[3. Consider and act upon a contract between Mosquito Management Services and the Town of Prosper for mosquito mitigation/testing in the amount of $75,595 and authorize the Town Manager to execute documents for same. (DH)]

BELIEVE THIS IS MR. HOOVER FOR THIS FOR THIS ITEM. IS THAT CORRECT? OR SEEING THERE'S MR. HOOVER? I'M SORRY. WE WANT TO TALK MOSQUITOES. YES WE DO. THANK YOU FOR ASKING. JUST ANSWER A FEW QUESTIONS FOR ME. SO ON THIS I REVIEWED IT, YOU KNOW, AS AUTHORIZATION FOR THE FULL CONTRACT. YOU KNOW, ANNUALLY IT'S JUST NORTH OF $15,000, RIGHT. SO FOR 21 WEEKS,

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IT'S $760 A WEEK FOR DEPLOY TRAPS AND PICKUP TRAPS. RIGHT. AND I GUESS IN CONSIDERING THIS AND THE AREAS THAT HAVE BEEN TARGETED, THOSE, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, ARE ALONG THE DRAINAGE DITCHES OF FIRST AND OTHER AREAS THAT ARE ABOUT TO BE UNDER CONSTRUCTION, HOPEFULLY IN SOME RECENT. SO I GUESS MY CONCERN WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, IS THERE AN OPTION FOR US TO APPROVE THIS ON A SHORTER DURATION? NOT FOR FIVE YEARS, BECAUSE WE'RE AUTHORIZING THE FUNDS, EARMARKING THEM FOR A FULL DURATION WHEN CHANCES ARE WE WON'T NEED THEM, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO BE MOVING DIRT. AND SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS SOMETHING WE TOOK INTO CONSIDERATION. SO I GUESS THAT'S MY FIRST QUESTION. OKAY. THE SHORT ANSWER IS YES, WE CAN CANCEL THE CONTRACT. THERE ARE FIVE YEARS RENEWABLE. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE FOR ALL FIVE YEARS. BUT WE THEY'RE RENEWABLE FOR FIVE YEARS AS PART OF THE AUTHORIZATION OR THE APPROVAL. BUT THERE'S A CLAUSE. WE DON'T NEED IT. I BELIEVE IT'S 30 DAYS, CORRECT? YES, 30 DAYS. THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO CANCEL IF WE DECIDE WE DON'T NEED IT ANYMORE. WE ALSO DON'T HAVE TO UTILIZE ALL THE SERVICES THAT ARE EXISTING, FOR INSTANCE, FOGGING SAME CONTRACTOR THAT WE'VE HAD FOR MANY YEARS PREVIOUS. AND THE LAST TIME WE ACTUALLY DID FOGGING WAS IN 2020. AND WHEN IT'S DONE, IT'S DONE ON TYPICALLY A 2 OR 3 DAY CONSECUTIVE DAY BASIS. AND THAT PARTICULAR TIME, IT WAS TWO DAYS AND THAT WAS IT. SO WE DON'T REALLY EXPECT TO HAVE THAT CONTINUOUSLY, BUT IT'S THERE IF WE NEED IT. AND THAT'S WHAT THE PRICING IS FOR. OKAY. AND THIS SEASON BY THE WAY, IT IS SEASONAL RUNS FROM MAY TO OCTOBER, WHICH IS MOSQUITO SEASON. SO I GUESS THE OTHER QUESTION IS ON THIS. YEAH I APPRECIATE THE HEADS UP ABOUT THE FOGGING. YOU KNOW, THE GRANULES THAT ARE PUT ON THE GROUND. THEY SAID THEY DON'T WASH OUT WITH RAIN. MOST OF THE CULVERTS THAT YOU KNOW, WHEN WE GET RAIN, WE GET A LOT OF IT. I JUST MY, MY CONCERN IS WITH THE CONSTANT DROPPING OF GRANULES AND THE FOGGING, THERE'S A GROWING CONSTITUENCY OF PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT FOR FOGGING AND NOT FOR PUTTING ANY KIND OF CHEMICALS ON THE GROUND. AND I KNOW WE DO PUT A TON OF STUFF AT OUR PARKS TO MAKE THEM LOOK NICE AND PRETTY. BUT THIS HAVING A DIFFERENT EFFECT. ARE THERE OTHER OPTIONS THAT ARE MAYBE MORE ECO FRIENDLY, OR ARE THEY USING THE BEST OPTION? I CANNOT ANSWER THAT QUESTION. OKAY, WE CAN CERTAINLY ASK AND FIND OUT. THERE'S ALSO THE DONUTS TOO, IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THOSE.

THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT ACTUALLY GO ALONG THE EDGE OF THE WATER, AND THEY'RE FAIRLY COMMON GROUND. YES. YOU KNOW, THERE ARE FOLKS WHO ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THOSE TOO, I'M SURE. BUT, YOU KNOW, WE CAN CAN VISIT WITH THEM AND FIND OUT IF THERE'S OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR OTHER THINGS. THOSE ARE THE SERVICES WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST. AND THAT WAS PRIMARILY WHAT WAS THE BASIS FOR GOING OUT FOR THE REQUEST. THIS TIME THE OLD CONTRACT HAD EXPIRED AND WE SENT IT OUT FOR BIDS AND INTEREST, AND THIS IS THE ONE WE GOT. AND IT WAS, AGAIN, PRIMARILY BASED ON WHAT WE'D HAD PREVIOUSLY. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER HODGES. WE I HAD A PHONE CALL EARLIER TODAY AND EVERYTHING WAS PRETTY MUCH CLEARED UP. OKAY, THE ONLY THINGS, I MEAN, SINCE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IT, LOOKING AT IT. FACE VALUE. YES, $75,000 IS FOR FIVE YEARS. IT'S NOT JUST ONE YEAR. AND THEN THE 15,119 PER YEAR IS, IS NOT IS NOT TO EXCEED NUMBER. SO WE CAN BE LOWER THAN THAT. IT JUST WON'T EXCEED IT. SO THOSE ARE TWO THINGS THAT I LEARNED THAT WERE, YOU KNOW, KIND OF MADE ME UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. HOOVER? I HAVE ONE, BUT THANKS FOR ENTERTAINING ME REAL QUICK. OKAY, SO FOR THE AREAS WHERE WE'RE DROPPING, YOU KNOW, GRANULES, I KNOW THERE'S SOME PLACES ON COLEMAN TO HAVE. WE LOOKED AT, YOU KNOW, ADDING FILL DIRT TO THE AREA SO THEY DON'T HAVE STANDING WATER OR THOSE THINGS WE'VE LOOKED AT. THERE MAY BE A LITTLE BIT LESS THAN 15,000, BUT SOLVE THE SAME PROBLEM. COUNCIL MEMBER I CAN'T ANSWER THAT QUESTION. DO YOU KNOW MR. FEELINGS? YEAH, I MEAN, COLEMAN AND GORGEOUS. YEAH. I THINK WE IDENTIFY AREAS THAT HAVE STANDING WATER THAT ARE ON PUBLIC PROPERTY. WE WOULD BE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, SEND A MAINTENANCE TEAM OUT THERE AND FILL THAT BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT STANDING WATER. WE WANT IT TO DRAIN, YOU KNOW. SO TYPICALLY YOU'RE JUST AREAS THAT, YOU KNOW, MAY BE OUTSIDE THE RIGHT OF WAY THAT ARE HAVE STANDING WATER THAT WE WANT TO TREAT. IF WE KNOW THERE'S AN ISSUE WITH MOSQUITOES WHERE WE GET COMPLAINTS. SO WE ONLY TREAT IT IF WE KNOW THERE'S AN ISSUE. SO OKAY. THANK YOU. WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A

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MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA CONSENT ITEM THREE. I'LL SECOND. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM MARCUS RAY. SECOND BY JEFF HODGES. ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO GO TO

[CITIZEN COMMENTS]

CITIZENS. COMMENTS. THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON ANY TOPIC. HOWEVER, THE COUNCIL IS UNABLE TO DISCUSS OR TAKE ACTION ON ANY TOPIC NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA. PLEASE COMPLETE A PUBLIC COMMENT REQUEST FORM PRESENTED TO THE TOWN SECRETARY PRIOR TO THE MEETING. PLEASE LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES. IF MULTIPLE INDIVIDUALS WISH TO SPEAK ON A TOPIC, THEY MAY YIELD THEIR THREE MINUTES TO ONE INDIVIDUAL APPOINTEE TO SPEAK ON THEIR BEHALF. ALL INDIVIDUALS YIELDING THEIR TIME MUST BE PRESENT AT THE MEETING, AND THE APPOINTED INDIVIDUAL WILL BE LIMITED TO A TOTAL OF 15 MINUTES. WE DO HAVE ONE PERSON WHO SUBMITTED A ONLINE PUBLIC COMMENT REQUEST FORM AND THAT IS FROM RUDY MEDINA. WE NOTE YOUR COMMENTS. WE'LL PUT THAT ON FILE. THANK YOU FOR THAT. THE SECOND PERSON WE HAVE TO SPEAK FOR CITIZENS COMMENTS IS MICHELLE BISHOP WITH CONGRESSMAN KEITH SELF'S OFFICE. AND WE'RE GOING TO SUSPEND THE RULES OF TIME FOR HER PARTICULAR PRESENTATION. IS IT OKAY IF I CAN? THANK YOU, SIR. I THANK YOU ALSO FOR SUSPENDING THE THREE MINUTE, BECAUSE I CAN TALK PRETTY FAST WHEN I GO. THANK YOU, MAYOR BRISTOL AND MEMBERS OF THE TOWN COUNCIL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME AND FOR THE TOWN LEADERSHIP. I APPRECIATE YOU LETTING ME SPEAK TONIGHT. USUALLY I'M UP HERE. IN FACT, TODD ASKED ME EARLIER WHEN I WAS WALKING IN, WHAT ARE YOU PRESENTING TONIGHT? IT TURNS OUT THAT MOST OF YOU GUYS PROBABLY HAVE ZERO IDEA WHAT I DO OR WHAT OUR OFFICES OFFICE DOES, SO I THOUGHT ALONG WITH WITH COUNCIL MEMBER REEVES, THAT WE COULD KIND OF LET YOU KNOW WHAT OUR OFFICE DOES AND WHAT WE OFFER IN OUR SERVICES. SO THIS IS WHO WE ARE. THE CONGRESSMAN BASICALLY ALWAYS TELLS EVERYONE HE HAS TWO, TWO OFFICES BUT ONE STAFF.

SO ONE IN DC AND ONE HERE IN THE DISTRICT. AND I AM THE DISTRICT DIRECTOR. SO I AM VERY HONORED TO REPRESENT HIM WHILE HE IS IN DC. BUT I ALSO MANAGE A FULL STAFF. SO WHAT WE DO, I'LL GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF AN IDEA. HERE'S OUR DISTRICT. SO PROSPER FALLS ABOUT HALFWAY. HALF OF US, HALF OF PROSPER IS IN OUR DISTRICT. AND THEN YOU ALSO HAVE CONGRESSMAN GILL AND CONGRESSMAN FALLON, IF I'M NOT INCORRECT. SO I BELIEVE THAT'S TRUE. SO FOR THE MAJORITY OF YOU, MOST OF YOU ARE IN OUR DISTRICT. SO THAT IS OUR DISTRICT. MOST OF COLLIN AND MOST OF HUNT COUNTY'S HERE IS WHAT WE ACTUALLY DO, IN CASE YOU WEREN'T AWARE. SO IF YOU EVER HAVE AN ISSUE WITH TRYING TO GET A PASSPORT AND ACTUALLY THAT NUMBER IS ACTUALLY INCORRECT. IT'S WE'VE DONE OVER 700 PASSPORTS SINCE 2023. SO IF YOU HAVE AN ISSUE AND YOU NEED TO GO SOMEWHERE QUICKLY WITHIN TWO WEEKS, WE CAN HELP YOU GET YOUR PASSPORT AND GET IT READY FOR YOU TO GO AND EXPEDITED. SO IF YOU NEED AN ISSUE, IF YOU HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THAT LET US KNOW. IMMIGRATION. WE WORK WITH USCIS ON THE DAILY, AND THAT'S PROBABLY WHO WE WORK THE MOST WITH RIGHT NOW. IT'S A VERY HUGE PIECE OF OUR BUSINESS. SO I HAVE THREE CASEWORKERS WHO DO THIS. AND IT IS IT'S A IT'S A IT'S A BIG JOB. THERE'S A THERE'S A WHOLE LOT TO IT. VISAS. WE ALSO WORK WITH EVERYTHING THAT ROLLS UP UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, WHICH IS US POSTAL SERVICE. VETERANS ISSUES, GRANTS, SOCIAL SECURITY, IRS AS YOU SEE RIGHT THERE WHERE IT SAYS SAFE CONSTITUENTS OVER $20 MILLION FOR IN THE LAST TWO AND A HALF YEARS, 20 MILLION THAT MOST OF THAT COMES FROM FOLKS WITH HAVING ISSUES WITH THE IRS. SO COME TO OUR OFFICE IF YOU NEED HELP AT ALL. AGRICULTURE, EPA, OPM AND HOUSING. SO LIKE I SAID, ANYTHING THAT ROLLS UP UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, OUR DISTRICT OFFICE IS HAPPY TO HELP YOU GUYS WITH SERVICE ACADEMY NOMINATIONS. IF YOU NEED A NOMINATION AND YOU'VE GOT A KIDDO WHO IS INTERESTED IN ATTENDING ONE OF THE FOUR SERVICE ACADEMIES, I KNOW MAYOR BRISTOL IS A US AIR FORCE ACADEMY GRADUATE. CORRECT, SIR.

IT IS A HUGE HONOR AND IT IS LIFE CHANGING. AND HONESTLY, THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS THAT I GET TO DO IS TO GET TO MEET THESE YOUNG FOLKS WHO ARE LITERALLY CHANGING THE TRAJECTORY OF THEIR LIFE. CAN I ADD ONE THING THERE? ABSOLUTELY, SIR, THAT ACTUALLY THIS YEAR CONGRESSMAN SELF HAS NOMINATED A PROSPER RESIDENT AND A WILLIAMS TO GO TO THE MILITARY ACADEMY.

YES, SIR. SO WE'RE VERY PROUD OF HER. SO WE'RE I ACTUALLY LOVE THAT PROCESS. IT IS A HUGE UNDERTAKING FOR THESE YOUNG KIDS. BUT I WILL JUST TELL YOU, LIKE I SAID, AND LIKE THE MAYOR CAN TELL YOU IT IS LIFE ALTERING FOR THESE KIDDOS. SO IT IS A FULL, FULL RIDE SCHOLARSHIP. AND I THINK I'LL GO INTO IT A LITTLE BIT MORE DEEPLY IN A COUPLE OF THESE SLIDES LATER ON. BUT IT'S A HUGE PROCESS. WE ALSO GET TO DO FUN THINGS LIKE THE CONGRESSIONAL ART COMPETITION, THE CONGRESSIONAL YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL, WHICH THE MAYOR HAS ALSO PARTICIPATED IN AND HELPED US OUT WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL VETERAN COMMENDATION, CONGRESSIONAL APP CHALLENGE,

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COFFEE WITH KEITH, AND VALENTINES FOR VETERANS. SO THESE ARE SOME OF THE FUN THINGS THAT OUR OFFICE GETS TO DO HERE IN THE DISTRICT. SO I MENTIONED THE VETERANS PROGRAMS. THIS IS THE CONGRESSIONAL VETERAN COMMENDATION. AND WE ARE NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS. I BELIEVE THAT OUR MAYOR HAS ALSO RECEIVED THIS, BUT NOT FROM OUR OFFICE. IT IS A VERY BIG DEAL.

OUR CONGRESSMAN TAKES THIS VERY SERIOUSLY. AND DURING THE RECEPTION AND THE CEREMONY, WE READ THESE NAMES INTO THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, AND IT'S A REALLY BIG DEAL. SO WE GET THEM NOMINATED. SO NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN NOW. SO IF YOU KNOW OF A VETERAN IN THIS AREA, WE'D LOVE TO RECEIVE THAT NOMINATION. SERVICE ACADEMY I ALREADY COVERED SERVICE ACADEMY INFORMATION FORM. OUR OFFICE HOLDS A BIG HUGE GIANT. WE HAD ABOUT 500 KIDS SHOW UP LAST YEAR. SO PLEASE ENCOURAGE ANYBODY FROM EIGHTH GRADE THROUGH JUNIOR YEAR TO COME.

EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT IN OUR DISTRICT, YOU CAN COME AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ACADEMIES. IT'S VERY, VERY HELPFUL. CONGRESSIONAL ART COMPETITION. THAT IS A REALLY FUN PROGRAM FOR OUR KIDS. THE NUMBER ONE SELECTED, EITHER PHOTOGRAPH OR PIECE OF ARTWORK, GETS TO HANG IN THE CANNON TUNNEL AT THE CAPITOL FOR A FULL YEAR, AND THEY GET TO BE FLOWN ON SOUTHWEST AIRLINES UP TO THE CAPITOL FOR A HUGE RECEPTION. SO IT'S A REALLY COOL PROGRAM TO BE INVOLVED IN. HERE'S WHAT THIS IS ALL LAST YEAR'S WINNERS AND THE YEAR PRIOR TO, BUT IT IS THE AMOUNT OF MOST BEAUTIFUL ARTWORK YOU'VE EVER SEEN IN YOUR LIFE. THEY ARE VERY TALENTED KIDS, AND IT'S A GREAT WAY TO GET THE YOUTH INVOLVED. COFFEE WITH KEITH. WE HOLD THAT ABOUT ONCE ONCE A MONTH. WE ACTUALLY HAVE HELD IT IN PROSPER MANY TIMES. IN FACT, I THINK THIS PHOTOGRAPH IS FROM PROSPER, SO WE HOLD IT QUITE A BIT. IT'S LIKE A SMALL TOWN HALL. AND THE CONGRESSMAN LOVES RETAIL POLITICS. HE LOVES TO GET IN FRONT OF HIS CONSTITUENTS AND FIND OUT WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO THEM. AND, YOU KNOW, HEAR FROM THEM AND ANSWERS QUESTIONS. AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE ONE COMING UP THIS SATURDAY. SO HERE ARE TWO OFFICES. WE DO HAVE ONE IN MCKINNEY AND ONE IN HUNT COUNTY AND GREENVILLE. WE ARE ALWAYS AVAILABLE FOR YOU GUYS. IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT PRESENTING THE FUN CONGRESSIONAL CERTIFICATES, WHICH I DO LOVE TO DO, BUT WE DO A LOT OF WORK AND WE DO A LOT OF SERVICES FOR OUR CONSTITUENTS. SO IF YOU GUYS EVER NEED ANYTHING AND YOU WANT TO SEND THEM OUR WAY, WE'RE HAPPY TO HELP. AND THAT'S IT. THANK YOU SIR. I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS FOR LETTING ME SPEAK TO YOU TONIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR THE TOWN OF PROSPER, OUR RESIDENTS AND THE ENTIRE DISTRICT. WE APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HAVE A GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY ANYONE ELSE FOR CITIZENS COMMENTS? HEARING NONE. WE'LL CONTINUE ON. WE'LL MOVE TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA. AND THAT'S

[11. Consider all matters incident and related to the issuance and sale of "Town of Prosper, Texas, Waterworks and Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Series 2025", including the adoption of an ordinance authorizing the issuance of such bonds and establishing procedures and delegating authority for the sale and delivery of such bonds. (CL)]

PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.007 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. ALL INDIVIDUALS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL FOR ITEMS LISTED AS PUBLIC HEARINGS WILL BE RECOGNIZED WHEN THE PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 11 IS TO CONSIDER ALL MATTERS INCIDENT AND RELATED TO THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF TOWN OF PROSPER, TEXAS WATERWORKS AND SEWER SYSTEM REVENUE BONDS SERIES 2025, INCLUDING THE ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH BONDS AND ESTABLISHING THE PROCEDURES AND DELEGATING THE AUTHORITY FOR THE SALE AND DELIVERY OF SUCH BONDS. CHRIS LANDRUM THANK YOU, MAYOR AND PROSPER TOWN COUNCIL, FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. TONIGHT IS WAS REFERRED TO AS A PARAMETERS ORDINANCE THAT WILL DELEGATE TO STAFF THE AUTHORITY TO AUTHORIZE THAT SALE. THIS IS ACTUALLY THE SECOND YEAR THAT WE WOULD BE ISSUING REVENUE BONDS. LAST YEAR WE'RE BEING THE FIRST. AND SO IN THE SECOND YEAR ISSUANCE, WHAT WE PLAN TO ISSUE IS ROUGHLY $34 MILLION IN REVENUE BONDS. THIS WOULD TAKE PLACE ON OR AFTER AUGUST 12TH. AND THOSE KEY PARAMETERS THAT YOU ALL ARE APPROVING IS THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED THE 34.85 MILLION, THAT THERE'S A TRUE INTEREST COST OF 5% OR LESS, AND THAT THE MAXIMUM MATURITY IS 20 YEARS. THIS IS ALL NEW MONEY. THE PROJECTS FOR THIS MONEY IS LISTED ON THIS SLIDE. IT'LL INCLUDE THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, THE SECOND INSTALLMENT OF THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, A PARALLEL INTERCEPTOR ON DUB BRANCH, AND THEN A SMALL AMOUNT FOR PART OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PARKS AND PUBLIC WORKS SERVICE CENTER. STAFF IS AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS, AND WE ALSO HAVE IN ATTENDANCE JASON HUGHES, WHO'S THE TOWN'S FINANCIAL ADVISOR WITH HILLTOP SECURITIES. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR HIM AS WELL. SO I DO HAVE SO THE I THINK, NO, I'M SORRY, IT'S THIS NEXT SET OF BONDS. I GOT THE QUESTION ON THIS ONE. I DON'T HAVE ONE. YES, SIR. SORRY. DOES ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS FOR FINANCE DIRECTOR?

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OKAY. DO WE HAVE A MOTION ON THIS ITEM? MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 11. OKAY.

MOTION BY AMY BARTLEY, SECOND BY CHRIS KERN. ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU

[12. Consider all matters incident and related to the issuance and sale of "Town of Prosper, Texas, General Obligation Refunding and Improvement Bonds, Series 2025", including the adoption of an ordinance authorizing the issuance of such bonds and establishing procedures and delegating authority for the sale and delivery of such bonds. (CL)]

VERY MUCH. ITEM NUMBER 12. CONSIDER ALL MATTERS INCIDENT RELATED TO THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF TOWN OF PROSPER, TEXAS. GEO REFUNDING. SORRY. GENERAL OBLIGATION REFUNDING AND IMPROVEMENT BONDS SERIES 2025, INCLUDING ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH BONDS AND ESTABLISHING THE PROCEDURES AND DELEGATING AUTHORITY FOR THE SALE AND DELIVERY OF SUCH BONDS. CHRIS LANDRUM AGAIN, THANK YOU, MAYOR PROSPER TOWN COUNCIL, THIS IS SIMILAR TO THE LAST AGENDA ITEM. IT IS A PARAMETERS ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE SALE AUTHORIZING STAFF TO AUTHORIZE THE SALE. THIS TIME, IT IS FOR GENERAL OBLIGATION AND REFUNDING. SO THE TOTAL ON THIS ISSUANCE WOULD BE JUST SOUTH OF $50 MILLION. THAT INCLUDES BOTH THE REFUNDING AND THE IMPROVEMENT. THERE IS ESSENTIALLY $19.45 MILLION IN NEW MONEY, AND THEN A CALLABLE DEBT THAT IS AVAILABLE FOR REFUNDING IS A LITTLE OVER $30 MILLION. AGAIN, THIS WOULD TAKE PLACE AUGUST 12TH OR LATER, SIMILAR ON THE PARAMETERS THAT 5% TRUE INTEREST COSTS MAXIMUM OF 20 YEARS, EXCEPT FOR THE REFUNDING, THAT WOULD BE A MAXIMUM OF TEN YEARS. AND WE'RE WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE DEBT SERVICE PROPERTY TAX RATE WILL REMAIN APPROXIMATELY THE SAME AS IT IS NOW. THE NEW MONEY THAT WE'RE PROPOSING ARE ALL STREETS AND TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS. YOU CAN SEE FIRST STREET, COURT ROAD, COLEMAN AND LEGACY AND THE ASSOCIATED SECTIONS AND PHASES OF THE PROJECTS ARE LISTED THERE. AND THEN THE AMOUNTS FOR EACH PHASE IS LISTED TO THE SIDE. AND THEN FOR THE REFUNDING, WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 30 MILLION. AND YOU SEE THE SERIES, THE ISSUES THAT WE HAVE THAT ARE CURRENTLY CALLABLE TO BE REFUNDED. AND OF COURSE STAFF IS AVAILABLE. AND AGAIN JASON HUGHES IS AVAILABLE AS WELL. THANK YOU CHRIS, FOR I'LL START WITH QUESTIONING ON THE REFUNDING I HAVE. I HAVE NO QUESTIONS ON THE 19 MILLION, THE REFUNDING. IF YOU READ THROUGH THE DOCUMENT IT GIVES, YOU MUST HAVE A INTEREST RATE ARBITRAGE OF 3% I BELIEVE. CORRECT. WHAT ARE THE WHAT ARE THE 14, 1515, 16, 16 BONDS IN CURRENT INTEREST RATES. SO THEY'RE SOME OF THEM RANGE FROM 4 TO 5%. AND THEN THERE'S A FEW SERIALS THAT ARE 3.5%. I BELIEVE THERE'S TWO OF THOSE ON THE 2016. SO ALL RIGHT.

SO THIS THANK YOU JASON. WHAT WHAT'S THE MARKET RATE TODAY FOR TEN YEAR BONDS. SURE. SO MAYOR COUNCIL JASON HUGHES HILLTOP SECURITIES WE'D BE LOOKING AT PROBABLY A 3.25 TO 3.4%. SO CERTAINLY ONE OF THE THINGS MAYOR THAT WE TRIED TO DO IS MAKE SURE THAT WE TOOK INTO ACCOUNT ALL THE BONDS THAT ARE CURRENTLY CALLABLE. SAID ANOTHER WAY, THESE ARE ALL THE BONDS THAT CAN BE REFUNDED ON A TAX EXEMPT BASIS. IT DOESN'T MEAN, THOUGH, THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO TAKE ALL OF THEM SO WE CAN GO IN AND WE CAN PICK THOSE ONES THAT MAKE THE MOST SENSE, THAT PROVIDE THE MOST SAVINGS. FOR INSTANCE, THERE ARE SOME THAT HAVE 5% COUPONS, AS OPPOSED TO SOME THAT HAVE 3.5% COUPONS. SO WE WOULD OBVIOUSLY LOOK TOWARDS THOSE 5% COUPONS BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE THE SAVINGS WOULD BE TAKING THOSE OUT. OKAY. IN YOUR ANTICIPATION, WHAT DO YOU ANTICIPATE BEING ABLE TO REFUND RIGHT NOW? I HAD RUN IT EARLIER TODAY, AND THERE'S ABOUT $20 MILLION THAT I HAD LOOKED AT AT A SAVINGS OF 3%, SAVINGS OF ABOUT 3.4%. YES, SIR. OKAY.

THAT'S GOOD. OKAY. AND THEN I THE OTHER THING ON THE PARAMETERS ORDINANCE. SO I DON'T KNOW IF IT THE ORDINANCE SAYS THAT THE PRICING OFFICER DELEGATION AUTHORITY EXISTS UNTIL I THINK IT'S JUNE 4TH OF 2026, WE WOULD CLEARLY WANT TO SELL THESE BONDS MUCH SOONER THAN THAT, ESPECIALLY FOR THE PARTICULAR THINGS WE WERE LOOKING AT. YES, SIR.

ANTICIPATION ON ISSUING THESE WOULD BE IN AUGUST AROUND THAT AUGUST 12TH DATE. WE JUST MAY MOVE IT A FEW DAYS JUST FOR PRICING. OKAY. SO THEN WHY DO YOU WANT TO WHY DO WE WANT TO KEEP THE DELEGATION OF THE AUTHORITY OUT FOR A YEAR? SO THAT IS A QUESTION WE'D HAVE TO POSE TO OUR BOND COUNCIL. OKAY. IT'S NOT AVAILABLE. PLEASE, JASON, ONE THING, MAYOR, I'M HAPPY TO ADDRESS THAT. IT'S PRETTY STANDARD THAT WE TYPICALLY ALLOW FOR MAXIMUM FLEXIBILITY AND ALLOW FOR THAT FULL YEAR. CERTAINLY IF THE TOWN WANTED TO, WE COULD SHORTEN THAT

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TO 180 DAYS IF YOU'D RATHER DO THAT. BUT IT'S PURELY FOR FLEXIBILITY. OKAY. I'M NOT I'M NOT GOING TO MESS WITH. I JUST WANT TO I WANT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT I WAS READING IN THE WHY WE HAVE THAT. SO 20 MILLION IS ELIGIBLE FOR REFUNDING AND IS GREATER THAN A 3% SPREAD FOR RETURN AT THIS TIME. OKAY. DO YOU HAVE A CRYSTAL BALL ON THE REST OF THE INTEREST RATES OR NOT? ABSOLUTELY. SO YEAH. YEAH, WE CAN WE CAN DO A LOT OF BUSINESS THAT WAY. SORRY. ALL RIGHT. WELL I'LL NOTE I WANT TO MAKE SURE I NOTE FOR THE RECORD THAT SOME OF THESE BONDS WERE NOT TEN YEAR BOND. THEY WERE CALLED ON NINE YEAR BASIS RATHER THAN A TEN YEAR BASIS. AND WE'RE ALL NEW ONES THAT WERE FLOATING ARE 20 YEAR BONDS WITH A TEN YEAR CALL, NOT A NINE YEAR CALL.

AND MAYOR, IF I COULD ADDRESS THAT. SO WHAT WE DO WHENEVER WE SET A CALL FEATURE THAT'S SET AT EACH INDIVIDUAL BOND PRICING. AND SO IF WE CAN SHORTEN IT WITHOUT PAYING A PENALTY, THEN WE TRY AND SHORTEN IT TO AGAIN PROVIDE THE MOST FLEXIBILITY POSSIBLE. SO TO YOUR POINT, THAT'S WHY WE HAVE SOME 2015 BONDS THAT ARE JUST NOW BECOMING CALLABLE. AND SOME 2016 BONDS THAT HAVE THE NINE YEAR CALL INSTEAD OF THE TEN YEAR CALL. IT WAS SUCH THAT IN 2016 WE COULD ACTUALLY PRICE THOSE, HAD THAT SHORTER CALL AND AGAIN NOT PAY A PENALTY. OKAY. GREAT. THANK YOU.

I JUST WANT TO COVER THAT FOR THE COUNCIL. SO WITH THAT ARE THERE ANY OTHER COUNCIL QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL OR THE FINANCE COMMITTEE IN PARTICULAR? OKAY. COULD I HAVE A MOTION ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM. GO AHEAD. I MOVE TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF TOWN OF PROSPER, TEXAS GENERAL OBLIGATION REFUNDING AND IMPROVEMENT BONDS SERIES 2025 AND IMPROVING ALL OTHER MATTERS RELATED THERETO. THANK YOU.

MOTION BY JEFF HODGES, SECONDED BY MARCUS RAY. ALL IN FAVOR? THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

[13. Consider and act upon a Professional Services Agreement between Emergifire, LLC., and the Town of Prosper to implement a program to charge mitigation rates for the deployment of emergency and non-emergency services provided by Prosper Fire Rescue. (SB)]

THANK YOU JASON. THANK YOU CHRIS OKAY. NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS NUMBER 13 IS TO CONSIDER AND ACT UPON A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN EMERGE OF FIRE, LLC AND THE TOWN OF PROSPER TO IMPLEMENT A PROGRAM TO CHARGE MITIGATION RATES FOR THE DEPLOYMENT OF EMERGENCY NON-EMERGENCY SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE PROSPER FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT. CHIEF BLASINGAME. GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR. TOWN COUNCIL. MR. KRONOSAURUS, THE ITEM BEFORE YOU TONIGHT. IT BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS THAT SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS AROUND US HAD BEEN WORKING WITH SOME COMPANIES OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS TO TRY AND RECOUP SOME OF THE COST FOR SEVERAL DIFFERENT RESPONSE BILLINGS THAT WOULD BE UNDERNEATH THE UMBRELLA OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. SO OBVIOUSLY, WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT REVENUES AND STUFF, WHEN WE'RE GOING THROUGH THE BUDGET, WE'RE TRYING TO FIND AREAS THAT MAKING SURE WE'RE NOT LEAVING ANYTHING ON THE TABLE THAT WE COULD COLLECT. SO THE COMPANY THAT WE DID MOST OF THE DISCUSSION WITH, THERE'S ONLY A COUPLE OF COMPANIES IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA THAT ARE ARE POPULAR IN THE COLLIN, DENTON COUNTY AND ACTUALLY THE DFW METROPLEX. WE LOOKED AT IMAGICON AS A THEY DO OUR EMS BILLING FOR US, AND THEY HAVE A DIVISION THAT THEY HAVE OVER 60 CLIENTS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, THAT THEY'RE THE ONES THAT DO OUR EMS BILLING. THEY'RE A THIRD PARTY EMS BILLING COMPANY, AND THEY OFFER THIS ON THE FIRE SIDE. SO HOW IT WORKS IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE EMS BILLING. IT'S A PERCENTAGE OF COLLECTIONS. IT IS A LITTLE MORE THAN WHAT OUR EMS COLLECTIONS ARE. IT'S 15% ON THE COLLECTIONS THAT THEY HAVE, WHICH IS THEY'RE ALL PRETTY CLOSE TO THAT AMOUNT. PRIMARILY, THE REASON IT'S MORE THAN THE EMS SIDE IS THEY'RE ABLE TO COLLECT A LOT MORE ON THE EMS. THE COLLECTION RATE IS A LOT LESS ON THIS, BUT THERE ARE STILL SOME SOME AREAS THAT I BELIEVE THAT WE COULD COLLECT SOME SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDING. SO IT WORKS. ANOTHER GOOD THING ABOUT EMERGENT CON WE'RE ALREADY CONNECTED WITH OUR SYSTEMS. AND SO THEY TALK TO ONE ANOTHER SO THEY CAN AUTOMATICALLY PULL DATA. SO IT'S REALLY JUST SOME INTERNAL CHANGES FROM US AND OUR CREWS THAT ARE ON THE STREET. OUR FIREFIGHTERS WILL HAVE TO GET A LITTLE BIT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, EVEN ON WRECKS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, SO THEY CAN UPLOAD IT IN OUR SYSTEM. THEN EMERGE A FIRE CAN ACTUALLY PULL DIRECTLY FROM IT. THEY DO. THEY TARGET ALL THE COMMERCIAL POLICY CLAIMS. IT DOES NOT GO TO THE INDIVIDUAL ITSELF. THEY DON'T BILL OUR RESIDENTS, THEY DON'T BILL EVEN THE PEOPLE THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENTS. IT IS CLEAR IT IS FULLY A COMMERCIAL POLICY THAT THEY GO AFTER THEY USE. THEY'RE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN SOME OF THE COLLECTIONS THAT SOME HAVE. THEY USE NATIONAL AVERAGES. AND THEN WHAT IS COLLECTED THROUGH FEMA, BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE MOST OF THE INSURANCE COMPANIES ARE LOOKING AT FOR DISASTERS AND, YOU KNOW, HAZMAT AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. SO THEY FOLLOW THAT. AND THAT WAY THEY'VE THEY'VE GOT A GREAT JUSTIFICATION AND IT IS THE NATIONAL AVERAGE. SO AS YOU KNOW, OUR TAXES PAY FOR OUR

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READINESS. BUT A LOT OF TIMES WHEN WE GO OUT ON A WHETHER IT'S A STRUCTURE FIRE, WHETHER IT'S A HAZMAT INCIDENT, WE USE A LOT OF SUPPLIES, WE USE A LOT OF THINGS THAT COST US A LOT OF MONEY AND WE'RE UNABLE TO RECOUP THAT. AND SO THIS IS WHAT THIS IS FOR, IS TO TRY AND HELP US RECOUP SOME OF THAT. I WILL SAY ONE, PROBABLY THE BEST INSTANCE AND THIS I'VE HEARD ANYTHING FROM 35 TO 50,000, UP TO OVER 100,000, DEPENDING UPON THE SIZE OF THE. MUNICIPALITY. BUT THERE WAS A COMMERCIAL FIRE, I BELIEVE, LAST YEAR, AND I BELIEVE IT WAS IN THE CITY OF ROWLETT, WHERE THERE WAS MULTIPLE FIRE APPARATUS ON SCENE AT THE COMMERCIAL FIRE FOR OVER THREE DAYS. I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT INSTANCE IT WAS, BUT I KNOW THEY COLLECTED OVER $100,000 JUST ON THAT ONE INCIDENT ALONE. SO AGAIN, THEY THEY GO AFTER THE INSURANCE COMPANIES TO TRY AND GET THIS.

AND MOST INSURANCE COMPANIES ARE GOING TO HAVE THAT CLAUSE IN THERE THAT IS GOING TO ALLOW US TO COLLECT FOR FIRE INCIDENT AND FIRST RESPONSE. SO AGAIN, WE DON'T HAVE OUR OWN BILLING COMPANY. EVERYTHING THAT WE DO IS THIRD PARTY. EVEN TODAY THEY ARE LIKE WE DO HAZMAT AND WE HAVE THAT IN OUR ORDINANCE, WHICH IS THE NEXT TOPIC UP. BUT IT'S KIND OF INTERTWINED WITH THIS. THEY ACTUALLY DO THAT HAZMAT COMPONENT AS WELL FOR US, AND IT JUST SIMPLIFIES THINGS.

WE WHEN WE DON'T HAVE OUR OWN BILLING COMPANY RIGHT NOW. SO WHEN WE DO THINGS, WE'RE LITERALLY GOING THROUGH OUR OUR RATES AND ADDING THEM DOWN AND SENDING EMAILS OUT OR SENDING THEM IN THE MAIL HOPING THAT WE'RE GOING TO COLLECT. SO THIS IS WHAT THEY DO, AND THEY'RE A LOT BETTER AT IT THAN THAN OUR FIRE CHIEFS ARE. AND AGAIN, IT'S FOCUSED ON THE ON THE INSURANCE COMPANIES THAT THEY'RE SENDING THIS TO. AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE IS A LOT OF AREAS HERE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, PRIMARILY IN THE DALLAS FORT WORTH AREA. THEY HAVE A PRETTY LARGE POOL, INCLUDING THREE OF OUR COMPARISON CITIES, I BELIEVE THEY HAVE. THEY HAVE MULTIPLE CITIES AROUND US. IN ADDITION, INCLUDING SOME CITIES AS LARGE AS GARLAND AND SOME OTHER LARGER MUNICIPALITIES. BUT WE HAVE THEY HAVE ANNA, THEY HAVE MCKINNEY, AND THEY HAVE SALINA THAT THEY DO AS WELL FOR, FOR COLLECTIONS FOR THEM. SO THESE ARE THE COMMON THINGS THAT THE FIRE RESPONSE BILLING WOULD DO. IT'S GOING TO BE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT STRUCTURE FIRES, VEHICLE FIRES. AS YOU CAN SEE, ANY ANY TYPE OF FIRE THAT WE HAVE, THE HAZMAT INCIDENTS THAT WE HAVE. AND THEN ANY INCIDENT THAT WOULD HAPPEN AT AN INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL FACILITY, THEY WILL INVOICE THE INSURANCE COMPANY FOR ANYTHING THAT ARE CONSIDERED BILLABLE COST. AND WITH THAT, I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. I DO HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. SO THE FUNDS THAT ARE COLLECTED FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANIES FOR THEIR SUCCESS, THEY KEEP 15%. THE BALANCE OF THAT THAT COMES TO US. DOES IT HAVE TO GO AND BE DESIGNATED TO A CERTAIN LIKE IT'S GOT TO GO BACK TO EQUIPMENT OR IT'S GOT TO GO BACK TO WE CAN PUT IT. NO, SIR, IT CAN GO TO ANYTHING. NORMALLY IT WILL COME BACK INTO OUR CHARGES FOR SERVICES ACCOUNT THAT THE SAME AS OUR EMS BILLING AND THE SAME AS THE ANY OF THE COLLECTIONS THAT WE HAVE FROM COLLIN OR DENTON COUNTY. SO IT COMES BACK TO THAT FUND FOR FUTURE USE. OKAY. THANK YOU.

YES, SIR. THANKS, MARCUS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE CHIEF? DID YOU SAID THIS IS ONLY. THIS ONLY GOES FOR COMMERCIAL POLICIES. DID I HEAR THAT CORRECTLY? WELL, WHEN I'M SAYING COMMERCIAL POLICY, IF LIKE IF YOU'RE A RESIDENT AND YOU'VE GOT YOUR INSURANCE THROUGH GEICO OR PROGRESSIVE, IT'S THAT THAT'S CONSIDERED A COMMERCIAL POLICY. GOTCHA. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. BUT IT WILL NOT GO TO ANY OF THE HOMEOWNERS DIRECTLY, WHETHER IT'S A VEHICLE OWNER, HOMEOWNER, IT'S ALWAYS GOING TO GO TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY. AND IF THE INSURANCE COMPANY DOESN'T, DOESN'T PAY NORMALLY, IT'S JUST WRITTEN OFF. THEY WILL MAKE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO COLLECT VERY SIMILAR TO OUR EMS AND BUT BUT IT IS STRICTLY THE INSURANCE COMPANIES AND NOT THE INDIVIDUAL. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. WHAT ELSE? ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE A MOTION ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM? I MOVE TO APPROVE AN AMENDMENT TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN EMERGENCY FIRE, LLC AND TOWN OF PROSPER TO IMPLEMENT A PROGRAM TO CHARGE MITIGATION RATES FOR THE DEPLOYMENT OF EMERGENCY AND NON-EMERGENCY SERVICES PROVIDED BY PROSPER FIRE AND RESCUE. I'LL SECOND MOTION BY MARK, SECOND BY CRAIG. ALL IN FAVOR? THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. VERY MUCH.

AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 15 IS TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER THE TOWN COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE 1414. I'M SORRY I MISSED THAT ONE. THANK YOU FOR THAT. WE'RE GOING TO NOT DO SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS YET, AND

[14. Consider and act upon an ordinance amending Chapter 5.05 of the Towns Code of Ordinances, by repealing existing Article 5.05, “Hazardous Materials Incident Response,” and replacing it with a new Article 5.05 “Mitigation Rates for Emergency and Non-Emergency Services”, amending Appendix A, “Fee Schedule,” to the Town’s Code of Ordinances by adding a new section XXIII, “Fire Department Mitigation Rates,” of Appendix A, “Fee Schedule,” to this Code of Ordinances. (SB)]

WE'RE GOING TO DO ITEM NUMBER 14 AND CONSIDER AN ACT UPON AN ORDINANCE. I WONDERED WHY YOU WERE STANDING THERE. YES, SIR. OKAY. I SHOULD FIGURE THAT OUT. I'LL GO SIT DOWN. IF YOU'D LIKE ME TO CONSIDER AND ACT UPON ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 5.05 OF THE TOWN'S CODE OF ORDINANCES

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BY REPEALING THE EXISTING ARTICLE 5.05 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INCIDENT RESPONSE, REPLACING WITH A NEW ARTICLE 5.05 MITIGATION RATES FOR EMERGENCY AND NON-EMERGENCY SERVICES.

AMENDING ANNEX A FEE SCHEDULE TO THE TOWN'S CODE OF ORDINANCES BY ADDING A NEW SECTION 23 FIRE DEPARTMENT MITIGATION RATES OF APPENDIX A FEE SCHEDULE TO THIS CODE OF ORDINANCE, CHIEF. YES, SIR. THIS IS AGAIN, IT'S A SEPARATE BUT IT HAS A LOT TO DO WITH THE FIRST ONE THAT WE DID.

SO CURRENTLY WHEN WE HAVE AN ORDINANCE FOR OUR TO FOR US TO HAVE A FEE SCHEDULE, WE'VE HAD THAT FOR OUR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INCIDENT RESPONSE. AND NOW THAT WITH EMERGENT FIRE HAVING THAT CAPABILITY, WE WANTED TO BASICALLY EXCHANGE THE ORDINANCE AND REMOVE THE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INCIDENT RESPONSE DIRECTLY AND PUTTING EVERYTHING UNDER THE FIRE DEPARTMENT MITIGATION RATES, THAT WILL INCLUDE WHAT OUR MERGER FIRE HAS AS THEIR CONTRACTED RATES. AND THEN THAT WAY, ANYTHING THAT WE HAVE FROM A HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESPONSE WOULD THEN BE BUILT BY A MERGER FIRE UNDER OUR ORDINANCES. MAKES SENSE. ANY FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS? IT KEEPS US FROM HAVING TO HAVING TO TRY TO BILL OURSELVES WITH THAT. OKAY, MOTION. CHIEF, DO YOU WANT TO MAKE A MOTION? MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 14. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MOTION BY THE MAYOR. SECOND BY CAMERON REEVES. ALL IN FAVOR? THANK YOU. THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU.

[15. Discuss and consider Town Council Subcommittee reports. (DFB)]