Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.

We sure are thankful that each of you are here today.

Before we uh call our meeting to order, we're gonna have uh utility board member Lindsay Hester lead us in our invocation.

Lindsay.

Please join me in prayer.

Heavenly Father, thank you so much for the rain that you've sent our way this week.

Father, we also thank you for the protection uh over this community during these storms.

We pray for your wisdom and guidance as we deliberate today, and we ask your blessings on uh this community and the city and state in our country.

In Jesus' name, amen.

Amen.

Thank you for that, sir.

Before we call our meeting to order, we uh don't do not have it on the agenda, but uh assistance manager Chad Marbutt has asked uh for just a moment with the microphone.

Sir, yes, sir.

So uh we just had a vacancy filled in the electric department recently, assistant director.

Uh so just want to recognize Mr.

James McGill.

If you could wave to everybody, James.

James, welcome, sir.

So James has been with us uh just over two years and uh don't hold it against him.

He is from California, but he's one of the good ones.

He's a basic engineer, uh, had some history with the Navy, actually, mechanical engineering.

Um several certificates worked in the field electric uh work and then has his bachelor of science in electrical engineering from uh Southern California Institute.

And if you saw James in action at any of the recent outings, especially the Brazos transmission outing, uh glad to have him on the team, really took charge.

And so appreciate you, James, and welcome to welcome to the seat.

Welcome, James.

You know, James, we're sorry it took you that long to get to Texas from California, kind of like Don Brooks, but we're glad you finally figured it out.

So all righty, utility board, it's 1203 p.m.

This time I call the meeting to order.

Now so we have a quorum present.

All utility board members are uh in attendance.

Item three on the agenda is pledges of allegiance to the United States and Texas flags be led by Howard McClarkin.

One state under God.

Thank you, Howard.

Item four on the gend is cons is consent agenda items.

Uh Utility Board, we have items 4A and 4B.

4A is considered approval of the minutes of your utility board held March 26, 2026, and then B is considered a underact upon approval resolution R202605, meaning the FY26 adopted utility budget.

Appears that we have a motion for approval of the body by Lindsay Hester and a second provided by Heidi Wilder.

Any discussion or conversations on items 4A or 4B before we call for a vote.

Hearing none, please indicate yay or nay on your touch screens.

And both of those items pass.

Item five is regular agenda items.

5A is considered authorizing the city manager to execute amendment one with Kimley Horn and Associates Incorporated for development review services in an amount not to exceed $20,000 for a total contract amount of $70,000 and an aggregate aggregate fiscal year expenditure amount of $1,199,005.

And we welcome Matt Lepler.

Good afternoon, Mayor.

Board members.

So a little background, uh starting off fiscal year 20 2026.

Um we had a contract with Kenley Horn for $50,000.

To date, we've spent $48,000, and uh with that we've gotten five residential reviews and two commercial projects that they helped review us with.

Uh we use Kimley Horn as a supplement to our in-house review teams to help with some initial uh looking at some of these development plans.

So this amendment is for $20,000 additional funds that will help get us through the remainder of this fiscal year.

So just another little little background information that you know these review dollars are reimbursable.

So for example, from 2024 to FY26, uh Kimley Horn has reviewed 13 projects for us that cost us a total of 147,000 dollars.

And since then we've been repaid through four projects that was 41,000, one project's pending payment at 24,000, and then we have eight other projects that they have reviewed that if they see through to construction will also be reimbursable up to 81,000.

So with that, that's about all I have.

If you have any questions, I'd be happy to answer.

Any questions for Mr.

Leplot on the item that's been presented.

Appears to be a motion for approval by Ken Davis on the item as presented.

Second provided by Lindsay Hester.

Any questions or conversations on 5A before we call for a vote?