[I. Call to Order] [00:00:03] OKAY. LET'S CALL THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER FOR APRIL 28TH, 2026. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. MAYOR. HENDRICK. PRESENT. MAYOR PRO TEM STOKER. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER. MITCHELL HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. THOMPSON. MAYOR. PRO. TEM. VAZQUEZ. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER. COUNCIL. PRESIDENT. COUNCIL MEMBER. HANEY HERE. MAYOR. WE HAVE QUORUM. THANK YOU. MA'AM. I'M GOING TO ASK REVEREND JIMMY BRASWELL TO COME FORWARD. IF YOU ARE IF YOU'RE ABLE, PLEASE STAND FOR THE INVOCATION AND THE PLEDGES. I'M SAYING THAT. JOIN ME AS WE PRAY. LORD, WE LOVE YOU. BEGINNING WITH THAT, WE GIVE THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY OF PRAYER. WE THANK YOU THAT WE'RE ODESSANS. WE THANK YOU THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US A CITY FATHER, LORD, LORD JESUS, THAT IS A PROMINENT ONE WHEN IT COMES TO OUR HEARTS AND THOSE WHO SPENT THEIR LIVES HERE. BUT THERE'S DECISIONS TO BE MADE. AND SO WE PRAY BLESSINGS UPON THESE MEN AND WOMEN AS THEY MAKE THOSE DECISIONS, BOTH IN THE CHAMBER TODAY AND ALSO OUTSIDE OF THE CHAMBER. LORD, FOR THE PROS AND CONS THAT WHEN THEY DON'T ADD UP, YOU GIVE US HELP AND SUPERNATURAL GUIDANCE. LORD, WHEN IT COMES TO THOSE THINGS THAT WE REALLY DON'T KNOW WHICH WAY TO GO, WE LOVE YOU. WE ASK BLESSING UPON THE SPECIAL PRAYER REQUEST THAT EACH OF US HAVE FOR OUR FAMILIES. LORD, WE'RE THINKING ABOUT THEM TOO, AND THERE'S NEEDS ALL AROUND. DO YOUR BEST FOR US BOTH, FOR OUR COUNTRY. THANK YOU FOR BLESSING US AND DEFENDING OUR COUNTRY, FATHER, EVEN JUST THE OTHER NIGHT. AND ALSO LORD, AS YOU CONTINUE TO HELP US WITH THE WORLD SITUATION, WE LOVE YOU. WE LOOK FOR THAT UNITY. WE THANK YOU FOR THE EXAMPLE OF THAT UNITY IN THE GREAT BRITAIN VISITING WITH US. LORD, THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU FOR THE GREAT COUNTRY WE HAVE IN THE ODESSA AS A REPRESENTATION OF IT. IN JESUS NAME, AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER O'CONNELL. 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. PLEASE BE SEATED. OKAY. THANKS. [VI. Consent Agenda] ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE. THE CONSENT AGENDA IS EVERYONE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THE WORKSHOP MINUTES, COUNCIL MINUTES AND THE OTHER ITEMS. IF SO, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. MAYOR, A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN VASQUEZ THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN HANEY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION UNANIMOUS. ALL RIGHT. SO A VERY SHORT AGENDA TONIGHT. I'LL BE A GOOD TIME TO TAKE YOUR WIFE OUT TO DINNER. LET'S GO TO AGENDA ITEM ON NUMBER SEVEN. ON REGULAR AGENDA [VII. Regular] RESOLUTION, CONSIDER A RESOLUTION APPROVING A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH KIMBERLY HORNE AND ASSOCIATES FOR ENGINEERING DESIGN OF THE 56TH STREET WATERLINE EXPANSION PROGRAM. ALEX. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THE UTILITIES DEPARTMENT IS HERE SEEKING CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF ENGINEERING AND DESIGN FOR A WATERLINE EXPANSION PROJECT ON 56TH STREET. THIS PROJECT WAS IDENTIFIED IN OUR MASTER PLAN THAT WAS COMPLETED IN 2018. SO IT WAS IN THE FIVE YEAR PLAN. SO WE'RE A LITTLE BIT PAST THAT. BUT DUE TO THE GROWTH OF THE CITY, WE HAVE SEEN THAT THIS WATERLINE NEEDS TO BE PUT IN PLACE, PUT IN SERVICE. AND SO I HAVE A LITTLE POWERPOINT TO GO THROUGH REAL QUICK. THIS WAS A PICTURE OF OUR MASTER PLAN. SO WE HAVE CHANGED UP THE DESIGN JUST A LITTLE BIT. WE'VE MODELED IT INTERNALLY THROUGH THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, THROUGH MR. VAUGHN HELPED US OUT THERE. SO. THAT IS WHAT THE NEW ALIGNMENT LOOKS LIKE. IT WILL BE AN 18 INCH WATER LINE THAT WILL CONNECT RIGHT THERE AT 338 AND GO EAST, AND THEN GO DOWN ESTANCIA IN THE RIGHT OF WAY AND CONNECT INTO THE 12 INCH WATER LINE. THAT'S IN THE 191 SERVICE ROAD. THIS WAS IDENTIFIED IN THE MASTER PLAN. AS SAID, IT WILL BE APPROXIMATELY 7900 LINEAR FEET OF 18 INCH WATER LINE. THIS LINE WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL WATER VOLUME AND PRESSURES FROM THE CORE OF THE CITY TO THE EASTERN AND LOWER PORTION, SOUTHEAST PORTION WHERE THE CITY IS. SEEING AS YOU GUYS KNOW, DEVELOPMENT ALONG FAUDREE ANYTHING EAST OF THAT KIND OF [00:05:02] TOWARDS YUKON, ALL THAT SIDE DOWN THERE WHERE DR. HORTON AND KIND OF TOWARDS THE MISSION AREA WHERE MISSION WAY ROADS ARE BEING BUILT. THIS DESIGN WILL BE 60, 90, 100% PLANS. THEY WILL ALSO BE DOING BIDDING AND CONSTRUCTION PHASE SERVICES. THE TOTAL COST FOR THIS DESIGN IS $468,500, AND WE DO HAVE THAT ALLOCATED WITHIN OUR CURRENT UTILITIES BUDGET. AND THIS IS ONLY FOR DESIGN. WE DO SHOW THAT A OPINION OF PROBABLE COST IS SOMEWHERE AROUND THE $4.2 MILLION THAT IS NOT BUDGETED FOR AS OF RIGHT NOW, BUT UPCOMING. WE WILL ASK FOR THAT. ALL RIGHT, GENTLEMEN, EXCUSE ME. I HAVE QUESTIONS FOR ALEX. WILL YOU BETTER GET TO WORK IN A HURRY? BECAUSE I'VE TOLD JILL SHE HAD TO HAVE IT BUILT BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS. BECAUSE THE ROADS ARE ALREADY DESIGNED FOR THAT SCHOOL. IT IS. WE WILL. THIS IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING ON THE ON THE BOOKS THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE. WE'RE WORKING ON THAT. AND. 19 I DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND. I MEAN, WE HAVE ALL THESE BOOKS. 2000 THIS IS 2026. THAT'S RIGHT. CRAZY. WE'RE HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION FOR SURE. AS WE GROW AS A CITY, WE'VE NOTICED THAT WE'VE JUST BEEN LACKING IN SOME OF THESE WATERLINE PROJECTS. IF IT WAS FOR DOLLARS OR COST CONSTRUCTION, KIND OF JUST THOSE THINGS. BUT WE'VE NOTICED AS OF RIGHT NOW, WORKING WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, WE SEE THAT GROWTH, AND THIS IS ONE OF THOSE MAIN TRANSMISSION LINES FOR THIS AREA. OKAY. IS THERE ALREADY A WATER LINE EXISTING? SAY THAT AGAIN. IS THERE AN EIGHT INCH WATER LINE ALREADY EXISTING? NO, SIR. NO WATER LINE AT ALL? NO SIR. NOT NOT DOWN THAT ROADWAY. YOU WANT TO HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IF NOT, ENTERTAIN A MOTION SO MOVED BY COUNCILMAN THOMPSON, IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND BY COUNCILMAN HANEY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU. ALEX. THANK YOU. THANKS, ALEX. ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO TO OUR MISCELLANEOUS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 11. DISCUSSING. CONSIDER ALL THE COMMISSIONS AND BOARD APPOINTMENTS MEMBERS, INCLUDING APPOINTMENT, REAPPOINTMENT, REMOVING OR MODIFICATION, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING. LET'S START WITH ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE. NORMA. YES. FOR THE ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE. COUNCIL REVIEWED THE APPLICATIONS AT THE LAST WORK SESSION. WE HAVE SUSAN CLARK, WHO'S WILLING TO SERVE AGAIN, AND ALSO KAREN WARD AND CARMEN HAYNES. OKAY, SO THE LAST ONE, CARMEN HAYNES. OKAY. AND THE VACANT SPOTS ARE THE THE VACANT SPOTS ARE FOR THE AMY BELL SPORTS FOUNDATION. GOTCHA. YEAH. I HAD ASKED CARMEN TO SUBMIT HER APPLICATION, WHICH SHE DID THE TIME BEFORE, AND WAS PASSED OVER THAT TIME. SO. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE SOME NEW PEOPLE ON THIS BOARD. I THINK EVERYBODY ON THIS BOARD HAS SERVED ABOUT 15 YEARS. SO OKAY, I'D THROW THAT OUT THERE. I'M SORRY. THE ANIMAL SHELTER SHELTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE. SO YOU MAKE A MOTION. I'D MAKE A MOTION TO APPOINT CARMEN HAYNES. ALL RIGHT. MOTION ON THE FLOOR. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN THOMPSON. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. MOTION HAS UNANIMOUS. IS THERE A SECOND POSITION YOU SAID, OR IS THAT JUST ONE POSITION? IT'S JUST ONE POSITION. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. LET'S MOVE ON NOW TO AMY BELL SPORTS FOUNDATION. THERE'S TWO VACANCIES, DISTRICT ONE AND DISTRICT FOUR. WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN A HOLD OF IT FOR DISTRICT FOUR. WE HAVE A VACANCY. AND COUNCILMEMBER CONNELL WOULD LIKE TO APPOINT JOHN WILKINS. JUNIOR. OKAY. OUTSTANDING APPOINTMENT. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? JUST JUST A MOMENT OF CLARITY FOR EVERYBODY REAL QUICK, SINCE I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR TWO YEARS. THREE YEARS. THAT THAT BOARD WAS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED WHEN WE HAD DIFFERENT PLANS AND WE WERE TRYING TO DO THE SPORTS COMPLEX OURSELVES. SO WHAT'S CHANGED IS MR. COLLINS WAS SO GRACIOUS TO USE HIS TAX ID NUMBER AND EVERYTHING TO GET US A 501 C THREE TRUST, SO THAT PEOPLE WHO WANTED TO GIVE $100 OR $5 OR $1 MILLION COULD MAKE A CONTRIBUTION AND HAVE IT TAX DEDUCTIBLE. AS IT TURNS OUT, AS THINGS HAVE GONE ALONG, ALL OF THAT CHANGED WHEN WE HIRED SPORTS MANAGEMENT FACILITIES. COMPANY CAN NEVER REMEMBER. THAT'S AN ODD NAME. SO THAT ALL CHANGED. SO NOW IT'S GOING TO BECOME, IF I MAY, ERIN, IT'S [00:10:01] GOING TO BECOME A PART OF THE CITY. WELL, SO I MIGHT LET JAMES KIND OF CHIME IN ON HOW THAT WORKS. BUT BASICALLY IT CAN BE STRUCTURED SIMILARLY TO WHAT THE ODC IS, WHICH IS A 501 C THREE. ALL THE MEMBERS ARE APPOINTED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS. SO IN A WAY IT WOULD OPERATE SIMILAR TO THAT. SO WE WOULD SUPPORT THEM WITH FINANCE DEPARTMENT, WITH THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT. IF SOMEONE WANTED TO MAKE A DONATION, THEY COULD DO IT. FINANCE WILL SET UP A SEPARATE ACCOUNT FOR THEM FOR THOSE MONIES TO COME INTO. SO IT WORKS VERY SIMILAR TO KIND OF THE WAY THE ODC WOULD WORK. SO I JUST I JUST THOUGHT THAT WAS IMPORTANT FOR THE PUBLIC TO KNOW. AND I CAN'T TELL YOU ALL WHO IT IS, BUT WE HAVE A PRESENTING SPONSOR FOR $10 MILLION. I'M NOT GOING TO TELL YOU WHO IT IS BECAUSE I HAVE TO KILL YOU. BUT THAT'S EXCITING NEWS WE GOT THIS WEEK. WOULD YOU REPEAT THAT AGAIN? I'M SORRY. WE HAVE A PRESENTING SPONSOR THAT HAS COMMITTED A $10 MILLION OVER TEN YEARS. WOW. NAMING RIGHTS TO THE FACILITY. AWESOME. SO. BUT I CAN'T ANNOUNCE IT YET, BUT IT'S THERE. ALL RIGHT. SO. IS THAT FANTASTIC? YEAH. IS THAT IN THE FORM OF A MOTION, COUNCILMAN. SO MOVED. OKAY. GOT A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HAINEY TO APPOINT JOHN WILKINS JUNIOR AS AMY BELL SPORTS CENTER FOUNDATION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY. THANK THANK. GILBERT. VASQUEZ ONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? PLUS UNANIMOUS. ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO TO THE SECOND POSITION. DISTRICT ONE. WE STILL LOOKING FOR OKAY. SURE. LOOKING OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER BEFORE WE GET OFF OF THAT, MAY I ASK. I KNOW THAT WE ALL HAVE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO NAME SOMEBODY. HOW CAN I KNOW IF MY APPOINTEE IS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF A SPORTS FOUNDATION? BECAUSE I KNOW, DIDN'T IT HAVE 2 OR 3 THAT RESIGNED HERE IN THE LAST 2 OR 3 MONTHS? WE DID. AND HOW CAN I KNOW IF MY APPOINTEE IS ACTIVE? BECAUSE IF HE'S NOT, THEN I WOULD WANT TO FIND SOMEONE ELSE. THE TWO THAT RESIGNED ARE ONE AND FOUR. SO YEAH, BUT WELL, NO, NO, NO, THESE PEOPLE RESIGNED. I'M TALKING ABOUT ACTUALLY MAKING MEETINGS AND MAKING SURE THAT COUNCILMAN, I CAN GET THE ATTENDANCE RECORDS FOR Y'ALL AND AND THEN HAND THAT OUT, EMAIL IT TO YOU. UNDER THE NEW STRUCTURE, THERE'LL BE NOTES, MINUTES TAKEN. YES. IT'LL OPERATE LIKE THIS COUNCIL DOES, LIKE ODC DOES. OKAY. SO YOU'LL HAVE ALL THAT INFORMATION. THAT'S WHY WE DECIDED TO SET IT UP THAT WAY. SO THE DOES THIS DISMISS THEIR OLD BYLAWS? IT DOES NOT. SO THEIR BYLAWS ARE STILL IN PLACE. YEAH. SO IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU LIKE THEM OR NOT. WE'RE THEIR BYLAWS ARE STRUCTURED SO THAT WE CAN'T REALLY REPLACE THE MEMBERS. NO. AND I'M NOT TRYING TO REPLACE ONE. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I MADE A GOOD APPOINTMENT THAT SO AND SO'S BECAUSE THIS WE GOT TO DO IT RIGHT. WE NEED THE SPORTS COMPLEX TO BE SUCCESSFUL. I WANT I WANT TO MAKE SURE REPRESENTATION ON DISTRICT THREE. WELL, LET ME LET ME CLARIFY IF I IF IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I LOOKED AT THE CORPORATE DOCUMENTS, BUT IT'S SET UP AS A NON AS A NONPROFIT CORPORATION. AND THERE'S THE, THE CITY IS, IS THE MEMBER AND THERE AND THERE. AND THEY ARE THE CITY HAS THE THE ABILITY TO APPOINT THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND REPLACE THEM. SO IT IS VERY PARALLEL TO THE ODC, JUST LIKE THE CITY MANAGER WAS MENTIONING. BUT THAT APPOINTMENT IS A THREE YEAR TERM. RIGHT? RIGHT. SO BE REMOVED. YEAH. AND SO THERE'S A SET OF BYLAWS AND IT'S VERY PARALLEL. IT'S VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT WE HAVE WITH THE ODC. AND CRAIG, THE OTHER PART OF IT IS THAT ORIGINALLY THERE WERE STAGGERED TERMS SO THAT YOU GET A ROGUE COUNCIL AND THEY FIRE THE PEOPLE THAT ARE ON THERE. THEY'RE WORKING ON IT. THAT WAS THE IDEA. BUT ALL OF THAT CHANGED WHEN WE HIRED SPORTS FACILITIES. SO THE WHOLE THE WHOLE DEAL HAS CHANGED IN THAT REGARD. SO. IT'S CHANGED IN THAT BYLAWS ALLOW FOR THEM TO SUPPORT THE OPERATION OF IT. SO IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, THE SUPPORT AND THE OPERATION IS THROUGH SPORTS FACILITIES COMPANY. SO NOTHING REALLY NEEDS TO CHANGE IN THE BYLAWS. THEY WERE VAGUE ENOUGH THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR THIS AND FOR THE OPERATION THROUGH SPORTS FACILITIES COMPANIES. I WAS JUST REFERRING TO THE BYLAWS ARE VERY SPECIFIC ABOUT HOW THE MEMBERS ARE APPOINTED, SUSTAINED, REMOVED AND REAPPOINTED. SO AND BY THE WAY, IF IF THAT PORTION OF THE BYLAWS NEED TO BE RELOOKED AT, THEN, YOU KNOW, WE COULD BRING THAT UP AND SAY, HEY, NEW MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THAT. AS, YOU KNOW, FIRST ACTION. AND I DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT BECAUSE, AS MR. THOMPSON SAID, I DO UNDERSTAND WHY IT WAS DONE THAT WAY, BECAUSE THERE WERE SOME SHENANIGANS [00:15:01] AFOOT ON OTHER BOARDS. REALLY? YOU THINK SO? SO, YEAH, WELL, I WAS OUT IN THE AUDIENCE FOR MOST OF IT, BUT YEAH. ANYWAY. ANYWAY, ANYWAY, LET'S LET'S MAKE THAT ONE CHANGE. I MEAN, IT'S GOING TO BE GOOD ANYWAY. SO SO HOW OFTEN DOES THIS BOARD MEET NOW THAT THERE'S MORE ACTIVITY WITH THE SPORTS COMPLEX? THEY'LL BE MEETING ONCE A MONTH, BUT THEY HAVE BEEN MEETING EVERY OTHER MONTH JUST SO I CAN. YES, SIR. MY POINT. YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M OKAY. JIM, THERE'S NOTHING ELSE ON THE AGENDA. SO, MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE ADJOURN. EXCUSE ME, MAYOR, ONE POINT OF PRIVILEGE, PLEASE. OKAY. ONCE MORE, I WANT TO THANK JASON COTTON, CHIEF JASON COTTON, AND HIS STAFF FOR COMING AND PICKING ME UP OFF THE GROUND AND TAKING ME TO THE HOSPITAL. I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS MORE THAN YOU EVER KNOW. SO THANK YOU. AND I GOT TO WRITE A NEW AMBULANCE TO. OH, WOW. DID YOU SHOOT HIM A BILL? DOUBLE IT, DOUBLE IT. ALL RIGHT, MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE ADJOURN. THERE'S A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN VASQUEZ, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN THOMPSON. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AY * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.