Community Relations Committee - Regular Meeting

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

The Community Relations Committee approved the February 5th meeting minutes and reallocated unspent budget funds for the Music in the Park series to add additional funds to the April musical talent, not to exceed $500. The committee also discussed and approved changes to the 2026 calendar year event calendar and budget, including combining Arbor Day events and adjusting budget line items for various events.

About this meeting

Government Body
Community Relations Committee
Meeting Type
Community Relations Committee
Location
Woodcreek, TX
Meeting Date
February 18, 2026

Transcript

91 sections (from 344 segments)

0:00 – 0:27•Speaker 1

Um, all right. Let's get started. Welcome. 11:06. We will call to order. Um, and Ty, would you roll call member? Car was present. Vice chair Lesie Scott present.

0:25 – 0:57•Speaker 1

Chair Cheryl Mills present. All right. We have our boards. Wonder um looks like we do not have any public comments or guests this morning. Um Cassen agenda number one is approval of the community license committee meeting minutes from our February 5th uh ready. So everyone has had a chance to look those over. Make

0:54 – 1:17•Speaker 1

a motion to accept. I second that motion. All right. Um, any of you reports from the band? Yeah. Um, so can we vote on this? Vote all in favor of Joe H.

1:21 – 2:12•Speaker 1

All right. Uh, if you don't mind, I'll provide my report. So, in the last council meeting, uh, council approved the full $1,200 for musicians and they left it open. Um, so under item one, this is kind of just cleaning up business between y'all. Um, council said use the money for the musicians and then we allocated an additional $200 from your budget for the signs knowing that that sponsorship would come in. So, you would end up getting it back. Um, but it sounds like it's just going to be a direct purchase sponsorship, so that's going to be fine. Um, there's not much else to update from channel at this time except for that we are really excited about your calendar and look forward to getting it on our March agenda and thank you for holding a special meeting so we can

2:09 – 2:38•Speaker 1

wonderful. Thank you, Mayor. Uh, we will move right into regular agenda. Um discussion possible action to reallocate unspent budget funds for the music park series to add additional funds to the April musical talent not to exceed $500. Um, so I will go ahead and make a motion to

2:39 – 3:24•Speaker 1

reallocate the unspent budget funds from our our music in the park series to add additional funds to the April musical town not to exceed $500. Perfect. So powerful. You had to pump the blood. Yeah. If I can explain, essentially, you previously said 375 max per artist. So, this was kind of cleaning up that business and making sure that y'all are all in agreement of except for this one act, we'd like to pay a little bit more.

3:22 – 3:33•Speaker 1

Yes. So, it's kind of a formality, but it is to protect everyone's right to have a book on the board. I'll project that. Thank you.

3:31 – 4:14•Speaker 1

All right. If I can get a show of hands, all in favor? Um, so just to confirm what we have now, we have um all three of our musicians confirmed for the Music in the Park series, starting with Jennifer Zabaletta um at 3:45. Um we have the Poochie Brothers from Sour Bridges confirmed at $500 for April 3rd and then May 1st we have confirmed Maxwell Pearl for 350. Correct.

4:11 – 4:49•Speaker 1

Any discussion or um I did resend the email to Jennifer and to Max this morning. I'll be happy and you Cheryl about requesting their W 91. So um I I do have their text number. I do have their numbers. I lost them with text. Then we're finding them because Santa don't always check their emails. And we're good with the Py brothers. I got a new voice for each of them because they're putting it and they're going to be mind and all that stuff. So we're good with them. Perfect.

4:47 – 5:02•Speaker 1

Is there is there a certain deadline if like okay we need to have this. You can't perform if they want their checks then they need to send sooner they get their W2s in the sooner they can be. And what about marketing? And I said if there's any special

5:00 – 5:36•Speaker 1

Yes. So, as soon as they send that, I have some uh templates drafted that I need to get over to Taffy so that we can start that boost. Um, one is a flyer that is an overall lineup. Um, and then I noted on there, uh, really quick because I was just looking at them. Um, I noted on there that we also have an exciting popup coming from Schoolyard Dogs on uh, March 6th and May 1st. Um and that they will be on site vending from 5 to 7. Um and so that is that

5:38 – 6:14•Speaker 1

and then this one is for Jennifer. So it'll have a little write up about the artist and then schoolyard dogs is serving up gourmet hot dogs and classic comfort um with a creative twist. Wonderful. And then once we have the other um guys I'll be able to plug them in too. May I share maybe a fly? Is it if it's once it's approved, may I share the flyer that you have with the artist? Absolutely. Other artist say, "Hey, this is what we're using." So, you're giving number one an example what to share with us.

6:10 – 6:30•Speaker 1

And Matt Pucci did send me um he put together a little image, if you will, of him and his brother. Um and so I was able to create one for them. All we need is mass. Um and then they will absolutely we encourage them to share it too and just promote it as well.

6:28 – 7:14•Speaker 1

Um and then we are looking still to confirm we're in conversations with um the Valley Dinner Club for April for vendor. Um so we're just looking to confirm a menu that makes sense, something that is approachable to all residents um and something that she's got capacity to do on site. um because she's not a food truck and that would be like a popped up kitchen. So, we want to be thoughtful with her time and what makes sense for her. Uh but if you have anybody else that you would want to consider, shoot them to Carol Schoolyard dogs for March and May

7:10•Speaker 1

and for all three. Thanks for all three. Yep.

7:23 – 7:55•Speaker 1

Oh, perfect. Um, all right. Well, if there's nothing else, we'll go on to number two, our agenda, workshop on the 2026 calendar year event calendar. Um, so we will enter workshop at 11:13 and then is this able to get pulled up? I should have said I just

7:55 – 8:34•Speaker 1

um so this uh item is to look at what we have remaining on the calendar for the rest of the year. um make sure that we are good to go confirmed dates and then the only thing that has changed really or that we want to look at and it'll move into number four as well is um budget because we are combining clu day with a c with a customer appreciate event. Um, so thank you. Yeah, thank you Mary.

8:31 – 9:12•Speaker 1

Um, so once we get that, so the next event we have coming up of course is the music in the park series. Um, March 6, April 3rd, and then April 4th, we have the community egg hunt, which we have a budget of $750 for. And then April 26, this is a Sunday. I am waiting to get a hard confirmation as far as this goes. There's some talks about maybe um until the tree board is back and fully. Thank you, mayor.

9:08 – 9:27•Speaker 1

Fully seated will combining Arbor Day in one event. Right now, uh it is slated as a twopart spring and fall event for Arbor Day. Okay.

9:22 – 10:08•Speaker 1

Uh there's a $1,500 budget for that. Um last year we worked we collaborated with and it was really just me since I was on the tree board previously working with the tree board just to make sure everybody felt good um and had what they needed for that event. And so I'll I'm in talks with them and see what that's going to look like. Um and then May 1st we have our third night of our Music of the Park series at $350 with Maxwell Pearl. And then the next event we have is our Fourth of July um event or parade. Um and that was on a Friday, July 3rd since it falls on a Saturday the day before. Um,

10:06 – 10:43•Speaker 1

we register for that or do we need to register for that? You will. I will. And that one is at a $1,800 budget. Um, and last year we spent we spent we had $1,800. Um, I didn't adjust this number in the line item just because we ran out of candy and we ran out of the hand fan or we have maybe like 10 hand fans left by the end of it, but we didn't start passing those out until Brookshire Brothers maybe

10:40 – 11:02•Speaker 1

almost down into the square. And so, um, I left that number the same so that we could increase the number of handouts and increase the number, uh, the quantity candy. Great. So, you're being hand fans. Mhm. I think if we all like that, I think it was a hit and no one else is doing it. So, I think that's I think so, too.

11:00 – 11:29•Speaker 1

Um, and then we have um August 23rd, Lu Day plus the volunteer party at CYJ. Um, so last year we spent about $1,600 on the luau day. Um the food is all included in that event um from CY which is a really generous donation from them. Um so

11:30 – 11:56•Speaker 1

I kind of put in some line items and we got a really good deal on music last year. Jeff made a connection. Um, oh my god, Island Texas Islanders Island. Island Texas Islanders, I think they're Texas band. Yeah. Yeah.

11:53 – 12:25•Speaker 1

So, they were like a five piece band, like maybe even more, maybe five to 10 people on that stage. Um, and they agreed to do it for only $225. Um, and after our experience with booking dance for this music the park series. Um, and since we're combining it with the appreciation events, I wanted to increase that entertainment line item. So, I did jump that to initially it was $500. I put it at $1,000 um for the band for entertainment

12:24 – 12:40•Speaker 1

for entertainment. And I could add so the three new align items for the CYJ party because we are adding the appreciation portion of that event.

12:35 – 13:19•Speaker 1

Um I put a line item for $1,000 for what we're going to put as entertainment so we don't kind of box ourselves into one thing so we can think about what else we'd want to bring to the event. Um, and then, um, I did a line item of $500 for branded swag and then a volunteer appreciation, um, gift line item, if you will, at $300, which so, um, just because I don't know that we're all on the same page right now. Um, Cheryl has moved over anything on the 2026 spreadsheet and she is suggesting changes from the last version of that spreadsheet. Um,

13:19 – 13:54•Speaker 1

yes. Yeah. So, she's suggesting these changes. Y'all would need to vote on this and then that spreadsheet would be updated. These are the city's official files and so I'm altering them right now and we'll save these and you guys will get your copy and then you can maintenance your your files. But this just allows the city to have a clean copy for city records each time because as you all work in your file between meeting yeah we have to have that like pinpoint of this is the last time it was touched right by

13:51 – 14:27•Speaker 1

u. So, you're suggesting an increase of attainment up to $1,000 and then you said $500 for swag, right? Branded swag and then volunteer appreciation at $300. And those like that $300 was pulled from the spreadsheet from the actual event when we talked about ordering um custom things for the nominees, the volunteers that are going to be recognized at the event. Yeah. uh not to exceed roughly.

14:29 – 15:13•Speaker 1

Um so you and you'll see on here the two here. So this was the original that we had from last year. It was $1,600 how it was divided up. Um and then so the calculation on that sorry to interrupt is 31 150 bucks for one. So for are you removing security? Yeah. So we don't have the updated one entertainment to Well, you can make notes right now if you Yeah, that's your copy. So can I read my line?

15:11 – 16:02•Speaker 1

Yeah. If you if you move entertainment to a,000 and then you add 500 for branded swag and 300 for volunteers, it goes over 3,000 which is what you have in the calendar. So I just wanted to make sure. So we have so I have it at 2920 just under 3,000. So I have security at 320 which is a half a pay. We basically split security the fee with CYJ. Um and then lifeguards at 150. uh Wimberly shaved ice at 400, um decorations and supplies at 250, entertainment 1,000, branded swag at 500, and volunteer appreciation at 300. So then the last copy, the deprivation from supplied were 230. So you're saying

16:00 – 16:24•Speaker 1

increasing that to 250, then uh 1,000 for entertainment and food and drinks, you have 250 as well. I do not have an line item. Okay. So, food and drinks were removed. I think it's going to fall under just decoration and supplies.

16:20 – 17:20•Speaker 1

Okay. So, if we strike that from the budget, it's uh still open. So, there is something funky in the budget. Yeah. Well, um I'm just going to redo the multi the addition here just to be sure, but I'm fairly certain. Oh, that just copied it. Why did I do that? That's scary. Um it's not that's not adding up to that alone. Oops. Oh, why did I do that?

17:23 – 18:03•Speaker 1

I mean, that's crazy. Yeah, volunteer Wisconsin. How are you looking glasses? I do need new glasses. Maybe this is my ear for a second. Well, she just made it bigger. But [laughter] see, it's only these cells. But now, let me get old fashioned calculator. Yeah, please do. Cuz this has to be accurate. Can you call out the numbers, please? 320 Mhm. 150 400 250 Hang on. Hang on. Math numbers here. 320 150

18:00 – 18:30•Speaker 1

400 250 1,00 500 300 It's 29th now it's coming up right sorry well there were one yeah it is right now there were items in your previous version that have been changed like you took off the food and stuff what was the drink what was the line of the brand of swag brand of swag

18:28 – 19:11•Speaker 1

this is just what we based on our last meeting what we on through um or what I um we're good. Okay. And so and with that uh Deb given or I guess we can save that for our next our next workshop. Um you can take up both items together. It's fine. You're in workshop. You can rule.

19:09 – 19:37•Speaker 1

So do you have the number with Deb? Uh Deb had done a report and let us know what we have remaining in our budget for the duration of this fiscal budget year and that'll be in September. I think we're sitting at like 12. Sorry. Uh I should have written it up.

19:34 – 20:20•Speaker 1

Oh 124. You have it or it's right here on our spreadsheet. So remaining in our budget currently to get us through September is $12,400 and so far what we have aotted for each event is putting us at 8250. So it'll be well under budget for the remainder of the year as long as we're not going over budgets significantly on anything which historically we've never done. um we've always done under budget which is definitely something that we try to do and even as we move into some of these other events and this is the first round of them. Um we'll see how they do and then if we decide

20:17 – 21:01•Speaker 1

like say hypothetically we're like this spring music service is a hit maybe we try it for the fall potentially to go to council and say hey we'd like to use some of these additional funds and get this on the calendar. U that's what I would like to do. What do you think? We just save those funds. But it also give us some reason to really I would try to source some sponsors too just to Right. Exactly. So we know it's $500, let's say, or you know, we can come up with a number depending on what it is, but um and try to seek sponsors for each of those events in the fall and maybe it's and in our future events right now.

20:57 – 21:41•Speaker 1

Yeah, that's a lot of money. Pretty sure we're not going to go over. No, definitely. I don't think we I think we will have a chance of now that we're having just to keep in mind that you do often purchase spooktacular items in this budget. So, um as you near the end of the year, we can do like another report of where you're at and y'all can reflect on like what first spooktacular do we want to go ahead and purchase because you're already in the middle of the planning process then. So, that might address that number a little bit. Yeah. So, we could use those funds and reduce the budget for the next year or we look at the actual calendar thing you're talking about.

21:38 – 21:54•Speaker 1

Yeah. So, we Yeah. At the end of the [snorts] summer, we'll have some wiggle room to look at what they want to do as we move into the fall, you know, third and fourth quarter. Sure. Yeah. Some more branded swag to give out. Okay.

21:52 – 22:35•Speaker 1

Love it. So um and then these are once we wrap up that August um luall day of the at CY day that will end our event calendar year essentially since we don't have anything slated for September. Um and then starting with Spectacular that will officially be our first event of the 2627 uh fiscal budget year. And then I've reformatted our calendar that we'll submit to the to city council to where rather it's rather than being a January to December calendar, it'll be an October to September

22:33 – 23:12•Speaker 1

for events and budget. Uh anything on this that you guys want to talk about before I wrap up this workshop? But I'm going just make sure that we put on one of our meetings after maybe July that we talk about our future budget where we are. Yes. So we have to submit our 26 27 budget in like we need to start working that in like June. Okay. Good. So I think it okay they do budget in October but the sooner we can get it to them we can be done

23:11 – 23:39•Speaker 1

especially if we don't have any anticipated big changes or addition as we continue going on every okay I can always have that it's a good idea and then okay well let's wrap that workshop at 11:29 motion and and that this is the right um

23:45 – 24:25•Speaker 1

yes from you want that removed from your calendar just it's just the emergency preparedness fair and the garage don't come out of y'all's budget. So that's why we're like let's stop looking at this because it is confusing for every you know what I mean just to kind of keep it in our line that that comes out of a different budget line item. However, we still talk about it. So I know go on the radio we talk about it. We also want to be thoughtful about what else is happening. Yeah, that's why. So, we took the money at least a different budget than

24:22 – 25:07•Speaker 1

and keeping it on the calendar is a just because when we think about what else we're planning around that same time like I know in April it's like something every single weekend and I don't want to do that. Oh, I see. Uh if we can avoid it. Um, but again it's it's March next year. You never know. Did they decide on ar I've heard you talking about it but are you all and that would be something you need to vote on and we would need to change the calendar. Yeah. I do want to tell you that Aubbert day the April 26th I will do that too. Change our Costa Rica trip.

25:05 – 25:50•Speaker 1

Nice. Well, I thought we were waiting until your March meeting because you might have new members or participants. That's fair. Um, we got a new member. Unfortunately, then we also lost another member to health issues. They're left, but they're not able to help anymore. So, I probably broadcast personal issues, but um, so we are back to hunting down a corn for trees and parks again. So, that will not happen in March. There's I mean unless the okay it could happen before this event in April but you are leaving yourselves without additional planning people.

25:46 – 26:23•Speaker 1

Um the remaining members could assist requests. They just will not be a functioning board to like make votes or anything like that. Um we can ask them to come sit in. There is some interest in once again condensing boards. Um not to give y'all more work but to create whole functioning boards, right? Um just side notes but when you're in 2016 when it be

26:24 – 26:59•Speaker 1

so the idea the thought that uh with Arbor Day so the national Arbor Day is like the third Friday of April which is why we have it that weekend. Um and then there's a Texas Arbor Day which is the first Friday of November which is why we do the tree giveaway um that week. Um the I will take the blame for having two events. There's no playing.

26:56 – 27:41•Speaker 1

I mean, I'm not actually playing, but when we were fully functioning, you know, thriving tree board, you know, the idea was to educate in April and then plant trees in November when that's the ideal time to do it. So if we don't have a functioning tree board by their meeting in March, I might go ahead and propose the idea that we condense this year and just do one event in November. Um as a tree giveaway, Arbor Day type event where last year it was a really um it was a great event as far as we had really good education speakers coming. We gave away a ton of trees. We did a really awesome raffle um

27:40 – 28:25•Speaker 1

on this April one. So we just did November. Okay. Uh was the fall tree giveaway, right? So that is I think all that planning before April 26 other things we're doing. Exactly. So, I mean, if it was sample, I would recommend that you combine the two events and hold the full one. Yeah, it's a real bummer, but better to have one than it's also better to do that now than continue to wait, publish this calendar, you know, and be coordinating with vendors and things like that that happen.

28:24 – 28:58•Speaker 1

Yeah. Um, okay. Then I will make a motion to do that. Now's the time to do that. Okay. I will go ahead and make a motion um that we combine our our birthday celebration with the fall tree giveaway and host that on Sunday, November 8th. from 3 to 5.

29:01 – 29:38•Speaker 1

Um, is the idea to transfer that budget as well? Yes. Okay. Transfer the same uh alligator pretty budget. So, we'll go ahead and combine the budgets and keep the same kind of programming um as Arbor Day, our initial our first Arbor Day. That is what we did. gave away trees, but the spring it was the best time to plant them right before summer. So, yeah, probably a win anyway. Perfect. So, we'll come. So, all in favor, show hands.

29:38 – 30:22•Speaker 1

Okay. And then do I need to go ahead and make a motion to approve the rest of the calendar with the changes? That's what I saw. Okay. and then like just a totally separate motion. And then I will go ahead and make a motion as well to approve the remaining 2026 calendar events calendar events calendar. And a sticker just shows wonderful see if we get any new members.

30:20 – 31:01•Speaker 1

Yeah. So we do Well, we can talk about that in a minute. But yeah, we'll have a new member coming March. I invited her today, but I uh Russell thought she was coming today, by the way. She indicated she planned to. Yeah. Um, all right. So, I guess we combined two and four on that workshop. Do you need to go into another wrap? Did we wrap the workshop time 11:37? You did announce it. Yes. Together. 11:29 to 11:37. You did not get the end the end.

30:59 – 31:44•Speaker 1

Um, all right. And then number four, workshop on the calendar year 2026 budget request. We can enter budget import 37 and I think we can immediately close the workshop. I think you need to run through the last well the what was printed out was the version of your files that was ready for this agenda and talking about like the volunteer appreciation event there there were differences on the line

31:40 – 32:22•Speaker 1

in your your files and what the city has on record for the agenda. So I would like to politely request that y'all run through these pages compare Cheryl's notes get a uniform division because when I submit this to council this will in theory be the final time and um it won't be able to carry into 2027 budget those will still be essentially pending those last three that's why they're separate but again the way I've structured the motion will mean that you don't have to keep coming to council over and over for every agenda that at every special meeting.

32:20 – 34:00•Speaker 1

Yeah. So, what I'm going to based on this budget that council has the this one here, um I'm going to propose that we remove the $500 from the um prepared uh preparedness pair. Um, I'm also going to propose that we combine the $1,500 Arbor Day budget with the $800 tree giveaway budget in November. And I'm going to propose that we increase the August 23rd event, Our Neighbors Day Out, and CYJ party. um on August 23rd, increase that from $1,600 to $3,000. Okay. And with that, those line items um that will be changing. We'll have security remaining at 320, lifeguards at 150, Wimblely shaved ice at 400, uh decorations and supplies at 250, entertainment at 1,000, branded swag at 500, and volunteer appreciation at 300 [clears throat] to give us a three, not $60, $3,000 for that budget. Um, line up to 2920. Sorry to interrupt. Would you mind running through all of the events because uh in for example the fall tree giveaway?

34:00 – 34:46•Speaker 1

There's the discrepancy between the calendar budget and what you have allocated in their spreadsheets. So the calendar budget had a larger amount. The spreadsheet had less. Okay. So let's start at the top. for spectacular. We have a $4,000 budget and that is line item. Um, as far as the updates based on our most recent conversations together, uh, inflatables and entertainment at $2,000, portaotti and handwashing stations at $510, Andy at $450.

34:41 – 35:07•Speaker 1

I had two I had inflatables here. 2500. You said 2,000. You said 20,000. It says entertainment here. Inflatables and entertainment. 2500 inflatable. Um I'm sorry. I was looking at 25 26. Let me start over. Okay.

35:03 – 36:43•Speaker 1

6 because this is for this is for 2027. Yes. 2027. because October will be our first event. Um, food t $4,000 budget and inflatables and entertainment at $2,500, portly hand washing stations at 510, candy at $450, water and ice at $40, marketing and signage at $100, decoration, miscellaneous supplies at $400 at not to exceed $4,000. Um, I am going to again propose that we combine the fall tree giveaway with the Arbor Day budget. I need to adjust this now that we're I can give you these printed copies before you leave so you don't have to try to do all this right now. But what I was pointing out is in your full tree giveaway, the spreadsheet that was ready for council, it only had $800. been in your calendar it um was indicated at like $1,000.

36:38•Speaker 1

So now I see that.

36:50 – 37:35•Speaker 1

So if we combine $800 and $1,000 to put us at 2,300 for that event. No, I'm sorry. I think we should right here. So this one right says 800 this is 1,000 both for both but for November but if we're going 1,000 at 1500 is going to be 2500. So which one is more current? Is it this this this number? I think 2,300. I think for the 25 I had $1,000 because we had trees to plant, we had signage, and then in 26 update that I think.

37:31 – 38:07•Speaker 1

Okay. So, yes, cuz on here on my 26 27 spreadsheet, I have $800. There should be 800. Yeah, 800. So if we combine those, they put us at 23. And then that is marketing and signage at 200, education at 100, tree and native plants to give away 500 port at 300. See, there's market sign.

38:04 – 38:48•Speaker 1

So leave it at three. The higher of the two maybe 300. And honestly services I think you need to set aside redo this. I don't do we have to have our 27 budget ready today. I know you want this for March but if we have up until the end of the fiscal year. You don't have to have this ready today. Um you but you are together in a workshop right now. Yeah.

38:44 – 39:05•Speaker 1

Um and so all of these decisions have to be made together in the meeting. So let me clean up the spreadsheet because right now when I combine these two events there's overlapping there's double. Yeah. I think you should take it line by line and say how much do we want to spend on marketing signage? Well,

39:02 – 39:47•Speaker 1

you know what I mean? Yeah. So I don't know. because we really for this event we have a banner already. We have yard signs already. So it's really not any other than day of signage that we will need printed. So I would say $150 max if that would be on the high end. Um I think frankly they already proved that it wouldn't cut back way back that much. I mean don't cut back that far. All right. So right right now.

39:45 – 40:30•Speaker 1

So keep it at 300 at least. Okay. This is just a proposal right now. And if you have to adjust it again beforehand that's fine. Um there you know what I mean? You you guys have that discretion. But really, you only have five budget line items total. What's their combined? You have marketing and signage, education and entertainment, tree and native plants to give away, food truck, non-alcoholic, drinks, and ice and face. So, what we're trying to do is come this for 20 cities and do this. Yeah. Right. So, they would go suggesting let's go to the higher item for 300 to be signed. Okay. Okay.

40:30 – 41:07•Speaker 1

300. 300. If you combine your education, entertainment, that's 250. Your tree native plants giveaway stays sustained because that was not in the armor day anymore. Your food truck and non-alcoholic drinks would stay the same at 500 because that was not an armor day. And then your face painter or sorry, that's all coming from armor day. Okay. So, we will need to add a line item for portaott at 5 to 10 just because 510 unless we pre-away we host it here at time.

41:05 – 41:48•Speaker 1

Yeah. So if it's a bigger combined event, I'm going to suggest we move it back to being unless I mean what two parts one port or um I want to put in so lime liner company was sold and so I don't did you ever hear back about anything new I still but I have their staff so I can try to call okay because I emailed and said hey we've worked working over. Can you please send us a price list? So, I never heard back. So, I can try to call and just say, "Hey, we're working on our budget." You know, give it to us.

41:46 – 42:29•Speaker 1

Well, and if not, we have time to stop shopping around because if they're not, they may charge us for deliveration from that might be. So, maybe we put a line item to see $400 for a porta potty because we only need one. Um, and again, washing station, food and drinks at 500, and then face scanner at 300. So, educational pain at 250. 2250. So, that would put us at 2250. Did we have a food trip last year at our school year? Oh, okay. So, I was thinking about when I talked to her again for her to put November 8th on her calendar. Yeah.

42:26 – 42:40•Speaker 1

So, you said your total is $2,250, right? 2250. Yes. And I So if we combined So if we put our budget line item at 20 not to exceed $2,300.

42:40 – 43:20•Speaker 1

Okay. So that's the tree giveaway under day. Um our jingle holiday event we have at $2,000. Um and that is inflatables and entertainment at $850. $850. Uh, food and drinks at $150, crafts and games at $200, letters to Santa, postage at $100, decorations at $200, marketing and signage at $200, port at $300. Okay, that's 2027. Yep.

43:18 – 43:59•Speaker 1

Yes. So, I hate to interrupt, but you know, legal, you know, ran out of a lot of stuff. Did you increase like you ran out of networks? You ran out of cookies. You ran out of some stuff. So, budget a little bit. We We considered that, but we also said the last hour was a dead hour and we started breaking down about 30 minutes prior. So, we would rather have ran out than have extra. So, I think we just cut the time down one hour and keep it the same. Yeah, we're going to do it this two hours. 3 to five. 35. Um, all right. And again, that puts us right at $2,000. Um, and then,

44:01 – 44:41•Speaker 1

okay, let's go to 2026 volunteer. Where are you at? 26, right? Oh, so I have a question and I got to get, but on real this is quick. is uh easy to get the park where it has a max the max the expense is at $1,200. Mhm. Didn't we just do $1,200 for B? Yeah. Yeah, correct. So that is that was from your previous motion, right? So that's why I'm trying to have like a set city file now. Yeah. Because what's happening is y'all evolve, but the city doesn't evolve with you.

44:39 – 45:23•Speaker 1

So we have to go back and have the city evolve with y'all every time. Um, and then this allows also Cheryl to work in her files, plan for next year, make notes and adjustments, and then we're not trying to filter through all that to pull with the needs. Okay. Just so for the for the music series, we have 1,200 for the uh bands and the 200 for the marketing signs. Yeah. Except for you're removing the sign expense now through the direct uh donation. So, still $1,200 total. at least some kind of just in case.

45:21 – 46:00•Speaker 1

I think they talked about maybe at least having a cool with some watering and stuff available for people. Yeah, something but so right now talking about next year. Yeah, she's sick. So your files are not up to date. That's what we're trying to We're talking about music coming up. Yeah. Let's focus on 2026. So, um 2026 except for this is your last motion from y'all. Yeah. And so today you changed your own your own budget

45:57 – 46:33•Speaker 1

through motion. So these papers what's in the city files have to be updated by motion. So are they? So, right now, council has allocated $1,200 to you all for your musical talent and $200 for signage because that's what was requested. And it's 40. So, so this view, this is what you are currently working on right now, correct? Uh yeah.

46:29 – 47:13•Speaker 1

So, this should be,200. That is what council allocated to you all except for then y'all just took a direct donation for signs. So that $200 is allocated for signs. So can we change that line item title from signs to miscellaneous or well or 100? Yeah. Or less. You can make that request to council and if they approve these files and everything then yes it will be We get $100 200. We get $100 towards the science, right? And then maybe $100 towards water. Miscellane. Just put miscellaneous.

47:10 – 47:50•Speaker 1

Do they miscellane? Oh, well, here's one under it. There was one under preparedness. I didn't know it. I mean, I know we that off, but I'm just saying this is the first one, so you don't know what you might need. Yeah. Right. We need have a buffer parking ticket for people with parking. and cry different not around. All right. So, what do you want it to say? Miscellaneous supplies is $200.

47:48 – 48:31•Speaker 1

Okay. I was looking at a different spreadsheet. So, whatever. I don't think I'm just gonna put my sheet away and look at this. I promise that this will clean things up. Uh, I know it's an honorable transition, but the city has to have a clean and clear. I think I think we're all looking at a different thing that is trying to all four of us get on second. Okay. Uh, so right now you have $1,200 for musical talent, miscellaneous items allocated $200 and you're saying for signs and part of it for water.

48:29 – 49:04•Speaker 1

Yes. And if council has questions, I've been in remaining so I can answer them. Exactly. Okay. All right. So, moving on to egg hunt. [clears throat] We have $750 on an item. Um that is $70 for eggs and candy, $300 for a face painter, $250 for marketing and signage, $30 for coffee and donuts, $100 for miscellaneous decoration paints, awards, etc. Yes. Um,

49:02 – 49:24•Speaker 1

so far to date, we have not put out any kind of marketing signage other than going through social blast and newsletter. Um, but as this event grows and evolves, I'm going to suggest we keep this the same and actually get um some signage. Okay. Okay.

49:23 – 50:07•Speaker 1

Um, 2026 to November, we already did that. Okay, so now we're moving to the Fourth of July. We have expenses uh totaling up to $1,800, decorations and trinkets at $200, registration at $250, candy at $600, coffee and donuts at 50, hay bills at 90, which will get returned refunded. Um create handouts at $600, and water at $5. Okay. And then let's see. CJ, we already went through that. Yeah. Okay.

50:15 – 50:33•Speaker 1

D6. Yes. Sorry. No, I have a master budget and then I have an individual event sheet budget and so that's my title.

50:31 – 51:15•Speaker 1

Yeah, but it all makes sense and I just have to clean it. file. You will leave here with a printed copy of all of this and um then you can um you know maintenance your files and then if you'll come back to the city again, we'll kind of do the same process. will take a snapshot of your files or wherever you're at. Present that economical um the goal being essentially uh no more whoopsies of wait council hasn't approved this suddenly we need to call you in for some special stuff that have more foresight. Yeah.

51:12 – 51:29•Speaker 1

All right. So wrap that workshop and number five discussion possible action approve the 2026 calendar year budget request for the city of work creek and send to come for possible action. I will go ahead and make a motion that we approve the 2020 city calendar.

51:30 – 52:13•Speaker 1

Perfect. second. I'm going to double check this map. It lifted all of your numbers down here somewhat of what y'all just did and I will uh give y'all copies of this. number 26 budget to 27. Um, well, you just kind of altered some of even the amounts um and moved things.

52:16 – 52:43•Speaker 1

Oh, yours. I beg you get forgiven. All anything to discuss? No. 12. March 12 is our next meeting. We should have our Cindy joining us. The next time the agenda is going to be March 6 and March 6. It's also a council member's birthday. Stress is broken.

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