Jul 21, 2026 City Council

[ Call to Order]

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OKAY.

THANK Y'ALL FOR COMING.

TODAY'S JULY 21ST, 2026.

IT IS 6:00 PM WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GET OUR REGULAR SESSION, CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER.

UH, FIRST CALL TO ORDER IS GONNA BE OPENING PRAYER AND PLEASURE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

CAN I GET EVERYBODY? PLEASE RISE.

UH, MR. COUNCIL MEMBER MACALUSO? YES.

UH, JESUS, I THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE BLESSED US WITH, UH, MYSELF, MY FAMILY, UH, EVERYONE HERE.

I ASK THAT YOU, UH, CONTINUE TO BLESS OUR COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH OUR STAFF, UH, DURING THIS, UM, POSSIBLE, UH, NA NATURAL, NATURAL DISASTER, UH, GIVING THEM THE KNOWLEDGE AND THE ABILITY TO MAKE QUICK DECISIONS TO PROVIDE, UH, COMFORT TO THE FAMILIES OF OUR TOWN.

I ASK THAT YOU ARE WITH THE INDIVIDUALS THAT DID SUFFER, UM, HARM TO THEIR PROPERTY OR ANY KIND OF DAMAGE OR INJURY THAT THEY MAY HAVE OCCURRED, AND, UH, ASK THAT YOU BLESS US ALL.

IN YOUR NAME WE PRAY, AMEN.

AMEN.

PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, GOD, GOD, INTO THE LIBERTY.

JUSTICE FOR HONOR, THE TEXAS FLAG PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE GOD, ONE INDIVIDUAL.

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

COUNCIL MEMBER MACALUSO,

[ Presentation of the Schertz City Flag to Ms. Allison Heyward (Mayor Rodriguez/CM Steve Williams)]

UH, WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND START OFF BY A PRESENTATION THAT I WANTED TO GIVE A WHILE BACK, UH, TO, UH, ONE OF OUR FORMER COUNCIL MEMBERS, ALISON HAYWARD, IF YOU MAY COME UP.

UM, UH, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANTED TO PRESENT HER WITH WAS, UH, UH, UNITED STATES FLAG, AND WE HAVE THAT HERE TODAY.

UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ALLISON HAYWARD, UH, SERVED ON PLAY SIX, AND SHE'S ALSO SERVED ON VARIOUS COMMITTEES TO INCLUDE BEING ATM L, UH, PRESIDENT.

SO, UH, LET ME COME DOWN.

I'LL PRESENT YOU WITH THE FLAG.

THANK YOU.

[ Municipal Clerk's Office Achievement of Excellence Award- Presenter City Secretary Shelley Goodwin, TRMC, MMC, City of Rockport, TX]

WE HAVE, UH, PRESENTER CITY SECRETARY SHELLY GOODWIN, SHELLY'S FROM THE CITY OF ROCKPORT.

SO IT IS MY PLEASURE TO PRESENT THE MUNICIPAL CLERK'S OFFICE OF ACHIEVEMENT EXCELLENCE WARD TO THE CITY SECRETARY SHEILA EDMONDSON AND HER TEAM, SHERE, IRENE AND MELISSA, THE CITY OF SHE CITY SECRETARY IS AMONGST A DISTINGUISHED GROUP OF MUNICIPAL CLERKS OFFICES ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS TO RECEIVE THIS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD.

THE EXCELLENCE AWARD IS PRESENTED BY THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL CLERK'S ASSOCIATION TO RECOGNIZE EXCELLENCE OF EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF A MUNICIPAL CLERK'S OFFICE.

TO EARN THIS DESIGNATION, YOU HAVE TO WIN.

YOU HAVE TO MEET THE CRITERIA OF NINE OF 12 AND ONE.

UM, THE, THEY RANGE FROM RECORDS MANAGEMENT, OPEN GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY, UM, OPEN MEETINGS ACT, THE MUNICIPAL, UM, PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT, AND A FEW MORE.

THIS AWARD REFLECTS AN OFFICE'S COMMITMENT TO PROFESSIONALISM, INNOVATION, TRANSPARENCY, AND OUTSTANDING PUBLIC SERVICE.

ON BEHALF OF THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL CLERK'S ASSOCIATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DIRECTORS, IT IS MY HONOR TO CONGRATULATE SHEILA AT CITY SECRETARY TEAM AND THE CITY OF SHIRTS ON WINNING THIS

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AND JUST ON A SIDE NOTE, JUST PULLING THAT PACKET TOGETHER AND DOING IT IN AN EXACT WAY THAT THEY ASK IS A HUGE ACHIEVEMENT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

IF Y'ALL, IF Y'ALL WOULD LIKE TO COME DOWN.

GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL STAFF AND RESIDENTS.

I WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN SAYING THANK YOU TO MS. SHELLEY GOODWIN, UH, FROM THE CITY OF ROCKPORT FOR TRAVELING HERE TO THE CITY OF SHORES TO PRESENT THE ACHIEVEMENT OF AN EXCELLENCE AWARD TO THE CITY SECRETARY DEPARTMENT.

UM, ALSO, AGAIN, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR STAFF HERE.

WE HAVE DEPUTY CITY SECRETARY SRI KEARNEY.

WE ALSO HAVE ASSISTANT CITY SECRETARY IRENE CHAVEZ.

AND RIGHT THERE IN THE BACK IS OUR RECORDS MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR, MELISSA ZIPP.

UM, I WON'T REPEAT WHAT SHELLY SAID ABOUT SOME OF THE REQUIREMENTS AND THE STANDARDS THAT THE, OUR OFFICE HAD TO MEET AND, UH, PROVIDE EXAMPLES FOR, BUT THEY WERE 12 STANDARDS AND THEY WERE QUITE EXTENSIVE.

UM, I DO WANNA SAY TH A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO CHERIE.

SHE TOOK THE LEAD ON THIS PROGRAM AND REALLY WAS ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND GET ALL OF US FINDING THE RIGHT RECORDS, AND WE PUT IT TOGETHER IN RECORD TIME.

UM, SO WITH SHERI'S EFFORT, A LOT OF THIS GOES TO HER.

THANK YOU, SHERI.

THIS MARKS THE SECOND TIME THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE HAS RECEIVED THE ACHIEVEMENT OF EXCELLENCE AWARD.

THE FIRST YEAR WAS 2021 TO 2022.

AND RECOGNIZE THE EFFORTS OF THE FORMER CITY SECRETARY STAFF FOR THE CURRENT CITY STAFF.

THIS IS OUR FIRST AWARD, AND HOPEFULLY NOT OUR LAST.

AGAIN, THANK YOU SHELLEY, FOR JOINING US TONIGHT.

AND I EXTEND, AND I ALSO WANTED TO EXTEND MY LAST, ONE, LAST MOMENT, UM, TO THANK THE STAFF THAT I WORK WITH EVERY DAY WHO CAN, WHO CONSISTENTLY STRIVE TO PROVIDE THE BEST POSSIBLE SERVICE FROM OUR OFFICE.

THANK YOU.

VERY WELL DESERVED.

UH, THANK YOU LADIES VERY MUCH FOR EVERYTHING THAT NOT ONLY WHAT YOU DO FOR THE CITY STAFF, UH, BUT ALSO FOR SERVING THE RESIDENTS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

SO THANK Y'ALL VERY MUCH.

MOVING

[ City Events and Announcements Announcements of upcoming City Events (Deputy City Manager Brian James) Announcements and recognitions by the (City Manager Steve Williams) Announcements and recognitions by the (Mayor Ralph Rodriguez)]

WE HAVE DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, BRIAN JAMES.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UH, JUST TO LET FOLKS KNOW, THIS FRIDAY, JULY 24TH, UH, PARKS IS DOING MUSIC AND MOVIES IN THE PARK, AND THAT MOVIE IS GONNA BE CARS THAT'S AT 8:00 PM AT ASHLEY PARK AT 5 34 ASHLEY PARK, TUESDAY, JULY 28TH.

PARKS IS DOING A FOAM PARTY THAT'S AT 7:00 PM AT RYAN VALLEY PARK.

9 9 5 8 MULHOUSE DRIVE, SATURDAY, AUGUST 1ST PARKS IS HOSTING THE SHIRTZ HOMETOWN HARVEST 9:00 AM TO 1:00 PM THAT'S AT PICK PARK, 7 0 3 OAK STREET.

UH, AND THEN, UH, TUESDAY, AUGUST 4TH.

PARKS IS DOING A NERF WAR, UH, 7:00 PM AT HERITAGE OAKS PARK.

UH, 11 700 LONGLEAF PARKWAY, UH, OR LONGLEAF.

UH, UNFORTUNATELY THAT CONFLICTS WITH OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING, WHICH IS ALSO, UH, AUGUST 4TH AT 6:00 PM BUT MAYBE IF WE GET OUT QUICK, WE CAN CATCH THE END OF THE, THE NERF WAR.

UH, AND THEN JUST AS THE ONGOING REMINDER, UM, FOR THE ELECTION COMING UP IN NOVEMBER, CITY COUNCIL PLACES THREE, FOUR, AND FIVE, UH, CANDIDATE PACK PICKUP IS AVAILABLE, AND FILING IS OPEN AND HAS BEEN OPEN SINCE JULY 20TH

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THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

MOVING ON TO ANNOUNCEMENTS AND RECOGNITION BY OUR CITY MANAGER, STEVE WILLIAMS. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I WANT TO GIVE A BIG KUDOS AND SHOUT OUT TO ALL THE STAFF AND THE HARD WORK THEY PUT IN LAST WEEK DURING OUR RAIN EVENT.

AND IT, WE, A LOT OF TIMES WE SEE THE STUFF ON THE SURFACE, WE SEE THE PUBLIC WORKS, THE PUBLIC SAFETY OUT THERE, BUT THERE'S A LOT MORE TO IT.

THERE'S PREPARATION BY OUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TEAM, AS WELL AS ALL OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS TO PREPARE AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE WELL EQUIPPED AND SET UP AND READY TO GO.

THERE'S ALSO, I'M GONNA GIVE A KUDOS TO, UH, A LOT OF THE OTHER STAFF THAT HELPS SUPPORT IN WAYS LIKE OPENING A SHELTER WITH OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT STAFF AND IT, AND, UH, PEOPLE WHO STUCK AROUND AND EVEN ANSWERED PHONES WELL INTO THE NIGHT.

SO, UH, AND, UH, AND OF COURSE, KUDOS TO OUR POLICE, FIRE EMS AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENTS FOR BEING OUT THERE ALL NIGHT AND MAKING SURE THAT, UH, WE DID THE RIGHT THINGS THE RIGHT WAY.

I, I BELIEVE THEY DID A FANTASTIC JOB, KEPT A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM, FROM HARM'S WAY.

SO, UM, AND ALONG THAT VEIN, I WOULD LIKE TO READ AN EMAIL THAT I GOT FROM, FROM A MRS. CLAIRE LAYTON.

YOU'VE PROBABLY SEEN HER AT OUR COUNCIL MEETINGS, UM, SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS.

A BIG PART OF WHAT WE DO IN AN EVENT LIKE THAT IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY WITH THE PUBLIC.

AND SHE SENT US A KUDOS READING LEADERS OF SHIRTS.

I WOULD LIKE TO, I WOULD HAVE LIKED TO TELL YOU THE FOLLOWING IN PERSON, BECAUSE I THINK IT NEEDS WIDER PUBLIC THAN AN EMAIL.

UNFORTUNATELY, I'M NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT TO TOMORROW NIGHT'S COUNCIL MEETING.

HENCE THIS EMAIL, WHICH I HOPE YOU WILL SHARE, THE CITY'S WEB POSTING CONCERNING LAST WEEK'S RAIN WAS AMAZING.

AS SOON AS I HEARD ON ONE OF THE MANY DIFFERENT NEWS OUTLETS I WAS LISTENING TO, TO REPORT THAT SLO CREEK WAS FLOODING OVER FM 78, I IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THE CITY'S WEBSITE FROM THE NEWS REPORT.

I FEARED A REPEAT OF THE LAST CENTURY'S AMAZING FLOODS WHEN THE CREEK DEVASTATED 190 ACRES.

THAT IS NOW CRESCENT BEND NATURE PARK.

NEVER IN MY 30 PLUS YEARS OF LIVING IN THIS AREA HAVE I EVER BEEN SEEN SUCH CURRENT AND USEFUL INFORMATION CONCERNING A POTENTIALLY DEVASTATING EVENT.

SO CLEARLY LAID OUT I WAS PROVERBIALLY, GOBSMACKED.

I'M NOT SURE WHICH DEPARTMENT AND WHOM ALL MIGHT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN POSTING THE UPDATED INFORMATION, BUT I WANT TO THANK THEM.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK ALL OF THE POLICE FIREMEN AND EMS WHO STOOD BY DURING THIS SITUATION.

THEY ALL DID SHIRTS PROUD.

SO I'M PROUD WHEN WE GET AN EMAIL LIKE THAT.

AND I'M PROUD FOR THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE GREAT JOB THAT OUR PUBLIC AFFAIRS FOLKS, AS WELL AS OUR PUBLIC FACE, PUBLIC SAFETY, PUBLIC INFORMATION.

YOU RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM ME EARLIER TODAY KIND OF EXPLAINING THAT PROCESS.

IT IS A BIG EFFORT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE INFORMATION'S CURRENT, AND IT'S REALLY NICE TO GET AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LIKE THIS.

SO THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THANK YOU.

AND, AND I KINDA SHARE THE SAME SENTIMENT.

UH, UH, STEVE, UH, DEFINITELY WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOU AND YOUR STAFF JOB WELL DONE.

UH, THE FIRST RESPONDERS, UH, DID A TREMENDOUS JOB OUT THERE TO INCLUDE PUBLIC WORKS.

A LOT OF LONG, HARD HOURS ARE PUT INTO THAT, UH, NOT JUST DURING THE EVENT, BUT ALSO AFTER THE EVENT AND ALSO BEFORE THE EVENT.

AND, UM, SO, AND, AND I ALSO WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO A LOT OF OUR RESIDENTS FOR, UH, BEING COOPERATIVE AND MOVING, MOVING OUT WHEN THEY DID.

UH, I'VE BEEN AROUND FOR A LOT OF THE FLOODING EVENTS, AND I GOTTA SAY, THIS LAST ONE WENT PRETTY SMOOTHLY.

SO, UH, I APPRECIATE ALL THE CO COOPERATION FROM OUR RESIDENTS.

WE'RE GONNA

[ Hearing of Residents This time is set aside for any person who wishes to address the City Council. Each person should fill out the speaker’s register prior to the meeting. Presentations should be limited to no more than 3 minutes. All remarks shall be addressed to the Council as a body, and not to any individual member thereof. Any person making personal, impertinent, or slanderous remarks while addressing the Council may be requested to leave the meeting. All handouts and/or USB devices must be submitted to the City Secretary no later than noon on the Monday preceding the meeting. Handouts will be provided to each Councilmember prior to the start of the meeting by the City Secretary. All USB devices will be vetted by City IT staff to ensure City property is protected from malware. Discussion by the Council of any item not on the agenda shall be limited to statements of specific factual information given in response to any inquiry, a recitation of existing policy in response to an inquiry, and/or a proposal to place the item on a future agenda. The presiding officer, during the Hearing of Residents portion of the agenda, will call on those persons who have signed up to speak in the order they have registered.]

THIS TIME IS SET ASIDE FOR ANY PERSON WISHES.

WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL.

EACH PERSON SHOULD FILL OUT THE SPEAKER'S REGISTER PRIOR TO THE MEETING.

PRESENTATION SHOULD BE LIMITED TO NO MORE THAN THREE MINUTES.

ALL REMARKS SHALL BE ADDRESSED TO THE COUNCIL AS A BODY AND NOT TO ANY INDIVIDUAL MEMBER THEREOF, ANY PERSON MAKING A PERSONAL IMP PERTINENT OR SLANDEROUS REMARK.

WHILE ADDRESSING THE COUNCIL MAY BE REQUESTED TO LEAVE THE MEETING.

ALL HANDOUTS AND OR USB DEVICES MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE CITY SECRETARY NO LATER THAN NOON ON THE MONDAY PROCEEDING.

THE MEETING HANDOUTS WILL BE PROVIDED TO EACH COUNCIL MEMBER PRIOR TO THE START OF THE MEETING, UH, BY THE CITY SECRETARY.

ALL USB DEVICES WILL BE VETTED BY THE CITY IT STAFF TO ENSURE CITY PROPERTY IS PROTECTED FROM MALWARE.

THE FIRST PERSON THAT WE HAVE TO COME UP TO SPEAK IS GREG SIEBOLD, UH, FROM THE SCENIC HILLS COMMUNITY.

UH, WHEN YOU COME UP, IF YOU'LL PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.

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GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR.

COUNCIL MEMBERS, MR. WILLIAMS AND STAFF.

MY NAME IS GREGORY.

MY ADDRESS IS 3 8 4 1 GREENRIDGE IN CHURCH.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU ON BEHALF OF SCENIC HILLS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION.

UNFORTUNATELY, I'M HERE TO REITERATE OUR CONCERN FOR A STORMWATER SITUATION THAT HAS CAUSED OUR COMMUNITY OVER $300,000 IN COUNTING TO DATE.

WE ARE A COMMUNITY OF 55 PLUS ADULTS THAT REPRESENT 211 LOTS, INCLUDING 207 HOMES.

WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 350 PLUS OR MINUS RESIDENTS, 80 OF WHICH ARE SINGLE WIDOWS OVER 70 YEARS OLD.

THE LAST COLLAPSE THAT OCCURRED IN 2021 FROM THE SAME ISSUE COST EAST LOT $1,050, A SIGNIFICANTLY NEGATIVE EFFECT ON THOSE RESIDENTS.

I ARRIVED AFTER THE COLLAPSE, BUT I STILL HAD TO PAY.

AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, I BROUGHT TO YOUR ATTENTION A SERIOUS SINKHOLE SITUATION WHERE APPROXIMATELY 105 FEET OF ROADWAY COLLAPSED THE MORNING AFTER IT OCCURRED.

I CONTACTED MR. ROBERT MARTINEZ FROM YOUR STREET DEPARTMENT.

HE CAME OVER THAT MORNING, MAY 27TH, WITH ANOTHER GENTLEMAN WHOSE NAME I DON'T REMEMBER.

AT THAT TIME, ONLY ABOUT 18 TO 20 FEET HAD COLLAPSED.

HIS IMPRESSION THAT HE SHARED WAS WHEN WE FIXED THE INFRASTRUCTURE, THE CITY WOULD REPAIR THE STREET.

HOWEVER, A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RAINFALL AFTER CAUSING THE RAIN COLLAPSE.

I CONTACTED MR. BRIAN JAMES AT THE, UH, SUGGESTION OF MR. WILLIAMS LAST COUNCIL MEETING.

WHEN MR. JAMES AND I FIRST SPOKE LAST WEEK, HE SAID THAT STAFF AND HIMSELF WERE INUNDATED DUE TO RAINS AND STORMS. AND COULD I WAIT UNTIL MONDAY TO GET TOGETHER? I COMPLETELY UNDERSTOOD THE PREDICAMENT AND AGREED MENTIONING THAT MY MONDAY SCHEDULE WAS WIDE OPEN WITHOUT SETTING A SPECIFIC TIME OR PLACE.

YESTERDAY, MONDAY, JULY 20TH, I CALLED MR. JAMES' OFFICE AROUND 10 0 8, LEFT A MESSAGE HAVING NOT HEARD FROM HIM.

I AGAIN CALLED HIS OFFICE AT 1530 AND WAS ADVISED THAT HE WAS IN A MEETING AND WOULD CALL ME.

WHEN FINISHED, MR. JAMES CALLED BACK AT 1539 AND OFFERED, WE MEET EITHER THURSDAY THE 23RD AT 1500, OR FRIDAY AT 10.

I CONTACTED CARRIE FLANAGAN, OUR HOA PRESIDENT, AND WE DECIDED THAT 23RD AT 1500 WOULD BE BEST.

I SENT AN EMAIL TO MR. JAMES AFFIRMING SUCH I MAY HAVE MISINTERPRETED MR. JAMES' DEMEANOR.

HOWEVER, IT SOUNDED LIKE HE HAD ALREADY MADE UP HIS MIND THAT THE CITY HAD NO LIABILITY.

HENCE, MY REASON FOR SPEAKING WITH YOU THIS EVENING.

THE CITY, WHETHER BY THEIR APPROVAL OR THROUGH ANNEXATION, ALLOWED APPROXIMATELY 30 PLUS HOMES WITH DRIVEWAYS ROAD SURFACE TO BE CONSTRUCTED WITHOUT INSTALLING A STORM DRAIN SYSTEM OTHER THAN GRADING IT IN SUCH A WAY AS THAT WATER FALLING ON IMPERVIOUS COVER WAS DIRECTED STRAIGHT DOWN INTO OUR COMMUNITY, WHICH CAUSED FLOODING IN MANY PLACES UNTIL THE, THE FLOW REACHED OUR STORM DRAIN SYSTEM AND WAS AVERTED.

IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WHEN CONTACTED THE CITY, CAME OUT, ASSESSED THE SITUATION SEVERAL YEARS AGO AND DECIDED THEY WOULD INSTALL A CATCH AND REDIRECT SYSTEM THAT INTENTIONALLY DIVERTED ALL THAT WATER INTO OUR COMMUNITY STORM DRAIN SYSTEM, WHICH OVERLOADED WHAT THE SYSTEM HAD BEEN DESIGNED TO HANDLE.

SHOULD I PASS IT OFF TO SOMEBODY ELSE AND CAN I USE HIS THREE MINUTES? YEAH.

UM, THAT'S UP TO MR. KANE FLANAGAN.

IF HE WANTS TO PASS THIS THREE MINUTES ON TO YOU, I WOULD PASS.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

OKAY.

I HAVE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I APPRECIATE THAT.

I HAVE SEVERAL VIDEOS THAT CLEARLY PICKED THE MAGNITUDE OF THE PROBLEM DURING A RECENT RAINFALL AND ANOTHER TAKE APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES AFTER THE RAIN HAD STOPPED SHOWING SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF WATER COMING FROM THAT COMMUNITY INTO OUR DRAIN SYSTEM.

WE ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AT THE LAST SESSION ON JULY SEVEN AND THOUGHT THE REACTION WAS GENUINE REGARDING THE CITY'S NEED TO ASSIST TEXAS WATER CODE 11.086, WHICH I PROVIDED, I KNOW YOU KNOW HOW TO FIND IT, BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS EASIER FOR YOU TO SEE, WHICH IS INCLUDED IN MY HANDOUT FOR YOUR PERUSAL, CLEARLY ASSIGNS THE DUTY TO REPAIR THE FAILED SYSTEM BECAUSE OF IMPROPER OR ILLEGAL DIVERSION OF STORMWATER.

OUR HOA HAS BEEN FORCED TO SHOULDER THE ENTIRE BURDEN OF THIS CATASTROPHE IN ORDER TO RETURN THE STORM DRAIN SYSTEM TO A FUNCTIONING SYSTEM AND ALLOW FOR TRAFFIC TO FLOW AND AVOID FURTHER IMMEDIATE DAMAGE TO PROPERTY OR PERSONS.

WE HAVE CONTRACTED WITH A COMPANY TO RESTORE THE COLLAPSED PORTION UP TO, BUT NOT INCLUDING THE ROADWAY SURFACE.

I REALIZE THAT TEXAS STATUTES PROHIBIT CITIES FROM MAINTAINING STREETS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY.

HOWEVER, TEXAS STATUTES ALSO ASSIGN RESPONSIBILITY TO THE CITY FOR DAMAGING THAT SAME PRIVATE PROPERTY.

WE PREFER TO HANDLE THIS AMICABLY.

THEREFORE, WE ARE ASKING YOU, MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS TO CREATE AN APPROVAL RESOLUTION TO COMPENSATE SCENIC HILLS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FOR ACTUAL DAMAGES INCURRED BY THIS BREACH OF TEXAS WATER CODE.

WE UNDERSTAND

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IF SO, UH, PLEASE, UH, UH, TELL ME WHO TO SPEAK TO, WHAT TO DO OR HOW TO FILE THAT OUT.

I WOULD WOULD APPRECIATE THAT.

UM, I STILL HAVE A MINUTE.

I DID NOT INCLUDE THIS BECAUSE I JUST GOT IT BEFORE I GOT HERE.

THIS IS, AND YOU CAN'T SEE IT VERY WELL, AND I APOLOGIZE, BUT THIS IS A MAP OF THE CITY'S WEBSITE, STORM WATER MANAGEMENT FROM 2009.

AND I WILL POINT TO YOU.

CAN YOU, CAN YOU SEE IF YOU CAN ALL SEE THIS VACANT AREA HERE? 2009.

THERE WERE NO HOMES.

THERE WERE NO STREETS.

THERE WAS NO STORM WATER SYSTEM.

THIS IS THE STORM DRAIN SYSTEMS. NOW THERE'S 30 PLUS HOMES THERE AND STILL NO STORM DRAIN SYSTEM EXCEPT DRIVING IT DOWN OUR COMMUNITY.

THEREFORE, I'M ASKING YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS CLOSER, MR. JAMES'S, UH, OPINION MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN HOW I IMP I PERCEIVED IT, AND I APOLOGIZE IF THAT'S THE CASE, BUT WE'RE ASKING THE CITY TO CREATE A SOLUTION THAT DOESN'T COST EACH OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS ANOTHER $1,050.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND GOD BLESS YOU ALL.

THANK YOU.

NEXT WE HAVE DAVID, UH, PRESTIGE.

OKAY.

UH, HAVING NO OTHER CITIZENS, UH, RESIDENTS TO BE HEARD.

UH, WE'LL GO AHEAD

[ Consent Agenda Items The Consent Agenda is considered self-explanatory and will be enacted by the Council with one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless they are removed from the Consent Agenda upon the request of the Mayor or a Councilmember.]

THERE WILL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THESE ITEMS UNLESS THERE ARE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA UP ON THE REQUEST OF THE MAYOR OR COUNCIL MEMBERS TO HAVE ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS WANTING TO MOVE ANY AUDIENCE FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA.

HAVING NONE.

CAN I GET A MOTION? SO MOVE.

I'M SORRY.

SO MOVE SECOND.

OKAY.

WE HAVE A MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER WATSON.

SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DIETZ.

UH, CAN I GET EVERYBODY TO CAST THE VOTES? CAN I GET THE VOTES PUBLISHED PLEASE? SEVEN YAYS, NO NAYS.

MOTION PASSES.

ALRIGHT,

[4. Ordinance 26-M-029 - Amending Council Rules of Conduct and Procedure: Appointment Process for City Council Liaison Positions (Deputy City Secretary Sheree Courney)]

THANK YOU MAYOR.

UH, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

UH, TONIGHT I BRING BACK ORDINANCE 26 M 29 AMENDING THE COUNCIL RULES OF CONDUCT AND PROCEDURE.

THIS AMENDMENT REINSTATES SECTION 5.3, THE APPOINTMENT PROCEDURE FOR CITY COUNCIL MEMBER AND CITY COUNCIL LIAISON POSITIONS TO THE CITY OF SHORTS, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES.

AND ADDITIONALLY REVISES SECTION 6.1 B, WHICH ADDRESSES THE ORDER OF WHICH ITEMS ARE LISTED ON THE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA.

UH, THAT IS NEW FROM THE LAST ONE.

SO, AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, SECTION 5.3 WAS INADVERTENTLY OMITTED FROM THE COUNCIL RULES OF CONDUCT AND PROCEDURE WITH THE ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE 20 3M 28.

SO ORDINANCE 26 M 0 2 9 REINSTATES THAT SECTION AND INCORPORATES, INCORPORATES, SORRY, THE COUNCIL'S RECOMMENDATION FROM THE JUNE 16TH CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP, AS WELL AS THE REVISIONS REQUESTED DURING THE JULY 7TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

SO THE PROVISIONS ARE AN APPOINTED CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, OR CITY COUNCIL LIAISON MUST BE THE MAYOR OR A COUNCIL MEMBER WHO MEETS THE QUALIFICATIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 4.02 OF THE CITY CHARTER.

THE INDIVIDUAL MUST BE AN ELECTED OR APPOINTED MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND REMAIN A MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING THROUGHOUT THE APPOINTMENT.

MEMBER AND LIAISON ASSIGNMENT SHALL BE REVIEWED BY ITALY EACH DECEMBER OF EVERY EVEN NUMBERED YEAR, BEGINNING IN 2026.

THE REVIEW SHALL OCCUR FOLLOWING THE REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO PROVIDE FOR A COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF ALL ASSIGNMENTS WHILE MAINTAINING CONTINUITY OF SERVICE, NEWLY ELECTED OR APPOINTED COUNCIL MEMBERS.

AND THE MAYOR SHALL TEMPORARILY ASSUME THE ASSIGNMENTS OF THEIR PREDECESSORS UNTIL THE NEXT SCHEDULED REVIEW.

BOARD, COMMISSION AND COMMITTEE MEMBER AND LIAISON ASSIGNMENT SHALL BE MADE USING COUNCIL SENIORITY AS A STARTING POINT, WHILE PROVIDING MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEWER COUNCIL MEMBERS TO SERVE IN AREAS OF INTEREST.

THE ASSIGNMENT PROCESS SHALL BEGIN WITH THE MAYOR, FOLLOWED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS IN ORDER OF SENIORITY.

DURING EACH ROUND, EACH OFFICIAL SHALL SELECT TWO ASSIGNMENTS CONSISTING OF ONE MEMBER ASSIGNMENT AND ONE LIAISON ASSIGNMENT.

THE PROCESS SHALL CONTINUE AN ORDER OF SENIORITY UNTIL ALL ASSIGNMENTS HAVE BEEN FILLED.

COUNCIL SHALL SEEK TO MAINTAIN CONTINUITY OF ASSIGNMENTS WERE APPROPRIATE WHILE PROVIDING

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ASSIGNMENT CHANGES BETWEEN BINAL REVIEWS MAY BE APPROVED BY MAJORITY VOTE OF THE COUNCIL WHEN MUTUALLY AGREED UPON, OR WHEN CIRCUMSTANCES SUCH AS WORKLOADS, SCHEDULING CONFLICTS, OR PERSONAL COMMITMENTS.

WARRANT REASSIGNMENT.

AN APPOINTED CITY COUNCIL MEMBER OR CITY COUNCIL LIAISON MAY BE REMOVED FROM AN ASSIGNMENT AT ANY TIME BY A TWO THIRDS VOTE OF THE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

CITY COUNCIL LIAISON WILL ATTEND MEETINGS FOR OBSERVATION AND COMMUNICATION PURPOSES ONLY, AND WILL PROVIDE UPDATES AND INFORMATION FROM THEIR ASSIGNED BOARD COMMISSIONER COMMITTEE AS NEEDED OR REQUESTED BY THE COUNCIL.

CITY COUNCIL LIAISONS ARE NOT EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, OR COMMITTEES TO WHICH THEY ARE ASSIGNED.

THEIR ROLE IS TO FACILITATE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE CITY COUNCIL AND THEIR ASSIGNED BOARD COMMISSIONER OR COMMITTEE NOT TO DIRECT OR INFLUENCE ITS ACTIONS.

CITY COUNCIL LIAISON SHALL EXERCISE CAUTION IN EXPRESSING PERSONAL OR POLITICAL OPINIONS DURING MEETINGS OF THEIR ASSIGNED BOARD, COMMISSION OR COMMITTEE.

ANY COMMENTS MADE BY A COUNCIL MEMBER SHALL BE CLEARLY IDENTIFIED AS THE COUNCIL MEMBER'S INDIVIDUAL OPINION AND SHALL NOT BE REPRESENTED AS THE POSITION FOR THE CITY COUNCIL.

AND AS AUTHORIZED BY COUNCIL ACTION COUNCIL MEMBERS SHALL ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT BOARD COMMISSION AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS SERVE THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE AND NOT INDIVIDUAL COUNCIL MEMBERS.

A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER APPOINTED TO SERVE ON A BOARD COMMISSIONER COMMITTEE IS EXPECTED TO ATTEND ALL MEETING AND SPECIAL MEETINGS OF THE ASSIGNED BODY.

THE APPOINTED MEMBER SHALL SERVE AS A FULL PARTICIPANT, EXERCISE ALL VOTING RIGHTS AFFORDED BY THE APPOINTMENT, ACTIVELY ENGAGE IN DISCUSSIONS AND DELIBERATIONS, AND REPRESENT THE INTERESTS OF THE CITY COUNCIL WHILE CONTRIBUTING TO THE WORK.

THE ASSIGNED BODY COUNCIL RESERVES THE RIGHT TO AMEND, SUSPEND, OR REPLACE THIS PROCEDURE AT ANY TIME BY AMENDMENT TO ITS RULES OF PROCEDURE AND APPROVE VIA ORDINANCE THE AMENDMENT TO SECTION 6.1 B.

ORDER FOR LISTING ITEMS RESPONSIBLE STAFF.

THE AGENDA SHALL LIST ALL ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION IN A FORMAT RECOMMENDED BY THE CITY MANAGER.

THE NAME AND TITLE OF THE PERSON OR PERSONS EXPECTED TO PRESENT SHALL BE STATED ON THE AGENDA.

THE GOAL OF THIS AMENDMENT WAS TO ESTABLISH A SINGLE COMPREHENSIVE COUNCIL LIAISON POLICY THAT DEFINES THE FUNCTIONS, RESPONSIBILITIES, STANDARDS OF CONDUCT AND APPOINTMENT PROCEDURES BY CONSOLIDATING THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE CODE OF ETHICS AND THE COUNCIL RULES OF CONDUCT AND PROCEDURE.

I BELIEVE THAT ORDINANCE 26 M 0 29 NOW MEETS THIS GOAL.

OKAY.

DO IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS BY COUNSEL? I HAVE NO QUESTIONS.

CAN I GET A MOTION TO ACCEPT ORDINANCE 26 DASH M DASH 0 29 I MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ORDINANCE 26 M 0 29.

SECOND I SECOND MAYOR.

OKAY, SO WE HAVE A MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER WATSON.

UH, A SECOND BY, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER WESTBROOK.

UH, CAN I GET EVERYBODY TO CAST THE VOTES PLEASE? CAN I GET THE VOTES PUBLISHED HAVING SEVEN YAYS? NO NAYS.

MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU.

MOVING

[5. Boards, Commissions, and Committees: Appoint City Councilmembers as Members and/or Liaisons to City Council Boards, Commissions, and Committees (Deputy City Secretary Sheree Courney)]

UH, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES APPOINT CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AS MEMBERS AND OR LIAISON TO CITY COUNCIL BOARDS COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES.

WE HAVE DEPUTY CITY SECRETARY SHEIE KEARNEY.

SO WITH THE PASSING OF ORDINANCE, UH, 26 M 0 2 9, SECTION 5.3 B MEMBER AND LIAISON ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE REVIEWED BY ANALLY EACH DECEMBER OF EVERY EVEN NUMBERED YEAR, BEGINNING IN 2026.

THE REVIEW SHALL OCCUR FOLLOWING THE REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO PROVIDE FOR COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF ALL ASSIGNMENTS WHILE MAINTAINING CONTINUITY OF SERVICE.

NEWLY ELECTED OR APPOINTED COUNSEL MEMBERS IN THE MAYOR SHALL TEMPORARILY ASSUME THE ASSIGNMENTS OF THEIR PREDECESSORS UNTIL THE NEXT SCHEDULED REVIEW.

SO AT THIS TIME, I AM ASKING WHETHER OR NOT THE ASSIGNMENTS THAT WERE, UM, PROVIDED TO COUNCIL MEMBERS HAYWARD AND COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN ARE GOING TO BE RATIFIED AND PRESENTED TO COUNCIL MEMBERS.

DEZ AND COUNCIL MEMBER SHERIDAN.

DO I HAVE ANY, UH, DISCUSSION ITEMS ON THAT? HUH? NO OBJECTIONS.

SO IT'S ACCEPTING THE, SO ARE THEY WILLING TO ACCEPT THOSE CURRENT RESPONSIBILITIES? IF THEY'RE WILLING TO ACCEPT AND COUNSEL APPROVES THAT, THEN WE CAN

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OKAY.

CAN I GET, UM, I'M WILLING TO ACCEPT THEM.

SAME HERE.

OKAY.

AND WE NEED TO GO AHEAD AND ANY OBJECTIONS FROM COUNSEL? ANY OBJECTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL TO BE, FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO KEEP THOSE RESPONSIBILITIES? HAD NO OBJECTION HERE.

DO WE NEED A MOTION FOR THEM TO ACCEPT THAT? I DON'T BELIEVE SO.

FOR CLARIFICATION, JUST TO CLARIFY.

SO BASED ON THE ACTION JUST TAKEN, THIS WILL BE REVISITED IN NOVEMBER, CORRECT? IN DECEMBER AFTER DEC DECEMBER AFTER THE ELECTION? YES, SIR.

THAT'LL BE A FULL COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW RIGHT NOW.

WE'RE JUST ACCEPTING THEM ON A TEMPORARY BASIS.

OKAY.

OKAY.

COUNCIL MEMBER WATSON, DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? NO.

OKAY.

AND, UH, SO BY THEM ACCEPTING THE RESPONSIBILITIES WE NEED, WE DON'T NEED TO TAKE MOTION.

NO, NOT UNLESS THERE'S AN OBJECTION FROM COUNSEL.

ALRIGHT.

NO OBJECTIONS.

SO, ALL RIGHT.

MOVING ON

[6. Resolution 26-R-083- TML Intergovernmental Risk Pool-Nomination to Board of Trustees (City Secretary Sheila Edmondson)]

RESOLUTION 26 DASH R DASH 0 83 TML INTERGOVERNMENTAL RISK POOL NOMINATION TO BOARD OF TRUSTEES, CITY SECRETARY SHEILA EDMONDSON.

COULD, EXCUSE ME.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR.

COUNCIL, CITY STAFF AND RESIDENCE.

TONIGHT I BRING FORWARD RESOLUTION 26 R 0 8 3 A RESOLUTION TO NOMINATE SOMEONE TO THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL MUNICIPAL LEAGUE, INTERGOVERNMENTAL RISK POOL OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

CURRENTLY, THERE ARE FOUR POSITIONS OF THE T-M-L-I-R-P BOARD OF TRUSTEES WHOSE TERMS EXPIRE.

OCTOBER 1ST, 2026.

THOSE PLACES AND THE CURRENT MEMBERS ARE PLACE ONE JW BUZZ FOLAN, WHO'S COMMISSIONER OF HENDERSON HOUSING AUTHORITY PLACE? TWO.

EMILY CRAWFORD, CITY MANAGER IN ABILENE.

PLACE.

THREE.

DAVID RUTLEDGE, MAYOR OF BRIDGE CITY AND PLACE.

FOUR.

AUSTIN BLEA, CITY MANAGER OF JERSEY VILLAGE.

THE GOVERNING BODY OF EACH, THE GOVERNING BODY OF EACH MEMBER OF THE POOL MAY NOMINATE ONE QUALIFIED PERSON FOR ELECTION.

THE NOMINATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE BOARD TO THE BOARD SECRETARY BY SUNDAY, AUGUST 2ND, 2026.

THE BOARD SECRETARY DAVID REAGAN, WILL DISTRIBUTE A BALLOT TO EACH POOL MEMBER BY AUGUST 17TH, 2026.

NOTE, THERE IS A NUMBER NEXT TO THEIR NAME.

SO FOR PLACE ONE, MR. FOLAND, THERE IS A NUMBER ONE, I WAS TOLD BY MR. REAGAN.

CURRENTLY THERE'S ONE NOMINATION FOR PLACE.

ONE, HE DIDN'T TELL ME THE NAME.

UH, FOR PLACE TWO, THERE ARE A TOTAL OF TWO NOMINATIONS FOR PLACE TWO.

PLACE THREE.

MR. DAVID RUTLEDGE WILL NOT BE SEEKING REAPPOINTMENT.

HOWEVER, THERE ARE TWO NOMINATIONS FOR PLACE.

TWO, OR EXCUSE ME, PLACE THREE AT THE MOMENT.

AND PLACE FOUR.

UH, THERE IS ONE NOMINATION FOR PLACE FOUR.

SO THE OTHER THREE OF THOSE, UM, BOARD OF TRUSTEES ARE SEEKING REASSIGNMENT OR REAPPOINTMENT.

JUST PLACE THREE.

MR. RUTLEDGE IS NOT.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

DO WE HAVE ANYBODY IN COUNSEL THAT WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE ANYBODY FOR THE TML AND OUR GOVERNMENTAL RISK POOL? BOARD OF TRUSTEES? MAYOR, I WILL SAY THIS, I I DO KNOW EMILY CRAWFORD PERSONALLY.

IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO NOMINATE HER, I WOULD VOUCH FOR HER MAY.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S APPROPRIATE OR NOT.

UM, SO THERE'S A RECOMMENDATION BY THE CITY MANAGER.

WOULD A COUNCIL MEMBER, A FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER ALLISON HAYWARD, AGREE WITH THAT ONE? ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH, UH, YEAH.

WELL, IF THEY TOO AGREE.

I DON'T, I DON'T MIND RECOMMENDING.

WHAT'S YOUR NAME? AL.

EMILY CRAWFORD, CITY MANAGER OF ABILENE.

I'LL MAKE A RECOMMENDATION.

WE, UH, SUPPORT THE CITY MANAGER OF ABILENE.

THERE WE GO.

I AGREE.

ALRIGHT.

I BELIEVE WE NEED TO MAKE A MOTION ON THAT ONE TOO, CORRECT? I'M SORRY, SIR.

WE NEED TO, WE NEED TO MAKE A MOTION YES.

ON THIS.

SO, CAN I GET A MOTION TO, FOR US TO REPRESENT EMILY CRAWFORD, CITY MANAGER OF ABILENE, UH, FOR THE TML INTERGOVERNMENTAL RISK POOL BOARD OF TRUSTEES? I MAKE A MOTION.

MAYOR.

SECOND.

OKAY.

I GOT A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER WESTBROOK.

SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MACALUSO.

CAN I GET EVERYBODY TO CAST

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MOTION PASSES.

WE WILL BE REPRESENTING EMILY CRAWFORD, CITY MANAGER OF ABILENE.

THANK YOU.

MOVING ON TO

[7. Resolution 26-R-084 - Authorizing expenditures with HEAT Safety Equipment for Fire Department Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) (Fire Chief Greg Rodgers)]

WE HAVE FIRE CHIEF GREG ROGERS.

GOOD EVENING, UM, MAYOR COUNCIL, MR. WILLIAMS. ALL RIGHT.

SO I JUST WANNA GO OVER REAL QUICK AND, UH, DISCUSS A COUPLE OF REASONS OF THE WHY AND WHERE WE ARE WITH OUR PROGRAM AND WHERE WE WANT TO, WHERE WE'RE HEADED IN THIS AND KIND OF WHAT, UH, THE STATE OF TEXAS HAS IS REQUIRING US TO DO.

SO WHY ARE SABA REPLACEMENTS REQUIRED, UH, TO MAINTAIN COMPLIANCE UNDER CURRENT FPA STANDARD AND TCFP REQUIREMENTS? UH, IN 2024, NFPA 1580 WAS ADOPTED.

AND WHILE THAT IS A STANDARD, AND WE DO NOT HAVE TO NECESSARILY COMPLY WITH ALL STANDARDS IN THE NFPA, ONCE TCFP ADOPTS THEM, THEY BECOME A REQUIREMENT FOR WHICH WE DO.

UM, THEREFORE IT MAKES IT MANDATORY, UH, IN THIS CASE FOR US TO REPLACE OUR SCBAS.

UH, OUR EXISTING ONES HAVE EXCEEDED THEIR WARRANTY AND THEIR SERVICE LIFE, SERVICE LIFE REFERENCING IN 1580 NOW IS 15 YEARS.

NOW, THERE ARE A FEW VARIABLES IN THERE, BUT THE, THOSE OTHER ONES DON'T APPLY TO US IN THIS SITUATION.

THIS ONE DOES.

UH, AND, AND WHILE NOT ALL OF OUR PACKS HAVE A, HAVE FALL INTO THIS 'CAUSE WE BOUGHT 'EM AT DIFFERING TIMES, IT DOES NOT ALLOW YOU TO MAKE A CHANGE TO ONE PACK, NOT EVEN ONE WHERE YOU DON'T COM MAKE A COMPLETE WHOLESALE CHANGE.

AND MOST OF THAT IST DUE INTO FACT TO A SAFETY FACTOR.

AND I'LL TALK TO THAT, UH, A LITTLE BIT MORE HERE IN A SECOND.

SO, UH, CURRENTLY WE HAVE 50, UH, SCBAS IN, IN OUR FLEET OF RESPONSIBILITY.

WHEN I GOT HERE, UH, WE HAD APPROXIMATELY EIGHT.

MORE THAN THAT.

WE HAD ABOUT 58.

UM, WE'VE HAD SOME ISSUES, SOME BREAKDOWN, WHATEVER.

BUT WHEN WE PUT TRUCK FOUR INTO SERVICE OR PLATFORM TWO, AT THE MOMENT, THAT TRUCK WE DID NOT BUY AIR PACKS WITH, WE HAD SO MANY IN RESERVE, AND WE TOOK FOUR OUT OF OUR RESERVE FLEET AND PUT 'EM ON THERE.

SO WE DIDN'T HAVE TO GO OUT AND SPEND, YOU KNOW, ROUGHLY $40,000 AT THE TIME.

IT WORKS OUT BETTER NOW, AND WE DON'T HAVE TO GO BACK UP IN NUMBERS BECAUSE THE AIR PACKS THAT WE'RE BUYING HAVE A CLEANING CAPACITY THAT THE OLD ONES DID NOT.

AND ONE OF THE BIGGEST PARTS OF THAT IS DUE TO THE CANCER CAUSING INITIATIVE THAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH WITH, UH, CARCINOGENS FROM FIRE BASED TYPE.

SO IT'S NOT JUST BREATHING IT, IT'S ABSORBING IT THROUGH YOUR SKIN.

AND WE'RE TRYING TO ELIMINATE THAT THE BEST WE CAN.

UM, SO IN 2027, APPROXIMATELY TWO 30 OF OUR INVENTORY WILL NOT MEET THE NFPA THAT OWE ON, THERE'S NO CHECKS TO CHARGE, UH, LIMITED COMMUNICATION, UH, CAPACITY AND CANCER PREVENTION IN OUR EXISTING ONES.

WHERE WE'RE GOING, AND THIS IS THE BEST PART, IS I'VE NEVER SEEN COMMUNICATION LIKE THIS IN OUR SCBA PROGRAMS OUT THERE.

UH, I APPLAUD SCOTT, UH, ON WHAT THEY'VE ACCOMPLISHED AND THE WAY THAT MEMBERS WILL BE ABLE TO SEE, TALK AND WORK WITH EACH OTHER WILL FAR EXCEED ANYTHING THAT WE'VE EVER BEEN ABLE TO DO.

AND ONE OF THE HARDEST CHALLENGES ON THE FIRE GROUND IS AN ATYPICAL MOMENTS WHEN THINGS ARE REALLY GOING TOUGH AND YOU NEED TO HEAR WHAT SOMEONE'S TRYING TO SAY.

YOU WANNA BE ABLE TO HEAR IT IN THIS SETTING.

IT IS THE CLEAREST I'VE EVER HEARD.

UM, THE OTHER PART IS ALL OF OUR MUTUAL AND AUTOMATIC AID PARTNERS THAT WE WORK WITH ALL THE TIME, SPECIFICALLY DIRECTLY AROUND US, UNIVERSAL CITY, UH, LIVE OAK, UH, SELMA AND CILO, THEY'VE ALREADY, ALL OF THEM HAVE ALREADY MADE CHANGES AND NOW OUR PACS DON'T HOOK UP TO THEIRS.

AND IF WE NEEDED TO SWAP AIR, DO DIFFERENT THINGS IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS, WE DON'T HAVE THE CAPACITY TO DO THAT.

UH, AND THE LIMITED INTEROPERABILITY IS A HUGE PART.

SO THE STRATEGIC BENEFITS OF FULL REPLACEMENT FOR US IS ESTABLISHES A COMPLIANT CBA PROGRAM.

AND THIS WILL CARRY US BECAUSE OF THE 15 YEARS THROUGH 2042.

IF WE'RE COMPLIANT AFTER TWO, HOWEVER CYCLES THROUGH NEW NFPA STANDARDS, IT CAN GO UP TO 2047.

UH, THIS ELIMINATES ANOTHER DEPARTMENT HOLES WIDE REPLACEMENT IN 15 YEARS.

HOWEVER, FOR LONG TERM FISCAL PLANNING, UH,

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IT DOESN'T HAVE TO JUST SNEAK UP ON US.

UH, AND BECAUSE IT'S OBVIOUSLY A VERY COSTLY ENDEAVOR, UH, WE TALKED ABOUT THE COMMUNICATION, UH, AND OUR LONG-TERM, UH, MAINTENANCE PROGRAM, THE ONE THAT WE GO THROUGH WITH THEM THROUGH OUR WARRANTY PERIOD, OTHER THAN PAYING FOR THE TESTING ANNUALLY THAT WE'RE REQUIRED TO DO, UH, THERE IS NO MAINTENANCE COST.

EVERYTHING IS COVERED UNDER THIS.

SO I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, IN THE FOUR MONTHS THAT WE'VE BEEN OUT OF WARRANTY, WE'VE ALMOST AMASSED $10,000 WORTH OF REPAIRS FOR WHICH I'VE PARKED THOSE FOR THE TIME BEING BECAUSE I DIDN'T, I WANTED, OBVIOUSLY WANTED TO SEE WHERE THIS GOES AND NOT SPEND THAT MONEY UNTIL WE GET TO THAT POINT.

ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER WESTBROOK? YES.

CHIEF ROGERS.

SO WE TALKED ABOUT NFPA, IF YOU WANT TO, I GUESS SORT OF, UH, WHAT DOES NFPA STAND FOR? WHAT DOES TCFP STAND FOR? AND YOU'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT SEBA.

SO THAT'S THE FIRST ONE.

JUST SO, JUST FOR THE ACRONYMS, JUST FOR INDIVIDUALS LISTENING, 'CAUSE THEY MAY NOT ALWAYS KNOW WHAT NFPA STANDS FOR, BUT THE OTHER PART WAS ONCE WE DO REPLACE ALL OF THE SBAS SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS, WHAT DO LIKE, LIKE IF IT DOESN'T ALLOW FOR US TO PLAY, UH, REPLACE THEM ONE AT A TIME IN THE FUTURE, ARE WE GONNA HAVE TO REPLACE ALL OF THEM AT THE SAME TIME OR WE GONNA BE ABLE TO PIECEMEAL IT? YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? LIKE, WE'RE GONNA GET ALL OF THEM.

NOW.

WHAT DO WE DO IF ONE IS BROKEN, DAMAGED SURE.

IN THE NEXT 2, 3, 4, 5 YEARS? SURE, NO PROBLEM.

EXCELLENT QUESTION.

AND UH, FIRST NFPA IS THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION.

AND INDIRECTLY IT'S OUR GOVERNING BODY.

EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE STANDARDS, THERE ARE, I BELIEVE, APPROXIMATELY 12 THAT THE, IN THAT THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON FIRE PROTECTION, THAT'S TCFP THAT HAVE ADOPTED.

AND THOSE ARE REQUIREMENTS FOR US TO DO.

WE DON'T, THEY, SOME OF THEM COST MONEY.

THOSE ARE UNFUNDED MANDATES IF IT HAPPENS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR, BUT WE MUST COMPLY WITH THOSE RULES.

IF NOT, THEN WE COME FOR OUR ANNUAL INSPECTION BIANNUAL.

NOW, WHEN WE COME FOR OUR BIANNUAL INSPECTION, IF WE'RE NOT IN COMPLIANCE, WE COULD BE FINED, HELD ACCOUNTABLE, ET CETERA.

UM, LUCKILY LESS THAN A MONTH AGO, THEY CAME IN AND WE'RE DOING GREAT.

NO PROBLEMS ON OUR END, BUT, SO WE'RE GOOD FOR TWO YEARS IN THAT REGARD.

UH, AS FAR AS IF THERE'S A PROBLEM, SO THERE'S TWO WAYS TO APPROACH IT.

OUR WARRANTY PERIOD, IF WE DESTROY ONE IN, IN NEGLIGENCE, THAT'S ONE THING THAT'LL BE, WE'LL OBVIOUSLY THAT'LL BE OUR RESPONSIBILITY.

UH, IF AS LONG AS IT'S DONE, UH, OUT OF AN ACCIDENT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, UH, HEAT WILL REPAIR ANYTHING THAT GOES WRONG IN THAT WINDOW OF TIME.

AS LONG AS WE'RE UNDER WARRANTY, OF COURSE.

UH, FROM THERE AND MOVING INTO REPLACEMENT OF THE WHOLESALE PROGRAM AT 15 YEARS, YOU WOULD, BETWEEN NOW AND THEN, FOR EXAMPLE, STATION FIVE IS IN THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN, RIGHT? SO DOWN THE ROAD, SHORTLY FIVE YEARS, THEN WE WOULD BUY A NEW FIRE TRUCK THAT WOULD BE A NEW TRUCK TO THE FLEET AND WE WOULD HAVE TO BUY AIR PACKS FOR THAT TRUCK.

PART OF THE PLAN WOULD BE HOW CAN YOU ACCUMULATE THAT AS YOU GO AND NOT HAVE TO INCUR THAT THAT ONE TIME HIT OF THE, THE FULL PRICE.

WE CAN PUT IT IN THE REPLACEMENT.

'CAUSE YOU DON'T PUT IT IN THE COST OF A REPLACEMENT APPARATUS, OBVIOUSLY YOU ALREADY HAVE ALL THE EQUIPMENT FOR THAT.

YOU'RE JUST REPLACING THE TRUCK WHEN IT'S NEW TO THE FLEET.

YOU HAVE TO BUY EVERYTHING ON THE TRUCK.

BUT ONCE YOU GET CLOSER TO THE END, AND LET'S SAY STATION SIX COMES ON AND YOU'RE TWO YEARS OR THREE YEARS AWAY FROM, UH, HAVING TO DO A WHOLESALE REPLACEMENT, CAN YOU HOLD OFF ON THAT THROUGH YOUR RESERVE, UH, AIR PACKS SCBAS AND NOT HAVE INCUR THAT COST.

'CAUSE THEY'RE ONLY GONNA GO UP THE, THE MASKS ALONE OR $1,500.

NOW THEY'RE IMPRESSIVE IN COST AND ABILITY, BUT YOU HAVE TO TAKE EXCELLENT CARE OF THEM.

MY PLEASURE.

COUNCIL MEMBER GUERRERO, AND, AND THAT WAS KIND OF A SIMILAR QUESTION, UM, BECAUSE YOU'RE SAYING WE HAVE 15 YEARS WARRANTY, CORRECT? YES.

15 YEARS.

OKAY.

SO IF THEY ALL, UH, ARE USED ALMOST IDENTICAL, THEN IT'LL, THEY'LL LAST THE 15 YEARS.

IS IS IS THAT AT A GOOD EXPENSE ASSESSMENT? THAT'S THE WHOLE, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT DIFFERENT ONES GO THROUGH DIFFERENT PROCESSES DURING TRAINING AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

THINGS SOMETIMES GET DAMAGED.

UH, AS I MENTIONED, SOME OF THE AGENCIES AROUND US HAVE ALREADY PURCHASED THEM AND THEY HAVE RUN INTO CHALLENGES WITH, UH, THEIR MEMBERS NOT TAKING AS GOOD A CARE OF THEM.

AND THERE'S A FINANCIAL BURDEN THAT COMES WITH THAT.

UH, IF YOU'RE NEGLIGENT.

RIGHT? SO PART OF OUR RESPONSIBILITY IS OBVIOUSLY TO MAKE SURE TO PUT SOMETHING IN PLACE THAT WE DON'T INCUR THAT.

RIGHT.

UM, BUT IN, EXCUSE ME, UH, THE REPLACEMENT

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SO THE GOOD THING IS IF IF WE'RE NOT NEGLIGENT, THEN THEY'LL BE REPLACED.

YES.

AND I, I WILL SAY IN THE TIME THAT I'VE BEEN HERE WORKING WITH HEAT, UH, THE GENTLEMAN, HE'S, HE'S FABULOUS TO WORK WITH.

HE'S VERY HONORABLE.

LIKE HE'LL, HE WILL GO OUT ON THE 11TH FOR SURE.

FOR YOU FOR SURE.

THANKS.

CHIEF COUNCIL MEMBER MACALUSO JUST GOT A FEW QUESTIONS FOR YOU.

WHAT WAS THE PREVIOUS AGE OF THE EQUIPMENT THAT WERE THE, THE AGE THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE? SO THEY, THEY VARIED.

OKAY.

AND EVEN A FEW OF THEM WENT UNDER A DIFFERENT STANDARD.