City Council - Regular Meeting

Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you for being here. Today's date is August the 25th, 2026, and the time is 432, and I'm calling this meeting to order. Ms. Ana, could you please establish quorum?

Mayor, we've established quorum. Okay. Next item is invocation and pledge of allegiance. Please stand.

Heavenly Father, we come before you today as we recognize Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. We lift up the courageous children and families who are facing the difficult journey of childhood cancer. Give strength, comfort, and hope to every child battling this disease. Bless all those who walk alongside them. May they feel surrounded by love, compassion, and support during the most difficult days. We also remember the children whose lives have been lost to cancer. May their memory continue to inspire us to support research, advance treatments, and work towards a future where no child has to fac

Next item is disclosures for conflict of interest. Rosana, has anything been filed? No, ma'am, there is none. No? Okay. We'll move on to presentations, and the first presentation is the proclamation for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

There's a motion and a second to approve the proclamation as read. All in favor say aye. Aye. All opposed say no. Motion carries unanimously. Thank you. Does this move?

And thank you for being here, Coraline. Yes. Thank you.

Okay, we're going to go down there and take a picture with you, okay? Okay. I'm going to come take a picture.

Okay, we're going to kind of go out of order a little bit because we're not ready with all of the kids that we're waiting on. So we're going to move on to report from the greater chamber of college, Ms. Brenda.

Okay, thank you so much. Okay, the next item is our departmental reports. Those are in our packets. Are there any questions or comments? Okay, there's a motion and a second to approve the reports as presented. All in favor say aye. Aye. All opposed say no. Motion carries unanimously. Next item is citizen's participation? No, ma'am, there was none. None? Okay. I'm wondering if Brad is ready. Can you ask if he's ready?

Very good. Thank you so much. And congratulations to each and every one of you. Y'all did great. We're going to go down for a picture with you guys.

Okay, we're ready for the next item, and those are our announcements. Ms. Jess, do you have anything to comment today? No? Okay.

Okay. I do. I just want to, like the proclamation read, September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and I encourage everyone to come out. It's May 7th. Sorry, September 7th. It's a Monday. It's Labor Day. As a community, us coming out to support these families means so much to them, so I hope that we can all get out there and just show them some love. Thank you.

Okay, thank you. All right, I don't have any comments today. JP?

The whole project. Okay, so we're still meeting the timeline?

All right. Very good. Thank you so much. We'll move on to public hearing, and the first item is a rezoning request.

Okay. Is there anyone here that would like to speak in favor or in opposition to this request? Yes. Please state your name and address for the .

Thank you. Is there anyone else that would like to speak in favor or in opposition? There being none, are there any questions for staff or comments?

So it's surrounded by the school and our one zone. So that's what's around that lot. And we have had requests like this in the area. And we have denied them because it did come to us on an individual basis and because of the zoning that is in place now, we denied it. And I know a couple of them have built single family homes and they're doing well in that area.

There's a motion and a second to deny the request for the rezoning. All in favor to deny the request, say aye. Aye. All opposed say no. Motion carries unanimously, 5-0. Thank you. Thank you.

Is there anyone here that would like to speak in favor or in opposition to this request? Anyone here that would like to speak in favor or in opposition? There being none, are there any questions or comments or a motion? Mayor, I'd like to make a motion to approve as presented. Second. Second. There's a motion and a second to approve the conditional use permit as requested, and this would be ordinance number 5853. All in favor say aye. Aye. All opposed say no. Motion carries unanimously. Next item.

Is there anyone here that would like to speak in favor or in opposition? Anyone here that would like to speak in favor or in opposition? Are there any questions for staff?

Second. There's a motion and a second to approve the conditional use permit as requested. And that would be ordinance number 5854. All in favor say aye. Aye. All opposed say no. Motion carries unanimously. Next item.

Okay, is there anyone here that would like to speak in favor or in opposition? Please state your name and address for the record.

Thank you. It's a beautiful building. Is there anyone else that would like to speak in favor or in opposition? Are there any questions for staff?

Second. There's a motion and a second to approve the conditional use permit as recommended by PNC. And that would be ordinance number 5855. All in favor say aye. Aye. All opposed say no. Motion carries unanimously. Next item.

Is there anyone here that would like to speak in favor or in opposition? Please state your name and address for the record.

Thank you. Thank you. Is there anyone else that would like to speak in favor or in opposition? Okay. Are there any questions for staff?

There's a motion and a second to approve the condition use permit as presented. All in favor say aye. Aye. All opposed say no. Motion carries unanimously. Congratulations and good luck. Good luck. Next item.

Okay, is there anyone here that would like to speak in favor or in opposition? Anyone here that would like to speak in favor or in opposition to the request? There being none.

Second. There's a motion and a second to approve the conditional use permit for a central kitchen at 301, I think the address is what?

Okay, and the ordinance number is 5857. Okay, all in favor say aye. Aye. All opposed say no. Motion carries unanimously, 5-0. And that's a great addition for the area. Oh, yeah. Yes, definitely. Okay, thank you. Next item.

Okay. Is there anyone here that would like to speak in favor or in opposition? Anyone here that would like to speak in favor or in opposition?

Second. There is a motion and a second to approve the conditional use permit for life of use And that would be ordinance number 5858. All in favor say aye. Aye. All opposed say no. Motion carries unanimously.

5859 for the wet zone ordinance. Do we need to amend the motion?

Okay. Is there anyone here that would like to speak in favor or in opposition to this request? Anyone here that would like to speak in favor or in opposition? There being none, are there any questions for staff? Second. There's a motion and a second to approve the conditional use permit as presented. All in favor say aye. Aye. All opposed say no. Motion carries unanimously and that's ordinance number 5860.

Okay. Is there anyone here that would like to speak in favor or in opposition? Anyone here that would like to speak in favor or in opposition? Are there any questions for staff? Second. There is a motion and a second to approve the conditional use permit as presented with ordinance number 5861. All in favor say aye. Aye. All opposed say no. Motion carries unanimously. And that concludes our public hearing. The next item is consent agenda, and those are items number 15 through... 27. through 36? 27. 27. May I like to make a motion to approve?

Consent agenda. Okay, there's a motion and a second to approve the consent agenda items number 15 through 27. And that would have resolution number 2078 for item number 25. All in favor say aye. Aye. All opposed say no. Motion carries unanimously. Next item is approvals and authorizations. Chief Siva.

Hi, Cesar. Hi. Okay, are there any questions for the chief or for Cesar? No, ma'am. Okay, second. There is a motion and a second to approve the mutual aid agreement. All in favor say aye. Aye. All opposed say no. Motion carries unanimously.

There's a motion and a second to approve the plot for Griffin Gardens subdivision. All in favor say aye. Aye. All opposed say no. Motion carries unanimously. Thank you. Next item.

Can you show the subdivision plot again? So what was it originally?

And furniture to these lots is on J Street and? And Inspiration. Yeah. Okay. And the setbacks on Inspiration, are they the same as a normal street, or are they a little more?

Are we taking any additional right-of-way?

Any other questions or comments? A motion?

There's a motion and a second to approve the replant as presented. All in favor say aye. Aye. All opposed say no. Motion carries unanimously, 5-0. Next item.

And it could be done, say you want to do a garage sale on Saturday and you forget to come in on Friday. Can they do it Friday night and get their permit for Saturday?

Okay, very good. Okay. Any questions? I have a motion to approve. All right. Second. There's a motion and a second to approve the permit and inspection technology piece. And that would be ordinance number? 5862. 5862. All in favor say aye. Aye. All opposed say no. Motion carries unanimously, 5-0.

OK, perfect. Thank you. OK. Are there any other questions? Comments? Is there a motion?

There's a motion and a second to approve ordinance number 5863, which is referencing electioneering rules. All in favor say aye. Aye. All opposed say no. Motion carries unanimously. Thank you. Thank you. Next item.

There's a motion and a second to approve the amendment to the drainage improvement fee, which is not an increase. It's just allowing it to be used for maintenance. Correct. All in favor say aye. Aye. All opposed say no. Motion carries unanimously, and that's ordinance number 5864. Next item.

Well, thank you for doing that, Andy, because it's important to have a clear picture of where the expenses are. So thank you. Any other questions? Mayor, I have a motion to approve. There's a motion and a second to approve resolution number 5865. 2079.

I'm doing ordinances. 20 what? 79. 79, sorry. Okay, and that would address the reimbursement from the drainage fund to the general fund. All in favor say aye. Aye. All opposed say no. Motion carries unanimously. Thank you, Andy. Next item.

Second. There's a motion and a second to approve Resolution Number 2080. Yes, ma'am. OK. Authorizing reimbursement from solid waste fund to general fund. All in favor say aye. Aye. All opposed say no. Motion carries unanimously. Next item.

Okay, very good. Any questions? Motion. May I make a motion to approve? Second. There's a motion and a second to approve ordinance number 5865, which allows transfers from and funding between drainage assessment fund, solid waste fund, general fund, and debt service fund. All in favor say aye. Aye. All opposed say no. Motion carries unanimously.

Okay. Thank you. Next item is a tabled item. Is there a motion to remove from the table?

There's a motion and a second to remove item number 37 from the table. All in favor say aye. Aye. All opposed say no. Motion carries unanimously. Thank you, Andy. Chief.

There's a motion and a second to deny the request for speed humps at the area of 1708 East 21st Street. All in favor to deny, say aye. Aye. All opposed, say no. Motion carries unanimously.

Thank you. The next item is executive session. I know that's going to be short. So is there a motion to go into executive session? So moved. Second. There's a motion and a second to go into executive pursuant to...

All right, thank you. All in favor say aye. Aye. All opposed say no. Motion carries, we'll be right back.

OK, is there a motion to go back into a second? There is a motion and a second to reconvene. All in favor say aye. Aye. All opposed say no. Motion carries unanimously. Is there a motion to adjourn? I'll move to adjourn. Motion and a second to adjourn. All in favor say aye. Aye.