17. HOLD PUBLIC HEARING FOR SPECIFIC USE PERMIT CASE NO. 26-03-SUP AND CONSIDER FIRST AND FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 2454

[22. HOLD PUBLIC HEARING FOR CITY OF EULESS FY2026-2027 OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGETS AND MOTION TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET ON AUGUST 17, 2026]

NUMBER 22 IS TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE CITY OF EULESS. FISCAL YEAR 2026 2027 OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGETS AND A MOTION TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET ON AUGUST 17TH, 2026. WE ARE OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ONCE MORE, MISS JEWELL. THANK YOU, SIR.

THE FISCAL YEAR 2627 PROPOSED BUDGET WAS PRESENTED TO THE MUNICIPAL CLERK ON JULY 17TH AND AFTER TARRANT APPRAISAL DISTRICT CERTIFICATION OF THE VALUES. AN UPDATED DOCUMENT WAS PRESENTED TO THE MUNICIPAL CLERK ON JULY 31ST. THIS PRESENTATION AND THE PROPOSED BUDGET ORDINANCE. CITY COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER. ON AUGUST 17TH INCORPORATES THOSE UPDATES. THE CITY COUNCIL HAS HAD A BUDGET WORK SESSION AND IS CALLED THIS PUBLIC HEARING FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. THE CITY'S MISSION TO PROVIDE CITIZENS THE MOST EFFICIENT SERVICES POSSIBLE TO PROTECT, PROTECT AND ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH PLANNING AND VISIONARY LEADERSHIP. THE CITY ACCOMPLISHED THIS MISSION THROUGH SOUND FISCAL POLICY DIRECTIVES, A CONSERVATIVE APPROACH IN REVENUES AND EXPENDITURE FORECASTING, AND A CONTINUED EFFORT TO DEVELOP AND ENHANCE REVENUE SOURCES. DURING THIS BUDGET PROCESS, WE CONTINUED TO FOCUS ON THE GOALS OF PROVIDING GREAT SERVICE, PROVIDE QUALITY WORKFORCE, HAVING APPROPRIATE STAFFING LEVELS, IDENTIFYING COST SAVINGS, MAINTAINING ADEQUATE

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RESERVES, AND KEEPING OUR INFRASTRUCTURE SOUND AND MAINTENANCE IN A LOW TAX RATE.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS PROPOSED BUDGET ARE AS FOLLOWS. THE PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX RATE OF 47.00 $0.08 PER $100 VALUATION IS A DECREASE OF 0.638 $0.06 PER $100 VALUATION. THERE ARE NO CUTS IN PROGRAMS OR SERVICES FOR CITIZENS. THIS BUDGET PROVIDES FOR THE ADDITION OF TWO FULL TIME EMPLOYEES ONE RECREATION ASSISTANCE AND PARK AND COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT, AND ONE FACILITY AND DAY PORTER IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE. THIS. THE RECOMMENDED BUDGET ALSO. REALIGNS FUNDING SOURCES FOR CERTAIN EXISTING POSITIONS. AS WE JUST DISCUSSED, EIGHT FULL TIME EQUIVALENT EMPLOYEES HAVE SHIFTED FROM THE GENERAL FUND FROM THE. TO THE CRIME CONTROL. AND I'M SORRY, FROM THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. AND ONE FULL TIME EQUIVALENT HAS SHIFTED FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO THE CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT IN AN EFFORT TO MAINTAIN SKILLED WORKFORCE AND RETAIN COMPETITIVE. REMAIN COMPETITIVE. THIS BUDGET PROVIDES A STEP. INCREASES A SALARY INCREASE OF 3%, AND A ONE TIME LUMP SUM PAYMENT AVERAGING 3% BASED ON PERFORMANCE OF NON STEP EMPLOYEES. THE WATER RATE DOES INCLUDE $1 INCREASE IN THE STANDARD MONTHLY BASE RATE, ADJUSTED PROPORTIONATELY FOR LARGER METER METERS TO ADDRESS INCREASING OPERATING COSTS. THE VOLUME RATE WILL ALSO INCREASE BY $0.45 PER THOUSAND GALLONS TO COVER THE PASS THROUGH INCREASE IN THE COST OF WATER PURCHASE FROM T R, A TRINITY RIVER AUTHORITY. THE WASTEWATER RATE ALSO INCLUDES A DOLLAR INCREASE FOR THE BASE MONTHLY RATE FOR RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS TO COVER OPERATIONAL COST INCREASES AND WASTEWATER COLLECTIONS, AND AN INCREASE IN THE VOLUME RATE OF $0.17 PER THOUSAND GALLONS TO COVER THE PASS THROUGH INCREASE FROM TRA FOR THE COLLECTION AND TREATMENT OF WASTEWATER. A $0.75 PER THOUSAND GALLON STATE RATE STABILIZATION REBATE IS PROPOSED TO HELP OFFSET SOME OF THESE INCREASES. THIS REBATE IS AVAILABLE FOR RESIDENTIAL WATER CUSTOMERS AND IS APPLICABLE UP TO A 15,000 GALLONS PER MONTH.

THE WATER AND WASTEWATER OPERATING FUND INCLUDES TRANSFERS TO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, PROGRAMS TO CASH FLOW INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS, INCLUDING WATER AND WASTEWATER LINE REPLACEMENTS. THE ANNUAL COMMITMENT FOR THE LINE REPLACEMENT HAS BEEN INCREASED BY $50,000 TO $1.2 MILLION. IN AN EFFORT TO KEEP PACE WITH INFLATION, THE GENERAL FUND INCLUDES TRANSFER TO CIP TO CASH FLOW, ANNUAL STREET IMPROVEMENTS. THIS HAS BEEN INCREASED BY $75,000. ALSO TO. IN AN EFFORT TO KEEP PACE WITH INFLATION AND. THE BASE AND IS BASED ON THIRD PARTY STUDY OF CONDITIONS. THE PROPOSED AMOUNT IS $1,275,000. THE DEPRECIATION FUND FUNDS THE MAJORITY OF THE CITY'S VEHICLES, EQUIPMENT, FURNISHINGS AND FIXTURES AND FACILITY NEEDS IS ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS BUDGET. THE METHODOLOGY USED TO CALCULATE THE DEPRECIATION FUNDING HAS BEEN MODIFIED IN AN EFFORT TO ALSO KEEP PACE WITH THE REPLACEMENT COSTS. RESERVE LEVELS HAVE BEEN MAINTAINED AS REQUIRED BY THE CITY'S FISCAL POLICIES. THE GENERAL FUND IS THE LARGEST OF OUR FUNDS AND SUPPORTS PRIMARY GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS. EXCUSE ME, PROPERTY TAX REVENUE AND SALES TAX REVENUE REPRESENT APPROXIMATELY 74% OF THE TOTAL BUDGET REVENUES. EXPENDITURES FOR PROP. I'M SORRY.

EXPECTATIONS FOR PROPERTY TAXES ARE FOR ABOUT 42% OF THE BUDGET, AND SALES TAX FOR 32% OF THE GENERAL FUND COLLECTIONS NEXT YEAR. FRANCHISE FEES MAKE UP 7% AND IS PAYMENT FOR FROM EACH OF THE UTILITIES FOR THE USE OF OUR RIGHT OF WAY AND FOR THE RIGHT TO OPERATE WITHIN THE CITY. FINES AND FEES FOR MUNICIPAL COURT JAIL REVENUES, AQUATICS, AMBULANCE BILLING AND ALARM BILLING AND LIBRARY PROVIDE APPROXIMATELY 8% OF THE BUDGET TRANSFERS. ANOTHER 7% OF THE BUDGET PERMITS ANOTHER 2% AND 2% FOR MISCELLANEOUS AS WELL. YOU'LL SEE THIS SLIDE SHOWS THAT FUNDS ARE ALLOCATED BY DEPARTMENT. YOU WOULD SEE THAT 49%, ALMOST HALF OF THE CITY'S GENERAL FUND BUDGET GOES TO FUND PUBLIC SAFETY. AND THAT'S OUR POLICE AND FIRE. THE NEXT AREA IS NON-DEPARTMENT LARGEST AREA IS NON-DEPARTMENTAL, WHICH IS 16%.

AND THAT COVERS OUR LEGAL EXPENSES ELECTRIC PHONE, WATER, GAS, AMBULANCE BILLING SERVICES, TAX COLLECTION AND APPRAISAL SERVICES, GENERAL FUND CAPITAL AND ONE TIME IS 13% OF THE BUDGET, LEAVING TOTAL OPERATIONS AT 87% OF THE BUDGET. OUR SECOND LARGEST OPERATING FUND IS THE WATER AND WASTEWATER FUND. OVERALL, 53% OF THE REVENUES COME FROM WATER AND 37% FROM WASTEWATER, WITH ADDITIONAL REVENUE FROM RECLAIMED WATER, SANITATION

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FEES, RECYCLING FEES, PENALTIES, INTEREST AND OTHER VARIOUS FEES. PROJECTED REVENUES ARE AT $38.7 MILLION. THIS IS AN INCREASE OF 3%. THIS SLIDE COMPARES OUR PROPOSED RATES THAT I NOTED EARLIER WITH THE TRETR, A INCREASE TO THE CURRENT RATES OF OUR SURROUNDING CITIES, AS WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT THEIR PROPOSED RATES ARE FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR, YOU CAN SEE THAT OUR RATES REMAIN COMPETITIVE WITH NEIGHBORING CITIES EVEN BEFORE THEY MAKE ANY ADJUSTMENTS FOR THE COST INCREASES, AND ALSO ON THE WASTEWATER SIDE COMPARING, YOU CAN SEE THAT OUR PROPOSED RATE REMAINS IN LINE WITH THE AVERAGE OF OUR NEIGHBORING CITY CITIES BASED ON THEIR CURRENT RATES, WHICH AGAIN, HAVE YET TO BE ADJUSTED. AND AS A REMINDER, WE DO CAP RESIDENTIAL WASTEWATER AT 12,000 GALLONS. SO THE UPPER LEVEL CAPS OUT AT $87.72 PER MONTH. PROPOSED OPERATING EXPENSES FOR THE WATER AND WASTEWATER FUND ARE AT 38.7 MILLION, AN INCREASE OF 3%. TOTAL EXPENSES ARE TO ARE ESTIMATED AT 40,000,040.1 MILLION. THE WATER PRODUCTION ACCOUNTS FOR 36% OF THE BUDGET, WITH WATER DISTRIBUTION MAKING UP 5%. WASTEWATER TREATMENT EXPENSES ARE 20% OF THE BUDGET AND NON-DEPARTMENTAL INCLUDES DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS, UTILITIES, SERVICE CENTER OPERATIONS AND THE 1.2 MILLION THAT I DISCUSSED EARLIER WITH THE TRANSFER FOR INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS. THE STORM DRAIN FEE IS PROPOSED TO REMAIN UNCHANGED AT $4.25 FOR RESIDENTIAL AND $40 PER IMPERVIOUS ACRE FOR COMMERCIAL ACCOUNTS. THIS FUNDS OPERATING COSTS TO PROVIDE FOR IMPROVING THE CURB AND GUTTER INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE EFFICIENT DRAINAGE OF STORMWATER. THIS REMAINS VERY COMPETITIVE, COMPETITIVE LOCALLY. THE CAR RENTAL FUND.

THIS IS OUR THIRD LARGEST OPERATING FUND AND IS FUNDED BY 5% TAX ON THE SHORT TERM RENTAL OF MOTOR VEHICLES, WHICH WAS AUTHORIZED BY CITIZENS IN 1999. THE CITY HAS REVENUE SHARING AGREEMENT WITH THE CITIES OF DALLAS AND FORT WORTH. BASED ON THIS AGREEMENT, TWO THIRDS OF THE REVENUE FROM THE CONSOLIDATED CAR RENTAL FACILITY AT DFW AIRPORT IS REBATED BACK TO THE OWNER CITIES OF THE AIRPORT. THE REMAINING THIRD IS RETAINED BY THE CITY AND HAS BEEN ALLOCATED BY THE CITY COUNCIL TO REDUCE DEBT, TO MAINTAIN A STABLE TAX RATE AND TO CASH FLOW. NUMEROUS CASH CAPITAL PROJECTS, REVENUES FROM CAR RENTAL REMAIN STRONG.

WE EXPECT REVENUE RENTAL REVENUES OF ALMOST 25.20 POINT 5,000,000 IN 2027. THE CITY KEEPS ALL THE INTEREST EARNINGS FROM THIS TAX AND SHARES THE TAX REVENUE WITH DALLAS AND FORT WORTH. THEIR SHARE IS ESTIMATED AT 13.6 MILLION FOR NEXT YEAR. OF THE REMAINING THIRD, THE GENERAL FUND IS EXPECTED TO RECEIVE 2.2 MILLION NEXT YEAR, AND THAT HAS A DIRECT EFFECT OF LOWERING THE AMOUNT NEEDED FOR PROPERTY TAXES BY 3.5 $0.04. THE CITY HAS SEVERAL OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS, DEBT SERVICE FUNDS AND INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS, AND ENTERPRISE FUNDS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE CITY'S TOTAL BUDGET. EARLIER THIS EVENING, YOU HEARD THE DETAILS OF THE CSPD AND EDC BUDGETS. DETAILS OF ALL FUNDS, INCLUDING ONE TIME CAPITAL EXPENSES FUNDED THROUGH EXCESS RESERVES, CAN BE FOUND IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET THAT IS ON FILE. THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM WAS PRESENTED AND DISCUSSED ON JUNE 22ND IN DETAIL IN AUGUST 1ST AT YOUR WORK SESSION. FOR PROJECT, DETAILS ARE POSTED ONLINE AS WELL AS ON IN THE LIBRARY AND AT THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE. CAPITAL BUDGET ALLOCATIONS REMAIN UNTIL THE PROJECT IS COMPLETE. THE PROPOSED CAPITAL BUDGET RECOMMENDS THE FOLLOWING NEW PROJECTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 27. YOU CAN SEE FOR THE DRAINAGE PROJECTS, WE'VE GOT THE 2027 DRAINAGE CURB AND GUTTER IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM FOR STREETS. WE HAVE THE 2027 STREET IMPROVEMENTS, AS WELL AS A TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT MID CITIES AND NORTH MAIN STREET. WATER PROJECTS INCLUDE LINE REPLACEMENT AT. I'M SORRY, DID I GO TO OH, SORRY. THE WASTEWATER PROJECTS INCLUDE THE 5350 THIRD YEAR OF CDBG LINE REPLACEMENT SKYWAY, RIDGECREST AND SOUTH ECTOR LINE REPLACEMENT AT OAKWOOD TERRACE NORTH. PHASE THREE FOR CONSTRUCTION AND LINE REPLACEMENT AT VINE STREET. FOR THAT CONSTRUCTION, THE WATER PROJECTS ENGINEERING FOR LINE REPLACEMENT AT BELL HIGH ADDITIONS PHASE ONE AND TWO, AS WELL AS LINE REPLACEMENT ENGINEERING AT WEST EULESS BOULEVARD ARE INCLUDED. OTHER CAPITAL PROJECTS INCLUDE EULESS FAMILY LIFE CENTER EXPANSION, SCHEMATIC DESIGN, DESIGN, J A CAR PARK EXPANSION, EXPANSION AND PARKS AT TEXAS STAR SOUTH.

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REPLACEMENT DETAILS OF ALL THESE PROJECTS AND THE NUMEROUS OTHER PROJECTS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION CAN BE FOUND IN THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM BUDGET DOCUMENT THAT'S IN THE LIBRARY IN THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE AND ONLINE. WE BELIEVE THAT THIS BUDGET PROVIDES FOR APPROPRIATE STAFFING LEVELS AND COMPENSATION, RESPONSIBLE INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE, AND KEEPS A LOW, STABLE TAX RATE WHILE MAINTAINING QUALITY SERVICES TO THE CITIZENS. AT THIS TIME, WE'D LIKE TO SUBMIT THE 2627 OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGETS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AND COUNCIL CONSIDERATION AT THE AUGUST 17TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING. THANK YOU, MISS JEWELL, AND THANK YOUR DEPARTMENT FOR ALL THE HARD WORK AND ALL THE CITY DEPARTMENTS, ALL THE HARD WORK YOU GUYS HAVE DONE ON THE BUDGET. WE ARE IN A PUBLIC HEARING AND WE ARE ASKING NOW IF THERE ARE ANY PROPONENTS WHO WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND SPEAK.

I KNOW, MR. EASTON, YOU WROTE, BUT YOU DIDN'T SAY IF YOU WERE A PROPONENT OR OPPONENT, SO I DIDN'T KNOW WHICH WAY TO CALL YOU. SO WHY DON'T YOU COME ON DOWN, DARRYL? GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND KEEP YOUR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES IF POSSIBLE. NAMES DARYL EASTON, 1005 FAYETTE DRIVE, EULESS, TEXAS. I'M NOT SO MUCH FOR OR AGAINST, EXCEPT FOR THE FORMAT OF THE BUDGET. WHEN I GET DOWN THERE AND I'M LOOKING AT THE GENERAL BUDGET, AND IT STARTS OFF THE YEAR WITH 26 OUT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE AUDIT, IT'S $1.5 MILLION OFF. OKAY. BECAUSE WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE AUDIT, THE AUDIT SAYS IT'S 29,000,941, BUT YOU GOT 28 400 OVER HERE, OKAY? THERE'S NO ASTERISK. THERE'S NO EXPLANATION WHY IT'S A $1.5 MILLION OFF. AND IT'S BEEN THAT WAY FOR EVERY YEAR THAT HAS EVER SINCE THAT YOU USED A EMERGENCY FUND FOR THAT GENERAL FUND. AND IT'S CLEAR BACK AT THE BACK OF THE ISSUES. AND AND IN THE GENERAL AUDIT, IT DOESN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT HAVING $1.5 MILLION RESERVE IN THE GENERAL FUND. AND IT'S CONFUSING, YOU KNOW, PARTICULARLY IF SOMEBODY IS LOOKING AT IT TO START WITH.

AND THEN YOU GO OVER TO THE EDC HALF CENT THING AND IT'S OFF, YOU KNOW, SO I LOOK AT THE ON PAGE 107, WHICH SHOULD BE REFERRED TO IN THE IN YOUR BUDGET TO REFER YOU TO THE PLACE WHERE IT'S IN THE IN THE COMPREHENSIVE THING, I HAD TO GO THROUGH 177 PAGES TO FIND IT, AND IT'S OFF BY $1 MILLION. BUT THEN WHEN YOU LOOK THROUGH YOUR YOUR FUNDS HERE, YOU GOT THREE FUNDS, EDC, HALF WHERE YOU GOT THE DEBT AND THEN YOU GOT THE RESERVE, AND THEN YOU GOT THE REGULAR THING AND NOBODY SHOULD HAVE TO DO THAT TO LOOK AT THE BUDGET, TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHERE ALL THE MONEY IS. AND I THINK IF WITH JUST A LITTLE BIT OF EFFORT ON ASTATINE AND PUTTING THE PAGE NUMBERS THAT ARE REFERRED TO IN THE AUDIT, IT WOULD MAKE IT VERY EASY FOR SOMEBODY TO FOLLOW THE BUDGET RATHER THAN PULLING YOUR HAIR OUT, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE EVERYTHING IS. AND THAT'S THE MAIN THING I'M LOOKING AT. AND, AND I LOOK AT IT EVERY YEAR AND EVERY TIME IT'S IN A DIFFERENT PLACE. SO I WOULD JUST LIKE YOU TO CONSIDER THAT. AND, AND I'D LIKE TO SIT DOWN WITH SOME OF YOU IF YOU WANT, BUT THOSE ARE MY RECOMMENDATIONS. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. EASTON. AND I'LL LET JANINA OR MR. BARKER RESPOND TO THAT, SINCE I'M SURE THERE'S SOME GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES THAT ARE CAUSING US TO PUT THE NUMBERS WHERE THEY GO. AND YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT, MAYOR GASB DOES REQUIRE US IN THE ACT FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO CONSOLIDATE THOSE FUNDS. YET WHEN WE USE THOSE FOR THE CITY AND YOU DO YOUR APPROPRIATIONS JUST LIKE I WALKED YOU THROUGH TONIGHT, THE DIFFERENT THE FOUR DIFFERENT EDC FUNDS, WE SHOW THOSE SEPARATE SEPARATELY FOR YOUR BUDGETING PURPOSES. BUT GASB DOES REQUIRE US TO CONSOLIDATE THE OPERATING DEBT SERVICE AND DEBT RESERVE FUNDS TOGETHER IN THE ACT FOR AND THEN ONLY SEPARATES THE CIP PROJECTS. SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE COULD DO. WE COULD ACKNOWLEDGE THAT. IS THERE A WAY TO DO, I WANT TO SAY, A ONE PAGE SUMMARY. I'M SURE, LIKE I SAID, LIKE CHRIS WAS SAYING EARLIER, IT'S ALWAYS EASY IF I DON'T HAVE TO DO IT. BUT IF THERE'S A WAY THAT YOU COULD CREATE THAT FOR SOMEBODY WHO'S NOT AN ACCOUNTANT, BUT THEY STAYED AT A HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS, SO THEY, YOU KNOW, THEY'D HAVE THAT EXPERTISE THAT THEY COULD LOOK AT IT AND MAYBE FIGURE THAT OUT. MAYBE WE CAN LOOK AT

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THAT AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO MAKE IT DUMB IT DOWN A LITTLE BIT FOR ME. GREAT. JUST ADD TO THAT, MAYOR, IF YOU DON'T MIND. I APPRECIATE MR. EASTON TALKING ABOUT YOU'RE NOT YOU CLARIFIED YOU WEREN'T NECESSARILY FOR OR AGAINST THE BUDGET. YOU WERE MORE AGAINST THE FORMAT. AND YOU EXPLAINED THAT FORMATTING PIECE. AND SO JANINA'S KIND OF ANSWERED THAT. BUT, MR. EASTON, I DO THINK THERE MAY BE A WAY TO, AS YOU SAID, FOOTNOTED OR AS THE MAYOR SAID, PROVIDE FURTHER EXPLANATION. BUT I THINK BECAUSE I KNOW YOU'VE HAD THIS COMMENT FOR A FEW YEARS, I DO THINK THAT YOU WOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE'S NO MONEY MISSING. WE TALK ABOUT THESE DIFFERENCES, BUT IT'S A REPORTING PIECE, NOT A ACCOUNTING PIECE. AND SO I KNOW WE HAVE SAT DOWN WITH YOU OVER THE YEARS PAST AND KIND OF SHOWN THAT I THINK YOUR COMPLAINT OF I DON'T WANT TO PUT WORDS IN YOUR MOUTH IS NOT THAT IT'S NOT THERE, BUT THAT IT IS DIFFICULT FOR SOMEBODY TO FOLLOW. AND YOU'D LIKE US TO CLEAR THAT UP. SO BE HAPPY TO TAKE A LOOK AT TRYING TO DO THE BEST WAY TO DO THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER PROPONENTS OR OPPONENTS THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND SPEAK? OKAY, COME ON UP. GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AGAIN. LEON FALLOW, 800 HENSLEY DRIVE. ON THE UPCOMING RENTAL CAR PLACE.

THERE'S GOING TO BE NEXT TO A MAX CROSS FROM WAFFLE HOUSE. ARE THOSE TAXES GOING TO GO STRICTLY TO CITY OF EULESS? ARE THEY GOING TO SPLIT IT? THIRD, LIKE THE OTHER CAR RENTAL TAXES ARE. SOME LOOK AT THE ATTORNEY FOR ONE SECOND JUST TO DETERMINE WHETHER WE'RE STILL IN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE BUDGET. IS THAT BETTER ANSWERED AS PART OF THE ONE OF THE AGENDA ITEMS THAT WAS CONSIDERED, OR ARE YOU FINE WITH ME TRYING TO PROVIDE AN ANSWER TO THAT AS PART OF THE BUDGET? ABOUT THAT NOW. SORRY. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE WERE DOING THAT. SO THE RENTAL CAR SPLIT IS DONE AT DFW AIRPORT PROPERTY. AND BECAUSE THAT LOCATION IS NOT IN DFW AIRPORT PROPERTY, IT WOULD NOT BE SUBJECT TO THE SAME THIRD AND THIRD AND THIRD SPLIT. COOL. MY SECOND QUESTION I HAVE IS, NOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE GETTING A STREET STRIPING MACHINE, ARE WE GOING TO BE ABLE TO FIX THAT? WHEN YOU'RE HEADING SOUTH ON MAIN STREET, AFTER YOU CROSS OVER? 183, YOU GOT THAT LITTLE LIGHT WHERE THE LITTLE 7-ELEVEN IS THERE, AND THEN WHEN YOU'RE STOPPING AT THE CHINESE RESTAURANT ON YOUR RIGHT, IF YOU ARE IN THAT RIGHT LANE AND YOU HAVE TO GO CROOKED LEFT TO GO STRAIGHT, THE CARS ARE IN THE LEFT LANE. THEY GO DIRECTLY STRAIGHT ACROSS INTO YOUR LANE. IS THERE GOING TO BE ADDRESSED TO THAT? AND THEN IF YOU GO ON THE OTHER SIDE, HEADING NORTH OF MAIN STREET, SAME PLACE. THE TIMING IS TOUGH. THERE ARE PEOPLE COMING FROM WHERE THE GAS STATION IS DOWN THERE BY THE OLD WINN-DIXIE. PEOPLE ARE COMING OFF OF 183 AND GOING NORTH. THEY ALL SIT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION WHILE THEY'RE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT. SO TWO ANSWERS TO THAT, AND PROBABLY START WITH TWO CLARIFICATIONS. SO THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT DOES CURRENTLY OWN A STRIPING MACHINE. WE'VE HAD THAT FOR A FEW YEARS. WHAT'S IN THE BUDGET THIS YEAR THAT YOU MAY HAVE SEEN IN SOME OF THE PRESENTATIONS IS A STRIPING MACHINE FOR THE PARKS DEPARTMENT FOR FOR SPORTS FIELDS. BUT NONETHELESS, WE DO HAVE A STREET STRIPING MACHINE AND DO STREET STRIPING. THE SECOND PART OF THE CLARIFICATION, I KNOW THAT YOU AND OTHER FOLKS IN THE AUDIENCE PROBABLY GET TIRED OF HEARING ME SAY THIS, BUT IT'S THE ABSOLUTE TRUTH. I'M NOT MAKING IT UP. THE PARTICULAR PART THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IN TOWN IS A TXDOT JURISDICTION, AND WE COMMUNICATE THOSE THINGS WITH TXDOT. ALTHOUGH MY TRACK RECORD OF SUCCESS WHEN COMMUNICATING WITH TXDOT IS NOT EXACTLY WHAT I WOULD LIKE IT TO BE, WE HAVE COMMUNICATED EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. I KNOW, I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. I HAVE SAT IN THAT SAME INTERSECTION. I HAD THAT SAME EXPERIENCE, ALMOST GOT MY CAR SCRAPED. WE'VE COMMUNICATED THAT IT IS NOT IN OUR RIGHT OF WAY TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. WE'LL CONTINUE TO COMMUNICATE IT, BUT I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE ANYBODY WITH THE FALSE IMPRESSION THAT WE CAN JUST GO OUT AND START STRIPING TEX DOT RIGHT OF WAY. IT'S GOING TO BE MY SAME ANSWER. AND GOING BACK FOR THE THE SIGNAL TIMING. SO CITY CONTROLLED INTERSECTIONS, WE HAVE JURISDICTION OVER SIGNAL TIMING, TEX DOT CONTROLLED INTERSECTIONS. WE HAVE MAYBE YOU COULD SAY INFLUENCE OVER SIGNAL TIMING. WE DON'T HAVE JURISDICTION OR CONTROL. AND SO WE PROVIDE THOSE. WE DO PROVIDE THOSE COMMENTS BEST THAT WE CAN. AND I IF I REMEMBER, I THINK YOU MIGHT HAVE EVEN BEEN DOWN TO TALK TO, TO, TO, TO SAY THESE THINGS TO. HE LIKED MY DRAWINGS. YOU KEEP ASKING AND WE'LL KEEP ASKING. AND MAYBE ONE OF THESE DAYS WE'LL, WE'LL GET WHERE WE NEED TO BE. OKAY.

THANK YOU. OKAY. WE'RE STILL ON A PUBLIC HEARING. ARE THERE ANY OTHER PROPONENTS OR OPPONENTS THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? OKAY. SEEING NONE, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND COUNCIL WILL TAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE BUDGET ON AUGUST 17TH. MAYOR, I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION. I THINK YOU ACTUALLY HAVE TO SAY WHAT IT IS. OKAY. THE EXACT WORDING TO MOVE TO CONSIDER APPROVAL FOR THE BUDGET TO MOVE TO AUGUST 17TH FOR THAT THAT MEETING TO APPROVE THE ANNUAL

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OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE CITY. MAYOR I SECOND. MOTION TO APPROVE. BYE BYE. MAYOR PRO TEM BYNUM, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER PRICE. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. AND IT'S APPROVED. NOW

[23. PUBLIC COMMENTS]

IS THE TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS. DO WE HAVE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND SPEAK ABOUT ANYTHING? SEEING NONE, WE HAVE REPORTS. STAFF REPORT. MADAM

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CITY ATTORNEY, DO WE HAVE A REPORT? MR. CITY MANAGER? I JUST WANT TO ECHO WHAT YOU SAID EARLIER, MAYOR, ABOUT THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT AND INDEED ALL THE CITY DEPARTMENTS. THE BUDGET IS A IS A BIG PROCESS AND A LENGTHY PROCESS AND A AT TIMES FRUSTRATING PROCESS. IF YOU FOLLOW CITY BUDGETING, THERE'S A CALCULATION THAT OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT MAKES. AND EVERY CITY IN THE STATE OF TEXAS CALLED THE TRUTH IN TAXATION CALCULATION. AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT SPITS OUT A COUPLE DIFFERENT NUMBERS. BUT THAT IS AN 11 PAGE CALCULATION THAT'S VERY, VERY TEDIOUS. AND IT'S JUST THE BEGINNING OF WHAT ALL GOES INTO THE BUDGET. SO THANK YOU TO YOUR, YOUR, YOUR DEPARTMENT, TO YOU SPECIFICALLY, BUT TO ALL THE FOLKS THAT WORK ON THAT. BUT THAT REALLY DOES GO TO ALL THE CITY DEPARTMENTS WHO PARTICIPATE IN THAT PIECE. IT'S JUST THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT THAT GETS TO PUT A BOW TOGETHER AND WRAP IT UP. SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. COUNSEL, DO WE HAVE ANY REPORTS? JUST A REMINDER TO EVERYBODY THAT BECAUSE OF OUR BUDGET TIMELINE, THAT THE STATE PRETTY MUCH MANDATES US TO HAVE, OUR NEXT MEETING WILL NOT BE ON TUESDAY. IT WILL BE ON NEXT MONDAY, THE 17TH. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON WHY THAT IS, ASK

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