3. MOTION APPROVING THE FOLLOWING MINUTES: 3.a REGULAR SESSION OF AUGUST 11, 2026. 3.b REGULAR SESSION OF AUGUST 12, 2026.

[4. 069-2026 - MOTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN ENGAGEMENT LETTER WITH FORVIS MAZARS, LLP, FOR PROFESSIONAL AUDIT SERVICES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2026 (DISTRICT: NONE) (FINANCE) (PROVIDE SOUND GOVERNANCE & FISCAL MANAGEMENT)]

A MOTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN ENGAGEMENT LETTER WITH FORTIS MAZARS LLP FOR PROFESSIONAL AUDIT SERVICES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026. CHRISTY, I APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. I DON'T KNOW THAT ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE A QUESTION HERE BECAUSE NOBODY PULLED IT, BUT WE DO HAVE A REQUEST TO SPEAK. SO IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE FIRST, THEN WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU. IF YOU DON'T MIND, I DO. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. CHRISTY WIKLUND, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER WE ARE RECOMMENDING RECOMMENDING CONTINUATION OF THE CURRENT AUDIT FIRM THAT FOR OFFICE MAZARS. AND THIS RECOMMENDATION IS BASED ON THAT. THE CURRENT FIRM PROVIDES PROVEN INDEPENDENCE AND AUDIT QUALITY, WHICH IS A REQUIREMENT FOR THEM TO BE INDEPENDENT. MULTIPLE LAYERS OF INDEPENDENT REVIEW AND QUALITY CONTROL REVIEWS THAT THEY HAVE SUCCESSFUL EXTERNAL PEER REVIEW RESULTS. THEY'RE REQUIRED TO GO UNDER A PEER REVIEW THAT PROVES THAT THEY'RE DOING THAT. THEY ARE INDEPENDENT. ALSO, WE WERE INFORMED THAT THIS LAST PEER REVIEW, THE CITY OF MIDLAND FILE WAS ACTUALLY SELECTED AND OF COURSE PASSED WITH FLYING COLORS. AND THAT'S THEIR THEIR HOW THEY TREAT THAT PARTICULAR AUDIT, SPECIALIZED GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTING EXPERTISE, CONSISTENTLY SHOWING A TRACK RECORD OF BEING TIMELY WITH THE COMPLETION OF THE AUDIT, THEIR INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE ACTUALLY HELPS PROVIDE EFFICIENCY. AND THERE'S A REDUCED IMPLEMENTATION AND TRANSITION RISK AS THERE'S A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT GASB STATEMENT COMING OUT THIS THAT WE HAVE TO IMPLEMENT THIS THIS PARTICULAR YEAR. AND SO FOR MANY OF THOSE REASONS THAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING THIS. THANK YOU CHRISTIE, WE APPRECIATE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS. CHRISTIE, JUST REAL QUICK THAT THE FIRM THAT DOES THIS TOO, CAN YOU TALK ABOUT ARE THEY THEY A NATIONAL COMPANY? ARE THEY A LOCAL COMPANY? THEY ARE

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A NATIONAL COMPANY. I COULD NOT TELL YOU HOW MANY CITIES THAT THEY ARE IN, BUT THEY ARE A NATIONAL COMPANY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO CALL LANCE WINKLER TO COME FORWARD AND MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEM NUMBER FOUR. WELCOME, SIR. GOOD MORNING. I CHOSE ITEM NUMBER FOUR BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT THE AUDIT BEING PERFORMED IS NOT AN ACTUAL HONEST OR TRUTHFUL. EVERY AUDIT REVIEW YOU SEE THAT YOU POST ONLINE OR THROUGH THE MEDIA, IT'S A POSITIVE ONE. IT'S ALWAYS A POSITIVE ONE BECAUSE IF THEY WERE ACTUALLY HONEST AND TRUTHFUL, IT WOULD POINT OUT THE FACT OF A FREE LAND GIVEAWAY. WE SET FEES WAIVED AND A REALLOCATION OF GOVERNMENT FUNDS FROM ONE AGENCY TO COVER A DEBT FOR THE FIREMAN'S PENSION FUND. YOU ARE DISHONEST IF YOU KEEP GOING WITH THIS. AT THIS TIME. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL OR STAFF? SEEING NONE, I'LL LOOK FOR YOUR ACTION ON ITEM FOUR. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN STUBBS, A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN BURKHOLDER. IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER COMMENTS OR DISCUSSION, LET'S VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES

[8. 070-2026 - MOTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT WITH COMMEMORATIVE AIR FORCE, INC., TO PROVIDE FOR THE 2026 AIRSHO AT MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL AIR & SPACE PORT (DISTRICT: 4) (AIRPORTS) (TRANSPARENT & CONSISTENT COMMUNICATION)]

UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM NUMBER EIGHT IS A MOTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT WITH COMMEMORATIVE AIR FORCE INCORPORATED TO PROVIDE FOR THE 2026 AIR SHOW AT MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL AIR AND SPACE PORT COUNCIL. JUSTINE. GOOD MORNING. I JUST PULLED THIS.

USUALLY GINA COMES AND TALKS DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM JUST TO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO COME OUT TO THE AIR SHOW, AND SHE'S NOT ABLE TO DO THAT. SO I AM PUTTING THAT OUT THERE. THERE'S A LOT OF EXCITING THINGS GOING ON FOR AVIATION LOVERS IN THE NEXT GENERATION, STARTING THIS NEXT WEEKEND WITH FLYING TO FALL, WHICH IS THE CITY'S OWN AVIATION EXTRAVAGANZA OUT AT MIDLAND AIR PARK. SO SHAMELESS PLUG FOR ME. AND THEN YOU CAN FOLLOW THAT UP A COUPLE WEEKS LATER WITH THE CAF AIR SHOW, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME REALLY GREAT AIRCRAFT OUT FLYING THIS YEAR, SO I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO CHECK OUT BOTH EVENTS. IT'S A GREAT PLUG. YOU'RE ALSO GOING TO HAVE THE THE CLASSIC CARS AS PART OF THE FLYING TO FALL THIS YEAR TOO. SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN AVIATION OR IN CARS, THEN THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE THERE. YEAH, WE'VE HAD THE CLASSIC CARS EVERY YEAR, BUT THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR WE HAVE A SPONSOR THAT'S ACTUALLY SPONSORING THE THE COMPETITION FOR THE CLASSIC CAR. SO WE'RE HOPING THERE'S A GREAT TURNOUT. THERE'S EVEN GOING TO BE A MAYOR'S CHOICE AWARD. SO EVERYBODY COME OUT AND CHECK IT OUT. ALL KINDS OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR KIDS TO ENGAGE AND INTERACT AND ABSOLUTELY HANDS ON. SO THIS IS OUR FIFTH ANNUAL FLY IN TO FALL. SO WE'RE DOING A COUPLE OF SPECIAL THINGS FOR THE KIDDOS OUT THERE AND HAVE A TON MORE EXHIBITORS. WE'RE HAVING TO FILL UP TWO, TWO EXHIBIT HANGERS THIS YEAR. SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT JUST THE GROWTH OF THE EVENT. AND AGAIN, IT'S ALL COMPLETELY FREE.

SO IT'S A REALLY GREAT EVENT. AWESOME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCILMAN PAUL, YOU DO SUCH A GOOD JOB WITH THAT. SO THANK YOU FOR KIND OF SPEARHEADING THAT AND FOR ALL THE AIRPORT STAFF THAT WORKS AND ALL THE CITY STAFF THAT DOES THAT. EVEN YOUR HUSBAND WAS OUT THERE DIRECTING TRAFFIC. SO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU LIKES TO BOSS THE CARS AROUND ON WHERE TO PARK.

SO PERFECT. ALSO ANOTHER PLUG FOR THE AIR SHOW THERE'S GOING TO BE AN F-104. STARFIGHTERS IS BRINGING IN F-104 THAT WILL BE PART OF THE SHOW FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR. SO REALLY COOL STUFF HAPPENING IN BOTH EVENTS. I HOPE THAT YOU'LL MAKE IT TO BOTH OF THOSE. ALL RIGHT, SO WITH THAT, WE'LL LOOK FOR YOUR ACTION FROM COUNCILWOMAN POOL. WE HAVE A MOTION. WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN STUBBS. IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, LET'S VOTE. THE

[10. 2026-114 - RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CITY OF MIDLAND’S 2026 VISION ZERO COMPREHENSIVE SAFETY ACTION PLAN ANNUAL IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS REPORT (DISTRICT: ALL) (STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS OFFICE ) (SET THE STANDARD FOR A SAFE AND SECURE CITY)]

MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ITEM NUMBER TEN IS A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CITY OF MIDLAND'S 2026 VISION ZERO COMPREHENSIVE SAFETY ACTION PLAN, ANNUAL IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS REPORT. WELCOME, MICHELLE. HI. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MICHELLE HAGEMAN, THE STRATEGIC INITIATIVES MANAGER. I'LL JUST BE DOING A QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE ANNUAL VISION ZERO COMPREHENSIVE SAFETY ACTION PLAN REPORT, LOOKING OVER DATA FROM 2025. AND THEN WE HAVE GABE HERE TO HE'S GOING TO BE TALKING. SO JUST TO START OFF, I DID WANT TO JUST KIND OF BRING UP OUR MISSION STATEMENT AGAIN. SO THIS WAS CREATED BY THE CITY AND THE COUNTY, AND WE BOTH ADOPTED THE SAME ONE. SO IT'S A LIMITED. ELIMINATING DEATHS ON MIDLAND'S ROADS BY BUILDING COMPLETE STREETS, ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY AND INNOVATING SAFER SOLUTIONS TO PROTECT ALL ROAD USERS. AND I ALSO WANTED TO POINT OUT OUR SEVEN KEY EMPHASIS AREAS. SO THESE ARE JUST AREAS THAT WE FOCUS ON WHEN LOOKING OVER ALL CRASHES OCCURRING. SO THAT WAY WE CAN IDENTIFY SPECIFIC AREAS OF NEED AND ADDRESS THAT WITH MITIGATION TECHNIQUES OR INFRASTRUCTURE ADDITIONS. AND JUST ANOTHER REMINDER, HERE'S OUR HIGH INJURY NETWORK. SO ALL THE ROADWAYS, THE SEGMENTS IN RED ARE GOING TO BE THE AREAS IN MIDLAND. AND IT'S ON SYSTEM AND OFF SYSTEM THAT HAVE HIGHER CRASH RATES JUST IN COMPARISON

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TO A NORMAL ONE MILE RADIUS. AND AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S ONES WE KNOW IT'S BIG SPRING. AND THIS WAS ALSO CREATED USING 2019 TO 2023 DATA. SO WE'LL BE UPDATING THIS HERE IN ABOUT THREE MORE YEARS. SO WE'LL SEE THIS EXPANDED AND UPDATED HERE SOON. I DID WANT TO POINT OUT BEFORE WE JUMPED INTO THIS, THAT WE WELCOMED OVER 3000 NEW CITIZENS IN 2025, A 2% INCREASE.

AND SO THIS REALLY PUTS IMPORTANCE ON ROADWAY SAFETY FUNDING AND INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KEEP ALL OUR RESIDENTS NEW AND CURRENT SAFE. SO GOING. SO THIS IS GOING TO BE THE DATA COMPARISON BASED ON TYPE OF CRASH. SO N IS NOT INJURED. C IS POSSIBLE INJURY. SO THAT'S MAYBE THEY WENT TO A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT LATER ON TO CHECK PART OF THEIR BODY OR SOMETHING POPPED UP. UNKNOWN SUSPECTED MINOR INJURY SUSPECTED SERIOUS INJURIES. SO THAT'S GENERALLY WHEN THEY'RE TAKEN AWAY BY AMBULANCE AND TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. AND OF COURSE OUR CASES ARE FATAL INJURY. I AM VERY PROUD TO SAY THAT WE HAVE CONSISTENTLY REDUCED OUR OVERALL CRASHES THROUGHOUT THE LAST THREE YEARS OF IMPLEMENTATION. I'M VERY PROUD OF US. THAT'S A 77% REDUCTION SINCE 2023, AND I THINK THAT'S AWESOME. AND I REALLY WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT OUR REDUCTION FROM LAST YEAR IN FATAL INJURIES FROM 18 TO 11, BECAUSE THAT'S SEVEN LIVES WE SAVED AND SEVEN IS ANYTHING OVER ONE IS AMAZING FOR ME. SO I'M VERY HAPPY WITH THAT. QUANTITATIVE. SO THESE ARE GOING TO BE WE FOCUS PRIMARILY ON THE MOST SEVERE CRASHES. SO THAT'S GOING TO BE K'S AND A'S. SO SERIOUS SUSPECTED INJURY AND FATALITIES. AND AS YOU CAN SEE WE'VE DONE PRETTY WELL KEEPING IT LEVEL OR DROPPING IT. I'M NOT TOO HAPPY ABOUT THE VULNERABLE ROAD. USER ONE SO THAT'S GOING TO BE MORE CYCLIST BICYCLISTS, PEDESTRIANS, ANYONE NOT WITHIN LIKE I THINK THEY CONSIDER IT LIKE AN ENCLOSED CASING. AND I DID WANT TO POINT OUT, BECAUSE I KNOW THE NUMBERS LOOK KIND OF WEIRD.

THE TOTAL K A'S IS 80 FROM LAST YEAR AND 88 FROM THIS YEAR. AND KEEP IN MIND, WHILE THE NUMBERS KIND OF LOOK WEIRD, LAST YEAR WE HAD A LOT OF THE CRASHES HAVE MULTIPLE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES THAT COULD POP UP IN. SO LIKE 4 OR 5. SO ONE CRASH COULD HAVE LANE DEPARTURE SPEED RELATED AND DISTRACTED DRIVING VERSUS THIS YEAR WE HAVE MORE CRASHES, BUT THEY'RE IN LESS CATEGORIES. IT'S ONLY 2 OR 3. AND I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS. SO I'M NOT GOING TO READ ALL THAT FOR YOU GUYS. IT'S ALSO IN THE BOOK IF YOU'D LIKE TO READ THAT LATER. BUT OUR TRAFFIC DIVISION IS DOING AN AMAZING JOB. AND I DID WANT TO POINT OUT A FACT THAT I GOT FROM THEM IS TRAFFIC DIVISION OFFICERS MAKE UP ONLY 11% OF TOTAL FIELD OFFICERS, BUT THEY ISSUED ALMOST 40%, ALMOST HALF OF ALL CITATIONS. SO I THINK THAT'S REALLY POWERFUL FOR PD AND SHOWS HOW MUCH THEY'RE ON OUR STREETS AND WORKING TO IMPROVE SAFETY ON OUR ROADWAYS. AND I ALSO WANT TO POINT OUT, SO THE MAP THEY PROVIDED, THIS IS FROM 2025, OF COURSE, AND THE RED ARE SIMILAR TO THE HIGH INJURY NETWORK. BUT I WANTED TO POINT OUT HOW WE'RE ALSO FOCUSING ON THE YELLOW AND THE GREEN, BECAUSE IF YOU CAN TELL, IT'S ALSO IN AREAS THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY DEVELOPING. SO WHILE WE'RE FOCUSING OF COURSE ON THE RED AREAS, WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT YELLOW AND GREEN. SO THAT WAY WE'RE PREPARED FOR FUTURE GROWTH. AND I'M GONNA PASS IT TO GABE. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT OUR TRAFFIC OPERATIONS DIVISION HAS BEEN REALLY GOOD AT IS KEEPING US UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY TECHNOLOGY CHANGES THAT SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS HAPPENS RAPIDLY. IT WASN'T MANY YEARS AGO WHERE WE WERE SORT CUTTING LOOP DETECTION INTO THE GROUND, AND THEN WE WENT FROM THAT TO CAMERA DETECTION TO RADAR DETECTION. AND NOW WE'RE USING NO TRAFFIC DETECTION EQUIPMENT THAT USES BOTH CAMERA AND RADAR. WE ARE NOW ABLE TO RECEIVE REAL TIME DATA AND ABLE TO MAKE CHANGES IN REAL TIME BASED ON REAL TIME CONDITIONS. SO ITS SIGNAL OPTIMIZATION IS WHAT IT IS. 1788 THE IMPROVEMENTS. THERE ARE A GOOD EXAMPLE WHERE WE'VE SEEN A 47% REDUCTION IN CRASHES BECAUSE OF THOSE ADJUSTMENTS. AND SO WHEN WE LOOK AT TRAFFIC SAFETY IN TALK ABOUT VISION ZERO, WE LOOK AT IT FROM TWO POINTS OF VIEW. IT'S ENFORCEMENT AND OPERATIONS.

WHAT CAN WE DO FROM AN OPERATIONAL STANDPOINT TO MAKE CHANGES AND REDUCE THE LIKELIHOOD OF CRASHES. AND SO WE'RE PROUD TO DO THAT. I LOOK AT OTHER CITIES WHEN I DRIVE THROUGH, IT DRIVES MY WIFE CRAZY, BUT I LOOK UP AT THEIR SIGNAL LIGHT EQUIPMENT TO SEE IF THEY'RE KEEPING UP TO DATE LIKE WE ARE, AND WE'RE AHEAD OF A LOT OF FOLKS. AND SO OUR TRAFFIC OPERATIONS TEAM IS DOING A GOOD JOB. AND SO, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WANT TO POINT OUT, AND WE TAKE A CLOSE LOOK AT A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF OUR CRASHES ON ARTERIAL ROADWAYS ARE BECAUSE OF LEFT TURNS TURNING MOVEMENT PERIOD. AND SO WE DON'T ALWAYS

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TALK ABOUT THE NEED FOR MEDIANS. THAT'S ONE THING THAT HELPS REDUCE THOSE CRASHES. BUT WE ALSO TALK ABOUT ACCESS MANAGEMENT. IT'S HOW FOLKS ARE ACCESSING PRIVATE PROPERTY FROM PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. IT'S THINGS LIKE DRIVEWAY SPACING, THE NUMBER OF DRIVEWAYS, FREQUENCY OF DRIVEWAYS AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS. SO WE HAVE TO BALANCE A LOT THERE. WE WE WANT PRIVATE PROPERTY TO BE AS ACCESSIBLE AS POSSIBLE, BUT WE ALSO WANT TO REDUCE CONFLICTS OR THE POTENTIAL FOR CONFLICT. SO WE HAVE AN ACCESS MANAGEMENT POLICY THAT WAS ADOPTED BY COUNCIL IN 2021. ONE OF THE THINGS WE PROBABLY NEED TO DO IS REVIEW THAT, MAKE SURE IT'S UP TO DATE, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE WE DO MANAGE THAT. AND SO ONE OF THE SLIDES EARLIER KIND OF ALLUDED TO THIS. ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE FOCUSED ON ARE COMPLETE STREETS. IT'S CYCLISTS, IT'S PEDESTRIAN ADDRESSING PEDESTRIAN NEEDS WITH SIDEWALK ADA IMPROVEMENTS AND ALL OF THAT. AND SO WE'RE FOCUSED ON THAT AND MAKING OUR STREETS SAFER. YOU'LL SEE AN INCREASED NUMBER OF BIKE LANES ON A LOT OF COLLECTOR ROADWAYS THAT COULD SERVE MULTIPLE PURPOSES. AND SO THAT'S ONE OF OUR FOCUS WITH VISION ZERO IS COMPLETE STREETS. MICHELLE, I THINK IT'S BACK TO YOU. SO I ALSO WANTED TO KIND OF POINT OUT SOME OF OUR REGIONAL EFFORTS AND SOME OF THE ACHIEVEMENTS WE'VE HAD DURING THIS YEAR. SO ONE OF THE BIG ONES, TECHNICALLY IT STARTED LAST YEAR AND THE DATA WE WEREN'T ABLE TO GET JUST FOR 2025. SO IT'S KIND OF PUSHED INTO 2026. BUT THE STRATEGIC PERMIAN STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WORKED TOGETHER WITH TXDOT AND BROUGHT US THE HERO TRUCK PROGRAM, WHICH HAS DONE AN AMAZING JOB ON OUR HIGHWAYS AND PROMOTING SAFETY AND RESPONDING AND SUPPORTING PD. AND DURING CRASHES AND JUST ISSUES LIKE YOU RAN OUT OF GAS, YOU HAVE A POP TIRE, THINGS LIKE THAT. AND SO THERE'S SOME OF THEIR STATISTICS AND THAT'S JUST FROM LESS THAN ONE YEAR. SO I LOVE IT. IT'S REALLY COOL. IF YOU EVER SEE THEM, PLEASE GET OVER. GIVE THEM ROOM. AND THEN I ALSO WANT TO POINT OUT THE VISION ZERO ART AND VIDEO CONTEST WE DID IN COLLABORATION WITH THE COUNTY EARLIER THIS YEAR. WE KIND OF AIMED THIS TO HIT BASED ON TEXAS A&M, THE TEXAS TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE NUMBERS THE HIGHEST POPULATION OF DEMOGRAPHICS WITH CRASHES IS PEOPLE BETWEEN 30 AND 45. SO WE DECIDED TO GET TO THAT SPECIFIC POPULATION THROUGH THEIR KIDS.

AND IT WORKED. SO WE HAD OVER 50 ARTWORK SUBMISSIONS AND TWO REALLY AWESOME VIDEOS POSTED.

YOU GUYS CAN WATCH THOSE ONLINE IF YOU HAVE TIME. AND IT WAS SUPER SUCCESSFUL. WE HAD A BUNCH OF PARENTS COME BACK AND TELL ME THAT THEIR KIDS YELL AT ME NOW ABOUT RUNNING STOP SIGNS, WHICH IS GOOD AND I LOVE IT. SO IF THAT'S HOW IT WORKS, THEN WE PLAN TO DO IT AGAIN. AND WE ARE SUPER THANKFUL FOR SPONSORSHIP FROM LUCKY STRIKE AND MIDLAND ROTARY. AND SO KEEP AN EYE OUT.

WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT AGAIN THIS NEXT YEAR. AND TWO THINGS THAT WE'VE WORKED TOGETHER, OR THIS ONE'S ONE, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE WORKED TOGETHER WITH GIS IS WE HAVE THIS REALLY COOL INTERFACE ON THE GIS PAGE WHERE YOU CAN LOOK AT THE HIGH ENERGY NETWORK. AND SO THIS IS WHAT THE CITY AND THE COUNTY, WE'VE BEEN WORKING TOGETHER. AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE CRASH DASHBOARD ANALYTICS, AND WE'RE GOING TO BE UPDATING PROJECTS THAT ARE IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE CSAT, BOTH THE COUNTIES AND THE CITIES. SO YOU CAN SEE AS WE DEVELOP TO COMPLETING THE APP AND GETTING US TO VISION ZERO, THERE'S ALSO A COOL LITTLE BUTTON ON THERE WHERE YOU CAN REPORT UNSAFE ROADWAYS AS THEY CONTINUE. THIS IS NOT FOR IMMEDIATE USE. IF THERE IS A LIGHT OUT, PLEASE CALL US. BUT IF MAYBE YOU'RE NOTICING YOUR STREETS GETTING BUSIER AND YOU'RE SEEING, OH NO, LIKE THERE'S A LOT MORE CONGESTION HERE. I NEED SOMEONE TO KNOW ABOUT THIS. YOU CAN REPORT IT ON THERE. AND WE'RE GOING TO TAKE ALL THIS DATA WHEN WE DO THE UPDATE HERE IN ABOUT THREE YEARS AND USE THAT FOR AN UPDATED HIGH INJURY NETWORK. AND THE UPDATED PLAN. SO YEAH, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HERE. THANK YOU, MICHELLE. AND THANK YOU TO LINDSAY ALSO WHO'S NOT HERE. BUT YOU ARE HERE. THANK YOU TO BOTH OF YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE IN COORDINATING, GETTING THE COUNTY AND THE CITY AND EVERYBODY THAT IS A IS A PLAYER HERE. THE OTHER THING YOU USE THE TERM ON SYSTEM.

THAT'S A TERM THAT WE USE A LOT OF TIMES TO TALK ABOUT TXDOT ROADS THAT ARE WITHIN OUR CITY.

SO THOSE ARE ROADS THAT ARE PART OF OUR CITY, BUT THEY'RE OVERSEEN AND MANAGED AND OWNED BY TXDOT. AND SO A LOT OF COLLABORATION TAKES PLACE BETWEEN TXDOT, THE COUNTY AND THE CITY TO MAKE ALL OF THIS POSSIBLE. ALSO, VISION ZERO MAKES US ELIGIBLE FOR SOME STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING THAT WE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ELIGIBLE FOR BEFORE. AND SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT LINDSAY AND MICHELLE AND THEIR TEAM HAVE WORKED TOGETHER WITH ENGINEERING TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE ELIGIBILITY FOR ALL OF THOSE GRANT FUNDINGS. THOSE ARE REAL DOLLARS THAT COME TO OUR CITY THAT HELP US TO MAKE SURE THESE THINGS, THESE IMPROVEMENTS, ARE MADE, AND THEY DON'T COME OUT OF LOCAL TAXPAYER POCKETS. AND SO THAT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT THING FOR OUR COMMUNITY. SO ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? WELL, I'LL DOUBLE DOWN ON THAT. I AGREE WITH YOU, MAYOR. THIS IS THANK YOU MICHELLE. THANK YOU.

GABE. THANK YOU. LINDSAY, FOR YOUR HARD WORK. THIS IS INTEGRAL FOR US GETTING THAT

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TXDOT MONEY. I ALSO WANT TO THANK PSP FOR HELPING US WITH THE HERO PROGRAM. FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW, IF YOU HAVE A FLAT TIRE, IF YOU RUN LIKE, AS YOU POINT OUT, RUN OUT OF GAS OR HAVE ANY KIND OF CAR TROUBLE PROBLEMS, YOU CAN CALL THE HERO NUMBER, WHICH. WHAT IS THE NUMBER I SHOULD KNOW? WE'LL LOOK IT UP. WE'LL GET WE'LL GET THAT. YOU CAN CALL THE HERO NUMBER AND THEY'LL COME AND FIX YOU UP FOR FREE. AND SO IT'S A REALLY WONDERFUL PROGRAM. AND LASTLY, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF CRITICISM ABOUT THE ABILITY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT TO ACTUALLY DO THEIR JOBS. AND AS YOU CAN SEE DURING THIS STUDY, 21,000 STOPS WERE MADE, 10,000 CITATIONS ISSUED, AND 835 ARRESTS, ALL FROM 11% OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. SO I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT Y'ALL'S HARD WORK. AND THIS WAS THIS WAS A REALLY, REALLY GOOD READ. SO THANK YOU ALL. AND JUST FYI, THE HERO TRUCK NUMBER IS 888776994376. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD THE OTHER PARTNERSHIP IS WITH MIDLAND COUNTY, SO THEY'VE BEEN A GREAT PARTNER WITH THIS AND WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT THEM. AND IT REALLY DOES SHOW THAT THAT TWO, TWO GOVERNMENT ENTITIES ARE REALLY WORKING TO MAKE OUR STREETS SAFER AND OUR CITY SAFER, AND SUPPORT LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY, WHICH IS A GREAT PARTNERSHIP. AND THEY'VE BEEN AWESOME IN THIS PROJECT. AND I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A QUICK COMMENT. ONE THANK YOU GUYS. I MEAN, AMAZING WORK. AND, YOU KNOW, TO BE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT SOME OF THESE THINGS LIKE THE HERO SYSTEM AND SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE, IT JUST SHOWS THAT WE HAVE AN EMPHASIS ON SAFETY IN THIS AREA. I MEAN, IT'S SOMETHING WE UNDERSTAND THAT TRAFFIC IS A BIG DEAL HERE. I MEAN, AS LAND MAN FAMOUSLY PUT IT, YOU KNOW, THROUGH FOR THE NATION, THEY UNDERSTAND THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO BE TALKING ON YOUR CELL PHONE WHEN YOU'RE ON THE INTERSTATE, BECAUSE YOU MAY HAVE A SEMI THAT'S RIGHT NEXT TO YOU BOXING YOU IN. BUT ANYWAY, THE MAYOR ALSO BROUGHT UP A POINT ABOUT THE COLLABORATION WITH DOT ROADS AND MIDLAND ROADS, AND I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A COMMENT ON THAT TOO, BECAUSE WE DO SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE GO, WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD YOU GO ON BIG SPRING AND SOMEBODY'S DOING SOMETHING HERE AND YOU'RE DOING SOMETHING HERE. YOU'RE DOING SOMETHING HERE. SO A LOT OF TIMES THAT HAS TO DO WITH THOSE ARE OTHER ENTITIES BESIDES THE CITY OF MIDLAND THAT ARE ACTUALLY WORKING ON THOSE ROADS. COULD BE DOT COULD BE RAILROAD, COULD BE COUNTY AND IN CERTAIN AREAS. SO JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE AWARE THAT WE WE ARE VERY, WE DO OUR BEST TO COMMUNICATE WITH THOSE AND TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE TRAFFIC PLANS ARE, ARE, ARE WORKING WELL WHEN WE'RE MAKING MULTIPLE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE ROADS, BUT DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE AWARE THAT, YES, SOMETIMES THAT IS NOT THE CITY OF MIDLAND THAT IS OUT THERE WORKING ON IT. YES. JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE A BRIEF UPDATE ON THE GRANT FUNDING THE MAYOR ALLUDED TO. WE WERE AWARDED AN $8.6 MILLION GRANT. IT'S BEEN A LITTLE BIT, BUT WE'RE WORKING WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO SECURE THOSE DOLLARS SO THAT WE CAN BEGIN WORK. AND WE ANTICIPATE BY THE END OF 2027 BRINGING SOMETHING BACK TO COUNCIL FOR THAT GRANT, A SMALLER GRANT WE DID RECEIVE WE'RE ACTUALLY PUTTING TO WORK NEXT MONTH, AND IT'S $75,000 TO USE ADAPTIVE SIGNAL TECHNOLOGY ON A SECTION OF ANDREWS HIGHWAY. AI IS WHAT IT USES. AND SO WE'RE LOOKING AT IMPLEMENTING THAT NEXT MONTH. SO WE'VE SECURED THOSE DOLLARS. THAT WAS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN US THE CITY OF ODESSA, MIDLAND COUNTY AND ECTOR COUNTY THROUGH OUR STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS GROUP. SO EXCELLENT. WELL, THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK ON THIS. SO WE ARE RECEIVING THIS OR APPROVING THE COMPREHENSIVE UPDATE, THE PLAN UPDATE TO THIS AND THE IMPLEMENTATION IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS REPORT. SO WITH THAT WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN LAD, A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN NORMAN. IF THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS, LET'S VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU VERY

[11. 071-2026 - MOTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TEXAS SPACE COMMISSION AND THE CITY OF MIDLAND FOR THE SPACE EXPLORATION AND AERONAUTICS RESEARCH FUND GRANT NO. SEARF 25-0227-G; AND AUTHORIZING THE NEGOTIATION AND EXECUTION OF ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS AND LEGAL INSTRUMENTS NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE TO ENSURE THE CITY OF MIDLAND’S COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SAID GRANT AGREEMENT (DISTRICT: ALL) (STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS OFFICE ) (STRENGTHEN AND SUSTAIN OUR INFRASTRUCTURE)]

MUCH. AND WE'LL MOVE FORWARD TO ITEM NUMBER 11, A MOTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TEXAS SPACE COMMISSION AND THE CITY OF MIDLAND FOR THE SPACE EXPLORATION AND AERONAUTICS RESEARCH FUND GRANT NUMBER 250227 G AND AUTHORIZING THE NEGOTIATION AND EXECUTION OF ALL OF THE DOCUMENTS AND LEGAL INSTRUMENTS NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE TO ENSURE THE CITY OF MIDLAND'S COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SAID GRANT AGREEMENT. WELCOME, LINDSEY. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

LINDSEY ADAMS, STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS OFFICER. I HAVE A VERY BRIEF PRESENTATION. AS YOU KNOW, THE CITY OF MIDLAND WAS AWARDED A $5 MILLION GRANT FROM THE TEXAS SPACE COMMISSION.

IT'S ACTUALLY BEEN A YEAR NOW THAT WE WERE AWARDED, BUT THAT'S HOW LONG IT TAKES TO DO THE NEGOTIATIONS AND GET THE AGREEMENT IN PLACE. SO THIS ITEM TODAY IS TO APPROVE THAT AGREEMENT SO WE CAN START WORK. SO FOR THOSE UNFAMILIAR WITH THE TEXAS SPACE COMMISSION, IT IS A ENTITY THAT WAS CREATED BY THE STATE IN THE 88TH LEGISLATURE. AND THEY WERE WITH THAT CREATION, THEY WERE GIVEN $450 MILLION TO HAND OUT TO DIFFERENT INDUSTRY AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN ORDER TO HAVE MORE SPACE IN TEXAS. SO THIS GRANT, SURF STANDS FOR

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SPACE EXPLORATION AERONAUTICS RESEARCH FUND. LIKE I MENTIONED, WE WERE AWARDED THE CITY OF MIDLAND, WAS AWARDED $5 MILLION, AND IT WILL BE FOR TEXAS'S FIRST COMMERCIAL VERTICAL LAUNCH AND REENTRY FACILITY. THE TERM OF THE GRANT AGREEMENT IS, WE SAY, FISCAL YEAR 2027, BUT IT STARTS SEPTEMBER, THE LAST DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026. SO WE JUST SAY FISCAL YEAR 2027 TO FISCAL YEAR 2030. SO ALL OF THE GRANT ACTIVITIES WILL HAVE TO HAPPEN WITHIN THAT TIME PERIOD.

THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE EVALUATING THE BEST LOCATION FOR THIS LAUNCH AND REENTRY SITE, THE PLANNING AND DESIGN WORK, THE REQUIRED LICENSING FROM ALL THE RELATED AGENCIES, AND THE FOUNDATIONAL CONSTRUCTION WORK THAT WILL INCLUDE UTILITIES, PAD, SITE WORK, ETC. SO WE. THE CITY OF MIDLAND IS MANAGING THE GRANT, BUT WE ARE WORKING HEAVILY WITH MDC AS THEY HAVE A LARGE FOOTPRINT WITH SPACE WITH OUR SPACEPORT AND THE ADVANCED MANUFACTURING DISTRICT. AND THEN WE'RE ALSO OBVIOUSLY WORKING WITH TSC, THE TEXAS SPACE COMMISSION, FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GRANT. WE WILL CONTINUE TO PURSUE ADDITIONAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AS THEY COME FORWARD. THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING AS WE CONTINUE TO EXPAND THE AEROSPACE INDUSTRY IN MIDLAND. SO TODAY, WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR YOU ALL TO APPROVE THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIDLAND AND TSC SO WE CAN GET STARTED. LINDSEY, I PULLED THIS. ONE OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT WAS FOR THOSE OF US I KNOW COUNCILMAN STUBBS AND THE MAYOR WERE AT THE MPO MEETING YESTERDAY AND WAS HIGHLIGHTED HOW IMPORTANT ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE IS TO THE SPACE INDUSTRY AND AND HOW DIFFICULT IT IS FOR THEM TO TRANSPORT THEIR ROCKETS ALL THE WAY TO CAPE CANAVERAL FROM TEXAS OR TO CALIFORNIA FROM TEXAS. SO I THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE SO IMPORTANT, GETTING A VERTICAL LAUNCH SITE HERE IN TEXAS, HERE IN MIDLAND. AND ON TOP OF THAT, THAT WILL JUST BRING, IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, SPACEX, AS WE HEARD YESTERDAY, IS TALKING ABOUT BUILDING 1000 STARSHIPS EACH WITH SEVEN TANKERS THAT WILL HAVE 3000 METRIC TONS OF LIQUID OXYGEN AND LIQUID NITROGEN THAT WILL BE ON OUR ROADS. AND SO THAT'S NOT ONLY AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MIDLAND TO TO GET THAT BUSINESS, BUT IT'S ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MIDLAND TO GET ROAD MONEY OUT IN OUR AREA. SO THIS IS A HUGE WIN. I WANT TO THANK YOU AND MICHELLE FOR YOUR HARD WORK ON THIS. SHE WROTE THE GRANT, SO SHE DESERVES ALL THE KUDOS. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD TO THAT. SO THIS IS KIND OF BEEN ONE OF THOSE THINGS. IT'S BEEN WORKED ON FOR A LONG TIME, LONG, MANY, MANY YEARS. I THINK WE'RE SAYING 12 OR 15 YEARS IS WHEN MIDLAND ACTUALLY STARTED LOOKING AT THIS AS A POSSIBLE INDUSTRY. THE OPPORTUNITIES IS IS ENORMOUS FOR MIDLAND. WE HAVE A LOT OF VERY SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES IN THE OIL FIELD THAT IS USED IN SPACE INDUSTRY.

OUR WORKFORCE IS VERY COMPLEMENTARY TO THE SPACE INDUSTRY. OUR NATURAL RESOURCES, LAND, WATER, THINGS LIKE NATURAL GAS FOR FUEL IS VERY COMPLEMENTARY. SO THERE'S A LOT OF KIND OF NEAT OVERLAP BETWEEN WHAT MIDLAND ALREADY HAS VERSUS WHAT THE SPACE INDUSTRY NEEDS.

AND THIS IS ALSO A WE, WE'VE BEEN TO DC AND TO AUSTIN TO TALK ABOUT THIS. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS SAYING THEY NEED. THIS IS SOMETHING THE STATE SAYS WE NEED TO WORK ON AND WE NEED IN TEXAS. AND THIS IS REALLY AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY FOR MIDLAND TO KIND OF STEP UP AND FILL THAT BOTH STATE AND FEDERAL NEED. THE OTHER THING THAT I THINK IS REALLY AMAZING IS THERE'S ABOUT 150,000 JOBS CURRENTLY IN THE SPACE INDUSTRY IN TEXAS THAT THE AVERAGE PAY OF THOSE JOBS, GOING FROM AN ASSEMBLER ALL THE WAY UP THE THE PAY SCALE IS JUST ABOUT $100,000. SO WE'RE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT VERY GOOD JOBS, VERY SKILLED LABOR, AND A BETTER USE OF OUR RESOURCES FOR A NEW INDUSTRY IN MIDLAND, WHICH WHICH IS QUITE AMAZING. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HARD WORK AND, AND SEEING THE VISION OF THIS PROJECT TO FRUITION. I ALSO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE VERTICAL LAUNCH CAPACITY IS NOT JUST FOR LAUNCH OF, OF DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW, THE STARSHIP OR SOME OF THESE OTHER THINGS THAT WE'RE SEEING. IT'S ALSO FOR A LOT OF NATIONAL DEFENSE CONTRACTORS. AND SO MOST OF THE FOLKS THAT WE ENDED UP TALKING TO ARE EITHER COMMUNICATION COMPANIES THAT ARE LAUNCHING SATELLITES INTO ORBIT FOR WORLDWIDE COMMUNICATION OR THEIR NATIONAL DEFENSE COMPANIES THAT ARE WORKING TOWARDS NATIONAL DEFENSE CONTRACTS. SOME OF THEM ALREADY HAVE AWARDED NATIONAL DEFENSE CONTRACTS, AND SOME OF THEM ARE WORKING TOWARDS THAT.

BUT THIS VERTICAL LAUNCH CAPACITY GIVES US THAT OPPORTUNITY TO BE BIGGER PLAYERS IN THAT SPACE. AND THE SURF GRANT, WE'RE NOT THE ONLY ONES IN THE STATE OF TEXAS THAT RECEIVE THE SURF GRANT. SO THERE ARE OTHER ENTITIES AROUND THE STATE OF TEXAS WHO RECEIVED A SIMILAR GRANT. THEY'RE GOING TO BE GOING THROUGH A SIMILAR PROCESS, AND THIS IS SOMEWHAT COMPETITIVE. WE WANT TO BE REALISTIC ABOUT THAT. WE WILL BE WORKING TO PROVE UP AN AREA AROUND THE PERMIAN BASIN FOR AN APPROPRIATE SITE, BUT WE KNOW THAT THAT SAME WORK IS BEING DONE BY OTHER COMMUNITIES. AND SO WE'RE THANKFUL TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY AND TO HAVE THE GRANT AND TO HAVE THE PARTICIPATION AND SUPPORT OF SO MANY DIFFERENT ENTITIES IN THAT.

SO OVERALL, $5 MILLION TO HELP US ADVANCE SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR 15 YEARS.

SO ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS OR QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, LINDSAY AND MICHELLE. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO CALL ROBIN CAMPBELL FORWARD TO MAKE

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PUBLIC COMMENT. HI, ROBIN CAMPBELL, FIRST OFF, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW. MY NAME IS MISSPELLED UP THERE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS IF THIS AGENDA ITEM GIVES MR. GONZALES APPROVAL TO SPEND THAT 5 MILLION. OR IS ANY OF THAT SPENDING GOING TO COME BACK TO CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL? I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THAT. AND I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. LAST I HEARD, THERE WAS AN MDC MEETING IN, I THINK IT WAS FEBRUARY OF 2024, AND MDC BOARD MEMBER J. ROSS LACY. ARGUED AGAINST THIS AND SAID THAT HE WAS VERY INFORMED. YOU CAN GO WATCH IT, HE SAID IN THE MEETING. THEY WERE ASKING FOR MONEY FOR CONSULTING TO GO LOOK INTO A VERTICAL LAUNCH PAD IN REEVES COUNTY, OUTSIDE OF PECOS. THEY SAID IT WAS GOING TO BE A NON-BINDING AGREEMENT FOR LORI SAMS, WHO WAS THEN THE PRESIDENT, TO GO LOOK INTO IT.

HE WAS GOING TO GO NEGOTIATE WITH A FAMILY THAT HAS A RANCH OUT THERE I CAN'T REMEMBER.

THEIR NAME STARTS WITH A W. HE WAS GOING TO GO NEGOTIATE WITH THEM ON A VERTICAL LAUNCH PAD.

WELL, THE BOARD MEMBER SAID 5 MILLION THAT WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY FOR A VERTICAL LAUNCH PAD, HE SAID. WE HAVE LOOKED INTO IT AND LOOKED INTO IT. IT IS GOING TO BE OVER $200 MILLION. 5 MILLION IS A DROP IN THE BUCKET. IT'S NOT GOING TO GET US PAST ANY CONSULTING. IT'S NOT GOING TO GET US ANYWHERE ON THE INFRASTRUCTURE. I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE REST OF THE MONEY IS GOING TO COME FROM, BUT AS A TAXPAYER, I AM COMPLETELY OPPOSED TO ANY OF OUR TAX DOLLARS GOING HERE. AND I WOULD LIKE A LOT OF TRANSPARENCY ON WHAT THAT 5 MILLION, WHERE THAT 5 MILLION IS GOING TO BE SPENT. LORI C SAMS WAS THE PRESIDENT OF THE MDC AT THE TIME. HE WAS GRANTED NEGOTIATING POWERS. NOW HE'S NO LONGER THE CHAIRMAN. GUESS WHAT HE'S DOING. HE'S IN THE SPACE INDUSTRY. HE'S IN THE VERTICAL LAUNCH INDUSTRY. HE JUST WENT INTO BUSINESS WITH THE PARTNER THAT WE'VE GIVEN A LOT OF CONSULTING MONEY TO, MR. GARCIA, I BELIEVE HIS NAME IS OSCAR GARCIA FROM INTER FLIGHT GLOBAL. I'VE TRIED TO GET EMAILS ABOUT THAT, BUT PUBLIC RECORDS DOESN'T WANT TO GIVE THEM VERY EASILY. THEY DON'T WANT US TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.

AND WE HAVE THE BOARD PRESIDENT WHO WAS NEGOTIATING FOR THE TAXPAYERS IS NOW ON THE OTHER END OF THE NEGOTIATING TABLE. AND I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHERE THAT HOW THAT 5 MILLION IS GOING TO BE SPENT. ARE Y'ALL GOING TO BE APPROVING IT, OR IS MR. GONZALEZ GOING TO GET TO DECIDE HOW THAT 5 MILLION IS SPENT? LINDSAY, DO YOU HAVE SOME RESPONSES TO SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS? YES, MA'AM. SO THE ITEM TODAY ALLOWS THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN THE AGREEMENT, BUT ALL OF THE ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE GRANT PROGRAM WILL COME BACK TO COUNCIL THROUGH THE PURCHASING PROCESS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I DO WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT AS WELL TOO. I THINK I'VE BEEN VERY ADAMANT. I MEAN, WE KNOW THE SPACE INDUSTRY IS A BUDDING INDUSTRY.

I THINK THERE'S BEEN SOME CONVERSATION HAD TO THAT. THE CITY OF MIDLAND SHOULDN'T BE IN THE VERTICAL LAUNCH BUSINESS. AND I THINK THAT THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WOULD AGREE WITH THAT. THIS THIS IS SOMETHING I SAID. THE STATE REALIZES THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS NECESSARY. AND I'VE HAD SOME CONVERSATIONS, TOO, THAT THE. IF THE STATE SEES THAT IT'S IMPORTANT, THEN THE STATE IS GOING TO FUND IT AND THE STATE IS GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS. SO I AGREE THAT THAT MIDLAND SHOULD NOT BE IN THIS LAUNCHING INDUSTRY ITSELF. WE ARE A MUNICIPALITY. THAT'S NOT OUR BUSINESS, BUT WHERE THE STATE DECIDES TO INTERCEDE AND MAKE THINGS HAPPEN. WE'RE GOING TO BE WELCOMING OF THOSE DOLLARS TO MAKE SURE THAT IF WE CAN PROVIDE A LAUNCH FACILITY THAT IS A STATE FUNDED OR WITH PRIVATE PARTNERS THAT ARE OUT THERE WORKING TO TO MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN, THEN THEN THIS IS A GOOD INDUSTRY FOR MIDLAND, AND WE CAN SEE A BUDDING INDUSTRY THAT CAN ESPECIALLY AS WE AS WE START TO LOOK FOR ALTERNATIVE INDUSTRY, JUST BESIDES OIL AND GAS AND THE SPACE INDUSTRY BEING ONE OF THOSE KEY INDUSTRIES THAT WE CAN SEE FLOURISH, I THINK YOU THE WAY THAT YOU ARTICULATED THAT IS EXACTLY RIGHT. THIS IS NOT A MUNICIPAL PROJECT. THIS IS A STATE AND FEDERAL PROJECT. IT IS THE INTENTION OF THE STATE OF TEXAS AND STATE LEADERSHIP TO HAVE A VERTICAL LAUNCH FACILITY IN TEXAS. WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS DEMONSTRATE THAT THE PERMIAN BASIN, SPECIFICALLY, IS AN APPROPRIATE LOCATION THAT BRINGS NOT ONLY THE ROAD INVESTMENT THAT COUNCILMAN LAD TALKED ABOUT, BUT IT ALSO BRINGS THE ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY BY PRIVATE INDUSTRY, THOSE WHO ARE PROVING UP SOME OF THESE COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITES, THOSE WHO ARE PROVING UP SOME OF THE NATIONAL DEFENSE CONTRACTORS AND EXPANSION. AND SO WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH THIS $5 MILLION FEASIBILITY STUDY AND EVERYTHING THAT GOES ALONG WITH IT, IS DEMONSTRATING THAT

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THERE'S AN APPROPRIATE LOCATION IN THE PERMIAN BASIN THAT CAN SUPPORT THE INDUSTRY THAT'S ALREADY HERE AND BEYOND THE BUDDING STAGE, IT'S BEGINNING TO TAKE OFF. AND SO WITH AST, WITH STARFIGHTER, WITH SEVERAL OF THESE DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS, WE HAVE GREATER OPPORTUNITY FOR GROWTH. SO VERY IMPORTANT TO NOTE, WE WILL NOT BE IT IS NOT MY INTENTION. I DON'T THINK ANYONE'S INTENTION ON OUR COUNCIL THAT THE CITY OF MIDLAND IS OPERATING AND SPENDING THE DOLLARS TO DEVELOP UP THIS. THIS VERTICAL LAUNCH FACILITY. WE ARE SIMPLY COORDINATING WITH THE STATE TO FIND THE RIGHT LOCATION. MAYOR, CAN YOU SPEAK? YOU MENTIONED THE STATE AND FEDERAL. FOR THE PUBLIC SAKE. CAN YOU SPEAK TO THE NATIONAL SECURITY PIECE AS WELL? IT'S MORE INLAND AS A FEDERAL PRIORITY. YES. SO THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT COUNCILMAN STUBBS AND HE REFERENCED WHEN WE'VE GONE TO D.C. TO MEET WITH SOME OF THE LEADERSHIP IN THE SPACE, WHEN WE'VE GONE TO AUSTIN TO MEET WITH LEADERSHIP THERE, THEY TALK A LOT ABOUT HOW WE NEED TO MOVE THESE VERTICAL LAUNCH FACILITIES FROM THE COASTS OF THE UNITED STATES TO A MORE INLAND LOCATION, SO THAT WE HAVE MORE NATIONAL SECURITY FOR THE ENERGY SUPPLY THAT FUELS THEM FOR THE ACTUAL LAUNCH AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THESE TECHNOLOGIES. AND SO THEY WANT US TO BE SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NATION. WE BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE SOME PLACES IN WEST TEXAS THAT ARE APPROPRIATE. WE HAVE CLEAR AIRSPACE. YOU KNOW, THE FAA IS NOT CLUTTERING UP ALL OF THE AIRSPACE IN WEST TEXAS AS IT IS IN SOME OTHER PARTS OF THE STATE OR THE NATION. AND WE HAVE SOME A LOT OF OPEN LAND. IF YOU'VE EVER DRIVEN FROM HERE TO EL PASO, YOU MIGHT HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE'S A LOT OF OPEN LAND. AND SO IDENTIFYING THE APPROPRIATE LOCATION IN THE PLACES WHERE THAT CAN WORK, WE BELIEVE THAT THAT WEST TEXAS IS AN APPROPRIATE LOCATION, AND WE'RE GOING TO BE MOVING FORWARD TO SEE IF THAT IS THE CASE. BUT THERE'S ALSO OTHER COMMUNITIES THAT ARE DOING THE SAME. SO WE'LL SEE HOW IT GOES.

YEAH. AND AS WE CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR THE PROPER LAUNCH SITE, I DO WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THERE'S NOT A LAUNCH SITE THAT'S BEEN PICKED OUT. THIS IS PART OF THE SURVEYS AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WILL BE DONE. WE KNOW APPROPRIATE AREAS TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE ROCKET LAUNCHES HAPPEN WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE UNITED STATES WHEN IT COMES TO LAUNCH AND AND COMING BACK DOWN, THINGS OF THAT SORT. SO THERE THAT'S PART OF THIS MONEY IS GOING TO BE DONE TO CONDUCT THIS STUDY. AND THEN WHEREVER THE MOST APPROPRIATE PLACE IS DESIGNATED, THAT'S WHERE THIS WILL HAPPEN. THAT'S RIGHT. EXCELLENT. WELL, I SEE NO FURTHER DISCUSSION AMONG COUNCIL, SO I'LL LOOK FOR YOUR ACTION. COUNCILMAN LADD HAS A MOTION AND COUNCILMAN STUBBS HAS A SECOND ON ITEM NUMBER 11. IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, LET'S VOTE.

[12. 10773 - AN ORDINANCE EXTENDING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS, BY ADDING THERETO A CERTAIN AREA ADJOINING THE PRESENT CITY LIMITS, BEING A 4.09-ACRE TRACT OF LAND OUT OF SECTION 35, BLOCK 40, T-1-S, T&P RR CO. SURVEY, MIDLAND COUNTY, TEXAS (GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF WEST STATE HIGHWAY 158, APPROXIMATELY 220 FEET EAST OF BEAR DRIVE); ORDERING PUBLICATION; AND ORDERING RECORDATION BY THE CITY SECRETARY (FIRST READING HELD JULY 21, 2026) (EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION) (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES) (QUALITY OF LIFE AND PLACE)]

THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'LL MOVE FORWARD WITH SECOND READINGS AND ITEM NUMBER 12, AN ORDINANCE EXTENDING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS, BY ADDING THERETO A CERTAIN AREA ADJOINING THE PRESENT CITY LIMITS BEING A 4.09 ACRE TRACT OF LAND OUT OF SECTION 35, BLOCK 40, TOWNSHIP ONE, SOUTH T AND P RAILROAD COMPANY SURVEY, MIDLAND COUNTY, TEXAS. GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF WEST STATE HIGHWAY 158, APPROXIMATELY 220FT EAST OF BEAR DRIVE. ORDERING, PUBLICATION AND ORDERING RECORDATION BY THE CITY SECRETARY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL MEMBER I DO. I WAS GOING TO SEE IF ELIZABETH COULD KIND OF JUST GIVE US JUST A REAL MINI UPDATE ON KIND OF THE DEVELOPMENT WITH WHAT'S GOING ON AND HOW SOMETHING'S GOING TO BE HAPPENING IN MIDLAND THAT TYPICALLY DOESN'T, BUT IT HAPPENS IN OTHER CITIES. SO.

SURE. ABSOLUTELY. SO. ELIZABETH TRIGGS PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICER SO JUST A REMINDER, THIS IS THE SECOND READING OF AN ANNEXATION IN DISTRICT FOUR FOR THIS PROPERTY SHOWN AT THE CORNER OF SINCLAIR AND 158, AS WE CONTINUE TO SEE WESTWARD DEVELOPMENT ALONG SH. 191 AND SINCLAIR AS THE PRIMARY BACKAGE ROAD, THIS IS GOING TO BECOME A REALLY CRITICAL GATEWAY AND CORRIDOR FOR OUR COMMUNITY, AND COUNCIL HAS SPOKEN A LOT ABOUT QUALITY DEVELOPMENT, BOTH FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF ENSURING THAT THE INFRASTRUCTURE IS THERE TO SERVE THE GROWTH, BUT ALSO FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF JUST ENSURING THAT IT'S BEAUTIFUL AND ATTRACTIVE SO THAT WE REALLY CREATE A PLACE THAT PEOPLE WANT TO LIVE, AND ALSO THAT PEOPLE WANT TO VISIT.

AND SO WITH COUNCIL SUPPORT, AS WELL AS WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH THE CURRENT PROPERTY OWNER AS WELL AS THE FUTURE PROPERTY OWNER, PARTICULARLY FOR THE SMALLER CORNER ON THE LET ME GO BACK HERE ON THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF THE DEVELOPMENT, RIGHT ALONG SINCLAIR, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO SECURE A FEW THINGS THAT WE DON'T TYPICALLY SEE IN OUR CODE. AND SO THE FIRST THING THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SECURE IS A MUCH MORE LANDSCAPED AREA. SO OUR CODE ONLY REQUIRES 10% OF THE AREA NOT COVERED BY THE BUILDING TO BE LANDSCAPED. AND THE FUTURE PROPERTY OWNER, WHICH IS CHASE BANK, HAS COMMITTED TO SIGNIFICANTLY MORE LANDSCAPING AGAIN IN AN EFFORT TO BEAUTIFY THAT CORNER AND REALLY SET THE STANDARD FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT IN THAT AREA, AS WELL AS ALONG OTHER IMPORTANT CORRIDORS IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO THAT'S IMPORTANT AND THAT'S BEING REFLECTED IN THE BUILDING PERMIT AND THE FUTURE PROPERTY OWNER, AS WELL AS THE CURRENT PROPERTY OWNER, HAS ALSO WORKED CLOSELY WITH US AND WITH COUNCILWOMAN BURKS TO

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COMMIT TO INSTALLING A PIECE OF ARTWORK NEAR SINCLAIR AND THE 158 CORNER. AND THIS IS A LOOK AT WHAT THAT ARTWORK WILL LOOK LIKE. IT'LL BE A SCULPTURE. IT'S COMMISSIONED BY, AGAIN, CHASE BANK. JEFFREY BREWER IS THE ARTIST WHO'S DONE ARTWORK ACROSS THE STATE FOR OTHER COMMUNITIES THAT ACTUALLY REQUIRE PUBLIC ARTWORK AS PART OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT. AGAIN, HERE, THE PROPERTY OWNER HAS VOLUNTEERED TO DO THIS, AND THE ARTWORK WILL BE ABOUT TEN FEET TALL, EIGHT FEET WIDE, AND AGAIN IS INTENDED TO REPRESENT WEST TEXAS. SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT OPPORTUNITY, EXCITED THAT THIS WILL REALLY SHOW WHAT WHAT QUALITY DEVELOPMENT SHOULD LOOK LIKE IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND YOU MADE A GOOD POINT. THANK YOU. TO CHASE BANK AS WELL AS THE PROPERTY OWNER FOR DOING THIS BECAUSE AGAIN, LIKE YOU SAID, IT'S NOT IN OUR CODE, BUT THEY DO IT IN OTHER CITIES. SO I THINK THAT'S BEEN REALLY AWESOME. AND THANK YOU FOR COUNCIL SUPPORT ON THIS BECAUSE WE CAN MAKE THINGS LOOK NICE HERE AS WELL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. IF THERE IS NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, I'LL LOOK FOR ACTION FROM COUNCIL ON ITEM NUMBER 12, A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER AND A SECOND FROM COUNCILMEMBER COLTER. IF THERE IS NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, LET'S VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM NUMBER 13,

[13. 10774 - AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE INITIAL ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF THE AREA INDICATED AS BEING A 4.09-ACRE TRACT OF LAND OUT OF SECTION 35, BLOCK 40, T-1-S, T&P RR CO. SURVEY, MIDLAND COUNTY, TEXAS, AS AN LR, LOCAL RETAIL DISTRICT, IN PART, AND AN RR, REGIONAL RETAIL DISTRICT, IN PART; SAID TRACT BEING GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF WEST STATE HIGHWAY 158, APPROXIMATELY 220 FEET EAST OF BEAR DRIVE; 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) (EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION) (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES) (QUALITY OF LIFE AND PLACE)]

PLEASE. AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE INITIAL ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF THE AREA INDICATED AS BEING A 4.09 ACRE TRACT OF LAND OUT OF SECTION 35, BLOCK 40, TOWNSHIP ONE SOUTH TMP RAILROAD COMPANY SURVEY, MILAM COUNTY, TEXAS AS AN LR LOCAL RETAIL DISTRICT IN PART AND RR REGIONAL RETAIL DISTRICT IN PART. SAID TRACT BEING GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF WEST STATE HIGHWAY 158, APPROXIMATELY 220FT EAST OF FAIR DRIVE, CONTAINING A CUMULATIVE CLAUSE CONTAINING A SAVING AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM PENALTY OR FINE OF $2,000 AND ORDERING PUBLICATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DO WE HAVE COMMENTS OR ACTION FROM COUNCIL? WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILWOMAN POOLE, A SECOND FROM COUNCILWOMAN BURKS. THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION. LET'S VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

[14. 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 (FIRST READING HELD AUGUST 11, 2026) (DISTRICT: 3) (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES) (QUALITY OF LIFE AND PLACE)]

THANK YOU. ITEM 14, PLEASE. AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR LOT ONE, BLOCK THREE, BERKSHIRE PLACE, CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS, GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF SINCLAIR AVENUE AND NORTH END STREET. BY PERMITTING ONE A REDUCED MINIMUM SIDE YARD SETBACK ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY INTO A REDUCED MINIMUM YARD SETBACK CONTAINING COMMITMENT CLAUSE CONTAINING A SAVING AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSE PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM PENALTY OR FINE OF $2,000 AND ORDERING RECORDATION BY THE CITY SECRETARY IN THE DEED RECORDS OF MIDLAND COUNTY AND ORDERING PUBLICATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LOOK FOR ACTION OR DISCUSSION FROM COUNCIL. I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILWOMAN POOLE AND A SECOND FROM COUNCILWOMAN BURKS. EXCUSE ME.

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

[15. 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 (FIRST READING HELD AUGUST 11, 2026) (DISTRICT: 1) (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES) (QUALITY OF LIFE AND PLACE)]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'LL MOVE FORWARD TO ITEM NUMBER 15, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND TO REZONE TRACK 16 AND THE EAST 95TH FEET OF TRACK 17, NORTH STATE, CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS, FROM A AGRICULTURAL ESTATE DISTRICT TO SF. ONE SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT AND LOCATED ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF SOLOMON LANE AND ACORN LANE, CONTAINING A COMPETITIVE CLAUSE CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE PROVIDING FOR A MAXIMUM PENALTY OR FINE $2,000 IN ORDERING PUBLICATION.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE DO HAVE A REQUEST TO SPEAK, BUT IT SAYS ONLY IF NEEDED. AND SO IF COUNCIL DOESN'T NEED ANYTHING FROM THAT APPLICANT, THEN I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN STUBBS, A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN BURKHOLDER. THERE IS NO FURTHER DISCUSSION.

LET'S VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER 16, PLEASE. AN ORDINANCE

[16. 10786 - AN ORDINANCE VACATING AND ABANDONING AN APPROXIMATE 0.055-ACRE PORTION OF ALLEY RIGHT-OF-WAY LOCATED ADJACENT TO LOTS 21 AND 22, BLOCK 2, REPLAT OF ALL GLEN ARDEN, CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS (GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF WEST WADLEY AVENUE, APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET EAST OF RACQUET CLUB DRIVE) ON REQUEST OF ONE OR MORE ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS IN EXCHANGE FOR PAYMENT TO THE CITY OF THE SUM OF $9,600.00; RETAINING A NONEXCLUSIVE UTILITY EASEMENT; AND ORDERING RECORDATION BY THE CITY SECRETARY (DISTRICT: 3) (DEVELOPMENT SERVICES) (QUALITY OF LIFE AND PLACE)]

VACATING AND ABANDONING AN APPROXIMATE 0.055 ACRE PORTION OF ALLEY RADAWAY, LOCATED ADJACENT TO LOT 21 AND 22. BLOCK TWO REPLAT OF ALL GLEN ARDEN CITY AND COUNTY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS, GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF WEST WADLEY AVENUE, APPROXIMATELY 150FT EAST OF RACKET CLUB DRIVE, ON REQUEST OF ONE OR MORE ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS IN EXCHANGE FOR PAYMENT TO THE CITY OF SUM OF 9600, RETAINING A NONEXCLUSIVE UTILITY EASEMENT AND ORDERING RECORDATION BY THE CITY SECRETARY. SO THE ITEM BEFORE YOU IS A VACATION. THE APPLICANT IS CATHERINE SCARBOROUGH. THE VACATION IS SPECIFIC TO AN ALLEY THAT CONNECTS GREENWICH TO WADLEY. SO VERY SMALL PIECE. THE APPLICANT OWNS BOTH PROPERTIES ON EITHER SIDE OF THIS ALLEY, AND THE REASON FOR THE REQUEST IS TO CLOSE ONE SECTION OF THE ALLEY, THE SECTION CLOSEST TO WADLEY, AND EXTEND THE DRIVEWAY, THE BOTTOM PORTION, OR THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE ALLEY VACATED ALLEY WILL STILL REMAIN

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OPEN, AND THERE'S OPPORTUNITY FOR THE TRASH TO BE PICKED UP THERE INSIDE THE PROPERTY, AS WELL AS RETAINING AN EASEMENT. BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME UTILITIES IN THAT AREA. HERE'S JUST A CLOSER LOOK AT THE ALLEY. IT'S ABOUT 2400FT■S, AS IS THE CASE WITH VACATIONS. WE RECOMMEND WHAT THEY SHOULD BE SOLD FOR. IN THIS CASE, IT'S $4 A SQUARE FOOT OR $9,600. AND SO STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL. NO OBJECTIONS WERE RECEIVED DURING THE NOTICE PERIOD, SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS, WHICH INCLUDES THIS AS WELL AS THAT THE PROPERTY BE PROPERLY REPLATTED AND I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. THERE'S A LOT OF TRAFFIC IN THIS AREA. IT SEEMS TO MAKE SENSE TO ME TO CLOSE THAT POINT OF INGRESS AND EGRESS ON WADLEY.

WE AGREE. YES, MA'AM. JUST WANT TO ASK. THIS ISN'T GOING TO CREATE ANY KIND OF UNDUE BURDEN ON OUR OUR CITY SERVICES TO TAKE HANDLE TRASH. AND YOU DID SAY THAT WE'RE GOING TO RETAIN THE UTILITIES EASEMENT FOR WHATEVER IS BACK THERE, CORRECT? YES. THAT'S CORRECT. SO THAT THAT SECOND CONDITION THERE REQUIRES THAT THAT UTILITY EASEMENT BE RETAINED DURING THE REPLAT PROCESS. SO THEY CAN'T CLOSE THE SOUTHERN PORTION SO THAT THE UTILITIES STILL HAVE ACCESS TO THAT. AND THEN WE'VE WORKED WITH SOLID WASTE. THE DUMPSTERS ARE CURRENTLY THERE.

SO THEY'LL STAY THERE AND THEY'LL BE ANOTHER NOTICE ON THE PLAT THAT THERE'S AN EASEMENT RETAINED FOR THOSE DUMPSTERS. OKAY. YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

SO I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. WE DO HAVE ONE REQUEST TO SPEAK, BUT IT SAYS ONLY IF NEEDED AND I DON'T BELIEVE IT IS NEEDED. SO WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND I WILL LOOK FOR ACTION OR FURTHER DISCUSSION. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILWOMAN POOLE AND A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN BURKHOLDER. IF THERE IS NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, LET'S VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES

[17. 10787 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS, APPROVING A NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT BETWEEN THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF CITIES SERVED BY ATMOS WEST TEXAS (“CITIES”) AND ATMOS ENERGY CORP., WEST TEXAS DIVISION (THE “COMPANY”) REGARDING THE COMPANY’S 2026 RATE REVIEW MECHANISM FILING; DECLARING EXISTING RATES TO BE UNREASONABLE; ADOPTING TARIFFS THAT REFLECT RATE ADJUSTMENTS CONSISTENT WITH THE NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT; FINDING THE RATES TO BE SET BY THE SETTLEMENT TARIFFS TO BE JUST AND REASONABLE AND IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST; APPROVING AN ATTACHMENT ESTABLISHING A BENCHMARK FOR PENSIONS AND RETIREE MEDICAL BENEFITS; REQUIRING THE COMPANY TO REIMBURSE CITIES’ REASONABLE RATEMAKING EXPENSES; DETERMINING THAT THIS ORDINANCE WAS PASSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT; CONTAINING A CUMULATIVE CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY SECRETARY TO DELIVER THIS ORDINANCE TO THE COMPANY AND CITIES’ LEGAL COUNSEL; AND ORDERING PUBLICATION (DISTRICT: ALL) (STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS OFFICE ) (PROVIDE SOUND GOVERNANCE & FISCAL MANAGEMENT)]

UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER 17, PLEASE. AN AUDIENCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIDLAND, TEXAS, APPROVING NEGOTIATING SETTLEMENT BETWEEN THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF CITY SERVED AND ATMOS, WEST TEXAS CITIES AND ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION WEST TEXAS DIVISION, THE COMPANY REGARDING THE COMPANY'S 2026 RATE REVIEW MECHANISM FILING, DECLARING EXISTING RATES TO BE UNREASONABLE, ADOPTING TARIFFS THAT REFLECTS RATES AND ADJUSTMENTS CONSISTENT WITH THE NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT. FINDING THE RATES TO BE SET BY A SETTLEMENT, TARIFFS TO BE JUST AND REASONABLE AND IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST, APPROVING AN ATTACHMENT, ESTABLISHING BENCHMARK FOR PENSION AND RETIREE MEDICAL BENEFITS REQUIRED THE COMPANY TO REIMBURSE CITY'S REASONABLE RATE, MAKING EXPENSIVE DETERMINED DETERMINING THAT THIS ORDINANCE WAS PASSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETING ACT CONTAINING COMMUTATIVE CLAUSE CONTAINING A SAVING CLAUSE DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE, UNAUTHORIZED AND DIRECT THE CITY SECRETARY TO DELIVER THE ORDINANCE TO THE COMPANY AND CITY'S LEGAL COUNSEL AND ORDERING PUBLICATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, LINDSEY. YES. GOOD MORNING AGAIN. SO THIS IS JUST A RATE SETTLEMENT. SO ATMOS FILED FOR A RATE INCREASE. WE ARE MEMBERS OF THE CITIES SERVED BY ATMOS WEST TEXAS GROUP THAT FOUGHT THIS RATE INCREASE. THEY SUCCESSFULLY TOOK. THE INCREASE THAT WAS REQUESTED WAS $13.3 MILLION ACROSS THE SERVICE AREA. AND THEY GOT THAT DOWN TO $10.3 MILLION ACROSS THE SERVICE AREA.

SO THERE WILL ATMOS USERS WILL SEE AN INCREASE IN THEIR BILL. BUT THIS WE DID NEGOTIATE THAT DOWN THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY SERVED BY ATMOS. SO THIS IS JUST THE COUNCIL ACCEPTING THAT THAT NEGOTIATION HAPPENED AT THAT THAT THAT WILL OCCUR AND THIS WILL COME BACK.

THIS IS THE FIRST READING. SO IT WILL COME BACK TO THE NEXT MEETING AS WELL. AND LINDSEY, CAN YOU KIND OF EXPOUND ON THAT A LITTLE BIT ON HOW THAT NEGOTIATION HAPPENED? I MEAN, IS IT THE CENTRAL LEGAL COUNSEL FOR THE GROUP THAT IS NEGOTIATING THAT AND WHY THERE WAS PROPOSED RATE INCREASES IN THE FIRST PLACE? SURE. SO AS I MENTIONED, WE ARE A MEMBER OF THE GROUP IS CALLED CITY SERVED BY ATMOS, WEST TEXAS. OF THAT GROUP, THERE'S A BUNCH OF CITIES IN WEST TEXAS IN IT. MIDLAND IS THE LARGEST CITY IN THAT GROUP, AND THEY ARE OUR LEGAL COUNSEL THAT FIGHTS THESE NEGOTIATIONS, NEGOTIATIONS. SO ATMOS COMES FORWARD WITH RATE ADJUSTMENTS BASED ON THE PREMISE OF NEEDING NEW INFRASTRUCTURE AND WHAT IT TAKES TO PROVIDE GAS SERVICE TO THE RESIDENTS. AND SO THEY HAVE MULTIPLE REASONS FOR FILING THOSE RATE CASES. BUT WE ARE BEING A MEMBER OF THAT GROUP ALLOWS THEM TO FIGHT FOR US AND THEN COME BACK WITH THE SETTLEMENT. SO THIS IS GOOD NEWS FOR US BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T GET THE FULL 13.3 THAT THEY INITIALLY REQUESTED. THE OTHER BENEFIT HERE IS OUR MEMBERSHIP TO CITY, SERVED BY ATMOS, WEST TEXAS COST THE CITY $0. ALL OF THE NEGOTIATION AND LEGAL FEES ARE PAID BY ATMOS, SO. EXCELLENT. ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS AND NO REQUESTS TO SPEAK, I WILL LOOK FOR ACTION FROM COUNCIL ON ITEM NUMBER 17. A MOTION FROM

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COUNCILMAN LOTT, A SECOND FROM COUNCILMAN NORMAN. IF THERE IS NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, LET'S VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER 18. TO RECEIVE A

[18. 072-2026 - RECEIVE A PRESENTATION FROM DR. ERIC J. FRITSCH OF JUSTICE RESEARCH CONSULTANTS, LLC REGARDING THE 2025 RACIAL PROFILING ANALYSIS (DISTRICT: ALL) (POLICE DEPARTMENT) (SET THE STANDARD FOR A SAFE AND SECURE CITY)]