City Council - Special Meeting

Can you tell to come downstairs? M can't help you. You don't know how to handle a fish. She caught a car. She caught a fish and she called you. Where is the net? It's in the It's in the what you call it? The container.

Those cars are like 4 foot long. And Caesar is going to be virtual. Is that right? Yeah. Virtual Caesar. Yeah, our speakers are Where's our candies? There was only one left and they had it all. So, it probably Where's our candies? Jesus.

Hey, mom having an emergency down there. Send the offering plate around for Valentine's weekend. Pick your just send it on here. Man, here.

Is this like Halloween stuff or what is this stash? It's compliments of Isaac. Yeah. Like little everywhere. Everywhere. How did How did your mother rage you, by the way? It wasn't easy. How did she deal with you when you're eating the habits? Oh, terrible. So I because I'm still not a big seasoning guy. So when she would like make like pork chops or steak or anything like that, I would take my plate to the bathroom and I turn the faucet on high and I grab all the meat and I just watch it. E just like put it back on the plate. And now he owns a steakhouse. I know, right? He owns a red.

Least likely to ever do that for sure. Yeah. And like her favorite ice cream is called a tin roof. Yeah. So, you know what that is, right? So, when she would bring like ice cream for everybody because I can't mix consistencies. I can't have something crunchy with something. It's got to be just one of those things. So, she bring me a dish of ice cream in a cup and I feel I'm spitting the nuts and I just throw the nuts away. Now I could just eat nuts all day long, but I can't have something like crunchy peanut butter. Oh god, it's got to be one of two. I mean, something's going to be crunchy. It's just like I

ever since I'm still like that. I can't do crunchy. I hate that. Can't mix I can't mix temperatures either. Can't put something cool on something that's hot. So you could have like a brownie with ice cream on it. No. God, no. No. It just turns into some soupy little mess. No, but at this point I can't have either anyway unless it's dairyf free. I tell you about when I went I was craving ice cream. How many times you and Kylie got so much? I was craving ice cream, just some vanilla ice cream and I was like six, seven months into this lactose intolerance thing.

And so I said, "Well, let me just be like, yeah, it'll be nasty, but I'll go get some." So I go to Randles, I get this thing says dairyfree vanilla ice cream. Yeah, perfect. He'll grabble a pint, eat about half of it. Two hours later, I'm just like just doubled over. What the? So, I go to the freezer open. I look over and I start to read the ingredients. It says at the bottom and bold, contains milk. Dairyfree contains milk. How? I just threw it away. just miserable all night. Felt like I spott

we cannot give. Let me unmute Caesar. Caesar, can you hear us? Connie does not like that either. She does not like disease. She can only eat certain pretty things. She loves waffles. Can't hear us. She's part of that. We can't hear I have so many people that tell me, "I know you like baffles." Why? Because they put things on individual plates. I said, "That's an upside. That is an upside." But you might have to dodge some throwing dishes. Yeah.

Soups are right after you. Oh, yeah. What was I saying? Denny's is Waffle House for people that can't fight. It's Denny's has this thing called a ghost restaurant that you get on like Reub. Hello. If you get on GrubHub or one of those, you know, the delivery food delivery things

supposedly there's this restaurant. I'm thinking what I said. Anyway, there's this restaurant that says it's in Ka and they do like grilled cheese sandwiches and different like different with meat different different cheese sandwiches and stuff, right? And it's really dead and because I was looking I was looking at the address it gave and I thought, no, you know, I haven't seen this restaurant there. I want to notice that man. Uh what's the name of that place? It's like a a little bit nicer chili. It's a carburetor. It's over there in front of the movie theater. It's got a orders

cheddar. Cheddar used to have an adult grilled cheese. That was the best thing. Then they got I absolutely love the way you described cheddar without saying what what did you say it was? It was like a nicer version of chilies. A nicer version of chilies. Not like that. thing is like 16. His favorite restaurant really knows that. Where's Chili?

How are you doing? Good. How are you? You taught me how to come in here. I know, but y'all are getting the little bit more casual version of me today because I had school till just a few minutes ago. I didn't even have time to change. I wear this for you. I really appreciate it. I really really do. He says the same thing to me. Bill I know. I gave him the we're ambassadors for at one time. I think she was wagging her finger at what she said. I did not. Not the finger. How bad I might have been. education citys.

Oh, we had one better than that. We had one that came in wife beater t-shirt. David beater sleeveless shirts. Sleeveless shirts. Yeah, sleeveless shirts. Flip flops. sleeveless flip flops. It could be zero degrees outside. Yeah. And that's what he was going to wear. didn't have to come off. So I get a call I get a call yesterday from an EDC friend of mine and he says, "Hey, we went to dinner in San Antonio with all the EDC people." Yes. I think I think

I said dressed up. Did they did the flipflops and the match? That's dressed up. I said, "Was it was it was a picture had design or the city logo?" That's really dress. Okay. No executive session, right? Thank you. No. So that means you only have a 30% chance of I was just about to complain and say she does really feeling like

Oh, would you like a gold or a really cool one? We need to get one to kind regular. Yeah, I can do that. Oh, did you figure out where it was? Well, they they drew today where

you Did you come in? Did you come in? I was about to text. Did I Were you here? I said, "Where you at?" That's what I was texting to take. I'm barely here. What you doing? What you doing?

It's Thursday at 4:00 and I'm married to get arrested. If somebody comes up with

Natasha to look it up, see if we have any ordinance. We don't All it is right there.

It's something like I'm not telling it yet because I got the part that needs to be done to go in the paper is already Hey, mayor.

Yes, ma'am. Okay, here's that thing you were asking about. Hold on. The thing you were asking about you posted up with that

Kyle. Well, now that I'm asking, we have an ordinance, but I want to make sure we don't need to add to it. I made it.

I think I'm sure skinnier one. already had me.

You know what, Shalia? I have Do you want to Do you want to address us? Is it okay if I write your name down? You're welcome. Yeah, he's

an expected Everybody turn their mics on. Here we go.

Seeing we have a quorum, I will call to order the city of KMA city council and Kuma Public Facilities Corporation special meeting. Um, and the first thing on the uh agenda is our our pledges.

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. Honor the Texas flag. I aliance to the Texas State.

Next on the agenda is a moment of silence. The next thing on the agenda is um invitation to address council and we will call up Shilia Thorne.

Can I start over? Okay.

Okay.

Okay. I didn't I didn't see the clocker. All right. So, thank you for allowing me to uh speak and even my flub on this, so I appreciate it. Um just wanted to uh thank the council in terms of uh the agenda. it a lot more information on the report. So it it adds to transparency. What I would like to speak about and it's the elephant in the room the proposal for KCDC that you have only two council members yet there loopholes in it and it and that it says we decide who what exodant circumstances are or continuity those are so ambiguous have the the intestinal fortitude to to just not put it in there. Let the voters decide if you need three people from KCDC on the council, then so be it. But you're putting it in. So, I'll give you this, but then I'll take it away and they and it's and it's arbitrary. It doesn't need to be there. It really doesn't. The voters will decide. Uh the other thing I'd like to uh point out is that uh there's a young man, he's not from uh KMA, but his name is Adam Klene. He's a autistic young man, and I know certain members of the uh council have a heart for uh individuals with autism. He has been doing some amazing artwork and there will be a reception for him. And on the 27th, I think there's a flyer available and you can always check my Facebook page. I have it as well. But uh just a phenomenal artist

and I think that and it also being sponsored by the Dash Gordon Foundation and Dash Gordon has has a warm place in our hearts and KMA. So please consider that and thank you very much for your time. Um, next on the agenda is proclamation and I believe Patty will accept.

Okay. This is a proclamation honoring government day. Okay. The role of government communication professionals is to inform, educate and engage their communities. And whereas robust communication in government creates trust and inspires residents to take action and be involved. And whereas government communications create relationships and calls to action build awareness and understanding through storytelling, engage and foster engagement of civic issues, and use all channels to include people in critical decisions. And whereas it is essential to have strong communications government because it is a foundational element of living in a democracy where citizens have the freedom to make their voice heard. And whereas the city of Puma is proud and has deep gratitude and recognition for government communicators professionalism, dedication, hard work, commitment, enthusiasm, and sacrifice. Now therefore I Robin Collins mayor of the city of Pina Texas February 20th 2026 as government communication day in Texas encourage all of our residents to recognize and thank the members of the communications and tourism department for their dedication to effective and meaningful communication. Thank you very much. Appreciate it. to get your

Okay, next on the agenda are mayor comments. Um hopefully not too long tonight. Um I would uh like to mention an upcoming opportunity uh to serve others. The city will be partnering with the Give More Foundation to host a food drive benefiting the community blessing box and the box is located at the front of the police department but behind this building. That drive will be on March the 7th from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 pm here in the parking lot. And I encourage anyone who is able to stop by and donate. Even a few items can make a difference to um a family who is in need. We um continue to make progress with our parks and green spaces through our partnership with Scenic Texas. KMA will be receiving at least a hundred trees. These trees um uh will be planted all over the city and different park area areas. Right now, we're earmarking some of them for Joanne Blackage Memorial Park and the 57 acre park. This could be a great cost savings uh to the city because these trees are provided at no cost. Um they will provide shade and natural beauty for all of our residents to enjoy hopefully in years to come and they're all in differing sizes. Spring break earmarks uh KMA getting really really busy. Spring break will run from March 9th through March 22nd. It's a a super busy season for us and we welcome a lot of visitors to the waterfront and the local businesses, but it's always a very important time for our community and we just hope we have great weather. And finally, I would like to take um an extend uh thank you to Prudelac and Yachty. They both had wonderful parades, one on land and one by boat. Both of these were well organized and brought a lot of great energy to the community and we just want to thank everybody that participated in

that. Next on the agenda is um city council uh comments and announcements. Councilman Bris I know Walmart kicked off the drone program I believe five or six weeks ago and I know Kim Crossing has had an issue uh with getting deliveries over there and I've been constant contact with them. I think we're finally making some progress just so everybody over there's aware we haven't forgot about it. Lee's working on I wish he was here, but he's working on getting us 10 people to submit their addresses through the email that they gave me this morning so that the engineers can try to figure out a way to rectify the problem over there. So, it hasn't been forgotten and I have continually been working on it. So, and then yesterday, Caesar and I spent all day in San Antonio. Uh, great day. Honestly, I think we've got five developers coming to town to do drive-throughs. Look at all the properties we have available. have probably 10 restaurants that are interested in doing more research and either send them more information. So, I think it was a very very productive day. Um, I also can say I found it very odd that I spent 16,000 steps on that floor, talked to probably 500 people during the day and I was the only elected official I met the whole day.

Kind of odd to me. Wow. Everybody else was paid different. Thank you, Darren, very much for that representation for the city. Um, Councilman Oliver, I don't have anything to add. Councilman Minger, nothing for me. And last but not least, Councilman Sa, can you add my address to that list of the wing delivery? I don't Yeah, they everybody on my street gets it but me. I think I think that's I think actually I'll send you that email address and you send yours. I think I've been sabotaged. No, they won't bring money. Honestly, don't know. Do we have a drop for city hall?

Yeah, because they won't come to my house, but if they dropped here, I could have it here. I think I drop it in there. Okay. All right. Okay. Um Caesar is online for um Caesar, can you hear us? Yes, ma'am, I can. Do you have um uh announcements and or a report?

Yes, ma'am. Uh good evening, Mayor Council. I have an update on the animal services agreement. Uh as of this past, excuse me, uh as of Wednesday, excuse me. Uh we're still in negotiation with Dickinson. Um we have preliminarily come to terms that that yes, we both agree that we can look at the possibility of partnering on this agreement. uh there is not yet a final amount nor has it gone through legal nor has it gone through their council for approval. So the first step is going to be for us to agree to the final terms including amounts. The next thing will be for us to uh make sure that all legal sides are are in in agreeance as to what we would like to do moving forward. They would approve it at their council that they approve of it. Then we have to bring it back to our council. The hope is to try to get this all done in time for the first meeting in March. If not, they'll over the second meeting.

Any comments or questions for Caesar? Okay, moving on. Uh, reports from staff. I believe all of these are within um the packet, but I believe that uh uh Chief Gerve has something he would like to present tonight. No. Oh, okay. I was told you had one to present tonight. Okay. racial profiling.

Racial profile report that based on all the traffic stops. Okay. Okay. Okay, welcome. Thank you. Do you have any comments? We We just did. You don't want to hear my comments. All right. Okay.

Thank you for coming. Okay. Uh, next on the agenda is the consent agenda to approve the minutes of the 2426 city council regular meeting. So, move. Second. So we have a motion by Councilman Darren Broadis, a second by Councilman Dustin Oliver. All of those in favor. Any opposed? Motion carries unanimous. Number 11A, consideration and possible action to reappoint positions four and seven of the Puma Community Development Corporation. Position four would be to reappoint Tom Linkletter. And position seven would be to reappoint Dustin Oliver. I'd like to recuse myself from this one.

I have a question. Is there a reason why we're doing the appointment before we discuss the appointment procedure. Does that seem we should discuss the appointment procedure before we do the appointment? It just seems a little seems like those two things should be swapped. Um maybe that's just me, but do you have anything to comment? May I mayor?

Uh well, of course. My understanding was that we were going to allow the reappointment of the two folks that are currently on to continue their appointment and that the continuation of the bylaws, edits, whatever make what could happen would be moving forward for any new possible avenues. If that's not the case, then that's my fault.

I'm okay with it, but I would I would say we probably should maybe that should be in the bylaw said the two I think I actually put that in my recommendations. that if the board wants to keep them, then they just I just what I wanted to avoid is putting out this dog and pony show with people coming out to interview when your intent is to keep the board members that exist originally and we talked about that the first time. Well, there's still two more positions, right? Understood. I just I just don't want to like if you ever run in a situation where there's two spots up and the other two that want to stay on there, why would you waste people's time to come in and do it falsely make them think if your intent is to keep them? So I'm not aware that

yes sir that was that that was the intent of bringing these two items that this item now so that it was a clear understanding that the new bylaws would be for the two then vacant positions that would occur in that time right it's I would think it would be different if the if the president felt like they needed to be removed or counsel and bring them back up but nobody feels that way I mean I don't I think they're both at least link is very you know active Um, Councilman, if you want to rearrange this, you can request. Okay. Uh, is it four? Is it four and seven? Four and seven. Four and seven.

I'll make a motion to reappoint positions four and seven. Second. So, we have a motion by Councilman Isaac Sona and a second by Councilman Darren Bris. All those in favor? All right. U motion carries with four votes and uh Councilman Oliver abstain from voting. Uh 11B consideration and possible action to approve resolution 2026-09 resolution authorizing the submission of Texas Parks and Wildlife Grant for boating access grant program. Thanks.

Yes, mayor. Uh this this item was a uh tied to a grant application. KCDC has already supported us pursuing this grant application. Uh the funding agency requires a resolution before the city council and that's what this item is before you today. Does anyone have any questions or comments for um about the resolution for Caesar? Make a motion to approve resolution 2026-9. Second. So we have a a motion by Councilman Darren Bratis, a second by Councilman Doug Micinger. All those in favor? I.

Any opposed? Motion carries unanimously. 11 C consideration and possible action to approve resolution 2026-10, resolution authorizing the submission of Texas Parks and Wildlife Grant for recreational trails grant program. I guess I should read the rest of this. It's a resolution of the city of KMA as here and after referred to as applicant designating certain officials as being responsible for acting for and on behalf of the applicant in dealing with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department here and re after referred to as department for the purpose of participating in the recreational trails grant program here and after referred to as the program certifying that the applicant is eligible to receive program assistance. Commander, this item is just as as the item that you heard above, but instead of being for the boat ramp, this one was specific for the trails program. We would like to utilize this opportunity to go toward 57 Acre Park. KCDC has also approved this and they only require a resolution by

Make a motion to approve resolution 2026-10. Second. So we have a motion by Councilman Darren Bratis, a second by Councilman Lee Wallace. All those in favor? I.

Any opposed? Motion carries unanimously. 11D. Consideration and possible action to approve resolution 2026-11. Statewide emergency radio infrastructure grant program via the office of the governor. Re resolution of the city council of the city of Puma, Texas, authorizing the city administrator to enter into grant agreement with the Texas office of the governor, allowing the application for potential funds to rehabilitate the citywide communications tower and P-25 compliant radio system and equipment and providing an effective date. Mayor, I I have asked in my absence for Chief Gar and or Captain Ree to take this item. Uh but this would be another grant application that requires this resolution to be passed. John

Okay. Uh with this with this grant application, it's a no match grant. Uh essentially all it is is to rehab that communications tower that the PD, the fire department, and EMS use. Oh, okay. And no match. Correct. Make a motion to approve resolution 2026-101. Second. So I have a a motion by Councilman Darren Bratis, a second by Councilman Dustin Oliver. All those in favor.

Any opposed? Motion carries unanimously. 11E. Consideration possible action to award the contract for RFP 2026-01 ballistic body armor to Angel Armor. Also in the packet, you should have the uh scoring sheets for everyone that contributed to the RFP. And if you have any questions, please ask.

Any questions or comments? Again, just as a point of of of order that this is was made possible by a grant that we applied for um that we were able to receive from the state to provide uh for our police department. I'll make a motion to award the contract for RFP 2026-01 ballistic body armor to Angel Armor. Second. So, I have a motion by Councilman Doug Micinger and a second by was it Dustin? Yes, ma'am. Uh Councilman Dustin Oliver. All those in favor? I.

Any opposed? Motion carries unanimously. 11F. Consideration and possible action to approve a budget transfer between revenue accounts warrant fee revenue 01-410 of 100,000 to fines and for forfeitures 01-4105 of 100,000 net effect of zero. This is just an accounting cleanup. Uh quarterly review of the financials. I talked to Ryan the way we set it up during our budget. Just hard for them to account for it in that me mechanism. Uh so we thought it was better to do it this way after reviewing everything but we are tracking the warrant fee revenue on a monthly basis. It's just the way I thought we collected and the way it actually collects is different than my quarterly review of the budget. So, it's just me mainly just a clean up. So, keep it simple for Ryan over there.

Yeah. The warrant fee, they only get like $50 per warrant that they cleared. We were we were computing that everything the warrant when they cleared a warrant would go into the warrant fee, but that's not how it operates. So, it actually goes most of it goes in the fine forfeitures. Any other questions or comments? Do we have a motion? I make a motion to approve a budget transfer between revenue accounts. Second. 01-41000 and 0141 05 of $100,000. Second. We have a motion by Councilman Darren Bris and a second by Councilman Lee Wallace. All those in favor? I.

Any opposed? Motion also carries unanimous. 11G. request to wave community center rental fee for fundamentally awesome CPR and emergency readiness clinic. Guess my only question, what's the date? I didn't see where they had missed it. What date are they planning on using the community center? Final date has not been scheduled. It will be around our availability. We wanted to first find out if this would be way a possibility doing this. They would like subsequent classes to take place where they would offer it to people in the area to get community CPR.

I would just ask Jerry. I mean, we're fixing to run into the season when we do rent the community center starting spring break. Right now, it's election. Well, I'm just saying I just would conscientious of that. I mean, we have times a year where we don't rent out the community center. So, I just the timing of it only I would question so we don't lose revenue. Wouldn't haven't they agreed though Caesar to work around the availability? They have agreed to work around availability and we can also make sure that the classes are done during non- peak hours.

I always think that whenever we these come up to wave fees especially something like this I mean we should probably do that whenever we wave fees it shouldn't wave cleaning fees like they should take care of that. Just my opinion because we had that process. Just my opinion. You can make a motion to that effect.

I don't feel I mean I'm just letting my boys be known. I don't feel strongly about it. But listen, especially especially I mean like in this particular instance, they're going to train citizens. You know that that's a good trade-off. But generally speaking, if somebody comes in and says it, they're going to whatever they Maybe we could train them to clean up, too. Huh? I make a motion to approve the waving of the I've got off that page. So, we have we have a motion. Do we have a second? Well, oh, I'm sorry. They need to clean it up. That's part of it. Oh, okay. That's my motion. Okay. Do we have a second?

Do we know what that fee is? The cleanup fee. 250. Okay. Is that what it cost us? Can we do cost plus 10% or something? Just be Well, I'm just saying. I mean, you might as well rent it. You're going to do 250. You're going to run them all. I need those people. No, that's what I'm saying. We got pretty cheap cleaning. That's what it's I'm fine with that. I just think it should be cost plus something, not 250. She'll get your money back administrative cost plus 20 that too by this cost for that.

Make a motion. I I present my motion. I'll make a motion to wave the community center rental fee but require uh uh CPR emergency readiness clinic to pay uh Zuka's cost of cleaning plus 15%. Second. So we have a motion by Councilman Darren Broadis, a second by Councilman Isaac Sana. All those in favor?

Any opposed? Motion carries unanimously. Consideration of possible action to restructure the KCDC bylaws and appoint policy and procedures. and the final uh draft of uh the bylaws updated are in your packet as well as the evaluation form that would be utilized moving forward.

Uh mayor, yes, there's actually two forms that are closed. One for use and then one for council to use subsequently after the recommendations are made. Um uh we were providing the updates at the last meeting and they uh I believe the last time I checked forward to everybody shows everybody's

I wrote the evaluation forms and I took y'all's recommendations into consideration and Darren I put at the very top that residents got a referential grade and then a second grading not to not to be repeated but to add to council to Everything else that other changes have been put in those changes. Well, there were some other things. I don't I don't remember exactly what they were. Remember C remember everything you guys talked about. We changed added there wasn't a lot. We didn't have a lot of input. Yeah. All changes including both scoring sheets have been included.

And I and to speak to Miss Thorne's comments at the beginning, I don't know what you're referring to. U the ability for council to have the ultimate appointment and removal has always been has always been that way since it's been part of I think I think we've made the bylaw stronger. Uh we have taken steps. Um, when I first when I first took the first swipe at this, I tried to remember every single issue we've ever had and include and address it in this. And I think it does uh I did try to think about certain situations like I said before where maybe somebody didn't hear or we can't fill spots and maybe we can temporarily fill them. The only thing that's not in here that maybe we could add is kind of what happened if you want to keep somebody then they just get reappointed. That's not addressed in here. That's probably the only blind spot I see. Um, other than that, I feel great about it actually. I think it's going to make the it's going to add a lot of procedure to something that's very that's lacked at big time for a long time

because if we've done it 10 times we can go through these two appointments during this cycle and if there are some errors then we can make those corrections after this okay process in my opinion I mean we'll have another year but I mean we need to do it as soon as this happens so if there's something we need to address let's address our minds can can someone u educate me on this the and and I don't I don't claim to know anything about KCDC. I'm trying to learn as much as I can, but um a resident of KMA scores five u I was always under the impression that you had to be a resident of KMA sort of like city council or anything else.

No. And that was that's was one of the things I addressed in here. before you didn't have to be a resident or any or business owner anything and you could have lived within 10 miles I think it was of the of the of the boundaries city limit which went along almost yeah far and so um I felt like that was kind of far and that you really should have people that are vested in the community

and and then I thought well he didn't want to limit it just to just to ka because sometimes our volunteer base is is trained so what would that mean so maybe somebody in join because you got somebody like Link later who doesn't live here, doesn't have a business there, but he's a great contributor to KD. So those people exist and they care about our community. So of course that's Darren brought up to score a resident. Like you got a resident here, you got another guy that's non-resident, they're pretty equal. The resident gets preparation, right? So it's not much different when you score for to put bids out and you want to award something to a contractor. Local contractor should get a higher grade. Same thing. Okay.

And and I'd also Why do we have seven positions and not five? It doesn't. Okay. I've already went down that road.

And the president votes and at one time many years ago we it was a type A and then it became a type B. Is that correct? I'm sorry. I mean many many years ago we had it as a type A. It was a kec and then we changed it to type B and it became KCDC. So that's okay. TML every year puts out a great handbook. The new came out. It's 252 pages. All questions you got. Good. Thanks. Great reading. Can't wait to read that one. when I can't go to sleep at night.

Yeah, I need to get you on there. You're the only one up here that has been on there. Now, I don't know if I want to.

Well, I'm still going to be where I was last time we discussed this. Resident EMA instead of five should be 50. KA business owner should be 40 instead of four. Um, it's um because I remember I said the last meeting I There's not none none of these cities that we neighbor with would ever let a human person on. And then just to make sure I was right about that, I called every one of them and they were all like there's no circumstance that could ever possibly exist that they would let a non-resident on one of their boards. In fact, Lee City called me back and said I was wrong on one thing. There is one board we made one exception for and it was the tourism board. They allowed the head of Southshore Harbor Resort to be on the tourism, but everything else

that's not true. PNZ PNZ allows outside residents. And by the way, League City has 130,000 people. We have 2,000 people. It's I mean, look, I I am

I am brilliant at cracking people's necks and backs. I mean, I'm really good at it, but I could never in a million years get hired as a chiropractor. I lack the basic qualifications. Um, I think I just to me that should be the the the the article of ineligibility is you don't live here or work here, have a business here. Um, and I don't think it should just be business owner. I think it should be a business owner and the business collects sales tax. I think that's that's as low as the bar should go for that. So, um, yeah, I'm I mean that's that's that's where I think it should be. I don't understand that if if you live nearby um That's good enough. I just don't think it is. I think um I think these it should be hard. Should be easy to do it. You should have to meet basic requirements to qualify to do this. It's not it's not just an open door that all all are welcome. It should be it shouldn't be like that. You know, not a one of us could could be sitting up here. No one. Um in fact, I and honestly, I've been on God, I've been on boards of more nonprofits than I can count. I mean, I just left the yesterday, my term as president of a of a nonprofit that was part of CCISD, been on board of the chamber, the executive officer of the chamber. I've been I've been on a lot of boards. I've been a part of a lot of bylaws committees where I've never once looked at doing bylaws to accommodate board members. It was to do other things. Um, I mean, I'll vote no on it just because of that alone, but I always say I am the one vote. What's the difference between a minimal demonstrated stake and a weak or unclear connection? They seem like they're the same.

It's for you to determine when you're interviewing them. Say again. It's for you to determine while you're while we're interviewing. You determine what their what their interest or state is in human. I was trying I was trying to create a a scoring metric. That's you know it's it's been broken for a long time. So I did the best I could to try to take to make it better. Whatever I appreciate what you did. Yeah. whatever input you have, this is way better than what we did. But I think I think the the the uh honestly if someone were to say the whole KCDC process, what's the problem? I wouldn't say the problem is who's qualified to do it. I'd say the problem is the fact that you do it a different way every single time.

That's the part I look at to say, hey, this is this is it. This is step one, step two, step three, and never do we vary from that. Well, that's in there. So we Yeah. And and I and I that's that's what I'm saying. I mean I applaud that you did this. This is this is long overdue. I always go back to the the hat those little pieces of paper thrown in a hat when I got on KC 10 years ago. I was like that's the only time I ever saw it done in a hat. But um I mean look I this I've said clearly we're going to be at it. But you know change is needed. So I I do appreciate what you did. Any other comments? I'm sorry. No go ahead. than we took over.

Do we have problems having chemo residents step up for for this or I would say historically well no I would say well historically yes but I would say that recently and that's one of the reasons I kind of tackled it was because recently I would say our quality of candidate has gotten a lot better and and and because that's happened Darren has a board that's doing a lot more. It started whenever I when I poor Doug got co, you know, but when I got on there, we were able to bring it up a little bit more. Doug brought it up a lot and the person had it before him. I brought a little bit more there to bring it up a little bit more and the quality candidates come in. I mean, the last time we had three candidates coming in there, we had like three really qualified candidates.

And so, and then you figure out, okay, well, how do you how do you create a scoring metric that gets the best quality person? And this address that if if you read it, it's like what I try to do started with KDC and so they they identify a need And then that's how you go out, okay, we need somebody that has some background hospitality or whatever it may be. And then you got your wish list and you put it out there and then you know what Kima is only 2500 people now. I mean it's not big, you know. And so that was that was not the reason for the question. Yeah.

I think we've had pe I think it also has to do with timing. We've had people as many as seven or eight apply and then hard hardly any one. We put a deadline on it. we wouldn't have anyone. We'd have to keep leaving it open till we got some candidates. So, it's either I don't know if it's cyclic or or what, but maybe it's the timing, you know, just who's interested in and who's available when a physician comes back and maybe it'll get better. Maybe it won't be a problem. But I'll just try to address everything that's been available.

And and the reason I asked it because I remember sitting here when we had the three that you were talking about and and I stuck in my mind is is this is this all we have? Is it I mean there were three good candidates I thought but were those the only three that stepped up? I mean it's kind of it's weak. It's a weak pool I guess. Well yeah very long because that's a pretty strong pool. I mean you know hey plaster somebody's face on a billboard see you know it's idiotic. You know what I mean? So so we gota we got we have to be able to get the right people in here and and sometimes I agree. Sometimes you have to accept somebody that might not be here.

Then you and then you want to say just like the hot front you want to say, "Oh, we want a hotel year or we want a business person." Well, nine times out of 10, the hotel and the business person are busy running their business in the hotel. They don't want any. Yeah. I mean, we we we I'm still waiting for a hotel year to join. I mean, for a long part, it shouldn't happen, right? And like I said, maybe it's a non-issue, but maybe it is. And if it is, it's addressed. That's it. And we have a way to get from point A to point B. Doug, anything else you want to talk? Any more discussion? No, I've granted enough. No, man. You're Hey, you only got a limited amount of meetings, man. I'm going to be very patient. Anything I got to say what fuel still in the tank.

Pull this up. I'll make a motion. Hold on. Make sure I do this right. All right. I'll make a motion to approve the restructure of the KCDC bylaws and appointment policies and procedures. As do we have a second? Second. We have a motion by Councilman Isaac Sana and a second by Councilman Darren Bris. All those in favor? I. Any opposed? Me for the reason I mentioned. That's it.

Uh you you got those votes then. Motion carries. Um we do not have an executive close session tonight. Are there any other comments or questions or discussion tonight? Seeing none, we will adjourn the meeting at 4:39 p.m. Well, we just did it. We just did it. Eight weeks already.