[00:00:05] ALL RIGHT. WE'LL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER RIGHT NOW AT 6:39. [ Call to order: City Hall Council Chamber ] ANY COMMENTS? ANYBODY SIGN UP? ALRIGHT. I'LL READ THE FIRST ITEM. [1. Review and discuss Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Proposed Budget as filed and submitted pursuant to the Rosenberg City Charter, and take action as necessary to direct staff. (Luis Garza, Executive Director of Administrative Services)  ] THE. WELL, THERE'S ONLY TWO ITEMS. REVIEW AND DISCUSS. FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027 PROPOSED BUDGET AS FILED AND SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO THE ROSENBERG CITY CHARTER AND TAKE ACTION AS NECESSARY. DIRECT STAFF. LEWIS, BEFORE YOU BEGIN, I WANT TO BEGIN SOMETHING I'VE BEEN ASKED. I WAS ASKED TODAY, BARBARA AND IRVIN DIPTFORD ASKED ME. AND THEN STEVE, ONE OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS CALLED ME ABOUT A PROBLEM ON HOUSTON STREET. I'LL TELL YOU ABOUT THAT. AFTER THE MEETING, BOTH OF THEM SAID. I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE IN FAVOR OF TALKING ABOUT ME, OF RAISING TAXES. AND I SAID, WELL, NO, YOU YOU MUST HAVE EITHER MISUNDERSTOOD OR SAW THE WRONG STORY. WELL, THE NEWS REPORTED THAT YOU WERE IN FAVOR OF IT. SO LET ME BE CLEAR TO EVERYBODY. I AM NOT IN FAVOR OF RAISING TAXES. I AM THE ONE. AND, SCOTT, WE'RE IN FAVOR OF REDUCING TAXES. THERE'S A BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RAISING TAXES AND, AND AND CUTTING TAXES. RIGHT. SCOTT, YOU STILL IN FAVOR OF CUTTING TAXES? ALL RIGHT, I WANT TO I WOULD LOVE THE TAX RATE TO BE ZERO, BUT THAT'S A LONG I'M NOT EVEN WE'RE NOT ASKING ZERO. I WAS JUST I'M STILL JUST BEING REASONABLE AND RESPONSIBLE. IT'S OKAY FOR ONE IN MY OPINION. STILL THAT WOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE TO CUT TO ZERO. BUT ANYWAYS SO I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT. I'M SORRY LEWIS, YOU CAN BEGIN. THANK YOU. MAYOR, THIS AGENDA ITEM PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CITY COUNCIL TO DISCUSS THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 2027 PROPOSED BUDGET, WHICH WAS FILED AND SUBMITTED BY THE CITY SECRETARY ON FRIDAY, JULY 31ST AND WAS PROVIDED TO CITY COUNCIL STAFF, WILL PRESENT THE PROPOSED BUDGET BY FUND, DISCUSS KEY HIGHLIGHTS OF THE BUDGET AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS FROM CITY COUNCIL. SO WE WILL JUMP RIGHT INTO THE PRESENTATION. JUST A FEW OF THE KEY BUDGET DRIVERS AS WE WERE DEVELOPING THE FISCAL YEAR 27 BUDGET. JUST SOME THINGS THAT WE HAD TO KEEP IN MIND WERE THE TAX RATE. AND WE'VE MENTIONED THIS SEVERAL TIMES, THE PERSONNEL COSTS AND THE INCREASE DUE TO INFLATION AND ALSO THE COST TO REPLACE VEHICLES HAS GONE UP DRAMATICALLY THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. SO IN YOUR BOOKS, JUST TO KIND OF GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW, YOU WILL HAVE DIFFERENT SECTIONS. THEY'RE SEPARATED BY FUND. AND WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THE DIFFERENT, I CALL IT DIFFERENT BUCKETS OF MONEY. BECAUSE IN GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTING, WE HAVE GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS. EACH FUND IS PRIMARILY BASED ON THE REVENUE'S FUNDING SOURCES. SO THE FIRST FUND WE'LL TALK ABOUT IS THE GENERAL FUND, WHICH IS THE CHIEF OPERATING ACCOUNT. AND THIS ACCOUNTS FOR ALL THE REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES THAT ARE APPLICABLE TO THE GENERAL OPERATIONS OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT, EXCEPT THOSE REQUIRED TO BE ACCOUNTED FOR IN DIFFERENT FUNDS. THE REVENUES IN THIS FUND ARE PRIMARILY DERIVED FROM SALES TAX, PROPERTY TAX, FRANCHISE COURT FINES AND FEES. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVENUES. AND IF AT ANY POINT YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, JUST FEEL FREE TO STOP ME, I WILL I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. SO TO GIVE AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT THE THE PROPOSED REVENUES WERE AT 45.5 AND BASED ON COUNCIL THE TAX CEILING ON THE PROPERTY TAX DECREASING IT'S $0.30 OR LEAVING AT $0.30, WE HAVE 21.25. IN SALES TAX. WE DECREASE THE PROPERTY TAX FROM 11.5 MILLION TO 9 MILLION. WE HAVE SOME FRANCHISE AND MIXED BEVERAGE TAX 2.3. AND THEN JUST KIND OF LOOKING AT THE BOTTOM SECTION THERE. LICENSES AND PERMITS 1.6 MILLION. INTERGOVERNMENTAL FUNDS REVENUES JUST SHY OF $1 MILLION. WE HAVE INVESTMENT EARNINGS AND ALSO MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES. 1 MILLION. LOUIS, STOP RIGHT THERE. YES, SIR. WHERE IT SAYS PROPERTY TAX DECREASED. Y'ALL, YOU'RE SAYING YOU'RE PROPOSING THAT IT WILL BE DECREASED FROM YOU SAY REDUCTION IN VALUES. THAT WAS BASED ON WE PROPOSED A BALANCED BUDGET WITH THE TAX RATE OF $0.35. AND WITH THE 30 CENT TAX RATE THAT WAS PUBLISHED APPROVED LAST WEEK, WE HAD TO DECREASE 2.5 MILLION IN REVENUE. WHY DIDN'T YOU LEAVE THEM THE SAME SINCE THE COUNCIL VOTED TO LEAVE THE RATE THE SAME. WHY WOULDN'T YOU JUST LEAVE IT AS THE AS THE SAME VALUES AS IT WAS LAST YEAR? THE. TO BALANCE THE BUDGET, WE HAD TO PROPOSE A 35 CENT TAX RATE. [00:05:05] HAS THE VALUES. HAVE THEY ACTUALLY WENT WENT DOWN OR DID THEY STAY. YOU KNOW, BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN HEARING YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING'S FLAT. CERTAINLY MY VALUES ARE FLAT OR UP. I DON'T THINK ANYTHING WENT DOWN. I DON'T THINK. AND IF IT DID IT DIDN'T GO DOWN MUCH. SO MY QUESTION IS, WHEN YOU'RE I'M LOOKING AT THIS, I MEAN, AND I SEE THE WORD PROPOSED. SO BUT IN, YOU KNOW, IN ACTUAL HAS THE VALUES, THE ASSESSED VALUE FOR THE CITY GOING UP DOWN OR IS IT ABOUT THE SAME? IT'S ABOUT THE SAME. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S WHAT I'M GETTING AT. ALL RIGHT. CONTINUE. AND HERE'S JUST ANOTHER CHART. OUR SALES TAX IS ALMOST 50%. SO THAT IS SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND. WE DON'T WANT TO RELY TOO HEAVILY ON ONE SOURCE OF REVENUE. AGAIN SALES TAX IS 49% OF OUR GENERAL FUND REVENUES. AND MAYOR THIS WAS ADDED JUST TO KIND OF GIVE YOU A HISTORY OF OUR CERTIFIED TAXABLE VALUES FROM 2016 TO NOW. SO WE WERE AT 1.9 BILLION. AND NOW FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027, WE'RE AT 4.8 BILLION. HISTORY OF VALUE. YES, SIR. OKAY. SO IN 11 OR 12 YEARS, IT'S DOUBLED. YES. MORE THAN DOUBLED. 150%. YES, SIR. IF YOU GO BACK TO. NOT PREHISTORIC TIMES. BUT IF YOU GO BACK A LITTLE BIT, LOOK AT THAT. LOOK AT THAT FIGURE. SCOTT. YES, I CAN ATTEST TO THIS. I HAVE PERSONAL PROBLEM WITH THE FORT BEND KID WHO NEARLY DOUBLED THE VALUE OF MY PROPERTY IN 2 TO 3 YEARS, WHICH SOMEONE EVEN TOLD ME MIGHT HAVE BEEN ILLEGAL. SO. AND I WOULD HAVE LIKED TO HAVE SEEN IT A LITTLE BIT FURTHER BACK. THAT'S, THAT'S, I WOULD SAY THAT'S 2010, 2011. BUT ANYWAY, OBVIOUSLY I HAVEN'T BEEN, I MOVED IN DURING COVID. THAT'S WHEN I MET MY WIFE AND THE FIRST CAD REVIEW. THEY HAD HER IN TEARS. THE GUY WAS SUCH A JERK. I DON'T THINK HE WORKS FOR THEM ANYMORE. I THINK THEY'VE FIXED THEMSELVES IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. BUT BETWEEN 22 AND 24 ISH, THEY NEARLY DOUBLED THE VALUE OF OUR HOUSE. WE WERE THE SECOND HIGHEST VALUE HOUSE IN A THREE BLOCK RADIUS, AND THE ONLY THE ONLY HOUSE HIGHER VALUE THAN MINE WAS MORE THAN 1000FT² BIGGER WITH A SWIMMING POOL. YEAH. AND MY HOUSE IS ON PAR WITH EVERYBODY ELSE, SO THEY REALLY BREAK ME THROUGH THE COALS. YEAH. AND, WELL, WHEN I FINALLY GOT A FAIR HEARING AND WE GOT AND WE HAD A FAIR TRIAL, I WOULD CALL IT, AND WE GOT IT BACK DOWN TO PAR. I THINK THAT'S THE REASON WHY WE'RE SEEING SOME VALUES COMING BACK DOWN BECAUSE, WELL, BECAUSE THEY THERE WAS A BAD CAD. THEY ESCALATED. THEY JACKED US FOR YEARS. YEAH. AND OUT OF FAIRNESS TO JOYCE AND LEWIS, THE LAST TWO BARS. BUT THEN I GO BACK TO ONE BAR BEFORE THAT BECAUSE WE REALLY AIN'T AT THE LAST BAR. WE'RE ONLY SPECULATING OFF OF IT. AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE TO FIGURE OUT A BUDGET. BUT IF YOU LOOK AT WHAT THEY SUSPECT IS COMING. THE FIRST AND SECOND BAR IS NOT MUCH OF A DIFFERENCE. IN FACT, THE THE LAST BAR IS A DECREASE FROM THE SECOND TO THE LAST BAR. THE PROBLEM THAT I HAVE PHILOSOPHICALLY IS THESE ALL THESE BARS ESCALATED. SO PEOPLE EVERYTHING EXPANDS AND YOU DON'T PLAN FOR A HICCUP. THEN YOU HAVE A HICCUP AND THEN PEOPLE. AND THEN OH NO, THE SKY IS FALLING. WHAT DO YOU DO? WHAT DO YOU DO? AND WE CAN'T GET A LITTLE TAX RELIEF. WE CAN'T GET A LITTLE TAX RELIEF. AND THEN ALL THESE YEARS WE GOT SOME. SO WE GOT WE GOT HOOKED ON A LITTLE TAX RELIEF. AND THEN NOW YOU KNOW SO I MEAN THE EXPECTATION COULD AT THIS POINT. ANYWAY, THIS IS A THIS IS A GOOD CHART. LOUIS, YOU DID A GOOD JOB ON THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COULD WE GET A COPY OF IT? BECAUSE IT'S NOT IN THE BUDGET BOOK. I KNOW YOU JUST ADDED, ISN'T IT? SURE. YES. WE CAN GIVE YOU A COPY OF THIS PRESENTATION. YEAH, JUST EMAIL IT. YOU DON'T HAVE TO PRINT IT OUT. I THINK YOU EMAIL IT TO ME. YES, I CAN PRINT IT AT HOME. THANK YOU. BUT THE CITY COUNCIL'S DID A GOOD JOB. [00:10:01] IF YOU LOOK AT THE RATE THEY DID A GOOD JOB AT TRYING TO I GUESS BALANCE, NOT BALANCE OUT, BUT MAKE UP FOR THE INCREASES IN THE APPRAISAL VALUE BY GOING DOWN ON THE RATE. SO THE STAFF AND, AND THE MOSTLY DRIVEN BY THE COUNCIL. SHOULD BE COMMENDED FOR THAT. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. NOW WE'RE SHIFTING OUR GEARS TO THE EXPENDITURES IN THE GENERAL FUND. SO WE HAVE 78% OF OUR GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES IS FOR PERSONNEL. AT 35.6, WE HAVE 2.4 MILLION IN SUPPLIES, 6.6 IN MAINTENANCE AND SERVICES, AND THEY HAVE A $1 MILLION TRANSFER FOR THE STREET IMPROVEMENT FUND. AND THEN WE HAVE A SMALL OTHER EXPENSES, 31,000. AGAIN, THIS IS JUST ANOTHER DEPICTION OF OF WHERE WE'RE SPENDING IT. BY DIVISION, 57% OF OUR BUDGET IS ALLOCATED FOR PUBLIC SAFETY. AND THEN GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE DEVELOPMENT AND THEN GENERAL GOVERNMENT. AND THEN OF THAT, AGAIN, 78% DIDN'T MAKE IT ON THE PRESENTATION HERE. BUT 78% IS PERSONNEL AND BENEFITS. YES, SIR. SO AS WE'RE GOING, EACH OF THE DEPARTMENTS HAS A SUMMARY SHEET AND IT HAS THE I JUST HIGHLIGHTED FOR REFERENCE, WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING THROUGH THE BUDGET BOOK, THE DEPARTMENT, THE DEPARTMENT SUMMARY, AND THEN THE FAR RIGHT COLUMN IS THE 2627 BUDGET. AND WE ALSO HAVE THE LIST OF AUTHORIZED POSITIONS. ALL RIGHT. GIVE US A CHANCE TO FIND IT IN OUR BOOKS. WE'RE GOING TO GET THERE. THIS IS JUST A KIND OF SHOW YOU WHERE YOU'RE AT. OKAY. AGAIN, AN OVERVIEW OF THE PERSONNEL AND OPERATING COSTS IN THE GENERAL FUND. CURRENTLY IN THE BUDGET, WE HAVE ALL EMPLOYEES RECEIVING A SALARY INCREASE OF 2.5%. WE HAVE A 22.8% INCREASE IN HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS. THE CITY IS PICKING UP 12.8%, AND THEN THE INSURANCE FUND IS PAYING THE REMAINING 10%. WE DO WANT TO NOTE THAT THIS MAY BE THE LAST YEAR OF THE INSURANCE FUND CAN SUPPLEMENT THE GENERAL FUND FOR THE INCREASE IN HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS. WE WERE ABLE TO FUND IN CURRENT FISCAL YEAR 26, AND WE'RE PLANNING TO USE THE REMAINING FUND BALANCE IN FISCAL YEAR 27. THERE ARE NO NEW PERSONNEL IN THE GENERAL FUND. WE DO HAVE SOME INCREASES TO GENERAL INSURANCE FOR PROPERTY AND LIABILITY INSURANCE COVERAGE, AND WHAT'S NOT INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET IS NO. ONE TIME SUPPLEMENTAL REQUEST OR FUNDING FOR CIP. SO WHAT SO WHAT WE'RE DISCUSSING HERE IS IN THE GENERAL FUND, WE'LL BE DISCUSSING BY DIVISION. SO WE HAVE THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT. AND THEN WE HAVE IN CHARGE JUST THE DIFFERENCES FROM LAST YEAR, FISCAL YEAR, THIS FISCAL YEAR. AND IF YOU WANT TO GO INTO SPECIFIC DEPARTMENTS, THE DEPARTMENTS ARE LISTED THERE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. DO YOU ALL HAVE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ON EACH DEPARTMENT AND THE PAGE? DO YOU ALL WANT TO DO IT THAT WAY? INSTEAD OF GOING, YOU WANT TO GO THROUGH PAGE BY PAGE OR JUST SEE IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. IT'S UP TO MAYOR. AND COUNCIL SUGGESTION IS JUST ASK IF IF WE HAVE QUESTIONS. SURE. YEAH. AND LEWIS, YOU UNDERSTAND WE'RE WE'RE NOT, WE'RE NOT, WE DON'T. WE DON'T DO THIS EVERY DAY LIKE Y'ALL DO. WE DON'T WE? WE REALLY HAVE TO TAKE YOUR WELL, REALLY, YOU HAVE TO TAKE YOUR, YOU KNOW, ADVICE AND SUGGESTIONS AND, YOU KNOW, GUIDANCE. WE'RE WE'RE OUR ROLE IN THIS IS, YOU KNOW, IS TO GET, YOU KNOW, I GUESS COMMENT OR WHAT HAVE YOU FROM THE PUBLIC BRING IT HERE, GIVE IT TO Y'ALL AND Y'ALL TRY TO, YOU KNOW, ACT ON IT THERE. SO Y'ALL, I'M JUST GOING TO ASK THE COUNCIL IF THEY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. AND WE'LL START WITH RICHARD. THEN I'M GOING TO GO TO AMANDA AND I'M GOING TO GO BACK TO GEORGE. AND I'M GOING TO SWITCH OVER TO SCOTT. NO, GO DOWN TO STEVE. NOT AT THIS TIME, FELIX. NO SIR. NOT AT THE MOMENT. ALL RIGHT. SO WE'LL KEEP GOING, SIR. THE NEXT DIVISION IS THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. AND THIS CONTAINS A PLANNING CODE COMPLIANCE AND HEALTH DEPARTMENTS. AGAIN, JUST THE CHART SHOWING THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN LAST FISCAL YEAR AND THIS FISCAL YEAR. REALLY THE ONLY CHANGES IN PERSONNEL AND BENEFITS. OKAY. PLANNING DEPARTMENT CODE AND CODE ENFORCEMENT. I GUESS THAT'S CODE COMPLIANCE AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT. HOW MANY EMPLOYEES COMBINED. THAT MIGHT BE A GOOD NUMBER TO HAVE ON THERE AS WELL. [00:15:02] TOO LATE TO ADD IT TONIGHT BUT SO PLANNING THEY PROBABLY HAVE WHAT THREE FOUR PEOPLE. IT'S A TOTAL OF 21. THERE'S FIVE AND A HALF IN PLANNING. 13.5 IN CODE AND TWO IN HEALTH. OKAY. NOW CODE IS SOMEBODY ASKED ME TODAY. IN WALMART, BY THE WAY. AND THAT'S WHERE A LOT OF THE COMMENTS COME FROM, PEOPLE. AND THAT'S WHERE YOU RUN INTO PEOPLE AT RIGHT THERE IN THE POST OFFICE. OKAY. SO CODE COMPLIANCE, THEY'RE NOT JUST CODE ENFORCEMENT. THERE'S ALSO PERMITS, RIGHT? THEY DO PERMITS. THEY DO, YOU KNOW, INSPECTIONS. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE COMPLAINTS ABOUT STUFF. THEY HAVE TO GO OUT AND CHECK THIS AND CHECK THAT. OKAY. SO WE HAVE 13 FOLKS THERE. YES. WELL, THERE WAS A TIME WE DIDN'T HAVE NEAR THAT MANY. SO OKAY, WE'RE NOT DOING BAD WITH THAT. AND TWO IN THE HEALTH THAT DEPARTMENT REALLY AIN'T GROWN MUCH. YOU KNOW, I GUESS THEY'RE STEADY. THEY'RE INSPECTORS AS WELL. YES. AND THEY HEALTH DEPARTMENT DOES MOSTLY LIKE RESTAURANTS AND STUFF. OKAY. NOW, IF FOR SOME REASON, BOTH HEALTH INSPECTORS. LEFT. COULD YOU USE SOME OF THE FOLKS FROM THE CODE DEPARTMENT TO STEP INTO THOSE POSITIONS? NO. WHY? BECAUSE. HEALTH. HEALTH. THEY'RE CALLED SANITARIANS, AND THEY HAVE TO HAVE A DEGREE. SPECIAL TRAINING. THEY HAVE TO HAVE A DEGREE. AND THEY HAVE TO HAVE CERTIFICATIONS. OKEY DOKE. THAT'S GOOD INFORMATION. ALL RIGHT. WHAT'S NEXT? THE NEXT IS PUBLIC SAFETY. AGAIN THIS IS POLICE ANIMAL SERVICES, FIRE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND FIRE MARSHAL. OKAY. HOW MANY FOLKS ARE IN THE PD CURRENTLY? NOW, CHIEF. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THEY HAVE 105 BUDGETED POSITIONS. ANIMAL SERVICES, EIGHT. EIGHT FIRE SERVICES. THEY HAVE 53 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THERE'S NO PERSONNEL THERE. WELL, THE THE ONE INDIVIDUAL THAT. YEAH. HE HAS SHARED RESPONSIBILITIES. RIGHT. AND FIRE MARSHALS FOR FOR. YES, SIR. OKAY. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THAT? LET ME ASK A QUESTION ABOUT ANIMAL SERVICES. YOU KNOW WHAT NOT OMAR, WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO. WE'LL ASK THE CHIEF. SORRY ABOUT THAT. OMAR AND THE REST OF THE DEPARTMENT HEADS, BY THE WAY. WAS THERE ANYBODY HERE THAT REQUESTED THAT THESE DEPARTMENT HEADS BE HERE ON THE COUNCIL? NONE OF US. THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING. BUT WE DIDN'T REQUEST IT ANYWAYS. CHIEF THINGS THAT THE ANIMAL SHELTER. THEY HAVE EIGHT FULL TIME EMPLOYEES. YES, SIR. AND I REALIZE SOMETIMES YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY'S SICK OR ON VACATION, SOMEBODY'S HAVING A BABY. DO THEY HAVE TOO MUCH HELP? DO THEY HAVE ENOUGH HELP? WELL, KEEP IN MIND THAT THOSE ALL EIGHT, LIKE YOU MENTIONED, THEY'RE NOT THERE AT THE SAME TIME. A LOT OF THOSE SERVICES ARE EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK. EVEN WHEN THEY'RE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC, THEY STILL HAVE DUTIES THEY HAVE TO MAINTAIN IN THE CENTER. ONE OF THE MOST RECENT POSITIONS, I BELIEVE IT WAS LAST BUDGET YEAR, OR MAYBE THE ONE PREVIOUS PART TIME POSITION WAS INCREASED TO FULL TIME. AND THAT WAS FOR OUTCOMES FOR ANIMAL OUTCOMES TO HELP ADOPT MORE. YEAH. DUE TO THE INCREASED INVENTORY THAT WE HAVE AT THE SHELTER. SO THEY HAVE EIGHT AND A HALF POSITIONS. THEY HAVE EIGHT. IT WAS A PART TIME THAT WAS. SO THEY HAD SEVEN AND A HALF. YES, SIR. AND THEY'VE HAD SIX. I MEAN, IT'S GROWN SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. BUT OF COURSE THAT'S ALSO GOTTEN A LOT OF POLITICAL ATTENTION AS WELL IN THAT DEPARTMENT. SO AS FAR AS ADDING PERSONNEL TO THAT DEPARTMENT AND KEEPING UP WITH THE NEED AND THE EXPECTATIONS THAT COME WITH SOME OF THE POLICIES WE HAVE IN PLACE TO FILL THE GOALS OF GETTING AS MANY ANIMALS OUT OF THE SHELTER AS WE CAN. SO IS THE STAFF LEVEL WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE? I MEAN, I'M, WE'RE NOT RECOMMENDING THEY ADD. WELL, I'M NOT EITHER, BUT I'M ASKING IS THE STAFF LEVEL WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE? IS IT OVERSTAFFED OR UNDERSTAFFED OR STAFFED? WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE GIVEN WHAT THEY HAVE RIGHT NOW? I'D SAY THEY'RE WHERE THEY NEED TO BE. OKAY. THAT'S WHAT I WANT. [00:20:02] THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO KNOW. DOES ANYBODY HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE CHIEF ABOUT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OR ANIMAL SERVICES? AS YOU ALL KNOW, PER THE CHIEF'S REQUEST, THE ANIMAL SHELTER IS UNDER HIS AUTHORITY. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? NO. ALL RIGHT. HOW ABOUT ABOUT ABOUT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OR FIRE MARSHAL? OKAY. REGARDING THE FIRE MARSHAL'S, WE HOPE THAT WE WILL GET MORE PRODUCTIVITY WHEN IT COMES TO ENFORCING ILLEGAL FIREWORKS POPPING IN THE CITIES IN THE 4TH OF JULY. WELL, NOW, THE NEXT HOLIDAY IS GOING TO BE. NEW YEAR'S. THERE'S ACTUALLY ANOTHER ONE IN OCTOBER. IT'S DIWALI OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. IT'S SOME DIFFERENT HOLIDAY. BUT ANYWAYS. BUT I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THAT ONE. ALL RIGHT. NEXT DEAL. THE NEXT DIVISION IS THE PUBLIC SERVICES. AND WE HAVE THE CITY ENGINEER DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC WORKS, STREETLIGHTS, FLEET PARKS AND BUILDING MAINTENANCE. OKAY. CITY ENGINEER, THAT'S CHARLES PUBLIC WORKS. I THINK THEY'RE PRETTY BUSY. STREET LIGHTS AND SIGNALS. IS THAT A SEPARATE DEPARTMENT? YES, SIR. HOW MANY FOLKS ARE IN THAT DEPARTMENT? THERE'S NO PERSONNEL. HOW CAN IT BE A DEPARTMENT IF IT DOESN'T HAVE ANY PERSONNEL? IT HAS EXPENDITURES. AND DO YOU WANT TO? YEAH. THAT'S WHERE WE END UP DOING THE MAINTENANCE TO THE TRAFFIC SIGNALS AND PAY FOR THE ELECTRICITY FOR ALL THE STREET LIGHTS. I GOT YOU WOULD BE THE PUBLIC WORKS PEOPLE PROBABLY THAT SERVICE THOSE. CORRECT. OKAY. FLEET MAINTENANCE. GOTTA HAVE THEM. PARKS DEPARTMENT. HOW MANY FOLKS IN FLEET MAINTENANCE AND PARK AND PARKS AND BUILDING MAINTENANCE FLEET. WE HAVE SIX IN PARKS. WE HAVE EIGHT AND A HALF. AND THEN BUILDING MAINTENANCE, WE HAVE FOUR. FOUR IN BUILDING MAINTENANCE? YES, SIR. IS IS FOUR NEEDED IN BUILDING MAINTENANCE? I BELIEVE THEY DO WITH ALL THE DIFFERENT BUILDINGS THAT WE HAVE AND THE AGE OF THE BUILDINGS. YEAH. YEAH. WHEN WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE HVAC AND ELECTRICAL ISSUES. OKAY. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT ANY OF THESE? NOT RIGHT NOW. ALRIGHT, WE'LL GO TO THE NEXT DEAL. SO MAYOR, THESE ARE JUST JUST KIND OF GETTING SOME INFORMATION FROM COUNCIL BASED ON THE DISCUSSIONS WE'VE HAD THE LAST 2 OR 3 MEETINGS ON ADDRESSING THE BUDGET IMBALANCE. TO CONTINUE THE TEMPORARY PAUSE ON THE FILLING THE VACANT POSITIONS AND THEN LOOKING AT DIFFERENT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AND THE CONTRACTUAL SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOR COST SAVINGS. AND IF THERE'S ANY OTHER SUGGESTIONS THAT COUNCIL MAY HAVE ON ADDRESSING THAT. JOYCE, ARE YOU ARE YOU WANTING ME TO SURVEY THE COUNCIL NOW? SEE IF THEY WISH TO CONTINUE WITH THESE THIS OPINION ON THIS POLICY, I THINK SO. THIS IS THE LAST SLIDE WE HAVE ON THE GENERAL FUND. SO YEAH, IF Y'ALL WANT TO. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL START WITH RICHARD THEN. RICHARD, YOU WANT TO CONTINUE A TEMPORARY PAUSE ON FILLING VACANT POSITIONS. I THINK THE ORIGINAL THOUGHT ON THAT WAS WE WERE GOING TO WAIT TILL SEPTEMBER 1ST. RIGHT. IS THAT WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO? WELL THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO, I GUESS WHAT WE SAID OR YOU KNOW, UNLESS YOU SEE UNLESS SOMETHING COMES UP AND YOU, YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND AND LEAVE IT UP TO YOU. OKAY. GEORGE. AMANDA. YES. I WANT TO KEEP IT THE SAME RIGHT NOW. SCOTT. I'M ON BOARD WITH THE PAUSE. THE PAUSE. THAT'S THE QUESTION. STEVE, ARE YOU OKAY WITH THE PAUSE? YES, FELIX. YES. ALL RIGHT. MONITOR PROGRAM SERVICES AND CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND COST SAVINGS. THAT'S KIND OF WHAT RICHARD. WELL, WAS WHAT RICHARD SUGGESTED. SOUNDS REASONABLE. IS THE COUNCIL OKAY WITH THAT? WITH RICHARD? WANT TO RE-EXPLAIN PAPA SON MONITOR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES OF CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOR COST SAVINGS? YOU WANT TO EXPLAIN IT OR IS IT SELF-EXPLANATORY? ALL RIGHT. DOES ANYBODY OBJECT TO WHAT RICHARD SUGGESTED? I THINK FINE, AMANDA. ALL RIGHT. I THINK IT'S FINE. I THINK, YOU KNOW, WORKING OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS. I THINK WE NEED TO WORK CLOSE WITH JOYCE ON SOME CERTAIN THINGS AND TO HOW WE CAN KIND OF CUT SOME COST, [00:25:02] CONSOLIDATE SOME THINGS, STREAMLINE SOME THINGS, BUT THAT WILL TAKE, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T DO IT IN ONE MEETING. BUT I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY NEED TO WORK WITH, WITH JOYCE AND HER STAFF ON TO HAVE SOME INPUT TO, TO STAY WITHIN OUR BUDGET AND TO DO THE BEST WE CAN BEFORE WE DO ANYTHING DRASTIC. I AGREE, AND MOST OF THESE FOLKS HAVE WORKED FOR THE CITY FOR A WHILE. I THINK THEY KNOW WHAT WE'RE ASKING. WE GO, WE GOT CONFIDENCE IN YOU AND JOYCE AND THE REST OF THE FOLKS. RESPECTFULLY, WE ASK THAT Y'ALL LOOK FOR WAYS TO SAVE. SO WE'RE JUST ASKING FOLKS TO. DO THE SAME OR A LITTLE MORE FOR THE SAME AMOUNT. WELL, ACTUALLY, YOU'RE GETTING EVERYBODY'S GETTING A 2.5% INCREASE. WELL, AND I THINK, AND I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT, BUT I THINK THEY DO. BUT I THINK IF, YOU KNOW, WE AS COUNCIL, WE NEED TO GO THROUGH THIS, GO THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT, SEE, LIKE YOU'VE BEEN ASKING HOW MANY IS THERE, WHAT THEY DO SO WE UNDERSTAND THEIR NEEDS AND THEN THEY UNDERSTAND OUR CONCERNS. SO THAT'S WHY WE NEED TO REALLY WORK WITH THEM OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS TO REALLY DELVE INTO THAT. WE'RE NOT UP HERE. JUST DO THIS AND DO THAT. WE HAVE TO KIND OF UNDERSTAND IT TOO, ON HOW IT WORKS AND WHO DOES WHAT. ALL RIGHT. SO SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, JUST LIKE YOU HAVE TO DO AT HOME, YOU HAVE TO EITHER DO MORE WITH LESS OR DO MORE WITH THE SAME. IN THIS CASE WE, WE UNDERSTAND IT'S, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE HAVE TO PAY THEIR BILLS, THEY HAVE TO PAY THEIR LIGHTS AND THEIR INSURANCE. SO WE, WE DO GIVE US SOME GREAT SUGGESTIONS ON CUTTING ON CUTS. AND THERE ARE THINGS WE, THOSE WERE DISAGREED WITH THAT WE WANTED TO KEEP. BUT, BUT WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY WAS THIS BUDGET HAS A 2.5% SALARY INCREASE FOR FOLKS. SO IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE ASKING THESE FOLKS DO MORE WITH LESS MONEY, RIGHT? SO I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR, PARTICULARLY WITH THEM AND PARTICULARLY WITH THE PUBLIC, BECAUSE I, I HAD SOME FOLKS, SOME CITIZENS SAY, WELL, I DIDN'T GET A PAY INCREASE THEN I HAVE TO EXPLAIN THAT, YOU KNOW, FOLKS, SOMETIMES VERY GOOD FOLKS LEAVE THE CITY FOR A LITTLE BIT MORE MONEY. AND THEN YOU HAVE TO FIND NEW PEOPLE, YOU HAVE TO TRAIN THEM AND IT ENDS UP COSTING YOU MORE. AND SO WITH $23 MILLION IN THE BANK, I DON'T THINK I COULD SIT UP HERE STRAIGHT FACED AND SAY, WE CAN'T AFFORD TO GIVE PEOPLE 2.5% INCREASE. THAT'S JUST MY VIEW. OKAY. WHAT'S NEXT? LEWIS. SO THE NEXT SECTION IS GOING TO BE SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS. SO IF YOU TURN YOUR TAB TO TAB THREE AND THESE FUNDS ARE USED TO ACCOUNT FOR AND REPORT THE PROCEEDS OF SPECIFIC REVENUE SOURCES THAT ARE RESTRICTED OR COMMITTED TO EXPENDITURES FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES OTHER THAN DEBT SERVICE OR CAPITAL PROJECTS. SO WE'VE LISTED ALL THE SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS HERE. IF YOU ALL HAVE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THE SPECIFIC SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS, THE NEW ONE THAT WE'VE ADDED HERE IS THE ONE THAT YOU JUST APPROVED FOR THE CCPD. BUT WE HAVE THE HOTEL MOTEL FUND, CORE TECHNOLOGY AND SO ON. WE DO HAVE ONE CHANGE TO THE HOTEL MOTEL FUND, WHICH IS ON PAGE 3-8 OF YOUR BOOK. WE'RE DECREASING THE CONTRIBUTION TO OTHER ENTITIES, WHICH IS THE GRANT PROGRAM FROM 50,000 TO 0. WHICH THE FUNDING FROM THAT WILL BE SHIFTED TO COVER A BIG PORTION OF THE OPERATIONS AT THE CIVIC CENTER. FUNDS. SAVE US THE DELVING TIME HERE. CAN YOU GO THROUGH AND GIVE US THE FUND BALANCE FOR EACH OF THESE FUNDS. SURE. WOULD YOU MIND THE FUND? 212 THE HOTEL MOTEL FUND, WHICH IS ON PAGE 3-5. IT'S PROJECTED TO END THE YEAR AT 460,000 IN FISCAL YEAR 27. NO, I'M ASKING YOU WHAT THE FUND BALANCE IS TODAY. SO RIGHT NOW THE ESTIMATE IS 625,000. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE PLANNING TO SPEND 165 NEXT YEAR. OKAY. BEAUTIFICATION FUND. THE THAT FUND IS NOT A VERY ACTIVE FUND. SO THERE SHOULD BE 204,000 IN THERE. 204. GOT IT. LAW ENFORCEMENT. LAW ENFORCEMENT 657,000 657. YES. GOT IT. THE CDBG HAS 667,000. NOW THAT FUND GETS UP AND DOWN BECAUSE IT GRANT RELATED. SO IT GOES UP, YOU SPEND MONEY AND YOU GET SOME BACK. [00:30:07] THAT'S CORRECT. RIGHT? YES. ALL RIGHT. SO THAT'S NOT REALLY A GOOD FUN TO LOOK AT. OKAY. POLICE ASSET FORFEITURE FUND. WE HAVE 11,400. THAT'S IT. YES. ALL RIGHT. ROSENBERG ANIMAL CONTROL DONATION FUND. 105,000. OKAY, THAT'S NOT TOO BAD. AGAIN, THESE ARE ALL JUST ESTIMATES. WE STILL HAVE TO. YES, I GOT IT. PARK DEDICATION FUND. PARKLAND. WE HAVE 1.8 MILLION. OH, MAN. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE USING 1.3 FOR SEVERAL PROJECTS. OKAY. THE JUVENILE CASE MANAGER, 90,000. ALL RIGHT. THE CHILD SAFETY 143,000. AND CHILD SAFETY CAN BE USED DEPENDING ON WHERE IT IS FOR SPEED HUMPS AND RADAR SIGNS, CORRECT? YES. HOW ABOUT SIDEWALKS? IT'S THE LINE ITEMS THAT WE HAVE IS FOR THE SCHOOL ZONE. DO THE PAVEMENT MARKINGS DO THE ORANGE SIGNS THERE AT THE AT THE SCHOOL ZONES. PUT UP RADAR, RADAR SIGNS, SCHOOL ZONE FLASHERS. THAT'S ALSO USED FOR. WE ALSO HAVE A LINE ITEM IN THERE FOR CAMERA MAINTENANCE FOR THE PARKS. SO WE CAN KEEP UP WITH THE CAMERAS THAT OUR CITY PARKS. SO THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE ESTIMATING WOULD COME OUT OF THAT FUND FOR. I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE BUDGETING FOR. YEAH. SO IN THERE, WE HAVE A LINE ITEM FOR EACH OF THOSE THINGS. ALL RIGHT. CUZ I HAVEN'T GOTTEN THROUGH IT YET. I'M JUST AT THE I'M AT THIS PAGE. GOTCHA. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. NEXT ONE IS CONSOLIDATED COURT TECHNOLOGY BUILDING AND SECURITY FUND. WE HAVE 69,900 THERE. AGAIN. MAYOR. THESE ARE ALL RESTRICTED USES ON SPECIFIC. IS SOME OF THAT FUND CAN BE USED FOR THIS ROOM. FOR THIS FUND KNOW WHICH ONE THE THE PEG 228 I WAS ABOUT TO SAY BECAUSE I DON'T, I DON'T FEEL SECURE HERE. I MEAN, BUT BUT I'LL I'LL LIVE WITH IT. YEAH. THIS ONE IS PRIMARILY TO PAY FOR A PORTION OF THE TWO BAILIFFS SALARIES. OKAY. MUD. THE MUD HAS 929,000. BUT THAT WHAT DID Y'ALL BUDGET FOR OUT OF THAT? THAT'S THAT'S A TRANSFER TO FUND FIRE STATION NUMBER THREE. OKAY. MOST OF IT. ALL OF IT. ALL OF IT. OKAY. POLICE. FEDERAL FORFEITURE, THE POLICE, FEDERAL FORFEITURE 261,000. OKAY. A PEG CAPITAL FUND. AND THAT'S FOR IMPROVEMENTS HERE AT FOR THE MUNICIPAL CHANNEL. IT'S 335,000. WHAT DO YOU ALL WANT TO DO WITH SOME OF THAT THIS YEAR. ANYTHING. IS THAT WHAT WE COLLECT FROM LIKE DRUG BUSTS AND STUFF? THE PEG IS PRIMARILY FROM THE COMCAST FROM THE CABLE. THEY CHARGE A 1% FEE AND IT GETS RECORDED HERE. I'M TALKING ABOUT THE FORFEITURE. OH THE FORFEITURE. YES THAT IS. OKAY. WHAT'S YOUR PLAN FOR THE PEG CAPITAL? I MEAN, YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A PLAN. WE BUDGETED SOME IN CASE WE NEED TO DO ANY UPGRADES, REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT TO THE EQUIPMENT WITHIN. YOU NEVER KNOW. YEAH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. CRIME CONTROL PREVENTION DISTRICT. WELL, WE KNOW THAT THAT'S ABOUT HOW. WELL, NONE IN IT NOW. THERE'S NONE IN IT. ZERO NOW. OKAY, I KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION. FIRE STATION NUMBER THREE OPERATING THAT HAS 49,500. OKAY. AND THAT'S GOING TO PROBABLY BE COMING TO YOU ALL FOR BUDGET ADJUSTMENT PROBABLY HERE BEFORE THE FISCAL YEAR ENDS BECAUSE THEY'RE HAVING A LOT OF ROOF LEAKING ISSUES. THE BUILDING'S NOT THAT OLD, BUT LOTS OF ISSUES. SO WE'RE GETTING QUOTES RIGHT NOW TO REPLACE THE ROOF ON FIRE STATION THREE, 13 YEARS OLD CONSTANTLY. THAT'S THE ONE ON MENNONITE. I DON'T REMEMBER WHO THE CONTRACTOR WAS. DOES ANYBODY KNOW? THAT'S RIGHT. MELISSA, DO YOU REMEMBER THE CONTRACTOR? BRWBRW? ARE THEY THE ONES LOOKING TO FIX IT OR. NO, NO, WE'RE GETTING CONTRACTORS FROM ROOFERS. 13 YEARS IS NOT NOT UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THAT'S. ARE THEY BUILDING OUR NEW BUILDINGS? NO. NO. JUST GIVE YOU ALL A HEADS UP ON THAT. WE WERE GLAD WE HAD THAT 49,000 BECAUSE THAT WILL BE ENOUGH TO COVER IT. [00:35:04] YEAH WE'RE I THINK WE GOT QUOTES BETWEEN 35 40,000. ALL RIGHT. LET'S SEE IF THE COUNCIL HAS ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS. ANYBODY HAVE ANY. GEORGE, DO YOU HAVE ANY IN YOUR BOOK? ALL RIGHT. OH HANG ON. OKAY. WE'LL MOVE ALONG, I GUESS. THE NEXT SECTION IS GOING TO BE SECTION FOUR OF YOUR BOOK, WHICH IS A DEBT SERVICE. AND THIS IS USED TO ACCOUNT FOR THE REVENUES DESIGNATED FOR DEBT. RETIREMENT AND EXPENDITURES ARE TO PAY OFF THE CITY'S DEBT OBLIGATIONS. WE HAVE OUR CURRENT DEBT BALANCE OF 69.8 MILLION. OUR DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS FOR 69.8. AND THEN OUR PAYMENTS FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR, 8.25%. AND THEN OUR PRINCIPAL BALANCE AT THE END OF NEXT FISCAL YEAR WILL BE 64.4. AND THEN THE REVENUE IN THIS FUND IS PRIMARILY FROM THE PROPERTY TAXES, 5.7 MILLION. THE WATER PAYS THEIR PORTION OF 2.2 MILLION. AND THEN THE RDC PAYS THEIR 200,000. JUSTICE. LEWIS, APPROXIMATELY HOW MUCH DOES THE CITY PAY FOR DEBT SERVICE? MONTHLY. MONTHLY. AROUND 600 AND SOMETHING THOUSAND. IT'S 8.2 MILLION ANNUALLY ANNUALLY 687,000 A MONTH. ABOUT SEVEN. OKAY. YEAH. THAT'S FOR THE TOTAL DEBT. CORRECT. NOT JUST THE LAST. NOT JUST THE 2023 BONDS. THAT'S EVERYTHING. YES, SIR. EVERYTHING OKAY? OKEY DOKE. SO. WHAT'S THE TOTAL DEBT? YOU KNOW, ROUGHLY TODAY. AS YOU CAN'T SAY WE'LL PAY. YOU CAN'T SAY, WELL, LET ME PAY IT OFF TODAY. PRINCIPAL 69.8, 69.9. AFTER WE HAD THE INTEREST, IT'S ALMOST $97.5 MILLION. WE OWE PRINCIPAL. WELL, BY THE TIME YOU END UP PAYING. YEAH. BY THE TIME YOU PAINT IT. AND THAT'S IF IT'S STRETCHED OUT TO 20 YEARS. OH, WE CAN DO THAT 2045 ON THIS CHART. WELL, WE WILL HAVE PAID $97.5 MILLION ON THIS BORROWED MONEY. WE'LL HAVE A BURN THE MORTGAGE CERTIFICATE PARTY THAT DAY. WE THINK. THINK POSITIVE. ANYWAYS. WELL, IT IS WHAT IT IS. THE CITY IS IN A GOOD POSITION TO PAY IT. I HATE WE DON'T LIKE DEBT. MOST PEOPLE DON'T. BUT NOBODY ON THIS COUNCIL VOTED FOR FOR THE LAST DEBT, WHICH WAS 50 SOMETHING MILLION. BUT IF YOU TAKE OUT THAT 50 SOMETHING MILLION, IT'LL BE NOT MUCH. WELL BE ABOUT 20 MILLION LESS. ALL RIGHT. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTION ABOUT DEBT OR ANY COMMENT ABOUT DEBT? NO COMMENT. YOU WANT MORE THEN RICHARD? COMMENTING THEN I COMMENT, I HATE THAT. SO I NEED TO MAKE MY COMMENT THAT I HATE DEBT AND I HATE DEBT. MY ENTIRE PURPOSE IS. WELL. OKAY. FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IS ONE OF MY BIG THINGS AND YES, I. AMANDA, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE DEBT? WE DON'T WORK MANY YEARS TO GET IT DOWN. YEAH. YEARS AGO. AND AND I HATE THAT SOME WAS ADDED TO IT. I HOPE WE DON'T HAVE TO BE ADDING ANY MORE TO IT. YEAH, I GUESS IT REALLY DON'T MATTER WHAT IT'S ASKING THE QUESTION ABOUT IT. SORRY ABOUT THAT. SO DUMB QUESTION. ALL RIGHT. I COULD RANT FOR HOURS AND WE DON'T WANT THAT. YEAH. ANYWAY, THE DEBT SERVICE IS LIKE LEWIS SAID, IT'S ABOUT $680,000 A MONTH. SO WE EVERYBODY HAS TO KEEP THAT IN MIND. WHAT IS COUNTING, COUNTING THE DEBT SERVICE. SO IT WOULD BE THE BUDGET'S ABOUT WOULD PROPOSE IS ABOUT 44 MILLION. THE TOTAL BUDGET IS LIKE 120 MILLION WITH ALL FUNDS. THE GENERAL FUND HAS 45.5. OKAY, SO ABOUT 45 MILLION. AND OF THAT, 670,000 680,000 IS DEBT SERVICE. NO, NO. IF WE ADD CORRECT ME, THEN YOU'RE OR NO CLARIFY NOT CORRECT ME CLARIFY. [00:40:02] THE DEBT SERVICE IS SEPARATE FROM THE GENERAL FUND. SO IT'S NOT PART OF THE 45 MILLION. OKAY. WELL THAT'S BETTER THEN ISN'T IT. OR IS THAT WORSE? WELL IT'S DIFFERENT. IS THAT RIGHT? ALL RIGHT. SO ANYWAY, THE CITY'S STILL NOT IN A BAD FINANCIAL CONDITION. I JUST, YOU KNOW, YOU JUST THINK, MAN, 680,000. BUT A LOT OF THESE THINGS ARE A LOT OF THEM. WHAT WE COULD DO WITH THAT MONEY IF WE DIDN'T. YEAH, BUT A LOT OF THINGS PAY THE CREDIT CARD SERVICE. A LOT OF THEM. WERE THESE SOME OF THESE MAJOR ROADS. I'M TRYING TO THINK WHAT ELSE WERE THE BIG EXPENDITURE? MOST OF THEM OTHER THAN THE 52 MILLION. MOST OF THEM WERE MOBILITY PROJECTS WASN'T IT. CONSTRUCTION, DRAINAGE, DRAINAGE DETENTION. A LOT OF THIS WATER SOURCE SYSTEMS. YEAH. ROAD IMPROVEMENTS. WATER PLANT EIGHT WAS BUILT ON DEBT. FROM WHERE IS THAT WATER PLANT EIGHT. THAT'S JEREMIAH. RIGHT. THE LOCATION IS. EIGHT MEIER. SOUTH. OKAY. WHEN WAS THAT DEBT ISSUED? THAT DEBT WAS ISSUED IN 2015. SO IT'S BEEN A WHILE. I MEAN, MOSTLY IT'S BEEN THOSE MOBILITY BONDS. BRIAN AND SPACEK ROAD. THAT WAS IN 16. WELL, THOSE ROADS NEEDED. THAT'S WHERE A LOT OF THE GROWTH IS. SO YOU HAD TO HAD TO IMPROVE. BRIAN HAD TO IMPROVE. SPACEK. THERE WAS NO OTHER WAY AT THE TIME. IT'S BETTER TO CASH FLOW. YOU KNOW THESE SMALLER PROJECTS. IT'S BETTER TO CASH FLOW. AND THAT'S KIND OF ONE OF THE REASONS YOU WANT TO KEEP YOUR FUND BALANCE STRONG. AND ONE OF THE CONCERNS LOUIS AND AND JOYCE HAVE ABOUT TAKING MONEY OUT OF THE FUND BALANCE TO MAKE ENDS MEET FOR PAYROLL. SO I GET THAT. BUT SOMETIMES YOU GOT TO DO WHAT YOU GOTTA DO. ALL RIGHT. NEXT THE NEXT SECTION IS THE CAPITAL PROJECT FUNDS. SO IF YOU TURN TO PAGE TAB FIVE AND THESE ARE PRIMARILY FOR BIG TICKET ITEMS. THESE ARE BUDGETS ARE PROJECT BASED. SO THEY ROLL OVER FROM YEAR TO YEAR. WE HAVE DIFFERENT WE HAVE SEABORN CREEK CAPACITY FUND, THE DRY CREEK GENERAL SUPPLEMENTAL, THE STREET IMPROVEMENT FUND, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, THE ARPA, WHICH WILL BE ENDING THIS YEAR, THE CDBG MITIGATION DRAINAGE. THAT'S THE $47.5 MILLION GRANT, THE DEBT ISSUE FROM 2017, WHICH WILL BE CLOSING OUT THIS YEAR, AND THEN THE 2024 GEO BOND FUND AND THEN THE COUNTY MOBILITY PROJECT FUND. WE HAVE THE PAGE NUMBERS THERE. IF YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS. OKAY. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THESE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUNDS? I DIDN'T GET THE FIGURES FROM LEWIS, BUT IF ANYBODY WANTS THEM HE CAN GET THEM TO HIM LATER ON. YES. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THOSE? OKEY DOKEY. WE'RE MOVING. MAYBE WE'LL BE OUT BY 730. THE NEXT SECTION IS THE ENTERPRISE FUNDS. THAT'S SECTION SIX IN YOUR BOOK. AND THESE ARE PRIMARILY FUNDED THROUGH USER CHARGES FOR THE WATER, WASTEWATER, SOLID WASTE AND CIVIC CENTER FUNDS. THE FIRST ONE WE'LL BE LOOKING AT IS THE WATER WASTEWATER. WE HAVE 16.6 IN REVENUE. THE DETAILS ON PAGE 6-5. WE HAVE 9 MILLION IN WATER REVENUES, JUST SHY OF 7 MILLION ON THE SEWER SIDE AND A FEW SMALL ADMINISTRATIVE FEES. WATER TOWER LEASES AND INTEREST EARNINGS. WE ARE PLANNING TO USE 750 FROM THIS FUND BALANCE TO PARTIALLY FUND THE CAPITAL PROJECTS. LET ME TELL SCOTT AND THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT THIS. I'M NOT SURE WHERE THE CIVIC CENTER FUND COMES FROM. ISN'T THAT ALL HOT FUND? NO, IT'S IT'S MAJORITY IS IS HOT FUND. BUT ALSO THROUGH THE CHARGES THAT THEY FEES. CORRECT. GOT IT. SO THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT THIS PAGE IS THIS IS ALL FROM WATER BILL FROM THE WATER BILL. WATER BILL MONEY WE JUST HAD FOR THE MOST PART, AIN'T IT? ANY OTHER MONEY IN THERE FROM DERIVE ANYWHERE ELSE GRANTS, I GUESS MAYBE. FROM HERE, JUST RIGHT THERE. THERE'S A FEW OTHER ITEMS. YEAH. FROM THE SPIGOT. FROM THE COMMODE, FROM THE ADMINISTRATIVE FEES. FROM WATER TOWER LEASING INTEREST. CITY ACTUALLY GETS INTEREST. THAT'S NOT BAD. WELL, THAT'S HOW THEY DEPICT [00:45:10] INTEREST HERE. BY PUTTING A I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T SEE I DON'T SEE THE WELL PIGGY BANK. OKAY. THERE YOU GO. I UNDERSTAND THE CONNECTION NOW. ALL RIGHT. WATER, WASTEWATER. GO BACK TO THAT PIE. JUST A SECOND. IT'S THE SAME THING. THE ONLY THING WE ADDED HERE WAS THE SUBSIDENCE FEES. 7.7 MILLION. THAT'S ALSO YOUR WATER BILL. YEAH, WELL, WE GET A LOT OF FEEDBACK ABOUT THAT FEE ANYWAYS. OKAY. THEN HOW WE'RE SPENDING THE MONEY. THE EXPENSES. PAGE 6-8. THE PERSONNEL AND BENEFITS 3.7 MILLION. SUPPLIES 2.3. MAINTENANCE AND SERVICES 3 MILLION. WE DO HAVE A $8.29 MILLION TRANSFER. AND WE'LL BREAK IT UP IN THE NEXT SLIDE. AND THEN WE HAVE A SMALL 30,000 FOR OTHER EXPENDITURES EXPENSES. ALL RIGHT. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT. WHY DIDN'T IT SHOW UP. I'M CURIOUS TO SEE THIS. NEXT SLIDE. WHAT OTHER FUNDS. SO AGAIN THIS IS PRIMARILY BROKEN UP BY DIVISION AS WELL. WE HAVE THE CHANGES FROM ONE YEAR TO THE NEXT. THEN WE HAVE THE DEPARTMENTS LISTED THERE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. CUSTOMER SERVICE, OUR ADMINISTRATION. OUR WATER PRODUCTION DEPARTMENT. DISTRIBUTION. WASTEWATER COLLECTION, THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT. WE ALSO HAVE A RECLAIMED WATER DEPARTMENT AND THEN A NON-DEPARTMENTAL IN THE WATER FUND. SO LET ME CLARIFY TO THE COUNCIL AND AND MAYBE TO THE PUBLIC. PEOPLE COME IN AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG. PEOPLE COME IN, THEY PAY THEIR WATER BILL, WHICH GOES INTO A FUND, THE WATER WASTEWATER FUND. WELL, THE PEOPLE THAT COLLECT THE MONEY AND THAT WORK AND KEEP UP THE BOOKKEEPING AND STUFF, THEY GOT TO GET PAID OUT OF THAT FUND. SO THAT GOES TO THE GENERAL FUND. CORRECT. THE WELL, THEN WHY ARE YOU TAKING MONEY OUT OF THE WATER WASTEWATER FUND FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE EMPLOYEES? I SAID AGAIN, I'M SORRY. YEAH. OKAY. THE EMPLOYEES THAT WORK IN THE, YOU KNOW, CUSTOMER SERVICE. YEAH. YEAH. THEY'RE PAID OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND. NO, THEY'RE PAID OUT OF THE WATER WASTEWATER FUND DIRECTLY. WELL, WHAT ARE YOU TAKING MONEY OUT OF THAT FUND FOR THEN, OTHER THAN THEM FOR THE TO THE TRANSFER TO THE GENERAL FUND? YES. IT'S FOR LIKE OUR TIME AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS WHO HELP THE, THE WATER WASTE LIKE THE. BUT NOT THEM. NOT THEM. OKAY. LIKE THE CITY ENGINEER BECAUSE THEY WERE THE ENGINEER. MANY THINGS FOR THE WATER WASTEWATER. OKAY. CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, FINANCE, FINANCE, THE PAYROLL, PAYROLL. THEY ALL DO DO DUTIES FOR THE WATER. SO IF THEY DO ANYTHING FOR THE THAT BENEFITS THE WATER WASTEWATER, THEN THEY CAN TAKE MONEY OUT OF THE WATER WASTEWATER FUND, TRANSFER IT TO THE GENERAL FUND, AND PAY THE OTHER EMPLOYEES, YOU KNOW, A PORTION OF IT. I GUESS THEY KEEP UP WITH HOW MUCH TIME AND STUFF. IT'S PROBABLY NOT AN EXACT SCIENCE, BUT ANYWAY, MAKES SENSE. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS? I JUST WANTED TO SAY GIVE CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE. ON 6-12I WAS LOOKING AT THE CUSTOMER SERVICE. THE PERCENTAGE OF PHONE CALLS ANSWERED WITHIN THE TWO RINGS. I'D SAY IT'S AT 99%. YOU KNOW, THAT'S A GREAT WAY OF SHOWING HOW WE SERVE OUR RESIDENTS AND NOT KEEPING THEM WAITING FOR SUCH A LONG TIME. BUT I JUST WANT TO GIVE CREDIT TO CUSTOMER SERVICE. THANK YOU FOR WHAT THEY DO FOR OUR RESIDENTS. YEAH, THAT PART REALLY GOES TO SARAH. SHE'S OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER AND THEY ARE VERY BUSY IN THAT DEPARTMENT. AND I CAN ATTEST TO IT BECAUSE I USED TO WORK THERE. AND ALSO MY OFFICE IS LOCATED RIGHT BEHIND THE CUSTOMER SERVICE. SO I HEAR ALL THE CALLS AND I'M SURE NOT EVERYONE. SO IF YOU CALL THE THE WATER DEPARTMENT, YOU, YOU, YOU GET A LIVE PERSON. YEAH. YOU SELECT OPTION ONE TO MAKE A PAYMENT OR TWO TO SPEAK TO SOMEBODY. OKAY, GOOD. I LIKE THAT. IT'S NOT TOO MANY, NOT TOO MANY OPTIONS. AND MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN FANTASTIC. I CALLED ONCE TO TURN MY WATER OFF AT MY HOUSE AND THEY WERE THERE AND THEY WERE THERE FAST ANSWERED FAST. AND THEY WERE THEY WERE THERE SO FAST, I WAS AMAZED. THAT'S GOOD, THAT'S GOOD. YEAH. WELL, IT CAN BE FRUSTRATING WHEN YOU CALL SOMETHING AND YOU GO THROUGH THIS LONG MENU. A LOT OF PEOPLE REALLY DON'T LIKE THAT. THEY IT REALLY BUGS THEM. SO THE NEXT SLIDE IS PERMANENTLY WHAT YOU WERE DISCUSSING ON THE TRANSFER TO THE GENERAL FUND. [00:50:01] THAT'S A PORTION OF SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS FOR SUPPORT SERVICES. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE 3.3 MILLION. THAT'S A TRANSFER FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS. WE HAVE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT NUMBER TWO. THAT'S 1.5 MILLION. WE'RE UPDATING OUR WATER METER REGISTERS. THAT'S 400,000. THIS IS PHASE THREE. AND WE ALSO HAVE SOME ENGINEERING FOR LIFT STATION NUMBER FOUR. THAT'S 450,000. WE HAVE ENGINEERING DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY FOR CITY BEACH CDBG PROJECTS. AND THIS IS HALF OF THAT FUNDING NEEDED 450. AND THEN WE'RE ALSO UPGRADING THE REUSE WATER FACILITY WHICH IS ANOTHER 500 000. WE ALSO HAVE SOME RESTRICTED FUNDS. WHICH ARE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND. AGAIN THESE ARE ALL WATER WASTEWATER RELATED SUBSIDENCE FUND. ON PAGE 636 WE HAVE WATER WASTEWATER SUPPLEMENTAL FUND. WE HAVE TWO IMPACT FEE FUNDS FOR WATER. AND THEN THE SECOND ONE FOR THE WASTEWATER IMPACT FEE. AND THESE ARE ALL RESTRICTED ON HOW WE CAN USE THESE FUNDS. ANY QUESTIONS ON WATER WASTEWATER BEFORE WE MOVE ON? IF NOT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE SOLID WASTE FUND. WE HAVE EXPENSES OF 5.1 MILLION AND THEN A TRANSFER TO THE GENERAL FUND 975,000. AND THIS DOES INCLUDE A 2.5% CPI INCREASE TO SOLID WASTE RATES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027. AND AGAIN, THIS THE BILLS ARE PAID OUT OF THIS FUND. AND THEN THE MONEY WE COLLECT ON THE WATER BILLS ALSO FOR THE SOLID WASTE, GO INTO THE SAME FUND. AND DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE. AND WE'LL BE BRINGING BACK THAT THAT 2.5 INCREASE BACK TO COUNCIL TO GET THAT UPDATED ON OUR RATES? ARE YOU SAYING YOU WANT US TO RAISE THE GARBAGE RATES? IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE. I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO ASK WHEN. EVERY YEAR, WHEN WHEN WE GET THE RATE INCREASE, WE END UP COMING UP HERE FROM THE FROM THE COMPANY. I'M AFRAID THE CPI COULD BE EVEN WORSE THAN 2.5%. IT WAS IT WAS 2.9, I BELIEVE. SO IT'S LIMITED TO 2.5. DO WE GET THESE NUMBERS FROM THE FEDERAL RESERVE? WE GET IT FROM THE THE HOUSTON INDEX FOR HOUSTON AREA. ALL IN ALL, I'M NOT SURE WHAT IT IS. IT'S VERY SPECIFIC ON WHICH I KNOW. AND AND AT WHAT MONTH YOU END UP. LAST YEAR, WHERE IT COMES FROM, IT ALL COMES DOWN TO US BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO BE ASKED. YEAH. AND THE PUBLIC WILL NOT LOOK AT GFL AND THEY WON'T LOOK AT WHATEVER Y'ALL WERE TALKING ABOUT, CPI OR WHATEVER THEY'RE GOING TO LOOK AT. BB I, I KNOW IT'S IT'S WHAT THEY TELL US AND OH, I KNOW IT'S NEVER THEY GO BY WHAT WE DO HERE. OKAY. OKAY. I MEAN, WE DID LIMIT IT IN THE AGREEMENT TO 2.5. LAST YEAR IT WAS ACTUALLY LESS. IT WAS 2.1. SO IT JUST DEPENDS. BUT TRASH IS. NEEDED TRASH SERVICE, I SHOULD SAY. THE NEXT FUND IS THE CIVIC CENTER FUND, WHICH STARTS ON PAGE 645, AND ON THE LEFT YOU'LL SEE THE REVENUES FROM ONE FISCAL YEAR TO THE NEXT. AND MAYOR YOU CAN SEE THERE ON THE TRANSFER FROM HOTEL MOTEL, THE PRIMARY SOURCE OF REVENUE IN THE CIVIC CENTER IS FROM THE TRANSFER FROM THE HOTEL MOTEL. AND THEN WE HAVE THE EXPENSES LISTED THERE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CIVIC CENTER? RENTALS ARE GOING AVERAGE OR, WELL, A LITTLE BIT ABOVE. I'M JUST GLAD IT'S DOING WELL. SO FOR A NICE BUILDING, NICE BUILDING, GOOD REVENUE CHARGE BECAUSE IT'S REASONABLE. SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY CHARGE. NOW WHAT WHAT DO Y'ALL CHARGE NOW TO RENT THE CIVIC CENTER ON A SATURDAY NIGHT? WELL, WE DID JUST VOTE ON THOSE FEES A FEW WEEKS AGO. YEAH. WE RAISED THEY RAISED THEM, DIDN'T THEY? WELL, WE CHANGED THEM. YEAH. AND ON THE SATURDAY WE WE RAISED THE HOURLY FEE, BUT WE TOOK AWAY THE MINUTE, AN HOUR MINIMUM OR WHATEVER. SO WE ACTUALLY MADE IT. WAS IT TEN HOURS. I THINK IT WAS QUITE A BIT. IT WAS TEN. YEAH. TEN HOURS. SO WE MADE IT MORE REASONABLE. WELL THAT'S YOUR BIG DAY. YOU CAN'T GIVE IT AWAY. THE CIVIC CENTER. I MEAN, I KNOW IT'S BEEN OUT OF COMMISSION A COUPLE OF MONTHS, BUT PRIOR TO THAT MAN, [00:55:04] I MEAN, IT WAS IT WAS USED PRETTY HEAVY. THE CITY USES IT AND THEY LET OTHER PEOPLE USE IT TOO. UNTIL I GOT HURT AGAIN. SO WILL YOU BE LINE DANCING BEFORE TOO LONG? HAS IT BEEN REFURBISHED? SO EVERYTHING'S OPEN NOW AND WORKING? CORRECT. CORRECT. COMPLETELY OPEN. YES. I WANT TO GO BY AND SEE IT. I WOULDN'T NECESSARILY CALL IT REFURBISHED. REPAIRED. REPAIRED. WELL, WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE CIVIC CENTER. I'M SURE IT LOOKS REAL NICE. NEW CARPET. NEW PAINT. INTERNAL SERVICE. YES. SO IF YOU TURN YOUR BOOK TO PAGE TWO, TAB SEVEN. AND THESE FUNDS ARE USED TO ACCOUNT FOR THE ACTIVITIES IN WHICH ONE OR MORE DEPARTMENTS OF THE CITY PROVIDE VARIOUS SERVICES TO OTHER DEPARTMENTS, WHEREBY THE INTENT OF THE FUND IS TO RECOVER THE COST OF PROVIDING THOSE SERVICES FROM INTERNAL USER CHARGES. SO WE DO HAVE THREE. WE HAVE THE HEALTH INSURANCE FUND, PAGE 7-3. AND AGAIN, THE PRIMARY CHANGE ON HERE IS WE'RE USING 10% OF THE FUND BALANCE TO FUND THE 22.8% HEALTH INSURANCE INCREASE. WE ALSO HAVE THE FLEET REPLACEMENT FUND, WHICH IS ON PAGE 7-6, AND WE'RE PROPOSING TO REPLACE SEVEN VEHICLES AND ONE MOWER IN FISCAL YEAR 2027. THE FUNDING IS ALREADY THERE FOR THESE VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT. THE LAST ONE IS A TECHNOLOGY FUND, PAGE 7-9, AND THE MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT INCLUDES FUNDING TO FUND A VIDEO SURVEILLANCE ARCHIVER SYSTEM FROM THE FUNDS FUND BALANCE OF 100,000. HOW MANY FOLKS ARE IN THE IT DEPARTMENT NOW? WE HAVE A TOTAL OF. SIX POSITIONS, SIX FUNDED POSITIONS. CURRENTLY WE HAVE FIVE. WE HAVE ONE OPEN. DON'T FILL IT UNTIL WE GIVE YOU THE GREEN LIGHT, PLEASE. IN FACT, ANY OF THESE POSITIONS. OKAY. WE GOOD? YES, SIR. ANY QUESTIONS? AND THERE WILL BE A TIME IT WILL HAVE TO BE FILLED. BUT JUST, YOU KNOW, JUST, YOU KNOW, FOR RIGHT NOW. IF YOU DON'T MIND, PLEASE JUST PUT THE BRAKES AND WE WILL. WE'LL GO THROUGH THESE INCREMENTALLY, LITTLE BY LITTLE BY LITTLE BY LITTLE. LET'S JUST LET'S GET THIS BUDGET DONE. WE'LL GET THE TAX RATES SET AND THEN WE'LL WE'LL MOVE ON. ALRIGHT. WHAT'S NEXT? THE LAST SECTION IS SECTION EIGHT OF YOUR BOOK, WHICH IS THE RDC, WHICH STARTS ON PAGE 8-2. SO THE RDC BOARD APPROVED THE RDC BUDGET ON JULY 8TH. THE PRIMARY CHANGES HERE WERE WE REDUCED THE SALES TAX IN HALF DUE TO THE REALLOCATION OF SALES TAX FROM THE RDC TO THE CCPD, WE ALSO REDUCED SEVERAL LINE ITEMS. TO MATCH THOSE SAME REDUCTIONS IN REVENUES, THE RDC IS FUNDING 2.7 MILLION 2.75 MILLION FOR VARIOUS PROJECTS. WE HAVE THEM LISTED THERE ON THE SCREEN ON THE LEFT WE HAVE 5000 FOR FORT BEND TRANSIT. UP TO 750,000 SUBTOTAL. AND THEN ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, WE HAVE DIFFERENT RDC PROJECTS THAT TOTAL 2 MILLION. IN 2020 425, THE RDC, I THINK NETTED ABOUT 3.4 MILLION. IT WAS 925,000. I'M SORRY, 925,000. HOW MUCH DID THEY. I'M SORRY. NOT NETTED. HOW MUCH DID THEY. GROSS. SO THEY. IF YOU TURN TO PAGE 8-4, WE HAVE 7.4 MILLION IN REVENUES AND THEN EXPENSES. WE HAD 5.4 MILLION. OKAY. 7.4. SO. IF YOU WENT FROM THOSE NUMBERS AND THE CCP, THAT NUMBER WOULD BE CUT IN HALF. SO IT'S ABOUT 3.36. WE ESTIMATE 3.43.4 SINCE WE'VE SEEN A DECLINE. AND THERE THEY ARE. SO IF WE IF WE IF WE LOOKED AT THOSE AND WE, WE THINK SALES TAX WOULD BE ABOUT THE SAME. RIGHT. FLAT TO CORRECT. IF IT DIDN'T GO BELOW. ALL RIGHT. SO IF THE DC IS Y'ALL ARE BUDGETING 2.7. AND IF THEY, IF THEY GENERATE 3.4, THEN THEY'LL HAVE SOME MONEY LEFT OVER, WHICH IS A GOOD THING. [01:00:03] AND I'M NOT. NO, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE MONEY LEFT OVER. WE'RE ACTUALLY YOU HAVE IF WE'RE TAKING A SEVEN AND YOU'RE GETTING THREE POINT. 4.7 IS JUST THE PROJECT'S. THEIR TOTAL EXPENSE EXPENDITURES IS 3.9. WELL, WHY DID YOU OVER BUDGET FOR SOMETHING THAT YOU KNOW YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET THEN? BECAUSE YOU KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO GET 3.4. WHY WOULD YOU PRESENT A BUDGET FOR 3.9? BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO USE 300,000 FOR ONE TIME EXPENDITURES, WHICH IS THESE PROJECTS ON THE SCREEN. I THOUGHT, I THOUGHT WE'RE SO ADAMANT NOT TO GET INTO FUND BALANCE. WE'VE ALWAYS SAID FUND BALANCE IS FOR ONE TIME EXPENDITURES. OKAY. WELL, WE'LL LET THE RDC FIGURE THAT OUT AS WELL. I DON'T I CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING THAT'S PRESSING THAT PRESSING IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THAT THAT YOU WOULD NEED TO GET 300,000 OUT OF THAT FUND. THERE'S THE LIST ON THE SCREEN. LET US KNOW WHAT YOU WANT. LET'S GO THROUGH THE LIST THEN. JUST AT FIRST GLANCE, I DON'T SEE ANYTHING LIFE OR DEATH HERE. PERSPECTIVE. BUSINESS INCENTIVE. NOT MUCH. DETAILS. BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT GRANT. YOU STILL WANT TO CONTINUE THAT? BECAUSE YOU GOT RID OF THE HOT FUND GRANT. THE RDC BOARD DID DECIDE TO FUND THAT. SO THEY STILL WANT TO GIVE MONEY TO MILLIONAIRES. THAT'S WHAT THEY'VE BEEN DOING. THEY'VE BEEN GIVING GRANTS TO MILLIONAIRES. IT'S ALL APPROVED BY THE RDC BOARD. MAYBE THE COUNCIL SHOULD HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT THAT. SITE READINESS PROGRAM. THAT'S FOR BUSINESSES COMING IN. JOYCE CAN TELL YOU. YEAH. MARY CAN COME UP AND EXPLAIN THAT. AND WHAT ARE THE IDEAS FOR THE CORRIDOR FOR A 98? I MEAN, JUST WHAT ARE THE IDEAS FOR THAT FUND RIGHT NOW ON THAT? WE'VE BEEN PUTTING MONEY ASIDE FOR THAT PROJECT SO THAT ONCE WE HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE, WE'LL HAVE FUNDING THERE TO, TO DO SOME PROJECTS. OKAY. SO THERE'S NO PLAN YET. NO, THAT'S GOING TO ALL BE COMING TO COUNCIL HERE SOON WITH SOME IDEAS AND THOUGHTS. BUT THAT'S A VERY LONG PROCESS. AND THE SITE READINESS IS JUST TO BRING IN BUSINESSES. SO THE SITE READINESS PROGRAM IS BEING CRAFTED NOW. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF THE PROJECTS ON THE SCREEN THAT ARE ACTUALLY BEING LEFT WITHIN, WITHIN OUR FUND RESERVES, BUT TAGGED FOR THE SPECIFIC PURPOSES. SO SITE READINESS PROGRAM WOULD BE ONE OF THOSE THAT WE ARE CREATING A PROGRAM NOW THAT WOULD BE APPROVED BY THE RTC BOARD AND BY CITY COUNCIL FOR HOW WE WOULD LIKE TO USE THOSE FUNDS IN THE FUTURE. WE WOULD NOT BE NOTICING A PROJECT FOR A SITE READINESS PROGRAM THIS YEAR BECAUSE I. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT POLICY IN PLACE. TYPICALLY, A SITE READINESS PROGRAM IS GOING TO ACCOUNT FOR THINGS LIKE FOR BUSINESSES COMING IN THAT YOU ARE GETTING A SITE THAT IS FULLY READY SO THAT IT IS MARKETABLE FOR THE RIGHT OPPORTUNITY AT THE RIGHT TIME. TIME IS VERY IMPORTANT WHEN BUSINESSES ARE COMING IN, AND IF YOU HAVE SITES THAT ARE TRULY READY, THEY HAVE ALL OF THE WATER SEWER EXTENSIONS THAT THEY NEED. IF THERE'S ROAD IMPROVEMENTS THAT WOULD NEED TO BE DONE ON THE AREA, THINGS THAT WE WOULD NORMALLY COVER ANYHOW, THAT WE WOULD PRIORITIZE FOR A SITE SO THAT IT IS READY TO GO AND WE CAN BRING IN NEW JOBS, CAPITAL EXPENDITURES, AND SECURE THOSE PROJECTS IN THAT TIME THAT THEY REALLY NEED TO MAKE THAT DECISION. IT'S THE PRIVATE CAPITAL EXPENDITURE THAT THEN BECOMES PROPERTY TAX REVENUE, SALES TAX REVENUE FOR US. SO FUTURE USE SAME AS THE 90 AYE. MONEY IS 98. YES. THERE IS NOT A SPECIFIC PROJECT THAT'S GOING TO BE NOTICED RIGHT NOW THAT WE'D BE SPENDING THAT MONEY ON. IT IS EARMARKING IT FOR A LARGER 98 PROJECT. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THAT. WE DO HAVE SOME OTHER REVENUE OR FUNDS THAT ARE IN OUR BALANCE SPECIFICALLY FOR US 98 REVITALIZATION. THIS WOULD BE ADDING TO THAT SO THAT WHEN WE DO HAVE A PROJECT READY, WE HAVE FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR THAT. SO BUT IF YOU RUN SHORT WITH THE OTHER PROJECTS, THOSE FUNDS ARE NOT BEING USED YET. YOU COULD MOVE IT TO BALANCE OUT ONE OF THESE OTHER PROJECTS TO FINISH IT. IN THEORY, YES, THE, THE WAY THAT OUR, OUR PROJECT RESERVES WORK, WE HAVE DIFFERENT I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WOULD CALL IT FUND BALANCES FOR THOSE LINE ITEMS, BUT WE HAVE EARMARKED FUNDS FOR THESE PROJECTS IN PARTICULAR, WHEN WE SAY THAT WE'RE TAKING FROM FUND BALANCE, IT'S IT'S JUST THAT WE ARE EARMARKING THESE THINGS AND THERE ALWAYS CAN BE ADJUSTMENTS MADE TO THAT, AND IT CAN BE ADJUSTED IF NEED BE. YEAH. GOING TO THE OKAY. TYPICALLY YOU KNOW, SOME OF THOSE PROJECTS DO HAVE MONIES LEFT OVER OR THINGS LIKE THAT. [01:05:01] SO THERE IS ADJUSTMENTS THAT CAN BE MADE. OKAY. OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT. WANT TO SPEAK TO THAT. THAT'S WHAT WE WERE PROPOSING HERE. AND YOU WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT WE WERE I MEAN TO THE REGULAR BUDGET, THAT WE WERE TRAITORS, THAT WE SUGGESTED GETTING INTO THE FUND BALANCE HERE. Y'ALL, YOU WORKED ON THIS BUDGET, RIGHT, MARY? YES, SIR. IT IS THE DIRECTOR THERE, IS IT? WELL, I'M NOT SAYING TAKING IT FROM THE MAJOR FUND BALANCE, THEY CAN REDUCE THIS FIGURE FOR THE 90 AYE IF THEY'RE SHORT $100,000 ON ONE OF THE OTHER PROJECTS, THEY'RE $300,000 BUDGETING $300,000 MORE THAN CAN THEY NOT YOUR PROJECT THAT YOU'RE BUDGETING TO BRING IN, OR IS THIS THIS FUNDS PUT INTO THE FUND BALANCE, FUND BALANCE, KEEPING FUND BALANCES FOR ONE TIME EXPENDITURES. AND THAT'S WHAT YOU DIDN'T HAVE THAT VIEW. YES. WHEN I BROUGHT IT UP, I SAID, WAIT A MINUTE, THAT MAYOR, I'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS. YES. YOU DIDN'T HAVE IT TWO WEEKS AGO. YES, I HAVE MAYOR FOR FIVE, TEN YEARS. I'VE TOLD YOU FUND BALANCES FOR ONE TIME. CAPITAL EXPENDITURES WHEN WE HAVE NOT TALKING ABOUT REDUCING TAXES AND STILL GIVING THE FOLKS 2.5% INCREASE. YOU SHOULDN'T DO IT. YOU SHOULDN'T DO IT. YOU SHOULDN'T DO IT. THAT'S OPERATING EXPENSES. THAT'S ONE, NOT ONE TIME CAPITAL PROJECTS. WELL, WHETHER IT'S CAPITAL PROJECTS OR, OR, OR SALARIES, IT'S STILL DIPPING. IT'S STILL GETTING INTO YOUR BALANCE. OKAY. AND THERE'S A BIG DIFFERENCE. THIS IS ALL JUST SWITCHING MONEY AROUND FROM FUNDS TO FUNDS TO FUNDS. SO WHERE IS WHERE'S THE OUTRAGE NOW OVER THIS? AND MY POINT IS WE DIDN'T NEED TO BE OUTRAGED. AND IT NOT SO MUCH NOW BECAUSE I LOOKED AT THE FUND BALANCE. IT'S VERY HEALTHY $9 MILLION. BUT WHERE? WHERE WAS THAT OUTRAGE? WHERE'S THE OUTRAGE NOW? WHERE'S THE OUTRAGE NOW? FELIX, IT'S A DIFFERENT USE OF WHAT THEY'RE USING IT FOR. DIFFERENT OPINION ON USE. ANYWAYS, I THINK THAT THE. I THINK THAT Y'ALL WILL ACTUALLY COVER. I'LL BE OPTIMISTIC. I THINK YOU'LL BE ABLE TO COVER. AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, WHEN THAT DAY COMES A YEAR FROM NOW THAT YOU PROBABLY WON'T HAVE GOT INTO THE FUND BALANCE BECAUSE THEY MAY NOT HAVE SPENT IT ALL. SO WE'LL, WE'LL SEE, GOD WILLING. WE'RE ALL STILL AROUND. ALL RIGHT. REMINDERS ON UPCOMING DATES. SO YES, MAYOR, WE HAVE TUESDAY, AUGUST 25TH. WE HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE BUDGET. AND THEN ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST IS WHEN YOU'LL VOTE TO ADOPT THE BUDGET AND THE TAX RATE. AND THEN IF WE NEED ANOTHER MEETING, WE'LL HAVE IT ON SEPTEMBER 2ND. TO FINISH WHAT'S TODAY? THE TODAY'S HE'S 11TH. THE 11TH TO THE 18TH. ON THE 18TH WE DON'T HAVE SOMETHING RELATED TO THE BUDGET ON THE 18TH? NO, SIR. ARE WE MEETING? ARE WE OFF? WE'RE MEETING. YEAH, IT'S A REGULAR MEETING. OKAY. WELL, MAYBE SOMETHING WILL COME UP BETWEEN NOW AND THEN FOR THE BUDGET. IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO GET THEM OUT OF THE WAY. MAYBE WE CAN GET IT DONE A LITTLE EARLY. DID Y'ALL GET THE FIGURES CERTIFIED FROM THE COUNTY YET? YEAH, THOSE HAVE BEEN IN HERE ON THE FOURTH WHEN WE PRESENTED THEM TO Y'ALL. THEY'RE PRETTY SOLID ON THOSE. YES. THEY HAVEN'T CHANGED MUCH. WERE THEY STILL REAL FLAT OR. YES, SIR. REAL CLOSE. YEAH. THAT'S PRETTY RARE. I DON'T RECALL THAT. OKAY. SO THE 25TH, WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE BUDGET. WE CAN TAKE INPUT AND OPINION. YEP. FOLKS CAN COME IN, SAY LEAVE THE RATE THE SAME, REDUCE, INCREASE WHATEVER. AND TO TO TALK ABOUT SERVICES TO CORRECT. AND THEN Y'ALL WANT TO TRY TO ADOPT THE BUDGET ON THE 1ST OF SEPTEMBER. YES, SIR. OKAY. SO WE HAD A COUPLE OF CITIZENS HERE. CAROLYN IS HERE NOW AND LORI COOK WERE HERE AND Y'ALL KNOW THEM AND THE STAFF DOES TOO, AND THEIR FRIENDS. AND I WANT TO ADDRESS THEIR CONCERNS. SO WHAT WAS LORI COOK REFERRING TO THAT IN THE BUDGET? AND KERRY, I THINK IF YOU COULD COME TO THE MICROPHONE, MAYBE YOU COULD ANSWER THAT. WHAT'S LORI'S CONCERN? THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE PROVIDED BECAUSE I DON'T BELIEVE THERE'S GOING TO BE I DON'T BELIEVE THERE'S THAT THAT THIS BUDGET IS NOT GOING TO PROVIDE FOR FOR FOR WHAT HER CONCERN IS FROM WHAT FROM WHAT I GATHER, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTOOD, WHAT LORI WAS TALKING ABOUT IS SHE LIVES HERE IN TOWN, AND SHE DIDN'T WANT TO SEE ANY OF HER SERVICES CUT FOR HER RESIDENTS. WELL, SPECIFICALLY, THAT'S ALL I KNOW THAT SHE TALKED ABOUT. DID SHE DISCUSS SHE DIDN'T TELL YOU ANYTHING ABOUT PARKS? [01:10:02] SHE'S BEEN BUSY WITH LITTLE LEAGUE TOURNAMENTS, SO SHE CALLS ME WITH LITTLE LEAGUE BUSINESS WHEN SHE DOES CALL. HAS THERE BEEN ANYTHING IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET THAT CONCERNS YOU IN TERMS OF WHAT YOU ALL BEEN ASKED TO JUST KIND OF KEEP EVERYTHING. CONTAINED IN THIS BUDGET? WHAT'S THE MATTER? LET ME TALK. I KNOW, BUT WE'RE KIND OF GETTING OFF SUBJECT. I THINK SO. I'VE I'VE WORKED FOR FOR THE PUBLIC IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR 30 YEARS AND THEN BEEN HERE. SO WHATEVER THE BUDGET IS, THE OFFSET, THAT'S WHAT I WORK WITHIN. THAT'S WHAT I AGREE. YOU KNOW, THAT IS VERY WELL, SAID CARRIE. SO. BUT IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CONCERNS YOU ABOUT IT? ABOUT THIS BUDGET? MAYOR I DON'T THINK THOSE QUESTIONS SHOULD BE DIRECTED. YOU HAVE DIRECT STAFF HERE. NOW, WHY DID YOU HAVE THEM HERE IF YOU DIDN'T WANT US TO, TO BE ABLE TO WELCOME TO COME IF THEY IF YOU DON'T MIND, LET ME FINISH. YOU'RE ASKING ME? CARRIE, PLEASE JUST ANSWER QUESTIONS THAT ARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE PARKS DEPARTMENT. THAT'S WHAT HE'S ASKED. THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING HIM. THAT'S. I'M ASKING YOU QUESTIONS DIRECTLY TO TO THE PARKS DEPARTMENT AND BUDGET. WE PROPOSED BUDGET. WE WILL MAKE DO WITH WHATEVER Y'ALL APPROVE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. LET ME ASK CAROLYN. CAROLYN, WHAT IS YOUR CAN YOU COME OVER HERE AND TELL US SPECIFICALLY WHAT YOUR CONCERN IS ABOUT THIS BUDGET THAT YOU THINK THAT THIS BUDGET IS NOT GOING TO PROVIDE? BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO ADDRESS IT. AND PLEASE BE SPECIFIC. WHEN THE THREE OPTIONS WERE PRESENTED A FEW WEEKS AGO, I WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE SOME OF THE LINE ITEMS WERE ALMOST CUT IN HALF, LIKE THE STREETS FROM, WHAT WAS IT, 1 MILLION TO 500,000. AND, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS ITEMS CUT OUT OF THE ANIMAL SHELTER. THOSE IMPACT OUR CITIZENS. SO YOU'RE JUST GENERALIZING. YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING SPECIFIC. I THINK IT ALL PERTAINS TO WHAT THE CITIZENS NEED IN THIS CITY. BUT YOUR CONCERN WAS ABOUT STREETS AND PETS. YEAH. WELL, BASICALLY ALL OF THE THE THINGS THAT WERE CUT DOWN. SO YOU DON'T THINK THERE'S ONE THING THAT COULD HAVE BEEN REDUCED IN THE BUDGET? I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH A LOT OF IT UNTIL I SAW IT TONIGHT. WE'RE FAMILIAR WITH IT AND WE'RE GOING THROUGH STUFF AND WE'RE TRYING TO REDUCE. SO I WANT TO ASSURE YOU AND EVERYBODY ELSE I CAN'T THINK OF THERE'S ONE THING, NOT ONE THING THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO PROVIDE IN THIS CITY THAT WE'VE ALREADY BEEN PROVIDING, THAT WE'RE, THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO PROVIDE. AGAIN. CAN ANYBODY THINK OF ANYTHING? YEAH, I CAN THINK OF ONE. I KNOW THERE'S ONE THAT I'VE BEEN GETTING TEXT MESSAGES ABOUT THE LIVE FOR FACEBOOK. IT DOESN'T COST ANYTHING. AND THEY'RE CONSTANTLY ASKING WHAT HAPPENED? WHY DID WE TAKE IT OFF? I DON'T BELIEVE IT COST ANY MONEY THAT THAT'S A THAT MAYBE YOU CAN JUST MAKE IT CLEAR POLICY DECISION IF YOU CAN JUST MAKE IT CLEAR FOR ME. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANY ANY SPECIFIC MUNICIPAL SERVICE? AND BY THE WAY, I DON'T THINK OF FACEBOOK AS A MUNICIPAL SERVICE. THE YOUNG GENERATION CAN YOU CAN YOU THINK OF A MUNICIPAL SERVICE? I ASKED YOU THE QUESTION, CAN YOU MAKE IT KNOWN WHY WE TOOK IT DOWN? BECAUSE YOU WILL HAVE YOU WILL HAVE TO TALK TO JOYCE ABOUT THAT. RIGHT NOW, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT FOLKS SAYING THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO PROVIDE THIS SERVICE OR THAT SERVICE. ALL RIGHT. I DIDN'T THINK SO. SO WE'RE GOOD. IF ANYTHING COMES UP FROM ANYBODY, LET US KNOW AND WE WILL WE WILL MAKE SURE MAKE SURE EVERYBODY'S UNDERSTOOD BECAUSE THIS BUDGET IS HOW MUCH MORE MILLIONS THAN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET. 2.7. SO LAST YEAR, TOTAL REVENUE. I MEAN TOTAL EXPENDITURES. 111 AND THEN THIS FISCAL YEAR IS 119, SO 8.5 MILLION. BUT WE ADDED THE CCP BUDGET. SO TOTAL 8.5 MILLION. OKAY. DOES THAT IS THAT WITH OR WITHOUT THE CCP. THAT'S WITH THE CCP. OKAY. SO ABOUT 8 MILLION MORE IN COST. MAYBE NOT SO MUCH IN SERVICES BUT CERTAINLY IN COST. SO MAYBE, YOU KNOW. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN LET THE PUBLIC KNOW ABOUT. ANYBODY HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BUDGET? [01:15:02] DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR US. SO NEXT WEEK NO BUDGET DISCUSSIONS NO BUDGET DISCUSSIONS. ALL RIGHT. I THINK THERE'S NOTHING ELSE. ARE WE READY TO ADJOURN? ALL RIGHT, I'LL MOVE. WE ADJOURN. WHO WILL SECOND THE MOTION? STEVE? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE BY SAYING I. YOU'RE OPPOSED. SAY NO. WE'RE ADJOURNED. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.