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          ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO RESUME AT 9:44 A.M. GOING INTO ITEM NUMBER FOUR. BUDGET AND TAX RATE, ADOPTION SCHEDULE. THIS IS YOU. HI, MAYOR. HI, COUNCIL. WE JUST WANTED TO GO THROUGH THE BUDGET AND TAX RATE DEADLINES WITH YOU ALL. SO YOU GUYS UNDERSTAND WHAT'S COMING THE NEXT TWO MONTHS. STAFF HAS IDENTIFIED THESE DEADLINES BASED ON STATUTORY GUIDELINES AND EVERYTHING THAT WE NEED TO FOLLOW WITH THE STATE. AND SO AFTER THE WORKSHOP RETREAT THIS 
          [1. Discuss the Proposed Fiscal Year 2026 Budget and provide direction to City Staff.]
WEEK, STAFF WILL BE SUBMITTING TAX RATES TO THE CITY COUNCIL. SO LOOK OUT IN YOUR EMAIL INBOXES BY BY BEFORE AUGUST 7TH NEXT WEEK. FOLLOWING THAT AND FOLLOWING THIS BUDGET WORKSHOP, CITY MANAGEMENT AND FINANCE WILL BE WORKING VERY HARD TO DEVELOP THE PROPOSED BUDGET, WHICH WILL NEED TO BE FILED WITH THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE AND ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE BY AUGUST 15TH. 
          AND THAT'S TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MEET THE DEADLINE WITHIN THE 30 DAY PERIOD BEFORE YOU ALL ADOPT THE BUDGET AND TAX RATE WE DO HAVE. AT THE AUGUST 21ST CITY COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULED FOR ANY BUDGET DISCUSSIONS YOU ALL HAVE WITH THE PROPOSED BUDGET, AND THEN ALSO TO SET THE PUBLIC HEARING DATE FOR THE BUDGET AND TAX RATE ADOPTION, WHICH WE'VE HAVE PRE IDENTIFIED FOR YOU ALL. 
          AND SO SEPTEMBER 18TH RIGHT NOW IS THE DATE THAT WE HAVE IDENTIFIED TO ADOPT THE BUDGET AND THEN ALSO HOLD THE FIRST READING AND HEARING FOR THE TAX RATE ADOPTION. AND THEN THAT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A PUBLIC HEARING TO APPROVE THE COS THAT YOU ALL HAVE RECENTLY DISCUSSED AT YOUR LAST MEETING. AND THEN THERE'S A CERTAIN PERIOD THAT WE WOULD NEED TO HOLD THE SECOND READING TO ADOPT THE TAX RATE. AND SO RIGHT NOW WE HAVE IDENTIFIED SEPTEMBER, SEPTEMBER 23RD AS THAT DATE TO ADOPT THE TAX RATE. AND WE WOULD NEED TO FILE THE ADOPTED BUDGET BY SEPTEMBER 29TH. AND OCTOBER 1ST IS WE JUST TALKED ABOUT CHRISTMAS DAY SO WE CAN START SPENDING FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. SO WITH THAT, DO YOU ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE UPCOMING TIME FRAME? DECEMBER 20TH LIKE SEPTEMBER 23RD MEETING? THAT'S THE SMALLER MEETING WHERE WE JUST NEED. JUST A SPECIAL MEETING ON A TUESDAY. IT'S LIKE THREE MINUTE MEETING WHERE WE JUST APPROVE THE SECOND READING AND THEN MOVE ON. ANYTHING ELSE? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. UP NEXT IS ITEM NUMBER SIX FISCAL FORECAST I THINK THIS IS MR. WILLIAMS. NOPE. I'M JUST GOING TO GET US KICKED OFF AND THEN TURN IT OVER TO MR. WILLIAMS. SO. SO ON THIS SLIDE, YOU SEE REALLY A TEN YEAR LOOK AHEAD IN TERMS OF WHAT WE ARE CONTEMPLATING OR MODELING OUT FOR THE GENERAL FUND. THE GREEN LINE IS OUR REVENUE LINE, AND THE RED LINE IS THE EXPENDITURE LINE. AND SO THAT EXPENDITURE PIECE REALLY REPRESENTS WHAT WE THINK WE WOULD HAVE AVAILABLE FOR PROGRAMING FOR OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE. SO RECURRING KIND OF OPERATIONS. ONE OF THE THINGS TO HIGHLIGHT IS, YOU KNOW, WE'RE BALANCED BUDGETS FOR 25 AND 26. 
          WE DO HAVE A COUPLE PROGRAMED ALLOCATIONS FROM FUND BALANCE FOR BOTH THIS YEAR, AS WELL AS ABOUT 3 MILLION OR SO FOR NEXT YEAR THAT ARE GOING IN TO PURCHASE EQUIPMENT. SO AT ONE TIME THINGS. SO AS WE LOOK AT ACTUAL NEEDS MOVING FORWARD, THERE MAY BE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES, HOURS THAT WE USE TO ADDRESS SOME OF THOSE OTHER NEEDS. SO LOOKING INTO THOSE OUT YEARS WE'RE REALLY LOOKING AT JUST WHAT THE OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE PIECES LOOK LIKE. 
          AND SO WHEN YOU BEGIN TO SEE THOSE REDS, YOU KNOW, YOU SEE THAT WE BEGIN TO DIP DOWN IN 2029. AND THEN YOU SEE WE BEGIN TO GO NEGATIVE STARTING IN 2034 AND 2035. SO THOSE ARE THE AREAS THAT WE'RE WATCHING. THOSE ARE THE THINGS WHEN WE TALK ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY, MAKING SURE AND UNDERSTANDING THAT WE HAVE TO BEGIN TO LOOK AT ADDRESSING AND WORKING AS WE GO INTO THOSE OUTER YEARS, AS WE LOOK AT DEVELOPING, PROGRAMING AND DEVELOPING THOSE ISSUES, THOSE ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT. THE OTHER THING TO CONTEMPLATE OR TO KIND OF HIGHLIGHT WITH THIS MODEL IS THAT WE ARE ALSO TRYING TO REPLICATE AND CONTEMPLATE IN ECONOMIC KIND OF SLOWDOWNS OR SHIFTS OR RECESSIONARY TRENDS IN HERE TOO. SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT A $330,000 DIP, THAT COULD POTENTIALLY BE A YEAR WHERE WE DO A PLANNED DRAWDOWN FROM RESERVE TO MAINTAIN OPERATIONS AND KEEP MOVING THROUGH. IF WE THINK THAT WE'RE KIND OF IN THAT 
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LITTLE BIT OF A DELTA. SO ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO IN YOUR PACKET, IN IN YOUR BOOKS, THERE'S THIS TABLE HERE. THIS TABLE IS A. 30 YEAR HOUSING AND POPULATION FORECAST. AND SO IT REALLY HAS BEEN REVISED TO REFLECT WHERE WE ARE TODAY FOR 25, WHERE WE ANTICIPATE ABOUT 1200 OR SO NEW SINGLE FAMILY UNITS BEING PERMITTED. IF YOU GO BACK AND LOOK AT HISTORY, WE CAN FIGURE OUT HOW MANY PERMITTED UNITS ACTUALLY CONVERT TO OCCUPIED UNITS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. AND SO THAT THEN HELPS US BEGIN TO CALCULATE WHAT OUR POPULATION AND GROWTH SCENARIOS WILL LOOK LIKE. SO YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THAT. AND BASED ON THIS SCENARIO, THIS TAKES US TO A POPULATION OF ABOUT 141,000. BY THE TIME WE GET TO 2055. AND SO WITH THAT, WE'RE LOOKING AT ADDING ABOUT 17,000 NEW OCCUPIED UNITS THROUGH THAT 30 YEAR PERIOD FOR SINGLE FAMILY AND ABOUT 8700 NEW OCCUPIED MULTI-FAMILY UNITS. TO GET TO THIS POPULATION THRESHOLD. IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT PAGE, CAN I ASK A QUESTION BEFORE YOU GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE WITH THAT POPULATION NUMBER, HOW IS THAT DIFFERENT THAN WHAT HAS BEEN PROJECTED IN THE PAST, WHERE THE NUMBER IS BASED ON 20? YOU SAID 55. OUR PREVIOUS POPULATION NUMBERS. YEAH, THE 2050S. WE'RE LOOKING AT 2050 I'M SORRY. RIGHT. YEAH. SO THOSE ARE THE FORECASTS. WE'RE LOOKING AT 200,000 PEOPLE. BUT THOSE FORECASTS ARE BEING PREPARED. 
          WHEN THE CITY WAS IN THAT PEAK KIND OF POST COVID RECOVERY PERIOD, AND YOU WERE LOOKING AT 2000 UNITS IN THAT RANGE FOR A COUPLE YEARS. AND SO THOSE FORECASTS WERE CONTEMPLATING OR I BELIEVE, WERE KIND OF ANTICIPATING THAT LEVEL OF CONTINUATION. ONCE THE MARKET BASICALLY CAUGHT UP AFTER COVID, IT BEGAN TO SETTLE BACK DOWN TO KIND OF PRE-COVID LEVELS WHEN WE'VE KIND OF BEEN HANGING IN THAT AREA. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU'LL SEE IN THIS MODEL IS, YOU KNOW, WE BEGIN TO SHOW A SLOWDOWN OVER TIME, AND THAT'S A NET THAT'S GOING TO BE A NATURAL MARKET PROGRESSION WHERE WE'RE OUR AREA. YOU KNOW, LEANDER AND LIBERTY HILL GET LEAPFROGGED TO GERAL, TO SALADO, TO OTHER AREAS WHERE LAND IS BROADER. IT'S PROBABLY CHEAPER TO TRY TO DEVELOP AND MOVE FORWARD, OR IT CAN HANDLE DIFFERENT MARKET TYPES. SO WE'LL SEE SOME OF THE HOUSING SHARE WE HAVE NOW, WHICH WILL WE ALREADY SEE SOME OF IT LEADING TO GEORGETOWN AND GOING NORTH OF US UP INTO THAT AREA. SO SOME OF THOSE THINGS WILL ACCELERATE. SO WE'RE CONTEMPLATING THAT WE'LL SEE A SLOWDOWN OVERALL IN TERMS OF THE PRODUCTION THAT HAPPENS WITHIN THIS COMMUNITY. IT'LL STILL BE POSITIVE. WE'LL SEE SOME SOME ACTIVE GROWTH, BUT IT'S NOT GOING TO BE TO THAT LEVEL. I THINK THAT WE WERE SEEING BEFORE UNDER WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT. SO THESE ARE THE REVISED NUMBERS. AND WE'RE COMFORTABLE THAT THIS IS A LITTLE MORE ACCURATE THAN WHAT WAS OUT THERE BEFORE. I THINK IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE REALISTIC. OKAY. AND SO THE KEY THING ABOUT THIS BUDGET OR THIS THIS MODEL APPROACH IS THAT WE'RE WE'RE REALLY BUILDING SOME PER CAPITA COSTS AND WE'RE BUILDING SOME PER CAPITA REVENUE PROJECTIONS INTO THIS MODEL. AND SO IF YOU LOOK TODAY AT WHAT KIND OF SALES TAX IS BEING GENERATED ON A PER CAPITA BASIS, AND THEN HOW MUCH OF THAT SALES TAX IS BEING GENERATED BY LOCAL SPENDING VERSUS HOW MUCH IS BEING IMPORTED DOLLARS FROM THE NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES ADJACENT TO US? WE BEGIN WE'RE STARTING TO BREAK THAT OUT AND TO REALLY PARSE THAT OUT IN, IN A MORE REFINED WAY. WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT FRANCHISE FEE FORECASTS, WE'RE LOOKING AT ALL THOSE DIFFERENT THINGS. WE'RE LOOKING AT UTILITY RATE AND UTILITY DEMAND. WE CAN BASE IT ON THAT, THAT MODEL. RIGHT. I LIKE THAT APPROACH BECAUSE IF THINGS SLOW DOWN, WE CAN MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT AND EVERYTHING POPULATES THROUGH. AND SO WE'VE GOT KIND OF A MORE ROBUST EFFORT THAT ALLOWS US TO LOOK AT REAL TIME ISSUES THAT ARE THERE. SO THAT ALSO IS HELPFUL WHEN WE GET ULTIMATELY TO OUR PROGRAMING AND OUR LEVEL OF SERVICE DEFINITIONS. WE CAN BEGIN TO SAY POLICE OR FIRE OR PARKS IS GOING TO REQUIRE SO MANY ACRES OR SO MANY EMPLOYEES OR SO MUCH TYPES OF SERVICE ON A PER CAPITA BASIS. SO WE'LL WE'LL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO THAT DIRECTION. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. I'M JUST CURIOUS HOW HOW IS THE POPULATION NUMBER CALCULATED. IS THAT USING US CENSUS BUREAU DATA OR IS THAT TEXAS STATE DEMOGRAPHER DATA? JUST CURIOUS. YEAH, IT'S LOOKING AT THE STATE DATA CENTER DATA. SO WE LOOK AT A PERSONS PER HOUSEHOLD ON THE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL PIECE. 
          AND THEN WE'VE GOT A PERSON'S PER HOUSEHOLD. IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT ON THE MULTIFAMILY. SO 
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I THINK ON THE SINGLE FAMILY WE'RE AT A 2.8 NUMBER. AND THE MULTIFAMILY, I THINK IT'S LIKE 1.5 ON MULTIFAMILY UNIT PER AVERAGE. GREAT. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. OKAY WITH THAT I'LL TURN IT OVER. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I'M GOING TO WALK YOU THROUGH THE GENERAL FUND FORECAST. CAN YOU ALL HEAR ME? OKAY, OKAY. THIS PARTICULAR SLIDE ILLUSTRATES THE GENERAL FUND IS PROJECTED TO GROW FROM 77.6 MILLION TO OVER 111 MILLION BY FY 2035. THE GROWTH GROWTH RATE IS APPROXIMATELY THREE AND A HALF TO 4% ANNUALLY. SOME OF THE KEY DRIVERS CONTRIBUTING TO THE RISING EXPENDITURES INCLUDE STAFFING, BENEFITS AND SERVICE DEMANDS FROM POPULATION GROWTH. THE PROJECTED DEFICIT IN THE OUTER YEARS EMPHASIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF MAINTAINING STRONG FISCAL POLICIES AND EXPLORING LONG TERM REVENUE STRATEGIES. 
          KIND OF GOES GOES WITH WHAT WAS TALKED ABOUT EARLIER IN TERMS OF MAKING SURE THAT WE'VE GOT SOMETHING IN PLACE IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY WHERE THE GROWTH RATE MAY DECIDE TO DIP A LITTLE BIT, WHICH MEANS OUR REVENUES WILL TEND TO LEVEL OFF. I FEEL VERY CONFIDENT THAT WE HAVE THOSE TYPES OF STRATEGIES IN PLACE THAT WILL ALLOW US TO TAKE AN EARLY LOOK AND BE VERY CAUTIOUS GOING FORWARD. NEXT SLIDE. PROPERTY TAX. PROPERTY TAX REVENUE REMAINS TO BE THE CITY'S MOST SIGNIFICANT AND STABLE REVENUE SOURCE. WE ANTICIPATE A CONSISTENT GROWTH OVER THE FORECAST PERIOD FROM ABOUT 42.5 MILLION IN 20 5 TO 68 MILLION BY 2035. NOW, THIS GROWTH IS DRIVEN BY INCREASED EXCESS ASSESSED VALUES, NEW DEVELOPMENT THAT COMES INTO THE CITY AND THE ONGOING POPULATION GROWTH. MAINTAINING A COMPETITIVE TAX RATE WHILE MEETING SERVICE NEEDS WILL REMAIN A BALANCING ACT. NEXT SLIDE SALES TAX REVENUE. SO THIS PARTICULAR REVENUE IS THE CITY'S SECOND LARGEST GENERAL FUND REVENUE SOURCE. THESE REVENUES ARE PROJECTED TO GROW FROM 12.5 MILLION IN 2025 TO NEARLY 17.6 MILLION BY 2035. THIS GROWTH REFLECTS EXPANDING COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY, INCREASED POPULATION AND CONTINUED RETAIL DEVELOPMENT. ONE THING I'D CAUTION IS SALES TAX IS A MORE SENSITIVE THAN ECONOMIC CYCLE THAN PROPERTY TAX. SO WE'LL NEED TO BE CAREFUL IN TERMS OF MONITORING WHERE WE ARE WITH THIS PARTICULAR FORECAST. NEXT SLIDE. FRANCHISE. FRANCHISE FEES. SO FRANCHISE FEES ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE FROM ABOUT 4.76 MILLION IN 20 25 TO 6.74 MILLION BY FY 2035. THIS PARTICULAR GROWTH CORRELATES WITH THE POPULATION INCREASES AND EXPANDED UTILITY USAGE. THESE REVENUES SUPPORT GENERAL FUND OPERATIONS, BUT CAN BE INFLUENCED BY CONSUMPTION TRENDS AND STATE POLICY CHANGES. WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT EARLIER ABOUT SOME OF THE LEGISLATIVE CHANGES THAT WE'RE ANTICIPATING HAPPENING. WE'LL DEFINITELY NEED TO KEEP OUR EYES ON THAT PARTICULAR LEGISLATIVE CHANGE. 
          CONTINUED MONITORING OF UTILITY FRANCHISE AGREEMENTS IS DEFINITELY GOING TO BE PRUDENT ON OUR PART. NEXT SLIDE. 
          AND ACTUALLY, CAN WE GO BACK TO A COUPLE OF SLIDES BACK? I THINK WE HAD JUST KIND OF WANT TO WALK THROUGH THINGS. SLIDE 21 PLEASE. YEAH. BUILDING PERMIT REVENUE. SO OUR REVENUE FORECAST REALLY IS FOLLOWING THE POPULATION HOUSING FORECAST THAT WE HAD PRESENTED. SO YOU CAN KIND OF SEE A OVERALL DECLINE THAT WE HAVE THROUGH 2029. YOU SEE A LITTLE BIT OF AN UPSURGE A 
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LITTLE BIT OF A WAVE. THAT WAVE KIND OF REFLECTS WHAT WE'RE SEEING IN DOCUMENTING IN TERMS OF LONGER TERM. WHEN YOU LOOK AT OVERALL FISCAL PERFORMANCE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. SO THERE'S ABOUT A 5 OR 6 YEAR CYCLE KIND OF CYCLE WHERE WE HAVE DEVELOPMENT THAT COMES UP, KIND OF LEVELS OFF, KIND OF COMES DOWN A LITTLE BIT, THEN BEGINS TO COME BACK UP. SO INTEREST RATES, COSTS, WHATEVER'S HAPPENING IN THE ECONOMY IS BEGINNING. WE'RE STARTING TO SEE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE TO US. AND AGAIN, THAT ALSO REFLECTS THE SHIFT IN TERMS OF SLOWDOWN OF SINGLE FAMILY NEW RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, THAT KIND OF SHIFT TOWARDS MULTIFAMILY AND THEN KIND OF A CONTINUATION OF GROWING COMMERCIAL AND HOPEFULLY INDUSTRIAL WILL BE KIND OF THE DELTA THAT WE DON'T QUITE YET, CANNOT QUITE YET QUANTIFY IN HERE. SO THIS IS A LITTLE BIT CONSERVATIVE, FOLLOWS OUR HOUSING POPULATION FORECAST. AND SO EVERYTHING KIND OF LINES OUT. 
          SO YOU HAVE A MAJOR INDUSTRIAL PROSPECT THAT WILL COME IN LIKE TITANS GOING TO COME IN. THEY'RE GOING TO START PULLING PERMITS. THAT'LL BE A LARGE INITIAL INFLUX OF DOLLARS IN TERMS OF PERMIT FEES. BUT THOSE THOSE PROCESSES TAKE LONGER THAN RESIDENTIAL. SO WE COULD CROSS OVER INTO MULTIPLE FISCAL YEARS. SO WE SEE A LOT OF MONEY COME UP IN ONE YEAR. AND THE MONEY IS THEN SPENT OUT OVER 2 OR 3 FISCAL YEARS. SO WE SEE A DIFFERENCE IN TERMS OF HOW THOSE DOLLARS COME IN AND HOW THAT IMPACTS THE BUDGET. SO IT REFLECTS THAT. YOU SEE THE DIFFERENT SHIFTS AND CHANGES IN VALUE THERE. IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE AGAIN, HERE'S THE OVERALL NUMBER IN TERMS OF WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT FOR. THE BLUE BAR IS THE SINGLE FAMILY UNITS THE NEW SINGLE FAMILY. AND THE RED REPRESENTS MULTIFAMILY UNITS THAT WE WOULD HAVE BUILT INTO THE MODEL HERE. AGAIN THAT KIND OF FOLLOWS HISTORICALLY WHAT WE'VE SEEN. OKAY. SLIDE 25 PLEASE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO. POPULATION HOUSING FORECAST THE SINGLE NEW SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL THE NEW MULTIFAMILY ARE ALL FACTORED IN. SO THIS MODEL ANTICIPATES WHAT THE REVENUE REVENUE GROWTH LOOKS LIKE YEAR OVER YEAR THROUGH OUR TEN YEAR LOOK AHEAD. THIS ANTICIPATES THAT WE'RE STAYING WITH THE SAME UTILITY RATES THAT WE HAVE TODAY. SO AVERAGE CONSUMPTION ANNUALLY PER SINGLE FAMILY UNIT IS ABOUT 10,000 GALLONS PER ACCOUNT. AND THEN ON THE MULTIFAMILY PIECES, WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT 150 GALLONS PER CAPITA PER DAY PER PERSON. SO WE'RE LOOKING COULD BE IN THAT 200 TO 225 GALLONS PER DAY PER UNIT KIND OF CONCEPT. SO IF YOU LOOK AT THAT, WE CAN EXTRAPOLATE WATER CONSUMPTION AND CALCULATE WHAT THOSE RATE ADJUSTMENTS LOOK LIKE. AND SO YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE'S AN OVERALL KIND OF RAMP UP OVER TIME IN TERMS OF WHAT THOSE INCREASES LOOK LIKE IN TERMS OF REVENUE. THE CURRENT RATES REALLY I MEAN, I KNOW WE CHANGED THE STRUCTURE OF THE UTILITY RATES A COUPLE YEARS BACK, I THINK THREE YEARS, FOUR YEARS AGO. BUT THE OVERALL RATE REALLY DIDN'T REALLY CHANGE. AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE HERE IS WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS GROWTH AND YOU ANTICIPATE THIS, YOU KNOW, WE ALTHOUGH IT LOOKS LIKE HEALTHY NUMBERS, WE HAVE $140 MILLION PROGRAM FOR WASTEWATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS. WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME AND ENERGY DOING WATER. AND 140 MILLION IS ABOUT A $9.5 MILLION ANNUAL DEBT SERVICE OBLIGATION. IF YOU LOOK AT A 30 YEAR WINDOW AT ABOUT A 4.5% INTEREST RATE. AND SO WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS MODEL IN TEN YEARS, OUR OVERALL REVENUE, INCLUDING WATER AND WASTEWATER, ONLY GENERATE ABOUT 7.9 MILLION MORE UNDER THE CURRENT RATE STRUCTURE. SO WE DO HAVE PROGRAMED IN TO DO A UTILITY RATE STUDY WHICH NEEDS TO BE DONE. BUT WE DEFINITELY ARE GOING TO HAVE TO CONTEMPLATE SOME ADJUSTMENT TO THE RATES IN SOME SOME STRUCTURAL COMPONENT. IT'S BEEN QUITE A LONG TIME SINCE THE CITY HAS REALLY DONE A RATE ADJUSTMENT. SO I THINK WE'RE PAST TEN YEARS OR SO SINCE THE LAST RATE ADJUSTMENT REALLY HAPPENED, I THINK. READY FOR THE NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. THIS KIND OF HIGHLIGHTS A COUPLE THINGS HERE. 
          SO THIS IS WHAT THE INCREMENTAL INCREASE LOOKS LIKE YEAR OVER YEAR. LOOKING AT JUST THE NEW GROWTH THAT'S THERE. THE LIGHT BLUE BAR IS WATER REVENUE. AND THE LIGHT TAN BAR IS SEWER. SO THE AVERAGE UTILITY RATE IS ABOUT $80 WATER AND ABOUT $32 WASTEWATER. SO OUR OUR RATES ARE REALLY HIGHLY LOADED OVER INTO THAT SIDE OF IT. SO AS WE'RE LOOKING AT RATE STRUCTURES, 
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LOOKING AT ADJUSTMENTS THAT MAY BE NEEDED, IT'S REALLY I WOULD ANTICIPATE THAT THE LARGER ADJUSTMENTS ARE GOING TO HAVE TO HAPPEN ON THE WASTEWATER RATE SIDE THAT'S THERE. BUT THIS JUST KIND OF GIVES YOU AN IDEA ABOUT HOW THAT BEGINS TO BREAK DOWN OVER TIME. AND THIS ONE. OKAY. 
          THAT'S A GOOD SEGUE INTO THE WASTEWATER REVENUE FORECAST. WATER REVENUES FOR RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER, BOTH SINGLE FAMILY AND MULTIFAMILY, IS PROJECTED TO GROW STEADILY FROM FY 26 THROUGH FY 2036. THE REVENUE WILL RISE FROM ABOUT 467,000 IN FY 2026 TO ROUGHLY 663,000. IN FY 2036. 
          THIS REFLECTS THE INCREASING WATER DEMAND FROM RESIDENTIAL GROWTH, BUT ALSO A NEED TO MAINTAIN RATE, STABILITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT, CONSERVATION AND RATE STRUCTURE PLANNING WILL DEFINITELY BE AN ESSENTIAL PLANNING PROCESS. NEXT SLIDE. WASTEWATER REVENUE SO WASTEWATER REVENUE FLOWS SORT OF A SIMILAR GROWTH PATTERN, INCREASING FROM 388,000 F IN FY 2026 TO 347,000. IN FY 2036. ALTHOUGH SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN WATER REVENUES, WASTEWATER CHARGES ARE CRITICAL TO FUNDING OPERATIONS AND FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN SYSTEM CAPACITY WILL BE NEEDED TO KEEP UP WITH OUR SERVICE AREA EXPANSION. 
          MOVING ON TO GOLF FORECAST. THIS IS THE FUN PART. SO GOLF IS PROJECTED TO GROW FROM 3.3. 2 MILLION IN FY 2025 TO APPROXIMATELY 4 MILLION IN FY 2035. THIS ILLUSTRATES A STABLE 2% ANNUAL GROWTH THAT'S BEING ASSUMED IN THIS PARTICULAR FORECAST. PLEASE NOTE THAT IN FY 25, ABOUT $1 MILLION WAS TRANSFERRED FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS TO FUND SOME OF THE CURRENT AND FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS IN OUR IN OUR IN OUR GOLF. FACILITIES. THIS MODEL ALSO HELPS TO ENSURE THAT GOLF COURSE REMAINS SELF-SUPPORTING, AND CAPITAL NEEDS ARE ADDRESSED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. NEXT SLIDE. QUESTIONS. I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS. SO GOING BACK TO. 
          SALES TAX. SO OUR SALES TAX SEEMS A LITTLE LOW. I THOUGHT WE WERE PROJECTING WE WERE DOING ABOUT 14 MILLION THIS YEAR. IS THAT IS THAT WHERE WE'RE GOING TO FALL OR WHERE ARE WE GOING TO FALL THIS YEAR? I KNOW IT HAS HERE 12.46. OKAY. AND SO IS THIS PROJECT ALL THAT. SO IT LOOKS LIKE YOU HAVE OUR ALL THE COMMERCIAL STUFF COMING ON AND PROJECTING IT. AND THEN WE DON'T REALLY HAVE A BETTER PROJECTION GOING OUT FURTHER. IS THAT IS THAT KIND OF WHY WE DON'T SEE A BIGGER GROWTH PATTERN THERE? SO COUNCIL MEMBER I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE THAT PARTICULAR CALCULATION READY AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER, WE CAN CERTAINLY GO BACK AND DO THAT CALCULATION AND PROVIDE THE INFORMATION TO COUNCIL. I WAS JUST WONDERING, BECAUSE IT JUST SEEMS LIKE WE PROBABLY SHOULD GET SOME MORE GROWTH OUT OF THAT. IT SEEMS TO ME I'M NOT. I'M NOT SAYING WE HANG OUR HAT ON IT WAY OUT IN THE FUTURE, BUT IT JUST SEEMS LIKE WE SHOULD HAVE A LITTLE MORE GROWTH THERE THAN JUST THAT. SO KEEP IN MIND THAT THESE PROJECTIONS ARE WHAT I WHAT I CALL CAUTIOUSLY CONSERVATIVE. AND I THINK THAT'S THE APPROACH THAT WE NEED TO TAKE, GIVEN THE ECONOMY THAT WE'RE LIVING IN RIGHT NOW. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ECONOMIC FUTURE IS GOING TO BE FOR, NOT JUST THE CITY OF LEANDER, BUT FOR THE ENTIRE COUNTRY. AND IF I CAN JUST REAL QUICK. SO IN BEHIND THIS, THE POPULATION HOUSING FORECAST, THERE'S A COUPLE OTHER TABLES. 
          SO THERE'S OUR PER CAPITA SQUARE FOOTAGE MODEL. IN ADDITION TO THAT THERE IS A SALES TAX GENERATION MODEL. SO IF WE LOOK AT THE POPULATION FORECAST WORKED WITH RANDALL TO REALLY IDENTIFY WHAT THE COMMERCIAL DEMAND WOULD BE IN THE CITY OF LEANDER BASED ON OUR POPULATION GROWTH. SO HOW MUCH RETAIL COMMERCIAL WILL OUR POPULATION BEGIN TO INCREASE THAT DEMAND 
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FOR? AND SO AND SO WHEN CAN WE EXPECT THAT TO COME ONLINE? AND WHAT IS THE AV THAT GETS ADDED OVER TIME. SO THAT THAT NUMBER IS THERE. SO WE KNOW HOW MUCH ADDITIONAL RETAIL SQUARE FOOTAGE IS THERE ON THE NEXT PAGE. THEN WE BEGIN LOOKING AT WHEN SOME OF THOSE THINGS COME ONLINE ON THE COMMERCIAL SIDE, BECAUSE WE'RE SEEING A SHIFT FROM JUST LOCAL GENERATED SALES TAX NUMBERS TO MORE REGIONAL. AND SO AS THE GATEWAY 29 CENTER OPENS, YOU KNOW, IF YOU GO TO TORCHY'S UP BY H-E-B OFF OF 29, YOU KNOW, YOU'LL MEET PEOPLE FROM GEORGETOWN, FROM ROUND ROCK ALL OVER THAT ARE COMING TO THAT STORE. SO WE KNOW OUR REGIONAL MATCH IS COMING. SO WHEN WE RAN THE MODEL, WE LOOKED AT THE OVERALL DEMAND REQUIREMENT FOR OUR LOCAL POPULATION. AND SO OUR YEAR OVER YEAR GROWTH, OUR PER CAPITA SPENDING, AND WE'VE GOT AN ESCALATOR, A 2% ESCALATOR TO THE RETAIL SALES VALUE YEAR TO YEAR IN THIS MODEL. SO THAT'S FACTORED IN FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE. AND THEN WE HAVE THE REGIONAL BASE. SO WE'RE CURRENTLY ABOUT 80 OVER 20 ABOUT 80% LOCAL 20% REGIONAL. SO NOW WE'RE GROWING IN ANTICIPATING THOSE OTHER SQUARE FOOTAGE IS COMING ONLINE. SO THESE COMPONENTS KIND OF FACTOR. SOME OF THOSE THINGS IN WHAT WE DON'T CAPTURE IS ANY SALES TAX RELATED TO ANY MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS THAT MAY HAPPEN. LIKE IF TITAN IS GOING TO OPEN FREE HILL BEGINS TO ADD MORE USERS. THAT MAY ADD SOME ADDITIONAL COMMERCIAL SALES TAX TO IT. THOSE THINGS AREN'T QUITE REFLECTED IN HERE. THE EXPANSION OF THE OF THE AUTO DEALERSHIP WITH THE SERVICE COMPONENT AND THE SALES PIECES THERE. SO WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE SOME OTHER MAJOR COMMERCIAL COMPONENTS COMING ON BOARD THAT WILL BE ABLE TO CAPTURE AS WE START TO SEE THOSE THINGS COME IN A LITTLE BIT LATER. SO THIS IS KIND OF DRIVEN ON THERE, KIND OF A LITTLE BIT OF A BASIS OF WHERE WE ARE TODAY. GROWING REGIONALIZATION IS THE CONCEPT UNDER THE MODEL RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. QUESTION IS THERE IN THOSE CALCULATIONS, IS THERE ANY ACCOMMODATION OF HOT TAX. IT IS NOT HOT IS NOT INCLUDED HERE. AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS THAT THAT'S A RESTRICTED FUNDS THAT REALLY GOES TO COMMUNITY MARKETING AND ADVERTISING. AND ABOUT 7,080% OF OUR HOT DOLLARS GO TO THE CHAMBER. AND THAT SUPPORTS THE CHAMBER MARKETING EFFORT AS THEY'RE OUT THERE SELLING THE COMMUNITY. ON SLIDE 29 ON THE GULF FUND FORECAST, YOU MENTIONED THAT IN 25, THERE'S A TRANSFER FUNDS AND, YOU KNOW, SOME RENOVATIONS WILL TAKE PLACE. IS THAT WHY IN 26, THERE'S A PROJECTED 14% DECREASE IN REVENUES? I'M JUST CURIOUS AS TO WHY EVERY YEAR AFTER THAT IS PROJECTED TO BE ABOUT 2%. WE'VE GOT 14% DIP IN 26. THAT'S THAT'S PRETTY MUCH THE DELTA THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT BECAUSE OF THAT TRANSFER JUST ON THE GOLF ONE REAL QUICK. SO WHAT'S THE IMPACT OF I GUESS THE RELATIONSHIP WITH CORK AND BARROW AT CORK AND CORK AND BARROW AT THE GOLF COURSE, IS THAT FACTORED INTO THIS AT ALL? BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S SOME REVENUE SHARE ON THAT. ON THE ON THE BACK END, I BELIEVE ALL THE, ALL THE REVENUES ASSOCIATED WITH GOLF ARE BEING CALCULATED INTO THIS PARTICULAR FORECAST. SO TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, YES. YES, I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION. SO THIS IS MORE ABOUT WASTEWATER. SO IF WE SELL OUR WASTEWATER WILL THAT ACTUALLY HELP US. AND ARE WE SELLING IT NOW. ARE YOU REFERRING TO OUR EFFLUENT. YES. 
          SO THE EFFLUENT DOES NOT GENERATE REVENUE AT THIS POINT. IT'S GOING TO THE GOLF COURSE AND IT'S GOING TO TREVISO FOR THEIR IRRIGATION. SO THERE IS AN OFFSET TO THE RAW WATER REQUIREMENT FOR THE CITY. SO THERE IS KIND OF AN INDIRECT COST OFFSET TO THE CITY TO ALLOW THAT TO BE USED AS A PRIMARY SOURCE OF WATER IN THOSE ARENAS. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT IS WHETHER WE CAN BEGIN TO ASSESS A RECYCLED WATER RATE. WE HAVE THE AGREEMENT WITH TREVISO, WHERE THAT'S BEING SENT OVER. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT ALLOWS US TO CAPTURE OR RECAPTURE OR COST FOR THAT. AND THE QUESTION WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, DO WE WANT TO BEGIN TO ASSESS A COST BACK TO THE GOLF FUND TO HELP COVER THE UTILITY FUND OPERATING COSTS THAT'S THERE. SO THERE'S NOT A COST OF WATER. THERE'S GOING TO BE A COST OF TREATMENT AND DELIVERY FOR THAT. 
          YEAH. I WAS THINKING MORE OF, YOU KNOW, NEW PURCHASERS OF WATER OF THAT EFFLUENT. YEAH. 
          WE'RE LOOKING TO CREATE A RECYCLED WATER SYSTEM THAT WILL ALLOW IT TO BE PULLED OFF FOR BULK WATER. AND SO THERE WILL BE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECAPTURE A LITTLE BIT OFF OF THERE. BUT THE BULK OF OUR WASTE STREAM DOESN'T COME TO OUR CITY PLANT. IT GOES TO THE REGIONAL PLAN AND OUT TO TREVISO. ANOTHER QUESTION IF NOBODY HAS ANY. SO. SO WITH THE IN ESSENCE, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A 
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CHANGE IN THE AMOUNT OF REVENUE THAT WE'RE BRINGING IN, BUT IT'S NOT GOING TO COVER THE IMPROVEMENTS IS WHAT I HEARD. AND SO WHEN WE LOOK AT SOMETHING LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE MAKING UP A GAP ON THAT. DO YOU DO YOU TYPICALLY AND I SHARE THIS WILL BE IN A FUTURE WORKSHOP OR SOMETHING ABOUT HOW WE GO ABOUT THIS. BUT WE LOOK AT SPREADING THAT OVER THE WHOLE PERIOD, OR WE LOOK AT WEIGHTING THAT ON THE BACK END, WHERE AS THE NEW CAPACITY COMES ON, THE NEW USERS PICK UP MORE OF THE MORE OF THE WEIGHT OF THAT. I MEAN, WHAT'S KIND OF THE PHILOSOPHY THESE DAYS ON THAT KIND OF STUFF? WELL, YOU'RE GOING TO I MEAN, JUST IF YOU LOOK AT JUST LIKE A PACO KIND OF BASIS, IF, IF WE TRY TO USE CASH ON HAND, THAT'S REALLY HAVING THE CURRENT RATEPAYERS PICK UP THE COST FOR FUTURE BENEFICIARIES OF THE SYSTEM. SO THERE IS A BALANCE BETWEEN TAKING CARE OF WHAT'S ON THE GROUND TODAY AND UPGRADING AND MAINTAINING THAT AND DOING REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT. WHEN WE'RE LOOKING TO BEGIN TO LOOK AT SYSTEM EXPANSION REQUIREMENTS, WE'RE LOOKING AT A VARIETY OF FUNDING SOURCES THAT MAY BE OUT THERE. IMPACT FEES WOULD BE ONE OF THE PRIMARY THINGS WE WOULD LOOK TO, TO KIND OF HELP COVER SOME EXPANSION. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE A LEVEL OF DEBT SERVICE ON THIS. 
          THERE'S SOME STRATEGIES ON THE DEBT SERVICE THAT ALLOW US TO BE ABLE TO RAMP UP OVER TIME. SO INSTEAD OF SAYING, BECAUSE BASICALLY, IF YOU LOOK AT THIS, THAT THIS NUMBER AND YOU LOOK AT WHAT IT WOULD TAKE TODAY TO BE ABLE TO GO OUT AND FUND ALL OF IT IN ONE TRANCHE TODAY, YOU'RE DOUBLING THE SEWER RATE, YOU KNOW, TOMORROW TO COVER THAT. AND SO WE'LL BE EVALUATING THE TIME AND NEED FOR CASH AND, AND HOW WE CAN LAYER AND BALANCE THOSE VARIOUS SOURCES IN TO TRY TO BACKLOAD THAT COST AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. SO WE HAVE MORE USERS ON THE SYSTEM THAT CAN COME IN AND HELP MODULATE THE RATES FOR ALL OF US ON THE SYSTEM TODAY. I CAN'T STOP MYSELF. SO WE WERE TALKING EARLIER ABOUT THE ESSENCE, THE COMPRESSION ON TAX RATES. SO WE WERE TALKING ABOUT HOW THAT WILL WORK, YOU KNOW, ON THAT. AND SO I WAS WONDERING, DO WE, YOU KNOW, IN OUR I KNOW WE HAVE THIS, BUT THERE'S A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE GO AFTER THAT WE GET FROM OTHER SOURCES THAT DON'T COME FROM OUR, OUR FROM OUR MONEY, LIKE OUR MONEY OR OUR TAXES AND EVERYTHING. AND DO WE HAVE ANYWHERE ON THIS WHERE WE DO WE TRACK IT ALL, LIKE HOW MUCH OUTSIDE MONEY WE'RE BRINGING INTO OUR CITY VERSUS INSIDE MONEY. AND, AND YOU KNOW, IN ESSENCE, KIND OF BECAUSE THOSE WOULD BE MONEY THAT BE FOUND TO HELP FUND THINGS THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY DOING. AND CAN WE TRACK THAT OR SOMETHING WHERE WE CAN SEE THAT AND MAKE MORE OF AN EFFORT TO GO AFTER OUTSIDE MONEY? BECAUSE AS THE STATE KEEPS, DOESN'T, TAKES AWAY MONEY FROM US? WELL, THE EXPECTATION IS THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FUND THINGS. IT WOULD BE MY EXPECTATION. SO OUTSIDE MONEY FROM SOURCES LIKE GRANTS FROM A LOT OF THE. SO WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD, FOR EXAMPLE, HAS A VERY HEALTHY GRANT PROGRAM AND A REVOLVING LOAN PROGRAM. A LOT OF THOSE PROGRAMS WHERE YOU'RE LOOKING AT ZERO INTEREST OR GRANTS OF DOLLARS ARE FOR COMMUNITIES THAT STRUGGLE WITH BEING ABLE TO GET MARKET COMPETITIVE FINANCING. SO THOSE THAT ARE HEALTHIER, THAT GET ONTO THE SYSTEM, AND IN SOME CASES IT'S MORE ADVANTAGEOUS FINANCING, FOR EXAMPLE, THE SWIFT LOAN PROGRAM THAT WE'RE PARTICIPATING IN WITH BCR, UA, THEY OFFER CHEAPER FINANCING ALTERNATIVES THAN THE OPEN MARKET IS GOING TO YIELD FOR US. SO WE'RE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THOSE TYPES OF SITUATIONS, THOSE LOAN FORGIVENESS OR THOSE GRANTS. WE'RE NOT GOING TO QUALIFY FOR A LOT OF THOSE. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT. WE'VE GOT OUR GRANT CONSULTANT THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE TALKING TO ABOUT WHAT PROGRAMS OR ALTERNATIVES ARE THERE TO HELP US IDENTIFY WHERE THERE MIGHT BE OPPORTUNITIES TO DO IT. I THINK OUR STRATEGIES ARE REALLY LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS THE RIGHT DEVELOPER PARTICIPATION LEVEL THAT NEEDS TO GO. I THINK WE HAVE TO EVALUATE THAT. AS WE KIND OF ALLUDED TO EARLIER, WE MAY NEED TO BEGIN THINKING ABOUT WHERE DO WE HAVE SOME OF THOSE SPECIAL DISTRICTS. DO THEY HAVE A PLACE IN THIS IN A WAY TO HELP EXTEND THAT INFRASTRUCTURE AND EXPAND THOSE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE DONE? AND IS THERE A WAY TO PROVIDE CREDITS OR OFFSETS TO THAT, YOU KNOW, IN THAT PROCESS? SO THERE'S THOSE POLICY COMPONENTS WE NEED TO LOOK AT. I THINK GRANTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT ARE GOING TO BE HARD FOR US BECAUSE WE'RE JUST NOT GOING TO QUALIFY BECAUSE WE'RE NOT A COMMUNITY OF NEED. AND WE'RE NOT WE'RE NOT GOING TO, AS A BROAD COMMUNITY, HAVE A LOT OF DISADVANTAGED SEGMENTS OF OUR COMMUNITY THAT ARE REALLY GOING TO QUALIFY US FOR SOME OF THOSE 
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OPPORTUNITIES. SO WE'RE TRYING TO GET SMARTER. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HONE IN AND FIND, YOU KNOW, THE MOST EFFICIENT WAYS TO BRING THE CAPITAL IN. AND SO WE CAN GET UP TO SPEED AND MAKE IT A CIRCUMSTANCE TO TRY TO GET AHEAD OF SOME OF THE DEMAND ANTICIPATED. PROMISE. THIS IS MY LAST QUESTION ON REVENUE. SO CAN YOU JUST KIND OF OUTLINE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT BLEEDS ON PROPERTY TAX. YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE LIBRARY DISTRICTS, TOURISTS, THINGS LIKE THAT. THAT IMPACT WOULD IMPACT OUR GROWTH AS WE MAKE DECISIONS KIND OF GOING FORWARD ON ON WHERE WE WANT TO, YOU KNOW, MAKE PROMISES WITH FUTURE TAX MONIES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO, YOU KNOW, OF COURSE, FROM THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS PERSPECTIVE, THE, THE OF COURSE, CAP METRO IS THE BLEED. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THAT PENNY OF OPPORTUNITY THAT THAT GOES TO CAP METRO. THE REALLY THE ONLY OTHER BLEED IS THE LIBERTY HILL LIBRARY DISTRICT, WHICH IS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE CITY. AND SO THAT'S A QUARTER PENNY THAT GOES TOWARDS THE LIBERTY LIBRARY DISTRICT. AND THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE VOTERS, I THINK, IN THE EARLY 2000. AND IT WAS PART OF THE PART OF LEANDER TODAY THAT IS WITHIN THAT DISTRICT WAS PART OF THE DISTRICT PRIOR TO ANNEXATION. SO THAT WAS ALREADY THERE IN VOTER APPROVED BEFORE THAT HAPPENED. SO THOSE ARE REALLY THE TWO AREAS WHERE WE DON'T SEE THE FULL PENNY OR THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND THAT PENNY. THIS IS A QUESTION FOR OTIS. SO. THIS THIS FORECAST THAT WE HAVE ON 19, THIS IS PROJECTED USING, YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW THE $100,000 TAX EXEMPTION FOR HOMES. IF THE LEGISLATURE PASSES, YOU KNOW, AN INCREASED EXEMPTION. AND LET'S SAY THE VOTERS APPROVE IT AS IS LIKELY TO HAPPEN THIS NOVEMBER WITH THE CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT ELECTION, DO WE REVISE THE FORECAST USING THE $140,000 EXEMPTION? IS THAT BUILT IN? IT'S NOT BUILT IN NOW, BUT WE WOULD HAVE TO REEVALUATE AND SEE WHAT THE SEE WHAT THE RESULTS ARE IN TERMS OF THE AMOUNT OF REVENUE. GIVEN THAT QUESTION, THAT SEEMS TO ME A LOGICAL EXERCISE TO DO NOW. IS THAT PART OF THE PLANNING AT THE CURRENT TIME, OR ARE WE LOOKING AT THESE FORECAST REVENUES, ASSUMING THAT THAT THAT IS NOT HAPPENING, WHICH SEEMS TO BE THE CASE? I THINK IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT FOR US IN A LONG TERM CONSIDERATION TO ACTUALLY SEE THOSE NUMBERS AND SEE HOW THAT AFFECTS SOME OF THE PLANNING GOING FORWARD, WOULD IT NOT OR ARE YOU DOING THAT? YEAH, WE'LL BE LOOKING AT THAT. BUT IT'S NOT A STRAIGHTFORWARD, YOU KNOW, 40,000 INCREASE BECAUSE THERE'S ALSO A RIPPLE ON EFFECT TO HOW YOU CALCULATE THE TAX RATE. SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE VOTER APPROVED TAX LIMITS. SO IT'S NOT AS STRAIGHTFORWARD AS SAYING THERE'S GOING TO BE 40,000 CUTS. 
          SO WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO EVALUATE WHAT IS THE TAX RATE CALCULATION. THEN BEGIN TO LOOK LIKE AT THAT POINT AS WELL. AND IT'S ON THE WAY IT'S CURRENTLY STRUCTURED. RIGHT. AND THERE'S ALSO THERE'S ALSO SOME TAX RATE CONSIDERATIONS IN THE LEGISLATURE NOW AS WELL TOO, THAT ARE GOING TO AFFECT US IN OUR ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THOSE PROJECTIONS. SO THEY ARE RESTRICTING OUR ABILITY TO FORECAST EFFICIENTLY RIGHT NOW. I THINK THAT'S FAIR. I THINK THAT'S FAIR. THAT SAID, KNOWING WHAT THE GENERAL REALITY OF THAT PROCESS IS AND THE POLITICAL REALITY OF THAT PROCESS, AGAIN, I THINK IT'S PRUDENT FOR US TO TAKE THAT INTO ACCOUNT AND HAVE THAT PLAN BE SO THAT WE KNOW AND WE'RE MORE NIMBLE IN BEING ABLE TO MAKE THOSE CHANGES WHEN WE NEED TO MAKE THOSE CHANGES, BECAUSE THOSE ASSUMPTIONS WOULD BE OFF AT THAT POINT. AND THEN WE HAVE TO COME BACK AND RECALCULATE. THAT'S AN INEFFICIENT WAY OF DOING IT. IF WE DO THAT NOW, WE CAN PIVOT, RIGHT. SO THAT'S AGAIN, I THINK STEVEN BRINGS UP SOME GOOD POINTS. THERE. ABSOLUTELY WILL DO. DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING GLENN WANTS GOING TWICE. DONE OKAY. NEXT. OKAY. THAT WAS ACTUALLY A GOOD SEGUE INTO TAX RATES. AND SO JUST JUST A LITTLE KIND OF BACKGROUND INFO WITH WHAT'S GOING ON TO WITH THE LEGISLATURE. AND WE'LL TALK MORE ABOUT NEXT WEEK AS WELL WITH SENATE BILL NINE WHICH WOULD WHICH WOULD LOWER THE VOTER APPROVAL TAX RATE FROM 3.5% TO 2.5%. IF THAT WERE TO PASS, THAT WOULD BE EFFECTIVE OF JANUARY OF 2026. AND SO THERE'S STILL TIME RIGHT NOW IN TERMS OF 
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CLARIFICATION THAT WILL COME OUT. BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS IF THIS WERE TO PASS, IT WOULD BE EFFECTIVE PROBABLY FOR THE NEXT TAX YEAR. SO THOSE WHO ARE KIND OF GOING THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS AND TAX RATE NOW, I DON'T SEE THAT. I THINK THAT WOULD BE VERY PROBLEMATIC FOR, YOU KNOW, A NEW TAX RATE REQUIREMENT TO COME INTO PLACE. AND THEN CITIES AND COUNTIES AND ENTITIES WILL HAVE TO RECALCULATE EVERYTHING DURING AFTER THEY'VE ALREADY PASSED THE BUDGET AND THEN IN SOME INSTANCES TO THE LEGISLATURE MIGHT POSTPONE THAT OUT TO GIVE CITIES ENOUGH TIME TO PREPLAN AND FORECAST AND STUFF LIKE THAT. SO I'LL BE LOOKING AT INTEL FROM THE CAPITOL ON THAT, BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I GAVE THAT KIND OF BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THAT. SO. WITH THAT KIND OF WANT TO GO THROUGH THE DIFFERENT PROPERTY TAX RATE OPTIONS THAT IS AVAILABLE TO THE CITY. AND SO OUR FINANCE TEAM HAS BEEN WORKING ON TAX RATE CALCULATIONS AND GETTING THINGS INTO WILLIAMSON COUNTY OR WILLIAMSON CAD. AND THEY'LL BE PREPARING THAT AND HOPEFULLY GET THOSE TO US BY NEXT WEEK SO WE CAN PRESENT THOSE TO COUNCIL. 
          BUT AS OF THE PROPERTY TAX RATE OPTIONS, THERE'S BEEN NO NEW REVENUE RATE. AND THAT PRODUCES THE SAME REVENUE AS THE PAST PRIOR YEAR OR THE PRIOR YEAR. AND THAT IS GENERATED FROM THE SAME PROPERTIES WITHIN THAT PRIOR YEAR. THE VOTER APPROVAL RATE, WHICH IS WHAT STAFF IS RECOMMENDING WITH THE BUDGET AND WITH COUNCIL'S DIRECTION BASED ON THE RECENT DIRECTION TO GO OUT WITH CO ISSUANCE, WOULD PRODUCE THE SAME AMOUNT OF OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE REVENUE AS LAST YEAR, PLUS THAT 3.5%. THIS IS ALSO GENERATED FROM THE SAME PROPERTIES AS THE PRIOR YEAR IN THIS TAX RATE DOES ALSO INCLUDE OUR INTEREST IN SINKING RATE, WHICH IS OUR DEBT SERVICE RATE. SO THAT'S FOLDED IN. THERE'S ALSO THE UNUSED INCREMENT RATE IN THIS BANK'S REVENUE FROM THE PRECEDING YEARS THAT CITIES WOULD HAVE COLLECTED. AND THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE ADOPTED RATE AND THE VOTER APPROVAL RATE. SO. AND WE WANTED TO GIVE YOU ALL AN IDEA OF HOW THE TAX RATES HAVE HISTORICALLY LOOKED LOOKED LIKE AT THE CITY OF LEANDER. WITH SENATE BILL NINE COMING UP, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ALSO EXPRESSED THIS TO THE STATE LEGISLATURE. I THINK THERE'S A MISCONCEPTION OUT THERE THAT CITIES IN GENERAL ARE INCREASING TAX RATES. THIS IS FROM MY EXPERIENCE IN THE NORTH TEXAS AREA. AND LOOKING HERE IN, YOU KNOW, CENTRAL TEXAS AS WELL, A LOT OF CITIES HAVE BEEN VERY FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE, LIKE LEANDER AND HISTORICALLY REDUCING TAX RATES AND BEING FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE TO TAXPAYERS. AND SO I THINK THIS IS HELPFUL IN Y'ALL'S TO IN YOUR DISCUSSIONS WITH ANYBODY Y'ALL MIGHT HAVE WITH THE STATE TO LET THEM KNOW THAT, HEY, WE ARE WE HAVE HISTORICALLY LOWERED OUR TAX RATES, AND THAT HAS BEEN THE CITY COUNCIL'S CONSISTENT DIRECTION TO MAINTAIN OR LOWER OUR TAX RATE IN PREPARATION OF EACH BUDGET. SO JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU ALL. AND SO WE WENT FROM IN 2015 FROM $0.63 DOWN TO THIS FISCAL YEAR, WHICH WE ARE PROPOSING MAINTAINING THE SAME RATE AT 42%. SO. ALL RIGHT. AND I DID SOME I WANTED TO SEE HOW EVERYBODY ELSE COMPARED IN THE AREA. AND I THOUGHT THAT MIGHT BE HELPFUL FOR Y'ALL. AND SO CONSIDERING WHERE YOU ARE OR WHERE WE ARE, YOU'LL SEE THE 2020. THAT'S THE BLUE LINE ALL THE WAY TO 2024 TAX YEAR. AND THE MAGENTA COLOR. I WANTED TO SEE HOW OTHER CITIES HAVE BEEN ADOPTING THEIR TAX RATES IN RELATION TO US. AND I THINK WE'RE FAIRLY RIGHT THERE IN THE MIDDLE. WE HAVE SOME COMMUNITIES WHO ARE A LOT HIGHER, WHO MAY HAVE RAISED IN CERTAIN YEARS AND MAY HAVE DROPPED DOWN, AND THERE'S OTHER COMMUNITIES WHO ARE MUCH LOWER. SO I THINK WE'RE KIND OF IN THAT EVEN SPOT IN THE CENTRAL TEXAS REGION. AND LIKE I SHOWED, YOU KNOW, IN THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, WE HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY BEEN CONSISTENT AT LOWERING OR MAINTAINING OUR EXISTING TAX RATE. SO JUST THOUGHT THAT MIGHT BE HELPFUL INFO. SO WITH THAT, DO YOU ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TAX RATES. AND I KNOW WE'LL DIVE DEEPER INTO NEXT WEEK WITH LEGISLATION. AND SO I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY THANK YOU FOR HAVING THAT COMPARISON. IT MAKES IT VERY CLEAR WHAT WE'RE DOING AND WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING HISTORICALLY. SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. I THINK IT'S IT IS HELPFUL. BUT I ALSO WOULD CAUTION COUNCIL, WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT CITIES LIKE ROUND ROCK TAYLOR, THE LARGER ECONOMIC DRIVERS, THEY HAVE ROUND ROCK WITH DELL. I THINK TAYLOR IS WHERE SAMSUNG IS IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, THAT JUST WE NEED TO WE NEED TO LOOK AT APPLES TO APPLES. WHEN WE DO THOSE TYPES OF TAX RATE COMPARISONS. I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION ON PFLUGERVILL. 
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IS THAT INCLUDING THE TAXES THAT THEY HAVE FOR THEIR EMERGENCY DISTRICT SINCE THEY DON'T RUN THEIR OWN FIRE, OR IS IT JUST THEIR CITY PORTION? THIS IS JUST THEIR CITY PROPERTY TAX RATE? OKAY. YEAH, IT'S GOOD TO BE IN LEANDER. YEAH. AND WE HAVE GOOD FIRE. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. 
          OKAY. COUNCIL, THIS PARTICULAR PIE CHART ILLUSTRATES WHAT THE FISCAL YEAR 26 OPERATING FUNDS COMBINED LOOK LIKE. LOOKING AT THE PIE CHART BEFORE YOU, THE GENERAL FUND IS ABOUT $83.5 MILLION. IT'S 61%, FOLLOWED BY THE UTILITY FUND AT 50.8 MILLION, 37%. AND THEN 2% OF THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE GOLF FUND AT 3.2%. IF YOU TOTAL ALL THOSE FUNDS UP, IT'S ABOUT $137.5 MILLION. THIS PARTICULAR CHART ILLUSTRATES, OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, IT DEMONSTRATES WHAT THE ACTUAL FUNDS GENERATED IN 22, 23, AND 24. IN FISCAL 25, THE BUDGET, AND THEN IN FY 2026. 
          THESE ARE THE NUMBERS THAT WE'RE PROPOSING FOR EACH ONE OF THOSE FUNDS GENERAL FUND, UTILITY FUND AND THE GOLF FUND. REVENUE SOURCES. SO AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, PROPERTY TAX, SALES TAX, WE TALKED ABOUT BUILDING PERMITS, THE FRANCHISE FEES AND OTHER REVENUES. IN FY 25, WE HAD A TOTAL OF $73.3 MILLION, OR $73.4 MILLION IN FY 26. WE'RE PROPOSING $80,000,080.5 MILLION, WHICH IS ABOUT A 9% INCREASE. THE PIE CHART ILLUSTRATES THE DIFFERENT PORTIONS OF THOSE REVENUE SOURCES, WITH PROPERTY TAX BEING THE HIGHEST AT 57%, FOLLOWED BY SALES TAX AT 17%. 
          THE OTHER SOURCES OF INCOME AT 14%. AND THEN YOU CAN SEE THE FRANCHISE AND BUILDING PERMITS AT ABOUT 6%. EXPENDITURES, BASICALLY BROKEN DOWN BY GENERAL GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, PARKS AND RECREATION, PUBLIC WORKS, POLICE, FIRE AND NON-DEPARTMENTAL. THIS ILLUSTRATES WHAT THOSE EXPENDITURES ARE FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR, WITH A TOTAL OF $83.5 MILLION. AGAIN, THIS THIS CHART SORT OF ILLUSTRATES THE BIG PIECES OF THE EXPENDITURES WITH POLICE BEING POLICE AND FIRE BEING THE LARGEST AT 22%, FOLLOWED BY GENERAL GOVERNMENT AT 15%. THEN OF COURSE, THE OTHERS PUBLIC WORKS, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND PARKS RECREATION FOLLOW THE LARGER PIECES. UTILITY FUND. SO WE'VE GOT OUR WATER SALES, SEWER SALES AND OTHER TOTAL BUDGET FOR FY 2025 IS $49.8 MILLION. WE'RE PROPOSING AN INCREASE OF ABOUT 2% AT $50.8 MILLION. AND AGAIN, THIS PIE CHART ILLUSTRATES THE BIGGEST PORTION OF THOSE AREAS. 
          WATER SALES ILLUSTRATES 65.8% AND SEWER SALES AT 23.6%. SORRY, MY FINGERS ARE GETTING STUCK HERE. SO THIS NEXT SLIDE ILLUSTRATES THE UTILITY FUND EXPENDITURES BROKEN DOWN BY UTILITY BILLING, WATER MAINTENANCE, WASTEWATER MAINTENANCE, WASTEWATER TREATMENT, WASTEWATER CONSERVATION, AND NON-DEPARTMENTAL. A TOTAL OF $50.8 MILLION. AGAIN, THIS PIE CHART ILLUSTRATES THE BIG PIECES, WITH WATER MAINTENANCE 
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BEING THE LARGEST AT 58%, FOLLOWED BY WASTEWATER TREATMENT AT 18%. AND THEN YOU'VE GOT UTILITY BILLING 13%, WASTEWATER MAINTENANCE AT 9%. EXCUSE ME, MR. WILLIAMS, THIS INCLUDES SOME SALARIES FOR STAFF, RIGHT? YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. GOLF REVENUES. SO WE'VE GOT A GREEN FEES, OUR CART RENTALS AND OTHER THAT MAKE UP APPROXIMATELY 2.8 MILLION IN THE CURRENT BUDGET NEXT YEAR. 
          PROPOSED BUDGET IS ABOUT 3.2 MILLION, ABOUT A 16% INCREASE IN GOLF REVENUE. THE BIGGEST PORTION OF THAT, OF COURSE, IS THE GREEN FEES AT 46%. THE OTHER FEES AT 34%, AND THEN THE CARTOONS AT 20%. GOLF EXPENDITURES, GOLF MAINTENANCE, PRO SHOP AND NON-DEPARTMENTAL MAKE UP $3.2 MILLION. IT'S BROKEN OUT BY GROUNDS MAINTENANCE AT 50%, THE PRO SHOP IS AT 46%, AND HE'S GOT A SMALL PORTION THAT FALLS WITHIN NON-DEPARTMENTAL. BASICALLY THIS CITY OF LEANDER ORGANIZATIONAL CHART ILLUSTRATES HOW THE CITY OF LEANDER IS ORGANIZED. WHO DOES WHAT, WHO REPORTS TO WHOM, AND HOW MANY DEPARTMENTS WORK TOGETHER. IT'S A VITAL REPRESENTATION OF AUTHORITY OR RESPONSIBILITY AND REPORTING LINES. THIS ALSO HELPS THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND WHO OUR CITY OFFICIALS ARE, THE STAFF, THE CITIZENS, AND HOW LOCAL GOVERNMENT OPERATES OR HOW THIS CITY OPERATES AND MAKES DECISIONS AND WHERE TO GO FOR HELP, FOR INFORMATION. ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, THANK YOU. LOOKS LIKE THE NEXT SECTION IS GOING TO BE FAIRLY DETAILED. SO DO WE WANT TO TAKE TEN MINUTES NOW TO STRETCH. ALL RIGHT WE'LL RECESS. THE TIME IS AND THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND BY THE WAY, I DID WANT TO THANK COUNCIL FOR BEING HERE THIS MORNING AND MAKING TIME IN ADDITION TO THAT, PUSHING THIS BACK AN EXTRA WEEK WITH ALL THE EVENTS WE'VE HAD, IT'S VERY MUCH APPRECIATED. SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. THIS IS THE MOMENT I KNOW WE'VE ALL BEEN ALL THE STAFF'S BEEN EXCITED FOR. WE'RE CHOMPING AT THE BIT TO GET A CHANCE TO BRAG TO YOU A LITTLE BIT AND TALK TO YOU ABOUT ALL THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING. 
          SO YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THE FORMAT I'M GOING TO WALK THROUGH WITH YOU RIGHT NOW FOR ALL OF OUR BUDGET UNITS. SO I KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF SLIDES IN HERE, BUT AGAIN, I DON'T THINK IT'S TOO DAUNTING BECAUSE IT'S WE'RE JUST KIND OF WANT TO WALK THROUGH. THE KEY THING IS TO BE ABLE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE PROGRAMS THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY ENGAGED IN. 
          SO, FOR EXAMPLE, CITY MANAGER PROGRAMS ARE THESE BASIC COMPONENTS. SO OVERALL OPERATIONS AS WELL AS OUR FINANCIAL OPERATIONS INTERGOVERNMENTAL WORKING WITH OTHER GOVERNMENTS AND AGENCIES ON VARIOUS THINGS THAT ARE OUT THERE. AND THEN REALLY KIND OF HELPING TO GUIDE THE OVERALL CITY AND TO DO STRATEGIC PLANNING. SO THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE ENGAGE IN ON OUR ROUTINE DAY TO DAY BASIS. SO THAT'S WHAT WE DO. OVERALL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 26 IS ABOUT 1.1 MILLION. THE ABOUT 89% OF IT IS PERSONNEL. WE HAVE FOUR FULL TIME EQUIVALENTS FOR FULL TIME POSITIONS MYSELF, MR. RAVEL, KENT AND JACKIE ARE ALL PART OF THIS BUDGET DISCUSSION. OUR BUDGET IS REALLY FAIRLY CONSISTENT FROM THE CURRENT YEAR. MOVING FORWARD. THERE'S REALLY NO ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR OR ASKING FOR. ONE OF THE BIGGEST DELTAS THAT WE HAVE IS ANY ADDITIONAL FUNDS THAT WE CAN SET ASIDE FOR CONTINGENCY OR RESERVE. SO THINGS THAT MAY POP UP ACROSS THE CITY, THAT SPECIAL THINGS THAT CROP UP. WE WOULD TRY TO TRY TO FOCUS ON THAT. SO WE'RE LOOKING OVERALL ABOUT A 7.4% INCREASE FROM 25 TO 26, WHICH IS ABOUT $75,000. AND THE LARGEST CHUNK OF THAT IS REALLY COMING FROM AN INCREASE IN DEDICATED RESERVE FROM 50 TO 125,000 MOVING FORWARD. SO WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS COUNCIL MAY HAVE FOR THE CITY MANAGER BUDGET OR CITY ADMINISTRATION BUDGET. OKAY, EXCELLENT. SO WE'LL TURN IT OVER TO DARA TO TALK ABOUT AND BRAG ABOUT ALL THE THINGS HAPPENING IN THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE. AND SHE MAY HAVE A DAD JOKE. I'M 
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JUST WARNING YOU. I'D SAY HE WAS GOING TO DO MINE, AND NOW HE DIDN'T. Y'ALL KNOW HOW MUCH FUN I HAVE DOING THIS. SO THE CITY SECRETARY'S BUDGET WERE ABOUT THE SAME AS WE WERE LAST YEAR. 
          AND OUR MAIN PRIMARY THINGS THAT WE DO ARE ELECTIONS, PUBLIC MEETINGS, ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS, AS WELL AS RECORDS MANAGEMENT AND OUR PROPOSED BUDGET. FOR THIS YEAR, WE'VE GOT THREE FULL TIME EMPLOYEES, WHICH ARE AMAZING LADIES WHO HELPED PUT ALL THIS ON TODAY, AS WELL AS ALL THE OTHER MEETINGS WE DO, AND THAT WE'RE PRIMARY EXPENSES ARE IN OUR BUDGET, INVOLVE RECORDS MANAGEMENT, ELECTIONS, TRAINING AND MAINTAIN MAINTAIN OUR CERTIFICATIONS. AND WE'VE ASKED FOR ONE SUPPLEMENT AND IT'S FOR TO HELP WITH. CURRENTLY WE'RE DOING OUR OPEN RECORDS WITH AN EXCEL SPREADSHEET. AND THEY'RE GROWING SO MUCH. THE CURRENT YEAR WE'VE DONE 711 TO DATE, WHICH THAT'S JUST HOW MANY COME IN. THAT DOES NOT MEAN HOW MANY ACTUAL REQUESTS THERE WOULD BE 1765 REQUESTS IN THOSE 711. AND LAST YEAR WE DID 936, WITH IT BEING A TOTAL OF 1806 REQUESTS. SO WE'RE ASKING FOR SOFTWARE TO HELP US MANAGE THAT AS WE GO FORWARD. YES, SIR. HAVE YOU IDENTIFIED THE SOFTWARE THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT YET? NO, SIR. WE'RE LOOKING AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT PLATFORMS. WILL WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THAT AND UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO THERE? PERHAPS OFFER SOME ASSISTANCE IF YOU IF YOU LIKE. YEAH. YES. IS THERE ANY TREND THAT YOU'RE SEEING IN WHY THE NUMBER HAS GOTTEN SO HIGH FOR THE REQUESTS. 
          NO, IT SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF THINGS HAVE TO DO WITH DEVELOPMENT. THEY'RE REQUESTING A LOT OF RECORDS FROM US TO HELP WITH THEIR CONSTRUCTION, DO OUR UTILITIES AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. GOTCHA. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. COUNCIL, ANYTHING? THANK YOU. GOOD. THANK YOU. YES. YOU ALWAYS HAVE. THAT WAS WAY BETTER THAN ANYBODY ELSE. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I AM PLEASED TO PRESENT THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT'S BUDGET. FINANCE DEPARTMENT PROVIDES CRITICAL INTERNAL SERVICES, WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THOSE ITEMS LISTED UP HERE ON THE PROGRAMS WE SUPPORT. EVERY CITY DEPARTMENT AND MAINTAIN FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND REGULATORY COMPLIANCE TO ENSURE THAT THE CITY ADHERES TO ALL FINANCIAL RULES, LAWS AND ETHICAL STANDARDS, WE SEEK TO BECOME A HIGHLY RELIABLE FINANCE DEPARTMENT THROUGH SEVERAL STRATEGIC INITIATIVES THAT I'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU THIS AFTERNOON. ONE IS TO ENHANCE FINANCIAL DATA AND INTEGRITY AND BEING TRANSPARENT ALSO TO ADVANCE BUDGETING AND FORECASTING PROCESSES, STRENGTHENING OUR INTERNAL CONTROLS AND RISK MITIGATION, AND ALSO TO DRIVE OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE. NEXT SLIDE. SO THE TOTAL BUDGET FOR FINANCE DEPARTMENT FOR NEXT YEAR IS ABOUT 2.4 MILLION. THAT'S FOR 13.5 FTES. ABOUT 86% OF THAT IS IN PERSONNEL, WHICH REFLECTS OUR INVESTMENT IN SKILLED STAFF ACROSS THE ENTIRE FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT. WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 120,000IN SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT, WHICH INCLUDES LAPTOPS, OFFICE FURNITURE, OFFICE SUPPLIES AND WHAT HAVE YOU. THERE'S ALSO ABOUT 124 IN CONTRACTUAL SERVICES, AND THAT'S BASICALLY FOR OUR INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES. WE ALSO HAVE OUR LOOMIS ARMORED CARRIER, AND WE HAVE OUR ANNUAL FINANCIAL AUDIT THAT WE HAVE TO PAY FOR OUT OF THAT PARTICULAR LINE ITEM. WE HAVE TWO. REQUESTS NEW REQUESTS FOR NEXT YEAR. ONE IS TO HAVE A NEW BUDGET ANALYST POSITION THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO ENHANCE, AS I SAID EARLIER, BUDGETING AND FORECASTING ACTIVITIES AND PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR BOTH THE OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGETING PROCESSES. WE ALSO HAVE ANOTHER ITEM. IT'S ENTITLED GOV OS SOFTWARE. THIS IS A CLOUD BASED SOFTWARE THAT'S BASICALLY A PLATFORM THAT OFFERS A SUITE OF SOLUTIONS TO DELIVER 
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CLOUD BASED ACTIVITIES. IT ENABLES US TO AUTOMATE MANY OF OUR MANUAL WORK PROCESSES, STREAMLINE OPERATIONS, AND TO PROVIDE SEAMLESS ACCESS TO RESOURCES AND INFORMATION, AND DELIVER CUT CUTTING EDGE SERVICES TO OUR STAKEHOLDERS. ANY QUESTIONS? ANYBODY? I'M PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. THANK YOU. WELCOME. ARE YOU LONGHORN FANS I. OKAY I AM NOT THAI BUT I AM HIS PROXY. AND SO WE JUST KIND OF WANT TO GO THROUGH THE COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAMS THAT OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM WORKS WITH ON A REGULAR BASIS. SO AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE WE'LL BE GOING THROUGH A NEW CITY BRANDING INITIATIVE. SO THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF EFFORT GOING TO BE PUT INTO THAT THIS NEXT COMING YEAR. THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM DOES A LOT OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH TO NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS, THOSE TYPES OF BUSINESSES HERE IN THE COMMUNITY. A LOT OF MARKETING EFFORTS, MEDIA RELATIONS, OUR NEWSLETTER. WE ARE ALSO WORKING ON GETTING THE PUBLIC ACCESS CHANNEL, GETTING UP AND RUNNING. 
          SO WE'RE LOOKING TO PURCHASE EQUIPMENT WITH PEG FUNDS THIS FISCAL YEAR. SO THAT WAY WE HAVE THAT READY TO GO AHEAD AND GET THAT IMPLEMENTED. OF COURSE, PUBLIC INQUIRIES, SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE CITY'S WEBSITE. FOR THE COMMUNICATIONS BUDGET. IT'S A TOTAL OF 469,000. WITH THAT, WE HAVE THE THREE FTES, WHICH IS THAI MARINE, WHO IS OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SPECIALIST AND HANDLES OUR SOCIAL MEDIA, AND THEN ALSO CLARA, WHO MANAGES OUR CITY WEBSITE FOR SUPPLIES. 
          THIS YEAR WE'LL GO THROUGH IT IN THE SUPPLEMENTS, BUT THAT INCLUDES TWO REQUESTS THAT THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM IS REQUESTING. THEN ALSO UNDER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES, ABOUT 35,000 OF THAT IS FOR OUR CITY WEBSITE. FOR SUPPLEMENTAL REQUESTS FOR THIS NEXT FISCAL YEAR. WE'RE REQUESTING A CITY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM. RIGHT NOW, WE UTILIZE ONE CENTRAL TEXAS, AND THERE'S SOME CAPABILITIES TO UTILIZE THAT IN VARIOUS WAYS. BUT I THINK WE NEEDED WE WANT TO LOOK AT SOMETHING THAT'S MORE ROBUST AND SOMETHING THAT COULD BE HANDLED INTERNALLY. AND THIS IS COMING FROM MY EXPERIENCE AND HAVING CITY, YOU KNOW, NOTIFICATION SYSTEM WHERE WE COULD HAVE PEOPLE FROM POLICE, FIRE, PUBLIC WORKS, DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS AS PART OF THIS GROUP. AND THAT WAY WE ARE ACTUALLY ACTUALLY ABLE TO MANAGE TO SEND OUT OUR OWN NOTIFICATIONS REGARDING ROADWAY CLOSURES, FLOODING EVENTS, YOU KNOW, ANYTHING THAT COULD BE OF INTEREST OR OF NEED TO THE COMMUNITY. AND SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE ARE REQUESTING FOR THAT SYSTEM. YES, MAYOR. THANK YOU. I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ON THAT. YEAH. SO WOULD THIS BE A SEPARATE SIGN UP FOR RESIDENTS THAN IN CENTRAL TEXAS? YES. YEAH. SO THERE'S DIFFERENT SYSTEMS OUT THERE. AND TY AND I HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT THAT TOGETHER. AND SO IT WOULD BE A SUBSCRIPTION KIND OF SYSTEM WHERE ANYBODY COULD SIGN UP. AND WHEN THEY SIGN UP, THEY'LL GET TEXT NOTIFICATIONS, EMAIL, PHONE CALL NOTIFICATIONS. AND THESE ARE ALL INFORMATION THAT WE ARE PUSHING OUT DIRECTLY THAT WE WOULD BE IN CONTROL OF. SO WHEN THERE IS A WARNING LIKE YOU WOULD GET FROM ONE CENTRAL TEXAS, IS THAT GOING TO GO OUT ON BOTH SYSTEMS? SO WHOEVER SUBSCRIBES TO WARN CENTRAL TEXAS, THEY'LL STILL GET THOSE NOTIFICATIONS. IF THEY'RE SUBSCRIBED TO OUR OWN CITY NOTIFICATION, THEY'LL GET OUR CITY NOTIFICATIONS AS WELL. 
          OKAY. AND THEN HOW ARE YOU GOING TO GET PEOPLE TO SIGN UP FOR IT? THAT'S ONE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH CENTRAL TEXAS IS THAT IT'S LEANDER'S PRETTY GOOD. YEAH. BUT IT'S STILL LOW. YEAH. SO I'VE ACTUALLY HAD PUSHES DONE PUSHES BEFORE TO WHEN I'VE LAUNCHED CITY NOTIFICATION SYSTEMS IN THE PAST. AND WHAT WE DO IS IT'S A BIG MARKETING EFFORT. SO NOT ONLY JUST PUSHING OUT INFORMATION PEOPLE SIGN UP, BUT ACTUALLY SETTING UP BOOTHS AT COMMUNITY EVENTS. I PUT A POP UP BANNERS GETTING PEOPLE TO SIGN UP ON THE SPOT. ANOTHER EFFORT TO IS AS PART OF THE UTILITY BILLING, RIGHT WHEN SOMEBODY COMES IN AND SUBMITS THE APPLICATION I'VE IMPLEMENTED, YOU KNOW, A LINE THAT YOU SIGN UP TO GET CITY NOTIFICATIONS. SO THAT WAY WHEN THEY'RE COMING TO BE PART OF A CITY, WHETHER THEY'RE A RESIDENT OR A BUSINESS, THEY'RE GETTING, THEY'RE GOING TO BE OPTED INTO THOSE NOTIFICATION SYSTEMS UNLESS THEY TELL US OTHERWISE. 
          AND SO WHAT WE WOULD DO DO WITH THIS IS DEFINITELY DEVELOP A MARKETING PLAN TO PUSH OUT 
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INFORMATION AND IDENTIFY. MAYBE DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS, DIFFERENT SCHOOL MEETINGS TO GET PEOPLE TO HAVE OUR PRESENCE THERE AND GET PEOPLE TO SIGN UP ON THE SPOT. SO IT'LL BE A BIG, BIG EFFORT TO DO THAT. OKAY. I THINK I WOULD WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE DETAILS OF HOW YOU PLAN TO DO THAT BEFORE ANY SORT OF MOVING FORWARD ON THAT, BECAUSE I THINK THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF PITFALLS THERE, BUT IT COULD BE REALLY GOOD. THANK YOU. CAN YOU GIVE US SOME EXAMPLES OF SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'D BE UTILIZE THE SYSTEM FOR? YEAH. SO THINGS THAT I'VE UTILIZED PAST CITY NOTIFICATION SYSTEMS FOR WHEN THERE'S A SPECIAL EVENT, ANY KIND, THERE'S KIND OF A CHANGE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. OR IF THERE'S A PARK CLOSURE, WE'D BE ABLE TO PUSH THAT OUT. 
          IF THERE IS A WATER LINE REPAIR THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN IN A SPECIFIC NEIGHBORHOOD, WE PUSH THAT OUT. AND WE COULD EVEN PUT IN LINKS TO. SO IT'S KIND OF DIFFERENT PROCESSES VOTING TO ONE. SO MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE INFORMATION ON A WEB PAGE, ON OUR WEB PAGE, RIGHT WHERE WE COULD ALSO DIRECT PEOPLE WHO ARE GETTING NOTIFICATIONS TO GET MORE DETAILS, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE NOTIFICATIONS ARE VERY TO THE POINT, BUT ALSO HAVE THE ABILITY TO LINK THEM WHERE PEOPLE CAN GET ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. AND WITH THIS TOO, YOU KNOW, THE ABILITY TO SEND OUT NOTIFICATIONS. IN REAL TIME AS WELL, SOMETIMES WITH, YOU KNOW, THOSE RIGHT NOW WHO ARE, YOU KNOW, SUBSCRIBED TO WARREN, CENTRAL TEXAS, YOU KNOW, THAT COULD BE SOMETHING THAT'S MAYBE OVERALL REGION, RIGHT. AND NOT SPECIFICALLY FOCUSED TO WHAT'S GOING ON A SPECIFIC AREA OR EVEN TO LEANDER. AND SO WITH THAT, WE'D BE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, SEND THAT OUT. YOU CAN HONE IN ON THAT ON EVERBRIDGE. YEAH, ON ON WARREN, CENTRAL TEXAS. LIKE YOU CAN DRAW THOSE. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. OKAY. SO WOULD IT BE USED FOR LIKE, SAY YOU GET A TRAFFIC FATALITY AND WE WANT PEOPLE TO A CERTAIN AREA WHERE WE'D USE IT FOR THAT. YES. YOU KNOW, LIKE THE INCIDENT WE HAD LAST WEEK. YEAH. JUST TO ADVISE OUR CITIZENS WHAT'S GOING ON IN A MORE EXPEDITED MANNER. WE USE IT FOR THOSE THINGS. YEAH. SO I'VE HAD, YOU KNOW, POLICE SEND OUT NOTIFICATION ON WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE COMMUNITY, FIRE ANY KIND OF, LIKE, EMERGENCY TYPE THINGS. 
          THAT'S WHAT IT'S BEEN USED FOR. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE? WHAT'S THE 311 SYSTEM? OH, THE 3311 SYSTEM. SO RIGHT NOW THE CITY HAS DIFFERENT WAYS IN TERMS OF PROCESSING. I WOULD CALL THEM SERVICE REQUESTS OR WORK ORDERS THAT COME IN. SO IF THERE'S LIKE A CODE VIOLATION OR SOMETHING THAT SOMEBODY REPORTS, YOU KNOW, THAT'S GOING THROUGH A DIFFERENT THAT'S GOING THROUGH A SYSTEM, IF THERE IS LIKE FOR A COMMUNICATIONS TEAM, WHEN THEY GET A CALL, THEY'RE BEING FILTERED IN AND THEY'RE FINDING OUT STUFF. THERE'S REALLY NO STREAMLINED, AUTOMATED AND TRACKING PROCESS FOR THAT. AND SO WITH THIS 311 SYSTEM IS WHAT IS WE'RE LOOKING AT IT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CITY'S WEBSITE DEVELOPER, TO BE ABLE TO CREATE AN APP WHERE SOMEBODY CAN BE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY, AND IF THEY SEE SOMETHING THAT'S GOING ON, THEY CAN TAKE A PICTURE, THEY CAN TYPE IT INTO THE REQUEST, PINPOINT IT TO THAT GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION, AND IT GETS AUTOMATICALLY DISPATCHED TO OUR INTERNAL 311 SERVICE REQUEST CENTER. AND FROM THERE WE CAN ASSIGN BASED ON WHAT TYPE OF REQUEST IT IS, SAY IT'S LIKE A FALLEN TREE LIMB OR A ROAD HAZARD, STUFF LIKE THAT. WE CAN AUTOMATICALLY DISPATCH THAT OUT TO SPECIFIC DEPARTMENTS, AND THE DEPARTMENT HEADS OR MANAGERS CAN ASSIGN IT TO A STAFF MEMBER. AND SO THAT WAY EVERYTHING'S GETTING FUNNELED THROUGH AND ALSO BEING TRACKED. WE'LL BE ABLE TO TRACK AND SEE THE AMOUNT OF LABOR AND TIME THAT SOMEBODY IS ACTUALLY RESPONDING TO A REQUEST. ADDITIONALLY, WITH THAT, THEY'LL BE ABLE TO GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY AS WE GO THROUGH OUR CITY PROGRAMS. HOW MANY TIMES HAS CODE ENFORCEMENT BEEN OUT TO A SITE DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE? HOW MANY TIMES HAS THIS ROAD HAS FACED, YOU KNOW, CRACK ISSUES OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT? HOW MANY TIMES HAVE WE EXPERIENCED VANDALISM AT A PARK? SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO TRACK ALL THAT INFORMATION AND SEE THE NUMBER OF STAFF AS WELL, AND THE NUMBER OF HOURS. THEY ARE THE TYPES OF 311 SYSTEMS THAT I'VE USED TO ARE PUBLIC FACING AND ALSO INTERNAL BASED. AND SO WITH THAT, WHEN SOMEBODY IN THE COMMUNITY SUBMITS A REQUEST FOR AN ISSUE THAT GETS AUTOMATICALLY ASSIGNED TO A STAFF MEMBER, EVERY NOTIFICATION AND INPUT THEY PUT INTO THE SYSTEM, THE RESIDENT IS GETTING THAT INFORMATION IN REAL TIME. SO IF I GO OUT TO THE PARK AND I SAY, TOOK A PICTURE, WE RESOLVED THIS ISSUE. THINGS HAVE BEEN FIXED. THE RESIDENT WILL AUTOMATICALLY GET A NOTIFICATION THAT SAYS IT HAS BEEN RESOLVED. HERE ARE THE DETAILS. SO THEY'RE ACTUALLY ABLE TO TRACK THE DATE AND TIME 
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AND THE ACTIVITY THAT HAS BEEN DONE BY STAFF MEMBER TO HELP FULFILL THAT REQUEST. I LOVE THIS. IS THERE ANY SORT OF WAY TO DO THIS PUBLIC FACING WITH THE THREE ON ONE PHONE CALLS FOR RESIDENTS? I THINK I THINK WE CAN LOOK INTO THAT. SO A LOT OF THE TIMES THREE ONE ONES ARE WITH PHONE CALLS AND A DIGITAL DASHBOARD, I THINK WE PROBABLY NEED TO LOOK AT IN TERMS OF HOW THAT WORKS, IN TERMS OF PHONE CALLS AND WHO IT GETS DISPATCHED TO. BUT I'LL GIVE AN EXAMPLE. SO WHEN I'VE IMPLEMENTED BEFORE, IF I GOT A CALL FROM A RESIDENT, THEY TELL ME WHAT THE ISSUE IS. 
          I'M AUTOMATICALLY ENTERING IN FOR THEM AND IT'S BEING DISPATCHED SO THAT THAT'S A WAY THAT IT WORKS IN LARGER CITIES AS WELL. OKAY, I WONDER ABOUT THAT, BECAUSE I'VE NEVER LIVED IN A PLACE THAT HAD 311. YEAH, THERE'S IT LOOKS LIKE SOMETIMES IT'S LIKE A IF THERE'S A CRISIS, THERE'S INFORMATION WHEN YOU CALL IN. IS IT LIKE, DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THAT. IT'S. YEAH, IT'S NORMALLY LIKE NON-EMERGENCY TYPE SERVICE REQUESTS. SO LIKE IN THE CITY OF DALLAS THEY HAVE A CALL CENTER. I TOUCH BASE WITH THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN. THEY ACTUALLY HAVE A 3 IN 1 SYSTEM, AND THEY HAVE A DESIGNATED CALL CENTER WITH STAFF MEMBERS WHO TAKE THOSE NON-EMERGENCY REQUESTS AND HELP FUNNEL THEM THROUGH. AND SO IT'S REALLY LOOKING AT WHAT KIND OF PROCESS WORKS BEST FOR US. AND MAYBE IT'S THAT, YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S A ISSUE OUT THERE AS PART OF A COMMUNICATION, MAKING SURE THAT THE PUBLIC KNOWS WHICH DEPARTMENT TO CONTACT. SO THAT WAY THE DEPARTMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING SURE THINGS GET TRACKED. AND SO IT'S ALWAYS A CALL CENTER, NOT LIKE A RECORDING. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. I WAS THINKING OF WHEN WE GET PEOPLE THAT CALL IN TO PD BECAUSE THEY WANT TO KNOW SOMETHING THAT'S GOING ON. YEAH, I THOUGHT MAYBE THERE WOULD BE A SYSTEM WHERE WE COULD HAVE A RECORDING IF. OH YEAH, THERE'S, THERE'S. YEAH. YOU SEE A TRAFFIC JAM. YOU'RE FINE. YEAH. NO, THERE'S A WAY TO SET UP THOSE VOICEMAILS AS WELL. I'VE DONE THAT. SO IF LIKE WHEN SOMEBODY CALLS THE MAIN LINE, THERE'S GIVE YOU OPTIONS RIGHT TO, TO BE CONNECTED TO A CERTAIN DEPARTMENT AND STUFF LIKE THAT. 
          SO THERE'S A OPTIONS WE CAN LOOK AT TO AND PUTTING EVERYTHING TOGETHER. THAT'S COOL. SO THANK YOU I WOULD DEFINITELY, DEFINITELY ENCOURAGE YOU TO BE LOOKING AT AI SYSTEMS WITH AI AGENTS HERE, BECAUSE THERE IS A TON OF WORK BEING DONE IN THAT SPACE, AND THIS WOULD MATCH UP VERY, VERY NICELY WITHOUT INCREASING INCREMENTAL COST TO THE CITY. IT REPLACES PEOPLE, IF YOU WILL, FOR LACK OF BETTER TERMS. BUT THESE ARE THE TYPES OF REDUNDANT TASKS THAT COULD BE EASILY, EASILY MANAGED BY AI AGENTS. AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE A REALLY, REALLY GOOD USE OF YOUR TIME TO LOOK INTO THAT AND SEE IF LEANDER CAN BE A LEADER IN THAT PARTICULAR AREA. I JUST THERE'S A TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY HERE, IN MY OPINION. ABSOLUTELY. AND THEY HIT ME UP ALL THE TIME. 
          SO I'M SURE THAT THEY DO. I'M SURE THAT THEY DO. BUT THE WORK THERE IS REMARKABLE. IT REALLY, REALLY IS. GREAT IDEA. SO GOING BACK TO THE CURRENT PROCESS. SO RIGHT NOW WE BASICALLY HAVE SILOS OF INFORMATION, RIGHT. SO EVERY DEPARTMENT HAS THEIR INFORMATION. IT'S NOT NECESSARILY SHARED. IT MIGHT BE TRACKED IN A SPREADSHEET OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT OR WORD DOCUMENTS OR THINGS LIKE THAT. IT'S JUST DEPEND ON WHO'S TRACKING IT. RIGHT. YEAH. AND SOMETIMES IT'S NOT TRACKED. SOMETIMES IT'S JUST AN EMAIL CHAIN BEING SENT OUT TO SOMEBODY. SO THERE'S REALLY NO FORMAL PROCESS. AND THIS SYSTEM WOULD REALLY HELP INTEGRATE AND STREAMLINE THINGS. AND AS COUNCIL MEMBER DEAN, YOU KNOW, MENTIONED ABOUT AI, THERE ARE I CAPABILITIES THAT WE COULD, YOU KNOW, POSSIBLY IMPLEMENT WITH IT AS WELL IN TERMS OF MAKING SURE WE GET INFORMATION OUT TO RESIDENTS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. SO AND WITH THIS ALSO, I MEAN, SO, YOU KNOW, AS, AS COUNCILMAN, WE GET REQUESTS AND THEN WE SEND THEM OVER TO YOU GUYS AND THEN, YOU KNOW, WE FOLLOW UP OR WE DON'T FOLLOW, YOU KNOW, ALL THIS AND WE KIND OF GOT THIS AROUND THE. YEAH. AND SO THIS IS ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY TO FOR COUNCILS, THE WAY I'VE IMPLEMENTED IN THE PAST, COUNCILS CAN ALSO CREATE AN ACCOUNT. AND SO THAT WAY Y'ALL ARE GETTING INSTANT NOTIFICATIONS WHEN SOMETHING'S GOING ON. SAY YOU'RE AT A COMMUNITY EVENT AND SOMEBODY MENTIONS SOMETHING, RIGHT. THAT'S YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO GO AHEAD AND JUST PUT IT INTO THE SYSTEM. AND THAT WAY THAT CAN BE TRACKED. WE CAN DISPATCH THAT STRAIGHT TO THE CITY MANAGER. I WAS ALSO THINKING MORE OF LIKE AN AUDIT KIND OF THING. SO LIKE WE'RE SITTING HERE SO WE DON'T GO AND WE DON'T HAVE TO GO AN EMAIL OR YEAH, JUST GO LOOK. OH YEAH, IT'S ALL RESOLVED. WE'RE ON OUR WAY. YEAH. AND THEN WHEN YOU LOG IN, YOU SEE ALL THOSE REQUESTS THAT YOU'VE SUBMITTED, THE ACTIVITIES, THE TIME STAMPS AND EVERYBODY WHO'S BEEN ASSIGNED TO THAT TASK AND THE PROGRESS REGARDING IT. SO AND THEN I HAVE ONE LAST QUESTION. WHEN WE GET TO. OKAY, IS IT ABOUT COMMUNICATIONS. THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. SO WHERE DOES POCO FALL INTO. IS THAT UNDER COMMUNICATIONS OR THE SURVEYING THAT WE'RE USING. YES. YEAH. YEAH. WE HAVE THAT PART OF UNDER THE COMMUNICATIONS BUDGET. SO THAT'S A SPECIAL EXPENSE. OTHER IS THAT THE I BELIEVE IT'S IT MIGHT BE IN THEIR SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE REPAIR. THAT'S WHERE THE SOFTWARE BUDGET IN. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE COUNCIL. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. RANDALL 
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YOU'RE UP I THINK. YEAH. YOU. GOOD MORNING. MAYOR AND COUNCIL RANDALL MALIK ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR. IN FRONT OF YOU IS THE SEVEN PRIMARY FUNCTIONS OF OUR DEPARTMENT. 
          WE'RE EXTERNALLY FOCUSED DEPARTMENT WITH KEY RESPONSIBILITIES TO FUND BUSINESS ATTRACTION AND RECRUITMENT, AS WELL AS THE RETENTION AND EXPANSION OF OUR CURRENT BUSINESSES AND BUSINESS COMMUNITY. AS WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, TOTAL TOTAL BUDGET REQUESTS IS $2.8 MILLION. JUST TO HIGHLIGHT THE PROPOSED BUDGET. TWO PERSONNEL, SAME AS THE CURRENT YEAR MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS, THE 29,000. THIS IS FOR SOFTWARE SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR US. 
          THIS IS OUR CRM PLATFORM, DEMOGRAPHIC DATA AS WELL AS ANALYTICS IN OUR AVAILABLE PROPERTY PORTAL ON CONTRACTS AND SERVICES. THIS IS WHERE OUR THREE AID AGREEMENTS ARE ARE HOUSED. TWO CHANGES THIS YEAR. HAPPY TO HAVE SOUTHSIDE BARBECUE OPEN NOW. SO THEY'RE THEY'LL RECEIVE A FULL YEAR OF THEIR SALES TAX REIMBURSEMENTS THIS YEAR, AS WELL AS ESTANCIA STEAKHOUSE, WHICH IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. AND THEY'LL RECEIVE A PROJECTED TO RECEIVE A PARTIAL SALES TAX REIMBURSEMENT HERE THIS FISCAL YEAR. ON, IF WE CAN GO BACK REAL QUICK ON THE SPECIAL EXPENSES, THIS IS WHERE OUR VIEWS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE FOR WILLIAMSON COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP AS WELL AS OPPORTUNITY AUSTIN. THIS ALSO ENCOMPASSES DIGITAL MARKETING, MARKETING, OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT VIDEO OR CURRENT ONES, A LITTLE A LITTLE DATED WITH THE CITY GOING THROUGH ITS PROCESS FOR REBRANDING, WE THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO WORK ON OUR OUR VIDEO AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT, AS WELL AS THE TIMING ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. THIS ALSO INCLUDES TRAVEL EXPENSES AS IT RELATES TO OUR RECRUITING EVENTS THAT WE ENGAGE IN. IF WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, WE DO HAVE ONE SUPPLEMENTAL REQUEST, AND THIS IS THE CREATION OF A INCENTIVE FUND THAT WE CAN CAN UTILIZE IN FOR US TO BE MORE COMPETITIVE ON OUR RECRUITMENT EFFORTS. HOW WE'RE ENVISIONING THIS, THIS FUND TO OPERATE IS TO BE ABLE TO REIMBURSE DEVELOPERS OUR LARGER END USERS, END USERS, FOR PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS. 
          SO WE'RE THINKING ROADS, UTILITIES AND PARTIAL REIMBURSEMENTS THERE AND HAVE THIS FUND ESTABLISH AND IN PLACE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO DRAW FROM AS WE ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE WITH THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY. WITH WITH THAT, BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. 
          COUNCIL. SO ON THE PROCESS FOR THE USE OF THE INCENTIVE FUND. HOW WOULD THAT WORK? WE WOULD WE HAVE A THE FIRST PROCESS IS WE HAVE AN APPLICATION THAT WE WOULD GO THROUGH. WE WOULD ANALYZE THE RETURN TO THE TO THE CITY, WHAT THE ASK IS AND IF IT IF IT MAKES FINANCIAL SENSE. AND NOW HAVING FUNDS AVAILABLE, WE COULD EASILY DEPLOY THOSE THOSE FUNDS AFTER WE ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT OR AN APPROVAL PROCESS, KIND OF LIKE THE 380 AGREEMENTS. IT WOULD WE WOULD INTERNALLY EVALUATE IT AND THEN PRESENT IT TO COUNCIL IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. I WAS GOING TO ASK, IS THERE A SPECIFIC LIMIT THAT CAN BE APPLIED SO THAT MULTIPLE BUSINESSES OR CORPORATE WHATEVER HAVE ACCESS? WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN TO THAT AT THIS AT THIS POINT. THANKS. DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING ANYTHING ELSE? COUNCIL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. AND AS A REMINDER THIS IS A WORKING LUNCH TODAY. SO WHENEVER Y'ALL WANT TO GET STARTED IS FINE. UP NEXT IS DAVIS. OH THANK YOU. FOR THOSE WHO CAN'T HEAR SALAD DRESSINGS AND EXTRA THINGS BEHIND ME. 
          GOOD MORNING MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY MANAGER, PROFESSIONAL COLLEAGUES. I'M 
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CHRISTY DAVIS, THE HR DIRECTOR. I'M ALSO THE CIVIL SERVICE DIRECTOR. AND I ALSO OVERSEE THE IT DEPARTMENT AND MUNICIPAL COURT. THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT HAS 14 MAIN PROGRAMS, OR AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY, THAT REQUIRE A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT TO PROVIDE THE BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE POSSIBLE TO OUR INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL CUSTOMERS ON A DAILY BASIS. FIVE OF THE PROGRAMS ARE NEW FOR FISCAL YEAR 25. EACH YEAR, THE HR TEAM CONTINUES TO OFFER MORE FIRSTS FOR THE CITY OF LEANDER. THESE PROGRAMS ARE ESSENTIAL SO WE CAN ATTRACT PEOPLE TO WORK FOR THE CITY OF LEANDER, HIRE THEM, PROVIDE TRAINING, HELP THEM GROW TO BE SUCCESSFUL, OFFER OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT WITH THEIR COWORKERS, PROVIDE BENEFITS FOR THEM AND THEIR FAMILY. ENSURE THEY WORK IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT, SHOW THEM HOW MUCH WE CARE ABOUT THEM, AND HOPEFULLY THEY WILL WANT TO STAY FOR MANY YEARS. I WANT TO GO OVER SOME OF OUR PROGRAMS SO BENEFITS AND RETIREMENT. THE ASSISTANT HR DIRECTOR, BELINDA MEDELLIN, IS ALSO OUR BENEFITS MANAGER, AND SHE WORKS EXTREMELY HARD TO MAKE SURE WE OFFER A ROBUST BENEFIT PACKAGE. CIVIL SERVICE WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. BELINDA AND I ASSISTED WITH THE CREATION OF THE CITY OF LEANDER. CIVIL SERVICE RULES, LED MULTIPLE PROMOTIONAL EXAMS AND THE LARGEST EVER FIREFIGHTER TESTING AT GLENN HIGH SCHOOL WITH ALMOST 140 APPLICANTS. COMPENSATION AND JOB CLASSIFICATION. AS YOU KNOW, WE JUST COMPLETED THE COMPENSATION STUDY. WE'RE CONTINUING TO UPDATE JOB DESCRIPTIONS AND PARTICIPATE IN INTERVIEWING APPLICANTS WITH DEPARTMENTAL HIRING SUPERVISORS. IN FIVE MONTHS, HR PARTICIPATED IN 145 INTERVIEWS ACROSS ALL DEPARTMENTS. EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT. OUR HR PROGRAM MANAGER, SHANTEL BLEWETT, CREATED THE FIRST LEANDER RECOGNITION AND ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE, AND THAT COMMITTEE COMMITTE CREATED THE FIRST EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION PICNIC. HR WILL STILL HOST THE HOLIDAY SERVICE AWARDS EVENT IN DECEMBER. EMPLOYEE RELATIONS IS ONE OF THOSE SERVICES THAT NEVER ENDS. HEALTH AND WELLNESS BELINDA CREATED THE FIRST LIT COMMITTEE. THAT COMMITTEE ORGANIZED THE FIRST HOUSE EMPLOYEE EVENT AND THE FIRST FIVE-K RACE AT LAKEWOOD PARK, ANNUAL HEALTH FAIR AND OTHER EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT IS LED BY SHANTEL BLEWETT, AND SHE HANDLES THAT FOR THE CORE TRAINING FOR NEW HIRES AND YEAR ROUND TRAINING FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. HR CONDUCTED THE FIRST SUPERVISOR BOOT CAMP TWO TIMES THIS FISCAL YEAR. MEET AND CONFER WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. I PARTICIPATED IN MULTIPLE PLEASANT AND SUCCESSFUL MEETINGS WITH THE LEANDER POLICE ASSOCIATION REPRESENTATIVES CHIEF MINTON AND CITY MANAGER TODD PARTON. A THREE YEAR AGREEMENT HAS BEEN REACHED. 
          PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT INCLUDES OUR SIX MONTH AND ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEWS. WE HAVE OUR PERSONNEL POLICIES AND LEGAL COMPLIANCE, WHICH IS THERE'S NEVER ENOUGH TIME TO TAKE CARE OF THAT. RECORDS MANAGEMENT IS ONGOING. WE HAVE RECRUITMENT, HIRING AND RETENTION AND OFFBOARDING. OUR HR GENERALIST, CARRIE HAMILTON, LEADS THIS AREA. AND AS OF TODAY, FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR, HR HAS RECEIVED OVER 3000 APPLICATIONS, POSTED 93 JOBS, HIRED 107 PEOPLE DURING 22 NEW EMPLOYEE ORIENTATIONS, PROCESSED 58 PROMOTIONS, TRANSFERS, AND ATTENDED FIVE JOB FAIRS, REPORTING. IN ADDITION TO PROCESSING PAYROLL AND LEAVE. ALISON MCGREW IS A REPORTING GURU. SHE GETS DAILY REQUESTS AND SHE IS PHENOMENAL SAFETY AND RISK MANAGEMENT. THIS FISCAL YEAR, WE HIRED THE CITY'S FIRST SAFETY AND RISK MANAGER, DANNY FUENTES. HE HAS AUDITED ALL CITY FACILITIES, MADE RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONDUCTED SAFETY TRAINING SUCH AS CPR, AED, STOP THE BLEED AND ACTIVE SHOOTER. HE CREATED THE FIRST SAFETY COMMITTEE WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM ALL DEPARTMENTS. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. WHEN I JOINED THE CITY OF LEANDER ALMOST SEVEN YEARS AGO, I BECAME THE THIRD HR PROFESSIONAL WITH APPROXIMATELY 300 EMPLOYEES. IN THOSE SEVEN YEARS, THE HR DEPARTMENT HAS SLOWLY ADDED A FEW MORE PHENOMENAL HR PROFESSIONALS, MAKING OUR TOTAL SIX AND A HALF FTES. EVEN THOUGH WE ARE A SMALL HR DEPARTMENT AND UNDER THE HR EMPLOYEE RATIO FOR FISCAL YEAR 26 AT 1.2 HR PROFESSIONALS PER 100 PER EVERY 100 EMPLOYEES WITH AN INDUSTRY STANDARD OF 1.7, WE HAVE CONTINUED TO RAPIDLY ADD NEW PROGRAMS AND ENHANCE SERVICES FOR CITY EMPLOYEES. ASIDE FROM OUR PERSONNEL, SOME OF OUR BIGGEST ITEMS ARE FOR THE SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE. SO NOAA.GOV IS OUR SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE FOR APPLICANT TRACKING, 
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PERFORMANCE REVIEW, LEARNING FORMS. THAT IS BASICALLY OUR HR SYSTEM. SO THAT ONE IS QUITE PRICEY, BUT EVERYTHING IS UNDER ONE HOUSE, SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE HAVING THAT SYSTEM. 
          CONTRACTUAL SERVICES. THAT'S OUR INSURANCE BROKER. AND ALSO WE DO A LOT OF BACKGROUND CHECKS, SPECIAL EXPENSES. SO WE HAVE SAFETY AND RISK MANAGEMENT UNDER THAT. WE'RE ALSO GETTING READY TO DANNY'S GOING TO BE CREATING A DRUG AND ALCOHOL PROGRAM. AND THEN THE TRAINING THAT HE'S BEEN CONDUCTING. WE HAVE OUR RECOGNITION PROGRAM AND ALSO WELLNESS PROGRAM UNDER THE SPECIAL EXPENSES INCLUDING TRAINING AND ADVERTISING. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. THANK YOU. I ASKED FOR AN ADDITIONAL HR BUSINESS PARTNER FOR FISCAL YEAR 26, SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO SUPPORT ALL DEPARTMENTS. COULD WE USE 2 OR 3 MORE PEOPLE? ABSOLUTELY. AS THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES INCREASES, SO SHOULD THE NUMBER OF HR TEAM MEMBERS. BY HAVING THIS ADDITIONAL HR BUSINESS PARTNER, WE WILL BE ABLE TO CONTINUE CONDUCTING INTERVIEWS WITH THE DEPARTMENT HIRING SUPERVISORS. 
          WE WILL BE ABLE TO START WORKING WITH LISD FOR A VOCATIONAL PROGRAM. WE WILL BE ABLE TO WORK WITH THE TECHNICAL SCHOOLS. WE WILL BE ABLE TO GET INTO THE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES CAREER CENTERS SO THAT WE CAN PROMOTE THE CITY OF LEANDER AND OUR JOBS. WE WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO DEVELOP A WORKFORCE PLAN AND A FORMAL COMPENSATION PROGRAM THAT WE WILL HAVE YEAR ROUND. THE HR TEAM MUST CONTINUE TO BE DILIGENT SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THE BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE. WE STILL HAVE A LOT WE NEED TO ACCOMPLISH. AS THE CITY OF LEANDER CONTINUES RAPID GROWTH. YOUR SUPPORT IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. COUNCIL, ANYTHING. 
          I'M JUST GOING TO SAY THANK YOU FOR SUCH A THOROUGH AND DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EVERYTHING THAT YOU ALL ARE DOING. IT REALLY GIVES A NICE VISUAL TO WHAT IS HAPPENING AND ALL THE BENEFIT YOU'RE BRINGING TO THE CITY. SO THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. ANYBODY ELSE? THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          THANK YOU ALL. APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT, MR. SMITH. GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL AND COLLEAGUES. I'M DEPUTY DIRECTOR STUART SMITH, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT. PAUL PRESTON IS REGRETS. HE CANNOT BE HERE TODAY. SO I'M STANDING IN AND I GOT HANDED A SLIDE DECK. 
          SO I'M GONNA WORK THROUGH THAT HERE WITH YOU. SEE UP HERE A LIST OF SEVERAL OF THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS KIND OF BROKEN DOWN. I WANT TO THANK KENT FOR KIND OF GETTING A LIST AFTER LISTENING TO US KIND OF JUST THROW EVERYTHING OUT. AND THIS REALLY CAPTURES A LOT OF OUR DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. WE'RE AN INTERNAL FACING GROUP, A LOT OF OUR. TASKS AND A LOT OF OUR GOALS ARE MET WITH THE DEPARTMENTS. OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE ALL THE DEPARTMENTS CAN DO THEIR JOBS IN A SECURE MANNER, WITH TECHNOLOGY THAT MAKES SENSE. A BIG THING WE HAVE IS OUR BROADBAND INTERNET, SO WE'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING SURE, AND I APOLOGIZE, I'M STILL RECOVERING FROM A LITTLE BIT OF A RESPIRATORY THING. PROVIDING BROADBAND INTERNET FOR CITY TO CITY BUILDINGS, CITY DEPARTMENTS. ONE OF OUR BIG GOALS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS IS TO EXPAND OUT SO THAT WE HAVE CITY DIRECT NETWORK ACCESS TO SOME OF THE MORE OUTLYING BUILDINGS. WE'VE GOT A CONDUIT STUDY THAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW. HOPEFULLY HELP US. 
          GET TO SOME OF THOSE BUILDINGS AND HAVE CAPABILITIES TO GET TO FUTURE BUILDINGS. CYBERSECURITY IS NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART, AND ONE OF THE THINGS I SPEND A LOT OF MY TIME ON, AND THAT ENCOMPASSES EVERYTHING FROM CYBERSECURITY TRAINING THAT I THINK EVERYBODY'S GOING THROUGH RIGHT NOW OR GET GETTING COMPLETE IN THE LEGISLATURE IS JUST PASSED A HOUSE BILL THAT EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1ST, WE ALSO GET TO DO AI TRAINING, SO THAT WILL BE FOR NEXT YEAR AS WELL. 
          SO WE GET CYBERSECURITY AND AI TRAINING ANNUAL MOVING FORWARD. AND THAT FALLS UNDER MY JOB DUTIES. AND I TAKE CARE OF BALANCING EVERYTHING IN THE CYBERSECURITY REALM FROM THE REGULATORY ASPECTS TO THE, YOU KNOW, DAY TO DAY, MAKING SURE WE DON'T GET A RANSOMWARE EVENT. 
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FORCE MULTIPLIERS. I LIKE HOW KENT BROKE THAT OUT AS ONE OF OUR PROGRAMS. THAT'S ULTIMATELY WHAT WE DO IN IT IS WE ARE A FORCE MULTIPLIER. I KNOW WE'VE TALKED AND WE'VE TALKED PREVIOUSLY AT COUNCIL MEETINGS. IT'S COME UP SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT HOW AI IS REALLY TURNING INTO A HUGE FORCE MULTIPLIER. AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WANT TO ENABLE IN A SECURE MANNER. WE'RE ALREADY HAVING DISCUSSIONS WITH DEPARTMENTS WHERE THAT MAKES SENSE. SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS HAVE ALREADY WORKED WITH IT ON THINGS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO, THAT THEY PUT IN THEIR BUDGETS OR THINGS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE TO, TO HELP THEM DO THEIR JOB MORE EFFECTIVELY. AND THAT'S SOMETHING IT. REALLY THAT'S ONE OF OUR BIG ADDITIONS TO THE CITY, IS MAKING THOSE FORCE MULTIPLIERS WORK. LOCAL AGENCY SECURITY OFFICER THAT'S ACTUALLY A PD SPECIFIC TERM. THAT'S SOMETHING I HELP PD WITH THEIR AUDITS AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY CAN CONTINUE TO CONNECT TO TEXAS DPS AND FBI SYSTEMS, BUT IT IS KIND OF A THAT IS KIND OF A ROLE THAT WE DO IN ALL THE DEPARTMENTS. IT'S WHERE WE GO IN. WE ADVISE ON CYBERSECURITY MATTERS, ACT AS A REPRESENTATIVE WITH VENDORS. A LOT OF TIMES VENDORS WILL COME IN AND TRY TO SELL A SYSTEM AND TRY TO JUST, YOU KNOW, GET IN THE DOOR AND THEN, OH, ALL THE SECURITY STUFF IS AN ADD ON COST. THAT'S ONE THING I SPEND A LOT OF TIME OF TRYING TO WORK WITH DEPARTMENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE DOING THE THINGS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE SYSTEMS WE BRING IN THE CITY IS PROTECTED. NETWORK PROTECTION IS ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE KIND OF CYBERSECURITY THINGS. WE WORK WITH DEPARTMENTS ON BRINGING IN NEW EQUIPMENT, MAKING SURE THAT EQUIPMENT WILL WORK WITH EVERYTHING ELSE IN THE CITY SO WE DON'T HAVE WASTE OF FUNDS BY THINGS THAT CAN'T FUNCTION FOR SECURITY OR OPERATIONAL REASONS. SOFTWARE MANAGEMENT, TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT, TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY. I'M GOING TO KIND OF PUT THOSE TOGETHER, SAVE A LITTLE TIME. 
          BUT, YOU KNOW, I, I WE'RE MOVING IN THE CITY WHEN WE WERE KIND OF A SMALLER CITY, A LOT OF KIND OF HOMEGROWN OR HOW CAN WE GET THIS DONE TODAY KIND OF STRATEGIES WERE IMPLEMENTED AND NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT HOW DO WE GET EVERYTHING TO AN ENTERPRISE LEVEL, HOW DO WE HAVE ENTERPRISE SURVEILLANCE VIDEO SO THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT CAN PULL UP OTHER BUILDINGS IMMEDIATELY FROM DISPATCH CENTER INSTEAD OF, HEY, WE BOUGHT THIS SYSTEM FROM COSTCO, YOU KNOW, A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, AND THIS SYSTEM CAME FROM FRY'S. AND, YOU KNOW, NONE OF THEM WILL TALK TO EACH OTHER. 
          AND WE'VE HAD SOME CHALLENGES EVEN RECENTLY WITH AN OLDER SYSTEM THAT, YOU KNOW, WE DEFINITELY WANT TO KIND OF RETIRE. THESE OLDER SYSTEMS, GO TO ENTERPRISE LEVEL SYSTEMS. AND I REALLY THANK THE DEPARTMENTS FOR WORKING WITH ME ON THAT AS WE MOVE TOWARDS IT, BECAUSE IT CAN BE PAINFUL AS WE MOVE OUT. WE HAVE A REPORT REPORTING TICKET SYSTEM. THAT'S HOW WE TRACK EVERYTHING WE DO. I KNOW EVERYBODY GETS TIRED OF HEARING THEY CALL ME AND SAY, AND I'M LIKE, HEY, HAVE YOU PUT IN A TICKET? AND YEAH, I GET IT. BUT THAT TRACKS, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S GOING ON ALLOWS ME AND PAUL TO MAKE SURE THAT THINGS AREN'T FALLING BETWEEN THE CRACKS AND THINGS ARE BEING ADDRESSED IN AN APPROPRIATE MANNER. SECURITY SYSTEM. IT'S RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PHYSICAL SECURITY SYSTEMS, INCLUDING DOOR ACCESS SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS AND ALL OF THAT. SO THAT AND THAT FALLS UNDER MY ROLE AS WELL. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. QUICK RUN THROUGH THE BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR. SIX FTES. WE'RE STAYING STAYING THE SAME AT SIX FTES. WE'RE ABLE TO UTILIZE A LOT OF FORCE MULTIPLIERS TO YOU KNOW, EVEN THOUGH WE'VE GOT A LOT MORE EMPLOYEES, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF GROWTH, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF NEW SYSTEMS. WE'RE ABLE TO UTILIZE A LOT OF FORCE MULTIPLIERS WHERE WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO KEEP THE PERSONNEL AT A STEADY LEVEL AND KEEP THAT, KEEP THAT COST DOWN. PERSONNEL INCLUDES EVERYBODY FROM ME AND PAUL, DIRECTOR AND CYBER SECURITY AND THE DESKTOP SUPPORT TECHS. WE'VE GOT MICHAEL AND JAMES AND, YOU KNOW, THE SYSTEMS ADMINS, GLENN AND SEAN CISNEROS DO A GREAT JOB. AND SO WE'RE KEEPING THAT THE SAME THIS YEAR. YOU. YEAH, ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE OTHER BEFORE I NOTICED WE JUST JUMPED A SLIDE. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS I JUST HAD A QUICK QUESTION. THE CAPITAL OUTLAY. WHAT WAS THAT AGAIN. YES, SIR. GOOD QUESTION. CAPITAL OUTLAY. 
          AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH OUR FINANCE TEAM AND MR. PARTON HAS COME UP WITH A, YOU KNOW, WE'RE WE'RE STARTING TO CONCENTRATE IT EXPENSES UNDER IT. BUT THAT INCLUDES REPLACEMENT OF SERVERS AND OTHER EQUIPMENT THAT HAS REACHED END OF LIFE. THAT INCLUDES OUR DESKTOP REPLACEMENT STATION AND ALSO SOME OTHER THINGS THAT HAVE COME UNDER IT FROM A REPLACEMENT SCHEDULE THAT 
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THAT FINANCE CLASSIFIES AS CAPITAL EQUIPMENT. ANYTHING ELSE? COUNCIL? ANY QUESTION ABOUT THE MICROSOFT COPILOT PART. SO YEAH, WE'RE WE'RE GOING TO GET TO THAT IN JUST A SECOND, SIR. JUST REALLY QUICK A CLARIFICATION ON IT. SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE HEADED THAT DIRECTION, BUT MAYBE NOT THERE YET. THE OTHER IT RELATED REQUESTS THAT ARE COMING FROM OTHER DEPARTMENTS, ARE WE LOOKING AT PULLING THAT UNDER IT AT THE END OF THE DAY? OKAY. THANK YOU MR. MR. PARTON MR. WILLIAMS ARE DOING THAT NOW. I THOUGHT THAT'S WHAT YOU WERE SAYING. I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY. MAKE SURE I UNDERSTOOD THAT CORRECTLY. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. SO OUR SUPPLEMENTS FOR NEXT YEAR, MICROSOFT COPILOT. THIS GOES BACK TO A DISCUSSION PREVIOUSLY ABOUT AI AND AI. YOU KNOW, I TOOK THAT FROM THAT MEETING. A DESIRE FROM COUNCIL TO HAVE A MORE OPEN, A MORE FREE APPROACH INSTEAD OF HAVING LIKE, YOU KNOW, THE RULES OF USE, DIFFERENT AI PROGRAMS. AND HERE'S A BUNCH OF RULES ON IT TO MAKE IT MORE FREE AND OPEN. 
          WE'RE STILL GOING THROUGH AND DISCUSSING POLICY SPECIFIC STUFF, BUT I CANNOT FIND A WAY WHERE I WOULD BE ABLE TO RECOMMEND IN GOOD FAITH TO COUNSEL A FREE SOLUTION. THERE'S GOING TO BE A COST INVOLVED. COPILOT RIGHT NOW IS KIND OF CHECKING THE BOXES, AND THAT'S PROBABLY WHAT I'M GOING TO COME BACK. IT'S LABELED THIS WAY, BUT THIS IS BASICALLY SETTING ASIDE FUNDS SO THAT WE CAN MAKE THIS WORK, BECAUSE THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE A FREE SOLUTION THAT I CAN RECOMMEND TO ACHIEVE THE GOALS THAT THAT WERE STATED BY SEVERAL OF YOU AT THE MEETING. SO THIS IS NOT TIED TO IF THIS BUDGET PASSES THAT WE'RE GOING OUT AND BUYING COPILOT, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WILL COME BACK TO YOU. BUT THIS MEANS FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO IMPLEMENT YOUR PRIORITY. AND IF THAT'S, YOU KNOW, IF WE END UP CHANGING UP HOW THAT LOOKS. BUT THIS IS JUST PUTTING MONEY ASIDE TO MAKE SURE THAT HAPPENS. SO WE'RE NOT GOING BACK AND TRYING TO CHANGE THE BUDGET AFTER THE FACT. WOULD YOU WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO TALK ABOUT MICROSOFT COPILOT FOR A LITTLE BIT? YEAH. SO ARE YOU SAYING THAT'S IN ADDITION TO WHAT WE'RE ALREADY PAYING FOR MICROSOFT? YES, MA'AM. OKAY. YES, MA'AM. INSTEAD OF GOING AND JUST KIND OF CHANGING, YOU KNOW, UPPING THE MICROSOFT LINE ITEM, WE SPLIT IT OUT AS A SUPPLEMENT SPECIFICALLY SO THAT WE COULD HAVE THE DISCUSSION ABOUT IT AND, AND TWEAK IT AND EVERYTHING INSTEAD OF JUST SHOVING UNDER. 
          MICROSOFT ALSO MAKES IT HARDER TO CHANGE ANY FUNDING. IF, YOU KNOW, WE DECIDED TO DO SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT. GREAT. AND I APPRECIATE YOU LOOKING AT ALL THIS. DID YOU DID YOU ALL GO BACK TO STAFF AND ASK HOW THEY PLAN ON USING AI IN THEIR JOBS TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'LL FIT? YES, MA'AM. I'VE HAD SEVERAL DISCUSSIONS WITH STAFF AND. WHAT WHAT A LOT OF CAME A LOT OF IT CAME OUT WAS IS A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE USING IT LIKE FOR CORRESPONDENCE. I WON'T NAME ANY NAMES, BUT, YOU KNOW, KIND OF LIKE, HEY, TAKE THIS, TAKE THIS EMAIL AND MAKE IT MORE PROFESSIONAL. TAKE THIS EMAIL AND. YOU KNOW, TRY TO EMPHASIZE THESE POINTS AND DE-EMPHASIZE THIS. I DO THAT ON BAD DAYS. I'M SORRY, I DO THAT ON BAD DAYS. MAKE THIS MORE PROFESSIONAL. 
          BEFORE I HIT SEND, I HAVE I'VE SOMETIMES SENT THAT EMAIL AND WISH I'VE DONE THE SAME. I WON'T AGREE, I'M GETTING A LOT OF THAT FROM STAFF OF. WE ALSO HAVE SOME RESTRICTIONS THAT HAVE COME UP WHERE LIKE. AND I GAVE THIS EXAMPLE TO MR. PARTON, BUT LIKE GRAMMARLY THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF REQUESTS FOR GRAMMARLY. TEXAS DPS CAME BACK LIKE IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. WE CAN'T USE IT. 
          THERE'S ACTUALLY A REQUEST FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. I TALKED TO OUR TEXAS DPS AUDITOR AND TRY AND BECAUSE IT SENDS INFORMATION BACK, IT IT THEY WERE NOT COMFORTABLE WITH ANY NETWORK THAT HAD ACCESS TO THAT. HAVING GRAMMARLY ON IT. THAT AND THERE'S SOME OTHER THINGS THAT MADE IT WHERE. SO WE CAN'T USE THAT BECAUSE IT SENDS DATA BACK. ONE OF THE REASONS I'VE REALLY KIND OF CONCENTRATED ON MICROSOFT COPILOT IS, IS WE ALREADY HAVE WE'RE IN A SECURE WE'RE IN THE GOVERNMENT TENANT. SO ANY DATA THAT GOES BACK GOES INTO THAT ALREADY APPROVED BY THE US GOVERNMENT, YOU KNOW, STATUS AND TEXAS DPS, IF IT'S IN THE MICROSOFT GOVERNMENT CLOUD, THEN YOU KNOW IT'S GOT A THUMBS UP FROM THEM. SO ONE OF THE BIG THINGS I'VE BEEN HEARING FROM STAFF IS, YOU KNOW, HEY, I WANT TO BE ABLE TO PUT IN, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO CLEAN UP THE GRAMMAR OF THIS EMAIL. I WANT TO, YOU KNOW, MAKE SURE THIS MEMO IS MAKING MORE SENSE. AND WHAT I TOOK FROM THE COUNCIL WAS, IS YOU WANT TO MAKE THIS AS, AS FAR REACHING AS POSSIBLE. AND SOME OF THE OTHERS WITH CHATGPT AND SOME OF THE, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE COMMERCIAL CLOUD VERSIONS THAT YOU CAN PAY FOR. BUT I COULD SEE IF WE GO BACK TO TEXAS DPS AND SAY, HEY, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT 
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WOULD LIKE TO USE IT TO HELP WITH THEIR EMAILS AND THEIR MEMOS, THAT THAT COULD SHUT THEM OUT OF THAT PROCESS, SIMILAR TO WHAT HAPPENED WITH GRAMMARLY. SO THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS I'VE BEEN LEANING TOWARDS COPILOT. IT'S ALREADY A TEXAS DPS APPROVED SECURE SOLUTION FOR DATA. I STILL WOULD NOT. FROM A POLICY PERSPECTIVE, WE WOULDN'T BE PUTTING DATA INTO IT DIRECTLY, BUT IT GUARANTEES DPS THAT EVEN IF THERE WERE LEAKAGE, IT'S STILL STAYING WITHIN THAT GOVERNMENT APPROVED SYSTEM. THANK YOU. AND SO, YOU KNOW, WITH THE 70,000, THAT'S OBVIOUSLY NOT ALL THE EMPLOYEES. RIGHT. OR IS THAT BECAUSE WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO IS WITH THAT, YOU CAN TURN IT ON FOR INDIVIDUALS. AND KIND OF IN MY COMPANY, WHAT WE'VE STARTED DOING WITH IT IS WE'VE ROLLED IT OUT TO DIFFERENT PEOPLE, AND WE'RE DOING LIKE HAVING THEM TEST IT, FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PARAMETERS ARE, AND THEN WE'RE COMING BACK WITH A USE CASE FOR THEM SAYING, HEY, USE THIS FOR MEETING NOTES, DO THIS AND THAT, AND DON'T DO THIS KIND OF STUFF WITH IT. I THINK IT'S I THINK IT'S REALLY SPECIAL THAT YOU GUYS GET TO GO BACK TO A SECURE MICROSOFT GOVERNMENT BASED ONE. I WISH I HAD THAT SOMETHING THAT OPTION IN MY COMPANY, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE IN ESSENCE, IT IS ALL GOING BACK AND FORTH AND THEY'RE LEARNING OFF OF IT AND ALL THAT. 
          AND SO IT'S NICE THAT YOU CAN BE IN THAT AND ALL THAT. AND I WOULD SAY IT'S DEFINITELY SMART TO STAY IN STEP WITH WHAT THE POLICE AND WHAT THE DIFFERENT SECURITY THINGS THAT ARE COMING DOWN FROM THE STATE ON THAT, BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE RESOURCES TO GO AND LOOK AT THAT STUFF. 
          THEY HAVE THE BUYING POWER TO FORCE COMPANIES TO FALL IN LINE AND ALL THAT. AND SO I THINK THAT'S WISE. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. YEAH. AND THAT'S AND THAT'S THE OTHER THING THAT COMES UP LATER ON. AND THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. I BELIEVE THIS IS FOR 200 EMPLOYEES, 200 OR SO. AND THAT'S EXACTLY THE IDEA IS, IS THAT WE WANT TO TURN IT ON, THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE I'LL SIT DOWN WITH CITY MANAGER AND APPROPRIATE STAFF AND WE'LL KIND OF LAY OUT, AND THEN WE'LL GET WITH THE DIRECTORS, AND THEN WE'LL ACTIVATE IT FOR EACH EMPLOYEE WITH A USE CASE. AND THEN BUT IT'S I HATE TO USE THIS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, KIND OF LIKE, BUT IT'S LIKE A WALLED GARDEN WHERE PEOPLE CAN GO IN THERE AND EXPERIMENT A LITTLE BIT. AND IF THERE'S A, YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY ACCIDENTALLY PUT SOMETHING IN THERE THAT MIGHT BE A BIT SENSITIVE, THAT IT'S PROTECTED WITHIN THAT US GOVERNMENT CLOUD TENANT. SO WE'RE NOT FACING, YOU KNOW, THAT. YOU KNOW, SOME SOME OTHER COMPANY PICKS IT UP AND RUNS WITH IT. AND ALL OF A SUDDEN WE GOTTA FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET GET IT OFF THE INTERNET. AND WE'RE ALSO PUTTING IN FOR CANVA ENTERPRISE. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT AND I'VE SPOKEN WITH MR. PARK AND MR. WILLIAMS AT LENGTH IN BUDGET MEETINGS. 
          WE'VE NOTICED A TREND WHERE SEVERAL DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS LIKE NEED THE ABILITY TO GO IN AND MAKE SOCIAL MEDIA VIDEOS, BUT THEY DON'T NEED, LIKE THE FULL ADOBE PHOTOSHOP SUITE, WHICH IS VERY EXPENSIVE. AND SO SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS ASKED FOR PERMISSION AND WE'RE PUT WE'RE BUYING CANVA ENTERPRISE, WHICH IS KIND OF A WEB BASED EDITING PLATFORM FOR KIND OF SIMPLE STUFF LIKE SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS. AND THEN WE KIND OF LOOKED AROUND AND THEN WE HAD LIKE, YOU KNOW, 15 DIFFERENT SUBSCRIPTIONS BEING CHARGED TO CITY CREDIT CARDS. AND MR. PARTON AND MR. WILLIAMS WERE LIKE, HEY, HOW DO WE SO HOW DO WE GET THIS SO THAT WE GET OUR, YOU KNOW, WE CAN TRACK IT AND THAT WE HAVE IT ALL UNDER ONE GROUP AND WE'RE ASSIGNING LICENSES WHERE IT MAKES SENSE. AND SO THIS IS ONE OF THE EXAMPLES WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BUY THIS AS AN ENTERPRISE SUBSCRIPTION. THIS GIVES US MORE SECURITY. THIS GIVES US MORE CONTROL OVER WHO'S GOT. SO IF SOMEONE'S NOT USING A LICENSE, WE CAN ASSIGN IT TO ANOTHER DEPARTMENT THAT IS USING IT. IT'LL ALL BE CENTRALIZED UNDER IT. AND SO THAT'S THAT'S AN EXAMPLE. BUT WE'RE ALSO DOING THAT WITH OUR OTHER EXISTING. SOFTWARE PRODUCTS LIKE ADOBE THAT'S GOING TO BE CENTRALLY MANAGED AND ASSIGNED BY IT. AND ALL OF OUR ALL OF OUR OTHER SOFTWARE SUBSCRIPTIONS. AND IF WE'RE USING SOMETHING WE'LL TURN IT OFF. WE'LL SAVE THOSE FUNDS. BUT WE MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT PUTTING ALL THE DEPARTMENTS TO FIGURE OUT, HEY, DOES THIS PERSON NEED AN ADOBE LICENSE OR NOT? OR ARE THEY USING IT OR NOT? WE'RE TAKING THAT ON IN IT. WE'LL MONITOR THAT USAGE, MAKE SURE THAT IF PEOPLE HAVE A BUSINESS CASE AND THEY NEED IT, THEN WE'LL GET IT TURNED ON FOR THEM. ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL, ANY OTHER COMMENTS? YES. AGAIN, GOING BACK TO THE. 
          RECONCILIATION AND KIND OF DEPARTMENTALLY PULLING THIS ALL INTO IT, I'D LOVE TO SEE AT SOME POINT AND ASSUMING THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS NOT THERE. AND IF IT IS, SHOW ME WHERE IT IS BECAUSE I'M GOING TO PLAY THE NEW GUY CARD HERE. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE CROSS COMPATIBILITY BETWEEN ALL OF THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS, ALL OF THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS. THERE ARE SECURITY CONCERNS, THERE ARE CYBERSECURITY CONCERNS, THERE ARE INFORMATIONAL RECORD 
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CONCERNS ACROSS ALL OF THOSE PROGRAMS. AND I KNOW THAT EACH INDIVIDUAL DEPARTMENT NEEDS TO HAVE SPECIALIZED SOFTWARE TO DO THE THINGS THAT THEY DO. HOWEVER, I THINK THAT IF WE LOOK AT THIS COLLECTIVELY THERE, THERE'S GOING TO BE OPPORTUNITY TO FIND EFFICIENCY. AND AGAIN, IT'LL HELP WITH THE LONG TERM CYBERSECURITY CONCERNS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. THE MORE YOU CREATE MULTIPLICITY WITHIN YOUR SOFTWARE ENVIRONMENTS, YOUR STACK. RIGHT. THAT JUST COMPLICATES THINGS. RIGHT. SO I'M SEEING AN OPPORTUNITY HERE BECAUSE OF THE REQUESTS THAT I'M SEEING THAT, THAT THAT IF WE'RE NOT DOING THAT OR IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE THAT, I'D LOVE TO SEE YOU DO THAT. AND IF YOU ARE DOING THAT, I'D LOVE TO SEE IT. JUST TO GET AN IDEA OF WHAT THAT IS. 
          SO THAT AS WE LOOK AT BUDGETS AND OTHER ISSUES THAT ARE IT CENTRIC AND WITH AI DOING WHAT IT'S GOING TO DO, I FULLY THINK THAT WE NEED TO GET AHEAD OF THAT AND BE COGNIZANT OF THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH SOME OF THESE DECISION MAKING, BECAUSE THERE MAY BE SOMETHING THAT IS REQUIRED TODAY THAT THERE'S A SIMPLER SOLUTION BASED ON SOME OF THESE MULTIPLIERS THAT YOU'VE DISCUSSED. SO I'D LOVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT A LITTLE BIT BETTER IS BASICALLY WHAT I'M SAYING. AT THE END OF THE DAY, I HAVE A GOOD FEEL FOR IT, BUT IT'D BE NICE TO HAVE THE DETAIL. 
          YEAH, 100%. AND ONE OF THE AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW THIS YEAR IS WE'RE KIND OF TAKING ALL OF THESE VARIOUS SOFTWARE THINGS OUT OF THE DEPARTMENTS, PUTTING THEM UNDER UNDER IT. AND THEN THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS I WILL BE DOING IS, IS GOING THROUGH THERE AND MAKING SURE THAT IT'S KIND OF LIKE WITH THE CANVA. WE NOTICED THAT AS PART OF THE BUDGET REVIEW, WE'RE LOOKING AT OTHER DEPARTMENTS BUDGETS. AND HERE'S A WIN. AND WE'RE GOING TO KEEP DOING THAT AND THAT THAT STARTING THIS WITH THIS YEAR WE'RE IT'S ALL MOVING UNDER. AND I'M GOING TO WORK WITH FINANCE ON THAT AS YOU KNOW IDENTIFYING ALL THESE PROGRAMS. AND THEN WE'RE GOING THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE DOING TRYING TO TRYING TO GET THE STACK KIND OF STANDARDIZED. ANYTHING ELSE. IF I CAN. SO I WANT TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT. WE HAVEN'T WE HAVE NOT TALKED ABOUT THIS. SO THIS IS SHOOTING FROM THE HIP. I'VE TALKED TO A COUPLE COUNCIL MEMBERS ABOUT DIFFERENT WAYS TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS FILES, DIFFERENT WAY TO BE ABLE TO LOOK INTO DATA. I'M WONDERING ABOUT IF COUNCIL CAN ACCESS TO VPN, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS. WE'RE STRUCTURED RIGHT NOW WITH TABLETS. WE'RE STRUCTURED TO FEED INFORMATION BACK OUT. SO STUART, CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW WE'RE STRUCTURED, WHAT POTENTIALLY GOING TO SOME. 
          YOU TALKED ABOUT THE WALLED GARDEN. I SEE SOME SORT OF IF WE DID LIKE A VPN ACCESS FOR COUNCIL IT WOULD ALMOST BE LIKE A WALLED GARDEN KIND OF CONCEPT WHERE WE'RE WE'RE DUMPING INFORMATION FILES, THINGS THAT Y'ALL CAN THEN COME IN AND ACCESS INSTEAD OF US PUSHING THINGS OUT. CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE AND WHAT KIND OF SYSTEM AND HARDWARE ADJUSTMENTS WOULD MAKE TO LOOK AT SOMETHING LIKE THAT? YES, SIR. I, I DON'T WANT TO GO INTO TOO MUCH DETAIL IN DESCRIBING HOW OUR NETWORK IS DESIGNED AND HOW WE BRING TRAFFIC BACK IN, BUT IN GENERALITIES, YOU KNOW, COUNCIL, COUNCIL APPROVED. WE MOVED INTO THE 365, THE MICROSOFT 365 ENVIRONMENT. WE REALLY WANT TO LOOK AT LEVERAGING THAT MORE. WE TRADITIONALLY HAVE RELIED ON ON PREMISES SERVERS FOR A LOT OF DATA LOCATIONS. WE DO HAVE OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE 365 PRODUCT TO MOVE THINGS OUT INTO THE CLOUD. I DON'T WANT TO GO INTO TOO MUCH DETAIL OF WHICH PRODUCT AND KIND OF WHAT DATA, BUT YES, SIR, THERE THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES TO DO DATA TO HAVE ACCESS BACK AND FORTH ON SOME OF THIS DATA THROUGH THE 365 PORTAL. WE DO HAVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR USE OF VPN THAT WOULD PROBABLY REQUIRE SOME CHANGES IN HARDWARE THAT WE ISSUE TO COUNCIL THAT I THINK THAT'S ANY MORE DETAILED THAN THAT. I'D PROBABLY BE MORE COMFORTABLE IN CLOSED SESSION AT A FUTURE TIME, IF THAT'S OKAY. I WOULD JUST RECOMMEND I DON'T. I DON'T THINK WE NECESSARILY NEED VPN ACCESS, BUT I WOULD SAY IS THAT WE JUST NEED ACCESS TO CERTAIN INFORMATION. AND IF YOU WERE TO SHARE IT THROUGH MICROSOFT, MICROSOFT 365, IN SOME MANNER, DOCUMENTS THAT ARE INTENDED FOR US OR GRANTED TO US, I THINK THAT'S A BETTER WAY TO GO. WE DON'T NEED TO TRAVERSE OR HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO THAT. I THINK THAT THAT'S JUST THE, YOU KNOW, WE CHANGE. WE'RE NOT AS SECURE. WE'RE NOT WE'RE NOT AS HEAVILY INTO THIS AS THE EMPLOYEES. AND SO I JUST WOULD STEER AWAY FROM THAT KIND OF ACCESS. THAT'S JUST MY RECOMMENDATION. I WOULD RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE BECAUSE I THINK THAT THAT'S A POTENTIAL 
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OPPORTUNITY NOT FOR US TO NECESSARILY ACCESS, BUT FOR BAD ACTORS TO ACCESS. AND I THINK IF WE DON'T ADDRESS THAT IN THE LONG RUN, NOT KNOWING WHERE TECHNOLOGY WILL BE IN TWO YEARS, TWO WEEKS, AT THIS POINT, I THINK IT'S BETTER TO ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION. AND I THINK THAT THE VPN IS A VERY, VERY STRONG IDEA, AND I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD DEFINITELY BE THINKING ABOUT, NOT TALKING ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGY. I'M TALKING ABOUT GRANTING ACCESS TO COUNCIL PEOPLE. IT'S THE SAME THING. IT'S IF WE HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY, WE COULD PROBABLY TAKE THIS OFFLINE. BUT YEAH, I WOULD, I WOULD DISAGREE. COUNCIL AND WE HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT OPTIONS AND WE HAVE A LOT OF THE LEGISLATURE HAS PUT IN LEGAL AUTHORITY FOR US TO TALK ABOUT THIS IN CLOSED DOOR SESSION, WHERE I CAN BE A LITTLE BIT MORE OPEN ABOUT WHAT OUR CAPABILITIES ARE. AND I KNOW THE CITY MANAGER IS MAKING REFERENCE TO SOME DISCUSSION THAT'S OCCURRED ON HOW BEST CAN COUNCIL GET INFORMATION, BUT THE LEGISLATURE ALLOWS FOR US TO DO THAT IN A CLOSED DOOR SESSION. I'D BE HAPPY TO COME TO DO A WORKSHOP AT A FUTURE TIME AND WORK THROUGH WHAT SOME OPTIONS ARE. AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE CITY MANAGER ABOUT WHAT HE'D LIKE TO SEE. THAT'S FAIR. THAT SOUNDS GOOD. AND I GUESS I GUESS MY POINT TO THIS WAS THAT THIS THAT COST IS AN ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENT THAT IS NOT CONTEMPLATED IN THIS BUDGET. IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S A PRIORITY FOR COUNCIL, WE CAN WE CAN PULL SOME INFORMATION, GET A BUDGET ITEM AND COME TO YOU ON CLOSED SESSION AND TALK ABOUT WHAT THAT PROCESS, WHAT WOULD BE A COST FOR US TO BE ABLE TO VIEW SOME DOCUMENTS BECAUSE OUR CURRENT SYSTEM IS ANYTHING THAT WE NEED, A POLICY OR A LETTER THAT WAS SENT OUT OR WHATEVER, WE RECEIVE IT IN EMAIL. AND SO IF WE EVER WANT TO REFERENCE IT AGAIN, WE HAVE TO DOWNLOAD IT AND THEN SAVE IT IN OUR OWN UNSECURE WAY ON OUR PERSONAL DEVICES. OR I GUESS ON OUR TABLET OR SOMETHING. RIGHT. LIKE IT'S UP TO US TO DECIDE WHERE THAT FILE GOES. AND SO IT'S OUT OF THE CITY'S HANDS. AND SO I THINK THE CONVERSATION HAS BEEN WHY ISN'T THERE LIKE LIKE A GOOGLE DRIVE THAT'S JUST HERE ARE THE IMPORTANT THINGS AND BUT PROBABLY NOT GOOGLE. RIGHT. LIKE BUT SOMETHING LIKE THAT A REPOSITORY THAT WE COULD ACCESS. AND WE CERTAINLY HAVE A LOT OF OPTIONS THAT WE CAN DISCUSS. 
          ONCE AGAIN, I WOULD I WOULD REALLY PREFER TO GET FROM EACH OF YOU WHAT YOUR SPECIFIC CONCERNS ARE, SO THAT I COULD MORE EFFECTIVELY COME UP WITH SOME IDEAS. WE DO HAVE A LOT OF OPTIONS, BUT AS MR. PARTON POINTED OUT, SOME PEOPLE THROWN OUT ABOUT VPN ACCESS AND THERE IS A COST INVOLVED WITH THAT THAT WE DO NOT CURRENTLY HAVE IN BUDGET, THAT IF DECISION WERE MADE TO ADD VPN LICENSES TO OUR PRODUCT, WE'D HAVE TO WE'D HAVE TO ACCOUNT FOR THAT. THERE'D HAVE TO BE SOME DEVICE CHANGES FOR SECURITY REASONS, BECAUSE OF ENCRYPTION REQUIREMENTS. SO I GOTCHA, MR. PARTNER, IF I IF I'VE GOT THIS RIGHT, THAT I THINK HE'S JUST TRYING TO SET THE TABLE FOR IF WE HAVE DISCUSSIONS AND THERE'S A TALK ABOUT MOVING TO A VP TO VPN ACCESS, IF THAT WERE DECIDED THAT THAT WOULD BE AN IDEA, THAT THAT WOULD INVOLVE A COST THAT THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE ACCOUNTED FOR. IS THAT CORRECT, SIR? THAT IS I JUST WANT TO SEE IF THAT'S A PART OF YOUR COUNSEL. IT'S NOT INCLUDED. NOW WE CAN PUT SOME WE CAN KIND OF LOOK AT KIND OF WORST CASE SCENARIO NUMBERS AND COME BACK TO YOU ALL. I JUST WANT TO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN THAT, WE CAN GO TO WORK TO GET SOME SOME GET THAT CORRALLED AND BRING IT TO YOU AT THE RIGHT. 
          HOW ABOUT WE PUT THIS ON EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR EITHER THIS NEXT MEETING OR THE MEETING AFTER THIS NEXT ONE? NEXT WEEK IS TOO SOON, SO THAT WE CAN AT LEAST TALK THROUGH BALLPARK WHAT THE OPTIONS ARE, WHAT KIND OF COSTS ARE ASSOCIATED PROS AND CONS. SO I'M GOOD. SOUNDS GREAT. 
          THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE? COUNCIL. WAS THAT ALL YOU HAD FOR THIS ITEM? THAT'S ALL I HAVE. OKAY. WAIT WAIT WAIT WAIT WAIT WAIT I JUST WANT TO SAY, NUMBER ONE, THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE CYBERSECURITY. AT THIS POINT, I'VE MET SEVERAL DIFFERENT CITY OFFICIALS WHO HAVE HAD RANSOMWARE ATTACKS, AND I'M SO RELIEVED EVERY SINGLE TIME. AND I BRAG ON YOU GUYS BECAUSE IT SUCKS FOR THEM. THAT'S TERRIBLE. SOME OF THEM ARE LOCKED OUT FOR MONTHS. AND THEN ALSO, THOUGH I AM SIMULTANEOUSLY SAD THAT I AM NEVER GOING TO COLLECT ALL THOSE GIFT CARDS FOR EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION. SO. BUT THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, MISS SMITH. STUART, YOU TELL US NO A LOT, THOUGH. YOU TELL US NO A LOT, THOUGH. PART OF THE JOB. IS. OH, THERE I AM. OKAY, I'M KAREN SMITH, I'M THE COURT DIRECTOR. I'VE BEEN HERE 
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15 YEARS NOW, AND I HAVE TROUBLE SPEAKING UP. SO IT'S MY FIRST PRESENTATION, SO YOU'LL HAVE TO GIVE ME A LITTLE LEEWAY HERE. MUNICIPAL COURT PROGRAMS. WE'RE PRETTY CONSISTENT FROM YEAR TO YEAR AS AS FAR AS WHAT GOES ON, WHAT WE NEED. BUT I REALIZE ALSO THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHAT GOES ON WITH COURT. WE'RE KIND OF THE BEHIND THE SCENES. SO VERY QUICKLY OUR OUR COURT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE THAT WE USE IS THE TYLER TECHNOLOGY, THE MUNICIPAL COURT. WE ARE STILL ON VERSION NINE. THAT IS NOT THE LATEST VERSION, BUT IT IS THE ONE WITH THE FEWEST BUGS AT AT THE MOMENT. BUT ALL SUPPORT FOR THAT WILL BE ENDING SOMEWHERE TOWARDS THE END OF THIS YEAR, AND WE WILL BE FORCED TO MOVE TO VERSION TEN WHERE THERE ARE SOME OTHER OPTIONS. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT'S NOT GOING TO COST US VERY MUCH DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE ARE PAYING AT THE MOMENT. WE ALSO USE TYLER, CONTENT MANAGER FOR THE DIGITAL STORAGE OF OUR FILES, WHICH HELPS CUT DOWN ON PAPER USAGE. AND SO WE'RE NOT KILLING AS MANY TREES AS WE HAVE BEEN BEFORE. 
          CUSTOMER SERVICE IS ONE OF OUR HIGH PRIORITIES. THERE ARE 917 MUNICIPAL COURTS ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS. MUNICIPAL COURTS SEE MORE PEOPLE, CITIZENS AND VISITORS HERE THAN ALL THE OTHER COURTS COMBINED. SO THAT GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE TO KIND OF BE THE FACE OF LEANDER FOR PEOPLE COMING IN. AND THAT CAN BE AS EITHER A DEFENDANT OR A WITNESS OR EVEN A JUROR COMING IN. SO WE HANDLE CLASS C MISDEMEANORS ONLY NOTHING HIGHER THAN THAT. SO THOSE ARE MAJORITY TRAFFIC OFFENSES, BOND FORFEITURES, CRUELLY TREATED ANIMALS, DANGEROUS DOG CASES. 
          CITY ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS ARE WHAT IS HANDLED IN OUR COURT. OTHER THAN, WELL, OTHER THAN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, WATER DEPARTMENT, PARKS, GOLF AND THINGS LIKE THAT. WE SEE MORE VISITORS COMING THROUGH LEANDER AND CITIZENS THAT LIVE HERE IN LEANDER THAN MOST OF THE OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS. SO WE TRY ALWAYS TO PUT ON THE FACE OF BEING HELPFUL, EFFICIENT, LAWFUL, JUST AND FAIR. SO AS FAR AS DOCKET COORDINATION GOES, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN DIFFICULT FOR US BECAUSE WE WERE OPERATING FOR THE PAST ABOUT YEAR AND A HALF AT HALF STAFF. 
          SO WE ARE NOW FINALLY BACK TO FULL STAFF. AND THAT WAS JUST THROUGH RETIREMENT, BY THE WAY. 
          I DIDN'T FIRE ANYBODY. SO THEY'VE RETIRED AND I HAVE NOW GOTTEN BACK UP TO FULL STAFF. 
          AND THAT HAS ALLOWED US TO CATCH UP ON OUR DOCKET COORDINATION. WHEREAS THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF MY STAFF, THE CASES THAT BEING WAIT TO PUT ON A DOCKET HAVE BEEN REDUCED FROM A 6 TO 8 MONTH WAIT DOWN TO A 45 DAYS. SO THAT TOOK A LOT OF WORK AND A LOT OF GUMPTION. AND MY LADIES DID A GREAT JOB ON THAT. NOW, THAT, OF COURSE, DEPENDS ON THE YEAR, BECAUSE WE DO LOSE OUR COUNCIL CHAMBER HERE DURING VOTING YEARS AND SUCH. WE GET THAT BACKED UP A LITTLE BIT ON THAT, BUT WE TRY TO KEEP THAT SOMEWHERE REASONABLE. NOW, THE SOONER THAT A CASE IS DEALT WITH, THE QUICKER WE CAN COLLECT ON THOSE AND GET THEM OFF OF OUR BOOKS. JURY SUMMONSES IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAS BEEN KIND OF STICKING POINT FOR COURT. OUR CURRENT SOFTWARE IS KIND OF STUCK IN THE 20TH CENTURY. I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF Y'ALL HAVE BEEN SUMMONED FOR COURT HERE WITH US, BUT WE USE THE OLD PAPER AND MAIL SYSTEM, WHEREAS WILLIAMSON COUNTY USES A MORE DIGITAL SYSTEM WITH A QR CODE, AND YOU CAN REGISTER ONLINE AND SUCH. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO US WHEN WE DO MOVE TO VERSION TEN. THAT WILL BE AN OPTION. AS FAR AS ONLINE RESOURCES, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE PURSUING TO ALLOW THE DEFENDANTS, THE PEOPLE WHO ARE CITED TO HAVE MORE OF A SELF-SERVE SYSTEM, THAT THEY CAN TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES ONLINE, RATHER THAN HAVING TO COME TO COURT OR HAVING TO GO THROUGH A COURT CLERK TO GET SOMETHING RESOLVED. THAT CAN BE FOR THE DRIVING SAFETY COURSES, FOR JUST MAKING PAYMENTS, FUTURE JURY PROCESSES, AND POSSIBLY IN THE FUTURE A CHAT FEATURE AS WELL. BUT I'M CHEAP WHEN IT COMES TO THAT KIND OF THING, SO I LIKE OTHER COURTS TO WORK OUT ALL THE BUGS AND THE PRICE TO COME DOWN A LITTLE BIT BEFORE WE JUMP INTO SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SO AND THEN OUR YOUTH 
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DIVERSION PROGRAM, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WAS STATE MANDATED. THAT'S A NEW LAW THAT BEGAN AT JANUARY OF THIS YEAR. IT TOOK A YEAR AND A HALF FOR THE SOFTWARE COMPANIES TO WORK OUT THAT PROCESS. IT HANDLES ALL NON-TRAFFIC OFFENSES FOR KIDS THAT ARE UNDER THE AGE OF 17. 
          THEY COMMITTING CRIMINAL OFFENSES SUCH AS THEFT, DRUG PARAPHERNALIA, SCHOOL FIGHTING, TOBACCO, ALCOHOL OFFENSES. THOSE ALL MUST NOW GO THROUGH THE YOUTH DIVERSION PROGRAM. THE BASICALLY WHAT YOU JUST NEED TO UNDERSTAND AS FAR AS THAT GOES, IS THAT IT REDUCES THE AMOUNT OF REVENUE THAT THE COURT CAN TAKE IN. SO SOMETHING THE MAYOR POINTED OUT THAT THEY REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING IN THE LEGISLATURE. THEY JUST TAKE MORE THINGS AWAY FROM US. SO IT REDUCES THE REVENUE BECAUSE WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO COLLECT ANY FINES ON THOSE CASES. AS OF TODAY, WE'VE ONLY HAD FIVE OF THOSE CASES AS OF JANUARY OF THIS YEAR TO NOW WE'VE ONLY HAD FIVE YOUTH DIVERSION CASES. SO THAT'S A GOOD THING FOR THE KIDS IN OUR CITY OR BEHAVING THEMSELVES. LET'S SEE WHAT ELSE. AS FAR AS THE TRENDS IN THE NUMBER OF CITATIONS AND COLLECTIONS THAT WE'VE DONE, THAT'S PRETTY STANDARD, PRETTY STEADY THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. SO AS I SAID, FOR PERSONNEL, WE ARE BACK UP TO FULL STAFF. SO WE NOW HAVE SIX FULL TIME EMPLOYEES. 
          THAT IS THREE WINDOW CLERKS. SO IF YOU EVER WALK BY THERE MAKE SURE YOU SAY HI TO THEM. THEY'RE VERY FRIENDLY. ONE ASSISTANT COURT ADMINISTRATOR NOW WHO FILLS IN FOR ME WHEN I'M NOT AVAILABLE AND HAS TAKEN A LOT OFF OF MY PLATE. AND WE DO HAVE ONE JUVENILE CASE MANAGER WHO HANDLES ALL OF THE JUVENILE OR MINOR ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO CASES. AS FAR AS SUPPLIES AND MINOR EQUIPMENT, THIS IS JUST THE TYPICAL OFFICE SUPPLIES THAT WE SHARE WITH THE REST OF THE BUILDING IN THIS AREA, THIS BUILDING THAT WE SHARE WITH MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS. THAT IS OUR SOFTWARE THAT WE USE CONTRACTUAL SERVICES. THAT IS GOING TO INCLUDE OUR JUDGES, OUR PROSECUTOR, THE EQUIPMENT LEASES THAT WE HAVE AS WELL AS INTERPRETERS. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'VE HAD TO INCREASE A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE BESIDES SPANISH, WHICH I DO HAVE LICENSED SPANISH INTERPRETERS, WE HAVE ALSO NEEDED NOW MANDARIN, INTERPRETER, MANDARIN, FARSI AND TAGALOG, WHICH IS FOR THE PHILIPPINES. THE UTILITIES, PERMITS AND FEES THAT ARE LISTED. THOSE ARE BASICALLY OUR CREDIT CARD FEES AND POSTAGE. THAT IS SOMETHING ELSE WE'RE TRYING TO DECREASE IS THE AMOUNT OF ACTUAL PAPER, MAIL AND POSTAGE THAT WE'RE SENDING OUT BECAUSE A LOT OF IT IS BEING RETURNED AND THAT'S A WASTE OF MONEY. SO WE'RE EXPERIMENTING WITH OTHER OPTIONS. ONE OF THEM IS THE NOTIFICATION SYSTEM THAT IS AVAILABLE THROUGH TYLER FOR NOTIFYING PEOPLE WHEN THEY'RE BEHIND, WHEN THEY HAVE UPCOMING COURT DATES, BEHIND ON PAYMENTS, OR HAVE MISSED COURT DATES. THAT IS DONE NOW IN A BUNDLE PACKAGE THAT ACTUALLY DOESN'T COST ME ANYTHING. THE OTHER SPECIAL EXPENSES ARE THE DUES PRINTING AND TRAINING IS GOING ON THE TRAINING CENTER THAT TRAINS OUR COURT CLERKS EVERY YEAR AND KEEPS US UP TO DATE ON LEGISLATIVE UPDATES HAS RAISED THEIR PRICES SOME. SO THAT'S GOING TO AFFECT US A LITTLE BIT. 
          SO WE HAVE TRIED TO CUT BACK ON PAPER USAGE AND OTHER FEATURES. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, FOR EXAMPLE, HAS TAKEN ONE OF OUR PROGRAMS, THE TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION, OFF OF OUR HANDS BECAUSE WE DON'T USE IT ANYMORE, AND THEY DO. SO THAT HAS SAVED US SOME MONEY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CHIEF, FOR THAT. SO BASICALLY, IT ALL BALANCES OUT AS FAR AS HOW MUCH WE NEED TO SPEND AND HOW MUCH WE CAN TAKE IN. SO A LITTLE BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE COURT DOES AND MYSTERIOUS COURT DOES. SO ANY QUESTIONS THAT I CAN NERVOUSLY ANSWER? ABSOLUTELY NO NERVOUSNESS. THAT'S OKAY. YOU MENTIONED THAT WHEN YOU MAKE THE TRANSITION TO VERSION TEN OF WHATEVER SOFTWARE YOU'RE USING, THERE MIGHT BE A SLIGHT INCREASE. IS THAT NOT ACCOUNTED FOR IN HERE, OR ARE YOU JUST NOT AT THIS POINT? WE HAVEN'T BEEN GIVEN ANY DEFINITIVE NUMBER OF HOW THAT MIGHT CHANGE. SO WE'RE ASSUMING THAT IT'S GOING TO BE SOMEWHERE ALONG THE SAME LINES THAT WE ARE DOING NOW, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE ONLY THING THAT THEY'RE REALLY DOING TO 
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FORCE US TO CHANGE IS THAT THEY ARE NO LONGER GOING TO BE SUPPORTING VERSION NINE AS FAR AS HELP GOES, IF ANYTHING GOES WRONG, THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE ANY CUSTOMER SUPPORT FOR THAT. 
          KIND OF LIKE WHEN YOU UPGRADE YOUR IPHONE, SUDDENLY YOU CAN'T GET HELP FOR VERSION SEVEN ANYMORE. YEAH, THAT WOULD BE WAY BACK. YES, YES, I STILL HAVE MINE. IT'S NOT OPERATIONAL, BUT I HAVE IT AS A TOKEN TO LOOK AT. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT. APPRECIATE IT. AND THEN MY LAST QUESTION WAS YOU MENTIONED THE YOUTH DIVERSION PROGRAM THAT WE HAD FIVE CASES THIS YEAR. WHAT DID WE HAVE LAST YEAR OR DO YOU KNOW THE YOUTH DIVERSION PROGRAM WAS ONLY IMPLEMENTED AS OF JANUARY? OH, GOTCHA. SO IT WASN'T AN ISSUE BEFORE THEN. THE JUVENILE CASES THAT WE HAD, THE NON TRAFFICS AND EVERYTHING WERE HANDLED A DIFFERENT WAY THROUGH DEFERRED DISPOSITION. BUT THE LEGISLATURE NOW REQUIRES US BY LAW TO PUT IT THROUGH A YOUTH DIVERSION PROGRAM. IF THEY FAIL THE YOUTH DIVERSION PROGRAM, THEY COME BACK INTO THE SYSTEM AS THEY WOULD HAVE BEFORE. 
          GOTCHA. SO AND SO FAR WE'VE HAD ALL FIVE SUCCESSES. EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. ANYTHING ELSE? NO NEED TO BE NERVOUS. YOU DID A PHENOMENAL JOB. AND IT WAS SUCH A GOOD JOB THAT WE ARE GOING TO CELEBRATE FOR TEN MINUTES WITH 12:25 P.M. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. GRIFFIN THE FLOOR IS YOURS. GOOD AFTERNOON. SO I'M GOING TO BE PRESENTING ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES PROGRAMS. DEVELOPMENT SERVICES PROVIDES OVERSIGHT TO THE PLANNING, ENGINEERING AND PERMITTING TEAMS. THEY MANAGE CUSTOMER SERVICE EFFORTS, DEMOGRAPHICS, THE DEVELOPMENT HUB, WORKFLOWS AND PROCESS, AS WELL AS LAND USE MODELING. IN THIS GROUP, WE HAVE 11.13 FTES. THE POINT 13 IS OUR INTERN. I THOUGHT THAT WAS FUNNY WHEN I SAW IT ON THE SCREEN. I THINK I NEED THE NEXT, NEXT SLIDE. THERE YOU GO. OF THIS BUDGET, OUR BIGGEST LINE ITEM IS $17,000 AND THIS INCLUDES SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE AS WELL AS TRAVEL AND TRAINING EXPENSES ARE IN OUR SPECIAL EXPENSE CATEGORY. THIS DEPARTMENT HAS ONE SUPPLEMENT THAT WAS APPROVED. IT'S CALLED THE DEVELOPMENT HUB EXECUTIVE INSIGHTS, AND THIS IS AN ADD ON TO THE HUB THAT IS GEARED TOWARDS CITY MANAGEMENT AND COUNCIL TO HELP PROVIDE TRENDS AND METRICS AND PERMITS DATA. SO IT'S SUPPOSED TO HELP IMPROVE THE EXPERIENCE FOR THE COUNCIL SO THEY CAN PULL MORE METRICS ON THEIR OWN FROM THE WEBSITE, WHICH I THINK WILL BE REALLY, REALLY FUN FOR YOU ALL TO EXPLORE. THE NEXT GROUP IS THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. SO PLANNING IT DOES A LOT OF THINGS. WE DO ANNEXATION, ZONING CASES, SITE DEVELOPMENTS, CONSTRUCTION PLANS. IT'S BASICALLY FACILITATING THE PROCESS AS WELL AS PROVIDING REPORTS TO PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. THEY AID IN COORDINATING THE SUBDIVISION PROCESS AND A LOT OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF DEVELOPMENT REVIEW. IN THIS GROUP, WE HAVE EIGHT FTES. 
          WE HAVE A BIG BUDGET FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR. THAT INCLUDES THE DEVELOPMENT HUB SOFTWARE, AND BLUEBEAM, WHICH IS MOVING TO IT. THEY ALSO HAVE SPECIAL EXPENSE THAT INCLUDES TRAVEL AND TRAINING AS WELL AS DUES FOR THE MEMBERS. THERE WERE NO SUPPLEMENTS APPROVED FOR THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. OUR NEXT ONE IS ENGINEERING. SO ENGINEERING PARTICIPATES IN OUR DEVELOPMENT REVIEW AND THEY MANAGE A LOT OF DIFFERENT CITY STUDIES, STORM WATER QUALITY AND SUBDIVISION INSPECTIONS. THEY ALSO INCLUDE THE GIS TEAM, WHICH PROVIDES A CITY WIDE SERVICE OF ALL OF OUR OUR MAPPING AND ANALYTICS THAT EVERYBODY REALLY ENJOYS. ENGINEERING MANAGES THE STUDIES THAT INCLUDE WARRANT STUDIES, SPEED STUDIES, WATER AND WASTEWATER STUDIES, AND THEY'RE ALL IN RESPONSE TO DIFFERENT TYPES OF DEVELOPMENT. THEY ALSO REVIEW AND IMPLEMENT THE TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS AND PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE CIP TEAM. SO THEY HAVE A LOT OF THINGS ON THEIR PLATE THAT RANGE FROM DEVELOPMENT REVIEW TO THE ACTUAL DESIGN OF PROJECTS. ENGINEERING INCLUDES 22.25 FTES. WE DO HAVE A REALLY LARGE LINE ITEM FOR THE CONTRACTUAL SERVICES. THAT'S $696,000. THIS INCLUDES OUR THIRD PARTY REVIEW THAT HELPS THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW REVIEW, FLOODPLAIN WATER REVIEWS, ALL KINDS OF FUN ENGINEERING REVIEWS. WE HAVE A SPECIAL EXPENSE CATEGORY THAT INCLUDES TRAVEL AND TRAINING, AS WELL AS A FLEET RESERVE FUND. I THINK PART OF THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE MOVING TO A DIFFERENT GROUP. AND THEN THE LAST ITEM, THE CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT THAT 530,000, THAT'S THE TWO OF THE SUPPLEMENTS THAT GOT APPROVED WITH THIS BUDGET. THE SUPPLEMENTS INCLUDE A STORMWATER INSPECTOR AS WELL AS A VEHICLE 
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FOR THE STAFF MEMBER, THE CREATION OF THE CITY OF LEANDER DRAINAGE CRITERIA MANUAL. THAT'S AN ITEM THAT'S COME FROM OUR BARRY DUNN STUDY. THEY RECOMMENDED THAT WE BRING SOME OF OUR DESIGN MANUALS IN-HOUSE TO MAKE IT MORE SPECIFIC TO THE CITY OF LEANDER, SO WE'RE STARTING WITH THAT ONE. IT ALSO INCLUDES A CONSULTANT FOR THE PHASE TWO. WE'RE WRAPPING UP PHASE ONE. SO THIS WILL HELP MAKE THE ATLAS 14 MAPS AND THE FEMA'S MAP FEMA MAPS MATCH TO HELP US BETTER COMMUNICATE WITH THE CUSTOMERS. IT ALSO INCLUDES A MICRO TRENCHING INSPECTOR CONTRACTOR. SO THE IDEA HERE IS ONCE MICRO TRENCHING GETS APPROVED, WE SUSPECT WE'RE GOING TO NEED HELP WITH INSPECTIONS. BUT IT DIDN'T WANT A NEW POSITION BECAUSE WE JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE. SO THIS WAY WE HAVE FUNDS AVAILABLE SO WE CAN GET A THIRD PARTY TO HELP US OUT. SO THE NEXT DEPARTMENT IS BUILDING PERMITS AND INSPECTIONS AND BUILDING PERMITS FOCUSES ON THE PERMITTING AND INSPECTION PROCESS FOR BUILDINGS. THEY INCLUDE OUR FRONTLINE STAFF THAT SIT UP IN THE FRONT OF PAT BRYSON. THEY PROVIDE SERVICE AND GUIDANCE TO CUSTOMERS, AND THEY'RE KIND OF THE FRONT LINE TO ALL OF THE PERMITTING PROCESS. SO THEY'RE THE FACE OF THE DEPARTMENT. THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR CODE COMPLIANCE, PERMIT REVIEWS FOR COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS AND THE COLLECTION OF FEES, INCLUDING OUR IMPACT FEES FOR THE CITY. THIS GROUP INCLUDES 14 FTES. THEY DO HAVE A CONTRACTUAL SERVICES LINE ITEM THAT'S $50,000. AND THIS IS FOR THE THIRD PARTY REVIEW AND INSPECTIONS. I THINK WE NEED THE NEXT. THERE YOU GO. THEN WE HAVE A SPECIAL EXPENSE CATEGORY THAT INCLUDES THE TRAVEL AND TRAINING, AS WELL AS THE FLEET RESERVE FUND. AND THERE WERE NO SUPPLEMENTS APPROVED FOR THIS DEPARTMENT. AND I GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. COUNSEL. SURE. SO I KNOW IN THE LAST YEAR WE'VE GONE FROM, I THINK FROM 30 DAYS TO 25 DAYS TO NOW, 20 DAYS FOR, FOR PERMITTING AND ALL THAT. AND SO HOW HAS THAT IMPACTED YOUR STAFFING? BECAUSE I KNOW YOU GUYS, YOU'RE PROBABLY OUTPUTTING MORE STUFF NOW AND ALL THAT. AND CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT LIKE HOW THE CHANGE WORKED AND WHAT WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AND HOW IT LOOKS GOING FORWARD. SO I WOULD I WOULD SAY THAT WE'RE SEEING A SHIFT IN THE TYPE OF PERMITTING. SO WE'RE SEEING MORE COMMERCIAL PERMITS, AND THERE'S BEEN A TRAINING EXERCISE WITH STAFF BECAUSE EVERYBODY'S VERY GOOD AT AT RESIDENTIAL REVIEWS AND INSPECTIONS. SO WE'RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT COMMERCIAL. 
          WE HAVE SHIFTED A COUPLE OF POSITIONS WHERE THEY ARE FOCUSING MORE ON THE CHANGE OF TENANT APPLICATION. THAT'S A BIG ONE WE GET AS WELL AS THE COMMERCIAL. WE DO HAVE SOME FUNDS IF WE NEEDED THIRD PARTY HELP, BUT RIGHT NOW WE'RE NOT SEEING THAT NEED YET. I THINK THERE'S ANY MORE, I GUESS. TIME TO COMPRESSING IT DOWN TO 15 DAYS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. IS THERE A POSSIBILITY OF THAT? I HOPE SO, IT'S EASIER TO DO WHEN IT'S LIKE A EXISTING BUILDING THAT'S CHANGING THE USE. WHEN IT'S A NEW BUILDING, THAT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE DIFFICULT. BUT I THINK AS WE GET BETTER AT IT, WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO IT FASTER. YOU GUYS HAVE INSTITUTED, WHAT, A KICKOFF MEETING OR A SO COULD YOU JUST SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT WHERE YOU MEET WITH THEM INITIALLY? OH OKAY. ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT A PREDEVELOPMENT MEETING? I GUESS SO, YEAH. SO WE HAVE A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT CHANGES THAT WE'VE MADE. WE DO PREDEVELOPMENT MEETINGS WITH CUSTOMERS, AND THAT IS SO THEY CAN TALK ABOUT THEIR PROJECT, AND WE TALK ABOUT THE WHOLE THING, LIKE SUBDIVIDING SITE DEVELOPMENT PERMITTING. I THINK THE REALLY BIG THING THAT WE'VE DONE IS OUR COMMENT RESOLUTION MEETINGS. AND I THINK MAYBE THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT. BUT AFTER THE FIRST REVIEW OF AN APPLICATION, STAFF WILL MEET WITH THE CUSTOMER IN A TEAMS MEETING, AND WE GO THROUGH ALL THE COMMENTS TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS WHAT WE'RE DOING AND HOW TO ADDRESS THEM. AND OUR IDEA IS THAT WE'LL FINISH WITHIN THREE REVIEWS. AND SO FAR WE'VE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL WITH THAT. RIGHT NOW IT'S FOCUSED ON SITE DEVELOPMENT AND SUBDIVISION, AND WE'RE GOING TO EXPAND IT TO BUILDING PERMITS. I JUST HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. I THINK MAYBE, TODD, YOU CAN HELP ME WITH THIS. I SEE THAT WE HAVE THESE OTHER DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE UNDER DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, AND THEY HAVE A SEPARATE ITEM FOR THEIR FTE AND FOR THEIR BUDGET. IS THERE A WAY WE COULD HAVE IT AS A TOTAL LIKE, WHAT IS THE TOTAL FTE AND WHAT IS THE TOTAL BUDGET FOR THE DEPARTMENT? ARE THESE ALL SHOWING UP AS SEPARATE LINE ITEMS NOT SPECIFICALLY UNDER DEVELOPMENT SERVICES? THESE HAVE ALL TRADITIONALLY BEEN SHOWN IN THE BUDGET AS SEPARATE BUDGET UNITS. BUT BUT WE CAN ABSOLUTELY PUT A SUMMARY IN THAT BRINGS ALL OF THOSE OPERATIONS UNDER ONE UMBRELLA. AND WE CAN SHOW A COMPLETE SUMMARY FOR THAT. THANK YOU. IT WOULD JUST BE A LITTLE BIT EASIER TO QUICKLY SEE. EXACTLY. I NOTICED IT IN PARKS AND REC AND THE OTHER ONES TOO. SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE? COUNCIL. THANK YOU. I DID HAVE A QUESTION. SO ON THE ATLAS 14 THING YOU MENTIONED WITH ALL THE GETTING 
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ALL THE MAPS IN SYNC. SO CAN YOU GO A LITTLE MORE DEPTH INTO THAT. JUST WHAT THAT ENTAILS AND WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING. SO I DON'T THINK I CAN BUT EMILY CAN. SORRY. SHE WARNED ME SHE WAS GOING TO CALL ON ME. SO BASICALLY FEMA, THEIR LAST MAPS WERE DONE, YOU KNOW, IN 2022, 2020 OR 2019. AND THAT WAS RIGHT WHEN ATLAS 14 DATA STARTED BECOMING AVAILABLE. SO THEY DIDN'T CAPTURE IT IN THEIR FEMA MAPS. THEN ATLAS 14 DATA BECAME AVAILABLE. THE CITY STARTED ADOPTING IT AS THE BEST AVAILABLE DATA. AND SO WE ARE RIGHT NOW KIND OF REGULATING TO TWO FLOODPLAINS. WE REGULATE TO FEMA FLOODPLAIN PRE ATLAS 14, IN ORDER TO MEET FEMA FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS. AND WE REGULATE TO ATLAS 14 FLOODPLAIN TO MEET BEST AVAILABLE DATA AND CITY REQUIREMENTS. AND SO WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS GET THOSE TWO MAPS TO MATCH. SO WE JUST REGULATE TO ONE FLOODPLAIN LINE. ANYTHING ELSE? COUNCIL MEMBER HERRERA, ARE YOU DONE? ARE YOU SURE? YOU SURE? I'M KIDDING. DAVID DARED ME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT, PARKS, GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR, COUNCIL AND TEAM. SO THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT IS A QUALITY OF LIFE DEPARTMENT THAT PROVIDES BOTH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL SERVICES TO OUR ORGANIZATION AND COMMUNITY. AND OUR DEPARTMENT CONSISTS OF SEVERAL DIVISIONS. WE HAVE PARKS, OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE, RECREATION, WHICH ALSO INCLUDES SUBDIVISIONS FOR ACTIVE ADULT PROGRAM, AQUATICS, ATHLETICS, RECREATION PROGRAMING, AND SPECIAL EVENTS. 
          THE CRYSTAL FALLS GOLF CLUB, LEANDER PUBLIC LIBRARY AND NEWLY TRANSFERRED UNDER US BACK IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR AS FACILITIES MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS. AS COUNCIL MEMBER. MAYOR PRO TEM THOMPSON JUST POINTED OUT, WE DO HAVE SEVERAL DIFFERENT BUDGET UNITS THAT FALL UNDER OUR DEPARTMENT, AND SO WE WILL GO OVER PARKS, RECREATION FIRST, FACILITIES, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE. GOLF AND LIBRARY ARE SEPARATE BUDGETS. SO SOME OF OUR KEY PROGRAMS FOR OUR DEPARTMENT INCLUDE PARKS AND FACILITIES, OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE. WE MAINTAIN NEARLY 700 ACRES OF PARKLAND AND TRAILS. WE PROVIDE FACILITY MAINTENANCE AND CUSTODIAL TO MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS, AND WE ALSO PROVIDE LANDSCAPING FOR MAJORITY OF OUR MUNICIPAL FACILITIES EXCEPT FOR PUBLIC WORKS SITES. WE OPERATE THE LEANDER ACTIVITY CENTER. WE WILL BE OPERATING THE NEW SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER WHEN IT OPENS SHORTLY. WE OFFER RECREATION PROGRAMING AND SPECIAL EVENTS, PARK PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND MARKETING, AND PUBLIC ART. OKAY, SO OUR O&M BUDGET FOR PARKS AND RECREATION, MINUS GOLF LIBRARY AND FACILITIES IS AROUND 4.7 MILLION, WHICH IS ABOUT A 14% INCREASE OVER FY 25. WE HAVE 39 FTES IN THIS DEPARTMENT. AND THAT'S THE MAJORITY OF THE BUDGET IS PERSONNEL COSTS. AND THE TRANSFERS LISTED ON THIS SLIDE CAPTURE ONE TIME SUPPLEMENT REQUESTS THAT WE'LL GO OVER ON THE NEXT SLIDE. BUT OKAY. OUR FUNDED SUPPLEMENTS TOTAL TO AROUND 400,000. THIS INCLUDES A NEW POSITION FOR THE SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER. THIS POSITION WILL PROVIDE FOR RECREATION PROGRAMING FOR THE ACTIVE ADULT PROGRAM, A POSITION RECLASS OF AN EXISTING POSITION IN PARKS OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE TO A MECHANIC POSITION SO WE CAN HANDLE OUR INTERNAL MAINTENANCE INSTEAD OF OUTSOURCING EVERYTHING. REPLACEMENT OF THE CHRISTMAS TREE FOR OLD TOWN PARK. IT HAS SOME FAILURES TO IT, AND IN ORDER TO HAVE A TREE THAT IS SAFE FOR STAFF TO PUT UP AND DISPLAY, WE NEED TO PURCHASE A NEW TREE. IT ALSO INCLUDES THREE PIECES OF EQUIPMENT THAT WILL BE LEASED. WE WILL BE LEASING TWO ZERO TURN MOWERS AND A VENTRAC MOWER. OUR EXISTING MOWERS ARE NEARLY TEN YEARS OLD. THEY'RE BREAKING DOWN CONSTANTLY AND SO THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED. AND THE VENTRAC MOWER. THIS IS A VERY VERSATILE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WITH MULTIPLE ATTACHMENTS THAT WILL ALLOW US TO DO SLOPE MOWING, ELEVATION, TURF MAINTENANCE, AND BASICALLY THIS PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WILL OFFER A SAFETY AND EFFICIENCY. 
          SO WE HAVE SOME STAFF THAT ARE MOWING ABOUT 30% SLOPES ON ZERO TURN MOWERS, WHICH IS IT'S A IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE. ALSO INCLUDED IS A TRAILER TO STORE AND TRANSPORT OUR SPECIAL EVENT EQUIPMENT, NEW EVENT TABLES, NEW EVENT TABLES AND CHAIRS, AND ALSO AN EXPANSION TO THE VETERANS WALL THAT WILL ALLOW FOR ABOUT 170 MORE NAMES TO BE ADDED TO THAT WALL. QUESTIONS BEFORE I MOVE ON TO LIBRARY, I GUESS I'M SORT OF CURIOUS ABOUT THE CHRISTMAS TREE, WHAT HAPPENED, BECAUSE IT'S LIKE NOT EVEN TEN YEARS OLD, I DON'T THINK YET. YEAH, IT'S BASICALLY 
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DUE TO AGE AND JUST THE INFRASTRUCTURE. THERE'S ELECTRICAL ISSUES. SOME OF IT'S NOT LIGHTING. THERE'S JUST BEEN TRYING TO PIECEMEALING OF IT TO TRY TO BE ABLE TO FIX. AND IT'S JUST IT'S JUST IT'S FAILING. AND SO IF WE PUT IT UP, IT BASICALLY PROBABLY WOULDN'T BE LIT BECAUSE WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO SAFELY DO THAT. OKAY. SO WE'RE GETTING ONE FROM A DIFFERENT COMPANY THIS TIME. GOOD JOB. THANK YOU. AND THIS CHRISTMAS TREES ARE HISTORICALLY PROBLEMATIC. I'VE SEEN THIS IN OTHER COMMUNITIES TOO. IT'S THERE'S ALWAYS SEEMS TO BE ISSUES. AND UNFORTUNATELY IT USUALLY HAPPENS LIKE THE DAY YOU LIGHT IT. IT'S LIKE A SECTION DOESN'T WORK OR IT'S JUST. YEAH THEY'RE CHALLENGING. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER I DO HAVE A QUESTION WITH REGARDS TO THE ZERO TURN MOWERS AND THE VENTRAC LEASE VERSUS PURCHASE IS CAN YOU HELP ME UNDERSTAND WHY YOU WOULD GO THAT DIRECTION INSTEAD OF ACTUALLY OWNING THEM? SURE. SO IT'LL BE A LEASE TO OWN AGREEMENT. AND THE BASICALLY THE WAY WE PROGRAM THIS IS BASED DUE TO THE COST. IT'S THE BUDGET ALLOCATION WE HAVE. IT'S EASIER FOR US TO FUND VERSUS DOING DIRECT PURCHASES. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY. MOVING ON TO THE LIBRARY OKAY. THE PUBLIC LIBRARY IS ACCREDITED THROUGH THE TEXAS STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES COMMISSION. IT'S OPEN SIX DAYS A WEEK, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 9 A.M. TO 8 P.M. AND SATURDAYS, 9 TO 6. LIBRARY CARDS ARE FREE FOR RESIDENTS, $15 FOR NONRESIDENTS AND $25 FOR NON RESIDENT FAMILIES. AS OF FY 24, WE ARE A FINE FREE LIBRARY FOR OVERDUE ITEMS. WE HAVE ABOUT 43,000 REGISTERED PATRONS AND WE CIRCULATE ABOUT 300,000 ITEMS PER YEAR. AND THE LIBRARY OFFERS A LOT OF PROGRAMING AND SERVICES TO OUR COMMUNITY FOR CHILDREN, TEENS AND ADULTS. AND WE JUST HELD OUR HARRY POTTER EVENT YESTERDAY AND IT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS. STAFF DID AN EXCELLENT JOB WITH THEIR CREATIVITY AND PROGRAMING AND WE HAD A GREAT TURNOUT, SO WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THEM. OKAY. AND OUR O&M BUDGET IS ABOUT 1.1 MILLION, WITH AGAIN, PERSONNEL AS THE LARGEST COST WITH 10.85 FTES. THIS IS ALSO ABOUT A 14% INCREASE OVER FY 25. OUR FUNDED SUPPLEMENTS FOR THIS DIVISION TOTALS TO AROUND 180,000. THIS IS FOR PERSONNEL COSTS. WE ARE ADDING A NEW POSITION FOR LIBRARY OPERATIONS MANAGER, AND THIS POSITION WILL FUNCTION AS THE SECONDARY SUPERVISORY SUPPORT FOR THE TEAM, AS THERE'S NO CURRENT ASSISTANT DIRECTOR IN THAT. IN THAT DIVISION. WE WILL ALSO BE ADDING TWO PART TIME LIBRARY GENERALISTS. AND WITH THESE THREE POSITIONS, WE ARE HOPING TO BE ABLE TO EXPAND SERVICES TO OPERATE ON SUNDAYS AS WELL, PER THE REQUEST OF OUR COMMUNITY AND THE STRATEGIC PLAN. QUESTIONS ON THE LIBRARY BEFORE I MOVE ON. THANK YOU. COUNCIL, I HAVE A QUESTION. SO I THINK WE'VE TALKED PREVIOUSLY ABOUT, YOU KNOW, YOU ADD STUFF TO THE COLLECTION AT THE LIBRARY. AND SO WHERE DOES THAT FALL ON THE BUDGET? I KNOW ONE OF THE THINGS WAS YOU'RE TRYING TO ADD MORE DIGITAL STUFF TO AND ALL THAT, AND IT'S KIND OF IN THE MIX IS THAT WHERE DOES THAT FALL IN THE THAT WOULD FALL UNDER THE SUPPLIES AND MINOR EQUIPMENT? OKAY. THANK YOU. 
          YOU'RE WELCOME. OKAY. MOVING ON TO PRO TEM, I JUST HAD ONE QUESTION. I NOTICED THAT AND WE MAY BE DOING IT AND MAYBE I'M NOT AWARE A LOT OF THE LIBRARIES AROUND US HAVE SOME LIKE DIGITAL SHARE PROGRAM WHERE YOU CAN LOG IN AND YOU CAN SHARE WITH MAYBE OUR LIBRARY DOESN'T HAVE IT, BUT ANOTHER ONE DOES. DO WE PARTICIPATE IN THAT? OKAY, YEAH WE DO. WE HAVE A MULTITUDE OF DIFFERENT RESOURCES FOR DIGITAL MATERIAL OKAY. AND THERE IS A SHARE PROGRAM TOO THAT WE OFFER AS WELL. SO WE ARE DOING THAT SERVICE. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. GREAT QUESTION. IT'S FABULOUS BY THE WAY. ANYTHING ELSE. MOVING ON TO FACILITIES MAINTENANCE OKAY. SO THE FACILITIES OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE DIVISION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALARM MONITORING, BUILDING MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS, JANITORIAL SERVICES FOR ABOUT 100 ZERO ZERO ZERO SQUARE FOOT OF BUILDING SPACE. THE PUBLIC SURPLUS AUCTION. SO THIS IS WHEN WE ARE LOOKING TO GET OFFLOAD CITY EQUIPMENT, SOMETHING THAT WE DON'T WE NO LONGER USE, AND ALSO WORK ORDERS. THE O&M BUDGET IS ABOUT 1.1 MILLION, WITH THE MAJORITY AGAIN ALLOCATED FOR PERSONNEL, AND THERE ARE CURRENTLY SEVEN FTES IN THIS DIVISION. OKAY, SO WE ARE MAKING SOME CHANGES IN THIS DIVISION. OUR JANITORIAL AND CUSTODIAL SERVICES ARE CURRENTLY A MIXTURE OF A HYBRID. 
          WE DO WE HAVE STAFF AND WE ALSO CONTRACT OUT JANITORIAL FOR SOME FACILITIES AS WELL. AND SO WHAT WE'VE PROGRAMED AND IT HAS BEEN APPROVED IS THE ADDITION OF FOUR FACILITY SERVICES TECHNICIANS. 
          WE'VE RECLASSED THEIR TITLE FROM JANITORIAL TO A NICER TITLE, AND THAT WILL BRING THE JANITORIAL SERVICES IN-HOUSE FOR EFFICIENCY AND QUALITY CONTROL. IN ADDITION TO SUPPORTING THE NEW SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER. AND THE $75,000 ALLOCATION IS TO IS A VEHICLE TO SUPPORT THE STAFF. HAPPY TO 
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ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. COUNCIL. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. THANKS. WE NEED A BREAK AFTER THAT. IS THIS ON? CAN YOU HEAR ME? AWESOME. WELL, HELLO. FINALLY GET MY CHANCE TO GET UP HERE. SO GLAD TO SEE YOU GUYS. SUPER EXCITED BECAUSE ANYTIME I GET A CHANCE TO TALK ABOUT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND WHAT WE'RE DOING IS AWESOME. I'VE BEEN UNDER THREAT THAT I NEED TO TRY TO KEEP THIS UNDER 30 MINUTES, BECAUSE I GOT SEVEN DEPARTMENTS AND AT LEAST FIVE MINUTES OF SLIDE BY MY FINANCE DIRECTOR OVER THERE, BECAUSE I THINK MY BUDGET MEETING WE HAD WAS ABOUT 3.5 HOURS. SO I GOT TO TALK A LOT ABOUT WHAT WE DO. SO THIS IS KIND OF JUST A SHORTER VERSION OF THAT. BUT I'D BE GLAD TO HAVE ANY CONVERSATIONS OR ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT IT. SO ONE OF THE GOALS I WANTED TO MAKE SURE TO DO, BECAUSE I KNOW WE HAVE SOME NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS HERE, IS KIND OF GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF OVERVIEW OF OUR DEPARTMENT. SO JUST TO KIND OF START OUT, I'M JUST GOING TO START OUT AS AS A DEPARTMENT. WE'RE A FULL SERVICE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, WHICH MEANS WE'RE 24 HOURS, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. SO OUR DOORS TECHNICALLY NEVER SHUT AND OUR SERVICES DON'T STOP AT ALL. SOME OF THE THINGS WE DEAL WITH, WHICH MANY OF YOU ALREADY KNOW, ARE PATROL SERVICES. SO WE HAVE OFFICERS THAT ARE OUT DOING ROUTINE PATROL IN NEIGHBORHOODS AND BUSINESSES. WE DO A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION AS WELL, TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT, AND WE DO A LOT OF ACCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS. WE HAVE A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT DIVISION AS WELL, WHICH DEALS A LOT WITH CRIME PREVENTION, CITIZENS, POLICE ACADEMIES, SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS AND OUTREACHES. WE HAVE SPECIALIZED UNITS LIKE SWAT, K-9, NARCOTICS UNIT THAT DEALS IN NARCOTICS CRISIS NEGOTIATIONS AND VICTIM SERVICES. AND THEN WE HAVE AN ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT ROLES. SO WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT DEAL WITH OUR RECORDS, EVIDENCE HANDLING AND ACCREDITATION. AND OUR DISPATCH CENTER IS A FULL SERVICE DISPATCH CENTER, WHICH MEANS IT ALSO CARRIES OR HANDLES 911 CALLS. AND SO WE HANDLE BOTH REGULAR CALLS THAT COME IN AND EMERGENCY CALLS THAT COME IN UNDER 901. NOT ALL DEPARTMENTS AND OUR IN THE COUNTY HAVE THEIR OWN COMMUNICATIONS CENTER. SO WE'RE DEFINITELY BLESSED TO HAVE THAT DEPARTMENT WISE. WE'RE 117 AUTHORIZED STAFF MEMBERS AND OUR ENTIRE DEPARTMENT, 87 OF THOSE ARE SWORN POSITIONS. SO BASICALLY ANYBODY THAT CARRIES A GUN AND A BADGE IS ONE OF THOSE 87. AND OUR UNDER OUR NON-SWORN, WE HAVE 30 SUPPORT STAFF ACROSS VARIOUS OPERATIONS. WE CURRENTLY HAVE SIX OPENINGS ACROSS THE WHOLE DEPARTMENT. THREE OF THOSE ARE IN OUR COMMISSIONED OFFICERS SECTION. BUT WE'RE CURRENTLY I'M GOING TO BE DOING INTERVIEWS HERE PRETTY SOON ON THAT. SO WE SHOULD HAVE THOSE COMPLETELY FILLED. BUT THESE VACANCIES, WE STILL CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN ESSENTIAL COVERAGES FOR OUR OUR CITIES AND PROVIDE SERVICES. 
          THIS YEAR WHEN WE WERE KIND OF GOING THROUGH THE BUDGET WITH MY STAFF, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WANTED TO FOCUS ON, I CALL IT EFFICIENCY FOCUSED BUDGETING. SO WE WERE LOOKING AT WAYS WITH CURRENT STAFFING ON HOW WE COULD MAYBE CHANGE SOME THINGS WE DO TO BE A LITTLE MORE EFFICIENT, AND ALSO LOOK AT DIFFERENT PROGRAMS TO TRY TO HELP US BE A MORE EFFICIENT IN THAT. AND WHAT I MEAN IS, IS BASICALLY IF WE COULD FIND SOME SOME FTES OR PEOPLE IN THE DEPARTMENT THAT COULD DO CERTAIN JOBS, WE COULD ACTUALLY TAKE JOBS OFF OF UNIFORMED OFFICERS. SO THEY'RE NOT DOING ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES, AND THEY CAN DO THEIR ACTUAL POLICE DUTIES, BECAUSE OVER THE TIME AND OVER OVER THE YEARS, AS WE HAVE GROWN IN, OUR DEPARTMENTS HAVE GROWN AND OUR RESPONSIBILITIES HAVE GROWN. SOMETIMES WE HAVE PEOPLE IN UNIFORMS DOING TASKS THAT WE COULD GET SOMEBODY ELSE IN AN ADMINISTRATIVE ROLE TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. SO WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT AS WE GO. SO GO THROUGH A POLICE ADMINISTRATION. WE HAVE A TOTAL OF FOUR FTES. SO IT'S THE CHIEF ASSISTANT CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER. IF YOU'VE MET MELISSA SHE'S MY RIGHT ARM. SHE'S KEEPS ME GOING WHEN IT'S GOT GETTING KIND OF CRAZY. SO SHE MAKES SURE EVERYTHING'S KIND OF THE OFFICE IS RUNNING WELL. AND OUR OPERATION MANAGER THAT DEALS WITH OUR ACCREDITATION. SOME OF THE PROGRAMS THAT YOU SEE UP THERE IS ACCREDITATION. SO IF YOU DON'T ALREADY KNOW, SINCE 2001, THE LANDER POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN ACCREDITED THROUGH THE COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. THIS IS A NATIONAL ACCREDITATION PROGRAM THAT IF I COULD JUST SUM ALL OF THAT UP, IS ALL OF OUR POLICIES ARE ARE PULLED IN FROM A GROUP OF LAW ENFORCEMENT PROFESSIONALS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. AND WHAT THEY DO IS THEY LOOK AT POLICIES AND WHAT ARE THE BEST PRACTICES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, NOT JUST IN CERTAIN AREAS. AND WHAT YOU'LL SEE IS WHEN THOSE BEST PRACTICES ARE IDENTIFIED, THOSE ARE PUSHED DOWN TO THESE TO POLICE DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE ACCREDITED. AND THEN WE CHANGE OUR POLICIES TO MEET THOSE BEST STANDARDS. AND THEN WE'RE AUDITED. WE AUDIT OURSELVES EVERY YEAR, AND THEN EVERY FOUR YEARS WE'RE AUDITED BY AN INDEPENDENT ASSESSOR THAT WILL COME IN AND LOOK AT OUR DEPARTMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE FOLLOWING EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE SAYING WE'RE GOING TO DO AND FOLLOWING THOSE BEST PRACTICES. AND SO SINCE 2001, WE'VE BEEN RE-ACCREDITED OVER AND OVER AND OVER BECAUSE WE ARE MEETING THOSE PARTICULAR BEST PRACTICES. AND WE'RE THAT'S REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE I WILL SAY THAT I ALWAYS WASN'T AN ADVOCATE ABOUT THIS, BECAUSE I SAW IT AS A LOT OF WORK AT ONE POINT WHEN I WAS A YOUNGER OFFICER. IS A LOT OF THE ISSUES THAT WE'VE HAD ACROSS THE COUNTRY OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS, THOSE POLICIES THAT WERE PUT IN 
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PLACE AT LEANDRO POLICE DEPARTMENT AND EVERY ACCREDITED AGENCY, WHEN THERE WERE QUESTIONS ABOUT REFORM OR CHANGE, WE HAD ALREADY BEEN DOING THEM FOR YEARS. SO WHEN ORGANIZATIONS WOULD COME AND SAY, HEY, WE DON'T WANT YOU DOING THIS OR WHAT ARE YOU DOING? AND WE EXPLAINED WHAT WE'RE DOING. THEY'RE LIKE, OKAY. THEN THEY GO TO ANOTHER AGENCY THAT WASN'T DOING THOSE THINGS. SO IT'S BEEN A IT'S BEEN AN AMAZING THING TO HAVE. SO DEFINITELY A BELIEVER IN IT AND HAVE BEEN FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. WE'RE ALSO IN CHARGE OF BUDGETING, PLANNING AND OVERSIGHT. SO LIKE I SAID, THERE'S SEVEN DIFFERENT DIVISIONS THAT ADMINISTRATION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR. ALSO THE DEPARTMENT EVERYDAY OPERATIONS. 
          AND THEN WE'RE ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR SOME OF THOSE GRANTS THAT YOU SEE COME THROUGH. SO ONE OF THEM WE'RE DEFINITELY APPRECIATIVE OF THAT WE RECEIVED FROM WE HAVE ACTUALLY TWO GRANTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. ONE WAS FOR 236,000, WHICH HELPED US FUND SOME NEW FORCE COMM STATION FOR OUR DISPATCH CENTER, LICENSE PLATE READING CAMERAS THAT WE'RE INSTALLING HERE. ACTUALLY PROBABLY GOING UP NOW BECAUSE THEY'RE WORKING ON THEM THIS WEEK. AND THEN WE ALSO WERE ABLE TO PURCHASE A FORENSIC COMPUTER FOR OUR CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS, BECAUSE MOST OF THESE CRIME SCENES WERE FINDING PHONES AND TABLETS AND COMPUTERS. SO THIS COMPUTER HELPS US DOWNLOAD THAT STUFF A LOT FASTER. AND WE'RE ALSO PART OF THE BULLETPROOF VEST PARTNERSHIP GRANT THROUGH THE DOJ, WHICH BASICALLY MEANS THAT EVERY YEAR WE SUBMIT THIS GRANT, WE'RE GIVEN X AMOUNT OF DOLLARS TO SPEND UP TO, BUT THEY REIMBURSE US FOR 50% OF OUR BALLISTIC VESTS THAT WE PURCHASED THROUGH FOR OUR OFFICERS. AND THESE VESTS LAST ABOUT FIVE YEARS. SO WE'RE ALWAYS BUYING MORE AND MORE VESTS. SO AS WE GAIN MORE PERSONNEL, THOSE COSTS ARE GOING TO GO UP. AND THE LAST BULLET ON THERE IS POLICY DEVELOPMENT. SO MOVING ON TO THE BUDGET. AND I JUST PICKED SOME OF THE THINGS I THOUGHT MAYBE WOULD BE OF INTEREST AS FAR AS ON COST. SO OBVIOUSLY I'M HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT. BUT THE TOTAL PROPOSED BUDGET AS YOU SEE, IS 1.26 MILLION, WHICH IS ABOUT A 12% INCREASE FROM OUR BUDGET FROM LAST YEAR. MAJORITY OF THAT COST COMES UNDER MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS. SO CURRENTLY WE PAY FOR OUR RECORDS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND WE ALSO HAVE A FIVE YEAR CONTRACT WITH THE COMPANY CALLED AXON. SO IF YOU'VE EVER HEARD OF AXON, THEY ARE KIND OF LIKE THE SKYNET FROM THE TERMINATOR. THEY KIND OF OWN EVERY LITTLE PIECE OF ELECTRONICS, THINGS THAT WE WORK WITH, WHICH WILL DEAL WITH THE BODY AND VEHICLE CAMERAS FOR EVERY OFFICER AND CAR, EVERY TASER. OUR INTERVIEW ROOMS, WHICH ARE ALSO RECORDED, AND ALSO A PROGRAM THAT I DON'T REMEMBER, IF YOU REMEMBER, MAYOR, IT WAS CALLED THE MY 90 PROGRAM. SO THE MY 90 PROGRAM IS A SURVEYING TOOL THAT WHEN WE INTERACT WITH PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY ON A CALL, THEY WILL GET A RANDOM. IT'S A KIND OF PICKED UP RANDOM. THEY WILL GET A RANDOM TEXT OR EMAIL THAT'LL SAY, HEY, TELL US HOW WE DID. 
          DID WE DO WELL? WHAT COULD WE HAVE DONE BETTER? DO YOU FEEL LIKE THE DEPARTMENT PROVIDED EXCELLENT SERVICE TO YOU? AND IT KIND OF GIVES THEM A WHOLE LIST. WHAT ARE THE THINGS IN THE COMMUNITY ARE YOU MORE CONCERNED ABOUT? AND IT'S BEEN A GREAT TOOL BECAUSE SOMETIMES AS AS POLICE DEPARTMENTS, WE MAY BE FOCUSING THAT THIS IS OUR ISSUE, BUT OUR COMMUNITY IS MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ISSUE. SO IT HELPS US READDRESS SOME OF THOSE THINGS AND MAKE SURE WE'RE MEETING THE NEEDS OF THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND ALSO, I DID ALREADY EXPLAIN OUR CAD SYSTEM IS ALSO PAID OUT OF THAT. IT'S ABOUT 70,000. THE CONTRACT WITH AXON IS 381,000. BUT THAT IS ONE OF THOSE THAT AS WE ADD OFFICERS, AS WE ADD NEWER CARS, THAT COST WILL SLOWLY CREEP UP JUST BECAUSE IT'S PRICE IS PER, PER UNIT. SO I KNOW I WENT THROUGH THAT QUICK. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT COUNCIL. ALL RIGHT. SO LET'S SEE. OH SO THIS WAS ACTUALLY ADDED LIKE SO I DIDN'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT HERE BUT ADDED ON HERE. SO WE DID ASK FOR THIS POSITION PREVIOUSLY AS ONE OF OUR SUPPLEMENTS FOR POLICE MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION SPECIALISTS. SO OBVIOUSLY WHAT THIS TYPE OF JOB WOULD DO FOR US WOULD KIND OF ASSIST US AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN DEALING WITH ANY TYPE OF ONE CRITICAL INCIDENT THAT MAY COME UP A LOT OF TIMES WHEN A SITUATION HAPPENS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY LIKE THE ONE WE'VE HAD JUST RECENTLY, THE POLICE ARE OUT THERE TRYING TO DO WHAT THE POLICE DO, AND THAT'S TRYING TO MANAGE AND MITIGATE THE SCENE AND TRYING TO KEEP THE SCENE SECURED, AND THEN TRY TO DO THE INVESTIGATION PIECE. IN THE PAST THAT WE'VE BEEN AS WE WERE SMALLER, WE WERE ABLE TO HANDLE THIS A LITTLE BIT BETTER. BUT WITH GETTING A SOMEBODY ON THAT'S ACTUALLY A PUBLIC MEDIA SPECIALIST CAN KIND OF HELP US KIND OF NAVIGATE THROUGH THAT. I'LL USE THE EXAMPLE IN 2000, 2021. I REMEMBER IT'S BEEN SO LONG AGO WHEN WE WERE INVOLVED IN A SITUATION IN AUSTIN, THE PIO FROM CEDAR PARK WAS ABLE TO COME IN THERE AND KIND OF HELP ME WALK THROUGH THAT PARTICULAR PROCESS, AND THAT WAS A GAME CHANGER FOR US. AND WE WERE LIKE, THIS IS SOMETHING WE REALLY NEED ON STAFF, BECAUSE NOT ONLY DO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE INFORMATION THAT'S THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH IS, IS DOESN'T COMPROMISE THE INVESTIGATION. WE CAN ALSO GET PEOPLE TO GET INFORMATION OUT TO OUR COMMUNITY AS QUICKLY AND FAST AS WE AS POSSIBLE, SO WE KIND OF CAN MITIGATE THE FEAR IN THE COMMUNITY. ALSO, WE'D LIKE TO UTILIZE THIS PERSON TO HELP US PUT OUT INFORMATION. AND I GUESS KIND OF I LISTED AS KIND OF POSITIVE INFORMATION AND KIND OF HELP US WITH CONTENT ON 
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FACEBOOK SO WE CAN STAY CONNECTED WITH OUR COMMUNITY, NOT ONLY JUST WITH NEGATIVE NEWS, BUT WITH POSITIVE THINGS THAT OCCUR IN OUR COMMUNITY. JUST TO PUT IT IN PERSPECTIVE, IN 2024, WE DID 352 POSTS ON FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM. OUR FACEBOOK HAS JUST ABOUT 37,000 FOLLOWERS. A LOT OF PEOPLE GO TO OUR FACEBOOK FOR INFORMATION, AND OUR INSTAGRAM HAS ABOUT 5000IN X, ABOUT 13,000. SO WE'VE GOT A REALLY GOOD FOLLOWING ON FACEBOOK AND OUR SOCIAL MEDIA. 
          AND I LOVE THE FACT THAT, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WILL GO THERE FOR INFORMATION, BUT IT'S ALSO SOMETIMES IT'S A DOUBLE EDGED SWORD BECAUSE IF WE CAN'T GET IT OUT ON THERE FAST ENOUGH AND PEOPLE DON'T GET THE INFORMATION, THEN I THINK IT KIND OF CREATES SOME, SOME FEAR IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO I'M NOT SURE IF YOU HAD ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR IF YOU HAD ANYTHING ELSE TO PUT ON THAT ONE. GOOD. I JUST WANTED TO COMMEND YOU GUYS FOR DOING THE PIO THING. I WAS ALSO WONDERING, WILL THAT BE AVAILABLE TO THE FIRE AT ALL? I MEAN, BECAUSE YOU GUYS KIND OF ARE RUNNING IN THE SAME CIRCLE IN SOME WAYS, OR DO THEY HAVE THEIR OWN CAPABILITY IN THAT AREA? SO WE HAVEN'T TALKED. SO INITIALLY WHEN THIS WAS PUT IN THE SUPPLEMENT IT WAS FOR POLICE. BUT I MEAN I THINK FOR EVEN FOR PUBLIC SAFETY, WE JUST HAVE TO WALK THROUGH THAT PIECE AND SEE KIND OF BECAUSE I THINK FOR US, YOU KNOW, WE'LL HAVE INCIDENTS THAT OCCUR. THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE INCIDENTS THAT OCCUR AND WE HAVE THINGS THAT OCCUR ALSO IN THE THROUGHOUT THE CITY. SO I THINK HOWEVER WE DECIDE TO PROGRAM THIS ALONG, WE YOU KNOW, WE WOULD OBVIOUSLY WANT THEM TO HAVE EXPERIENCE IN THAT PUBLIC SAFETY AREA. SO THEY KIND OF KNOW ALL THE INS AND THE OUTS OF HOW TO COMMUNICATE AND WHAT SHOULD BE SAID AND WHAT SHOULDN'T BE SAID WHEN IT GOES ONLINE. SO BUT MY UNDERSTANDING, JUST FROM THE BRIEF CONVERSATIONS WE HAD, IT WOULD KIND OF BE A MULTI PRONGED PERSON DOING SEVERAL DIFFERENT THINGS. YEAH. AND THAT WOULD BE PART OF WHAT WE TRY TO IMPLEMENT THIS AS A ROBUST PUBLIC SAFETY POSITION. IT'S GOING TO BE HOUSED IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. BUT WHERE WE HAVE ISSUES AND THE CROSSOVER TO PD TO FIRE, THEN IT'LL COMMUNICATE THERE. SO IT'LL BE PART OF THAT INTEGRATED EFFORT. YEAH. AND I THINK YOU SAID LIKE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AS WELL FOR WHEN WE HAVE A CRISIS. RIGHT. YES. IT'LL BE THERE. YOU KNOW, ANYTHING THAT'S OCCURRING WHERE WE HAVE AN EMERGING ISSUE, PARTICULARLY WHERE WE'VE GOT OUR, OUR PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL DEPLOYED OUT INTO THE FIELD, THIS PERSON'S GOING TO BE THERE. AND THE CRITICAL THING IS HAVING SOMEBODY WHO SPEAKS PRIMARILY POLICE LANGUAGE AND UNDERSTANDS HOW TO COMMUNICATE, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, TO PROTECT ANYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE PROTECTED THROUGH THAT PROCESS. WE WANT TO GET INFORMATION OUT, BUT WE ALSO NEED TO HAVE SOMEBODY WHO CAN UNDERSTAND HOW TO MAKE THAT COMMON LANGUAGE THAT THE REST OF US CAN UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE. I JUST WANT TO ADD, I'M GLAD WE'RE DOING THIS. YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BASICALLY THE CITY AND ITS RESIDENTS, THIS IS ONE WAY THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY KEEP AND REBUILD THAT TRUST. AND SO I THINK THIS IS VERY FORWARD THINKING. I THINK IT'S GOING TO HELP US GOING FORWARD, JUST AS WE EXPERIENCED RECENTLY WITH THE FLOODS AND THE INCIDENT EARLIER THIS WEEK. SO GLAD THIS IS BEING DONE. I KNOW IT WASN'T AN AFTERTHOUGHT AFTER WHAT HAPPENED TUESDAY, BUT I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE VERY FORWARD. THANK YOU FOR THIS. THANK YOU. GOOD. ALL RIGHT OKAY. SO WE'RE GOING TO HOP INTO UNIFORMED SERVICES PROGRAM. SO CURRENTLY WE HAVE 57 FTES IN OUR. AND I'M GOING TO HEAR ME SAY PATROL A LOT BUT UNIFORMED SERVICES. AND I'LL TELL YOU WHO'S KIND OF IN THERE. SO AND I AND I APOLOGIZE I'M GOING TO TRY NOT TO USE ACRONYMS. SO IF I DO USE THEM I'LL EXPLAIN WHAT THEY ARE RIGHT AFTER THAT. SO CURRENTLY UNDER THE UNDER UNIFORMED SERVICES WE HAVE TWO LIEUTENANTS, SIX PATROL SERGEANTS, SIX PATROL CORPORALS AND 36 PATROL OFFICERS. SOMETHING THAT WE JUST MOVED OVER HERE RECENTLY. SO MAYBE DIFFERENT ON THE SLIDES IS WE DID MOVE OUR TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT MANAGEMENT TEAM, WHICH IS OUR TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. WE DID MOVE THEM FROM ONE DIVISION OVER TO PATROL. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THAT WE SAY FORWARD THINKING THINGS THAT OUR CITY MANAGER ALLOWED US TO DO IS, IS PROGRAM PEOPLE WHERE WE NEED THEM VERSUS WHERE IN THE PAST WE WERE KIND OF SILOED WHERE THEY WOULD GO, AND IT WAS A PROCESS TO GET THEM MOVED. SO WE'RE ABLE TO MOVE OUR TRAFFIC UNIT OVER THERE. SO THAT CONSISTS OF ONE TEAM SERGEANT, ONE TEAM CORPORAL, FIVE TEAM OFFICERS, AND WE HAVE TWO CBP OFFICERS COMING. SO CV OFFICERS ARE COMMERCIAL VEHICLE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS THAT WILL BE DEALING A LOT WITH LARGER TRUCKS WORKING THE ACCIDENTS IN THOSE TRUCKS, INSPECTING THOSE TRUCKS. SO I'M KIND OF MINIMIZING EVERYTHING THEY DO. BUT THEY'RE THE ONES THAT ESPECIALLY IN OUR COMMUNITY, WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF THESE HEAVY TRUCKS COMING THROUGH TOWN. THEY'RE TEARING UP THE ROADS, THEY'RE OVERWEIGHT AND THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD THEM SPEEDING IN AREAS WHERE THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO EVEN BE DRIVING. AND, YOU KNOW, MOST PATROL OFFICERS, WHEN THEY SEE A TRUCK LIKE THAT, THEY DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE OVERWEIGHT, THEY DON'T KNOW IF THEIR BRAKES ARE BAD OR ANY OF THAT. AND SO WE WE'LL HAVE SPECIALIZED OFFICERS THAT WILL ACTUALLY HANDLE THOSE TYPES OF THINGS, ESPECIALLY WITH THE AMOUNT THAT ARE KIND OF GOING THROUGH THE CITY. CURRENTLY, WE RUN TWO SHIFTS IN THE DAYTIME, TWO SHIFTS IN THE NIGHT AND TWO SHIFTS. SOME OF THE PROGRAMS ARE OR SOME OF THESE ARE KIND OF COMMON SENSE OR CALLS FOR SERVICE. SO OFFICERS WILL ANSWER CALLS FOR SERVICE THAT COME THROUGH DISPATCH INITIAL INVESTIGATIONS. SO A LOT OF OUR UNIFORMED 
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OFFICERS WILL HANDLE LOWERCASE OFFENSES. SO IF SOMETHING THAT THEY COULD WORK FROM YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S AN ISSUE THAT CAME IN TO IN A NEIGHBORHOOD, THEY CAN WALK THAT THROUGH AND TRY TO GET THAT DONE. WE DON'T JUST WANT THEM PUSHING THEM OFF TO CID, THEY WANT TO KIND OF WORK IT INTERNALLY, AND A LOT OF THEM WILL DO THAT. CUSTOMER SERVICE IS A HUGE PART FOR US BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THIS IS THE FACE OF OUR DEPARTMENT. OFFICERS ON THE STREET WILL SEE MORE PEOPLE THAN THE CHIEF OF POLICE SOMETIMES. SO AND WE WANT THAT BEST FIRST IMPRESSION WHEN THEY GO OUT THERE AND, AND THEY RUN EACH OF THESE CALLS. I THINK YOU'VE SEEN OUR FACEBOOK, YOU'VE SEEN THE CHIEF'S COINS THAT WILL BE HANDED OUT FOR EMPLOYEES THAT DO GREAT WORK. AND THEN WE TALK ABOUT THE 90 SURVEY. SO WE REVIEW THOSE MONTHLY. WE LOOK AT THEM ANNUALLY. WE LOOK AT THEM ALL THE TIME. AND THE THREE KEY WORDS THAT COME UP OVER AND OVER AGAIN ARE THAT THE OFFICERS ARE PROFESSIONAL, FRIENDLY AND HELPFUL, WHICH I LOVE BECAUSE AS A CHIEF, THAT'S EXACTLY THE KIND OF CULTURE WE WANT TO PROMOTE IS THAT, YOU KNOW, OUR OFFICERS AREN'T ROBOTS, THEY'RE COMING OUT AND THEY'RE HELPING YOU WITH YOUR PROBLEMS. THEY'RE FRIENDLY AND DEFINITELY PROFESSIONAL WHEN THEY'RE DOING THAT. THE OTHER ONE IS LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES. IT'S OBVIOUSLY WHAT WE DO GENERAL PATROL DUTIES. SO FOR BOTH RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL. SO COMMERCIAL HAS BEEN OUR OUR BIGGEST OUR NEXT CHALLENGE IF YOU WILL, BECAUSE WE'VE GOTTEN REALLY, REALLY GOOD AT THE RESIDENTIAL PIECE BECAUSE LEANDER'S BEEN RESIDENTIAL FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. AND NOW WE'RE LEARNING TO BUILD THESE PARTNERSHIPS WITH OUR COMMUNITY AS WELL, OR, I'M SORRY, WITH OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY AS WELL. WE GO TO THE CHAMBER LUNCHEONS AND JUST TRY TO INTERACT WITH THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR BUSINESS PARTNERS, BECAUSE NOW WE'RE SEEING RETAIL THEFT, WHICH IS KIND OF A DIFFERENT THING THAN WE'VE BEEN USED TO. SO NOT A BIG RISE IN THAT, BUT IT'S WE KNOW AS WE GET MORE AND MORE OF THESE BUSINESS, MORE AND MORE PEOPLE, WE'RE GOING TO SEE MORE AND MORE OF THESE TYPES OF CRIMES. AND THEN WE TALKED ABOUT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT AND MANAGEMENT, WHICH FOCUSES ON TRAFFIC SAFETY. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? ALL RIGHT. SO WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GO TO THE BUDGET FUND. THE TOTAL PROPOSED BUDGET WAS 8.2 MILLION FOR THIS DIVISION, WHICH IS ABOUT A 13% INCREASE FROM THE 2000 OR LAST YEAR'S BUDGET. A MAJORITY OF THESE COSTS CAME FROM OUR RECENT SALARY STUDY THAT WAS DONE, I GUESS, THIS YEAR, AND THE WHICH WE GREATLY APPRECIATE, THAT HELPED GET OUR CURRENT OFFICERS PAY UP TO A VERY COMPETITIVE LEVEL. AND I CAN TELL YOU THE RESULTS FROM THAT ARE BECAUSE WE ONLY HAVE THREE OPENINGS, AND I'VE BEEN ABLE TO FILL ALMOST ALL THESE OPENINGS IMMEDIATELY. IT'S CAUSED A GREAT STIR AND HAS HAD SOME MOVEMENT FROM OTHER COMMUNITIES, OFFICERS FROM OTHER PLACES COMING HERE. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT. BUT THAT THAT'S WHERE MOST OF THAT INCREASE CAME FROM. THE OTHER INCREASE WAS SUPPLIES AND MINOR EQUIPMENT. SO 250 OF THAT IS GAS AND OIL. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE WE'RE IN THE BUSINESS OF DRIVING AROUND. SO WE BURN A LOT OF GAS AND WE GET A LOT OF OIL CHANGES. 
          SO THAT GAS PRICES, I WAS TOLD A LONG TIME AGO IN A BUDGET MEETING THAT IF I COULD SPECULATE THIS AND GET THIS DOWN TO THE DOLLAR, I'M IN THE WRONG BUSINESS, BECAUSE THIS IS ONE OF THOSE WHERE I'VE EITHER BUDGETED TOO MUCH OR TOO LITTLE, BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHERE GAS USUALLY IS AS IT FLUCTUATES. AND THEN ALSO IN THAT COST, THERE ARE 20 VESTS IN OUR DEPARTMENT THAT NEED REPLACEMENT, WHICH IS ABOUT $100,000, AND WE WON'T BE ABLE TO GET 50% OF THAT 100,000 BACK, BUT WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET UP TO PROBABLY ABOUT 20,000 OR 15,000 OF THAT BACK THROUGH THE VEST PROGRAM. AND THEN LASTLY, OUR SPECIAL EXPENSES FUND. SO 80,000 OF THAT IS TRAINING FOR ALL THOSE 55 FTES. AND THEN THERE'S 655, WHICH IS CALLED A FLEET RESERVE COSTS. AND I'M GOING TO TRY THIS. BUT I THINK THIS IS WHERE THIS IS SOMETHING FINANCE SET UP A WHILE BACK, WHERE AS WE BUY NEW CARS, WE BASICALLY ARE PAYING CASH FOR THEM, AND THEN WE ARE THEN PAYING PAYMENTS ON THEM ANNUALLY. SO WHEN IT'S TIME TO REPLACE THEM, WE'VE GOT THE FUNDS IN THAT ACCOUNT. IS THAT RIGHT? OKAY. SO TO MAKE SURE. SO. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE. GOOD. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. SO SOME OF OUR SUPPLEMENTS THAT WERE I GUESS INITIALLY. SO THE TOTAL JUST KIND OF FYI WE HAD A TOTAL OF 19 FTE REQUESTS FOR PERSONNEL AND 15 SUPPLEMENTS THAT WERE ASKED FOR THAT WERE I WOULD CALL PARTS AND DIFFERENT THINGS. SO ONE OF THOSE IN THERE THAT WAS APPROVED OR INITIALLY, I GUESS APPROVED WOULD BE AN ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT TO PATROL. SO THIS IS THE CONVERSATION WE WERE TALKING ABOUT EARLIER IS LIKE, WHAT CAN I WHO CAN I HIRE OR WHO CAN CAN BE ADDED TO, TO TAKE DUTIES AND TASKS OFF OF OFFICERS IN UNIFORM DIVISION. SO THIS PARTICULAR PERSON AND JUST TO KIND OF SUM IT UP, WOULD BE TO HANDLE ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS, SERVE AS A CENTRAL POINT OF CONTACT AND ASSIST WITH RECORD KEEPING AND LOGISTICAL SUPPORT. SO BASICALLY, JUST TO KEEP IT SIMPLE, IF YOU LOOK AT LIKE AN AVERAGE PAYROLL DAY OR A TRAINING DAY, PATROL SERGEANTS WILL GET TRAINING REQUESTS AND TRAVEL ADVANCE FORMS, PAYROLL TIME OFF SLIPS AND VARIOUS THINGS LIKE THAT. AND THEN THEY HAVE TO EITHER START LOOKING FOR HOTEL ROOMS, START MAKING SURE THAT THE TRAINING GETS PAID, THE REIMBURSEMENT GETS UP TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT THAT HANDLES THAT. AND IT'S JUST KIND OF A PROCESS. AND IF ANYTHING 
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BREAKS ANYTHING IN BETWEEN, THEY'RE THE ONE THAT'S KIND OF HAVING TO HUNT THIS STUFF DOWN. 
          SAME WITH THE SERGEANTS. THEY'LL HAVE TO COME IN AND DEAL WITH SOME ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES AS FAR AS PAYROLL. AND THERE'S JUST SOME OF THESE REPETITIVE TASKS THAT IF WE COULD GET SOMEBODY IN THERE TO BE THE CENTRAL POINT, THEY CAN HANDLE ALL OF THOSE DUTIES ON TOP OF THE LOGISTICS PART ALONE FOR JUST A UNIFORMED OFFICERS. IF YOU THINK OF EVERY PIECE AND PART THAT'S ON A UNIFORM, EVERYTHING THEY DRIVE IN A CAR, WE DO HAVE SOMEBODY THAT HANDLES THAT NOW, ONE PERSON, BUT SHE HAS TO KIND OF MANAGE THAT FOR THE WHOLE DEPARTMENT. WE HAVE 106 CARS RIGHT NOW THAT SHE HAS TO KIND OF JUGGLE THROUGH TO, TO GET THINGS FIXED OR MAINTENANCE DONE ON IT. SO IF WE COULD HAVE ONE CENTRALIZED PERSON IN PATROL THAT CAN HANDLE ALL OF THOSE PAPER TASKS, IF YOU WILL, AND DEAL WITH SOME OF THOSE LOGISTICAL ISSUES, THEN THE COPS CAN BE COPS AND CAN BE OUT IN THE FIELD. THE LIEUTENANTS AND SERGEANTS CAN SUPERVISE THEIR PEOPLE AND NOT HAVE TO SPEND HOURS INSIDE THE OFFICE TRYING TO DO ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT ONE FOR THE NEXT ONE? YES, SIR. CAN WE CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE SROS? YES. 
          THAT'S THAT'S ACTUALLY COMING UP. SO. OKAY. YOU WANT ME TO DO IT? I CAN TALK ABOUT IT NOW IF YOU WANT ME TO. NEVERMIND. YOU GOT IT. YOU GOT IT. OKAY. I'LL BE QUIET. YEAH. YES, SIR. THE NEXT ONE ON THERE IS OUR ONLINE REPORTING PROGRAM. SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE HAD A LOT OF REQUESTS FOR. AND I THINK JUST WE HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE MOVING HERE. THEY'VE HAD THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES PRIOR TO THAT. BUT ONLINE REPORTING, BASICALLY WHAT HAPPENS IS ANYTIME A CALLS FOR SERVICE COMES IN, AN OFFICER WILL MEET A SOMEBODY IN THE LOBBY OR THEY'LL MEET SOMEBODY AT THEIR HOME OR WHEREVER THEY WANT TO MEET. AND A LOT OF TIMES SOME OF THESE CALLS MAY BE STUFF LIKE A GAS DRIVE OFF AT A GAS, ONE OF THE GAS STATIONS LOST PROPERTY. SOMETIMES IT'S SHOPLIFTING WITH NO SUSPECTS. THEY JUST SAW SOMEBODY LEAVE. 
          SAME WITH THEFTS OR MAYBE TELEPHONE HARASSMENTS. AND SOMETIMES THESE ARE JUST CALLS THAT PEOPLE NEED A CASE NUMBER OR JUST WANT TO MAKE A REPORT, AND THAT'S ALL THEY NEED. SO WHEN THEY THE PROCESS IS NOW IF THEY COME IN AND THEY GIVE THEY TELL US ABOUT THIS LOSS CELL PHONE THAT THEY HAD AND THEY NEED IT FOR TO CLAIM INSURANCE AND WHATNOT. THEN WE DO THAT. 
          THE OFFICER HAS TO GO IN, DOES A REPORT ON THAT, PUTS IN THE INFORMATION AND THEN GIVES THE PERSON A CASE NUMBER, AND THAT PERSON CAN GO AND TURN IT IN TO GET THEIR INSURANCE CLAIM OR WHATEVER THEY NEED TO DO WITH THEIR PHONE. AND ONE OF THE THINGS WE LOOKED AT WAS THIS ONLINE REPORTING SYSTEM TO WHERE A LOT OF THIS STUFF COULD BE DONE ONLINE, WHERE SOMEBODY CALLS AND SAYS, HEY, I'VE GOT THIS, I DON'T NEED YOU OUT HERE. I JUST WANT TO REPORT IT. 
          INSTEAD OF HAVING AN OFFICER GO AND DO THE REPORT, THEY CAN DO THIS REPORT ONLINE. SO WE BELIEVE IT WILL PROVIDE CONVENIENCE, 24 HOUR ACCESSIBILITY AND DEFINITELY REDUCE THE WORKLOAD FOR OUR OFFICERS. AND WE ALSO THINK IT WOULD ENHANCE OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE ABILITY BECAUSE PEOPLE WILL ACTUALLY REPORT CRIMES THAT HAPPEN. AND ON THE BACK END, THERE WOULD STILL BE SOMEBODY WHO WOULD LOOK AT THESE REPORTS TO MAKE SURE YOU SHOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GO IN THERE AND PUT LIKE, HEY, I WAS ROBBED. YOU KNOW, THOSE THOSE ARE KIND OF PEOPLE WE WANT TO TALK TO SO WE CAN KIND OF FIGURE THOSE THINGS OUT. BUT WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT WILL LOOK AT THE BACK END OF THESE REPORTS JUST TO MAKE SURE THERE'S NOT ANY FOLLOW UP THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN. OR MAYBE COINCIDENTALLY, IF THERE IS SOMETHING THAT'S LOST AND THEY REPORT IT, THAT WE HAVE IT SITTING IN OUR EVIDENCE ABANDONED, WE CAN CONNECT EVERYBODY TOGETHER. SO WE HAVEN'T REALLY PICKED A VENDOR OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. I WAS TALKING TO STU ABOUT IT. THIS IS JUST ONE OF THOSE PROGRAMS WE'RE LOOKING TO DO TO TRY TO GET MORE TASKS OFF OF THE OFFICERS SO PEOPLE CAN HAVE ACCESSIBILITY TO THESE REPORTS OR TO CREATE A REPORT AFTER HOURS OR ANYTIME OF THE DAY. SO I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. YES. AND THIS MIGHT BE ACTUALLY FOR MR. IS THERE A POSSIBILITY THAT THIS COULD INTERFACE WITH THE 311 SYSTEM YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT EARLIER IN TERMS OF NON-EMERGENCY RELATED SERVICE REQUESTS? I THINK THERE SOME CATEGORIES WE COULD PUT IN THERE, BUT IF IT'S GOING TO BE LIKE POLICE REPORTING AND STUFF LIKE THAT, I THINK THERE MIGHT BE SOME I DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF REQUIREMENTS OR UNLIKE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SIDE THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO KEEP IN TERMS OF LIKE, YOU KNOW, WITH ACCREDITATION AND PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS. BUT WE CAN LOOK INTO THAT. DEFINITELY. MY CONCERN IS JUST SENDING PEOPLE TO DIFFERENT PLACES FOR DIFFERENT IN THE CONFUSION. SO IF WE CAN FIND A WAY TO MAKE IT EASY, EVEN IF IT'S JUST A PAGE ON OUR WEBSITE THAT SAYS FOR THIS, GO TO THIS, FOR THIS, GO TO THIS, BECAUSE YOU ALSO HAVE THE POLICE APP FOR REPORTING THINGS, RIGHT? YES. 
          YEAH. SO THIS WOULD BE MORE OF REPORTING ACTUAL CRIMES. RIGHT. BUT MY CONCERN IS THE CONFUSION TO THE RESIDENT ABOUT WHERE TO GO. I GOT YOU. SO YEAH. YEAH DEFINITELY OPEN TO LOOKING AT IT FOR SURE. SOUNDS FANTASTIC THOUGH. I'M GLAD WE'RE DOING THIS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. OH, MY. SORRY. MY SLIDES ARE DIFFERENT. SO ALSO TO CONTINUE ON. SO ONE OF THE OTHER ITEMS OH I'M SORRY HAD A REQUEST FOR TWO DRONES AND SOFTWARE. SO WE KNOW THAT DRONES HAVE BECOME A MAJOR TOOL IN, IN THE WORK THAT WE DO RIGHT NOW. WE'VE GOT FOUR DRONES. TWO OF THEM, I CALL THEM DRONES BECAUSE THEY'RE OLDER DRONES THAT ARE AT THE END OF LIFE. AND TO MAKE THEM BECOME COMPLIANT WITH ALL THE NEW RULES THAT COME IN, THERE'S A BUNCH OF STUFF THAT'S GLUED ON IT AND 
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THEY'RE AT THE END OF LIFE PIECE. SO WE KNOW WE NEED TO REPLACE THOSE. DURING THE FLOODS, THEY WERE USED A LOT. AND FOR SEARCH AND RESCUE WE USE THEM FOR ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION. SO WHEN THERE'S AN ACCIDENT THAT HAPPENS AND OCCURS, OUR INVESTIGATORS CAN GET THAT DRONE UP AND GET A 360 VIEW OF IT, TAKE PICTURES FROM EVERY ANGLE. AND IT'S PRETTY AMAZING. AND THEN WE ALSO USE THEM FOR SURVEILLANCE. SO, YOU KNOW, A LONG TIME AGO I'VE HEARD CHIEFS TALK ABOUT THIS AS BEING TOYS, BUT THEY'RE NOT ANYMORE. YOU KNOW, THESE ARE THESE ARE ACTUAL TOOLS THAT ARE BEING USED IN IN PLACES WHERE WE CAN'T SEE CERTAIN THINGS. WE CAN GET THESE DRONES TO THAT LOCATION. SO CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION? YES. ABOUT THE DRONES. DO IS THERE A POSSIBILITY THAT THEY WOULD BE USED OUTSIDE OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, LIKE IN OTHER DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE CITY? ARE THEY SPECIFICALLY ONLY ALLOCATED FOR ACCREDITATION, LICENSING, WHATEVER? YOU ALL HAVE TO HAVE TO ONLY BE USED BY PD. SO GREAT QUESTION. SO WE HAVE USED THEM OUTSIDE THE CITY. SO WE DID SOME PROJECTS ON RAIDER WAY AND WE HELPED DREW SOME DRONE FOOTAGE THERE. AND ANYTIME WE'VE HAD TRAFFIC ISSUES SOMEWHERE AND REQUESTS FROM THE CITY, IT'S LIKE HEY, CAN YOU CHECK THIS DRONE OUT OR DO DRONE FOOTAGE OVER HERE FOR US? WE WE'LL SEND THEM UP. I THINK WE DID ONE AT LAKEWOOD PARK AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO DRONE OPERATORS LOVE THAT BECAUSE THEY GET FLY TIME. SO YOU KNOW THEY DON'T CARE. THEY'RE LIKE, YEAH, I'LL DO WHATEVER YOU WANT ME TO DO AND WE'LL SEND THEM UP. SO YES, MA'AM. WE USE THEM FOR OTHER THINGS. AND JUST KIND OF A NOTE, ONE OF OUR DRONES WAS ISSUED TO US FROM THE CTMA WHEN THEY WERE DOING THE TOLL ROAD. THEY SAID, HEY, CAN YOU FLY THIS DRONE DOWN EVERY SO OFTEN JUST TO GET PICTURES FOR US? AND THEN THEY DONATED THAT DRONE TO US ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO. SO GREAT PARTNERSHIP THERE. THE LAST PART ARE BASICALLY THESE ARE A LIGHT STANDS. SO IF YOU'VE EVER SEEN AT A CONSTRUCTION SITE, THESE ARE LIGHTS THAT ARE ANYWHERE FROM 8 TO 12FT TALL, FROM 9000 TO 17,000 LUMENS, IF YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW BRIGHT THOSE ARE. AND THESE ARE USED AT ACCIDENT SCENES. SO WHEN THEY HAPPEN AT NIGHT, THEY'RE ABLE TO PUT UP THOSE LIGHTS AND ILLUMINATE THE ENTIRE AREA SO THEY CAN DO ALL THEIR MEASUREMENTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS AND AT CRIME SCENES AS WELL, IT COULD BE USED TO LIGHT UP AN AREA. SO, YOU KNOW, EVIDENCE THAT CAN'T BE SEEN IN THE DARK OR WITH A FLASHLIGHT CAN BE SEEN WITH THESE PARTICULAR LIGHTS. SO. ANY QUESTIONS ON THESE? ALL RIGHT. SO OUR NEXT PROGRAM WILL BE OUR SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM. SO CURRENTLY THERE'S EIGHT FTES IN THIS PROGRAM. SO THERE'S ONE LIEUTENANT. AND THIS IS SO PSD STANDS FOR PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS DIVISION. SO WE HAVE ONE PSD SERGEANT THREE PSD CORPORALS ONE PSD OFFICER, TWO PSD CORPORALS, ONE PSD OFFICER, ONE PUBLIC SAFETY ANALYST AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGER. AND I'LL EXPLAIN THAT HERE IN A MINUTE. AND ONE COMMUNITY SERVICES SERGEANT. SO PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND THAT THAT'S A DIVISION WITHIN THE DIVISION BASICALLY HANDLES ALL OF OUR INTERNAL AFFAIRS THAT COME IN. SO IF WE HAVE A COMPLAINT THAT COMES IN FROM THE OUTSIDE COMMUNITY OR INTERNALLY, THAT IT'LL USUALLY START WITH THEM TO KIND OF START THE PROCESS OF GETTING THE PAPERWORK TOGETHER AND INVESTIGATING SOME OF THOSE PARTICULAR COMPLAINTS. THEY'RE ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR HIRING AND RECRUITMENT AND EQUALLY AS IMPORTANT AS RETENTION. SO THEY WILL BE AT ALL OF OUR RECRUITING FAIRS. THEY'LL BE DOING SOME POSTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA. THEY'LL BE GOING OUT TO ACADEMIES TRYING TO RECRUIT PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THE ACADEMY OR TO SOME OF THE COLLEGES TO SEE IF PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN PARTICULAR FIELDS WITHIN THE POLICE DEPARTMENTS, NOT JUST FOR POLICE OFFICERS, IT'S FOR DISPATCHERS OR ANY ANY POSITION INTERNALLY WHERE THEY CAN TALK TO SOMEBODY AND ANIMAL SERVICES, YOU NAME IT, THEY'RE OUT THERE TRYING TO RECRUIT. AND THEN RETENTION PIECE AS WELL IS JUST LOOKING AT OUR CURRENT SALARIES, LOOKING AT OUR CURRENT RECRUITING TRENDS AND THEN LOOKING AT ANYTHING INTERNALLY THAT WE COULD HELP TO MAKE SURE WE RETAIN OUR OUR PERSONNEL. THEY ALSO VERY IMPORTANT THEY DO A LOT OF OUR TRAINING. SO THEY DEAL WITH ACTIVE SHOOTER TRAINING, DEFENSIVE TACTICS, TASER, ASP, USE OF FORCE. FORCE ON FORCE. AND OUR FIREARMS AND RIFLE TRAINING. SO THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THAT. A LOT OF THOSE THINGS WE USED TO HAVE TO OUTSOURCE. BUT NOW THEY'RE ALL TRAINED IN ALL THAT. WE CAN DO THAT INTERNALLY SO WE CAN PICK TIMES AND BE MORE CONDUCIVE FOR US. AND THERE'S NO COST BECAUSE WE CAN DO THE TRAINING INTERNALLY. POLICE MANAGEMENT OR POLICY MANAGEMENT REVIEW AND UPDATES OUR OUR POLICIES TO MEET BEST PRACTICES STANDARD. SO I TALKED ABOUT THE PUBLIC SAFETY ANALYST AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGER. MANY OF YOU ALL KNOW THE WALTER WILCOX. SHE'S THAT PERSON AND SHE IS AMAZING WHEN IT COMES TO ANY TYPE OF STATISTICS OR DATA THAT YOU EVER NEED. AND THAT'S HER JOB IS ONE OF THOSE IS IF YOU NEED CRASH DATA OR YOU NEED CRIME DATA OR YOU NEED ANY DATA, SHE'S THE ONE THAT'S CAN I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO USE A PIVOT TABLE. AND SHE'S A PIVOT TABLE MASTER AND FIGURING THIS STUFF OUT. SO AND SHE ALSO DEALS WITH OUR POLICY. SO OUR ALL OF OUR POLICY THAT WE GO THROUGH OUR POLICY REVIEW PROCESS WILL GO TO HER. AND THEN SHE'LL WORDSMITH IT TO MAKE SURE IT MATCHES ALL THE OTHER TYPE OF THE WAY OUR POLICIES ARE PUT TOGETHER. AND THEN SHE'LL ALSO WORK WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS TO SEE WHAT ARE THEY DOING. SO WE CAN KIND OF MAKE SURE THAT OUR POLICIES ARE IN LINE ALL AT THE SAME TIME, 
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MAKING SURE THEY FALL IN BEST PRACTICES WITH OUR ACCREDITATION RULES. SO WE KIND OF MAKE SURE ALL THAT WORKS TOGETHER. SO HER AND STEPHANIE HAYES WORK HAND IN HAND WITH A LOT OF THESE POLICIES TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE THEY'RE IN LINE. SO AND LASTLY, OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES. 
          SO WE DO COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS. SO THEY'LL BE CITIZENS IN JUNIOR POLICE ACADEMY THAT WILL DO EVERY YEAR. WE JUST FINISHED THE JPA ACADEMY HERE JUST RECENTLY WITH 30 KIDS. SO IT WAS WAS A CHALLENGE BECAUSE WE USED TO DO IT WITH 15, BUT WITH 30 IT MADE IT EVEN FUNNER. 
          WE DO CRIME PREVENTION MEETINGS, SO WE'LL WE'LL DO MEETINGS LIKE WE DID AT THE RAIDER WAY. WE'LL DO HOA MEETINGS, OR WE'LL MEET WITH ANY GROUP THAT JUST WANTS TO TALK ABOUT ANY ISSUES THAT COME UP. NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, WHICH IS A BIG EVENT THAT WE HAVE THAT'S COMING UP PRETTY SOON, WHERE WE HAVE PARTIES THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND JUST MEET NEIGHBORS AND MEET CITIZENS AND JUST HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF FUN AND GETTING PEOPLE OUT TO SEE EACH OTHER FACE TO FACE. OUR POLICE EXPLORERS YOUTH PROGRAM. AND THEN ONE OF MY FAVORITE WAS OUR BLUE SANTA PROGRAM THAT WE'VE JUST STARTED RAMPING UP, WHERE WE HELP PROVIDE THE SIMPLEST THING. WE HELP PROVIDE TOYS TO KIDS IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT MAY NOT BE LESS FORTUNATE. SO THERE'S A LOT MORE BEHIND THAT WITH FOOD AND OTHER SUPPLIES. THAT'S KIND OF THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THAT PARTICULAR PROGRAM. ANY QUESTIONS ON THOSE? OKAY. MOVING ON TO OUR BUDGET. SO THE TOTAL PROPOSED BUDGET IS 1.2 OR 1.3 MILLION I SHOULD SAY, WHICH IS ABOUT A 3% INCREASE FROM THE 2000 OR FROM LAST YEAR'S BUDGET. THE ONLY REAL MAJOR EXPENSE IN THERE, OTHER THAN I KNOW WE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF COST IN PERSONNEL FROM SOME OF THOSE SALARY STUDIES THAT WE DID UNDER SPECIAL EXPENSES AND OTHER THE THINGS THAT FALL UNDER PARTICULARLY FALL UNDER THAT FUND ARE TRAVEL AND TRAINING FOR THAT DIVISION. OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES BUDGET IS IN THERE. SO ANY FUNDS THAT THEY NEED TO FUND ANY OF THOSE PROGRAMS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FOR SWAG OR TO RENT OR ANYTHING THAT THEY MAY NEED TO MAKE SURE THOSE PROGRAMS HAPPEN, COMES OUT OF THAT FUND. OUR PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS ALSO COMES OUT OF THAT FUND. SO OUR THIRD PARTY PROMOTIONAL EXAMS, IF WE HAVE THAT PROMOTIONS COME UP, WE'LL GO THROUGH THAT. WE HAVE MULTIPLE JUST DIFFERENT SOFTWARE PROGRAMS THAT WE USE. 
          AND ALSO OUR CALEA AND OUR TICKLE, WHICH IS OUR LICENSING COMMISSION FOR PEACE. OFFICER LICENSING HAS ANNUAL CONFERENCES, SO WE WILL SEND OUR STAFF THERE. SO THEY'RE UP TO DATE ON THE CURRENT RULES AND REGULATIONS OF OUR LICENSES OR PROPOSED RULES. AND THEN THE CALEA'S GROUP WERE ALL THOSE LIKE MINDED ACCREDITATION MANAGERS GO TOGETHER AND THEY CAN SIT THERE AND TALK WITH AND WORK THROUGH SOME OF THE PROPOSED CHANGES THAT MAY BE COMING UP THROUGH BEST PRACTICE POLICIES. QUESTIONS ON THOSE? I HAVE A QUESTION. YES, THIS IS MORE SO. SO YOU HAVE CITIZENS WHO VOLUNTEER TO HELP WITH DIFFERENT POLICE SUPPORT YOUR POLICE ACTIVITIES. RIGHT. SO I WAS JUST WONDERING, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU KNOW, BROUGHT UP WAS FORCE MULTIPLIERS. AND, AND IN A WAY, THEY CAN BE THAT, BE THAT. AND I KNOW THAT IS THEIR IS THEIR INTEREST IN GROWING WHAT THE WHAT THEY CAN DO OR GROWING THAT FORCE AT ALL OR, YOU KNOW, AND HOW TO USE THEM, MAYBE ABSOLUTELY TO TAKE INFORMATION OR STUFF LIKE THAT. SO WE WILL WITH OUR CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY THROUGH THAT. THE NEXT GROUP WOULD BE THOSE THAT WANT TO BE PART OF OUR CITIZENS ON PATROL PROGRAM. SO WE HAVE PROBABLY ABOUT 3 OR 4 VOLUNTEERS THAT ARE PRETTY, PRETTY CONSISTENT THAT COME IN. STEVE IS AN EXAMPLE. 
          THE GUYS EVERYWHERE, HE'S HE'S ALWAYS WITH US. HE'S ALWAYS HELPING WITH TRAFFIC CONTROL. HE IS INVOLVED. SO HE IS SOMEBODY THAT EVEN ON PATROL HE'LL RIDE OUT WITH OFFICERS. OR SOMETIMES WE'VE HAD EVEN BUTCH LORENZ WHO WILL IF AN OFFICER'S PULLED SOMEBODY OVER, FOR EXAMPLE, AND THEY'RE ARRESTED FOR DWI INSTEAD OF THE OFFICER WAITING THERE FOR 45 MINUTES FOR THE TOW TRUCK TO GET THERE, BUTCH CAN SIT THERE AND THE OFFICER CAN GO ON TO THE JAIL, AND BUTCH WILL SIT THERE AND DO THAT. BUT THEY ALSO HELP IN COMMUNITY SERVICES QUITE A BIT. AND SETTING UP, THEY'LL HELP OUT WITH TRAFFIC CONTROL. I MEAN, THERE ARE A FORCE MULTIPLIER BECAUSE WE'LL USE THEM TO DO THINGS THAT WE MAY HAVE TO PAY AN OFFICER TO DO OR HAVE TO HAVE PULL SOMEBODY OFF ON THERE. SO YES, WE DO WANT TO GROW THAT PROGRAM. COVID KIND OF SET US BACK FOR A LITTLE BIT. SO LIKE JPA, WE HAVEN'T DONE THAT PROGRAM SINCE COVID. SO WE THIS WAS OUR YEAR TO LAUNCH IT. AND JUST LIKE OUR CPAS NOW IT'S LIKE OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO START GETTING THOSE TRYING TO DO THOSE TWO A YEAR. SO WE DURING THAT WHOLE COVID PROCESS BECAUSE WE LOST AT ONE POINT, I WAS TELLING COUNCILMAN MCDONALD THAT WE WERE LIKE 22 OFFICERS SHORT AT ONE POINT, AND THAT WAS BECAUSE WE HAD TEN THAT WERE PRE-APPROVED THAT WE DIDN'T HIRE. AND THEN WE HAD LIKE 12 THAT WE HAD LEFT AT SOME POINT OR WE DIDN'T FILL. SO WE HAD TO MOVE LIKE A PERSON OUT OF COMMUNITY SERVICES, OVER TO PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS TO HELP WITH THE HIRING PROCESS. BECAUSE THE BACKGROUND IS TAKES A LONG TIME TO DO. SO. STEVE'S KIND OF ON HIS OWN. SO NOW WE'RE ONE OF OUR FTES AT THE POINT THAT DIDN'T GET APPROVED AT THIS POINT, WAS IN THERE TO KIND OF HELP CONTINUE THESE KIND OF PROGRAMS AND GROW THOSE PROGRAMS, BECAUSE STEVE HIMSELF IS KIND OF DIFFICULT TO RUN AN ENTIRE CPA AND THEN A WHOLE COP PROGRAM AS WELL. SO BUT YES, SORRY, I WENT LIKE WAY OVER HERE ON THAT. BUT WE ARE USING THEM TO, TO HELP US WITH THOSE TYPES OF TASKS. DO YOU WANT TO EXPAND IT? YES, AND I WANT TO EXPAND IT. SO. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS ON LET'S SEE WHERE WE'RE AT 
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NEXT. ANIMALS. OH ONE OF MY FAVORITE RIGHT HERE ANIMAL SERVICES. OH MY GOSH I HAVE SOME ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING ANIMAL SERVICE TEAM. CURRENTLY THEY HAVE THREE FTES. SO WE HAVE ONE SUPERVISOR AND TWO ASO PERSONNEL. AND IN THIS BUDGET YOU'LL SEE IT WILL BE A THIRD ONE THAT'LL BE JOINING US. SO SOME OF THE PROGRAMS THAT THEY THEY WORK THROUGH ARE ANIMAL CRUELTY INVESTIGATIONS. SO IF SOMEBODY REPORTS AN ANIMAL IN A DIRE CONDITION THEY WILL CONTACT ANIMAL SERVICES AND THEY WILL START THAT INITIAL INVESTIGATION. THEY ALSO DO ANIMAL PATROLS. SO THEY GO OUT AND LOOK TO PARKS AND INNER ACT WITH PEOPLE. IF THEY SEE DOGS OFF LEASHES, THEY'LL HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH PEOPLE. YOU KNOW, THE WHOLE GOAL IS TRY TO GET PEOPLE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THAT COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH. I THINK YOU'VE SEEN IN READ AT THE LIBRARY, THEY HAVE SOMETHING CALLED A PET SNAKE EVENT AND SPOOKTACULAR EVENT DURING HALLOWEEN, WHERE WE OFFER LOW COST VACCINATIONS AND FREE MICROCHIPPING. WE ALSO COORDINATE WITH THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY REGIONAL ANIMAL SHELTER. SO SINCE 2007, WE HAVE BEEN A PARTNER WITH THE REGIONAL ANIMAL SHELTER WITH WILCO, WILLIAMSON COUNTY, ROUND ROCK, CEDAR PARK, AND NOW GEORGETOWN. SO WHAT THAT IS, IS THAT'S BASICALLY ALL THESE CITIES GOT TOGETHER. AND BECAUSE EACH ONE OF THEM HAD THEIR OWN SHELTERS AND THEY HAD TO FOLLOW A CERTAIN COMPLIANCES, BUT IT WAS A LOT OF DIFFERENT. EVERYBODY WAS KIND OF DOING THINGS DIFFERENT. THEY DECIDED TO REGIONALIZE IT IN GEORGETOWN. SO ALL OF US, WE BASICALLY FUND A CERTAIN FUND OF THAT, OR THE CITY BUDGETS A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF DOLLARS TO GO TOWARDS THAT. SO WE CAN IF WE NEED TO TAKE ANIMALS THERE TO DROP THEM OFF, THEY'LL TAKE CARE OF THEM AND THEN HOUSE THEM UNTIL THEY'RE EITHER RELOCATED WITH THEIR OWNERS OR UNTIL THEY'RE ADOPTED OR FOSTERED OR FOSTERED OUT. SO AND ALSO IN CUSTOMER SERVICE. SO I WROTE HERE, THEY'RE SO AMAZING THAT WE CHANGE YOUR NAME FROM ANIMAL CONTROL TO ANIMAL SERVICES BECAUSE THEY DON'T CONTROL STUFF. THEY ACTUALLY ARE A SERVICE ORIENTED UNIT. SO THEY'RE VERY, VERY PROACTIVE IN DOING THAT. I THINK YOU'VE SEEN THEM ON FACEBOOK. YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY RECENTLY DID, WHICH IS FORWARD THINKING AND CUSTOMER SERVICE ORIENTED, WAS THE 24 OVER SEVEN PET SCAN THAT YOU CAN DO IN FRONT OF OUR DEPARTMENT. SO IF YOU FIND AN ANIMAL INSTEAD OF TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, AND AS FAR AS THE EFFICIENCY PART, YOU USUALLY WOULD CALL AN OFFICER, AN OFFICER WOULD GET IT, HAVE TO GO FIND THE CHIP THING, TRY TO CHIP IT, THEN CALL EDNA AND THEN TRY TO GET ALL THIS DONE WHERE NOW PEOPLE CAN ACTUALLY SCAN THE PET RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE STATION, AND HOPEFULLY THAT PET CAN BE RELOCATED WITH ITS FAMILY EVEN QUICKER. SO THAT THAT TOOK OFF. WE'RE THE ONLY ONE IN THE COUNTY TO DO THAT. SHE GOT THAT IDEA FROM FROM ONE OF THE CONFERENCES SHE WENT TO, AND THAT THING KIND OF WENT OFF. AND THEY ALSO THEY LEAD THE COUNTY IN PETS RETURN. SO WHEN I TALK ABOUT THAT, THE COST FROM THE SHELTER COMES FROM HOW MANY ANIMALS WE DROP OFF THERE. SO THE, THE LEAST AMOUNT ANIMALS WE DROPPED OFF THERE, OUR PERCENTAGES DROPPED. SO THEY'VE GOT AN AMAZING RETURN RATE FOR THE ANIMALS TO THEIR OWNERS. THEY DON'T JUST GO. THE WHAT I CALL THE PROCESS IS PICK THE DOG UP AND TAKE IT TO THE DOG POUND AND DROP THE DOG OFF. THEY GO THROUGH THE PEOPLE PART OF IT. IT WAS LIKE, THIS DOG BELONGS TO SOMEBODY, AND I'M GOING TO FIND OUT WHO OWNS IT SO I CAN GET IT BACK TO THAT PERSON. WHAT THAT DOES IS THAT SAVES US DOLLARS ON THE BACK END. THEY'RE NOT DOING IT TO SAVE THE DOLLARS. THEY'RE JUST DOING IT BECAUSE LESS STRESS ON THE ANIMAL AND DEFINITELY LESS STRESS ON THE OWNERS, BECAUSE I KNOW SOME KIDS CAN GO MISSING FOR AN HOUR AND THEY'RE NOT WORRIED. BUT THAT DOG'S GONE FOR TEN MINUTES. PEOPLE ARE TEARING THE CITY APART LOOKING FOR THAT ANIMAL. SO THEY UNDERSTAND THAT. SO AND JUST UNDER MICROCHIPPING, JUST TO KIND OF PUT IT IN PERSPECTIVE, WE PROVIDED 275 MICROCHIPS LAST YEAR. OKAY. THE TOTAL PROPOSED BUDGET IS 691,000, WHICH IS ABOUT A 33% INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR. AND I'LL GO OVER WHICH THAT INCREASES THERE. BUT ONE OF THE COSTS IS THE CONTRACTUAL SERVICE. SO THIS IS OUR SHARE OF THE ANIMAL SHELTERS ANNUAL BUDGET AND ANNUAL CAPITAL SHARING COSTS. SO THERE ARE THREE DIFFERENT LINE ITEMS IN THIS ONE. IT'S THE ANNUAL SHARE THAT WE PAY TO BE IN THERE. AND THEN THEY HAD TWO CAPITAL PROJECTS AND AN AMENDMENT TO THAT CAPITAL PROJECT, WHICH HAD TO DO WITH EXPANSION OF THE BUILDING. SO EVERYBODY HAS TO PAY THEIR PORTION OF THAT BILL. SO THEY'VE GOT A BEAUTIFUL FACILITY OUT THAT I WOULD RECOMMEND TAKING A TOUR OUT THERE ONE TIME IF YOU WANT TO GO, BE GLAD TO TAKE YOU. THOSE PLACES REALLY LOVE ON ANIMALS OUT THERE, BUT THAT'S WHAT THAT COST IS THERE. AND THEN THE CAPITAL OUTLAY PIECE. SO I'M THAT'S FOR THE PRICE OF AN ANIMAL SERVICE TRUCK. IT LOOKS A LOT LIKE A LOT. BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE SPECIALTY OF THE TRUCK, THE THINGS THAT WE PUT ON THE TRUCK, IT ALSO HAS THE COMPUTERS, THE RADIOS, THE CAMERAS, LIKE A PATROL CAR. SO IT'S FULLY LOADED UP BY THE TIME WE GET THAT. SO I KNOW THAT'S ALSO PART OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL PIECE. SO I JUST TALKING ABOUT IT BECAUSE THAT ALSO WAS INSIDE OF OUR BUDGET THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THAT PARTICULAR INCREASE. SO ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? I WANTED TO WAIT UNTIL WE GOT TO THIS PORTION. AND I WAS JUST COUNTING UP ALL THE NEW FTES. IS IT CORRECT TO SAY THAT THERE'S THREE FTES THAT ARE BEING NEW FTES THAT ARE BEING REQUESTED, THE PIO, THE ADMIN ASSISTANT AND THE ANIMAL SERVICES OFFICER AT THE MOMENT? YES, SIR. YES, SIR. OKAY. IS THAT NUMBER WAS THAT A NUMBER THAT YOU DETERMINED WITH TODD AND WAS THAT SATISFACTORY, YOU THINK, TO ADDRESS GROWING 
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PUBLIC SAFETY NEEDS? SO WHAT WE DID WAS WE SUBMITTED OUR BUDGETS TO FINANCE AND THE CITY MANAGER JUST KIND OF AS A TOTAL PACKAGE OF EVERYTHING. SO WHAT WE DO AT THE DEPARTMENT IS WE SIT DOWN WITH EVERY LIEUTENANT AND WE GO OVER WHAT THEIR PARTICULAR NEEDS ARE. AND, AND AS FAR AS FOR FTES. SO, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS AND I'LL JUST ADDRESS IT NOW IS WHEN WE LOOK AT THE LIKE UNIFORM PATROL FTES, THE SRO PROGRAM, WHICH IS OUR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS, THAT PROGRAM, WE'VE BEEN PART OF THAT PROGRAM SINCE 1998. AND AS OF MAY OF 2026, WE WILL NO LONGER BE IN THAT PROGRAM BECAUSE LISD HAS CREATED THEIR OWN POLICE DEPARTMENT. SO WITH THAT, WE'VE GOT FOUR FTES FROM THAT PARTICULAR GROUP THAT'S GOING TO BE COMING BACK UNDERNEATH US FOR OUR PATROL DIVISION. SO WHAT I LOOK AT WHEN WE DO BUDGETING, IT'S BASICALLY LIKE A 50% RULE. 
          SO WHAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE IS THAT WHENEVER WE LOOK AT FTES FOR EVEN LIKE FOR PATROL SIDE, FOR EXAMPLE, WE DO LIKE A WORKLOAD ANALYSIS. SO WHAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE IS OUR OFFICERS AT LEAST CAN DO 50% OF THEIR TIME IS DISCRETIONARY TIME, WHICH MEANS THAT THEY HAVE THE TIME TO DO OTHER THINGS THAN THE OTHER 50% IS WHERE THEY'RE TIED UP DOING, YOU KNOW, WHERE THEY CAN'T LEAVE AND DO OTHER DUTIES AS OFFICERS. SOME OF THAT IN THAT WORKLOAD ANALYSIS IS THERE IS SICK TIME, THERE'S VACATION TIME, THERE'S TRAINING TIME THAT IS THAT IS IMPLEMENTED IN THERE TO LET US KNOW WHERE WE NEED TO BE ROUGHLY TO MEET THAT 50 PERCENTILE. AND TYPICALLY AND WE DID A TWO YEAR ONE, BUT WOULD PUT US AT ABOUT 4 TO 5 OFFICERS TO DO THAT, WHICH WE FEEL WE CAN RECUPERATE THAT FROM THESE FOUR SROS THAT ARE COMING IN HERE AT THE END OF THE YEAR, WHEN WE LOOK AT OTHER LIKE POSITIONS THAT ARE HERE IN FTES, I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY THERE'S ONLY SO MANY DOLLARS THAT ARE OUT THERE. BUT, YOU KNOW, WE DID PROVIDE A LIST OF JUST THESE ARE LIKE THE TOP 5 OR 6 THINGS. IF THERE WAS MONEY TO BE ABLE TO FUND AND WE CAN GO OVER THOSE AT THE END. BUT I DON'T KNOW, BOSS, IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO THROW IN ON THAT. SO I THINK IT'S JUST LOOKING AT EVERY LOOKING AT TOTAL. YOU KNOW I GET IT'S EXPENSIVE TO, TO HAVE PEOPLE. 
          BUT YOU KNOW I THINK THE PIO WAS A GOOD EXAMPLE. AND THEN THERE'S, THERE'S A FEW OTHER POSITIONS. IF WE COULD GET THEM THAT'D BE GREAT. BUT WE ALSO UNDERSTAND IF IT'S IF IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS, WE GOTTA WAIT. WE GOTTA WAIT. GREAT. THANK YOU FOR EXPLAINING THAT. AND I THINK THESE POSITIONS ARE GOING TO ADD A LOT OF VALUE AND WILL HELP TO ENHANCE PUBLIC SAFETY WITHIN OUR CITY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. SO MOVING ON TO THE SUPPLEMENT. SO ONE OF THE POSITIONS THAT WAS INITIALLY I GUESS I KEEP SAYING APPROVED. SO I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE CONSIDERED APPROVED OR THAT WAS CONSIDERED TO BE ON THIS LIST. IT INCLUDED WAS AN ANIMAL SERVICE OFFICER. THAT COST THAT. YOU SEE THERE IS INCLUSIVE OF THE SALARY, THE VEHICLE. WE ALSO GIVE THEM DIGITAL TICKET RIDERS SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO DO PAPER. IT'S ALL DONE ON A ON A DIGITAL COMPUTER OR DIGITAL TICKET RIDER. RADIOS, VESTS AND TASERS. CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW PATROL WE HAVE SO WE HAVE TWO. WE HAVE THREE ASOS. WE'VE HAD TWO FOR A LONG TIME. THE THIRD ONE, WE'VE HAD A FEW POSITIONS THAT CAME IN THAT JUST WASN'T REALLY THE JOB FOR THEM. SO WE HAVEN'T HAD THREE TOTAL ONES THERE. AND WITH THAT, OUR OFFICERS, OUR PATROL OFFICERS ARE HANDLING HANDLING ABOUT 60% OF THE ANIMAL SERVICE CALLS THAT COME IN. USUALLY THOSE COME IN AFTER HOURS. THOSE WILL COME IN ON THE WEEKENDS. AND WE FEEL THAT HIRING THIS ADDITIONAL POSITION WOULD ALLOW THAT ASO TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE THOSE CALLS. SO PATROL OFFICERS AREN'T HAVING TO DEAL WITH THOSE AS OFTEN. AND IT ALSO EXPAND OUR SERVICES TO LATER NIGHTS WHEN AND THEN WEEKENDS. SO TYPICALLY DURING THE DAY, YOU KNOW, WE'LL HAVE ANIMAL SERVICES WORK SOME OF THE CALLS AND ANIMALS THAT ARE MISSING OR DOG BITES. AND THEN AT NIGHT WHEN PEOPLE COME HOME IS WHEN THEY REALIZE FLUFFY'S MISSING. SO THEN THAT'S WHEN THEY WE GET OUR ANIMAL SERVICES PEOPLE AT NIGHT TO KIND OF GO THROUGH THAT. BUT INEVITABLY AT THREE IN THE MORNING, THERE'S A BARKING DOG IN A NEIGHBORHOOD AND IT'S A LOOSE DOG. AND THEN THE OFFICERS THERE WITH THAT. SO EITHER THEY NEED TO TRANSPORT IT OR THEY'LL CALL EITHER TO CALL ANIMAL SERVICES OR SOMETIMES THEY WON'T. THEY CAN'T CATCH THE DOG. THEY CAN'T SPEND ALL DAY TRYING TO CATCH IT, AS LONG AS IT'S NOT DANGEROUS. AND THEY JUST HAVE TO LET IT BE UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING. SO WE FEEL THAT AN EXTRA ASO WOULD HELP WITH, WITH PARTICULARLY WITH THOSE. WE DID SEE A 10% INCREASE IN THEIR CALLS. SO FOR THE FIRST TIME, WE FEEL THEY'RE GOING TO HIT AROUND 4000 CALLS FOR SERVICE JUST FOR THEM. AND SO THAT'S THAT SHOWS THAT OUR CITY'S GROWING BECAUSE WE KNOW WHEN PEOPLE MOVE IN HERE, NOT ONLY DO THEY IT'S THEM AND THEIR KIDS, BUT THEY BRING THEIR ANIMALS AS WELL. SO AND THEN WE ADD MORE ANIMALS TO THAT POPULATION. MOST OF THEIR CALLS ARE GOING TO BE JUST GENERAL ANIMAL SERVICES CALLS. SO IT'S LIKE DOGS AT LARGE LOST ANIMALS. AND IF YOU'VE SEEN THEY DEAL WITH SNAKES, OWLS, LIZARDS, DEER AND DUCKS. SO YOU'VE SEEN THAT ONLINE WHERE THEY DEAL WITH EVERYTHING. WHEN SOMEBODY CALLS AND SAYS, HEY, WE HAVE A DUCK OVER HERE, THEY'LL GO OUT THERE AND TRY TO HELP IT OUT. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? AWESOME. ALL RIGHT. SO NEXT WE'LL GO INTO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION PROGRAMING. SO IN CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS THERE'S 20 FTES. SO WE HAVE ONE LIEUTENANT TWO SERGEANTS FOUR CORPORALS AND SIX DETECTIVES. WE 
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HAVE ONE VICTIM SERVICES MANAGER, ONE VICTIM SERVICES ADVOCATE, ONE SUPERVISOR, ONE CRIME SCENE TECH, ONE SUPERVISOR AND ONE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT AND ONE CASE MANAGER. SO THE PROGRAMS WITHIN CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS IS COORDINATES WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND PROSECUTORS. SO THEY'LL DEAL WITH OTHER STATE, LOCAL AND FEDERAL AGENCIES AND THE PROSECUTIONS AS WELL. THEY'LL MEET WITH THE DA OR THEIR DA INVESTIGATORS TO WORK OVER AND TALK THROUGH CASES. THEY OBVIOUSLY DEAL IN CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS. OUR EVIDENCE WE DEAL WITH NOT ONLY IS IT EVIDENCE, BUT IT'S ALSO CRIME SCENE. SO IT'S KIND OF A DUAL ROLE. SO YOU'VE GOT PEOPLE WHO COLLECT IT AND YOU GOT PEOPLE WHO DOCUMENT IT AND LOG IT IN OUR OPEN RECORDS REQUEST. I KNOW I HEARD TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT BEFORE. SO WE DO HAVE OUR RECORDS SUPERVISOR WHO HANDLES ALL OPEN RECORDS REQUESTS. SHE ALSO IS IN CHARGE OF THE LOBBY AT THE FRONT END. IN 2020 24, SHE PROCESSED 1700 OPEN RECORDS. SO A LOT OF PEOPLE WANT POLICE RECORDS. THEY A LOT OF IT WILL BE PROSECUTORS, NOT PROSECUTORS, DEFENSE ATTORNEYS, INSURANCE COMPANIES, INDIVIDUALS THAT MAY WANT VIDEO FOOTAGE. SO WE GET A LOT OF REQUESTS FOR, FOR POLICE RECORDS. AND WE'VE SEEN ABOUT A 10% INCREASE IN THOSE REQUESTS OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS. SO AND I JUST THINK WE'RE AT A TIME WHERE PEOPLE WANT TO SEE WHAT'S ON PAPER OR WHAT'S REPORTED. AND THERE BECAUSE IN THE PAST NOBODY REALLY CARED. AND NOW EVERYBODY'S KIND OF WANTING THOSE RECORDS, RECORDS MANAGEMENT. SO OUR CASE MANAGER PREPARES DOCUMENTATIONS FOR PROSECUTION FOR BOTH COUNTY, DISTRICT AND FEDERAL CASES. SO HE'LL COMPILE ALL THE VIDEO, EVERYTHING THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE CASE, AND THEN MAKE SURE IT GETS SENT OVER TO THE PROSECUTING AGENCIES. OUR VICTIM SERVICES TEAM IS TRULY AN AMAZING. THIS WAS A GRANT COUNCIL DRIVEN, GRANT DRIVEN PROGRAM MANY, MANY YEARS AGO. THAT HAS BEEN A BLESSING ON US EVER SINCE THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO TAKE IT OVER WITHOUT THE GRANT. THEY DEAL WITH ASSISTING PEOPLE OF VICTIMS OF CRIME. THEY CAN ALSO HELP PEOPLE FIND TEMPORARY HOUSING, TRANSPORT PEOPLE TO COURT. AND WHAT I LOVE IS, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF TIMES WHEN SOMEBODY IS INVOLVED IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROCESS, THEY'VE NEVER GONE THROUGH IT BEFORE. IT'S THE FIRST TIME. SO OUR VICTIM SERVICES TEAM CAN LITERALLY WALK THEM FROM FROM THE VERY FIRST INCIDENT ALL THE WAY TO THE PROSECUTION PIECE OR WITH SOMEBODY WHERE THEY'RE GETTING JUSTICE FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE SO THEY CAN WALK WITHIN THAT WHOLE WAY. SO BECAUSE IT'S A VERY INTIMIDATING PROCESS TO GO THROUGH. AND LASTLY, WARRANTS UP THERE IS THAT THEY WHENEVER THEY'RE DOING CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS, THEY'LL OFTEN GET SEARCH WARRANTS OR ARREST WARRANTS ON THEIR PARTICULAR CASES. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION BUDGET. SO IT'S 2.69 MILLION, WHICH IS ABOUT A 6% INCREASE FROM THE 2024 BUDGET. SO A MAJORITY OF THOSE COSTS WILL BE UNDER MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR, BASICALLY 74,000 OF THAT IS ALL SOFTWARE PROGRAMS USED BY CID. SO THAT HAS TO DO WITH A LOT OF IT HAS TO DO WITH SPECIFIC PROGRAMS THAT ARE USED FOR FORENSIC EVIDENCE. SO, YOU KNOW, CRACKING INTO CELL PHONES AND IPADS, A LOT OF THESE HAVE ANNUAL RENEWALS AND THEY'RE ALMOST LIKE, YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT IT, BECAUSE IF YOU HAVE THIS ONE, YOU GOT TO HAVE THIS ONE, BECAUSE IF THIS ONE DOESN'T WORK, USE THIS ONE TO WORK. AND THEY EACH ONE WORKS ON THE OTHER ONE BETTER THAN THE ON THAT PARTICULAR PHONE THAN THE OTHER ONE. SO THAT'S OUR BIGGEST EXPENSE. THEIR TRAINING IS GOING TO BE ABOUT 38,000 UNDER TRAINING EXPENSES. AND JUST KIND OF BREAK DOWN WHAT WE DO IN CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION. SO WE HAVE TWO DIFFERENT. WHEN WE HAVE THE TWO SERGEANTS, ONE OF THEM IS OVER GENERAL CRIMES AND MAJOR CRIMES, WHICH WE CALL NONSEXUAL TYPE CRIMES. SO THE CASES THAT WE DEAL WITH THE MOST WITH THAT PARTICULAR UNIT ARE INJURY TO A CHILD AND FRAUD CASES. AND THEN WE HAVE SPECIAL CRIMES WHICH DEAL SPECIFICALLY WITH SEXUAL RELATED CRIMES THAT OCCUR WITHIN THE CITY. SO AVERAGE CASELOAD FOR DETECTIVES ABOUT 20. AND LAST YEAR WE WORKED ABOUT 550 CASES. SO KIND OF PUT THAT IN PERSPECTIVE. WE GET 45 NEW CASES EVERY MONTH. SO THEY'VE GOT TO TRY TO SOLVE THE ONES THAT THEY'RE THEY'RE WORKING ON. AND THEN THEY'LL KNOW THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE 45 MORE COMING IN THAT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SPLIT UP AND JUST KIND OF A CONTINUAL PROCESS. SO WE'VE SLOWLY BEEN GROWING OUR, OUR, OUR CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION JUST TO MEET THOSE PARTICULAR NEEDS. SO. CAN I ASK A QUESTION. YES. ON THE BUDGET YOU MENTIONED, IT WAS A 2.69 AMOUNT, BUT WHAT'S ON OUR SLIDE IS 2.50. YEAH. I WAS GOING TO ASK. THERE WAS LIKE A YEAH BECAUSE WE ADDED IN THE YESTERDAY WE HAD TO AMEND SOME PARTS OF THE POLICE BUDGET BECAUSE WE ADDED IN THE POLICE MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST. SO THERE'S BEEN SHIFTING OF FUNDS SO DOWN. SO WHAT YOU HAVE ON THE SCREEN IS THE MOST ACCURATE ONE, CHIEF IS WHAT WE HAD PREPARED WAS PRIOR TO THE CHANGES. IS THAT THE SAME FOR THE POLICE ADMINISTRATION BECAUSE THAT NUMBER WAS DIFFERENT TOO. YEAH. SO WHAT'S IN HERE IS MORE ACCURATE. YEAH OKAY. YEAH. WHAT'S WHAT YOU ALL HAVE RIGHT NOW IS MOST ACCURATE OKAY. SO I'LL GO UP THAT SCREEN THEN. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT OKAY. OH I'M SORRY. AND THEN LET 
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ME GO BACK. SORRY ABOUT THAT. SO ONE OF THE PROGRAMS THAT WAS IN OUR SUPPLEMENT WAS OUR AXIOM DIGITAL FORENSIC SOFTWARE PROGRAM. SO THAT'S A RECURRING COST. SO KIND OF TO SUM THAT ONE UP, THAT THAT IS A WAY FOR A PROGRAM THAT WE CAN USE TO HELP SPEED UP A DOWNLOADING OR IN ON CELL PHONES OR ANY KIND OF DIGITAL MEDIA. SOMETIMES IT TAKES HOURS AND HOURS AND HOURS, BUT THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM HELPS SPEED UP THAT PARTICULAR PROCESS. I REALLY CAN'T TELL YOU HOW IT WORKS, BUT I CAN TELL YOU WHAT IT DOES. AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE REQUESTING TO ADD TO HELP WITH THAT PROCESS TO MAKE IT FASTER. SO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO WE'LL TALK ABOUT OUR POLICE COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM. RIGHT NOW THEY HAVE 16 FTES. SO THERE IS ONE ECO MANAGER. SO ECO IS AN EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION OPERATOR TWO ECO SUPERVISORS AND 13 ECOS PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNICATIONS CENTER. I CALL THEM THE FIRST RESPONDERS FOR THE FIRST RESPONDERS, BECAUSE THEY'RE LITERALLY THE PEOPLE THAT GET THE CALL FIRST AND OBTAIN THAT INFORMATION. THEN THEY GET ON THE RADIO TO SEND THE OFFICER TO THE CALL. SO VERY, VERY IMPORTANT JOB, VERY CHALLENGING JOB. SO THEY PROVIDE EMERGENCY AND NON-EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS. SO WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT EARLIER ABOUT THE 911 SYSTEM WHICH WE HAVE OUR OWN APP, WHICH IS A PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING POINT WHERE A LOT OF COMMUNITIES THAT ARE SMALLER DO NOT HAVE THAT. SO WE'RE VERY BLESSED TO HAVE OUR OWN COMMUNICATION CENTER. AND THEY ALSO HAVE THE DISPATCH CENTER, WHERE THEY'LL DISPATCH REGULAR CALLS OUT TO THESE OFFICERS. SO LEANDER POLICE DEPARTMENT COMMUNICATIONS CURRENTLY DISPATCH IS ONLY FOR POLICE AND FOR POLICE SERVICES ONLY. I KNOW THERE'S SOME COMMUNICATIONS IN THE FUTURE ABOUT BRINGING FIRE BACK UNDER. WHEN I STARTED WAY BACK IN THE DAY, IT WAS FIRE AND POLICE DISPATCH, AND THERE WAS SOME CHANGES MADE IN THAT. SO I KNOW WE WERE LOOKING AT AS WE EXPAND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AT SOME POINT, IS LOOKING TO EXPAND THOSE PARTICULAR SERVICES AS WELL. TO KIND OF PUT IT IN PERSPECTIVE, WE ENTER COMMUNICATIONS, RECEIVED OVER 44,000 CALLS FOR SERVICE, AND WE ANTICIPATE BY THE END OF THE YEAR WE'LL BE HITTING ABOUT 48,000 CALLS. MAJORITY OF THOSE CALLS ARE WHAT I WOULD CALL GENERAL CRIMES. SO IT'S LIKE, HEY, MY GARAGE DOOR, SOMEONE BROKE INTO MY GARAGE, STOLE SOME STUFF OR MY CAR OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. AND THEN THE SECOND CALL THAT WE RESPOND TO A LOT IS 911 INVESTIGATION. SO SOMEONE WILL CALL 911 AND NEED ASSISTANCE AND THEN OFFICERS WILL RESPOND TO THAT. THOSE AREN'T ABANDONED CALLS. THOSE ARE ACTUAL PEOPLE NEEDING ASSISTANCE TO GO. SO ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? AWESOME. ALL RIGHT. GOOD MATCH. SO WE'RE GOOD. SO THE TOTAL PROPOSED BUDGET FOR COMMUNICATIONS IS 1.8 MILLION, WHICH IS ABOUT A 1% INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR'S BUDGET. BASICALLY THE INCREASE CAME UNDER MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR AND UNDER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES. SO UNDER MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR WE HAVE A SERVICE A MOTOROLA SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR OUR COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT. SO SOMETHING WE PAY MOTOROLA EVERY YEAR TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR IF ANYTHING'S WRONG WITH OUR SYSTEM, THEY'LL COME IN AND FIX IT. AND SINCE WE THAT EQUIPMENT IS VERY, VERY EXPENSIVE, IT'S DEFINITELY A GOOD DEAL TO HAVE THEM BE THE ONES THAT TRY TO COME IN AND FIX IT. SO UNDER CONTRACTUAL, UNDER CONTRACTUAL SERVICES, THIS IS OUR AGREEMENT WITH THE WILCO COMMUNICATIONS CENTER. SO BASICALLY WE HAVE 193 MOBILE AND PORTABLE RADIOS. SO WHAT THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR IS THE UPKEEP AND MAINTENANCE OF THOSE PARTICULAR RADIOS. IF WE HAVE LIKE AN ISSUE INTERNALLY, AND THEN WE ALSO PAY A SUBSCRIPTION FEE TO USE IT. SO IF THERE'S AN ISSUE WHERE WE NEED TO ADD CHANNELS OR THEY DO LIKE AN UPDATE, THEN THEY'LL COME UP TO OUR DEPARTMENT AND THEY'LL DEAL WITH ALL THE RADIOS. SO BUT THAT'S ONE OF THOSE COSTS THAT THAT WE HAVE TO PAY THEM EVERY YEAR. AND THE COST IS PER RADIO, AND THEN THEY'LL DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF PER RADIO. AND THEN THAT'S WHAT WE BUDGET BY. SO TYPICALLY THAT ALWAYS SEEMS TO INCREASE ABOUT ANYWHERE FROM 5 TO 6%. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT. OKAY. UNDER THE POLICE COMMUNICATIONS SUPPLEMENT REQUEST, ONE OF THE SUPPLEMENT REQUESTS THAT WE ASKED FOR IN THERE WAS A SHIFT DIFFERENTIAL FOR OUR ECOS, WHICH IS ABOUT 36,000 BUCKS. SO IT WOULD ADD LIKE ABOUT A $2.50 AN HOUR INCREASE TO SOMEBODY'S CURRENT PAY. IF THEY'RE WORKING A PARTICULAR NIGHT SHIFT. WE LOOK AT THIS AS KIND OF A RECRUITING COMPONENT. I CAN TELL YOU THAT TRYING TO FIND QUALIFIED COMMUNICATION OPERATORS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT THINGS YOU EVER HAVE TO DO, BECAUSE THERE'S NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT CAN DO THAT PARTICULAR JOB. A LOT OF THEM TRY AND THEY COME IN AND THEN THEY'RE LIKE, I'M NOT DOING THIS BECAUSE THEY'RE HAVING TO DEAL WITH THE WORST SITUATIONS IN PEOPLE'S LIVES WHEN THAT PHONE CALL COMES IN. 
          NOT ONLY THAT, IN OUR COMMUNICATION CENTER, THEY'RE ONLY ANSWERING THE PHONES. 
          THEY'RE DISPATCHING THE OFFICERS, BUT THEY'RE ALSO HAVING TO DEAL WITH 911 AT THE SAME TIME, BECAUSE WE DO NOT HAVE A SEPARATE 911 AND A CALL CENTER. SO THEY KIND OF DEAL WITH ALL THAT. THE OTHER CHALLENGE THAT WE KNOW THAT IS WE'RE IT'S ALWAYS A COMPETITIVE NATURE WHERE, YOU KNOW, DISPATCH CENTERS TRY TO OUTDO EACH OTHER IN CERTAIN WAYS TO TRY TO, TO, 
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TO HIRE PEOPLE. AND WE HAVE BEEN PRETTY GOOD ON THAT ON THE COMPETITIVE SIDE FOR THAT PAY. 
          BUT ONE OF THE THINGS WE HAVEN'T SEEN IN ANY OTHER DEPARTMENT, EVERYBODY DOES LIKE A SIGN ON BONUS OR THEY'LL DO SOMETHING, AS WE HAVEN'T SEEN A SHIFT DIFFERENTIAL FOR THAT GROUP. AND I CAN TELL YOU WHEN THERE IS A SHIFT DIFFERENTIAL FOR NIGHT BECAUSE IT'S NIGHTS ARE DIFFICULT TO IS THAT YOU HAVE PEOPLE WILLING TO FILL THOSE GAPS OR TO FILL THOSE SCHEDULES IF THERE'S A SHIFT DIFFERENTIAL IN THERE. SO THIS IS JUST A WAY FOR US TO TRY TO LOOK AT A WAY TO HAVE PEOPLE BE ENCOURAGED TO GO TO NIGHTS, BECAUSE I THINK EVERYBODY KIND OF WANTS THE DAYS. THERE'S LESS THING GOING ON, LESS THINGS THAT GO ON DURING THE DAY THAN AT NIGHT, BUT AND ALSO USE IT AS A RECRUITING EFFORT TO MAKE SURE WE CAN ALWAYS BE KIND OF ONE STEP AHEAD OF IF ANY OF THE PEOPLE AROUND US THAT ARE TRYING TO COMPETE FOR THE SAME ONE DISPATCHER IN THE COUNTY. SO ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT ONE? PRETTY SMART. AWESOME. ALL RIGHT. OKAY, WE'RE GETTING TO THE END HERE. WOULD ANYBODY NEED A BREAK? AM I GOING OVER MY TIME LIMIT? I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY. OKAY. LAST ONE I'LL GO QUICK A SPECIAL OPERATIONS. SO THIS HAS 11 FTES. 
          SO WE HAVE ONE LIEUTENANT ONE ONE COMMUNITY SERVICE SERGEANT, ONE SRO SERGEANT, WHICH IS A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER, ONE SRO CORPORAL, TWO SROS, ONE SIU. SO SIU, OUR SPECIAL INVESTIGATIVE UNIT SERGEANT. WHEN SIU CORPORAL, ONE DETECTIVE AND CANINES IN THERE AND ONE LOGISTICAL COORDINATOR. SO I'M GOING TO READ THIS PART. THIS ACTUALLY NOW FALLS UNDER A DIFFERENT DIVISION. BUT WE ARE PART OF WHAT'S CALLED THE CENTRAL TEXAS REGIONAL SWAT TEAM, WHICH IS STILL FUNDED UNDER THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM. WE HAVE IN 2015, WE JOINED WHAT'S CALLED A MULTI-AGENCY SWAT GROUP, WHICH WE LEANDER, CEDAR PARK, GEORGETOWN AND PFLUGERVILLE. SO BASICALLY THIS IS THIS COMPILES OF TACTICAL OPERATORS, NEGOTIATORS, TACTICAL MEDICS, TACTICAL DISPATCHERS, SNIPERS AND SUPPORT PERSONNEL. IT'S NOT A FULL TIME SWAT TEAM. 
          SO THESE ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE DOING THESE ON THE SIDE. SO LAST YEAR THEY DID 47 DEPLOYMENTS, WHICH IS ABOUT 50% INCREASE FROM THE YEAR BEFORE. AND THEY DEAL WITH HIGH RISK WARRANTS, BARRICADED SUBJECTS THAT USUALLY HAVE WEAPONS. AND THIS TEAM IS CONFISCATED OVER 114 KILOS OF ASSORTED DRUGS, WHICH IS ABOUT 250 POUNDS, 20,000 PILLS, 52 FIREARMS AND $116,000 IN CASH. 
          SO THEY'RE IN HERE. WE'LL TALK ABOUT QUICKLY ABOUT THAT WHERE THEY'RE FUNDED. WE ALSO HAVE WHAT'S CALLED AN OUR IT'S OUR SPECIAL INVESTIGATIVE UNIT WHICH DEALS A LOT WITH NARCOTICS. AND THEY DEAL A LOT WITH SURVEILLANCE. THEY'VE ALSO BEEN UTILIZED TO TARGET AREAS WHERE WE'VE HAD SPECIFIC CRIMES. SO THEY CAN GO IN THERE AND DO THE SURVEILLANCE PIECE AND SEE IF WE CAN CATCH PEOPLE WHEN WE HAVE AN UPTICK IN A PARTICULAR AREA. SO WE DO HAVE ONE OF OUR DETECTIVES THAT'S ASSIGNED TO THE DEA TASK FORCE. SO HE KIND OF DOES THINGS FOR US AND KIND OF DOES THINGS FOR THEM. HE DID IN THE 17 CASES HE WAS INVOLVED IN, HE RAN LEAD ON FOUR OF THOSE. AND OUT OF THAT FINE WAS 110 KILOS OF ASSORTED NARCOTICS, FENTANYL AND COCAINE, 41KG OF MARIJUANA, THC, A LOT OF LSD, 56 INDIVIDUALS ARRESTED AND ABOUT JUST UNDER $1 MILLION IN ILLICIT ASSET FUNDS AND 50 FIREARMS SEIZED. THE REASON I SHARE THAT WITH YOU IS I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THESE THESE AREN'T DRUGS THAT ARE MAYBE IN OUR CITY, BUT A LOT OF THESE CASES STARTED FROM CASES IN OUR CITY THAT WERE ABLE TO GET US TO THE NEXT ONE, THE NEXT ONE. AND IF WE CAN GET THIS PERSON AND THAT KEEPS THAT PERSON FROM SENDING THOSE DRUGS BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY. SO I'M GOING TO SAY HIS NAME, BUT HE DOES A GREAT JOB OVER THERE AND DEFINITELY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT HE DOES. WE ALSO PROVIDE OVERSIGHT WITH SPECIAL UNITS. WE TALKED ABOUT THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER PROGRAM, ABOUT HOW THAT'S GOING TO BE MOVING OVER EVENTUALLY BACK TO PATROL. WE ALSO DO SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION WARRANTS, TYPICALLY NARCOTIC WARRANTS THAT GENERATE FROM THE SRO DIVISION. AND THEN LASTLY IS OUR LOGISTICS. SO TALK TO HER ABOUT HER A LITTLE BIT A WHILE AGO. IT'S JUST HER BY HERSELF. AND SHE DEALS WITH ALL THE PIECES AND PARTS DEALS WITH 106 CARS. SO WE'RE HOPING THIS POSITION OVER IN PATROL ADMIN ASSISTANT WILL ASSIST HER IN IN DOING SOME OF THOSE DUTIES. AND THEIR BUDGET RIGHT NOW IS 2.4 MILLION. SO IT'S ABOUT A 20% INCREASE. WHEN I LOOK THROUGH THE WHOLE BUDGET, THERE WAS WE HAD DECREASES ALL THE WAY DOWN. 
          WHERE THE COST CAME FROM WAS THE TRANSFER IN. SO THAT PARTICULAR TRANSFERRED IN THE BOTTOM IS THE TOTAL BENEFITS AND PACKAGE FOR OUR TASK FORCE OFFICER. I'M NOT SURE HOW THAT'S HOW THAT'S BUDGETED IN THERE BECAUSE I DIDN'T DO THAT PARTICULAR PART. BUT WE DO GET SOME REIMBURSEMENTS BACK FROM HIS DEPLOYMENTS. WE THERE'S SOME OVERTIME AND THINGS THAT GET PAID IN THE CITY GETS REIMBURSED FOR THAT. BUT THAT'S WHERE THAT MAY INCREASE CAME FROM THERE. SO ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT. NO. NO. SO YES, I APPRECIATE THE TIME TO TALK TO YOU A LITTLE ABOUT THAT. 
          DEFINITELY. I KNOW LIKE I SAID, I THINK THERE'S SOME OTHER POSITIONS WE'D LOVE TO LOOK AT. 
          IF THERE'S IF THERE'S A POSSIBILITY, LOOK AT SOME OF THESE. LOVE TO TALK TO YOU GUYS ABOUT THOSE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THEM. I KNOW MY TIME IS UP, BUT I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY. I'M SORRY IT TOOK SO LONG. I JUST PASSIONATE AND WANTED YOU TO KNOW KIND OF WHAT WE DO. AND IT'S A LOT MORE THAN JUST WHAT YOU SEE WHEN YOU DRIVE BY THE BUILDING. SO IF YOU DON'T 
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HAVE ANY QUESTIONS NOW, I WILL YIELD MY TIME. THANK YOU. MISTER. SO YOU'LL SEE WHY IT TOOK 14 HOURS AND 22 MINUTES TO GET THROUGH THIS. YES. FANTASTIC JOB CHIEF. THANK YOU. NO. THAT WAS YOU HAVE A LOT GOING ON. YOU'RE GOOD. ALL WELL, AS YOU PROBABLY NOTICED, I'M NOT CHIEF WUSTERHAUSEN. SO ROBERT KERR, ASSISTANT CHIEF, I'LL BE REVIEWING THE FIRE BUDGET FOR YOU. SO IF YOU ASK A RANDOM PERSON ON THE STREET WHAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DOES, YOU LIKELY HEAR PUT OUT FIRES, PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE, OR EVEN RESCUE CATS FROM TREES. WELL, THESE ANSWERS AREN'T WRONG. THEY'RE ONLY A PIECE OF WHAT WE ACTUALLY DO. IN REALITY, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS MADE UP OF FIVE DISTINCT DISTRICTS. THOSE DIVISIONS, EXCUSE ME, AND ONLY ONE, IS PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON DAY TO DAY EMERGENCY RESPONSE. THE REMAINING FOUR DIVISIONS DO PLAY CRITICAL ROLES IN SUPPORTING THAT RESPONSE, BUT THEY ALSO PROVIDE VITAL PUBLIC SERVICE THAT IMPROVES SAFETY, REDUCE HAZARDS, AND CONTRIBUTE TO BUILDING A SAFER, STRONGER AND MORE LIVABLE COMMUNITY. FIRST OF THIS DIVISIONS IS FIRE ADMINISTRATION. FIRE ADMINISTRATION IS A STRATEGIC BACKBONE OF THE DEPARTMENT. THIS INCLUDES MANAGING OVERALL DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS, MASTER PLANNING, RESOURCE ALLOCATION AND COMMUNITY RISK REDUCTION. 
          THE PERSONNEL IN THIS DIVISION ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR POLICY DEVELOPMENT, MAINTAINING REGULATORY COMPLIANCE, HIRING, RECRUITING, AND RETENTION OF PERSONNEL, RECRUITMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, AS WELL AS THE MANAGEMENT OF 28 FLEET VEHICLES AND NINE FACILITIES. IF YOU'LL GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. SO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATION, OUR THE BUDGET IS $3.81 MILLION FOR PROPOSAL. THAT IS ABOUT A, I BELIEVE, A 11% INCREASE FROM FY 25. MOST OF THE INCREASES I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT IN THESE DIVISIONS ARE ADJUSTMENTS BASED ON THE COMPENSATION STUDY THAT WAS DONE. I DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THREE SECTIONS. FIRST IS SUPPLIES AND MINOR EQUIPMENT, WHICH IS THE $793,000, $525,000 OF THAT GOES TO FIRE EQUIPMENT, PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS. AND THAT'S IN THEIR REPLACEMENT CYCLE. THE OTHER THE OTHER COSTS IN THAT LINE ITEM IS ACTUALLY JUST SOME NEW EQUIPMENT FOR APPARATUS THAT'S COMING IN AS WELL SOME SOFTWARE SUBSCRIPTIONS, UNIFORMS AND GAS AND OIL. THE OTHER LINE IS GOING TO BE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS. AND UNDER THAT MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS LINE $500,000 OF THAT IS FOR VEHICLE REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE. SO THE REST OF THAT IS THROUGH FIRE ALARM CONTRACTS. EXCUSE ME, INSPECTIONS AND REPAIRS, AS WELL AS SOME ANNUAL INSPECTIONS. THIRD ONE IS THE CAPITAL OUTLAY, THE CAPITAL OUTLAY OF $333,000. THERE'S $157,000. THAT IS FOR THE MOTOROLA REPLACEMENT PLAN FOR THE PORTABLE RADIOS, AS WELL AS AN ADDITIONAL $20,000 FOR THE MOBILE RADIO REPLACEMENT. SO THOSE ARE REPLACING AND UPGRADING THOSE. YOU'LL GO TO THE ALREADY DUDE. PERFECT. SO WE HAVE A COUPLE OF NEW POSITIONS. 
          FIRST IS A LOGISTICS TECHNICIAN. THIS POSITION WILL BE ASSIGNED TO SUPPORT SERVICES. EXCUSE ME TO SUPPORT SERVICES UNDER A FIRE ADMINISTRATION TO SUPPORT THEIR OPERATION WITH INVENTORYING THE WAREHOUSE, DISTRIBUTION OF EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES. ANNUAL INSPECTIONS FOR PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS, AND REPAIRING OF ALL EQUIPMENT. IF YOU'RE NOT AWARE, OUR SUPPORT SERVICES, THEY OVERSEE ALL ASPECTS OF DEPARTMENT LOGISTICS, INCLUDING PURCHASING, FLEET ACQUISITIONS, FACILITY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, INVENTORY MANAGEMENT, EQUIPMENT REPAIRS, SAFETY INSPECTIONS AND DELIVERY OF SUPPLIES. AND I TELL YOU ALL THAT BECAUSE THERE'S ONLY TWO PEOPLE DOING THAT. HENCE THE REASON WE'RE ASKING FOR THE NEW LOGISTICS POSITION. THEY BASICALLY TO ASSIST THEM. IN THE PAST AND UP TO THIS POINT, WE'VE HAD TO RELY ON FIREFIGHTERS WORKING OVERTIME TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT. SO THIS POSITION WILL HELP DISTRIBUTE SOME OF THAT WORKLOAD AND REDUCE THE USE OF OVERTIME. 
          THE NEXT ONE IS A FORKLIFT. SO OUR SUPPORT SERVICES WAREHOUSE IS LOCATED ON A CONVERTED BUILDING THAT WAS INCLUDED WHEN WE PURCHASED THE LAND. THE BUILDING UNFORTUNATELY IS NOT CONDUCIVE TO ACCEPTING DELIVERY TRUCKS, AND A LOT OF OUR EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES ARE DELIVERED ON PALLETS. THIS FORCES STAFF TO SOMETIMES UNLOAD THE PALLETS FROM THE TRUCK INTO THE WAREHOUSE BY HAND. THE FORKLIFT WILL ALLOW THE RAPID LOADING AND UNLOADING OF DELIVERY TRUCKS, ALSO GIVING US BETTER STACKING ABILITY AND REDUCING THE RISK OF INJURY. 
          THIRD ONE UP. THERE IS A COMMUNITY RESOURCES GRANT FOR $100,000. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES FUNDING SUPPORT FOR LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE ACTIVELY ADDRESSING COMMUNITY 
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NEEDS. MANY OF THESE GROUPS PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN SUPPORTING RESIDENTS, ESPECIALLY IN A DISASTER, BUT FACE CONSTRAINTS DUE TO LIMITED RESOURCES. THE COMMUNITY RESOURCE GRANT OFFERS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ONE OR MORE ELIGIBLE NONPROFITS BASED ON SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS AND DEMONSTRATED PERFORMANCE METRICS. I WILL TELL YOU THAT CURRENTLY, THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN COMPLETED, AND IT'S JUST PENDING THE DECISION OF WHETHER THIS IS GOING TO BE AN OPEN APPLICATION OR A SELECTION PROCESS. LAST ON THIS IS THE CANCER BLOOD SCREENING FIREFIGHTERS AT A HIGHER RISK OF CANCER DUE TO EXPOSURE TO CARCINOGENS. AND THE PAST FIVE YEARS, WE'VE HAD FOUR FIREFIGHTERS DIAGNOSED WITH OCCUPATIONAL CANCER. OUR FIREFIGHTERS CURRENTLY UNDERGO AN EXTENSIVE MEDICAL EXAM EACH YEAR WITH SOME MINIMAL CANCER SCREENING THAT IS DONE AS A PART OF THE MEDICAL EXAM. STATE LEGISLATORS RECENTLY PASSED A BILL THAT REQUIRES ALL FIRE DEPARTMENTS TO SCREEN FOR CANCER. THIS FUNDING WOULD COVER THE COST FOR A MULTI-CANCER EARLY DETECTION BLOOD TEST, WHICH TESTS FOR OVER 50 VARIOUS CANCERS. IDEALLY, THIS EARLY DETECTION WILL LEAD TO EARLY INTERVENTION, RESULTING IN LOWER MEDICAL AND WORKER'S COMP COSTS. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR THE FIRE ADMINISTRATION. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT SIDE? COUNCIL? I HAVE JUST A FEW ON THE COMMUNITY RESOURCES GRANT. 
          WILL THERE BE COUNCIL INPUT OR OVERSIGHT OF WHERE AND WHEN THOSE FUNDS GO, OR WOULD THAT BE DONE ENTIRELY IN FIRE? I'M GOING TO HAVE TO DEFER TO THAT. THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WILL COME TO COUNCIL. AND YOU HAVE A CHOICE WITH REGARD TO DO YOU MAKE THESE ONE TIME KIND OF PAYMENTS? ARE YOU WILLING TO ENTER INTO KIND OF MULTIYEAR AGREEMENTS WHERE YOU'LL PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR THOSE? CHIEF HAS BEEN WORKING AND KIND OF WORKING WITH OUR LOCAL AGENCIES TO REALLY SPEARHEAD A STRATEGIC PLAN IN TERMS OF IDENTIFYING WHO'S PROVIDING SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY, WHAT THEY'RE DOING AND WHAT THOSE RESOURCING NEEDS ARE. WE HAVE SOME NGOS AND OTHER NONPROFITS THAT ARE IN THIS COMMUNITY WHO ARE PROVIDING SERVICES. THEY'RE SUPPORTED BY, REALLY A LOT OF THE CITIES AROUND US AND NOT BY LEANDER. SO THERE'S SOME ADDITIONAL THINGS WE CAN DO. THIS WOULD ALSO BE IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER DOLLARS THAT WE PROVIDE TO THE COUNTY AND FOR OTHER CHILD AND SOCIAL SERVICES. THANK YOU FOR ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW YET. SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE TAKE FOR GRANTED THAT JUST YOU EXPECT GOVERNMENT TO DO UNDER TEXAS CONSTITUTION, THEY'RE DONE BY NONPROFITS. SO THE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER IS A NONPROFIT, AND THE WOMEN'S SHELTER. THANK YOU. HOPE ALLIANCE, ALSO A NONPROFIT. AND SO THIS IS A WAY FOR US TO ASSIST IN PAYING FOR SOME OF THESE SERVICES THAT ARE HELPING OUR RESIDENTS. AND THEN, OF COURSE, HILL COUNTRY COMMUNITY MINISTRIES ALSO HELPING RESIDENTS. SO THERE'S NO SHORTAGE OF NEEDS. THE OTHER QUESTION THAT I HAD IS THE HALF A MILLION ON TRUCK REPAIRS, HOW ARE WE DOING WITH TRUCK REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENT? AND ARE WE ARE WE PLANNING THOSE REPLACEMENTS AT LEAST FOUR YEARS IN ADVANCE? WE TRY TO OKAY. SO WE ARE ASKING FOR A CITY MANAGER. WOULD YOU LET ME BRING UP THE TRUCK? OKAY. SO WE ARE PLANNING FOR FIRE STATION SIX. FIRE STATION SIX. WE HOPE TO HAVE BUILT WITHIN THE NEXT THREE YEARS. WE DID PUT IN THE BUDGET THIS YEAR FOR THE TRUCK OR THE ENGINE THAT WAS NOT FUNDED FOR THIS YEAR. WE BELIEVE THAT TRUCK IS GOING TO TAKE ANYWHERE FROM 3 TO 4 YEARS TO BUILD. SO WE MAY HAVE IT, WE MAY BE BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL A LITTLE BIT ON THAT. OKAY. WHAT ABOUT THE TRUCKS WE ALREADY HAVE? ARE ANY OF THEM NEAR END OF LIFE? WE DO. WE HAVE ONE QUINT WHICH IS HELD IN RESERVE. 
          THAT'S A LITTLE OVER 20 YEARS OLD. THAT SHOULD BE SHOULD GO TO AUCTION. SO WHAT ARE WE DOING FOR THAT? SO CURRENTLY WE HAVE ONE TRUCK THAT'S COMING IN. WE HAVE A BRAND NEW ENGINE THAT'S COMING IN HERE IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS. SO TO REPLACE THE QUINT, I DON'T BELIEVE WE'RE GOING TO REPLACE THE QUINT YET. OKAY. BECAUSE THAT IS THE ONLY RESERVE LADDER TRUCK THAT WE HAVE. OKAY. 
          DO WE HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THAT WITH REGARDS TO, LIKE YOU'RE ASKING US? YEAH, YEAH. YOU KNOW THE PART OF THE OVERALL SERVICE PLAN THAT WE HAVE INCLUDED WAS THE, THE SAFER GRANT, WHERE WE'RE LOOKING TO BRING IN 12 FIREFIGHTERS THROUGH THAT PROGRAM. IF THAT GETS AWARDED, PART OF THAT WOULD THEY WILL HAVE AN ENGINE THAT WILL BE ASSIGNED TO THEM. SO THEY'LL BE OUTGOING. WE DEFINITELY HAVE A CONCERN AND WE NEED TO REALLY BEGIN TO PROGRAMING THE 
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ACQUISITION OF NEW ENGINES. AND WE DO NEED TO GET AHEAD OF THAT SCHEDULE OR GET ONTO THAT SCHEDULE AS WE RAMP UP AND TRY TO GO UP. TO REMEMBER THE COST FOR ENGINE, I THINK NOW IS ABOUT A MILLION, A MILLION, 2,000,002. AND I THINK THAT'S PRIOR TO EQUIPPING. CORRECT. THAT IS CORRECT. SO WE'RE PROBABLY TALKING SOMEWHERE CLOSE TO ONE 5 TO 1 SIX. BY THE TIME WE GET IT FULLY SET AND READY TO GO. IS THIS A DISCUSSION? WE CAN CONTINUE SOME TIME ABOUT HOW WE PLAN FOR THIS? IT IS. AND I THINK IT'S PART OF WHAT GOES INTO OUR CAPITAL PLANNING. SO ALTHOUGH NOT A PIECE OF BUILDING OR A ROAD OR STREET, IT IS PART OF THE CAPITAL INVESTMENT THAT WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT IN TERMS OF THE LONG TERM PERSPECTIVE. AND OTHER THAN THE QUINT, DO WE HAVE ANYTHING ELSE THAT'S NEARING END OF LIFE? WE HAVE ONE OTHER ENGINE THAT'S ENDING THERE AS WELL. SO NEAR LIFE, AND THAT WE HAVE A NEW ENGINE COMING IN, I BELIEVE THE BEGINNING OF NEXT YEAR TO REPLACE THAT ONE. I BELIEVE THAT WILL BE PHASED OUT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. 
          OTHER QUESTIONS. I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THE BLOOD SCREENING I THINK I THINK THIS IS GREAT AND EVERYTHING. AND SO YOU MENTIONED IT WOULD FIRST OFF I'M JUST WONDERING HOW IT WORKS. 
          AND THEN THE OTHER PART WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, HOW BIG OF A PROBLEM DO YOU THINK IT IS, YOU KNOW, IN YOUR LINE OF WORK AND EVERYTHING WHEN IT COMES TO, TO THIS KIND OF PROBLEMS AND EVERYTHING? SO THERE'S ALREADY STUDIES OUT THERE THAT SHOW THE FIREFIGHTERS ARE AT HIGHER RISK OF CANCER DUE TO THE CARCINOGEN EXPOSURES. AS AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, WE ALREADY HAVE FOUR EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE ALREADY OBTAINED OCCUPATIONAL CANCER. THIS IS A HUGE CONCERN WITHIN THE FIRE SERVICE. THERE ARE A LOT OF. I'LL JUST SAY THERE'S A LOT OF STUDIES OUT THERE THAT ACTUALLY CONFIRM THAT. AND SO THE EARLIER WE CAN HAVE THAT DETECTION, THE QUICKER WE CAN GET IT TREATED, THE MORE THE FIREFIGHTER IS PUT BACK INTO, YOU KNOW, FULL DUTY. IT'S VERY MUCH A HAZARD. AND WE'VE HAD SEVERAL SEVERAL OF OUR FIREFIGHTERS THAT HAVE DEALT WITH IT. MY FORMER FATHER IN LAW WAS A FIREFIGHTER. HE DIED OF BLADDER CANCER. AND THAT'S I THINK THAT ONE'S ALMOST EXCLUSIVE TO FIREFIGHTERS, ISN'T IT? I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T THINK THAT WAS EXCLUSIVE TO FIREFIGHTER. THERE ARE ABOUT SEVEN DIFFERENT CANCERS THAT ARE VERY MUCH ASSOCIATED WITH OUR OCCUPATION. I JUST I HAD A QUESTION GOING BACK TO WHAT YOU MENTIONED ABOUT THE TIME TO BUILD. SO YOU SAID EITHER THE ENGINE OR THE QUINT, ONE OF THEM, IT TAKES FOUR YEARS. SO A LADDER TRUCK TYPICALLY RIGHT NOW IS TAKING 3 TO 4 YEARS, 3 TO 4 AND ENGINE IS A LITTLE LESS. IT'S TAKEN ABOUT 2 TO 3 YEARS. AND SO WE TYPICALLY GET ON SOME WAIT LIST OR PREORDER LIST AHEAD OF TIME. YEAH. CORRECT. SO WE KNOW WHEN THAT END OF LIFE IS FOR THAT ENGINE. SO WE TRY TO COME TO YOU PRIOR TO THAT A COUPLE YEARS PRIOR TO THAT TO GET APPROVAL. SO WE CAN START THAT PROCESS AND LIFE. THE LIFESPAN IS NORMALLY ABOUT 20 YEARS. IS THAT RIGHT? SO FRONTLINE. IT'S ABOUT TEN YEARS FOR AN ENGINE. IT'S A LITTLE BIT LONGER FOR A LADDER TRUCK. OKAY. SO AFTER THAT TEN YEARS WE TYPICALLY MOVE THEM TO A RESERVE STATUS OKAY. SO THAT THEY CAN COME IN AND BE FRONTLINE WHEN THAT ENGINE IS OUT FOR MAINTENANCE. SO 20 YEARS IS PROBABLY THE TAIL END OF THAT LIFESPAN FOR ANY ENGINE. THANK YOU. MLC IT WAS BROUGHT UP ABOUT FIRE TRUCKS BECAUSE THIS IS A NATIONWIDE ISSUE WHERE IT'S LIKE A DUOPOLY NOW OR SOMETHING WHERE IT'S THEY'RE FIXING THE PRICES REALLY HIGH AND THE WAITLIST IS FOREVER. AND SO THERE'S ALL THESE FIRE DEPARTMENTS AROUND THE COUNTRY THAT HAVE THEIR TRUCKS BREAKING DOWN ON THE WAY TO CALLS BECAUSE THEY'RE 20 PLUS YEARS OLD AND THEY'RE WAITING FOR YEARS TO GET A NEW ONE. YEAH, IT'S A MESS. ONE THING IN OUR FAVOR, SO TO SPEAK, ON THESE TYPE OF ACQUISITIONS IS THEY THEY COVER MULTIPLE YEARS. BY THE TIME YOU ORDER, THE TIME YOU MAKE YOUR FINAL PAYMENT. SO THERE'S CERTAIN STRATEGIES. IF YOU PUT LARGER PAYMENTS UP FRONT OR IF YOU PAY IT OFF UPFRONT. IN THE PAST, YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO GET A LITTLE BIT OF DISCOUNT ON THOSE. I DON'T KNOW, UNDER THE CURRENT SUPPLY CIRCUMSTANCES, IT'S STILL THAT SITUATION. BUT IF WE DID BEGIN TO PROGRAM AND LOOK AT TRYING TO ACQUIRE IT, IT COULD BE SOMETHING. WE BEGIN TO LOOK AT INITIAL PAYMENTS, INSTALLMENTS, AND THEN WE JUST KIND OF MAKE SURE WE FUND THAT IN THAT PROGRAM OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. THANK YOU. I DO WANT TO CIRCLE BACK TO THE CANCER BLOOD SCREENING, JUST FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF IS THAT THIS IS A WRONG WAY TO SAY THIS, BUT IT'S 
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THE ONLY THING. THE ONLY WAY I CAN THINK OF SAYING IT IS THAT LIKE A MINIMUM, WHAT YOU'RE REQUESTING OR, OR PUTTING OUT HERE, OR COULD YOU ASK FOR A BETTER, MORE COMPREHENSIVE SCREENING THAT WOULD MAYBE BE DOUBLE THAT COST? I'M JUST CURIOUS. SO AS FAR AS A BLOOD TEST, THIS IS PROBABLY AN EXTENSIVE BLOOD TEST FOR CANCER SCREENING. THERE ARE SOME OTHER OPTIONS WHICH ARE VERY PRICEY. THERE'S A FULL BODY MRI, I BELIEVE IT IS, BUT THAT USUALLY RUNS ABOUT A THOUSAND OR GREATER PER PER SCREENING. FROM A. ENSURING THAT OUR FIRE PERSONNEL ARE. THIS, I THINK, KIND OF GOES TO EVEN AGAIN, JUST BEING STRAIGHTFORWARD ABOUT IT RECRUITMENT FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE TOO. YOU KNOW YOU'RE TAKING CARE OF KIND OF APPROACH. 
          IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU GUYS TOOK INTO ACCOUNT WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU LANDED ON THIS PARTICULAR SCREENING? OR ARE YOU BEING A LITTLE CONSERVATIVE IN THE ASK IS KIND OF MY QUESTION. NO, WE'RE NOT BEING CONSERVATIVE IN THE ASKED WHEN WE WHEN WE LOOKED AT ALL THE BLOOD SCREENING OPTIONS, THIS SEEMED TO BE THE BEST ONE THAT WOULD FIT OUR NEEDS. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE? COUNCIL. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE TO EMERGENCY OPERATIONS. SO EMERGENCY OPERATIONS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CORE EMERGENCY SERVICES AND PUBLIC SAFETY FUNCTIONS OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THAT ENCOMPASSES ALL FRONTLINE RESPONSE ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING FIRE SUPPRESSION, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESPONSE, TECHNICAL RESCUE, WILDLAND FIREFIGHTING, AND SPECIALIZED SUPPORT SUCH AS TACTICAL MEDICS AND DRONES. THIS DIVISION IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR TRAINING PROGRAMS THAT INCLUDE NEW HIRE ORIENTATION, ONGOING EDUCATION, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND QUALITY ASSURANCE. IN ADDITION TO THE OPERATIONS, DIVISION PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THROUGH PUBLIC EDUCATION. IN 2024, WE RESPONDED TO 5014 CALLS FOR SERVICE, PARTICIPATED IN 91 PUBLIC EDUCATION EVENTS, AND COMPLETED 21,313 HOURS OF TRAINING. YOU'LL GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. PROPOSED BUDGET IS A LITTLE OVER $12 MILLION. THAT IS A 16.5% INCREASE FROM FY 25. WITHIN THAT DIVISION, THERE ARE 77 FTE. I AM ONLY GOING TO POINT OUT THE SPECIAL EXPENSE OR OTHER, AND THAT IS, THERE'S 1.45 MILLION IS FOR OUR FLEET RESERVE FUNDS. SO THAT'S THE FUND THAT WE USE THAT WHEN WE NEED TO PURCHASE FUTURE APPARATUS THAT WE PULL FROM. OKAY. I THINK THERE WERE NO GRANTS. NO. YOU'RE FINE. THERE WERE NO FUNDED REQUESTS FOR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS. HOWEVER, I WILL MENTION THAT WE HAVE APPLIED FOR FEDERAL GRANT, SPECIFICALLY A SAFER GRANT FOR ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL TO START STAFFING STATION SIX. QUICK QUESTION. IF WE WON THAT GRANT, HOW LONG WOULD IT PAY FOR THE STAFFING? SO THE GRANT FOR THE FIRST TWO YEARS, THEY WOULD COVER 75% OF THE PERSONNEL COST. ON YEAR THREE, IT WOULD BE 35%. AND ON YEAR FOUR WE'RE AT YEAR FOUR, IT'S 100% OFF. THANK YOU. OKAY, SO NOW WE HAVE COMMUNITY RISK REDUCTION THERE, ALSO KNOWN AS A FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE. THEY PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN SAFEGUARDING THE PUBLIC THROUGH PROACTIVE FIRE PREVENTION AND CODE ENFORCEMENT. THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CONDUCTING FIRE INSPECTIONS, REVIEWING BUILDING PLANS AND PERMITS FOR FIRE SAFETY STANDARDS, PROTECTION SYSTEM MONITORING AND CONDUCTING FIRE INVESTIGATIONS. DIVISION ALSO PROVIDES THE COMMUNITY FIRE PREVENTION EDUCATION AS WELL AS A WILDFIRE PREVENTION PROGRAM. IN 2024, THEY CONDUCTED 1247 PLAN REVIEWS, 2399 INSPECTIONS, AND 331 INVESTIGATIONS. YOU'LL GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. THERE ARE SIX PHDS IN THIS DIVISION. THEIR PROPOSED BUDGET IS A LITTLE OVER $1 MILLION. I DON'T BELIEVE THERE WAS ANYTHING IN THEIR LINE ITEMS THAT I WAS GOING TO POINT OUT. SO I THINK WE CAN MOVE TO THE TO THE NEXT SLIDE. OKAY. AND FOR THIS DIVISION, THERE WERE NO FUNDED REQUESTS. CODE ENFORCEMENT. CODE ENFORCEMENT IS THE DIVISION THAT WORKS BEHIND THE SCENES TO HELP MAINTAIN SAFE, CLEAN AND WELL MANAGED NEIGHBORHOODS IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY STANDARDS. RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE INVESTIGATING COMPLAINTS SUCH AS OVERGROWN VEGETATION, ILLEGAL DUMPING AND UNSAFE STRUCTURES, CONDUCTING PROPERTY INSPECTIONS, ISSUING NOTICES AND CITATIONS, AND COORDINATING WITH MUNICIPAL COURT WHEN VIOLATIONS ESCALATE. IN SERIOUS CASES, DIVISION OVERSEES ABATEMENT 
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EFFORTS TO ELIMINATE PUBLIC HAZARDS. IN ADDITION TO ENFORCEMENT DUTIES. CODE ENFORCEMENT PLAYS A KEY ROLE IN PUBLIC OUTREACH THROUGH NEIGHBORHOOD EDUCATION INITIATIVES AND SERVES AS A LEAD AGENCY IN WATER CONSERVATION, EDUCATION, AND ENFORCEMENT. IN 2024, OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT TEAM INVESTIGATED 1281 CASES. YOU'LL GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. THERE ARE FOUR PHDS IN THIS DIVISION, AND THEIR BUDGET IS ABOUT $470,000. I WAS GOING TO POINT OUT ON SUPPLIES AND MINOR EQUIPMENT, WHICH IS $28,000, THAT $16,000 OF THAT IS JUST FOR FUEL AND GAS OR, EXCUSE ME, GAS AND OIL FOR THEIR VEHICLES. FOR THIS. EXCUSE ME, FOR THIS DIVISION. NO FUNDED REQUESTS. LAST ONE IS HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS. THE HOMELAND SECURITY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIVISION SERVES AS THE CITY'S HUB FOR SAFEGUARDING PUBLIC SAFETY AND ESSENTIAL INFRASTRUCTURE AGAINST THE WIDE RANGE OF THREATS. ITS CORE RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, INCIDENT RESPONSE AND OVERSIGHT OF THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER. THE DIVISION MANAGES EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS, COORDINATION OF DEPARTMENTAL AND REGIONAL RESPONSE EFFORTS, CONDUCTS TRAINING AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES, LEADS PUBLIC EDUCATION INITIATIVES, AND MAINTAINS A COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM. IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, THERE'S ONLY TWO PHD'S IN THIS DIVISION AND THEIR BUDGETS ARE A LITTLE OVER $300,000. AGAIN, I WAS GOING TO POINT OUT IN THIS SPECIAL EXPENSE THAT ABOUT OF THAT 20,000, ABOUT $6,000 IS GOING TO LEAVE REFUNDS. EXCUSE ME, FLEET RESERVE. OUTSIDE OF THAT, THERE ARE. EXCUSE ME, NO FUNDED REQUESTS. HOWEVER, WE HAVE APPLIED FOR TWO DIFFERENT GRANTS. ONE IS FOR REPLACEMENT DRONES. SO THERE'S BEEN A LEGISLATIVE PUSH TO PLACE SEVERAL DRONE MANUFACTURERS ON THE PROHIBITED LIST, INCLUDING THE MANUFACTURE OF OUR CURRENT DRONES, TO MAINTAIN OPERATIONAL CONTINUITY AND ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH IMPENDING REGULATIONS. THE DEPARTMENT IS PROACTIVELY APPLIED FOR GRANT FUNDING TO COVER THE COST OF THESE REPLACEMENTS. WE'RE STILL PENDING WHETHER WE GOT APPROVED OR NOT FOR THAT THAT GRANT. SECOND GRANT IS FOR A COMMAND. I'M SORRY, A SECOND GRANT IS FOR A COMMAND BUS. AS THE CITY CONTINUES TO GROW, THERE'S BEEN A NOTABLE INCREASE IN BOTH PLANNED LARGE SCALE COMMUNITY EVENTS AND UNPLANNED INCIDENTS REQUIRING EXTENDED PUBLIC SAFETY OPERATIONS. TO MEET THESE EVOLVING NEEDS, WE PROPOSE THE ACQUISITION OF A COMMAND BUS THAT WILL SERVE AS A MOBILE COORDINATION HUB FOR POLICE, FIRE AND EMS PERSONNEL. THIS UNIT WILL PROVIDE INCIDENT COMMAND WITH A SECURE, CLIMATE CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE RESOURCES AND DIRECT MULTI-AGENCY OPERATIONS. WE HAVE ASKED FOR A GRANT AGAIN. 
          WE'RE STILL WAITING FOR THE RESULTS OF THAT. SO WITH THAT, THAT'S ALL THE QUESTIONS I'VE GOT OR STUFF I HAVE. I JUST HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. SO YOU HAVE DOWN HERE EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION. SO DOES THAT TIE IN AT ALL TO WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WITH THE OTHER NOTIFICATION SYSTEMS. OR IS THIS ANOTHER SEPARATE ONE. SO THROUGH EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WE USE WE USE ONE CENTRAL TEXAS THAT SAME SYSTEM TO WARN THE PUBLIC. AND THAT'S STRICTLY WHAT WE'RE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IN THIS CASE THEY ADDED THE OTHER SYSTEM. THEN YOU GUYS WOULD ALSO BE COMMUNICATING ON THAT ONE TOO. LIKELY. YES OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE COUNCIL. GREAT JOB. THANK YOU VERY MUCH CHIEF. HOW'S IT GOING? MAYOR AND COUNCIL MICHAEL RILEY PUBLIC WORKS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, AND TONY BETTIS, CIP PROGRAM MANAGER. WE'RE FILLING IN FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JIM ANDERSON TODAY. SO HE'S SOMEWHERE ON VACATION IN FORT. ANYWAYS, I'M GONNA LET TONY REAL FAST TALK ABOUT THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM THAT'S UNDER PUBLIC WORKS, AND THEN I'LL START. GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY. 
          CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT. FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT KNOW THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS IS IDENTIFIED, OUTLINED AND REQUIRED BY OUR CITY CHARTER. THE CIP OR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM IS UTILIZES PROJECT MANAGEMENT TO HELP ENSURE THAT THE CITY ACHIEVES ITS GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. THERE IS CRITERIA TO OUR PROJECT AND THERE ARE FOUR PARTS OF THOSE, THE CRITERIA BEING THAT IT'S A MINIMUM OF $200,000 PER PROJECT. THE PROJECT ARE NON-RECURRING. 
          THERE'S A MINIMUM FIVE YEAR BENEFIT TO THE CITY FROM EACH PROJECT, AND IT MUST PROVIDE AN ADDITION TO CITY ASSETS THIS YEAR. CURRENTLY, WE ARE GOING TO ACHIEVE 13 COMPLETED PROJECTS, AND WE'RE STILL WORKING ON ABOUT 26 PROJECTS AT THIS POINT IN TIME, AND THAT'S DIVIDED BETWEEN TWO PROJECT MANAGERS, MYSELF AND RUSSELL. SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE CURRENTLY THREE FTES, ONE BEING A CONTRACT MANAGER, THE OTHER ONE BEING A PROJECT PROJECT MANAGER, AND THIS ALSO MYSELF. 
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AND IN THIS COMING NEXT YEAR, WE'RE GOING TO REQUEST TWO MORE FTES, BECAUSE NEXT YEAR WE ANTICIPATE POTENTIALLY REQUESTING 49 MORE PROJECTS. I'M GOING TO TURN IT BACK TO MR. MAYOR. SO BACK ON THE PUBLIC WORKS. SO WE PROVIDE EMERGENCY RESPONSE FOR WEATHER EVENTS, PD EVENTS, FIRE DEPARTMENT ASSISTANCE OR ANY OTHER EMERGENCY NEEDS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. WE ALSO MAINTAIN CITY FLEET AND EQUIPMENT, WHICH COMES OUT TO ABOUT 232 VEHICLES AND ROUGHLY AROUND 30 PIECES OF EQUIPMENT. WE ALSO SEE THE OVERSIGHT OF CITY MAINTENANCE STREETS, WHICH WE HAVE RIGHT NOW GROWING INFRASTRUCTURE, BUT CURRENTLY ABOUT 232 CENTER LANE MILES THROUGHOUT THE CITY. AND THEN WE HAVE THE RIGHT OF WAY MAINTENANCE, WHICH IS ROUGHLY AROUND 348 ACRES, BUT A TOTAL OF ABOUT 700 ACRES, INCLUDING CITY OWNED DETENTION PONDS AND OTHER AREAS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. WE HAVE THE ANNUAL ROAD REHABILITATION PROGRAM THAT CONSISTS OF MAINLY MILLING AND OVERLAYING STREETS, AND SOME MINOR RECONSTRUCTION OF ROADS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. THE STORMWATER MAINTENANCE, WHICH WE MAINTAIN OPEN CHANNELS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, DETENTION CITY OWNED DETENTION PONDS, STORM INLETS AND ETC. ON THAT. 
          AND THEN WE HAVE A ROUGHLY AROUND 5000 STREETLIGHTS THAT WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF LEANDER. AND THEN CURRENTLY WE HAVE 30 TRAFFIC SIGNALS THAT WE MAINTAIN, WITH SEVEN COMING ONLINE, EITHER WITH CITY PROJECTS OR DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS HERE IN THE NEXT 2 TO 3 YEARS. SO GIVE US 37 TRAFFIC SIGNALS. WE HAVE SIX PEDESTRIAN HAWKS, 49 SCHOOL ZONE FLASHERS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. WE MAINTAIN. AND THEN OUR PROPOSED BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR IS ALMOST $8.9 MILLION, ABOUT A 15% INCREASE. BUT THAT IS MOST OF IT IS WITH BRING IN CIP OVER TO PUBLIC WORKS THROUGH THE RESTRUCTURING OF CITY ORGANIZATION, AND THEN OBVIOUSLY COST OF MATERIAL AND FUEL AND ETC. AS TONY MENTIONED, CIP HAS THREE FTES. WE HAVE FIVE PUBLIC WORKS ADMINISTRATION AND OFFICE FTE,
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