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[I. Call Meeting to Order]
IT IS TUESDAY, JUNE 1ST.AND I'M GOING TO CALL THIS REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER AT ALL.
PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH HE SAYS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL THE CITY SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL HERE, COACH HERE.
ELLISON PRESIDENT FLORES, KALE RIZZO HERE.
WE HAVE A QUORUM NEXT STEP, CITIZEN COMMENTS
[III. Citizen Comment Period with City Council]
PERIOD.AT THIS TIME WE ASK ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK, UH, TO PLEASE DO.
SO WE ASK THAT YOU DIRECT YOUR COMMENTS TO THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL THAT YOU LIMIT THOSE COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES, UH, AND THAT YOU FILL OUT A CITIZEN COMMENTS FORM AND SUBMIT THAT TO EITHER MYSELF OR THE SOVIET SECRETARY.
I HAVE LOOKS LIKE THREE REGISTERED TO SPEAK SO FAR.
UH, UH, FIRST UP SERGEANT TRACY VERONA.
I'M SURE IF YOU GIVE IT A SECOND, JUST WANT TO OPEN RECORDS.
KYLE POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC DIVISION WANTED TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF UPDATE ON OUR CLICKER TICKET ENFORCEMENT PERIOD.
REMEMBER UP HERE RECENTLY, HE ASKED FOR YOUR APPROVAL TO JOIN IN PARTICIPATION WITH TXDOT AS THE HOST, THE CLICKER TICKET ANNUALLY TO A WELL, TRY TO FIND THOSE WHO AREN'T WEARING THEIR SEATBELTS REALLY ENFORCEMENT TO ULTIMATELY HERE IT IS, KEEP DRIVERS SAFE, UH, UH, REDUCE, HOPEFULLY ELIMINATE THOSE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED IN CRASHES BY WINTER SEATBELTS.
SO THIS IS ENFORCEMENT PERIOD AS TO RUN, UH, FROM MAY 24TH TO JUNE 6TH.
SO WE'RE HALFWAY INTO AT MIDPOINT.
JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU A QUICK UPDATE.
WE, UH, WE HAVE 154 STOPS, 123 CITATIONS AND 72 WARNINGS.
WE'VE BEEN PRETTY LENIENT WITH THOSE CITATIONS, EXPLAINED TO MOTORISTS.
OUR REASON FOR BEING OUT THERE IS NOT TO WRITE CITATIONS, BUT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS THE BEST PART, UH, WEARING THEIR SEATBELTS.
THE STATE GIVES A NUMBER APPROXIMATELY 90% OF MOTORISTS WHO ARE WEARING THEIR SEATBELTS.
THIS HAS BEEN AN ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM THEY'VE HAD FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS NOW.
AND FOR THE MOST PART, MOST MOTORS DO WHERE THERE'S CITATION.
I'M SORRY, WHERE ARE THEIR SEATBELTS? I GUESS CITATIONS.
AND THAT'S IN LINE WITH WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS MOST OF THE MOTOR SORT OF STOPPING OR WEARING THEM, OR AT LEAST BY THE TIME WE WALK UP TO A BEEF BEFORE WE CAN DETERMINE IF THEY'RE NOT.
UM, SO WHILE BEING OUT THERE, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO SLOW DOWN QUITE A FEW DRIVERS.
WE'RE TRYING TO HAMMER OUR INTERSTATES ENFORCEMENT ZONES PRIMARILY ON THE INTERSTATE.
WE HAVE SOME SIDE STREETS, BUT PRIMARILY OUT THERE AND, UH, TRY TO GET THE MESSAGE OUT THAT WE ARE ENFORCING THE, THESE LAWS.
UM, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO TAKE A FEW RECORDS DRIVERS OFF THE ROADWAY, INCLUDING THE DW DWI, JUST THE OTHER NIGHT, WHO WAS SO INTOXICATED.
THEY WERE HAVING PROBLEMS STAYING WITHIN THEIR OWN LANE AND WHAT THE LENGTH OF TIME THEY STILL HAD TO DRIVE.
THEY WOULD LIKELY GOT INTO A CRASH ON THE WAY HOME.
SO WE'RE IN THE RIGHT PLACE AND RIGHT TIME MAGAZINE, POSITIVE EFFORTS THERE.
UM, YEAH, WITH THAT BRIEF UPDATE, WE'LL GIVE YOU FINAL NUMBERS WHEN WE'RE DONE, JUST TO LET YOU KNOW WHERE WE'RE AT, WANNA THANK YOU AND YOUR SUPPORT FOR, UH, LETTING US MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT.
WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE SOME MORE, ULTIMATELY WE'LL WANT TO KEEP THE CITIZENS, CITIZENS OF KYLE AND, UM, THOSE PASSING THROUGH HERE, SAFE ALTOGETHER.
I WANT TO VOICE MY SUPPORT FOR ITEM 24, AMENDING CHAPTER 23, UH, TO ADD UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES IN PUBLIC AREAS AND GIVE THANKS FOR THE DRAFT ORDINANCE BEING PRESENTED TONIGHT TO MAKE OUR STANCE KNOWN AS A COMMUNITY.
WE CANNOT STAND IDLY BY AND WAIT TO BECOME A REBOUND CITY FOR ANOTHER TOWN'S BLENDERS AND THEN DEAL WITH THE UNREST FOR ANOTHER, UM, UH, AVALANCHE EFFECTS OF POOR POLICYMAKING AS HAS BEEN SEEN
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IN THE CITY OF AUSTIN, LOS ANGELES, SEATTLE, ET CETERA, AND ALSO BE ALLOWED TO DO THE SAME HERE AS WE SAW.IT TOOK LITTLE TO NO TIME TO RUIN A CITY, NOT ONLY ON ITS FACIA, BUT ALSO WITH ITS UNREST SENSE OF SECURITY, EMBARRASSMENT OF HEADLINES AND INCREASING CRIME AND LOSS OF PRIDE OF WHAT WAS ONCE TOUTED AS THE BEAUTIFUL DOWNTOWN AUSTIN WHERE YOU USE TOWANNA VISIT WHEN YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY CAME TO VISIT.
UM, I GREW UP IN SOUTHEAST AUSTIN AND I'M VERY PROUD THAT I NO LONGER LIVE THERE.
UM, FORTUNATELY MY MOM STILL LIVES THERE AND IS VERY FRUSTRATED WITH THE CONDITIONS AS WE NOW HAVE, UH, HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS THAT WALK ALONG SLAUGHTER LANE 1327, ET CETERA.
I HAVE UNFORTUNATELY EXPERIENCED HARASSMENT WHILE IN MY CAR ALONE, AS WELL AS AN INDIVIDUAL CAUSING FEAR TO MY THREE CHILDREN.
AS WE WERE RETURNING FROM AIRPORT BOULEVARD FROM AUSTIN TO ONLY FEEL HELPLESS, THAT OUR CALL TO AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT WOULD REALLY GET, YOU KNOW, HELP.
UM, I ASKED THEM TO PLEASE GO TALK TO THAT INDIVIDUAL.
AND HOPEFULLY ANOTHER FAMILY WOULDN'T ENDURE THE SAME ISSUE THERE.
THEY WERE HARASSING MY TEEN DAUGHTER IN THE BACK, KNOWING WE COULDN'T GET OUT AND DO ANYTHING.
I DON'T WANT HER FOLKS TO ENDURE THE SAME HERE.
LET'S KEEP KYLE HUMBLE, SMART, PROUD OF ITS ECONOMIC GROWTH THAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING AND EMBARKING ON NOW.
NEXT UP, TRACY SHU, MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEM COUNCIL MEMBERS.
TONIGHT, I SPEAK TO YOU AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE WATERLOO FALLS HOA SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, OUR COMMUNICATIONS PERSON, YOU ARE SAMANTHA, UH, CAME TO THE HOA BOARD, ASKING ABOUT TAKING AWAY OUR LITTER CHANGEABLE SIGNS TO DIGITAL SIGN, WHERE HE COULD CHANGE IT FROM HIS HOME.
THESE ARE CURRENTLY MARQUEES AT OUR ENTRANCES TO INFORM OUR RESIDENTS OF MEETING DATES, RECYCLE VERSUS COMPOST DAY AND OTHER EVENTS SUCH AS DUMPSTER DAY POOL OPENINGS, NATIONAL NIGHT OUT AND OTHER EVENTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
WHILE WE ALSO SEND OUT EMAIL BLASTS, HAVE IT ON OUR WEBSITE AND FACEBOOK PAGES, PEOPLE STILL SOMETIMES NEED IT IN THEIR FACE, UM, OR THEY JUST DON'T GO LOOKING FOR IT.
AND THEY SAY, I WASN'T TOLD OR, UM, I DIDN'T KNOW.
SO THE MARQUEES HAVE BEEN HELPFUL, BUT THEY TAKE TIME TO CHANGE OUT AND WE NEED A VOLUNTEER TO DO SO, WHICH AT THIS TIME YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE VOLUNTEER, WHICH MEANS MAN, IT REALLY HASN'T BEEN DONE.
SO, UH, WHEN OUR VENDOR LOOKED INTO THIS FOR US, HE SAW THAT THE CITY OF KYLE HAS AN ORDINANCE AGAINST THESE TYPES OF SIGNS AND SINGLE FAMILY DEVELOPMENTS.
AS AFTER SPEAKING WITH HOWARD, UH, AND LOOKING AT THE ORDINANCE, HE STATED THAT WE WOULD MOST LIKELY GET A DENIAL FROM THE BUILDING BOARD WITH THESE ORDINANCES AS STATED.
SO I AM, BEFORE YOU ASKING YOU TO LOOK AT THE ORDINANCE IN ORDER TO CHANGE IT, TO ALLOW LED DIGITAL SIGNS ON COMMON GROUND FOR AN HOA TO KEEP THEIR RESIDENTS INFORMED INSTEAD OF HAVING TO TAKE THE TIME TO CHANGE OUT LETTERS ON A SIGN EVERY MONTH.
THANK YOU, TRACY, IS THAT THAT'S ALL THE COMMENTS THAT I HAVE.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO COME FORWARD? SEEING NONE? I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE CITIZEN COMMENTS.
[II. Approval of Minutes]
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND A REGULAR MEETING FOR MAY 18TH, 2021 SECOND.
SPIN MOTION BY CUSTOMER TOBY, A SECONDED BY MAYOR PRO TEM COACH THAT WE APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM MAY 18TH, SPECIAL IRREGULAR.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION SEEING NONE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
[3. Presentation regarding the ongoing update to the City of Kyle Transportation Master Plan. ~ Leon Barba, P.E., City Engineer]
REGARDING AN, THE ONGOING UPDATE TO THE CITY OF KYLE TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN.MR. LEON BARBARA, GOOD EVENING, MARY COUNCIL, LEON BARBARA CITY ENGINEER.
UM, MARIN COUNCIL, IF YOU RECALL, WE DID APPROVE A CONTRACT WITH CPN, Y INCORPORATED TO UPDATE OUR TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN.
AND THAT FINAL REPORT IS DUE AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER.
BUT IN THE MEANTIME, WE WANTED TO PROVIDE YOU AN INTERIM UPDATE AND LET YOU KNOW WHERE WE ARE AND WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING ON THAT PARTICULAR STUDY.
WE'D ALSO LIKE TO GET INPUT FROM COUNCIL ON THAT AS WELL.
UH, BEFORE WE START THOUGH, I WOULD
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LIKE TO RECOGNIZE, UH, HANNAH CHATWOOD, SHE'S A INTERN THAT WE HAD HELPING US WITH THIS PARTICULAR STUDY.UH, SHE'S GRADUATED NOW, SO SHE'S WORKING OUR MPA, BUT THAT'S OUR FIRST ENGINEERING INTERN THAT WE'VE HAD AND WE'VE HAD VERY GOOD SUCCESS WITH, WITH HER.
UH, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE JOHN DEAN.
WHY? AND HE'LL BE GIVING YOU THE PRESENTATION.
EXCELLENT, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE AND UPDATE YOU ON OUR WORK ON THE TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN.
UM, SO TO GET STARTED, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE DRIVING THIS UPDATE, AND I DON'T HAVE TO TELL YOU FOLKS, THE, THE GROWTH HERE IN THE AREAS FASTER THAN I THINK ANYBODY ANTICIPATED ACTUALLY SAW AN EMAIL THAT I GOT TODAY THAT I THINK OFFICIALLY THAT THE CENSUS JUST SAID THAT, UH, THE CITY OF KYLE IS OVER 60,000 ALREADY, WHICH IS INCREDIBLE.
UM, THE CURRENT TRANSPORTATION PLAN, ISN'T ACCOUNTING FOR THAT TYPE OF GROWTH, THAT KIND OF RAPID GROWTH.
UM, AND SO IT'S NOT MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE GROWTH OF THE COMMUNITY AND FRANKLY, THE DEVELOPMENT IS OUTSTRIPPING THE ABILITY, THE TRANSPORTATION PLAN TO KEEP UP.
AND, UM, SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU'RE HEARING HERE TO HEAR ME TALK ABOUT IS KIND OF THAT FOURTH ITEM IS ABOUT CORRIDOR PRESERVATION.
AND I'LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN MORE DEPTH HERE IN A LITTLE BIT.
AND THEN, UM, YOU KNOW, AS, AS LEON STATED IN HIS INTRODUCTION FOR ME IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT ARE REALLY A BIG POINT OF THIS, THIS PRESENTATION, YOU GUYS THIS EVENING IS TO GET SOME INPUT FROM YOU ALL ABOUT WHAT YOUR THOUGHTS ARE, WHAT YOUR FEELINGS ARE, WHAT ARE YOUR FRICTION POINTS WITH THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM CURRENTLY, AND JUST KIND OF ELICIT CONVERSATION FROM THE COUNCIL AT THIS POINT.
SO WE CAN MAKE SURE TO INCLUDE THOSE, THOSE, UH, CONVERSATION POINTS IN THE, IN THE FINAL VERSION OF THE PLAN IN SEPTEMBER.
UM, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING, UM, WE'RE EVALUATING THE PROPOSED ROADWAYS AS THEY RELATE TO KNOWN AND EXPECTED DEVELOPMENT.
UM, I'LL SHOW YOU A MAP HERE IN A SECOND, WHERE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF GROWTH THERE'S, IN-FILL GROWTH INCURRING IN THE CITY PROPER, BUT THERE'S A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF GROWTH.
I DON'T HAVE TO TELL Y'ALL TO THE EAST AND WEST OF THE CITY THAT IS, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF VACANT LAND AND A LOT OF GROWTH IS OCCURRING THERE.
THAT'S PUTTING A LOT OF PRESSURE ON THE SYSTEM.
UM, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THE PLAN ACCOMMODATES FUTURE GROWTH, UM, ADJACENT JURISDICTIONS.
A LOT OF THE WORK THAT WE'VE DONE IS, IS GATHERED INFORMATION FROM ADJACENT JURISDICTIONS ABOUT WHAT THEIR ROADWAY NETWORK PLANS ARE AND TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT THE CITY OF KYLE IS DOING FITS IN WITH THAT THERE'S THOSE PLANS OR VICE VERSA.
ANOTHER POINT THAT I'LL ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE WE HAVE AS A RESULT OF THIS IS KIND OF SOME RECOMMENDATIONS GOING FORWARD.
SOME THINGS THAT WE THINK THAT NEED TO LOOK AT, UM, ONE OF THEM, I THINK THAT YOU'LL HEAR US TALK ABOUT IS A CROSS SECTIONS.
YOU HAVE A TREMENDOUS NUMBER OF CROSS SECTIONS IN YOUR CURRENT PLAN TO THE POINT WHERE IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT TO TELL ONE ROAD THE DIFFERENCE OF ONE ROAD FROM ANOTHER, IN OTHER WORDS, A COLLECTOR VERSUS AN ARTERIAL OR SOME THAT ARE FOUR LANES DIVIDED.
AND THEY'RE BOTH, ONE'S DESIGNATED AS A COLLECTOR, ONE'S AN ARTERIAL, BUT FROM A USER STANDPOINT, IT'S HARD TO IDENTIFY WHICH ONE IS WHICH, UM, AND THEN FINALLY, AND THIS IS KIND OF THE MOST RELEVANT POINT I THINK FOR ME IS THE NORTH SOUTH AND EAST WEST CONNECTIVITY.
AS YOU LOOK AT THE CURRENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM, IT DOESN'T PROVIDE CONTINUITY IN TERMS OF CONNECTING YOU ACROSS THE CITY AND THROUGH THE CITY.
AND, UH, I'LL SHOW YOU A MAP AND KIND OF ILLUSTRATE THAT A LITTLE BIT BETTER.
UH, WHAT IS OUR PLAN? WE'RE COLLECTING RELEVANT DATA.
WE'VE MET WITH CITY STAFF SEVERAL TIMES, UM, PREPARE SOME PRELIMINARY RECOMMENDATIONS, WHICH WE'LL TALK THROUGH SOME OF THOSE PRELIMINARY THINGS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TODAY, UH, MEETING WITH, MEETING WITH YOU, THE CITY COUNCIL TO GET THAT INPUT FROM YOU FOLKS AS WELL.
UH, THEN WE'LL COME BACK WITH DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS AND PRESENT THOSE TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
WE THINK WE'RE, WE'RE OUR SCHEDULE SAYS SEPTEMBER, BUT WE THINK, UM, TOTALLY ON THIS YET THAT WE THINK THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE THERE BY AUGUST.
SO WE MIGHT NOT HAVE TIME MYSELF TO THAT.
THEN WE WANT TO REFINE THE RECOMMENDATIONS, YOU KNOW, AND THEN PRESENT THOSE TO THE COUNCIL, UH, BY SEPTEMBER AND BE DONE.
BUT AGAIN, I THINK WE'LL BEAT THAT DATE.
UM, WHAT HAVE WE DONE SO FAR? AND LEON MENTIONED HER HANNAH CHITWOOD'S BEEN FANTASTIC.
SHE HELPED US COLLECT A LOT OF DATA AS IT RELATES TO THE, UH, UM, THE UPDATE TO THE PLAN.
A LOT OF THE INFORMATION THAT WE'RE USING TO MAKE THESE ANALYSES, IT INCLUDES, UH, EXISTING AND PLAN DEVELOPMENT.
WE'VE WORKED WITH YOUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT TO GET SOME OF THAT INFORMATION, UH, CAMPO PLANS, UH, DATA, UM, INFORMATION FROM NEIGHBORING JURISDICTIONS, TRANSPORTATION PLANS, THAT TYPE OF STUFF, UM, EXISTING, UH, THE EXISTING TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN IN THE AMENDMENTS THAT YOU HAVE TO AT CURRENTLY, UH, DEMOGRAPHIC DATA.
AND THAT'S A KIND OF A MOVING TARGET BECAUSE IT'S GOING SO FAST.
UH, AND THEN ROADWAY CROSS SECTIONS, UH, OR TYPICAL SECTIONS FOR ADJACENT COMMUNITY FOR KYLE AND FOR THE ADJACENT COMMUNITIES.
UH, WE'VE SPOKEN TO CITY STAFF EXTENSIVELY AND, UH, EVALUATED.
AND WE WERE LOOKING AT THAT INFORMATION AS WE PREPARE THIS PRESENTATION AND TALK WITH YOU THROUGH, THROUGH THE THINGS THAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING.
SO THIS IS A MAP JUST SHOWING THE EXISTING LAND USE AND PLAN DEVELOPMENT.
YOU CAN SEE THE STUFF WITH THE CROSSHATCHES AND I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN, I DON'T HAVE A MOUSE HERE, THE GO THE CROSSHATCHING, FOR EXAMPLE, THE NANCE NANCE TRACK.
FOR EXAMPLE, YOU SEE THE CROSSHATCHING THAT INDICATES THAT IT'S PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, AND YOU CAN SEE THERE'S A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT TO THE WEST AND EAST OF THE CITY.
AND THEN WITHIN THE CITY, PROPER, THERE ARE SOME INFILL
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AREAS THAT IT LOOKS LIKE THAT THERE'S PLANNED PLAN DEVELOPMENT OCCURRING THERE.THAT'S GOING TO FILL SOME OF THOSE VACANT TRACKS THAT STILL EXIST.
SO THIS IS KYLE'S CURRENTLY PROPOSED ROADWAY NETWORK.
THIS IS THE CURRENT TRANSPORTATION PLAN AS IT EXISTS RIGHT NOW.
UM, AND ONE OF THE THINGS I'LL POINT OUT TO YOU IS THAT THE, THE EAST-WEST CONNECTIVITY, IT, UH, I, 35 CENTS SERVES AS A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT IMPEDIMENT WHEN YOU GO IN EAST AND WEST AND ACROSS THE CITY.
AND THEN NORTH SOUTH, THERE'S A LOT OF DISCONNECTED ROADWAYS AS THE WAY THAT I DESCRIBED THEM.
UM, AN EXAMPLE MIGHT BE GO FORTH WHERE, UM, GO FORTH, GOES UP AND HITS BB, AND THEN YOU HAVE TO TAKE A RIDE ON BB AND THEN GO NORTH AGAIN AND GO FORTH.
IT'S BECAUSE OF THE CONSERVATION RESERVOIR THERE, BUT THAT'S SOME OF THE DISCONNECTED STUFF THAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
AND AS YOU THINK ABOUT THIS, I WANT TO REALLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO THINK ABOUT THIS, NOT IN TERMS OF TODAY AND NOT TOMORROW, BUT IN 10 YEARS.
AND IN 20 YEARS, WHEN YOU HAVE 120,000 PEOPLE, HERE ARE 200,000 PEOPLE HERE BECAUSE IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT YOU IDENTIFY AND START TO PRESERVE THE RIGHT OF WAY NOW, BECAUSE WHAT CAN HAPPEN ON THESE CORRIDORS IS WHEN DEVELOPERS ENCUMBER THE RIGHT OF WAY TO A POINT WHERE YOU CAN'T WIDEN THE ROAD, IT EFFECTIVELY PROHIBITS YOU FROM WIDENING THE ROAD, BECAUSE IT BECOMES COST PROHIBITIVE TO TAKE BUILDING AFTER BUILDING, AFTER BUILDING TO DO IT.
AND SO THAT'S, THAT'S KIND OF A RECURRING THEME.
I'VE BEEN TALKING, TALKING QUITE EXTENSIVELY WITH CITY STAFF ABOUT, UM, SO THIS NEXT MAP, THIS IS SOMETHING WHERE WE'RE RECOMMENDING AND YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE'S A LOT OF ROADS THAT WE'VE UPDATED IN TERMS OF SHIFTED THEM FROM COLLECTORS TO ARTERIAL TYPE TYPE ROADWAYS.
AND SO ON THAT MAP, AND I'LL SHOW YOU THIS MAP AND WE WILL BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT IT.
HOWEVER LONG YOU'D LIKE TO THE RED INDICATES A FOUR LANE DIVIDED OR A FIVE LANE ARTERIAL IN THE BLUE IS A SIX LANE ARTERIAL.
AND YOU CAN SEE IT'S A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE FROM THAT TO THIS.
AND AGAIN, THAT'S LOOKING TOWARDS 120, 150 200,000 PEOPLE, NOT, NOT THE POPULATION YOU HAVE TODAY.
AND ANOTHER IMPORTANT POINT IS, IS THAT, FOR EXAMPLE, IF WE SAID, YOU KNOW, F-150, MAYBE THAT'S NOT FAIR BECAUSE IT'S TEXTILE, BUT SAY, FOR EXAMPLE, WE SAID THAT THAT'S GOING TO NEED TO BE A SIX LANE ROAD.
THAT DOESN'T MEAN IT NEEDS TO BE A SIX LANE ROAD TOMORROW.
IT MEANS THAT ULTIMATELY YOU NEED TO PLAN ON THAT SIZE OF A FACILITY THERE TO HANDLE THE TYPE OF GROWTH THAT YOU'RE EXPERIENCING.
SO IT DOESN'T MEAN IT NEEDS TO BE BUILT TOMORROW.
IT'S JUST, WE'RE TRYING TO PUSH YOU IN THE DIRECTION OF PRESERVING RIGHT OF WAY.
UM, HERE'S, HERE'S, UH, SOME OF THE ROADS, AND AGAIN, WE'LL TALK ABOUT SOME OF THESE, UH, KYLE LOU, YOU KNOW, THE CHANGE FROM THE CURRENT PLAN TO THE, THE, UH, PRELIMINARY RECOMMENDATION.
SO FROM A FOUR LANE ARTERIAL TO A SIX LANE ARTERIAL, UH, SAME THING WITH F-150 AND YOU CAN GO DOWN THE LIST AND SEE, I WON'T, I WON'T BORE YOU ABOUT READING THOSE OUT.
AND I JUST, I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT AS I REALLY DUG INTO THE STUFF THAT KYLE'S GOT GOING ON, YOU, YOU YOU'RE IN A UNIQUE POSITION.
THE GROWTH HERE IS, IS PHENOMENAL.
AND I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH Y'ALL ARE JUST ON THE HEELS OF SAN MARCUS.
AND I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, AS YOU, AS YOU BUILD THIS PLAN OUT, UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, WHEN I WAS INITIALLY TALKING WITH LEON ABOUT THIS, HE SAID, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR, OUR CROSS-SECTIONS MARRY UP WITH WHAT BUTTE IS PROPOSING, ARE YOU LOSING OR WHATEVER THEY'RE DOING.
AND IT KINDA STRUCK ME THAT IT'S, THEY NEED TO MARRY UP WITH WHAT Y'ALL ARE DOING, BECAUSE Y'ALL ARE THE LEADERS HERE Y'ALL ARE THE ONES THAT ARE GOING FORWARD.
AND I JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT THAT Y'ALL ARE THE ONES THAT ARE, ARE, ARE SETTING THE STANDARD.
AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE AND EMPHASIZE THAT POINT.
SO, UM, THAT, THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
UM, I'M SURE YOU DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME.
SO, UM, JUST TIMING FOR ACTUAL ADOPTION.
WHAT'S YOUR, WHAT'S YOUR THOUGHTS ON THAT OF THIS, THIS, I THINK WE GOT ALONG SOMEWHERE IN FRONT OF US.
I THINK, DEPENDING ON THE COMMENTS Y'ALL MIGHT HAVE COMMENTS LIKE, HEY, SCRAPE, TEAR THIS THING IN HALF AND START OVER.
AND SO THAT MIGHT CHANGE THINGS, BUT THE WAY THAT WE'RE GOING NOW, I THINK THAT PROBABLY IN AUGUST, WE'LL BE AT A POINT WHERE WE CAN, WE'LL PRETTY WELL PUT A BOW ON THIS THING.
I BELIEVE I NOTICED THAT ON BUNTIN, UH, AND BB, THOSE ROADS WERE BOTH STRAIGHT, BUT ON BUNTIN WE HAD, WE HAD, UH, HAD A DISCUSSION ABOUT, UH, POSSIBLY REDESIGNING OUT THERE OVER SOME OF THOSE LOW WATER CROSSINGS.
UH, AND I KNOW YOU'RE AWARE OF THAT.
SO CAN YOU TALK US THROUGH WHY YOU'RE STAYING FOCUSED ON THE STRAIGHT? SO, UH, OH, SO ON BUTTON IN PARTICULAR, WE ACTUALLY SPOKE, I WAS ACTUALLY ON THE CALL THAT THEY WERE, THE TOURS WAS THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT PUTTING THE TOURS THERE IN THE PID AND I'VE SPOKEN TO THE DEVELOPER AND THEY ARE RIGHT.
IT CURRENTLY GOES DOWN THE MIDDLE OF THE CREEK AND THAT'S NOT DESIRABLE.
UM, AND BECAUSE THE TOURS IS COMING IN AND WILLING TO FINANCE SOME OF THAT ROAD, IT MAKES SENSE TO TAKE THEM TO SHIFT THE ALIGNMENT SO THAT YOU CAN GET IT.
NOW, IF THE CITY WAS GOING TO BUILD THIS THING A HUNDRED PERCENT ON YOUR DIME, I THINK THAT, THAT YOU CAN KIND OF DISCOUNT SOME OF THAT STUFF THE WAY THAT THE WAY THAT THE ALIGNMENT IS SHOWN THERE, IT SERVES
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THE PURPOSE OF GETTING YOU THAT EAST-WEST CONNECTIVITY.ONE OF THE THINGS THAT BUTTON IS SO IMPORTANT IS THAT IT'S ONE OF THE FEW CONNECTIONS THAT YOU CAN HIT AN OVERPASS AND GO ACROSS
YOU DON'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF THOSE.
AND SO THAT'S A SIGNIFICANT ONE.
UM, WE WORKED WITH THE DEVELOPER AND TALKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT ALIGNMENT WOULD HELP THEM.
AND THEY ACTUALLY TOLD US THAT THAT WOULD ACTUALLY BENEFIT THEM, THAT KIND OF DIAGONAL CROSSING OF THAT TRACK THERE, THAT, THAT, UH, DR.
HORTON'S LOOKING AT IT SERVES THE PURPOSE.
SO WE THINK THAT WE STILL, WE STILL ACHIEVE THE CONNECTIVITY THAT WE NEED.
UM, AND FRANKLY, ONE OF THE THINGS ABOUT THIS MAP IS THAT, THAT, UM, RIGHT NOW THERE ARE LINES ON A PAGE.
AND ONCE WE GET INTO THE FINE DETAIL, THAT'S WHERE THE ROAD NEEDS TO SHIFT FROM HERE TO THERE, OR WHATEVER THE CASE IS.
THE, THE PRIMARY POINT IS THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE A CONNECTION.
WE THINK FOR BUTTON ALL THE WAY OUT.
AND IF IT GOES ALONG COTTON GIN, OR IF IT TAKES ITS OWN ALIGNMENT AND IT'S, YOU KNOW, HAS TO PUT SOME KIND OF A STRUCTURE TO GET OUT OF THE WATER OR WHATEVER THE CASE IS, WE THINK THAT CONNECTION'S IMPORTANT.
ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, UM, I'M KIND OF LOOKING AT THE MAP ITSELF, SIR.
AND YOU'VE GOT THEIR COLOR CODED, YOU GOT PROPOSED RED AND A RED AND WHITE AND ALSO BLUE AND WHITE WHAT'S WHAT WOULD BE THE DIFFERENCE IN THOSE RIGHT THERE? SO THE, THE RED WOULD BE A FOUR-LANE DIVIDED.
SO WITH IT RAISED CENTER MEDIAN, OR IT MIGHT HAVE A CENTER TURN LANE, SO FOUR LANES DIVIDED, OR A FIVE LANES, AND THEN BLUE IS SIX LANES DIVIDED.
I KNOW THAT THE, WHEN IT COMES TO ONE 50, THE BIGGEST ISSUES THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE IS OF COURSE, YOU, AS YOU'RE COMING FROM THE EAST DOWN, YOU HAVE TO GO UP A CURVE AND YOU HAVE TO COME UP RIGHT UP HERE ON THE STOP SIGN, OR WHERE THE STOPLIGHT, WHERE THE DERRICK QUEENS AT, DID THEY EVER THINK ABOUT EXTENDING ONE 50 TO AUTOMATICALLY GO STRAIGHT TO THE HIGHWAY WHERE THAT, YOU KNOW, HOW, WHEN PEOPLE TURN IN FROM THE GAS STATION, WHAT A SONIC AND THEY HAVE TO GO UP THE HILL, DID THEY EVER THINK ABOUT TRYING TO JUST EXTEND IT OUT TO WHERE THEY CAN JUST LEAD STRAIGHT IN TWO 35? YEP.
IF IT'S WHAT I'M THINKING OF AND SEEING SCOTT SHAKE HIS HEAD, BUT WE ACTUALLY HAVE KIND OF PLAYED WITH THAT ALIGNMENT RECENTLY.
UM, ONE OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE GOT THERE IS THE CURRENT GRADE SEPARATION YOU HAVE OVER I 35 IS THAT WE WANT TO GET A REASONABLE DISTANCE AWAY FROM IT, WITH THE NEW ALIGNMENT OF ONE 50 THAT WE'RE SHOWING SO THAT YOU CAN GET ACCESS TO
AND TO ONE 50, IF YOU GOT THEM TOO CLOSE, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO ALLOW YOU TO HAVE RAMPS DOWN AND BACK UP TO IT.
SO THAT WAS THE REASON FOR SEPARATING.
AND WE FOUND AN OPPORTUNITY ORIGINALLY, THERE WAS A CROSSING RIGHT THERE WHERE ONE 58 KIND OF CONNECTS TO OPAL.
AND SO WE'RE ABLE TO KIND OF COMBINE THAT AND SHIFT ONE 50 OVER THERE AND, AND GET THROUGH TRAFFIC OUT OF THE DOWNTOWN AREA, BECAUSE FRANKLY WHAT YOU HAVE OVER HERE ON CENTER STREET, UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S A GREAT, IT'S A GREAT AUTHENTIC DOWNTOWN, AND, YOU KNOW, HAVING FUTURE 20 TO 30,000 CARS A DAY ON THAT STREETS, A NON-STARTER AND THERE'S NO OPPORTUNITY TO DO ANYTHING FOR IT.
AND I DON'T THINK THAT YOU SHOULD.
AND SO THAT'S WHY WE THINK THAT WE NEED TO, UM, PLAN FOR SOME TYPE OF A ROUTE TO GET THOSE CARS THAT AREN'T PLANNING TO STOP IN DOWNTOWN.
WELL, WE'LL, LET'S GET THEM OUT OF DOWNTOWN.
AND THIS ALIGNMENT DOES THAT OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CAUSE FROM RETRO, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR BEING SO PROACTIVE WITH THIS.
I KNOW CONNECTIVITY IS SOMETHING THAT HAS COME UP QUITE FREQUENTLY, UM, AMONGST US ON COUNCIL.
AND QUITE FRANKLY, I WANT TO AVOID BEING IN THE SITUATION THAT AUSTIN IS IN RIGHT NOW, WHERE THEY HAVE TOO MANY PEOPLE AND NOT ENOUGH ROADS.
SO I JUST WANT TO EXTEND MY GRATITUDE FOR YOU BEING SO PROACTIVE AND THINKING FOR THE FUTURE.
WELL, I APPRECIATE THAT, BUT I'VE GOT TO DEFER THAT CREDIT TO LEON AND SCOTT.
THEY'RE THE ONES THAT ARE REALLY, YOU KNOW, BEEN PUSHING US TO, WE GOT TO LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THESE THINGS AND, AND THE CITY HAS GROWN SO QUICKLY.
IT DOESN'T TAKE LONG TO GET TO A POINT WHERE YOU DON'T HAVE AN OPTION AND WE WANT TO TRY AND GIVE THEM SOME TOOLS TO PROVIDE OPTIONS.
I THINK, UH, MAKING FOR THE, UH, RIGHT AWAY ACCUSATIONS IS PROBABLY THE BEST, UH, PART OF THIS PLAN BECAUSE TOO MANY TIMES CITIES GROW AND THEY FORGET TO DO THAT PART OF THE WORK.
AND THEN THEY'RE TRYING TO BUILD THEIR INFRASTRUCTURE AND THEY'RE TRYING TO GET THOSE RIGHT AWAY INFRASTRUCTURES, UH, PASSED.
AND IT JUST DOESN'T HAPPEN BECAUSE GROWTH HAS OVERTAKEN IT.
SO GETTING THAT IN PLACE IS PROBABLY KEY TO ALL THIS MAP.
UM, I'LL, UM, I'LL MENTION THIS AND I WON'T TELL YOU WHERE, UM, UNLESS YOU ASK, BUT I, I USED TO WORK FOR A CENTRAL TEXAS CITY HERE THAT, UM, I THINK THAT ONE DAY THAT YOU'RE GONNA BE AT THAT POPULATION AND IT'S GOING TO, IT'S GOING TO COME QUICKER THAN YOU THINK.
AND THERE WERE PROJECTS THERE THAT PEOPLE SAID, WELL, THAT PROJECT'S TOO EXPENSIVE.
YOU CAN'T PUT A BRIDGE ACROSS THE SOIL CONSERVATION RESERVOIR.
WELL, THEY JUST OPENED A ROAD ACROSS THE SOAR CONSERVATION RESERVOIR WHEN THE RIGHT OF WAY GETS SO EXPENSIVE, THAT THAT'S YOUR ONLY OPTION.
THOSE ARE GOING TO BE VIABLE PROJECTS FOR THE CITY OF KYLE.
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JUST BECAUSE WE SHOW THE LINE ON THE MAP TODAY DOES NOT MEAN THE PROJECT HAPPENS TODAY, BUT IT PRESERVES YOUR ABILITY TO BUILD THAT PROJECT ONE DAY IN THE FUTURE.QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, COUNSEL, I'VE GOT A FEW QUICK COMMENTS FOR YOU.
THIS HAS BEEN A VERY DELIBERATE PROCESS AND PAINSTAKING IN SOME WAYS, UH, MR. DANE TALKED ABOUT THE CONNECTIONS TO THE INTERSTATE, WHICH ARE VERY IMPORTANT FOR A CITY OF A HUNDRED PLUS THOUSAND.
A COUPLE OF PLACES THAT YOU'LL NOTICE HERE THAT ARE BEING PROPOSED IS TO CONNECT A COLOR'S CROSSING.
THERE IS A PROPOSED OVERPASS THAT WOULD CONNECT TO BB ROAD.
SO PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THAT CROSSING THERE, WHICH IS BEING PROPOSED FOR EAST-WEST MOVEMENT.
UH, THE OTHER ONE WOULD BE, AS JOHN MENTIONED, THE, WHAT WE'RE CALLING THE OPAL, BUT IT'S THE OLD OPAL ROAD, UH, KIND OF A NEW CONNECTION COMING IN.
SO ONE 50 WOULD, WOULD CONTINUE SOUTH, UH, TO SCOTT STREET AND THEN CO FROM SCOTT STREET AND DIRECTLY, UH, I GUESS, SOUTHEAST, AND THEN ACROSS THAT OLD RIGHT OF WAY TO CONNECT TO ONE 58.
AND THAT IS PROPOSED TO BE, UH, A FULL INTERCHANGE TO THE INTERSTATE.
SO THIS WOULD ADD A COUPLE MORE INTERCHANGES, UH, TO THE INTERSTATE THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO WORK WITH TEXT ON THE, THE RIGHT THING.
WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER IS JUST MENTIONED IS IT'S PRESERVING THE RIGHT OF WAY FOR THOSE, THOSE LARGER DECISIONS.
CLEARLY, YOU KNOW, A 20 PLUS MILLION DOLLAR INTERCHANGE ISN'T IN THE CARDS TODAY, BUT GETTING IT ON NOT ONLY OUR TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN, BUT THE CAMPO TRANSPORTATION PLAN AS WELL, IT STARTS IDENTIFYING FUNDING SOURCES WHERE CAN GO IN AND MAKE THOSE NITA CONNECTIONS, UH, SAME WITH THE LARGER ARTERIALS WESTERN EAST, UH, TURNERSVILLE ROAD ON THE EAST, THE BYPASS, AND THEN WHAT WE'RE CALLING THE, THE WESTERN BYPASS RIGHT NOW.
I, I'M NOT SURE IF WE'RE ATTENDING THAT TO BE THE ONE 10 BYPASS OR WHAT THE NUMBER WILL ULTIMATELY BE THERE, BUT YOU KNOW, THESE, THESE LARGER ROAD CONNECTIONS ALL HAVE TO DEAL WITH WITH TXDOT AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD THERE FROM OUR LARGE TRANSPORTATION PERSPECTIVE.
UH, THE OTHER THING I'LL ADD IS, UH, THIS REALLY GOES HAND IN HAND WITH, WITH THE OPEN HOUSE THAT WE JUST HAD ON THE TRAILS.
UH, TRANSPORTATION IS MUCH MORE BROAD THAN JUST ROADS IT'S SIDEWALKS AND TRAILS, MULTI-MODAL CONNECTIONS, ET CETERA.
SO OUR GOAL IS TO MARRY A TRAILS PLAN INTO THE TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
AND THAT'LL ALSO HELP US SEEK ADDITIONAL FUNDING.
AND THEN FINALLY, JUST A CORRECTION TO THE, UH, CENSUS NUMBERS ARE, ARE LESS THAN 60,000.
THAT'S IT? IT'S OVER 50 THOUGH.
AND, UH, OUR, OUR IN-HOUSE PROJECTIONS HAVE US, UH, ECLIPSE IN THAT 60,000 MARK IN JANUARY OF NEXT YEAR, 2022.
JUST ONE LAST QUESTION FOR SCOTT.
SO, SCOTT, UM, WE TALKED ABOUT ONE 50.
DOES THAT ALIGN WITH THE FEATURE ONE 50 A PROJECT THE COUNTY'S WORKING ON? YEAH.
SO WHAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO IS THE WESTERN BYPASS, THE ONE 50 BYPASS, AND, UH, IT WILL ALIGN WITH THE ONE 10 BYPASS OR ONE 10 LOOP FROM SAN MARCUS AND THE COUNTY WOULD BE A PARTNER ON THAT.
YOU KNOW, THERE ARE QUESTIONS.
[VII. City Manager's Report]
ARE NO OBJECTIONS, I'M GOING TO MOVE THE CITY MANAGERS REPORT TO THE TOP.THAT WAS A REQUEST FROM STAFF.
NEXT STEP CITY MANAGER'S REPORT.
JUST WAITING FOR THE SCREEN TO CHANGE.
SO AS CITY MANAGERS REPORT, SO THOSE WHO WERE ABLE TO JOIN US YESTERDAY, UH, WERE I THINK ALL TO A PERSON, VERY, VERY PLEASED AT THE TURNOUT AND THE QUALITY OF THE GROUNDBREAKING WE HAD FOR HERE'S WHEN WE'RE A PARK.
UH, WE ESTIMATE SOMEWHERE AROUND 400, I THINK IS THE, THE NUMBER WE'RE, WE'RE HITTING IT NOW, A LOT OF GREAT SUPPORT AND GREAT, GREAT SPEECHES.
AND I, I KNOW WE HAVE A VIDEO THAT WE WANT TO SHOW, RECAPPING THE EVENTS.
SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO CRAMP, IF YOU WANT TO THROW THAT VIDEO UP, WE BELIEVE THAT THE CITY OF KYLE DESERVES FIRST-CLASS PARKS.
WE BELIEVE THAT THE CITY OF KYLE DESERVES A MONUMENT TO HONORING OUR VETERANS AND OUR FIRST RESPONDERS.
AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE ALL HERE TODAY.
AND SO THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING.
UH, YOU CAN'T BUILD A PARK UNLESS
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YOU ARE INSPIRED.UH, AND THE COUNSEL THAT I WAS ELECTED INTO WAS INSPIRED, UH, AND THE COUNCIL THAT TOOK THAT HISTORIC VOTE, UH, WAS INSPIRED.
AND THE COUNCIL THAT SITS HERE TODAY REMAINS INSPIRED, BUT WE ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES.
UH, THERE ARE MANY GROUPS HERE ARE VETERANS GROUPS, THE KYLE VFW AND VETS, UH, THE COWL POLICE DEPARTMENT AND OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS, UH, HAVE WORKED VERY HARD OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, UH, TO CREATE THIS MOMENT THAT WE ARE ALL EXPERIENCING TOGETHER.
AND SO JUST TO EVERYONE WHO HAS WORKED ON THIS SO MANY MORE THAN CAN BE COUNTED.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS VISION UP FOR KYLE, UH, FOR OUR VETERANS, FOR OUR HEROES, FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, UH, INTO, UH, REALITY.
THE MEMBER OF KYLE BFW POST ONE, TWO OH FIVE EIGHT ARE HONORED TO BE PART OF THIS GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY OF THE HEROES MEMORIAL PARK, WHICH WILL HELP US REMEMBER AND HONOR ALL THE UNSUNG HEROES OF OUR NATION, ESPECIALLY THOSE FROM OUR COMMUNITY WHO MADE THE ALTRA SACRIFICE FOR THEIR COUNTRY, THEIR COMMUNITY, THEIR FAMILY, AND THEIR FRIENDS, TO THE FAMILIES OF OUR VETERANS, FIRST RESPONDERS AND OTHER COMMUNITY HEROES.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SACRIFICE AND SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY AND COMMUNITY.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK AND RECOGNIZE RICK BROWMAN, RAY BRYANT AND THE ENTIRE TDS FAMILY, AND ESPECIALLY OUR TDS DRIVERS.
HE TAKES SUCH GREAT CARE OF MANAGING SERVICE SERVICES TO THE CITY COUNCIL COMMUNITY.
WE APPRECIATE OUR PARTNERS AT THE CITY OF KYLE WHO SHARE OUR CONVICTION FOR ALWAYS WORKING TO BUILD A BETTER LEGACY.
THE HERO'S MEMORIAL PARK IS A LEGACY PROJECT.
THAT TDS IS PROUD TO BE A PART.
THE VETERANS WANT TO THANK THE CITIZENS TO KYLE, THE CITY COUNCIL, AND ALL THE EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE WORKED DILIGENTLY AND ARE CONTINUING TO WORK TO MAKE ALL OF THIS A REALITY FOR THAT.
WE ARE UNWAVERING GRATEFUL AS THE GRANDSON OF A WORLD WAR II VET AND THE SON OF A VIETNAM VET THIS DAY CARRIES A LOT OF WEIGHT FOR ME.
THANK YOU FOR THE SACRIFICE AND THE LOVE OUR VETERANS HAVE FOR OUR COUNTRY AND THIS COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU FOR THE SACRIFICE PUT IN THROUGH THIS PROCESS AND THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU BRING TO TEAM KYLE FIGHTING FROM THE SKY.
JUST WHAT THEY SAY, HEY, DOG, BREATHE.
NO, THE GREEN BUTTER SOOO THINGS UPON THEIR CHEST.
THAT WAS PUT TOGETHER IN A DAY.
I FEEL LIKE WE SHOULD HAVE ENDED WITH THAT VIDEO.
SO EVERYTHING ELSE I SAY IS JUST KIND OF ANTI-CLIMATIC, BUT, UH, COVID-19 TESTING.
SECOND DOSE FOR OUR MASS VACCINATION EVENT IS JUNE 13TH AT LAYMAN HIGH SCHOOL FROM EIGHT TO ONE.
UH, FOR THOSE THAT JUST NEED THE SINGLE STOP SHOP THAT JOHNSON JOHNSON VACCINE IS ALSO AVAILABLE THE BUDGET CALENDAR MOVING FORWARD.
UH, YOU'LL SEE HERE ON THE SCREEN.
WHAT'S WHAT'S COMING UP AGAIN, COUNCIL, DON'T FORGET JUNE 26TH AS THE NEXT WORK SESSION.
UH, HERE NOW WE'RE ON, UH, JULY 31ST IS WORK SESSION THREE.
SO MAKE SURE THAT'S ALSO IN YOUR CALENDAR TRAILS OPEN HOUSE.
I JUST MENTIONED THAT, UH, THAT WAS FROM FOUR TO SIX HERE, JUST A LITTLE EARLIER, BIG KUDOS TO EVERYONE THAT THAT CAME IN AND, UH, HAS HELPED DRAFT THE, THE MAPS, THE PLAN, UH, SCHOMBURG AND POLK IS HERE WHO HAS HELPED US WITH THE TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE GRANT FOR THE SPRING BRANCH SECTION.
GREAT SPRINGS PROJECT WAS HERE HELPING, AND THEN, UH, QUITE A FEW STAFF AND OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
UH, SO THANK YOU ALL FOR, FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE TO HELP US GET OUR TRAILS NETWORK TO WHERE IT IS TODAY.
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NATIONAL TRAIL DAY IS JUNE 5TH.THAT'S COMING UP THIS WEEKEND.
SO PLEASE COME OUT AND ENJOY THE EXISTING KYLE TRAILS.
SPEAKING OF JUNE 5TH, OUR CITYWIDE CLEANUP EVENT IS ALSO THAT DAY FROM EIGHT, TILL 1130 AT GREG CLARK PARK.
SEE THE ITEMS THAT WE'LL ACCEPT THERE, UH, IN CITY COUNTY.COM/CLEANUP YOUTH FISHING CLINIC IN DERBY.
UH, SECOND SATURDAY OF THE MONTH AT LAKE KYLE.
BUSY DAY MARKET DAYS WILL BE THE FOLLOWING WEEKEND, JUNE 12TH FROM NINE TILL 12.
AND, UH, THAT'S AT GREAT CLARK PARK MOVIES AT THE LAKE.
SO WE'D LIKE TO GET THE COMMUNITY OUT, TO ENJOY THE LITTLE AMPHITHEATER OUT THERE, JUNE 11TH AT LAKE KYLE.
UH, PLEASE COME BRING YOUR FAMILY, BRING A BLANKET, UH, IN YOUR CHAIRS AND ENJOY THE, THE MOVIES WITH US.
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG THAT MOVIE ON THE 11TH, OUR LIBRARY IS AGAIN, SPONSORING THE FOOD FOR FINES DRIVE.
SO, UH, THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS TO THE 12TH, IF YOU BRING A NON-PERISHABLE FOOD DONATION, UH, YOU WILL BE YOU'LL RECEIVE A $2 CREDIT TOWARD ANY ACCRUED LIBRARY, FINES, CLICK IT OR TICKET.
WE'VE JUST HEARD FROM CERTAIN VERONA ON THAT ITEM.
SO, UH, PLEASE APPLICATIONS THROUGH JUNE 10TH, CIVIL SERVICE EXAM ON THE 12TH, LIFEGUARDS ARE NEEDED FOR THE KYLE POOL, AND WE HAVE A WHOLE BUNCH OF OTHER, UH, JOB OPENINGS ON OUR CITY OF WEBSITE OR AT CITY COUNCIL WEBSITE, UH, OR THE URL JOIN TEAM, KYLE.COM, NO SHORTAGE OF POSITIONS, DIALOGUE FOR PEACE AND PROGRESS.
UH, WE'LL, WE'LL BE HAVING ANOTHER ONE HERE FRIDAY, JUNE 18TH FROM SEVEN TILL 8:30 PM, UH, AT CITY HALL.
AND WE WILL ALSO LIVE STREAM THAT EVENT.
THERE'S MORE INFORMATION@CITYOFKYLE.COM SLASH DIALOGUE.
AND THEN, UH, WE HAVE, UH, WE WERE ASKED TO FIND, UH, A TIME THAT WORKED FOR THE JOINT PARKS, UH, AND P AND Z COMMISSION MEETING WITH THE CITY COUNCIL.
WE FOUND A GOOD SLOT IN JANUARY.
SO GO AHEAD AND PENCIL THAT IN JANUARY 25TH, WE'LL GET THE WORD OUT TO THOSE, UH, THAT BOARD AND THE COMMISSION AND, UH, MAKE, UH, A GOOD DAY OF IT.
AND FINALLY, THE, THE NUMBER THAT WE RECEIVED FROM CAMPO THIS WEEK FOR THE CENSUS NUMBER OF JANUARY ONE OF 2020 WAS 51, 588 MATCHES CLOSELY TO OUR IN-HOUSE NUMBERS, WHICH WE TRACK THROUGH ACTUAL BUILDING PERMITS.
UH, WHY THAT IS IMPORTANT IS, UH, THAT WAS OBVIOUSLY ALMOST TWO YEARS AGO NOW.
AND, UH, WE FEEL BASED ON OUR PERMIT NUMBERS THAT OUR CURRENT POPULATION IS 58,500.
SO WE ARE GROWING AT ABOUT 9% PER YEAR AND, UH, JANUARY ONE OF 2022, UH, WE EXPECT TO BE AT 60,200 POPULATION.
SO WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH TEXTILE TO MOVE THOSE SIGNS AND UPDATE OUR NUMBERS WITH THAT.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR COUNSEL CAN SHARE ANY COMMENTS I'LL BE BACK.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? 58.
HOW DO WE COME TO THE 58 WITH THE PERMITS? CORRECT.
THE, THE PERMITTING THAT WE'VE, UH, BROUGHT OUT IS ALL WE GET FROM 51 TO 58.
SO THAT 51 WAS JANUARY ONE, 2020.
SO NOW WE'RE AT 58 AND IT'S A LONG WAY FROM THAT SMALL TOWN.
I GREW UP AT 7,000 RESIDENTS, SO YEAH, DEFINITELY CHANGE.
I HAVE SOME, UM, YESTERDAY'S EVENT WAS FANTASTIC AND I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY ON CITY STAFF THAT WAS OUT THERE HELPING SAMANTHA, YOUR TEAM, UH, GRANT AND EVERYBODY THAT WAS OUT THERE.
THEY WERE TALKING TO ALL THE RESIDENTS, THEY CAME UP THAT GREETED THEM, AND THAT'S WHAT, UH, MADE ME FEEL SO GOOD ABOUT OUR TEAM.
KYLE IS HOW WE INTERACT WITH OUR RESIDENTS IN INVITING THEM.
AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY A BIG, THANK YOU FOR ALL THOSE WHO ATTENDED.
IT WAS A REMARKABLE AND VERY HARD HEARTFELT AND HEARTWARMING, ESPECIALLY FOR MY FAMILY THAT WAS OUT THERE.
SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY WHO WAS INVOLVED WITH SETTING UP THE TENTS, THE CHAIRS, THE SOUND SYSTEM, UH, ARIANA WAS OUT THERE, EVERYONE IN YOUR WHOLE TEAM.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FROM BALTIMORE HEART FOR BEING OUT THERE IN PERSON THAT YOU, ANYONE ELSE.
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ALL RIGHT.THE COUNCIL MEMBER IS WE'RE GIVING OUT.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THAT HAD BEEN WAS, WAS VERY WELL PUT TOGETHER.
THANKS, SARAH AND HER TEAM AS WELL, BECAUSE THAT EVENT JUST WENT FLAWLESS.
AND EVERYBODY WAS OUT THERE ENJOYED IT.
SO DEFINITELY THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY AND VICTORIA FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, HELPING US, UH, ON THE FLY, BUT THROUGH THE PROGRAM.
IT WAS JUST ALL, I JUST WANT TO SECOND, EVERYTHING THAT THE COUNCIL MEMBERS SAID BEFORE, IT WAS AN ALL OUT TEAM EFFORT FROM TEAM KYLE AND, UH, THE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, THE BOY SCOUT TROOP, UH, DID THE VARIOUS VETERAN ORGANIZATIONS FIRST RESPONDERS.
UH, YOU COULD SEE THE PRIDE IN THE COMMUNITY YESTERDAY, AND I THINK IT WAS SHARED AND EXPRESS THROUGH ALL OF US.
AND, UH, I REMEMBER THE, JUST ALL OF YESTERDAY, I HAD A BIG SMILE ON MY FACE BASED ON, ON THAT EVENT AND THOSE, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS, BRINGING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER.
AND THEN KIND OF THE FIRST TIME US KIND OF HAVING SOMETHING LIKE THAT AFTER THIS PANDEMIC YEAR, UH, JUST SOMETHING SPECIAL ABOUT IT ALL THE WAY AROUND.
AND SO I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE STAFF THAT WAS A PART OF IT, ALL OF THE COMMUNITY GROUPS THAT WERE A PART OF IT, UH, TO MAKE THAT KIND OF THING HAPPEN, DEFINITELY A THING DECKS REALLY HIT IT, ALL THE, UM, DIFFERENT COMMUNITY PARTS OF ASPECTS OF THAT CAME TOGETHER TO SHOW UP THERE.
UM, I'D BE REMISS TO FORGET, TO MENTION MY BROTHER NIGHTS THAT WERE OUT THERE AT COLUMBUS, UH, CAME OUT IN A PRETTY GOOD NUMBER AND I WANTED TO THANK THEM BECAUSE I INVITED THEM ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND THEY SAID, THEY'D BE THERE AND THEY SHOWED UP.
SO I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, ANYONE ELSE? ALL RIGHT.
[4. CIP/Road Projects and Consent Agenda Presentation. ~ Travis Mitchell, Mayor]
ROAD PROJECTS AND CONSENT AGENDA PRESENTATION.UH, PARTLY BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER.
UH, WE'VE HAD QUITE A BIT OF RAIN AND I THINK WE'RE SUPPOSED TO GET SOME MORE RAIN THIS WEEK, TOO.
SO, UH, IT'S PROBLEM WITH CONSTRUCTION.
UH, WHEN YOU HAVE ALL THE SWEATER JUST REALLY SLOWS EVERYTHING DOWN, BUT, UH, WE'RE STILL TRYING TO WRAP UP BURLESON, UH, WENDY HILL, PROJECT'S ABOUT 58% COMPLETE, UH, AS YOU KNOW, WHERE WE HAVE TRAFFIC ON THE SOUTH SIDE, THEY'RE STILL WORKING ON THE NORTH HALF AND, UM, UH, WE'RE WORKING ON ANOTHER CHANGE ORDER, BUT, UH, WE'RE EXPECTING TO COMPLETE THAT NORTH AFTER THE FIRST WEEK IN JULY OF 2021.
SO THAT'S AN IMPROVEMENT FROM THE LAST TIME THAT I MADE PRESENTATION TO YOU.
SO IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE MOVING FASTER, EVEN THOUGH WE'VE HAD THE WEATHER
AGAIN, THEY BEEN SLOWED DOWN A LITTLE BIT, BUT AT LEAST WE'VE GOT THEM HEADED IN THAT DIRECTION TO WRAP THAT SECTION UP THE TREATMENT PLANT DOES PRETTY WELL, UM, MUDDY, WET, UH, SO THAT IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE GOING TO BE WORKING QUITE A FEW SATURDAYS OUT THERE JUST TO TRY TO CATCH UP ON THAT PROJECT.
AS OF TODAY, WE STILL PLAN TO HAVE THIS PLANT READY, READY TO GO MARCH OF 2022.
UH, THAT'S OUR INTENT ON THAT PROJECT.
AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S STILL WATER STANDING AROUND SOME OF THOSE AREAS IN CREEK INTERCEPTOR.
UH, WE'RE AT 45% COMPLETE ON THIS PROJECT.
WELL, SITE NUMBER FOUR CHANGE ORDER WAS APPROVED LAST COUNCIL MEETING.
SO WE'RE EXPECTING THE CONTRACTOR TO START THIS MUCH, SOME TIME TO START WRAPPING UP THE LOGOS ON THOSE TOWERS AND THAT REMOVING THE OVERFLOW PIPE ON THE DOWNTOWN ELEVATED YEAH.
OLD POST ROAD, UH, VISITED WITH THE, UH, UH, UH, SUPERINTENDENT FOR THE COUNTY.
AND, UH, HE HAS BEEN DELAYED BY THE WET WEATHER.
HE'S HAS BEEN TRYING TO PLACE OIL OUT THERE, BUT HE WAS CONCERNED THAT HE HAD CAUGHT WITH THAT RAIN AND, UH, HAVE OIL ALL OVER THE PLACE.
SO HE'S HELD OFF ON PUTTING HIS ALL DOWN SO WE CAN START PAVING.
PROBABLY GOING TO HOLD OFF NEXT WEEK.
ALSO I'M AFRAID TO, YEAH, THE GROUND STILL WET, UH, BASED ON HER PAST MINTS, THE LEFT BRANCH INTERCEPTOR, WE'RE ABOUT 17% COMPLETE AGAINST THEY'VE BEEN SLOWED DOWN ALSO, AS YOU KNOW, THE SITTER INCH ROUND ABOUT IS OPEN.
UH, THERE'S STILL SOME LANDSCAPING THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE IN THE ISLAND, PARAMOUNT SUBDIVISION.
THEY HAVE PAID, BUT IN TALKING TO THE DEVELOPER TODAY, THEY STILL NEED TO DO SOME STRIPING, SOME ADDITIONAL CLEANUP WORK AND DO SOME ENHANCEMENT SIGNS IN THERE.
IT'LL BE ABOUT TWO WEEKS BEFORE THEY OPEN UP THE ROAD
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ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. THERE'S THREE THAT ARE KIND OF TIED TOGETHER THAT SIDE OF THE SEVEN, NINE AND 10, WHEN IT EXPLAINED WHAT THOSE ITEMS ARE.WE ARE WORKING WITH THE DEVELOPER OF THE ONE 50 BUSINESS, UH, PROJECT, AND HE'S GOING TO BE PLACING IN PART OF A SOAR LINE THAT WE'VE, UH, CALLED CENTER STREET VILLAGE LINE.
BUT ITEM SEVEN IS ACTUALLY A CONTRACT WITH K FREEZING ASSOCIATES.
THE ORIGINAL INTENT WAS TO BORE UNDERNEATH HALL STREET.
UH, WE GOT APPROVAL FROM TECHSTOP TO OPEN CUT THE ROAD.
SO WE'LL, WE'LL HAVE TO REVISE OUR PLANS, UH, SHOULD HOPE, HOPEFULLY GET A LITTLE BIT OF A CUT AND PAY ON THAT CONTRACT.
SO, UM, THAT'S THE REASON FOR NUMBER SEVEN IS TO GO AHEAD AND REVISE THE PLANS.
NUMBER NINE IS THIS AUTHORIZES THE CITY MANAGER, ENTERING AN AGREEMENT WITH THAT DEVELOPER FOR THEM TO BUILD THAT SECTION OF LINE.
AND NUMBER 10 IS THE APPROVAL OF THAT CONTRACT WITH THE LOW BIDDER, WHICH IS ALLOWED IN CONSTRUCTION TO BUILD A PROJECT ON ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, THAT'S A ADDITIONAL WORK THAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO DO TO COMPLETE THE ACQUISITION ON THE NORTH TRAILS WASTEWATER PROJECT.
WE NEED TO GO AHEAD AND END UP ACQUIRE 50 FOOT TRACT OF PROPERTY FOR OUR TRAIL FEATURE TRAIL THERE.
AND WE ALSO NEED TO MAKE SOME MODIFICATIONS TO THE DESIGN BASED ON SOME COMMENTS WE GOT FROM THE PLUM CREEK CONSERVATION DISTRICT.
SO WE HAD TO MODIFY OUR DESIGN A LITTLE BIT AND THAT'S ALL I HAD.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. BARBARA? YES.
LEON, UH, I'M THINKING WHAT'S GOING TO BE PROBABLY ABOUT MID JUNE WHEN THIS RAIN LETS UP.
SO ALL OUR PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY ARE PROBABLY GOING TO BE DELAYED.
UM, BUT ONE OF THE DELAYS I'M LOOKING AT IS THE, UH, LANDSCAPING AT THE SET OF THEIR BRANCH ROUNDABOUT THAT'S DUE BECAUSE OF THE SHORTAGE OF, UH, FOLIAGE OR WHAT IS THAT FOR THE LANDSCAPING? I'M NOT SURE WHAT'S DELAYING THAT PROJECT.
COUNCIL MEMBER I'D HAVE TO ASK THE DEVELOPER, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE THEY COULD START ON THAT ANY TIME.
BUT, UH, YOU ALSO HAVE SUMMER COMING UP, SO THEY MET MAYBE WHY THEY'RE TRYING TO DELAY
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS, MOTIONS, MAYOR.
[V. Consent Agenda]
LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS FIVE THROUGH 14.THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR.
YOU CAN GET IT RIGHT AFTER THE SECOND.
SECOND IT'S BEEN MOVED A CUSTOMER RIZZO.
SECOND ABOUT THE MAYOR PRO TEM COACH.
SO WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION COUNCIL MEMBER FLORES KALE? YES.
THAT'S FOR NUMBER OF ITEMS, AGENDA ITEM 11 AND 12.
JUST SO WE'RE CLEAR AND ON THE SAME PAGE ON WHO APPROVED THIS AND WHEN, SO PEOPLE ARE NOT COMING TO A COUNCIL MEMBER, TOBY'S HIS HOUSE TO BLAME HIM FOR THE ROUNDABOUT.
I JUST WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHO APPROVED.
UM, I GUESS, I GUESS WHO PASSED AND WHEN IT WAS PASSED, THE, UH, THE INSPECTIONS, TYPICALLY THE DEVELOPER WILL ASK THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TO SET UP AN INSPECTION ON THE PROJECT.
SO USUALLY SOMEBODY FROM THE ENGINEERING SECTION AND PUBLIC WORKS WILL GO VISIT THE SITE.
THE INSPECTORS, KEEP AN EYE ON THAT DURING THE, DURING THE CONSTRUCTION.
INITIALLY WHAT THEY DO IS A PRE-INSPECTION WALKTHROUGH.
SO THEY GIVE, GIVE THE DEVELOPER AN IDEA OF, LOOK, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE IT HERE.
AND ONCE THE DEVELOPER GETS THAT PRE-INSPECTION DONE, THEN THEY SET UP THAT FINAL WALKTHROUGH.
AND THEN AT THE FINAL WALKTHROUGH, WHEN THERE'S, IF THERE'S THINGS THAT ARE IDENTIFIED BEFORE WE PUT THIS ON THE COUNCIL'S AGENDA, WE MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THOSE PUNCH LISTS STRAIGHTENED UP AND TAKEN CARE OF.
AND ONCE THOSE ARE TAKEN CARE OF, HE SUBMITTED HIS BOND.
HE SUBMITTED HIS, UH, CONSTRUCTION PLANS OR AS-BUILTS AND, UH, THEN I'VE GOT ALL THE PAPERWORK THAT I NEED.
THEN WE PUT IT ON THE COUNCIL'S AGENDA THAT GOES TO THE INSPECTION.
BUT WE DON'T KNOW WHO APPROVED IT.
AND HOW, AND WHEN IT WAS PASSED, INSPECTION WORKS.
I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT INFORMATION, LIKE IN BACKUP MATERIAL, JUST SO I CAN CALL IN CASE THERE WAS ANY CONCERNS OR JUST ACCOUNTABILITY REASONS.
SO IF I COULD HAVE PUBLIC WORKS IN THAT TO ME, THIS IS NOT GONNA HOLD ME BACK.
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SEE IT FOR VERIFICATION.
THE FINAL WALKTHROUGH WAS PROBABLY WHAT YOU'D LIKE TO SEE.
AND SOMETIMES IT'S JUST VERY MINOR.
THERE'S BUTTONS NEED TO BE PLACED WITH THE FIRE HYDRANTS.
SO THEY NEED TO CLEAN OUT SOME INLETS.
UH, THERE'S SOME CRACKS THAT THEY NEED TO FIX THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO THAT'S WHAT THEY USUALLY LOOK AT.
AND THAT'S LIKE, I DON'T NEED TO KNOW WHAT NEEDED TO BE DONE.
I JUST WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHO APPROVES IT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS, ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
UH, UH, WE'RE GOING TO POSTPONE AGENDA ITEM FIRST, SIR.
UH, 15 UNTIL A LITTLE LATER IN THE MEETING.
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THAT'S BY REQUEST OF PAIGE UNTIL SHE GETS BACK IN HERE.[17.
(Second Reading) An ordinance amending Chapter 53 (Zoning) of the City of Kyle, Texas, for the purpose of assigning original zoning to approximately 12.9 acres of land from Agriculture 'AG' to Mixed Use District 'MXD' for property located on the northeast corner of Philomena Drive and Bunton Creek Road, in Hays County, Texas. (Estate of Evelyn Franke, et al - Z-21-0074) ~ Howard J. Koontz, Director of Planning and Community Development
Planning and Zoning Commission voted 6-0 to recommend approval of the request.
City Council voted 5-2 to approve on First Reading.
]LET'S GO TO, UH, ITEM 17, SECOND READING AND ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 53 OF THE CITY OF KYLE, TEXAS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSIGNING ORIGINAL ZONING TO APPROXIMATELY 12.9 ACRES LAND FROM AGRICULTURE TO MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF PHILOMENA DRIVE AND BUTTON CREEK.YOU MR. MAYOR, UM, ON THE REQUEST OF THE APPLICANT EARLIER THIS EVENING, THEY SOUGHT A POSTPONEMENT OF THIS ITEM TO THE JUNE 15TH, 2021 COUNCIL MEETING, UH, WHICH IS YOUR NEXT REGULAR VOTING MEETING.
AND STAFF WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU WOULD ACCEPT THAT RECORD.
ANY OBJECTIONS TO WAITING ON THIS ITEM? NO, I DON'T HAVE ANY OBJECTIONS, BUT CAN I MAKE A REQUEST? UM, I I'VE WRITTEN BOTH, UH, PAIGE AND SCOTT AND WILL REGARDING, UM, THE CLARITY OF THE DEEDS.
UM, SO IF WE CAN GET, IF I GET THOSE EMAILS RESPONDED TO, OR, OR EXPLAINED, I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT BEFORE I VOTE ON IT NEXT, IF I COULD GET A COPY OF THOSE TWO AS WELL, PLEASE.
I DON'T KNOW THAT ANYONE THAT HAS THE ABILITY TO RESPOND HEARD YOU, SO YOU PROBABLY HAVE TO MAKE SURE MAKE THAT REQUEST AFTERWARDS AS FYI.
IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, WE'LL BRING THIS BACK AT THAT NEXT MEETING.
YOU HONEST TO TAKE ACTION ON HIS OWN.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO POSTPONE THIS ITEM TO THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETING.
SECOND, IT'S BEEN BY THE MAYOR SECOND TO MY CUSTOMER FLOORS, KALE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
MOTION CARRIES SIX, UH, SIX TO ZERO.
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(Second Reading) An ordinance amending Chapter 53 (Zoning) of the City of Kyle, Texas, for the purpose of rezoning approximately 1.63 acres of land from Construction Manufacturing ‘CM’ to Retail Service District ‘RS’ for property located at 1050 Bunton Creek Road, in Hays County, Texas. (Goforth Partners, Inc. - Z-21-0078) ~ Howard J. Koontz, Director of Planning and Community Development
Planning and Zoning Commission voted 5-0 to recommend approval of the request.
City Council voted 6-1 to approve on first reading.
]NUMBER 18.SECOND, READING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 53, ZONING OF THE CIF, CAL, TEXAS FOR THE PURPOSE OF REZONING, APPROXIMATELY 1.63 ACRES OF LAND FROM CONSTRUCTION MANUFACTURING TO RETAIL SERVICES FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 10 50 BUTTON CREEK ROAD.
UH, THE SECOND READING MR. COONS.
UM, SECOND READING FROM THE EARLIER ITEM THAT WAS VOTED SIX TO ONE IN FAVOR BY THIS BOARD AT THE LAST VOTING MEETING.
SO THERE'S BEEN NO CHANGES, ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. COONS OR COMMENTS? CUSTOMER ELSA MARCH UNDER APPROVED AGENDA ITEM 18 IS WRITTEN SECOND.
IT'S BEEN MOVED BY CASPER ELLISON, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER.
BRUZZO THAT WE APPROVED GENDER ITEM NUMBER 18.
UH, ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
UH, NEXT STEP AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 19
[19.
(Second Reading) An ordinance amending Chapter 53 (Zoning) of the City of Kyle, Texas, for the purpose of modifying Section 53-893 Conditional Use Permit, required, in Hays County, Texas. ~ Howard J. Koontz, Director of Planning and Community Development
Planning and Zoning Commission voted to amend the motion to approve staff's recommendation 4-1, the amended motion was approved 3-2.
City Council voted 6-1 to approve on first reading.
]SECOND.READING OF ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 53 ZONING OF THE CITY OF KYLE TEXAS FOR THE PURPOSE OF MODIFYING SECTION 53 AND EIGHT 93, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REQUIRED IN HAYES COUNTY, TEXAS.
UM, MR. COONEY, THE SECOND READING OF THE TEXT AMENDMENT TO THE TRIGGER FOR WHEN CONDITIONAL USE APPROVAL IS REQUIRED, UH, OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR THE CHANGES, UH, AESTHETIC CHANGES TO, UH, STRUCTURES IN ANY OF OUR OVERLAY DISTRICTS.
UH, W W WHAT WAS THE DISCUSSION AT THE LAST ONE? WHERE WERE WE DISCUSSION? WELL, THE, THE, THE DISCUSSION THAT STAFF HAD FOR YOU WAS THAT IT USED TO BE, OR, AND NOW IT'S, AND SO THEY HAVE TO APPROVE AS THAT'S CORRECT.
UM, AS PER THE, UM, UH, REVISED TEXT THAT WAS PRESENTED TONIGHT IN YOUR, IN YOUR PACKET AS WRITTEN BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING, AS THEY AMENDED IT AT THEIR MEETING AT THEIR VOTING MEETING.
ANY DISCUSSION ON THE, THIS ITEM OR EMOTIONS, MOTION TO APPROVE.
SECOND TO MY CUSTOMER ELLISON THAT WE PROVED YOU INTO ITEM NUMBER 19.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
NEXT STEP AGENDA, ITEM NUMBER 20, UH, UH, AUTHORIZE.
WHAT ABOUT PREVIOUS PROVIDES? ARE YOU AVAILABLE? Y'ALL WANT TO JUMP TO THE BUDGET AMENDMENTS.
THEY'RE HAVING SOME KIND OF POWWOW.
[22. (First Reading) Approve an Ordinance amending the City's Approved Budget for Fiscal Year 2020-2021 by increasing the total appropriations for expenditures in the General Fund by $8,375,000.00 to provide $4,500,000.00 in additional funding for the Uptown Central Park and Heroes Memorial Park projects $3,500,000.00 for 2021 Road Bond Program, and $375,000.00 for Christmas Trail of Lights and decorated historic water tower in downtown Kyle. ~ Perwez A. Moheet, CPA, Director of Finance]
SKIP TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 22.FIRST READING APPROVE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY'S APPROVED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020, 2021, BY INCREASING THE TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR EXPENDITURES AND THE GENERAL FUND BY 8.375 MILLION.
AND TO PROVIDE 4.5 MILLION IN ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE UPTOWN CENTRAL PARK AND HERO'S MEMORIAL PROJECTS, UH, 3.5 MILLION FOR 2021 ROAD BOND PROGRAM, 375,000 FOR CHRISTMAS TREE AND LIGHTS AND DECORATE HISTORIC WATER TOWER IN DOWNTOWN KYLE, MR. PROFESSOR MOHIT MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEM COUNCIL MEMBERS
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FOR THE RECORD I'M PERVEZ, MY CITY'S DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND THE ITEM BEFORE YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL IS BUDGET AMENDMENT.NUMBER ONE FOR FISCAL YEAR 21 FOR THE CITY'S GENERAL FUND.
THIS BUDGET AMENDMENT HAS FOR FUNDING OR APPROPRIATION ITEMS, TOTALING 8 MILLION, 375,000 AS FOLLOWS 4,500,000 TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO COMPLETE THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION RELATED COSTS FOR THE CENTRAL PARK CULTURAL TRAILS AND HERO'S MEMORIAL PARK PROJECTS.
SECOND 3,000,500, 500,000 TO RETAIN THE SERVICES OF SPECIALIZED ENGINEERING FIRMS AND CONSULTANTS FOR THE ROAD PROJECTS PLANNED FOR THE 2021 GENERAL OBLIGATION ROAD BOND PROGRAM.
THIRD, 200,000 FOR THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF FESTIVE LIGHTING, LARGE LIGHTED CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS, FABRICATED ARCHES, AND FRAMES WITH THE LIGHTS, POWER SUPPLIES, SWITCHES, TIMERS, AND CONTROLLERS TO PROVIDE A TRAIL OF FESTIVE LIGHTING ON CENTER STREET AND CITY SQUARE PARK IN DOWNTOWN KYLE, AND FINALLY $175,000.
THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF LIGHTS, POWER SOURCE, POWER SOURCE, AND SUPPLY SWITCHES, TIMERS CONTROLLERS FOR A YEAR ROUND LIGHTING DISPLAY ON THE HISTORIC DOWNTOWN WATER TOWER TO CELEBRATE SPECIAL EVENTS IN THE CAL COMMUNITY.
I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS COUNCIL MAY HAVE.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I HAVE QUESTIONS PLEASE.
UM, IS IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE FOUR ITEMS ALTOGETHER ON ONE AGENDA ITEM.
UM, IS THERE A REASON WHY WE HAVE ALL, ALL OF THEM TOGETHER VERSUS SEPARATE LINE ITEMS AND, UH, ON THAT IN, YES, SIR.
THIS IS JUST A BUDGET AMENDMENT.
AND THE OTHER ONE WAS THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS.
SO BEFORE ANYBODY CALLS ME MR. GRINCH, 200,000 FOR THE PURCHASE OF INSTALLATION OF CHRISTMAS, LAYS DECORATIONS, FABRICATED ARCHES ELECTRIC WIRING POWER SUPPLY CENTER OF DOWNTOWN TRAIL LIGHTS QUESTION IS, IS THE MONEY HAS ALREADY BEEN BUDGETED THROUGH SOME OTHER FUNDS AND WHO WILL BE DIRECTLY IN CHARGE OF ANY OF THE INSTALLATIONS IS THIS, THIS PROGRAM WILL BE MANAGED BY THE PARKS DEPARTMENT BY DEANNA SPNS AS ARE DIRECTOR.
SO IT'S NOT GOING TO BE CONTRACTED OUT BY ANYBODY WE'RE NOT CONDENSED.
FLICKS WILL BE, IN-HOUSE SOME PORTIONS OF THIS WILL BE CONTRACTED OR OUTSOURCED, ESPECIALLY THE, THE PURCHASE OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND INSTALLATION.
AND THE OTHER ONE IS 175,000 FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND DECORATIONS.
UM, I'VE ALREADY GOT CALLS FROM SOME OF MY CONSTITUENTS ALREADY OF WHY THE AMOUNT IS SO HIGH.
AND WHERE DID THE DOLLAR AMOUNT COME FROM? UH, IS IT LIQUORS, WAS LIGHTS THAT EXPENSIVE NOW, OR IS IT JUST THE, THE GROUNDWORK FOR SOMETHING THAT WILL BE USED FOR LATER ON? UH, CAUSE I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO HAVE THE DOWNTOWN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND HAVE A NICE PRESENTATION, BUT UH, I'M JUST GETTING THE FEEDBACK TO YOU GUYS FROM WHAT I'M HEARING ON MY END, AS FAR AS, UM, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO THE REST OF THE YEAR WITH, WITH ALL THE SERVICE OR IS IT JUST A ONE-TIME 375,000 FOR LIGHTS OR IS IT JUST GOING TO BE SOMETHING FOR THE GROUNDWORK FOR YEARS TO COME FOR THE EAST CHRISTMAS FIXES THE FESTIVITIES? IT WILL BE THE $200,000 ITEM AS FOR EVERY YEAR.
FROM THAT POINT FORWARD THAT WE WOULD BE UTILIZING THESE LIGHTS AND ANY EQUIPMENT THAT WE BUY FOR THE WATER TOWER PROJECT.
UM, THAT'S GOING TO BE, YEAR-ROUND USED FOR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND EVENTS AND KYLE, FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU START JANUARY OF THE CALENDAR YEAR, WE COULD HAVE NEW YEAR'S FOR ANY NEW YEAR'S CELEBRATION.
WE COULD HAVE MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY CELEBRATIONS.
WE COULD HAVE EASTER INDEPENDENCE DAY, UH, ALL THE WAY TO HALLOWEEN, THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS.
SO THIS THE DAY THAT LONGHORNS WIN, THERE YOU GO.
AND WHEN THE COWBOYS, WHEN THE SUPER BOWL, I'M SORRY, SIR.
AND WHEN THE COWBOYS WIN OUR SUPER BOWL, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO KNOCK ON WOOD ON THAT.
SO IT'S GOING TO BE LIKE A YEAR ROUND THING.
IT'S JUST NOT GOING TO BE JUST FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON.
IT WILL BE USED FOR DIFFERENT EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
UM, BREAST CANCER, AWARENESS PINK AND IT'S
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AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH BLUE AND SO FORTH.ANYTHING THAT COUNCIL WOULD DIRECT THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT TO LIGHT UP THE TOWER FOR? OKAY.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WHEREAS AS THE COUNCIL MEMBER IS OFF THE RECORD, UH, UH, THAT'S A REALLY GOOD PRICE FOR THE LIGHTING OF THE TOWER.
I KNOW ROUND ROCK SPENT ABOUT 700, UH, WAS IT ABOUT $700,000 TO LIGHT UP THERE? SO I'VE GOT A REALLY GOOD PRICE ON THAT.
SO I WANT TO COMMEND YOU ON THAT.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK THAT THIS LIGHT, UH, THE LIGHTING OF THE DOWNTOWN WILL DO FOR OUR CITY AS WELL AS IS BRINGING A SENSE OF PRIDE.
I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE US INVESTING IN OUR HISTORIC DOWNTOWN, UH, HATE TO SEE IT LOT.
SOME HISTORIC DOWNTOWNS GET FORGOTTEN AS GROWTH COMES IN, AND I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE NOT DOING THAT.
WE'RE, UH, ACTUALLY INVESTING IN IT, TRYING TO PROMOTE GROWTH INTO OUR HISTORIC DOWNTOWN AND ON COMMAND YOLANDA, DOING IT IN A PRETTY GOOD PRICE PAIRING TO ROUND ROCK SPENT.
SO I BELIEVE COUNCIL MEMBER, OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT IS GOING TO BUILD ON THIS INITIAL INVESTMENT FOR BOTH THE CITY OF SQUARE PARK, AS WELL AS THE ICONIC TOWER.
I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE GOING TO LIGHT IT UP FOR DIFFERENT THINGS CAUSE THEY'RE WAITING FOR A LONGHORN WHEN WE MIGHT LEAVE IT DARK FOREVER.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? UM, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR FORESCOUT.
UM, SO IT'S THREE 75 FOR CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS AND DECORATIONS, HISTORIC WATER TOWER.
DO WE HAVE A BREAKDOWN? LIKE HOW MUCH IS GOING TO GO TO ONE PERSON? 200, $200,000 FOR THE DOWNTOWN CENTER STREET AND CITY SQUARE PARK AND 175,000 INVESTMENT TOWARDS THE LIGHTING OF THE WATER TOWER.
UM, CAN YOU TELL ME WHERE THE MONEY'S COMING FROM? A GENERAL FUND ENDING BALANCE? OKAY.
SO, UM, DO WE KNOW WHAT DEPARTMENT OR IS IT JUST COVERED? WE ARE COUNSEL.
IF, IF COUNCIL APPROVES THIS ITEM, YOU'RE BASICALLY APPROPRIATING 8 MILLION, $375,000 OF UNPROGRAMMED, BUT AVAILABLE FUNDS IN THE GENERAL FUND.
OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, MOTIONS, MAYOR.
I LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 22 SECOND.
IT'S BEEN MOVED BY MAYOR PRO TEM SECOND AND BY CUSTOMER RIZZO THAT WE APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 22.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION CUSTOMER? ELSA? YEAH, I I'D, UH, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A AMENDMENT TO THE MOTION TO TAKE THESE ITEMS SEPARATELY AND VOTE ON THEM EACH INDIVIDUALLY.
WELL THAT WAS, WAS THAT, UM, UM, MOTION TO AMEND THE MOTION MOTION.
UH, YOU CERTAINLY, I CAN DO IT THAT WAY.
MOTION TO AMEND, UH, THE MOTION TO APPROVE IN TOTALITY AND, UM, BREAK THESE UP INTO INDIVIDUAL VOTES, RIGHT? IT'S A, THERE'S A MOTION AND SECOND ON THE FLOOR, UH, TO AMEND THE ORIGINAL MOTION TO INCLUDE, UH, THE OR TO VOTE ON THESE ITEMS SEPARATELY.
SO THAT VOTE, UH, WILL TAKE NOW AND WE'LL ALSO HAVE A DISCUSSION.
SO IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION TO AMEND? OKAY.
UH, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
SORRY THAT WAS A LITTLE JANKY.
MAYBE WE SHOULD ROLL CALL THAT YOU WANT TO ROLL CALL THAT THIS IS A VOTE TO ACCEPT THE MOTION TO BREAK THESE INTO.
YEAH, SO, UH, AMENDMENT, UH, AMENDED MOTION PASSES.
SO THE ORIGINAL MOTIVES, UH, MOTIONS RESTATED NOW, SO WE CAN TAKE THEM, UH, SEPARATELY, I GUESS IT WOULD BE THE, IS THAT THE CORRECT WAY? I'M NOT SURE IF I DID THAT WRONG AT ALL.
SO, UM, UH, ALL RIGHT, SO WHICH ONE DO WE WANT TO DO FIRST? FIRST WILL BE, UM, 4.5 MILLION FOR THE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE UP-DOWN CENTRAL PARK AND HERO'S MEMORIAL PARK.
DO WE WANT TO HAVE DISCUSSION ON EACH ONE? I GUESS WE WILL, BECAUSE IT'S A DISCUSSION ON EACH ONE.
SO FIRST UP IN ANY DISCUSSION ON, UH, THE FOUR AND A HALF MILLION FOR FUNDING FOR UPTOWN CENTRAL PARK AND HERO'S MEMORIAL PARKS, IS THIS A
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MONEY THAT'S ALREADY BEEN ALLOTTED FROM THE BUDGET? LIKE YOU SAID, THIS MONEY IS AVAILABLE IN THE GENERAL FUND, BUT IT'S NOT IDENTIFIED FOR ANY SPECIFIC PROJECT.SO I'LL, I'LL JUST STATE THAT, UH, THE 4.5 MILLION HERE FOR CENTRAL PARK CULTURAL TRAILS AND, UH, THERE WAS MORE A PARK.
UM, THIS IS AN INCREASE ON TOP OF THE ORIGINAL ALLOCATED AMOUNT THAT WE'D HAD FOR THOSE THREE PROJECTS.
UM, JUST A PUBLIC REMINDER THAT THESE ARE FUNDS THAT, UH, WILL BE IN REIMBURSE THROUGH REVENUES OF THE UTTERS DISTRICT.
UM, SO THAT SITS A LOT BETTER WITH ME, UH, ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM.
UM, WE, UH, WE'VE DONE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT, UM, SORRY.
UH, BUT NO, I I'LL JUST STOP ON THAT ONE THEN.
UH, THEREFORE THAT'S WHY I'M IN FAVOR OF THIS, THIS, UH, AGENDA ITEM.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE 4.5 MILLION.
SO, UH, THERE'S ALREADY A, IF WE'RE TAKING THEM SEPARATELY, THEN THERE'S A MOTION TO APPROVE ON EACH ONE ALREADY, BECAUSE I THINK THE WAY THAT IT'S SET UP, SO WE DON'T HAVE TO RE MOTION, WE'LL JUST START CALLING, CALLING ROLES.
SO FOR THE 4.5 I'LL CALL, UH, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
UH, THE NEXT WILL BE 3.5 MILLION TO RETAIN THE CONSULTING SERVICES, UH, FOR ENGINEERING OF THE 2021 BOND ROADS.
IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THAT ITEM, CONSULTING, CONSULTING AND ENGINEERING? YEAH, HOW'D THAT WORK? HOW DID WE COME UP WITH THIS NUMBER? THIS IS OUR INITIAL ESTIMATE TO GET A MASTER PROJECT MANAGER AND FOR FIRMS TO BEGIN THE, UH, PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING AND SURVEY WORK AND GEO-TECH WORK TO LEAD US UP TO THE BOND ELECTION PROPOSITIONS IT.
AND I'LL JUST KIND OF JUMP IN AND PIGGYBACK ON WHAT, UH, PERVEZ SAID THERE, UM, AS WELL AS THE SERVICES FOR EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND, UH, PERHAPS A, UH, PUBLIC RELATIONS FIRM TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE BOND THAT THAT'S ALL INCLUDED IN THIS AS WELL.
AND SO THE IDEA BEHIND THIS ALSO FOR PUBLIC, UH, EDIFICATION PURPOSES IS THAT, UH, OBVIOUSLY THE COUNCIL IS LOOKING AT, UM, ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE AND IMPROVING THAT IN VARIOUS DIFFERENT AREAS.
UH, WE'VE IDENTIFIED FOUR MAJOR ROADWAYS AND KYLE THAT WE'D LIKE TO ADDRESS AS WELL.
AND, UH, BASICALLY WE'RE FOR FORECASTING A BOND FOR THE VOTERS TO DECIDE ON, UH, GOING HEAD GOING AHEAD WITH EM, RECONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENT OF THOSE ROADS.
THIS 3.5 MILLION WILL DO EVERYTHING TO GET US UP INTO THAT POINT.
SIMILAR APPROACH THAT WE TOOK WITH THE PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER AND GETTING, UH, THE ENGINEERING AND DESIGN, UM, AND OTHER, UM, NECESSARY ITEMS THAT A LOT OF FOLKS DON'T REALIZE BEFORE DIRT EVEN TURNS WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN ON THOSE THINGS, UH, BEFORE.
UM, AND SO WE'RE KIND OF TAKING A LITTLE BIT OF AN AGGRESSIVE STEP HERE, UH, WHICH IS UNLIKE WHAT THE PREVIOUS ROAD BOND OF SEVEN OR EIGHT YEARS AGO, UH, WHERE ALL OF THIS WAS DONE AFTER THE VOTER APPROVAL PROCESS.
SO WE ARE A BIT, UM, TRYING TO GET AS MUCH, UH, PREPARED FOR THE VOTERS TO HAVE AS MUCH EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES AND WHAT WE'LL BE DOING.
UH, IF THE BOND IS APPROVED TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT, UM, I WILL BE FRANK AND ADD THE CAVEAT THAT THIS IS A, THIS IS A LARGE INVESTMENT UPFRONT THAT, UH, HOPEFULLY THE VOTERS WILL SEE, UH, THIS INVESTMENT IS A WISE ONE AND, AND, AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT BECAUSE, UH, THIS WOULD, UH, IF THE, IF THE VOTE FAILS, THEN THIS IS $3.5 MILLION THAT WE'VE INVESTED, UH, TO SHELF ESSENTIALLY, JUST TO ADD TO THAT, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE VOTERS COULD, UH, SURE OF IS THAT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO WAIT SEVEN OR EIGHT YEARS BEFORE A ROAD GETS BUILT.
THIS WHOLE, THESE ROADS WILL, IF THE BOND PASSES WILL BE BUILT IN A TIMELY MANNER
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AND, UH, THEY'LL GET TO SEE IT IN REAL TIME.SO THAT'S, THAT'S WHY I'M GLAD WE'RE TAKING THIS APPROACH AND AGGRESSIVE APPROACH THIS WAY.
UH, WE HAVE A NEED AS WE GROW AS A CITY, UH, WE'RE TRYING TO BE PROACTIVE INSTEAD OF REACTIVE.
AND I THINK THIS IS THE RIGHT STEP TO MOVE FORWARD WITH, UH, GOING FORWARD WITH THE ROADBLOCK AND THIS WAY, IF WE WAIT TOO LONG AFTER A BOND'S PAST MATERIAL GOES UP, LABOR GOES UP AND WE'RE HAVING TO ALLOCATE MORE FUNDS THIS WAY.
WE'VE TAKEN AN APPROACH THAT WILL ACTUALLY SAVE THE TAXPAYERS IN THE LONG RUN.
COULD YOU WITH THAT? ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT.
UH, NEXT STEP, 200,000 FOR THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, DECORATIONS, ET CETERA, COMMENTS.
UM, I REALLY LIKE THE IDEA OF THE LIGHTS.
I DON'T KNOW IF I LIKE THE WATER TOWER.
CAUSE IT'S THREE 75, RIGHT? THIS IS 204 COMBINED.
WE'RE VOTING ON THE 200 NOW AND THEN ONE 75.
ANYBODY HAVE COMMENTS ON THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS PARK, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
SO, UH, I, I HAVE SOME COMMENTS.
I, HE ALSO GOT TO GIVE A MOMENT FOR PEOPLE TO FINISH SPEAKING AND I'M TRYING TO GET HIM SO CONSIDERATE OF OTHERS TO FINISH THEIR THOUGHTS.
UM, SO, UH, THIS ONE'S CHALLENGING FOR ME, UH, THIS ONE AND THE NEXT ONE I'LL ADMIT.
SO, UH, I'VE BEEN ON COUNCIL NOW IN MY FOURTH YEAR.
WE'VE ONLY DONE TO MY KNOWLEDGE AND STAFF PLEASE, CORRECT ME.
UH, ONE BUDGET AMENDMENT, UH, IN THAT TIMEFRAME, I BELIEVE IT WAS FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION TO REPLACE A COUNCIL MEMBER THAT RESIGNED AFTER A NOVEMBER ELECTION.
UH, AND WE HELD AN ELECTION I BELIEVE IN FEBRUARY OR JANUARY.
UM, SO NOW WE'RE NOW WE'RE PROPOSING FOUR, FOUR, AND ONE, ONE AGENDA ITEM.
SO THIS IS, THIS IS QUITE A, UM, UNCHARTERED TERRITORY HERE.
UM, LIKE I SAID, I, I, I STAND BY THE 4.5 LARGELY BECAUSE THAT IS A REIMBURSABLE ATTORNEY'S FUNDS STAND BY THE 3.5 BECAUSE ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE IS VASTLY IMPORTANT IN THIS CITY.
AND I AGREE WITH THIS EFFORT AS COUNCIL MEMBER RIZZO ALSO POINTED OUT EARLIER ON THAT THE CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS ARE, ARE OUR STRUGGLE BECAUSE I AM SUPPORTIVE OF, UH, CONTINUING TO BOLSTER OUR CHRISTMAS LIGHT DISPLAYS DOWNTOWN THAT ONE MONTH OF MAGIC, UH, IN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS.
IT, IT BRINGS A LOT OF JOY TO A LOT OF OUR RESIDENTS, UH, HERE IN KYLE.
UM, AND CERTAINLY WOULD BE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
MY QUESTION IS, YOU KNOW, WE ARE IN A BUDGET AND OUR BUDGET SEASON RIGHT NOW, AND THIS COULD CERTAINLY BE ALLOCATED IN THIS CURRENT BUDGET, UH, TO BE MADE, UM, AVAILABLE ON OCTOBER 1ST, THE BEGINNING OF OUR FISCAL YEAR.
UH, WHAT WAS THE THOUGHT PROCESS BEHIND DOING THE BUDGET AMENDMENT, AS OPPOSED TO PUTTING IT IN THIS BUDGET, UH, TO BE ALLOCATED ON OCTOBER 1ST, UH, IN THE UPCOMING BUDGET YEAR SO THAT WE CAN DO THE LIGHTS THIS YEAR INSTEAD OF NEXT YEAR.
THAT'S THE THINKING, THAT'S THE ONLY, THE ONLY THINKING THAT THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE BESIDES JUST TRYING TO DO IT THIS YEAR, AS OPPOSED TO OBVIOUSLY NEXT YEAR.
AND HOW MUCH MORE DID WE ALLOCATE IN THIS BUDGET? UM, THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR FROM THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR THAT WE SPENT ON CHRISTMAS LIGHTS THE YEAR, THE CURRENT BUDGET, THE CURRENT APPROVED BUDGET HAS $20,000 IN THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT FOR CHRISTMAS LIGHTING.
AND THAT'S THAT'S FOR THE 2020, 21 FISCAL YEAR, CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT.
WHAT WAS THE 2019 2020 FISCAL YEAR ALLOCATION? WE HAD $65,000 FOR THE CHRISTMAS TREE, AND I BELIEVE THERE WAS ANOTHER 15 OR 20,000.
UH, SO, UH, WE'VE KIND OF HAD A ROLLING 15 TO 20,000.
IT SOUNDS LIKE PREVIOUS, WE ADDED THE ADDITIONAL FOR THE LARGE, UH, ONE-TIME PURCHASE OF THE TREE THAT HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE FOR TWO DECADES OR MORE.
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UM, AND CERTAINLY I UNDERSTOOD YOU WERE SAYING EARLIER THAT THE, WELL, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BECAUSE I MAY HAVE MISUNDERSTOOD YOU EARLIER, $200,000 FOR THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND DECORATIONS FOR DOWNTOWN ALONG CENTER STREET.UH, THIS WOULD BE A ONE-TIME PURCHASE.
THIS WOULD NOT BE A, UH, ROLLING COST FOR EACH YEAR.
UH, EACH BUDGET YEAR, THIS BUDGET AMENDMENT IS A ONE TIME EXPENDITURE.
HOWEVER THAT THERE MIGHT BE SOME PROPOSAL FROM THE PARKS DIRECTOR IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET.
AND HAVE WE, UH, CERTAINLY, UH, UNDERSTAND THAT AND HOW WOULD THIS INCLUDE AND WHATEVER OUR, UH, PLANS ON STORAGE OF THIS EQUIPMENT? DO WE HAVE A LONG-TERM LONG-TERM STORAGE, UM, ALLOCATED AND TAKEN CARE OF WHAT ARE THE THOUGHT PROCESS ON THAT? WE HAVE THE PARKS DIRECTOR AVAILABLE ONLINE.
SO I'M GOING TO ASK MARIANNA TO STEP UP AND MAYBE ANSWER SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, MARIANNA ESPINOSA PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR FOR THE RECORD.
THIS DOES INCLUDE THE ADDITION OF TWO ADDITIONAL STORAGE CONTAINERS.
AND DO WE HAVE A COST BREAKDOWN FROM THESE ESTIMATES, BOTH ON THE 200,100 75,000, UH, DO WE HAVE THE, UH, INVOICE OR, OR, UH, QUOTE YOU HAVE QUOTES? UM, THEY INCLUDE DECORATING THE OLD CITY HALL DECORATING THE LARGEST HISTORIC TREE, ALL THE TREE WRAPPINGS DECORATING THE GAZEBO, THE FOUNTAIN AND THE FLOWER BED ON THE FOUNTAIN, THE BELL TOWER, THE PURCHASE OF AT LEAST SEVEN MORE LARGE DISPRAISE AT A, UM, AT A DISCOUNTED RATE, UH, ALL THE DECORATION FOR CENTER STRAIGHT THAT PERVEZ MENTIONED.
AND THEN THE ADDITION OF ANY ELECTRICAL NEEDS INTO LARGE STORAGE CONTAINERS.
UH, AND FORGIVE ME IF I MISSED IT.
DID WE HAVE THAT IN OUR BACKUP MATERIALS? NO, SIR.
THE BACKUP MATERIAL INCLUDES THE ORDINANCE THERE'S COSTS FOR THE CENTRAL PARK HEROES AND THEN THE MEMORIAL PARK, BUT THERE'S JUST NOT FOR THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, WHY THE WATER, THESE WERE PRELIMINARY ESTIMATES BASED ON WHAT WE'VE GOTTEN FROM OTHER CITIES, OTHER VENDORS.
SO WE DO NOT HAVE THE FINAL, FINAL QUOTE YET UNTIL WE KNEW THIS WAS GOING TO BE APPROVED.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO GET BIDS.
SO IS THERE NOT A WAY TO GET A STRONGER LOOK AT THOSE COSTS BEFORE THAT? CAUSE I FEEL LIKE IN, IN CERTAINLY, UH, NOT TO BE A CYNIC HERE, BUT IF, IF ROUND ROCK OR OTHER CITIES PAY MUCH MORE THAN WHAT WE'RE ESTIMATING AT 175,000, I'D LIKE TO SEE WHY AND HOW WE WERE ABLE TO GET THAT.
AND AS FAR AS I DON'T WANT TO SEE IS, UM, THAT CHANGED FOR AN ADDED AMOUNT ADDED TO THAT BECAUSE OF, YOU KNOW, A PRELIMINARY ESTIMATE THAT WAS JUST FAR OFF.
SO, UH, PERSONALLY, UH, I GUESS COUNSEL, I'LL JUST SAY THIS AS FAR AS THE LAST TWO ITEMS, I LIKE TO HAVE SOME MORE, UH, INFORMATION ABOUT THOSE, CAUSE THIS IS, IS IT A PRETTY LARGE ASK FOR A BUDGET AMENDMENT? I CERTAINLY HAVE THINGS THAT I THINK THE COUNCIL SHOULD, UH, AMEND THE BUDGET TO DO THIS YEAR AS WELL, INCLUDING A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, UH, WHICH I THINK IS, UH, A DOCUMENT, UH, THAT IS CREATED BY INPUT OF CITIZENS.
AND I THINK THAT IS HIGHLY IMPORTANT.
UH, I THINK THAT WOULD BE RIGHT ON PAR WITH AN, A BUDGET BUDGET AMENDMENT AS WELL.
BUT IF WE WERE WILLING TO WAIT ON THAT AS A COUNCIL, UM, I'M NOT SEEING MUCH OF THE STRONG DIFFERENCE HERE, BUT, UH, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A MORE INFORMATION AND MORE, MORE BREAKDOWN ON THE COST OF THESE, THESE TWO ITEMS PERSONALLY, BEFORE I WAS MORE COMFORTABLE WITH MAKING A BUDGET.
I MEAN, WE HAVE SEVERAL OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS TRYING TO BETTER YOU AND ME HERE.
SO I'M GOING TO GO TO CUSTOMER AND BRADSHAW NEXT.
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT THE PAST TWO YEARS THE PARKS DEPARTMENT HAS DONE AN AMAZING JOB WITH THE SQUARE.
IT HAS BEEN SO INCREDIBLE TO SEE SO MANY FAMILIES OUT THERE, PEOPLE TAKING PROFESSIONAL PICTURES AND JUST CREATING THOSE MEMORIES.
SO TO ME, THESE LAST TWO ITEMS ARE AN EASY YES, BECAUSE YOU REALLY JUST CAN'T PUT A PRICE
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TAG ON, ON QUALITY OF LIFE ON CREATING MEMORIES AND FAMILY TRADITIONS.UH, I, I JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT A LOT OF THE CITIES HAVE DONE, THAT YOU GET A LOT OF BIG DRAWS.
LOOK, JOHN'S CITY, LOOK AT FREDERICKSBURG.
I KNOW THAT WHEN THEY FIRST STARTED INVESTING IN OUR LIGHTS, THEY PROBABLY GOT THAT KNEE JERK REACTION GOING, HOW MUCH ARE WE INVESTING IN LIGHTS? AND THE COMMERCE THAT CAME IN WITH IT OUTWEIGHED THE INITIAL COST OF THOSE LIGHTS.
AND I GUESS THAT'S THE WAY I'M LOOKING AT IS REVITALIZING OUR DOWNTOWN, OUR HISTORIC DOWNTOWN, BRINGING THAT CONFERENCE IN AND, AND, AND MAKING IT AN EQUITABLE INVESTMENT AND REVITALIZING A PART OF THE TOWN THAT SOME PEOPLE FEEL IS GETTING FORGOTTEN, BUT WE'RE NOT FORGETTING THIS PART OF THE TOWN.
WE'RE ACTUALLY INVESTING IN IT.
THE REASON ROUND ROCK PAID SO MUCH FOR THEIRS IS BECAUSE THEY HAD MESSAGING PUT ON IT.
THEY CAN WRITE MESSAGES ON IT.
WE'RE NOT LOOKING TO GO TO THE EXTREME, WE'RE LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, LIGHTING IT UP IS WHAT WE'RE DOING, DIFFERENT COLORS, NOT PUTTING MESSAGING UP AND DOWN THE WATER TOWER.
AND REALLY, I DON'T THINK ANYBODY WOULD WANT TO SEE MESSAGING UP AND DOWN OUR HISTORIC WATER TOWER HERE, BUT THE LIGHTING, I THINK THEY WOULD WELCOME, BUT THIS IS JUST ABOUT US INVESTING BACK INTO OUR COMMUNITY, THE PART OF THE GRI, THAT MANY FEEL LIKE WE'RE NEGLECTING.
AND I WANT TO ASSURE THEM THAT WE'RE DOING THAT.
THE OTHER THING IS GIVING PEOPLE A SENSE OF PRIDE AFTER EVERYTHING WE'VE GONE THROUGH IN THE LAST YEAR, GIVEN THAT WE'RE NOW COMING OUT OF THIS PANDEMIC, GIVING THEM A PLACE TO COME OUT AND CONGREGATE AND CELEBRATE AND ENJOY LIFE AGAIN IS PROBABLY KEY FOR ME.
AND THAT'S WHY I PROBABLY SUPPORT THIS GREATLY.
THANK YOU, PARIS CUSTOMER TOBY IS OKAY.
UM, JUST TO KIND OF GO BACK AGAIN AND, AND TO REFLECT WHAT, UH, CASPER ELLISON STATING IS THIS IS $375,000 IN LIGHTS.
AND IF WE ARE GOING TO INVEST IN THAT PERSONALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHAT THESE DECORATIONS WOULD BE, WOULD LOOK LIKE THE LIGHTS OF MAYBE THE CONTRACTOR OR THE, THE BRAND WE'RE GOING TO USE.
SO THAT WAY I COULD FEEL COMFORTABLE AS FAR AS THIS IS THE LIGHTING IN, THIS IS THE, UH, THE PRODUCT, THE END PRODUCT OF WHAT WE ARE MAKING THIS LARGE VOTE ON THIS DOES DOLLAR AMOUNT.
UM, AGAIN, THAT'S WHERE THIS IS.
WHERE'S THIS MONEY BUDGETS COME FROM OTHER FUNDS.
I DIDN'T KNOW, WAS THIS GOING TO BE COMING THROUGH FROM HOTEL TAX OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT OR SALES TAX? BUT MY WHOLE THING IS THAT IF WE HAD AN IDEA OF THE BREAKDOWN OF WHAT EACH LIGHT WOULD BE, THIS IS, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE BUYING.
WE'RE BUYING THIS FIXTURE, AND IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE THIS.
IT'S GOING TO BE THIS LARGE, AND THIS IS THE INVESTMENT WE'RE MAKING.
HOW, HOW LONG WERE THE W HOW FAR IS THE DISPLAY GOING TO BE? IS IT JUST IN THE SQUARES IS GOING TO BE ALL THE WAY UP ALL THE WAY DOWN CENTER STREET, UH, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE TO FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE IF WE WERE TO INVEST THIS MUCH MONEY, UH, INTO THESE TYPES OF DISPLAYS, LIKE TO SEE WHAT, WHAT WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE SEEING WHEN THE LIGHTING TURNS ON COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, REAL, REAL BRIEFLY, UM, PARKS DIRECTOR HAS A FEW EXAMPLES AND SLIDES.
I HOPE MARIANNA CAN SHARE HER SCREEN THAT WILL SHOW YOU THE TYPES OF, UH, LIGHTING, UM, THAT SHE'S PROPOSING.
AND I BELIEVE SHE ALSO HAS A ONE OR TWO QUOTES THAT SHE'S ALREADY RECEIVED, THAT SHE MIGHT BE ABLE TO SHARE WITH US TONIGHT.
MY DANIEL, ARE YOU STILL THERE? YEP.
I CAN SHARE MY, LET ME PULL IT UP.
IF YOU WOULD PLEASE GO THROUGH YOUR SLIDES WHERE YOU HAVE EXAMPLES OF THE LIGHTS.
SO OUR PROPOSED BREAKDOWN, UM, AS YOU GUYS WERE ASKING FOR, WE D WE HAVE OBTAINED, UM, SEVERAL, SEVERAL QUOTES, UM, AND WE HAVE IDENTIFIED SEVEN DIFFERENT, LARGE DISPLAYS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO PURCHASE.
SO THE LARGEST PLAYS WOULD BE AN ESTIMATED TOTAL OF 97, SIX 88, AND THAT'S BEFORE IN PERCENT DISCOUNT.
UM, AND A LITTLE BIT OF THE BREAKDOWN AS YOU CAN SEE.
SO WE DO HAVE ACTUAL PHOTOS OF THE PROPOSED DECORATION, WHICH I WILL RING UP.
WE HAVE A WALKTHROUGH GLITTER BOX, AND I CAN MAKE THEM BIGGER AS THEY COME UP.
AND IT WALKED THROUGH BOW, A GIFT BOX, HUGE GIANT SNOWMAN, OR SNOWMAN ANA SANTA CLAUS, AND A STAR.
AND THAT WOULD COMPLIMENT THE TREE THAT WE ALREADY HAD.
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OKAY.SO, UM, THE WALK, THE ORNAMENT, THE SNOWMAN, SANTA CLAUS, THE RIBBON BOW, THE ROCK, THE GIFT BOX, THE STAR, AND THEN THE 3D GIFT BOX.
UM, SO OF THOSE SEVEN PIECES, THAT'D BE ABOUT 91,000.
AND THEN AT THE REST OF THE FUNDS WOULD GO TOWARDS DECORATING THE REMAINDER OF CENTER STREET WITH NEW LIGHTING AROUND THE LIGHT POLES, NEW REECE FOR CITY HALL, THE ARCHES THAT WOULD LOOK SOMEWHAT SIMILAR TO THE ONES ON THIS SCREEN HERE, DOWN ON BELOW.
SO WHEREVER THERE'S A STAR, UM, THAT'S SORT OF THE PROPOSED DECORATION, INCLUDING THE WATER TOWER.
AND THERE'S JUST AN EXAMPLE OF THE STRAIGHT THERE.
AND UNFORTUNATELY CANNOT MAKE THESE ANY BIGGER SINCE I'M SKIRT SHARING MY SCREEN, WE CAN SEE THEM WHEN THEY'RE ON OUR SCREEN.
THAT IS THE PROPOSAL AT THE END OF THE PROPOSED, UM, PIECES THAT WOULD COMPLIMENT THE TRAIT OR THE BRAND NEW RECONSTRUCTED CITY SQUARE PARK.
MAY I SUGGEST NEXT TIME WE START WITH THAT, THAT MAKES IT EASY.
AND IT MAKES IT A LITTLE BIT EASIER FOR US TO KNOW WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE VOTING ON.
AND THOSE PICTURES WERE GREAT AND THEY BROUGHT BACK MEMORIES OF LAST YEAR.
AND SO THAT MAKES ME REALLY EXCITED.
UM, ALTHOUGH I STILL HAVE SOME RESERVATIONS ON $175,000 ON A WATER TOWER.
I DO LIKE, I LIKE THE DOWNTOWN LIGHTS.
I LIKE, OKAY, SORRY, SORRY, SORRY.
IT'S A, IT'S A, IT'S A FAIR POINT BECAUSE WHAT I WOULD SAY IS, YOU KNOW, I, YOU CAN THINK, WOW, THAT'S A WHOLE LOT, OR DEPENDING ON WHAT EVENT YOU PUT THIS 200,000 UP AGAINST, IT LOOKS LIKE A STEAL.
SO FOR EXAMPLE, THE 4TH OF JULY, WE SPENT $45,000 IN 19 MINUTES.
THIS IS $200,000 OVER 28 DAYS.
UH, ALSO BUYING MATERIALS AND LIGHTS THAT WE WILL USE YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR.
SO AGAIN, JUST LIKE WITH THE CHRISTMAS TREE, IT'S, UH, YOU KNOW, IT'S, DEPENDING ON HOW YOU LOOK AT IT, IT'S MUCH MORE AFFORDABLE THAN SOME OF OUR OTHER EVENTS ARE, FOR EXAMPLE, OUR BUDGET FOR PIE IN THE SKY, WHICH IS SIGNIFICANT, IT'S A THREE-DAY EVENT.
UH, AND, UH, AND PROBABLY, UH, OUR, OUR DOWNTOWN SQUARE THIS YEAR IS GOING TO BE, UH, PRETTY WELL ATTENDED.
IF YOU THINK OF IT LIKE AN EVENT, IT'S PROBABLY BE THE MOST ATTENDED EVENT WE HAVE IN THE CITY, UH, THIS, THIS COMING YEAR, OVER THE COURSE OF THOSE DAYS.
AND THEN THE OTHER THOUGHT WAS BECAUSE WE'RE, YOU KNOW, PREPARING TO TRY TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH, UM, UH, TO, TO DO CONSTRUCTION ON MARY KYLE HARTSON AND HAVE THAT DONE IN TIME.
UH, THIS WAS, UH, SOMETHING THAT I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET TO A CERTAIN LEVEL.
WE HAVE A CERTAIN STANDARD WE'RE TRYING TO HIT FOR THOSE LIGHTS.
UH, AND SO IT, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT IN THE BUDGET YET BECAUSE WE WEREN'T, I GUESS I'M NOT SURE WHY WE NEVER GOT, WE DIDN'T HAVE THIS DISCUSSION LAST BUDGET YEAR, BUT WE DO HAVE THE FUNDS AVAILABLE TO DO IT.
AND IT'S SEEMED LIKE IT WOULD BE A WASTE, UH, TO, TO, TO NOT MOVE FORWARD AND GET ALL THE, THE STUFF THAT WE'VE BEEN AIMING FOR FOR A LONG TIME THIS YEAR.
UH, WHEN, WHEN WE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A BRAND NEW PARK TO PUT ALL THOSE DISPLAYS ON.
UM, SO THOSE ARE, THOSE ARE ALL THE KIND OF COMMENTS I HAVE MAYOR PRO TEM.
UH, THIS IS A REAL EASY VOTE FOR ME.
UM, I REALLY LIKED THE WAY THAT THE PARKS DEPARTMENT IS APPROACHING THIS.
I LIKE THE FACT THAT WE'RE BUYING THESE DECORATIONS OUTRIGHT.
UH, OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, WE HAVE TASKED THE PARKS DEPARTMENT WITH CREATING A BEAUTIFUL LIGHTING DISPLAY, UH, IN OUR CENTRAL PARK DOWN THERE, AND OUR MERRY HEARTS, UH, HEARTS AND CAL PARK.
UH, IF, UM, YOU PAID ATTENTION, UH, THE DECORATIONS CHANGED FROM LAST YEAR AND THE YEAR BEFORE BECAUSE WERE TRYING TO FIND DECORATIONS TO USE BECAUSE WE DON'T OWN OUR OWN A LOT OF OUR OWN DECORATIONS.
SO WE'RE BORROWING DECORATIONS.
THE HARD PART ABOUT BARRING DECORATIONS FOR CHRISTMAS IS THE PEOPLE WHO OWN THOSE CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS WANT TO USE THEM DURING CHRISTMAS.
SO WE SAW A LOT OF OUR DISPLAYS CHANGE.
UM, WE'RE NOT RENTING THESE DECORATIONS, WHICH IS THE MOST EXPENSIVE WAY TO DO IT.
WE ARE BUYING THEM AND STORING THEM.
UM, I THINK THAT THIS IS A SMART WAY FOR US TO GO ABOUT THE DECORATIONS.
AND THIS IS THE ONE TIME WHERE THEY'RE TRYING TO BUY A BUNCH OF DECORATIONS AT ONCE.
AND THEN WE WILL SLOWLY ADD TO THOSE DECORATIONS OVER THE YEARS.
SO, UM, FOR A MONTH WORTH OF EVENT WHERE FAMILIES CAN COME EVERY NIGHT AS THEY SO CHOOSE AND ENJOY THAT WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND TAKES PICTURES.
UH, THIS IS A NO BRAINER FOR ME.
I'M VERY HAPPY MARIANNA, UM, THAT YOU, UH, ARE PUTTING THIS TOGETHER AND, UM, YOU HAVE MY SUPPORT TO CREATE, UH, THE MOST MEMORABLE HOLIDAY EVENT, UH,
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THAT KYLE HAS SEEN THIS YEAR.AND THEN MOVING FORWARD, I THINK WE'VE BOUGHT GUY TALKED THROUGH ANY OTHER DISCUSSION POINTS HERE.
WAS THAT COUNSELOR ELLISON? I'M NOT SURE I HEARD, YES.
UM, CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THE QUALITY OF LIFE INITIATIVE, NOT AGAINST THAT.
WE CERTAINLY DO THAT ALL THE TIME.
WE BUDGET THOSE THINGS, THE PINE SKY FESTIVAL, ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT WERE MENTIONED, WE BUDGET AND BUDGET SEASON, AND THEY GO FORWARD ON, UH, UH, OCTOBER.
FIRST OTHER POINT I WANNA MAKE IS THAT THE TREE, THE 65,000 FOR THE TREE, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, PREPARED THAT WAS TAKEN FROM THE, UH, PARK DEDICATION FUNDS, CORRECT.
THAT WAS NOT A GENERAL FUND ITEM.
SO IS THERE ANY WAY THAT, SO HERE'S MY, MY COMPROMISE, IS THERE ANY WAY TO GET THAT 375,000 INSTEAD OF FROM THE GENERAL FUND THAT WE ALLOCATE THAT FROM PART DEDICATION FUNDS? YES.
TONIGHT I'LL FIND IT CERTAINLY.
SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THAT'S, I JUST WANT TO COUNSEL UNDERSTAND THOSE ARE BIG DIFFERENCES AND I GET IT, AND I CAN, I CAN HEAR HOW THINGS ARE GOING ALREADY, BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE SPOKEN ABOUT, I AGREE WITH AND I SUPPORT, UH, AND, AND THERE'S THOSE PAST INITIATIVE INITIATIVES AS WELL, BUT WE'VE ALL GONE THROUGH A BUDGET PROCESS FOR THOSE.
AND THERE ARE MANY, MANY THINGS THAT HAPPEN THROUGHOUT A BUDGET PROCESS, UM, TO, UM, REALLY INFORM AND EDUCATE NOT ONLY OURSELVES, BUT THE PUBLIC ABOUT WHAT IS BEING ALLOCATED AND FUNDING.
UH, SO THOSE THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S A BIG, THAT'S A BIG THING.
SECOND BIG THING IS ONCE AGAIN, THE CHRISTMAS TREE, AND I KNOW A LOT OF FOLKS FELT SOME TYPE OF WAY ABOUT THAT, BUT THAT WAS PAID FOR BY PART DEDICATION FEES, WHICH ARE PAID BY THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY.
UH, SO NOT AD VALOREM, PROPERTY TAXES COLLECTED FOR THAT.
WHEREAS GENERAL FUND ITEMS ARE THROUGH THAT MANNER.
SO, UM, IF WE COULD FIND A WAY, AND IF COUNCIL WOULD BE AMENABLE TO, UH, SHIFTING THIS ALLOCATION OF FUNDING FROM PART DEDICATION FUNDS, AS OPPOSED TO, UH, AD VALOREM GENERAL FUND DOLLARS, THAT WOULD BE, UH, UH, AN EASIER PILL FOR ME TO SWALLOW PERSONALLY, ON A BUDGET MARIN COUNCIL, IF YOU SO DESIRE TO AMEND YOUR MOTION, TO IDENTIFY ITEMS THREE AND FOUR FOR THE CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS TO BE FUNDED FROM THE PARK DEVELOPMENT FUND.
AND WE CAN BRING THAT BACK ON SECOND READING.
SO IF THAT'S, IF THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES TO, YOU KNOW, CERTAINLY A CLEANER LINE THERE, IS THERE ANY PARKLAND PROJECTS THAT WOULD BE JEOPARDIZED FROM THAT? I KNOW THAT IS FAIRLY WELL OFF RIGHT NOW.
UH, YOU WANNA MAKE A MOTION ON THAT COMES FROM ELSA AMENDMENT, UM, A MOTION TO AMEND TO A MAN THAT, UH, WELL, I GUESS I, WE'RE ONLY ON THE 200,000, SO, UH, MOST OF THE MEN THAT THE 200,000 ALLOCATION COME FROM THE PART DENSIFICATION FUND INSTEAD OF THE GENERAL FUND.
THERE'S A MOTION TO AMEND MADE BY CUSTOMER ELLISON, SECONDED BY COUNCILOR RIZZO.
THAT 200,000 FOR THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND DECORATIONS WOULD BE TAKEN FROM THE PARKLAND DEVELOPMENT FUND, AS OPPOSED TO THE GENERAL FUND, ANY MOTIONS OR ANY COMMENTS ON THE MOTION TO AMEND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY, AYE.
UH, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM BEFORE WE VOTE ON IT, THIS IS JUST THE 200.
WHY? I JUST WANT TO SAY, I THINK YOU ALL DID A REALLY GOOD JOB NEGOTIATING AND COMING TO THEM AT ALL.
SO THANK YOU TO MR. ELLISON, WHO IS WILLING TO MAKE THAT LITTLE CHANGE SO WE CAN ALL GET SOMETHING THAT I THINK THE RESIDENTS ARE GOING TO LOVE.
AND WE'RE GOING TO SAY THE DEVELOPERS PAID FOR IT.
AS LONG AS THOSE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS GO IN THIS YEAR OR TFR OR SOME ARIANA, WE HAVE VERY AMBITIOUS GOAL FOR THE SQUARE FOR THIS YEAR.
AND I WANT TO SEE THAT EXECUTED.
SO THAT'S, TO ME, THAT'S WHAT THIS VOTE IS BECAUSE WE'RE INVESTING IN DOWNTOWN, RIGHT? YEAH.
I MEAN, HOWEVER YOU WANT TO SPLIT IT.
YOU WANT TO MOTION TO AMEND THIS ONE TOO, SO WE CAN GO AND GET THAT CLEAR COUNCILOR ALISON MOTION TO AMEND.
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HAS THERE ALREADY BEEN A MOTION ON THIS ONE? NOT THAT WE TAKE THEM SEPARATELY.WE'RE TAKING, WE JUST VOTED ON 200,000.
NOW WE'RE VOTING ON THE ONE 75, BUT WE NEED TO AMEND IT SO THAT IT'S TAKEN OUT OF THE PARKLAND DEVELOPMENT FUND.
RIGHT? CAUSE YOU HAD MENTIONED ORIGINAL LANGUAGES FOR THE GENERAL FUND.
UM, MOTION TO AMEND THE ITEM TO ALLOCATE THE ONE 75, 175,000 FROM THE PARK DEDICATION FUND INSTEAD OF THE GENERAL FUND.
IT'S BEEN MOVED BY CUSTOMER MEMBER ELLISON SECOND BY CUSTOMER TOBY US THAT WE AMEND THE MOTION ON THE ONE 75 A TO BE TAKEN FROM THE PARKLAND DEVELOPMENT FUND, AS OPPOSED TO THE GENERAL FUND.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? YEAH.
JUST WANTED TO, UM, SHARE WHY WHEN I ROBBED FORWARD LIGHTING UP THE TOWER ABOUT A YEAR AGO, WHAT WAS SO IMPORTANT TO ME GROWING UP AS A KID, PEOPLE USED TO SAY, BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU GO TO KYLE, BECAUSE IF YOU BLINK, YOU'LL MISS, IT IS DEFINITELY WHAT THEY USED TO SAY.
WE'RE SUCH SMALL LITTLE IN SOME TOWN, YOU KNOW, DIDN'T MEAN NOTHING TO NOBODY.
WE'RE JUST A SMALL COUNTRY TOWN OUT HERE, BUT THAT WATER TOWER HAS MEANT SOMETHING TO US.
EVERY TIME WE SAW THE WATER TOWER COMING TO TOWN, WE'RE IN KYLE, WE WERE HOME THAT TOWER BEING SO CLOSE TO HIGH, 35 LIT UP WILL DRAW PEOPLE TO THIS HISTORIC PART OF TOWN THAT'S BEING FORGOTTEN SLOWLY, BUT WE'RE, WE'RE NOW INVESTING IN IT.
WE'RE BRINGING SOME PRODUCT TO THE DOWNTOWN AREA.
THAT'S GONNA, UM, BE THERE FOR THE FAMILIES TO COME OUT AND ENJOY, BUT TO DRAW THEM HERE, YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE A DRAW LIGHTING UP THAT WATER TOWER IS GOING TO BE THAT DRAW.
PEOPLE ARE GOING TO WANT TO COME AND TAKE PICTURES BY THAT WATER TOWER LIT UP THE STORK WATER TOWER THAT REMINDS YOU THAT YOU'RE HOME.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THAT WATER TOWER LIT UP.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSIONS ON THE MOTION WE'RE STILL IN MOTION TO AMEND? CORRECT? I DON'T KNOW.
SO WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THE VOTE.
WE'LL VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT THEN WE'LL KEEP GOING.
SO WE'RE STILL ON THE ONE 75 NOW ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE LIGHTS, THE LIGHTING OF THE TOWER.
SO, UM, I, I HAVE TO SAY THIS.
ONE'S JUST ONCE AGAIN, A BRIDGE TOO FAR FOR ME.
I, I THINK ADDING TO IT IS GREAT.
I THINK WE, WE DID THAT LAST YEAR.
WE'RE OBVIOUSLY JUST MADE A BOAT TO ADD 200,000 TO IT FOR ME.
I COULD HOLD OFF ON THE ONE 75 BUDGET THIS YEAR AND GET IT.
THAT'S THE ADDITION FOR 2022 PERSONALLY? UM, I THINK INCREMENTAL STEPS, UH, WOULD BE PRUDENT HERE.
UM, I THINK THE, UM, I HAVE TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, EVEN THE 200,000 WAS, WAS A STRAIN FOR ME, BUT I APPRECIATE THE, UH, THE AMENDMENT TO GET IT FROM PART DEDICATION FUNDS THAT SAID THAT'S A HUGE WIN IN MY BOOK.
AND I THINK FOR US AS ELECTED OFFICIALS TO COME BE HONEST WITH YOU, THAT WAS, UH, THAT WAS A HUGE STICKING POINT WITH THE TREE.
UM, AND SO THIS ONE IS JUST A LITTLE BIT TOO FAR TO REACH FROM A, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT DOWN IN A REGULAR BUDGET AND THEN ALLOCATED IN FISCAL YEAR 21, 22, UH, TO BE THE ADDITION IN 2022 A YEAR, UH, PERSONALLY ALSO JUST LIKE THE WATER TOWER, THE ICONIC ONE TOWER, HOW IT IS WITHOUT ANYTHING ADDED TO IT.
I PERSONALLY THINK IT'S GREAT AS IT IS, BUT, UH, SO THAT THAT'S, I JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE AN EXPLANATION ON WHY I'LL BE VOTING.
UM, I THINK THAT ONE 75 CAN DEFINITELY BE ON TO NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET AND, UM, I'M TOTALLY ON BOARD.
I THINK EVERYBODY KNOWS WITH MR. ELLISON REGARDING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
SO, UM, I'M MORE THAN WILLING TO GO WITH THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, BUT THE WATER TOWER, I MEAN THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ARE TIME SENSITIVE.
I DON'T KNOW IF THE WATER TOWER IS, AND I FEEL LIKE IT CAN BE BUDGETED LATER.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSIONS COUNCILMEMBER IS UP? WHAT ELSE? JUST, UM, WELL IT COULD BE BUDGETED LATER.
UM, UNFORTUNATELY WHAT WE SAW THIS PAST YEAR IS PRICES DOUBLE AND MATERIAL, AND IT'S NOT GOING TO SLOW DOWN.
IF WE CONTINUE TO KICK THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD, WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD IT.
SO WE'VE GOT TO DECIDE WHETHER WE WANT TO DRAW INTO OUR HISTORIC DOWNTOWN OR NOT.
BECAUSE IF YOU SEE THE COST OF BUILDING MATERIAL RIGHT NOW, I MEAN, THERE'S MEMES OUT THERE THAT SAYS I'VE GOT A TRUCK LOAD OF TWO BY FOURS.
WELL, SOMEBODY TRADED ME A CAR FOR IT.
I MEAN, IT'S REALLY RIDICULOUS OUT THERE, BUT THE PRICES, I MEAN, IT'S REAL.
I MEAN, THE PRICES ARE THROUGH THE ROOF AND THEY'RE NOT GOING TO SLOW DOWN.
SO IF WE, UM, KICK THIS CAN DOWN THE ROAD, PROBABLY NOT GOING TO HAPPEN
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PART TIME, I'M IN SUPPORT OF IT.UM, IT'S JUST ANOTHER BEAUTIFICATION ISSUE TO ME.
IT'S A DOWNTOWN, UH, BEAUTIFICATION MEASURE.
I THINK IT'S, IT'S A WORTHY, THAT'S THE WATER TOWER.
UM, IT'S BASICALLY KYLE'S IDENTITY.
UH, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT EVERYBODY POINTS TO.
THAT'S WHAT YOU SEE EVERYWHERE.
WHEN SOMEONE THINKS OF KYLE AND PUTS A PICTURE OF COLUMN, THE WALLETS, THAT WATER TOWER.
SO DRESSING IT UP, MAKING IT MORE INTERACTIVE, MAKING PEOPLE SMILE WITH IT.
UH, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S A SMART THING TO DO.
AND, UH, YES, COSTS ARE GOING UP.
UM, WE CAN ALWAYS DEFER, UH, IT'S HERE IN FRONT OF US NOW.
DOES ANYBODY KNOW HOW MUCH, WHERE DOES USED TO LIGHT UP THE TOWER? IS THAT SOMETHING WE SHOULD REALLY WORRY ABOUT? JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY, LIKE, I DON'T KNOW IF LED LIGHTS ARE THAT EXTINCT IN THAT LIKE AFFECTED BY COVID THAT WE CAN NOT WAIT UNTIL THE BUDGET TIME, BECAUSE IF IT'S IMPORTANT, NOW IT WILL BE IMPORTANT THEN, AND YOU HAVE MY SUPPORT ON IT.
IF IT'S ON THE BUDGET, I'M WILLING TO DO IT, BUT IF WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THAT AMENDMENT, THEN I THINK WE JUST NEED TO HOLD OFF.
WE HAVE, I THINK WE HAVE OTHER THINGS THAT WE CAN FOCUS ON WITH 175,000 EXTRA DOLLARS.
WELL, JUST GOING TO REMIND YOU THAT RAMROD PAID 700,000.
I DON'T WANT TO PAY 700,000 AND I'M GOOD AT 175,000.
WE'RE PROBABLY LOOKING AT IT JUMPING MAYBE 50,000.
I MEAN, IT'S GOING TO CONTINUE TO SKYROCKET, UH, PRICES AND ALL MATERIAL ARE RISING MATERIAL, LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL, HATING, ANYTHING THAT YOU GO OUT THERE TO GO.
THERE'S PEOPLE WAITING ON HOMES RIGHT NOW THAT, UH, THE PRICES HAVE BALLOONED ON THEM BECAUSE OF THE BUILDING MATERIAL.
I'VE SEEN HOUSES BE PUT ON HOLD, BUT NOT BECAUSE OF LIGHTS.
AND IF YOU CAN SEE THE WATER TOWER FROM 35, YOU'RE PROBABLY NOT GOING TO GET A REAL GOOD PICTURE WITH IT WHEN YOU'RE SITTING RIGHT NEXT TO IT.
SO AGAIN, IF I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO BE, IT'S NOT $175 IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO, TO AMEND A BUDGET WHEN IT CAN, IT CAN WAIT AND WE CAN DO IT THE RIGHT WAY.
UM, I'VE TALKED TO SEVERAL PEOPLE AND IF IT'S NOT LIKE RIGHT AWAY, YES.
I FEEL LIKE WE CAN ALWAYS BRING THIS BACK AND THINK ABOUT IT AND MOVE ON IT LATER.
THERE'S NO REASON TO HAVE TO RUSH.
I HAVE A QUESTION FOR MARIANNA OR FOR WHOEVER, I GUESS, DO WE, DO WE HAVE A SENSE OF WHAT THIS IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE? LIKE HOW THEY'RE GOING TO BE CONSTRUCTING THE LIGHTS? AND MY CONCERN IS JUST THAT I HAVEN'T SEEN WHAT THE PLANS ARE FOR IT, AND SOMETIMES WE'RE HIT OR MISS ON SOME OF THESE KINDS OF PROJECTS AND THEY DON'T END UP LOOKING THE WAY WE IMAGINED.
AS FAR AS THE WATER TOWER, WE DO NOT HAVE A WRITTEN PLAN.
IT'S JUST PRETTY MUCH AT THIS POINT BEEN DISCUSSION OF WHAT COULD BE AT THE WATER TOWER.
SO YOU WOULD BRING YOU BRING BACK THE ACTUAL CONTRACT WITH SOME RENDERINGS AND SOME DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS.
AND THE EXPECTATION IS THAT THEY WOULD BID ON THIS IN TIME TO HAVE IT READY FOR WHEN, WHEN WOULD IT BE BY CHRISTMAS OR WOULD IT BE BEFORE SANDRA'S ARRIVAL? UM, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1ST.
I'LL JUST STEP IN AND SAY REAL QUICK THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT AS WELL.
A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION, JUST LIKE WE GOT ON THE PARK AND YOUR SLIDE PREVIOUSLY A SECOND WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS
MAYBE WE STARTED WITH THAT, THAT I THINK THERE'S NEEDS TO BE MORE FLUSHED OUT ON THE TOWER PART, UH, IN PARTICULAR.
SO THAT'S ONE THING THAT REALLY, UH, COSTINGS ME ON, ON VOTING FOR THIS.
SO I LIKE TO SEE A LOT MORE, UH, I'M STILL WARY ABOUT, I MEAN, IT'S, WE'RE EXACTLY FOUR, FOUR MONTHS AWAY FROM OCTOBER 1ST, WHICH IS WHEN THE NEW FISCAL YEAR STARTS, UH, WOULD IT BE IN JUNE 1ST AND, YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND QUALITY OF LIFE AND, AND, AND INVESTING IN, IN THIS AREA, UH, I'VE SUPPORTED A LOT OF DIFFERENT INITIATIVES WHERE WE'RE PUTTING ALL THE PIPELINE MONEY IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA, UH, TO REDO THE PARK AND CREATE THAT BUILDING AND LANDSCAPING.
UH, WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'VE INVESTED HEAVILY EACH YEAR INTO, UM, AND EVEN MORE SO JUST NOW INTO THE CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS.
SO, UH, I, I DON'T FEEL IT ANY WAY THAT THIS COUNCIL, OR, UH, JUST SPEAKING FOR MYSELF, HAVE NOT INVESTED, UH, HEAVILY IN THIS AREA AND AN IMPROVEMENT.
I THINK THE 200,000 THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO, AND I'M MUCH HAPPIER THAT IT'S COMING FROM PART DEDICATION FUNDS IS GOING TO BE A GAME CHANGER.
UM, I, I JUST WOULD CAUTION THE COUNCIL ABOUT LOOPING IT ALL IN RIGHT NOW, WHEN IN FOUR MONTHS WE COULD, WE COULD HAVE THAT THOSE FUNDS
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ALLOCATED AND THIS, UH, UH, THIS, THESE BUDGET WORK SESSIONS AND HAVE THAT AS THAT, THEN, YOU KNOW, IF THE COUNCIL IS SO SEES FIT TO BE THE GRAND UNVEILING IN 2022.UM, AND SO, UM, SO I, THE TOP OF THE POINT THAT THE MAYOR JUST MADE ABOUT SEEING A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT THIS WOULD LOOK LIKE GIVEN TO BE GETTING A BETTER IDEA OF WHERE THESE COSTS WILL GO AND NOT JUST KIND OF A SPIT BALL, UH, FORGIVE MY TERM, BUT A QUOTE WHERE WE DON'T REALLY HAVE A SUBSTANTIAL UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE, WHERE THESE ALLOCATIONS WILL GO.
UH, I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT BEFORE I MADE A VOTE.
AND THEN, LIKE I SAID, IT'S, WE'RE, WE'RE FOUR MONTHS FROM A NEW FISCAL YEAR STARTING.
UH, WE CAN ALLOCATE THIS AND THIS, THIS CURRENT BUDGET SEASON AND, AND HAVE IT READY TO GO FOR NEXT YEAR.
UH, ON TOP OF ALL THE INVESTMENTS THAT WE HAVE, THE COUNCIL HAVE MADE VERY HEAVY HANDEDLY INTO THE AREA.
ONCE AGAIN, ALL THE PIPELINE MONEY WE GOT FROM THAT, UH, SETTLEMENT AND ADDITIONAL INVESTMENTS INTO THAT, INTO THIS AREA DOWN HERE, I DON'T, I DON'T SEE HOW ANYBODY CAN MAKE A STRONG ARGUMENT THAT WE AREN'T, UH, MAKING A CONSCIOUS EFFORT TO INVEST HEAVILY IN, IN THE DOWNTOWN SQUARE AREA DOWN HERE.
CAN I SEE, UH, I'D LIKE TO SEE A QUOTE, I MEAN, I'VE HEARD $700,000 FROM GEORGETOWN.
SO MY FEAR IS IF WE'RE SAYING AROUND ROCK, SORRY.
SO MY FEAR IS THE FIRST SCENE ONE 75, AND IT'S SIGNIFICANTLY MORE.
AND WE ALREADY SAY YES TO THIS.
ARE WE GOING TO HAVE TO COME BACK AND VOTE AGAIN FOR ADDITIONAL MONEY? ALSO LOOK AT THE MAINTENANCE COSTS THROUGH THE OUT THE YEAR AS WELL.
WHAT IT'S GOING TO TAKE TO KEEP THAT UP AND RUNNING THROUGHOUT ALL YEAR.
I UNDERSTAND THIS IS JUST FOR INSTALLATION FOR THE LIGHTS ITSELF, BUT WHAT ABOUT THE MAINTENANCE COST ON IT? UH, WHAT, WHAT MAINTENANCE WOULD, WOULD YOU OCCUR WITH LED LIGHTING? WELL, THERE'S THINGS THAT DO HAPPEN IN A SENSE, AND WHO WOULD WE GOING TO CONTRACT THAT I WAS GOING TO BE, OF COURSE, PROBABLY IN HOUSE.
UH, BUT AGAIN, IT'S, IT'S SOMETHING THAT I'M ALWAYS THE PERSON THAT'S ABOUT TIMING.
THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, OF COURSE, BUT THE LIGHTING OF A TOWER RIGHT NOW, IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S STILL 175,000, AND I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS IN THIS CITY THAT WE COULD STILL BE USING THAT MONEY FOR.
UM, BUT TO ME RIGHT NOW, IT'S JUST, UH, IF I AGREE WITH ALISON, IF WE CAN SOMEHOW WORK IT THROUGH THE BUDGET AND IN ALLOCATED FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR, THAT COULD BE A NEW ITEM THAT WE CAN ADD FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR, AS FAR AS THE NEW DOWNTOWN FEATURE.
UH, BUT I'VE JUST NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THIS RIGHT NOW.
WELL, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE INVESTING 200,000 INTO LIGHTING DOWNTOWN.
YOU GOT TO HAVE A DRAW, YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE SOMETHING THAT'S GONNA BRING THEM IN FOR MY 35 YOU'VE YOU'VE GOT TO YOU, CAN'T COME TO KYLE AND BLINK AND MISS IT BECAUSE THE HISTORIC PART OF DOWNTOWN, IT'S STILL LIGHT THAT PEOPLE GO TO THE HEB, THEY GO TO THE LOWE'S.
WE'VE GOT NOTHING THAT DRAWS THEM.
WHAT WE'VE GOT COMING INTO TOWN RIGHT NOW IS YOU COME IN FROM ONE SIDE AND YOU'VE GOT A FLEA MARKET COMING FROM ANOTHER SIDE, AND YOU'VE GOT A PRISON.
WHAT DRAWS INTO THE HISTORIC PART OF DOWNTOWN, NOTHING.
I'M ASKING YOU TO INVEST IN THE HISTORIC DOWNTOWN AND YOU'VE INVESTED HEAVILY, BUT NOW YOU GOT TO DRAW THEM THERE.
HOW ARE YOU GOING TO DRAW ON THERE? YOU HAVE A BEACON OF LIGHT.
IT'S NOT A MATTER OF NOT INVESTING.
IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH, IT'S NOT A MATTER OF THAT, OR WE'RE NOT INVESTING IN OUR DOWNTOWN.
I THINK MR. COUNCIL MEMBER REZO HAD A REALLY GOOD QUESTION.
HE SAID, HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO MAINTAIN IT? AND THE QUESTION IS, DO WE EVEN KNOW THAT, UH, LED LIGHTING IS A ONE TIME INSTALLATION EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, YOU'LL HAVE SOME GO OUT, BUT VERY RARELY, IT'S NOT LIKE LIGHT BULBS.
YOU DON'T HAVE SOMEBODY COMING IN CHANGING LIGHT BULBS.
IT COMES IN, THEY INSTALL IT AND IT LASTS.
AND IF IT'S CRACKED, WELL, YOU GOT IT.
YOU WILL HAVE A WARRANTY ON IT.
I MEAN, WHAT HAPPENS IF IT'S FOGGY? I MEAN, THERE'S A MILLION QUESTIONS I WOULD LIKE TO SEE ALL THOSE ANSWERS UPFRONT.
I JUST SEE IT AS INVESTING HEAVILY IN OUR HISTORIC DOWNTOWN AND NOTHING TO DRAW THEM IN.
AND THIS LIGHT, THE BEACON LIGHT WILL BE THE DRAW.
I THINK WE'LL BE FALLING SHORT IF WE DON'T HAVE IT.
NOBODY'S SAYING WE DON'T WANT IT.
THEY'RE JUST SAYING LET'S NOT AMEND THE BUDGET IN ORDER TO DO THAT.
WANT IT? I MEAN, I'M TELLING YOU THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I'M PASSIONATE ABOUT IN THE CITY.
AND I UNDERSTAND NOT EVERYBODY HAS A PASSION.
NOT EVERYBODY ELSE GREW UP IN HIS TOWN, BUT I'M SAYING THAT I DON'T WANT PEOPLE BLINKING
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AND MISSING IT NOW.I DON'T, I DON'T REMEMBER ANYBODY SAYING NO, THEY SAID NOT RIGHT NOW.
IT DOES NOT MEAN THE OTHER JUST BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO VOTE FOR IT RIGHT NOW.
DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE DON'T WANT TO VOTE FOR IT IN THE WAY THAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO DURING A BUDGET SEASON.
IF YOUR VOTE IS NO, GO AHEAD AND DO IT.
I MEAN, WE'RE NOT HERE TO BE PERFECT AND VOTE ALIKE ALL THE TIME.
I'M JUST WEIGHING A CASE ON WHY THIS LIGHT IS SO IMPORTANT.
WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO THE HISTORIC PART OF DOWNTOWN, WHAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S NOT FORGOTTEN MY VOTE WOULD BE NOT RIGHT NOW.
NOT SO MUCH TO KNOW, BUT NOT RIGHT NOW.
I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND YOU'RE PASSIONATE ABOUT IT.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, I DAY THERE'S MULTIPLE WAYS TO GET PEOPLE TO A, UH, A CERTAIN PLACE.
CERTAINLY, UH, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A BRIGHT, SHINY BEACON.
WE HAVE AN AMAZING COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT.
WE HAVE ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE CAN UTILIZE TO BRING PEOPLE TO OUR DOWNTOWN.
SO I, I PUSH BACK ON THE, THE, THE NARRATIVE THAT, UH, THE WATER TOWER IS THE ONLY WAY TO DO THAT.
UM, I WOULD ALSO STATE THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND NEW INVESTMENT.
I I'M, I'M CERTAINLY WANTING TO Y'ALL KNOW HIS PASSION, UH, TO BE PASSIONATE ABOUT THINGS.
UH, BUT YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID, I, IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT, UH, I I'VE STATED HERE PUBLICLY THAT I THINK IT WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, CERTAINLY IT'S, IT WOULD BE A DRAW.
I DON'T THINK IT'S THE ONE THAT I PARTICULARLY PERSONALLY LIKE AS A JOB, BUT THAT'S, I'M NOT VOTING BASED ON WHAT, WHAT DRAWS DECKS IN PARTICULAR.
UM, IT IS CERTAINLY A HEAVY INVESTMENT WITH, WITH THE VOTE WE JUST TOOK, UH, AS WELL AS MANY PREVIOUS PASSPORTS THAT WE'VE TAKEN.
AND IT IT'S, IT'S A DIFFERENCE OF, OF FOUR MONTHS FROM WHERE WE, UH, EITHER WE CAN ALLOCATE THE FUNDING ON OCTOBER 1ST TO BE THERE.
IT WON'T BE THERE, UH, THIS YEAR, WHICH I UNDERSTAND THERE MAY BE VARIOUS REASONS FOR WANTING TO DO IT THIS YEAR, BUT WE'RE GOING TO ADD A SPECTACULAR ADDITION OF $200,000 MORE THAN WE HAD LAST YEAR TO OUR TOWN, TOWN SQUARE AND PEOPLE LOVED LAST YEAR.
SO IT'S GOING TO, IT'S GOING TO BLOW PEOPLE AWAY.
IT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT THIS IS NEVER SEEN AND NEVER DONE BEFORE, UH, EVEN WITHOUT THE WATER TOWER.
AND, AND CERTAINLY I THINK, UH, WE NOT HAVE NO HARD TIME GETTING PEOPLE DRAWN TO THAT AREA TO CHECK OUT THE NEW TOYS AND NEW DALLAS THAT WE HAVE IN OUR DOWNTOWN SQUARE.
UM, SO, UH, I UNDERSTAND IT AND IT'S GOING TO IT'S.
I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT.
I THINK THAT, UH, UM, IT'S JUST, JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS.
I, I THINK THIS ONE, THIS ONE COULD PERSONALLY WAIT AND BE ALLOCATED IN THIS CURRENT FISCAL, UH, THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR.
UM, WELL, UM, I THINK WE'VE DISCUSSED IT PRETTY WELL AT THIS POINT.
I'M PRETTY EVENLY SPLIT MY, MY, MY, I HAVE A COUPLE OF CHALLENGES WITH THIS TO BE FRANK.
UH, THE, UH, I DON'T LIKE THAT TOWER PICTURE.
I DON'T LIKE IT BECAUSE THE SHADOWS AND THINGS, AND SO THAT'S, UH, IT'S UM, I'M WORRIED THAT IT WON'T LOOK GOOD.
I THINK IF I COULD GUARANTEE AND KNEW THAT IT WAS GOING TO LOOK GOOD, I'D BE READY TO GO.
UM, BUT I'VE DEVELOPED A LOT OF TRUST IN OUR, UH, UH, PARKS DEPARTMENT AND, AND, UH, TO BE ABLE TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT, THAT THE TOWER WOULD LOOK GOOD.
ALSO LEARN THAT IF YOU'RE READY TO MOVE ON SOMETHING, UM, YOU CAN, SOMETIMES YOU CAN REGRET NOT MAKING THAT MOVE.
AND I KNOW THIS IS AN AMENDMENT AND WE'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO, UM, TO ACTUALLY VOTE ON A CONTRACT, UH, IF SUCH, IF THE AMENDMENT PASSES.
SO WITH THAT, I'LL PROBABLY JUST CALL, ROLL, ROLL CALL, VOTE, UNLESS ANYBODY ELSE WANNA SAY ANYTHING ELSE? ALL RIGHT.
THAT BRADSHAW TIBIAS, MITCHELL FLORES, KALE RIZZO, ELLISON COACH.
THIS WILL COME BACK FOR A SECOND READING EXCEPT AGENDA ITEM.
WE NEED TO GO BACK TO THE TOP.
[15.
(First Reading) An Ordinance of the City of Kyle, Texas, Amending Ordinance 959, which Granted a Transmission and Distribution Electric Utility Franchise to Pedernales Electric Cooperative, Inc, to Address Matters Related to the Location of Facilities in an Urban Development District. ~ Paige Saenz, City Attorney
- Public Hearing
UM, THIS ITEM HAS A PUBLIC HEARING PAGE, MS. SILENCE,
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MAYOR COUNCIL, PAGE SIGNS, CITY ATTORNEY FOR THE RECORD.THIS ITEM RELATES TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE UPTOWN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT IN THAT DISTRICT.
THE, UM, BOUGHT LINES IN RELATION TO WHERE THE BUILDING IS LOCATED ARE FAIRLY CLOSE.
AND THIS DOES NOT ALLOW PEC TO PUT ITS FACILITIES IN A PRIVATE EASEMENT FOR PEC ON THE PRIVATE PROPERTY.
INSTEAD, THE, THEIR PCS LINES WILL HAVE TO PUT IN THE RIGHT OF WAY.
THEY LIKE TO AVOID PUTTING THEIR FACILITIES IN THE RIGHT OF WAY WHERE POSSIBLE AND PLACING THEM IN PRIVATE PROPERTY.
UM, BECAUSE IF THE CITY CHOOSES TO RELOCATE THOSE FACILITIES, IT'S AT PCS EXPENSE.
WHAT THIS PARTICULAR ORDINANCE DOES IS IT AMENDS THE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE THAT IN AN URBAN DISTRICT WHERE THERE IS NOT ROOM FOR PEC TO PUT THEIR LINES IN A PRIVATE UTILITY EASEMENT, THAT THOSE WE PLACED IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY.
AND THAT IF THE LINES NEED TO BE RELOCATED AT THE CITY'S REQUEST, THAT, UH, THEY WILL BE RELOCATED AT THE CITY'S COST.
NOW WHAT THE THOUGHT PROCESS HERE, AS FAR AS THE RISK ANALYSIS ON WHETHER THOSE LINES WOULD HAVE TO ACTUALLY BE MOVED IN THE FUTURE IS THESE STREETS ARE GOING TO BE, UH, FINALLY SET AND BUILT WITH BUILDINGS RIGHT CLOSE TO THE PROPERTY LINE.
AND SO THE COST OF HAVING TO MOVE A STREET OR, UM, MODIFY A STREET THAT'S THAT IS WHEN FACILITIES HAVE TO BE MOVED IS WHEN A STREET IS EITHER RE RELOCATED OR REALIGNED.
AND SO WHEN YOU HAVE A DOWNTOWN AREA LIKE THE URBAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, UM, BUILD OUT THE WAY IT IS INTENDED TO THE LIKELIHOOD OF HAVING TO REALIGN A STREET IN THAT CIRCUMSTANCE IS LOW BECAUSE YOU WOULD NOT ONLY HAVE THE EXPENSE OF MOVING THE ELECTRIC LINES IF YOU APPROVE THIS FRANCHISE AMENDMENT, BUT YOU'D ALWAYS ALSO HAVE THE EXPENSE OF MOVING BUILDINGS.
SO THERE'S JUST SOMETHING FOR THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, IF THERE'S, IF PEC NEEDS TO GO INTO THE STREET TO MODIFY THEIR LINES, THEN REPAIR OF THE RIGHT OF WAY IS AT THE CITY'S EXPENSE HERE AS WELL.
PEC TRIES TO AGAIN, PUT THEIR FACILITIES IN, ON PRIVATE PROPERTY TO AVOID THOSE EXPENSES OF BEING UNDER THE RIGHT OF WAY.
UH, THIS ITEM HAS A PUBLIC HEARING.
IF THERE WERE NO OBJECTIONS, I'M GONNA, UH, GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING, SEEING NONE, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.
IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE I'M GONNA GO AND CLOSE.
THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR PAGE? UH, YOU THINK THIS IS A NECESSARY AND, UH, RIGHT, UH, AMENDMENT TO MAKE PEC.
IT'S DIFFICULT TO GET THEM TO AGREE TO GO IN THE RIGHT OF WAY.
SO THESE ARE THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH THEY'RE AGREEABLE TO DO.
SO, AND, UH, THE COUNCIL HAS REVIEWED THIS ONCE IN THE PAST AND FOUND IT TO BE ACCEPTABLE, TO PROCEED IN THIS WAY.
SO WE ARE BRINGING IT FORWARD FOR FORMAL ADOPTION.
ANY, UH, ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, MOTION TO APPROVE.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
UM, SO WE'LL HAVE TO COME BACK AND WE'LL COME BACK.
[16.
Authorize City Manager to sign agreement with Pedernales Electric Cooperative, Inc., P.E.C., to relocate overhead power lines around the premises of Downtown Square to adjacent streets, alleys, underground, as necessary for beautification of Downtown Square pending the final form agreed to by legal. ~ Leon Barba, P.E., City Engineer
]UP AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 16, AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN AGREEMENTS WITH PUC, UH, TO RELOCATE OVERHEAD POWER LINES, UH, AROUND THE PREMISE OF A DOWNTOWN SQUARE TO ADJACENT STREETS, ALLEYS UNDERGROUND AND AS NECESSARY FOR BEAUTIFICATION OF DOWNTOWN.MR. BARBARA, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, LEON BARBARA CITY ENGINEER, SPEAKING OF PEC, UH, RF OR MAKING, HAVING A REFERENCE TO MOVE THE POWER POLES AND ALL THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT'S AROUND THE DOWNTOWN SQUARE IN ORDER TO DO THAT, PEC NEEDS TO BE IN REIMBURSED FOR THEIR PREPARING THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS TO MOVE THOSE PARTICULAR STRUCTURES.
AND, UH, THIS PARTICULAR ITEM, UH, AUTHORIZES THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN THOSE AGREEMENTS UP TO A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.
ONCE THEY'VE DECIDED HOW MUCH THEY WANT TO CHARGE US TWO FOR TWO,
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MAN.UM, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS TO LEON ON THERE? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 16.
SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER FORCE.
KALE SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER.
TOBY IS, IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
NEXT UP AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 18.
SECOND, READING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 53 OF THE CITY OF KYLE TEXAS FOR THE PURPOSE OF REZONING, APPROXIMATELY 1.6, THREE ACRES OF LAND, UH, FROM CONSTRUCTION MANUFACTURING TO RETAIL SERVICES.
UM, THIS WAS NOT UNANIMOUS LAST TIME.
IS THERE ANYTHING TO ASK OR ADD TO THIS ONE? WELL, MAYOR, WE ALREADY TOOK A VOTE ON THIS ONE.
SOMEBODY WANT TO GIVE ME A NUMBER THAT WE'RE ON.
WE'VE BEEN GOING BACK AND FORTH AND BACK AND FORTH.
[20. Authorize award and execution of a Purchase Order and Construction Contract with T.F. HARPER & ASSOCIATES, LP of AUSTIN, TEXAS in an amount not to exceed $ 1,798,899.82 for park construction and improvements at Mary Kyle Hartson Park as per plans and specifications prepared by Coleman & Associates through the Buy Board Purchasing Cooperative JOC Contract #581-19. ~ James R. Earp, Assistant City Manager]
RIGHT.NEXT UP AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 20 AUTHORIZED AWARD AND EXECUTION OF A PURCHASE ORDER AND CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS T OF HARPER AND ASSOCIATES FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 1,000,700 98,000, ROUGHLY FOR PARKS, CONSTRUCTION, AND IMPROVEMENTS TO MARY CALL HARTSON PARK AS PER PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS PREPARED BY COLEMAN AND ASSOCIATES THROUGH THE BUYBOARD PURCHASING COOPERATIVE.
MR. AARP MAYOR COUNCIL FOR THE RECORD, JAMES AARP ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER TO KNOTS THE EXCITING NIGHT WHERE, UH, WE MAY NOT BE HAVING A RIBBON CUTTING GROUNDBREAKING FOR THE PARK IN THE TRADITIONAL SENSE BECAUSE TF HARPER'S READY TO GET STARTED WORKING ON THE PARK TOMORROW.
SO YEAH, THAT YOU CAN JUST TAKE THE SHOVEL AND, AND, AND REUSE IT.
BUT, UH, I KNOW THIS COUNCIL HAS HAD VISION AND VERY MUCH, UH, HAS THE DESIRE TO SEE THE PARK COMPLETED, OR AT LEAST, UH, ACHIEVED SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION BY, UH, NOVEMBER.
SO WE CAN GET IT DECORATED WITH THE BEAUTIFUL LIGHTS THAT Y'ALL JUST APPROVE TO, UH, FOR THE CHRISTMAS SEASON.
SO, UH, WE WERE ABLE TO ADD MORE TIME INTO THE SCHEDULE BY LOOKING AT UTILIZING, UH, THE BUYBOARD TIFF HARPER HAS DONE A NUMBER OF PROJECTS IN KYLE HAS BUILT A NUMBER OF OUR PARKS AND HAS ALWAYS DELIVERED ON TIME AND AT, OR UNDER BUDGET.
SO WE FEEL VERY STRONGLY ABOUT BEING ABLE TO PARTNER WITH THEM.
UH, THEY SHOWED EXTREME DEDICATION AND A VERY SHORT TIME PERIOD.
THEY WERE ABLE TO TURN AROUND A VERY COMPETITIVE QUOTE ON DELIVERING THE PROJECT THAT WE ALL ARE VERY EXCITED TO SEE COME TO FRUITION.
SO, UH, THERE'S A NUMBER OF ITEMS THAT WERE, THAT WERE BROUGHT UP FOR DISCUSSION, UH, ON THE CONTRACT.
AND THOSE ITEMS ARE EFFECTIVELY THAT THE, UH, DELIVERY DATE OF SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION WOULD BE NOVEMBER 15TH AND TF HARPER CONCURS WITH THAT.
AND PAIGE, UH, HAS, HAS THAT DOWN.
THE SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION BASICALLY MEANS, UM, PREDOMINANTLY EVERYTHING IS COMPLETED AND WE'VE DONE OUR WALKTHROUGH AND OUR PUNCH LIST AND IT'S ABLE TO BE USED.
UH, WE DO BELIEVE THAT WE ARE ANTICIPATING A NUMBER OF PLANTS NOT BEING ABLE TO BE PLANTED UNTIL THE SPRING TIME, PRIMARILY BECAUSE OF THE TIME OF THE PARK NEEDING TO OPEN FOR CHRISTMAS IS NOT THE IDEAL TIME TO BE PLANTING NEW PLANTS.
THE ROOTS CAN'T TAKE A ROOT AND THEN THEY ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO DYING OFF IN THE WINTER SEASON.
SO, SO THERE WILL BE A NUMBER OF PLANTINGS THAT WOULD BE, UH, DELAYED UNTIL, UM, TO THE END OF APRIL OF 2022.
BUT BEYOND THAT, UH, BARRING ANY, UH, FORCED MEASURE, WHICH WE'VE HAD ENOUGH OF THE LAST YEAR, UH, OR ANY OTHER SIGNIFICANT, UH, DELAYS OUTSIDE OF TIFF HARPER'S, UH, HANDS, THEY ARE DEDICATED TO DELIVERING THE PROJECT ON TIME OR SOONER.
PAIGE, IF THERE'S ANY OTHER ITEMS THAT YOU WISH FOR ME TO COVER IN MY PRESENTATION, I'LL DO, I'LL DEFER THE FLOOR TO YOU OTHERWISE, A THOUSAND FOR INCENTIVE PER DAY AHEAD, AND A THOUSAND AS WE'VE AGREED TO BOTH SIDES.
SO IF THEY'RE, IF THEY'RE, IF THEY'RE LATE ON SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION, BEYOND FORTUNATE MATURER OR THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT ARE TYPICALLY, YOU KNOW, WAIVED ANYWAY, IT'S A THOUSAND DOLLARS A DAY, BUT IF THEY DELIVER EARLY, IT'S ALSO A THOUSAND DOLLARS A DAY TO THEIR BENEFIT.
SO, UM, AND THEY'RE, THEY'RE ACCEPTABLE TO THOSE TERMS. AND, UH, MR. HARPER IS IN THE BACK HERE, UH, ALTHOUGH HE DOESN'T, AS HE'LL QUICKLY TELL YOU OWN THE BUSINESS ANYMORE, HE'S STILL VERY MUCH INVOLVED.
UH, ARIEL, UH, UH, IS PROBABLY ON THE PHONE.
SHE SAID, SHE'D BE CALLING IN, OR SHE WOULD BE ON ZOOM.
SO SHE MIGHT BE HERE, UH, REMOTELY.
AND I CAN JUST, CAN'T SAY HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE YOU ARIEL, UH, FOR GETTING THIS TURNED IN, IN SUCH A TIMELY TIME FOR US TO BUILD, TO MAKE THIS MEETING TONIGHT AND CAPTURE THAT ADDITIONAL TIME PAGE.
IT'S A BUTTON AND YOU FLIP IT.
AND JUST A NOTE ON THE LIQUIDATED DAMAGES, THE CRITICAL DATE FOR COMPLETION IS NOVEMBER SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION, NOVEMBER 15TH.
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CLAUSE APPLYING TO THAT PROVISION IS, IS FAIRLY CRITICAL, BUT FOR THE LATER PLANTING DATE, UM, I JUST, THAT WOULD BE THE RETAINAGE.THAT WOULD BE THE RETAINAGE WOULD GUARANTEE COMPLETION OF THAT PLANTINGS BY APRIL 30TH OF 2022.
DOES THAT, DOES THAT, AM I MAKING SENSE AND EXPLAINING THAT? WELL, YEAH, THIS SEEMS PERFECTLY OKAY TO EVERYONE ELSE BECAUSE THE PLANTINGS COULD BE DELIVERED SIGNIFICANTLY EARLIER THAN APRIL 30TH, 2022.
SO THE INCENTIVE PAYMENT APPLYING TO THAT DATA IS, YEAH, THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.
IT'S JUST THE NOVEMBER 15TH DATE EVERYTHING'S TIED TO, RIGHT? YEAH.
IT'S JUST THERE, WE'RE HOLDING BACK THEIR CONTINGENCY UNTIL THEY, UNTIL THEY FINISHED THE PROJECT WITH THE PLANNINGS.
AND THAT PORTION OF THE, OF THE PLANTS, YOU KNOW, THAT THEY CAN'T BILL US FOR IT CAUSE THEY HAVEN'T BOUGHT THEM YET.
SO WOULD THE PLANTS BE BROUGHT IN AFTER LIKE A SPECIFIC TIME, LIKE IN MARCH OR FEBRUARY? WELL, IT REALLY DEPENDS ON WHAT PLANTS THEY CAN GET.
AND WHEN, SO THEY'RE HOPING TO HAVE SOME OF THE PLANTINGS DONE, THERE'LL BE SOME THINGS THAT WE'LL HAVE TO DELAY.
SO AS YOU MIGHT IMAGINE, THERE ARE CERTAIN PLANTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE SEASONALLY AND THEY'RE NOT AVAILABLE IN THAT SEASON TO BEGIN WITH.
SO THEY WOULD BE HOPEFULLY AVAILABLE IN THE SPRING.
AND THEN IF NOT, THEN WE CAN OLD NOBODY, AS FAR AS I KNOW HAS SAID, I HAVE TO HAVE THIS SPECIFIC SPECIES OF PLANT, YOU KNOW? SO I SUSPECT THAT IF WE BUMP INTO A PROBLEM OF EITHER DELIVERY OF A PLANT OR A PARTICULAR SPECIES, OR WHAT HAVE YOU, THEN WE CAN FIND SUBSTITUTIONS WITH AN THROUGH COLEMAN AND ASSOCIATES THAT EVERYONE WOULD BE SATISFIED WITH BECAUSE WHAT WE CARE ABOUT IS THAT IT LOOKS NICE AND THAT IT'S FUNCTIONAL, I WOULD ASSUME SO.
I GUESS WE ARE CONTINUOUSLY TALK ABOUT REVITALIZING DOWNTOWN.
AND I THINK WHEN THOSE PLANTS DO ARRIVE AT THAT TIME, IT'LL BE PERFECT FOR SPRING FOR EASTER MOTHER'S DAY TYPE OF CELEBRATIONS.
IF WE OPEN IT UP, THE CITY OPENS UP FOR THOSE KINDS OF EVENTS.
ABSOLUTELY LOOKING NICE BY THEN.
UH, WE'RE, WE'RE NOTHING, IF NOT COMMITTED TO OUR SCHEDULES, THAT'S WHAT I'VE NOTICED ABOUT THIS COUNCIL.
AND I'VE NOTICED THAT WE GET REAL SERIOUS WHEN WE THINK OUR TOM LENZ, AREN'T GONNA, AREN'T GONNA MAKE IT SO ALL IN THE TIMING, I'M PRETTY HAPPY TO SEE THIS AS A WAY FOR US TO BE COMMITTED, TO GET THIS PARK DONE IN THE, IN THE TIMEFRAME THAT WE INTENDED.
SO A BUDGET AMENDMENT WILL COME FOR THIS AS WELL.
I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT'S A PREVIOUS QUESTION.
JUST TO GO AHEAD AND GET IT CAUSE JUST LIKE HEP.
UH, NO, SIR, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, UH, WE WILL INCLUDE THAT FUNDING IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET.
IT'S BEEN MOVED BY THE MAYOR SECOND AND BY CUSTOMER FLOORS, KALE, ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? WHAT NUMBER IS IS 20? UH, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
[21. Approve a professional services scope with Coleman and Assoc of Austin TX for landscaping and outdoor space for 104 S Burleson. ~ James R. Earp, Assistant City Manager]
ALL RIGHT.NEXT STEP AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 21, APPROVE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES SCOPE WITH COLEMAN AND ASSOCIATES OF AUSTIN, TEXAS FOR LANDSCAPING AND OUTDOOR SPACE FOR ONE OH FOUR SOUTH BURLESON.
WHICH ONE WAS IT? COLEMAN, UH, MAYOR COUNCIL AGAIN, JAMES, OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER FOR THE RECORD.
UH, THIS IS THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT TO TAKE THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPING THE MARY CAL HARTSON, UH, SQUARE AND UTILIZING THEIR SERVICES ON THE LANDSCAPING FOR ONE OH FOUR SOUTH BURLESON.
WE HAD ALWAYS INTENDED, WE DID NOT BID OUT, UH, OR WARD THE DESIGN BID CONTRACT TO CADENCE AND MCSHANE TO INCLUDE THE DESIGN OF THE LANDSCAPE.
WE ALWAYS INTENDED FOR IT TO BE THE SAME, UM, COMPANY.
SO THERE WOULD BE CONSISTENCY ACROSS, YOU KNOW, THE, THE SPECTRUM OF, OF THE VISION.
SO THIS, UH, AMOUNT SHOULD HAVE BEEN POSTED ON THE AGENDA AND IT WASN'T.
SO I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT, BUT IT'S $37,700, UH, IS THEIR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT.
AND, UM, AND IS IN CONTACT WITH CADENCE, MCSHANE AND READY TO HIT THE GROUND RUNNING QUESTION.
UH, IT'S ONLY FOR THE PROPERTY BOUNDARY OF ONE OH FOUR SOUTH, RIGHT? SO THERE'S NO CO UH, THE HISTORIC BUILDING THAT, YOU KNOW, THE 1880S BUILDING OR WHATEVER IT WAS IS RIGHT THERE NEXT TO ME.
THAT'S NOT, THAT'S NOT UNDER OUR CONTROL, UH, THAT IS NOT IN THEIR SCOPE, BUT IT DOES INCLUDE THE BOUNDS OF THE PROPERTY THAT WE CAN CONTROL.
SO IF YOU WANT TO EXTEND IT TO INCLUDE THAT, I MEAN, I'M SURE.
AND PROBABLY WOULD, BUT WE DIDN'T ASK FOR THAT BECAUSE WE DON'T CONTROL THE LAND.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS
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ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM WE'RE DROPPING LIKE FLIES HERE.WELL, MAYOR, I'M HAPPY TO HAVE HER AMENDED IF THAT'S THAT'S THE DESIRE.
IT'S IT'S A SHAME CAUSE WE SHOULD, WE SHOULD BE DOING THAT, BUT, AND WE'VE MADE THE PITCH TO TRY TO WORK THAT OUT FROM A MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT AND IT'S JUST FALLEN ON DEAF EARS.
IT'S GOING TO STAY THE WAY IT'S BEEN FOR 50 OR A HUNDRED YEARS OVER THERE.
SO, UH, ANYTHING ELSE, MOTION TO APPROVE? DID WE ALREADY DO THAT AGAIN? IT'S BEEN MOTION BY THE MAYOR SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER, TOBY S THAT WE APPROVE AGENDA NUMBER 21.
ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
[23. Approve a Resolution expressing intent to finance expenditures to be incurred by the City of Kyle for the 2021 General Obligation Road Bond Program and to seek reimbursement of such expenditures from future general obligation bonds issued by the City for road improvements. ~ Perwez A. Moheet, CPA, Director of Finance]
NEXT STEP AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 23, APPROVE A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING INTENT TO FINANCE EXPENDITURES TO BE INCURRED BY THE CITY OF KYLE FOR THE 2021 GENERAL OBLIGATION ROAD BOND PROGRAM AND TO SEEK REIMBURSEMENT OF SUCH EXPENDITURES, PERVEZ MOHIT MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR THE RECORD, UM,THE CITY OF CUT THIS ITEM BEFORE YOU IS A REIMBURSEMENT RESOLUTION FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL.
THE CITY OF KYLE IS PLANNING A 2021 GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND ELECTION IN NOVEMBER FOR THE DESIGN AND RECONSTRUCTION OF MAJOR ROADWAYS IN KYLE, AS WE MOVE FORWARD, THE CITY WILL BE INCURRING EXPENDITURES IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE ROAD PROJECTS BEFORE THE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS ARE ISSUED, THE CITY INTENDS TO REIMBURSE ITSELF FOR THESE EXPENDITURES FROM THE BOND PROCEEDS.
WHEN THAT IN GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS ACT ACTUALLY ISSUED AND SOLD TAX EXEMPT BOND REGULATIONS REQUIRE US THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO DOCUMENT THE CITY'S INTENT TO REIMBURSE ITSELF FOR ANY COSTS INCURRED IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE ROAD PROJECTS, FROM THE PROCEEDS OF TAX EXEMPT BONDS TO BE ISSUED AT A FUTURE DATE, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING ADOPTION OF THIS REIMBURSEMENT RESOLUTION.
I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTION.
AS ANY QUESTIONS, MOTIONS, MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION REFERENCING THE 2021 GENERAL OBLIGATION ROAD BOND PROGRAM.
IT'S BEEN MOVED BY CUSTOMER TO BE A SECOND AND BY COUNCIL MEMBER RIZZO, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
[24. (First Reading) An Ordinance of the City of Kyle, Texas Regulating Certain Offenses by Amending Chapter 23, “Miscellaneous Offenses” to add Article XII Titled “Unlawful Activities in Public Area”; Providing a Purpose, Definition, and Enforcement and Penalty Provision in Division I, “General Provisions”; Providing Prohibitions on Camping and Obstruction, Affirmative Defenses, and Disposition of Belongings Provisions In Division II, “Camping and Obstruction Prohibited”; Providing Definitions, Prohibitions, and Offenses in Division III, “Aggressive Confrontation Prohibited”; Providing Prohibitions On Begging In Division IV, “Begging Activity”; and Providing a Severability Clause, Savings Clause; Open Meetings Clause and Effective Date. ~ Yvonne Flores-Cale, Council Member]
STEP AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 24.FIRST READING AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CONTEXT IS RELATING, UH, REGULATING CERTAIN OFFENSES BY AMENDING CHAPTER 23, MISCELLANEOUS OFFENSES.
UH, THIS IS UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES IN PUBLIC AREA.
I'M NOT GOING TO READ IT ALL OUT, BUT THIS IS CAMPING AND BEGGING, UH, COUNSELOR FORCE, KALE.
THIS, WE DISCUSSED THIS ITEM AT THE LAST MEETING.
THIS IS THE ORDINANCE COMING FORWARD, UH, AT YOUR ITEM YOU WANT TO PRESENT, I SURE WILL.
UM, SO WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO WITH THIS IS, UH, AN OVERALL CAMPAIGNING ORDINANCE.
UM, CURRENTLY YOU HAVE TO HAVE A PERMIT TO, UM, TO CAMP IN ANY OPEN SPACES, ADOPT NON-PRIVATE SPACES, PUBLIC SPACES.
UM, AND SO I WAS TRYING TO GET THAT IN ORDER ALONG WITH, UM, UH, PECKERS.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO CALL IT.
IT'S, YOU KNOW, SOME PEOPLE CALL IT BEGGARS PEOPLE.
I SAY, BUT PEOPLE GET OFFENDED FOR THAT TOO.
SO, UM, SO WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO WITH THIS IS JUST BE A LITTLE PRO, A LITTLE MORE PROACTIVE.
UM, SO WE DON'T SEE ANY KIND OF OUTCOMES THAT THE SURROUNDING AREAS HAVE.
UM, VERY SIMILAR TO THE ONES THAT ALL THE OTHER CITIES IN THE AREA THAT DO HAVE, IT IS PRETTY MUCH KIND OF STRAIGHT FROM THERE.
ARE THERE ANY DIFFERENCES BETWEEN LIKE SAN MARCOS AND CEDAR PARKS? I KNOW THEY HAVE ONE JUST ABOUT LIKE THIS, RIGHT.
MARCUS IS THE ONE THAT I REALLY, UM, APPRECIATE THAT THERE'S WAS REALLY DETAILED AND, UM, STRAIGHTFORWARD.
SO I, WE PULLED FROM A LOT FROM THEM.
UM, AND THEN I ALSO GOT A REQUEST FROM A RESIDENT.
UM, SO I DON'T KNOW IF WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT RIGHT NOW, BUT I'LL JUST SAY REAL QUICK.
UM, ON SECTION 23.3, ONE ONE, THEY WANTED TO ADD, UM, PRIVATE PROPERTY AS WELL.
IF YOU ARE ON THEIR PREMISES WITHOUT PERMISSION OF SOMEBODY WITH A PRIVATE PROPERTY, IT WOULD ALSO BE UNLAWFUL.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF I TALKED TO PAIGE ABOUT ADDING THAT OR NOT, OR IF IT'S PERMISSIBLE TO ADD IT.
IT SAYS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY ENLIST, THE BEGGAR OR SOLICITOR HAS PERMISSION FROM THE OWNER OR NUMBER IS THAT IT'S THE TOP OF PAGE SIX.
I'VE ODDLY ENOUGH, I'VE LOOKED AT THIS THING A MILLION TIMES.
AND SO WHEN SHE EMAILED ME, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY WERE COVERED.
SO AS LONG AS THAT'S COVERED, THAT'S THE ONLY EMAIL THAT I GOT REQUESTING
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.SO IT WOULD BE ILLEGAL FOR SOMEBODY TO COME AND WALK INTO TEXAS BY COMPANY AND REQUEST WITHOUT PERMISSION, I GUESS IS THE POINT YOU CANNOT SET UP CAMP ANYWHERE, WINLESS.
I MEAN, THIS IS THE SOLICITOR'S PART OF IT TO BEG OR SOLICIT MONEY OR DONATIONS.
BUT HONESTLY, I, I, I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT'S NOT ILLEGAL ALREADY.
I'M PRETTY SURE IT IS, BUT GOOD TO HAVE IT CODIFIED BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO GO IN PRIVATE RESIDENCE AND SOLICIT WITHOUT PERMISSION.
I GET SOLICITORS ALL THE TIME.
THAT'S A BUSINESS, BUT YEAH, I HEAR YOUR POINT.
THERE'S MORE THAN NO SOLICITING SIGNS IN KYLE THAN PROBABLY ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE MSA FOR THAT REASON TOO.
ANY COMMENTARY A CUSTOMER TOLD ME.
UH, COUNCIL MEMBER FLORES, KALE FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
THIS IS A VERY, UM, IMPORTANT AND CONTROVERSIAL TOPIC AS WELL AS YOU KNOW, WHAT'S GOING ON IN OTHER BIG CITIES.
UH, AS THE, UH, YOUNG LADY HERE BROUGHT UP HERE, I CAME UP AND SPOKE IN AUSTIN AND OTHER PLACES IN OTHER STATES IN CALIFORNIA.
SO AGAIN, I'M GOING TO KIND OF REFLECT WHAT, WHEN WE DID THE SEX OFFENDER ORDINANCE.
IT, THIS IS NOT A PUNISHMENT THAT WE TRYING TO BRING UPON ANYBODY, BUT BASICALLY A PROTECTION FOR OUR RESIDENTS, OKAY.
OR RESIDENT, UH, PROTECTION FOR THE BUSINESSES AND ALSO FOR OUR ENVIRONMENT.
AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE INVESTING A LOT IN OUR TRAILS AND A LOT OF OUR PARKS.
SO WE HAVE TO BE VERY PROACTIVE IN SETTING THESE STANDARDS TO PROHIBIT THESE KIND OF CAMPING, UM, SITUATIONS FROM INDIVIDUALS, FROM TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THAT AND ALSO THE TRASH AND LITTER AND JUST THE PROTECTION OF OUR, OF OUR OWN.
UM, I HAVE BEEN APPROACHED BEFORE AT SOME BUSINESSES HERE IN KYLE PEOPLE TRY TO ASK FOR MONEY, ASK FOR CIGARETTES.
UH, I'M GLAD IN THE ORDINANCE, IN THE SOLICITING PART WHERE IT SAYS THAT A PERSON CAN'T COME UP TO YOU WITHIN THREE FEET, UH, I DON'T HAVE IT IN FRONT OF ME, BUT I WAS REALLY IN DETAILED.
AND, AND THAT'S GREAT THAT WE HAVE THOSE SPECIFIC, UH, UH, DETAILS PLACED IN THE ORDINANCE.
AND GOING BACK TO THE SOLICITATION, AS FAR AS THE, IN THE RESIDENTS, ONE OF THE BIGGEST COMPLAINTS THAT I'VE HEARD IN, ESPECIALLY IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD IS DOOR TO DOOR SALES.
NOW, A LOT OF TIMES THESE COMPANIES COME IN THERE AND THEY'RE STILL LISTING AND TRYING TO GET BUSINESS AND SO FORTH.
UM, DO THEY HAVE TO HAVE A PERMIT, CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT.
WHY SHOULD THESE PEOPLE THAT COME TO THESE DOORS HAVE TO SHOW SOME FORM OF IDENTIFICATION THAT THEY'RE ALLOWED TO BE THERE? WELL, AND ONE THING THERE, THERE ARE SOME EXCEPTIONS, THERE'S SOME PROTECTED ACTIVITY UNDER, UM, THAT IS EXEMPTED FROM YOUR PERMIT AND SOLICITATION ORDINANCE BECAUSE FREE SPEECH TYPE ACTIVITIES, YOU CAN'T REQUIRE A PERMIT FOR THOSE.
SO RELIGIOUS TYPE SPEECH WOULD BE AN EXAMPLE.
AND SO THE, THE ORDINANCE CAN'T CAPTURE ALL OF IT BECAUSE OF THESE FREE SPEECH PROTECTIONS.
UM, IF YOU'LL PERMIT ME TO LOOK AT THE, YOUR ORDINANCE, I CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
CAUSE THESE ARE JUST QUESTIONS THAT COME UP WHENEVER WE HAVE, UM, YOU KNOW, BUSINESSES AND OTHER, UH, GROUPS COME TO NEIGHBORHOODS.
UH, IT DOES, UM, IRRITATE A LOT OF THE RESIDENTS AND ESPECIALLY IN NEIGHBORHOODS THAT, YOU KNOW, I HEAR ALL THE TIME, YOU KNOW, MY, MY CHILD WAS SLEEPING OR TAKING A NAP AND THEY'RE BEING WOKEN UP AGAIN BY ANOTHER, UH, SOMEBODY ASKING FOR MONEY OR FOR BUSINESS AND SO FORTH.
I WANTED TO BE REAL SPECIFIC ABOUT WHAT OUR ORDINANCE SAYS ABOUT THOSE TYPES OF ACTIVITIES ON THAT THING, ON THAT AREA.
CAUSE I'M PRETTY SURE FLORES KALE, YOU HAVE THE SAME THING MAYBE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE PEOPLE GET KIND OF FRUSTRATED, BUT THEN YOU ALSO GET VERY, UH, AFRAID, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY HAVE CHILDREN AT HOME OR TEENAGERS AND THEY HEAR KNOCKS ON THE DOOR AND THEY HAVE PEOPLE THAT THEY HAVE NO IDEA AND THEY BECOME SOMETIMES VERY AGGRESSIVE IN THEIR SELVES.
I ALWAYS OPEN MY DOOR WITH MY THREE DOGS BARKING AT THEM AND I'M LIKE, YEAH, WHAT DO YOU NEED? SO I'VE LEARNED THE BEST WAY TO DO IT, TO SAY, I'M JUST GOING TO SELL MY HOUSE SO I'M NOT INTERESTED, BUT IT IS.
IT'S REALLY AWKWARD TO HAVE TO TELL SOMEBODY THAT.
SO I DUNNO IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO ABOUT THAT,
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BUT WELL, DOOR TO DOOR SALES HAVE BEEN GOING ON FOR A LONG TIME IN THIS COUNTRY.YOU LOOK, AND I GET IT, THEY HAVE TO WORK.
UM, BUT IT'S STILL A LITTLE BIT, IS IT SCARY AND NERVE WRACKING? LIKE, YOU KNOW, IF YOU HAVE KIDS THROUGH LIKE 14, 15 STAYING HOME ALONE, THEY DON'T ALWAYS KNOW NOT TO ANSWER THE KNOWERS.
MY PAGE IS LOOKING AT, IF I JUST WANT TO GO BACK TO, UM, WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT REGARDING, YOU SAID IT'S ON TOP OF PAGE SIX, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THAT IS APPLICABLE TO MEGHAN AND NOT SO MUCH.
SO MAYBE WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IS SOMEWHERE ELSE.
SO I THINK WHAT SHE WANTS FOR WHAT THEY WANT IS FALLS UNDER SECTION 23.311 PAGE THREE.
AND I, BUT I THINK IT'S COVERED WHEN IT SAYS THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO CAMPGROUNDS LOCATED ON PRIVATE PROPERTY WITH THE CONSENT OF THE PROPERTY OWNER.
AND I THINK WHAT SHE WAS TRYING TO SAY IS SHE JUST WOULD LIKE TO SEE, UM, PRIVATE PROPERTY WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM THE PROPERTY OWNERS PUT IN THERE.
SO IT'S BASICALLY THE SAME THING, BUT YOU'RE JUST SEEING IT NOW.
MAYBE IT MEANS SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
I DON'T KNOW IF PAIGE WANTS TO LOOK AT THAT.
UM, BUT YOU'RE SPECIFYING THAT EVEN ON PRIVATE PROPERTY, WITHOUT PERMISSION, YOU STILL CAN'T DO THIS.
I WAS GOING TO ASK IF CHIEF BARNETT HAS EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THAT, THEY'RE NOT JUST TRESPASSING.
I DO MARIN COUNSEL FOR THE RECORD, JEFF ARNETT, CHIEF OF POLICE, UH, ALARM COMPANIES AND INSURANCE COMPANIES ARE THOSE THAT ARE EXEMPTED BY STATE LAW FROM HAVING TO RECEIVE A PERMIT TO GO DOOR TO DOOR BY THE STATE OF TEXAS, THEY'RE STILL VIOLATING THE LAW.
IF THEY GO PAST YOUR NOTE, NO TRESPASSING OR YOUR NO SOLICITOR SIGNS, OBVIOUSLY WE TRY TO GIVE THOSE A WARNING AND JUST HAVE THEM REMOVE FROM THE PROPERTY AND, AND REMOVE THEM FROM THE COMMUNITY.
IF WE CAN, UH, SPECIFICALLY REGARDING YOUR EXAMPLE, IF SOMEONE IS CAMPING ARE BEGGING OR ANYTHING ON SOMEONE'S PRIVATE PROPERTY, IF THEY REFUSE TO DEPART, THAT WOULD BE CRIMINAL TRESPASSING.
AND WE HAVE A STATE LAW THAT WOULD BE WOULD, THAT WOULD BE APPLICABLE AT THAT POINT.
SO IT'S, IT'S WELL COVERED IN STATE LAW AND THAT'S WHAT WE WOULD USE TO ENFORCE.
YES MA'AM BUT THAT'S NOT THE SAME AS SAYING, WE NOW HAVE A LAW AND IT'S ILLEGAL TO SOLICIT, RIGHT? SO IT SOUNDS LIKE VERY LITTLE FROM THE SOLICITATION STANDPOINT DOOR TO DOOR IS GOING TO CHANGE WITH THIS, BUT IT IS STILL CLEAR AT LEAST WHAT OUR POSITION IS.
I SUPPOSE, WE'RE, WE'RE NOT EXPANDING IT.
I GUESS THERE'S SOME CLARIFICATION OF WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW IN OUR ORDINANCES CLINIC.
AND AGAIN, KIND OF THE IDEA HERE IS, AND I THINK THEY'RE, THEY JUST PASSED A LAW AT THE LEDGE AND IT'S GOING TO THE GOVERNOR'S DESK.
THAT'S ESSENTIALLY THIS ANYWAY.
SO IT'S JUST TO PROTECT OURSELVES.
WE DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH BEGGARS, BUT, UH, IN THE EVENT THAT, THAT, THAT, THAT SCENARIO MIGHT DEVELOP, WE'LL HAVE THE PROACTIVE LAW ON THE BOOKS SO THAT WE'RE NOT BEING RETROACTIVE BECAUSE IT'S ALWAYS HARDER TO BE RETROACTIVE, ESPECIALLY ON SOMETHING LIKE THIS, WHERE THEY THINK THEY'RE ALLOWED TO.
AND THEN WE HAVE TO PASS A LAW AND MOVE THEM.
THIS WILL BE CLEAR FROM DAY ONE, GROUND ZERO.
SO MOTIONS, UH, JUST SOME MORE DISCUSSION, REAL QUICK PAY JOB.
WELL, THIS IS EXCLUDE THE CITY FROM SOLICITING BUSINESSES FOR EVENTS OR H WAYS.
I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THE HOA PART.
YOU, YOU, YOU HAVE AN ORDINANCE THAT REQUIRES PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING DOOR TO DOOR TO GET PERMITS WITH THE EXCEPTIONS OF THE CHIEF.
AND THANK YOU, CHIEF, UM, SPECIFIED THERE ARE, YOU'VE GOT A PERMIT REQUIREMENTS FROM MOBILE FOOD VENDORS.
UM, THOSE TYPES OF ADDITIONAL, UM, BUSINESSES, TEMPORARY FOOD VENDORS THAT COME THROUGH THE CITY, ANYBODY THAT'S TRYING TO AND HAVE AN EVENT WITHIN THE CITY, IF YOU'VE GOT A PERMITTING PROCESS THAT APPLIES THERE THAT WOULD APPLY, THIS DOES NOT, THIS ORDINANCE DOES NOT ADDRESS THOSE TYPES OF ACTIVITIES.
MAKING SURE WE'RE IN HANDCUFFING OURSELVES.
I THINK WE'RE FINE ON ALL THOSE THINGS.
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO THANK, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, EXCUSE ME, FLORES KALE FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND PAIGE FOR HELPING AND STAFF AND POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR HELPING TO PUT THIS ORDINANCE TOGETHER.
UM, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR COMING HERE TONIGHT AND SPEAKING IN SUPPORTIVE, I'M SORRY.
I DID NOT CATCH YOUR NAME, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO JUST SECOND, EVERYTHING THAT YOU SAID, I THOUGHT YOU, YOU WORDED EVERYTHING VERY WELL.
AND, AND UM, I THINK THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR OUR CITY AND ALSO ADDRESSING BACK TO YOU.
WE NEED TO MOVE YOUR MOM TO KYLE.
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AND I I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO, TO VOTING FOR THIS.I I'M EXCITED THAT KYLE IS GOING TO HAVE THIS ADDED LAYER OF PROTECTION.
IS THAT A MOTION I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 24.
IT'S BEEN MOVED BY KESSLER AND BRADSHAW SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR FLORES, KALE THAT WE APPROVE.
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 24 IS WRITTEN AS THIRD DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION.
NEXT UP AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 25.
IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO FINALLY PASSING NUMBER 24? SEE NONE.
[25. Resolution of the City of Kyle, Texas, accepting the petition for annexation of 24.563 acres, more or less, of land located in Hays County, Texas; setting an annexation schedule; providing for open meetings and other related matters. ~ Howard J. Koontz, Director of Planning and Community Development]
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 25 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF KYLE TEXAS ACCEPTING THE PETITION FOR ANNEXATION OF 24.5 63 ACRES, MORE OR LESS.UH, THIS IS CHANCE PROPERTY, RIGHT? MR. COONS BEAR.
I'M THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR FOR THE RECORD.
UH, THIS IS LIKE YOU SAID EARLIER, A QUEST FOR NEARLY 25 ACRES, UH, TO BE VOLUNTARILY ANNEXED.
I'M GOING TO SHARE MY SCREEN SO I CAN, UM, SO I CAN SHOW YOU A VICINITY MAP AND GIVE EVERYBODY AN IDEA OF WHAT IT IS THAT I'M LOOKING AT.
SO THIS IS THE STAFF REPORT, UH, THAT'S IN YOUR PACKET THIS EVENING.
UM, HERE'S THE LOCATION OF THE PROPERTY? THIS IS BB ROAD.
THIS IS THE, UH, LAKESIDE CROSSING MANUFACTURED HOME PARK.
AND OVER HERE, SCIENCE HALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
AND THIS IS NEARLY THE 25 ACRES.
THIS IS PROPERTY THAT HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN UNDER A CHAPTER 43 NON ANNEXATION AGREEMENT TO NOT BE NX.
UH, IT'S BEEN, UH, A HOLE IN THE OTHERWISE DOUGHNUT OF THE CITY LIMITS THAT ARE THAT SURROUNDED ON ALL SIDES.
UM, THIS IS, UH, A REQUEST THAT'S BEEN BROUGHT FORWARD BY, UH, NICOLE MEAD, WHO IS AN ATTORNEY THAT IS REPRESENTING, UH, DEVELOPMENT INTERESTS ASSOCIATED WITH LAKESIDE CROSSING MANUFACTURED HOME PARK, AND THEY HAVE SOUGHT TO DEVELOP, UH, OR I'M SORRY.
THEY HAVE SOUGHT TO ANNEX INTO THE CITY LIMITS UPON A SUCCESSFUL ANNEXATION.
UM, THE PROPERTY WILL BE APPLIED.
IT'LL HAVE, UH, AGRICULTURAL ZONING ASSIGNED TO IT.
AND THEN FROM THAT POINT FORWARD, THEY'LL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEEK A REZONING OR THE CITY COULD ASSIGN THE ZONING ON ITS OWN.
UM, BUT RIGHT NOW THE ONLY QUESTION BEFORE YOU IS WHETHER OR NOT TO ACCEPT THEIR VOLUNTARY PETITION FOR ANNEXATION.
ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? I HAVE A QUESTION IN THE EVENT THERE ANNEX IN.
DO WE HAVE TO, OR WAIT THE CITY RACE, THIS IS THE CITY RESPONSIBLE FOR THOSE ROADS AND IS THERE A WASTEWATER ALREADY OUT THERE AND WATERLINES? SO, UM, THE ROADS ARE ALREADY OURS.
BB IS ALREADY OURS AS IS DAISEY, AND THERE ARE NO ROADS INTERNAL TO THE SITE ON THE PROPOSED 25 ACRES TO BE ANNEXED.
IT'S A, UH, IT'S AN ABANDONED HOME SITE AND OTHERWISE UNDEVELOPED.
SO WHEN YOU SAY UNDEVELOPED, YOU MEAN THERE'S NO ROADS, NOT INSIDE THE 25 ACRES.
NOW THERE WILL BE ROADS BUILT AT SOME POINT, IF THE PROPERTY IS EVER DEVELOPED.
AND I CAN'T TELL YOU WHETHER OR NOT WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN THEM BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW YET WHETHER OR NOT THEY WOULD BE PUBLIC OR PRIVATE.
AND IS THERE WATER LINES OUT THERE? ARE THERE WATER LINES OUT THERE? MY UNDERSTANDING IS YES, THERE ARE.
AM I CORRECT IN SAYING THAT WE DID WE PREVIOUSLY VOTE ON THIS FOR A REASON? NO.
AND WHERE'S THIS RELATION TO THE, IN THE MANUFACTURED ZONING.
I THOUGHT THAT'S WHAT THE SECOND.
SO THE PREVIOUSLY WE HAD DISCUSSED THE IDEA OF ADDING THE PROVISION FOR M TWO AND M THREE TO BE INSERTED INTO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IN THE NEW TOWN COMMUNITY.
THIS IS ON THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
WE AMENDED THE ZONING ASSIGNED, CORRECT.
SO THIS IS, BUT THIS IS A PART OF THAT SERIES OF VOTES.
SO THEY'RE AMENDING THE COMP PLAN TO CREATE MANUFACTURED HOME.
NOW THEY'RE GOING THROUGH ANNEXATION, THEN THEY'RE GOING TO BE COMING FOR MANUFACTURED PETITION AND THEN EXPANDING THEIR PROJECT.
SO ANYWAY, UH, I DON'T SEE ANY REASON NOT TO ANNEX THEM, SO I'M MOTION TO APPROVE.
IT'S BEEN MOVED BY THE MAYOR SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER RIZZO THAT WE APPROVED JEN OUT.
IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY, AYE, ALL OPPOSED.
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TO, TO[26. A Resolution of the City of Kyle, Texas accepting the petition for annexation of 120.458 acres, more or less, of land located in Hays County, Texas; setting annexation schedule; providing for open meetings and other related matters. ~ Howard J. Koontz, Director of Planning and Community Development]
THE NEXT STEP AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 26, A RESOLUTION OF CITY OF KYLE TEXAS ACCEPTING THE PETITION FOR ANNEXATION OF 120.4, FIVE, EIGHT ACRES, MORE OR LESS, UH, SETTING SCHEDULE, ET CETERA.MR. COONS, THANK YOU MR. MAYOR.
AGAIN, I'M SHARING MY SCREEN, UM, ON YOUR SCREEN AS A COPY OF THE STAFF REPORT INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET TONIGHT, AS YOU STATED, THIS IS 120 ACRES GIVE OR TAKE, UM, WHICH WE COMMONLY REFER TO AS THE RASTA GAR PROPERTY.
UM, THIS MAP SHOWS, UH, THIS IS, UH, BUNTIN CREEK OVER HERE WHERE MY CURSOR IS, THIS IS HEIGHTENED RANK THAT RUNS DOWN FROM, UH YOULAND.
AND THIS IS THE PROPERTY OVER HERE IS A BUNTIN CREEK RESERVE.
UM, ONE OF THE NEWER SUBDIVISIONS THAT'S OVER THAT WAY EAST OF THE HIGH SCHOOL.
SO THIS IS, UM, ABOUT 125, 120 ACRES, UM, OF LARGELY UNDEVELOPED PROPERTY.
I THINK THERE'S A COUPLE OF, UH, YOU KNOW, AGRICULTURAL TYPE STRUCTURES ON THERE, LIKE BARNS OR AN OLD HOMESTEAD, UM, AND THEY'VE COME FORWARD, UM, REPRESENTING THE, UH, THE LLC.
I BELIEVE IT'S CALLED THE KYLE ONE 20 LLC, AND THEY'VE COME FORWARD, UH, WITH A VOLUNTARY REQUEST FOR ANNEXATION.
I'D LIKE TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 26.
SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOTION BY CASPER FORCE.
SECOND OF MY CUSTOMER TOBY IS TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 26.
IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
[27.
Consider approval of an agreement with Gap Strategies in an amount not to exceed $65,000 for providing PR services related to public education for a possible November bond election package. ~ Samantha Armbruster, Director of Communications
]ZERO.NEXT UP AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 27, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT WITH CAP STRATEGIES AND AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $65,000 FOR THE PUBLIC RELATIONS SERVICES RELATED TO PUBLIC EDUCATION FOR POSSIBLE NOVEMBER BOND, ELECTION SMITH.
SAMANTHA ARMBRUSTER DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS, UH, EARLIER IN THE MEETING, YOU'LL HAVE DISCUSSION ABOUT A GEO ROAD BOND.
AND SO THE SERVICES WOULD ALLOW A CONSULTANT TO COME IN AND GET STRATEGIES TO HELP WITH PUBLIC EDUCATION.
YOU HAVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSAL AND YOUR BACKUP MATERIAL AND KARA WITH GAP STRATEGIES IS ALSO ON THE LINE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
UH, ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM? I KNOW THE CONTEXT IS THEY WERE A PART OF THE APPLICATIONS FOR THE, UH, PR FIRMS TO BE, UH, INTERVIEWED, UH, FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER.
AT THAT TIME WE WENT WITH BUOY, BUT THERE WAS A DEFINITE, UH, SUPPORT FOR GAP AS WELL, UH, IN THAT, IN THAT MEETING.
AND SO, UH, GIVEN THE CONTEXT OF THE WAY BUOY, UM, UM, UM, SUCCESSFULLY HELPED US WITH THE PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER.
UH, THIS MIGHT BE A BETTER FIT, HOWEVER, FOR GAP STRATEGIES, WHICH IS THE THINKING.
AND SO WE CAN GET THEM RIGHT TO WORK IF WE SO CHOOSE.
UM, THERE'S OBVIOUSLY A LONG RUNWAY FOR THIS, BUT, UM, BECAUSE WE'RE GOING ALL THE WAY UP UNTIL NOVEMBER, BUT THE THOUGHT MIGHT BE THAT THE EARLIER WE CAN GET THEM STARTED THE BETTER TIME THEY HAVE TO, TO HELP US IN THE CRAFTING OF THE MESSAGING WHILE WE'RE GOING THROUGH RIGHT NOW AND HAVING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT TAX RATE IMPACT AND VARIOUS MESSAGES THAT WE'RE TRYING TO SEND.
SO THOSE ARE ALL JUST KIND OF GENERAL THOUGHTS.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY OTHER THOUGHTS OR QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I JUST HAVE ONE THING, DO WE KNOW RIGHT OFF THE BAT, UH, IF THERE'S GOING TO BE ANY KIND OF DIFFERENT, UM, WAY OF MESSAGING LIKE WE DID WITH BILLY VERSUS THEM, IS THERE ANYTHING ALREADY IN THE WORKS THAT YOU KNOW OF? HMM.
WE DID HAVE AN INTERVIEW WITH THEM RECENTLY TO GO OVER THE TIMELINE AND THE SCOPE AND EXPECTATIONS OF LUCKILY THAT WE WILL HAVE MORE OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO US FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION, BECAUSE WE WON'T BE IN THE MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC WHERE WE WERE SO LIMITED LAST TIME.
RIGHT? SO WE DO SEE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR A LOT OF, UH, ENGAGEMENT THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE THIS LAST YEAR AND STARTING IF IT WERE TO BE APPROVED, STARTING NOW WOULD ALLOW US THAT TIME TO TALK THROUGH, WITH INPUT FROM, FROM THE COUNCIL ON WHAT WE'VE LEARNED IN 2020 AND HOW WE CAN USE WHAT WE'VE LEARNED INTO 2020 OUTREACH.
I JUST WANT TO SAY, I THINK THE TIMING IS APPROPRIATE.
ONE REASON IS THAT NOVEMBER WILL BE HERE ON IS UPON THIS REALLY.
UM, AND I KNOW WE'VE GOTTEN A LATE START ON THIS ALREADY.
SO, UH, EVERYTHING WE CAN DO TO MOVE THIS PROCESS FORWARD, TO BRING A, A BOND WITH ALL THE INFORMATION NECESSARY THAT THE VOTERS CAN MAKE A GREAT DECISION ON, YOU KNOW, WITH ALL THE INFORMATION IN FRONT OF THEM WOULD BE HELPFUL.
SO I THINK THIS IS A PERFECT TIME.
WHAT ELSE I SEE MR. BARTON ON THE SCREEN? HOW ARE YOU JEFF? READY TO GO? EVERYBODY'S REALLY STOIC.
ALL OF YOU LIKE VERY, VERY STOIC RIGHT NOW.
THIS IS A SERIOUS, VERY DEEP QUESTION.
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I UNDERSTAND THE THINKING HERE.SO ARE YOU, ARE YOU WITH US NOW? YEAH, YOU'RE MUTED.
CAN YOU HEAR ME? YEAH, I COULDN'T HEAR YOUR QUESTION.
SO WE'RE JUST, JUST GENERALLY ASKING IF Y'ALL READY TO GO.
UH, DID WE JUST ELABORATE MAYOR BY SAYING WE'VE, WE'VE ACTUALLY HAD A LOT OF EXPERIENCE IN THE PANDEMIC AND ALSO DOING JUST THIS EXACT KIND OF PROJECT FUND BOND EDUCATION FOR COMMUNITIES ALL OVER THE STATE FROM DALLAS TO CENTRAL TEXAS.
SO, UH, IT'D BE NICE TO DO ONE RIGHT HERE IN OUR BACKYARD.
WE'LL HAVE TO BE INVOLVED IN IT.
IF THAT'S THE DECISION YOU'LL MAKE, IS THERE, IS THERE A POSSIBILITY OF YOU BEING INVOLVED IN ANOTHER BOND PROJECT FOR MUNICIPALITIES HERE IN HAYES COUNTY OVER THE SAME TIME PERIOD? WE ARE WE'RE UH, WE'RE, WE'RE ACTUALLY RIGHT NOW WORKING ON PUBLIC EDUCATION FOR THE CITY OF BUDA I'M THERE.
SO IF WE PUT A PROVISION THAT, YOU KNOW, UH, WHERE IT'S SORT OF A GUARANTEE, WE COULD CALL IT CARROT STICK FOR INC.
HAVING A HIGHER PERCENTAGE THAN OUR NEIGHBORS TO THE NORTH IS THAT'S OKAY TO YOU.
THE CITY MANAGER HAS ALREADY SAID, HE'S GOING TO RUN OVER ME WITH HIS TRUCK AND DOWNTOWN IF WE DON'T DO AS WELL, A VETERAN STUFF, MOTION TO APPROVE.
IT'S BEEN MOVED BY THE MAYOR SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER.
I DON'T THINK THE, UH, THE CITY MANAGER HAS A TRUCK.
UH, IT'S MORE OF A, IT'S MORE OF A 72 PASSENGER VAN KIND OF SITUATION, BUT, UH, IT MIGHT, IT MIGHT FEEL LIKE A TRUCK.
GOT MY KEYS TO MY TRUCK ROOM OFF.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.
[28. Discussion and Possible Action on Classifications, Pay and Pay Parity for Telecommunicators. ~ Jeff Barnett, Chief of Police]
NEXT UP AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 28.DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ON CLASSIFICATIONS PAY AND PAY PARODY FOR TELECOMMUNICATORS CHIEF BURNETT.
THANK YOU MAYOR FOR THE RECORD.
JEFF BARNETT, CHIEF OF POLICE MARIN COUNCIL.
THANK YOU FOR LETTING US BRING THIS AUTUMN BACK FOR YOUR ATTENTION.
YOU MAY RECALL IN OUR MOST RECENT BUDGET WORKSHOP ON A SATURDAY MORNING, WE TALKED ABOUT A VARIETY OF BUDGET NEEDS FOR NEXT YEAR FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
ONE ITEM THAT CAME UP IN DISCUSSION WAS PERHAPS A MORE URGENT NEED TO CONSIDER MATCHING THE PAY PARODY FOR OUR TELECOMMUNICATORS SEVERAL YEARS AGO, QUITE SEVERAL YEARS AGO, WE EMBARKED ON A PLAN TO CO-LOCATE OUR DISPATCH STAFF WITH THE HAYES COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, UH, AND POTENTIALLY TEXAS STATE THEY'VE NOW MOVED IN.
AND EVEN THE CITY OF SAN MARCUS IS TEMPORARILY HOUSED IN THIS FACILITY.
SO ALL OF YOUR NINE 11 OPERATORS HERE IN HAYES COUNTY OR OPERATING OUT OF THE NEW COMMUNICATION CENTER, THAT'S BUILT IN SAN MARCUS, WE HAD FOR A LONG TIME HAD DISCUSSIONS TO ACHIEVE PAY PARODY SO THAT OUR DISPATCH STAFF WOULD BE EARNING THE SAME PAY WAGES, THEIR PARTNERS FROM THEIR OTHER AGENCIES SEATED JUST A FEW FEET AWAY.
AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING TOWARDS THAT AS A CITY.
WE DISCUSSED THAT AT THE BUDGET WORKSHOP AND, UH, WE REALIZED THAT WE NEEDED TO GET YOU MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION AND DISCUSS THE URGENCY AT A COUNCIL MEETING, BECAUSE THAT WAS JUST FOR DISCUSSION ONLY, AND NOT FOR ACTION.
YOU HAD THREE DOCUMENTS IN YOUR BACKUP MATERIAL, AND I NEED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT THE AUTHOR OF THE MEMO THAT I THOUGHT WAS VERY WELL WRITTEN AND HAD A LOT OF DETAIL WAS FROM OUR COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER, UH, KRISSY MILLIKEN.
SHE'S HERE IN THE BACKGROUND WITH PART OF HER TEAM FROM OUR DISPATCH CENTER.
I HAVE TO TAKE JUST A SECOND TO TELL YOU HOW PROFESSIONAL IN OUR TEAM IS.
WE HAVE AN EXCELLENT NINE 11 DISPATCH SYSTEM HERE IN THE CITY OF COL AND OUR TELECOMMUNICATORS ARE SECOND TO NONE.
THEY ARE OUTSTANDING AT THEIR JOB, AND WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT THEY DO.
UH, AS WE MOVE FORWARD ON A DISCUSSION OF PAY, YOU PROBABLY HAD A CHANCE TO READ HER MEMO THAT OUTLINED THE URGENCY AND THE NEED TO ACHIEVE PAY PARODY.
YOU ALSO SAW SOME NUMBERS THAT TALKED ABOUT OUR STAFFING ATTEMPTS.
UH, WE CURRENTLY HAVE A HANDFUL OF VACANCIES AND THAT'S KIND OF BEEN THE TREND FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE HAVEN'T BEEN IN A HIRING PROCESS IT'S THAT THE JOB IS VERY DIFFICULT AND CHALLENGING.
SHE HIGHLIGHTED IN HER MEMO THAT WE HAD ONE OUT OF 177 OF THE MOST RECENT APPLICATIONS THAT ONLY 13 OF THOSE APPLICANTS WERE ABLE TO MEET ALL OF THE STRINGENT REQUIREMENTS FOR THE JOB OUT OF THOSE 13, ONLY THREE WERE ABLE TO COMPLETE THE TRAINING PROGRAM THAT SHOWS YOU WHAT A STRESSFUL JOB AND WHAT A, A HIGH LEVEL OF SKILL AND ATTENTION IT TAKES TO BE ABLE TO DO THEIR JOB AS SHE IDENTIFIED IN HER MEMO AS WELL.
WE IDENTIFIED KEY THREE KEY AREAS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACHIEVE WITH THE PAY PARODY DISCUSSION THAT WE'LL, WE'LL MOVE TO.
AND THAT'S NUMBER ONE, TO REDUCE TURNOVER, TO IMPROVE RECRUITMENT AND TO ENHANCE MORALE.
SHE ALSO TALKED ABOUT SOME OF OUR DISPATCH STAFF THAT HAVE APPLIED AT SOME OF THEIR PARTNER AGENCIES
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IN THE SAME ROOM SO THAT THEY COULD EARN A HIGHER PAY WAGE TO DO BASICALLY THE SAME JOB CHIEF, CAN I JUMP IN RIGHT ON THAT POINT? ABSOLUTELY.WHY, WHY IS IT THAT WE ARE A PART OF A CO-LOCATED PROGRAM OR ALL OF OUR TELECOMMUNICATORS ARE IN THE SAME ROOM NEXT TO EACH OTHER, AGREED UPON IN A BIG CONTRACT AND NOT HAVING SOME KIND OF CONSIDERATION FOR, UH, HAVING EQUAL WAGES FOR THE JOB, THE EXACT SAME JOB IN THE SAME ROOM NEXT TO EACH OTHER.
SO IF ONE GROUP IS RAISING, YOU CAN HOP SEATS AND THE WAGES ARE UP OR YOU'RE PENALIZED AND THE WAGES ARE DOWN.
W W WHY, WHY IS IT THAT THE, THAT THE PAY SYSTEM IS NOT SET SUCH THAT THAT JUMPING SEATS IS NOT AN ISSUE? YOU'RE NOT INCENTIVIZED TO DO THAT, RIGHT? THAT'S A VERY GOOD QUESTION.
WE ALL PAY INTO THE PROGRAM, CORRECT.
SO WE PAY, WE PAY AND WE HIRE, AND WE RETAIN OUR OWN STAFF.
THEY'RE NOT PAID BY A CONGLOMERATION.
THEY'RE PAID LIKE EVERY OTHER CITY OF CALA EMPLOYEES STRAIGHT FROM OUR GENERAL FUNDS, MUCH LIKE THE HAYES COUNTY DISPATCHERS ARE PAID FROM THE HAYES COUNTY FUNDS, TEXAS STATE PAID INDEPENDENTLY.
UM, THOSE EMPLOYEES ALL STILL ARE EMPLOYED BY THEIR RETAINING AGENCY AND THEREFORE FALL UNDER THEIR RETIREMENT AND THEIR PAY SYSTEMS. WE, OVER THE YEARS DID DISCUSS WITH THE VARIOUS ENTITIES THAT WERE CONSIDERING MOVING INTO THE FACILITY TO ACHIEVE PAY PARODY.
AND WE HAD HOPED TO DO SO BEFORE WE MOVED IN THE ANSWER TO THAT, AS IT WAS SOMEWHAT OF A MOVING TARGET, UH, THE OPENING DATE WAS DELAYED AND DELAYED, AND THEN THE COUNTY IN AN EFFORT TO TRY TO RETAIN AND HIRE MORE DISPATCHERS FOR THEIR OWN SERVICES, UH, OPTED TO GIVE A PAY RAISE SO THAT THEY COULD FEEL A NUMBER OF VACANCIES.
I THINK AT ONE TIME THEY WERE IN THE DOUBLE DIGITS, AND I THINK THEY HAD TO ACT QUICKLY IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE NINE ONE ONE SERVICES FOR THE ENTIRE COUNTY.
SO THEY MOVED FORWARD WITH A PAY RAISE.
WE WERE UNABLE TO DO THAT IN THE MOST CURRENT BUDGET, IN OUR MOST RECENT BUDGET PROCESS.
UM, NOW THAT WE'VE MOVED IN, WE MOVED IN, IN NOVEMBER OF 2020.
SO JUST ABOUT SIX MONTHS, SEVEN, EIGHT MONTHS AGO, UH, WE ARE SEEING THE DETRIMENT OF NOT HAVING PAY PARODY.
AND THAT'S KIND OF WHEN WE'RE COMING TO YOU MID YEAR, NORMALLY WE WOULD WAIT UNTIL THE BUDGET PROCESS BLOCK.
WE SPOKE ABOUT IT IF YOU SAW IT A FEW WEEKS AGO, UH, BUT WE'RE SEEING SOME ATTRITION LEAVE OUR AGENCY TO GO TO SOME OF OUR PARTNERS THAT ARE PAYING MORE.
UM, AND WE, WE FELT THE NEED TO BRING IT TO YOU SOONER, AS YOU SAW OUTLINED IN MANAGER MILLIGAN'S EMAIL OR HER MEMO ON ONE OF THE OTHER PAGES, UM, I'LL JUST BRIEFLY COVER IT.
YOU SEE IT WAS ENTITLED HCSO COMMUNICATIONS, DIVISION PAYSCALE, UH, THAT KIND OF GIVES YOU AN OUTLINE ABOUT THEIR PAY SYSTEM.
THAT'S VERY SIMILAR TO POLICE OFFICERS.
IF YOU RECALL, IN OUR MEETING CONFER AGREEMENT, WE HAVE BASICALLY A PAY SCALE FOR OUR SWORN STAFF AT THE PD.
THE COUNTY HAS THE SAME THING FOR THEIR SWORN STAFF, AND NOW THEY'VE IMPLEMENTED A VERY SIMILAR PLAN FOR THEIR DISPATCHERS.
SO THEIR DISPATCHER CAN SEE THEIR STEP PLAN BASICALLY OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL OF YEARS.
AND THAT SHOWS THAT INCREASES LONGEVITY WHEN A NEW DISPATCHER STARTS AND THEY SEE WHERE THEIR PAY CAN BE IN YEAR TWO, YEAR FIVE, YEAR SEVEN, UH, THAT THAT HELPS IN RETENTION.
WE WANT TO DO SOMETHING VERY SIMILAR RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE TRYING TO DO A STOP GAP MEASURE IN THE BUDGET PROCESS.
WE'LL BE BRINGING YOU A MATCHING PAYSCALE SYSTEM TO CONSIDER SO THAT OUR DISPATCHERS CAN DO THE SAME THAT A COUNTY DISPATCHER CAN DO.
THEY CAN SEE WHAT THEIR PAY WILL BE IN YEAR TWO, THREE, AND FOUR.
IF THEY, IF THEY WERE TO STAY WITH THE AGENCY, WE CURRENTLY ARE, ARE GIVEN MERIT RAISES.
SO THERE'S SOME UNCERTAINTY FOR OUR STAFF, AND WE'RE TRYING TO CREATE A PAY SCALE, A VERY SIMILAR TO OUR SWORN.
SO THAT WAY THEY CAN DEPEND ON THE MONEY.
I THINK I HAVE THREE, THREE QUESTIONS.
SO THE FIRST ONE IS YOU, YOU, AS YOU RELATED TO THE BUDGET.
SO IF WE MAKE AN AMENDMENT TO PAY PARODY NOW AHEAD OF THE BUDGET, HOW IS THAT GOING TO BE REFLECTED? IS THIS ESSENTIALLY WE'RE GETTING A JUMPSTART, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE INCLUDED IN THE OVERALL INCREASES BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF ASS FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, WHICH WE UNDERSTAND OBVIOUSLY, BUT IS THERE IS THIS, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS CAPTURED AS WE'RE GOING THROUGH OUR BUDGETING PROCESS.
IF WE GO AHEAD AND CARVE THIS OUT, THAT IT, BUT IT'S STILL REFLECTED.
IF THAT MAKES SENSE, IT WOULD BE, SIR, IF WE CAN LOOK ON THE PAGE THAT THE, THEN THE THIRD PAGE, THE ONE IS ENTITLED, PROPOSED PAY INCREASE TO ACHIEVE PAY PARODY.
UH, YOU WILL SEE WE BROKE IT DOWN BY POSITION.
BY THERE, I'M GOING TO CALL IT, RANK THEIR TITLE AND ASSIGNMENT.
AND THEN BY THEIR YEARS OF SERVICE SO THAT WE COULD MATCH THE COUNTY, UH, PROPORTIONATELY, YOU WILL SEE IN THE TOP SECTION THERE THAT SAYS JUNE THROUGH OCTOBER.
AND THAT BASICALLY MEANS TODAY THROUGH THE LAST DAY OF SEPTEMBER.
SO OUR CURRENT BUDGET YEAR, WE WOULD NOT REQUIRE ANY ADDITIONAL FUNDING.
WE HAVE THE MONEY IN OUR CURRENT BUDGET TO SUSTAIN THE PAY INCREASES THAT ARE PROPOSED HERE IN FRONT OF YOU.
AND THEN FOR NEXT YEAR, UH, LET'S SEE, IT IS A TOTAL COST OF 146,000, BUT THEN WE WILL HAVE SOME SAVINGS.
WE WERE ABLE TO TERMINATE A RADIO CONTRACT BECAUSE OF OUR CO-LOCATION WITH THE COUNTY.
WE COULD PROPOSE IF THE COUNTY, I MEAN, I'M SORRY IF THE COUNCIL IS SO DESIRED TO ELIMINATE ONE FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITION
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FOR NEXT YEAR, I SAY THAT BECAUSE WE'VE HAD A RUNNING NUMBER OF VACANCIES AND IT'S, IT'S, IT'S LIKELY THAT WE WILL HAVE ONE VACANCY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AT ANY GIVEN POINT AND WHAT WE WOULD PROPOSE IF NECESSARY.AND THIS WOULD KIND OF BE LIKE A, A SAVING MEASURE, NOT NECESSARILY OUR FIRST OPTION, BUT A SAVING MEASURE WOULD BE TO ELIMINATE ONE FULL-TIME TELECOMMUNICATOR POSITION FOR THAT ONE YEAR, REALIZING THAT WE WOULD BRING IT BACK.
THAT GIVES US A SAVINGS OF 56,000 PLUS THE RADIO SAVINGS.
AND IN ALL WE NEED FOR NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET, THE INCREASE WOULD BE RIGHT AT 60,000.
RIGHT? WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE PLENTY OF OPTIONS GOING INTO THE BUDGET.
WHAT WE'RE JUST CONTEMPLATING HERE.
IF COUNCIL'S OPEN TO IT IS TAKING THAT FIRST STEP, AND THEN WE CAN DECIDE ABOUT THE FTE THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS.
AND WE WOULD NEED NO ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO BE ABLE TO MAKE IT.
SO THAT WAS MY, THAT WAS ESSENTIALLY MY SECOND QUESTION WOULD BE THAT THE BUDGETARY IMPACT.
AND THEN MY THIRD QUESTION IS FOR CHRISTINA, IF YOU CAN COME FORWARD, I'M ABOUT, I WOULD PUT YOU ON THE HOT SEAT REAL QUICK.
SHE SEES THAT SHE WAS GOING TO SPEAK TO THAT A LITTLE BIT TOO, BUT HE'S HAS LOST HER VOICE A LITTLE BIT.
UH, WE WERE TOLD AS A CITY COUNCIL THAT THE REASON WE WANTED TO PURSUE CO-LOCATION IS BECAUSE WHENEVER A NINE 11 CALL COMES TO THE CITY OF KYLE, UH, OUR POLICE DISPATCH TAKES THE PHONE CALL, UH, DISPATCHES THE POLICE TEXTS INFORMATION, THEN TRANSFERS TO THE COUNTY FOR EMS AND FOR FIRE.
UH, AT THAT TIME, WHAT WE WERE TOLD WAS IF WE WENT TO CO-LOCATION, UH, UM, THERE'S A SORT OF A SOFTWARE COMPONENT UPGRADE THAT WE WERE WORKING ON, BUT THERE'S ALSO GOING TO BE A SAVINGS BECAUSE THERE'LL BE ONE PLACE FOR A PHONE CALL TO GO INTO, AND THEN THIS DISPATCHING COULD HAPPEN SIMULTANEOUSLY.
AND IT WOULD SAVE TIME FOR EMS AND FOR FIRE, BECAUSE THEY'D ALL GET DISPATCHED AT THE SAME TIME, UH, WENT AND TOURED THE, UH, UH, THE PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER THE OTHER DAY AND NOTICED THAT, UH, IT SEEMED TO ME THAT BASICALLY THE MECHANICS OF THE PHONE CALL COMING INTO, UH, POLICE DISPATCH, UH, THEY'D STILL DISPATCH OUT POLICE THAN TRANSFER, BUT INSTEAD OF IT BEING FROM KYLE TO SAN MARCOS, IT'S JUST ACROSS THE, UM, THE, YOU KNOW, INTO THE NEXT SET OF, UH, UM, DISPATCHERS.
AND THEN THEY DO THE EXACT SAME THING.
SO THAT THE MECHANICS OF THE WAY A CALL COMES IN AND IS DISPATCHED HAS NOT CHANGED FROM BEFORE TO AFTER.
IS THAT RIGHT? UH, NOT ENTIRELY.
THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL WAS ALSO BASED OFF THE CIS SOFTWARE, RIGHT? WHENEVER WE ADOPTED THE TYLER'S SOFTWARE AND MOVED TOWARDS THAT, WHICH WE HAVE NOT BEEN LIVE FOR THAT LONG.
AND THAT SINCE AUGUST WE'RE IMPLEMENT IMPLEMENTING WAYS THAT THE TECHNOLOGY DOES A LOT OF THAT WORK AND TAKES A LOT OF THAT TO STREAMLINE THOSE SERVICES.
AND THOSE SYSTEMS, THE PROCESS OF GOING THROUGH TO HAVING THAT ONE OF THE MODELS THAT WAS BROUGHT UP, WHERE YOU HAVE WHAT SOME PEOPLE REFER TO AS A BANK OF, CALL-TAKERS WHERE THAT GROUP GETS ALL THE CALLS AND THEY GET DIVVIED OUT.
AND THAT'S ONE WAY TO DO THINGS IN ORDER TO DO THAT.
THERE REALLY HAS TO GO FOR A PHASE PLAN AND EVERYONE HAS TO BE STAFFED ADEQUATELY ENOUGH TO ACHIEVE THAT.
SO WE'RE NOT THERE YET TO MOVE THAT WAY.
SO THERE'S, SO PAR WAS SAY PHASE ONE WITH BEING IN THE CO-LOCATED IS ALLOWING THAT TECHNOLOGY PURCHASE WITH TYLER SYSTEMS TO KIND OF FILL IN SOME OF THOSE GAPS AND STREAMLINE THE PROCESSES SO THAT WHEN WE, AS KYLE ENTER A CALL, THE OTHER AGENCIES ON THAT SOFTWARE INSTANTLY SEE THAT BEFORE WE PICK UP A PHONE AND CALL, BEFORE WE YELL ACROSS THE ROOM, HEY, CAN YOU SEND THAT? AND THEN ALSO THE WEST NET, UH, PROGRAM WAS APPROVED BY COMMISSIONERS TO IMPLEMENT THE SYSTEM SO THAT FIRE AND EMS CAN BE ESSENTIALLY PAGED AUTOMATICALLY WHEN THE CALLS HIT THE SCREEN.
IS THERE ANYTHING ABOUT THE, THE LOCATION OR THE CO-LOCATION THAT MAKES IT HAPPEN? OR COULD WE HAVE BASICALLY A SIMILAR EFFICIENCY IF OUR, IF WE HAD, IF WE WERE STILL DISPATCHING OUT OF THE CITY OF KYLE WITH ALL THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY, TH THERE MAY BE SEPARATE PIECES THAT HAVE TO BE PURCHASED TO MAKE IT FLOW IN THIS SAME WAY, BUT YES, IT SHOULD BE ABLE TO, WHAT WE'RE DOING TODAY SHOULD BE ABLE TO BE ACHIEVED IN A LOCATION THROUGH THE TECHNOLOGY PIECES.
YOU THINK THAT IF WE, UH, IF, IF WE WEREN'T CO-LOCATING IS WHAT I'M HEARING YOU SAYING IS THAT WE CAN STILL ACHIEVE THE SAME EFFICIENCY OF CALL RESPONSE THAT WE ARE PROVIDING TODAY.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR CHIEF COMMENTS, CUSTOMERS UP? YEAH, CHIEF? I, I JUST WANTED TO KNOW.
UM, SO WHAT WE'RE HAVING RIGHT NOW, AN ISSUE IS WHERE THE SEED JUMPING IN, IN A WAY, RIGHT.
WE'RE GOING FROM ONE CITY TO ANOTHER AGENCY.
SO, UH, I WAS WONDERING WHY THERE WASN'T ANYTHING IMPLEMENTED EARLY ON TO ADDRESS THAT.
SO THAT WOULDN'T HAPPEN WITH ALL THE DIFFERENT ENTITIES THERE.
I FIGURED, YOU KNOW, THE DIFFERENT ENTITIES WOULD COME TOGETHER AND SAY, HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT?
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THIS KYLE IS TRAINING THEIR PEOPLE.THEY DON'T WANT TO TRAIN THEM AND LOSE THEM.
SO WHAT CAN WE DO TO RECTIFY PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, WANTING TO JUMP SEATS? I JUST FIGURED SOMETHING LIKE THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED EARLY ON TO, YOU KNOW, HELPS, YOU KNOW, STOP WHAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW.
SO, UH, THE CITY OF COLLIN HAS BEEN KIND OF A WORK IN PROGRESS AND TRYING TO ACHIEVE THAT PAY PARODY.
WE'VE TAKEN SOME STEPS, BUT THEY'VE NEVER QUITE BEEN ENOUGH TO KEEP UP WITH THE PACE THAT THE COUNTY IS UTILIZED, UH, FOR THEIR PAY SYSTEM.
UH, THEY'VE JUST KIND OF ALWAYS BEEN THAT ONE STEP AHEAD OF US.
EVEN AT THAT TIME, THEY WERE AHEAD OF US.
AND EVERY TIME THEY, EVERY TIME WE BUMP UP, THEY BUMP UP A LITTLE BIT MORE TOO.
SO THEY'RE TRYING TO ATTRACT A LOT OF CANDIDATES AS WELL.
I CAN TELL YOU NOW THAT WE'VE ENGAGED IN A VERY GOOD, MEANINGFUL CONVERSATION WITH HAYES COUNTY AND COUNTY ELECTED OFFICIALS, AS WELL AS THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL.
AND THEY ARE SHARING WITH US THEIR PLANS AS THEY MOVE FORWARD THROUGHOUT THEIR BUDGET PROCESS.
UH, I WILL TELL YOU THAT THEY ARE PLANNING TO ASK FOR A SMALL BUMP IN PAY ABOVE WHAT YOU'RE SEEING HERE, BUT THERE'S NOTHING SET IN STONE.
OBVIOUSLY IT'S STILL AT THE STAFF LEVEL AT THE COUNTY.
AND SO THERE'S AN APPROVED, THIS IS A BIG STEP FORWARD IN GETTING US TO WHERE WE NEED TO BE LIKE THE AGREEMENT THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
UM, THE COUNTY HAS NOTIFIED, OR HAS AGREED TO KEEP US COMPLETELY APPRISED OF THEIR PAY SYSTEM.
UH, THEY ARE LOOKING AT SOME THINGS SUCH AS A CERTIFICATE PAY, MAYBE SHIFT DIFFERENTIAL, SOME OTHER THINGS THAT WE TYPICALLY CALL SOFT PAY IT'S IN ADDITION TO YOUR HOURLY RATE.
AND, UH, WE'VE GOT A LIST OF THOSE.
AND WHEN WE HAVE OUR NEXT BUDGET MEETING WITH YOU, WE PLAN TO BRING THOSE UP FOR DISCUSSION AND SHARE WITH YOU THE LATEST FROM THE COUNTY AS WELL.
AT LEAST THIS GETS US TO THEIR PAY SCALE.
AND THEN WE'LL BE READY TO TALK AGAIN IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS ABOUT WHAT THEY, WHAT THEY, THE COUNTY INTENDS TO DO IN THE FUTURE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
UH, JUST, IT JUST SEEMS LIKE HAVING THIS CO-OP LOCATION IS, IS GOING TO TELL YOU TO, UH, ARISES THIS PROBLEM FOR US CONTINUOUSLY, BECAUSE AS THEY MOVE FORWARD, WE HAVE TO MOVE FORWARD.
YOU KNOW, SO IT'S, UH, I JUST DON'T SEE YOU THE CEILING HITTING THE CEILING ANYTIME SOON.
UM, I, I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT OUR DISPATCHERS TRUST ME.
I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THEY ARE, AND I WANT TO BE FAIR WITH THEM AS WELL, BUT WE CAN'T BE COMPETING WITH ANOTHER ENTITY, UH, ESPECIALLY IN A CITY THAT PROBABLY HAS A BIGGER BUDGET THAN OURS.
IT'S HARD TO COMPETE WITH THAT, BUT IT JUST FEELS LIKE THERE SHOULD BE SOMETHING IMPLEMENTED THAT DOESN'T ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN.
SO WE DID APPROACH, UM, THE DISCUSSION OF HAVING AGREEMENTS IN PLACE AND SHARING OF INFORMATION.
AND OBVIOUSLY THEY WOULDN'T, UH, THEY WOULDN'T, UH, AGREE TO ANYTHING IN WRITING.
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO SAY THAT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO GIVE IT PAY RAISES TO THEIR EMPLOYEES AT THIS POINT.
OBVIOUSLY THEY HAVE A NUMBER OF VACANCIES THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO FEEL.
SO THEY'RE TRYING TO BE VERY COMPETITIVE IN THE MARKET.
THE DISPATCH CENTERS ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS ARE OBVIOUSLY UNDERGOING WHAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH ABOUT RECRUITING GOOD QUALIFIED CANDIDATES.
SO THEY'RE ALL LOOKING AT DIFFERENT OPTIONS IN A WAY TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN THEIR STAFF.
UH, THIS PAY SCALE PUTS US IN THE, IN THE BALLPARK.
I MEAN, IT PUTS US RIGHT THERE WITH THE COUNTY FOR RIGHT NOW AND WHO KNOWS WHAT THEY WILL OR WON'T DO IN THE NEXT BUDGET, BUT WE'LL GIVE YOU THAT INFORMATION WHEN WE GET IT, WE IDENTIFIED THREE AREAS THAT, THAT ARE, UM, THAT WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS ON IN OUR DISPATCH CENTER.
WHEN WE TALK TO OUR STAFF THAT WE'RE CONSIDERING JUMPING THAT SEAT, THERE WERE THREE BENEFITS THAT THE COUNTY HAD.
AND I THINK I MAY HAVE MENTIONED THIS AT OUR SATURDAY WORKSHOP.
NUMBER ONE WAS THE PAY NUMBER TWO WAS THE ABILITY TO, UH, INTERACT WITH THEIR POLICE OFFICERS.
UH, THE DISPATCHERS ARE VERY CONCERNED AND VERY AWARE OF THE, SAY THE DANGERS THAT ARE OUT THERE FOR THE POLICE OFFICERS AND CODE ENFORCEMENT AND OFFICERS AND SETS THAT ARE WORKING OUT IN THE FIELD.
AND THERE'S A SENSE OF OWNERSHIP AND PRIDE IN THAT TEAMWORK.
AND WITH THEM BEING LOCATED IN SAN MARCUS, WE UNDERS, WE REALIZED THAT THERE'S SOME DISTANCE THERE, DISTANCE IN THE FRIENDSHIPS AND THE WORKING RELATIONSHIPS.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO COMBAT THAT.
WE'RE ASKING OUR OFFICERS TO GO BY THE DISPATCH CENTER AND KEEP UP THAT, UH, COMRADERY AT WORK WHEN THEY CAN, OBVIOUSLY WE WANT OUR OFFICERS IN THE COMMUNITY, BUT WHEN THEY EITHER GO TO THE JAIL OR WHEN THEY GO TO THE COURTHOUSE, IF THEY CAN SWING BY AND CHECK IN WITH OUR DISPATCHERS, IT GOES A LONG WAY IN IMPROVING THE MORALE AND WORKING RELATIONSHIPS.
THE THIRD THING WAS THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE HAS A SUPERVISOR ON DUTY AT ALL TIMES.
SO WE CURRENTLY ARE STAFFED WITH A MANAGER, A SUPERVISOR, AND TWO LEADS AT THE COUNTY.
THEY HAVE MORE LEADS THAT ARE ON DUTY 24 SEVEN, AND OUR STAFF THAT WAS CONSIDERING LEAVING OR THAT WERE LOOKING AT OTHER OPTIONS, SAID THAT THEY, UH, LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING A SUPERVISOR ON DUTY SO THAT THEY CAN GET THEIR QUESTIONS ANSWERED THEIR PROBLEMS RESOLVED.
SO THAT MAY BE SOMETHING THAT YOU HEAR US DISCUSS IN THE UPCOMING BUDGET WORKSHOPS TOO, BUT THAT'D BE SOMETHING FOR NEXT YEAR.
WE THINK THIS IS A REALLY GOOD STEP FORWARD, AND WE THINK IT'S MORE CRITICAL AND URGENT NOW FOR US TO BRING IT TO YOU.
YOU FOUND OUT, YOU KNOW, NINE ONE, ONE IS VERY IMPORTANT TO US AND, UH, IT'S PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND ALL THE OFFICERS THAT PATROL THE STREETS ARE TOO, BUT SOMEBODY HAS TO GET THEM THEY'RE DISPATCHED.
AND THAT'S THE FIRST VOICE THAT SOMEBODY HEARS ON THE LINE.
SO THEY'RE VERY IMPORTANT TO US.
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YEAH, RETAINING THEM IS, IS, IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME BECAUSE FROM BRADSHAW, THANK YOU.I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THIS FORWARD TO US.
UH, AT THE BUDGET WORKSHOP, I HONESTLY HAD NO IDEA THAT THIS WAS AN ISSUE AND THIS WAS AN ONGOING STRUGGLE THAT YOU WERE HAVING, UM, WITH THE, WITH THE DISPATCHERS.
UM, YOU KNOW, OUR DISPATCHERS ARE AMAZING.
THANK YOU LADIES FOR SITTING HERE THROUGH THIS ENTIRE MEETING.
I KNOW THAT THEY CAN BE A LITTLE BIT DRY AND DULL SOMETIMES.
SO THANK YOU FOR WAITING UNTIL THE END WITH US AND STICKING IT OUT.
AND THANK YOU FOR NOT SEAT JUMPING.
WE APPRECIATE YOU FOR BEING HERE AND STAYING HERE AND BEING A PART OF TEAM KYLE, AND I DON'T WANT TO MAKE ANOTHER MOTION.
UH, I DO THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED, UM, IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE.
AND THEN FOR FURTHER DISCUSSED FOR THE BUDGET THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
UM, MEANING IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, IN, IN THE CORRECTIONS BUREAU, I UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHERE ALL OF Y'ALL ARE COMING FROM.
I KNOW HOW IT FEELS TO BE IN A DIFFERENT AREA OR DIFFERENT BUILDING.
AND THEN YOU HAVE YOUR AGENCY COME IN.
IT JUST BRINGS THAT SENSE OF TEAM BONDING OF WHAT'S GOING ON AND A CAMARADERIE THAT YOU HAVE.
AND, UM, YOU HIT SOME GOOD POINTS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, HOP BOSS BEGAN TO POP SCALE PEACE, OFFICER PAYSCALE, AND THEN ADDING THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS OF MAYBE LOOKING AT ADDING IT IN THERE.
SO THESE ARE VERY IMPORTANT, UH, ITEMS TO BRING UP AND TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT OUR TELLER, OUR TELECOMMUNICATIONS, UH, PEOPLE DO.
AND, UH, IT'S SOMETHING THAT IF YOU CAN BRING SOMETHING TO THE TABLE AT THE BUDGET SEASON, WE CAN BE ABLE TO LOOK AT, HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE ABLE TO HELP YOU OUT ON THAT END, RIGHT THERE, CUSTOMER FORCE COUNT.
WELL, I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT WE HAVE 175,000 EXTRA DOLLARS IN OUR GENERAL FUND, SO I'M NOT TOO SURE, BUT WE'VE ALREADY VOTED ON 200.
SO, UM, I WAS ORIGINALLY, IT WAS COMING OUT AND THEN MR. ELLISON FUND A GOOD COMPROMISE, BUT THAT MONEY DIDN'T GO AWAY.
WE HAVE THEM COVERED FOR TWO YEARS, AT LEAST, RIGHT.
AND I'M GOING TO SAY IT IS AN EMBARRASSMENT, UM, TO KNOW THAT YOU GUYS SIT NEXT TO SOMEBODY MAKING MORE MONEY THAN YOU BECAUSE NOW MORE THAN EVER, IT'S IMPORTANT TO, TO, TO, I MEAN, EVERYBODY'S STRUGGLES MONEY-WISE AND UM, I WANT TO COMMEND YOU GUYS FOR STAYING AND IT REALLY TRULY DOES MEAN A LOT THAT YOU GUYS HAVEN'T LEFT US BECAUSE IF I WERE IN YOUR SHOES, I COULDN'T SAY THAT I WOULD STAY.
SO SOMETHING HAS TO BE SAID ABOUT YOUR LOYALTY.
AND I THINK COUNCILMAN RASHA HAD THOUGHT ABOUT GOING UP TO VISIT YOU GUYS AND WE JUST GOT TO MAKE IT A PRIORITY TO DO IT.
UM, CAUSE THE TRUTH IS, IS THAT I WAS GOING TO SAY, I WOULD LOVE TO BE SELF-SUFFICIENT ENOUGH AS A CITY TO HAVE YOU GUYS NEAR US TO, TO COME BY AND TO BE ABLE TO SEE YOU GUYS.
AND I GO TO BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ALL THE TIME AND NOT JUST BECAUSE I'M ARRESTED, BUT BECAUSE I LIKE TO VISIT, BUT I MEAN, I LOVE HAVING THAT RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR EMPLOYEES AND IT REALLY DOES SADDEN ME TO KNOW THAT YOU GUYS ARE OVER THERE AND YOU DON'T HAVE THAT SAME SUPPORT.
AND SO MY GOAL IS TO BRING YOU GUYS CLOSER.
I'M NOT GOING TO SAY IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, BUT IT IT'S MY GOAL.
UM, AND, AND YOU GUYS ARE SO VERY IMPORTANT TO US AND TO OUR OFFICERS AND TO, TO THE WHOLE CITY.
UM, AND I DON'T WANT TO, AGAIN, TURN OUT LIKE SURROUNDING CITIES WHO, UM, LACK POLICE OFFICERS AND DISPATCHERS AND HAVE 16 MINUTE WAIT TIME.
AND IN CARL'S BIG IT'S, UH, I THINK JUST A COUPLE MILES SQUARE MILES SMALLER THAN SAN MARCOS.
SO PLEASE HANG IN THERE WITH US.
THIS FOR ME IS NO BREAK BECAUSE THE ONLY I HAVE TWO BIG IMPORTANT ISSUES THAT I'D LIKE TO SEE THE CITY DEAL WITH AND THAT'S PUBLIC WORKS AND PUBLIC SAFETY, EVERYTHING ELSE IS A LUXURY.
AND, AND I LOVE MY PARKS AND REC JUST THE SAME, BUT IF YOU DON'T FEEL SAFE AND IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE TOOLS THAT YOU NEED TO HAVE A GOOD INFRASTRUCTURE, THEN YOUR CITY REALLY ISN'T, ISN'T DOING ITS JOB.
SO DO YOU GUYS, I SAY, THANK YOU.
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 28.
IT'S BEEN MOVED BY CUSTOMER FLOORS, KALE SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER RIZZO THAT WE APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 28.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? I, I JUST, I GUESS THE POINT THAT I WAS MAKING AT WHICH I AGREE WITH WHAT COUNCILOR RIZZO SAID, UH, WHOLEHEARTEDLY, AND IT'S JUST, IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S
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A, UH, A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE, UH, THAT THE COUNTY HAS SORT OF PUT, PUT THEMSELVES INTO AND YOUR COMMENTARY ABOUT, YOU KNOW, NOT PUTTING ANYTHING INTO WRITING AND IT'S STILL AT THE STAFF LEVEL AND THOSE KIND OF THINGS JUST, JUST, UM, UH, ARE CHALLENGING TO ME.SO IF WE'RE GOING TO COMPETE, IF THEY WANT TO HAVE, IF THEY WANT TO COMPETE, THEN, THEN WE'LL COMPETE I SUPPOSE.
BUT, UM, I'M KIND OF A ALL IN OR NOTHING EITHER.
WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER IN A WAY THAT'S FAIR, UH, CONSIDERING ALL PARTIES OR WE'RE NOT.
AND SO IF WE'RE, UM, THAT'S JUST MY OPINION ON IT.
NO, BUT I, I CERTAINLY, UM, UM, UH, I CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO LOSE ONE DISPATCHER TO THE COUNTY.
THAT'S WHAT I DON'T WANT TO LOSE, NOT ONE.
UM, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
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I THINK THAT'S IT EXCEPT FOR EXACT RIGHT.WHERE IS IT? IS THAT IT? WE WENT UP AND DOWN.
HAS ANYBODY CHECKED? WE SKIPPED ANYONE'S ITEM OR ANYBODY GETS SKIPPED OVER.
ALL RIGHT, WE'VE GOT TO GO BACK TO EXEC COUNCIL, MIRROR FLOORS, KALE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER FIVE, FIVE, ONE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.
THE CITY COUNCIL RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CONVENE AND TO EXECUTIVE SESSION FROM TIME TO TIME AS DEEMED NECESSARY.
DURING THIS MEETING, THE CITY COUNCIL MAY CONVENIENT TO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO ANY LAWFUL EXCEPTION CONTAINED IN CHAPTER FIVE, FIVE, ONE OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, INCLUDING ANY OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING TOPICS PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION TO SEEK THE ADVICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY PURSUANT TO CHAP SECTION FIVE, FIVE, 1.071 KYLE PARK, AMBASSADOR PROPOSAL FORCED ME OR CLAIMS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CORPORATION, TEXAS LEE HIGH ORDINANCE NUMBER FOUR, NINE, THREE, UTILITY BILLING, UM, PROJECT PACIFIC BLUE PROJECT GOLDFISH AND PROJECT INDIGO ACTION TAKEN DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION.
THERE WILL BE NO ACTION TAKEN NOW.