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GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.[I. Call Meeting to Order]
TUESDAY, APRIL THE FOURTH, AND I'M GONNA CALL THIS REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER.WOULD ALL PLEASE RISE TO PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE.
WOULD THE CITY SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THE ROLL MITCHELL.
[II. Approval of Minutes]
THE MINUTES.MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR THE CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING FOR MARCH 21ST AND ALSO THE REGULAR MEETING, INCLUDING THE MINUTES FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING ON MARCH 23RD, 2023.
SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, PARTIALLY THAT WE APPROVE THE MINUTES IS THIRD.
[III. Citizen Comment Period with City Council]
AT THIS TIME MAY ASK ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK ON ANY 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 COUNSEL.
WE ALSO ASK THAT YOU FILL OUT A CITIZEN COMMENTS FORM AND SUBMIT THAT TO EITHER MYSELF OR THE CITY SECRETARY.
I HAVE TWO FOLKS WHO ARE REGISTERED TO SPEAK.
I'M WITH THE SAN MARCOS RIVER FOUNDATION AND I'VE COME TO INTRODUCE MYSELF TO YOU SINCE Y'ALL HAVE THE BEAUTIFUL BLANCO FLOWING THROUGH YOUR CITY, WHICH THEN FLOWS INTO THE SAN MARCOS RIVER, WHICH IMPACTS US DOWNSTREAM.
UM, BUT ALSO, UH, I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE CITY'S T C Q WASTEWATER PERMIT APPLICATION.
UM, IT WILL DUMP 12 MILLION GALLONS A DAY INTO PLUM CREEK, WHICH ALREADY HAS A LOT OF WATER QUALITY ISSUES.
WE ARE NOT TRYING TO DELAY ANYTHING FOR THE CITY OF KYLE.
IN FACT, WE HAVE A LOT OF COMPASSION FOR THE FACT THAT YOU GUYS HAVE GROWN SO QUICKLY.
I THINK EVERYONE IN THE I 35 CORRIDOR IS FEELING THE INFRASTRUCTURE, UM, PRESSURE.
IT'S REALLY HARD TO KEEP UP RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE ALL FEELING IT, SO WE TOTALLY SYMPATHIZE WITH YOU.
UM, WE ALSO KNOW THAT YOUR STAFF AT THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT ARE WONDERFUL AND WE'LL DO EVERYTHING THAT IS ASKED OF THEM.
SO WE HAVE THE SAME SITUATION IN SAN MARCUS.
HOWEVER, WE DO PLAN TO CONTEST OR REQUEST A CONTESTED CASE HEARING IF THE APPLICATION STAYS AS IS.
SO I'M HERE TONIGHT TO ASK YOU TO AMEND IT SO THAT YOU GUYS GUYS CAN GET THIS APPLICATION QUICKLY.
UM, AND IMPROVE WATER QUALITY IN PLUM CREEK BECAUSE THAT IS HUGELY IMPORTANT.
THERE ARE A LOT OF KIDS SWIMMING IN THE CREEK.
THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT WATERSHED.
UM, SO THAT WILL BE THE FASTEST PATH FORWARD IN MY OPINION.
UM, WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE A 5 5 2 0.5 REQUEST.
UM, IT'S C B O D FIVE TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS FIVE, AMMONIA TWO, AND THEN THE PHOSPHORUS 0.5.
AND I DIDN'T KNOW IF THAT WAS ALREADY IN THE PERMIT OR NOT, CUZ I KNOW TCU REQUESTED THAT WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SEE DISSOLVED OXYGEN UP TO SIX.
UM, DISSOLVED OXYGEN IS IMPORTANT FOR FISH TO STAY ALIVE, SO THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.
UM, WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SEE REUSE IN THE PERMIT.
WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT Y'ALL'S MOVEMENT TOWARDS REUSE AND THE GRANT THAT YOU RECENTLY RECEIVED.
UM, JUST TO GIVE YOU PERSPECTIVE, CHERRYVILLE, UH, WE SETTLED WITH CHERRYVILLE LAST YEAR AT A 5 52 STANDARD WITH 75% REUSE.
WE ALSO SETTLED WITH HK REALTY FOR 5 52 0.5 UNTIL THEY AGREED TO HOOK UP TO SAN MARCOS, WHICH TREATS TO A 5 5 21.
AND THEN THE WAL WALTON GROUP JUST AMENDED THEIR CONTRACT TO BE 5 5 21.
SO THEY JUST WENT THROUGH THAT PROCESS, SO I KNOW IT CAN BE DONE.
LASTLY, UM, I'D LOVE TO OFFER, UH, TO VISIT WITH Y'ALL AT ANY POINT IF THERE ARE ANY ISSUES THAT COME UP ALONG THE BLANKO SINCE THAT RIVER DOES FLOW INTO THE SAN MARCO RIVER.
WE KNOW THAT THERE IS GOING TO BE A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE BLANCO RIVER.
AND SO I'D LOVE TO SEE, UM, CONVERSATIONS ABOUT CODE AND THINGS TO PROTECT WATER QUALITY.
RIGHT NEXT UP, MATTHEW TOBIAS.
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HELLO, THIS IS MATTHEW TOBIAS.HE'S GONNA BE SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF, UM, AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH.
WHAT IS THIS MONTH IN APRIL? WHAT, MATTHEW? GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.
MY NAME IS MATTHEW TOBIAS AND I'M LIVING WITH AUTISM.
I'M A JUNIOR AT LAYMAN HIGH SCHOOL, AND I'M HAPPY THAT I WAS BORN WITH AUTISM BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT MAKES ME SPECIAL.
AND I'M NOT LIKE EVERYONE ELSE AT MY SCHOOL.
I'M IN THE MARCHING BAND, AN ATHLETIC TRAINER, A PROUD LIFTER, AND A STUDENT COUNCIL MEMBER.
I'M ALSO WELL LIKED AT MY SCHOOL BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE I'M INCLUDED IN MY SCHOOL COMMUNITY AT HOME FOOTBALL GAMES.
I DO A SPLIT BETWEEN ATHLETIC TRAINING AND MARCHING BAND AND THE SPRING.
I, WELL, I'M A MEMBER OF THE LAYMAN INDOOR PERCUSSION PROGRAM.
LAST YEAR I WAS VOTED AS HOMECOMING DUKE FOR MY SOPHOMORE CLASS, AND I WAS VERY HAPPY ABOUT THAT.
I'M TELLING YOU ALL THIS, BUT ME LETTING YOU KNOW THAT OTTUM ISN'T ISN'T SOMETHING TO BE SAD ABOUT.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT WHAT MAKES ME WHO I AM.
SOMETIMES PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT OTTUM IS.
THEY MIGHT DREAM ME DIFFERENTLY, BUT MY FRIEND, FAMILY AND FRIENDS WILL ALWAYS SUPPORT ME AND TRY TO SPREAD AUM AWARENESS.
I WILL LIKE TO THANK CITY, THE KYO CITY COUNCIL, MY FAMILY, ESPECIALLY MY DAD, MICHAEL TOBIAZ FOR SUPPORTING AUTISM AWARENESS AND ACCEPTANCE.
THAT'S THE, UH, THAT'S THE ONLY TWO FORMS THAT I HAVE.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK? OKAY, SEEING NONE, I'M GONNA CLOSE.
[IV. Agenda Order]
ANYONE WHO HAS ANY ITEMS THEY WISH TO REQUEST TO BE MOVED? COUNCIL MEMBER PARSLEY.UH, CAN I PLEASE MOVE ITEM 35? YOU WANNA MOVE IT TO WHERE? UM, TO THE CONSIDER IMPOSSIBLE ACTION.
THE BEGINNING TO THE VERY TOP.
UH, WELL, THE RULES OF COUNCIL STATE THAT GENERALLY SPEAKING, IT WILL GO CITY BUSINESS AND THEN COUNCIL BUSINESS TOWARDS THE END.
SO COUNCIL REQUESTED ITEMS, GENERALLY SPEAKING, GO TOWARDS THE END IF THEY HAVEN'T BEEN VETTED.
SO WE HAVE A LOT OF ITEMS HERE, SO I'M NOT TRYING TO ARGUE AGAINST IT.
IT'S JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS.
CAN SHE MAKE A MOTION? CAN CAN I MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE IT AND THEN
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE ITEM 35 TO THE TOP OF CONSIDER.
MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER PARSLEY.
SECONDED BY COUNCIL FLORES KAS.
THERE THE DISCUSSION ON THE VOTE.
[5.
Consideration of nomination for appointment to the Kyle Public Library Advisory Board to fill a vacancy - Seat 6. ~ Colleen Tierney, Library Director
- Christina Thompson
COLLEEN TIERNEY, DIRECTOR OF LIBRARY SERVICES.
FOR THE RECORD, I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, UH, RECOMMEND CHRISTINA THOMPSON AS OUR, UH, OUR BOARD MEMBER TO FILL SEAT SIX FOR THE LIBRARY BOARD.
UM, SHE, I FEEL THAT SHE WOULD BE, OR THE COMMITTEE FELT THAT SHE WOULD BE, UH, AN ASSET TO OUR BOARD.
SHE, UH, EMBODIES OUR CORE VALUES AS A CITY.
SHE HAS BOARD EXPERIENCE, AND SHE, UM, HAS POLICY EXPERIENCE AS WELL.
SHE WORKS, SHE'S HAS EX INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH OTHERS.
SHE'S A EMPATHETIC LISTENER, AND SHE HAS HER, UM, INTERVIEW AND HER RESUME PROVED THAT SHE IS AWESOME AT BEING PRESENT IN ALL AND UNDERSTANDING AND LISTENING TO ALL VOICES AT THE TABLE, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT WE VALUE AND REALLY NEED IN THE LIBRARY BOARD.
SO, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND CHRISTINA THOMPSON AS OUR, UH, BOARD MEMBER FOR SEAT SIX.
I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE, UH, MS. CHRISTINA THOMPSON TO THE PUBLIC LI UH, BOARD OF ADVISORY BOARD.
SECOND MOTION BY, UH, MAYOR PROTE.
SECOND IT BY COUNCIL MEMBER PARSLEY IS THE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION COUNCIL MEMBER FORCE.
UH, IS SHE HERE FOR US TO SPEAK? YES, SHE IS.
I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION FOR HER.
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GOOD EVENING.UM, I DID SPEAK BRIEFLY WITH COUNCIL MEMBER TOUS, AND HE'S SAYING YOUR PRAISES.
UM, SO, UM, THE ONE QUESTION I HAVE IS, WHAT IS A ONE THING THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO ACCOMPLISH BEING ON THE LIBRARY BOARD? UM, I JUST WANNA BE AN ADVOCATE FOR THE COMMUNITY AND SERVE IN SOME TYPE OF CAPACITY.
UM, WHATEVER THEY NEED, UH, AT THE LIBRARY BOARD.
UM, THE LIBRARY IS VERY SPECIAL TO ME.
IT'S BEEN A HOME FOR ME SINCE I WAS A KID, SO I WANNA BE A PART OF PRESERVING THAT FOR THE COMMUNITY IN ANY WAY THAT I CAN.
OTHER DISCUSSION, MAYOR PROTO? YES.
I WANT MS. THOMPSON, I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR THE INTERVIEW WE DID THE OTHER DAY.
UH, YOU KNOW, YOU ENLIGHTEN ME WITH A LOT OF YOUR ADVOCACY WORK, ESPECIALLY IN AUSTIN, AND HOW YOU WERE REALLY, UM, STRESSING THAT YOU'D BE ABLE TO HELP THE LIBRARY WHEN IT COMES TO DESIGNING AND CREATING THE NEW POLICY THAT THEY'RE COMING UP WITH.
ANYONE ELSE? ALL US FAVOR SAY AYE.
[6. Consideration and possible appointment of a city council member to the Combined Emergency Communications Center Executive Board. ~ Jerry Hendrix, Interim City Manager]
SEVEN.CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE APPOINTMENT OF A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER TO THE COMBINED EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER EXECUTIVE BOARD.
MR. HENDRICKS MAYOR COUNCIL FOR RECORD.
THE ITEM BEFORE YOU IS, UH, TO REQUEST, UH, COUNSEL TO APPOINT A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE DIAS THAT CAN SERVE TO SERVE ON THE EXECUTIVE BOARD FOR THE COMBINED EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER.
CURRENTLY, UM, UH, I REPRESENT THE CITY ON THIS BOARD IN THE CITY MANAGER PLACE.
UH, COUN FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER DEX ELLISON WAS THE COUNCIL'S REPRESENTATIVE UNTIL HE LEFT THE DIAS LAST YEAR.
AND, UH, WE'RE SEEKING OUT TO FILL THAT SEAT.
UH, DOES ANYBODY HAVE, HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. HENDRICKS? NOMINATIONS? COUNCIL MAYOR FORCE KILL? UM, I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE IF HE'S INTERESTED, COUNCIL MEMBER TOBIAS, FOR THIS, UH, APPOINTMENT.
YOU WANNA MAKE A MOTION? YEAH.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO, UH, APPOINT COUNCIL MEMBER TOBIAS, TO THIS AS A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER TO THE COMBINED EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER EXECUTIVE BOARD.
SECOND MOTION BY, UH, CUSTOMER FLORES KALE, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER JUGA, THAT WE APPOINT MAYOR PROTE TO THE, UH, CCC BOARD.
IS THE DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION.
SO WHEN, WHEN WE HAVE THE MEETINGS, IF, IF APPROVED, UM, ARE THEY HELD A LOT IN THE HAYES COUNTY? WE'LL BE WORKING WITH, UH, A LOT OF THESE, UM, DISTRICTS LIKE WITH TEXAS STATE AND HAYES COUNTY AND, AND THE COTTON BETA COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR.
COMMUNICATIONS CENTERS, SIR, WE, UH, WE TYPICALLY MEET ABOUT ONCE A QUARTER.
OR, UH, MORE FREQUENTLY IF NEEDED.
AND, UM, AND YOU, THOSE MEETINGS DO INCLUDE THOSE PEOPLE.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL DOES FAVOR SAY? AYE.
[7. Autism Awareness Month Proclamation. ~ Michael Tobias, Mayor Pro Tem]
STEP.I'M VERY EXCITED TO BRING THIS FORWARD.
UM, LET ME, UM, GIVE YOU ONE OF, UH, SOME BACKGROUND.
IN 2023, THE CDC REPORTED THAT APPROXIMATELY ONE IN 36 CHILDREN IN THE US IS DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER.
OR A S D BOYS ARE FOUR TIMES LIKELY TO BE DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM THAN GIRLS.
MOST CHILDREN STILL BEING DIAGNOSED AFTER THE AGE OF FOUR, THOUGH AUTISM CAN RE RELIABLY REALLY BE DIAGNOSED AS EARLY AS TWO.
TO GIVE YOU A BETTER UNDERSTANDING, PEOPLE WITH A ADHD, UH, AUTISM OFTEN HAVE DIFFICULTY WITH SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTS, EMOTIONAL AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS.
THEY MIGHT REPEAT CERTAIN BEHAVIORS AND DISPLAY SOME MOVEMENTS SUCH AS ROCKING BACK AND FORTH OR HUMMING SOUNDS, FINGERS COVERING THE EARS.
MANY PEOPLE WITH AUTISM ALSO HAVE DIFFERENT WAYS OF LEARNING, FOCUSING ON TASKS OR REACTING IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS, AND THEIR SURROUNDING LOUD NOISES.
BRIGHT FLASHING LIGHTS IN CERTAIN ENVIRONMENTS CAN BE CHALLENGING TO THOSE WITH AUTISM, BUT THIS IS WHERE THE ACCEPTANCE AND THE AWARENESS BEGINS WITH EARLY INTERVENTIONS, INCLUSIONS AND ACCEPTANCE, CHILDREN AND ALL, AND ADULTS LIVING WITH AUTISM CAN LEARN TO SOCIALIZE, WORK, AND LIVE HEALTHY, PRODUCTIVE LIVES.
HOWEVER, IT TAKES ALL OF US AS A COMMUNITY TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
SO DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL, AUTISM ACCEPTANCE AND AWARENESS MONTH IS RECOGNIZED IN SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS, INCLUDING WORLD AUTISM DAY, WHICH IS CELEBRATED EVERY APRIL 2ND.
SIGNS OF AWARENESS AND ACCEPTANCE ARE SUPPORTED AND SEEN EVERYWHERE IN SCHOOLS, CLASSROOMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH T-SHIRTS, BANNERS, AND SIGNS, EVEN BUSINESSES AND CORPORATIONS AND COMPANIES ACROSS THE GLOBE GET ON BOARD.
EXAMPLE, WHEN YOU SEE A COLORFUL RIBBON OR A PUZZLE PIECE, THAT PUZZLE PIECE PATTERN USUALLY REFLECTS THE COMPLEXITY OF AUTISM.
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THE DIFFERENT COLORS AND SHAPES REPRESENT THE DIVERSITY OF PEOPLE AND FAMILIES LIVING WITH THIS DISORDER ALL OVER THE WORLD.THE BRIGHTNESS OF THIS RIBBON, ALONG WITH THE COLOR BLUE, WHICH A LOT OF US ARE WEARING, THANK YOU, ARE SIGNALS OF HOPE.
HOPE FOR ALL THOSE WHO ARE AFFECTED.
HOPE FOR ACCEPTANCE, HOPE FOR APPRECIATION, HOPE FOR LOVE, AND SUPPORT FOR ALL THE CAREGIVERS, PARENTS, BROTHERS, SISTERS, AND FAMILIES AND FRIENDS OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS.
SO ONCE AGAIN, THIS FEBRUARY, OUR CITY OF PARKS DEPARTMENT, WHICH IS OUR AWESOME GROUP HERE, SPONSORED ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL VALENTINE'S DANCE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.
MANY VOLUNTEERS FROM AROUND THE COMMUNITY CAME OUT IN SUPPORT.
AND WHEN DESIGNING OUR NEW CITY'S, UH, NEW PARK SPACES, THE CITY, ALONG WITH THE SUPPORTIVE COUNCIL, INVESTED IN SENSORY, NEW SENSORY STYLE EQUIPMENT TO INCLUDE RANGE OF MOTION, INTERACTIVE AND FINE MOTOR SKILLS TYPE OF PLAY FOR CHILDREN TO ENJOY LAVERDE PARK AS WELL AS LAKE, UH, KYLE PARK WILL SOON HAVE THESE NEW FEATURES AND NEW SPLASH PADS ARE POSSIBLY IN THE FUTURE.
LAST YEAR, OUR CITY ADMINISTRATION ALSO FINALIZED A CONTRACT WITH UBER THREE POINT 14 COMPANY TO PROVIDE ADA COMPLIANCE VEHICLE TO ASSIST OUR RESIDENTS WHO ARE DISABLED OR REQUIRING SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS.
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, LAST APRIL, THE KYLE MASONS LODGE TEAMED UP WITH OUR LOCAL VETERANS, AMBITS AND OUR FRIENDS AT THE KYLE PUBLIC LIBRARY TO SPONSOR THE FIRST EVER LOGO COMPETITION AT THE VFW, SUPPORTING THE CENTER FOR AUTISTIC RELATED DISORDERS, KYLE OFFICE HERE IN PLUM CREEK.
IT WAS ANOTHER PACKED HOUSE WITH FOOD FUND AND PRIZES.
THESE ARE EXAMPLES, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, HOW OUR CITY ARE PROVIDING SPECIAL EVENTS AND ALSO HOW OUR CITY AND CITY COUNCIL IS SUPPORTING THE NECESSARY RESOURCES FOR OUR SPECIAL NEEDS COMMUNITY, INCLUDING THOSE WITH AUTISM.
SO IN CLOSING, BRINGING ACCEPTANCE AND AWARENESS.
AWARENESS IS RECOGNIZING AND GAINING KNOWLEDGE.
ENCOUNTERING SOMEBODY THAT ARE DISPLAYING THESE SIGNS, WE MUST CONTINUE TO SHOW COMPASSION AND UNDERSTANDING.
PEOPLE WITH AUTISM ARE PEOPLE, AS MY SON MATTHEW, WHO SPOKE LAST YEAR AT PUBLIC COMMENTS, SAID, SOME PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW I HAVE AUTISM, BUT I AM STILL A PERSON.
INDIVIDUALS ON THE SPECTRUM WITH AUTISM ARE PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL GIFTS AND TALENTS.
THEY SHOULD BE TREATED AS FULL MEMBERS IN EVERY COMMUNITY, INCLUDING OURS HERE IN THIS GREAT CITY OF KYLE, LIKE ANYONE ELSE, PEOPLE WITH AUTISM DESERVE TO HAVE FRIENDS, RECEIVE QUALITY EDUCATION, GAIN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES.
PEOPLE WITH AUTISM DESERVE TO HAVE ADEQUATE HEALTHCARE AND HAVE ACCESSIBILITY TO RESOURCES FOR A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE, AND TO HAVE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TO CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR SOCIETY, THEIR COMMUNITY, AND MOST OF ALL, THE FEELING OF BEING ACCEPTED.
SO WITH THAT MAYOR AND COUNCIL IN THE CITY OF CAL, I'D LIKE TO READ A PROCLAMATION, RECOGNIZING APRIL AS WHEREAS THE WORLD AUTISM DAY WAS DESIGNED BY THE UNITED NATIONS 2007 IN EFFORT TO END THE STIGMA IN DISCRIM DISCRIMINATION AGAINST THOSE WITH AUTISM.
THE CONVENTION OF THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES RECOGNIZES THE RIGHT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES TO INDEPENDENCE OF PERSON AND TO INDIVIDUALS AUTONOMY.
AND WHEREAS ALL ARE ENCOURAGED TO WEAR BLUE AND LIGHT IT UP AT YOUR HOUSE OR BUSINESS IN BLUE, IN ORDER TO SUPPORT WORLD AUTISM AWARENESS DAY, THE COLOR BLUE IS INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AS A SYMBOL OF HOPE AND THE SUPPORT FOR WORLD AUTISM AND ACCEPTANCE DAY.
AND WHEREAS AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER IS CHARACTERIZED BY DEFICITS IN COMMUNICATIONS, SOCIAL INTERACTIONS, AND RESTRICTIVE REPETITIVE PATTERNS.
AND WHEREAS THESE CHARACTERISTICS MAY PRESENT IN A WIDE VARIETY OF WAYS, IN DIFFERENT DEGREES OF SEVERITY, AND CAN CAUSE THE INDIVIDUALS WITH THE AUTISM SPECTRUM TO HAVE LIFELONG CHALLENGES RELATING TO PEOPLE, OBJECTS, AND EVENTS.
AND WHEREAS CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND ADULTS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER AND THEIR FAMILIES CAN BENEFIT FROM COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF AN INCREASING NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER, ARE ABLE TO LIVE AND WORK INDEPENDENTLY, INDEPENDENTLY.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF COUNCIL, OR THE CITY OF KYLE, TEXAS DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL 2ND, 2023 AS WORLD AUTISM DAY AND ARE ENCOURAGED EVERYBODY IN THE CITY TO WEAR BLUE AND LIGHT IT UP.
AND WITH THAT, I, I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU AND AS IN TESTIMONY, WHEREAS ON THIS FOURTH DAY OF APRIL, 2023.
AND WITH THAT, IF I HAVE, I SHOULD HAVE, UH, SOME SPECIAL GUESTS FROM CARD IF THEY'RE HERE.
WOULD YOU MIND COMING UP TO THE PODIUM? IF YOU DON'T MIND? IT'S MISTY KINSON WITH CARD OF PLUM CREEK.
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I ALSO WANNA RECOGNIZE IN THE AUDIENCE, WE ALSO HAVE COUNTY COMMISSIONER DR.THANK YOU, MA'AM, FOR YOUR PRESENCE HERE AS WELL, FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
AND MS. KINSON, WOULD YOU MIND GIVE US US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT CARD DOES HERE IN KYLE? CERTAINLY, UM, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU, UM, FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE WHAT WE DO HERE IN THE CITY WITH THESE WONDERFUL CHILDREN.
SO WE'VE BEEN OPEN FOR THREE YEARS IN KYLE, AND WE SPEND A LOT OF ONE-ON-ONE TIME WITH SOME GREAT KIDS THAT HAVE A LOT OF, UH, SOCIAL CHALLENGES WITH OTHERS AND BEHAVIOR ISSUES COME ALONG WITH THAT.
AND SO WITH THAT IN THE SCHOOLS AND STUFF, UM, THERE'S A LOT OF STRUGGLES WITH TEACHERS UNDERSTANDING THOSE BEHAVIORS AND, AND, UH, KNOWING HOW TO WORK WITH THEM.
WE DO HAVE SOME FABULOUS, UH, SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT ARE FOCUSING MORE SO ON THE ABA THERAPY AND LEARNING ABOUT IT.
AND SO WITH THE HELP OF THE SCHOOLS AND THE THERAPIST, UM, THESE KIDS ARE GETTING A LOT OF ATTENTION AND COMING A LONG WAY COMPARED TO WHERE IT WAS PREVIOUSLY.
AND IT'S MUCH MORE ACCEPTED NOW THAN WHAT IT HAD BEEN IN THE PAST.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR, FOR COMING OUT AND SHARING THAT.
DOES ANYBODY OUT HERE ON THE DI HAVE ANYTHING THAT THEY WANNA ADD BEFORE, UH, WE JUST TAKE A PHOTO COUNCIL FORCE CAMP? UM, I JUST WANNA SAY, UM, THANK YOU TO YOU AND THE ORGANIZATION FOR ALL YOU GUYS DO.
UM, THERE ARE SOME SPECIAL PEOPLE THAT ARE PUT HERE JUST FOR CERTAIN REASONS, AND, UM, AND FOR THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU SHOULD BE COMMENDED.
AND I WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO COUNCIL MEMBER TOUS.
HE DOES THIS, THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR, AND BOTH TIMES IT'S GOT ME RIGHT IN THE HEART.
AND SO, UM, HE IS AN AMAZING FIGURE OF WHAT A PARENT SHOULD BE AND WHAT A SUPPORTER SHOULD LOOK LIKE.
AND SO THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING, UM, THE AUTISM AND, AND THE AWARENESS FOR BEING HERE.
UM, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S APPRECIATED.
AND IF WE CAN, UH, WE'D LIKE TO DO A PHOTOGRAPH WITH, WITH YOU AND ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE, WE'D LIKE TO COME JOIN US.
TAKE A PHOTO REAL QUICK IF YOU'D LIKE TO JOIN ME.
ANYONE LIKE TO COME ON? YOU WANNA GO DOWN THERE? TAKE A PICTURE? OH, YOU'RE JUST, YEAH, GO AHEAD.
I'M JUST, SORRY, I'M JUST TAKING A PHOTO.
I'M JUST TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE WAY.
WE'RE GONNA NEED Y'ALL TO KIND OF GATHER UP SO WE CAN GET EVERYONE IN ONE SHOT.
DID YOU, UH, JUST A LITTLE SQUEEZE BIT MORE.
SORRY, Y'ALL, I NEED A, I NEED A STEP LADDER ON COUNT OF THREE.
THAT'S, YOU KNOW, IT GOES TO YOUR WATER.
[8. National Animal Control Officer Appreciation Week Proclamation. ~ Miguel A. Zuniga PhD, Council Member]
ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, NATIONAL ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER, APPRECIATION WEEK PROCLAMATION, CUSTOMER ZUKA.[00:25:01]
YOU, UH, MR. MAYOR.UM, THIS ONE I'M VERY HONORED TO, UH, HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO, UM, MAKE THIS PROCLAMATION, BUT I ALSO WANNA START WITH NAMES AND SOME FACTS AS WELL.
UM, SO I'D LIKE TO, UM, CONGRATULATE OUR, UM, BRIANNA GREED, GIS, THE NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES SUPERVISOR, AND CASEY OLIVIA, OUR ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF KYLE.
THESE HARDWORKING ANIMAL CARE PROFESSIONALS AND PROVIDERS, THEY HELP OUR COMMUNITY AND ALL OF OUR ANIMALS THAT ARE IN NEED OF HELP.
THIS IS A JOB THAT TAKES A LOT OF DEDICATION AND, UM, IS REALLY HARD EMOTIONALLY, AND THESE PROFESSIONALS DO IT BECAUSE THEY CARE.
UM, THERE ARE MANY, UM, DUTIES THAT THIS, UH, PROFESSION HAS.
UH, THEY HAVE TO CONDUCT INVESTIGATIONS, TRANSPORT THESE ANIMALS TO SHELTERS, AND WHEN THEY FIND THEM IN NEED OF FOOD AND WATER, THEY PROVIDE THAT TO THEM.
UM, SO IT TAKES A LOT OF COMPASSION, UM, TO DO THIS, UH, PROFESSION.
UM, LAST YEAR THERE WAS ABOUT 200 AND 250 TO 400 CALLS MADE FOR, UM, ASSISTANCE FOR ANIMALS.
AND 2022, THAT'S A TOTAL OF 4,000 CALLS.
UH, THERE WAS ABOUT A HUNDRED DOG BITES REPORTED IN A YEAR.
THIS IS A SEVEN DAY A WEEK, UM, PROFESSION.
AND, BUT THEY'RE ALWAYS ON CALL.
AND THERE ARE THREE ANIMAL CONTROL TRUCKS OR TWO ANIMAL CONTROL TRUCKS, UM, THAT, THAT OUR CITY HAS, AND A THIRD THAT'S IN THE BUDGET.
SO I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST IMPORTANT TO SHOW HOW MUCH THEY DO.
SO WITH THAT, UM, THIS PROCLAMATION IS WHEREAS THE NATIONAL ANIMAL CONTROL ASSOCIATION HAS DES DESIGNATED THE SECOND WEEK OF APRIL EACH YEAR AS ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER APPRECIATION WEEK.
AND WHEREAS THE FAIR, THE VARIOUS FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY TAKE THIS TIME TO RECOGNIZE THANK AND COMMAND ALL ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS AND ANIMAL CONTROL STAFF FOR THE DEDICATED SERVICE THEY PROVIDE TO THE CITIZENS, VARIOUS PUBLIC SAFETY, PUBLIC SERVICE AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF KYLE WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS ITS SINCERE THANKS AND APPRECIATION FOR THE OUTSTANDING SERVICE THE KYLE ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS PROVIDE ON A DAILY BASIS TO THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY AND TO THE VARIOUS PUBLIC SAFETY, PUBLIC SERVICE AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS.
AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF KYLE RECOGNIZES AND COMMENDS BRIAN GIS, THE NEIGHBORHOOD SUPERVISOR'S SUPERVISOR, AND CASEY OLIVIA, THE ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER FOR THE MANY DEDICATED AND LONG HOURS, AND SERVING THIS COMMUNITY AND FOR FULFILLING THE ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER'S COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING THE HIGHEST AND MOST EFFICIENT LEVEL OF CUSTOMER SERVICE.
AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF KYLE WISHES TO COMMEND OUR ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS, BRIANNA GIS AND CASEY OLIVIA, FOR THEIR SERVICE, WHICH IS IN KEEPING WITH THE LONG AND DISTINGUISHED TRADITION OF THE ANIMAL CONTROL PROFESSION.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KYLE, TEXAS DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL 9TH THROUGH THE 15TH 2023 AS NATIONAL ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER APPRECIATION WEEK IN THE CITY OF KYLE, TEXAS, AND ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN IN EXPRESSING THEIR SINCERE APPRECIATION FOR THE SERVICE AND DEDICATION OF OUR ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS.
AND IF ANYBODY ON COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, AND THEN WE'D LIKE TO TAKE A PHOTO AS WELL.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTS? JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK.
AND IT IS, THANK YOU FOR, UH, COUNCILMAN AND ZUNIGA FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU DO, BRIANNA AND CASEY, WE COULD COME UP AND I HAVE A LITTLE GIFT FOR YOU GUYS.
REMEMBER, Y'ALL GOTTA BE CLOSE LIKE Y'ALL, LIKE EACH OTHER.
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BACK? SORRY.HAVE STEP STOOL FOR RACHEL IN THE BUDGET.
[9. Sexual Assault Awareness Month Proclamation. ~ Daniela Parsley, Council Member]
NEXT STEP IS SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH PROCLAMATION, CUSTOMER PARCY.SO APRIL IS AMONG OTHER THINGS SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH.
AND I DON'T THINK I CAN, WE CAN EMPHASIZE ENOUGH THE IMPORTANCE TO CREATE AWARENESS ABOUT SEXUAL ASSAULT.
THIS IS OUR TIME TO STAND AND SUPPORT THE VICTIMS THAT HAVE HAD THE COURAGE TO SPEAK ABOUT IT AND REINFORCE TO ONE ANOTHER.
THAT SEXUAL ASSAULT HAPPENS NO MATTER YOUR GENDER, YOUR AGE, RELIGION, RACE, EVERY 73 SECONDS AN AMERICAN IS SEXUALLY ASSAULTED.
AND EVERY NINE MINUTES THAT VICTIM IS A CHILD.
SO THE CITY COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A PROCLAMATION, WHEREAS 6.3 MILLION TEXANS HAVE EXPERIENCED SOME SORT OF SEXUAL ASSAULT IN THEIR LIFETIME.
AND WHEREAS TWO IN FIVE WOMEN AND ONE IN FIVE MEN IN TEXAS HAVE BEEN SEXUALLY ASSAULTED IN THEIR LIFETIME AFFECTING ALL RACES, AGES, GENDERS, AND ECONOMIC SITUATION.
AND WHEREAS THE HAYES CAL WOMEN'S CENTER PROVIDE DIRECT SERVICES TO 660 ADULT VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT IN HIS CALWELL COUNTY LAST YEAR.
AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF KYLE IS INTOLERANT OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN ANY FORM AND RECOGNIZES THAT EDUCATION AND AWARENESS MAY PREVENT SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND WHEREAS EFFORTS TO REDUCE SEXUAL ASSAULT CAN ONLY BE SUCCESSFUL THROUGH CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT AND THE SAFETY OF THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF KYLE, THAT DEPENDS UPON OUR ACTIONS TO END SEXUAL ASSAULT.
THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KYLE, TEXAS DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL, 2023 AS SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS AND PREVENTION MONTH.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK SANDY THAT IT'S HERE FROM THE HAYES CALWOOD WOMEN'S CENTER.
UH, WE TALKED ABOUT YOU GUYS A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, UM, AND ALL THE AMAZING SERVICES THAT YOU GUYS PROVIDE FOR OUR COUNTY.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'D LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING.
WELL, AS MENTIONED, THANK YOU, FIRST OF ALL FOR, UM, SUPPORTING H C W C IN OUR EFFORTS TO FIGHT SEXUAL ASSAULT.
UM, WE DID SERVE 660 ADULT SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS IN, UM, HAZEN CALDWELL COUNTY LAST YEAR.
THAT, OF COURSE, DOES NOT INCLUDE THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BECAUSE THAT IS A SEPARATE, UM, SEPARATE MONTH, SEPARATE ISSUE, SEPARATE PROBLEM ALSO.
UM, AND OUR SERVICE, OUR SERVICES INCLUDED, UM, EMERGENCY SHELTER, LEGAL ADVOCACY, RESOURCES, ADVOCACY, AND, UM, CHILDREN'S AND ADULTS INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING AND SUPPORT GROUPS.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE DEFINITELY, DEFINITELY COULD NOT DO WITHOUT SUPPORT, BECAUSE UNFORTUNATELY, THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM AND THIS DOES AFFECT OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY.
UH, CHANCES ARE THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE HERE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED IT, MAYBE EVEN AS CHILDREN OR, OR THAT YOU OR SOMEONE HERE KNOWS SOMEONE WHO HAS EXPERIENCED THIS, EVEN IF THEY NEVER TALK ABOUT IT.
AND IF ANYBODY WANTS TO SAY ANYTHING ELSE, THANK YOU, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, PARTIALLY FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND ALSO THE GREAT WORK YOU DO OVER THERE.
IT IS A PROBLEM IN EVERY COMMUNITY AND BRINGING AWARENESS TO SOMETHING LIKE THIS, UM, UH, THIS, THIS VERY TRAGIC, UH, SITUATION, WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO KEEP OUR COMMUNICATION LINES OPEN.
BUT NOT ONLY THAT, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE ADEQUATE RESOURCES FOR THE PEOPLE THAT NEED IT.
AND SO, UM, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS, UH, FORWARD AND LET'S CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THOSE, UH, VICTIMS IN THIS, WITH THESE SITUATIONS AND CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THE RESOURCES THEY NEED GOING FORWARD.
ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO THANK YOU.
WOULD COUNCIL LIKE TO TAKE A WE LIKE TO TAKE A PICTURE.
ARE WE ARE WE HAVE TWO FOR, FOR TOGETHER.
SO WE, LET'S WAIT FOR THE SECOND LINE.
[10. Child Abuse Awareness Proclamation. ~ Travis Mitchell, Mayor]
THE CHILD ABUSE AWARENESS PROCLAMATION.UH, WHEREAS MORE THAN 62,525 CASES OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT WERE CONFIRMED IN TEXAS IN 2022, RESULTING IN 9,623 CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE IN TEXAS AND THE DEATH OF 165
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CHILDREN IN TEXAS IN 2022.AND WHEREAS 363 CHILDREN WERE CONFIRMED VICTIMS OF ABUSE IN HAYES COUNTY IN 2022.
AND WHEREAS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION IS A COMMUNITY RESPONSIBILITY AND FINDING SOLUTIONS DEPENDS ON INVOLVEMENT AMONG, UH, ALL PEOPLE.
AND 2022 WAS AN ESPECIALLY TRYING TIME FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE UNSAFE IN THEIR HOMES.
THROUGH THE PERSEVERANCE OF OUR MANY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WORKING DAILY TO END CHILD ABUSE, WE CONTINUALLY SERVED CHILDREN, UH, THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC.
WHEREAS LOCALLY, REPRESENTATIVES FROM HAYES COUNTY CHILD PROTECTIVE BOARD, HAYES COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, HAYES CALDWELL WOMEN'S CENTER IN ROXANNE'S HOUSE, GREATER SAN MARCOS YOUTH COUNCIL, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES, COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES, UH, SAN MARCOS BUTA, AND KYLE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S, HAYES COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, AND CHRISTUS SANTA ROSA SAN MARCOS HAVE JOINED FORCES TO PROVIDE PREVENTATIVE AND SUPPORT SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO CHILD VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
AND WHEREAS EVERY CHILD IN KYLE DESERVES TO BE SAFE, NURTURED, AND SUPPORTING AND CARING RELATIONSHIPS, THEREFORE THE CITY, UH, UH, COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KYLE, UH, DOES PROCLAIM APRIL, 2023 AS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND AWARENESS MONTH AND HEREBY CALL UPON THE CITIZENS OF KYLE TO WORK TOGETHER TO RAISE AWARENESS AND PREVENT CHILD ABUSE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND BEYOND.
SO THAT'S THE SECOND, UH, PIECE TO THAT.
IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU WANT TO ADD TO THIS.
ACTUALLY, A PLUG IN, UM, APRIL 29TH, SATURDAY NIGHT IS, UM, OUR BIGGEST FUNDRAISER FOR THE HAYES CALDWELL WOMEN'S CENTER.
UM, IT'S GOING TO BE AT THE EMBASSY SUITES CONFERENCE CENTER.
UM, WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, LIVE AUCTION, SILENT AUCTION, ET CETERA.
AND ALL THE FUNDS GO TO SUPPORT OUR PROGRAMS, CHILDREN'S PLAY THERAPY, FORENSIC EXAMS, UH, OUR ABILITY TO RESPOND 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK TO ANY HOSPITAL CALLS FOR VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, CHILD ABUSE, OR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER, COUNSELING, GROUP THERAPY, ET CETERA.
BECAUSE ALL OUR SERVICES ARE FREE.
AND ANYONE LIKE TO JOIN FRONT? OH, Y'ALL, YES.
OH, UM, WE HAVE SOME MEMBERS FROM CASA THAT LIKE TO SAY, WE'RE SURE.
HELLO, I'M KYLE QUISO HERE REPRESENTING CASA OF CENTRAL TEXAS.
WE ARE ONE OF THE AGENCIES REPRESENTED BY THE PROCLAMATION RED TONIGHT.
WHEN A CHILD IS REMOVED FROM THEIR HOME BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN ABUSED OR NEGLECTED, THEY ENTER THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM AND ALL THAT COMES WITH IT.
OUR CASA VOLUNTEERS ARE APPOINTED BY THE JUDGE OVERSEEING THEIR CASE TO ADVOCATE, TO ADVOCATE FOR THE BEST INTEREST OF THAT CHILD AS THEY NAVIGATE THE COURT SYSTEM.
IN 2022, OUR PROGRAM SERVED 278 CHILDREN IN HAYES COUNTY, BUT THERE WERE AN ADDITIONAL 107 CHILDREN WITHOUT A VOLUNTEER.
BECAUSE WE NEED MORE VOLUNTEERS TO HELP SPREAD AWARENESS FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL, WE HAVE HELPED CREATE THE BRUISES OUR BLUE CAMPAIGN, WHERE WE ASK COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO PAINT THEIR NAILS BLUE, TO REPRESENT THE BRUISES THAT COME WITH CHILD ABUSE.
WE ALSO ASK THAT YOU SHARE YOUR BLUE NAIL PHOTOS ON SOCIAL MEDIA USING THE HASHTAG BRUISES ARE BLUE.
AND TAG US AT COSTA CENTRAL TEXAS.
WE'VE PLACED THIS CAMPAIGN INFORMATION AT EACH OF YOUR SEATS, AND WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO PARTICIPATE OR SHARE WITH SOMEONE WHO WILL.
WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE ARE HOSTING OUR ANNUAL DINNER AND AUCTION EVENT ON APRIL 28TH AT THE GREEN CHANDELIER.
THIS YEAR'S THEME BEING TAILGATE WITH TEAM CASA.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION ON ATTENDING OR SUPPORTING THIS EVENT, PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE OR OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES.
THANK YOU ALL AGAIN FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT.
ALL RIGHT, WE'LL DO A PHOTO NOW.
IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO COME TO THE FRONT AND JOIN US.
AND THEN I'M GONNA USE A SECOND CELL PHONE FROM CASAA, CAUSE THEY WANTED TO CAPTURE
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THIS AS WELL.[11. Proclamation recognizing Kyle Eagle Scouts Class of 2022. ~ Daniela Parsley, Council Member]
PROCLAMATION, RECOGNIZING KYLE EAGLE SCOUT'S CLASS OF 2022.AND WE HAVE SOME AMAZING YOUNG MEN IN HERE THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE.
UH, THEY HAVE ACHIEVED THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF THE SCOUTS.
UM, I'VE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT SCOUTS IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.
UM, SO IT IS REALLY AN HONOR TO PRESENT THIS TO YOU GUYS.
UM, SO I'M GONNA GIVE YOU GUYS A COUPLE OF FACTS JUST IN CASE THAT YOU DIDN'T KNOW.
UM, ABOUT FOUR SCOUTS OUT OF 100 MAKE IT TO EAGLE SCOUT, AND IT REALLY TAKES, UH, PERSEVERANCE, DETERMINATION, SERVICE, AND HARD WORK TO GET, UM, THESE, TO ACHIEVE THIS RANK FOR A, FOR EVERY 100 YOUTH INVOLVED IN SCOUTS IN AMERICA, ONLY THREE EARNED THE EAGLE SCOUT RANK.
BUT IT IS INTERESTING TO KNOW THAT THE LEADERS OF THIS NATION IN BUSINESS, RELIGION, AND POLITICS, THREE OUT OF FOUR WERE SCOUTS.
UM, A COUPLE OF MORE THINGS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT IS LIKE 16 100 ENTER THE MINISTRY.
AT LEAST ONE WILL USE SKILLS LEARNING SCOUTS TO SAVE SOMEONE'S LIFE LATER IN LIFE.
ONE IN THREE EAGLE SCOUTS VALUE THEIR EAGLE RANK OVER THEIR COLLEGE DEGREE.
AND 81% OF EAGLE SCOUTS CHOOSE A CAREER THEY WERE INTRODUCED TO IN A MARRIED PATCH.
UM, SO IT IS REALLY AN HONOR TO HAVE YOU GUYS OVER HERE.
I WAS READING OVER THE PROJECTS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE FOR THE CITY, UM, AND IT'S JUST, UM, WONDERFUL TO HAVE BOYS LIKE YOU.
SO I'M GOING TO BE, UM, THE CITY COUNCIL DOES A PROCLAMATION TODAY, WHEREAS THE CITY OF CAL TAKES PRIDE IN SENSEEN IN ITS SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT.
AND WHEREAS THE VISION OF THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA IS TO PREPARE EVERY ELIGIBLE YOUTH IN AMERICA TO BECOME RESPONSIBLE, PARTICIPATING CITIZENS AND LEADERS WHO ARE GUIDED BY THE SCOUT OATH AND LAW.
AND WHEREAS THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA ARE ACTIVE IN THE CITY OF CAL AND PROVIDING BENEFICIAL AND NEEDED SERVICES TO CAL'S RESIDENTS AND VISITORS.
AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF CAL IS HONORED TO HAVE BEEN THE BENEFICIARY OF NUMEROUS EAGLE SCOUT PROJECTS AND APPRECIATES THE EFFORTS TIME AND COMMITMENT REQUIRED FOR EACH PROJECT.
AND WHEREAS IT TAKES YEARS OF DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO ACHIEVE EAGLE RANK.
AND WHEREAS THE EAGLE SCOUT AWARD IS A DISTINCTION THAT WILL FOLLOW SCOUTS THROUGHOUT LIFE AND WILL BE A BEACON TO OTHERS OF LEADERSHIP QUALITY AND COMMITMENT THIS YOUNG MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY HAVE SHOWN.
AND WHEREAS THE FOLLOWING EAGLE SCOUTS ARE DULY RECOGNIZED AND HONORED BY THIS PROCLAMATION.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, IF YOU CAN PLEASE COME FORWARD.
I HAVE NATHAN LARSON, WHICH HAS BEEN A HOMESCHOOL STUDENT.
HE'S IN TROOP 9 67 AND HAS BEEN SCOUTING FOR 10 YEARS.
DO WE HAVE YOU HERE, NATHAN? ALL RIGHT.
I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT YOU WITH THIS PROCLAMATION.
AND I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU GUYS TO SEE IF YOU ALL CAN CONFIRM MY LINE UP IN THE FRONT.
NATHAN HAS LED HIS TEAM OF VOLUNTEERS IN PAINTING FLAME RETARDANT PAIN ON WOODEN STRUCTURES INSIDE CITY CHAPEL CHURCH HAS EARNED 24 MARRIED BADGES AND HE HAS HELPED MANY POSITIONS OF LEADERSHIP.
NATHAN EXCELS AT TEACHING OTHER YOUTH HOW TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL LEADERS.
HE IS A STUDENT FOR HIS HIGH SCHOOL IN 10TH GRADE AND TROOP 9 6 9 67.
DAVID HAS BEEN SCOUTING FOR 10 YEARS.
HE LED HIS TEAM OF VOLUNTEERS IN CONSTRUCTING AN OUTDOOR PREDATOR PROOF TORTOISE.
I'M SORRY IF I SAID THAT WRONG.
UM, HABITAT FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES PROGRAM AT KYLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, THE HABITAT IS ALSO SERVED AS AN INTERACTIVE LEARNING CENTER FOR THE STUDENTS.
HE HAS TAUGHT WATERCRAFT SAFETY AND SKILLS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CONCEPTS TO OTHER SCOUTS.
SCOUT LEADERSHIP TRAINING WILL SERVE HIM WELL AS HE FURTHER HIS BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURIAL STUDIES.
HE IS A HIGH, HIS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT FOR 10TH GRADE TROOP 1 25.
HE HAS BEEN SCOUTING FOR 10 YEARS.
LOGAN AND HIS TEAM OF VOLUNTEERS BUILT AND INSTALLED FOUR BLUEBIRD HOUSES ON THE WILDFLOWER LOOP OF THE COW PLUM CREEK TRAIL.
LOGAN EARNED OVER 90 MARRIED BADGES AND IS
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CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE OUTDOOR ETHICS AWARD PROGRAM, WHICH INCLUDES TEACHING OTHERS LEAVE NOW TRAYS AND CONSERVATION SKILLS NEEDED TO PROTECT OUR OUTDOOR TREASURES.IS HE PRESENT? HE'S CURRENTLY BRENDA, WOULD YOU LIKE TO GET IT OR WOULD YOU LIKE ONE OF THE BOYS TO GET IT? OH, OKAY, PERFECT.
SO HE'S NOT PRESENT CAUSE I BELIEVE HE IS IN THE, HE JUST ENLISTED TO THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE UP ON GRADUATION.
HE WAS SCOUTING FOR FIVE YEARS.
ALRIGHT, NEXT I HAVE QUENTIN NUK
HE IS ANOTHER, HIS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT, NINTH GRADE TROOP, A 12.
HE HAS BEEN SCOUTING FOR NINE YEARS AND DAKOTA AND HIS TEAM BUILD BAD BOXES FOR BUNTON CREEK PARK.
THE BOXES PROVIDE HOMES FOR BATHS THAT ARE SAFE FROM PREDATORS.
DAKOTA VOLUNTEERS MONTHLY ADVANCED SERVING ADULTS AND CHILDREN.
HIS CAREER IN SCOUTING HAS LED HIM WITH A DESIRE TO LEAD A LIFE IN SERVICE TO OTHERS.
DID I MISS ZAK? OKAY, HERE WE GO.
WE HAVE SAT BENJAMIN GALLES AND HE IS A, HIS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT, 10TH GRADE TROOP, A 12.
HE HAS BEEN SCOUTING FOR 10 YEARS.
AND HIS VOLUNTEERS CREATED THE SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION DEESCALATION ROOM AT GLI ELEMENTARY.
I JUST PROBABLY MISSED THEM UP.
AND THEN, UM, SADOK AND HIS VOLUNTEERS CREATED THE SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION DEESCALATION ROOM AT NEGLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
THE ROOM ALLOWS STUDENTS A SAFE AND INVITING PLACE TO WORK THROUGH EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL CHALLENGES.
SO IT IS TRULY AN HONOR TO DO THIS PROCLAMATIONS TODAY FOR ALL OF YOU.
AND I WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON BEHALF OF THE COUNCIL FOR YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS.
DO WE WANNA TAKE A PICTURE? DOES ANYBODY ELSE WANNA SAY ANYTHING? STAND STAND MIGHT STAND.
WE MIGHT NEED TO HAVE A COUPLE OF COUNT S IF YOU'RE NOT.
DO YOU WANT THE EAGLE SCOUT TO COME FOR A PICTURE? WAIT, COUNSEL, SEND IT TO ME AS WELL.
CAN YOU PUT EMAIL ADDRESS FOR IT? SURE.
IF I MIGHT JUST ADD THAT THAT'S, TO SEE ALL THESE YOUNG GENTLEMEN WITH ALL THEIR UNIFORMS AND THEIR PATCHES, THAT TELLS YOU A LOT ABOUT THEIR DEDICATION TO THE SERVICE, TO THEIR COMMUNITY.
JUST LOOK AT THEIR UNIFORMS. UH, THAT TAKES A LOT OF DEDICATION AND A LOT OF EFFORT.
AND JUST KNOWING THAT ONE OF THEM HAS JUST ENLISTED IN THE MILITARY GO, GOES A LONG WAY ABOUT THE SERVICE THAT THEY ARE PROVIDING FOR THE COMMUNITY.
SO WITH THAT, I, I APPLAUD ALL YOU.
CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION? UM, DO YOU GUYS, ARE THOSE LIKE IRON ON PATCHES OR DO YOU HAVE TO SEW 'EM ON? THAT'S A LOT.
LIKE, WHO'S DOING THAT? I NEED TRICK.
THERE'S LIKE A, A PRODUCT THEY SELL THAT YOU CAN LIKE STICK IT ON THE BACK OF A PATCH AND JUST STICKS DIRECTLY.
I NEED THAT JUST FOR MY LIFE IN GENERAL.
HOW DO YOU HAVE TO HAVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF BADGES TO GET WHERE YOU'RE AT? YES.
AND, AND WHAT IS THAT NUMBER? AND YOU'RE NOT WELCOME TO
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STOP BY AND, AND SAY SOMETHING.LIKE, LOOK, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO COME TO THE PODIUM.
YOU HAVE INTRIGUED BY, BY WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE.
UM, SO YOU SAID HOW MANY, HOW MANY BADGES DO YOU HAVE TO HAVE? UH, YOU HAVE TO HAVE 23 BADGES.
UH, HOW MANY ARE 14 OF WHICH ARE EQUAL REQUIRED? YES.
14 OF WHICH ARE EQUAL REQUIRED, WHICH THERE'S A SELECT, THERE'S SELECT BADGES THAT YOU WILL HAVE TO EARN TO, THAT ARE LABELED AS EAGLE REQUIRED, THAT ARE SPECIFIC SKILLS LIKE CAMPING OR FIRST AID OR SWIMMING THAT ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO, YOU KNOW, PROGRESSING.
UH, JUST FORWARD IN SCOUTING IN GENERAL.
AND I SEE THAT YOU GUYS, A LOT OF 'EM ARE HAVE IS WAS IT 10 YEARS? IS THERE LIKE A, AN AVERAGE YEAR THAT YOU, IT TAKES TO GET TO THIS LEVEL? NOT REALLY, NO.
AND A LOT OF YOU GUYS GO TO THE SAME SCHOOL.
DID YOU GUYS GO LIKE GROW UP TOGETHER? UM, YES.
I SAY GROW UP, BUT WE STILL GOT A LONG WAY TO GO.
UH, I HAD TIGER CUP SINCE WERE SIX YEARS OLD, THAT COME SCOUT IF YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A CUB SCOUT TO BECOME A BOY SCOUT.
SO SOME BOYS LIKE EDDIE, WHO WAS IN THE AIRPORT JOINED IN HIGH SCHOOL.
SO HE JOINED IN HIGH SCHOOL AND STILL GOT HIS EAGLE SCOUT.
UM, LIKE THE DAY BEFORE HE TURNED 18, HE SUBMITTED THE, UM, THE THINGS HE NEEDED TO BECOME EAGLE AND, OR NO, IT WAS, IT WAS THE DAY BEFORE THAT HE, THE DAY BEFORE HE TURNED 18, HE TOOK HIS BOARD OF REVIEW TO GET EAGLE.
AND SO THE NEXT DAY HE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO, BUT LUCKILY WE HAD A MEETING WHERE HE COULD GET A BOARD OF REVIEW JUST BEFORE.
WELL, CONGRATULATIONS FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK.
UM, YOU GUYS GOTTA BE PROUD OF YOURSELVES.
JUST TO, AND LET ME PICK YOUR BRAINS CUZ.
AND, UM, JUST REAL QUICKLY, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBERS VERY MUCH FOR RECOGNIZING EVERYONE.
UM, I LIKE TO THANK THAT BOY SCOUTS JUST IN GENERAL, ESPECIALLY EAGLE SCOUTS ARE LIKE, THEY REALLY ARE THE NEXT GENERATION OF PEOPLE THAT WILL HELP GUIDE THE WORLD.
I MEAN, I PERSONALLY WANT TO TAKE ON SOME SORT OF SCIENCE ROLE AND, UH, GO INTO A FIELD WHERE I CAN HELP THE ENVIRONMENT.
AND I JUST, I REALLY BELIEVE THAT RECOGNIZING, UH, THESE PEOPLE WHO HAVE WORKED SO HARD TO GET THEIR EAGLE IS CRUCIALLY IMPORTANT.
AND, YOU KNOW, I, I REALLY HOPE TO SEE THAT EVERYONE REALLY, YOU KNOW, ACHIEVES WHATEVER THEY WANT.
AND THIS IS ALL THE SOUTH SIDE IN 2022, SO I KNOW THAT.
I KNOW, UH, TATE, YOU GOT IT ON 2021.
SO I ACTUALLY RECEIVED THE OKAY.
AND SAYING, ARE YOU ON THE WAY? I'M, YOU'RE ALMOST THERE.
AND I BELIEVE SAYING MIGHT BE WORKING MAYBE IN A PROJECT WITH THE PARKS.
I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT IS GOING, BUT NOPE.
WELL, ANYWAY, UH, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING.
THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE FOR THE CITY.
UM, WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU AND IT IS AN HONOR TO HAVE YOU GUYS HERE TODAY.
[12. Earth Month Awareness Proclamation. ~ Miguel A. Zuniga PhD, Council Member]
RIGHT, NEXT UP, EARTH MONTH AWARENESS PROCLAMATION.UH, THIS ONE IS, UH, REALLY IMPORTANT.
UH, REALLY, AND I'M REALLY HONORED TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS BECAUSE I WANTED TO CAPTURE THE WHOLE MONTH OF APRIL.
UM, AND IF, IF YOU REALLY LOOK AT THE HISTORY AND SIGNIFICANCE, UH, WHEN EARTH DAY WAS CREATED, IT REALLY, UM, CATALYZED THE CLEAN AIR ACT, THE CLEAN WATER ACT, AND THE EPA.
SO WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS, UM, WHEREAS EARTH DAY IS AN ANNUAL EVENT CREATED ON APRIL 22ND, 1970, IT'S NOW CELEBRATED AROUND THE WORLD TO DEMONSTRATE SUPPORT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OF RESOURCES.
TODAY, THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY FACES EXTRAORDINARY CHALLENGES SUCH AS ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION, CLIMATE CHANGE, FOOD AND WATER SHORTAGES, AND GLOBAL HEALTH ISSUES.
AND WHEREAS PLASTIC POLLUTION HAS GIVEN US MANY BENEFITS, IT'S ONE OF THE MOST PRESSING ISSUES FACING OUR ENVIRONMENT.
AS PRODUCTION NEGATIVELY IMPACTS HUMAN HEALTH, POLLUTES OUR BEACHES AND LANDSCAPES CLOGS OUR WASTE STREAMS AND FILLS LANDFILLS.
WE CAN TAKE SIMPLE STEPS TO REDUCE SINGLE USE PLASTIC ITEMS BY ADOPTING ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS. WE CAN UPCYCLE MORE, RECYCLE PROPERLY, CONSUME LESS BY LOCAL, AND USE LESS CHEMICALS.
UM, ALSO WHEREAS THE CLOTHING INDUSTRY HAS GIVEN US MANY BENEFITS, IT'S ONE OF THE MOST POLLUTING INDUSTRIES DUE TO ITS HIGH VOLUME RATES OF PRODUCTION AND PRODUCES 10% WORLD CARBON EMISSIONS AND THE SECOND LARGEST CONSUMER OF THE WORLD'S
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WATER SUPPLY.WHEREAS IN THE US ALONE, WE, UM, ONLY RECYCLE 15% OF OUR, UH, USED CLOTHING.
WE AS CONSUMERS CAN MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS TO SUPPORT INNOVATIVE AND SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES.
WE CAN CHOOSE QUALITY OVER QUANTITY.
WE CAN BUY MORE 100% RECYCLED FABRICS, AND WE CAN PURCHASE MORE SECONDHAND CLOTHING ITEMS. WHEREAS A CLEAN ENVIRONMENT CONTRIBUTES TO THE ECONOMIC WELLBEING OF OUR CITIZENS AND IT INVIGORATES OUR MENTAL CAPACITIES.
IT INCREASES FOCUS, IT IMPROVES PRODUCTIVITY AND OUR OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.
WHEREAS OUR PLANET CANNOT WAIT FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ALONE TO SOLVE ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES.
WE COLLECT COLLECTIVELY CAN CONSERVE MORE WATER, WE CAN TURN OFF UNUSED ELECTRICITY, AND WE CAN INVEST IN OUR PLANET BY PROMOTING MORE SUSTAINABLE ORGANIC HARVESTING OPTIONS WHEN PURCHASING ITEMS. WHEREAS THE CITY OF KYLE ENCOURAGES EVERY RESIDENT TO GET INVOLVED AND HELP CONSERVING AND PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT VIA GREEN ACTIVITIES SUCH AS RECYCLING WATER AND ENERGY CONSERVATION TREE PLANTING.
WE CAN GAIN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ABOUT, UM, ENVIRONMENTAL FRIENDLY COMPANIES AND ADVOCATE FOR MORE SUSTAINABLE POLICIES.
SO WHEREAS SPECIAL EARTH DAY MONTH EVENTS ARE OFFERED THROUGH THE CITY OF COYO LIBRARY, SUCH AS GRAND OPENING OF THE SEED SEED LIBRARY, APRIL 22ND FROM 12 TO THREE, AND THE CITY OF KYLE PARKS AND RECREATION EARTH DAY NATIVE PLANT GIVEAWAY AT MARY KAY PARK, APRIL 22ND FROM 10 TO TWO, AND THE KYLE PARKS AND RECREATION EARTH DAY, LET'S GET BACK TO NATURE CAMP OUT AT WATER LEAF PARK EVENT APRIL 22ND.
THESE EVENTS HELP TO ENCOURAGE OUR RESIDENTS ABOUT WA WHAT THEY CAN PERSONALLY DO TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT AND MAKE KYLE A CLEANER AND GREENER CITY.
THEREFORE, BE A PROCLAIMED BY THE CITY OF KYLE THAT THE MONTH OF APRIL, 2023 HELP PROMOTE EARTH DAY AWARENESS.
IF ANYBODY LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING AND HAVE A PICTURE AT THE BOTTOM.
ANYBODY WANNA HAVE ANY COMMENTS? YEAH, THANK YOU, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ZUNIGA FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
UH, IT IS TRUE THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF, UH, INNOVATIONS THAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW TO TRY TO REDUCE COMBUSTION AND SO FORTH LIKE THAT.
YOU'RE LOOK SEEING IT FROM LIKE, COMPANIES LIKE TESLA COMING OUT WITH ELECTRICAL CARS.
AND SO IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT WE JUST NEED TO BE CONSCIOUS ABOUT, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO OUR WATER USAGES AND ALSO OUR RECYCLING AND, AND TRASH AS WELL.
SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD, SIR.
UM, I JUST WANNA SAY THAT I APPRECIATE THE PROCLAMATION.
UM, PROBABLY MORE THAN MOST PEOPLE.
UH, I, I'M A, I'M A CERTIFIED TREE HUGGER AND I LOVE THE IDEA OF RECYCLING AND, UH, THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRY TO REUSE.
UM, I WILL SAY I WENT TO PORT ARANSAS A COUPLE WEEKS AGO AND IF YOU GO TO THIS ISLAND, IT'S A PRIVATE ISLAND OWNED, I THINK IT'S CALLED SAN JOSE.
UM, AND IT COSTS A LITTLE BIT TO GET THERE, BUT IT'S KIND OF SECLUDED.
AND IF YOU WALK ALONG IT, YOU WILL SEE PROBABLY TWO TO 3000 WATER BOTTLES AND PLASTIC EVERYWHERE.
AND IT'S, IT'S JUST KIND OF LIKE A REALITY, UH, TO THE GUT TO SEE WHAT IT IS OUR WORLD IS ENDING UP LIKE.
SO I KNOW IT SEEMS VERY CLICHE AND MAYBE NOT COOL TO WANT TO, UM, PRESS THE IDEA OF RECYCLING AND REUSING, BUT I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S IMPORTANT, UM, IN ORDER NOT JUST TO LIKE HAVE A HEALTHY CITY, BUT TO HAVE A HEALTHY EARTH.
AND SO I HOPE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE CITY CAN EVENTUALLY IMPLEMENT.
I KNOW WE HAVE OUR RECYCLING, UM, AS WELL AS GARBAGE, AS WELL AS COMPOST.
AND MY HOPE IS TO SEE MORE AND MORE PEOPLE AND MAYBE BUSINESSES AND UM, APARTMENTS UTILIZE THOSE.
UH, CUZ AT THE END OF THE DAY, IF WE DON'T REALLY HAVE A EARTH, WE DON'T REALLY HAVE MUCH.
SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS AWARENESS.
ANYONE ELSE READY FOR A PHOTO? YEP.
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PURPLE, PURPLE I.[13. Presentation of Master Schedule and Public Outreach Plan for the 2022 Road Bond Program. ~ Joe Cantalupo, K Friese & Associates, City's 2022 Road Bond Program Manager]
UP PRESENTATION OF MASTER SCHEDULE AND PUBLIC OUTREACH PLAN FOR THE 2022 ROAD BOND PROGRAM.SO HOPEFULLY WE HAVE A FEW, UH, GOOD.
AGAIN, MY NAME IS JOE CAN LUPO, I WORK FOR K FRIESEN ASSOCIATES, AND I AM, UH, THE PROJECT MANAGER MANAGING THE TEAM, UH, THAT REPRESENTS THE G C THAT IS, UH, HELPING YOU GET THE BOND PROGRAM UP AND RUNNING.
SO WE HAVE, UM, A FEW SLIDES TONIGHT AND THERE ARE TWO THINGS DURING THE PRESENTATION I WANNA COVER.
THE FIRST IS, UH, JUST, UM, THE PRELIMINARY MASTER SCHEDULE FOR THE BOMB PROGRAM AND WHERE WE'RE HEADED WITH OUTREACH.
THOSE ARE TWO THINGS, UH, YOU GUYS HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST IN.
WE WANT TO UPDATE YOU ON THAT.
SO WE HAVE A MASTER SCHEDULE, AND IT'S BEEN, UH, IT, IT'S BASED ON THE SCHEDULES PROVIDED TO US BY THE DESIGN CONSULTANTS AND WE REVIEWED IT.
SO, WHICH IS A, A, A WAY OF SAYING WE HAD A LITTLE BACK AND FORTH WITH THEM AS WE DEVELOPED THOSE DESIGN SCOPES AND FEES.
AND THE BIG POINT ABOUT THE SCHEDULE IS, UH, THERE'S A LOT WE CAN CONTROL AND THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN'T, SO WE MAY MAKE LITTLE ADJUSTMENTS TO IT AS TIME GOES ON AND WE'LL UPDATE YOU ALL WITH THOSE UPDATES.
AND, AND SOME OF THOSE CHANGES WON'T NECESSARILY BE DELAYS.
UM, IF WE GET THROUGH, FOR EXAMPLE, A SCHEMATIC PHASE SOONER, WE CAN MOVE INTO PS E SOONER, OR IF WE, UH, THE DESIGN ENGINEERS CATCH A BREAK AND THINGS GO MORE SMOOTHLY THAN EXPECTED, WE CAN TAKE TIME OUT OF THE SCHEDULE.
SO NOT ALL ADJUSTMENTS ARE NECESSARILY TO ADD TIME.
SOME MIGHT BE, UH, TAKEN AWAY.
UM, BUT THE POINT IS WE ESTABLISHED THE MASTER SCHEDULE TO BE ABLE TO, TO TRACK THE DESIGN ENGINEERS AND TO TRACK THE OVERALL PERFORMANCE OF THE, OF THE PROGRAM FOR YOU.
SO THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.
AND ACROSS THE TOP, YOU KNOW, ARE, ARE OBVIOUSLY, UH, THE, THE MONTHS AND THE YEARS, THE GREEN INDICATES THE PROJECTS THAT ARE IN SCHEMATIC PHASE.
UM, THE BLUE, UM, INDICATES THE PS AND E, THE PLAN SPECIFICATIONS AND, AND ESTIMATES PHASE.
AND THEN, UH, THE PURPLE, UM, WOULD REPRESENT THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE.
AND SO YOU'LL SEE THAT MORE OR LESS ALL THE PROJECTS ARE UNDERWAY, THE SCHEMATIC PHASE PROJECTS.
AND THERE ARE TWO THAT WILL GO, UM, THAT ARE GOING RIGHT TO PS N E, BUT THEY'RE ALL MOSTLY UNDERWAY OR SHOULD BE UNDERWAY, YOU KNOW, MARCH, WHICH IS JUST A FEW DAYS AGO, RIGHT? THAT'S BECAUSE WE HAD SOME OF THE DESIGN CONTRACTS ALREADY APPROVED BY COUNCIL.
AND THEN A FEW OF THEM WILL START, UH, IN APRIL.
AND WE HOPE TO GET, UH, TO THE LAST ONE, UH, MARKETPLACE IN JUNE, UH, AS THOSE, UM, WHICH IS WILL BRING THE CONTRACT BACK HOPEFULLY IN IN JUNE AND, AND HAVE THAT UNDERWAY.
AND SO THOSE PROJECTS WILL MAKE THEIR WAY THROUGH THEIR PHASES.
AND YOU CAN SEE THAT SOME OF THEM HAVE A SHORTER SCHEMATIC PHASE, AND ACTUALLY SOME OF THEM HAVE, UH, AN EVEN SHORTER PS E PHASE.
AND SO I, I MENTIONED THAT BECAUSE WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT DEVELOPING A SCHEDULE AND QUESTIONS CAME UP AS TO WHAT WE'LL START FIRST AND WHAT WILL START, YOU KNOW, SECOND AND WHAT WILL GO LATER.
ONE OF THE POINTS WE TRIED TO MAKE IS THAT ALL THIS, ALL THE PROJECTS WILL, WILL HAVE VARYING LENGTHS OF TIME THAT THEY NEED TO BE DEVELOPED AND TAKEN TO CONSTRUCTION.
SO IF YOU LOOK TO THE RIGHT OF THAT CHART, YOU'LL SEE THAT THE MORE COMPLICATED PROJECTS, FOR EXAMPLE, UH, YOU KNOW, IF YOU LOOK AT KOHLER DECEDENT, THAT CONSTRUCTION PERIOD IS, IS PRETTY LONG.
IT, IT HAS A, A RELATIVELY LONG SCHEMATIC PHASE, UM, A RELATIVELY SHORT PS AND E PHASE.
AND THAT'S BECAUSE ALL THE REALLY HARD STUFF FOR THAT PROJECT GETS DONE DURING SCHEMATIC.
AND IT, AND IT HAS, UM, A RELATIVELY LONG CONSTRUCTION PHASE.
AND SO WHILE THEY'RE ALL STARTING WITHIN A MONTH OR TWO OR THREE OF EACH OTHER, THEY WILL START TO DISTINGUISH THEMSELVES BECAUSE SOME OF THE PHASES TAKE LONGER.
AND I, I HOPE THAT MAKES SENSE, BUT THIS IS A
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SNAPSHOT, UH, THAT SHOWS YOU STAFF AND, AND THE COMMUNITY WHAT THE SCHEDULES ARE FOR EACH OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE'RE WORKING AGAINST, THE SCHEDULES WE'RE, WE'RE MANAGING AGAINST, AND HOW THEY, THEY ALL COME TOGETHER TOGETHER.UM, AND, AND, AND THAT, UH, IS THE OVERVIEW OF, OF THE MASTER SCHEDULE.
I'D BE HAPPY TO TAKE A BREATH AND, AND LET, UM, YOU KNOW, GUYS ASK ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT IT THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.
UM, SO I DO HAVE A CONCERN FOR BUTTON CREEK.
OH, THAT'S NOT, THAT'S NOT THE ONE.
IS THAT THE ROAD THAT GOES TO THE RASTAGAR DEVELOPMENT? IS IT BECAUSE, UM, IN GENERAL, I KNOW THERE'S BUTTON CREEK ROAD IN BUTTON CREEK LANE, UM, THAT ROAD IS A ONE ROAD LANE AND I KNOW RASTAGAR IS HELPING, BUT I HAVE, UM, A TRUE CONCERN ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT AS THOSE ROADS ARE, THAT DEVELOPMENT IS DEVELOPING, THAT WE'RE GETTING IN FRONT OF IT BECAUSE THERE'S ALREADY DEVELOPMENT THERE, UM, THAT STRUGGLES WITH THAT ONE LANE ROAD, WHICH I THINK TECHNICALLY IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE TOO.
UM, BUT WE ALL, SOME OF US RODEE ON IT THE OTHER DAY WHEN, WHEN THEY HAD THE, UM, GROUNDBREAKING.
UM, AND I RECOGNIZE THAT IT'S IN DIRE NEED.
UM, SO THESE, I'M ASSUMING THESE ARE JUST ESTIMATED TIMES BECAUSE, BECAUSE OF THE RIGHT OF AWAYS AND THE EASEMENTS AND THE WORK THAT WE HAVE TO DO, UM, I THINK SOME OF THE ROADS WITH TECH DOT THAT THESE ARE JUST LIKE GUESSTIMATE, IS THAT CORRECT? I, I, I WOULD, I WOULD CHARACTERIZE IT A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY THAT THEY'RE VERY, VERY GOOD.
UM, ESTIMATES, UH, WE WENT BACK AND FORTH WITH THE DESIGN ENGINEERS OVER WHAT IT WOULD TAKE.
BUT THE OTHER POINT THAT YOU, YOU RAISED IS THAT, AND I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE, IS THAT THERE ARE LOTS OF THINGS WE CAN CONTROL AND THERE ARE FEW THAT ARE A LITTLE BIT MORE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL.
UTILITY COORDINATION, UH, IS HARD TO CONTROL, UH, BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE TOTAL CONTROL.
THE CITY DOESN'T HAVE CONTROL OVER THAT.
AND SOMETIMES RIGHT AWAY ACQUISITION CAN TAKE A LITTLE BIT LONGER THAN EXPECTED.
AND, AND SO AGAIN, IF THOSE TAKE LONGER OR IF WE SOMEHOW CAN SAVE TIME, THE, THE SCHEDULE WILL BE ADJUSTED.
I ALSO WANT TO SAY TO MAYBE EASIER MINDS ABOUT LIKE GETTING AHEAD OF DEVELOPMENT IS THAT THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF THE SCHEMATIC PHASE, RIGHT? IS TO LOCK DOWN THE RIGHT OF WAY, RIGHT REQUIREMENT, WHETHER IT'S A LITTLE BIT OR, OR A LOT.
AND WE ALREADY HAVE THROUGH THOSE P AN IDEA OF THE RIGHT RIGHT OF WAY IS, AND WE'RE ALREADY STARTING TO COORDINATE WHEN THE QUESTION COMES TO US THROUGH STAFF, RIGHT? WITH DEVELOPMENT, RIGHT DEVELOPMENT, SOMEONE'S CONSIDERING DOING SOMETHING AND SO WE'LL, WE'LL, WE'LL TELL 'EM WHAT WE KNOW AND WE'LL DO THE BEST WE CAN TO HELP MITIGATE ANY CONFLICTS BETWEEN A BOND PROJECT AND THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT THAT THE CITY'S CONSIDERING, UH, APPROVING.
UH, AND THAT, UM, SO WE'RE ALREADY STARTED ON THAT, BUT WHEN WE GET THROUGH ALL THE GREEN, RIGHT, THE GREEN PHASES, THAT RIGHT OF WAY WILL BE IDENTIFIED AND LOCKED IN AND IT GETS EASIER.
AND THIS IS A HORRIBLE WAY TO SAY IT CUZ IT MAKES IT SOUND LIKE IT'S, UM, UH, UM, YOU KNOW, CONTESTED.
IT MAKES IT EASIER FOR THE CITY, UH, TO DEFEND THE RIGHT OF WAY BECAUSE THE RIGHT OF WAY HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED AND IT MAKES IT PREDICTABLE FOR PEOPLE WHO WANNA DO SOMETHING WITH THEIR PROPERTY.
AND SO IT GENERALLY, YOU KNOW, JUST MAKES EVERYTHING GO SMOOTHER.
SO I THINK YOU, I HOPE IF, IF I JUST, JUST REAL BRIEFLY, I JUST WANNA PICK IT BACK JUST REAL QUICKLY ON THAT YES.
YOU BRINGING UP A GOOD POINT, UH, MS. FARKLE, BECAUSE THAT IS THE ROAD THAT, UH, IS IN OUR NEED.
AND TO PIGGYBACK AS WELL OFF OF BB ROAD, UH, EAST AND WEST, UH, I KNOW WE'RE IN THE SCHEMATIC STAGES.
BUT AS LONG AS WE ARE CONTINUING TO WORK WITH THE COUNTY ON THAT, IF THERE'S ANY FUTURE PLANS THAT THEY HAVE, CUZ I KNOW STILL THERE'S SOME PROPERTY LINES WHERE COUNTY MAINTENANCE BEGINS, COUNTY MAINTENANCE STARTS, AND IN BACK AND FORTH.
UH, IT DOES RUN UP ON SOME OF THE, THE ACTUAL, UM, AREA WHERE SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT WHERE THAT NEW DEVELOPMENT IS.
SO AS LONG AS WE'RE STILL TALKING WITH THE COUNTY AS WELL OF WHAT OUR SCHEMATIC PLANS ARE AND DESIGNS IN THE EVENT THEY ARE TRYING TO MAYBE LOOK AT UPGRADING ON THEIR END.
WE'RE ALL IN SYNC ON, ON BOTH SIDES.
UM, SO AS THE DESIGN ENGINEERS BEGIN THEIR DATA COLLECTION, RIGHT, THERE'S GONNA BE A COUPLE OF WEEKS OR EVEN MONTHS WHERE IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE WE'RE DOING A LOT, BUT THERE'LL BE A LOT OF ACTIVITY GOING ON.
UM, THAT IS WHEN WE'LL BEGIN THE PROCESS OF REACHING OUT, YOU KNOW, TO THE COUNTY TO START COORDINATE THINGS.
BUT IN THE MEANTIME, YOU KNOW, IF SOMETHING COMES UP, UM, YOU KNOW, STAFF HAS BEEN REALLY GOOD ABOUT LETTING US KNOW.
WE'VE ASKED ONE OR TWO TIMES, UH, LEON FOR EXAMPLE, MR. BARBERS PROVIDED US A, A A RUNDOWN OF LIKE, DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA.
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OF THE DESIGN ENGINEERS REACHED OUT.ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? UH, QUICK QUESTION.
I THOUGHT THIS IS REALLY, REALLY GOOD WAY TO SEE IT.
UM, WOULD THERE BE A WAY TO TRACK THE PROGRESS? I GUESS LIKE RIGHT NOW WE'RE ALL IN COLUMN FOUR, UM, GOING STRAIGHT DOWN, RIGHT? YES.
UM, SO AS WE MOVE INTO THE MONTHS AND INTO THE YEARS, IF, IF SOME OF THESE ARE LAGGING OR FALLING BEHIND SCHEDULE, UM, WHERE THERE BE LIKE A PIVOT, UM, MAYBE SOME MARKER, UM, TO SHOW WHERE IT SHOULD BE, I GUESS HOW FAR IT'S, IT'S FALLING BEHIND BECAUSE I SEE THESE ALL THE TIME, THESE TIMELINES AND, AND, UM, AND THEN WE HAVE TO FIND OUT HOW, WHY IS IT, WHY IS IT FALLING BEHIND SCHEDULE? AND WE CAN KIND OF SEE, UH, HOW FAR BACK IS IT BEHIND SCHEDULE? SO THE REASON WE DON'T HAVE THAT DETAIL, THESE ARE GATES AND STUFF THAT HAVE TO BE MET.
THE REASON WE DON'T HAVE THAT DETAIL YET IS BECAUSE ALL THE PROJECTS ARE JUST STARTING MM-HMM.
WE, WE, WE TRACK IT DOWN VERY, VERY SPECIFICALLY TO ALMOST THE DAYS.
AND, AND THEN, YOU KNOW, OUR JOB IS TO FIGURE OUT IF, UM, SOMETHING IS LATE BY A DAY.
IS IT JUST BECAUSE YOU KNOW, SOMEONE TOOK OFF OR THERE WAS A, A HOLIDAY? OR IS IT BECAUSE THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH THE PROJECT? SO WE TRACK IT, WE WILL TRACK IT DOWN TO THE DAY AND WE MITIGATE IT AS SOON AS WE THINK THERE'S, THERE'S A PROBLEM.
BUT WE WILL BE ABLE TO COME BACK WHEN THESE DESIGNS, WHETHER IT'S SCHEMATIC OR PS N E, WHEN THEY GET UP AND RUNNING AND GET INTO THE MEAT OF THINGS, WE'LL BE ABLE TO COME BACK AND SHOW YOU IN DETAIL.
THIS PROJECT IS THREE DAYS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.
THIS PROJECT IS A WEEK BEHIND.
AND IF IT'S BEHIND, THIS IS WHAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE DOING ABOUT IT.
AND THERE'S DIFFERENT WAYS WE MEASURE THEIR, THEIR PROGRESS.
IT'S IF THEY HIT THEIR MILESTONES RIGHT AND THERE'S LOTS OF MILESTONES THEY HAVE TO HIT, UH, IF THEY'RE SPENDING GET IS BEHIND WHERE THEY SAY THEY ARE.
IF THEIR SPENDING IS AHEAD OF WHERE THEY ARE, THAT MIGHT MAKE SENSE.
SO THERE'S LOTS OF THINGS WE LOOK AT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT STAYS ON TRACK.
AND AGAIN, WE, WE TRACK IT DOWN TO ALMOST THE DAY.
WELL, DON'T KNOW IF I NEED THAT
UH, BECAUSE LIKE YOU SAID, TO WATCH THE, THE SPENDING ON THAT CONSTRUCTION PROJECT.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? WELL, UH, MY ONLY QUESTION OR COMMENT WAS REALLY AS IT RELATES TO, UM, YOU KNOW, I KNOW I REMEMBER THE, WE PUT UP BILLBOARDS, YOU KNOW, OR SIGNS ON THE RIGHT OF WAY WHENEVER THE ROAD PROJECTS REACHED A CERTAIN THRESHOLD TO GIVE PEOPLE NOTICES THAT WHILE MAYBE THE ROAD THEY'RE DRIVING ON IS NOT GREAT CURRENTLY, THAT THERE'S AN, IN THE PROJECT, THERE'S A MAJOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECT UNDERWAY.
NOW I, THERE ARE PROS AND CONS TO THAT, UM, BUT I'M JUST CURIOUS IF, IF NOTHING IS DONE FROM THE DIOCESE, IS THERE A PLAN FOR THAT? WILL THAT HAPPEN? WE, WE, WE HAVE THAT, YES, MAYOR, WE HAVE THAT BUILT IN TO OUR SCOPE AND TO THE SCOPE FOR, UH, YOU KNOW, OUR COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT FIRM.
UM, WE HAVEN'T WORKED OUT WITH STAFF YET WHEN THOSE THINGS WOULD, WOULD ACTUALLY GO UP AND, AND WHAT IT SHOULD LOOK LIKE.
BUT IT'S, IT'S PART OF WHAT WE'RE PLANNING ON DOING.
WE JUST HAVEN'T WORKED OUT THE DETAILS YET.
DO I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW, JERRY, DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN THOSE SIGNS STARTED GOING UP ON THE LAST ROAD BONDS ROUND? I DON'T REMEMBER EXACTLY HOW LONG IT TOOK THOSE SIGNS TO GO UP, BUT I DO KNOW IN OUR MEETINGS WITH, UH, COMMUNICATIONS TEAM AND GAP STRATEGIES, THAT'S SOMETHING WE'VE TALKED ABOUT AND WE'LL EXPEDITE THAT TO HIT HIM UP AS SOON AS WE CAN.
AND THEN, YOU KNOW, THERE, THERE ARE POTENTIAL FUNDING DELAYS ON SOME OF THIS.
LIKE IF YOU LOOK AT THE, THE, THE LAYOUT OF OUR ROAD BONDS FROM A FUNDING STANDPOINT, OUR FINANCIAL ADVISORS HAVE GIVEN US, UH, YOU KNOW, MORE OF A STAGGERED APPROACH.
IN THE END, WE MAY, YOU KNOW, CUZ IT SHOWS THE CONSTRUCTION STARTING ON 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 PROJECTS NEXT YEAR.
BY THE END OF NEXT YEAR, WE WOULD BE IN CONSTRUCTION ON SIX ROADS.
UH, YOU CAN ADD UP THE MATH AND COMPARE THAT TO WHAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE TO US IN OUR BONDING CAPACITY.
AND THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE.
SO IF WE GO OUT AND SIGNAL OUR INTENT TO START CONSTRUCTION ON THOSE SIX ROADS BY THE END OF NEXT YEAR, UM, THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE FEASIBLE FROM A BONDING STANDPOINT.
SO IT COULD BE ONLY FOUR OR IT COULD BE FIVE OR THREE.
SO WE'LL NEED TO DETERMINE THAT AS WELL AS WE GET CLOSER.
AND WHAT I WOULDN'T WANT TO DO IS PUT UP SIGNS AND THEN REALIZE THAT WE WEREN'T ACTUALLY PREPARED TO ISSUE THE
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BONDS TO START ON THOSE ROADS AT EXACTLY THAT POINT IN TIME.SO THERE'S JUST MORE WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO FLESH OUT EXACTLY WHAT THE SCHEDULE IS GONNA LOOK LIKE.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE, THE MEETINGS OR THE CONVERSATIONS THAT JERRY MENTIONED, ONE OF THE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT IS MAKING THE SIGNS IN SUCH A WAY WHERE WE COULD SORT OF UPDATE 'EM WITHOUT HAVING TO PUT UP AN ENTIRELY NEW SIGN.
RIGHT? SO MAYBE IN THE BEGINNING IT'S JUST THAT THIS ROAD IS PART OF, YOU KNOW, THE 2022 BOND.
UM, AND THEN WHEN WE GET TO A POINT WHERE, YOU KNOW, WE KNOW SOMETHING MORE IS GONNA HAPPEN, FOR SURE, WE GO BACK AND WE UPDATE THE SIGN, YOU KNOW, CONSTRUCTION COMING IN, WHATEVER THE YEAR IS.
BUT I DON'T YOUR POINTS WILL TAKE A MAYOR THAT WE SHOULDN'T BE ADVERTISING THAT ON SIGNS ON THE PROJECTS IF WE'RE NOT A HUNDRED PERCENT SURE THAT, THAT THAT'S GONNA HAPPEN WHEN WE SAY IT WILL.
I LIKE THE PLAN OF AT LEAST NOTIFYING THEM THAT THESE ARE BOND APPROVED ROADS, SO THAT AT LEAST THAT HURDLE'S BEEN CROSSED.
SO, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING IT THAT THIS IS A PART, THIS ROAD HERE HAS FUNDING ON IT TO BE RECONSTRUCTED AND MAYBE IT POINTS 'EM RIGHT TO THE WEBSITE.
THIS IS A POND, A BOND APPROVED ROAD, AND THEN WITH THE QR CODE, THAT'S, I DUNNO IF WE WANT PEOPLE SCANNING CODES FROM THE DRIVING.
YEAH, YEAH, THAT'S, I'M NOT GONNA MAKE THAT CALL.
THAT THE WEBSITE IS UPDATED REGULARLY AND THAT THESE SIGNS ON THE ROADS BE UPDATED REGULARLY SO PEOPLE KNOW THAT, THAT WE'RE MOVING FORWARD ON THEM.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? THANK YOU, JOE.
SO, UH, IF I, I, CAN WE, THAT WAS A GREAT SEGUE.
I HAVE A FEW SECONDS ON THE, THE, THE OUTREACH PLAN.
SO JUST SOME PIG SOME BIG PICTURE POINTS ABOUT THE OUTREACH PLAN IS, IS, YOU KNOW, THE FUNDAMENTAL PHILOSOPHY BEHIND THAT PLAN IS TO BE PROACTIVE, RIGHT? UH, OFFENSE RATHER THAN DEFENSE.
NEVER LOSE SIGHT OF THE FACT THAT THE PLAN HAS TO REACH MULTIPLE AUDIENCES AND NOT ALL AUDIENCES WILL WANT TO CONSUME OR COME ACROSS THE INFORMATION THE SAME WAY.
UM, AND THE JOB OF THE PLAN AND OUR JOB AS A TEAM IS TO, TO LISTEN, SHARE INFORMATION AND WHEN WE NEED TO EDUCATE FOLKS ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE PROJECTS.
UM, AND THEN WHEN WE GET INTO HAVING EVENTS ABOUT THE PROGRAM AS A WHOLE AND ABOUT INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS TO MAKE THEM SOMETHING THAT IS BOTH VIRTUAL AND, UH, IN PERSON, UH, AND, AND, AND ALL AS INTERACTIVE AS POSSIBLE.
SO THERE ARE A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW.
UM, WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF, OF REFRESHING THE WEBSITE, UM, AND WE HAVE, UH, A BETA TEST FOR, UH, COUNCIL PLAN.
SO WE ARE, UM, RIGHT NOW COLLECTING, UH, DATA FROM EVERYTHING WE'VE, WE'VE, UH, PRODUCED SO FAR TO GIVE TO THE FOLKS DEVELOPING THE WEBSITE SO THEY CAN ORGANIZE IT AND TELL US WHAT WE NEED TO IMPROVE, UM, OUR TEAM AND CITY STAFF.
THE SCHEDULE IS, THAT WILL START, WE'LL DO A BETA TEST BEFORE IT GOES TO COUNCIL TO CATCH ALL THE THINGS THAT, UH, HOPEFULLY, WELL, WE WON'T HAVE THAT MANY TO CATCH.
HOPEFULLY WE'VE LISTENED AND, AND GOTTEN AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE.
BUT WE'LL DO OUR BETA TESTING BETWEEN THE 17TH AND 19TH.
SO WE'RE ALREADY SCHEDULED TIME ON OUR CALENDARS, THOSE THREE DAYS.
SO WE, WE CAN GO IN AND TEST IT QUICKLY.
AND THEN WE WILL COME BACK ON THE 20TH AND ASK COUNSEL TO DO A SECOND LEVEL OF BETA TESTING.
JUST WE'LL ASK YOU TO JUST MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WORKS AND SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT WE MISSED OR IS NOT MEETING YOUR EXPECTATIONS.
AND THAT, UM, WE THINK WILL GO FROM THE 20TH OF APRIL TO THE 26TH OF APRIL.
AND THEN ASSUMING THAT THERE'S NOTHING MAJOR THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS OR CORRECT, OR ADD OR TAKE AWAY, UH, THE PLAN IS TO MAKE THE WEBSITE GO LIVE ON APRIL 28TH.
UM, AND THEN, UM, IT'S GONNA TAKE A COUPLE OF DAYS TO MAKE SURE THAT ONCE IT'S LAUNCHED, IT WORKS CORRECTLY.
AND THEN PROBABLY, UH, AT THE VERY END OF THE MONTH, OR MAYBE EVEN LIKE THE 1ST OF MAY, WE'LL PUBLICIZE THAT THE WEBSITE IS UP AND RUNNING AND AVAILABLE.
UH, BUT WE WON'T SEND OUT A BLAST FOR THE COMMUNITY UNTIL WE KNOW THAT IT, IT WORKS ONCE IT'S, IT'S UP AND LIVE, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.
SO BY THE END OF THE MONTH, BE FIRST OR SECOND DAY IN MAY, WE SHOULD HAVE THE WEBSITE WITH ALL THE INFORMATION WE'VE GATHERED, UH, UP TO THIS POINT AND THAT WE'RE ABLE TO PRESENT, IT SHOULD
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BE AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY.UM, WE'RE ALSO, UM, AND I, I, WE STILL HAVE TO WORK OUT WITH COUNSEL, UM, THE, THE, THE DATES, UH, POSSIBLE DATES FOR A A, A WORKSHOP.
BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT, UM, I THINK SOME OF THE DATES ARE UNDER CONSIDERATION AND WHAT PROBABLY YOU'LL BE ASKED ABOUT IS LOOKING AT DATES TOWARD, UM, MAY OR POSSIBLY JUNE, DEPENDING ON WHAT YOUR SCHEDULES ARE LIKE AND WHAT'S AVAILABLE AND WHAT ELSE IS GOING ON IN THE COMMUNITY.
SO THAT FIRST WORKSHOP WILL BE, YOU KNOW, SORT OF, UH, WELCOME TO THE, TO THE BOND PROGRAM FOR THE COMMUNITY.
WE'LL, WE'LL JUST HAVE, UM, INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECTS WE MIGHT SHARE, UH, NOT MIKE, WE WOULD SHARE THE GENERALIZED, UM, YOU KNOW, SCHEDULE THAT I JUST SHOWED YOU A FEW MINUTES AGO.
AND THAT'LL BE SORT OF THE START OF THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH, UH, PROGRAM FOR THE BOND PROGRAM.
AND THEN DEPENDING ON HOW SCHEDULES GO AND WHAT THINGS LOOK LIKE DURING THE SUMMER, WE'RE THINKING THAT SOMETIME IN JULY AND AUGUST FOR THE PROJECTS THAT WHERE THE SCHEMATIC DESIGN IS BEGINNING, THAT WILL HAVE START TO SCHEDULE, UH, PROJECT SPECIFIC WORKSHOPS FOR THE COMMUNITY TO COME IN AND THEY CAN DRILL INTO, YOU KNOW, A, A, A PROJECT SPECIFICALLY.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THAT? THAT, THAT'S AWESOME.
EXACTLY WHAT WE WERE ASKING FOR FROM THE BEGINNING IS THE ENGAGEMENT WITH THE COMMUNITY OF LIKE, THESE ARE THE ROADS THAT WE ARE GONNA BE WORKING ON.
SO THAT WAY IF RESIDENTS COME OUT AND THIS IS IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD, THEY CAN HAVE AN IDEA OF THE DESIGN AND SO FORTH.
ON THAT END, UH, IF, IF I CAN MAKE A SUGGESTION IF WE DO LOOK AT THESE WORKSHOP DATES, IF IT, WE COULD LOOK TO TOWARDS JUNE, THE REASON WHY IN MAY, I THINK IT'S ALREADY PACKED AND WE ALSO HAVE GRADUATIONS AND OTHER STUFF THAT'S GOING ON IN DURING THAT TIME.
SO IF WE LOOK AT IT THERE, BUT I, I, I REALLY APPRECIATE THE IDEA OF BRINGING THESE FORWARD TO THE COMMUNITY CUZ THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE WANTED TO DO, IS TO SHARE TO THEM SO THEY KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE ROADS ARE GONNA LOOK LIKE.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.
[14.
Update on various capital improvement projects, road projects, building program, and/or general operational activities where no action is required. ~ Jerry Hendrix, Interim City Manager
- Pickleball Tournament
- Earth Day Native Plant Give-Away
- Earth Day Camp Out
- Seasonal Staff Hiring Update
- Autism Awareness Event
- Food for Fines
- Ribbon Cutting of Seed Library
- Teen Job Fair
- Comprehensive Master Plan Update
- Economic Development Joint Workshop
- City Hall Emergency Training
- Team Kyle Update
JERRY HENDRICKS, INTERIM CITY MANAGER.
I'D LIKE TO START MY REPORT THIS EVENING WITH MARIANNA ESP ESPINOZA, OUR PARKS DIRECTOR, MAYOR, AND COUNSEL MARIA ESPINOZA, PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR.
WE JUST HAVE A REMINDER THAT WE ARE HOSTING A PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT AT ASH PAVILION ON APRIL 22ND, AND REGISTRATION CLOSES APRIL 14TH AND REGISTRATION'S $25 A PERSON.
AND THEN AS COUNCIL MEMBER, ZUNI GOT MENTIONED IN THE RESOLUTION EARLIER, WE HAVE A COUPLE EARTH DAY EVENTS ON SATURDAY, APRIL 22ND, MARY COLL HARTSON PARK.
FROM 10 TO 12, WE HAVE THE PLANT GIVEAWAY.
AND THEN IN THAT EVENING, WE HAVE A EARTH DAY CAMP OUT AT WATER RELIEF PARK, AND IT'S $20 PER CAMPSITE.
AND WE WILL OFFER GUIDED TRAIL WALKS IN THE EVENING AND IN THE MORNING.
SEASONAL HIRING UPDATE, UH, IS GOING VERY, VERY WELL.
THE POOL ALREADY HAS 15 EMPLOYEES CONFIRMED.
WE ARE, HOWEVER, STILL LOOKING FOR TWO SWIM COACHES.
UM, AND THEN AGAIN, WITH SUMMER CAMP, WE ARE LOOKING FOR TWO MORE CAMP COUNSELORS.
SO THANK YOU FOR HELPING US SPREAD THE WORD AND WE'RE GETTING THERE.
NEXT UP, COLLEEN TYRANNY, OUR DIRECTOR OF LIBRARY SERVICES.
IS IT OKAY IF I QUICKLY JUST MENTION ALSO THAT THE TRAIN DEPOT IS GONNA HAVE THE EASTER BUNNY THERE? MM-HMM.
WELL, I, MARIN COUNCIL COLLEEN TIERNEY, DIRECTOR OF LIBRARY SERVICES.
UH, WE HAVE AN EVENT, UH, THIS THURSDAY AT THE LIBRARY, UH, FOR AUTISM AWARENESS.
THIS IS THE SECOND ANNUAL LEGO COMPETITION, UH, RAISING AWARENESS FOR, UH, AUTISM AND RELATED DISORDERS.
UM, THE COMPETITION IS FOR KIDS AGES EIGHT TO 18.
ALL AGES ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND.
UH, BUT THE COMPETITION AND THE, UM, PRIZES ARE GONNA BE FOR THAT AGE CATEGORY.
SO IF YOU HAVE LEGOS THAT YOU WANTED TO DONATE, WE'RE, UM, COLLECTING THEM FOR, UM, CARD, WHICH IS A CENTER FOR AUTISM AND RELATED DISORDERS.
UM, THERE WILL BE FOOD AND LOTS OF FUN.
UH, THE DOORS OPEN AT THREE 30 FOR THAT COMPETITION, NOT
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THE LIBRARY DOORS, THE DOORS TO THE EVENT.AND, UH, THEN, UH, THE PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED AT SEVEN.
UM, WE HAVE A, UH, FOOD FOR FINES, FOOD DRIVE GOING ON WITH, UH, PARTNERING WITH THE HAYES COUNTY FOOD BANK.
UM, UH, THE, THE, THE FOOD BANK IS IN NEED OF, UH, RESTOCKING THEIR SHELVES.
UM, THEY ARE DOING A CHALLENGE FOR ALL DIFFERENT COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE IN.
WE ARE DOING IT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO FORGIVE FINES FOR PATRONS.
UM, WE ALSO ARE ACCEPTING DONATIONS FOR PEOPLE FOR, UH, IN GENERAL, EVEN IF YOU DON'T HAVE FINES.
SO IF YOU WANNA DONATE FOOD, UH, PLEASE JUST BRING IT TO THE LIBRARY.
AND WE ARE, UH, APPLYING THEM TO ANONYMOUS PATRONS ACCOUNTS, UH, AT THE END OF THE FOOD DRIVE, AT THE END OF THE FOOD DRIVE.
UM, AND ALSO, UM, IT, IT, THERE'S ONE FOOD ITEM PER, UH, WELL, IT THAT CONVERTS TO $2 IN FINES, UH, FORGIVEN.
UM, THE FOOD BANK IS ALSO IN NEED OF, UM, NON WELL NON-PERISHABLE GOODS, YES, BUT ALSO FRESH FOODS.
AND SO IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THAT, IN DONATING FRESH FOODS, UM, THE LIBRARY DOESN'T HAVE THE FACILITIES TO STORE THOSE, BUT THEY ARE ACCEPTING DONATIONS, UM, ALL THE TIME.
AND, AND THEIR HOURS ARE MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, EIGHT TO FOUR AND FRIDAYS EIGHT TO NOON.
UM, WE DO HAVE OUR EARTH DAY CELEBRATION ON APRIL 22ND.
UH, WE'RE GONNA HAVE THE RIBBON CUTTING FOR OUR SEED LIBRARY.
UH, THEY'LL BE, UH, PEOPLE GIVING TALKS ON GARDENING ABOUT, UM, SUSTAINABILITY, UM, EFFORTS OF DIFFERENT, UM, STYLES.
WE HAVE SOME PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT ALL DIFFERENT KINDS OF THINGS, DIFFERENT EXPERTS, AND WE HAVE CRAFTS FOR THE KIDS AND REFRESHMENTS.
UH, AND ALSO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, UM, IS GOOD TO REMEMBER IS THAT IN, UH, THINKING ABOUT EARTH DAY EVERY DAY, OUR KYLE PUBLIC LIBRARY THRIFT STORE IS A GREAT WAY TO, UH, REMEMBER THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, CLOSE OUR BIG PART OF THE WASTE THAT, THAT GO ON.
AND, AND, AND THAT, UM, USING A THRIFT STORE IS, IS A GREAT WAY TO SUPPORT THE LIBRARY AND, UM, REUSE.
SO, UH, I JUST WANTED TO THROW THAT IN THERE.
AND THEN ON APRIL 29TH, WE'RE HAVING A TEEN JOB FAIR.
UM, WE, SO FAR WE HAVE PARKS AND REC, LOS VAQUEROS, UH, RESTAURANT EVO SONIC, WALMART, CICI'S PIZZA ARE JUST SOME OF THE, UH, EMPLOYERS THAT'LL BE THERE LOOKING FOR TEENS TO EMPLOY FOR THE SUMMER.
SO, UM, WE ARE LOOKING FOR MORE, UM, EMPLOYERS IF, IF THEY'RE INTERESTED.
AND, UM, YOU CAN, UH, JUST VISIT OUR WEBSITE AND REACH OUT TO, UM, JEN CARDENAS OR MYSELF.
UM, AND WE WILL CONNECT YOU WITH WAYS TO PARTICIPATE.
WE'LL ALSO HAVE OPPORTUNITIES, UM, FOR TEENS TO VOLUNTEER TO SIGN UP, TO VOLUNTEER AT THE LIBRARY FOR THE SUMMER AS WELL.
CAN, CAN YOU TELL US THE AGES OF THOSE TEENS? UH, 14 AND UP.
HAVE SOME, LOOKS LIKE THE LIBRARY IS BUSY.
YOU GUYS GONNA HAVE A LOT, LOT GOING ON, SO THANK YOU.
NEXT UP PRESENTING OUR COMPREHENSIVE MASTER PLAN UPDATE WILL BE JASON LUTZ, OUR SENIOR PLANNER.
UH, WE HAVE JUST COMPLETED A, A REPORT TO P AND Z.
THE LAST MEETING, UH, OUR, UH, CONSULTANT FOR ANNUITY HAS BEEN WORKING ON OUR TOP BUILDING TOPOLOGY AND PLACE TYPES.
SO, SO THIS IS KIND OF LOOKING AT WHAT OUR FUTURE LAND USES MIGHT BE, WHERE THOSE USES GO, AND THEN THE APPROPRIATE STRUCTURES TO BE PLACED IN THOSE UNIT, UH, USES.
UM, SO THE NEXT STEP IS THEY'RE GONNA REFINE THOSE A LITTLE BIT BASED ON SOME FEEDBACK FROM P AND Z.
AND THEN THEY'RE GONNA START GATHERING ALL THE DATA THAT THEY'VE BEEN COLLECTING OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS AND START LOOKING AT DEMOGRAPHIC DATA, UH, OUR CODES, UH, OUR OTHER MASTER PLANS, AND START INCORPORATING THAT ALL TOGETHER.
SO, UH, THINGS SHOULD MOVE A LITTLE BIT QUICKER ON OUR END FROM A STAFF PERSPECTIVE.
UH, AND THEN IF WE HAVE ANY MORE PUBLIC OUTREACHES, WE'LL DEFINITELY LET Y'ALL KNOW.
UM, SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER THOSE RIGHT NOW.
NEXT UP IS OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, VICTORIA VARGAS, MAYOR COUNCIL VICTORIA VARGAS FOR THE RECORD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR.
UM, I'M HERE TO, UM, SEE IF THE BOARD IS
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INTERESTED IN SETTING UP A TIME TO HAVE A JOINT WORKSHOP WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM BOARD.THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS IN OUR BOARD POLICY.
WE'VE HAD A, WE HAD A, UM, A WORKSHOP ABOUT A YEAR AGO, I BELIEVE.
BUT NOW THAT WE HAVE NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS AND WE ALSO HAVE, UH, TWO NEW BOARD MEMBERS, I THINK IT'D BE A GOOD IDEA FOR Y'ALL TO GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER.
WE CAN DISCUSS OUR PRIORITIES FOR THE BOARD COUNCIL'S EXPECTATIONS, AND, UH, HELP THE BOARD, UM, DEVELOP A PLAN OF ACTION FOR THE COMING YEAR.
AND IF YOU HAVE DATES YOU WANNA CONSIDER RIGHT NOW, WE CAN, OR IF YOU WANNA, MAYBE JUST, WE CAN EMAIL SOME DATES BACK AND FORTH THAT MAY WORK WITH YOUR SCHEDULE.
UM, I'D BE OPEN TO THAT AS WELL.
UM, AND SO IF, IF WE DO THIS WORKSHOP, ARE WE GOING TO HAVE, UM, ARE WE HAVING LIKE AN OPEN MEETING FOR MAYBE SMALL BUSINESSES TO BE ABLE TO JOIN AND LISTEN? OR WILL THIS JUST BE A PRIVATE MEETING AND THEN WE WILL INCLUDE, UH, I THINK IT'LL BE AN OPEN, UH, DISCUSSION, BUT, UM, WE'LL WORK ON SOMETHING SEPARATELY FOR, UH, SMALL BUSINESSES THAT, WE'LL, WE'LL MAKE THAT ANNOUNCEMENT MAYBE AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.
BUT, UM, THIS ONE WILL BE SPECIFICALLY JUST A JOINT WORKSHOP SIMILAR TO, I BELIEVE THE ONE WE HAD WITH P N C.
AND COUNSEL A COUPLE MONTHS AGO.
YEAH, MY REQUEST WOULD BE THAT WE COULD DO IT DURING THE WEEK, NOT THE WEEKEND.
UM, AND HOW LONG WOULD IT BE? LIKE TWO HOURS? I THINK TWO HOURS IS A GOOD AMOUNT OF TIME.
UM, THEY PREFER THE EVENINGS, UM, THAT'S A LITTLE BIT BETTER FOR THEM.
SO IF, AND I, I THINK THAT WORKS BEST FOR COUNCIL AS WELL.
SO MAYBE I CAN JUST PROPOSE SOME DATES THAT OUR BOARD THAT WORKS WITH OUR BOARD AND THEN WE CAN SEE WHERE, MAYBE JUST DO A LITTLE DOODLE POLL ON THE BEST TIME FOR EVERYBODY.
MY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO FOCUS ON SOMEWHERE OUTSIDE OF THE, UH, BUDGET WORKSHOP CALENDAR SEASON, WHICH WE'RE ENTERING INTO.
SO WE HAVE A, WE'RE, THIS IS LIKE AT THE, THE PEAK OF OUR SCHEDULE AS FAR AS EXTRA MEETINGS BEYOND COUNCIL MEETINGS.
ARE THOSE BUDGET MEETINGS USUALLY ON THE WEEKEND? THERE'S EXTRA MEETINGS.
SATURDAYS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, SO, OKAY.
SO, AND WE HAVE, AGAIN, DURING THE WEEK WOULD PROBABLY BE GREAT IF THAT WAY IT WOULDN'T INTERFERE WITH THE BUDGET MEETINGS EITHER.
NEXT UP IS RACHEL SONIER, COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR.
UH, SO ON TUESDAY, APRIL, UH, OOH, I PUT THE WRONG DATE ON HERE.
TUESDAY, APRIL 11TH FROM EIGHT TO 10:30 AM THERE WILL BE EMERGENCY TRAINING, UH, EXERCISE AT CITY HALL.
UM, IT'LL, THERE WILL BE, UH, CITY HALL WILL BE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC DURING THAT TIME.
WE DO HAVE SIGNS ALREADY POSTED ON ALL THE DOORS OUTSIDE.
WE HAVE SENT OUT A PRESS RELEASE AND WE HAVE, UH, ALSO MADE SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, WHICH WILL MAKE MORE OF COME DAY.
BUT, UM, I WILL LET, WILL PAYS TOBA GIVE A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAILS ABOUT WHAT THE, UH, EMERGENCY EXERCISE WILL, UH, ENTAIL.
FOR THE RECORD, WE'LL BE HOSTING A FULL SCALE EXERCISE INVOLVING PD AS WELL AS EVERY DEPARTMENT HOUSED WITHIN CITY HALL.
KYLE FIRE, UH, EVALUATORS FROM THE COUNTY, SAN MARCOS AND BUTTA WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE AS WELL TO ASSIST ME IN EVALUATING THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND STAFF CAPABILITIES.
I HAVE EMAILS GOING OUT TO ALL MEMBERS, UH, ALL STAFF FROM THE CITY.
AND I BELIEVE COUNSEL WAS NOTIFIED OF THE UPCOMING EXERCISE BACK IN LIKE JANUARY WHEN IT WAS FIRST DECIDED.
IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? JUST, UH, GONNA RUN THROUGH SCENARIOS PRETTY MUCH.
THERE, THERE WILL BE ONE SCENARIO RUN.
IT SHOULD TAKE UP PRETTY MUCH AN HOUR.
AND THEN, UH, WE'LL HAVE A HOT WASH WITH ALL STAFF, WHICH SHOULD TAKE UP THE BULK OF THE TIME.
THEN THERE'LL BE A DEBRIEFING ON RESPONSE AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
AND I'LL SUBMIT AN AFTER ACTION INCIDENT REPORT OR AFTER ACTION REPORT IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
I'D LIKE TO OPEN UP MY, UH, TEAM KYLE UPDATE WITH ASSISTANT CHIEF PEDRO HERNANDEZ, MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNSEL.
PEDRO HERNANDEZ, UH, ASSISTANT CHIEF OF POLICE, UH, FOR THE CAL POLICE DEPARTMENT.
UH, I AM HONORED, UH, TONIGHT TO BE ABLE TO SHARE SOME OF THE GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF, UH, OF OUR STAFF OVER AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WITH EVERYONE HERE TONIGHT.
UH, FIRST OF ALL, UH, IF Y'ALL REMEMBER RECENTLY, WE PROMOTED NINE SWORN
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OFFICERS, UH, TO THE POSITIONS OF CORPORAL, SERGEANT AND COMMANDER.AND SINCE THEN, WE WERE ABLE TO PROMOTE ONE MORE TO THE POSITION OF SERGEANT.
AND IF EVERYBODY REMEMBERS, UH, THOSE LEADERSHIP AND SUPERVISORY POSITIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE, UM, BY THE SUPPORT OF COUNCIL CITY MANAGEMENT, WORKING CLOSELY WITH OUR, UH, POLICE ASSOCIATION, UH, WHEN THEY FINALIZED THE MEET AND CONFER AGREEMENT.
SO, UH, SINCE THEN, WE WERE ABLE TO PROMOTE, UM, TRACY ANN FLORES.
AND, UH, SHE IS NOW THE NEWEST SERGEANT OF THE CAL POLICE DEPARTMENT.
UH, SHE HAS SERVED IN THE POSITION OF POLICE OFFICER, POLICE DETECTIVE, SHE'S A FIELD TRAINING OFFICER, AND NOW SHE'S STARTING HER, UH, ROLE AS A PATROL SERGEANT, UH, EXCUSE ME, AS A PATROL SERGEANT.
UH, SHE WENT THROUGH A RIGOROUS PROCESS TO GET PROMOTED.
SHE HAD TO GO THROUGH A WRITTEN EXAM, UH, PASSING ASSESSMENT CENTER.
AND THEY, YOU KNOW, TOOK INTO CONSIDERATION, UH, SOME PROMOTIONAL POINTS ON A MATRIX, UH, CONSISTED OF FIVE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES, INCLUDING THE FITNESS TEST SCORES, WEAPONS QUALIFICATION, PEACE OFFICER EDUCATION, CIVILIAN EDUCATION, AND TOTAL YEARS OF EXPER, EXCUSE ME, TOTAL YEARS OF EXPERIENCE.
UH, SO WE ARE VERY PROUD AND HAPPY TO HAVE, UH, SERGEANT FLORES START OUR NEW POSITION WITH US.
UH, THE NEXT ONE IS, IS KIND OF A UNIQUE, UNIQUE RECOGNITION TO OUR DEPARTMENT, UH, OFFICER MATT CLARK, WHO IS ONE OF OUR MOTOR OFFICERS ASSIGNED TO THE TRAFFIC DIVISION ON MARCH 29TH.
HE COMPETED IN THE 2023 TEXAS TRUCK CHA CHALLENGE WHERE HE PLACED FIRST PLACE OVER ON THE TEXAS DPS REGION SIX MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
UM, THIS WAS THE FIRST YEAR OUR AGENCY PARTICIPATED IN THIS COMPETITION, AND I HAD TO GIVE CREDIT TO SERGEANT TRACY VAA, WHO'S HERE WITH US TONIGHT.
UH, HE, UH, IS THE SUPERVISOR OF THE TRAFFIC DIVISION, AND HE WORKED VERY HARD TO GET, UH, SOME OF THIS C UH, COMMERCIAL VEHICLE ENFORCEMENT TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION BROUGHT TO OUR DEPARTMENT AND TO OUR STAFF MEMBERS.
SO HE, UH, HE WON THIS, AND SO NOW HE WILL GO ON TO COMPETE AT THE STATE LEVEL IN JUNE.
SO, AND THEN THE WINTER OF THE STATE COMPETITION WILL GO ON TO COMPETE IN THE NORTH AMERICAN INSPECTORS CHAMPIONSHIP.
SO CONGRATULATIONS TO OFFICER MATT CLARKE.
CAN YOU WAIT QUICKLY? CAN YOU TELL US WHAT THAT CONSISTS OF? UH, THERE'S DIFFERENT, SO IT'S, UM, IT'S A COMPETITION OF COMMERCIAL VEHICLE ENFORCEMENT.
SO THEY, THEY'RE GIVEN DIFFERENT TASKS AND ASSIGNMENTS TO GO INSPECT COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES.
AND THEY ARE, YOU KNOW, THERE'S CERTAIN THINGS THAT ARE SET UP TO BE WRONG WITH, WITH, WITH THOSE VEHICLES.
UH, AND, YOU KNOW, IT COULD BE SAFETY EQUIPMENT, DIFFERENT, DIFFERENT TYPES OF WHAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED A VIOLATION.
AND THE OFFICERS ARE SUPPOSED TO INSPECT THEM AND SEE HOW MANY OF THOSE THEY, THEY CAN IDENTIFY, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT IT WAS, BUT I, I COULDN'T.
I CAN'T IMAGINE HOW THEY DO THAT.
THAT'S, THAT'S AWESOME THAT HE PLAYS FIRST.
SCENE AS WE HAVE ALL THOSE TRUCKS THAT GO DOWN CENTER STREET.
UM, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE STAFF THAT'S ABLE TO RECOGNIZE THOSE KIND OF ISSUES.
THAT'S WHY SERGEANT BRANO WAS, WAS VERY INSTRUMENTAL IN BRINGING THAT PROGRAM AND, AND THAT TRAINING TO OUR DEPARTMENT BECAUSE OF ALL THE COMPLAINTS AND ALL THE TRAFFIC OF, UH, THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES WE SEE IN TEMP.
I'M PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THREE, UH, NEW STAFF MEMBERS TO TEAM KYLE.
MIKE MORRISON HAS BEEN HIRED AS OUR BACKFLOW PREVENTION COMPLIANCE COORDINATOR.
IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT POSITION IN OUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT.
CHARLOTTE LUTONS IS OUR NEW COCO COMPLIANCE OFFICER.
I'M VERY HAPPY TO HAVE HER ON BOARD, AND I MET HER THIS MORNING.
IT'LL BE, UH, A FINE ADDITION TO OUR TEAM.
AND, UH, SAM KRAK IS OUR NEW POLICE CADET GOING THROUGH TRAINING.
UM, THAT COL CONCLUDES MY REPORT.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY.
JERRY, WHAT IS, WHAT IS A BACKFLOW PREVENTION COMPLIANCE, OR WHAT IS IT IN OUR INFRASTRUCTURE SOMEHOW RELATED? SO WE HAVE A FUNCTION IN OUR, OUR PERMITTING DEPARTMENT WHERE, UH, RESTAURANTS OR BUSINESSES, UH, THE WASTED INTO THE, THE WASTEWATER SYSTEM, THEY HAVE TO HAVE SYSTEMS INSTALLED IN THEIR, THEIR FACILITIES TO KEEP THE BACKFLOW FROM COMING UP INTO THEM AND CONTAMINATING FOOD, FOR EXAMPLE, AN EXAMPLE WOULD BE IF YOU HAVE, UH, AN ICE MACHINE IN YOUR RESTAURANT MM-HMM.
SO WE HAVE A SYSTEM WHERE WE GO BY AND WE INSPECT THOSE PLACES REGULARLY.
AND THIS IS A COMPLIANCE COORDINATOR THAT WILL MAKE SURE THAT THOSE THINGS ARE HAPPENING.
ANYTHING ELSE? THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.
NEXT UP, C I P ROAD PROJECTS AND CONSENT AGENDA PRESENTATION.
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GOOD EVENING, MAYOR.COUNSEL LEON ON BARBARA CITY ENGINEER.
STARTING OFF WITH LATTA DE PARK.
UH, AS YOU SEE, THEY HAVE A LIST OF ONGOING THINGS THAT THEY'RE WORKING ON.
THE IMPORTANT THING IS THAT, UH, THAT COMPLETED SECTION, THEY'RE STARTING TO COMPLETE SOME OF THE ITEMS IN THERE.
THE ONLY DOWNSIDE THAT, IF YOU'LL NOTE, UH, THAT COMPLETION DAY HAS BEEN MOVED TO MAY OF THIS YEAR TO COMPLETE THAT PROJECT.
PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER, UH, 83% COMPLETE, UH, THEIR LANE FOR THE PERIMETER WALL.
THEY'RE PULLING SIDEWALKS, INSTALLING OVERHEAD LIGHTS.
UH, THEY'RE STILL WORKING ON THE CONTRACTOR'S PUNCH LIST.
UH, MILLWORK BEING INSTALLED ON LEVELS ONE AND TWO.
THEY'RE WORKING ON THE VIBE TRAIL ALSO.
UH, THEY'RE INSTALLING SOME WOOD LOOK METAL CEILINGS AT THE MAIN LOBBY.
AND THEIR EXPECTED COMPLETION DATE IS MAY OF, UH, 2023.
TREATMENT PLAN EXPANSION PROJECT.
UH, WE STILL HAVE SOME PUNCH LIST ITEMS WE'RE WORKING ON.
UH, WE DID HAVE REPUBLIC MEETING, UH, THIS PAST MARCH 30TH.
UH, QUITE A FEW PEOPLE WERE IN ATTENDANCE.
UH, WE DO EXPECT AN INSPECTION TO BE DONE BY TCE Q THAT'S COMING UP ON APRIL 5TH.
THEY WILL ACTUALLY GO TO THE PLANT AND, UM, TRY TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS OR SUGGEST IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PLANT IF THEY FIND ANY ISSUES THERE.
SOUTHSIDE WESTWATER IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT.
WE'RE ABOUT 93%, UH, BASED ON OUR PAY ESTIMATE.
UH, WE'RE WORKING ON THE FINAL PUNCH LIST.
UH, WE HAVE INSTALLED QUITE A BIT OF INFRASTRUCTURE THERE.
SO I WENT AHEAD AND EN LISTED THAT FOR YOU.
AND YOU CAN SEE ALL THE STUFF THAT WAS BUILT AS PART OF THIS PROJECT.
SPEAKING OF, UH, UTILITIES, SLOWING YOUR WORK DOWN, UH, THEY TOLD US ABOUT A TWO OR THREE WEEKS AGO THAT THEY WOULD HA BE READY TO BEGIN THE SPLICE ON THIS PROJECT.
SO WE'RE GONNA BE CHECKING WITH 'EM AGAIN NEXT WEEK AND SEEING IF WE CAN GET A BETTER ANSWER AND WHEN THEY'RE GONNA BE DOING THE SPLICING SO THAT WE CAN GET THOSE, UH, THAT, THAT WERE COMPLETED.
THAT WAY P C CAN GO AHEAD AND START REMOVING THOSE POLLS.
MAYOR, I THINK WE WERE TRYING TO HAVE THIS DONE BY LAST YEAR.
TODAY THE COUNTY'S WRAPPING UP THE DRAINAGE WORK.
UH, THEY HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF BASKETBALL WORK TO DO OUT THERE, A LITTLE BIT OF LEVEL UP, UH, AS, AS I WOULD CALL IT.
AFTER THAT, WE'LL HAVE A WALKTHROUGH SCHEDULE WITH, UH, PUBLIC WORKS AND THE COUNTY, AND WE'LL GO OVER A PUNCH, CREATE A PUNCH LIST, AND THEN ONCE THAT COM IS COMPLETED, THEN THE PE WORKS WILL NEED TO WRAP UP THE PROJECT.
INDIAN PAINTBRUSH LIFT STATION.
STILL GOING, WELL, IT'S AT 52% COMPLETE.
UH, WE'RE INSTALLING QUITE A BIT OF, UH, INFRASTRUCTURE THERE.
AND, UH, THERE'S STILL GONNA BE PLANNING ON WORKING ON SOME MORE IMPORTANT ITEMS, UH, OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.
CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS, WE HAVE THREE.
ITEM 17 IS A RESOLUTION WE'RE ASKING COUNSEL TO, UH, APPROVE.
IT'S GOING TO ESTABLISH THE PUBLIC HEARING THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ON THE IMPACT FEE STUDY THAT WE JUST RECENTLY COMPLETED.
UH, THIS WILL, UH, LET COUNSEL MAKE A DECISION AS TO WHETHER WE WANT TO INCREASE THE, UH, IMPACT FEE RATES THAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY TODAY.
WE FINALLY GOT THE AGREEMENTS FROM THE UNION PACIFIC.
UH, WE'RE ABLE TO GET THAT, UH, THOSE NUMBERS THAT THEY NEEDED TO GIVE TO US SO WE COULD, UH, HAVE AN ESTIMATE OF WHAT IT'S GONNA TAKE TO, FOR THEM TO DO THEIR PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND THEIR INSPECTIONS ON THE CENTER STREET AND SOUTH STREET QUAD ZONE PROJECT.
UH, NOW THAT WE HAVE THIS, WE CAN GO AHEAD AND HAVE THE CONTRACTOR GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED ON THE PROJECT AND WE'LL BE SETTING UP A MEETING WITH THE CONTRACTOR SO WE CAN FIND OUT HOW SOON HE CAN START ON THAT PROJECT ON CONSIDER.
THIS IS A CHANGE ORDER TO LJ ENGINEERING.
UH, WE'RE ASKING THEM TO GIVE US ANOTHER FIVE FOOT WIDTH OF AN, UH, FOR CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT ON, UH, ONE OF THE OWNER'S PROPERTIES.
WE WANNA MAKE SURE THE CONTRACTOR STAYS WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES AND DOESN'T GET OUT, UH, OF THE AREA THAT, UH, WE'VE DESIGNATED AS A PERMANENT EASEMENT.
DO YOU ANY, HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. BARBA? MAY TIM.
UM, IF ON THE NEXT, UH, UPDATE IF WE CAN GET, UM, ANY KINDA UPDATE ON ELLIOT RANCH, IF WE CAN SEE WHERE WE'RE AT ON THAT, WE'RE COMPLETE.
UH, AND THEN ALSO BB ANDY TO SEE WHERE WE'RE AT ON THE INTERNET LOCK AGREEMENT, UH, ON HOW WE CAN FINISH UP WITH ALSO GETTING THE LIGHTS AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
AND I, I DID CHECK WITH THEM AND, UH, THEY WERE TELLING ME THEY WERE GETTING ESTIMATES AND THAT KIND OF THING, SO I, I'VE BEEN BUGGING THEM ABOUT IT.
I'LL, I'LL PUT IT ON THE NEXT PAGE.
AND HOW FAR ALONG ARE WE STILL LOOKING AT THE, UM, THE TRAFFIC REPORT FOR THE D C AND BB INTERSECTION? THAT MEAN THE, UH, BUNTON AND DCI WE WERE LOOKING AT DOING A TRAFFIC STOP STUDY.
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CHECK WITH THE CONSULTANT.UH, THAT WASN'T A VERY BIG ITEM, BUT, UH, IT SHOULDN'T TAKE 'EM TOO LONG TO GET TO THAT.
AND ALSO THE LIGHTS ADD BUNTON MEAN AT BUNTON AND LAYMAN.
WHERE WE, WHERE ARE WE GONNA, WHERE ARE WE AT AS FAR AS THE POLES AND THE LIGHTS? CAUSE I KNOW THEY STILL HAVE THE TEMPORARY LIGHTS THAT ARE STILL OUT THERE.
THE ACTUAL, UM, THE TRAILERS, I THOUGHT WHAT HE HAD TALKED ABOUT WHERE WE WERE GONNA TRY TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO GET PRICING ON EITHER OVERHEAD LIGHTS, UH, EITHER THE METAL OR I THINK WE WERE LOOKING AT WOODEN, JUST SO THAT WAY WE CAN KIND OF, KIND OF SEE WHERE WE'RE AT GING, HOW MUCH LONGER WE'RE GONNA NEED THOSE LIGHTS OUT THERE.
CUZ IF, SO THOSE ARE ALSO GONNA BE THE TRAILER LIGHTS WE'RE GONNA BE NEEDING WHEN WE START DOING THE CONSTRUCTION.
SO I JUST KIND OF WANTED TO SEE WHERE WE'RE AT ON THAT.
UH, MAYOR PROTE, MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT WE WERE GONNA LEAVE THOSE THERE UNTIL THEY ACTUALLY WERE ABLE TO START CONSTRUCTION.
IF WE PUT TEMPORARIES THERE OR EVEN PERMANENT ONES THERE, THEY MAY BE TAKEN OUT BECAUSE OF THE, UH, POSSIBILITY.
WE'LL INSTALL A ROUNDABOUT THERE OR JUST REGULAR TRAFFIC SIGNALS.
THE ONE, I THINK MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT WE WERE GONNA LOOK AT, UH, BUTTON AT DACY MM-HMM.
AND THAT'S WHAT THAT, UH, STUDY WAS TO SEE IF IT MET THE WARRANTS OR WHAT THE RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE, WHETHER A ROUNDABOUT OR TRAFFIC SIGNALS WOULD WORKED THERE BETTER.
SO DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? YES, SIR.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. BARBARA? CUSTOMER? ZUKA? OH, LEON, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN ANSWER IT, BUT, UM, WHAT ABOUT ANY UPDATES FOR LAKE KYLE SINCE I KNOW WE'RE GETTING, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A BIG EVENT OUT THERE, BUT I STILL SEE A LOT OF, UM, CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT OUT THERE.
I MAY HAVE TO ASK MARIANA TO STEP UP AND HELP ON THAT ONE BECAUSE I KNOW SHE DID GET AN EMAIL FROM THE, UH MM-HMM.
HOWEVER, UH, THE PARKED, UM, THAT STILL HAS YET TO BE COMPLETE, UH, TOWARDS BETWEEN MAY AND JUNE IS THE IRRIGATION AND SITTING ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE DAM.
SO IT'S NOT GONNA AFFECT ANYTHING GOING ON AS FAR AS OUR EVENT WISE.
BUT THE FINAL COMPLETION'S NOW LOOKING TO BE TOWARDS JUNE.
UM, AND THEN PENDING WHEN THE LIGHT GETS FILLED BACK UP.
SO NO, NO FISHING WILL OCCUR, UM, WHILE THERE'S STILL THE CONSTRUCTION GOING ON, RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT.
SO ALL, SOME ARE LONG AS OF RIGHT NOW, IT'S LOOKING LIKE AN ESTIMATED TIME OF JUNE FOR FISHING TO REOPEN.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. BARBARA OR ANY OTHER STAFF? QUESTIONS ON CONSENT?
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AGENDA ITEMS? ALL RIGHT.UM, YES, I HAVE A QUESTION ON AGENDA ITEM 20.
IF, UH, I'D LIKE TO COME IN ON 21, PLEASE.
IS PAL HERE? IS DEREK HERE? OR I C G? THERE WE GO.
UH, THE QUESTION I HAVE MAY NOT EVEN BE FOR A CGM, IT MIGHT BE FOR, UM, PUBLIC WORKS.
MY QUESTION IS JUST, UM, WHY DO WE NEED A LIFT STATION IN THIS AREA? SO THE LIFT STATION DESIGN, AND JUST FOR THE RECORD, DEREK BERTH A CM, UM, THE LIFT STATION WAS A DESIGN TO FILL THE CISTERN.
THE CISTERN WAS SITTING ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING.
ALL THE STORM WATER COLLECTION FROM THE ROOF WAS RUNNING UNDERGROUND.
THE WET WELL WAS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO ACTUALLY FILL THE CISTERN.
THE DESIGN, UM, WAS COMPLETED.
CONSTRUCTABILITY AND BUDGETS WERE DONE.
AND AT THAT POINT, CITY STAFF DIRECTED US, DID NOT PROCEED WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE WET WELL MM-HMM.
SO, BUT WE'RE WE'RE JUST DOING RAINWATER HARVESTING, IS THAT CORRECT? IT WAS, YES, MA'AM.
SO, BUT WHY WOULD WE NEED A, A, A LIFT STATION FOR THAT? BECAUSE ALL THE ROOF DRAINS WENT UNDERGROUND.
AND SO BECAUSE THEY WENT UNDERGROUND AND DID NOT GO DIRECTLY TO THE CISTERN, WE HAD TO D INSTALL A WET WELL FOR DESIGN.
THAT DESIGN CAME OUT TO BE LIKE 26 FEET DEEP, HAD TWO DIFFERENT LIFTS IN IT, AND, UH, WAS JUST VERY COST PROHIBITIVE TO CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH.
SO, SO EXECUTE IN THIS SENSE MEANS WE'RE TERMINATING THIS, THIS, UH, PROJECT, RIGHT? SO THE DESIGN WAS COMPLETE, WE DID PAY FOR THE DESIGN MM-HMM.
SO THE CREDIT FROM THE CISTERN FROM BARTLETT COX THAT THEY HAD IN THEIR PROJECT WAS ABOUT 33,000.
SO THE CREDIT IN DELETING THAT OFFSET THE DESIGN COST, RIGHT? WE DID, WE WERE LOOKING AT ABOUT A 150,000 IN CONSTRUCTION.
AND, UH, DELAYS BECAUSE OF WHERE THAT INVOLVED, UM, THE EXISTING UTILITIES HAD ALREADY BEEN INSTALLED.
SO I WAS EXCITED WHEN I SAW RAINWATER HARVESTING AND I CALLED YOU ABOUT THAT.
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LIKE, YOU REALLY EXCITED ME AND THEN OH, YOU TOLD ME.NO, WE'RE TAKING IT OUT AND THEN I BROKE YOUR HEART.
SO WE'RE NOT HAVING THE RAINWATER SYSTEM IN THERE.
AND IT WAS FOR IRRIGATION ONLY.
SO THEN WHY IRRIGATION? WHY ARE WE ASKING FOR 25,000 FOR THAT? AM I, I'M READING RIGHT.
THESE ITEMS WERE PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED.
UM, AND PROCEEDED WITH, WE REALIZED THAT GOING THROUGH OUR AUDITS, THAT THIS ITEM WAS NEVER BROUGHT BEFORE COUNSEL, THE FORMAL APPROVING, WHICH IS WHY WE BROUGHT IT IN FOR ON CONSENT TONIGHT.
SO ARE WE LOOKING TO ADD I'M CONFUSED.
SO IT HAS BEEN THIS SIGNED ALREADY? YES, MA'AM.
UM, WE JUST CANNOT USE IT ANYMORE BECAUSE IT IS DEEP.
THE PURPOSE OF THE LIFT STATION WILL BE PROBABLY TO SERVE THE EMAIL.
THE, THE CONSTRUCTION COST, THE TIMING WAS ALL PROHIBITIVE OF FINISHING THE PROJECT.
SO WHAT ARE WE VOTING ON TONIGHT? WE'RE VOTING TO ADD THE DESIGN SERVICES INTO PAL'S CONTRACT.
IT WAS STUFF THEY WERE DIRECTED TO DESIGN AND WE JUST NEVER FORMALLY HAD IT APPROVED BY COUNCIL.
IT HAD BEEN DISCUSSED, IT WAS THEIR DIRECTION FROM THE CITY TO DESIGN THESE, BUT WE NEVER GOT THE FORMAL COUNCIL APPROVAL.
AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO CLOSE THE AUDIT TRAIL WITH THAT.
SO WE'RE GONNA PAY FOR SOMETHING WE SIGNED, BUT WE'RE NOT GONNA GET.
WAIT, WHAT? I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT
WHAT?
AND SO YOU'RE ASKING NOW TO TO APPROVE REQUEST COUNSEL TO APPROVE.
I'M I'M BRINGING THESE AS I WAS GIVEN THEM.
SO WE'RE GONNA APPROVE THESE AND THEN WE'RE NOT GONNA DO 'EM.
AND HOW MUCH OF, WELL, THE DESIGN WAS COMPLETED, RIGHT? SO THE WORK WAS DONE.
BUT IT COSTS TOO MUCH TO ACTUALLY DO IT.
SO ALL THIS FUNDING FOR, IS THAT JUST A 25? THE 23 5? YES MA'AM.
AND HOW MUCH IS IT TO ADD TO THE RAIN HARVESTING? UM, THE, WHAT WELL WAS ABOUT $150,000.
BUT WE WILL SAVE MONEY IN THE LONG RUN.
IF WE'RE USING THAT WATER FRAME IRRIGATION.
IF YOU GET ENOUGH THE PUMP, I WASN'T THE DESIGNER
BUT, UM, THE SYSTEM WAS DESIGNED WITHOUT BEING FILLED.
IT WAS BEING FILLED BY THE IRRIGATION METER.
AND SO IT WAS REALLY MORE OF JUST AN AESTHETICS THAN THE REQUEST TO MAKE IT A RAINWATER CAME FORWARD.
IN ORDER TO DO THAT, WE HAD TO DESIGN THE WET, WELL, THE WET WELL WAS COST PROHIBITIVE, SO WE NIXED THE WHOLE SYSTEM BY DELETING THE CISTERN.
WE GAINED 33,000 FROM BARLEY C**K, WHICH OFFSET THE COST PAID TO PEAL AND SAVED US 150,000 THAT WE WOULD'VE SPENT IN PUTTING IN THE WET WALL TO FILL IT.
NOW YOU'VE ALREADY PAID, I'M SORRY, YOU'VE ALREADY PAID THE MONEY TO PEAL.
THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN PAID ON THIS.
THIS IS THE MONEY TO PAY THEM.
COULD WE, COULD WE BUILD IT AND USE RAINWATER IF IT RAINS TO WATER OUR LANDSCAPE?
THE GUTTERS RUN INSIDE THE WALLS DOWN BELOW THE FOUNDATION AND UNDERGROUND.
COUNCIL DIRECTED PIG OUT TO DESIGN THE RAINWATER HARVESTING SYSTEM AFTER THE BUILDING WAS MOSTLY DESIGNED AND IT WAS THE ENGINEERING THAT LET US KNOW THAT THE MAKE A RAINWATER SYSTEM HAPPEN WAS NOT GOING TO BE COST EFFECTIVE.
AND THAT WAS BROUGHT BACK TO COUNCIL.
PART OF THAT DISCUSSION WAS WHAT TO DO WITH THE SISTER THAT WAS ALREADY BUILT.
SO THIS IS JUST CLEANING UP THE BOOKS.
SO IF WE'RE PAYING FOR THIS SIGN, WE CAN STILL KEEP THIS SIGN.
CAN WE, LEON, DO YOU KNOW IF WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO USE THIS DESIGN FOR ANYTHING ELSE SINCE WE'RE GONNA BE TALKING ABOUT RECLAIMED WATER AND WATER USAGE LATER ON? OR HAVE YOU SEEN THE DESIGN, DO YOU THINK IT'S SOMETHING WE CAN PROBABLY USE ANYWHERE ELSE? UH, GOOD EVENING MAYOR, UH, AND COUNCIL, UH, LEON BARBER, CITY ENGINEER COUNCIL MEMBER.
EACH SYSTEM IS DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR A CERTAIN SITUATION.
YOU'VE GOT YOUR ELEVATIONS, YOU'VE GOT YOUR, UH, FLOWS THAT YOU NEED TO PUSH OUT THROUGH THOSE PUMPS.
SO EACH ONE IS DESIGNED DIFFERENTLY.
I DOUBT WE COULD USE THE SYSTEM.
I HAVEN'T SEEN IT YET, BUT I DOUBT WE WE'D BE ABLE TO SALVAGE MUCH OF ANYTHING IF THEY HAVE, IF THEY HAD ORDERED PUMPS, MAYBE WE COULD HAVE LOOKED AT THE PUMPS AND, AND USE THE PUMPS ELSEWHERE.
BUT AGAIN, AGAIN, EACH PUMP, IT HAS A CERTAIN DESIGN AND IT'S USED FOR SPECIFIC, UH, PUMPING VOLUMES AND PRESSURES AND THAT KIND OF THING.
SO I, I DOUBT WE COULD USE IT, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO, TO TO SEE IF
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STAFF COULD REVIEW THE DESIGN THAT WE ARE GONNA BE PAYING FOR AND IF THERE IS ANY SORT OF ADJUSTMENTS THAT WE COULD USE LATER ON FOR THE CITY.BECAUSE I WANNA HAVE THE DESIGN IN FRONT OF ME BEFORE WE APPROVE PAYMENT FOR THIS.
WE CAN LOOK AT THE DESIGN AND SEE IF WE CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT, WHAT COULD BE SALVAGED FROM IT.
COULD JERRY, COULD WE USE ANY OF THE $2 MILLION THAT GRANT THAT WE GOT, UM, POSSIBLY FOR THIS? AND, AND I WANNA SAY, DEREK, I KNOW YOU WERE NOT INVOLVED IN THIS.
I UNDERSTAND CUZ I SEE YOU UP THERE A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS.
LOOK, I UNDERSTAND THIS WHOLE PROCESS.
AND, AND I UNDERSTAND THE DECISIONS WERE MADE.
I DO, I DO APPRECIATE YOU SPEAKING FREELY AND, AND BEING OPEN AND HONEST.
THAT, UH, FOR US AS COUNSEL, I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT THIS WAS IN THE ORIGINAL PLANS.
IT'S, IT'S JUST GONE BACK AND FORTH.
AND SO UNFORTUNATELY, LIKE MOST OF THIS BUILDING, IT DID NOT GO THROUGH THE PROPER PROCESS.
AND SO WE ARE AT A POINT WHERE WE ARE PAYING FOR SOMETHING THAT I THINK THE MAJORITY OF COUNCIL MAY WANT, UH, WHICH IS A RAIN HARVEST, UH, UH, CONTAINER.
UM, SO WHAT CAN WE DO? AND I'M GONNA ASK JERRY THAT, WHAT CAN WE DO TO TRY TO, UM, MAKE THAT HAPPEN? I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE COULD TRY TO DO TO MAKE IT HAPPEN FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER.
CUZ THAT'S WHAT THE ENGINEERING TOLD US TO MAKE IT HAPPEN, WAS GONNA BE COST-PROHIBITIVE MOVING FORWARD.
WE SHOULD DE DECIDE GOING INTO A BUILDING PROJECT THAT WE WANT TO HAVE THAT RAINWATER HARVESTING SYSTEM DESIGNED AS PART OF THE PROJECT.
SO THAT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE RETROFITTED CUZ THAT'S WHERE ULTIMATELY THE PROHIBITIVE COSTS CAME IN.
BUT IT'S PROBABLY GONNA MAKE THE MOST SENSE TO TRY TO ADD THIS NOW RATHER THAN LATER.
IS THAT CORRECT? THERE IS A COUPLE OF MAJOR CONSTRAINTS WITH THE UNDERGROUND WET.
WELL, UM, WE HAD A RE WE WOULD HAVE TO MOVE UTILITIES THAT WERE ALREADY INSTALLED, UM, INCLUDING AN ELECTRICAL LINE AND I BELIEVE ANOTHER STORM DRAIN.
SO THERE WAS SOME, THERE WERE SOME CHALLENGES THERE.
IF YOU GAVE US DIRECTION THAT ABSOLUTELY WE WANT THIS COME BACK, WE WOULD BE PROBABLY DELAYING TAKING OCCUPANCY THAT BUILDING BECAUSE OF THE WORK THAT WOULD'VE TO BE DONE ON THE EXTERIOR.
SO HOW LONG AGO WAS IT DECIDED THAT THESE WERE GONNA, THESE THINGS WERE GONNA BE BURIED? MM-HMM.
SO IT LOOKS LIKE IN THE END WE'RE JUST GONNA HAVE TO EAT $23,500.
BUT THEN YOU'RE, I MEAN, I'M NOT GONNA NOT PAY PEAL.
BECAUSE WE HAVE TO KEEP OUR RELATIONSHIP.
THEY'VE DONE A LOT OF WORK FOR THE CITY.
UM, IT'S JUST REALLY DISHEARTENING THAT, UM, I KNOW WE SIT HERE AND WE DISCUSS, UH, AMOUNTS ALL THE TIME AND $23,000 IS A, YOU KNOW, IS, COULD BE USED FOR SOMETHING ELSE.
UM, AND SO THAT'S, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE DESIGN BEFORE WE APPROVE THIS.
IS THERE ANY WAY WE CAN POSTPONE THIS UNTIL WE HAVE THE DESIGN AND MAYBE WE CAN DISCUSS WITH OUR ENGINEERS AND SEE IF THERE IS ANYTHING WE CAN SAVAGE IN THERE FROM ANYTHING ELSE? I I THINK WE SHOULD DO THAT.
I ALSO WOULD LOVE TO GET A LITTLE BIT MORE TIMELINE HISTORY ON WHEN PEAL WAS DIRECTED TO INSTALL THIS OR TO DESIGN SOMETHING.
AND AT WHAT POINT DID THEY KNOW THAT WHAT THEY WERE DESIGNING WAS COMPLETELY INFEASIBLE MM-HMM.
SO, UM, YEAH, I'VE GOT QUESTIONS TOO.
SOMEONE MIS MISCALCULATED IT MM-HMM.
SO DO WE NEED TO SEPARATE THAT WHENEVER WE MAKE, YOU KNOW, A, A MOTION OR WE APPROVE ALL THE CONSENT ITEMS? LIKE HOW DO WE, HOW DO WE WANT THAT TO LOOK? PAGE, WE WANT ME TO SUGGEST TO REPEAT THE QUESTION.
YOU'RE, YOU'RE TRYING TO DETERMINE IF YOU CAN APPROVE PART OF THE AD SERVICES? YES.
CAUSE I THINK WE STILL WANT THE VIBE.
SO WE WILL JUST BE IN APPROVING $31,000 FOR THE VIBE.
HOW DO YOU, YOU CAN MOVE TO APPROVE THE ANTENNA ASSISTANCE, THE AD SERVICE AGREEMENTS WITH P PEAL EXCEPT FOR MM-HMM.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM, UH, 20, EXCLUDING 23,500 FOR POST STATION RAIN HARVESTING SYSTEM, WHICH WILL BE PO POSTPONED UNTIL COUNCIL CAN GET FURTHER INFORMATION.
SECOND MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER FLORES KALE, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER PARSLEY THAT WE APPROVE.
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 20, EXCLUDING AGENDA OR EXCLUDING 23,500 FOR THE RAINWATER HARVESTING LIFTS STATION.
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THERE DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.ALL OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES SEVEN TO ZERO.
AND I THINK, UH, MAYOR PROTO, YOU HAD QUESTION ON 21.
YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO JUST, UH, BRIEFLY MAKE, UH, SOME COMMENTS ON IT HERE.
UM, SO ON THE AGENDA, ITEM NUMBER 21, IT IS FOR THE INTERN CITY MANAGER TO SET 25,000 GRANT FROM THE BERNADINE JOHNSON FOUNDATION.
AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE NOTES, WHAT IT IS IS THIS GRANT, UH, DOES NOT INCLUDE MATCHING FUNDS, BUT AS PART OF PRESENTING THE APPLICATION, THE, UM, THE PURPOSE FOR THIS WOULD BE TO HELP CREATE THE COMMUNITY GARDEN AT POST OAK PARK.
UM, HE WOULD ALL AIM AT TRYING TO ASSIST WITH 35 GARDEN PLANTS, RESTROOMS, COVERED TABLES, PARKING, AND OTHER AMENITIES ON THAT END FOR THE POST OAK AREA.
AND THE REASON WHY I'M BRINGING THIS FORWARD CUZ, UH, WITH MY TRUSTEE, UH, HISTORIAN THAT I HAVE, UH, JUST WANTED TO GIVE A, A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE FAMILY OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS.
UH, THE BERNADINE JOHNSON FAMILY, UH, HAS BEEN, UH, SO GRACIOUS AND YOU CAN SEE A LOT OF THEIR HISTORIC BUILDINGS AROUND TOWN.
AND JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE HISTORY, IF YOU LOOK AT THE OLD KYLE LIBRARY BUILDING THAT WAS PART OF THE FAMILY THERE, THE OLD THRIFT STORE DOWNTOWN, THAT FAMILY HELPED DESIGN THAT AND BUILT THAT AS WELL.
ALSO RE UH, REDESIGNING AND RE UH, REMODELING THAT THE CATHERINE PORTER HOUSE, THE KYLE TRAIN DEPOT, AND MANY, UH, NUMEROUS FAMILY CONTRIBUTIONS THAT THIS FAMILY HAS MADE.
AND THE REASON WHY I'M JUST BRINGING THIS FORWARD IS BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE AS A CITY AND AS COUNCIL RECOGNIZE THE, HIS, THE HISTORIC AND THE HISTORY OF THE FAMILIES THAT HAVE LIVED IN OUR CITY OR SMALL TOWN BACK THEN IN OUR CITY AND HOW THEY'RE STILL CONTRIBUTING TO THE GROWTH AND THE NEEDS AND THE, FOR OUR CITY.
SO I JUST WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THE FAMILY AND FOR CONTINUING TO PROVIDE THESE KIND OF FUNDS FOR THE CITY, UH, FOR, FOR, FOR EVERYBODY TO ENJOY.
SO I JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT MOTION.
SO WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION, UH, TO APPROVE ITEM AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 21 SECOND.
SECONDED BY CUSTOMER FLOOR KALE THAT WE APPROVE.
IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
WE ARE PROVEN CONSENT AGENDA, NOT YET.
YOU WANNA MAKE A MOTION? I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS, OF COURSE, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF 20 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, AND 25.
ALL MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER, PARTIALLY SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER FLORES KE.
WILL WE ADRO THE, UH, APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA? ITEM 16 THROUGH 19 AND 22 THROUGH 25.
IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[26. Public Hearing Regarding the Petition to Increase the Estimated Costs of the Improvements for Improvement Area #2 of the Southwest Kyle Public Improvement District No. 1. ~ Stephanie Leibe, Norton Rose Fulbright, City's Bond Counsel]
ALL RIGHT, NEXT STEP.AGENDA ITEM 26, PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE PETITION TO INCREASE THE ESTIMATED COSTS OF THE IMPROVEMENTS FOR IMPROVEMENT AREA NUMBER TWO OF THE SOUTHWEST KYLE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NUMBER ONE, MR. IY, UH, MAYOR CITY COUNCIL MEMBER STEPHANIE LIEY WITH NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT BANK COUNCIL, UM, TO THE CITY FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING.
HER STEP IS WE'LL JUST INVITE ANY AUDIENCE MEMBERS WHO MAY WANNA COMMENT ON THIS AGENDA ITEM, UM, TO DO SO.
AND THEN AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ACTION ITEM RELATED TO THE SAME PIT.
IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, I'M GONNA OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING.
SEEING NONE, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.
IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK? YOU SAID YOU'RE OKAY TO CLOSE IT.
I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
NEXT UP, UH, WE HAVE TO SWITCH UP NOW.
UH, NEXT UP IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER
[35. Discussion and possible action to amend the fire code section 503.2.1 and establish a new safe unobstructed width for public and private roads. ~ Daniela Parsley, Council Member]
35, DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO AMEND THE FIRE CODE SECTION 5 0 3 0.2 0.1, AND ESTABLISH A NEW SAFE UNOBSTRUCTED WIDTH FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ROADS.SO THE DISCUSSION OF STREET WEIGHT OFTEN OFTEN CENTERS AROUND TWO ISSUES, ACCESSIBILITY AND SAFETY.
ACCESSIBILITY USUALLY HOW EFFICIENTLY CAN YOU DRIVE THROUGH YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD? SAFETY IS WHETHER TRAFFIC AND VEHICLE SPEED POSES OR BRAKES TO PEDESTRIAN IN THIS CASE.
ALSO, HOW ACCESSIBLE ARE THESE ROADS FOR OUR EMERGENCY RESPONSES? RESPONDERS? SORRY.
SO, UM, IN DISCUSSION OF NEIGHBORHOOD STREET WITH EACH OF THESE ISSUES IS
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TYPICALLY ADDRESSED SURPRISINGLY, ACCESSIBILITY IS OFTEN GIVEN MORE CONSIDERATION THAN SAFETY.UM, I KNOW THAT MOST OF THE STANDARDS THAT ARE CONSIDERED ACCEPT, UM, LIKE ACCEPTABLE ARE ABOUT 20 FEET FOR TWO-WAY TRAFFIC WITH NO PARKING IN EITHER SIDE.
UM, AND SO THAT'S, THAT'S USUALLY WHAT, WHAT I BELIEVE WE HAVE CURRENTLY, ACCORDING TO OUR FIRE CODE, IS A TWO AND FEET NO PARKING IN EITHER SIDE.
UM, SO TWO THINGS MADE ME BRING THIS UP FOR DISCUSSION.
BOTH REASONS ARE SAFETY RELATED.
UM, AS HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH OUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT REGARDING SIDEWALKS FOR CONNECTIVITY, LEAVING MYSELF INSIDE A GATED COMMUNITY THAT LACKS OF SIDEWALKS, I WAS MADE AWARE THAT OUR CURRENT SIDEWALK ORDINANCE IS NOT APPLIED TO ANY GATED COMMUNITIES OR PRIVATE ROADS.
SO THEY ONLY FOLLOW FIRE CODE.
SO IF THERE IS A KID WALKING, UH, TO A SCHOOL INSIDE A COMMUNITY WITH PRIVATE ROADS, NOT ONLY THE KID DOESN'T HAVE A SIDEWALK TO WALK SAFELY, BUT ALSO NEEDS TO WALK ON THE STREET THAT IS CURRENTLY 20 FEET WIDE.
AND IT'S SUPPOSED NOT TO BE, YOU ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO HAVE PARKING AND EITHER SIDE, PEOPLE STILL PARK, RIGHT? SO NOW THE KID HAS TO WORK OR A PERSON WALKING HAS TO WALK IN THE STREET WITH CARS PARKED WHERE THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO PARK, JUST BASICALLY WAITING FOR AN ACCIDENT TO HAPPEN.
THE OTHER POINT IS REGARDING FIRST RESPONDERS, I HAVE SEEN OVER AND OVER AGAIN OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, ESPECIALLY OUR FIRETRUCK, HAVING TO TAKE DETOURS WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD IN ORDER TO GET SAFELY TO A HOUSE THAT IT'D BE CATCHING FIRE.
I'VE SEEN, I'VE SEEN THE FIRE TRUCK, SO I, I SWEAR I PROBABLY WAS JUST MENTALLY WHERE I LIVE SO I COULD SEE ALL THESE ISSUES.
WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO IS WE CANNOT CHANGE WHAT WAS DONE FOR THE PENINSULA, WHICH WAS A HORRIBLE DESIGN.
BUT WE CAN DEFINITELY CHANGE FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS WHEN WE DISCUSS, WHEN WE DISCUSS WITH MEIR.
THAT'S SOMETHING I BROUGHT UP.
I KNOW THAT THEY SAID THAT THEY WERE GOING TO BE ENFORCING PEOPLE TO PARK ON THE DRIVER OR INSIDE THE PARKING GARAGE.
DOESN'T MATTER HOW MUCH YOU THINK YOU'RE GONNA FIND SOMEBODY, PEOPLE WILL STILL PARK IN THERE, WHICH IS WHY I HAD TO DO AMENDMENT TO THE FIRE CODE THE LAST TIME.
SO WHAT I AM ASKING IS THAT WE CONSIDER, GOING BACK TO THE INITIAL AMENDMENT THAT WE DID TO THE FIRE CODE, WE USED TO HAVE A 24 WIDE, UM, MINIMUM REQUIREMENT, NO PARKING.
AND I BELIEVE YOU HAVE TO ADD EIGHT OR SIX, CORRECT ME, CHIEF SIX.
EITHER WAY FOR PARKING ON ONE SIDE.
I KNOW THE ARGUMENT ABOUT THE SPEED WILL COME BACK, BUT I HAVE REVIEWED OVER AND OVER, UM, YOU KNOW, DOCUMENTS ACTUALLY EVEN FROM AUSTIN THAT TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, REALLY HOW MUCH WILL IT AFFECT IF WE INCREASE TWO FEET, FOUR FEET.
IT'S, IT'S REALLY NOT, THE NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS OR SPEEDING IS NOT, IS NOT BIG ENOUGH THAT WE WILL HAVE ISSUES FOR IT.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO OPEN THIS FOR DISCUSSION.
YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO COME INTO MY COMMUNITY IF WE ARE GONNA APPROVE ANY DEVELOPER COMING FORWARD THAT IS GOING TO HAVE PRIVATE ROADS.
THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT ARE GONNA BE AFFECTED AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE OVER HERE COMPLAINING ABOUT STREET ISSUES, COMMENTS.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF CHIEF HAS ANYTHING TO SAY.
I MEAN, I, I KNOW I HAVE SEEN THAT FIRE TRUCK UP AND DOWN TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT HOW TO GET TO A HOUSE.
ALL I'M TRYING TO DO IS PREVENT ANY FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS TO GOING THROUGH WHAT GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL.
I'M THE FIRE CHIEF FOR HAYS COUNTY S D FIVE.
UM, IN 2016, THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED THE 2015 INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE.
WHENEVER A CITY OR COUNTY ADOPTS FIRE CODE, WE BASE AMENDMENTS ON WHAT? NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT.
THEY HAVE A WHOLE COMMITTEE THAT MAKES THESE AMENDMENTS AND MOST CITIES AND COUNTIES ADOPT THOSE AMENDMENTS.
AND ONE OF THE AMENDMENTS WAS THE 24 FOOT RIGHT AWAY OR UNOBSTRUCTED PATH FOR, FOR THE STREET WIDTHS.
AND THEN SO THE COUNCIL ADOPTED THAT AND THEN ABOUT A YEAR LATER IT WAS CHANGED TO 20.
SO THAT'S ABOUT THE HISTORY I KNOW ON IT.
I KNOW PART OF THE ISSUE, THE CONCERNS WITH SPEED AND PART OF THE ISSUE WAS WITH DEVELOPERS AND THE WIDTH OF THE RIGHT OF WAY CUTS FOR FORCE COUNT.
UM, I AM, I AM ALL FOR THIS WIDENING BACK UP TO 24 FEET.
I'M ALSO FOR REQUIRING SIDEWALKS.
UM, I'VE BEEN A TWO COUNCIL MEMBER, DANIELLE PARSLEY'S,
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NECK OF THE WOODS.AND I GUESS I DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE THAT THERE WAS NO SIDEWALKS.
BUT NOW THAT I THINK ABOUT IT, THERE'S NOT, I DON'T EVEN UNDERSTAND WHY YOU WOULD WANNA MAKE A COMMUNITY LIKE THAT.
BUT, AND MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD LOOK AT TOO.
NOT THAT I WOULD EVER FEEL LIKE AS A CITY THAT WE SHOULD REQUIRE SIDEWALKS.
YOU THINK THAT WOULD JUST BE, AND WE PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND WE DO.
IT JUST DOESN'T APPLY TO PRIVATE COMMUNITIES.
I I LIKE THE IDEA OF, YOU KNOW, I, I LIVE IN A COMMUNITY WHERE THE FRONT IS VERY KIND OF OLD SCHOOL AND THE BACK IS A LITTLE, UH, NEW SCHOOL.
UM, AND THAT AREA AND THAT PARKING IS HORRENDOUS.
WE CANNOT GET A FIRETRUCK BACK THERE IN THE EVENT SOMETHING HAPPENS.
UM, THERE MAY BE REAL ISSUES, SAFETY ISSUES AND CONCERNS.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW THAT ROUNDABOUT PASSED CUZ IT IS.
SO IT IS HALF THE SIZE OF A NORMAL ROUNDABOUT.
UM, AND, AND, BUT WITH THAT SAID, I'VE ALSO BEEN DOWN THERE.
I'VE WALKED AND AND I, THERE'S, THERE IS CARS PARKED ON BOTH SIDES AND WE HAVE THE COMMUNITY WHERE IT'S A SHARED OUTSIDE AND IT WOULD BE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE FOR LIKE AN AMBULANCE AND A FIRE FIRETRUCK TO GET DOWN THERE.
SO FOR ME IT'S ALL ABOUT SAFETY.
AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS GOING TO BE SPEEDING, BUT I FEEL LIKE THERE'S SPEEDING ANYWAYS.
AND SO THAT'S A WHOLE OTHER ISSUE IN OF ITSELF THAT I THINK THE CITY NEEDS TO LOOK AT IN ADDITION TO THE NARROW LANES.
SO I'M ALL FOR WIDENING THEM BACK UP TO 24 UH, FEET.
I THINK THE FRONT OF OUR SUBDIVISION DOES FINE WITH, UH, THAT AMOUNT OF ROADS.
UH, I KNOW WE CHANGED OUR, NOT WE, SOMEBODY IN THE COMMUNITY CHANGED OUR SPEED LIMIT TO 25.
AND, AND I THINK THAT THAT'S HAD SOME EFFECT ON IT.
UH, I GET NERVOUS JUST DRIVING IN PLUM CREEK, PERIOD.
THAT'S WHY I DON'T, THAT'S WHY THEY DON'T COME TO THIS.
IT'S EXACTLY, IT'S, WELL, IT'S, IT'S NICE NEIGHBORHOODS BUT IT IT IS TRUE.
UM, AND SO I GUESS THE REAL QUESTION WOULD BE IS WHEN THESE DEVELOPERS COME IN, IS IT, WAS IT PURPOSELY DESIGNED TO WHERE YOU WOULD HAVE SUCH A SMALLER STREET SO YOU WON'T HAVE THAT TRAFFIC, YOU WOULD ONLY HAVE A SPECIFIC TYPE OF TRAFFIC WITH SPECIFIC TYPE OF PEDESTRIAN WALKWAYS.
CUZ IF YOU DO HAVE IT WIDER, YOU WOULD PROBABLY OPEN UP TO MORE VEHICLES ON THE STREET, WIDER TRUCKS, WIDER VEHICLES AND SO FORTH.
SO I'M WONDERING WHEN THOSE DESIGNS WERE DONE, ESPECIALLY IN THAT SIDE OF TOWN, IT WAS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR THAT TO WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE A VERY GATED COMMUNITY.
WE'RE GONNA BE A VERY, UM, I'M NOT GONNA SAY THE WORD, BUT I'M GETTING AT MM-HMM
SO I'M WONDERING IF THAT WAS THE DESIGN OF IT ALL.
BUT AGAIN, I CAN UNDERSTAND THE SAFETY OF IT ALL.
YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO GET THE DUMP TRUCKS, THE, THE TDS TRUCKS THROUGH SCHOOL BUS.
UM, I HAVE, I LIVE IN KENSINGTON TRAILS.
BUT WHEN WE HAVE CARS PARKED ON BOTH SIDES, I CAN SEE THE SCHOOL BUSES GO REAL SLOWLY.
SO I CAN IMAGINE, UH, WITH MS. PARSLEY AND EVERYBODY THAT LIVES IN PLUM CREEK, HOW SMALL, YOU'VE GOTTA TURN THESE CARS.
YOU SAID WHEN THE SCHOOL BUSES GO, THEY GO FAST OR SLOW? SLOW SLOW.
JUST WANNA MAKE SURE I HEARD YOU CORRECT.
CAUSE IT'S ON BOTH SIDES, BUT STILL.
SO I CAN IMAGINE WHAT IT'S LIKE.
SO I WONDER IF THAT WAS IT BACK THEN.
BUT I DO SUPPORT, IT WAS PLUM CREEK WAS EVERYTHING SOUTH OF KOHLS OF PLUM CREEK WAS DESIGNED IN THE NINETIES BEFORE THERE WAS A FIRE CODE.
SO THEY CAN MAKE THE ROADS THAT NARROWER AND THEIR I THINKING WAS, WELL EVERYBODY WILL DRIVE SLOW.
AND I, AND I ALWAYS JOKE CUZ I WAS LIKE SHOWING CHIEF FOR MY, I LIVE RIGHT IN THE CURB.
YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO PARK BY MY HOUSE IF I DIE.
YOU'LL MAKE SURE WHOEVER APPROVED THAT.
AND THAT'S ONE OF THE REASON, REASONS WHY WETZEL, WE WENT BACK AND MADE ONE SIDE ONLY PARKING BECAUSE IT HAS THAT CURVE IN IT AND IT, YOU COULDN'T SEE AROUND THE CURVE TO START WITH, BUT THEN IT WAS REALLY NARROW, THE SWING OF THE BACK OF THE FIRETRUCKS, IT ALMOST HIT CARS.
SO WHAT WOULD WE DO WITH THIS SUCH AN ITEM THEN? WILL WE WANT TO HAVE THE CITY LOOK AT THE CODE AGAIN? OR WE GONNA WANT TO MAYBE INCREASE IT BACK TO 24 OR MAYBE 26.
I MEAN, SO THE CURRENT CODE, I THINK 26, WE WILL BE GOING TOO MUCH.
I I I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND THE FIRE CODE TO GO FROM 20, THE MINIMUM WIDTH OF 20 FEET TO 24 FEET.
SECOND MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER, PARTIALLY SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER FLORE SCALE.
DO WE AMEND THE INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE TO ALLOW FOR UNEX UNOBSTRUCTED
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OBSTRUCT.IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? SO WHY WERE PRIVATE ROADS ALLOWED TO GET NARROWER? THAT'S COMPARED TO PUBLIC ROADS.
SO IT, BECAUSE I DO, I DO LIVE IN WATER LEAF AND OUR ROADS ARE WIDER AND I CAN SEE THE OTHER SIDE, DANIELLA, THEY SPEED WHEN THEY, YOU GIVE THEM TOO MUCH RUNWAY, THEY, THEY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT.
WELL, I WOULDN'T SAY, DO YOU HAVE, I PREFER A LITTLE NARROWER, BUT 24.
DO YOU HAVE 24? DO YOU HAVE SIDEWALKS? YES, WE DO.
SO MY KID HAD TO WALK TO SCHOOL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET RIGHT ALONG WITH ALL THE KIDS.
WHAT I'M TRYING TO AVOID IS LIKE, SINCE WE CANNOT ENFORCE SIDEWALKS ON THIS NEIGHBORHOOD, WHEN THEY COME AND THEY WILL COME.
I KNOW THEN WHAT ARE WE DOING? THEY ONLY ABIDE BY THE FIRE CODE.
IT WILL MAKE IT EASIER FOR THE FIRE TRUCK TO GO BY.
SO, SO WHY WAS THIS ORDINANCE IN OUR PLANNING AND ZONING FOR, IT LOOKS LIKE THIS GOES FAR BACK 10 YEARS.
WHY, WHY WERE WE NOT ADOPTING WIDER 24 FOOT ROADS MINIMUM WITH SIDEWALKS? UH, CUZ I, I KNOW WHERE YVONNE LIVES AND, AND IT'S, IT'S TIGHT OVER THERE TOO.
THEY'RE, THOSE ROADS ARE CREEKSIDE.
MY ASSUMPTION WOULD BE SO YOU CAN PUT MORE HOUSES ON THERE AND CREEKSIDE IS NOT, IS NOT A ROAD SUBDIVISION.
IT'S STILL A BRAND NEW SUBDIVISION.
DO YOU, YOU REMEMBER WHEN WE HAD THAT WORKSHOP OVER HERE AND THEY SHOWED MY NEIGHBORHOOD AS A MOST PROFITABLE BECAUSE YOU CAN JUST JAM A TON OF HOUSES AND DENSITY MM-HMM.
LESS ROAD, MORE HOUSES, THAT DENSITY.
SO SO TO PARK ON BOTH SIDES OF THE STREET WITH A 24 FOOT IS WHAT LEON WAS SAYING.
YOU'RE, YOU'RE RIGHT AWAY GOES FROM 50 TO 60 FEET.
ARE WE GOING TO LOSE MORE BUILDERS? UM, POTENTIALLY BECAUSE THEY'RE GIVING UP MORE.
DON'T, THAT'S THE LAST OF MY WORRIES.
MORE HIGHER END BUILDERS INTO OUR COMMUNITY IF WE ENFORCE A MINIMUM 24.
BECAUSE I KNOW NOW THERE'S MORE LABOR COSTS, MORE MATERIAL COSTS.
SO YOU ARE WORRYING ABOUT THE BUILDERS? NO, NO, I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT THEM.
I'M SAYING ARE WE GOING TO LOSE? WHO DO WE EVEN ASK THAT QUESTION TOO? BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THERE'S NO DEVELOPERS HERE THAT ARE THINKING, WHAT ABOUT PARKING LOTS AND, AND BUSINESSES, COSTCO STUFF.
IS THAT GONNA AFFECT PARKING LOTS? NO, THAT, WOULD THAT AFFECT BUSINESSES? WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT THE MINIMUM WIDTH OF THE STREET.
JUST RESIDENTIAL, RIGHT? MM-HMM.
OH, PARKING LOTS ALREADY HAVE THAT REQUIREMENT.
OKAY, SO RESIDENTIAL JUST NEEDS TO CATCH UP.
WELL HE SAID PRIVATE, PRIVATE ROADS NEED TO CATCH UP, WHICH IS RESIDENTIAL.
ALL RIGHT, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL FAVOR SAY AYE.
OH, OPPOSED? NAY, NAY, NAY, NAY.
[27. Consideration and Approval of a Resolution of the City of Kyle, Texas, Approving an Amendment to the Southwest Kyle Public Improvement District No. 1 within the City of Kyle Pursuant to Chapter 372 of the Texas Local Government Code. ~ Stephanie Leibe, Norton Rose Fulbright, City's Bond Counsel]
UP.CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF KYLE, TEXAS APPROVING AN AMENDMENT MEANT TO THE, UH, SOUTHWEST KYLE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NUMBER ONE WITHIN THE CITY OF KYLE.
PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 3 72, THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE.
STEPHANIE LIBE, MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER STEPHANIE LIBE NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT BOND COUNCIL FOR THE CITY.
WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU TODAY IS A RESOLUTION TO INCREASE COST FOR SOUTHWEST KYLE PIT NUMBER ONE.
THIS IS MOST CLOSELY ALIGNED TO A RESOLUTION THAT WOULD CREATE A PIT.
SO THIS PIT HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY CREATED BY THE CITY OF KYLE AND THE UH, PIT HAD ITS FIRST BOND ISSUANCE FOR IMPROVEMENT AREA NUMBER ONE, AS THEY WERE GETTING READY FOR IMPROVEMENT.
AREA NUMBER TWO, THEY REALIZED BECAUSE OF INFLATION AND INCREASED COST, THAT THEY NEEDED ADDITIONAL BONDING CAPACITY FOR THAT IMPROVEMENT AREA.
SO THIS RESOLUTION IS DESIGNED TO INCREASE BONDING CAPACITY FOR IMPROVEMENT AREA NUMBER TWO.
THERE'S CURRENTLY 1.7 MILLION OF BONDING CAPACITY LEFT, UM, FROM WHEN THE DISTRICT WAS ORIGINALLY CREATED.
I'M GONNA PULL UP AND MAKE SURE I GIVE YOU THE RIGHT NUMBERS.
THEY ARE REQUESTING THAT THE CITY, ANOTHER 3.7 MILLION OF BOND BONDING CAPACITY TO BRING THE TOTAL BONDING BONDING CAPACITY FOR IMPROVEMENT AREA NUMBER TWO TO 5.4 MILLION.
UH, ALL THE COSTS ALLOCATED FOR THE ADDITIONAL BONDING CAPACITY WOULD BE APPLIED TO THE IMPROVEMENT AREA NUMBER TWO.
SO NO ADDITIONAL ASSESSMENTS WOULD BE LEVIED WITHIN IMPROVEMENT AREA NUMBER ONE.
AND ON A PER LOT BASIS, BASED ON LOT SIZE, THE ASSESSMENTS BETWEEN THE TWO IMPROVEMENT AREAS WOULD BE ROUGHLY EQUIVALENT.
IT'S NOT DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR, BUT IT'S WITHIN KIND OF AN ACCEPTABLE RANGE, UM, FOR THOSE ANNUAL INSTALLMENTS THAT WOULD BE PAID ULTIMATELY BY THE HOMEOWNERS.
SO LIKE THE CREATION RESOLUTION, THIS WOULD JUST BE THE FIRST STEP TOWARDS MOVING
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TOWARDS A BOND ISSUANCE FOR THE IMPROVEMENT AREA.NUMBER TWO, IF ADOPTED BY COUNSEL TONIGHT, THE RESOLUTION ITSELF WOULD GET FILED IN COUNTY LAND RECORDS AND THEN WE WOULD WORK WITH P THREE AND SAMCO TO PUT TOGETHER AN UPDATED SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN FOR THE NEW IMPROVEMENTS IN THIS AREA.
SO, HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL MAY HAVE.
UM, DEVELOPER AND DEVELOPERS COUNCIL ARE ALSO HERE TONIGHT TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU GUYS MAY HAVE ABOUT THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT CUSTOMERS.
SO THE TOTAL INCREASE IS 400,000 MORE, UH, $3.4 MILLION MORE, RIGHT? BUT YOU HAVEN'T ISSUED OUT 1.7.
WE HAVE AN ISSUED 1.7 AND WE'RE GONNA INCREASE BY 3.7.
SO IT'S GONNA BRING TOTAL BONDING CAPACITY TO 5.4 MILLION.
MINUS 5 MILLION IS 400,000 IS THE INCREASE? NO, 500 MILLION WAS THE IN AMOUNT THAT WAS INITIALLY AUTHORIZED.
3.3 MILLION WAS ISSUED AND THAT'S WHERE THE 1.7 MILLION COMES FROM.
AND THIS IS THIS TO SELL MORE BONDS FOR THIS BID.
THIS WOULD BE TO FINANCE MORE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS FOR THE BID.
SO IT WOULD INCREASE ADDITIONAL BONDING CAPACITY, BUT THAT'S AGAIN, TO PAY FOR INCREASED COSTS AND TO PAY FOR IMPROVEMENTS THAT WOULD GO INTO THIS IMPROVEMENT AREA.
SO WATER STREETS REC, DRAINAGE TYPES OF, UH, IMPROVEMENTS THAT YOU TYPICALLY SEE WITHIN PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS IN THE CITY.
AND SO HOW'S THAT NUMBER CALCULATED FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS? LIKE HOW DO YOU DECIDE 1.7 IS WHAT IS NEEDED? WELL, SO THE 1.7 IS WHAT WAS REMAINING.
UM, THEY CAN CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT I THINK WHAT THEY DID IS THEY KIND OF, UH, DID AN ECONOMIC STUDY AND THEN LOOKED AT THE ASSESSMENT AMOUNTS FOR IMPROVEMENT AREA NUMBER ONE AND TRIED TO COME UP WITH A ROUGHLY EQUIVALENT, UM, ASSESSMENT AMOUNT FOR IMPROVEMENT AREA TWO.
SO THAT THERE WERE SOME PARITY BETWEEN THE TWO AREAS.
IF YOU LOOK AT IT ON A TAX RATE EQUIVALENT BASIS, THE TAX RATE EQUIVALENT FOR IMPROVEMENT AREA NUMBER TWO IS ACTUALLY LESS THAN THE TAX RATE EQUIVALENT AMOUNT OF THE ASSESSMENTS FOR IMPROVEMENT AREA NUMBER ONE.
SO DOES THIS ADD MORE, UM, LIABILITY TO THE CITY? UM, OR IS THIS A SEPARATE ACCOUNT THAT'S NOT? UM, SO PID BONDS WHEN ISSUED OR SECURED ONLY BY SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS OF THE CITY AND NOT BACKED BY THE CITY'S FULL FAITH AND CREDIT OR IT'S AD OF ALARM TAXES.
JUST WANTED SOME MORE QUESTIONS.
WHEN WILL WE KNOW WHAT IMPROVEMENTS THAT THIS MONEY IS GONNA GO TOWARDS? DO YOU ALL KNOW NOW? MARION COUNCIL MEMBERS? UH, KERRY COBB, INTER MANCO GP LLC OUT OF, UH, DALLAS, TEXAS.
WE ACTUALLY KNOW WHAT, UH, WE'VE SUBMITTED COST ESTIMATES, UH, FULL COST ESTIMATES FOR THE ADDITIONAL, THE ADDITIONAL INCREASE.
IS THERE A REASON WHY THEY'RE DETAILS? YEAH, SO I WOULD, THAT WOULD BE NICE TO SEE THOSE DETAILS.
WHO HAS THOSE? AND WHEN WILL COUNSEL LAY EYES ON THEM? ANYBODY KNOW JERRY? THAT'S FINE.
I JUST NEED TO KNOW, HE, UM, MR. COBB HAS STATED THAT HE HAS SUBMITTED, UM, LIKE COST ESTIMATES AND, AND, AND WHAT THE MONEY'S GONNA BE SPENT ON FOR THIS TURNER'S IMPROVEMENT FOR THE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IMPROVEMENT.
AND I WAS WONDERING WHEN COUNCIL WOULD BE ABLE TO REVIEW THAT.
SO WE TYPICALLY BRING THAT TO COUNCIL WHEN WE BRING IN THE PRELIMINARY SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN.
THOSE IMPROVEMENTS ARE DETAILED ALONG WITH THEIR COSTS.
WHEN THAT PLAN IS CONSIDER OR SUBMITTED TO CITY COUNCIL, THEY HAVE PROVIDED IT.
I THINK THE INFORMATION'S PROBABLY WITH P THREE, UM, THE CITY'S PIT ADMINISTRATOR.
UM, BUT I'M HAPPY TO FOLLOW UP WITH ANY, SO IF WE VOTE QUESTIONS YES.
ON THIS TONIGHT, WE'LL GET A, IF WILL WE GET A SECOND CHANCE TO REVIEW THOSE? A SECOND AND A THIRD CHANCE? OKAY.
SO JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER PIT BOND ISSUANCE, RIGHT? THIS IS THE FIRST STEP.
AND THEN WE BRING IN THE PRELIMINARY SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN, WHICH WOULD LIST ALL THE AUTHORIZED IMPROVEMENTS, THE COST PER IMPROVEMENT, AND THE PROPOSED ASSESSMENT RULE THAT HAS TO BE ADOPTED BY COUNSEL AND A PUBLIC HEARING CALLED MM-HMM.
AND THEN WE COME BACK, HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ASSESSMENTS AND IMPROVEMENTS, AND THEN THAT PLAN BECOMES FINALIZED.
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AND SO THIS WILL COME BEFORE COUNSEL AT LEAST TWO MORE TIMES.UH, JERRY, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS INFORMATION FROM, FROM THE GET-GO, FROM THE FIRST VOTE THAT I HAVE TO TAKE UNTIL THE THIRD HEARING.
CUZ EVEN IF I DON'T GET A CHANCE TO LOOK AT IT NOW, WHICH HOPEFULLY I WOULD, UH, LOOK AT IT PRIOR TO, BUT THEN I, I'LL HAVE ANOTHER TWO CHANCES TO REVIEW IT.
IT, UM, BUT IF WE'RE GONNA VOTE TO INCREASE 3.7 MILLION TO THIS JURORS, I WOULD LIKE TO TO, OH, SORRY.
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IT IS THAT WE'RE GONNA VOTE ON.
WE'LL NOTE THAT AND WE'LL BE SURE TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION WITH BACKUP IN THE FUTURE.
SO WE WOULD ACTUALLY HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING THEN A SECOND READING.
IS THAT WHAT WE'RE SAYING? NO, THE, THE, OR THE, THE ORDINANCES WHEN ADOPTED ARE EFFECTIVE ON THEIR FIRST READING BECAUSE THEY RELATE TO BONDS.
BUT YOU WILL HAVE, UH, APPROVAL OF THE PRELIMINARY SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN AND PROPOSED ASSESSMENT RULE THAT WOULD CALL A PUBLIC HEARING AT THE SAME TIME WE WOULD COME BACK, HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING, AND THEN YOU WOULD APPROVE THE FINAL PLAN.
WITH THAT, MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA.
ITEM NUMBER 27, OBJECT MOTION BY MAYOR PROTE.
SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER PARTIALLY.
IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION.
MOTION IS TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 27.
[28.
Approve Task Order No. 4 to PAPE-DAWSON ENGINEERS, INC., San Antonio, Texas in the amount not to exceed $1,067,346.60 for engineering services and design of Old Stagecoach Road from Veterans Drive (RM 150) to Center Street (Off-System) and also Center Street (Off-System) from Old Stagecoach Road to Veterans Drive (RM 150). ~ Joe Cantalupo, K Friese & Associates, City's 2022 Road Bond Program Manager
]AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 28, APPROVED TASK ORDER NUMBER FOUR, TO PAY DAWSON ENGINEERS, UH, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, AND AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED, UH, 1,000,067, UH, THOUSAND $346 60 CENTS FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES AND DESIGN OF OLD STAGE COACH ROAD FROM VETERANS DRIVE TO CENTER STREET OFF SYSTEM, AND ALSO CENTER STREET, UH, OFF SYSTEM FROM OLD STAGE COACH ROAD TO VETERANS DRIVE, RM ONE 50.MR. CAN, UH, MAYOR COUNSEL, UH, THIS IS, UH, THE DESIGN CONTRACT AS THE ITEM STATES FOR PAPER DAWSON TO UNDERTAKE, UH, OLD STAGE COACH ROAD AND, UH, THE NON-SYSTEM AND NON-TEXT THAT PORTION OF THE CENTER STREET.
UH, THIS WAS LAGGING BEHIND BECAUSE, UH, WE MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS AND THE DESIGN ENGINEER MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS AND IT HAD TO GO THROUGH, UH, THEIR INTERNAL REVIEW.
ANY, ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. KENPO MOTIONS? MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE IT.
SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER FLORES KELLY, APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 28.
[29. (First Reading) An Ordinance regulating traffic, authorizing and directing the installation and erection of stop signs for traffic control at the intersection of County Road 158 and Old Post Road; Spring Branch Drive and Spring Branch Loop/Fall Creek Drive; and Sanders and Kohler's Crossing in the city limits of Kyle. ~ Leon Barba, P.E., City Engineer]
AGENDA ITEM 29.FIRST READING AND ORDINANCE REGULATING TRAFFIC, AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE INSTALLATION AND ERECTION OF STOP SIGNS FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL AT THE INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 1 58 IN OLD POST ROAD, SPRING BRANCH DRIVE, AND SPRING BRANCH LOOP, FALL CREEK DRIVE, AND SANDERS AND KOHLERS CROSSING IN THE CITY LIMITS.
CITY OF KYLE, MR. BARBARA MARION COUNCIL.
LEON BARBARA, CITY ENGINEER, UH, MAYOR COUNCIL OR NEW TRAFFIC ENGINEER LOOKED AT THESE THREE INTERSECTIONS AND HIS RECOMMENDATION WAS TO GO IN AND INSTALL ALLWAY STOP SIGNS AT THESE PARTICULAR INTERSECTIONS.
UH, AS SOON AS WE GET THE APPROVAL FROM COUNCIL, WE'LL HAVE THOSE SIGNS INSTALLED.
SECOND MOTION BY THE MAYOR, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER PARSLEY THAT WE APPROVE GEN ADAM 29 IS THEIR DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION.
I WANNA SAY I'M SUPER EXCITED FOR THIS ONE ON OLD POST ROAD.
UM, I WANNA KNOW WHEN YOU GO DOWN, UM, OLD POST ROAD, TAKE A RIGHT UNDER 1 58 AND THEN YOU HIT THE FEEDER ROAD, 35 ON THE LEFT, THERE'S A BUNCH OF TREES THAT KIND OF, UM, BLOCK YOUR VIEW OF THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC.
IS THERE ANY WAY WE CAN FIGURE OUT WHO OWNS THAT? AND, AND CAN THEY CUT IT BACK FOR ADDITIONAL SAFETY? WAS THAT ON THE LEFT SIDE? IS IT'S ON THE LEFT? YES.
PUBLIC HORSE JUST WENT THROUGH THERE ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND DID A BUNCH OF TRIMMING.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU, WHEN YOU WERE BUYING, I TURN RIGHT, SO I LOOK LEFT.
DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? UM, THAT COULD BE TEXT STOPS RIGHT AWAY, BUT I'LL, I'LL FOLLOW UP ON THAT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? UH, QUESTION LEON.
I'M ALSO, UH, HAPPY ABOUT THESE FOUR-WAY STREETLIGHTS.
I GUESS WHAT'S THE ALTERNATIVE IS THAT WHEN YOU START GETTING FOUR-WAY STOP SIGNS, EVERYBODY HAS TO STOP AND MOVE WHEN STAY WHOEVER ARRIVES FIRST.
ARE YOU ASKING ABOUT THE INTERSECTION AT SANDERS? YEAH.
WELL, AT, UM, 1 58 AND OLD POST ROAD, IT, THESE WILL BE HANGING OVERHEAD SIGNAL LIGHTS.
NO, THESE WILL JUST BE STOP SIGNS.
I THOUGHT, I THOUGHT WE WERE GONNA HAVE THE LIGHTS, THE GREEN, YELLOW LIGHTS.
WELL, THAT'S WHAT I STOP SIGNS.
NOW SANDERS AT, UH, KOHLS, EVENTUALLY THAT WILL BE EITHER A ROUNDABOUT OR, UH, TRAFFIC SIGNALS THERE.
BUT IN THE MEDIA MEANTIME, WE NEEDED TO PUT SOMETHING UP THERE CAUSE WE WERE GETTING COMPLAINTS ABOUT THAT INTERSECTION.
SO WE COULD BE LOOKING AT STREET LIGHTS, FLASHING LIGHTS LATER, UH, AT SOME OF THESE INTERSECTIONS.
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PROBABLY ONLY WHEN I WOULD SEE AT THIS POINT WOULD BE COLORS AT, UH, SANDERS.TRAFFIC SIGNALS OR ROUNDABOUT.
AND WE NEED TO DO, UH, KYLE CROSSING AGAIN.
WHAT'S, WHERE, WHERE DO WE STAND ON KYLE CROSSING? IS IT MAYOR? I'M GLAD YOU ASKED ABOUT THAT.
WE, WE, WE, WE VOTED TO APPROVE A, LIKE A DUMB DOWN TRAFFIC LIGHT.
NOT THE FULL SIGNALIZED INTERSECTION, BUT A, SOMETHING THAT'S CORRECT.
UH, I CHECKED WITH THE CONSULTANT, UH, WE'RE SUPPOSED TO GET THE A HUNDRED PERCENT PLANS, UH, END OF MAY, AND WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE CONSTRUCTION STARTED SOMETIME AROUND AUGUST.
YEAH, I DO NOT WANNA PUT STOP SIGNS AT KOHLERS AND SANDERS, BUT IT HAS TO HAPPEN AT THIS POINT.
SO, AND IF, IF WE'RE WAITING TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO IMPROVE THAT INTERSECTION, THIS HA YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THE, THE STUDENTS AND WITH PLUM CREEK NORTH OPENING UP AND THEN THE STUDENTS CUTTING THROUGH, UH, IT'S ABSOLUTELY HORRIFIC TRYING TO YES.
WATCH, WATCH THAT HAPPEN AROUND SCHOOL TIMES.
SO, AND MAYOR WOULD MORE COMMENT ON KYLE CROSSING AT KOHLER'S? UH, THAT'S GONNA BE TEMPORARY WOODEN POLES WITH THE CABLES.
YEAH, BECAUSE WE HAVE THAT, THE FEATURE CIP P PROJECT COMING THROUGH THERE.
SO WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE GONNA BE PUTTING THERE AT, AT THIS TIME.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? EVEN IF IT'S, UH, WIRE AND A LIGHT BULB, SOMETHING, SOMETHING, PEOPLE WILL STILL BE HAPPY CUZ IT BACKS UP, IT BACKS UP QUARTER MILE DURING RUSH HOUR.
ANY OBJECTION TO THIS BEING FINALLY PASSED? NO, SIR.
SEEING NONE IS FINALLY PASSED.
[30.
(First Reading) An Ordinance granting Acadian Ambulance Service of Texas, LLC, D/B/A Acadian Ambulance Service, a franchise to provide non-emergency and rollover emergency ambulance services within the boundaries of the City of Kyle, Texas; providing an agreement prescribing conditions, terms, and regulations governing the operation of the non-emergency ambulance services; providing penalties for noncompliance with franchise. ~ Kaela Sharp, City Planner
- Public Hearing
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 30, UH, A FIRST READING AND ORDINANCE, UH, GRANTING ACADIAN AMBULANCE SERVICES OF TEXAS LLC DBA ACADIAN AMBULANCE SERVICE FRANCHISE TO PROVIDE NON-EMERGENCY AND ROLLOVER EMERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICES WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY OF KYLE, TEXAS, PROVIDING AN AGREEMENT, PRESCRIBING CONDITIONS, TERMS, UH, AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE OPERATION OF THE NON-EMERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICES, PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR NON-COMPLIANCE WITH FRANCHISE.
THIS ITEM DOES HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING.
AMBER, MY ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER FOR THE RECORD.
I'M PITCH HITTING FOR MS. KAYLA TONIGHT.
UM, THIS, UH, FRANCHISE AGREEMENTS WAS APPROVED ON SECOND READING, UH, IN 2021.
AND AN INCLUDED A TERM OF TWO YEARS WITH THE, AN OPTION TO RENEW FOR AN ADDITIONAL TWO YEARS WITH COUNCIL APPROVAL.
AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ASKING YOU FOR TONIGHT.
THIS ORDINANCE WILL CODIFY THAT TO YOUR EXTENSION AND ADOPTS, UH, THE NEW RATES INTO THE FEE SCHEDULE.
AND THEN THE TERM OF TWO YEARS OF FRANCHISE FEE OF THREE AND A 5% IS ALSO RENEWED.
IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, I'M GONNA OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING.
UH, SEEING NONE, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.
IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK? SEEING NONE.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? MAYOR PROAM.
UM, AMBER, I WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR RESPONDING TO THE EMAIL THAT I HAD.
AND, UH, FOR THE DI IN THE CITY, THE REASON WHY I ASKED THE QUESTION WAS, IF YOU LOOK AT THE ORDINANCE IS TO APPROVE THE TWO YEAR RENEWAL EXTENSION, BUT IN SECTION 16 WHERE IT SAYS RATES AND CHARGES TO PATIENTS AND CUSTOMERS, IF YOU LOOK AT SECTION NUMBER TWO, IT READ ON NON-EMERGENCY CALLS OR CALLS WHERE A PERSON REQUIRES TRANSPORTATION TO A NON-EMERGENCY FACILITY COLLECTION FOR SERVICES OR PAYMENT MAY BE AT THE OPTION OF ACADIAN MAY BE MADE BEFORE THE AMBULANCE TRIP BEGINS.
SO DID WE CLARIFY, WILL THAT HAPPEN OR NOT? YES, SIR.
SO, UH, WE HAVE ROUGHLY WOOD WITH ACADIAN HERE TONIGHT.
IN, IN SHORT, UM, THOSE EMERGENCY RELATED TRIPS, UH, WILL NOT BE, UH, PAYMENT REQUESTED BEFORE THEY START.
THEY WILL WANT TO BILL A THIRD PARTY INSURANCE, UM, FOR THOSE ELECTED TRIPS WHERE THEY WANT TO GO OUT OF KYLE TO GO TO HOUSTON FOR AN ELECTIVE SERVICE, THEY MAY ASK FOR PAYMENT UPFRONT.
SO IF SOMEBODY NEEDS A SPECIFIC PROCEDURE DONE, BUT IT'S NOT LOCAL AS FAR AS, LIKE I SAY, LOCAL LIKE SAN ANTONIO, I MEAN SANTA MARCUS OR AUSTIN, IF THEY HAVE TO GO, LET'S SAY A VETERAN OR SOMEBODY LIKE THAT NEEDS TO GO UP TO TEMPLE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, OR WE'RE GONNA BE REQUIRING THEM TO HAVE THAT PAYMENT UP FRONT.
CAUSE IF, IF THEY'RE, ESPECIALLY IF THEY'RE LIKE ON MEDICAID OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
GOOD EVENING COUNSEL AND MAYOR, MY NAME IS RUSTY WOOD.
I'M THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS FOR ACADIAN AMBULANCE IN THIS REGION.
AND THE SIMPLE ANSWER TO THAT IS NO.
WE WORK WITH THE VETERANS ASSOCIATION AND IF THERE'S ANY KIND OF A THIRD PARTY PAYER OTHER THAN THE INDIVIDUAL THAT IS CHOOSING TO GO OUTSIDE OF THE SERVICE AREA, WE WOULD NOT ASK FOR PAYMENT UP UPFRONT.
WE WOULD GO THROUGH THOSE THIRD PARTY PAYER SERVICES FIRST.
UM, THE ONLY REASON WE WOULD ASK FOR A PAYMENT UPFRONT IS IF THE INDIVIDUAL HAD ALREADY REQUESTED THE PRE-AUTHORIZATION THROUGH THEIR THIRD PARTY AND THEIR THIRD PARTY HAD TURNED IT DOWN.
BUT THEY'RE STILL CHOOSING TO GO OUTSIDE OF THIS SERVICE AREA.
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UH, BUT ALL EMERGENCY SERVICES, ALL LIFE-THREATENING INDIVIDUAL SERVICES WOULD BE, UH, THE SERVICE WOULD BE PROVIDED UP FRONT AND WE WOULD WORRY ABOUT THE PAYMENT ON THE BACKSIDE.WELL THAT'S GOOD TO HEAR CUZ I KNOW THERE'S, THERE'S, WHEN IT COMES TO HEALTHCARE AND COSTS, THAT'S ONE OF THE BIG THINGS THAT I KNOW A LOT OF RESIDENTS HAVE TO FACE.
UH, ESPECIALLY IF THEY HAVE TO BE TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE, THAT'S A HUGE BILL RIGHT OFF THE BAT.
SO I JUST WAS WANTING TO CLARIFY IF THERE IS SOMEBODY THAT'S, LET'S SAY THEY INJURE THEIR LEG OR NOT ABLE TO WALK, WHATEVER IT IS, AND THEY HAVE TO GO GET A PROCEDURE IN ANOTHER AREA OF TOWN OR IN ANOTHER CITY, UM, IS THIS SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO WORK OUT PAYMENT PLANS BEFORE THEY CAN EVEN SET THAT UP CUZ THEY'RE ALREADY STRESSED OUT AS IT IS AND IN HAVING TO WORK WITH HOSPITAL COPAYS AND SO FORTH, I JUST WANTED TO, TO MAKE SURE THAT, UM, YOU'D BE, YOUR COMPANY WILL BE ABLE TO WORK WITH THE THIRD PARTY OR, OR WITH THE PATIENT.
IT IS ALWAYS THE GOAL TO WORK WITH THE THIRD PARTY AND NOT HAVE THE PATIENT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BILL.
I THINK THAT WAS MS. UH, FLORES KILL WHEN WE, WE TALKED ABOUT IT.
THAT WAS KIND OF THE CONCERN WE HAD, BUT THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT.
A QUESTION I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION.
UM, DID YOUR PRICES CHANGE FROM LAST? YES MA'AM.
THE PRICES HAVE INCREASED FROM THE, THE PRIOR FRANCHISE AGREEMENT.
HOW DO WE COMPARE WITH ANY OTHER AMBULANCE SERVICES THAT WE, SO NATIONAL AMBULANCE PRICES KIND OF VARY ALL OVER THE PLACE.
UH, WHAT WE DO IS WE DO A COST ANALYSIS WITH OTHER AGENCIES LIKE AUSTIN, TRAVIS COUNTY, HAYES COUNTY EMS, AS WELL AS OTHER PRIVATE PROVIDERS LIKE AMERICAN MEDICAL RESPONSE.
AND WE, UH, ADJUST OUR PRICES TO, TO MEET WITH, TO MEET WITHIN THOSE GUIDELINES.
UH, CUSTOMER FIRST I HAD A QUESTION FOR STAFF AND, AND THAT QUESTION WAS, DID WE GET ANY OTHER RFQ OR RFPS? I KNOW YOU SAID YOU DIDN'T KNOW AT THE TIME, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW IF ANYBODY WAS ABLE TO FIGURE THAT OUT.
THIS IS A, A FRANCHISE AGREEMENT REQUESTED BY THE, BY THE SERVICE PROVIDER AS PART OF OUR CHARTER THAT IT'S, THIS ISN'T SOMETHING THAT WE BID OUT.
SO, BUT DO WE HAVE TO GO WITH THIS? WE DON'T HAVE TO APPROVE THE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT, BUT THIS IS NOT, UH, A SERVICE THAT WAS BID BY THE CITY CUZ WE, WE HAVE THE HAYES COUNTY, SAN MARCO AND CMS THAT PROVIDES EMERGENCY SERVICE.
ANY AMBULANCE PROVIDER THAT WANTS TO PROVIDE SERVICE IN THE CITY OF KYLE CAN DO SO WITH THE APPROPRIATE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT APPROVED BY COUNSEL.
SO WE GET THE AMBULANCE SERVICE AS A SUPPLEMENT, I WOULD SAY TO OUR CURRENT CONTRACT, BUT THEY PAY US A FRANCHISE FREE TO DRIVE ON OUR ROADS BASICALLY IN LIEU OF TAXES.
HOW MUCH? UH, THREE AND A HALF PERCENT.
THREE AND HALF PERCENT OF THREE AND A HALF PERCENT OF THE RATES CHARGE? THE RATES CHARGE? YES, SIR.
PERCENT OF THE AMOUNT OF MONEY TO PAY CHARGE A RESIDENT MM-HMM.
UH, IS THERE A LIST OF, YOU KNOW, IF THIS IS ALL NON, THESE ARE NON-EMERGENCY SERVICE RESPONSE RESPONSES, RIGHT? IS THERE AN, WE ARE TALKING CASE BY CASE COUNCIL MEMBER TOBI HAS BROUGHT UP THIS, UM, THE, UH, VETERANS IS THERE, DO YOU GUYS HAVE A LIST OF LIKE WHAT QUALIFIES AS SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD WORK WITH A POTENTIAL THIRD PARTY THAT YOU DON'T KNOW ACTUALLY EXISTS IF SOMEONE IS UTILIZING YOUR SERVICE? LIKE AT A MOMENT'S? I DON'T KNOW THAT I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION.
UM, WELL, SO YOU, AN AMBULANCE SHOWS UP AT MY HOUSE AND I'M, IF YOU'RE OVERFLOW, IT'S NOT NECESSARILY GOING TO ALWAYS BE, UM, AN ELECTIVE THING A HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE TIME.
IS THAT ACCURATE? THAT IS ACCURATE.
SO IT, THAT WOULD BE WHAT WE CALL A SCENE CALL.
AND WE COLLECT YOUR INFORMATION.
IF YOU HAVE THIRD PARTY INFORMATION, WE COLLECT THAT AT SOME POINT IN THAT RUN, MOST LIKELY AT THE END OF THE TRIP, UM, IS WHERE WE COLLECT THAT INFORMATION AND THEN WE BILL YOUR, YOUR THIRD PARTY INSURANCE AUTOMATICALLY ON ALL OF THOSE.
UM, WE NEVER DISCUSS PAYMENT AT THE TIME OF THE SERVICE.
WHAT IF, WHAT IF I DON'T HAVE INSURANCE? THEN WE BILL IT AS A SELF-PAY AND WE SEND THAT BILL TO YOUR RESIDENCE.
BUT IS THAT SOMETHING THAT THE RESIDENT IS GONNA HAVE TO DO WHILE POTENTIALLY STRUGGLING WITH NEEDING MEDICAL CARE? NO.
SO THAT'S NOT JUST, THAT IS NEVER A CONVERSATION AT THE BEDSIDE, BUT WE WOULD CALL THE BEDSIDE OR THE STREETSIDE OR THE CAR SIDE, NEVER A CONVERSATION THERE.
IT IS ALWAYS A CONVERSATION AT THE END OF THE EMERGENCY OR WHEN WE HAVE THAT PATIENT TO, UH, DEFINITIVE MEDICAL CARE.
AND EVEN THE THEN THE CONVERSATION IS, DO YOU HAVE THIRD PARTY INSURANCE? IF SO, WE'LL TAKE IT NOW, AND IF YOU DON'T, THEN WE'LL SEND A BILL TO THE RESIDENT.
THIS FEELS VERY TRANSACTIONAL AND I KNOW IT IS A TRANSACTION, BUT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MEDICAL CARE AND PEOPLE ALREADY STRUGGLE TO ADMIT TO FROM TIME TO TIME THAT THEY ACTUALLY NEED MEDICAL CARE, UH, BECAUSE
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OF THE COST OF IT.UM, AND MOSTLY THIS IS NOT TALKING ABOUT YOUR SCENE CALL.
THIS IS TALKING ABOUT YOUR TRANSFER FROM OUT OF THE HOSPITAL.
UH, BECAUSE YOUR SERVICE THAT YOU HAVE IS, DOES AN AMAZING JOB AND VERY RARELY ROLLS OVER CALLS.
SO THEY, YOU WOULD VERY RARELY SEE US.
THE, YOU MIGHT SEE US ON A SCENE BECAUSE WE HAPPEN TO BE DRIVING THROUGH THE AREA BECAUSE WE COME INTO THE CITY BRINGING PATIENTS OUT OF THE BASTROP MARKET.
SO EVEN IF THIS IS NOT APPROVED, YOU'LL STILL SEE OUR VEHICLES HERE BECAUSE WE'RE BRINGING PATIENTS AND DROPPING THEM OFF.
THIS JUST APPROVES US TO BE ABLE TO TAKE THOSE PATIENTS AND MOVE THEM INSIDE THE CITY LIMITS.
DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY EMERGENCY CALLS AS PART OF ROLLOVER THAT YOU ALL DO RESPOND TO ON A YEARLY BASIS? I WOULD SAY LESS THAN 10.
I WOULD HAVE TO LOOK THAT UP, BUT, UH, I DO NOT KNOW OF US DOING VERY MANY.
AND MOSTLY IT'S BECAUSE WE'RE NOT ALWAYS HERE.
IF WE'RE IN THE AREA, WE'LL HAVE ABSOLUTELY HELP.
UH, BUT AGAIN, YOUR SERVICE DOES AN AMAZING JOB.
IS OUR SERVICE HAYES EMS? IS THAT WHAT WE YES, CURRENTLY.
MOTION MADE BY CUSTOMER ZUNIGA.
AND BY MAYOR PRO TIM, IS THERE A DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? ALLS IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
UH, IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THIS ITEM BEING FINALLY PASSED? THANK YOU, SIR, FOR YOUR QUESTION FOR ANSWERING OUR QUESTIONS.
THIS WITNESS NEEDS TO COME BACK.
CHARTER REQUIRES TWO READINGS OF, ALL RIGHT, NEVERMIND.
[31. Approve Change Order No. 1 in the amount of $125,000.00 increasing the total contract amount awarded to OASIS WATER PLAYGROUNDS, Houston, TX, from $500,000.00 to a total amount not to exceed $625,000.00 and authorize execution of a contract in the total amount of $625,000.00 for the design and construction of a 3,000 sq. ft. Splashpad and other associated structures and equipment as included in the proposal at the City's Gregg-Clarke Park. ~ Mariana Espinoza, Director of Parks & Recreation]
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 31, APPROVED CHANGE ORDER NUMBER ONE IN THE AMOUNT OF $125,000, INCREASING THE TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT AWARDED, UH, TO OASIS WATER PLAYGROUNDS, HOUSTON, TEXAS FROM 500,000 TO A TOTAL, NOT TO EXCEED 625,000 AND TO AUTHORIZE EXECUTION OF A CONTRACT IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $625,000 FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A 300,000 SQUARE FOOT SPLASH PAD AND OTHER ASSOCIATED STRUCTURES AND EQUIPMENT AS INCLUDED IN THE PROPOSAL AT THE CITY'S GREG CLARK PARK, MS. ESPINOZA, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MARIA MAYOR AND COUNCIL MARIA MAZA PARK'S RECREATION DIRECTOR.UH, COUNCIL PREVIOUSLY APPROVED THE SPLASH PAD AT GREG CLARK PARK IN THE AMOUNT OF 500,000 AFTER OUR TWO PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS WERE HELD.
UM, AND WITHOUT HAVING TO COMPROMISE THE DESIGN OF THE 3000 FOOT, UH, SQUARE FOOT SPLASH PAD THAT WAS UNDESIGNED, THE VENDOR WAS ABLE TO ADD, UH, THOSE ITEMS THAT WERE MOST REQUESTED BY, UH, THE COMMUNITY.
AND THESE INCLUDE SHADING, PICNIC TABLES, A CHANGING STATION, AND ADA CONCRETE PATH, UM, AND WALKING WAYS.
AND WITH THIS REQUEST AND THE IS APPROVAL TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT, BUT ALSO TO INCREASE THE PRICE TO 625,000, SO TO INCREASE BY 125,000.
AND WE STILL HAVE AVAILABLE FUNDS IN THE GREG CLARK PARK IMPROVEMENT, UM, BOND FUNDS THAT WERE SET ASIDE, UH, TO COVER THIS ADDITIONAL COSTS.
AND A PICTURE OF THE SPLASH PAD IS ON THE SCREEN.
AND WE ALSO HAVE DANIEL MENNON WITH OASIS WATER PLAYGROUNDS ONLINE.
IF THERE ARE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 31 SECOND MOTION BY COUNCIL MARIE FLORES KALE.
SECOND IN MY CUSTOMER PARLEY, WE APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 31.
IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? I JUST WANNA MAKE A COMMENT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HOLDING THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, FORUM FOR PEOPLE TO HAVE KIND OF LIKE AN INPUT OF WHAT THEY WANTED TO SEE IN THE PARK.
CUZ I LOVE THE CHANGES THAT WE'RE BRINGING BACK, SO KUDOS TO YOU GUYS.
YES, I WAS, I WAS ACTUALLY THERE WHEN WE HAD A FAMILY COME IN AND, UH, IT WAS A MOTHER AND, AND FATHER AND THEN THEY HAD THE TWO LITTLE ONES AND THAT WAS ONE THING THAT SHE REALLY EMPHASIZED THE MOST WAS SHADE.
OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, IT, IT'S SUMMERTIME AND SO FORTH, BUT STILL YOU HAVE LITTLE ONES OUT THERE THAT NEED TO BE PROTECTED FROM THE HEAT.
AND I KNOW THAT WAS ONE OF, UH, HER CONCERNS OR HER ONE OF HER COMMENTS.
AND I'M GLAD OASIS HAS REALLY TAKEN THAT SERIOUS AND LISTENING TO 'EM BY ADDING SOME OF THAT TO THEIR FEATURES.
SHADAN WAS DEFINITELY NUMBER ONE.
AND THEY ALSO TOOK INTO ACCOUNT THE ONLINE FEEDBACK THAT WAS POSTED ON THE SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES SO THAT IN ADDITION TO THE IN-PERSON ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR TO SAY AYE.
NUMBER 32.APPROVE, UH, AGREEMENT WITH AND, UH, PURCHASE ORDER TO OASIS WATER PLAYGROUNDS, HOUSTON, TEXAS, AND AN AMOUNT NOT TO EQUAL, UH, EXCEED $495,065 FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A 2300 SQUARE FOOT SPLASH PAD AND OTHER ASSOCIATED STRUCTURES AND EQUIPMENT AS INCLUDED IN THE PROPOSAL OF THE CITY STEEPLECHASE PARK, MS. ESP ESPINOZA, MARIA ESP, ESPINOZA PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR.
THIS REQUEST IS FOR APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE ORDER AND CONTRACT FOR A SPLASH PAD AT STEEPLECHASE PARK.
THIS SPLASH PAD IS, UH, 2300 SQUARE FEET.
UM, BASED ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE SIZE WHERE WE CAN PUT THE SPLASH PAD AT THE PARK, IT IS A TOTAL COST OF FI UH, $495,000, UH, 495,065.
AND THE OASIS WATER PLAYGROUNDS
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DID TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE FEEDBACK THAT THEY RECEIVED FROM THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS, UM, WHEN THEY WENT TO DESIGN THIS, UH, SPLASH PAD AS WELL.AND THE SPLASH PAD FOR STEEP CHASE PARK IS ON THE SHARED SCREEN.
UM, OH, SO WE DO HAVE A CANOPY OVER THERE WITH YES.
I WAS KIND OF WORRIED ABOUT THAT.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 32, SECOND MOTION BY COUNCILMAN FLORES KALE.
TIM, IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? UH, I JUST THINK IT'S, UH, UH, JUST, JUST FOR COUNSEL TO BE AWARE, WHENEVER YOU THROW A BUDGET OUT THERE MM-HMM.
SO I WAS GONNA ACTUALLY ASK FOR SHADING, BUT I SEE THAT YOU'VE ALREADY GOT THAT RIGHT
IT DOES INCLUDE THE CANOPIES, THE PICNIC TABLES, THE BENCHES, CAN ADULTS PLAYING THIS PARK.
UM, SO THOSE ARE THE DIFFERENCES IN THE TWO.
I'D JUST LIKE TO ADD THAT THIS IS, IS IN MY DISTRICT AND I AND LIVING THERE.
I HAVE SEEN MANY, UM, FAMILIES THERE THAT HAVE, UH, HOME DAYCARES IN, IN STEEPLECHASE AND AROUND, AND THIS IS GONNA BE, WOULD BE A BENEFIT FOR THEM WHENEVER THEY GO TO THAT PARK AND ESPECIALLY FOR THE AREA ITSELF.
AND YOU HAVE TO DISK OFF AND EVERYTHING.
SO AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR COUNCIL SUPPORT ON THIS ONE, FOR THIS PARK AS WELL.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL US IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
NEXT UP, AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 33,
[33. Consider Approval of a Service Area Agreement between Crosswinds Municipal Utility District, the City of Kyle, and Texas Water Utilities, L.P., to transfer service area to City of Kyle to provide retail water utility services. ~ Paige Saenz, City Attorney]
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF SERVICE AGREEMENT SERVICE AREA AGREEMENT BETWEEN CROSS WINDS MUD CITY OF KYLE AND TEXAS WATER UTILITIES LP TO TRANSFER SERVICE AREA TO THE CITY OF KYLE TO PROVIDE RETAIL WATER UTILITY SERVICES.MIS SIGNS ATTORNEY FOR THE RECORD.
UH, THIS IS AN AGREEMENT WITH THE, UH, CROSSWINDS MUD AND THE TEXAS WATER UTILITIES LP THE CITY IS THE RETAIL WATER PROVIDER TO THE CROSSWINDS MINISTRY UTILITY DISTRICT.
THAT PROPERTY USED TO BE WITHIN THE WATER SERVICE AREA OF TEXAS WATER UTILITIES.
THERE WAS AN AGREEMENT TO, FOR TEXAS WATER UTILITIES TO DE-CERTIFY THAT AREA SO THAT, THAT KYLE COULD BE THE, THE WATER SERVICE PROVIDER.
WHEN THAT, UH, PROCESS WAS, UH, GONE THROUGH THE T C Q, THERE WERE 20 ACRES OF LAND THAT WERE LEFT OUT OF THE MAPPING THAT ARE STILL WITHIN T W'S WATER SERVICE AREA.
SO THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO CORRECT THAT AND AUTHORIZE, UH, PROCEEDINGS TO BE FILED WITH THE PUC NOW TO REMOVE THE REST OF THAT 20 ACRES FROM THE T W U WATER, UH, SERVICE AREA AND TRANSFER OVER TO CITY OF KYLE.
THERE WAS COMPENSATION THAT WAS PAID TO T W AT THE TIME OF THE ORIGINAL TRANSACTION.
T W ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THAT PAYMENT, UM, IS SUFFICIENT FOR THIS EXTRA 20 ACRES THAT NEEDS TO BE MOVED OVER.
I'D ALSO REQUEST IN YOUR MOTION TO APPROVE IF THAT'S HOW YOU PROCEED WITH THIS, TO AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT TO SIGN THE CONTRACT.
UM, ARE THESE 20 ACRES, ARE THEY DEVELOPED YET OR ARE THEY STILL UNDEVELOPED? THEY'RE, THEY'RE IN THE PROCESS OF DE BEING DEVELOPED, AND SO THAT IS WHY THIS CLEANUP IS NEEDED IN ORDER TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THIS, THAT CITY OF COLLEGE'S AUTHORIZED TO SERVE THE AGREEMENT ALSO PROVIDES HERE AN AGREEMENT AMONGST CROSSWINDS, T W AND KYLE, THAT KYLE IS AUTHORIZED TO SERVE THOSE THAT LAND PENDING THE APPLICATION BEING FINALLY APPROVED.
AND I, THERE MAY BE STAFF THAT CAN ADDRESS THE SPECIFIC STATUS OF DEVELOPMENT, BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IT'S GOING THROUGH PLATTING PROCESSES.
LEON, CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION PLEASE? DO WE HAVE THE AVAILABLE CCNS FOR THIS AREA? IT IS IN OUR CCN CCN AREA, AND IT, UH, WE DID AGREE TO PROVIDE AT LEAST 1500 TO THAT DEVELOPMENT.
SO 1500, ARE THERE ANY CONCERNS REGARDING TAKING OVER THIS AREA? NO.
COUNCIL MEMBER, WE DON'T HAVE ANY.
THIS WAS ORIGINALLY SUPPOSED TO BE PART OF THAT ORIGINAL, UH, TRANSFER, BUT APPARENTLY DIDN'T IT, THERE WAS AN ERROR SOMEWHERE THAT WAS MADE BY GIS STAFF OR SOMEWHAT, OR THE SURVEYOR.
SO THIS JUST MAKES THAT CORRECTION.
SHOULD I APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 33? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 33.
MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN ZUNIGA.
AGENDA ITEM 33 IS THE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION.
CAN WE GET THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE? PLEASE GO AHEAD.
YEAH, SAY I WANNA RESTATE MY MOTION.
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WILL RESTATE MY MOTION.MOTION TO APPROVE AND TO AUTHORIZE THE DURHAM CITY MANAGER MOTION TO APPROVE AND TO AUTHORIZE THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH, UM, TEXAS WATER UTILITIES TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH TEXAS WATER UTILITIES LP.
SO IS THAT THE MOTION? CLEAR NOW? WE'RE, WE'RE ALL GOOD.
UH, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE A FAVOR, SAY AYE.
ALL OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES SEVEN TO ZERO.
[34. Discussion and possible action regarding a Request for Proposals for the preparation of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development 2023-2024 Consolidated Plan as it relates to becoming a CDBG Entitlement City. ~ Amber Schmeits, Assistant City Manager]
34.DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT.
2024 CONSOLIDATED PLAN AS IT RELATES TO BECOMING A C D B G ENTITLEMENT CITY.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNSEL.
AMBER SCHMITT'S, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER FOR THE RECORD.
UH, WE HAVE BEEN PUT ON NOTICE THAT WE ARE ELIGIBLE TO BECOME A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ENTITLEMENT COMMUNITY, WHICH MEANS WE WILL HAVE ACCESS TO, UM, FEDERAL FUNDS, UH, FOR ALL SORTS OF DIFFERENT COOL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REASONS.
UM, BUT THEY WILL COME DIRECTLY TO THE CITY OF KYLE.
AND THERE ARE MANY STEPS INVOLVED IN BECOMING AN ENTITLEMENT CITY.
THE FIRST OF WHICH IS THIS DEVELOPMENT OF THE ANNUAL CONSOLIDATED PLAN.
AND SO, UM, IT REQUIRES QUITE A BIT OF EXPERTISE, AND SO WE WOULD LIKE TO ASK PERMISSION TO ISSUE AN RFP FOR THOSE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES.
ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, MOTIONS? WELL, I, I DID HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT, UM, WHAT, HANG ON THERE.
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 34.
PARTIALLY SECONDED BY MAYOR PRO.
TIM IS THE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION.
UM, I HAD TO JUST DO A LITTLE BIT RESEARCH OF WHAT THE C D B G IS, UM, BUT CAN YOU JUST EXPLAIN JUST A LITTLE BIT LIKE WHAT THAT WOULD PROVIDE FOR OUR CITY? SURE.
SO AT FIRST, KYLE WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE VERY MUCH IN THE WAY OF FUNDING.
IT'S ONLY ABOUT 219,000 THOUSAND, BUT IT'S JUST A STEP IN GROWING UP AS A A COMMUNITY.
BUT SOME OF THE THINGS IT CAN GO TO IS JUST COMMUNITY BETTERMENT PROJECTS, UM, LIKE CONSTRUCTION OF SIDEWALKS.
UH, YOU KNOW, THERE'S JUST KIND OF ALL SORTS OF DIFFERENT THINGS WE CAN DO WITH THOSE KIND OF FUNDS.
AND PART OF THIS CONSOLIDATED PLAN WILL BE GETTING COMMUNITY INPUT, INPUT FROM THE COUNCIL ON WHAT KINDS OF THINGS YOU WANT TO DO AND PRIORITIZE WITH THIS.
DID I READ IT CORRECT WHEN I SAW THAT IT COULD ALSO BE USED FOR WASTEWATER AND WATER? IT CAN BE USED FOR INFRASTRUCTURE.
WHAT ABOUT FOR COMMUNITY CENTERS? YES.
UH, REMEMBER THROUGH THE YEARS, UH, CONSTANTLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE DAY WHEN WE WOULD FINALLY BECOME AN ENTITLEMENT CITY.
IT'S A PRETTY, PRETTY COOL DEAL.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[36. Discussion and possible action regarding the City of Kyle's future use of reclaimed water lines, including but not limited to review/discussion of past reports, future plans to incorporate lines into the city's infrastructure, including new development and possible direction to staff to obtain additional information. ~ Yvonne Flores-Cale, Council Member]
DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE CITY OF KYLE'S FUTURE USE OF RECLAIMED WATER LINES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO REVIEW DISCUSSION OF PAST REPORTS, FUTURE PLANS TO INCORPORATE LINES INTO THE CITY'S INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUDING NEW DEVELOPMENT IMPOSSIBLE DIRECTION TO STAFF TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.UM, SO I PLACED THIS ITEM ON THE AGENDA BEFORE ATTENDING THE TCEQ HEARING REGARDING THE CITY'S WASTEWATER PERMIT AMENDMENT AS A WAY FOR THE CITY TO KEEP UP WITH FUTURE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT.
AFTER ATTENDING THE TCE E Q HEARING, I REALIZE THERE'S A GREATER IMMEDIATE NEED FOR ALTERNATIVE WASTEWATER USES, NOT JUST IN THE FUTURE.
I RECOGNIZE THAT THE CITY HAS OBTAINED AND IS CURRENTLY REVIEWING THE RECLAIMED WATER MASTER PLAN, WHICH WILL MERGE AND CREATE EXISTING AND NEW RECLAIMED WATERLINES.
UH, NONETHELESS, MY HOPE IS TO PROMOTE RECLAIMED WATERLINES AND USES IN THE CITY'S CURRENT AND IMMEDIATE RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT BY WAY OF CODE AMENDMENTS AND POSSIBLE INCENTIVES BY REQUEST FROM THE COUNCIL IS TO HAVE A DISCUSSION REGARDING YOUR THOUGHTS, IDEAS, AND OPINIONS ABOUT RECLAIMED WATER USE, AND TO ALLOW STAFF TO REVIEW CURRENT ORDINANCES, STATE LAWS, CODES, AND OTHER LEGAL BARRIERS, AS WELL AS BRING BACK IDEAS REGARDING WEIGHT, RAINWATER, HARVESTING INCENTIVES, AND DEVELOP MENTAL LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS WHICH ARE BETTER SUITED FOR THE CITY'S LANDSCAPING CONDITIONS.
BY TACKLING THIS TOPIC, NOW, THE CITY CAN BETTER PREPARE FOR ITS FUTURE.
UM, ALSO REFERENCING AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 31 AND 32.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S POSSIBLE, BUT, UH, THERE'S TWO TYPES OF RECLAIMED WATER TYPE ONE AND TYPE TWO.
SO MY HOPE IS IF, UH, WE CAN GET, UH, THE, THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF QUALITY LEVELS THAT WE CAN SOMEHOW USE THIS, UH, FOR MAYBE OUR PARKS.
SO, UM, I AM OPEN TO DISCUSSION.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTS? COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, PARSLEY? I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
YES, I AM ALL FOR FIGURING OUT WAYS THAT WE CAN
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HELP PROMOTE, UH, THE USE OF RECLAIMED WATER FOR SEVERAL PROJECTS AND RAINWATER SYSTEMS. SO I KNOW THAT WILL MENTIONED THAT HE WAS WORKING IN ON A, GOODNESS, I ALWAYS FORGET THE WORD WHEN I NEED TO SAY, UM, YOU KNOW, THE FRONT OF YOUR HOUSE.WHAT'S, UM, LANDSCAPE ORDINANCE.
UM, AND SO, AND, AND WAYS THAT WE CAN INCORPORATE, I DON'T KNOW IF NEW DEVELOPMENTS ARE REQUIRED TO MAYBE TIE INTO OUR PURPLE LINES TO MAYBE USE RECLAIM WATER AS A WAY OF WATERING THEIR, THEIR LAWNS.
IS THAT SOMETHING WE COULD CONSIDER MAYBE DEMANDING THE SAME THING FROM COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES? BECAUSE I KNOW COMMERCIALS, I DON'T KNOW IF THEY ARE DOING ANY SORT OF INCENTIVES IF THEY WERE TO INSTALL A RAINWATER SYSTEM.
JUST I KNOW MR. BROOKS IS DOING THAT WITH HIS DEVELOPMENT.
SO WE JUST, SO, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER PARSLEY, THAT IS SOMETHING WE CAN PROBABLY CONSIDER.
UH, BUT IT'S, IT'S A DISCUSSION THAT WOULD NEED TO BE, WE NEED TO HAVE FURTHER WITH ENGINEERING AND PUBLIC WORKS STAFF, JUST MAKE SURE, UH, CAUSE WE'RE GONNA, THERE'S GOING TO BE A, A PURPLE PIPE, UM, RECLAIMED WATER SYSTEM MASTER PLAN, UH, TO EVENTUALLY TO ALLOW FOR THE SYSTEM TO, UH, SPREAD OUT THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
JUST RECEIVED A DRAFT COPY OF THAT, UH, RECLAIMED WATER MASTER PLAN.
WE'RE GOING THROUGH IT RIGHT NOW.
WE WILL BE BRINGING IT BACK TO THE COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION APPROVAL.
WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT I THINK WAS, UH, PURPLE PIPE AND THE MEDIANS.
IS THAT RIGHT LEON? SO GETTING IT THERE, I HAD A QUESTION.
SO WHEN OUR TREATMENT PLANT GETS THE 9 MILLION GALLONS PER DAY EFFLUENT AND THEN TO 12 MILLION GALLONS PER DAY, WHICH IS THE PERMIT WE'RE LOOKING FOR, HOW MUCH OF THAT WATER WILL BE USED AND RECLAIMED IF WE HAD ALL OUR PURPLE PIPE INFRASTRUCTURE? LIKE WILL WE BE ABLE TO CUT 3 MILLION GALLONS A DAY OUT OF THERE FOR RECLAIMED WATER USES? LIKE WHAT WILL BE THE NUMBER OF WATER WE CAN RE RECLAIM? LEON, BARBARA, CITY ENGINEER COUNCIL MEMBER, I DON'T THINK WE HAVE A NUMBER YET.
UH, AND WHEN YOU DO, SUPPOSING WE GET A RAINY SEASON, IF IT EVER COMES BACK MM-HMM.
SO THEN WE WON'T BE ABLE TO PUSH OUT THAT WATER AT THAT POINT IN TIME.
SO WE'LL HAVE TO GO BACK INTO PLUM CREEK.
SO THAT'S THE DILEMMA WAS SAYING, WE'RE GONNA GUARANTEE WE'RE GONNA PUT OUT 3 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER, UH, OUT TO, UH, RECLAIM WATER BECAUSE IF THE WEATHER'S KIND OF THE DRY WEATHER WE'VE HAD, SURE.
CERTAINLY WE'RE GONNA BE USING LOTS OF THAT RECLAIMED WATER, BUT WHEN THE WEATHER GETS REALLY WET, THEN YEAH, WE'RE NOT GONNA BE USING, SO IT'S KIND OF HARD TO PUT A NUMBER ON IT RIGHT NOW.
OBVIOUSLY WE'RE GONNA TRY TO MAX IT AS MUCH AS WE CAN.
SO, SOMETHING THAT I'VE HEARD TODAY IS THREE OF OUR PARKS HAVE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS ON 'EM.
AND FOR US TO USE ALL OF THE RECLAIMED WATER IN ALL OF OUR PARKS, WE HAVE TO FIRST INSTALL SPRINKLER SYSTEMS, UH, EVERYWHERE.
SO WOULDN'T WE BE THE BIGGEST BENE BENEFICIARIES OF THE RECLAIMED WATER SINCE IT'S OUR TREATMENT PLANT, WE'RE CLEANING IT, IT'S OUR PURPLE PIPE AND WE JUST REUSE IT BACK IN.
WE HAVE 12, MAYBE 15 PARKS IN THIS CITY.
SO, UM, WOULD THAT BE, I GUESS, THE DESIRABLE GOAL TO, UM, FOR THE BEST USE OF ALL OF THAT? THAT WOULD BE COUNCIL'S CALL.
UM, BUT THE FIRST 61 PAGES ARE REALLY WHERE THE MEAT OF THE REPORT IS.
UH, FIRST PHASE WOULD BE ON THE EAST SIDE.
THAT'S WHERE IT'S CLOSE TO THE PLANT, BUT THE BIG ITEM, TICKET ITEM IS GONNA BE THAT PUMP.
WE HAVE TO BUILD A PUMP STATION THERE.
TO BE ABLE TO PUMP ALL THAT RECLAIMED WATER BACK TO, UH, TO THOSE DIFFERENT SITES.
THEN WE GOT, WE HAVE TO PUT THE LINES IN.
SO THAT'S ANOTHER BIG NUMBER THAT'S GONNA BE POPPING UP, UH, ON OUR ESTIMATES.
UM, THE, UH, I WON'T QUOTE THE NUMBER EXCEPT I'LL MAKE MISQUOTED, SO, BUT IT WAS A BIG NUMBER.
WHERE, WHERE ARE WE WITH THAT GRANT THAT WE WROTE AND SUBMITTED FOR THE, UH, I THINK IT WAS TWO WEEKS AGO.
WAS THAT THE END OF FEBRUARY WAS DUE? I I HAD NOT HEARD ANYTHING ON THAT AT ALL.
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I I MAY JUST ADD REAL QUICK, UM, I'M VERY PROUD TO SEE HOW OUR COUNCIL AND OUR CITY STAFF, WERE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE ON THIS.IT'S GOOD TO SEE, CUZ I KNOW THERE WAS A CONCERN, ESPECIALLY LAST YEAR DURING, OF COURSE, WE'VE BEEN ON A SEVEN YEAR DROUGHT LONGER THAN THAT, ABOUT THE WATER USAGES THAT WE HAVE AT HEROES MEMORIAL AND OF ALL THE STATE RESTRICTIONS THAT WE'VE HAD, AND I BELIEVE WE MIGHT BE GOING ON ONE VERY SOON, OR IF WE'RE NOT ALREADY ONE RIGHT NOW, THAT WE'RE LOOKING AHEAD AS FAR AS BEING ABLE TO UTILIZE WHATEVER WATER WE CAN GET IN, RECLAIM IT AND USE IT FOR RESOURCES WITHIN OUR CITY, WHETHER IT'S THROUGH IRRIGATION OR SO FORTH.
BUT, UH, IT'S GOOD TO SEE THAT WE'RE HAVING THESE CONVERSATIONS.
AND THANK YOU MS. FORK FOR INVITING ME TO THAT MEETING SO WE CAN DISCUSS ABOUT A LOT OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT'S COMING SO THAT WAY WE CAN HAVE STUFF IN PLACE FOR WHEN DEVELOPERS DO COME, WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS THAT WE HAVE GOING FORWARD.
AND, AND, YOU KNOW, IF YOU ARE GONNA HAVE A DEVELOPMENT, WHAT IS ALSO YOUR PLAN FOR RECLAIMED WATER WITHIN YOUR DEVELOPMENT, WITHIN YOUR BUSINESS, SO FORTH.
CAUSE I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE, UH, WE TAKE WATER VERY SERIOUSLY.
IT'S A VERY PRECIOUS COMMODITY THAT WE HAVE.
AND, UH, IF WE'RE ABLE TO HELP RESIDENTS SAVE MONEY AS WELL, UM, WITH RECLAIMED WATER FOR THEIR HOUSE OR BUSINESS, WHATEVER IT IS, I THINK WE'RE ALL ON THE RIGHT PAGE ON THAT.
UM, IF I MAY, IF ANYBODY'S WILLING, UM, I, I WOULD LIKE TO DIRECT STAFF TO, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO DIRECT STAFF TO REVIEW OUR CURRENT ORDINANCES, STATE LAWS, CODES, AND OTHER LEGAL BARRIERS, UH, FIND POSSIBLE USERS AND BRING BACK IDEAS REGARDING RAINWATER HARVESTING INCENTIVES AND DEVELOPMENT LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS BETTER SUITED FOR THE CITY'S LANDSCAPING CONDITIONS.
SECOND, MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER FORCE, KEL, SECONDED BY COUNCIL.
MAYOR, PARTIALLY, UM, I CAN'T REPEAT ALL THAT, BUT
I MEAN, NONE OF IT'S, IT IS, WHAT I WANNA DO IS TRY TO GET SOMETHING STARTED NOW.
CAUSE I KNOW WE HAVE BIG DEVELOPMENTS COMING AND GOING BACK TO THE MUELLER ORDER DEVELOPMENT, THE, THE KIND OF COOL THING WAS THEY APPROVED, THEY REQUIRED PURPLE LINES TO BE LAID, EVEN THOUGH THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE SET UP FOR IT, BECAUSE THAT IS, THAT IS A HUNDRED PERCENT A GOOD THING TO DO TO REQUIRE THAT.
THAT'S, YOU KNOW, ANOTHER THING, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S NOT YOUR, YOUR ITEM, SO WE DON'T REALLY HAVE TO DISCUSS IT, BUT I'VE ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT IT WAS A GOOD IDEA TO HAVE FIBER LINES, EVEN SLEEVED, EVEN THOUGH THEY, WHEN THESE, THAT WAY WHEN THESE COMPANIES COME IN, NEW DEVELOPMENTS WOULD HAVE FIBER LINES ALREADY INSTALLED THAT THEY COULD JUST PULL THROUGH INSTEAD OF TEARING UP EVERYONE'S YARD.
THAT WAS A, THAT WAS A PROPOSAL FROM A LONG, LONG TIME AGO.
I HOPE WE CAN GET, I HOPE WE CAN GET THAT TO HAPPEN.
SO, I MEAN, YEAH, JUST LOOKING AT IT FROM A LEGAL, IT'S HARD, IT'S HARD TO GET THINGS LIKE THIS DONE JUST CUZ THEY'RE, MAYBE WE CAN BRING THIS BACK WHENEVER THE, THE REVISIONS FOR THE PURPLE WATER LINE MASTER PLAN FINAL LIFE.
WHEN THE REPORT COMES BACK, IF WE COULD HAVE LIKE A TIMELINE FOR THAT.
UM, AGAIN, BECAUSE I KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF, UM, NEW RESIDENTIAL AND A NOT A LOT OF NEW BUSINESSES GOING IN, AND IT WOULD BE GREAT TO JUST HAVE THAT KIND OF TAKEN CARE OF, UH, WHILE WE HAVE THIS, THIS, UH, MASTER PLAN AND THE BACK BOARDER.
AND I THINK COMMON AREA MAINTENANCE IS A GREAT START, YOU KNOW? MM-HMM.
SO THAT IT'S NOT JUST, YOU KNOW, ONCE AND THEN DONE, BUT WE CAN, I'M ALSO A LITTLE INTERESTED IN MAKING SURE WE HAVE THE RIGHT, UM, LANDSCAPING FOR OUR AREA.
I THINK SOMETIMES WE WANT THESE LUSH, PRETTY GREEN GRASSES, AND, WHICH I THINK WE ALL WOULD ALL LIKE, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THE AREA OF TEXAS THAT WE LIVE IN REALLY, UM, SUPPORTS THAT.
I, I ALSO DON'T WANT ZERO ESCAPING BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THAT'S ATTRACTIVE EITHER.
BUT IF WE CAN FIND SOME BALANCE IN A REALITY TO WHAT OUR LANDSCAPING REALLY IS HERE IN CENTRAL TEXAS, I THINK THAT WOULD BE GREAT FOR DEVELOPERS AND FOR HOMEOWNERS ALIKE.
WELL, AND THAT'S WHERE THE WATERING THE COMMON AREAS CONTINUES TO COME BACK BECAUSE IT'S LIKE, ALL RIGHT, WELL, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE TO ROLL AROUND IN THEIR YARDS WITH THEIR KIDS.
YOU KNOW, IF YOU GO ANIMALS AND KIDS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
BUT IF THERE ARE COMMON AREAS THAT CAN BE WELL WATERED SO THAT THOSE ARE GREEN, THAT'S A GOOD PLACE FOR EVERYONE TO CONGREGATE, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, WHICH IS WHY I ALWAYS FELT THAT IT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT THE CITY EXEMPT ITSELF FROM THE, THE DROUGHT RESTRICTIONS ON OUR PARKS SO THAT THAT COULD BE A COMMON AREA.
UH, AND I MADE THAT, BUT I MEAN, THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WATER UNDER
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THE BRIDGEBUT I DO THINK THAT, THAT IT'S VERY GOOD FOR US TO TRY TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE OUR AFFLUENT PROGRAM.
AND I THINK WE ARE KIND OF CUTTING EDGE ON THAT RIGHT NOW.
SO, BUT WE ONLY HAVE THE ONE CUSTOMER, THE, THE GOLF COURSE AS OF RIGHT NOW.
BUT THERE ARE OTHER, SO HERE'S A GOOD EXAMPLE.
I GOT A CALL FROM THE WATERSTONE DEVELOPERS THE OTHER DAY WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE, UH, WASTEWATER LINE GOING THROUGH WATER LEAF FROM THE WASTE FROM THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT TO ONE 50.
THEY WERE GETTING READY TO CONSTRUCT THROUGH THERE MM-HMM.
AND THEY SAID, WELL, WE HAVE THIS, UM, WE HAVE PURPLE PIPE ALL THE WAY TO ONE 50 THROUGHOUT OUR ENTIRE, UM, DESIGN PURPLE PIPE MM-HMM.
SO ALL WE WOULD HAVE TO DO TO SELL TO THEM IS TO CONNECT PURPLE PIPE FROM OUR WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT TO ONE 50.
AND THERE'S A WHOLE HUGE CUSTOMER THAT WE COULD HAVE, AND WE'RE GETTING READY TO DO THAT PROJECT.
SO I, I WAS HOPING THAT STAFF WAS ASKING THOSE QUESTIONS.
LEON, DO YOU KNOW IF PURPLE PIPE IS GOING IN ON THAT PROJECT? MARY COUNSEL, I'M ASSUMING YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE, THE WATER LEAF WESTWATER LINE? YES.
THAT, THAT, THAT'S BEING ADDED TO THE PROJECT.
SO, WHICH MEANS THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE PURPLE PIPE CONNECTED ALL THE WAY INTO THE WATERSTONE PROJECT ALL THE WAY UP THROUGH COOL SPRINGS.
UH, UH, AND THAT'S BECAUSE THEY INSTALLED IT PREEMPTIVELY, I GUESS, TO SEE.
I WISH WE COULD GET ALL KINDS OF DEVELOPERS LIKE THAT, DOING THAT TO GET SOME T-SHIRTS MADE.
UH, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
WE'RE GONNA GO BACK INTO EXEC FOR ITEM 37, I BELIEVE.
DO WE NEED TO READ IT ALL OUT TO GO INTO EXEC ON AN ITEM? YEAH.
WHAT DO I HAVE TO READ OUT? JUST READ, UM, READ NUMBER ONE IN THE CROSS, NUMBER NUMBER ONE IN THE CASE INFORMATION, BUT WE'RE GOING INTO EXEC ON ITEM 37 AND ITEM ONE AND ITEM ONE.
SO WE'RE GONNA GO INTO, UH, AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 37
[37. Consideration and possible action to disannex or discontinue from being part of the city properties described in Ordinance No. 1010, consisting of approximately 62.47 acres of land, and to repeal Ordinance No. 1010. ~ Paige Saenz, City Attorney]
IS CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE, UH, ACTION DE DIS ANNEX OR DISCONTINUE FROM BEING PART OF THE CITY, UH, PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN ORDINANCE NUMBER 10 10 CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY 62.47 ACRES LAND INTO REPEAL ORDINANCE NUMBER 10 10.[XI. Executive Session]
GONNA REQUEST THAT WE GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION ON PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, OR TO SEEK THE ADVICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY AND ATTORNEYS CONCERNING LEGAL ISSUES PURSUANT 6 5 51 0.071 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 1.05, TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES FOR PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT CAUSE NUMBER 22 0 8 73, STATE OF TEXAS, UH, 1200 SOUTH OLD STATES COACH ROAD LLC VERSUS CITY OF CO TEXAS, PENDING IN THE 207TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF HAYES COUNTY CAUSE NUMBER 19 14 92, 1200 SOUTH OAK STATES COACH ROAD, UH, VERSUS CITY OF CA, TEXAS, UH, PENDING IN 22ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, HAYES COUNTY, TEXAS.UH, I'M GONNA CALL THIS MEETING, MEETING BACK TO ORDER.
NOW THERE WILL BE, UH, THERE WAS NO ACTION TAKEN DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION.
THERE WILL BE NO ACTION TAKEN.
MOTION TO TABLE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 37, SECOND MOTION BY MAYOR SECOND BY MAYOR PRO, TIM, THE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION.