[H9. 2026-056 Consider approving the EDC to offer a cost offset for a fire hydrant at Princeton Pediatrics in the amount not to exceed $107,000, and take appropriate action.]

PRINCETON PEDIATRICS IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 107,000 AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.

MR. JIM WEHMEIER. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

JIM WEHMEIER, CEO OF THE EDC. THIS ITEM STEMS FROM A CONVERSATION SEVERAL MONTHS AGO THAT THIS COUNCIL HAD WITH MR. DOCTOR MOOLJI. THERE WAS HAVING SOME ISSUES.

THERE WAS A DISCREPANCY BETWEEN A PREVIOUS FIRE MARSHAL AND CURRENT FIRE MARSHAL AND THE FIRE CODE ON WHETHER THERE WAS A HYDRANT NEEDED.

THERE WAS SOME PRETTY EXTENSIVE CONVERSATIONS AT THIS MEETING.

AND IF YOU REMEMBER, DURING THAT MEETING, I WALKED UP TO FRED GIBBS, WHO WAS HERE AT THE TIME, AND SAID, HEY, LET'S SEE IF WE CAN TABLE THIS AND I'LL GO TO THE EDC AND SEE IF WE CAN SEE IF WE CAN HELP OUT.

IT'S NOT THE THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT'S NOT THE, THE BUSINESS'S FAULT REALLY WASN'T ANYBODY'S FAULT.

SOMETIMES THINGS HAPPEN. THE EDC DID VOTE TO DO A COST OFFSET ON THE COST OF THAT HYDRANT, WHICH WILL COVER NOT ONLY PRINCETON PEDIATRICS, BUT ABOUT FIVE ACRES ADJACENT BEHIND IT AS WELL.

AND THE EDC THE RECOMMENDATION OR THE APPROVAL, I'M SORRY, WAS TO, FOR A NOT TO EXCEED NUMBER OF 107,000. THERE'S ONE THING THAT THAT DOESN'T COVER, AND THAT IS THE BUSINESS OWNER'S BASICALLY HIS DEVELOPER FEE FOR HIS DEVELOPER TO MANAGE THE PROJECT. IT WAS, WE THOUGHT, QUITE HIGH.

AND SO THE DOCTOR SAID THAT'S FINE. HE WOULD NEGOTIATE THAT IF WE WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE ACTUAL INFRASTRUCTURE PORTION OF IT.

AND SO THE EDC BOARD HAS ALREADY APPROVED IT UNANIMOUSLY, AND WE SEND IT TO YOU ASKING FOR APPROVAL.

IF YOU DO APPROVE IT, WE ALREADY HAVE A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT READY WITH WITH THE DOCTOR, AND WE'LL RELEASE THEM TO GET THAT HYDRANT PUT IN. WE'LL RELEASE HIM TOMORROW TO GET THAT PROCESS STARTED.

AND THEN THE BUDGET AMENDMENT WILL HAPPEN AT A LATER DATE WHEN KELLY BRINGS A LARGE BUDGET AMENDMENT TO THE COUNCIL THAT COVERS ALL CITY OPERATIONS.

THIS WILL BE PART OF THAT. BUT THE FUNDS WILL COME OUT OF OUR RETAINED EARNINGS.

AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR FOR MAKING THIS, THIS, THIS HAPPEN BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WE'RE HELPING A CURRENT BUSINESS OWNER IN PRINCETON.

I KNOW THEY HAD A HARD TIME GETTING THIS DONE, BUT I WANT TO THANK THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS HAPPEN FOR THEM.

OF COURSE, SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO DO WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO TO MAKE IT RIGHT.

AND SO. THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED IT TO BE PUT OUT THERE TO THE PUBLIC SINCE THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS IMPORTANT.

WE HAD A LOT OF RESIDENTS SHOW UP REGARDING THIS MATTER.

SO I APPRECIATE Y'ALL FOR STEPPING IN TO HELP A LOCAL BUSINESS BE ABLE TO OPEN THEIR DOORS.

SURE. YOU'RE WELCOME. ALRIGHT, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM H.9 2026 056.

I'LL SECOND. WE HAVE A SECOND. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO.

THIS WILL TAKE US TO H.TEN. MISS COOK. CONSIDER APPROVING THE ALTERNATE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT MODIFICATION BETWEEN THE CITY OF PRINCETON AND COLLIN COUNTY THAT

[H10. 2026-054 Consider approving the Alternate City Manager to execute a contract modification between the City of Princeton and Collin County that establishes the City's financial responsibility for dispatch services in the event the City withdraws from the Collin County Fire Service Agreement, and take appropriate action.]

ESTABLISHES THE CITY'S FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR DISPATCH SERVICES IN THE EVENT THE CITY WITHDRAWS FROM COLLIN COUNTY FIRE SERVICE AGREEMENT AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.

GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. MY NAME IS SAMANTHA JONES. I'M THE DEPUTY CHIEF AND FIRE MARSHAL.

THIS IS CLEARLY IT'S JUST A CONTRACT MODIFICATION FOR US TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO HAVE THE CORRECT LANGUAGE IN THE CONTRACT,

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THAT IF WE WERE TO PULL OUT OF COLLIN COUNTY DISPATCH OR COLLIN COUNTY'S FIRE SERVICE AGREEMENT THAT WE ARE FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FISCAL YEAR.

AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE NO INTENTION TO WITHDRAW FROM THAT.

IT'S JUST CLARIFYING THE LANGUAGE. MARSHALL, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT AT THIS TIME THAT THE CITY IS NOT PAYING ANY DISPATCH SERVICE FOR FIRE. THEY DO PAY FOR POLICE.

I'M NOT SURE OF THE AMOUNT THAT WE PAY, BUT I KNOW THAT THIS GIVES US THE ABILITY TO THAT.

THIS GIVES YOU THE ABILITY TO DO THAT AND ENTER INTO A CONTRACT.

BUT AT THIS TIME, WE DON'T PAY ANYTHING. I THINK THERE IS A TERMINATION IF WE IF WE EXIT THAT CONTRACT.

SO THAT'S SAYING THAT IF WE DO EXIT THAT CONTRACT, THEN THESE ARE OUR RESPONSIBILITIES.

RIGHT. YEAH. AND JUST JUST THE DISPATCH SERVICES FOR POLICE HAS DOUBLED FROM LAST, LAST YEAR.

SO I THINK THAT THAT'S, THAT'S KIND OF WHAT'S DRIVING THIS THIS TO BE.

THE REASON WHY I SAY THAT BECAUSE I WAS IN ON THE INITIAL NEGOTIATIONS MANY, MANY YEARS AGO.

MIGHT HAVE BEEN FOR THAT. THAT'S WHY IT'S FREE [LAUGHS] THAT.

WELL, IT'S NOT THE REASON WHY IT'S FREE, BUT BUT IT'S WHENEVER IT'S WHENEVER MCKINNEY QUIT DISPATCHING FOR THE FOR THE FIRE SERVICE OUT IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA WAS ON THE LOW BAND RADIO 37180. WE JUST WENT TO A NEW TRUNKING SYSTEM, TYPE ONE, AND AT THAT TIME WE NEGOTIATED WITH THE, THE FIRE ASSOCIATION NEGOTIATED WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO DO OUR DISPATCH, AND THEY DECIDED TO DO IT.

AND SINCE THAT TIME, SINCE I CAN REMEMBER, IT'S BEEN FREE.

FREE FOR THE FIRE SERVICE FOR ALL THE ALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS.

BUT I KNOW THE POLICE HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. SO YEAH, ONE DAY WE NEED ONE DAY IT WOULD COME TO THIS.

YEAH. THIS JUST GIVES US THE FLEXIBILITY WITHIN THE CONTRACT. EXACTLY.

YEAH. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THERE'S NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.

I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. YOUR HONOR, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM H.10 2026 054.

I SECOND. ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE A SECOND. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO.

THIS WILL TAKE US TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA, STARTING WITH K.1. MISS COOK.

[K1. 2026-03-09-R05 Consider approving Resolution No. 2026-03-09-R05 acceptance and appropriation of $355,066.00 from the Princeton Community Development Corporation (CDC) to be allocated for the purchase of a replacement specialty emergency response vehicle from Terradyne Armored Vehicles, Inc. for the Princeton Police Department and take appropriate action.]

CONSIDER APPROVING RESOLUTION 2026-03-09-R05.

ACCEPTANCE AND APPROPRIATION OF $355,066 FROM THE PRINCETON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO BE ALLOCATED FOR THE PURCHASE OF A REPLACEMENT SPECIALTY EMERGENCY RESPONSE VEHICLE FROM TERRADYNE ARMORED VEHICLES INCORPORATED FOR THE PRINCETON POLICE DEPARTMENT AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.

MR.. MAYOR. COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

BEFORE WE GET TOO FAR INTO THIS I WANT TO FIRST THANK MR. WEHMEIER, MR. EVANS, AND OUR CDC BOARD FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.

I KNOW MYSELF, THE PD, AND THEN OUR YOUNG, YOUNG MEMBERS OF OUR SWAT TEAM THAT ARE HERE ARE VERY, VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS. SO ON FEBRUARY 18TH, 2026, CDC APPROVED FUNDING TO PURCHASE TERRADYNE.

WE WENT THROUGH AN RFP PROCESS GOT TWO BIDS AND THE TOTAL DONATION FROM CDC IS $355,000.66.

OBVIOUSLY, OUR RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THIS DONATION AND I'LL KIND OF GO HOW WE GOT HERE.

SO WHAT THIS VEHICLE WILL BE USED FOR THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE USE FOR THIS VEHICLE IS GOING TO BE COMMUNITY OUTREACH.

AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAD 12 OPERATIONS SINCE WE STARTED JULY OF 2024.

SO THE VAST MAJORITY OF THIS IS GOING TO BE COMMUNITY OUTREACH.

A LOT OF THESE COMMUNITY OUTREACH. SO 4TH OF JULY, IF YOU GUYS WENT TO THE HOMECOMING GAME THIS YEAR, YOU SAW HOW PACKED IT WAS. THESE ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO INTERACT WITH OUR POPULATION, OUR CITIZENS, AS WELL AS PROVIDE SECURITY. AND THAT'S KIND OF HOW WE LOOK AT THIS OTHER EVENTS, PARADES. SO. MR.. DEFFIBAUGH. THAT COULD BE YOU.

SO PARADES, OTHER CITY EVENTS. COFFEE WITH A, WITH A COP, WE HAVE SOME OTHER STUFF PLANNED FOR THIS VEHICLE.

THE. BUT I WANTED TO KIND OF EXPLAIN THE NEED FOR IT.

SO YOU GUYS HAVE ALL SEEN THE MRAP SITTING OUT THERE THAT CAME TO US FROM WILEY.

BEFORE THAT, IT WAS IN THE MILITARY. NOW, WHEN WILEY TOOK IT OVER, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THE MILITARY IS THE MILITARY.

AND IT WASN'T THE BEST PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WHEN WILEY GOT IT.

AND IT'S FOR SURE NOT THE BEST PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WHEN WE HAVE IT RIGHT NOW.

THE ISSUE AND THE REASON YOU DON'T SEE IT DRIVING AROUND THE STREETS WHEN WE HAVE HAD OPERATIONS, IT'S ONLY BEEN USED TWICE OUT OF THE 12 TIMES WE USED IT.

WHETHER IT'S BECAUSE IT WON'T FIT DOWN ANY OF OUR RESIDENTIAL STREETS, OR WE DIDN'T KNOW IF WE COULD MAKE IT TO OUR DESTINATION OR BACK BECAUSE OF THE QUALITY OF VEHICLE THAT IS CURRENTLY IN. RIGHT NOW WHEN YOU GET IT ONTO 380 AND YOU YOU GUN IT, WHICH IS NOT VERY FAST FOR AN MRAP IT HAS ISSUES

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SWITCHING OUT OF FIRST GEAR. THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE SEEN THE MRAP KNOW THAT IT'S NOT JUST AN EVERYDAY TRANSMISSION LIKE THE THE TERRADYNE.

SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE COMPLETELY REBUILT BY OUR FLEET.

AND THE COST IS QUITE HONESTLY UNKNOWN BECAUSE IT'S NOT A NORMAL TRANSMISSION.

EVEN GOING A LITTLE BIT FURTHER, SO SWAT TEAM USING THIS.

SOME OF THE, SOME OF THE WARRANTS THAT WE'VE HAD TO USE A VEHICLE WITHOUT ARMOR ON WHICH IS PROBABLY THE MOST COMPELLING THING FOR US IS WE HAD A SHOOTING LAST YEAR. WE SERVED WARRANTS FOR THAT.

THE AREA THAT WE NEEDED TO SERVE THAT WARRANT WAS AN EXTREMELY TIGHT AREA OF THE CITY ROADWAY WISE.

AND WE COULDN'T FIT THE MRAP DOWN, DOWN THE STREET.

SO WHAT DO WE DO? WE'LL TAKE AS MANY TAHOES AS WE NEED.

WE ALL PILE IN, WE'LL STAGE, AND THEN WE KIND OF HANG OUT THE, THE SIDE WINDOW UNTIL WE GET TO OUR RESIDENTS THAT WE NEED TO.

AND THEN WE KIND OF BUNKER BEHIND THE, THE TAHOES, WHICH ARE NOT RATED FOR ANY TYPE OF AMMUNITION WHATSOEVER.

AND THEN WE WILL APPROACH THE, THE HOUSE OR THE RESIDENCE.

THE OTHER ISSUE IS WE HAD A BARRICADED SUBJECT.

HE WAS WANTED FOR. WE HAD WARRANTS FOR HIM FOR STALKING AND TERRORISTIC THREAT TOWARDS PEACE OFFICER.

HE BARRICADED HIMSELF IN A RESTAURANT JUST OUTSIDE OF THE CITY, IN A NEIGHBORING CITY.

WE DID NOT TAKE THE MRAP BECAUSE WE DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD MAKE IT TO THE CITY AND BACK DOWN 380.

THE OTHER ISSUE IS WHEN WE GO TO A NEIGHBORING AGENCY, YES, A LOT OF OUR NEIGHBORING AGENCIES, ESPECIALLY THE BIGGER ONES, DO HAVE ARMOR. IT'S NOT GUARANTEED TO LET US USE IT IN THIS CASE.

WE HAD THIS BARRICADED SUBJECT. WE WERE NOT ALLOWED TO USE THEIR ARMOR.

SO THERE'S, THEREIN LIES ANOTHER ISSUE. AND THEN AT SOME POINT, WE ARE BECOMING THE PREMIER AGENCY ON THE EAST, OR WE ARE THE PREMIER AGENCY ON THE EAST SIDE OF COLLIN COUNTY.

WE, WE HAVE TURNED INTO THE BIG BROTHER FOR THESE OTHER AGENCIES AROUND US.

THIS SOLIDIFIES THAT, RIGHT? SO WE HAVE TURNED INTO THAT AGENCY THAT OTHERS, OTHER PEOPLE ARE COMING TO AND NEED HELP.

AND THAT'S THAT'S KIND OF WHERE WE'RE AT WITH THIS. OTHER AREAS THAT WILL GET USED NATURAL DISASTERS.

SO TORNADOES, FLOODING, WINTER STORMS, INFRASTRUCTURE COLLAPSES.

IT'S ALL TERRAIN, FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. IT CAN HOLD A LOT OF PEOPLE.

IF YOU GUYS REMEMBER THE SNOWMAGEDDON THAT WE HAD A FEW YEARS AGO.

IT'S NOTHING FOR THIS TO GET OUT ON THE ROADWAY.

WE CAN FIND A BUNCH OF PEOPLE, PUT THEM IN THE BACK AND TAKE THEM TO WHEREVER WE NEED TO GO. THE SUSTAINABILITY FOR THIS, THIS IS A 15 TO 20 YEAR COMMITMENT FOR US. THIS ISN'T SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO GO OUT EVERY THREE OR SO YEARS AND GET A NEW ONE.

WE PLAN ON KEEPING THIS FOR A LONG TIME. IT HAS LOWER MAINTENANCE COSTS THAN THE MRAP.

IT'S ON A F-550 CHASSIS. SO OUR FLEET GUYS OVER THERE, THEY'RE PHENOMENAL.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THEY COULD WORK ON IN THEIR SLEEP.

AND IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN'T FIX OR IT'S A WARRANTY ISSUE, WE CAN QUITE LITERALLY DRIVE IT DOWN TO THE FORD HOUSE AND THEY'LL FIX IT.

AND IT ONLY TAKES A CLASS C. SO RIGHT NOW THE MRAP IT'S SO HEAVY WE NEED A CLASS B DRIVER'S LICENSE.

AND I THINK WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE WITHIN THE PD THAT CAN DRIVE IT.

SO WE WENT THROUGH A FULL RFP PROCESS FOR THIS.

THIS IS JUST KIND OF SHOWING YOU THE THREE VEHICLES THAT WE LOOKED AT.

I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO TOO TOO MUCH DETAIL UNLESS YOU GUYS HAVE QUESTIONS.

BUT WITH THESE THREE VEHICLES, ONLY TWO SUBMITTED FOR THE RFP.

ONE OF THEM DID NOT SUBMIT. AND THE OTHER ONE THAT DID SUBMIT WAS OUTSIDE OF OUR RFP GUIDELINES, WHICH WE DIDN'T WANT ANYTHING BIGGER THAN AN F-550 AND WE DIDN'T WANT ANYTHING OVER 400,000.

SO THE OTHER VEHICLE THAT DID SUBMIT DID NOT COME WITHIN THE RFP GUIDELINES.

SO WHAT TERRADYNE PROVIDES. SO WE HAVE ALL OF OUR BALLISTICS.

IT WILL STOP MOST EVERY ROUND THAT YOU COULD PROBABLY RUN INTO HERE IN PRINCETON.

THE BIGGEST PART OF THIS IS IT'S F550 CHASSIS WITH THE CLASS C DRIVER'S LICENSE.

I CAN'T STRESS THAT ENOUGH THAT THIS IS A VEHICLE, THAT ONE WE CAN WORK ON, AND IT'S HALF THE SIZE OF OUR MRAP.

SO WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT COMMUNITY POLICING, WE HAVE KIDS GETTING IN AND OUT OF IT.

WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THEM FALLING SIX, SEVEN FEET OUT OF AN ARMORED VEHICLE AND HURTING THEMSELVES.

AND IT'S MISSION READY UPON DELIVERY. SO ONCE WE GET INSURANCE ON IT, WE CAN USE IT FOR JUST ABOUT WHATEVER WE NEED.

WE HAVE WARRANTIES ON IT. SO THREE YEARS FOR ANY OF THE ARMOR STUFF AND THEN YOUR NORMAL FORD POWERTRAIN WARRANTIES.

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IT'S WITH AND IT'S DIESEL ENGINE. AND SO THE TOTAL COST OF THIS IS $355,066.

THE OTHER GREAT PART ABOUT TERRADYNE IS THEIR DELIVERABLE WITHIN SEVEN MONTHS ISH.

EVERY OTHER MANUFACTURER WAS ABOUT A YEAR, YEAR AND A HALF.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? NO. I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU. I THINK THAT JUST IF ANYBODY SPENT ANY TIME WITH THE POLICE, WE KNOW THAT WE WE WE NEED THIS. WE KNOW THAT WE WANT TO KEEP OUR OFFICERS SAFE.

HAVING TO SEE THEM USE SOME OF THE VEHICLES THAT THEY HAVE USED IN SOME OF THE EVENTS, I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND IT.

I THINK THAT EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE DOING THEY'RE AMAZING GUYS, THEY'RE WELL TRAINED, BUT I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND KIND OF PUTTING YOUR GUYS IN THOSE TYPE OF SITUATIONS. SO I THINK THAT WE ARE AT THE THE LEVEL OF A CITY WHERE WE NEED THIS.

I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE ONLINE WAS SAYING WE CAN USE THE MONEY FOR ROADS.

I THINK THAT THIS, THIS, THIS MONEY IS ALLOCATED STRICTLY FOR, FOR THIS EVEN THE CDC FUNDS ARE STRICTLY FOR CERTAIN THINGS.

AND THAT'S GROWING THE COMMUNITY IN THESE, IN THESE TYPE TYPE OF WAYS.

SO I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS DEFINITELY A BENEFIT TO, TO THE THE COMMUNITY.

AND YEAH, I'M, I SUPPORT THIS 100%. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

I AGREE WITH YOU, MAYOR. IT'S ESPECIALLY WITH ALL THE GROWTH THAT WE HAVE AND WE KNOW THINGS CHANGE EVERY DAY.

SO I THINK THIS IS A GREAT INVESTMENT FOR OUR PD.

SO I JUST ALSO LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT THAT THAT NO AD VALOREM TAXES ARE BEING USED TO PURCHASE THIS.

THIS IS ALL FROM SALES TAX. THAT'S FROM ANYONE THAT COMES IN THE SHOPS IN THE CITY OF PRINCETON.

SO IS THAT CORRECT? SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE LOTS OF PEOPLE START COMPLAINING THAT WE'RE SPENDING TAX DOLLARS AND THEY CONFUSE, THEY CONFUSE THE TWO. AND TECHNICALLY THEY'RE RIGHT, BUT THEY'RE SALES TAX AND PROPERTY TAX, AS YOU KNOW, ARE VERY DIFFERENT. PROBABLY HALF OF OUR SALES TAX THAT WE BRING IN ARE FROM PEOPLE THAT DON'T EVEN LIVE IN PRINCETON, BECAUSE WE'RE A BIT OF A HUB FOR THIS AREA OVER HERE.

JUST REALLY BRIEFLY, I WANT TO SHARE THE TWO THINGS THAT THE BOARD THAT REALLY SET IN WITH THE BOARD, THE COMMUNITY POLICING. OBVIOUSLY, THE BOARD THOUGHT IT WAS A BIG DEAL, BUT THE BIGGEST THING, QUITE HONESTLY, IS WHEN CODY TOLD THE STORY OF HAVING TO RELEASE A SWAT TEAM INTO A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND MAYOR YOU HIT ON IT WITHOUT COMING OUT AND SAYING IT.

BUT THEY HAD TO COMMANDEER TWO PUBLIC WORKS VANS WITH ZERO PROTECTIVE COATING ARMOR ON IT AT ALL, AND THAT MADE THE HAIR ON THE BACK OF MY NECK STAND UP.

I WOULDN'T WANT TO DO THAT. I MEAN, I APPRECIATE Y'ALL DOING IT, BUT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO CATCH ME TRYING TO DO THAT.

AND YES SIR, IT IS 100% SALES TAX INCOME TO THE CDC.

I JUST WANT TO SAY IT'S IT'S EXCITING THAT WE'RE GETTING THIS VEHICLE, BUT ALSO DAUNTING AND SCARY AT THE SAME TIME.

WE HAVE GROWN QUITE A LOT AND I'VE SEEN THE GRAVITY OF CRIMES INCREASE.

AND SO I KNOW THAT THIS IS IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY FOR YOUR PROTECTION AS THE POLICE AND FOR OUR PROTECTION AS A CITY.

BUT I ALSO I HEARD YOU MENTIONED SOMETHING AND I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT IT.

YOU MENTIONED THAT WE'VE BECOME THE BIG BROTHER FOR OUR CITIES AROUND.

NOW WE'RE SPENDING $355,000 TO PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE.

SO HAVE WE CONSIDERED ADDING AN ADMINISTRATIVE FEE FOR THE CITIES THAT WE SERVE? IF WE HAVE TO GO IN FOR TO SERVE THEM OR TO HELP PROTECT IN ANY WAY, ARE WE.

GOING TO CHARGE THEM FOR US? TIME, EQUIPMENT USE AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS.

COUNCIL MEMBER GRAVES. SO RIGHT NOW, WITH THE GROWTH THAT WE ARE PROJECTING OUT AND THE GROWTH BETWEEN SOME OF THE OTHER CITIES THAT'S AROUND US, WE'VE ENTERED INTO SOME INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS AND, AND WE'LL KIND OF TALK ABOUT SOME OF THOSE THINGS ON THIS NEXT PRESENTATION THAT WE GIVE OUT TO AS WELL. SO THOSE IN OUR LOCAL AGREEMENTS, LIKE THEY HELP US OUT IN SOME AREAS, WE HELP THEM OUT IN SOME AREAS.

AND IT'S KIND OF ONE HAND SOMEWHAT WASHES THE OTHER.

AND TOGETHER WE KIND OF RISE UP. SOME OF THE OTHER AGENCIES, WHENEVER WE WERE A LITTLE BIT SMALLER, WE NEEDED THAT HELP TO AS WELL, BUT YET WE COULDN'T AFFORD IT.

RIGHT. AND SO WE, WE DO HAVE TO TRY TO HELP OUT AS MUCH AS WE CAN AND, AND KIND OF DO OUR PART WITHOUT REALLY HOLDING THE CITY OUT TO LIABILITY. RIGHT? AS FAR AS LEAVING US UNPROTECTED OR ANYTHING ALONG THOSE LINES. SO WE TRY TO HELP OUT WHERE WE CAN AND WHEN WE CAN AND ALL THAT STUFF. BUT ON THE BACK END, WE DO TRY TO MAKE UP WITH IT WITHIN THE LOCAL AGREEMENTS.

THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT. IT'S IMPORTANT, I BELIEVE, FOR US TO DISCUSS THESE SO THAT RESIDENTS LISTENING WILL ALSO KNOW THAT WE DON'T WE'RE NOT AN ISLAND. WE'RE NOT ALONE. WE WORK TOGETHER AND CITIES DO WORK TOGETHER AND HELP EACH OTHER.

AND SOMETIMES THE COST OR THE BENEFIT CANNOT BE EQUATED TO DOLLARS.

IT'S IN-KIND SOMETIMES. YEAH. AND THEN JUST JUST TO PIGGYBACK ON THAT WE HAVE TO REALIZE TOO THAT THE POSITION THAT WE'RE IN,

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JUST AS A CITY, WE HAVE TO, WE HAVE TO WORK AS A REGION.

I THINK KEN BROUGHT THIS UP A FEW TIMES. WE HAVE TO WORK WITH THE NEIGHBORING CITIES TO GET TO THE POSITION THAT THAT WE NEED TO BE IN, JUST BECAUSE OF WHAT STATE IS DOING. WE HAVE REGULATIONS COMING OUT ALL THE TIME WHERE UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S HARD FOR A CITY TO EVEN RUN.

SO WE HAVE TO DEPEND ON THE REGIONAL, A REGIONAL EFFORT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CITIES AROUND US, NOT ONLY US, BUT, YOU KNOW, LOOK, EVERYBODY ELSE AROUND US CAN CAN SUCCEED TOO, BECAUSE A LOT OF THAT COMES DOWN ON ON US AND IT'S JUST US.

SO. SO WHILE BACK, I HAD ASKED WATERS FOR SOME STATISTICS AND I WAS JUST NOW LIKE REDOING THE MATH.

WITH THE CDC DOING THIS YOU'RE THE COST OF MAINTENANCE FOR THIS VEHICLE, THE CURRENT VEHICLE FOR THE EQUIVALENT OF HOW MUCH WE'RE SPENDING TODAY IS LIKE FOR 2.37 YEARS WORTH OF MAINTENANCE COSTS THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ON THE CURRENT VEHICLE IS THE COST OF THE NEW VEHICLE THAT'S GOING TO COME WITH A FIVE YEAR WARRANTY AND ALL THAT.

AND THIS IS ALSO MEANING THAT'S MONEY THAT OUR PD IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO SAVE FROM ALL OF THOSE MAINTENANCE COSTS.

I MEAN, WE'RE LOOKING AT 20,000 FOR NEW TIRES.

I MEAN, THERE'S 69,000 FOR SOME OTHER STUFF. LIKE THERE'S THE COSTS FOR THE CURRENT VEHICLE TO BE BROUGHT UP TO STANDARD FOR USE. I MEAN, ASIDE FROM THE BEING SPONGED OVER AND LIKE HAVING TO BRACE YOURSELF WHILE DRIVING I THINK THAT THIS, WHEN YOU LOOK, WHEN YOU TAKE A STEP BACK AND YOU REALIZE THAT THIS ONE PURCHASE THAT THE CDC IS DOING FOR THE PD IS THE EQUIVALENT OF 2.37 YEARS WORTH OF MAINTENANCE THAT THE PD WOULD BE TAKING OUT OF THEIR BUDGET.

I THINK THIS IS A VERY GENEROUS OF THE CDC TO BE DOING.

I THINK IT'S BENEFICIAL TO THE PD, ESPECIALLY FOR THEIR BUDGET.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT WATERS CAN TURN BACK AROUND AND PUT INVESTING INTO HIS OFFICERS.

SO I, I THINK THAT YOU GUYS, YOU DID IT. YOU PUT A LOT OF WORK INTO IT.

VERY DETAILED REPORT THAT YOU GAVE ME WITH ALL ANSWERING ALL MY QUESTIONS.

JUST THANK YOU ALL FOR WHAT YOU WHAT YOU DO. IF I CAN MAKE A COMMENT.

THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION AND ANSWERED ALL MY QUESTIONS WITHOUT ME HAVING TO ASK THEM MAINLY TO DO WITH THE MAINTENANCE.

SO THANK YOU, MISS TODD, FOR BRINGING UP THE THE COMPARISON TO THE MAINTENANCE COST OF THE CURRENT VEHICLE AND THIS NEW ONE.

AND I APPRECIATE THAT THE RFP PROCESS CAME TO THE FORE.

AND I'M SURE YOUR MAINTENANCE WILL APPRECIATE A BRAND NEW VEHICLE TO MAINTAIN FOR THE LIFE FOR THE 15 TO 20 YEARS WILL GET THE BEST BEST FOR OUR MONEY WITH THAT. SO I APPRECIATE YOU.

I APPRECIATE CHIEF WATERS LEADING THIS DEPARTMENT IN OUR COUNTY, MAKING US SO RELIABLE AND DEDICATED. YOU ALL FILL IN THE GAP WHERE SO MANY PEOPLE WILL RUN AWAY.

SO WE CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH. AND I THINK ONE OF THE BEST WAYS WE CAN THANK YOU IS HELPING OUT WITH EQUIPMENT WHEREVER WE CAN.

SO THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THERE'S. NO QUESTION, YOUR HONOR.

IF THERE'S NO QUESTIONS. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM K.1 2026-03-09-R05 SECOND.

I'LL SECOND. ALL RIGHT. BEN, SECOND.

MISSING A VOTE. ALL RIGHT. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO.

THANK THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU. SO TAKE US TO ITEM K-2 MISS COOK, CONSIDER APPROVING RESOLUTION

[K2. 2026-03-09-R01 Consider approving Resolution No. 2026-03-09-R01 accepting a proposal from Federal Engineering, Inc. and authorizing a contract to perform a Public Services Dispatch Center Feasibility Study in the amount of $79,260.00; and take appropriate action.]

2026-03-09-R01. ACCEPTING A PROPOSAL FROM FEDERAL ENGINEERING INCORPORATED AND AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT TO PERFORM A PUBLIC SERVICES DISPATCH CENTER FEASIBILITY STUDY IN THE AMOUNT OF $79,260 AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.

CHIEF WATERS MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL, JAMES WATERS, CHIEF OF POLICE FOR THE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT.

AS YOU ALL AWARE, WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF DESIGNING OUR NEW POLICE DEPARTMENT OR PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING.

SO BECAUSE OF SOME UNFORESEEN COSTS THAT ARE RISING OUT THERE WITHIN DISPATCH AND, AND I KIND OF HEARD A LITTLE BIT EARLIER WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT KIND OF GOING THROUGH THAT WE TEND TO LOOK AT THE FACT OF RUNNING OUR OWN DISPATCH WHEN WE HAVE SOME HIGH NUMBER OF CALLS THAT'S KIND OF GOING OUT THERE AND TO SOME OF THE BENEFITS THAT'S GOING TO GO IN LINE WITH THAT. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE WERE LOOKING AT THREE DIFFERENT PHASES FOR OUR PS BUILDING OR PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING,

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AND ONE OF THOSE EITHER SECOND OR THIRD PHASE, WE'RE LOOKING AT PUTTING THE DISPATCH CENTER IN THERE, BUT DUE TO SOME OF THE RISING COSTS THAT'S OUT THERE AND DUE TO THE HIGH CALL VOLUMES THAT'S COMING IN TO AS WELL, WE'RE LOOKING AT ACTUALLY MOVING THE DISPATCH CENTER INTO PHASE ONE.

AND SO BEFORE WE JUST GO AHEAD AND JUST MOVE THAT DISPATCH CENTER TO PHASE ONE, WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO END UP RUNNING A FEASIBILITY STUDY OR SCOPING OUT THE AGREEMENT OF WORK THAT'S OUT THERE, AS MR. KENT STATED EARLIER.

SO WITHIN THAT, WE WENT AHEAD AND WORKED WITH FINANCE AND GOT WENT THROUGH AN RFQ PROCESS TO WHERE THREE DIFFERENT VENDORS PUT IN FOR AN RFQ PROCESS.

AND THROUGH THAT, THROUGH THAT PROCESS, WE DECIDED TO GO WITH FEDERAL ENGINEERING.

WITHIN THAT PROCESS, THERE WAS AN EVALUATION THAT ENDED UP GOING THROUGH EVERYTHING.

AND WITHIN THAT EVALUATION, THEY WERE ABLE TO KIND OF MEET SOME OF THESE NEEDS.

AND THIS SHOWS US WHAT'S ALL INCLUDED WITHIN THERE.

AND SO WITHIN THAT INCLUSION, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT GETTING OUR OWN DISPATCH SYSTEM.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT GETTING OUR OWN IT INFRASTRUCTURE WITHIN THEIR ABLE TO DO OUR OWN CALL REPORTING, NOT JUST FOR POLICE, BUT FOR FIRE AND FOR EMS TOO, AS WELL.

AND SO ALL JOINT EFFORTS WILL BE SITTING THERE IN ONE DISPATCH CONSOLE, AS MR. DEFFIBAUGH WILL BE ABLE TO TELL YOU WHENEVER YOU RUN 2 TO 3 DIFFERENT CONSOLES, THEY DON'T NECESSARILY ALWAYS TALK TO ONE ANOTHER.

AND SO YOU'LL EXPERIENCE DELAYED TIMES AND STUFF ALONG THOSE LINES WHERE HE CAN ACTUALLY TELL YOU WITHIN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SOMETIMES THAT THEY'LL ACTUALLY RECEIVE THEIR DISPATCH CALLS ABOUT A MINUTE OR TWO LATER THAN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL.

AND EVERYONE KNOWS IT TAKES A MINUTE OR TWO FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO KIND OF WAKE UP ANYWAYS.

SO WE NEED TO GO AHEAD AND GET THEM UP AND GET GOING.

SO I'M SORRY, STEVE, I HAD TO DO IT SINCE YOU GOT ME LAST TIME [LAUGHS].

SO THIS IS ESSENTIALLY WHAT IT KIND OF LOOKS LIKE.

OF COURSE, YOU ALL HAVE TO BE COMING FROM DUNKIN DONUTS OR WHERE.

YEAH. YEAH, DEFINITELY 100%. SO ESSENTIALLY THIS IS WHAT IT KIND OF LOOKS LIKE WITH INSIDE, RIGHT? SO IT, IT ABLES, IT JUST ESSENTIALLY JUST GIVES US CONTROL, RIGHT? BETWEEN ALL THE MDTS, THE RMS. SYSTEMS, I'M SORRY, THE MOBILE DATA TERMINALS, THE REPORT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS INSIDE THERE, BUT ALSO SOME OF THE OTHER INFRASTRUCTURES THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT USING IS THE LIVE CRIME MAPPING CENTERS, THE USE OF THE DRONES THAT ARE OUT THERE, THE USE OF THE, THE OR THE CAMERAS, THE STOPLIGHT CAMERAS, STUFF LIKE THAT. WE'RE ABLE TO KIND OF INTERFACE WITH THE SCHOOL AND UTILIZE THEIR SECURITY SYSTEM TOO AS WELL. AND SO WE'RE ABLE TO KIND OF BUILD THIS TECHNOLOGY AROUND OUR DISPATCH CENTER THAT'S GOING TO END UP BEING INSIDE THERE. SO THE FEASIBILITY FOR US, RIGHT, TO BE ABLE TO SIT THERE AND IMPLEMENT THIS PROGRAM. I'M SORRY TO LOOK AT THE FEASIBILITY OF THE PROGRAM. IT'S GOING TO BE ROUGHLY ABOUT $79,260.

AND SO WITHIN THAT $79,260, ONE THING THAT I'VE ASKED THIS COMPANY TO GO AHEAD AND DO, AND THIS IS KIND OF GETTING TO WHERE WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT EARLIER WAS TO WORK WITH THE OTHER AGENCIES THAT ARE OUT THERE. SO WE'RE STARTING TO WAS TALKING ABOUT BEING THAT BIG BROTHER, RIGHT. AND SO THIS IS WHERE I WAS TALKING TO MISS GRAVES, TALKING ABOUT THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT. SO THIS IS WORKING WITH SOME OF THESE OTHER AGENCIES. NOTHING IS PROMISED YET, RIGHT. WE'RE JUST LOOKING AT IT.

BUT WORKING WITH SOME OF THESE OTHER AGENCIES TO WHERE THEY MIGHT HELP PAY FOR FULL TIME EMPLOYEES OR DISPATCHERS OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES.

IF WE TAKE ON THE CAPITAL ASSET INFRASTRUCTURE UP FRONT, THEY PULL, THEY PAY FOR THE DISPATCHERS ON THE BACK END.

AND THEN THAT WAY WE'RE ABLE TO KIND OF IMPLEMENT THE PROCESS, THE PROGRAM, RUN THE PROGRAM AT THE EXPENSE OF ANOTHER CITY, AND THEN WE IMPLEMENT IT OUT FOR THE CITY OF PRINCETON PLUS THOSE CITIES AS WELL.

WELL, THE ISD ALSO BE SINCE IT'S GOING TO BE WORKING WITH ISD, WILL THEY ALSO BE CONTRIBUTING TOWARDS THIS? HAVE WE APPROACHED THEM ON THAT? YES, MA'AM. SO ONE THING THAT WE DID DO IS WE CONTACTED I WOULD SAY SEVEN, EIGHT DIFFERENT ENTITIES, CITIES AROUND THE AREA.

I DON'T REALLY KIND OF WANT TO GO OUT AND LIST ALL THE NAMES OUT THERE AND ALL THAT STUFF JUST QUITE YET. RIGHT? SO WE'RE NOT TRYING TO WE'RE NOT TRYING TO GET IN A BAD DISAGREEMENT WITH ANY ENTITY THAT'S OUT THERE RIGHT NOW, BUT JUST ASK THEM IF THEY WOULD BE INTERESTED IN LOOKING AT THIS.

SOME OF THE OTHER CITIES ENDED UP APPROACHING US ONCE THEY HEARD THAT KIND OF GETTING OUT THERE, ASKING IF THEY CAN JOIN ON BOARD TOO AS WELL.

THE MAJORITY OF THESE CITIES HAVE THE CITY POLICE, THE CITY FIRE, AMBULANCE SERVICES THAT ARE CONTRACTED OUT, AND ALSO THEIR OWN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT POLICE DEPARTMENTS TOO, AS WELL.

SO EACH CITY THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT, YOU'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT THREE TO 4 TO 5 DIFFERENT ENTITIES WITHIN THOSE CITIES.

AND HOW MANY HYPOTHETICALLY, HOW MANY ENTITIES JOINING IN WOULD COVER THE ANNUAL COST. AND THAT'S, THAT'S WHERE I NEED THE FEASIBILITY STUDY, BECAUSE I CAN COME UP WITH ALL SORTS OF DIFFERENT RATIOS AND RATIONALE AND ALL THIS STUFF THAT'S GOING TO BE BEHIND THERE. BUT I WANT SOMEBODY WHO DOES THIS FULL TIME FOR A LIVING THAT'S GOING TO BE ABLE TO TELL US HOW MUCH THESE COMPUTER SOFTWARE PROGRAMS ARE GOING TO COST, HOW MUCH THE DISPATCH TERMINAL IS GOING TO END UP COSTING, HOW MUCH THE RADIOS ARE GOING TO COST. WHAT IT'S GOING TO COST TO GET A DIGITAL BROADBAND WAY FROM HERE TO THE OTHER CITY THAT'S ACROSS THE WAY.

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SOMEONE HAS DONE THIS BEFORE AND BROKE DOWN A MULTITUDE OF DIFFERENT THINGS.

SO THAT'S PART OF THE REASON WHY WE WENT WITH THIS FEDERAL ENGINEER COMPANY IS THEY'RE ONE OF THE LEADING EDGE INDUSTRIES THAT WAS OUT THERE THAT DID THIS ALREADY TIME AND TIME AGAIN. SO THERE'S A POTENTIAL THAT WE CAN RECOUP THIS AMOUNT THAT WE'RE DOING NOW SIMPLY FROM TAKING ON THE CONTRACTS. POTENTIALLY. POTENTIALLY. YES, MA'AM.

OKAY. YEAH, I THINK AND THIS IS JUST ME. I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK OUT OF TURN.

I THINK NOT ONLY CAN WE RECOUP THIS AMOUNT, BUT WE CAN ALSO GET THOSE FTES, THE FULL TIME EMPLOYEES.

RIGHT. AND SO EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT FULL TIME EMPLOYEES, THAT'S USUALLY YOUR HIGHEST BASIS WITHIN YOUR BUDGET, RIGHT, IS FULL TIME EMPLOYEES. WE CAN GET THE MAJORITY OF THESE DISPATCHERS COVERED.

AND SO BY US HOUSING THE PROGRAM AND US HOLDING THE CAPITAL ASSETS AS FAR AS ALL THE RADIO TERMINALS AND ALL THIS STUFF, AND THEN US CONTRACTING OUT, DOING THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS WITH THESE OTHER AGENCIES, THEY CAN PAY FOR THE FULL TIME EMPLOYEES.

AND JUST TO PIGGYBACK ON THAT, THERE ARE GRANT FUNDING.

THERE'S GRANT FUNDING AVAILABLE THAT WE CAN ALSO.

YES, MA'AM. THERE'S. YES, MA'AM. SO WHENEVER YOU WHENEVER YOU DO THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS OR THE COOPERATIONS, THE CO OPS THAT'S OUT THERE AND ALL THAT STUFF. YES, MA'AM. SO GRANT FUNDING DOES BECOME AVAILABLE TO US AT THAT POINT IN TIME.

SO ONCE WE GET IT, IT'S NO DIFFERENT THAN IF YOU'RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH THE SOLANA AND MELISSA PRINCETON ILA THAT I DID PROBABLY ABOUT 3 OR 4 MONTHS AGO.

SO WE DID A MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL ILA, AND THAT'S KIND OF WHAT SERGEANT WAS TALKING ABOUT.

AND WE WENT TO. BUT THAT'S WHAT SERGEANT WAS TALKING ABOUT A SECOND AGO.

WHENEVER I SAID, COME UP AND TALK TO YOU ABOUT IT.

SO ANNA IS PRODUCING THEIR OWN MOBILE COMMAND TRAILER.

SAVANNAH HAS ONE OF THEIR SWAT TEAMS THAT'S OUT THERE, WHICH IS PRETTY MUCH WORKING TOGETHER AS A BACKUP TEAM.

MELISSA HAS A DRONE UNIT THAT THEY'RE KIND OF ROLLING, AND SO WE ALL KIND OF PIGGYBACK OFF ONE ANOTHER TO HELP BUILD SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT SUPERIOR. SAME CONCEPT. AND THEN I'M NOT I'M NOT SURE WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT, BUT THE, THE SAFETY ASPECT OF HAVING OUR OWN DISPATCH. I WROTE WITH YOU GUYS A FEW TIMES AND JUST KIND OF GETTING A CALL OUT AT TIMES CAN BE HARD BECAUSE EVERY CITY IN THE COUNTY IS KIND OF ON THE SAME VAN.

SO THIS, THIS NOT ONLY JUST US GETTING INTO, YOU KNOW, OUR OWN DISPATCHING, BUT JUST FOR SAFETY REASONS AS WE GET MORE CALLS AND WE, WE MIGHT MISS THINGS THAT ONE MINUTE, TWO MINUTES ACTUALLY MATTERS.

SO ESPECIALLY IF SOMETHING'S HAPPENING TO AN OFFICER OUT THERE IN THE FIELD, THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO CALL IMMEDIATELY.

SO I THINK THAT GOING ON DISPATCHING IT JUST, IT JUST MAKES SENSE AT THIS TIME.

YES, SIR. YEAH, DEFINITELY. IT'S REALLY BEEN A LONG TIME COMING.

SOMETHING'S NEEDED. I MEAN, EVEN THE FIRE SERVICE MANY YEARS AGO BEFORE THE POLICE WAS LOOKING AT A, A DISPATCH SERVICE JUST FOR THE FIRE SERVICE BECAUSE THE, THE COUNTY AND IT WAS ALL TIED UP ON MANY OTHER THINGS.

SO. BUT I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA. AND IF THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM K.2 2026-03-09-R01. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION. I'LL SECOND.

ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A SECOND. ALL RIGHT. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS WILL TAKE US TO K3.

[K3. 2026-03-09-R02 Consider approving Resolution No. 2026-03-09-R02, approving a revised Council Relations Policy, Rules of Order, and Code of Ethics (Bylaws) for the City Council and all boards, commissions, and committees of the City; and take appropriate action.]

MISS COOK, CONSIDER APPROVING RESOLUTION 2026-03-09-R02.

APPROVING A REVISED COUNCIL RELATIONS POLICY RULES OF ORDER AND CODE OF ETHICS BYLAWS FOR THE CITY COUNCIL AND ALL BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES OF THE CITY AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.

ALL RIGHT. BEFORE WE GET INTO DISCUSSION, I DO WANT TO ASK A QUESTION.

GRANT, MISS ALLISON BROUGHT UP A POINT, A GOOD POINT ABOUT THE THE BYLAWS AND THEN THE HOME RULE CHARTER POTENTIALLY CLASHING IN THE SENSE. DO WE HAVE A DRAFT FOR THE HRC DONE ALREADY? SO THE DRAFT THAT THE CHARGE FROM THE HRC AT THE LAST MEETING WAS TO HAVE THE THE DRAFT REPORT BY THE END OF END OF THE MONTH.

AND THEN THE HRC IS GOING TO HAVE A MEETING MID-APRIL AND THEN SEND IT TO COUNCIL.

SO NO, IT'S, IT'S NOT PREPARED JUST YET. YOU KNOW, YOU CAN LOOK AT THE AGENDAS FROM THE PAST COUPLE MEETINGS AND THERE'S SOME OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS, BUT THOSE HAVEN'T BEEN FINALIZED BY THE COMMITTEE JUST YET.

BUT JUST JUST IF I MAY, TO ANSWER, ANSWER THAT QUESTION.

SO IN THE INSTANCE THAT, YOU KNOW, ONCE THE HRC COMMITTEE WRAPS UP THEIR PROPOSED AMENDMENTS, IT GOES TO COUNCIL AND SOME OR ALL THOSE GO BEFORE THE VOTERS AND THEN THE VOTERS APPROVE THOSE.

ANY ANY INCONSISTENCIES BETWEEN THE HRC AND THE BYLAWS WOULD BE ADDRESSED AT THAT POINT.

BECAUSE THE BYLAWS CAN'T CONFLICT WITH HRC. THE HRC TAKES PRECEDENCE.

SO YOU KNOW, THE BYLAW AMENDMENTS, IF THEY'RE APPROVED, THOSE TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.

BUT ANYTHING THE HRC REQUIRES, YOU KNOW, VOTER APPROVAL.