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[Special Commission Meetings on August 25, 2025.]
MEDIA COMMISSION 20, 20, 30.ITEM TWO, ALLEGIANCE TO A P FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THE REPUBLIC ONE NATION UNDER GOD, UNDER FLAG, A PLEDGE.
OUR FATHER AND HEAVEN, WE HUNG TOGETHER THIS AFTERNOON.
WE ARE SO GRATEFUL THAT WE CAN MEET, DISCUSS, TALK ABOUT THINGS TO IMPROVE OUR COMMUNITY, IMPORTANT TO OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
WE SEEK BY GUIDANCE AND DIRECTION.
ALWAYS WE SEEK BY SPIRIT TO BE WITH, MAKE GOOD DECISIONS AND TO BE CLEAR IN OUR MINDS AND OUR HEARTS, AND WE NOT BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO BE UNITED AND WORK TOGETHER.
GREAT PROGRESS, AND I WAS BLESSED US AND GRATEFULLY BLESSED.
CONTINUE THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT NEED BE DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES WITHIN PRAY.
AND SIR, OKAY, MR. SIR HERE, COMMISSIONERS, WE'VE GOT, UM, ITEM OR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.
UM, ITEM NUMBER ONE IS CONSIDERATION.
AND WELL, I'M GONNA ASK FOR NO ACTION ON NUMBER ONE.
UM, HAVE TO POSTPONE OUR EDC MEETING LAST WEEK, SO WE'LL BE HAVING THAT TOMORROW.
AND WE'LL TAKE THIS UP, UH, AS PART OF OUR, UH, FINAL READING ON IT NEXT TUESDAY.
ITEM NUMBER TWO, CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION PROVE RESOLUTIONS NUMBER 2 0 2 5 DASH 0 8 2 5 DASH 0 0 1 R.
REQUESTING FINANCIAL PARTICIPATION FROM THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD AUTHORIZING THE FILING AND APPLICATION FOR FINANCIAL PARTICIPATION AND MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS IN CONNECTION HERE WITH OR THEREWITH.
UH, MAYOR COMMISSIONERS, THIS IS, UH, REQUIRED.
WE, WE DID GET RE RECENTLY WE WERE MADE AWARE FROM, FROM OUR ENGINEERS AND THAT WE ARE, UM, WE DID MAKE THE, UH, THE CUT FOR THIS YEAR'S WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD FUNDING CYCLE.
UH, THE PROJECT IN QUESTION IS A 12 INCH WATER LINE RELOCATION AND OR REPLACEMENT ALONG 77.
THAT WAS A PROJECT THAT PREDATES ME, THAT WAS SUBMITTED TO THEM FOR CONSIDERATION.
UH, THERE'S ABOUT A 13%, A LITTLE OVER 13% OF APPROVAL ON THESE PROJECTS, AND WE MADE THAT CUT.
SO IT WAS KIND OF SHORT NOTICE.
THAT WAS THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF HAVING THIS MEETING SO THAT WE COULD SUBMIT OUR APPLICATION AND CONTINUE THE PROCESS SO STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
ANY QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER, FROM WHERE TO WHERE DOES THIS RUN? UM, BASICALLY, UH, ALL OF SEVEN SEVEN INSIDE CITY LIMITS OR CORRECT.
UM, THERE'S GONNA BE SOME MEANDERING A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE, SOME OF THE EXISTING BUILDINGS AND, AND, AND RIGHT OF WAYS.
UH, BUT THIS IS, UH, SOMEWHERE AROUND A $9 MILLION PROJECT AND WE'RE LOOKING AT $37 ON THAT.
SO WE HAVE TO COME UP WITH, UH, 30%.
WE'RE LOOKING TO SEE IF WE CAN GET IT ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED, UM, RULING ON IT.
BUT, UH, WE HAVE NOT, WE, WE WON'T KNOW UNTIL WE GET FURTHER INTO THE PROCESS.
HOPEFULLY IT WON'T TAKE US AS LONG AS PREDATING YOU TO GET SOME OF THESE PROJECTS GOING NEXT TIME.
WELL, THE STATE TAKES A LITTLE WHILE, BUT, UH, APPRECIATE THAT.
COMMISSIONER, FRED, IS THIS AN APPROVAL OR IS THIS A PROCESS TO GET? THIS IS A PROCESS, SO WE DON'T KNOW IF WE'VE GOT APPROVED YET.
WE, WE DID GET APPROVED FOR THE INITIAL FUNDING AMOUNT, HOWEVER, WE HAVE TO DO OUR PART WITH ALL THE FINANCIALS AND STAFF.
THE STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING WITH OUR ENGINEERS TO SUBMIT ALL THAT.
UM, THERE'S GONNA BE A, A FUNDING COMPONENT FROM OUR END.
OBVIOUSLY THERE'S A 30% MATCH.
SO ONCE ALL OF THAT IS PUT TOGETHER AND, AND, UH, AND THEY APPROVE IT, THEN WE GET, UH, WE GET THE NOTICE TO PROCEED AND THEY'LL LET THE PROJECT, I BELIEVE IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE FROM
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CORRECT? OR LESS.SO THAT'S OR LESS WHAT THEY NOW IS THAT GONNA BE BOTH SIDES OR JUST ONE SIDE? JUST ONE SIDE.
ANY NAMES? MOTION, AND, UH, ANY OTHER QUESTION? UH, FIVE.