* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [1. Call Meeting to Order.] [00:00:07] OKAY, I SEE IT'S SIX 30. WE'RE GONNA CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. THIS IS THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALMER, TEXAS. TODAY IS TUESDAY, JULY THE 15TH, 2025. THIS IS THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS LOCATED AT SIX 50 SOUTH DALLAS STREET IN PALMER, TEXAS. THE ZIP CODE IS 7 5 1 5 2. WE'RE GONNA DO THE INVOCATION AND THE PLEDGE. HEAVENLY FATHER, PLEASE BE WITH OUR CITY LEADERS, ADVISORS, AND CITIZENS AS WE COME TOGETHER TO MAKE DECISIONS, EXPRESS CONCERNS, AND COME UP WITH SOLUTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS TO ISSUES THAT WE'RE FACING. PLEASE ALSO BLESS AND CONSIDER THOSE IN THE HILL COUNTY AREA. THEY HAVE HAD SOME TRAUMATIC ISSUES WITH THE FLOODING AND THE LOSSES OF LIVES. PLEASE BE WITH THOSE FAMILIES AND THE FIRST RESPONDERS IN THE COMMUNITIES THERE AS THEY TRY TO HEAL THROUGH THIS DEVASTATING INCIDENT THAT HAS HAPPENED. PLEASE BE WITH THE REST OF THE COMMUNITY AS WE MAKE OUR WAY TO BEGINNING PREPARING FOR THE BACK TO SCHOOL SEASON. AND WE ARE PREPARED TO HAVE A WONDERFUL BACK TO SCHOOL BASH AND BE WITH THE COMMUNITY AS WE DECIDE HOW WE TAKE OUR STEPS FORWARD WITH THE UPCOMING PLANNING GRANT, JUST LEAD, GUIDE AND DIRECT US. IN JESUS NAME I PRAY, AMEN. PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND ALL WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. NUMBER FOUR, CITIZEN COMMENTS. AT THIS TIME, CITIZENS WILL BE ALLOWED TO SPEAK ON ANY MATTER OTHER THAN PERSONNEL MATTERS OR MATTERS UNDER LITIGATION FOR A LENGTH OF TIME NOT TO EXCEED THREE MINUTES, NO COUNSEL ACTION OR DISCUSSION MAY TAKE PLACE ON A MATTER UNTIL SUCH MATTER HAS BEEN PLACED ON AN AGENDA AND POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW. ANY COMMENTS? OKAY. MOVING [5. Consent Agenda] ON TO NUMBER FIVE, WHICH IS CONSENT AGENDA. ALL MATTERS LISTED UNDER THIS ITEM CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION. THERE WILL NOT BE A SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THESE ITEMS. APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AUTHORIZES THE MAYOR, CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO EX EXECUTE ALL MATTERS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT EACH ITEM. ANY ITEM MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION BY ANY MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL. A BALANCE SHEET B JUNE, 2025, YEAR TO DATE ACTUALS C MINUTES FROM THE JUNE 17TH REGULAR MEETING, AND JULY 1ST, 2025. SPECIAL MEETING D MUNICIPAL COURT, MONTHLY REPORTS, E PALMER POLICE DEPARTMENT, MONTHLY REPORTS, AND F PUBLIC WORKS MONTHLY REPORT. I SECOND THE MOTION TO ACCEPT. ALL IN FAVOR, AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. NUMBER [6. Discuss and consider for possible action accepting the resignation of Councilmember Amber Coolen effective July 2, 2025] SIX, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER FOR POSSIBLE ACTION. ACCEPTING THE RESIGNATION OF COUNCIL MEMBER AMBER KUHLAN. EFFECTIVE JULY 2ND, 2025. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? DISCUSSION? DO WE JUST NEED MM-HMM . OKAY. UH, MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE RESIGNATION OF COUNCIL MEMBER AMBER COOLIN. EFFECTIVE JULY 2ND, 2025. I SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. NUMBER SEVEN, [7. Discuss and consider for possible action filling the vacancy created by the resignation of Councilmember Amber Coolen by appointment, and such appointed member to serve until the next regular municipal election.(Part 1 of 2)] DISCUSS AND CONSIDER FOR POSSIBLE ACTION FILLING THE VACANCY CREATED BY THE RESIGNATION OF COUNCIL MEMBER AMBER KUHLAN BY APPOINTMENT AND SUCH APPOINTED MEMBER TO SERVE UNTIL THE NEXT REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTION. SO IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE THREE PEOPLE THAT HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST. UM, I BELIEVE TWO [00:05:02] ARE ALL THREE OF THEM HERE? NO, JUST TWO. UM, WE HAVE, UH, MACY HERNANDEZ, WHO'S NOT HERE. BOBBY MARTIN WHO IS HERE, AND KENNETH BATEMAN, UH, FRONT ROW. UM, THEY'VE SAID THAT THEY WOULD BE, UM, HAPPY TO SERVE IN THE CAPACITY UNTIL THE NEXT MUNICIPAL ELECTION. AND I GUESS YOU CAN WRITE YOUR TALLY DOWN AND WE'LL GIVE IT TO AARON. HMM. NOW, NOW? MM-HMM . MM-HMM . OKAY. AARON, YOU WANNA COME GET THESE? OKAY. OKAY. SORRY. WE'VE NEVER DONE THAT BEFORE. , PLEASE HOLD. SO JUST TABLE IT FOR A FEW. OKAY. WE'RE GONNA TABLE ITEM NUMBER SEVEN FOR A FEW MINUTES AND COME BACK TO IT. SO WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO NUMBER EIGHT. DO I NEED A MOTION TO TABLE IT FOR A FEW MINUTES? A MOTION TO TABLE IT? I SECOND. OKAY. [8. Discuss and consider for possible action filling the vaçancy created by the the resignation of Amber Coolen on the Senior Citizen Review Committee by a new appointment, and such appointed member to serve for the position's remaining term.] NUMBER EIGHT, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER FOR POSSIBLE ACTION FILLING THE VACANCY CREATED BY THE RESIGNATION OF AMBER LAN ON THE SENIOR CITIZEN REVIEW COMMITTEE BY A NEW APPOINTMENT AND SUCH APPOINTED MEMBER TO SERVE FOR THE POSITIONS REMAINING TERM. I HAVE A CANDIDATE, I'M SORRY, I FORGOT TO WRITE THIS ON THERE. AND IT'S THE, THIS IS THE, UH, SENIOR CITIZEN REVIEW COMMITTEE. IT IS. THERESA MEERS HAS VOLUNTEERED TO FILL THAT POSITION. M-E-A-R-S. ANY QUESTIONS? SHE WAS NOMINATED BY TERRY BERNARD, UM, WHO IS CURRENTLY ON THE COMMITTEE AND SAID THAT SHE WAS WILLING TO HELP WITH THAT. WE'D HAVE TO HAVE THREE PEOPLE. UM, AND WE HAVE TWO CURRENTLY ON THE COMMITTEE. YES, IT'S THERESA, M-E-A-R-S. ALL RIGHT. I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO FILL THE VACANCY, UH, ON THE SENIOR CITIZEN REVIEW COMMITTEE, UH, AND APPOINT THERE, UH, THERESA MES, UM, TO THAT POSITION TO SERVE FOR THE POSITIONS REMAINING TERM. I SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? A AYE, AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. NUMBER NINE, [9. Hold a public hearing and consider an Ordinance for the application of Ma Cruz Sandoval Olvera, property owner, requesting an amendment to the Palmer Zoning Ordinance to approve a Specific Use Permit for a HUD-Code Manufactured home to be located at 730 Bluebonnet Lane, Palmer, Ellis County, Texas currently zoned Residential R4; and, to amend the City's Zoning map to reflect said Specific Use Permit. At said time the council may consider the adoption of an ordinance granting the Zoning Change and amending the zoning map to reflect said zoning change on said property. *Tabled from June 17,2025] HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE FOR THE APPLICATION OF MA CREW SANDOVAL OLVERA, PROPERTY OWNER REQUESTING AN AMENDMENT TO THE PALMER [00:10:01] ZONING ORDINANCE TO APPROVE A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A HUD CODE MANUFACTURED HOME TO BE LOCATED AT SEVEN 30 BLUEBONNET LANE IN PALMER, ELLIS COUNTY, TEXAS, CURRENTLY ZONED RESIDENTIAL R FOUR. AND TO AMEND THE CITY'S ZONING MAP TO REFLECT, SAID SPECIFIC USE PERMIT AT SAID TIME, THE COUNCIL MAY CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE GRANTING THE ZONING CHANGE AND AMENDING THE ZONING TABLE TO REFLECT SAID ZONING CHANGE ON SAID PROPERTY. THIS WAS TABLED FROM THE JUNE 17TH, 2025 MEETING. SO WE WILL NEED A MOTION TO REMOVE IT FROM THE TABLE. FIRST. WHAT'S THE ORDINANCE? IT'S A, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. MM-HMM . I MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE FROM TABLE TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE APPLICATION OF MS. SANDOVAL RA. I SECOND THE MOTION. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. SO WE ARE NOW IN PUBLIC HEARING. I DO NOT BELIEVE SHE'S HERE THIS YEAR. NOT HERE. IT WOULD PROBABLY BE BEST TO TABLE IT AGAIN AND IF WE DON'T HEAR BACK FROM HER BY NEXT MONTH, WE CAN TAKE NO ACTION. OKAY. UM, VICTOR? YES. QUICK QUESTION. UM, SINCE NUMBER 11 IS REGARDING THE DATE OF THE MEETINGS POSSIBLY CHANGING, DO WE SAY THAT WE'RE GOING TO TABLE IT FOR, FOR THE 19TH OR THE 21ST, OR DO WE HAVE TO BE THE, DOES IT HAVE TO BE THE EXACT SPECIFIC DATE? JUST SAY THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING. OKAY. OKAY. SO WE WOULD JUST NEED A MOTION TABLING IT TO THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING. OKAY. UH, MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE THE ORDINANCE APPLICATION FOR MS. SANDOVAL VERA TO THE NEXT, UH, REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING. I SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. NUMBER [10. Discuss and consider approval of the Genasys Agreement regarding the Bad Weather Notification System. *Tabled from June 17,2025] 10, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE GENESIS AGREEMENT REGARDING THE BAD WEATHER NOTIFICATION SYSTEM. THIS IS ALSO TABLED FROM THE JUNE 17TH, 2025 MEETING, AND UNFORTUNATELY WE HAVE NOT HEARD BACK ON THE OTHER QUOTES. UM, SO WE WILL NEED TO TABLE THAT ONE MORE TIME IN HOPES THAT WE DO WE'LL NEED TO MAKE A MOTION TO UNT IT. UM, HE SAID YOU CAN JUST LEAVE IT ON THE TABLE. IT'S TABLED. JUST LEAVE IT. OKAY. PERFECT. IT'S TABLED. OKAY. NUMBER, DO WE NEED TO GO BACK TO THE VOTE BEFORE WE GO TO THIS NEXT ONE? YES. [7. Discuss and consider for possible action filling the vacancy created by the resignation of Councilmember Amber Coolen by appointment, and such appointed member to serve until the next regular municipal election.(Part 2 of 2)] THIS IS ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. YES, SIR. UH, JUST UN TABLE REAL QUICK. OKAY. I NEED A MOTION TO UNT THE POSSIBLE ACTION FILLING THE VACANCY BY THE RESIGNATION OF AMBER LAN. OKAY. UM, THANK YOU. UM, SO I CHECKED ON SECTION MAJORITY OF THE REMAIN WHO ARE, HAVE A ALLY OF ABATEMENT, UH, TWO VOTES FOR ABATEMENT AND ONE FOR BOBBY MARTIN. SO YOUR, UM, YES. YOU JUST MAKE A MOTION OUTTA THAT. OKAY. OKAY. UM, MM-HMM. VOTED FOR ABATEMENT. UM, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO FILL THE VACANCY, UH, CREATED BY THE RESIGNATION OF COUNCIL MEMBER AMBER COOLIN AND APPOINT, UH, KENNETH BATEMAN TO SERVE UNTIL THE NEXT MUNICIPAL ELECTION IN THAT POSITION. I SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. UM, OKAY. [11. Discuss and consider for possible action authorizing the change of the City of Palmer's monthly City Council Meetings from every third Tuesday of the month to every third Thursday of the month.] SO WE'RE AT NUMBER 11 NOW. THAT'S [00:15:01] DISCUSS AND CONSIDER FOR POSSIBLE ACTION AUTHORIZING THE CHANGE OF THE CITY OF PALMER'S MONTHLY CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS FROM EVERY THIRD TUESDAY OF THE MONTH TO EVERY THIRD THURSDAY OF THE MONTH. YOU WANNA SAY WHY WE ? UM, ESSENTIALLY IT'S BECAUSE WE NEED ATTORNEYS HERE. MM-HMM . AND OUR FIRM COMING VERY DIFFICULT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE AN ATTORNEY HERE, BUT THIS IS NOT THE FIRST NOR THE SECOND TIME WE'VE CHANGED THE MEETING DATE. COME TO FIND OUT OUR, I MEAN, SOMEWHERE IN THERE WE'VE GOT AN ORDINANCE THAT SAYS WE CHANGED IT TO THE THIRD TUESDAY. IT USED TO BE THE FIRST TUESDAY, SO IT'S HAD TO HAPPEN BEFORE. UM, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS, IF THAT CAUSES A CONFLICT WITH ANYONE ON THURSDAYS. NO. UM, BUT THE RE AND THE REASON I'M ASKING THAT WE DO THIS AND MAKE IT EFFECTIVE MOVING FORWARD, LIKE FOR THE NEXT DATE, IS FOR OUR TAX RATE PUBLIC NOTICES THAT WE'LL HAVE TO SEND OUT TO THE CITIZENS. SO I NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE NOTIFIED PROPERLY OF THE DATE OF THESE PUBLIC HEARINGS. SO, AND WE'LL ALSO BE PUTTING IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE SIGN AS WELL. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL, I'LL MAKE A MOTION AUTHORIZING THE CHANGE FOR THE CITY OF PALMER'S MONTHLY CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS FROM EVERY THIRD TUESDAY OF THE MONTH TO EVERY THIRD THURSDAY OF THE MONTH. THIS IS NUMBER 1244. NUMBER 1244. I SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. NUMBER 12, [12. Discuss and receive updates on current City projects from City Administrator and staff.] DISCUSS AND RECEIVE UPDATES ON CURRENT CITY PROJECTS FROM CITY ADMINISTRATOR AND STAFF. WELL, AS EVERYBODY SAW, WE HAVE AN ENORMOUS SUNSHADE DOWN AT THE PARK. IT IS VERY LARGE, MUCH LARGER THAN WE VISUALIZED, I THINK, BUT IT LOOKS REALLY GOOD AND I THINK IT WILL HELP PRESERVE THE EQUIPMENT DOWN THERE. AND WE HAVE A REALLY NICE PLAQUE FROM THE BANK AS WELL. UM, AS YOU SAW FROM THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, WE'VE BEEN MAKING PROGRESS ON I DID IT AGAIN. . CARRY ON. FINE. I SAID PUBLIC WORKS. YOU DID GOOD. I DID IT. THANK YOU. UM, FROM THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT REPORT, WE'VE HAD SOME PROGRESS ON POTHOLES. WE'VE CREATED A ROTATION AND DIVIDED THE CITY INTO FOUR QUADRANTS AND EACH OF THOSE FOUR QUAD QUADRANTS WILL BE VISITED MONTHLY AND HAVE A SUPERVISORY ROLE CHECKING THEM AS WELL TO MAKE SURE WE ARE ADDRESSING THE POTHOLE COMPLAINTS THAT WE HAVE HAD. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANY OTHER UPDATES OTHER THAN THE RCP GRANT? THE, UM, WE HAD OUR FIRST MEETING FOR OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WHICH IS, UM, GOING TO AT SOME POINT INCLUDE A LOT OF THE CITIZENS TO COME IN AND TO THESE TOWN HALL MEETINGS AND LET YOUR VOICES BE HEARD WHERE THERE'S DRAINAGE PROBLEMS, WHERE THERE'S STREET PROBLEMS, WHERE THERE'S SEWER PROBLEMS. THEY, WE CAN'T MAKE A PLAN IF WE DON'T KNOW WHERE IT'S AFFECTING PEOPLE THE MOST. SO, UM, WE DO HAVE THAT COMING IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. UM, IT'S GONNA TAKE PROBABLY EIGHT OR NINE MONTHS FOR THAT WHOLE PLAN TO COME TOGETHER. UM, BUT WE'LL BE HAVING A LOT MORE TOWN HALL MEETINGS JUST TO INVOLVE CITIZENS SO THAT THEY CAN AT LEAST LET US KNOW YOU'RE WELCOME TO SUPPLY VIDEOS. THEY'RE GONNA TAKE ALL OF THAT AND THEY'LL SUBMIT THAT STUFF TO THE STATE. IT WILL HELP US GET GRANTS, UM, TO TRY AND MAKE A LOT OF THESE CORRECTIONS. SO ANYTHING THAT YOU GUYS CAN DO, SPREAD THE WORD THAT THESE TOWN HALL MEETINGS WILL BE COMING WOULD BE HELPFUL. MM-HMM . WHERE DO THEY SEND THE VIDEOS AND STUFF? THEY GET UPLOADED TO WHAT GETS SUBMITTED TO THE STATE. THIS PLAN IS FOR US, BUT IT ALSO GETS SUBMITTED TO THE STATE FOR US TO APPLY FOR GRANTS AND THERE'LL BE A QR CODE THAT THEY PROVIDE. WE'RE GONNA DO OUR BEST TO GET AS MUCH INFORMATION OUT THERE AS WE CAN. I BELIEVE YOU HAD A GENTLEMAN THAT HAD A QUESTION. OH, SORRY. RIGHT? YES, YES. NO, I DIDN'T THINK WE'D GET IT THIS LATE IN THE SEASON, BUT I'M GRATEFUL FOR IT. . AND WE WILL, UM, WE'LL PUT QR CODES OUT THERE. WE'RE GOING TO GET AS MUCH NOTIFICATION OUT THERE AS WE CAN. WE'LL PUT IT ON OUR WEBSITE, WE'LL PUT IT ON FACEBOOK. WE'LL EVEN PUT FLYERS OUT SO THAT, I MEAN, 'CAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF ELDERLY PEOPLE THAT DON'T REALLY GET ON FACEBOOK, SO THEY GET TO THE POST OFFICE, BUT [00:20:01] THEY CAN STILL SEE IT. WE'RE EVEN GONNA PUT A QR CODE ON THE WATER BILL. ON THE WATER BILL. SO WHEN THEY GET THEIR WATER BILL, THEY CAN SCAN THAT QR CODE AND THEN THEY'LL BE ABLE TO GO IN AND FILL OUT EVERY ISSUE THAT THEY'VE HAD OR WHAT THEIR CONCERNS ARE AND WHAT THEIR, I THINK IT EVEN HAS A PLACE FOR QUESTIONS. IT DOES. YEAH. AND THERE'LL BE, AND THERE'LL BE SURVEYS THAT YOU GUYS WILL BE ABLE TO FILL OUT. UM, THEY'RE REQUIRED TO HAVE THREE. MM-HMM . THEY WILL HAVE ALL THREE. THEY WILL BE HERE, THEY WILL ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS. THEY WILL BE ABLE TO, UM, UPLOAD THE INFORMATION THAT YOU HAVE FOR THEM ON THEIR IPADS, ON THEIR COMPUTERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO AGAIN, UM, IT'S GONNA TAKE A LITTLE WHILE, BUT IT'S THE ONLY WAY FOR US TO GET STARTED. SO, AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE FORMAT THAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT DOING FOR THE TOWN HALL MEETING ISN'T JUST A, LIKE A, A REGULAR STANDARD MEETING WHERE WE DO ALL THE TALKING AND YOU'RE DOING THE LISTENING. THIS IS LIKE A STATION WITH BOOTHS. YES. THAT YOU WOULD TRAVEL REGARDING EACH DIFFERENT THING THAT IMPACTS OUR COMMUNITY. UM, AND WE ALSO HAD A VERY PRODUCTIVE MEETING TODAY WITH THE NEW SUPERINTENDENT AT THE SCHOOL. UM, OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT IS NOW GOING TO BE WORKING AT THE FOOTBALL GAMES AGAIN ON FRIDAY NIGHTS. SO THAT'S PROGRESS IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION WE FEEL. UM, AND IN, IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE'RE LOOKING AT POTENTIALLY PARTNERING WITH THE SCHOOL NEXT YEAR IN A LARGER CAPACITY FOR THE BACK TO SCHOOL BASH IF THINGS GO ACCORDING TO PLAN. OF COURSE. UM, THIS'LL BE OUR FIRST OR BACK TO SCHOOL BASH THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT WILL BE ATTENDING. HE'S GONNA ACTUALLY COME TO THIS, THE BACK TO SCHOOL BASH. HE WAS VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT AND WAS INTERESTED IN PARTNERING WITH US IN THE FUTURE TO MAKE THAT EVENT MORE INCLUSIVE AND TO BRING MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS AND CITIZENS. SO THAT WAS VERY PROMISING FOR US. THAT'S ALL I GOT. ANYTHING ELSE? NO. OKAY. JUST NEED A MOTION TO ADJOURN. MOTION TO ADJOURN. 6 52. THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR COMING. DON'T FORGET TO TURN OFF YOUR MICROPHONES. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.