Apr 28, 2026 City Council

[CALL TO ORDER ]

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WE'LL BRING THE MEETING TO ORDER. APPRECIATE EVERYBODY BEING HERE TONIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO START OFF WITH AN INVOCATION BY COUNCIL MEMBER PERRY BYNUM, AND THEN PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE BY COUNCIL MEMBER ANABEL EADS. WILL YOU PLEASE JOIN ME IN PRAYER? FATHER GOD, WE GATHER TONIGHT AS A COMMUNITY TO GO OVER MATTERS. AND WE HOPE THAT THE DECISION WE MAKE ARE PLEASING TO YOU. FATHER GOD, WE ASK YOU TO WATCH OVER THOSE WHO PROTECT OUR CITY. FATHER GOD, WE ASK THAT YOU WATCH OVER THOSE WHO ARE RESPONDING TO THE DEVASTATING STORMS THAT OCCURRED IN NORTH TEXAS OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS. FATHER GOD, AS WE WALK THROUGH THIS SPRINGTIME FATHER GOD, WATCH OVER THOSE WHO RESPOND AND PROTECT US. FATHER GOD. FATHER GOD, WATCH OVER OUR COUNTRY. FATHER GOD, AS WE ENDURE SO MANY THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON.

FATHER GOD, JUST ALLOW EVERYTHING WE DO AND THE DECISIONS WE MAKE HERE. THEY'RE PLEASING TO YOU, FATHER GOD. WE PRAY ALL THESE THINGS. YOUR GLORIOUS NAME. AMEN. AMEN.

PLEDGE. 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.

AND THE TEXAS FLAG. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE. TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. OKAY, START OFF THE EVENING. WE'RE DOING A PRESENTATION OF THE

[1. PRESENTATION OF EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH FOR MAY 2026]

YOU GUYS WANT TO STEP ON UP. ALL RIGHT. SO JAMES KNIGHTEN WHAT IS IT SPECIAL PROJECTS.

THIS IS WHAT DOES THAT REALLY MEAN? JAMES OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED. EXACTLY. THAT IS JAMES'S REAL TITLE. YEAH. MR. SO JAMES IS A PRODUCT OF EAST TEXAS. HE GREW UP WENT TO ATLANTA HIGH SCHOOL, NOT THE ONE IN GEORGIA, THE ONE IN EAST TEXAS. AND HE WAS THEY WERE THE EAST TEXAS RABBITS. IT'S A VERY IT'S A FEARSOME YEAH, VERY FEARSOME BUNCH OUT THERE IN EAST TEXAS. BUT HE'S A VERY WE'RE VERY LUCKY TO GET HIM ON HIS SECOND CAREER. HE'S A HIGHLY EDUCATED MAN, A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN PUBLIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, AN ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE, AN ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. AND SO I THINK YOU'RE GUNNING FOR MY JOB, AREN'T YOU, JAMES? OKAY.

AND THEN HE DOES HAVE, YOU KNOW, HE'S GOT THAT COMPUTER SCIENCE DEGREE, SO NO, YOU CAN'T HAVE HIM. YEAH. LET'S SEE, BEFORE HE CAME TO US, LIKE I SAID, HE HAD ANOTHER CAREER. HE FOR A WHILE HE WAS A IT WAS FOUR YEARS AS AN ADJUNCT PROFESSOR AT TYLER COLLEGE AND THEN 28 YEARS AT FIRST COMMAND FINANCIAL WHERE HE WAS A, AN IT DIRECTOR, PROJECT MANAGER. AND WHAT WAS A SOFTWARE PROGRAMMER OR SOMETHING? I DON'T KNOW, SOMETHING I DON'T EVEN UNDERSTAND. BUT YEAH, ANYWAY, YEAH, HE GOT TO DO ALL THAT STUFF BEFORE HE EVER CAME TO US.

HE IS ALSO A MASTER CERT INSTRUCTOR, A RED CROSS INSTRUCTOR. HE RUNS OUR CPR PROGRAM ALONG WITH A LOT OF OTHER THINGS THAT WE DO OUT IN THE COMMUNITY. LET'S SEE, HE IS PRETTY MUCH MR. VOLUNTEER. HE'S HE'S ON THE YELLOW CITIZENS FIRE ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION.

HE IS ON THE THE RADIO CLUB. HE IS BASICALLY OUR CERT LIAISON FOR FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

FORT WORTH CERT AS WELL. AND THEN CCS 2018 EULA, CITIZENS FIRE ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

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THANKS. THANKS FOR YOU HERE.

[2. PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION]

AND COUNCIL PERSON EADS IS GOING TO READ THE PROCLAMATION. HAPPY TO. ALL RIGHT.

PROCLAMATION OF THE CITY OF EULESS. WHEREAS THE CITY OF EULESS IS COMMITTED TO PROMOTING THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF ITS CITIZENS. AND WHEREAS, AS WARMER WEATHER APPROACHES, MANY RESIDENTS OF EULESS WILL ENGAGE IN RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES INVOLVING WATER, INCLUDING SWIMMING, BOATING AND FISHING. AND. WHEREAS, PROMOTING WATER SAFETY PRACTICES SUCH AS PROPER SUPERVISION, SWIMMING LESSONS, THE USE OF PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICES AND CPR TRAINING CAN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE RISK OF DROWNING INCIDENTS. AND WHEREAS DROWNING IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF ACCIDENTAL DEATH FOR KIDS UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE AND TODDLERS ARE ESPECIALLY AT RISK. IN 2024, 88 CHILDREN DROWN IN THE STATE OF TEXAS ALONE. AND WHEREAS EACH YEAR, THE MONTH OF MAY IS SET ASIDE TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF WATER SAFETY AND AWARENESS THROUGH PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS, EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND CLASSES FOR ALL AGES. AND WHEREAS, WATER SAFETY EDUCATION EMPOWERS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS AND TAKE APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS WHEN ENJOYING AQUATIC ACTIVITIES IN THE UPCOMING MONTHS. NOW. THEREFORE, I, TIM STANFORD, MAYOR PRO TEM OF THE CITY OF EULESS, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 2026 AS NATIONAL WATER SAFETY MONTH AND ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO USE THIS MONTH AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO EDUCATE OURSELVES, OUR FAMILIES AND OUR COMMUNITIES ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF WATER SAFETY AND TO TAKE MEANINGFUL STEPS TOWARDS A SAFER FUTURE FOR ALL. AND WITNESS WHEREOF I HAVE SIGNED THIS, SIGN MY NAME AND AFFIXED THE OFFICIAL SEAL OF THE CITY HERETO ON THIS 28TH DAY OF APRIL 2026, TIM STANFORD, MAYOR PRO TEM. ALL RIGHT, NOW, YOU NOTICE THAT EVEN THOUGH SHE PRINTS THESE OUT FOR ME, BECAUSE IN THE AARP FONT, I NOTICED ANNABELLE WAS ALSO READING OFF OF THIS. SO IT

[3. PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION]

OKAY. WHILE THEY'RE COMING UP, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED. WHEREAS EMERGENCY

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[4. PRESENTATION OF DISTINGUISHED BUDGET PRESENTATION AWARD]

YES. ALONG WITH ROSS FAIRCLOUGH, OUR ASSISTANT FINANCE DIRECTOR FOR THE CITY, THE GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA ESTABLISHED THE DISTINGUISHED BUDGET PRESENTATION AWARD PROGRAM IN 1984 TO ENSURE AND ASSIST STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN PREPARATION OF BUDGET DOCUMENTS OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY THAT REFLECT THE, EXCUSE ME, REFLECT BOTH THE GUIDELINES ESTABLISHED FOR THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, COUNCIL OF STATE AND LOCAL BUDGETING AND GFOA BEST PRESENTATION FOR BUDGETING. THIS IS THE 35TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR THAT EULESS HAS RECEIVED THIS HONOR. A HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR STAFF, ROSS, AS WELL AS THE ENTIRE FINANCE STAFF FOR THE HOURS THAT THEY PUT INTO CREATING THIS BOOK, AS WELL AS STAFF, CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, DEPARTMENT HEADS AND THE CITY COUNCIL FOR ALL THE HOURS THAT YOU PUT IN TO MAKING THIS DOCUMENT POSSIBLE, THE MEAT AND POTATOES OF IT ALL.

BUT THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. AND AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ENTIRE CITY FOR 35 YEARS OF BUDGET EXCELLENCE. AND NOW, MISS JEWELL, SINCE YOU'RE ALREADY IN THE AREA, WHY DON'T

[5. PRESENTATION OF QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORT FOR PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 2026]

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PROPRIETARY FUNDS, THESE ARE USED TO ACCOUNT FOR BUSINESS TYPE OPERATIONS THAT ARE GENERALLY SELF-SUPPORTING THROUGH USER CHARGES. PROPRIETARY FUNDS ARE ALSO IN LINE. AS OF MARCH 31ST, ALL THE FUNDS, WITH A DECREASE IN FUND BALANCE SO FAR THIS YEAR WERE PLANNED FOR A DRAWDOWN OF THOSE EXCESS RESERVES. HERE WE HAVE INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS, AND THEY'RE USED TO COLLECT FEES FROM USER DEPARTMENTS, WHICH ARE THEN ALLOCATED TO REPLACE THE CITY'S FLEET AND TO PROVIDE EMPLOYEE HEALTH INSURANCE AND RISK SERVICES. THE STAR CENTER ESCROW IS A FIDUCIARY FUND, WHICH IS USED TO ACCOUNT FOR THE ASSETS THE CITY IS HOLDING IN TRUST OF OTHERS, THE INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS AND FIDUCIARY FUNDS ARE ALL OPERATING AS PLANNED. SO FAR THIS FISCAL YEAR. THE RISK FUND ALWAYS STARTS THE FISCAL YEAR WITH OUR ANNUAL TML INSURANCE LIABILITY PAYMENT, AND THEN FUNDS GET TRANSFERRED IN THE REST OF THE YEAR TO THE APPROPRIATE AREAS TO COVER THOSE EXPENSES. OVERALL OPERATING FUND BALANCE INCREASED FROM ALMOST 116 MILLION TO 131 MILLION FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THIS FISCAL YEAR. CAPITAL PROJECTS ACCOUNTS ARE USED TO FUND FOR FINANCIAL RESOURCES THAT ARE COMMITTED FOR CAPITAL OUTLAYS. FUNDING FOR THESE PROJECTS CARRY OVER FROM YEAR TO YEAR UNTIL THE PROJECTS ARE COMPLETED. AS CONSTRUCTION ON THESE MAJOR PROJECTS CONTINUES, WE CAN EXPECT TO SEE THE FUND BALANCES DECLINE. ONE TIME TRANSFERS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET TO SEE TO THE CIP FUNDS HAVE ALREADY TAKEN PLACE THIS FISCAL YEAR AND THAT CAN BE SEEN. AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAD STARTED OFF THE YEAR WITH 64.7 MILLION, AND IT'S INCREASED TO 67.3 MILLION. AND THAT WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE AS SOME OF THESE PROJECTS ARE COMPLETED. LOOKING SPECIFICALLY AT THE GENERAL FUND, THIS CHART SHOWS THAT THE MAJORITY OF GENERAL FUND REVENUES CAME IN FROM SALES AND PROPERTY TAXES AT 56% AND 23%, RESPECTIVELY, FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE FISCAL YEAR. RIGHT NOW, WE ARE 50% OF THE WAY THROUGH THE FISCAL YEAR, AND THIS FUND IS COLLECTED 78% OF PROJECTED REVENUES. THIS IS MAINLY DUE TO THE FACT THAT PROPERTY TAXES ARE GENERALLY DUE BY JANUARY 31ST OF EACH YEAR, WHILE PROPERTY TAXES STILL ONLY MAKE UP 42% OF THE ANNUAL REVENUES FOR THE GENERAL FUND, DUE TO THE TIMING OF THESE COLLECTIONS, IT LOOKS MORE SIGNIFICANT AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR. GENERAL FUND EXPENSES ARE ALL IN LINE WITH BUDGET EXPECTATIONS AND HAS EXPENDED 46% OF THE BUDGET SO FAR AND COLLECTIONS IN APRIL FOR CAR RENTALS IN FEBRUARY WERE 1% MORE THAN LAST YEAR FOR THE SAME TIME PERIOD, AND YEAR TO DATE WERE UP 5%. THE WATER AND WASTEWATER FUND IS THE LARGEST OF OUR PROPRIETARY PROPRIETARY FUNDS AND IS COLLECTED 46% OF THEIR EXPECTED REVENUES THIS YEAR AND IS EXPENSE 52% OF THE APPROPRIATED BUDGET. THE TEXAS STAR GOLF COURSE ROUNDS ARE BELOW BUDGET EXPECTATIONS BY A LITTLE OVER A THOUSAND ROUNDS, OR 5.4%, SO FAR THIS YEAR. THE AVERAGE GREEN AND CART FEE COLLECTED PER ROUND WAS $0.98 MORE THAN PROJECTED FOR THIS TIME, AND SO FAR THIS YEAR THAT WE'VE HAD 16 ADVERSE WEATHER DAYS AND 13 CLOSED DAYS, AND THIS TOTALS EIGHT DAYS LESS THAN LAST YEAR AT THE SAME TIME PERIOD. OVERALL, THE GOLF COURSE REVENUES WERE $8,000 MORE THAN BUDGETED SO FAR THIS YEAR, AND EXPENSES WERE $248,000 LESS THAN BUDGETED, RESULTING IN A GAIN BEFORE CAPITAL DEPRECIATION OF $518,000 AND A $238,000 NET GAIN AFTER CAPITAL AND DEPRECIATION, WHICH IS $206,000 BETTER THAN EXPECTED FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. AND THE PARKS OF TEXAS STAR REVENUES WERE MORE THAN BUDGETED. EXPECTATIONS BY 30,000 EXPENSES AT THE COMPLEX WERE UNDER EXPECTATIONS BY 69,000. THIS LEFT THE FACILITY WITH 204,000 IN NET OPERATING OPERATING INCOME. AND THEN AFTER, EXCUSE ME, NON-OPERATING INCOME HAD A $173,000 NET INCOME, WHICH IS $106,000 BETTER THAN EXPECTED FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. AND THAT IS THE FINANCIAL REPORT ENDING MARCH 31ST. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCIL, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, MISS JEWELL, AND THANK YOUR STAFF FOR THE GREAT JOB. THEY'RE

[CONSENT AGENDA]

AND OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, LAWRENCE BRYANT, IS GOING TO WOW US WITH THE ENTIRE LIST.

THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM. TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. ITEM NUMBER SIX IS TO CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF ASPHALT MILLING SERVICES FROM TEXAS CONSTRUCTION L.P. AND INDUSTRIAL INCORPORATED THROUGH AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH TARRANT COUNTY. ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IS TO CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF

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[13. CONSIDER AWARD OF COMPETITIVE SEALED PROPOSAL]

[15. REPORTS]