[I. Call to Order]
          [III.1. Discuss responses to RFP (Request for Proposals) received by the City  for City bank depository services. ]
          [III.2. Presentation regarding the engineering contract for the design of the new  Bob Derrington Wastewater Reclamation Plant. ]
          [III.3. Discuss the Boards and Commission appointments.  Animal Shelter Advisory Committee - Council appointment - Lisa Frost - Term expired March 31, 2026  Historic Preservation Commission - Council appointment - David Vincent (architect) - Term expired November 30, 2023  PermiaCare Board of Trustees - Council appointment - John Landgraf - Term expires June 30, 2026]
          [III.4. Pursuant to Texas Government Code §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 sections of the Texas  Government Code:  a. Section §551.071, Consultation with Attorney and pursuant to  Section 1.05, Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct,  to consult with the City Attorney regarding the construction  contract for the Water Treatment Plant Rehabilitation and  Miscellaneous Upgrades project.  b. Section §551.071, Consultation with Attorney and pursuant to  Section 1.05, Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct,  to consult with the City Attorney regarding an election to approve  a hotel occupancy tax to finance a venue project under Chapter  334, Tex Loc. Gov’t Code.  c. Section §551.087, Economic Development Negotiations  Discuss or deliberate commercial or financial information received  from a business prospect that the City seeks to have locate, stay,  or expand in or near the City and with which the City is  conducting economic development negotiations: Discuss  economic development projects and economic development  incentives: Project Hawk.]
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          MITCHELL. 384. 360. I LIKE YOUR STYLE. THAT'S WHAT WE NEED. A MOTION TO COME OUT OF EXECUTIVE 
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SESSION. SO MOVED. MOTION. SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? SAY AYE. WE'RE OUT OF EXECUTIVE 
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SESSION AT 4:57 P.M. NO ACTION WAS TAKEN IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. UNDERSTAND? THERE MAY HAVE BEEN 
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SOMEONE WITH A COMMENT THAT MAY WANTS TO COMMENT. THIS IS REALLY NOT THE TIME IN WORKSHOP. 
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BUT IF YOU'RE HERE, I'M NOT GOING TO NOT LET YOU TALK. SO IF ANYONE HAS A COMMENT ON I 
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THINK IT WAS ON SUBSECTION C ON THE PROJECT TALK, IF ANYONE WANTS TO VISIT AND THEY'VE 
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TURNED IN THEIR CARD, THEY'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO VISIT. ABSOLUTELY. TURN THEM IN AGAIN AND WE'LL JUST. OKAY. YEAH, I AGREE WITH YOU. SO REST OF MY TIME. ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. REDUCE YOURSELF TO COUNCIL. ALTHOUGH WE KNOW WHO YOU ARE. GO AHEAD, INTRODUCE YOURSELF. HELLO, MY NAME IS FRANCISCO MORALES, AND I'M HERE TO SAY WE DON'T WANT DATA CENTERS. WE DON'T NEED DATA CENTERS. AND THEY POLLUTE THE WATER. THEY POLLUTE THE AIR. THEY MAKE A LOT OF NOISE. AND, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE HELPING TAKE AWAY OTHER PEOPLE'S JOBS. YOU KNOW, AI HAS BEEN TAKING OTHER PEOPLE'S JOBS ALL OVER THE PLACES. SO, YOU KNOW, Y'ALL CAN PUT AN END TO THIS AND ALSO WHAT THE COUNTY IS DOING THIS STUFF, BUT, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER, LIKE GUYS LIKE IF Y'ALL CAN PLEASE THINK ABOUT THE FUTURE, THINK ABOUT WHERE Y'ALL LIVE AND THIS WILL AFFECT US. AND ALSO, YOU KNOW, THEIR COMPANY HAS BEEN SUED TWICE, I HEARD. AND ALSO, YEAH, WELL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I'LL GIVE THE REST OF MY TIME TO THANK YOU. FRANCISCO. WHO'S NEXT? COME ON UP, JOANNE. HI. THANK YOU FOR ENTERTAINING MY MY COMMENTS. MY NAME IS JOANNA KEYS. I'VE QUICKLY JUST IN A DAY AND A HALF PUT ALL THIS TOGETHER. I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW I'M NOT GOING TO GET THROUGH IT, OBVIOUSLY, BUT I JUST WANT THE VISUAL. SO, YOU KNOW, I DID MY DILIGENCE AS MUCH AS I COULD WITHOUT USING AI ON THE INTERNET BECAUSE IT IS POSSIBLE. 
          MY FIRST CONCERN I WANT TO DISCUSS FIRST, I WANT TO DISCUSS THE CLOSED DOOR MEETING. 
          THERE ARE EXCEPTIONS TO THAT RULE WHEREBY IF THERE ARE CONCERNS OF PUBLIC SAFETY OR PUBLIC INJURY, OR IF THINGS LIKE TAX ABATEMENTS, INCENTIVES AND ALL OF THAT ARE BEING DISCUSSED. SO I JUST WANT TO I JUST KIND OF WANT TO PUT THAT ON THE RECORD OUT THERE FOR FIVE FIVE, 1.087. I'VE DONE MY RESEARCH ON NEW ERA AND ALL OF THE GENTLEMEN, I THINK THE CEO IS HERE TODAY. I HAVE SEC INFORMATION FROM NEW MEXICO. THEY GOT IN TROUBLE THERE. I HAVE INFORMATION ON HOW THEY GOT THEIR CLAIMS DISMISSED. THERE'S ALSO INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON A LAW FIRM WEBSITE AS TO THE INVESTORS THAT ARE I BELIEVE THERE'S INVESTORS ARE GOING AFTER THEM. I DON'T KNOW THE STATUS OF IT. I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO GO THAT FAR AS IT RELATES SPECIFICALLY TO THE CITY OF ODESSA. AND IT KIND OF SEEMS LIKE THE CHAMBER, THE 
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COUNTY AND THE CITY HAVE ALL KIND OF WORKED THIS THING OUT ALREADY. I WANT TO TALK PARTICULARLY ABOUT THE T, C, D, C AND HOW THEY WILL APPLY FOR A FORM FOR AN INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT WITH THE CITY OF ODESSA TO FACILITATE ACCESS TO MUNICIPAL SERVICES SUCH AS WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT WITHOUT LOSING ECTOR COUNTY ZONING ADVANTAGES BY SECURING AN INDUSTRIAL CONTRACT RATHER THAN HAVING THE LAND ANNEXED BY THE CITY. NEW ERA RETAINS FAVORABLE ECTOR COUNTY ZONING REGULATIONS, WHICH PROTECTS THE SPEED AND FLEXIBILITY OF THE DEVELOPMENT. 
          YOU CAN READ BETWEEN THE LINES THERE. IN ADDITION TO THEIR INITIAL 235 ACRE LAND PURCHASE, NEW ERA HAS ESTABLISHED AGREEMENTS FOR CONTIGUOUS ACREAGE WITH OPTIONS FOR UP TO 438 ACRES. THAT'S ASIDE FROM, I THINK IT'S A 54 ACRE CORRIDOR. WITH GROW ODESSA BY UTILIZING INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT CONTRACT WITH THE CITY OF ODESSA, NEW ERA AND NEW ERA ENERGY BYPASS BYPASSES CITY ANNEXATION. THIS MOVE ENSURES THAT THE CITY CRITIC, THE TCDC CAMPUS AVOIDS RESTRICTIVE CITY OF ODESSA ZONING RULES, MAINTAINING CRUCIAL DEVELOPMENT SPEED AND OPERATIONAL FLEXIBILITY FOR THEIR ONE GIGAWATT AI HIGH PERFORMANCE CAMPUS. I HAVE A QUOTE FROM WILL GRAY. CLOSING ON THE SITE MARKS A KEY MILESTONE IN OUR STRATEGY TO ALIGN PERMIAN BASIN ENERGY ASSETS WITH THE EXPLOSIVE GROWTH IN AI AND HPC DEMAND. IT ADVANCES OUR LONG TERM VISION TO TRANSFORM THESE RESOURCES INTO CRITICAL DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, CREATING HIGH IMPACT, FUTURE READY PLATFORM THAT WILL DELIVER SCALABLE GROWTH AND MEANINGFUL VALUE FOR OUR SHAREHOLDERS. I'M WONDERING WHAT THE COMMUNITY IS ACTUALLY GOING TO GET OUT OF THIS, AND I MIGHT WANT TO POINT OUT I PULLED AN ARTICLE EARLIER. BEAR WITH ME. ABOUT CONCERNS FOR CITY RESOURCES. DATA CENTERS BRING FIRE SAFETY CONCERNS TO CENTRAL TEXAS AS AI BOOM DRIVES EXPANSION. THIS IS AN ARTICLE TEXAS A&M RESEARCHED WITH THE BRYAN FIREFIGHTERS ON THEIR CONCERNS. SHOULD A BIG FIRE BREAK OUT LIKE THE ONE THAT HAPPENED IN OHIO. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE AWARE OF THAT ONE. AS A META AI DATA CENTER, THERE WERE 84 CALLS WITHIN A FOUR YEAR PERIOD. ALL FIRE CALLS, EMERGENCY CALLS. ONE BIG FIRE TOOK UP RESOURCES FOR 24 HOURS. THEY HAD EVERY AVAILABLE FIRE DEPARTMENT, FIRE TRUCK, EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM. THAT MEANS THERE'S NOTHING FOR US. AND SO THAT'S MY OTHER CONCERN AS FAR AS LIKE, IT'S NOT JUST A COUNTY ISSUE, IT'S NOT JUST A CITY ISSUE. WE'VE GOT WE'VE GOT THE WHOLE COMMUNITY SHOULD BE CONCERNED. MY ARGUMENT IS THIS IS NOT ABOUT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. DATA CENTERS FUNCTION AS WAREHOUSES FOR SERVERS RATHER THAN CORPORATE OFFICES. ONCE THE INITIAL CONSTRUCTION PHASE IS COMPLETE, A FACILITY MAY EMPLOY 20 TO 50 PERMANENT TECHNICIANS AND SECURITY STAFF. STATES AND MUNICIPALITIES FREQUENTLY OFFER MASSIVE TAX EXEMPTIONS TO LURE DEVELOPERS, OFTEN LEADING TO LESS REVENUE GENERATED THAN ACTUAL COST OF PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE AND UTILITY UPGRADES. RESEARCH FROM INSTITUTES LIKE BROOKINGS INSTITUTE IN OHIO RIVER VALLEY INSTITUTE DETAILS HOW THESE FACILITIES OFTEN FAIL TO INJECT MEANINGFUL MONEY INTO HOST COMMUNITIES. BECAUSE THE DIGITAL OUTPUT LEAVES IMMEDIATE GLOBAL NETWORKS AND THE COMMUNITY TO BEAR ENVIRONMENTAL AND INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS WITHOUT REAPING WIDESPREAD ECONOMIC BENEFITS. YOU REACHED YOUR TIME, BUT IF YOU WANT TO FINISH, GO AHEAD AND FINISH UP. OKAY. NO, I MEAN, I, I PRETTY MUCH RAN THROUGH, I CONDENSED THESE ARE ALL OF MY NOTES. I DID PRESENT SORT OF A DIFFERENT VERSION OF IT AT THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT BECAUSE THAT'S, THAT'S COUNTY. SO I GOT TO TAILOR IT TO DEAL WITH CITY. BUT SINCE THIS IS PART OF GO ODESSA, THIS IS A CITY ISSUE. 
          THEY ARE GOING TO TAP INTO CITY RESOURCES. AND SO I THINK WE SHOULD ALL HAVE A LIKE A FORUM OR A VOTE. I DON'T THINK THERE SHOULD BE STUFF BEHIND, YOU KNOW, DONE BEHIND BACK DOORS. I DON'T THINK TAX ABATEMENTS SHOULD BE OFFERED. I THINK IF THEY WANT TO MOVE INTO THIS COMMUNITY, THEY SHOULD PAY TAXES LIKE THE REST OF US, ESPECIALLY SINCE THEY'RE SIPHONING. I MEAN, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING IT'LL BE THEY'LL, THEY'LL, YOU'LL BE YOUR OWN GAS PLANT ESSENTIALLY IS, IS MY UNDERSTANDING. THEY'RE GOING TO, THEY'RE GOING TO USE NATURAL GAS WITH, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S CLOSED LOOP, BUT SOME KIND OF WATER LOOP SYSTEM THAT STILL REQUIRES, WHAT, 100, 100,000 GALLONS A DAY IN WASTEWATER. AND THEN THE RUNOFF FROM THAT IS IN THE BILLIONS. SO THEY HAVE I'M ASSUMING I SEE I DON'T KNOW. I MEAN, THAT'S THE THING, YOU KNOW, I GO TO THEIR WEBSITE AND IT'S A BUNCH OF GLOSSY INFORMATION, YOU KNOW, ABOUT THEIR COMPANY, NOT ABOUT SHADY BUSINESS DEALINGS, NOT ABOUT HOW THIS THING IS ACTUALLY 
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GOING TO WORK. AND SO, AND I, I THINK THE PUBLIC DESERVES THAT INFORMATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE APPRECIATE YOU. YEAH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE FLEXIBILITY. GOT IT. ALL RIGHT, GENTLEMEN, AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE, MOTION. GILBERT. MISTER MAYOR. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT WE SHOULD ADJOURN. MOTION TO ADJOURN. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND, SECOND. MY FAVORITE, COUNCILMAN MITCHELL. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED? WE'RE
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.