DISCUSSIO N/A CT I O N a) Cons i der a m o ti o n authori z i ng hotel /m otel oc c upanc y t ax f undi ng f or Fi s c al Y ear 2027 as f ol l ow s : (1) Fri ends of the O range Depot $ 5,000 (2) O range Fi l m and Arts Fes ti v al 7 ,000 (3) G reater O r a n ge A rea Cham ber of Com m erc e-Mardi G ras 8,000 (4) O range Li ons Cl ub C hari ty Carni v al -Conv enti on 5 ,000 ( 5) O range Li ons C l ub Chari ty Carni v al -Carni v a l 11,000 (6) G reater O range Area Cham ber o f Com m erc e-Fi s hi ng T ournam ent 70,000 (7) G reater O range Area Cham ber of Com m erc e - R i v er Fes ti v al 8,000 (8) Lutc her T heater f or the Perf orm i ng Arts 75,000 (9) Uni ted W ay of O range County 8 ,500 (10) Orangef i e l d L i ttl e Dri bbl ers Inc . 55,000 (11) Baref oot on the Bay ou Fi l m G roup 1 ,500 (12) Sabi ne Story Foundati on 0 (13) Step Forw ard T reatm ent C enter 2,500 (14) As c end Com m uni ty G roup 2,500 (15) G ul f Coas t Caj uns of the CFMA 5,000 (16) Dragon Lady Ai rboat Serv i c es 4,000 (17) Adv entures 2000 Pl us 4,000 (18) Av enue Ax e LLC 20,000 (19) O range Com m uni ty Pl ay ers 10,000 (20) Krew e de O ny x 30,000 (21) T ex as Stage LLC 20,000 (22) Heri tage Hous e of O range County 35,000 (23) S outheas t T ex as Arts Counc i l 500 (24) Indaf am Prom o ti o ns 5,000 (25) Y oga Vi be Studi o 3,500 (26) Gol den T ri a ngl e Al phas -Com m uni ty Ev ent 0 (27) Gol den T ri a ngl e Al phas -G reek Pi c ni c 2 ,000 (28) CVB Budget 6 85,602 T O T A L $ 1,083,602 28 Staf f : D. W i l l i am s Cit y Counc il Meet ing, S e p t em b er 22, 2026 Cit y of Orange, Tex a s P age 2

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.0/10). 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.