[00:00:04] IT'S NOT QUITE SIX, BUT WE'LL, WE'LL WE'LL GO WITH THE BIG. IT IS. HOW'S THAT? CALL TO ORDER CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON APRIL 14TH, 2026. WELCOME EVERYONE. NORMALLY, PLEASE CALL. ROLL. MAYOR. HENDRIX. PRESENT. MAYOR. PRO. TEM. STOKER. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER. MITCHELL HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. CONNELL. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER. HANEY. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBERS. THOMPSON AND VASQUEZ. MAYOR. WE HAVE QUORUM. THANK YOU. IS PASTOR. DOCTOR MICHAEL MCGUIRE HERE? PLEASE COME FORWARD IF YOU'RE ABLE. YOU PLEASE STAND FOR THE INVOCATION. THANK YOU SIR. LET US PRAY. GRACIOUS ALMIGHTY FATHER, WE COME BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING WITH NOT PRESUMPTION, BUT HOLY REVERENCE AS SHEPHERD OF YOUR FLOCK, AND ONE WHO WALKS ALONGSIDE THOSE IN THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW, AND KEENLY AWARE OF EVERY HEARTBEAT, EVERY BREATH AND EVERY OPEN DOOR AS A DIRECT GIFT FROM YOUR SOVEREIGN HAND. LORD, WE PAUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE A HARD AND GLORIOUS TRUTH THAT YOU ALONE RULER OVER THE AFFAIRS OF ALL PEOPLE. YOU RAISE UP LEADERS AND SET THEM DOWN. YOU CHANGE TIMES AND SEASONS. THE HEARTS OF KINGS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. THESE ARE IN YOUR HANDS AND YOU TURN THEM WHICHEVER WAY YOU WILL. LIKE RIVERS OF WATER. AS WE GATHER IN THE CHAMBER TONIGHT, WE ASK FOR YOUR SPECIAL GRACE UPON THESE PUBLIC SERVANTS. THEY BEAR BURDENS MANY DO NOT SEE. THEY NAVIGATE BUDGETS, ORDINANCES, AND THE COMPLEX NEEDS OF GROWING CITY. FATHER, GRANT THEM THE WISDOM THAT COMES FROM ONLY ABOVE. WISDOM IS FIRST PURE, THEN PEACEABLE, GENTLE AND OPEN TO REASON. WE PRAY AGAINST THE SPIRIT OF DIVISION AND SELF-INTEREST. WHERE THERE IS PRIDE, PLANT HUMILITY. WHERE THERE IS EXHAUSTION, POUR OUT STRENGTH. WHERE THERE IS CONFLICT. BE THE GOD OF PEACE WHO RECONCILES. AS A HOSPICE CHAPLAIN, I'M REMINDED DAILY THAT OUR PLANS ARE BUT VAPOR. YET YOU HAVE GIVEN US THE DIGNITY OF WORK, THE STEWARDSHIP OF THIS CITY, AND THE CALL TO LOVE OUR NEIGHBOR. SO BLESS THE DELIBERATIONS OF THIS COUNCIL. LET EVERY VOTE CAST AND EVERY POLICY SHAPED BE DONE WITH JUSTICE, MERCY AND A SOBER AWARENESS THAT ONE DAY EVERY DEED WILL BE BROUGHT INTO ACCOUNT. WE SUBMIT THIS MEETING TO YOUR PROVIDENTIAL CARE. MAY THE DECISIONS MADE HERE SERVE THE COMMON GOOD AND IN ALL THINGS BRING GLORY TO YOUR NAME. WHAT'S THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. PLEASE REMAIN STANDING. COUNCIL MEMBER GREG CONNELL WILL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE. 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. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE. TEXAS. ONE STATE, UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. [V. Proclamations & Presentations] PLEASE BE SEATED. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PROCLAMATIONS TONIGHT. ALL RIGHT. TONIGHT WE'LL START WITH THE PROCLAMATION FOR THE FAIR HOUSING ACT FROM OUR METROPLEX, OUR REALTOR ASSOCIATION. WHEREAS THE FAIR HOUSING ACT WAS ENACTED ON APRIL 11TH, 1968, AND ENSHRINED INTO FEDERAL LAW THE GOAL OF ELIMINATING RACIAL SEGREGATION AND ENDING HOUSING DISCRIMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES. AND WHEREAS THE FAIR HOUSING ACT PROHIBITS DISCRIMINATION IN HOUSING BASED ON RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, FAMILIAL STATUS, NATIONAL ORIGIN AND DISABILITY, AND COMMITS RECIPIENTS TO FEDERAL FUNDING TO FIRMLY FURTHER FAIR HOUSING AND THEIR COMMITMENT. AND WHEREAS ODESSA IS COMMITTED TO THE MISSION INTENT OF CONGRESS TO PROVIDE FAIR AND EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EVERYONE, AND WHEREAS OUR SOCIAL FABRIC, OUR ECONOMY, OUR HEALTH AND OUR ENVIRONMENT ARE STRENGTHENED IN DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES. AND WHEREAS METROPLEX ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS PROMOTES EXCELLENCE THROUGH EDUCATION AND MAINTAINING HIGH STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT. AND WHEREAS, THE CITY RECOGNIZES THE METROPLEX ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS FOR ITS HIGHEST DEGREE OF ETHICS AND PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF STATE OWNERSHIP. NOW THEREFORE, I, BERNARD CALVIN HENDRICKS, THE SEVENTH, BY VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY VESTED [00:05:02] IN ME AS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF ODESSA, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL 2026 AS FAIR HOUSING MONTH. CONNIE, IF YOU COME FORWARD. I WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL TOGETHER. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS THOUSANDS OF TIMES EACH YEAR, THE UNDERGROUND INFRASTRUCTURE IN TEXAS DAMAGED BY THOSE WHO DO NOT HAVE UNDERGROUND LINES LOCATED PRIOR TO DIGGING, RESULTING IN SEVERE INTERRUPTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE AND THREAT TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY. AND WHEREAS IN 20 IN 2005, FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION DESIGNATED 811 TO PROVIDE EXCAVATORS AND HOMEOWNERS A SIMPLE NUMBER TO CONTACT UTILITY OPERATORS TO REQUEST THE LOCATION OF UNDERGROUND LINES AND INTENDED DIGGING SITES. AND WHEREAS TEXAS 811 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE PREVENTION OF DAMAGE TO UNDERGROUND UTILITIES IN ALL, 254 COUNTIES IN THE STATE OF TEXAS PROMOTES THE NATIONAL 911 NOTIFICATION SYSTEM IN AN EFFORT TO REDUCE DAMAGES. AND. WHEREAS, DAMAGES PREVENTION IS A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY, BY USING SAFE DIGGING PRACTICES, THE EXCAVATORS AND HOMEOWNERS CAN SAVE TIME, MONEY AND HELP KEEP OUR INFRASTRUCTURE SAFE AND CONNECTED. NOW THEREFORE, I, BERNARD CALVIN HENDRICK, AS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF ODESSA AND BY VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN ME, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF APRIL 26TH, 2026 AS ODESSA SAFE DIGGING MONTH. IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO COME ON FORWARD? REMEMBER 811 BEFORE YOU DIG. YES. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. ANYONE? ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE NOW TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ROMAN [VI. Consent Agenda] NUMERAL SIX, OUR CONSENT AGENDA. DOES ANYONE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO READ THE DOCUMENTS? IF SO, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. OKAY. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN CONNELL. IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN HANEY. ALL THOSE IN [VII. Regular] FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. ALL RIGHT. NOW. THIS IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 15. PUBLIC HEARING. OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF REQUEST BY BILLY CLEAVER, JUNIOR FOR A ZONE CHANGE FROM RETAIL DISTRICT TO GENERAL RESIDENCE DISTRICT ON A .220 ACRE OF LAND LOCATED IN LOTS 19 THROUGH 20 BLOCK SEVEN, SUNRISE DIVISION, CITY OF ODESSA, ECTOR COUNTY. ELIZABETH. THANK YOU MAYOR. SO THE APPLICANT, MISTER CLEAVER JUNIOR, IS SEEKING A ZONE CHANGE FROM TO ALLOW FOR A LARGER LOT COVERAGE. THE MAXIMUM LOT COVERAGE IN THE MAIN BUILDING IN OUR DISTRICT, WHICH WOULD BE RETAIL DISTRICT, IS UP TO 35%, WHILE IN A GENERAL DISTRICT IS UP TO 75%. EVERYTHING SURROUNDING THIS PROPERTY IS ALREADY ZONED SINGLE FAMILY OR IT'S NOT ZONED, BUT THEY'RE ALL SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. IT'S ONE OF THOSE PLACES THAT IT'S JUST MISSED, REPRESENTED BASED ON ZONING. THEREFORE, WE'RE STRONGLY RECOMMENDING TO ALLOW THE ZONE CHANGE FROM RETAIL DISTRICT TO GENERAL DISTRICT. AND PNC APPROVED THIS, AND IT WAS ROUTED INTO OUR INTERNAL DEPARTMENT. SO I'M NOW OPEN FOR ANY QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. SORRY, I FORGOT TO DO MY. ALL RIGHT GENTLEMEN, ANYBODY UNDERSTAND? ANY QUESTIONS FOR LIZ? MAKES PERFECT SENSE. ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, LET'S OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANYBODY WISHING TO. WE'LL NOW OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING. ANYBODY WISHING TO SPEAK MAY DO SO. PLEASE LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES. DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? IF NOT, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, I ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I MAKE A MOTION. WE MOVE FORWARD. THE MOTION BY COUNCILMAN MITCHELL TO MOVE FORWARD. IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN STOKER? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION IS UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU. NOW, I NEED TO. WE NEED TO SUSPEND THE RULES. AND I HAVE A MOTION TO MOVE AGENDA ITEM 17 TO 16. SO MOVED. ALL RIGHT. COUNCILMAN STOKER MADE A MOTION. SECOND. SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN CONNELL. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. SO NOW WE'LL TAKE UP RESOLUTION IN 17, WHICH IS NOW 16. CONSIDER AND APPROVE A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR THE [00:10:03] PROVISION OF CITY SERVICES RELATED TO A PETITION FOR ANNEXATION SUBMITTED BY MIDLAND COUNTY. THE ANNEXATION OF 13.46 VACANT TRACK OF LAND AND THE ANNEXATION OF 2.41 ACRE VACANT TRACT OF LAND IN RESPONSE TO A PETITION FOR ANNEXATION SUBMITTED BY JC INK, BOTH TRACKS BE ANNEXED INTO THE CITY OF ODESSA FOR ROAD, CITY ROAD AND RIGHT OF WAY. THANK YOU MAYOR. SO WE'RE GOING TO BE SEEING TWO ITEMS FOR THIS ONE. THE FIRST ONE THAT WE'RE SEEING RIGHT NOW IS THE SERVICE AGREEMENT. AND THIS AS YOU MENTIONED, IT'S MIDLAND COUNTY AND JC IT'S THE ROAD. THAT'S WHY YOU TEND TO SEE IT MORE THAN USUAL, JUST BECAUSE IT'S AN ANNEXATION OF A ROAD. BUT I'M OPEN FOR ANY QUESTIONS, GENTLEMEN. ANY QUESTIONS? PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED THIS. SO I THINK WE ALL ARE FAMILIAR WITH IT. IF NOT, I ENTERTAIN A MOTION, THEN SO MOVED. MAKE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HANEY. IS THERE A SECOND SECOND, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN MCCONNELL? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTIONS UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU. NOW WE'LL TAKE UP AGENDA ITEM ORIGINALLY 16, NOW 17. CONSIDERING CONDUCT FOR THE SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE ANNEXING LAND INTO THE CITY IN RESPONSE TO A PETITION SUBMITTED BY MIDLAND COUNTY FOR THE ANNEXATION OF 13.46 ACRE TRACT OF LAND IN RESPONSE TO A PETITION SUBMITTED BY JC INK FOR THE ANNEXATION OF POINT EXCUSE ME, 2.41 ACRE TRACT OF LAND. ELIZABETH. THANK YOU AGAIN. AND NOW IT'S JUST TO FORMALLY BRING IN THE ROAD INTO OUR CITY LIMITS AND THE CITY RULE FROM NOW ON. TAKE CARE OF THE ROAD. ALL RIGHT, GENTLEMEN, ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT, I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION. SO MOVED. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HANEY. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND BY COUNCILMAN MITCHELL. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOST UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU. GO TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 18. CONSIDER RESOLUTION AWARDING APPROVING PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH THE GORDIAN GROUP INC. FOR A FACILITY ASSESSMENT STUDY AND PROVIDING CAPITAL PLANNING SERVICES. SCOTT THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THIS ITEM HERE IS A FACILITY ASSESSMENT STUDY OF 51 FACILITIES THAT THE CITY OWNS. WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 463,000FTâ– !S. THIS STUDY WILL GIVE US AN ASSESSMENT OF OUR FACILITIES AND THEN HAVE A CAPITAL PLAN ON THE OF IT. SO THIS THIS WAS AWARDED BUDGET. IT'S WITHIN BUDGET. WE'LL HAVE THE ORIGINAL STUDY. AND THEN WE HAVE TWO YEARS AFTER THAT THAT WE'LL KEEP THAT STUDY AND UPDATE THAT STUDY FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS. WE HAVE THE FUNDS FOR THAT. SO WE'RE GOING TO PROCEED IN THAT FASHION. I HAVE MR. CHRIS NABORS HERE. HE'D LIKE TO COME UP AND TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE STUDY AND WHAT ALL IT INVOLVES. THANKS, CHRIS. COME ON UP. THANK YOU. SCOTT. YEAH. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THE GORDIAN FACILITY PLANNING SOLUTION. I ORIGINALLY HAD, YOU KNOW, ABOUT 75 SLIDES FOR YOU GUYS, BUT I'M SURE YOU WANT TO GET HOME AT SOME POINT. SO I'M GOING TO I'M GOING TO KEEP IT A LITTLE BIT BRIEF. SO REALLY THE GOAL OF THIS STUDY IN TALKING WITH SCOTT HERE OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS, IS WE WANT TO MINE THE GAP OF YOUR FACILITY NEED VERSUS WHAT YOU REALLY THE CITY OF ODESSA HAS TO SPEND ON FACILITIES ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. AND WE WORK WITH STATE AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS PRETTY MUCH ACROSS THE US. QUITE A FEW ORGANIZATIONS CONCENTRATED IN TEXAS, FROM STATE GOVERNMENTS TO COUNTIES AND CITIES. AND WHAT WE SEE IS THAT WHEN WE DO FACILITY STUDIES, WE LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, WE LOOK AT THE HOLISTIC PICTURE OF THE BUILDING, WE WALK BUILDINGS. AND TYPICALLY THAT THAT AMOUNT OF NEED THAT NEEDS TO GO INTO A BUILDING, WHETHER IT'S MAINTENANCE, CAPITAL REPLACEMENT, CAPITAL RENEWAL TENDS TO BE A VERY LARGE NUMBER, SOMETIMES IN THE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS. WHEREAS ANNUAL BUDGET FOR FOR FACILITIES TENDS TO BE SHRINKING OVER TIME. SO OUR GOAL WITH THIS STUDY IS TO FIRST OFF, MINE THAT GAP BY REDUCING THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF NEED THAT YOU GUYS HAVE ON YOUR BUILDINGS OVER THE NEXT FIVE, TEN, 20 YEARS, AND ALSO BUILD A BUSINESS CASE TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF RESOURCES THAT GO IN INTO THAT, INTO THOSE FACILITIES. ULTIMATELY, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO WHEN WE'RE WORKING WITH SCOTT AND HIS TEAM IS, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO BE GOOD STEWARDS WITH PUBLIC FUNDS AND WITH THE, YOU KNOW, WITH THE WITH OUR PROCESS, WITH OUR METHODOLOGY AND THE WORK WE'VE DONE OVER THE YEARS, WE'RE GOING TO HELP WORKING WITH SCOTT AND HIS TEAM TO ESSENTIALLY GET THE MOST BANG FOR YOUR BUCK. WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS PRETTY MUCH IN A KIND OF A TWO PRONGED SYSTEM. SO WE START BY DATE COLLECTING DATA. SO DATA COLLECTION IS KIND OF [00:15:03] THE FIRST STEP THERE. WE WILL HAVE A TEAM COME OUT TO THE CITY OF ODESSA, PHYSICALLY WALK ALL THE CITY FACILITIES, ALL 51 FACILITIES UNDER SCOPE. THOSE ASSESSORS WILL BE WILL HAVE ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING AND FACILITIES MANAGEMENT BACKGROUNDS. AND ON AVERAGE, THEY HAVE ABOUT 10 TO 15 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN WALKING BUILDINGS AND DOING ASSESSMENTS. AND THAT'S THAT'S OBVIOUSLY AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE PART OF THE DEAL, THE DATE. BUT YOU KNOW, IT'S ONLY THE DATA IS ONLY AS GOOD AS, AS HOW IT'S MANAGED AND USED OVER TIME. SO THAT NEXT STEP IS WHAT WE CALL STRATEGY. AND THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GOING TO WORK WITH THE CITY OF ODESSA AS A TEAM TO, TO TAKE THAT DATA AND CREATE A DATA DRIVEN APPROACH FOR, FOR A, WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS, NEXT FIVE YEARS, THE NEXT TEN YEARS, AND THEN PUT THAT INTO PRACTICE? AND ESSENTIALLY WHEN, WHEN MOST FIRMS DO A FACILITY ASSESSMENT STUDY, YOU GET KIND OF A PDF REPORT, YOU GET AN EXCEL SPREADSHEET. OFTENTIMES IT'S HUNDREDS OF PAGES LONG. YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY GREAT INFORMATION AND IT HELPS WHEN YOU FIRST GET IT, BUT THEN IT SITS ON THE SHELF, IT COLLECTS DUST. AND REALLY IT'S 6 TO 6 MONTHS TO A YEAR. THE STUDY IS MOSTLY OBSOLETE BECAUSE DURING THAT TIME THINGS HAVE BEEN HAPPENING, BUILDINGS ARE CHANGING. YOU MAY HAVE HAD SOME SEVERE WEATHER THAT IMPACTED A ROOF. YOU'RE ALSO COMPLETING PROJECTS DURING THAT TIME. SO SO WE'RE GOING TO PUT ALL OF THIS DATA IN A SOFTWARE SYSTEM WE CALL THE CLOUD PLATFORM, SO THAT SCOTT AND HIS TEAM CAN MANAGE THAT DATA AND KEEP IT UP TO DATE OVER TIME. SO, YOU KNOW, HE DOESN'T HAVE TO BRING US BACK IN THREE YEARS TO SAY, HEY, CAN YOU WALK THESE BUILDINGS AGAIN? WE'VE HAD X HAPPEN OR Y HAPPEN OR, YOU KNOW, THIS BUILDING SEEMS TO BE DETERIORATING FASTER THAN WE EXPECTED. IT'S IT'S INTEGRATED WITH R'S MEANS. SO INSTEAD OF GETTING THAT INITIAL SNAPSHOT IN TIME WHERE YOU SAY, OKAY, WE LOOKED AT THIS, LET'S SAY BOILER IN 2026 AND IT'S GOING TO COST US THIS MUCH TO REPLACE IN 2027. YOU KNOW, IT MAY BE DOING SO WELL THAT YOU DEFER THAT MAINTENANCE OUT TO 2028, 2029, BUT YOU'LL HAVE THAT COSTING DATA UPDATED ON A QUARTERLY BASIS SO THAT, YOU KNOW, OKAY, IT'S NOT 2026 COSTS WE'RE LOOKING AT, WE'RE BUDGETING FOR 2029 COSTS. SO ESSENTIALLY, YOU KNOW, THAT THAT'S, THAT'S THE, THE END GOAL OF THIS PROJECT. I'VE GOT A HAD A FEW SLIDES I WAS GOING TO SHARE WITH YOU GUYS. THEY'RE NOT AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW, BUT I PUT TOGETHER A KIND OF A HIGH LEVEL PROJECT OR, YOU KNOW, PROJECT TIMELINE ESSENTIALLY FROM WHEN WE GET, YOU KNOW, GET CONTRACTED FOR THIS PENDING APPROVAL, OF COURSE, WE WILL KICK OFF THE PROJECT. TYPICALLY, IT'S A 4 TO 6 WEEK LEAD TIME TO GET TO GET FOLKS OUT ON SITE WITH THE THE SIZE, THE NUMBER OF BUILDINGS, THE SIZE OF THE BUILDINGS WILL PROBABLY HAVE A TEAM OF THREE, MAYBE A COUPLE OF TEAMS OUT FOR TWO WEEKS TO, TO WALK ALL THESE BUILDINGS. THEY'LL BE ACCOMPANIED BY SCOTT OR MEMBERS OF SCOTT'S TEAM. AFTER THAT, WE'LL GO BACK FOR ABOUT FOUR WEEKS FOR DATA PROCESSING. QA, QC, THEN WORK WITH SCOTT AND HIS TEAM ON DATA REVIEW, GETTING THE FINAL REPORTS TOGETHER, AND THEN WE'LL KIND OF KICK OFF AN ORIENTATION WITH THE GAURDIAN CLOUD PLATFORM. SO THAT'S THAT'S KIND OF WITHOUT GETTING INTO TOO MUCH DETAIL, HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF WHAT WE'RE WHAT WE'RE PLANNING ON DOING. THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR SCOTT OR CHRIS? WELL, YOUR ASSESSMENT ALSO INCLUDE THE DATE THE BUILDING WAS CONSTRUCTED, LIKE THE PLAZA MUNICIPAL PLAZA, PROBABLY 90 PLUS YEARS OLD, I'M GUESSING. YEAH. SO IS THAT PART OF THE UNDERLYING GATHERING A LOT OF DATA FOR THIS GUY? SO YES IT WILL. THANK YOU. ANYBODY? ALL RIGHT. IF NOT I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THEN. SO MOVED A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN TO APPROVE. IS THERE A SECOND SECOND SECOND BY COUNCIL? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN, WE APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU GUYS. OUR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 19. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION TO DESIGNATE AND AUTHORIZE A SPORTS VENUE PROJECT AND AUTHORIZE THE SPORTS COMPLEX TAX VENUE TAX UTILIZING HOTEL MOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX FUNDS AND REVENUE. AARON. YES, SIR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. JUST WANT TO KIND OF CLEAR THE AIR A LITTLE BIT AND JUST LET YOU KNOW THAT ALL YOU'RE DOING TONIGHT IS IF THE COUNCIL DID APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION, YOU'D BE BASICALLY JUST CALLING FOR A VOTE. A VENUE TAX CANNOT BE IMPLEMENTED WITHOUT A VOTE OF THE FOLKS. BOTTOM LINE. AND SO WHAT THIS WHAT THIS VENUE TAX TONIGHT WOULD DO IS SAY, HEY, WE THINK THAT THIS QUESTION IS WORTHY AND IT SHOULD BE ASKED. AND [00:20:04] THERE'S STILL EVEN ANOTHER STEP BEFORE THAT, WHICH IS IF THIS RESOLUTION IS PASSED, IT GOES TO THE CONTROLLER AND THE CONTROLLER HAS 30 DAYS TO DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT BY PASSING THIS VENUE TAX, IT WOULD HAVE AN ADVERSE EFFECT ON ON REVENUE FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS. I CAN'T IMAGINE THAT IT WOULD, BUT IT STILL HAS TO GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS. CALLED AND ASKED ABOUT HOW MANY OTHER CITIES ARE DOING THIS. THERE'S ABOUT 15 OR SO, MAYBE EVEN A LITTLE MORE THAN THAT. IT'S NOT UNCOMMON. IT'S KIND OF TYPICAL WHEN YOU GO TO A PLACE. FOR INSTANCE, I'M GOING TO A CONFERENCE A LITTLE LATER THIS SUMMER IN ARLINGTON, AND WHEN I STAY AT THAT HOTEL IN ARLINGTON, I WILL PAY A REVENUE TAX TO PAY FOR THAT FACILITY. THAT'S AND, YOU KNOW, ARLINGTON'S DONE THEM FOR YEARS, BUT ALSO SOME SMALLER CITIES HAVE DONE THEM AS WELL. IN FACT, LOOKS LIKE SAN ANGELO IS LOOKING AT IT RECENTLY AS WELL. TOWNS LIKE GLEN ROSE HAVE LOOKED AT IT BEFORE. THERE'S OBVIOUSLY CITIES LIKE HOUSTON AND AUSTIN AND THE USUAL SUSPECTS, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF CITIES THAT HAVE LOOKED AT IT TO SUPPORT REVENUE. I'M SORRY, VENUE. I THINK THE BENEFIT OF IT ULTIMATELY WOULD BE THAT THIS WOULD HELP OFFSET DEBT SERVICE BACK IN JANUARY. I'M SORRY, BACK IN JULY, AROUND JULY 8TH, CEO WAS PASSED AND THERE'S DEBT SERVICE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT ROUGHLY AROUND, YOU KNOW, ABOUT 3 MILLION A YEAR FOR DEBT SERVICE ON THAT THIS REVENUE FROM THIS THIS VENUE TAX COULD BRING IN AROUND $2 MILLION TO HELP OFFSET THAT. THERE'S NO DOUBT THAT THAT COULD HELP. WE COULD REARRANGE FUNDS IN A WAY THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO POSSIBLY EVEN BUILD UP A PERPETUAL MAINTENANCE AND CARE FUND FOR THE FACILITY. AND SO IN MY MIND, THERE'S A LOT OF BENEFIT THERE, BUT ULTIMATELY, IT'S GOT TO BE UP TO THE FOLKS ON WHETHER OR NOT THEY THINK THAT'S THE RIGHT DECISION. ON HOW TO MOVE FORWARD. THANKS, AARON. SO I UNDERSTAND THIS WILL NOT BE A TAX ON CITIZENS, BUT INSTEAD JUST SOMEONE WHO STAYS AT A HOTEL OR MOTEL. THAT'S THAT'S CORRECT. YOU KNOW, FOR INSTANCE, IF YOU, IF YOU STAYED IN A HOTEL, THEN IT WOULD. IF YOU DON'T, THEN IT THEN IT WOULDN'T AFFECT YOU, IF THAT MAKES SENSE. YES. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THAT MONEY WOULD HAVE TO GO BACK TOWARDS THE FACILITY. IT HAS TO GO TOWARDS THE PROJECT. YES, SIR. IT WOULD HAVE TO GO TOWARD THE PROJECT. AND LIKE I SAID IN MY MIND, IT COULD GO TOWARD THE DEBT SERVICE ON THE CONSTRUCTION. AND IS IT IN PERPETUITY? IS IT? I DON'T SEE A SUNSET ON IT. ARE YOU AWARE OF A SUNSET ON IT? IT'LL BE IT'LL BE A PERMANENT 2% IF IT'S APPROVED, WHICH IS WHICH AGAIN IS FANTASTIC BECAUSE WHAT A GREAT WAY TO MAINTAIN THIS FACILITY IN PERPETUITY. I MEAN, WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THERE WILL BE PERPETUAL MAINTENANCE ON THIS FACILITY, ESPECIALLY WITH THIS TYPE OF INVESTMENT, YOU KNOW, IN SEVEN YEARS YOU'LL WANT TO LOOK AT MAYBE REPLACING TURF AND FIVE YEARS YOU'LL WANT SOME PAINT. IN 20 YEARS, THE FLOOR MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. SO THERE'S ALWAYS PERPETUAL MAINTENANCE TO A FACILITY LIKE THIS. SO WE DON'T END UP WITH A PROBLEM LIKE WE HAVE AT SOME OF OUR OTHER FACILITIES, RIGHT? SO, YOU KNOW, LIKE GORDIAN IS GOING TO DO A FACILITY ASSESSMENT IF THIS THING IS TAKEN CARE OF IN PERPETUITY. I MEAN, THERE'S NO REASON WHY THE FACILITY COULDN'T LAST 75 YEARS, RIGHT? THIS WILL BE ON THE BALLOT FOR NOVEMBER FOR THE UPCOMING ELECTION. THAT'S CORRECT. SO SO THE STEP WOULD BE IF IF THE COUNCIL APPROVES THIS RESOLUTION, THEN IT GOES TO THE COMPTROLLER AND THEY MAY THEY MAY SAY, HEY, WE WANT TO SEE SOMETHING DIFFERENT, IN WHICH CASE IT WOULD COME BACK TO US AND WE WOULD MAKE THAT CHANGE AND SEND IT BACK TO THEM. TYPICALLY THEY DON'T TYPICALLY THEY DON'T SAY ANYTHING. AND SO IF THEY DON'T SAY ANYTHING FOR 30 DAYS, THEN THE RESOLUTION IS CONSIDERED, YOU KNOW, PASSED AND IT CAN MOVE FORWARD. AT WHICH POINT THEN THE COUNCIL WOULD HAVE ANOTHER STEP, WHICH IS TO CALL AN ELECTION AND THEN ULTIMATELY WOULD FIND ITS WAY ON THE BALLOT IN NOVEMBER, AT WHICH POINT THE FOLKS WOULD HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE ON THAT, ON THAT QUESTION. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY COMMENTS? CITIZENS, DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR AARON? IF NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. SO MOVED. MOTION AND SECOND, COUNCILMAN HANEY, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN MCCONNELL. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION UNANIMOUS. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 20. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION APPROVING INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF ODESSA IN ECTOR COUNTY, TEXAS, TO PERFORM REQUIRED BUILDING INSPECTIONS AND ISSUE REQUIRED PERMITS AND CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY FOR ECTOR COUNTY OWNED PROPERTIES. AARON. YES, SIR. SO THIS WAS A AN AGENDA ITEM THAT WAS REALLY BROUGHT TO US BY THE COUNTY. THE COUNTY EXPRESSED INTEREST IN TAKING OVER REALLY THE PERMITTING AND INSPECTION OF THEIR OWN PROPERTIES. CURRENTLY, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DOES THAT. CURRENTLY, THE STATE OF [00:25:02] TEXAS DOES THAT. FOR INSTANCE, UTPB, JUST AS AN EXAMPLE OF A COUPLE OTHER ENTITIES THAT DO THAT, THE COUNTY BELIEVES THIS WILL STREAMLINE THEIR PROCESSES. THEY HAVE ENSURED US THAT THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO TAKE ON THIS ROLE. AND QUITE FRANKLY, THEY WANT IT. OKAY. THANK YOU GUYS. ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS? ANY QUESTIONS? NOW, THAT DOES REMOVE COST FROM US. CORRECT. IT DOES BECAUSE CURRENTLY WE PAY FOR INSPECTIONS, WHETHER IT'S PLAN, REVIEW, INSPECTION, ANYTHING LIKE THAT. THAT'S ALL. WE COVER THAT NOW. BUT THEY STILL HAVE TO FOLLOW ALL OF OUR. THEY WOULD STILL HAVE TO FOLLOW STATE LAW. STATE LAW THAT WOULD STILL HAVE TO FOLLOW STATE LAW. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? DONALD? ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE FORWARD. GOT A MOTION FOR COUNCIL MEMBER MITCHELL. IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER CONNELL? OH, I'M SORRY, I COULDN'T HEAR. ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION UNANIMOUS. AGENDA ITEM 21. I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION. SO MOVED. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN ANDY. IS THERE A SECOND? THANK YOU, COUNCILOR MCCONNELL. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.