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FOUR O'CLOCK.ALRIGHT, THIS MEETING OF THE LEGISLATIVE.
AND YOU WANT TO TAKE JEFF? IS IT, THIS IS MY COMMITTEE, RIGHT? I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW ALL, ALL THE CHANGES.
WE HAVE, UH, LET'S SEE, WHAT IS TODAY? TODAY IS THE NOVEMBER 17TH.
THIS IS THE NOVEMBER 17TH, UH, MEETING OF THE LEGISLATIVE AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE.
I HAVE PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBERS, CHRIS OTTEN, BJ WILLIAMS, AND WE HAVE ARIEL TROUB COME UP FROM, UH, CENTRAL TEXAS TO VISIT US.
UM, EVERYBODY HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THE MINUTES FROM OUR JUNE MEETING? DO WE HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD, SUBTRACT, OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MINUTES? I GET A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE MINUTES.
UNANIMOUS MINUTES HAVE BEEN APPROVED.
ALL NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, UM, THE PUBLIC COMMENTS.
DO WE HAVE ANYBODY HERE FROM THE PUBLIC? WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE.
THE PUBLIC IS ALWAYS WELCOME TO COME, AND THIS IS THE BEST SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING THERE IS.
SO THE PUBLIC SHOULD COME AND SEE US
ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.
UH, DISCUSS THE RAM RAMIFICATIONS OF HR ONE, THE ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL ACT.
UM, LET ME JUST PREFACE THE SPICING THAT I AM NOT AN ATTORNEY.
FEDERAL LEGISLATION IS, AND FOR A HUNDRED PERCENT ACCURACY ON THESE, I THINK WE WOULD NEED TO HAVE AN OUTSIDE ATTORNEY.
UM, BUT BASED ON MY ANALYSIS, BUT I WOULD BET ON YOU 90%
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I WORKED WITH TML NATIONAL LEGAL CITIES, UM, UH, TO, TO GET A FULL ANALYSIS AS WELL.
UM, THAT'S WHAT YOU'LL SEE IN THE PRESENTATION.
UH, SO HR ONE IS, IS COINED THE BIG ON JULY 3RD.
THEY PASSED THE SENTENCE VERSION NEVADA TWO 18.
UM, AND ON THE SENATE SIDE, THEY HAD TO HAVE, UH, VICE PRESIDENT VANCE DECIDED VOTE FOR THAT.
IT WAS SIGNED INTO LAW BY PRESIDENT TRUMP ON JULY 4TH.
UH, THERE'S A LOT OF CHANGES BROUGHT TO NUTRITION ASSISTED ENVIRONMENT FUNDING, A LEAN ENERGY CREDITS AND THE UNION.
UM, THE LATEST ESTIMATES FROM THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE IS OVERALL FROM 25 TO 2034.
IT WOULD INCREASE, UM, BY $3.44 MILLION, BUT SHORT TERM DECREASED BY 3.4.
KEY TAKEAWAYS, UM, FIRST IS THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF OUTREACH FROM LOCAL ACROSS THE COUNTRY, SECURE PRESERVATION OF TAX, THE SALT DEDUCTION, AND IMPROVED INCENTIVES AND PRIVATE INVESTMENT.
UM, IT RESCIND THE SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT THOUGH OF, UH, MONEY FROM
UM, AND IT ALSO PULLS BACK A LOT OF MONEY.
UM, IT MAINTAINS THE DIRECT PAY MECHANISM THROUGH THE INFLATION REDUCTION, BUT IT ACCELERATES THAT PHASE OUT OF THE TAX.
UM, THERE WERE SIGNIFICANT CUTS, LIKE I SAID, DAY TWO, BOTH MITIGATING AND SNAP.
UM, AND THEN THERE ARE SOME, THERE ARE A LOT OF EXPANSION, IMMIGRATION, BUT REGARDING THE WORLD, UH, OPPORTUNITIES ON THAT, UM, LET'S START WITH THE POSITIVE.
UM, OVER OVERALL THOUGH, UM, MUNICIPAL BONDS, THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT, UM, USING THE, USING THAT TAX TAX IN TERMS MUNICIPAL BONDS AS A PAY FOR THE FINAL BILL.
UM, OVERALL BILL, UM, IN TERMS OF SALT, UH, IT TEMPORARILY RAISED THAT DEDUCTION CAP THOUSAND TO 40,000.
UM, BUT IT WILL START TO PHASE OUT.
SO CURRENTLY IN 3 20, 29 IT'S 2000.
BUT, SO IT IS SOME TEMPORARY RELIEF THOUGH.
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INCENTIVES FOR PRIVATE INVESTED, AND THAT'S HOUSING OR SOME CHANGES THERE.UM, AND THEN THE OPPORTUNITY ZONE PROGRAM.
WHICH ONE HAS BEEN MADE? ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? SO, AMEN.
LET'S START WITH MUNICIPAL BONDS.
UM, THE MUNICIPAL BOND TAX EXEMPT EXEMPTION, UM, UH, HAD, THERE WAS A PROPOSAL FOR TARGETING THAT CAP OR REMOVING THERE.
UM, BUT THAT MAY, THAT EXEMPTION WAS MADE.
SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT WE HAVE
SO, UM, THAT MUNICIPAL BOND TAX EXEMPTION PRESERVED IN THE BILL.
UH, SALT, UM, IS THE STATE LOCAL TAX DEDUCTION CAP, WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY AT 10,000, UM, WAS TEMPORARILY, UM, IN 3000 STARTING.
UM, IT PHASES OUT EARNERS, UH, OVER $500,000 FOR 3 20 29.
BUT IN 2030, THE CAP, SO FOR HOME HOMEOWNERS AND FAMILIES IN GARLAND, UM, IT COULD PROVIDE SOME TEMPORARY TAX RELIEF, BUT AGAIN, OUT OVER TIME.
UM, BUT IT MAY ALSO STABILIZE SOME HIGHER VALUE HOME.
UM, SO I KNOW THAT WE HAVE COLLECTION IN NOVEMBER REGARDING TAX RATE SWAP.
AND THIS MAY BE, UM, POTENTIAL MESSAGING OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THAT FEDERAL OFFSET SHARED, UM, OPPORTUNITY ZONES.
THESE WERE, UH, FIRST LAUNCHED IN 2017, AND I GAVE YOU ALL A MAP OF THE ONE IN GARLAND.
UM, THIS PROGRAM WAS MADE PERMANENT.
UM, HOWEVER, THERE WERE SOME, SOME NEW RULES SET EFFECT, UM, STRONGER FOCUS ON QUOTE UNQUOTE TRULY DISTRESSED AREAS.
AND THAT DEFINITION OF KIND OF DIFFERENT FOR EVERY GOVERNOR AND EVERY STATE WHO INTERPRETS IT.
UM, GOVERNORS CAN REDESIGNATE ZONES EVERY IN 10 YEARS.
UM, AND THEN THERE WAS A CREATION OF A QUALIFIED RULE OPPORTUNITY.
AND WHAT I REALLY LIKE ABOUT THIS PART IS THAT THERE'S WAY TRANSPARENCY.
IT WILL NOW BE ABLE TO SEE, UM, WHAT PROJECTS ARE HAPPENING, WHERE THEY'RE HAPPENING, WHAT JOBS ARE THEY BRINGING IN, UM, WHAT ET CETERA.
UM, WE CURRENTLY HAVE ONE OF THESE, UH, IT'S ZONE, IT'S CALLED TRACKING ONE.
AND IT MAY, UH, WHEN THAT TIME DOES COME FOR IN TERMS OF THE LOW INCOME HOUSING CREDIT.
UM, IT WAS PERMANENTLY INCREASED BY 12%, 40 AND THE BOND FINANCING THRESHOLD, UM, BUILDERS HAD TO USE HALF OF THEIR MONEY FOR BONDS TO GET CREDIT.
SO NOW THEY ONLY HAVE TO USE THE COURT.
THEORETICALLY, IT SHOULD BE EASIER FOR MORE BUILDERS TO QUALIFY FOR THE PROGRAM, NEEDS TO GET THE LOW INCOME HOUSING.
UM, I THINK THAT HAS YET TO BE SET, IS THERE AND HOPEFUL FOR THAT FOR, UH, AND THEN LASTLY, THE NEW MARK CREDIT.
UM, THIS WAS ALSO MADE PERMANENT AND IT COULD POTENTIALLY HELP US REVISE THE CORRIDOR.
THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS PRIVATE INVESTMENT AND NON HOUSING.
SO THOSE KIND THINGS INCLUDE JOB CENTERS, JOB TRAINING CENTERS, BUSINESS INCUBATORS, GROCERIES, AND THE AFFORDABLE FOOD.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? OPPORTUNITY ZONE? YEAH.
WHAT WAS THE CRITERIA FOR THAT? UH, WHEN WAS IT CREATED? AND IT WAS CREATED IN 2017? 17.
UM, I'M NOT SURE WHEN OURS WAS DESIGNATED.
UM, BUT THE CHANGES FOR THOSE, UM, THERE AREN'T REALLY TOO MANY CHANGES.
I THINK THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO BOND THE DISTRESS AREAS.
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I THINK THERE WAS SOME CONCERN THAT THERE WERE, THESE ZONES WEREN'T NECESSARILY ECONOMICALLY, THIS ISN'T ECONOMICALLY DISTRESS.SO I THINK THAT THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY THERE TO WORK WITH GOVERNOR'S OFFICE TO DESIGNATE THAT INVESTMENT.
MY QUESTION WAS ON THE SAME LINES.
SO HOW, HOW DID THEY PICK THIS AREA AS THE ONE AREA? I DON'T PULL COUNCIL'S BACK.
LEMME LOOK AT THE HISTORY OF WHEN OURS WAS DEVELOPED.
THAT WAS, UM, THIS IS THE LAST SLIDE ON THE POSITIVES.
THERE WAS ORIGINALLY IN THE ORIGINAL BILL, UH, IN THE INSURGENT, THERE WAS, UM, AI PREEMPTION.
BUT WHAT THAT WOULD'VE DONE IS PUT A 10 YEAR FEDERAL MORATORIUM ON, UH, STAT DID NOT MAKE IT INTO BILL.
I MEAN, THERE, THERE WERE SOME BILLS THAT WERE PASSED, UM, IN, IN THE STATE REGARDING THIS, BUT THOSE ARE THE ONLY ONES.
UM, AND THEN THERE WAS, UM, SOME DAYTON LOCAL HOME, PARTICULARLY THE, THE PART THAT I THINK IS THE MOST INTEREST WILL BE AROUND THE $625 MILLION FOR SECURITY PLANNING.
THE, UH, SIX PEOPLE UP, UM, ARLINGTON IS THE ARLINGTON IN ANY WAY TO PROVIDE SECURITY FOR THAT? WE COULD HAVE THE ABILITY PERHAPS BE ELIGIBLE TO GRANT.
ON THAT, THE, THE, UH, THE BILL THAT WAS DISCUSSED AND REJECTED BY THE, UH, DALLAS POLICE CHIEF LAST WEEK DISCUSSION, HOW WAS THAT LINKED? WAS THAT LINKED IN ANY WAY TO THIS LEGISLATION? I DON'T THINK SO.
THIS IS FEDERAL MONEY AVAILABLE FOR THAT PLAN.
UM, AND THEY WOULD'VE HAD TO APPLY FOR THAT MONEY, OR I DON'T THINK THOSE WERE.
SO IT'S INDEPENDENT OF THIS LEGISLATION? YES.
I THINK THAT WAS MORE RELATED TO PROBABLY NOT TOWARDS THE MONEY THAT, WELL, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF DISCUSSION DURING THAT.
THOSE, THE DIALOGUE ABOUT ICE.
AND I WILL GET INTO THAT IN OUR CALL LINES.
I'LL WAIT SOME OF THAT AS WELL.
UM, STARTING WITH AREAS OF CONCERN, THERE WERE A LOT OF TRANSPORTATION BROUGHT BACK.
UM, SPECIFICALLY THOUGH UN OBLIGATED FEDERAL, UM, SO UN OBLIGATED FEDERAL FUNDING IS ONES THAT HAVE NOT YET BEEN.
UM, AND THIS WAS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, THE ORIGINAL VERSION OF THE BILL FULLY REPEALED THESE PROGRAMS,
UM, BUT THE US SENATE FROM MATERIAL RULING REMAINED, I MEAN THE UNLI, SO FOR DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, UM, THESE WERE INTENDED TO SUPPORT EQUITABLE INFRASTRUCTURE.
THESE NEIGHBORHOOD ACCESS WERE INTENDED TO SUPPORT EQUITABLE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN URBAN AREAS, ESPECIALLY WHERE, UM, IN DIVIDE NEIGHBORHOODS MM-HMM
UM, BUT THE BILL OF RESENTS, ANY UNSPENT FUNDING FROM THAT.
UM, AND TEXAS HAD SEVERAL PROJECTS THERE.
SO GARLAND WAS ONE OF THOSE CITIES THAT HAD A PROJECT OUT LONGER.
UM, ALSO THERE WERE CUTS TO THE EPA, HAVING EV VEHICLES FIRE.
UM, A LOT OF THOSE ARE HAVING, OF THOSE, THOSE UN OBLIGATED FUNDS ARE SLIDE BACK AS WELL FOR ANY, WE WERE WORKING ON THOSE FUNDS BEING
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ALLOCATED THAT HAVE NOT YET BEEN, THIS ONE IS THE MOST INTERESTING.UM, IT'S BEEN A ONE IN TEXAS AS WELL.
UH, CLEAN ENERGY TAXABLES HAVE BEEN UNDER THERE FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS, UPTICK IN DUE THIS BILL.
UM, SOME CLEAN ENERGY TAX CREDITS IN INTRODUCED BY THE IRA, BUT IT ACCELERATES THEIR EXPIRATION AND IT ADDS NEW RESTRICTIONS.
SO THE, THE MAJOR ONE IS, UH, THE DIRECT PAY MECHANISM.
SO THAT DIRECT PAY OPTION ALLOWANCE, TAXES,
SO WHILE THE MECHANISM IS STILL AVAILABLE, IT'S A WIN PROJECTS THAT QUALIFY FOR THE NOW SUBJECT TO UPPER SOURCE.
SO IT'S A WIN THAT THEY'RE STILL THERE, BUT IT'S ALSO HARD, UM, IN TERMS OF WIND AND SOLAR PROJECTS THAT THEY DID CONSTRUCT ONE YEAR OF MODIFIED FOR FULL PIT, BUT THEY ALSO HAVE TO BE DONE BY THE END OF.
SO IF WE ARE WORKING ON, UM, IN TERMS OF WIND AND SOLAR, LIKE A WIND AND FARM FOR INSTANCE, IT WOULD HAVE TO BE, UM, THERE ARE ALSO, UH, OTHER CLEAN ENERGY PRODUCTS THAT HAVE, UM, AN EXTENDED, SO GEOTHERMAL, HYDROPOWER, NUCLEAR BATTERY STORAGE, THOSE CREDITS ARE RETAIN FREE, BUT THE HAND.
SO, UM, THEY'RE STILL THERE, BUT THEY'LL BE GONE BY 23.
SO ALL THIS KIND OF MADE UP AND
SO IT'S, IT'S HARD TO ADAPT FOR THESE THINGS THAT ALSO LIKELY CHANGE.
UM, AND THEN THERE ARE ADDITIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN RESTRAINTS CONCERNS.
UM, AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS, UH, PROJECTS HAVE TO AVOID CRITICAL SOURCE FROM COUNTRIES, FOREIGN ENTITIES.
UM, SO, SO SUPPLY CHAIN, UH, THE RE RENEWABLE ENERGY CREDITS.
THERE'S ALSO THE, THE LANDFILL GAS.
UM, THAT'S ONE OF THE RENEWABLE, THAT'S ONE.
SO THERE ARE, THERE'S A MILLION DIFFERENT CREDITS AND I CAN, I HAVE MY NOTES HERE THAT GO DEEPER INTO A LOT OF THESE THAT I DO.
UM, BUT IT WOULD HAVE TO ALSO VET SUPPLY FOR LIKE, BUT LIKE LEGAL, YOU'LL CHARGE ANY CREDITS.
UM, SNAP, YOU KNOW, THAT I THINK HAVE ALL HEARD A LOT, UM, ABOUT RECENTLY AND THERE WAS, UM, ABOUT $180 BECAUSE, UM, ACCORDING TO THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE, UM, ITS DEDUCTIONS AND CUTS.
UM, THEY COME THROUGH ELIGIBILITY.
THEY FORM AN ELIGIBILITY RESTRICTION WORK REQUIREMENT, UM, DUCTION LIMIT THAT WILL ADVERSELY IMPACT OLDER RESIDENTS.
DIGGING A LITTLE DEEPER, THOSE CHANGES, UM, ARE AGE RANGE ABLE BODI BODIED ADULTS WITHOUT AGE 64 WAS 18 TO ABLE-BODIED INDIVIDUALS WITH CHILDREN, 14 OR OLDER ARE NOW CONSIDERED ABLE-BODIED ADULTS.
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MM-HMMSO IF DIALED IS 13, I DON'T GET THAT REQUIRED.
MAGIC 14-YEAR-OLD, YOU GOTTA EVEN WORK.
UM, WAIVERS FOR THESE TWO ARE ONLY AVAILABLE AREAS WITH PERCENT UNEMPLOYMENT OR ALASKA AND HAWAII.
THAT'S A HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE.
UM, I KNOW THAT GARLAND HAS A SIZE SCHOOL POPULATION.
ADDITIONALLY, THERE WERE SOME IMMIGRATION ELIGIBILITY AS NOW LIMITED TO, UM, INDIVIDUALS WITH LONGSTANDING VERY HUMAN ARE EXCLUDED STATUS OR NEWLY.
FINALLY, HOUSEHOLDS CAN NO LONGER USE INTERNET COSTS WITH PROBABILITY DEDUCTION BASED, LOW INCOME ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, $20.
UM, THAT EXCLUSION OF UTILITY ASSISTANCE, UM, NOT INCOME IS NOW ONLY AVAILABLE TO ELDERLY.
UM, THIS, WE, WE'VE HEARD A LOT ABOUT THIS SNAP PROGRAM.
MINUTE GUYS WHO, WHO HAS THE AUTHORITY TO IMPLEMENT THESE CHANGES? I, I'M, I'VE HEARD A BUNCH OF DEBATES BOTH SIDES AS CONGRESS OR THIS PRESIDENT.
UH, ARE YOU, ARE YOU, WHAT ARE YOU GETTING ON THE GROUND DOWN AUSTIN? WELL, IT, IT IS CONGRESS.
THAT'S, THAT'S THE MECHANISM ADDRESS IS ALLOWED TO CHANGE THE RULES.
UM, UM, IN TERMS OF HOLDING THE FUND.
THERE WAS A, A BUNCH, TWO DIFFERENT LEGAL INTERPRETATIONS.
UM, SO I CAN'T AT LEAST SEE THAT PIECE.
BUT IN A ESTATE, IT IS SO, UM, EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS BUDGET, UH, WHO CAN DECIDE THAT CONGRESS OR PRESIDENT B BASED ON THE WRITTEN, UH, LEGAL QUOTE, LEGAL DOCUMENTS.
SO ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT, ARE WE REFERENCING, I THINK THE GOVERNMENT SHUT DOWN THIS BILL SPECIFICALLY THAT BILL, IT'S ALREADY IN IN BOOK MM-HMM
SO THEY, BUT, UM, CONGRESS APPROVED PRESIDENT HOUSE LOT AND WE'VE HEARD A LOT OF, LOT OF NUMBERS THROWN AROUND.
WHAT IS IT, WHAT IS THAT OVER OVERALL, OVER THE NEXT 10 PRODUCTION? MEANING HOW TRANSLATION, HOW MANY APPROXIMATELY, 'CAUSE I'VE HEARD A BUNCH OF NUMBERS THROWN AROUND.
APPROXIMATELY HOW MANY, HOW MANY, UH, UH, RESIDENTS COULD THAT AFFECT GARLAND? I'M NOT SURE.
I DON'T THINK THAT I'M OFFICIALLY SURE ON A FEDERAL, THE RESPONSE TO GENS I'VE BEEN TIED TO THE STRUGGLE IS THAT THEY DID INCREASE THE DEFINITION OF AN ABLE-BODIED ADULT WITHOUT INDEPENDENT BY 10 YEARS.
IF YOU WERE OVER THE AGE OF 54, YOU ARE NOT FULL-BODIED.
ADULT INDEPENDENT, UM, CHILDREN 14 AND OVER HAVE TO MEET WORK REQUIRE THOSE STRUCTURES.
AND HOW WELL WHO ARE TRYING TO UTILIZE THIS A MAP.
MATHEMATICALLY USING OUR POPULATION COMPARED TO THE COUNTRY'S POPULATION
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AND THE FIGURE OF 11.8 FOR THE COUNTRY.THAT WOULD BE JUST UNDER 9,000 FOR GARLAND IF THE RATIOS WORKED.
UM, THERE WERE ALSO SUBSTANTIAL CUTS TO MEDICAID.
UH, UM, THAT'S THROUGH 20, UH, AN ESCALATED AN ESTIMATED 11.8 MILLION.
SO BIG PICTURE THIS COULD MEAN, UM, ALREADY IN VULNERABLE ARE UNDERSERVED UTILIZED HOSPITALS, HIGHER PROPORTION THAT WILL LIKELY, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T HAVE A, A HOSPITAL MEAN THIS IS, THIS IS THROUGH 23RD FLOOR.
UM, BUT THERE ARE SOME, THERE ARE SOME REQUIREMENTS THAT WERE MADE HERE AS WORK REQUIREMENTS.
FOUR YEARS OLD, UM, AVA BODIED ADULTS WITHOUT DEPENDENT HOURS A MONTH THROUGH TRIBAL MEMBERS, FULLY DISABLED PARENTS OR CAREGIVERS OF CHILDREN, PREGNANT WOMEN, FOSTER YOUTH OR, UM, WAIVERS CAN BE GRANDS WITH GREATER RICH.
AND, UM, THERE WAS ALSO, I THE, UH, RURAL HELP SUPPORT THOSE RURAL HOSPITALS THAT ARE ADVERSELY, UM, $50 BILLION LESS THAN ONE DID BY THE RURAL HOSPITALS.
UM, UM, THERE WERE ALSO REMOVAL OF I ABUSE SPOUSES INTELLIGENCE.
YOU REMAIN ELIGIBLE IF YOU'RE A LAWFUL PERMANENT WEIGHT, UM, IF YOU'RE A CUBAN.
UM, A COUPLE OF THE COCO MIC AREAS, THERE WERE SOME TAX LIMITATIONS.
SO AWARENESS NOT, UH, PER, FOR US AND THE CITY, UH, AND THAT INCLUDES THE FEDERATION LAW.
THERE WAS, UH, FOUR POINT BILLION, $4.1 BILLION.
THAT WAS 2 BILLION THAT WAS ALLOCATED.
IT WAS INTENDED TO INCREASE FEDERAL PRESENCE PAST ORDER, BUT ALSO WIDE.
SO YOUR, TO THE, THE, THE LARGE SUM OF MONEY WAS ALLOCATED, NOT JUST AT THE, WE COULD AS A RESULTS INCREASES PRESENCE.
SO THE, THE UH, THE UH, THE UH, THE, THE TARGET OF THAT DISCUSSION THAT WAS HELD IN DALLAS LAST WEEK WAS FOR RECRUITMENT AND STAFFING RATHER THAN, 'CAUSE DALLAS IS NOT AT THE SOUTHERN BAR, DESPITE SOME WHO WANT TO WANT YOU TO BELIEVE THAT.
BUT, BUT SO, SO IT'S, IT'S TO TARGET TO GET RECRUITMENT INCENTIVES, THAT KIND OF THING ONLY, RIGHT.
WAS THAT, WAS THAT THAT'S WHAT I GOT FROM THE CHAIRMAN, BUT I DIDN'T,
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I DIDN'T, I LISTENED TO IT, BUT I DIDN'T, I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND ALL OF IT.'CAUSE THERE WERE DIFFERENT PARTIES SPEAKING.
SO, SO 4.1 BILLION WAS STAFF UP HIGHER TO INDIVIDUALS TO INCREASE.
BUT THERE WAS ALSO, TWO OF YOU WERE SIGN ON FOR, SO THE GOAL THERE WAS TO BE THE SIZE OF THAT TO INCREASE PRESENT AND NOT AFFECT HOPEFULLY THE JEWS.
AND, AND DID, DID THAT PROPOSAL IN INCLUDE SOME MARK MARCUS ON THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT, UH, I SAY YOU HAD TO, IF, IF THERE WERE, WERE, IF THAT HAD BEEN APPROVED, IF, AND STILL IF, UH, YOU HAVE, UH, YOU SIGN ON SO YOUR OFFICERS WOULD BE REQUIRED TO, TO RE RETAIN OR CAPTURE OR DETAIN CERTAIN NUMBERS.
I HEARD SOME TALK ABOUT THAT DURING, DURING THAT.
BUT THERE WAS NOTHING IN R ONE THAT TIED THIS NEW, THE AMOUNT OF HOLE THAT HAD TO BE
SO THAT WOULD BE A RULE THAT WOULD'VE BEEN MADE BY THE AGENT SEPARATELY OF THIS BILL.
BECAUSE EVEN IF THAT IS A RULE SEPARATE OF THE LOCATION, IT WAS, IT'S, IT WAS MENTIONED 'CAUSE THE DALLAS POLICE CHIEF SPECIFICALLY, UH, HIGHLIGHTED THAT AS ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS OR REASON THAT HE WAS OPPOSED TO IT BECAUSE THEY HAD THOSE REQUIREMENTS THAT OFFICERS WOULD, IN ORDER TO, UH, COLLECT THE INCENTIVES AND ALL THAT STUFF, THEY WOULD HAVE TO MEET CERTAIN, CERTAIN, UH, UH, UH, QUOTE CAPTURE REQUIREMENTS.
YEAH, I'VE HEARD THAT'S WHAT, THAT'S WHAT, THAT'S WHAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT.
I'VE HEARD THAT, BUT IT'S NOT TIED TO THE BILL.
SO IS THAT AN AGENCY POLICY OR IS THAT IT WOULD'VE BEEN AN AGENCY POLICY OR NO, I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
AND I HAVE HER SEEN A POLICY POLICY.
SO ACCORDING TO GOOGLE IT SAYS THE MEDIA REPORTS THAT THERE IS A TARGET OF 3000 ARRESTS PER DAY, BUT THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE HAS STATED THAT NO SUCH POLICY IS IN PLACE.
AND, AND, UH, DOWN THERE AT THE HEARING GOT WHAT THEY CALLED THE, THE COMMITTEE.
UH, BUT THE, THE, THE, UH, IT WAS QUOTED AS A, A POLICY AND THE, THE, THE POLICE CHIEF SAYING HE WASN'T AWARE OF SUCH POLICY, BUT IT WAS BEING, UH, IN MATTER OF, AND, UH, BEING BILLED AS A POLICY AND, AND THE MAYOR, ACCORDING TO, UH, WHAT I SAW, WHAT I HEARD, UH, REQUESTED THAT, THAT, UH, I FORGOT WHAT THEY CALLED IT, UH, COMMITTEE RECONSIDERED THEIR POSITION ON THAT.
BUT, BUT IT DIDN'T, IT IT DIDN'T, IT DIDN'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE AT THAT HEARING.
I THINK A LOT OF THAT RHETORIC HAS BEEN ROOTED IN SPECULATION TO RIGHT.
WELL THIS IS STILL UP IN THE AIR JAIL.
UM, LASTLY, UH, NO TAX ON DUCTION.
UM, IT'S A NEW FEDERAL IN TAX DEDUCTION FOR OVER $25,000 FOR JOINT FILERS OR 500 OR SINGLE FILERS AND FACE HOUSEHOLD INCOME LIMITS OF A HUNDRED.
HOWEVER, UM, THEY ARE STILL WORKING ON LOOK LIKE TREASURY REGULATIONS ARE, HAVE INFORMATION, BUT IT'S STILL UNCLEAR ANY
SO ARIEL, UM, ON THE QUESTIONS THAT I HAD EMAILED YOU, I HAVE THOSE HERE.
UM, AND I WILL GO THROUGH THEM RIGHT BEFORE WE DO ALCOHOL.
IN TERMS OF NEXT STEPS, WANTED TO KIND OF WALK THROUGH WHAT, WHAT THOSE COULD LOOK LIKE.
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UM, MOSTLY IT'S, IT'S MONITORING WHAT'S CHANGES, UH, IN THE CYCLE.WE SAW A HUGE UPROAR ABOUT SOME OF THOSE CHANGES AND THE SHUTDOWN AS, BUT WHILE THE SHUTDOWN IS, UH,
THE GROUND OF BUDGET AND ALSO MONITORING AND PROTECTIVE ORDERS IMPACT.
UM, IN TERMS OF YOUR, UH, THE FIRST QUESTION WAS WHICH PROVISIONS OF MUNICIPAL BOND TAX EXEMPT ESSENTIAL TO US? BECAUSE IT LEAD TO ISSUE BONDS AFFORDABLY OR CAPITAL PROJECTS? UM, TRANSPORTATION AND ENVIRONMENT.
WE HAVE ANY THAT, UM, YOU WERE DEPENDING ON NEIGHBORHOOD EQUITY GRANTS, FLEET ELECTRIC DEDUCTION GRANT, THOSE PLANNING TO RECEIVE GRANT FUNDING FOR THOSE.
DO WE KNOW IF WE FALL INTO ANY OF THOSE CATEGORIES? I DON'T THINK WE DO.
I DON'T THINK WE DO, BUT, UM, MEAN IS THE, THAT'S THE GOLF COURSE THAT THEY'RE ELECTRIC VEHICLES.
I THINK THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE HAD LIKE A FULL TRANSCRIPT FLEET.
I DON'T THINK, YEAH, THAT WOULDN'T QUALIFY.
I DON'T THINK, UM, I TALKED WITH DARYL, UH, ABOUT SOLAR HEAT THAT EITHER PROJECTS THERE OR, UM, SNAP AND MEDICAID CUTS I THINK ARE, YEAH, A LOT, A LOT OF STRESS TOO.
THAT'S, THAT WILL PROBABLY NEED THIS.
THERE IS SOME OPPORTUNITIES THOUGH WITH OPPORTUNITY ZONES.
THAT'S A BIG, UM, OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK WITH TRULY.
AND HOW DO WE GO ABOUT DOING THAT? I THINK I WOULD HAVE TO REACH OUT TO THE PLATFORM YET.
SO I LOOK OR DEVELOP RULES FOR IT, BUT I CAN REACH OUT TO THERE'S OFFICE AND ASK.
YEAH, WE'LL FOLLOW UP ON THAT ON THE NEXT AGENDA.
THE, UH, QUESTION WAS SHORT TERM OR LONG TERM PROJECTED FINANCIAL, UM, DON'T THINK WE'RE GONNA A LARGE, UM, I THINK A LOT OF THESE IMPACT BEEN RELYING ON FRAME FOR PROJECTS IN THESE AREAS, THE WORK THAT ON THOSE FUNDS.
UM, THIRD QUESTION WAS TO ME, I DON'T THINK THAT WE, OKAY.
WELL ON, ON FINANCIAL IMPACT, LIKE ENTERPRISE FUNDS.
LIKE, LIKE CHRIS BROUGHT UP, LIKE THE, YOU KNOW, OUR, UH, METHANE GAS WE SELL BACK THROUGH ATMOS, UM, THAT, THAT'S GETTING AFFECTED.
I THINK IT WILL BE AFFECTED IN TERMS OF, UM, THOUGH HOW WE RECEIVE.
BUT SO, SO CURRENTLY WE, AND PROBABLY FOR THE PAST FIVE, FIVE YEARS MAYBE, UM, THE METHANE GAS THAT'S, THAT'S PRODUCED AT THE LANDFILL, THE OFF GAS IS CAPTURED BY A THIRD PARTY AND SOLD BACK TO ATMOS.
UM, BUT I THINK THAT WITH THE CLEAN ENERGY STUFF THAT'S BEING CHANGED THAT AFFECTS US, WILL AFFECT US FINANCIALLY.
IS THAT CORRECT? AND DO WE KNOW WHAT THE IMPACT WILL BE? CHAIRMAN, IF, IF I MAY, I CAN HELP, UH, WITH THAT.
SO IS, UH, THIS BILL, UH, CAME OUT, UH, CONNECTED WITH THE, UH, UH, LANDFILL TEAM AS WELL AS OUR ENGINEER THAT ASSISTS US.
UM, IT'S, UH, THE WEAVER GROUP OUT AT THE LANDFILL.
AND SO, UH, MOST OF WHAT THIS BILL WILL FOCUS ON IS, IS WIND AND SOLAR.
AND IN TALKING WITH OUR, UH, OUTSIDE ENGINEERING GROUP THAT THE GAS, UH, TAX CREDITS WOULD NOT BE AFFECTED AT THIS
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TIME.AND IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT HALF OF OUR TAX CREDITS AT THE LANDFILL ARE SOLD THROUGH THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND THOSE STILL REMAIN.
SO WE HAVE BOTH FEDERAL AND STATE, UH, SUBSIDIZED TAX CREDITS.
SO AS FAR AS WE ARE AWARE OF AT THIS TIME, THEY'RE, THEY REMAIN AND THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE AFFECTED AT THIS TIME.
'CAUSE I, I KNOW THAT'S A GOOD REVENUE SOURCE.
SOURCE SOURCE,
WE, WE DO SELL TAX CREDITS THERE IN CALIFORNIA AS WELL.
OR I SHOULDN'T SAY WE, UH, MORROW SELLS THOSE WHO OPERATES THE, UM, THE GAS PLANT.
IN MY REVIEW OF THE BILL, I DIDN'T SEE ANY CREDIT TO GAS.
IT WAS ALL WIND UNTIL, OKAY, COOL.
UM, AND THEN FOUR, WILL THERE BE ANY CHANGES TO NEW ACCESS? UH, UH YES, BUT ALSO MAYBE, NO, I KNOW IT'S NOT LIKE THE BEST ANSWER, BUT YEAH.
AND WITH PHASE OUTS OVER 10 YEARS, UM, IT'S HARD TO PREDICT.
UH, AND THEN ANY FORESEEABLE SOCIAL PROGRAM IMPLICATIONS, PARTNER WITH
YES, SNAP AND MEDICAID REDUCTIONS ARE GONNA OKAY.
UM, AND THEN HOW HAS TML RESPONDED? THEY HAVEN'T, UM, NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES, HOWEVER, HAS WORKED, UM, CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY ON, UM, BONDING TO THIS VERY SPECIFIC, UM, THEY RELEASED GUIDANCES ON A, UM, OVERALL IMPACTS AND MAKE, UM, INFORMATION NO, NO, NO OPINIONS THAT WE HAVE OR FROM, FROM THEM? NO, NOT YET.
I GUESS ON THE, AND ON THE SNAP AND MEDICAID CUTS, WE'LL JUST HAVE TO WATCH THE COMMUNITY AND THEN SEE IF THERE'S WAYS THAT WE CAN FIND TO, TO ASSIST.
AND I THINK IT, SINCE IT IS A PHASE THROUGHOUT THE NEXT 10 YEARS, I THINK WE'LL DO A LITTLE.
APPRECIATE YOU ANSWERING ALL THOSE.
UH, NEXT AND LAST IS ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE ZONES.
UH, I'LL KIND OF GO OVER WHAT HAPPENED DURING THE SESSION, UH, AND THEN WHAT OUR OPTIONS ARE.
UM, SO WE HAD A BILL LAST SESSION, TWO OF THEM, UM, THAT WOULD HAVE ALLOWED US TO HAVE A LOCAL OPTION ELECTION TO HAVE ON THE HOUSE SIDE.
UM, IT WAS 30 85 BY REPRESENTATIVE FOWLERS.
UM, AND THEN COAUTHORED BY AN, AND THEN ON THE SENATE SIDE IT WAS 26 HOUSE BILL, 30 85 DID NOT MOVE.
UM, THROUGHOUT OUR ENTIRE TIME WORKING ON THAT BILL AND TRIED THERE WERE IN TROUBLES THAT LED TO THE BILL NOT RECEIVING BILL 26, 33.
HOWEVER, WE WERE ABLE TO GET MOVED.
IT MOVED OUT OF, UM,
IT TO THE BOARD HAD BEAUTIFULLY AND THEN IT WAS HUNG UP BECAUSE THE HOUSE REQUESTED FOR IT.
UM, THERE WAS A VERY STRONG LOBBY GROUP THAT WORKING WITH RIVER LIKE THAT, UM, THAT BILL, WE WERE ABLE TO THEN ADD OUR BILL ON SENATE BILL WHEN WE THAT OUT OF, GET THAT OUT OF, UM, THE LOBBY GROUP STILL DIDN'T LIKE THAT OPTION.
UM, AND THE, THE THOUGHT PROCESS BEHIND THAT WAS IF GARLAND IS ALLOWED TO HAVE NOT DETRACTS FROM THE OTHER AREAS MM-HMM
THAT CURRENTLY DO, UM, AND THEY'VE AFFORDED A LOT OF MONEY.
IT IS A VERY, VERY, VERY NATURAL AND STRONG GROUP.
UM, WE DID OUR BEST, UM, AND WE WORKED WITH STAKE, ALLOW US TO BYPASS, BYPASS THE PETITION PROCESS TO SELL THE SURGES.
UM, IT'S PROBABLY THE BIGGEST WIN IN THAT STRONG VALUE.
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OPTIONS MOVING FORWARD THOUGH, UM, I THINK ONE OF THE BETTER OPTIONS ARE ABLE OPTION IS SUE HIRE A CONSULTANT TO LEAD THE PREFERRED WITHIN THE CITY.UM, BUT THERE ARE COUNCIL COULD PASS A RESOLUTION TO LOCAL OPTIONAL LOT SALE OF THIS BEVERAGES IN THE CITY TO UH, UM, THEY COULD REQUEST US TO THE ATTACK CODE.
AGAIN, WE TRIED THIS PATH WIDELY OPPOSED, UM, AND ENGAGE THIS OLDER GROUP OR A COMBINATION OF OKAY.
AND YOU SAY THAT THIS STAKEHOLDERS GROUP HAVE A BASIC INTEREST, RIGHT? YES.
WELL THE AND THE, THE THE DISTRIBUTORS, THAT'S ONE.
SO, SO THE LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF, OF THE AUSTIN BODY, SO THEY DID THAT.
WAS THAT EVER MENTIONED OR THEY EVEN CARE ABOUT THAT? DON'T THINK THE LEGISLATIVE IS A FACTOR AT ALL.
I THINK THAT THERE IS A VERY LARGE, RICH, INFLUENTIAL LOBBY GROUP MM-HMM
THAT MADE A LOT OF MONEY MM-HMM
AND COULD ASK ANY NUMBER OF LEGISLATORS WHEN HE SAW THAT RECESS AGO, WHEN TOLD HE WAS ASKED TO BY THIS STORY AS WELL, WE WERE ABLE TO WORK WITH THE SESSION, BUT HONESTLY WITHOUT WORKING THE PROCESS TO PART AND MUNICIPALITY WITH, SO, SO THEY'RE ESSENTIALLY, THEY'RE ESSENTIALLY ALSO PROTECTING THEIR INTERESTS, RIGHT? RIGHT.
'CAUSE THEIR ARGUMENT IS THAT OPENNESS SPEC WE ALLOW YEAH.
THEN THAT OR EVEN LIKE A SMALL AMOUNT OF POP AND THAT TAKES AWAY FROM OVERALL SALES.
UM, OPTION THREE SEEMS LIKE THE, THE ONE THAT HAS SOMETHING THAT, THAT USE A CONSULTANT TO LEAD A PETITION EFFORT.
ARE THERE SPECIALISTS IN THIS? SO THERE PEOPLE THAT, THAT COULD DO THAT.
THERE ARE CONSULTANTS THAT THAT, THAT DO THAT PETITION PROCESSES.
I THINK, UH, BRIAN HAS LOOKED AT, BUT THERE ARE OPTIONS TO HIRE THE CONSULTANT, REST THE MANPOWER AND NEGLECT THAT MONEY.
I HAVE NOT FOR QUOTE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT THOUGH.
WELL, I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY THE DIRECTION THAT WE WOULD NEED TO GO IF WE DECIDED THAT WE WANTED TO HAVE ALCOHOL BEVERAGE ZONES.
'CAUSE WE TRIED SEVERAL DIFFERENT WAYS AND OBVIOUSLY, LET ME, UM, I HATE TO GET ON SEMANTICS HERE, BUT KIND OF IMPORTANT.
UM, A LOCAL OPTION ELECTION FOR AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE ZONE WOULD NOT, CAN'T WORK IN GARMENT.
SO THE LOCAL OPTIONS ELECTIONS WE CAN HAVE IS BASED ON THE NEW, UM, LEGISLATION.
IT'S ONE WHERE WE CAN VOTE ON WITHOUT GOING THE PETITION PROCESS ON MIXED BEVERAGES.
UH, THE OTHER LOCAL OPTIONAL ELECTION THAT SHE'S DESCRIBING HERE IS ONE FOR IF WE WANT, WANNA OPEN UP THE WHOLE CITY TO EVERYTHING NO, WE DON'T WANT, THEN THAT'S THE OTHER OPTION.
AND SO THERE'S NOT AN OPTION FOR THE CITY TO PARTICIPATE IN A LOCAL, UM, ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE ZONE.
BUT WE COULD REMEMBER DYLAN WAS COLLECTING SIGNATURES FOR YES.
THAT'S TO MAKE THE WHOLE THING WET.
SO HE CAN'T COLLECT SIGNATURES TO CREATE A BEVERAGE ZONE.
IT'S A CREATURE THAT IS CREATED BY ONE CITY AND YOU HAVE TO BE SPECIAL TO GET INTO THAT CLUB.
SO IT'S BEEN, I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR FIVE YEARS NOW.
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IT WAS BECAUSE IT WAS IN AN AREA WHERE YEAH.
I THINK I FIRST BROUGHT THIS TO BRIAN HIS FIRST DAY
UM, AND FOR ME, WHEN I FIRST ENVISIONED THIS, I DIDN'T ENVISION OPENING UP THE WHOLE CITY ENVISIONED DIFFERENT, UM, ZONES, DIFFERENT LITTLE AREAS WHERE WE, AND WE COULD MAKE ALL THE RULES.
SO WHAT WE WOULD WIND UP WITH IS THREE OR FOUR BIG BOX STYLE STORES IN THE CITY.
NOT A LIQUOR STORE IN EVERY CORNER.
UM, WE HAVE AN SUP THOUGH FOR THOSE THAT'S YEAH.
IT'S CONSIDERED DISCRIMINATION AGAINST STATE.
YOU CAN'T TREAT THEM ANY DIFFERENT THAN YOU WOULD A, A RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT THAT DOESN'T SERVE.
SO I THINK FOR ME, IN MY OPINION, THE VISION THAT WE HAD LAID OUT FOR THIS, UM, IT'S NOT REALLY FEASIBLE IN THE CURRENT ATMOSPHERE.
UM, AND YEAH, THE, THE, THE GROUP HOLDING IT UP, A LOT OF IT IS MONEY FROM THE DISTRIBUTORS.
THE, THE LIQUOR DISTRIBUTORS DON'T WANT TO CREATE NEW DIS DISTRIBUTION ROUTES BECAUSE BASICALLY THEY'RE JUST GONNA BE DELIVERING THE SAME AMOUNT OF LIQUOR BUT PAYING MORE MONEY TO DO THAT BECAUSE THEY'LL HAVE MORE TRUCKS AND MORE EMPLOYEES.
UM, AND THEY DON'T WANNA DO THAT.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S A DRAWBACK TO BEING ANYWHERE IN GARLAND.
YOU'RE ONLY, YOU KNOW, FOUR MILES FROM THE BORDER,
SO THAT'S A DRAWBACK THAT WE HAVE.
UM, IT HINDERS OUR ABILITY TO DO THIS.
SO, UM, APPRECIATE YOU GATHERING ALL THE INFORMATION.
I THINK FOR ME PERSONALLY, I JUST DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYTHING TO FURTHER TO PURSUE AT THIS TIME ON THIS ONE.
I MEAN, IF, IF, IF, IF COUNCIL DECIDES THEY WANT TO TRY TO OPEN UP THE ENTIRE CITY TO LIQUOR SALES, I'D RECOMMEND TALKING TO TALK TO CHIEF BRIAN FIRST.
BUT I THINK WE, YEAH, AWESOME.
REALLY APPRECIATE ALL YOUR WORK ON THAT.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NOPE.
THAT BEING OUR LAST POINT OF BUSINESS AT 4 53, WE ARE ADJOURNED.