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[I) Call Meeting to Order and Roll Call]
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THE REAL WORK BEGINS. TUESDAY, AUGUST 19TH I'M GOING TO CALL THIS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER WITH THE CITY SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. MITCHELL HERE. HEIZER. RIZZO.ZUNIGA. PRESENT. HARRIS. HERE. MCKINNEY. HERE. TOBIAS. I'M HERE. ALL RIGHT. FIVE MEMBERS
[II) Citizen Comment Period with City Council]
PRESENT. WE HAVE A QUORUM. NEXT UP IS CITIZEN COMMENTS. AT THIS TIME, WE ASK ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK ON ANY ITEM TO PLEASE DO SO. WE ASK THAT YOU LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES AND YOU DIRECT THOSE COMMENTS TO THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL. WE ALSO ASK THAT YOU FILL OUT A CITIZEN COMMENTS FORM AND SUBMIT THAT TO EITHER MYSELF OR THE CITY SECRETARY. I DO HAVE ONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, MR. KENNETH ROCHA. ROCHA I'M NOT SURE WHICH WAY. ROCHA. ALL RIGHT. MR. MAYOR. COUNCIL. KENNETH ROCHA. HOMETOWN. KYLE, I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY, ESPECIALLY CITY STAFF, CITY MANAGER, FOR ALL THE WORK THAT GOES INTO THE BUDGET. I KNOW BALANCING CITY NEEDS WITH RESIDENTS CONCERNS ISN'T EASY, ESPECIALLY WITH THE PROPOSED TAX INCREASE ON THE TABLE. I UNDERSTAND TONIGHT'S RESOLUTION IS A NECESSARY STEP IN THE PROCESS. YOU HAVE TO APPROVE IT IN ORDER TO EVEN CONSIDER A TAX RATE ABOVE THE NEW. I RESPECT THAT IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THE RATE IS FINAL TONIGHT, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, BUT IT DOES SHOW THE DIRECTION WE'RE HEADING. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO ASK STAFF TO TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS, TO SEE IF THERE ARE PROJECTS THAT CAN BE DELAYED OR FUNDED DIFFERENTLY. I ASK COUNCIL TO APPROVE ONLY WHAT'S ESSENTIAL NOW, DEFER WHAT CAN WAIT, AND BE UPFRONT WITH RESIDENTS ABOUT THE IMPACT. ASKING QUESTIONS IS NOT SAYING NO TO GROWTH. IT'S SAYING APPROVE WHAT'S ESSENTIAL AND JUST BE ETHICAL AND GOOD STEWARDS OF PUBLIC RESOURCES. BUDGETS ARE ABOUT PRIORITIES, AND OUR TOP PRIORITY SHOULD ALWAYS BE WITH THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE TO PAY THE BILL. I APPRECIATE Y'ALL ALL RIGHT.THANK YOU. THAT'S THE ONLY FORM I HAVE. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK? ALL RIGHT.
[III) Executive Session]
SEEING NONE, I'M GOING TO CLOSE CITIZEN COMMENTS. CITIZEN COMMENTS IS NOW CLOSED. NEXT UP IS EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS AGENDA ITEMS ONE A THROUGH G. PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS FIVE, 51.0715, 51 MORNING, EVERYONE. I'M GOING TO CALL THIS MEETING BACK TO ORDER.THERE WAS NO ACTION TAKEN DURING EXECUTIVE SES
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.