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GOOD AFTERNOON. IT IS 607. TODAY IS THURSDAY, AUGUST 7TH, 2025 AND I WANT TO CALL TO ORDER A SPECIAL BOARD MEETING OF DUNCANVILLE COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. HERE IN DUNCANVILLE CITY HALL. FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA. THE MEETING HAD TO CALL TO ORDER. FOLLOWING THAT, WE WILL HAVE INVOCATION, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. AND I WILL READ THOSE. SO IF YOU WILL STAND WITH ME. TO GOD, OUR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE LIFT UP YOUR NAME IN THANKSGIVING AND PRAISE FOR THE OPPORTUNITY THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN US TO ENJOY LIFE, HEALTH, AND STRENGTH. AND ANOTHER DAY. WE ARE THANKFUL, DEAR GOD, THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN US THIS WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THIS GREAT CITY OF DUNCANVILLE, AND WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD LEAD, GUIDE AND DIRECT OUR THOUGHTS THAT WE MIGHT ACCOMPLISH YOUR HEART'S DESIRE FOR THIS COMMUNITY AND DO THINGS DECENTLY AND IN ORDER. IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO DE TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE.
OKAY. GOOD EVENING AGAIN, EVERYONE. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS CITIZENS PUBLIC FORUM.
AND. THIS BRAS. DO WE HAVE ANYONE THAT HAS SUBMITTED US CORRESPONDENCE? WANTED TO MAKE A COMMENT? NO, SIR. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. WE WILL MOVE FORWARD TO ITEM NUMBER TWO. AND THIS
[2.a. PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION REGARDING FY 2025 AND FY 2026 BUDGET COMPARISON]
SECTION OF THE AGENDA FOCUSES ON BRIEFINGS AND PRESENTATIONS. NO ACTION OR DELIBERATION WILL TAKE PLACE ON THESE ITEMS. STAFF. ALL RIGHT. SO GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT HARVEY AND BOARD MEMBERS. THIS ITEM, AS MENTIONED, IS FOR PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION FOR YOUR REVIEW.I HAVE PROVIDED PAPER COPIES OF THESE REPORTS SO THAT YOU CAN VIEW THEM LIVE IN COLOR. THE FIRST IS THE FIRST PAGE AND THE DARK BLUE AND GRAY. FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 AND FISCAL YEAR 2026. BUDGET COMPARISONS AND THESE WERE PROVIDED BASED ON THE FEEDBACK THAT WE RECEIVED AT THE LAST MEETING. FOR YOU TO BE ABLE TO REVIEW AND REFERENCE. THE FIRST PAGE, WHICH HAS ONE, IS FOR THE SUMMARY BY DIVISION. AND THEN ON THE FLIP SIDE OF THAT PAGE IS THE BREAKDOWN OR NO, SORRY, IT'S THE ONE THAT LOOKS LIKE THIS. IT HAS THE DARK BLUE. THE ONE THAT HAS THE ONE ON THE BOTTOM IS THE FIRST, AND THEN THE ONE THAT HAS THE TWO IS THE SECOND. SO THE SECOND ONE IS DIVIDED UP BY SUBACCOUNT. SO FOR ITEM TWO A YOU'RE ONLY REFERENCING THIS FIRST HANDOUT IN THE DARK BLUE AND GRAY. SO WHICH PAGE ARE WE ON? IT WOULD BE THE ONE NUMBER ONE.
THAT ONE RIGHT THERE. YES SIR. THAT ONE RIGHT THERE. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. THE HEADER. YES.
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SUMMARY BY DIVISION. OKAY. SO EXPENSE ACCOUNT 120510. DESIGN INCENTIVES. IS THERE A LIST SOMEWHERE THAT WOULD INDICATE WHAT THAT CONSISTS OF? THAT ITEM. AND IT SAYS IT SAYS INCENTIVES TO BUSINESSES SPONSORSHIP. STAR TRANSIT TRANSFERS TO INTO GENERAL FUND INDIRECT COSTS THAT COULD BE TRANSFERRED TO THE FIELD HOUSE FOR DEBT IN PRIOR YEARS.ACTUALLY, THAT NOTE BELONGS TO THE NEXT LINE FOR THE 129901 FOR THE ADC NON-DIVISIONAL, THE ONE THAT STARTS WITH TRANSFERS TO GENERAL FUND. IS THAT CORRECT? ANYWAY, SO. APPARENTLY THERE ARE AT LEAST SEVERAL THINGS THAT MAKE UP. 2106 750. YES, SIR. AND THAT. THAT. I'M SORRY. ANYTHING ABOUT THAT? THAT IS. THIS IS JUST THE COMPARISON. BUT WE DID PROVIDE THE BREAKDOWN OF AND DETAILED. BUT THAT INCLUDES THE DEMO REBUILD PROGRAM, ECO DEV INCENTIVE GRANTS, THE RETAIL CENTER, REVITALIZATION, START TRANSIT AND NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION. LOOKING AT THE LAST REPORT AND IT'S GOT. NEXT YEAR BUDGET DETAIL WITH THAT. AND ASKING ME FOR THE. CURRENT YEAR'S. RATE ACCOUNTS. SO SPECIFICALLY I CAN GIVE YOU THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS AS WELL IF YOU WANTED TO NOTATE THOSE FOR THAT SPECIFIC ACCOUNT. YEAH, I WOULD JUST MAKE THAT ONE. I DON'T SEE IT. AND. THE AGENDA PACKET FOR THE LAST TIME, IT WOULD BE THE VERY LAST, IF NOT SECOND TO LAST PAGE IN THE BUDGET DETAIL SUMMARY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. DO YOU NOTICE SAY AS NEXT YEAR BUDGET DETAIL REPORT. MAYBE YOU CAN. OH THAT'S FOR 2026. I APOLOGIZE. NO HE'S LOOKING FOR 20. THIS IS 2025 2025. YEAH. WE DIDN'T PROVIDE THAT DETAIL. NO, WE'RE NOT INCLUDED IN THE LAST IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS. IT WAS I THINK IT WAS PROVIDED BACK IN MAY. THAT ONE. SO WHAT WE COULD DO WAS IF, IF, WE COULD SEND THAT DETAIL OUT IN AN EMAIL AFTER THIS MEETING, OR WE CAN BRING THAT BACK FOR DISCUSSION FOR THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING. WHATEVER THE PREFERENCE OF THE BOARD. SO BOARD MEMBERS. IF I CAN HAVE YOUR ATTENTION, AND I THINK IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA IF WE HAD THIS INFORMATION. AND PERHAPS THE EASIEST WAY TO DO THAT WOULD BE FOR THEM TO JUST EMAIL US, DETAIL THAT GOES ALONG WITH THAT 2,000,006. SO IS THAT IS THAT THE CONSENSUS OF BOARD? I WOULD BE OKAY WITH THAT. BUT IF ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC WANTED A COPY, COULD THEY ALSO GET ONE AS WELL IF THEY EMAILED YOU? I'M JUST ASKING. FROM ADMINISTRATION WITH THAT ITEM THAT WE HAVE TO INFORMATION. SO THIS IS THE WELL IT'S 2,000,106. AND THIS IS THE LINE ITEM FOR. I CAN GIVE YOU I HAVE THE BREAKDOWNS IN FRONT OF ME IF YOU WANT TO NOTATE THEM.
OR WE CAN ALSO PROVIDE THE DETAIL. CAN WE PUT IT UP ON THE SCREEN BY CHANCE? I THINK THAT WOULD BE IDEAL IF WE CAN JUST PULL IT UP ON THE SCREEN. GOOD EVENING, MISTER PRESIDENT AND
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BOARD MEMBERS, THIS IS RICHARD JACKSON. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF SHARING MY SCREEN SO THAT YOU ALL WILL BE ABLE TO SEE IT. OH. HOLD ON. ALL RIGHT, HOLD ON. WE'RE JUST GOING TO PROVIDE THE DETAILS. HE HAS ACCESS TO IT. OKAY. HE HAS THE PERMISSION TO. RICHARD, DO YOU SEE THAT? YOU HAVE THE PERMISSIONS TO SHARE YOUR SCREEN? YEAH. AND YOU ARE? CAN YOU ALL SEE THAT? NO. NOT YET. THAT'S FINE. IT SAYS THAT I'M SHARING. THERE WE GO. CAN HE INCREASE IT? CAN YOU MAKE THAT A LITTLE BIGGER? RICHARD? YEAH. NO, DEFINITELY NO PROBLEM. NO PROBLEMS AT ALL. JUST TRYING TO SLIDE OVER. OKAY. DO YOU WANT TO MOVE? YEAH. CAN YOU ALL SEE THAT? OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. OKAY.CAN EVERYBODY SEE THAT? OKAY. OKAY. SO THIS THIS WILL GO IN COINCIDE WITH COLUMNS THREE AND FOUR OF THE PAGE THAT SPEAK TO THE BOTH THE ADOPTED NUMBER FOR FISCAL YEAR 25 AS WELL AS THE REVISED NUMBER. THE ORIGINAL NUMBER WAS THE 2.3 MILLION THAT YOU SEE ITEMIZED ABOVE. IF YOU RECALL, THERE WAS A BUDGET TRANSFER THAT CAME THROUGH BACK IN JULY. AND SO THE REVISED TOTAL WOULD BE THE 2,000,106 750. SO THAT -200,000 IS THAT THE PLANNING? I'M JUST CURIOUS.
YES. SO THAT WAS TRANSFERRED INTO PROFESSIONAL FEES. SO THAT WAS. YES SIR. THAT WAS FOR THE PLANNING. OKAY. SO THAT WAS ANTICIPATED FOR THE OLSEN. THAT WAS ANTICIPATED FOR THE OLSEN.
AND TO COVER US WITH ON OTHER ON OTHER LINE ITEMS FOR OUR BUDGET. SO IT WAS NOT. ALL BUT ALSO BUT IT WAS FOR PROFESSIONAL LIKE. YES. PROFESSIONAL CONTRACTUAL SERVICES. YES. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE A QUESTION WITH THIS? I'M GOOD. I DON'T TAKE LONG. OKAY. THANK YOU RICHARD. I THINK WE CAN MOVE ON. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. NO PROBLEM AT ALL.
ALL RIGHT. YES. SO THAT TO SUM THAT UP, THAT FIRST PAGE WAS BY DIVISION AGAIN IN THE SECOND WAS BY THE ACTUAL SUBACCOUNTS THAT COMPRISE OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT UMBRELLA ACCOUNTS.
NO OTHER QUESTIONS. I GUESS JUST FROM A SUMMARY OVERVIEW, OUR PROJECTED INCOME IS GOING TO EXCEED OUR PROJECTED EXPENSES, WITH US HAVING ESSENTIALLY A SMALL. CONSERVATIVE SAVINGS OR SOMETHING. YES, SIR. PROPER FINANCIAL WORD FOR THAT. THE BALANCED BUDGET YOU'RE REFERRING TO 26. OH, YES. 25. 26? YES. YEAH. YEAH I AGREE. AND MR. ZOCA, IF I MAY, THIS AFTERNOON WE RECEIVED AND WE WILL SEND THIS TO YOU HOPEFULLY TOMORROW A REPORT FROM JENNIFER ON THE SALES TAX COLLECTION. AND SHE SHARED WITH US THAT YEAR. TO DATE, COLLECTIONS ARE 4.4 POINTS. EXCUSE ME, 4.64 GREATER THAN THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR. CAN I COVER THE INFLATION? IN 2020? THAT'S IN OUR 2425 BUDGET. CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. YES. AND WE JUST RECEIVED THIS REPORT THIS AFTERNOON. SO WE INTEND TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU SOON. BUT FROM WHAT I REMEMBER FROM OUR PREVIOUS MEETINGS, THE SALES TAX REVENUE PROJECTIONS GOING OUT LOOK GOOD FOR NEXT YEAR. YES.
ECONOMY LOOKS LIKE IT'S CONTINUING STEADY. YEAH. WHICH IS GOOD. OKAY. GOOD FOR ME TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION WITH YOU. AS YOU'RE ASKING ABOUT THE REVENUES VERSUS THE
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EXPENDITURES. YEAH. GOOD. OKAY. SO PAGE NUMBER THREE. SPECIAL PROJECTS AS OF JUNE 30TH, 2010.[2.b. PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION OF FISCAL YEAR 2025 YEAR TO DATE BUDGET TO ACTUALS]
THAT'S ITEM TWO, SIR. OH, WE CAN MOVE ON IF YOU'RE. IF EVERYONE'S GOOD ON TWO A OKAY, I'M TRYING TO DO THIS FLAWLESSLY. SO THAT'S ANOTHER AGENDA ITEM. YES. SO THE SECOND SET OF HANDOUTS, WHICH ARE IN THE LIGHTER BLUE COLORS, THERE'S TWO PAGES TO THOSE. THESE ARE THE BUDGET 2025 BUDGET TO ACTUALS AS OF JUNE 30TH. YEAH. AND THE PAGE WITH NUMBERED ONE AT THE BOTTOM RIGHT IS FOR THE BREAKDOWN OR THE EDC BREAKDOWN WITH ALL OF THE ACCOUNTS, ALL THE ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDED. THEN ON THE BACK SIDE OF THAT, THE PAGE LABELED NUMBER TWO IS THE BREAKDOWN FOR ADMINISTRATION. AND THEN THE PAGE LABELED NUMBER THREE IS FOR THE SPECIAL PROJECTS. YEAH.OKAY. ON PAGE THREE. 704 200 SPECIAL PROJECTS EDC. IT SAYS CASEY LENDING SETTLEMENT. I DON'T RECOGNIZE THAT. AM I BY MYSELF? ANYBODY ELSE RECOGNIZE THAT? OKAY. AND I CAN HELP ANSWER THAT. THAT IS THE TAX LIEN SETTLEMENT FOR THE PROPERTY. THOSE. THERE ARE ONE OF A FEW OUTSTANDING OBLIGATIONS WITH THAT PROPERTY. AND SO WE REACHED WE REACHED AN AGREEMENT WITH THE TAX LIEN HOLDER, THE ORIGINAL SET OF THE ORIGINAL TAX LIEN AMOUNT WAS OF A GREATER AMOUNT, AND THEY AGREED TO LOWER IT TO 203. THAT WAS PRESENTED TO CITY COUNCIL. AND THAT'S THE RESULTS OF THAT. APPROVAL OF THAT AGREEMENT HAS BEEN EXECUTED AND THE RELEASE HAS BEEN PROVIDED. AND THAT RELEASE IS WITH THE TITLE COMPANY. AND WE'RE MOVING THROUGH ADDRESSING THE TITLE ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH THAT PROPERTY. DOES EVERYBODY REMEMBER H2O OR DO WE NEED A RECAP SUMMARY OF WHAT THAT IS? I DON'T KNOW. THIS IS A IT'S A VACANT IT'S A VACANT PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT'S CURRENTLY OWNED BY THE CORPORATION ON COCKRELL HILL ROAD, JUST SOUTH OF THE FORMER CVS SITES. SO IT'S SOUTH OF WHEATLAND ON THE WEST SIDE. AS A MATTER OF FACT, WE INTEND TO DISCUSS THIS PROPERTY AND PROVIDE YOU WITH AN UPDATE ON ON H2O AT THE NEXT AT THE NEXT MEETING. AND YOU MAY KNOW IT AS A FORM OF. OH, YEAH, SORRY, WE SHOULD HAVE STARTED OFF WITH THE CAR WASH, BUT BUT YEAH. SO THERE WAS THERE WERE A SERIES OF OBLIGATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT WITH THAT PROPERTY. ONE OF THEM WAS A TAX LIEN. THERE'S ALSO. CITY LIENS AND OTHER OTHER OBLIGATIONS WITH DALLAS COUNTY THAT WERE WE'VE BEEN WORKING THROUGH OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS. SO THAT'S THAT'S THE DOLLAR AMOUNT AND THAT'S WHAT IT'S FUNDED. I HOPE THAT HELPS. I FIGURED IT WAS A TEACHABLE MOMENT. OKAY. AND I WILL REFERENCE REAL QUICK.
SORRY. ON YOUR STAFF REPORT THERE WAS MENTIONED. SO THE BENCHMARK FOR NINE MONTHS INTO THE FISCAL YEAR IS TYPICALLY 75% OF THE OPERATING BUDGET. AND RIGHT NOW WE ARE CURRENTLY AT 65%. WELL THOUGHT OF THOUGHT OF ME AS HAPPY. BUT THE OTHER PART OF ME KIND OF WONDERS. WHY THERE'S SUCH A DISPARITY BETWEEN BUDGET AND ACTUAL BUDGET. WE'LL SAVE THAT ONE. SO. WELL. WELL, I'LL READ YOUR PRESENTATION. WE. IF NO ONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS, WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM.
[3.a. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 2025-7-24 APPROVING A POLICE DEPARTMENT FUNDING REQUEST TO THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE AND AUTHORIZE THE PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. (Part 1 of 2)]
ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? SO LET'S SEE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA. SAYS PUBLIC HEARINGS.AND LET'S SEE THREE A CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION
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2025. DASH SEVEN DASH 24 APPROVING A POLICE DEPARTMENT FUNDING REQUEST TO THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE AND AUTHORIZE THE PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. MR. HARVEY, I'LL START BY JUST A QUICK INTRODUCTION TO THIS ITEM. WE HEARD FROM RICHARD JACKSON EARLIER. THAT IT'S OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND SIX, 2017. AND WELCOME, MR. DIRK. WELCOME, MR. DURHAM. RIGHT IN THAT CITY TRAFFIC. OKAY. THANK YOU AGAIN, MR. HARVEY, FOR SO TONIGHT JOINING US ON THE CALL, WE HAVE BOTH OUR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, MR. RICHARD JACKSON, ALSO THE CITY ATTORNEY, MR. ROBERT HAGER. RIGHT. MR. JACKSON IS GOING TO BE PRESENTING A COUPLE OF SLIDES IN SUPPORT OF THE STAFF REPORT AND THIS AGENDA ITEM TO KIND OF WALK THROUGH THE BREAKDOWN OF THE OF THE FUNDING PROPOSAL AND THE REQUEST. AND THEN OBVIOUSLY, MR. HAGER IS GOING TO BE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE LEGAL PERMISSIBILITY ELIGIBILITY OR JUST ANY, ANY GENERAL QUESTIONS RELATING TO THE ACT. SO WITH THAT, RICHARD, DO YOU WANT TO SHARE YOUR SCREEN AGAIN OR IF NOT, WE HAVE THE SLIDES LOADED. SO WHICHEVER IS EASIER FOR YOU OKAY. NO THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND SHARE MY SCREEN. SO GOOD. GOOD EVENING AGAIN MR. PRESIDENT. AND BOARD MEMBERS AGAIN FOR THOSE THAT HAVE NOT MET MY NAME IS RICHARD JACKSON. I AM THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF FISCAL SERVICES AND CFO FOR THIS GREAT CITY OF DUNCANVILLE. IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE WITH YOU ALL. AND I THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR JOINING YOU ALL VIRTUALLY, AS I HAD A ANOTHER COMMITMENT WHERE I COULD NOT BE THERE IN PERSON. SO I DEFINITELY WOULD HAVE BEEN THERE AT THE AT THE TABLE. BUT AGAIN, APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH YOU ALL VIRTUALLY. I AM GOING TO SHARE MY SCREEN HERE. JUST WANTED TO HAVE A COUPLE OF SLIDES TO KIND OF TALK THROUGH THE FINANCIAL IMPACT. OF WHAT WE VIEW AS A PARTNERSHIP AND PARTNERING SUPPORT BETWEEN. THE CITY AND EDC, RESPECTIVELY. CAN YOU ALL SEE SEE THE SCREEN? YES. OKAY. EXCELLENT. SO WHAT I WHAT I WANTED TO START OFF WITH WAS JUST TO HAVE A, A YEAR OVER YEAR COMPARISON IN TERMS OF THE DOLLAR REQUEST OVERALL IN TERMS OF FUNDING FROM THE EDC FUND AND THIS BODY FOR THE 2025 BUDGET, WE HAD THE INDIRECT COST BUDGETED IN AT 241,000. WE HAD BEAUTIFICATION, WHICH I KNOW DIRECTOR BART STEVENSON AND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR TYLER AGEE SPOKE AT A PREVIOUS EDC MEETING FOR THE 26 BUDGET, BUT THE NUMBER FOR 2025, AS YOU SEE HERE, WAS 242,449. THERE WAS ALSO, IF YOU RECALL, THE ANNUAL TRANSFER TO ASSIST WITH THE DEBT SERVICE FOR THE FIELDHOUSE. AND SO FOR 2025. AND THIS WAS THE LAST DEBT SERVICE PAYMENT FOR THAT DEBT OBLIGATION WAS DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR. AND SO THAT AMOUNT WAS BUDGETED AT 537,950.SO THE GRAND TOTAL FOR THE 25 BUDGET WAS A LITTLE MORE THAN $1 MILLION. CARRYING THAT DISCUSSION FORWARD INTO 2026. AND I KNOW CERTAINLY FROM THE INDIRECT COST, THAT IS ANOTHER ITEM HERE ON THE AGENDA. BUT AGAIN, WE WERE. INITIALLY LOOKING AT A FLAT NUMBER VERSUS THE PREVIOUS YEAR. AGAIN, THE REQUEST THAT IS BEFORE YOU NOW FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT AND PARTNERSHIP FOR POLICE OF 359,000 AND THE BEAUTIFICATION WHICH WAS DISCUSSED BEFORE JUST TO SHOW WHAT THAT INCREASE YEAR OVER YEAR WOULD SHOW. SO FOR 2026, THAT NUMBER WOULD BE
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349,582. SO OUR TOTAL WHEN COMPARING YEAR OVER THE YEAR IS SLIGHTLY UNDER WHAT THE TOTAL COMMITMENT FOR THESE VARYING ACTIVITIES THAT COME OUT FROM THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND THIS YEAR. SO WANTED TO AT LEAST START WITH THAT SLIDE AND THEN PROGRESS TO THIS NEXT SLIDE IF I CAN HEAR. SO AGAIN, COUPLED WITH THE EARLIER CONVERSATION IN TERMS OF WHERE THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND IS YEAR TO DATE, FROM A BUDGET TO ACTUAL STANDPOINT. SO LOOKING AT THE REVENUE, REVENUE IS ABOUT 58% OF THE BUDGET THROUGH JUNE. IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE, PARTICULARLY WITH THE FIRST LINE, THE SALES AND OTHER TAXES, THAT WHILE OUR REPORT IS THROUGH JUNE OR THROUGH THE NINTH MONTH, OUR SALES TAX COLLECTIONS ARE ONLY THROUGH THE SEVENTH MONTH. SO WE ANTICIPATE THAT WE WILL MEET WITH OUR REVISED BUDGET NUMBER THAT YOU SEE HERE. OF THE 3.2, ALMOST 3.3 MILLION, AND POTENTIALLY EXCEED THAT NUMBER BASED ON THE TRENDS THAT WE'RE SEEING RIGHT NOW. BUT OVERALL, WE'RE AT ABOUT 58% OF THE BUDGET IN TERMS OF REVENUE COLLECTIONS.SO HOW WE PROJECT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR IS WE SEE OURSELVES FINISHING ABOUT IN LINE WITH OUR OVERALL REVENUE TOTAL. ON THE EXPENDITURE SIDE, AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE SPENT A LITTLE MORE THAN $3.1 MILLION THROUGH THE MONTH OF JUNE FROM THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND.
THE REVISED BUDGET HAS THE EXPENDITURE TOTALING A LITTLE MORE THAN 4.8 MILLION, SO THROUGH 75% OF THE BUDGET YEAR, OUR EXPENDITURE TOTAL IS AT 6,065%. SO WE'RE RUNNING AHEAD OF BUDGET PACE IN TERMS OF WHERE EXPENDITURES ARE RELATIVE TO THE TIME OF YEAR. AGAIN, THROUGH MONTH 9 OR 75% OF THE BUDGET YEAR. SO BASED ON THIS, THE TREND WOULD SUGGEST THAT WE WOULD FINISH AT OR BELOW BUDGET IN THE EXPENDITURE LINE. AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS SLIDE. WANTED TO TALK THROUGH A LITTLE BIT ON THE FUND BALANCE. SO THE BOTTOM LEFT IS SHOWING WHAT THE PROJECTED FUND BALANCES WOULD BE FOR FISCAL YEAR END OF 2025 AND 2026, RESPECTIVELY. SO WHEN WE LOOK AT WHAT OUR PROJECTED. NET INCOME LOSS OF $1.2 MILLION, PER THE SECOND COLUMN YOU SEE FOR THE 25 BUDGET. SO WE'RE PROJECTING BASED ON THAT, THAT THE ENDING FUND BALANCE FOR THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND AT THE END OF THE YEAR OF THIS YEAR, FISCAL YEAR WOULD BE JUST OVER $6 MILLION. IF YOU ADD IN THE BALANCED BUDGET OR JUST JUST OVER IN TERMS OF THE REVENUE BEING JUST OVER EXPENDITURE PROJECTION FOR THE 2026 BUDGET THAT PROJECTS THE FUND BALANCE TO RAISE SLIGHTLY FROM JUST OVER 6 MILLION TO A LITTLE MORE THAN 6.1 MILLION, THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER OF THAT SLIDE JUST KIND OF EXPLAINS, IF WE TOOK LIKE A BEST PRACTICE OF HAVING AT LEAST 90 DAYS OF RESERVE FOR WORKING CAPITAL IN THE FUND BASED ON THE EXPENDITURE TOTAL IN 2026, OF THE ALMOST 3.4 MILLION 90 DAY RESERVE WOULD BE ALMOST $850,000, BASED ON WHERE WE PROJECTED. AND I PUT DOWN LIKE A LIKE A WORST CASE SCENARIO OF BEING THE 5.8 MILLION. THAT WOULD BE AT 620 DAYS, 628 DAYS OF WORKING CAPITAL THAT WE PROJECT TO BE AT. AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THAT WOULD BE A CONSERVATIVE NUMBER, BECAUSE CURRENTLY WE'RE PROJECTING THE ENDING FUND BALANCE TO BE A LITTLE MORE THAN 6.1. SO THAT WOULD CONSEQUENTLY BE MORE LIKE
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640 SOME ODD DAYS OF WORKING CAPITAL. SO I WANTED TO PRESENT THIS FOR THE BOARD JUST TO SHOW THAT WITH THE REQUEST THAT ARE BEING MADE, THAT THE FUND IS IN A HEALTHY POSITION. FINALLY, SPECIFICALLY, THE REQUESTED AMOUNT THAT WE HAVE WAS 359,000 TO HELP SUPPORT VARIOUS PUBLIC SAFETY OPERATIONS. AND AGAIN, I KNOW CHIEF STOGNER HAD PRESENTED TO THIS BODY PREVIOUSLY. AND SO WHILE WE HAD CERTAIN PROGRAMS THAT CAME THROUGH, OF COURSE, IN THE PACKET WE HAVE THE ANALYSIS REPORT TYPE OF BEING ABLE TO LAY OUT WHERE A LOT OF SOME OF THESE. INCIDENCES ARE OCCURRING.WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT FOR THE SUPPORT FOR POLICE, WE'RE LOOKING FOR A TOTAL OF 359,000.
AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE THIS ITEMIZED LIST. THESE ARE NUMBERS THAT WERE TAKEN FROM OUR PROPOSED BUDGET IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BUDGET RESPECTIVELY. THE FLEET REPLACEMENT BOTH IN THE PATROL AND CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION UNITS. AGAIN, LOOKING AT THE VEHICLE USAGE, HELPING ADDRESS THE MAINTENANCE WEAR AND TEAR AND OUR PREPARATION FOR ULTIMATELY REPLACING THE POLICE VEHICLES. CERTAINLY WHAT YOU SEE IN THE CONTRACT SERVICES SECTION IS ALL RELATED TO THE RADIOS IN THAT COMMUNICATION. SO OUR CHARGE FROM THE CITY OF DALLAS, OUR SERVICES WITH MOTOROLA, WHO THAT'S THE BRAND OF RADIOS THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT USES IN THE PROJECT. 25 IS AN INFRASTRUCTURE THAT HELPS THE DUNCANVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN THEIR ABILITY TO BE SYNCED AND BE ABLE TO TALK WITH OTHER RESPECTIVE JURISDICTIONS. AND, OF COURSE, THE FLY CAMERAS TO AGAIN ASSIST WITH IDENTIFICATION AND TO HELP THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN THEIR EFFORTS TO CONTINUE TO REDUCE AND SUPPRESS CRIME. SO THOSE TOTALS AND THOSE COME STRAIGHT FROM THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR, TOTAL ALMOST 364,000. AND SO, AGAIN, OF OUR REQUEST, WE'RE REQUESTING AGAIN AS A PARTNERSHIP. WITH THE CITY AND THE EDC THAT THE REQUESTED FUNDS WOULD GO FOR THESE PURPOSES. HERE ON THE SCREEN. I WILL LEAVE MY SCREEN UP, BUT CERTAINLY I WILL STOP AND PAUSE FOR ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE GROUP. I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. JUST CURIOSITY.
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION. THE FLEET REPLACEMENT. WHAT IS THAT? SO WHAT? WHAT WE DO IN FOR FLEET REPLACEMENT IS WE TYPICALLY BREAK IT OUT BY DIVISIONS WITHIN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. SO THE MAJORITY OF THE VEHICLES ARE TIED INTO OUR PATROL DIVISION. BUT WE DO HAVE VEHICLES THAT ARE TIED INTO OUR CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION UNIT AS WELL. SO AGAIN, FROM THE PATROLLING AS WELL AS ANY ISSUES THAT WE COULD SEE POTENTIALLY HAPPENING AT OUR COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES, IS WHY WE INCLUDED THOSE THOSE TWO ITEMS RESPECTIVELY IN OUR REQUEST. OKAY. THANK YOU. I MADE A LEAP LIKE WAS IT DAMAGED IN A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION. SO THANK YOU. JUST SO AS WE AS WE PURCHASE VEHICLES. SO NO IT'S NOT DEALING WITH ANY DAMAGES. BUT AS WE'RE PURCHASING VEHICLES WE ARE HAVING CONTRIBUTION INTO OUR FLEET REPLACEMENT THAT ADDRESSES IF THERE IS DAMAGE WHERE THINGS NEED TO BE REPLACED OR IF IT'S JUST THE NATURAL REPLACEMENT OF VEHICLES THAT ARE NECESSARY. WHAT I WILL TELL YOU SPECIFICALLY IN THE POLICE FLEET IS BASED ON OUR FLEET SIZE AND STRENGTH THAT THESE VEHICLES ARE ESSENTIALLY RUNNING 24 HOURS A DAY BETWEEN THE VARIOUS SHIFTS.
SO THE NECESSITY TO BE POSITIONED TO REPLACE VEHICLES AS NECESSARY FOR POLICE
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SPECIFICALLY IS DEFINITELY AN IMPORTANT. THANK YOU. SO, RICHARD, I HAVE A COMMENT THAT I WANT TO MAKE ABOUT WHAT HAS BEEN PRESENTED IN THE STAFF REPORT. AND YOU YOU CAN LEAVE THAT INFORMATION UP THERE, OKAY. BECAUSE IT'S ACTUALLY ABOUT THAT INFORMATION OKAY. SORRY ABOUT THAT. THAT'S ALL RIGHT. ALSO I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT IT LOOKS LIKE MR. HAGER HAS GOT HIS HAND UP AND MIGHT HAVE A QUESTION. OH, YEAH. LET'S LET'S HEAR FROM OUR ATTORNEY REAL QUICK. REAL QUICK. MR. PRESIDENT, IN RESPONSE TO THE QUESTION, THE CID, FOR EXAMPLE, IF THERE WAS A CRIMINAL ACTIVITY AT ONE OF OUR BUSINESSES THAT WAS RESPONDED TO BY THE POLICE, THE CID ACTUALLY DOES THAT INVESTIGATION. THEIR ASSIGNED VEHICLES THAT ARE NOT PATROL VEHICLES, THEY'RE MORE LIKE, YOU KNOW, A NORMAL CAR OR VEHICLE. THEY DON'T HAVE LIGHTS AND SIRENS, BUT THEY'RE STILL CARS IN THOSE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION. AND DETECTIVES WILL USE THOSE CARS TO CONDUCT THEIR NORMAL ACTIVITY. WE WOULD GO OUT TO THE BUSINESS THE NEXT DAY TO INTERVIEW THE BUSINESS OWNER, AND WOULD INTERVIEW ANY OTHER WITNESSES AND GATHER INFORMATION TO PROSECUTE FOR INVESTIGATION. SO THEY HAVE VEHICLES JUST LIKE PATROL DOES. AND YOU CAN SEE THAT THOSE ARE NOT AS EXPENSIVE AS PATROL VEHICLES. TO ANSWER THAT, HELP ANSWER THAT QUESTION. THANK YOU.OKAY. THANK YOU. SO. THE STAFF REPORT THE BACKGROUND. IT HAS A BULLET POINT AND IT SAYS TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 505. 158A ALLOWS FOR B FUNDS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITIES AND SERVICES. AND SO I WENT BACK TO THAT SECTION AND IT SAYS SECTION 505.158. THE LOCAL THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT. SO WHAT I'M PASSING OUT IS THE IS THE SECTION THAT'S REFERENCED IN IN THE STAFF REPORT. SO YOU CAN FOLLOW ALONG. AS A REFERENCE TO THE STAFF REPORT. YEAH. I'LL TAKE ONE UP TO. KIND OF ELECTRONIC, BUT I'LL. USE THE OKAY. YEAH IT SHOWS. THAT'S WHAT IT. HOWEVER YOU. SEE. IT.
OKAY. SO THIS IS THE INFORMATION THAT I HAVE PRINTED OFF SECTION 505.158 PROJECTS RELATED TO BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND CERTAIN SMALL MUNICIPALITIES. PAY FOR A TYPE B CORPORATION AUTHORIZED TO BE CREATED BY A MUNICIPALITY WITH A POPULATION OF 20,000 OR LESS. PROJECT ALSO INCLUDES THE LAND, BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT, FACILITIES, EXPENDITURES, TARGETED INFRASTRUCTURE AND IMPROVEMENTS FOUND BY THE CORPORATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO PROMOTE NEW OR EXPANDED BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT. I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY HAS THE SAME THING. YES. OKAY, SO LAST TIME I
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CHECKED THE POPULATION, DUNCANVILLE WAS ALMOST 40,000. SO THIS SECTION. THE WAY IT IS WORDED, THE WAY I READ IT DOES NOT APPLY. SO HOWEVER, THERE IS ANOTHER SECTION. AND IT IS SECTION 505.155. IT SAYS PROJECTS RELATED TO BUSINESS ENTERPRISES THAT CREATE OR RETAIN PRIMARY JOBS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CHAPTER, PROJECT INCLUDES LAND, BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT, FACILITIES AND IMPROVEMENTS FOUND BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO PROMOTE.AND DEVELOP NEW OR EXPANDED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES. THAT CREATE OR RETAIN PRIMARY JOBS.
SO IN LOOKING AT THAT LIST THAT'S ON THE SCREEN. IT APPEARS TO ALL BE EQUIVALENT. AND SECTION 505.155. DOES INCLUDE EQUIPMENT IN ITS LISTING. SO THAT'S PART ONE OF THE TEST.
THIS IS ALMOST LIKE DOING HOTEL MOTEL OR TWO PART TEST FOR ME. THAT'S ONE PART OF THE TEST. THE OTHER PART IS FOUND BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO PROMOTE OR DEVELOP NEW OR EXPANDED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE. SO I AM CURIOUS, AS I WAS THE LAST MEETING, HOW IS IT THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO MEASURE IN EXCHANGE FOR THE 600,000? HOW WILL WE BE ABLE TO MEASURE THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW OR EXPANDED BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES? DO YOU WANT ME TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION FOR YOU? IF HEY, IF YOU IF YOU GOT AN ANSWER, I'D LIKE TO HEAR IT. YES. ALRIGHT. SO THAT'S PART OF WHAT WE ARE. YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE THAT FINDING. OKAY. BY MAKING THAT FUNDING. SO IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT OUR POLICE CHIEF HAS TOLD US THAT ALMOST 80% OF OUR RESOURCES IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SUPPORT THE PUBLIC SAFETY WITH REGARD TO BUSINESS. AND THIS IS THE FIRST AND ONLY TIME THEY HAVE MADE THIS REQUEST OF THE EDC. AND SO AT THIS POINT, THERE IS NO HISTORY, MR. PRESIDENT, WHICH WOULD INDICATE THAT THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY IS APPROPRIATE TO BE SPENT TOWARDS THAT ACTIVITY. AND SO WHAT THEY'RE ASKING YOU IS TO MAKE THE FINDING THAT SINCE 80% OF OUR POLICE RESOURCES ARE USED FOR THIS PURPOSE. THAT IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE THAT IN ORDER TO PROMOTE AND DEVELOP NEW AND EXPANDED, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THE PUBLIC SAFETY FOR BUSINESS, THEY THEY WANT TO OPEN IN A PLACE FOR THE SAFE ENVIRONMENT, JUST LIKE OUR CITIZENS WANT TO LIVE IN A PLACE WHERE THERE'S A SAFE ENVIRONMENT. SO THE MEASURABLES WILL BE IN TERMS OF HOW MUCH OF OUR PATROL ACTIVITY. NOW, I THINK WHAT THE FINANCE DIRECTOR HAS DONE IS IDENTIFY THOSE THINGS THAT. WHERE THAT 80% IS FOCUSED. NOW, THEY'VE MADE A REQUEST. YOU ARE NOT LEGALLY OBLIGATED TO FUND ALL OF THAT MONEY. IF YOU CHOSE OR FEEL THAT PORTION OF THAT MONEY IS NOT IN YOUR YOU AND THE BOARD'S DETERMINATION. THE WORD I'M SEARCHING FOR ARE REFLECTIVE OF PROTECTING THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY TO THAT EXTENT, WHAT MR. JACKSON HAS DONE IS PROVIDE YOU WITH THE CONTRACT SERVICES THAT THE CITY HAS WITH REGARD TO RADIOS, THE BUNDLE SERVICE, THE
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MAINTENANCE PROJECT 25 AND THE MOTOROLA MAINTENANCE AND THE FLOCK CAMERAS. BECAUSE THE FLOCK CAMERAS ARE. UTILIZED PRIMARILY IN THE DIVULGING THEIR. ENFORCEMENT TACTICS ARE HEAVILY USED IN THE COMMERCIAL AREAS TO CHECK VEHICLES. AND ARE YOU BEING INVESTIGATED FOR PURPOSES OF VEHICLES THAT ARE IN OUR COMMERCIAL AREAS? AND SO WHAT MR. JACKSON AND THE CITY HAS DONE IS COME TO YOU TO REQUEST SOME FUNDING FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SO THAT THE CITIZENS THEMSELVES, AT LEAST ARE NOT OUR RESIDENTIAL CITIZENS ARE NOT 100% UNDERWRITING AND ACTIVITY OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT IS FOCUSED ON OUR COMMERCIAL AND RETAIL AREAS AND THE SAFETY OF BOTH THE PATRONS THAT GO TO THE BUSINESSES AND THE BUSINESSES AND THEMSELVES, WOULD JUSTIFY POTENTIALLY, IF THE BOARD IS OF THE MIND, TO. TO FUND PART OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S PUBLIC SAFETY MISSION WITH MONEY THAT'S GENERATED FROM OUR COMMERCIAL AREA. AND SO ULTIMATELY, IT IS UP TO YOU TO FACILITATE THAT IN YOUR DISCRETION. IF YOUR DISCRETION IS TO FUND THIS ACTIVITY, I BELIEVE IT UNDER 155. I WOULD AGREE WITH YOU THAT THAT'S THE LEGAL CONDUIT FOR FUNDING THE POLICE ACTIVITY IN DUNCANVILLE. UNDER THIS SECTION OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE AND THE PRESENTATION OF MR. IS MR. YOUR QUESTION? WELL, A STATEMENT AND A QUESTION. THERE WAS A REQUEST JUST FOR CLARIFICATION. THERE WAS A REQUEST FROM THE POLICE 2 TO 3 YEARS AGO, AND MAYBE MORE THAN THAT, NOT TO THIS MAGNITUDE, BUT FOR EQUIPMENT. IT WAS FOR THE TRAIL OF MONEY CAMERA EQUIPMENT THAT CAME FROM THE EDC. SO I JUST WANT TO LET THE BOARD KNOW THERE WAS A PRECEDENCE FOR THIS. THIS OCCURRED IN THE PAST, IN THE PAST 3 TO 5 YEARS. AND WE DID FUND THAT BECAUSE OF A SERIES OF BREAK INS TO CARS AT SOME OF OUR HOTELS AND SOME OF OUR COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR SHARING. JUST ANSWER A QUESTION AS FAR AS TRACKING IT, AS MR. HAGER SAID, AND THE CHIEF TALKED ABOUT IT A LITTLE BIT IN HIS PRESENTATION, WE MORE MORE OVERALL THE NUMBERS. BUT WE'RE ROLLING OUT A KPI PROGRAM NEXT FISCAL YEAR, KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS AND TALKING WITH THE CHIEF. AND INTERNALLY WE ARE GOING TO DEVELOP A KPI TO TRACK THIS PROGRAM THAT WE CAN OUR OUR ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE WE START PROVIDING THIS INFORMATION TO COUNCIL. BUT WE COULD ALSO PROVIDE THIS TO THE BOARD. AND AGAIN IT COULD BE A PERFORMANCE THING IF THE BOARD DOESN'T FEEL LIKE IT'S A SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM BASED ON THOSE KPIS, THEN HEY, WE DISCONTINUE OR OR WE RENEW, WE KEEP THIS PARTNERSHIP GOING AND MAYBE THERE'S SOME OPPORTUNITIES TO DO SOME OTHER THINGS IF IT'S SUCCESSFUL. BUT THAT WAS OUR PLAN WAS TO DEVELOP A KPI FOR THIS AND TRACK IT AND REPORT THAT BACK. THAT WAS THAT'S OVERALL WHERE OUR THOUGHT PROCESS WAS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE OBVIOUSLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT MONEY IS BEING USED AND TO ADDRESS THE BUSINESS. WE DO REALIZE THAT WE IN OUR THOUGHT PROCESS, AND I THINK WE TALKED ABOUT IT LAST TIME, YOU KNOW, IT ONLY HELPS BUSINESSES TO REDUCE THOSE BREAK INS AND THOSE PARKING LOTS AND THAT OTHER CRIMINAL ACTIVITY THAT'S GOING ON. I MEAN, THAT THAT'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ITSELF RIGHT THERE. I MEAN, IF YOU HAVE LESS CRIME, YOU'RE MORE LIKELY TO GO TO THOSE BUSINESSES. AND SO THAT WAS THE THOUGHT PROCESS AND GENESIS BEHIND THIS. BUT THAT WOULD BE OUR APPROACH. SO I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT. ALL RIGHT. SO I WOULD JUST I GUESS LIKE TO ASK MR. BROUGHTON ABOUT BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU WERE HERE, YOU KNOW, WHEN, WHEN THAT TOOK PLACE. AND ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE AREAS THAT WE'VE BEEN HAVING A LOT OF, A LOT OF CRIME AND IT'S IN THE, IT'S IN THE DATA THAT'S IN THE PACKET IS, IS, IS OUR HOTEL AREAS, YOU KNOW THE AND SOME RETAIL AREAS TOO RIGHT OFF 67. SO WHEN, WHEN THAT CAMERA SYSTEM WAS FUNDED YEARS AGO, WHAT DID THE EDC BOARD AT THE TIME ALSO REQUIRE LIKE A KPI APPROACH OR, YOU KNOW, KIND OF A FEEDBACK LOOP TO ILLUSTRATE HOW HOW WELL THAT WAS PERFORMING? NOT AT THAT TIME. IT WAS IN DIRECT RESPONSE TO THAT PARTICULAR ACTIVITY, AND MORE SPECIFICALLY, WAS LIKE A LOT OF BREAK INS AT THE LA QUINTA. THE NEW LA QUINTA WAS ALONG 67 WAS THE ONE OF THE BIGGEST CULPRITS. OKAY. YEAH. OKAY. THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW THAT HISTORY. YEAH. SO[00:50:02]
THANK YOU. OKAY. ARE THERE ANY OTHER PRESENTATIONS BY STAFF IN CONNECTION WITH THIS ITEM.BECAUSE I THINK I KIND OF JUMPED IN. WAS THERE WAS THERE MORE TO BE PRESENTED? NO SIR. THAT THAT WILL CONCLUDE MY PRESENTATION, MR. PRESIDENT. OKAY. YES, MA'AM. I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THE PRESENTATION THAT WAS UP ON THE FIRST SLIDE. IS THE IS IT OLSON? WAS THAT THE GROUP, THE PLANNING REQUEST? YEAH. THAT THAT PART IS NOT PART OF THIS APPLICATION. NO. IS IT THAT THAT MR. JACKSON'S MEMO THAT YOU'VE SEEN COVERED SEVERAL OF THE ITEMS THAT ARE ON THE AGENDA? SO THE OLSON PART OF THAT IS ACTUALLY, I BELIEVE, EITHER B OR C, I GUESS IT'S B, IT'LL BE THE NEXT PRESENTATION. CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE FIRST SLIDE THAT HE PUT UP? YES, MA'AM.
SO MY QUESTION IS THESE ARE PREVIOUS REQUESTS. FROM THE EDC. NO. OR FUNDING WAYS. YEAH. THESE THESE ARE PREVIOUS REQUESTS FROM LAST YEAR'S BUDGET TO THIS YEAR'S BUDGET. SO WHAT MR. JACKSON PRESENTED WAS THE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS, WHICH IS THE INDIRECT COST. THAT'S ANOTHER ITEM ON YOUR AGENDA. THIS POLICE SUPPORT REQUEST IS NEW FOR THIS YEAR, WHICH IS THE 359. THEY MADE NO REQUEST LAST YEAR. THE BEAUTIFICATION IS THE REQUEST AND THE FUNDING TO THE PARKS DEPARTMENT FROM LAST YEAR AND THEN VERSUS THE BUDGETED REQUEST FOR THIS YEAR AND THEN THE FIELD HOUSE, THE PDC FUNDED TO MAKE THE PAYMENT OR ANNUAL PAYMENT ON THE DEBT. AND THAT HAS GONE OFF BECAUSE THE FIELD HOUSE IS PAID FOR. SO YOU CAN SEE LIKE THE 200,000 TO OLSON.
SO THAT WOULDN'T BE REFLECTED HERE AS A IT'S NOT IN. NO NO MA'AM. THAT'S THE QUESTION OKAY.
ON THE SAME SLIDE. JUST A CLARIFICATION ON THE BEAUTIFICATION 177 $107,133 INCREASE FOR PURIFICATION. THERE'S A NOTE IN THE ACTUAL SPREADSHEET HERE ABOUT ADDITIONAL MOWING. I THINK YOU JUST MENTIONED THAT, MR. HAGER. SO IS THAT ADDITIONAL SCOPE? I KNOW BEFORE WE WERE PRIMARILY JUST DOING THE RIGHT OF WAYS AND SOME OTHER AREAS. ARE WE EXPANDING THAT TO PARKS? IS THAT BECAUSE OF EXPANSION SCOPE THAT WAS COVERED AT YOUR LAST MEETING, SIR? YEAH. AND I'M SORRY I WAS ABSENT THAT MEETING. SO A LOT OF IT PERTAINS TO OUR OUTSIDE VENDORS THAT ARE THAT HAVE MOWING CONTRACTS WITH THE CITY. THEIR THEIR COSTS HAVE INCREASED FAIRLY SIGNIFICANTLY. AND SO THAT'S THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE SEEING THERE. AND ALSO A LOT OF MOWING ACTIVITIES INCLUDE, YOU KNOW, CITY OWNED LOTS AND EDC OWNED LOTS AS WELL. THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. YES, SIR. SORRY I HAD TO REPEAT IT. IT'S OKAY. IT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YEAH. YES, SIR. MR. JACKSON, CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE ā POLICE SUMMARY SLIDE? SO IN THE ASKED THE IN OUR PACKET THAT SAID THE TOTAL AMOUNT REQUESTED IS $358,000. BUT I DON'T SEE THAT NUMBER UP THERE. WHY IS WHY IS THERE A DIFFERENCE IN. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE. IS IT. IS IT THE 359 AND IT'S THE THREE. IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE THREE. YEAH. SIR. THE REQUESTED AMOUNT WAS THE 358. SO THAT THAT WAS AN ERROR BY ME. THE REQUESTED AMOUNT THAT IS IN YOUR PACKET IS THE CORRECT AMOUNT. OKAY. SO IT WAS A COMBINATION OF THE. THE ITEMS THAT YOU SEE HERE ON THE SCREEN I'M SORRY. TOGGLING OFF TO SEE YOU ALL ON CAMERA AS WELL. BUT NO, THAT THAT 358,000 IS THE. IS THE CORRECT NUMBER OKAY. BECAUSE
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THE ASK SHOWS 363 800. WELL, NO. WHAT I WANTED, WHAT I WANTED TO SHOW THERE WAS WE TOOK THOSE NUMBERS DIRECTLY OFF OF THE BUDGET. OKAY. SO THE TOTAL OF THOSE BUDGETED ITEMS THAT YOU SEE ON THAT SLIDE TOTAL THE 363. AND SO OUR ASK WOULD ESSENTIALLY HELP WITH MOST OF THOSE EXPENDITURES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THAT HELPS ME. THANK YOU. AND THEN. SINCE YOUR NAME IS TIED TO IT BY THE APPLICANT REP. THERE ARE FOUR PROPOSALS. VEHICLE VEHICLE CRIME SUPPRESSION UNIT, REAL TIME CRIME CENTER DATA, INCREASED CRIMINAL OR COMMERCIAL PATROLS, AND CRIME PREVENTION TECHNOLOGY ON THOSE FOUR ITEMS. I FOLLOW A LOT OF IT. VEHICLE CRIME SUPPRESSION UNIT, WHICH I GUESS ARE THE ACTUAL PATROL CARS. CORRECT? YES. THE BOTTOM ONE, NUMBER FOUR, CRIME PREVENTION TECHNOLOGY. I'M NOT SEEING THAT HOW THAT'S TIED INTO THESE ASKS MAYBE THE FLOCK. IT'S THE FLOCK. IT'S THE CAMERAS. FLOCK. OKAY. AND THEN TWO AND THREE. WHAT ARE WHAT ARE THOSE IN OUR ASK? SO THREE. GO AHEAD. RICHARD I'M SORRY. WELL I'M SORRY I WAS GOING TO SAY NUMBER THREE IS TIED TO THE, THE PATROL WITH THE, THE VEHICLES. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE A LOT OF, A LOT OF THE WEAR AND TEAR ON THE POLICE VEHICLES IS COMING FROM THEM PATROLLING THE COMMERCIAL AREAS OF THE CITY, INCLUDING, YOU KNOW, 67 AND 20 AND, AND, YOU KNOW, CAMP WISDOM AND SO FORTH. AND THEN THE, THE REAL TIME CRIME CENTER, YOU KNOW, THAT'S A THAT'S A THAT'S A PROJECT THAT WE'RE REALLY LOOKING TO GET OFF THE GROUND SOON. IT INVOLVES, YOU KNOW, TAKING ADVANTAGE OF A LOT OF THOSE CAMERAS THAT YOU SEE HERE IN THIS LINE ITEM, THE FLOCK CAMERAS AND HAVING A CENTRAL LOCATION WHERE YOU'RE ABLE, YOU KNOW, IN REAL TIME TO BE ABLE TO MONITOR CAMERA LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, YOU KNOW, TO BE ABLE TO TRACK CRIME AS IT HAPPENS, IT ALSO HELPS WITH SIZING UP SITUATIONS. YOU KNOW, IF WE GET A PD CALL, THEY CAN THEY CAN GO TO THESE CAMERAS AND THEY CAN KIND OF SEE WHAT WHAT'S HAPPENING, WHAT THE VEHICLES INVOLVED LOOK LIKE, HOW MANY, HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE INVOLVED AND SO ON AND SO FORTH. SO THAT'S WHAT THAT ITEM NUMBER TWO IS PERTAINING TO. OKAY. AND I GUESS GOING BACK TO OUR CITY BUDGET OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND, WHICH MOST OF THESE THINGS WOULD HAVE BEEN COMING OUT OF, WHEN IS THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET GOING TO BE FORMALIZED AND IS THIS ASK TOO SOON? SO. I GUESS IF I COULD ANSWER THOSE IN REVERSE ORDER? NO, THE ASK IS NOT TOO SOON. IT ACTUALLY HELPS IN OUR FINALIZATION. FOR OUR DISCUSSION WITH COUNCIL ON THE BUDGET. SO CERTAINLY IN TERMS OF WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING AND THE FINAL DECISION FROM THIS BODY OF WHETHER OR NOT THEY WILL BE IN SUPPORT OF IT OR NOT HELPS DETERMINE OUR ULTIMATE PRESENTATION OF THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET AS PART OF OUR GLOBAL BUDGET PRESENTATION THAT WE'LL BE MAKING TO COUNCIL THIS UPCOMING TUESDAY. AND WE DID TALK TO COUNCIL LAST WEEK AND PRESENTED OUR BUDGET. WE DID. THIS QUESTION DID COME UP. AT THE END OF THE DAY. WE REALLY THINK THIS IS A GREAT PARTNERSHIP AND OPPORTUNITY.YEAH, IT IS PART OF AN OVERALL STRATEGY FOR OUR BUDGET. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE DO HAVE WE WILL HAVE TO PRESENT ALTERNATIVES TO THE COUNCIL ON AUGUST 12TH, WHICH WE'RE PREPARED TO DO. BUT AGAIN, WE THOUGHT THIS IS REALLY A UNIQUE AND PARTNERSHIP IDEA WITH THE ECDC. SO ABSOLUTELY, ABSOLUTELY THAT IF I COULD BOLD AND UNDERLINE THE WORD PARTNERSHIP IS CERTAINLY WHAT WE SEE THIS AS BEING. AND SO AGAIN, AS THAT WAS MY LAST SLIDE, I JUST WANT TO THANK THIS BODY AGAIN FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO AT LEAST BRING THIS UP FOR CONSIDERATION. OKAY.
I GUESS I WOULD SAY THAT THE TOTAL THE TOTAL ASK IS $600,000, WHICH IS A COMBINATION OF THE 359 AND THE AMOUNT THAT WAS ALREADY CONSIDERED INDIRECT COSTS. YEAH, IF I MAY, THE ORIGINAL THE ORIGINAL ASK WAS $600,000, BUT WHEN THE PACKAGE WAS PUT TOGETHER AND THE LETTER
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WAS PUT TOGETHER, THE FUNDING REQUEST WAS ACTUALLY DECREASED TO 358. END OF 242 IS FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES WHICH WILL BE DISCUSSING LATER THIS EVENING. SO THE PD'S ASK FUNDING REQUEST IS $358,000. OKAY. THE INDIRECT COST IS A SEPARATE. THE INDIRECT COSTS IS A SEPARATE MATTER. BOTH TOTAL $600,000 AND THEN THE ORIGINAL S STARTED AT $600,000 AND IS NOW 358,000.NOW, THE INDIRECT COST HAS BEEN A YOU KNOW THAT THAT WAS IN THE BUDGET LAST YEAR AS WELL. BUT YES, THIS YEAR, THIS YEAR, 2025. SORRY, BUT YES, IT'S A PREVIOUS COST. SO YEAH, THE THREE DAYS OF SEPARATE. RIGHT. OKAY. SO. WE'RE STILL IN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM. IS THERE ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM. STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD PLEASE. YES. GOOD EVENING, PATRICIA EBERT 115 SOUTH GREENSTONE. SO MY FIRST QUESTION IS, IS DOES THIS SUPERSEDE THE ATOMIZATION OF THE REQUESTS THAT YOU RECEIVED? JULY THE 28TH, IT WAS 358 PLUS THE 241 FOR INDIRECT COSTS. BUT WHAT I SAW IN THE SLIDES WAS IT WAS OVERTIME FOR THE POLICE TO. BEEF UP THEIR PATROL FOR OUR HIGH CRIME CRIMINAL COMMERCIAL AREAS.
SO I'M NOT SURE. I JUST AM QUESTIONING THIS. THIS THE NEW ITEMIZATION FOR THE 358. THE 359 IS A MISTAKE. THE 358 AND THEN ALSO TO MR. BROUGHTON, CHAIRMAN, I MEAN BOARD MEMBER BROUGHTON'S COMMENT I WAS AT THE MEETING WHEN JESSICA JAMES WAS AT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR THAT HE'S REFERRING, AND THEY TALKED ABOUT IT WAS SPECIFICALLY LAQUINTA AT THAT TIME. IT WAS A NEW HOTEL AND THEY WERE HAVING NUMEROUS BREAK INS. AND IT WASN'T JUST, YOU KNOW, TAP THE WINDOW AND TAKE THE PHONE OR WHATEVER. IT WAS MAJOR DAMAGE. AND ACCORDING TO SOME OF THE REPORTS THAT CAME TO THE CITY, THERE WERE GUESTS WHO WERE SO ANGRY THEY WERE BROADCASTING, DON'T EVER COME TO DUNCANVILLE. OKAY? THANK YOU. SO THAT THAT TAKEAWAY FROM ME IS THAT IF WE'RE GOING TO START THIS EFFORT, WE NEED TO STAY WITH IT AND NOT START IT AND STOP IT.
THAT'S JUST MY OWN COMMENT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? NO OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC. SO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS IN ADDITION TO MY OWN FROM THE BOARD. ALL RIGHT THEN WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 710. AND THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS GOING TO BE REMOVED, RIGHT? YES. BUT FOR THIS ITEM FOR ITEM THREE, A WOULD LIKE TO TAKE ACTION ON IT OR DISCUSS ALL THE ITEMS AND THEN CIRCLE BACK. I THINK WE DID THAT THE LAST TIME WE DID ALL OF THE ITEMS AND THEN WE. YEAH. OKAY. MR. CHAIRMAN OR MR. PRESIDENT, WHAT YOU WOULD DO THEN IS DEFER ACTION TO AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF ALL THE PUBLIC HEARINGS ON ITEMS A, B, C, AND D. IS THAT CORRECT? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. AFTER WE'VE GONE THROUGH ALL THE ITEMS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SO YOU CAN MOVE TO DID SOMEONE SAY THAT B IS BEING REMOVED. WE ARE ASKING STAFF IS ASKING FOR THIS ITEM TO BE TO BE TABLED OKAY. AND THAT'S FINE. DO YOU WANT TO DO YOU KNOW WHEN YOUR NEXT MEETING IS GOING TO BE. DO YOU WANT TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND CONTINUE IT WITH A DATE CERTAIN, OR JUST REMOVE IT FROM THE AGENDA FOR TONIGHT AND MOVE RIGHT TO SEE MY PREFERENCE? MY REQUEST WOULD BE TO REMOVE IT FROM THE AGENDA. MR. CHAIRMAN, IS IT OKAY WITH MR. PRESIDENT? IS THAT OKAY WITH
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YOU AND THE BOARD? YES IT IS. OKAY, IF YOU WILL, MR. PRESIDENT. IF YOU WILL MOVE TO ITEM THREE C THANK YOU, THANK YOU COUNSELOR. SO NOW WE'RE ON ITEM THREE C AND WE'RE GOING TO.[3.c. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 2025-8-26 APPROVING THE FY 2026 ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE AGREEMENT AND AUTHORIZE THE PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE ANY NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. (Part 1 of 2)]
WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING. WE JUST WE OPEN IT ONCE AND WE CONTINUE IT ALL THE WAY TILL WE COVER ALL THE ITEMS AT THE END. I'M GETTING IT. NO IT'S OKAY. NO. WE'RE DOING THIS TOGETHER. SO THANK YOU. SO THIS IS ACTUALLY A GOOD SEGUE. THE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE ORIGINAL POLICE DEPARTMENT. YES. I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT YOU. YOU ACTUALLY CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT SEVEN, SO WE HAVE TO OPEN IT, OPEN THIS PUBLIC HEARING AT 711. YES I APOLOGIZE, THANK YOU. GOOD CATCH. SO WE HAD CLOSED THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM THREE. SO THIS WILL OPEN IT. WE'LL OPEN IT AND WE'LL COVER C AND D AND THEN SO WE WILL. SO WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 713 TO ITEM C AND D. THANK YOU. SORRY TO INTERRUPT. NO THAT'S OKAY. APPRECIATE THE HELP. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO THIS IS ACTUALLY A GOOD SEGUE INTO THE CONVERSATION THAT WE'RE HAVING A FEW MINUTES AGO. AND THE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ORIGINAL FUNDING REQUEST AND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE 358 AND THE 242, AS MR. JACKSON HAD SHARED IN HIS BUDGET REPORT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR, THERE WAS A DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT HAD BEEN PUT ASIDE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES. THESE ARE THE SERVICES THAT THE CITY STAFF PROVIDE TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM, AS WELL AS THE CORPORATION THAT EACH YEAR, THE CITY CHARGES FOR THOSE SERVICES THAT ARE RENDERED ON PAGE ON PAGE SIX OF THE APPROVED BYLAWS, WHICH IS SECTION EIGHT. AND I'LL I'VE PRINTED THIS EVENING A COPY OF THE BYLAWS, SO YOU CAN KIND OF WORK THROUGH IT. IN THAT SECTION IT TALKS ABOUT THE CITY ENTERING AND THE CITY AND THE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ENTERING INTO WHAT'S REFERRED TO AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENT. UNDER SECTION EIGHT. IT REFERRED TO AS CONTRACTS FOR SERVICES. AND SO WHAT WE'RE ASKING THIS EVENING IS TO JUST I DESCRIBE IT AS MORE OF A HOUSEKEEPING MATTER. IT'S A SITUATION WHERE THE MONEY HAS BEEN COMING OUT OF THE CORPORATION FUND ON A YEARLY BASIS TO COVER THESE SERVICES THAT HAVE BEEN RENDERED. RIGHT NOW, WE'RE TAKING THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACTUALLY ACTUALLY FORMALIZE A ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR THOSE SERVICES THAT ARE BEING PROVIDED TO THE CITY STAFF, TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM, AND TO THE CORPORATION FOR THIS COMING FISCAL YEAR. THE AMOUNT IS $242. EXCUSE ME, $242,000. AND TO ANSWER THE QUESTION OF WHAT IMPACT DOES THIS HAVE OR MAY HAVE ON THE BUDGET THAT WAS PRESENTED AND APPROVED AT THE LAST MEETING? IT DOES NOT HAVE AN IMPACT. WE ACTUALLY KIND OF FACTORED THAT INTO THIS ENTIRE DOLLAR AMOUNT OF $600,000. THE $600,000 INCLUDES THE FUND, THE POLICE FUNDING REQUEST, AS WELL AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.SO WHAT WE HAVE HERE ON THE LEFT IS THE TOTAL EXPENDITURES. BUT WE'RE SHOWING THE $600,000 THAT WERE PRESENTED AT THE LAST MEETING. AND HERE YOU HAVE THE BREAKDOWN, THE $242,000 AND THE $358,000. AS YOU WILL SEE, THE TOTAL EXPENDITURES IS THE SAME AND THERE IS NO CHANGE. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS MATTER? SO THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE. BDC AND THE OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS IS THAT THERE ARE INSTANCES LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, WE'VE SEEN THE SPREADSHEETS THAT WERE DONE BY RICHARD JACKSON. WE SEE THE TWO ACMS HERE, AND WE'VE SEEN OTHER INSTANCES. WHEN WE TRANSITION STAFF THAT GETS HUMAN RESOURCES INVOLVED. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF INTERSECTIONS BETWEEN THE EDC AND THE CITY. AND SO WHAT THIS AGREEMENT DOES IS TO FORMALIZE IT, ACKNOWLEDGE IT, AND. REFUND THE GENERAL FUND FOR ITS EXPENDITURES, FOR ITS EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF GENERAL FUND STAFF TO PERFORM ADMINISTRATIVE RELATED SERVICES FOR THE EDC FUND. SO. I DON'T I DON'T HAVE A CONCEPTUAL PROBLEM WITH IT. I DID ASK FOR , A AN AN AMOUNT. THE $242,000 BROKEN DOWN BY FUNCTIONS JUST TO
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PROVIDE SOME SOME ADDITIONAL. ENLIGHTENMENT ON THE AMOUNT OF THE INVOLVEMENT. BUT THERE'S NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT THAT THERE THERE IS ONGOING INTERACTION BETWEEN THE EDC AND THE REST OF THE CITY, AND THAT SHOULD BE COMPENSATED. THIS AGREEMENT, THIS. I'M SO SORRY. GO AHEAD.NO, IT'S UP TO THAT QUESTION AS WELL. SO I'M ASSUMING THAT THERE'S SOME FORM OF FORMULA THAT'S BEEN DEVELOPED TO COME UP WITH THIS CALCULATION AS WE GO FORWARD IN FUTURE YEARS IF THIS PASSES. SO TO MAKE SURE WE KNOW WHAT THAT FORMULA IS AND THAT WE'RE CONSISTENT, APPLYING ON A YEAR BY YEAR BASIS, WE DO HAVE A FORMULA AND GO AHEAD. NO GO AHEAD I'M SORRY. AND RICHARD HAS SOME ADDITIONAL DETAILS IF WE WANT TO SEE IT. BUT YEAH WE DO. WE DO USE A CALCULATION AND A METHOD TO DO THAT. AND I BELIEVE MR. MR. HAGER HAS A QUESTION OR COMMENT. COMMENT GENERALLY WHAT THE STAFF HAS DONE IN YEARS PAST THAT I'M AWARE OF IS THEY TAKE BASICALLY THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR SALARY, THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR SALARY, THE ADMINISTRATIVE SALARY, AND THEN A PORTION OF THE RENT TO MAINTAIN THE OFFICE IN THE MAINTENANCE OF THEIR SUITE AND CALCULATE THAT OUT BASED ON A PERCENTAGE OF THEIR TIME ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE EDC. AND RICHARD WOULD HAVE TO TELL YOU HOW HE DID THAT, BEING THE ACCOUNTANT. BUT AS ATTORNEY FOR THE CITY, I REQUEST THAT THAT THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT DOES HAVE SOME FORMULA FOR ATTRIBUTION IS WHAT I CALL IT. TO THE EDC ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTION VERSUS THEIR, QUOTE, NORMAL CITY FUNCTIONS. AND SO THAT THERE IS A CALCULATION FOR THE BOARD'S CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU. YES.
IF I CAN IF I CAN ADD TO THAT FROM MR. HAGER. SO THERE WAS A STUDY THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY DONE BY THE WILLDAN GROUP. AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CAME OUT FROM THAT WAS THERE WAS A MODEL THAT WAS DEVELOPED THAT TAKES INTO ACCOUNT ALLOWABLE COSTS, DOES NOT INCLUDE LIKE CAPITAL OR TRANSFERS, BUT IT CALCULATES THE PERCENTAGE BASED ON THE USE OF WHAT'S KNOWN AS CENTRAL SERVICES. SO THAT INCLUDES BUILDING MAINTENANCE, CITY ADMIN, CITY SECRETARY, HUMAN RESOURCES, IT, PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE. AND SO. BASED ON THAT, THERE'S A LOT OF FACTORS IN THE DATA. SO THIS LIKE THIS IS A VERY DEEP AND COMPREHENSIVE SPREADSHEET. BUT IT'S TAKEN DATA SUCH AS LIKE THE FTE COUNT UP THE NUMBER OF POS ISSUED, THE NUMBER OF INVOICES PROCESSED, THE AGENDA ITEMS. SO IT'S COVERING LIKE A COST ALLOCATION SUMMARY FOR NOT JUST THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AREA, BUT OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND AREAS AS WELL. I'M GOING TO SHARE MY SCREEN TO SHOW HOW IT BREAKS DOWN. IN SUMMARY, FIRST, BEAR WITH ME JUST ONE SECOND AND WE DON'T NECESSARILY NEED TO GET INTO THE WEEDS ON IT. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I KNOW FOR THE RECORD THAT THERE IS A FORMULA. THERE IS A THERE'S A MEANING AND MECHANISMS TO ACTUALLY CALCULATE. AND IT'S NOT JUST THIS IS WHAT WE THINK IT IS ON A YEARLY BASIS. DEFINITELY THROUGH THAT, I WANT TO SHARE A SCREEN IS A COST SUMMARY IN TERMS OF THE ALLOCATION FOR THOSE ESSENTIAL SERVICES TO THE VARIOUS FUNDS, BE IT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OR AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE ARE OTHER SUMMARIES FOR VARIOUS FUNDS. WHEN WE PLUG IN THE CALCULATION IN THIS CALCULATION TAKES INTO ACCOUNT BUDGET DATA FROM 2025. BUT WE TRIED TO USE OUR IN TERMS OF PROJECTING OUT. WE HAVE TO USE OUR LAST FULL FISCAL YEAR OF ACTIVITY. AND SO IN THAT CASE IT WOULD BE FISCAL YEAR 24. SO WHEN IT TAKES IN THE VARIOUS PERCENTAGES AND AMOUNTS, THE, THE SUMMARY ACTUALLY IS, AS YOU CAN SEE HERE ON THE SCREEN, 320, ALMOST 321,000 BASED ON WHAT OUR
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INDIRECT COST TREND WAS, AS WELL AS THE ADDITIONAL REQUEST THAT WAS PRESENTED IN ITEM A, WE WANTED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH HAVING THE INDIRECT COST AMOUNT BE FLAT IN 2026 VERSUS 2025, IF THAT MAKES SENSE. BUT AGAIN, TO THE REQUEST THAT WAS MADE BY MR. PRESIDENT AND FOR THE CONSUMPTION CERTAINLY OF THIS BODY AND THE PUBLIC, WE DID WANT TO AT LEAST PRESENT THE FACT THAT, YES, THERE IS PRETTY COMPREHENSIVE PROCESS IN TERMS OF THE DATA THAT GOES IN THAT HELPS WITH THAT CALCULATION. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. AT THIS POINT, IS THERE ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISHES TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS PARTICULAR ITEM? SEEING NONE? OKAY, SO. MR. DIRECTOR, YES, ITEM D IS GOING TO BE TABLED. I REQUEST I WOULD REQUEST THAT ITEM D BE REMOVED FROM THE AGENDA. OKAY. SO WE ARE GOING TO REMOVE ITEM D FROM THE AGENDA. AND SO. THAT TAKES US[3.a. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 2025-7-24 APPROVING A POLICE DEPARTMENT FUNDING REQUEST TO THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE AND AUTHORIZE THE PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. (Part 2 of 2)]
BACK TO WHERE THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE OR NOT APPROVE RESOLUTION 2020 5-7.DASH 24 FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FUNDING REQUEST. THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION AT THIS TIME. OH, DISCUSSION QUESTIONS. HERE. OH I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY. YEAH. CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE YOU DO. BEFORE YOU DO THAT, WOULD YOU FORMALLY CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 724? PUBLIC HEARING IS FORMALLY CLOSED AT 724. WITH MY APOLOGIES AGAIN. THANK YOU AGAIN. SORRY TO ANYONE. THAT'S OKAY. SO NOW THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE OR NOT APPROVE THE RESOLUTION. 2020 5-7- 24 FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FUNDING. I'M MOVED.
EXCUSE ME. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE RESOLUTION 2020 5-7 24, APPROVING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S FUNDING REQUEST TO THE CITY OF DUNCANVILLE. AND I'M GONNA PUT THE AMOUNT JUST BECAUSE I LIKE IT. THE MOTION IN THE AMOUNT OF $358,000. IT HAS BEEN MOVED BY THE SAVAGE SECOND SECOND BY MR. BROUGHTON. IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY, WE WILL DO A ROLL CALL. I NEGLECTED WHEN THIS ITEM WAS, I BELIEVE MISS HEBERT ASKED A QUESTION. AND THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION IS THE SIEVERT. THE PRESENTATION THAT WAS MADE TONIGHT SUPERSEDES THE PREVIOUS PRESENTATION WITH REGARD TO THE ATTRIBUTION FOR THIS AGENDA ITEM, WHICH IS BEFORE THE BOARD.
I JUST WANTED TO SHE ASKED THAT QUESTION, AND SO I PROVIDED HER AN ANSWER TO HER QUESTION. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SO NOW I THINK WE'RE AT THE POINT WHERE WE CAN DO A ROLL CALL VOTE DISCUSSION. I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD. I JUST KIND OF THINK THAT THE ITEM LOOKING AT THE MAPS, I THINK THEY DO COVER A LOT OF THE AREAS THAT THEY WANT TO ADDRESS WITH THE CRIME BUSINESS AREAS. I JUST STRUGGLE WITH THE PERCENTAGES OF HOW MUCH THE ASK IS FOR VERSUS THE CRIME VERSUS THE CITY. OVERALL, A LOT TO ME, A LOT OF THE ASK IS SERVING THE WHOLE CITY AND NOT JUST THE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT. SO I STRUGGLE WITH THE BALANCE OF IT ALL. I KNOW IT'S FOR THE GOOD OF THE CITY AND THE POLICE ARE GOOD WITH IT ALL. IT'S A GREAT CAUSE. BUT I I'M JUST STRUGGLING WITH IT. AND THE FACT THAT WE DON'T HAVE OUR CITY BUDGET PUT TOGETHER. AND WHILE I WANT TO BE A PARTNER WITH OUR CITY, AND I WANT US TO HAVE THE BEST POLICE FORCE, OUR POLICE FORCE HAS GOT
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CHALLENGES WITH STAFFING AND OVERTIME AND DIFFERENT FACTORS, AND I WANT TO BE A PARTNER WITH IT. BUT I STILL STRUGGLE WITH THE ASK AT THIS TIME. THAT'S MY DISCUSSION. MORE OF A STATEMENT, I GUESS. OKAY, TO ADDRESS A POINT IN YOUR EXPRESSION WHERE YOU TALKED ABOUT THE CITY'S BUDGET, THE CITY LAST WEEK DID PROVIDE A PRESENTATION OF THE BUDGET. AND I RECALL IN THAT BUDGET, SEEING A NUMBER OF 600,000, WHICH IS WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT TONIGHT FROM US.SO YEAH, THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN BROUGHT FORWARD ON, ON THEIR SIDE. SO NOW WE ARE MAKING A DECISION IF WE'RE GOING TO AGREE OR DISAGREE. OKAY. MR. BROWN YEAH, I JUST WANT TO SAY I DID SECOND THE MOTION. I DO SUPPORT THIS ENDEAVOR. THE ONLY CAUTION I HAVE IS, YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY WITH READING THE ADMINISTRATIVE LANGUAGE HERE IS IF THIS COMES FORWARD IN THE FUTURE IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, FOR EXAMPLE, COMES FORWARD WITH $1 MILLION FIRE APPARATUS. I'M NOT SURE HOW WE'LL BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO THAT. SO THAT'S JUST A CONCERN FOR ME. YES. OKAY. POINT WELL TAKEN. AND I'M I'M GOING TO SAY AS PART OF THE DISCUSSION, JUST TO REPEAT WHAT I SAID A FEW MINUTES AGO, I DON'T I DON'T WANT TO START AND STOP BECAUSE THIS IS A COMMITMENT ON OUR PART. AND SO I'D LIKE TO FOR THE COMMITMENT TO BE UPHELD ON THE RECIPIENT'S PART AS WELL, SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY MORE STORIES ABOUT THIS HAPPENED AT THE HOTEL. AND I GUESS IT'S NOT HAPPENING, BUT IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE IT'S BEING DONE ANYMORE EITHER. SO LOOK AT THE NUMBERS A LITTLE BIT THERE, TRENDING VERY MUCH DOWNWARD FROM WHERE THEY WERE FROM WHAT I REMEMBER. OKAY.
WELL GOOD. THAT'S A GOOD THING. YEAH. THE BREAK INS THOUGH WERE KIND OF, YOU KNOW, BUT NO, I DO UNDERSTAND AND I THINK REALLY JUST KIND OF IN GENERAL I THINK GOING FORWARD, YOU KNOW, THE PARTNERSHIP MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE, WE'RE UPDATING Y'ALL AND LET Y'ALL KNOW HOW THAT PROGRESS IS GOING. I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE KEY TO THIS PARTNERSHIP IF IT GOES FORWARD. AND YEAH, I THINK REALLY JUST IN GENERAL, KEEPING IN MIND YOUR LONG TERM FUTURE PLANNING AND, YOU KNOW, JUST KEEPING THAT IN MIND TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE MINDFUL OF THAT. SO OKAY, I HAVE A FOLLOW UP TO THAT STATEMENT. SO AT WHAT INTERVALS CAN WE EXPECT SOME SORT OF UPDATES TO HOW THIS MONEY IS BENEFITING THE THAT COMMUNITY. YOU KNOW, REALLY IT IS UP TO THE BOARD. ON IF THEY WANTED TO DO QUARTERLY, WE COULD COME BACK AND REPORT OR WE COULD DO A BIANNUALLY. YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO RAMP THIS PROGRAM UP NEXT YEAR. BUT I MEAN, WE COULD WE COULD DO IT ON A WHATEVER THE BOARD REALLY WOULD LIKE TO DO. I THINK AT MINIMUM YOU WANT TO DO QUARTERLY, I THINK MONTHLY WOULD BE A LITTLE TOUGH. BUT I MEAN, WE COULD DEFINITELY GIVE YOU QUARTERLY REPORT ON CRIME STATISTICS WHERE WE ARE, YOU KNOW, WHERE THIS EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN USED. I MEAN, WE CAN DO QUARTERLY. WE CAN DO BI ANNUALLY. I THINK QUARTERLY WOULD BE GREAT, BI ANNUALLY AT A MINIMUM. OKAY. YEAH. WE CAN DO WE CAN DO QUARTERLY. WE'LL WORK WITH OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT UNLESS THE COUNCIL WANTS MORE. RIGHT. RIGHT. ABSOLUTELY. YEAH.
BUT YEAH WE COULD DEFINITELY DO QUARTERLY IF THAT'S WHAT THE BOARD FEELS COMFORTABLE WITH.
AND JUST MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE COMING BACK AND REPORT AND LET YOU ALL KNOW HOW IT'S GOING.
YES, YES, IF I MAY. I THINK TO YOUR POINT ONE, I LIKE THE CONSISTENCY, BUT I THINK THAT'S PART OF THE PARTNERSHIP WHERE THEY'LL DO THEIR DUE DILIGENCE TO PROVIDE US INFORMATION, AND WE CAN ALWAYS ASSESS. AND SO IT'S NOT AN AUTO RENEWAL. IT IS AN INITIATIVE RENEWAL. HOWEVER, YOU NEED TO PRESENT WHATEVER TO SUPPORT THE REQUEST. AND I THINK FOR ANOTHER ENTITY IT WOULD BE ASSESSED ON THAT SPECIFIC CASE. BUT THEY NEED TO BRING FORTH THE DATA AND THE SUPPORT TO RECONCILE EVERYTHING WE NEED TO FEEL COMFORTABLE AS A BOARD IN SUPPORTING WHATEVER THAT IS. SO YOU'RE YOU'RE SETTING A PRECEDENT, BUT THE PRESIDENT SAYS THERE'S A STANDARD. YOU HAVE TO MEET THE STANDARD. AND ALSO IN ORDER TO YOU BRING UP A GOOD POINT, YOU BRING UP A GOOD POINT, SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT. AND IT'S JUST KIND OF VERY, VERY BASIC. BUT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE REALLY LOOKING AT DOING MORE MULTI YEAR FORECASTING FOR THE CITY BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, OUR BUDGET CHALLENGES AREN'T JUST THIS YEAR IF YOU LOOK DOWN THE ROAD. SO WE REALLY NEED TO START LOOKING MULTI YEAR. BUT A PART OF THAT ALSO IS PLANNING. AND SO YES I THINK IF LET'S SAY SOMEBODY DIDN'T WANT TO COME FORWARD TO THE CDC AND WANTS TO LOOK AT FIRE, I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO BRIEF AND INCORPORATE INTO YOUR MULTIYEAR FORECASTING. BUT, YOU KNOW, I THINK RIGHT NOW WITH THIS PARTNERSHIP, IF WE CAN JUST DO
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THE QUARTERLY, YOU KNOW, DO THE REPORTING, AND HOPEFULLY IT'S SUCCESSFUL AND WE CAN RENEW IT.BUT BUT YES, I THINK WE ALL HAVE TO BE KIND OF MINDFUL OF, OF THAT I THINK AS A CITY AS A WHOLE. SO YEAH. YEAH, I AGREE WITH ALL OF THE STATEMENTS BEING SAID AND PARTICULARLY JUST THE DATA NOT TO BEAT THAT. BUT, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE HAVE THE ADMINISTRATIVE TOOLS THAT WE'RE READING AND WE BRING THOSE FORWARD BECAUSE YOU GET EDUCATED, YOU KNOW BETTER, YOU DO BETTER, RIGHT? SO YOU HAVE THAT INFORMATION PRESENT. AND ALTHOUGH WE ALL WANT THINGS TO BE WE ALL SUPPORT THE POLICE, WE SUPPORT THE FIRE AND WE DON'T WANT TO GIVE THAT APPEARANCE. WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE WE OPERATE WITHIN THE GUIDELINES AND THE TOOLS AND THINGS THAT ARE PROVIDED. AND SO BY SETTING A PRECEDENT THAT, HEY, IF YOU'RE COMING, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME QUESTIONS AND SOME DATA SO THAT WE ARE ABLE TO SUPPORT. AND NOT ONLY DOES THE REPORTING GIVE US INFORMATION, BUT WE ALSO GO ON THE RECORD AND IT'S BUILT INTO THE RECORD THAT, HEY, THE MINUTES REFLECT THAT A REPORT WAS PROVIDED NO ACTION, BUT A REPORT WAS PROVIDED BASED ON THIS DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT WAS GIVEN BY THIS DURING THIS PARTNERSHIP. AND THIS IS HOW YOU CAN AND WHAT THE DOLLARS ARE DOING. SO I THINK THAT WE OWE IT TO OURSELVES AS WE LOOK TO LOOK FOR WAYS TO PARTNER. RIGHT. BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP WAYS TO PARTNER, BUT BE ABLE TO FEEL COMFORTABLE AS WE PARTNER THAT WE'RE STAYING IN LINE WITH WHAT THE WHAT'S PRESENTED. AND THANK YOU, THOUGH, FOR WHAT YOU BROUGHT AS FAR AS THE DATA, AND ALSO TO MR. JACKSON FOR JUST STEPPING THROUGH THE BUDGET A LITTLE BIT CLOSELY, CLEARER FOR CLEARER. IS THAT A WORD? CLEARER? YES, CLEARER. SO THAT TO KIND OF HELP, YOU KNOW, AS WE KIND OF BECAUSE IT'S A LOT OF INFORMATION AND THAT WE'RE BUDGETING AND THEIR BUDGET, EVERYBODY'S BUDGETING. SO THANK YOU TO THE STAFF AS WELL. ALL RIGHT. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, IF THERE ARE NO OTHER DISCUSSIONS TO BE HAD, WE WILL ASK MISS PEREZ TO GUIDE US THROUGH THE ROLL CALL VOTE. THOMPSON A ABNEY I. RODNEY A ZILKHA. YES. SAVAGE. YES. HARVEY. YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO NOW WE'RE ON TO ACTION ON THREE
[3.c. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 2025-8-26 APPROVING THE FY 2026 ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE AGREEMENT AND AUTHORIZE THE PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE ANY NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. (Part 2 of 2)]
C. AND THE CHAIR WILL NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE OR NOT APPROVE RESOLUTION 2025.DASH 826 APPROVING THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE AGREEMENT. CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. AT THIS TIME. I MOVE FOR APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 2020 5-8 26 APPROVING THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENT. A SECOND IT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED TO APPROVE DISCUSSION. OKAY, MISS GRASS, WILL YOU ASSIST US WITH THE ROLL CALL VOTE PLEASE.
THOMPSON. HI, ABNEY. I BROUGHTON I ZILKHA YES. SAVAGE I HARVEY I THANK YOU. THAT TAKES US TO EXECUTIVE SESSION. IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. WE WILL CONVENE INTO CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO THE FOLLOWING SECTION. 550 1.0872 DELIBERATION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS TO DELIBERATE THE OFFER OF A FINANCIAL OR OTHER INCENTIVE TO A BUSINESS PROJECT, AND THE EXECUTIVE SESSION WILL. WE'LL RECESS. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS. WE DO NOT HAVE TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. THERE IS NO REASON TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. DESIRE TO GO. BUT WE. USED TO BE OKAY. AND THERE IS NO ACTION TO BE TAKEN. SO. THAT WOULD BE EASY. SO THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO END THE MEETING. SOFT WHISPERING OKAY, SO MOVED THAT WE CLOSE. ALL RIGHT LET'S BRING MATURE.
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