TELL YOU IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT BEING THE LOWEST NUMBER, VALUE IS MEASURED BY DEPENDABLE SERVICE, ACCOUNTABILITY, OPERATIONAL CONTROL, AND A PARTNER WHO STEWARDS RELATIONSHIPS WELL.

I WOULD SAY WE DO THOSE THINGS BETTER THAN ANY OF OUR COMPETITORS. I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE OUR PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL RATE WAS ACTUALLY CHEAPER BY $1.31 PER HOUSEHOLD THAN THE ONE YOU'RE CONSIDERING TONIGHT.

IF THERE IS A DISCREPANCY BETWEEN THE RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL ALLOCATION, THAT'S A DISCUSSION WE ARE WILLING TO HAVE. I JUST WANTED TO SAY YOU WON'T GET PHONE CALLS AND OUTRAGE BECAUSE YOU HAVE A GOOD TRASH PROVIDER BUT YOU CERTAINLY WILL IF YOU'VE GOT SOMEBODY THAT'S FAILING TO MEET EXPECTATIONS. I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU GUYS MAKE SURE YOU CONSIDER ALL THINGS BEFORE YOU MAKE THAT BIG DECISION TONIGHT. YOU DON'T NEED TO BE IN A HURRY, YOU DON'T HAVE TO MAKE IT TONIGHT I JUST RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU COME AND SEE OUR FACILITIES AND NOT JUST OURS BUT ANYBODY YOU MIGHT HIRE. GO TO GET TO KNOW THE PEOPLE YOU HIRE FOR HALF A DECADE BEFORE YOU DO SO.

YOU DON'T HAVE AN EXPIRING CONTRACT OR A TIMELINE TO MEET, SO I THINK I THINK I SHOULD DO THAT, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

>> THE CHAIR: THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE JAY HOWARD.

ALSO WITH DDS? >> JAY HOWARD TEXAS DISPOSAL SYSTEMS I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS EVENING.

I WANT TO PIGGYBACK A LITTLE BIT OFF OF WHAT BRAXTON WAS SHARING

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WE HAVE 18 OTHER MUNICIPALITIES IN THE AUSTIN AREA, ANOTHER COUPLE MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICTS WE PROVIDE SERVICES TO. I THINK IT'S NOTABLE IN ALL THESE YEARS WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THESE COMMUNITIES WE HAVE NOT LOST PHYSICAL ONE OF THESE COMMUNITIES TO ONE OF OUR COMPETITORS. THESE CITIES WE WORK WITH CREDIT OUR RESPONSIVENESS, CUSTOMER SERVICE, PROACTIVE AND COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE HAVE DEVELOPED FOR WHY THEY CONTINUE TO RENEW YEAR OVER Y YEAR.

BY CONTRAST AND YOU CAN DO WITH THIS INFORMATION WHATEVER YOU PLEASE PUT T NO MIKE BUT THE COMPANY ARE CONSIDERING TONIGHT DOES NOT HAVE THAT REPUTATION IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, FOUR MUNICIPALITIES HAVE MADE THE DECISION TO END THEIR PARTNERSHIPS WITH THIS COMPANY. THE CITY OF DRIPPING SPRINGS, THE CITY OF MAINE OR, THE CITY OF -- THREE OF THESE CITIES HAVE SINCE PARTNERED WITH OUR COMPANY, TDS AND CONVERSATIONS WE'VE HAD WITH THESE COMMITTEES THE RESOUNDING SENTIMENT WE HAVE HEARD FROM THEM WAS THAT THEY STRUGGLED TO GET ANYONE TO RETURN THEIR PHONE CALLS WHEN THEY HAD SERVICE ISSUES THEY PERSISTED FOR UNREASONABLY LONG PERIODS OF TIME AFTER CONCERNS WERE COMMUNICATED AND THEY NEVER KNEW WHO IT WAS THEY NEEDED TO REACH OUT TO WHEN THEY HAD AN ISSUE THEY NEEDED TO DEAL WITH.

ALL OF THESE THINGS PROVIDE A CONTRAST WITH THE COMMUNITIES, WITH OUR EXPERIENCE OF THE COMMITTEES WE WORK WITH IN THIS AREA. TO BRAXTON'S POINT I HOPE YOU TAKE SOME TIME TO VISIT WITH THESE COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE HAD THESE EXPERIENCES -- THAT I'M SURE YOU'RE NOT INTERESTED IN HAVING IT MAY BE EXPLORING A LITTLE FURTHER WITH THE OPTIONS ON THE TABLE COME APPRECIATE YOUR TIME TONIGHT.

>> THANK YOU. WE ALSO HAVE TONIGHT BRETT MARLER, I BELIEVE? THERE YOU ARE.

IF YOU CAN STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS PLEASE.

>> LIBERTY HILL, GOOD EVENING COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITY STAFF, MY NAME IS BRETT MARLER AND I MAY LIBERTY HILL RESIDENT OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS I HAVE SPENT CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME RESEARCHING AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READER SYSTEMS REVIEWING PUBLIC RECORDS, TENDON COUNCIL MEETINGS AND LEARNING MORE ABOUT HOW THESE SYSTEMS ARE BEING USED ACROSS TEXAS.

I WANT TO BE CLEAR MY PURPOSE TONIGHT IS NOT TO CRITICIZE LAW ENFORCEMENT OR QUESTION THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC SAFETY, I FULLY SUPPORT EFFORTS TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE.

MY CONCERN IS CENTERED ON TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND PUBLIC TRUST. ACROSS TEXAS SEVERAL COMMUNITIES HAVE RECENTLY CONSIDERED -- RECONSIDERED OR DISCONTINUED THEIR USE OF FLOCK SAFETY SYSTEMS. TWO OTHER COMMITTEES CONTINUED DEBATE WHETHER THESE SYSTEMS ARE PROVIDED SUFFICIENT VALUE WHILE ALSO PROTECTING THE PRIVACY EXPECTATIONS OF THE RESIDENTS. REASONABLE PEOPLE CAN DISAGREE ON THIS USE OF TECHNOLOGY. HOWEVER REGARDLESS OF THE USE OF WHERE SOMEONE STANDS ON THE ISSUE, I BELIEVE WE SHOULD ALL AGREE THAT TRANSPARENCY IS IMPORTANT.

RESIDENTS SHOULD UNDERSTAND HOW THESE SYSTEMS ARE BEING USED, HOW INFORMATION IS SHARED, AND HOW SUCCESS IS MEASURED.

AS LIBERTY HILL CONTINUES TO GROW, TECHNOLOGY WILL INCREASINGLY BECOME PART OF HOW GOVERNMENT OPERATES.

THAT MAKES PUBLIC CONFIDENCE MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER.

I RESPECTFULLY ENCOURAGE THE CITY TO CONSIDER PROVIDING REGULAR PUBLIC REPORTING REGARDING THE USE OF THESE SYSTEMS INCLUDING INFORMATION ABOUT POLICIES, OVERSIGHT, AUDIT PROCEDURES, AND PUBLIC SAFETY OUTCOMES.

TRANSPARENCY DOES NOT WEAKEN PUBLIC SAFETY, TRANSPARENCY STRENGTHENS THE PUBLIC TRUST WHETHER SOMEONE SUPPORTS THESE SYSTEMS OR OPPOSES THEM I BELIEVE RESIDENTS BENEFIT WHEN GOVERNMENT IS OPEN ABOUT HOW TECHNOLOGY IS BEING USED AND WHAT SAFEGUARDS ARE IN PLACE TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, YOUR SERVICE AND YOUR CONSIDERATION.

I APPRECIATE THE WORK EACH OF YOU DO ON BEHALF OF LIBERTY H HILL. I ALSO HAVE ANOTHER AGENDA ITEM I WOULD LIKE A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA TIME IF POSSIBLE.

>> THE CHAIR: I BELIEVE YOU NEED TO BE STATED ON PAPERWORK.

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>> I'VE A QUESTION REGARDING ORDINANCE 202-6013, IT STATES TEXAS D.O.T. CONDUCTED AN ENGINEERING A TRAFFIC INVESTIGATION AND DETERMINED THAT THE 45-MILE-PER-HOUR SPEED LIMIT IS APPROPRIATE FOR THE SEGMENT OF 1869.

CONTINUE OR STOP? >> THE CHAIR: YOU GOT TWO MORE

SENTENCES? >> YES, MA'AM.

>> K, FINISHED UP. >> ADDITIONALLY AS THE COUNCIL REVIEWED ENGINEERING A TRAFFIC STUDY BEING RELIED UPON AND WILL THAT STUDY BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC? I'M NOT OPPOSED TO TRAFFIC SAFETY MEASURES, BUT WHEN THE CITY IS CHANGING THE SPEED LIMIT I BELIEVE RESIDENTS DESERVE TO UNDERSTAND THE ENGINEERING BASIS FOR THAT DECISION RATHER THAN SIMPLY BEING ASKED TO ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION WITHOUT SEEING

THE SUPPORTING DATA, THANK YOU. >> THE CHAIR: THAT ENDS OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY REAL QUICK JUST AN ANNOUNCEMENT, WE WILL BE HAVING THE FLOCK CAMERAS ON OUR COUNCIL AGENDA ON AUGUST 26TH. I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN A CONVERSATION THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN HAVING.

WE HEARD AND WE ARE WORKING ON SOME INFORMATION IT'S GOING TO BE GIVEN ON THE MEETING OF THE 26TH.

EFFECTS OF THAT INTERESTS YOU WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO COME AND

[3) CONSENT AGENDA]

>> I MOVED TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED TO.

>> I'LL SECOND. >> THE CHAIR: MOTION MADE AND SECONDED, ALL IN FAVOR? 6-0, MOTION PASSES.

[4) REGULAR AGENDA]

THERE WAS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO LIVES WITHIN CITY LIMITS THAT WAS SUGGESTED, HER NAME IS LACEY SCOTT SHE IS HERE TONIGHT.

I JUST WANT TO SAY LACEY SCOTT, I KNOW A FEW OF US -- NOT ALL OF US KNOW HER NAME FOR THE SOLE REASON SHE BECAME A LIAISON BETWEEN HER COMMUNITY BUTLER FARMS AND THE CITY WHICH IS A PITIFUL REPRESENTATION OF WHAT I BELIEVE LIBERTY HILL IS -- WHEN THERE'S AN ISSUE, IT'S VERY HARD FOR US SIX APPEAR TO BE EVERYWHERE OR KNOW ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING.

WHEN THE COMMUNITY CAN COME AND SHARE WITH US AND GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP SUPPORT, IT REALLY KEEPS THIS COMMUNITY VERY UNIQUE IN THAT SMALL TOWN FEEL THAT WE -- LACEY SCOTT POSITIONED HERSELF IN A WAY, SHE HEARD THE PEOPLE IN BUTLER FARMS, SHE REACHED OUT WE HAD A MEETING AND SHE'S BECOME THAT LEADER FOR HER COMMUNITY, LIAISON BETWEEN COUNSEL. I WILL SPEAK FOR HER, BUT I DO KNOW WE HAVE SOLVED THOSE PROBLEMS AND THEY ARE MOVING FORWARD TO. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE ELSE WANTS TO SHARE BUT TONIGHT IS THE DECISION COUNCIL WE CAN MAKE THE DECISION TONIGHT AND SHE HAS BEEN REVIEWED, SHE DOES LIVE IN CITY LIMITS, SHE IS QUALIFIED TO FILL OUT THE PAPERWORK WITH THE CITY SECRETARY ALREADY. OPENED UP RIGHT NOW FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT COUNSEL MAY HAVE I DO KNOW LACEY -- CAN'T SEE HER BEHIND THE PODIUM -- I SAW HER HAND.

THAT YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING NOW OR WOULD YOU LIKE TO WAIT?

>> I'M READY TO SAY SOMETHING. >> GO AHEAD.

>> I RECOMMENDED LACEY SCOTT OF BUTLER FARMS FOR HER PROVEN GRASSROOTS ENGAGEMENT AND STRONG COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP.

SHE FOSTERS POSITIVE COLLABORATION BETWEEN RESIDENTS AND CITY LEADERSHIP AND SERVES AS A DEDICATED VOICE FOR THE COMMUNITY AT CITY HALL. LACEY UNDERSTANDS THE IMPORTANCE OF RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT AND HER BACKGROUND IN EDUCATION HAS STRENGTHENED HER COMMITMENT TO FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND COLLABORATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING. SHE EMPHASIZED SHE ENJOYS WORKING AS A TEAMMATE AND SHE HAS BEEN PART OF A TEAM OR COACHED TEAMS ALL OF HER LIFE. SOLIDIFYING TOWARD A COMMON GOAL IS ONE OF HER GOD-GIVEN TRAITS. I BELIEVE SHE WOULD MAKE AN EXCELLENT ADDITION TO THE CITY COUNCIL TEAM AND THEREFORE

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>> QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? >> AND COUNCILMAN WADE RESIGNED I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO GET SOMEBODY FROM BUTLER FARMS MYSELF. I REACHED OUT TO MY OPPONENT FROM THE PREVIOUS ELECTION AND HE'S NOT READY.

HE RECOMMENDED LACEY AS WELL, I TALKED TO HER ON THE PHONE I BELIEVE IT WAS YESTERDAY, TWO DAYS AGO -- DAYS GO BY FAST.

I LIKE HER QUALIFICATIONS I LIKE HER ENERGY, AND BECAUSE SHE'S FROM BUTLER FARMS THAT WAS IMPORTANT FOR ME AS WELL I

RECOMMEND HER AS WELL. >> ANYONE ELSE? LACEY SCOTT WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP TO THE PODIUM AND SAY SOMETHING FIRST BEFORE YOU MAKE A DECISION?

>> I WILL START BY SAYING I AM -- TALK ABOUT THE GREATEST PLOT TWIST OF MY LIFE. I'M A TEACHER AND COACH BY NATURE, MY PRIORITIES ARE VERY SIMPLE.

GOD, FAMILY, AND COMMUNITY. I LOVE THIS COMMUNITY, SO THANK YOU. SPIGOT WE HAVE A MOTION?

>> I MOVE TO A POINT LACEY SCOTT TO FILL THE UNEXPIRED TERM

ENDING MAY 1ST 2027. >> SECOND.

>> MOTION BEING SECONDED, ALL IN FAVOR? 6-0, THE MOTION PASSES WELCOME TO THE CITY COUNCIL.

[APPLAUSE] WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GET TO HEAR HER GET SWORN IN TONIGHT AND THE SQUARE TO BE YOUR FIRST NIGHT,. [APPLAUSE]

>> THE CHAIR: ALL RIGHT, WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM 4B DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE APPOINTMENT OF COUNCIL MEMBERS TO SERVE ON THE LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE PRESENTED BY CITY MANAGER THOMAS HUNTER.

>> ALL RIGHT, I WANT TO START UP THIS CONVERSATION, WE HAD BEEN TALKING A LOT THIS YEAR ABOUT LEGISLATIVE THINGS -- FOR SOME OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE, THAT IS NOT NEW.

I THINK SPECIFICALLY FOR LIBERTY HILL AND ITS INVOLVEMENT FROM A LEGISLATIVE PERSPECTIVE, THIS IS DEFINITELY A SIGNIFICANT STEP FORWARD TO. AS A RECAP, MORE FOR EVERYBODY IN THE ROOM THAT NECESSARILY COUNSEL, THIS IS THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA FOR 2026 THIS COUNCIL HAS TAKEN ACTION ON.

I'M HAPPY TO PROVIDE THAT FOR ANYBODY WHO HASN'T SEEN IT BUT THESE ARE THE GENERAL NINE CATEGORIES WE DISCUSSED CENTERED AROUND A LOT OF THE MAJOR THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN CONVERSATIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. I'M GOING TO WALK THROUGH VERY BRIEFLY A COUPLE OF SLIDES THAT WERE PROVIDED DURING THE TML ADVOCACY BOOT CAMP -- I AM NOT J.J., I DON'T WORK FOR TML AND I

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EVERY YEAR WE GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS, WE HAVE MULTIPLE DIFFERENT FOLKS WERE SUBMITTING BILLS A TON OF DIFFERENT BILLS IF YOU ASK LONNIE LAST YEAR HE PROTECTED IT WOULD BE THE FIRST YEAR WE WOULD SEE 11,000 BILLS FILED, WE DIDN'T QUITE MAKE IT TO THAT NUMBER, BUT WE HAVE A TON OF BILLS THAT COME IN.

AS YOU CAN IMAGINE AT THE LEGISLATIVE LEVEL FROM THE STATE'S PERSPECTIVE THERE IS A WHOLE HOST OF THINGS THAT DON'T AFFECT THE CITIES, A LOT OF THINGS FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS, A LOT OF THINGS FOR LOCAL CONTROL OUT SIDE OF THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THAT IS MUNICIPALITIES.

OF THOSE, QUITE A BIT OF THEM TO AFFECT CITIES OR THEY HAVE A TANGENTIAL EFFECT ON CITIES. WE HAVE A TEAM OF FOLKS AT TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE AND WE ALSO HAVE A WHOLE NUMBER OF FOLKS ON THE ADVOCACY COMMITTEE AT TEXAS CITY MANAGERS ASSOCIATION THAT ARE COMBING THROUGH THOSE BILLS AS THEY COME IN, I'M REALLY TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT POTENTIAL EFFECT THEY CAN HAVE.

AS WE LOOK THROUGH THOSE THINGS IT'S IMPORTANT TO REALIZE THAT COUNSEL HAS OVERTAKEN ACTION ON A LEGISLATIVE AGENDA, WE KNOW THE THINGS THIS BODY AND THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE CAN TAKE A POSITION ON WHEN WE ARE IN AN ARENA TO DO SO.

BUT THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT COME OUT THAT MAY BE 50% OF ONE OF OUR ITEMS AND WHO IS MAKING THAT DECISION AS TO WHAT THE CITY'S POSITION IS ON THE SAID ITEM? THAT'S WITH A LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE IS A POWERFUL TOOL TO INTERPRET THAT AGENDA AND MAKE THOSE DECISIONS.

ONE OF THE REASONS WHY THIS IS SO CRITICAL IS THAT NEED FOR SPEED WHEN BILLS GET IT FILED ITS HURRY UP AND WAIT, WHEN WE GET CLOSER TO CALENDARS AND HEARINGS, IT CAN BE THE SAME DAY THAT WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO PUT IN A COMMENT OR GO TRY AND VOICE AN OPINION DOWN AT THE LEGISLATIVE LEVEL.

WE WILL ALSO TALK ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF GETTING TO KNOW THE FOLKS DOWN THERE BECAUSE TYPICALLY WHAT HAPPENS IS WHEN THEY SCHEDULE SOMETHING FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT YOUR CALLING A STAFFER AND SAKE I KNOW WE HAVE NEVER MET BEFORE, TAKE ME SERIOUSLY IT GENERALLY DOESN'T WORK TOO WELL.

AS YOU CAN SEE THEY TALK ABOUT AN AVERAGE WE SEE THAT NUMBER IN THE MIDDLE TYPICALLY FILED BUT I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT OVER THE PAST YEARS WE HAVEN'T BEEN AT 7,000 SINCE LIKE 2021 BUT THAT NUMBER CONTINUES TO CLIMB. WITH EVERY THING THAT IS GOING ON RIGHT NOW I THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE A PRETTY PACKED YEAR IF FOR NOTHING ELSE THAN IT'S AN EVEN NUMBER AND PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE EXCITED. ANOTHER THING TO POINT OUT IS THE CITY RELATED PAST, THAT NUMBER HAS BEEN CONSISTENT FOR A WHILE. WE ACTUALLY SEE IN SOME CASES THAT NUMBER FEELS LIKE IT'S GOING DOWN BUT THE IMPACTS OF THE BILLS ARE GREATER. WE SEE MORE CONCENTRATION ON LOCAL CONTROL WE SEE MORE CONCENTRATION ON LAND USE, A LOT OF LAND-USE BILLS WE ANTICIPATE BEING FILED, WHERE THE MAIN REASONS IS BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIOECONOMIC LAND-USE THINGS THAT ARE BEING DISCUSSED RIGHT NOW, DATA CENTERS. ANOTHER THING TO POINT OUT TO.

THIS IS A LOOSE SCHEDULE THAT BREAKS YOU DOWN IN THESE 60-40 INCREMENTS -- AGAIN BILLY BETWEEN DAVE 1 AND DAY 60 THERE IS A LOT OF EXCITEMENT IN THOSE FIRST FIVE OR SIX DAYS, WHO'S GOING TO BE THE FIRST TO FILE WHAT? THERE'S POLITICAL POSTURING THAT HAPPENS DURING THOSE DAYS AND THAT A WHOLE LOT OF NOTHING REALLY IS GOING TO HAPPEN.

DURING THAT WHOLE LOT OF NOTHING IS WHEN WE ARE BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH STAFFERS, HAVING CONVERSATIONS PUTTING TOGETHER MATERIALS FROM THE CITY'S PERSPECTIVE, I HOPE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT MAYBE THERE'S SOME LEGISLATION THAT IS GOING TO BE LOOKING THIS YEAR AT MAKING ANOTHER AMENDMENT TO ANNEXATION LAW OR HOW MODES OF FUNCTION OR OF THAT NATURE, WE ARE COORDINATING WITH OUR STAKEHOLDERS DURING THAT TIME

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AND THEN WE ARE MEETING UP WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND CRYING MUTUAL TEARS ONCE IN A WHILE. THEN WE GET INTO THAT RACE TO THE END -- THAT'S WHERE YOU GOT ALL OF THESE COMMITTEE HEARINGS COMING TOGETHER PRETTY QUICKLY, THOSE ARE TYPICALLY NOT THINGS THAT I SAID BEFORE YOU DON'T GET A LOT OF HEADS UP ON.

KEY DEADLINES WILL COME OUT TO. WE JUST WAIT FOR THOSE TOWARDS THE END, THERE WILL BE A LOT OF TALK ABOUT IT HERE, I WAS GOING TO PLAY THE VIDEO AND YOU KNOW WHAT VIDEO AM TALKING ABOUT.

BUT WE AREN'T GOING TO DO THAT TODAY.

THIS IS A COOL SLIDE BECAUSE IT ROUGHLY DESCRIBES HOW A BILL GETS REPORTED THROUGH THE DIFFERENT PROCESSES, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS, I'M SURE CHET DBT COULD TELL YOU MORE.

SCHEDULING FOR BILLS AND THE FLOOR, THIS IS A HIGHLIGHT FOR EVERYBODY TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT CALENDARS TO PAY ATTENTION TO AND WE WILL GO INTO MORE DETAIL WITH THE SUBCOMMITTEE IF YOU GUYS DECIDE ON A SUBCOMMITTEE ABOUT WHAT THESE THINGS LOOK LIKE, IF YOU FEEL LOST AT ANY TIME BECAUSE I'M NOT EVEN TOUCHING THE 50,000-FOOT LEVEL, JUST REMEMBER WE ARE GOING TO BE GETTING WEEKLY UPDATES THAT ARE GOING TO COME OUT BUT REALLY WALK ALL THIS DOWN INTO BASIC INFORMATION BUT ALSO TALK ABOUT SPECIFICALLY FROM THE TML PERSPECTIVE, THE MINISTER BELIEVED PERSPECTIVE. WHEN YOU HAVE FOLKS IN THE COMMUNITY WHO REACH OUT TO YOU AND THEY SAY WE READ ABOUT THIS BILL WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT IT. YOU CAN SHARE THAT INFORMATION.

WE WILL TALK ABOUT THROUGH THE SUBCOMMITTEE WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT AND WE HAVE COMMUNITY ADVOCATES HELPING US THROUGH THIS PROCESS. ALL SORTS OF DIFFERENT MODELS THAT PEOPLE ARE USING IT I'M NOT GOING TO NAME ANY CITIES BUT SOME OVERLY AGGRESSIVE AND SOME HAVEN'T BEEN INVOLVED IN THE PAST. I THINK OUR GOAL IS TO MORE EFFECTIVE -- WE DON'T HAVE A LEGISLATIVE TEAM HERE.

WE DON'T HAVE A CONTRACT LOBBYIST, WE NEED TO JUST BE AWARE OF WHAT THOSE RESOURCE ALLOCATIONS LOOK LIKE.

I'M GOING THROUGH SOME OF THESE THINGS -- THIS SLIDE IS MEANT TO SHOW YOU WHEN WE GET TO THE END OF SESSION, IT IS CHAOS.

THINGS ARE HAPPENING SO FAST WE HAD A CONVERSATION EARLIER TODAY ABOUT BRACKETS AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT FOLKS LIKE TO DO WITH THE LEGISLATIVE LEVEL IS THEY SAY OKAY, WE'RE GOOD TO PUT THIS BILL TOGETHER BUT WE ARE GOING TO BRACKET IT SO IT DOESN'T AFFECT YOU, THEN AT THE 11TH HOUR THEY PULLED THE BRACKETS OUT, THEY TRY TO GET OFF YOUR RADAR SO THEY CAN THEN GET PAST AND PULL THOSE OUT KIND OF -- IT'S A DIFFICULT GAME THAT'S PLAYED. AS WE GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS THERE'S A LOT OF TOOLS OUT THERE BUT THE BEST ONE IS JUST TO USE THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE ONLINE YOU CAN SEARCH BY BILL NUMBER IF YOU ARE USING THE TML CHEAT SHEETS WHICH ARE IMPORTANT THEY GOT ALL THE BILL NUMBERS IN THERE. UNFORTUNATELY THE BUILD PROCESS, WE SEE BILLS INTRODUCED THIS YEAR THAT GET PASSED -- THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE THOSE ARE INTRODUCED FOUR YEARS AGO BECAUSE HONESTLY THEY TEST THE WATERS AND THEY COME BACK FOR THE NEXT SESSION AND MAY BE YEAR THEY GET THROUGH A COUPLE OF SPECIAL SESSIONS AND THEY FINALLY MAKE IT ALL THE WAY THROUGH, THEY'RE JUST TRYING TO GAIN SALIENCE AND GET ENOUGH PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THE ISSUES, THAT IS TYPICAL OF WHAT IT TAKES FOR A LOT OF THESE THINGS. THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCE IS LESTER IT WAS CALLED SOMETHING DIFFERENT, YOU CAN'T JUST GOOGLE LAST YEAR'S SENATE BILL BECAUSE IT'S WAY TO BE A HOUSE BILL THIS YEAR IT WILL HELP YOU GUYS TRACK THAT AS WELL.

HERE ARE KEY TAKEAWAYS, I'M NOT J.J. -- BUT THE THING WE ARE LOOKING FOR TONIGHT IS THE PAWS, HAVE A DISCUSSION REALLY FIGURE OUT DOES COUNSEL WANT A LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE -- I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT BECAUSE OF THE SPEED ASPECT.

NUMBER 2 IF SO WHO ARE THE TWO OR THREE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE WILLING TO COMMIT TO THAT LEVEL OF EFFORT -- IT WILL REQUIRE US TO BE FLEXIBLE FROM A SCHEDULING PERSPECTIVE -- IF WE ESTABLISHED A LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE I WILL WORK WITH Y'ALL TO PUT TOGETHER A SET OF EXPECTATIONS FOR HOW THINGS WILL WORK, HOW WE WILL ROUTE COMMENTS AND THINGS TO CHIEFS OF STAFF TO MAKE SURE WE AREN'T GETTING IN FRONT OF OUR SKIS AT THE STAFF LEVEL OR AT THE SUBCOMMITTEE LEVEL, SO WE HAVE A UNIFIED VOICE BECAUSE THE LAST THING THAT WE WANT IS FOR SOMEBODY IN ONE OFFICE TO HEAR SOMETHING IN THERE TO BE UNATTENDED CONSEQUENCE OR MAYBE THERE'S MULTIPLE CONVERSATIONS HAPPENING AT THE SAME TIME.

THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT PIECES I'M GOING TO STOP TALKING ABOUT YOU ASK QUESTIONS OR TALK AMONGST YOURSELVES.

>> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNSEL?

>> ARE YOU ASKING COUNSEL NEIGHBORS TO BE ON THE SUBCOMMITTEE OR CAN WE FIND SOMEONE? SPEAK OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE WOULD BE TWO OR THREE COUNCIL MEMBERS,

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>> I DID GO TO THE ADVOCACY -- J.J. IS A WOMAN, ACTUALLY.

JUST THOUGHT I WOULD LET YOU KNOW THAT.

>> DEFINITELY NOT HER. [LAUGHTER]

>> THE PRESIDENT DID ASK ME TO BE ON THIS LEGISLATIVE AT THE END OF THIS MONTH. I DEFINITELY WOULD LIKE TO BE INVOLVED IN IT, YOUR POINT IS WELL TAKEN, I CAN USE AN EXAMPLE WHEN WE REALLY WORK INTO THIS AND I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA AND LETTING US BE PROACTIVE ABOUT THIS, BECAUSE IN PAST YEARS THERE WAS A TIME WE WANTED TO GO BACK AND WE HAD TO TALK TO PAUL, PAUL WOULD DO A LETTER, THEN WE WOULD HAVE TO WAIT FOR A COUNCIL MEETING AT WAIT FOR A VOTE. IF YOU DO THAT, THAT SHIP HAS SAILED TO. THEY ARE MOVING AND REARRANGING MEETINGS AS THOMAS KNOWS. I DO THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT WE HAVE THAT AND THERE'S DIFFERENT PEOPLE LIKE GEORGE WHO HAS IT BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THE MAYOR BE ON IT BUT AT LEAST YOU HAVE THE CONNECTIONS AS WELL BUT I WOULD LIKE TO BE ON IT AND KEEP IT ALLIED WITH SOME OF THE OTHER STUFF I'M DOING WITH TML AS W WELL.

>> I DEFINITELY THINK YOU FOR SHARING THAT COME I WOULD LIKE TO BE ON IT AS WELL. I KNOW WE HAVE ALL HEARD ABOUT DATA CENTERS AND THAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW IN OUR STATE THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING THAT WE HAVE COME TO KNOW ABOUT -- AS A CITY EVEN THOUGH WE ARE SMALL WE ARE AT A PLACE NOW WE HAVE A STAFF AND WE CAN START MAKING A DIFFERENCE.

I'M EXCITED, IS THERE ANY OTHER SUGGESTIONS OF WHO WOULD LIKE TO

SERVE? >> I KNOW YOU WHAT I HAVE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE, IT'S SOMETHING BECAUSE I BEEN INVOLVED IN OUTSIDE GOVERNMENT COME OUTSIDE OF THIS I WOULD LIKE TO BE INVOLVED -- MY OWN FOLLOW-UP QUESTION, ARE SUBCOMMITTEE MEETINGS TYPICALLY IN THE EVENINGS OR DURING THE DAY?

OR IS NOT DECIDED ONCE WE -- >> WE CAN CERTAINLY MAKE THAT DECISION. BUT IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO NEED

TO BE DURING THE DAY. >> OKAY, I WOULD LIKE TO BE ON

IT. >> ANYONE ELSE?

>> IF THERE WERE A FOURTH WOMAN I THINK MY BACKGROUND IN EARLY EDUCATION WOULD BE STRONG BUT I DON'T THINK I NEED TO BE A FOURTH TO WHAT I THINK NEEDS TO BE A STRONG THREE.

IF ANYONE IS UNABLE TO MEET I DO HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE AVAILABILITY. SOMETHING TO CONSIDER.

>> CAN WE HAVE THREE WITH A SUB LIKE IN SOCCER?

>> I WOULD NOT LIST MORE THAN THREE.

>> THE CHAIR: IS THERE A MOTION?

>> I MOVED TO APPOINT DIANE, CRYSTAL, AND ELIZABETH TO SERVE

ON THE LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE. >> I'LL SECOND IT.

>> MOTION MADE AND SECONDED, ALL IN FAVOR.

7-0. MOTION PASSES.

MOVED ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF POINT C. POSSIBLE ACTION ON A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH FREESE AND NICHOLS, INC.

IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,164,738.00 FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE BUTLER FARMS ELEVATED WATER STORAG

>> GOOD EVENING MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEM AND CITY COUNCIL.

I WANTED TO GIVE A BRIEF INTRODUCTION BECAUSE I HAVE PRESENTED TO YOU BEFORE. MY NAME IS ELIZABETH HAFT I'M THE NEW CITY ENGINEER, I STARTED A FEW MONTHS AGO WE ARE BRAND-NEW, WE ARE DOING IT. IF YOU EVER HEAR ANY OF THEM TALKING ABOUT MOE, THAT'S ME T TOO.

AS AN INTRODUCTION TO ALL OF THE ITEMS I'M GOING TO BE DISCUSSING TONIGHT TO I JUST WANT TO GIVE Y'ALL A BIT OF A BACKGROUND.

THE CITY FINISHED SELECTION MIDSUMMER, THAT'S WHY WE HAVE ALL OF THESE CONTRACTS COMING BEFORE YOU AT THE SAME TIME.

A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND, THE FIRST THING WE WANTED TO DISCUSS WAS THE LOCATION OF THE ELEVATED STORAGE TANK, WE DON'T HAVE AN EXACT SITE ACQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT YET, BUT IT WILL BE GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF SH 29 AND BUTLER FARMS BOULEVARD THERE HAVE BEEN SOME DISCUSSIONS WITH ISD BECAUSE THAT IS THE PROPERTY ABOUT POTENTIALLY DOING A LEASE

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THE PRELIMINARY DESIGN WILL INCLUDE A BASIS OF DESIGN MEMORANDUM, SORT OF GO THROUGH THE SCOPING OF WHERE EXACTLY THE TANK NEEDS TO LOOK LIKE AND INFORM THE FINAL DESIGN OF THE PROJECT. THEN WE'LL GO THROUGH THE FINAL DESIGN, COMPLETE PLANS, AND EVERYTHING FOR WHATEVER IS NEEDED FOR THIS PROJECT. FOR FISCAL IMPACT IT WAS BUDGETED IN THE 2026 CIP, I THINK WHENEVER THE FUNDS WERE PUT IN THERE IT WAS ONLY INCLUDED FOR CONSTRUCTION BUT WE OBVIOUSLY DID GO THROUGH ENGINEERING AND DESIGN BEFORE WE COULD BUILD THE TANK. THE 2027 CIP HAS BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT FUNDING FOR POTENTIAL LAND ACQUISITION OF THAT'S NEEDED, CONSTRUCTION AND INSPECTION AS WELL.

DONE SOME CONTINGENCY SINCE WE ARE SO EARLY TO MAKE SURE IF ANYTHING CHANGES WE ARE READY. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM, I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND SO IS THE CONSULTING ENGINEER. IF YOU HAPPY, CAP ANYTHING FOR ME I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANYTHING YOU MIGHT HAVE.

>> THE ISD WHO OWNS THE PROPERTY DOES THAT MEAN WE HAVE TO PAY MONEY FOR LEASE OR THEY GOING TO GIFT US THE LAND? THE OTHER PART OF THAT QUESTION IS -- HOW MANY ACRES OF THE TECH

FOR THIS, ROUGHLY? >> WE DON'T HAVE AN ACREAGE YET THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WILL BE WORKED OUT IN THE PLUME IN PHASE

OF THE PROJECT. >> OKAY.

WE COULD POSSIBLY GET LAND WITHOUT A LEASE FROM BUTLER FARMS AS PART OF THE FUTURE GROWTH OR WHATEVER, IS THAT A

POSSIBILITY AS WELL? >> THERE WE GO.

TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION ABOUT THE LEASE WE'VE BEEN TALKING WITH THEM FOR ABOUT FIVE MONTHS NOW TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE ON BOARD WITH THE LEASE, A LEASE -- THE INTENT WITH THE LEASE WOULD BE A PERPETUAL LEASE, A LIFETIME LEASE THAT WAY WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT TWO YEARS FROM NOW THEY'RE LIKE GET OUT OF OUR LAND BUT IT ALL DEPENDS ON WHAT THEIR LEGAL COUNSEL SAYS IF WE CAN BUY THE LAND FROM THEM WE WILL BUT WE ARE NOT EXPERTS IN ISD LAW AND WHAT THEY ARE ALLOWED TO DO IS SELL LAND.

IF THEY CAN'T SELL IT TO US THEY'RE HAPPY TO WORK OUT A PERPETUAL LEASE FOR A REASONABLE COST, WE DIDN'T EVEN TALK ABOUT COST AT JUST MORE LIKE THIS MAKES SENSE FOR THE CITY OVE OVERALL. WE HAVE TO CONSTRUCT A NEW

PIPELINE. >> I WANT TO HOP IN THERE FOR THIS 2026 PACKETS, I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY ANYBODY THAT THIS RATING THAT THIS ISN'T A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND THE DEVELOPER IS GOING TO PROVIDE THE LAND.

IT'S REALLY NOT IN OUR DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AMENDMENT.

THEY HAVE UPDATED THAT WORDING IN THE 2027 CIP SO THERE IS THAT. I HAVE THIS SIMILAR CONCERN ABOUT WHEN WE LEASE SOMETHING I THOUGHT AT FIRST WE REPORT AGAIN $23 MILLION BECAUSE OF THAT OLD CIP, THERE'S A NEW AMOUNT FOR IT AS WELL. I WAS CONCERNED PUTTING THAT KIND OF INVESTMENT ON LAND, IT HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE AS TO

WHERE WE ARE GOING TO PUT THIS. >> FINDING A SPOT NO ONE WAS TO

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CONTRACT WITH THEM. >> THAT WOULD BE THE INTENT, THE ISD IS FRANKLY ABOUT IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO HAVE A SCHOOL AS I'M SURE YOU ARE WELL AWARE. IF -- THAT'S THE THING WE WILL TALK ABOUT WITH THEM. IF WE ARE LEASING, IT WOULD BE A PERPETUAL LEASE BUT A BUNCH OF MONEY TO HAVE THEM TEAR THAT

TALL TANK DOWN. >> I WOULD ASSUME ONCE YOU ARE DONE WITH THE CONVERSATION THAT'S GOING TO COME BACK TO

COUNSEL. >> OR A PURCHASE WOULD STILL

COME BACK FOR APPROVAL. >> DOES COUNSEL HAVE ANY OTHER

QUESTIONS? >> WE WERE ABOUT THIS FOR A WHILE, THERE HAVE BEEN ISSUES WITH THE LAND -- I THINK THE CONCERN ABOUT NOT BEING READY UNTIL 2029, I DID TALK TO STAFF AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S EASIER FOR YOU TO EXPLAIN THIS BUT THERE ARE INTERIM SOLUTIONS WHILE WE ARE WAITING FOR THIS TO BE DESIGNED AND BUILT. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO EXPLAIN THOSE OR IF YOU WANT ME TO -- DOMINIC --

>> ITS PUBLIC WORKS IN GENERAL. THERE ARE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WERE DONE AS FAR AS PRESSURE CONTROL, WATCH ME NERD OUT HERE FOR FIVE HOURS AND KEEP US HERE ALL NI NIGHT.

IT'S A DIRECT PRESSURE SYSTEM CONSTANTLY PUMPING WATER AND KEEPING PRESSURE. THERE ARE SOME CONTROLS WE NEED TO PUT IN THERE THAT MAKE THAT A SMARTER SYSTEM SO THAT WAY IT COULD BE MORE -- I SAY LONG LONG TERM, BUT THOSE HAVE BEEN STARTING TO ROLL OUT. WE HAVE TO ORDER THEM AND GET THEM INTO MAKE A SMARTER PRESSURE SYSTEM WHICH ACTUALLY MAKES SENSE. YOUR PUMPS ARE ALLOWED TO RAMP UP AND DOWN BASED ON WHAT IT SEES FROM A DISTANCE INSTEAD OF DOING IT WHERE THE PUMP ITSELF IS SWITCHES OFF SITE FOR THE BUTLER FARMS COMMUNITY. THE CONTRACTOR HAS THE PO, WE ARE JUST WAITING ON EVERYTHING TO GET DELIVERED TO US.

>> THIS IS THE QUESTION FROM SOCIAL MEDIA AS WELL THIS IS NOT PART OF THE ORIGINAL PIT. WHAT'S GOING TO COME OUT OF -- AS A UTILITY FUNDED PROJECT WHICH MEANS ALL THE TAXPAYERS OR RATEPAYERS WITHIN THE WATER SYSTEM ARE GOING TO BE PAYING FOR THIS BECAUSE IT WAS NOT PART OF THE ORIGINAL -- THEY ARE SHAKING HEADS FOR THE RECORD. I JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT KNOWN BECAUSE THAT HAS COME OUT COME WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE CIP -- WE ARE GOING TO BE UPDATING THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING, WE ARE GOING TO BE UPDATING ALL THE CIPS TO INCLUDE ENGINEERING COSTS WE ARE SEEING TOTAL ENGINEERING COSTS AND THAT IS CORRECTED, SORRY I'M SCROLLING THROUGH.

SPEAK OF THE BUDGETS WILL BE REFINED AS WE MAKE IT FURTHER A DESIGN PROCESS IT WILL BE EASIER FOR US TO BE MORE ACCURATE TO.

>> YOU GET CLOSER TO BE MORE PRECISE AS YOU GO THROUGH THE DESIGN AND THIS IS COMING FROM THE ENTERPRISE WATER FENCE.

WE WILL START WITH THE 2026 BUDGET.

AND THAT IS ALL MY QUESTIONS, THANK YOU.

>> ALL RIGHT, THAT'S IT FOR COUNSEL, ANYONE ANYONE WANT TO

HAVE A MOTION? >> I MOVED TO APPROVE ITEM 4C AS

PRESENTED. >> I WILL SECOND.

>> THE CHAIR: ALL IN FAVOR? 7-0, MOTION PASSES -- THANK YOU, WE ARE GOING TO TAKE A QUICK, BRIEF BREAK -- PAUSE IN THIS AGENDA, I HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT, THE PERSON I NEEDED FOR THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS HERE. AS Y'ALL KNOW KNOW WE STATED EARLIER THAT OUR FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER WADE ASHLEY GOT MARRIED AND MOVED OUT OF THE CITY LIMITS, WE WANTED TO PRESENT HIM TONIGHT -- COME ON UP. WE WANTED TO PRESENT WADE, YOU SPENT MANY LONG HOURS AND A LOT OF TIME NOT FOR THE FAINT OF

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[LAUGHTER] YOU WANT TO COME APPEAR? [LAUGHTER] WE WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

[INAUDIBLE] [APPLAUSE]

[INAUDIBLE] >> YOUR GOOD TO.

[INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER]

>> GOT TO SQUEEZE IN. >> ONE, TWO, THREE? PERFECT VEHICLE. [APPLAUSE]

>> THE CHAIR: WADE? SORRY.

OR WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING?

I'M THINKING ABOUT IT -- >> I KNOW IT'S REALLY MORE TO YOU GUYS AND EVERYONE LISTENING ONLINE, I REALLY TRULY ENJOYED HELPING THE CITY OF LIBERTY HILL, I FEEL LIKE IT MY TWO YEARS I WAS ABLE TO GET SOME THINGS DONE TO HELP A LOT OF PEOPLE AND THAT'S WHY I DID IT. IT FELT GOOD.

THE TEAM TO HAVE SET A GOOD FRONT OF YOU AS ONE OF MOST WELL OILED MACHINES I'VE SEEN AGO THOMAS AND BRANDON ARE AMAZING IN THEIR ROLES AND I THINK AS A CITY YOU SHOULD HAVE GOOD CONFIDENCE THEY CAN DISAGREE MATURELY AND EVERY SINGLE PERSON UP THERE IN THEIR HEART DOES HAVE THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY AT HAND, IT WAS A PLEASURE TO BE PART OF THE TEAM I'M SAD TO LEAVE THE TEAM I'M ALSO VERY HAPPY TO BE MARRIED.

LIFE IS GOOD, THE CITY IS MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND SEEING THEIR PLAN FOR WHERE WE ARE GOING, IT MAKES ME SMILE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TRUST IN ME, I APPRECIATE IT GREATLY AND I WILL FIND OTHER WAYS TO SERVE BECAUSE I'M NOT LEAVING LIBERTY HILL UNTIL I'M IN THE CASKETS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE]

>> THE CHAIR: THERE ARE A FEW BOARDS AND CONDITIONS MR. ASHLEY. [LAUGHTER] THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR PATIENCE FOR THAT AND ALLOWING US TO HAVE THAT MOMENT TOGETHER. WE ARE NOW GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM 4D. DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ON A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH FREESE AND NICHOLS, INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $389,599.00 FOR PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES RELATED TO THE SOUTH FORK WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT, AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT.

>> YOU'RE STUCK WITH ME FOR A WHILE.

THE BACKGROUND ON THIS ONE -- THE WASTEWATER MASTER PLAN FROM 2025 IDENTIFIED THE NEED TO EXPAND THE TREATMENT THE CAPACITY AT SOUTH FORK. WE KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF GROWTH COMING INTO THE CITY AND IT'S THE ONLY TREATMENT PLANT WE HAVE GOING UP RIGHT NOW. NORTH FORK WILL HOPEFULLY BE

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THE PLANT IS PERMITTED FOR 4 MILLION GALLONS PER DAY BUT THE CURRENT STATION AT THE PLANT ARE NOT RATED FOR THAT CAPACITY.

THAT'S PART OF THE REASON WHY WE ARE HAVING A LOT OF PROBLEMS MEETING THE NEEDS OF ALL THE FLOW WE HAVE COMING IN.

WITH DIFFERENT PARTS AND PIECES UNDERSIZED.

DURING INCREASED FLOWS ANY MAINTENANCE DOWNSTREAM CAN IMPACT TO THE ADJACENT NEIGHBORS CONNECTED TO THE EXISTING ISLETS. THERE'S BEEN PROBLEMS WITH BACKUPS AND OTHER THINGS LIKE THAT OPERATIONALLY.

THE SCOPE OF THIS PROJECT IS DIFFERENT FROM BUTLER FARMS INSTEAD OF GOING THROUGH THE FULL ENGINEERING DESIGN ON THIS ONE WE WANTED TO START WITH PRELIMINARY DESIGN.

THERE'S A LOT OF ITEMS WE WANTED TO LOOK AT FOR THE PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING ON THIS, NOT ONLY THE LIFT STATION BUT EQUALIZATION BASIN, HYDRAULIC CAPACITY OF THE PLANT OVERALL AND MAKING SURE WE ARE ABLE TO ADDRESS MOST OF THE PROBLEMS WE ARE HAVING FROM WITHIN THIS PROJECT.

THERE'S ALSO SOME ISSUES WITH REDUNDANCY ON WATER AND THINGS LIKE THAT. THE PRELIMINARY DESIGN WILL ALLOW US TO ASSESS THE SYSTEM AS IT STANDS TODAY AND PRIORITIZE WHAT PARTS OF THE PROJECT NEED TO BE TAKING THE FINAL DESIGN AND ADDRESSED FIRST. THE CURRENT PROPOSED SCOPE TODAY IS HYDRAULIC IN CAPACITY EVALUATION AND THE PRELIMINARY DESIGN REPORT THAT WILL OUTLINE ALL OF THE NEEDS AND PRIORITIES OF THOSE THINGS AND IN THE FUTURE ONCE WE ARE DONE WITH ALL THE PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS WE WILL COME BACK TO FULL DESIGN CONTRACT, THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO MENTION WAS PER LUMINARY DESIGN IS ESTIMATED TO TAKE ABOUT SIX MONTHS TO COMPLETE. WE SHOULD BE COMING BACK FAIRLY SOON FOR THE FINAL DESIGN SERVICES.

THIS PROJECT WAS APPROVED THE 2026 CIP AND SAME AS THE LAST ONE WE REFINED THE BUDGET IN THE 27TH CIP TO MAKE SURE IT'S MORE ACCURATELY REFLECTING WHEN THE FUNDS WILL BE NEEDED AND WHAT BUCKETS THEY WILL BE NEEDED IN. STAFF RECOMMEND APPROVING THIS PROJECT SAME AS BEFORE THE CONSULTING ENGINEER IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND SO AM I.

>> THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR

COUNSEL? >> THIS IS YET ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE INSTANCES WHERE IT'S KIND OF GETTING STAGGERING TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO TAKE TO FIX THESE SYSTEMS BUT I'M VERY HAPPY AND WE UNDERSTAND WHERE ISSUES ARE.

I LIKE THE ASPECT OF LOOKING AT OPTIONS AND CONSIDERING OPERATING COST AND THOSE OPTIONS COME AS WE SEE IT CAN GET VERY PRICEY ON SOLUTIONS THAT MAY BE CHEAPER GOING IN BUT NOT CHEAPER OVER THE LIFE CYCLE OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE.

I'M VERY HAPPY TO SEE THIS MOVE AND TO SEE THIS CIP INCLUDING ALL THESE COSTS LOOKING AT THE OPTIONS SO WE CAN MAKE AN EDUCATED DECISION ON WHAT IS BEST LONG-TERM.

I'M VERY HAPPY WITH THAT. >> I HAVE A QUESTION.

YOU PROBABLY DON'T KNOW THIS BECAUSE YOU ARE NEWER TO THE ELECTION CYCLE, ONE OF THE BIGGEST COMPLAINTS AND I SMELLED IT, IT'S THE SMELL THEY ARE. I KNOW WE ADDRESSED IT BEFORE AND OTHER THINGS, I KNOW THE PACKETS SAID SOMETHING ABOUT MITIGATION, AS WE EXPAND THIS, MORE OF MY COMMENTS THAN A QUESTION BUT I GUESS I COULD PACKAGED AS A QUESTION, ARE WE GOING TO MAKE SURE WE DEAL WITH THAT SITUATION FOR THE RESI RESIDENTS? MITIGATING POTENTIAL ORDERS THAT

ARE COMING OUT OF THEIR? >> THOMAS IS GOING TO GET REAL MAD ABOUT ME TALKING ABOUT WASTE WATER ALL NIGHT BUT IT'S OKAY I LOVE TO DO IT. WHAT YOU WOULD DO FOR ILS WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT YOU DO THAT NOT JUST FOR ODOR CONTROL BUT YOU DO IT FOR THE LIFE OF YOUR COMPONENTS BECAUSE AS YOU CAN IMAGINE WASTEWATER HAS A CORROSIVE ENVIRONMENT THERE'S TURTLE THINGS ARE GOING TO HAVE A LIFT STATION WHICH IS WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT NOW AND THAT YOU HAVE THE DEWATERING BUILDING WHICH IS WHERE MOST OF YOUR ORDERS ARE COMING FROM.

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I WAS SURPRISED GIVEN THE OPERATION BUT IT'S GOING TO BE LOOKED AT AS PART OF THIS IT'S MORE OF A FOUL AIR CONTROL LESS ABOUT OLDER AND MORE ABOUT PROTECTING INFRASTRUCTURE BUT IT HAS THE BENEFIT OF SCRUBBING THAT AIR BEFORE IT GOES OUT.

>> OKAY, THANKS. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS BY COUNSEL? I MOVED TO APPROVE THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR ITEM FOR DS PRESENTED?

>> I WILL SECOND. >> MOTION BEING SECONDED COME ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES.

MOVED ITEM FOR E CAN DOVE BACK DISCUSSION AND AND CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ON A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH QUIDDITY ENGINEERING, LLC IN THE AMOUNT OF $268,940.00 FOR PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES RELATED TO LIFT STATION 12A, AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO

EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT. >> FOR THIS ONE ON THE BACKGROUND THE NEED FOR FUTURE EXPANSION WAS IDENTIFIED IN THE 2025 MASTER PLAN AND I ALSO WANTED TO MENTION THERE WERE RECENT IMPROVEMENTS TO THAT LIFT STATION, THERE WAS THE ADDITION OF A NEW WET WELL PARALLEL TO THE ONE THAT WE HAVE HAD IN PLACE ORIGINALLY. THE ISSUE WITH THOSE IMPROVEMENTS WAS THAT THEY DID NOT ADDRESS THE CONDITIONS OF THE EXISTING WELL AT THE TIME. WE HAVE SEEN A LOT OF DETERIORATION HAPPENING IN THE OLDER SECTION OF THE LIFT STATION, THAT'S WHAT THIS PROJECT WOULD BE ADDRESSING, THE OLDER SECTION OF THE LIFT STATION LOOKING AT THAT.

THE SCOPE OF THIS ONE WOULD BE SIMILAR TO THE LAST ONE, WHERE WE ARE GOING TO START WITH PER LUMINARY DESIGN WHICH IS A LITTLE BIT MORE IMPORTANT ON THIS ONE AS WELL BECAUSE WE WANT TO LOOK AT THE POSSIBILITY INSTEAD OF JUST MAKING IMPROVEMENTS TO THE LIFT STATION REHABILITATING IT, REPLACING LIFT STATION WITH A GRAVITY INTERCEPTOR.

THE SCOPE FOR THESE TURTLE DIFFERENT PROJECTS WILL BE VASTLY DIFFERENT, THAT'S WHY WE WANTED TO START WITH UP LUMINARY ENGINEERING PHASE AND HAVE THAT SAME THING WHERE WE GET THE PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING REPORT OUTLINING ALL OF THE ISSUES THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TWO DIFFERENT OPTIONS. SO THE ANALYSIS WILL INCLUDE THE COST AND FEASIBILITY OF EACH OPTION, REHABILITATION OR CONVERTING TO GRAVITY. THIS WILL BE ANOTHER ONE WILL BRING BACK TO Y'ALL FOR FINAL ENGINEERING AND DESIGN -- MORE INFORMATION ON WHICH DIRECTION IS BEST FOR THE CITY WHETHER IT'S THE INTERCEPTOR OR THE REHABILITATION.

>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. THIS IS NOT IN OUR CURRENT BUDGET BUT I'M ASSUMING WE ARE GOING TO P PUT IN THE 2027? OKAY. THERE'S NO QUESTIONS.

>> I READ IT HERE THINKING YOU'RE ALLUDING TO IT, THIS WAS APPROVED IN 2024, CORRECT? WAS A DESIGNED FLAW?

>> THE PROJECT COMPLETED BEFORE WAS DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW LIFT STATION WET WELL THAT'S ON THE PROPERTY THERE'S ACTUALLY TURTLE WHAT WELLS. THERE'S THE OLDER ONE AND THE NEWER ONE THEY JUST CONSTRUCTED TO.

THIS PROJECT IS LOOKING AT THE OLDER WET WELL THAT IS IN DETERIORATING CONDITION AND ASSESSING IF THE LIFT STATION ITSELF CAN BE REPLACED WITH A GRAVITY INTERCEPTOR.

>> THE OLD ONE WASN'T TOUCHED IN 2024?

>> I'M GUESSING WE CAN ADD THAT TO THE LIST WE OFTEN TALK ABOUT

FROM OUR PRIOR CITY ENGINEER. >> IT SHOULD'VE BEEN EVALUATED AS PART OF THAT BEFORE THE EXPANSION WENT ON.

YOUR TYPICALLY LOOKING AT THE WET WELL.

IT DOESN'T APPEAR IT WAS EVALUATED -- IF IF THERE IS IF IT WAS EVALUATED IT'S SHOCKING THAT WE DIDN'T DO SUNNING ABOUT

IT. >> THANK YOU.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR COUNSEL, IF NOT WE HAVE A MO MOTION? GOING TO MAKE A MOTION?

>> I MOVED TO APPROVE ITEM FOR E AS PRESENTED?

>> I WILL SECOND. >> THE CHAIR: ALL IN FAVOR? 7-0, THE MOTION PASSES. MOVE ON TO ITEM 4F.

DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ON A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH KIMLEY-HORN AND ASSOCIATES, IN THE AMOUNT OF $203,000 FOR PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES RELATED TO IMPROVEMENTS TO LIFT STATION 19, AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT.

>> ANOTHER LIFT STATION, YOU ARE VERY EXCITED TO.

STATION 19 IDENTIFIED AS NEEDING ADDITIONAL PUMP AND WHAT WELL

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THERE'S A LOT OF COMPONENTS OF THE LIFT STATION THAT ARE NOT IN GOOD REPAIR AT THIS TIME. IT'S ONE OF OUR MAJOR LIFT STATIONS A LOT OF OTHER LIFT STATIONS FLOW TO THIS ONE.

IT'S DEFINITELY ONE THAT WE NEED TO KEEP IN GOOD REPAIR.

THE SCOPE ON THIS ONE IS SIMILAR TO THE LAST ONE, THIS WILL ALSO BE A PER LUMINARY ANALYSIS OF WHAT THE REHABILITATION WILL LOOK LIKE VERSUS IF WE COULD HAVE CONVERTED TO GRAVITY AS WELL. IT WOULD BE A BIG WIN FOR US IF WE COULD CONVERT TO GRAVITY, IT WOULD TAKE A LOT OF OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OFF OF OUR PUBLIC WORKS TEAM AND POTENTIALLY SAVE THE CITY A LOT OF MONEY IN THE LONG RUN.

WE WANTED TO LOOK INTO THIS AND SEE IF IT IS A POSSIBILITY AND ONCE AGAIN WITH THE POLYPHONY ENGINEER IT WILL INCLUDE A COST ESTIMATE AND FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR TWO OPTIONS.

WE WILL ALSO BRING THIS ONE BACK FOR DESIGN IN THE FUTURE.

WITH A DECISION ON WHICH DIRECTION WILL BE ABLE TO GO.

>> THANK YOU TO THE STAFF ARE DOING DUE DILIGENCE, WE

APPRECIATE THIS. >> THIS ONE WAS BUDGETED IN 2026 CIP, MOUNTED HALF MILLION ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION, MAKE SURE WE ARE GOING TO PROJECTING ACCURATELY SPENDING FUNDS IN ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION ALL OF THAT.

WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

>> DOES COUNSEL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?

>> 23,000 EVERY THING ELSE IS BUDGETED?

>> EVERYTHING ELSE IS BUDGETED, WE ARE APPROVING THE PER LUMINARY YES, BUT WE WILL FIND THE BUDGET ON OTHER PROJECTS AS WE GET FURTHER ALONG INTO DESIGN AND CAN UPDATE.

>> IS THERE A MOTION? >> I MOVED TO APPROVE AS

PRESENTED. >> MOTION MADE AND SECONDED COME ALL IN FAVOR? 7-0, MOTION PASSES.

ITEM FOR G. DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ON A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH PAPE-DAWSON ENGINEERS IN THE AMOUNT OF $711,146.70 FOR ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES RELATED TO STONEWALL PARKWAY, AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT.

>> GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I WILL DO MY BEST TO NOT HAVE THOMAS GIVE ME THE ISAAC BUT NOT TALKING TOO LONG ABOUT STONEWALL PARKWAY BUT WE ARE HERE TODAY TO GET A PSA MOVING FORWARD -- I KNOW YOU HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS ONE TO DEATH. I AM HERE JUST BECAUSE I KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE OF THE HISTORY, SO I'M HAPPY TO GET ALL OF THE GRIEF ABOUT HOW LONG IS TAKING TO GET THIS ROAD BUILT.

YOU ARE AWARE THE NEW STONEWALL PARKWAY THAT EXTENDS THE EXISTING PARKWAY NORTH 229, SENDS IT DOWN TO CONNECT TO LIBERTY WAY. THIS PROJECT WILL EXTEND IT IN AND GIVE YOU A SIGNAL INTERSECTION FOR THE LIBERTY PARK NEIGHBORHOOD THIS IS INCLUDED IN THE 2040 COMP PLAN.

ALSO ADOPTED A RESOLUTION IN SEPTEMBER A LITTLE BIT BEFORE OUR TIME TO BE ABLE TO BRING THIS FORWARD AS WELL AS A BUDGET AMENDMENT WHICH IS FURTHER DOWN THE AGENDA THIS EVENING.

FULL ROADWAY DESIGN WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE TO INCLUDE THE ENTIRETY OF DESIGN TO MAKE SURE WE ARE MOVING THIS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AND INCLUDE STORM DRAINAGE WATER QUALITY -- WITH THE SIGN SURVEY WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO -- WITH THE TRAFFIC MODIFICATIONS, THEY HAVE THEIR OWN BACKLOG.

TRAFFIC SIGNALS IN AUSTIN THEY HAVE A SIGNIFICANT BACKLOG OF WORK BUT THE INTENT IS TO COORDINATE WITH THEM AND GET EVERYTHING GOING AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE WE REALIZE THAT WILL BE THE CRUX OF THE ENTIRE SCHEDULE.

IT INCLUDES GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING WE ARE REQUIRED TO DO AND ALL THE WAY THROUGH BID AND CONSTRUCTION PHASE.

I KNOW YOU TALKED ABOUT THIS IN SEPTEMBER ABOUT BRING BACK A BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR THIS, PROPOSED FY 27 THAT WE RECEIVED

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I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS I LOVE TALK ABOUT THIS PROJECT AS I'M SURE YOU DO AS WELL BUT OBVIOUSLY WE WOULD RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS TO GET THIS PROJECT MOVING AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU

HAVE. >> IVAN THE QUICK WANT TO SAY, COUNSEL HAS SEEN 19 DIFFERENT TYPES OF IDEAS OF HOW WE COULD

DO THIS. >> MORE.

>> LIGHTS, WHERE -- WE HAVE TRIED MILLIONS.

>> ROUNDABOUTS, COULD YOU PLEASE MAKE SURE --

>> WE HAD BEAT THIS HORSE TO DEATH.

>> CAN WE MAKE SURE THIS CONSULTANT DOESN'T BRING US

ANOTHER 21? >> WE ARE DECIDING TONIGHT.

>> 20 OR SO I HEARD. >> THE CHAIR: MY ONLY QUESTION IS WITH THE BANK, CLASSIC BANK I'M GUESSING WE GOT EVERYTHING SETTLED WITH THEM, THEY ARE IN THE CONVERSATIONS?

>> I HAVE AN ONGOING COORDINATION WITH THEM WE ARE WAITING TO GET ALL THE INFO. WITHOUT REALLY GETTING THE HISTORY OF THE WHOLE THING THERE IS A PROCESS WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO GET TO THIS NEW ALIGNMENT SURVEYED IN ORDER FOR US TO GET APPRAISAL THAT WAY WE CAN OFFER THEM THE AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR THAT PIECE. THEY KEEP ASKING ME FOR THE UPDATE -- TRANSPARENCY IS KEY, THEY JUST TELL US AS MUCH AS WE CAN. IN ORDER TO EXPEDITE THIS WE WERE TRYING TO GET A SMALL CONTRACT GOING JUST SO WE CAN GET OUR OE GOING SO WE CAN GET THAT UPDATED TO METES AND BOUNDS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE OR KEEP IN COMMUNICATION IS MUCH AS THEY WANT TO KEEP IN COMMUNICATION WITH US.

>> I'M STILL IN SHOCK IT WAS NOT IN THE 26TH BUDGET BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR SOME TIME NOW.

I DO NOTE THE DESIGNS WERE TO TAKE TEN MONTHS THAT WE HAVE THE BIDDING ON JULY 2027, BUT 12 MONTHS ONCE IT STARTS.

PLEASE DO EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN TO KEEP IT ON SCHEDULE, I'M GOING TO SAY THAT ON BEHALF OF A FORMER COLLEAGUE OF OURS AS W WELL. I DO KNOW IT IS IN OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, I WAS THERE WHEN WE ADMITTED IT TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE OF THE RIGHT WAY ASPECTS WE CAN DO THIS.

ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO KEEP THIS ON SCHEDULE AND KEEP IT MOVING WOULD -- IS CRITICAL AND I THOUGHT WE HAD ARTIE GOTTEN APPROVAL WITH THE BANK TO MOVE FORWARD ON THIS -- HOPEFULLY --

>> I THINK THEY ARE FINE WITH WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE, THEY DECIDE

TO GET TO THE DETAILS. >> THERE'S A PROCESS GOING FORWARD, IT CAN SOUND LIKE THE ALIGNMENT WHICH IS FINE BUT WE STILL HAVE TO GET SURVEYS AT METES AND BOUNDS.

>> WE TALKED ABOUT GETTING THE PART OF THE ACCESS OF THE OTHER ROAD TO. THE ROAD THAT WE HAVE THAT WE ARE GOING TO CLOSE OFF, LIBERTY PARK.

>> THERE'S A LONG CONVERSATION WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO WORK OUT BECAUSE THAT'S PART OF THEIR BID TO.

WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT THE LOGISTICS OF HOW WE CAN GET RID

OF THAT. >> -- THAT'S THE PLAN, THAT WOULD DEFEAT THE PURPOSE OF THE LEAD THAT ROAD OPEN.

>> CORRECT. THERE'S A WAY TO DO THAT -- I THINK THERE'S COORDINATION WE DID DO WITH TECH STUFF BUT THERE'S A COORDINATION BEING PART OF THE BID AND THE RESIDENTS OF LIBERTY PARK HAVE IN THEIR ASSESSMENTS HAVE PAID

FOR THAT SECTION OF ROAD TO. >> THAT NEVER CAME OUT BEFORE,

THANK YOU. >> THERE IS DYNAMIC WE DO SOLVE ON OUR END THAT WE WILL SOLVE BUT IT'S ONE OF THOSE WHERE WE

NEED TO COORDINATE. >> OKAY, GREAT, GOOD TO HAVE

THIS ON THE AGENDA. >> AS THE SOLE LIBERTY PARK PERSON ON COUNCIL IT'S A BIG DIFFERENCE.

I MOVED TO APPROVE ITEM FOR THE MIKE 4H AS PRESENTED.

>> SECONDED. >> THE CHAIR: ITEM FOR G --

MOVED TO APPROVE ITEM FOR G. >> I MOVED TO APPROVE ITEM FOR

G. >> I WILL SECOND ITEM FOR G.

>> THE CHAIR: MADE AND SECONDED ALL IN FAVOR -- 7-0, THE MOTION PASSES. WILL BE TO ITEM 4H.

DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ON ORDINANCE NO.

2026-O-014 AMENDING ARTICLE 11.04, PARKING, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES TO ESTABLISH A NO-PARKING ZONE ON HOLMES ROAD.

>> GOOD EVENING, THIS ITEM TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA ABOUT THE BACKGROUND OF THIS ONE. HOLMES ROAD IS ON EDGE IS, SH 29 I WILL HAVE A MAP. JUST A SECOND AND KIND OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE BUT LOCAL BUSINESS OWNERS HAVE REPORTED DOES A LOT OF SEMI TRUCKS PARKING ALONG THE CITY'S RIGHT-OF-WAY TWO A LOT OF CONCERN FOR US AS FAR AS SAFETY FOR THEM GETTING OUT AND PEOPLE TURNING INTO THAT DRIVEWAY ON THAT SECTION OF 29 IT'S INCREDIBLY FAST. THE SPEED LIMIT I THINK IT'S 55 RIGHT THERE WE ARE LUCKY TO FIND ONE PERSON IS NOT GOING 60.

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THEIR CAUSING DAMAGE TO OUR RIGHT-OF-WAY AT RIGHT NOW WE HAVE NO MEANS TO GET THEM TO PREVENT THEM FROM PARKING IN A PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY WITHOUT SOME SORT OF ORDINANCE THAT SAYS THERE IS A NO PARKING ALONG THAT CORRIDOR.

PD CAN'T ENFORCE ANYTHING IF THERE IS NO ORDINANCE ON THE BOOKS SO THEY HAVE TAKEN THE CALLS FROM THOSE BUSINESSES, WE'VE TAKEN THE CALLS FROM THE RESIDENCE ABOUT THE UNSAFE NATURE OF THAT INTERSECTION WHERE THAT IS, AS YOU CAN SEE YOU CAN SEE HOW THOSE TRUCKS DESTROY THAT RIGHT-OF-WAY ALSO WHAT WE FOUND AS THEY OVERNIGHT PART SOMETIMES THERE WHICH IS SUPER FUN. THERE IS A GAS STATION ON THAT CORNER YOU WILL SEE THERE'S A DOMINO'S THERE'S A GAS STATION IT'S ALL RIGHT THERE AND EVERYBODY CAN GO DOWN HOLMES ROAD IT'S AN INDUSTRIAL PARK, PEOPLE IN THESE TRUCKS TEND TO PARK THERE THEY GO TO THE GAS STATION TO EAT THEIR MEAL AND I'M NOT TALKING WHAT THEY WANT TO DO IT'S JUST A VERY SAFE SPOT WHERE THEY ARE PARKING. THE ORDINANCE FOR Y'ALL IS TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THAT A NO PARKING WITHIN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY, PREVENT THE DAMAGE AND ALSO BE ABLE TO PROTECT THE SAFETY OF THE DRIVERS THAT ARE DRIVING OUT OF HOLMES ROAD AND DRIVING IN.

THE IMPACT THE CITY IS NEGLIGIBLE, IT'S $3500 TO BALLPARK TO BE ABLE TO PUT SIGNS UP, WE ONLY HAVE TO BE ABLE TO PUT SIGNS UP IN THERE AFTER AN ORDINANCE HAS PASSED.

THERE IS SOME ENFORCEMENT THERE, PD COST TO BE ABLE TO ENFORCE BUT THAT IS THERE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 24/7 JOB.

WITH THAT I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

WE WOULD RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THIS INTERSECTION IN THIS WORLD SAFER FOR OUR TRAVELING COMMUNITY.

>> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNSEL?

IT'S NEVER A DUMB QUESTION. >> MAYBE THIS IS A DUMB QUESTION BUT WHERE WOULD WE EXPECT THE TRUCKS TO GO INSTEAD TO?

>> THAT RIGHT THERE, THEY HAVE A VERY LARGE PARKING LOT.

YOU DRIVE INTO WHERE THEY ARE GOING, RIGHT? WHICH IS KIND OF ODD BUT IF I'M A TRUCK DRIVER -- THAT'S NOT MY DAY JOB BUT IF I WAS DRIVING IT'S EASIER FOR ME TO PULL IN BECAUSE I COULDN'T GO DOWN HOLMES AND DO A FULL TURN TO GET BACK TO 29 THAT IT IS TO NAVIGATE INSIDE A PARKING LOT.

MY GUESS IS IT'S EASIER FOR THEM IT MAY BE EASIER FOR THEM BUT IT'S ALSO MORE DANGEROUS FOR OTHER DRIVERS.

>> ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUES QUESTIONS? I'M GOING TO READ THE CAPTION OF THE ORDINANCE.

DEFINING SPEEDING AND AFFIXING THE PENALTY THERE OF 4 DECLARING MAY BE A SUFFICIENT COMPLAINT AND PROSECUTIONS PROVIDED FOR FINDINGS OF FACT, ADOPTION, REPEAL SEVERABILITY, FARLEY, AND ENFORCEMENT ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF PROVIDING FOR PROPER NOTICE AND MEETING. I READ THE WRONG ONE! WRONG CAPTION. ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY OF LIBERTY HELD TEXAS AMENDED THE CODE OF ORDINANCES ARTICLE 11.0 PARKING, TO ESTABLISH A NO PARKING ZONE PROVIDING FOR SIGNAGE ENFORCEMENT PENALTIES, PROVIDING FOR SEPARABILITY, REPEAL OR PUBLICATION AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

I MOVED TO APPROVE ITEM 4H AS PRESENTED.

ALL IN FAVOR? 7-0, MOTION PASSES.

MOVE ON TO ITEM 4 LETTER I. DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ON ORDINANCE NO. 2026-O-013 ESTABLISHING TRAFFIC REGULATIONS AND SPEED LIMITS ON RM 1869 WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS

OF LIBERTY HILL. >> AS YOU ARE ALL AWARE, THIS IS A TEXT.ROADWAY THEY PERFORMED TRAFFIC STUDIES ALL ALONG THOSE CORRIDORS ALL THE TIME WHETHER IT'S 29, THEY DO TRAFFIC STUDIES OF TIME DEPENDING ON TRAFFIC PATTERNS AND WHAT THEY SEE.

THIS IS THEIR PURVIEW TO BE ABLE TO CHANGE THE SPEED LIMIT BASED ON THE TRAFFIC STUDY, THEY PROVIDED ALL THE INFORMATION ON WHAT THEY HAVE AS FAR AS WHAT THEY WERE SEEING AND IT'S THEIR PURVIEW TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS. WE DO THIS INSIDE OF THE CITY TO ENSURE A POLICE OFFICERS CAN ENFORCE WITHIN THAT RIGHT-OF-WAY. THIS ALLOWS RPD TO BE ABLE TO ENFORCE THAT WITHIN THE CITY THEY COULD DO THIS A DIFFERENT

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THIS DOES ALLOW US -- ALLOW OUR POLICE OFFICERS TO BE ABLE TO ENFORCE IT BEFORE WE HAVE TO DO A MEETING MINUTE.

THE QUESTION IS GENERALLY RIGHT THERE I REALIZE THAT IT'S A FUN MAP BUT WE ARE TRY TO THE CAPTURED.

SH 29, THAT IS WERE 1869 IN THE CROSS RIGHT THERE IT'S A SMALL SECTION BEFORE YOU GET OUT -- NOT A LARGE SECTION BUT ALSO AN AREA WHERE THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE A SPEED LIMIT BASED UPON THE TRAFFIC STUDY. THERE IS NO FISCAL IMPACT TO THE CITY, IT'S THE SIGNS, THEY CHANGE THE SIGNS THEMSELVES THIS IS THE ONLY IMPACT TO US IS THE ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO ENFORCE.

CITY STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND APPROVING THIS ORDINANCE, THIS IS THE ROADWAY, RPD HAS ALL THE MEANS TO ENFORCE.

AND HAVE IT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

>> I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION, SHOULD YOU WANT TO SEE THAT TRAFFIC CITY, WOULD YOU JUST SEARCH?

>> THEY MAKE IT AVAILABLE FOR PROVIDE SOME OF THAT DATA I CAN'T REMEMBER IF IT'S INCLUDED IN THE PACKET WITH WHAT THEY PROVIDED I WOULD HAVE TO DOUBLE CHECK IT'S A VERY LARGE PACKET, WE DO HAVE THAT TRAFFIC STUDY THEY PROVIDED TO US, TEXDOT HAS ALL OF THAT AS WELL. I WOULD HAVE TO CHECK IF THEY HAVEN'T PUBLICLY AVAILABLE AVAILABLE OR NOT.

>> CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG THEY NEED THIS FROM US BECAUSE AFTER THEY DO IT THEY TAKE IT TO THEIR OWN COMMISSION TO HAVE IT DONE -- IT WILL BE A MATTER OF PUBLIC RECORD, I'VE SEEN THEIR TRAFFIC STUDIES BEFORE. THEY ARE PRETTY STANDARD ON HOW THEY DO IT AND WHAT CONSTITUTES THE ABILITY TO DROP THE SPEED LIMIT. YOU WILL NOTICE THEY ONLY DROPPED 5 MILES BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT GOOD TO DROP ITS TEN BECAUSE IT WOULD BE TOO GREAT AND CAUSE A SAFETY RISK IS WHAT THEY HAVE TOLD US BEFORE WHEN WE HAVE DONE THIS ON OTHER ROADS.

>> GENERALLY CORRECT, YES, MA'AM.

>> TO HAVE A MOTION? WE DO NEED TO BE THE ORDINANCE

CAPTION FIRST. >> I MOVED TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LIBERTY HILL ZONING FOR TRAFFIC AND RATE OF SPEED THERE IN ON RM 1869 WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF LIBERTY HILL. DEFINING SPEEDING AND FIXING A PENALTY THEREFORE DECLARING WHAT MAY BE A SUFFICIENT COMPLAINT AND PROSECUTIONS HERE UNDER PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS OF FACT, ADOPTION, FINDING AND ENFORCEMENT AND IS DUMB LIKE ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND PROVIDING PROPER NOTICE AND MEETING. I MOVED TO APPROVE ITEM FOR

LETTER I AS PRESENTED. >> SECONDED.

>> I'LL THIRD AT. >> WE ARE CHANGING OUR SYSTEM A BIT UP HERE, APOLOGIES THANK YOU FOR BEING PATIENT WITH US.

WE HAVE AN INCREDIBLE CITY SECRETARY WHO IS GIVING US SOME IDEAS WE LIKE. WE ARE JUST A DUSTING.

MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND APPROVED, ALL IN FAVOR? 7-0, MOTION PASSES. ITEM FOUR JAY.

DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ON ORDINANCE NO.

2026-O-016 GRANTING A SOLID WASTE COLLECTION FRANCHISE TO WASTE CONNECTIONS AND APPROVING THE RELATED FRANCHISE AGREEMENT.

>> YET AGAIN HERE WE ARE. WHERE GOOD TO BE TALKING ABOUT WASTED GIVE A HISTORY ABOUT OUR SOLID WASTE CONTRACT.

THE LAST BALLOT FRANCHISE AGREEMENT THE CITY HAD WAS ADOPTED IN 2011. THE PREVIOUS COUNCIL HAS ADOPTED A FIVE YEAR AGREEMENT WITH THREE ONE-YEAR EXTENSIONS WHICH WOULD HAVE MADE EVEN IT WAS EXTENDED ALL THE WAY UP TO 2019 BEST-CASE SCENARIO FOR ALL OF THE RECORDS THAT WE HAVE GONE THROUGH FOR QUITE A WHILE THERE WAS ANOTHER -- NOT ANOTHER FRANCHISE AGREEMENT THAT WAS ADOPTED BY COUNSEL.

WE BEEN HAD NO MIGHT HAVE BEEN OPERATING WITH SOLID WASTE PROVIDERS THAT CAN COME AND GO WHEN THEY PLEASE AND BE ABLE TO USE CITY ROADS AND EXCEEDED RIGHT-OF-WAY HOWEVER THEY NEED TO. CONTINUE TO UTILIZE THE SOLID WASTE, THEY WERE A GOOD PARTNER WITH US.

BUT THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO CONTINUE THE CONTRACT BUT THEY CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE CITY ALL THE WAY UNTIL TODAY, STILL CURRENTLY PROVIDING SERVICE THROUGHOUT THE CITY LIMITS.

KNOWING THIS WE DIDN'T HAVE A VALID CONTRACT WITH ANY SOLID WASTE PROVIDER WE SENT OUT WHAT'S CALLED A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS GO OUT FOR PUBLIC SOLICITATION WHATEVER COMPANIES ARE WILLING TO SOLICIT ABOUT WHAT THEY BELIEVE IS THE BEST BIT, HOW THEY CAN BEST SERVE THE CITY.

THREE PROPOSALS WERE SUBMITTED AS PART OF THIS RFP WE HAVE THREE DIFFERENT PROPOSALS THAT CAME IN THERE.

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THIS COST ALSO INCLUDES MONTHLY COLLECTIONS LESS THAN 2 YARDS IF YOU CAN THINK OF BUNDLED LIMBS YOU WANT TO GET COLLECTED THAT'S ONCE A MONTH COLLECTION THAT'S INCLUDED IN THAT COST AS WELL.

ALSO INCLUDES A SEMI ANNUAL CURBSIDE COLLECTION, IF YOU HAVE A MATTRESS, COUCH TAKE YOUR PICK ON WHAT LARGE PIECE OF FURNITURE YOU HAVE THIS DOES A SEMI ANNUAL CURBSIDE YOU CAN P PUT IN YOUR CURB AND PICK IT UP, TWICE A YEAR EVERY YEAR.

THAT IS ALSO INCLUDED IN THE PRICE AS WELL, YOU'RE NOT CALLING THEM TO HAVE SOMETHING PICKED UP.

CONTRACT DOES INCLUDE SPECIFIC LANGUAGE ON COLLECTION EFFICIENCY AND REPORTING. THE KEY TO SOLID WASTE CONTRACT IS GOING TO BE THE PARTNERSHIP THAT YOU HAVE AND ALSO THE ABILITY FOR THE CITY TO BE ABLE TO EXERCISE WHAT YOU NEED TO TO GET THE LEVEL OF SERVICE THAT YOU WANT.

IF YOUR CONTRACT IS NOT TIGHT ENOUGH WE WILL TELL YOU FROM EXPERIENCE IT IS NOT TIGHT ENOUGH YOU WILL NOT GET A GREAT SERVICE AND RESIDENTS WILL HATE EVERY SECOND OF IT.

IT'S ALL ABOUT HOW YOUR CONTRACT AND HOW YOUR PARTNERSHIP WITH YOUR SOLID WASTE PROVIDER IS STRUCTURED TO.

WE INCLUDED VERY SPECIFIC LANGUAGE ON COLLECTION EFFICIENCY, REPORTING TO THE CITY MAKING SURE WE ARE SERVING OUR RESIDENTS TO THE BEST ABILITY POSSIBLE AND MAKING SURE WE HAVE THAT ABILITY TO GET THAT REPORTING BACK TO CITY STAFF TO HELP HOLD SOLID WASTE PROVIDER ACCOUNTABLE.

WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE INCLUDE THAT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE BEST POSSIBLE WRITER WE CAN HAVE IN THE BEST POSSIBLE TERMS THE CITY CAN HAVE. THERE IS A TRANSITION OF SERVICES IF YOU HAVE A CURRENT WASTE PROVIDER, THE CONTRACT WAS START OCTOBER 1ST 2026. THE IDEA BEING THERE IS GOING TO BE A TRANSITION OF SERVICE THAT WOULD BE A CART SWAP.

THERE WOULD BE A TIME WHEN RESIDENTS WOULD HAVE TWO CARTS WHICH IS FUN FOR RESIDENTS FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME BUT WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THERE IS NO GAP IN SERVICE, NO ONE ENJOYS A GAP IN SOLID WASTE SERVICE, THEY WILL CALL YOU IMMEDIATELY.

SOLID WASTE IS A VERY TOUCHY SUBJECT FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE IT'S AMAZING TO ME. THIS ALLOWS US ENOUGH TIME TO BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE TO THE PUBLIC.

THERE IS A BIG P.R. PUSH THAT HAS TO GO FROM US, FROM EVERYBODY ABOUT HERE IS WHO WE ARE MOVING WITH, HERE IS WHERE CARTS ARE GOING TO GET DELIVERED, HERE IS WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO, HERE'S WHERE TO CALL FOR PROBLEMS, THIS LETTER THAT COMMUNICATION FOR THE CITY AND THE PROVIDER HAS TO DO BEFORE YOU ACTUALLY FULLY MOVE THAT OUT AS WELL AS WORKING WITH THE CITY'S CURRENT PROVIDER THAT HAS BEEN SERVING THE CITY OUTSIDE OF AN AGREEMENT THE PAST 15 YEARS.

WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH THEM ON EXISTING CUSTOMERS IF I RECALL CORRECTLY THEY PAY QUARTERLY YOU PAY QUARTERLY IF YOU HIT MIDCYCLE THERE'S A REFUND THAT HAS TO GO BACK TO YOU. A REFUND PROCESS, THERE'S A LOT OF TRANSITION AND I WILL NOT SAY WHAT THE MARKET WILL BE THE MOST PAINLESS THING EVER, IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT PROVIDER YOU HAVE, WE WILL SCRUB SOMEWHERE AND WE WILL OWN IT AND FIX IT NO MATTER WHO IT IS BUT THE IDEA IS TO MAKE SURE WE PROVIDE THE BEST SERVICE TO OUR RESIDENTS AND TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE A SOLID WASTE SERVICE THEY CAN EXPECT.

CITY STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE CONTRACT I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE, SOLID WASTE IS A SENSITIVE SUBJECT FOR ALL RESIDENTS BUT I'M HAPPY TO

ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> I DID ASK YOU EARLIER ABOUT THE RATE CHANGES BECAUSE THAT IS IMPORTANT TO ME FOR RESIDENTS AND YOU DID EXPLAIN TO ME JUST SO EVERYBODY IS AWARE THAT THIS WAS CONSIDERED BUT THE RATE THAT IS COMING IN EVEN FROM OUR CURRENT PROVIDER WAS GOING TO BE HIGHER TO COMPARE APPLES TO APPLES IT WAS GOING TO GO UP TO A LOT MORE TO GET A LEVEL OF SERVICE WITH THESE ADDITIONAL COMPONENTS, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S OUT THERE BECAUSE YOU DID SAY -- I DO BELIEVE WE HAVE A WATER RATE INCREASE, AND WE ARE -- I JUST WANT TO MAKE

SURE WE ARE TRANSPARENT ON THIS. >> OF COURSE, ABSOLUTELY, YOUR CURRENT PROVIDER I THINK IS -- THE LAST I SAW IT WAS A DOLLAR 50 LESS THAN CURRENTLY BUT THE SAME PROVIDER QUOTED A MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE WAY TO CONTINUE THAT SERVICE GOING FORWARD.

>> JUST FOR THE BASIC RATE IT WAS $4 OVER WHICH IS WHAT YOU TOLD ME, THAT'S WITHOUT THE TURTLE ADDITIONAL THINGS, THEY WOULD'VE BEEN ACTUALLY SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER COMPARING

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>> WE DO, THIS REFERENCE CHECKS THAT HAPPEN AS PART OF THAT.

WAS MULTIPLE CRITERIA THAT ARE SCORED BOTH ON EXPERIENCE AND PERFORMANCE, WITH THE ABILITIES ARE IN WITH THE CAPABILITIES ARE IN THE AREA, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.

>> WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION ON THIS ONE?

>> FIVE YEARS? >> FIVE YEARS.

>> LET'S SAY THERE IS A PERFORMANCE PROBLEM AND IT'S OBVIOUS TO THE RESIDENTS, IS -- YOU HAVE IT PERFORMED YOUR

DUTIES CLAUSE COULD BE HER OUT? >> THIS DETERMINATION, A TERMINATION CLAUSE THE CITY CAN TERMINATE.

>> SOMEBODY COMPLAINS, FOLLOW-UPS -- WHAT IS THE PROCESS FOR THE COMPANY AS WELL AS THE CITY TO BE ABLE TO BRING

A DIFFERENT VENDOR IN? >> IT'S A MATTER OF HOW YOU APPROACH THAT. WITH ANY CONTRACT SOLID WASTE OR CONSTRUCTION, THAT'S WHY WE WANT AT THE MONTHLY PERFORMING TO SEE HOW THAT PERFORMANCE IS LOOKING. IF YOU SEE A SLIP YOU CAN SAY LET'S HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW WE CAN DO BETTER AS A TEAM, THINGS WE CAN DO TO MAKE SURE WE ARE PROVIDING FOR OUR RESIDENCES WE CAN WATCH THAT GO BETTER OR GET BETTER AND IF IT GETS WORSE WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO PART WAYS IF WE EVER NEED TO.

I DON'T THINK THE INTENT IS EVER GOING TO BE BURN IT ALL DOWN RIGHT AWAY IT SHOULD BE A COLLABORATIVE THING.

>> THIS REQUIREMENT, HOW QUICKLY WE HAVE USE -- EVERYBODY HAS THEIR TIME. THEY HAVE A TURNAROUND TIME AND HAVE COME BACK IN THE CONTRACT TO BE ABLE TO COME BACK AND PICK THAT UP IF THEY MISSED YOUR ROUTE TO.

THOSE KINDS OF THINGS ARE IMPORTANT, HOW MANY ROUTES WERE MISSED AND WHAT WAS THE AVERAGE TURNAROUND TIME TO GO BACK AND COLLECT THEM? SOLID WASTE CONSTRUCTION, TAKE A PICTURE DOING A CONTRACT WITH ANY KIND OF COMPANY THE IDEAS ALWAYS GOING TO BE HOW DO WE WORK COLLABORATIVELY TO SERVE OUR RESIDENTS PROPERLY. TO YOUR EXAMPLE THEY MISSED -- IT'S MORE ABOUT HOW TO BE GET BETTER, HOW DO WE IMPROVE THIS?

>> I LOOKED AT THE DETAILS, THE FACT THAT WE GET THE EXTRA SERVICES, I'VE HAD CURB PICKUP AND NOT REALIZED I JUST GOT BILLED FOR THAT I DO LIKE THE IDEA OF HAVING EXTRA SERVICES AND RECORDING CHARGES LITTLE BIT LESS, THAT'S GOOD.

>> THE CHAIR: OTHER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNSEL?

IS THERE A MOTION? >> I MOVED TO APPROVE ITEM OR

TREND J. >> THE CHAIR: MY APOLOGIES, JUST JUST TO MAKE SURE I'M ON THE RIGHT ONE.

ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LIBERTY HILL TEXAS ADDING ARTICLE 7.06 -- MAINTAIN COLLECTION AND -- EXTENDING AN EXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE FOR BOTH RESIDENTIAL AND NONRESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS EFFECTIVE DATES, SEPARABILITY AND OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED TO

THE EXTENSIONS OF FRANCHISE. >> I APPROVE ITEM 4 -- FIVE AS

PRESENTED? >> THE CHAIR: MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED, ALL IN FAVOR? 7-0 MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU. ITEM K, WE HAVE A PRESENTATION AND WE CAN HAVE DISCUSSION. THIS IS OUR CITY'S 2030 STRATEGIC PLAN THAT I KNOW IS UNDERWAY.

GOING TO BE PRESENTED BY ABBY FOR NOW AND THEN WE WILL HANDED

OVER TO THE CONSULTANT. >> GET A BIG MAYOR AND, ABBY MORRIS AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF MANAGEMENT SERVICES PICK UP THAT WE ARE HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE 2030 STRATEGIC PLAN AND ALL THE THINGS WE HAVE DONE, COMMUNITY HAS REALLY COME OUT REALLY STRONG TO GIVE US THEIR OPINIONS ON WHAT THEY THINK LIBERTY HILL SHOULD LOOK LIKE IN THE NEXT 3 TO 5 YEARS, WE HAVE DONE A SURVEY AND GOT ALMOST 400 RESPONSES ON THAT.

WE GOT A THINK TANK EVENT I THINK THERE WERE 30 PLUS PEOPLE THERE WHO JOINED US TO GET FEEDBACK FOR THAT.

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DAVID. >> SPEAK OF MY OBJECTIVE HERE IS TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON WHAT WE HAVE BEEN HEARING FOR THE COMMUNITY AND HAVING TIME TO THINK ABOUT SHIPPING THAT STRATEGIC PLAN. AS YOU KNOW THE STRATEGIC PLAN SITS IN THAT IMPORTANT ZONE BETWEEN YOUR ANNUAL DELIBERATIONS -- I THINK FOR A CITY LIKE YOURS WHERE THERE'S SO MUCH GOING ON AND IS MOVING SO FAST IT'S CHANGING SO FAST, THAT 3 TO 5 YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN WHERE YOU CAN REFLECTING WHAT YOUR COMMUNITY AS BEING CONCERNED ABOUT AND TAKE STEPS THAT ARE IMPORTANT, I THINK IT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT STEP.

I WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THIS.

WE HAVE A NUMBER OF MAJOR PHASES IN WHAT WE CALL THE STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT PHASE, ABBY TOUCHED ON A NUMBER OF THOSE ELEMENTS I SPOKE TO A NUMBER OF U.S. COUNSEL AND I HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH YOU INDIVIDUALLY. THAT PROCESSES WERE TO CONTINUE THIS MONTH. WE HELD TWO SESSIONS WITH THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, WE COULD TO GIVE US DIALOGUES TO THE COURSE OF AUGUST. I WANT TO GIVE YOU AN INSIGHT INTO WHAT IS COMING OUT IN THE STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT PARTICULARLY THE COMMUNITY COMPONENTS COME I THINK WHERE WE ARE AT -- IT GIVES US INFORMATION ABOUT THE APPETITE YOUR COMMUNITY IS EXPRESSING FOR CHANGE AND FOR THE TYPE OF LEADERSHIP THEY ARE LOOKING FOR COUNSEL OR STAFF.

THE SURVEY RESULTS, A COUPLE OF THINGS HERE -- LIBERTY HILL LIKE A LOT OF COMMUNITIES ARE GROWING RAPIDLY, PEOPLE ARE ATTACHED TO THIS COMMUNITY. THERE IS CONCERNED ABOUT HOW GROWTH IS BEING MANAGED. YOU ARE PLAYING A FAIR BIT OF CATCH-UP, YOU HAVE A GREAT TEAM OVERSEEING OR STAFF -- YOU'RE NOT JUST CATCHING UP AT GETTING AHEAD AS WELL.

HOW THAT GETS REFLECTED IN THE COMMUNITY RESPONSES IN THE SURVEY AND DISCUSSIONS, IT'S WORTH NOTING BY COMPARISON TO OUR RESIDENTS EXPRESS A HIGH DEGREE OF AFFECTION FOR THE COMMUNITY. I DON'T HAVE THIS CHART BUT PEOPLE ARE REALLY IN A MODE OF LOVE IN THE COMMUNITY.

SOME PEOPLE I'VE TALKED ABOUT THEY ARE HERE BECAUSE OF THE CHARACTER OF THE COMMUNITY, THEY HAVE MOVED HERE OR BEEN HERE FOR A LONG TIME. THAT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER.

I THINK YOUR RESIDENTS HAVE A HIGH DEGREE OF AFFINITY -- THAT MEANS I GET CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS THE FUTURE OF THE COMMUNITY. PEOPLE TO ACCEPT THE GROWTH IS INEVITABLE COME I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYBODY WHO'S WANTING TO WIND BACK THE CLOCK, PEOPLE APPRECIATE THE -- WHAT IS OCCURRING BUT WHAT PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED ABOUT IS THE SPEED AND QUALITY AND MANAGEMENT OF THE GROWTH.

THE SUBTEXT OF THAT IS THERE HAS BEEN A FEELING THIS BUT A LOT OF GROWTH OCCURRING IN WHO IS IN CHARGE? NOBODY WITH THE HANDS OF WHEEL HERE.

PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR THIS PRESERVATION OF LIBERTY HILL.

I DON'T THINK WE UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT MEANS BUT UNDERSTAND THIS FEELING, THIS CHARACTER, THIS HISTORY, THIS VIBE, HOW WE ARTICULATE THAT WE HAVE TO WORK ON THAT.

THAT IS AN IMPORTANT SET OF THINGS COMING THROUGH IN THE SURVEY. THIS IS MORE OF A CHART FOR CONCERN, RESPONSES TO A QUESTION ABOUT HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE OVERALL COMMUNITY DIRECTION, MINUS FIVE ON THE LEFT -- VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE CURRENT DIRECTION, THAT IS MINUS FIVE LEFT AND VERY EXACT PLUS FIVE ON THE RIGHT.

BIG SPREAD TO. YOU CAN SEE SOME PEOPLE WHO UNDERSTAND SOME OF THE CHANGES ARE, THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE SPREAD OUT ACROSS THERE WITH ELEVATED LEVELS OF CONCERN.

I THINK THIS IS A BIT ABOUT REALITY CHECK FOR US AS WE GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS TO BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THOSE CONCERNS ARE AND BE ABLE TO SHAPE A STRATEGIC PLAN THAT ADDRESSES THOSE. THE MAIN CONCERNS THAT COME THROUGH TIED TO THOSE STRATEGIC THINGS, TRAFFIC AND OBVIOUSLY YOU'RE DEALING WITH THAT WITH YOUR ITEMS EVEN TONIGHT.

RAPID GROWTH OF THE ISSUES THAT COME WITH THAT OF THE LAGGING IN INFRASTRUCTURE AND SO ON, CONCERNS ABOUT THE WATER IN THE STRAINS ON THAT SYSTEM. THE OVER ALL PERCEPTION THAT INFRASTRUCTURE IS STRUGGLING AND THEN THERE IS CONCERN ABOUT THE LOSS OF CHARACTER. THOSE ISSUES REFLECTED AS PART OF THOSE STRATEGIC THINGS I TALKED ABOUT AND WE HAVE BEEN DIGGING ON SOME OF THESE AS WE GO.

I THINK THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO HAVE A DEEP DIVE INTO WHAT A GROUP OF STAKEHOLDERS IN THE COMMUNITY WERE THINKING

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WE HAVE A VERY EFFECTIVE GROUP, I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED BY HOW THOUGHTFUL AND HOW INSIGHTFUL THE GROUP WAS AS THEY WRESTLED WITH THESE ISSUES IN THE FUTURE. IT WAS A RULE OF 18, THEY CAME TO THE THINK TANK. WE EXPLORED A LOT OF THINGS WE HAD TWO DAYS THE FIRST DAY WE LOOKED AT A LOT OF -- LIZZO'S PRESENTATIONS ON THE PROJECT WEBSITE TO.

WE LOOKED AT ALL THE TRENDS AND DATA ABOUT LIBERTY HILL, WHAT IS SHAPING IT, WE TALKED ABOUT THE DRIVER SHAPING CHANGE THE SECOND DAY WE BUILT OUT THE SERIES OF SCENARIOS AND IT'S REALLY INTERESTING WAY TO THINK ABOUT THOSE PEOPLE'S DESIRE FOR THE FUTURE. THE WAY I FRAME IT IS IF YOU STAND HERE TODAY AND LOOK TO THE FUTURE THERE IS NO FUTURE IN FRONT OF YOUR COMMUNITY BUT IT COULD TURN OUT IN A RANGE OF DIFFERENT WAYS BASED ON DECISIONS YOU MAKE OR DON'T MAKE OR FORCES THAT ARE AT PLAY. THERE ARE A RANGE OF POSSIBLE OUTCOMES FOR LIBERTY HILL. WE ARE ABOUT TO PUBLISH THE REPORT -- I DON'T WANT TO GET TOO FAR TO THE DETAIL IN THIS BUT THE TWO BIG THEMES THAT CREATE THOSE BIG BLUE AXES THERE ARE WHAT THE PEOPLE IN THE THINK TANK CAP IDENTIFIED AS WHAT YOU WOULD CALL THE BIG FUTURE SPLITTING ISSUES.

ONE OF THE TWO BIGGEST ISSUES WHETHER WE END UP OVER HERE OR EDIBLE FOR HERE -- COMMUNITY IDENTITY, YOU END UP BECOMING ANOTHER REGION OR TO FIND A WAY TO PRESERVE THAT SMALL TOWN CHARACTER AND THAT UNIQUE PROPOSITION? THAT WILL HAVE A BIG OUTCOME ON YOUR FUTURE, THE HORIZONTAL AXIS, THE VERTICAL ONE IS ABOUT WHAT WE CALL GROWTH STEWARDSHIP AND THAT'S WHAT WE CALL TO WHAT DEGREE WILL BE ABLE TO GET HOLD OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND BE ABLE TO DRIVE CHANGE.

AT THE BOTTOM WE ARE ASKING IF WHAT IF, FOR WHATEVER REASON, YOU'RE FORCED TO JUST BEING IN A REACTIVE MODE YOU'RE CONTINUALLY JUST REACTING TO ISSUES AND TRYING TO CATCH UP AND THE TOP IS WHERE WHAT IF YOU ARE ABLE TO BUILD A STRATEGIC GROWTH LEADERSHIP, REALLY SMART UP START TO FORECAST THAT SHAPE THE FUTURE? THIS IS THE PART I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU, GIVEN THAT BIG FUTURE CANVAS, WHERE DID THEY SAY IT WAS THE LEAST DESIRED FUTURE, WHERE WAS THE EXPECTED FUTURE AND WHERE WAS THE PREFERRED FUTURE? EXPECTED IS WHERE PEOPLE THINK WE WILL END UP IF WE KEEP DOING THE SAME THINK ABOUT WHAT TRACK ARE WE ON IN THE PREFERRED IS THAT ASPIRATIONAL FUTURE TWO WE HAVE INVALIDATING THIS SECTION, WE'VE HAD TWO PUBLIC SESSIONS AND A STAFF SESSION AND I'M GOING UP THE DATE ON THE PREFERRED FUTURE -- VARYING DEGREES OF APPETITE BUT THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER IN THAT CENTER TYPE OF THAT SCENARIO -- WHAT THAT TELLS US AND WHY I'M SHARING IT WITH YOU IS THAT BECOMES THE TARGET'S COMMENTS WERE PEOPLE WANT TO GO AT IT IS BUILT AROUND A COMMUNITY THAT HAS FIGURED OUT HOW TO RETAIN THAT THE STINK OF SMALL TOWN CHARACTER AND IT BECOMES AN IMPORTANT PART OF YOUR INVESTMENT AND YOUR VALUE PROPOSITION BUT I THINK FOR YOU AS COUNSEL, THE OTHER PART IS THE STRONGEST ACCESS PROBABLY IS PEOPLE WANTING TO SEE THIS COMMUNITY REALLY BUILD THAT STRATEGIC GROWTH LEADERSHIP WHERE THE KEY INSTITUTIONS ARE COLLABORATING AND PEOPLE ARE THINK ABOUT THE FUTURE AND GETTING AHEAD OF THE GROWTH CURVE.

JUST STARTED THINK ABOUT THIS TRANSITION OF HOW DOES THAT MOTION OR THAT PREFERRED FUTURE, HOW DOES THAT TRANSLATE INTO YOUR STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE NEXT 3 TO 5 YEARS? TRYING TO BRING TOGETHER WHAT YOUR PRIORITIES ARE, WHAT ACTIVITIES IN THE CITY -- UP AND TRYING TO THREAD.

WHAT IS BEING REINFORCED AND WHAT MIGHT BE ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS? THIS IS A DRAFT, THIS IS ONLY THE SECOND GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT HAS SEEN THIS, RIGHT? IT'S VERY MUCH A WORK IN PROGRESS I DO HOPE TO WORK WITH YOU DIRECTLY MORE ON THIS AS WELL.

YOU'VE GOT THIS NOTION OF THE PREFERRED FUTURE AND FOUR OF THESE ELEMENTS HERE REFLECT WHAT IS ALREADY IN YOUR SET OF

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PLAN FOR THE FUTURE -- I THINK THAT IT'S IMPORTANT TO BE VERY EXPLICIT ABOUT THAT THAT IS THE STRATEGIC GROWTH LEADERSHIP ON THIS IS WHERE YOU ARE CREATING A GROWTH MANAGEMENT APPROACH OF STEALING THE SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURE AND A TECHNICIAN AT TONIGHT POLICY AS WELL, THINK ABOUT THAT SUBCOMMITTEE LEANING INTO, YOU HAVE GOT THIS ARM OF THE FUTURE AND YOU'RE ADVOCATING IN YOUR POSITION, YOUR COMMUNITY ALL THE TIME AND THINKING ABOUT IMPLICATIONS TO SERVICES, INFRASTRUCTURE, THE POLICY FRAMEWORK AS YOU GO FORWARD. SECOND ON THERE IS BUILD AHEAD OF THE GROWTH. WITHOUT DOUBT PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY ARE SAYING WE'VE GOT TO GET AHEAD OF THE CURVE, THIS GROWTH IS COMING -- THAT'S A CHALLENGE BECAUSE IT'S HARD ENOUGH TO STAY UP WITH IT. PEOPLE ARE ALSO SAYING THEY WANT YOU TO GET AHEAD OF IT AND PLAN FOR IT -- YOU CAN HEAR THAT IN THE STAFF PRESENTATION TONIGHT, CONNECTING LIBERTY HILL, ADVANCING THAT REGIONAL MOBILITY -- WHAT I'M ADDING TO THAT IS A SUGGESTION, ALSO THE INTERNAL CONNECTIVITY, THE PRIORITY THAT YOU HAVE IS VERY MUCH REGIONALLY -- A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THAT DESIRE OUT-OF-BOUNDS -- OBVIOUSLY IT'S A BIG PART OF YOUR CURRENT SET OF PRIORITIES.

WHAT I'VE HEARD PEOPLE TALK A LOT ABOUT IS THIS DIFFERENCE BETWEEN IT BEING A LOCATION VERSUS A DESTINATION.

WE ARE SUGGESTING TO TALK ABOUT IT AS A COMMUNITY CENTERED CHARACTER FIELD LOCATION RATHER THAN TURNING IT INTO A TOURISM DESTINATION. THE NEXT ONE IS GROW LOCAL EXPERIENCES. THIS IS PART OF THAT -- HOW DO YOU GET YOUR HANDS AROUND WHAT IS UNIQUELY LIBERTY HILL? WHEN I TALK TO PEOPLE THEY TOLD ME A LOT ABOUT IF THESE QUIRKY BUSINESSES, FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESSES, RESTAURANTS, EXPERIENCES, PLACES -- ALL THAT SORT OF STUFF.

I THINK FOSTERING A DISTINCTIVE LOCAL ECONOMY WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES AND A RAY OF COMMUNITY AMENITIES -- THEY MAY BE TRIALS AND PARKS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

THINKING ABOUT THAT IN A WAY THAT IS NOT JUST CUT AND PASTE FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE BUT WHAT IS UNIQUE TO YOU AND WHAT KEEPS ELEVATING LIBERTY HILL? THE LAST ONE THERE IS LEADING TOGETHER BUILDING THAT COLLABORATIVE LEADERSHIP MODEL THAT FOCUSES ON THE TRUST -- THAT'S WORKING FRAMEWORK.

WHAT I'VE DONE IS I'VE TRIED TO THREAT YOUR EXISTING PRIORITIES, WHAT STAFF IS BRINGING TO YOU WITH WHAT WE HAVE HEARD FROM THE COMMUNITY AND TO SAY OKAY LET'S PUT THAT INTO A WAY WE CAN UNDERSTAND AND DIGEST ALL OF THESE FOCUS AREAS.

OUR INTENTION IS TO CONTINUE TO VALIDATE THIS WITH COMMUNITY AND BUILD UP ACTIONS AND BRING THOSE BACK AND PRIORITIZE WITH YOU AS A SET OF HIGH PRIORITIES FOR THE SET OF 3 TO 5 YEARS THAT'S WHAT

I WANTED TO SHARE. >> THE CHAIR: ARE THERE ANY

QUESTIONS BY COUNSEL? >> THANK YOU FOR ALL THIS WORK, IT'S BEEN ENJOYABLE TO SIT ON THE THINK TANK AS WELL.

THE UNIQUE THING FROM MY PERSPECTIVE IS IT'S DIFFICULT TO SEPARATE LIBERTY HILL FROM LIBERTY HILL AREA.

YOU SEE THE SOCIAL MEDIA A LOT OF TIMES YOU HEAR COMPLAINTS IT'S NOTHING TO DO WITH CITY LIMITS, BUT IT'S -- IT AFFECTS US, SCHOOL OPENS AND THE ROADS AREN'T WELL ADJUSTED FOR THE NEW SCHOOLS YET. THE DIFFICULTY I THINK YOU HAVE IT IN HERE TOO, YOU HAVE A LOT OF E.T. JAY PEOPLE THERE AS WELL. THERE IS INTEGRATION BETWEEN THE CITY -- THANK GOD FOR THE CITY MANAGEMENT BECAUSE I THINK WE ARE MEETING NOW WITH A LOT MORE EFFECTIVELY WITH ISD, T THE COUNTY -- WE HAVE TO BECAUSE A LOT OF THE STUFF THAT HAPPENS AROUND US PEOPLE WOULD SAY IS LIBERTY HILL.

IT'S REALLY THE AREA ITSELF, I APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU ARE DOING AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THE RESULTS.

>> THANK YOU. >> FOR ME I'M INTERESTED IN THE METHODOLOGY OF WHEN WE GET TO BE INVOLVED IN IT BECAUSE WE REALLY WERE NOT INVOLVED IN THE THINK TANK BECAUSE SOME OF US HAVE BEEN TOLD IT'S BETTER IF WE DON'T GO TO LET OTHER PEOPLE SPEAK AND LET THE COMMUNITY HAVE THOSE THINGS.

I'M INTERESTED WHEN WE ARE GOING TO GET OUR HANDS IN IT, I'M ASSUMING IT'S AFTER A LOT OF THESE THINGS ARE COMPLETE I WOULD LIKE TO GET COPIES OF THESE SLIDES.

IT WOULD BE VERY BENEFICIAL TO US IF WE CAN GET A HEADS UP, WE ARE HAVING THESE THREE THINK TANKS, IT'S GOING TO BE OVER AT THE COLLECTIVE BECAUSE PEOPLE ASK US AND WE ARE LIKE NO, WHERE DID YOU SEE THAT? ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

IT WOULD BE NICE IF WE COULD GET A HEADS UP AS WE ARE PROGRESSING THROUGH THE METHODOLOGY. AND TO BE TOLD YOU DON'T NEED TO

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I JUST WANT TO PUT IN THAT PLUG IN TERMS OF OUR HISTORY A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND IT WAS MORE THAN JUST THOSE SCULPTURES CARVED. IT WAS ABOUT A COMMUNITY.

>> WE ARE HAPPY TO PUT IT, SOME OF THOSE LAST-MINUTE MEETINGS WERE SCHEDULED QUICKLY BASED ON AVAILABILITY OF ATTENDEES BUT WE ARE HAVING TO THROW TO THE WEEKLY AND THAT INFORMATION SO WE CAN MAKE SURE EVERYBODY KN KNOWS.

WE ARE HAPPY TO SHARE SOME OF THE UPCOMING ROUGH MEETING SCHEDULE, I THINK GETTING THROUGH THESE INITIAL THINGS WAS KEY SO WE HAVE AN IDEA, THOSE THINGS ARE IMPORTANT.

I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO REITERATE THE IMPORTANCE OF -- UT DID A PERFECTLY AND SUPERINTENDED MOTEL DID TEXT ME DEPLETING ABOUT TRAFFIC, RECORDED QUITE A BIT.

THE REALITY IS WHEN WE TALK ABOUT LIBERTY HILL CITY LIMITS VERSUS LIBERTY HILL AREA, THOSE THAT REALLY IDENTIFY WITH LIBERTY HILL, I THINK THAT'S AN IMPORTANT WAY TO PHRASE THAT.

IT'S ALL CONNECTED AND THE TRAFFIC IS CONNECTED AND THE FEELING IS CONNECTED, THAT'S WHY THE MOBILITY MASTER PLAN HAPPENING RIGHT NOW AT THE SAME TIME AS THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND THE UDC UPDATE AND THE PARKS MASTER PLAN, IT'S KIND OF RIDICULOUS HOW MANY PLANS WE ARE DOING RIGHT NOW AND LATER ON IN THE BUDGET, WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT JUST HOW MUCH OF AN INVESTMENT THIS COMMUNITY HAS GOING ON IN THE DECISIONS HAVE SUPPORTED AS A RESULT OF THOSE THINGS BEING OUT OF ALIGNMENT.

THE IMPORTANT THINGS TO RECOGNIZE AS ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT PLANTS WE GOT GOING ON RIGHT NOW INVOLVE SIGNIFICANT LEVELS OF PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND THEN WE TAKE THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND ALL THE ENGAGEMENT THAT BOTH DAVID AND ABBY HAVE DONE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY AND HEARING FROM FOLKS, IT WAS VERY INTENTIONAL, INTENTIONAL FOR TWO DIFFERENT REASONS.

WHEN WE SIT DOWN WITH Y'ALL AND GO THROUGH THESE MORE ONE ON ONE-ON-ONE AND FOCUSED SESSIONS BETWEEN DAVID, HIS TEAM, AND ABBY TO TALK THROUGH THIS STUFF WE WANTED TO BE ABLE TO SHOW THIS IS WHAT THE COMMITTEE HAS SAID AND NOT IN A PUBLIC MEETING TO BE QUITE HONEST IT IS NOT THE EASIEST THING FOR EVERYONE TO GET UP TO THAT MICROPHONE AND SPENT 3 MINUTES, LET ALONE ONE MINUTE. THESE THINGS ARE CRITICALLY IMPORTANT. OUR ABILITY TO REACH PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE AT -- I DON'T THINK LIBERTY HILL IN THE PAST HAS BEEN ACCUSED OF MEETING PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE AT AND THAT HAS BEEN REALLY CRITICAL FOR THIS PROCESS, WE WANT TO GO TO WHERE PEOPLE ARE COMFORTABLE, WE WANT TO SEE THE ROAD THEY ARE DRIVING, THE WAY THEY DROP THEIR KIDS OFF AT SCHOOL BECAUSE IF WE CAN'T UNDERSTAND IT, WE CAN'T BRING INFORMATION TO YOU TO MAKE POLICY DECISIONS ON HOW WE ARE GOING TO ADDRESS THE OUTCOME OF THOSE THINGS ARE CRITICAL. I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT -- IT TAKES A LOT OF EFFORT BETWEEN THE TWO PEOPLE RUNNING THIS PROJECT, DAVID AND ABBY TO PUT ALL OF THIS TOGETHER.

BUT IT DOESN'T WORK IF THERE'S NOT A RESPONSE FROM THE OTHER PARTY AND THE OTHER PARTIES THE COMMUNITY.

THEY HAVE BEEN SO AMAZING IN THEIR EFFORTS AND ABILITY TO JUST SHARE AND SHARE THINGS THAT ARE FRUSTRATING.

IS NOT EASY FOR AVERAGE JOE CITIZEN TO COME TALK TO PEOPLE ABOUT WHAT REALLY TICKS THEM OFF AND THEY HAVE BEEN A REALLY GOOD JOB OF DOING THAT. ALMOST AQUA GOAT FORMER COUNCILMEMBER WADE ACTUALLY SAID, THEY DID IT IN A WAY THEY CAN DISAGREE WITH WHERE SOMETHING IS HEADED BUT THEY ARE RESPECTFUL BECAUSE THEY CARED DEEPLY ABOUT WHAT LIBERTY HILL IS. THE LESSON THAT I'LL SAY JUST KIND OF CIRCLING BACK ON THIS MORNING -- EARLIER IN THIS MEETING, WAS THREAT TO LOCAL CONTROL EQUALS LOSS OF COMMUNITY CHARACTER. WHEN DAVID MAKES THE COMMENT ABOUT MAYBE WE NEED TO INCLUDE THE POLICY PIECE AND STRATEGIC PILLARS, THAT'S THE REASON -- LET'S CALL IT WHAT IT IS.

THE EROSION OF LOCAL CONTROL IS PREDOMINANTLY A RESULT OF FOLKS WHO HAVE GONE TO THE LEDGE TRYING TO ASSERT ANOTHER PATH IN TO DEVELOP WITHIN A COMMUNITY IN A WAY THAT DOES NOT FIT THE

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I THINK AS YOU TALK THEY WANT TO PRESERVE QUIRKY BUSINESSES AND WALK ABILITY AND ALL THOSE THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT, IT'S NOT THAT SOMEBODY TAKES A POSITION ITS ANTI-MULTIFAMILY.

SIMPLY THE IT IS A PRETTY CONFIDENT STATEMENT WE CAN MAKE THAT THAT THREATS TO LOCAL CONTROL IS THE EROSION OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE COMMUNITY THAT YOUR RESIDENCE WANT TO PRESERVE.

WHEN PEOPLE ASK YOU WHY YOU ARE SPENDING TIME ON THE LEGISLATIVE EFFORT, IT'S BECAUSE THE LONG GAME IS THAT PRESERVATION COMMITTEE ETIQUETTE SUPPORT REMEMBER THAT.

>> I WANT TO THANK YOU, -- THAT WAS VERY REFRESHING TO HEAR YOU ARE HEARING THE SAME THING. I AGREE WITH WHAT THOMAS IS SHARING, WE ARE MEETING THEM WHERE WE ARE AT.

I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THAT TOGETHER, ONE THING I HEARD WAS TRAFFIC AND WE ALL KNOW THAT, WE HAVE BEEN IN CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR COUNTY COMMISSIONER KELLY COUNTY JUDGE, WE ARE WORKING TOWARDS THINGS RIGHT NOW BUT I'M EXCITED TO SEE THIS CONTINUE TO UNFOLD AND TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE THE VOICE FOR THE PEOPLE COMBATS WAY WE ARE ELECTED TO.

WE PRESERVE THE TYPE OF TOWN THAT THEY WANT AND SEE GROEN 50, 60, 80 YEARS. WHAT A GREAT UNIQUE TIME BECAUSE WE GET TO BE THE ONES TO DESIGN THAT I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR PARTNERING WITH US AND THIS IS REALLY GREAT INFORMATION JUST TO START US OFF WITH IT'S OUR FIRST TIME TO HEAR ALL THIS.

I KNOW YOU HAVE ADDED SOME LONG NIGHTS AND EVENINGS WITH SOME

LOCALS THAT I APPRECIATE THAT. >> I'VE ALWAYS SAID IS NOT THE STRATEGIC PLAN ITSELF IT'S IMPORTANT IT'S A PROCESS THAT GOT US THERE IN THE PROCESS ARE TAKING US THROUGH TO HEAR FROM THE COMMUNITY WITHOUT US THERE SO THEY DON'T -- THEY FEEL LIKE THEY CAN SPEAK UP AND BE CANDID ABOUT THEIR CONCERNS AND EVERYTHING WITHOUT -- SOMETIMES THERE IS THE FEAR OF WILL THEY GET RETALIATED FROM OUR PAST EXPERIENCES -- I LIKE THE METHODOLOGY WHERE THEY ARE HAVING THAT DONE AND I THINK -- WE HAD A STRATEGIC PLAN BEFORE COME I DON'T THINK SO, WE HAD A DOCUMENT BUT WE DID NOT GO TO THE PROCESS OF DOING THIS.

I DO KNOW WE ARE HAVING TROUBLE INFORMATION OVERLOAD WITH ALL THE VARIOUS INPUTS WE ARE GETTING FROM OUR CITIZENS BUT I HOPE THEY TAKE THE ADVANTAGE TO RELAY PARTICIPATED I'VE SEEN SOME OF THE SESSIONS AND HEARD FEEDBACK AS WELL BUT THEY ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT BEING AS ASKED.

NOW WE HAVE TO HONOR AT. >> AMANDA: IF I CAN MAKE ONE FINAL COMMENT, WE ARE CONTINUING THIS ENGAGEMENT THROUGH OBVIOUSLY THIS MONTH -- WE OFFER SESSIONS TO PEOPLE FOR PEOPLE TO HOST THOSE, PEOPLE WILL SPEND TIME WITH AND TALK ABOUT THOSE SCENARIOS AND GETTING THEIR INPUT, WE ARE HOPING TO DO A SESSION WITH THE SCHOOL, AND GET THAT ORGANIZED.

WHAT I SHOWED YOU HERE IS THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG.

TO BE HONEST A LOT OF IT IS REALLY GOOD NEWS PICK UP THE GOOD NEWS IS YOU HAVE A COMMUNITY THAT CARES DEEPLY BUT I WILL KEEP PULLING YOU BACK TO THAT DATA IN THAT SCENARIO, HAVE A BIG APPETITE AND PERHAPS AN EXPECTATION WHICH GIVES YOU A MANDATE TO THINK ABOUT THAT STRATEGIC GROWTH LEADERSHIP, YOU ARE LEANING INTO IT BUT THERE'S THE FORCES THAT POTENTIALLY COULD SHAPE THE FUTURE ARE SIGNIFICANT AND OUTSIDE YOU.

I THINK HAVING A STRONG LEADERSHIP IN VIEW OF THE FUTURE AND THIS TOOL, THE 3-FIVE-YEAR PLAN I THINK THAT WILL SERVE YOU

WELL. >> THE CHAIR: MOVE ONTO ITEM 4L. DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ON ORDINANCE NO. 2026-O-017 AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 ANNUAL BUDGET. I'M GOING TO READ THE ORDINANCE ALLOWED, ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LIBERTY HILL TEXAS AMENDING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE CITY -- SUPPORT OF CITY SERVICES BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST 2025 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH 2026 PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS OF FACT, OR SEVERABILITY, EFFECTIVE DATE AND PROPER NOTICE IN MEETING IS HEADED BY JOSH ARMSTRONG ARE

FINANCE DIRECTOR. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR.

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>> THE BUDGET BEFORE YOU HIS BUDGET NUMBER THREE, WE TOOK THE FIRST ACTION REGARDING THIS ABUTMENT ON JULY 8TH THE LAST TIME WE WERE MEETING REGARDING THE CITY PARK PARKING LOT PROJECT AND THE SECOND HALF OF THIS HAD TO DO THE STONE WALL EXTENSION YOU GUYS JUST IMPROVED FOR $69,898, COMBINING BOTH.

WE ARE AT THE JULY 8TH MEETING, EITHER FUND BALANCE AT, WE HAD THE STONE WALL EXTENSION AS IT WAS BROUGHT UP NOT PUT IN THE 2026 BUDGET, THAT IS WHAT THIS MEANT A MINUTE ALSO DOES.

ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE BUDGET NUMBER 3?

>> I SEE WE ARE TRANSFERRING 1.5 MILLION INTO PARKLAND --

WHERE IS IT TRANSFERRING OUT OF? >> IT IS TRANSFERRING OUT OF PARKLAND INTO THE GENERAL FUND CAPITAL OUTLAY TWO.

>> IS THAT THAT WOULD TRANSFER IN PARKLAND MEANS?

>> IF YOU GO TO THE FIRST PAGE AMENDMENT -- GO.

>> I WAS STRUGGLING WITH HOW THAT WAS HANDLED IN HERE.

>> NOT A PROBLEM, THANK YOU. >> ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR COUNSEL? WE HAVE A MOTION?

>> I'LL SECOND. >> THE CHAIR: ALL IN FAVOR IT WAS NEXT 7-0, PASSES. MOVE TO 4M.

PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION REGARDING THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2026—2027 BUDGET, FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM 2027—2031, INCLUSIVE OF ALL FUNDS, AND COMPENSATION STUDY

PHASE 1. >> BEFORE WE LET OUR AMAZING FINANCE DIRECTOR COOK BECAUSE HE WILL.

I THOUGHT A LOT ABOUT HOW I WANTED TO OPEN THIS UP THE FIRST THING THAT CAME TO MIND IS MAYBE I WAS GOING TO TELL A STORY THAT COMES FROM THE MOVIE MIRACLE, THE NIGHT I DIDN'T THINK BRANDON WOULD LET ME OFF THE HOOK. SO I PIVOTED TO WANTING TO TELL

A STORY ABOUT THE TENTH MAN -- >> I THOUGHT THERE WAS A CHANCE THAT COUNCILMEMBER HENNESSY PLATE SIX WOULD NOT LET ME DO THAT. I WANT TO TELL A LITTLE BIT OF NARRATIVE I HAD TO USE A SPORTS ANALOGY BUT I'M GOING TO.

MUNICIPAL BUDGETING IS A UNIQUE ANIMAL BUT IT IS VERY SIMPLE.

IT IS LIKE THE GAME OF BASEBALL. IF YOU WERE TO DESCRIBE THE GAME OF BASEBALL TO SOMEONE IT IS SIMPLE AS I'M GOING TO THROW THE BALL TRIGGERED A HIT, SOME WOODS WERE TO UP, IF YOU HAVE EVER WATCHED THE GAME OF BASEBALL OR YOU'VE WATCHED A SEVEN-GAME SERIES, DECISIONS BEING MADE IN GAME OUT OF GAME ACQUIRING PLAYERS, TRADING PLAYERS AS ALL OF THESE THINGS GOING ON AND A RELATIVELY SIMPLE GAME. THE MUNICIPAL BUDGET IS PRETTY SIMPLER TO MAKE SIMILAR. WE HAVE REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES. WE HAVE TO DECIDE WHAT DO WE DO WITH THOSE REVENUES VERSUS THOSE EXPENDITURES? I CAN TELL YOU AFTER GOING THROUGH THIS BUDGET FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS IN DEPTH, LINE BY LINE WITH EVERY DEPARTMENT, IT IS NOT SO SIMPLE. WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE DIRECTION THIS COUNSEL HAS TAKEN BEFORE I GOT HERE BUT CERTAINLY SINCE THAT TIME, CONTINUED ALONG THAT PATH? THAT DIRECTION IS VERY SIGNIFICANT.

IT REQUIRES DIFFERENT BUDGETING, I WOULD ARGUE THAT A LANDSCAPE THAT IS CHANGING AT THE LEGISLATIVE LEVEL, IT IS VERY UNIQUE TIME THAT WE ARE BEING VERY STRATEGIC NOT ONLY WITH OUR EXPENDITURES, TAX RATE, SALES TAX AND HOW ARE WE INVESTING OUR DOLLARS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE MAINTAINING INFRASTRUCTURE BECAUSE THE COST OF NOT MAINTAINING INFRASTRUCTURE IS FAR MORE EXPENSIVE THAN THE LATTER.

ALL THE THINGS THAT HAVE GONE TO THE BUDGET PROCESS ARE CERTIFICATES YOU MIGHT ASK YOURSELF WHAT ARE ALL THOSE THINGS PICK OR START OFF WITH A COUNCIL RETREAT, THAT COUNCIL RETREAT SET THE STAGE WILL BE TALKED ABOUT STRATEGIC GOALS AND PRIORITIES. I STARTED OFF WITH YOU ALL A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT INPUT ON A HISTORY OF PROJECTS AND IS

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BUT IT WAS IMPORTANT BECAUSE THE THINGS THIS STAFF IS BRINGING FORWARD ARE DIRECTLY COMING FROM THE BUDGET GOALS AND PRIORITIES THIS COUNSEL SET FORTH MONTHS AGO.

FOR I WOULD SAY THE FIRST TIME IN A LITTLE WHILE WE'VE GOT A DIRECTION WE CAN TAKE EVERY SINGLE LINE ITEM, WE CAN TAKE A PHYSICAL PROJECT AND WE CAN TIE IT DIRECTLY BACK TO STRATEGIC GOALS AND PRIORITIES THE COUNCIL SET.

THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS CHANGING IN THIS BUDGET AND I DON'T EXPECT FROM A POLICY PERSPECTIVE FOR YOU GUYS TO WANT TO KNOW ARE WE BUYING TWO PENCILS OR THREE PENCILS BUT I DO EXPECT FOR Y'ALL TO ASK QUESTIONS LIKE WHY IS THIS DEPARTMENT NOW CREATED WITHIN THIS BUDGET? THIS IDEA WE ARE GOING TO CREATE COST CENTERS SO WE CAN TRACK THOSE YEAR-OVER-YEAR AND PERFORM COST OF SERVICE ANALYSIS FOR THIS COUNSEL AS WE MOVE FORWARD AS SOMETHING THIS COUNSEL HAS REQUESTED FOR QUITE SOME TIME AND THIS IS THE BEGINNING STAGES OF CREATING THOSE COST CENTERS SO WE CAN DO THAT LEVEL OF ANALYSIS. THE LAST THING THAT IS IMPORTANT IS WE TALK ABOUT FUNDING PACKAGES CAN WE TALK ABOUT CAPITAL PROJECTS, THERE'S A VERY STRATEGIC VISION TO HEAR WHERE WE WANT TO USE THE BALANCE THAT WE HAVE -- IT IS A RESULT OF THINGS HAVING NOT MOVED FORWARD IN THE PAST TO BRING THOSE PROJECTS FORWARD TO. WHEN WE BRING THOSE PROJECTS FORWARD, WHEN WE BUILD THE NORTH FORK, WHEN WE BUILD A WTF, WHEN WE CONSTRUCT THESE ROADS, WHEN WE BUILD THESE FACILITIES THAT COME WITH AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE, WHILE WE UNDERSTAND THERE ARE FURTHER IMPLEMENTATION STEPS TO ALL OF THESE THINGS IT TOOK US 27 YEARS TO GET HERE AND WE CAN'T FIX IT IN ONE BUT WE CAN MAKE IT BETTER EACH YEAR AND THAT'S WHAT THIS BUDGET SETS OUT TO DO.

I'M GOOD TO TURN IT OVER TO OUR AMAZING FINANCE DIRECTOR WHO -- IT'S AMAZING IT IS AT UNDER HIS EYES.

BUT THEY HAVE DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB AND I WILL LET THEM WALK TO

THE BUDGET WITH YOU. >> LETS COOK, YOU GOT A PRETTY GOOD BACKGROUND -- I'M GONNA TAKE IT ONE STEP FURTHER WE HAVE THIS TIMELINE HERE -- THIS IS NOT EVERYTHING OR EVERY MEETING THAT YOU HAVE HAD, BUT THESE ARE SOME THINGS YOU HAVE DONE THIS CALENDAR YEAR, THIS FISCAL YEAR -- I'M GOOD AT ONE MORE POINT ON THAT, THERE'S JULS AUGUST 12TH, YOU GUYS HAVE IMPROVED $2.7 MILLION IN PROJECTS, YOU ALSO DID IT IN LIKE 30 MINUTES. 'S MY FIRST SIX MONTHS HERE IT TOOK TWO HOURS TO GET THROUGH AN ITEM, YOU GOT TO LIKE 20 TON TONIGHT. THE NOTES ON PROGRESS AND CHANGES WE HAVE MADE IN THIS CALENDAR AND FISCAL YEAR AND REALLY HIGHLIGHTS WHERE WE ARE TRYING TO GO.

THE ASTERISK CURRENT REVENUE EXPENDITURE HISTORY THROUGH 2024, WHEN WE PUT THOSE NUMBERS AND IT WAS LIKE MARCH OR APRIL THAT WAS THE BEST INFORMATION THAT WE HAD TO.

WHAT STANDS OUT THE MOST IS THAT GIANT PURPLE LINE IN 2027.

THAT IS MOSTLY CAPITAL EXPENDITURES AND PART OF YOUR 2027 CIP. IT'S A LOT, MOST OF THAT IS GOING TO BE DEAD FUNDED, THERE ARE OTHER REVENUE GENERATORS THAT ARE PART OF SOME OF THOSE THINGS, WE TALKED ABOUT AWP F ON MANY OCCASIONS BUT WE TALKED ABOUT IT AT 2031 AND 2032 RIGHT AROUND THAT TIME WE GET IT OPERATIONAL, IT PRODUCES WATER AND WE WILL USE A GOOD CHUNK OF THAT WATER, THE IDEA IS WE WILL BE PRODUCING MORE THAN WE CAN CONSUME AND THEN WE CAN SELL AND WE WILL UTILIZE THAT REVENUE TO PAY THE DEBT FOR THAT SYSTEM.

WE AREN'T CREATED THAT REVENUE TODAY AND WE STILL HAVE TO CONSTRUCT IT. SO WE HAVE A METHODOLOGY THAT HAS BEEN LAID OUT IN THE CIP FOR HOW WE WANT TO GET THERE.

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A GOOD CHUNK OF THAT INCREASE OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS LIKE ROADWAYS AND VARIOUS OTHER THINGS, STRAIGHT INTO MAINTENANCE STUFF THAT IS PART OF THE GENERAL FUND TO.

YOU'VE GOT YOUR DEBT SERVICE, GOVERNMENTAL SPECIAL REVENUE, THAT IS STREET MAINTENANCE, THOSE SORTS OF THINGS.

ECONOMIC DEVELOP MEANT IS THEIR OWN BUDGET.

REGIONAL WASTEWATER THAT IS WASTEWATER TREATMENT, THE DEPARTMENT BUDGETS THAT $14 MILLION.

1.5 AND THIS ONE YEAR ALONE, CITY SEWER HAS GONE UP, SPECIAL REVENUE IS RIGHT ABOUT THE SAME BUT YOUR TOTAL FUNDS HAVE INCREASED BY ABOUT $17 MILLION AND THAT LINE OF CAPITAL PROJECTS DOWN THERE, THAT'S THE THING THAT IS GOING TO BE THE MOST EYE-POPPING ABOUT THIS BUDGET.

FIRST OF ALL WE BUILT THIS BUDGET AROUND YOUR FOUR STRATEGIC GOALS. LIKE DAVID TALKED ABOUT IN HIS PRESENTATION, WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE BUILDING OFF OF THESE THINGS TO ENSURE THE PATH YOU ARE GOING DOWN MATCHES THE VISION OF OUR CITIZENS. THESE THE 4 AS THEY STAND RIGHT NOW, SOME OF THE BIG THINGS THAT TIES TO EACH ONE OF THESE GOALS IS LAID OUT IN THE FOLLOWING. WE HAVE $1.4 MILLION BUDGETED FOR DOWNTOWN YOU GUYS APPROVED THAT A COUPLE OF MEETINGS BACK AND IT IS ONE OF BIGGEST GENERAL FUND PROJECTS WE HAVE GOING ON CURRENTLY. SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE AND WATER INNOVATION IN YOUR NORTH FORK PLANT IS THE BULK OF THE CAPITAL FUNDING IN THE CIP AND IT IS GOING TO DRIVE THAT SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR US. THE ADVANCED REGIONAL MOBILITY AND CONNECTIVITY LIKE DAVID HAD TOUCHED ON, ALREADY IDENTIFIED WAYS THAT NEEDS TO EXPAND. PEOPLE THINK ABOUT THE MASS MOBILITY PLAN, THEY'LL THINK ABOUT CARS.

THERE ARE BIKES, THERE ARE FEET, THOSE MOBILITY SCOOTERS THAT PEOPLE LIKE, NOT EVERYBODY BUT THERE ARE SO MANY WAYS TO CONNECT THE CITY BESIDES AN AUTOMOBILE.

LASTED FOR OUR 4 THIS YEAR, COMMUNITY TRUST AND ORGANIZATIONAL EXCELLENCE, SOMETHING THAT REALISTICALLY IS GOING TO HAVE TO BE A GOAL EVEN IF WE REMOVE IT FROM YOUR STRATEGIC GOALS IT'S SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN DRIVING US EVERY DAY OF EVERY WEEKEND WHY WE ARE HERE.

IT TAKES A LOT AND WE HAVE SPENT A LOT OF TIME THIS YEAR TRYING TO REBUILD THAT TRUST WITH OUR COMMUNITY, WITH OUR PARTNERS AND THE FACT WE HAD OUR SUPERINTENDED AS PART OF OUR THINK TANK REALLY HIGHLIGHTS HOW WE ARE MAKING THOSE CHANGES.

AND SOME OF THE THINGS WE ARE DOING AS PART OF THAT GOAL, WE HAVE INCREASED THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT BUDGETS NOT JUST FOR EVENTS BUT ENSURING THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH BUDGETED FOR OVER A TIME TO ENSURE THEY ARE FULLY STAFFED AND THAT WE HAVE EVERY AREA COVERED TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE FUN AND SAFE EVENTS.

WE HAVE ADDED 16 NEW POSITIONS IN THIS BUDGET, SOME IN GENERAL FUND, SOME IN PD, STILL GENERAL FUND BUT WE GENERALLY PEEL OUT PUBLIC SAFETY, AND THEN ATE IN THE WATER AND WASTEWATER DEPARTMENTS FOR A COMBINED TOTAL OF 16.

HERE ARE BIG OVERALL POSITIONS THAT REALLY KIND OF DROVE THIS BUDGET. AS THOMAS SPOKE EARLIER WE CUT 457,000 HISTORICAL COSTS THAT'S AFTER WE DID THE SAME THING LAST YEAR. NOT TO THE EXTENT OF THIS, BUT IT WAS REALLY GOING THROUGH EVERY DEPARTMENT AND ASKING WHAT HAS BEEN THERE, WHY IS IT STILL THERE, DO WE NEED IT, AND CAN WE DO WITHOUT IT? THAT BROUGHT US DOWN BY HALF A MILLION DOLLARS AND THAT IS SOMETHING I WANT TO REALLY HARP ON. WHEN YOU CAN PULL THAT MUCH OUT, THAT WAS ALL GENERAL FUND. WE DID THE SAME THING FOR WATER, SEWER, AND WASTEWATER BUT THE BIGGEST TOTAL WAS THE GENERAL FUND AMOUNT. WE PRIORITIZE MATCHING RECURRING

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JUST KIND OF GOING OVER THAT. THAT NUMBER HAS COME DOWN LITTLE BITS. IT WILL KEEP COMING DOWN, PROBABLY -- EVERY DAY WE GO THROUGH THIS, WE FIND SOMETHING AND I WILL ALWAYS POINT OUT TO EVERYBODY YOUR BUDGET IS NO LONGER ACCURATE ON OCTOBER 1ST. THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING YOU COULD NOT AND DID NOT ACCOUNT FOR THERE IS ALWAYS SOMETHING ELSE -- REALISTICALLY THAT IS HOW WE BALANCE OUR BUDGET.

WITH TALK ABOUT THAT ONE TIME FUNDING, $1.9 MILLION OUT OF A TOTAL OF 2.8 THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN OBLIGATED THIS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR. CONTINUING DOWN THAT SAME PATH WE ARE ALREADY ON ADDING THESE ADDITIONAL THINGS THAT WE HAVE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT AND IT STARTED, JUST MAKING SURE WE ARE PAYING FOR IT IN THE WAY I PERSONALLY THINK THEY SHOULD, ONE TIME FUNDING MATCHES. HERE ARE THE FUNDING PACKAGES I WAS TELLING YOU ABOUT, YOU HAVE 2.81 MILLION TIME REQUESTS ON THE RIGHT HAND, YOU HAVE FY27 THAT TOTAL AT THE BOTTOM IS NO LONGER 930, 875. REALISTICALLY IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO GET WHITTLED DOWN AS WE KEEP REFINING CERTAIN THINGS AND MAKING SURE WE ARE ACCOUNTING FOR ALL OF THOSE THINGS.

THE VERY LAST COLUMN IN BOTH OF THESE CHARTS SHOWS HOW THESE THINGS TIED BACK FOR STRATEGIC GOALS FOR THIS YEAR.

MOST OF IT IS WASTEWATER, TWO ADDITIONS AND THEN SEWER JUST HAS -- WE ADDED SOME ADDITIONAL OPERATIONAL EXPENSES YOU WILL SEE THE BUDGET TO THE MAJORITY OF THE STORES IS GOING TO BE PUT TOWARDS A FUND BALANCE. THIS IS A SLIDE YOU MIGHT REMEMBER A FEW MONTHS AGO, THIS IS JUST WHAT OUR CIP LOOKS LIKE FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. ABOUT A VERY BIG NUMBER AND I DON'T THINK AND IF YOU SHOULD SHY AWAY FROM THAT.

THE THING I THINK HAS BEEN ONE OF THE BEST BOOMS THIS CURRENT YEAR IS WE ADDED THAT PERSON BACK IN THE BACK CORNER, THAT IS MOE, SHE IS YOUR NEW CITY ENGINEER AND SHE HAS ALREADY HAD TWO PASSES GOING THROUGH THIS AND HAS MADE A LOT OF CHANGES.

I GUARANTEE YOU MORE WILL COME BEFORE WE EVEN GET TO OCTOBER 1 BUT WE WANTED TO CONTINUALLY BE REFINING WHAT WE THINK THESE COSTS ARE GOING TO BE SO WE CAN BRING THEM TO YOU IF WE THINK WE NEED TO ADJUST OUR CIP SCHEDULE TO MAKE SURE WE GET SOMETHING SOONER THAN LATER IF THE COST IS GOING TO BE AN ISSUE. SOME OF US THINGS, WE GOT ADVANCED WATER PURIFICATION FACILITY, THE OVERALL COST OF THAT IS LOOKING AT 295 -- ONCE AGAIN, THAT'S NOT WHERE WE ARE AT. WE HAVEN'T FINISHED THAT -- ALSO INCLUDING FUTURE OPERATION COSTS NOT JUST TOTAL EXPENDITURES I THINK THAT INCLUDES A COUPLE OF YEARS OF THAT.

WE ARE CURRENTLY BUILDING THE PILOT FACILITY, THE PROJECT IS COMPLETED -- SUPPOSED TO BE COMPLETED IN 2031.

THAT'S A LONG TIME. WE'VE GOT A LOT OF METHODOLOGY FOR HOW WE WANT TO ARRIVE AT THAT IF YOU GUYS REMEMBER WE

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DOWNTOWN PROJECT YOU GUYS HAVE APPROVED $1.4 MILLION TO BEGIN THIS WITH GRIFFIN'S WI -- PHASEE IS SUPPOSED TO BE COMPLETED IN 2027 THE NUMBER ONE STRATEGIC GOAL YOU HAD FOR US THIS YEAR AS THE STRATEGIC PLAN -- THE PEOPLE WANT TO DOWN THIS PATH, TO WHAT DEGREE WANTED TO FLUSH US OUT. I WAS VERY HAPPY TO PART OF THE THINK TANK AND EVERYTHING I HEARD IN THOSE TWO DAYS IS PHENOMENAL. ONCE AGAIN THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE, WE WILL BE ENGINEERING THE DESIGN PHASE IS SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETE IN 2029.

BIG NUMBERS, PLEASE STAY WITH ME.

MASTER PLANS, LONG-RANGE PLANNING.

THESE ARE FIVE PLANS THAT WE HAVE ON THE DOCKET RIGHT NOW.

HERE'S THE THING. WE DID GET SWALLOWED UP IN OUR FIRST GROWTH CURVE A COUPLE YEARS AGO.

ONE OF THE MAJOR POINTS YOU SAW DURING THE STRATEGIC PLANNING WAS THAT SMART GROWTH, THAT IS WHAT WE HAVE BEEN BUDGETING FOR UP TO THE LAST SIX MONTHS, HOW DO WE ACHIEVE THE THINGS WE SHOULD HAVE DONE WHILE US AT THE SAME TIME PLANNING FOR THE THINGS WE DO NEED TO DO. THIS IS HOW WE DO IT, FIVE PLANS AT A TIME, ALSO THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN AND THE OTHER THINGS WE HAVE BEFORE YOU. THAT IS WHY WE HAVE REQUESTED 16 NEW FTES. WE ARE AT CAPACITY BUT WE ARE NOT SLOWING DOWN, WE CAN'T SLOW DOWN.

THESE ARE THE THINGS WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON -- PERSONNEL.

LIKE I SAID WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 16 PERSONNEL ADDED IN THIS BUDGET, HALF ARE IN UTILITIES, HALF IN THE GENERAL FUND.

ANOTHER THING WE HAVE DONE IN THIS BUDGET IS WE WERE ABLE TO INCREASE DEPENDENT CARE COVERAGE FOR ANY EMPLOYEE THAT HAS DEPENDENT ON THEIR INSURANCE, CURRENTLY THE CITY COVERS 20% OF THAT FIGURE AS OF OC OF OCTOBER 1 DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF PLAN THAT THE EMPLOYEE CHOOSES FOR THEM AND THEIR FAMILY, THAT DEPENDENT COVERAGE WILL INCREASE TWO AT A BARE MINIMUM, 45% AND HAS A MAXIMUM CAPACITY -- I JUST ROUNDED THEM UP BECAUSE OF TIME BUT FOR TRANSPARENCY I WANT TO BE HONEST. THAT IS A BIG STEP FORWARD IF -- EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT INSURANCE COSTS THESE DAYS, IT IS NOT CHEAP AND WHEN YOU ADD YOUR FAMILY ON IT, IT IS THAT MORE EXPENSIVE. THERE ARE MULTIPLE WAYS WE CAN INCREASE BENEFITS FOR OUR EMPLOYEES, IT IS NOT ALWAYS MONEY. PROBABLY GENERALLY PREFERRED BUT IS NOT ALWAYS MONEY. IT'S JUST NOT.

THOSE ARE THE THINGS WE CAN TURN THE DIALS IN VARIOUS WAYS EVERY YEAR TO TRY TO IDENTIFY THE BEST METHODOLOGY FOR RETAINING -- RETENTION. FISCAL IMPACT: WE ARE GOING TO BE TOUCHING BASE ON THIS IN THE NEXT ITEM BUT IT'S ALWAYS A PART OF THE BUDGET PROCESS. WE DID WANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS.

THE PROPOSED BUDGET IS DESIGNED AROUND THE APPROVAL RATE COME OUR CURRENT 2026 BUDGET WAS DESIGNED AROUND THE NO NEW REVENUE RATES. I HAD A COUNCILMEMBER ASKED ME BEFORE THIS MEETING -- HOW DID YOU PHRASE THAT? IF WE UTILIZE THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE WHAT CHANGES? OUR TAXES -- OUR TAX RATE WAS STILL GO UP TO GET THE SAME REVENUE AS WE ARE CURRENTLY AND SO NO MATTER WHAT JUST TO BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN THE SAME AMOUNT OF REVENUE AND PROPERTY TAXES FOR 2027, THAT RATE WAS GOING TO HAVE TO CHANGE.

THAT BEING SAID, WE DID NOT BUILD THIS BUDGET AROUND THE NO

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WHY? BECAUSE WE ARE A GROWING CITY.

CUTTING THE RATE ANY LOWER THAN WHAT WE HAVE IT CURRENTLY PROPOSED AS WOULD BE LIKE SHOOTING YOURSELF IN THE FOOT BEFORE A MARATHON, IS THAT A GOOD SPORTS ANALOGY?

>> YES. [LAUGHTER]

>> MARATHON IS STILL A SPORT. I WILL TOUCH BASE MORE ON THE TAX IMPACT WITH THE NEXT ITEM. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS RELATED TO -- I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT, THIS PARTICULAR TOPIC, DESPAIR WITH ME UNTIL WE GET TO THAT POINT.

THE FINAL END OF THE BUDGET CONSISTS OF THE 2026 COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS ANALYSIS.

IF YOU GUYS ARE A NUMBER COUPLE MONTHS BACK WE SELECTED LOGIC COMP TO DO OUR COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS ANALYSIS, IT IS A FIVE PHASE APPROACH AND WE HAVE JUST WRAPPED UP PHASE 1.

FIRST AND FOREMOST, WE HAD TO IDENTIFY ALL OF OUR COMPARISON CITIES. THESE ARE THE 16 WE HAVE USED FOR VARIOUS REASONS, THE EITHER MATCH CLOSELY DEMOGRAPHICALLY AS FAR AS POPULATION, BUDGET WISE, OR A COMBINATION OF THOSE THINGS. SOME HAVE HAD A GROWTH CURVE JUST LIKE WE ARE ARE ABOUT TO GO THROUGH AND PREPARE FOR THESE SAME THINGS AND WE ARE UTILIZING VARIOUS CITIES IN THAT SAME REGARD TO BE THINKING ABOUT THE TALENT WE ARE TRYING TO BRING TO LIBERTY HILL. WE DON'T JUST HAVE WILLIAMSON COUNTY CITIES WE HAVE TO CONTEND WITH AS FAR AS COMPETITION, REALISTICALLY WE HAVE THIS TRI-STATE AREA.

TEXAS LOUISIANA AND OKLAHOMA. THAT'S THE AREA ULTIMATELY WE HAVE TO COMPETE AGAINST. I PERSONALLY CAME FROM DFW AND THERE ARE MULTIPLE OTHER AREAS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS THAT WE NEED TO BE MINDFUL OF BECAUSE THEY WILL STEAL OUR PEOPLE JUST AS MUCH AS WE WANT TO STEAL THERE'S.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN? AND SOME OF THESE THINGS IDENTIFY THE GL FACTOR AND THAT IS WHERE WE IDENTIFY MAYBE THEY'RE ABOVE OR BELOW TO TRY TO GET EVERYTHING AS CLOSE TO AN APPLES-TO-APPLES COMPARISON, THAT IS WHAT THAT PERCENTAGE IS.

GEORGETOWN IS CLOSE TO US AS FAR AS LOCATION AND OTHER THINGS AND THEY START DIALING IN -- THE EXPLANATIONS ON THE SIDE, TRY TO GET IT TO AN APPLES-TO-APPLES COMPARISON TO TRY TO GET IT TO

WHAT WOULD BE 100 SENT -- >> WHAT DOES GEO STAND FOR?

>> GEOGRAPHIC? GEORGETOWN IS REAL CLOSE TO US BUT ALL OF THESE OTHERS ARE FURTHER AWAY.

OUR AGGREGATE MARKET RESULTS, IT'S BROKEN DOWN BETWEEN NONSWORN AND SWORN. THIS IS KIND OF THE OVERALL BREAKDOWN THAT THEY HAVE. ACTUAL SALARIES, ARRANGEMENT AND SIGNIFICANTLY MISALIGNED ARRANGED MIDPOINTS, SIGNIFICANT MISALIGNED RANGED MAXIMUM -- ON THE SWORN POLICE ACTUAL SALARIES AND RANGED THE BEDROOMS SIGNIFICANTLY MISALIGNED, HIGHLY ALIGNED AND RANGED MAXIMUMS ALIGNED.

WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT HOW WE HAVE RANGES FOR EMPLOYEES, IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO BE SEPARATE FROM EVERYBODY ELSE EXCEPT FOR THE POLICE CHIEF, HE'S PART OF US AND THAT'S HOW IT IS.

THE ASSISTANT POLICE CHIEF TOO. THIS IS THE PROPOSED NONSWORN STRUCTURE ORIGINALLY WE HAD 18 VARIOUS GRADES WE ARE MOVING TO 25 AND WHILE I SAY 25 YOU WILL SEE IT STARTS AT 4.

THE REASON BEING, GRADES ONE, TWO, THREE ARE FOR SEASONAL OR PART-TIME EMPLOYEES, NOT ACTUAL FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES.

NONSWORN RANGE REPLACEMENT. AS IT BROKE DOWN WE HAD A HANDFUL OF EMPLOYEES THAT WERE UNFORTUNATELY BELOW MINIMUM OF MARKETS. THAT IS A PROBLEM AS WE ARE TRYING TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN TALENT WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO GET

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THAT FIRST QUARTILE IS A HUGE CHANGE AND PROBABLY THE BIGGEST ONE OUT OF ALL OF THEM. SWORN POLICE IS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT BUT VERY SIMILAR IN THE SAME REGARDS THAT UTILIZED STEPS INSTEAD OF ARRANGE, IT JUST MAKES EVERY YEAR MUCH EASIER FOR THEM TO FACTOR IN, MUCH EASIER FOR ME TO BUDGET F FOR. THESE ARE THE STEP PLACEMENTS CURRENT AND PROPOSED THEY ARE AIMING FOR.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT PLEASE LET ME KNOW.

HERE IS THE PHASED APPROACH WE HAVE IDENTIFIED FOR FY27.

OUR YEAR ONE WAS TO BRING EVERYONE NOT AT THE MINIMUM TO THE MINIMUM LIKE I DISCUSSED EARLIER THERE ARE OTHER THINGS WE ARE DOING FOR OUR EMPLOYEES AS WELL, THAT INCLUDES A 3% BUDGET THIS YEAR PART OF THE COMPENSATION ANALYSIS BRING IN A MERIT-BASED SYSTEM WE CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE AND WE HAVE CHANGED THE HEALTH BENEFITS TO INCREASE DEPENDENT COVERAGE.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT FOR A STEP 2 IS A MIDYEAR PARTIAL INCREASE THAT WILL START GETTING THE NEXT SET OF LOWEST EMPLOYEES THAT ARE BELOW THE MIDRANGE TO START GETTING TO THAT POINT.

GRANTED TO THE ONLY WAY THIS WORKS IS IF WE GET THROUGH MID YEAR AND IDENTIFIED THAT MY REVENUE PROJECTIONS WERE A LITTLE TOO CONSERVATIVE AND BY EXPENDITURE WERE A LITTLE TOO CRAZY. IF WE CAN GET SOME CHANGE, THAT IS WHAT WE ARE AIMING TO DO. YEAR 2 FOR THE 27 HAVE A 28 FISCAL YEAR WOULD BE TO BUDGET THE REMAINING AMOUNT FOR ANYBODY THAT IS STILL REMAINING AND WE WOULD ALSO BE BUDGETING FOR OUR MERIT SYSTEM AT THAT SAME TIME. THE FIRST YEAR IMPLEMENTATION COST WAS $251,000, THAT IS STRAIGHT SALARY, THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY RETIREMENT BUT I HAD ALREADY HAD A MAJORITY OF THESE THINGS BUDGETED TO PICTURE WHAT MADE THIS EASIER TO GET INTO THE BUDGET ONCE WE HAD THE NUMBERS WAS EVERYBODY THAT HAD -- THAT IS HAVING WITH MARKET CHANGE ALREADY HAD A COLA IN THESE OTHER THINGS AS WELL IT WAS JUST TAKING THE DELTA BETWEEN NEWS TWO WHICH I HAD SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN THIS.

I WAS ABLE TO MAKE THAT CHANGE AND JUST BALANCE THE BUDGET AROUND THAT. IF YOU LOOK AT HOW IT IS BROKEN DOWN YOU HAVE 13 OF 68 NONSWORN EMPLOYEES WHO ARE AFFECTED BY THIS FIRST STEP FOR A TOTAL BASE PAY COST OF $75,000, THEN YOU HAVE ALMOST ALL OF YOUR EMPLOYEES IN THE SWORN POLICE -- ONCE AGAIN THE POLICE CHIEF DOES NOT COUNT, THEY ACCOUNT FOR 176,000, ABOUT 70% OF THE TOTAL. THAT'S A BIG NUMBER.

IF YOU GUYS ARE MEMBER CORRECTLY, WE HAVE IDENTIFIED IN THE CHARTER THAT THIS IS THE DIRECTION WE ARE GOING TO GO AND THAT WAS SECONDED BY ALL OF YOU THAT SAID THIS IS THE DIRECTION WE WANTED YOU TO TAKE. WE STARTED THE PROCESS OF PUTTING TOGETHER THE RFP BACK IN SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR AND WE ARE FINALLY AT THE END OF PHASE ONE TREND.

I KNOW THERE'S A LOT THERE, HERE'S HOW THAT BREAKDOWN FOR THOSE NEXT STEPS ARE SLATED TO BE.

WHAT I WANT YOU GUYS TO LOOK AT IS THIS HAS ALL OF THESE THINGS, WHAT HAPPENS IN NEW STRUCTURES, PART-TIME AND REMAINDER OF ALL THOSE NEXT STEPS WE FACTORED INTO THE TOTAL OF ALL PHASE BASE PAY 392,000. HERE IS THE TIMELINE -- THE

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I KNOW THIS WAS A WHOLE LOT OF INFORMATION TO GO OVER AND I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE A LOT OF READING TO DO.

THERE IS NO POSSIBLE WAY YOU GUYS HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO READ THIS AND I'M TALKING SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE I KNOW THAT'S NOT THE CASE. WE CAN, YOU LET ME KNOW.

THAT BEING SAID, I WANT YOU TO TAKE THE TIME TO GO THROUGH THIS. ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I HAVE BEFORE I LEAVE YOU OR AT LEAST THIS ITEM IS: I KNOW SOME OF YOU LIKE PAPER COPIES BUT ALL OF YOU DON'T.

I KNOW ALL OF YOU DON'T. INSTEAD OF JUST PRINTING THEM ALL AND WASTING SOME TREES, AFTER THE MEETING I WOULD LIKE TO GET A TALLY OF WHO WOULD WANT ONE AND APPLE HAVE YOU WON BY THE THE END OF THIS WEEK. I WILL GET TO THAT.

I WANT YOU GUYS TO REMEMBER THAT THIS IS A LONG GAME.

WE HAVE THE NEXT 20 YEARS AHEAD OF US AND THIS IS YEAR ONE TR TREND. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BUDGET BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM?

>> I JUST WANT TO SAY IT'S GREAT TO SEE A PLAN WITH CLEAR GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND COUNCIL PRIORITIES DRIVING THE BUDGETS.

>> THANK YOU. >> IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING IN YEARS PAST WE HAVE SAID TELL US WHAT YOU NEED, THEY SEEM TO RESTRICT THEMSELVES WITH WHAT THEY THOUGHT WE WOULD DO AND NOT WHAT WAS NEEDED. IT IS SOMEWHAT STAGGERING TO SEE AMOUNT OF INFRASTRUCTURE WORK THAT IS NEEDED TO BUT I'M GLAD TO SEE STAFF IS ON TOP OF IT AND WE HAVE A CLEARLY PRESENTED CIP AND CLEAR PERFORMANCE MATRIX. SYSTEMS ARE VERY CRITICAL FOR HR PROCESSES, I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT IS COMING TO FRUITION.

IT IS ENCOURAGING TO SEE IMPROVED HEALTH BENEFITS AT LOWER COSTS FOR EMPLOYEES COME I WILL HAVE SOME QUESTIONS.

AS EVERYONE PROBABLY CAN GUESS BUT ESPECIALLY RELATED TO THE STUDY OF STAFF OPTIMIZATION BECAUSE THAT'S SOMETHING WE HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR NOW FOR A FEW YEARS, THAT WE HAVE BEEN WANT TO SEE BEFORE WE STARTED ADDING MORE STAFF TO CERTAIN AREAS.

THAT'S SOMETHING I WILL WANT TO LOOK AT A LITTLE BIT MORE.

MAYBE I'LL GO INTO THE WEEDS EVEN THOUGH I DON'T HAVE MY OTHER COLLEAGUE TO GO IN THE WEEDS WITH ME.

>> WE CAN DO IT TOGETHER, IT WILL BE FUN.

>> YEAH PICKLE ESPECIALLY SINCE TAXES ARE INVOLVED.

I APPRECIATE THE NEEDS ARE BEING PRESENTED TO COUNSEL AND AT THE SAME TIME I AM SO GLAD TO SEE THE APPROACH ISN'T SIMPLE TO RAISE RATES AND INCREASE SPENDING WITHOUT A THOROUGH ANALYSIS. I AM CONVINCED YOU HAVE DONE A THOROUGH ANALYSIS. I'M THANKFUL TO FINANCE AND CITY MANAGEMENT FOR TAKING THE TIME TO EVALUATE THE NEEDS AND TO PRIORITIZE THEM AND MAKE THOSE TOUGH CALLS RATHER THAN SIMPLY HANDING THEM OFF FOR US TO MAKE. THAT WAS NEVER FUN AND PROBABLY APPROPRIATE BECAUSE WE WERE THE ONES IN THE FRONT LINES.

I JUST WANT TO SAY YES, I DO WANT PAPER BECAUSE IT'S HARD TO FLIP BACK AND FORTH BIT I JUST WANTED TO SAY I'M VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE PROGRESS WE HAVE MADE ON IT AS WELL AS THE CIP.

AND THE COMPENSATION. >> THE CHAIR: DITTO.

[LAUGHTER] >> TWO HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS CAN WE SEE A SHOW OF HANDS OF WHO WANTS PAPER SO WE AREN'T DOING THIS AFTER THE MEETING? THREE PAPER COPIES, GOT IT.

>> THE CHAIR: THOSE WILL BE AVAILABLE AT CITY HALL FOR YOUR

PICKUP. >> NUMBER 2, IT WASN'T MENTIONED EXPLICITLY IN SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT IT GETS AIRTIME: THE EDC'S BUDGET IS INCLUDED IN THIS BUDGET OBVIOUSLY.

AND THE EDC'S BUDGET FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A NUMBER OF YEARS IS NOT PROJECTED TO PUT A BUNCH OF MONEY TO FUND BALANCE BECAUSE A LOT OF THOSE DOLLARS WERE APPROVED -- THE ENTIRE PROJECT WAS A RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL BY THE EDC BOARD TO COME BEFORE COUNSEL AND IT IS VERY MUCH IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE CITY'S GOALS AND PRIORITIES. YOU SEE A TRANSFER IN TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION PROGRAM, YOU SEE MONEY BEING IDENTIFIED

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THAT BUDGET IS INCLUDED, RECOMMENDED, APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY BY THEIR SUBCOMMITTEE THAT THEY HAD -- I JUST THOUGHT THAT SHOULD BE MENTIONED.

>> THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT, THAT'S EXCITING.

>> THE CHAIR: ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS BECAUSE MY

THANK YOU. >> I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

ITEM FOR N DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ON PROPOSING THE CITY'S 2026 PROPERTY TAX RATE, TAKING A RECORD VOTE ON THE PROPOSED RATE, AND SCHEDULING THE PUBLIC HEARING AND MEETING TO CONSIDER FORMAL ADOPTION OF

THE 2026 PROPERTY TAX RATE. >> THIS IS PROBABLY THE HARDEST, MOST CONFUSING PORTION OF THE BUDGET EVERY YEAR, PLEASE DON'T BE ALARMED IF YOU FIND IT EXTREMELY CONFUSING.

I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR 14 YEARS AND I STILL FIND IT VERY CONFUSING. TEXAS HAS THIS THING CALLED TRUTH IN TAXATION AND WE ARE COMPELLED TO MAKE SURE WE ARE CALCULATING PROPERTY TAXES IN A PARTICULAR WAY.

WE WORK WITH WILLIAMSON COUNTY TO IDENTIFY OUR TOTAL ASSESSED VALUE AND TO DIAL IN OUR NO NEW REVENUE RATE, AND INCREMENTS RATE AS WELL AS THE INS RATE. THESE RATES THAT YOU SEE BEFORE YOU, 2024-2025 PROPERTY TAX RATE, THE 2026 PROPOSED R RATE. THE TWO PORTIONS OF YOUR RATE, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS, THAT IS HOW WE PAY PLACE OPPOSITE DO YOUR JOB, THAT IS HER DEBT SERVICE AND THAT IS HOW WE PAY FOR OUR DEBT SERVICE FOR ROADS AND NEW BUILDING AT ANYTHING LIKE THAT. WE HAVE VARIOUS RATES IN FRONT OF YOUR COMPANY'S CALCULATED RATES, THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE 2025 NO NEW REVENUE RATE WAS .469407 THAT IF THE CURRENT TAX RATE FOR 2026, THAT SAME RATE TO MAKE THE SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY GOES UP TO 0.483134.

THERE ARE SEVERAL REASONS FOR THAT -- BASICALLY IT IS AN EQUATION -- I DON'T REMEMBER HOW MANY OF YOU REMEMBER YOUR HIGH SCHOOL OR MAYBE COLLEGE MATH COURSES, BUT IT'S A BASIC EQUATION WHERE YOU BALANCE ONE SIDE, IF ONE SIDE GOES DOWN THE OTHER SIDE GOES UP AND VICE VERSA.

EVERY TWO YEARS WE HAVE AS OUR CITY MANAGER ALLUDED TO EARLIER A TEXAS LEGISLATIVE SESSION THAT GIVES US A DILUTION OF VARIOUS BILLS THAT AFFECT HOW WE DO OUR BUSINESS IN THE CITY.

BECAUSE OF THAT, RECENTLY SOME HOUSE BILLS HAVE CHANGED WHAT PERSONAL PROPERTY CAN BE INCLUDED AND NOT INCLUDED, SO SOME THINGS HAVE COME OFF YOUR TOTAL ASSESSED VALUE TO MAKE

THAT NUMBER GO UP. >> THERE'S MORE TO IT AND I HAVE SARAH RIGHT HERE -- SHE'S BACKING OF THE CORNER COMMISSIONS OVER HERE NOW. SHE CAN REALLY GO INTO IT, BUT BRANDON LEVEL WASTEWATER TYPE LEVEL, THAT IS SOMETHING YOU ARE INTERESTED IN. IF IT'S NOT SOMETHING YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT NOW BUT YOU STILL HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT, PLEASE

REACH OUT, SHE IS FANTASTIC. >> DOES ALL OF COUNSEL HAVE THE SAME QUESTION? WHY THE TAXES WENT UP I JUST THINK WE SHOULD HAVE SARAH EXPLAIN THAT.

RATHER THAN HAVE SEVEN OF US A PART-TIME.

>> I WAS GOING TO ASK AT THE SAME TIME -- THE COUNTY HAD MESSED UP AND WAS SUPPOSED TO FIX IT WE FOUND IF WE COULD

MUMBLE THAT IN THERE. >> IT IS ESSENTIALLY A LUMP OF HOW IT AFFECTED AS PART OF THE HOUSE BILL JOSH IS ALLUDING TO HIS HOUSE BILL 9 WERE AT INCREASED PERSONAL, BUSINESS AND PERSONAL PROPERTY EXEMPTIONS FROM 25,000 PER ENTITY TO 125,000. THAT ADDED PARTIAL EXEMPTIONS OR LOWERED OUR TAX BASE BY ABOUT 22 MILLION WHICH CAUSED IT TO GO

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WE COULDN'T INCLUDED AS PART OF HER CURRENT YOUR DEDUCTIONS.

>> THAT EXPLAINS IT FOR ME. >> I CAN SHOW YOU THE NITTY-GRITTY MATH IF YOU NEED IT TO?

>> ANYONE ELSE WANT NITTY-GRITTY MATH RIGHT NOW?

>> WE ARE GOOD TO. THANK YOU, SARAH.

IS THERE MORE? >> AND THERE'S MORE.

I THOUGHT YOU'D SAY THAT. >> I APOLOGIZE, I DO WANT TO DO JUST RUN A COUPLE OF HISTORICS FOR YOU, THIS IS YOUR TAX RATE SINCE 2021, INS IS ON THE BOTTOM AND IT'S ON THE TOP.

IT HELD STEADY FOR THREE YEARS, WENT UP IN 2024 WENT BACK DOWN IN 2025 AND THEN WE HAVE THE PROPOSED VOTER APPROVAL RATE.

WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE REVENUE WISE: I'M GOOD TO BACK UP ONE SECOND. 2021, 2022, 2023 YOU HAD THE SAME TAX RATE. LOOK AT THOSE VALUES.

NOW WHEN YOU GET A 2024- 2024-2025-2026, VERY SMALL DIFFERENCE. THE RATE LOOKS LIKE IT'S MAKING A MASSIVE INCREASE. THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE HAVE ISSUES WITH WHEN WE TALK ABOUT CALCULATIONS.

THIS IS STRAIGHT FROM YOUR BUDGET, ITS HISTORICAL REVENUES FOR SALES TAX AND WHY WE RECOMMENDED THE VOTER APPROVAL RATE. EVERY YEAR, YOUR TOTAL SALES TAX HAS INCREASED YEAR OVER YEAR, BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FY25, FY26 BUDGET AMOUNT IN THE YEAR AND ESTIMATE THAT CHANGED A BIT AND THEN WHAT WE HAVE BUDGETED FOR FY27, IT IS A 4.13% INCREASE IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY.

THAT IS INCLUDING COSTCO. DO I NEED TO BREAK THAT DOWN LIKE A FRACTION? IF WE REMOVE COSTCO, THAT NUMBER IS THEN BELOW OUR CURRENT RATE. THAT IS THE GREATER ECONOMIC OUTLOOK AS IT STANDS. GAS PRICES ARE WAY UP, I KNOW IT COSTS HUNDRED $25 TO FILL UP MY TRUCK.

SALES TAX IS STILL INCREASING, IT IS INCREASING AT A DECREASING RATE. I BELIEVE THAT IS SOLELY BASED ON MACROECONOMIC FACTORS OUTSIDE OF OUR CONTROL BUT IT'S STILL SOMETHING WE HAVE TO BE MINDFUL OF.

ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS WHY I RECOMMEND THE VOTER APPROVAL

RATE. >> YOU MENTIONED FUEL AND YOU'RE GOING TO CONFUSE ME BECAUSE I DON'T THINK WE GET SALES TAX ON

FUEL. >> YOU DON'T.

>> YOU JUST WANT TO THROW THAT IN THERE .

>> GAS IS EXPENSIVE EUROPE IF YOU'RE PAYING MORE FOR GAS OR BUYING LESS OF OTHER THINGS, THAT IS WHERE WE ARE AT IN LIBERTY HILL. SORRY ABOUT THE CONFUSION.

WE ARE LOOKING AT A PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX RATE OF .49 -- IT IS A TOTAL TAX INCREASE OF 3.2%, THAT BEING SAID IT IS A 6.97% OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS INCREASE, HOW CAN THOSE TWO THINGS BE? THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL REVENUE THAT WAS ADDED TO OUR REVENUE BESIDES EVERYTHING THAT WAS ON THE ROLES LAST YEAR. IT'S TWO COMPONENTS.

THERE IS LAST YEAR'S STUFF AND THE STUFF THIS YEAR THAT WAS NOT LAST YEAR PLUS EVERYTHING. I KNOW IT'S VERY CONFUSING.

THIS IS WHERE THE MATH STOPS MAKING SENSE TO A LOT OF PEOPLE, LET'S PUT IT ONTO REAL DOLLARS. THE AVERAGE HOUSE COSTS $330,000 IN LIBERTY HILL. GOING FROM CURRENT TAX RATE TO THE PROPOSED TAX RATE OF $330,000 HOME, IT'S CERTAINLY AN

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THAT. >> THIS INCREASE IS ABOVE CURRENT YEAR'S RATE, NOT THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE FOR THIS NEXT

YEAR. >> YES, MA'AM.

>> I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M TRYING TO DO THE MATH ON ALL

THAT. >> IF YOU REALLY WANT TO GET THEM TO SUBMIT A GRITTY MATH COMPLETES SCHEDULE A MEETING AND I WILL LET SARAH DO IT AND I WILL GO SOMEWHERE ELSE, LUNCH,

WHATEVER. >> TWO FORMS AND THERE WERE

BLANK. >> I DON'T KNOW WHY, MAYBE IT'S A GRANIK'S THING. [INAUDIBLE]

>> I'M GOING TO SEND THOSE TO YOU TO THE CITY MANAGER OR BOTH THEY ARE ALSO POSTED ON THE WEBSITE.

WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GET THOSE TO YOU GUYS.

I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. WE WILL NOT DO THAT TO YOU SO PLEASE KNOW THAT IS NOT HOW IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE AND I WILL APOLOGIZE BUT WE WILL GET THAT UP TO YOU.

>> JUST A POINT OF CLARIFICATION.

WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT TONIGHT IS SETTING A PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX RATE, NOT A TAX RATE.

>> PRECISELY. >> I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS NOT A TAX RATE TO. WHAT THIS IS DOING IS SAYING THAT FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING THE TAX RATE THAT Y'ALL CAN APPROVE AT THAT TIME CANNOT BE HIGHER THAN THIS NUMBER.

IT IS NOT SAYING THIS IS THE NUMBER.

>> SO WE CAN GO HIGHER THAN WE MAY WANT TO DECIDE ON LATER AFTER WE GET INTO DETAILS OF THE BUDGET, BUT AT LEAST -- BUT IF WAS AT THE LOWER RATE TONIGHT WE CAN'T GO UP.

>> THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY YOU CAN GO ONCE YOU SET THE PROPOSED MAXIMUM RATE AND THAT IS DOWN, YOU CANNOT GO ANY HIGHER THAN THAT. THAT WE ARE ASKING YOU TO SET THE PROPOSED MAXIMUM TAX RATE. IF YOU LOOK AT THE MOTIONS, IT'S VERY WORDY. THAT'S A REASON FOR THAT, THIS IS SET FORTH BY THE STATE LEGISLATURE IN TERMS OF HOW WE HAVE TO DO THIS AND HOW WE HAVE TO NOTICE IT AND THE VARIOUS THINGS WE HAVE THE SHOW REGARDING THE CALCULATION OF THE TAX RATE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY IS RIGHT THERE AND

SHE'S A LOT SMARTER THAN I AM -- >> FINAL BUDGETS AND ALL THE STUFF STILL GOING TO LOOK AT THE RATE?

>> WE ARE GOING TO SAY WHAT IS THE HIGHEST RATE WE CAN ADOPT AFTER WE LOOK THROUGH ALL OF THIS --

>> YOU'RE NOT MAKING THE DECISION ON THE TAX RATE TODAY,

THAT WOULD BE SEPTEMBER 9TH. >> CAN I ALSO JUST SAY FOR MY STAFF PERSPECTIVE WHAT I APPRECIATED WAS I'VE SEEN IT IN YEARS PAST EVEN WHEN I WASN'T ON COUNCIL WHERE THEY GO OKAY, HERE IS THE VOTER APPROVED RATE LET'S JUST STAY RIGHT BELOW THAT ARE PUT IT RIGHT AT IT SO WE DON'T HAVE TO GO TO VOTERS, WE DIDN'T DO THAT. I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT WAS NICE TO SEE WILBERT SAYING THAT'S THE MOST WE CAN DO WITHOUT GOING TO THE VOTERS LETS GO THAT, YOU DIDN'T.

THAT MAKES ME FEEL MORE CONFIDENT THEY HAVE A PLAN DRIVING'S BUDGETS. TODAY IT'S JUST -- THIS IS THE MAXIMUM WE ARE GOING TO EVER APPROVE BUT WE CAN GO LOWER.

WE HAVE A LOOK THE BUDGET YET. >> I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER THIS PROCESS LAST YEAR BUT IT IS JUST AS CONVOLUTED AND IT WILL BE NEXT YEAR I WILL SEE IF I CAN MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT BETTER NEXT

YEAR BUT I DOUBT IT'S. >> RESIDENCE DON'T CARE ABOUT THE MATH, THEY CARE ABOUT AND I PAYING MORE, HOW MUCH MORE MY PAYING AND THAT'S ALL THEY CARE ABOUT.

IT'S JUST GOOD TO BE THAT SIMPLE.

AS LONG AS WE -- IT'S NOT THE CORRECT NUMBER YET BUT YOU'RE GOING TO PAY $82 ON AVERAGE MORE PER TAXES, YOU'RE GOING TO GET OUT OF THIS. I DIDN'T WANT TO PICK A NUMBER OUT ON THE RECORD FOR THAT BUT THE VOTERS MAKE IT REAL SIMPLE AND MY PEG MORE OR AM I PAYING LESS AND WHAT AM I GETTING FOR

IT? >> I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THIS IS A PRIME EXAMPLE OF WHY IT'S GOOD FOR US TO GET BACK INTO LEGISLATION AS A CITY AND HAVE OUR VOICES HEARD BECAUSE UNDERSTANDING WHY WE ARE NEEDED TO RAISE OUR TAXES COULD POSSIBLY BECAUSE OF THE RULES THAT ARE CHANGING ON A STATE LEVEL, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO YOUR POINT, RESIDENCY TO

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IT GIVES ME A BETTER UNDERSTANDING AS TO CAUSE AND

EFFECT OF CERTAIN DECISIONS. >> I THINK IT GOES BACK TO WHAT THOMAS WAS SAYING AS WELL BECAUSE I'VE ALREADY SEEN -- SOME OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS COMING THROUGH.

WE MAY BE GETTING HIT AGAIN. THIS IS WHEN WE DID OUR CITIZENS TO GO DOWN AND START SCREAMING STOP DOING THIS BECAUSE RAISE MY TAXES BECAUSE IT'S KIND OF LIKE -- I ALSO WANT TO BE CLEAR ALSO WHILE SO. JUST BECAUSE WE DON'T, EVEN IF WE KEEP THE RATE HERE IF IT IF IT KEEP AT THE SAME, TAXES CAN GO UP BECAUSE OF APPRAISED VALUE.

I WILL NEVER SIT THERE AND SAY WE DIDN'T RAISE YOUR TAXES BECAUSE THAT IS NOT -- WE CANNOT RAISE THE RATE AND STILL THE TAXES WOULD BE RAISED. I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE TRANSPARENT ABOUT THAT. IF YOU SAY LOOK WHAT WE ARE DOING FOR YOU BUT THE REALITY IS IT'S FORCING THE TAX RATES TO GO UP. THAT'S KIND OF A TRADE-OFF WHERE ONE LOOKS GOOD AND THE OTHER LOOKS BAD TO.

BACK TO LOCAL ASPECTS COME ANYWAY.

>> BEFORE YOU GET TO THE END OF THIS ITEM COMPASS TWO FINAL THINGS I WANT TO MAKE SURE ARE CLEAR.

ONE OF THAT IS FINANCIAL VELOCITY OF A COMMUNITY THAT IS TRY TO MAKE SURE IT CAN BE SUSTAINABLE LONG-TERM.

ESPECIALLY SETTING THE CONTEXT OF -- WE TALKED ABOUT BEATING A DEAD HORSE IN TERMS OF LEGISLATURE AND PROPERTY TAXES MOVING FORWARD. THERE WAS A GRAPH THAT JOSH SHOWED THAT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT AND IT TALKED ABOUT THE DECLINING INCREASE OF SALES TAX -- IT'S NOT THAT WE ARE GOING DOWN WITH THE RATE WHICH WE ARE GROWING HAS SLOWED, TWO THINGS ARE TRUE HERE. THAT IS CYCLICAL.

WE KNOW THAT WILL EBB AND FLOW LETS US TELL SALES-TAX WORKS BUT ONE OF THE KEY COMPONENTS IS YOU HAVE TO INVEST IN CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SALES TAX TO EXIST AND THOSE INVESTMENTS IN SOME CASES HAVE HAPPENED. I THINK COSTCO AND TARGET ARE EXAMPLES OF THAT HAPPENING. I WANT TO REMIND PEOPLE SOME OF THOSE THINGS TOOK 15 YEARS TO DEVELOP BECAUSE THE INVESTMENT FROM THE CITY'S PERSPECTIVE WAS VERY SLOW, TOOK A LONG TIME TO DEVELOP. THE DOWNTOWN PROJECT DOES NOT HAPPEN -- IT'S NOT ACCIDENTAL. IT'S VERY INTENTIONAL.

THE COMMUNITY IS ASKING FOR AND WE HAVE ALL THE DATA TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY ASKING FOR THIS TYPE -- AS DAVID CALLED IT QUIRKY BUSINESSES -- I LOVE THAT PHRASE.

THEY'RE ASKING FOR MORE PLACES LIKE THIS TO GATHER.

WE ARE NOTIFYING FUTURE SALES OPPORTUNITIES BECAUSE A CITY THAT IS WELL-RUN FINANCIALLY LONG TERM PAYS FOR THE NICE TO HAVES AND THE ONE-OFFS WITH SALES-TAX.

IF SALES-TAX DOES THAT COME IN I DON'T HAVE TO LAY PEOPLE OFF BECAUSE I'M USING THOSE REVENUES FROM A QUALITY OF LIFE THINGS.

I MUSICALS FOR PARKS IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE NOT OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE BUT WE WANT TO ADD STUFF TO THIS PARK OR WHATEVER THAT IS. THIS LONG TERM STRATEGY ON HOW WE INVEST IN DOWNTOWN AND HOW WE INVEST IN AREAS WHERE WE CAN SEE A RETURN. GOING BACK TO THE FACT YOU HAVE A BALANCED BUDGET IN FRONT OF YOU, WE ARE ABLE TO IDENTIFY A SALES TAX CAP WITHOUT GOING AS FAR NORTH -- WHAT PEOPLE THINK THE GOVERNMENT DOES. THAT WAS A BIG THINK ABOUT THE FINANCING WORKING THROUGH THIS TO REALLY DEMONSTRATE THAT.

LASTLY BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A NEW COUNCIL MEMBER TONIGHT AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THIS MORE -- IF Y'ALL HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BUDGET OR YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THESE THINGS, FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME. HAVING TO G TILL MY STOMACH HAPY TO GET THOSE ANSWERED, DON'T EMAIL STAFF, IF YOU DO THEY WILL SEND IT TO ME, THEY WILL ASK WHAT YOU NEED AND WE WILL GET THAT STUFF ROUTED WITHIN NO TIME AT ALL.

THANKS. >> I'M SEEING IN OUR COVER SHEET TWO MOTIONS THAT I'M SEEING IN THE THING WE ARE HEADED OUT ONE MOTION WHICH IS TO ADOPT A PROPOSED TAX RATE, I'M NOT READY TO ADOPT THE PROPOSED TAX RATE. IT WOULD BE THE TWO MOTION ONE? IT'S A GOOD TRY, THOUGH. JUST ABOUT WHAT'S IN FRONT OF US. I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND DO THE FIRST MOTION PICTURE I MOVED TO ACCEPT THE SUBMISSION OF THE NOTICE OF THE NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE OF $0.483134 PER $100

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>> I'LL SECOND. >> THE CHAIR: ALL IN FAVOR? A 7-0, MOTION PASSES. [INAUDIBLE]

>> THE CHAIR: LET US KNOW THE RIGHT ONE, WE CAN CHANGE IT, NO BIG DEAL, WE ARE FIGURING IT OUT, IT'S FINE.

JUST TELL US WHAT WE NEED TO SAY AND WE --

>> THAN THOSE THE SECOND. [INAUDIBLE]

>> I MOVED TO PROPOSE A MAXIMUM TAX RATE OF 0.494268 PER $100 VALUATION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST 2026 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2027. I DO HAVE A QUESTION NOW BECAUSE IT SAYS SEPTEMBER 30TH IN THE LAST ONE SAID SEPTEMBER 20TH.

>> IT SHOULD BE 30TH. >> THAN BE A GOOD HAVE TO AMEND THAT MOTION TO SAY 30, IT'S A SCRIVENERS ERROR.

IT SAYS 20TH. >> YOU ALSO ANNOUNCE THE DATA PUBLIC HEARING? SPEAK I'M GOING TO IN THIS MOTION WHEN I FINISH IT I WAS CLARIFYING SEPTEMBER 30TH BECAUSE 1 SAID SEPTEMBER 20TH. WE NEED TO AMEND THAT MOTION.

SCHEDULING SEPTEMBER 9TH 2026 PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET SCHEDULING SEPTEMBER 9TH 2026 ON THE TAX RATE AND SCHEDULING SEPTEMBER 9TH 2026 ADOPTION OF SAID BUDGET AND TAX RATE WITH EACH MEETING TO BE HELD AT 5:00 P.M. AT LIBERTY HILL COUNCIL CHAMBER, MUNICIPAL COURT ROOM LOCATED AT 2801 RANCH

ROAD LIBERTY HILL TEXAS 78042. >> SECONDED.

ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR? >> NOW I HAVE TO GO BACK AND DEAL WITH THE OTHER ISSUE I SAID SEPTEMBER 20 ON THE FIRST

MOTION. >> I APOLOGIZE.

>> IT'S OKAY. CAN I MOVE TO CORRECT THAT? I'M GOING TO MOVE TO CORRECT THE FIRST MOTION FROM SEPTEMBER 202027 TO SEPT SEPTEMBER 322027.

>> MOTION MADE. >> SECONDED.

>> THE CHAIR: ALL IN FAVOR? 7-0, MOTION PASSES.

WE ARE MOVING ON TO ITEM -- WE ARE GOING TO EXECUTIVE SESSION,

[5) CONVENE TO EXECUTIVE SESSION]

WE ADJOURNED TO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT EIGHT: 59.

8:59. >> PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 5571, CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY CITY COUNCIL STILL COULD BE AT A CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION TO SEEK THE ADVICE OF LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING PENT STOMACH PENDING AND POTENTIAL LITIGATION PURSUANT TO TEXAS CODE DELIBERATIONS ABOUT REAL ESTATE, THE CITY COUNCIL SALAD BEEN CLOSE IT EXECUTIVE SESSION TO LIBERATE THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE AND VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY RELATED TO THE ADVANCED WATER

PURIFICA >> THE CHAIR: WE ARE

[6) RECONVENE TO REGULAR SESSION]

>> I MOVE 5B AND 5C TO OPEN SESSION.

>> THE CHAIR: MOTION -- >> HAVE TO MOVE MY MINT.

>> SORRY. I MOVED TO APPROVE THE AGREEMENT

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>> HE RODE HERE WRONG. AW PF PROJECT.

I'LL SECOND. >> THE CHAIR: MOTION MADE AND SECONDED, ALL IN FAVOR? 7-02 WE HAVE ANOTHER MOTION? SPEAK I MOVED TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTY FOR PROJECT GEM IS PRESENTED CLOSED SESSION AND THE RELATED REIMBURSEMENT RESOLUTION FOR THE PURCHASE OF PROPERTY.

>> I'LL SECOND. >> THE CHAIR: MOTION MADE AND SECONDED, ALL IN FAVOR, 7-08 PASSES, WE

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