City Council - Regular Meeting

Have you guys met Abby Abby Turner and she met Libby Turner and she's met now and and she said I think I would have made friends here. I should have kept in January there. She was really nice. You know, like,

you know, she's mad at me because quit going out and lemonade. We would like to call to order the regular city council meeting for Tuesday, May 12th, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. If we would, we'll call to order and we'll start with an invocation. Please, if you'd like to stand. Heavenly Father, we thank you for this day and the beautiful weather you've given us. Lord, we ask that this council and incoming council uses every bit of their discernment for the citizens and for this wonderful area that we live in. We call Glenrose. Lord, we thank you for the people that are willing to come and serve and the new ones that are coming to serve. We ask that you give them wonderful path to follow and help in everything we do. We ask for safety for all of the people in attendance. We ask that you be with us in everything we do. Christ's name we pray. Amen.

Amen. All right. I pledge allegiance. I aliance 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. Texas pledge the flag. I aliance to the Texas one state one and indivisible. Thank you. Roll call of the council members. Council member Mates here. Council member Schultz present. Mayor Pro Tim man present. Council member Freeze present.

Council member Brun

present. We're all here. We have a quorum. We're going to start with just a few comments just that we do every meeting. Everyone who addresses the city council, please do so in a respectful orderly manner. If you wish to speak, approach the podium. Give your name and address for the record, please. Comments made during public agenda item or public hearings and any individual consideration items are limited to three minutes per person. Your time cannot be given to another person and you can only speak one time. This time, please silence your cell phones and we will begin the meeting. We are going to start tonight's one of those uh is

bittersweet bit anyway

bit of a bittersweet. We're going to start by having out member council member and mayor pro Tim give comments and ladies first in my book always. So Candace Schultz we would ask if you have any comments please make. Oh. Um, so first I want to thank the council. Y'all have made this experience very inspiring because I've seen what y'all can accomplish as a team. Um, I'd like to give a big shout out to the city staff. Hands down. You guys are all rock stars and we're very blessed to have each of y'all. And then to every um everybody, all of our citizens and everybody I get to see at football games and baseball games and raise children around. Y'all are spectacular. And it's great because we have this united vision of what we want Glenrose to become. And that I assure you has poured over into the city staff and everybody that's sitting up here. And and we're all fighting for you guys constantly, but we don't have to fight too hard because we're pretty harmonious. But thank y'all for the opportunity. I truly enjoyed it.

Thank you. Pro tip, man. Last time I had to follow Candace up on a speech. They they picked her. There's only two of them that are still here, but they picked her over me when they were in front of somebody. I still don't regret that vote. I've gotten a little better. It It did push me to want to run and serve and and I've enjoyed it. Everybody up here has been wonderful. Um, you know, we've had issues and there's been times where we didn't all get along, but we all fought for the same thing of what we all wanted. And, um, I think we've made a lot of progress and I'm excited to see where things go from here and that's all I got. Thank you.

Vote for do that. No, we have a couple proclamations and I'm going to ask for my city secretary to read it cuz I'll tear up and everything.

Okay, I'll read it. Um, I might tear up. Proclamation City of Gleno's office of the mayor. Whereas Candace Schultz has served as a council member since 2023, offering dedicated service and concern for the citizens and the city of Glenrose. And whereas the commitment of her time, talent, and concern for the good of our citizens will not go unrecognized. And whereas the city of Glenrose is a better community because of Candace's efforts and involvement in the ongoing business of Glenrose. And whereas Candace Schultz, as an involved parent and full-time working mom, still gave much to the community she loved. And whereas during Miss Schultz's time on council, she brought ideas, provided direction, and never sat silent. And whereas the historic town of Glenrose today celebrates and offers its sincere thanks and best wishes to Candace always to be known as council member Schultz. And now therefore I Joe BS mayor of the city of Glenrose on behalf of the entire city council and city staff to hereby offer our sincere gratitude to Miss Candace Schultz for her dedicated service to the city of W. I promise I ran and bought frames at my favorite store in the city and it was 8 by 10, not 8 and a half by 10. So if you smudge it up, call me. I'll print you a new one.

That happened with my certificates for my DOT exams and I just trimmed up the certificates so they'd fit.

Um, right. Proclamation City of Glenrose office of the mayor. Whereas Mr. Steuart Van has served as city council member since 2024, offering dedicated service and utmost concern for the citizens of Glenrose in Somerville County. And whereas the voice of the people has certainly been heard loud and clear before, during, and undoubtedly after his service as city councilman and mayor prom. And whereas the city of Glenrose is fortunate to have lifelong residents as Mr. man who truly concerned themselves with the path taken by this community. And whereas as mayor pro Tim man moves forward in continued service to our community, his voice is certain to be everpresent, significant, and loud. And whereas during Mr. Man's service, he provided a true hometown perspective with respect to the issues, concerns, and direction for the citizens of Glenrose and Summerville County. And whereas the historic town of Glenrose today celebrates and offers its sincere thanks and gratitude along with best wishes to Mr. Steuart man in his continued involvement and service to our community. And now therefore I Jill BS mayor of the city of Glenrose on behalf of the entire city council and city staff do hereby offer our sincere appreciation to Mayor Pro Tim man for his dedicated service to the city of Glenrose. All right, got rid of these two. I'm going to bring in two more.

just from the front of me

later. Rock, are you ready? Yes. Are you ready for the Yes.

I state your name. I, Patty Hawkins, do solemnly swear Do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute that I will faithfully execute the duties of the office the duties of this office of Glenrose City Council of Glenrose City Council of the state of Texas of the state of Texas and will to the best of my ability and will to the best of my ability preserve, protect and defend the Constitution preserve, protect and defend and defend the Constitution and the laws of the United States and the laws of the United and of this state and of the state. So help me God. So help me God.

That may not be your permanent chair. We'll decide. I told you she did. She was she was aware of that. your signature. Say next to your kids.

Thank you, ma'am. All right. I state your name. I, Rusty Homer, do solemnly swear do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute that I will faithfully execute the duties of the office the duties of the office of Glenroe City Council of Glenrose City Council of the state of Texas of the state of Texas

and will to the best of my ability and will to the best of my ability preserve protect and defend preserve protect and defend the Constitution the Constitution and the laws of the United States and the laws of the United States and of this state and of this state. So help me God. So help me God. So, we're boys and girls. I'm sure it'll change. That's how it's been for a year.

That's right. Yeah, change that. Oh, sweet. Thank you. This one statement of office. You can read through and sign. I have the administrator almost finished. How many times have you done this oath?

Where are you going? I state your name. I, George, do solemnly swearly swear that I will faithfully execute exeute the duties of the office of the office of the Glenrose City Council city council of the excuse me of the state of Texas of the state of Texas and will to the best of my ability and will to the best of my ability preserve protect and defend preserve protect and defend the Constitution the Constitution and the laws of the United States and the laws of the United States and of this state

and of this state. So help me God. Oh, there we go. That's right. Perfect. Now we can legally have a meeting.

Okay. Now, here we are, folks. Three three new council members, one returning on this dis with all these people watching for the first time. You get to make your comments and I'm going to start with you Patty.

All right. Uh hello everyone. Um great to be here. I'm truly honored to be part of the city of Glenrose city council. Uh I'm looking forward to it. I'm I'm super interested to hear and uh what everyone as citizens and business leaders have to say. want to learn as much as I can. I want to help develop uh any businesses that are here and want to grow and want to come here and do all the right things for the city of Glenrose. Um I'm super happy that we landed here in Glenrose after living in the metroplex for 30 years. Um the uh we raised our children here. uh they graduated from the great um school district that's here and we love this town and um and I'm just happy to serve happy to be here.

Short and sweet.

I've lived here 15 years. My kids go here. I love this place. I don't ever want to leave. Uh when the opportunity arose for me to serve on this board, I jumped on it with a little bit of push. I'm glad to be here. I hopefully I I got some big shoes to fill. Um hopefully I can do the city proud. Thank you once again. I appreciate um everyone's support and their continued um you know prayers for us and the push for us and the willingness to come alongside and help when we need things. when when there are ideas, you bring forward great ideas and we try to execute on those and um I just say I'm looking forward to working with a a fresh council, not a new council, but a fresh council. So um onward and upward.

Thank you, George. I don't know if you all noticed, but George is wearing these glasses. Is there actually John Lynn style for our hard nights day band that's coming for music festival trying to get ready for music festival. Okay. Item number four discussion consideration and possible action regarding electing of mayor pro Tim can be nominated by any member of the council. I would like to make a motion to nominate George Freeze as mayor pro Tim for city council. Can we have a second to the motion or second that motion? Do we have a second? Council member Comr.

All in favor of allowing George to be mayor prom. I unanimous George and uh we've got some new ones but Richard given your travel schedule I think it's you know you would have made a great pro Tim Lori I think you're there. I think you can do it as well. It's a little nerve-wracking to have to sit in when Yeah. than run a meeting, but I'm good. You can get there. And George has got a lot of experience, a lot more than any of us up here. So, good choice. All right. As you know, we've been fighting this encore thing for some time. Stayed pretty close to it over the last week. See you. Bye, Stuart. See you, Jimmy. Bye.

Bye, guys. Thank you.

Hey, there's a piece of paper there for you and the one diagonal that's right there. And while we moved along, we had a week's worth of hearings. And luckily, they did not cross-examine our testimony from the city, which uh I really didn't want to do anyway. And so George and I stayed pretty close to it, and I think others did as well. And this is the freshest update that you can get on the Encore line. I'm going to read it straight from our attorneys. The Encore CCN hearing on the merits finally wrapped up late afternoon yesterday. Gone one day over the original schedule of five days. We got all of our exhibits admitted to the record over the objection of one other intervenor. I mean someone else that decid they they didn't want our uh testimony to go in without an objection. If I was a betting man, says our attorney, I'd wager that the administrative law judges will recommend the Encore preferred route, which avoids all contact with the A3 link. I didn't hear anything that either disturbs their recommendation or argues strongly in favor of roots other than the use of A3. There was a considerable opposition and criticism of the PUC staff and witnesses. The preferred route which as you recall does not include A3. Next step is filing written closing arguments which are now due Monday the 18th already underway drafting that. You see anything in the other party's closing arguments that we need to address, we have the option but not required to file a response by May 26. From there, all the elig administrative law judges will eventually issue their proposal for decision sometime in July. The parties get the opportunity to file written responses and call on exceptions. Then the PUC will make its final decision at the public meeting on August 18th. So that's the update. our attorney that's very

close has attended much much of the meetings many of the meetings feels like we're in pretty good shape and I do too. So that came from our city and our citizens and the staff and everyone that worked hard to uh to to fight against it. So uh we do have a time now for city and visitor comments. Anyone that uh no one signed up for visitor comments. All right, we're going to move on then. announcements, presentations. Any council members have anything they'd like to announce? We have a text 21 meeting in May 28th and 29th. It's a Thursday and Friday in uh Dallas and it's going to be a really good meeting. Actually, they have U. Senator Tan Parker who's going to be the new senator in or the new chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee. He's going to be there at the meeting and address us, kind of talk about the interim study and transportation. And um I intend to drive back and forth for the the meeting and if anyone would like to go with me, we could we could do that. Um it's just a really good they want to call themselves a lysm. It's really good cooperative group of cities and counties who have a like interest in transportation issues and planning. This one has a focus predominantly on DART and public transportation broadly. Uh but it's always a great meeting. There's always good uh conversation opportunities with u leaders of text dot and uh we'll get an update on the different corridors. So if anyone's interested I believe it's don't know where it is meeting in Dallas. It's probably downtown. So you

know leave 6:30 or so that Thursday and same thing on Friday. And but it it'll be a good meeting and anyone who's interested I can register you. There's no cost to the city. We're a member of the association and u so but they just like to have a headcount so they can make arrangements for food.

All right. Anything else? Anybody? All right. We're going to go into our public hearings portion of the meetings. I'd like if you would Veronica read item five. Public hearing at the request of Chelsea Davis on behalf of Patriot Tiny Homes for a variance for the item listed below located on track B5-3 abstract A136 A136 mile county school land also known as 1302 Northeast Big Ben Trail. Okay. Applicant can uh speak. Do we have anyone? Public hearing is just the comments. Huh? Remember public hearing is comments then you close public hearing then

I haven't opened the public meeting. We have the applicant to speak then we'll open the meeting. Okay. Thank you. Really don't have much to say. Um if you give your name and address.

Yes. My name is Chelsea Davis and my address is 406B Lakewood Drive or Street. Um I all the signs that are along 67 right there um or big trail, those are all very close together that are kind of caddyy cornered from this current location and they kind of feel left out because each business has their own signs and some businesses have multiple signs on their properties. Um and this has none. Even though it is all the same track, it is not the same businesses that are in that area. Any questions for the applicant?

So, walk me through is is the what used to be the flooring place is now they're they're in that metal building. Correct. There's a sign there. They have a sign, but there's no monument sign that is hard to be It's hard to be seen from either side as you're coming down the road because of the other businesses that are right there beside them. So, there's that business, there's Patriot Homes, and is that the only businesses on that property? On that property, yes, sir. That I'm aware of. And then you have Edward Jones. Yes.

And Cutler Feed. Yes sir. Okay. Any other questions? What type of sign are you proposing? It is going to be a small monument sign. It will be a lit sign. I believe there was changes. Let me small. How tall or the overall height the so the sign itself is going to be a 4 by8 and it's only going to have a 1 foot base to the ground. That will be rock. I think the only question, how far away from 67 is that sign going to be?

31 ft. We want to be out of all of the rightways. Anybody else? Thank you, Chelsea. You're welcome. All right. Now, I'll open public meeting on this item. Any public comments? Anyone that would like to speak, please do so. M. We'll give you name and address.

Yes, 205 Southwest. Um, David and I spoke at length about this. Um, the only reason we're bringing it to you guys is because it's necessary. Every business should be allowed to have a sign, but because of the way our sign ordinances are, we don't have the spacing to allow them to have the sign per our ordinance. So, we recommend Well, PNZ has nothing to do with it. David and I said, "This doesn't make any sense, but the only way to solve this for them to keep in continuity with our ordinance is to have them have a variance."

Okay. Any other public comments from anyone? I'm going to close the public hearing. Now, council, you can discuss, ask anything among yourselves. Make a motion. I move to I find it back in I thought hit the button. I move to approve the variance for the location of 1302 Northeast Big Trail for the additional sign as presented. We have a motion.

Can we amend the motion and say the dimension she said? Sure. What' you say? 8 by4 4 by 8 4 by 8 1 foot off the ground. I'll group that. I'll second. Okay. Motion been seconded by council by Mayor Pro Tim Priest. All in favor

50 passes. That was item number seven. Now we're going to go back to public hearing item and item number six. Veronica, if you want to introduce that. U public hearing discussion and possible action by the board of adjustment at the request of Larry Kitchens on behalf of owner K2 Incorporated for a variance for the listed item below in order to allow for an addition to the existing structure in an R1 single family district located on track 2 abstract A136 A136 county school Land Lily house edition track 2 acres 36 also known as 113 Street.

All right. The applicant like to make a comment. You bet.

I am Larry Kish with K2. Um so yeah, we're just proposing to add on to an existing structure that's on the property um to make it match and be cohesive. Um the current property is within about six foot of the property line. So we're just wanting to add onto that or residential uh add-on. And um that's pretty much it. It's pretty simple. Um it'll allow for the construction to align with all the uh matching and existing buildings there. It's right across from the fire station. So that gives you an idea of where it's at. And it helps get my daughter and son-in-law in Glen.

It's always a compelling reason. Yes. Any questions for Do they have children? Oh, yeah. Three. Great. I need more kids in school. Well, the school district is what you're on here. Any questions for the applicant? Thank you. All right. No public hearing portion of this. We will go down to uh number eight. Pam, you have a comment? I do. Name and address.

Pam Streeter, 205 Southwest. Again, this is an item that doesn't come before PNC. However, I reviewed this extensively with Mr. Kitchens. Um the our current ordinance set back for the backyard in R1 is 25 ft. Um his current building has a uh nonconforming legal give me the right wording again David legal non-conforming legal non-conforming of a sixfoot. And so it would be very awkward for an addition to the property to be built at our current setbacks in order to achieve their goal. So we recommended that they come to you guys for the variance to get um some consistency in the setback. Uh there was uh David didn't

there was two 204 there was no opposed. So there this did require a um a mailing to the 200 ft um of residents surrounding and the surrounding residents including the property owner that this would set up against um did not uh have any issues.

Any other comments from the public? Close the public meeting and have discussion among council ideas, motions. I make a motion to approve a variance for a minimum yard setback from 25 ft required to 6 ft for track number two of truck 136 Milan County School Land Survey Lily House Edition track two. A second second by was that you Lauri by Councilman Bates. All in favor

5 Z passes because this was introduced before we go straight into discussion. Item number nine. Veronica, you want to read that for me?

Yes. discussion and possible action by the board's adjustment at the request of Michaela Rambler on behalf of the Glenn Hotel LLC for a variance for the item listed below located on acre 0.187 tract F7-24 abstract A136 A136 Mil County School Land track F7-24 also known as 20 Southwest Okay. Applicant, would you like to speak?

Hello, council. Nice to see you all. Hello, community. Um, I'm delighted to bring back Michaela could give your name and address for those listening online.

Yes, I lost my council manor. Sorry. Uh, Michaela Ramler, address 2011 Southwest Bernard. Um, thank you for having me. Uh we are here to request a parking variance. Um we currently have about 10 on site. Um we need more than that. We do have a um agreement with the Barnard's Mill to provide us 10 more parking spots. So the variance is just requesting 10 extra. Any questions I can answer? When the hotel is done with completion, remind me how many rooms? 30. 30 rooms.

So, we've accounted for 20. We need 10 more. Any other questions of the applicant? We're all familiar with the location. Normal ordinance is one parking spot per room and there's 30 rooms, you said. So, you only have 20 parking spots. Okay. Okay. Thank you. Thank you. Thanks for having We're going to open a public hearing for comments from anyone. No, no public hearing. All right. That's right. Table. That's right. Okay.

All right. We have a request from Pam number nine. I I learned more information. So, I'm good. Okay. So, we have no other comments. Uh council, any questions? Actions. I signed up to speak. So, can I speak on this real quick? Oh, go right ahead, please. I'm sorry, Cheyenne. It's okay. I did it just in case. Cheyenne Edwards, 2002nd Street. Um, as on behalf of the Somerville History Foundation and the Bernard's Mill, we do have a contract with them in place for when they do open. However, in the agenda packet, it only said seven spots. Like she said, there are 10 and we do have a few more that we could offer her as well. So,

thank you. Okay, now I just just to clarify from you. Sure. I'm not. So, just give your name and address 205 Southwest Bernard Street.

So, just for those who don't know, Rusty, I think you might be the only one. I am chair of Planning and Zoning Commission. I have nothing to do with this. I have no say in any vote you're making here, the ordinance, as Mr. Bulls had stated, is one per every room in the building. So 30 any rooms that she has already accounted for with her partnership with Bernard's Mill, the remainder would become off- streetet parking that would be basically not dedicated parking spaces. It would be free for use by anybody within the city. It's just that she can't have she won't have enough for every room. So, she needs to be have permission to utilize off- streetet parking without being in violation of our ordinance.

That's I just wanted to make sure everybody understood. Thanks, ma'am. Council discussion, questions, comments. So, just to clarify, if if there are parking spots available and they choose to park in in non compliance areas or street parking, they just decide to park in the street. Is there any issues that the person staying there is going to have? The the hotel guests do not have to stay in hotel park. They park wherever they want. They park wherever they want. So, so So even though there's parking available, they still get on the street.

I don't know if this question is directed to Jim or maybe George, you might remember we at some point we talked about redoing the parking on Cedar Street to modify it to account for additional parking spaces once it was repaved and lined. I don't remember the amount of parking spaces that that this would create, but I thought it was somewhere just in the neighborhood of 10 right there. Are you talking about the north side of Bernard? I'm talking about right next to the Glen Hotel diagonal spaces. Correct. And again, that still would be considered off street parking. Correct. I'm just trying to get a number in there was about seven. Seven.

Yeah. Because you have to count the trash cans. I have a question. Will the available parking spots that are at the hotel be available only to hotel guests? And what is the plan for uh managing that process? No, I don't have a plan currently. If we need to get a towing contract, we can, but I'm not about that. You need to be. Okay. Yeah. Well, I Yes, probably. So, but also how are you planning to do stickers on the on the on the uh dashboard?

Oh, yes. For our check-in processes, yes, they will have the registration process. Yeah. And we'll have signage posted at each slot as well. Okay. We have security cameras with the IT behind it to be licensed things. So we could track it and get a a contract in place if any other questions council.

Yeah, I I always bring this up about parking in Glenrose. I've never seen an event canceled because we don't have parking spaces available. The average occupancy over the year, Pam, you probably know this better than me, but it runs under 50%. Correct. Now, holidays, we're going to have jam-packed parking in the city no matter where you go. But on a

average day, you hope to have 15 rooms occupied. And uh that's on an average day. So we that's kind of the parking way I look at the parking is it rarely exceeds the true occupancy average occupancy during the year. Well, I would move to uh make a motion to accept the parking variance request for the minimum standard for the location of tool and southwest Bard track F7-24 abstract 136 of the Mill County School track F7-24 as presented.

Have a motion. I'll second. Second by council by Mayor Pro Tim Fes. All in favor of the variance. Do you guys just want to put a limit on how many off street parking you're allowing her to have? I'm just asking. Okay. All in favor? Sorry. 5 passes. Okay. Thank you guys very much. You're welcome. We're looking forward to the hotel and mostly the bar on the bottom floor within walking distance of my home. I don't drink folks, but I love Pepsi.

Individual items for consideration. We'll move to item 10. Discussion, consideration, and possible action regarding a contract with public management to perform grant administration on the city's soccer park grant. George, you want to talk about this? So, um I think as maybe everyone is aware, we were awarded a $750,000 grant. We committed to an overh uh for that $750,000 grant from Texas Parks and Wildlife to redo the what we renamed the Nathan Batty Recreational Complex. Um and in kind of the course of meeting with Texas Parks and Wildlife and looking at the um the detail of of trying to get this grant administered and the project done. uh we met with them and then we've had subsequent emails and phone calls and uh I just don't think we have the bandwidth with our current staff to try to add something else to them that's as important and timesensitive as managing this um managing managing this contract. So, I reached out to Jake at public management and asked him to work up a u a contract to do the administration. You see, it's uh he estimates it to be $94,000. It's on the in the packet. Uh and for that, they will handle it handle the administration of this grant from top to bottom. Now, that 94,000 is over and above our match. We can't include that in our match. I don't think pretty certain of that we can't include that in our overmatch. So that's going to be um $94,000 that we're going to have to

budget next year on top of the u on top of the match for this grant. But I I just think that um in the interest of execution, in the interest of actually, you know, getting this thing successfully pulled off and done, um I think it's I think it's just worth our effort to go ahead and hire an administrator to handle this grant. Uh because we just don't have the I feel like we don't have the bandwidth to be able to handle it, you know, with our staff. um currently. Not that they couldn't handle it, but it's just going to be a um a very time-sensitive project that um um we just have to stay on top of. Uh and and you know, because it it's it's more than just, you know, here's $750,000, go build it. It's TPWD has to send it to National Park Service. National Park Service has to to sign off on it. There's possibility we have a river and basin uh that may or may not need a permit review uh through the core of engineers and all of that all of that behind the scenes leg work is just going to be better accomplished by somebody who has done this before than for us to try to muck our way through it. So, in in light of all that, I would recommend that we engage public management for the um the work authorization for $94,000 for this administration of this grant.

Um what what is the next timesensitive requirement? in a couple of three days. They have to send we have to send the final packet to Texas Parks and Wildlife so that they can then get it to National Park Service by June 1. National Park Service starts their review and it'll probably take 90 days uh maybe maybe longer uh to look at the entire project and make sure that it fits within the guidelines of the federal the federal standards and the federal guidelines as it relates to the contract, the actual service to the community, the recreation aspect of it, the outdoor aspect of it and and all of that, you know, has to be buttoned down and tracked. That's the most important thing. It has to be tracked all the way through the completion of the project or else we're in jeopardy of having to pay back uh a portion of it. If if Texas Parks and Wildlife sends their report to NPS and NPS says no, that's insufficient and we can't just we can't come back and justify it that you know we have missed a step. um this is ultimately their responsibility why they you know why they are being paid to not miss those steps. So yes, we've got we've got that. So we have to get that uh to TPWD in a couple of three days and then that work has to then go to National Park Service. Texas Parks and Wildlife puts it in their format, reviews it, has any last minute questions, and then they have a they have a little bit of a soft deadline of June 1 to get it to National Park Service and get it start a review.

The only thing I'll say to this council is and to the new council members um generally grants and and focus of this would be duty of the city administrator. We have a very busy city administrator, public works director and uh grants are very complicated and something you have to be very well verssed at to to go through the segments and follow the dotted lines and get to where we want to be. And the only issue is the 94,000. Um I want you to be aware that we want to and we're going to hire a city administrator. They need to be be able and be willing to do these grants. That's part of their duties. And when you look at the compensation we offer a city administrator, we have to consider costs like this that are over and above what he would he would be paid. So just something to be aware of down the road. I'm not sure we have an option here. Do we want to lose? Do we want to have to pay back part of the grant? I don't think so. And uh so it's $100,000 that was not budgeted, but we did get a nice little grant and our match makes it even better. So any comments, council George?

The only other thing I would say is that we Yes, it is a surprise because we didn't necessarily anticipate this. Um a and we do have the option and I I um we do have the ability to know that this could be a 2027 grant. So we don't have to necessarily we could allocate some of the remainder that we will have coming out of this 26 year uh from parks. We could allocate part of that and prepay what Jake may do between, you know, the time we execute this contract until the close of fiscal year, September 30. We can allocate that cost and put that in the 26 year. So, we wouldn't have the entirety in the 27 fiscal year.

You know what that line item budget is? How much for 26? I don't know. You know, Veronica, it's off my head. Okay. Well, it doesn't matter, but we'll split it in any case. It won't all go in 26. Any other questions, comments? So, does this person also like manage the I mean, I know we've talked about the, you know, the committees that are helping with is that person manage those things, too, or just the

I would I would suggest that we dial him in on all of those conversations. Yes. Yes, I think he I think he needs to be um he needs to be presenting back, you know, to our to our, you know, our group um what what they are u you know, what they have accomplished. So, we have budgeted 1 almost 1.19 million in parks and we've spent $21,000 year to date. That includes the million dollars of match the grant. Correct. That was probably That was probably why it's so high.

Can I ask what the match for the grant is? 750. Is it seven or eight? The grant is 750,000. I know. But the match what's the over match was a million. The over match. You already matched. You over matched a million. A million. A million one. Yeah. Roughly. Thank you. So 1.9 that's it's it's really turn key I mean they handle everything

we've used them for years on a lot of different projects a lot of a lot of grants pay for grant administration and so in those scenarios especially we we uh go out for for qualificate you know and we we create them and we choose one and and it's kind of paid for and they've always done an excellent job, very capable. Is this the same one that did the grant application to begin with? Yes. Yeah, he did the application. So, he's already presented the application. Okay. I think it was $7,500 or something like that. Yeah.

Um I I don't think we have a big choice in the matter at this point. We don't want to lose grant or have to pay back grant money. if we don't get something done in a time of man. And I'll just tell you, I met one time with George and the and the parks administration and they started talking and talking about this deadline and that deadline and I went and started kicking the soccer ball around because I had no idea. But it's very complicated. So, as much as I hate to spend the money, we got to do it right. Just an opinion.

We have a motion. We don't. I'll make the motion that that we engage public management for the grant management of the Texas Parks and Wildlife grant. I'll second that motion. Second by Council Member Comr. All in favor? 5 Z passes. Okay. Item 11, discussion, consideration, and possible action regarding resolution 2026-R9 to formally accept a donation from the LDL and Somerville Historic Foundations.

George Freeze, council member. Yes, sir. Sorry. Mayor Pro 10.

I will I will take that. So, um, some of y'all may be aware, may not be aware. Um, you know, we we engaged Bicker staff, Heath and Delgado, Aosta to, uh, work with us on the, uh on the CCN case for the A3. And then we had two organizations that stepped forward very generously and said they would put some dollars towards the cost of the outside council that we had picked up. Uh and so LDL offered to give $2,000 and the Somerville um history foundation, the Summerville History Foundation uh offered $2,000 as well. We need to formally accept those um those contributions and thank them publicly for

Oh, wait. We have to accept it before we can thank them. That's right. Well, I have to think we'll probably check it. That's a small That's a small thing. We don't have to worry about that.

Okay. But, you know, we um, you know, just kind of shows, you know, and, you know, we can talk about the generosity of the community all we want. There's plenty of examples, but this is just another one of those examples of where, uh, the community really kind of rallies around the things that are important, the kids, the community aspect, our, you know, our authentic hometown values. So anyway, but u we need to accept this and then allocate it towards that cost. Okay, everybody informed enough to make a motion.

I'll make a motion to formally accept the donations from the LDL and Somerville Historic Foundations and to be allocated to what is this supposed legal cost. Legal cost, excuse me. Okay, I'll second. Second by council member Breny. All in favor for it. I can't vote because that's right through donator. So all in favor again. 41 excused. Passes. What will we do without you? Cheyenne. It lost.

Okay. Well, now we can formally say thank you very much. As I like to say, we are Glenn Rose and that's that's a great thing. I just like to say that um on behalf of and I'm sure I speak for LDL that the Bernard's Mill, the Somerville History Foundation and LDL were we're glad that we were able to fight the fight to keep um the A3 out of here, the dino switch, and that it will prove that tourism and our community only thrive and succeed when all of us work together. is a joint effort from everyone in our community.

Friends and neighbors. Friends and neighbors right there. Friends and neighbors like that. Thank y'all much. The only mistake you made is it ain't a done deal yet. But it's rolling that way. So, does that mean you are asking for more money before you actually spend that money? Yeah. I will tell you this now. George and I did have the discussion with the law firm. We're not going to pay you to sit there and listen to this thing all day. That is not service. Put our money to

Yeah, we'll wait and see. But Oh, yeah. We may ask for more. Okay. Thank you. That's great. Um, number 12, individual item for consideration, discussion, consideration, and possible action regarding parking along Grace Street. Lori, I believe this is yours.

Yes. Um, I had a Yep. Excuse me. Y'all knew it was coming because we knocked off some of the no parking area over there. And another citizen has come forward complaining about parking in front of their home, has knocked over her mailbox twice, parked in front of the um their driveway on busy nights. And so I'm bringing that up because I want that kind of goes with number 13 as well. We've talked about that. Number on number 13, that parking lot. Um, it has been determined that the back of those buildings is not private property for the members uh who own businesses there. So, I would like just to discuss what options we have about possibly moving that rail and restriping so we could get some more parking places in there. Or

is this you referred to the public? Yeah, the public lot. That's the public lot.

Yes. And y'all recall that it has been determined in previous meetings that that is not their private parking. there's no parking signs that are directly behind. One suggestion could be that we could even put up signs that says um no parking so they still have a place. I mean, we don't want to keep our merchants from having a place to park, but no parking between business hours. And then after business hours, that would allow people who are parking for any of our events in town and at the meal down there to have a few additional parking. But I also think if we were able to remove that metal bar, we could do some different um striping. And no, it's not going to alleviate all the problems on Grace Street, but perhaps it might take care of not as often are people needing to park down Grey Street. So, just something to throw out there.

We got quite a bit of information on this through the years and Jim can help with this. But one thing we did discuss, Pam, was moving the dumpster and coming to an agreement with that somewhere. Correct. And so I have figured out that the best place for the dumpster is to honestly be in that grass area um towards the front. And bake isn't going to love it, but that's the best place to put it. Front of their building or

not kind of where the driveway is. And you've got that grass area right there. It It really needs to be there because that's the best way for the trucks to get to it. Or we have to go all the way over to the other side kind of behind the other. Right on. Right on. Yeah. That's part of the issue. Jim, wasn't there like a silent agreement that we would give them one space? There is. It was always business owners. It's also it's already only in certain hours. So after a certain time of day, it becomes public park.

But the signs don't say that. Well, the sign entering that area says that, which was what the attorney suggested, but but some of them have put up their own Yes. sign. So those those probably need to come down. Um, we used to have 19 spaces there. When we when we put the railing up it, we were able to create more spaces based on the way traffic uh comes in and out of there. Yeah.

Um, yeah, it's just it's just tight there. There were 19 spaces, now there's 23, I think. Pam, are you saying that the that the dumpster access is the pro because they have to get they go down that do they go down right behind the buildings? Is that what they do? And we need to move that out to the edge so that the truck isn't having to come through and that every single business doesn't have to have their own one or two dumpsters because they all have

they all have polycarts. And if we go to and because because the city builds them, the city can actually engage a sevenyard dumpster that they share the cost of. So that will get rid of all the polycarts. We position the dumpster where it is most easily accessible by the truck. They share the dumpster. We remove the railing. But we can actually then by diagonal parking we can get a third row of parking in. But the dumpster would go between Sexton's and Baked on their grass on Bank's property.

Well, between It'd be kind of between Baked's entrance and the offices along Jack Bridges there, right? That's where it would be in that little courtyard if you want. Kind of right there. Okay. Okay. Not. Okay, perfect. So, it's not right in front of Bank. It's not by their outdoor area. It's over kind of more to the edge. So, all of the businesses would come down kind of to that alley that's not an alley and get it, but the dumpster can get to it. It's that square of grass. Exactly. Okay.

I really don't like that idea. Isn't that somebody here? Yeah, right here. So we go right in right think it's the CVBs I think it's um bridges I I think we I kind of like more over towards Feast Desand where they basically so then we end up kind of taking a space or more

well yes and no and what I'm thinking is is if we put a trash can down there, the parking spots that are already allocated to the businesses, if you make those all diagonals, right? Take out the opening gate, you can leave the other row iron bar there and you can actually make two or three horizontal spots along the metal fence, metal railing also. Does that make sense? No, it does. I think the metal railing I I think in my opinion the metal railing it impedes.

I think the just the driveway portion is taken down. Yeah. For for one, the railing is too far north. I mean, it needs to be back if we were going to do it. But Jim, we talked about this. Why is that there?

It's there for several reasons. one because first of all the engineers use software to design the layout of parking lots and that's who we sent that to and he said man you just you're kind of maxed out. I mean parking lot's so big we're just trying to cram more cars and you end up with fender benders and whatnot. and he said, "Really? Um, you know, you you can't have diagonal spaces, you can only exit one direction then." So, and then we had several store owners in here saying, you know, this this is what we want. And so, we had council kind of leaning towards that direction. And so it was just kind of a a uh multiple reasons, you know, that that that was brought up. Another issue was in the morning when the parking lot's empty, people like to

when traffic's backed up, they like to dart across that parking lot and and try to beat. But now that baked is there, are they still cutting across that parking lot? Because now that the rail is there now because it came before B. So I'm not sure what you know what would happen now. I'm sure there's cars parked there now. So technically we were supposed to be talking parking on Grace, but it does blend. Yeah. But we have talked about Grace Street being limited to no through traffic multiple times.

That's a different subject. The residents are for it. There's overwhelming interest in that, but that's up to them to bring it to council. Right now, this parking lot and the park, we can't do much about parking on Grace. It's allowed parking. Someone parks in someone's drive, call a tow truck and move it, you know, at this point.

So, I was gonna ask, it looked like you were blending two items there, but the parking on Grace Street, um, I'm not sure who brought this up, but I live on Grace. Um and we addressed parking in Walnut which has been tremendous like fantastic for us. Um but I do see the parking on Grace. Um you talk about calling tow truck. So Grace I think is one of the smallest streets narrowest streets in the city and it cannot fit two vehicles there. So I think the problem that you said a neighbor somebody brought up um is they park along Grace Street which is I'm at 200 Grace White House there on the corner uh across from Saxon and we have our property stands the street there. Um people park along the curb there and the neighbors can't back out the driveway if they're behind it. They can't pull in the driveway. So I see often uh vehicles hopping the curb that live there driving across the sidewalk trying to all kinds of turns just to get in and out of the driveway. Um, so is it legal for somebody to park in front of somebody, not on the same side as the street driver, but on the opposite side on the curb there? If if in a vehicle, there's no way a vehicle can get in and out.

They're on a curb um on the opposite side of the street, but that street is so narrow. It's not like a normal street that a vehicle um well the only thing you can do there is is offer up an ordinance and and make it to no parking which I'm not sure and I think I think all the residents and everybody in the area is fully aware. I mean we live downtown area. We we like the energy. We we like the people. We like all the events. Nobody's trying to limit on parking. We understand that. I see the struggles of my neighbors and um there's going to ask has to be something that can be done there. Just it's they can get in and out of the driveway without accidents.

Yeah, I see it. I see it every day and I I mean short of having a no parking zone. People are going to park there. I don't know if there's no parking on that one side of the street because on the opposite side, it sounds like they can't leave. They park in front of the driveway. Yeah. I'm not sure there's any short-term answers, but my answer is this. A walking bridge across Walnut. People can park at the park and walk across and they won't park there anymore. And that just may happen. I know we don't want to table this, but I'm going to suggest that perhaps Jim, David, and I go back and kind of re reddraft what parking could look like in that area with a parking lot.

I think that makes a lot of sense in Grey Street. You know what? That's not going to answer the problem on Gay Street. It's just not. But if we can kind of come back and revisit and and look at it a new from the new businesses that are there now and come back to you guys with some better ideas. I think that's a good thing. I would recommend multiple options. Not a single, not a single, but multiple options, three options or something so that we can council can discuss it with the neighbors in the area or if you guys if you guys will just give us a little bit of grace and time to kind of really put some stuff together. I think you know another thing I'd like to look at, you know, that parking spot behind CVB. Yeah.

Did we put the trash can there? We can look at that, too. I think you should. Okay. Let us look at that stuff and and so we can come back with some little viable things. So is that all right council to wait and let them come with some Absolutely. Okay. All right. Okay. Item 13, discussion, consideration, possible action regarding the parking lot located at Grace and Walnut. I think we just covered that. Yeah. Okay. Table number 13. We did two of you. I agree. By the way, you could add 15 more parking spots in that parking lot and it wouldn't address. We just had to come up with a better suggestion.

Okay. Discussion, consideration of possible action regarding changing the name from the convention and visitors bureau to explore Glenn Rose. Hello. Name and address, please.

My name is Tracy Nella. I live at 1022 Private Road 1250 in Bloodale, Texas. and it's an honor to be before you, esteemed mayor and city council members. Uh tonight I was hoping that you would consider a name change of my department of the tourism department I should say from Glenrose CVB to explore Glenrose. So, um, across Texas that has, uh, destination organizations are moving away from using the traditional CVB term and and they're going more toward, um, just stronger brand names. And I think that explore Glenrose is uh, it it just it it it represents us better as as a community. Um, also the state entity, the the TACV, the Texas Association of CBVS has um in September they changed to Destination Texas. So, they're they're promoting a statewide adoption of, you know, try to get your a better brand uh for your destination. And um so I feel like that would strengthen our marketing efforts and uh give us better brand recognition. And uh last week at our tourism advisory very space uh they agreed with me. So we are now bringing that to you uh to consider. Please

council members any comments here questions? All your uh your social medias already says explore glow correct.

Yes sir. So all of our social medias uh so that's Instagram, Facebook, Tik Tok and YouTube all say explore Glenrose. So we've been positioning ourselves for this. I also feel like uh with our uh just our collaboration with the county, it just kind of gives us a nice new brand name and just a strong step forward together. What kind of cost would be associated with would there be any cost associated like needing to change names on the building or anything? And if so, do you have the budget to do that? Um, no, ma'am. Right now, we don't have any We don't have signage.

We don't have signage. So, it's it's not going to cost us anything extra. Are you planning on doing signage with Yes, ma'am. But we were going to uh but but we needed approval first from from city council to approve that the name and then we were we're going to get them. Aren't the business cards already explored? Are our Well, exactly. So we have uh business cards that already say explore. Um our website is explorenrose.com. So we've already positioned ourselves to embrace this. So this is a formality in essence. Tracy, do you know if you've like have you trademarked that brand name? No, ma'am. But I would consider that.

Yes, ma'am. You might should look at that. Yep. I would love that. That'd be great. Many cities are going with you. Visit Granberry, Visit uh Stevenville. Uh we chose Explore as a group uh just because it we felt like it fit our brand better. There's so much to Explore is a is better for it's a match for our city. Yes. Really is. Would would this name just be used by the city as opposed to county? No, just the the entire tourism umbrella. So, this is it's our branded tourism department.

Okay. So, what I hear you saying is um organizations that exist outside of the city would be uh up under the umbrella of um explore Glenrose when you're marketing and your your um you're including organizations in the county. Yes. Okay. And therefore, they could use that too in their marketing. Yes. Okay. So, we're we're we're hoping to combine uh and just eventually you work work together as one entity and use that brand. Yes. Any other questions? Council action.

We we uh have multiple UR URLs obviously. Um yes. And obviously I I I like that we have multiple URLs. However, are we going to keep those number one and and then automatically if somebody clicks on an opposite one, it just automatically directs them to explore Glenrose if this is accepted. That is exactly what we are doing right now. So, if you go to our old uh URL, there's there's a few. I'm just She's asking for a department name change. I got that. That's all she's asking for. We're leading down the same track,

but visit glenrosex.com or Glenrose tax.net. You got visit glenrosex.com. So, so yes, they all those right because I think when people come to visit, they should be able to have multiple options on search. However, I know we don't want to manage multiple pages, and that's not my intent. Oh, I I would like to see that if somebody typed in the wrong one or got led from a search engine to the wrong one, then it automatically just defaulted them to Yeah, you could probably speak to that in your presentation. That's a little off. Oh, agenda item.

We're talking about the moniker for the group. Yes, sir. Right now, I think it makes sense. It's consistent with everything we've done, all of the sites, and we aren't a convent. We don't have a convention. Well, we have a space for 100. So, that's just changed. But that's really by the department name change to make it more up to-date to strengthen our marketing efforts. I make a motion. You bet. I make a motion to change the name from the convention and visitors bureau to explore Glenn Rose. Thank you. A second. Second by council member M. All in favor? 50 passes new name.

Fantastic. Thank you kindly. We get a new sticker too and put it here on Okay. Stickers for all. Has nothing to do with I want to put it on my laptop. Maybe if I get a laptop. We actually we just got um sticky notes. So I do have those. I shall share those with you guys. She's real smart. Everybody looks all smart. Okay. So, I think on agenda item number let me introduce if you don't mind. Oh, discussion, consideration, and possible action regarding the tourism advisory board members and terms.

We have a sheet here everyone listing the names.

Yes. A little packet if you will. So, did everyone find it's got a roster and then it has the bylaws stapled to it on the back. It's just a three-page documentish. Okay. So, so what I'm requesting tonight is that you uh formally establish staggered terms for those uh members that are on the tourism advisory board. What essentially happened is the the board was nominated or created um a long time ago and time has passed and now all of their terms have expired. So, the only active member technically on that board is Cheyenne, as you can see, uh because she was nominated January 13th. So, uh I'm I'm asking tonight uh for you guys to officially and formally uh create terms for each one of those members. All each of them that are on on that roster wants to be on the board. So they are fine with continuing their service in this capacity. And uh and also so I included the bylaws because the bylaws indicate that when you're nominating someone um onethird of the group needs to be have a one-year term and then twothirds of the group needs to have a two-year term. That's number six too if you if you look

at that. So why don't we just make the first three a one-year term and the rest too. That's perfect. That's lovely. I actually at our last meeting or a couple of meetings ago, I was just going to have people draw out of a hat, but when you read the bylaws, it says that this is a city council decision and so we wanted to follow protocol. So, do you want the terms to start when Cheyenne started on January 13th and end January 31st, 2027 on the one years? Yeah. Um, I think that would make it simpler. So, okay. We have been meeting. Yeah. And we have been meeting. Yes.

I signed up to speak on this one. Can I just give you a little bit of context if you don't mind? Yeah. You have 42 seconds.

Edwards 2002nd Street. I'm on the tourism advisory. I was the only one appointed this year because we weren't sure where the terms left and went because, as we all know, when our previous city administrator was here, he tried to change all the boards to different times. I'm getting there. Um, and so that now all of these board members do want to be back on it. Um, and they are coming to meetings and actively participating. Now, this board did not do anything for almost two years. They sat and listened to presentations. They didn't get to put input. What this board is for is to give her input and vote on things and they need voting power. They don't have any currently. And just so you know, there is one non- voting member on there because she doesn't fall into the category. So when you are adding terms, just make sure you keep that in mind. Okay. Suggestions, council, how we structure this quickly. It shouldn't be that hard. And if they prove their worth over the next year, they'll get re re what do we call submitted?

Reappointed. Yeah. Reappointed. So, all of these people have been actively serving and they've all been a part of the organization. Yes, sir. Okay. So, back to the council member's question, Commer's question. If we make it retroactive to January 1, then January one or January meeting of 2027, we will fill four spots. Three. Three spots. Three spots. That's align with the bylaws. Okay. 23. Just make the same date. 113. Keep the dates the same. Okay.

Can anybody on council or maybe even Tracy remind me why we turned around and held onethird of them to be a single year? It was the stagger positioning. It Well, that could be just election a different year. No, the old idea is that it's the same way in just about every time you have a board established. It's and I'm not sure if the violence just didn't get written 100% properly. You always start with a one-year term and then your two-year terms and then from that point you're staggering and everybody holds two-year terms, but you have to start so that you're not turning an entire board over at once. And so

I was getting to the staggering part of half of them being this year, half of them being next year and so on. But then the next So then when the one year when the one year is up, then they go into two-year terms. All right. Anything else, Rich? All right. Any other discussion? Motion. Who's the non voting? You said somebody doesn't vote. Anderson. So that that was in the bylaw. I see that now. I apologize. Realtors don't hold no.

I make a motion to reappoint the slate of current tourism advisory board members and make their appointment effected to the January meeting. And Kim McDonald, JC Stone, and Sarah de la Cruz would serve a one-year term and then be up for reappoint in 2027. and the rest of the members. And the rest of the members have a two-year term that began January of 2026 and will serve until January 2028. Correct. We have a motion. Did we need this motion? We did.

Oh, I got a second. We got a second. Council member Comr. All in favor? 5.

Perfect. Thank you, guys. Uh this is a bit new Rusty and Patty, but in a consent agenda, we have several items that are considered common business for the council. And unless you saw something that really struck a chord with you, we can vote to accept all of these together. So, I'm going to do that at this point and see where we go. All agenda items are considered routine by the city council and can be enacted by one motion. There'll be no separate discussion of these items unless the council member requests one item to be removed and considered separately. Do we have a motion?

I just had one question. 123. Are we are we tableing that one? Which one? Uh 23. No, that's one we already had. No parking zone. Walnut Street and Grace. That was from last month. Okay. Question. Okay. Any motion on the consent agenda? I'll make a motion to approve the consent agenda as presented. We have a motion. I'll second.

Second by council member Brunie. All in favor? 5 passes. And you guys will have a packet in the future prior to coming to the meeting like like sometimes four weeks in advance, right Veronica? And you can go through and look at all the items individually and determine if you have a question and I will. All right, folks. We are going to move to the allimp important staff reports and we're going to start with Jim Holder and public works. I'm get signed out. So,

so I don't want to really reopen the discussion, but as I'm sitting here, I'm thinking about that parking lot. And I remember one big item that caused us to do the railing. And so when the city obtained that parking lot years ago, one of the the property owners, I guess the property owner that owned where the where the parking lot sits owned one of the buildings out front. And so he retained a 15 foot easement of the back of the building

for ingress egress from Walnut Street in towards Baked. And it was just for ingress egress. It didn't mention parking spaces. So when the city paved that, they put parking spaces in there and now it's not really used for I think the way it was intended was for like a big truck to back down through there, offload, and then and then leave. And so it was if we observe the easement, we actually would lose about 10 spaces. So that was the point of the the railing and letting those folks use those spaces during the day because it it really didn't

it was a somewhat of a compromise. Yeah. Who who was the owner of that which we years ago. So, that's an an important piece of the puzzle that y'all need to know about. Can we touch base with the attorney and ask if we can Can we cancel an easement that has been granted? Is there a way to I think you can rescend an easement.

I don't know. I mean, it appears that um structures have been built on top of that easement. And so really, I mean, we could survey it and figure out exactly where it's at, but which structure do you think's built on the easement? I think there's there's two patios. One at feast and then one on the opposite end of fire. I don't I don't know if they encroach on the on the ement or not. I'm pretty sure the one at east does,

but we could license them the ground that sits on. Well, it depends on refer to legal. We'll talk to Stan. See about that. See what we could do. He He will know. Anyway, yeah, I forgot about that, too. I remember you talking about that before. All right. Any questions for Jim in your packet? Did you see anything you want to talk about? Hey, what's the writing on Bernard down here? And we've been talking to Sarah, but I didn't know that was not that was the gas company. They're they're reworking the gas line over there. Yeah, I saw that. All right. I did too. I got

We got to the next intersection. Is the I haven't got that far in the packet, but is the uh curves and pavement all completed down the wall city side over on the second? And is that project completed? And is there anything remaining on the punch list wise? The construction's done. The punch list basically we lack them coming back to do cleanup and it's it's turning into a mess. He hasn't he hasn't has been paid and so we're going through we're in a legal is situation at the moment. Copy. Thank you.

Anything else for public works? All right. Chief Martin, we'd like to have a police report. That's right.

Okay. Any questions for Chief Martin? I didn't look at your totals for the month, but I should have. Status of our fire. Hopefully in next month first of getting getting pretty quick. in place. Anything else for Seems like we've been pretty peaceful. What was the wreck on 67 this afternoon? Do you know? Yes. Uh vehicle was crossing from, you know, tractor supply going to the bank side and didn't see the car

headed towards. Uh yes, one went to the hospital. But the state says we don't need a light there. That's right. I think you're right. That's at least that's what we're told at one of our meetings. Yeah. Well, so that they approved it the parks, right? I haven't found budgeting for it. I believe is the case. Depends on how many fatalities you have there. All right. Thank you, Chief. Yes, sir. Uh,

who's up? Chair David. Building and planning. When's my catfish restaurant opening? That's what I want to know. Soon as they get the plans in. Got your reports. Any questions? Alson, any uh any uh questions for David? Send our congratulations on that no kill shelter designation. That's really cool. Absolutely wonderful. Even a city of our size, that's an accomplishment. It really is. It is hard to get that percentage up to that level and uh I have to commend the whole group for doing that. Worked very hard in it.

We since we're talking animal shelter programs over there, do we ever get lights on their side? Lights on the side. Yes. Are they solar lights on the side? Anything else for David? Any uh any big plans being submitted? Anything? Well, you know, got the Glenn Hotel that's started. We got the church coming in. Big church there, the First Baptist Church. And then, you know, we got the other church on 67, Shepherd's Valley. Shepherd's Valley. Yeah. They got their expansion.

Yep. And then a lot of homes being built. We are up from uh from 12,000 to 15 this year from last year. So doing pretty good. Before you leave, if you're going to stay, I'd like to just mention something to you before we go to executive session. Yes, sir. Anything you need? Anything else? Thank you, David. Appreciate it. Convention and visitors group. Oh, I'm sorry. Explore Glenrose. That's right. That's right. Explore Glenrose report.

Um, do you have any questions about my report? Well, I would love to highlight some upcoming events that we have in our city. Uh the first thing you will see that uh Kinley uh fifth grade student at the intermediate school is this is her commercial for the lemonade day that will be this Saturday. Let everybody see. Uh so that's exciting news. I hope everyone in this room goes out and uh supports our fifth grade students. So that's exciting. Just so you know, there will be a lemonade stand at the Lane building that I wouldn't mind your supporting if you don't mind.

Of course. Um, so if you want to know where these lemonade stands are throughout our city, you'll notice that I put one of these in your stack. So, of course, I'm going to talk about the Plexi Music Festival, but on the back you'll notice that there's a Lemonade Day uh little reminder down there, and it's got a QR code. So, if you follow that QR code to the website, you'll see where right now we have 24 24 lemonade stands uh that are being operated. It's just such a and it's lemonade day nationwide. So, this is a nationwide program and we're super excited that's put on by uh the chamber, sponsored by the chamber. And so, uh and it's it's just been such a great program for these students. they've been studying this curriculum and uh learning some really great financing and entrepreneurship lessons and um so now it comes to fruition. So I hope

a business plan

they put together a business plan. I think tomorrow we're doing a Shark Tank um they're they have to put all the components together, build it and have a marketing plan the whole nine yards. So it's in fact some of them needed financing and went to the bank and got a loan, talked to Sarah de la Cruz there. So it goes on and on and on. I mean it's just all of the components of of business. So it's yeah, it's great. It's a great program and um that's just exciting and fun. Um, another big event that's this time next week, so next Tuesday, May 19th, and and I have a little just a a blue reminder there on your page, um, is city day, city, the city of Glenrose is is going to be at the Cleburn Railroaders. So, please get your tickets. You can also um you know I'm probably going to send a reminder email to you guys so that you have a link to buy tickets, but um our mayor will be throwing out the first pitch and you don't want to miss that. We also have a seventh grader from our junior high that's going to be singing the national anthem at the beginning and then the high school choir will be singing at the seventh inning stretch. And uh so it's going to be a special night and I hope that everyone here plans on attending.

Don't forget the highlight of the night if you remember last year drinking two beers. It was really entertaining. That does sound I don't know if she wants that out there. It's out there.

Um all right. And so, uh, of course, our our big event that the city is is helping to put on this year, uh, the Plexi Music Festival. I've got we've got three days of fun and excitement and joy. Uh, so you don't want to miss that. Um, Hard Days Night, of course, and Leaf Freak are going to be on the square Friday night. We're going to have vendors on the square Friday dur excuse me, Saturday during the day. All of the festivities will go to the Texas Amphitheater Saturday evening. And then on Sunday, we're having a brunch on the square along with a concert and it's going to be more uh bluesy and jazz on the Sunday festivities.

And just a shout out to one of the local restaurants that is allowing us to rename the stage the city stage, calling it the city stage. City stage. And we'll have the jazz Kevin Vaughn and his jazz and R&B group that evening. And uh it's going to be quite the Memorial Day weekend. It will be. The festivities will be very exciting. And you're all invited. I don't know if you guys know, but you're required to be there for those events. Usually there. Thank you, Tracy. You're welcome. Veronica, it's time for our city secretary report.

We had assistance. We'll move to the lane building. What about the office furniture for the convention? Mayor's office. No, the convention center. Uh I been talking with Jim. I've had a couple of quotes. So, we're just going to look and see which is the best one and order the furniture so we can start renting it out. Any questions, folks? Are are you and Jim gonna is is that something that we would vote on? Is the No, it's already been budgeted and No, not the not the furniture, the rules and yes, all the guidelines for renting that space. Present that. Okay. And you two are working on that.

Going over brainstorming that.

Yes. Well, we need to we're trying to figure out security and know we might have to add an additional um key door uh because the system we use allows us to put hours on the door lock. So, I can hand somebody a card and it'll open at this time and this time and then shut and the key won't work anymore. So, that's those are the kinds of things we're trying to figure out what security-wise what's best. It's cameraed in there. Um, and then we just need to lock up the AB system. Right now it's not. But is the furniture like round tables? Are they rectangular?

Right now I'm looking at round tables. Um, looks like we're probably going to be able to get eight to 10 in there. 10 wouldn't be very comfortable, but um, at least eight. Um, you know, we designed that building, that outer building and the roll up door to be able to just wheel the chairs and tables in and out of there. So, whoever rents it, whoever's putting the tables and chairs up for the if it's us or whoever it is, it just it's easy to manage. And then I really I I want furniture that's going to last. Um, and the the person that we're working with who we went through with our office furniture office in Grandberry. They've been wonderful to work with and he's um really given me a lot of options on uh furniture that's going to kind of stand the test of time in there. We do start renting.

So, the round tables are more like banquet seating rather than like project based work tables. And I think that's something we're looking at too. Rectangular tables because we do have those two drop down screens where um like smaller TML conventions can come to Glenrose. I've been to some of those that were had 75 people and this would be a great space to host those and that would also draw people in for a three-day convention to be able to fill up the hotels and and use that that space. So that's what we're kind of looking to do. So, we're kind of exploring all the options on the seating in there.

Anything else? All right, turn your hat around, Jim. You're now city administrator. Anything, folks? Steady as she goes. Okay. Uh any council member reports or comments you'd like to make before we go to executive chopping bad timing on that ice was

Yeah, there was. Um, I appreciate your u letter from the mayor a couple of weeks ago and it got me to thinking you were talking about the um the scooters on the road and it got me to thinking that we had kind of kicked around the idea of trying to do a um um you know kind of like a safety day or a community policing type thing. And um um maybe we could try to get that slid in even this year. But I was looking at some options that were kind of you know out there on the interweb that other cities had done. they had uh you know they'd leveraged their local parks department or their state park to come in and kind of talk about you know safety outdoors and that Rusty you had said the um the hospital doing a like a safety in the sun type thing but um you know I think we need to kind of educate the public at large about the you know the the risk of driving these scooters unsafeely. So, I think if we could, you know, try to kind of have something on a Saturday on the square that, you know, or in in the park or at Heritage Park that, you know, ran for three or four hours and kind of walked people through, we could have like a, you know, kind of a community day to outreach to the younger people to prepare for the summertime and then just a soft sale about those um um scooters. So that that got me to thinking your your based on your article, but u just something to consider. Maybe we couldn't pull it off this year. Maybe we could do it next year.

Yeah. Buck and I talked a little bit. Jim and I talked about it and it was really funny. We were at the office of the lane building. I said, "We got to do something." Uh a lady almost got hit at the bridges right at Bonsai or whatever your name is. And they went back in and the scooter went by. They're not supposed to have anything on the square, but this is every street in town that these kids don't have helmets. They're not stopping at stop signs. And I think it's a parenting issue, but so be it. I think a workshop with Buck being there and just talk safety. I don't think one kid knows what your arm signals are on a bicycle. I don't even think they teach it anymore. Maybe we go back to some basics, but yeah, I think it's something we should do. And I I really don't want to wait next year. I may try to push something this year, but great idea, George. I think it'd be good.

Okay, at this point, we're gonna I'm sorry. You have something sheriff. I said something to Buck earlier, and I'm just thinking this might be a good format and and it's basically where Sheriff West and I think Buck will be there also have the meeting with regarding the school safety in the school. Um, I think that would be a good format to maybe where they meet twice a year to to discuss with the public and let them know what they're doing and what is proposed and what what they have been doing. And I think that would be a good format for something like that. What? It's coming up here 26th 26th of the month. So,

sorry that was all. Yeah, I think I think we could probably put something together hopefully. Um, all right. We're going to close the regular council meeting and in accordance with the provision of the Texas Open Meetings Law Subchapter D, Government Code, Vernon's Texas Codes annotated in accordance with 551.072 deliberations regarding real property 551071 consultation with attorneys regarding interlocal agreements. 551074 personnel matters event coordinator. Section 551074 personnel matters regarding a city administrator. So we will now close the regular open session meeting at 7:15 p.m. We'll be back. What's your name?

Y'all can push those microphones. Just push on it. That's what Tristan was saying that was I figured he'd go with him. Honestly, it's honestly shortcut. Good. Good. He's good defense, coach. We'll see how he does with offense.

I got to email him and tell him we've been working out. We're ready to run the chains, baby. Got to keep us in the job.

All right, we're going to go back in. regular session at 8:49 p.m. in executive session, we conducted business and in which uh item number 35 regarding real property, we will continue to work with the developer in that Jim will have direct contact to uh work through the issues there. Item 36, uh, we will have an interlocal agreement regarding the firet truck agreement looked at by Stan and be done. Item 37, uh, we have an item that requires a motion regarding an event coordinator, a hiring of an event vet coordinator to be in our Explore Glenrose department. I make a motion to um publish for event coordinator's position in explor.

I'll second that motion.

Second by council member comr. All in favor? 5. Okay. Item 38 regarding uh consideration of the city administrator. We are going to resubmit all applications. All assessments and top three candidates will be done by June 2nd. discussion in executive session June 9th and arrange for meetings at that point. And does anybody have anything else? Do you have anything? Our regular session for the meeting is adjourned. Thanks everybody. Have a nice evening.

Thank you. Goodbye new house council members.