[00:00:02] GOING TO BE HERE LONG. LIKE I LIKE THAT. I HEREBY CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. IT'S THE CITY [I. Call to order] COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 24TH, 2026, THE YEAR OF OUR LORD. 6:01 P.M. NOOR, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL ROLE MAYOR HENDRIK PRESENT? MAYOR PRO TEM STOECKER PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBER MITCHELL HERE. MAYOR PRO TEM VASQUEZ, PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER. COUNCIL PRESIDENT. COUNCIL MEMBERS. THOMPSON AND HANEY ARE ABSENT. MAYOR, WE HAVE QUORUM. THANK YOU. MA'AM. PASTOR DON BELK, ARE YOU HERE? IF NOT, I'M GOING TO ASK IF COUNCIL MEMBER VASQUEZ WILL LEAD US IN A WORD OF PRAYER. PLEASE STAND IF YOU'RE ABLE. YOU'RE NEXT ON THE ROAD NEXT YEAR. NEXT. GRACIOUS HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL AND WONDERFUL DAY THAT YOU HAVE PROVIDED US WITH TODAY. THIS EVENING WE ASK THAT YOU GIVE US AS A COUNCIL AND A MAYOR, ALL OF OUR CITY EMPLOYEES, THE BLESSING OF PROTECTION, DISCERNMENT AND WISDOM. WE ASK THESE THINGS, FATHER GOD, BECAUSE WE NEED TO BE GOOD EXAMPLES OF LEADERSHIP AND DOING THE RIGHT THING AND THE NECESSARY THINGS FOR ALL OF OUR CITIZENS OF ODESSA. FATHER GOD, WE ASK THAT YOU BE WATCHFUL OVER OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT, OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, OUR SHERIFF'S OFFICERS, OUR STATE TROOPERS, EVEN THE ECTOR COUNTY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICERS. FATHER GOD THAT YOU PROTECT HIM AND WATCH OVER THEM ON A DAILY BASIS. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO OUR REQUEST, THE PETITION OF THESE PRAYERS. FATHER GOD, ALL THESE THINGS WE ASK IN YOUR HOLY NAME. AMEN. AMEN. PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE, COUNCILMAN VASQUEZ. OKAY. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. TAKES THE PLEDGE. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS. ONE STATE, UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. PLEASE BE SEATED. BACK THERE THAT. NOR DO WE HAVE ANY PROCLAMATIONS TONIGHT. NO, SIR. IS THERE ANY CITIZEN COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS? NO, SIR. ALL RIGHT, JIM AND I DIRECT YOUR ATTENTION TO [VI. Consent Agenda] ITEM NUMBER. ROW NUMBER SIX, THE CONSENT AGENDA. HAS EVERYONE HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THE MINUTES AND THE CONSENT ISSUES? SO I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. OH OH. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SIX. SIX RIGHT THERE. OH, OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, GENTLEMEN, ANYBODY HAVE A MOTION FOR ME? MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. ALL RIGHT. COUNCILMAN O'CONNELL. THANK YOU. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND BY COUNCILMAN MITCHELL. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY [VII. Regular] OPPOSED? MOTION UNANIMOUS. LET'S MOVE TO REGULAR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SEVEN ON THE REGULAR AGENDA NUMBER SIX, LET'S CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION THE CITY COUNCIL'S DISCRETION TO REVIEW AND APPROVE THE CITY OF ODESSA. FISCAL YEAR 2024 2025. ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT AND AUDIT AND APPROVE THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 2025 ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT AND AUDIT AND AUDIT AUDITOR'S OPINION IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY SECRETARY. ALL RIGHT. I'LL CALL TO THE FLOOR. KAYLA. HELLO. HOW ARE YOU? THANK YOU. MAYOR COUNCIL, WE'RE SO GLAD TO BE HERE TODAY TO PRESENT OUR 2425 AUDIT. MUCH TO MUCH WORK ON GREG'S PART, OUR TEAM'S PART AND HELP FROM TERRY BECKER. WE ARE GOING TO CROSS THE FINISH LINE ON TIME. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT. AND I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO GREG NOW FOR THE PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. MAYOR MEMBERS COUNCIL. YES. GREAT NEWS TODAY. GREAT NEWS. I'M SO HAPPY TO TO BE HERE TO TO PRESENT THE RESULTS OF OUR AUDIT. THEY'RE GOING TO GET THE CITY BACK ON TRACK AND, AND FILING TIMELY TO MEET ALL THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS. WHAT I'M GONNA DO IS I'M GOING TO START OFF AT THE BACK, THE BACK OF THIS REPORT. WE HAVE A SUMMARY. SO THE WHOLE PURPOSE AND THIS IS ON PAGE 133 IF YOU WANTED TO FOLLOW ALONG. SO THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF AN AUDIT IS FOR THE AUDITOR TO RENDER AN OPINION. WE ARE GOING TO BE RENDERING AN UNMODIFIED OPINION. SO THAT'S THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF ASSURANCE THAT YOU CAN RECEIVE IN AN AUDIT. PART OF OUR AUDIT PROCEDURES IS WE ALSO EVALUATE THE CITY'S INTERNAL CONTROLS. WE DO HAVE A RECURRING CONTROL FINDING REGARDING CLOSING OF THE BOOKS. WELL, THAT'S A RECURRING JUST DUE TO THE TIMING OF THE AUDIT. THIS PLAN WILL BE PUT INTO PLACE FOR THE 26 FISCAL YEAR TO TAKE CARE OF [00:05:01] THAT THAT MATERIAL WEAKNESS, PART OF OUR STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS IS ALSO PART OF OUR AUDIT CONTRACT, IS TO PERFORM A SINGLE AUDIT OVER FEDERAL AWARDS. WE'LL BE CONDUCTING THAT WITHIN NEXT 30 DAYS AS PART OF OUR STANDARDS. AS YOUR AUDITOR, WE ARE REQUIRED TO REMAIN INDEPENDENT FROM THE CITY. WE WERE WE DID REMAIN INDEPENDENT THROUGHOUT OUR ENTIRE AUDIT. THE CITY DID NOT SEEK ANY SECOND OPINIONS ON ANY CONCLUSIONS THAT WE REACHED. WE DID NOT HAVE ANY DISAGREEMENTS WITH MANAGEMENT. THERE WERE NO TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THE CITY THAT DID NOT HAVE ANY AUTHORITATIVE GUIDANCE OR LITERATURE REGARDING THOSE THOSE TYPES OF TRANSACTIONS. SO AGAIN, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT RESULTS OF AN AUDIT, YOU KNOW, UNMODIFIED OPINION, THAT'S IT REALLY DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THAT PUTS YOU RIGHT BACK ON TRACK. AND I JUST CAN'T SAY, YOU KNOW, THANK KAYLA AND HER TEAM ENOUGH FOR PUTTING IN LONG HOURS, ANSWERING ALL OF OUR QUESTIONS AND REALLY BEING A BIG PART OF, OF GETTING THIS THING OUT ON TIME. SO THANK YOU, GREG. WE APPRECIATE IT. ABSOLUTELY. YOU MAY BE SEATED. I UNDERSTAND WE HAVE A CITIZEN COMMENT. YOU WOULDN'T BE SEATED. DALLAS KENNEDY. HI, DALLAS KENNEDY, 43, EDINBURG COURT. I ALWAYS SAY MY ADDRESS BECAUSE THAT'S ACTUALLY IN THE CITY. CHARTER SPEAKERS ARE SUPPOSED TO GIVE THEIR ADDRESS THAT GOT DROPPED. BUT ANYWAY, I JUST WANTED WAS HERE TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO MISS HARDY AND THE WORK THAT THE CITY HAS DONE. THIS IS A BIG TIME COMING FOR OUR CITIZENS. I DON'T THINK PEOPLE REALIZE HOW BIG A DEAL IT WAS THAT WE HADN'T HAD AUDITS DONE FOR THREE YEARS. EVERY YEAR UNDER THE HOVEN ADMINISTRATION, TAXES WERE RAISED, AND I KNOW HE'LL SAY HIS LAST YEAR THAT HE WAS HERE, THAT THEY DIDN'T RAISE THE TAX RATE, BUT THEY STILL WENT ABOVE THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE. AS A RESULT. IT TURNS OUT FROM THE AUDIT THAT WE HAD MORE MONEY THAN WE REALIZED, WHICH IS, I GUESS, A GOOD THING, EXCEPT THAT MEANS WE WERE BEING OVERTAXED AND OUR MONEY WASN'T BEING SPENT WISELY. SO NOW WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND THIS MONEY WISELY. HOPEFULLY EVEN LOWER TAXES WOULD BE GREAT, BUT GET CAUGHT UP ON SOME OF THE STUFF THAT WE GOT GOING ON, LIKE OUR STREETS AND SOME OF OUR INFRASTRUCTURES. BUT REALLY, THIS IS SUCH A HUGE DEAL FOR OUR CITIZENS TO HAVE A CITY MANAGER THAT IS DOING HIS JOB, TO HAVE A CITY ATTORNEY THAT CAN ACTUALLY USE LEGAL WORDS, TO HAVE A CITY MISS, TO HAVE OUR CITY FINANCE PEOPLE THAT HAVE FINALLY GOT OUR AUDITS DONE. SO CONGRATULATIONS, COUNCIL. CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS CITY MANAGER AND THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR PUTTING OUR CITY BACK ON THE RIGHT TRACK AND USING OUR TAX DOLLARS WISELY. THANK YOU. DALLAS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CITY OF ODESSA 2024 2025 ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT AND AUDIT. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND BY COUNCILMAN MITCHELL? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. BEFORE WE MOVE, I DO WANT TO SAY A GIANT SHOUT OUT AND THANK YOU TO OUR FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT, JERRY BECKERT FOR GREG WEAVER. MOST OF US KNOW HOW DIFFICULT IT WAS. AND SO WE APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK. WE APPRECIATE GETTING THIS ON TRACK. AND AS DALLAS ARTICULATED IT. IT'S BEEN 2017, 2018, THE LAST TIME IT WAS FILED ON TIME. SO I THINK YOU CAN PAT YOURSELF ON THE BACK, TAKE THE NIGHT OFF AFTER THE MEETING AND ENJOY YOURSELF. I DO WANT TO SAY EVERYONE THAT PARTICIPATED, FROM MANAGEMENT TO FINANCE TO EVERYONE AT THE CITY OF ODESSA, THANK YOU FOR JUST GETTING THIS DONE. WE'RE IN A MUCH BETTER POSITION. ALL RIGHT. NOW MOVING ON. AGENDA ITEM SEVEN. WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING. WE'RE GOING TO OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AN AMENDMENT TO ORDINANCE NUMBER 2024 DASH 39 REGARDING THE SITE PLAN AND DEVELOPMENT CONDITIONS FOR THE PD DASH H. THAT'S PLANNED. DEVELOPMENT HOUSING DISTRICT ON A 107.18 ACRE TRACT OF LAND LOCATED IN SECTIONS 11 AND 14, BLOCK 41, ODESSA CITY OF ODESSA, MIDLAND COUNTY. ALL RIGHT, LIZ, THANK YOU, MAYOR. SO 432 LAND GROUP IS REQUESTING THE AMENDMENT TO. THE ORDINANCE NUMBER 2024 DASH 39. WHAT WILL BE CHANGING IN THIS ORDINANCE IS THAT THEY HAD REQUESTED TO DO A PIT FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT. INSTEAD OF DOING A PIT, THEY'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD AND DO A HOA. AN ADDITIONAL THING THAT WE WILL BE CHANGING FROM HERE IS THAT THERE WAS A AN EASEMENT IN WHERE THERE WAS A WALKWAY HERE, AND THEY'RE REMOVING THAT JUST BECAUSE IT'S IN REALITY, [00:10:03] IT'S AN ENCORE EASEMENT. AND JUST BECAUSE OF SAFETY, IT'S BETTER IF WE JUST ENCLOSE IT AND LET HOA MAINTAIN IT SO WE WON'T HAVE ANY HOPEFULLY ANY ISSUES WITH THAT. IN ADDITION TO THAT, THERE WAS A CINDER BLOCK THAT IS NOW BEING MOVED TO THE BOUNDARY OF THE PATH. IT JUST HELPS ENCLOSE IT BETTER AND SECURE IT BETTER. SO THEREFORE, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THIS AMENDMENT TO REMOVE THE PIT AND ALLOW THEM TO HAVE THEIR HOA AND CONDITIONS. EVERYTHING ELSE WILL REMAIN AS HOW IT WAS ORIGINALLY IN THE ORDINANCE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. SO LET'S OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING. ALL THOSE WISHING TO SPEAK, PLEASE COME FORWARD. PLEASE LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES. DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. SEEING NONE, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND COUNCIL. ANY QUESTIONS FOR LIZ? YES, CRAIG. QUICK QUESTION. SO ON THE SHARED FENCE AND LANDSCAPING. YEAH. IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING THE HOA WOULD BE. THE HOA. WILL THE THE ORDINANCE WILL HOLD IT ACCOUNTABLE. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS GENTLEMEN, I LOVE PARKS, SO. ALL RIGHT. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION, GENTLEMEN. SO MOVED. ALL RIGHT, WE GOT A MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN VAZQUEZ. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU, BUT DON'T MOVE A MUSCLE AGENDA. ITEM NUMBER EIGHT. OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER REQUEST BY LCA FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT TO ALLOW PARK OR PLAYGROUND OTHER THAN PUBLIC SPONSORED. TO BE LOCATED ON A 1.3 ACRE LOT OF LAND LOCATED ON LOT ONE BLOCK 85 HOMESTEAD AT PARKS BELL RANCH. FIFTH FILING. LIZ. THANK YOU AGAIN. SO LCA AND ON BEHALF OF D.R. HORTON IS REQUESTING THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT BASED ON OUR ORDINANCE THAT REQUIRES THAT IF YOU HAVE A PRIVATE PARK IN AN SCP, YOU NEED TO OBTAIN AN SCP. I WANT TO MAKE THIS CLEAR. IT'S NOT A CITY PARK, IT'S A PRIVATE PARK. AND IN THIS PARK THEY WILL BE HAVING A BASKETBALL COURT. THEY'LL HAVE A VOLLEYBALL COURT, FOUR PICKLEBALL COURTS, AND A LIKE FOR PICNICS. WE DID ROUTE IT OUT TO OUR INTERNAL STAFF. THERE WAS NO OBJECTIONS TO THIS. THEREFORE, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THIS PARK, ADOPTING THE SITE PLAN. AS HOW YOU GUYS SAW. I'M NOW OPEN FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. LET'S FIRST OPEN UP PUBLIC HEARING. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. ANYBODY WISH TO SPEAK MAY DO SO. PLEASE LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES. WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS. IF NOT, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ALL RIGHT. GENTLEMEN, ANY QUESTIONS FOR LIZ CRAIG? YES. RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING THIS. THIS ALSO HAS AN HOA WHO HOLDS THEM ACCOUNTABLE. THE ORDINANCE WILL ORDINANCE THE ORDINANCE AND THEN THAT'S WHAT WE CAN ENFORCE AS WELL. SO THE CITY WILL HAVE TO GO OUT THERE WATER, TREES, ANYTHING. RIGHT. THE CITY IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT. CODE ENFORCEMENT COMES IN AND THEN WE CAN SEND OUT LEGAL NOTICES ON THAT. THAT COULD BE A GREAT PARK COUNCIL. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WE ALWAYS HAVE ROOM FOR ANOTHER PARK. I'M WITH YOU, BROTHER. I'M WITH YOU. ALL RIGHT THEN. IF NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I MOVE, I SO MOVE. ALL RIGHT, COUNCILMAN VAZQUEZ MOVES TO APPROVE. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND BY COUNCILMAN STOKER? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. LET'S GO TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER NINE. OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER REQUEST BY D.R. HORTON FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT TO ALLOW PARK OR PLAYGROUND OTHER THAN A PUBLIC SPONSOR TO BE LOCATED ON 3.17 ACRE TRACT OF LAND, LOTS 35 AND 36 ON BLOCK 27 HOMESTEAD PARKS. BILL. THERE'S. THANK YOU AGAIN. SO THIS IS ALSO WITH D.R. HORTON, AND IT'S AGAIN FOR ANOTHER PARK. THE PARK IS ALREADY THERE, BUT THEY'RE ADDING A CANOPY TO THIS PLAYGROUND STRUCTURE. PARKS PLOT. OH, I WILL HAVE TO DEFER. JOHN, DO YOU HAVE AN ANSWER FOR JUST PROBABLY ABOUT A HALF A MILE OR SO. THEY'RE IN DIFFERENT SUBDIVISION SUBDIVISIONS. OKAY. AND USUALLY WHEN WE HAVE LARGE SUBDIVISIONS WITH THEM, PARKS COME IN. SO THAT'S WHY YOU'RE SEEING INSTALLATIONS OF THEM AND MODIFICATIONS TO IT. BUT BECAUSE WE'RE ADOPTING A SITE PLAN WITH IT, MODIFICATIONS HAPPEN. YOU HAVE TO BRING IT [00:15:04] BACK. GOTCHA. SO THIS IS HOW THE PARK LOOKS RIGHT NOW. IT'S MAINTAINED BY THE HOA WILL CONTINUE TO BE MAINTAINED BY THEIR HOA. AND LIKE I SAID, THEY'RE JUST ADDING A SHADE STRUCTURE TO IT. SO THEY'RE MAKING SURE THAT THEY CAN KEEP ON IMPROVING IT AS NEEDED. OKAY. YOU KNOW WHERE THE SHADE STRUCTURE WILL BE IN REFERENCE TO THE PICTURE WE JUST SAW. IT'S GOING TO BE FROM THE PLAN. IT'S JUST GOING TO BE OVER THAT PLAY STRUCTURE. SO DO YOU SEE THE BOUNDARY AROUND THERE, THE PLAY STRUCTURE. IT'S GOING TO GO THERE. EXCELLENT. JOHN YOU HELP US OUT. LET ME HELP. MAYBE JUST D.R. HORTON PUTS IN ONE OF THESE INTERNAL PARKS FOR EVERY 300 TO 400 LOTS THAT THEY DO. SO THEY JUST KEEP GROWING. AND EACH ONE OF THEIR LITTLE PLATS IS ABOUT 100 LOTS AT A TIME. AND SO WHEN THEY GET 3 OR 4 OF THOSE, THEN THEY USUALLY SET ASIDE. 1 TO 3 ACRES. SOME OF THEM HAVE SPLASH PADS. THEY'VE HAD POOLS IN THE PAST. THEY DON'T LIKE SWIMMING POOLS AS MUCH FOR THE LIABILITY AND MAINTENANCE AND ALL THAT. BUT THEY'RE DOING SPLASH PADS AND SHADE STRUCTURES AND SOCCER FIELDS AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS. GREAT. ALL RIGHT. JUST WE NEED TO OPEN UP PUBLIC HEARING. DOES ANYONE WISH TO SPEAK TO DO SO AT THIS TIME? PLEASE LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES. BUT THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN. ANYONE SEEING NO ONE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS GENTLEMEN? IF NOT, ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I'M SO MOVED. COUNCILMAN, IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND BY COUNCILMAN STOKER? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TEN. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING FIRE RESCUE TO APPROPRIATE AND ALLOCATE EXPENDITURES FROM THE TEXAS FIRE MUTUAL AID SYSTEM FOR DEPLOYMENTS FROM 2023 TO 2025. THE AMOUNT ABOUT 151,000. ASSISTANT CHIEF. HOW ARE YOU, SIR? DOING WELL. MAYOR? COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING, GOOD EVENING. WE ARE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU GUYS MAY HAVE AS YOU CONSIDER THIS RESOLUTION APPROPRIATING THESE FUNDS FROM PREVIOUS EMERGENCY DEPLOYMENTS WHERE WE'VE SUPPORTED THE TEXAS INTERSTATE FIRE MUTUAL AID SYSTEM ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS. SO DO WE INCUR THOSE COSTS? AND WHEN WE APPLY FOR AND THEY SEND IT BACK. CORRECT. IT'S A REIMBURSEMENT. SO WE, WE, WE INCUR THE EXPENSES UPFRONT AND THEN THEY REIMBURSE US AND THEN IT PAYS FOR BACK. AND THEN THERE'S A LITTLE BIT LEFT OVER, AS YOU CAN SEE. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET TO PUT MORE MONEY BACK INTO THIS PROGRAM. YES SIR. I APPRECIATE THAT. ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. OH IF NOT I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THEN TO SO MOVED. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN STOKER TO APPROVE. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN VAZQUEZ. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION UNANIMOUS. THANKS. THANKS, CHIEF. ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 11. CONSIDER AWARDING A CONTRACT TO JC DENNARD CONSTRUCTION VIA THE GORDIAN JOB ORDER CONTRACTING PROGRAM FOR REPAIRS OF THE EXTERIOR FACADE, LIGHTING AND THE MARQUEE BOARD AT THE THEATER AND APPROVE THE NECESSARY FUNDING APPROPRIATION. SCOTT. YES, SIR. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING. I HAVE A RESOLUTION HERE WHICH WOULD CONSIDER AWARDING A CONTRACT TO J. K DENNARD CONSTRUCTION PROCURED THROUGH THE GORDIAN JOB ORDER CONTRACT PROGRAM, THE REPAIR AND RESTORATION OF THE EXTERIOR FACADE, LIGHTING AND MARQUEE BOARD SIGN IS NEEDED AT THE THEATER. I BELIEVE RANDY HAS A PHOTO HERE THAT YOU CAN SEE OF WHAT THE CONDITION LOOKS LIKE TODAY. THAT IS THE THE MARQUEE SIGN WE HAVE. WE HAVE SOME SIX BY SIX LEDS THAT ARE GONE OUT. THIS IS THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE IN 2019 WHEN WE REOPENED THE THEATER. AND CAN YOU BOUNCE BACK TO THE FIRST ONE? THAT'S NOT WHAT WE WANT TO SEE DOWNTOWN. IT'S JUST WEAR AND TEAR. SCOTT. OR IS THERE SOME PROBLEM WITH THE ORIGINAL SIGNAGE? THERE'S SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE ORIGINAL SIGNAGE. WE ARE WORKING WITH A SUBCONTRACTOR LIKE CONSTRUCTIONS, WORKING WITH ALPHA GRAPHICS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN, AND WE'RE GOING TO. IT'S NOT A NEON SIGN. IT IS A LED LIGHTING SIGN, ROPE LIGHTING. SO I VISITED WITH TODD TIDWELL, THE OWNER, AND HE SAYS THAT LED LIGHTING HAS COME A LONG WAYS IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS. SO, SO THE FIRST SLIDE HERE WAS IN 2019. SO SINCE 2019, THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TODAY. SO WE WANT TO BRING IT BACK UP TO [00:20:05] WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE. SINCE I MEAN, THE THEATER WAS BUILT IN 1951. SO. CITY SPENT A LOT OF FUNDS TO GET THAT THEATER REHABBED, AND WE NEED TO GET THAT SIGNAGE BACK UP TO SNUFF FOR OUR DOWNTOWN FOLKS. SO THE TOTAL COST FOR DENNARD CONSTRUCTION IS $296,201.50. FUNDING FOR THIS PROJECT WOULD COME FROM A 2017. CEO ARE NOT CEO, BUT FUNDS FOR THE PARKING GARAGE BUILD OUT. WE STILL HAVE THOSE FUNDS AVAILABLE FROM 2017, SO WE WANT TO EXPEND THOSE FUNDS. THAT'S $39,217.16. THE REMAINING FUNDS OF $256,984.34 WOULD COME FROM OUR HOTEL MOTEL FUNDS. ALL RIGHT. SO SOUNDS GOOD. GENTLEMEN, QUESTIONS? I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THIS IS FUNCTIONALLY BEEN BROKEN SINCE THEY INSTALLED IT, SO I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT WE WILL HAVE IT DONE PROPERLY. AND I VISITED WITH MR. ANDERSON EARLIER ON IT AND THIS WILL HAVE A FIVE YEAR WARRANTY. FIVE YEAR WE WILL USE SHOULD IT NOT WORK PARTS AND LABOR PARTS AND LABOR, WHICH MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE ORIGINAL SIGN HAD A WARRANTY THAT WAS IGNORED. AND THAT'S WHY WE ARE HAVING TO DO THIS NOW AT A COST. YES, WE WERE MADE AWARE OF THE SIGN ISSUE. I'M SORRY. WE WERE MADE AWARE OF THIS. WHEN I SAY WE, THE CITY WAS THE CITY WAS MADE AWARE OF THE WARRANTY ISSUE. THE ISSUE WITH THE WORKMANSHIP, THE ISSUE WITH THE SIGN. THE CITY DID NOT ACT, IN MY OPINION. YOU KNOW, THE CITY DOES HAVE A DUTY TO REPAIR THIS. YOU KNOW, YOU CAN DRAW YOUR OWN CONCLUSIONS AS TO WHY THAT THAT'S THAT THAT FELL ON DEAF EARS. BUT IT DID. AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO THAT MOVING FORWARD. SO THANK YOU. MR. SMITH GAVE ME THE THE DIRECTION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS ON ABOUT FIVE MONTHS AGO. SO I'VE BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY DOING MY RESEARCH ON THE BACKGROUND AND VISITING WITH DIFFERENT VENDORS. AND WE FEEL LIKE ALPHA GRAPHICS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN WHO ARE HERE THAT WILL ACTUALLY DO THE WORK. IF WE HAVE AN ISSUE, WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TROUBLE GETTING THEM OUT TO MAKE ANY REPAIRS WE NEED. I LIKE LOCAL VENDORS A LOT FOR THAT VERY REASON. SCOTT. I HAVE 100% APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'VE DONE. I LOVE THAT, I LOVE THIS PICTURE. DO NOT LIKE THE OTHER ONE. I DON'T LIKE THE OTHER ONE. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. GENTLEMEN, ANY QUESTIONS FOR SCOTT? SCOTT, HOW LONG DO YOU THINK BEFORE WE SEE A COMPLETION ON THIS? BEFORE CHRISTMAS? YES. BEFORE CHRISTMAS. YES, SIR. BEFORE THE 4TH OF JULY. YEAH. WE'RE GOING TO PUSH. WE'RE GOING TO WORK WITH THE THE OPERATORS OF THE THEATERS, MAKE SURE WE WORK AROUND THEIR SCHEDULE, BECAUSE IF WE COULD HAVE IT LIT BY FANDANGO, THAT WOULD BE AWESOME. I'M NOT DOING IT. BUT YOU MENTIONED THE OPERATORS OR THE ARE THEY CITY EMPLOYEES OR SUBCONTRACTORS? THE OPERATORS ARE THE OS. OH, OKAY. OKAY I MISUNDERSTOOD. OKAY, GOTCHA. YES. GO NOW, I APPRECIATE IT. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. THIS AGAIN, WHEN IT DID WORK FOR THE FIRST FIVE MINUTES, WAS AN AWESOME SIGHT IN DOWNTOWN. SO I WILL MAKE THE MOTION. WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. ALL RIGHT. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN STOKER. IS THERE A SECOND SECOND, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN MITCHELL. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. ALL RIGHT. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 12. CONSIDER. EXCUSE ME. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ALL ODESSA COMMISSIONS AND BOARD MEMBERS, INCLUDING APPOINTMENT, REAPPOINTMENT, REMOVAL OR MODIFICATION, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING. AND BASICALLY, IT'S OUR CB, CDBG FUNDS, OUR HOT FUNDS, ANIMAL SHELTER. LET'S DO THEM ONE AT A TIME, PROBABLY FOR THE EASE OF OPERATION. NORMA. YES. FOR COMMITTEE FOR CB, CDBG. YES. AS COUNCIL DISCUSSED AT A PREVIOUS WORK SESSION, THE FOLLOWING COUNCIL MEMBERS AGREED TO SERVE ON THE CDBG COUNCIL MEMBER HANEY, VASQUEZ AND MITCHELL AND THE TWO CITIZENS FROM THE OUTSIDE IS BERNADINE SPEARS AND ERIKA CHAVEZ. FANTASTIC. GENTLEMEN, WE'LL NEED A MOTION FOR THAT TO APPROVE. SO MOVE MOTION BY COUNCILMAN VASQUEZ. IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN STOKER? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. TALK TO US ABOUT HOT FUNDS. HOT FUNDS? THE SAME. IT WAS DISCUSSED IN A PREVIOUS COUNCIL WORK SESSION. COUNCIL MEMBERS CORNELL, THOMPSON AND STOKER. MAYOR, I BELIEVE YOU SUGGESTED THOSE. AND THE OUTSIDE CITIZENS IS RENEE URLS AND CINDY GRAHAM. FANTASTIC. JIM. ANY DISCUSSION? IF NOT, ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MAKE A MOTION. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN MITCHELL. IS THERE A SECOND SECOND, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN STOKER. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. [00:25:04] AYE. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. LET'S GO TO OUR ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE. YES, COUNCIL. SO THESE FOUR MEMBERS ARE UP. COUNCIL MEMBER CONNELL AND DEIDRE WHITE HAVE AGREED TO SERVE. WE'VE LEFT MESSAGES FOR HENRY AND SUSAN CLARK. OKAY, SO THE COUNCIL MEMBER, CONNELL AND DIETER WHITE ARE UP FOR. I MEAN, I'M SORRY, COUNCIL MEMBER. NO, NO. HIS IS UP. COUNCIL MEMBER VASQUEZ IS UP IN 27. GOTCHA. YEAH. OKAY. THAT'S WHAT THAT MEANT. I WAS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HIS. HE HAS ONE MORE YEAR. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. SO I NEED A MOTION TO REAPPOINT COUNCIL MEMBER CONNELL AS WELL AS MISS WHITE. I SO MOVE I MOTION BY COUNCIL. VASQUEZ SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN MITCHELL. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. UNANIMOUS. ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 13. PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551 .101, THE CITY COUNCIL WILL HOLD AN EXECUTIVE SESSION, WHICH IS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC, TO DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING MATTERS AS PERMITTED UNDER THE FOLLOWING SECTION OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SUBSECTION A, SECTION 551 .07 FOR PERSONNEL MATTERS, DELIBERATE THE APPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT EVALUATION, REASSIGNMENT DUTIES AND DISCIPLINE OF THE ASSOCIATE MUNICIPAL JUDGE. ALL RIGHT, GENTLEMEN, WE'LL NEED A MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. MOVE TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN CANAL. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN VASQUEZ. WE ARE NOW IN EXECUTIVE GOT TO BE A SHORT EXECUTIVE SESSION ALL THE TIME. ALL RIGHT, GENTLEMEN, I NEED A MOTION TO COME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION. I SO MOVE MOTION BY COUNCIL. VASQUEZ, IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? OH, IT'S A TIE. GIVE IT TO US. COUNCIL MEMBER MITCHELL. WE'RE NOW BACK IN. WE'RE NOW BACK IN REGULAR SESSION AT 6:34 P.M. ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO TO. NO ACTION WAS TAKEN DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION. LET'S GO TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 14. CONSIDER THE APPOINTMENT OF AN ASSOCIATE MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE FOR THE REMAINDER OF A TWO YEAR TERM WHICH COMMENCED JANUARY 1ST, 2026. I HAVE ANY MOTIONS, MAYOR. I MOVE THAT WE APPOINT AND HIRE ROXANNE BLUNT. SHE'S IN THE AUDIENCE AT A SALARY OF $149,760 ANNUALLY. ALL RIGHT. THERE'S A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND BY COUNCILMAN CONNELL. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTIONS? UNANIMOUS. CONGRATULATIONS. ROXANNE, WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND MR. BLUNT FOR THOSE? ROXANNE. ROXANNE BLUNT, OUR NEWEST JUDGE. AND THE COUNCILMAN VASQUEZ'S FAVORITE AGENDA ITEM. MAY I MOVE THAT WE ADJOURN THE MOTION TO ADJOURN. IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN STOKES. ALL I * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.