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[Budget Workshop on July 29, 2025.]
THE BUDGET WORKSHOP NUMBER TWO OF THE CITY, SUMMIT CITY COMMISSION, JULY 29TH, 25.UM, SO ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? YES, SIR.
WE HAVE, UH, MS. UM, EDITH DAM.
UM, MAYOR AND ALL THE COMMISSIONERS AND ALL THE DIRECTORS THAT ARE HERE THIS EVENING.
UH, THE REASON THAT I'M HERE IS BECAUSE I'M THE PRESIDENT OF FURRY FRIENDS, RGB, UH, I'M IN THE PAST.
LINDA IS ONE OF THE VOLUNTEERS ADVOCATE FOR THE ANIMALS.
AND WHAT WE ARE HERE FOR TONIGHT, I KNOW YOU'RE HAVING YOUR BUDGET MEETING, IS ASK YOU TO PUT THE ANIMALS AT THE SANTO ANIMAL SHELTER, UM, ON A PRIORITY.
I MEAN, THEY'VE BEEN IGNORED FOR YEARS.
UH, THE BUDGET WHEN I FIRST GOT HERE WAS $500 FOR DOG FOOD FOR A WHOLE ENTIRE YEAR.
WHEN THE DOGS COME TO THE SHELTER, THEY NEED THE INTAKE MEDS.
SOMETIMES THEY COME LIKE THEY WERE HIT BY A CAR AND THEY HAVE A BROKEN LEG, AND THEY HAVE AN URGENT NEED TO GO TO THE VET.
AND, UM, BUT ANOTHER ISSUE IS SPAY AND NEUTER.
WE DO NOT HAVE SPAY AND NEUTER, UH, AT A LOW COST OR FREE HERE IN THE CITY.
I JUST SAW THAT THE CITY OF RIO GRANDE CITY AND RIO GRANDE CITY HAS VOUCHERS FOR FREE SPAY AND NEUTER.
AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW A SMALL CITY, LIKE 60% SMALLER THAN OUR CITY, HAS A SPAY, A NEUTER PROGRAM THAT'S FREE TO THEIR CITIZENS.
I JUST HOPE THAT YOU WOULD PUT SPAY AND NEUTER ON YOUR PRIORITY AND PUT A LOT OF MONEY INTO THAT, BECAUSE IF WE DO SPAY AND NEUTER, THEN WE PUT A LOT OF MONEY INTO IT AT THE BEGINNING.
EVERY YEAR THERE'LL BE A LESS OF A NEED TO PUT MONEY INTO SPAY AND NEUTER, BECAUSE THERE'LL BE LESS AND LESS ANIMALS THAT ARE STRAIGHT AND DISEASED AND A THREAT TO OUR CITIZENS, UH, IN REFERENCE TO SAFETY AND HEALTH.
AND THEN THE ANIMALS ARE SUFFERING NOW THAT IT'S SO HOT.
WHERE DO THEY GET WATER? HOW DO THEY FEED THEMSELVES? SO I, I AM ASKING YOU, I'M PLEADING WITH YOU TO PLEASE GIVE A GENEROUS PORTION OF YOUR BUDGETS FOR SPAY AND NEUTER.
SO ONCE AND FOR ALL, WE CAN TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM.
AND I KNOW I ALWAYS GET THE THE EXCUSE.
I MEAN, LOOK AT ALL THE CONCERTS THAT WE'RE HAVING.
THERE'S MONEY TO PAVE ROADS AND TO RENT EQUIPMENT.
SO, UM, I'M NOT GONNA ACCEPT THAT EXCUSE ANYMORE.
IT IS TIME TO BE THOUGHTFUL AND CARING ABOUT THE ANIMALS.
AND ANOTHER THING THAT, THAT WE'RE HAVING IS WE'RE HAVING, UH, WE'RE APPLYING FOR A GRANT FOR THE BIRD SANCTUARY.
AND I'M NOT AGAINST OF HAVING MONEY FOR THE BIRD SANCTUARY, BUT THOSE ANIMALS CAN FEND FOR THEMSELVES AND THEN A FEW YARDS AWAY, WE HAVE THE ANIMAL SHELTER WHERE THERE'S ANIMALS THAT ARE NOT IN A LOT OF NEED AND CANNOT FEND FOR THEMSELVES.
AND SO, I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHY I HAVE TO BE HERE.
IT SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT'S ON YOUR AGENDA AND THAT'S A PRIORITY.
LINDA, WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADD ANYTHING? WELL, I THINK, UH, THE ONLY THING I'D LIKE TO ADD TO EVERYONE IS EVERYONE.
I KNOW YOU CARE FOR ANIMALS, BUT I THINK THE CULTURE AND THE WHERE WE'RE AT, WE NEED EDUCATION.
UH, IF WE CAN PARTNER, WE NEED VOLUNTEERS.
WE NEED THE HELP OF THE CITY TO REACH OUT TO THE PUBLIC.
THAT'S WHAT WE REALLY NEED AS WELL.
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SO, ITEM FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION FOR ITEM AWARD, THE FINANCE DIRECTOR FOR, FOR THE RECORD, OR ITEM NUMBER ONE IS DISCUSSION OF THE 25, 25 26 AT THE MORE PROPERTY TAX RATE, UM, FROM OUR LAST BUDGET WORKSHOP.UM, IT WAS DISCUSSED, UH, THE CALCULATION OF IT.
AND I, AS A MATTER OF FACT, I ADDED EVEN WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT HOW IT GOT CALCULATED ON THE BACK OF THIS PAPERWORK.
I PUT SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THERE.
BUT REALLY WHAT THIS IS, IS THAT, UM, WE DECIDED KEPT IT THE SAME AS OF HER LAST BUDGET WORKSHOP.
SO UNLESS Y'ALL HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON IT, IT'S REALLY THE FACT THAT WE'RE, WE'RE KEEPING THE SAME TAX RATE AT 7 0 8 1 2 5 LAST PAGES SENDING INCLUDE THE CERTIFIED VALUES AS WELL.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? GOOD, YOUR HONOR.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I'M SEEING THAT THE, UH, TOTAL REVENUES IS BUMPED UP TO 19.
THAT'S, UM, WELL, AS PART OF THE BUDGET ITSELF, NOT ON THE TAX RATE, BUT YES, WE DID A LITTLE BIT OF A MORE, UH, CLOSE APPROACH.
WE USED TO ALWAYS USE A 91% APPROACH, WHICH IS REALLY CONSERVATIVE THIS YEAR TO FULL FULFILL OUR NEEDS, WE WILL HAVE TO GO TO THE 96.7, WHICH IS A RETENTION WITH WHAT THE, WHAT THE COUNTY, UM, EXPECT FOR US TO LOOK.
AND WE HAVE BEEN COLLECTING THAT 96.7.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE USING FOR BEING A LITTLE BIT LESS CONSERVATIVE ON THE REVENUE, JUST TO BE ABLE TO ORDER EIGHT ON THE, ON THE PROPERTY TAXES.
I I'M STILL LOOKING FOR THAT PAGE.
IT'S LAST, THIRD, LAST, MM-HMM.
LOOKS LIKE THIS HIGHLIGHTED BUNCH OF NUMBERS.
BUT CAN NOTE IT THE CALCULATION.
SO THE, UH, APPRAISAL, APPRAISAL VALUE HAS GONE TO WHAT THE MILLION 1 36? LEMME SEE.
AND I WANT YOU TO SEE IT ON CERTIFIED BODY PAGE.
AND THAT'S HOW MUCH FROM LAST YEAR? LEMME SEE.
SO, WITH THE EXPECTANCY LAST YEAR, WE USED EXPECT EXPECTANCY OF 91%.
SO WE WANTED TO BE EXTREMELY CONSERVATIVE, UM, JUST BECAUSE THE VALUE OF THE HOMES WENT UP LAST YEAR, IF YOU RECALL.
SO WE DIDN'T ALREADY HOW MUCH WE WERE GONNA EXPECT.
SO YOU'RE LOOKING AT, UM, 1,000,080 ONE, EIGHTY FIVE, SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY EIGHT MORE ON COLLECTION AND REVENUES FROM LAST YEAR.
SO WHAT WAS THE ACTUAL RATE THEN? THE SAME ONE.
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96.7.IT'S BEEN, IT'S BEEN LIKE THAT FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS.
SO WE ARE, THIS YEAR, WE'RE ASSUMING THAT'S GONNA BE THE SAME.
LAST YEAR WE ASSUMED AN 91 BECAUSE WE DIDN'T KNOW, BECAUSE OF THE CHANGE OF THE PROPERTY VALUE.
ANY MORE QUESTIONS? IS THERE ANY REASON IN PARTICULAR THAT YOU'RE NOT RECOMMENDING TO REDUCE TAX RATE TO REDUCE? WELL, UM, THE SAME, WELL, YES.
OUR MAIN SERVICE OF REVENUE COMES FROM PROPERTY TAXES.
45% OF OUR REVENUE COMES FROM PROPERTY TAXES.
SO, UM, IF WE DO THAT, IF WE HAPPEN TO REDUCE, WE'LL HAVE TO REDUCE SOME OF OUR EXPENSES AND THE CITY'S AT GROWTH.
SO THE EXPENSES ARE NECESSARY.
SO IF I, IF I DO A REDUCTION THERE, THEN I'LL HAVE TO REDUCE SOME OF THE DEPARTMENT'S PRIMARY NEEDS.
SO THAT'S REALLY THE RECOMMENDATION WILL BE THE ONE COMM, COMMISSIONER GALVAN IS NOT GIVEN TO PENDING.
SO HE'S MISSING, HE'S MISSING, HE IS MISSING, UM, DON'T TELL ME HE LEFT LETTER
HE, THE, UH, I'M JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT HIS CONCERNS ANYBODY ELSE'S CONCERN, THAT'S ALL.
I'M PRETTY SURE HE'LL COME AND VISIT YOU 70 FOR EMAIL.
UM, I MEAN, HIS GOAL WAS TO TRY TO GET IT UNDER 70 CENTS.
AND, AND I THINK IT IS A, A REALISTIC THING, BUT NOT FOR THIS YEAR.
UM, NEXT YEAR WE'RE EXPECTING AN INCREASE IN HOMES.
SO NEXT YEAR, I, I DO SEE THE POSSIBILITY THERE.
UM, THIS YEAR, UNFORTUNATELY, THEIR HOUSE EARNED THE BILL SO UP TO THAT GROUND, AND THOSE ARE ON ONTO, UNTIL PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY LEAVING THEM PAYING PROPERTY TAXES.
WE'RE NOT GETTING, WE DON'T GET TO SEE THE, THE DOLLAR AMOUNT OF THOSE HOMES THAT WELL, AND I, AND I SEE THAT, YEAH.
YOU'RE FINDING WAYS TO SPEND THE $19 MILLION.
SO WE ALL, WE ALL GET, YEAH, I MEAN, EVERY DEPARTMENT
AND I, I, I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT WITH THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON, WE'LL SEE ADDITIONAL REVENUE COME IN TO, UH, HELP US WITH THOSE ISSUES TO HELP US WITH A LOT OF THINGS.
BUT IT'S ALSO COSTING US RIGHT NOW.
SO IT ALWAYS TAKES MONEY TO MAKE MONEY FOR THAT WAY.
AND RIGHT NOW WE'RE, IT'S COSTING US MONEY TO MAKE, HOPEFULLY NEXT YEAR WE WE'RE ABLE TO COLLECT THAT, WE'RE ABLE TO KEEP THE CITIZENS THAT REDUCTION, UH, WHENEVER THOSE HOMES ARE PAYING TAXES, BECAUSE THAT WILL BE ADDITIONAL REVENUE.
AND THEN WE CAN AFFORD TO MAYBE LOWER 1 CENT.
DOES THAT COULD HAVE BELOW 70, JUST ONE WILL PUT US BELOW 70 TOO.
ALRIGHT, THEN, UM, THAT'S ALL THE QUESTIONS ON THE TAX RATE.
THE OTHER BECOMES NEXT, WHATEVER THE NEXT ARGUMENT IS, IF WE'LL FINISH WITH THAT.
WE HAVE TO, WELL, THE PAPERWORK NEEDS TO BE SUBMITTED BY AUGUST 7TH TO THE, UH, CAMERA
WELL, BASICALLY THIS IS OUR, OUR LAST CHANCE TO CORRECT, UNLESS THE
BUT THIS, THIS WILL BE THE, THE OPENING SESSION FOR YOU TO COME ACROSS, AND THAT'S WHY, UM, NEXT MEETING WE'RE HAVING OR PUBLIC HEARING FOR THAT.
SO IF ANYBODY WANTS TO SAY SOMETHING, I'LL, HOW ABOUT AN ADVOCATE? I, I THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU'RE DOING ON THIS.
I, I DO UNDERSTAND THE, THE MONETARY NEEDS OF ALL OUR DEPARTMENTS AND WHAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW.
SO, UH, BUT I'M, I'M ALSO VERY, VERY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT WHERE WE ARE AND WHAT'S GOING ON.
SO YEAH, I MEAN, I, I DO SEE IT IN THE NEAR FUTURE, BUT JUST, THIS IS NOT THE, THE YEAR.
UM, I KNOW WE DID THE 2 CENTS FEW YEARS AGO, UM, AND IT, IT WORKED OUT BECAUSE OF THE PROPERTY LAND GO NOW, BUT, UM, THIS YEAR, THAT'S NOT HAPPENING.
LIKE MAYBE IN ANOTHER FIVE YEARS OR SO.
SO WE CANNOT, THAT'S OUR MAIN SOCIAL REVENUE.
WELL, I HONESTLY WOULD LIKE TO SAY A 25 MILLION BUDGET.
BUT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE, UH, THAT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT I'VE SAT HERE AND LOOKED AT AND I'M GOING, OKAY,
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WE STARTED OFF WITH WHAT, A 16 MILLION BUDGET TWO YEARS AGO? 19 THIS YEAR.UM, WE'RE GETTING THERE, GETTING, AND, AND I LIKE TO SEE THAT, BUT THAT MEANS WE GOT REVENUE COMING IN.
UH, AND SO THERE'S A LOT OF GREAT THINGS GOING ON, BUT WE'RE STILL GONNA, WE, WE CAN UNDO THAT, UM, FROM ONE TO THE OTHER, LIKE FROM ONE A TO ANOTHER.
WE HAVE, WE HAVE YOU HERE TO REMIND US.
YOU'RE THE RIGHT PERSON BEING.
I THINK IT'S A, A CHARACTER TRAIT.
UM, ANYBODY TALK ABOUT THIS QUESTIONS? OKAY.
I DUNNO WHAT, UH, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO.
SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026 FOR THIS ONE.
UM, I WENT AHEAD AND DID A PRESENTATION.
WE ALSO, I ALSO PRINTED OUT FOR YOU ON THIS ONE, THE ONE THAT WAS ON THE SIDE, JUST BECAUSE THAT BOOK IS KIND OF OVERWHELMING BY DEPARTMENT.
IT'S FOR YOUR LIGHT LECTURE AND IF YOU FEEL LIKE READING SOMETHING, RIGHT, ONLY 600 PAGES, HUNDRED PAGES.
SO I TRY TO CONDENSE WHAT THIS BUDGET, UM, IT IS TARGETING.
UM, AS MENTIONED BEFORE IN OUR PREVIOUS BUDGET WORKSHOP, I DID BROUGHT UP THE TOPIC, THE THINGS THAT WE WANTED TO CHANGE.
AND THEN NOW THIS IS IN PUT IN PLACE, RIGHT? SO WE ARE INCREASING FROM 5% TO A 6% OR RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE IT'S, IT'S A SMALL AMOUNT COMPARED TO NOW THEY'RE ALLOWING THE 8%.
HOWEVER, IT'S, IT'S A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION FOR EMPLOYEES.
UM, ANOTHER THING THAT, THIS IS LIKE A BIG THING FOR THE CITY, IT'S LIKE NOW WE ARE, OUR MINIMUM WAGE IS A LITTLE MORE COMPETITIVE CITIES AROUND US.
SO OUR MINIMUM WAGE FROM 11 TO FOUR FIVE IS GOING TO, EXCUSE ME, 1285.
AND THAT'S TO TARGET OR LESS PAID EMPLOYEES AND TRY TO, WHICH IS THE MAJORITY OF THEM.
SO, UM, TRY TO DO MORE OF A BENEFIT TO THEM, NOT THE HIGHER PAID EMPLOYEES.
UM, WE DID, UH, ADJUST THE SALARIES OF, OR CDL DRIVERS.
WE DID, UM, SAW THAT THAT WAS A NEED.
WE WERE IN THE LACK OF A LOT OF 'EM AND WE WERE LOSING THEM TO OTHER CITIES JUST FOR A DOLLAR $2.
SO WE DID ADJUST THAT AS WELL.
UM, AS YOU MAY RECALL, BEFORE YEARS BEFORE AND FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS, WE'VE BEEN DOING A 3% INCREASE ACROSS THE BOARD AFTER LOOKING INTO IT AND SEEING HOW MUCH THAT AFFECTS COMPLETING THE CITY.
UM, WE REALIZED THAT THAT ALSO HITS US NOT ONLY ONLY ON OUR REGULAR SALARY EMPLOYEES, BUT ALSO IN OUR OVERTIME RATE.
SO AS WE DO A 3% INCREASE OF THE HOURLY RATE, WE ALSO ARE DOING A 3% INCREASE TO OUR, UM, OVERTIME.
SO WITH THIS INSTEAD GIVEN A ONE TIME SALARY ADJUSTMENT, ONE, IT'S LIKE A LUMP SUM FOR AN EMPLOYEE THAT MIGHT TAKE THEM, ESPECIALLY THE, THE LOWER PAID EMPLOYEES MIGHT TAKE THEM A WHILE TO COLLECT THAT MONEY AND PUT IT TOGETHER MIGHT BE TWO OR THREE PAYCHECKS.
UM, YOU GET IT ALL AT ONCE AND YOU DON'T AFFECT MY OVERTIME, WHICH IT RESULTED IN THE LESS OF AN EXPENSE TO THE CITY TO ARGUE BEING FAIR ACROSS THE BOARD BECAUSE YOU'RE DOING THAT TO HIGH PAID EMPLOYEES AND LOW PAID EMPLOYEES, IT'S THE SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY.
UM, HIGHER PAID EMPLOYEES MIGHT EXPENSE MORE, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE AMOUNT IS THE SAME.
SO VERSUS A 30% OF OUR HIGH PAID EMPLOYEES GET MORE OF A RAISE THAN THE 11, WELL, THIS PAST YEAR, 11 2, 4 5 EMPLOYEE, WHICH THEY, THEY SEE A MINIMUM TO NONE CHANGE ON THEIR SALARY WHEN YOU SAY 3% FROM $11.
SO WE DID, UM, WE DID GO OFF FOR BID FOR OUR HEALTH INSURANCE THAT'S THERE.
HOWEVER, AS OF RIGHT NOW FOR THIS, WE HAVE MADE A DECISION.
SO WE HAVEN'T SEEN THE CHANGES.
WE DID INCREASE A LITTLE BIT OF A INFLATION RATE ON THE HEALTH INSURANCE.
SO OUR BUDGET MIGHT LOOK LIKE IT'S EVEN, IT'S GONNA BE IN A BETTER CONDITION, HOPEFULLY WITH THOSE NEW HEALTH INSURANCE PEOPLE THAT WILL COME AND GIVE US BETTER RATES.
BUT FOR NOW, WE ARE EXPECTING AN INFLATION JUST BECAUSE I'D RATHER EXPECT THE, THE,
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THE WORST SCENARIO AND THEN GET THE BEST SCENARIO AND THEN BE LIKE, OKAY, WE'RE, WE'RE OVER BUDGETING THIS, BUT WE'RE SAFE RATHER THAN NOT BUDGETING FOR IT AND NOT HAVING ENOUGH RESOURCES TO COVER HEALTH INSURANCE FOR OUR EMPLOYEES FULLY WITH DENTAL HEALTH CONDITION.LIKE WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS.
UM, WE CONTINUE WITH THIS NAME.
CAN I MAKE A QUICK ADJUSTMENT TO THAT? JUST TO BE CLEAR, WE DID NOT GO OUT FOR BIDS FOR HEALTH INSURANCE.
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR AGENT OF RECORD.
JUST TO BE CLEAR, THAT AGENT OF RECORD WILL BE CHOSEN.
I'LL BRING 'EM BACK TO YOU ALL AND THEN THAT AGENT OF RECORD WILL GO OUT AND GET US OUR BEST RATES AND, YOU KNOW, NEGOTIATE FOR US ON OUR BEHALF.
SO, JUST WANTED CLARIFY KIDS', RIGHT? WE DON'T DO FOR BIDS, FOR INSURANCES, WE DO, UM, R FEES FOR PETS FOR BUBBLE.
SO, I'M SORRY, RF FEESS ARE REFUSED BIDS TO ME.
UM, JUST JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE.
UM, AS I MENTIONED, THE TAX RATE WE'RE STAYING WITH THE CURRENT TAX RATE.
UM, OUR REVENUE IS BASED MORE THIS YEAR.
YES, CONSERVATIVE, BUT MORE HISTORICALLY 'CAUSE FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS WHERE WE COLLECTED 96.7 AND THAT'S THE APPROACH WE TOOK THIS YEAR, UM, THERE'S AN ANNUAL INCREASE OVERALL BUDGET OF A 6%.
THAT INCLUDES OUR CHANGES LIKE LEASE WORK IN AGREEMENT, UM, ADDITION OF, UH, AN, UM, TWO STAFF DEPARTMENT, UM, ADDITION RESOURCES TO AUTOMO CONTROL, UM, FOR, JUST FOR THE RECORD.
UM, SO WE ARE SEEING THE SAME INCREASE THAT WE SAW LAST YEAR.
I WOULD RECOMMEND A THREE, BUT I DO UNDERSTAND WE'RE IN A GROWING STAGE.
SO, BUT AFTER GROWING I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A 3% CROSSWORD.
BUT JUST TO, TO POINT THAT OUT, YES, YOU, YOU GET YOUR CHANCE SO THAT WAY WE CAN GROW THE SAME, THE SAME PACE WHERE REVENUES ARE.
UM, SO I KIND OF CONDENSED THE WHOLE APPROACH OF THIS BUDGET, WHAT YOU'RE EXPECT TO SEE.
AND THEN THE REASON BEHIND THAT, UM, I LOOKED LIKE THAT A LITTLE OVER THERE, BUT, UM, WE'RE TRYING TO, WE'RE WHAT WE SHOULD EXPECT FROM THIS BUDGET.
IT'S AN EMPLOYEE INVESTMENT WITH THE RETIREMENT, WITH THE BENEFITS AND WITH THE SALARY INCREASE.
UM, FUNDING FOR SAFETY, WHICH IS FOR POLICE BARGAINING AGREEMENT, HAVING QUALIFIED OFFICERS, THEY'LL STAY WITH THE CITY.
UM, OR INFRASTRUCTURE OPERATES REPAIRS TO, OR OUR UPDATED INFRASTRUCTURE OR ANIMAL CONTROL CONTROL SERVICES WOULD ALSO BE BENEFICIATED FROM THIS.
UM, WE'RE GONNA EXPAND SERVICES FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AND FOR, OR ANIMAL CONTROL STATE OF UNIFICATION.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT, UM, WOMEN PUT IN THEIR HEADS INTO IT LOT LATELY.
SO A LOT OF DEMO TO UNSAFE STRUCTURES AND CITY CLEANUPS.
THAT'S ANOTHER TARGET THAT THIS BUDGET INTENDS.
AND, UM, JUST GETTING THE RESOURCES CORRECTLY TO BOOST THE EFFICIENCY.
I KNOW LAST THIS YEAR, IT WAS A REALLY LUCKY YEAR 'CAUSE WE GOT THOSE, OUR MONIES TO BE ABLE TO PAY FOR ALL THAT EQUIPMENT AND TO GIVE ASSISTANCE IN THE CITY WHEN NOT TIME TO USE IT PROPERLY AND PUT IT WHERE, WHERE IT SHOULD BE
WELL OVER AT THAT WE HAVE OUR TAX RATE.
UM, NO NEW, NO NEW REVENUE WITH OUR APPROVAL TAX RATE.
UM, THIS BUDGET WILL RAISE 312,774, WHICH IS AT YEAR POINT 98%.
AND THAT'S WHERE THE 3% IS COMING FROM.
UM, INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR COMPARED TO LAST YEAR.
LAST YEAR WE WERE LOOKING AT A 12% OR SO DUE TO THE INCREASE IN VALUE OF THE LAND.
SO, I'M SORRY, OF THE PROPERTIES.
AND YES, WE ARE AT THE SAME RATE.
WE'VE BEEN AT THE SAME RATE FOR PAST FOUR YEARS.
BUT IF YOU WERE TO DO A HISTORICAL, WE'RE AT THE LOWEST RATE WE EVER DID SINCE THE, SINCE THE CITY STARTED.
BUT, UM, SAY THAT, UM, SO THIS IS OUR ANNUAL BUDGET COMPARISON, RIGHT? UM, AS YOU MENTIONED, YES, WE BUDGET IS INCREASING TO 19, UH, MILLION, UM, COMPARED TO FEW YEARS AGO WHEN WE WERE AT 15 MILLION.
SO THAT MEANS THAT WE ARE BEING MORE PRODUCTIVE.
THEN HERE YOU CAN SEE THE EXPECTED INCREASE ON EACH INITIAL LINE ITEM FROM A PROPERTY TAXES WHERE YOU SEE THERE ARE NO
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PROPERTY TAXES, IS THEIR SALES TAX.SO, UM,
UH, NO OR INTEREST OR REVENUE.
LAST YEAR WE EXPECT THAT THE WORST REVENUE THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN.
SO WE'RE BEING A LITTLE BIT LESS EXTREME.
SO WE'RE BEING MORE HISTORICAL 'CAUSE WE DIDN'T KNOW THE ECONOMY LOOKED LIKE SOMETHING MIGHT MIGHT HAPPEN IN THE REVENUE, UH, REVENUE FROM THE ENTRANCE MIGHT GO LOW OUT OF NOWHERE.
BUT THIS YEAR IT IS LOOKING LIKE IT'S STAYING FAIRLY, FAIRLY, UM, NOT AS HIGH AS BEFORE, BUT IT IS NOT GOING, DROPPING DOWN AS WHAT WE WERE EXPECTING.
WHERE DO SALES TAXES? IT IS A NON-PROPERTY TAXES.
THIS, UM, THIS IS A, UH, PIE CHART OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS THAT THIS IS WHERE I'M COMING FROM, WHERE YOUR BLUE AREA IS, YOUR PROPERTY TAXES COMPARED TO YOUR ORANGE AREA, WHICH IS YOUR SALES TAX AND THEN EVERYTHING ELSE.
SO WE, WE ARE MAINLY DEPENDABLE ON THE PROPERTY TAXES ALL OVER THAT.
I ADDED MORE EXPENSE, I DEPART, UM, I DID THREE, THREE TYPE OF ARROWS.
I'M STILL LOOKING AT THE REVENUE BY AHEAD.
WHY WOULD YOU ESTIMATE A LOWER NON-PROPERTY TAXES INCOME THIS YEAR? BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE, WE'VE BEEN SEEING FROM THE YEAR WE'VE BEEN COLLECTING THEM.
SO AS OF THE YEAR, AS OF THE MONTH WE'VE, WE'VE COLLECTED LESS THAN THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
SO IT WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT RESPONSIBLE TO SAY WE'RE GONNA CONNECT WAY MORE THE FOLLOWING YEAR BY NOT BASING ON HISTORICALLY IF WE DO MORE, GREAT, BUT IF WE DON'T, I'M NOT PUTTING ALL MY I UNDERSTAND.
YEAH, THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S REALLY WHAT IT'S SURPRISED.
FOLLOWING THAT WE HAVE FOUR EXPENSES BY DEPARTMENT.
LIKE I SAID, I DID THREE DIFFERENT ARROWS.
THE LIGHT ARROW GOING UP, LIGHT RATE ARROW AND IS AN INCREASE.
BUT IT IS AN EXPECTED INCREASE AND IT IS FAIRLY SMALL INCREASE AND THINGS ARE NEEDED.
IF YOU SEE, UM, RENT HOUR GOING DOWN, THAT'S A HIGHER INCREASE THAN EXPECTED.
IF YOU SEE A RENT GREEN HOUR GOING DOWN, THAT'S GREAT.
YOU'RE REDUCING YOUR BUDGET, LEAVING WITH YOUR MEANS.
UM, SO THAT'S, THAT'S REALLY KIND.
I TRY TO KIND OF DO IT AS SIMPLE AS POSSIBLE.
BOTTOM LINE IS THAT WE ARE DOING A 6% INCREASE AS SAME AS LAST YEAR.
THIS COULD BE, THIS COULD LOOK LIKE WE DID TAKE A HIT THIS YEAR WITH THEIR POLICE BARGAIN AGREEMENT.
SO I DO APPLAUD ALL THE DEPARTMENTS THAT DIDN'T INCREASE THEIR BUDGET DRASTICALLY.
SO THAT COULD EASILY GO MORE THAN THE 6% BECAUSE OF WHAT WE'RE HAVE GOING ON WITH THEIR POLICE AGREEMENT.
SO THAT'S, IT WAS UNDERSTANDABLE BECAUSE LAST YEAR WAS THE SAME AND THIS YEAR WAS AN INCREASE HIRE FOR THE PD.
ARE THERE ANY, UM, MAJOR DEPARTMENTAL SHIFTS THAT CAUSE THESE THINGS TO DEPARTMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY SHIFTS THAT CAUSE ANY OF THESE TO GO UP OR DOWN? LIKE, UH, HOW WE, IIII COULD NAME YOU LIKE, LIKE I MENTIONED THE, THE BARGAINING AGREEMENT WITH THE PD AND WE ALSO INCREASE IT AN ADDITIONAL POSITION TO, OR ANIMAL CONTROL, RIGHT? UM, A WORKING LEAD.
WE ALSO INCREASE, UM, THE DISPERSING ADMINISTRATION, UM, TENTATIVE AND IN-HOUSE IT DEPARTMENT.
LIKE IF, SO THAT INCREASED THAT BUDGET AS WELL.
'CAUSE NOW WE'RE GONNA HAVE, UH, SOMEBODY IN CHARGE OF IT INTERNALLY.
SO WHETHER AS CONTRACT, WHAT'S THAT ONE FOR OR IT DEPARTMENT.
SO INSTEAD OF HAVING CONTRACTED OUT, WE'LL HAVE IT, UM, OUTSIDE OF LOUIS.
SO THAT WOULD ALSO LOOK LIKE IT'S A MAJOR IMPACT.
OTHER THAN THAT, UM, WE'RE GONNA GO OUT FOR LIKE A HIRING CONTRACT.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE CONTRACTING OUT.
RIGHT? WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS TO HIRE A STAFFER TO BE PART OF, PART OF, FROM THE OUTSIDE.
WE'RE GONNA GET SOMEBODY FROM THE OUTSIDE.
YEAH, WE'RE GONNA HIRE SOMEBODY.
UM, OTHER THAN THAT, THAT'S, THAT'S GONNA COME TO US, RIGHT? WHAT'S THAT? THAT THE, YOU KNOW, WHOEVER THE GUY IS OR THE PERSON IS? NO.
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YEAH, I NEED TO TALK TO YOU.SO, UM, OTHER THAN THAT, I DO SEE, WELL, IF YOU WERE TO LOOK AT, UH, RECREATION PARKS MAINTENANCE, THERE WAS A LOT OF, UM, EMPLOYEES THAT WERE GETTING PAID OUT OF RECREATION THAT REALLY BELONG TO PARKS MAINTENANCE AND VICE VERSA.
THAT'S WHAT YOU SEE UPS AND DOWNS THERE.
UM, AND OTHER THAN THAT, LIKE I MENTIONED, I DON'T SEE, OH, I DO SEE A NEGATIVE BALANCE, WHICH IS GREAT FOR CITY ADMINISTRATION, BUT IT'S REALLY A BOND PAYMENT THAT IT, THAT, UM, WE ALREADY FINISHED PAYING, SO IT IS NO LONGER THERE.
SO THAT'S WHERE YOU SEE, OH, OKAY.
SO, UM, LIKE CODE, CODE ENFORCEMENT HAPPEN.
SO CODE ENFORCEMENT GOES UP, MOST OF ALL, WHICH IS PART OF, PART OF THE, UH, UH, TAKING CARE OF THE DILAPIDATING STUFF AROUND TOWN.
IS THAT IT? IS THAT COMING OUTTA WE DID INCREASE FOR DEMOLITION.
AND THEN THIS IS EXACTLY SAME CASE THAT I'M, IF I CHART.
SO YOU COULD SEE, UM, WHAT'S, UM, TAKING CARE OF THE MOST OF THE, OF THE, THERE'S DIFFERENT GRADES, BUT THAT BIG GRADE, IT'S PD I TO SAY.
UM, FOLLOWED BY THAT, I DID THE, THE SAME THING FOR, FOR ONE, FOUR AND FIVE, THEN SIX, UH, WHICH IS FOR ENTER BREAST FUNCTIONAL WATER.
SO ON THIS ONE I'M EXPECTING MAINLY THE SAME THING.
UM, IT FOR THE MOST PART ALSO SUSTAINABLE.
WE'RE ABLE TO COLLECT THE REVENUE FROM THE WATER, SENDING WATER, BUT WE'RE ALSO ON THE WAY OF COLLECTING THAT REVENUE.
WE'RE CREATING NEW, WE'RE FIXING INFRASTRUCTURE AND WE'RE BEING OPERATIONAL.
SO, UM, THERE'S NOT REALLY MORE, MORE TO IT THAN WE'RE EXPECTING THE SAME REVENUES AND THE TYPICAL EXPENSES YEAR TO YEAR, WE DID UPGRADING THE CHANGE THAT YOU SEE THERE IS BECAUSE WE ARE UPGRADING OUR CB DRIVERS AND OR LOWER PAID EMPLOYEES.
UM, BUT, UH, THIS IS FOR FUND FIVE, WHICH IS YOUR WASTEWATER.
THERE'S NOT A LOT OF, UM, BIG CHANGES OTHER THAN, OR SALARIES, BETTER SALARIES TO EMPLOYEES.
FEW MORE, UM, UM, CDO DRIVERS THAT WE NEEDED.
WE, WE USED TO HAVE, I BELIEVE TWO, NOW WE'RE GONNA GO TO THREE, BUT NO POSITIONS.
AND THEN SAME THING WITH THEIR PHONE SITE.
THIS IS A SOLID WASTE COLLECTION FUND, UH, FOR A TRASH.
WE'RE, WE'RE EXPECTING THE SAME REVENUE, SAME CHARGES.
WE ARE EXPECTING THE NORMAL, UM, CONSUMER PRICE INDEX INCREASE THAT THEY DO YEARLY.
SO THAT'S TAKING CARE OF THAT.
UM, EVEN AT THAT, AGAIN, THE FUND IS FAIRLY SELF-SUSTAINABLE.
SO I DON'T SEE NO MAJOR CHANGES FOR THE ENTERPRISE FUNDS OTHER THAN SALARY ADJUSTMENTS FOR OUR EMPLOYEES ARE LOWER PAID.
I, I THOUGHT I WAS HEARING THAT.
UH, OUR SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICES.
TRYING TO PUSH HARD TO GET THERE SOME INCREASES.
OH, THEY ARE, THEY ALWAYS DO EVERY YEAR.
AND WE'RE ASSUMING THAT BASED ON LAST YEAR'S INCREASES, I THINK IT IS UP TO 28%.
SO THOSE ARE CONTRACTUAL, UH, INCREASES.
CPI, UM, BUT I HAVE, I WILL BE, I WILL BE GOING OUT IN THE MARKET TO SEE IF I CAN GET SOME BETTER, SOME BETTER RATES.
I MEAN, IT'S ALWAYS GOOD YOU DO IT WITH YOUR OWN, YOUR OWN AUTO INSURANCE, THINGS LIKE THAT.
I MEAN, I, I GOT NOTHING AGAINST THE REPUBLIC, BUT I THINK WE DESERVE, UH, THE PUBLIC DESERVES TO, TO GET THE BEST RATE OUT THERE.
AND THERE'S SOME OTHER FOLKS COMING INTO THE MARKET THAT, UH, WOULD VERY, I, I THINK WOULD GIVE US A GOOD, A GOOD RATE.
AND SAME THING FOR HEALTH INSURANCE AS WELL.
HAVE WE NOTICED ANY KIND OF, UH, REDUCTION IN SERVICES FROM THEM? THEY'RE DOING THE JOB THAT THEY, UH, ARE CONTRACTED TO DO? OR WE DON'T TALK ABOUT THAT HERE.
I HERE, BUT, BUT WE'RE LOOKING, SO I'LL JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT.
AND THAT CONCLUDES THE PRESENTATION.
LIKE I SAID, EVERYBODY GOT A BOOKLET, WHICH IS DETAILED AND IT TELLS YOU WHERE THE SELLERS COME FROM.
COME AT ME WITH QUESTIONS BASED
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ON THE PRESENTATION OR ON YOUR BOOKLETS.NO, IT'S NOT EVEN WITH A HUGE PRIOR TIMES FOR YOU TO LOOK AT IT AND REVIEW IT.
IT'S JUST, WE, I CANNOT DO THAT UNTIL I GET THE CERTIFIED BODIES.
AND THOSE, WE GOT 'EM ON THE 20, 23RD, 27TH.
SO IT DOESN'T GIMME A LOT OF TIME FOR PRINTING, PUTTING IT TOGETHER.
SO, UM, BUT ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS? GOT ALL OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS AROUND THE TABLE HERE, AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK YOU GUYS ARE DOING, AND I JUST WOULD, UH, ANY, ANY COMMENTS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE ON, ARE WE HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION OR WE, YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE TIME TO BE ABLE TO TELL US WHERE WE'RE GOING AND WHAT WE'RE DOING AND WHAT WE NEED TO DO.
YEAH, I KNOW EVERYBODY'S SITTING HERE DIFFICULT TO SAY YOU WANT, BUT ANYTHING NEGATIVE, BUT AT THE SAME TIME YOU'RE HERE.
SO I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR ANY KIND OF COMMENTS OR ISSUES THAT YOU LIKE.
WHERE WE'RE GOING ARE, ARE WE COMFORTABLE WITH BUDGET? YES.
CAN BE SHARED VERY COMFORTABLE WITH BUDGET FOR GOING IN RIGHT DIRECTION.
AND EVEN WITH ALL OF THE THINGS WE'RE DOING, LIKE THE CONCERT SERIES AND THAT KIND OF STUFF, IT'S REQUIRING EXTRA TIME.
SOME OF YOU GUYS AND STAFF RESOURCES AND SO ON.
AND I JUST, UH, WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
UM, I'M, I'M A VERY FIRM BELIEVER THAT THIS IS REALLY A, A STRONG INDICATION.
WE'RE JUST ON THE CUSP OF, OF REALLY STARTING TO SEE WHAT WE CAN BECOME AS A COMMUNITY.
AND I JUST, UH, UH, YOU KNOW, I I HOPE YOU GUYS CAN CATCH THAT VISION AS WELL OF WHERE WE'RE GOING AND WHAT'S HAPPENING.
AND SO IF ANYBODY HAS ANY PARTICULAR ISSUES THERE, I'D ALWAYS LOVE TO HEAR THEM.
SO DON'T HESITATE TO CALL FRED FIRST, THEN CALL ME.
I HAVE TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT THE THINGS THAT I SAY.
AS LONG AS YOU MENTION A LOT, MR. UH, MR. PA, CHIEF, HE, THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED THAT BUDGET IN A LONG TIME, BUT A LONG TIME.
PLEASE DO NOT FALL SHORT OF IF SOMETHING THAT THE DEPARTMENT NEEDS SOMETHING, JUST SPEAK UP ON IT.
WORRY ABOUT WHAT IT SHOWS THAT YOU'RE INCREASE.
THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU GUYS DO.
I MEAN, SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED A LONG TIME AGO.
AND THE REST OF THE DEPARTMENTS, IF SOMETHING'S MISSING, YOU MAKE A VOICE AND WE'LL WOULD LIKE IT.
YEAH, I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT HE'S ALSO TAKING THE INCREASES THAT WE'RE DOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION FOR ANIMAL CONTROL.
DON'T MAKE ME FEEL BAD ABOUT IT THOUGH.
I WAS THE ONE, HE'S RISKING THE LAST ONE.
ANYTHING IN DEBT FOR THE, THE CITIZEN THAT WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THE ANIMAL SHELTERS AND THE ANIMAL WELLBEING.
MORE IN DEBT, YOU CAN GO THAN THAT.
WE, UM, WELL I'M, I'M GONNA SPEAK ROUGHLY, BUT THE CHIEF CHOOSE IS THE ONE THAT HE STILL, IT'S STILL UNDER THE CHIEF.
UH, WE DID, UH, ALLOCATED MONIES TO STAY ORDER AS MENTIONED EARLIER, AS WELL AS WE INCREASE THE, THE, THE FIT.
SO NOW WE'RE GONNA HAVE MORE RESOURCES TO FEED THE ANIMALS.
UM, WE ALSO INCREASED THE NEW STAFF, ANOTHER STAFF EMPLOYEE THAT IT'LL BE A WORKING SUPERVISOR TO LEAD THE OTHER TWO FOR, JUST FOR THAT ON CONTROL.
SO I SAY, UM, I DIDN'T LIKE, I, I DIDN'T WANT IT TO SOUND LIKE I'M TARGETING CHIEF.
IT'S JUST LIKE, IT, IT IS PART OF IT.
AND THAT'S REALLY, THAT REALLY TOOK A HEAD TOWARD OUR BUDGET, REALISTICALLY SPEAKING.
AND I NEVER AGAINST THAT, IT, IT WAS A NEED.
SO I, I KNOW YOU MADE IT HAPPEN.
BUT I, I SAW IT, BUT I'M JUST, I'M JUST BRINGING IT UP BECAUSE I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S NOT ANYBODY ELSE'S.
IT IS, IT'S A CONVENTION OF LIKE, WE HAD TO WORK TOGETHER.
WE HAD TO SAY NO TO THINGS AND SAY YES TO OTHER THINGS TO GET TO THAT 6% THE SAME AS LAST YEAR.
JUST BECAUSE THIS YEAR WE'RE DOING WAY MORE THINGS.
SO I TOOK A GIVE AND TAKE A LOT OF, GIVE AND TAKE FROM OTHER DEPARTMENTS.
SO EVERYBODY DID DEPART AT THAT.
UM, SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO MENTION ANYTHING FOR THAT PROGRAM THAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO.
SO WE DID WORK THROUGH THE ADMINISTRATION AND, UH, THEY WERE ABLE TO SUPPORT AND, UH, WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE ADDITIONAL, UM, PATROL SUPERVISOR, WHICH I THINK IS NEEDED.
UM, SO WE CAN TAKE THOSE DUTIES AWAY FROM, FROM, UH, ONE OF THE LIEUTENANTS.
HE'S GOT A LOT OF OTHER DUTIES TO WORK OUT ALSO.
SO, UH, I GUESS, UH, ALSO ADMINISTRATION.
IT'S GONNA GET POSTED TOMORROW.
WE'LL BE NOMINATING FOR THE ANIMAL ADVISORY, THE ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
UM, IT HASN'T BEEN ESTABLISHED, I THINK FOR MANY YEARS.
UM, AND THOSE EMPLOYEES ARE BEEN GONE FOR A VERY LONG TIME.
SO WE, IT CONSIST OF A LICENSED VETERINARIAN, UH, COUNTY OR A MUNICIPAL OFFICIAL, UH, UH, SHELTER EMPLOYEE.
SO NOW I'M A PATROL OFFICER AND AS WELL AS, UH, A MEMBER OF AN ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION.
SO THEY'LL ADVISE US ON, ON WHAT WE CAN'T DO.
AND ALSO WE INCREASE, UH, WE WANT TO START A SPAY NEUTER PROGRAM.
AND OUR MICROCHIPPING PROGRAM, UH, WE STARTED OFF SMALL.
WE DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING BEFORE, SO WE DIDN'T WANT TO PUT TOO MUCH ON BUDGET.
I GOT WITH, UH, MS. GARZA, UH, MR.
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SO WE CAN, UH, PUT THAT TOGETHER.SO THAT'S GONNA BE ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THAT THAT ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE IS GONNA, THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO WORK WITH US AND COME UP WITH WHAT KIND OF REQUIREMENTS, UH, ARE GONNA BE ALLOWED FOR PEOPLE TO GET VOUCHERS, WHERE WE'RE GONNA TAKE THE ANIMALS TO FOR THIS TO HAPPEN, HOW WE'RE GONNA KEEP A LOG OF THIS.
SO, UH, THAT, THAT'S GONNA, IT'S GONNA HELP OUT SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE, WE HAVEN'T HAD.
AND YOU KNOW, ONE THANKS TO THE CITY ADMINISTRATION FOR SUPPORTING THAT.
UM, BUT, UH, YEAH, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT.
THE BARGAINING THAT'S BETWEEN THE POLICE ASSOCIATION AND, AND THE CITY.
SO THEY GO UP THERE AND THEY BARGAIN AND THAT'S WHAT THEY WERE ABLE TO GET.
UH, THEY DESERVE IT, LIKE I SAID, I BELIEVE
YEAH, JUST FOR THE RECORD, THE CHIEF'S NOT A PART OF THAT.
HE LITERALLY NOT INCLUDED IN THE BARGAINING ROOM.
SO, SO I, I HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS TO ADD TO THAT, UH, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COUNCIL, BUT ALSO THE FOLKS THAT ARE HERE FROM, UM, THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
SO YEAH, WE, UH, WE ARE GONNA EXPAND THE, UH, ANIMAL PATROL SITUATION.
OBVIOUSLY IT IS KIND OF TWO SIDED INTERNALLY, WE'RE GONNA STAFF IT, UH, EXTERNALLY WE'RE GOING TO, UH, RE-UP THE, THE BOARD OR THE ADVISORY BOARD.
BUT, UH, TO CHIEF'S POINT, I MEAN, I HAVE BEEN DEALING, I HAVE BEEN TALKING TO SOME FOLKS ABOUT A SPAY AND NEUTER OPPORTUNITY THAT WE HAVE WITH, UH, GRANDE VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY.
UH, BEEN TALKING TO MS. KIM AND THOSE FOLKS.
UH, WE HAD JUST BEEN KIND OF GOING BACK AND FORTH AND HAD A COUPLE OF MEETINGS, UH, WITH THAT, YOU KNOW, WITH THAT IN MIND.
UH, BUT IT'S A PRETTY AFFORDABLE PROGRAM.
I MEAN, WE'RE LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY A HUNDRED DOLLARS AN ANIMAL, MALE OR FEMALE DOG OR CAT.
UH, AND, YOU KNOW, I'M, I'M AN ANIMAL.
I'M, I'M, I'M A PET OWNER, AND THAT'S PRETTY DAMN CHEAP.
UH, OBVIOUSLY WE'D HAVE TO PAY FOR THAT.
I MEAN, UH, IT, YOU KNOW, IT'S 250 A POP, PROBABLY 25,000, UH, FOR THE ENTIRE CLINIC.
I DON'T, I THINK WE COULD BREAK THAT UP ANY WAY WE WANT.
I TALKED TO HER ABOUT MAYBE A POSSIBILITY OF ONE IN THE FALL AND ONE IN THE SPRING.
OBVIOUSLY THE SPRING, YOU KNOW, IS A MORE IMPORTANT TIME.
'CAUSE EVERY, YOU KNOW, THE ANIMALS BREED IN THE SPRING.
SO, UH, HER PROPOSAL IS FOR A MONTHLY FEE.
BUT, YOU KNOW, I SPOKE TO HER TODAY.
IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT, DOESN'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO BE MONTHLY.
BUT WE DO HAVE SOME SOLUTIONS THAT WE CAN BRING TO YOU ALL, UH, HOPEFULLY BUDGET FOR IT.
AT LEAST START OFF SOMEWHERE AND, AND GET SOME OF THESE DONE.
BECAUSE I DO AGREE WITH WHAT WAS SAID EARLIER.
UM, IF WE DO SPAY AND NEUTER THESE ANIMALS, UH, EVENTUALLY THAT PROBLEM STARTS TO, UH, GO AWAY OR AT LEAST BECOMES MANAGEABLE.
AND THEN THE OTHER ISSUE IS, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A WHOLE PROGRAM SET UP FOR IT.
THEY'LL HAVE TO BRING IN THEIR ANIMALS.
THEY WILL BE TRANSPORTED TO THE FACILITY TO GO TO GO GET SPAYED OR NEUTERED AND THEN BE BROUGHT BACK.
SO, UH, YOU KNOW, THERE'S, THEY THEMSELVES HAVE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THESE VOUCHERS GETTING SOLD OR GIVEN AWAY, UH, THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO CONTROL IT, WORK WITH THE CHIEF AND HIS STAFF AND, AND THE ANIMAL CONTROL FOLKS, AND OF COURSE, OUR COMMITTEE, UH, TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS THING GETS DONE.
SO WE DO HAVE A SOLUTION, A POSSIBLE SOLUTION.
IT LOOKS LIKE IT COULD BE, UH, YOU KNOW, IF WE COULD GET IT GOING.
AND IF BECOMES SUCCESSFUL, OBVIOUSLY PEOPLE HAVE TO PARTICIPATE.
SO, UH, THAT'S WHERE WE MAY HAVE TO COME BACK TO YOU ALL, UM, WHERE, YOU KNOW, IT BECOMES AN ORDINANCE AND THEY HAVE NO CHOICE UNLESS THEY'RE BREEDERS AND THEY'RE REGISTERED.
I MEAN, I START GETTING INTO A WHOLE LOT OF, A LOT OF MORE, THERE'S PEOPLE THAT, A LOT MORE EXPERTS AT THAT THAN I AM.
BUT I WILL TELL YOU, UH, IT MAY COME DOWN TO THAT.
AND, YOU KNOW, OF COURSE WE'LL HAVE OUR BOARD TO COME AND BRING RECOMMENDATIONS TO Y'ALL FOR THAT.
UH, YOU KNOW, WE'D HAVE TO RESEARCH WHAT OTHER CITIES ARE DOING.
BUT THE FACT REMAINS THAT WE HAVE, WE HAVE SOME SOLUTIONS AND SOME STEPS IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION THAT I THINK, UH, WILL PUT US IN A BETTER SPOT.
UM, I'D LIKE TO THANK MS. TOMEZ AND EVERYONE THAT HAS COME TO ADVOCATE FOR THESE ANIMALS.
UM, MARI PEARL'S WIFE JACK AS WELL, TO TAKE TIME AND MONEY OUT OF THEIR POCKET TO DO WHAT THEY HAD TO DO.
AND NOW WE'RE TAKING A PROACTIVE APPROACH ON SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE A LONG TIME AGO.
BUT THANK GOD WE'RE DOING IT NOW.
CHIEF, I WAS THERE VISITING HIM FOR ANOTHER REASON YESTERDAY, AND HE HAD TO LEAVE 'CAUSE I HAD TO GO WORK ON HIS ADVISORY.
AND SO HE SAID IT IS A LOT OF WORK.
SO THANK YOU CHIEF, FOR DOING WHAT YOU DO AND EVERYBODY ELSE FOR PROBABLY GIVING UP SOME OF Y'ALL'S MONEY FOR THIS.
SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY THAT WAS INVOLVED.
AND HEY, WE'RE HEADING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION WITH THIS ANIMAL, ANIMAL CONTROL, UH, ISSUE.
AND THE NEXT YEAR, I HOPE STATE THAT WE'RE A BETTER PLACE NEXT YEAR WITH THESE ANIMALS.
SO, SO JUST THANK YOU TO THE COMMUNITY THAT FALL COURT AND HERE WE ARE.
IS THERE ANYTHING IN HERE ABOUT DRAINAGE AND
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ANY DRAIN? YES, ACTUALLY, WE, WE'VE GOT THE, THE CREW THAT WE'RE PROPOSING, UH, TO BE WORKED OUT OF, TO BE DONE OUT OF PUBLIC WORKS THAT WILL BE A FULL-TIME CREW.UM, THAT KIND OF IS PART AND PARCEL TO THE UPGRADE TO THE CDLS AND EVERYTHING ELSE BECAUSE WE DO NEED A CDL DRIVER TO, TO MOVE THOSE FOLKS AROUND.
UH, THAT WOULD BE A, UH, A FULL-TIME GROUP JUST DOING DRAINAGE, CLEANING OUT, UM, CASH BASINS, CLEANING OUT GUTTERS, MAKING SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT KIND OF STUFF GETS DONE, UH, ON A REGULAR BASIS AND, YOU KNOW, KEEPING OUR SYSTEM AS FUNCTIONAL AS POSSIBLE TO GO.
AND IF YOU RECALL, WE, WE REPURPOSED AN OLD, UH, SEWER SEWER CLEANER TRUCK THAT, UH, WILL SERVE TO DO THAT.
SO I, YOU KNOW, I THINK, YOU KNOW, THAT'S GONNA BE A GOOD, IT'S A GOOD SAVINGS FOR THE, FOR THIS, THE COMMUNITY, BUT IT'S ALSO, UM, IT'S GONNA BE A KEY PART OF THAT CRUISE DATING FUNCTIONS.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER, UM, ISSUES THAT WE ARE ADDRESSING IN THIS BUDGET THAT YOU FEEL LIKE NEED TO BE HIGHLIGHTED? YEAH, I'M GLAD YOU ASKED.
THERE'S SEVERAL, UH, COMMISSIONER, MAYOR, UH, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT ARE HERE.
I MEAN, WE'VE GOT A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE'RE HAVING A BALANCE HERE.
AND I KNOW THAT, UH, I MEAN, MORE IMPORTANTLY, I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL.
'CAUSE I MEAN, YOU GUYS DO THIS, UM, AS VOLUNTEERS, IT'S A, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S TOUGH SOMETIMES.
'CAUSE I MEAN, I'VE SEEN, I'VE SEEN WHAT Y'ALL HAVE TO GO THROUGH.
EVERYBODY, EVERYBODY EXPECTS Y'ALL TO HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS.
AND UNFORTUNATELY, YOU KNOW, YOU ALL ARE NOT, Y'ALL DIDN'T SIGN UP FOR THAT.
Y'ALL SIGNED UP TO HELP US FORMULATE THE POLICY.
AND IT'S OUR JOB TO PUT THAT POLICY IN INTO ACTION.
IT'S NOT LOST ON GANNA AND THE STAFF, WHICH Y'ALL HAVE TO GO THROUGH.
AND I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL BECAUSE AGAIN, THIS ISN'T EASY, UH, ESPECIALLY AS ELECTED OFFICIALS.
BUT YOU KNOW, FROM OUR END, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE IN THE SAME, WE'RE IN THE SAME SITUATION OR A VERY SIMILAR SITUATION BECAUSE AGAIN, WE'RE HAVING A BALANCE NEEDS, WANTS, UH, WE'RE HAVING A BALANCE, MONETARY ISSUES, SALES TAX, PROPERTY TAX, THINGS LIKE THAT.
AND IT'S OUR JOB, MY JOB, STEPHANIE'S JOB, MY MY, UH, MY DEPARTMENT'S JOB TO PUT THAT ALL TOGETHER AND MAKE SURE THAT WE FUNCTION.
SO, UH, AGAIN, LIKE I SAID, IT'S WHAT WE SIGNED UP FOR.
I'M NOT ASKING FOR ANY KIND OF PATS ON THE BACK.
WHAT I'M, WHAT I AM ASKING FOR IS THAT THEY'LL UNDERSTAND THAT NEEDS ALWAYS, ALWAYS OUTSTRIP RESOURCES, ALWAYS.
I DON'T CARE WHO IT'S THE BIGGEST COMPANY OUT THERE, STILL GOT MORE NEEDS THAN WHAT THEY HAVE RESOURCES FOR.
SO WE'RE IN, WE'RE IN, WE'RE IN A VERY SIMILAR BOAT.
WE'VE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT.
STEPHANIE MENTIONED IT A FEW TIMES.
UH, IT'S HARD TO DO WITHOUT A LOT OF THINGS.
IF YOU'RE GONNA GROW, IT'S HARD TO BE ABLE TO MANAGE THAT WITHOUT THOSE SERVICES, STAFF CAPITAL, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, AND EVEN CAPITAL PURCHASES.
IT'S HARD TO DO IT IF YOU CAN'T, IF YOU CAN'T SPEND THE MONEY.
SO EVERYTHING WE DO, AND I MEAN, THIS IS A VERY, UM, IT'S A VERY CALCULATED BUDGET FOR Y'ALL BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO BALANCE ALL OF THAT.
AND I JUST WANT Y'ALL TO REALLY UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE TRYING THE BEST WE CAN WITH WHAT WE HAVE.
UM, AND OF COURSE THE NEEDS SURFACE, YOU KNOW, HAD A HUGE, UH, FLOODING ISSUE THAT I THINK BROUGHT THAT BACK TO LIFE.
THAT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SOME ISSUES THAT WE NEED TO DISCUSS AND THAT WE NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR.
SO THOSE ARE THE KIND OF THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO BE FLEXIBLE ON.
AND, UH, AND WE HAVE TO ADJUST THE BUDGET AND OUR DAILY ACTIVITIES TO, TO REFLECT THAT.
SO, UM, YOU KNOW, WE'RE DOING, WE'RE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE GONNA ADDRESS THE FLOODING.
UH, WE'VE GOT INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES.
LIKE I, LIKE WE ALL KNOW, YOU KNOW, THAT WE, UH, WE'VE BEEN, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT HOW, YOU KNOW, HOW ARE YOU GONNA GROW IF YOU DON'T HAVE WATER AND SEWERS? HOW ARE YOU GONNA GROW IF YOU DON'T HAVE PROPER DRAINAGE? HOW ARE YOU GONNA GROW IF THOSE FOLKS THAT ARE TRYING TO COME IN DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO THAT, THEN YOU CAN GO ONE STEP FURTHER BACK AND SAY, WELL, HOW ARE WE GONNA GROW IF WE DON'T HAVE WATER? PERIOD.
SO THOSE ARE ISSUES THAT WE ALL FACE, NOT JUST HERE AT THE CITY.
WE'RE FACING IT, YOU KNOW, VALLEY WIDE, UH, REALLY STATEWIDE.
BUT, UH, WE'RE TRYING TO DO THE BEST WE CAN FROM A PLANNING STANDPOINT.
I'M GOING TO, I'M STARTING THE, THE, THE WATER WASTEWATER MASTER PLAN, WHICH FROM WHAT I CAN TELL, WE'VE NEVER HAD.
UH, IF WE HAVE ONE, I'VE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO SEE IT.
I KNOW THERE'S BEEN PATCHWORK PIECES.
YOU KNOW, YOU'LL ADDRESS A WATER PLANT OR A WASTEWATER PLANT OR INFRASTRUCTURE WITH DISTRIBUTION OR COLLECTION.
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REAL MAGIC HAPPENS WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE WHOLE PICTURE.AND THAT'S REALLY THE ONLY WAY TO DO IT PROPERLY.
SO I GOT $150,000 FROM THE NORTH AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK.
WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE KICKING THAT OFF THE, THE ENGINEERS HERE.
UH, WE HAD, WE HAD TO CONTRACT OUR OWN ENGINEERS.
YOU ALL KNOW, UH, WE'RE GONNA START THAT PROCESS WITH THEM AND HOPEFULLY GET SOMETHING DONE HERE IN THE NEXT FOUR TO SIX MONTHS.
I MEAN, IT JUST DEPENDS ON, UH, THEIR TIMING AND THEIR, AND THEIR, AND THEIR SCHEDULE.
BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE'RE READY TO START.
WE GOT A LOT OF DEFERRED MAINTENANCE, AS Y'ALL KNOW.
UH, WE'RE NOT MUCH UNLIKE ANY OTHER CITY IN THE, IN THE UNITED STATES WHERE YOU STILL HAVE OLD LINES, CLEAN LINES, THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO DEAL WITH.
UH, BUT THAT'S WHAT, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR.
AND THAT PLAN BEGETS THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT, UH, LIST.
AND THEN YOU TAKE THAT LIST WITH THAT PLAN, AND YOU GO AND YOU, THEN YOU GO TO THE STATE, THEN YOU GO TO TWDB, THEN YOU GO TO THE ELECTED OFFICIALS, THE CONGRESSMAN, ASK FOR APPROPRIATIONS, ASK FOR THE STATE.
AND AS YOU ALL KNOW, THE STATE OF TEXAS MADE A MONUMENTAL INVESTMENT IN IN WATER UTILITIES THIS YEAR.
I THINK THEY'RE LIKE AT 12.6 BILLION.
SO THERE'S A FEW THINGS THAT HAVE COME FROM THAT.
AND AS, UH, AND I THINK THEY'RE GONNA, WELL, THEY'RE GONNA BENEFIT US.
UH, I'VE BEEN ABLE TO PUT OURSELVES IN A POSITION WHERE THAT 12.6 BILLION THAT THE GOVERNOR'S SET ASIDE IS GOING TO BE ALLOCATED FOR, AGAIN, GENERATIONAL INVESTMENTS IN, IN WATER INFRASTRUCTURE THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
BUT HOW DO YOU GET, HOW DO YOU GET TO THAT MONEY? YOU GET TO THAT MONEY WITH A PLANT, YOU GET TO THAT MONEY WITH REGIONALIZATION, YOU GET TO THAT MONEY WITH COOPERATIVE EFFORTS, NOT JUST WITH US, BUT WITH OUR SISTER CITIES, WITH FOLKS AROUND HERE THAT, YOU KNOW, WHERE IT MAKES SENSE.
YOU ALSO PASSED, UH, SENATE BILL 1169.
THAT IS THE, UH, OPPORTUNITY FOR, UH, AND IT'S AN UPGRADE TO WHAT USED TO BE, UH, PUBLIC UTILITY AGENCIES.
UH, IT'S KIND OF A, JUST KIND OF A CATCHALL TERM FOR WATER SUPPLY CORPORATIONS, MUDS, SUDS, ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF.
WELL, THEY, THEY DOUBLED, THEY, THEY'VE ADDED A LOT MORE FLEXIBILITY TO THE POAS.
UM, AND WHAT IT'S DONE BASICALLY, EFFECTIVELY IS JUST, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE NOW THEY CAN ISSUE BONDS.
UH, THEY CAN DO SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS, BUT THEY ALSO CAN DO REGIONAL COLLABORATIONS.
AND, UH, AND, AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S FOR EFFICIENCY, ECONOMIES OF SCALE, THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO, UM, THE INTERESTING PIECE ON THAT IS THAT I HAVE HAD, LAST FALL I STARTED A, A PROCESS WITH SOME OTHER CITIES IN THE VALLEY.
UM, AND WE LAID THE GROUNDWORK FOR WHAT WOULD BE THE VALLEY'S FIRST PUBLIC UTILITY AUTHORITY.
SO, UM, AND WHAT IT ENTAILS RIGHT NOW, AT LEAST ON THE SURFACE FOR OUR, OUR FIRST BIG PROJECT, UH, AND SOME OF Y'ALL THAT WERE ON THE EDC BOARD, REMEMBER, FOR DOING A WATER STUDY FOR, UH, GROUNDWATER.
AND IT'S US THREE CITIES TOGETHER.
AND, UM, THAT WOULD BE A STUDY OF GROUNDWATER, UH, AVAILABILITY IN, IN THE VALLEY.
IT INCLUDES THE UPPER VALLEY AND, AND, AND THE LOWER VALLEY.
WE HAVE A PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM.
WHAT THAT WILL DO IS FIND THE BEST SOURCES OF POTABLE WATER IN, IN A GROUNDWATER SITUATION.
THEN IT WOULD ALSO MAKE THAT IN ITSELF WOULD GOING BY VOLUME, GOING BY QUALITY, AND GOING BY TREATABILITY WOULD DICTATE ITSELF WHERE THE PLANT WOULD BE, OR A WATER PLANT TO TREAT THAT TYPE OF WATER WOULD BE BEST, BEST LOCATED.
AND THE INTERESTING PIECE ON THIS IS WE STARTED, I STARTED THIS LAST FALL, UH, KNOWING THAT THIS WAS COMING TO THE LEGISLATURE, OKAY, WE ALREADY GOT KIND OF GOTTEN THE HEADS UP.
WE KNEW IT WAS GONNA PASS, RIGHT? SO WHAT THIS HAS DONE IS HE HAS PUT US IN A POSITION TO BE AT THE, AT THE TABLE FOR THIS FIRST PUBLIC UTILITY, UH, AGENCY, UH, TO WORK TOGETHER TO FIND GOOD SOURCES OF GROUNDWATER, WHICH IS WHAT EVERYBODY NEEDS.
IT'S NOT COMING FROM THE RIVER.
IT DOESN'T DEPEND ON ANYTHING ELSE.
THERE IS SOME GOOD UNDER UNDERGROUND SOURCES OF WATER.
SO THIS WOULD BE OUR FIRST BIG PROJECT.
WE'VE, UH, WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE AT THAT SIGNING STAGE.
NOW I'M BE BRINGING THAT TO, TO YOU ALL TO, TO RATIFY AND TO EXECUTE.
NOT RATIFY, I'M SORRY TO EXECUTE FOR US GOING FORWARD, BUT, UM, IT'S A REALLY, REALLY GREAT OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE, UH, NOW WE'RE GONNA HAVE FOLKS JUMPING IN.
THEY'RE GONNA WANT TO BECOME PART OF THAT AUTHORITY OR AGENCY.
AND THEN THE OTHER PIECE IS KIND OF INTERESTING AND IT'S GOT AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMPONENT TO IT.
'CAUSE WE'RE PARTNERING WITH THE PORT COUNCIL.
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AND AND OBVIOUSLY SOME OF Y'ALL MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW THIS, THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE'S GROWING DRAFT, I MEAN, LEAPS AND BOUNDS, THEY'VE GOT A COUPLE OF ISSUES THAT ARE HOLDING 'EM BACK.THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH WATER, THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH WASTEWATER CAPACITY, CAPACITY.
BROWNSVILLE POB CANNOT SUPPLY.
SO BY PARTNERING WITH THEM, AND I GIVE THEM CREDIT FOR THAT, THAT THEY'D BE, THEY'D BE WANTING TO, TO DO THAT.
THEY, THEY, THEY OPERATE THE PORK.
BUT WHAT THEY DO BRING TO THE TABLE IS PRIVATE MONEY AND A LOT OF IT.
SO THE PLAN WOULD BE TO PUT TOGETHER THE, THE PUBLIC UTILITY AUTHORITY, WHICH WE ALREADY HAVE THE FRAMEWORK FOR.
SIGN US ALL UP, GO FORWARD, FIND OUT WHERE THERE'S GOOD WATER, BUILD A PLANT, BRING IN PRIVATE MONEY FROM THE PORT TO ACTUALLY FUND THAT PLANT.
COULD BE A HUNDRED MILLION, COULD BE 200 MILLION, COULD BE 300 MILLION.
BUT IT'S A PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP.
UH, WE COULD ALSO USE THAT REGIONALITY TO GO BACK TO THE, TO THE, TO THE, TO THE STATE AND TAP INTO SOME OF THOSE FUNDS THAT THE GOVERNOR'S PUT ASIDE.
AGAIN, THEY, THEY'RE LOOKING FOR REGIONAL PLAYS.
THEY'RE LOOKING FOR PARTNERSHIPS AND THEY'RE LOOKING FOR FOLKS THAT, UH, ARE WORKING TOGETHER AS A REGION AS OPPOSED TO JUST ONE CITY.
AND LET'S FACE IT, IT'S A REGIONAL PROBLEM.
IT'S WE'RE WE GET IT AS A CITY PROBLEM.
BUT, BUT IF WE DON'T HAVE FORWARD THINKING, UH, PROJECTS IN MIND, WE'RE ALWAYS GONNA BE BEHIND, ALWAYS.
I'M GONNA BRING, BRING THAT TO YOU ALL IT SEPARATE FROM OUR MUD.
BUT THE MUD CAN PLAY INTO IT BECAUSE THE MUD IS ANOTHER EIGHT ENTITY THAT ALSO HAS GOOD GROUND GROUNDWATER THAT CAN ACTUALLY BECOME PART OF THE PUBLIC UTILITY AGENCY.
AND AGAIN, THE BACKWARD PART OF IT GOING TO THE BOARD IS THAT WE'RE AT THE TABLE MEETING THESE FOLKS, THE FOLKS THAT ACTUALLY NEED THAT WATER WILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH OUR AGENCY, HAVE TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY NEED, AND WE HAVE FIRST PRIORITY TO TALK TO THEM ABOUT WHERE THEY WANT TO LOCATE THEIR, THEIR FACILITIES.
WHERE DO THEY WANT TO LOCATE THEIR SECONDARY AND TERTIARY TYPE SUPPORT FACILITIES.
UH, WE'RE NOT GONNA GET 'EM IN A G PLANT, BUT WE'LL GET THE, THE, THE, THE FOLKS THAT SERVICE 'EM.
AND THAT IS A BIG OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY.
'CAUSE WHEN WE START TALKING ABOUT, NO OFFENSE, BUT I DISAGREE WITH STEPHANIE, WE'RE NOT GONNA TAKE A NEGATIVE DIP ON SALES TAX.
I CAN GUARANTEE YOU THAT RIGHT NOW.
UH, WE'VE GOT TWO OR THREE BUSINESSES THAT ARE GONNA COME ONLINE AT THE END OF THE SUMMER AND THEY WORK, THEY ARE FIVE TO $8 MILLION ALL DAY LONG IN SALES TAX.
UH, THERE'S A COUPLE OTHERS THAT ARE GONNA COME ONLINE, BUT ALSO I THINK THERE'S HOME STARTS.
I'VE HAD PROBABLY SIX MEETINGS IN THE LAST, UH, 14 DAYS WITH DIFFERENT DEVELOPERS TRYING TO GO PHASE THREE, PHASE TWO, PHASE FOUR.
UH, I MEAN, THEY'RE, THEY WANT TO GROW.
UH, SO THESE ARE, THESE ARE FOLKS THAT HAVE INVESTED HERE.
UH, AND WE NEED TO BE PREPARED.
WE NEED TO BE PREPARED WITH WATER, WASTEWATER, PUBLIC SAFETY, UH, STREETS, DRAINAGE AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
EVERYBODY WANTS THE ROOFTOPS, BUT THEY WON'T COME UNLESS WE HAVE COMMERCIAL RETAIL, BUT CAN'T GET COMMERCIAL RETAIL, BUT WE DON'T HAVE ROOFTOPS.
AND HOW YOU PUT IT ALL TOGETHER IS WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE TODAY.
AND AGAIN, WE STARTED THIS, THE MAYOR AND I STARTED THIS LAST FALL WHEN WE MET WITH THESE FOLKS, THERE WAS TWO OTHER MAYORS FROM OTHER CITIES, AND IT WAS JUST A PIPE DREAM AT THAT POINT.
BUT WHEN WE SAW WHAT WAS COMING, WHEN I SAW WHAT WAS COMING, WE FIGURED IT WAS, I KNEW IT WAS GONNA BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY.
SO THIS PUTS US IN A POSITION TO BE IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT FOR WATER THAT CAN ALSO, WE CAN DOUBLE DOWN ON THAT WITH WASTEWATER.
UH, AND ALL THAT PLAYS INTO THE REGIONAL AREA.
UH, AND AGAIN, THERE'S, THERE'S A LOT OF MONEY OUT THERE FOR THAT.
BUT SAN BENITO AS A CITY, AS AN ENTITY WILL BE A BENEFICIARY TO THAT.
'CAUSE WE HAVE THE FORESIGHT TO PUT OURSELVES IN THAT POSITION TO SUCCEED.
IT IS ALL THE GREAT STUFF THAT YOU'RE DOING THERE.
I I REALLY, MY HATS OFF TO YOU TO HAVE THAT VISION, THAT FORESIGHT, TO SEE THAT AND YOU DO THE THINGS THAT YOU'VE DONE.
I JUST HAVE TREMENDOUS RESPECT AND APPRECIATION FOR YOU AND THE WORK YOU'VE GONE.
I FEAR THAT TOO MANY DON'T ALSO SEE THAT VISION.
THEY CAN'T CATCH THAT VISION COMPLETELY.
AND, AND OBVIOUSLY THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S STUFF TO DO.
BUT WE NEED, WE NEED PEOPLE TO SEE IT.
AND IN PARTICULAR, WE NEED THE STAFF TO SEE THIS.
WE NEED YOU GUYS TO UNDERSTAND WHERE IT'S WE'RE GOING.
BECAUSE GROWTH DOESN'T COME WITHOUT PAIN.
THERE'S GONNA BE SOME ISSUES THAT ARE GONNA COME UP.
THERE'S GONNA BE SOME CHALLENGES THAT ARE GONNA COME UP.
WE'VE GOTTA BE ABLE TO FACE THIS TOGETHER.
AND SO I, I JUST, I WANT YOU TO KNOW MY SUPPORT IS BEHIND THIS GUY, WHAT HE'S DOING.
I WORRY ABOUT HIM RUNNING TOO THIN.
I'VE TOLD HIM A FEW TIMES TAKE A DAY OFF EVERY NOW AND THEN BECAUSE HE'S RUNNING SEVEN DAYS A WEEK NOW WITH CONCERTS AND SERIES AND THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.
AND I KNOW A LOT OF YOU GUYS ARE AS WELL.
AND I DON'T WANT US TO REACH A BURNOUT PHASE BEFORE WE CAN ACHIEVE WHAT IT IS THAT IS ACHIEVABLE IN
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THE NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE RIGHT NOW.SO I JUST WANT TO BE REALLY CAREFUL ABOUT THAT.
SO STEPHANIE, WE'RE, WE'RE HAVING TO STAFF UP AND I APPRECIATE THAT AND THANK YOU FOR THINKING OF US.
WE'RE HAVING, YOU KNOW, UM, AN OFFSHOOT I GUESS OF THIS CONCERT SERIES.
AND I'M GONNA PUT ON MY A DC HAT.
I WANT TO JUST BE REAL CLEAR THAT WE'RE USING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION MONEY FOR THIS.
WE'RE NOT USING GENERAL FUND MONEY.
IT'S NOT COMING OUT OF THE CITY'S COFFERS.
AND IF, FOR THOSE OF Y'ALL THAT DON'T, THAT DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MONEY, THIS COMES FROM THE HALF-CENT SALES TAX AND THAT'S VERY, VERY REGULATED MONEY.
CAN'T USE IT FOR JUST SALARIES.
YOU CAN'T USE IT TO SUBSIDIZE OPERATIONS.
IS VERY, VERY, VERY RESTRICTIVE FUNDS.
AND THERE'S VERY FEW THINGS THAT THEY DO QUALIFY FOR.
AND PROMOTING THE CITY, PROMOTING OUR, OUR, OUR, OUR BUSINESSES PROMOTING THE FOLKS THAT ARE ACTUALLY INVESTING IN SAN BERNARDINO IS ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE AUTHORIZED USES.
SO THESE ARE THE KIND OF THINGS THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERAL PUBLIC UNDERSTANDS.
IF IT WASN'T FOR THAT, THAT MONEY WOULD JUST BE SITTING THERE.
SO TO, TO GO MAKE THE NEXT STEP ON THAT IS, YOU KNOW, WE'VE NEVER HAD, WE'RE, WE'RE DOING KIND OF WINDSHIELD TOUR THINGS WITH FOLKS ACTUALLY KNOCKING ON THEIR DOORS.
MARIO, UH, ANGEL, MYSELF, SOME OF YOU ALL HAVE EXPERIENCED IT TOO, TALKING TO THESE BUSINESS OWNERS AND THEY'RE SEEING A, A, A HUGE UPTICK IN SALES.
THEY'RE SEEING A HUGE UPTICK IN, UH, OVERALL BUSINESS.
UH, THE FORMULA IS WORKING FOLKS.
SO THE REAL QUESTION IS JULY OF 2025 VERSUS JULY, SAME YEAR, SAME YEAR, I MEAN, I'M SORRY, SAME MONTH, DIFFERENT YEAR VERSUS 2024.
WHAT'S THAT SALES TAX NUMBER GONNA LOOK LIKE? AND WHAT'S THAT DELTA GONNA LOOK LIKE? AND I GUARANTEE YOU IT'S GONNA BE BIGGER.
ONLY PROBLEM IS I CAN'T HAVE ACCESS TO THAT DATA UNTIL 45 TO 60 DAYS FROM NOW.
HOWEVER, WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT SOME OPPORTUNITIES TO, UH, FIGURE OUR, OUR ECONOMIC IMPACT, WHAT IT IS TO THE CITIES, I MEAN TO THE CITIES BUSINESSES, BUT ALSO TO OUR, UH, TO OUR HOTELS AND TO, AND TO THE CITIZENS OVERALL.
BECAUSE AGAIN, UH, WE REALLY TURNED THE CORNER.
I THINK A LOT OF FOLKS ARE REALLY HAPPY WITH WHAT SAN BERNARDINO STANDS FOR, WITH WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO PORTRAY AS OUR BRAND AND WHAT WE ARE GOING FORWARD.
AND ALL OF THAT HAS TO WORK TOGETHER.
NONE OF THAT STANDS ON ITS OWN.
NONE OF THAT IS AN ITEM, BECAUSE ALL OF THAT IS WHAT'S GONNA ENSURE THAT FOLKS CONTINUE TO HAVE INTEREST IN US, CONTINUE TO COME AND WANT TO INVEST, CONTINUE TO WANT TO STAY HERE INSTEAD OF LEAVING HERE, WANTING TO TAKE THEIR KIDS TO OUR, YOU KNOW, TO OUR, OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS HERE.
RIGHT? INSTEAD OF GOING SOMEWHERE ELSE.
BECAUSE AGAIN, ALL OF THAT TIES IN.
NOBODY WANTS TO GO TO A CITY THAT'S DIRTY.
NOBODY WANTS TO GO TO A CITY THAT HAS TERRIBLE STREETS.
NOBODY WANTS TO GO TO A CITY THAT HAS CRIME RATE.
THAT'S, YOU KNOW, UN UN UNBEARABLE.
NOBODY WANTS TO GO TO A CITY THAT DOESN'T HAVE GOOD PARKS.
NOBODY WANTS TO GO TO A CITY THAT HAS, YOU KNOW, TERRIBLE RESOURCES OR AN UNSTABLE GOVERNMENT.
AND WHAT I'VE SEEN HERE IS THAT NO MATTER WHAT, EVERYBODY HAS THEIR OWN DIFFERENCES AND THEY HAVE THEIR OWN OPINIONS.
YOU ALL HAVE THE, THE, THE, Y'ALL HAVE SAN BERNARD AT HEART, AND YOU HAVE THE, THE SUCCESS OF SAN BERNARD AT HEART.
AND THAT REFLECTS TO ALL OF US, BECAUSE WE SEE THAT.
AND WE'RE NOT GONNA LET YOU DOWN.
I'VE SEEN THE PASSION AND COMMISSIONER NATO'S, UH, TALKS WITH PEOPLE.
HE LOVES THIS TOWN, AND I CAN'T LET HIM DOWN.
THERE'S NO WAY I HAVE TO HOLD MYSELF AND MY STAFF TO A HIGHER STANDARD BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, IF I, IF I LET HIM DOWN, THEN I LET EVERYBODY DOWN.
GURA, SAME THING GOES FOR GOODMAN AND, AND MORALES, ALL THE, BUT I WANT Y'ALL TO KNOW SOMETHING.
AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE, WE TALK ABOUT A LITTLE BIT.
SOMETHING THAT WE DO MORE WITH ACTION THAN WE DO WITH MEETINGS OR MEMOS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
BUT I'M TELLING YOU, WE LEAD BY THIS.
WE, WE, WE, WE LEAD BY EXAMPLE.
AND YOU ALL ARE BEST EXAMINER, UH, NO MATTER WHAT.
SO I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT YOU ALL KNOW MY COMMITMENT TO YOU ALL, MY COMMITMENT TO THE STAFF AND MY COMMITMENT TO THE TAXPAYERS OF THIS, OF THIS CITY, THAT WE'RE GONNA DO THE BEST WE CAN WITH WHAT WE HAVE.
AND WE'RE GONNA PUT OURSELVES IN, IN FRONT OF THE LINE.
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BEEN EASY.A LOT OF THIS I CAN'T BRING UP.
THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN BRING UP A NORMAL CONVERSATION.
I MEAN, SOME OF THIS THE MAYOR WASN'T EVEN AWARE OF, OKAY? IT WASN'T BY DESIGN, IT WAS JUST THE WAY IT HAPPENS.
'CAUSE I DON'T WANT TO, I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING UNLESS I'M REALLY, REALLY SURE IT'S GONNA HAPPEN.
OKAY? SO THESE ARE THE KIND OF THINGS THAT ARE COMING THAT ARE GONNA PUT US IN A POSITION TO BE NOT ONLY SUCCESSFUL, BUT COMPETE.
NOT JUST HERE IN CAMERON COUNTY, BUT ALL OF SOUTH TEXAS, YOU KNOW, AND WE TALK ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING.
YOU KNOW, SOME OF OUR PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE HAVE AT THE BRIDGE, WHAT WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, THE PORT.
I MEAN, THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE CAN BE DOING, BUT THAT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PIECE IS TIED IN.
NOW WE'RE GONNA HAVE THESE FOLKS AT THE TABLE AND THEY'RE GONNA BE PART OF THAT CONTRACT.
'CAUSE I MEAN, THE PORT ITSELF, PORT BROWNSVILLE AND, AND, AND YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT BILLIONS OF DOLLARS, BILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT ARE GOING INTO THAT PORT.
WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO BE IN A POSITION TO GLEAN SOME OF THAT MONEY.
WE NEED TO BE IN A POSITION TO BE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SOME OF THAT INVESTMENT.
AGAIN, WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT KIND OF MONEY, YOU DON'T NEED MUCH.
WE'RE THE ONLY AVAILABLE DEVELOPABLE DEVELOPER FRIENDLY DIRT IN THIS PART OF THE COUNTY.
AND I CAN, I CAN GUARANTEE YOU THAT ME AND MY STAFF ARE GONNA MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE RIGHT CARPET FOR THESE FOLKS.
HAD FUN AND SUN IN HERE TODAY.
AND IT'S FUNNY, HAD FUN AND SUN IN THE BACK TALKING ABOUT THEIR SECOND PHASE OR THEIR BIG, YOU KNOW, BIG PHASE THAT THEY'RE GONNA DO ON, ON, UH, ON ZILLOW.
AND ALSO HAD ANOTHER NEIGHBOR OF, OF FUN AND SUN HERE, UH, UPSET, YOU KNOW, TALKING TO OUR ATTORNEY ABOUT WHAT HIS OPTIONS ARE GOING FORWARD, BOTH HAPPENING AT THE SAME TIME.
UNBEKNOWNST TO EITHER ONE, EITHER.
BUT THEY WERE HERE, THEY WERE ONLY HERE FOR TWO DAYS.
AND WE SOLVED ALL THEIR PROBLEMS AND THEY'RE GOING FORWARD.
UH, YOU KNOW, AND VICTOR WAS IN THERE.
DEANNA SAT IN FOR A LITTLE BIT.
THEY WEREN'T, THEY WERE, THEY WERE NOT PREPARED TO MOVE FORWARD.
THEY WERE KIND OF STALLED A LITTLE BIT.
BUT WE GOTTA DONE DO THIS EVERY DAY, FOLKS.
AND THAT'S MY COMMITMENT TO YOU.
AND THAT'S THE STAFF'S COMMITMENT.
OKAY? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR ME, JUDGE? OKAY, UH, MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO SAY I SEE A LINE, UM, ON PAGE 25 FOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF 10,000.
IS THERE ANY WAY WE CAN COME IN FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB SO WE DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THAT WHOLE ORDEAL? HAVING TO COME BACK EVERY YEAR TO, YOU KNOW, ASK FOR REQUEST FOR ANY KIND OF FUNDS OR SPONSORSHIPS? WE'RE GONNA, WE HAVE A, WE HAVE A PROGRAM AGREEMENT WITH THEM THAT WE WILL BRING BACK TO YOU AND WE CAN EMBED WHATEVER IT IS Y'ALL WANNA EMBED IN THAT MONETARILY, WHATEVER THE MONETARY FIGURE IS.
AND, UH, AND WE'LL GET IT APPROVED.
WELL, WE'LL ADD IT IF ONCE WE HAVE IT AMOUNT, WE'LL ADD IT.
AND ALSO I SEE THAT, UM, BECAUSE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT EBC, I KNOW LAST BUDGET BEFORE LAST YEAR, WE HAD EBC INCLUDED IN THIS.
PROBABLY NOT GONNA HAVE EBC IN THIS.
THIS IS A PROPOSED BUDGET, BUT FOR THE FINAL, YOU ARE GONNA SEE B, DC.
UM, I WANNA SAY THEY WANT TO MEET NEXT WEEK FOR THE FIRST, FIRST AND ONLY BUDGET WORKSHOP.
SO THEY ONLY MEET ONCE THEN ONCE THAT HAPPENED, WE'LL ADD IT, GET, THIS IS THE PROPOSED.
YOU'RE GONNA SEE THE, THE ADOPTED ANNUAL, UM, THE DATE OF THE, WHEN WE DO THE FIRST, UH, READING OF THE ORDINANCE, OF THE BUDGET, WHICH HAPPENS, THIS IS PROBABLY HERE THE SECOND, UH, MEETING IN AUGUST.
OKAY? THAT'S WHEN YOU WILL GET AN ACTUAL COPY OF, THAT'LL BE A FINAL READING FOR THIS.
BUT THAT WILL BE THE FIRST READING TO, FROM EACH, UH, THEY HAVE TO FIRST ACCEPT IT AND THEN IT WILL BRING IT HERE AND IT GOES TOGETHER WITH THE BUDGET.
IT WOULD BE OUR FIRST FOR THAT ONE TO FIND IT FOR THIS.
YOU SAID THAT FIRST, CORRECT? YES.
AND THEN AT, THEN IT, WOULD THAT HOLD US UP IF WE HAVE TO AMEND THAT BUDGET? UM, WELL, NO, BECAUSE, SO FIRST WE HAVE TO DO A PUBLIC HEARING, RIGHT? SO, AND THAT PUBLIC HEARING, YOU'RE GONNA GET THE, THE ONE THAT'S GONNA BE ADOPTED.
'CAUSE THIS IS THE SECOND BUDGET WORKSHOP.
SO LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE THAT, THAT SHE WANTS TO ADD, I'LL ADD IT TO THAT ONE, THEN I'LL PRESENT IT TO YOU AFTER THAT.
BY THEN, WE SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN WITH THE A, B, C.
SO THAT'S GONNA BE INCLUDED THERE.
NO, THEY HAVE, THEY HAVE ALREADY DECIDED.
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NO, THEY DO THEIR BUDGET WORKSHOP.RIGHT? AND THEN IT COMES TO YOU.
AND THEN BEFORE THIS, BEFORE THIS FINAL ONE, THE, THE SAME.
IT'S JUST THAT IT DOESN'T GET TO BE FINAL UNTIL SEPTEMBER.
WE CAN END ON THIS AND NOT THE EC BECAUSE THAT BEFORE THE PAST, WE'VE DONE IT ALL TOGETHER.
YEAH, IT'LL, IT'LL BE IN THAT PACKET.
BUT WHAT I'M SAYING IS NOT IN NOW, UM, THE BUDGET WORKSHOP, THEY DECIDE WHAT THEY'RE GONNA PUT ON THE A C.
RIGHT? AND THEN ON YOUR NEXT ONE, YOU'RE SAYING THERE'S GONNA BE A FINAL FOR THIS, RIGHT? YES.
AND IT'S OUR FIRST TIME SEEING AS A BOARD FOR THE A C.
SO WE HAVE TO CHANGE SOMETHING ON THE EC.
DO WE HAVE TO WAIT TO FINALIZE ON THIS? NO, BECAUSE WE WILL STILL HAVE TWO, TWO DATES COMING UP.
SO LET'S SAY, LET'S SAY I DIFFERENT GONNA BE TWO DIFFERENT, IT'S, IT'S TWO WORKSHOPS.
ABCS A DC HAS ITS OWN BUDGET WORKSHOP.
THE CITY DOESN'T HAVE A BUDGET WORKSHOP WITH A DC UNLESS YOU WANT, OTHERWISE, NORMALLY WE JUST HAVE A BUDGET WORKSHOP FOR THE SEA.
THEN A D DBC HAS ITS OWN BUDGET WORKSHOP.
ONCE THEY DECIDE WHATEVER THEY DECIDE, I'LL INCORPORATE IT TO THAT.
IT NORMALLY HAPPENS A LITTLE BIT BEFORE.
YOU SEE THE, I GUESS THE PROPOSED, UH, THIS TIME AROUND, UM, THIRD MEETING DIDN'T OVERLAP TO A WAY WHERE IT'S INCLUDED IN THIS ONE.
SO WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN WHENEVER WE DO THE FIRST, UM, READING OF THE, OF THE BUDGET, YOU'RE GONNA SEE IT THERE.
SO IF YOU WANT TO GO BACK TO THE A DC AND SAY, WE DON'T AGREE TO THIS, WE DON'T AGREE TO THAT, THIS, YOU HAVE TIME TO CHANGE IT BEFORE THE SECOND FINAL READING.
DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? WELL, WE, WE HAVE FOUR HOW TO FIVE FROM US AND ARE ON THE A, C SEND THAT IN.
AND SO I, I'D LOVE TO HEAR WHAT YOU CONCERNS ARE AND BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THOSE, YOU KNOW, EVEN PRIOR TO THAT POINT.
SO PLEASE, I'M SAYING, SHE'S SAYING OUR, OUR FINAL READINGS THE NEXT MEETING FOR THIS.
HOW ARE WE GONNA FINALIZE ON THIS? ON THE EC IS NINE.
SO FIRST WON'T BE NO, UH, WE HAVE FIRST ON, ON.
I, WE HAVE OUR FIRST WHAT WEEK HEARING, RIGHT? FIRST.
SO IF ANY OF THE CITIZENS WANTS TO BRING UP SOMETHING AND THEN YOU'LL WANNA MAKE ADDITIONAL CHANGES TO THIS, THE KIDS STILL DO IT, THEN I'LL DO THE FIRST READING OF THE ORDINANCE.
BY THAT FIRST READING OF THE ORDINANCE, YOU SHOULD HAVE, UM, THE EDC INCLUDED THERE.
SO YOU ARE, I'M ABLE TO GIVE YOU A BOOKLET LIKE THAT.
AND THEN FROM THAT FIRST, UH, READING OF THE ORDINANCE TO THE SECOND READING, THERE'S STILL LIKE A WHOLE THREE WEEKS.
WE STILL HAVE THE WHOLE MONTH OF AUGUST.
SO THEIR MEETING NEXT WEEK, UM, FOR THE FIRST READING, YOU'LL HAVE A FULL BUDGET WITH INCLUDING E, D, C.
AND THEN IF BETWEEN THAT THERE'S SOMETHING YOU WANT DISCUSS WITH THEM, THAT'LL BE, THAT'LL BE LIKE THE TWO WEEKS TO DISCUSS THAT.
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SEE US ALL ON THE SAME TIMELINE SO WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO LET WHAT YOUR CONCERNS ARE.
YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THAT'S HOW IT WAS IN THE PAST I SCHEDULING OF THE WORKSHOPS, UM, TO HAVE IT LIKE SOONER AS POSSIBLE SO WE CAN PROBABLY, SO WE HAVE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY.
I MEAN, IT'S NOT, NOT THE NORM, BUT WE DID INCLUDE IT AT 10 TENTATIVE THIRD BUDGET WORKSHOP DATE.
SO IN CASE YOU ALL WANT TO MEET ADDITIONALLY TO THIS MEETING, WE CAN, UM, HOWEVER, ASIDE FROM THAT CHANGE, I DON'T SEE OTHER FORESEE CHANGES FOR THIS BUDGET ITSELF.
BUT IF YOU WANT TO DO THAT THAT DAY, IT'S OPEN UP THERE FOR ANY OTHER THINGS YOU WANT TO DISCUSS.
THERE, IT WAS ON THE, ON THE CALENDAR
YOU LIKE, 'CAUSE I ALWAYS TRY TO DO LIKE, OKAY, LAST CALL, IF ANYTHING CHANGES HERE IT IS.
UM, I, I JUST THINK THAT THE CONCERN HERE, COMMISSIONER, UH, THE CONCERN HERE IS JUST THAT WITH, WITH THAT, THE, WOULD THE COUNCIL HAVE A CHANCE TO SEE THE FINISHED VERSION OF WHATEVER THE C BOARD RECOMMENDED? AND I THINK THE ANSWER IS YES.
'CAUSE IT WON'T BE, IT WON'T BE APPROVED UNTIL IT'S BROUGHT TO YOU ALL.
UH, AND IF SOMETHING DID STAND OUT OR SOMETHING WAS NECESSARILY, YOU KNOW, NEEDED TO BE CHANGED, WE COULD DO THAT BEFORE THE BUDGET'S ADOPTED.
'CAUSE WE HAVE 2, 2 2 HEARINGS IN BETWEEN.
SO YEAH, IT, IT WILL BE BROUGHT TO YOU ALL.
IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, IT JUST, IT'S A SMALLER, IT'S A SMALLER COMPONENT OF THE OVERALL BUDGET AND IT'S NOT GONNA CHANGE THAT MUCH.
SO, UM, STAFF AND I FIGURED IT WOULD BE OKAY.
I'M SORRY IF I CONFUSED YOU WITH THE DATES.
'CAUSE WE DO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN WE HAVE A FIRST READING IN SECOND READING.
SO THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING IS AN AUGUST.
AND ON THIS THEN FIRST READING, YOU WILL RECEIVE IT AND THEN YOU'LL HAVE TO DO THE SECOND READING TO ADOPT IT.
SO YES, YOU WOULD HAVE TWO MEETINGS TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT IT IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO WRITE THE
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AND WHEN IS THE PUBLIC HEARING, THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING? AUGUST.AND WHEN WE HAVE PC'S REPORT THEIR BUDGET BY NOT FOR THE, NOT SURE.
YOU JUST, I DON'T KNOW THE DATE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING.
NO, FOR THE FIRST READING OF THE ORDINANCE.
FOR THE FIRST READING OF THE ORDINANCE, YOU WILL, BECAUSE THIS IS TUESDAY, THE AUGUST 5TH IS TUESDAY.
SO FOR TUESDAY IT IS THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE GENERAL FUND, UH, BUDGET.
SO IF ANYBODY WANTS TO MENTION SOMETHING LIKE THE PUBLIC WANTS TO SAY LIKE WHAT MS HERE MENTIONED, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT THIS OR THAT.
THAT'S THEIR TIME TO COME AND DON'T NECESSARILY NEED TO HAVE A BUDGET TO SEE IT, BUT THEY CAN RAISE THEIR CONSTRAINTS THERE.
AND THEN AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING, UM, THE FIRST READING COMES, IF I DON'T HEAR OTHERWISE, UM, IT GOES AS, AS RIGHT NOW INCLUDING EDC.
BUT THE EDC WORKSHOP HAPPENS AT EDC.
DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? NO, IT MAKES SENSE.
OH YEAH, BECAUSE THE ED DOESN'T HOLD THE WORKSHOP FOR THE EDC.
THE D UC DOES ITS OWN WORKSHOP.
WE'LL WORK ON, WE'LL WORK ON THE DATES.
HEY, YOU GUYS THE ONLY COUNCIL MEMBER NOT ON THE FIELD.
SO THEY MIGHT KNOW SOMETHING THAT I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T WANT TO JOIN THE BOARD.
WELL, WE'LL INVITE YOU, COMMISSIONER.
WE ALREADY GOT A WARRANT FORM.
I DON'T, I DON'T CONFUS ANYBODY WITH THE DATES.
NO, I JUST THOUGHT WE HAD, WHEN WE HAVE A CHANCE TO CALL FOR THE BUDGET, I THOUGHT BY THEN WE'D HAVE ALREADY SEEN THE EDCS BUDGET PROBABLY QUITS ALTOGETHER BECAUSE YOU KNOW, IT'S READY TO GO.
OKAY, IT'S READY, BUT WE GOTTA WAIT TO SEE.
I DON'T WANT IT HOLDING US UP.
I UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
WE, WE'LL MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS.
I TRUST THE PEOPLE ON THE BOARD.
I DON'T BELIEVE OTHER QUESTIONS? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMERS? ANYBODY AGREE ON THE BOARD? ANYBODY THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM OUR DIRECTORS? HAVE ANYTHING? STOP TALKING SO MUCH.
DOES EACH DIRECTOR WORK ON ANY PART OF THEIR BUDGET? YES.
THEY, THEY MEET WITH ME, UM, TWICE THEN MEET WITH ME ONCE AND THEN AFTER THAT MEETING I'LL PRESENT IT TO CITY COMMISSION AND THEN WE'LL HEAR HIS FEEDBACK AND THEN I'LL MEET AGAIN WITH THEM.
AND THEN FROM THERE, POPULATE THE BUDGET, SEND IT OVER TO THEM, CHECK, MAKE SURE IT'S WHAT WE DISCUSSED AND HE CHANGES, NEED TO BE ADJUSTED.
AND THEN THAT'S WHEN IT'S PRESENTED TO YOU.
UH, ONE OTHER THING, MAYOR COMMISSIONERS, IF Y'ALL RECALL, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WERE HERE OR NOT, COMMISSIONER OTTO, BUT YOU WERE, WE HAD A, WE HAD A PLANNING WORKSHOP WITH THE, WITH THE COMMISSION AT THE EDC.
WE WERE ABLE TO DO A SWOT ANALYSIS.
WE WERE ABLE TO COME UP WITH PRIORITIES, WE WERE ABLE TO COME UP WITH A LOT OF THINGS.
UM, I'D LIKE TO SCHEDULE A, A FOLLOW UP TO THAT WITH YOU ALL BEFORE WE ADOPT THE BUDGET SO WE CAN SHOW YOU KIND OF WHERE WE'VE COME FROM THAT MEETING, WHAT WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED, WHAT WE'VE CHECKED OFF, WHAT'S A WORK IN PROGRESS AND WHAT WE STILL NEED TO, UH, ADDRESS, WHICH IS NOT MUCH.
SO I THINK WE ADDRESSED 'EM ALL, BUT WHAT HAS CHANGED SINCE THEN? AND WHAT DO WE NEED TO ADJUST OUR FIRE FORT TO BE IN, TO BE IN FRONT OF THE CURVE AS OPPOSED TO BEHIND IT.
SO I'D LIKE TO SCHEDULE THAT HERE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF COUPLE OF WEEKS.
WE'LL ADDRESS A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT, WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW, WHAT'S OUR STRENGTHS, WHAT'S OUR WEAKNESSES, ALL THAT.
BUT ALSO, UM, WHERE YOU ALL SEE A LOT OF WHAT WE'RE DOING, WHERE WE NEED TO GO.
SO IF WE DO HAVE TO MAKE ANY ADJUSTMENTS IN THE BUDGET, WE CAN DO SO, UH, USING THAT DATA IN Y'ALL'S INPUT.
EITHER WE CAN DO, YOU KNOW, NINE TO ONE OR EIGHT TO 12, OR 12 TO FOUR, WHATEVER, WHATEVER Y'ALL WANT.
I TOLD COMMISSIONER THAT AND I CAN GET IT DONE.
UM, Y'ALL REMEMBER HOW IT WAS.
IT'S ACTUALLY A REALLY USEFUL EXERCISE.
UH, AND IT GIVES US A REALLY GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO SEE WHAT, UH, WHAT'S ON Y'ALL'S MIND.
YEAH, IT ALLOWS US REALLY TO VOICE ALL OUR OPINION OFF OUR MIND AND NOBODY COME TOGETHER.
ALRIGHT, WE, SO I'LL BE GETTING WITH YOU'ALL ON THAT.
I KNOW WE'VE GOT A BUSY SUMMER AND A LOT OF STUFF HAPPENING, BUT I, LIKE I SAID, I JUST NEED FOUR HOURS OF YOUR TIME.
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YOU ALLIF Y'ALL WANT TO DO IT ON A SATURDAY, WE'LL DO IT ON A SATURDAY.
I KNOW I DON'T LIKE TO MESS WITH ANYBODY'S WEEKENDS, BUT I'M OPEN.
WE DON'T HAVE TO AT THE FAIRGROUND.
YOU CAN STAND ON STAGE AND DO IT.
YEAH, YOU KNOW HOW TO DO THAT.
IF I MAY SAY SOMETHING, UM, FOR Y UH, Y'ALL THAT KNOW THAT THE CONDITION MY GRANDDAUGHTER'S IN.
THANK YOU TO THE STAFF THAT HAVE TEXT ME, CALLED ME, LEFT MESSAGE, SENT PRAYERS FOR MY GRANDDAUGHTER.
UM, SHE'S STILL IN THE CRITICAL STATE.
UM, SHE DID SUFFER A STROKE SATURDAY MORNING BETWEEN THE 22ND AND THE 26TH.
UM, SHE'S DOING A LITTLE BIT BETTER TODAY.
I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THE WARM FEELING YOU GAVE US.
Y'ALL LIFTED AT US WHEN WE THOUGHT THERE WAS NO HOPE.
BUT WITH Y'ALL'S PRAYERS AND THE COMMUNITY'S PRAYERS, Y'ALL LIFTED US SET AT THAT TIME FOR THAT.
WELL, COMMISSIONER, UM, I KNOW THAT IT'S BEEN HARD.
I JUST SEEING, JUST GOING THAT WAY AND, UH, KNOWING WHAT, UH, YOU GOING HAS GONE THROUGH.
UM, I KNOW IT'S NOT EASY AND BECAUSE, UH, YOU KNOW, UM, IT'S SOMETHING THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, IT'S EVEN HARD TO, TO EVEN TOO EXPENSIVE PEOPLE WHEN THEY'VE ASKED ME, YOU SAID, LOOK, ALL I CAN TELL YOU IS JUST PLEASE KEEP HER PRAYERS BECAUSE, UM, SHE REALLY NEEDS IT.
AND, UM, WE'RE HOPING FOR THE BEST.
WE'RE HOPING THAT THAT, UH, THERE'S A MIRACLE FOR HER, UH, THAT SHE'LL PULL OUT OF IT.
UM, WITH ALL THE MOST IMPORTANT, YOU KNOW, UM, COMMENTS THAT I CAN SAY IS THAT GOD BLESS YOU ALL, GOD BLESS HER, AND, UM, TO GIVE HER THE STRENGTH AND GIVE YOU ALL THE STRENGTH, YOU KNOW, WHAT YOU ALL ARE GOING THROUGH.
UM, THERE'S TIMES THAT, YOU KNOW, WE TRY TO KEEP AWAY BECAUSE I KNOW THAT Y'ALL, THAT YOU THE TIME WITH HER AND WE DON'T WANT TAKE NOTHING.
I DON'T WANT TO TAKE NOTHING AWAY FROM YOU ALL WITH THAT.
BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, ALL TELL YOU SURE.
THAT, UH, OUR PRAYERS ARE, UM, FOR YOU AND, AND HER AND ALL THE FAMILY.
SO WITH THAT IN MIND, KNOWLEDGE TELL YOU IS, UH, UM, I'M EXPECTING A MIRACLE.
BUT WHAT'S HAPPENING THERE? WHAT'S HAPPENING? GOOD.
SO WHEN SHE DOES GET OUT, UH, I'M HOPING TO SEE HER RIGHT THERE.
OKAY? AND, UH, JUST COME AND, YOU KNOW, JUST, UH, ADDRESS ADDRESSES AND JUST SAY HI TO US.
SO, UM, YOU KNOW, JUST, I DUNNO WHAT ELSE TO TELL YOU GUYS.
BUT, UH, I KNOW THAT, UH, THIS BUDGET HAS GONE, YOU KNOW, WE'VE DONE OUR BEST AND I KNOW THERE'S STILL PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT DON'T SEE EYE TO EYE TO US WHAT WE'RE DOING.
BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF BUSINESS ALSO THAT ARE VERY, VERY HAPPY WHAT'S GOING ON? AND I TOLD YOU GUYS, UM, I SEE IT IN THERE WITH THE BUSINESS.
I SEE IT WITH SOME OF THE PEOPLE.
UM, THIS HAS BEEN A TOTAL DIFFERENT SCENERY HERE IN SANTO.
UM, I DON'T THINK IT'S, I DON'T THINK IT'S EVER THAT POSSIBLY IN HISTORY SO MANY TIMES.
WE HAD SOMETHING LIKE THIS BEFORE CONSTANTLY.
BUT, UH, THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE AGAINST IT, UM, NEIGHBORS.
BUT I SEE THE DIFFERENCE, YOU KNOW, THAT WE ARE DOING OUR BEST STREETS FRONTAGE, UH, DRAINAGE.
UM, PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT THAT WAS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT I WAS ELECTED FOR BACK IN 2018.
THAT WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING OTHER THAN ANYTHING ELSE.
PEOPLE DIDN'T EVEN TELL ME ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE OTHER THAN THE STREETS.
THAT THEY WANTED SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
THEY WANTED TO BE HEARD AND THEY WANTED ACTION FOR THE STREETS.
THEY WANTED BETTER TO GET TO IT FROM CERTAIN AREAS.
IT WAS MY PROMISE TO THEM THAT THEY WOULD GET DONE.
WE STILL HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO, BUT WE HAVE DONE SO MUCH AND PEOPLE STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND AND DON'T, I STILL GET BOMBARDED FOR IT, BUT WE HAVE DONE SO MUCH WITH DIFFERENT AREAS
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THAT ARE COMING UP AND, YOU KNOW, I JUST HOPE THAT, UH, THEY REALIZE, YOU KNOW, THAT THE, THE STAFF THAT WE HAVE HAS THE DOOR BACKWARDS TO GET THINGS DONE.YOU JUST SEE THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT THIS ONE, BUT WORRY MORE ABOUT THIS ONE.
AND I WISH IT COULD DO ALL THE WHOLE CITY IN ONE NIGHT.
DRAINAGE ANOTHER THING, ANIMAL PATROL.
AND WHEN I GET THE PHONE CALLS, I GET THE PHONE CALLS.
I'M OUT THERE TWO, THREE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING.
HE SAID, WE'RE LOOKING AT THE, YOU KNOW, I HAVE TO LOOK AT EVERYTHING.
PEOPLE THINK THAT THE PD, WELL, I LOOKED PARK, I CAME FROM IT.
I ALSO LOOK AT THE, THE PARKS.
I LOOK AT THE, THE HEALTH, THE HO AND EVERYBODY ELSE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE FRED, KEEP A EYE ON FRED.
THEY SAY, WHERE YOU AT? OKAY, TELL ME WHAT TO DO.
BECAUSE SOMETIMES YOU LOOK, I'M TOO BUSY OUT THERE WITH PEOPLE.
AND I, WHEN HE CALLS ME, HE, YOU KNOW, YOU, YOU ALL NEED TO UNDERSTAND.
WHEN HE CALLS ME, I TOLD HIM, SAYS, HEY, YOU TAKE CARE OF IT.
BECAUSE I HAD TO GO TALK TO SOMEBODY ELSE TO GET, GET MY FRIENDS TO GET B***H AT.
I STILL GO DO, DO LIKE AT HOME.
I DO HOUSE CALLS TO GO GET B***H AT, BUT I STILL GO DO IT.
WELL, IF YOU EVER WANT ME TO GO WITH I DIVIDED, CONQUER MARY, CONQUER, I'M READY TO GO.
THEY CAN ONLY B***H AT ONE OF US AT A TIME.
SO I HONESTLY, I'M HONESTLY MUCH OF TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, CALL ME AND I WILL, YOU KNOW, I'LL JUMP THE AISLE AND DO THIS BECAUSE IT IMPORTANT TO ME, PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND.
I'M SORRY IF I HEAR PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND.
I, I REMEMBER COMING IN AND GETTING ELECTED INTO THIS POSITION AND, AND ALL WE HAD WAS AN ADMINISTRATION THAT WAS NO GROWTH, DOESN'T WANT ANY GROWTH.
THEY WANTED THEIR INSTRUCTION WAS TO KEEP IT THE WAY THAT IT ALWAYS WAS.
WELL, I'M GOING FINE IF YOU WANT TO KEEP IT THE WAY THAT IT WAS.
IF YOU AS CITIZENS WANT PAY TWICE AS MUCH AS YOU'RE PAYING RIGHT NOW, MAYBE WE CAN DO THAT.
BUT THERE WAS NEVER GONNA HAPPEN AT THE RATE THAT WE WERE GETTING PAID.
THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN IS ECONOMIC GROWTH.
AND, YOU KNOW, TO PUT MORE STUFF OUT THERE, TO BRING MORE DOLLARS INTO THE TOWN, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN ONLY SQUEEZE SO MANY DOLLARS THAT THEIR DOLLARS THAT ARE OUT THERE.
THEY WANT ALL OF THESE THINGS, BUT THEY DON'T WANT ANYBODY, THEY DON'T WANT TO PAY FOR IT.
AND WE WERE, WE'RE WE'RE RUNNING DOWN A PATH RIGHT NOW THAT IS, THAT IS BRINGING MORE DOLLARS INTO 10 WE'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE.
AND YES, IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN OVERNIGHT.
SO B***H, ALL YOU WANT, BUT UNTIL WE'RE GONNA GET IT DONE.
BUT JUST, I'M SORRY, I GET REALLY FRUSTRATED WITH PEOPLE WHO CAN'T SEEM TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE DIRECTION WE'RE MOVING IN OR SEE A VISION FOR WHERE IT IS THAT WE'RE GOING.
THEY DON'T WANT HEAR FROM ME BECAUSE THEY CAN'T ARGUE.
WELL, NO, I'M NOT GONNA ARGUE WITH YOU, COMMISSIONER AT ALL.
I WHY YOU STARTED SOMETHING YOU ON MIRROR.
BUT ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS TOO, AND I I WANTED TO MENTION THIS 'CAUSE I WAS, I FORGOT.
BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, ALL THIS ATTENTION THAT WE'RE GETTING, UM, SOCIAL MEDIA AND SHARED SOME OF THE DATA WITH Y'ALL, YOU KNOW, JUST THE VISITS TO OUR PAGE AND TO OUR, YOU KNOW, OUR FACEBOOK PAGE AND, AND OUR, ALL OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE.
UM, EDWARD, YOU KNOW, WAS TELLING ME THAT WE NEEDED, WE, WE NEEDED TO HIRE SOME FOLKS.
WE'VE HAD SOME ATTRITION AS USUAL.
I MEAN, WE'VE NEVER HAD AS MANY PEOPLE APPLY FOR JOBS HERE AS WE HAVE IN THE LAST TWO, TWO AND A HALF WEEKS.
UH, AND IF YOU LOOK AT WHERE THEY FOUND AND WHERE, NO, BUT THIS IS IMPORTANT.
WHERE DID THEY FIND OUT ABOUT THE JOB? WHERE DID THEY FIND OUT ABOUT SAN BERNARDINO? WHERE DID THEY FIND OUT ABOUT, YOU KNOW, TOM GOODMAN AND HIS ANTI, UH, ESTABLISHED NO, BUT WHERE THEY FOUND OUT ON OUR, ON OUR, ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS, FACEBOOK, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER.
WE, WE ARE, WE ARE PUTTING OURSELVES OUT THERE.
NOT JUST WE'RE WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE INCREASING OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE, BUT WE'RE ALSO IN INCREASING EVERYONE'S KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT WE'RE DOING.
SO IT'S NOT JUST FOLKS COMING AND TO WE'RE THE, IT'S ALSO FOLKS COMING TO GET A JOB HERE.
UH, WE'VE NEVER HAD THAT TYPE.
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HERE TO TELL YOU THE SAME THING.THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING THAT ARE JUST OFFSHOOTS OF THIS PROCESS.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALL, WE'RE ALL GONNA BE THE BENEFICIARIES OF THIS.
AND, AND HOPEFULLY AGAIN, YOU KNOW, AND I'LL USE MY WIFE AS THE EXAMPLE, YOU KNOW, SHE KIND OF MONITORS STUFF FOR ME.
I, I DON'T HAVE A FACEBOOK ACCOUNT.
I DON'T HAVE A, I DON'T HAVE ANY, A LOT OF SOCIAL MEDIA STUFF, BUT SHE DOES.
AND WHAT SHE'S TOLD ME, AND I, AND I TRUST HER 'CAUSE SHE'S, SHE'S PRETTY, SHE'S PRETTY SHARP.
YOU KNOW, WE'VE TURNED THE CORNER FOLKS, I'M SERIOUS.
UH, IT USED TO BE 2% WAS THUMBS UP AND 98 WAS, YOU KNOW, EITHER AGAINST US OR APATHETIC.
RIGHT NOW IT'S TOTALLY OPPOSITE.
98% IS SAYING, YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M PROUD.
I GREW UP IN SANTO, MY LITTLE TOWN.
YOU KNOW, ALL KINDS OF THINGS.
AND THE OUTLIER OR THE LITTLE, THE LITTLE TWO PERCENTERS, THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT ARE JUST, YOU'RE NEVER GONNA GET THOSE.
YOU'RE NEVER, AND IT DOESN'T MATTER BECAUSE YOU'RE NEVER GONNA GET A HUNDRED PERCENT.
BUT THE POINT IS, THE CLOSER WE GET TO THAT, THE BETTER WE ARE.
AND THAT'S OUR, THAT'S OUR PLEDGE.
IT'S LIKE, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, IT'S LIKE CALCULUS.
THE CLOSER YOU GET TO THE CURVE, THE BETTER THE, THE, THE CLOSER YOU GET, YOU ALMOST GET THERE AND IT'S JUST AS, IT'S JUST AS GOOD.
BUT IT BECOMES SO SMALL OF A DIFFERENCE.
AND WE'RE JUST GETTING WARMED UP HERE, FOLKS.
YEAH, WE ARE, WE'RE JUST GETTING, WE'RE JUST ON THE CUSP OF THIS, WHERE THIS GOES.
SHE HANG ON, TOLD Y'ALL WAS GONNA GET REAL WESTERN.
'CAUSE I'M, I'M GONNA, I'M GONNA RELY ON MY WATER PLANT AND MY WASTE WATER PLANT AND MY, YOU KNOW, DISTRIBUTION AND MY COLLECTION AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
I LITERALLY HAVE HERE ABOUT THE INCREASE IN APPLICATIONS.
THAT'S A GREAT INDICATOR, RIGHT THERE IS THE SOCIAL MEDIA VIEWS THAT WE'VE HAD THIS PAST WEEK.
HAS THAT BEEN THE HIGHEST? HAVE YOU EVER HAD IT? YES SIR.
WELL, YOU KNOW, SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE, I, I DON'T, I CAN'T SPEAK FOR, YOU KNOW, BEFORE, BUT I, I, I REALLY DOUBT IT.
WE CAN CHECK THE HISTORY, BUT, WELL, I DON'T THINK IT EXISTED VERY.
YOU CAN SAY, I DIDN'T WANNA SAY THAT.
IT NEVER EXISTED ANYWAYS, BUT, UH, NOW IT IS.
SO NOW LET'S VIEWS WHAT WE GOT UP THERE.
LET'S DO IT FOR THE RIGHT WAY.
AND I TOLD GUYS, WE'RE HERE FOR THE PEOPLE, WE'RE HERE FOR THE CITIZENS.
WE MIGHT FAIL IN CERTAIN THINGS, BUT WE'LL DO OUR BEST TO GET UP AND LET'S MAKE IT RIGHT.
IT MIGHT TAKE US A LITTLE WHILE.
PLEASE UNDERSTAND, THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH WE CAN DO TO WORK WHAT WE HAVE AND WE'RE JUST TRYING TO DO THE BEST.
AGAIN, SANTO AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, SANTO, LET'S HOPEFULLY BRING BACK THE, THE, THE, UH, THE SLOGAN THAT WAS SANTO AND THE GROVE THAT WAS BACK THEN.
UM, IT TURNED TO BE SO MANY SLOGAN ON IT, BUT RIGHT NOW ALL OF IT TELL YOU THIS.
WHAT, UH, FRED HAS BEEN GOING THROUGH, ROY'S BEEN GOING THROUGH PARKS.
EVERYBODY, EVERY SINGLE PERSON HERE THAT HAS BEEN TRYING TO GET THINGS GOING FOR US AND FOR THE PEOPLE, IT HAS COME WITH A COST.
OKAY? AND I HOPE YOU GUYS UNDERSTAND THAT.
I HOPE THE PEOPLE REALIZE THAT WE'RE DOING IT FOR THEM.
I DON'T HAVE NO SKIN IN THE GAME AS FAR AS ANY OTHER THING OTHER THAN MOVING SOMETHING TO MOVE.
WITH THAT IN MIND, AGAIN, UM, I DON'T WANT TO GET THE COMMISSIONER STUFF
UM, LEMME SERVICE ANYTHING ELSE GOING ONCE, TWICE, RIGHT? NOTHING.