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[I. Call Meeting to Order]
IT IS TUESDAY, MAY 18TH.AND I'M GOING TO CALL THIS REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER WOULD ALL.
PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE.
WOULD THE CITY SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THE ROLL MITCHELL HERE, COACH HERE.
ELLISON PRESIDENT FLORES, KALE HERE, RIZZO PRESENT BRADSHAW HERE, TOBY HERE.
[II. Approval of Minutes]
UP APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.MAYOR ELECT TO MAKE MOTION TO GO AHEAD AND APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR CITY COUNCIL.
SPECIAL MEETING MAY 1ST, MAY 4TH, AND ALSO REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING ON THE MAY 4TH AS WELL.
SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TOBY A SECOND ABOUT COUNCIL RIZZO THAT WE APPROVE THE MINUTES IS OUTLINED.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION SEEING NONE? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
NEXT STEP CITIZEN COMMENTS PERIOD.
AT THIS TIME WE ASK ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK ON 80 ITEM TO PLEASE DO.
SO WE ASK THAT YOU LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES AND THAT YOU DIRECT THOSE COMMENTS TO THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
WE ALSO ASK THAT YOU FILL OUT A CITIZEN COMMENTS FORM AND SUBMIT THAT EITHER TO MYSELF OR THE CITY SECRETARY.
UH, I HAVE NO ONE, UH, REGISTERED NOW.
IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO COME FORWARD? ALL RIGHT.
I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE IT TO SOME COMMENTS.
[4. Annual Update of the Kyle Area Youth Advisory Council (KAYAC) Presentation. ~ Abby Power, Chair of the Kyle Area Youth Advisory Council]
FOUR, PRESENTATION, ANNUAL UPDATE OF THE KYLE AREA, YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL, UH, ABBY POWER CHAIR OF THE KYLE AREA.YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL IS A SPONSOR.
UH, GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS HOWARD COONS ON THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR FOR THE RECORD.
UM, EACH YEAR THE KYLE AREA YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL, UM, MAKES A PRESENTATION TO THIS BOARD AND TALKS ABOUT THEIR PROGRESSES THAT THEY'VE HAD OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
AND SO TONIGHT WE'VE GOT, UH, ABBY POWER AND MOLINA GARZA, TWO GRADUATING SENIORS FROM LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL WHO ARE GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THEIR CAPSTONE PROJECT AND THE OTHER EXPERIENCES THEY HAD.
SO THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING US.
UM, LIKE YOU SAID, I'M ABBY POWER.
UH, I GO TO LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL.
I'M A SENIOR AND I'M THE CHAIR OF KAYAK.
MY NAME IS WILLIAM GARZA AND I'M THE VICE-CHAIR OF KAYAK THIS YEAR AND I GO TO LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL.
SO BEFORE WE GET STARTED WITH OUR SUMMARY, WE WANTED TO TALK ABOUT OUR YEAR NUMBERS.
SO WE HAVE EIGHT RETURNING MEMBERS.
UM, WE HAD 17 REGULAR MEETINGS.
UM, THEY WERE ON THE VIRTUAL PLATFORM OF RINGCENTRAL, UM, WITH GREAT SUCCESS BECAUSE I COULD CALL THEM FROM ANYWHERE IF I WAS AT A STORE AT A SCHOOL FUNCTION, MAYBE THING.
AND A LOT OF OUR OTHER MEMBERS DID THAT AS WELL.
UM, WE ALSO HAVE EIGHT NEW MEMBERS, UM, FROM ALL THREE DIFFERENT HIGH SCHOOLS.
SO WE'RE EXCITED TO GROW OUR MEMBERSHIP AND EXPAND ACROSS THE COMMUNITY.
AND I'M GOING TO HAND IT OVER TO MOLINA TO TALK ABOUT OUR CAPSTONE PROJECT.
SO LIKE HOWARD SAID, EVERY YEAR WE CONDUCT AN ANNUAL PROJECT CALLED THE CAPSTONE PROJECT.
AND THIS YEAR OUR CAPSTONE PROJECT IS CALLED THE EDUCATION REFORM.
ESSENTIALLY THE PURPOSE OF THE EDUCATION REFORM WAS TO APPEAL TO HASTY ISD SCHOOL DISTRICT TO ADD REFORM AND IMPLEMENT CHANGES INTO HAYSI, ISE CURRICULUM, AND OTHER PROGRAMS. WE BELIEVE THAT THIS WAS NECESSARY BECAUSE HEY, CISD DOES HAVE SOME HOLES TO FILL AND WE BELIEVE THAT A BETTER EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM FOR ITS STUDENTS, WHAT HELPS BETTER THE STUDENTS FOR THEIR FUTURE AND ALSO BUILD THE LEADERS AND INNOVATIVE THINKERS OF KYLE'S FUTURE.
SO OUR PROJECT CONSISTED OF FOUR TOPICS.
UM, THE FIRST ONE WAS CURRICULUM.
UM, SO WE HAVE AP CURRICULUM IN HAYSI ISD.
UM, BUT ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY THAT, UH, WE LOOKED AT INTO IS IB, THE IB PROGRAM, UH, SPECIFICALLY WITH HIGH SCHOOLS.
UM, SO IT'S INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE.
UM, IT, YOU CAN GET A DIPLOMA THAT TRANSFERS TO ANY TEXAS, UH, HIGHER UNIVERSITY FOR, I THINK, 32 CREDIT HOURS.
SO THAT WOULD BE, YOU WOULD BE GOING INTO AS A SOPHOMORE OR EVEN A JUNIOR, UM, INTO COLLEGE.
UM, SO YOU COULD FOCUS ON THAT MAJOR.
UM, ALSO WITHIN CURRICULUM, WE TALKED ABOUT THE LANGUAGE PROGRAMS. UM, SO, AND HASTY, SEE WE HAVE A TWO WAY AND A ONE-WAY MODEL AND THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, UM, BUT THERE'S ONLY FIVE SCHOOLS TOTAL, I BELIEVE, UM, THAT, THAT PRACTICE THOSE MODELS.
AND WE WANTED TO EXPAND THAT BECAUSE WITH OUR RESEARCH, WE FOUND THAT, UM, TARGETING LANGUAGES AT A YOUNGER AGE
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FOR CHILDREN, UM, WHEN HELP THEM BECOME BETTER SPEAKERS.OVERALL, ANOTHER COMPONENT OF THE EDUCATION REFORM WAS DRIVER'S EDUCATION.
AND ESSENTIALLY WE PROPOSED A CISD TO ADD DRIVER'S EDUCATION TO ALL THREE HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT.
WE BELIEVE THAT THIS IS NECESSARY BECAUSE OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS A LOT OF ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS, AND THIS WOULD HELP THOSE FAMILIES IN NEED, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THEY'RE A PRIVATE INSTITUTION, IT COSTS AROUND $400 PER STUDENT.
SO WE WANTED TO HAVE TO ADD A PROGRAM TO THE DISTRICT TO POTENTIALLY REDUCE THE COST AND JUST HELP PEOPLE GET A GOOD DRIVER'S EDUCATION.
UM, THROUGH THE SCHOOL, ANOTHER COMPONENT OF THE REFORM WAS TO ADD LIVE CLASSES, LIVE CLASSES ARE ESSENTIALLY LIKE HOME ECONOMICS COURSES THAT HAVE BASICALLY LIKE DISAPPEARED FOR A MODERN DAY, UM, EDUCATION.
WE WOULD ADD THESE IN ORDER FOR THAT THEIR STUDENTS LEARN FINANCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL ETIQUETTE.
WE BELIEVE THAT THIS IS NECESSARY BECAUSE A LOT OF STUDENTS GO AND, UM, GRADUATED AND DON'T HAVE THE SKILLS THEY NEED TO SURVIVE IN A PROFESSIONAL ENVIRONMENT.
SO THIS WOULD HELP THEM PRACTICE LEARNING HOW TO DO THEIR TAXES AS WELL AS BUILDING A RESUME AND OTHER JUST ESSENTIAL LIFE SKILLS TO SUCCEED IN LIFE.
AND THEN OUR LAST TOPIC WAS ACADEMIC, EXTRA, EXTRA CURRICULARS.
THIS WAS A PASSION PROJECT OF MINE, UM, BECAUSE I'M KIND OF A NERD.
UH, SO I WANTED TO BRING MODEL UN AS WELL AS THE ACADEMIC DECATHLON TO OUR HIGH SCHOOLS.
UM, AND SO WE ENDED UP BEING ABLE TO PRESENT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT ADVISORY PANEL AND ALL THAT.
SO YES, WE PRESENTED TO THE SUPERINTENDENT ADVISORY PANEL, WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY A PANEL THAT HELPS ADVISE THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS LIKE WHAT THEY CAN IMPROVE ON AND THEY USE IT TO GET STUDENTS' FEEDBACK.
UM, MEMBERS OF THE PANEL INCLUDE DR.
WRIGHT AS WELL AS PRESIDENT OR SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT AT ALSCO AND AROUND EIGHT STUDENTS PER HIGH SCHOOL AND OUR PRESENTATION.
WE DETAILED SEVERAL THINGS WE DID IN ORDER TO RESEARCH SUCH AS WE DID.
WE CONDUCTED COMMUNITY SURVEYS IN ORDER TO GET FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY ABOUT HOW THEY FELT ABOUT ADDING SUCH PROGRAMS. AND OVERALL, WE GOT POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM BOTH THE COMMUNITY AND ADVISORY PANEL.
AFTER WE PRESENTED OUR FINDINGS AND RESEARCH, WE ALSO HAVE A LIVELY DISCUSSION WITH THEM IN WHICH WE ACTUALLY TALKED ABOUT THE LOGISTICS AND ADDING SUCH PROPOSALS, AND THEY'RE REALLY POSITIVE AND REALLY WANTED TO TRY TO IMPLEMENT ALL OF, ALL OF OUR PROPOSED IDEAS.
SO LIKE MAYBELLINE JUST SAID THERE W OH, HOLD ON.
UM, LIKE MOLINA SAID, THERE WAS A REALLY POSITIVE REACTION, UM, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE WE'RE SENIORS.
UM, AND WE KNOW THAT SOME OF THESE CHANGES WON'T BE IMPLEMENTED NEXT YEAR OR EVEN THE YEAR AFTER.
UM, WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE CHANGE THAT COULD BE BROUGHT TO THE DISTRICT, UM, AND WHICH TRANSLATES TO KYLE OVERALL, AS FAR AS HAVING BETTER LEADERS AND BETTER PREPARED, UM, PROFESSIONALS.
UM, WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL FOR LETTING US PRESENT TONIGHT AND JUST FOR CONTINUING TO SUPPORT KAYAK OVER THE YEARS.
AND THANK YOU FOR GIVING US A PLATFORM TO TALK ABOUT WHAT WE'RE PASSIONATE ABOUT AND, UM, YEAH, WE THANK YOU.
UH, ANYBODY HAVE ANY THOUGHTS, FEEDBACK CUSTOMERS THOUGH THAT'S REALLY QUICKLY, UH, I'M GLAD THAT YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT THE DRIVER EDUCATION COURSE.
UM, I ACTUALLY TOOK THE DRIVER EDUCATION COURSE AT HAYES HIGH SCHOOL.
UH, COACH POSEY WAS ACTUALLY MY, UH, DRIVER'S ED TEACHER, WHICH WAS GREAT.
I LEARNED A LOT AND YOU'RE RIGHT.
THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT CAN'T AFFORD THAT EDUCATION COURSE IS GETTING HARDER AND HARDER OBTAIN AND WE'RE GETTING LESS, UH, FEWER, UH, LICENSED DRIVERS ON THE ROADWAYS I BELIEVE.
AND I THINK, UH, ALSO ALL THE OTHER IDEAS THAT YOU CAME FORWARD WITH ARE, ARE AMAZING.
UH, THANK YOU, EVERYONE MOLINA REALLY GREAT, UH, PRESENTATION.
UH, THIS IS MY FOURTH ONE I'VE SEEN FROM KAYAK.
I ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO THIS PARTICULAR MEETING, UH, JUST TO SEE THE CAPSTONE PROJECT AND HEAR MORE ABOUT WHAT YOU ALL HAVE BEEN DOING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
UH, IT'S ALWAYS FUN TO OCCASIONALLY SIT IN ON YOUR MEETINGS OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS.
IT'S REALLY, UH, INTERESTING TO HEAR YOU ALL DEBATE THINGS AND COME TO A CONCLUSION ON WHAT YOU ALL WANTED TO DO.
UH, I EVEN SAY THERE BE SOME THINGS THAT, UH, THE ADULTS CAN LEARN FROM HOW YOU ALL CONDUCT YOUR BUSINESS.
UH, I'VE ALWAYS BEEN VERY PROUD OF YOU ALL THAT AND THE WORK THAT YOU ALL HAVE ACCOMPLISHED.
UM, JUST SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THIS YEAR'S CAPSTONE PROJECT.
YOU PUT A BIG SMILE ON MY FACE WHEN I SAW WHAT IT WAS.
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UH, I PARTICULARLY, I, I, TO WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER RIZZO SAID, I THINK ALL FOUR OF THEM OR ARE REALLY, UH, NEEDED AND, AND, AND WOULD BE IMPROVEMENT ON THE CURRICULUM.AND I, I, I GIVE MAJOR KUDOS YOU ALL FOR WANTING TO, TO IMPROVE THAT.
AND EVEN AS YOU SAID, THAT'D BE, IT MAY NOT IMMEDIATELY IMPACT, UH, YOURSELVES OR THE, THE GREAT AFTER YOU, OR MAYBE EVEN THOSE THAT ARE ALL IN THE SCHOOL RIGHT NOW, BUT IN THE LONG-TERM WHAT THAT DOES.
AND THAT'S, THAT'S THE MARK OF A LEADER AND, AND THIS GROUP HAS ALWAYS SHOWN THOSE LEADERSHIP SKILLS.
I WILL JUMP, UH, PARTICULARLY INTO A COUPLE OF THINGS.
UM, WELL, ONE, I WILL SAY I LOVE THE FINANCIAL LITERACY PART BEING IN BANKING AND FINANCE MYSELF.
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT EVERY COMMUNITY NEEDS.
SO I PARTICULARLY LIKE THAT ONE.
UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, UH, I NOTICED THAT YOU ALL SAID IN YOUR PRESENTATION WAS THAT, UH, NOT ONLY DID YOU SURVEY THE ADVISORY PANEL, BUT YOU ALSO SURVEYED RESIDENTS.
I JUST WANTED TO HEAR A LITTLE BIT ABOUT Y'ALL SMITH METHODOLOGY WHEN YOU ALL DID THAT PART.
UM, WE MOSTLY TARGETED, UM, STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS JUST BECAUSE THEY WOULD ACTUALLY BE THE ONES LIKE PARTICIPATING IN THESE PROGRAMS, BUT WE ALSO GOT PARENTS FEEDBACK.
UM, MOST OF THE SURVEYS WE GOT AROUND 150 PEOPLE TO FILL OUT.
SO THAT WASN'T THAT MANY, BUT IT WAS STILL A GOOD AMOUNT JUST TO SEE LIKE WHAT THE GENERAL, UM, THOUGHT PROCESS WAS.
AND BECAUSE OF OUR MEMBERSHIP IS FROM ALL THREE SCHOOLS, WE GOT ALL THREE CAMPUSES TO PARTICIPATE, WHICH WAS, UM, WHICH WAS AWESOME.
AND ACTUALLY, THAT'S NOT THAT BAD OF A NUMBER CAUSE WE, UH, WE DO CITY-WIDE SURVEYS THEN, UH, AS WELL.
SO WE KNOW HOW MUCH OF A STRUGGLE THAT CAN BE, BUT THAT'S A PRETTY SOLID, UH, NUMBER OF FEEDBACK THERE.
SO IF YOU ALL AGAIN, UH, LOVE THE PRESENTATION, LOVE THE, YOU ALL DO.
AND I KNOW THE COUNSELOR IS ALWAYS EXCITED TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE WORK THAT CAT DOES.
I WANT TO THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THE MEMBERS AND I WANT TO THANK OUR STAFF LIAISONS AS WELL, HOWARD, UH, THERE FOR THEIR CONTINUED EFFORTS SUPPORT.
I'LL JUST PIGGYBACK OFF OF WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE HAS ALREADY SAID.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR AMBITION AND TAKING THESE LEADERSHIP POSITIONS SERIOUSLY TO CREATE POSITIVE IMPACT, ESPECIALLY, YOU KNOW, EDUCATION IS BIG AND SOME REFORM IS DEFINITELY, UM, I GUESS, NEEDED I, WITHOUT GOING INTO FURTHER DETAIL.
SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR, FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK THIS YEAR.
WHAT EVERYBODY'S BEEN SAYING ABOUT THIS GROUP AND APPRECIATE ALL YOUR HARD WORK.
UH, I LIKED THE IDEA OF THE LIFE, UH, CLASSES, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO FINANCE AND ETIQUETTE AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
UH, SOME OF THESE THINGS, I'M SURE THAT A LOT OF YOUNG ADULTS, AS THEY ARE GOING INTO COLLEGE, THEY'RE GOING TO NEED TO KNOW FINANCES LIKE, UH, COUNCILMAN NELSON HAS BROUGHT UP, YOU KNOW, AND ALSO LEARNING LIFE SKILLS AS WELL.
I'M SURE THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE TEACHING AS WELL, OR ARE YOU GUYS ARE TALKING AMONGST EACH OTHER ABOUT, SO THAT'S GOOD TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION.
SO, BUT THEN AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE AND CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR SENIOR YEAR IN, IN YOUR SUCCESS IN THE FUTURE.
I DO JUST WANT TO COMMEND YOU GIRLS FOR STANDING UP THERE AND BEING ABLE TO TALK.
I HAVE STOOD WHERE YOU STOOD AND BEEN SO NERVOUS AND YOU GUYS ARE NATURALS.
SO I GOING TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTINUE DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING, BECAUSE THIS IS JUST ONE LITTLE SMALL CHANGE.
BUT IF YOU CONTINUE TO DO THAT, EVEN IF YOU DON'T CHANGE YOUR S THE SITUATION YOURSELF, YOU MAY SPARK THE BRAIN THAT DOES SO ALWAYS CONTINUE TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND KUDOS TO YOUR GREAT SPEAKING SKILLS BECAUSE TO THIS DAY, I'M STILL WORKING ON MINE.
ANYONE ELSE? THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.
DID YOU GO TOO FAR? WE WOULDN'T TAKE A QUICK PHOTO.
JILL MIGHT COME IN ON THE DIOCESE, JUST GETTING TOGETHER TO AGREE.
THIS IS REALLY AWKWARD ON SECOND.
[5. Introduction of Gary Stubbins, Building Inspector. ~ Howard J. Koontz, Director of Planning and Community Development]
STEBBINS, BUILDING INSPECTOR, MR. KOONTZ, MORE AND MORE GOOD NEWS.SO FOLLOWING THE RETIREMENT OF OUR LONG-TIME BUILDING OFFICIAL LAST OCTOBER, UH, WE DID A SEARCH FOR SOMEONE TO REPLACE
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THAT ROLE, AND WE ARE JOINED THIS EVENING BY MR. GARY STUBBINS, UM, LONG TIME BUILDING OFFICIAL ELSEWHERE, AND HE HAS RETURNED TO TEXAS TO SERVE THE CITY OF KYLE.SO I'LL LET HIM INTRODUCE HIMSELF, EVEN COUNSEL, HOW ARE YOU DOING TONIGHT? MY NAME IS GARY
UM, AS MR. COZZA SAID, I COME FROM A LONG HISTORY OF BEING A BUILD OFFICIAL.
I WORKED UP IN MASSACHUSETTS FOR ABOUT 15 YEARS AND, UH, I DECIDED TO APPLY FOR THE POSITION DOWN HERE AND WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO RECEIVE IT.
AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO, UM, WORKING THE POLICY KYLE AND VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT AND, UM, SERVING THE COMMUNITY.
IT'S, UH, IT'S AMAZING HOW MUCH WORK IS GOING ON RIGHT HERE.
WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTS FOR MR. STEBBINS CUSTOMER FLOOR SCALE AND THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN HERE.
UM, MASSACHUSETTS IS QUITE A LONG WAYS, SO, UM, I'M SURE THEY'RE GOING TO BE A LITTLE MORE ADVANCED THAN THAT.
IT'S, UH, IT'S QUITE AN OPPORTUNITY.
I SPENT ABOUT A THIRD OF MY LIFETIME AT TEXAS.
UM, I ACTUALLY WAS IN THE SERVICE AT FORT HOOD AND THEN I WENT HOME FOR A WHILE AND THEN CAME BACK DOWN HERE, UH, WORKED IN, UH, FROM ALSO PLASTICS, UH, LIVED IN VICTORIA, TEXAS FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND, UH, END UP GOING BACK UP NORTH TO GET MY DEGREE, UH, AND THEN IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AND THEN DECIDED AFTER 22 YEARS UP THERE DECIDED TO COME BACK HERE.
UH, I HAD A LOT OF FRIENDS OF A FAMILY HERE, UM, THREE GRANDKIDS, UH, WHICH ARE, I'M GOING TO GO SEE NEXT WEEKEND.
HADN'T SEEN THAT BECAUSE OF THE COVID AND LITTLE OVER A YEAR AND A HALF.
UM, I HAVEN'T EVEN SEEN THE YOUNGEST ONE YET.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
I'D JUST LIKE TO WELCOME YOU BACK TO TEXAS.
WELCOME TO, UH, UH, WARMER TEMPERATURES AND, UH, UH, I HOPE YOU DIDN'T SHOVEL TOO MUCH SNOW WHILE YOU'RE UP NORTH, BUT, UH, THE A LOT.
AND THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS I'M DOWN HERE.
I DO LIKE THE FOUR SEASONS, BUT IN ALASKA IT DOES GET TOUGH.
WE'RE, WE'RE GLAD THAT YOU APPLY AND WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE YOU A PART OF TEAM KYLE.
SO WELCOME BACK TO TEXAS STATE.
LIKE I SAID, I REALLY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY AND LOOK FORWARD TO US OR THE COMMUNITY.
ANYONE ELSE CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN.
[6. CIP/Road Projects and Consent Agenda Presentation. ~ Travis Mitchell, Mayor]
AND CONSENT AGENDA PRESENTATION.FIRST PROJECT BURLESON STREET, AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE STILL TRYING TO WORK IN CLOSING OUT THIS PROJECT, UM, VISITED WITH OUR PROJECT MANAGER TODAY.
SHE'S STILL WAITING FOR THE AS-BUILTS AND THEY HAVE ONE MORE CHANGE ORDER TO GO THROUGH ON THAT PROJECT.
AND SHE'S ALSO HAVING A DISCUSSION WITH THE CONTRACTOR ABOUT A CERTAIN PARKING AREA THAT SHE THINKS WE NEED TO GET A CREDIT ON.
SO HOPEFULLY SHE'LL WIN ON THAT PARTICULAR DISCUSSION, BUT SHE'S STILL TRYING TO GET THEM TO WRAP IT UP.
THE WINDY HILL STREET DRAINAGE PROJECT.
UH, WE'RE AT ABOUT 58% COMPLETE, UH, AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE HAVE TRAFFIC DRIVING ON THE SOUTH SIDE.
THEY'RE TRYING TO WRAP UP THAT NORTH HALF AND THEY'VE GOT ALL THEIR PRECAST STRUCTURES HAVE BEEN PLACED.
THEY STILL HAVE SOME HEADWALLS TO PUT IN.
UH, THEY'RE TRYING TO PREPARE THAT ROAD, UH, BED SUBWAY, BUT AS YOU CAN TELL, IT'S BEEN QUITE A BIT OF WET WEATHER WEATHER OUT THERE.
UH, WE STILL THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ABOUT FOUR MORE MINUTES BEFORE WE COMPLETE THAT, UH, NORTH HAFEN AND, UH, TRY TO WRAP THE PROJECT UP BY THE END OF NOVEMBER, SOUTH SIDE WASTEWATER PROJECT.
IF YOU'LL NOTICE THIS PICTURE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF ALL THAT WATER IN THAT PARTICULAR CREEK, THANK GOODNESS THE CONTRACTORS ALREADY LAID THE PIPE IN THAT SECTION.
SO WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT WAITING FOR THAT AREA TO DRY UP SO HE CAN TELL HE'S ON THE NORTH SIDE, I'M SORRY, THE SOUTH SIDE OF THAT CREEK.
AND HE'S HEADING UP, UH, IN FRONT OF TDCJ HEADING BACK TOWARDS THE SOUTH TO WHERE HE'LL MAKE ULTIMATE CONNECTION WITH THE COUNTY RUN ONE COUNTY ROAD, ONE 58, WHERE HE START BEFORE, UH, WE STILL HAVE ABOUT THREE MORE SECTIONS TO DO ON THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT.
UH, SO WE'RE ESTIMATING MAYBE SIX TO NINE MONTHS BEFORE HE WRAPS THIS PROJECT UP ON THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT EXPANSION PROJECT.
AGAIN, THE RAIN HAS NOT HELPED US ON THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT.
UH, THEY'RE STILL CONTINUING TO WORK AS, UH, UNSCHEDULED AS BEST AS I CAN.
THEY'RE GOING TO CONTINUE WORKING ON SATURDAYS TO CONTINUE TO TRY TO STAY ON THAT SCHEDULE.
SO WE DO EXPECT TO HAVE THIS COMPLETED AND READY TO GO MARCH OF 2022.
UH, ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO MENTION THE DE-WATERING DESIGN THAT THEY'VE BEEN WORKING ON, WHICH IS THE BELT PRESS THAT WE'VE BEEN ASKING FOR, UH, AS
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THE IS WRAPPED UP, UM, THROUGH HAVING FINAL REVIEWS ON THAT.SO I WILL BE POSSIBLY, YOU'D BE LOOKING AT A CHANGE ORDER FOR THAT PROTECTOR IMPROVEMENT THERE AT THE PLANT.
THEY'RE STILL WORKING ON, UH, A LITTLE BIT OF THE CONCRETE ON THIS PHOTO.
UH, YOU CAN SEE THE WATER UP ON THE UPPER RIGHT IS STILL THERE, BUT IT IS PRETTY WET SITE AT THIS POINT IN TIME, BUT BUTTON CREEK INTERCEPTOR, UM, WE'RE ABOUT 45% COMPLETE ON THAT PARTICULAR PROJECT.
UH, UH, LET ME GO BACK ONE MORE SLIDE.
I WANTED TO MENTION ON THE, ABOUT THE, UM, FOURTH BULLET, UH, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT PROJECT NEEDS TO DO, WE DID PLANT A TIME BUTTON CREEK INTERCEPTOR TO THE PLANTS AS PART OF THE WORK FOR THE PLANT INCLUDES IN TYING INTO THAT PIPE THAT WE LAY THERE.
SO IT'S VERY CRITICAL THAT WE TIED IT BUTTONED CREEK INTERCEPTOR TO THE PLANT AND THAT, SO WE JUST HAD OUR MEETING ON THAT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY WAS COORDINATED AND YOU WHAT THEY WERE DOING.
AND WHEN, WHEN TO EXPECT THE WORK TO BE DONE, THEY SHOULD START ON THAT, UH, PROJECT, UH, HOPEFULLY WITHIN ABOUT TWO, TWO MONTHS, I THINK, AND BACK ON THE BUTTON CREEK INTERCEPTOR, HOPEFULLY IN ABOUT TWO TO THREE WEEKS, WE'LL START CLEARING.
SO THEY COULD DO A BORE UNDERNEATH THE PLUM CREEK AREA.
THAT'S ABOUT A MONTH PROJECT AND THAT'S WHERE WE'LL BE LAYING THE PIPES OF THE, UH, TREATMENT PLAN CAN TIE INTO THEM.
HOPEFULLY I DIDN'T CONFUSE YOU ON THAT.
WELL SITE NUMBER FOUR ON THE AGENDA, WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER 12, THAT'S A CHANGE ORDER.
UM, BELIEVE THE AMOUNT IS ABOUT $50,000.
THAT'S FOR TWO PROJECTS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE DOING FOR US.
ONE ON THE EXISTING WATER TOWER THAT WE HAVE HERE, THAT PARTICULAR LOGO IS GOING TO BE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A LARGER ONE.
AND THEN WE'RE ALSO GOING TO PLACE A NEW LOGO ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE TOWER.
AND THEN ON THE DOWNTOWN ELEVATED, WE'RE GOING TO REMOVE THE OVERFLOW PIPING.
AND WE'RE ALSO GOING TO REMOVE THE EXISTING SITE, THE LETTERING THAT'S THERE AND REPLACED THAT ALSO WITH BLOCK LETTERING TOO, OLD POST ROAD VISITED WITH THE, UH, SUPERINTENDENT FOR THE COUNTY.
AGAIN, THE RYAN'S KIND OF HELD THEM UP.
THEY GOT ALL THEIR BASE IN, UH, THEY WERE HOPING TO PLACE OIL SO THEY COULD START PAVING, UH, HOPEFULLY NEXT WEEK, BUT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE MATERIAL TO DRY UP.
AND THEN AFTER THAT DRIVES OUT, THEN THEY CAN PUT THEIR OIL DOWN SO THEY CAN AT LEAST GET THE FIRST LAYER OF MIXED ON THIS SOUTH END OF THE PROJECT.
THERE'S TWO ITEMS ON THERE AND YOU CAN SEND A JETTA NUMBER NINE AND 10.
THESE ARE TWO CONTRACTS WITH REAL PROS.
WE NEED TO PAY THEM FOR AN OBSERVER AND FOR A FLAGGER.
AS WE BORE UNDERNEATH THE RAILROAD TRACK, THEY'RE ON THIS ELLIOTT BRANCH PROJECT, THERE'S A RECLAIM WATER LINE AND THE GRAVITY LINE THAT WE HAVE TO INSTALL AND WE HAVE TO HAVE THIS CONTRACT WITH THEM SO THEY CAN WATCH OUR CREWS AS WE'RE WORKING, THEY'RE INSTALLING THOSE BORINGS, OKAY.
CONSIDER RANCH ROUNDABOUT APPROXIMATELY 95% COMPLETE, ACCORDING TO THE DEVELOPER, UH, THEY SHOULD BE OPEN FRIDAY OR SATURDAY PARAMOUNT.
SO DIVISION ALSO VISITED WITH THE DEVELOPER ON THIS ONE.
AGAIN, THEY WERE HELD UP BECAUSE OF WEATHER.
UH, AS SOON AS IT'S DRY ENOUGH, THEY'RE GOING TO START PUTTING ALL DOWN AND GETTING READY TO START PAVING THAT I'M GUESSING THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE ABOUT ANOTHER TWO TO THREE WEEKS BEFORE THEY CAN FINALLY OPEN THAT UP.
I DO WANT TO LET COUNCIL KNOW THAT THERE WAS ONE PARTICULAR ISSUE THAT WE FACED ON THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT.
WHEN IT BECAME IN FOR DESIGN, AS YOU APPROACHED THE RAILROAD TRACKS, THERE'S SOME NARROW LANES THERE.
THE PUBLIC WORKS IS GOING TO HELP ME WITH THAT.
WE'RE GOING TO INSTALL SOME SIGNS, MAUREEN, THE MOTOR THERE'S NARROW NARROW LANES THERE THEY DO.
THEY ARE AT LEAST 10 FEET WIDE, BUT IT, IT DID, UH, I'M GOING TO CALL IT A CALMING DEVICE, TRAFFIC CALMING DEVICE, SO TO SPEAK.
BUT, UH, WE MAY SOME CALLS COMPLAINTS ON THAT BECAUSE IT IS NARROW, BUT IT IS MEAT.
IT DOES HAVE AT LEAST 10 FEET WIDE LANES IN THERE.
SO THAT'S AN ISSUE I WANTED TO BRING UP SO THAT Y'ALL, DON'T GET SURPRISED ABOUT THAT.
BUT THE REASON WE DIDN'T TRY TO GO WIDER, UH, ACCORDING TO THE RAILROAD, IT WAS GOING TO COST US MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO MOVE THOSE SIGNALS.
SO THE DECISION WAS TO TRY TO FIT IN WHAT WE COULD AND WE DID.
WE GOT 10 FOOT LANES IN THERE.
UH, BUT AS YOU APPROACH IT, IT DOES LOOK LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE AN ISSUE FOR YOU, BUT IT IS WIDE ENOUGH FOR YOU TO GET THROUGH THERE.
YEAH, I THINK 10 FEET IS FINE.
UH, IS, DOES THAT ALSO COME INTO PLAY WITH OUR QUIET ZONES, FUTURE QUIET ZONE? YES, SIR.
WE WOULD HAVE LIKED TO HAVE HAD WATER LANES, YOU KNOW, ENGINEERS LIKE THE WIDE LINES.
AND, UH, BUT BECAUSE OF THE ISSUE WITH THE SIGNALS AND THE COST, IT WAS JUST, IT WAS JUST TOO EXPENSIVE TO TRY AND MOVE THOSE SIGNALS.
AND ONE JUST, UH, SOMETHING THAT I BROUGHT UP WITH THE ENGINEERS ON THIS PROJECT THAT TYPICALLY YOU USE STANDARD CURB AND GUTTER.
AND I'VE MENTIONED THIS BEFORE TO OTHER STAFF, BUT I ASKED HIM TO PUT REGULAR STANDUP CURB JUST TO CURBING BECAUSE MOST PEOPLE DON'T LIKE DRIVING ON THAT PAN.
THEY'LL VEER AWAY FROM THAT A PAN OR THE GUTTER AS WE CALL IT.
SO THIS ONE JUST HAS STANDUP CURBING IN THERE.
SO IT'LL GIVE THEM THE FEELING THAT IT'S A LITTLE BIT WIDER.
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WE HAVE A DIFFERENT CURB SECTION THERE.I'M GOING TO SEE IF I CAN EXPLAIN THIS CORRECTLY ON CAL 57, THE EASEMENTS, THIS IS A GENTLEMEN AGENDA ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, WE NEEDED TWO EASEMENTS FROM THE CALL 57 DEVELOPMENT.
THIS IS WHEN IT'S ON ONE 51 WAS FOR THE, UH, UH, TRANSMISSION LINE THAT WE NEEDED AND A BOOSTER PUMP.
AND WHEN THE DEVELOPER FILED THE EASEMENTS, THE FIRST TIME THAT THEY WERE FILED INCORRECTLY.
AND SO THEY HAD TO RE THEY REFILED TWO NEW, UH, EASEMENTS, ACCORDING TO THE TITLE COMPANY, WE NEEDED TO TERMINATE THOSE FIRST TWO.
AND THAT'S WHAT THIS ITEM DOES IF WE SIGN OFF AND WE TERMINATE THOSE FIRST TWO EASEMENTS, UH, ON THE CREW ACTIVITY CENTER, THIS AUTHORIZES THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE, UH, PEC TO REMOVE THE OVERHEAD STRUCTURES FROM THE RIGHT OF WAY IN OUR STREETS AND ALLEYS, MY FAVORITE ITEM AND D ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY QUESTIONS? CUSTOMER IS JUST ONE, UH, JUST ON CONCETTA RANCH.
YOU SAID THERE WERE 95% COMPLETE, EVEN WITH THE RAIN.
UH, WHAT, WHAT ARE WE STILL LACKING IN THAT AREA? PROBABLY WHAT THEY WOULD TELL ME SOME SIDEWALK AREAS AND SOME BACK-FILLING.
I KNOW, UM, LAST WEEK THEY RAN INTO SOME ISSUES.
UM, ANYTIME THAT WE HAVE AN ISSUE OCCUR WITH A PROJECT LIKE THIS, THAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET DONE QUICKLY, IF THERE'S AN ISSUE THAT ARISES, UM, UH, I'D LIKE COUNSEL BE NOTIFIED ON IT.
UM, SO I KNOW THAT THERE WAS SOME DECISIONS MADE AND, AND COUNCIL DIDN'T HAVE ANY INPUT ON IT, BUT ANYTIME WE'RE DOING A PROJECT IN THIS TYPE OF TIMELINE, TRYING TO GET THEM DONE QUICKLY, UH, ALL THE FEEDBACK IS HELPFUL, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE'RE TRYING TO, UH, TALK TO THE PUBLIC AND LET THEM KNOW WHAT THE TRUE TIMELINES ARE.
JUST TO REFLECT ON THAT, UH, THE REASON WHY IS WE, WE HAVE, UH, RESIDENTS IN THAT AREA THAT HAVE, UH, OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, BEATING A DEAD HORSE HERE, UH, HAVING DELAYS TRAFFIC ISSUES, ALL THAT.
SO AS MUCH REAL TIME UPDATE INFORMATION WE CAN GET, YOU KNOW, YOU ACTUALLY HAVE SOME PEOPLE KNOCKING ON MY DOOR WANTING TO GET UPDATES.
SO THE MORE WE CAN GET THIS FINALIZED AND THE MORE WE CAN BE MORE UP TO DATE, EVEN IF IT'S A DAILY THING, THE BETTER.
UM, SO THAT WAY WE CAN JUST KEEP OUR RESIDENTS IN THE LOOP, UH, GOING FORWARD.
I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MORE PROJECTS LIKE THIS, BUT IF YOU SEE THE EMAILS THAT WE HAVE, JUST KNOW THAT WE'RE TRYING TO GIVE OUR RESIDENTS THE MOST UPDATED, REAL TIME INFORMATION, AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
SO, BUT AGAIN, LEON, THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP, TRYING TO GET ALL THIS RESOLVED.
I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MANY MONTHS, BUT I THINK WE'RE FINALLY, HOPEFULLY NOW AT THE END OF THE ROAD ON THIS, AND YOU SAID THE LATEST, IT WOULD BE OPENED UP BY SATURDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY TO FRIDAY, BUT WE BETTER SAY SATURDAY, JUST IN CASE, JUST SAY SATURDAY.
UH, KATHERINE, ALISON, GO AHEAD.
UH, JUST TALKING ABOUT THE ROUNDABOUT REAL QUICK, UM, TWO THINGS, ONE THE MIDDLE PART.
WHAT ARE WE ANTICIPATING GOING IN THERE? AND THEN TWO, UH, COULD WE GET A LIST TO COUNSEL ON THE ADDITIONS AND DIFFERENCES THAT WERE DOWN FROM, UM, THE SECOND GO AT, ON THIS ROUNDABOUT, ESSENTIALLY COUNCIL MEMBER.
I'M NOT AWARE OF WHAT'S GOING TO GO IN THE CENTER PART OF IT.
I KNOW THE DEVELOPER HAD PLANNED SOME, UM, SOME, SOME GREENERY AND THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE PUTTING IN THERE, BUT WE'LL FIND OUT WE'LL FIND OUT.
AND THEN WE CAN GIVE YOU A LIST OF THE CHANGES THAT WERE MADE FROM THE ORIGINAL DESIGN.
UM, UH, THE OTHER THING WAS ON OLD POST ROAD.
UM, SO I KNOW Y'ALL ARE WORKING ON THE SOUTH SIDE THERE, UH, OF OLD POST ROAD AND THE RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION NEGOTIATIONS ARE STILL THERE AT THAT ONE 58.
AND THOSE ODD POST ROAD IS THAT WHERE THE RIGHT OF WAY ACCURATE, UM, NEGOTIATIONS ARE STILL HAPPENING.
COUNCIL MEMBER WHERE WE'RE GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH THE OWNER RIGHT NOW HE'S RESPONDED TO A SCHEMATIC THAT I SENT HIM TO MAKE SURE THAT WE INCLUDED EVERYTHING THAT HE WANTED US TO DO IN THAT AREA.
SO I JUST NEED TO RESPOND TO THEM AND SHOW THEM THAT WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE THE THINGS THAT HE'S ASKED FOR.
AND HOPEFULLY ONCE I GET THAT APPROVAL FROM HIM, THEN WE'RE GOING TO TRY AND GET THE PAPERWORK DONE QUICKLY AS WE CAN.
SO WE CAN STRAIGHTEN OUT THAT INTERSECTION.
AND THEN THERE'S SORRY, YOU ALL HAVE KIND OF BEEN.
AND WE'RE ALSO, ALSO, WE WERE PRETTY NEAT, SOME BACK SLOPE EASEMENTS, AND WE WERE WORKING WITH THE CHURCH ON THAT TOO, BUT WE DON'T THINK THAT'S GOING TO HOLD US UP.
WELL, THAT'S ALL GOOD TO KNOW.
SO ESSENTIALLY I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF IT, BUT NORTH OF THE
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END OF ONE 58 UNTIL Y'ALL HAVE THE RIGHT OF WAY, UH, NEGOTIATIONS DONE.THAT'S THAT'S JUST WHAT I WANTED TO CLARIFY.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR LEON? THANK YOU, LEON.
[V. Consent Agenda]
CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS SEVEN THROUGH 14.I LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEMS. ONE THROUGH 13, SEVEN THROUGH 14, SEVEN TO 13.
ARE YOU TRYING TO PULL 14? UH, CORRECT.
SECOND SEVEN THROUGH 13 SECONDS.
IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COUNSELOR ELLISON, SECONDED BY COUNSELOR RIZZO THAT WE APPROVE AGENDA ITEMS. NUMBER SEVEN THROUGH 13.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE, ALL OPPOSED.
NEXT UP AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 14,
[14. Authorize the City Manager to enter an agreement with Pedernales Electric Cooperative, Inc., P.E.C., to relocate overhead power lines around the premises of Krug Activity Center to adjacent streets, alleys, underground, as necessary for beautification of Downtown Square, Mary Kyle Hartson Park. ~ Leon Barba, P.E., City Engineer]
AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH PEC, UH, TO RELOCATE OVERHEAD POWER LINES IN THE, UH, AROUND THE PREMISES OF THE CREW ACTIVITY CENTER.UH, THIS IS MR. BARBARA'S ITEM AS WELL.
UM, I GUESS YOU PULLED UP ONE QUICK QUESTION.
UH, SO I APPRECIATE THE BACKGROUND MATERIAL AND THE EXPLANATION ON THERE AS WELL.
UH, THE COST RANGE WAS FROM 1.5 TO $2.5 MILLION, UH, A PRELIMINARY ESTIMATE WITH PEC TO RE RELOCATE SOME OF THESE, UM, POLLS.
UM, WHAT WOULD, UH, I GUESS THIS IS A QUESTION FOR SCOTT, UH, WHAT WOULD BE THE, UH, FUNDING SOURCE FOR, UM, MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT COUNSEL? THE SCOTTSDALE, THE CITY MANAGER FOR THE RECORD? UH, THIS POINT IT'S, IT'S JUST AN AGREEMENT TO BEGIN THE PROCESS.
UH, RIGHT NOW WE HAVEN'T IDENTIFIED A SET FUNDING SOURCE FOR THIS COULD BE FROM THE GENERAL FUND MOST LIKELY.
SO WE WOULD HAVE TO BUDGET FOR IT IN A FUTURE.
WOULD THAT, WOULD THAT BE THIS UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR OR FOLLOWING, OR WE HAVEN'T HAD THE CONVERSATION WITH PEC ON WHEN THEY WOULD EXPECT THE FUNDING.
WE WOULD CLEARLY WANT TO START MOVING SOME OF THOSE POLES AS PART OF THE MARY CALL HARTSON PARK PROJECT.
SO I, I THINK WE COULD START MOVING THOSE, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, AUGUST, SEPTEMBER AS PART OF THIS PROJECT, BUT THE BULK OF THE FUNDING WOULD BE IN THIS NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
WE'RE DIRECTING, UH, TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT AND THEN WE'LL HAVE TO JUST COMMIT TO THE FUNDING.
TH THE DIRECTION FOR THIS, THIS ITEM IS, IS REALLY TO GIVE US THE ABILITY TO ENTER INTO THE AGREEMENT WITH PEC AND THE F THE FUNDING DOLLAR AMOUNT, UH, WILL BE PART OF THAT, THAT, UH, ITEM.
SO WE WILL, WE WILL BRING BACK THE FINAL AGREEMENT TO COUNCIL WHEN IT'S READY.
THIS JUST GIVES US THE DIRECTION TO MOVE FORWARD IN NEGOTIATING.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? MOTION, MOTION TO APPROVE? UH, ITEM 14.
IT'S BEEN MOVED BACK AS FOR RIZZO.
SECOND ABOUT COUNSELOR FLORES, KALE THAT WE APPROVE AGENDA.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
[15.
(First Reading) An ordinance amending Chapter 53 (Zoning) of the City of Kyle, Texas, for the purpose of rezoning approximately 1.63 acres of land from Construction Manufacturing ‘CM’ to Retail Service District ‘RS’ for property located at 1050 Bunton Creek Road, in Hays County, Texas. (Goforth Partners, Inc. - Z-21-0078) ~ Howard J. Koontz, Director of Planning and Community Development
Planning and Zoning Commission voted 5-0 to recommend approval of the request.
- Public Hearing
FIRST READING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 53 OF THE CITY OF KYLE TEXAS FOR THE PURPOSE OF REZONING, APPROXIMATELY 1.63 ACRES LAND FROM CONSTRUCTION MANUFACTURING TO RETAIL SERVICES FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT, UH, 10 50 BUTTON CREEK ROAD.
THIS ITEM HAS A PUBLIC HEARING.
SO THIS IS A REQUEST TO REZONE A LITTLE OVER AN ACRE AND A HALF.
THAT'S LOCATED ON BUTTON JUST EAST OF PHILOMENA.
IT'S RIGHT NEXT TO THE BREAD BASKET.
IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE INTERSECTION, I'M GOING TO TRY AND SHARE MY SCREEN SO I CAN HAVE A VISUAL AID.
UM, SO WHAT YOU CAN SEE THERE IS A VICINITY MAP.
LIKE I SAID, THIS IS LOCATED ON BUTTON CREEK, JUST EAST OF PHILOMENA DRIVE, UM, BETWEEN DAISEY AND FILOMENA 1.6, THREE ACRES CURRENTLY ZONED
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ZONE IT TO S UM, FOR, UH, RETAIL SERVICE USES.ABOUT A WEEK AGO, THEY VOTED UNANIMOUSLY FIVE TO NOTHING, UH, AT THE TIME OF THE VOTE TO APPROVE THE REQUEST AS SUBMITTED.
UH, THANK YOU, MR. KENNEY, THIS ITEM HAS A PUBLIC HEARING, UH, LESSER OBJECTIONS.
I'M GOING TO GO WITH AN OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
NOW SEEING NONE, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.
IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE? I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR MR. COONS CUSTOMER ELLISON? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 1500.
THE SECOND IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COUNCILOR ELLISON SECONDED BY CUSTOMER TOBY.
IS, IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? UM, I DID HAVE A QUESTION.
DOES THIS AREA HAVE WASTEWATER LINES? MOST CERTAINLY WASTEWATER AVAILABILITY ON BUNTIN EAST OF PHILOMENA NEXT TO THE BREAD BASKET, THAT NEW SECTION THEY JUST REBUILT.
SO THEY HAVE ALL THE UTILITIES THEY'RE GOING TO NEED, CORRECT.
IT KIND OF MAKES ME FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE.
I'VE I KNOW I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS AREA.
EVERYTHING ABOUT IT IS WAREHOUSE EXCEPT FOR THAT GAS STATION.
SO, UM, IT'S, IT LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER SUPER REGIONAL NOTE.
THE PURPOSE OF THE SUPER ORIGINAL NOTE IS TO CAPTURE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND CREATE A COMMERCIAL DESTINATION WITHIN KYLE.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF AN AREA OF 1.6 IS GOING TO CREATE, UH, OR ADD TO A COMMERCIAL DESTINATION OR CAPTURE AN EMPLOYMENT.
SO I'M KIND OF CONCERNED ABOUT THAT.
AND I ALSO, AGAIN, I KNOW I TALK ABOUT THIS A LOT, BUT WITHOUT A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO DECIDE IF WE SHOULD BE ADJUSTING THESE SUPER REGIONAL NODES AND ADDING AN RS TO AN AREA THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE WAREHOUSED COUNCILOR RIZZO.
DID YOU HAVE THOUGHTS? UM, JUST REALLY QUICKLY.
I I'M PRETTY FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA.
I KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF A WAREHOUSE IN THE AREA, BUT I KNOW SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE MISSING ARE SOME MORE AMENITIES FOR THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN A NEIGHBORHOOD IS JUST, UH, A LITTLE BIT EAST OF THERE.
AND I THINK ANYTHING THAT WE CAN BRING TOWARDS, UH, GIVING THEM SOME, SOME OPTIONS IS ALWAYS SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.
UM, AS A NEIGHBORHOOD, YOU DON'T WANT IT JUST TO BE SURROUNDED BY WAREHOUSES.
YOU YOU'D LIKE TO HAVE SOME MINIS AS WELL, SO I CAN SUPPORT THIS DEFINITELY CUSTOMER.
UH, SO ONE BIG THING FOR ME IS THE DOWN'S ZONING.
SO, UH, EVERY USE THAT'S ALLOWED IN RS IS ALSO ALLOWED IN, IN, UH, UH, CONSTRUCTION MANUFACTURING.
AND THE FACT THAT THE APPLICANT WAS VERY RARELY DID WE GET DOWN ZONING AND PARTICULARLY FOR, UH, UH, A NOTE AND I CAN CERTAIN CERTAINLY AGREE THAT WE, ONCE AGAIN, Y'ALL HAVE HEARD ME SAY IT ABOUT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, BUT WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A NODE, UH, SOMETHING LIKE THIS RETAIL SERVICES, YOU ALSO HEARD ME SAY IT BEFORE.
UH, THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT I'VE HEARD FROM RESIDENTS ALL ACROSS THE CITY, AND ALWAYS POINT TO THAT, UM, 27, 70, AND SOON TO BE BETTER IN STRIPE AREA WHERE THAT NODE OF A RETAIL TYPE SERVICES, WHERE THEY CAN GET GAS, THEY CAN SHOP AND DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT.
AND I THINK THAT'S A SIMILAR TYPE THING WE'RE TRYING TO, UH, OR I WOULD LIKE TO SEE DONE SAME THING UP AT BB AND DAISEY AND SO ON AND SO FORTH.
SO FOR, FOR THAT REASON, I THINK THAT THIS IS A STRONG REZONING CLASSIFICATION IF THERE'S RS RIGHT NEXT TO IT, WITH THE BREAD BASKET.
UM, AND LIKE I SAID, ALL THE USES THAT ARE ALLOWED IN RS ARE ALSO ALLOWED IN CONSTRUCTION MANUFACTURING, BUT IT, IT, IT, IT, IT MAKES THE, THE SCOPE REALLY EXCLUSIVE TO JUST THOSE THINGS.
AND FOR ME, THAT, THAT'S, THAT'S A BIG DIFFERENCE.
I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING THAT COUNCIL MEMBER RISSA SAID, I AM REALLY, I WAS ACTUALLY REALLY EXCITED FOR BOTH AGENDA ITEM 15 AND 16, AND JUST TO HAVE THOSE SORT OF AMENITIES AND BUSINESSES AND SERVICES AVAILABLE, UM, RATHER THAN PEOPLE HAVING TO COMMUTE, YOU KNOW, MORE THAN FIVE OR 10 MINUTES OUT OF THEIR WAY, RIGHT.
IN THAT AREA WHERE THE BREAD BASKET IS, THERE'S A LOT OF FOOT TRAFFIC THAT GOES THROUGH THERE, ESPECIALLY WITH THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN STEEPLECHASE.
UM, SO THAT'S WHY I'M SUPPORTING ON THIS BECAUSE A LOT
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OF, I SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE WALK TO THE STORE AND, UH, THEY HAVE TO GO ALL THE WAY UP TO THE TOP OF THE HILL TO EITHER GO TO WALMART OR WALGREENS OR THAT AREA.SO IF THERE IS A BUSINESS THAT IS INTERESTED IN THAT LITTLE SMALL AREA, IT COULD KEEP SOME OF THOSE PEOPLE IN THERE, ESPECIALLY WHEN I SEE SOME STUDENTS WALKING TO LAYMEN, UH, IF THERE'S A LITTLE RETAIL SHOP OR WHATEVER, THAT'S THERE THAT COULD COME IN THERE THAT WILL REALLY BENEFIT IN THAT AREA.
ESPECIALLY LIKE I SAID, THERE'S A LOT OF FOOT TRAFFIC THAT'S THERE.
SO I THINK THIS RETAIL SPACE DOWNGRADING TO A CM TO AN RS WOULD, WOULD REALLY BENEFIT FROM THAT AREA, RIGHT THERE.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS, THOUGHTS, OR WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE TABLE.
[16.
(First Reading) An ordinance amending Chapter 53 (Zoning) of the City of Kyle, Texas, for the purpose of assigning original zoning to approximately 1.105 acres of land from Agriculture ‘AG’ to Retail Service District ‘RS’ for property located within the 1800 block of Goforth Road, in Hays County, Texas. (CTX Park, LLC - Z-21-0079) ~ Howard J. Koontz, Director of Planning and Community Development
Planning and Zoning Commission voted 5-0 to recommend approval of the request.
- Public Hearing
NEXT UP AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 16.
FIRST READING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 53 OF THE CIF, KYLE TEXAS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSIGNING ORIGINAL ZONING TO APPROXIMATELY 1.105 ACRES OF LAND FROM AGRICULTURE TO RETAIL SERVICES FOR PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN THE 1800 BLOCK OF GO AND HAYES.
UH, THIS ITEM HAS PUBLIC HEARING, MR. KOONS, GO AHEAD.
THIS IS ANOTHER REQUEST TO APPLY INAUGURAL ZONING.
UM, IF YOU LOOK AT THE SCREEN, I THINK YOU CAN SEE MY CURSOR.
YOU CAN, SO THIS FLAG SHAPED LOT WAS RECENTLY JUST, UH, ANNEXED BY, UH, THIS GROUP, ACTUALLY THIS EVENING, IT WENT THROUGH ON THE CONSENT AND THE PORTION THAT'S HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW, UH, IS BEING SUBDIVIDED AWAY FROM THE PARENT.
AND THIS IS THE PIECE OF LAND THAT THEY SEEK TO REZONE.
THEY WANT THIS TO BE OUR S UH, FOR THEIR COMMERCIAL PURPOSE.
AND, UM, THE STAFF HAS SEEN FIT TO SUPPORT IT AS DID THE, UH, PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, UH, ROUGHLY A WEEK AGO.
IT IS LOCATED AGAIN IN A LOCAL NOTE THAT CENTERS ON BUNTON CREEK BUNTON LANE AND GO FORTH, UM, UH, TRYING TO GET DOWN HERE TO FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT THE, WHAT THE, YEAH, IT WAS FIVE TO NOTHING.
IT WAS ANOTHER UNANIMOUS VOTE, UM, IN FRONT OF PNC.
SO I CAN MAKE MYSELF THANK YOU.
UH, IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING, SEEING NONE, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.
IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE? I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE.
THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.
UH, QUITE THE INTERESTING PARCEL, UH, CONSIDERING OUR HISTORY.
UM, MR. ELLISON, LIKE THE WELL, UM, MR. COATS, UH, MENTIONED IT EARLIER, THE ONLY HANGUP WAS THE ANNEXATION, UH, BUT SIMILAR TYPE REASONING AS THE AGENDA ITEM PREVIOUSLY, I'M, UH, UH, MOVE TO APPROVE THE AGENDA ITEM AS WRITTEN.
IT'S BEEN MOTION BY COUNCILMAN ELLISON, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER RIZZO.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? ALL RIGHT, I'LL BRING UP EXACTLY WHAT, UH, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER FLORES, KALE.
HEY, DO WE HAVE ANY WATER UTILITIES IN THAT SECTION OF THAT AREA? HE WATER WHORE CONNECTIONS ON GO FORTH BECAUSE I KNOW THEREBY BREAD BASKETS, YOU'RE RIDING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND YOU'RE RIGHT DOWN A CERTAIN ROADS, BUT THIS IS A LITTLE BIT FURTHER OUT.
I GUESS THERE'S A BASEBALL FIELD OUT THERE.
THIS IS THE BATTING CAGES BATTING CAGES.
DOES THE JANSSEN PROPERTY OF WATER.
WASTEWATER WANTS TO TALK TO THE EXPERTS.
LET ME TALK A LITTLE ABOUT THE WASTEWATER.
THAT'S GOING TO BE, UH, EVENTUALLY TIED INTO THE BUNNY CREEK INTERCEPTOR.
SO THE WASTEWATER WILL BE THERE.
IT IS IN RCC AND I BELIEVE, BUT, UH, THEY DON'T HAVE WASTEWATER TODAY.
UH, BUT, UH, AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE STILL WORKING ON THE BUNNY CREEK INTERCEPTOR.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS WE'LL BUILD A SEPTIC SYSTEM OR GETTING WHATEVER THEY HAVE TO FROM THE COUNTY TO, UM, BUILD, PROVIDE SEPTIC SYSTEMS. OKAY.
UNTIL WE GOT THE MONEY COMING FROM THE COUNTY, THE WATER IS COMING FROM, GO FORTH, GO FORTH WATER.
SO I GUESS MY QUESTION TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT IS HOW BIG IS THE LOT, 1.5 1.1 1.1.
HOW LARGE A FACILITY ARE THEY BUILDING AND WILL THEY HAVE ENOUGH ROOM FOR US TO COMPLY WITH THE SEPTIC? DON'T KNOW THE SIZE OF THE FACILITY? UM, THAT'S AT THIS POINT, THIS IS STILL JUST A LAND USE QUESTION.
THE BUILDING QUESTION, UM, EXCEPT IT CAN BE APPROPRIATELY SIZED AGAIN, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S ACTUALLY DESIGNED AND INSPECTED AT THE COUNTY LEVEL.
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GOOD.THAT'S KIND OF WHAT MY QUESTION WAS BECAUSE I COULDN'T REMEMBER WHAT SIZE THE BUILDING WAS.
I DON'T REMEMBER IF WE HAD SOMETHING LIKE THAT, BUT I WAS JUST MAKING SURE THE LOT WAS LARGE ENOUGH TO, UH, HAVE THE DRAIN FIELD NEEDED FOR A BUILDING, BUT THAT'LL COME IN AS THEY'RE DESIGNING.
UM, OUT OF CURIOSITY, WHY WOULD WE NOT WAIT UNTIL WAS AT THE ANNEXATION WAS FINISHED? THE ANNEXATION WAS FINISHED EARLIER ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA.
THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN POSTPONED TONIGHT HAD THAT NOT GONE THROUGH, BUT NOW THAT THAT'S DONE, WE'RE APPLYING INAUGURAL ZONING.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, SUBJECT TO THE, UM, VARIOUS RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR RETAIL SERVICES AND INCLUDING OUR STANDARDS FOR BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION.
AND ONCE, ONCE WE APPLY XANAX PARKING, IT'S BOUND, JUST LIKE ANY OTHER PIECE OF RF OWNING ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE CITY OR FOR ME.
ANYTHING ELSE? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
NEXT UP AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 17.
FIRST READING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 53 OF
THIS ITEM ALSO HAS A PUBLIC HEARING, MR. COONS, A VERY SIMPLE TEXT AMENDMENT THAT, UH, SEEMED TO HAVE QUITE A BIT OF GRAVITY IN FRONT OF P AND Z.
ABOUT A WEEK AGO, WE TALKED ABOUT THIS FOR PROBABLY AN HOUR.
SO THE IDEA WAS, UM, STAFF WAS DIRECTED BY THE PNC TO BRING FORWARD A TEXT AMENDMENT RELATED TO, UM, WHAT THE CITY OF KYLE TERMS A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT IS ACTUALLY NOT A USE PERMIT.
TYPICALLY THESE ARE AESTHETIC REVIEWS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROPERTY OR THE ALTERATION OF PROPERTY LOCATED IN ANY OF OUR VARIOUS OVERLAY DISTRICTS.
53, EIGHT 93 IS THE SECTION IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE THAT REQUIRES THESE USE PERMITS BE APPROVED BY P AND Z PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION.
AND THEN A LETTER A NUMBERS ONE AND TWO ARE THE TRIGGERS FOR WHEN THE PERMIT IS REQUIRED.
STAFF CHANGED THE NATURE OF THIS SECTION TWO, SO THAT THE, THE, THE TWO SUB-PARTS OF 53 EIGHT AND 93 WOULD BE CONJOINED WITH THE WORD OR INSTEAD OF THE WORD, AND BECAUSE, AND WOULD MEAN THAT IF ONE OR THE OTHER CONDITION WHERE IT MET, THE NEITHER MET, THEN NEITHER CONDITION WOULD BE APPLICABLE AND THERE WAS NO OVERSIGHT REQUIRED.
UM, THAT'S NOT SEEN AS A GOOD IDEA, ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF THE GRAVITY THAT WE APPLY TO OUR OVERLAYS, ESPECIALLY OUR DOWNTOWN OVERLAY, OUR
WE WOULD PREFER THERE BE GREATER OVERSIGHT IN THE CONSTRUCTION OR ALTERATION OF STRUCTURES.
SO WE CHANGED THE CONJUNCTION TO, OR SO THAT IF YOU MEET EITHER OF THE TWO CONDITIONS, RATHER THAN BEING REQUIRED TO MEET BOTH OF THE CONDITIONS THAT YOUR PROJECT WOULD COME FORWARD TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR THE REVIEW OF THE AESTHETICS, BY AND LARGE, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION SUPPORTED THE IDEA.
BUT YOU'LL NOTICE IN THE STAFF REPORT THAT, UM, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THERE WAS A PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AMENDMENT, AND BASICALLY WHAT THEY WANTED TO SEE WAS EXPANSION OF THE LANGUAGE AND NUMBER TWO, TO BETTER MIRROR THE LANGUAGE IN NUMBER ONE.
SO IT WAS MORE CLEAR WHAT WORK NEEDED TO BE DONE THAT WOULD QUALIFY FOR OVERSIGHT ON THEIR PART.
SO, UM, THEY HAD TWO VOTES THAT EVENING.
ONE WAS TO, UH, CREATE A MOTION ON WHICH THEY COULD VOTE.
AND THE, THE, TO CREATE THE MOTION WAS TO ADD THE ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE.
IT WAS BASICALLY A MOTION THAT, UM, ALTERED THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION WITH THE SIMPLE TWO WORD AMENDMENT AND MADE IT MUCH MORE, UH, BROAD, BUT MORE SPECIFIC.
UH, 41, THEY DECIDED THAT THE EXPANDED LANGUAGE WAS PREFERABLE TO THE STAFF'S LANGUAGE, WHICH WAS A MUCH SHORTER THAN LATER.
THE IDEA OF ENACTING THAT TEXT AMENDMENT WAS AGAIN DEBATED, AND THE AMENDMENT ITSELF PASSED THREE TO TWO, THE TWO DESCENDING VOTES.
UM, DIDN'T OPPOSE THE IDEA OF WHAT WE WERE DOING.
THEY PREFERRED THAT THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT BE GREATLY EXPANDED IN VERBIAGE IN LOCATIONS, IN DETAILS OF ARCHITECTURAL STRUCTURES, UH, DETAILS OF COLORS.
BASICALLY IT WAS A STEP ABOVE ANYTHING THAT WE WERE NECESSARILY TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH WITH WHAT STAFF TERM TO BE A SIMPLE OVERSIGHT, TO CLOSE AN UNFORTUNATE LOOPHOLE, UM, STAFF.
I EXPLAINED TO THEM AT THE MEETING THAT I DIDN'T WANT TO, I DIDN'T WANT TO BACKDOOR INTO A NEW ORDINANCE THAT CONTROLLED
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DIFFERENT PLACES OF THE CITY.I WANTED TO STICK WITH THE SPIRIT OF THE CURRENT ORDINANCE UNTIL SUCH TIME THAT WE ARE ABLE TO DO A REWRITE.
THAT'S MORE CONCERNED WITH KYLE ITSELF AND RATHER THAN BEING SO MUCH BOILER PLATE.
HOWEVER, AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS THREE TO TWO TO PASS THE AMENDED ORDINANCE, WHICH IS IN THE STAFF REPORT, UM, AT THE, AROUND THE BOTTOM OF THE PENULTIMATE PAGE OF THE STAFF REPORT.
SO I CAN MAKE MYSELF AVAILABLE JUST TO BE CLEAR, THE AMENDMENT WAS FOUR TO ONE, AND THEN THE ACTUAL BASE VOTE FOR THE, UH, THE CHANGES WORK.
THE IDEA OF THE LANGUAGE WAS EXPANDED AND THAT WAS SUPPORTED FOUR TO ONE.
AND THEN WHETHER OR NOT TO IMPLEMENT THE EXPANDED LANGUAGE WAS DECIDED UPON IN FAVOR THREE TO TWO.
UH, I DON'T THINK WE CAN PUT COLOR IN THERE.
I'M PRETTY SURE THAT'S AGAINST STATUTE, RIGHT? THEY JUST CHANGED THE LAW THAT WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO REGULATE ON THE BASIS OF COLOR, EXTERIOR COLOR, CORRECT.
PAIGE SIGN CITY ATTORNEY FOR YOUR RECORDS AND MATERIALS AS WELL.
ANYTHING THAT'S AUTHORIZED IN A BUILDING CODE AND ONE OF THE LAST ITERATIONS OF THE BUILDING CODE FOR DEVELOPMENT FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS, THE CITY CAN NOT REGULATE.
SO IF IT'S AUTHORIZED IN A, IN A BUILDING CODE, THEN THE CITY CAN NOT REGULATE THAT.
SO THAT TYPICALLY COVERS COLORS AND BUILDING MATERIALS.
SO IN OUR OVERLAY DISTRICTS, IF SOMEONE WANTS TO MAKE HIM MAKE THEIR BUILDING HOT PINK, AND WE DON'T WANT THAT, DO WE HAVE STATUTORY AUTHORITY TO RESTRICT THEIR ABILITY TO MAKE THEIR BUILDING HOT PINK? THERE MAY BE SOME EXCEPTIONS THAT WOULD APPLY THAT YOU COULD LOOK AT THAT WOULD APPLY.
BUT AS, UH, AS FAR AS ADOPTING NEW REGULATIONS, THE STATE LAW DOES NOT LET YOU DO THAT.
SO HAVE YOU LOOKED AT WHAT THE AMENDMENT THAT PNC PROPOSED WAS? I KNOW IT'S YEAH.
UH, SO IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP.
THE PUBLIC HEARING PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.
IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, GOING WITH THE LONG PREGNANT PAUSE TO GIVE PAGE A LITTLE MORE TIME? NO, I'M NOT.
I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE.
THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.
UM, UH, UH, AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 16 AS AN FYI WAS PASSED.
DOES ANYONE OBJECT TO THAT ITEM BEING FINALLY PASSED? ALL RIGHT.
WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CALL THAT OUT.
THEM FINALLY PASSED, UH, AS PAGES LOOKING UP THE TEXT AMENDMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, TO WEIGH IN ON WHETHER OR NOT THE COLOR SECTION THAT THEY ADDED.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON THE GENERAL, UM, THE GENERAL PROPOSAL HERE, WE'RE ALSO REVIEWING MATERIALS FIND CORRECT COLOR AND MATERIALS.
I'D LIKE TO MENTION THAT I APPRECIATE THE EFFORT.
I THINK WE ALL KNOW WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO AVOID AND, UM, I, THEM ATTEMPTING TO, CAN YOU RECTIFY OR FIX THAT SITUATION? WE'RE OKAY WITH MAYBE LIKE, LIKE A DARK RED LIGHT MAROON RIDE, BUT ONCE IT GETS TO A CERTAIN, LIKE, WE'LL, WE'LL HAVE A CLOCK, A COLOR PALETTE, WE'LL PUT A LINE ON THE COLOR PALETTE.
WE'LL PUT THAT IN THE ORDINANCE.
YOU HAVE TO BE RIGHT OF THIS LINE, YOU KNOW, AND IF IT FADES TO THE LEFT OF THE LINE, THEN THEY'RE IN VIOLATION.
WE'LL HAVE TO PUSH THEM BACK TO THE RIGHT.
YOU KNOW, TRYING TO AVOID, YOU KNOW, SOME, UH, YOU KNOW, UH, COLORS THAT COULD BE OFFENSIVE, SOME TYPE OF ORANGE OR SOMETHING.
SO SOME TYPE OF WARDS THAT'S RIGHT.
IF THEY WEREN'T, IF THERE'S ORANGE OF SB, TENNESSEE ORANGE, NO BURGERS, RIGHT TABLE.
I REALLY, YOU WANT A TABLE AND LOOK INTO IT.
ANY REASON WHY WE COULDN'T BRING IT BACK NEXT, MEETING COWARD, YOU HAVE A WEIRD LOOK ON YOUR FACE.
LIKE THAT'S NOT, THAT'S MY FACE.
IT ALWAYS LOOKS LIKE THAT TABLE, HOWARD.
I APPRECIATE Y'ALL TRYING TO BRING THIS FORWARD.
UH, UM, I KNOW EVERYBODY GOT THE PHONE CALL ONE NIGHT, SAW SOMETHING HERE THAT BOTHERED ME, AND I APPRECIATE Y'ALL REALLY WORKING DIVING INTO THIS.
HOPEFULLY WE CAN RESOLVE IT AND COME UP WITH A SOLUTION, BUT THANK YOU ALL FOR PUTTING IN THE WORK.
LET'S GIVE YOU A LITTLE TIME TO LOOK AT IT.
UM, ANY OBJECTION TO TABLE IN THIS FOR NOW? W WE'LL BRING IT BACK ONCE.
PAIGE HAS HAD SOME TIME TO THINK ON IT.
WE'LL JUST GOING TO, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON.
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ALL RIGHT.[18.
(Second Reading) An ordinance of the City of Kyle, Texas, adopting an amendment to the City's 2010 Comprehensive Plan; Providing for the amendment of the plan by including Manufactured Home Subdivision District ‘M-2’ and Manufactured Home Park ‘M-3’ to the New Town Community Land Use District; Providing for Related Matters. (Hadsell Estate - Z-21-0075) ~ Howard J. Koontz, Director of Planning and Community Development
Planning and Zoning Commission voted 6-0 to approve.
City Council voted 5-2 to approve on First Reading.
]IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 18, SECOND READING, UH, IN ORDINANCE OF CIF CALLED TEXAS ADOPTING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY'S 2010 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PROVIDING FOR THE AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN BY INCLUDING, UH, INTO AND IN THREE, UH, TO THE NEWTOWN COMMUNITY LAND USE DISTRICT.UM, AS A CONDITIONAL USE, UH, WE DISCUSSED THIS AT THE LAST MEETING THERE.
UH, THERE'S NO LONGER A PUBLIC HEARING.
IT'S JUST, UH, IT'S HERE BECAUSE IT WAS NOT UNANIMOUS.
SO IS THERE ANYONE THAT HAS ANY QUESTIONS OR THOUGHTS TO ADD? IF NOT, I'LL MOTION TO APPROVE.
IT'S BEEN MOVED BY THE MAYOR SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER, BRANCH HALL.
UH, IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
UH, GENETICISTS NUMBER 19 THROUGH 24.
WE'RE GONNA, UH, WE'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY MOVE THOSE BACK.
UH, GIVE US TIME TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, UH, TO DISCUSS, UH, SOME OF THOSE A LITTLE BIT LONGER.
AND, UH, IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, I'M GOING TO MOVE TO A JEANETTE NUMBER 25
[25. Consider approving a Resolution Authorizing Amendments to the Personnel Policy. ~ Sandra Duran, Director of Human Resources]
SANDRA.UH, NUMBER 25, CONSIDER APPROVING A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AMENDMENTS TO THE PERSONNEL POLICY MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
UM, I BRING TO YOU THE POLICY FOR AMENDMENT.
THIS IS SANDRA DURAN HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR FOR THE RECORD, AS WE FACE OUR CHALLENGES IN HIRING AND LOOKING THROUGH THESE SECTIONS ON HOW TO GET CREATIVE AND NOT TIE OUR HANDS TO CERTAIN POLICIES THAT WE HAVE.
WE ARE RECOMMENDING THE CHANGES THAT YOU SEE RED LINED IN YOUR PACKET.
IF YOU WANT ME TO GO THROUGH THOSE BASIC BASIC OVERVIEW IS THAT AS IT RELATES TO OUR PEOPLE, CORRECT OPENING OUR POLL TO BE ABLE TO, UH, RECRUIT MORE WITHOUT BEING TIED TO CERTAIN POLICIES.
SO FOR EXAMPLE, THE ONE THAT HAS THE MOST CHANGE IS SECTION TWO OH FIVE AND NEPOTISM.
WE HAVE, UM, THAT WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO HIRE ANYBODY THAT'S RELATED TO THE CITY MANAGER OR THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, BUT THAT IT ALSO INCLUDES SEASONAL TEMPORARY POSITIONS.
AND, UH, IN TALKING TO OTHER CITIES AND GOING THROUGH THE CHALLENGES OF HIRING, UH, DIFFERENT CITIES ARE RECOMMENDING THAT WE OPEN THAT UP.
THAT BECAUSE THE SUMMER JOBS ARE JUST ABOUT TWO TO THREE MONTHS LONG THAT WE CAN OPEN IT UP, UH, TO HIRE TO ANYBODY THAT'S RELATED, UM, TO THE DEPARTMENTS OR TO THE CITY MANAGER, TO THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST SEVERAL, UM, RELATIVES APPLY FOR THESE POSITIONS AND THEY WERE NOT ALLOWED TO, UM, BUT THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS ARE ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY.
THEY'RE IN KAYAK, THEY'RE IN DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS THAT HELP OUT AND WE FEEL THAT THEY WOULD ADD A LOT OF VALUE IN BEING A PART OF, BUT THAT MAKES SENSE TO ME, SANDRA, DOES ANY, ANYBODY HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ON THAT CUSTOMER AND THAT WOULD BE TEMPORARY POSITIONS, CORRECT? CORRECT.
WE'RE STRUGGLING RIGHT NOW TO FILL THOSE POSITIONS.
WE ARE CURRENTLY, WE HAVE 12 POSITIONS IN THE LIFEGUARD, UM, AND WE ONLY HAVE TWO THAT WE OFFERED AND THEY'RE GOING THROUGH THE, THE, UH, PRE SCREENINGS AS OF RIGHT NOW, BUT ONLY HAVE TWO PEOPLE THAT ARE INTERESTED IN LIKE, GUARDIAN IS NOT ENOUGH.
I KNOW IF IT'S A FAMILY MEMBER, WE'D PROBABLY HOLD THEM TO A HIGHER STANDARD.
SO YOU PROBABLY GET READY TO GO TO THE, YOU KNOW, DEFINITELY YOU THINK IT'S THE HARDEST ON YOUR PARENTS.
SO YOU WOULD PROBABLY BENEFIT FROM SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
CAUSE YOU KNOW, IF IT, IF IT WAS MY KID, I'D BE LIKE, YOU BETTER SHOW UP ONE TIME PER WEEK.
IF YOU'RE, IF YOU'RE ON TIME, YOU'RE 15 MINUTES LATE.
UH, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM WITH EMOTIONS? I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA THAT, THAT YOU REALLY LOOK INTO THAT CAUSE, UM, UH, IT GIVES, UH, SOMEBODY THAT IS A FAMILY MEMBER OR THAT ONCE EMPLOYED, THEY KNOW THE EXPECTATIONS THAT NEED TO BE WITH THE JOB AND SO FORTH.
SO, AND, AND IT HELPS WITH THE POSITIONS BEING FILLED AND WE ABLE TO RECRUIT FAMILY MEMBERS OR JUST PEOPLE IN GENERAL THAT HAVE REALLY HELPED.
AND I THINK THAT ALSO TEACHES THEM PUBLIC SERVICE.
SO IF THE COUNCIL MEMBER ONLY SERVES, YOU KNOW, A SMALL AMOUNT OF YEARS, THEN THEY CAN LOOK AS BEING IN THE CAREER OF PUBLIC SERVICE.
AND THEN LATER ON APPLY FOR THE CITY OF KYLE FOR THE PARKS DIRECTOR POSITION OR SOMETHING BIGGER, YOU KNOW, THAT THEY CAN WANT LATER IN THE FUTURE.
THE REST OF IT IS JUST CLEANING UP, UM, THE LANGUAGE THAT DOESN'T APPLY TO US ANY LONGER.
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TO DO THAT SINCE WE WERE OPENING UP, UH, THE SECTION OF HIRING AND RECRUITING.ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TEXT AMENDMENTS THAT ARE PROPOSED? NO, BUT I DO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR CLEANING THAT UP.
I MEAN, WHILE YOU'RE IN THERE, YOU MIGHT AS WELL JUST MAKE IT PERFECT.
SO THANK YOU FOR BEING PROACTIVE.
WAS THAT A MOTION? ABSOLUTELY.
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 25, PLEASE.
SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOTION BY CUSTOMER FORCE.
TOBY IS THAT WE APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 25.
ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
[26.
Approve the City of Kyle’s Voluntary Commitment to Reducing Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Emissions within the Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). ~ Robert Rizo, Council Member
]UP AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 26, APPROVE THE CITY OF KYLE'S VOLUNTARY COMMITMENT TO REDUCING PARTICULATE MATTER PM 2.5 EMISSIONS, UH, WITHIN THE AUSTIN ROUND ROCK, UH, GEORGETOWN METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA COUNCIL RESOLVED.SO THIS IS AN ITEM THAT WE WERE BRINGING FORWARD CAUSE WE THOUGHT WE HAD TO HAVE A PROCLAMATION.
UH, IT TURNS OUT THAT, UH, CAP CALLED CAME BACK AND SAID WE DIDN'T NEED ONE.
BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DID WAS, UH, TURNING A LIST OF, UH, RECOMMENDATIONS THAT THE CITY WOULD PROBABLY ADHERE TO.
ONE OF THEM WAS TRYING TO REDUCE THE WORK OF THE DUST CONSTRUCTION SITES.
AND BY DOING, BY USING WATER TO MITIGATE THAT, I HAVE BEEN A VICTIM OF A, OF BAD CONSTRUCTION SITE.
WE HAD ONE NEAR MY HOUSE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO AND MY YARD WAS COVERED WITH ABOUT HALF, HALF AN INCH OF DUST.
AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS AN ACCEPTABLE, BUT I DIDN'T WANT TO SEE ANYBODY ELSE GO THROUGH IT.
SO THERE'S SOMETHING THAT I THINK AS A CITY WE COULD TRY TO IMPLEMENT AND, AND UH, ADHERE TO.
BUT, UM, I'VE GOT KATHY
WELL, THE MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS PACKING BREAKERS WILL MOTOR PROGRAM FOR THEM RECORD AGAIN.
UM, COUNCIL MEMBER RIZZO HAD ALREADY SAID THAT THE CLEAN AIR COALITION HAD ACTUALLY ASKED ITS MEMBERS TO LOOK AT THIS LIST AND GET WHAT, UH, EACH ENTITY COULD VOLUNTARILY COMPLY WITH.
AND SO THEY GAVE US KIND OF A CHEAT SHEET.
OF COURSE IT WAS CITY AND WE CAN ALWAYS IMPLEMENT ADDITIONAL MEASURE MEASURES.
UM, HOWEVER IT WENT THROUGH THIS TABLE AND I CIRCLED WHAT I FELT THE SAME COULD, UM, EASILY COMMIT TO, TO REDUCE PARTICULATE MATTER WITHIN KYLE TO HELP CONTRIBUTE TO THE OVERALL AIR QUALITY OF OUR AREA.
UM, IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT US PARTICULAR, ONE, I'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO DO THIS.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE DID ALSO AS A CITY IS A BURN BANNING WITHIN THE CITY AND THAT'S A TO HELP THE OVERALL AIR QUALITY IN KYLE.
I KNOW THAT PEOPLE WITH ASTHMA AND, UH, WITH OTHER HEALTH ISSUES ARE PROBABLY THANKFUL FOR THAT, BUT THE MORE STEPS THAT WE CAN TAKE AS A CITY TO BENEFIT EVERYBODY ELSE, BEING ABLE TO ENJOY THE OUTDOORS IS ALL A STEP FORWARD THAT, UH, I REALLY WOULD ENCOURAGE US ALL TO DO.
IS THERE ANY, ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? SO DID I HEAR CORRECTLY? WE ACTUALLY DON'T NEED A VOTE ON THIS OR WE DO.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON IT? JUST IN GENERAL? I LOVE SAYING THANK YOU REASON FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
UH, AS SOMEBODY WHO SUFFERS FROM ASTHMA, UH, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE, UH, FOLLOW AS MENTIONED REGULATIONS TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THIS, UH, EMISSIONS IN PLACE.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
UM, I ENJOY MY TIME ON THIS CAP COG AND YOU HAVE, UH, TAKEN THIS BULL BY THE VON TO CONTINUE TO BRING INITIATIVES FROM YOUR SERVICE ON THAT, UH, COUNCIL.
AND I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE YOU ALWAYS, UH, BRINGING THESE FORWARD AND HELPING US MOVE, MOVE THE NEEDLE.
I THINK IT COMES FROM RAILS COUNCIL FOR SCOUTS.
LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.
AND HE MAKES OUR AIR JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE CLEANER.
IF THERE'S NO OTHER COMMENTS, WE'LL MOVE ON.
[27. Discussion of implementation of Proposition F - Police Department Oversight. ~ Dex Ellison, Council Member]
UP AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 27 DISCUSSION OF IMPLEMENTATION OF PROPOSITION F POLICE DEPARTMENT OVERSIGHT CUSTOMER FOR ELLIS.UM, SO I'M GOING TO TRY TO KEEP THIS, UH, TRYING TO MOVE THROUGH THIS.
I HAVE EIGHT SLIDES, UM, BUT UH, I WANTED TO BE THOROUGH AND, AND BRING THIS PRESENTATION FORWARD TO THE COUNCIL IN ORDER TO ASK FOR SOME, UH, ASSISTANCE IN NEXT STEPS.
SO, UH, AS MANY OF YOU ALL REMEMBER, AND FOR OUR RESIDENTS THAT ARE WATCHING, UM, WE HAD A NUMBER OF PROPOSITIONS ON LAST NOVEMBER'S BALLOT, ONE OF WHICH WAS, UH, PROPOSITION
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F, WHICH HAD THE LANGUAGE THAT YOU SEE HIGHLIGHTED ESSENTIALLY FROM POLICE DEPARTMENT PROCEDURES ON, ON DOWN THE REST.IT'S HIGHLIGHTED THE PART IN AID THAT IS NOT HIGHLIGHTED, THAT STAYED IN FROM THE CHARTER LANGUAGE THAT WAS IN THERE.
SO THE VOTERS, UM, UH, REVIEWED AND VOTED ON THE ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE THAT YOU SEE HIGHLIGHTED.
SO I'M JUST GONNA READ THROUGH IT REAL QUICK.
UM, JUST FOR THE SAKE OF FOLKS THAT MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO SEE THIS VERY WELL, THERE SHALL BE A POLICE DEPARTMENT TO PRESERVE ORDER AND PROTECT THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY.
THE CHIEF OF POLICE SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND SHALL EVALUATE AND SUPERVISE THE DEPARTMENT, THE DEPARTMENT, AND ALL OF THIS EMPLOYEES, ALSO SUCH EVALUATIONS AND ACTIONS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND MODIFICATION BY THE CITY MANAGER.
SO ALL OF THAT STAYED THE SAME.
AND, UH, JUST TO REFRESH THOSE IN COUNCIL, NO ONE OF THE CONCERNS, UH, OR CITIZENS, RATHER ONE, THEIR CONCERNS WAS THAT THE CHANGE OF THE EVALUATIONS AND ACTIONS, UH, OVER THE OVERSIGHT OF THE PLACE CHIEF THAT STILL REMAINED WITH THE CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL WAS TOO UNIFIED IN, IN THAT THOUGHT PROCESS.
THE REST HERE, THERE WAS ADDED POLICE DEPARTMENT PROCEDURES AND POLICIES THAT WILL BE SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND MODIFICATION BY THE CITY COUNCIL, SOMETHING THAT COULD ALREADY BEEN DONE.
WE JUST CODIFIED IT IN THE CHARTER.
AND THEN B THE CITY OF KYLE PLACED THE DEPARTMENT SHALL COLLABORATE WITH A COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED BY THE CITY COUNCIL TO HAVE OVERSIGHT OVER THE DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARD OPERATING POLICIES AND STRATEGIES, PROVIDING TIMELY DATA SHARING AND DEPLOY RESOURCES THAT AIM TO ONE PROTECT ALL CITIZENS, BUSINESSES, AND PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY PROMOTE TRANSPARENCY WITHIN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO THE COMMUNITY TO ALSO INCLUDE DATA SHARING COMMUNICATION IN THE FORMS OF IN-PERSON BRIEFINGS NEWS PUBLICATIONS, AND SOCIAL MEDIA ON A QUARTERLY BASIS.
AND NUMBER THREE, REDUCED CRIME BY INCREASING POSITIVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND PROMOTING COOPERATION WITH ALL CITIZENS THROUGH TRAINING, EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY POLICING MODELS.
MUCH OF THAT, THAT YOU SEE FROM ONE TO THREE IS PRETTY, PRETTY, UH, STANDARD.
AND MANY OF THOSE THINGS HAVE ALREADY BEEN GOING ON IN SOME CAPACITY ALREADY WITH OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.
WE'RE JUST CODIFYING IT, IT JUST GOT CODIFIED WITHIN THE CHARTER.
UH, AND THE, THE BIG ONE THERE I PUT IN BOLD WAS AN ADDING SOCIAL MEDIA ON A QUARTERLY BASIS.
SO THAT WOULD BE A, THAT WAS THE NEW PART.
AND THEN INCREASING POSITIVE ENGAGEMENT, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND PROMOTING COOPERATION WITH ALL CITIZENS THROUGH TRAINING EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY POLICING MODELS, WHICH WAS ALSO A STANDOUT LANGUAGE FROM, FROM THE CHARTER AMENDMENT.
FINALLY ANNUALLY, THE POLICE CHIEF OR DESIGNEE SHALL PROVIDE THE FULL CITY COUNCIL WITH A COMPREHENSIVE REPORT ABOUT POLICE DEPARTMENT, OPERATIONS, CRIME STATISTICS, TRAINING INITIATIVES, AND OTHER INFORMATION REQUESTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL.
I WANT TO STOP AND JUST SAY, ONCE AGAIN, SOMETHING THAT COULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN DONE ALREADY PROBABLY WAS BEING DONE IN SOME CAPACITY.
I KNOW A CHIEF IS ALWAYS HAPPY TO PROVIDE US REPORTS AND INFORMATION AND, AND QUITE FRANKLY DOES.
AND SO ONCE AGAIN, THIS WAS JUST PUTTING THE EXPECTATION IN THE CHARTER AND THEN, UH, SUBSEQUENTLY THROUGH THE ORDINANCE THAT EVERYONE HAS THAT EXPECTATION.
YOU ALL WERE HEAR ME WITH THROUGHOUT THE REST OF MY PRESENTATION.
TALK ABOUT THE THREE PRONGS THREE PRONGS ARE, UH, THE CITY ADMINISTRATION, INCLUDING THE COUNCIL CITIZENS, SECOND PRONG, AND THEN THE THIRD PRONG BEING, UH, COPY D.
AND SO, UM, A BIG PART OF THIS WAS IN PUTTING THIS LANGUAGE THERE AND THE EXPECTATION THERE IN THE CHARTER, AND THEN IN FUTURE ORDINANCE, ALL THREE OF THOSE PRONGS ARE AWARE OF WHAT THE EXPECTATIONS ARE.
SO EVERYBODY IS ON THE SAME PAGE OF WHAT WILL BE UPCOMING, THE QUARTERLY, UH, UM, INFORMATION SHARING, AND THEN THE ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE REPORT.
EVERYBODY HAS THAT SAME EXPECTATION, ALL THREE PRONGS.
UH, AND THEN FINALLY, THE LAST PART IS THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL ADOPT AN ORDINANCE IMPLEMENTING THE TERMS OF THIS SUBSECTION, UH, FOR THOSE THAT MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN ON COUNCIL AND FOR OUR RESIDENTS AS WELL.
UM, WE KEPT THE LANGUAGE IN THE CHARTER BROAD ON PURPOSE WHEN WE WERE HAVING THESE DISCUSSIONS LAST AUGUST, AND THAT WE KNEW THAT WE WOULD, IF PASS, THEN WE WOULD HAMMER DOWN THE SPECIFICS AND DETAILS, UM, THROUGH AN ORDINANCE.
AND THAT THAT'S, UH, THAT WOULD BE THE TASK OF THE COUNCIL TO DO, UH, NEXT SLIDE.
SO THE NEXT FEW SLIDES, I'M GOING TO GO OVER, UH, WHAT I'VE GATHERED FROM RESEARCHING VARIOUS OVERSIGHT AND CITIZEN REVIEW PANELS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AND READING VARIOUS, UH, MATERIALS THAT ARE OUT THERE, UM, CONCERNING POLICE OVERSIGHT OR CITIZEN REVIEW BOARDS AND VARIOUS DIFFERENT THINGS OF THAT SIMILAR NATURE.
SO I JUST WANTED TO GO THROUGH FROM, FROM THAT RESEARCH, WHAT I FOUND TO BE, UH, MOST OF THE PROS AND THEN THE CONS OF THAT.
AND THEN WE'LL TALK ABOUT, UH, THEN THE NEXT STEPS FROM THERE.
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I GATHERED WAS COMMUNITY MEMBERS SEEM OVERWHELMING, OVERWHELMINGLY SUPPORTIVE OF THE IDEA, UM, FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW, 77% OF THOSE THAT VOTED IN THIS LAST NOVEMBER'S ELECTION, WHICH WAS OUR HIGHEST VOTER TURNOUT IN CITY'S HISTORY, 77% OF THOSE, UH, VOTERS VOTED TO APPROVE THIS CHARTER AMENDMENT LANGUAGE, UH, CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT IN THE COMPLAINT PROCESS CAN HELP INCREASE TRUST TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.KPD TAKES COMPLAINTS, SERIOUSLY, IT CONDUCT THOROUGH INVESTIGATIONS AND HAVE NOTHING TO HIDE.
SO ALL OF THIS WOULD BE A AS I'VE.
UM, I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT AND SAY, WELL, THIS IS JUST PART OF WHAT, WHAT WE'VE HAD IN THE DISCUSSIONS.
AND I'LL GET TO THAT IN HERE IN JUST A MOMENT.
UH, DISCIPLINE DECISIONS REMAINED WITH THE CHIEF OF POLICE, CITIZEN IDEAS, UH, AND INPUT ON POLICIES IS VALUABLE TO THE ORGANIZATION.
THIS IS BEING CREATED AT A TIME WHEN THERE IS NOT A CRISIS DRIVING IT.
SO WE'RE NOT IN A HEIGHTENED SENSE OF ANYTHING THAT'S GONE ON IN OUR CITY OR IN OUR COMMUNITY.
CERTAINLY THERE ARE THINGS GOING ON ACROSS THE NATION, BUT I BELIEVE THAT ONE, THE SPIRIT OF THE VOTE LAST NOVEMBER AND WHERE WE ARE AT THIS POINT AND THE EARLY SUMMER THERE'S HEIGHTENED, THAT IS CAUSING ANY KIND OF, UM, EMOTIONAL REACTION OR RESPONSE TO GET ANYTHING DONE.
THIS IS JUST AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO BUILD A STRONGER BOND BETWEEN THOSE THREE PRONGS.
NEXT SLIDE, THE COUNCIL, OKAY.
UH, APPOINTED COMMITTEE CAN REDUCE CONCERNS OF THE PUBLIC THAT THEIR COMPLAINTS MAY BE IGNORED.
UH, ANOTHER PRO IS PROMOTES THE GOALS OF COMMUNITY POLICING, WHICH WAS OUTLINED IN THE CHARTER AND APPROVED BY VOTERS DEMONSTRATES POLICE DEPARTMENT'S CONCERNS FOR POLICE CONDUCT TO COMMUNITY COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO BE RESIDENTS OF KYLE.
THIS IS A RECOMMENDATION, NOT NECESSARILY, UH, OUTLINED IN THE CHARTER, UH, BUT FROM ONE OF MY RESEARCH OF CITIZEN REVIEW BOARDS AND, UM, OVERSIGHT PANELS AND VARIOUS THINGS OF THAT NATURE ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THERE'S BEEN A MIXED BAG OF SOME THAT INCLUDE RESIDENTS OF THAT CITY.
AND SOME THAT DON'T, UH, JUST FROM MY, MY RESEARCH AND, AND REVIEWING THESE MATERIALS, UH, IT WOULD BE A RECOMMENDATION FROM WHAT I'VE READ, UH, AND, AND, AND, AND FEEDBACK FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ON THOSE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEES AND REVIEW BOARDS THAT THIS, UH, COMMITTEE BE MADE UP.
UH, IF THERE ARE GOING TO BE CITIZENS UPON IT, BE MADE UP OF RESIDENTS OF THAT JURISDICTION.
NEXT SLIDE, SOME OF THE CONS, UM, THAT IDENTIFY PERSONNEL RESOURCE RESOURCES COSTS FOR EFFECTIVE BOARD SUPPORT.
WHAT, WHAT KIND OF SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS RESOURCES WOULD THEY NEED, UH, FOR THIS BOARD AND NOT EVEN JUST THE BOARD, BUT ANYTHING THAT THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY CALL PD AND THIS IN THIS INSTANCE WOULD NEED IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH THEIR, UM, UM, EXPECTATIONS OF NOT ONLY THE ADMINISTRATION, BUT OF THE COMMUNITY CITIZEN REVIEW, BOYS AND OTHER COMMUNITIES HAVE BEEN DIVISIVE.
SO IT'S SOMETHING WE WANT TO BE COGNIZANT OF.
UH, THERE'S THE POTENTIAL FOR INTENTIONAL OR ACCIDENTAL RELEASE OF PRIVATE DATA MUST REMAIN AWARE.
WE MUST REMAIN AWARE OF PARAMETERS AND PROHIBITIONS DEFINED BY DATA PRIVACY LAWS.
SO SOMETHING TO KEEP, KEEP IN MIND AS WELL AS WE CREATE THE ORDINANCE.
NEXT BULLET POINT IS MAKE UP THE BOARD CAN HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE EFFECTIVENESS, UH, TALENT, FAIRNESS, PERSONALITIES, ET CETERA, ARE ALL THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND, UH, WHEN, UH, CREATING THIS ORDINANCE AND THEN THE, THE, UM, COMMITTEE, UH, THAT THE COUNCIL WOULD APPOINT, UH, THERE'S POTENTIAL FOR BOARD MEMBERS WITH PERSONAL AGENDAS OR A VENDETTA.
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT WAYS ON HOW TO MINIMIZE THAT OR ERADICATE THAT FROM, UH, FROM THE BOARD AS WE WANT JUST OBJECTIVITY AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
UH, LAST TWO CONS I BELIEVE CITIZEN, UM, POTENTIAL CONS UH, CITIZEN COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND RECOMMENDATIONS MAY PROMOTE POLICE POLICIES THAT CANNOT OR ARE TOO DIFFICULT TO BE IMPLEMENTED.
AND THE INABILITY TO IMPLEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS COULD DEGRADE THE PUBLIC VIEW OF THE AGENCY WHEN WE'RE CREATING THIS ORDINANCE.
AND WHEN WE'RE APPOINTING THE, THE REVIEW BOARD, UH, AND THROUGHOUT THROUGH THE PROCESS IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO REMAIN BUSY AND COGNIZANT OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND REVIEWS THAT THE, THAT THE COMMITTEE MAKES.
AND THAT IT'S SOMETHING THAT THE POLICE POLICIES ARE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT.
WE DON'T WANT TO CREATE A BAR SO HIGH, EVEN IF THE GREATEST EFFORTS BY OUR CHIEF AND OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT TO MEET ALL
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THOSE EXPECTATIONS AND MAKE IT UNTENABLE FOR THEM.AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO END UP IN A WAY DEGRADING, UH, THE PUBLIC VIEW AND PERHAPS EVEN A FUTURE COUNCIL MEMBERS VIEW OF OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
AND THAT CERTAINLY ISN'T THE GOAL WITH THIS, UH, SAME THING ON THE OTHER END OF THE SPECTRUM.
UH, CERTAINLY A LARGE SWATH OF OUR CITIZENS VOTED FOR THIS CHARTER AMENDMENT.
THEY, THERE ARE EXPECTATIONS OF THAT, THAT IT IS NOT SOMETHING, UH, SOFT FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM, OR DOES IT MEET THOSE EXPECTATIONS? SO WE HAVE TO FIND A WAY IN THE MIDDLE.
AND I'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT HERE IN THE NEXT SLIDES.
UH, LAST, UH, CON HERE WE HAVE POLICE ASSOCIATION.
THIS IS, I HAVE A QUESTION MARK ON THIS ONE POLICE ASSOCIATION AND POSTED AN ORDINANCE OR REVIEW COMMITTEE.
I'M NOT SAYING THAT THAT'S A FACT, I'M NOT SAYING THAT, UH, I KNOW THAT OR ANYTHING, BUT THAT COULD POTENTIALLY BE A CON FROM THE RESEARCH AND REVIEWING THE OTHER, UH, COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT, THAT, THAT SOMETIMES DID COME UP, NOT CERTAINLY SAYING THAT ABOUT, UH, CALL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSOCIATION.
THIS IS JUST FROM THE GENERAL, UM, UH, RESEARCH AND REVIEW OF BOARDS AND COMMITTEES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
SO, UH, WELL, YEAH, SINCE YOU BROUGHT THAT UP MARY GUESS, UH, THROUGH SOME, UH, I THINK THERE WAS SOME INITIAL MISUNDERSTANDINGS OF IT.
UH, FOR EXAMPLE, ONE OF THE ITEMS I MENTIONED EARLIER ABOUT CHANGING, UH, THERE WAS A MISUNDERSTANDING THAT, UH, THE CHARTER, UH, AMENDMENT WOULD CHANGE WHO THE POLICE CHIEF WOULD REPORT TO THAT BEING THE COUNCIL.
I'M NOT SURE HOW THAT THAT CAME ABOUT, BUT THAT WAS INCORRECT.
AND WE WERE ABLE TO TALK THROUGH THAT AND SHOW THAT THAT WASN'T THE CASE WITH THIS CHARTER AMENDMENT.
UH, ANOTHER LARGE PORTION OF, UH, THE PUSHBACK WAS, UH, I THINK THERE IS JUST, UM, THE FACT THAT THERE SOME UNKNOWNS ABOUT IT.
I THINK THAT CAUSED SOME CONSTERNATION, UH, WITHIN THE ASSOCIATION, HOPEFULLY, AND I'LL GET TO THIS HERE IN THESE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES BY BRINGING ALL THREE OF THOSE PRONGS TOGETHER, WE ARE ABLE TO GET BUY-IN AND INPUT AND, AND, AND, UH, SUPPORT.
AND AT LEAST, UH, SOME AMOUNT OF THAT, THAT A FAIR AMOUNT OF INPUT WAS GIVEN FROM ALL THREE PARTIES IN ORDER TO MAKE THIS SOMETHING THAT WE COULD ALL BE A PART OF.
SO THAT'S WHY, YOU KNOW, I, I WANTED TO HOLD OFF ON AN OFFICIAL OF, UM, LACK OF SUPPORT FROM THE ASSOCIATION, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT AS WE CREATE THIS ORDINANCE AND THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS THAT WE ENGAGE THE POLICE ASSOCIATION AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
AND HOPEFULLY THROUGHOUT THAT PROCESS, WE, WE GET A, UM, A STRONG PARTNER IN WANTING TO HELP BOLSTER THIS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, UH, EARLY IDEAS ON THIS IS, UH, HIRING A DATA ANALYST AND A HARVESTING POSITION FOR KPD.
THIS WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT, UH, YOU KNOW, ON OUR MAY 1ST, UM, UH, FIRST BUDGET WORKSHOP AND, UH, INCLUDING A POSITION IN AN RPD TO DO JUST THIS.
AND I HOPE TO GET THE COUNCIL SUPPORT FOR THIS.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WAS A DISCUSSION THAT I ALLUDED TO EARLIER.
I'VE ALREADY MET WITH, UH, BOTH, UH, CHIEF AND CAPTAIN, UH, IN, IN CREATING THIS PRESENTATION.
UH, THIS WAS MONTHS AGO, ACTUALLY.
AND THEN I'VE ALSO MET WITH, UH, PRESIDENT CLEARY AND, UH, LIEUTENANT, UM, OH MAN, I I'M, I'M BLANKING RIGHT NOW, UM, GRIFFITH, BUT WE, WE MET GRIFFITH GRIFFITH.
HOW CAN I FORGET GRIFFITH, UH, UH, GRIFFITH AND HAD SOME GREAT, UH, CONVERSATION AND BACK AND FORTH ON THIS.
AND SO ONE OF THE, AND THAT'S THIS VERY FIRST ONE IS HIRING A DATA ANALYST AND HARVARD AND POSITION WAS ONE OF THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT CAME FROM THOSE DISCUSSIONS.
AND I WAS ALL ON THE BOARD FOR IT BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT IN THOSE DISCUSSIONS WAS RIGHT NOW, IT IS HIGHLY INCUMBENT ON LIEUTENANT GRIFFITH AND OTHERS TO DO THAT DATA ANALYSIS AND GATHERING AND PRESENT THAT TO US.
WE WANT OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS CONTINUING TO DO THEIR DUTIES.
THEY, WE KNOW THEY HAVE A LOT ON THEIR PLATE, SO TRANSITIONING THIS DATA, UH, ANALYSIS AND HARVESTING AND PUTTING ALL THESE THINGS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IN THE CHARTER AMENDMENT.
AND THEN WE'LL TALK ABOUT ULTIMATELY IN THE ORDINANCE, UH, FOR A POSITION TO HELP GET ALL THIS INFORMATION THAT THE CHIEF WOULD END UP PRESENTING AND NOT HAVING OUR OFFICERS AND CHIEF AND CAPTAIN SPENDING TIME DOING ALL THAT, WHICH FREED THEM UP A LOT AND MAKE THE END PRODUCT A LOT BETTER BECAUSE THAT, THAT PERSON WOULD, THAT WOULD BE THEIR SOLE FOCUS IS DOING THAT.
AND SO THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS REQUESTED IN OUR MAY 1ST AGENDA WORKSHOP.
AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN CONTINUE THAT THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER AND PUT THAT IN THERE BY BUDGET.
UM, NEXT BULLET POINT HERE, UPGRADES, RESOURCES, AND SOFTWARE, ET CETERA, ET CETERA, TO IMPROVE, UM, THE EASE OF ACCESS AND USE FOR ALL
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PARTIES INVOLVED.THIS IS THE, AND I'M BLANKING ON THE NAME, SCOTT, AND YOU COULD PROBABLY HELP ME WITH, BUT THE DATA, THE SOFTWARE THAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT, UM, INCORPORATING, UM, THAT IT'S USED, UH, STATEWIDE.
IT'S VERY, IT'S VERY COMMON AND VERY POPULAR, BUT THESE ARE, THIS WAS DEALING WITH THE COMPLAINT AND, UH, COMPLIMENT PRO UH, PROCESS.
WE DID HAVE, UM, THREE AWESOME, UM, COMPLIMENTS THIS PAST THIS WEEK, UH, JUST YESTERDAY.
I BELIEVE OFFICER LEATHERS, OFFICER MICHELSON AND OFFICER
AND I WANTED TO TAKE A SECOND AND GIVE THEM A SHOUT OUT PUBLICLY FOR THEIR WORK AND GETTING, UM, PRAISE.
AND WE CERTAINLY KNOW THAT CITIZENS WILL CRAZE.
WE SEE IT, UH, IN, IN AS CONSUMERS AND YELP AND GOOGLE REVIEWS WHEN SOMETHING HAS COMPELLED SOMEBODY SO MUCH THAT THEY, THEY COMPLIMENT.
WE WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THAT AS WELL.
AND WE WANT THAT PROCESS TO BE JUST AS EASY AS WHAT IS TYPICALLY TALKED ABOUT AS THE COMPLAINT PROCESS, BUT WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE COMPLIMENTS AS WELL.
WE WANT TO TRACK THOSE, AND WE WANT TO MAKE IT AN EASY, UH, ACCESSIBLE, UH, PROCESS FOR CITIZENS AND BUSINESSES AND WHOMEVER, OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT CONSTANT CONTACT TO HAVE THE EASE OF THAT.
SO THAT WOULD BE A HUGE EXAMPLE OF A UPGRADE AND RESOURCES AND SOFTWARE CURRENTLY, ALL OF THAT'S BEING TRACKED WITH SPREADSHEETS AND OTHER, UM, UM, ARCHAIC, AND IT I'LL CALL IT WAYS.
AND SO WE WANT TO IMPROVE THAT PROCESS ONCE AGAIN, SAME WITH THE FIRST BULLET POINT, MAKING EVERYTHING EASIER AND ACCESSIBLE HELPS FOSTER THOSE STRONGER RELATIONSHIPS HELPS FOSTER THAT IDEA OF TRANSPARENCY AND COLLABORATION, UH, BETWEEN THOSE THREE PRONGS, UM, REQUIRE THE NEXT BULLET POINT, UH, REQUIRE COMMITTEE TO ABIDE BY OPEN MEETINGS, ACT RULES AND ALLOW FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION.
THIS WAS ALSO FEEDBACK FROM THOSE DISCUSSIONS WITH, UH, CHIEF CAPTAIN, UH, GRIFFITH AND CLEARY.
UM, SO ONE OBVIOUSLY MAKING THOSE OPEN MEETING ACT RULES SO THAT IT IS PUBLIC PEOPLE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY JUST LIKE THIS MEETING, IF THEY CAN'T WATCH NOW, THEY CAN WATCH LATER THE ACCESS, UH, ACCESSIBILITY, UH, OF THAT.
BUT ALSO THE, THE OTHER REALLY IMPORTANT PART THAT WAS ADDED TO THIS WAS THE ALLOWING THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.
AND THIS CAME FROM THAT FEEDBACK FROM THOSE DISCUSSIONS WITH OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, IS THAT THERE'S SOMETIMES THINGS AND I'LL GET TO THIS.
UM, OR I TALKED ABOUT THIS IN THE CON ABOUT THE DATA PRIVACY.
SOMETIMES THERE ARE THINGS THAT DO NEED TO BE DISCUSSED BEHIND CLOSED DOORS FOR, FOR WHATEVER REASON, BECAUSE OF THE SENSITIVITY OF THEM, UH, THE PARTIES INVOLVED AND VARIOUS DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT, UH, AND STRATEGISTS AND THINGS.
AND THERE SOMETIMES NEEDS TO BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT.
SO HAVING THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, SPEAK WITH, UH, UM, LEGAL AND HASH OUT, GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE PARAMETERS ARE BEFORE COMING BACK OUT IN PUBLIC, JUST LIKE WE DO, UH, WAS A RECOMMENDATION MADE BY THAT.
AND I THOUGHT IT WAS A STRONG RECOMMENDATION.
UH, THE NEXT BULLET POINT CLEARLY DEFINED TERMINOLOGY FOR ALL PARTIES TO CLEARLY UNDERSTAND THE EXPECTATIONS I E COMMUNITY POLICING MODELS THROUGH THESE DISCUSSIONS THAT I'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CAME UP WAS I, UH, DEFINING SOME OF THESE TERMS, EVEN THOUGH SOME PEOPLE MAY HAVE AN IDEA OR A, OF WHAT COMMUNITY POLICING IS.
WE NEED TO BE VERY SPECIFIC ABOUT WHAT THAT MEANS HERE IN KYLE.
AND SO PART OF, UH, CREATING THE ORDINANCE AND THEN THE DIRECTION OF THE COMMITTEE WOULD BE, UH, DEFINING THESE WORDS AND HAVING A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING.
SO ALL THREE OF THOSE PRONGS KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WITH COMMUNITY POLICING.
UM, AND THEN THE NEXT BULLET POINT HERE IS COLLABORATE AND CONSULT WITH KPD AND COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT ENTIRE PROCESS AND CREATION OF THE ORDINANCE.
I MENTIONED IT ABOVE, UH, COLLABORATING WITH ALL OF THOSE PRONGS, UH, IN ORDER TO GET FEEDBACK INPUT, HAVE THE VOICES HEARD VARIOUS DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT.
LIKE I SAID, UH, FROM THE EARLY IDEAS I MENTIONED IN THE BULLET POINTS ABOVE A LOT OF GOOD IDEAS AND DISCUSSION COME FROM THAT, THAT CAN REALLY HELP US, UM, MEET THE EXPECTATIONS.
AND I CAN TELL YOU, UH, FROM MY COMMUNICATION AND MEETINGS WITH CHIEF AND CAPTAIN AND THE LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSOCIATION ALSO DID, UH, THIS, THIS SAME PRESENTATION, BUT ADDED MORE IN THIS NEXT SLIDE FROM THE FEEDBACK I WENT.
AND, UH, THIS WAS MAYBE IN MARCH THAT I'M I MET WITH, UM, I WAS INVITED BY, UM, UH, PRESIDENT CLEARY AND THE ASSOCIATION TO DO, UH, THIS EXACT PRESENTATION I'M DOING FOR YOU ALL TODAY, UH, TO KIND OF TALK THAT OUT AND, UH, GO THROUGH THIS, THE CHARTER AMENDMENT THAT HAPPENED.
AND THEN WHAT, WHAT THE IDEA OF THE ORDINANCE IS.
AND THERE'S, THERE'S A LOT OF APPRECIATION.
THERE WAS A LOT OF APPRECIATION FOR THAT AND A LOT OF GREAT FEEDBACK GIVEN TO THAT.
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THERE ARE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT SOME THINGS THAT ARE YET TO BE DETERMINED, BUT THEY KNOW THAT, UH, AND THEY UNDERSTOOD THAT A LOT OF THAT WILL BE FLESHED OUT IN THE CREATION OF THE ORDINANCE AND, AND THEN ON FROM THAT.SO I THINK INCLUDING, UH, KPD OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSOCIATION, UM, OBVIOUSLY THE PRONG OF THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE CITY COUNCIL IS IMPORTANT, BUT THE FINAL ONE IS THE COMMUNITY.
AND I'M GONNA TOUCH BACK ON THAT HERE, WHEN I WRAP UP MY PRESENTATION, NEXT SLIDE.
OH, IS THAT, WAS THAT MY LAST ONE? OKAY.
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PATIENCE WHILE I GOT THROUGH THIS, UH, THANKS TO BE DECIDED WITH THE ORDINANCE.
AND THIS IS JUST, JUST EARLY THINGS TO BE DECIDED, AND, AND FROM CREATING CLARITY ALSO FROM THOSE, UH, DISCUSSIONS THAT I'VE HAD WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS, BUT ALSO IN PARTICULARLY WITH THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, A LOT OF THESE, WHAT YOU SEE HERE ARE, ARE DERIVED FROM THAT.
AND SOME OF THE QUESTIONS, UH, THAT HAD, UH, AND I THINK THERE ARE LEGITIMATE QUESTIONS, AND I THINK WE ALL KNOW THAT THESE THINGS NEED TO BE IRONED OUT.
UH, SO I WANT TO BE CAREFUL HERE AND STATE THAT MY GOAL WITH THIS AGENDA ITEM IS TO NOT TO FLUSH OUT ANY OF THESE BULLET POINTS OR ANY OF THE THINGS I TALKED ABOUT BEFORE.
I'LL GET TO THE PURPOSE OF WHAT I WAS HOPING TO GET WITH THIS AGENDA ITEM, BUT LET ME, LET ME RUN THROUGH THESE HERE MAKEUP OF THE COMMITTEE.
OBVIOUSLY THAT'S A LARGE PART OF THE, UH, CHARTER AMENDMENT, UH, ONE OF THE LARGEST PARTS, HONESTLY, AS I WAS SAYING BEFORE, EVERYTHING ELSE YOU SAW IN THAT CHARTER AMENDMENT ARE ALREADY THINGS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN DONE BEFORE BY THE COUNCIL AND, AND ASKED THEM BY THE COUNCIL.
THE ONLY THING THAT WAS REALLY NEW WAS THAT THE, THE COMMITTEE, THE COMMITTEE, THEY WOULD COLLABORATE WITH CAL PD.
AND THAT WAS A REALLY IMPORTANT WORD.
I REMEMBER WE PUT IN FROM LAST AUGUST, WAS THAT COLLABORATION PART, UH, AND HOW MANY OF THE COMMITTEE AND HOW LONG THEY WILL SERVE ALL THINGS THEY WOULD NEED TO BE FLESHED OUT.
AND THEN I PUT IN PARENTHESES, IT COULD BE ANY COMBINATION OF CITIZENS, ELECTED OFFICIALS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, ET CETERA, NEXT BULLET POINT, HOW WILL THEY BE SELECTED AND WHAT CRITERIA, UH, ONE OF THESE THINGS WAS BROUGHT UP IN THE ASSOCIATION MEETING THE LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSOCIATION MEETING.
I HAD VERY GOOD, VERY GOOD QUESTION.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS, UM, RECOMMENDED WAS TO LOOK AT THE CODE AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURES, CHAPTER 19.08, ORGANIZATION OF THE GRAND JURY QUALIFICATIONS.
ONCE AGAIN, NOT SAYING THAT THIS IS, UH, WHAT I'M SUGGESTING WE DO, BUT THIS WAS ONE OF THE FEEDBACKS THAT I GOT.
AND SO I WANTED TO PUT IT OUT FOR ALL OF COUNCIL TO SEE.
AND THERE, UH, IF YOU GOOGLE SEARCH, UH, CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURES IN THAT PARTICULAR CHARTER ITEM, THERE ARE LISTS OF GRAND JURY QUALIFICATIONS.
AND SO I GUESS THE, THE IDEA AND, AND FEEDBACK FROM THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, WHEN I DID THIS PRESENTATION WAS TO HAVE SOME KIND OF OUTLINE SIMILAR TO THAT, OF IF, IF THERE ARE ANY CITIZENS, THERE WOULD BE A PART OF THE REVIEW, UH, COMMITTEE, UH, HOW OFTEN COMMITTEE WILL MEET.
UH, THAT WAS ANOTHER QUESTION THAT, THAT CAME UP WHEN TO PUT IT IN THERE.
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE COMMITTEE MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS ANY SMEES MADE AVAILABLE AND WHAT THAT MEANS? OUR SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS MADE AVAILABLE TO HELP EXPLAIN DEPARTMENT LEVEL DECISIONS, PROCEDURES, UH, POLICIES, AND SHOULD THIS MAY BE WITH WITHIN OR OUTSIDE OF THE ORGANIZATION OR SOMETHING TO BE FLESHED OUT.
UH, AND THEN FINALLY, HOW WIDE OR NARROW WITH A SCOPE BE OF WHAT COMMITTEE WE'LL DO REVIEW AND RECOMMEND PER THE LANGUAGE IN THE CHARTER.
SO THE CHARTER DOES OUTLINE SOME THINGS FOR THE COMMITTEE TO DO AND COLLABORATE WITH, UH, THE POLICE ASSOCIATION, BUT OBVIOUSLY JUST WITH THE ORDINANCE, WE'RE GOING TO NARROW THE SCOPE OF EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET AS DERIVED FROM THE VOTER APPROVED CHARTER AMENDMENT.
SO THAT'S THE END OF MY, UH, POWERPOINT PRESENTATION.
AND SO THE GOAL HERE WAS TO CONTINUE, UH, THE NEXT STEPS.
SO, UH, WHAT I WOULD LIKE COUNCIL'S SUPPORT WITH IS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS, IS THAT IF WE COULD START TO DO THAT, ENGAGING THAT THIRD PRONG, THAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT, THAT THE CITIZEN PRONG AND GETTING EARLY FEEDBACK ON WHERE WE ARE AND SOME OF THESE EARLY QUESTIONS, AND JUST GETTING, GETTING SOME THOUGHTS, WHETHER THAT IS IN ANY RANGE OF PUBLIC, UH, OPEN, OPEN HOUSE TO SIMPLY A SURVEY ONLINE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, ANYWHERE IN BETWEEN AND, AND ANYWHERE IN BETWEEN GETTING SOME OF THE FEEDBACK ON THAT AND THOUGHTS ON THESE CERTAIN DIFFERENT THINGS FOR US TO THEN CONSIDER, UM, GETTING THAT FEEDBACK AND UNDERSTANDING AND INITIAL STEPS, JUST LIKE WHAT WE'RE DONE WITH THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
OBVIOUSLY WHEN WE CREATE AN ORDINANCE, THERE ARE TWO REQUIRED PUBLIC HEARINGS, UH, UNLESS, UH, APPROVED ON THE FIRST
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HEARING AND FINALLY PASSED.BUT IN THEORY, THERE ARE TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS WHERE I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD DO IS WAIT FOR THAT, THOSE PUBLIC HEARINGS TO START GETTING THE PUBLIC INPUT.
WE SHOULD DO THAT EARLY ON AND BEFORE, AS WE'RE CRAFTING THIS ORDINANCE, SIMILAR TO THE DISCUSSIONS OF, UH, WITH THE LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSOCIATION, HAVING THESE PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS, THAT'S WHY I MET WITH THEM IN MARCH TO KIND OF TALK THESE THINGS THROUGH, GET THEIR EARLY QUESTIONS AND FEEDBACK.
SO THAT WAY WE CAN LOOP BACK AROUND.
AND WHEN WE ARE FINALLY PUTTING TOGETHER THE ORDINANCE THAT WILL BE BROUGHT FORWARD TO THE PUBLIC AND THEN HAVE THOSE PUBLIC HEARINGS, A LOT OF THAT GROUNDWORK HAS ALREADY BEEN LAID, UM, IN, IN GETTING THAT FEEDBACK AND INPUT FROM THOSE PRONGS, PARTICULARLY THE LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSOCIATION AND KPD AS A WHOLE, AND THEN THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH WE ALL SERVE.
SO I'M CERTAINLY NOT TRYING TO HAVE A LONG DRAWN OUT DISCUSSION ABOUT IT, BUT ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS I WANTED TO DO ABOUT, UH, DOING IT NOW AND OVER THESE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS, BECAUSE OUR NEXT BUDGET WORKSHOP ISN'T UNTIL JUNE 26TH, I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO HAVE, UH, SOME GROUP OF US, UH, IF CERTAINLY WE COULD HAVE SOMETHING THAT ALL OF US ARE INVOLVED, BUT SOME GROUP OF US COME TOGETHER TO START ENGAGING THE PUBLIC AND GETTING THAT EARLY INPUT ON SOME OF THESE EARLY QUESTIONS THAT WE MIGHT HAVE.
AND SO I'M CERTAINLY OPEN TO THE COUNCIL, ADDING TO THE QUESTIONS AND THINGS THAT WE NEED TO BE DECIDED, UH, WITHIN THE ORDINANCES, ANY POLICIES THAT WE MIGHT, UH, PUT TOGETHER FROM THE CREATION OF THIS ORDINANCE.
UH, BUT THAT'S WHAT WE'RE, WE'RE, UM, I WAS HOPING TO DO AND BRING IT FORWARD THIS AGENDA ITEM TONIGHT.
COUNCILOR ELLISON, ANY COMMENTS CUSTOMERS? YEP.
I THINK THAT WE NEED TO, UH, MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THIS IS WE'VE ALREADY VOTED ON IT.
I WOULD ENCOURAGE US TO, UH, PROBABLY, UH, CONTINUE WORKING WITH A TASK FORCE THAT BROUGHT THIS FORWARD.
I KNOW, UH, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER
UM, I THINK THAT WOULD BE THE TASKFORCE.
IF COUNCIL IS OPEN TO THAT, BRINGING THIS FORWARD, GETTING THE CITIZENS, UH, INVOLVED IN THEIR FEEDBACK WOULD BE CRUCIAL.
AND, UM, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH ALL I HAVE THE SYLLABUS VIA LOBOS WAS DEAN HAD HIM STILL BE A PART OF IT? NO, NO.
I TOOK THE ROLE AFTER A STEP, A STEP DOWN FROM COUNCIL, UH, KIND OF FILLED IN THAT ROLE FOR HIM.
SO I'D LIKE TO BE CONSIDERED AS PART OF THAT TASK FORCE AS WELL.
THIS COUNTS, BUT TO BE, YEAH, I, IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE, UH, WE REALLY NEED TO TACKLE.
AND THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN NELSON FOR BRINGING THIS, UH, AGAIN, I KNOW WE'VE, UH, HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE AND ALSO WHEN WE WERE IN THE WORKSHOP, BUT I DO FEEL STRONGLY ABOUT, WE DO NEED TO GET PUBLIC INPUT, UH, REFERENCING THIS.
AND, UM, THAT'S THE ONLY WAY THAT IT'S REALLY GOING TO WORK IS WE GOT TO REALLY HEAR FROM OUR RESIDENTS AND WE NEED TO HEAR FROM THEM ON THEIR SIDE, AS FAR AS WHAT THEY EXPECT, UH, FROM THIS COMMITTEE THAT IS ALREADY IN BASICALLY IN CHARGE OF, SO I DO SUPPORT THIS AND I'M WILLING TO GET SOME KIND OF ENGAGEMENT WITH THE COMMUNITY, WHETHER IT'S A, A TOWN HALL OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT WE CAN DO.
UM, ON A WEEK NIGHT, I DON'T MIND MYSELF COMING IN ON A SATURDAY FOR JUST A COUPLE OF HOURS, JUST TWO HOURS, IF WE NEED TO ON A SATURDAY AND JUST INVITE THE PUBLIC IN TO GET THEIR INPUT AND GO AND GET THE BALL ROLLING ON THIS.
UH, AGAIN, BECAUSE THE WHOLE POINT IN MY EYES, WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THE, THE CHARTER ITSELF, WHEN WE GO BACK TO THE, UH, PROMOTING THE TRANSPARENCY WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT TO INCLUDE THE DATA, SHARING COMMUNICATION, STATEWIDE CRIME STATS, THAT BECAUSE WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO SHOW THE PUBLIC, NOT ONLY JUST THE ISSUES THAT WE, THE PROBLEMS WE'VE HAD WITH, UH, GOING ON WITH THE CITY, BUT THE GOOD THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, WE NEED TO ENCOURAGE THE, OUR DEPARTMENTS, THE GOOD WORK THEY'RE DOING.
AND WE ALSO WANT TO SHOW ANY KIND OF TRENDS THAT ARE GOING ON WHEN YOU HAVE THESE QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS, YOU CAN GO, LET'S SAY JANUARY THAT MARCH, WE CAN HAVE THESE BRIEFINGS, COME ON.
WE CAN HAVE A STATISTICAL UPDATE ON THE DWI THAT ARE GOING ON IN OUR CITY, OR WE HAVE PUBLIC INTOXICATION HAS INCREASED FROM THE LAST QUARTER OR THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES AND SO FORTH.
WE CAN ACTUALLY GIVE REAL TIME DATA INFORMATION.
SO THE PUBLIC CAN REALLY SEE WHAT AREAS ARE NEEDING IMPROVEMENTS, WHETHER IT'S WE GOT A DWI ISSUE GOING ON, WE'VE GOT A DRINKING PROBLEM GOING ON, OR
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WE HAVE SOME SERIOUS ISSUES WITH BURGLARIES AT THE BUILDINGS AND HOW WE CAN BASICALLY SEE THOSE TRENDS WITHIN THE YEAR, NOT HAVING A YEARLY ONE, BUT HAVING QUARTERLY.SO WE CAN BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES, UH, IN REAL TIME TO WHERE WE COULD BE ABLE TO HELP OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT IF WE NEED TO.
AND THEY CAN GIVE US THOSE REAL, UH, DATA INFORMATION.
SO, UH, I REALLY SUPPORT THIS MEASURE RIGHT HERE.
WE DO NEED TO GET THIS, UH, ORDINANCE IN PLACE.
UH, SO I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO GET SOME KIND OF, UH, PUBLIC INPUT.
AND IF WE CAN GET CITY STAFF TO DIRECT SOME KIND OF A TOWN HALL MEETING, OR JUST, UH, ONE EVENING, WE CAN JUST HAVE THE PUBLIC TO GIVE INPUT ON THIS.
AT LEAST WE CAN GET THE BALL ROLLING ON THAT BECAUSE WE WANT TO SHOW THAT WE REALLY SUPPORT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY'RE DOING A GREAT JOB.
AND THAT'S REALLY WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.
NOT SO MUCH THE DISCIPLINARY OR THE ISSUES THAT WE HAVE WITH INSIDE.
WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO SHOW THAT WE HAVE A STATE OF THE ART.
WE HAVE A GOOD QUALITY PROFESSIONAL POLICE DEPARTMENT WITHIN OUR CITY.
UM, I ADD SOME THOUGHTS AS WELL.
UM, UH, ONE, I REALLY LIKED YOUR DATA ANALYST POSITION, UH, RECOMMENDATION BECAUSE, UH, I KNOW THAT IT'S CHALLENGING.
UH, THE MORE WE ASK OF THE POLICE TO PROVIDE US WITH DATA, IF THEY DON'T HAVE ANYONE THAT'S ACTUALLY HARD TO DO THAT.
UH, JUST IT, NOT ONLY IS IT DIFFICULT ON THEM, IT PROBABLY FRUSTRATING TO US THAT WE CAN'T GET WHAT WE WANT.
AND SO THAT SEEMS LIKE A SOLUTION THAT KNOW CERTAINLY WILL BE BROUGHT UP DURING BUDGET TIME.
SO I DON'T KNOW, WHAT'S THAT POSITION? ONE OF THE 30, SOME ODD THAT WERE REQUESTED IT WAS ON THERE AS A PART OF IT.
UM, WELL IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK.
THE SCOPE OF THE TASK FORCE WOULD BE, UH, TO CREATE A, KIND OF A PUBLIC HEARING KIND OF SITUATION, TOWN HALL SITUATION, MAYBE USE COMMS TO WORK ON A SURVEY OR SOLICITING LIKE ONLINE FEEDBACK ONLINE.
AND THEN YOU WOULD TAKE THAT AND BRING THAT BACK TO US AS THE NEXT STEP, OR WOULD YOU BE TRYING TO ACTUALLY MEET AND KIND OF, UH, COME UP WITH MORE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU PROPOSE, WHICH BY THE WAY, THOSE, THOSE PRETTY COMPREHENSIVE.
SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS WELL DONE ON YOUR PRESENTATION THERE.
UM, I JUST, MY THOUGHTS ARE TO SAY, LET'S KEEP, KEEP CIRCLING BACK WITH THE COUNCIL.
THAT'S KIND OF WHAT THE POINT I'M TRYING TO GET AT ONE, ONE STEP AT A TIME AND THEN COME BACK, LET US KNOW AND KIND OF ASK FOR THE NEXT THING ESSENTIALLY.
SO WE'RE ALL KIND OF FOLLOWING ALONG WITH YOU.
DOES THAT SEEM LIKE SOMETHING Y'ALL WANT TO DO CERTAINLY, AND THANK YOU FOR, FOR ASKING THOSE QUESTIONS? SO MY IDEA WAS, UH, CERTAINLY IF WE COULD PUT TOGETHER, UM, AN OPEN HOUSE OPPORTUNITY, BUT ALSO USE OUR CHANNELS.
WE HAVE A WONDERFUL COMMS DEPARTMENT THAT WE'VE BUILT UP OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS AND SOLICITING FEEDBACK AND, AND, UH, FROM THAT WAY, AND THEN CERTAINLY BRINGING WHAT WE GET FROM, UH, ANY OUTREACH AND, AND, AND FEEDBACK, UM, OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE DO BRINGING THAT BACK TO COUNCIL AND PRESENTING THAT TO COUNCIL, SIMILAR TO WHAT I'VE DONE TONIGHT.
AND MY GOAL WAS BETWEEN TO DO THAT BETWEEN NOW AND THE 26TH.
SO IF THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT ARE DISCOVERED THROUGHOUT THAT PROCESS THAT WE FEEL LIKE WE DO NEED TO IMPLEMENT IN THE BUDGET, WE COULD BRING THAT FORWARD ON JUNE 26, BECAUSE THE EARLIER WE DO THAT, THE BETTER, RIGHT.
WE DON'T WANT TO BRING THAT IN, YOU KNOW, GETTING INTO AUGUST AND SUCH AND SO FORTH.
SO THAT, THAT WAS ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY.
AND MAYBE IT JUST STAYS WITH, IT'S JUST THIS DATA ANALYST POSITION.
AND THEN THAT, THAT SOFTWARE, WHICH SCOTT, PLEASE TELL ME THE NAME OF THAT SOFTWARE.
UM, I KNOW IT'S INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET AS WELL, AND I'M BLANKING ON IT BECAUSE I'M THINKING OF THE OTHER SOFTWARE THAT I BROUGHT TO YOU UP, BUT THAT'S NOT THE NAME OF IT.
UM, BUT, UM, UH, JUST THINGS LIKE THAT, IT MAY JUST TURN OUT TO BE, YEAH, THOSE ARE THE ONLY RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE TASK FORCE ON ANY BUDGETARY ITEMS, OR MAYBE THERE ARE SOME THINGS THROUGH THESE PROCESSES THAT WE DISCOVER, HEY, THIS IS SOMETHING WE MAY NEED, WE MAY WANT TO CONSIDER, UH, BUDGETING IN THIS UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR.
BUT YES, CERTAINLY THE IDEA JUST WITH, AS WITH ANY TASK FORCE, BUT EVEN MORE SO IN THIS, IN THIS INSTANCE, CONTINUING TO FOLLOW BACK UP WITH COUNCIL WITH, UH, WHAT, WHAT OUR FINDINGS ARE, NEW IDEAS AND DIFFERENT THINGS AS WE CONTINUE TO HASH THIS OUT.
AND SO AS WE CREEP CLOSER TO ULTIMATELY CREATING THE ORDINANCE COUNCIL MEMBER, THERE THERE'S TWO SOFTWARES THAT WE LOOKED AT UNARMED AND I PRO I PRO THAT WAS THE ONE I PRO I A PRO.
AND THAT'S THE ONE THAT CAPTAIN, UH, BROUGHT FORWARD AND WAS, UH, MENTIONED THAT A LOT OF AGENCIES THROUGHOUT TEXAS USE IT IT'S, UH, SO IT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE FAMILIARITY, PARTICULARLY IF WE HIRED FOR SOMEBODY THAT, THAT
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DOES THIS JOB PERHAPS IN ANOTHER PART OF TEXAS.UH, AND SO GETTING THAT INFORMATION, I THINK THAT THAT WOULD BE A HUGE STEP.
I KNOW CAPTAIN AND I MUST'VE MISSED IT FROM PAST BUDGETS.
HE SAID, IT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY BROUGHT UP IN PAST BUDGETS, BUT CERTAINLY I THINK JUST DOING THIS AND CREATING THIS ORDINANCE AND THROUGH PROP F IT JUST BROUGHT IT TO THE FRONT FOR LIFE.
AND I THINK THAT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD DEFINITELY EQUIP OUR AGENCY WITH DOING, AS YOU SAID, UH, UM, MAYOR EARLIER EQUIPPING OUR AGENCY WITH ALL THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES THEY CAN HAVE AS WE INCREASE THE EXPECTATIONS IS ONLY GOING TO HELP THEM, BECAUSE IF WE DON'T DO THIS, WE'RE SETTING THEM UP FOR FAILURE.
IF WE DON'T SUPPLEMENT THEM WITH THE RESOURCES AND EVERYTHING THEY NEED TO, TO MEET THESE EXPECTATIONS.
SETTING OURSELVES UP FOR DISAPPOINTMENT ALSO IN DEVIL, IT'S JUST DOUBLE WHAMMY THERE.
SO, UM, I THINK IT'S A PRETTY GOOD PROPOSAL FOR IT.
UH, JUST, WHO'S NOT MENTIONED ON THE TASK FORCE, WANT TO HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE PROPOSAL COMES FROM FORESCOUT.
UM, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR RESEARCH.
UM, SOMETIMES WHEN YOU DO THAT RESEARCH, YOU FIND THINGS THAT ARE NOISE PLEASING.
AND I LIKE THE FACT THAT YOU PUT IT OUT THERE, CAUSE SOMETIMES SOMEONE MIGHT THINK THESE ARE YOUR THOUGHTS, BUT THE REALITY IS, UM, YOU'RE LOOKING AT IT FROM ALL POINTS OF VIEW.
AND SO I APPRECIATE THAT, AND I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THAT TO LIGHT.
UM, WE'VE DISCUSSED THIS, UH, FOUR HOURS ONE TIME, AND I JUST WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT THIS, THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO POLICE THE POLICE WITH.
UM, WE JUST WANT TO INCREASE THE TRANSPARENCY AND, AND HAVE AN OPEN RELATIONSHIP WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
I MYSELF HAS PERSONALLY ASKED BARNETT TOOTH BURNETT FOR SEVERAL OF THESE REPORTS ALREADY.
SO THE FACT THAT THEY'LL JUST AUTOMATICALLY BE GIVEN TO US IS JUST ONE MORE ITEM OFF MY PLATE.
AND CERTAINLY, UH, MR. SELLERS, UH, COUNSEL MAY OR MAY NOT WHAT THE, MY POWERPOINT PRESENTATION, UH, CERTAINLY, UH, HAPPY, UH, IF YOU WOULD MIND SHARING THAT WITH THEM.
UH, AND LIKE I SAID, JUST FROM REVIEWING VARIOUS, UH, COMMITTEES AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE DONE THIS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND I THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER FLORES KALE FOR ACKNOWLEDGING THAT, BECAUSE THIS IS GOING TO BE CHALLENGING CREATING THIS ORDINANCE.
SO IT WOULD BE ONE OF THE MORE CHALLENGING THINGS I THINK I'LL DO AND MY ENTIRETY OF COUNCIL.
AND SO THAT'S WHY I DON'T WANT TO RUSH IT, BUT I DO WANT TO GET AS MUCH INPUT AND FEEDBACK FROM ALL THREE OF THOSE PRONGS AS POSSIBLE.
AND THAT ONE OF THOSE PRONGS, AS I STATED EARLIER, WAS WAS THIS COUNCIL AND ADMINISTRATION.
SO, UM, CERTAINLY I, I, IF, IF COUNCIL AGREES, I WOULD LOOK FOR WORKING WITH A COUNCIL MEMBER TO BE S AND COUNCIL MEMBER RIZZO AND HITTING, HITTING THE GROUND RUNNING, UH, EVEN AS SOON AS THIS WEEK OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, AND DOING A BRAINSTORMING AND USING OUR TIME WISELY BETWEEN NOW AND JUNE 26TH, UH, I WOULD PROBABLY, UH, JUST NOW JUST KIND OF MAKE A RECOMMENDATION.
IF WE DO A TOWN HALL, WE COULD DO IT ON A FRIDAY EVENING, UH, FOR AN HOUR OR SO IF WE NEED TO, AND JUST INVITE THE PUBLIC OVER AND WE CAN GO FROM THERE, JUST SOME OF THOSE ADVANTAGES.
SO THIS, I THINK THAT IT'S NOT LISTED FOR ACTION.
UM, UH, SO DOES, CAN WE, CAN WE GIVE DIRECTION TO CREATE A TASK FORCE AND GIVE A GENERAL SCOPE OF FIRST STEPS, EVEN THOUGH IT'S JUST LISTED AS DISCUSSION? UM, SINCE IT'S NOT, YOU CAN GIVE DIRECTIONS, YOU CAN TAKE THAT.
UH, I THINK THIS WOULD BE GOOD TO GIVE DIRECTION ON IF WE'RE ALL IN AGREEMENT, UM, YOU KNOW, OFFICIAL DIRECTION.
SO YOU CAN KIND OF HAVE THAT TO CARRY WITH YOU.
IS THAT OKAY WITH EVERYONE? SURE.
UH, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO CREATE A PROPOSITION F TASKFORCE AND WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE COUNCILOR ELLISON, RIZZO, AND TOBY IS TO BE ASSIGNED TO THAT TASK FORCE AND GIVE THEM THE DIRECTION TO SOLICIT PUBLIC FEEDBACK, UH, FOR, UH, AS IT RELATES TO PROPOSITION F UP TO AND INCLUDING THE USE OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT IS STAFF LIAISON, UH, AND, UH, CREATION OF TOWN HOLE.
UH, AND THEN, UH, BRING BACK, UH, THEIR THOUGHTS ON THAT, UH, AT A FUTURE DATE, THAT'S BEEN MOVED BY THE MAYOR SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER, FOUR SCALES THERE, ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION, IS THAT CLEAR, UH, BROAD ENOUGH FOR Y'ALL? YEAH, I THINK IT'S PRETTY BROAD AND I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE YOU KEEPING IT BROAD FOR US TO KIND OF WORK BETWEEN THAT, BUT CERTAINLY THE IDEA IS TO KEEP YOU ALL INCLUDED.
AND WE MAY EVEN COME BACK IN, IN ONE OF THE JUNE MEETINGS BEFORE JUNE 26 WITH AN AGENDA ITEM.
IF, IF SOMETHING COMES UP THAT WE REALLY FEEL WE NEED TO GET PUT ON SOONER THAN, THAN THAT.
WELL, UM, I FEEL PRETTY CONFIDENT THAT YOU'LL, UH, YOU'LL COME BACK AS SOON AS YOU, AS SOON AS YOU'RE ABLE TO GET IT ALL PUT TOGETHER.
SO THERE'S NO WORRY ABOUT TRYING TO FORCE YOU TO COME BACK.
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SO GOTCHA.I JUST KNOW, I KNOW IT'S ALWAYS A CONCERN ABOUT TASKFORCE AND THE END DATE AND ALL THAT STUFF.
WE'RE GOING TO GET THAT, TRYING TO PROLONG THIS, YOU KNOW, I WANNA, I WANT TO GET THIS BALL ROLLING.
I'M CERTAINLY I APPRECIATE COUNCIL'S SUPPORT AND THIS NEXT STEP IN GETTING TO THE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, I THINK IT'S, UH, IT'S DIFFICULT FOR COUNCIL TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WHAT STEPS TO TAKE.
SO I APPRECIATE THE ASSISTANCE THAT FEELS, THIS FEELS PRETTY NATURAL AND RIGHT.
SO, UH, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
UH, I DON'T KNOW WHY I ALWAYS CLOSE MY AGENDA WHEN I'M NOT DONE.
UM, BEFORE WE GO ON TO THE BEGGARS ORDINANCE, UM, PAGE YOU READY TO GO BACK OR I'M GOING TO REOPEN,
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(First Reading) An ordinance amending Chapter 53 (Zoning) of the City of Kyle, Texas, for the purpose of modifying Section 53-893 Conditional Use Permit, required, in Hays County, Texas.~ Howard J. Koontz, Director of Planning and Community Development
Planning and Zoning Commission voted to amend the motion to approve staff's recommendation 4-1, the amended motion was approved 3-2.
- Public Hearing
FIRST READING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 53 OF A SAFE CONTEXT IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF, UH, MODIFYING A SECTION 53, EIGHT 93, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REQUIRED IN HAYES COUNTY, TEXAS.
UM, WHAT DO YOU GOT FOR US? MARIN COUNCIL PAGE SIGNS, CITY ATTORNEY FOR THE RECORD, I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THIS A LITTLE BIT MORE IN DEPTH CAUSE IT'S WAS MORE NUANCED THAN WHAT I EARLIER INDICATED.
THERE ARE, THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT HAVE COME OUT.
UH, IT WAS ADOPTED IN THE LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
SO WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF DATA ABOUT WHAT THE COURTS THINK ABOUT IT, BUT WE DO HAVE A COUPLE THINGS.
WE HAVE AN AG OPINION AND WE HAVE A, UH, AN EXCEPTION IN THE, THAT WOULD BE RELEVANT HERE.
SO THE AG OPINION LOOKED AT THIS ISSUE AND WAS ASKED WHETHER A CITY COULD REGULATE PAINT COLORS UNDER THIS NEW STATUTE.
AND THE AG SAID THAT THERE ARE TOO MANY FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES THAT GO INTO ANALYZING THE STATUTE TO GIVE AN ANSWER.
SO THAT MEANS THAT IT, IT DEPENDS ON THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES.
IT'S NOT A HARD, NO, OR A HARD, YES.
COMING FROM THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE.
ONE OF THOSE FACTORS THAT'S RELEVANT IS THERE ARE EXCEPTIONS TO THE APPLICATION THAT STATUTE THAT PROHIBITS THE CITY FROM REGULATING BUILDING MATERIALS, PAINT, COLORS, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.
AND ONE OF THE EXCEPTIONS IS THAT THAT STATUTE DOES NOT APPLY TO A BUILDING LOCATED IN A PLACE OR AREA DESIGNATED FOR ITS HISTORICAL CULTURAL OR ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE.
IN OTHER WORDS, AN OVERLAY, RIGHT, AND SIGNIFICANCE BY THE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY, IF DESIGNATED BEFORE APRIL 1ST, 2019.
AND SO YOU HAVE OVERLAYS THAT DEAL WITH HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE AND ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE.
AND SO, AND THAT'S WHAT THIS PARTICULAR AMENDMENT APPLIES TO.
SO, UH, YOU, IT WOULD BE REASONABLE FOR YOU TO KEEP THOSE REGULATIONS IN THERE AS STATED BECAUSE THERE'S AN EXCEPTION THAT APPLIES DOESN'T MEAN THAT SOMEBODY COULDN'T CHALLENGE YOU.
IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT A COURT COULD DISAGREE, BUT WE HAVE LANGUAGE IN THE STATUTE THAT SUPPORTS YOU, KEEPING THOSE REGULATIONS IN PLACE.
UH, HOW WOULD IT SOUND LIKE THE DISSENT, UH, IS, I MEAN, IT SEEMS LIKE P AND Z MIGHT BE OPEN TO TRYING TO MAKE OUR OVERLAY DISTRICTS MORE ROBUST.
UM, THAT SEEMED LIKE THE SENTIMENT THAT THEY WERE SHOWING, LIKE THIS IS SOMETHING THEY'D LIKE TO DIVE INTO DEEPER.
UM, AND I WON'T SAY, UNFORTUNATELY WE CAST A VERY BROAD NET IN KYLE.
THIS APPLIES TO ALL OF OUR OVERLAYS.
SO THERE'S BEEN SOME DISCUSSION AND SOME CONSTERNATION AND NO CLEAR DIRECTION ON WHAT TO DO WITH OUR DOWNTOWN AREA.
ALTHOUGH WE MIGHT ALL AGREE ON WHAT TO DO WITH THE
I CAN'T NECESSARILY SAY THE SAME THING FOR THE DOWNTOWN.
SO I DIDN'T WANT SCOPE CREEP TO BLOW THIS WIDE OPEN AND GET SO GRANULAR AND DETAILED, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THE EXPECTATION OF WHAT 16, 26 WILL LOOK LIKE OVER BY WALMART AND GOODWILL COULD BE VASTLY DIFFERENT THAN WHAT THE EXPECTATION WILL BE FROM OUR DOWNTOWN VERSUS WHAT IT MIGHT BE ON 16, 26 NORTH OF COLORS.
SO, UM, ALL THOSE THINGS PUT TOGETHER.
WE TRIED TO STAY SIMPLE AND A COUPLE OF FOLKS ON THE DAYAS REALLY, REALLY DIDN'T.
THEY WANTED, THEY WANTED TO TEAR INTO IT.
THEY WANTED TO BLOW THIS UP AND BLOW IT OUT AND, AND GET REALLY GRANULAR WITH IT.
UM, THAT WASN'T THE POINT OF THE PURPOSE AT ITS INCEPTION.
AND I THOUGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PROCESS, PROBABLY A LITTLE BIT TOO LATE FOR THAT.
SO WE'VE STAFF WAS ABLE TO ACQUIESCE WITH THE TEXT CHANGES THAT CAME FROM P AND Z A MONTH AGO.
AND THAT'S THE SECOND SECTION THAT'S IN THE STAFF REPORT.
SO THAT'S WHAT OUR RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE FOR RIGHT NOW, MOVING
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FORWARD.I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT IT A LOT MORE, A LOT MORE CLOSELY.
UM, I THINK IT WAS, WAS RELEVANT AND WELL INTENTIONED AND WELL-CRAFTED 10 YEARS AGO, ISH, YOU KNOW, IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT AS KYLE CONTINUES TO EVOLVE, SO TOO DOES OUR REGULATION OF THAT.
I AGREE WITH THAT WHOLEHEARTEDLY.
SO WHAT THE CHANGES INCLUDING COLOR AND, UH, SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS, ESSENTIALLY WHAT I'M READING IS, UH, IF SOMEONE WITHIN THE OVERLAY WANTS TO REPAINT THEIR BUILDING, IF THEY REPAINT IT THE SAME COLOR, THEY DON'T HAVE TO ASK PERMISSION, BUT IF THEY WANT TO CHANGE COLORS, IT'S AN ALTERATION OF EXTERIOR.
SO USUAL AND CUSTOMARY MAINTENANCE TO KEEP THINGS AS IS, WOULD NOT REQUIRE OVERSIGHT AS, AS THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THIS CODE.
IF SOMEBODY CAME AND ASKED ME, I WOULD NOT REQUIRE THEM TO GO, AT WHAT POINT DO WE DO, WE ESTABLISH THAT WHAT COLORS WE DO AND DO NOT WANT.
CAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE THEY HARPED IN ON THE COLOR.
AND OBVIOUSLY THERE'S SOME PRECEDENT, RIGHT.
BUT IS IT IN THIS, BUT IS IT IN THIS SECTION OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE OR IT'S IN THE ACTUAL OVERLIGHT DISTRICT TEXT WITHIN THE, THIS IS IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE.
SO THAT'S WHY IT'S BEFORE YOU NOW.
SO ESSENTIALLY IT GIVES US THE ABILITY WITHIN, SO WE'D HAVE TO COME BACK INTO THE OVERLAYS THEMSELVES AND THOSE ORDINANCES AND SAY WHAT COLORS WE WOULD ALLOW.
NOW THERE ARE TWO SECTIONS WHERE THE OVERLAYS ARE AND IT DESCRIBES THEM.
AND THEN THERE IS A SET OF STANDARDS THAT IS APPLICABLE TO ALL OF THEM, BUT THEY DON'T DIFFERENTIATE THE STANDARDS PER THE, THE SPATIAL LOCATION OF THE OVERLAY.
SO THIS BUT TELLER, DEAL'S GOING TO BE JUST AN ABSOLUTE CAN OF WORMS. I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE, IT COULD BE FUN.
UM, BUT I THINK, YOU KNOW, IT'S THE SAME WAY THAT THE OLD SCOTUS ARGUMENT, I, I CAN'T DEFINE IT, BUT I CAN POINT TO IT WHEN I SEE IT.
YOU CAN'T CODIFY THAT IN AN OVERLAY.
YOU HAVE TO DEFINE IT IN THE OVERLAY, BUT THERE'S, THERE'S, THERE'S ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE.
REALLY WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TONIGHT IS NOT CHANGING THE ALLOWANCES.
IT DOESN'T ENCOURAGE ANY CHANGES.
IT DOESN'T DISCOURAGE ANY CHANGES.
IT DOESN'T ALLOW FOR SOMETHING, IT DOESN'T PROHIBIT ANYTHING REALLY WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TONIGHT WITH THESE TEXT CHANGES OR JUST THE TRIGGERS PREVIOUSLY, THERE WERE LOOPHOLES THAT, YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S NO TRIGGER, THERE IS NO OVERSIGHT.
AND SO A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE TAKING THE LEFT LANE, THE BYPASS LANE, WELL NOW WE'VE CLOSED THE BYPASS LANE AND WE'VE REQUIRED GREATER OVERSIGHT, BUT THAT IS ALL CONCERNED WITH THE TRIGGER OF OVERSIGHT.
NOT NECESSARILY WHAT THE STANDARDS ARE.
DO WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT THE STANDARDS? YES.
CAN WE GET THAT DONE IN, YOU KNOW, FIVE WEEK PROCESS OF, YOU KNOW, AN AD IN THE PAPER, ONE MEETING IN FRONT OF P AND Z AND THEN ONE IN FRONT OF THIS BOARD? NO, NO, IT'S GOING TO TAKE MORE, MORE TALK THAN THAT.
AND YOU'RE OKAY WITH THE CHANGES THAT PNC PUT IN HERE, DO YOU THINK? WELL, THE BLUE LANGUAGE, THERE ARE EXTRA, INCLUDING THE COLOR AND ALL THAT YOU'D HAVE.
ANY QUESTIONS OR THOUGHTS ON THIS? YEAH, IT'S WRONG TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE OR DENY ITEM 17, SECOND, MOVE ON, UH, COUNCILOR RIZZO SECOND BY THE MAYOR.
IS THERE ANY MORE DISCUSSION AND, AND YOU'RE SPECIFICALLY TALKING ABOUT THE P AND Z AMENDMENT TEXT, CORRECT? JUST FOR CLARITY.
I, I WANT TO THANK, UH, HOWARD AND HIS STAFF WHEN PLANNING AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT OR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE FOR, UH, WORKING ON THIS AND BRINGING IT FORWARD.
I DID LISTEN TO THAT HOUR LONG DISCUSSION AS WELL THAT HOWARD REFERENCED EARLIER, UH, ALWAYS APPRECIATE THOUGHTFUL DISCUSSION AND, AND KICKING THINGS AROUND.
UH, BUT THIS WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I BROUGHT UP IN THE VISIONARY RETREAT AS WELL, AND LOOKING FURTHER INTO.
AND SO I'M GLAD WE WERE ABLE TO, UH, MAKE THIS WORK.
AND THANK YOU PAGE FOR LOOKING INTO THIS, UH, TO MAKE SURE WE'RE LEGALLY IN GOOD STANDING.
IT WAS GOOD INFORMATION TO KNOW TOO.
SO THERE'S SOME STRATEGY THERE AS FAR AS HOW WE MIGHT WORK WITH THE STATUTE WORKOUT ROUND IT.
I DON'T THINK THE LEGISLATURE IS LISTENING TO ME RIGHT NOW IN LINE WITH IT.
WE'RE PICKING THAT LEFT LANE, RIGHT.
SO ANY, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
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Discussion and possible action to direct staff to prepare a Camping and Begging Activity Ordinance. ~ Yvonne Flores-Cale, Council Member
]NEXT UP AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 28 DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO DIRECT STAFF TO PREPARE A CAMPING AND BEGGING ACTIVITY ORDINANCE CUSTOMER FLOORS, KALE.SO THIS IS KIND OF A SENSITIVE TOPIC.
SO I WROTE SOMETHING OUT TO MAKE SURE I HIT ALL MY POINTS.
UM, BUT IF AT ANY POINT ANYONE HAS A QUESTIONS, FEEL FREE TO ASK.
ALL RIGHT, AFTER REVIEWING THE CITY OF KYLE'S ORDINANCES AND RESEARCHING SURROUNDING CITY ORDINANCES, I REALIZED THE CITY OF KYLE IS IN A GOOD POSITION TO BECOME PROACTIVE REGARDING BOTH CAMPERS AND
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BEGGARS SLASH SOLICITORS SLASH PEDDLERS.NOT REALLY SURE WHAT WE WANT TO CALL THEM.
THE CITY OF KYLE CURRENTLY HAS LITTLE OF NO CAMPERS AND MINIMAL SOLICITORS WITHIN THE CITY BY AMENDING OUR ORDINANCES.
NOW, THE CITY OF KYLE DOES NOT HAVE TO SPEND TIME AND ENERGY RELOCATING RESIDENTS AND PROACTIVELY CONSTRUCT PLANS TO ASSIST WITH UNDERLYING ISSUES THAT LEAD TO HOMELESS, HOMELESSNESS, SUCH AS LOW INCOME AND JOBLESSNESS.
THE GOAL OF THIS ORDINANCE IS NOT TO DISPLACE ANYONE.
THE GOAL IS TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE EVERYONE CAN FEEL SAFE AND SECURE.
MY INTENT IS TO BE PROACTIVE WHEN HANDLING THESE TYPES OF SENSITIVE ISSUES.
WHEN I, WHICH I SEE OUR SURROUNDING CITIES BATTLING DAILY, CURRENTLY THERE IS A PROHIBITIVE CAMPING IN DIFFERENT ARTICLES IN OUR ORDINANCES MEAN WE DO HAVE SOME SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE ORDINANCES.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A DEFINED SECTION DEDICATED TO BOTH CAMPING AND BEGGAR SLASH SOLICITORS IN OUR ORDINANCE.
I HAVE READ THE CITY OF ROLLINGWOOD SAN MARCUS'S AND NEW BRAUNFELS ORDINANCES, AND THINK KYLE COULD BENEFIT FROM RESEARCHING EACH OF THESE ORDINANCES.
I ALSO WANT TO NOTE THAT WE ARE NOT AUSTIN AND WE DO NOT HAVE THE DILEMMAS THEY HAVE.
WE ARE NOT LOOK, I'M NOT ASKING TO LOOK AT THIS ORDINANCE FOR ANY OTHER REASON THAN TO BE PROACTIVE.
SO YOU'RE ASKING PERMISSION TO COME BACK WITH, UH, AT THE ACTUAL CREATION OF A BEGGARS AND SOLICITORS ORDINANCE, UM, W THE INTENTION WOULD BE TO, UH, CREATE SOMETHING THAT ELIMINATES CAMPING FROM THE CITY OR FROM PARK SPACE OR PUBLIC SPACE, ALL OF THE CITY.
UH, WE HAVE A PA WE HAVE A PANHANDLING SECTION IN OUR PARKING ORDINANCE AND ANTI-PAIN HANDLING SECTION PROBABLY NOT THE BEST SPOT FOR IT.
UH, INTENTION WOULD BE TO BRING THAT INTO THIS AS WELL.
DO YOU HAVE THOUGHTS ON HOW YOU WANT TO EXPAND ON IT? WHAT THE PROPOSAL MIGHT BE? UM, I'M GOING TO LET CITY STAFF GO AHEAD AND DO THAT, AND THEN I, I'M MORE THAN WILLING TO HELP THEM.
CAN YOU GIVE KIND OF A SENSE OF WHAT, WHAT WE'RE KIND OF WHAT WE'RE UP TO HERE? UM, I, I THINK WHEN WE LOOK AT THAT, I ALSO WANT TO LOOK AT THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS BECAUSE THEY HAVE AN EXCELLENT ORDINANCE.
AND, UM, MY GOAL IS ALWAYS TO LOOK AT OTHER CITIES, WHICH I THINK HAVE THE SAME ISSUES AND, UM, KIND OF LEARN FROM THEM.
THERE ARE SEVERAL CITIES THAT HAVE THESE TYPES OF ORDINANCES, AND SO, AND WE'VE PREPARED THEM OURSELVES.
AND I THINK WE'VE SEEN, UM, IN SOME CASES WHAT WORKS AND WHAT DOESN'T.
AND SO THERE'S SOME WITH INPUT FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, I THINK WE'D BE ABLE TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING REASONABLE FOR THE COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION THAT WOULD ADDRESS CAMPING, PANHANDLING ACTIVITY, THOSE TYPES OF ISSUES THAT MAY BE OF CONCERN.
I DON'T THINK IT'S AN ISSUE NOW, BUT, UH, OBVIOUSLY WITH THE AMOUNT OF DISPLACEMENT THAT COULD TAKE PLACE IN AUSTIN, UH, WE MIGHT AS WELL FIGURE OUT WHAT OUR POSITION IS GOING TO BE.
UM, SO I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING IT FORWARD.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ON THIS? THE, MAYBE SOME OF THE LANGUAGE COULD, UH, SPECIFY TEMPORARY OR HOUSING, YOU KNOW, OR, UH, ANYTHING THAT MIGHT BRING SOMEBODY THAT MIGHT WANT TO CAMP HERE, UH, OR SET UP A TENT FOR, FOR HOW LONG YOU CAN SPECIFY THAT? UH, MY THING IS THAT, AND I, IT PROBABLY HASN'T HAPPENED, BUT I KNOW THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF, UH, CLUBS, LET'S SAY BOY SCOUTS OR GIRLS, CAL CLUBS LATER ON WHEN WE HAVE OUR PARKS OPENED UP, UH, WOULD THAT AFFECT THEM IF THEY DECIDE IN YEARS TO COME TO WHERE THEY WANT TO HAVE A CAMPING, UM, NIGHT OUT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, WOULD THAT TAKE EFFECT, OR WOULD THAT BE, UM, SOMETHING TO LOOK AT? I'M JUST LOOKING AT IT FROM A PERSPECTIVE OF LIKE, WHAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED A CAMPING PROHIBITED CAMPING VERSUS LET'S SAY IN YEARS TO COME, WE DO HAVE A CAMP AREA THAT COULD BE JUST DESIGNATED FOR JUST THOSE CIVIC GROUPS.
YOU COULD, YOU COULD ADDRESS THAT IN DEFINITIONS, IN THE ORDINANCE AND HAVE DESIGNATED CAMPING AREAS OR TIMES FOR CAMPING WITHIN THE CITY AND DEFINE THOSE AREAS IN THOSE TIMES.
AND THAT'S HOW YOU COULD REGULATE THAT ACTIVITY AND THEN STILL ALLOW THOSE OTHER USES THAT YOU'RE WANTING TO ALLOW.
HOW DOES COUNCIL FEEL ABOUT THAT? OR SHOULD WE JUST GO ACROSS THE BOARD? UM, I'M GOOD WITH, UH, MAKING EXCEPTIONS FOR GROUPS, UH, UH, RESIDENTS WHO WANT TO, UH, CAMP OUT, LIKE SAY AT OUR, UH, COWL LAKE, UH, UM, UH, THE ONE PART THAT I WOULD HAVE A LITTLE ISSUE IS WITH, UM, TRYING TO PROVIDE HOUSING FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE COMING THROUGH.
CITIES ARE NEVER EXPERTS IN SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
THERE'S A LOT OF WONDERFUL GROUPS IN THE CITY THAT CAN PROVIDE THAT RESOURCE AND ALREADY DO.
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I CAN THINK OF JUST ONE RIGHT NOW THAT I'VE VOLUNTEERED WITH, UH, THAT DOES A GREAT JOB AND THAT ST.VINCENT DEPAUL, AND THEY DO A GREAT JOB OF GETTING PEOPLE HERE IN KYLE.
I'VE SEEN THE MEMBERS GET PHONE CALLS AT NIGHT, THAT THERE'S SOMEBODY THAT'S DISPLACED.
THEY GET THEM SOMEWHERE TO STAY, AND WE'VE GOT TO LEAVE THOSE ISSUES TO THE PROFESSIONALS.
AND I THINK THAT'S THE WAY WE CAN ADDRESS THAT.
I GUESS WHAT I'M GETTING AT IS, UH, LATER ON, AS, AS OUR, AS WE BEGIN TO HAVE MORE PARK SPACE, AND LET'S SAY, AS FESTIVALS COME AROUND, WE'RE USING RVS OR CAMPERS OR SETTING UP TENTS FOR OVERNIGHT STAYS BECAUSE OF THESE FESTIVALS.
WOULD THAT BE CONSIDERED PART OF THE ORDINANCE AS WELL? OR ARE WE LOOKING AT BASICALLY SOMEBODY THAT'S ACTUALLY SETTING UP A TEMPORARY HOUSING IN CAMPING? WE CAN TO PUT THAT INTO LANGUAGE COULD BE SPECIFIC.
CAMPING WOULD BE BY PERMIT ONLY THAT'D BE THE WAY AROUND IT OR CAMPING.
THAT'S IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY'S PARK RULES AND CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY'S PARK RULES.
THAT'S SUBJECT TO THE CAMPING BAN IN THIS ORDINANCE.
I THINK THAT CAN BE SEPARATED OUT IS WHAT I'M SAYING.
SO, UM, CUSTOMER BRADSHAW COUNCIL MEMBER TOPIA IS ACTUALLY HAD A FEW, I HAVE THE SAME QUESTIONS AS HIM, BUT I ALSO JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORTH AND BEING PROACTIVE AND TAKING THE INITIATIVE TO GET SOME, GET THE BALL ROLLING FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO DIRECT STAFF, UH, TO BRING BACK A ORDINANCE CONSISTENT WITH THE ITEM OUTLINED IN THE AGENDA.
IT'S BEEN MOTION SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR FLORES, KALE, ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? I WAS FAVOR SAY AYE.
WE HAVE SEVERAL ITEMS THAT WE WANT TO DISCUSS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
[VII. City Manager's Report]
CITY MANAGER'S REPORT? LET'S GO AHEAD.YOU KNOW, I'VE GOT A STAFF MEMBER WHO'S HERE TO REPORT ON AN ITEM ON THAT.
PAUL, PAUL'S GOING TO TALK ABOUT ONE ITEM.
SO I'M GOING TO BRING HIM UP HERE IN JUST A MINUTE AS I GO THROUGH THE REPORT.
COUNSEL, FOR THE RECORD, SCOTT SELLERS, CITY MANAGER.
THIS ALWAYS TAKES JUST A SECOND TO ADVANCE.
UH, COVID 19 TESTING IN VACCINE UPDATE.
UH, THERE ARE CHANGES AS PER THE TYPE OF VACCINE THAT YOU RECEIVE BASED ON THE, THE MAIN ONE, THE AGE REQUIREMENTS, BASICALLY JUST GET ON OUR WEBSITE, CITY CALL.COM.
COVID UH, TO LEARN ABOUT, UH, WHERE TO FIND THE VACCINE DOSES REALLY WANTED TO JUST HIGHLIGHT THE GREAT ACTIVITY THAT WAS DONE SUNDAY, UH, WITH OUR MASS VACCINATION EVENT.
AND, UH, I'LL LET A COUPLE OF COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO WERE THERE SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCE WITH IT.
I, I THINK WE, UM, I THINK STAFF AND EVERYONE INVOLVED DID A GREAT JOB.
IT WAS A GREAT EVENT CONSIDERING THAT WE HAD A RAIN MOST OF THE DAY.
AND, UH, YEAH, WE DID GET A LITTLE BIT OF WET, BUT, UM, I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THINK, UH, SOME PEOPLE, FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK SAMANTHA AND HER TEAM OF COMMUNICATIONS FOR GETTING THE WORD OUT.
UM, WHEN IT STARTED RAINING, I WAS WORRIED ABOUT THE NUMBERS, UH, BEING VERY SMALL AND WE HAD SOME PRETTY GOOD NUMBERS.
WE HAD PEOPLE LINED UP BEFORE 7:00 AM.
I WANT TO TAKE A MINUTE TO THANK, UM, DR.
MICHELLE COHEN AND, UM, ALL THE WORK SHE DID HELP BEING PASSED OUT TO THE FLYERS THROUGH HER GRA GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATION, UM, HAZE, LATINOS UNITED.
MICHELLE COHEN PUT TOGETHER TO HELP THOSE THAT MIGHT NOT RECEIVE HELP DUE TO ECONOMICS TO LANGUAGE BARRIERS IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.
THE REASON SHE PUT THIS GROUP TOGETHER AND HAS DONE A GREAT JOB OF DURING COVID DURING THE, UH, UH, SNOWPOCALYPSE OF GETTING RESOURCES TO PEOPLE THAT ARE MOST VULNERABLE IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
AND, UH, I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MINUTE TO THANK HER FOR THE WORK SHE'S DONE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
THIS HAS BEEN AN AMAZING, UH, UH, THING TO WITNESS THE AMOUNT OF ENERGY THAT SHE SPENDS
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AND THE TRUE LOVE FOR COMMUNITY THAT SHE HAS IS AMAZING.I ALSO WANT TO THANK JERRY ANDRIX FOR, UH, SHOWING UP THERE, UH, EARLY.
HE WAS EVERY FOR ME, AND, UH, HE STAYED THERE AFTER RESA.
JERRY WAS THERE BEFORE OPENING AND AFTER CLOSING DID A GREAT JOB.
I WANT TO THANK JULIE, UH, AS WELL, WHO WAS THERE? UM, JULIE DID A GREAT JOB.
WAS THERE VERY HELPFUL GUY TO START IT? UM, DID ALL THE RUNNING AROUND EARLY ON AND, AND, AND WAS ABLE TO GET ALL THE SUPPLIES EVERY DAY.
BUT I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE NATIONAL GUARD, WHAT A GREAT GROUP OF YOUNG PEOPLE, UH, THOSE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN DO A GREAT JOB.
THEY MADE THE, UH, THE PROCESS VERY EASY.
UM, IT WAS, AND THEY WERE SO PROFESSIONAL ABOUT IT, BUT THE WAY THEY, UM, WORK TOGETHER IS FUN TO WATCH TO SEE THE LEADERSHIP SKILLS.
THESE YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE IS SOMETHING THAT I WAS IN ALL THROUGHOUT THE DAY OF, AND TO, TO SEE THE WAY THEY WORK IS AMAZING, BUT ALSO WANNA THANK TDS.
UH, I'D LIKE TO THANK ERIN SWINGER AS WELL FOR PARTICIPATION IN THIS AND EVERYBODY ELSE, IF I LEFT ANYBODY OUT, I'M SORRY.
UH, BUT IT WAS A GREAT, AND I LIKE TO THINK, UH, COUNCILMEMBER KILT FOR GOING OUT THERE.
IT'S GREAT TO GO OUT THERE AND HAVE FUN WITH A FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBER HAS A GREAT DAY AND A 412 PEOPLE RECEIVE, I'M SORRY, 421 PEOPLE RECEIVED A VACCINATION AND WE GET, AND, UH, THANK YOU, TRACY, FOR COMING OUT AND GETTING YOUR VACCINATION.
UM, YOU DON'T, YOU KNOW, AS, AS MORE PEOPLE GET VACCINATED, WE CAN RETURN TO A SENSE OF NORMALCY.
I'LL NEVER TAKE ANYTHING FOR GRANTED TO GET IN MY LIFE, NOT EVEN GOING TO THE STORE.
UH, IT'S BEEN A HARD YEAR AND I'M THANKFUL.
I'M JUST THANKFUL EVERYBODY'S COMING OUT AND GETTING VACCINATED AND DOING THEIR PART TO GET BACK TO NORMAL.
I JUST, I WAS GOING TO TRY TO THANK EVERYBODY AND I WAS THINKING ABOUT IT AND I PULLED A RESULT.
I WAS LIKE, THAT'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT DON'T WANT TO LEAVE ANYBODY OUT, BUT THE CITY DID SUCH AN AMAZING JOB.
UM, AND I'M GONNA LOOK AT JERRY BECAUSE JERRY IS A CHAMP.
HE HAD A GOOD ATTITUDE AND I'M GOING TO ENCOURAGE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO TRY TO ATTEND SOME OF THESE THINGS, BECAUSE YOU DEVELOP A DIFFERENT KIND OF RELATIONSHIP WITH THE STAFF THAN YOU DO, JUST WHEN YOU COME TO THE MEETINGS OR WHEN YOU SEE THEM IN THEIR OFFICE.
UM, WE HAD SOME REALLY GREAT CONVERSATIONS AND JULIE WAS GREAT AS WELL, JUST SO YOU KNOW, JULIE'S WITH PUBLIC WORKS AND SHE ALWAYS GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND.
IS THAT WHAT IT'S CALLED? TETUM SHE WAS AMAZING.
SHE, UM, SHE KIND OF MADE ME GET OUT OF MY SHELL A LITTLE BIT, WAS LIKE, GO TALK TO ALL THESE CARS.
AND I WAS LIKE, I GET NERVOUS.
AND SO ANYWAY, SHE WALKED WITH ME AND WE HAD A DIFFERENT LEVEL RELATIONSHIP AS WELL, BUT AS HE WAS SAYING THOSE, UH, I DON'T WANT TO CALL THEM KIDS, BUT I EITHER I'M GETTING OLDER OR THEY'RE GETTING A LOT YOUNGER, BUT THEY WERE OUT THERE LIKE TRUE CHAMPS.
AND THEN THEY WERE JUST SO WILLING TO STEP UP AND, AND, UH, YOU'RE ALL DAY IN THE RAIN.
I SAW THEM, UM, FILLING OUT LIKE PAPERWORK, AND THEN THEY TOOK IT TO ANOTHER PART OF THE AREA WHERE SOMEBODY WOULD PHYSICALLY GO IN THERE AND TYPE IN ALL THE INFORMATION.
AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE THE STATEMENT THAT FOR ANYBODY WHO THINKS THAT THIS IS A TRACKING DEVICE FOR THE GOVERNMENT, I SAW HOW THAT PROCESS WORKS.
THERE'S JUST NO WAY THOSE, UH, THOSE SWEET, UH, PEOPLE OUT THERE WERE ON THEIR BEST IS TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH THAT PAPERWORK.
SO ANYWAYS, IT WAS A GREAT TIME AND I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL JUNE 13TH, WHICH IS GOING TO BE FROM EIGHT TO ONE, UM, FOR THE SECOND DOSE.
AND, AND JUST SO EVERYBODY KNOWS, I ALSO GOT MY FIRST DOSE THAT SAME DAY AS TRACY SHIELDS.
IT ONLY TOOK THREE NATIONAL GUARDSMEN TO HOLD HER DOWN, BUT WE GOT IT DONE.
UH, NEXT, JUST TO UPDATE ON THE BUDGET CALENDAR, YOU'LL SEE SOME INTERNAL DEADLINES THAT WE HAVE, AND THEN OUR NEXT BUDGET WORK SESSION IS SATURDAY, JUNE 26TH.
SO PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT'S ON YOUR CALENDAR.
UH, SPEAKING OF MASS EVENTS, WE HAVE OUR MASS FOOD DISTRIBUTION EVENT COMING UP THIS SATURDAY FROM NINE TO 12 AT THE ACC CAMPUS.
UH, SO AGAIN, WE ARE IN NEED OF VOLUNTEERS AND YOU CAN SIGN UP THROUGH THE CITY WEBSITE@CITYOFCALL.COM SLASH CALENDAR.
THIS FRIDAY NIGHT IS OUR NEXT FAMILY SKATE NIGHT AT THE ASH PAVILION.
AGAIN, REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED JUST LIKE LAST TIME.
YOU'LL SEE, UH, THROUGH OUR WEBSITE, STATE OF KYLE.COM/RECREATION AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ACTIVITY GREAT EVENT COMING UP FOR THE PUBLIC SAW HERO'S MEMORIAL PARK, GROUNDBREAKING THAT IS ON MEMORIAL DAY, MONDAY, MAY 31ST
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FROM 10 TO 1130.WE WILL BE CONGREGATING NEXT TO THE HAZE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, BASICALLY AROUND THE POND, UH, ON THE CORNER OF KOHLER'S IN 1626.
SO PLEASE JOIN US, UH, AS WE HONOR OUR VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS AND OTHER COMMUNITY HEROES, AND WE'LL HAVE A FEW FESTIVITIES AS, AS PART OF THAT, THAT OCCASION.
SO IT SHOULD BE GREAT FOR THE WHOLE COMMUNITY.
WELCOME EVERYONE TO COME OUT MORE INFORMATION AS TO DO KYLE.COM/HEROES.
OUR, UH, PUBLIC TRAILS OPEN HOUSE EVENT IS SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY, JUNE 1ST.
THAT WILL BE HERE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS FROM FOUR TO 6:00 PM AT JUSTIN ADVANCE, UH, OF, UH, NATIONAL TRAILS DAY, WHICH IS JUNE 5TH AND ALSO, UH, AN ADVANCED VARSITY COUNCIL MEETING THAT EVENING.
UH, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITIZENS TO SEE WHERE THOSE TRAIL SEGMENTS ARE, UH, IN THE CITY OF KYLE AND OFFER THEIR INPUT ON LOCATION, MATERIAL TYPE WITH, UH, AND AMENITIES.
SO PLEASE, FOR ANYBODY IN KYLE, WHO'S INTERESTED IN OUR, UH, OUR CITY WIDE TRAIL SYSTEM, WHICH INCLUDES EMERALD CROWN AND SOME OTHER, UH, LOCAL CONNECTIONS.
UH, PLEASE COME TO THIS EVENT AND MAKE YOUR VOICES HEARD, HAVE A LOT OF THINGS COMING UP.
A CITY WIDE CLEAN-UP EVENT IS JUNE 5TH FROM EIGHT TO 1130.
THIS IS, UH, FOR RESIDENTS OF KYLE.
UH, PLEASE, UH, AS YOU SEE HERE ON THE SLIDE, BE PREPARED TO LEAVE, UH, YOUR VEHICLE TO HELP UNLOAD AT THE DROP SITE.
YOU'LL SEE THE ITEMS THAT ARE ACCEPTED, UH, AND THAT THE LIST IS THERE.
YOU CAN FIND MUCH MORE INFORMATION@CITYOFCOUNT.COM SLASH CLEANUP.
AND, UH, THIS YEAR YOU'LL SEE HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS ITEMS ARE ACCEPTED IN THAT EVENT.
IT IS AT GREAT CLARK PARK AND BUILD THE MENTIONED THAT GREG CLARK PARK ON JUNE 5TH MARKET DAYS, WHERE WE, UH, WE HAVE OUR NEXT MARKET DAY'S EVENT COMING UP SECOND SATURDAY OF THE MONTH.
THAT'S THAT GREG CLARK PARK ON JUNE 12TH FROM NINE TIL 12, AND YOU'LL SEE, UH, VENDORS, ET CETERA, FOOD ITEMS, BOOTS ARE STILL AVAILABLE FOR VENDORS AND MORE INFORMATION CITY OF KYLE.COM/RECREATION.
UH, SECOND LAST SLIDE HERE IS OUR CLASS OF 21.
WE WANTED TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF KYLE'S GRADUATING SENIORS.
WE DON'T HAVE ANOTHER COUNCIL MEETING PRIOR TO GRADUATION.
SO WHEN I SAY THAT NOW, SO THANKS FOR A GREAT YEAR CLASS OF 21.
AND FINALLY, I'D LIKE TO BRING UP PAUL FAILING OUR LIBRARY DIRECTOR TO TALK ABOUT OUR SUMMARY AND PROGRAM.
UH, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL AND PAUL FALLON DIRECTOR OF LIBRARY SERVICES FOR THE RECORD.
AND I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU ALL A BRIEF, A RUNDOWN OF THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM THIS YEAR.
UM, SO THIS YEAR, THE 2021 SUMMER READING PROGRAM, UH, THE THEME IS A BOUNTY OF BOOKS.
SO IT'S A PIRATE THEME AND OF COURSE EVERYTHING AQUATIC.
AND, UH, ONE OF THE THINGS I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LET THE CITIZENS KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, OF COURSE THE LIBRARY IS VERY INTERESTED IN LITERACY.
AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS YOU CAN DO FOR YOUR CHILD IS TO GET THEM READING.
SO, AND I ALWAYS SAY THIS IS A, IS A FORMER SCHOOL TEACHER AND I TAUGHT, UH, SOCIAL STUDIES, ALL THE TOPICS, UH, BIOLOGY AND YOU NAME IT.
BUT THE ONE THING THAT MADE THE STUDENTS THE MOST SUCCESSFUL WAS ACTUALLY THEIR ABILITY TO READ.
AND THE ONES THAT READ A LOT, BECAUSE PEOPLE THAT READ A LOT WHEN THEY JUST READ THEIR TEXTBOOKS OR WHATEVER THEY'RE DOING AND THINKING THROUGH PROBLEMS, IT REALLY HELPS THEM.
SO THE ONE THING THAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP YOUR STUDENT IS JUST TO KEEP THEM READING IN THE SUMMER.
AND ANOTHER THING THAT WE FIND IS THAT STUDENTS DO WELL DURING THE YEAR.
AND THERE ALWAYS SEEMS TO BE KIND OF A FALL BACK IN THE SUMMER FOR SOME REASON.
SO THIS IS A GREAT CHANCE FOR THEM TO READ FUN BOOKS AND INVOLVE THEMSELVES IN THE PROGRAM AND KEEP THEIR READING SKILLS UP TO A GOOD LEVEL WHEN THEY START, UH, NEXT YEAR AT ANY RATE.
UM, UH, THE, THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM, UH, REGISTRATION WILL RUN FROM JUNE 1ST THROUGH JULY 31ST.
YOU CAN JUST GO AND IT NOT RIGHT NOW, BUT JUNE, JUNE 1ST AND ALL THIS STUFF'S ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE, UH, CITY OF KYLE.COM FORWARD SLASH LIBRARY, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO REGISTER FOR FOLKS THAT DON'T HAVE A COMPUTER.
WE WILL HAVE, UH, ITEMS. YOU CAN COME DOWN AND GET A READING LOG AND YOU CAN DO IT THAT WAY AS WELL.
UM, SO FOR EVERY THREE HOURS, THE, THE TEENS, THE CHILDREN AND ADULTS CAN COME BY AND PICK UP A PRIZE FOR THAT READING.
AND THEN AFTER 24 HOURS OF COMPLETED READING DURING THAT SUMMER READING PROGRAM, YOU GET A CERTIFICATE.
UH, WE HAVE MOST OF THE STUFF THAT WE'VE GOT LINED UP IS GOING TO BE ONLINE.
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SO WE'VE GOT ABOUT NINE PROGRAMS, MUSIC PROGRAMS, ORIGAMI, VARIOUS TEAM PROGRAMS, UH, PUPPET PROGRAMS AND DIFFERENT STORYTELLING PROGRAMS. UM, MOST OF THOSE WILL BE DIGITAL ONLINE, ALTHOUGH WE DID TAKE A CHANCE AND YOU HAVE TO BOOK THESE FOLKS WAY IN ADVANCE.AND SO WE WERE LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE, THE LAST COUPLE ARE SCHEDULED TO BE IN PERSON.
SO WE'LL SEE HOW THAT WORKS, OBVIOUSLY THAT MAY NOT WORK OUT.
UM, BUT OUR LAST SCHEDULED PROGRAM WILL BE JULY 31ST.
NOW THE OTHER THING IS, WE'RE ALSO VERY HOPEFUL THAT, UH, THE NUMBERS WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK BETTER AND EVERYBODY'S GOING TO BE HAPPY.
AND SO MY GREATEST HOPE IS THAT WE WILL END THIS SUMMER READING PROGRAM WITH A VERY LARGE EVENT ALONG THE LINES OF WHEN WE HAD THE MEDIEVAL FAIR, THAT TYPE OF THING.
SO WE'D LOVE TO GET OUT AND HAVE A, AND OF COURSE IT'D BE OUTDOORS.
SO I THINK THAT MAKES IT, YOU KNOW, MUCH SAFER, BUT WE HAVE NOT SCHEDULED THAT YET, BUT IF THE NUMBERS LOOK GOOD AND I GET THE, OKAY, FROM THESE TWO GENTLEMEN SITTING ON EITHER SIDE, WE PLAN ON FINISHING THIS UP WITH GETTING BACK TO WHAT WE USED TO DO.
SO, AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT, UNLESS YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, IT MAKES ME VERY HAPPY THERE'S ONCE THEY, UH, TOOK MATTHEW, MY SON THE OTHER DAY, AND YOUR STAFF WAS VERY HELPFUL AND VERY NICE AND WAS MAKING SURE THAT, UH, THAT WE FOUND EVERYTHING WE NEEDED, THEY WERE VERY ATTENTIVE.
AND JUST TO SAY, THANK YOU AND EXCITED OF OUR WE'RE ALREADY TELLING THEM TO SIGN UP ALREADY FOR THE READING PROGRAM AND, UH, HOPEFULLY IN THE NEXT YEAR OR SO, WE'LL HAVE A, SAIFAI KIND OF A FAIR OR SOMETHING.
REMEMBER THEY WERE WATCHING THOSE MOVIES WERE HAVING THOSE, HOPEFULLY THESE, THOSE WILL COME BACK SOON.
THAT WAS A COUPLE OF, WE USUALLY ROTATE THOSE IT'S USUALLY.
CAUSE WE HAD, I REMEMBER A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO WE HAD OUR TWO D TWO DOWN THERE AND THE SABRE PEOPLE THAT WERE
AND PAUL, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.
I REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT THAT, THAT SUMMER DIP THAT SOMETIMES STUDENTS HAVE, THAT THAT'S NOT SOMETHING SMALL TO OVERLOOK, AND I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMITMENT TO THAT IN OUR COMMUNITY AND CONTINUE TO GET, UH, KEEP OUR YOUNG PEOPLE ENGAGED THROUGHOUT THE SUMMERS.
UM, WE KNOW THAT THAT, THAT IS A HIDDEN PROBLEM SOMETIMES.
AND SO I, I APPRECIATE YOU ADDRESSING THAT TONIGHT.
AND THEN JUST AS WELL, THE SUMMER READING PROGRAMS, ALWAYS A HIT, I LOVE THE FUN IDEAS THAT YOU ALL COME UP WITH.
WE HAVE A CREATIVE STAFF THERE THAT ALWAYS HAS A LOT OF FUN WITH IT AND IT, IT ALWAYS TURNS OUT TO BE A GREAT TIME FOR THOSE THAT PARTICIPATE.
SO THANK YOU AGAIN, WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT Y'ALL DO.
UH, SO YOU'VE, UM, YOU'RE, UH, LIKE LAST YEAR YOU'RE GOING TO PUT ALL THE REQUIRED SUMMER READING FOR THE DIFFERENT SCHOOL GRADES AND EVERYTHING.
UM, WILL YOU ALLOW, WILL THE BOOKS BE ONLINE AS WELL? SO THE PLAN WILL BE, WE WILL GET ALL OF THOSE BOOKS ONLINE.
AND OF COURSE WE DO HAVE A GOOD CHUNK OF THOSE IN THE COLLECTION AS WELL.
BUT THEN WE, I WILL MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ALL THOSE ONLINE AS WELL, TOO.
SO I CAN JUST CHECK THEM OUT FROM HOME REASON IS BECAUSE I KNOW SOME OF THE PARENTS WORK DURING THE DAY AND THE KIDS DON'T HAVE ANYONE TO BRING THEM BY, BUT IF THEY CAN PARTICIPATE AND GET THOSE BOOKS ONLINE CAN BE A PART OF THE PROGRAM HAS BE GREAT.
THANKS FOR THE GREAT JOB YOU DO.
ANYTHING ELSE? I JUST HAD ONE THING FOR ON THE CITY MEASURE REPORT C Y CLEANUP.
UH, NO, WE'VE HAD IT AT CREC PARK FOR THESE LAST TWO TIMES.
IS THERE GOING TO BE ANOTHER SITE ADDED IN THE FUTURE, LIKE NEAR THE HOSPITAL BECAUSE, UM, HAD A RESIDENT ASKED ME, YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S ANOTHER SITE, BECAUSE LAST TIME HE WAS THERE, HE WAS THERE FOR ALMOST TWO, THREE HOURS IN LINE.
UH, CAUSE HE BACKS UP ALL THE WAY DOWN.
SO I JUST DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS GOING TO BE ANOTHER SITE OR TWO THAT'LL EVENTUALLY IN THE FUTURE.
SMITH ARMBRUSTER DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS.
SO WE KNOW THAT WE SAW A LOT OF TRAFFIC ISSUES AT THE SITE LAST YEAR, THE CODE ENFORCEMENT TEAM HAS DONE SOME GREAT WORK IN RETHINKING THE FLOW AND EVEN WORKING WITH OUR PARTNERS AT, UH, WITH TDS AND GREEN GUY RECYCLING TO MITIGATE THOSE TRAFFIC ISSUES.
SO WE'RE GOING TO BE PUSHING OUT SOME OUTREACH IN THE COMING WEEKS TO EDUCATE PEOPLE AHEAD OF TIME, WHAT TO EXPECT AND HOW TO GET TO GREG CLARK PARK.
UH, IT'S GOING TO BE VERY DIFFERENT FROM LAST YEAR AGAIN, TO ALLEVIATE SOME OF THOSE TRAFFIC ISSUES.
AT THIS TIME, THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY CONVERSATION ABOUT A SECOND SITE, BUT THERE HAS BEEN CONVERSATION ABOUT HAVING MORE OF THEM EACH YEAR TO, TO HOPEFULLY MEET THE DEMAND.
BUT WE HOPE THE CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE FOR THIS YEAR WILL HELP WITH THE TRAFFIC.
UH, THE CONTRACT WITH TDS ALLOWS US TO HAVE TWO A YEAR, CORRECT? UH, I THINK HE MIGHT BE REFERRING TO THE BULKY PICKUP THAT
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HAS, THAT IS AVAILABLE TO OUR RESIDENTS, TO OUR TDS CONTRACT.AND THAT IS INFORMATION THAT WE'LL BE SHARING WITH THE VISITORS THAT COME TO THE CITY-WIDE CLEANUP EVENT, BECAUSE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE MONTHLY ONE WHERE YOU CAN DUMP A TRUCKLOAD OF TRASH OR THERE'S A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO OUR UTILITY CUSTOMERS.
UH, THEY HAVE TWO BULKY PICKUPS, SO THAT'S WHERE THEY ACTUALLY PUT THE WASTE OUT AT THEIR PROPERTY.
THERE'S ALSO THE MONTHLY DROP-OFF AT THE LANDFILL SITE.
AND IF YOU GO TO CITY OF KYLE.COM/WASTE, UH, THAT HAS ALL OF THAT INFORMATION AND HOW TO USE THOSE RESOURCES.
BUT, UH, WHAT TO COUNCILMEN TOBY US WAS REFERRING TO WAS ABOUT THIS CITYWIDE CLEANUP EVENT ON JUNE 5TH.
SO WE'RE ONLY DOING ONE OF THOSE A YEAR.
I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION WE WERE DOING TWO.
UM, IF WE COULD BRING OUT ANOTHER LETTER, CAUSE I KNOW I'M STILL GETTING A LOT OF PEOPLE STILL DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE MONTHLY, UM, DISPOSAL THEY CAN DO AT TDS, THE TRUCKLOAD OF TRASH.
UM, I I'D LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING GO OUT AGAIN, UH, MEDIA WISE, BUT ALSO MAYBE IN THE NEWSLETTER BECAUSE I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE STILL DON'T KNOW ABOUT IT.
WE'RE STILL GETTING PEOPLE, UH, DUMPING TRASH ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, IN OUR PARKS, UH, DURING THE CLEANUP.
AND IF THEY, IF THEY KNEW THAT THAT RESOURCE IS THERE, I THINK THEY WOULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT.
WE'LL ABSOLUTELY BE ADDING MORE OUTREACH AND IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD TIME TO DO IT AROUND THAT CLEANUP EVENT.
SO BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER OUR RESIDENTS WILL BE HEARING MORE ABOUT WHAT'S AVAILABLE TO THEM.
[VIII. Executive Session]
ALL RIGHT.READ INTO EXACT ITEMS THAT WE DIDN'T DO.
SO PROBABLY JUST REREAD THEM ALL CAUSE WE DIDN'T GET THROUGH VERY MANY.
UH, AND THEN, UH, GENETICS 19 THROUGH 24 PURSUANT TO CHAPTER FIVE, FIVE, ONE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, THE CITY COUNCIL RESERVES THE RIGHT.
SO YOU CAN MEET INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FROM TIME TO TIME AS DEEMED NECESSARY.
DURING THIS MEETING, THE CITY COUNCIL MAY CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO ANY LAWFUL EXCEPTION CONTAINED IN CHAPTER FIVE, FIVE, ONE OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, INCLUDING ANY OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING TOPICS PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION OR TO SEEK THE ADVICE OF THE CITY IS HERNIE PURSUANT TO SECTION FIVE, FIVE ONE ZERO SEVEN ONE C O BOND POSSIBLE CREATION OF CHAIRS, AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN, AUTOMATED METER METERING INFRASTRUCTURE, MARY KYLE HEARTS AND PARK ELECTRIC SERVICE POSSIBLE PURCHASE A PURCHASE EXCHANGE LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL ESTATE PURSUANT TO SECTION FIVE, FIVE, ONE.ZERO SEVEN, TWO ACQUISITION OF PUBLIC PARKLAND TRACKS ACQUISITION OF RIGHT AWAY CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTION FIVE, FIVE, ONE.ZERO EIGHT, SEVEN TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE TO DELIBERATE REGARDING THE OFFER OF ECONOMIC INCENTIVES TO ONE OR MORE BUSINESS PROSPECTS THAT THE CITY SEEKS TO HAVE LOCATE STATE OR EXPAND IN OR NEAR THE CITY PROJECT.
PACIFIC BLUE PROJECT BURNING PROJECT GOLDFISH PROJECT S E U F C PROJECT SHAMROCK PROJECT WILD STRAWBERRY PROJECT TOMAHAWK PROJECT PINSTRIPES.
AND I CALL THIS MEETING BACK TO ORDER.
THERE WAS NO ACTION TAKEN DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION.
THERE WILL BE NO ACTION TAKEN.
[19. [POSTPONED 5/4/2021] Consider approving an Amendment Regarding Declaration related to the Conveyance of the Central Park Parcel to the City and Authorize the City Manager to Execute Documents Related to Closing on the Parcel. ~ Paige Saenz, City Attorney]
[20. Consider and possible action to approve a Temporary Construction Easement and Access Agreement. ~ Paige Saenz, City Attorney]
UH, SEVERAL OF THE ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN POSTPONED STARTING WITH JENNA ITEM NUMBER 19, UH, CONSIDER APPROVING, UH, AN AMENDMENT REGARDING DECLARATION RELATED TO THE CONVEYANCE OF CENTRAL PARK PARCEL TO THE CITY AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE DOCUMENTS RELATED TO CLOSING ON THE PARCEL.UM, UH, WE CAN PROBABLY DO THAT AND THERE WE GO, UH, THAT AND AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 20 AT THE SAME TIME.
SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND ALSO BRING UP AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 20 CONSIDERING POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT ACCESS AGREEMENT.
IF YOU WANT TO BRING THEM FORWARD.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL PAGE SIGNS FOR THE RECORD, THESE TWO ITEMS RELATE TO AN AGREEMENT THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED AND ENTER ON MARCH 12TH OF THIS YEAR RELATED TO CONVEYANCE OF SEVERAL PARCELS TO THE CITY.
UH, THESE RELATE TO THE CENTRAL PARK PARCEL AND THE HERO'S MEMORIAL TRACT PARCEL.
UM, THE FIRST ITEM NUMBER 19 PROVIDES FOR AN ALTERNATE DECLARATION TO APPLY TO THE PARK PARCEL.
UH, THIS IS IN THE UPTOWN AREA AND THERE ARE DECLARATIONS THAT APPLY TO THE PARCEL.
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HOWEVER, THOSE ARE NOT APPROPRIATE FOR A CITY PROPERTY AND PUBLIC PARK.SO THIS DOCUMENT WOULD REPLACE THOSE, UM, AND AUTHORIZE THE, THE DECLARANT, THE DEVELOPER TO GO AND HAVE THOSE DECLARATIONS AMENDED.
SO THE CITY IS NOT REQUIRED TO DO THINGS LIKE PAY ASSESSMENTS OR BE SUBJECT TO MECHANICS LIENS UNDER THE DECLARATIONS IN THE POA.
THIS DOCUMENT DOES PUT SOME REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO THE USE OF THE PROPERTY.
BEING CONSISTENT WITH PARK USES REGULATES NUISANCES.
THAT WOULD NOT, THAT WOULD INTERFERE WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AREA AND PROVIDES FOR, UH, THE PARK TO BE MAINTAINED IN A FIRST-CLASS MANNER AND PROVIDES FOR SOME ENFORCEMENT OF THAT ONLY THROUGH SELF-HELP OR THROUGH AN INJECTIVE RELIEF.
IF THE DECLARANT HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE CITY'S MAINTENANCE OF THE PARK, LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE A GENERIC NUMBER 19 AND 20 AS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION, IT'S BEEN MOVED BY THE MAYOR SECONDED BY COUNCILOR RIZZO.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
[21. [POSTPONED 5/4/2021] Authorize award and execution of a contract with CADENCE MCSHANE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY in an amount not to exceed $7,950,000.00 for the construction of Heroes Memorial Park. ~ J. Scott Sellers, City Manager]
[22. [POSTPONED 5/4/2021] Authorize award and execution of a contract with STODDARD CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT, INC., in an amount not to exceed $4,850,000.00 for the construction of Uptown Central Park and Cultural Trails. ~ J. Scott Sellers, City Manager]
ITEM NUMBER 21 AUTHORIZE AWARD AND EXECUTE.UH, I'LL BRING UP 2122 TOGETHER AUTHORIZE AWARD AND EXECUTION OF A CONTRACT WITH CADENCE MCSHANE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 7 MILLION, $950,000 FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF HERO'S MEMORIAL PARK AND ITEM NUMBER 22 AUTHORIZE AWARD AND EXECUTION OF A CONTRACT WITH STODDARD CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT, UH, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 4 MILLION, $850,000 FOR THE CONSTRUCTION UPTOWN CENTRAL PARK AND CULTURAL TRAILS.
SO JUST FOR THE RECORD, I THINK A PICTURE SAYS A THOUSAND WORDS.
AND IN THIS CASE, I'M JUST GOING TO SCROLL YOU THROUGH SOME OF THE PICTURES THAT HAVE BEEN SHARED PUBLICLY.
THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE VOTING ON THIS EVENING.
SO THESE ARE PICTURES OF THE CENTRAL PARK LANFORD.
UH, WE'VE GOT PLAYGROUND ELEMENTS HERE WITH THE BOBCAT, A NICE PLAY AREA FOR, FOR KIDS.
THE LIGHTED PATH HERE IS THE CULTURAL TRAIL, UH, WHICH WILL EXTEND ALL THE WAY TO HERE WITH MEMORIAL PARK.
YOU'LL SEE WATER ELEMENTS IN THE PARK.
THIS IS, UH, BASICALLY 1.6 ACRES, 1.5, SIX ACRES SURROUNDED BY THE VERTICAL MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT IN THE UPTOWN AREA.
UH, CASCADING, WATERFALLS, ART, ARTISTIC ELEMENTS, A LOT OF LANDSCAPING AND THE OVERALL, UH, VISUAL OF THE DESIGN, THE LOOK AND FEEL OF THIS PARK.
THIS IS THE HERO'S MEMORIAL PARK VISUAL.
YOU CAN SEE THE DIPAN AND HOW IT'S GOING TO BE UTILIZED.
UH, THERE WILL BE A PRIVATE CAFE ADJACENT TO THE POND, UH, WITHIN THE POND.
THERE WILL BE A BRIDGE STRUCTURE OVER THE LAKE WITH, WITH SOME WATER FEATURES, UH, CENTRAL LAWN WITH, WITH FLAG.
AND THEN YOU'LL SEE BACK IN THE BACK A, A WALL HERE'S A CLOSER VISUAL OF THE WALL, UH, WITH SOME OF THE DESIGN ELEMENTS INCLUDED, CASCADING WATER, UH, ET CETERA.
SO THAT'S, THOSE ARE THE TWO PROJECTS AGAIN AT HERE'S MOORE PARK, GOING TO CADENCE MCSHANE, AND THEN THE CENTRAL PARK TO START CONSTRUCTION THAT I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS.
WELL, IT'S BEEN A, IT'S BEEN A LONG JOURNEY TO GET TO THIS POINT TOWARD THESE CONTRACTS, GET THEM DESIGNED.
UM, UH, CERTAINLY A LOT OF EXCITEMENT TO SEE THESE PROJECTS GET UNDERWAY.
SO WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
IT'S BEEN MOTION BY THE MAYOR, SECONDED BY COUNCILOR BRADSHAW.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
MOTION CARRIES SEVEN TO ZERO NEXT UP,
[23.
[POSTPONED 5/4/2021] Consider approving a Resolution directing publication of a Notice of Public Hearing and Intention to Issue Combination Tax and Revenue Certificates of Obligation. ~ Travis Mitchell, Mayor
][24.
[POSTPONED 5/4/2021] Acceptance of the the Resolution of the Board of Kyle Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Number Two, as passed on April 29, 2021, authorizing the City Council of the City of Kyle to issue on its behalf Certificates of Obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed five million dollars ($5,000,000.00) for the design and construction of three roads in Uptown Plum Creek development and other related matters and direct the City to prepare a reimbursement agreement between the City and TIRZ #2 for the repayment of debt associated with this bond. ~ J. Scott Sellers, City Manager
]UH, WE'LL BRING ITEMS 22 AND 23 UP TOGETHER.UH, CONSIDER APPROVING A RESOLUTION DIRECTING PUB, UH, PUBLICATION OF A NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND ATTEMPT TO ISSUE COMBINATION TAX AND REVENUE CERTIFICATES, OBLIGATION AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF THE KYLE TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE.
NUMBER TWO IS PASSED ON APRIL 29TH, 2021 AUTHORIZING THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY OF KYLE TO ISSUE ON ITS BEHALF CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION BONDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $5 MILLION FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THREE ROADS IN UPTOWN, UH, PLUM CREEK DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER RELATED MATTERS, UH, AND DIRECT THE CITY TO PREPARE REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE SIRS, UH, BETWEEN THE CITY.
AND TERS NUMBER TWO FOR THE REPAYMENT OF DEBT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS BOND, MR. SELLER, UH, AGAIN, COUNSEL SCOTT SODAS FOR THE RECORD.
I THINK THE CAPTION IS VERY, ALL INCLUSIVE.
PRETTY MUCH SAYS, UH, THE INTENT IN THE TERMS, MEANING THAT, UH, THERE WAS MORE DISCUSSION ABOUT THE, THE ACTUAL ROADWAYS, BUT THIS IS BASICALLY $5 MILLION IN CERTIFICATE OF OBLIGATION, UH, DEBT
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THAT WOULD BE ISSUED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF, OF SEVERAL ROADWAYS IN THE UPTOWN AREA.WE PAID BY THE TERMS. AND THERE'S ALSO AN AGREEMENT FORTHCOMING TO ENCAPTURE HOW THE DEVELOPER IS CONTRIBUTING, UH, TO, UH, TOWARDS THIS AS WELL.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
IT'S BEEN MOVED BY THE MAYOR, SECONDED BY COUNCILOR BRADSHAW THAT WE APPROVE AGENDA ITEMS. NUMBER 23 AND 24.
IS THERE DISCUSSIONS, MOTION ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
MOTION CARRIES MOTION TO ADJOURN.
UH, JUST BEFORE WE ADJOURN MAYOR, I'D JUST LIKE TO THANK, UH, A MINUTE WITH THE RAIN.
I STARTED THINKING ABOUT THE LOGISTICS OF THIS PAST WEEKEND AND IT COULD HAVE BEEN MADE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE TENTS WE HAD OUT THERE ON.
THANKS, SARAH WATSON FOR WORKING HARD TO GET THOSE TENTS FOR US.
WE WERE AT A LOSS WHEN WE LOST THE ORIGINAL TENANTS THAT WE WERE PROMISED AND SARAH WORKED REALLY HARD AND DILIGENTLY TO GET THAT DONE.
AND I JUST WANT YOU TO TAKE A MINUTE TO THANK HER.