5. 064-2026 - MOTION APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE MIDLAND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN TO ADVERTISE AND PUBLICIZE THE CITY OF MIDLAND FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEVELOPING NEW AND EXPANDED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES (DISTRICT: ALL) (CITY MANAGER) (STRONG ECONOMY WITH MORE QUALITY JOBS)

[5. 064-2026 - MOTION APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE MIDLAND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN TO ADVERTISE AND PUBLICIZE THE CITY OF MIDLAND FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEVELOPING NEW AND EXPANDED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES (DISTRICT: ALL) (CITY MANAGER) (STRONG ECONOMY WITH MORE QUALITY JOBS)]

AND. NO. THERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH ITEM NUMBER FIVE, A MOTION APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE MIDLAND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN TO ADVERTISE AND PUBLICIZE THE CITY OF MIDLAND FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEVELOPING NEW AND EXPANDING BUSINESS ENTERPRISES. COUNCILMAN STUBBS, I BELIEVE YOU PULLED THIS. YES, I, I THINK IT'S A GREAT PROJECT. AND THEN WE HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT.

SO I'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU, MRS. HARRISON. PUBLIC COMMENT. WOULD YOU LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT FIRST? YOU FIRST. YES, SIR. THIS IS A LONG GOING PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE MIDLAND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND UTPB TO OFFER A SHARK TANK STYLE BUSINESS COMPETITION FOR SMALL BUSINESSES THAT ARE LOCATED IN MIDLAND. THESE BUSINESSES COMPETE THROUGH A SERIES OF CHALLENGES TO WIN A PRIZE POT OF $500,000. AN ANONYMOUS PANEL OF JUDGES REVIEWS THE BUSINESSES AND THEIR PLANS. AND AT THE END, THOSE FIVE WINNING BUSINESSES ARE ANNOUNCED. THEY MUST BE LOCATED WITHIN MIDLAND CITY LIMITS TO BE QUALIFIED, AND THEY MUST MAINTAIN THE SAME OWNERSHIP FOR AT LEAST FIVE YEARS AFTER THE CHALLENGE HAS CONCLUDED. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. HOW MANY YEARS DID YOU SAY THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE 2017? ASIDE FROM 2020, THERE WAS NO CHALLENGE IN 2020 OF THE OF THE FIVE TEAMS SELECTED OVER THE YEARS, WHAT IS THE SUCCESS RATE? TO MY BEST KNOWLEDGE, ALL BUT FIVE ARE STILL IN BUSINESS HERE IN MIDLAND, AND THERE HAS BEEN 37 THAT HAVE WON TO DATE.

PRETTY GOOD IN THE SITUATION THAT THEY CHANGE OWNERSHIP. I MEAN, IF THEY GO OUT OF BUSINESS, OF COURSE THERE'S PROBABLY NO RECOURSE. BUT IF THEY DO CHANGE OWNERSHIP, IS THERE A CLAWBACK ON THE FUNDS? YOU WERE SAYING THAT THE THE DETERMINATION IS THEY HAVE TO BE IN BUSINESS FOR FIVE YEARS. IS THAT CORRECT? YES, SIR. IF THE BUSINESS LEAVES MIDLAND OR CHANGES OWNERSHIP WITHIN FIVE YEARS, THE PRIZE MONIES HAVE TO BE RETURNED. THAT HAS HAPPENED ONCE AND THE PRIZE FUNDS WERE RETURNED. OKAY. I KNOW THAT YOU SAID THE BUSINESS HAS TO BE IN MIDLAND. DOES THE OWNERSHIP HAVE TO BE IN MIDLAND AS WELL? THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE BUSINESS HAS TO BE LOCATED IN MIDLAND. YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL, WITH THAT, WE WILL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC COMMENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MISS HARRIS. WE WILL BEGIN WITH ROBIN CAMPBELL.

IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT. HI, ROBIN CAMPBELL, WE HAVE TYPE A, E, D, C, AND THAT IS INDUSTRIAL AND MANUFACTURING. AND IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WE CAN SUPPORT THESE SMALL BUSINESSES THROUGH PROMOTIONAL FUNDS, THAT MDC IS ALLOWED TO SPEND 10% OF THEIR REVENUE ANNUALLY ON PROMOTIONAL. I'M HOPING THAT SOMEBODY CAN VERIFY THAT FOR ME.

ALSO LIKE TO KNOW. SO 10% OF OUR ANNUAL REVENUE FOR MDC IS ABOUT 1.5 MILLION, 1.6 MILLION, GIVE OR TAKE. THIS PROJECT HERE IS OVER 500,000. SO I WOULD SAY OVER A THIRD, ABOUT A THIRD AT LEAST OF THE PROMOTIONAL FUNDS THE MDC IS ALLOWED TO SPEND PER YEAR. AND I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHERE WE ARE ON THAT TOTAL RIGHT NOW IN THIS YEAR, HOW MUCH WE HAVE SPENT OF THAT 10%.

I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHY THAT NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE MONTHLY FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF

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MDC AND BROUGHT FORTH TO THE BOARD IN THE MONTHLY BOARD MEETING. AND I'D LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU CAN USE PREVIOUS YEARS TEN PERCENTS THAT WEREN'T USED UP. I'VE ASKED THIS QUESTION IN THE PAST, AND I WAS TOLD THAT Y'ALL ARE USING FUNDS THAT WEREN'T USED FROM PREVIOUS YEARS IN THIS PROMOTIONAL. BUT I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHERE THE RECORDS ARE OF THAT. I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHERE WE STAND ON THAT 10%. I SEE A LOT OF MONEY GOING OUT FROM MDC TO PROMOTIONAL, AND I THINK IT'S OVER 10% THIS YEAR. SO THAT'S WHY I'M WONDERING, ARE WE USING FUNDS FROM PREVIOUS YEARS? AND WHERE WHERE IS THAT TOTAL? WHERE ARE THOSE NUMBERS AT? AND HOPING SOMEBODY WILL ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS. ANOTHER QUESTION FOR MDC TALKING ABOUT JOBS, WE JUST SAW A LARGE DEAL WITH AST AND JOBS WAS PROBABLY THE BIGGEST PART OF IT, THE BIGGEST SELLING PART OF IT. AND I'D LIKE TO KNOW HOW MDC TRACKS THOSE JOBS AND MAKES SURE THAT WE ARE INVESTING IN JOBS FOR PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN MIDLAND AND MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT INVESTING ALL OF THIS MONEY FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE GETTING JOBS THAT LIVE IN ODESSA IS REAL. I'VE HEARD THAT PEOPLE, I'VE HEARD FROM LOTS OF PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT PEOPLE WORKING AT AST, A LOT OF THEM EVEN IN MIDLAND COUNTY, IF THEY ARE OUTSIDE OF THE CITY LIMITS, THEY'RE NOT PAYING MDC TAX MONEY BACK. I'M JUST WONDERING HOW WE'RE KEEPING TRACK OF ALL THESE JOBS THAT YOU SAY WE'RE CREATING. BUT ARE THEY HOW DO WE KNOW THEY'RE FROM MIDLANDERS? THANK YOU, MISS HARRIS. WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO COME FORWARD AND ANSWER A FEW OF THOSE QUESTIONS, PLEASE? CERTAINLY TO MY BEST RECOLLECTION, IN ORDER, THE PROMOTIONAL FUNDS ARE REPORTED TO THE MDC BOARD MONTHLY. THE BALANCE OF THE PROMOTIONAL PROJECT FUND IS REPORTED ON THE BALANCE SHEET, AND THEN THE EXPENDITURES FOR EACH MONTH VIS A VIS THE BUDGET IS REPORTED ON THE INCOME STATEMENT. UNDER THE LINE PROJECTS NONCAPITAL PROMOTIONS. FUNDS FROM PREVIOUS FISCAL YEARS APPROPRIATED FOR PROMOTIONAL DOLLARS CAN BE ROLLED FORWARD INTO FUTURE YEARS. THE EXPENDITURES FOR THE ENTREPRENEURIAL CHALLENGE AND SPECIFIC ARE PAID OUT OVER TIME, SO THERE IS NOT A LUMP SUM DISBURSAL TO UTPB. THOSE FUNDS ARE AWARDED TO PRIZE WINNERS AFTER THE PRIZE WINNERS HAVE ACTUALLY SPENT. SO IT'S A LONGER TERM DISBURSEMENT. BACK TO UTPB. IT'S NOT A ONE TIME $500,000 PAYMENT. REGARDING QUESTIONS OF CONTRACT COMPLIANCE, THOSE ARE TRACKED. ALL OF THE COMPLIANCE OBLIGATIONS ARE OUTLINED IN THE AGREEMENT MADE WITH AST. THERE IS A REQUIREMENT FOR WHERE JOBS ARE LOCATED, BUT THERE IS NOT A REQUIREMENT IN AGREEMENT WHERE THOSE JOBS RESIDE. JUST TO CLARIFY, HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS COUNCIL HAS, OR IF THERE IS ANY POINTS THAT I DON'T RECALL THAT YOU'D LIKE TO BRING UP. WELL, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY ON THE DISBURSEMENT FROM THE ENTREPRENEURIAL CHALLENGE? WHAT WOULD YOU SAY THE AVERAGE BY THE TIME THAT SOMEBODY WINS A CHALLENGE HAS PURCHASED AND HAS STARTED TO ESTABLISH A BUSINESS, WHAT'S THE GENERAL TIME FRAME IN WHICH THOSE ARE PAID OUT FROM THE TIME THAT THEY WIN? IT IS OFTEN A YEAR, 10 TO 12 MONTHS. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AND JUST TO BE CLEAR, THOSE MINUTES AND THE THE ASSOCIATED FINANCIALS ARE ONLINE FOR ANYBODY TO GO AND REVIEW AS THEY'RE PRESENTED TO YOUR BOARD.

AND THEN ALSO THOSE AGREEMENTS FOR PREVIOUS DEALS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE THROUGH THE MDC THAT ARE IN PLACE ARE ALSO AVAILABLE THROUGH THE AGENDAS THAT ARE POSTED ONLINE. SO THOSE ARE ALL PUBLICLY AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO CALL DERRICK SMITH TO COME FORWARD AND MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT. GOOD AFTERNOON. I WOULD LIKE TO REITERATE WHAT MISS POOLE SAID. CAN ANYONE SHOW ME IN THE LAW WHERE WE'RE ALLOWED TO USE THIS MONEY AS PRESS YOUR LUCK. WHEEL OF FORTUNE. PRICE IS RIGHT. PRIZE MONEY. I MEAN, IT'S FOR THE PROMOTION OF MIDLAND. I DON'T SEE HOW WE ARE PROMOTING MIDLAND BY HAVING THESE ENTREPRENEURIAL CHALLENGES, WHICH THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE WINNERS HAVE BEEN FORMER COUNCILMEN, OR THEY'VE BEEN FAMILY MEMBERS OF A CONGRESSMAN OR SENATOR, JUST PEOPLE WHO'VE BEEN IN GOVERNMENT. AND I MEAN, THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT ROBIN POOLE HERE. I THINK I

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SAID SOMETHING ELSE WHILE AGO, SORRY, WE GOT TWO ROBINS HERE, BUT YOU WERE ON THE RADIO ONE TIME, AND I'M THE GENTLEMAN WHO CALLED IN AND YOU SAID, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE THINK WE'RE ALL CORRUPT. AND IT'S THIS STUFF RIGHT HERE. WE DON'T KNOW WHERE OUR MONEY IS GOING.

I MEAN, HER HUSBAND IS A ACCOUNTANT. HE KNOWS HOW TO READ ALL THIS STUFF. AND SHE'S UP HERE ASKING YOU, AND SHE SAYS, IT'S ALL THERE. AND AND YOU SAY IT'S ALL ONLINE, AND YET THEY CAN'T FIND IT. I MEAN, SO CAN CAN SOMEBODY HERE CAN OUR CITY ATTORNEY, I MEAN, HE DID EMAIL ME BACK ONE TIME WHENEVER WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE DRAINAGE FEES. AND I JUST WANT TO KNOW, CAN SOMEBODY SHOW ME WHERE IN THE LAW THAT WE CAN USE TAX MONEY AS PRIZE MONEY TO GIVE IT OUT? AND THEN I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO KNOW, WHY ARE WE SPENDING SO MUCH AND WHY ARE WE HAVING UTPB ADMINISTER THIS INSTEAD OF OUR OWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE? AND ARE THERE NOT INTERNS WHO CAN DO THIS FOR FREE, WHO ARE STUDYING BUSINESS AND MARKETING, AND WHO WOULD JUST JUMP AT THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO ADMINISTER THIS CONTEST AND HAVE THAT? I MEAN, INTERNS OFTEN WORK FOR FREE, AND THEN WHENEVER THEY GO OUT INTO THE WORKFORCE, THEY CAN SHOW, WE'VE DONE THIS, WE'VE DONE THIS. I WAS A PART OF THIS GROUP RIGHT HERE. I MEAN, IT JUST SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A WASTE OF MONEY JUST TO ADMINISTER A CONTEST. AND THAT MONEY COULD BE BETTER SPENT TO ACTUALLY PROMOTING MIDLAND. I DON'T SEE HOW WE CAN'T PROMOTE MIDLAND TO OTHER PLACES TO TRY AND ATTRACT MORE LAW ENFORCEMENT TO THE AREA. I MEAN, IS THAT NOT PROMOTING MIDLAND BY SAYING, HEY, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A GREAT PLACE TO COME AND WORK AND WE NEED THIS HELP. ARE THERE NOT BETTER WAYS TO SPEND THIS MONEY THAN JUST GIVING IT AWAY TO OUR BUDDIES AND OUR PALS WHO USED TO SIT UP THERE ON THAT DAIS OR THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS, BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE A LOT OF IT GOES. AND THAT'S WHY PEOPLE THINK YOU'RE ALL SO CORRUPT. I MEAN, Y'ALL HAVE ASKED THE QUESTION ON THE RADIO, SO I'M JUST GOING TO GIVE YOU THE ANSWER WHY PEOPLE THINK EVERY ONE OF YOU ARE CORRUPT, BECAUSE THAT'S HOW IT LOOKS TO THE PUBLIC. SO ARE THERE BETTER THINGS THAT WE CAN DO WITH THIS MONEY? AND CAN I GET AN ANSWER BEFORE THE END OF THE DAY TODAY, WHERE THE LAW SAYS THAT WE CAN USE IT AS PRIZE MONEY, OR WILL I JUST BE IGNORED LIKE USUAL? THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. I DON'T I DON'T SEE THE NECESSITY TO WAIT FOR THE END OF THE DAY. NOW, THE LAW DOES NOT USE SUCH GRATUITOUS TERMS AS PRIZE MONEY, BUT THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 504105, SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZES THE USE OF PROMOTIONAL FUNDS TO ADVERTISE AND PUBLICIZE A MUNICIPALITY FOR THE PURPOSES OF DEVELOPING NEW AND EXPANDED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES, AND IN THIS CASE, THE MDC BOARD HAS FOUND THAT THIS IS SUCH AN AUTHORIZED USE. SO IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS AS TO AS TO HOW THAT DECISION WAS MADE, THEN THOSE SHOULD REALLY BE DIRECTED TO THE MDC BOARD. MISS HARRIS, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU RELATED TO SOME OF THE TOPICS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP. FIRST OF ALL, IS ANY OF THE MONEY THAT IS ALLOCATED TO THIS GO TOWARDS THE SALARIES OR SUPPORT OF THE PROGRAM ITSELF, OR WHERE DO THOSE DOLLARS ACTUALLY GO? YES. ALL OF THE FUNDS USED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ARE OUTLINED IN A BUDGET ATTACHED TO THE PROPOSAL, WHICH IS IN THE AGENDA PACKET. SO A PORTION OF THAT DOES GO TO THE UTPB STAFF WHO ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM. A PORTION OF IT GOES TO THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROGRAM, INCLUDING THE MEETING CONVENING. THERE ARE A PORTION OF THE STAFF AT THE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AT UTPB THAT DONATE THEIR TIME, AS WELL AS THE SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER. SO ALL OF THOSE COSTS ARE CONTEMPLATED IN THE BUDGET AND OUTLINED BY LINE ITEM. THERE IS SOME ADVERTISING FOR THE PROGRAM THAT HAS ACTUALLY DROPPED YEAR OVER YEAR, BECAUSE WORD OF MOUTH ABOUT THE PROGRAM IS SO WELL KNOWN THAT IT'S NOT AS NECESSARY TO ADVERTISE. CAN YOU ALSO GIVE US, I KNOW THAT THE THE JUDGES FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROCESS ARE ANONYMOUS, SO WE DON'T PUBLISH WHO THEY ARE SPECIFICALLY. BUT CAN YOU GIVE US SOME OF THE CRITERIA, SOME OF THE BACKGROUNDS OF THE INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THAT HISTORICALLY? CERTAINLY. SO UTPB OFFICE OF INNOVATION AND COMMERCIALIZATION REACHES OUT TO LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND BUSINESS OWNERS, SUCH AS BANKING MEMBERS, THAT HAVE EXPERIENCE IN LOOKING AT PRO FORMAS AND BUSINESS PLANS. THOSE ARE CHOSEN TO BE THE JUDGES. THOSE JUDGES REMAIN ANONYMOUS THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS. THEY'RE UNKNOWN TO MYSELF. THEY'RE UNKNOWN TO THE PARTICIPANTS UNTIL THE FINAL ROUND. AND THEN THE JUDGES ARE REVEALED TO EVERYONE AT THE AWARDS CEREMONY. ONE QUESTION TO THAT WAS BROUGHT UP. WHEN IT COMES TO UTPB, I KNOW THAT THEY'VE THEY'VE CHAMPIONED JUDGING THIS FOR QUITE SOME TIME OR ADMINISTRATING THIS.

BUT HAS THERE EVER BEEN A LOOK AT MIDLAND COLLEGE OR ANY OTHER GOVERNING BODIES OR ENTITIES THAT COULD POTENTIALLY DO THIS AS WELL? OR IS THERE A SPECIFIC REASON WHY? UTPB IS IT JUST A

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LONG TERM PARTNERSHIP, AND IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE COULD EVEN POTENTIALLY LOOK AT IN THE FUTURE? YES. SO TO START OUT WITH THE SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER FOR THE PERMIAN BASIN IS HEADQUARTERED AT UTPB SEED FACILITY. SO THAT IS A REALLY NATURAL PARTNERSHIP THERE BECAUSE THEY HAVE SO MANY TEAM MEMBERS WHO DO THIS FOR A LIVING. THE SEED FACILITY ITSELF IS ALSO DESIGNED FOR PROGRAMS LIKE THIS. SO THEY HAVE SPACE THAT'S ALWAYS AVAILABLE, THAT'S APPROPRIATE FOR THIS USE. THAT BEING SAID, I HAVE SPOKEN WITH COUNCIL MEMBER BURKS AND WILL BE EVALUATING POTENTIAL OTHER PARTNERSHIPS TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS STILL THE OPTIMAL PATHWAY GOING FORWARD. AND THE SEED BUILDING IS ALSO INSIDE MIDLAND CITY LIMITS. SO THE ON THE MIDLAND CAMPUS OF THE UTPB, IS THAT CORRECT? YES, MA'AM.

AND THAT'S THE THING I WAS ABOUT TO SAY. WE ACTUALLY HAD THAT CONVERSATION A WEEK AGO.

AND SO I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT THAT UP, BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO BE EXPLORING OTHER OPTIONS BECAUSE COSTS ARE INCREASING. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS? I WOULD JUST LIKE TO BRING UP SOMETHING ELSE THAT I'VE SAID ON THE RADIO MULTIPLE TIMES ABOUT THIS PROGRAM IN PARTICULAR IS, I THINK THIS IS A WONDERFUL USE OF PROMOTIONAL FUNDS, AND I THINK THIS COUNCIL MOVED AWAY FROM HISTORICALLY HOW THOSE FUNDS WERE USED TO WHERE INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS COULD COME FORWARD AND ASK FOR THOSE PROMOTIONAL DOLLARS TO FUND CERTAIN CAPITAL PROJECTS, SMALLER CAPITAL PROJECTS, AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE WHERE THERE REALLY WASN'T ANY ACCOUNTABILITY, THERE WASN'T RECOURSE, AND IT WASN'T REALLY SOMETHING THAT DEVELOPED BUSINESS. I THINK THAT THIS PROGRAM IS AN EXCELLENT PROGRAM BECAUSE IT DOES HAVE PARAMETERS. IT DOES HAVE ACCOUNTABILITY. IT DOES HAVE A GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT MEET AND SAY, IS THIS BUSINESS VIABLE? THEY HAVE TO BE ABLE TO PROVE THAT. AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE OF THE PROMOTIONAL DOLLARS GO TOWARDS THIS PROGRAM IN THE FUTURE. I KNOW I'VE TALKED WITH TOMMY ABOUT THAT HISTORICALLY, BUT I THINK IT'S JUST A REALLY GREAT WAY FOR US TO WORK WITH SMALL BUSINESSES HERE, RATHER THAN THE ONE OFFS THAT COME TO US FOR MONEY. I THINK PUTTING THEM THROUGH THIS PROGRAM IS, IS A REALLY GREAT WAY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE INVESTING IN BUSINESSES THAT HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF BEING SUCCESSFUL. AND I THINK THE TRACK RECORD OF THESE BUSINESSES THAT HAVE BEEN THROUGH THIS PROGRAM SHOWCASE THAT. SO I WOULD ECHO EVERYTHING YOU JUST SAID, AND I THINK IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT MANY OF THESE BUSINESSES HAVE GONE THROUGH THE PROGRAM MULTIPLE TIMES AND NOT BEEN AWARDED THE FUNDING BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE EVERYTHING IN ORDER. AND SO THEY WERE ABLE TO APPLY AND TRY TO ACHIEVE, YOU KNOW, WINNING THESE SEVERAL TIMES. THE REPORTS THAT I'VE GOTTEN FROM SOME OF THOSE BUSINESSES IS, IS TRULY TRANSFORMED THEIR ABILITY TO BE SUCCESSFUL INTO THE FUTURE BECAUSE THEY GET THAT FEEDBACK AND THEY WEREN'T SUCCESSFUL. SO THEY'RE ABLE TO ADVANCE FORWARD. SO I THINK WHAT YOU'RE, WHAT YOU'RE DESCRIBING THERE IS, IS ECHOES MY SENTIMENT AS WELL THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE WE'RE SUPPORTING THESE FOLKS AND WE'RE HOLDING THEM ACCOUNTABLE AND THAT WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE VIABLE BUSINESSES THAT CAN GO FORWARD.

AND I'LL ECHO THAT, TOO. I'LL YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK IT'S ANY SECRET. I HAVEN'T ALWAYS AGREED WITH A LOT OF THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT FORTH WITH THE MTC, ESPECIALLY IN SOME OF THE SMALLER BUSINESS SECTOR. AND THIS DOES PROVIDE A PATH OF ACCOUNTABILITY THAT THOSE OTHER MEANS DID NOT. I KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT OF TRAINING, THERE'S A LOT OF INPUT IN HELPING THEM DEVELOP A BUSINESS PLAN AND TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR THEIR SOUND. AND SO IT'S PROVIDING A LOT MORE FIRMER FOOTING FOR THEM TO START, COMPARATIVELY SPEAKING, TO SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE'VE SEEN, I KNOW THAT EVEN RECENTLY THERE WAS A CHANGE IN MTC FUNDS, AS WE'RE LOOKING AT SOME OF THESE PROJECTS THAT THEY HAVE TO PROVIDE X AMOUNT OF JOBS PER DOLLAR AMOUNT. AND THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT CHANGED LAST YEAR. SO I'M APPRECIATIVE THAT YOU GUYS HAVE MADE THAT CHANGE, AND THAT REALLY STARTED DIRECTING MORE OF THESE THINGS THAT I WOULD CONSIDER THAT THAT NEED TO HAVE A LOT MORE CONSIDERATION INTO THIS CATEGORY. AND AS MISS PAUL SAID, I MEAN, THIS IS THE PLATFORM FOR THEM. AND, AND I THINK IT'S A MUCH BETTER PLATFORM. SO I'LL REITERATE THAT TO YOU. BUT I THINK ONE REALLY IMPORTANT THING IS WE NEED TO REMEMBER, SMALL BUSINESSES ARE STILL ONE OF OUR LARGEST EMPLOYERS, EVEN IN MIDLAND. SMALL BUSINESSES IS WHERE A LOT OF INNOVATION COMES AND A LOT OF GROWTH COMES. AND THIS PROGRAM IS VERY SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO HELP THOSE BUSINESSES BECOME BETTER. THE MAYOR MENTIONED, I'VE TALKED TO A LOT OF BUSINESSES THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH THE PROGRAM AND DIDN'T WIN, BUT THEY STILL GET A GIGANTIC BENEFIT BECAUSE OF THE RESOURCES THEY MAKE THEM STOP AND THINK ABOUT, HEY, THIS IS YOUR BUSINESS PLAN. THIS IS WHAT YOUR FINANCIALS NEED TO LOOK LIKE. THIS IS HOW YOU GO TALK TO A BANK. THIS IS HOW YOU GO TALK TO FUNDERS. AND SO EVEN THE WE, WE CELEBRATE THE WINNERS, WHICH I THINK IS GREAT, BUT I THINK THERE'S ABOUT 20 COMPANIES THAT GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS EVERY YEAR THAT BENEFIT GREATLY JUST FROM THE PROCESS. AND I THINK THAT'S WHY THIS PROGRAM HAS REALLY BECOME A GOLD STANDARD IN TEXAS FOR HOW YOU USE THESE DOLLARS TO REALLY MAKE SMALL BUSINESSES BETTER IN YOUR COMMUNITY, WHICH THIS PROGRAM HAS DONE FOR A LONG TIME. SO, EXCELLENT. OKAY. ANY FURTHER COMMENTS OR DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, I'LL LOOK FOR

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ACTION FROM COUNCIL ON ITEM NUMBER FIVE. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN LAD AND A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN STUBBS. IF THERE IS NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, LET'S VOTE. THE

[6. 2026-103 - RESOLUTION APPROVING THE TRANSFER OF A NON-COMMERCIAL SALT WATER DISPOSAL WELL PERMIT FROM ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES, L.P. TO DEEP BLUE OPERATING I LLC; SAID WELL BEING LOCATED IN SECTION 31, BLOCK 38, T-1-S, T&P RR CO. SURVEY, CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS (DISTRICT: 2) (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES - OIL AND GAS) (SET THE STANDARD FOR A SAFE AND SECURE CITY)]

MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER SIX, WHICH IS A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE TRANSFER OF NON COMMERCIAL SALT WATER DISPOSAL. WELL PERMIT FROM ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES TO DEEP BLUE OPERATING SAID WELL BEING LOCATED IN SECTION 31, BLOCK 38, TOWNSHIP ONE, SOUTH T AND P RAILROAD COMPANY SURVEY. CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS. COUNCILMAN NORMAN, I BELIEVE THAT YOU PULLED THIS. YES, MA'AM, AND I THINK I UNDERSTAND, BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS IS A SALTWATER DISPOSAL. THE SALTWATER DISPOSAL ITSELF IS NOT BEING MOVED. IT'S JUST FOR OF WHO'S OPERATING IT. CORRECT.

YEAH. OKAY. CLAYTON, OIL AND GAS OFFICER. YES, SIR. AND SO YEAH, THAT'S THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO JUST CLARIFY ON THE RECORD OR WHATNOT. I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, MY SENTIMENTS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, DRILLING AND SALTWATER DISPOSAL AND, AND ALL OF THAT IN INSIDE THE CITY LIMITS. BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS WASN'T GOING TO BE A NEW LOCATION FOR.

YEAH, YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. THIS IS A CURRENTLY AND PREVIOUSLY OPERATED FACILITY, JUST CHANGING THE OPERATOR NAME. GOTCHA. OKAY. AND I GUESS WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN TO IT YET, BUT IT'LL BE THE SAME FOR NUMBER SEVEN AS WELL. I JUST PULLED IT BECAUSE IT WAS PRETTY MUCH THE SAME THING FOR NUMBER SEVEN. OH, WELL, THE ROAD REPAIR, THE ROAD REPAIRS. YEAH. JUST PART OF THE PART OF THE AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY FOR THAT FACILITY. GOTCHA. AND THIS IS I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE ROAD REPAIR AGREEMENT. WE'VE GOTTEN SOME EMAILS RECENTLY, PEOPLE THAT ARE CONCERNED WITH ACTIVITY, OIL AND GAS ACTIVITY THAT'S TAKING PLACE IN AND AROUND MIDLAND, WHERE WE HAVE THESE SORTS OF PERMITS. WE DO REQUIRE ROAD REPAIR AGREEMENT, AND THAT'S BECOME SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO US AS A COUNCIL AND TO OUR COMMUNITY TO ENSURE THAT THE DAMAGES THAT ARE INCURRED BY FRACK TRUCKS AND WATER TRUCKS AND ALL OF THE HEAVY EQUIPMENT, THEY'RE THEY ARE HELPING TO PAY FOR THOSE DAMAGES. AND SO YOU'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO SEE THOSE MOVE FORWARD. I THINK THOSE ARE PRIORITIES FOR ALL OF US, AND WE WANT TO SEE THAT PARTNERSHIP. WE'RE THANKFUL TO THE OIL AND GAS COMPANIES WHO PARTNER WITH US. THERE ARE A LOT OF OIL AND GAS TRUCKS THAT COME THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY SUCH AGREEMENT WITH, BECAUSE THEIR FACILITIES AND THEIR OPERATIONS ARE OUTSIDE OF THE CITY. AND SO WE ARE SEEING THE WEAR AND TEAR ON OUR ROADS BECAUSE OF THOSE TRUCKS. BUT WE DON'T HAVE A MECHANISM TO HAVE A ROAD REPAIR AGREEMENT. AND SO I THINK WE'RE WE'RE ALWAYS INTERESTED IN CREATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR PAYING FOR ROADS. BUT THIS IS ONE THING THAT YOU'LL CONTINUE TO SEE MOVE FORWARD. AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO HIGHLIGHT JUST SOMETHING YOU SAID THERE. THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF EMPHASIS ON US FINISHING. 349, WHICH IS A CONVERSATION FOR ANOTHER TIME, BUT USING THAT AS A PATHWAY TO HELP POTENTIALLY KEEP SOME OF THIS TRAFFIC TRUCK TRAFFIC OFF OF THE ROADS BECAUSE WE WE DO UNDERSTAND HOW DAMAGING IT IS FOR ROADS. YEAH, A RELIEVER ROUTE TO MOVE THAT INDUSTRIAL TRAFFIC OUT AND KEEP COMMUTER TRAFFIC INSIDE MIDLAND. WE DON'T WANT SCHOOL CHILDREN ON THE SAME ROADS WITH OUR INDUSTRIAL TRAFFIC AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. SO WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS THAT. WE HAVE A LOT OF PARTNERSHIP AT THE STATE LEVEL WITH SPEAKER CRADDICK AND OTHERS TO TRY TO WORK THAT FORWARD AS WELL. ANYTHING ELSE? HOW DO WE DETERMINE THE AMOUNT THAT WE'RE REQUIRING FOR INDIVIDUAL ROAD RECONSTRUCTION PROJECTS? THEY ARE SET IN ORDINANCE 8769. THEY'RE DEFINED AMOUNTS AS 25,000 PER WELL UP TO THREE WELLS FOR A MAXIMUM CAP OF $75,000. AFTER THAT, THAT COVERS ALL ADDITIONAL WELLS. OKAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. GARRETT. ALL RIGHT.

WELL, THEN WE'LL LOOK FOR YOUR ACTION. COUNCILMAN NORMAN, WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN NORMAN, A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN LAD. IF THERE IS NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, LET'S VOTE.

[7. 2026-104 - RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A ROAD REPAIR AGREEMENT WITH DEEP BLUE OPERATING I LLC REGARDING A NON COMMERCIAL SALT WATER DISPOSAL WELL LOCATED IN SECTION 31, BLOCK 38, T-1-S, T&P RR CO. SURVEY, CITY OF MIDLAND, MIDLAND COUNTY, TEXAS (DISTRICT: 2) (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES - OIL AND GAS) (SET THE STANDARD FOR A SAFE AND SECURE CITY) ]

THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. WE'LL MOVE FORWARD TO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A ROAD REPAIR AGREEMENT WITH DEEP BLUE OPERATING LLC REGARDING A NON COMMERCIAL SALTWATER DISPOSAL. WELL, LOCATED IN SECTION 31, BLOCK 38, TOWNSHIP ONE, SOUTH T AND P RAILROAD COMPANY SURVEY. CITY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS, OR MIDLAND COUNTY, TEXAS. WE ALREADY DISCUSSED THIS ONE IN THE PREVIOUS ITEM. SO DO YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER? NO, JUST JUST CLARIFYING THAT THERE'S AN EXISTING SALTWATER DISPOSAL AND GETTING A ROAD REPAIR AGREEMENT. OKAY. DONE. WELL, IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, WE'LL LOOK FOR WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN NORMAN, A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN LAD. IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, LET'S VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. ITEM

[8. 2026-105 - RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS TO PERMIAN DEEP ROCK OIL CO., LLC TO DRILL 20 OIL AND GAS WELLS LOCATED IN SECTION 15, BLOCK 39, T-1-S, T&P RR CO. SURVEY, CITY OF MIDLAND, MIDLAND COUNTY, TEXAS (GENERALLY LOCATED BETWEEN 1,194 FEET AND 2,300 FEET EAST OF NORTH GARFIELD STREET AND BETWEEN 1,218 AND 1,800 FEET SOUTH OF WEST LOOP 250 NORTH) (DISTRICT: 1) (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES - OIL AND GAS) (SET THE STANDARD FOR A SAFE AND SECURE CITY) ]

NUMBER EIGHT IS A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS TO PERMIAN DEEP ROCK OIL COMPANY, LLC TO DRILL 20 OIL AND GAS WELLS LOCATED IN SECTION 15, BLOCK 39, TOWNSHIP ONE, SOUTH T AND P RAILROAD COMPANY SURVEY. CITY OF MIDLAND. MIDLAND COUNTY, TEXAS. YEAH, AND I PULL THIS ONE AS WELL. BUT THIS IS THIS WILL BE NEW DRILLING SITES INSIDE THE CITY

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LIMITS, CORRECT? CORRECT, SIR? YES, SIR. ON THE PROPERTY OF MIDLAND COLLEGE. GOTCHA. OKAY.

OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY. AND WE'LL LOOK FOR YOUR ACTION. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN NORMAN, A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN STUBBS. IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, LET'S VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES 6 TO 1. THANK YOU. WE'LL MOVE FORWARD TO ITEM

[9. 2026-106 - RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A ROAD REPAIR AGREEMENT WITH PERMIAN DEEP ROCK OIL CO., LLC REGARDING ITS APPLICATION TO DRILL OIL AND GAS WELLS LOCATED IN SECTION 15, BLOCK 39, T-1-S, T&P RR CO. SURVEY, CITY OF MIDLAND, MIDLAND COUNTY, TEXAS (DISTRICT: 1) (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES - OIL AND GAS) (SET THE STANDARD FOR A SAFE AND SECURE CITY) ]

NUMBER NINE, A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF ROAD REPAIR AGREEMENT WITH PERMIAN ROCK OIL COMPANY, LLC REGARDING ITS APPLICATION TO DRILL OIL AND GAS WELLS LOCATED IN SECTION 15, BLOCK 39, TOWNSHIP ONE, SOUTH T AND P RAILROAD COMPANY SURVEY OF MIDLAND, MIDLAND COUNTY, TEXAS. AND THIS IS A SIMILAR THING. ASSOCIATED ROAD REPAIR THE ASSOCIATED ROAD REPAIR AGREEMENT. SO THE. ALSO, TO BE CLEAR, THEY'RE GOING TO BE USING THE NORTH PART OF GARFIELD RIGHT THERE. BUT THEY'VE CREATED THEIR OWN INGRESS AND EGRESS AT MIDLAND COLLEGE. MOST OF MIDLAND HAS PROBABLY SEEN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SOUND WALLS AND ALL OF THE OTHER THINGS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT, THEIR USE OF, OF LOOP 250 THAT'S A STATE HIGHWAY. SO THIS ROAD REPAIR AGREEMENT IS REALLY SPECIFICALLY FOR THE NORTH PART OF GARFIELD. THAT'S EXACTLY CORRECT. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? AND WE'LL LOOK FOR ACTION. COUNCILMAN NORMAN MOTION AND A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN STUBBS.

IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, LET'S VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

[12. 066-2026 - MOTION APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF $7,500,000.00 FROM THE 2025 CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION TO A PROJECT ACCOUNT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF SINCLAIR AVENUE FROM KIRKLAND DRIVE TO COUNTY ROAD 1250 (DISTRICT: 4) (ENGINEERING SERVICES) (STRENGTHEN AND SUSTAIN OUR INFRASTRUCTURE) ]

THANK YOU. WE'LL MOVE FORWARD TO ITEM NUMBER 12, A MOTION APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF 7,500,000 FROM THE 2025 CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION TO A PROJECT ACCOUNT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF SINCLAIR AVENUE FROM KIRKLAND DRIVE TO COUNTY ROAD 1250. COUNCILMAN STUBBS, WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS TOO, BUT I THINK THIS IS A GREAT PROJECT THAT'S COME A LONG WAYS. I'D LOVE TO GET AN UPDATE ON IT. YEAH. SO THIS IS GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THIS IS ESTABLISHING A PROJECT ACCOUNT TO EXTEND SINCLAIR FURTHER WEST FROM COSTCO TO WHAT WILL BE FUTURE 1250. YOU KNOW, THIS THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PROJECT FOR MANY REASONS. IT'S IN A FAST GROWING AREA. IN DISTRICT FOUR, IF YOU REMEMBER, WE ESTABLISHED A TWO-YEAR ZONE THERE, TRES THREE. AND SO THIS WILL HELP SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT IN THAT AREA TO GROW THAT FUNDING STREAM EXPONENTIALLY OVER THE YEARS. SO THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT PROJECT. WHAT'S WHAT'S THE TIME FRAME THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT ON THIS PROJECT? WE'RE ABOUT 90% THROUGH THE DESIGN NOW. WE HAD JUST A LITTLE BIT OF RIGHT OF WAY TO ACQUIRE. WE'RE LOOKING AT BEING READY TO SEND THIS OUT FOR BIDS LATE THIS FISCAL YEAR, WHICH WE'RE KIND OF IN LATE FISCAL YEAR NOW OR EARLY NEXT FISCAL YEAR. AND I THINK IN DISTRICT FOUR, THIS IS A GREAT PLAY ON GETTING AHEAD OF DEVELOPMENT, AHEAD OF GROWTH. AND SO I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. SO THANK YOU FOR WORKING ON THIS PROJECT. YES, MA'AM. SO WITH 1250, CAN YOU TALK TO US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT OR THE TIMELINES OF THAT AS WELL? SURE.

SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE OVERSEEING THE DESIGN OF WHAT WILL BE A FUTURE OVERPASS AT 1250 AND 191.

THAT DESIGN IS ABOUT 30% DONE. NOW. THAT'S THAT'S A A LONG PROCESS, PROBABLY A YEAR OR SO TO GET THAT DESIGNED. WE WANT TO TAKE SINCLAIR WITH THIS PROJECT TO FUTURE. 1250 SO THERE ACTUALLY BE SOME CIRCULATION CREATED THERE FOR, FOR FOLKS, THE COUNTY WILL DESIGN AND THEY ARE DESIGNING NOW FUTURE. 1250 FROM SINCLAIR TO STATE HIGHWAY 158 TO IMPROVE CIRCULATION IN THAT AREA AND HELP OUT WITH WITH GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT THERE AS WELL. SO WE'RE COORDINATING EFFORTS WITH MDC, LOCAL PROPERTY OWNERS, THE COUNTY AND TEXDOT TO GET ALL OF THIS DONE. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE COUNTY AND TO THE MPO AND TO TXDOT, WHO ARE ALL PARTICIPATING IN THIS. THIS IS A REALLY BIG PROJECT FOR THAT REGION. YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE CONGESTION THAT WE'VE SEEN AT 158 AND 191 IS VERY STRESSFUL. IF YOU'VE EVER TRIED TO, TO DEAL WITH THAT TRAFFIC IN THAT AREA. AND SO THIS IS GOING TO RELIEVE A LOT OF THAT CONGESTION AND GIVE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES TO GET IN AND OUT OF MIDLAND, NOT JUST IN THAT ONE LOCATION. SO REALLY THANKFUL FOR THE PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE'VE SEEN HERE. I DID HAVE A QUESTION. WE'RE TRYING TO STAY AHEAD OF THINGS. AND SO THE INITIAL DESIGN, DO WE HAVE STOPLIGHTS AND STUFF THERE AT SINCLAIR AND 1250 THAT WAS MY QUESTION. DO WE KNOW WHAT WHAT TRAFFIC CONTROL IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE AT THIS POINT? BECAUSE I'D LIKE TO DO IT ONCE AND NOT HAVE TO DO IT TWICE, WHICH WE'VE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE. SO RIGHT NOW 1250 AND SINCLAIR ARE JUST GOING TO BE AN L SHAPE INTERSECTION. SO THERE'S NO NEED FOR FOR SIGNALS. NOW WE DO RECOGNIZE THAT IN THE FUTURE THERE WILL BE. SO THE RIGHT OF WAY IS BEING ACQUIRED. SO THAT WAY WE WILL HAVE THE ROOM TO PUT THE SIGNALS IN IN THE FUTURE. BUT FOR RIGHT NOW IT'S JUST AN L SHAPE INTERSECTION, WHICH MEANS AT THIS POINT, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, OUR PRIORITIES AND SIGNALS, WE HAVE SO MANY OTHER LOCATIONS WHERE WE DO NEED THOSE DOLLARS TO GO. SO

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WE'RE GOING TO FOCUS THERE. BUT THIS WILL BE PREPARED AND READY TO GO FOR SIGNAL IN THE FUTURE.

SO THE RIGHT OF WAY WIDTH WILL BE ACQUIRED ALL IN THE SAME PROJECT. AND THEN WHEN IT WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT, THEY CAN COME BACK AND CONSTRUCT. YES, MA'AM. SO YOU'RE GOING TO SEE SOME OF THE AREAS, ESPECIALLY 1250. THE COUNTY IS ONLY GOING TO BUILD A TWO LANE CROSS SECTION, BUT THE GOAL IS TO ACQUIRE ALL THE RIGHT OF WAY THAT'S EVER GOING TO BE NEEDED FOR THAT CORRIDOR. THAT WAY, IN THE FUTURE, WHEN GROWTH COMES IN, THERE'S ADDITIONAL RIGHT OF WAY FOR THEM TO DEVELOP THE REST OF THE ROADWAY AND FOR US TO PUT IN SIGNALS WHEN NEEDED.

JOSE, IS THERE A BENEFIT TO RUNNING CONDUIT AND ELECTRICITY IN THAT AREA RIGHT NOW AND BEING PREPARED FOR THAT? THAT'S WHAT WE'LL DO, IS YOU'LL HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE IN PLACE FOR CONDUITS LIKE THAT. SO THAT WAY WE'RE NOT TEARING UP THE ROAD. SAME THING WITH WATER LINES. IF WE NEED TO GO AND PUT WATER LINES IN NOW, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND HAVE IT IN THAT WAY. IT'S THERE, OR AT LEAST HAVE ENOUGH RIGHT OF WAY SO WE CAN PUT IT IN LATER ON. SO THAT WAY WE'RE NOT TEARING UP THE NEW PAVEMENT. HAVE WE PROCURED ENOUGH RIGHT OF WAY AT THAT INTERSECTION OF 1250 AND SINCLAIR TO POSSIBLY DO A ROUNDABOUT? AT THAT LOCATION? BELIEVE IT OR NOT, YOU KNOW, I LOVE MY ROUNDABOUTS, BUT THAT ONE'S PROBABLY NOT A GOOD LOCATION FOR A FUTURE ROUNDABOUT, ONLY BECAUSE THOSE WILL BE TWO MAJOR ROADWAYS. AND THE MORE LANES YOU INTRODUCE AROUND ABOUT, THE MORE CONFUSION YOU INTRODUCE. SO THAT'S GOING TO BE A TRADITIONAL SIGNALIZED INTERSECTION AT THAT LOCATION IN THE FUTURE. EXCELLENT. OKAY.

SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, WE DO HAVE A REQUEST TO SPEAK. NO. YES. A REQUEST TO SPEAK.

ROBIN CAMPBELL, I'D LIKE TO CALL YOU FORWARD TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEM NUMBER 12. HI, ROBIN CAMPBELL, I'D LIKE TO ASK FOR MORE THAN THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK ON THIS. I KNOW YOU HAVE THAT AUTHORITY AND YOU CAN CHOOSE TO ALLOW PEOPLE ADDITIONAL TIME. I THINK THIS IS A REALLY NEEDED CONVERSATION, AND I'VE LOOKED INTO THIS AS MUCH AS I CAN, AND I SEE THAT YOU WANT TO TRANSFER CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION MONEY IN JANUARY OF 2025, THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS TOOK OUT $55 MILLION IN CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION. IF I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY, BECAUSE OF THE FIREMAN'S PENSION FUND THAT NEEDED TO BE MADE WHOLE. SO TOOK ALL THE CASH, A LOT OF THE CASH WE HAD ON HAND AND THAT YOU STATED IN THAT MEETING, MAYOR, YOU STATED MORE THAN ONCE IN THAT AGENDA ITEM THAT WE WERE TAKING OUT THESE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION BECAUSE OF THE FIREMAN'S PENSION FUND, NO DOUBT THAT NEEDED TO BE RESOLVED. I DO THINK THAT WE SHOULD HAVE CUT OUR SPENDING AT THAT POINT, INSTEAD OF JUST CONTINUED ON WITH PROJECTS THAT WE HAD PLANNED. THAT WAS A 20 YEAR PROBLEM. IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE PROBLEM, AND WE JUST CONTINUED RIGHT ON WITH SPENDING AND TOOK OUT 27 MILLION IN OBLIGATIONS TO PAY FOR BEALE PARK. THAT COULD HAVE BEEN PUT ON HOLD UNTIL THE CITY MADE SOME MORE MONEY. I LIKE TO LIVE IN BUDGET. WE TOOK OUT 28 MILLION FOR ROADS, AND THAT MEETING THAT YOU TOOK OUT, THE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION, IT WAS NOT CLEAR WHAT ROADS YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT. SO I THINK THIS IS A CONVERSATION, THE COMMUNITY THAT YOU GUYS SHOULD HAVE WITH THE COMMUNITY. WE HAVE $7.5 MILLION ROAD NEEDS ALL OVER MIDLAND, ALL OVER MIDLAND. MANY OF THEM HAVE BEEN THERE FOR YEARS. THIS COMMUNITY IS NOT EVEN DEVELOPED YET, AND YOU'RE WANTING TO PROACTIVELY GO PUT THE 7.5 MILLION OUT THERE.

THAT'S WE DON'T EVEN HAVE THE MONEY FOR. SO IF WE'RE GOING TO BE PUTTING OUR ROAD WORK ON DEBT, I THINK THAT YOU SHOULD ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY MORE AND SEE. I WISH THAT YOU GUYS WOULD HAVE APPROACHED THE COMMUNITY AND ASKED, WHAT ROAD NEEDS YOU THINK YOU WANT TO SEE FINISHED INSTEAD OF, I MEAN, WE'VE ALREADY PUT A LOT OF MONEY OUT THERE IN THAT AREA, IN THAT DEVELOPMENT, WE'VE BUILT KIRKLAND DRIVE. WE'VE ALREADY PUT A LOT OF MONEY INTO 158. WE PUT MONEY INTO WADLEY. WE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY ON THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR AROUND COSTCO. MONEY THAT I DON'T DOESN'T LOOK LIKE WE HAVE. AND SO WE'VE ALREADY SPENT A LOT OF MONEY OUT IN THAT AREA. I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE NEED. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THAT NEED TAKES PRECEDENCE OVER OTHER NEEDS THAT WE'VE HAD IN OUR CITY. SO I'M HOPING THAT YOU CAN EXPLAIN THAT. I'M HOPING THAT YOU WILL EXPLAIN WHAT ROADS WERE INTENDED FOR THAT 28 MILLION.

AND HAVE WE SPENT ANY OF THAT 28 MILLION ON ROADS YET? WHAT ROADS THOSE WERE AND WHAT THE PLANS WERE FOR THAT? 28 MILLION ORIGINALLY. AND I WOULD LIKE FOR Y'ALL TO DEFER THIS PROJECT AND INVOLVE THE COMMUNITY MORE IN THIS DECISION MAKING. 7.5 MILLION IN NEW ROADS IS NOT YOUR COMMENTS. WE APPRECIATE IT IS NOT APPROPRIATE. DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING ON THIS ITEM? YEAH, I WANT TO SAY SOMETHING. YOU KNOW, I THINK YES, I BELIEVE IN

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TRANSPARENCY AND GETTING WITH THE COMMUNITY AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS. BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT'S WHY WE WERE ELECTED IS TO GET UP HERE AND MAKE THOSE DECISIONS, THOSE HARD DECISIONS OR WHATNOT OF WHERE MONIES ARE SPENT AND ROADS AND ALL OF THAT. SO WE ALL HAVE DIFFERENT PROJECTS THAT WE WANT TO SEE FINISHED AND DONE, BUT WE DON'T GET THEM ALL, ALL THE TIME BECAUSE WE, WE HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, MOVE IT AROUND OR WHATEVER WE HAVE TO DO WITH IT. BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT COMMENT. AND I THINK, I THINK WE'RE DOING A GREAT JOB OF, YOU KNOW, GETTING THESE THINGS DONE, THESE PROJECTS DONE AND PRIORITIZING THESE PROJECTS. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT COMMENT. THANK YOU. DID YOU HAVE DISTRICT FOUR WHERE THIS ROAD IS GOING IS PROBABLY BY FAR THE FASTEST GROWING REGION IN MIDLAND, MIDLANDS, SUBSTANTIALLY LANDLOCKED DUE TO OIL AND GAS. AND WEST IS THE DIRECTION THAT WE ARE GROWING. AND IF YOU'VE BEEN ON 158 DURING HIGH TRAFFIC HOUR, IT CAN QUEUE UP ALL THE WAY BACK TO BRIARWOOD. THERE'S ONLY ONE LEFT TURN LANE. I SEE CARS RUSHING IN AND OUT TO TRY AND CUT EACH OTHER OFF TO GET THAT, AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE WORKING ON A SECOND LEFT TURN LANE ON 158. BUT THIS WILL PROVIDE A NICE STOP GAP MEASURE TO RELIEVE SOME OF THAT PRESSURE ON. 158 SO I THINK IT'S ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY AND GIVEN THE GROWTH OUT IN THAT AREA, I THINK IT'S ALSO APPROPRIATE PLUS THE AMOUNT OF OTHER FUNDS WE'RE GETTING FROM OTHER GOVERNMENT ENTITIES IS, IS VERY HELPFUL IN HELPING US TO LEVERAGE THOSE DOLLARS. TO GO FURTHER. I DO WANT TO SAY SOMETHING TO, AS A BUSINESS OWNER, I AGREE. I MEAN, LIVING WITHIN MY MEANS. I DON'T LIKE TO TAKE OUT A LOT OF DEBT. I NEVER HAVE, I NEVER WILL, BUT I UNDERSTAND SOMETIMES THAT ON A BIG PROJECT TO SOMETIMES TAKING OUT A LITTLE BIT OF DEBT TO PAY FOR THE PROJECT, NOW, INSTEAD OF WAITING AND SEEING THOSE COSTS CONTINUALLY INCREASE, WE HAVE A REAL PROBLEM IN MIDLAND WHERE WE'VE SEEN COSTS CONTINUE TO INCREASE AND ESCALATE BEYOND WHAT WHAT MAKES SENSE SOMETIMES, AND THAT'S SOMETHING I'VE BEEN FIGHTING A LOT FOR ON OUR PROCUREMENT SIDE, TRYING TO BRING DOWN THOSE COSTS BECAUSE WE'VE SEEN SOME OF THOSE COSTS EXPONENTIALLY GROW BY 30% IN SOME CASES, WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY INSANE. AND SO TAKING OUT SOME DEBT AT A IN AN INTEREST RATE THAT, YOU KNOW, COMPARATIVELY SPEAKING, ON WAITING ON IT SOMETIMES MAKES SENSE. AND SO, SO I AGREE, I DO LIKE TO LIVE WITHIN MY MEANS BY, BY ALL MEANS, BUT THERE AGAIN, THERE IS THE RIGHT TIME TO TAKE ON DEBT AND THERE'S A WRONG TIME TO TAKE ON DEBT. AND WHEN IT COMES TO CERTAIN ROAD PROJECTS AND WE SEE THE NEED AND WE SEE THE GROWING. AND I AGREE WITH YOU. I MEAN, I LIVED IN THAT AREA FOR A VERY LONG TIME. AND BRIARWOOD, I REMEMBER HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH SOMEBODY AT ONE POINT IN TIME. AND JOSE MAY STRANGLE ME, I DON'T KNOW, BUT I REMEMBER SOMEBODY SAYING, THIS MAY HAVE BEEN BEFORE I WAS ON COUNCIL, THAT BRIARWOOD WAS NEVER INTENDED OR, OR, OR HOLIDAY HILL WAS NEVER INTENDED TO BE LIKE THIS MAJOR THOROUGHFARE THAT IT CURRENTLY IS NOW. SO NOW WE HAVE TO FIND WAYS TO OFFLOAD ALL OF THAT TRAFFIC BECAUSE IT GETS ABSOLUTELY HORRENDOUS AND IT'S UNSAFE. SO WE GOTTA, YOU GOTTA, YOU GOT TO PULL THE TRIGGER SOMETIMES AND GET SOMETHING DONE. AND I'LL ALSO NOTE IN THIS CONVERSATIONS, WHEN WE MADE THE PRESENTATION ABOUT SINCLAIR, WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT HOW YOU'VE SEEN IT BEFORE, THE SPORTS COMPLEX DEAUVILLE AND TRADE WINDS. WHEN ALL THAT INFRASTRUCTURE WAS BUILT OUT, IT WAS A NECESSITY AT THAT TIME.

AND YOU CAN SEE WHAT'S HAPPENED IN THAT LOCATION. IT'S GROWN ORGANICALLY. IT'S ACTUALLY BEEN MORE OF A STRATEGICAL GROWTH. SO THIS IS THE SAME SITUATION HERE. WE'RE TRYING TO STAY AHEAD OF GROWTH AT THE END OF THE DAY RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION, ROADWAY INFRASTRUCTURE, WATER LINES BEING DESIGNED APPROPRIATELY TO ALLOW US TO DEVELOP THOSE LOCATIONS WORKS IN THE LONG TERM, BECAUSE WHAT'S HAPPENED SO OFTEN IS THAT IF WE DON'T GET AHEAD OF GROWTH, THEN WE'RE CHALLENGED WITH, WE DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT OF WAY. WE CAN'T PUT THE ROADS IN, AND CONGESTION JUST TAKES IT JUST A LITTLE BIT CHAOTIC. SO IN THIS SITUATION, BY HAVING THIS BE PART OF OUR NETWORK, OUR TRANSPORTATION NETWORK, THE TRAFFIC OUT THERE WILL FLOW MUCH BETTER. A LOT OF TIMES, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT HOW DO WE WORK TO GET 158 DEVELOPED, SINCLAIR DEVELOPED AND WE HAD A LOT OF CONCERNS ABOUT TRAFFIC COMING FROM COSTCO. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE TRAFFIC FROM COSTCO, IT ACTUALLY FLOWS PRETTY WELL BECAUSE OF THAT STRATEGIC PLANNING THAT WENT AHEAD OF DEVELOPMENT. SO WE'VE DONE IT BEFORE WITH TRADE WINDS IN DEAUVILLE. IT'S BASICALLY ECHOING THAT SAME MODEL IN THIS REGION. AND JUST SPEAKING ABOUT STRATEGIC PLANNING, THE COUNCIL HAS HAD FOUR STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSIONS, OF WHICH, KEEPING UP WITH GROWTH AND STAYING AHEAD OF GROWTH HAS BEEN A PRIORITY OF THE COUNCIL. I THINK YOU'VE HEARD MASSIVE FEEDBACK WITH REGARD TO THE HIGH GROWTH AREAS, NOT ONLY IN DISTRICT FOUR, BUT ALSO IN THE NORTH PART OF TOWN. YOU'VE ALSO KEPT UP WITH THINGS THAT HAD TO BE YOU THAT HAD TO BE ADDRESSED, I SHOULD SAY, NOT KEPT UP A 50 YEAR OLD ISSUE THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE. WHAT GETTING WATER TO THE NORTHEAST THAT WAS LEVERAGED TO THE $26 MILLION THAT LATER CAME IN A BID, CAME IN AT 20 MILLION FOR THE OVERPASS AT 250. SO YOU ARE PAYING ATTENTION TO THOSE THINGS. THERE WERE 50 YEAR OLD PROBLEMS. THE PENSION WAS BROUGHT UP. THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS GOING TO BE ADDRESSED WITH OIL AND GAS MONEY. THAT OIL AND GAS MONEY HAD BEEN DEDICATED FOR BEAL AND REYES, MASHBURN, NELMS. THERE WAS SOME DOLLARS THAT THE COUNCIL FELT LIKE WE COULD GET FROM FOUNDATIONS, WHICH ENDED UP

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BEING CLOSE TO $25 MILLION. THAT DOUBLED WHAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO AT BEAL PARK. SO ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE VERY, VERY IMPORTANT TO THE COUNCIL, TO THIS COMMUNITY. I WILL ALSO ADD THAT WE ARE GETTING ATTENTION TO INFILL AND ALSO THROUGH THE COMPASS PROGRAM, WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY WHERE WE DO INFRASTRUCTURE FOR AREAS THAT DON'T HAVE SIDEWALKS OR ROADS IN PARTS OF MIDLAND THAT HAVE BEEN NEGLECTED FOR SEVERAL YEARS. THIS HAS BEEN A PRIORITY OF THE COUNCIL. SO YOU YOU HAVE LOOKED AT ALL THESE DIFFERENT AREAS. IT'S A MAJOR CITY AND THERE'S A LOT OF BIG NEEDS, AND YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT ALL OF THESE THINGS COMPREHENSIVELY AND NOT JUST IN A VACUUM. AND YOU HAVE DONE THAT. AND THE RESIDENTS BRING UP GOOD POINTS.

THE CITIZENS DO. WHEN YOU DO HAVE THE STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSIONS THAT GETS INTEGRATED INTO THE DISCUSSION. AND I THINK THEN YOU HAVE THESE RESULTS THAT WE COME BACK WITH AND SOME OF THESE DECISIONS. YES, WE NEED MORE DOLLARS FOR ALL THINGS ACROSS THE CITY, BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT THE STRATEGIC PLAN DOES ADDRESS A LOT OF THE THINGS LONG TERM, AND ALSO THE INITIAL 50 METER TARGETS THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF THAT ARE RIGHT IN OUR FACE. JOSE, WHAT IS THE PROJECTED OR DO WE HAVE A PROJECTION NUMBER OF IMPACT FEES THROUGH THIS? BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, LAND NOT BEING FULLY PLATTED AND NOT FULLY UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING TO GO OUT THERE. BUT ARE THERE ANY JUST BROAD ESTIMATIONS OF ESTIMATED IMPACT FEES? YEAH, THAT IS A TOUGH QUESTION. I CAN TELL YOU THIS, THAT OVER THE LAST 5 OR 6 YEARS, AGAIN, VERY ROUGH NUMBERS, THIS DISTRICT ALONE HAS GENERATED OVER $5 MILLION IN IMPACT FEES.

SO WHEN YOU START LOOKING AND THAT'S THAT'S THE ENTIRE DISTRICT. BUT AGAIN, IT'S SPOTTED DEVELOPMENT. BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THIS ENTIRE CORRIDOR, YOU'RE PROBABLY LOOKING IT'S GOING TO PAY FOR ITSELF WHEN THOSE IMPACT FEES COME IN. AND SO THAT DOESN'T EVEN INCLUDE THE PROPERTY TAX AND SALES TAX THAT WE GENERATE FROM THAT LOCATION. JUST IMPACT FEES ALONE WILL PROBABLY GENERATE THE FUNDS TO PAY FOR THIS IN THE FUTURE. BUT ALSO WAITING ON THIS PROJECT WILL MAKE IT EXPONENTIALLY MORE EXPENSIVE BECAUSE SINCLAIR IS NOT FULLY DEVELOPED UP YET, AND IT WILL MAKE RIGHT OF WAY COSTS EXPLODE IF WE WAIT ANY LONGER. EXACTLY.

AND WE'RE NEGOTIATING RIGHT AWAY NOW, AND WE FEEL WE'RE GETTING A BETTER DEAL NOW BECAUSE THE LAND ISN'T DEVELOPED. AND IF WE GO OUT FOR THIS IN THE FUTURE, THAT ALONE WILL GO UP. AND TO EVERYONE'S POINT, INFLATION WILL ALSO GO UP WHEN IT COMES TO THE ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION COST OF SINCLAIR. SO REALLY, IT MAKES REALLY SOUND SENSE TO GO AHEAD AND GET ALL THAT DONE NOW. AND WE'LL LOCK IN TODAYS PRICES VERSUS DEALING WITH TOMORROW'S PRICES.

AND I WILL SAY THAT JUST HAVING BEEN HERE FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS, I HAVE HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH WITH JOSE AND THE STAFF FIVE YEARS AGO, TEN YEARS AGO, LAND WAS A LOT CHEAPER. WE COULD HAVE BOUGHT A LOT MORE RIGHT OF WAY TODAY, BUYING RIGHT OF WAY. YOU GET LESS PRODUCT FOR YOUR DOLLARS. SO THAT'S THAT'S A REAL COST THAT'S GONE UP QUITE A BIT, ESPECIALLY ON THE 191 CORRIDOR. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD ONE POINT TO KIND OF BROUGHT IT UP, TOMMY, OF, OF THE, THE INFILL, THE REPAIR AND THE MAINTENANCE JUST DON'T GET A LOT OF PUBLICITY. SO ONLY REALLY THE NEW PROJECTS COME BEFORE COUNCIL. THE OTHER HALF OF WHAT WE OUR CONVERSATIONS AND JOSE'S TIRED OF TALKING TO ME ABOUT ROADS IS DONE IN THE BUDGET CYCLE. AND SO THOSE, THOSE PROJECTS ARE BEING DONE AND A LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY. AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT, YOU KNOW, THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS IS BEING DESIGNATED TO MAKE SURE WE ARE KEEPING CARE OF AND KEEPING MAINTENANCE OF OUR ROADS. THEY JUST DON'T COME IN FRONT OF COUNCIL OR IN FRONT OF THE PUBLIC, EXCEPT FOR DURING BUDGET CYCLES. BUT Y'ALL DO ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT IT BECAUSE WE DID. WE DID INDIVIDUAL BRIEFINGS WITH EACH COUNCIL MEMBER REGARDING THE BUDGET. ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAD AND COUNCIL MEMBER KOEHLER HAD WAS, WITH RESPECT TO THE MAINTENANCE ON THE ROADS, AND WE DID LOOK AT MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS, AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE QUESTIONS. HEY, I SEE THIS AMOUNT HERE. WHAT'S THE TOTAL AMOUNT? THE TOTAL AMOUNT IS 9.3 MILLION. YES. SO THAT'S GREAT. AND IT USED TO BE 1 MILLION AND IT'S JUST GROWN. THIS COUNCIL HAS SUPPORTED THAT MAINTENANCE FOR PARTS OF TOWN THAT DON'T HAVE THOSE DOLLARS. ANY TIME WE HAVE SAVINGS, WE HAVE BROUGHT BACK COMPASS PROJECTS, WHICH ARE INFILL PROJECTS THAT ARE SIDEWALK AND OR STREET IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE DONE IN AREAS THAT HAVE BEEN NEGLECTED, WHICH IS WHY I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT THAT UP, BECAUSE THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WAS THINKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, IN THIS WHOLE CONVERSATION IS LIKE OUR COMPASS PROGRAM. YOU KNOW, WE JUST, WE PUT IN, WE STILL HAVE STREETS THAT HAVEN'T BEEN PAVED OR HAVE SIDEWALKS AND STUFF LIKE THAT THAT WE'RE DOING ON, ESPECIALLY ON THE EAST SIDE AND SOUTH SIDE OF TOWN WITH THE, WITH THE COMPASS PROJECTS. I MEAN, SHOULD WE JUST PUT IN SOME SIDEWALKS OVER ON BENTON AND, YOU KNOW, HAVING A MAILBOX PROBLEM OVER THERE? AND THERE'S A LOT OF EXAMPLES THAT YOU ALL HAVE DONE THIS IN THE PAST. IT'S DONE THIS IN THE PAST WHERE THERE'S NOW NEW DEVELOPMENT THERE. THERE'S ALSO 100 PROPERTIES THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED THAT YOU'VE SEEN. IF YOU DRIVE AROUND TOWN, ESPECIALLY ON THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST SIDE, NORTHEAST SIDE, I SHOULD SAY, AND SOUTHEAST, WHERE THEY NEEDED TO HAVE BEEN RAISED, DEMOLISHED. THERE'S 20 OF THEM THAT HAVE BEEN TAKEN DOWN, AND WE'VE WORKED WITH THE CITIZENS, AND THE COUNCIL HAS BEEN VERY FAIR IN THAT PROCESS. AND WE'VE EVEN SLOWED THINGS UP IN ORDER TO GIVE PEOPLE MORE TIME. AND THOSE ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR REDEVELOPMENT AS WELL. SO WE GOT A MAJOR CITY HERE, A MAJOR PROBLEMS AND ALSO MAJOR OPPORTUNITIES. AND SO WE'RE ADDRESSING THOSE COUNCILS, ADDRESSING THOSE THROUGH THE STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS.

YOUR HONOR, CAN I ASK A QUESTION FOR TRANSPARENCY. NO, MA'AM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR

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COMMENTS. BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO SHOUT OUT FROM THE THE AUDIENCE. DID YOU HAVE A I WAS GOING TO AGREE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER LAD. I FEEL LIKE THIS IS ABSOLUTELY NEEDED AND I APPRECIATE COUNCIL BRINGING ALL THIS UP. I ALSO THINK WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR A LONG TIME. SO THIS ISN'T SOMETHING NEW. AND I THINK LEVERAGING OUR PARTNERSHIPS, LIKE WE MENTIONED WITH MDC AND THE COUNTY, THAT'S BEEN EXTREMELY HELPFUL. AND I THINK YOU BROUGHT UP ANOTHER GOOD POINT, THE DOUBLE TURN LANE. DO WE HAVE AN UPDATE ON THAT? YES. WE'RE FINALIZING AN ADVANCED FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE. AND SO ONCE WE GET THAT FINALIZED AND BASICALLY ALL THE T'S CROSSED I'S DOTTED, WE'LL BRING THAT BACK TO COUNCIL. SO MY HOPE IS WE CAN BRING SOMETHING BACK IN SEPTEMBER OR OCTOBER. AND THEN STUMBLING THROUGH THESE I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY. WHICH INTERSECTION IS THIS? THIS IS A 158 AND EXCUSE ME, 191. SO WHEN YOU GO UNDER THE UNDERPASS, YOU ONLY HAVE ONE LANE TO MAKE A LEFT. YES. SO WE, WE DO NEED TO HAVE SOME ACTUAL RECONSTRUCTION OF THE INTERSECTION TO MAKE A DUAL LEFT, MEANING TWO LEFT TWO LEFT TURN LANES. SO THE STATE WILL DO THAT. AND SO THEY'RE LOOKING FOR FUNDING SOURCE FROM THE CITY AS A PARTNERSHIP. SO WE'LL PAY A CERTAIN AMOUNT AND THEN THEY'LL COVER THE REST OF IT. SO THEY JUST SEEKING THAT PARTNERSHIP FROM THE CITY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE DISCUSSION ON THIS ONE. NOT SEEING ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION. I'LL LOOK FOR ACTION FROM COUNCIL. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN LAD, A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN NORMAN. IF THERE IS NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, LET'S VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU VERY

[13. 2026-108 - RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE CITY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS’ LEGISLATIVE AGENDA FOR THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE’S 90TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION (DISTRICT: ALL) (STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS OFFICE ) (PROVIDE SOUND GOVERNANCE & FISCAL MANAGEMENT)]

MUCH. WE'LL MOVE FORWARD TO ITEM NUMBER 13, A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE CITY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS, LEGISLATIVE AGENDA FOR THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE'S 90TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION. WELCOME, LINDSAY. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. LINDSAY ADAMS, STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS OFFICER.

I HAVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION THAT I'LL GO THROUGH. SO THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS OBVIOUSLY THE 90TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION IS STARTING IN JANUARY. THAT IS THE 140 DAYS THAT THE STATE COMES TOGETHER TO MAKE LAWS FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS. AND SO I'LL GO OVER A TIMELINE OF THE SESSION AS WELL AS SOME OF THE CITY'S POSITIONS. I DO WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT THIS DOCUMENT IS JUST A GUIDING DOCUMENT. IT ALLOWS US TO BE MORE STRATEGIC THROUGHOUT THE SESSION. LAST SESSION, THERE WERE OVER 3000 BILLS FILED IN THAT 140 DAY PERIOD, AND OVER 1200 OF THEM WERE CITY RELATED. SO THIS DOCUMENT WILL BE A GUIDING DOCUMENT THAT ALLOWS US TO BE BETTER PREPARED FOR THE SESSION. IT'S NOT ALL INCLUSIVE. THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE THINGS WE THINK COULD COME UP. SO THERE ARE THINGS IN HERE THAT MIGHT COME UP LATER THAT AREN'T IN HERE, BUT WE'LL COME WITH THOSE AS AS THAT HAPPENS, JUST FOR THE PUBLIC'S AWARENESS. IN CASE I DIDN'T KNOW OUR DELEGATION, WE HAVE SPEAKER CRADDICK AS OUR REPRESENTATIVE IN THE HOUSE.

AND THEN SENATOR SPARKS IS OUR REPRESENTATIVE IN THE SENATE. THIS IS A TIMELINE OF THE SESSION. SO EVERYONE SEES 140 DAYS AND THINKS THAT'S ALL OF IT IS. BUT THERE'S A LOT THAT HAPPENS OUTSIDE OF THAT. SO CURRENTLY THEY'RE GOING THROUGH INTERIM HEARINGS THAT WE HAVE BEEN PAYING ATTENTION TO. NOVEMBER IS THE KEY DATE BILL FILING BEGINS. THAT'S WHEN THE LEGISLATURE CAN START FILING BILLS THAT WILL THEN BE HEARD STARTING IN JANUARY. AND SO THAT'S REALLY WHEN THIS DOCUMENT WILL COME INTO PLAY. AND THEN JANUARY 12TH IS THE FIRST DAY OF SESSION. WE WILL ALSO GET IN JANUARY, THE BUDGET ESTIMATES FROM THE STATE THAT WILL SAY HOW WELL THE STATE IS DOING. MARCH IS ANOTHER KEY DEADLINE. THAT IS THE LAST DAY FOR THE LEGISLATURE TO FILE BILL. SO IF REALLY BETWEEN NOVEMBER AND MARCH, THAT'S WHEN ALL OF THOSE 3000 BILLS GET FILED AND WE'RE TRYING TO GO THROUGH THEM AND UNDERSTAND THEM AND SEE THE IMPACT. AND THEN THE REST OF IT IS KIND OF JUST THE CONSIDERATIONS ON THE HOUSE AND SENATE FLOOR. AND THEN JUNE IS THE DATE WE ALL LOOK FORWARD TO WHEN WE CAN CALL SIGNEE DIE AND MOVE ON FROM THE SESSION BEFORE YOU MOVE FORWARD, LINDSAY, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO SPEAKER CRADDICK AND TO SENATOR SPARKS. THEY'VE BOTH WORKED HAND IN HAND WITH US THROUGH THE SUMMER. WE'VE WE'VE ALL HAD CONVERSATIONS AND MEETINGS WITH THEM AND WITH THEIR STAFFS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE HEARING FROM US AND HEARING FROM CONSTITUENTS AHEAD OF SOME OF THIS WHOLE PROCESS, THE BILL FILING THAT WILL BEGIN IN NOVEMBER. THEY'VE BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY FOR A LONG TIME, EVEN LEADING UP TO THAT. SO WE'RE THANKFUL FOR THE DELEGATION THAT WE HAVE HERE IN MIDLAND. YES, MA'AM. THEY'VE BEEN EXCELLENT TO WORK WITH AND VERY RESPONSIVE, SO WE'RE VERY THANKFUL FOR THAT. LIKE I MENTIONED, THIS LEGISLATIVE AGENDA IS A DOCUMENT THAT WILL PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND DIRECTION NOT ONLY TO THE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS OFFICE AS WE GO THROUGH ALL OF THESE BILLS, BUT ALSO, AS THE MAYOR MENTIONED, TO OUR DELEGATION. SO THEY HAVE ASKED US TO CREATE SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN JUST KIND OF HAVE AS A GUIDING DOCUMENT, BECAUSE THEY'RE ALSO SO BUSY WITH EVERYTHING, TRYING TO UNDERSTAND ALL OF THOSE BILLS, NOT JUST THE CITY RELATED ONES.

SO THIS WILL KIND OF HELP TO GIVE THEM DIRECTION AND UNDERSTANDING OUR, OUR STANCES.

SO WHAT YOU'LL SEE, I'M GOING TO GO OVER SOME OF OUR SUPPORT AND OPPOSED STATEMENTS. SO JUST FOR CLARITY, OPPOSED STATEMENTS ARE THOSE THAT WE WOULD THE CITY WOULD OPPOSE BECAUSE THEY CONTRADICT ANY POSITION THAT THIS COUNCIL HAS TAKEN. AND SUPPORT STATEMENTS ARE THOSE

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THAT WE WOULD SUPPORT BASED ON DECISIONS OF THIS COUNCIL. SO WE HAVE GENERAL PRINCIPLES.

LIKE I MENTIONED, SINCE THERE'S 3000 BILLS FILED, SOME. WE'RE NOT GOING TO CAPTURE EVERYTHING IN THIS DOCUMENT. SO THESE GENERAL PRINCIPLES KIND OF HELP TO ENCAPSULATE ALL OF THAT. SO WE'LL GENERALLY SUPPORT ANYTHING THAT ENHANCES OUR ABILITY TO INCREASE SERVICES AND IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE, AND WILL GENERALLY OPPOSE ANYTHING THAT REDUCES OUR CITY AUTHORITY, INCREASES COST OF SERVICES, LIMITS OUR ABILITY TO SELF-GOVERN, AND OF COURSE, RESULTS IN A LOSS OF REVENUE. AND THEN, OF COURSE, ANYTHING THAT DIMINISHES OUR CURRENT ABILITY TO REGULATE DEVELOPMENT. NOW, THESE ARE BROAD IN NATURE BECAUSE WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO CAPTURE ANYTHING, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE'LL JUST GO OUT AND SUPPORT OR OPPOSE ANY THINGS. THERE WILL ALSO BE CONVERSATIONS AS THESE BILLS ARE FILED. SO I'LL GO INTO IT.

I'M NOT GOING TO READ THESE WORD FOR WORD, BUT JUST TO GIVE YOU KIND OF AN OVERVIEW, THEY'RE BROKEN DOWN BY DEPARTMENT. SO IN PREPARING THIS DOCUMENT, WE'VE MET WITH EACH OF YOU AND WE'VE MET WITH ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT HEADS JUST TO UNDERSTAND THE GENERAL AREAS THAT WE WANT TO BE LOOKING OUT FOR. SO IN THE AIRPORT AND SPACEPORT, WE'RE OBVIOUSLY GOING TO LOOK FOR ANYTHING AND SUPPORT ANYTHING THAT HELPS WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF EITHER AIRPORT. LOOKING AT FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE TEXAS SPACE COMMISSION, AND THEN SOME KIND OF TECHNICAL THINGS WITH CATEGORIES IN THE LAW. UNDER TRANSPORTATION, WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR FINANCING OPTIONS FOR ROAD PROJECTS. WE JUST TALKED ABOUT A ROAD PROJECT, BUT WE ALWAYS WANT TO IF THERE'S ANOTHER FUNDING SOURCE WE CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF, WE DEFINITELY WANT TO DO THAT, OBVIOUSLY, WITH SUPPORT FOR I-40 AND I. 27 WE'RE LOOKING FOR FUNDING FOR THAT. AND THEN JUST LOOKING AT CREATIVE WAYS, ANYTHING THAT WOULD CREATE IMPARTIAL FUNDING FOR OUR TXDOT DISTRICT FOR THOSE STATE HIGHWAYS. AND IF I'M GOING TOO FAST, PLEASE STOP ME UNDER WATER. WE'RE GOING TO SUPPORT ANYTHING THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO CHANGE THE DEFINITION OF THE CONVEYANCE UNDER THE TEXAS WATER CODE.

WE'RE ALSO LOOKING FOR STRICTER REGULATION FOR GROUNDWATER AVAILABILITY CERTIFICATION.

THAT'S COME BEFORE COUNCIL A COUPLE TIMES. AND THEN WE'RE OPPOSING ANYTHING THAT RELATED TO EXPORT FEES. IF THOSE FEES CONTINUE TO INCREASE, IT WILL JUST MAKE IT HARDER FOR WATER TO GET TO MIDLAND. UNDER QUALITY OF LIFE AND DEVELOPMENT, WE WILL SUPPORT ANYTHING THAT WILL PRESERVE THE CITY AUTHORITIES IN ZONING CHANGES AND OPPOSE ANYTHING THAT RESTRICTS CITY AUTHORITY AND ZONING CHANGES AND CODE ENFORCEMENT. WE WILL SUPPORT ANYTHING THAT ALLOWS US TO RECOVER COSTS WITH BLIGHTED AND ABANDONED PROPERTIES. INTERNAL SERVICES UNDER FINANCE AND DEBT. THIS ONE IS IT'S A LOT OF WORDS, BUT IT'S BASICALLY WE WILL SUPPORT ANYTHING THAT ALLOWS US TO DIVERSIFY OUR TAX BASE. ANYTHING THAT ALLOWS US TO PROTECT OUR MUNICIPAL REVENUE AND OPPOSE ANYTHING THAT'S GOING TO BE A BURDEN ON THE TAXPAYERS. THOSE ARE ALSO KNOWN AS UNFUNDED MANDATES, WHICH HAPPEN QUITE OFTEN AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL AND THE MUNICIPAL COURT. WE WILL PROMOTE ANYTHING OR SUPPORT ANYTHING THAT PROMOTES THE MODERNIZATION OF OUR COURT SYSTEM AND OPPOSE ANYTHING THAT DOESN'T ALLOW THEM TO MAKE JUDGMENTS OF CONVICTION, CONVICTION, AND OPPOSE ANYTHING THAT WOULD ALSO GET RID OF THE FAILURE TO APPEAR PROGRAM THAT IS A CURRENT PROGRAM UNDER THE STATE OF TEXAS THAT IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR TO COURT, YOU CANNOT RENEW YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE.

THERE'S BEEN PUSHES IN THE PAST TO GET RID OF IT, BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT CONTINUE UNDER PUBLIC SAFETY. POLICE AND FIRE ARE VERY SIMILAR. ANYTHING THAT ALLOWS US TO GET GRANT FUNDING FOR OUR POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS, AND ANYTHING THAT IN POLICE ALLOWS FOR OFFENSES RELATED TO VEHICLE NOISE, STRENGTHENING THE TRANSPORTATION CODE THERE. AND THEN OF COURSE, FOR POLICE AND FIRE BOTH. ANY OPPOSE ANYTHING THAT DOESN'T ALLOW OUR POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT TO DO WHAT THEY HAVE TO DO EVERY SINGLE DAY. ANIMAL SERVICES, PRETTY SIMILAR SUPPORT ANYTHING WITH FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT OUR ANIMAL SHELTER, AND THEN OPPOSE ANYTHING THAT MAKES IT A LITTLE BIT MORE DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO DO THEIR JOB AND PROTECT THE PETS AND RESIDENTS OF MIDLAND. SO THOSE ARE OUR GENERAL SUPPORT AND OPPOSITION STATEMENTS. LIKE I MENTIONED, IT'S NOT ALL INCLUSIVE. THERE WILL BE THINGS THAT COME UP DURING THE SESSION THAT WE WILL COME BACK TO YOU ALL FOR GUIDANCE ON, BUT THAT'S JUST KIND OF THE GENERAL OUTLINE THAT ALLOWS SPEAKER CRADDICK AND SENATOR SPARKS TO HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR AND MAKES IT A LOT EASIER GOING INTO THE SESSION. AND THEN THIS IS JUST THE TIMELINE ONCE AGAIN. SO LIKE I SAID, NOVEMBER IS THE BIG DATE, AND THEN JANUARY, AND THEN AFTER THAT WE'LL BE LOOKING TOWARDS JUNE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS.

I KNOW THAT YOU'VE YOU'VE HAD A LOT OF MEETINGS WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE TO COMPILE THIS. SO I AND I THINK THAT WITHIN THIS, THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS THAT ARE STRONG PRIORITIES FOR CERTAIN COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MAYBE NOT SO MUCH FOR OTHERS AND VICE VERSA. SO YOU'RE DEFINITELY TAKING A LOT OF DATA POINTS AND A LOT OF FEEDBACK AND YOU'RE COMPILING THAT. AND SO WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE. I KNOW IT'S NOT ALWAYS EASY. YES, MA'AM. SO ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS ON THIS ONE? JUST GOOD WORK. WELL DONE. AWESOME. THANK YOU. EXCELLENT. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WITH THAT, I WILL LOOK FOR ACTION FROM COUNCIL. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN STUBBS, A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN BURKHOLDER. IF THERE IS NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, LET'S VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'LL MOVE FORWARD TO

[14. 067-2026 - MOTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A RIGHT-OF-WAY LICENSE (26-495-026) BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIDLAND AND XRI HOLDINGS LLC; REGARDING CITY-OWNED PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS SECTION 11, BLOCK C-23, P.S.L. SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO. 1382, WINKLER COUNTY, COUNTY, TEXAS (DISTRICT: NONE) (UTILITIES) (PROVIDE SOUND GOVERNANCE & FISCAL MANAGEMENT) ]

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ITEM 14, A MOTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A RIGHT OF WAY LICENSE BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIDLAND AND SRI HOLDINGS, LLC REGARDING CITY OWNED PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS SECTION 11, BLOCK C, 23PSL SURVEY ABSTRACT NUMBER 1382. WINKLER COUNTY, TEXAS. CARL CRAIG, A PUBLIC WORKS OFFICER YES, THANK YOU CARL. SO AS CARL IS VERY AWARE, I'VE BEEN WE'VE HAD A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS WITH RIGHT OF WAY AGREEMENTS AND SURFACE USE AGREEMENTS AND THINGS OF THAT SORT. BEING A LANDOWNER AND A MANAGER OF PROPERTY HOLDINGS, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART. THIS WAS JUST SOMETHING VERY SIMPLE THAT I WANTED TO. I THINK THERE WAS BRIAN STUBBS, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN. YOU PULLED THIS OR SOMEBODY ELSE PULLED THIS AS WELL. PERSONALLY, I JUST WANTED TO CHANGE AND AMEND THE LANGUAGE ON THE SEVERITY OF THE PENALTIES FOR DRUGS, ALCOHOL, ILLEGAL HUNTING, THINGS OF THAT SORT ON THE PROPERTY. SOME OF THOSE ARE VERY OLD STANDARDS THAT ARE IN THERE. THIS IS FOR ME, THIS IS T BAR. THIS IS OUR WATER SUPPLY. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO KEEP A VERY CLOSE EYE ON. MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T HAVE PEOPLE DOING UNRULY THINGS OUT THERE AROUND OUR WATER SUPPLY. SO I THINK THAT CARRIES A HEAVY, HEAVIER PENALTY. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT I PERSONALLY FEEL THAT IF YOU'RE DOING WHAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO DO OUT THERE, THIS DOES HAS NO EFFECT ON YOU WHATSOEVER. THE ONLY PERSON THIS HAS ANY EFFECT ON IN THIS PARTICULAR LANGUAGE WOULD BE THE PERSON THAT IS THE PERPETRATOR THAT IS DOING SOMETHING THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE DOING AROUND OUR WATER SUPPLY. SO I JUST WANTED TO I HAD SOME MOTION LANGUAGE THAT I WANTED TO AMEND THE CURRENT AGREEMENT ON PENALTIES THAT ARE THERE AND, AND MAKE THEM A LITTLE MORE STRICT. AND WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT AFTER. BRIAN, I DO WANT TO THANK AMY TO AMY AND I HAVE HAD SOME CONVERSATION ON THIS, AND SHE HAD BROUGHT THIS UP AS WELL. AND SO AGAIN, WHEN IT COMES TO T BAR, WE DEFINITELY WANT TO BE SERIOUS. AND JUST TO CLARIFY, IT'S NOT JUST THIS ONE, ANY T BAR RIGHT AWAY LICENSE OR SERVICE USE AGREEMENT GOING FORWARD. YES.

OKAY. YES. I MEAN, I THINK YOU SPOKE TO IT REALLY WELL, SO DON'T HAVE MUCH TO ADD, BUT I THINK IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE'RE TAKING CARE OF THAT. SO THANK YOU FOR GETTING THAT LANGUAGE SO QUICKLY. WE APPRECIATE THAT. AND THAT WAS THE REASON FOR PULLING IT. IT JUST NEEDS TO BE UPDATED. I THINK WE NEED TO REALLY THINK ABOUT BECAUSE THESE ARE LONG TERM AGREEMENTS. AND WHEN YOU REALLY THINK ABOUT THE SECURITY AND SAFETY OF THOSE AGREEMENTS COMING FORWARD. SO I GOT A CALL LATE FROM COUNCILWOMAN BURKS ABOUT THIS.

AND LEGAL HAS ALREADY DRAFTED SOME LANGUAGE TO MAKE IT STRONGER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND THIS IS A GREAT SITE FOR THAT. WE ACTUALLY HAVE 24 OVER SEVEN EYES ON LAND. NOT ALL THE LAND OF COURSE, BECAUSE IT'S IT'S HUGE. BUT WE AT LEAST HAVE PEOPLE THERE THAT WILL BE ABLE TO CATCH ANY PERPETRATORS SO THAT SO THERE'S WAYS TO BACK UP WHAT WHAT THE AMENDMENT IS. AND WE'VE SEEN WATER SECURITY ISSUES IN OTHER CITIES AROUND THE UNITED STATES IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS. AND WE KNOW THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT. AND WE'VE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS MORE RECENTLY, JUST EVEN ABOUT OUR DATA AND THE WAY THAT OUR TECHNOLOGY IS SECURED. AND SO I APPRECIATE THE PROACTIVE WORK THAT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE IN MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE TESTING, CAN WE BE HACKED? AND WE'RE TESTING A LOT OF OUR, OUR DATA SYSTEMS AND PROCESSING AND MAKING SURE THAT OUR TECHNOLOGY IS SOUND. SO THIS IS CERTAINLY WE NEED TO DO THIS, BUT WE NEED TO LOOK AT THIS HOLISTICALLY TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR WATER IS PRESERVED. AND SO A LOT OF THOSE THINGS THAT YOU'VE DONE ARE GOING TO GO UNNOTICED. SO I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THEM AND SAY THANK YOU, CARL AND TOMMY. AND TO THE REST OF THE TEAM, THE IT TEAM THAT HAVE, WE ACTUALLY HIRED PEOPLE TO TRY TO HACK IN AND SEE IF THEY COULD BREAK IN AND THEY WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL. IDENTIFIED SOME THINGS THAT WE COULD IMPROVE. AND SO WE'RE MAKING THOSE IMPROVEMENTS. SO I THINK THIS IS A COLLECTIVE CONVERSATION ABOUT SECURITY OF OUR WATER SYSTEMS. AND IT'S A PRIORITY. AND JUST TO MENTION, AGAIN, WE'VE SAID IT BEFORE, BUT THE SENSORS THAT HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE HAVE AVERTED AT LEAST 10 OR 11 REALLY BAD PROBLEMS THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED HAVOC IN OUR SYSTEM. SO THOSE ARE THOSE OCCURRED BECAUSE THE COUNCIL INVOLVEMENT, THE AFTER ACTION REVIEW THAT WE DID, IT'S A NEW PROCESS WE HAVE IN PLACE IN ORDER TO MAKE THINGS BETTER. WATER IS DEFINITELY A PRIORITY FOR ALL OF US UP HERE. I DO WANT TO JUST MENTION SOMETHING THAT'S KIND OF RELATED BUT NOT RELATED, BUT I THINK IS AMAZING. WE WERE I WAS HAVING A CONVERSATION THE OTHER DAY, BUT EVEN WHEN WE TALK ABOUT WATER SECURITY, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE AQUIFER, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT OUR WATER SUPPLY, BUT THERE'S BIGGER CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE AQUIFERS THAT ARE UNDERNEATH OUR FEET. AND SO THERE'S SOME NEW TECHNOLOGY. AND ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO ENSURE THAT YOUR AQUIFER IS HEALTHY IS TO DO A STUDY ON THE AQUIFER. THE TEXAS, TEXAS DOES THOSE. THEY THEY PAY ATTENTION TO THE AQUIFERS. TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD HAS A LOT OF INFORMATION ON THAT. WE HAVE IDENTIFIED OR KARL HAS IDENTIFIED TECHNOLOGY THAT INSTEAD OF DOING IT THE OLD WAY AND HAVING TO USE TEST WELLS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO SOMETHING THROUGH DRONE. THEY COULD BE MUCH MORE COST EFFECTIVE FOR US TO BE ABLE TO KEEP AN EYE ON THESE THINGS. SO THESE ARE JUST THINGS AS WE MOVE FORWARD. WHEN IT COMES TO WATER THAT WE'RE THINKING IN A HOLISTIC MANNER OF EVERY ASPECT. EXCELLENT. ALL RIGHT. WELL, WITH THAT ON ITEM

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NUMBER 14, THERE IS NO FURTHER DISCUSSION FROM COUNCIL. I'LL LOOK FOR YOUR ACTION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND WITH LANGUAGE MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM 14, SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENT THAT SECTION 3MB REVISED TO PROVIDE FOR A FINE OF $5,000 FOR EACH VERIFIABLE VIOLATION OF SUCH SECTION, WHICH WILL BE ON A PER INCIDENT AND PER PERSON BASIS, AS DETERMINED IN THE SOLE DISCRETION OF THE CITY. IN ADDITION TO SUCH FINE LICENSEE SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE REASONABLE VALUE OF ANY LIVESTOCK KILLED OR INJURED IN WILDLIFE, ILLEGALLY HUNTED, POACHED OR KILLED BY LICENSEES, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES, CONTRACTORS OR SUBCONTRACTORS. THE VALUE, THEREFORE, TO BE DETERMINED IN CITY'S SOLE DISCRETION. SO WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN BURKHOLDER WITH THE AMENDMENT, AS HE STATED, AND THEN A SECOND FROM COUNCILWOMAN BURKS. IF THERE IS NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, LET'S VOTE. THE MOTION TO AMEND CARRIES 7 TO 0. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR SECOND READINGS. AS I STATE IN MOST MEETINGS, THESE ARE ITEMS THAT WE HAVE REVIEWED IN A PREVIOUS MEETING. AND SO THE SECOND HEARING OFTEN DOES NOT HAVE AS MUCH DISCUSSION BECAUSE WE ALREADY DISCUSSED IT TO DEATH IN THE LAST MEETING. BUT IF THERE ARE ANY CONCERNS THAT COME UP AS WE MOVE FORWARD, THEN COUNCIL CERTAINLY BRING THOSE TO OUR ATTENTION. SO

[16. 10776 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND TO GRANT A SPECIFIC USE DESIGNATION WITHOUT TERM FOR A 35.05-ACRE TRACT OF LAND OUT OF SECTION 25, BLOCK 39, T-1-S, T&P RR CO. SURVEY, CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS (GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF NORTH FAIRGROUNDS ROAD, APPROXIMATELY 650 FEET NORTH OF EAST CUTHBERT AVENUE), WHICH IS PRESENTLY ZONED MH, MANUFACTURED HOUSING DISTRICT, ALLOWING SAID PROPERTY TO BE USED FOR A MANUFACTURED HOME PARK; MAKING SAID DESIGNATION SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS CONTAINED HEREIN; CONTAINING A CUMULATIVE CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SAVINGS AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM PENALTY OR FINE OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00); AND ORDERING PUBLICATION (FIRST READING HELD JULY 21, 2026) (DISTRICT: 2) (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES) (QUALITY OF LIFE AND PLACE)]

WE'LL START WITH ITEM NUMBER 16, PLEASE. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND TO GRANT A SPECIFIC USE DESIGNATION WITHOUT TERM FOR A 35.5 ACRE TRACT OF LAND OUT OF SECTION 25, BLOCK 39, TOWNSHIP ONE SOUTH TMP RAILROAD COMPANY SURVEY.

CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS. GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF NORTH FAIRGROUNDS ROAD, APPROXIMATELY 650FT NORTH OF EAST CUTHBERT AVENUE, WHICH IS PRESENTLY ZONED MH MANUFACTURED HOUSING DISTRICT, ALLOWING SAID PROPERTY TO BE USED FOR A MANUFACTURED HOME PARK, MAKING SAID DESIGNATION SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTION. CONDITIONS HEREIN CONTAIN CLAUSE CONTAINING A SAVING AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM PENALTY OR FINE OF $2,000 AND ORDERING PUBLICATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN NORMAN, A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN LAD. IF I DID HAVE ONE QUESTION, I'M SORRY. WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT LAST TIME, IT'S THERE'S STILL ONE DRAWING THAT DOESN'T HAVE THAT NORTHEAST ENTRANCE EXIT. AND THEN IT'S NOT IN THE VERBIAGE IN THE PRESENTATION. SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WAS STILL A REQUIREMENT, MAKE SURE THAT WAS PUBLIC. OKAY. YES. WE'LL ENSURE THAT IT'S EVERYTHING IN THE ORDINANCE IS INCLUDED. OKAY. TO REQUIRE THAT. OKAY. SO YEAH, THE REQUIREMENT FOR THAT NORTH EAST ENTRANCE EXIT. OKAY. EMERGENCY EXIT. CAN WE MAKE SURE THE RECORD SHOWS THAT WE WANT THAT INCLUDED? YES.

AS WAS DISCUSSED IN THE LAST MEETING. OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. CAN MARSIA ALSO AS THAT COMES FORWARD FOR SIGNATURE AND EVERYTHING, WILL YOU HELP TO IDENTIFY THAT THAT LANGUAGE FOR ME BEFORE WE GO FORWARD WITH IN THE MINUTES? OKAY, SO DO WE NEED TO AMEND THIS? WE TALKED ABOUT IT LAST TIME. YEAH, BUT IT WASN'T IN THE THE DOCUMENTS WEREN'T UPDATED THE PRESENTATION. AND THEN IT'S GOT ONE DRAWING THAT HAS IT, ONE DRAWING THAT DOESN'T. SO I'LL JUST MAKE SURE ON THE RECORD THAT. NICHOLAS, JUST TO BRING YOU UP TO SPEED, WE'RE CONCERNED WITH THE LANGUAGE AS IT WAS IN THE PACKET HERE. THAT DIDN'T INCLUDE THE AMENDMENT THAT WE MADE IN THE LAST MEETING TO ITEM NUMBER 16. SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S INCLUDED HERE. DO WE NEED TO MAKE THAT AMENDMENT AGAIN? NO, YOU DO NOT. IT WAS MADE AT THE AT THE LAST MEETING. AND YOUR ALL'S APPROVAL, STRAIGHT APPROVAL WITHOUT ANY SORT OF AMENDMENT LANGUAGE ADDED WILL APPROVE WHAT WAS DONE AT THE LAST MEETING. OKAY.

I ASKED MARCIA ALSO TO, WHENEVER THAT COMES TO ME FOR SIGNATURE IN MY REGULAR PACKET OF SIGNATURES, LET'S MAKE SURE THAT THAT LANGUAGE IS IDENTIFIED FOR ME SO I CAN DOUBLE CHECK IT BEFORE I SIGN. WE WILL ENSURE THAT THAT IT IS THE CORRECT VERSION. OKAY. AND FOR THE RECORD, IT'S NORTHWEST. I SAID NORTHEAST, I THINK. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO WITH THAT WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN NORMAN, A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN LAD. IF THERE IS NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, LET'S VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. ITEM 17, PLEASE. AN

[17. 10777 - AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR THE WEST HALF OF LOT 2 AND ALL OF LOT 3, BLOCK 9, HIGH SCHOOL ADDITION, CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS (GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF WEST MICHIGAN AVENUE, APPROXIMATELY 90 FEET WEST OF NORTH B STREET), BY PERMITTING A REDUCED MINIMUM SIDE YARD SETBACK ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY; CONTAINING A CUMULATIVE CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SAVINGS AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM PENALTY OR FINE OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00); ORDERING RECORDATION BY THE CITY SECRETARY IN THE DEED RECORDS OF MIDLAND COUNTY, TEXAS; AND ORDERING PUBLICATION (FIRST READING HELD JULY 21, 2026) (DISTRICT: 3) (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES) (QUALITY OF LIFE AND PLACE)]

ORDINANCE GRANTING A SPECIFIC A SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR THE WEST HALF OF LOT TWO AND ALL OF LOT THREE, BLOCK NINE, HIGH SCHOOL ADDITION. CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS. GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF WEST MICHIGAN AVENUE, APPROXIMATELY 90FT WEST OF NORTH B STREET. BY PERMITTING A REDUCED MINIMUM SIDE YARD SETBACK ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY CONTAINING CLAUSE CONTAINING A SAVING AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM PENALTY OR FINE OF $2,000. ORDERING RECORDATION BY THE CITY SECRETARY IN THE DEED RECORDS OF MIDLAND COUNTY, TEXAS AND ORDERING PUBLICATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DO WE HAVE ANY? WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN LAD, A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN POOLE. AND IF THERE IS NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, LET'S VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. NUMBER

[18. 10778 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND TO GRANT A SPECIFIC USE DESIGNATION WITHOUT TERM FOR THE WEST HALF OF LOT 2 AND ALL OF LOT 3, BLOCK 9, HIGH SCHOOL ADDITION, CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS (GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF WEST MICHIGAN AVENUE, APPROXIMATELY 90 FEET WEST OF NORTH B STREET), WHICH IS PRESENTLY ZONED SF-2, SINGLE- FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT, ALLOWING SAID PROPERTY TO BE USED FOR AN ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT; MAKING SAID DESIGNATION SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS CONTAINED HEREIN; CONTAINING A CUMULATIVE CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SAVINGS AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM PENALTY OR FINE OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00); ORDERING PUBLICATION; AND ORDERING RECORDATION BY THE CITY SECRETARY (FIRST READING HELD JULY 21, 2026) (DISTRICT: 3) (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES) (QUALITY OF LIFE AND PLACE]

18, PLEASE. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND TO GRANT A SPECIFIC USE DESIGNATION WITHOUT TERM FOR THE WEST HALF OF LOT TWO AND

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LOT OF AND ALL OF LOT THREE, BLOCK NINE. HIGH SCHOOL ADDITION. CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS. GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF WEST MICHIGAN AVENUE, APPROXIMATELY 90FT WEST OF NORTH B STREET, WHICH IS PRESENTLY ZONED SF TWO SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT, ALLOWING PROPERTY TO BE USED FOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT, MAKING SUCH DESIGNATION SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS CONTAINED HEREIN, CONTAINING A CLAUSE CONTAINING A SAVING AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM PENALTY OR FINE $2,000, ORDERING, PUBLICATION AND ORDERING RECORDATION BY THE CITY SECRETARY. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER COLTER. WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN LAD. IF THERE IS NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, LET'S VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES 6 TO 0.

[19. 10779 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND TO GRANT A SPECIFIC USE DESIGNATION WITHOUT TERM FOR THE EAST 40 FEET OF LOT 9 AND ALL OF LOT 10, BLOCK 7, NORTH PARK HILL ADDITION, CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS (GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF WEST KANSAS AVENUE, APPROXIMATELY 215 FEET EAST OF NORTH F STREET), WHICH IS PRESENTLY ZONED SF-1, SINGLE- FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT, ALLOWING SAID PROPERTY TO BE USED FOR AN ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT; MAKING SAID DESIGNATION SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS CONTAINED HEREIN; CONTAINING A CUMULATIVE CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SAVINGS AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM PENALTY OR FINE OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00); ORDERING PUBLICATION; AND ORDERING RECORDATION BY THE CITY SECRETARY(FIRST READING HELD JULY 21, 2026) (DISTRICT: 3) (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES) (QUALITY OF LIFE AND PLACE)]

THANK YOU. ITEM 19, PLEASE. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND TO GRANT A SPECIFIC USE DESIGNATION WITHOUT TERM FOR THE EAST 45TH 40FT OF LOT NINE AND ALL OF LOT TEN, BLOCK SEVEN, NORTH PARK HILL ADDITION CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS.

GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE, WEST KANSAS AVENUE, APPROXIMATELY 250FT NORTH OF 250FT EAST OF NORTH F STREET, WHICH IS PRESENTLY ZONED SF ONE SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT, ALLOWING THE PROPERTY TO BE USED FOR AN ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT, MAKING SUCH DESIGNATION SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITION AND RESTRICTIONS CONTAINED HEREIN. CONTAINING CLAUSE CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM PENALTY OR FINE $2,000 IN ORDERING, PUBLICATION AND ORDERING RECORDATION BY THE CITY SECRETARY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DO WE HAVE ANY? WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN BURKHOLDER, A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN STUBBS. IF THERE IS NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, LET'S VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES 6 TO 0.

[20. 10780 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND TO REZONE LOT 5, ARNETT’S ACRES, CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS, FROM SF-2, SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT TO 2F, TWO-FAMILY (DUPLEX) DWELLING DISTRICT (GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF NORTH LAMESA ROAD, APPROXIMATELY 350 FEET NORTH OF EAST GOLF COURSE ROAD); CONTAINING A CUMULATIVE CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SAVINGS AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM PENALTY OR FINE OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00); AND ORDERING PUBLICATION (FIRST READING HELD JULY 21, 2026) (DISTRICT: 2) (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES) (QUALITY OF LIFE AND PLACE)]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ITEM NUMBER 20, PLEASE. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND TO REZONE LOT FIVE ACRE CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS FROM SF TWO SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT TWO TWO F TWO FAMILY DUPLEX DWELLING DISTRICT GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF NORTH LAMESA ROAD, APPROXIMATELY 350FT NORTH OF EAST GOLF COURSE ROAD CONTAINING CLAUSE CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM PENALTY OR FINE OF $2,000 IN ORDERING PUBLICATION. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN NORMAN, A SECOND FROM COUNCILWOMAN BURKS. IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, LET'S VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. ITEM 21, PLEASE. AN

[21. 10781 - AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR LOT 13, BLOCK 1, SAN JACINTO PLACE EXTENSION, CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS (GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF SPARKS STREET, APPROXIMATELY 315 FEET SOUTH OF WEST GOLF COURSE ROAD), BY PERMITTING A REDUCED MINIMUM FRONT YARD SETBACK; CONTAINING A CUMULATIVE CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SAVINGS AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM PENALTY OR FINE OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00); ORDERING RECORDATION BY THE CITY SECRETARY IN THE DEED RECORDS OF MIDLAND COUNTY, TEXAS; AND ORDERING PUBLICATION (FIRST READING HELD JULY 21, 2026) (DISTRICT: 3) (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES) (QUALITY OF LIFE AND PLACE)]

ORDINANCE GRANTING A SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR LOT 13, BLOCK ONE, SAN JACINTO PLACE EXTENSION CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS. GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF SPARK STREET, APPROXIMATELY 315FT SOUTH OF WEST GULF PORTS ROAD. BY PERMITTING A REDUCED MINIMUM YARD SETBACK CONTAINING COMMUTED CLASS CONTAINING A SAVING AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM PENALTY OR FINE OF $2,000. ORDERING RECORDATION BY THE CITY SECRETARY IN THE DEED RECORDS OF MIDLAND COUNTY, TEXAS, AND ORDERING PUBLICATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILWOMAN BURKS AND A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN NORMAN. IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, LET'S VOTE. DID EVERYBODY VOTE? YES. NOT SHOWING UP ON MY END.

ARE THERE ANY NAYS? ALL YEAS. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. WE'LL MOVE FORWARD

[22. 10782 - AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR LOT 49, BLOCK 2, FANNIN TERRACE ADDITION, SECTION 5 REPLAT, CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS (GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF LINDA COURT, APPROXIMATELY 85 FEET SOUTH OF WEST WADLEY AVENUE), BY PERMITTING (1) A REDUCED MINIMUM REAR YARD SETBACK AND (2) A REDUCED MINIMUM BUILDING SEPARATION DISTANCE BETWEEN AN ACCESSORY BUILDING AND THE PRINCIPAL BUILDING; CONTAINING A CUMULATIVE CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SAVINGS AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM PENALTY OR FINE OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00); ORDERING RECORDATION BY THE CITY SECRETARY IN THE DEED RECORDS OF MIDLAND COUNTY, TEXAS; AND ORDERING PUBLICATION (FIRST READING HELD JULY 21, 2026) (DISTRICT: 3) (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES) (QUALITY OF LIFE AND PLACE)]

TO ITEM 22, AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR LOT 49, BLOCK TWO, FANNIN TERRACE ADDITION, SECTION FIVE, REPLAT CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS. GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF LINDA COURT, APPROXIMATELY 85FT SOUTH OF WEST WADLEY AVENUE. BY PERMITTING ONE A REDUCED MINIMUM REAR YARD SETBACK AND TWO A REDUCED MINIMUM BUILDING SEPARATION DISTANCE BETWEEN AN ACCESSORY BUILDING AND A PRINCIPAL BUILDING CONTAINING A CLAUSE CONTAINING A SAVING AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM PENALTY OR FINE OF $2,000. ORDERING RECORDATION BY THE CITY SECRETARY IN THE DEED RECORDS OF MIDLAND COUNTY, TEXAS, AND ORDERING PUBLICATION. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE DISCUSSION? WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN STUBBS AND A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN NORMAN. IF THERE IS NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, LET'S VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES 6 TO 0. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER 23, PLEASE. AN

[23. 10783 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND TO GRANT A SPECIFIC USE DESIGNATION WITHOUT TERM FOR THE SOUTH 80 FEET OF LOT 19 AND ALL OF LOT 20, BLOCK 125, WILSHIRE PARK ADDITION, CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS (GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE INTERSECTION OF NORTH EISENHOWER DRIVE AND EDGEWOOD DRIVE), WHICH IS PRESENTLY ZONED SF-2, SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT, ALLOWING SAID PROPERTY TO BE USED FOR AN ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT; MAKING SAID DESIGNATION SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS CONTAINED HEREIN; CONTAINING A CUMULATIVE CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SAVINGS AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM PENALTY OR FINE OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00); ORDERING PUBLICATION; AND ORDERING RECORDATION BY THE CITY SECRETARY (FIRST READING HELD JULY 21, 2026) (DISTRICT: 4) (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES) (QUALITY OF LIFE AND PLACE)]

ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND TO GRANT A SPECIAL USE DESIGNATION WITHOUT TERM FOR THE SOUTH 80FT OF LOT 19 AND ALL OF LOT 20, BLOCK 125, WILSHIRE PARK EDITION. CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS. GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF INTERSECTION OF NORTH EISENHOWER DRIVE AND EDGEWOOD DRIVE, WHICH IS PRESENTLY ZONED SF TWO SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT, ALLOWING THE PROPERTY TO BE USED FOR AN ACCESSORY

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DWELLING UNIT, MAKING SUCH DESIGNATION SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS CONTAINED HEREIN CONTAINING MATERIALS CONTAINING A SAVING AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM PENALTY OR FINE $2,000, AND ORDERING, PUBLICATION AND ORDERING RECORDATION BY THE CITY SECRETARY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMEMBER COLTER, A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN BURKS. IF THERE IS NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, LET'S VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. WE'LL MOVE FORWARD TO PUBLIC HEARINGS

[24. 10784 - AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR LOT 1, BLOCK 3, BERKSHIRE PLACE, CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS (GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF SINCLAIR AVENUE AND NORTH N STREET), BY PERMITTING (1) A REDUCED MINIMUM SIDE YARD SETBACK ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY AND (2) A REDUCED MINIMUM REAR YARD SETBACK; CONTAINING A CUMULATIVE CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SAVINGS AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM PENALTY OR FINE OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00); ORDERING RECORDATION BY THE CITY SECRETARY IN THE DEED RECORDS OF MIDLAND COUNTY, TEXAS; AND ORDERING PUBLICATION (DISTRICT: 3) (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES) (QUALITY OF LIFE AND PLACE)]

AND ITEM NUMBER 24, PLEASE. AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR LOT ONE, BLOCK THREE, BELSHER PLACE, CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS, LOCATED AT THE SOUTH EAST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF SINCLAIR AVENUE AND NORTH END STREET. BY PERMITTING ONE REDUCED MINIMUM SIDE YARD SETBACK ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY AND TWO A REDUCED MINIMUM REAR YARD SETBACK CONTAINING CUMULATIVE CLAUSE CONTAINING A SAVING AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM PENALTY OR FINE OF $2,000 IN ORDERING RECORDATION BY THE CITY SECRETARY IN THE DEED RECORDS OF MIDLAND COUNTY, TEXAS, AND ORDERING PUBLICATION. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL EXCEPTION AT 2015 SINCLAIR AVENUE COUNCIL DISTRICT THREE AND THE REQUESTING REDUCE SETBACKS FOR RENOVATION, AS WELL AS A SMALL ADDITION. SO NORMALLY THEY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO HAVE TEN FEET FOR A SIDE YARD SETBACK AND TEN FEET FOR A REAR YARD SETBACK. THEY ARE PROPOSING JUST ONE FOOT FOR EACH SETBACK. THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONED SF ONE AND SO IS THE SURROUNDING AREA, AND THE CURRENT USE OF THE PROPERTY IS OF COURSE, A RESIDENCE AND SO IS THE SURROUNDING AREA. SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED. HERE'S A LOOK AT THE PROPERTY. AND WE DO RECOMMEND APPROVAL. WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY OBJECTIONS. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS. WE DO HAVE SOMEONE HERE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS IF WE HAVE THEM, BUT I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE THEM. SO THANK YOU FOR BEING PRESENT. SO THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. WE HAVING NO ONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND LOOK FOR ACTION OR FURTHER DISCUSSION FROM COUNCIL.

WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN LADD. WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILWOMAN POOL.

IF THERE IS NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, LET'S VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

[25. 10785 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND TO REZONE TRACT 16 AND THE EAST 95 FEET OF TRACT 17, NORTH ESTATES, CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS, FROM AE, AGRICULTURAL ESTATE DISTRICT TO SF-1, SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT (GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF SOLOMON LANE AND ACORN LANE); CONTAINING A CUMULATIVE CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SAVINGS AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM PENALTY OR FINE OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000.00); AND ORDERING PUBLICATION (DISTRICT: 1) (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES) (QUALITY OF LIFE AND PLACE)]