P-1 Request that the City Council: 1) Consider receiving a presentation of the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Proposed Budget; 2) Consider voting to place proposals to adopt an ad valorem tax rate and adopt the final fiscal year 2025-2026 budget as action items for the September 10, 2025 City Council meeting, and; 3) Consider voting to schedule public hearings on the proposed property tax rate and the proposed budget on the agendas for the August 27, 2025 and September 10, 2025 City Council Meetings.

O-1 Request that the City Council consider adopting an Ordinance amending Tyler City Code Chapter 12 by updating certain fees related to Tyler Pounds Regional Airport, including land lease rates for areas surrounding the North Terminal Site, fuel farm land rental fees, fuel flowage fee and the maximum daily parking fee for long-term parking, and making other clean-up and formatting changes.

M-1 Request that the City Council consider authorizing the City Manager to execute an Engineering Services Contract, in an amount not to exceed $2,806,600, with Pape Dawson Consulting Engineers LLC for the Consent Decree Group 8 Remedial Measures Implementation and to adopt a Resolution reserving the right to reimburse expenditures with proceeds of future debt.

M-3 Request that the City Council consider authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with C&A Construction, LLC in the amount of $16,179,339.80 for the Consent Decree Capacity Work Group 2 Sewer Site 13c1 Improvements, Bid 25-072 and to adopt a Resolution reserving the right to reimburse expenditures with proceeds of future debt.

M-2 Request that the City Council consider authorizing the City Manager to execute a construction contract for the Settlers Landing/Centennial Parkway Extension project to Fritcher Construction for a total contract price of $1,176,983.40 and authorize funding from the Wayfare Cumberland Park escrow account to pay for the Centennial Parkway extension.

M-4 Request that City Council consider authorizing the City Manager to execute the Development Agreement between the City of Tyler and the Tyler Economic Development Council (TEDC) for the development of the 282-acre Wisenbaker Tract, with a total cost to the City for the sanitary sewer improvements of not to exceed $992,353.84.

Aug 13, 2025 City Council

EXECUTIVE SESSION

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GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME TO THE AUGUST 13TH, 2025 CITY COUNCIL MEETING. WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN WITH THE INVOCATION FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE, IF YOU'LL PLEASE STAND. DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, I JUST THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TODAY AND THANK YOU FOR OUR CITY. I JUST ASK THAT YOU BE WITH ALL THE KIDS AND GRANDKIDS AND STUDENTS THAT START BACK TO SCHOOL TODAY AND BE WITH THEM, KEEP THEM SAFE, BE WITH DRIVERS AND HELP THEM SLOW DOWN. BE WITH THE KIDS. PROBABLY THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL WITHOUT THEIR PHONES. THAT'S GOING TO BE A CHALLENGE. JUST THANK YOU FOR OUR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. KEEP THEM SAFE AS THEY KEEP US SAFE. JUST THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING. JUST THANK YOU FOR THIS COUNCIL. WE ASK ALL THIS IN YOUR SON'S NAME. AMEN. AMEN. 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. ALRIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN

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WITH THE MINUTES FROM JUNE THE 25TH, 2025. MOVE TO APPROVE AS WRITTEN. SECOND. GOT A MOTION BY CURTIS. SECOND BY WYNN. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED.

[P-1 Request that the City Council: 1) Consider receiving a presentation of the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Proposed Budget; 2) Consider voting to place proposals to adopt an ad valorem tax rate and adopt the final fiscal year 2025-2026 budget as action items for the September 10, 2025 City Council meeting, and; 3) Consider voting to schedule public hearings on the proposed property tax rate and the proposed budget on the agendas for the August 27, 2025 and September 10, 2025 City Council Meetings.]

MOTION CARRIES. HE WON. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. GOOD MORNING. WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THE PROPOSED $219.3 MILLION BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2026.

THIS YEAR'S THEME FOR SERVICES, STRONG FOUNDATIONS, REFLECTS OUR CONTINUED FOCUS ON DELIVERING THE ESSENTIAL SERVICES THAT RESIDENTS RELY ON EVERY DAY SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS, SMOOTH ROADWAYS, CLEAN WATER AND RESPONSIVE CITY SERVICES. THIS BUDGET IS THE PRODUCT OF MONTHS OF COLLABORATION, CAREFUL PLANNING, AND A SHARED COMMITMENT TO FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY. IT STRENGTHENS THE SERVICES AT THE HEART OF EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD, WHILE MANAGING COSTS TO MAKE EVERY TAX DOLLAR COUNT. WHILE WE CAN'T ALL PREDICT ALL THE CHALLENGES THAT ARE AHEAD, OUR ANNUAL BUDGET WILL HELP US NAVIGATE THEM, ADVANCING OUR VISION FOR A STRONG COMMUNITY WITH A VIBRANT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT. QUALITY MEDICAL CARE, EXCELLENT EDUCATION AND BEAUTIFUL PUBLIC SPACES AND NEIGHBORHOODS. PUBLIC SAFETY REMAINS OUR LARGEST AND MOST IMPORTANT INVESTMENT FOR THE TYLER POLICE DEPARTMENT. WE ARE FUNDING THE FOURTH YEAR OF THE AXON REPLACEMENT PROGRAM 523,600 $768 TO ENSURE OUR OFFICERS HAVE THE LATEST BODY CAMERAS AND TASERS. THIS KEEPS OUR TECHNOLOGY CURRENT, REPLACES DAMAGED EQUIPMENT WITHOUT LARGE CASH OUTLAYS, AND MAINTAINS THE HIGH LEVEL OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND SAFETY OUR COMMUNITY EXPECTS.

FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, WE CONTINUE FUNDING THE NINTH YEAR OF OUR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS LEASE. THESE UNITS ARE ESSENTIAL TO PROTECTING OUR FIREFIGHTERS WHILE THEY PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY AT THE ANIMAL SHELTER. THE SECOND PHASE OF STAINLESS STEEL KENNEL UPGRADES WILL MAKE CLEANING FASTER AND IMPROVE CONDITIONS FOR THE ANIMALS IN OUR CARE. CODE ENFORCEMENT WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO ADDRESS SUBSTANDARD COMMERCIAL STRUCTURES, WITH $200,000 SET ASIDE ENOUGH TO REMOVE UP TO 15 UNSAFE BUILDINGS, MAKING NEIGHBORHOODS SAFER AND MORE ATTRACTIVE FOR INVESTMENT. IN THIS BUDGET, WE ARE INVESTING IN THE PLACES THAT BRING OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER. WE ARE MAKING TARGETED IMPROVEMENTS TO KEEP OUR PARKS BEAUTIFUL AND FUNCTIONAL AND SAFE. IN 2015, WE CREATED THE PARK IMPROVEMENT FUND FUND FROM THE REVENUE WE RECEIVE FROM THE LANDFILL TIPPING FEE CHARGES. THIS YEAR, WE WILL INVEST $802,500 IN UPGRADES TO GOLDEN ROSE PARK. WITH THIS FUNDING, WE ARE PLANNING TO UPDATE THE FENCING, RESTROOMS, LIGHTING, SCOREBOARD, SHADE STRUCTURES AND OTHER AMENITIES ACROSS THE CITY. WE WILL CONTINUE TO OUR DEAD TREE REMOVAL PROGRAM IN OUR PARKS AND TRAILS, CONVERT MORE PLANTED MEDIANS TO LOW MAINTENANCE STAMPED CONCRETE, AND INSTALL A POND AERATORS AT WOLCOTT AND FAWKNER PARKS TO IMPROVE THE PONDS WATER QUALITY. AT THE NEW REVEREND RALPH CARAWAY FIELD AND FUND FOREST PARK, NEW FIELD LIGHTING WILL ALLOW EVENING GAMES AND TOURNAMENTS. WE'RE ALSO ADDING SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS TO PROTECT FAMILIES OR TO PROTECT FACILITIES AT OUR PARKS, AND PAINTING THE EXTERIOR OF THE GLASS RECREATION CENTER. THE ROSE COMPLEX IS ONE OF TYLER'S SIGNATURE DESTINATIONS, AND THIS BUDGET KEEPS IMPROVEMENTS MOVING FORWARD. WE WILL CONTINUE. WE WILL COMPLETE PHASE THREE OF THE STAMPED CONCRETE BED REPLACEMENT PROGRAM IN THE ROSE GARDEN, INSTALLING A NEW ELEVATOR IN THE ROSE GARDEN CENTER, AND ADDING POND FILTRATION AT THE MEDITATION GARDEN. ADDITIONALLY, WE ARE INVESTING $500,000 TO REHABILITATE THE OLD FAIRGROUNDS, CREATING A COUNTRY ATMOSPHERE IN THE HEART OF THE CITY, THEREBY CREATING NEW EVENT

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AND SPECIAL USE RENTAL SPACE FOR THE COMPLEX. THIS YEAR ALSO MARKS THE LAUNCH OF OUR HOLIDAY DECORATIONS MASTER PLAN, AN EFFORT TO MAKE THE ROSE GARDEN A YEAR ROUND ATTRACTION, INCLUDING DURING THE CHRISTMAS SEASON WHEN WE WILL HOST THE ROTARY CHRISTMAS PARADE AT THE COMPLEX FOR THE FIRST TIME. WE ARE DELIVERING ON OUR PROMISE TO MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE OUR STREETS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2026, WE CONTINUE USING TWO PENNIES OF OUR PROPERTY TAX RATE TO FUND MAINTENANCE OF STREETS AND TYLER. THIS YEAR, ALMOST $2.5 MILLION ARE BUDGETED TO HELP MAINTAIN THE BIGGEST ASSET IN THE CITY OF TYLER. ALMOST $1.5 MILLION WILL BE USED IN SEALCOAT AND CRACK SEAL PROGRAMING, WHICH HELPS EXTEND THE LIFE OF OUR STREETS BY MAKING SURE WATER CANNOT GET UNDER THE STREET, FREEZE AND CAUSE DAMAGE. ALSO INCLUDED IN THE QUALITY STREET COMMITMENT FUNDS IS $870,000 FOR STREET REPAIRS. ALTHOUGH MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS ARE MORE COSTLY FOR THE BRICK STREETS, AT ABOUT 100 YEARS AS FAR AS MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE. THE LIFESPAN IS LONGER THAN THAT OF ASPHALT. WE ALSO PLAN TO ALLOCATE $165,000 TO CONTINUE THE PUBLIC ALLEY MAINTENANCE PROGRAM. WE ARE PURCHASING A 12 YARD DUMP TRUCK TO AND RELOCATING A BUILDING AT THE OLD FAIRGROUNDS FOR STORAGE. USES OVER OUR TO SUPPORT OUR STREET OPERATIONS ON HIGHWAY 155. THIS PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDES MAINTENANCE ESTIMATES FOR THE SIXTH YEAR OF THE INTELLIGENT TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNAL SYSTEM PLAN. WHILE THE MAJORITY OF THE COST OF THE PLAN IS COVERED BY THE HALF-CENT SALES TAX FUND, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE MAKE SURE WE ALLOCATE THE FUNDS NEEDED TO MAINTAIN THE SYSTEM. AS WE MAKE THE IMPROVEMENTS, WE ARE LOOKING AT OUR STORMWATER OPERATIONS. AS WE LOOKED AT OUR STORMWATER OPERATIONS, WE LOOKED AT WHAT WAYS WE CAN INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY OF OUR OPERATION, AS WELL AS ENSURE THAT MAINTENANCE PROBLEMS ARE HANDLED BEFORE THEY BECOME EXPENSIVE CAPITAL ISSUES. THAT ANALYSIS SHOWED US THAT THERE WERE PIECES OF EQUIPMENT THAT NEED TO BE UPDATED FOR US TO HANDLE THE MAINTENANCE WORKLOAD. ONE OF THE PIECES OF EQUIPMENT, AND ONE THAT WOULD MAKE THE MOST IMPACT, IS TRADING THE OUR ONE YARD CONCRETE TRAILER FOR A FIVE YEAR, FIVE YARD MINI MIXER CONCRETE TRUCK.

THIS TRUCK NOT ONLY ALLOWS OUR CREWS TO BRING MORE CONCRETE TO THE JOB, IT ALSO ALLOWS FOR THEM TO MANEUVER INTO JOBS THAT THEY COULD NOT WITH THE TRAILER. BOTH OF THESE SAVE OUR CREWS TIME AND ALLOW FOR THE CREWS TO BE MORE EFFECTIVELY HANDLE THE MAINTENANCE OF OUR STORMWATER SYSTEM. WE HAVE $768,000 ALLOCATED IN THE BUDGET FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS. OF THESE FUNDS, ABOUT 500,000 WILL BE USED FOR DRAINAGE AND EROSION REPAIR PROJECTS, AND THE REMAINDER WILL BE ALLOCATED TO STRUCTURE FLOODING PROJECTS. WE ARE PROPOSING $15.3 MILLION IN CASH FUNDED WATER AND WASTEWATER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND INVESTMENT IN THE FUTURE.

RELIABILITY AND SAFETY OF OUR SYSTEM. PROJECTS INCLUDE SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENTS, WATER MAIN IMPROVEMENTS, UPGRADES AT THE LAKE PALESTINE WATER TREATMENT PLANT, AND CONTINUED WORK ON THE TASTE AND ODOR STUDY TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF OUR WATER. WE WILL ALSO PLUG UNUSED WELLS FOR TCSEC REQUIREMENTS, EXTEND SERVICE LINES WHERE NEEDED AND FUND THE WEST. THE WEST WESTSIDE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT REHABILITATION AS PART OF A 15 YEAR PLAN. THIS BUDGET INCLUDES FUNDING FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TYLER TOMORROW COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. WHILE I HAVE A MOMENT AND THE INFORMATION IS ON THE SCREEN IN FRONT OF YOU, LET ME REMIND YOU HOW VALUABLE YOUR FEEDBACK AND THE COMMUNITY'S FEEDBACK IS FOR THE CITY OF TYLER'S LONG RANGE PLAN. TYLER TOMORROW WILL SHAPE THE DIRECTION, DECISIONS, AND DIRECTION FOR THE FUTURE OF TYLER. YOU CAN LEARN MORE INFORMATION AND GIVE YOUR FEEDBACK BY SCANNING THE QR CODE ON THE SCREEN, OR BY VISITING TYLER TOMORROW.COM. AS MENTIONED EARLIER, AS PART OF OUR BUDGET FORMULATION PROCESS, WE LOOK AT WAYS TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE HIGH LEVELS OF SERVICE WHILE OPERATING WITHIN THE FISCAL CONSTRAINTS OF OUR BUDGET. THIS PROCESS INCLUDES DISCUSSIONS ON WHETHER WE SHOULD ADD A POSITION, OR WHETHER WE SHOULD CONTRACT OUT THE SERVICES TO MAINTAIN OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY AND REMAIN FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE. THE FIRST POSITION THAT WE ARE CONSIDERING IS THE ADDITION OF AN ASSISTANT CITY CLERK. PART OF THE FUNDING FOR THIS POSITION WILL BE FROM CANCELING CONTRACTS FROM PREVIOUS YEARS THAT WERE FOCUSED ON SCANNING COPIES OF RECORDS. THIS POSITION WILL ENABLE US TO MANAGE THE RETENTION OF CONTRACTS AND OTHER RECORDS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, WHICH RESTORES A FUNCTION THAT WAS CHANGED WHEN THE CITY DECENTRALIZED OPERATIONS OVER TWO DECADES AGO. THIS BUDGET ALSO INCLUDES CONVERSION OF A PART TIME DOWNTOWN AMBASSADOR TO FULL TIME, THE CONVERSION OF A PARKS GROUNDSKEEPER TO A HARDSCAPE TECHNICIAN, RECLASSIFICATION OF PLANT LABORER POSITIONS, AND THE ADDITION OF TWO STORMWATER CREW MEMBERS. AS PART OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET. WE ARE IMPLEMENTING THE FINAL PHASE OF THE 2023 COMPENSATION PLAN, BRINGING ALL EMPLOYEES TO 100% OF THE STUDY OF THE STUDY RATE. WE AIM TO RETAIN OUR TALENT AND ATTRACT THE BEST AS WE RECRUIT FOR VACANCIES. TO DO THAT, WE WILL OFFER A 3% BASE SALARY, BASE PAY INCREASE TO CIVIL SERVICE STAFF AND OUR NON CIVIL SERVICE STAFF WILL RECEIVE UP TO A 3% BASE PAY INCREASE DETERMINED BY ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS. WE ARE PROPOSING WE ARE PROPOSING A PREMIUM RATE INCREASE ON OUR HEALTH, OUR ROSE HEALTH PLAN OF

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$40 PER MONTH, WHILE OTHER PLANS REMAIN UNCHANGED. THIS ADJUSTMENT WILL HELP OFFSET THE ROSE PLAN'S SHARE OF CLAIM COSTS ABOUT 88% AND ENSURES LONG TERM SUSTAINABILITY. THE MAJORITY OF OUR FUNDING FOR OUR GENERAL FUND SERVICES STILL COMES FROM OUR SALES TAX COLLECTIONS. FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026, WE ARE ESTIMATING 44% OF OUR FUNDING WILL COME FROM SALES TAX COLLECTION. THE TOTAL AMOUNT IS PROJECTED TO GROW BY ABOUT 3% FOR THE OVER THE CURRENT FISCAL FISCAL YEAR. THE OTHER MAJOR SOURCE OF REVENUE IS PROPERTY TAX, WHICH I WILL COVER MORE DETAIL IN A MINUTE, WHICH PROVIDES ABOUT ONE THIRD OF THE FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. THE REMAINING AMOUNT OF REVENUES COME FROM VARIOUS FINES AND FEES. YOU MAY BE WONDERING WHERE THESE COLLECTED GENERAL FUND REVENUES GO AND ONCE THEY ARE COLLECTED. THE ILLUSTRATION SHOWN HERE PROVIDES A BREAKDOWN OF WHERE EVERY DOLLAR OF REVENUE IS USED IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE GENERAL FUND. AGAIN, THIS IS JUST THE GENERAL FUND AND DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY OF OUR ENTERPRISE FUND FUNDED SERVICES SUCH AS UTILITIES, SOLID WASTE, THE AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, ETC. IN THE GENERAL FUND, APPROXIMATELY $0.66 OF EACH DOLLAR GOES TOWARDS FUNDING OUR PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENTS. THIS PAYS FOR SALARIES, BENEFITS, EQUIPMENT COSTS AND OTHER ITEMS TO ENSURE WE HAVE THE NECESSARY PEOPLE AND TOOLS TO MAINTAIN TYLER'S PLACE AS ONE OF THE BEST PLACES TO LIVE. THE REMAINING $0.34 ARE SPLIT BETWEEN DEPARTMENTS SUCH AS THE LIBRARY, COURT, PARKS, STREETS, TRAFFIC, AND GENERAL ADMINISTRATION OF THE CITY. BEFORE WE DISCUSS THE PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX RATE, LET'S LOOK AT OUR TAXABLE VALUES HAVE CHANGED. TYPICALLY, PROPERTY TAXES INCREASE BY ABOUT 3 TO 4% PER YEAR. OCCASIONALLY, WE'VE SEEN HIGHER INCREASES DUE TO RARE ADDITIONS TO THE TAX ROLLS. FOR EXAMPLE, IN FISCAL YEAR 2020, WE VALUES ROSE BY ABOUT 6% BY 6% BECAUSE TMC PROPERTIES CHANGED FROM NONTAXABLE TO TAXABLE WITH THE PURCHASE BY ARDENT WHICH BUT OVERALL VALUES HISTORICALLY RETURNED TO ABOUT THAT 3 TO 4% RANGE. THE PAST THREE YEARS HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT. OUR AVERAGE INCREASE IN PROPERTY TAX VALUES HAS BEEN 10.94% ANNUALLY. THIS YEAR, TAXABLE VALUES GREW BY 10%. IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT CHANGES IN TAXABLE VALUES VARY FOR EACH PROPERTY. YOUR NEIGHBOR'S VALUES MIGHT DIFFER SIGNIFICANTLY FROM YOURS. BECAUSE OF THESE DIFFERENCES, THE PROPOSED TAX RATE WILL AFFECT EACH PROPERTY OWNER DIFFERENTLY BASED ON THE AVERAGE CHANGES IN APPRAISED VALUES. THE CURRENT PROPERTY TAX RATE IS 24.008 $0.05 PER $100 VALUATION, AND WE ARE PROPOSING A RATE OF 23.645 $0.02 PER $100 VALUATION. TO SUPPORT THE ENHANCED SERVICES IN THIS PROPOSED BUDGET, OUR PROPOSED RATE IS 3.5%, ABOVE THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE OF 22.830 $0.05 PER $100 VALUATION. THIS IS DUE TO THE NEW GROWTH IN PROPERTY VALUES. WHILE THE RATE IS DECREASING OVERALL TAX LEVIES ARE INCREASING DUE TO THE GROWTH IN PROPERTY TAX VALUES. FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026. ADOPTING THE PROPOSED RATE WILL GENERATE A $1.7 MILLION INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR, WHICH WILL GO TO THE OPERATION OF CITY SERVICES. WE'VE HELD THE LINE ON MOST FEES, INCLUDING WATER, SEWER AND SOLID WASTE RATES. THE ONLY UTILITY INCREASE PROPOSED IN THE 2026 BUDGET IS A $4 OR $6 AND 47 CENT ADJUSTMENT TO THE REGULATORY COMPLIANCE FEE TO PAY DEBT RELATED TO THE FEDERALLY MANDATED PROJECTS. UNDER THE 2017 EPA CONSENT DECREE. WE ARE TAKING A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO HOW THIS INCREASE WILL BE ADDED TO OUR UTILITY BILLS. WE ARE PLANNING TO SPLIT THE REGULATORY COMPLIANCE FEE, INCREASE IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULED INTO TWO PIECES. THE FIRST PHASE WILL OF THE INCREASE WILL BE EFFECTIVE FOR OCTOBER 1ST, 2025, AND WILL INCREASE THE FEE FROM $19.70 CURRENTLY TO $22.94. THE SECOND PHASE OF THE INCREASE WILL BE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2026. AND WILL INCREASE THE FEE FROM. $22.94 TO $26.17. LIGHTS DIDN'T GO OUT AND KEEP GOING. COUPLE MORE LOOK, FEW MORE SLIDES. RIGHT. JUST. IT'S NOT A TORNADO. AND THERE'S NO I DON'T HEAR I HEAR IT RINGING. BUT I THINK THAT'S JUST MY TINNITUS, NOT THE SIRENS. WITH THIS BUDGET, WE ARE IMPLEMENTING A RENTAL FEE. GO TO THE NEXT ONE.

YEAH, WE ARE IMPLEMENTING A RENTAL FEE FOR THE LIBRARY'S TAYLOR AUDITORIUM TO HELP RECOUP A PORTION OF THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH MAKING THIS SPACE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC USE. THE PROPOSED FEE STRUCTURE IS $100 PER HOUR FOR PRIVATE USE, $50 PER HOUR FOR NONPROFIT USE, AND WITH A TWO HOUR MINIMUM. THERE ARE FEES FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES THAT CAN BE REQUESTED WITH THE RENTAL OF THE TAYLOR AUDITORIUM, SUCH AS POPCORN AND COTTON CANDY MACHINES. THOSE FEES CAN BE SEEN ON THE SLIDE IN FRONT OF YOU. OUR FINAL PIECE OF THE 2026 BUDGET IS ABOUT FEES ASSOCIATED

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WITH RENTALS AT THE ROSE GARDEN CENTER. AS YOU SEE ON THE SLIDE IN FRONT OF YOU, WE ARE PROPOSING VARIOUS FEE INCREASES FOR RENTAL OF THESE FACILITIES. THESE FEE INCREASES OFFSET THE COST OF RUNNING THE FACILITIES AND ALSO REDUCE THE IMPACT ON THE TOURISM FUND WHICH SUBSIDIZED THESE FACILITIES. PER THE STATE STATUTES RELATED TO THE BUDGET AND TAX RATE ADOPTION, THE COUNCIL HAS TWO ACTIONS THAT IT MUST TAKE TODAY. IT MUST ADOPT A PROPOSED RATE THAT BECOMES THE CEILING FOR CONSIDERATION IN FURTHER DEBATE, AND TO USE FOR PUBLICATION PURPOSES, AND THE COUNCIL MUST SET A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE BUDGET AND TAX RATE. STAFF RECOMMENDS HOLDING THE PUBLIC HEARINGS AT YOUR NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS ON AUGUST 27TH, AND THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING ON YOUR MEETING ON AUGUST. ON SEPTEMBER 10TH, WE EXPECT TO BRING THE TAX RATE AND BUDGET TO THE COUNCIL FOR ADOPTION AND CONSIDERATION AT YOUR MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 10TH. I DO WANT TO EXTEND MY DEEP APPRECIATION TO MY BUDGET TEAM OF KEDRICK TURNBULL, STEPHANIE FRANKLIN AND LAUREN JUSTICE FOR THEIR COUNTLESS HOURS OF TAKING THE BUDGET PROPOSALS FROM EACH DEPARTMENT AND WORKING TO REFINE THESE INTO THE DOCUMENT WE HAVE FOR REVIEW TODAY. IN ADDITION, I NOTE THE INCREDIBLE WORK IN SHOWCASING OUR BUDGET STORY AS SHOWN IN THE PRESENTATION DEVELOPED BY JULIE GOODGAME, ADRIANA RODRIGUEZ, AND BLAKE CATHY. I ALSO PROVIDE MY GRATITUDE TO YOU, THE CITY COUNCIL. YOU PROVIDE A DIRECTION AND PRIORITIES IN CONVERSATIONS, DELIBERATIONS AND IDEAS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THAT SET THE STAGE FOR THE BUDGET. WE PROVIDED OUR FOCUS ON EMPLOYEES, INFRASTRUCTURE, PUBLIC SAFETY, AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT OF OUR SERVICES REFLECTS YOUR VISION FOR THIS COMMUNITY. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND INSIGHT ON BEHALF OF THE CITIZENS OF TYLER. IT IS A PRIVILEGE TO SERVE YOU AND PRESENT THIS BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026. PROGRAM AND SERVICES FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. CITY MANAGER. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR THE CITY MANAGER, CASSANDRA, MY SMALL COMPUTER UP HERE IS NOT ON. DO WE HAVE ANY CARDS ON THIS ITEM? NO, SIR. ALL RIGHT. I'LL JUST MAKE ONE COMMENT BEFORE WE MOVE ON. I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY OF SPENDING HOURS WITH STAFF THE LAST FEW DAYS ON THE BUDGET REVIEW AND SO FORTH, AND I KNOW THAT IT'S CALLED THE NAME OF THE BUDGET IS CORE SERVICES STRONG FOUNDATION. BUT I'M GOING TO SIMPLIFY IT. AND I CAME UP WITH MY OWN NAME, SIMPLE AND STRAIGHTFORWARD, NO FLUFF. AND THAT'S WHAT IT IS WHEN YOU REALLY GO THROUGH THE BUDGET.

YOU SEE, WE'RE NOT BUYING A FIRE TRUCK THIS YEAR. YOU KNOW, YOU THINK A MILLION AND A HALF DOLLARS, WE'RE NOT BUYING ONE. AND THERE REALLY IS THERE'S NO FLUFF IN THIS. AND IT'S SIMPLE AND STRAIGHTFORWARD. AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT OUR PROPERTY TAX, WE ALWAYS BRAG ABOUT HAVING THE LOWEST PROPERTY TAX IN THE STATE OF TEXAS WITH A POPULATION OF 20 OR 5000 AND OVER. THAT'S GREAT FOR RESIDENTS, THAT'S GREAT FOR BUSINESSES, THAT'S GREAT TO BRING BUSINESS TO TYLER. BUT IT DOES MAKE A CHALLENGE TO CREATE A BUDGET. AND SO. ALL ALL OF YOU GUYS, LAUREN, EVERYBODY THAT WORKED ON THIS BUDGET, ALL THE STAFF, I THANK YOU FOR GOING THROUGH THE CHALLENGE OF MAKING IT WORK. SO KUDOS TO ALL OF YOU. SO THANK NO OTHER COMMENTS. NO SIR. ALL RIGHT. AND JUST A POINT ALSO THAT THE MAYOR MADE A POINT ABOUT A FIRE ENGINE. THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS IF YOU KNOW, THAT THAT WE DID HAVE TO WE WEREN'T ABLE TO FACTOR IN OUR FIRE ENGINE REPLACEMENT SCHEDULE IS, YOU KNOW, THE CHIEF AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS WORKED UP HAS BEEN VERY GOOD. AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO A GREAT JOB OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS. THAT WAS BECAUSE OF THE TIGHTNESS OF THIS BUDGET.

ONE OF THE REALLY THE THING THAT GOT LEFT OUT, THAT NOT INCLUDED. AND SO DO EXPECT TO SEE A FIRE ENGINE GO NEXT YEAR. WE DO HAVE TO KIND OF START TO REALLY KIND OF KEEP UP WITH THAT. BUT BUT YEAH, THAT'S THAT'S A THAT'S A GOOD POINT, SIR, ABOUT THE FACT THAT THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT DIDN'T MAKE IT BECAUSE OF JUST THE TITANS OF THE REVENUE CONSTRAINTS. ALL RIGHT. DO YOU WANT TO. I'M GOING TO MOVE TO THE VOTE. SO MAYOR COUNCIL, YOU HAVE YOU HAVE TWO, TWO ACTION ITEMS. FIRST ITEM IS WE'LL NEED TO GET A MOTION TO MOTION RECOMMENDED. IT IS RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL VOTED TO SCHEDULE THE PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE PROPOSED TAX RATE AND PROPOSED BUDGET FOR AUGUST 27TH, 25 AND SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2025. CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS. ALL RIGHT. I WILL ACCEPT A MOTION TO SCHEDULE PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX RATE OF 23.645 $0.02 PER $100 OF ASSESSED VALUE, AND THE PROPOSED BUDGET ON THE AUGUST 27TH AND SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2025. COUNCIL AGENDAS. SO MOVED SECOND, GOT A MOTION BY SECOND BY CURTIS. ANY FURTHER

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DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. THE SECOND MOTION IS A MOTION REPLACING THE ADOPTION OF THE TAX RATE AND THE 2025 2026 BUDGET AS AN ACTION ITEM. ON SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2025 CITY COUNCIL MEETING. ALL RIGHT. ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO PLACE PROPOSALS TO ADOPT AN AD VALOREM TAX RATE OF 23.645 $0.02 PER $100 OF ASSESSED VALUE IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 2026 BUDGET AS ACTION ITEMS ON THE SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2025 CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

SO MOVED SECOND. GOT A MOTION BY CARTER, SECOND BY NICHOLS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE MOVING TO OH ONE.

[O-1 Request that the City Council consider adopting an Ordinance amending Tyler City Code Chapter 12 by updating certain fees related to Tyler Pounds Regional Airport, including land lease rates for areas surrounding the North Terminal Site, fuel farm land rental fees, fuel flowage fee and the maximum daily parking fee for long-term parking, and making other clean-up and formatting changes.]

STEVE. GOOD MORNING. MAYOR. COUNCIL. REAL NICE TO BE HERE TODAY. AND WHILE WE'RE TALKING BUDGET, I THOUGHT WE'D DO A LITTLE BIT OF A DEEP DIVE INTO THE AIRPORT'S BUDGET WITH THE REQUEST FOR YOU ALL. AS YOU MAY KNOW, THE CHARTER OR THE EXPECTATION FOR THE AIRPORT IS TO BE AS SELF-SUFFICIENT AS POSSIBLE. AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS WE STRIVE TO GENERATE THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF REVENUE TO COVER TO COVER ALL OF OUR OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE EXPENSES. WE DO SOME TIME FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS, RELY ON SOME CITY FUNDING FOR THAT SMALL PORTION, AS YOU KNOW THAT WE CONTRIBUTE. BUT OVERALL, WE REALLY STRIVE TO HAVE A RATE STRUCTURE THAT SUPPORTS THE DAILY OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE AIRPORT. WHAT I'M HERE TO DO TODAY IS TALK ABOUT A SLIGHT ADJUSTMENT TO SOME OF OUR RATES AND CHARGES. WE'RE GOING TO ASK YOU TO CONSIDER UPDATES TO CITY CODE CHAPTER 12, WHICH WILL INCREASE SEVERAL FEES THAT I'LL DESCRIBE IN A MOMENT, AND ALSO ADOPT SOME ADDITIONAL FORMATTING CHANGES THAT I WILL DESCRIBE AS WELL. AND I THOUGHT THE THUNDER WAS OVER AND THERE WOULD BE NO MENTION OF FLUFF. OKAY, THE FIRST INCREASE HERE, WE BASICALLY LEASED THE PROPERTY. AS YOU KNOW, WE LEASE THE LAND OUT THERE. THE STRUCTURES, THE HANGARS, SOME OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDINGS ARE ACTUALLY OWNED BY PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS, BUT THE LAND ITSELF IS OWNED BY THE CITY AND LEASED THE CURRENT RATES. WE HAVE A LOW TIER AND A HIGH TIER RATE. THOSE RATES ARE CURRENTLY SIX AND A HALF AND SEVEN OR, I'M SORRY, SIX AND A HALF AND $0.09 PER SQUARE FOOT PER YEAR, RESPECTIVELY. WE ALSO HAVE A FUEL FARM THAT FALLS UNDER THAT LOW TIER RATE, AND THAT IS ALSO CURRENTLY SIX AND A HALF CENTS PER SQUARE FOOT PER YEAR. OUR PROPOSAL OR REQUEST IS TO INCREASE EACH OF THESE RATES BY ONE PENNY, $0.01 PER SQUARE FOOT PER YEAR. IF THIS IS ADOPTED, IT WILL BE A NET INCREASE IN REVENUE FOR THE AIRPORT OF APPROXIMATELY $19,000. DO I HAVE FOR YOU HERE TODAY IS JUST SOME SIMILARLY SIZED AIRPORTS TO GIVE YOU A COMPARISON. I'LL LET YOU DIGEST THAT. BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, WE ARE VERY MUCH ON THE LOW END OF WHAT OTHER AIRPORTS CHARGE FOR THIS TYPE OF LAND RATE, STEVE, IS THAT ONE WACO AND TEXARKANA KIND OF THE SAME THING, THE LOW AND HIGH RATE.

YES SIR, YES SIR. THEY MAY DEFINE THEM A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY, BUT THEY DO HAVE THE TWO DIFFERENT THE TWO DIFFERENT TIERS. ANY QUESTIONS ON THOSE? OKAY. THE NEXT REQUEST HAS TO DO WITH OUR FUEL FLOW FEE. WE TYPICALLY PUMP OVER A MILLION GALLONS, WELL OVER A MILLION GALLONS OF GASOLINE A YEAR. WE GENERATE REVENUE BY CURRENTLY CHARGING $0.06 PER GALLON THAT IS PUMPED, WITH A FEW EXCEPTIONS THAT YOU CAN SEE WRITTEN THERE FOR GOVERNMENT AND OUR CONTRACTED AIRLINE SERVICES, WE ARE PROPOSING AN INCREASE OF THAT FROM 6 TO $0.08 PER GALLON.

THIS PROVIDES A POTENTIAL INCREASE OF $25,000 PER YEAR IN REVENUE. THAT ASSUMES THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY DECREASE DUE TO THE DUE TO DUE TO THE INCREASED RATE OR ANYTHING. BUT IF EVERYTHING STAYS THE SAME, WE CAN ANTICIPATE A 25,000 INCREASE BY THIS INCREMENTAL CHANGE.

AGAIN, SAME AIRPORTS WITH THEIR COMPARATIVE RATES. I'LL LET YOU DIGEST THAT. ANY QUESTIONS? PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. JUST SO YOU KNOW, CURRENT FUEL. FUEL IS SOLD AT OUR AIRPORT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF FOUR AND $5 PER GALLON. SO I CERTAINLY THINK A TWO CENT CHANGE IS SOMETHING THAT WILL PROBABLY PRETTY MUCH BE TRANSPARENT TO THE FLYING PUBLIC. SO I HOPE THAT SEEMED TO BE VERY PALATABLE. OUR THIRD AND FINAL REQUEST HAS TO DO WITH THE PARKING THAT WE CHARGE IN OUR COMMERCIAL LOT. SO CURRENTLY WE HAVE A CHARGE THAT'S $1 PER HOUR WITH A MAXIMUM OF $7 IN OUR LONG TERM LOT AND $10 MAXIMUM IN OUR SHORT TERM LOT. THOSE ARE DIFFERENTIATED BY THEIR DISTANCE

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FROM THE TERMINAL. SO WHEN I SAY THE LONG TERM LOT, THAT'S REALLY JUST THE FURTHEST OUT LOT THAT'S FARTHEST FROM THE TERMINAL. OUR REQUEST TODAY IS TO RAISE THE MAXIMUM DAILY RATE ON THAT LOT FROM $7 TO $8. BY DOING THIS, WE CAN ANTICIPATE A POTENTIAL INCREASE OF ALMOST $48,000 PER YEAR FOR THE AIRPORT. AND AGAIN, HERE ARE SOME. AS YOU DIGEST THOSE. ANY QUESTIONS, ANY CHALLENGES TO THAT? OKAY. EASY ENOUGH. THEN I WILL MOVE RIGHT TO THE REQUEST. IT'S RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT THE ATTACHED ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY CODE CHAPTER 12 BY UPDATING CERTAIN FEES AS DESCRIBED HERE TODAY. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STEVE? STEVE, DO YOU HAVE ANY PROPERTY AVAILABLE FOR LEASE AT THE AIRPORT? SO WE DO. WE'RE CURRENTLY IN NEGOTIATIONS. WE HAVE A TRACK THAT'S UP TO 30 ACRES THAT WE PUT OUT AN RFP FOR LAST FALL. AND WE'RE NEGOTIATING RIGHT NOW TO TRY TO COME UP WITH A LEASE TO DEVELOP A GOOD PORTION OF THAT. SO THAT IS ABSOLUTELY AVAILABLE. I WILL SAY THAT I PROBABLY 2 OR 3 TIMES A MONTH HAVE PEOPLE THAT COME UP AND I GIVE TOURS AND SHOW WHERE WE COULD POSSIBLY ADD ADDITIONAL HANGARS AS WELL. SO WITH OUR 1200 ACRES, WE'RE CONSTANTLY LOOKING AT WHERE WE COULD ADD SMALL DEVELOPMENTS. BUT REALLY, WHAT'S BIG ON THE RADAR RIGHT NOW IS THAT UP TO 30 ACRES THAT HOPEFULLY AND THAT'S PART OF OUR BUDGET HOPE IS THAT BY THE END OF NEXT FISCAL YEAR, WE'LL HAVE SOME DEVELOPMENT OUT THERE THAT WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL REVENUE AS WELL. BUT THAT'S ABSOLUTELY IN MOTION RIGHT NOW. SO THEN STAY EXISTING HANGAR SPACE. NO AVAILABILITY. CORRECT. BASICALLY FULL. YOU SEE A LITTLE BIT OF MOVEMENT HERE AND THERE. BUT FOR THE MOST PART I'M TOLD I GET THOSE CALLS CONSTANTLY THAT SAYS, HEY, I CHECKED WITH THESE DIFFERENT PROVIDERS. THEY DON'T HAVE SPACE FOR ME TODAY. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT BUILDING A NEW HANGAR? SO FOR ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES, WE'RE BASICALLY, I WOULD SAY, VERY CLOSE TO 100% THAT CAPACITY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STEVE? NO.

SO MOVED SECOND GOT A MOTION BY HAWKINS. SECOND BY WIND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU STEVE. THANK YOU. STEVE. ANYONE?

[M-1 Request that the City Council consider authorizing the City Manager to execute an Engineering Services Contract, in an amount not to exceed $2,806,600, with Pape Dawson Consulting Engineers LLC for the Consent Decree Group 8 Remedial Measures Implementation and to adopt a Resolution reserving the right to reimburse expenditures with proceeds of future debt.]

TIFFANY.

GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING TIFFANY CURRY TYLER. WATER UTILITIES I AM PRESENTING M1 AND M3 THIS MORNING. OKAY M1 IS THE CONSENT DECREE. GROUP EIGHT REMEDIAL MEASURES IMPLEMENTATION. THE ENGINEERING SERVICES AGREEMENT. SO PIPELINE ANALYSIS RECENTLY COMPLETED OUR GROUP EIGHT ASSESSMENT AND SUBMITTED THE GROUP EIGHT ANNUAL CONDITION REMEDIAL MEASURES PLAN TO EPA BACK IN JULY. WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH PAT DAWSON TO DESIGN THE GROUP EIGHT REMEDIAL MEASURES WORK. SO OUR ENTIRE SYSTEM WAS ORIGINALLY KIND OF DIVIDED UP INTO SEVEN GROUPS AS FAR AS OUR CCTV AND CLEANING WORK WENT AND INSPECTIONS. WE MADE IT THROUGH THE FIRST SEVEN AND NOW WE'RE BACK TO THE ORIGINAL GROUP PLUS A FEW EXTRAS. OKAY, SO THIS IS MOSTLY BASINS EIGHT AND 15, BUT THERE'S WORK ACROSS THE CITY. THIS DESIGN INCLUDES APPROXIMATELY 22,000 LINEAR FEET OF GRAVITY, MAIN AND MANHOLE REMEDIATION. OUR INTENTION IS TO DIVIDE THIS INTO THREE CONSTRUCTION PACKAGES MANHOLE, TRADITIONAL WORK AND SPECIALTY WORK. AND THEN THE SCOPE OF WORK ALSO INCLUDES AN ALIGNMENT ANALYSIS BECAUSE WE ANTICIPATE THERE WILL BE SOME REROUTE WORK REQUIRED FOR SOME OF THE LINES THAT NEED TO BE RELOCATED. THE ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COST IS $12.2 MILLION, AND THE ENGINEERING FEE IS $2,806,600. MY REQUEST TODAY IS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN ENGINEERING SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH PAPE DAWSON ENGINEERING FOR THE GROUP EIGHT CONSENT DECREE.

REMEDIAL MEASURES DESIGN IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,806,600 AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION RESERVING THE RIGHT

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TO REIMBURSE EXPENDITURES FROM FUTURE PROCEEDS OF DEBT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR TIFFANY? MOVE TO APPROVE M ONE SECOND MOTION BY CURTIS. SECOND BY WINN. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN

[M-3 Request that the City Council consider authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with C&A Construction, LLC in the amount of $16,179,339.80 for the Consent Decree Capacity Work Group 2 Sewer Site 13c1 Improvements, Bid 25-072 and to adopt a Resolution reserving the right to reimburse expenditures with proceeds of future debt.]

FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. LET'S GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO M THREE. OKAY. M3 IS THE CONSENT DECREE. CAPACITY WORK GROUP TWO, SEWER SITE 13 C ONE AWARD, WHICH IS BASICALLY OUR LINE B AND C OF THE CAPACITY GROUP TWO WORK. SO SEVERAL YEARS BACK PIPELINE ANALYSIS PARTNERED WITH LAB TO COMPLETE A HYDRAULIC MODEL AND ASSESSMENT OF OUR SYSTEM TO DETERMINE WHERE OUR CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS WERE AT. ONCE THOSE CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS WERE IDENTIFIED, THEY WERE DIVIDED UP INTO THREE GROUPS. SO WE HAVE COMPLETED ALL OF THE WORK FOR CAPACITY GROUP ONE, CAPACITY GROUP TWO IS DIVIDED INTO TWO SEPARATE PROJECTS. THE FIRST PROJECT IS UNDERWAY. IT'S ALREADY IN CONSTRUCTION AND WE HAVE NOW COMPLETED DESIGN AND ARE AWARDING THE SECOND LINE OF GROUP TWO TODAY. AND THEN GROUP THREE IS CURRENTLY IN DESIGN. OKAY, SO THIS SEGMENT, THERE'S A MAP HERE. IT ESSENTIALLY RUNS FROM LIKE MIDTOWN DOWN TO CHARNWOOD THROUGH THE MEDICAL DISTRICT THERE. WE HAVE A VARIETY OF PIPE SIZES ALL THE WAY FROM 30IN DOWN TO BELOW 12IN, AND THE TOTAL ALIGNMENT IS APPROXIMATELY 12,000 LINEAR FEET. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT OPEN CUT? YES, THERE WILL BE OPEN CUT. THERE WILL BE. IT'LL BE PREDOMINANTLY OPEN CUT. THERE ARE SOME CRITICAL AREAS THAT WILL THAT WE WILL BORE LIKE THE CHILDREN'S PARK. THAT WAS MY QUESTION OKAY. WE OPENED BIDS ON JULY 29TH. WE HAD FOUR RESPONSIVE BIDDERS AND THE LOW BIDDER THAT WE RECOMMEND AWARDING TO TODAY IS KENNA CONSTRUCTION. AND THE AMOUNT OF.

$16,179,339.80. SO MY REQUEST TO THE COUNCIL TODAY IS THAT YOU WOULD AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH KENNA CONSTRUCTION IN THE AMOUNT OF. $16,179,339.80 FOR THE CONSENT DECREE. CAPACITY WORK GROUP TWO SEWER SITE 13 C ONE WITH RESOLUTION RESERVING THE RIGHT TO REIMBURSE EXPENDITURES WITH FUTURE DEBT. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR TIFFANY? TIFFANY? HOW MUCH WORK IS KENNA DONE WITH THE CITY? THEY HAVE WORKED WITH US ON SEVERAL CONSENT DECREE PROJECTS. NOW, SEVERAL OF THE REMEDIAL LINE PROJECTS. SO WE HAVE, I THINK, THREE CURRENT PROJECTS WITH THEM RIGHT NOW. SO THEY'VE DONE QUITE A BIT OF WORK WITH US AND WE'VE HAD A VERY GOOD EXPERIENCE WITH THEM. ANYONE ELSE MOVE TO APPROVE THREE SECOND GOT A MOTION BY CURTIS. SECOND BY NICHOLAS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED.

[M-2 Request that the City Council consider authorizing the City Manager to execute a construction contract for the Settlers Landing/Centennial Parkway Extension project to Fritcher Construction for a total contract price of $1,176,983.40 and authorize funding from the Wayfare Cumberland Park escrow account to pay for the Centennial Parkway extension.]

THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. THANKS. TIFFANY. LET'S GO BACK TO M2. MARY. GOOD MORNING.

MAYOR. COUNCIL. DARREN JENNINGS, CITY ENGINEER HERE TO. AS YOU ALL MAY REMEMBER, WE ARE LET'S SEE HERE. I WAS JUST TALKING TO HIM. SO WE ARE WE AGREED WITH BASS PRO COMING IN THAT WE WOULD EXTEND SUMMER'S LANDING ALL THE WAY TO BROADWAY TO ALLOW THEM ENTRY FROM THE NORTH AND FROM THE SOUTH TO HELP WITH TRAFFIC DOWN THERE. AND SO WHAT WE THIS IS A DESCRIPTION OF WHERE THE PROJECT IS. WE'RE ALSO, AS PART OF THIS PROJECT, GOING TO EXTEND CENTENNIAL TO JUST TO THE SOUTH PROPERTY LINE OF THE PROPERTY THAT WE OWN THERE ON CENTENNIAL. SO AS PART OF THIS PROJECT, WE ARE EXTENDING WATER AND SEWER, MOVING THE WATER UP TO AROUND CENTENNIAL. EXCUSE ME, AROUND SETTLERS LANDING UP BROADWAY TO SO WE DON'T HAVE A DEAD END HERE. WE'RE EXTENDING SANITARY SEWER TO BE ABLE TO SERVE ALL THE LOTS THAT ARE UNDEVELOPED RIGHT THERE SOUTH OF THE PADDED PAWS, RIGHT THERE IN THE NORTH EAST CORNER OF BROADWAY AND SETTLERS LANDING, WHICH WILL BE

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BASS PRO WAY ULTIMATELY. SO JUST WANT TO SHOW YOU THAT WHAT IT IS. AND BACK IN EARLY JULY, JULY 2ND, NINTH WE ADVERTISE FOR BIDS. WE GOT WE OPENED BIDS ON THE 22ND WE GOT FIVE BIDDERS, RANGING FROM A 1.76 MILLION UP TO ABOUT 1.7 MILLION. THE LOWEST QUALIFIED BIDDER WAS RICHARD CONSTRUCTION. THE BIDDERS WERE YOUR STANDARD BIDDERS. MILLER, BAKER, SCHEWEL, RAILTON, K AND PRITCHARD, WITH PRITCHARD BEING THE LOWEST. THIS TIME OF CONSTRUCTION IS 180 DAYS. NOW, I WANT TO LET YOU ALSO KNOW THAT WE HAD ABOUT 1.95 MILLION IN THE HALF CENT BUDGET FOR THIS, BUT WE HAVE WATER AND SEWER ON THIS PROJECT, AND WE ALSO HAVE AN ASTRO THAT'S GOING TO FUND THE ESCROW ACCOUNT THAT WAYFAIR. THEY PUT UP $1 MILLION ESCROW INSTEAD OF EXTENDING CENTENNIAL ALONG THEIR PROPERTY LINE, THEY JUST PUT UP AN ESCROW ACCOUNT THAT'S GOING TO THAT WILL PAY FOR THE EXTENSION OF CENTENNIAL. SO ALL THAT TO SAY IS, IS GOING TO PAY FOR THEIR PORTION. HALF CENT IS GOING TO PAY ABOUT $645,000 OF IT, AND THEN THE ESCROW WILL PAY THE REMAINDER OF THIS PROJECT. SO WE CAME IN UNDER BUDGET OF ABOUT HALF THAT FUNDING PORTION. SO. ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS POINT I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND THE CITY COUNCIL CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR SETTLERS LANDING. CENTENNIAL PARKWAY EXTENSION PROJECT TO FINISH CONSTRUCTION IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,176,983.40, AND ALSO AUTHORIZE FUNDING FROM THE WAYFAIR CUMBERLAND PARK ESCROW ACCOUNT TO PAY FOR THE CENTENNIAL PARKWAY EXTENSION. ANY QUESTIONS FOR DARREN? MOVE TO APPROVE INTO SECOND. GOT A MOTION BY CURTIS. SECOND BY WIND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE.

OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANKS, GARY. THANK YOU. IN FOR KATE. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. GOOD

[M-4 Request that City Council consider authorizing the City Manager to execute the Development Agreement between the City of Tyler and the Tyler Economic Development Council (TEDC) for the development of the 282-acre Wisenbaker Tract, with a total cost to the City for the sanitary sewer improvements of not to exceed $992,353.84.]

MORNING. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THE ITEM BEFORE YOU, M4, IS A CONSIDERATION OF A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE SANITARY SEWER LINE EXTENSION WITH THE TYLER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL. SO AS A PROJECT OVERVIEW, THE LOCATION OF THE PROPERTY, KNOWN AS THE WISENBAKER TRACT, IS A 282 ACRE PROPERTY THAT'S SITUATED BETWEEN FM 14 AND 271. WHEREAS WATER SERVICE IS AVAILABLE TO THIS TRACT THANKS TO THE WATER LINE EXTENSION WE DID OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, THE EXTENSION OF SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE IS ESSENTIAL TO UNLOCK THE FULL POTENTIAL OF THE AREA. THIS AGREEMENT WILL POISE THE BUSINESS PARK AS A HOME TO FUTURE EMPLOYERS, EMPLOYERS AND INDUSTRIES THAT WILL STRENGTHEN TYLER'S ECONOMY, BRINGING NEW JOBS, NEW BUSINESSES AND SPARK GROWTH IN NORTHERN TYLER. SO TO SUMMARIZE, THE OVERALL AGREEMENT WITH TDC, THE TDC WILL HANDLE THE DESIGN, PERMITTING AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE SEWER IMPROVEMENTS. WHILE THE CITY WILL REIMBURSE THE TDC UPON FINAL ACCEPTANCE OF THE PROJECT.

NOTE THAT THE FINANCIAL COMMITMENT FROM THE CITY, WHICH IS CAPPED AT JUST UNDER $1 MILLION, ENSURES THAT WE MANAGE OUR RESOURCES EFFECTIVELY WHILE SUPPORTING THIS VITAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT. AS A COST BREAKDOWN, THE TOTAL COST OF THE CITY IS PROJECTED AT $992,353.84, WITH THE MAJORITY OF IT BEING ALLOCATED TO CONSTRUCTION. TDC WILL ABSORB ANY COSTS THAT EXCEED THIS BUDGET. THIS IS AN INVESTMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY'S INFRASTRUCTURE AND FUTURE GROWTH. STRATEGICALLY SPEAKING, BY UNLOCKING THIS DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL IN A KEY GROWTH CORRIDOR, WE ALIGN WITH THE CITY'S LONG TERM INFRASTRUCTURE GOALS. THE INITIATIVE NOT ONLY SUPPORTS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOB CREATION, BUT ALSO EXEMPLIFIES A PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP THAT PROMOTES EFFICIENT PROJECT DELIVERY. SO, IN CONCLUSION, I RECOMMEND THE CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE TYLER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE WISENBAKER TRACT AND PROMOTE INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS IN NORTH TYLER, WITH A TOTAL COST TO THE CITY FOR THE SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENTS OF NOT TO EXCEED $992,535.84. ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY, I MOVE TO APPROVE M4. WAS SIGNED TO SPEAK. I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL WANTED TO HEAR FROM RAY AS THE PROJECT ENGINEER. AND ALSO OKAY, OKAY, SO I GOT A MOTION SECOND. MOTION

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BY MARK. SECOND BY CURTIS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. SCOTT MARTINEZ, THANKS FOR YOUR WORK WITH THE TDC. THIS IS A GOOD PROJECT.

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THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE ARE DOWN TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. WE'RE GOING TO PULL ONE AND DISCUSS IT SEPARATELY. SO, ED DO YOU WANT TO DO THAT. THE REASON I WAS YELLING FOR KATE OKAY, OKAY. SEE I WANT TO SEE ONE. OKAY. YEAH. OKAY. I HAD A COUPLE QUESTIONS ON ON CA ONE. YES. THE AGENDA ITEM IS FOR SOUTHSIDE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT IMPROVEMENTS.

BUT GOING THROUGH THE PACKET THERE IS A LETTER FROM GRAY CON CONSTRUCTION. AND THEN AN ITEMIZED. CHART REGARDING COST. BUT THOSE RELATE TO THE WESTSIDE WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY.

WAS ALL THIS WORK DONE IN CONJUNCTION, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS AT TWO DIFFERENT PLACES IN THE AGENDA ITEM, SAYS SOUTHSIDE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT. WAS THIS PREVIOUS WORK DONE THAT THEY'RE NOW TRYING TO CATCH UP AND IT'S PART OF THE OVERALL PACKAGE. I CAN UNDERSTAND YOUR CONFUSION. SO THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT THAT WE HAD WITH KSA TO DO THE WORK WAS FOR JUST THE SOUTHSIDE CHLORINATION AND DECHLORINATION WORK, AND SO THAT WAS THE PROJECT NAME. HOWEVER, AFTER WE STARTED DESIGN, WE SAW THAT THERE WOULD BE A GREAT COST SAVINGS AND A GREAT NEED TO DO IT AT WESTSIDE AS WELL, BECAUSE THAT EQUIPMENT WAS ACTUALLY EVEN OLDER THAN THE SOUTHSIDE.

SOUTHSIDE, CORONATION AND DECOR EQUIPMENT. SO WE MADE AN AMENDMENT TO THAT CONTRACT WITH KSA. AND SO FROM THEN ON, THE PROJECT WAS REALLY SOUTHSIDE AND WESTSIDE CHEMICAL FEED IMPROVEMENTS AT BOTH PLANTS. SO I CAN UNDERSTAND, BUT GOOD. GOOD CATCH. YEAH. JUST I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IT WASN'T SOMETHING ELEVATED BY AN EXTRA. IT LOOKS LIKE ALMOST 16 OR $14,000. SO YEAH, WE SHOULD HAVE RENAMED IT IN THE IN THE SUBJECT LINE. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANKS. I THINK THIS IS JUST DEMONSTRATES HOW MUCH DUE DILIGENCE COUNCILMAN PUTS INTO ALL BUDGETARY ITEMS. SO THAT $219 MILLION BUDGET WE JUST APPROVED. COUNCILMAN HAYDEN HAS GONE THROUGH WITH A FINE TOOTH COMB. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR KATE ON THIS ITEM? I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I MOVE TO APPROVE SECOND AND A MOTION BY SECOND BY NICHOLS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE DOWN TO THE REMAINDER OF THE CONSENT AGENDA BEING A TWO THROUGH A. DO I HEAR A MOTION TO APPROVE MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS WRITTEN? SECOND, GOT A MOTION BY CURTIS, SECOND BY NICHOLS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. CITY MANAGER'S

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