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          ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. TODAY IS TUESDAY,
AUGUST 11TH, 2026. 
          [1. CALL TO ORDER ]
WE'LL NOW CALL THE CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING TO ORDER AT 2 P.M.. 
          ITEM NUMBER TWO IS A ROLL CALL OF COUNCIL. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM OF COUNCIL. 
          ITEM NUMBER THREE ARE PUBLIC COMMENTS. CITY SECRETARY,
HAVE YOU RECEIVED ANY PUBLIC COMMENT REQUEST FOR ANY ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA TODAY? NO, MR. MAYOR, WE HAVE NOT. OKAY. ITEM NUMBER FOUR DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION. 
          [(a) Receive a Presentation - Fiscal Year 2027 Proposed Budget.]
AND OF COURSE FOR EHS TO RECEIVE PRESENTATION FISCAL YEAR 2027 PROPOSED BUDGET. 
          AS BIRTH IS MAKING HER WAY UP HERE, I WOULD ASK THE CITY MANAGER ANY UPDATE FROM YESTERDAY
OR ANYTHING THAT YOU WANT TO SHARE? NO, SIR. WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THE MATTERS THAT WE BROUGHT FORWARD. 
          WE'VE TAKEN FULL ADVANTAGE OF YOUR INPUT AND WILL MAKE ANY NECESSARY MODIFICATIONS PRIOR
TO THE FILING OF THE BUDGET. 
          WE'RE READY TO PROCEED WITH THE REST OF THE FINANCES OF THE CITY TODAY. 
          AND BERTHA IS GOING TO TAKE THE TAKE THE LEAD ON DOING THAT. 
          SO I WOULD I WOULD ASK IF WE CAN DO IT THE SAME WAY AFTER EACH PERSON DONE PRESENTING SO
WE CAN ASK. 
          YES, SIR. IT MAKES GOOD SENSE. ALL RIGHT. BERTHA. 
          ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. TODAY IS THE SECOND DAY OF OUR BUDGET
WORKSHOP. 
          THE PURPOSE OF TODAY'S WORKSHOP IS TO CONTINUE OUR REVIEW OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET BY
FOCUSING ON SEVERAL FUNDS THAT ARE SEPARATE FROM THE GENERAL FUND, BUT ARE STILL IMPORTANT TO THE CITY'S OVERALL
FINANCIAL PICTURE. 
          TODAY WE WILL WILL REVIEW QUAIL VALLEY GOLF CLUB SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS IN SUMMARY. 
          THEN FOCUS ON SPECIFIC BUDGETS FOR HOT FUNDS. 
          FUNDS. FUNDS. SOLID WASTE AND THE REPLACEMENT FUNDS. 
          AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO CALL UP DIRECTOR SERGIO TO GIVE US AN OVERVIEW OF THE GOLF CLUB
BUDGET. 
          ALL RIGHT. THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE. HOW ARE YOU ALL DOING? ALL RIGHT. NICE TO SEE Y'ALL. JUST UP HERE TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF HOW THE GOLF
CLUB IS DOING. 
          I'M GOING TO GO OVER WHAT INITIATIVES WE TOOK AT THE END OF THE YEAR,
GOING TOWARDS THIS YEAR AND USING THAT DATA TO WHAT IS GOING TO DRIVE OUR BUDGET GOING FORWARD. JUST A QUICK OVERVIEW ON THE GOLF COURSE AND WHAT'S GOING ON. 
          ON FRIDAY, WE OPENED UP LA QUINTA. WE OPENED IT UP ON FRIDAY,
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WE. 
          I WAS VERY PLEASANTLY SURPRISED. GREAT REVENUE,
INCREDIBLE REVENUE THAT I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU HERE IN A LITTLE BIT. 
          ON SATURDAY WE DID TWICE AS MUCH MONEY AS WE DID THE PREVIOUS WEEKEND FOR BOTH DAYS. 
          AND SO THE FEEDBACK HAS BEEN GREAT. PEOPLE WHO ARE INFLUENTIAL. 
          ALAN OWEN, GUY SOLOWAY A COUPLE OTHERS GAVE NOTHING BUT GOOD FEEDBACK AND THEY'RE,
THEY'RE PEOPLE WHO ARE VERY HONEST WITH THEIR FEEDBACK. 
          SO IT WAS REALLY GOOD TO HEAR WE DID A LOT OF GOOD IMPROVEMENTS HERE DURING THE LAST TWO
WEEKS. 
          SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO OPEN UP LA QUINTA ON FRIDAY,
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY THROUGH THE END OF THE MONTH. 
          I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE CLUB OPENING,
BUT WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT LATER. AS YOU KNOW, LA QUINTA, THEY ADDED 1111 LAKES FOR DRAINAGE CART PATH ALL THE WAY AROUND ABOUT A $15
MILLION INVESTMENT. 
          THE CLUBHOUSE IS NEARING COMPLETION. THE BAR IS RENOVATED. 
          THE SPACE LOOKS GREAT. WE'RE, WE THINK WE'RE GOING TO BE READY FOR THAT BY THE END OF THE
WEEKEND, BY THE END OF THE MONTH, I'M SORRY. AND THEN AS FAR AS THE FIRST T,
AS YOU MAY KNOW, WE HAD THE PRACTICE AREA. 
          WE WE TEAMED UP WITH THE FIRST T THEY HAD $250,000. 
          WE USED THOSE FUNDS TO DO A PRACTICE AREA THAT LOOKS GREAT. 
          THAT'LL BE READY BY THE END OF THE MONTH AS WELL. 
          SO THINGS ARE REALLY COMING TOGETHER. THE FEEDBACK HAS BEEN REALLY GOOD. 
          AND THEN AS WE GO FORWARD I JUST WANT TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS WHEN WE FIRST MET
AND EVEN LAST YEAR AND EVERY TIME I TALKED TO Y'ALL, I KEPT SAYING IT'S ALL ABOUT REVENUE, IT'S ALL ABOUT REVENUE. 
          AND THEN THE SECOND THING I KEPT SAYING IS THAT,
YOU KNOW, WE REALLY NEED TO EMPHASIZE THE WEEKENDS. 
          WE'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE MONEY IF WE DON'T EMPHASIZE THE WEEKENDS. AND THE THIRD THING IS,
I WILL TELL YOU, AND I THINK I'VE SAID BEFORE, WITH THIS BIG OF AN INVESTMENT,
YOU SHOULD EXPECT A RETURN ON THAT INVESTMENT. 
          TO THINK ABOUT BREAKING EVEN TO ME IS JUST, YOU CAN MAKE MONEY BECAUSE IT'S WORTH THE
MONEY. 
          IT'S A GREAT PRODUCT. YOU SHOULD BE VERY PROUD OF WHAT HAS COME. 
          I'M A GOLFER. I'VE BEEN A GOLFER MY ENTIRE LIFE. 
          I RUN CLUBS MY ENTIRE LIFE. THIS CLUB CAN BE AS GOOD AS ANY IN THE AREA. 
          AND I'M NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT PRIVATE CLUBS. I'VE PLAYED SWEETWATER,
I'VE PLAYED RIVERBEND, 
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I'VE PLAYED SUGAR CREEK ALL IN THE LAST THREE WEEKS. 
          OUR LAYOUTS ARE JUST AS GOOD AS THEIRS. WHAT WE JUST NEED IS WE NEED TO PUT A LITTLE BIT
OF EMPHASIS ON CERTAIN THINGS TO PROP THAT UP AND TO JUST UPGRADE THE PROPERTY, AND WE'VE DONE THAT. YOU KNOW, WE JUST GOT BRAND NEW CARTS. 
          MAKES IT LOOK A LOT BETTER. WE'VE GOT A REALLY GOOD STAFF. 
          I'VE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE. I INHERITED A GREAT FOOD AND BEVERAGE DIRECTOR. SHE'S GOT A
GREAT TEAM. WE MADE SOME SOME CHANGES. 
          THERE ARE SOME CHANGES IN THE PRO SHOP THAT ARE WORKING OUT REALLY WELL. 
          I THINK WE'RE IN A REALLY GOOD DIRECTION. AND WITH THAT,
I'LL JUST MOVE FORWARD WITH A COUPLE OF BRIEF OVERVIEWS OF SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT WE MADE, SOME OF THE INITIATIVES THAT WE MADE GOING FORWARD INTO JANUARY 1ST OF 2026. 
          AND I KNOW THAT THE FISCAL YEAR IS FROM OCTOBER,
BUT I WANT TO JUST FOCUS ON THIS. 
          WHAT WE REQUIRED. WE REQUIRED ALL PRIVATE CARS TO BE REGISTERED PRIOR TO USE ON THE GOLF
COURSE. 
          THEY HAD TWO OPTIONS. YOU COULD EITHER RENT YOUR CART FOR $900,
AND YOU COULD HAVE IT FOR THE WHOLE YEAR, OR YOU COULD PAY $175 AND THEN PAY A REDUCED CART FEE TO USE YOUR CART. 
          BUT IF YOU WERE GOING TO USE YOUR PRIVATE CART,
YOU NEED TO REGISTER IT. 
          YEAH, WE HAD A LOT OF PUSHBACK, YOU KNOW, CHANGES. 
          YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE PUSHBACK. AND THAT'S WHAT CHANGES YOU NEED TO DO TO GET THERE. 
          ALSO THE PRIOR YEAR, WE HAD, WE ELIMINATED THE PASS HOLDERS FOR THE,
WHEN WE WENT DOWN TO ONE GOLF COURSE, BUT I DECIDED NOT TO BRING IT BACK FOR THIS COMING YEAR. 
          AND THAT WAS AGAIN, A LOT OF PUSHBACK, BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS THE RIGHT DECISION. 
          WE CONTINUE TO HAVE THE WEEKDAY PASS HOLDER RATES. 
          AND BECAUSE I, WE, WE HAVE PLENTY OF SPACE ON THE WEEKDAYS,
WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF SPACE ON THE WEEKENDS. 
          AND THAT'S WHY YOU GOT TO CAPITALIZE ON THE WEEKENDS. IT'S LIKE ANYTHING,
IT'S JUST LIKE GOING TO A RESTAURANT, GOING TO ANYTHING ELSE. SO WE DID CONTINUE THE WEEKDAY PASSHOLDER RATE, AND THOSE ARE MOSTLY FOR OUR SENIOR CITIZENS. 
          SO THE SENIOR CITIZENS HAVE ALL TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THAT. 
          WE UPDATED OUR GREENS FEES PRIMARILY ON THE WEEKENDS,
BUT WE DID GIVE RESIDENTS A DISCOUNT THAT I'LL SHOW YOU HERE IN A SECOND. 
          WE ESTABLISHED FOOD AND BEVERAGE MINIMUMS FOR OUTSIDE EVENTS. 
          WE DON'T LOSE MONEY ON EVENTS. IT MAKES NO SENSE TO HAVE AN EVENT JUST TO HAVE AN EVENT
AND LOSE MONEY ON IT. 
          SO ANYTHING WE HAVE UP THERE, WE'RE EITHER GOING TO BREAK EVEN OR WE'RE GOING TO MAKE
MONEY. 
          AND THEN WE UPDATED THE PRICING FOR FOOD TO COVER INCREASED COSTS. 
          THE AMOUNT OF TIMES I'VE BEEN TOLD, OH, I USED TO GO UP THERE FOR $50 TO SERVE MY FAMILY
AND USED TO HAVE A COUPLE MARGARITAS AND IT'S LIKE, OH, THAT WAS GREAT. WELL, THAT'S WHY WE WERE LOSING MONEY. YOU KNOW,
IT'S JUST THAT'S GREAT TOO. 
          I USED TO GO TO A COUPLE BARS AND I USED TO GET A LOT OF DRINKS FOR 20 BUCKS. 
          I DIDN'T PUT THAT ON MY RESUME, BUT I DID. BUT THOSE BARS NEVER STAYED IN BUSINESS. 
          THERE'S AN ANALOGY I ALWAYS TELL, BUT I WON'T GET INTO IT UNTIL LATER. 
          SO IN A WAY, WE UPDATED THE PRICING. WE HAVE TO COVER OUR COSTS. 
          YOU KNOW, YOU TRY TO GET YOUR IF YOU GO 36%,
YOU WANT TO GET 32 TO 36% COST OF SALES IN YOUR FOOD. 
          YOU WANT TO GET ABOUT 22 TO 26% OF YOUR ON YOUR LIQUOR. 
          IT'S PRETTY SIMPLE. IF YOU DON'T DO THAT, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO COVER YOUR COSTS. JUST GO
THROUGH THIS REALLY QUICKLY. 
          THE ONLY THING YOU NEED TO LOOK AT IS WE TALKED ABOUT THIS LAST YEAR THAT YOU APPROVED,
BUT IF YOU LOOK ON YOUR RIGHT HAND SIDE, THE WEEKEND RATES RESIDENTS $48, NONRESIDENTS $68. 
          THE RESIDENTS GOT A $20 BREAK ON ON THE NONRESIDENTS. 
          AS I SAID, THERE WERE NO PASS HOLDERS ON ON THE WEEKEND. 
          THE INDIVIDUAL CARTS, WE DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THAT NOW,
BUT WE. 
          IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT, WE CAN. 
          SO WHAT WAS THE EFFECTS OF THIS? I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU THIS BECAUSE IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.
THIS WAS THIS PAST SATURDAY, THIS PAST SATURDAY, AUGUST 8TH AT 10:00. A M YOU CAN SEE IT AT 1001 11. 
          AND WHAT I LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT IS THEY'RE THE WEEKEND RESIDENTS. 
          THEY ACCOUNTED FOR 79 ROUNDS, 35, 55. WE HAD 84 NONRESIDENT ROUNDS FOR 54,
60. 
          SO FOR ALMOST THE SAME AMOUNT OF ROUNDS, WE ALMOST MADE $2,000 MORE MONEY WITH
NONRESIDENTS. 
          WHERE THIS WAS REALLY GOOD FEEDBACK WAS WHAT HAPPENS WITH ONE GOLF COURSE IS ON THE
WEEKDAYS. 
          WE HAVE PLENTY OF SPACE, BUT ON THE WEEKENDS WHEN THE RESIDENTS GET THOSE FIRST TEE TIMES
AND THEN THE NONRESIDENTS DON'T HAVE THOSE TEE TIMES. 
          NOW WITH TWO GOLF COURSES, THERE IS ONLY A FINITE AMOUNT OF RESIDENTS. 
          THERE'S ONLY THERE'S NEVER MORE THAN 80 TO 90 RESIDENTS WHO PLAY ON A GIVEN DAY. 
          THE REST OF THAT REVENUE WE HAVE TO GET FROM THE NONRESIDENTS,
WE ARE DEPENDENT ON THE NONRESIDENT REVENUE. 
          NOW, WHAT'S REALLY INTERESTING, YOU SEE RIGHT HERE,
79 AND 84, AND THAT WAS AT 10:00. 
          NOW WE GO TO THIS IS ALMOST 3:00. NOW YOU HAVE 96 RESIDENTS AND 205. 
          SO YOU HAD ABOUT 11 RESIDENTS PLAY FROM 10:00 TO 3:00,
AND YOU HAD 100 AND SOMETHING PLAY NONRESIDENTS WHO PLAYED. NOW, THE REVENUE FROM THE FROM THE NONRESIDENTS IS 72 TO 75% OF OUR REVENUE ON THE
WEEKEND. 
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DURING THE WEEK REVENUE, 70% COMES FROM RESIDENTS ON THE WEEKEND. 
          IF YOU GIVE THEM SPACE, THE. THE AMOUNT IS LIMITLESS THAT YOU CAN MAKE A NONRESIDENT. 
          SO IF YOU DID GO TO A PASSHOLDER RATE, ALL WE'RE GOING TO DO IS LOWER OUR REVENUE. 
          THAT'S ALL WE'RE GOING TO DO. THIS IS THE CHANGES,
THE INITIATIVES WE TOOK THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. 
          I'M JUST GOING FROM JANUARY 1ST TO AUGUST 6TH. 
          THAT WAS THE DAY BEFORE WE OPENED LA QUINTA. SO IT'S ONE GOLF COURSE VERSUS ONE GOLF
COURSE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. 
          2026 YOU GO TO THE PASS HOLDER FEES, THAT'S $112,000. 
          THOSE ARE THOSE SENIORS THAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT THAT THAT'S THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY ON THE
GREENS FEES. 
          WE'VE MADE 852,000 VERSUS 762,000. ON TOP OF THAT,
THE TOTAL CART REVENUE. 
          BIG JUMP 231,003.99. THE REASON IS THOSE CARTS,
WE HAD 150 TO 100 AND 160, 162. 
          WE'VE HAD 162 RESIDENTS WHO HAVE REGISTERED THEIR CARTS. 
          HALF OF THEM DO THE 175, AND HALF OF THEM DO THE 900. 
          THAT ACCOUNTS FOR ABOUT $100,000. NOW, THE IMPORTANT THING IS WE RAISED RATES. 
          WE WE REALLY FOCUSED ON TEE TIMES. WE HAVE TO UTILIZE THOSE TEE TIMES. 
          WE CANNOT LET TEE TIMES WASTE IT. IF SOMEBODY COMES AND THEY SAY THEY HAVE THREE TEE
TIMES, THREE GROUPS AND THEY ALL SHOW UP WITH ONE, WE HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THEM. 
          AND THAT IS REALLY WE'VE DONE A LOT OF FOCUS. 
          THE LAST THING I'LL TELL YOU IS JUNE WAS HORRIFIC. 
          WE WERE WAY AHEAD OF PACE BEFORE JUNE. JUNE RAINS A TON. 
          JULY WEATHER WAS NOT GOOD, BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT PART IS AT THE BOTTOM. 
          TOTAL ROUNDS 27,000 VERSUS 20 FOR ABOUT A 12% INCREASE. 
          THEN YOU LOOK AT THE REVENUE. IT'S A 37% INCREASE OVER PRIOR YEAR. 
          WITH THE INITIATIVES THAT WE DID AT THE PRIOR YEAR. 
          SO WHEN WE DID LAST YEAR'S BUDGET OR CURRENT YEAR'S BUDGET,
THE ASSUMPTION WE MADE WAS THAT THE CLUBHOUSE WOULD BE OPEN IN APRIL AND THAT AND THE LA QUINTA WOULD BE OPEN SOMETIMES IN APRIL. 
          THAT'S WHY WE BUDGETED A LOSS OF 258,000, BECAUSE YOU JUST CANNOT SUPPORT TWO GOLF COURSES
IN A CLUBHOUSE WITH NO REVENUE. 
          YOU JUST CANNOT MAKE UP THE MONEY. WE WERE AHEAD OF THIS PACE,
BUT EVEN WITH THE DELAYS, WE'RE GOING TO, WE'RE GOING TO FALL RIGHT AROUND THERE. WE'RE GOING TO,
WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT. 
          AND THAT'S ABOUT A $600,000 INCREASE OVER PRIOR YEAR. 
          $600,000 IS $50,000 A MONTH TO GET TO THE NEXT NUMBER TO GET TO WHERE WE NEED TO GET,
WE NEED ANOTHER IMPROVEMENT OF $50,000 PER MONTH. 
          OKAY, SO WE NEED ANOTHER IMPROVEMENT OF $50,000 PER MONTH. 
          IT'S A BIG NUMBER. WHAT I FORECASTED IS TO GET TO $489,000. 
          I THINK IT'S VERY DOABLE. ACTUALLY. I THINK I WAS BEING TOLD AT THE TIME BY ANGEL AND BY
OTHERS, YOU KNOW, FORECAST LOWER, FORECAST LOWER. YOU DON'T NEED TO. 
          MY THING HAS ALWAYS BEEN YOU'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE 500,000 IF YOUR GOAL IS TO MAKE 200,000, YOU KNOW, THAT'S JUST NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. YOU KNOW,
NOBODY I CAN TELL YOU THERE'S NEVER BEEN A BAD GOLFER. 
          THERE'S NEVER BEEN A GOOD GOLFER IN THE WORLD WHO'S LIKE,
MAN, I HOPE I BREAK 80. 
          MICHAEL JORDAN'S NEVER GONE INTO A GAME AND SAID,
MAN, I'M GONNA TRY TO KEEP THIS CLOSE. YOU KNOW, YOU GOTTA YOU'VE GOT TO GO BIG. 
          YOU GOT TO GO BIG. SO TO GET TO THIS 400, $489,000,
WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO THE KEY DRIVERS TO ACHIEVE THE BUDGET. 
          GREEN FEES AND CART FEES BUDGET NEEDS TO BE 3.135 MILLION. 
          THE TRAILING 12 AND BY THE TRAILING 12 MEANS LIKE THE LAST 12 MONTHS TO DATE. 
          I DON'T WANT TO TALK DOWN TO ANYBODY, BUT BASICALLY FROM THIS DAY GOING BACKWARDS,
12 MONTHS ON ONE GOLF COURSE, WE'VE MADE 1.96 MILLION. SO THE SECOND GOLF COURSE TO GET TO THAT BUDGET AND THIS IS
GREENS FEES AND CART FEES, SECOND GOLF COURSE TO GET TO THAT NUMBER NEEDS TO MAKE 1.175. 
          THAT EQUATES TO AN AVERAGE OF $8,589 EVERY DAY. 
          I CAN TELL YOU, ON MONDAY, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. YESTERDAY WE MADE ABOUT 1700. 
          TODAY WE MADE ABOUT 2600. THAT'S WHY ON THE WEEKENDS WE NEED TO MAKE 15,000,
18,000, 20,000. 
          THAT'S WHY YOU NEED TO MAKE THAT NUMBER. BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T,
YOU HAVE TO MINIMIZE YOUR LOSSES DURING THE WEEK AND YOU HAVE TO MAXIMIZE YOUR GAINS IN THE WEEKEND. THAT IS THE GAME. AS FAR AS FOOD AND BEVERAGE,
OUR BUDGET WAS 2.615 MILLION TRAILING 12 IS 1,000,050. 
          SO THAT TOTAL FOOD AND BEVERAGE REVENUE NEEDED PER DAY IS $7,164. 
          AGAIN, WHAT DO WE OUR FOCUS. WE HAVE TO CAPITALIZE ON WEAKNESS,
AND WE HAVE TO REALLY BE COGNIZANT OF RESTAURANT HOURS AND FOOD COSTS. 
          THAT'S WHERE YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL AS A GENERAL MANAGER,
WHETHER YOU'RE AT A PRIVATE CLUB OR AT A PUBLIC GOLF COURSE WHERE YOU HAPPEN TO BE IN A NEIGHBORHOOD, YOU CAN'T BE BULLIED BECAUSE PEOPLE WANT YOU TO STAY OPEN LATE. 
          PEOPLE WANT YOU TO OPEN EARLY. PEOPLE, HEY, YOU'VE GOT TO BE REALLY CAREFUL BECAUSE IF YOU
THOSE TWO HOURS EVERY DAY ADDS UP TO A LOT OF MONEY. 
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IT ADDS UP TO A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE KITCHEN. IT ADDS UP TO PEOPLE ON THE FRONT. IT ADDS
UP TO OVERTIME HOURS. 
          AND YOU ALSO HAVE TO BE REALLY COGNIZANT, COGNIZANT OF YOUR FOOD COSTS. 
          YOUR MENU GETS TOO BIG. THERE'S A LOT OF WASTE. 
          SO YOU REALLY GOT TO BE COGNIZANT, DON'T GET BULLIED,
STAY IN YOUR LANE. 
          AND THEN AS YOUR BUSINESS GROWS, THEN YOU GROW,
BUT YOU DON'T GO IN WITH THE ASSUMPTION OF, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE PEOPLE HERE 24 HOURS A DAY. 
          YOU GO IN SMALL AND THEN YOU EXTEND THE HOURS. 
          IF THE DEMAND IS THERE, YOU DON'T DO THE OPPOSITE. 
          THE MOST IMPORTANT NUMBER IS THE GREEN FEES AND CART FEES. 
          THAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT NUMBER. FOOD AND BEVERAGE REVENUE GOES UP AND DOWN FOR EVERY
FOR EVERY $1,000 YOU MAKE IN FOOD. 
          IN FOOD, YOU'RE ONLY GOING TO MAKE MAYBE 100,
IF YOU'RE LUCKY, $150, BECAUSE THEN AT THAT $100, YOU'RE GOING TO SPEND $35, $40 ON FOOD. YOU'RE GOING TO SPEND ANOTHER $20 ON ON LABOR. 
          BUT WITH GOLF, ONCE YOU GET TO THAT MAGIC NUMBER,
WHICH IS ABOUT $180,000 A MONTH, 100, $108,000 FOR THE MAINTENANCE, $20,000 FOR THE CARTS, ABOUT $40,000 FOR LABOR. 
          ONCE YOU GET TO THAT NUMBER, $180,000, IT IS FREE MONEY. 
          IF YOU MAKE $180,000, YOU'RE GOING TO NET ZERO. 
          IF YOU MAKE $250,000 OUT OF THAT $70,000, YOU'RE GOING TO NET ABOUT 65 BECAUSE YOU ONLY
NEED ONE EXTRA STARTER. 
          YOU NEED ONE EXTRA GUY, YOU NEED ONE GUY IN THE CARTS. 
          YOU DON'T NEED MUCH MORE. SO THAT'S WHY THAT NUMBER IS THE ONE YOU HAVE TO DRIVE THE MOST. 
          SO WHAT'S THE VISION? THIS CLUB NEEDS TO BE A SELF-SUFFICIENT ENTITY. 
          I KEEP TALKING ABOUT IT, BUT IT NEEDS TO BE MORE THAN JUST SAY IT. 
          YOU NEED TO DO IT. PROJECTED THE PROFIT IS $486,000. 
          BUT WHAT IS THE SUCCESSFUL CLUB DO? IT'S GOING TO STABILIZE THE HOME VALUES AND INCREASE
THE TAX BASE. 
          IT'S GOING TO INCREASE SALES TAX REVENUES 4000 NONRESIDENTS. 
          NOW THAT'S NOT 4000 PEOPLE, BUT THAT'S PROBABLY 12000 PEOPLE WHO COME TO MISSOURI CITY
SPECIFICALLY TO PLAY GOLF. 
          THE ONLY REASON THEY COME INTO MISSOURI CITY IS TO GO PLAY GOLF. 
          AND NOT ALL OF THEM EAT THERE. THEY'RE GOING TO EAT AT OTHER PLACES. 
          WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TOURNAMENTS, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE WEDDINGS. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE 40
WEDDINGS. THEY STAY SOMEWHERE. 
          THEY STAY IN A LOCAL HOTEL. THEY EAT AT OUR LOCAL RESTAURANTS. 
          IF SOMEBODY GETS MARRIED ON SATURDAY, THEY DON'T SHOW UP ON SATURDAY AT 2:00 IN THE
AFTERNOON, THEY SHOW UP ON FRIDAY. THEN THEY GO OUT TO EAT SOMEPLACE ON FRIDAY,
AND THEN THEY MIGHT GO OUT FOR DRINKS ON ON SATURDAY NIGHT. 
          SO THAT CLUB, THE CLUB IS FORECASTED TO HIT 40 WEDDINGS,
60 CELEBRATION LIVES. 
          WE HAVE A LOT OF PROMS, AND THOSE PEOPLE ALL SPEND THEIR MONEY IN MISSOURI CITY,
AND IT ELEVATES THE IMAGE OF THE CITY TO BE ABLE TO SAY, OH, WHERE'S THAT AT? OH MAN, YOU GO PLAY CORAL VALLEY. 
          WHERE IS THAT? MISSOURI CITY PROBABLY MIGHT BE THE ONLY TIME THEY EVER SAY MISSOURI CITY
IN A SENTENCE. 
          SO MY LAST VISION IS THIS. WHEN I SAY THAT THE THAT THE CLUB NEEDS TO BE SELF-SUFFICIENT,
I MEAN IT WHAT I WOULD THINK THAT WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT GOING FORWARD IS THAT ALL THE PROFITS GO INTO ITS OWN CAPITAL FUND. 
          THE CAPITAL FUND STAYS WITH THE CITY COUNCIL,
BUT THAT IF WE NEED SOME MONEY, WE CAN DRAW FROM THAT. 
          I CAN TELL YOU WITH 100% CERTAINTY, UNLESS MY. 
          UNLESS THERE'S BAD WEATHER OR UNLESS THE WEATHER. 
          UNLESS THE ECONOMY GOES SIDEWAYS, IF THE CITY CAN BUILD THE TWO BRIDGES,
IF THE CITY CAN PUT IN THE PUMP STATION, WE CAN TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING ELSE. WE WILL HAVE THE 1.5 MILLION TO DO THE BUNKERS. 
          WE WILL HAVE THE HALF $1 MILLION TO DO THE GREENS FOR THE LAST YEAR. 
          AND LET ME JUST SAY THIS IF YOU DO IT THAT WAY,
HOW CAN ANYBODY COMPLAIN? THE RESIDENTS HAVE A GOOD PROPERTY, THEIR HOME VALUES ARE STABILIZED,
AND THOSE PEOPLE IN DISTRICT A CANNOT COMPLAIN ABOUT EVERYBODY SPENDING ENOUGH MONEY. 
          AND THE REASON THE MONEY NEEDS TO STAY THERE INSTEAD OF GO BACK AND FORTH IS THAT SO THAT
WAY YOU CAN KEEP IT HOLY. 
          LIKE KNOW THE $800,000 WE'RE USING FOR GREENS CAME OUT OF THEIR FUND. 
          IT DIDN'T COME INTO THE GENERAL FUND, YOU KNOW. 
          SO THAT'S MY LAST SPIEL. BUT IF THE IF THE CLUB IS GOING TO STAY RELEVANT,
THINGS ARE GOING TO NEED TO CHANGE BECAUSE IT'S GOT TO ACT QUICKER. I MEAN, WE GOT A PHD IN PROCUREMENT,
BUT GUYS, WE NEED SOME SPEED. 
          YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO MAKE DECISIONS QUICKER. IF WE SEE A WEEKEND WHERE IT'S GOING TO BE
BAD WEATHER, WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO DROP THOSE PRICES INSTEAD OF HAVING A CITY COUNCIL MEETING. 
          SO ANYWAY, THAT'S MY PITCH. ALL RIGHT. BUT WE'RE IN GREAT SHAPE,
GUYS. 
          GOLF COURSE IS GREAT. THEY DID A GREAT JOB DOING IT. 
          YEAH, I MIGHT HAVE TAKEN TOO LONG. CLUBHOUSE LOOKS GREAT. 
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WE HAVE THREE. WE HAVE PEOPLE COMING IN. LOOK AT THOSE ROOMS ALL THE TIME. 
          AND ONCE THAT BAR AND RESTAURANT OPEN THAT BLUEBONNET ROOM,
THAT'S GOING TO GET FILLED UP. 
          IT'S THE ONE THAT PEOPLE ARE ASKING ABOUT THE MOST. ALL RIGHT,
MR. MAYOR. YEAH. IF I COULD WOULD YOU IF YOU CAN,
I WILL RELATE TO US WHAT THE PLAN IS FOR THE OPENING THAT WE'VE RECENTLY DISCUSSED. 
          RIGHT. OKAY. PERFECT. I DIDN'T KNOW IF I HAD PERMISSION OR NOT,
IF THAT'S OKAY. 
          DO YOU NEED PERMISSION? WELL, ONLY ONE, THERE'S ONLY ONE. 
          WE'RE ON RECORD. SO NOW THE PLAN. THE NEW PLAN IS THIS. 
          SO LIKE I SAID, ON FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY,
LA QUINTA OPENED UP. 
          WE'RE GOING TO STAY OPEN ON LA QUINTA ON WEEKENDS THROUGH THE END OF AUGUST. 
          ON AUGUST 28TH, WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO DO WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO DO A MEDIA DAY. 
          WE'RE GOING TO INVITE SOME OF THE LOCAL NEWSPAPERS. WE'RE GOING TO INVITE THE GOLF PROS TO
COME OUT, MAYBE INVITE THEIR THE, THE GOLF PROS THAT ARE MOST IMPORTANT PEOPLE WHEN IT COMES TO EXPOSURE. 
          BECAUSE YOU HAVE TWO PEOPLE, YOU HAVE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN TOWN WHO KNOW IT,
WHO PLAY IT ALL THE TIME. 
          AND THEN IT'S JUST LIKE FOODS. IT'S JUST LIKE FOOD,
YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE GOING TO EAT DURING THE WEEK, YOU EAT HERE. 
          BUT IF YOU'RE GOING TO GO EAT, YOU MIGHT GO TO HOUSTON ON SATURDAY. 
          AND SO EVERYBODY AT SUGAR CREEK AT SOME POINT IS GOING TO ASK SUGAR JIM STICKLES,
HEY, HAVE YOU PLAYED LA QUINTA? AND EVERYBODY. SO WE NEED TO TRY TO GET THEM. 
          SO IN A WAY, FRIDAY HAVE A MEDIA DAY AND LA QUINTA WILL BE OPEN FULL TIME,
HOPEFULLY OFF THE CART PATHS THROUGH SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER, WHICH ARE TWO OF OUR MORE PROFITABLE MONTHS. ON THAT,
WE WOULD ALSO OPEN THE FIRST TEE ON SEPTEMBER 20TH. 
          ON ON I'M SORRY. ALSO ON AUGUST 28TH WE WOULD HAVE AN OPEN HOUSE. 
          WE'RE GOING TO HOST AN OPEN HOUSE WHERE EVERYBODY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OR ALL THE RESIDENTS
CAN COME IN, THEY CAN SEE THE BAR, WE WILL SELL DRINKS. WE WILL SELL APPETIZERS. 
          AT THAT POINT. WE WILL KNOW WHEN WE CAN START DOING A SOFT OPENING,
WHETHER WE CAN BE OPEN. 
          AND I THINK WE WILL BE ABLE TO OPEN, AND THEN WE'LL DO A GRAND OPENING FOR EVERYTHING AND
A RIBBON CUTTING ON SEPTEMBER 25TH ON THE STATE OF THE CITY. 
          SO THAT IS THE PLAN. OKAY. THAT WAS ONE THING I WANTED TO COMMENT ON. 
          THE OTHER IS AS YOU ALL HAVE OF PROBABLY RECOGNIZE THE GOLF COURSE IS A WHOLE DIFFERENT
BALL GAME. 
          FOR THE CITY IN THAT IT OPERATES AS A SEPARATE ECONOMIC ENTITY LIKE A BUSINESS. 
          AND IT REMINDS ME VERY MUCH OF THE SUGAR LAND AIRPORT THAT THE CITY MADE A COMMITMENT THAT
IT WAS GOING TO BE SELF SUFFICIENT WHEN IT FIRST ACQUIRED IT. AND UP UNTIL I LEFT,
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENED AFTER I LEFT, BUT UP UNTIL I LEFT, EVERY SINGLE YEAR IT WAS SELF SUFFICIENT. 
          BUT ONE OF THE KEY THINGS THAT IT REQUIRED WAS TO ALLOW THE MANAGER TO EXERCISE MORE
DISCRETION, MORE LIKE A BUSINESSMAN WOULD. AND THAT IS DIFFERENT THAN THE WAY WE OPERATE A LOT OF
OTHER THINGS. 
          SO I JUST WANT TO BACK UP THE COMMENTS THAT HE'S SAYING ABOUT SPEED AND SO FORTH,
AND WE'LL HAVE TO WORK OUT HOW WE CAN GET HIM WHAT HE NEEDS WITHIN THE LAW. OKAY. AND JUST TO ECHO THAT,
I'M NOT SAYING OVERSIGHT. 
          I THINK THAT THERE SHOULD BE ALL OVERSIGHT AND FULL EXPOSURE,
BUT YOU JUST GOT TO MAKE DECISIONS FASTER. 
          OKAY. ALL RIGHT, WELL, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER EMERY. 
          THANK YOU, SIR, FOR THE UPDATE. GREAT NEWS. WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR IT. 
          AND YOU AND YOUR STAFF HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD TO GET US THERE,
SO. 
          THANK YOU. NOW, WE'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE WE GO FORWARD WITH THE SAME ZEAL AND THE SAME
PERFORMANCE THAT WE WE'VE EXPERIENCED OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. THE FIRST T YOU MENTIONED ABOUT THAT THAT'S GOING TO BE AVAILABLE
PRETTY SOON, I GUESS IT'S ALMOST COMPLETE WITH THE TELL US WHAT THE FIRST T COMPLEX OVER THERE IS GOING
TO ENTAIL. 
          SO THE FIRST T IS IS A GREAT GROUP WHERE THEY TEACH UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN ABOUT NOT
ONLY ABOUT GOLF BUT ABOUT CHARACTER ETHICS. 
          AND THEY HAVE LIKE NINE STANDARDS AND I ONLY HAVE THREE OF THEM. 
          SO THOSE ARE THE ONLY THREE I REMEMBER. BUT THE FIRST TEE DOES A GREAT JOB. 
          THEY THEY WOULD GO OVER TO THE DRIVING RANGE. 
          THEY HAD A, A TENT THAT THEY WOULD SIT UNDER,
AND THEN THEY HAD ONE GREEN THAT THEY COULD ONLY USE HALF OF. 
          AND WHEN WE, WHEN WE TALKED TO THEM, WE DECIDED,
YOU KNOW, HOW COULD THEY USE THIS COMPLEX BETTER? AND SO WE REDID THAT GREEN. WE BUILT ANOTHER GREEN. 
          WE IMPROVED THE CHIPPING AREA FOR BUNKER PLAY WHERE THEY COULD USE IT. 
          AND IT'S GOING TO DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF CHILDREN THAT THEY CAN TREAT,
THAT THEY CAN TEACH OVER THERE, BECAUSE IT REALLY IS A GOOD PROGRAM. WHEN IT FIRST OPENED UP IN CHICAGO YEARS AND YEARS
AGO, 
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I USED TO TEACH IT BECAUSE THAT'S KIND OF LIKE MY BACKGROUND. 
          AND SO IN A WAY, IT'S REALLY GOOD AND IT'S GOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY,
BUT IT'S GOOD FOR THEM. 
          AND THE OTHER THING IS, AGAIN, IT'S A GREAT THING THAT REFLECTS ON THE IMAGE OF THE CITY
BECAUSE THE PARENTS COME OUT, THEY SIT UNDERNEATH THE GAZEBO, THEY WATCH THEIR CHILDREN PLAY GOLF,
AND IT'S JUST A NICE VIBE. 
          IT'S A GREAT COMMUNITY THING. I THINK THEY'RE PLANNING THEIR OWN GRAND OPENING AT SOME
POINT, BUT THAT'S GOING TO BE READY. AUGUST 28TH. WE'RE PLANNING ON OPENING THAT AS WELL. 
          AND THERE'S A PAVILION THERE. THERE'S A PAVILION WHERE,
YOU KNOW, INSTEAD OF THEM SITTING UNDERNEATH A TREE TRYING TO STAY SHADE, THEY HAVE A REALLY NICE PAVILION, PICNIC BENCHES. IT'S BEAUTIFUL. THEY DID A GREAT JOB. 
          YEAH. AND YOUR WIFE WAS THE ONE WHO GOT MOST OF THE MONEY? WELL, YEAH, SHE SHE'S ALWAYS BEEN THE BREADWINNER,
SO. 
          WELL, WHAT CAN I TELL YOU? SHE'S MY SHE'S DEFINITELY MY FAVORITE IN THE FAMILY,
SIR. 
          THE THE OTHER THING YOU MENTIONED IS THAT FIRST HE DOESN'T USE THAT FACILITY SEVEN DAYS A
WEEK. 
          NO, IT USES IT A LOT. THREE, MAYBE THREE DAYS. 
          RIGHT NOW IT USES IT THREE DAYS A WEEK. USES IT ON SATURDAY MORNING FOR ABOUT A THREE HOUR
PERIOD, AND I BELIEVE TUESDAY AND THURSDAY FOR A TWO HOUR PERIOD. 
          BUT THAT WILL BE OPEN TO THE RESIDENTS TO USE ALL THE OTHER TIMES. 
          SO ANY WHEN THEY'RE FINISHED, ALL OF THOSE FACILITIES,
THE THE CHIPPING AREA, THE SAND TRAP THE GREEN. 
          TWO GREENS, THAT'S ALL OPEN TO MISSOURI CITY RESIDENTS. 
          YES, SIR. IT IS SO. AND AT THIS POINT, AT NO COST. 
          NO, IT'S A WIN WIN. IT'S A GREAT IT'S A IT'S A GREAT IT'S A,
I THINK A WIN WIN FOR BOTH FIRST TEE AND FOR QUAIL VALLEY AND MISSOURI CITY. 
          YES, SIR. SO THAT WE'VE IMPROVED THE AREA. AND WHEN YOU HAVE A GOOD AREA TO,
TO PRACTICE, HOPEFULLY THAT INCITES PEOPLE TO SAY, HEY, NOW LET ME GO OUT ON THE COURSE,
SPEND A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY AND PLAY THE ONE OF THE TWO PREMIER GOLF COURSES THAT WE HAVE THERE. ABSOLUTELY. THE OTHER THING THAT WE TALKED ABOUT AND YOU, YOU SHOWED A KIND OF A BREAKOUT OF THE REVENUE. 
          AND I KNOW THAT THE GOLF FEES AND I GUESS THE CART FEES ARE THE TWO MAJOR ELEMENTS OF REVENUE. IT WOULD BE GREENS FEES,
CART FEES, AND THEN OUTSIDE EVENTS. 
          OKAY. BUT THERE'S ALSO SOME, I THINK POTENTIAL AND MAYBE YOU SHOWED IN YOUR FORECAST LIKE
THE DRIVING RANGE. 
          THERE'S VERY LITTLE OVERHEAD THERE. BUT YOU KNOW,
IF YOU'VE GOT A GOOD DRIVING RANGE, YOU YOU BRING PEOPLE IN. 
          THEY MAY NOT PLAY GOLF AT THAT TIME, BUT THEY MAY USE THE DRIVING RANGE AND THAT'S AT A
FEE. 
          SO WE'VE GOT A FEE SCHEDULE THAT THEY CAN USE TO UTILIZE THE,
THE, THE DRIVING RANGE. 
          YES. AND IT'S HONESTLY, NOW IT IS THE WEAKEST AREA OF THE CLUB. 
          IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WILL, WILL KEEP TOURNAMENTS LIKE REGIONAL TOURNAMENTS AND HIGH
SCHOOL TOURNAMENTS FROM COMING TO OUR CLUB. 
          OKAY. THE OTHER QUESTION. WHO PROVIDES THE THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE PRODUCTS FOR FOR THE CLUB. JENNIFER. THE CONTRACTS. WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
THE CONTRACTS? JENNIFER KIRKPATRICK. SHE DOES. SHE'S PHENOMENAL. 
          SHE'S A CHEF BY BACKGROUND. I MEAN, IF YOU EVER GO IN THERE,
THE FOOD IS VERY GOOD OUTSIDE EVENT FOOD IS BETTER THAN MEMBER DINING FOOD. 
          THAT'S HER THAT'S HER WHEELHOUSE. SO THAT'S REALLY GOOD. 
          SHE OVERSEES EVERYTHING. I CAN TELL YOU. LIKE THE PIZZAS. 
          I TASTED PROBABLY 40 VERSIONS OF PIZZA. I MEAN,
SHE WENT THROUGH IT. 
          SHE GOT EVERYTHING. SHE WENT THROUGH IT, COOKED IT DIFFERENT WAYS,
WHATEVER. 
          SHE'S VERY COMMITTED. SHE HAS A GREAT ATTITUDE. 
          AND HER STAFF HAS A GREAT ATTITUDE BECAUSE THEY FOLLOW HER LEAD. 
          YEAH, I GUESS I WAS KIND OF LEANING TOWARDS IF WE'VE GOT VENDORS,
ARE WE ABLE TO LEVERAGE THAT WITH CITY PURCHASES SO THAT WE GET A, MAYBE A, I WON'T SAY A REDUCED,
BUT YOU WOULD GET A LOWER RATE FOR OUR FOOD. 
          WE'RE NOT WE'RE NOT BIG ENOUGH. AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT DOES HURT US,
EVEN FOR THE CARTS. 
          IF WE COULD HAVE GOTTEN THESE CARTS FOR ABOUT 30% LESS,
IF WE WERE CLUBCORP OR OR ALL THESE OTHER GROUPS, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, WE'RE NOT IN A BIG ENOUGH VENDOR THING,
SO WE DON'T GET THE BEST PRICING. 
          IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THERE'S OTHER BUYING THINGS LIKE AN INTEGRA THAT I'M LOOKING
INTO, INTEGRA VENDOR THAT HELPS YOU DO THAT, TO CONSOLIDATE THAT. 
          HONESTLY, IT'S BEEN MY BACK BURNER. I'M LIKE,
OH, I GOT TO DO THAT. 
          I GOT TO DO THAT. BUT IT'S, IT'S ONE THING THAT WE HAVE TO LOOK AT BECAUSE WE ARE LOSING
MONEY ON DISCOUNTING. 
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YEAH. OKAY. THE OTHER. I GUESS THAT'S IT. I JUST WANT TO APPLAUD YOUR EFFORTS AND YOUR
WILLINGNESS TO TO STICK TO YOUR TO YOUR GUNS WHEN YOU THOUGHT YOU KNEW WHAT WAS THE BEST APPROACH FOR FOR THE QUAIL
VALLEY GOLF CLUB. 
          THANK YOU. THEN THE TWO COURSES AND I'M ANXIOUS TO GET THE THE GRILL OPEN OR THE,
THE BAR AND THE GRILL. 
          SO BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S GOING TO ALSO BE A DRAW NOT JUST FOR GOLFERS. 
          OH, ABSOLUTELY. AND IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT COMMUNITY CENTER. I MEAN,
LIKE I SAID, WE HAVE 150, 160 PRIVATE GOLF CARTS. 
          AND IN THEIR MINDS, IT'S NOT, IT'S DRIVING OKAY. 
          IF IT'S IN A GOLF CART. SO YEAH, YEAH, IT'S EASY TO GET TO THE CLUB IN A GOLF CART. 
          THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. RECOGNIZING MAYOR PRO TEM CLAUSER. 
          YES, SERGIO, FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE CONFIDENCE THAT YOU PUT INTO
YOUR DELIVERY. 
          AND YOUR VISION SINCE DAY ONE WHEN YOU GOT HERE. 
          AND I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL THE PROJECTIONS AND THE RESULTS THAT WILL FOLLOW
BY YOUR VISION. 
          AND YOU'VE BEEN ALWAYS BEEN JUST SURE OF EVERYTHING. 
          AND SO WE'RE, I'M TRUSTING WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. 
          I'M PROMISE YOU I'M, I'M VERY CONFIDENT. I KNOW,
I KNOW. 
          SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE CARTS, THE CARTS ARE BEAUTIFUL,
BY THE WAY. 
          I HAD A CHANCE TO RIDE IN ONE THE OTHER DAY. WE TALK ABOUT MAXIMIZING THE USE OR GETTING
THE MONETIZING ON THE WEEKENDS. 
          I KNOW WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT UTILIZING THOSE,
THE SCREENS TO ORDER FOOD TO COME, THE DELIVERY TO THE CARTS. 
          IS THAT AN OPTION? BECAUSE I KNOW WE'VE GOT TO INCREASE REVENUE ON THE WEEKENDS. 
          I'M ASSUMING WE HAVE MORE STAFF ON THE WEEKENDS,
RIGHT? IS THAT AN OPTION TO ADD FOOD DELIVERY SERVICE TO THE CARTS? PROBABLY NOT. AND I WILL TELL YOU WHY. BECAUSE IF YOU'RE ON HOLD NUMBER FIVE AND THEN YOU
ORDER FOOD AND WE DRIVE FOOD TO YOU, WE HAVE TO GO ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR. AND THEN THOSE PEOPLE ARE LIKE,
WHY ARE YOU NOT STOPPING FOR ME? I WANT A DRINK. SO THAT'S THE ISSUE YOU HAVE WITH THAT. 
          WHAT WOULD BE A BETTER ROUTE IS WE NEED TWO BEVERAGE CARTS,
BUT THEY, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO A BETTER JOB OF IS WE'RE LOSING TIME ON STOCKING. 
          YOU KNOW, THEY RUN OUT OF PRODUCT, THEN THEY HAVE TO COME BACK TO THE CLUBHOUSE. 
          WE NEED TO START A WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT THIS YESTERDAY. 
          WE NEED TO START A PROCESS WHERE WE. THEY CALL US IN AND WE MEET THEM OUT ON THE GOLF
COURSE TO, TO LOAD THEM UP ON STOCK. BUT ON A BUSY DAY,
IT'S TOO HARD TO GET TO IT BECAUSE THE PEOPLE, IF YOU'RE ON THE SECOND HOLE AND YOU WANT TO DRINK. 
          WELL, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO STOP BY THE TIME YOU GET YOUR FOOD. WOULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY
LATER. 
          SEEMED TO ME LIKE YOU'D HAVE TWO DIFFERENT CARTS GOING ONE ONE FOOD DELIVERY AND ONE
BEVERAGE CART. 
          JUST MY THOUGHT. I MEAN, I CAN LOOK INTO IT. IT'S JUST NOT ON THE TOP OF MY LIST. 
          I GOT YOU, I GOT YOU. I'M JUST THINKING, I UNDERSTAND,
I UNDERSTAND INCREASE YOU KNOW, NO, BECAUSE THERE'S DEFINITELY A FOOD OPTION THERE. 
          AND WE KEEP TRYING TO THINK ABOUT IT BECAUSE THE WAY THE GOLF COURSES ARE SET UP,
WHERE THEY GO OUT AND THEY DON'T COME BACK IN, THERE IS SOMETHING THERE AND WE HAVE TO FIGURE IT OUT. 
          I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS, BUT I KNOW, SO THERE'S SOMETHING THERE. 
          I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS YET. OKAY. OR IT COULD BE AN OPTION TO ORDER IT AT AND THEN
PICK UP. 
          EXACTLY. COME, COME BACK HALFWAY. RIGHT. SPEAKING OF HALFWAY,
HAVE WE THOUGHT ABOUT A NINE HOLE OPTION FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T WANT TO PLAY 18 HOLES, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S SO HOT AND THERE MAY BE SOME INDIVIDUALS. 
          YOU GO TO SIENA AND IN IN BY NINE HOLES, BUT YOU CAN'T BY NINE HOLES HERE. 
          THAT MIGHT PREVENT SOME PEOPLE FROM COMING HERE BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THAT OPTION. 
          RIGHT. HAVE WE THOUGHT ABOUT A NINE HOLE OPTION? WE HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT IT ON THE WEEKDAY, BUT NOT ON THE WEEKEND. 
          OKAY. BECAUSE YOU DON'T NEED TO ON THE WEEKEND. 
          OKAY. YOU KNOW, AND, AND THE OTHER THING ALSO,
LIKE I SAID, I BELIEVE SIENA IS DIFFERENT. 
          MOST GOLF COURSES. NINE HOLES GO OUT NINE HOLES AND THEN IT COMES BACK TO NINE HOLES. 
          OURS DOESN'T. OURS. YOU FINISH NINE HOLES. YOU'RE WAY OUT THERE. 
          YOU'RE. SO IT MAKES IT MORE DIFFICULT. SO BUT I'VE I'VE HAD SEVERAL WOMEN SENIORS WHO HAVE
TALKED TO ME ABOUT NINE HOLE RATES, AND I'VE TALKED TO THEM ABOUT. YES, I WOULD CONSIDER IT DURING THE WEEK,
BUT ON THE WEEKEND, IT'S HONESTLY GIVING AWAY MONEY. RIGHT. AND I'M JUST SAYING THE OPTION WHENEVER, WHENEVER YOU PUT IT OUT THERE, IF WE DO,
YOU KNOW, WE OBVIOUSLY HAVE MORE TEE TIMES. 
          YOU KNOW, WHY NOT WEEKDAY. WEEKDAY IS DEFINITELY WE COULD DO OKAY,
ESPECIALLY WITH TWO GOLF COURSES. 
          OKAY, AWESOME. AND THEN I DIDN'T SEE ANYWHERE IN YOUR REPORT ON WHAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR. 
          I'VE ACTUALLY SEEN THE PUMP STATION AND I'VE SEEN HOW RUSTED OUT IT IS. 
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AND I DO KNOW THAT I ASKED A LOT OF QUESTIONS WHEN I WAS IN THERE,
AND I DO KNOW THAT IF SOMETHING IN THERE BREAKS, THEN IT'S GOING TO COST US PROBABLY DOUBLE. TRIPLE. 
          RIGHT. YES, MA'AM. FUNDING FOR THE BRIDGES IN THE PUMP STATION IS IN YOUR CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT. 
          BUDGET RECOMMENDATION. OKAY. IS WHAT IS IT? BECAUSE IT'S NOT HERE IN FRONT OF YOU. 
          IT IS IN THE CIP THAT WE REVIEWED YESTERDAY. OKAY. 
          AND I'M SORRY WE DIDN'T POINT IT OUT. YES. BUT IT IS. 
          CAN YOU CAN SOMEBODY TELL ME WHAT IT IS OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD? YES. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR THE PUMP STATION. 
          WE HAVE HALF A MILLION FOR THE TWO BRIDGES. WE HAVE FUNDING ALLOCATED FOR. 
          I BELIEVE IT'S 300,000 TO REPAIR THE BRIDGES. 
          THE FUTURE REPLACEMENT IS ESTIMATED IN THE NEXT BOND PROGRAM,
SO THAT WILL TAKE US THROUGH THE NEXT THREE FOUR YEARS. 
          OKAY. THANK YOU. SO THE PUMP STATION. WELL, FIRST OF ALL,
THE BRIDGES ARE A SAFETY ISSUE. 
          I'VE RIDDEN OVER THOSE THINGS AND I MEAN, IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE,
RIGHT? YEAH. IS ARE WE ABLE TO GET A SPONSOR TO HAVE THE NAMING RIGHTS OF THE BRIDGES. 
          SO THAT WAY THAT DOESN'T COME OUT OF THE ENTERPRISE FUND. 
          AND I'M SURE COMPANIES WOULD JUMP TO HAVE THE NAMING RIGHTS OF THE BRIDGES. 
          I'VE NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT IT. I MEAN, IT'S NOT A BAD THOUGHT. 
          I'VE JUST I'VE NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT IT. OKAY. IT'S IT'S A THOUGHT. 
          NO, I'VE NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT IT. IT'S NOT. IT'S A GOOD THOUGHT. I'VE NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT
IT. OKAY. 
          AND THEN AND I THINK THAT'S THAT'S IT. JUST THE,
THE BRIDGES THAT BEING LIKE A TREMENDOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THE PUMP STATION. IF WE DON'T. 
          IF WE DON'T FUND THAT, THEN IT WILL COST US A LOT MORE MONEY. 
          I MEAN, I JUST I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S STILL FUNCTIONING. 
          THAT'S HOW BAD IT IS. YES. AND THEN THE LAST THING IS,
I MEAN, I DIDN'T GET AN INVITATION TO BE A GOLF PRO ON THE 28TH, SO I'M JUST NOBODY HAS YET. NOBODY HAS YET GOT ONE. 
          YOU KNOW WHAT? IF YOU WORK ON YOUR GOLF GAME,
YOU MIGHT GET ONE BY THEN. 
          BUT WE ARE WE'RE FIGURING IT OUT. WE'LL INVITE YOU. 
          I'M KIDDING. I'M REALLY KIDDING. NO, I GET BULLIED EASILY. 
          YOU'RE IN. ALL RIGHT. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY QUESTION. 
          ALL RIGHT. RECOGNIZING COUNCILMEMBER RILEY. THANK YOU. 
          GREAT APPROACH, GREAT INFORMATION. I APPRECIATE IT ALL. 
          I LOVE THE WAY THAT YOU ARE VERY AGGRESSIVELY APPROACHING HOW TO MAKE THIS FACILITY ONE
ATTRACTION AS WELL AS MAKING IT A VIABLE FACILITY THAT CAN STAND ON ITS OWN. TWO I DO HAVE ONE CONCERN. 
          ONE COMPLAINT. YOU SINGLED OUT DISTRICT EIGHT. 
          AS A COMMUNITY LOOKING OVER COMPLAINTS. OH, I DIDN'T KNOW. 
          I DIDN'T SAY COMPLAINTS. WELL, CONCERNS AND WHATNOT. 
          NO, WHAT I MEANT TO SAY. I APOLOGIZE IF THAT'S WHAT I LOOKED OVER. 
          AND I WAS JUST SAYING THAT IF YOU'RE NOT A GOLFER AND YOU DON'T LIVE IN QUAIL VALLEY AND
YOU HAVE NO BENEFITS OUT OF QUAIL VALLEY, WHY WOULD YOU WANT YOUR MONEY SPENT AT QUAIL VALLEY GOLF CLUB? THAT'S WHAT I MEANT. THERE WAS NO OFFENSE TO YOU,
AND I APPRECIATE IT. NO, I LITERALLY JUST LOOKED OVER AND I WAS LIKE, I APPRECIATE YOU RESOLVING THAT. BUT IT LEADS INTO THE OTHER QUESTION THAT I HAD ABOUT THE
MARKETING, MAKING SURE THAT NOT JUST OUR OUTSIDE RESIDENTS,
NONRESIDENTS, BUT OUR RESIDENTS HERE KNOW THAT THIS IS A PUBLIC PLACE. 
          THIS IS NOT A PRIVATE CLUB. WE ARE RATED THE NUMBER ONE PUBLIC GOLF FACILITY IN THE STATE
OF TEXAS, AND I THINK THAT'LL BE A GREAT WAY TO SEGUE INTO MARKETING THIS AS A DESTINATION LOCATION, AS WELL AS MAKING SURE RESIDENTS KNOW THAT THIS IS A RESTAURANT THAT THEY CAN A RESTAURANT
AND BAR, AS WELL AS THE GOLF COURSES THAT ANYONE CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF. 
          SO I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING HOW YOUR MARKETING,
YOUR PROMOTION GOES WITH THAT. 
          I DO HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS IN REGARDS TO EXTENDED HOURS. 
          ARE YOU PLANNING ON EXTENDING THE HOURS ONCE THE BAR IS OPEN OR ARE YOU STILL GOING TO
KIND OF KEEP THAT LIMITED. 
          NO, WE'RE GOING TO EXTEND THE BAR HOURS. I'M JUST THROWING THIS OUT THERE FIRST. 
          MY THOUGHT PROCESS HAS ALWAYS BEEN LIKE SAY ON,
ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WE'LL STAY OPEN. 
          OUR BAR HOURS WILL BE 8:00, BUT WE WILL STAY OPEN IF IT'S BUSY. 
          AND THE REASON I SAY THAT IS IF IT'S 8:00 AND WE HAVE 20 PEOPLE THERE,
WE'RE NOT GOING TO CLOSE DOWN. 
          OKAY. BUT IF IT'S 8:00 AND THERE'S NOBODY THERE,
THEN WE CAN CLOSE. 
          BUT IF YOU HAVE YOUR HOURS POSTED AT 10:00, THEN AT 8:00 IT'S DEAD. 
          AND YOU GOT TO STAY OPEN UNTIL TEN BECAUSE THAT'S. 
          SO AGAIN, THAT'S WHERE I GO WITH, YOU KNOW, WE GOT TO PLAY WITH IT. 
          SO WE'LL START AT 8:00 AND THEN WE'LL SEE. AND THEN DOWN THE ROAD,
IF IT SEEMS APPARENT THAT IT'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE, THEN WE'LL POST OUR HOURS AT NINE. SO IT DOESN'T KEEP SOMEBODY FROM COMING UP TO EAT AT
08:00 AND BEING LIKE, WELL, I DON'T WANT THEM PUTTING UP THE CHAIRS WHILE I'M THERE. SO IF I SHOW UP AT EIGHT ON
THE DOT WITH TEN PEOPLE, 
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YOU'LL STAY OPEN FOR US IN THE BAR. I WILL, I THAT'S LIKELY TO HAPPEN. 
          I WILL REPEAT THE STATEMENT ABOUT HOW EASILY I GET BULLIED. 
          YEAH, WE'LL STAY OPEN. WELL, WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN TO THE BULLY PART BECAUSE THAT'S MY NEXT
THING IS THE MENU. 
          ARE YOU PLANNING ON CHANGING OR AMENDING THE MENU AGAIN ONCE THE FULL SERVICES ARE OPEN? YES, WE'LL WE'LL UPDATE AND WE'LL HAVE WHAT OUR PLAN IS LIKE RIGHT NOW. 
          WE'VE HAD ONE FEATURED ITEM WHEN OUR PLAN IS TO EXTEND THAT. 
          I'M VERY BIG INTO HAVING A VERY LIMITED MENU,
BUT ADDING LIKE THREE FEATURED ITEMS PER WEEK SO THAT THAT WAY, LOOK, YOU CAN GO INTO FRIDAYS THAT HAS LIKE EIGHT PAGES,
BUT IF YOU GO THERE ALL THE TIME, THE MENU GETS STALE. WHAT I HAVE FOUND IN MY PAST POSITIONS IS THAT IF YOU KEEP A MENU
THERE AND YOU HAVE THREE FEATURED ITEMS, THOSE FEATURED ITEMS THREE, TWO OF THOSE THREE. 
          I RUN REPORTS EVERY WEEK. THE NUMBER ONE SELLER AT EVERY GOLF COURSE IN THE COUNTRY IS
HAMBURGERS, FOLLOWED BY A CLUB SANDWICH. AND I FOUND THAT THE FEATURED ITEMS ALWAYS TWO OF THEM ARE
ALWAYS IN THE TOP FIVE. 
          SO THAT'S WHAT WE WOULD DO. OKAY. AS LONG AS TAQUITOS STAY ON THE MENU. 
          I'VE GOT THAT. I'VE GOT THAT VERY CLEAR. AND SO A FEW OTHER QUESTIONS IN REGARDS TO YOUR
PROPOSAL ABOUT MOVING THIS FACILITY, HAVING ITS OWN ACCOUNT. 
          IS THERE A PLAN TO START THAT PROCESS OR HAVE THAT DISCUSSION? I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION WITH THE CITY MANAGER TO PROPOSE TO Y'ALL HOW IT
PLAYS OUT. 
          OKAY. I'LL SAVE ALL THOSE QUESTIONS FOR THAT TIME THEN. 
          AND THEN MY LAST ONE IS THE BAR RESTAURANT NAMED THE BLUE BONNET. 
          ARE WE MOVING AWAY FROM THAT PARTICULAR RESTAURANT NAME,
OR IS THIS IS EVERYTHING GOING TO STILL FALL UNDER THE GOLF? THE QUAIL VALLEY GOLF CLUB, MY UNDERSTANDING. 
          WELL, THE BLUE BONNET IS THE ROOM, JUST LIKE THE AZALEA AND THE MAGNOLIA. 
          SO THEY JUST THAT WOULDN'T BE USED, THAT WOULD BE USED FOR BANQUETS AND FOR MOSTLY FOR
TOURNAMENTS AND, AND OUTSIDE EVENTS. BUT THAT ROOM WILL NOT BE OPEN DURING BUSINESS HOURS. 
          IT WOULD BE THE BAR AND THE RESTAURANT. SO IS THE RESTAURANT NAME GOING TO STAY? BECAUSE. BECAUSE I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THE RESTAURANT NAME IS. IT'S THE BLUE BONNET. NO,
I THOUGHT THE BLUE. 
          WAS IT A BLUE BONNET? YES, THE BLUE BONNET GRILL. 
          AND IT'S ON GOOGLE THAT WAY AS WELL AS ALL THE OTHER,
YOU KNOW, I, I MATERIAL OUT THERE. 
          SO THAT'S WHY I'M CURIOUS. ARE WE GOING TO TRANSITION THAT NAME OUT. 
          I MIGHT HAVE TO GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT. THAT'S CONVERSATION. I MEAN,
YEAH, I, I HONESTLY DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT. 
          YEAH. AND THEN YOU ALSO HAVE YOUR PARKING PLACARDS OUT THERE TOO. 
          SO I WAS PARKING BACK. THEY DON'T LET ME COME IN. 
          NO. SO YEAH, NO, I NEVER I NEVER LOOK AT IT. BUT NO,
THAT'S A GOOD POINT. 
          I HAVEN'T THOUGHT ABOUT IT. AND I HAD ONE, ONE SUGGESTION BASED ON MAYOR PRO TEM QUESTION
ABOUT DELIVERY OF FOOD. 
          ONE THING THAT UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON DOES A LOT. 
          THEY HAVE ROBOTS THAT DELIVER FOOD ACROSS THE CAMPUS BECAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH DISTANCE FOR
KIDS TO WALK BACK AND FORTH. 
          SO THAT COULD BE SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN LOOK INTO IS MAYBE DOWN THE LINE. 
          OBVIOUSLY IT REQUIRES A BUDGET LINE ITEM, BUT DOING AI ROBOTS THAT PICK UP THE FOOD,
IT KEEPS THE FOOD WARM AND IT DELIVERS IT TO THE DESTINATION OF WHOEVER ORDERED IT AND THINGS LIKE THAT. 
          SO IT'S A REALLY COOL PROGRAM. AND THE STUDENTS LOVE IT BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE TO LEAVE
THE LIBRARY OR WHEREVER THEY'RE AT IN ORDER TO GET THEIR, THEIR HOT FOOD. SO THAT COULD BE SOMETHING LONG TERM TO LOOK AT. 
          THAT CONCLUDES MY QUESTIONS AND THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE IT. 
          ALL RIGHT. RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN. MARSHALL. 
          THANK YOU. MAYOR. SERGIO, WE'VE BEEN AFTER THIS FOR A LONG TIME. 
          FEELS A LOT LONGER THAN IT HAS BEEN. I KNOW,
I KNOW, BUT THAT'S OKAY. 
          IT'S BEEN ABOUT TWO AND A HALF YEARS IN THE MAKING. 
          AND YOU REMAIN STEADFAST ON EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE SAID. 
          AND SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING IT COME TO FRUITION. 
          I JUST HAVE TWO QUESTIONS FOR YOU. ARE YOU CONTINUING TO TRACK MONTHLY AT ONE TIME? I KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER IMRAN EVERY MONTH, EVERY MONTH. 
          AND SO THAT'S HOW YOU'RE ABLE TO MAKE A DETERMINATION ON WHEN YOU NEED TO PIVOT. 
          YES. AND SO MY SECOND QUESTION IS, IT PRETTY MUCH GOES PROBABLY TO CITY MANAGER. 
          HOW SOON DO YOU GUYS THINK YOU COULD HAVE A PLAN BACK TO US SO THAT HE CAN MAKE DECISIONS
A LITTLE QUICKER? I'M OPEN TO PRETTY QUICK. YEAH. NO, I NEED TO BETTER UNDERSTAND WHERE HE'S GETTING HUNG UP
AND THEN VISIT WITH THE APPROPRIATE STAFF TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN CLARIFY PROCEDURES AND IMPROVE PROCEDURES. 
          BUT I THINK THAT IT'S NOT JUST HIM BEING ABLE TO PURCHASE THINGS OR NOT. 
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I THINK IT'S JUST THE BROADER RECOGNITION THAT IT NEEDS TO BE OPERATED AS A BUSINESS. 
          AND THE WHOLE MINDSET HAS TO BE AROUND THAT. BUT WE'LL BE WORKING TOGETHER ON THAT AND
SEEING WHAT WE CAN COME UP WITH. 
          I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT. I KNOW THAT'S SOME STUFF WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR A LONG TIME. 
          OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SERGIO. SO FIRST OF ALL,
THANK YOU FOR THIS PRESENTATION. AND I'M JUST GOING TO LOOK AT THE BOTTOM LINE AS YOU WROTE ON ONE OF THE
SLIDES. 
          IT'S GOING TO TAKE DAILY $7,164 OUT OF THE FOOD THAT YOU NEED TO HAVE,
AND THEN 8589 THAT GREEN FEE AND CART FEE. CORRECT. LET ME MAKE A STIPULATION ON THE GOLF. CORRECT. 100%. WHAT I'M SAYING IS WE NEED THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY TO
RUN THE CLUB THAT I HAD BUDGETED. 
          AND BY THAT I, I PUT IN SOME EXTRA MONEY FOR TREE TRIMMING. 
          I PUT IN SOME EXTRA MONEY FOR CERTAIN THINGS SO WE CAN PULL BACK AND WE WILL PULL BACK IF
NECESSARY ON THE FOOD. 
          IT DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH OF IT IS OUTSIDE REVENUE AND HOW MUCH OF IT IS IS A LA CARTE OR A
MEMBER OF CUSTOMER DINING. 
          SO YES, BUT THAT IS THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO MAKE TO RUN THE CLUB. 
          THE WAY I'M PROJECTING AS FAR AS OPERATING STANDARDS AND ALL THAT OTHER STUFF. 
          YES. SO YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IN A MONTH YOU NEED TO HAVE $15,000 TO REVENUE THAT'S COMING
IN IN ORDER TO RUN IT THE WAY THAT YOU PROJECTED, THE WAY YOU HAVE IT. CORRECT. 
          SO IF YOU WERE RUNNING IT AT 15,000 PER DAY,
TIMES 365 DAYS THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, ABOUT ROUGHLY AROUND 5.6, 5.7 MILLION. YES, SIR. THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT. 
          YES, SIR. OKAY. AND OF COURSE, THAT'S NOT INCLUDING WEATHER RAIN. 
          YOU KNOW, YOU GOT ALL THAT FACTORS THAT YOU. AND AGAIN,
IT'S HEAVY ON THE GREENS FEES. 
          IF WE ARE PLUS $300,000 ON GREEN FEES AND CART FEES AND -$300,000 ON FOOD,
WE'RE GOING TO MAKE MORE MONEY. 
          IF IT'S THE OTHER WAY AROUND, WE'RE GOING TO MAKE LESS MONEY. RIGHT. 
          SO I GUESS I GUESS THE IMPORTANT THING FOR THE TAKEAWAY IS,
YOU KNOW, THE WAY THE BUDGET HAS BEEN PRESENTED. 
          YOU'RE GOING TO NEED DAILY 15 K OF MONEY THAT'S COMING IN,
WHETHER IT'S FOOD, COURT FEES, WHATEVER IT IS. THAT'S WHAT YOU HAVE. AND IF YOU WERE TO GET THAT,
THAT'S AT 5.7 MILLION PER YEAR, RIGHT? WE JUST SPENT 12 MILLION BETWEEN THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF TO TWO YEARS TO GET THAT
BACK. 
          SO I LOVE YOUR EXCITEMENT ABOUT HOW WE NEEDED TO MAKE MONEY,
MAKE THAT MONEY BACK IN 12. 
          RIGHT? AND SO THAT WAY THEN WE CAN LOOK AT THE OPPORTUNITIES TO SEE WHAT WE NEEDED TO DO. 
          OF COURSE, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO SPEND SOME MONEY. I THINK MAYOR PRO TEM HAD TALKED ABOUT
THE PUMP STATION, THE BRIDGE. SO OBVIOUSLY EXPENSES ARE GOING TO COME IN. 
          BUT I THINK IF YOU'RE RUNNING ANY BUSINESS, YOU WANT TO LOOK AT WHAT'S YOUR BOTTOM LINE
THAT YOU GOT TO HAVE IN ORDER TO BE SUCCESSFUL. 
          RIGHT. WHICH IS 15 K RIGHT. SO THAT'S THE GOAL. 
          I MEAN, AMONGST ALL THE OTHER NUMBERS AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT YOU HAVE GOING ON HERE. 
          AND THAT'S GREAT. SO IF IF IF EVERYTHING IS GREAT,
YOU'RE AT ABOUT 5.5 MILLION PER YEAR. 
          IF THINGS GO, IF THINGS GO WELL AND THINGS GO THE WAY I EXPECT,
I THINK WE'LL DO BETTER, I REALLY DO. 
          YEAH. SO HE'S GOT 2.2 YEARS TO MAKE THAT 12 MILLION BACK,
RIGHT. 
          SO NO, WE'VE BEEN OVER HERE DOING THE MATH. I'VE BEEN DOING THE MATH WITH NO,
BUT BUT I THINK THE IMPORTANT THING WHY I SAID THIS, OF COURSE YOU'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE THAT MONEY BACK. BUT THE IMPORTANT THING IS,
I THINK OUR CITIZENS NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND WHO WANTS MONEY INTO THE GOLF COURSE? NOT TO JUST MENTION THE ACCUSATION OF BUYING IT. 
          RIGHT. AND GETTING IT AND THEN THE CLUBHOUSE BEING BUILT,
AND THEN THE RECREATION CENTER AND ALL THAT. 
          THESE ARE TAXPAYERS FUNDED, RIGHT? THAT TAXPAYERS INCLUDES DISTRICT A AND EVERYWHERE ELSE. 
          SO WHEN WE SPEND IN. OF COURSE, WE COULDN'T LEAVE THE COURSE AFTER BARREL THE WAY IT WAS. 
          IT'S NOT GOING TO DO US ANY GOOD. IT IS OURS AND WE. 
          WE OWN IT AND WE'RE GOING TO OPERATE IT TO LIKE THE AIRPORT THAT YOU TALKED ABOUT. 
          IT'S GOING TO BE A HIT OR MISS CERTAIN TIMES,
WHICH WE UNDERSTAND IN ANY BUSINESS. 
          BUT I THINK WE HAVE TO START TURNING AROUND ONCE WE OPEN THIS AND START SHOWING THIS WORK. 
          I THINK IT'S GOING TO TAKE MARKETING. I THINK IT'S GOING TO TAKE NOT JUST MARKETING. 
          I THINK FOOD QUALITY IT'S GOING TO TAKE MAYBE NOT HAVING SO MUCH OF A 3 OR 4 PAGE MENU. 
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I THINK CONDENSING IT DOWN TO WHAT THE GOLFERS WANT. 
          WHAT'S THE MOST POPULAR ITEM THAT'S BEEN SOLD AND BOUGHT? SO THERE'S SOME KEY DRIVES IN THERE. AND I'D ALSO LIKE TO SEE THAT PRO SHOP THAT WE HAVE. 
          WE SELL T SHIRTS AND WE SELL ALL THIS STUFF AND WE HAVE MANY MORE TOURNAMENTS THAT'S
COMING IN HERE AND AND LOOKING AT THAT WHILE WE ARE, I THINK I'VE SAID IT TO COUNCIL MEMBER BRIAN MARSHALL,
WHEN WE WERE WHEN YOU HAD THAT SLIDE, THAT SHOWING THE FEES COMPARED TO SWEETWATER. 
          I KNOW THEY CHANGED THEIR NAME. I WAS JUST THERE TWO MONTHS AGO. 
          YES. NO ONE SHOULD BE COMPLAINING THAT THESE FEE SCHEDULES THERE. 
          NO. SO THE WAY THAT IT'S WRITTEN HERE, AND GIVEN THE FACT THAT WE'RE A MUNICIPAL GOLF
COURSE AND NOW WE HAVE LA QUINTA IS COMPLETED, THAT'S TAXPAYERS DOLLARS. PRIOR TO THAT,
WE COMPLETED THE OTHER ONE. 
          SO THERE'S NO REASON WHY WE SHOULDN'T MAKE MONEY ON THIS. 
          AND IF THERE ARE OBSTACLES, I THINK DURING COUNCIL MEETINGS WE HAVE SOME OPPORTUNITIES TO
HAVE LGC DURING SPECIAL MEETINGS. 
          I WOULD LIKE TO THIS IS JUST ME. I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR ABOUT THINGS NOT AFTERWARDS,
BUT AT LEAST WHEN WE WENT OVER. 
          WE'RE COMING. SO THIS WAY, IF THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO. 
          AS A COUNCIL OR I'M SORRY, AS LGC BOARD MEMBERS,
IF WE CAN MAKE SOME SUGGESTIONS AND DO SOME THINGS THAT WOULD HELP. 
          SO HELP TO MOVE FORWARD. AND I THINK IT WOULD WORK. 
          BUT OTHER. OTHERWISE GREAT JOB. CONTINUE TO DO THE PROCESS. 
          I THINK YOU HAVE A GOOD PLAN IN PLACE. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. 
          ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU ALL. THANKS. ALL RIGHT. SO WE DON'T HAVE ANY MORE SPEAKERS. 
          SO NEXT ITEM I'M TALKING ABOUT SPEAKERS AND COUNCIL. 
          OH, OKAY. SO THE SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS WERE ESTABLISHED TO ACCOUNT FOR REVENUES THAT ARE LEGALLY OR ADMINISTRATIVELY RESTRICTED FOR
SPECIFIC USE, UNLIKE THE GENERAL FUND, THESE REVENUES CANNOT BE SIMPLY USED TO FUND CITY OPERATIONS FROM A SPECIAL REVENUE FUND. SUMMARY. REMEMBER I SAID TO YOU ALL ON YESTERDAY,
WE OPERATE USING ABOUT 86 FUNDS, THE MAJORITY OF THE FUNDS OR SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS. 
          SO THIS IS A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF THE SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS. 
          ONE THING I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT IS THAT IN OUR SYSTEM,
PROPERTY TAX AND SALES TAX SHARES THE SAME FIRST TWO DIGITS. 
          SO FOR THE SALES TAX, WHICH IS 41, THE ONLY NUMBER THAT SHOULD BE IN THE BUDGET FOR THAT
IS ABOUT 250,000. 
          THE REST OF THAT GOES UP TO THE PROPERTY TAX LINE. 
          SO WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT WE DO OUR DUE DILIGENCE AND ENSURE THAT THE MONEY IS IN THE
RIGHT BUCKETS. 
          SO OVERALL, THE REVENUE FOR THE SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS IN TOTAL WILL INCREASE BY 10.9 MILLION. THE MAJORITY OF THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH PROPERTY TAX REVENUES FOR THE TOWERS. IN TERMS OF THE EXPENDITURES, OVERALL EXPENDITURES WERE INCREASED BY OR BUDGETED
TO INCREASE BY 36.9%. THE MAJORITY OF THE INCREASE THERE IS ASSOCIATED WITH DEVELOPER AGREEMENTS WITHIN THE DIFFERENT TOWERS. WE HAVE A SEPARATE PRESENTATION ON THE TOURS,
BUT FIRST, I'D LIKE TO CALL UP DIRECTOR DAVID TO TALK TO US ABOUT THE HOT FUNDS, AND THEN I BELIEVE I'LL COME UP AND WALK US THROUGH THE
REST OF THE FUNDS. 
          THANK YOU, BERTHA. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. 
          I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE HOT TAX FUND, WHICH STANDS FOR THE HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX FUND. 
          SO THAT'S AN OCCUPANCY TAX THAT'S LEVIED ON VISITORS TO OUR COMMUNITY. 
          WHEN THEY STAY IN ANY NUMBER OF OUR HOTEL ROOMS,
WE HAVE ABOUT 317 HOTEL ROOMS IN FIVE DIFFERENT PROPERTIES. 
          MOST OF THOSE HOTELS ARE LOCATED ALONG THE STATE HIGHWAY SIX CORRIDOR. 
          YOU PROBABLY HAVE NOTICED AS YOU DIG INTO THE HOT TAX PROJECTIONS,
WE'RE PROJECTING ABOUT A HALF OR 50% CUT IN OUR EXPECTED REVENUES, LARGELY BECAUSE ONE OF OUR STRONGEST PERFORMERS OF OUR
HOTELS HAS ACTUALLY BEEN DARK FOR THE LAST FIVE AND A HALF 
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MONTHS. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING TO BRING THAT HOTEL BACK ONLINE. 
          WE'RE GETTING VERY CLOSE. SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. 
          BUT WE'VE, WE'VE AMENDED THIS BUDGET AND HOW WE'RE RECOMMENDING IT. 
          OH, SORRY ABOUT THAT. SORRY ABOUT THAT. DIDN'T REALIZE I DIDN'T HAVE THAT PART OF MY
GLASSES UP THERE. 
          SO SO WE'VE AGAIN REDUCED THE AMOUNT OF OUR ANTICIPATED REVENUES DOWN ABOUT 50%,
LARGELY BECAUSE OUR STRONGEST PERFORMER HOTEL HAS BEEN DARK FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS. 
          WE'VE ALSO PROPOSED TO YOU TO HANDLE THIS BUDGET A LITTLE DIFFERENT GOING FORWARD,
WE WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE THAT WE ADD TWO SMALL ITEMS, WHICH IS SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS ARE ABOUT 16,000. 
          AND THEN OUR CONTRACTUAL SERVICES LINE ITEM OF ABOUT 50,000. 
          OKAY. LET'S STAY RIGHT HERE FOR JUST A MINUTE. 
          THOSE TWO ITEMS ARE THE FIRST ONE. THE SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS IS ANTICIPATED TO FUND A
DINING GUIDE, WHICH WE'VE IDENTIFIED AS IMPORTANT. THE PROFESSIONAL CONTRACT SERVICES ITEM COVERS ONE OF
THE EXPENDITURES YOU ALL HAVE IN A FIVE YEAR AGREEMENT WITH, AND ALLOWS FOR SOME FUNDING IN THE EVENT THAT WE MOVE INTO A PLANNING PHASE WITH THIS
PROJECT AND NEED THOSE RESOURCES. 
          COUNCIL. THE OTHER PART OF MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS PROJECT IS,
IS WE WOULD PROPOSE THAT WE REACH OUT TO THE FIVE HOTELS AND ENGAGE THEM IN THE IDENTIFICATION OF A TOURISM DRIVING ASSET TO HELP SERVE AND DRIVE THE ROOMS AND THE ROOM
NIGHTS THAT WE NEED TO MAKE THIS FUND COME BACK ONLINE IN A HEALTHY MANNER. AND SO WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS THESE TWO SMALL
ITEMS AND THIS YEAR'S UPCOMING BUDGET. 
          AND THEN THE OTHER ITEM IS, IS TO HOLD OFF AND DO A PLANNING EXERCISE OVER THE COMING
MONTHS TO SIT DOWN WITH ALL FIVE HOTELS AND IDENTIFY A LONG TERM STRATEGIC PLAN FOR HOW THIS FUND MOVES FORWARD AND SERVES TOURISM DEVELOPMENT
FOR OUR COMMUNITY. 
          OKAY. THAT'S IT. ANY QUESTIONS? WHO'S IS THAT THE MC TV IS THAT SOME THAT'S A THAT'S THE NEXT ONE. 
          OKAY, SO IF I COULD IF I COULD ADD DAVID HAS SOME REALLY GOOD IDEAS ON WHAT TO DO WITH WOULD YOU GO BACK ONE SLIDE? YES, SIR. AS YOU CAN SEE, OBVIOUSLY SOMEBODY HAS HAD TROUBLE FIGURING OUT EXACTLY WHAT TO
SPEND THIS MONEY ON. 
          IT'S COMING IN, BUT IT'S NOT GOING OUT. WE HAVE HOTELS THAT NEED MORE BUSINESS. 
          WE HAVE A BRAND NEW GOLF COURSE THAT WE COULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IN DRIVING TOURISM. 
          WE NEED A PLAN OF HOW TO BEST INVEST ABOUT $3 MILLION TO GENERATE TOURISM WITHIN OUR
COMMUNITY. 
          WE'RE NOT QUITE THERE YET. HE'S GOT SOME GOOD IDEAS. 
          I'VE ASKED HIM TO REFINE THOSE IDEAS MORE, AND WHEN WE GET TO THAT POINT,
WE'RE GOING TO BE COMING BACK TO YOU AND LAYING OUT A PLAN TO MOVE FORWARD. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. ALL RIGHT. 
          I SEE SOME MEMBERS OF COUNCIL THAT SIGNED UP,
SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER O'DEKIRK. 
          THANK YOU. SO I APPRECIATE THAT YOU ARE WORKING DILIGENTLY TO GET THE HOTEL YOU MENTIONED
BACK UP AND RUNNING. 
          ESPECIALLY SINCE WE WERE TALKING ABOUT MOWING YESTERDAY BECAUSE THEY REALLY NEED GRASS. 
          BUT THAT SAID I WOULD LIKE TO, I'M HOPING THAT WHAT YOU'RE,
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT WILL ELEVATE THE CLIENTELE AND MAYBE ELEVATE THE PRICE POINTS IN THESE SAME HOTELS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE. 
          I KNOW THAT SOME OF THEM ARE USED FOR, PURPOSES THAT ARE NOT NECESSARILY THE MOST IDEAL
CLIENTS COMING IN. 
          AND I'M NOT SAYING ANYTHING GROSS OR NASTY, BUT YOU KNOW,
LIKE GOVERNMENT SOURCED PROGRAMS AND THINGS ARE BEING OUR HOTELS ARE BEING USED FOR I THINK THAT WILL ELEVATE THE AREA AROUND THEM TO ENCOURAGE BETTER THINGS,
ESPECIALLY WORKING WITH THE A FEW OF THESE HOTELS ARE VERY, IN VERY CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE GOLF COURSE. 
          AND SO BRINGING IN MORE PEOPLE WHO ARE USING,
YOU KNOW, COMING FOR THESE CELEBRATIONS OF LIFE AND WEDDINGS AND THINGS WOULD, WOULD REALLY HELP TO ELEVATE THAT CLIENTELE. BUT THAT,
THAT'S, THAT'S MY PRIMARY GOAL WOULD BE TO, TO LIFT UP OUR HOTELS IF YOU CAN WITH SOME OF THESE FUNDS. 
          OKAY. RECOGNIZE THE MAYOR PRO TEM. YES. THANK YOU. 
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DAVID. ONE SUGGESTION. ADVERTISEMENT. YOU KNOW,
WE TALK ABOUT WE TALKED ABOUT THE GOLF CLUB SOME OF THE OTHER ATTRACTIONS, LIKE WE, WE KNOW THAT SOCIAL MEDIA IS A WONDERFUL TOOL FOR ADVERTISEMENT. 
          SO UTILIZING SOME OF THOSE DOLLARS FOR. ADVERTISEMENT. 
          THE SECOND THING IS YOU MENTIONED THE DINING GUIDE,
IS THAT ONLINE? IS IT A PHYSICAL? RIGHT NOW IT'S ENVISIONED AS A,
AS AN ONLINE OR A VIRTUAL TOOL BECAUSE THAT WOULD KEEP THE COST DOWN. 
          OKAY. BUT WE DO SEE SOME PLACES WHERE AN ACTUAL PHYSICAL PRINTED GUIDE COULD BE OF VALUE. 
          SURE. AND THEN THE LAST THING I'M GOING TO, I WAS GOING TO SAY IS AND THIS MAY HAVE BEEN
BEFORE YOUR TIME, BUT DISCOVER MC TX, A SMALL BUSINESS COMMITTEE ALONG WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE PUT, WE HAD A LOT OF DISCOVER MC TX PUSH AND THAT WAS PRETTY MUCH THE THE GUIDE FOR ALL
BUSINESSES IN MISSOURI CITY. 
          ONE VISION THAT I DID HAVE WITH THE HOTELS, AND I DON'T THINK IT GOT LIFTED WAS A QR CODE. 
          YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES YOU GO TO THE HOTELS AND THEY HAVE ALL OF THESE PAMPHLETS AND STUFF,
YOU KNOW. 
          LONG GONE ARE THOSE DAYS. EVERYBODY DOES EVERYTHING VIRTUAL IS HAVING A QR CODE THAT
PEOPLE GO UP TO THE COUNTER AND THEY SCAN IT. 
          AND EVERYTHING ABOUT MISSOURI CITY IS THERE. THE GOLF COURSE,
BLUEBONNET GRILL, EVERYTHING IS THERE. 
          SO WHAT A PERFECT WAY TO FUEL ALL THE BUSINESSES IN MISSOURI CITY. 
          AND YOU KNOW, THAT EXTRA ADVERTISEMENT. AND THAT COULD BE SOMETHING THAT IS THAT IS FUNDED
BY, I MEAN, IT'S SOMETHING SIMPLE, JUST PUTTING THE QR CODE ON THE COUNTER. 
          BUT THAT COULD BE A WAY. SO I'M WITH YOU. WE'VE GOT TO FIND WAYS TO UTILIZE THIS MONEY
THAT IS SITTING HERE IN ABUNDANCE, RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER EMORY. 
          AND I'LL TOUCH ON THE. POINT THAT THE CITY MANAGER MADE AS FAR AS THE UTILIZING POTENTIALLY THE GOLF COURSE AS A, AS A,
AN, AN ATTRACTION TO GET PEOPLE TO COME IN TO THE CITY. 
          WITH THE ADDITION OF THE SECOND GOLF COURSE,
I THINK WE REALLY OPEN UP THE OPPORTUNITIES TO SOLICIT BUSINESS FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, YOU KNOW,
TO, I GUESS ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO, WE HAD THE NFL, OLD TIMERS ORGANIZATION COME IN AND PLAYED QUAIL VALLEY AND THEY UTILIZED THE HOTELS THAT WERE THERE. SO THERE'S, THERE'S AN AUDIENCE OUT THERE,
IF YOU WILL. 
          THERE'S A CUSTOMER BASE OUT THERE, IF YOU WILL,
THAT NOW THAT WE HAVE TWO PREMIER GOLF COURSES, WE HAVE A BAR AND GRILL THAT'S GOING TO BE SECOND TO NONE. 
          AND, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THE UPSTAIRS ROOMS FOR EVENTS. 
          SO I THINK WORKING COLLECTIVELY WITH THE THE GOLF COURSE WITH THE GENERAL MANAGER,
I THINK THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES THERE TO BE ABLE TO, TO SOLICIT. NOW, ONCE YOU GET THAT MONEY IN,
THEN YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW TO SPEND IT. 
          I THINK THE GOLF COURSE CAN HELP YOU SPEND IT. 
          OKAY. SO WITH THAT, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. DAVID,
I JUST HAVE I'M NOT SURE IF THIS WOULD BE YOU, BUT WE USED TO HAVE, I THINK BACK IN 2020 AND 21,
WE USED TO HAVE THE TOURISM. 
          I'M NOT SURE IF IT WAS A DEPARTMENT OR WHAT IT IS. 
          THAT'S RIGHT. IN THE COMMUNITY CENTER, THAT'S WHERE YOU WALK IN WHERE THEY HAVE THAT
COFFEE BAR AND ALL OF THAT. 
          THAT WAS A TOURISM SETUP. THAT USED TO BE THERE IS MY UNDERSTANDING. 
          I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO IT WHERE IT WENT AND THEN DISCOVER MCTI THINK MAYOR PRO TEM
TALKED ABOUT IT. 
          YOU KNOW, THAT'S BEEN ONGOING FOR THREE YEARS,
FOUR YEARS, SOMETHING LIKE THAT, NOT SEEING ANYTHING COME OUT OF IT. 
          SO JUST KIND OF WONDERING WHERE THESE ARE YOU KNOW,
WE START THINGS AND THEN IT DISAPPEARS OR THERE'S NOTHING HAPPENS TO IT, AND THEN WE'RE BACK AT IT AGAIN. AND, AND TRYING TO REDISCOVER,
I DON'T THINK THAT'S THE MOST EFFICIENT WAY TO GO. 
          I THINK WE NEEDED TO BE CONSISTENT. EVEN IF COUNCIL CHANGES,
LEADERSHIP CHANGES. 
          WHOEVER CHANGES THESE PROGRAMS SHOULD SUSTAIN BECAUSE IT'S ULTIMATELY GOING BACK INTO OUR
COMMUNITY WHERE IT'S GOING TO BE SPENT. 
          THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR YOU. BUT I HAD A QUESTION FOR BERTHA,
IF YOU DON'T MIND. 
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ON THE FIRST PIECE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CAN YOU GO BACK TO THAT FIRST SLIDE? I LOST MY SCREEN. IS THAT IT? THIS ONE? NO, THE ONE BEFORE THAT. NOPE. GO DOWN. I'M SORRY. IS IT? NOPE. GO BACK UP. I LOST MY SCREEN HERE. OKAY. 
          RIGHT THERE. YOU SEE WHERE? UNDER 53. WHERE THE PROFESSIONAL CONTRACTUAL SERVICES. 
          I'VE NOTICED THAT. THAT IS THAT 5 MILLION TO 17 MILLION. 
          AM I READING IT RIGHT? YOU ARE. AND I'M GOING TO DISCUSS THAT WHEN WE GET TO THE TERS,
BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE MOST OF OUR DEVELOPER AGREEMENTS ARE, BUT NOT MOST ALL. YEAH. NO PROBLEM. I JUST WAS WONDERING. 
          IT WAS A HIKE. THAT WAS A PRETTY STRONG HIKE. 
          THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO SEE. OKAY. YES, YOU WILL SEE THAT WE'LL MOVE FORWARD. 
          THAT GROWTH IS IN THE TERS. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. 
          SO NEXT IN TERMS OF OUR RESTRICTED FUNDS IS THE PEG MCTV FUND. 
          SO THIS FUND SUPPORTS PUBLIC EDUCATION AND GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMING AND RELATED
COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITIES. 
          BECAUSE THESE REVENUES ARE DEDICATED TO THE PEG MCTV PURPOSES,
EXPENDITURES CONTINUE TO BE FOCUSED ON ITEMS NEEDED FOR THIS PROGRAMING. 
          SO FOR THE FY 2017 BUDGET, THE REVENUE FOR PEG IS 137,000,
WHICH CONSISTS MOSTLY OF FRANCHISE FEES FROM AT&T, COMCAST AND DIRECT TV EXPENDITURES CONSIST OF 125,000. AND THAT'S FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENHANCEMENTS TO THE PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT IN THE
STUDIO AND 74,000 IN SERVICES AGREEMENTS FOR THE PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT. 
          ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE? YEAH, I NOTICED I RECOGNIZED COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN MARSHALL. 
          OH YEAH. I'M THERE. I'LL BE REALLY QUICK. DID WE EVER FIGURE OUT WHAT WE WERE GOING TO DO
IN REGARDS TO SOME OF THE ANTENNAS THAT WE HAVE IN OUR, ON OUR PROPERTIES WHERE WE MAY OR MAY NOT BE COLLECTING FEES. 
          I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THAT ISSUE, BUT I WAS THINKING THE ANTENNAS MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH
THE RADIO COMMUNICATIONS, CELL PHONE TOWERS, CELL PHONE, CELL PHONE TOWERS. 
          YES. I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THAT ISSUE, BUT I'LL DO SOME RESEARCH AND SEE WHAT I CAN FIND
OUT. 
          OKAY, I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. AND I JUST HAD A QUICK QUESTION TOO ON THIS ON THE MCTV
FUND. 
          I'VE NOTICED THAT I'M NOT SURE IF THAT VEHICLE IS,
IS, YOU KNOW WHAT IS THAT CALLED? LEASED, RIGHT. THE MCTV. AND IT'S, IT'S, IT'S A GIGANTIC THING. 
          YOU CAN'T EVEN PARK ANYWHERE. I DON'T SEE IT OUT THERE ANYWHERE. 
          SO CAN WE GET TO SEE SOMETHING THAT WE CAN GET A MEDIUM SIZED MCTV. 
          AND WHEN YOU GO IN THERE, I DON'T THINK. I'M NOT SURE IF THAT'S A LEASED VEHICLE OR IF
IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE OWN. 
          SO IT'S REALLY NICE TO GET OUT THERE AND SEE WHEN WE'RE HAVING EVENTS,
BUT THAT THING LOOKS LIKE IT NEEDS TO RETIRE. 
          ONE OTHER THING ABOUT HOLD ON, I HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER EMERY. 
          YEAH. WHEN WE LOOK AT THE FRANCHISE FEES, YOU MENTIONED THREE MAJORS,
I GUESS. 
          BUT YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT A LOT OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. 
          THAT ARE COMING IN. AND I'M ASSUMING THAT AND MAYBE IT'S A BAD ASSUMPTION THAT THERE'S
ALSO A FRANCHISE FEE THAT THOSE COMPANIES HAVE TO TO GIVE TO THE CITY TO BE ABLE TO UTILIZE YOU KNOW,
OUR OUR AREA IN MISSOURI CITY IS, IS THAT A VALID ASSUMPTION OR ARE THERE OTHER,
I GUESS WHAT I'M GETTING AT, ARE WE SURE THAT WE'RE TAPPING EVERY ONE OF THE FRANCHISES THAT UTILIZE OUR SERVICE THAT
ARE OUR PROPERTIES. 
          AND HAVE A, I GUESS A PROGRAM TO GO OUT AND MAKE SURE THAT THESE PEOPLE ARE,
ARE PAYING WHAT THEY SHOULD BE. SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE WILL RESEARCH AN ANALYSIS OF THE ACTUAL REVENUES IN OUR
SYSTEM ONLY SHOW THAT WE WERE 
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COLLECTING REVENUES FROM AT&T, COMCAST AND DIRECT TV. 
          BUT WE WILL PUT THAT ON OUR LIST AND DO FURTHER RESEARCH ON THAT. 
          WELL, IT'S ON THE LIST. SEE IF WE CAN GET THEM TO,
YOU KNOW REPAIR OR REMOVE ALL OF THE BOXES THAT ARE IN PEOPLE'S YARDS, BACKYARDS ALONG OUR THOROUGHFARES THAT ARE EITHER IN TOTAL DISREPAIR OR ARE NOT EVEN IN OR NOT FUNCTIONING. YOU KNOW, IT'S WHEN WE LOOK AT TRYING TO MAKE THE CITY LOOK ATTRACTIVE,
IF YOU WILL. 
          ONE OF THE WORST THINGS THAT THAT WE SEE IN THE CITIZENS SEE ARE THOSE BOXES,
FRANCHISE BOXES THAT AND SOME OF THEM ARE FROM FRANCHISES THAT ARE OUT OF BUSINESS, NOT EVEN,
YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW IN BUSINESS ANY LONGER YET THEY'VE GOT BOXES THAT ARE SITTING THERE AND, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE ALL PRETTY MUCH IN DISREPAIR,
LAYING OVER SIDEWAYS, YOU NAME IT. 
          THAT'S IT. BUT I THINK IF I, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE RIGHT VENUE TO,
TO DO THAT. 
          YOU KNOW, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT BEFORE. THE HOA HAS TRIED TO DO SOMETHING IN QUAIL VALLEY
AND MET WITH YOU KNOW, HARDLY ANY RESPONSE. SO OUR, OUR SUCCESS, IF YOU WILL. 
          SO THAT'S MY COMMENTS. THANK YOU. MAYOR. MR. MAYOR. 
          YEAH. IN RESPONSE TO THAT THESE ENTITIES ARE VERY MUCH LIKE THE RAILROAD. 
          THEY'RE REGULATED FROM ON HIGH, AND WE HAVE LIMITED AUTHORITY. 
          HOWEVER, LET US LOOK AT IT AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO. 
          YEAH. OKAY. WELL, WE GIVE THEM THE PRIVILEGE OF USING OUR PROPERTY,
OUR EASEMENTS. 
          SO, YEAH, I WOULD HOPE THAT WE COULD HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF LEVERAGE AND GET THEM TO GET
THEIR ACT TOGETHER. 
          YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. I DON'T HAVE ANYONE ELSE. 
          GO AHEAD. ONE OTHER ITEM ABOUT THE PAC FUNDS. 
          AS WE MENTIONED EARLIER, WE WILL BE MAKING SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO THE BUDGET FOR THIS
PARTICULAR FUND. 
          WE'VE BEEN RESEARCHING FOR YEARS HOW BEST TO SPEND THESE FUNDS. 
          WE'VE EVEN REACHED OUT TO THE AUDITORS BECAUSE THESE FUNDS ARE SO RESTRICTED. 
          BUT WE WILL BE ADDING A $700,000 ADJUSTMENT TO THE PEG BUDGET,
AND THAT IS TO COVER FOR NEW READER SIGNS BECAUSE WE'VE HAD SUCCESS FUNDING READER SIGNS. 
          SO THAT WOULD BE IN THE PROPOSED 2027 BUDGET. 
          PLEASE COME. WHAT'S A READER SIGN? SIGN? LIKE THE MARQUEES THAT ARE OUT,
MARQUEES THAT ARE IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. 
          SO ARE YOU GOING TO TAKE IT OUT OF THIS? THIS ONE. YOU SAID YES,
THE FUND BALANCE. 
          IF I MAY QUICKLY ADDRESS THAT MAYOR AND COUNCIL,
I THINK THE COUNCIL HAS EXPRESSED INTEREST IN INSTALLING MORE WHERE THERE ARE NO READER SIGNS, WHICH IS WHAT WE'VE USED TO CONVEY MESSAGES,
CITY MESSAGES. 
          WE HAVE FOUR LOCATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED. 
          WE WILL GET YOU AN FYI MEMO AS TO WHERE THOSE LOCATIONS ARE GOING. 
          AND THE LAST TIME WE INSTALLED IT, WE DID USE PAC FUNDS,
SO I'M PRETTY CONFIDENT WE CAN USE THAT. 
          AND THAT'S THE BEST USE FOR THESE FUNDS. OKAY. 
          YOU STAY RIGHT THERE BECAUSE SINCE YOU CAME ON. 
          HOLD ON. I HAVE A QUESTION. BUT WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE BRIAN MARSHALL. 
          GO AHEAD. OKAY. SO HOW DO WE IDENTIFY WAS THAT THE DIRECTION OF THE COUNCIL TO USE THE PAC
FUND? BECAUSE I DON'T RECALL, WE WERE GOING TO TAKE THE MONEY OUT OF THE FUND FOR THE MARQUIS. 
          I THOUGHT, AM I SAYING THIS WRONG? WELL, THAT IS ONE OF THE SOURCES THAT WE CAN USE. 
          AND I KNOW WE CAN USE. BUT BUT I THOUGHT WE HAD CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG,
BUT I THOUGHT DURING SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL. 
          IT WASN'T. WE WEREN'T TALKING ABOUT. I THOUGHT I THOUGHT WE PUT A SEPARATE LINE ITEM FOR
IT. 
          WE HAVE NOT DISCUSSED THIS IN ANY OF THE BUDGET LAST YEAR. 
          I'M TALKING ABOUT LAST YEAR WHEN THIS THING CAME UP. 
          YOU REMEMBER, I THINK IT WAS 4 OR 5. AM I SAYING LAST YEAR WE DID HAVE TWO READER SIGNS IN
THE BUDGET. 
          I BELIEVE THE LAST TIME WE USED PAC FUNDS AND THE DIRECTION THAT I KNOW AND I RECALL
MAYOR, IS TO USE THE PAC FUNDS FOR THE ADDITIONAL SIGNS. 
          WE HAVE NOT PAID THE PROJECT. OBVIOUSLY, WE'LL GET YOU THE LOCATIONS AND THE WHERE THESE
ARE PLANNED. 
          THIS WILL COME FOR COUNCIL AUTHORIZATION BEFORE WE EXPEND THE FUNDS ON THE PROJECT. 
          THAT'S FINE. AND THEN I GUESS IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN,
I THOUGHT WE WERE GETTING 5 OR 6. 
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HOW DO WE LIMIT TO FOUR? OR ARE WE JUST USING THE FOR THE FOUR MONEY OUT OF HERE,
OR IS THERE MORE? WE WERE PREVIOUSLY BUDGETED FOR TWO. I DON'T KNOW THE STATUS OF. 
          OF THOSE TWO, I THINK WE CURRENTLY WE HAVE IDENTIFIED FOUR LOCATIONS. 
          IF IT'S THE SOLE DESIRE OF THE COUNCIL TO EXPAND IT FURTHER,
WE CAN ALWAYS LOOK AT IT. 
          I SEEM LIKE THERE IS BUDGET AVAILABLE TO DO AT LEAST A COUPLE MORE. 
          OKAY. NO, I MEAN, I, I'M FINE WITH IT. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE IF IT WASN'T COMING OUT
OF PET FUNDS. 
          THAT'S WHAT MY UNDERSTANDING WAS. AND I AND I,
IT'S FINE THAT IT COMES OUT OF IT, BUT I THOUGHT WE HAD, WE HAD BUDGETED FOR IT WHEN THOSE READER SIGNS WERE BEING DISCUSSED. 
          PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED READER SIGNS, IT WAS BUDGETED AND THAT WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED. 
          THIS IS THE NEW SEQUENCE OR SET OF SIGNS, WHICH THE COUNCIL HAD EXPRESSED THEIR DESIRE TO
INSTALL AT A LOCATION WHERE WE DON'T HAVE COVERAGE. 
          SURE, THAT'S WHERE WE ARE GOING. SO IF THAT'S FINE,
PLEASE GET WITH THE HOA AND THE COMMUNITIES KNOWING WHERE WE'RE GOING TO PUT THESE, BECAUSE SOMETIMES AFTER WE PUT THEM, THEY'LL TURN AROUND AND SAYING THAT THAT'S NOT WHERE
THE WHERE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. 
          IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN CLOSER TO THE ENTRY OR CLOSER TO SOMEWHERE ELSE. 
          SO BEFORE WE GO AND INSTALL, PLEASE GET WITH WHATEVER DISTRICT IT IS AND GET WITH THOSE
CLOSE BY HOSE TO SEE WHERE THIS COULD BE SEEN BY PEOPLE. 
          GREAT POINT MAN. WE'RE ALREADY WORKING WITH THE HOES ON THAT RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER
BROWN. 
          MARSHALL THANK YOU. SHASHI. OR MAYBE CITY MANAGER IS WHAT ELSE CAN WE USE TO PICK FUNDS
FOR HIGH. 
          THE DEFINITION SAYS CAPITAL PROJECTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE GOVERNMENT CHANNEL CHANNEL OUR CHANNEL THAT WE HAVE. OKAY. SO THAT MEANS THAT MEANS ANYTHING 5000 AND OVER. 
          WITH A LIFESPAN OF AT LEAST FIVE YEARS. I'VE ASKED FOR US TO EXPLORE WHAT OTHER CITIES ARE
DOING WITH THEIR FUNDS. 
          I BELIEVE THAT THERE MAY BE A BIT MORE WIGGLE ROOM THERE TO USE THEM FOR THINGS THAT HAVE
A COMMUNICATIONS ELEMENT TO THEM, LIKE THE WEBSITE AND SO FORTH. 
          SO WE'LL LOOK AT THAT. OKAY. NO PROBLEM. ALL RIGHT. 
          THANK YOU. OKAY. SO NOW WE GO INTO THE TERS FUNDS. 
          OUR FIRST ONE IS TERS ONE WHICH IS THE FIFTH STREET AREA. 
          TERS ONE WAS CREATED IN 1999 AS CURRENTLY SCHEDULED TO DISSOLVE IN DECEMBER OF 2039. TERS REVENUES ARE GENERALLY INTENDED TO SUPPORT PROJECTS AND OBLIGATIONS WITHIN THE
DESIGNATED REINVESTMENT ZONE. THE PRIMARY REVENUE SOURCE FOR THE TERS ARE. 
          PROPERTY TAXES AND EXPENDITURES CONSIST MOSTLY OF DEVELOPER AGREEMENTS. 
          WE DO HAVE A TERRORISM PITS ADMINISTRATOR MUNI CAB AND THIS WOULD BE TRUE FOR ALL THREE OF
THE DETERS. 
          SO THE CITY IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON IDENTIFYING PROJECTS THAT CAN GO ON THE PROJECT PLAN
TO UTILIZE SOME OF THE FUND BALANCES IN THE DIFFERENT TIERS, AND I. CITY MANAGER,
DID YOU I SEE YOU. 
          YES. YES. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT THE TOURS AND RECOGNIZING THAT WE'RE PUTTING IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY,
CLOSE TO $10 MILLION A YEAR INTO THESE THREE TOURS, THAT IS REVENUE THAT IS NOT COMING TO THE CITY. 
          IT IS BEING DEDICATED TO THESE PROGRAMS. IN EACH CASE,
WE RECEIVE AN INCREMENT OF REVENUE FROM OTHER TAXING ENTITIES AS WELL. 
          AND SO THE QUESTION BECOMES, IS THE BENEFIT WE ARE GETTING OUT OF THEM EQUAL TO THE AMOUNT
OF MONEY THAT WE ARE PUTTING INTO THEM FOR THE PROJECTS? AND THAT IS A CURRENT PROJECT THAT IS UNDER EVALUATION TO MAXIMIZE THE
UTILIZATION OF THEM OR DISSOLVE THEM. ONE OR THE OTHER. NOW, THERE MAY BE COMMITMENTS THAT ARE OUTSTANDING THAT WE'VE GOT
TO DEAL WITH. 
          AND AGAIN, ALL OF THAT IS ON THE TABLE WHEN WE'RE TAKING A LOOK AT IT. 
          I SIGNED MYSELF UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM REAL QUICK. 
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SOME OF THESE COMMITMENTS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT,
I'M NOT EVEN SURE IF THIS BODY RIGHT HERE IS EVEN AWARE OF SOME OF THESE COMMITMENTS. 
          THAT'S HOW FAR BACK SOME OF THESE COMMITMENTS GOES. 
          AND THEY'VE JUST BEEN SITTING THERE WITH NOTHING. 
          IF YOU LOOK AT TERMS ONE FIFTH STREET, THEN YOU LOOK AT THE NEXT ONE ON VICKSBURG. 
          THESE ARE AREAS THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS WOULD DEFINITELY HELP. 
          BUT I LIKE YOUR IDEA OF GOING BACK AND REALLY LOOKING,
SAYING IF, IF WHAT, WHAT WE'RE PUTTING IN BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY YOU SAID IT WAS IT WAS PROPERTY TAXES. ARE WE GETTING THAT BACK OR WE CAN WE CAN PUT THOSE INTO WHETHER IT'S CIP
OR HOWEVER AWAY IT GOES TO HAVE THE OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AREA DEFINITELY PUBLIC WORKS TO BE ABLE TO SPEND THAT
MONEY IN THE WAY THAT IT NEEDS TO BE SPENT VERSUS DOING IT THIS WAY. SO FOR EXAMPLE,
WE'VE HAD DISCUSSION ABOUT UTILITIES NEEDED FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THERE ARE PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE IDENTIFIED THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE
TOURIST BUDGETS TO BASICALLY IT'S A TRANSFER TO THE CIP FUND TO PAY FOR ACTUALLY BUILDING THINGS. 
          SO WE'RE WE'RE WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS A GOOD PLAN MOVING FORWARD FOR THE FULL
UTILIZATION OF THEM. 
          NOW, I'M GOING TO TELL YOU, THE OVERSIGHT OF THESE TOURS IS NOT CLEARLY DEFINED WITHIN THE CITY ORGANIZATION TO WHERE SOMEBODY IS LOOKING AT IT AND SCRUTINIZING IT AND
MAKING SURE THAT THE TAXPAYERS ARE GETTING THEIR BENEFIT. WE'RE WORKING ON ESTABLISHING WHO OWNS THE TOURS. 
          THE FACT THAT THEY ARE THE ADMINISTRATION IS CONTRACTED OUT DOESN'T MEAN THE THINKING
NEEDS TO GO WITH IT. 
          WE NEED TO BE SCRUTINIZING THESE AND MAKING SURE THAT THERE'S GOOD BENEFIT COMING FORWARD. 
          AND I CAN'T TELL YOU TO TODAY WHETHER THAT'S THE CASE. 
          THERE MAY BE ONE OR MORE OF THESE THAT NEEDS TO BE DISSOLVED AND I'VE. 
          OUR CITY ATTORNEY IS INVOLVED IN THAT, AND BERTHA IS INVOLVED IN THAT. 
          SHE'S WORKING ON HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THEM. 
          AND SO THIS IS A, THIS IS A BIG PROJECT FOR US AND IT'S IDENTIFIED AS ONE OF YOUR
PRIORITIES. 
          SURE. AND I'LL END IT WITH THIS. AND WE HAVE OTHER SPEAKERS HERE TO SPEAK. 
          I THINK OUR TAX PAYERS, OUR RESIDENTS ARE. WHAT THEY SEE MOST IMPORTANTLY IS CIP PROJECTS. 
          YOU KNOW, FIXING SIDEWALKS HERE AND STREET PANELING. 
          I MEAN, THAT'S ONE THING, BUT I THINK OUR MAJOR CIP PROJECTS THAT PUBLIC WORKS HANDLES IS
WHAT THE GENERAL PUBLIC WOULD SEE. 
          SO IF SOME OF THESE DOESN'T MAKE SENSE, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT IT GOES BACK INTO CIP
BECAUSE WE STILL GOT WE GOT CLOSE TO $99 MILLION WORTH OF THE LAST ASSESSMENT SIDEWALKS. I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW MANY MILES THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. 
          AND NOT TO MENTION OUR STREETS. AND YOU KNOW,
WHETHER IT'S PANELING OR COMPLETELY REDO. 
          SO I LIKE THAT THOUGHT. WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO YIELD BACK AND RECOGNIZE COUNCILMAN
MAVERICK. 
          THANK YOU, MR. EMERY. OH, I THOUGHT I SAW YOU. 
          I THINK JUST A QUICK ASK HOW DIFFICULT IS IT TO DISSOLVE A TERSE WHAT'S REQUIRED? ARE WE SAYING WE WANT TO DISSOLVE IT? BUT IT'S A LITTLE BIT LIKE, YOU KNOW, SOME OF OUR OTHER AGREEMENTS WE CAN'T GET OUT OF
THEM. 
          SO IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISSOLVE THOSE TERMS? IF WE IF WE WANTED TO, THE CONVERSATION THAT I'VE HAD WITH OUR CITY ATTORNEY IS THAT IN
THE CASE OF ONE AND TWO, THEY COULD BE DISSOLVED. ONCE WE TAKE CARE OF ANY OUTSTANDING OBLIGATIONS AGAINST THOSE REVENUES. HOWEVER, TRES THREE IS A BIT MORE COMPLICATED BECAUSE IT INVOLVES
THE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT. SEATTLE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT. BOTH JOYCE AND I ARE MEETING WITH REPRESENTATIVES
OF THE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT. THERE IS CURRENTLY A MEETING BEING SCHEDULED FOR US TO SIT DOWN AND VISIT WITH
THEM. 
          ONE OF THE TARGETS IS SPECIFICALLY IMPROVEMENTS TO SIENNA PARKWAY AND DEDICATING,
DEDICATING SOME OF THE FUNDS TO THAT PROJECT. BUT IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT THIS,
THAT THESE SLIDES DO NOT IDENTIFY THE SPECIFIC PROJECTS IN THE CIP 
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THAT ARE BEING FUNDED. DO YOU HAVE THOSE? OH,
I WAS GETTING READY TO GO THROUGH WHAT MAKES UP THOSE DEVELOPER AGREEMENTS. 
          OKAY, OKAY, OKAY. SO EXCUSE ME. OKAY. CAN WE DO THE THE DISSOLVING OF THOSE THROUGH
COUNCIL? YES. DO WE HAVE TO GO TO A VOTE? IT IS A IT IS A COUNCIL DECISION. 
          OKAY. YOU CREATED THEM AND YOU CAN DISSOLVE THEM. 
          OKAY. THE FUND BALANCES WOULD GO TO THE ENTITIES THAT ARE PARTICIPATING IN THEM. 
          THE INCREMENT AT THAT POINT WOULD COME BACK TO THE GENERAL FUND. 
          I'LL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE. YOU'RE ALREADY GETTING THE BENEFIT ON TERS ONE BECAUSE THE PARKS
ADMINISTRATION BUILDING IS BEING FUNDED BY TERS ONE. THERE ARE MANY OTHER EXAMPLES WHERE PROJECTS ARE BEING FUNDED BY THE TERS,
BUT WHEN I LOOK AND SEE BIG FUND BALANCES LIKE THESE, I WANT TO KNOW WHY IS IT THAT WE CAN'T USE THEM MORE. 
          AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON. AND I THINK REALLY ONE IS THE ONE WHERE WE HAVE THE
BIGGEST QUESTION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT IT NEEDS TO CONTINUE. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND I JUST HAVE ONE MORE THING THAT I WANTED TO ADD TO
THAT. 
          CITY MANAGER, I THOUGHT, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN,
THAT WHEN DISSOLVING TOURS THAT YOU, WHATEVER THE DEBT THAT'S THERE, THAT YOU PAY OFF THAT DEBT THAT WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THAT THAT IS CORRECT. 
          AND THEN THE REST OF IT THAT WILL, WILL GAIN IT BACK. 
          THAT'S CORRECT. SO THAT'S GOT TO BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION IN THAT DETERMINATION,
BECAUSE THE CITY IN MANY CASES IS GETTING A DOLLAR FROM OTHER TAXING ENTITIES FOR EVERY DOLLAR WE'RE PUTTING INTO IT. 
          THAT'S RIGHT. AND IF WE CAN GET THAT MUCH BENEFIT OUT OF IT,
IT MAKES GOOD SENSE. 
          RIGHT? WE JUST NEED TO BE PUSHING THE PROJECTS THAT WE THINK ARE IMPORTANT,
RIGHT? AS OPPOSED TO WAITING FOR SOMEBODY ELSE TO COME UP WITH THE PROJECT. 
          RIGHT? AND TO THAT POINT, I THINK EACH OF THESE TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONES WERE
CREATED WHEN IT WAS CREATED AND TRYING TO SEE THAT IF THEY'RE VERY OLD, YEAH, IF THAT AREA WOULD GET THE BENEFIT OF SOMEONE COMING INTO THE
BUSINESS AND TRYING TO DO IT. 
          BUT THE PROBLEM I SEE WITH THIS, SOME OF THEM IS,
I MEAN, IT'S NOT SO MUCH THE DEBT. 
          IT'S SO MUCH OF THE CONTROL OF OUR PUBLIC WORKS AND OUR CIP TEAM NOT HAVING. 
          AND IF THERE IF THESE PROJECTS WERE INITIATED BY A COUNCIL THAT WAS IN 2012 OR 2010 OR
WHEREVER IT WAS, SOMETIMES THAT PROJECT, THERE'S A LABEL TO THE PROJECT AND IT WOULD JUST SIT THERE IN A
QUEUE AND NOTHING EVER HAPPENS. 
          SO I THINK THAT'S WHERE YOU'RE ASKING TO SEE WHERE IT IS. 
          AND I THINK I WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHAT THE DEBT IS. 
          AND IF WE CAN LOOK AT THAT AND SEE IF IT'S WORTH IT TO GET THAT MONEY BACK. 
          BUT KEEP IN MIND, IT'S OUR TAXPAYER. IT'S IT'S OUR MONEY ANYWAY. 
          IT'S PROPERTY TAXES, MONEY THAT'S SET ASIDE FOR BUSINESSES THAT ARE LOOKING TO GET SOME
FUNDING. 
          THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. SO I CAN PROVIDE THE PROJECTS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE DEVELOPER
AGREEMENTS AND ASK THE CITY MANAGER MENTIONED WE ARE DIGGING DEEPER INTO THE TERMS. SO IN ADDITION TO THE CITY'S PARKS MAINTENANCE FACILITIES,
THERE IS SOUTHBOUND VENTURES, WHICH IS LISTED AS A SHOPPING CENTER REDEVELOPMENT. THERE'S FORT BEND COUNTY,
MISSOURI CITY, JIM, AND THERE IS THE CITY OF MISSOURI CITY, INDEPENDENCE BOULEVARD. THAT'S WHAT MAKES UP THE 4 MILLION AND DEVELOPER AGREEMENTS. 
          SO THESE ARE PROBABLY, LIKE YOU MENTIONED, PROJECTS THAT STARTED BEFORE SOME OF YOU WERE
ON COUNCIL. 
          I THINK YOU ALL HAVE A PLAN. YES. SO THE NEXT TASK,
WHICH IS TERS TWO VICKSBURG. 
          THIS PARTICULAR TASK WAS CREATED IN 1999. IT'S CURRENTLY SCHEDULED TO DISSOLVE IN DECEMBER
OF 2049. 
          SIMILAR TO TERS ONE, THE FINANCIAL ACTIVITY IS TIED TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND OBLIGATIONS OF
THE SPECIFIC ZONE. 
          ONCE AGAIN, REVENUES ARE GENERATED PRIMARILY FROM PROPERTY TAXES AND EXPENDITURES CONSIST
MOSTLY OF DEVELOPER AGREEMENTS FOR THIS PARTICULAR TERS. WE HAVE SOME CITY PROJECTS. 
          WE HAVE THE MUSTANG BAYOU WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT EXPANSION. 
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WE HAVE NEW QUESTS WHICH IS FORT BEND TOWNE CENTER TWO. 
          WE ALSO HAVE ANOTHER PROJECT, NEW QUEST FORT BEND TOWN CENTER THREE. 
          WE HAVE THE REIMBURSEMENT FOR PERRY HOMES CREEK,
MONT. 
          WE HAVE THE MIXED USE PROPERTY. WE HAVE THE CITY'S WATER TREATMENT PLANT OF 6.5 MILLION. SO THAT'S THAT MAKES UP 11 MILLION OR PRETTY MUCH 12 MILLION IN THAT PROFESSIONAL CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT LINE. OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO VERSE THREE,
WHICH IS SIENA. 
          THIS IS THE ONE THAT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE COMPLICATED BECAUSE OF THE THREE PARTICIPANTS. 
          BUT THIS ZONE WAS CREATED IN 2007, CURRENTLY SET TO DISSOLVE IN 2037. 
          REVENUES FROM PROPERTY TAXES AND EXPENDITURES ARE MOSTLY DEBT SERVICE. 
          WE DO NOT HAVE ANY DEVELOPER AGREEMENTS FOR THIS PARTICULAR ZONE. 
          IT'S JUST ALL DEBT. ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE I MOVE ON TO SOLID WASTE. 
          OKAY, SO THE SOLID WASTE FUNDS PROVIDES A SEPARATE ACCOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR THE CITY'S
SOLID WASTE OPERATIONS. 
          CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZED A NEW CONTRACT WITH GFL ENVIRONMENTAL FOR RESIDENTIAL AND
COMMERCIAL SOLID WASTE COLLECTION SERVICES BEGINNING JANUARY 1ST. THAT'S WHEN FEES WERE INCREASED IN ORDER FOR GFL TO
INCREASE RATES. 
          THE CITY MUST BE PROVIDED A NOTICE BY JUNE 1ST OF EACH YEAR. 
          WE DID NOT RECEIVE A NOTICE. THEREFORE, THIS BUDGET DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY INCREASES IN
THEBES. 
          THIS BUDGET IS PRETTY MUCH SUPPOSED TO BE A PASS THROUGH FOR US. 
          SO PROJECTED REVENUES FOR SOLID WASTE TOTALS 5.4 MILLION,
WITH PROJECTIONS PROJECTED EXPENDITURES TOTALING 5.1 MILLION. WE DO WE DO HAVE INTEREST INCOME IN HERE. 
          AND SO WE'RE STILL IN A PROCESS OF ANALYZING THIS FUND BECAUSE LIKE I SAID,
IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE A PASS THROUGH. 
          SO WHATEVER THAT FUND BALANCE IS, WE WANT TO USE IT FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 
          SO I SIGNED UP TO ASK A QUESTION ABOUT THE SOLID WASTE. 
          I KNOW WHEN WE SIGNED THE CONTRACT IT WAS SIGNED FOR FIVE YEARS. 
          CORRECT. FIVE YEARS PLUS FIVE YEARS PLUS ONE. 
          OR IS IT FIVE PLUS TWO? I BELIEVE IT WAS THREE PLUS TWO. 
          THREE PLUS TWO. TOTALING AT FIVE. YES, SIR. BUT EACH YEAR CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG. 
          EACH YEAR THAT THE COMPANY COULD RAISE OR COULD COME BACK IN HERE AND ASK FOR ADDITIONAL
MONEY OR, OR IS IT EACH YEAR OR AFTER THE THREE EACH YEAR,
THEY HAVE THE RIGHT. 
          SO INITIALLY THIS YEAR THEY WOULD HAVE SENT A LETTER ON JUNE 1ST,
LIKE SHE MENTIONED, FOR 2027 INCREASE. 
          SO DID WE GET ANYTHING? NO SIR, WE DID NOT. WE DID NOT. 
          SO GERALD IS NOT TRYING TO TAKE OUR MONEY? NO. 
          THERE IS NO INCREASE IN THE BUDGET. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. 
          OKAY, SO WE'RE WINDING DOWN. OUR NEXT SET OF FUNDS ARE THE REPLACEMENT FUNDS. 
          WAIT. HOLD ON. COUNCIL MEMBER. EMERY HAD A QUESTION. 
          I DIDN'T SEE IT. THE QUESTION I HAVE IS THAT WE HAVE WE'VE GIVEN THE THE VENDOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO RAISE RATES AT CERTAIN POINTS. YES. IS THERE ANY WAY THAT THE VALUE IN THE FUND BALANCE CAN BE USED TO PAY WHATEVER THAT INCREASE IS, AS OPPOSED TO PASSING THAT ON TO THE CITIZENS? CITY MANAGER DO YOU HAVE AN OPINION ON THAT? LOOK,
WE CAN LOOK TO ME. 
          YEAH. I'VE GOT AN OPINION ON A LOT OF THINGS,
BUT THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN TO BE ONE OF THEM. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER? NOT SERIOUSLY. SO WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN A REQUEST FOR AN INCREASE. 
          I DON'T WANT TO PREDICT THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET ONE,
BUT CERTAINLY YOU COULD MAKE THAT DECISION. 
          I'M STILL WAITING FOR AN ANSWER ON HOW THE FRANCHISE FEES FLOW THROUGH THIS FUND. 
          THAT'S A QUESTION THAT I POSED TO STAFF, AND I'M STILL WAITING ON AN ANSWER ON THAT. 
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BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE COULD LOOK AT. THAT WOULD BE MY ASK IS THAT,
YOU KNOW, IF IN FACT, WE HAVE A REQUEST FOR AN INCREASE, DO WE HAVE THE LATITUDE TO BE ABLE TO USE OUR FUND
BALANCE TO PAY WHATEVER THAT INCREASE IS AND NOT PASS IT ON TO OUR CITIZENS? THIS IS JUST MY OPINION. FIRST, I THINK WE NEED TO ANALYZE HOW WE GOT TO THAT POINT,
BECAUSE WITHIN THIS FUND, THERE'S A PROGRAM CALLED THE GREEN FEE. HISTORICALLY,
THEY HAVE NOT SPENT ALL OF THEIR ALLOCATION. 
          SO THIS MONEY COULD BELONG TO THEM. BUT IT'S NOT BEST PRACTICE FOR THE CITY TO BE GIVEN
MONEY BACK TO A PRIVATE COMPANY. 
          SO LET US ANALYZE THIS AND SEE WHAT MAKES IT UP,
AND THEN WE'LL GET BACK WITH YOU. 
          OKAY, SO THE FLEET REPLACEMENT FUND. SO THIS FUND IS USED TO REPLACE VEHICLES AND TO
PURCHASE NEW VEHICLES WITHIN THIS BUDGET. WE HAVE THE TWO NEW FIRE TRUCKS. 
          WE ALSO HAVE NEW VEHICLES FOR THE TEN NEW PUBLIC WORKS STAFF THAT WE TALKED ABOUT. WE ALSO HAVE IN THIS BUDGET FUNDING FOR EQUIPMENT TO KIND OF START UP THE PROGRAM THAT MUSTAFA WANTS TO DO IN TERMS OF BRINGING STRIPING AND CONCRETE
POURING IN HOUSE. 
          SO THAT'S WHAT MAKES UP THE MAJORITY OF THIS BUDGET. 
          WE DO HAVE A NEW PROCESS FOR HOW WE DETERMINE WHICH VEHICLES SHOULD BE REPLACED. 
          IT'S NO LONGER BASED ON THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. 
          IT IS BASED ON THE AGE, MAINTENANCE, COST AND LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. 
          SO RIGHT NOW WE DO HAVE A PLACEHOLDER IN THE BUDGET WHILE WE CONTINUE TO WORK THROUGH THE
FORMULA FOR REPLACEMENT. 
          SO I HAVE THREE FOUR PEOPLE SIGNED UP ON THIS. 
          SO LET ME RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER O'DEKIRK. THANK YOU. 
          SO BERTHA, THE 7 MILLION IS STRICTLY COMING OUT OF OUR IT'S ANNUAL BUDGET. 
          I KNOW THAT THE THE PERSONNEL COSTS WE SAID WERE COMING FROM METRO. 
          WHERE ARE WE GETTING THE MONEY TO PAY FOR THESE EXTRA VEHICLES THAT WERE ALLOCATED? NOT NOT JUST, I MEAN, SO ONE OF THE SIX BUCKETS IN THE ASSIGNED FUND BALANCE IN THE
GENERAL FUND IS FOR FLEET REPLACEMENT. THE MAJORITY OF THAT MONEY IN PARTICULAR,
ABOUT 4.2 OF THAT IS COMING OUT OF THE DEBT SERVICE FUND BALANCE BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE WE WE WERE HOLDING THE FUNDING FOR THE TWO FIRE TRUCKS,
AND WE'RE TRANSFERRING IT OVER TO THIS FUND BECAUSE THIS FUND HOUSES ALL OF OUR ASSETS. 
          OKAY. BUT NOT THIS. I WAS TRYING TO GET NONE OF THIS IS COMING FROM METRO. 
          OKAY. JUST THE RIGHT NOW, JUST THE 1.8 MILLION IS COMING FROM METRO TO COVER SALARIES FOR
MOBILITY. 
          OKAY. THANK YOU. I RECOGNIZE THE MAYOR PRO TEM KLAUSER. 
          YES. MY QUESTION IS MORE FOR FOR MUSTAFA. I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT IN AN EFFORT TO REDUCE
COSTS FOR SOME OF THE PROJECTS. ARE WE GOING WITH ASPHALT OR CONCRETE,
OR ARE YOU LOOKING INTO THAT TO REDUCE COSTS FOR THESE PROJECTS THAT YOU HAVE FOR 2027? WE WILL CERTAINLY LOOK INTO IT. 
          SOME OF THOSE WE HAVE TO GO CONCRETE BECAUSE IT DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH TRAFFIC THOSE STREETS
TAKES. 
          SO WE'RE STILL EVALUATING DIFFERENT STREETS AND SEE WHICH ONE WE WILL DO ASPHALT,
WHICH ONES WILL BE CONCRETE. 
          OKAY, BUT A DECISION HASN'T BEEN MADE CORRECT TO FACTOR INTO THESE NUMBERS. 
          OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN MARSHALL. 
          THANK YOU. BERTHA, I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO GET $3 MILLION FOR ONE OF THE FIRE TRUCKS
FROM SIENNA. 
          IS THAT STILL NOT HAPPENING? OKAY, THAT THAT IS NOT IN THE 2027 BUDGET THAT GOT MOVED TO
THE 2028 BUDGET. 
          THE REASON BEING IS THAT WE HAVE TO GIVE SIENNA NOTICE THAT WE WILL BE PURCHASING A NEW
FIRE TRUCK. 
          SO IT'S TIMING ON THAT. OKAY. BUT YOU DO IF YOU WANT TO EXPLAIN ANYMORE. 
          SURE. THAT'S OKAY WITH YOU? YEAH. GOOD AFTERNOON,
MAYOR AND COUNCIL. 
          YES. IT'S A TIMING SEQUENCE. SO THE FIRE TRUCK REQUEST FOR SIENNA HAS BEEN PUSHED BACK TO
FY 28. 
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BECAUSE WE HAVE TO GIVE THEM ONE YEAR NOTICE IN WRITING THAT WE WANT TO PURCHASE THAT
REPLACEMENT. 
          OKAY. AND SO WILL YOU. SO YOU'RE PLANNING ON MAKING THE PURCHASE IN 27. 
          WE ARE PROJECTING IN 27. BUT WE NEEDED TO GO THROUGH THE ONE YEAR NOTICE. 
          AND SO IT WON'T REALLY HIT THE BUDGET UNTIL FY 28 FOR A PLACEHOLDER. 
          SO THEY WILL PLAY US, PLAY US, PAY US RETROACTIVELY. 
          THEY REIMBURSE THE CITY. THEY WILL REIMBURSE THE CITY FOR IT. 
          CORRECT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. RECOGNIZING COUNCILMEMBER EMERY. 
          WELL, I, I JUST WANT TO MAKE AN OBSERVATION. I'VE NEVER SEEN SO MANY WHITE SHIRTS IN THE
AUDIENCE, BUT NOW I KNOW THE REASON WHY. SO HEADS UP. ALL RIGHT. 
          SO, BERTHA, I JUST HAD A QUESTION. SO MCTV FLEET IS ON HERE,
RIGHT? MCTV THAT THAT DID NOT COME FORWARD AS A REQUEST. 
          IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE PURCHASED OR IS THAT A LEASE? WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK INTO IT. I DON'T THINK IT'S A,
IT HAS TO BE A PURCHASE, BUT I WILL VERIFY THAT AND LET THE CITY MANAGER KNOW. 
          YEAH. BECAUSE I WAS GOING TO SAY TAKE OUT THE FIRE TRUCK AT THE MCTV. 
          BUT NOW LET ME BE CLEAR. WE CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE THE FIRE TRUCK IN THE 2027 BUDGET. 
          YEAH, IT'LL BE IN THE 2028. SO IF WE CAN SEE THAT MCTV. 
          BECAUSE IF WE I THINK OUR COMMUNICATION IS GOING TO IS GOING TO GROW. 
          AND THAT WHOLE DEPARTMENT IS, WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT OUT THERE IN THE PUBLIC BECAUSE
PEOPLE I'VE SEEN PEOPLE WHEN IT CAME TO THE THE THEATER. WHAT IS THAT? FORT BEND TOWN CENTER TWO AND ALL THESE EVENTS THAT GO PEOPLE WOULD
TAKE A PICTURE IN FRONT OF IT, BUT IT NEEDS TO BE OPERATED. I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S LEASED OR NOT. 
          SO WE NEED SOMETHING NEW. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. 
          I'M VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT IT. I'M SORRY, BUT I PICKED THAT UP. 
          OKAY. ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO NEXT. I SAW IT, YOU DID,
I DID. 
          ALRIGHT, LET'S GO. OKAY, SO OUR FINAL FUND OVERVIEW IS REPLACEMENT FUND TECHNOLOGY. 
          SO THIS FUND IS USED TO REPLACE THE TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE THAT'S ON OUR TEN YEAR
REPLACEMENT FUND. THIS PARTICULAR FUND GETS ITS FUNDING FROM THE GENERAL FUND. 
          LET ME SAY THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO GO BACK AND REEVALUATE THIS FUND,
BECAUSE I BELIEVE THE 2.5 MILLION IS OVERSTATED. IT SHOULD REALLY BE 1.5. SO AS WE MENTIONED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE WORKSHOP,
THERE MAY BE ADJUSTMENTS BETWEEN WHAT YOU SEE HERE AND THE BUDGET. 
          WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO OUR DUE DILIGENCE AND MAKE SURE THAT WHATEVER WE HAVE
IN THIS BUDGET, WE HAVE THE SUPPORTING DETAIL TO SUPPORT IT. AND BEFORE YOU GO FURTHER,
WE HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS RECOGNIZING COUNCIL MEMBER. 
          THANK YOU. SO HERE I BELIEVE I HEARD YOU SAY YOU'RE GOING TO BE REDUCING THIS ONE DOWN TO
1.5 MILLION, BUT IS THAT ENOUGH TO KEEP UP WITH THE DEMAND OF CHANGING TECHNOLOGY? TO ALSO INCLUDE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE HEARD FIRE TALK ABOUT BEFORE IN THE PAST,
SOME THINGS WITH THEIR HELMETS WHERE THEY CAN SEE IN THE SHIELDS IS ALL OF THAT ENCOMPASSED IN HERE OR WHAT IS THIS FOR? I BELIEVE THIS IS PURELY FOR LICENSING LICENSES
IS DIFFERENT. 
          OKAY. THAT 3.2 MILLION IS OVER IN THE GENERAL FUND FOR SERVICES AGREEMENTS. 
          OKAY. THIS IS STRICTLY ASSOCIATED WHAT'S IN THE TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT. 
          THE PROCESS IS THAT ANY DEPARTMENT THAT HAS A TECHNOLOGY REQUEST,
IT SHOULD ROUTE THAT REQUEST THROUGH IT, AND THEN IT DETERMINES IF THAT REQUEST SHOULD COME FORWARD. 
          THERE IS A COMMITTEE OR THERE WE USED TO HAVE A COMMITTEE. 
          WE'LL HAVE TO REFORMULATE THAT COMMITTEE. THE ONLY OTHER THING IN HERE THAT'S OUTSIDE OF
IT WOULD BE SOME SOFTWARE FOR HR. WE CURRENTLY USE NEOGOV, BUT A VERY SMALL,
VERY SMALL CAPABILITY OF THE SYSTEM. 
          SO WE WANT TO ENHANCE THAT SYSTEM SO THAT WE COULD BRING ON MORE OF THE MODULES TO REDUCE
THE TIME IT TAKES US TO RECRUIT FOR A POSITION, AND WE ALSO WANT TO USE THAT MODULE TO DO PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS,
I BELIEVE. 
          OKAY. AND SO BECAUSE NO OTHER DEPARTMENT CAN HOUSE SOFTWARE OR TECHNOLOGY,
EVERYTHING HAS TO SIT IN ITS BUDGET. 
          AND WHAT ABOUT YOUR BURNING DREAM AND REQUEST FOR AN ACCOUNTING PACKAGE? IT'S NOT THERE YET. I AM GOING TO START PUTTING IT IN THE FORECAST THOUGH,
SO WE CAN START SAVING THE MONEY. 
          [01:45:07]
OKAY. I FIRST NEED TO GET SOME QUOTES BECAUSE WE'RE HEARING MORE AND MORE THAT OUR SYSTEM
IS NOT DOING US ANY JUSTICE. 
          WE END UP DOING MORE MANUAL EFFORT THAN AUTOMATED EFFORT. 
          I'M GOING TO CONTINUE TO ASK YOU ABOUT THAT UNTIL YOU GET IT BEFORE US THAT WAY. 
          OKAY. ALWAYS KEEP IT ON OUR MIND. OKAY. OKAY. 
          I GET QUOTES. I HAVE A COMMENT FOR CITY MANAGER. 
          A LOT OF TIMES. SO THIS SEEMS TO BE LIKE JUST KIND OF A CHANGE OUT YOUR PC. 
          CHANGE OUT YOUR COMPUTER. IT'S MORE HARD HARDWARE DRIVEN. 
          IT'S LIKE THE FLEET'S RIGHT. SO YOU JUST CHANGE OUT FOR THE NEW ONES. 
          I THINK, WHAT IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, I THINK WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN MARSHALL WAS ALLUDING
TO TECHNOLOGY WISE, I DON'T KNOW. I KNOW, FOR EXAMPLE, PUBLIC WORKS HAS A C IP,
RIGHT. 
          SO WITH THE NEW TECHNOLOGY THAT THAT THE DEPARTMENT NEEDS,
RIGHT. 
          YOU GOT HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE. SO I THINK THE NEO GOV OR WHATEVER YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT,
THAT WOULD BE A SOFTWARE PLATFORM IN MY OPINION. 
          BUT I THINK WHAT WE'RE REFERRING TO THE, THE,
THE WEBSITE DRIVING THE LATEST AND TOP OF CHAT, YOU KNOW, ALL THESE THINGS THAT WOULD HELP. AND I THINK THE POLICE AND FIRE I'VE SEEN IT
WHERE, YOU KNOW, IN I'M NOT EVEN SURE IF WE HAVE IT,
BUT LAST TIME I DID A, I DRIVE WITH THE POLICE. 
          THEY WERE JUST KIND OF TAKING YOUR ID AND, AND GIVING YOU BACK AND SAYS,
YOU KNOW, YOUR TICKET WILL COME IN THE MAIL OR SOMETHING. 
          BUT IN SUGARLAND, THEY WOULD, YOU KNOW, AS YOU'RE TALKING TO THEM,
THERE WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT SPIT OUT FROM A SOMETHING. 
          SO THOSE KIND OF TECHNOLOGY THINGS, MY UNDERSTANDING WE ARE USING TICKET WRITERS. 
          YES. NOW. OKAY. BUT I'M SURE THERE ARE OTHER NEEDS WHERE TECHNOLOGY CAN REALLY ENHANCE OUR PRODUCTIVITY. 
          AND ALTHOUGH AMAL IS WORKING REALLY HARD AND DOING A GREAT JOB FILLING THAT LEADERSHIP
POSITION WITHIN THE IT AREA IS CRITICAL TO MOVING FORWARD ON THIS. OKAY. 
          SO BASICALLY WE WERE SAYING WE WANT THE TOYS. 
          I, I UNDERSTAND, YES, SIR. YES. ALL RIGHT. MOVE FORWARD. 
          OKAY. WELL, THIS IS OUR FINAL SLIDE. SO THE ROAD TO THE BUDGET ADOPTION. 
          SO IN JUNE WE HAD A VERY HIGH LEVEL PRELIMINARY PRELIMINARY OVERVIEW OF THE BUDGET. 
          FOR THE PAST TWO DAYS WE'VE BEEN DOING SOMEWHAT OF A DEEPER DIVE. 
          ON AUGUST 17TH YOU WILL RECEIVE THE PRESENTATION OF THE CERTIFIED TAX ROLLS. 
          ALSO ON THAT DAY, COUNCIL SHOULD BE SETTING THE MAXIMUM TAX RATE. 
          ON AUGUST 31ST, THE CITY MANAGER WILL FILE HIS PROPOSED BUDGET WITH THE CITY SECRETARY AND
POST THAT BUDGET TO THE WEBSITE. 
          AND THEN IN SEPTEMBER, ON SEPTEMBER 21ST, WE WILL HAVE THE BUDGET,
PUBLIC HEARING AND BUDGET ADOPTION. 
          ON SEPTEMBER 21ST, WE'LL ALSO HAVE THE TAX RATE,
PUBLIC HEARING AND TAX RATE ADOPTION. 
          SO THOSE ARE THE UPCOMING AND LAST OF THE BUDGET ACTIVITIES. 
          WELL THIS CONCLUDES DAY TWO OF THE BUDGET WORKSHOP. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ATTENDING. AND WE'RE OPEN TO ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. 
          OKAY. MR. MAYOR, IF I COULD ADD ONE THING. THE ONCE AGAIN,
SOFIA IS WORKING VERY DILIGENTLY TO DELIVER THE COMMUNICATIONS NEEDS OF THE CITY FOR OUR RESIDENTS. 
          ONCE AGAIN, WE NEED THE SOME LEADERSHIP IN THAT AREA,
AND WE'RE WORKING DILIGENTLY TO GET THAT ON. 
          BUT MOST RECENTLY, SHE HAS BEEN WORKING WITH BERTHA AND OTHER STAFF TO COME UP WITH OUR FORWARD FACING PUBLIC PICTURE OF THE BUDGET. MAYOR,
YOU GAVE US SOME IDEAS THAT YOU'VE SEEN, AND WE'RE LOOKING AT SOME OTHERS THAT WE HOPE TO HAVE IN PLACE BETWEEN
AUGUST 17TH AND THE END OF THE MONTH. SURE. ABSOLUTELY. I'M GOING TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT. 
          I'M GOING TO HAVE EACH COUNCIL MEMBER TO SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT THEIR BUDGET. 
          AND THIS WORKSHOP. SO IF NOT, IF YOU DON'T MIND,
CAN WE START WITH YOU? 
          [01:50:05]
GREAT JOB. OKAY, EMERY. YEAH. I GUESS THE QUESTION I HAVE IS DO WE HAVE ANOTHER SHOT AT MAKING IT MODIFICATIONS OR CHANGES TO THE BUDGET? AT WHAT POINT IN TIME ARE WE SAYING THIS IS THE BUDGET? I MEAN, ARE THERE YOU KNOW, TO ME, THERE'S STILL SOME OPEN ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE DISCUSSED
THAT COULD HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE BUDGET. 
          SO IS THIS IT, OR DO WE GET AN OPPORTUNITY AT SOME POINT IN TIME,
EITHER SINGULARLY OR COLLECTIVELY, TO SAY, HEY, YOU KNOW, LET'S DISCUSS THE BUDGET AS IT IS BEING PRESENTED TO US? I'M ASSUMING TODAY MY ANSWER TO THAT WOULD BE WE'VE SHARED THE CONCEPT OF THE BUDGET AND THE DETAILS OF THE BUDGET BETWEEN JUNE AND NOW. 
          I WOULD ASK YOU TO BRING FORWARD ANY QUESTIONS OR IDEAS THAT YOU HAVE AS QUICKLY AS YOU
CAN, BECAUSE WHEN WE SET THE MAXIMUM TAX RATE ON AUGUST 17TH,
THERE'S NO GOING BACK FROM THAT. 
          IF, FOR EXAMPLE, THERE WAS A PROJECT YOU WANTED TO SEE IN THAT WOULD DRIVE UP THE TAX
RATE. 
          WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO IT AFTER AUGUST 17TH. 
          AND THEN I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I CAN GET AS CLOSE AS I CAN TO DELIVERING THE BUDGET AT
THE END OF THE MONTH. 
          YEAH. THAT REFLECTS WHAT THE CONSENSUS OF CITY COUNCIL IS. 
          SO WE WOULD ASK YOU TO PLEASE COMMUNICATE WITH US AS SOON AS YOU CAN. 
          YOU CAN EITHER COMMUNICATE WITH BERTHA OR YOU CAN COMMUNICATE WITH ME. 
          EITHER ONE. OKAY. THAT'S FAIR. THANK YOU. AND I HAVE A FEW. 
          SO YOU KNOW, AND I I'LL SHARE THOSE WITH YOU,
AND I THINK MAYBE WORK IN TANDEM WITH THE MAYOR PRO TEM ON A PARTICULAR ITEM THAT COULD HAVE AN IMPACT ON ON THE BUDGET. 
          YES, SIR. COUNCIL MEMBER. THANK YOU. SO I JUST APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT'S GONE INTO
THIS FROM ALL THE STAFF TO, YOU KNOW, OUR OUR SENIOR STAFF. THIS IS NOT AN EASY TASK. 
          AND YOU GUYS, I FEEL LIKE, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES IT FEELS LIKE YOU'RE BEATING A DEAD HORSE,
BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE SQUEEZED EVERY PENNY OUT. AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK THAT'S
GONE INTO THIS, ESPECIALLY TO GET US DOWN TO WHERE WE ARE AND NOT HAVING TO DO THAT TWO AND A HALF CENTS. 
          BUT I HOPE THAT THE, OUR RESIDENTS KNOW HOW HARD THIS IS AND HOW MUCH WE DO WITH OUR
DOLLARS AND HOW WE STRETCH OUR DOLLARS. 
          AND YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO MAINTAIN OUR CITY STAFF,
WE WANT TO PAY YOU AS WELL AS WE, AS WE POSSIBLY CAN WHILE KEEPING OUR RESIDENTS BURDENED DOWN. AND I THINK YOU GUYS HAVE STRETCHED AS MUCH AS YOU CAN TO DO
THAT. 
          SO I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK THAT'S GONE INTO THIS. 
          RECOGNIZE EMPTY. MAYOR PRO TEM. YES. FIRST OF ALL,
ALAN, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR JUMPING RIGHT IN TO LEAD THIS SHIP. 
          YOU KNOW, AS THE CHANGEOVER HAPPENED, WE WERE RIGHT IN BUDGET SEASON. 
          AND THIS IS A TOUGH TIME. AS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT GOING BACK TO SCHOOL,
THIS IS LIKE FINALS FOR THE ADULTS IN THE ROOM PUTTING TOGETHER YOUR BUDGETS. 
          SO I WANT TO SAY PERSONALLY, THANK YOU. SOME OF YOU DIRECTORS,
THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME HERE. 
          A LOT OF YOU THIS IS YOUR FIRST BUDGET SEASON WITH US. 
          AND SO I LIKE THIS FORMAT. YOU COULD TELL YOU ALL PUT A LOT INTO THIS. 
          WHAT I WOULD SAY IS IF YOU'VE LISTENED TO ANY OF US,
AND HOPEFULLY Y'ALL HAVE OVER THE PAST TWO DAYS, THE SUGGESTIONS THAT WE'VE MADE, I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO GO OVER THOSE. 
          I THINK WE'VE ASKED SOME SOME VERY DIRECT QUESTIONS,
AND I WOULD JUST ASK THAT YOU IDENTIFY ANY OF THE COST SAVINGS THAT WE HAVE ASKED WHETHER THAT BE GOLF COURSE, DAVID,
WHETHER THAT BE YOUR DEPARTMENT WHETHER THAT BE MUSTAFA, YOUR DEPARTMENT, ANY OF THE DEPARTMENTS, ANY OF THE CONCERNS AND QUESTIONS THAT WE HAVE
ADDRESSED. 
          WE DO HAVE TIME TO AND IT'LL BE MUSIC TO OUR EARS IF Y'ALL COME BACK AND SAY,
OH, WE FOUND COST SAVINGS. 
          SO I WOULD JUST ASK THAT YOU JUST TAKE OUR FEEDBACK AND AND LOOK INTO EVERYTHING THAT
WE'VE ASKED. 
          AGAIN, THANK YOU. AND SHOUT OUT TO SOPHIA. SOPHIA,
THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU ARE DOING. 
          I KNOW YOU'VE JUST RECENTLY COME BACK AND YOU HIT THE GROUND RUNNING AND SO I DON'T WANT
THAT TO GO UNNOTICED. 
          [01:55:05]
YOUR HARD WORK AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT YOU'RE APPRECIATE IT. 
          RECOGNIZE AND COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN MARSHALL. THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU MAYOR. GREAT JOB. JUST JUST AN ABSOLUTE GREAT JOB. 
          VERY CLEAR VERY DETAILED ORIENTED, AND I APPRECIATE IT. 
          I DO JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION. ONE THING I DON'T THINK THAT WE TOUCHED ON IS WERE THERE ANY
ITEMS FROM THE 26 BUDGET THAT DID NOT CARRY OVER TO. 27. WE ALWAYS START THE REQUEST PROCESS FRESH. 
          DEPARTMENTS DID, IF THEY DID NOT GET APPROVED IN 26 THEY DID GET APPROVED IN. 
          27. AN EXAMPLE WOULD BE THE THE UTVS. THAT THE FIRE CHIEF WANTS IN ORDER TO DO WATER RESCUES. DO I HAVE THAT CORRECTLY? MS. MS. WELL, THE MS MEDICAL. SUPERVISOR. AND THEN THERE WAS A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT,
THE UTV, THAT YOU WANTED IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO DO WATER RESCUES. 
          THAT WAS A 26 REQUEST THAT CARRIED FORWARD TO 27. 
          THERE WAS MANDATORY OVERTIME WITHIN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. 
          THEY REQUESTED IT FOR. 26. THAT CARRIED OVER TO 27 AND IT'S NOW FUNDED IN THE. 
          27 BUDGET. THOSE ARE THE ONLY ONES I COULD THINK OF OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. 
          AND THE REASON WHY I ASKED THE QUESTION IS I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A PROPONENT OF NOT CUTTING
SERVICE. 
          AND SO WHEN WE SHAVE THINGS OFF AND OR THEY DON'T CARRY FORWARD OVER INTO THE NEXT BUDGET, IT ALWAYS CONCERNS ME THAT WE WOULD POSSIBLY CUT SERVICE. 
          SO IT'S GOOD TO HEAR THAT WE ARE AT A. FIVE. THREE I BELIEVE RATE THAT WE MAY BE LOOKING
AT BASED ON THE NUMBERS THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US, AND THAT WE'LL ALSO BE ABLE TO MEET EVERYTHING,
INCLUDING THE 30 MILLION THAT'S LEFT FROM THE 2021 BOND. 
          I TOO CONCUR THE SAME COMMENTS AS MAYOR PRO TEM KLAUSER. 
          PLEASE TAKE OUR COMMENTS BACK WITH YOU SINCE IT DOESN'T REALLY LOOK LIKE WE'RE GOING TO
GET ANOTHER SHOT TO CONVENE LIKE THIS. 
          I'M NOT GOING TO HARP ON THE MOWING FROM YESTERDAY,
BUT PLEASE HAVE HEARD THOSE CONCERNS. 
          AND THE REST IS JUST JUST THANK ALL OF YOU GUYS. 
          YOU GUYS DID A GREAT JOB. THANK YOU. OKAY. WELL,
ELLEN, I WOULD JUST TELL YOU THE SAME THING ECHOING FROM EVERYONE, BUT I WANT TO THANK BERTHA. YOU RHONDA, WHERE ARE YOU AT? I THOUGHT I SAW YOU, RHONDA, AND AND CYNTHIA,
WHO JUST GOT HERE YESTERDAY. 
          IT'S TOUGH. THIS IS ONE OF THE TOUGHEST THINGS TO DO. 
          WHICH IS TO PREPARE A BUDGET, AND THEN CITY MANAGER PRESENTS IT. 
          SO WE HAVE TO HAVE A BUDGET THAT'S BALANCED AND THEN TO GET IT PASSED AND TO MAKE ALL
SEVEN OF US HAPPY IN DISTRICT LEVEL AS WELL AS AT LARGE AND FROM NORTH TO SOUTH FROM EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD. SO IT IS NOT AN EASY THING TO DO. 
          I THINK SOMEONE MENTIONED SOME OF YOU WHO ARE NEW HERE. 
          YOU KNOW, OF COURSE, OUR POLICE CHIEF PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR,
AND OTHERS WHO HAVE JOINED US. 
          THIS IS A NEW TASK, BUT NOT KNOWING. AFTER JULY 9TH,
HOW WERE WE GOING TO END UP WITH THE BUDGET? SO I WANT TO THANK YOU, ALAN, AND, AND THE ENTIRE TEAM FOR PUTTING UP A BUDGET,
WHICH MUSTAFA SCARED US. 
          IT WAS GOING TO BE TWO AND A HALF CENTS TO A QUARTER CENT. 
          SO WHICH IS DOABLE. AND I'M JUST PICKING ON HIM. 
          BUT IT'S JUST TO SEE THAT, THAT WE'VE KIND OF GOTTEN EVERYTHING THAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR. 
          AND OF COURSE, THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT YOU SAID AS US,
WE CAN KIND OF SHARE THAT WITH YOU. 
          BUT SEEING THE FACT THAT CITY, MISSOURI CITY COUNCIL IS ABLE TO PUT TOGETHER A BUDGET
WITHOUT A HUGE INCREASE OF TAX ON A ON A TIME WHEN PEOPLE ARE HAVING A HARD TIME AND THEY'RE SUFFERING,
THEY'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF THEY HAVE A JOB TOMORROW OR NOT. 
          AND GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS, TWO DEPARTMENTS,
I THINK YOU MENTIONED EARLIER COMMUNICATIONS AND I T DON'T HAVE DIRECTORS, I THINK FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS OR SO OR EVEN LONGER THEY'VE WORKED HARDER
WITHOUT DROPPING ANY BALL, IF YOU WILL, IN THE NEWSLETTERS CAME OUT ON TIME,
THINGS WERE OUT THERE THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. 
          SO WE'RE JUST VERY GRATEFUL FOR THAT. THAT JUST GOES TO SHOW ME THAT WE HAVE Y'ALL ARE
GROWING THE LEADERS THAT ARE IN THE SYSTEM AND CONTINUING TO GROW. 
          BUT THANK YOU TO OUR FIRE AND POLICE FOR DOING THE HARD WORK THAT YOU DO EVERY DAY. 
          [02:00:04]
OUR CITIZENS DO APPRECIATE IT. AND I KNOW THAT,
YOU KNOW, I'M SURE THE REQUESTS WERE PROBABLY THIS LONG AND THEN WE CONDENSED IT TO THIS MUCH, INCLUDING POSITIONS COMING DOWN TO IT AND SEEING THAT WE WERE ABLE TO FINALLY,
FOR THE FIRST TIME USE METRO THAT WE'RE AGAIN PAYING INTO IT TO, TO HAVE 9 OR 10 POSITIONS AND MOVING FORWARD,
HAVING THAT, I THINK THAT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL WHERE WE CONTROL SOME OF AND SOME OF OUR PROJECTS, NOT JUST STRIPING,
BUT GETTING THINGS DONE. 
          SO ULTIMATELY, OUR, OUR TAXPAYERS WANTS TO SEE THESE THINGS FIXED QUICKLY. 
          SO WITH THAT, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. LOOKING FORWARD TO AUGUST 17TH. 
          AS COUNCIL SETS A MAXIMUM TAX RATE TO MOVE OUR CITY FOR THE 27 TO MOVE FORWARD. 
          OKAY. WITH NO ONE ON THE QUEUE WITH NO FURTHER DISCUSSIONS,
TIME IS 401. 
          THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU ALL. 
          THANK YOU. THANK.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.