Habozy MINUTES Aransas Pass City Council Workshop Meeting Wednesday, April 23, 2025, at 6:00 pm City Hall - Council Chambers 600 W. Cleveland Blvd., Aransas Pass, Texas 78336 eaao 1. Call to Order and Certification of a Quorum Mayor Gomez called the Aransas Pass City Council Workshop Meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. With Council Members present, a quorum was established. Council Members present: Council Members Jason Knight, Joe Dominguez, J. R. Haskins, and Mayor Gomez. Mayor Pro-Tem Carrie Scruggs was absent. Staff present: City Manager Mary Juarez, City Secretary Kandice Garrett, Planning Director Brenda Joyas, Finance Director Sandra Garcia, Public Works Director David Flores, and Fire Chief Michael Neujahr. Also present was City Attorney Epimenio Ysassi. 2. Staff Reports and other Discussion Items Items in this section are not expected to require action by City Council and are generally for information only. However, all items listed in this section may become action items on request of any Council Member, and City Council may take action on any item listed in this section without further notice. a. Transfer Station Scale Fees Public Works Director David Flores presented this item and informed the Council that the Transfer Station is ready for operation and now it is time to agree on the fees for the creation of an Ordinance. There was discussion regarding the charges and the need for replacing the voucher system to use computer generated billing, and the hours. Finance Director Sandra Garcia spoke on the item and noted that it costs the City approximately $150,000 annually to operate the Transfer Station. She discussed adding an additional employee to run the Station reducing the deficit of $169,000 (last year's totals) to $30,000; therefore, freeing up $130,000 to appropriate to other projects in the General Fund. There was further discussion and the consensus from the Council to bring the Ordinance forward at the next meeting. b. Development Service Fees Planning Director Brenda Joyas presented this item and reviewed for the Council the past and proposed updated Development Services Fees. After further discussion there was consensus from the Council to charge a flat fee of $200 each fori the variance and conditional use permit (CUP) and remove the additional base fees and to bring the Ordinance forward at the next meeting. C. Potential Projects using accrued interest earned in the amount of $850,716.54 as of March 31, 2025 from the Bond Issuance 2024 Certificates of Obligation Workshop City Council Meeting Minutes - April 23, 2025 Page 1 of 2 City Manager Mary Juarez presented this item and reviewed with the Council a consideration of items for potential projects such as street paving, the addition of two fire trucks, and an ATV with a trailer for the Fire Department. Councimember Knight made a recommendation to purchase the Class 6 Brush Fire Truck, two sets of bunker gear for the firefighters, and street paving for 13th Street and Wilson Ave. for a total cost of eight hundred twenty-nine thousand dollars ($829,000). City Manager Juarez asked for the cost of the bunker gear, and it was provided to her by Council members Haskins and Knight to be two hundred and four thousand dollars ($204,000). Mayor Gomez spoke in favor of purchasing a new fire engine to ensure the safety of the public, noting the current truck has issues with reliability and constant breakdown for repairs. Fire Chief Michael Neujahr answered questions and Finance Director Sandra Garcia presented options to the Council in support of purchasing both the fire engine and the brush truck and possibly selling the current fire engine as surplus to apply funds for this project and reminded them the interest will continue to accrue up to the new budget cycle. There was further discussion and consensus from the Council about purchasing both the fire engine truck and the fire brush truck and the bunker gear for the firefighters for a total cost of one million four hundred thousand dollars ($1,400,000) and to bring it back at the next meeting. 3. Adjournment There being no further business to come before the Council, Mayor Gomez adjourned the meeting-at649 p.my Sandice Bantt Ramiro Gomez Kandice Garrett Mayor City Secretary Approved on: 5/5/2025 Workshop City Council Meeting Minutes - April 23, 2025 Page 2 of 2