UP. HE'LL CATCH UP. BUT. EDDIE. IAN. ARE Y'ALL READY? CALL THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER.
[1. Call to Order]
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SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2026. NORMALLY, YOU PLEASE CALL. ROLL. MAYOR HENDRICK PRESENT. MAYOR PRO TEM STOECKER. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER. THOMPSON. PRESENT. COUNCIL. CONNELL. PRESENT.COUNCIL MEMBER. HANEY HERE. AND COUNCIL MEMBER MITCHELL IS PRESENT AND WILL BE HERE SHORTLY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, NORMA. IS PASTOR DANIEL ARMSTRONG OUT THERE? YOU SAW HIM. EVERYBODY, PLEASE STAND FOR THE IF YOU'RE ABLE FOR THE PRAYER AND WE'LL STAY. REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE. LET'S PRAY. GRACIOUS GOD, AS WE GATHER HERE TO DO THE CITY'S BUSINESS, LORD, WE COME BEFORE YOU AND PRAY FOR YOUR SPIRIT OF WISDOM FOR OUR LEADERS. LORD, THAT YOU'D GIVE THEM WISDOM TO MAKE GOOD DECISIONS AND BE GOOD STEWARDS OF THE RESOURCES THAT THEY'RE GIVEN TO HELP THE CITY. AND LORD, HELP THE PEOPLE HERE. BE PEOPLE OF WISDOM AND PATIENCE AND LORD, TO NOT TO OVERSTEP WHERE WE ARE, BUT LORD, ALWAYS RESPECT ONE ANOTHER SO THAT IN OUR ACTIONS WE GLORIFY YOU. AMEN. AMEN. I'M GOING TO ASK COUNCIL MEMBER CHRIS TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. 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. PROCLAMATIONS.
COME BACK. WE'D LIKE TO READ A PROCLAMATION TONIGHT. WHEREAS ADVANCED VIA INDIVIDUAL
[2. Proclamations and Recognitions]
DETERMINATION. AVID IS A COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS PROGRAM DEDICATED TO PREPARING STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS IN HIGHER EDUCATION, CAREER OPPORTUNITIES, AND LIFE BEYOND THE CLASSROOM, AND MARKS ITS 46TH ANNIVERSARY. AND WHEREAS ABBOTT HAS BEEN IMPACTING SCHOLARS IN ODESSA SINCE 2007 AND IS THE HOME OF THE ONLY AVID NATIONAL DEMONSTRATION SCHOOL IN REGION 18. AND WHEREAS ABBOTT HAS A PROFOUND IMPACT ON STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS ACROSS TEXAS AND HAS GROWN INTO STATEWIDE MOVEMENT, ABBOTT EMPOWERS STUDENTS TO ACHIEVE THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL WITH ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, LEADERSHIP, PERSEVERANCE, AND HELPING STUDENTS DEVELOP CONFIDENCE AND DETERMINATION TO SUCCEED. AND WHEREAS, THROUGH RIGOROUS PROGRAM ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR EDUCATORS, ADVOCATE HAVE BECOME THE CORNERSTONE OF EDUCATIONAL EQUITY AND EXCELLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS, ABBOTT STUDENTS DEMONSTRATE THAT WITH DETERMINATION, HARD WORK, AND THE RIGHT SUPPORT, EVERY STUDENT HAS THE ABILITY TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS AND MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE IN THEIR COMMUNITY. NOW THEREFORE, I, BERNARD CALVIN HENDRICK, THE SEVENTH BY VIRTUE OF THE POWER VESTED IN ME AS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF ODESSA, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER 12TH, 2026 AS AVID DAY. YOU GUYS COME UP. HERE. WE'RE GONNA TAKE A PICTURE, EVERYBODY, RIGHT NOW! READY TO GO? CAN YOU SEE EVERYBODY? YEAH. OKAY, HERE WE GO. READY? ONE. TWO. THREE. OH, WAIT. WAIT. COME HERE, COME HERE, COME HERE, COME HERE, COME IN HERE. HE'S A COORDINATOR AT THE NATIONAL DEMONSTRATION. HERE WE GO. ONE.TWO. THREE. PERFECT. THANK Y'ALL. SORRY. I'LL WALK OVER. LET'S MOVE ON TO OUR CONSENT
[3. Citizen Comments]
AGENDA. JIM, HAVE Y'ALL HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE MINUTES? MAYOR, WE DO HAVE SPEAKER CARDS. OH, I'M SORRY, MR. SPEAKER. SO FIRST ONE IS BILL CLEAVER. AND JUST A REMINDER, EACH SPEAKER WILL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES UP HERE, COUNCILMAN CLEAVER. I THOUGHT IT WOULD. COME BACK NEXT WEEK. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL CITY STAFF. IT IS GREAT. AND YOU JUST DON'T KNOW HOW GOOD IT IS TO BE HERE TONIGHT.[00:05:05]
LET ME PUT THESE GLASSES BACK ON. HEY, I DON'T KNOW WHO DECIDED TO TO PUT IN PLACE THE IMPACT FEES, BUT I AM VERY GRATEFUL THAT YOU GUYS TOOK THE INITIATIVE OR THE INTESTINAL FORTITUDE TO ELIMINATE THEM. THIS REALLY HELPS A A LARGE AND ESPECIALLY A SMALL BUILDER LIKE ME BUILD A HOUSE THAT'S I MEAN, THAT MONEY SAVED WILL HELP PAY SOMEONE'S SALARY OR BUY ME SOME BURRITOS OR HAMBURGERS OR WHATEVER. SO I REALLY DO THANK YOU GUYS AND CITY STAFF AND EVERYBODY FOR DOING THAT. THE SECOND PART OF MY MY SPIEL IS, AND YOU PROBABLY GOING TO TALK ABOUT TAXES LATER ON TODAY. WHEN I LOOK AT TAXES, IT'S TAXES IS TWOFOLD. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THAT VALOREM TAXES, YOU'RE TAXED A HOUSE AT ONE RATE AT A ASCENDING RATE. THEN YOUR TAX A MOBILE HOME AT A DECENT RATE. KIND OF LIKE BUYING A CAR WITHOUT POINT IN CASE I HAD A VACANT HOUSE THAT I KIND OF DRAGGED MY FEET ON AND DIDN'T SELL TO, HAD IT LISTED, BUT IT DIDN'T GET SOLD TO JANUARY, SO IT COST ME $6,000 FOR A VACANT HOUSE WITH NO HOMESTEAD EXTENSION EXEMPTIONS ON IT. TWO HOUSES DOWN FROM THERE WAS A MOBILE HOME WITH OCCUPIED PEOPLE IN THERE, AND THEY'D BEEN THERE FOR QUITE A WHILE. THEY PAID $500 FOR THE WHOLE YEAR. I GET NO SERVICES OUT OF A VACANT HOUSE WHERE THAT COUPLE OR COUPLES GET A WHOLE LOT OF CITY SERVICES, YOU KNOW? SO MY DEAL IS WHERE WHERE IS THE FAIRNESS IN IT? AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE WHERE WE NEED TO KIND OF LOOK AT THIS. I MEAN, THAT'S PROBABLY OVER A THOUSAND MOBILE HOMES. SO YOU CAN JUST ADD ON TWO FINGERS. I'M SURE STEVE CAN ADD ON 1 OR 2 FINGERS, AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE GET IN THE WAY. I MEAN, BOTH OF THESE ARE CLASSIFIED AS HOMES. SO AT SOME POINT, IF WE WANT TO KIND OF INCREASE THE BUDGET AND IT PROBABLY THE MOBILE HOME OWNERS OFF, WE NEED TO KIND OF LOOK AT THAT. ALL RIGHT. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU GUYS. THANKS, COUNCILMAN. THANKS. THANKS. NEXT, JUSTIN BUSCH. SECOND. MR. HENDRICK, I THINK WE SPOKE BEFORE. YES, SIR. GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN. THANK YOU. SO IN REGARDS TO THE THE MOUNTAIN BIKE PARK SALE, THAT'S BEEN KIND OF A TOPIC OF DISCUSSION. SO MY NAME IS JUSTIN BUSCH. I'VE BEEN IN ODESSA RESIDENT NOW FOR TEN YEARS. I'M A COACH WITH THE NATIONAL INTERSCHOLASTIC CYCLING ASSOCIATION FOR KIDS. I'VE COACHED YOUTH FOOTBALL IN THE PERMIAN YOUTH BASEBALL FOR THE LAST SIX YEARS, AND I SPENT SEVERAL YEARS IN COLORADO COACHING HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL AND PEEWEE WRESTLING. I GREW UP IN COLORADO. I PICKED UP MOUNTAIN BIKING WHEN I WAS 17 YEARS OLD, AND HAVE RIDDEN SOME OF THE BEST TRAIL SYSTEMS IN THE US HAS TO OFFER. SO TO BE PERFECTLY HONEST WITH YOU GUYS, I SOLD OFF ALL MY CYCLING GEAR WHEN I MOVED HERE AND TURNED MY NOSE UP AT THE PARK FOR PROBABLY FOUR YEARS WITHOUT EVER HAVING STEPPED FOOT IN IT. DURING THAT TIME FRAME, I GAINED 50 POUNDS, MY HEALTH DECLINED AND I SAW A DOWNTURN IN MY PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. I MADE THE DECISION TO PICK BACK, PICK IT BACK UP AND TO BE HONEST, THIS PARK HAS HELPED GUIDE MY LIFE IN A POSITIVE DIRECTION AND BECAME A MAJOR PART OF MY FAMILY'S LIFE OVER THE LAST SIX YEARS. THE UNIQUE, CHALLENGING NATURE OF THIS TRAIL SYSTEM HAS ENABLED ME TO TRAIN FOR AND COMPETE IN HIGH ALTITUDE EVENTS LIKE LEADVILLE 100, WHICH IS 103 MOUNTAIN, 103 MILE MOUNTAIN BIKE RACE, AND REACHES UP 12,600FT IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS. I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF SHARING MY PASSION FOR RIDING WITH ALL THREE OF MY KIDS, AND IT'S ENABLED ME TO BUILD A STRONG, CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH MY OLDEST DAUGHTER. WE'RE OUT THERE ON THURSDAY NIGHTS AND SATURDAY MORNINGS WORKING WITH OUR YOUTH RIDERS, INCLUDING MY FIVE YEAR OLD LITTLE GIRL THAT IDOLIZES HER BIG SISTER. AS THE TECHNICALITY OF THIS TRAIL SYSTEM PROVIDES THEM WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO PERFECT THEIR ABILITY ON THE BIKE, AND IT TRULY GIVES OUR RACERS, WHEN THEY COMPETE IN ADVANTAGE AND ACROSS TEXAS. AND WE DO ALL OF THAT WITHOUT EVER HAVING TO LEAVE TOWN. I'VE ACTUALLY BROUGHT MY OLDEST DAUGHTER WITH ME. SHE'S SITTING OVER THERE.SHE'S NOT GOING TO STAND UP. HER NAME IS KIMBER. SHE'S ONE OF OUR PERMIAN NICA RACERS.
SHE'S OUR LONE FEMALE RACER HERE IN THE PERMIAN, A TOP TEN FINISHER IN THE STATE OF TEXAS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS. SHE FINISHED NINTH OUT OF 40 THIS LAST YEAR. HAS REPRESENTED, HAS AND HAS ALSO REPRESENTED THE PERMIAN ON HER BIKE ACROSS SEVERAL STATES, INCLUDING NEW MEXICO, COLORADO, TEXAS AND ARIZONA. ON OUR GROUP OF RIDERS, WE ALSO HAVE A FEW OTHER STANDOUT ATHLETES. WE HAVE A MATTHEW RODRIGUEZ, WHO'S SIXTH IN THE STATE OF TEXAS IN HIGH SCHOOL, MEN WHO FINISHED SIXTH OUT OF 55 THIS LAST YEAR, AND A. WYATT JONES, WHO FINISHED EIGHTH AT 81 IN MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYS THIS YEAR. JUST TWO SHORT YEARS AGO, THERE WEREN'T ANY
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YOUTH RACERS HERE. AND NOW THESE YOUNG ATHLETES FREQUENT THE ODESSA MOUNTAIN BIKE PARK FOR THEIR TRAINING, RACE PREP AND OVERALL PHYSICAL WELL-BEING, SAID KIMBER. SPECIFICALLY HAS LOGGED JUST SHY OF 800 MILES AT THAT PARK THIS YEAR AND CONTINUES TO GROW THAT TOTAL. I DON'T HAVE A TON OF TIME TO DIG DEEP INTO ALL THIS, BUT THE AMOUNT OF PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL GROWTH THAT THIS PARK HAS PROVIDED FOR THESE YOUNG ATHLETES, AS WELL AS MYSELF AND MANY OTHERS, FAR SURPASSES ANYTHING I'VE EVER SEEN AS A COACH ON A BASEBALL FIELD, A FOOTBALL FIELD OR A WRESTLING MAT. AND I'M NOT TAKING A JAB AT ANY OF THOSE SPORTS BECAUSE THEY'RE AMAZING SPORTS. I LOVE THEM, BUT IT'S INCREDIBLE WHAT I'VE SEEN IT DO TO THESE KIDS. ODESSA IS ALREADY LEAN ON PUBLIC RECREATION, AND I DO BELIEVE THAT SELLING OFF OUR MOUNTAIN BIKE PARK IS ONLY EXACERBATES THE ISSUE, AS IT NEGATIVELY IMPACTS OUR COMMUNITY'S ABILITY TO SAFELY PURSUE A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE AND HAS DEVASTATING REPERCUSSIONS ON THE ASPIRATIONS OF OUR YOUNG RIDERS. IN JUST A FEW SHORT YEARS, THIS PARK HAS TAKEN MY DAUGHTER FROM A GIRL AFRAID TO RIDE OFF THE CURB TO ONE OF THE TOP FEMALE XC RACERS IN TEXAS. I'D LIKE TO CONTINUE PROVIDING HER, PROVIDING THAT SAME FUTURE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE KIDS THAT LIVE IN THIS SPACE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YEAH. FRANCISCO MORALES. HELLO. MY NAME IS FRANCISCO MORALES, AND I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE SURVEILLANCE STATE. LATELY, I'VE BEEN NOTICING FLOCK CAMERAS POPPING UP EVERYWHERE. I TURN AROUND.THERE'S ONE DRIVE AHEAD. THERE'S ANOTHER ONE. I DON'T BELIEVE Y'ALL WANT TO LIVE IN NORTH KOREA. SO PLEASE DON'T. NORTH KOREA, TEXAS. AND TO YOU PEOPLE WHO SAY IF YOU HAVE NOTHING TO HIDE, WHY DO YOU CARE IF THEY TRACK YOU? WELL, THE THING IS, LAWS CHANGE. SO WHAT NOW COULD BE SEEN AS NORMAL MAY 1ST DAY BECOME A CRIME. SO I URGE THIS COUNCIL TO STOP GETTING THESE CAMERAS. TAKE DOWN THE ONES THAT ARE UP AND TERMINATE THE CONTRACTS.
AND I WANT TO INCLUDE A QUOTE FROM THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION, FOURTH AMENDMENT, THE RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE TO BE SECURE IN THEIR PERSONS, HOUSES, PAPERS AND EFFECTS AGAINST UNREASONABLE SEARCHES AND SEIZURES SHALL NOT BE VIOLATED AND NO WARRANT. WHAT IS IT CALLED? NO WARRANTS SHALL ISSUE, BUT UPON PROBABLE CAUSE, SUPPORTED BY OATH OR AFFIRMATION, AND PARTICULARLY DESCRIBING THE PLACE TO BE SEARCHED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU FRANCISCO. THOSE ARE ALL OKAY. LET'S MOVE NOW TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. DOES
[4. Consent Agenda]
ANYONE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE CONSENT AGENDA? IF SO, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. SO MOVED TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. A MOTION BY MR. CONNELL TO APPROVE. IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HANEY? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED?[5. Regular]
MOTION UNANIMOUS. LET'S MOVE TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA. ITEM 5.1. POINT ONE. CONDUCT AN OPEN HEARING AND CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE NOMINATING CHAMPION ACTS AS AN ENTERPRISE PROJECT UNDER THE TEXAS ENTERPRISE ZONE PROGRAM, APPROVING LOCAL INCENTIVES AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNEE TO ACT AS THE CITY LIAISON TO ENTERPRISE ZONE ACTIVITIES.AARON, THANK YOU FOR THE INTRODUCTION, BUT MAY WE TABLE THIS ITEM PLEASE, SIR, WE CONTAIN A MOTION TO TABLE. GET A TABLE, A MOTION. SO MOVED. MOTION. SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN CONNELL. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION TABLED. UNANIMOUS. LET'S GO TO OUR 5.21. DISCUSS THE PROPOSED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT BETWEEN ODESSA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. CURRENT MEDIA PARTNERS, BLACK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, THE PERMIAN BASIN UTPB SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER, DESERT TRANSPORTATION ALLIANCE AND CITY OF ODESSA, AND CONSIDER A RESOLUTION APPROVING PROPOSED ANNUAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT AGREEMENTS WITH THE CITY DEVELOPMENT CORP. THOMAS BLACKSTONE. THANK YOU, SIR. GOOD EVENING. EVENING, THOMAS. WHEN I HANDED YOU WAS SOME INFORMATION Y'ALL HAD REQUESTED THAT WE GOT PUT TOGETHER THIS AFTERNOON. IT'S JUST A LITTLE BREAKDOWN, BUT I REALLY WANTED YOU TO SEE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FRONT PAGE IS THE BBRE SNAPSHOT FOR AUGUST DOWNTOWN FACADE AND INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM. YOU KNOW, I SAID WE HAD DONE SEVERAL FACADE IN DOWNTOWN GRANT. WE'VE GOT THEM APPROVED. WE HAVEN'T GOT THEM FUNDED YET.
BUT THAT NUMBER 353,000 IS WHAT WE'VE APPROVED THIS YEAR. OKAY. I JUST WANTED YOU ALL TO SEE THAT THAT, THAT THERE IS THERE IS SOME BUSINESS BEING DONE, ESPECIALLY DOWNTOWN. I DON'T HAVE THE NUMBERS FOR THE OTHER PROJECTS. THEY DIDN'T GET THAT TOGETHER, BUT I JUST WANTED YOU
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ALL TO SEE THAT THAT THAT WE'VE GOT SOME DOWNTOWN STUFF GOING. DID YOU WANT TO GO OVER THESE BUDGETS? EACH ONE IS SEPARATE AND APPROVE THEM SEPARATE. ARE YOU GOING TO DO A APPROVAL OF ALL OF THEM, OR HOW DO YOU WANT ME TO DO IT? LET'S JUST DO ONE AT A TIME. I THINK JUST IN WELL, I DON'T KNOW. LET'S FIRST OF ALL, I GUESS WE WE MET TWICE TODAY. SO ANY COUNCIL HAVE A QUESTION FOR MR. BLACKSTONE ABOUT THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BUDGET.YEAH. ANY OF THE BUDGET ITEMS WE EITHER APPROVE INDIVIDUALLY OR AS A GROUP BE DONE. BUT I'LL LET COUNCIL COMMENT ON ANY QUESTIONS THEY MAY HAVE. JAMES. THERE'S NO ISSUE WITH APPROVING THEM ALL TOGETHER IF THAT'S THE NO NO THERE'S NOT. THAT'S THEIR PREROGATIVE IF THAT'S WHAT THEY'D LIKE TO DO. SO I NEED TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE ALL SIX CONTRACT AGREEMENTS. OR DO YOU WANT TO DO ONE AT A TIME. THAT'S FINE AS WELL. LET'S START WITH THE. I THINK I'D MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ALL ALL OF THEM AT THE SAME TIME. ALL RIGHT. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN THOMPSON APPROVE ALL SIX. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND BY COUNCILMAN CANAL. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU, MR. BLACKSTONE. WE DONE? YES, SIR. FINALLY, THE THIRD TIME OF DAY. THIRD TIME. YOU GOT IT RIGHT. YOU DON'T SEE ME SMILE OFTEN, SO I SMILE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, WE GOT AGENDA ITEM FIVE. POINT TWO. POINT TWO.
CONSIDER RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND ADOPT THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 2027 ANNUAL MUNICIPAL BUDGET AND TAKE FURTHER ACTION TO RATIFY THE PROPERTY TAX REVENUE INCREASE REFLECTED IN THE ADOPTED MUNICIPAL BUDGET AS REQUIRED BY THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 101.007. ALL RIGHT, MAYOR, DID YOU WANT TO PLAY THAT VIDEO? SURE. LET'S DO IT. SKY'S THE LIMIT FOR ODESSA. EVERY GREAT FUTURE HAS TO START WITH A PLAN. AND EVERY GREAT PLAN STARTS WITH THE BLUEPRINT. OUR BUDGET IS THE BLUEPRINT FOR THE SERVICES YOU DEPEND ON. YOUR ROADS ARE WATER, A TRASH, A PARKS, OUR POLICE, OUR FIRE AND RESCUE AND THE DEBTS THAT WE'RE BUILDING IS BUILDING TOGETHER. SO TAKE A LOOK, READ AND STUDY THE BUDGET. TELL US HOW WE CAN MAKE ODESSA BETTER. BECAUSE ODESSA'S FUTURE IS JUST NOT OUR PLAN. IT'S YOURS. LEARN THE PLAN. SHARE YOUR VOICE. HELP BUILD ODESSA'S FUTURE. I'M JUST GOING TO JUMP OFF. SLIDE AGAINST IT. ALL RIGHT. YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR AARON? WE WANTED TO HAVE A LITTLE FUN TO THE BUDGET THIS YEAR. IT'S NOT THE MOST EXCITING TOPIC, BUT IT'S CRITICAL TO THE CITY. SO IF YOU LIKE, I CAN JUST MAYBE HIT A COUPLE HIGHLIGHTS SINCE THE LAST TIME WE SPOKE. THE NEXT ONE, DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE THE ORIGINAL PROPOSED BUDGET THAT YOU GOT. I'VE MADE A FEW AMENDMENTS HERE, AND THOSE FOUR AMENDMENTS ARE OUTLINED HERE WITH A, WITH A WITH ADJUSTING THE EQUIPMENT SERVICES CURRENT LEASE LIABILITY, AND THEN BELOW THAT.
LET ME LET ME EXPLAIN WHY THAT WENT FROM 5 MILLION TO 0. AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS OUR AUDITORS TELL US, YOU DO NOT NEED TO ACCOUNT FOR NEXT YEAR AND THE NEXT YEAR AND THE NEXT YEAR, FUTURE LEASE PAYMENTS IN THE CURRENT YEAR. SO THAT DOESN'T NEED TO BE 5 MILLION.
THAT CAN BE ZERO. AND THAT $5 MILLION BASICALLY JUST SITS IN FUND BALANCE, COLLECTING INTEREST, IF YOU WILL. AND OF COURSE, WE CAN ALSO USE THAT FOR ANYTHING ELSE THAT MIGHT COME UP. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? SO NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET, WHAT WE WE WE HAD ACCOUNTED FOR ALL THE LEASE PAYMENTS ALL UP FRONT. AND WE DON'T NEED TO DO SO. THAT'S WHY THAT WENT FROM
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5,828,000 DOWN TO ZERO. IN ADDITION TO THAT, YOU'LL SEE UNDER THE FUNDS, THE $50,000 IS TO. I'M SORRY, WHAT WAS THE $50,000 TO ECTOR COUNTY? ECTOR COUNTY. THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE THAT. SO THE ECTOR COUNTY COLISEUM, I DID NOT ACCOUNT FOR THAT IN THE ORIGINAL PROPOSED BUDGET. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE DO ANNUALLY. IN ADDITION TO THAT, YOU'LL SEE $40,000 FOR GRANICUS PLATFORM. SO THAT GRANICUS PLATFORM IS GOING TO HELP US BASICALLY TAKE SOME BURDEN OFF OF OF THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT, BUT ALSO BE A CONSISTENT WAY FOR PEOPLE TO DO THEIR STR PAYMENTS, WHICH IS TO COME. SO ONE THING WE HAVEN'T BEEN DOING IN THIS CITY IS, IS COLLECTING THOSE STR PAYMENTS. IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT SOMEBODY HERE AND THERE HASN'T BEEN PAYING, BUT FOR THE MOST PART, STRS ARE BEING UNCAPTURED. SO WHAT THIS SOFTWARE WILL DO IS HELP US GET GET THERE. SO I'M SORRY, NOT JUST FOR THE CITIZENS OF STR. OH THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE I APOLOGIZE. SO SHORT TERM RENTALS IN THE CITY OF ODESSA. IT IS PERMISSIBLE OR IT'S NOT PROHIBITED FOR THERE TO BE STRS IN THE CITY LIMITS, WHICH IS SHORT TERM RENTAL, WHICH IS THINK OF AIRBNB, VRBO, THINGS LIKE THAT. IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. YOU MIGHT HAVE THESE, I'M SURE WE ALL DO. BUT RIGHT NOW THE HOTEL TAX REALLY ISN'T BEING CAPTURED. AND WHAT THAT SOFTWARE DOES IS ALLOWS THEM BASICALLY A ONE STOP SHOP WHERE THEY CAN GO ONLINE, THEY CAN APPLY, THEY CAN REGISTER, AND THEN THEY CAN SUBMIT THEIR TAX THERE. THOSE ARE THE BIG FOUR CHANGES. WITH THAT, OBVIOUSLY, I'LL WE CAN I WANT THIS TO BE YOUR DISCUSSION. SO PERHAPS THE BEST THING NOW IS JUST TO OPEN IT UP FOR DISCUSSION OR ANY KIND OF QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ON THE BUDGET. WHILE WE WERE WHILE WE WERE TALKING ABOUT HOT FUNDS, THERE WERE TWO THAT THE MAYOR AND I WERE DISCUSSING THAT. ONE WHO HAD RECEIVED A CUT. AND SINCE WE HAD SOME FUNDS LEFT OVER, I THINK THERE WAS 107,000 LEFT. I WOULD LIKE TO INCLUDE THE BLACK CULTURAL COUNCIL TO ADD 15,000 TO THEIR ASK, AND THEN NIKKI HERNANDEZ, WHO HAS RUN THE LOWRIDER SHOW FOR MANY YEARS, HAD SOME CONFUSION AND MISSED A DEADLINE AND THEN TURNED IN AND ASKED FOR THE GENERAL FUND. BUT AFTER WE HAD TALKED ABOUT IT, WE THINK IT'S A MORE APPROPRIATE ASK FOR THE HOT FUNDS AND WOULD LIKE TO ASK FOR 35,000 FOR HIS ASK. SO THAT DOES STILL LEAVE A CUSHION IN THE HOT FUNDS IF WE NEED SOME THERE. BUT. THERE'S OTHERS ON THERE THAT DID GET CUT. YOU KNOW, THEY EITHER WEREN'T FUNDED AT ALL OR. WEREN'T THERE FOR THE PRESENTATION. I DON'T REMEMBER THE SPECIFICS OF IT, BUT AND WE DID FEEL LIKE THE BLACK CULTURAL COUNCIL WAS CUT PRETTY SEVERELY. SO WE WANTED TO ADD BACK TO THEIRS. AND THEN FOR MR. HERNANDEZ ON MR. HERNANDEZ WAS WHAT WAS THE EVENT, I'M SORRY, THE LOWRIDER SUPER SHOW, HE DID TURN IN AND ASK FOR THE GENERAL FUND BECAUSE HE HAD A MISUNDERSTANDING ON THE DATE FOR THE HOT FUNDS, BUT WE DO FEEL LIKE IT'S A MORE APPROPRIATE ASK FOR THE HOT FUNDS. SO THAT WOULD REDUCE 15,000 OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND, 15 PLUS 35 FOR THE FOR THE CULTURAL COUNCIL AND 35 TO LOWRIDER SHOW. I'M SORRY, OUT OF THE HOT FUND. OKAY, SO IT WAS 15 FROM HERNANDEZ LOWRIDERS, 35 FOR NIKKI, 35. AND THEN IT WAS 15 FOR BLACK CULTURAL COUNCIL FOR BLACK. CORRECT. COUNCIL UNDERSTOOD OUT OF HOT FUNDS. OKAY. I THINK WHAT WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE IS JUST IS THERE A CONSENSUS FROM THE COUNCIL THAT THAT'S THE WAY YOU WANT ME TO, THAT YOU WOULD LIKE THIS? BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE'LL ASK FOR A MOTION TO TO PASS THIS WITH PROPOSED AMENDMENTS. AND SO I'VE ALREADY SHOWN YOU. FOUR IS THERE ARE JUST HOT FUNDS. SO IT DOESN'T AFFECT DIDN'T AFFECT, DIDN'T AFFECT ANYTHING. YEAH. IT DIDN'T AFFECT GENERAL FUND THAT'S FOR SURE. BUT RIGHT UNDER THE. BUT STILL THAT WOULD NEED TO MAKE ITS WAY INTO THE BUDGET THROUGH AN AMENDMENT. SO YEAH. ANY OBJECTIONS OR ANYBODY WANT TO DISCUSS IT. THAT'S FINE. AND I KNOW JOANNE'S HERE. AND I DID TELL NIKKI HE DIDN'T NEED TO BE HERE TONIGHT. SO THAT'S WHY HE'S NOT HERE. ALL RIGHT.THAT'S EVERYBODY'S IN FAVOR OF IT, CORRECT. MAYOR. YES. I WOULD RECOMMEND JUST SINCE THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION, JUST TO DO A REAL BRIEF SUMMARY OF WHAT THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
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ARE JUST FOR THE MINUTES. RIGHT. SO IT'S VERY EASY TO TO ZONE IN ON WHAT THOSE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS ARE. SINCE I WASN'T ON THAT COMMITTEE, I THINK GREG WAS I LET CRAIG SPEAK TO IT, BUT IT WAS THE HOT FUND ALLOTMENT, I GUESS YOU'D SAY. RIGHT. SO FOR THE WHILE WE WERE DISCUSSING HOT FUND AMENDMENTS, I'D LIKE TO ALSO ADD. AND THAT'S. I THOUGHT WE WERE JUST KIND OF DOING PART OF THE DISCUSSION HERE. I DIDN'T KNOW IF SOMETHING MORE FORMAL NEEDED TO HAPPEN. NO, IT'S JUST JUST TO MAKE CERTAIN IN THE MINUTES THAT WE CAN SEE WHAT A REAL CLEAR SUMMARY OF WHAT THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS ARE. SO WHEN COUNCIL VOTES, IT'LL BE EASY TO TELL. I'D LIKE TO PROPOSE ANOTHER AMENDMENT. IS THAT WHAT WE NEED TO DO? WELL, YOU JUST JUST SUMMARIZE. SO FOR THE BLACK CULTURAL COUNCIL, IN ADDITION TO THE 48,750, AN ADDITIONAL 15,000 TO SUPPORT THEIR EVENTS. AND THEN FOR NIKKI HERNANDEZ, THE THE TEJANO LOWRIDER SUPER SHOW, 35000 TO SUPPORT HIS EVENT. BECAUSE HE DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY, HE DIDN'T RECEIVE ANYTHING BECAUSE HE MISSED HIS APPLICATION DEADLINE. AND THEN, IN THE CONFUSION, TURNED IN AN APPLICATION FOR GENERAL FUNDS AND REACHED OUT TO THE BOTH THE MAYOR AND I.AND WE SAID THAT IT'S A MORE APPROPRIATE ASK FOR FUNDS. AND SO TONIGHT, FOR AS THE AMENDMENTS HAVE COME UP, THAT'S WHERE WE WANTED TO PUT THAT. OKAY. AND. ALL RIGHT. ANYONE QUESTIONS OR THOUGHTS? I THINK WE DON'T NEED TO BE IN THE FORM OF A MOTION THOUGH. CORRECT.
SAY THAT AGAIN. DOES THAT PART DID IT BE A SEPARATE MOTION. YEAH. YOU STILL ARE. YOU YOU'RE GOING TO BE ADOPTING A THE BUDGET WITH THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT. THE TWO ADDITIONS TO THE HOT FUNDS DON'T NEED TO BE A SEPARATE MOTION. NO, THEY DO NOT. THAT'S WHY WE WANT TO MAKE CERTAIN WE'VE GOT THE COUNCILMAN STOKER'S ADDITIONS. AND THEN IF MR. SMITH, YOU CAN JUST SUMMARIZE YOUR. FOR THAT, YOU HAVE. SO THE FOUR I HAVE ARE LAID OUT. YEAH. AND MINE ARE LAID OUT THERE. IS THAT SUFFICIENT FOR THE MINUTES. THAT SHOULD BE GOOD. OKAY. VERY GOOD. SO WE MAKE A MOTION. YEAH. ANYBODY ELSE. IF NOT ENTERTAIN A MOTION MAKE A MOTION. WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE HOT FUNDS. NO NO NO WE HAVE WE HAVE PROPOSED LANGUAGE THAT YOU CAN USE. GOT IT. GO AHEAD. MOTION NUMBER ONE. THERE'S TWO MOTION TO APPROVE AND ADOPT THE PROPOSED MUNICIPAL BUDGET FOR THE 2627 FISCAL YEAR, PLUS THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE MUNICIPAL BUDGET AS THE FINAL 2026 2027 FISCAL YEAR MUNICIPAL BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF ODESSA, AND TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE FINAL FISCAL YEAR 2026 2027. MUNICIPAL BUDGET MOTION BY COUNCILMAN MITCHELL. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND BY COUNCILMAN THOMPSON? ALL IN FAVOR? SAY AYE.
AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION UNANIMOUS. IS THERE A SECOND MOTION? YES. SECOND. SECOND.
MOTION. SECOND MOTION. OH. READ IT. YES, SIR. ANTHONY VOTING. THE RESULTS OF THE VOTE ARE NUMBER TWO. YEAH. I MAKE A MOTION TO RATIFY THE PROPERTY TAX INCREASE REFLECTED IN THE FINAL 2026 2027 FISCAL YEAR MUNICIPAL BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF ODESSA. ALL RIGHT. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN MITCHELL. IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN THOMPSON. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION UNANIMOUS. ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO TO A EXHIBIT ITEM 5.2.3. CONSIDER RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF ODESSA TO ACCEPT A DONATION OF A PARCEL OR TRACT OF LAND FROM 212 CROSS BEE, LLC FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A FIRE STATION.
AARON. OKAY. THANK YOU. MAYOR. THIS IS A GREAT. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO SAY THIS OTHER THAN THANK YOU TO THE. WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE IS WE'RE ASKING FOR A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ME TO FORMALLY ACCEPT THE DONATION AND SIGNED ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO THE. TO ACCEPT A DONATION FOR WHAT WILL BE A FIRE STATION TO SERVE THE NORTH SIDE OF OUR COMMUNITY. I THINK WE ALL KNOW THAT THE NORTH SIDE OF OUR COMMUNITY IS GROWING SIGNIFICANTLY. AND THERE IS.
IT'S NOT BAD RIGHT NOW, BUT IF WE DON'T DO ANYTHING, RESPONSE TIMES COULD BE AFFECTED. AND SO WE WERE SO GRATEFUL TO THE TO THE BELL FAMILY FOR THIS DONATION OF LAND SO THAT WE COULD BUILD A FIRE STATION TO BETTER SERVE THE FOLKS IN THAT PART OF THE CITY. SO THERE'S FOUR MEMBERS OF THE BELL FAMILY WITHOUT EMBARRASSMENT, I'D LIKE TO ASK THEM TO STAND. LARRY AND HELEN, IF YOU CAN ALL PLEASE STAND AND RECOGNIZE THIS FAMILY FOR THEIR DONATION. Y'ALL MAY NOT HAVE HEARD OF IT. THERE'S A SMALL LITTLE TRACTS OF LAND UP NORTH TOWN CALLED PARKS BELL, AND THEY BUILT, I THINK, TWO HOUSES SO FAR IN A SMALL LITTLE SPORTS CENTER. THAT'S GOING TO
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BE, I DON'T KNOW, 156,000FT■!S. BY THE WAY, THE LARGEST INDOOR SPORTS CENTER BETWEEN THE EAST COAST AND THE WEST COAST, ALL THANKS TO THE GENEROSITY OF THE BELL FAMILY. SO THANKS, GUYS.ALL RIGHT. GOT ANY QUESTIONS FOR THAT ONE? IF NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. SO MOVED MOTION BY COUNCILMAN THOMPSON TO APPROVE THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN THUNDER AND CHRIS HANEY. WE HAVE DOUBLE. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION IS UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU. BELL FAMILY. ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM. ALL RIGHT. THIS WILL BE OUR ORDINANCE 5.3.1. CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING THE APPOINTMENT OF ELECTION JUDGES AND CLERKS FOR THE CITY'S GENERAL ELECTION AND SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION, TO BE HELD AND CONDUCTED ON NOVEMBER 3RD, 2026. NORMA. THANK YOU, MAYOR.
COUNCIL. THE TEXAS ELECTION CODE REQUIRES THAT THE GOVERNING BODY SHALL APPOINT THE ELECTION JUDGES AND CLERKS FOR THE ELECTION. THAT WAS CALLED FOR NOVEMBER 3RD, 2026, SO THE ORDINANCE WOULD IDENTIFY THE ELECTION JUDGES AND THE RATES FOR THEIR SERVICES. I THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, GUYS, ANY QUESTIONS? GOT TO HAVE AN ELECTION. GOT TO HAVE JUDGES DON'T ENTERTAIN A MOTION. SO MOVED MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER CONNELL TO APPOINT JUDGES AND CLERKS ON NOVEMBER 3RD, 2026 MUNICIPAL ELECTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND BY COUNCILMAN HANEY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION UNANIMOUS. NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS 5.4.1. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ALL CITY OF ODESSA COMMISSIONS AND BOARD MEMBERS, INCLUDING APPOINTMENT, REAPPOINTMENT, REMOVING OR MODIFICATION, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING. LET'S START WITH THE ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE. NORMA. YES. MAYOR. COUNCIL FOR THE ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE. WE HAVE A VACANCY. COUNCIL RECEIVED A INTERESTED APPLICATION. CHRISTOPHER AHLSTROM. IF. IF YOU WISH TO APPOINT OR LEAVE VACANT. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPOINT CHRISTOPHER. IF ANYBODY HAS SO CHOOSES. SO MOVED MOTION BY COUNCILMAN HANEY. IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN CONNELL? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION UNANIMOUS. LET'S GO TO ODESSA HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION. YES. TONY HURT IS INTERESTED IN SERVING ON THE ODESSA HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION. ALL RIGHT. YEAH. JILL REACHED OUT, OKAY. AND SAID TONY WOULD MAKE A GOOD PERSON TO REPLACE VIRGIL. SO DID I ENTERTAIN A MOTION? I'LL. I'LL NOMINATE TONY. ALL RIGHT.
MOTION BY COUNCILMAN STOKER. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN THOMPSON. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION UNANIMOUS. 37 MINUTES. GENTLEMEN, I ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. MOTION TO ADJOURN. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND BY COUNCILMAN HANEY.
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