DISCUSSIO N/A CT I O N a) Cons i de r a m oti on approv i ng Aaron Leger, C i ty of O range Ani m al C ontrol O f f i c er, as the l oc al rabi es c on t r o l a uthori ty f o r the Ci ty of O range. 101 Staf f : J . Bi l bo b) Cons i der a m oti on to approv e the al l oc a ti on of $ 1 5 0 , 000 f rom the H otel O c cupanc y T ax (HO T ) res erv e f und f or t h e 2026 O rangetober Fes ti v al to prom ote touri s m and the h otel i ndus try . 104 Staf f : D. W i l l i am s c ) Cons i der a m oti on approv i ng ac t i on t a k e n b y the O range Ec onom i c Dev el o p m e n t Board of Di rec tors c o nc erni ng the updated C hapter 380 SALES T AX REBAT E AG REEMENT w i th Cadanc e Dev el opm ent Partners , L LC, r e p r es enti ng T HE G RO VE retai l proj ec t at M LK Dri v e & I H 10 W i n the Ci ty o f O range. T h e Agreem ent spec i f i es 33% of t he 1 .5% or 100% o f the .5% EDC s al es tax c ol l ec ted that the C i ty o f O range rec ei v es f or a peri od of ten (10) y ears . 112 Staf f : J . T rahan d) Cons i der a m o t i on approv i ng the u p dated Chapter 380 PRO PERT Y T AX REBAT E AG REEMENT w i th C adanc e Dev e l op m e n t Partners , LLC, repres enti n g T HE GRO VE retai l proj ec t at M L K D r i v e & IH 10 W i n the Ci ty of Orange. T he Agreem ent spec i f i es 100% property tax rebate f rom the real and pers onal property tax t he Ci ty of O range rec ei v es f or a peri od o f ten (10) y ears . 198 Staf f : J . T rahan e) Con s i der a m oti on a c k n ow l e dgi ng rec ei pt of the O range Ec onom i c Dev e l opm e nt Corporati on F i nanc i al Report f or the quarter endi ng J une 30, 2026. 286 Staf f : C. Zeto f ) Cons i der a m o ti o n ac k now l edg i n g rec ei pt of the O range Ec onom i c Dev el opm ent Corporati on Inv es tm ent Report f or the quarter endi ng J une 30, 2026. 295 Staf f : C. Zeto g) Cons i der a m oti on ac k now l edgi ng rec e i pt of the Ci ty ’ s Q uarterl y Inv es tm ent Report f or the peri od endi ng J une 30, 2026. 297 Staf f : C. Zeto h) Cons i der a m oti on ac k now l edgi ng rec ei pt of the Fi sc al Y ear 2027 Propos e d Budget f or the Ci ty of O range. 303 Staf f : C. Zeto i ) Cons i der a m oti on ac k now l edgi ng rec ei pt of the Certi f i c ati o n o f the 2 026 Anti c i pated C o l l e c t i o n R ate and 2025 Ex c es s Debt Col l ec ti o n. 304 Staf f : C. Zeto Cit y Counc il Meet ing, A ugus t 11, 2026 Cit y of Orange, Tex a s P age 2 j ) Cons i der a m o ti o n ac k now l edgi ng rec ei pt of the 2026 C erti f i ed Apprai s ed Val ues a nd t he c orres pondi n g reports f rom the O range County Apprai s a l Di s tri c t. 306 Staf f : C. Zeto k ) Cons i der a m o ti on a c k n ow l e dgi ng rec ei pt of the Statem ent o f 2026 T ax Rates a nd t he c orres pondi ng w ork s heet s f rom the O range County T ax As s es s or Col l ec t or. 318 Staf f : C. Zeto l ) Di s c us s i on and pos si bl e ac t i on on the propos e d t ax rate. Vote on the propos ed tax rate, tak e

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.5/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.