Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone #1 - Regular Meeting

Whether you're a current business owner, downtown dreamer, or somebody with a great idea, you deserve a seat at the table.

My job is to help with any zoning questions or building safety questions that may or may not require a permit.

I'm here to help you with any of your water service needs, such as turning on and off service, any billing questions you may have.

We're there to help you navigate all of those systems to help you get involved in your business.

We offer complimentary services for branding. And at this time, we're going to, I know it says roll call. I guess we'll do roll call. Oh, gosh, I'm so sorry. I've never really done roll call, but we do have a quorum. And at this time, we're going to do Pledge of Allegiance and prayer. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

You'll bow your head with me. Dear Holy Father, just thank you for another day in your love and your creation, God. I just pray for this group here, God. Give us guidance and wisdom to do your will for downtown. I just thank you for the thing that the city, the county, the school district, all the entities are coming together and doing for this area, God. I thank you for your people here. I pray blessings on all of us, especially the first responders, God. Let them go home to their families safe and sound every day. Thank you for this week and give us just an opportunity to share your love. In Jesus' name, amen.

Amen.

Sorry about my reminder going off. Okay, at this time, I will have any questions or comments from any citizen. And I see none, so we will move on to the consent agenda. Consider and take appropriate action on the minutes of the regular meeting of July 29, 2026. And if there's any questions or comments, and if not, I'll entertain a motion.

I'll make a motion to accept minutes. I'll second.

And all in favor? And it passes. And then in compliance with Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, Open Meetings Law, the board will retire into executive session relative to Section 551.087 for discussion regarding commercial or financial information received from a business prospect and or to deliberate the offer of a financial or other incentive to a business or prospect discuss discuss possible incentives related to the downtown momentum grant program 515 north main 518 north main 502 north main 510 north deal 500 north main 501 north main 603 north main 422 north main and it is i don't even know the time 1202.

Whether you're a current business owner, downtown dreamer, or somebody with a great idea, you deserve a seat at the table.

My job is to help with any zoning questions or building safety questions that may or may not require a permit.

I'm here to help you with any of your water service needs, such as turning on and off service, any billing questions you may have.

We're there to help you navigate all of those systems to help you get involved in your business or promote it.

So we offer complimentary services for branding, for marketing, for social media, for their website design.

Our goal with this event is to make you feel like you have a full team of professionals right behind you wanting to make your dreams happen.

I'm here to help you with any zoning or building safety type questions. So I try to help keep your neighborhood safe and I try to make

a difference daily. I use my knowledge of the codes to keep people safe. I look forward to seeing you at Seat at the Table.

With Seat at the Table, we bring all those people into one room so you can make one stop and get the answers you need. So remember, pull up a chair, bring your questions, and lead with answers.

Whether you're a current business owner, downtown dreamer, or somebody with a great idea, you deserve a seat at the table.

My job is to help with any zoning questions or building safety questions that may or may not require a permit.

I'm here to help you with any of your water service needs, such as turning on and off service, any billing questions you may have.

We're there to help you navigate all of those systems to help you get involved in your business or promote it.

So we offer complimentary services for branding, for marketing, for social media, for their website design.

Our goal with this event is to make you feel like you have a full team of professionals right behind you wanting to make your dreams happen.

I'm here to help you with any zoning or building safety type questions.

So I try to help keep your neighborhood safe and I try to make a difference daily. I use my knowledge of the codes to keep people safe.

I look forward to seeing you at the Seat at the Table.

With Seat at the Table, we bring all those people into one room so you can make one stop and get the answers you need. So remember, pull up a chair, bring your questions, and lead with answers.

Whether you're a current business owner, downtown dreamer, or somebody with a great idea, you deserve a seat at the table.

My job is to help with any zoning questions or building safety questions that may or may not require a permit.

I'm here to help you with any of your water service needs, such as turning on and off service, any billing questions you may have.

We're there to help you navigate all of those systems to help you get involved in your business or promote it.

So we offer complimentary services for branding, for marketing, for social media, for their website design.

Our goal with this event is to make you feel like you have a full team of professionals right behind you wanting to make your dreams happen.

I'm here to help you with any zoning or building safety type questions. So I try to help keep your neighborhood safe and I try to make

a difference daily. I use my knowledge of the codes to keep people safe.

I look forward to seeing you at Seat at the Table.

With Seat at the Table, we bring all those people into one room so you can make one stop and get the answers you need. So remember, pull up a chair, bring your questions, and lead with answers.

Whether you're a current business owner, downtown dreamer, or somebody with a great idea, you deserve a seat at the table.

My job is to help with any zoning questions or building safety questions that may or may not require a permit.

I'm here to help you with any of your water service needs, such as turning on and off service, any billing questions you may have.

We're there to help you navigate all of those systems to help you get involved in your business or promote it.

So we offer complimentary services for branding, for marketing, for social media, for their website design.

Our goal with this event is to make you feel like you have a full team of professionals right behind you wanting to make your dreams happen.

I'm here to help you with any zoning or building safety type questions.

So I try to help keep your neighborhood safe and I try to make a difference daily. I use my knowledge of the codes to keep people safe.

I look forward to seeing you at Seat at the Table.

With Seat at the Table, we bring all those people into one room so you can make one stop and get the answers you need. So remember, pull up a chair, bring your questions, and lead with answers.

Whether you're a current business owner, downtown dreamer, or somebody with a great idea, you deserve a seat at the table.

My job is to help with any zoning questions or building safety questions that may or may not require a permit.

I'm here to help you with any of your water service needs, such as turning on and off service, any billing questions you may have.

We're there to help you navigate all of those systems to help you get involved in your business or promote it.

So we offer complimentary services for branding, for marketing, for social media, for their website design.

Our goal with this event is to make you feel like you have a full team of professionals right behind you wanting to make your dreams happen.

I'm here to help you with any zoning or building safety type questions. So I try to help keep your neighborhood safe and I try to make a difference daily.

I use my knowledge of the codes to keep people safe.

I look forward to seeing you at Seat at the Table.

With Seat at the Table, we bring all those people into one room so you can make one stop and get the answers you need. So remember, pull up a chair, bring your questions, and lead with answers.

Whether you're a current business owner, downtown dreamer, or somebody with a great idea, you deserve a seat at the table.

My job is to help with any zoning questions or building safety questions that may or may not require a permit.

I'm here to help you with any of your water service needs, such as turning on and off service, any billing questions you may have.

We're there to help you navigate all of those systems to help you get involved in your business or promote it.

So we offer complimentary services for branding, for marketing, for social media, for their website design.

Our goal with this event is to make you feel like you have a full team of professionals right behind you wanting to make your dreams happen.

I'm here to help you with any zoning or building safety type questions. So I try to help keep your neighborhood safe and I try to make

a difference daily. I use my knowledge of the codes to keep people safe.

I look forward to seeing you at the Seat at the Table.

With Seat at the Table, we bring all those people into one room so you can make one stop and get the answers you need. So remember, pull up a chair, bring your questions, and lead with answers.

Whether you're a current business owner, downtown dreamer, or somebody with a great idea, you deserve a seat at the table.

My job is to help with any zoning questions or building safety questions that may or may not require a permit.

I'm here to help you with any of your water service needs, such as turning on and off service, any billing questions you may have.

We're there to help you navigate all of those systems to help you get involved in your business or promote it.

So we offer complimentary services for branding, for marketing, for social media, for their website design.

Our goal with this event is to make you feel like you have a full team of professionals right behind you wanting to make your dreams happen.

I'm here to help you with any zoning or building safety type questions. So I try to help keep your neighborhood safe and I try to make

a difference daily. I use my knowledge of the codes to keep people safe.

I look forward to seeing you at the Seat at the Table.

With Seat at the Table, we bring all those people into one room so you can make one stop and get the answers you need. So remember, pull up a chair, bring your questions, and lead with answers.

Whether you're a current business owner, downtown dreamer, or somebody with a great idea, you deserve a seat at the table.

My job is to help with any zoning questions or building safety questions that may or may not require a permit.

I'm here to help you with any of your water service needs, such as turning on and off service, any billing questions you may have.

We're there to help you navigate all of those systems to help you get involved in your business or promote it.

So we offer complimentary services for branding, for marketing, for social media, for their website design.

Our goal with this event is to make you feel like you have a full team of professionals right behind you wanting to make your dreams happen.

I'm here to help you with any zoning or building safety type questions. So I try to help keep your neighborhood safe and I try to make a difference daily.

I use my knowledge of the codes to keep people safe.

I look forward to seeing you at the Seat at the Table.

With Seat at the Table, we bring all those people into one room so you can make one stop and get the answers you need. So remember, pull up a chair, bring your questions, and lead with answers.

Whether you're a current business owner, downtown dreamer, or somebody with a great idea, you deserve a seat at the table.

My job is to help with any zoning questions or building safety questions that may or may not require a permit.

I'm here to help you with any of your water service needs, such as turning on and off service, any billing questions you may have.

We're there to help you navigate all of the systems to help you get involved in your business or promote it.

So we offer complimentary services for branding, for marketing, for social media, for their website design.

Our goal with this event is to make you feel like you have a full team of professionals right behind you wanting to make your dreams happen.

I'm here to help you with any zoning or building safety type questions. So I try to help keep your neighborhood safe and I try to make

a difference daily. I use my knowledge of the codes to keep people safe.

I look forward to seeing you at the Seat at the Table.

With Seat at the Table, we bring all those people into one room so you can make one stop and get the answers you need. So remember, pull up a chair, bring your questions, and lead with answers.

whether you're a current business owner downtown dreamer or somebody with a great idea you deserve a seat at the table my job is to help with any zoning questions or building safety questions that may or may not require a permit i'm here to help you with any of your water service needs such as turning on and off service any billing questions you may have we're there to help you navigate all of those systems to help you get involved in your business or promote it so

So we offer complimentary services for branding, for marketing, for social media, for their website design.

Our goal with this event is to make you feel like you have a full team of professionals right behind you wanting to make your dreams happen.

I'm here to help you with any zoning or building safety type questions.

So I try to help keep your neighborhood safe and I try to make

a difference daily. I use my knowledge of the codes to keep people safe. I look forward to seeing you at the Seat at the Table.

With Seat at the Table, we bring all those people into one room so you can make one stop and get the answers you need. So remember, pull up a chair, bring your questions, and lead with answers.

Whether you're a current business owner, downtown dreamer, or somebody with a great idea, you deserve a seat at the table.

My job is to help with any zoning questions or building safety questions that may or may not require a permit.

I'm here to help you with any of your water service needs, such as turning on and off service, any billing questions you may have.

We're there to help you navigate all of those systems to help you get involved in your business or promote it.

So we offer complimentary services for branding, for marketing, for social media, for their website design.

Our goal with this event is to make you feel like you have a full team of professionals right behind you wanting to make your dreams happen.

I'm here to help you with any zoning or building safety type questions. So I try to help keep your neighborhood safe and I try to make

a difference daily. I use my knowledge of the codes to keep people safe.

I look forward to seeing you at the Seat at the Table.

With Seat at the Table, we bring all those people into one room so you can make one stop and get the answers you need. So remember, pull up a chair, bring your questions, and lead with answers.

Whether you're a current business owner, downtown dreamer, or somebody with a great idea, you deserve a seat at the table.

My job is to help with any zoning questions or building safety questions that may or may not require a permit.

I'm here to help you with any of your water service needs, such as turning on and off service, any billing questions you may have.

We're there to help you navigate all of those systems to help you get involved in your business or promote it.

So we offer complimentary services for branding, for marketing, for social media, for their website design.

Our goal with this event is to make you feel like you have a full team of professionals right behind you wanting to make your dreams happen.

I'm here to help you with any zoning or building safety type questions. So I try to help keep your neighborhood safe and I try to make

a difference daily. I use my knowledge of the codes to keep people safe. I look forward to seeing you at the Seat at the Table.

With Seat at the Table, we bring all those people into one room so you can make one stop and get the answers you need. So remember, pull up a chair, bring your questions, and lead with answers.

Whether you're a current business owner, downtown dreamer, or somebody with a great idea, you deserve a seat at the table.

My job is to help with any zoning questions or building safety questions that may or may not require a permit.

I'm here to help you with any of your water service needs, such as turning on and off service, any billing questions you may have.

We're there to help you navigate all of those systems to help you get involved in your business or promote it.

So we offer complimentary services for branding, for marketing, for social media, for their website design.

Our goal with this event is to make you feel like you have a full team of professionals right behind you wanting to make your dreams happen.

I'm here to help you with any zoning or building safety type questions. So I try to help keep your neighborhood safe and I try to make

a difference daily. I use my knowledge of the codes to keep people safe. I look forward to seeing you at the Seat at the Table.

With Seat at the Table, we bring all those people into one room so you can make one stop and get the answers you need. So remember, pull up a chair, bring your questions, and lead with answers.

Whether you're a current business owner, downtown dreamer, or somebody with a great idea, you deserve a seat at the table.

My job is to help with any zoning questions or building safety questions that may or may not require a permit.

I'm here to help you with any of your water service needs, such as turning on and off service, any billing questions you may have.

We're there to help you navigate all of those systems to help you get involved in your business or promote it.

So we offer complimentary services for branding, for marketing, for social media, for their website design.

Our goal with this event is to make you feel like you have a full team of professionals right behind you wanting to make your dreams happen.

I'm here to help you with any zoning or building safety type questions. So I try to help keep your neighborhood safe and I try to make a difference daily.

I use my knowledge of the codes to keep people safe. I look forward to seeing you at the Seat at the Table.

With Seat at the Table, we bring all those people into one room so you can make one stop and get the answers you need. So remember, pull up a chair, bring your questions, and lead with answers.

Whether you're a current business owner, downtown dreamer, or somebody with a great idea, you deserve a seat at the table.

My job is to help with any zoning questions or building safety questions that may or may not require a permit.

I'm here to help you with any of your water service needs, such as turning on and off service, any billing questions you may have.

We're there to help you navigate all of those systems to help you get involved in your business or promote it.

we offer complimentary services for branding for marketing for social media for their website design our goal with this event is to make you feel like you have a full team of professionals right behind you wanting to make your dreams happen i'm here to help you with any zoning or building safety type questions so i try to help keep your neighborhood safe and i try to make

a difference daily. I use my knowledge of the codes to keep people safe.

I look forward to seeing you at the Seat at the Table.

With Seat at the Table, we bring all those people into one room so you can make one stop and get the answers you need. So remember, pull up a chair, bring your questions, and lead with answers.

Whether you're a current business owner, downtown dreamer, or somebody with a great idea, you deserve a seat at the table.

My job is to help with any zoning questions or building safety questions that may or may not require a permit.

I'm here to help you with any of your water service needs, such as turning on and off service, any billing questions you may have.

We're there to help you navigate all of those systems to help you get involved in your business or promote it.

So we offer complimentary services for branding, for marketing, for social media, for their website design.

Our goal with this event is to make you feel like you have a full team of professionals right behind you wanting to make your dreams happen.

I'm here to help you with any zoning or building safety type questions. So I try to help keep your neighborhood safe and I try to make

a difference daily. I use my knowledge of the codes to keep people safe.

I look forward to seeing you at the Seat at the Table.

With Seat at the Table, we bring all those people into one room so you can make one stop and get the answers you need. So remember, pull up a chair, bring your questions, and lead with answers.

Whether you're a current business owner, downtown dreamer, or somebody with a great idea, you deserve a seat at the table.

My job is to help with any zoning questions or building safety questions that may or may not require a permit.

I'm here to help you with any of your water service needs, such as turning on and off service, any billing questions you may have.

We're there to help you navigate all of those systems to help you get involved in your business or promote it.

we offer complimentary services for branding for marketing for social media for their website design our goal with this event is to make you feel like you have a full team of professionals right behind you wanting to make your dreams happen i'm here to help you with any zoning or building safety type questions so i try to help keep your neighborhood safe and i try to make

a difference daily. I use my knowledge of the codes to keep people safe.

Look forward to seeing you at the Seat at the Table.

With Seat at the Table, we bring all those people into one room so you can make one stop and get the answers you need. So remember, pull up a chair, bring your questions, and lead with answers.

Whether you're a current business owner, downtown dreamer, or somebody with a great idea, you deserve a seat at the table.

My job is to help with any zoning questions or building safety questions that may or may not require a permit.

I'm here to help you with any of your water service needs, such as turning on and off service, any billing questions you may have.

We're there to help you navigate all of those systems to help you get involved in your business or promote it.

So we offer complimentary services for branding, for marketing, for social media, for their website design.

Our goal with this event is to make you feel like you have a full team of professionals right behind you wanting to make your dreams happen.

I'm here to help you with any zoning or building safety type questions. So I try to help keep your neighborhood safe and I try to make a difference daily.

I use my knowledge of the codes to keep people safe.

I look forward to seeing you at the Seat at the Table.

With Seat at the Table, we bring all those people into one room so you can make one stop and get the answers you need. So remember, pull up a chair, bring your questions, and lead with answers.

Whether you're a current business owner, downtown dreamer, or somebody with a great idea, you deserve a seat at the table.

My job is to help with any zoning questions or building safety questions that may or may not require a permit.

I'm here to help you with any of your water service needs, such as turning on and off service, any billing questions you may have.

We're there to help you navigate all of those systems to help you get involved in your business or promote it.

So we offer complimentary services for branding, for marketing, for social media, for their website design.

Our goal with this event is to make you feel like you have a full team of professionals right behind you wanting to make your dreams happen.

I'm here to help you with any zoning or building safety type questions. So I try to help keep your neighborhood safe and I try to make

a difference daily. I use my knowledge of the codes to keep people safe.

I look forward to seeing you at Seat at the Table.

With Seat at the Table, we bring all those people into one room so you can make one stop and get the answers you need. So remember, pull up a chair, bring your questions, and lead with answers.

No action was taken. But at this time, we're going to take each item separately. So first of all, consider and take appropriate action on the following downtown momentum grant program applications. And we'll go with A.

Mayor, thank you for hearing me talk today. I just wanted to give you a little background information and then allow you guys to ask questions.

My job is to help with any zoning questions or building safety questions that may or may not require a permit. So 515 North Main is happy to quit.

It is a local business that has been here for quite a bit of time. They are asking for some historic preservation work, which would include their back wall of the building. So it would be to fix that. However, with code, you know, we all love that code. They do have to get asbestos testing done before that work can take place. So the asbestos testing is in there. And then she has some code compliance requests for updating her plumbing up to code and some HVAC fixing as well. Pull up a chair, bring your questions. The total amount of requests is the $42,897, with her contribution being $3,563. I can give you any more information if you have any questions.

Does anyone have any questions or comments for 515 North Main? And if there is none, then I'll entertain a motion.

I move to approve the awarding the Main Street Momentum Grant for 515 North Main Street as it is requested.

I have a second.

Second.

And all in favor? And it passes. Moving on to B, 518 North Main Street. Ms. Chavez.

Yes. 518 North Main Street is the Victory Lane, formerly known as Message Makers. It is a business that's been here since the 90s with new ownership going in. They've recently completed a whole rebrand, which I think is awesome. They've put in some facade work on their own and done a lot of work inside. They, however, are requesting and HVAC unit as well as some electrical upgrades that are required for their new AC to work I do know that this is a pretty big need for them the total that they are requesting is twenty one thousand two hundred and forty nine dollars and fifty cents with their contribution being three thousand I would say that they're a pretty important business on that block we we don't have many on that side so I'll entertain any questions.

Does anyone have anything, or anyone in the public? And if not, then I'll entertain a motion.

I move to approve the tiers application for 518 North Main Street as presented.

Second. And I have a motion and a second. All in favor? And it passes. and then moving on to C 502 North Main Street.

Yes, ma'am. 502 North Main Street is going to be Onions Cafe, which we all know, if you know downtown, is our anchor business keeping downtown going. She has been in business forever, and Anita is definitely a pillar of our community, and her business drives a lot of traffic to the other retail spaces here in downtown. Her work that she is requesting is a roof replacement. in the request of fourteen thousand three hundred and thirty one dollars and eighty nine cents um she needs some plumbing fixing for code compliance i do know that she regularly um has plumbing issues that cause uh interruptions to her daily operations um and her tears request for that is 5 580. um i know she needs some electrical upgrades as that building is 100 years old and her request for that is 5 513. She has some historic preservation work that she is requesting on the outside for the brick and to reactivate the windows in the upstairs loft of her business, making the facade and just look of the building a lot better. That is going to be $11,718. And then she also has some code compliance things with HVAC. And that is $8,775, bringing a total request of $45,918.50. I would say I think we all know Anita is a big part of downtown. And if we can help her, I would definitely recommend it. Absolutely.

in in actually the three that we have talked about have actually put money into their buildings as because i know two fit to quit put their own roof on and which i think is a oh yeah for sure that they they have actually put their own skin in it too so yes the previous buildings that we have discussed um all have been actively putting money into their own buildings and investing in it for their own upgrades as well If there's any questions or comments, and if not, then I'll entertain a motion.

I just wanted to add, for Anita specifically, she did just recently get the biggest portion of her roof done. She paid out of pocket for that. She did not get insurance money for that, and so that was paid with her own money. The portion that she's requesting for the roof is just over the kitchen, and that does interrupt operations. She had to shut down the kitchen the last time it rained.

Thank you, Ellie.

Thank you.

I'll make a motion to approve it as presented.

I'll second. We have a motion and a second. All in favor? And it passes. And then moving on to D510 North Deal Street.

Yeah, 510 North Deal Street is going to be Black Dragon Martial Arts. They serve a big area of our law enforcement here by doing free trainings for them, and then they host a number of events that bring in outside people. He is requesting a full roof replacement of $60,306. Originally, he did have a repair request in there for $32,625. I know he brought Ali here today and he was here and wanted to kind of speak on that. So I'll go ahead and I'm like, well, I'll let them do the talking.

I just wanted to speak on the roof. So originally Josh had requested a repair and essentially it was going to be an entire roof coating, but we considered it a maintenance repair because a roof coating is not a complete roof system. And so we did quote him that that was prior to us knowing that this was essentially going to be for a grant. And so as, Something I've been talking to Nicole about of being good stewards with the city's money, with this grant money. I talked to Josh about requesting a replacement because this coating for him is only going to last two years at most. It could last a little bit longer than that and it could last less depending on what weather we receive. But the coating that would essentially stop his roof from leaking and stop the damage further is essentially that. It's a maintenance item. It's a repair. And so If you're going to end up committing money to something that's not going to last two years, I suggested to Josh that he request a replacement for that to last another 40, 50 years rather than two years. His roof is currently leaking. It is aged to the point where there's not a lot of repairs that could be done outside of a coating. It's an old roof. It's got two different roof systems on there, but the asphalt essentially is breaking away. It's cracked. And you unfortunately can't mold or change the way asphalt works. And so because of that, the asphalt is pulling away from his walls of the whole building envelope. And so you'd have to remove all of that, put new framing, and then put a new roof system on. And that is what the replacement estimate's for.

And so on the repair, I'm just I'm just curious. So on the on the replacement, I'm assuming that that is including decking and all that. Yes, ma'am. But the repair that was not including any kind of decking that was just simply just for a coating.

It is. Yes, ma'am. Yeah, you can't replace the decking without removing the old system. Engineering-wise, you wouldn't want to remove weight off of one area, not the rest, and only replace that area of decking unless it was a small portion. And so the coating is basically going over top of everything that's there and trying to apply a new seal. But as that deck is going to move and expand and contract and the asphalt is going to continue to keep pulling away, it's going to break that coating. It usually takes in the panhandle with the heat that we have about two years to do that. the condition that it's in anyone else have anything so the repair only lasts two years yes ma'am yeah and i mean i don't have the exact timeline because i can't predict what weather we'll have but i would predict in this situation for it to last about two years uh the the coating is attached it it operates as long as it's completely attached to its surface but as the roof starts to pull apart some more it's going to break that coating Once the water gets inside the coating, it's going to continue to peel up like paint on a wall. The second it gets wet, it won't peel off right then. But as you watch it dry out, it's going to start to peel off and flake off like texture does on a wall, essentially. So I would assume that with the UV exposure we have and the dry heat, it would take about two years to break that away.

So as far as insurance, can you talk about roof replacements and repairs on how that impacts insurance claims? You know, like replacing, you're repairing up front, getting it insured if there's not insurance, but not for years, but just in general.

Yeah.

Replacements to get it insured, and then with a three- to five-year plan of getting a replacement through insurance. Can you explain kind of how that works, like the process?

So insurance loves coatings because they do reinsure the roof back to an insurable position. But it's tricky because insurance will say, hey, now this is insured that you have a coating. But the second that that coating breaks or has any kind of crackage, they'll say that the maintenance repair failed and that they'll go back to not insuring it. Unfortunately, insurance is not going to tell you they're not insuring it until you go to make a claim. And then they say, actually, it's not insured, but you don't get any of your premium back that you paid them to cover it. So it's really tricky. You're saying they could have insurance on it and then insurance could deny recovering it? Correct. Yes, ma'am. It is something that we have fought hard on the insurance, the Board of Insurance in the state of Texas to change. Unfortunately, it works in their benefit to keep doing it the way that they're doing it. And so it does allow insurability back to the roof. It just doesn't guarantee it'll be there when it comes time to make a claim. Where a roof replacement does guarantee that it is insurable. It comes with our, our specifically, but other roofing companies, they should have a warranty, not only your manufacturer warranty, but your, your installation warranty. And so when that's turned into insurance, we have to turn in a certificate of completion and they guarantee that that is insurable and therefore can make a claim at any time. So the repair unfortunately doesn't guarantee that it will be insurable when the time comes to need that insurance to protect you. But it does allow you to go get an insurance policy at the time of installation. It's essentially saying, If your money we just may not give you right there They're happy to take your premium and they can take your money monthly or annually if you put a new new coating on top of it But they can't guarantee that it will still be covered when it comes time to needing that service from them It sounds shady unfortunately, just how insurance works.

It sounds more illegal than shady to me, but whatever.

It does, and it really stinks because most of the time, almost the insured is the one who's screwed over. And so In this case, with Josh, I certainly don't want to sell him something that's not going to benefit him in the future. This is a building that he deeply cares about and runs a service out of. And so as it leaks and deteriorates, he has mentioned what possibilities he has in the future to keep this up and running. And so because of that, I would recommend a replacement for long-term use and guarantee that this is a building that can be insured for longevity of its ownership.

that answer your questions chris anything else for me anything yeah i just i would just like to say one we appreciate even the opportunity just be considered for this um as far as skin in the game just to kind of mention some things that we've done we've replaced the air conditioners up there you know which is a significant cost on the crane that's kind of was the beginning of our leaking issues uh we you know we'd saved up a lot of money replaced the air conditioners and then they kind of started trickling in slowly and slowly and it was something we couldn't combat probably every single year I've probably coated that roof myself, $4,000 or $5,000 a year trying to coat it myself. I'm obviously not a good roofer, but, you know, at least we try to do it ourselves, be kind of somebody that, you know, take care of the business ourselves and take care of our own needs. But we also would say, you know, every law enforcement agency here has a key to that place. They can come and go as they please. We allow them to use it for use of force training there. We don't charge for anything like that. We train law enforcement officers. We don't train them for any charges, anything of that nature. The children that come there, if they can't pay, we don't question that. We never ask their parents to prove they can't pay. We just keep allowing them to continue to come. And as she said, Nicole mentioned, we bring in seminars quite a bit. We're kind of a silent partner for Border. We can easily bring in 40 to 50 people into a seminar on a weekend, and they will bring two to three people with them, and they will wander Main Street while we have our seminar we use fundraising facilities for people in need um also judges will allow kids uh some kids to come and do their community service with us because they know that if i'm with them and they're having to be with me that it's not so much fun as a community service you know it's they're having to clean the building with me and they usually typically end up being long-term and lifelong students with us as well you're another peak I may be so I feel better looking a little better looking but I had to push I had to push his niece on around the school middle school track when I was in football with him so I know that mentality very well. But this is a business that we you know one that we intend to be here for a long time we've been here over twenty years in that particular building almost fifteen. We intend to continue to be here and stay here.

I remember what I think it used to be a fitness.

It was.

Yes, I used to teach.

Yes, I used to teach down there and kind of spread it there. And I've been in different little places and we finally were able to purchase that one, you know, and make that our kind of our long term home and what we seem to do there. But anyways, I just want to say I appreciate the consideration whatsoever. What all? And we do feel like, you know, we're important to the community and we just want to maintain and do the best that we can. I appreciate you guys time.

if there's not anything then i'll entertain a motion i think it kind of said it i think just hearing that the um the repair is only potentially going to last two years kind of through a wrench and I think our plans honestly I mean I can speak for myself I was leaning to the repair personally because you know well for us it's just hard because we have you know we don't have an unlimited pot of money we want to make sure that we're treating every case fairly and you know doing the due diligence and making sure that we're able to keep our businesses in their their buildings and preserving these buildings so And there's definitely a big difference between the $32,000 and the $60,000.

This is probably not a big qualifier to it, but I know, what is it?

Is it 10% or 5% of the cost that we owe? Is that right, 5% or 10%?

I did tell them that you were upping it to $5,000.

I would even try to go to 10,000 if that's possible to put us there to that there. We do have our own skin in the game. We do want to be here. And we're not asking for a handout as much as we're asking just for a little mercy, I guess, is the reality of it.

So I'm going to ask something of Allie. Because when it was presented last time, the repair sounded like that was going to be a good, appropriate avenue. So what changed between then? Where was...

i have people on the roof the first time to talk about that the way it was presented the repair was more justified than the full replacement at that time so what kind of changed so we went back a second time so josh called us uh i'm not quite sure the timeline after we uh did the first bid for the repair and said hey it's leaking worse what what can you guys come take a look again and so we did come take a look and i've got some photos I'm sorry, I should have brought them with me to present it to you guys. But the photos of the roof prior did not indicate what was happening below the system. And so we can only see what you can see up front. And so after it started leaking further, we decided that we would do a core test. And a core test is essentially cutting We use a circle, some people do a square, but it's a circle, a three inch wide circle all the way down to the deck. And that shows us what layers of system are on there. And then we pick areas that are leaking. So that way we can see, is the water in the system? Is it in the deck? And is there already deterioration in the two? And so we took a core in an area that was leaking and then the deck that we received from that is wet. It was soggy. It was obviously had water over time. And so then that prompted us to pull a piece of the wall off. The asphalt goes all the way up the wall. When we pulled that asphalt off, we saw how the asphalt is separating from the deck and the deck is sagging in some areas, holding that water and causing it to come into the building further. So after that second investigation, that is when we went back to Josh and said, hey, look, you can still do the repair and it'll still probably stop the leaking. But it probably won't last long because your water's already penetrated your building envelope. The deck is what we consider to be a structural component. And because of that, it's going to continue to pull away. We have significant expansion and contraction here because we have significant weather differences. We go from freezing to hot. And so a lot of the time you don't see the damages that is being caused until you have like an ice storm where you see everything freeze over. And then as it goes to melt, it's going to swell up and you're going to see noticeable leaks and changes that come into the building. And so in this situation, a lot of it, the problems he had was over the last year. And then after we had significant amount of rain, it was able to finally kind of tell its story. And so when we bid it the first time, we didn't know the story. But at the second time, now we did. And if I was listening to me talk, I would also say, hey, like, are you sure you're not trying to just go back and get more money because someone else is paying for it? We've been working really hard as a company to partner with the city to try and be a consultant as a, hey, let us assess every building and build essentially an assessment report that's a 10-year, like, Capital planning project that says here's what order we would put all of these roofs in in terms of failing where the building could not operate And we've been working really hard at getting that completed. We're still maybe 80% of the way done and so this certainly is a case where if we talk to the business owner and we say hey if this continues to leak can you continue to operate and if they say no and then that does change the priority on the list. And so then with this one, because he said we may not be able to, that's where we went to investigate further.

And two, just for clarification, we think just having you here and explaining that to us is super beneficial. I mean, we don't at all feel like, I mean, that was kind of the consensus. We don't feel like at all that you guys are over-inflating your bids or anything like that. It was just our first time kind of weighing right you know the pros and the cons and all of that so getting more information like that and i guess it kind of worked out not necessarily probably for you josh but at the beginning you know where you had to go back but it kind of worked out that you got that second quote so now we know more of kind of what's going on yeah yeah alicia was in my room that she was explaining

strung over the mats so that we can operate. We've got tarps strung over, you know, running water off to the side.

Right.

We have a longstanding tenure here. We're very well known to the community. We even have five camps run here. People come out of town and come and stay here. And we used to let them kind of, you know, camp out in the room there and hang out for the day. They could go to their hotel room and stay in there kind of all day long and do their thing and have stuff. But it's kind of become a detriment.

Well, what you just said about... So I was leaning more towards the repair because initially that did show justification. If it's only going to last two years, I think it's not doing a due diligence of using taxpayer money. And if you're willing to put $10,000... from that side of your side i'm willing to meet you on that because 32 we're if we're going to do the repair at 32 000 that's only 20 000 more from this side to ensure that it's going to be insurable ensure that it's going to be long-term sustaining and so i think for me i think you being willing and able to to meet us in the middle, I think, I mean, I'm going to, I think that kind of changes my mind.

And I appreciate that you came. Yeah.

It kind of changes my mindset a little bit.

Well, and that helps because we wouldn't have known that. Otherwise, we wouldn't have known kind of the ins and outs of the struggle. I mean, all we get is the packets, and Nicole does a fantastic job of explaining it, but we don't really know. We can't hear what's going on. So, for sure. No, I agree with Chris. I think that that's,

So with the 10,000 contribution that would move his to fifty five thousand three hundred and six dollars and eighty six cents for the replacement Okay, so wait, I'm a little I think I'm not so yours the roof actually was a

So it was actually going to be $65,000 to put a new roof on his.

And he was going to contribute $5,000.

Okay. I think I misunderstood that part. I thought that it was $60,000 and then the $5,000 would have been taken out of it, I think.

See those numbers again real quick and let me let me double check.

Is not my strong suit so the original 60 306 86 minus an extra 5,000 it would be 55,306 dollars and 86 cents for the tears requested and then the owner contribution would be 10,000.

You have interest in the building now Josh.

we had it what she had talked about happened to us we've had it sealed and things like that they told us there's nothing they'll do about yeah so you have insurance excluding the roof pretty much yeah if there's a tornado it's not good It's the back end of the post office. It's the old storage room where they used to sort mail for the post office.

Are you attached to the old post office?

I'm not attached to it, but I am part of the old piece of it. I have that big door that leads up to them right in the middle. If I opened it up, I'd be in the middle.

But I'm not attached to them. I guess they said that's where the truck came in to sort the mail on my left and put this front to the side. If the $5,000 makes a difference, Josh does kind of stuff for the community, I can take that off our... Don't suggest it, because we will do it.

I mean, we have a budget to meet.

I feel like this is kind of a... I know you guys only have a set amount of money, and so I truly believe in making the most we can with that set amount of money, so... if one of the things I told Nicole when we started this is I'm not looking to get rich off of any of this. I truly want to serve this community because that is something that's been missing for a long time. Businesses come in here, sell a product and then they're gone. We have a lifetime workmanship warranty and that's because we believe we've been here 49 years. It'll be 50 years next year.

And so we believe in health. If that 5,000 needs to be able, Okay, that would make the tiers requested amount $50,306.86. Thank you. Do we have anything?

I'll make the motion, yes.

I'll second.

$10,000 down and $65,000 total replacement.

Okay. All in favor? Aye.

And it passes.

Thank you, Josh.

Thank you for coming. Yeah, thank y'all for coming. And thanks, Allie, for explaining that to us. Thank you.

I need to tell Allie to go ahead and pay you, though.

And moving on to E 500 North Main Street. Ms. Chavez. Chavez.

Chavez. Yes, 500 North Main is going to be owned by Gerald's Office Supply, Jody Holt. That is a very historic building to our downtown story. It's one of, I think, one of the coolest buildings also. It's three stories. Currently, I know that there is an Airbnb on top. And then there is a floor that is completely down to the studs ready for renovation. And then I know he's recently done work on the bottom floor with electrical upgrades and replacing the floor. It currently is vacant, but he did say he was planning on activating it. I reached out to see if he had any information more to give me. I did not get that at this time. but he is a busy guy so I totally get that just in time for this meeting but his requested amount is for for full roof replacement as well his he is requesting fifty nine thousand nine hundred and nine dollars and fifty one cents with his contribution being three thousand one hundred and fifty three and thirteen cents

anyone have anything or if not i'll entertain a motion oh okay okay sorry yeah no no that's okay i'm advocating for please others i just wanted to share some information on this one okay um there's four asphalt roof systems on this roof um i i don't know the whole story i've only been here for a few years uh running this company but it looks like it's failed time and time again people keep overlaying asphalt roof systems it is a gravel asphalt roof system so it's extremely heavy and I think with all the failures over time there's a lot of sagging areas and so I'm looking at the photos here here's a photo of where the asphalt is essentially coming off so sorry it just went away um the asphalt is coming away this is similar to what josh's is um and so someone and it could have been jody i'm not sure who someone has tried to make repairs over and over again um you can see the repairs built up as you lay new asphalt that starts to kind of build a hill of sense and so um you can see in some of these photos

Where the asphalt is completely gone, it's just concrete and so therefore the water is coming in through them. And so this 1.

Jody had asked us over a year ago if he could pay for an overlay. I sat down and talked to Larry and said, look, per code, I can't lay another roof system on top of this. Jody at the time could not afford to pull everything off. It's more cost to pull these asphalt roofs off than it is to put a new one on. And so at the time, the money just wasn't there. But I do know that we fought insurance for almost a year to get them to pay for it. And insurance said no. That because it was not maintained over the years that they would not pay for it so that one does though We it's been approved or been discussed with the code enforcement that it cannot have any more overlays So the only option for it would be a replacement.

That's good to know I know there was some more information that we would like to hear for more economic or more of what activation plans and stuff. Unless someone would like to make a motion.

Make a motion at this time to take no action on 500 North Main until we get further information.

I'll definitely reach out with him and schedule a meeting and see if I can get that for you guys.

And so at this time, we'll take no action on that. And then moving on to F 501 North Main Street.

Yes, 501 North Main Street is historically the old Betty Jane Hotel, which was a big part of order in the early boom town years. Now it is recently been purchased by JC Signs. She is a person that holds a lot of property in Borger. She does really good property management. And she is planning on opening what's called Gigs on Main, kind of an entertainment venue in this space. So she's definitely activating a space for us. And then as well, she is holding space in the back diner for Double Rainbow Treats, which is another local business that operates here. So I thought that was really cool that she's kind of serving as an incubator space where we lack incubator kitchen spaces here in downtown. She's kind of took that project on herself and decided that that's something that she wanted to do. So we're super excited about that. She also serves on our Borger Main Street project. And I know she is wanting to do a full roof replacement. Her tiers request is $47,500 with her contribution being $2,500. Any other information I can provide?

I do see here, like in her application, it says her lender is requiring the roof to be replaced as soon as possible.

I guess I didn't realize that.

Yeah, I know that they, as we go back to like skin in the game, I do know JC has put a significant amount of money of her own personal money into that space. not only for her area that she's operating for the entertainment venue, but also to get that back incubator kitchen ready for double rainbow treats to go in.

I'll make a motion to approve the proposal as it's written. Do I have a second? Second. All in favor? And it passes.

And then next is 5... Wait, we just did 501. No, we did 500. Oh, I'm so confused now. We're on G. I'm on G. Okay, 603 North Main Street.

Yes, 603 North Main Street is worker family chiropractics, which is Chris up there. I do know he will abstain from this vote. He had originally put in an application for a facade work on his building. Unfortunately, at the time, the quotes couldn't come in for the additional sign that he was wanting to include in that facade work as well as his HVAC unit. So, this would be as an amendment to his previous contract that we would include. His request is for $12,196 for the sign and then $18,315 for the HVAC unit. Like I said, this would be as an amendment to his previous contract that he has due to just businesses not getting quotes in in time, which we all know happens. But I'll entertain any questions. And obviously, Chris is right there, so he can answer anything if he wants. Does anyone have any questions?

No, I'm good. I'm going to sit this one out. If there is none, then I'll entertain a motion. I'll make a motion to accept the amendments. Second. And I have a second. And all in favor? All opposed?

I abstain.

Okay.

And it passes. And then last but not least, H422 North Main Street.

Yes, ma'am. 422 North Main is Hipshot's Barbecue that we all know downtown. They are requesting for a new air conditioning unit. It's a pretty big one. I think it was a 4... unit request and it would be for fifty seven thousand four hundred dollars and seventy five cents with the contribution owner contribution being six thousand three hundred and eighty six dollars I know hip shots is a place we all love to eat yeah I can I don't know if you'll need any more information anyone have anything

Just know this was another one that we had, like on the tonnage and some of the other stuff.

Maybe to get some additional... A more detailed breakdown. And maybe even another estimate or two. Only because we are approving units for other people with various... low prices compared to this and maybe it is legitimate but you know we just just need more information yeah yeah sure i can definitely set that up if then can i get a motion i move to take no action on 422 north main street pending more information for the next i'll second and all in favor

And it passes.

And I think the only other thing is to adjourn. But let me make sure. Yeah.

Thank you.

I need a motion to adjourn. I make a motion to adjourn. Okay. It is approved and we adjourn. Thank you all. Thank you.