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CONVENED FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
UH, THERE WAS NO ACTION TAKEN DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION.
NOW I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENGAGE IN THE CONSULTING OPPORTUNITIES DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
IT'S BEEN MOVED BY THE MAYOR, SECONDED BY COUNCILOR RIZZO, UH, TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENGAGE IN THE CONSULTING OPPORTUNITY THAT'S DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION, UH, MR. SELLERS, THIS IS COMPLIANT, UH, AND PER YOUR CITY MANAGER CONTRACT, IF YOU ARE, YOU'VE HAD THIS HAPPEN BEFORE, UH, SUCCESSFULLY, UH, AND, UM, THERE ARE CERTAIN STIPULATIONS WHICH YOU'VE OUTLINED PER YOUR CONTRACT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU FOLLOW ALL ETHICS STANDARDS.
UH, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WISH TO ADD? UH, MAYOR COUNCIL? THIS IS ONE, YES.
THIS HAS BEEN DONE HERE IN KYLE BEFORE.
UH, THE OPPORTUNITY HAS AGAIN PRESENTED ITSELF.
THE STIPULATIONS ARE, UH, NOT TO DO BUSINESS WITH, UH, ANY ENTITY DOING BUSINESS WITH CITY OF KYLE OR, UH, CITY OF BUDA AND SAN MARCOS, UH, NOT UTILIZE CITY EQUIPMENT, CITY TIME, BASICALLY FOR, FOR ANY CONSULTING, UH, WORK DONE EXTERNALLY, NOT TO HAVE IT TAKE AWAY MY TIME FROM THE CITY.
UH, I BELIEVE THOSE ARE THOSE OF THE STIPULATION.
ANY FURTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? I HAVE A QUESTION.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT, UM, IT IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR CITY MANAGERS DO CONSULTING JOBS FOR OTHER CITIES.
UH, USUALLY IT'S DONE AT A MUCH OLDER AGE, WHICH HOPEFULLY TELLS US THAT WE HAVE AN EXPERIENCED CITY MANAGER.
UM, WITH THAT SAID, I THINK IT'S ALMOST AN
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HONOR FOR HIM TO BE ABLE TO BE ASKED TO BE A CONSULTANT AND AFTER, UH, EXTENSIVE DISCUSSION, WE WE'VE ALL AGREED TO THAT.ANYONE ELSE? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
MOTION CARRIES SEVEN TO ZERO, UH, MOTION TO ADJOURN.
IT'S BEEN MOVED BY MAYOR SECOND TO MY CUSTOMER RIZZO.
SO WE'RE GOING TO WAIT FOR 60 SECONDS.
SWITCH OVER TO THE FEED AND THEN WE'LL GAVEL IN THE REGULAR MEETING.
AND I'M GOING TO CALL THIS REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER WHAT ALL PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE WITH THE CITY SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL HERE, HERE, RESIDENT HERE, PRESENT HERE, HERE.
WE HAVE A QUORUM NEXT STEP APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.
MAYOR MOTION TO APPROVE BOTH SEVEN MINUTES FROM JANUARY 5TH, 2021 SPECIAL AND REGULAR MEETING MINUTES.
SO WE APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR JANUARY 5TH.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
NEXT UP CITIZEN COMMENT PERIOD.
AT THIS TIME WE ASK ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK ON ANY ITEM TO PLEASE DO.
SO WE ASK THAT YOU LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES AND THAT YOU DIRECT THOSE COMMENTS TO THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
WE ALSO ASK THAT YOU FILL OUT A CITIZEN COMMENTS FORM AND SUBMIT THAT TO EITHER MYSELF OR THE CITY SECRETARY.
I DO NOT HAVE ANYONE CURRENTLY REGISTERED TO SPEAK.
WE DO HAVE SOME WHO HAVE SENT IN ONLINE, UM, UH, WRITTEN COMMENTS, WHICH THE COUNCIL HAS BEEN MADE AWARE OF.
AND WE HAVE SOME, UH, UH, AT LEAST ONE MEMBER WHO WANTS TO, OR ONE CITIZEN WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON A SPECIFIC ITEM DOWN THE LIST, AND SHE'LL BE INVITED TO COME FORWARD AT THAT TIME.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK ON ANY ITEMS SEEING NONE? I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE CITIZEN COMMENTS, PERIOD.
NEXT UP AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR, APPOINTMENTS, APPOINT NOMINEE FOR POSITION, UH, ON CITY OF KYLE ETHICS COMMISSION, CUSTOMER BRADSHAW.
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO NOMINATE AMANDA MACOLA TO AS MY APPOINTEE TO THE KYLE ETHICS COMMISSION IS SECOND.
IT'S BEEN MOTION BY CUSTOMER BRADSHAW ABOUT THE MAYOR.
YOU JUST MADE IT IN FORM OF EMOTION.
I KNOW YOU'RE ABOUT TO LAUNCH OFF.
I WAS JUST, I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY THAT SHE'S ONE OF THE MOST, UH, FAIR-MINDED AND LEVEL HEADED INDIVIDUALS THAT I'VE EVER HAD THE PLEASURE OF MEETING, AND I THINK SHE WILL BE AN ASSET TO THE ETHICS COMMISSION.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? IS SHE HERE TODAY? YES, SHE IS ON THE CALL FOR QUESTIONS.
I JUST WANTED TO THANK HER FOR STEPPING UP AND FOR VOLUNTEERING TO SERVE ON THIS COMMITTEE.
AND, UH, IT WAS GREAT TO SEE CITIZENS STEP UP IN THIS MANNER AND TO SERVE.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER BRADSHAW.
I COMMEND YOU ON YOUR NOMINATION.
I THINK SHE WILL MAKE A FINE, UH, ETHICS COMMISSIONER.
I HAD, UM, I WANTED TO SPEAK WITH HER WITH, UH, AMANDA, JUST SO I MADE SURE I GAVE HER THE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY THAT I GAVE MY NOMINEE.
AND I'M JUST GOING TO SAY THAT
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SHE IS MORE THAN QUALIFIED.I ASKED HER SOME REALLY TOUGH QUESTIONS THAT I THINK, UM, MIGHT'VE MADE SOME PEOPLE UNCOMFORTABLE, BUT HER BEST RESPONSE WAS WHEN I ASKED HER IF SHE'S EVER FACED AN ETHICAL SITUATION AND SHE RESPONDED, WE ALL FACE ETHICAL SITUATIONS EVERY DAY AND IT'S REFRESHING BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT WE DO EVERY DAY FACE THESE ETHICAL QUESTIONS AND ETHICAL SITUATIONS.
SOME PEOPLE THINK IT'S JUST, OH, WELL THIS IS, THIS IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
OR THEY DON'T REALLY BASE THINGS OFF OF THEIR MORALS.
UM, SHE WAS ABSOLUTE PLEASURE TO TALK TO.
ANYONE ELSE? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
THANK YOU, AMANDA, FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE.
NEXT UP AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE.
PRESENTATION MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY.
UM, AS WE KNOW, UH, YESTERDAY WAS, UH, THE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY.
UH, EVERY THIRD, MONDAY OF, UH, JANUARY, WE RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE LIFE AND WORK, UH, REVEREND DR.
AND, UH, I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF NOW OF WRITING MY FOURTH, UH, PROCLAMATION FOR SUCH THE OCCASION.
AND WHEN YOU WRITE THAT MANY, UM, YOU DON'T WANT TO, HE USED TO START TO GET THE IDEA THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO BE REDUNDANT.
AND, UH, THIS YEAR I DECIDED TO TAKE A DIFFERENT, UM, PERSPECTIVE WITH THIS PROCLAMATION.
AND I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THE STRUGGLE.
IT TOOK TO GET MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY TO BECOME A FEDERAL THEY RECOGNIZED HOLIDAY.
UM, SO I, UM, WROTE A PROCLAMATION ABOUT IT.
I DID SOME EXTENSIVE RESEARCH TRYING TO UNDERSTAND MYSELF MORE ABOUT THE HISTORY OF IT.
UH, AND I'D LIKE TO READ THAT FOR YOU TODAY.
AND THEN I HAVE A, UH, PRESENTATION FOR EVERYONE, HOPEFULLY TO ENJOY A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT SPURRED THE MOMENTUM, UH, IN 1984, UM, THIS MOVEMENT TO GAIN SOME MORE GROUND TO EVENTUALLY BE SIGNED INTO LAW, UH, THREE YEARS LATER AND THEN RECOGNIZED IN 1986, UH, NATIONALLY, OKAY.
WE'VE CALLED CITY COUNCIL BUCK COMMISSION, WHEREAS THE CITY OF COL ENCOURAGES AND PROMOTE STRONG AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES THAT RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE EFFORTS TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER FOR A GREATER GOOD.
AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF KYLE PAUSES IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE LIFE AND EFFORTS OF REVEREND DR.
AND THE OBSERVANCE OF THE DAY IN HIS HONOR, KING WAS THE FIRST MODERN PRIVATE CITIZEN TO BE RECOGNIZED WITH A FEDERAL HOLIDAY, ALTHOUGH THIS WAS NOT WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT PUSHBACK AND A COLOSSAL EFFORT STARTED IN 1968, FOUR DAYS AFTER HIS ASSASSINATION BY NOT ONLY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND THE CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS, BUT ALSO AMERICANS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY, MARCHING ADVOCATING AND OBTAINING 6 MILLION SIGNATURES.
15 YEARS LATER IN 1983, THE SAME LEGISLATION THAT WAS PROPOSED EACH YEAR WAS FINALLY SIGNED INTO LAW FOR THE HOLIDAY TO BE FIRST BETTERLY CELEBRATED IN JANUARY, 1986.
HOWEVER, IT STILL TOOK YEARS FOR STATES TO ADOPT THE OBSERVATION.
AND FINALLY, IN THE YEAR 2000, JUST 21 YEARS AGO, EVERY STATE IN THE UNION FINALLY OFFICIALLY OBSERVED THE NATIONAL HOLIDAY AND WERE AS DR.
KING ENCOUNTERED, ENCOURAGED US TO COMMIT IN SERVICE FOR OTHERS, REMINDING US IF WE, IF WE EVER DOUBT WHAT WE CAN DO, LET US REMEMBER THE WORDS OF KING QUOTE.
EVERYBODY CAN BE GREAT BECAUSE ANYBODY CAN SERVE.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A COLLEGE DEGREE TO SERVE.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO MAKE YOUR SUBJECT AND VERB AGREE TO SERVE.
YOU ONLY NEED A HEART FULL OF GRACE, A SOUL GENERATED BY LOVE IN QUOTE, AND THEREFORE BE ABLE TO CLAIM BY THE CITY OF COLLEGE THAT JANUARY 18TH, 2021 SHOULD BE REMEMBERED AS MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY AND RECOGNITION OF MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
AND CELEBRATING THE LIFE HE LIVED, WHERE THEY HAVE WORKING TIRED ASLEEP FOR VICTIMS OF RACISM, POVERTY, AND INJUSTICE, WHILE PROMOTING LOVE, COMPASSION AND UNITY WITHIN YOUR, UH, WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS AND ALL MEMBERS OF YOUR COMMUNITIES SIGN THIS DAY.
AND, UH, THE PROCLAMATION THERE IS ON THE, UH, THE DIOCESE.
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AS I, UH, BRIEFLY TOUCHED ON IN THE PROCLAMATION, IT TOOK 15 YEARS FOR THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS AFTER YEARS, UH, YEAR AFTER YEAR PUSHING TO, UH, GET HIS BIRTHDAY RECOGNIZED AS A FEDERAL HOLIDAY.NOW HIS BIRTHDAY IS JANUARY 15TH, UH, BUT IT WAS DECIDED TO STICK WITH THE THIRD MONDAY OF JANUARY.
LIKE I SAID, IT TOOK 15 YEARS.
AND THEN THREE YEARS AFTER THAT, IT WAS FINALLY RECOGNIZED FEDERALLY.
AND THEN NOT UNTIL 2000, WAS IT RECOGNIZED, UH, BY EACH STATE IN THE UNION? UM, ONE OF THE INTERESTING THINGS THAT I DISCOVERED, UM, THERE WERE A LOT OF THINGS, UM, THAT WERE A LITTLE HEARTBREAKING TO READ ABOUT, UM, THROUGHOUT THIS STRUGGLE IN THIS PROCESS.
BUT I WANTED TO FOCUS ON HOW IT BECAME A HOLIDAY, BECAUSE I THINK SOMETIMES, UH, US, WE, WE FORGET HOW MUCH OF A STRUGGLE IT IS TO GET CERTAIN THINGS ACCOMPLISHED.
AND, UM, IT CERTAINLY WAS, THIS WAS NO DIFFERENT.
UH, SO IN 1980, UH, THERE WAS, UH, A WELL-KNOWN MUSICIAN BY THE NAME OF STEVIE WONDER WHO WROTE A SONG ON HIS ALBUM HOTTER THAN JULY CALLED HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE HEARD THAT COURSE, UH, SONG I'VE CERTAINLY I'VE HEARD IT SO MANY TIMES.
WE SING IT INTO MY FAMILY AS WELL, UH, IN CHURCHES, IN VARIOUS DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES.
AND A LOT OF FOLKS DIDN'T REALIZE WHAT THAT SONG WAS ABOUT AND THAT SONG WAS WRITTEN BY MR. STEVIE, WONDER TO, UH, HELP BRING AWARENESS AND ATTENTION TO THE CAUSE TO BRING, TO MAKE MARTIN LUTHER KING'S BIRTHDAY, A NATIONAL HOLIDAY.
AND, UM, A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO WE HAD SANTA CLAUS, UH, COME AND VISIT THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF BULL TO GET STEVIE WONDER HERE.
UH, SO IT DID THE NEXT BEST THING, BUT, UH, I WANTED FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES FOR EVERYONE TO KIND OF HEAR AND UNDERSTAND, UH, THAT SONG THAT WAS WRITTEN AND, AND SONG AND PERFORMED BY STEVIE WONDER THAT HELPED GET THOSE SIGNATURES, THAT THEY HAD 3 MILLION SIGNATURES BEFORE THAT SONG WAS RELEASED.
AND AFTER, UM, THAT POPULAR SONG HAPPENED AND IT STARTED TO GAIN, UH, INTEREST IN NOT JUST, UH, BLACK COMMUNITIES, BUT COMMUNITIES FROM ALL OVER, UH, IT, I WOULD IN THE SIGNATURES TO 6 MILLION.
AND SO, UH, IF YOU'LL BEAR WITH ME AND FOLLOW ALONG WITH THE LYRICS, I LIKED Y'ALL ALL TO ENJOY.
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THANK YOU.AND THANK YOU TO OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM FOR HELPING ME GET THAT PREPARED.
UH, THIS EVENING, HOPEFULLY EVERYONE LEARNED A LITTLE SOMETHING DIFFERENT ABOUT MARTIN LUTHER KING AND HOW, UH, THE HOLIDAY CAME TO BE AND SAW HOW THINGS HAD HAPPENED IN OUR HISTORY.
YOU, IT REALLY TAKES FOLKS COMING TOGETHER AND BEING EDUCATED ABOUT, UM, HOW THESE THINGS COME TOGETHER.
SO I WANT TO THANK, UH, THE STAFF AND I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES ON THE COUNCIL FOR ALWAYS SUPPORTING ME IN THESE ENDEAVORS.
THANK YOU, COUNSELOR ELLISON, ANYBODY HAVE ANY THOUGHTS OR COMMENTS CUSTOMERS? I HAVE SOMETHING REAL QUICK.
UH, THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN ELLISON FOR BRINGING THAT FORWARD.
A FEDERAL HOLIDAY, BUT IT'S ALSO, UH, A DAY OF NATIONAL DAY OF SERVICE AS WELL.
SO, UM, YESTERDAY WAS MY DAY OFF, ALONG WITH COUNCILMAN RIZO AND ALSO DR.
UH, WE DID SOME COMMUNITY SERVICE YESTERDAY.
WE WERE OUT THERE PASSING OUT PAPERS E DOWNTOWN, RIGHT ACROSS FROM THE CITY HALL, MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE GETTING PEOPLE MASKS, UH, PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, UH, HAND SANITIZERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
CAUSE I'M TAKING THIS COVID 19 VERY SERIOUS AND THAT'S WHY I'M NOT THERE WITH THE DIOCESE RIGHT NOW.
UH, I WORK IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, I'M A FIRST RESPONDER AND, UH, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I KEEP MYSELF SAFE AND ALSO PROTECT YOU GUYS AS WELL.
BUT, UH, AGAIN, IT'S THE DAY OF SERVICE AND WE HAD A GREAT TIME OUT THERE.
AND AGAIN, IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT, UH, IT'S REMARKABLE THAT WE HAVE A DAY TO CELEBRATE MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY.
AND SO I WANT TO THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN ELLIS FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND RECOGNIZING SUCH A GREAT, GREAT MAN.
UH, ONE LAST THING GROWING UP, I WAS A BIG FAN OF A BAND CALLED U2 AND THEY WROTE A SONG CALLED PRIDE ABOUT MARTIN LUTHER KING.
AND I STILL REMEMBER IT AND IT'S STILL ONE OF MY FAVORITE SONGS.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
SOME AS I GO AHEAD, COUNSEL AROUND ALISON, I JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE A SPECIAL THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND THE HISTORY LESSON.
I THINK OF MYSELF AS A HISTORY BUFF AND DID NOT KNOW THAT ABOUT STEVIE WONDER SONG.
SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT FORWARD.
REALLY ENJOYED IT, BUT YOU KNOW, ONE THING THAT, UH, DR.
KING REALLY PREACHED ON AND I WANT EMPHASIZE ON THIS IS LOVE, LOVE FOR YOUR NEIGHBOR, LOVE FOR YOUR FELLOW MAN, LOVE FOR EVERYONE.
AND I THINK THAT THAT'S BEAUTIFUL, BUT HE ALSO PREACHED SERVICE FOR OTHERS.
AND ONE OF HIS QUOTES THAT I LOVE AND ALWAYS THINK ABOUT IS, UH, AND TRY TO MODEL MY LIFE AFTER HIS LIFE'S MOST PERSISTENT AND URGENT QUESTION IS WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR OTHERS? AND I, I THINK THAT AS IS A PRUDENT QUESTION, AND I THINK THAT SHOWS THE CHARACTER OF DR.
AND I BELIEVE THAT, UM, MY SMALL QUOTE IS WHEN PEOPLE ASK ME, HOW DO, HOW DO YOU MAKE THE CITY BETTER? AND I WILL SAY ONE SMALL, GOOD DEED AT A TIME.
IF EVERYONE JUST TOOK A MINUTE TO DO ONE SMALL GOOD DEED FOR OTHERS, I THINK WE WOULD, UH, HONOR THAT LEGACY THAT DR.
KING LEFT FOR US, THE LEADERS AFTER THE
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NEXT GENERATION ARE LOOKING TO US JUST AS WE LOOKED AT DR.KING, AND LET'S, LET'S DO IT BY OUR ACTIONS.
ONE SMALL GOOD DEAL AT A TIME.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON.
I THINK YOU GUYS IN ARIZONA APPRECIATE THAT.
I JUST WANT TO PIGGYBACK OFF OF EVERYTHING THAT COUNCIL MEMBER RIZZO AND COUNCIL MEMBER TO VOC HAVE ALREADY MENTIONED AND SHOW MY GRATITUDE FOR YOU FOR PUTTING THAT PRESENTATION TOGETHER.
AND IT'S, I MEAN, IT'S ALWAYS, YOU THINK YOU, YOU THINK YOU'VE LEARNED EVERYTHING THAT YOU CAN ABOUT ONE PERSON AND IT'S ALWAYS SO GREAT TO, UM, I GUESS BE EDUCATED ON SOMETHING THAT YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT SOMEONE WHO IS SO PHENOMENAL WAS SO PHENOMENAL.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN BRADSHAW.
ANYONE ELSE? THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON.
NEXT UP AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SIX, CIP ROAD PROJECTS AND CONSENT AGENDA PRESENTATION.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL, LEON PARVIS CITY ENGINEER.
IT'S TRYING TO FOLLOW THAT, BUT LET ME TRY THE, UH, WE START OFF WITH LAYMAN ROAD.
UH, WHO'S STILL WORKING ON TRYING TO CLOSE THIS PROJECT OUT.
I WANT TO LET THE COUNCIL MEMBER THERE'LL BE, YOU KNOW, THAT WE STILL HAVE THAT.
SO FOR INSTANCE, UP THERE, NORTH OF THE BRIDGE, UH, I TALKED TO OUR PROJECT MANAGER TODAY.
SHE'S ASSURED ME THAT AS SOON AS WE GET THE GRASS GOING IN THERE, THAT THE CONTRACTOR IS GOING TO COME BACK AND TAKE THAT COMPLETELY OUT.
IT'S A, DIDN'T LOOK VERY NICE OUT THERE.
SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE CLEAN IT UP.
UM, BRYSON STREET, UH, WE'RE STILL WORKING WITH OUR CONTRACTOR TRYING TO GET HIM TO WRAP THINGS UP.
SO WE'RE STILL AT THE SAME SITUATION IS WRAPPING UP THE PUNCH LIST.
WE'RE STILL, YOU WERE STILL SITTING ON RETAINED, SO THERE'S DEFINITELY AN INCENTIVE FOR HIM TO FINISH UP THE PROJECT.
WENDY HILL STREET GRANT PROJECT.
UH, YOU ARE PROCESSING A CHANGE ORDER.
WE HAD TO WIDEN THE ROAD A LITTLE BIT EXTRA JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE COULD HAVE TWO WAY TRAFFIC.
SO WE'RE IN OUR CONTINGENCY ABOUT 3.5, 6% AT THIS POINT IN TIME.
UM, AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE SUPPOSED TO WRAP THIS PROJECT UP BY THE END OF NOVEMBER.
SO, UH, WE, WE STILL HAVE WHAT, SIX, SEVEN MONTHS THAT WE NEED TO WRAP THIS PROJECT UP, BUT CONTRACTORS STILL MOVING QUICKLY.
UH, RIGHT NOW THEY'RE BUILDING THE SOUTH HALF OF THE WINDY HILL ROAD STRUCTURE.
UH, THEY'RE WORKING ON THE, UH, UH, CULVERT.
THEY'RE PUTTING IN WHAT WE CALL WING WALLS.
THEY'RE WORKING ON THOSE WALLS AND THEY'RE ALSO WORKING ON THE ROAD OF, FOR YOUR INFORMATION.
THERE WILL BE SOME INTERMITTENT CLOSURES ON ANY PAINTBRUSH AND CHERRYWOOD BEGINNING, JANUARY 25TH THROUGH THE 20 FEBRUARY 25TH, UH, THEY'RE GOING TO BE OPEN.
THEY'RE GONNA BE OPEN AND BE CLOSED WITH BECAUSE THEY'RE WORKING ON, ON CERTAIN THINGS IN THAT AREA.
SO THEY'LL, WE'LL FIX THOSE ITEMS AND THEY'LL MOVE TO THE NEXT ITEM AND THEN COME BACK AND CONTINUE WORKING ON THOSE STREETS.
BUT I WANTED TO GIVE YOU A HEADS UP ON THAT.
AND YOU HAD ASKED ABOUT THE THREE LINE, UH, SECTIONS.
SO WE WENT AHEAD JUST ADDED THIS TO THIS MAP THAT WE HAD BEFORE, UH, IS YOU CAN SEE IT STARTS AT CHERRYWOOD AND THEN IT ENDS THERE BY THAT FIRST DRIVEWAY TO THE, UH, STORAGE PLACE RIGHT THERE.
SO THAT DOES GO PAST THE PURPLE MOUNTAIN OF SEVERAL HUNDRED.
UM, OUR WASTEWATER PLANT WE'VE, UH, UP TO 73% COMPLETE THE LIFT STATION SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE, UH, JUST NEED A COACH TO MANHOLES AND, AND WRAP UP SOME MINOR DETAILS IN THERE SO THAT THAT'S SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE.
THEY STILL ARE WORKING NEAR THE TDCJ.
THERE'S SOME GRAVITY LINES AND THEY'RE STILL WORKING ON SOME RECLAIMED WATER LINES THAT WE NEED TO INSTALL THERE.
WE'RE JUST ABOUT THROUGH, WITH A FOURTH, LARGE FOURS THAT WE HAD UNDER AT 35, THIS IS ON A RECLAIMED WATER LINE THAT WE NEED TO WRAP UP FOR ROUGHLY ABOUT 75 TO 80%.
SO WE'RE JUST ABOUT TO HAVE THOSE, THOSE A LONGBOARD SERVERS ABOUT THERE WAS FOUR OF THEM.
WE'VE GOT 450 FEET, MORE OR LESS THE EXPANSION PROJECT FOR OUR TREATMENT PLANT.
THEY'RE CONTINUED TO WORK ON PIPE FORMS, REBAR, CONCRETE, UH, ALL THE ELECTRICAL BAGS THAT NEED TO BE INSTALLED.
MANHOLES NEED TO BE PLACED THERE.
WE DID BRING AN ADDITIONAL CRANE ONSITE, UM, EARLIER THIS MONTH.
AND, UH, THERE'S STILL NO CHANGES IN THE PROGRESS THAT THE CONTRACTOR DIDN'T LOSE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER AND THE STUFF THAT WE HAVE, BUT THESE STILL WORKING ON SATURDAYS AND, UH, TRYING TO STAY UP ON HIS SCHEDULE.
AND WE STILL EXPECT TO TRY TO BRING THIS PROJECT IN, UH, MARCH OF 2022.
IT SHOWS YOU TO THE CRANES THAT WERE THERE.
ACTUALLY, IF YOU LOOK AT THAT WAFFLE, UH, AREA DOWN AT THE BOTTOM NETS ARE NEW OPERATIONS BUILDING.
SO, UH, THINGS ARE MOVING VERY, VERY QUICKLY ON THE PROJECT.
THEY'RE ALMOST DO WITH AERATION BASINS ON THE CONCRETE WALLS.
AND ONCE THEY GET THROUGH WITH ALL THE CONCRETE, OBVIOUSLY THEY'LL START ENTERING UP,
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QUIT PLACING ALL THE EQUIPMENT AND PARTS AND PIECES THAT NEED TO GO INSIDE THE BASINS IN THE CLARA WHEN CREEK INTERCEPTOR, THEY SHOULD BE STARTING TO DO THEIR WORK.UH, THIS WEEK ON THE MANHOLES, STARTING INSTALLING A PIPELINE AND MANHOLES.
IF YOU'VE DRIVEN BY ON COLORS CROSSING, YOU'VE NOTICED ALL THIS EQUIPMENT THAT'S BEEN PLACED ON THE TOWER.
THEY SHOULD BE SHROUDING THIS WEEK.
UM, AND THEN THE NEXT WEEK THEY'LL START TO BLAST THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR.
SO WHEN YOU START PAINTING THE STRUCTURE, OUR OLD POST ROAD PROJECT WE'RE MEETING AGAIN ON FEBRUARY 3RD FOR NEXT MEETING WAS WITH HAYES COUNTY OF TEXTILES, PERMITTING, TRYING TO GET THEIR PERMITS INTO THEM.
SO WE GET THAT DONE UP FOR THE, WHERE WE HAVE OUR INTERSECTION AT ONE 50.
THERE'S SOME WORK THAT WE NEED TO DO IN THEIR RIGHT OF WAY.
UH, THAT'LL BE IN THE PHASE TWO PART OF THE PROJECT.
UH, SO LET'S NOT CREATE, IT'S NOT ON A CRITICAL PATH AT THIS POINT IN TIME.
UH, WE'RE STILL CONTINUING TO NEGOTIATE FOR THE RIGHT OF WAY WITH THE, UH, FAMILY THAT WAS WASN'T THE, UH, INTERSECTION THERE NEAR THE ONE 50 COUNTY ROAD, ONE 58 AND, UH, OAK COAST ROAD.
UH, WE HOPE TO HAVE YOU IN THEIR LOCAL AGREEMENT FOR THE NEXT, UH, COUNCIL MEETING ON FEBRUARY 2ND.
UH, THAT'S WHAT KAY HAYES COUNTY STAFF WAS TELLING US.
SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL BRING THAT TO YOU AT THAT MEETING.
I'LL TALK A LITTLE EXTRA ABOUT THIS ONE, BUT IT'S ABOUT 75% COMPLETE.
ACCORDING TO THE, UH, ENGINEERING FIRM THAT I TALKED TO, UH, THE NORTHBOUND IS STILL CLOSED.
UH, THEY DO HAVE SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC ON IT.
UH, THEY'RE EXPECTING TO COMPLETE IN THIS PROJECT IN SIX TO EIGHT WEEKS FROM TODAY THREE, I DID CHECK INTO THE MARY YOU'D ASKED ME TO LOOK INTO SOME OF THE DESIGN OF THIS PROJECT.
I LOOKED AT SOME OF THE FH WEA STANDARDS AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE A DETAILED SHEET THAT WE PREPARED SO THAT IF WE EVER DO THE SCAN, WE WILL BE ABLE TO HAND THIS OFF TO THE ENGINEERS TO SHOW THEM THAT THIS IS WHAT WE WANT.
BUT WHEN I LOOKED AT THE DETAILS ON THE FH W A STANDARDS, THIS PARTICULAR, UH, ROUNDABOUT MEETS OR EXCEEDS SOME OF THOSE REQUIREMENTS, THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THE STANDARD CURB AND GUTTER.
IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS MISSED DURING REVIEW.
UM, IF THIS HAD BEEN IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE THERE WAS NO TRUCK, TRAFFIC WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM, BUT THE PROBLEM IS THIS IS A MAJOR ROUTE.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION IN THE AREA.
LOTS OF LARGE TRUCKS ARE GOING TO BE GOING THROUGH.
SO WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WORKS.
I DID VISIT WITH THE, UH, ACTUALLY, UH, ENGINEER THAT DESIGNED IT HAD CALLED HIM YESTERDAY.
I WAS JUST WANTING TO FIND OUT WHAT HIS STORY WAS ON HIS THING.
AND WHY DON'T YOU STAND UP CURB AND GUTTER.
BUT HE TELLS ME THAT'S WHAT HE WAS ASKED TO LOOK AT PROVIDING TO KEEP PEOPLE FROM DRIVING ON TOP OF THAT.
BUT THAT'S NOT WHY YOU HAVE, YOU HAVE TO HAVE TRUCKS THROUGH THERE.
THEY WILL HAVE TO DRIVE ON IT.
SO, UH, THE, UH, THE NEW ENGINEER THAT'S WORKING ON IT IS LOOKING AT A SOLUTION AND I'VE VISITED WITH HIM TODAY ON THAT.
UM, HE'S WORKING ON SOME WAY TO REDUCE THAT CURB DOWN TO SOMETHING THAT WILL BE MALLEABLE.
THEY ARE LOOKING AT A DESIGN TO MAKE SURE THAT THE APRON THAT THEY PUT BEHIND IT IS GOING TO BE WITH SANDY, ANY KIND OF TRUCK TRAFFIC.
UH, SO WE ASSURED US THAT HE'S WORKING ON A DESIGN TO TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS WORKS.
I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT ONE OF THE THINGS DURING OUR REVIEW OF PLANS, WE ALWAYS HOLD THE ENGINEER OF RECORD ACCOUNTABLE FOR ANY DESIGN ERRORS OR DESIGN FLAWS.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING ON THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT.
SO WE'RE EXPECTING THEM TO MAKE, GIVE US A PROJECT THAT WORKS.
MAY I ASK A QUESTION? WAS THAT THE SAME, UH, ROUNDABOUT THAT WE HAD A PROBLEM WITH A SCHOOL BUS HITTING THE CURB? YES.
UH, THE DEVELOPER IN ONE OF HIS EMAILS TO, TO THE CITY INDICATED THEY HAD SEEN SEVERAL BUSES THAT HAD GONE THROUGH THE ROUNDABOUT WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM.
AND I'M NOT THAT I DON'T TRUST THE DEVELOPERS, BUT I ACTUALLY CALLED A HAYES COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
UH, ONE OF MY CONTACTS THERE, MR. ROD WALLS, AND I ASKED ROD IF HE WOULD HELP BY SENDING ONE OF THEIR VEHICLES OUT THERE JUST TO DOUBLE CHECK.
AND MY THANKS TO ROD FOR HE JUST QUICKLY RESPONDED, EXCEPT THEY SENT A BIG BUS OUT THERE AND THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T HAVE A PROBLEM GETTING AROUND THE ROUNDABOUT WITHOUT THEY WERE NOT JUMPING THE CURB PARAMOUNT.
UH, THERE ARE CONSTRUCTING THIS, UH, AREA, THEREBY THE CELL DIVISION.
IT STARTS RIGHT AT THE LIMITS OF THEIR SUBDIVISION.
IT'S GOING TO BE THREE LANES, TWO TO A REGULAR LANES AND A TURN LANE.
IT WILL NARROW IT DOWN TO TWO LANES AT THE QUIET ZONE.
THERE WASN'T QUITE ENOUGH ROOM TO, TO, UH, MAKE IT THROUGH THE THREE LINES SO THAT MOVING SOME EQUIPMENT AND THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR COST OF DOING THAT.
SO IT DOES NARROW IT DOWN TO TWO LANES.
THAT'S THE OVER CROSSING IT, THE CONSTRUCTION WILL BE FROM THE SUBDIVISION HALLWAY TO THE I 35 FRONTAGE ROAD.
AND, UH, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
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ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR MR. BARBARA OR STAFF.CASPER, IS IT CALL ME REAL QUICKLY ON, UM, THANK YOU FOR, UM, REACHING OUT TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND DOING THAT SOMETHING THAT I WAS GOING TO SUGGEST, BUT YOU'VE ALREADY DONE IT.
UH, THEY TALKED ABOUT CUTTING DOWN THOSE CURVES A LITTLE BIT.
ARE THEY STILL GONNA ADDRESS THAT FOR THE TRUCKS? YES, SIR.
THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT.
AND THEN, UM, I GUESS THAT'S PRETTY MUCH ABOUT IT.
IT LOOKS LIKE EVERYTHING'S GOING ON SCHEDULE.
I WANT, APPRECIATE YOUR DILIGENCE ON THIS AND THANK YOU.
THE CURB I HAD ASKED HIM, YOU KNOW, THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT DOING, SAW CUTTING THOSE CURVES.
AND I SAID, WE WOULD REALLY RATHER PREFER BRAND NEW CURB AND GUTTER, BUT I SAID, I WISH I WAS HOPING THE ENGINEER WITH, I ASKED THE ENGINEER TO PASS THAT ONTO THE DEVELOPER.
SO WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH THAT.
UM, I GUESS WE'LL, WE'LL START WITH WENDY HILL.
UM, SO ONE QUESTION FOR YOU AND THEN ONE PERSON SYMANTEC, UH, COULD YOU, SO THE SIDE STREET, INTERMITTENT CLOSURES, UH, ON INDIAN PAINTBRUSH AND CHERRYWOOD, COULD YOU KIND OF ELABORATE ON WHAT THAT MIGHT LOOK LIKE AND WHAT, UH, WHAT THAT WE'LL BE DOING THERE? ACCORDING TO THE CONTRACTOR, THEY'RE GOING TO BE WORKING ON DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS AND THEN THEY'LL WORK ON SOME OF THAT INSTALL THAT, AND THEY'LL HAVE TO STOP THE TRAFFIC, KEEP THE TRAFFIC OFF OF THEM AND THEN COME BACK AND DO SOME STREET REPAIRS.
SO IT'S THAT THEY CAN'T DO IT ALL AT ONE TIME.
THAT'S WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO OPEN IT AND CLOSE IT SO WE CAN GET SOME OF THE WORK DONE THROUGH THERE AS QUICKLY AS THEY CAN.
SO IT'S DRAINAGE AND SOME STREET WORK.
SO HOW LONG DO YOU, UM, ANTICIPATE THOSE CLOSURES WOULD BE ON ONE? SO THEY PROBABLY WOULDN'T DO BOTH OF THOSE STREETS AT THE SAME TIME.
CORRECT? I WILL DOUBLE CHECK, BUT I WOULD HOPE NOT.
I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO TRY TO DO A LITTLE BIT OF WORK ON ONE, OPEN IT AND OPEN IT UP AND THEN COME BACK AND DO SOME MORE WORK ON IT, BUT THEY DON'T PLAN TO CLOSE IT FOR TOO LONG.
THERE MAY BE A WEEK OR SO, AND THEN THEY'LL OPEN IT BACK UP.
SO IT'S NOT, THAT'S THE DIFFICULT THING WITH THIS ONE, OUR PROJECTS MANNERS, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO GET INFORMATION OUT TO THE FOLKS, BECAUSE WHAT I WOULD HATE TO DO IS HAVE SOMEBODY GO THROUGH THERE ONE DAY, SEE IT'S CLOSED AND THEN, AND THEN ARE BETTER OR WORSE YET COME HOME AND IT'S CLOSED AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE TRY TO NOTIFY THESE PEOPLE AS BEST AS WE CAN THAT IT'S GOING TO BE CLOSED, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE OPEN IN A FEW DAYS.
WE JUST KNOW, WE CAN'T TELL YOU BECAUSE OF THE CONTRACTOR, NOT KNOWING HOW LONG IT'S GOING TO TAKE HIM TO DO WHAT HE NEEDS TO DO THERE.
SO THESE ARE GOING TO BE TOUGH AS FAR AS NOTICES GO.
YEAH, YOU ALREADY KNEW WHERE I WAS GOING WITH THAT.
UH, THAT, THAT IS MY CONCERN IS IF IT'S GOING TO BE KIND OF CHANGING, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S GOING TO BE DAY TO DAY OR WEEK TO WEEK.
UM, WE REALLY GOTTA BE ON TOP OF IT.
I KNOW SOMETIMES IT CAN BE TIGHT ON WHEN THE DECISION IS FINALLY MADE ON TRAFFIC CONTROL PLANS AND DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT.
BUT AS SOON AS WE FIGURE THAT OUT, WE CAN GET THAT INFORMATION TO THOSE FOLKS IN INDIAN PAINTBRUSH AND, AND AMBER WOULD, UH, THAT WOULD BE CRITICAL.
UH, I DON'T KNOW IF WE'LL ADD SOME KIND OF SIGNAGE OR SOMETHING OUT THERE TO MAYBE WITH SOME DATES OF, UH, THE PROJECT WORK AND WHATNOT, BUT THAT THAT'S DEFINITELY GONNA BE A HEADACHE THERE ON THAT SECTION.
UM, IT LOOKS LIKE IT COMES FROM OVER TO BSS, SOMETHING TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT.
THOSE ARE GREAT, GREAT POINTS WE NEED TO BRING UP LIKE RIGHT NOW.
UH, IF THERE IS ANY WAY WE CAN GET THOSE SIGNAGE UP LIKE TOMORROW AND JUST START GETTING PEOPLE AWARE OF IT, WHETHER IT'S DIGITAL SIGNS OR THE BIG FLASHING SIGN SAYING, GET READY NEXT WEEK, WE'RE HAVING ANOTHER CLOSURE, UH, BECAUSE HE HITS IT RIGHT ON THE HEAD.
WE DON'T WANT THESE PEOPLE COMING HOME AT FIVE O'CLOCK AT NIGHT OR LEAVING FIRST THING IN THE MORNING AND POOP, YOU GOT THE ROADBLOCKS PUT UP AND YOU GOT SCHOOL AND YOU GOT BUSES AND YOU GOT STUDENTS TRYING TO GET TO THE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS AND THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS, ET CETERA.
SO ANYTHING WE CAN DO PROACTIVELY NOW, AND I THINK YOU WANTED TO HIT IT WITH, UH, UH, THE SAME QUESTION WITH SAMANTHA.
OUR, ARE WE GOING TO ADDRESS THIS THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA, WHETHER IT'S ON THE FACEBOOK PAGE OR SOME FOLLOW-UP ON THAT.
AND I THINK THAT'S KIND OF WHERE I THINK WE'RE HEADING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION ON THAT.
SO SAMANTHA AND BREWSTER DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATION.
SO WE WERE NOTIFIED BY JOANNE'S.
UH, TODAY I KNOW THAT THERE IS SIGNAGE PLANS AND WE HAVE A MEETING FIRST THING TOMORROW TO OUTLINE ALL OF THE DIFFERENT WAYS THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET THE WORD OUT, NOT ONLY THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA, BUT WE HAVE ALSO BEEN DEVELOPING EMAIL LIST THAT WOULD BE FOR ENTITIES THAT DEAL WITH TRAFFIC FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SIDE TO TXDOT, AS WELL AS NEIGHBORHOOD SPECIFIC EMAIL DISTRIBUTION LIST AS WELL.
SO WE'LL BE USING ALL OF THOSE AS WELL AS TARGETING NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGH MEDIUMS LIKE NEXT DOOR.
SO WE, LIKE I SAID, WE'LL BE MEETING FIRST
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THING TOMORROW AND WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO NOT ONLY IDENTIFY WHO NEEDS TO KNOW THIS NOW, BUT ALSO KEEP THEM INFORMED AS THE PROJECT MOVES FORWARD.MARIN COUNCIL, WE JUST, I JUST WANT IT FROM YOU.
I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT THAT POINT OUT.
WE JUST GOT AN EMAIL THIS MORNING FROM TXDOT.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE SOME CLOSURES OF SOME ROADS GOING INTO THE FRONTAGE ROAD.
SO WE'RE GOING TO BE MEETING WITH TEXTILE TRIPS TO SEE HOW WE CAN COORDINATE THOSE, BUT THOSE ARE COMING UP ALSO.
SO IT'D BE MORE, MORE CLOSURES TO WORRY ABOUT THAT'S BECAUSE OF THOSE RAMP REHEARSALS WE'RE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW, JUST WHAT THE CASADO WROTE ABOUT IT.
AND I HAVE ADDRESSED THE RESIDENTS BEFORE IN MEETINGS AND ALSO ON MY FACEBOOK PAGE, UH, TOO, AGAIN, AS OUR CITY CONTINUES TO GROW, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THESE, UH, ROADBLOCKS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THESE CLOSURES, BUT TO, TO, TO PARIS.
BUT I THINK THE MAIN ARGUMENT THAT THEY HAD AND THE BIGGEST COMPLAINT AND CONCERN WAS THEY WERE NOT NOTIFIED WAY AHEAD OF TIME TO WHERE THEY CAN START MAKING THEIR PLANS AND BE AWARE AND THEY CAN START SCHEDULING THEIR ROUTES TO, AND FROM WORK AND IN THEIR HOUSE SO FORTH.
SO IT LOOKS LIKE THAT WILL START ON MONDAY PERHAPS, OR YEAH, EVEN THEM AS MUCH TIME.
AND I SECOND, WHAT COUNSELOR SAID ABOUT GETTING THAT INFORMATION OUT BEFORE THE WEEKEND.
SO FOLKS, YOU START MAKING THOSE PLANS, BUT THANK YOU.
UH, WE, WE KNOW Y'ALL ARE AWARE OF IT.
WE'RE, UM, CERTAINLY APPRECIATE Y'ALL DOING EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO HELP COMMUNICATE TO OUR RESIDENTS AND OTHER JURISDICTIONS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED BY THAT.
UM, IF I MAY, UH, MAYOR, UH, MY SECOND STREET THAT I WANTED TO, UH, HAVE A QUESTION ON WAS OUR COMMENTS ON, WAS OLD POST ROAD.
UH, SO WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE ON THERE AND KEEPING FORWARD WITH THE PROGRESS OF, UH, THE TIMELINE OF HOPEFULLY TURNING DIRT AND ACTUALLY WORKING ON THAT ROAD BY THE END OF FEBRUARY 1ST WEEK OF MARCH, THAT'S STILL WHAT WE'RE TARGETING, CORRECT MR. BARBARA, BUT THE INFORMATION THAT WE'VE GOTTEN FROM THE COUNTY, THEY PLAN TO START AROUND MARCH 1ST.
UM, WHAT ARE THE BIGGEST CONCERNS I'VE HEARD FROM THE FOLKS IN, UM, POST OAK IS THE TRAFFIC CONTROL PLAN AND HOW TRAFFIC WILL BE DETOURED.
UM, I KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING IT IN TWO PHASES NORTH OF ENTERPRISE, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN.
AND THEN, UH, ONCE THAT IS COMPLETE, THEN WE'LL SWITCH TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF ENTERPRISE ON OLD POST ROAD, WHICH I THINK IS A GREAT PLAN.
I THINK JUST THEIR MAIN CONCERN.
AND I WANTED TO, UH, PROVIDE THAT PUBLICLY AND REITERATE IT IS THE TRAFFIC CONTROL PLAN AND TRAFFIC THAT MIGHT BE COMING THROUGH THERE.
UM, AS FAR AS, UH, TRAFFIC THAT IS NOT TYPICAL TO, UH, UH, POST OAK, UH, FOLKS CUTTING THROUGH IN DIFFERENT THINGS.
I KNOW AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE STREETS ARE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE AND, UH, THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO THAT.
UH, IF WE CAN JUST DO WHATEVER WE CAN TO MINIMIZE AND BE FORWARD MINDED ON THINKING OF OTHER TRAFFIC THAT MIGHT TRY TO BE CUTTING THROUGH THERE AND THINK OF THAT WHEN WE CAN CREATE OUR TRAFFIC CONTROL PLAN, AS WELL AS, UM, OBVIOUSLY WHEN CARS ARE ONE THING, UH, BUT ANY HEAVY TRUCKS, UH, AS WELL, REALLY DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO KIND OF KEEP THEM OUT OF THE SUBDIVISION.
AND I AM VERY AWARE AND I I'VE HAD SOME GREAT CONVERSATIONS WITH YOU AND YOUR TEAM AND THE ENGINEERING GROUP THAT IS DOING A GREAT JOB BY THE WAY.
I WANT TO SAY THAT, THAT YOU ALL ARE DOING A WONDERFUL JOB ON THAT, UH, HARPER, UH, AS WELL.
UM, BUT JUST BEING MINDFUL OF THAT BECAUSE, UH, FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN HEARING, UH, YOU'D THINK THE ROAD WOULD BE THE MAIN CONCERN OF THEIRS, BUT THEY'RE MOST CONCERNED ABOUT THAT TRAFFIC CONTROL PLAN AND TRAFFIC BEING REDIRECTED THROUGH THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS.
SO I JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT UP FOR US TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MITIGATE THAT TRAFFIC, GOING THROUGH THE SUBDIVISION COUNCIL MEMBER, APPLYING TO HAVE A MEETING WITH A CONSULTANT AND THE COUNTY AND WITH PUBLIC PURSE TO DISCUSS THE TRAFFIC CONTROL PLANS, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE REDUCE THE IMPACT OF THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS.
YOU MAY STILL HAVE TO USE ONE OF THOSE ROADS, BUT WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO SURE THAT WE, WE CAN'T, UH, IF WE HAVE TO USE ONE, WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO MITIGATE THAT.
SO W W WE NEED TO GET THOSE TRAFFIC COMPLAINTS NOW, TRAFFIC CONTROL PLANS NAILED DOWN AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE SO THAT WE CAN GET, GET THAT INFORMATION OUT TO THE NEIGHBORHOODS TOO.
WELL, I SAID THAT Y'ALL HAVE BEEN DOING A GREAT JOB.
I LOVE THE, UM, THE ADDITIONS AND, AND, UH, UH, ON THE ONE 50 SIDE AND THE, THE TURN, UH, AREAS AND DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT.
I THINK IT'S REALLY GOING GREAT AND JUST CAN'T WAIT FOR IT TO GET STARTED
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AND ULTIMATELY COMPLETE IT.UH, ARE YOU WITH THE FLOOR? THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR MR. BARBARA CUTS FROM RESUME? YEAH, LEON, JUST ONE LAST THOUGHT.
UM, I WAS WONDERING IF THERE'S A WAY WE COULD DO A PRIZE, UH, A MAP OF ALTERNATIVE ROUTES AND POSTED ON OUR CITY WEBSITE THAT MIGHT BE HELPFUL IN DIRECTING CITIZENS THAT WOULD CALL AND SAY, HOW DO I GET HOME? IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING WE COULD LOOK AT AS A CITY AND PROBABLY HELP, UH, ANSWER SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS.
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.
IS THERE, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THESE ITEMS OR DESIRE TO PULL ANY OF THE ITEMS OR MOTION I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS SEVEN THROUGH 14.
SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED BY CUSTOMER RIZZO, SECONDED BY CUSTOMER FLORES, KALE, UH, THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS POSTED.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
NEXT UP AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 15, CONSIDERING IMPOSSIBLE ACTION.
OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE CONSULTANT SERVICES CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF KYLE AND AGC.
M A IN THE AMOUNT OF $32,292 MONTHLY FOR A PERIOD OF 22 MONTHS.
ALL RIGHT, COUNSEL, THIS IS FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER.
UH, ADC M WOULD BE THE OWNER'S REP TO KEEP US BOTH ON TIME AND ON BUDGET.
IT IS OUR EXPECTATION THAT THIS AMOUNT, WHICH, UH, ADDS UP TO 700, $10,424, UH, OVER 22 MONTHS THAT THIS AMOUNT IS RECOUPED, UH, AS PART OF THEIR, UH, UH, CONSTANT, UH, ATTENTION TO THE DETAIL, TO THE BUDGETING PROCESS, UH, TO THE, THE, THE CONTRACT, ET CETERA.
UH, WE HAD A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO INTERVIEWING THIS FIRM, AS YOU KNOW, THE TOURIST BOARD DID ENGAGE THEM FOR, UH, THE SAME SERVICES FOR THE HERES MEMORIAL PARK AND THE CENTRAL PARK IN UPTOWN.
UH, SO THIS WOULD BE, UH, THE THIRD PROJECT THAT THEY WOULD BE ENGAGED FOR.
AND, UH, WE ANTICIPATE MOVING FORWARD TO GROUNDBREAKING HERE IN THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS, PROBABLY APRIL MAY TIMEFRAME AND A, A 14 TO 15 MONTHS AT CONSTRUCTION PERIOD FOR THE PSC FOUR.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS HERE? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE, UH, ACTION ITEM NUMBER 15.
SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED BY CUSTOMERS THOUGH.
SECOND OF MY COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, BRAD SALT BRADSHAW THAT WE MOVE THAT WE APPROVE A GENETIC NUMBER 15.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
NEXT UP AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 16, CONSIDERING A POSSIBLE ACTION TO AMEND THE BROOKS CROSSING DEVELOPER, UH, DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT TO ACCEPT THE NEGOTIATED LANGUAGE REGARDING A BUFFER STRIP BETWEEN BROOKS CROSSING AND PLUM CREEK HOA, MR. OR MAYOR COUNCIL FOR THE RECORD, JAMES AARP ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER.
UM, YOU MAY RECALL BACK, UH, IN THE MIDDLE OF LAST YEAR, WE HAD AN ISSUE WITH, UM, THE ADJOINING NEIGHBORHOOD PLUM CREEK WITH THE ONGOING NEW DEVELOPMENT OF BROOKS CROSSING.
AND THIS, THE SOLUTION THAT WE CAME UP WITH, UH, WAS FOR, UH, ACCEPTABLE TO THE, BOTH THE HOA OF PUBLIC CREEK AND THE BROOKS CROSSING DEVELOPER, UM, WAS FOR THERE TO BE A BUFFER STRIP BETWEEN THE TWO NEIGHBORHOODS ALONG THE BACK EDGE OF THE PROPERTY.
UH, THERE WAS TO BE FOLLOW UP LANGUAGE AND THE DA AFTER THAT WAS AGREED TO THE ORIGINAL CONCEPT WAS THE LAND WOULD BE DEDICATED TO PLUM CREEK FOR PLUM CREEK TO OWN AND MAINTAIN AND UPGRADE, UM, THE PLUM CREEK HOA BOARD AND THE DEVELOPER NEGOTIATED AND DECIDED THAT IT WOULD BE BETTER FOR, UH, THE, THE BROOKS CROSSING DEVELOPMENT TO KEEP THE BUFFER.
SO THEY HAVE, UH, THEY HAVE AGREED TO TERMS THAT WOULD CHANGE THE LANGUAGE IN THE DA.
SO THIS IS AN AMENDMENT TO THE DA THAT WOULD, UH, DEFINE THE BUFFER DEFINED THAT IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE, OF THE DEVELOPER AND ULTIMATELY THE HOA, UH, OF BROOKS CROSSING AND THE PLUM CREEK HOA AGREED, I GUESS, TO BACK OFF ON THE RESTRICTION OF THE TWO-STORY HOMES THAT WOULD BACK UP AGAINST THE BUFFER.
I WOULD ASSUME I WASN'T PRIVY TO THESE CONVERSATIONS BECAUSE THEY OCCURRED BETWEEN THOSE TWO PARTIES, BUT MY ASSUMPTION WOULD BE THAT THAT WAS THE TRADE-OFF SINCE THE PLUM CREEK HOA WOULD NOT HAVE TO BE MAINTAINING AND SPENDING MONEY TO MAINTAIN THE BUFFER, UH, THAT THEY WERE WILLING TO ALLOW, UH, UP
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TO 50% OF THE HOMES TO BE BUILT TO STORY INSTEAD OF LEAVING THAT LIMITED TO 25%.SO THERE ARE TWO ITEMS THAT ARE AMENDED IN THIS AMENDMENT.
THE FIRST ONE IS STATING THAT THE BURKE'S CROSSING WILL MAINTAIN AND UPKEEP THE BUFFER, UH, AND THAT THE BUFFER IS ACCEPTABLE TO THE PLUM CREEK HOA.
AND THE SECOND ONE IS CHANGING THE RESTRICTION ON TWO STORIES, UH, ALONG THAT BUFFER STRIP FROM A CAP OF MAXIMUM 25%.
SO A CAP OF 50%, THERE'S ALSO A LETTER FROM THE PLUM CREEK HOA BOARD, UH, UH, STATING THAT THEY HAVE CONSENTED TO THESE CHANGES AND THEY ARE SUPPORTING THE RECOMMENDATION.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. UH, I HAVE A COUPLE, SO, UH, CUSTOMERS, UH, JUST REALLY QUICKLY, JAMES, UH, SO DEVELOPER OR THE HOA WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE, UM, KEEPING UP WITH THAT STRIP OF LAND.
WHAT DO WE HAVE REQUIREMENTS ON WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE, UH, OTHER THAN OUR NORMAL HEALTH SAFETY CODE? UH, NO, SO THEY CAN'T ALLOW IT TO, UH, YOU KNOW, BE OVERGROWN, UH, IN VIOLATION OF OUR CODE, BUT GENERALLY WHAT WE'RE WANTING THEM TO DO IS TO KEEP IT AS NATURAL AS POSSIBLE.
SO THEY SHOULD NOT BE CLEARING OUT ANY OF THE, OF THE TREES OR UNDERBRUSH AND THEY SHOULD DO THEIR BEST AND MAKE SURE THAT IT DOESN'T BECOME OVERGROWN OR THEY'LL HAVE TO REMOVE TRASH.
UH, IF THERE ARE, UH, COMPLAINTS ABOUT, UH, YOU KNOW, PESTS, THEN THEY WILL HAVE TO ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES AS WELL.
AND I GUESS MY OTHER CONCERN, THE CONCERN THAT I HAD ON THAT WAS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, FOLIAGE, FALLING DOWN, DINE OUT, THINGS LIKE THAT.
LIKE TREES, ANYTHING THAT DIES OUT THERE'LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT COURSE.
THAT WOULD BE THEIR RESPONSIBILITY UNDER, UNDER THEIR AUTHORITY.
SO WE'VE ALREADY AGREED TO THERE BEING THE NATURAL STRIP.
IT WAS JUST A MATTER OF PLUM CREEK WAS GOING TO OWN AND MAINTAIN IT.
NOW THE DA SAYS THAT BROOKS CROSSING IS GOING TO OWN IT, MAINTAIN IT.
SO JAMES, I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
NUMBER ONE IS THE INCREASE OF 25% TO 50%.
UH, I DON'T SEE HOW THAT BENEFITS ANYONE OTHER THAN TH THE DEVELOPER AND CERTAINLY WEEKENDS AND LOWERS THE CITY'S POSITION.
IT DOESN'T, DOES IT MAKE SENSE TO ME WHY WE WOULD BE GIVING THEM EXTRA HOMES? THEY'RE SAYING THEY'RE GOING TO MAINTAIN IT, BUT THE WAY THEY'RE KEEPING IT IN ITS VEGETATIVE STATE, THERE'S ZERO COMMITMENT ON THEIR PART TO, OR NECESSITY ON THEIR PART TO IT, TO REALLY MAINTAIN MUCH OF ANYTHING THE WAY THEY'VE CURRENTLY GOT IT SET UP.
AND NOW THEY'RE JUST GETTING A, TO DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF TWO STORY HOMES THAT THEY WANT TO PUT UP, PUT UP.
I SEE WHY THE HOA, THE PLUM CREEK HOA WOULDN'T OBJECT, BUT IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT REALLY ABOUT THAT, THAT, THAT WASN'T SOMETHING THAT THEY NEGOTIATED FOR.
UH, I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT SPECIFIC QUESTION.
I THINK WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO ASK IS, YOU KNOW, WHY, OR WHAT HAVE YOU DID THEY, DID THEY INCLUDE THAT? UM, MY UNDERSTANDING AND WHAT I'VE READ INTO IT IS SIMPLY, UH, WHAT I STATED IN MY INTRODUCTORY, AND THAT IS THE COST OF DOING ANY MAINTENANCE OR OWNERSHIP OR, YOU KNOW, DOING THE SURVEY.
AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS WAS ORIGINALLY ON THE PLUM CREEK IN ORDER TO TAKE THE PROPERTY.
NOW THAT THEY'RE NOT TAKING THE PROPERTY, I GUESS THE COST IS BEING ABSORBED BY THE BROOKS CROSSING FOLKS.
SO IN EXCHANGE THERE, THEY WANTED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE MORE TWO STORIES AND THE HOA AGREED TO IT BECAUSE IT WAS PRIMARILY THE RESIDENTS ALONG THAT FENCE LINE THAT WE'RE OBJECTING.
UM, OBVIOUSLY THERE'S NOTHING THAT COMPELS US TO AGREE TO EITHER ONE OF THESE TWO COMPONENTS.
UM, BUT, UH, THAT IS THE WAY THAT IT WAS PRESENTED TO US.
AND THIS IS, THIS DID NOT OCCUR WITH THE CITY, UH, IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS OCCURRED BETWEEN THIS BROOKS AND PLUM CREEK HOA.
IT'S JUST THE, THIS IS THE FIRST, UH, THAT, THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, LIKE AS EXACTLY AS YOU SAID, WE DIDN'T NEGOTIATE THIS, BUT FOR MYSELF, THAT'S NOT INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF TWO STORY HOMES ALONG THERE IS NOT SOMETHING I'M INTERESTED IN APPROVING.
I DON'T THINK THE TRADE-OFF IS FAIR, UH, TO THE FOLKS THAT LIVE THERE, UH, ALONG A LONG MATTER IN PARTICULAR, JUST BECAUSE THE MAINTENANCE IS BEING CHANGED FROM PLUM CREEK HOA TO THE BROOKS CROSSING HOA, WHEN IT'S REALLY A VEGETATIVE BUFFER THAT DOESN'T HAVE A LOT OF MAINTENANCE, UH, TO DEAL WITH ORIGINALLY THEY'RE LANDSCAPING AND PLANTING TREES AND IRRIGATION.
AND WE PUT A LOT OF THAT INTO THE DA, BUT IT SEEMS THAT SINCE WE NEGOTIATED THE DA, WHEN THEY PUT THE ACTUAL PRODUCT IN THE GROUND, THEY'VE GONE WITH A MUCH LOWER COST OPTION, WHICH I THINK IS ACTUALLY A FINE WAY FOR THEM TO APPROACH THAT WITH THAT VEGETATIVE BUFFER AND LEAVING SOME OF THOSE, UH, SHRUBS AND THINGS IN THERE.
UM, BUT THIS IS, UH, THIS IS A RETRADE OF THE DEAL AS FAR AS
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I'M CONCERNED.UM, OBVIOUSLY, UH, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW IF THE DEVELOPERS ON THE LINE TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS BECAUSE THAT'S REALLY WHO, YOU KNOW, NEEDS TO BE SUPPORTING OR, UH, DEFENDING THEIR POSITION.
THE, I DO BELIEVE THAT ON THE POINT OF THE, UH, THE NATURAL BUFFER, YOU KNOW, I'M GLAD THAT YOU'RE PLEASED WITH THE WAY THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT IS TURNING OUT.
I DO THINK THAT THAT WAS IN THE SPIRIT OF, OF WHERE WE ENDED UP AT THE REQUEST OF THE, OF THE NEIGHBORS THAT BACKED UP.
THEY PREFERRED IT TO BE MORE NATURAL AND NOT TO BE, UM, I GUESS GROOMED WOULD BE THE RIGHT WAY OF STATING IT, YOU KNOW, TO WHERE THEY ACTUALLY TEAR IT ALL OUT.
AND THEN RE-INSTALL TREES AND THE IRRIGATED SO ON AND SO FORTH.
SO I DO THINK THAT YEAH, EITHER OR ONE OF THE TWO IS FINE, THEY'RE GOING WITH THE CHEAPER OPTION AND ASKING FOR, TO, UH, TO DOUBLE THE TWO STORY HOMES THOUGH.
THAT'S THE, THAT'S THE CHALLENGE I HAVE IS JUST, ABSOLUTELY NOT IN OUR INCENTIVE, IN OUR BEST INTEREST TO VOTE FOR THAT.
UM, I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE'S ANYTHING THAT COMPELS YOU TO AGREE TO BOTH OF THE ITEMS, UH, AS THEY HAVE PRESENTED THEM.
SO I THINK IT'S COMPLETELY WITHIN COUNCILS, RIGHT? I, I PAGE CAN CORRECT ME TO ACCEPT THE FIRST TERM, BUT NOT THE SECOND TERM.
AND THEN IF THEY DON'T WANT TO SIGN, THEN THEY CAN, YOU KNOW, THEY CAN FIGURE OUT FROM THERE WHAT THEY WANT TO DO AGE.
WOULD YOU AGREE WITH THAT? IT SHOULD, THEY DON'T HAVE TO ACCEPT IT AS PROPOSED, RIGHT? NO, THEY DON'T.
YOU'D HAVE TO GO BACK TO NEGOTIATING LIKE JAMES IS DESCRIBING, UH, DOES COUNCIL HAVE THOUGHTS OR COMMENTS? UH, OTHERWISE I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION, UH, TO SPLIT IT UP THAT WAY.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENT TO THE DEVELOPER AGREEMENT AND AMEND THE DEVELOPER AGREEMENT TO STRIKE THE, UH, LANGUAGE RELATED TO, UH, DOUBLING THE AMOUNT OF TWO-STORY HOMES AVAILABLE TO BE BUILT ALONG MATTER.
IT'S BEEN MOVED BY THE MAYOR SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER FLORES, KALE.
UH, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? WAS THAT CLEAR THE WAY I SAID THAT? YES.
MAYOR I'M, I'M INTERPRETING IT TO BE THAT YOU ARE MOVING TO STRIKE ARTICLE 2.02, UH, PARAGRAPH 13, UH, TO, TO NOT INCLUDE AN AMENDMENT TO THAT, UH, PARAGRAPH CORRECT.
ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
MOTION CARRIES SIX TO ZERO, I GUESS WE'LL HEAR FROM THEM IF THANK YOU, MAYOR COUNCIL WORK.
NEXT UP AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 17.
FIRST READING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 53 ZONING OF THE CITY OF KYLE TEXAS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSIGNING ORIGINAL ZONING TO APPROXIMATELY 1.4 ACRES OF LAND FROM AGRICULTURAL TO RETAIL SERVICES FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT ONE OH ONE SUNFLOWER CIRCLE IN HAYES COUNTY, TEXAS.
UH, THIS ITEM DOES HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING, UH, MR. COONS, HI, MR. MAYOR, UH, CITY COUNCIL FOR THE RECORD.
MY NAME IS HOWARD KENNETH ON THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR.
I AM GOING TO SHARE MY SCREEN WITH YOU RIGHT NOW.
SO I TRUST THAT YOU CAN SEE THE VICINITY MAP FOR THIS REQUEST.
THIS IS A REQUEST TO REZONE, UH, RIGHT AROUND AN ACRE AND A HALF OF LAND LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF DACEY LANE AND VB, UH, KITTY CORNER TO SCIENCE HALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
UM, THE CURRENT CONDITIONS, UH, RIGHT NOW FROM THE ZONING ORDINANCE IS THIS IS A PROPERTY THAT SOUND AGRICULTURE AND IS SURROUNDED, UH, TO THE NORTH ON ALL SIDES IS AGRICULTURE.
YOU'LL SEE A NARROW STRIP OF LAND, UH, THAT HAS BETWEEN THE SUBJECT SITE AND LANE THAT HAS ACTUALLY BEEN ACQUIRED AS RIGHT AWAY FOR THE DACEY LANE WIDENING PROJECT THAT IS EXPECTED TO BE UNDERTAKEN BY THE COUNTY, UM, ACROSS THE STREET IS, UM, REASONABLY LARGE SECTION OF OUR S ZONING THAT IS CURRENTLY BEING DEVELOPED WITH VARIOUS COMMERCIAL USES.
AND, UH, THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST IS FOR THIS 1.4 ACRES TO BE MADE SIMILARLY RS.
UM, WE'VE GOT SOME MAPS HERE THAT SHOW THE EXISTING CHARACTER AREAS FROM THE 2010 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
UM, THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS IN THE NEWTOWN COMMUNITY AND A NEW TOWN.
THE RS DISTRICT IS RECOMMENDED.
THIS WENT TO P AND Z ABOUT A WEEK AGO, AND THERE WAS LIMITED DISCUSSION AND ULTIMATELY THEY VOTED TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS, UH, SIX TO ZERO.
AND IT IS ALSO STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION THAT IT BE APPROVED.
I CAN MAKE MYSELF AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS ANYBODY MIGHT HAVE.
I'M GOING TO, UH, IF THERE'S NO OBJECTIONS, I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING.
UH, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE DISCUSSION AFTERWARDS.
UH, AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO ASK ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM, UH, TO PLEASE DO SO.
IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK?
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YES, MA'AM MINDSTATE GLOVER.I REPRESENT THE OWNERS OF THIS PROPERTY AND I'M JUST HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS, IF I CAN HELP.
OKAY, MR. GLOVER, UH, APPRECIATE IT.
WE'LL, UH, WE'LL MAKE YOU AVAILABLE AS SOON AS WE, UH, ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING, SINCE YOU REPRESENT THE DEVELOPER.
WELL, THAT WAY WE CAN HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH YOU IF NEED BE.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK ON THIS ITEM DURING THE HEARING, SEEING NONE? I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
UH, IT'S NOW CLOSE TO ANYONE, HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. COONS OR QUESTIONS FOR THE DEVELOPERS CUSTOMER THOUGH? THIS, OKAY.
HOWARD, THIS COUNSELOR RESULT FOR THE RECORD.
I JUST WANT TO, UM, ASK A QUESTION.
IT MIGHT BE PREMATURE, BUT WHAT ARE THE SETBACKS FROM BB ROAD ON THIS, UH, PROPERTY WE'RE LOOKING AT? UH, REASONS WOULD BE OUR S FRONT BUILDING LINE SETBACK OF 25 FEET.
BUT BEFORE I STATE THAT EMPIRICALLY, I'M GOING TO LOOK IT UP FOR YOU.
SO 25 FEET FROM THE STREET THAT THE SOUTH FACING STREET, THAT'S CURRENTLY A TWO LANE ROAD, CORRECT? IT IS.
SO I KNOW, UM, I'M PRETTY GOOD AUTHORITY THAT, THAT MIGHT CHANGE TO A THREE LANE ROAD IN THE FUTURE.
UM, HOW WOULD THAT IMPAIR, IMPAIR THAT, UH, GOING INTO A THREE LANE ROAD WHERE WE HAVE ENOUGH RIGHT AWAY TO DO THAT? I CAN'T TELL YOU THE ANSWER TO THAT RIGHT NOW.
I DON'T HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON WHAT A SITE PLAN MIGHT LOOK LIKE FOR THIS SUBJECT PROPERTY.
UH, THIS IS JUST THE LAND USE QUESTION TODAY.
SO, UM, THERE WOULD BE AN EXPECTATION MAYBE THAT RIGHT AWAY WOULD BE TAKEN FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE STREET, NOT JUST THE NORTH SIDE.
UM, SO THERE, THERE ARE, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT WAYS THAT, THAT, UH, PROJECT COULD BE EFFECTED, UM, WHETHER OR NOT IT HAS AN, UH, AN, UH, REASONABLE DEFICIENCY TO EITHER SITE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I HAVE A QUESTION.
UM, MR. GROVER, THIS IS, UH, AGAIN, TOBY IS, AND THIS IS ACTUALLY IN MY DISTRICT RIGHT THERE.
I LIVE RIGHT OVER THERE BY KIDS INTO TRAILS.
UM, DO YOU KNOW WHAT KIND OF DEVELOPER OR IS LOOKING TO BUILD OVER THERE? WE'RE NOT, WE'RE NOT LOOKING AT DEVELOPING ANYTHING.
WE'RE JUST TRYING TO SELL THE PROPERTY.
WE WERE, WE, I REPRESENT THE OWNERS AND WHEN THE COUNTY AND THE CITY CAME ALONG AND ASKED FOR ABOUT HALF AN ACRE OF THE LAND, JUST CUT RIGHT THROUGH MR. MS. OWENS HIS HOUSE.
SO THEY HAD TO TEAR DOWN THE HOUSE IN ORDER TO GET THE CITY AND THE COUNTY THE RIGHT OF WAY THAT THEY WANTED.
SO THEY HAVE JUST RELOCATED AND MAKES SENSE NOW, BUT ALL THE INQUIRIES WE'VE RECEIVED HAVE BEEN WITH REGARD TO COMMERCIAL USE OF SOME KIND.
SO WE JUST CHOSE TO GO AHEAD AND GET ITS OWN, TRY TO GET IT REZONED.
SO THEY WOULD MEET MOST OF THE DEMANDS THAT WE'RE GETTING.
DOES THAT ANSWER THE QUESTION? YES, SIR.
BECAUSE, UH, AGAIN, IN THAT AREA, WE, WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF RETAIL, UH, BUSINESSES IN THAT PART OF POWELL, BUT ESPECIALLY WHILE THAT CORNER, AND IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL THAT IF WE DO EVENTUALLY HAVE, UM, SOME FORM OF BUSINESS OR DEVELOPER TO COME IN TO REALLY LOOK AT THAT LAND, IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL FOR THE PEOPLE OUT THERE.
WHETHER LIKE, I THINK ALSO STREET, THEY'RE BUILDING A BREAD BASKET.
UM, SO THAT'S IN THE WORKS RIGHT THERE.
I KNOW THERE'S THIS, UM, MAYBE LIKE A HALF ACRE IN THE FRONT OF THAT, SO I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT'S GONNA PLAY OUT.
MAYBE THAT'LL BE EVENTUALLY WIDENED UP.
BUT, UH, UH, I JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF YOU'D BEEN APPROACHED, UH, FROM, FROM ANYBODY AS FAR AS WHAT THEY WANTED TO DO WITH THAT LAND.
WELL, MOST PEOPLE HAVE, HAVE INDICATED THEY WANTED TO AT A CONVENIENCE STORE THERE.
UH, THERE HAS BEEN ONE INQUIRY ABOUT A DAYCARE CENTER AND, UM, UH, ONE, ONE FAST FOOD, CHICKEN PLACE HAS ALL THAT.
SO MY GUESS IS THERE'LL BE SOME SORT OF A LITTLE RESTAURANT OR SERVICE SERVICE CENTER.
I AM QUITE FAMILIAR WITH THIS AREA.
UM, SO I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM THINGS BEFORE I MAKE A STATEMENT.
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AM I CORRECT IN SAYING THAT THE ROAD ON THAT THUMB DACEY LANE GOING NORTH TO SOUTH, THAT IS AN EASEMENT OR THAT'S, NOTHING'S GOING TO BE PUT ON THAT PART, CORRECT.THE STRIP OF LAND BETWEEN THE SUBJECT AND DAISEY LANE HAS BEEN ACQUIRED FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE EXPANSION OF THE DACEY LANE PROJECT, THAT IT'S BASICALLY IS GOING TO BE, UM, WIDENED INTO A MUCH HIGHER CLASSIFICATION ROAD.
AND THAT'S THE SPACE THAT THEY'RE GOING TO UTILIZE FOR THAT, UH, EXPANSION.
SO THEN THE LAND ABOVE IT OR TO THE LEFT OF IT, I SHOULD SAY OFF A BB ROAD, THAT'S STILL GOING TO REMAIN AGRICULTURAL.
IS THAT TRUE ABOVE IT? IT'S RIGHT OFF A BB ROUND CIRCULAR DRIVEWAY.
THAT'S NOT A FUNCTION OF THIS ZONING ACTION THOUGH.
I HAVE DRIVEN THIS ROAD, HUNDREDS OF TIMES, THAT AREA IS HORRIBLE WHEN IT COMES TO TRAFFIC.
IF YOU GO TO THERE TO THE RIGHT OF DC LANE, PEOPLE ARE WAITING THERE TO GET OUT OF THAT AREA PROBABLY SOMETIMES FOR UP TO 15 TO 20 MINUTES.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF REZONING SOMETHING TO RETAIL IS GOING TO BE PRODUCTIVE FOR THAT AREA.
I THINK IF I'M CORRECT, THERE'S APARTMENTS GOING TO THE, I JUST SAY LEFT AND RIGHT, BUT, UH, WHERE BB ROAD COMES IN TO THE LEFT TO THE RIGHT SOUTH SIDE.
UM, AND I REMEMBER WHEN THOSE WERE BEING BUILT, HOW THE TRAFFIC WAS ABSOLUTELY CRAZY.
SO I WOULD REALLY HATE TO SEE THAT AREA UNTIL IT APPROVED IMPROVES, AND THE ROADS ARE WIDENED AND IT'S DRIVABLE FOR PEOPLE IN WAYS THAT DOESN'T STRESS THEM OUT BECAUSE QUALITY OF LIFE IS IMPORTANT.
AND KYLE, UM, THAT NEEDS TO PROBABLY REMAIN AGRICULTURAL IN MY OPINION, UNTIL THOSE ROADS CAN BE WIDENED.
OH, CASPER, ALISON, THANK YOU.
UM, SO, UH, THAT, THAT CERTAINLY IS THE CONUNDRUM WE CONTINUE TO HAVE AND DEVELOPMENT AND ACROSS THE CITY.
UH, AND IT'S BEEN, UH, NO SHORTER THAN THE QUESTION HERE IN THIS AREA AS WELL.
ONE THING THAT GIVES ME CONFIDENCE ABOUT THIS WITH RETAIL SERVICES IS I'VE TALKED TO A LOT OF FOLKS IN KENSINGTON TRAILS.
AND ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT, THAT I'VE HEARD COMMONLY FROM THEM IS THAT THEY WANT SOMETHING SIMILAR.
THEY ALWAYS POINT THIS OUT IS, IS REALLY INTERESTING, UM, WHERE, UM, 27 70 AND, UM, EVERY ONE 50 THERE WHERE THE WALGREENS AND THAT IS, UM, THEY, THEY PARTICULARLY SAY THEY WANT STUFF LIKE THAT.
SO THEY WANT LOCAL RETAIL TO GO TO AND NOT HAVE TO CROSS THE HIGHWAY AND DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT.
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THEY'VE ASKED FOR IT.
AND THEY PUSHED BACK AGAINST THE OTHER RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, BUT THEY CERTAINLY WANT RETAIL.
THEY WANT PLACES TO DO ALL THOSE DIFFERENT TYPES OF PHONES.
AND SO CERTAINLY, UM, RHODES IS AN IMPORTANT, UH, PRODUCT OF GETTING THAT INFRASTRUCTURE IN ORDER.
AND CERTAINLY JUST DEVELOPERS WILL PLAY AT ADJACENT LANE MILE FEES AND ALL THE OTHER FEES THAT, UH, COME WITH DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA SO THAT WE CAN THEN, UH, IMPROVE THAT IT'S ALWAYS THAT CHICKEN OR THE EGG TYPE OF THING.
DO WE BUILD THE ROAD BEFORE THERE'S ANYTHING ON IT WHERE IT'S KIND OF HARD TO, UH, GET THAT TOGETHER BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T HAD THE DEVELOPMENT IN ORDER TO GET THE MONEY TO DO THAT OR THE OTHER, UH, VICE VERSA WAY AROUND.
UH, BUT I THINK ONE THING THAT MAKES ME REALLY CONFIDENT ABOUT THIS AGENDA ITEM PIECE IS HAVING HAD THOSE MANY CONVERSATIONS OVER NUMBERS OF YEARS.
UH, I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR FIVE YEARS NOW, MY, MY SIX YEAR.
AND THAT'S SOMETHING I'VE HEARD A LOT FROM THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.
SO I THINK THIS COULD HELP BRING THAT, BRING THAT TO A COURT.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE THOSE KINDS OF, I GUESS, YEAH, I GUESS MY COMMENTS WERE JUST GOING TO ECHO WHAT A CUSTOMER ELLISON HIGHLIGHTED WHEN IT COMES TO, UH, DEVELOPING, YOU KNOW, MORE HOMES, MORE APARTMENTS OUT THAT WAY.
I KNOW THAT'S TOUGH ON THE ROADWAYS, BUT THE CITIZENS THAT I'VE TALKED TO IN THAT AREA ALWAYS TALK ABOUT SERVICES, THINGS THAT THEY NEED.
AND I THINK THIS WOULD PROBABLY BE A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, BEING A SMALL LOT.
IT'S NOT GOING TO BRING IN A LOT OF TRAFFIC.
ONE THING IT WILL DO IS KEEP THOSE RESIDENTS FROM HAVING TO DRIVE TOO FAR FOR SOME OF THE BASIC NEEDS THAT THEY, THEY MIGHT ENCOUNTER ON A DAY TO DAY.
I ACTUALLY WILL JUST ADD TO, TO THAT, THAT I THINK THAT, UH, YOUR, YOUR POINT IS NOT LOST ON THIS COUNCIL.
CAUSE WE, WE REGULARLY RESIST FOR THE, FOR THAT EXACT REASON, BUT RETAIL SERVICES, UH, IN PARTICULAR
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IS ABOUT QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE PEOPLE THAT ALREADY ARE COMMUTING THROUGH THERE.SO FROM A TRAFFIC STANDPOINT, RETAIL SERVICES IS, IS ALLOWS FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE ALREADY DRIVING ON THE ROAD TO STOP AND GET THEIR, THEIR FOOD INSTEAD OF DRIVING FURTHER INTO TOWN.
SO, I MEAN, YOU CAN MAKE THE ARGUMENT THAT IT, IT EITHER HAS A KIND OF A NEUTRAL EFFECT, UH, OR EVEN POTENTIALLY, UH, IS BENEFICIAL IN TERMS OF TRAFFIC BY GETTING THOSE, THOSE SERVICES CLOSER TO WHERE THE PEOPLE LIVE.
BUT ALL OF THAT ARGUMENT GOES AWAY WHEN YOU START TRYING TO HIS OWN MULTIFAMILY AND CONDOS, WHICH IS WHY WE'VE RESISTED.
I THINK THE PLACE ACROSS FROM THERE IS THE, IS THAT A LOT THAT WE JUST TURNED DOWN BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO GO FROM RETAIL SERVICES TO
AND WE SAID, NO, IT NEEDS TO STAY RETAIL BECAUSE QUALITY OF LIFE, UH, AND ALSO ALL, ALL INTENSITY OF USE AND TRAFFIC IS NOT CREATED EQUAL AND RETAIL, ESPECIALLY NEIGHBORHOOD RETAIL AT AN INTERSECTION JUST GETS THE TRAFFIC THAT'S ALREADY THERE.
SO IF IT TAKES THEM 15 MINUTES TO GET THROUGH, AT LEAST MAYBE THEY'LL HAVE A PLACE TO STOP AND GET A CHICKEN SANDWICH OR SOMETHING, I GUESS.
BUT THAT'S A TERRIBLE THING TO SAY.
UM, SO I'M IN, I'M IN, I'M IN AGREEMENT I'M, I'M NOT IN TOTAL DISAGREEMENT WITH YOUR POINT, BUT I AM IN AGREEMENT THE POINT, MY OTHER COLLEAGUES AS WELL.
SO AM I CORRECT IN SAYING THAT IS A FOUR WAY? STAT IS NOT, THAT'S A STOPLIGHT RIGHT THERE AND IT'S NOT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL OR A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT DC AND BV.
I'M QUITE SURE WHEN THE, AND THE, THE NEW DC IS A BIG ROAD.
SO AGAIN, THE KIND OF LIKE IF WE'RE IMPROVING THE ROADS, WE OUGHT TO ALLOW FOR THE DEVELOPMENT, BECAUSE SOMEBODY HAS TO PAY FOR THOSE ROADS THAT ARE GOING IN.
AND IF WE SAY NO, THEN ALL THAT DOES IS RAISE TAXES ON THAT.
I WOULD ALSO BE INTERESTED TO KNOW WHAT THE NEIGHBOR THINKS TO SAY OUT OF CURIOSITY.
UM, I THINK WE, WE NEED TO BE MINDFUL BECAUSE THAT THAT'S PROBABLY A HOME THAT'S BEEN THERE A LITTLE BIT, UM, NOT TO SAY THAT THAT'S AN EXCUSE TO NOT CHANGE THE ZONING, BUT, UM, IN ADDITION TO THE TRAFFIC, I WOULD BE INTERESTED TO KNOW WHAT THE TWO HOUSES TO THE LEFT WOULD, WOULD HOW THEY FEEL.
BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, UH, DEPENDING ON THE TIMING, IT MAY BE A GOOD IDEA TO REZONE THAT TO, TO BUSINESS, BUT I JUST DON'T SEE IT HAPPENING ANYTIME SOON.
SO WHAT WOULD BE THE HARM AND JUST HOLDING OFF UNTIL THE ROADS HAVE GOTTEN, BEEN IMPROVED? WELL, IF, UH, THE NEIGHBORS WILL HAVE HAD TO BE, UH, NOTIFIED, UH, FOR A REZONING AND THIS IS FIRST READING.
SO, UH, IF WE WANT TO BRING IT BACK FOR SECOND READING, SO YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A CHANCE TO GO TALK.
IT WON'T CHANGE MY VOTE, BUT I WILL, IF YOU WANT TO GO THROUGH THAT, WE CAN ALWAYS BRING IT BACK FOR SECOND READING UNLESS THEY'RE IN SOME KIND OF HURRY.
I'M A MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND MOVE BY THE MAYOR.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
NO MOTION CARRIES SIX TO ONE AND IT WILL COME BACK FOR A SECOND READING.
UH, FIRST READING IN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 53 ZONING OF THE CITY OF KYLE TEXAS FROM THE PURPOSE OF ASSIGNING ORIGINAL ZONING TO APPROXIMATELY 5.87 ACRES OF LAND FROM AGRICULTURAL TO RETAIL SERVICES FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1400 EAST RANCH ROAD, A ONE 50 IN HAYES, COUNTY, TEXAS.
UH, THIS ITEM ALSO HAS A PUBLIC HEARING, UH, MR. COONS, UH, THANK YOU MR. MAYOR.
AGAIN, I'M GOING TO SHARE MY SCREEN SO I CAN PUT UP A COUPLE OF MAPS HERE.
UM, SO WE CAN LOCATE OURSELVES.
THIS IS LOCATED ON, UH, ONE 50 EAST.
IT IS ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE, UH, SUNSET RIDGE MANUFACTURED HOME PARK, UM, WHICH IS CURRENTLY BEING EXPANDED, UM, HALF AGAIN, UH, ON THE WEST SIDE.
SO YOU CAN SEE THE PROPERTY IS ON THE RIGHT SIDE, IT'S ACROSS THE STREET FROM SUNSET RIDGE.
UM, CURRENTLY THIS PROPERTY IS OWNED AG, UM, BUT YOU CAN SEE THAT IT IS ADJACENT TO, AGAIN, A LARGE PARCEL OF RS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO A NUMBER OF RESIDENTIAL ROOFTOPS.
UM, RIGHT NOW, UM, THE LOCATION OF THIS PROPERTY HAS IT INSIDE OF A LOCAL NODE.
THE LOCAL NOTICE IS ACTUALLY CENTERED JUST A LITTLE BIT WEST AS IT GETS OVER TO CREEKSIDE DRIVE, WHICH IS JUST OFF THIS MAP TO THE WEST SIDE, BUT IT STILL, UH, THE PROPERTY ITSELF IS LOCATED WITHIN THE LOCAL NODE AND THE, UM, LOCAL NODE RECOMMENDS OUR S CONDITIONALLY BASED ON SUCH THINGS AS THE AVAILABILITY OF UTILITIES AND THE CATEGORY OF ROAD TO WHICH THE SUGGESTED USE IS ADJACENT.
THIS IS ON THE STATE HIGHWAY ONE 50 AND DOES HAVE ADEQUATE ACCESS TO BOTH WASTEWATER AND POTTABLE WATER.
SO FOR THAT REASON AFTER BRIEF DISCUSSION, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION VOTED SIX TO NOTHING TO APPROVE THIS REQUEST.
AND THE STAFF WOULD ASK THE SAME AS THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL TO APPROVE THE REQUEST AS IT WAS PRESENTED.
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ALL RIGHT.THANK YOU, MR. COONS, THIS ITEM DOES HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING, SO UNLESS THERE ARE ANY OBJECTIONS I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD, OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
NOW SEEING NONE THAT PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.
IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM? SEEING NONE? I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR MR. COONS OR, UH, I BELIEVE THAT IT LOOKS LIKE THE DEVELOPER'S HERE, UH, OR THE APPLICANT IS HERE AS WELL.
MOTIONS, MAYOR MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEMS. ALL RIGHT.
IT'S BEEN MOTION BY CUSTOMER ELLISON, SECONDED BY COUNCILOR TOBIA THAT WE APPROVE THE ZONING.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? WELL, LET'S GO TO A SECOND HEARING IF WE WANT IT TO YESTERDAY.
I JUST WANT TO GET A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION.
HOWARD IT'S COUNCIL AS WELL FOR THE RECORD.
UM, WHAT DO YOU KNOW WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING AS FAR AS, UM, RS? UH, HOW MANY, WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT? UH, OUR ONE OR OUR THREE? WHAT, WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT OR IS IT TOO EARLY IN THE CONVERSATION? UM, WHEN YOU SAID R ONE AND R THREE, WHAT DID, WHAT DID YOU MEAN, BUT WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT? ARE WE LOOKING AT, UH, UH, SIZE OF LOTS? WHAT, WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT HERE? IS IT STILL TOO EARLY? THIS IS A COMMERCIAL ZONING.
I GOT IT CONFUSED WITH SOMETHING ELSE.
WHAT ELSE CAN I, CAN I ASK A QUESTION? CAN I CONFIRM THIS PLOT OF LAND HAS A HOME ON IT? UH, I CAN, I CAN, AGAIN, UH, APPLICANT IS HERE.
HE'D PROBABLY BE THE BEST PERSON.
I CAN SEE HIM IN THE WINDOW OF THEIR MONIES, HOWARD COUNCIL MEMBER, GLENN COLEMAN FOR THE APPLICANT.
I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S, UH, IF IT'S OCCUPIED CURRENTLY OCCUPIED.
UM, BUT THERE IS A ONE STRUCTURE ON THAT LOT, AND I DON'T KNOW, UM, WHAT THE DEVELOPER INTENDS TO DO WITH THAT, WHERE THEY INTEND TO LEAD IT AS PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT LARGE LOT, OR WHETHER OR NOT THEY INTEND TO REMOVE IT TO BE PART OF THE COMMERCIAL STRUCTURE.
THE USE OF THE LOT AS RESIDENTIAL, UH, FOLLOWING THE REZONING WOULD RENDER IT NON-CONFORMING SO THEY WOULDN'T BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE TO USE, BUT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO CHANGE OR EXPAND THE HOME OR BUILD MORE OF THEM.
ONCE IT BECOMES A RESIDUE, UH, COMMERCIAL LOT, VERY FAMILIAR WITH SUCH THINGS.
THERE'S ALSO A HOME BEHIND IT, SO IT'S NOT GREAT, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, IF PEOPLE WANT TO MAXIMIZE, YOU'D RATHER THEM DO IT FOR AT LEAST I WOULD RATHER THEM DO IT FOR RETAIL THAN MORE HOMES.
AND IF THE APPLICANT IS ONE LOT, IF THEY WANT TO WORK OUT SOME KIND OF DEAL TO DEVELOP BYE.
DO YOU HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS? OKAY.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
I DO BELIEVE WE HAVE A COUNCIL ROLE IS TO BRING BACK.
SO WE'LL WE'LL, WE'LL WAIT TO FINALLY PASS IT.
WE'LL BRING IT BACK, UH, AT THE NEXT MEETING FOR A SECOND READING.
NEXT UP AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 19.
UH, FIRST READING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 53 ZONING OF THE CITY OF KYLE, TEXAS TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY 19.5 ACRES OF LAND FROM RETAIL SERVICES TO MULTIFAMILY ARE THREE, THREE FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 54 92 CALL CENTER DRIVE IN HAYES COUNTY, TEXAS.
UH, THIS IS THE MARKETPLACE AVENUE DISCUSSION THAT PLANNING AND ZONING HAD AT THE LAST MEETING.
UH, WE, WE'RE STILL IN DISCUSSIONS WITH THE DEVELOPER.
THERE'S A LOT OF DETAILS THAT COUNCIL IS, UH, IS WAITING TO RECEIVE AND, UH, DISCUSSIONS TO HAVE, UH, THAT BEING SAID, THIS PROCESS WAS STARTED BY THE APPLICANT A WHILE BACK, AND THEY HAVE TO FOLLOW CERTAIN STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS SUCH AS PUBLIC NOTICES AND PUBLIC HEARINGS NOTICES IN NEWSPAPERS.
UH, SO IT'D BE MY RECOMMENDATION THAT WE POSTPONE THE ITEM, BUT BEFORE WE POSTPONE IT, WE GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING TO ALLOW ANYONE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK, UH, TO DO SO.
UH, AND THEN WE LEAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN, WHICH MEANS THAT WHEN WE TAKE IT UP AT OUR NEXT MEETING, WE WILL HAVE ANOTHER PUBLIC HEARING FOR ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON IT AT THAT TIME AS WELL.
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AND THERE GO THEREBY FULFILL OUR STATUTORY OBLIGATIONS AND KEEP THE DEVELOPER, THEIR TIMETABLE.UH, ANY OBJECTION WITHOUT ANY OBJECTIONS? I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? UH, I KNOW WE HAVE ONE REGISTERED ONLINE, MS. KATE JOHNSON.
WE ALSO HAVE A FEW, UM, UH, ONLINE AS WELL THAT HAVE SUBMITTED.
SO IS MS. JOHNSON HERE TO SPEAK OR IS SHE ONLINE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? THAT'S I'M SORRY.
SHE WANTED TO SPEAK ON THE PUD ITEM NUMBER 20, RIGHT.
SO WE DON'T, IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM? SEEING NONE? I'M GOING TO LEAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN AND I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TO POSTPONE THIS ITEM TO THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETING.
SO WE MOVED BY THE MAYOR SECONDED BY COUNCILOR RIZZO.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
NEXT UP AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 21ST READING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 53 OF THE CITY OF KYLE TEXAS FOR THE PURPOSE OF REZONING, APPROXIMATELY 57 ACRES OF LAND FROM SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, UH, ONE, TWO AND RETAIL SERVICES TO, UH, UH, PLANNING UNIT, UH, DISTRICT PUD.
UH, THIS ITEM ALSO HAS A PUBLIC HEARING.
UM, MR. COONS, THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.
I'M GOING TO SHARE MY SCREEN ONE LAST TIME.
UH, SO WE CAN BRING UP SOME VISUAL AIDS.
SO THIS IS A LOCATION MAP THAT SHOWS THE LOCATION OF WHERE THE, UH, PROPOSED REQUEST THIS IS COMING FROM.
THIS IS, UH, THE TERMINUS OF NORTH OLD STAGECOACH IN 70.
SO IT'S WEST OF THE FIRST PHASES OF, UH, PLUM CREEK, UM, REALLY ACROSS THE STREET WHERE MY CURSOR IS RIGHT NOW.
THAT'S THE PEC, UH, OFFICES THAT ARE RIGHT THERE AND IT'S, UH, IT'S ACROSS THE STREET.
AND JUST BARELY TO THE WEST OF THAT.
UM, THE REQUEST DOES RELATE TO THE ENTIRETY OF 57.3 ACRES, WHICH ARE CURRENTLY, UM, SPLIT ZONE.
UH, THE SPLIT ZONING SHOWS THAT THERE IS A LARGE PORTION OF RS, UM, THAT FRONTS, THE ACTUAL, UH, ONE 50 RIGHT AWAY AND BEHIND THAT IS ZONING, WHICH IS OUR ONE, TWO ARE ONE, TWO IT'S SINGLE FAMILY, DETACHED HOMES ON A LOT WITH OF 65 FEET.
UM, SOMEWHERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE, THE, THE HIGH SIX THOUSANDS OR 7,000 OR SO SQUARE FEET PER LOT.
UM, THE REQUEST WOULD BE THAT THEY WOULD, UM, CHANGE THAT TO RIGHT AROUND 3.3 ACRES OF, UH, RETAIL.
SO THEY'RE GOING TO LEAVE THE ONE PORTION THAT'S HERE.
UM, AND ACTUALLY THAT'S ON THE FAR EASTERN CORNER AS IT SITS OUT ON THE ONE 50, UM, RIGHT AWAY.
AND THEN THE REMAINING 54 ACRES WOULD BE OUR ONE, A, UM, OUR ONE A IS A SINGLE FAMILY, UM, UH, DETACHED, UM, ZONING DISTRICT THAT ALLOWS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF LOTS AS NARROW AS THIRTY-FIVE FEET.
UM, SOMEWHERE IN THE 4,000 HIGH FOR THOUSANDS OF SQUARE FEET, THEY'RE PUTTING THESE TOGETHER, UH, UNDER THE TERMS OF A PUD, A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT, THE PLAN UNIT DEVELOPMENT CREATES SOME FLEXIBILITIES IN THEIR DESIGN THAT CAN COME FORWARD AS WHAT OUR TERM CONCURRENT VARIANCES.
SO AT THE TIME THAT THEY COME FORWARD AND BRING THEIR LAND USE PLAN, THEY, UM, ASSIGN ZONING TO THE PARCEL.
AND THAT'S WHAT THIS PROPOSED PUD MAP REPRESENTS.
AND THEN ADDITIONALLY, THERE ARE, UM, SOME STANDARDS THAT WILL COME FORWARD, UM, THROUGH A SITE PLAN THAT HAS ALSO BEEN INCLUDED.
AND IT'S IN YOUR STAFF REPORT, UM, LATER DOWN, UH, AT THE, THE REPORT HERE NEAR, TOWARDS THE END, TRYING TO SCROLL DOWN TO WHERE THAT IS.
THIS IS A REALLY WORDY EVERY DAY.
UM, SO THIS IS THE, THE PLAN POWER.
HERE'S THE COMMERCIAL THAT'S ON THE EAST SIDE.
AND THEN THE REMAINING 54 ACRES IS A MIX OF RESIDENTIAL LOT TYPES BETWEEN 40 55 AND 60 FEET IN WIDTH AND A COUPLE OF AMENITY AREAS.
SO, UH, THERE WAS QUITE A BIT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS A WEEK AGO AT THE PNC MEETING.
UH, THERE WERE SOME FOLKS THAT CAME FORWARD IN OPPOSITION.
THERE WERE SOME FOLKS THAT CAME FORWARD IN SUPPORT.
SO, UM, THE APPLICANTS ARE HERE THIS EVENING.
ULTIMATELY THE EXPECTATION FROM STAFF WAS THAT, UH, THIS IS, UH, CONGRUENT WITH THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE LAND DEVELOPMENT PATTERN, UH, THAT WE'RE SEEING EXPERIENCE IN THE WEST AND THE NORTHWEST PORTION OF THE CITIES AND THE STAFF HAD RECOMMENDED APPROVAL.
UM, SIMILARLY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION ALSO FOR, TO, TO RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE PROJECT AS IT'S BEEN SUBMITTED AS IS.
THANK YOU, MR. COONS, THIS ITEM DOES HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING, UH, UNLESS THERE ARE ANY OBJECTIONS I'M GOING TO GO AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
NOW SEEING NONE, UH, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.
I BELIEVE WE HAVE AT LEAST ONE PERSON WHO'S ONLINE.
NOW, THIS IS THE ONE MS. JOHNSON I BELIEVE, WANTED TO SPEAK ON.
DO WE KNOW IF SHE'S HERE AND AVAILABLE TO SPEAK?
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GO AHEAD, MS. JOHNSON.UH, MY NAME IS KATE JOHNSON AND I'M THE CHAIRWOMAN OF THE HAYES COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION.
I WANTED TO VOICE MY OPPOSITION TO THE REZONING PROPOSAL BY KYLE MORTGAGE INVESTORS, LLC FOR THE 57 ACRES AT 1821, RM ONE 50, THE PROPOSED PUD REZONING FROM OUR DASH ONE DASH TWO TWO, OUR DASH ONE DASH EIGHT WAS DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE IMAGINATION AND INNOVATIVE DESIGN.
ACCORDING TO THE RULES OF THE PUD, THIS DEVELOPMENT WOULD ENHANCE AND PRESERVE AREAS WHICH ARE UNIQUE OR HAVE OUTSTANDING SCENIC CULTURAL OR HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE.
ARE WE FOLLOWING THESE PROCEDURES OUTLINED IN THE PUD? IN ADDITION, THERE'S A WELL-KNOWN SPRING LOCATED ON THE PROPERTY.
NOW, ANY ADDITIONAL DISTURBANCE IN THE AREA COULD HAVE AN IMPACT ON FLOODING ISSUES TO THE NEIGHBORHOODS, TO THE SOUTH AND WEST OF THE SPRING WITH THE INCREASED DENSITY AT THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AND FLASH FLOOD RAIN, WE ARE LOOKING AT AN ABUNDANCE OF WATER THAT PROBABLY WILL FLOOD THE EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE PAST.
PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS HAVE ENCOUNTERED DIFFICULTY WHEN THEY ENCOUNTER SUCH SPRINGS AND ALTER THE TOPOGRAPHY OF THE LAND STATE HIGHWAY 45 SOUTH WEST ENCOUNTERED SUCH A SPRIG PART OF THE MEN CHECK AND SPRINGS NETWORK, WHICH AT THE TIME WAS NOT GLOWING ONCE GRADING THAT THE LAND BEGAN, HOWEVER, THIS SPRING BEGAN SLOWING AGAIN.
ANOTHER SUCH EXAMPLE IS WHAT OCCURRED AT THE PROPOSED TRUCK DOCK AT
I KNOW, RIGHT? THE GRADING OF THE LAND THERE EVENTUALLY RESULTED IN THE FLOODING OF THE APARTMENTS JUST TO THE SOUTH.
EVERYONE KNOWS ABOUT THE A HUNDRED YEAR OLD OAK TREES ON THIS PROPERTY AND THE NEW DEVELOPMENT TO THE SOUTH OF WALGREENS ON RM ONE 50, THE DEVELOPERS SAVED MANY OF THESE HERITAGE OAKS BY DEVELOPING A PARK AROUND THEM.
WHAT OTHER PLANS TO PRESERVE THESE HERITAGE OAK AND WILL THIS BE ADDRESSED IN THE PUD? THERE IS A KNOWN ARCHEOLOGICAL SITE OR INDIAN CAMP ON THE PROPERTY.
I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE NO STATE LAWS OR CITY ORDINANCES PROVIDING FOR THE PROTECTION OF SUCH NATIVE AMERICAN SITE, BUT THERE ARE SITES ALL OVER AND IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO INFORM YOU AND THE PROPERTY OWNERS OF THIS BACK IN ADDITION, MANY YEARS AGO, THERE WASN'T A HOUSE ON THIS PROPERTY WITH A HAND DUG.
WELL, THIS PROPERTY WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE EARLY SETTLEMENT OF HISTORIC MOUNTAIN CITY.
I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR HOW THE DEVELOPER INTENDS TO ADDRESS SUCH A WELL, WILL IT BE KEPT? WHAT WOULD BE FILLED IN, IS IT A WELL AND THE EDWARDS AQUIFER AUTHORITY OR THE BARTON SPRINGS EDWARDS AQUIFER DISTRICT HAS A PERMIT TO CAP THE WELLS AND SUBMITTED.
AND HOW WOULD THE DEVELOPER PROTECT OUR WATER QUALITY? I UNDERSTAND THE GROWTH PRESSURES THAT ARE CONFRONTING KYLE AND OTHER COMMUNITIES, BUT I BELIEVE GOVERNMENT HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO ADDRESS THESE CONCERNS OF ITS CITIZENS.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE? I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. COONS OR THE APPLICANT? CAN I GET CONFIRMATION ON SOMETHING? SURE.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I'M READY.
I'M READING THIS INFORMATION THAT I'M, I'M BRINGING TO, CORRECT.
UH, CURRENTLY THERE'S, UM, IT CAN HOLD ONE OR 95 HOMES AND THE PROPOSED, IF IT'S APPROVED, WILL HOLD 367 HOMES, IS THAT CORRECT? WELL, IT ALMOST DOUBLE IN SIZE, UH, MA MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
I'M HERE, UH, TO, UH, UH, REPRESENT THE APPLICANT.
I'M THE CEO AND OWNER OF MILESTONE COMMUNITY BUILDERS.
I'M HAPPY TO TAKE YOUR QUESTION IF IT'S YOUR PREFERENCE.
UM, SO OUR, OUR PLAN IS TO, UH, KNOW THE INTENSITY OF THE DEVELOPMENT WON'T, UH, REACH, UH, ANYTHING CLOSE TO THAT FROM A UNIT COUNT PERSPECTIVE.
UH, I BELIEVE THE, THE CURRENT UNIT COUNT IS RIGHT AROUND 210 TO 220 UNITS.
UM, AND, UH, WE HAVE A FULL PRESENTATION PREPARED ON THE PROJECT.
AND SO IF IT'S YOUR DESIRE, UM, WE CAN, UH, WE CAN PROVIDE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, UH, AND, OR WE'RE HAPPY TO BE RESPONSIVE TO ANY OF THE, UH, QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS THAT WERE RAISED, UM, UH, THROUGH THE PUBLIC COMMENT AND, AND OR ANY PUBLIC COMMENT THAT CAME UP AT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.
UH, I DO BELIEVE THAT ONE OF THE, UH, MEMBERS OF THE
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COMMUNITY THAT MADE COMMENT AT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION IS HERE ON THE CALL TONIGHT AND HAS PROVIDED A LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR THE PROJECT, UH, AFTER WE WORKED WITH THEM OVER THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS.UH, AND I BELIEVE WE RECEIVED ONE OTHER LETTER OF SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY AS WELL.
UH, IF, IF DOES COUNCIL WANT HIM TO GO THROUGH HIS PLAN PRESENTATION OR WOULD Y'ALL RATHER ASK HIM SOME SPECIFIC QUESTIONS? I HAVE A FEW SPECIFIC QUESTIONS THAT ARE ON MY MIND ABOUT IT, BUT IT'S, IT'S UP TO Y'ALL IF YOU WANT HIM TO GO THROUGH THE PRESENTATION, CAN WE ASK HOW LONG THE PRESENTATION IS? UH, I BELIEVE THAT WAS A REQUEST TO KEEP IT BRIEF.
UM, SO LET US, LET US TAKE JUST A FEW MINUTES AND WE'LL PUT THE PRESSURE ON ROBERT DEEGAN, WHO IS THE, UH, THE PLANNER ON THE PROJECT.
UH, AND SO ROBERT, IF YOU CAN KINDA, UH, GIVE EVERYONE A FULL FLAVOR, BUT, UH, TRUNCATE, UH, AS POSSIBLE.
MY NAME'S ROBERT DEAGAN WITH RIO ALTO STUDIO.
UH, WE ARE THE LAND PLANNERS FOR THE PROJECT, AND I HOPE THAT I AM SHARING MY SCREEN NOW.
UH, ARE YOU ALL ABLE TO SEE THE PRESENTATION HOPEFULLY JUST ABOUT YEP.
I WILL GO THROUGH THIS RATHER QUICKLY THEN.
UM, AND YOU'LL PLEASE FEEL FREE TO JUMP IN AND STOP ME IF YOU NEED MORE EXPLANATION ON SOMETHING OR WE'RE HAPPY TO GO BACK TO ANYTHING, BUT, UM, LET ME JUMP IN REAL QUICKLY AND I'LL SKIP OVER THE WHO WE ARE, STUFF, UM, AND, UH, JUMP RIGHT INTO TO THE PROJECT.
SO AS, AS WAS ALREADY INDICATED, THE PROJECT IS LOCATED ON FM ONE 15 YEAR OLD STAGECOACH ROAD.
UH, ONE PIECE OF CONTEXT ADDED TO THIS, UH, MAP IS, UH, SOME OF THE PLAN TRAIL NETWORK, UH, NEAR THE SITE.
AND, UH, THAT COMES INTO PLAY BECAUSE WE'RE HOPING TO TIE INTO SOME OF THAT NETWORK.
UM, SO THIS IS THE PLAN FOR THE PROJECT AND, UM, TRYING TO TAKE A MOMENT ON THIS, UH, SLIDE TO WALK YOU THROUGH, UH, KIND OF THE OVERALL THINKING THAT LED TO THE WAY THIS PROJECT IS PLANNED.
SO, UM, WHEN I FIRST WENT AND WALKED THE SITE, UM, I NOTICED A LOT OF REALLY, UH, BEAUTIFUL OAK TREES THERE KIND OF ARE FOCUSED ALONG A LOW POINT, THERE RUNS NEAR THE MIDDLE OF THE SITE.
UM, AND, UH, AND IT CREATED THIS IDEA OF PLANNING, THE OPEN SPACES OF THE SITE AROUND THAT, THAT, UH, AROUND THOSE OAK TREES AND HAVING THAT BECOME A CENTRAL COMMONS THAT IN THE ANDERSON, THE CENTER ON THE SITE.
AND SO WHAT EMERGED FROM THAT WAS THE IDEA OF THESE PARKWAY STREETS THAT YOU SEE COMING IN TO THE SITE FROM, FROM FMLA 50 AND THEN SPREADING OUT FROM THERE.
UM, THESE CURVING STREETS THAT ARE GIVEN THESE WIDE OPEN PARK SPACES SO THAT THEY CAN SWERVE IN THIS TREES, UM, AND THEN CREATE THIS MEANDERING PART SYSTEM AND TRAIL SYSTEM THAT SORT OF FORMS THE CENTRAL ARTERY OF THE OVERALL COMMUNITY.
AND THEN TO ALLOW ALL THAT GREEN SPACE AND OPEN SPACE TO, UH, OCCUR AT THE CENTER OF THE COMMUNITY, WE BUILT A, UH, RELATIVELY COMPACT TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD STYLE DESIGN FOR THE OTHER STREETS.
SO YOU HAVE STREAMLINED TREE-LINED STREETS.
WE HAVE PRIMARILY A REAR GARAGES, SO YOU GET NICE FRONT PORCHES AND, AND, UH, ALL THE THINGS WE WANT IN OUR TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, TYPE FEEL.
UH, AND SO WE GET THESE HIGH QUALITY TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS.
AND THEN WHEN YOU GET OUT OF THERE, YOU GET INTO THESE BROAD, OPEN PARKWAYS GREENSPACE AND MATURE TREES, UM, JUST PLAN THE DARK ORANGE LIGHTS ARE ALLIE LOADED.
YOU CAN SEE THE ALLEYS BEHIND THEM.
THOSE ARE THE 40 FOOT LOTS, THE SORT OF MIDDLE YELLOW, LOTS ARE 55 FOOT LOTS.
AND THOSE HAVE A REAR GARAGE AS WELL WITH THE SHARED FRONT ACCESS DRIVEWAY BETWEEN EVERY OTHER LOT.
AND THEN THE LIGHT BEIGE LIGHTS OR THE 60 FOOT LOTS THAT WOULD HAVE A FRONT GARAGE.
SO AS YOU CAN SEE, VERY FEW, LOTS, WE EVEN HAVE A FRONT FACING GARAGE IN THIS, IN THIS CONCEPT.
UM, THERE'S ALSO, AS YOU SAW THE 3.3 ACRE COMMERCIAL SITE, UH, HIGH QUALITY INDUSTRY, UH, WE'VE, WE'RE PROPOSING THE NAME OF THAT PROJECT HEARTS AND RUNS TO HONOR THAT, UH, MARY CAL HUDSON MAYOR OF KYLE FORMER MAYOR OF KYLE, UM, BUT HIGH QUALITY LANDSCAPING THROUGHOUT, UM, HIGH QUALITY MATERIALS, UH, REALLY TRYING TO CREATE A GOOD SENSE OF INDUSTRY AS YOU COME INTO THE PROJECT AND NOT TRYING TO LINGER ON THIS SLIDE, IT'S JUST TAKING A MINUTE.
UM, AND I'LL JUST SKIP THROUGH THE STREET SECTIONS AS WELL.
BUT AS I'VE MENTIONED BEFORE, UM, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT THE PARKWAYS, THE ENTRY BOULEVARD, THE ROUNDABOUT SENATOR, AND THEN THE, UM, BUT HIGH QUALITY TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD TREE LINES, JUST THE STREETS, UH, WITH HOMES AND FRONT PORCHES.
UM, AND ONE THING THAT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE ON THESE ALLEY LEADED HOMES BASED ONTO THE PARK.
AND YOU CAN SEE THAT HERE AS THOSE, THOSE ARE FRONT DOORS, NOT, NOT REAR FENCES.
SO, UM, SO TH THESE PARTS WILL BE REALLY ACTIVATED SPACES, AND I CLICKED TOO MANY TIMES BECAUSE IT WAS A LAGGING AND NOW I'M WAY AHEAD OF WHERE I WANT IT TO BE IN PRESENTATION.
UM, YEAH, IT'S STILL GOING ON ME.
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UM, SO THE OVERALL OPEN SPACE, UH, IMPROVEMENTS JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT WE'RE PROPOSING 6.1 ACRES OF DEDICATED PUBLIC PARKLAND, AND THAT'S KIND OF SHOWN HERE AS THE CENTRAL PARKWAY SPACES.UM, THAT'S, UH, AS COMPARED TO THE 2.9 ACRES THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT, WE'RE ALSO PROVIDING A 1.3 ACRE PRIVATE AMENITY SITE THAT WOULD NOT BE PUBLIC PARKLAND, BUT STILL CONTRIBUTES TO THE RECREATIONAL OPEN SPACE AVAILABLE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.
SO ALL TOLD, UH, ALMOST, YOU KNOW, WELL OVER TWO TIMES THE AMOUNT OF REQUIRED PARKLAND IN THE SITE.
UM, AND THEN WE'RE ALSO PROPOSING TO IMPROVE THAT PARKLAND WITH AN EIGHT FOOT CONCRETE HIKE AND BIKE TRAIL THAT TRAIL WE'RE WORKING WITH ADJACENT LANDOWNERS TO BE ABLE TO CREATE A CONNECTION TO THE PLAN TRAIL ON OLD STAGECOACH, AS WELL AS TO CONNECT TO THE PLAN TRAIL SYSTEM IN SIX CREEKS.
UM, WE ARE ALSO PROVIDING A DOG PARK WITHIN THE PUBLIC PARK PLAN AND A PLAYGROUND WITHIN THE PUBLIC PARKLAND NESTLED INTO SOME OF THOSE OTHER TREES THAT WOULD ALL BE PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE.
UM, AND THEN IN ADDITION TO THAT, OF COURSE, THE PRIVATE MANDY SITE, UM, AND ALL OF THIS, ALL OF THESE PUBLIC PARK PLAN IMPROVEMENTS WOULD BE DEVELOPED, IMPROVED AND MAINTAINED BY THE HOA, BUT WILL BE DEDICATED TO THE CITY, HAVE A FIREFIGHTER.
AND, UH, I JUST WANT TO PAUSE FOR A MOMENT ON THIS, UH, UM, BIRD'S EYE VIEW THAT REALLY SHOWS THAT THAT CENTRAL PARKWAY SPACE THAT'S THE CORE OF THIS DEVELOPMENT.
YOU CAN SEE THE HOMES HERE, THE ALLEY ALERTED HOMES THAT ACTUALLY HAD THEIR FRONT DOORS COMING OUT OFF OF THAT SMART SPACE.
SO THIS BECOMES A REAL COMMON AREA FOR THE COMMUNITY TO COME TOGETHER FOR PEOPLE TO INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER, FOR THEM TO INTERACT WITH TRAIL USERS, COMING THROUGH THE PROJECT, AND REALLY CREATE THAT STRONG SENSE OF COMMUNITY.
I DID WANT TO TAKE JUST A MOMENT TO TALK ABOUT TREES AS WELL.
UM, TALKED A LOT ABOUT HOW THIS, UH, OPEN SPACE WAS PLANNED AROUND THE TREES, AND, UH, YOU CAN SEE A LOT OF THEM IN THIS IMAGE.
AND THEN HERE IN THIS PLAN, B YOU CAN SEE THE DARK GREEN CIRCLES OF THE EXISTING TREES, UH, THAT WE'RE ABLE TO SAVE WITHIN THAT OPEN SPACE, UH, INCLUDING ALMOST ALL OF THE AIR DISTRIBUTORS ON THE SITE ARE PRESERVED WITHIN THAT SPACE.
IN ADDITION WITH THAT COMMITMENT TO PLANNING STREET TREES AND THE REQUIRED TREES IN THE LOTS, UH, AT BUILD OUT THIS PROJECT WOULD HAVE OVER 900 TREES, WHICH IS, UM, WELL MORE THAN FOUR TREES FOR LOT.
SO IT'LL BE A VERY WELL-TREATED SITE.
AND I THINK I WILL, UM, THIS IS JUST A LOOK AT THE STREETSCAPE, BUT I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY ALL THE HIGHLY RELEVANT, UH, POINTS THAT WE WANT TO DIG INTO.
UNLESS YOU HAVE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, I'LL TRY TO IN MY PRESENTATION THERE AND LET, Y'ALL GET TO YOUR QUESTIONS AND, UH, UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ROBERT MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
UH, JUST A COUPLE OF QUICK NOTES, UH, ON THE FLOODING AND DRAINAGE, UH, WE ARE REQUIRED TO DEVELOP THE SITE, UH, CONSISTENT WITH, UH, CURRENT WATER QUALITY AND DRAINAGE CRITERIA, UH, WHICH REQUIRES US TO ENSURE THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY ADVERSE IMPACTS TO ANY OF THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES.
UM, WE HAVE NOT, UH, THROUGH OUR ESA PROCESS, WE'VE NOT IDENTIFIED ANY SPRINGS ONSITE.
UM, WE'LL CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR THAT, BUT THAT HAS NOT, UH, THAT'S NOT BEEN PART OF OUR REVIEW SO FAR.
UM, AND THEN, UH, WE DID DO SOME RESEARCH ON ARCHEOLOGICAL SITES AND WE'RE NOT ABLE TO FIND ANY OF THAT, UH, AS WELL.
UM, AND THEN FINALLY ON THE, WELL, THAT WAS, UH, IT WAS BROUGHT UP AND MENTIONED, UH, WE PLAN TO CAP THAT WELL.
UM, AND, UH, THERE IS A PROCESS, A STATE REGULATED PROCESS THAT WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH TO CAP IT, AND WE ALWAYS FOLLOW THAT PROCESS.
UM, JUST SO JUST IN SUMMARY, UH, YOU KNOW, OUR, OUR WHOLE GOAL, UH, AND, AND PLAN HERE WAS TO REALLY TRY AND RAISE THE BAR AND GET AWAY FROM THE STANDARD COOKIE CUTTER HOME BUILDER PROGRAM, UH, AND, UH, AND CREATE A SITE THAT'S TRULY COHESIVE AROUND LOTS OF OPEN SPACE THAT PRESERVES AND PROTECTS ONE OF THIS SITE'S GREATEST ATTRIBUTES, WHICH IS THE, UH, THE NATURAL TREE COVERED.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND THAT GREATLY APPRECIATE THE TIME.
UH, I WOULD CONSIDER THAT BRIEF SO WELL DONE.
UM, DO YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS YOU WANT TO ASK ABOUT THAT? WELL, I JUST KIND OF WANT TO PREFACE WITH THE FACT THAT I REALLY DID NOT WANT TO LIKE THIS.
I REALLY DIDN'T BECAUSE I DO HAVE SOME LOVE FOR THESE, THESE TREES THAT I THINK WE NEED TO PRESERVE THAT AREA OVER IN PLUM CREEK IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF HOW WE SHOULD INCORPORATE THOSE OLD TREES INTO OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND IN OUR CITY, THERE'S NO REASON TO KNOCK THEM DOWN.
SO I'M REALLY EXCITED THAT YOU GUYS HAVE DECIDED TO, UM, TRY TO PLAN AROUND THE TREES.
SO MY QUESTION IS, ARE YOU GOING TO BE KNOCKING DOWN ANY OF THE TREES? UH, SO THERE, THERE IS SOME SELECT TREE REMOVAL IN CERTAIN AREAS, UH, BUT THE VAST MAJORITY OF IT'S BEEN PRESERVED.
AND SO ROBERT, IF YOU CAN JUST PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL DETAILS OR HIGHLIGHTS, UH,
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ON THAT CONCEPT, UH, THAT'D BE HELPFUL.UH, YEAH, I WOULD, I WOULD SAY THAT THE OPEN SPACE, WHAT WAS PLANNED PRIMARILY AROUND THE LARGEST OF THE MOST MATURE TREES ON THE SITE.
AND SO, UH, WITH VERY FEW EXCEPTIONS, WE'RE ABLE TO SAVE ALL OF THE LARGER TREES ON THE SIDE.
THERE ARE SOME SMALLER TREES, MANY CEDAR TREES, UH, ON THE SIDE THAT WILL BE REMOVED.
WE FOCUSED OUR, OUR CONCENTRATED OPEN SPACE ON THE HIGHEST QUALITY TREES WE FOUND.
UM, BUT THAT OF COURSE MEANS THAT THE DEVELOPMENT GOES OTHER PLACES WHERE THERE WILL BE SOME TYPICALLY SMALLER TREES.
I, I'M GOING TO BE HONEST WITH YOU.
I DO NOT LIKE THE FACT THAT YOU GUYS ARE CURRENTLY PERMITTED PER 1200 SQUARE FEET OF LIVING, AND YOU GUYS ARE DOWNSIZING THAT BY 200, BECAUSE WE, WE, KYLE ALREADY HAS AN EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF SMALL HOMES AND WE ALSO HAVE AN EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF SMALL LOTS.
AND I SEE THAT YOU'RE DOWNSIZING THAT AS BY, OVER ALMOST WELL, OVER 2025 SQUARE FEET.
UM, AND IN THAT YOU GUYS ARE ALSO GOING TO INCREASE THE HOMES PER BUILDABLE ACRE, THAT LOOKS LIKE YOU GUYS ARE GOING UP TO, I THINK 6.7 AND YOU GUYS ARE CURRENTLY PERMITTED FOR 4.7.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT SET THAT FIRST SUMMER WAS RIGHT.
I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO GO UP TO, BUT THAT'S KIND OF A TURNOFF FOR ME.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE HOMES AND KYLE THAT HAVE BIGGER AT LEAST 1200 SQUARE FEET, AND ALSO THAT WITH A BIGGER BACKYARD, BECAUSE OFTENTIMES WITH OUR CITY ORDINANCES, WE RUN INTO ISSUES OF SHEDS OR ANY KIND OF ACCESSORIES THAT RESIDENTS WOULD LIKE TO PUT IN THEIR YARDS.
AND SINCE IT'S HAS TO BE FOUR FREE FROM A FENCE AND 10 FEET FROM THE HOUSE, AND THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN WE GIVE THE RESIDENTS THESE SMALLER YARDS, UH, AND COUNCIL MEMBER, IF I, IF I MAY, UM, WE, WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO AGREE TO A 1400 A SQUARE FOOT MINIMUM ON THE RESIDENCES.
UH, OUR, OUR INTENTION IS TO, UH, BE WELL ABOVE THE 1200.
UH, AND CANDIDLY, I THINK THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE HOMES IN THE PROJECT WILL BE WELL ABOVE THE 1400 SQUARE FOOT MARK AS WELL, BASED ON LOT SIZE.
I FIGURED MOST OF THEM WOULD BE ABOVE 2000, BUT THESE ARE GOING TO BE VERY NICE HOMES.
THE HIGHEST END WE'LL WE'LL HAVE ANYWHERE AROUND PROBABLY MILESTONE IS RATED THE NUMBER ONE BUILDER IN AUSTIN BY A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE.
SO THIS IS PRETTY EXCITING TO BE FRANK.
UM, I'M SORRY, CUSTOMER RIZZO.
I THINK YOU WERE GOING TO SAY SOMETHING.
I JUST WANTED TO ADDRESS ONE OF THE, UH, UH, LETTERS OF CONCERN THAT CAME IN, UH, MR. ALTUN FRANKIE.
UM, HE W HE HAD SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THE HOMES, THE SETBACK, UH, NEAR HIS PROPERTY GOING FROM 15 FEET TO A FIVE FOOT.
HE ALSO WORRIED ABOUT THE DRAINAGE.
UH, ANOTHER CONCERN HE HAD WAS, YOU KNOW, ABOUT PUTTING TWO STORY HOMES UP AGAINST HIS ADJACENT PROPERTY OR SOME OF THE CONCERNS HE HAD, SOMETHING HE SHARED WITH ME WAS THAT, YOU KNOW, IF HE WAS GOING INTO A NEIGHBORHOOD, HE UNDERSTANDS THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE GOING TO BE AROUND ALL THESE HOMES, BUT HE'S BEEN THERE AND HE'S BEEN THERE IN THAT PROPERTY A LONG TIME.
AND WHAT HE WAS ASKING FOR IS NOT TO STOP THE DEVELOPMENT, BUT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT TO JUST HEAR HIM OUT, MOVE, MAKE A COUPLE OF THOSE HOMES, A LITTLE LARGER, LOTS THAT ARE JUNK TO HIS PROPERTY AND TO, UH, MAKE IT A SINGLE STORY IS WHAT HE WAS ASKING FOR.
UM, THIS IS JUST WHAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT.
UH, MY CONCERN, UH, WITH THIS PROJECT IS, UH, MAKING SURE WE'VE DONE SOMETHING TO PRESERVE THAT A HUNDRED YEAR OLD TREE, UH, THAT'S OUT THERE.
UH, THE OTHER THING IS, UM, I'M GOOD WITH YOU CUTTING ALL THE CEDAR.
YOU WANT CUT EVERY SINGLE SEAT YOU HAVE OUT THERE.
UH, I DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM COME BACK, BUT ANYWAY, I WANT TO COMMEND YOU ON THE PART OF PRESERVING THE TREES.
THAT'S GREAT, BUT I WOULD REALLY EMPHASIZE THAT YOU COME BACK WITH AN EXTENSIVE STUDY OF THE HISTORICAL PART OF THIS PROPERTY AND THE WELLS.
I CAN TELL YOU THOSE SPRINGS ARE VERY NOTORIOUS FOR HIDING THEMSELVES.
I HAVE ONE THAT POPS UP IN MY BACKYARD EVERY SIX TO 10 YEARS, AND WHEN IT POPS UP, I'VE GOT WATER IN MY BACKYARD FOR WEEKS.
AND SO THIS AREA IS VERY NOTORIOUS FOR THAT.
SO BE CAREFUL WITH THOSE SPRINGS.
UM, ONE OF THE CONCERNS THAT WAS ALSO BROUGHT TO LIGHT WAS WHEN THIS PROJECT WAS BROUGHT FORWARD DURING THE HOLIDAYS, SOME OF THE RESIDENTS IN THE ERA THOUGHT THAT MAYBE THAT WAS DONE INTENTIONALLY, I DON'T THINK IT WAS, BUT, UM, I LIKE TO SEE THIS COME UP FOR A SECOND READING TO GIVE THOSE, UM, RESIDENTS A CHANCE TO COME OUT AND VOICE THEIR CONCERNS.
UH, BUT YEAH, I I'D LIKE TO HAVE A EXTENSIVE STUDY ON THIS SITE, ESPECIALLY, BUT I THINK THE PROJECT LOOKS WELL.
I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF HOMES THAT ARE COMING OUT THERE.
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ONE 50 ALREADY SEES A LOT OF TRAFFIC, STAGECOACH IS NOT BUILT FOR ANY MORE TRAFFIC.AND I KNOW YOU'RE NOT ADJACENT TO, YOU'RE NOT DIRECTLY, UM, HAVE A DRIVEWAY OUT TO STAGECOACH, BUT SOME OF THAT TRAFFIC IS GOING TO BE GOING TO SAN MARCUS.
SOME OF THAT TRAFFIC WILL BE GOING, UH, INTO BUDA.
SO THOSE ROADWAYS ARE GOING TO BE CONGESTED.
I'D LIKE TO SEE THE NUMBER OF HOMES, SCALE BACK, JUST A HAIR, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER.
UH, AND IF I MAY, UH, WE DID HAVE THE CHANCE TO, UH, INTERACT WITH MR. FRANKIE, UH, OVER SEVERAL PHONE CALLS.
UM, WE PLAYED A LITTLE BIT OF, UH, OF TAG, UH, IN EARLY JANUARY AND FINALLY WERE ABLE TO CONNECT TO THEM, UM, UH, AFTER FIVE OR SIX DAYS.
AND, UH, AND SO ULTIMATELY, UM, WE HEARD THE CONCERNS IN THERE SIMILAR TO THE CONCERNS THAT, UH, THAT YOU REITERATED.
AND WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO IS AS, AS WHETHER IT'S, UH, YOU KNOW, READ INTO THE ZONING ORDINANCE FROM THE DIOCESE, UM, UH, ARE OFFERED AS A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT.
WE WOULD LIKE TO INCORPORATE THE SAME, UH, RESTRICTIONS, PROPERTY LINE RESTRICTIONS THAT WE'VE AGREED TO, UM, IN THE ADJACENT QUAIL RUN A SUBDIVISION, UH, ADJACENT TO HIS PROPERTY, WHICH PROVIDES, WHICH ENSURES A SUFFICIENT SETBACK OFF OF HIS PROPERTY LINE.
UH, AND THEN ALSO, UM, UH, REQUIRES A ONE-STORY, UH, HOME REQUIREMENT AND, UM, UH, AND THEN PRESERVATION OF THE TREES THAT ARE THERE ON HIS PROPERTY LINE.
THERE ARE SOME TRULY MAGNIFICENT TREES THAT, UH, THAT ARE ON THE BACK OF HIS PROPERTY, AND WE WOULDN'T EVEN BEGIN TO THINK ABOUT CUTTING THOSE TREES DOWN.
UM, AND SO WE'RE HAPPY TO, UH, TO INCORPORATE THOSE INTO THE ZONING.
AND, UH, AND WE'VE HAD THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH MR. FRANKIE AND ARE CERTAINLY SENSITIVE TO THE CHANGING ENVIRONMENT AROUND HIM AND WANT TO WORK WITH HIM TO ENSURE THAT THE LEAST AMOUNT OF IMPACT POSSIBLE.
AND SO WE THINK THAT, UH, THAT THOSE AMENDMENTS, AND WE CAN READ THOSE OUT MORE CLEARLY HERE TONIGHT, UM, UH, AT THOSE AMENDMENTS GO, WOULD HOPE TO GO A LONG WAY IN ADDRESSING THESE CONCERNS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CUSTOMER BRECCIA, HOLTZMAN.
SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO WORK WITH THE RESIDENTS AND WITH THE CITY ON THIS.
UH, WE CAN, I HONESTLY CAN SAY THAT WE ALL TRULY APPRECIATE THAT.
UM, COUNCIL MEMBER RIZZO AND COUNCIL MEMBER FLORES, KALE HAVE DONE AN AMAZING JOB OF ADDRESSING THE CONCERNS OF THE RESIDENTS AND ASKING SOME EXCELLENT QUESTIONS.
SO I GOT A LOT OF MY QUESTIONS ANSWERED JUST THROUGH THEM.
I DID HAVE ONE QUESTION REGARDING THE RETAIL LOT THAT YOU HAVE, UM, IN THE FRONT OF THE, UH, RESIDENTIAL, DO YOU, YOU DO HAVE PLANS TO DEVELOP THAT.
DO YOU HAVE LIKE A SPEC BUILDING OR ANYTHING THAT WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT, MAYBE ANY OF THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE BEFORE IN THE PAST, AND DO YOU HAVE BUSINESSES IN MIND OR UNDER CONTRACT TO GO IN THERE? SO WE, WE DON'T HAVE ANY IMMEDIATE PLANS TO BUILD ON THAT AND WHAT WE'RE CONTEMPLATING IS WE'RE CONTEMPLATING.
UH, SO IF WE WERE TO SELL THAT PROPERTY, WE WOULD MOST LIKELY SELL IT TO THE ADJOINING PROPERTY OWNER AND MAKE IT PART OF A COHESIVE DEVELOPMENT THAT, AND IF YOU, ROBERT, IF YOU FLIP BACK TO THE, UM, THE LAND PLAN, MAKE IT PART OF A COHESIVE DEVELOPMENT THAT INCORPORATES OUR PROJECT, AND YOU CAN SEE THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF CONNECTIVITY WITHIN OUR PROJECTS TO THAT COMMERCIAL, UH, FROM A SORT OF BIKE PEDESTRIAN PERSPECTIVE.
AND, AND SO THE DOG PARK THAT BACKS UP TO THAT COMMERCIAL, I THINK CAN COMPLIMENT THAT COMMERCIAL USE AND REALLY MORE INTEGRATED INTO THE COMMUNITY AND THEN WHERE THE LEGEND IS SHOWN ON THAT EXHIBIT.
THERE'S ADDITIONAL COMMERCIAL LAND THERE.
AND SO WE'VE BEEN HAVING CONVERSATIONS, UH, WITH THAT LAND OWNER AND THEY'RE AMENABLE TO RESTRICTING BOTH THEIR PROPERTY.
AND THEN WE WOULD RESTRICT OUR COMMERCIAL PROPERTY, UH, SUCH THAT IT'S REQUIRED TO BE DEVELOPED IN A COHESIVE WAY THAT INTEGRATES WITH OUR PROJECT, AND THEN ALSO BRINGS TO FRUITION A MORE COMPREHENSIVE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT UP THERE AT THE FRONT.
AND, UH, AND SO WE'RE IN THE EARLY STAGES OF THOSE NEGOTIATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS, BUT WE WOULDN'T FOR ONE SECOND, SELL THAT PROPERTY WITHOUT THE REQUIREMENT OF A COHESIVE DEVELOPMENT PLAN TO INTEGRATE INTO OUR PROJECT.
UM, AND THEN CERTAINLY, UH, IF A DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY WERE TO PRESENT ITSELF THERE, WE WOULD, UH, WE WOULD LOOK TO CAPITALIZE ON IT.
UM, BUT I THINK THAT THE MORE LIKELY, UM, UH, SORT OF EFFECTUATION OF THAT VISION IS TO, UH, TO RESTRICT THAT PROPERTY IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE
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ADJACENT COMMERCIAL PROPERTY.SO THEN IT'S PART OF A COHESIVE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY THERE.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER, CUSTOMER ELLISON.
UM, TEDDY BEAR, UM, A FEW COMMENTS.
UM, AND THEN ONE QUESTION, UH, APPRECIATE YOU BEING ON THIS SLIDE, UH, LOOKS LIKE THERE'S SOME THOUGHT PROCESS WITH THAT VEGETATIVE BUFFER BETWEEN A DOG PARK AND THE COMMERCIAL SITE.
SO I APPRECIATE THAT, UM, ON THERE, UM, THE OTHER QUESTION I HAD WAS JUST A THOUGHT FROM THE COMMENTS FROM MY COLLEAGUES, UH, AND WE ALL AGREE AND APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORT TO KEEP THE EXISTING TREES ON THE SITE, UM, AS SOMETHING THAT IS, HAS BEEN IMPORTANT TO ALL OF US, AND AS NOTED DOWN THE DOWN THE STREET AS WELL, WOULD THERE, WOULD THERE BE ANY IMPACT TO, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A COMMENT MADE ABOUT INCREASING THE HOME SIZES, UM, WOULD THAT HAVE ANY IMPACT TO, WITHIN A NEGATIVE IMPACT TO, UH, THE AMOUNT OF TREES THAT ARE ON THE SITE THEN AS WELL? MAYBE I COULD ANSWER, ASK THAT QUESTION BETTER, BUT YOU'RE SHAKING YOUR HEAD.
SO IT SEEMS LIKE, YOU KNOW WHERE I'M GOING, UH, YET YES.
I THINK THAT, IT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
AND, AND I WOULD SAY THAT THAT THERE'S A POSSIBILITY OF IT, FOR SURE.
UM, HOWEVER, I CAN'T CONCLUSIVELY ANSWER THAT QUESTION WITHOUT, WITHOUT GOING THROUGH THE DETAILS OF IT.
UM, AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT MY ANSWER TO YOU IS AS RESOLUTE AND TRANSPARENT AS IT CAN BE.
UM, AND, UH, AND SO I'D SAY THAT, THAT CONCEPTUALLY, THAT'S DEFINITELY A POSSIBILITY, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE FIND IS THAT ON, ON VARIOUS LOT SIZES, YOU KNOW, WE CAN MOVE OUT BACKWARDS OR FORWARDS OR MOVE AROUND A LITTLE BIT.
UM, BUT, UH, BUT, UH, IT'S TOUGH.
IT'S TOUGH TO MAKE THAT CALL FROM, UH, AT, AT 25,000 FOOT LEVEL.
UM, SO MY OTHER COMMENT, BEFORE YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, UM, CAN WE GO TO THE SLIDE WHERE, UM, SHOWS THE PARK, UM, OR THE DATE, FOOT TRAIL, CONCRETE TRAIL AND PUBLIC, UH, DEDICATION THERE, SOME OF THOSE, UH, ROADWAY CROSS SECTIONS? YES, WE WERE JUST ON IT EARLIER.
UM, I KNOW, UNFORTUNATELY IT'S VERY LAGGY, SO BEAR WITH ME.
I'LL GET YOU THERE EVENTUALLY, BUT, UM, GOTCHA.
WELL, I'LL GO AHEAD AND ASK MY QUESTION THEN.
IS THERE ANY WAY WE COULD GET A COMMITMENT BECAUSE ONE THING THIS, UH, CITY IN THIS COUNCIL HAS FOCUSED ON AND WE JUST, UM, RECEIVED, UM, THE BLESSING FROM OUR ELECTORATE ON IMPROVING OUR TRAIL SYSTEM IS, UH, YES, THERE WE GO.
YOU'RE APPROVED, BUSTED PUBLIC PARKLAND.
THE VERY FIRST BULLET YOU HAVE, THERE IS EIGHT FOOT CONCRETE HIKE AND BIKE TRAIL.
THE CITY HAS MADE A COMMITMENT AND IS WORKING WITH THEIR TRAIL, OUR TRAIL SYSTEM TO MAKE PERVIOUS A TRAIL SYSTEM AND IMPORTANT PART OF WHAT WE'RE DOING.
AND WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING THAT THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE CITY.
WHAT IS THE LIKELIHOOD THAT WE COULD GET THAT COMMITMENT RATHER THAN A CONCRETE TRAIL? UH, SO WOULD THAT BE LIKE A, UH, GRAVEL SURFACE, LIKE A CRUSHED GRANITE TYPE OR, UM, WHAT, WHAT, UH, WHAT TYPE OF MATERIAL ARE Y'ALL LOOKING FOR? UH, ARE THERE MULTIPLE OPTIONS IN THAT CATEGORY, OR I THINK THERE ARE, UH, I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR EVERYONE AND IT'S CERTAINLY SOMETHING WE'RE CONTINUING TO BUILD OUT AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME REAL IN-DEPTH MEETINGS HERE OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS ABOUT THAT AS WE REALLY GRAB THE BULL BY THE HORNS ON OUR TRAIL, AS WE START TO PLAN THAT OUT.
BUT ONE THING IS FOR SURE THAT WE WANT TO MAKE THAT AN EMPHASIS THROUGHOUT THE CITY WHEN WE BUILD OUR TRAILS.
AND SO IT, SIR, I REALLY NOT, UH, I DON'T WANT TO PIGEONHOLE IT TO ONE PARTICULAR TYPE OF MATERIAL, BUT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN A FOCUS OF THE CITY.
AND I JUST WANT TO BREAK THAT UP AT THIS POINT, UH, ONE OF THE THINGS, AND SO WE'RE SENSITIVE TO THAT.
YOU KNOW, I, UH, I USED TO BE A BIG RUNNER.
I'M NOT AS MUCH OF A RUNNER ANYMORE, BUT, UH, BUT, UM, CERTAINLY THE, THE LOW IMPACT NATURE OF, UH, OF SOME OF THE ALTERNATIVE TRAIL SYSTEMS IS A BIG PART OF THE RUNNER'S LIFE AND SORT OF SUSTAINED RUNNING.
UH, AND SO IF THAT'S, IF THAT'S PART OF WHAT'S DRIVING THAT, UH, ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST IS WE'LL ACTUALLY RUN A CONCRETE SURFACE, UH, FOR SORT OF FULL ADA COMPLIANCE AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
UM, UH, YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT'S A KID ON A BICYCLE OR SOMEONE IN A WHEELCHAIR OR THOSE KINDS OF THINGS, AND THEN WE'LL RUN A PERVIOUS SURFACE RIGHT NEXT TO IT, UM, FOR THE RUNNER.
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AN EIGHT FOOT TRAIL CONTEXT, WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO THAT, UH, WHERE WE RUN A FOUR-FOOT SIDEWALK NEXT TO IT, FOUR FOOT PERVIOUS SURFACE, UM, SO THAT WE END UP GETTING THE BENEFITS OF THAT PERVIOUS SURFACE FOR RUNNERS AND WALKERS AND WHATNOT.UM, AND THEN, AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE, UH, YOU KNOW, THE BENEFITS OF, OF A SIDEWALK FOR THOSE THAT MAY BE MOBILITY IMPAIRED AND THAT TYPE OF THING.
AND, UH, AND SO I THINK THAT'S, UH, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT, THAT WE COULD, WE COULD COMMIT TO AND, UH, WOULD BE EXCITED ABOUT, UH, YOU KNOW, JUST EVEN FOR NO OTHER REASON THAN TO BE PART OF THE INNOVATION, UH, PROCESS THAT YOU GUYS ARE UNDERTAKING THERE.
THANK YOU, MS. MARTIN, UM, MERA YOGA FOR THANK YOU.
UH, THAT CUTS WHERE FOR ELLISON THAT MIGHT BE A GOOD CONVERSATION TO HAVE IS WE'RE.
I THINK WE'RE DEVELOPING THAT WE'RE STILL IN CONVERSATIONS ABOUT PID, UH, CAUSE THE PUD, THE PUDS, NOT GONNA NECESSARILY ADDRESS THAT, BUT AS WE CONSIDER A POSSIBLE, UH, PID OVERLAY ON THIS, UM, THAT'S WHERE THAT'S WHERE THOSE DISCUSSIONS COULD PROBABLY HAPPEN BEST AGREED.
ANY OTHER THOUGHTS OR COMMENTS? UM, I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS IF IT'S OKAY.
SO MY HANGUP IS REALLY WITH THE, THE INCREASE OF HOMES YOU REQUESTING PER ACRE.
UM, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE GOING FROM 4.7 TO 6.8.
IS THAT NEGOTIABLE AT ALL? UH, SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO IS REALLY KIND OF CREATE A GREAT SCAPE AND A GREAT LAYOUT, UM, UH, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, WE'RE, WE'RE PRETTY FAR DOWN THE ROAD ON THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE ENGINEERING ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROJECT.
UM, I THINK THAT, THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, OUR, OUR GOAL IS NOT DISSIMILAR FROM WHAT YOU REITERATED EARLIER, UM, IN THAT WE WANT, WE WANT TO CREATE AN INCREDIBLY HIGH QUALITY DEVELOPMENT.
UM, AND SOMETIMES THAT MEANS SQUARE FOOTAGE AND SOMETIMES IT MEANS DENSITY AND SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T.
UM, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A PROJECT IN CENTRAL AUSTIN WITH A REALLY HIGH DENSITY AND INTENSITY, UM, BUT IT'S ALSO AN EXTREMELY HIGH QUALITY EXECUTION.
AND, UH, AND SO WE'RE BRINGING AS MANY BITS AND PIECES OF THAT COMMUNITY DOWN TO THIS COMMUNITY.
UM, AND, UH, AND SO I THINK THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE THAT SOME OF THAT 40 FOOT, UH, SOME OF THOSE 40 FOOT REAR ENTRY HOMES MAY ACTUALLY END UP TURNING INTO 50 FOOT REAR ENTRY HOMES, UM, UH, JUST WITH WHERE EVERYTHING'S HEADED AND THE MARKETPLACE AND WHAT'S GOING ON THERE.
UM, BUT I PREFER TO KEEP THE PROJECT, UH, AS WE'VE ENVISIONED IT AT THIS POINT, IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT, UH, THAT, THAT YOU GUYS CAN SUPPORT.
UM, SO IF I COULD ADD TO THAT GARRETT, UM, THE SICK, THE 6.8 NUMBER IS JUST THE NUMBER OF THE ZONING DISTRICT THAT, THAT, UH, SO THEY STOPPED POINTING US TOWARDS THE BASE POINT FOR OUR PILOT AND WE DIDN'T NEED TO MODIFY IT.
SO WE DIDN'T, BUT WE ARE NOT PROPOSING THAT LEVEL OF DENSITY.
NOW, WHAT IS THAT DENSITY ABOUT 4.2 PER ACRE IS WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING RIGHT NOW.
AND SO, AND THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT I WAS RECALLING AND THANK YOU, ROBERT, FOR THE HELP ON THAT.
UM, WE WERE NOT ANYWHERE CLOSE TO THE DENSITY AND INTENSITY THAT I THINK WOULD BE ALLOWABLE IN THAT ZONING CATEGORY.
UM, AND WE'RE JUST, WE'RE LIKE, WE'RE RIGHT ON WHERE IT IS UNDER THE CURRENT ZONING.
IT'S JUST A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT CONFIGURATION OF POWER EXECUTING IT, UH, WITH THE LARGE COMMON SPACE, UH, THAT'S PRESERVING THE TREES AND THEN THE STREETSCAPES, THE WAY THAT WE'VE DESCRIBED THEM.
UM, AND, UH, AND SO, UH, I THINK, I THINK THAT WE'RE NOT ADDING DENSITY OR INTENSITY, UM, DESPITE WHAT, UH, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE STANDARDS MAY BE.
AND SO IF WE WANTED TO RESTRICT THE PROJECT TO THE PRESENTED INTENSITY, WHICH IS IN THAT 4.7 RANGE, I THINK YOU JUST SAID, ROBERT, WE'D BE PERFECTLY AMENABLE TO THAT.
SO MY LAST AND FINAL QUESTION, UM, WOULD YOU GUYS BE WILLING TO MAKE THE SPRING PART OF IT, LIKE PART OF THE REVIEW, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S NO SPRINGS OUT THERE? YEAH, AND WE HAVE, SO WHEN THAT CAME UP, UH, AT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, WE WENT BACK OUT AND, AND HAD OUR, UH, ENVIRONMENTAL FOLKS GO.
UH DOUBLE-CHECK AND SO WE'RE CERTAINLY HAPPY TO HELP LOOK FOR IT.
UM, YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS MAKING IT PART OF THE PROJECT, UH, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE NEED TO DO DURING CONSTRUCTION THAT BASICALLY CONTROL THAT WATER FLOW.
SO IF THERE IS A SPRING ONSITE, WE'LL WANT TO CONTROL THAT AND REDIRECT THAT BASICALLY BACK DOWN INTO THE GROUND.
UM, SO THAT, UH, THAT, THAT WATER ENDS UP, YOU KNOW, NOT DAYLIGHTING GOING BACK INTO THE AQUIFER
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WHERE EVERYBODY WANTS IT.AND SO THOSE, THOSE ARE THINGS LIKE, UH, UH, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE PUT IN OUR UTILITY TRENCHES, UH, WE MAY HAVE TO PUT IN SOME ADDITIONAL FRENCH DRAINS AND STUFF LIKE THAT TO KEEP THAT WATER IN THE GROUND.
I WILL SAY YOU ARE HARD TO ARGUE WITH, AND YOU MADE GREAT POINTS AND, UM, THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED IN KYLE.
WELL, WE LOOK FORWARD TO, UH, TO BUILD ON IT.
SO I'M GOING TO SEE IF I CAN RECAP ALL THE VARIOUS DEAL POINTS THAT HAVE BEEN, UH, UH, CONCEPTUALLY AGREED TO NUMBER ONE IS A 1400 FOOT MINIMUM, UH, UH, UH, FLOOR PLAN.
UH, NUMBER TWO IS A SINGLE STORY BEHIND MR. FRANKIE'S HOUSE AND FOR PRESERVATION OF THOSE OAK TREES, WHICH I'M NOT SURE THAT THE PUD ZONING IS WHERE THAT AGREEMENT WILL GO INTO, BUT JUST FOR US TO FOLLOW UP ON, UH, TO MAKE SURE THAT AGREEMENT GOES IN, UH, AS WELL AS I BELIEVE THERE WAS A SETBACK AGREEMENT THAT THEY'VE AGREED TO WITH MR. FRANKIE, UH, AS WELL, UH, WE'VE DISCUSSED THE, THE, THE SIDEWALKS, BUT THE SIDEWALKS ARE NOT SOMETHING THAT AT THIS POINT IS UNDER THE PURVIEW OF THE PUD ZONING.
UM, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH.
UH, UH, WHAT, WHAT WAS THE OTHER ONE? OH, THE BIG ONE, 4.7, UH, LOTS OF BREAKER, UH, AGREEING TO BASICALLY THE CONCEPT PLAN THAT'S BEEN LAID OUT.
AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN HAVE CODIFIED IN THIS, UH, IN THIS MOTION AND VOTE.
IS THAT CORRECT? ON THE DENSITY IN THE POND? YES, I BELIEVE SO.
HOWARD, CAN WE STIPULATE THAT IN THE PUB DOCS? TO MY UNDERSTANDING, I THINK PEDRO CORRECT ME, BUT TO MY UNDERSTANDING, YES, YOU CAN CONDITION YOUR APPROVAL TO THE SITE PLAN THAT WAS, THAT WAS SUBMITTED.
AND IF, IF THEY SAY THAT THAT'S THE MATH THAT WORKS OUT TO THE PLAN THAT SUBMITTED TO US, THEN YES, WE CAN HOLD THEM TO THAT.
SO AS FAR AS THE ACTUAL MOTIONS AND AMENDED, I'M AT 1404.7, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WE'RE WANTING TO ADD TO THE MOTION? WELL, THERE, I DON'T KNOW.
I HAD ONE THING, MR. MAYOR, GO AHEAD.
UM, THERE'S A, THERE'S A GENTLEMAN ON THE LINE.
HE'S AN ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNER.
UM, HE'S BEEN WORKING WITH THE DEVELOPER AS WELL, AND, UM, HE SUBMITTED SOME INFORMATION TO THE CITY THAT WAS INCLUDED TOO LATE TO INCLUDE WITH YOUR PACKET.
UM, BUT IT'S, UH, UM, EFFECTIVELY, IT'S A, IT'S A LETTER THAT'S IN SUPPORT OF THE REQUEST.
AND THE LETTER IN SUPPORT IS BASED UPON THE CONVERSATIONS THAT, UH, THE DEVELOPER AND HE, MR. GREEN HAS HAD WORKED OUT.
HE LIVES IN THE QUAIL MEADOWS, UH, WHICH IS TO THE, I CALL IT THE WEST OF THIS PROJECT AND THE J THAT ADJOINS TO THE WEST.
AND I'VE GOT A, GOT A COPY OF THE LETTER HERE IF YOU'D LIKE TO READ IT.
UM, BUT THERE ARE SOME DEAL POINTS THAT ARE CONTAINED WITHIN THE LETTER THAT SHOULD PROBABLY BE INCORPORATED INTO THE, UH, SITE PLAN AS IT MOVES FORWARD.
AND WE'RE AMENABLE TO THOSE POINTS.
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT INCORPORATING DEAL POINTS INTO THE SITE PLAN OR INTO THE PUDS OWNING.
IF, IF THE GENTLEMEN WILL STOP SHARING HIS SCREEN, I CAN SHARE MINE.
AND I CAN, I CAN USE THIS AS A, UM, UH, SOMETHING THAT, THAT WE CAN LOOK AT.
UM, SO THIS IS, THIS IS A PIECE OF INFORMATION THAT I BELIEVE WE RECEIVED TODAY.
YOU KNOW, WE, WE LOST THE DAY WITH THE HOLIDAY YESTERDAY.
SO THIS CAME IN, UH, TO US TODAY.
AND, UM, THE GENTLEMEN, WHILE I'LL LET HER, LET YOU READ IT FOR YOURSELF.
BUT, UM, THERE, THERE WERE SOME CONCERNS THAT HE HAD NINE OF P AND Z A WEEK AGO IN THE INTERIM.
HE AND THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM, UH, PRIVATE SECTOR TEAM HAVE WORKED TOGETHER AND COME OUT WITH A COUPLE OF DEAL POINTS THAT THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS AMENABLE AS IS THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM.
AND THIS IS ESSENTIALLY MONUMENTS THAT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THOSE TWO.
SO WHAT'S THE REQUEST, HOWARD.
UM, IT LOOKS LIKE IT DEALS WITH A COUPLE OF THE LOTS THAT ARE MOST, UH, CLOSEST TO THE, THE AUTHOR'S HOME.
I MEAN, I MEAN, IN, IN RELATION TO A MOTION AND A VOTE, ARE YOU WANTING US TO INCORPORATE THIS INTO THE MOTION? UH, I BELIEVE I WOULD, YES.
I, I BELIEVE THAT, UH, I WOULD FRAME IT IN THE WAY, THE SAME WAY THAT YOU'RE FRAMING THE YOU'RE CAPPING THE DENSITY.
I WOULD STATE THAT THE, UH, THE PRIVATE DEAL POINTS THAT WERE WORKED OUT BETWEEN MR. GREEN AND THE DEVELOPMENT INTEREST, UH, SHOULD, SHOULD BE INCORPORATED AS WELL INTO THE SITE PLAN AND THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN MOVING FORWARD.
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UH, I'M GOING TO GIVE A CRACK AT A MOTION THEN.IS THERE, IS THERE ANY OTHER DEAL POINTS THAT NEED HAVEN'T BEEN BROUGHT UP OR THAT WERE BROUGHT UP THAT IT SEEMS LIKE I MAY BE MISSING? OKAY.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE, UH, AND ADD THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS THAT THE, UH, THE ZONING WOULD INCLUDE A 1400 FOOT SQUARE FOOTAGE, MINIMUM REQUIREMENT, UH, A 4.7 MINUTE, UM, UH, MAXIMUM BUILDABLE, LOTS PER ACRE, UH, AND THE DEAL POINTS, UH, REFERENCED IN THE LETTER SUBMITTED TO COUNCIL BY MR. GREEN RELATED TO FENCING.
I WOULD SAY THE DENSITY SHOULD BE CAPTURED DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE AND NOT LOTS PER ACRE BECAUSE THERE WILL BE SOME NON-RESIDENTIAL LOTS IN HERE.
SO TO CLARIFY WHAT HOWARD SAID, ALL RIGHT, IT'S BEEN MOVED BY THE MAYOR, SECONDED BY CUSTOMER BRADSHAW.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL OF THAT IS AMENABLE TO THE APPLICANT.
MA'AM UH, ANY FURTHER COMMENTS COMES CONSERVATISM, FIRST OF ALL, I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR, UH, GETTING BACK TO ALL THE RESIDENTS THAT ARE JOINING THIS PROPERTY AND HEARING THEIR CONCERNS AND, AND WORK BEING WILLING TO WORK WITH THEM.
THAT REALLY MEANS A LOT TO ME.
UM, I THINK YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB JUST STILL, UH, ONE OF THE THINGS I LIKE TO POINT OUT IS THAT I AM IN FAVOR OF HIS PROJECT.
I THINK IT'S, UH, IT'S A WONDERFUL PROJECT, ALTHOUGH I WILL RECOMMEND THAT IT COMES FOR A SECOND READING JUST TO GIVE THE RESIDENTS IN THE AREA, A CHANCE TO, UH, COME OUT IN CASE THEY GET A CHANCE OVER THE HOLIDAYS TO VOICE CONCERNS.
UH, I'D LIKE TO ACTUALLY ECHO THAT AND SAY THAT, UH, I'M PROUD TO HAVE A COMMUNITY PARTNER LIKE MILESTONE COMING TO, UH, THE CITY OF KYLE.
UH, WHEN, IF YOU, YOU PROBABLY HAVE HEARD THAT WE HAVE A RESIDENTIAL STYLE GUIDE THAT INCORPORATES A LOT OF DIFFERENT, UH, DESIGN COMPONENTS THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IN THE CITY OF KYLE.
AND, UH, IT'S, IT'S IT'S, THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO ATTACH AS A BACKUP ON OUR RESIDENTIAL STYLE GUY TO SAY, LOOK AT THIS DEVELOPMENT RIGHT HERE.
THIS IS WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
CURVILINEAR STREETS, UM, UH, A GOOD PRODUCT MIXTURE, A LOT OF GREEN SPATES POCKET PARKS, QUALITY OF LIFE COMPONENTS.
UH, YOU'VE REALLY HIT THE YOU'VE REALLY HIT IT ALL, UM, WITH THIS PARTICULAR LAYOUT AND PROJECT.
SO THANK YOU FOR SHOWING SUCH, UH, CARE AND CONSIDERATION FOR YOUR PROJECT IN OUR CITY.
UH, I WISH THAT OTHER DEVELOPERS AND APPLICANTS HAD, UH, THIS, THIS VIEW, SURELY SOME DO, BUT YOUR, UH, REPUTATION PROCEEDS YOU.
AND WE APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU'VE PUT IN TO MAKING THIS A SMOOTH AND PLEASANT PROCESS, UH, AND, UH, UH, BY ALL ACCOUNTS, IT APPEARS YOU'RE BRINGING A PRODUCT TO THE CITY THAT WE'RE ALL GOING TO BE PROUD OF FOR A LONG TIME.
SO FOR THAT, UH, I SAY, THANK YOU AS WELL.
UH, ANY FURTHER COMMENTS, WELL SAID, MARE.
I DID HEAR SOME DESIRE TO SEE THIS SPRING BACK.
SO WE'LL, WE'LL BRING THIS BACK FOR A SECOND READING.
NEXT UP AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 21 SECOND.
READING AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF KYLE TEXAS ANNEXING 29.792 ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS LOCATED IN HAYES COUNTY, INCLUDING THE ABIDING STREETS, ROADWAYS AND RIGHTS AND WASTE.
THIS IS PROBABLY NOT A WHOLE LOT LEFT TO SAY ON THIS.
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD OR ANY NEW INFORMATION? NO.
THIS IS JUST THE MINISTERIAL FUNCTION OF THE VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION.
IT'S MOVING ON MAYOR SECOND BY CUSTOMER FLOORS.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY, AYE.
WE'LL WE'LL CALL IT, UH, WAIT FOR THE CALL, THE VOTE, UH, CUSTOMER ALISON, UH, THERE WAS ONE, UH, NEVO ON THERE.
COULD YOU, UH, GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION? WHAT THAT WAS? UM, I HAD ALL MY INFORMATION LAST WEEK.
OKAY, LET ME GO AHEAD AND OPEN THIS UP.
I THINK A LOT OF IT WAS THIS, OH, ONE OF MY CONCERNS FOR SURE WAS A SPACING IN BETWEEN THE HOUSE.
CAUSE IT WAS 10 FEET FROM OUTDOOR TO OUTDOOR.
AND WE JU I JUST HAD A RESIDENT THAT I'M TRYING TO WORK WITH, WHO NEEDS TO MOVE HIS SHED.
NOW, MIND YOU HE'S ALREADY PURCHASED THE SHED AND WITH OUR ORDINANCES IN PLACE, HE REALLY CAN'T USE THAT SHED ANYWHERE IN HIS YARD.
CAUSE IT HAS TO BE FOUR FEET FROM HIS FENCE CAUSE IT'S EIGHT FEET AND THE ORDINANCE SAYS IT HAS TO BE SIX INCHES FOR EVERY FOOT.
AND THEN IT HAS TO BE 10 FEET FROM HIS HOUSE.
SO IN ORDER FOR HIM TO USE, TO, TO PUT, USE A SHED, HE HAS TO LITERALLY PUT IT IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS YARD.
AND THEN ON TOP OF THAT, HE WANTED TO PUT A HOT TUB IN THERE AND THIS ISN'T COOL SPRINGS.
THIS IS A BRAND NEW SUBDIVISION.
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SO I'M GOING TO BE A HUNDRED PERCENT HONEST WITH WHAT WE JUST SAW FROM THAT DEVELOPER.I EXPECT NOTHING LESS THAN THAT.
AND SO IT REALLY, REALLY IS HEARTBREAKING FOR ME TO HAVE TO CONTACT THIS RESIDENT AND SAY, I'M SORRY, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DECIDE IF YOU WANT A HOT TUB OR A SHED.
AND I DON'T WANT, LIKE, I PREFER THE BIGGER HOUSES, THE BIGGER LOTS, AND I GET IT.
I UNDERSTAND IT'S JUST MY PERSONAL PREFERENCE FOR OUR RESIDENTS THAT WE GIVE THEM GOOD YARDS AND IN HOMES THAT ARE A LITTLE BIT BIGGER AND SPACED OUT A LITTLE BIT.
IT WAS, IT WAS, AND WHERE IT'S GOING TO BE AT IS ALSO HIGH TRAFFIC.
AND SO I WASN'T TOO SURE IF THAT AREA WAS READY FOR A NEW DEVELOPER.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT.
I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE ALL IN FAVOR.
I JUST DELETED MY, I HATE WHEN I DO THAT.
UH, NEXT UP AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 12.
I CLOSED MY SCREEN AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR, WE STARTED A COMPREHENSIVE PROCESS AND HIRING A, UH, COULD YOU HEAR ME ELLISON? NO, I READ IT OUT.
UH, ITEM NUMBER 22 IS A USE YOUR ITEM COMP PLAN.
SO, UM, PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD.
UH, WE WENT THROUGH THIS LAST YEAR.
WE TO JUST REMIND A COUPLE OF COLLEAGUES THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY ON COUNCIL, UM, UH, PROBABLY PROVIDED IN THE OTHER INFORMATION, OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AS WELL AS THE EXISTING RFQ THAT WE HAD, UM, FOR, UH, HIRING A FIRM TO ASSIST US WITH OUR, UM, OUR COMP PLAN AND UPDATE AND OVERHAUL.
UM, WE, UH, WE WENT THROUGH THIS PROCESS BEFORE WITH A TASK FORCE AND, AND, UH, INTERVIEWED A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT FIRMS. UH, ONE WAS, UH, UH, ACKNOWLEDGED AND, AND RECOMMENDED.
UH, BUT WE GOT TO THE POINT WHERE DURING THEIR PRESENTATION, IT JUST, I THINK AS A COUNCIL, WE DID NOT FEEL LIKE THEY REALLY WERE, UM, WHAT WE WERE HOPING TO SEE FROM THAT.
AND SO WE TOOK A PAUSE AND, UH, WE HAD AN ELECTION NOW WE HAVE A FULL SEATED COUNCIL AGAIN, AND I'D LIKE FOR THE COUNCIL TO ENTERTAIN AGAIN, GOING THROUGH A PROCESS OF HIRING A FIRM TO HELP US WITH OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY THOUGHTS? I HAVE, UH, UH, JUST, UH, ONE QUESTION IS THE, WE DON'T HAVE IT BUDGETED FOR THIS YEAR, CORRECT? IT'S NOT IN OUR CURRENT BUDGET OR IT IS IN OUR CURRENT BUDGET, THE FUNDING FOR A COMP PLAN WOULD W WOULD THERE BE ANYTHING AND ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THAT WE'RE STILL IN A PANDEMIC, WOULD THERE BE ANY HARM IN COINCIDING THAT AND PLANNING TO BRING THAT FORWARD INTO 2021 SLASH 22 BUDGET FULLY BUDGETED, AND THEN WE CAN HAVE IT READY.
WE START THE PROCESS OF GOING THROUGH THE, YOU KNOW, AND, AND DOING THE INTERVIEW PROCESS AGAIN, CREATING THE TASK FORCE AND JUST COINCIDE IT TO START OCTOBER ONE WOULD BE WHEN THAT PROCESS WOULD HAPPEN.
IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE, THAT'S JUST KIND OF, KIND OF WHAT MY THOUGHTS SO THAT WE CAN SYNC UP THE BUDGETARY SITUATION IS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE THAT WEREN'T HERE.
UM, TH THAT'S ESSENTIALLY PARALLEL TO WHAT WE DID THE LAST TIME.
SO WHAT WE DID IN 2020, UM, WE STARTED WITH THE CREATION OF THE RFQ PROCESS.
THE, I SHOULD SAY THAT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION STARTED WITH THE PROCESS OF CREATING THE RFQ AS EARLY AS LATE JANUARY OR FEBRUARY OF 2020, NO, CORRECTION, 2019, EXCUSE ME.
IT WAS A, IT WAS LATE IN 2019 AND WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS OF REFINING THAT, UM, AT THE SAME TIME IT WAS GOING THROUGH THE BUDGETING PROCESS, WHICH, YOU KNOW, STARTS THAT THE EARLIEST DRAFTS ARE STARTED IN MARCH AT THE STAFF LEVEL.
UM, AND THEN GOT REFINED OVER THE COURSE OF THE SUMMER THAT WAS ULTIMATELY FUNDED IN AUGUST OF 2019.
THE RFQ WENT TO THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL IN
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LATE AUGUST OF 2019.IT WAS ON THE STREET IN SEPTEMBER.
AND AS OF OCTOBER ONE, WHEN IT WAS FUNDED, THE RFQ WAS DUE TO BE RETURNED TO THE CITY IN NOVEMBER OF THAT YEAR.
UM, AND SO IT WAS FULLY FUNDED BEFORE WE STARTED THE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE SHORT LIST OF CANDIDATES.
SO THE PROCESS YOU'RE DESCRIBING NOW, UM, TO MAKE THESE, TO RUN COMMENSURATE WITH ONE ANOTHER IS, IS BASICALLY THE PROCESS THAT WAS FOLLOWED IN 2019.
ANY THOUGHTS ON, UH, THE PROPOSAL CUSTOMER RESUME? YEAH, HOWARD, UM, I GUESS MY QUESTION IS I JUST FEEL IN THE MIDST OF A PANDEMIC NUTS, NOT KNOWING WHAT THE CLIMATE IS GOING TO BE, UH, BOTH, UH, WHAT DO YOU CALL IT IN AS FAR AS COMMERCIAL? UM, I THINK WE MIGHT BE A LITTLE PREMATURE IN STARTING THIS.
UM, I UNDERSTAND THAT OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN NEEDS AN UPDATE, BUT NOT KNOWING THAT CLIMATE JUST MAKES ME FEEL A LITTLE WARY OF STARTING THIS PROCESS.
NOW WE COULD BE INTO THIS PANDEMIC ANOTHER YEAR FROM NOW, AND WE DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE AFTERWARDS, WHETHER PEOPLE WERE GOING TO GO BACK TO OFFICE BUILDINGS, OR IF BUSINESSES DECIDED TO DO, UH, THINGS VIRTUALLY FROM HOME.
WHAT'S, WHAT'S THE, UH, CLIMATE GOING TO LOOK LIKE AS HOMES ARE WE GOING TO HAVE BIG, LARGE FORECLOSURES LATER? I JUST REALLY DON'T KNOW WHY WOULD BE A GREAT TIME TO START THIS CONVERSATION RIGHT NOW, AND THAT COULD BE WRONG.
BUT, UM, I TH I JUST THINK THERE'S SO MANY UNCERTAINTIES IN THE FUTURE THAT STARTING THIS, THE OTHER UNCERTAINTY IS GETTING PUBLIC SUPPORT.
THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT DOCUMENT THAT JUST, WE NEED PLENTY OF PUBLIC COMMENT ON BECAUSE IT'S, IT'S, IT'S ALMOST THE WAY I SEE IT, THE BIBLE OF THE CITY ON HOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD AS A CITY, THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE NEW BUILDING.
AND I'D LOVE TO HAVE A LOT OF PUBLIC COMMENT WHEN WE DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT WITH COVID BEING IN HIGH REGARD.
EVEN ONCE WE GET THAT FROM IN, IS COVID, ARE WE GOING TO BE PAST COVID, YOU KNOW, A YEAR FROM NOW? I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T KNOW THOSE ANSWERS.
SO WHEN WE ADDRESS THIS PLAN, I'D LOVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN, WE GIVE THE COMMUNITY A CHANCE TO GET WAY IN THEIR OPINIONS DURING THIS, AND TO BE ABLE TO INTERACT IN OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
I WANT A LOT OF CONVENIENT INVOLVEMENTS, WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR WHEN WE DO OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, I WANT THE INPUT AND THAT'S GOING TO BE IMPORTANT TO ME.
SO I JUST THINK IT'S A LITTLE EARLY TO START THIS CONVERSATION.
UM, I AGREE WITH YOU ON A LOT OF THOSE POINTS, UM, UH, IN, IN MY EXPERIENCE AND ON FIRST CONSIDERATION OF YOUR COMMENTS.
UM, SO THE FIRST ONE WOULD BE INTERNAL THE, AS IT RELATES TO THE LENGTH OF TIME THAT WE ADHERE TO A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, UM, COVID-19 IS A TEMPORARY CONDITION.
THE EXPECTATION WOULD BE WHERE THE EXPECTATION WAS A YEAR AGO, THAT IT WOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF A YEAR FROM THAT.
UM, AND IT IS STILL GOING ON NOW.
UH, BUT I DON'T BELIEVE THAT IT WILL BE GOING ON A DECADE FROM NOW.
I THINK THERE WILL BE RESOLUTION TO THIS ISSUE OF THE WORLDWIDE PANDEMIC, UM, PROBABLY WITHIN CONSERVATIVELY THE NEXT 36 MONTHS.
UH, I THINK WE WILL PUT THE BULK OF THIS BEHIND US.
AND YET THE EXPECTATION FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS THAT IT WOULD PUT, PUT VISIONING NO LESS THAN 10 YEARS, WHICH WOULD BE 120 MONTHS.
UM, BUT IN SOME INSTANCES YOU, YOU MAKE PLANS FOR SOME THINGS THAT ARE, UH, AS FAR AS 15 YEARS IN ADVANCE.
SO THE PLANS YOU MAKE NOW, YOU WOULD, YOU WOULD MAKE, UM, WITH AN EXPECTATION OF AN IDEAL COMMUNITY.
AND SOME OF THOSE PLANS MAY HAVE TO SIT LATENT.
AND WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS SOME OF THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE, UM, DESCRIBED IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLANS MAY HAVE TO BE DELAYED IF THERE IS A SHORTAGE OF DEMAND FOR RETAIL, UM, THAT, THAT DOESN'T STOP YOU FROM PUTTING IT IN YOUR PLAN BECAUSE EVENTUALLY RETAIL WILL COME.
AND WHEN RETAIL COMES, YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO SHAPE THAT IRRESPECTIVE OF THE FORM THAT IT COMES TO YOUR CITY.
YOU'RE GOING TO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO CALL THOSE SHOTS AND NOT BE REACTIONARY TO THE MARKET.
SIMILARLY, WITH RESIDENTIAL, SIMILARLY WITH INSTITUTIONAL, UH, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, TRANSPORTATION NETWORK, UM, THERE'S A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT YOU DEFINITELY WANT TO HAVE A PLAN FOR.
THE ONLY THING THAT WE CAN'T PLAN FOR HONESTLY, IS THE PRIVATE SECTOR, THE PRIVATE MARKET, UM, LATELY ALL OF OUR DEMAND HAS BEEN FOR SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED OF WHAT KYLE WOULD CONSIDER TO BE HIGH DENSITY.
AND MULTI-FAMILY, THAT'S, IT THAT'S THE ONLY TYPES OF RESIDENTIAL, BUT THERE, THERE ARE MANY OTHER FORMS OF RESIDENTIAL, UM, THAT ARE THAT'S DICTATED BY THE MARKET.
THE MARKET DETERMINES WHETHER OR NOT THEY BUILD THOSE OR NOT, BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE WHETHER OR NOT THEY'RE PROFITABLE OR NOT.
OUR CURRENT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MAKES AN IDEAL FOR WHERE EVERYTHING SHOULD GO, UM, AND HAS A FAIR BIT OF FLEXIBILITY IN IT AS WELL.
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WE DON'T ISSUE THE EXPECTATION OF, OF, OF CREATING PLANS FOR THINGS JUST BECAUSE IN THE, IN THE SHORT TERM, MEANING IN A PLANNER'S WORLD TWO TO FIVE YEARS IS SHORT TERM.UM, IF, IF SOMETHING IS HAPPENING IN THE SHORT TERM, UH, THE EXPECTATION WOULD BE TO JUST WAIT FOR IT TO NORMALIZE BECAUSE THE MARKET ALWAYS RETURNS TO CENTER.
SO, UM, THE PLAN LOOKS FURTHER THAN, UH, INDIVIDUAL CIRCUMSTANCES.
NOW, AS FAR AS PARTICIPATION GOES, UM, I HAVE HAD SOME CONVERSATIONS.
I HAVE HAD NO CLARITY, BUT I'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH FOLKS THAT DO THIS FOR A LIVING.
AND I'VE ASKED WHAT THEIR RESPONSE HAS BEEN, UM, IN A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT RATHER THAN HAVING IN-PERSON CHARRETTES.
UM, THE, THE, THE MIX HAS BEEN THAT THE PARTICIPATION ESSENTIALLY HAS STILL BEEN THERE.
IT'S JUST THE FORM AND THE SHAPE THAT IT TAKES ON A VIRTUAL MEETINGS CREATE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OTHER FOLKS THAT OTHERWISE WOULDN'T HAVE A VOICE.
SOME PEOPLE ARE MOBILITY IMPAIRED.
UM, SOME PEOPLE ARE CONSTRAINED WITH CHILDCARE.
SOME PEOPLE HAVE ISSUES WITH JOBS, AND THEY CAN'T NECESSARILY COME TO AN EVENING MEETING THAT MAY HAPPEN FROM SIX TO EIGHT AT A CERTAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
BUT WHEN YOU CREATE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FOLKS TO PARTICIPATE, ESPECIALLY VIRTUALLY, UH, YOU CAN GET MORE FOLKS WHO WILL DO SO.
THAT'S NOT TO SAY THAT IT'S UNIVERSALLY GREAT.
THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE WHO ARE TURNED OFF BY THE IDEA OF LOOKING AT A COMPUTER SCREEN, RATHER THAN BEING ABLE TO LOOK AT A PIECE OF PAPER ON AN EASEL AND BEING ABLE TO PUT A MARKER TO IT, TO MAKE THEIR, THEIR COMMENTS KNOWN RATHER THAN MARKING UP THE DIGITAL PAGE.
BUT, UM, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IN THE NEW WORLD THAT WE'RE EXPERIENCING NOW, WHICH MAKE NO MISTAKE, I STILL BELIEVE AS A TEMPORARY WORLD, UH, THERE IS A PLACE FOR PARTICIPATION AND QUITE FRANKLY, IT WILL BE INCUMBENT UPON THE CITY OF KYLE TO NOT ONLY STRESS THAT IN THE RFQ, THAT PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IS PARAMOUNT TO ANYTHING THAT COMES OUT OF THE PRODUCT.
WHAT'S MORE IMPORTANT IS THE INPUT THAN THE OUTPUT, I GUESS, IS WHAT I'M SAYING.
AND WE CAN, WE CAN CHECK ON THAT BY LOOKING AT THE FIRM'S, UH, PAST PERFORMANCES, MAKING SURE THAT THEY TALK TO US ABOUT WHAT THEY'VE DONE IN THE PAST, UH, WHAT THEY'VE LEARNED FROM THE PAST, WHO ELSE THEY'VE TALKED TO AND CONSULT WITH AND FIND OUT THAT THE, THE LEVEL OF SURETY THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET, THE PARTICIPATION THAT WE DEMAND, LIKE YOUR OPTIMISM ABOUT AS BEING PAST THIS PANDEMIC.
YOU KNOW, I, I HOPE THE SAME THING TOO, BUT, UM, WHEN I LOOK AT, UH, WHERE WE AT RIGHT NOW, A YEAR LATER, AND IT FEELS LIKE WE'RE GETTING WORSE INSTEAD OF BETTER, OUR VACCINES ARE ROLLING OUT AT A VERY SLOW RATE AND PEOPLE, I STILL TALK TO A LOT OF PEOPLE ON A DAILY BASIS, UM, OR THEY'RE STILL AFRAID TO GO ANYWHERE.
I MEAN, I, UM, AND SOME OF THESE PEOPLE ARE NOT COMPUTER SAVVY.
THEY DON'T HAVE THE INTERNET, THEY DON'T HAVE A WAY TO INTERACT WITH OUR CITY.
AND IT JUST WORRIES ME THAT THESE PEOPLE WILL BE LEFT OUT WHEN WE DO REVISIT THIS PLAN, THAT'S GOING TO BE ESSENTIALLY OUR GUIDE, UH, FOR THE FUTURE.
AND I, I JUST HAVE SO MANY UNCERTAINTIES RIGHT NOW, UH, THAT I JUST, I JUST CAN'T SUPPORT THIS RIGHT NOW AT THIS TIME, BUT I, I, I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO.
I KNOW THAT WE NEED TO SET UP A STYLE GUIDE ON, ON OUR HOMES THAT ARE COMING IN.
UH, COUNCILMEMBER, KAYLA HAS TALKED ABOUT IT ABOUT, YOU KNOW, NOT GETTING A LEASE PRODUCT AND I COMMEND YOU ON THAT.
I JUST WORRY ABOUT US PUTTING THIS TOGETHER WITHOUT THE PUBLIC INPUT AND NOT ALLOWING EVERYBODY TO BE A VOICE, BUT, BUT THANK YOU FOR THE EXPLANATION.
OTHER THOUGHTS? COMMENTS, CAN I, CAN I SAY ONE THING, I THINK I CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT RIZZO IS SAYING, AND I UNDERSTAND HOWARD IS SAYING, AND I THINK THERE'S A MIDDLE PART THAT WE COULD MAYBE MEET AT BECAUSE I'M LOOKING AT WHATEVER WAS CREATED LAST YEAR, NOVEMBER 15TH, 2019, AND MAYBE THERE'S SOME CHANGES THAT WE CAN MAKE, UM, WHICH WAS GOING TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY AND THE CITY AT THE SAME TIME.
SO MAYBE IF WE GAVE THEM A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME, MEANING THEM THE RESIDENTS MORE TIME TO SUBMIT INFORMATION.
SO INSTEAD OF JUST ACCEPTING INFORMATION FOR LIKE MONTH OR TWO MONTHS, MAYBE WE JUST DO IT FOR SIX MONTHS AND THEN I'LL GIVE PEOPLE MORE OPPORTUNITY TO VOICE THEIR OPINIONS.
AND THEN MAYBE IF WE ALLOW THEM TO SUBMIT IT VIA, UM, VIA EMAIL, I DON'T WANT TO SAY, I'M SURE THERE'S SOME KIND OF ELECTRIC WAY THAT WE COULD RECEIVE IT RIGHT NOW.
IT LOOKS LIKE THEY HAVE TO HANDLE OVER IT.
AND IT HAS TO BE EIGHT COPIES OF AGE.
AND I THINK, UM, THE CITY OF KYLE IS TRYING TO MOVE AWAY AND TRY TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY.
SO MAYBE WE CAN, UM, INCLUDE PEOPLE TO SUBMIT THINGS ELECTRONICALLY, UM, WHICH WOULD ALSO GIVE MORE PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY TO VOICE THEIR OPINIONS AND MAYBE FINDING A MIDDLE GROUND, INSTEAD OF JUST SAYING YES OR NO, WE JUST WORK WITH WHAT WE HAVE AND THEN KIND OF TWEAK IT.
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MORE THOUGHTS.I HAVE SOME THOUGHTS, BUT I'D WANT TO ALLOW THE REST OF COLLEAGUES TO SPEAK FIRST.
UH, I UNDERSTAND, UH, COUNSELOR RIZO YOUR CONCERN AS WELL.
UM, THAT'S OBVIOUSLY WHY I'M NOT THERE IN THE MEETING, BUT I ALSO UNDERSTAND WHERE COUNSELING ANALYSIS IS COMING FROM.
WE DO HAVE TO MOVE FORWARD ON THIS.
UM, UM, KEVIN MCHALE, YOU DID BRING UP A POINT OF DO IT IN A PROCESS, WHETHER IT'S A MATTER OF A COUPLE OF MONTHS OR SIX MONTHS, UM, THAT COULD BE AN IDEA THAT WE CAN DO USE A SET, START SETTING SOME TIMELINES AND ALL THAT IN, UH, WHEN WE COULD START GETTING SOME OF THESE, UH, QUESTIONS IN, UH, I THINK THAT COULD BE THE FIRST START IS TO START GETTING A SET, A SPECIFIC TIMELINE, AND THEN WE CAN MOVE FORWARD AS FAR AS, UH, USING ANY KIND OF FUNDS OR PUBLIC VALUE, UM, CUSTOMER ELSA.
WELL, I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS BY MR. COONS AND I DO AGREE WITH HIM AND WHAT HE SAID.
UH, I DO THINK THERE'S A PATH FORWARD LIKE WE DID IN 2019, EVEN AT THIS JUNCTURE.
UM, I JUST LIKE TO REMIND MY COLLEAGUES THAT WE DID AN EXTENSIVE OUTREACH CAMPAIGN LAST YEAR IN THE HEART OF THIS CAMPAIGN AS WELL ON OUR PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER.
UM, CERTAINLY AT THE END OF THE DAY, WHETHER FOLKS PARTICIPATE OR NOT YET, THEY STILL APPROVED, UM, THAT PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER LAST YEAR.
UH, I WANT TO ALSO REMIND THAT I UNDERSTAND A LOT OF THINGS ARE UNCERTAIN, UH, GOING FORWARD, BUT JUST IN THIS PERIOD IN THIS SAME AGENDA, DID WE JUST HAVE WE'VE RE APPROVED RETAIL UP AND DOWN THIS AGENDA, UH, WITH UNCERTAINTY, UH, WE ALSO ARE APPROVING IT LEFT AND RIGHT IN THE TERSE ON THE TOURISM BOARD, WE SIT ON, UH, YOU KNOW, WE IS, IS IMPERATIVE TO MR. KOONS HIS POINT EARLIER TO HAVE A LONG-TERM PLAN AND VISION, UH, THAT WILL GO BEYOND, UM, ALL OF US SITTING ON THIS DIOCESE, AS WELL AS, AND AS HE POINTED OUT, SOME THINGS WILL BE TWEAKED, BUT, UM, HAVING THIS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND CREATING IN THAT IS PART OF WHAT WE'RE HIRING THE FIRM FOR IS TO HELP US WITH THAT COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND GETTING THAT PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND GETTING, UH, OUR RESIDENTS FEEDBACK ON WHAT, UM, HOW OUR CITY SHOULD, SHOULD BE DEVELOPED AND MOVE FORWARD.
SO I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS JUST A BIT CONTRADICTORY TO ME WHEN I HATE, I SEE THESE THINGS BEING APPROVED UP AND DOWN TO THE AGENDA, AND I SEE WHAT WE'RE DOING IN DETERS YET THAT THAT ARGUMENT IS USED AGAINST, UH, GOING FORWARD WITH THE COMP PLAN.
UM, SO, YOU KNOW, I KNOW WE WENT THROUGH THIS, UM, NOT LAST YEAR, BUT IN THE SUMMER OF 19 AS WELL WHEN THE DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION PLAN, UM, THIS, THIS GIVES DIRECTION, UH, AND INSIGHT, NOT ONLY JUST FROM US, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY FROM THE RESIDENTS OF THIS COMMUNITY.
AND I THINK FOLKS WOULD, WOULD GET INVOLVED, YOU KNOW, ARE, ARE CERTAINLY, THERE ARE, THERE ARE ALWAYS THINGS WHERE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO TO INCLUDE, BE INCLUSIVE OF CERTAIN MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY, THAT OUR MEDIAN AGE IS 30 IN THIS CITY.
AND WE ARE A YOUNGER CITY AND, AND FOLKS DO WANT TO, CAN AND DO WANT TO BE INVOLVED.
AND WE HAVE ADAPTED, WE'RE RESILIENT PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY AND IN THE CITY.
AND I THINK THAT WE CAN'T FIND A WAY FORWARD.
UH, AND I THINK IT HAS PROVEN FOR US TO DO THIS, AND I CAN UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU'RE COMING WITH THE ARGUMENT ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE, UH, COMMERCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE COMING IN.
UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT ALSO BOTHERS ME, WELL, IT DOESN'T BOTHER ME.
IT, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CONCERNS ME, LET ME, LET ME SAY CONCERNS ME IS THE PRICE TAG ON THIS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
UH, IT'S A HEFTY PRICE TAG AND, UH, WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC AND NEXT YEAR WE HAVE THE BOND THAT'S GOING TO, UH, TAKE PLACE.
THAT'S GONNA, UM, CUT COMING IN FACT, TO ALLOW THE, UH, UH, HOMEOWNERS, UH, FOR THE TWO BONDS.
AND ALSO, YOU KNOW, WE ALSO HAVE A WATER, UH, INCREASE THAT'S COMING IN AS WELL.
AND I DON'T KNOW, I GUESS I'M THINKING TOWARDS OUR, UM, WHEN WE DO OUR BUDGET NEXT YEAR, I'M THINKING OF WAYS HOW WE COULD HELP OUT OUR HOMEOWNERS.
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AND I JUST HATE TO ADD ANOTHER LINE ITEM TO THAT BUDGET WHERE WE COULD MAYBE HELP OUT MAYBE IN THE WATER INCREASES OR SOMEWHERE.UM, BUT ADDING THAT EXTRA LINE ITEM, ESPECIALLY AS BIG AS THE BUDGET LINE ITEM WILL BE, UH, TO THAT NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET.
UM, IF WE DO THIS MAYBE A YEAR LATER, I'D PROBABLY BE A LITTLE MORE COMFORTABLE WITH IT.
UM, BUT I JUST, I'M JUST WORRIED ABOUT THE PRICE TAG THAT'S ASSOCIATED WITH IT AS WELL.
UM, I ACTUALLY, UM, SO I'M, I'M KIND OF RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF WHERE EVERYONE IS, IS THAT ON, ON THIS AS WELL? SO, AND THE BUDGETING COMMENT IS NOT LOST ON, UH, ON ME EITHER.
SO IS IT MAYBE BEST FOR US TO JUST CONTINUE THESE, UH, THIS DIALOGUE AS WE, UH, PRESENT AND PREPARE FOR A BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR TO SEE WHERE THINGS LAND TO SEE WHAT OUR BUDGET LOOKS LIKE, UH, AND TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS, BECAUSE THAT'S GOING TO BE STARTING, UH, FEBRUARY AND THEN ALL THE WAY INTO MAY AND JUNE AND YOU KNOW, THOSE MONTHS WHERE WE'LL GET A LOT BETTER SENSE OF WHETHER OR NOT WE'RE GOING TO THE COUNCIL WILL WANT TO PRIORITIZE THE RESOURCES NECESSARY, BECAUSE IF WE'RE NOT GOING TO PRIORITIZE THE RESOURCES, WE DON'T WANT TO START LEADING FOLKS ALONG, BUT IF WE ARE, THEN WE SHOULD STILL HAVE TIME, UH, PER HOWARD'S TIMELINE TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN FOR NEXT YEAR.
I JUST WAS KIND OF UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT WE WERE GOING TO START AT THIS, THIS FISCAL YEAR, WHICH I DON'T THINK, I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO DO BECAUSE OF THE BUDGET AND THE PANDEMIC.
BUT SO, I MEAN, IS THERE, THERE'S NOT REALLY A WHOLE LOT FOR US TO DO IF THAT'S THE MINIMUM HORIZON THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AS NEXT FISCAL YEAR, BECAUSE THE, THE, THE BRINGING FORWARD OF THE TASK FORCE, THE STAR, OR, YOU KNOW, HOWEVER WE WANT TO GO ABOUT THE INTERVIEW PROCESS.
I WOULDN'T THINK FROM WHAT IT WAS LAST TIME, JUST WITH SOME, UH, DIFFERENT SCOPE, BUT WE NEED TO KNOW THAT IT'S GOING TO BE IN THE BUDGET BEFORE WE MOVE IT FORWARD.
AND IF WE'RE NOT EVEN A HUNDRED PERCENT SURE THAT, THAT WE WANT TO ALLOCATE THOSE RESOURCES FOR NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET, WE SHOULD PROBABLY WAIT AT LEAST A LITTLE BIT LONGER UNTIL WE'VE HAD THOSE BUDGET TALKS AND GOT, GOT A DRAFT IN FRONT OF US AND CAN START MAKING THOSE KINDS OF PREPARATIONS.
WHAT DO YOU THINK, WHAT DO Y'ALL WANT TO DO? I'M GOOD WITH WAITING TILL WE DO THE BUDGET TALKS, AND THEN I'LL BE, UH, OPEN TO SEE WHERE WE'RE AT.
UH, I WANT TO COMMEND COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD THOUGH.
UM, I KNOW THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO THEM.
I KNOW THAT THE FUTURE OF THE CITY IS IMPORTANT TO THEM.
AND, UH, YOU KNOW, I, I, IF WE WERE IN A DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCE, I'D PROBABLY BE IN FULL AGREEMENT WITH THEM, BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE'RE, WE'RE IN THE SITUATION WE ARE RIGHT NOW.
AND THAT, THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WORRIES ME.
WELL, WE'LL KNOW A LOT MORE ABOUT THE STATE OF THE PANDEMIC AND OUR FINANCES BY SUMMERTIME.
SO OUR SPRING, EVEN BY SPRING TIME OR YEAR, WE NEED A LITTLE MORE FEEDBACK FROM OTHERS BESIDES THE THREE.
I THINK WAITING UNTIL WE DISCUSS THE BUDGET IS A REALLY GOOD COMPROMISE IN A WAY TO MEET IN THE MIDDLE AS A COUNCIL MEMBER, FOR AS KIL SAID, I WOULD LIKE TO PUT A TIMELINE ON IT THOUGH, SOMETHING THAT WE CAN KIND OF WORK TOWARD, HOPEFULLY THIS YEAR, BECAUSE IF I'M CORRECT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WHICH I'VE READ AT LEAST TWICE IS WAY BEHIND.
AND IT'S REALLY HARD TO BUILD A CITY AROUND PLANS THAT ARE NOT UP TO DATE.
AND I, SO IT'S FRUSTRATING CAUSE I UNDERSTAND THE COST, BUT WE'RE GOING TO PAY THAT COST EITHER WAY.
WHETHER WE PAY IT THIS YEAR OR NEXT YEAR, WHETHER WE START NEXT YEAR IN A DEFICIT BECAUSE OF IT, IT'S GOING TO GET PAID.
SO I'M, I'M TORN BECAUSE COST IS IMPORTANT TO THE RESIDENTS, BUT IF WE'RE GOING TO DO IT ANYWAYS, I GUESS MY HANGUP IS WHY ARE WE WAITING? IF IT'S A PANDEMIC, WE'VE ALL LEARNED TO FUNCTION AROUND THE PANDEMIC, IF IT'S MONEY WHERE IT'S GOING TO BE SPENT ANYWAYS.
SO SHOULD WE WAIT? LIKE WHAT, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO GAIN BY WAITING? SO ONE OF THE THINGS WE BROUGHT UP A QUESTION OR WITHIN A MATTER OF SIX MONTHS, OR WE JUST DO IT, UH, THE BEGINNING OF THE BUDGET CYCLE, LIKE IN FEBRUARY NEXT WEEK.
WELL THAT'S, THAT WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE LET'S.
YOU KNOW, W WHEN IS THE FIRST DRAFT NORMALLY PRESENTED? WHEN DID WE GO THROUGH THAT AND WHERE WE GET TO THAT FIRST DRAFT OF THAT BUDGET, BECAUSE WE CAN COMMIT AS A COUNCIL TO PUT IT, YOU KNOW, FRONT AND CENTER AND HAVE THAT DISCUSSION AND ALLOCATE THOSE RESOURCES.
AND THAT WON'T NECESSARILY TAKE TOO LONG.
SO WE'VE HAD THESE DISCUSSIONS
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FOR A WHILE.I KNOW ONE OF THE OPTIONS WE THOUGHT ABOUT IS AMENDING THE BUDGET.
I MEAN, MENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, UM, IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE KICKED AROUND FOR A LITTLE BIT TOO.
SO THAT WAY IT WOULDN'T COST US SO MUCH.
UM, BUT NO, THE, THE PRICE TAG IS, IS, IS A HEFTY PRICE TAG.
AND THE REASON YOU DON'T DO IT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PANDEMIC IS YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO STAND AS THE CITY.
I KNOW WE'VE BEEN REALLY LUCKY WITH OUR SALES TAX AND OUR TAXES COMING IN, BUT WE STILL HAVEN'T SEEN THE GRAVITY OF WHAT IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE IN THE FUTURE, WHAT THE FORECLOSURE IS GOING TO BE LIKE SPENDING THE MONEY NOW WOULD BE FOOLISH BECAUSE YOU DON'T, YOU CAN'T DON'T HAVE A CRYSTAL BALL TO SEE THAT FUTURE.
YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S GOING TO COME IN AND THE WAY WE DO THAT IS HOW THE TAX HAS COME IN THIS YEAR AND WHERE WE ARE BUDGETING NEXT YEAR.
REMEMBER WE'RE, WE'RE GETTING, RESIDENTS ARE GETTING READY TO BE, THEIR TAXES ARE GONNA INCREASE BECAUSE OF THE BONDS WE PASS.
AND ALSO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GETTING READY TO, UH, HAVE AN INCREASE IN WATER AS WELL.
SO WHERE DO, WHERE DO WE DRAW THE LINE IN THE MIDDLE OF A DEMIC WE'RE POST PANDEMIC? I PROBABLY BE MORE AMENABLE TO THIS, BUT I JUST, I JUST HAVE A LOT OF TROUBLE WITH IT RIGHT NOW, SPENDING THE DOLLARS IN THE MIDDLE OF PANDEMIC SCOTT.
SO MAYOR OUR, OUR PLAN IS TO HAVE OBVIOUSLY THE COUNCIL VISIONING WORKSHOP IN FEBRUARY, THE FIRST BUDGET RETREAT IN APRIL, AND THEN A FIRST DRAFT OF THE BUDGET IN JUNE.
I WORKED ON MY TIMELINE PERSONALLY, AS FAR AS HELPING US TO GET CLEAR ON HOW WE WANT TO PROCEED, BECAUSE I THINK WE'RE JUST STILL, IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE JUST KIND OF STILL UNSURE ABOUT THE TIMELINE, BUT, UH, HOWARD, W W WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT US SINKING UP THAT PROCESS? WOULD THAT PUT YOU INTO TOO MUCH OF A DELAY? IF, IF OUR ULTIMATE DECISION WAS WE, WE WANTED TO MOVE FORWARD IN NEXT BUDGET NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET.
IF WE WEREN'T ABLE TO SAY THAT DEFINITIVELY UNTIL MAY, MAY OF THIS YEAR, MAY OF THIS YEAR, UM, I MEAN, TO MY UNDERSTANDING, THE RFQ IS DONE AND POLISHED AND CAN BE LIT, UM, WHENEVER.
SO, UH, YOU KNOW, IT'S AT THE LEISURE OF THE COUNCIL, WHATEVER THE POLICY WOULD BE.
I THINK IT'D BE NICE TO LET IT WITH, WITH IT BEING A PART, OUR BUDGET DISCUSSIONS THOUGH.
THAT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE A LOT OF, YOU KNOW, THE MORE SAVVY RESPONDENTS WILL LOOK AT YOUR BUDGET AND FIND OUT WHAT IT IS TO FIND OUT WHETHER OR NOT THEY'RE ACTUALLY EVEN INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING OR NOT.
UM, YOU KNOW, IF THE, IF, IF IT'S NOT A NUMBER THAT WILL COVER THEIR COST TO PRODUCE THE PLAN, UM, THAT MAY, THEY MIGHT NOT EVEN BID THE WORK, BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, AT THIS, AT THIS POINT, I WOULD CONSIDER IT TO BE LATE.
SO IF, UM, A COUPLE MORE MONTHS, IT'LL, IT'LL STILL BE LATE.
I DON'T, I DON'T THINK NECESSARILY THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE A GRIEVOUS HARM.
ANY ADDITIONAL THOUGHTS ON THAT? WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON MAY COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON? THAT'S KIND OF BEING A TARGET FOR MOVING FORWARD STILL ON.
DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE THOUGHTS? SORRY.
THAT'S JUST FOUR MONTHS, BUT THAT GIVES US, THAT GIVES US A LOT MORE CLARITY.
I THINK, AS A COUNCIL, AS FAR AS MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE INCORPORATING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN INTO OUR BUDGET, BEING JUST A LITTLE MORE PROACTIVE ON HOW IT'S GOING TO SHAPE UP.
THANK YOU ALL FOR THE DISCUSSION.
WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON MAY AS WELL? I'M SEEING SOME KIND OF SOME NODS FOR MAY CUSTOMER.
TOBY'S YOU HAVE THOUGHTS ON THAT? YES, SIR.
I'VE HEARD THAT'S RIGHT AFTER OUR FIRST BUDGET MEETING IN APRIL.
DO WE WANT TO KEEP TALKING? ARE WE GOOD WITH THAT? OKAY.
UH, WE'RE GOING TO GO AND MOVE ON THEN A NEXT STEP, UH, CITY MANAGER'S REPORT.
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YOU WANT TO WAIT UNTIL IT COMES UP? WELL, LET ME, LET ME TRY THIS ONE MORE TIME.I'LL JUST STOP THE, AND TRY REASSURING.
IT'S AMAZING UNTIL IT DOESN'T WORK, BUT HONESTLY, TECHNOLOGY HAS BEEN SO COOL TONIGHT FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS.
IT'S WORKED SEAMLESSLY TILL NOW.
WELL, I'M GOING TO BACKDOOR THIS HERE.
WE'RE JUST GOING TO DO IT THIS WAY.
UH, MAYOR, COUNCIL'S A LITTLE BIT SHORTER REPORT TONIGHT.
THE FIRST ITEM IS THE, UH, JUST AN UPDATE ON THE COVID TESTING.
YOU WILL SEE THAT WE CONTINUE TO HAVE, UH, FREE TESTING FROM CURATIVE THROUGH JANUARY AT THE HAYES PERFORMING ARTS CENTER.
THERE ARE A LOT OF QUESTIONS THAT WE RECEIVE ABOUT VACCINATIONS.
UH, WE ARE REALLY, UH, UNDERNEATH HAYES COUNTY AND, UH, RIGHT NOW THEY'RE IN THE ONE B VACCINATION SET, UH, BELIEVE THEY, THEY DO HAVE SOME VACCINATIONS FOR THAT POPULATION, BUT BEYOND THAT, THERE'S NO SCHEDULE ON WHEN ADDITIONAL VACCINATIONS WILL COME.
OUR WAY NATIONAL PIE DAY IS THAT ONE, TWO, THREE, THAT'S JANUARY 23RD, A DATE WE'VE COME TO KNOW AND LOVE, UH, THIS YEAR DUE TO COVID.
WE, WE ARE LIMITING ANY SORT OF EXTERNAL EVENTS.
SO OUR PROGRAMMING WILL CONSIST OF SOCIAL MEDIA AS WELL AS, UH, INFORMATION ABOUT PI ON CHANNEL 10.
UH, WE ALSO DO HAVE OUR CERTIFIED BUSINESSES.
I THINK WE'RE CLOSE TO 50 OF THOSE NOW IN KYLE, WHICH IS GREAT.
UH, SO PLEASE HELP US CELEBRATE THOSE BUSINESSES.
AND OUR THEME FOR THIS YEAR IS HONORING HEROES, AND YOU CAN SEE THAT A WONDERFUL PIE THERE WITH THE FACE MASK.
AND THEN FINALLY, I'M JUST GOING TO READ IT, EVEN THOUGH IT'S STRUGGLING HERE TO, TO, UH, GAIN COLOR HERE.
UH, THIS IS JUST TRY ONE MORE TIME.
I'M REALLY NOT SURE WHAT'S GOING ON.
THE, UH, BLACK HISTORY MONTH IS FEBRUARY.
UH, WE WILL BE CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH THROUGHOUT THE MONTH.
UH, WE'LL HAVE SOCIAL POSTS CELEBRATING THE MONTH.
THERE IS A PROCLAMATION SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY 2ND.
UH, THERE IS READING OF CHILDREN'S BOOKS AT THE KYLE PUBLIC LIBRARY, AND THOSE WILL AIR ON KYLE 10 OR OUR CABLE CHANNEL.
UH, OUR COUNCIL MEMBER DEX ELLISON WILL ALSO BE HOSTING THE SECOND DIALOGUE FOR PEACE AND PROGRESS SUMMIT.
SO PLEASE COUNSEL AND PUBLIC, PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THAT VERY IMPORTANT EVENT AT SEVEN O'CLOCK IN THE EVENING.
SO THAT WILL BE HOSTED AS A HYBRID EVENT AND, UH, MODERATED BY AGAIN, COUNCIL MEMBER.
SO WITH THAT APOLOGIZE FOR THE DIFFICULTIES, UH, HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU, MR. SELLERS, ANY QUESTIONS ON THE CITY MANAGERS REPORT? ALL RIGHT.
NEXT STEP, UH, EXECUTIVE SESSION COUNSELOR BRADSHAW, CHAPTER FIVE, FIVE ONE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.
THE CITY COUNCIL RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CONVENIENT TO EXECUTIVE SESSION FROM TIME TO TIME AS DEEMED NECESSARY.
DURING THIS MEETING, THE CITY COUNCIL MAY CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO ANY LAWFUL EXCEPTION CONTAINED IN CHAPTER FIVE, FIVE, ONE OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, INCLUDING ANY OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING TOPICS PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION, OR TO SEEK THE ADVICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY PURSUANT TO SECTION FIVE, FIVE, ONE THAT ZERO SEVEN ONE PGAL CONTRACT PARALLEL CONTRACT WORKFORCE HOUSING ON PHILOMENA MARKETPLACE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, SIGN REGULATIONS, AND CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION COUNCIL MEMBER.
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NOW I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
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UH, I AM A LIBRARY ASSISTANT AT THE KYLE PUBLIC LIBRARY, AND I'VE BEEN HERE FOR FOUR YEARS BEING PART OF TEAM.
KYLE'S A, IT'S INTERESTING CAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS GOING ON IN THE CITY.
AND SO YOU GET TO SEE A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE, A LOT OF DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES, AND YOU GET TO BE A PART OF, UH, SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY NEW, REALLY CHANGING A LOT FAST PACED.
A LOT OF THE STUFF I DO INVOLVES DEALING WITH THE PUBLIC, UH, CHECKING BOOKS OUT TO THEM, UH, WORKING WITH THEM TO FIND OUT ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS, HELPING THEM WITH COMPUTERS.
A LOT OF WHAT WE DO IS ALSO PROGRAMMING.
SO GETTING PEOPLE READY FOR STORY TIME IN THE MORNING, UH, DOING EVENTS FOR THE CITY, WE'VE GOT PORCH PARTIES, WE'VE GOT SOME READING PROGRAM AND ALSO I DO A LOT OF BOOK CATALOGING.
SO GETTING THE BOOKS READY TO GO OUT TO THE PUBLIC AS A, AS A PUBLIC LIBRARY, AS PART OF THE COMMUNITY, THIS IS A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A LIVELY PLACE TRYING TO MAKE IT ONE OF THOSE PLACES WHERE YOU CAN JUST GO, YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY MONEY TO BE THERE.
YOU DON'T, YOU'VE ALREADY DONE THAT JUST BY BEING A CITIZEN AND JUST HAVE A PLACE TO EXIST WITHOUT HAVING TO PAY MORE MONEY, WHICH IS A THING THAT'S VERY RARE THESE DAYS.
I THINK ONE OF THE BIG THINGS FOR ME IS WHEN I STARTED DOING PROGRAMS WITH TEENS AND KIDS AND ADULTS.
SO ALL AGES PROGRAMS AND A LOT OF IT HAS TO DO WITH, UH, INTERACTING WITH THESE TEAMS WITH THESE KIDS.
AND I THINK THE BIGGEST THING WAS HEARING FROM PARENTS THAT THEY'RE JUST SO HAPPY THAT I'M GETTING THE KIDS OFF THE COMPUTER, TALKING TO OTHER TEENS INTERACTING AND REALLY JUST, UM, YEAH, ACTIVE LIKE SOCIALLY, WHICH IS HI EVERYONE, KIM NELSON BECK HERE WITH THE CITY OF KYLE.
I'M STANDING HERE WITH LUPA GILL.
SHE'S ONE OF OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FOR THE CITY.
WE'RE AT A PROPERTY IN KYLE WHERE THE OWNER WAS HAVING TROUBLE MAINTAINING THEIR LAWN.
AND WE ARE STARTING A PROGRAM WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT TO TRY AND HELP SOME FOLKS WHO MIGHT BE HAVING THE SAME TYPE OF ISSUE.
WHY DON'T YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO? YEAH.
THIS IS A REALLY GOOD EXAMPLE ABOUT A PROPERTY THAT HAS, UH, BEEN, UM, CAPPED FOR, UH, WHETHER IT MAY BE THE, UH, ELDERLY OWNERS, UH, SOME SORT OF, UH, HEALTH ISSUES OR SUB DISABILITY.
AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO KEEP THE PROPERTY MODE AS YOU CAN SEE.
SO WE'RE HOPING TO GET ORGANIZATIONS OR CHURCHES, CHURCH GROUPS, RIGHT? EVEN BOY SCOUTS, OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT WANT TO
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DO SOME COMMUNITY SERVICE, WANT TO DO SOMETHING GOOD FOR THEIR COMMUNITY.THIS IS ONE WAY TO GET INVOLVED IN IT.
I'M, YOU KNOW, INSTEAD OF US TRYING TO ISSUE CITATIONS OR TAKE SOMEBODY TO COURT BECAUSE THEY ARE UNABLE TO KEEP THEIR PROPERTY MAINTAINED.
AND I HAVE COME ACROSS A LOT OF, UH, INSTANCES WHERE, UH, ELDERLY COUPLES DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE, UH, FAMILY MEMBERS THAT CAN HELP THEM.
SO THE, HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET SOFTWARE, UH, AND GET THE PROGRAM STARTED.
SO IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN HELPING, IF YOU HAVE A CHURCH GROUP, A YOUTH GROUP, A BOY SCOUT TROOP, OR ANY OTHER KIND OF ORGANIZATION, AND YOU WANT TO HELP OUT WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT, WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU? WELL, YEAH, THEY COULD CALL ME ON MY NUMBER, WHICH IS (512) 262-3914.
OR YOU COULD EVEN SEND ME AN EMAIL AT, UH, L GIL, G I L AT CDF, KYLE.COM.
THANKS FOR COMING OUT TO TALK WITH US AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU SPREADING THE WORD AND LET US KNOW IF YOU WANT TO HELP.
AND WE WILL CERTAINLY WORK WITH YOU TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
WE'LL CHECK IN WITH YOU REAL SOON.
WE CAN, UH, TAKE HIM UP FRONT AND GET HIM ALL CHECKED OUT.
AND WHILE YOU'RE UP THERE, JESSICA CAN TALK TO YOU ABOUT GETTING HIM REGISTERED WITH THE CITY OF KYLE.
I REALLY DIDN'T REALIZE THEY NEEDED TO BE REGISTERED WITH THE CITY.
ACTUALLY, ALL THE PETS THAT LIVE WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS SHOULD BE REGISTERED WITH THE CITY OF KYLE.
THERE'S ACTUALLY AN ORDINANCE WITH THE CITY THAT REQUIRES IT.
UM, BUT JESSICA CAN HELP YOU TAKE CARE OF THAT WHEN YOU GET HIM UP FRONT.
THE DOCTOR SAID THAT YOU WOULD HAVE MY, UH, INVOICE AND INFORMATION ON THE HOW TO REGISTER HEATH CLOAK WITH THE CITY OF GUY.
SO I HAVE YOUR INVOICE RIGHT HERE, AND THIS IS GOING TO BE YOUR STATE REGISTRY FORM.
EVERYTHING'S ALREADY FILLED OUT FOR YOU.
SO ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS GO THROUGH AND MAKE SURE IT'S CORRECT, AND THEN INITIAL AND SIGN THEM HERE.
AND WE'LL SEND THAT INTO THE CITY AND GET IT REGISTERED.
THEN THIS IS GOING TO BE YOUR TEST.
AND THE CITY WORKS WITH PET HUB NOW FOR THESE TAX.
SO THEY'RE EASIER FOR PETS TO FIND THEIR FAMILIES IF THEY GET LOST.
IF YOU ARE ALL REGISTERED ON PET HUB, HOW EASY WAS IT? YEAH,
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MY NAME IS TRACY, SHEILA AND I HAVE BEEN YOUR CITY COUNCIL MEMBER FOR DISTRICT TWO FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS.
IT HAS BEEN A REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE AND I HAVE ENJOYED EVERY MINUTE OF IT, BUT NOW IT IS TIME TO PASS THE PIE.
HI, I'M YVONNE CARROLL AND I REPRESENT DISTRICT TWO AND I CAN'T WAIT TO GET STARTED.
HELLO, CITY OF KYLE, MY NAME IS ALEX VILLALOBOS AND I'M YOUR DISTRICT.
FOUR COUNCIL MEMBER HAS BEEN A GREAT HONOR TO SERVE ALL OF YOU TO LISTEN AND TO LEARN FROM ALL OF THIS NOW THANK YOU.
HI, MY NAME IS ASHLEY BRADSHAW.
I AM YOUR DISTRICT FOR A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER AND THE CITY OF KYLE AND UBER HAVE TEAMED UP TO BRING RESIDENTS AND VISITORS, A NEW ERA OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.
AS LONG AS YOU'RE TRAVELING IN THE PI CAPITAL OF TEXAS, JUST CLAIM YOUR VOUCHER ON THE CITY OF KYLE APP.
AND THE NEXT TIME YOU REQUEST AN UBER, YOUR RIDE OR COSTS $3 AND 14, SIX IT'S AS EASY AS PIE TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLY.
I'M THE STORE MANAGER HERE AT THE KYLE LIBRARY THRIFT SHOP.
AND I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE JANUARY.
WELL, WE'VE DONE A NUMBER OF THINGS OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS.
UM, ONE IS WE'VE ADDED A CREDIT CARD SYSTEM WHERE WE NOW ACCEPT CREDIT AND DEBIT CARDS.
WE'VE EXPANDED THE STORE HOURS.
WE OPENED NOW AT NINE INSTEAD OF 10, AND THEN ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAYS WE'RE OPEN TILL SIX.
OTHER THAN THAT, WE'VE JUST GONE THROUGH THE STORE AND CLEANED IT UP A LITTLE BIT.
THERE'S A LITTLE BIT MORE ORGANIZING.
I REPLACED HIM LIGHTING, UH, AREA OF THE FURNITURE DEPARTMENT.
AND LIKE I SAID, JUST OVERALL, WE'LL GET A LOT OF LITTLE THINGS TO IMPROVE THE APPEARANCE OF THE STORE.
WE'VE SET UP HOUSEHOLD ITEMS. KNICK-KNACKS SMALL FURNITURE BOOKS, PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING.
HOUSEWARES HARDWARE, SMALL TABLES AND CHAIRS AND TABLES, COFFEE TABLES, NIGHTSTANDS, ANY OF THOSE SMALL DESKS, A LITTLE, EXCEPT ANY OF THOSE TYPE OF MERCHANDISE.
THE FUNDS WE GENERATE THROUGH THE SALE OF THOSE ITEMS GOES DIRECTLY TO THE KYLE PUBLIC LIBRARY IN SUPPORT FOR ALL OF THEIR PROGRAMS.
AND THEN WHILE I'M HERE EXCEPT FOR MY GRANDKIDS, SO
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FUNDS THAT WE GENERATE HERE ARE SUPPORTING PROGRAMS, UPDATE KYLE PUBLIC LIBRARY.AND WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THE CHANGES WE MADE HERE AT THE STORE.
MY NAME'S PAUL FALLON, I'M THE LIBRARY DIRECTOR HERE AT THE CITY OF KYLE.
AS WE THINK OF PROGRAMMINGS, NOT JUST LIKE PROGRAMS, WHEREIN PEOPLE ARE DOING SOMETHING FOR CHILDREN OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, BUT I THINK OF IT IN A BROADER CONTEXT.
AND SO YES, THEY PROVIDE FUNDING FOR A LOT OF PROGRAMS THAT WE DO.
IT MAY JUST BE THE CRAFT SUPPLIES THAT WE HAVE OR PAY FOR PERFORMERS, OCCASIONALLY DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO THEY WILL DO LOTS OF THINGS LIKE THAT.
THEY ALSO PROVIDE A LOT OF FUNDING, NO, FOR THINGS THAT WE DON'T HAVE IN THE BUDGET.
AND WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO, LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE A BUNCH OF BEAUTIFUL ARTWORK IN THE CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT THAT WE DID NOT HAVE IN THE BUDGET.
AND WE WANTED TO UPGRADE THE CHILDREN'S APARTMENT.
WE WANTED THE KIDS TO FEEL LIKE A MAGICAL EXPERIENCE WHEN THEY COME TO THE LIBRARY.
SO THEY WANT TO COME HERE, CREATE A DESTINATION, A PLACE TO GO.
AND OF COURSE THE FRIENDS HELPED US PURCHASE THAT.
AND WE HAD SOME EDUCATIONAL MANIPULATIVES THAT WE PUT ON THE WALL AND THE CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT THAT, OF COURSE WE DIDN'T HAVE IN OUR BUDGET.
AND OF COURSE YOU CAN PROBABLY HEAR CHILDREN OVER THERE RIGHT NOW.
YOU CAN HEAR HIM PLAYING OVER THERE RIGHT NOW, BUT THEY'RE EDUCATIONAL IN NATURE TOO.
THEY'RE FUN, BUT THEY'RE EDUCATIONAL.
SO THEY PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR ALL KINDS OF THINGS LIKE THAT.
I'M JANE KIRKHAM AND I'M ON THE BOARD OF THE FRIENDS, THE KYLE LIBRARY AND THE FRIENDS OF THE KYLE LIBRARY BOARD IS DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING THE KYLE LIBRARY, THE MONEY WE RAISED THROUGH THE SALES HERE AT THE THRIFT SHOP, DIRECTLY SUPPORT THE LIBRARY.
WE'VE PROVIDED EVERYTHING FROM ARTWORK IN THE CHILDREN'S AREA TO SHELVES AND BBB CABINETS.
WE PROVIDE PRIZES AND SNACKS FOR THE CHILDREN'S READING PROGRAM.
WE'VE PAID FOR A PROJECTOR AND SCREEN FOR VARIOUS PROGRAMS IN THE LIBRARY.
WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON BUYING A SMART TITLE FOR THE CHILDREN'S AREA.
WE TRY TO HAVE THE LIBRARIES, PROVIDE THINGS THEY NEED THAT THEY CANNOT BACK THROUGH THEIR BUDGET.
SO, AND WE ARE ALSO VERY GRATEFUL TO THE COMMUNITY IN THEIR SUPPORT FOR THE LIBRARY, BY DONATING AND BUYING AT THE THRIFT SHOP.
IN KEEPING WITH MTCS ACTIVE APPROACH TO COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND INVOLVEMENT.
THE KYLE CORRECTIONAL CENTER IN KYLE TEXAS RECENTLY HELD THE COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL OR CRC MEETING COMMUNITY BUSINESS LEADERS ARE PART OF THE CRC AND CAME TO THE MEETING TO TOUR THE FACILITY AND RECEIVE UPDATES TO THE OPERATION AS WELL AS DISCUSS WAYS THAT FACILITIES PARTNERSHIP CAN BE STRENGTHENED AND BETTER SERVE THE COMMUNITY.
KIM HILSENBECK IS THE COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST FOR THE CITY OF KYLE AND SHARED SOME OF HER THOUGHTS AND IMPRESSIONS FOLLOWING THE CRC MEETING.
FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR INVITING THE CITY TO BE PART OF THE CRC AND TO HELP US UNDERSTAND WHAT GOES ON HERE AT THIS FACILITY.
I THINK IT IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT THAT THE COMMUNITY KNOWS THAT YES, IT IS A PRISON, BUT THERE ARE SO MANY GREAT PROGRAMS HAPPENING HERE TO HEAR AND SEE, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THE THINGS THAT HAPPEN HERE.
IT, IT, IT REALLY CHANGES YOUR OPINIONS ABOUT THINGS.
I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED WITH THE MEETING AND THE INFORMATION AND THE WAY IT WAS ALL PACKAGED AND HOW YOU, YOU MAKE IT PERSONAL.
YOU MAKE PEOPLE CARE ABOUT IT.
SO I APPRECIATE YOU AND EVERYTHING YOUR STAFF IS DOING, MOMMY.
AND THIS IS, UH, MARIA, OUR NEWBORN FOUR MONTHS.
AND THIS IS MY LOVELY HUSBAND, CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS.
IT WAS VERY SCARY BECAUSE WHEN IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S NOT LIKE IN YOUR PLANS RIGHT THEN, AND IT POPS UP, IT'S LIKE, YOU HAVE NO CHOICE.
AND SO WHEN I CAME HERE, IT WAS KIND OF CRAZY.
I WAS LIKE, YOU MEAN, I GET ALL OF THIS.
LIKE I GET THE MILK, THE CHEESE, THE EGGS.
CAUSE IT WAS JUST LIKE CHRISTMAS EVERY DAY.
YOU KNOW, WAKE IS AN AMAZING PROGRAM FOR YOU.
YOU JUST ASK ONE QUESTION AND THEY'LL GIVE YOU ANSWERS TO EVERYTHING THAT YOU JUST PROBABLY DIDN'T EVEN THINK OF.
THE INFORMATION WITH BREASTFEEDING IS VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, I'M A FRIEND, I'M A FIRST TIME BREASTFEEDING MOM.
AND THAT INFORMATION IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT.
THERE'S MUCH TO LEARN MUCH TO LEARN.
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JUST STOP AFTER ONE.THERE'S A LOT MORE TO LEARN AND WIC IS THERE TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION FOR YOU.
IF YOU'RE A YOUNG MOTHER, YOU'RE DEFINITELY NOT ALONE WHEN YOU STOP.
AND YOU THINK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOUR CHILD LOOKS AT YOU AND SMILES AT THOSE CUTE DIMPLES AND THEM COLORFUL, BRIGHT EYES, LIKE IT'S DEFINITELY WORTH IT.
I JOINED THE ARMY TO SUPPORT MY FAMILY AND I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING THAT I FELT MATTERED.
AND THAT'S WHAT THE MILITARY GAVE ME LIKE A SENSE OF IMPORTANCE.
BEING A MILITARY FAMILY IS CHALLENGING BECAUSE YOU TOTALLY HAVE TO PICK UP FROM WHAT YOU KNOW, AND START.
WE HAVE VINCENT LOVE SUPERHEROES, AND THEN WE HAVE SCARLET SHE'S 10 MONTHS OLD.
SHE JUST LOVES TO MAKE EVERYBODY LAUGH.
SO WE KNOW SHE'S GOING TO BE A CHARACTER.
WHEN I JOINED THE MILITARY, I DIDN'T THINK THAT I WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR WIC, BUT ONE OF MY NTLS TOLD ME THAT HE WAS IN THE WIC PROGRAM AND HE HAS TWO KIDS.
SO I IMMEDIATELY WENT AND APPLIED BECAUSE WE NEEDED THE HELP.
IT REALLY HELPS OUT FINANCIALLY.
ALL THE STAFF AT WORK HAS ALWAYS MADE ME FEEL REALLY COMFORTABLE.
THEY OFFERED CLASSES, NUTRITIONAL CLASSES OR COOKING CLASSES.
AND I ATTENDED MULTIPLE BREASTFEEDING CLASSES.
WHEN AUSTIN WAS GONE ON DEPLOYMENT, I WAS REALLY SCARED AND ALONE.
SO GOING TO THOSE BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT CLASSES AT WIC REALLY HELPED BECAUSE THEY'RE SUCH CARING AND SUPPORTING WOMEN.
IT REALLY HELPED ME GET THROUGH IT.
BEING IN THE WIC PROGRAM, IT'S BEEN REALLY BENEFICIAL TO OUR FAMILY.
HELLO, MY NAME IS
AND THE REASON FOR US BEING OUT HERE TODAY IS TO GIVE YOU ALL AN EXAMPLE OF THE AREA OR SIZE OF PROHIBITED IN OUR CITY, RIGHT AWAY, THIS PESTICIDES, PEOPLE, SELLING HOMES, GARAGE, SALE SIDES, PEOPLE BUYING HOMES.
WE'RE WORKING ON SATURDAYS TO PICK UP THE ILLEGAL SITES.
SO ONE FRIENDLY REMINDER, PLEASE DO NOT PUT DD KIND OF SIDE, WHETHER IT BE IN GARAGE HILL SIDES, UH, HOME, UH, FOR SALE SIGNS IN ANY SECRET RIGHT AWAY, INCLUDING STOP SITE UTILITY POLES, OR YOU CAN HAVE THE KIND OF STREET SIDE AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR COOPERATION.
MAX, DO YOU LIKE THIS ONE?
SO I THINK THAT'S YOUNG WHEN MAX WAS ABOUT SIX MONTHS OLD, I DECIDED TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL FULL TIME AND I KNEW I WOULD NEED A BREAST PUMP.
AND SO MY LACTATION CONSULTANT WAS LIKE, WELL, WHY DON'T YOU JUST GO SEE IF YOU QUALIFY FOR WIC? SURE ENOUGH.
AND THEN I GOT ACCESS TO NUTRITIONISTS AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE COOLEST THING EVER.
AND SO I DECIDED TO STICK WITH IT, WHICH HAS GIVEN ME ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOODS.
WIC HAS GIVEN ME THE EDUCATION TO KNOW WHY I SHOULD HAVE THESE HEALTHY FOODS AND THEN HOW TO PREPARE THEM.
AND WHEN YOU KNOW BETTER, YOU DO BETTER WITH WIC.
THERE ARE PEOPLE THERE THAT CAN HELP YOU AND REACH OUT TO YOU AND PROVIDE RESOURCES TO YOU WHEN YOU'RE PREGNANT AND ALONE.
THE IS REALLY BIG, RIGHT? AND TO GO TO THIS ONE PLACE WHERE THERE'S PEOPLE IN THERE WHO CARE ABOUT THE OUTCOME OF YOUR PREGNANCY AND YOU AND YOUR BABY, THAT HAS MEANT A LOT TO ME, EDUCATION AND CONNECTION, AND LIKE A GROUP AND PEOPLE.
AND THAT'S, I MEAN, THAT'S EVERYTHING YOU NEED.
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MY NAME ISI'M A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER, CIVIL ENGINEER, AND I WORK WITH ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT HERE.
UH I'M WITH CITY OF KYLE LAST TWO YEARS.
MY POSITION HERE IS A DESIGN ENGINEER.
SO I GET INVOLVED IN A LOT OF DESIGNS LIKE ROAD, UM, STORMWATER NETWORKS OR SANITARY SEWER NETWORKS.
MY EXPERTISE IS MORE IN DRAINAGE AND CENTER RELATED ISSUES.
SO I GET ANY DRAINAGE ISSUE OR ANY DRAIN IS DESIGNED, COMES AROUND.
I GET INVOLVED IN THAT, UH, BEING A PART OF TEAM KYLE IS GREAT EXPERIENCE.
LIKE I TOLD YOU THREE YEARS WITHIN THIS THING RIGHT NOW, IT FEELS LIKE MORE EXTENDED FAMILY.
UM, IT IS A GREAT WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND, UM, PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL.
UH, I GET A LOT OF FRIENDS AND I LOOK FORWARD TO COMING TO WORK EVERY DAY.
I FEEL LIKE I'M BEING FIRED OF, UH, SETTING UP THE FUTURE OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE, UH, FOR THE CITY OF KYLE AND ITS CITIZENS IN PERSONAL FRONT.
UM, THERE WAS A SURPRISE BABY SOUR PARTY FOR ME, UH, REALLY PRETENDED LIKE THERE IS A MEETING I WALKED INTO THE MEETING AND THERE WAS VERY SOUR FIGHTING.
IT FEELS LIKE BEING REALLY BEING THE PART OF THE TEAM.
UM, SO THERE ARE, THERE ARE A LOT OF MEMORIES IN LAST FEW YEARS.
I'M A BUILDING INSPECTOR WITH THE CITY OF KYLE.
WE GO IN AT DIFFERENT STAGES OF THE CONSTRUCTION TO BE SURE THAT WORKMANSHIP, UM, MATERIALS ARE BEING INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDATIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS.
AND NOT ONLY THAT, BUT TO THE ADOPTIVE CODES OF CITY OF KYLE AND ORDINANCES.
OH, DEFINITELY LOOKING FOR A JACK OF ALL TRADES.
UH, YOU'VE GOT TO KNOW, UM, DIFFERENT PHASES OF CONSTRUCTION, EVERYTHING THAT GOES INTO A STRUCTURE, ALL THE SYSTEMS THAT ARE INVOLVED, NOT JUST THE ROOF AND WALLS PER SE, ELECTRICAL THE PLUMBING.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOMEBODY WHO'S GOT SOME BACKGROUND IN CONSTRUCTION, VERY IMPORTANT, AND WHAT WE DO CAUSE YOU'VE REALLY GOT TO KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT EVERYTHING.
I AM TAYLOR BENNETT AND I AM THE HR SPECIALIST HERE WITH THE CITY.
SO WE ARE LOOKING FOR A FULL-TIME INSPECTOR TO DO EITHER RESIDENTIAL INSPECTIONS ON OUR NEW DEVELOPMENT OR COMMERCIAL INSPECTIONS, DEPENDING ON WHICH CERTIFICATIONS THIS INDIVIDUAL HAS.
AND WE'RE WILLING TO TAKE THE RIGHT INDIVIDUAL AND TRAIN AND, YOU KNOW, GET THEM TO THE PROCESS AND GET THEM THE HOURS HE NEEDS TO TAKE THE NECESSARY EXAMS TO BECOME CERTIFIED.
OR SHE, YES, WE PROVIDE YOU WITH A, UM, VEHICLE TO GO TO YOUR INSPECTION SITES.
UH, WE ALSO PROVIDE YOU WITH, UM, CERTAIN EQUIPMENT THAT YOU WOULD NEED, UM, IPADS TO BE ABLE TO, UH, TRACK WHICH INSPECTIONS DO YOU HAVE TO GO TO NEXT AND TO BE ABLE TO LOG YOUR PROGRESS.
UNIFORMS WOULD BE INCLUDED TOO, UM, WITH THE CITY OF KYLE, UH, FULLY PAID PREMIUMS ON YOUR EMPLOYEE, HEALTH, DENTAL, AND VISION.
AND THEN OF COURSE, FOR A CITY, A SOME OTHER GREAT BENEFITS ARE THE VACATION TIME, SICK TIME, HOLIDAY TIME, AND REALLY JUST SUBMIT A GREAT CULTURE OF WORKING FOR A LOCAL ORGANIZATION, SUCH AS TEAM KYLE TO APPLY ONLINE.
WE ASK THAT YOU GO TO WWW DOT JOIN TEAM, KYLE.COM AND PUT YOUR APPLICATION IN TODAY.
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I'M TRISHA RAN DOWN.I'M THE CHAIRMAN OF THE KYLE RAILROAD DEPOT COMMITTEE.
AND WE ARE WORKING WITH THE CITY OF KYLE MAINTAINING AND TAKING CARE OF THIS BUILDING.
THIS IS AN ALL VOLUNTEER STAFF THAT OPENS THIS DEPOT FOR KYLE EVERY SATURDAY.
NOW FROM 10 TO TWO, KYLE HAS HAD A VERY INTERESTING HISTORY.
THIS WAS THE HUB OF TRANSPORTATION, COMMUNICATION, ATHLETIC DEVELOPMENT.
YOU COULD TELL BY BRINGING THEIR PRODUCTS.
THIS WAS THE LIVELIHOOD OF THE PEOPLE, A PILE AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS.
SO WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE THIS DEPOT TO TELL THE DISTRICT AND WE ENJOY HAVING EVERYBODY COME AND WE NEED MORE VOLUNTEERS.
THE MORE VOLUNTEERS THAT WE CAN GET, THE MORE WE CAN BE OPEN.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR PEOPLE THAT LOVE HIS STREAK AND THAT ARE DEPENDABLE THAT WE CAN DEPEND ON.
LIKE I SAID, IF WE CAN GET A FEW MORE VOLUNTEERS, WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO BE OPEN SOME MORE.
AND THAT, THAT WOULD BE A GOOD THING FOR THE CITY OF KYLE.
THEN I MUST REMAKE JOSE SAMUEL CMR. AUDREY
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I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT WAYS THAT YOU CAN PAY YOUR UTILITY BILL.ONE OF THEM IS RIGHT HERE IN PERSON.
LET'S GO INSIDE AND CHECK IT OUT.
YOU CAN COME INSIDE AND PAY IT.
ONE OF THE WINDOWS AND OUR FRIENDLY STAFF WILL HELP YOU OUT.
IF YOU GO TO THE PAYMENT WINDOW, ONE OF OUR FRIENDLY STAFF WILL BE THERE TO HELP YOU OUT.
YOU CAN'T MAKE IT INSIDE OR TO THE DRIVE-THROUGH.
WHEN STAFF IS THERE, COME ON OVER AND DROP YOUR UTILITY BILLING PAYMENT OFF HERE AT OUR UTILITY PAYMENT, DROPBOX IT'S ON FRONT STREET.
ANOTHER CONVENIENT WAY TO PAY YOUR BILL.
YOUR UTILITY BILLS ARE DUE THE 15TH OF EVERY MONTH.
SO IT'S KIND OF EASY TO REMEMBER, EVEN PUT A NOTE ON YOUR, ON YOUR CALENDAR, ON YOUR PHONE OR ON YOUR OLD STYLE CALENDAR ON THE WALL.
EITHER WAY, THE BILL IS ALWAYS DUE ON THE 15TH.
DID YOU KNOW THAT YOU CAN ALSO GO TO HEB AND WALMART TO PAY YOUR UTILITY BILLS? THEY'RE SUPER CONVENIENT, CAUSE YOU'RE PROBABLY GOING TO BE THERE FOR A LOT OF YOUR SHOPPING.
ANYWAY, YOU CAN ALSO DO AN ONLINE BILL PAYMENT EITHER THROUGH OUR SYSTEM OR THROUGH YOUR OWN FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.
YOU NEVER FORGET AND BILLS TAKEN CARE OF EVERY MONTH.
I WAS A FRESHMAN IN HIGH SCHOOL AND IT WAS REALLY SCARY BECAUSE I DID NOT THINK THAT I WAS GOING TO BE TEEN MOM.
AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WAS WHEN RICK INTRODUCED ME TO ALL THE PROGRAMS THAT THEY OFFERED, IT REALLY TOOK THAT FEAR AWAY AND GAVE ME A CONFIDENCE.
BUT A HEALTHY WAS IF I WOULD HAVE NEVER TALKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT BUYING SODA, I'M NOT BUYING TUNA.
SO I'M ACTUALLY LEADING A HEALTHY LIFE FOR MY KIDS AND FOR MYSELF, I MEAN, MY DAUGHTER, SHE LOVES FRUIT.
AND I HAVE A PUSHER IN THE BASKET AND SHE WOULD TELL ME, MOMMY, I WANT THIS.
I WAS ABLE TO GET IT BECAUSE OF WIC.
AND YOU KNOW, LIKE IT WAS REALLY AWESOME.
I REALLY DIDN'T FEEL IT WASN'T FOR THAT SUPPORT.
AND I MEAN THAT I WAS A YOUNG MOTHER THAT I COULDN'T DO IT.
I REALLY HONESTLY DON'T THINK THAT I WOULD HAVE HAD THAT MOTIVATION TO WANT TO DO BETTER.
MAKE COMPLETELY CHANGED MY OUTLOOK ON MY LIFE.
I'M HAPPY IN MY LIFE AND I WOULDN'T EVER TAKE, TAKE ANYTHING.
I WOULD NEVER DO IT ANY OTHER WAY.
I'M HERE WITH THE CERTIFIED BRANDING TEAM AND WE'RE HERE TO CERTIFY ACUITY EYECARE.
FOLLOW ME IN AND SEE WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
I'M VICTORIA WITH THE CITY OF KYLE CERTIFIED BRANDING TEAM, WE'RE HERE TO FORMALLY INDUCT YOU INTO OUR PROGRAM AND YOUR OFFICIAL CERTIFIED CERTIFICATE.
WELL, WE CREATED THESE GOODIE BAGS TO GIVE OUT TO OUR PATIENTS.
UM, THESE ARE WHAT WE CAN TO PATIENTS WHO BUY CONTACTS, SOLUTIONS, DRY EYE KITS, ANY OTHER PRODUCTS THAT WE SELL FROM, FROM THE, WHAT ARE THESE LITTLE GUYS, THE CERTIFIED LOGO ON
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THEN I MUST REMAIN JOSE SINUS CMR, AUDREYI'M THE STORE MANAGER HERE AT THE KYLE LIBRARY THRIFT SHOP.
AND I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE JANUARY WELL AND A NUMBER OF THINGS OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS.
UM, ONE IS WE'VE ADDED A CREDIT CARD SYSTEM WHERE WE NOW ACCEPT CREDIT AND DEBIT CARDS.
WE'VE EXPANDED THE STORE HOURS.
WE OPEN NOW AT NINE INSTEAD OF 10, AND THEN ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAYS WE'RE OPEN TILL SIX.
OTHER THAN THAT, WE'RE JUST GOING THROUGH THE STORE AND CLEANED IT UP A LITTLE BIT.
THERE'S A LITTLE BIT MORE ORGANIZING, REPLACED THEM, LIGHTING, UH, ADDED THE FURNITURE DEPARTMENT.
AND LIKE I SAID, JUST OVERALL, WE DID A LOT OF LITTLE THINGS TO IMPROVE THE APPEARANCE OF IT.
WE'VE SET UP HOUSEHOLD ITEMS. KNICK-KNACKS SMALL FURNITURE BOOKS, PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING.
HOUSEWARES HARDWARE, SMALL TABLES AND CHAIRS AND TABLES, COFFEE TABLES, NIGHTSTANDS, ANY OF THOSE THINGS, SMALL DESKS, A LITTLE, EXCEPT ANY OF THE TYPE OF MERCHANTS.
THE FUNDS WE GENERATE THROUGH THE SALE OF THOSE ITEMS GOES DIRECTLY TO THE CAIRO PUBLIC LIBRARY AND SUPPORTS ALL OF THEIR PROGRAMS.
AND THEN WHILE I'M HERE EXCEPT FOR MY GRANDKIDS.
SO MORE LIGHTLY BIGGER, ORGANIZED, CLEAN.
I'D REALLY LIKE TO THANK THE
AND WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THE CHANGES WE MADE HERE AT THE STORE.
I'M THE LIBRARY DIRECTOR HERE FOR THE CITY OF COD.
AS WE THINK OF PROGRAMMINGS, NOT JUST LIKE PROGRAMS, WHEREIN PEOPLE ARE DOING SOMETHING FOR CHILDREN OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, BUT I THINK OF IT IN A BROADER CONTEXT.
AND SO YES, THEY PROVIDE FUNDING FOR A LOT OF PROGRAMS THAT WE DO.
IT MAY JUST BE THE CRAFT SUPPLIES THAT WE HAVE OR PAY FOR PERFORMERS, OCCASIONALLY DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO THEY WILL DO LOTS OF THINGS LIKE THAT.
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PROVIDE A LOT OF FUNDING, NO, FOR THINGS THAT WE DON'T HAVE IN THE BUDGET.AND WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO, LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE A BUNCH OF BEAUTIFUL ARTWORK IN THE CHILDREN'S SUPPORT THAT WE DID NOT HAVE IN THE BUDGET.
AND WE WANTED TO UPGRADE THE CHILDREN'S APARTMENT.
WE WANTED THE KIDS TO FEEL LIKE A MAGICAL EXPERIENCE WHEN THEY COME TO THE LIBRARY.
SO THEY WANT TO COME HERE, CREATE A DESTINATION, A PLACE TO GO.
AND OF COURSE THE FRIENDS HELPED US PURCHASE THAT.
WE HAD SOME EDUCATIONAL MANIPULATIVES THAT WE PUT ON THE WALL AND THE CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT THAT OF COURSE WE DIDN'T HAVE IN OUR BUDGET.
AND OF COURSE YOU CAN PROBABLY HEAR CHILDREN OVER THERE RIGHT NOW.
YOU CAN HEAR HIM PLAYING OVER THERE RIGHT NOW, BUT THEY'RE EDUCATIONAL IN NATURE TOO.
THEY'RE FUN, BUT THEY'RE EDUCATIONAL.
SO THEY PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR ALL KINDS OF THINGS LIKE THAT.
I'M JANE KIRKHAM AND I'M ON THE BOARD OF THE FRIENDS, THE KYLE LIBRARY AND THE FRIENDS OF THE KYLE LIBRARY BOARD IS DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING THE KYLE LIBRARY, THE MONEY WE RAISED THROUGH THE SALES HERE AT THE THRIFT SHOP, DIRECTLY SUPPORT THE LIBRARY.
WE'VE PROVIDED EVERYTHING FROM ARTWORK IN THE CHILDREN'S AREA TO SHELVES AND BBB CABINETS.
WE PROVIDE PRIZES AND SNACKS FOR THE CHILDREN'S READING PROGRAM.
WE'VE PAID FOR A PROJECTOR AND SCREEN FOR VARIOUS PROGRAMS AT THE LIBRARY.
WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON BUYING A SMART TABLE FOR THE CHILDREN'S AREA.
WE TRY TO HAVE THE LIBRARIES, PROVIDE THINGS THEY NEED THAT THEY CANNOT BACK THROUGH THEIR BUDGET.
SO, AND WE ARE ALSO VERY GRATEFUL TO THE COMMUNITY IN THEIR SUPPORT FOR THE LIBRARY, BY DONATING AND BUYING AT THE THRIFT SHOP.
I JOINED THE ARMY TO SUPPORT MY FAMILY AND I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING THAT I FELT MATTERED.
AND THAT'S WHAT THE MILITARY GAVE ME A SENSE OF IMPORTANCE.
BEING A MILITARY FAMILY IS CHALLENGING BECAUSE YOU TOTALLY HAVE TO PICK UP FROM WHAT YOU KNOW, AND START SOMEWHERE NEW.
WE HAVE BEEN SENT LOVE SUPERHEROES, AND THEN WE HAVE SCARLET SHE'S 10 MONTHS OLD.
SHE JUST LOVES TO MAKE EVERYBODY LAUGH.
SO WE KNOW SHE'S GOING TO BE A CHARACTER.
WHEN I JOINED THE MILITARY, I DIDN'T THINK THAT I WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR WIC, BUT ONE OF MY NTLS TOLD ME THAT HE WAS IN THE WIC PROGRAM AND HE HAS TWO KIDS.
SO I IMMEDIATELY WENT AND APPLIED BECAUSE WE NEEDED THE HELP.
IT REALLY HELPS OUT FINANCIALLY.
ALL THE STAFF AT WIC HAS ALWAYS MADE ME FEEL REALLY COMFORTABLE.
THEY OFFERED CLASSES, NUTRITIONAL CLASSES OR COOKING CLASSES.
AND I ATTENDED MULTIPLE BREASTFEEDING CLASSES.
WHEN AUSTIN WAS GONE ON DEPLOYMENT, I WAS REALLY SCARED AND ALONE.
SO GOING TO THOSE BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT CLASSES AT WIC REALLY HELPED BECAUSE THEY'RE SUCH CARING AND SUPPORTING WOMEN.
IT REALLY HELPED ME GET THROUGH IT.
BEING IN THE WIC PROGRAM, IT'S BEEN REALLY BENEFICIAL TO OUR FAMILY, THE CITY OF KYLE AND UBER F TEAMED UP TO BRING RESIDENTS AND VISITORS, A NEW ERA OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.
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IN THE PI CAPITAL OF TEXAS, JUST CLAIM YOUR VOUCHER ON THE CITY OF KYLE APP.AND THE NEXT TIME YOU REQUEST AN UBER, YOUR RIDE WILL COST $3 AND 14 CENTS.
IT'S AS EASY AS PIE, THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLY.
I WORK IN THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
I AM THE PUBLIC WORKS SECRETARY AND I HAVE BEEN WITH THE CITY 14 YEARS, THIS PAST OCTOBER 18TH, ACTUALLY, THAT'S MY NICKNAME, MOTHER HAND.
UM, I DO LOOK AT THEM AS MY KIDS.
UM, AND EVEN THE ONES THAT ARE OLDER THAN ME.
I STILL LOOK AT THEM AS MY KIDS.
UH, THIS IS LIKE A BIG FAMILY HERE AND I LOVE IT.
EVERYBODY'S WILLING TO HELP THEN IF YOU KNOW, IF SOMEONE CAME, CAUSE LET ME GET SOMEONE FOR YOU, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT LIKE I JUST CAN'T AND THEY TAKE OFF.
NO, THEY MAKE SURE I'M TAKEN CARE OF.
I SEE THAT THEY DO IT FOR ALL OF THIS.
AND THAT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, SO I THINK TO ME, A DAILY BASIS, I HAD A CUSTOMER CALL AND UH, A RESIDENT, I SAID THEY NEEDED, IF THERE WAS A WAY THEY COULD CLOSE DOWN A PORTION OF THEIR STREET, CAUSE THEY WERE GOING TO HAVE A BLOCK PARTY.
AND UH, HE DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO GO ABOUT DOING THAT.
AND I'M LIKE, WELL, I DON'T KNOW EITHER I GO, BUT YOU KNOW, GIVE ME YOUR NAME AND NUMBER AND I'LL GIVE YOU A CALL BACK.
SO AT THAT TIME THAT'S WHEN THE STREET CLOSURE, UH, FORMS BEGAN.
AND SO I WAS ABLE TO ASSIST HIM AND UH, TOLD HIM, YOU KNOW, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED FROM YOU.
AND THIS IS WHAT WE CAN DO, PROVIDE BARRICADES AND STUFF.
AND UH, WE WERE ABLE TO HELP HIM OUT AND GET THAT.
AND THAT WAS A GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT.
YOU KNOW, IT WAS A GOOD FEELING TO HELP HIM.
CAUSE THEN THE FOLLOWING YEAR HE COMES BACK TO ME, HE GOES, JAMIE, I NEEDED IT AGAIN.
YOU KNOW, CAUSE WE HAD STARTED IT.
YOU KNOW? SO THAT WAS AWESOME.
I'M THE DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR THE CITY OF KYLE.
AND I'VE BEEN HERE GOING ON 14 YEARS.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REALLY IS JOB CREATION.
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WITHIN A COMMUNITY.IT IS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND WORKFORCE TRAINING.
IT'S UM, CREATING JOBS WITHIN YOUR COMMUNITY FOR YOUR CITIZENS.
AND IT IS CREATING A BUSINESS COMMUNITY THAT IS GOING TO BE GROWING AND THRIVING.
SO IT'S, IT'S A WIN-WIN FOR ALL OF US WHEN THESE, THESE BUSINESSES AND THESE PROJECTS COME TO TOWN.
AND SO WHEN, WHEN THESE PROJECTS COME TO TOWN, WE RUN AN ECONOMIC IMPACT ANALYSIS.
SO IT'S GOING TO SHOW US IN BLACK AND WHITE ON PAPER AND IMPACT THAT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE ON THIS COMMUNITY SO THAT WE CAN SHOW NOT JUST OURSELVES, BUT WE CAN SHOW OUR LEADERSHIP AND OUR CITY COUNCIL.
UM, WHAT KIND OF AN IMPACT IN JOBS IN, IN TAX DOLLARS.
AND IT'S GOING TO HAVE ON THIS COMMUNITY
AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE SEEN EVEN THROUGH ANY OF THE DOWNTURNS.
UM, AND IT HAS BEEN ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAS REALLY GOTTEN US THROUGH.
IT'S GOTTEN SOME OF THE ATTENTION FROM, UM, DEVELOPERS, EVEN THROUGH DOWNTURNS.
THEY'VE SEE DIRT HAS CONTINUED TO TURN AND KYLE, AND IT HAS GOTTEN THE ATTENTION OF THOSE DEVELOPERS THAT MAY NOT HAVE EVEN LOOKED AT KYLE, UM, UNTIL THEY SAW SOME OF THAT THING.
SOME OF THOSE THINGS HAPPEN HERE TODAY.
WE ARE MORE TARGETED AND REALLY LASER FOCUSED ON WHAT WE ARE REALLY TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH.
AND WE DON'T REALLY SPEND MUCH TIME ON RETAIL UNLESS IT IS A DESTINATION RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT.
SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED FOR ALL OF THESE NEW OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE COMING OUR WAY.
AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HOSTING A LOT OF NEW COMPANIES AND LOT OF NEW JOB OPPORTUNITIES TO GET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT KYLE OR TO LEARN MORE.
I'M HERE WITH THE CITY OF KYLE CERTIFIED BRANDY COMMITTEE TO WELCOME THE BART AND FINANCIAL GROUP AND OUR CERTIFIED FAMILY.
LET'S GO INSIDE AND SEE WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
WE'RE GOING TO WITH THE CITY OF KYLE CERTIFIED BRAND COMMUNITY TO WELCOME YOU INTO OUR CERTIFIED FAMILY.
TELL US A LITTLE BIT OF A LUCKY DAY TO BECOME CERTIFIED.
SO ONE OF THE TOUGHEST THINGS WE DO AS A FINANCIAL ADVISING AND FINANCIAL PLANNING IS, IS TRYING TO DISTILL DOWN SOME REALLY COMPLICATED TOPICS.
SO WHAT WE'VE DONE IS CREATED A WELL, WE CALL IT PORTFOLIO PIE RECIPE THAT WE GIVE TO ALL THE CLIENTS IN THE FIRST APPOINTMENT, THEY GO HOME WITH IT IN THEIR, UH, FIRST APPOINTMENT PACKET.
AND IT TALKS ABOUT HOW REALLY BUILDING A PORTFOLIO IS LIKE BAKING A PIE.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE ALL THE RIGHT INGREDIENTS AND ALL THE RIGHT PROPORTIONS.
AND WE SEE A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE MAYBE HAVE, UH, UH, WHAT THEY THINK IS A PIE AND REALLY IT'S INSTEAD OF THE KIND OF PIE, IT'S MORE LIKE A BOWL OF A CONS.
AND SO WE DO A LITTLE BIT OF EDUCATION ABOUT WHAT IT TAKES TO, UH, TO REALLY BAKE A GOOD PIE.
SO THAT'S OUR PORTFOLIO PIE RECIPE.
SO AS PART OF OUR CERTIFIED FAMILY, WE HAVE SOME COOL SWAG FOR YOU.
SO HERE'S YOUR OFFICIAL CERTIFICATES AND YOUR OFFICIAL CERTIFIED STICKER.
THE COURT IS ASSESSABLE TO THE CITIZENS OF THE COW COMMUNITY ALL DURING THE WEEK, BUT ON WEDNESDAYS, A COURT IS ACTUALLY BEING HELD ON THE BENCH AND WE FREQUENTLY CALL IT WALK-IN WEDNESDAY WHILE WE WANT TO OUR CITIZENS
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TO KNOW WHETHER OUR WALK-IN WEDNESDAY PROGRAM IS THAT FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE WARRANTS AND HAVE DEALINGS WITH THE COURT THAT NOT TO FEEL AS IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE ARRESTED ONCE YOU APPROACH THE COURT OR COME INTO THE COURT.SO WHAT WE WANT TO ESTABLISH IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CITIZENS KNOW THAT OUR FIRST OBLIGATION IS TRY TO SATISFY THIS JUDGMENT AND WE'RE BOUND TO DO SO.
AND WHEN I SAY WE'RE BOUND TO DO SO, WE'RE OBLIGATED TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION OR A PLAN TO TRY TO GET A DISPOSITION TO YOUR CASE.
SO CONSEQUENTLY, IF YOU ACTUALLY COME IN IN PERSON AND GET THESE TAKEN CARE OF, WE CAN TURN OFF THOSE WARRANTS IMMEDIATELY AND THEN TAKEN AWAY THE RISK OF ACTUALLY GOING TO JAIL.
BUT WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO IS WE CAN EXTEND THEM TIME TO PAY.
WE CAN GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE AND MAKE THAT NEGOTIATION AND COME UP WITH A PLAN.
THAT AGAIN, THAT IS REASONABLE TO SATISFY YOUR OBLIGATION AND REASONABLE FOR THE CITIZEN TO TAKE CARE OF IT.
MOST PEOPLE JUST ASSUME THE WATER WILL TURN ON WHEN THEY RUN THE TAP.
BUT DON'T THINK ABOUT HOW IT GOT THERE.
HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED WHERE YOUR WATER COMES FROM? HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE INVOLVED, HOW IT'S TREATED BEFORE IT GETS TO YOUR HOME DRIVE IN AND AROUND ALMOST EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND YOU CAN SEE WATER TOWERS DOTTING THE KYLE SKYLINE.
OUR WATER COMES FROM LAKE DUNLAP, WHICH FLOWS OUT FROM CANYON LAKE, NEAR NEW BRAUNFELS.
WE ALSO HAVE FIVE WELLS IN TOWN THAT DRAW WATER FROM THE EDWARDS AQUIFER.
AND OUR USAGE IS BASED UPON PERMITS ISSUED BY GROUNDWATER AUTHORITIES.
THE WATER FROM THE LAKE IS CALLED SURFACE WATER.
AND THE WATER FROM THE WELLS IS CALLED GROUNDWATER.
THEY ARE BLENDED AND TREATED ONCE THEY GET INTO OUR WATER SYSTEM HERE IN KYLE IN THE NEAR FUTURE, SOME OF OUR WATER WILL COME FROM THE CHORIZO AQUIFER IN LEE COUNTY THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ALLIANCE, REGIONAL WATER AUTHORITY.
BUT FOR NOW THE WATER SUPPLY IS THE SURFACE AND GROUNDWATER.
OUR WATER SYSTEM IS MAINTAINED BY HIGHLY SKILLED AND TRAINED WATER OPERATORS WHO ARE LICENSED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS.
THEIR JOB IS TO ADD THE RIGHT BLEND OF DISINFECTANT TO MAKE SURE THE WATER IS SAFE FOR DISTRIBUTION TO OUR CUSTOMERS.
WATER TREATMENT MAKES SURE THE WATER YOU USE DAILY IS CLEAN AND SAFE.
AFTER METICULOUS ROUNDS OF TESTING, WATER TRAVELS TO YOUR HOME THROUGH A COMPLEX SYSTEM OF UNDERGROUND PIPES.
ONCE IT CROSSES OVER FROM THE MAIN PIPES, IT ENTERS YOUR HOME WHERE YOU USE IT FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO AROUND YOUR HOUSE.
TURN ON THE TAP TO WASH VEGGIES, TAKE A SHOWER, FLUSH THE TOILET, WATER YOUR GARDEN, OR MAKE A NICE CUP OF TEA.
EACH MONTH YOU RECEIVE A UTILITY BILL FROM THE CITY OF KYLE.
IT'S BROKEN DOWN INTO SEVERAL SECTIONS,
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DEPENDING ON THE UTILITY SERVICES YOU RECEIVE.SOME CUSTOMERS RECEIVE WATER, WASTEWATER AND TRASH SERVICE.
ALONG WITH THE STORMWATER UTILITY FEE, OTHERS RECEIVE ONLY WASTEWATER OR ONLY TRASH SERVICE.
LET'S TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR UTILITY BILL.
YOU'LL NOTICE SOMETHING CALLED A WATER MINIMUM CHARGE.
THIS IS THE FEE CHARGED BY THE WATER DEPARTMENT EACH MONTH.
IT IS A FIXED COST THAT HELPS PAY FOR INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE, REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS.
THE FEE ALSO PAYS FOR THE METER TECHS THAT READ YOUR WATER METER AND UTILITY STAFF THAT GENERATE THE BILLS.
THINK OF IT AS THE FUNDING MECHANISM, UM, FOR HOW THE WATER UTILITY OPERATES.
THE WATER USAGE FEE IS A DIFFERENT LINE ON YOUR BILL.
THAT IS THE RATE YOU PAY FOR EACH THOUSAND GALLONS OF WATER USED, MEANING WATER THAT RUNS THROUGH THE METER, OUTSIDE YOUR HOME IN KYLE, AS IN MANY OTHER CITIES, WE USE A TIERED RATE STRUCTURE TO ENCOURAGE CONSERVATION.
SO THE MORE YOU USE THE HIGHER THE RATE PER THOUSAND GALLONS, WHEN IT COMES TO THE WATER USAGE FEE, YOU AS THE CUSTOMER ARE IN CONTROL OF HOW MUCH WATER YOU USE.
SO EACH MONTH YOU CAN DECIDE TO MAKE A THOUSAND CUPS OF TEA, TAKE A HUNDRED SHOWERS, DRINK FOUR DOZEN GLASSES OF WATER OR IRRIGATE YOUR GARDEN FOR TWO HOURS A DAY.
JUST KNOW THAT THE MORE YOU USE THE HIGHER, THE RATE, ALL OF THE WATER THAT GOES DOWN THE DRAIN OR IS FLUSHED DOWN.
THE TOILET BECOMES WASTEWATER.
ONCE THE WASTEWATER LEAVES YOUR HOME, IT TRAVELS THROUGH A DIFFERENT SET OF PIPES TO OUR WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.
HERE IT IS TREATED THROUGH A MULTI-STEP PROCESS, TAKING OUT HARMFUL PARTICLES AND MAKING IT SAFE AND CLEAN TO BE PUT BACK INTO THE RIVERS AND STREAMS. OUR OUTFLOW FROM THE PLANT IS RELEASED INTO PLUM CREEK AND IS CONSTANTLY REGULATED BY THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY OR TCEQ.
TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT YOUR UTILITY BILL.
IF YOU RECEIVE WASTEWATER SERVICE FROM THE CITY, YOU WILL SEE THE SAME BASIC STRUCTURE AS THE WATER USAGE.
THERE IS A MONTHLY SERVICE FEE AND A RATE FOR USAGE.
SINCE THERE ARE NO METERS GOING OUT OF HOMES, THE RATE IS DETERMINED BY AVERAGING THREE MONTHS OF WATER USAGE BETWEEN DECEMBER AND FEBRUARY OF EACH YEAR.
WE USE THOSE MONTHS IN PARTICULAR BECAUSE THEY ARE WHEN MOST PEOPLE USE THE LEAST AMOUNT OF WATER.
SO HOW CAN YOU CONTROL COSTS ON YOUR UTILITY BILL? WE RECOMMEND INSTALLING LOW FLOW TOILETS AND SHOWER HEADS TURNING OFF WATER WHILE YOU BRUSH YOUR TEETH, INSTALLING ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENT APPLIANCES, RUNNING FULL DISHWASHERS INSTEAD OF HALF LOADS.
AND IN GENERAL, PAYING ATTENTION TO HOW YOU USE WATER AROUND YOUR HOME FIND AREAS WHERE YOU CAN PERSONALLY CUT BACK.
EVERY GALLON NOT USED WILL SAVE YOU MONEY, PARTICULARLY IN THE WINTER MONTHS WHEN THE USAGE IS AVERAGED.
IN ADDITION TO LOWERING YOUR COSTS, WATER CONSERVATION HAS THE BENEFIT OF BEING GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.
THE WATER WE USE FROM THE EDWARDS AQUIFER IS ALSO FROM THE SAME SOURCE USED BY HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS IN OUR REGION.
BY FOLLOWING THE RECOMMENDED WATERING SCHEDULE FOR IRRIGATION AND BY REDUCING WATER RUNOFF THAT IS WASTED.
YOU CAN SEE LOWER BILLS AND KNOW YOU'RE PROTECTING OUR MOST VALUABLE NATURAL RESOURCE.
AND THE REASON FOR US BEING OUT HERE TODAY IS TO GIVE YOU ALL AN EXAMPLE OF THE AREA OR SIDES OF PROHIBITED IN OUR CITY RIGHT AWAY, THIS PESTICIDES PEOPLE, SELLING HOMES, GARAGE, SALE SIDES, PEOPLE BUYING HOMES.
WE PICK UP ON A DAILY BASIS, STARTED WORKING ON SATURDAYS TO PICK UP THE ILLEGAL SITES.
SO ONE FRIENDLY REMINDER, PLEASE DO NOT PUT ANY KIND OF SIGNS, WHETHER IT BE IN GARAGE HILL SIDES, UH, HOME, UH, FOR SALE, STOP, SORRY, THE STREET SIDE.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR COOPERATION.
HILSENBECK HERE WITH THE CITY OF KYLE I'M IN FRONT OF CITY HALL.
AND I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT WAYS THAT YOU CAN PAY YOUR UTILITY BILL.
ONE OF THEM IS RIGHT HERE IN PERSON.
LET'S GO INSIDE AND CHECK IT OUT.
YOU CAN COME INSIDE AND PAY IT.
ONE OF THE WINDOWS AND OUR FRIENDLY STAFF WILL HELP YOU OUT IF YOUR RECEIPT, OKAY, GO TO THE PAYMENT WINDOW.
ONE OF OUR FRIENDLY STAFF STAFF WILL BE THERE TO HELP YOU OUT.
GOT A CRAZY SCHEDULE AND CAN'T MAKE IT INSIDE OR TO THE DRIVE-THROUGH.
WHEN STAFF IS THERE, COME ON OVER AND DROP YOUR UTILITY BILLING PAYMENT OFF HERE AT OUR UTILITY PAYMENT, DROPBOX IT'S ON FRONT STREET RIGHT NEXT TO THE VFW.
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WAY TO PAY YOUR BILL.YOUR UTILITY BILLS ARE DUE THE 15TH OF EVERY MONTH.
SO IT'S KIND OF EASY TO REMEMBER, EVEN PUT A NOTE ON YOUR, ON YOUR CALENDAR, ON YOUR PHONE OR ON YOUR OLD STYLE CALENDAR ON THE WALL.
EITHER WAY, THE BILL IS ALWAYS DUE ON THE 15TH.
DID YOU KNOW THAT YOU CAN ALSO GO TO HEB AND WALMART TO PAY YOUR UTILITY BILLS? THEY'RE SUPER CONVENIENT BECAUSE YOU'RE PROBABLY GOING TO BE THERE FOR A LOT OF YOUR SHOPPING.
ANYWAY, YOU CAN ALSO DO AN ONLINE BILL PAYMENT EITHER THROUGH OUR SYSTEM OR THROUGH YOUR OWN FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.
YOU NEVER FORGET AND BILLS TAKEN CARE OF EVERY MONTH.
I'M A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER, CIVIL ENGINEER, AND I WORK WITH ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT HERE.
UH, I'M WITH CITY OF LAST THREE YEARS.
MY POSITION HERE IS A DESIGN ENGINEER.
SO I GET INVOLVED IN A LOT OF DESIGNS LIKE ROAD, UM, STORMWATER, THE NETWORKS ARE SANITARY SEWER NETWORKS.
MY EXPERTISE IS MORE IN PRINTED AND CENTER RELATED ISSUES.
SO I GET ANY DRAINAGE ISSUE OR ANY DRAIN IS DESIGNED, COMES AROUND.
LIKE I TOLD YOU, IT FEELS LIKE MORE EXTENDED FAMILY.
UM, IT IS A GREAT WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND, UM, AND PERSONALLY, I GET A LOT OF FRIENDS AND I LOOK FORWARD TO COMING TO WORK EVERY DAY.
I FEEL LIKE I'M BEING FIRED OFF.
UH, HEY ALEX, KIM HUDSON, BACK HERE WITH THE CITY OF KYLE AS I WAS OUT HERE AND SIEBEL CHASE PARK THIS MORNING, I RAN INTO THIS A GROUP OF FOLKS FROM ONE OF THE LOCAL CUB SCOUT PACKS HERE IN OUR AREA.
I'M GOING TO LET THEM TELL YOU ALL ABOUT IT, BUT THEY'RE HERE BECAUSE THEY ADOPTED A PARK AND WE ARE SO GRATEFUL, SO APPRECIATIVE.
SO LET ME TURN IT OVER TO THE FOLKS WHO ARE DOING THE WORK HERE AND I'LL LET THEM TELL THEIR STORY.
TELL US WHAT YOU'RE DOING OUT HERE TODAY.
CAUSE YOU GUYS ADOPTED THIS PARK, RIGHT? YEAH.
THIS IS PART OF THE ADOPTIVE PARK PROGRAM FROM SENIOR KYLE CUB SCOUT MASTERS.
AND TELL US WHAT'S GOING ON TWO MONTHS AGO.
NOW, THE FIRST SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH, CLEANING UP PEOPLE, CHASE THAT ALL KINDS OF STRANGE STUFF.
WHAT'D YOU TELL HIM ABOUT YOUR NAMES, LOGAN AND NATHAN? WELL, WE ARE GREATLY APPRECIATIVE OF EVERYTHING Y'ALL ARE DOING.
WE THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEART.
WE ARE REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF WHAT YOU'RE DOING OUT HERE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH IN KEEPING WITH MTCS ACTIVE APPROACH TO COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND INVOLVEMENT.
THE KYLE CORRECTIONAL CENTER IN KYLE TEXAS RECENTLY HELD THE COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL OR CRC MEETING COMMUNITY BUSINESS LEADERS ARE PART OF THE CRC AND CAME TO THE MEETING TO TOUR THE FACILITY AND RECEIVE UPDATES TO THE OPERATION AS WELL AS DISCUSS WAYS THE FACILITIES PARTNERSHIP CAN BE STRENGTHENED AND BETTER SERVE THE COMMUNITY.
KIM HILSENBECK IS THE COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST FOR THE CITY OF KYLE AND SHARED SOME OF HER THOUGHTS AND IMPRESSIONS FOLLOWING THE CRC MEETING.
FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR INVITING THE CITY TO BE PART OF THE CRC AND TO HELP US UNDERSTAND WHAT GOES ON HERE AT THIS FACILITY.
I THINK IT IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT THAT THE COMMUNITY KNOWS THAT YES, IT IS A PRISON, BUT THERE ARE SO MANY GREAT PROGRAMS HAPPENING HERE
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TO HEAR AND SEE, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THE THINGS THAT HAPPEN HERE.IT, IT REALLY CHANGES YOUR OPINIONS ABOUT THINGS.
I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED WITH THE MEETING AND THE INFORMATION AND THE WAY IT WAS ALL PACKAGED AND HOW YOU, YOU MAKE IT PERSONAL.
YOU MAKE PEOPLE CARE ABOUT IT.
SO I APPRECIATE YOU AND EVERYTHING YOUR STAFF IS DOING.
MY NAME IS KATE JOHNSON AND I'M THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HAZE STORE.
I'M THE CHAIRMAN OF THE KYLE RAILROAD DEPOT COMMITTEE.
AND WE ARE WORKING WITH THE CITY OF KYLE MAINTAINING AND TAKING CARE OF THIS BUILDING.
THIS IS AN ALL VOLUNTEER STAFF THAT OPENS THIS DEPOT FOR KYLE EVERY SATURDAY.
NOW FROM 10 TO TWO, KYLE HAS HAD A VERY ULTRA STABLE HISTORY.
THAT WAS THE HUB OF TRANSPORTATION.
CAN WE LOCATION? I CAN NEVER DEVELOP IT.
YOU COULD TELL BY BRINGING IN THEIR PRODUCTS, THIS WAS THE LIVELIHOOD OF THE PEOPLE OF PILE AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS.
SO WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE THIS DEPOT TO TELL THE HISTORY AND WE ENJOY HAVING EVERYBODY COME AND WE NEED MORE VOLUNTEERS.
THE MORE VOLUNTEERS THAT WE CAN GET, THE MORE WE CAN BE OPEN.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR PEOPLE THAT LOVE HIS STREAK AND THAT ARE DEPENDABLE THAT WE CAN DEPEND ON.
LIKE I SAID, IF WE CAN GET A FEW MORE VOLUNTEERS, WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO BE OPEN SOME MORE.
AND THAT, THAT WOULD BE A GOOD THING FOR THE CITY OF KYLE.
HI EVERYONE, KIM NELSON, BACK HERE WITH THE CITY OF KYLE, I'M STANDING HERE WITH LOOPY GILL.
SHE'S ONE OF OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FOR THE CITY.
WE'RE AT A PROPERTY IN KYLE WHERE THE OWNER WAS HAVING TROUBLE MAINTAINING THEIR LAWN.
AND WE ARE STARTING A PROGRAM WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT TO TRY AND HELP SOME FOLKS WHO MIGHT BE HAVING THE SAME TYPE OF ISSUE.
WHY DON'T YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO? YES.
THIS IS A REALLY GOOD EXAMPLE ABOUT A PROPERTY THAT HAS, UH, BEEN UNCAPPED FOR, UH, WHETHER A BABY, UH, ELDERLY OWNERS, UH, SOME SORT OF, UH, HEALTH ISSUES OR SUB DISABILITY.
AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO KEEP THE PROPERTY MOTIVES YOU COULD SEE.
SO WE'RE HOPING TO GET ORGANIZATIONS OR CHURCH GROUPS, RIGHT? EVEN BOY SCOUTS, ARE THERE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WANT TO DO SOME COMMUNITY SERVICE, WANT TO DO SOMETHING GOOD FOR THEIR COMMUNITY? AND THIS IS ONE WAY TO GET INVOLVED INTO HAVING, YOU KNOW, INSTEAD OF US TRYING TO ISSUE CITATIONS OR TAKE SOMEBODY TO COURT BECAUSE THEY ARE UNABLE TO KEEP THEIR PROPERTY MAINTAINED.
AND I HAVE COME ACROSS A LOT OF INSTANCES WHERE, UH, ELDERLY COUPLES DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE THE FAMILY MEMBERS THAT CAN HELP THEM.
SO THE, HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET SOFTWARE, UH, AND GET THE PROGRAM STARTED.
SO IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN HELPING, IF YOU HAVE A CHURCH GROUP, A YOUTH GROUP, A BOY SCOUT TROOP, OR ANY OTHER KIND OF ORGANIZATION, AND YOU WANT TO HELP OUT WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT, WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU? OH YEAH.
THEY COULD CALL ME ON MY NUMBER, WHICH IS (512) 262-3914.
OR YOU COULD EVEN SEND ME AN EMAIL AT, UH, L GIL, G I L@CITYOFKYLE.COM.
THANKS FOR COMING OUT TO TALK WITH US AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU SPREADING THE WORD.
UH, LET US KNOW IF YOU WANT TO HELP AND WE WILL CERTAINLY WORK WITH YOU TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
WE'LL CHECK IN WITH YOU REAL SOON.
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MY HUSBAND'S NAME IS MATTHEW.I WAS A FRESHMAN IN HIGH SCHOOL AND IT WAS REALLY SCARY CAUSE I DID NOT THINK THAT I WAS GOING TO BE TEEN MOM.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WAS WHEN RICK INTRODUCED ME INTO ALL THE PROGRAMS THAT THEY OFFERED, IT REALLY TOOK THAT FEAR AWAY AND GAVE ME A CONFIDENCE.
I WOULD NEVER KNOW WHAT A HEALTHY WAS.
IF I WOULD HAVE NEVER TALKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT BUYING SODA, I'M NOT BUYING TUNA.
I'M NOT BUYING JUNK FOOD, I'M BUYING HEALTHY STUFF.
SO I'M ACTUALLY LEADING A HEALTHY LIFE FOR MY KIDS AND FOR MYSELF, I MEAN, MY DAUGHTER, SHE LOVES FRUIT.
AND I WOULD PUSH HER IN THE BASKET AND SHE WOULD TELL ME, MOMMY, I WANT THIS, I WANT THAT.
I WAS TO GET IT BECAUSE YOU KNOW, LIKE IT WAS REALLY AWESOME.
I REALLY DIDN'T FEEL IT WASN'T FOR THAT SUPPORT.
I MEAN THAT I WAS A YOUNG MOTHER THAT I CAN DO IT.
I REALLY HONESTLY DON'T THINK THAT I WOULD HAVE HAD THAT MOTIVATION TO WANT TO DO BETTER.
MAKE COMPLETELY CHANGED MY OUTLOOK ON MY LIFE.
I'M HAPPY IN MY LIFE AND I WOULDN'T EVER TAKE, TAKE ANYTHING.
I WOULD NEVER DO IT ANY OTHER WAY.
MY NAME IS HERON LYNN GORDON, AND I'M A BUILDING INSPECTOR WITH THE CITY OF KYLE.
WE GO IN AT DIFFERENT STAGES OF THE CONSTRUCTION TO BE SURE THAT WORKMANSHIP, UM, MATERIALS ARE BEING INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDATIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS.
AND NOT ONLY THAT, BUT TO THE ADOPTIVE CODES OF CITY OF KYLE AND ORDINANCES.
OH, DEFINITELY LOOKING FOR A JACK OF ALL TRADES.
UH, YOU'VE GOT TO KNOW, UH, DIFFERENT PHASES OF CONSTRUCTION, EVERYTHING THAT GOES INTO A STRUCTURE, ALL THE SYSTEMS THAT ARE INVOLVED, NOT JUST THE ROOF AND WALLS PER SE, ELECTRICAL THE PLUMBING.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOMEBODY WHO'S GOT SOME BACKGROUND IN CONSTRUCTION, VERY IMPORTANT.
AND WHAT WE DO, BECAUSE YOU'VE REALLY GOT TO KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT EVERYTHING.
I AM TAYLOR BENNETT AND I AM THE HR SPECIALIST HERE WITH THE CITY.
SO WE ARE LOOKING FOR A FULL-TIME INSPECTOR TO DO EITHER RESIDENTIAL INSPECTIONS ON OUR NEW DEVELOPMENT OR COMMERCIAL INSPECTIONS, DEPENDING ON WHICH CERTIFICATIONS THIS INDIVIDUAL HAS.
AND WE'RE WILLING TO TAKE THE RIGHT INDIVIDUAL AND TRAIN AND, YOU KNOW, GET THEM TO THE PROCESS AND GET THEM THE HOURS HE NEEDS TO TAKE THE NECESSARY EXAMS TO BECOME CERTIFIED.
WE PROVIDE YOU WITH A, UM, VEHICLE TO GO TO YOUR INSPECTION SITES.
UH, WE ALSO PROVIDE YOU WITH, UM, CERTAIN EQUIPMENT THAT YOU WOULD NEED, UM, IPADS TO BE ABLE TO, UH, TRACK WHICH INSPECTIONS DO YOU HAVE TO GO TO NEXT AND TO BE ABLE TO LOG YOUR PROGRESS.
UNIFORMS WOULD BE INCLUDED TOO.
UM, WITH THE CITY OF KYLE, UH, FULLY PAID PREMIUMS ON YOUR EMPLOYEE, HEALTH, DENTAL, AND VISION.
AND THEN OF COURSE, FOR A CITY, A SOME OTHER GREAT BENEFITS ARE THE VACATION TIME, SICK TIME, HOLIDAY TIME, AND REALLY JUST SOME OF THE GREAT CULTURE OF WORKING FOR A LOCAL ORGANIZATION, SUCH AS TEAM KYLE TO APPLY ONLINE.
WE ASK THAT YOU GO TO WWW DOT JOIN TEAM, KYLE.COM AND PUT YOUR APPLICATION IN TODAY.
WE CAN, UH, TAKE HIM UP FRONT AND GET HIM ALL CHECKED OUT.
AND WHILE YOU'RE UP THERE, JESSICA CAN TALK TO YOU ABOUT GETTING HIM REGISTERED WITH THE CITY OF KYLE.
I REALLY DIDN'T REALIZE THEY NEEDED TO BE REGISTERED WITH THE CITY.
ACTUALLY ALL PETS THAT LIVE WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS SHOULD BE REGISTERED WITH THE CITY OF KYLE.
THERE'S ACTUALLY AN ORDINANCE WITH THE CITY THAT REQUIRES IT.
UM, BUT JESSA CAN HELP YOU TAKE CARE OF THAT WHEN YOU GET HIM UP FRONT.
THE DOCTOR SAID THAT YOU WOULD HAVE MY, UH, INVOICE AND INFORMATION ON HOW TO REGISTER HEATH CLIFF WITH THE CITY
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OF KYLE.SO I HAVE YOUR INVOICE RIGHT HERE, AND THIS IS GOING TO BE YOUR STATE REGISTRY FORM.
EVERYTHING'S ALREADY FILLED OUT FOR YOU.
SO ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS GO THROUGH AND MAKE SURE IT'S CORRECT.
AND THEN INITIAL AND SIGN THEM HERE.
AND WE'LL SEND THAT INTO THE CITY AND GET IT REGISTERED WITH THEM.
THIS IS GOING TO BE YOUR TEST AND THE CITY WORKS WITH PET HUB NOW FOR THESE TAX.
SO THEY'RE EASIER FOR PETS TO FIND THEIR FAMILIES IF THEY GET LOST.
HE'S GOT A FEW REGISTERED ON PET HUB.
THIS IS MY SON, ISAIAH, AND THIS IS, UH, MARIA, OUR NEWBORN FOUR MONTHS.
AND THIS IS MY LOVELY HUSBAND, CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS. AND THEN I'M KIMBERLY.
WHEN I FIRST FOUND OUT I WAS PREGNANT, IT WAS VERY SCARY BECAUSE WHEN IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S NOT LIKE IN YOUR PLANS RIGHT THEN, AND IT POPS UP, IT'S LIKE, YOU HAVE NO CHOICE.
AND SO WHEN I CAME HERE, IT WAS KIND OF CRAZY.
I WAS LIKE, YOU MEAN, I GET ALL OF THIS.
LIKE I GET THE MILK, THE CHEESE, THE EGGS.
CAUSE IT WAS JUST LIKE CHRISTMAS EVERY DAY.
YOU KNOW, WAKE IS AN AMAZING PROGRAM FOR YOU.
YOU JUST ASK ONE QUESTION AND THEY'LL GIVE YOU ANSWERS TO EVERYTHING THAT'S YOU PROBABLY DIDN'T EVEN THINK OF LIKE EXISTED.
THE INFORMATION WITH BREASTFEEDING IS VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, I'M A FOOD.
I'M A FIRST TIME BREASTFEEDING MOM.
AND THAT INFORMATION IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT.
THERE'S MUCH TO LEARN MUCH TO LEARN.
THERE'S LOT MORE TO LEARN AND WIC IS THERE TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION FOR YOU.
IF YOU'RE A YOUNG MOTHER, YOU'RE DEFINITELY NOT ALONE WHEN YOU STOP.
AND YOU THINK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOUR CHILD LOOKS AT YOU AND SMILES AT THOSE CUTE DIMPLES AND THEM COLORFUL, BRIGHT EYES, LIKE IT'S DEFINITELY WORTH IT.
REALLY GLAD TO DO THIS BECAUSE YOU KEEP THE THINGS MOVING ON.
THE DIAS, YOU DON'T HECKLE ME TOO MUCH ABOUT, YOU KNOW, SIGNING THOUSANDS OF DOCUMENTS ALL THE TIME.
SO I'M REALLY GLAD THAT IT'S YOU ALL RIGHT, REPEAT AFTER ME.
I STATE YOUR NAME, STATE YOUR NAME.
I, TRAVIS MITCHELL, DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR SOLEMNLY SWEAR? I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE, OF MAYOR, OF THE CITY OF CARLYLE, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF KYLE, THE STATE OF TEXAS AND THE STATE OF TEXAS TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, PROTECT AND DEFEND, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE.
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MAX, DO YOU LIKE THIS ONE? YEAH.MY NAME IS ASIA AND I GREW UP HERE IN CENTRAL TEXAS.
SO I THINK THAT'S YOUNG WHEN MAX WAS ABOUT SIX MONTHS OLD, I DECIDED TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL FULL-TIME AND I KNEW I WOULD NEED A BREAST PUMP.
AND SO MY LACTATION CONSULTANT WAS LIKE, WELL, WHY DON'T YOU JUST GO SEE IF YOU QUALIFY FOR WIC? SURE ENOUGH.
AND THEN I GOT ACCESS TO NUTRITIONISTS AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE COOLEST THING EVER.
AND SO I DECIDED TO STICK WITH IT.
WIC HAS GIVEN ME ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOODS.
WIC HAS GIVEN ME THE EDUCATION TO KNOW WHY I SHOULD HAVE THESE HEALTHY FOODS AND THEN HOW TO THEM REALLY KNOWLEDGE IS POWER.
AND WHEN YOU KNOW BETTER, YOU DO BETTER WITH WIC.
THERE ARE PEOPLE THERE THAT CAN HELP YOU AND REACH OUT TO YOU AND PROVIDE RESOURCES TO YOU WHEN YOU'RE PREGNANT AND ALONE, THE WORLD IS REALLY BIG, RIGHT? AND WE TO GO TO THIS ONE PLACE WHERE THERE'S PEOPLE IN THERE WHO CARE ABOUT THE OUTCOME OF YOUR PREGNANCY AND YOU AND YOUR BABY, THAT HAS MEANT A LOT TO ME, EDUCATION AND CONNECTION, AND LIKE A GROUP AND PEOPLE.
AND THAT'S, I MEAN, THAT'S EVERYTHING YOU NEED.
MY NAME IS TRACY, SHEILA AND I HAVE BEEN YOUR CITY COUNCIL MEMBER FOR DISTRICT TWO FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS.
IT HAS BEEN A REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE AND I HAVE ENJOYED EVERY MINUTE OF IT, BUT NOW IT IS TIME TO PASS THE PIE.
HI, I'M YVONNE KALE AND I REPRESENT DISTRICT TWO AND I CAN'T WAIT TO GET STARTED.
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MY NAME IS ALEXIT HAS BEEN A GREAT HONOR TO SERVE ALL OF YOU TO LISTEN AND TO LEARN FROM ALL OF THIS.
NOW, HI, MY NAME IS ASHLEY BRADSHAW.
I AM YOUR DISTRICT FOR A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO SERVING THE CITY OF PYLE
AND YOU CAN SEE THIS BIG EMANCIPATE TRAILER BEHIND ME.
EMANCIPET IS A LOW-COST SPAY NEUTER SURGERY CLINIC.
THEY GO AROUND TO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS TODAY.
THEY'RE SET UP IN GREG CLARK PARK, BUT THEY ARE HERE ONCE A MONTH AND PILE THE FIRST TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH.
AND THEY DO LOW-COST SPAY AND NEUTER SURGERIES.
AND WE WANTED TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW ABOUT IT.
YOU CAN GO TO THEIR WEBSITE, EMANCIPET.ORG.
YOU CAN REGISTER AND SIGN UP TO GET YOUR PET SPAYED OR NEUTERED.
THEY DO CATS AND DOGS, AND IT'S AT A VERY AFFORDABLE COST.
SO WE HOPE YOU'LL CHECK THEM OUT TO HIM.
WE WANT TO ALSO INTRODUCE YOU TO US, TO OTHER FOLKS WHO ARE HERE WITH ME TODAY.
THIS IS OUR ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER, BRIANNA BRECKER.
AND WHO DO WE HAVE HERE? MAYA, BUT MIDAS DIDN'T GET THE SURGERY TODAY.
SO HE IS ALREADY SET UP WITH YOUR WORD.
AND TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHY YOU CHOSE A MAN IT'S BETTER THAN HOW YOU EVEN FOUND OUT ABOUT IT.
I FOUND OUT THERE'S SOME OTHER LOCAL PEOPLE, THEY ARE CHEAP, BUT THEY'RE GOOD.
UM, THEY REALLY CARE FOR THEIR ANIMALS.
SO I REALLY DO RECOMMEND THEM FOR ANYBODY THAT NEEDS ANY TYPE OF SPACE IN SURGERY, KNEE.
ALL RIGHT, FOLKS, YOU JUST HEARD FROM ASHLEY AND HER HELPER, MIDAS, THE MAN'S PAT WILL BE IN KYLE ON THE FIRST TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH.
YOU CAN CHECK THEM OUT@EMANCIPET.ORG AND WE WILL CHECK IN WITH, Y'ALL SEE YOU.
UH, I AM A LIBRARY ASSISTANT AT THE CAL PUBLIC LIBRARY, AND I'VE BEEN HERE FOR FOUR BEING PART OF TEAM.
KYLE'S A, IT'S INTERESTING CAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS GOING ON IN THE CITY.
AND SO YOU GET TO SEE A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE, A LOT OF DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES AND YOU GET TO BE A PART OF, UH, SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY NEW, NOT REALLY CHANGING A LOT FAST PACED.
A LOT OF THE STUFF I DO INVOLVES DEALING WITH THE PUBLIC, UH, CHECKING BOOKS OUT TO THEM, UH, WORKING WITH THEM TO FIND OUT ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS, HELPING THEM WITH COMPUTERS.
A LOT OF WHAT WE DO IS ALSO PROGRAMMING.
SO GETTING PEOPLE READY FOR STORY TIME IN THE MORNING, UH, DOING EVENTS FOR THE CITY, WE'VE GOT PORCH PARTIES, WE'VE GOT SUMMER READING PROGRAM.
AND ALSO I DO A LOT OF BOOK CATALOGING.
SO GETTING THE BOOKS READY TO GO OUT TO THE PUBLIC AS A, AS A PUBLIC LIBRARY, AS PART OF THE COMMUNITY, THIS IS A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A LIVELY PLACE TRYING TO MAKE IT ONE OF THOSE PLACES WHERE YOU CAN JUST GO, YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY MONEY TO BE THERE.
YOU DON'T, YOU'VE ALREADY DONE THAT JUST BY BEING A CITIZEN AND JUST HAVE A PLACE TO EXIST WITHOUT HAVING TO PAY MORE MONEY, WHICH IS A THING THAT'S VERY RARE THESE DAYS.
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I THINK ONE OF THE BIG THINGS FOR ME IS WHEN I STARTED DOING PROGRAMS WITH TEENS AND KIDS AND ADULTS.SO ALL AGES PROGRAMS AND A LOT OF IT HAS TO DO WITH, UH, INTERACTING WITH THESE TEAMS WITH THESE KIDS.
AND I THINK THE BIGGEST THING WAS HEARING FROM PARENTS THAT THEY'RE JUST SO HAPPY THAT I'M GETTING THE KIDS OFF THE COMPUTER, TALKING TO OTHER TEENS INTERACTING AND REALLY JUST, UM, YEAH.
ACTIVE LIKE SOCIALLY, WHICH IS A LOT OF
I'M HERE WITH A CERTIFIED BRANDING TEAM AND WE'RE HERE TO CERTIFY ACUITY EYE CARE.
FOLLOW ME IN AND SEE WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
I'M VICTORIA WITH THE CITY OF KYLE CERTIFIED BRAND NEW TEAM TO YOU INTO OUR PROGRAM, YOUR OFFICIAL ASSERTING CERTIFICATE.
WELL, WE CREATED THESE GOODIE BAGS TO GIVE OUT TO OUR PATIENTS.
THESE ARE WHAT WE CAN TO PATIENTS WHO BUY CONTACTS, SOLUTIONS, DRY EYE KITS, ANY OTHER PRODUCTS THAT WE SELL IT FROM FROM THE OFFICE, GO TO THEM.
ONE OF THESE GUYS WITH US AND THE CERTIFIED LOGO ON
I'M A BUILDING INSPECTOR WITH THE CITY OF KYLE.
WE GO IN AT DIFFERENT STAGES OF THE CONSTRUCTION TO BE SURE THAT WORKMANSHIP, UM, MATERIALS ARE BEING INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDATIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS.
AND NOT ONLY THAT, BUT TO THE ADOPTIVE CODES OF CITY OF KYLE AND ORDINANCES.
OH, DEFINITELY LOOKING FOR A JACK OF ALL TRADES.
UH, YOU'VE GOT TO KNOW, UH, DIFFERENT PHASES OF CONSTRUCTION, EVERYTHING THAT GOES INTO A STRUCTURE, ALL THE SYSTEMS THAT ARE INVOLVED, NOT JUST THE ROOF AND WALLS PER SE, ELECTRICAL THE PLUMBING WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOMEBODY WHO'S, UH, GOT SOME BACKGROUND IN CONSTRUCTION, VERY IMPORTANT IN WHAT WE DO, CAUSE YOU'VE REALLY GOT TO KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT EVERYTHING.
I AM THE HR SPECIALIST HERE WITH THE CITY.
SO WE ARE LOOKING FOR A FULL-TIME INSPECTOR TO DO EITHER RESIDENTIAL INSPECTIONS ON OUR NEW DEVELOPMENT OR COMMERCIAL INSPECTIONS, DEPENDING ON WHICH CERTIFICATIONS THIS INDIVIDUAL HAS.
AND WE'RE WILLING TO TAKE THE RIGHT INDIVIDUAL AND TRAIN AND, YOU KNOW, GET THEM TO THE PROCESS AND GET THEM THE HOURS HE NEEDS TO TAKE THE NECESSARY EXAMS TO BECOME CERTIFIED.
OR SHE, YES, WE PROVIDE YOU WITH A, UM, VEHICLE TO GO TO YOUR INSPECTION SITES.
UH, WE ALSO PROVIDE YOU WITH, UM, CERTAIN EQUIPMENT THAT YOU WOULD NEED, UM, IPADS TO BE ABLE TO, UH, TRACK WHICH INSPECTIONS DO YOU HAVE TO GO TO NEXT AND TO BE ABLE TO LOG YOUR PROGRESS.
UNIFORMS WOULD BE INCLUDED TOO, UM, WITH THE CITY OF KYLE, UH, FULLY PAID PREMIUMS ON YOUR EMPLOYEE, HEALTH, DENTAL, AND VISION.
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AND THEN OF COURSE FOR A CITY, SOME OTHER GREAT BENEFITS ARE THE VACATION TIME, SICK TIME, HOLIDAY TIME, AND REALLY JUST SOME OF THE GREAT CULTURE OF WORKING FOR A LOCAL ORGANIZATION, SUCH AS TEAM KYLE TO APPLY ONLINE.WE ASK THAT YOU GO TO WWW DOT JOIN TEAM, KYLE.COM AND PUT YOUR APPLICATION IN TODAY.
HEY, Y'ALL KIM HILSON MC HERE WITH THE CITY OF KYLE I'M OUT HERE ON THE FIRST TUESDAY OF THE MONTH.
AND YOU CAN SEE THIS BIG EMANCIPATE TRAILER BEHIND ME.
EMANCIPET IS A LOW-COST SPAY NEUTER SURGERY CLINIC.
THEY GO AROUND TO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS TODAY.
THEY'RE SET UP IN GREG CLARK PARK, BUT THEY ARE HERE ONCE A MONTH IN PYLE, THE FIRST TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH.
AND THEY DO LOW-COST SPAY AND NEUTER SURGERIES.
AND WE WANTED TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW ABOUT IT.
YOU CAN GO TO THEIR WEBSITE, EMANCIPET.ORG.
YOU CAN REGISTER AND SIGN UP TO GET YOUR PET SPAYED OR NEUTERED.
THEY DO CATS AND DOGS AND IT'S AT A VERY AFFORDABLE COST.
SO WE HOPE YOU'LL CHECK THEM OUT.
AND WE WANT TO ALSO INTRODUCE YOU TO SOME OTHER FOLKS WHO ARE HERE WITH ME TODAY.
THIS IS OUR ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER, BRIANNA BRECKER, I, AND THIS IS ASHLEY.
AND WHO DO WE HAVE HERE? MY HEIGHT IS, BUT MINE IS, DIDN'T GET THE SURGERY TODAY.
I GUESS IT'S GROUPS HAS A NAME FOR A REASON.
SHE'S EASILY SECURED SECURITY CARE PROVIDERS IS A JOY AND HE'S GOING TO GET HIS NEUTERING SURGERY IN JR.
SO SHE IS ALREADY SET UP WITH YOUR COORDINATOR.
SO AGAIN, IT'S A NANCY PEN.ORG.
AND TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHY YOU CHOSE A MAN'S BETTER THAN HOW YOU EVEN FOUND OUT ABOUT IT.
I FOUND OUT THROUGH SOME OTHER LOCAL PEOPLE, THEY ARE CHEAP, BUT THEY'RE GOOD.
UM, THEY REALLY CARE FOR THEIR ANIMALS.
SO I REALLY DO RECOMMEND THEM FOR ANYBODY THAT NEEDS ANY TYPE OF SPACE IN SURGERY, KNEE.
ALL RIGHT, FOLKS, YOU JUST HEARD FROM ASHLEY AND HER HELP REMIND US THE MAN'S PAD WILL BE IN KYLE ON THE FIRST TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH.
YOU CAN CHECK THEM OUT@EMANCIPET.ORG AND WE WILL CHECK IN WITH Y'ALL SOON.
I'M THE STORE MANAGER HERE AT THE KYLE LIBRARY THRIFT SHOP.
AND I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE JANUARY.
WELL, WE'VE DONE A NUMBER OF THINGS OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS.
UM, ONE IS WE'VE ADDED A CREDIT CARD SYSTEM WHERE WE ACCEPT CREDIT AND DEBIT CARDS.
WE'VE EXPANDED THE STORE HOURS.
WE OPEN NOW AT NINE INSTEAD OF TAN AND THEN ON FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS WE'RE OPEN TILL SIX.
OTHER THAN THAT, WE'RE JUST GOING TO THE STORE AND CLEANED IT UP A LITTLE BIT.
THERE'S A LITTLE BIT MORE ORGANIZING.
I REPLACED HIM LIGHTING, UH, ABBY AT THE FURNITURE DEPARTMENT.
AND LIKE I SAID, JUST OVERALL, WE'LL GET A LOT OF LITTLE THINGS TO IMPROVE THE APPEARANCE OF THE STORE.
WELL, WE'RE ACCEPTING MOST ANYTHING EXCEPT CLOTHING.
WE'VE SET UP HOUSEHOLD ITEMS. KNICK-KNACKS SMALL FURNITURE BOOKS, PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING.
HOUSEWARES HARDWARE, SMALL TABLES AND CHAIRS AND TABLES, COFFEE TABLES, NIGHTSTANDS, ANY OF THOSE THINGS, SMALL DESKS, A LITTLE, EXCEPT ANY OF THOSE TYPE OF MERCHANDISE.
THE FUNDS WE GENERATE THROUGH THE SALE OF THOSE ITEMS GOES DIRECTLY TO THE KYLE PUBLIC LIBRARY AND SUPPORT ALL OF THEIR PROGRAMS. I'M DOING A LITTLE SITE JOB.
SO I'M LOOKING LIKE SECONDHAND AS TO WHERE THEY'RE COMFORTABLE SAVING MY GOOD PANTS.
AND THEN WHILE I'M HERE EXCEPT FOR MY GRANDKIDS.
SO IT'S MORE LIGHTED, BIGGER, ORGANIZED, CLEAN.
I'D REALLY LIKE TO THANK THE CONFERENCE BOARD THAT THEY'RE SHOWN THE STORE AND THE SPORT THAT THEY ARE IN FACT GIVING TO THE LIBRARY BECAUSE THE FUNDS THAT WE GENERATE HERE ARE SUPPORTING PROGRAMS, UPDATE KYLE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
AND WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THE CHANGES WE MADE HERE AT THE STORE.
MY NAME'S PAUL FALLON, I'M THE LIBRARY DIRECTOR HERE FOR THE CITY OF KYLE.
SO AS WE THINK OF PROGRAMMINGS, NOT JUST LIKE PROGRAMS, WHEREIN PEOPLE ARE DOING SOMETHING FOR CHILDREN OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, BUT, BUT I THINK OF IT IN A BROADER CONTEXT.
AND SO YES, THEY PROVIDE FUNDING FOR A LOT OF PROGRAMS THAT WE DO.
IT MAY JUST BE THE CRAFT SUPPLIES THAT WE HAVE OR PAY FOR PERFORMERS, OCCASIONALLY DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO THEY WILL DO LOTS OF THINGS LIKE THAT.
THEY ALSO PROVIDE A LOT OF FUNDING, NO, FOR THINGS THAT WE DON'T HAVE IN THE BUDGET.
AND WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO, LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE A BUNCH OF BEAUTIFUL ARTWORK IN THE CHILDREN'S SUPPORT THAT WE DID NOT HAVE IN THE BUDGET.
AND WE WANTED TO UPGRADE THE CHILDREN'S APARTMENT.
WE WANTED THE KIDS TO FEEL LIKE A MAGICAL EXPERIENCE WHEN THEY COME TO THE LIBRARY.
SO THEY WANT TO COME HERE, CREATE A DESTINATION, A PLACE TO GO.
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HELPED US PURCHASE THAT.AND WE HAD SOME EDUCATIONAL MANIPULATIVES THAT WE PUT ON THE WALL AND THE CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT THAT, OF COURSE WE DIDN'T HAVE IN OUR BUDGET.
AND OF COURSE YOU CAN PROBABLY HEAR CHILDREN OVER THERE RIGHT NOW.
YOU CAN HEAR HIM PLAYING OVER THERE RIGHT NOW, BUT THEY'RE EDUCATIONAL IN NATURE TOO.
THEY'RE FUN, BUT THEY'RE EDUCATIONAL.
SO THEY PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR ALL KINDS OF THINGS LIKE THAT.
I'M JANE KIRKHAM AND I'M ON THE BOARD OF THE FRIENDS, THE KYLE LIBRARY AND THE FRIENDS OF THE KYLE LIBRARY BOARD IS DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING THE KYLE LIBRARY, THE MONEY WE RAISED THROUGH THE SALES HERE AT THE THRIFT SHOP, DIRECTLY SUPPORT THE LIBRARY.
WE'VE PROVIDED EVERYTHING FROM ARTWORK IN THE CHILDREN'S AREA TO SHELVES AND BBB CABINETS.
WE PROVIDE PRIZES AND SNACKS FOR THE CHILDREN'S READING PROGRAM.
WE'VE PAID FOR A PROJECTOR AND SCREEN FOR VARIOUS PROGRAMS AT THE LIBRARY.
WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON BUYING A SMART TABLE FOR THE CHILDREN'S AREA.
WE TRY TO HAVE THE LIBRARIANS PROVIDE THINGS THEY NEED THAT THEY CANNOT BACK THROUGH THEIR BUDGET.
SO, AND WE ARE ALSO VERY GRATEFUL TO THE COMMUNITY IN THEIR SUPPORT FOR THE LIBRARY, BY DONATING AND BUYING AT THE, IN KEEPING WITH MTCS ACTIVE APPROACH TO COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND INVOLVEMENT.
THE KYLE CORRECTIONAL CENTER IN KYLE TEXAS RECENTLY HELD THE COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL OR CRC MEETING COMMUNITY BUSINESS LEADERS ARE PART OF THE CRC AND CAME TO THE MEETING TO TOUR THE FACILITY AND RECEIVE UPDATES TO THE OPERATION AS WELL AS DISCUSS WAYS THE FACILITIES PARTNERSHIP CAN BE STRENGTHENED AND BETTER SERVE THE COMMUNITY.
KIM HILSENBECK IS THE COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST FOR THE CITY OF KYLE AND SHARED SOME OF HER THOUGHTS AND IMPRESSIONS FOLLOWING THE CRC MEETING.
FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR INVITING THE CITY TO BE PART OF THE CRC AND TO HELP US UNDERSTAND WHAT GOES ON HERE AT THIS FACILITY.
I THINK IT IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT THAT THE COMMUNITY KNOWS THAT YES, IT IS A PRISON, BUT THERE ARE SO MANY GREAT PROGRAMS HAPPENING HERE TO HEAR AND SEE, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THE THINGS THAT HAPPEN HERE.
IT, IT, IT REALLY CHANGES YOUR OPINIONS ABOUT THINGS.
I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED WITH THE MEETING AND THE INFORMATION AND THE WAY IT WAS ALL PACKAGED AND HOW YOU, YOU MAKE IT PERSONAL.
YOU MAKE PEOPLE CARE ABOUT IT.
SO I APPRECIATE YOU AND EVERYTHING.
KYLE RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES USE NEARLY 4 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER EACH DAY FOR EVERYTHING FROM BATHING, COOKING AND DRINKING, JUST SWIMMING AND IRRIGATION.
MOST PEOPLE JUST ASSUME THE WATER WILL TURN ON WHEN THEY RUN THE TAP.
BUT DON'T THINK ABOUT HOW IT GOT THERE.
HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED WHERE YOUR WATER COMES FROM? HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE INVOLVED OR HOW IT'S TREATED BEFORE IT GETS TO YOUR HOME DRIVE IN AND AROUND ALMOST EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND YOU CAN SEE WATER TOWERS DOTTING THE KYLE SKYLINE.
OUR WATER COMES FROM LAKE DUNLAP, WHICH FLOWS OUT FROM CANYON LAKE, NEAR NEW BRAUNFELS.
WE ALSO HAVE FIVE WELLS IN TOWN THAT DRAW WATER FROM THE EDWARDS AQUIFER.
AND OUR USAGE IS BASED UPON PERMITS ISSUED BY GROUNDWATER AUTHORITIES.
THE WATER FROM THE LAKE IS CALLED SURFACE WATER.
AND THE WATER FROM THE WELLS IS CALLED GROUNDWATER.
THEY ARE BLENDED AND TREATED ONCE THEY GET INTO OUR WATER SYSTEM HERE IN KYLE IN THE NEAR FUTURE, SOME OF OUR WATER WILL COME FROM THE CARRIZO AQUIFER IN LEE COUNTY THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ALLIANCE, REGIONAL WATER AUTHORITY.
BUT FOR NOW THE WATER SUPPLY IS THE SURFACE AND GROUNDWATER.
OUR WATER SYSTEM IS MAINTAINED BY HIGHLY SKILLED AND TRAINED WATER OPERATORS WHO ARE LICENSED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS.
THEIR JOB IS TO ADD THE RIGHT BLEND OF DISINFECTANT TO MAKE SURE THE WATER IS SAFE FOR DISTRIBUTION TO OUR CUSTOMERS.
WATER TREATMENT MAKES SURE THE WATER YOU USE DAILY IS CLEAN AND SAFE.
AFTER METICULOUS ROUNDS OF TESTING, WATER TRAVELS TO YOUR HOME THROUGH A COMPLEX SYSTEM OF UNDERGROUND PIPES.
ONCE IT CROSSES OVER FROM THE MAIN PIPES, IT ENTERS YOUR HOME WHERE YOU USE IT FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO AROUND YOUR HOUSE.
WASH VEGGIES, TAKE A SHOWER, FLUSH THE TOILET, WATER YOUR GARDEN, OR MAKE A NICE CUP OF TEA.
EACH MONTH YOU RECEIVE A UTILITY BILL FROM THE CITY OF KYLE.
IT'S BROKEN DOWN INTO SEVERAL SECTIONS, DEPENDING ON THE UTILITY SERVICES YOU RECEIVE.
SOME CUSTOMERS RECEIVE WATER, WASTEWATER AND TRASH SERVICE ALONG WITH A STORMWATER UTILITY FEE.
OTHERS RECEIVE ONLY WASTEWATER OR ONLY TRASH SERVICE.
LET'S TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR UTILITY BILL.
YOU'LL NOTICE SOMETHING CALLED A WATER MINIMUM CHARGE.
THIS IS THE FEE CHARGED BY THE WATER DEPARTMENT EACH MONTH.
IT IS A FIXED COST THAT HELPS PAY FOR INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE, REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS.
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METER TECHS THAT READ YOUR WATER METER AND UTILITY STAFF THAT GENERATE THE BILLS.THINK OF IT AS THE FUNDING MECHANISM FOR HOW THE WATER UTILITY OPERATES.
THE WATER USAGE FEE IS A DIFFERENT LINE ON YOUR BILL.
THAT IS THE RATE YOU PAY FOR EACH THOUSAND GALLONS OF WATER USED, MEANING WATER THAT RUNS THROUGH THE METER, OUTSIDE YOUR HOME IN KYLE, AS IN MANY OTHER CITIES, WE USE A TIERED RATE STRUCTURE TO ENCOURAGE CONSERVATION.
SO THE MORE YOU USE THE HIGHER THE RATE PER THOUSAND GALLONS, WHEN IT COMES TO THE WATER USAGE FEE, YOU AS THE CUSTOMER ARE IN CONTROL OF HOW MUCH WATER YOU USE.
SO EACH MONTH YOU CAN DECIDE TO MAKE A THOUSAND CUPS OF TEA, TAKE A HUNDRED SHOWERS, DRINK FOUR DOZEN GLASSES OF WATER OR IRRIGATE YOUR GARDEN FOR TWO HOURS A DAY.
JUST KNOW THAT THE MORE YOU USE THE HIGHER, THE RATE, ALL OF THE WATER THAT GOES DOWN THE DRAIN OR IS FLUSHED DOWN.
THE TOILET BECOMES WASTEWATER.
ONCE THE WASTEWATER LEAVES YOUR HOME, IT TRAVELS THROUGH A DIFFERENT SET OF PIPES TO OUR WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.
HERE IT IS TREATED THROUGH A MULTI-STEP PROCESS, TAKING OUT HARMFUL PARTICLES AND MAKING IT SAFE AND CLEAN TO BE PUT BACK INTO THE RIVERS AND STREAMS. OUR OUTFLOW FROM THE PLANT IS RELEASED INTO PLUM CREEK AND IS CONSTANTLY REGULATED BY THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY OR TCEQ.
TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT YOUR UTILITY BILL.
IF YOU RECEIVE WASTEWATER SERVICE FROM THE CITY, YOU WILL SEE THE SAME BASIC STRUCTURE AS THE WATER USAGE.
THERE IS A MONTHLY SERVICE FEE AND A RATE FOR USAGE.
SINCE THERE ARE NO METERS GOING OUT OF HOMES, THE RATE IS DETERMINED BY AVERAGING THREE MONTHS OF WATER USAGE BETWEEN DECEMBER AND FEBRUARY OF EACH YEAR.
WE USE THOSE MONTHS IN PARTICULAR BECAUSE THEY ARE WHEN MOST PEOPLE USE THE LEAST AMOUNT OF WATER.
SO HOW CAN YOU CONTROL COSTS ON YOUR UTILITY BILL? WE RECOMMEND INSTALLING LOW FLOW TOILETS AND SHOWER HEADS TURNING OFF WATER WHILE YOU BRUSH YOUR TEETH, INSTALLING ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENT APPLIANCES, RUNNING FULL DISHWASHERS INSTEAD OF HALF LOADS.
AND IN GENERAL, PAYING ATTENTION TO HOW YOU USE WATER AROUND YOUR HOME FIND AREAS WHERE YOU CAN PERSONALLY CUT BACK.
EVERY GALLON NOT USED WILL SAVE YOU MONEY, PARTICULARLY IN THE WINTER MONTHS WHEN THE USAGE IS AVERAGED.
IN ADDITION TO LOWERING YOUR COSTS, WATER CONSERVATION HAS THE BENEFIT OF BEING GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.
THE WATER WE USE FROM THE EDWARDS AQUIFER IS ALSO FROM THE SAME SOURCE USED BY HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS IN OUR REGION, BY FOLLOWING THE RECOMMENDED WATERING SCHEDULE FOR IRRIGATION AND BY REDUCING WATER RUNOFF THAT IS WASTED.
YOU CAN SEE LOWER BILLS AND KNOW YOU'RE PROTECTING OUR MOST VALUABLE NATURAL RESOURCE.
THIS IS MY SON, ISAIAH, AND THIS IS, UH, MARIA, OUR NEWBORN FOUR MONTHS.
AND THIS IS MY LOVELY HUSBAND, CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS. AND THEN I'M KIMBERLY.
WHEN I FIRST FOUND OUT I WAS PREGNANT, IT WAS VERY SCARY BECAUSE WHEN IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S NOT LIKE IN YOUR PLANS RIGHT THEN, AND IT POPS UP, IT'S LIKE, YOU HAVE NO CHOICE.
AND SO WHEN I CAME HERE, IT WAS KIND OF CRAZY.
I WAS LIKE, YOU MEAN, I GET ALL THIS, LIKE I GET THE MILK, THE CHEESE, THE EGGS.
CAUSE IT WAS JUST LIKE CHRISTMAS EVERY DAY.
YOU KNOW, WAKE IS AN AMAZING PROGRAM FOR YOU.
YOU JUST ASK ONE QUESTION AND THEY'LL GIVE YOU ANSWERS TO EVERYTHING.
THAT'S YOU JUST PROBABLY DIDN'T EVEN THINK OF LIKE EXISTED.
THE INFORMATION WITH BREASTFEEDING IS VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, I'M A PHONE, I'M A FIRST TIME BREASTFEEDING MOM.
AND THAT INFORMATION IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT.
THERE'S MUCH TO LEARN AND MUCH TO LEARN.
THERE'S LOT MORE TO LEARN AND WIC IS THERE TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION.
YOU SO CONTINUE, CONTINUE, CONTINUE.
IF YOU'RE A YOUNG MOTHER, YOU'RE DEFINITELY NOT ALONE WHEN YOU STOP.
AND YOU THINK ABOUT THE, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOUR CHILD LOOKS AT YOU AND SMILES AT THOSE CUTE DIMPLES AND THEM COLORFUL, BRIGHT EYES, LIKE IT'S DEFINITELY WORTH IT.
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MAX.MY NAME IS ASIA AND I GREW UP HERE IN CENTRAL TEXAS.
SO I THINK THAT'S YOUNG WHEN MAX WAS ABOUT SIX MONTHS OLD, I DECIDED TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL FULL-TIME AND I KNEW I WOULD NEED A BREAST PUMP.
AND SO MY LACTATION CONSULTANT WAS LIKE, WELL, WHY DON'T YOU JUST GO SEE IF YOU QUALIFY FOR WIC? SURE ENOUGH.
AND THEN I GOT ACCESS TO NUTRITIONISTS AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE COOLEST THING EVER.
AND SO I DECIDED TO STICK WITH IT.
WIC HAS GIVEN ME ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOODS.
WIC HAS GIVEN ME THE EDUCATION TO KNOW WHY I SHOULD HAVE THESE HEALTHY FOODS AND THEN HOW TO PREPARE THEM.
AND WHEN YOU KNOW BETTER, YOU DO BETTER WITH WIC.
THERE ARE PEOPLE THERE THAT CAN HELP YOU AND REACH OUT TO YOU AND PROVIDE RESOURCES TO YOU WHEN YOU'RE PREGNANT AND ALONE.
THE WORLD IS REALLY BIG, RIGHT? AND TO GO TO THIS ONE PLACE WHERE THERE'S PEOPLE IN THERE WHO CARE ABOUT THE OUTCOME OF YOUR PREGNANCY AND YOU AND YOUR BABY, THAT HAS MEANT A LOT TO ME, EDUCATION AND CONNECTION, AND LIKE A GROUP AND PEOPLE.
AND THAT'S, I MEAN, THAT'S EVERYTHING YOU NEED.
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MY NAME ISUH I'M WITH CITY OF KYLE LAST TWO YEARS, MY POSITION HERE IS A DESIGN ENGINEER.
SO I GET INVOLVED IN A LOT OF DESIGNS LIKE ROAD, UM, STORMWATER NETWORKS OR SANITARY SEWER NETWORKS.
MY EXPERTISE IS MORE IN GRANTED AND CENTER RELATED ISSUES.
SO I GET ANY DRAINAGE ISSUE OR ANY DRAIN IS DESIGNED, COMES AROUND.
THEN I GET NOT INVOLVED IN THAT.
LIKE I TOLD YOU THREE YEARS, IT FEELS LIKE MORE EXTENDED FAMILY.
UM, IT IS A GREAT WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND, UM, UH, I GET A LOT OF FRIENDS AND I LOOK FORWARD TO COMING TO WORK EVERY DAY.
I FEEL LIKE I'M BEING FIRED OF, UH, SETTING UP THE FUTURE OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE, UH, FOR THE CITY OF GUYLAND AND CITIZENS IN PERSONAL FRONT.
UM, THERE WAS A SURPRISE BABY SALAR PARTY FOR ME, EVERYBODY PRETENDED LIKE THAT.
EVEN MEETING, I WALKED INTO THE MEETING AND THERE WAS A BIG SALARY.
IT FEELS LIKE BEING REALLY BEING THE PART OF THE TEAM.
UM, SO THERE ARE, THERE ARE A LOT OF MEMORIES IN LAST FEW YEARS.
I WORK IN THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
I AM THE PUBLIC WORKS SECRETARY AND I HAVE BEEN WITH THE CITY 14 YEARS, THIS PAST OCTOBER 18TH, ACTUALLY, THAT'S MY NICKNAME, MOTHER HAND.
UM, I DO LOOK AT THEM AS MY KIDS.
UM, AND EVEN THE ONES THAT ARE OLDER THAN ME, I STILL LOOK AT, I MISS MY KIDS.
UH, IT'S JUST LIKE A BIG FAMILY HERE AND I LOVE IT.
AND IF, YOU KNOW, IF SOMEONE CAME, CAUSE LET ME GET SOMEONE FOR YOU, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT LIKE I JUST CAN'T AND THEY TAKE OFF.
NO, THEY MAKE SURE I'M TAKEN CARE OF.
I SEE THAT THEY DO IT FOR ALL OF THIS AND THIS, YOU KNOW, SO I THINK TO ME, A DAILY BASIS, I HAD A CUSTOMER CALL AND UH, A RESIDENT, I SAID THEY NEEDED, IF THERE WAS A WAY THEY COULD CLOSE DOWN A PORTION OF THEIR STREET, CAUSE THEY WERE GOING TO HAVE A BLOCK PARTY.
AND UH, HE DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO GO ABOUT DOING THAT.
AND I'M LIKE, WELL, I DON'T KNOW EITHER I GO, BUT YOU KNOW, GIVE ME YOUR NAME AND NUMBER AND I'LL GIVE YOU A CALL BACK.
SO AT THAT TIME THAT'S WHEN THE STREET CLOSURE, UH, FORMS BEGAN.
AND SO I WAS ABLE TO HIM AND TOLD HIM, YOU KNOW, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED FROM YOU.
AND THIS IS WHAT WE CAN DO, PROVIDE BARRICADES AND STUFF.
AND UH, WE WERE ABLE TO HELP HIM OUT AND, AND GET THAT.
AND THAT WAS A GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT.
YOU KNOW, IT WAS A GOOD FEELING TO HELP HIM BECAUSE IN THE FOLLOWING YEAR, HE COMES BACK TO ME, HE GOES JAMIE, AND HE DID IT AGAIN.
YOU KNOW, CAUSE WE HAD STARTED IT, YOU KNOW? SO THAT WAS AWESOME.
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WELL, NANCY, UH, KEITH CLIFF LOOKS GREAT ON HIS EXAM TODAY.
WE CAN TAKE HIM UP FRONT AND GET HIM ALL CHECKED OUT.
AND WHILE YOU'RE UP, I CAN TALK TO YOU ABOUT GETTING HIM
MY NAME IS LUPA DEAL AND I'M ONE OF THE OFFICERS FOR THE CITY OF KYLE.
AND THE REASON FOR US BEING OUT HERE TODAY IS TO GIVE YOU ALL OF THE AREA OR SIZE ARE PROHIBITED IN OUR CITY RIGHT AWAY.
THIS PESTICIDES, PEOPLE, SELLING HOMES, GARAGE, SELL SIDES, PEOPLE BUYING HOMES.
WE'RE WORKING ON SATURDAYS TO PICK UP THE ILLEGAL SITES.
SO ONE FRIENDLY REMINDER, THESE DO NOT PUT DD KIND OF SIDE, WHETHER IT BE IN THE ROXHILL SIDES, UH, HOME, UH, PRISCILLA SIGNS, WE NEED TO SIT AT RIGHT AWAY, STOP SITE, UTILITY POLES OR ANY OTHER KIND OF STREET SIDE.
AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR COOPERATION.
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I'M HERE WITH THE CITY OF KYLE THIRD BRANDY COMMITTEE TO WELCOME THE BARTON FINANCIAL GROUP INTO OUR CERTIFIED FAMILY.
LET'S GO INSIDE AND SEE WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
WE'RE HERE WITH THE CITY OF KYLE CERTIFIED NEW COMMUNITY TO WELCOME YOU INTO OUR CERTIFIED FAMILY.
SO, UH, ONE OF THE TOUGHEST THINGS WE DO AS A FINANCIAL ADVISING AND FINANCIAL PLANNING IS, IS TRYING TO STILL DOWN SOME REALLY COMPLICATED TOPICS.
SO WHAT WE'VE DONE IS CREATED A, WHAT WE CALL A PORTFOLIO PIE RECIPE THAT WE GIVE TO ALL THE CLIENTS IN THE FIRST APPOINTMENT, THEY GO HOME WITH IT IN THEIR, UH, FIRST APPOINTMENT PACKET.
AND IT TALKS ABOUT HOW REALLY BUILDING A PORTFOLIO IS LIKE BAKING A PIE.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE ALL THE RIGHT INGREDIENTS AND ALL THE RIGHT PROPORTIONS.
AND WE SEE A LOT OF TIMES WITH PEOPLE MAYBE HAVE, UH, UH, WHAT THEY THINK IS A PIE AND REALLY INSTEAD OF A PECAN PIE, IT'S MORE LIKE A BOWL OF ICONS.
AND SO WE DO A LITTLE BIT OF EDUCATION ABOUT WHAT IT TAKES TO, UH, TO REALLY BAKE A GOOD POT.
SO THAT'S OUR PORTFOLIO PIRACY.
SO AS PART OF OUR CERTIFIED FAMILY, WE HAVE SOME COOL SLANG FOR YOU.
SO HERE'S YOUR OFFICIAL CERTIFICATES AND YOUR OFFICIAL CERTIFIED STICKER.
I JOINED THE ARMY TO SUPPORT MY FAMILY AND I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING THAT I FELT MATTERED.
AND THAT'S WHAT THE MILITARY GAVE ME A SENSE OF IMPORTANCE.
BEING A MILITARY FAMILY IS CHALLENGING BECAUSE YOU TOTALLY HAVE TO PICK UP FROM WHAT YOU KNOW AND START SOMEWHERE.
NOW WE HAVE BEEN SENT LOVE SUPERHEROES, AND THEN WE HAVE SCARLET SHE'S 10 MONTHS OLD.
SHE JUST LOVES TO MAKE EVERYBODY LAUGH.
SO WE KNOW SHE'S GOING TO BE A CHARACTER.
WHEN I JOINED THE MILITARY, I DIDN'T THINK THAT I WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR WIC, BUT ONE OF MY NTLS TOLD ME THAT HE WAS IN THE WIC PROGRAM AND HE HAS TWO KIDS.
SO I IMMEDIATELY WENT AND APPLIED CAUSE WE NEEDED THE HELP.
IT REALLY HELPS OUT FINANCIALLY.
ALL THE STAFF AT WIC HAS ALWAYS MADE ME FEEL REALLY COMFORTABLE.
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THEY OFFERED CLASSES, NUTRITIONAL CLASSES OR COOKING CLASSES.AND I ATTENDED MULTIPLE BREASTFEEDING CLASSES.
WHEN AUSTIN WAS GONE ON DEPLOYMENT, I WAS REALLY SCARED AND ALONE.
SO GOING TO THOSE BREASTFEEDING AND SUPPORT CLASSES AT WIC REALLY HELPED CAUSE THEY'RE SUCH CARING AND SUPPORTING WOMEN.
IT REALLY HELPED ME GET THROUGH IT.
BEING IN THE WIC PROGRAM, IT'S BEEN REALLY BENEFICIAL TO OUR FAMILY.
HEY ALEX, KIM HUDSON, BACK HERE WITH THE CITY OF KYLE AS I WAS OUT HERE IN STEEPLECHASE PARK THIS MORNING, I RAN INTO THIS A GROUP OF FOLKS FROM ONE OF THE LOCAL CUB SCOUT PACKS HERE IN OUR AREA.
I'M GOING TO LET THEM TELL YOU ALL ABOUT IT, BUT THEY'RE HERE BECAUSE THEY ADOPTED A PARK AND WE ARE SO GRATEFUL, SO APPRECIATIVE.
SO LET ME TURN IT OVER TO THE FOLKS WHO ARE DOING THE WORK HERE AND I'LL LET THEM TELL THEIR STORY.
TELL US WHAT YOU'RE DOING OUT HERE TODAY.
CAUSE YOU GUYS ADOPTED THIS PARK, RIGHT? YEAH.
AND THIS IS PART OF THE ADAPTIVE PARK PROGRAM FOR THE SENIOR KYLE CUB SCOUT MASTERS.
AND TELL US WHAT'S GOING ON 10 MONTHS AGO.
NOW THE FIRST SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH, CLEANING UP PEOPLE, CHASE FRAUD, ALL KINDS OF STRANGE STUFF.
SOMEBODY HAD THERE, THERE WE GO.
WHAT'D YOU TELL HIM ABOUT YOUR NAMES, LOGAN AND NATHAN? WELL, WE ARE GREATLY APPRECIATIVE OF EVERYTHING Y'ALL ARE DOING.
WE THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, KYLE AND MOMS, DADS, WE ARE REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF WHAT YOU'RE DOING OUT HERE.
THE COURT IS ASSESSABLE TO THE CITIZENS OF, OF THE KYLE COMMUNITY ALL DURING THE WEEK, BUT ON WEDNESDAYS, A COURT IS ACTUALLY BEING HELD ON THE BENCH AND WE FREQUENTLY CALL IT WALK IN WEDNESDAY WHERE WE WANT OUR CITIZENS TO KNOW WHETHER OUR WALK-IN WEDNESDAY PROGRAM IS THAT FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE WARRANTS AND HAVE DEALINGS WITH THE COURT THAT NOT TO FEEL AS IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE ARRESTED, ONCE YOU APPROACH THE QUARTER, COME INTO THE COURT.
SO WHAT WE WANT TO ESTABLISH IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CITIZENS KNOW THAT OUR FIRST OBLIGATION IS TRY TO SATISFY THIS JUDGMENT AND WE'RE BOUND TO DO SO.
AND WHEN I SAY WE'RE BOUND TO DO SO, WE'RE TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION OR A PLAN TO TRY TO GET A DISPOSITION TO YOUR CASE.
SO CONSEQUENTLY, IF YOU ACTUALLY COME IN IN PERSON AND GET THESE TAKEN CARE OF, WE CAN TURN OFF THOSE WARRANTS IMMEDIATELY AND THEN TAKEN AWAY THE RISK OF ACTUALLY GOING TO JAIL.
BUT WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO IS WE CAN EXTEND THEM TIME TO PAY.
WE CAN GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE AND MAKE THAT NEGOTIATION AND COME UP WITH A PLAN.
THAT AGAIN, THAT IS REASONABLE TO SATISFY YOUR OBLIGATION AND REASONABLE FOR THE CITIZEN TO TAKE CARE OF IT.
HEY, IT'S KIM NELSON BACK HERE WITH THE CITY OF KYLE I'M IN FRONT OF CITY HALL.
AND I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT WAYS THAT YOU CAN PAY YOUR UTILITY BILL.
ONE OF THEM IS RIGHT HERE IN PERSON.
LET'S GO INSIDE AND CHECK IT OUT.
YOU CAN COME INSIDE AND PAY IT.
ONE OF THE WINDOWS AND OUR FRIENDLY STAFF WILL HELP YOU OUT IF YOU RECEIPT, OKAY, GO TO THE PAYMENT WINDOW.
ONE OF OUR FRIENDLY STAFF STAFF WILL BE THERE TO HELP YOU OUT.
WE CAN'T MAKE IT INSIDE OR TO THE DRIVE-THROUGH.
WHEN STAFF IS THERE, COME ON OVER AND DROP YOUR UTILITY BILLING PAYMENT OFF HERE AT OUR UTILITY PAYMENT, DROPBOX IT'S ON FRONT
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STREET RIGHT NEXT TO THE VFW.ANOTHER CONVENIENT WAY TO PAY YOUR BILL.
YOUR UTILITY BILLS ARE DUE THE 15TH OF EVERY MONTH.
SO IT'S KIND OF EASY TO REMEMBER, EVEN PUT A NOTE ON YOUR, ON YOUR CALENDAR, ON YOUR PHONE OR ON YOUR OLD STYLE CALENDAR ON THE WALL.
EITHER WAY, THE BILL IS ALWAYS DUE ON THE 15TH.
DID YOU KNOW THAT YOU CAN ALSO GO TO HEB AND WALMART TO PAY YOUR UTILITY BILLS? THEY'RE SUPER CONVENIENT BECAUSE YOU'RE PROBABLY GOING TO BE THERE FOR A LOT OF YOUR SHOPPING.
ANYWAY, YOU CAN ALSO DO AN ONLINE BILL PAYMENT EITHER THROUGH OUR SYSTEM OR THROUGH YOUR OWN FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.
YOU NEVER FORGET AND BILLS TAKEN CARE OF EVERY MONTH.
WELL, AT THE CITY OF KYLE, WE HAVE THE VISION STATEMENT AND OUR VISION STATEMENT FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS THAT WE'RE SETTING THE STAGE FOR BOTH REAL ESTATE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUCCESS.
I'M THE DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR THE CITY OF KYLE.
AND I'VE BEEN HERE GOING ON 14 YEARS.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REALLY IS JOB CREATION.
IT'S THE CREATION OF WEALTH WITHIN A COMMUNITY.
IT IS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND WORKFORCE TRAINING.
IT'S UM, CREATING JOBS WITHIN YOUR COMMUNITY OR YOUR CITIZENS.
AND IT IS CREATING A BUSINESS COMMUNITY THAT IS GOING TO BE GROWING AND THRIVING.
SO IT'S, IT'S A WIN-WIN FOR ALL OF US WHEN THESE, THESE BUSINESSES AND THESE PROJECTS COME TO TOWN.
AND SO WHEN, WHEN THESE PROJECTS COME TO TOWN, WE RUN AN ECONOMIC IMPACT ANALYSIS.
SO IT'S GOING TO SHOW US IN BLACK AND WHITE ON PAPER AND IMPACT THAT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE ON THIS COMMUNITY SO THAT WE CAN SHOW NOT JUST OURSELVES, BUT WE CAN SHOW OUR LEADERSHIP AND OUR CITY COUNCIL, UM, WHAT KIND OF AN IMPACT IN JOBS AND IN TAX DOLLARS.
AND IT'S GOING TO HAVE ON THIS COMMUNITY IN THE FUTURE, AS FAR AS THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PACKAGES GO, UH, WHAT WE LOOK AT IS THE TYPE OF JOB, THE PAY OF JOB, THE, UM, IF IT'S IN OUR TARGET MARKET, THE, UH, WHETHER THEY'RE GOING TO BE RELOCATING THEIR EMPLOYEES, OR IF THEY'RE GOING TO BE CREATING NEW EMPLOYEES, THERE ARE A LOT OF FACTORS THAT REALLY GO INTO THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY IN, IN KYLE, UH, HAS REALLY JUST EXPLODED.
AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE SEEN EVEN THROUGH ANY OF THE DOWNTURNS.
UM, AND IT HAS BEEN ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAS REALLY GOTTEN US THROUGH AND IT'S GOTTEN SOME OF THE ATTENTION FROM, UM, DEVELOPERS, EVEN THROUGH DOWNTURNS.
THEY'VE SEEN DIRT HAS CONTINUED TO TURN AND KYLE, AND IT HAS GOTTEN THE ATTENTION OF THOSE DEVELOPERS THAT MAY NOT HAVE EVEN LOOKED AT KYLE, UM, UNTIL THEY SAW SOME OF THAT THING.
SOME OF THOSE THINGS HAPPENING HERE TODAY, WE ARE MORE TARGETED AND REALLY LASER FOCUSED ON WHAT WE ARE REALLY TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH.
AND WE DON'T REALLY SPEND MUCH TIME ON RETAIL UNLESS IT IS A DESTINATION RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT.
SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED FOR ALL THESE NEW OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE COMING OUR WAY.
AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HOSTING A LOT OF NEW COMPANIES AND A LOT OF NEW JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR TEAM INFORMATION ABOUT DOING BUSINESS AT KYLE OR TO LEARN MORE.
I'M HERE WITH THE CERTIFIED BRANDING TEAM AND WE'RE HERE TO CERTIFY ACUITY EYECARE.
FOLLOW ME IN AND SEE WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
I'M VICTORIA WITH THE CITY OF KYLE CERTIFIED BRANDING TEAM, WE'RE HERE TO ONLY INDUCT YOU INTO OUR PROGRAM, YOUR OFFICIAL CERTIFIED CERTIFICATE.
WE CREATED THESE GOODIE BAGS TO GIVE OUT TO OUR PATIENTS.
THESE ARE PATIENTS WHO MIGHT CONTACT SOLUTIONS, DRY EYE KITS, ANY OTHER PRODUCTS THAT WE SELL IT FROM FROM THE OFFICE,
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ONE OF THESE LITTLE GUYS WITH US AND THE CERTIFIED LOGO ON IT.KIM NELSON, BACK HERE WITH THE CITY OF KYLE, I'M STANDING HERE WITH
WE'RE AT A PROPERTY IN KYLE WHERE THE OWNER WAS HAVING TROUBLE MAINTAINING THEIR LAWN.
AND WE ARE STARTING A PROGRAM WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT TO TRY AND HELP SOME FOLKS WHO MIGHT BE HAVING THE SAME TYPE OF ISSUE.
WHY DON'T YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO? YES.
THIS IS A REALLY GOOD EXAMPLE ABOUT A PROPERTY THAT HAS, UH, BEEN, UM, CAPPED FOR, UH, WHETHER A BABY, THE, UH, ELDERLY OWNERS, UH, SOME SORT OF, UH, HEALTH ISSUES OR SUB DISABILITY.
AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO KEEP THE PROPERTY MOTIVES.
SO WE'RE HOPING TO GET ORGANIZATIONS OR CHURCH GROUPS, RIGHT? EVEN BOY SCOUTS.
ARE THERE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WANT TO DO SOME COMMUNITY SERVICE, WANT TO DO SOMETHING GOOD FOR THEIR COMMUNITY? THIS IS ONE WAY TO GET INVOLVED INTO HOW IMMUNO INSTEAD OF US TRIED TO ISSUE CITATIONS OR TAKE SOMEBODY TO COURT BECAUSE THEY ARE UNABLE TO KEEP THEIR PROPERTY MAINTAINED.
AND I HAVE COME ACROSS A LOT OF INSTANCES WHERE, UH, ELDERLY COUPLES DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE THE FAMILY MEMBERS THAT CAN HELP THEM.
SO THE, HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET SOFTWARE, UH, AND GET THE PROGRAM STARTED.
SO IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN HELPING, IF YOU HAVE A CHURCH GROUP, A YOUTH GROUP, A BOY SCOUT TROOP, OR ANY OTHER KIND OF ORGANIZATION, AND YOU WANT TO HELP OUT WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT, WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU? OH YEAH.
THEY COULD CALL ME ON MY NUMBER, WHICH IS (512) 262-3914.
OR YOU COULD EVEN SEND ME AN EMAIL AT, UH, L GILL, G I L@CITYOFKYLE.COM.
THANKS FOR COMING OUT TO TALK WITH US AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU SPREADING THE WORD.
LET US KNOW IF YOU WANT TO HELP, AND WE WILL CERTAINLY WORK WITH YOU TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
WE'LL CHECK IN WITH YOU REAL SOON.
YOU DON'T HECKLE ME TOO MUCH ABOUT, YOU KNOW, SIGNING THOUSANDS OF DOCUMENTS ALL THE TIME.
SO I'M REALLY GLAD THAT IT'S YOU ALRIGHT, REPEAT AFTER ME.
I STATE YOUR NAME, STATE YOUR NAME I, YOU WERE GETTING, SORRY, TRAVIS MITCHELL.
DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF MAYOR, OF THE CITY OF CARLYLE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF KYLE OR THE STATE OF TEXAS OR THE STATE OF TEXAS TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY TO PROTECT AND DEFEND, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF BEING UNITED STATES, THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES STATES.
SO HELP ME BACK AND OF THIS STATE.
SO HELP ME GUIDE THERE'S A NEW MAYOR.
MY NAME IS TRACY SHEILA AND I HAVE BEEN YOUR CITY COUNCIL MEMBER FOR DISTRICT TWO FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS.
IT HAS BEEN A REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE AND I HAVE ENJOYED EVERY MINUTE OF IT, BUT NOW IT IS TIME TO PASS THE PIE.
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KALE AND I REPRESENT DISTRICT TWO AND I CAN'T WAIT TO GET STARTED.HELLO, CITY OF COW, MY NAME IS ALEX FILO BUSH.
AND I'M YOUR DISTRICT FOUR COUNCIL MEMBER.
IT HAS BEEN A GREAT HONOR TO SERVE ALL OF YOU AND TO LISTEN AND TO LEARN FROM ALL OF YOU.
IT'S NOW TIME TO PASS THE BUCK.
HI, MY NAME IS ASHLEY BRADSHAW.
I AM YOUR DISTRICT FOREST CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO SERVING THE CITY OF KYLE.
MY NAME IS KATE JOHNSON AND I'M THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HAYES COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION.
I'M THE CHAIRMAN OF THE KYLE RAILROAD DEPOT COMMITTEE.
AND WE ARE WORKING WITH THE CITY OF KYLE MAINTAINING AND TAKING CARE OF THIS BUILDING.
THIS IS AN ALL VOLUNTEER STAFF THAT OPENS THIS DEPOT FOR KYLE EVERY SATURDAY.
NOW FROM 10 TO TWO, KYLE HAS HAD A VERY INTERESTING HISTORY.
THIS WAS THE HUB OF TRANSPORTATION.
CAN YOU LOCATION MAGNETIC DEVELOPMENT? YOU COULD TELL BY BRINGING IN THEIR PRODUCTS, THIS WAS THE LIVELIHOOD OF THE PEOPLE OF PILE AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS.
SO WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE THIS DEPOT TO TELL THE HISTORY AND WE ENJOY HAVING EVERYBODY COME AND WE NEED MORE VOLUNTEERS.
THE MORE VOLUNTEERS THAT WE CAN GET, THE MORE WE CAN BE OPEN.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR PEOPLE THAT LOVE HIS STREAK, AND THAT ARE DEPENDABLE THAT WE CAN DEPEND ON.
LIKE I SAID, IF WE CAN GET A FEW MORE VOLUNTEERS, WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO BE OPEN SOME MORE.
AND THAT WOULD BE A GOOD THING FOR THE CITY OF KYLE, THE CITY OF KYLE AND UBER F TEAMED UP TO BRING RESIDENTS AND VISITORS, A NEW ERA OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.
AS LONG AS THEY'RE TRAVELING IN THE PI CAPITAL OF TEXAS, JUST CLAIM YOUR VOUCHER ON THE CITY OF KYLE APP.
AND THE NEXT TIME YOU REQUEST AN UBER, YOUR RIDE WILL COST $3 AND 14 CENTS.
THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLY.
I WAS A FRESHMAN IN HIGH SCHOOL AND IT WAS REALLY SCARY BECAUSE I DID NOT THINK THAT I WAS GOING TO BE TEEN MOM.
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WHEN RICK INTRODUCED ME TO ALL THE PROGRAMS THAT THEY OFFERED.IT REALLY TOOK THAT FEAR AWAY AND GAVE ME A CONFIDENCE.
I WOULD HAVE NEVER KNOW, BUT A HEALTHY WAS IF I WOULD HAVE NEVER TALKED TO ABOUT, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT BUYING SODA, I'M NOT BUYING TUNA.
I'M NOT BUYING JUNK FOOD, I'M BUYING HEALTHY STUFF.
SO I'M ACTUALLY LEADING A HEALTHY LIFE FOR MY KIDS AND FOR MYSELF, I MEAN, MY DAUGHTER, SHE LOVES FRUIT.
AND I HAVE A PUSHER IN THE BASKET AND SHE WOULD TELL ME, MOMMY, I WANT THIS, I WANT THAT.
I WAS ABLE TO GET IT BECAUSE OF WIC.
AND YOU KNOW, LIKE IT WAS REALLY AWESOME.
I REALLY DIDN'T IF IT WASN'T FOR THAT SUPPORT.
AND I MEAN THAT I WAS A YOUNG MOTHER THAT I CAN DO IT.
I REALLY HONESTLY DON'T THINK THAT I WOULD HAVE HAD THAT MOTIVATION TO WANT TO DO BETTER.
IT COMPLETELY CHANGED MY OUTLOOK ON MY LIFE.
I'M HAPPY IN MY LIFE AND I WOULDN'T EVER TAKE ANYTHING.
I WOULD NEVER DO IT ANY OTHER WAY.
UH, I AM A LIBRARY ASSISTANT AT THE KYLE PUBLIC LIBRARY AND I'VE BEEN HERE FOR FOUR YEARS BEING PART OF TEAM.
KYLE'S A, IT'S INTERESTING, CAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS GOING ON IN THE CITY.
AND SO YOU GET TO SEE A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE, A LOT OF DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES AND YOU GET TO BE A PART OF, UH, SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY NEW, NOT REALLY CHANGING A LOT FAST PACED.
A LOT OF WHAT WE DO IS ALSO PROGRAMMING.
SO GETTING PEOPLE READY FOR STORY TIME IN THE MORNING, UH, DOING EVENTS FOR THE CITY, WE'VE GOT PORCH PARTIES, WE'VE GOT SOME MARINE PROGRAM.
AND ALSO I DO A LOT OF BOOK CATALOGING.
SO GETTING THE BOOKS READY TO GO OUT TO THE PUBLIC AS A, AS A PUBLIC LIBRARY, AS PART OF THE COMMUNITY.
AND THIS IS A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A LIVELY PLACE TRYING TO MAKE IT ONE OF THOSE PLACES WHERE YOU CAN JUST GO, YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY MONEY TO BE THERE.
YOU DON'T, YOU'VE ALREADY DONE THAT JUST BY BEING A CITIZEN AND JUST HAVE A PLACE TO EXIST WITHOUT HAVING TO PAY MORE MONEY, WHICH IS A THING THAT'S VERY RARE THESE DAYS.
I THINK ONE OF THE BIG THINGS FOR ME IS WHEN I STARTED DOING PROGRAMS WITH TEENS AND KIDS AND ADULTS.
SO ALL AGES PROGRAMS, AND A LOT OF IT HAS TO DO WITH, UH, INTERACTING WITH THESE TEAMS, WITH THESE KIDS.
AND I THINK THE BIGGEST THING WAS HEARING FROM PARENTS THAT THEY'RE JUST SO HAPPY THAT I'M GETTING THE KIDS OFF THE COMPUTER, TALKING TO OTHER TEAMS INTERACTING AND REALLY JUST, UM, YEAH.
ACTIVE LIKE SOCIALLY, WHICH IS A LOT OF FUN.
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VICTORIA VARGAS.I'M HERE WITH A CERTIFIED BRANDING TEAM AND WE'RE HERE TO CERTIFY ACUITY EYECARE.
FOLLOW ME IN AND SEE WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
I'M VICTORIA WITH THE CITY OF KYLE CERTIFIED BRANDING TEAM, WE'RE HERE TO DIVE TO YOU INTO OUR PROGRAM, YOUR OFFICIAL ASSERTING CERTIFICATE.
WE CREATED THESE 50 BAGS TO GIVE OUT TO OUR PATIENTS.
THESE ARE WHAT WE CAN TO PATIENTS WHO MIGHT CONTACT SOLUTIONS, DRY EYE KITS, ANY OF THE PRODUCTS THAT WE SELL IT FROM FROM THE OFFICE, GO TO THEM.
ONE OF THESE LITTLE GUYS WITH US AND THE CERTIFIED LOGO ON
YOU DON'T HECKLE ME TOO MUCH ABOUT, YOU KNOW, SIGNING THOUSANDS OF DOCUMENTS ALL THE TIME.
SO I'M REALLY GLAD THAT IT'S YOU ALRIGHT, REPEAT AFTER ME.
I STATE YOUR NAME, STATE YOUR NAME.
I NEED I, TRAVIS MITCHELL, DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR SOLEMNLY SWEAR? I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF MAYOR, OF THE CITY OF CARLYLE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF KYLE, THE STATE OF TEXAS AND THE STATE OF TEXAS.
WELL, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY TO PROTECT AND DEFEND, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE.
SO HELP ME, GOD, HERE'S YOUR NEW MAYOR.
I'M HERE WITH THE CITY OF KYLE CERTIFIED BRANDY COMMITTEE TO WELCOME THE BARTON FINANCIAL GROUP AND OUR CERTIFIED FAMILY.
LET'S GO INSIDE AND SEE WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
WE'RE HERE WITH THE CITY OF KYLE CERTIFIED BRAND IN THE COMMUNITY TO WELCOME YOU INTO OUR CERTIFIED FAMILY.
TELL US A LITTLE BIT OF A LOT.
SO, UH, ONE OF THE TOUGHEST THINGS WE DO AS A FINANCIAL ADVISING AND FINANCIAL PLANNING IS TRYING TO STILL DOWN SOME REALLY COMPLICATED TOPICS.
SO WHAT WE'VE DONE IS CREATED A, WHAT WE CALL A PORTFOLIO PIE RECIPE THAT WE GIVE TO ALL THE CLIENTS IN THE FIRST APPOINTMENT.
UH, THEY GO HOME WITH IT IN THEIR FIRST APPOINTMENT PACKET.
AND IT TALKS ABOUT HOW REALLY BUILDING A PORTFOLIO IS LIKE BAKING A PIE.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE ALL THE RIGHT INGREDIENTS AND ALL THE RIGHT PROPORTIONS.
AND WE SEE A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE MAYBE HAVE, UM, UH, WHAT THEY THINK IS A PIE AND REALLY IT'S INSTEAD OF A PECAN PIE, IT'S MORE LIKE A BOWL OF CONS.
AND SO WE DO A LITTLE BIT OF EDUCATION ABOUT WHAT IT TAKES TO, UH, TO REALLY BAKE A GOOD PIE.
SO THAT'S OUR PORTFOLIO PIE RECIPE.
SO AS PART OF OUR CERTIFIED FAMILY, WE HAVE SOME COOL SLANG FOR YOU.
SO HERE'S YOUR OFFICIAL CERTIFICATES AND YOUR OFFICIAL CERTIFIED STICKER.
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HEY, IT'S KIM.HILSENBECK BACK HERE WITH THE CITY OF KYLE I'M IN FRONT OF CITY HALL.
AND I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT WAYS THAT YOU CAN PAY YOUR UTILITY BILL.
ONE OF THEM IS RIGHT HERE IN PERSON.
LET'S GO INSIDE AND CHECK IT OUT.
YOU CAN COME INSIDE AND PAY IT.
ONE OF THE WINDOWS AND OUR FRIENDLY STAFF WILL HELP YOU OUT.
IF YOU GO TO THE PAYMENT WINDOW, ONE OF OUR FRIENDLY STAFF STAFF WILL BE THERE TO HELP YOU OUT.
GOT A CRAZY SCHEDULE AND CAN'T MAKE IT INSIDE OR TO THE DRIVE-THROUGH.
WHEN STAFF IS THERE, COME ON OVER AND DROP YOUR UTILITY BILLING PAYMENT OFF HERE AT OUR UTILITY PAYMENT, DROPBOX IT'S ON FRONT STREET RIGHT NEXT TO THE VFW.
ANOTHER CONVENIENT WAY TO PAY YOUR BILL.
YOUR UTILITY BILLS ARE DUE THE 15TH OF EVERY MONTH.
SO IT'S KIND OF EASY TO REMEMBER, EVEN PUT A NOTE ON YOUR, ON YOUR CALENDAR, ON YOUR PHONE OR ON YOUR OLD STYLE CALENDAR ON THE WALL.
EITHER WAY, THE BILL IS ALWAYS DUE ON THE 15TH.
DID YOU KNOW THAT YOU CAN ALSO GO TO HEB AND WALMART TO PAY YOUR UTILITY BILLS? THEY'RE SUPER CONVENIENT BECAUSE YOU'RE PROBABLY GOING TO BE THERE FOR A LOT OF YOUR SHOPPING.
ANYWAY, YOU CAN ALSO DO AN ONLINE BILL PAYMENT EITHER THROUGH OUR SYSTEM OR THROUGH YOUR OWN FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.
YOU NEVER FORGET THE BILLS TAKEN CARE OF EVERY MONTH.
OKAY? HEY, Y'ALL KIM HILSON MC HERE WITH THE CITY OF KYLE I'M OUT HERE ON THE FIRST TUESDAY OF THE MONTH.
AND YOU CAN SEE THIS BIG EMANCIPATE TRAILER BEHIND ME EMANCIPET IS A LOW COST SPAY NEUTER SURGERY CLINIC.
THEY GO AROUND TO DIFFERENT LOCATION TODAY.
THEY'RE SET UP IN GREG CLARK PARK, BUT THEY ARE HERE ONCE A MONTH AND PILED THE FIRST TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH.
AND THEY DO LOW-COST SPAY AND NEUTER SURGERIES.
AND WE WANTED TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW ABOUT IT.
YOU CAN GO TO THEIR WEBSITE@EMANCIPETPET.ORG.
YOU CAN REGISTER AND SIGN UP TO GET YOUR PET SPAYED OR NEUTERED.
THEY DO CATS AND DOGS, AND IT'S AT A VERY AFFORDABLE COST.
SO WE HOPE YOU'LL CHECK THEM OUT TO HIM.
WE WANT TO ALSO INTRODUCE YOU TO US, TO OTHER FOLKS WHO ARE HERE WITH ME TODAY.
THIS IS OUR ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER, BRIANNA BRECKER.
AND WHO DO WE HAVE HERE? MY HEIGHT IS, BUT MINE IS DIDN'T GET THE SURGERY TODAY.
I GUESS IT'S GROUPS HAS A NAME FOR A REASON.
SO SHE IS ALREADY SET UP WITH YOUR COORDINATOR.
SO AGAIN, IT'S SAMANTHA PENN.ORG.
AND TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHY YOU CHOSE A MAN'S BETTER THAN HOW YOU EVEN FOUND OUT ABOUT IT.
I FOUND OUT THERE'S SOME OTHER LOCAL PEOPLE, THEY ARE CHEAP, BUT THEY'RE GOOD.
THEY REALLY CARE FOR THEIR ANIMALS.
SO I REALLY DO RECOMMEND THEM FOR ANYBODY THAT NEEDS ANY TYPE OF SPACE IN SURGERY, KNEE.
ALL RIGHT, FOLKS, YOU JUST HEARD FROM ASHLEY AND HER HELPER, MIDAS, THE MAN'S PAD WILL BE IN KYLE ON THE FIRST TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH.
YOU CAN CHECK THEM OUT@EMANCIPET.ORG AND WE WILL CHECK IN WITH, Y'ALL SEE, SOON
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MY NAME IS KC JOHNSON AND I'M THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HAYES COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION.I'M THE CHAIRMAN OF THE KYLE RAILROAD DEPOT COMMITTEE.
AND WE ARE WORKING WITH THE CITY OF KYLE MAINTAINING AND TAKE CARE OF THIS BUILDING.
THIS IS AN ALL VOLUNTEER STAFF THAT OPENS THIS DEPO FOR KYLE EVERY SATURDAY.
NOW FROM 10 TO TWO HAS HAD A VERY INTERESTING HISTORY.
THIS WAS THE HUB OF TRANSPORTATION, COMMUNICATION, AGNOSTIC DEVELOPMENT.
YOU COULD TELL BY BRINGING IN THEIR PRODUCTS.
THIS WAS THE LIVELIHOOD OF THE PEOPLE, A PILE AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS.
AND SO WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE THIS DEPOT TO TELL THE DISTRICT AND WE ENJOY HAVING EVERYBODY COME AND WE NEED MORE VOLUNTEERS.
UH, THE MORE VOLUNTEERS THAT WE CAN GET, THE MORE WE CAN BE OPEN.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR PEOPLE THAT LOVE HISTORY AND THAT ARE DEPENDABLE THAT WE CAN DEPEND ON.
LIKE I SAID, IF WE CAN GET A FEW MORE VOLUNTEERS, WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO BE OPEN SOME MORE.
AND THAT WOULD BE A GOOD THING FOR THE CITY OF COX.
WELL, AT THE CITY OF KYLE, WE HAVE A VISION STATEMENT AND OUR VISION STATEMENT FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS THAT WE ARE SETTING THE STAGE FOR BOTH REAL ESTATE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUCCESS.
I'M THE DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR THE CITY OF KYLE.
AND I'VE BEEN HERE GOING ON 14 YEARS.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REALLY IS JOB CREATION.
IT'S THE CREATION OF WEALTH WITHIN A COMMUNITY.
IT IS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND WORKFORCE TRAINING.
IT'S, UM, CREATING JOBS, UH, WITHIN YOUR COMMUNITY OR YOUR CITIZENS.
AND IT IS CREATING A BUSINESS COMMUNITY THAT IS GOING TO BE GROWING AND THRIVING.
SO IT'S, IT'S A WIN-WIN FOR ALL OF US WHEN THESE, THESE BUSINESSES AND THESE PROJECTS COME TO TOWN.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, WHEN THESE PROJECTS COME TO TOWN, WE RUN IT ECONOMIC IMPACT ANALYSIS.
SO IT'S GOING TO SHOW US IN BLACK AND WHITE ON PAPER AND IMPACT THAT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE ON THIS COMMUNITY SO THAT WE CAN SHOW NOT JUST OURSELVES, BUT WE CAN SHOW OUR LEADERSHIP AND OUR CITY COUNCIL, UM, WHAT KIND OF AN IMPACT IN JOBS IN, IN TAX DOLLARS.
AND IT'S GOING TO HAVE ON THIS COMMUNITY, IN THE FUTURE, AS FAR AS THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PACKAGES GO, UH, WHAT WE LOOK AT IS THE TYPE OF JOB, THE PAY OF JOB, THE, UM, IF IT'S IN OUR TARGET MARKET, THE, UH, WHETHER THEY'RE GOING TO BE RELOCATING THEIR EMPLOYEES, OR IF THEY'RE GOING TO BE CREATING NEW EMPLOYEES, THERE ARE A LOT OF FACTORS THAT REALLY GO INTO THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY IN, IN KYLE, UH, HAS REALLY JUST EXPLODED.
AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE SEEN EVEN THROUGH ANY OF THE DOWNTURNS.
UM, AND IT HAS BEEN ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAS REALLY GOTTEN US THROUGH AND HAS GOTTEN SOME OF THE ATTENTION FROM DEVELOPERS, EVEN THROUGH DOWNTURNS, THEY'VE SEEN DIRT HAS CONTINUED TO TURN AND KYLE, AND IT HAS GOTTEN THE ATTENTION OF THOSE DEVELOPERS THAT MAY NOT
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HAVE EVEN LOOKED AT KYLE, UM, UNTIL THEY SAW SOME OF THAT THINGS.SOME OF THOSE THINGS HAPPEN IN HERE TODAY, WE ARE MORE TARGETED AND REALLY LASER FOCUSED ON WHAT WE ARE REALLY TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH.
AND WE DON'T REALLY SPEND MUCH TIME ON RETAIL UNLESS IT IS A DESTINATION RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT.
SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED FOR ALL THESE NEW OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE COMING OUR WAY.
AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HOSTING A LOT OF NEW COMPANIES AND A LOT OF NEW JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
LET'S GET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT DOING THIS TO KYLE OR TO LAUREN KYLE EBY.COM.
THIS IS MY SON, ISAIAH, AND THIS IS, UH, MARIA, OUR NEWBORN FOUR MONTHS.
AND THIS IS MY LOVELY HUSBAND, CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS. AND THEN I'M KIMBERLY.
WHEN I FIRST FOUND OUT I WAS PREGNANT, IT WAS VERY SCARY BECAUSE WHEN IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S NOT LIKE IN YOUR PLANS RIGHT THEN, AND IT POPS UP, IT'S LIKE, YOU HAVE NO CHOICE.
AND SO WHEN I CAME HERE, IT WAS KIND OF CRAZY.
I WAS LIKE, YOU MEAN, I GET ALL OF THIS.
LIKE I GET THE MILK, THE CHEESE, THE EGGS.
CAUSE IT WAS JUST LIKE CHRISTMAS EVERY DAY.
YOU KNOW, WAKE IS AN AMAZING PROGRAM FOR YOU.
YOU JUST ASK ONE QUESTION AND THEY'LL GIVE YOU ANSWERS TO EVERYTHING.
THAT'S, YOU'D PROBABLY DIDN'T EVEN THINK OF LIKE EXISTED.
THE INFORMATION WITH BREASTFEEDING IS VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, ON A PHONE, I'M A FIRST TIME BREASTFEEDING MOM.
AND THAT INFORMATION IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT.
THERE'S MUCH TO LEARN MUCH TO LEARN.
THERE'S LOT MORE TO LEARN AND WIC IS THERE TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION FOR YOU.
IF YOU'RE A YOUNG MOTHER, YOU'RE DEFINITELY NOT ALONE WHEN YOU STOP.
AND YOU THINK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOUR CHILD LOOKS AT YOU AND SMILES AT THOSE CUTE DIMPLES AND THEM COLORFUL, BRIGHT EYES, LIKE IT'S DEFINITELY WORTH IT.
THE CITY OF KYLE AND UBER F TEAMED UP TO BRING RESIDENTS AND VISITORS, A NEW ERA OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, AS LONG AS THEY'RE TRAVELING IN THE PI CAPITAL OF TEXAS, JUST CLAIM YOUR VOUCHER ON THE CITY OF KYLE APP.
AND THE NEXT TIME YOU REQUEST AN UBER, YOUR RIDE OR COSTS $3 AND 14 CENTS.
IT'S AS EASY AS PIE TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLY.
WELL, NANCY, UH, HEATH CLIFF LOOKS GREAT ON HIS EXAM TODAY.
WE CAN, UH, TAKE HIM UP FRONT AND GET HIM ALL CHECKED OUT.
AND WHILE YOU'RE UP THERE, JESSICA CAN TALK TO YOU ABOUT GETTING HIM REGISTERED WITH THE CITY OF KYLE.
I REALLY DIDN'T REALIZE THEY NEEDED TO BE REGISTERED WITH CITY.
ACTUALLY, ALL THE PETS THAT LIVE WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS SHOULD BE REGISTERED WITH THE CITY OF KYLE.
THERE'S ACTUALLY AN ORDINANCE WITH THE CITY THAT REQUIRES IT.
UM, BUT JESSICA CAN HELP YOU TAKE CARE OF THAT WHEN YOU GET HIM UP FRONT.
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HI, JESSICA.THE DOCTOR SAID THAT YOU WOULD HAVE MY INVOICE AND INFORMATION ON THE HOW TO REGISTER HEATH CLUB WITH THE CITY OF KYLE.
SO I HAVE YOUR INVOICE RIGHT HERE, AND THIS IS GOING TO BE YOUR STATE REGISTRY FORM.
EVERYTHING'S ALREADY FILLED OUT FOR YOU.
SO ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS GO THROUGH AND MAKE SURE IT'S CORRECT AND THEN INITIAL AND SIGN THEM HERE.
AND WE'LL SEND THAT INTO THE CITY AND GET IT REGISTERED WITH THEM.
THIS IS GOING TO BE YOUR TEST AND THE CITY WORKS WITH PET HUB NOW FOR THESE TACKS.
SO THEY'RE EASIER FOR PETS TO FIND THEIR FAMILIES IF THEY GET LOST.
YOU ARE ALL REGISTERED ON PET HUB.
HOW EASY WAS THAT? MY HUSBAND'S NAME IS MATTHEW.
I WAS A FRESHMAN IN HIGH SCHOOL AND IT WAS REALLY SCARY BECAUSE I DID NOT THINK THAT I WAS GOING TO BE TEEN MOM.
AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WAS WHEN RICK INTRODUCED ME TO ALL THE PROGRAMS THAT THEY OFFERED, IT REALLY TOOK THAT FEAR AWAY AND GAVE ME A CONFIDENCE.
I WOULD HAVE NEVER KNOW, BUT A HEALTHY WAS IF I WOULD HAVE NEVER TALKED TO ME, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT BUYING SODA, I'M NOT BUYING TUNA.
SO I'M ACTUALLY LEADING A HEALTHY LIFE FOR MY KIDS AND FOR MYSELF, I MEAN, MY DAUGHTER, SHE LOVES FRUIT.
AND I WOULD PUSH HER IN THE BASKET AND SHE WOULD TELL ME, MOMMY, I WANT THIS, I WANT THAT.
I WAS ABLE TO GET IT BECAUSE OF WIC.
AND YOU KNOW, LIKE IT WAS REALLY AWESOME.
I REALLY DIDN'T FEEL IT WASN'T FOR THAT SUPPORT.
AND I MEAN THAT I WAS A YOUNG MOTHER THAT I COULDN'T DO IT.
I REALLY HONESTLY DON'T THINK THAT I WOULD HAVE HAD THAT MOTIVATION TO WANT TO DO BETTER.
MAKE COMPLETELY CHANGED MY OUTLOOK ON MY LIFE.
I'M HAPPY IN MY LIFE AND I WOULDN'T EVER TAKE, TAKE ANYTHING.
I WOULD NEVER DO IT ANY OTHER WAY.
IN KEEPING WITH MTCS ACTIVE APPROACH TO COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND INVOLVEMENT.
THE KYLE CORRECTIONAL CENTER IN KYLE TEXAS RECENTLY HELD THE COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL OR CRC MEETING COMMUNITY BUSINESS LEADERS ARE PART OF THE CRC AND CAME TO THE MEETING TO TOUR THE FACILITY AND RECEIVE UPDATES TO THE OPERATION AS WELL AS DISCUSS WAYS THE FACILITIES PARTNERSHIP CAN BE STRENGTHENED AND BETTER SERVE THE COMMUNITY.
KIM HILSENBECK IS THE COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST FOR THE CITY OF KYLE AND SHARED SOME OF HER THOUGHTS AND IMPRESSIONS FOLLOWING THE CRC MEETING.
FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR INVITING THE CITY TO BE PART OF THE CRC AND TO HELP US UNDERSTAND WHAT GOES ON HERE AT THIS FACILITY.
I THINK IT IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT THAT THE COMMUNITY KNOWS THAT YES, IT IS A PRISON, BUT THERE ARE SO MANY GREAT PROGRAMS HAPPENING HERE TO HEAR AND SEE, YOU KNOW, ALL THE THINGS THAT HAPPEN HERE.
IT, IT REALLY CHANGES YOUR OPINIONS ABOUT THINGS.
I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED WITH THE MEETING AND THE INFORMATION AND THE WAY IT WAS ALL PACKAGED AND HOW YOU, YOU MAKE IT PERSONAL.
YOU MAKE PEOPLE CARE ABOUT IT.
SO I APPRECIATE YOU AND EVERYTHING YOUR STAFF IS DOING.
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MY NAME'S JANIE.I WORK IN THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
I AM THE PUBLIC WORKS SECRETARY AND I HAVE BEEN WITH THE CITY 14 YEARS, THIS PAST OCTOBER 18TH, ACTUALLY, THAT'S MY NICKNAME.
I DO LOOK AT THEM AS MY KIDS AND EVEN THE ONES THAT ARE OLDER THAN ME.
I STILL LOOK AT THEM AS MY KIDS.
THIS IS LIKE A BIG FAMILY HERE AND I LOVE IT.
EVERYBODY'S WILLING TO HELP THEN IF YOU KNOW, IF SOMEONE CAME WITH, LET ME GET FOR YOU, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT LIKE I JUST CAN'T AND THEY TAKE OFF.
NO, THEY MAKE SURE I'M TAKEN CARE OF.
I SEE THAT THEY DO IT FOR ALL OF THIS IN THIS JUST, YOU KNOW, SO I THINK TO ME IN DAILY BASIS, I HAD A CUSTOMER CALL AND, UH, A RESIDENT, I SAID THEY NEEDED, IF THERE WAS A WAY THEY COULD CLOSE DOWN A PORTION OF THEIR STREET, CAUSE THEY WERE GOING TO HAVE A BLOCK PARTY.
AND UH, HE DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO GO ABOUT DOING THAT.
AND I'M LIKE, WELL, I DON'T KNOW EITHER I GO, BUT YOU KNOW, GIVE ME YOUR NAME AND NUMBER AND I'LL GIVE YOU A CALL BACK.
YOU KNOW, LET ME TALK TO MY BOSS.
SO AT THAT TIME THAT'S WHEN THE STREET CLOSURE, UH, FORMS BEGAN.
AND SO I WAS ABLE TO ASSIST HIM AND UH, TOLD HIM, YOU KNOW, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED FROM YOU.
AND THIS IS WHAT WE CAN DO, PROVIDE BARRICADES AND STUFF.
AND UH, WE WERE ABLE TO HELP THEM OUT AND, AND GET THAT.
AND THAT WAS A GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT.
YOU KNOW, IT WAS A GOOD FEELING TO HELP HIM.
CAUSE IN THE FOLLOWING YEAR, HE COMES BACK TO ME, HE GOES, JAMIE, I NEEDED AGAIN.
YOU KNOW, CAUSE WE HAD STARTED IT, YOU KNOW? SO THAT WAS AWESOME.
UH, I AM A LIBRARY ASSISTANT AT THE CAL PUBLIC LIBRARY AND I'VE BEEN HERE FOR FOUR YEARS BEING PART OF TEAM.
KYLE'S UH, IT'S INTERESTING CAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS GOING ON IN THE CITY.
AND SO YOU GET TO SEE A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE, A LOT OF DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES AND YOU GET TO BE A PART OF, UH, SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY NEW, REALLY CHANGING A LOT FAST PACED.
A LOT OF THE STUFF I DO INVOLVES DEALING WITH THE PUBLIC, UH, CHECKING BOOKS OUT TO THEM, UH, WORKING WITH THEM TO FIND OUT ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS, HELPING THEM WITH COMPUTERS.
A LOT OF WHAT WE DO IS ALSO PROGRAMMING.
SO GETTING PEOPLE READY FOR STORY TIME IN THE MORNING, UH, DOING EVENTS FOR THE CITY, GETTING WE'VE GOT PORK PARTIES, WE'VE GOT SOME MARINE PROGRAM AND ALSO I DO A OF BOOK CATALOGING.
SO GETTING THE BOOKS READY TO GO OUT TO THE PUBLIC AS A, AS A PUBLIC LIBRARY, AS PART OF THE COMMUNITY, THIS IS A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A LIVELY PLACE TRYING TO MAKE IT ONE OF THOSE PLACES WHERE YOU CAN JUST GO, YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY MONEY TO BE THERE.
YOU DON'T, YOU'VE ALREADY DONE THAT JUST BY BEING A CITIZEN AND JUST HAVE A PLACE TO EXIST WITHOUT HAVING TO PAY MORE MONEY, WHICH IS A THING THAT'S VERY RARE THESE DAYS.
I THINK ONE OF THE BIG THINGS FOR ME IS WHEN I STARTED DOING PROGRAMS WITH TEENS AND KIDS AND ADULTS.
SO ALL AGES PROGRAMS AND A LOT OF IT HAS TO DO WITH, UH, INTERACTING WITH THESE TEAMS, WITH THESE KIDS.
AND I THINK THE BIGGEST THING WAS HEARING FROM PARENTS THAT THEY'RE JUST SO HAPPY THAT I'M GETTING THE KIDS OFF THE COMPUTER, TALKING TO OTHER TEENS INTERACTING AND REALLY JUST, UM, YEAH, ACTIVE LIKE SOCIAL, WHICH IS A LOT OF
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KYLE RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES USE NEARLY 4 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER EACH DAY FOR EVERYTHING FROM BATHING, COOKING AND DRINKING, JUST SWIMMING AND IRRIGATION.MOST PEOPLE JUST ASSUME THE WATER WILL TURN ON WHEN THEY RUN THE TAP.
BUT DON'T THINK ABOUT HOW IT GOT THERE.
HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED WHERE YOUR WATER COMES FROM? HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE INVOLVED OR HOW IT'S TREATED BEFORE IT GETS TO YOUR HOME DRIVE IN AND AROUND ALMOST EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND YOU CAN SEE WATER TOWERS DOTTING THE KYLE SKYLINE.
OUR WATER COMES FROM LAKE DUNLAP, WHICH FLOWS OUT FROM CANYON LAKE, NEAR NEW BRAUNFELS.
WE ALSO HAVE FIVE WELLS IN TOWN THAT DRAW WATER FROM THE EDWARDS AQUIFER.
AND OUR USAGE IS BASED UPON PERMITS ISSUED BY GROUNDWATER AUTHORITIES.
THE WATER FROM THE LAKE IS CALLED SURFACE WATER.
AND THE WATER FROM THE WELLS IS CALLED GROUNDWATER.
THEY ARE BLENDED AND TREATED ONCE THEY GET INTO OUR WATER SYSTEM HERE IN KYLE IN THE NEAR FUTURE, SOME OF OUR WATER WILL COME FROM THE CARRIZO AQUIFER IN LEE COUNTY THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ALLIANCE REGIONAL WATER AUTHORITY.
BUT FOR NOW THE WATER SUPPLY IS THE SURFACE AND GROUNDWATER.
OUR WATER SYSTEM IS MAINTAINED BY HIGHLY SKILLED AND TRAINED WATER OPERATORS WHO ARE LICENSED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS.
THEIR JOB IS TO ADD THE RIGHT BLEND OF DISINFECTANT TO MAKE SURE THE WATER IS SAFE FOR DISTRIBUTION TO OUR CUSTOMERS.
WATER TREATMENT MAKES SURE THE WATER YOU USE DAILY IS CLEAN AND SAFE.
AFTER METICULOUS ROUNDS OF TESTING, WATER TRAVELS TO YOUR HOME THROUGH A COMPLEX SYSTEM OF UNDERGROUND PIPES.
ONCE IT CROSSES OVER FROM THE MAIN PIPES, IT ENTERS YOUR HOME WHERE YOU USE IT FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO AROUND YOUR HOUSE.
TURN ON THE TAP TO WASH VEGGIES, TAKE A SHOWER, FLUSH THE TOILET, WATER YOUR GARDEN, OR MAKE A NICE CUP OF TEA.
EACH MONTH YOU RECEIVE A UTILITY BILL FROM THE CITY OF KYLE.
IT'S BROKEN DOWN INTO SEVERAL SECTIONS, DEPENDING ON THE UTILITY SERVICES YOU RECEIVE.
SOME CUSTOMERS RECEIVE WATER, WASTEWATER AND TRASH SERVICE ALONG WITH A STORMWATER UTILITY FEE.
OTHERS RECEIVE ONLY WASTEWATER OR ONLY TRASH SERVICE.
LET'S TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR UTILITY BILL.
YOU'LL NOTICE SOMETHING CALLED A WATER MINIMUM CHARGE.
THIS IS THE FEE CHARGED BY THE WATER DEPARTMENT EACH MONTH FIXED COSTS THAT HELPS PAY FOR INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE, REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS.
THE FEE ALSO PAYS FOR THE METER TECHS THAT REGION, THE WATER METER AND UTILITY STAFF THAT GENERATE THE BILLS.
THINK OF IT AS THE FUNDING MECHANISM FOR HOW THE WATER UTILITY OPERATES.
THE WATER USAGE FEE IS A DIFFERENT LINE ON YOUR BILL.
THAT IS THE RATE YOU PAY FOR EACH THOUSAND GALLONS OF WATER USED, MEANING WATER THAT RUNS THROUGH THE METER, OUTSIDE YOUR HOME IN KYLE, AS IN MANY OTHER CITIES, WE USE A TIERED RATE STRUCTURE TO ENCOURAGE CONSERVATION.
SO THE MORE YOU USE THE HIGHER THE RATE PER THOUSAND GALLONS, WHEN IT COMES TO THE WATER USAGE FEE, YOU AS THE CUSTOMER ARE IN CONTROL OF HOW MUCH WATER YOU USE.
SO EACH MONTH YOU CAN DECIDE TO MAKE A THOUSAND CUPS OF TEA, TAKE A HUNDRED SHOWERS, DRINK FOUR DOZEN GLASSES OF WATER OR IRRIGATE YOUR GARDEN FOR TWO HOURS A DAY.
JUST KNOW THAT THE MORE YOU USE THE HIGHER, THE RATE, ALL OF THE WATER THAT GOES DOWN THE DRAIN OR IS FLUSHED DOWN.
THE TOILET BECOMES WASTEWATER.
ONCE THE WASTEWATER LEAVES YOUR HOME, IT TRAVELS THROUGH A DIFFERENT SET OF PIPES TO OUR WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.
HERE IT IS TREATED THROUGH A MULTI-STEP PROCESS, TAKING OUT HARMFUL PARTICLES AND MAKING IT SAFE AND CLEAN TO BE PUT BACK INTO THE RIVERS AND STREAMS. OUR OUTFLOW FROM THE PLANT IS RELEASED INTO PLUM CREEK AND IS CONSTANTLY REGULATED BY THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY OR TCEQ.
TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT YOUR UTILITY BILL.
IF YOU RECEIVE WASTEWATER SERVICE FROM THE CITY, YOU WILL SEE THE SAME BASIC STRUCTURE AS THE WATER USAGE.
THERE IS A MONTHLY SERVICE FEE AND A RATE FOR USAGE.
SINCE THERE ARE NO METERS GOING OUT OF HOMES, THE RATE IS DETERMINED BY AVERAGING THREE MONTHS OF WATER USAGE BETWEEN DECEMBER AND FEBRUARY OF EACH YEAR.
WE USE THOSE MONTHS IN PARTICULAR BECAUSE THEY ARE WHEN MOST PEOPLE USE THE LEAST AMOUNT OF WATER.
SO HOW CAN YOU CONTROL COSTS ON YOUR UTILITY BILL? WE RECOMMEND INSTALLING LOW FLOW TOILETS AND SHOWER HEADS TURNING OFF WATER WHILE YOU BRUSH YOUR TEETH, INSTALLING ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENT APPLIANCES RUNNING FULL DISHWASHERS INSTEAD OF HALF LOADS.
AND IN GENERAL, PAYING ATTENTION TO HOW YOU USE WATER AROUND YOUR HOME FIND AREAS WHERE YOU CAN PERSONALLY CUT BACK.
EVERY GALLON NOT USED WILL SAVE YOU MONEY, PARTICULARLY IN THE WINTER MONTHS WHEN THE USAGE IS AVERAGED.
IN ADDITION TO LOWERING YOUR COSTS, WATER CONSERVATION HAS THE BENEFIT OF BEING GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.
THE WATER WE USE FROM THE EDWARDS AQUIFER IS ALSO FROM THE SAME SOURCE USED BY HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS IN OUR REGION, BY FOLLOWING THE RECOMMENDED WATERING SCHEDULE FOR IRRIGATION AND BY REDUCING WATER RUNOFF THAT IS WASTED.
YOU CAN SEE LOWER BILLS AND KNOW YOU'RE PROTECTING OUR MOST VALUABLE NATURAL RESOURCE.
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HMKIM, HILSENBECK HERE WITH THE CITY OF KYLE.
I'M STANDING HERE WITH LUPA GILL.
SHE'S ONE OF OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FOR THE CITY.
WE'RE AT A PROPERTY IN KYLE WHERE THE OWNER WAS HAVING TROUBLE MAINTAINING THEIR LAWN.
AND WE ARE STARTING A PROGRAM WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT TO TRY AND HELP SOME FOLKS WHO MIGHT BE HAVING THE SAME TYPE OF ISSUE.
WHY DON'T YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO? THIS IS A REALLY GOOD EXAMPLE ABOUT A PROPERTY THAT HAS, UH, BEEN, UM, CAPPED FOR, UH, WHETHER IT MAYBE THE, UH, ELDERLY OWNERS, UH, SOME SORT OF, UH, HEALTH ISSUES OR SUB DISABILITY, AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO KEEP THE PROPERTY MOTIVES.
SO WE'RE HOPING TO GET ORGANIZATIONS OR CHURCHES PROOFS, RIGHT? EVEN BOY SCOUTS, OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT WANT TO DO SOME COMMUNITY SERVICE, WANT TO DO SOMETHING GOOD FOR THEIR COMMUNITY.
THIS IS ONE WAY TO GET INVOLVED AND TO HELP.
UM, YOU KNOW, INSTEAD OF US TRIED TO ISSUE CITATIONS OR TAKE SOMEBODY TO COURT BECAUSE THEY ARE UNABLE TO KEEP THEIR PROPERTY MAINTAINED.
AND I HAVE COME ACROSS A LOT OF INSTANCES WHERE, UH, ELDERLY COUPLES DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE, UH, FAMILY MEMBERS THAT CAN HELP THEM.
SO THE, HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET SOFTWARE, UH, AND GET THE PROGRAM STARTED.
SO IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN HELPING, IF YOU HAVE A CHURCH GROUP, A YOUTH GROUP, A BOY SCOUT TROOP, OR ANY OTHER KIND OF ORGANIZATION, AND YOU WANT TO HELP OUT WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT, WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU? WELL, YEAH, THEY COULD CALL ME ON MY NUMBER, WHICH IS (512) 262-3914.
OR YOU COULD EVEN SEND ME AN EMAIL AT, UH, L GIL, G I L AT CDF, KYLE.COM.
THANKS FOR COMING OUT TO TALK WITH US AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU SPREADING THE WORD.
UH, LET US KNOW IF YOU WANT TO HELP AND WE WILL CERTAINLY WORK WITH YOU TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
WE'LL CHECK IN WITH YOU REAL SOON.
THE COURT IS ASSESSABLE TO THE CITIZENS OF, OF THE KYLE COMMUNITY ALL DURING THE WEEK, BUT ON WEDNESDAYS, UH, COURT IS ACTUALLY BEING HELD ON THE BENCH AND WE FREQUENTLY CALL IT WALK-IN WEDNESDAY, WHERE WE WANT OUR CITIZENS TO KNOW WHETHER OUR WALK-IN WEDNESDAY PROGRAM IS THAT FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE WARRANTS AND HAVE DEALINGS WITH THE COURT THAT NOT TO FEEL AS IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE ARRESTED, ONCE YOU APPROACH THE QUARTER, COME INTO THE COURT.
SO WHAT WE WANT TO ESTABLISH IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CITIZENS KNOW THAT OUR FIRST OBLIGATION IS TRY TO SATISFY THIS JUDGMENT AND WE'RE BOUND TO DO SO.
AND WHEN I SAY WE'RE BOUND TO DO SO, WE'RE OBLIGATED TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION OR A PLAN TO TRY TO GET A DISPOSITION TO YOUR CASE.
SO CONSEQUENTLY, IF YOU ACTUALLY COME IN IN PERSON AND GET THESE TAKEN CARE OF, WE CAN TURN OFF THOSE WARRANTS IMMEDIATELY AND THEN TAKEN AWAY THE RISK OF ACTUALLY GOING TO JAIL.
BUT WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO IS WE CAN EXTEND THEM TIME TO PAY.
WE CAN GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE AND MAKE THAT NEGOTIATION AND COME UP WITH A PLAN.
THAT AGAIN, THAT IS REASONABLE TO SATISFY YOUR OBLIGATION AND REASONABLE FOR THE CITIZEN TO TAKE CARE OF IT.
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THEN I MUST'VE KNOWN JOSE SANCHEZ, CMR. AUDREYAND THAT'S WHAT THE MILITARY GAVE ME LIKE A SENSE OF IMPORTANCE.
BEING A MILITARY FAMILY IS CHALLENGING BECAUSE YOU TOTALLY HAVE TO PICK UP FROM WHAT YOU KNOW, AND START SOMEWHERE NEW.
WE HAVE VINCENT LOVE SUPERHEROES, AND THEN WE HAVE SCARLET SHE'S 10 MONTHS OLD.
SHE JUST LOVES TO MAKE EVERYBODY LAUGH.
SO WE KNOW SHE'S GOING TO BE A CHARACTER.
WHEN I JOINED THE MILITARY, I DIDN'T THINK THAT I WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR WIC,
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BUT ONE OF MY NTLS TOLD ME THAT HE WAS IN THE WIC PROGRAM AND HE HAS TWO KIDS.SO I IMMEDIATELY WENT AND APPLIED BECAUSE WE NEEDED THE HELP.
IT REALLY HELPS OUT FINANCIALLY.
ALL THE STAFF AT WIC HAS ALWAYS MADE ME FEEL REALLY COMFORTABLE.
THEY OFFERED CLASSES, NUTRITIONAL CLASSES, OR COOKING CLASSES.
AND I ATTENDED MULTIPLE BREASTFEEDING CLASSES.
WHEN AUSTIN WAS GONE ON DEPLOYMENT, I WAS REALLY SCARED AND ALONE.
SO GOING TO THOSE BREASTFEEDING AND SET FOUR CLASSES AT WIC REALLY HELPED BECAUSE THEY'RE SUCH CARING AND SUPPORTING WOMEN.
IT REALLY HELPED ME GET THROUGH IT.
BEING IN THE WIC PROGRAM, IT'S BEEN REALLY BENEFICIAL TO OUR FAMILY.
MY NAME IS TRACY, SHEILA AND I HAVE BEEN YOUR CITY COUNCIL MEMBER FOR DISTRICT TWO FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS.
IT HAS BEEN A REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE AND I HAVE ENJOYED EVERY MINUTE OF IT, BUT NOW IT IS TIME TO PASS THE PIE.
HI, I'M YVONNE KALE AND I REPRESENT DISTRICT TWO AND I CAN'T WAIT TO GET STARTED.
HELLO, CITY OF CO, MY NAME IS ALEX
IT HAS BEEN A GREAT HONOR TO SERVE ALL OF YOU TO LISTEN AND TO LEARN FROM ALL OF YOU.
IT'S NOW TIME TO PASS THE POT.
HI, MY NAME IS ASHLEY BRADSHAW.
I AM YOUR DISTRICT FOR A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO SERVING THE CITY OF KYLE
I'M A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER, CIVIL ENGINEER, AND I WORK WITH ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT HERE.
UH I'M WITH CITY OF KYLE LAST TWO YEARS.
MY POSITION HERE IS A DESIGN ENGINEER.
SO I GET INVOLVED IN A LOT OF DESIGNS LIKE ROAD, UM, STORMWATER NETWORKS OR SANITARY SEWER NETWORKS.
MY EXPERTISE IS MORE IN DRAINAGE AND CENTER RELATED ISSUES.
SO I GET ANY DRAINAGE ISSUE OR ANY DRAIN IS DESIGNED, COMES AROUND.
UM, BEING A PART OF TEAM, KYLE IS GREAT EXPERIENCE.
LIKE I TOLD YOU THREE YEARS WITHIN THIS TEAM RIGHT NOW, IT FEELS LIKE MORE EXTENDED FAMILY.
UM, IT IS A GREAT WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND, UM, PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL.
UH, I GET A LOT OF FRIENDS AND I LOOK FORWARD TO COMING TO WORK EVERY DAY.
I FEEL LIKE I'M BEING FIRED UP, UH, SETTING UP THE FUTURE OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE, UH, FOR THE CITY OF KYLE AND ITS CITIZENS IN PERSONAL FRONT.
UM, THERE WAS SURPRISE BABY SOUR PARTY FOR ME.
UH, EDWARD PRETENDED LIKE THERE IS A MEETING.
I WALKED INTO THE MEETING AND THERE WAS VERY SOUR FIGHTING.
IT FEELS LIKE BEING REALLY BEING THE PART OF THE
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HEY, ALEX, KIM HUDSON BACK HERE WITH THE CITY OF KYLE AS I WAS OUT HERE IN STEEPLECHASE PARK THIS MORNING, I RAN INTO THIS A GROUP OF FOLKS FROM ONE OF THE LOCAL CUB SCOUT PACKS HERE IN OUR AREA.
I'M GOING TO LET THEM TELL YOU ALL ABOUT IT, BUT THEY'RE HERE BECAUSE THEY ADOPTED A PARK AND WE ARE SO GRATEFUL, SO APPRECIATIVE.
SO LET ME TURN IT OVER TO THE FOLKS WHO ARE DOING THE WORK HERE AND I'LL LET THEM TELL THEIR STORY.
TELL US WHAT YOU'RE DOING OUT HERE TODAY.
CAUSE YOU GUYS ADOPTED THIS PARK, RIGHT? YEAH.
AND THIS IS PART OF THE ADAPTIVE PARK PROGRAM FOR THE CD TILE, CUB SCOUT MASTERS.
AND TELL US WHAT'S GOING ON 10 MONTHS AGO NOW WE'VE BEEN COMING OUT SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH.
PEOPLE CHASE GOT ALL KINDS OF STRANGE STUFF.
WHAT'D YOU TELL HIM HOW TO YOUR NAMES, LOGAN AND NATHAN? WELL, WE ARE GREATLY APPRECIATIVE OF EVERYTHING Y'ALL ARE DOING.
WE THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS AND MOMS, DADS, WE ARE REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF WHAT YOU'RE DOING OUT HERE.
I'M A BUILDING INSPECTOR WITH THE CITY OF KYLE.
WE GO IN AT DIFFERENT STAGES OF THE CONSTRUCTION TO BE SURE THAT WORKMANSHIP, UM, MATERIALS ARE BEING INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDATIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS.
AND NOT ONLY THAT, BUT TO THE ADOPTIVE CODES OF CITY OF KYLE AND ORDINANCES.
OH, DEFINITELY LOOKING FOR A JACK OF ALL TRADES.
UH, YOU'VE GOT TO KNOW, UH, DIFFERENT PHASES OF CONSTRUCTION, EVERYTHING THAT GOES INTO A STRUCTURE, ALL THE SYSTEMS THAT ARE INVOLVED, NOT JUST THE ROOF AND WALLS PER SE, ELECTRICAL, THE PLUMBING WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
SOMEBODY WHO'S GOT SOME BACKGROUND IN CONSTRUCTION IS VERY IMPORTANT AND WHAT WE DO CAUSE YOU'VE REALLY GOT TO KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT EVERYTHING.
I AM TAYLOR BENNETT AND I AM THE HR SPECIALISTS HERE WITH THE CITY.
SO WE ARE LOOKING FOR A FULL-TIME INSPECTOR TO DO EITHER RESIDENTIAL INSPECTIONS ON OUR NEW DEVELOPMENT OR COMMERCIAL INSPECTIONS, DEPENDING ON WHICH CERTIFICATIONS THIS INDIVIDUAL HAS.
AND WE'RE WILLING TO TAKE THE RIGHT INDIVIDUAL AND TRAIN AND, YOU KNOW, GET THEM TO THE PROCESS AND GET THEM THE HOURS HE NEEDS TO TAKE THE NECESSARY EXAMS TO BECOME CERTIFIED.
OR SHE, YES, WE PROVIDE YOU WITH A, UM, VEHICLE TO GO TO YOUR INSPECTION SITES.
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UH, WE ALSO PROVIDE YOU WITH, UM, CERTAIN EQUIPMENT THAT YOU WOULD NEED, UM, IPADS TO BE ABLE TO, UH, TRACK WHICH INSPECTIONS DO YOU HAVE TO GO TO NEXT AND TO BE ABLE TO LOG YOUR PROGRESS.UNIFORMS WOULD BE INCLUDED TOO, UM, WITH THE CITY OF KYLE, UH, FULLY PAID PREMIUMS ON YOUR EMPLOYEE, HEALTH, DENTAL, AND VISION.
AND THEN OF COURSE FOR A CITY, SOME OTHER GREAT BENEFITS ARE THE VACATION TIME, SICK TIME, HOLIDAY TIME, AND REALLY JUST SUBMITTED THE GREAT CULTURE OF WORKING FOR A LOCAL ORGANIZATION SET JUST IN KYLE TO APPLY ONLINE.
WE ASK THAT YOU GO TO WWW DOT JOIN TEAM, KYLE.COM AND PUT YOUR APPLICATION IN TODAY.
MY NAME IS
WE PICK UP ON A DAILY BASIS, STARTED WORKING ON SATURDAYS TO PICK UP THE ILLEGAL SITES.
SO ONE FRIENDLY REMINDER, PLEASE DO NOT PUT DD KIND OF SIDE, WHETHER IT BE IN GARAGE HILL SIDES, UH, HOME, UH, FOR SILICIDES RIGHT AWAY, INCLUDING STOP SITE UTILITY POLES, OR YOU HAVE A KIND OF STREET SIDE AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR COOPERATION.
I'M THE STORE MANAGER HERE AT THE KYLE LIBRARY THRIFT SHOP.
AND I'VE BEEN HERE 50 JANUARY.
WELL, WE'VE DONE A NUMBER OF THINGS OVER THE PAST COUPLE MONTHS.
UM, ONE IS WE'VE ADDED A CREDIT CARD SYSTEM WHERE WE'RE NOW ACCEPT CREDIT AND DEBIT CARDS.
WE'VE EXPANDED THE STORE HOURS.
WE OPEN NOW AT NINE INSTEAD OF TAN AND THEN ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAYS WE'RE OPEN TILL SIX.
OTHER THAN THAT, WE'RE JUST GOING TO BE THE STORE AND CLEANED IT UP A LITTLE BIT, DONE A LITTLE BIT MORE ORGANIZING, UH, REPLACED THEM LIGHTING, UH, AFTER THE FURNITURE DEPARTMENT.
AND LIKE I SAID, JUST OVERALL, WE'LL GET A LOT OF LITTLE THINGS THAT IMPROVE THE APPEARANCE OF THE STORE.
WELL, WE'RE ACCEPTING MOST ANYTHING EXCEPT CLOTHING.
WE'VE SET UP HOUSEHOLD ITEMS. KNICK-KNACKS SMALL FURNITURE BOOKS, PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING.
HOUSEWARES HARDWARE, SMALL TABLES AND CHAIRS AND TABLES, COFFEE TABLES, NIGHTSTANDS, ANY OF THOSE SMALL DESKS, A LITTLE EXCEPT ANY OF THE TYPE OF MERCHANDISE.
THE FUNDS WE GENERATE THROUGH THE SALE OF THOSE ITEMS GOES DIRECTLY TO THE KYLE PUBLIC LIBRARY AND SUPPORT ALL OF THEIR PROGRAMS. I'M DOING A LITTLE SITE JOB.
SO I'M LOOKING AT LIKE SECONDHAND AS TO WHERE THEY'RE COMFORTABLE AND STABLE WITH MY GOOD PEN.
AND THEN WHILE I'M HERE EXCEPT FOR MY GRANDKIDS.
IT'S BIGGER, ORGANIZED, CLEAN.
I'D REALLY LIKE TO THANK THE OF CONFERENCE BOARD THAT THEY'RE SHOWN THE STORE AND THE SPORT THAT THEY ARE IN FACT GIVING TO THE LIBRARY BECAUSE THE FUNDS THAT WE GENERATE HERE ARE SUPPORTING PROGRAMS, UPDATE KYLE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
AND WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THE CHANGES WE MAKE HERE AT THE STORE.
I'M THE LIBRARY DIRECTOR HERE FOR THE CITY OF KYLE.
SO AS WE THINK OF PROGRAMMINGS, NOT JUST
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LIKE PROGRAMS, WHEREIN PEOPLE ARE DOING SOMETHING FOR CHILDREN OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, BUT I THINK OF IT IN A BROADER CONTEXT.AND SO YES, THEY PROVIDE FUNDING FOR A LOT OF PROGRAMS THAT WE DO.
IT MAY JUST BE THE CRAFT SUPPLIES THAT WE HAVE OR PAY FOR PERFORMERS, OCCASIONALLY DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO THEY WILL DO LOTS OF THINGS LIKE THAT.
THEY ALSO PROVIDE A LOT OF FUNDING, NO FOR THINGS THAT WE DON'T HAVE IN THE BUDGET.
AND WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO, LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE A BUNCH OF BEAUTIFUL ARTWORK IN THE CHILDREN'S SUPPORT THAT WE DID NOT HAVE IN THE BUDGET.
AND WE WANTED TO UPGRADE THE CHILDREN'S APARTMENT.
WE WANTED THE KIDS TO FEEL LIKE A MAGICAL EXPERIENCE WHEN THEY COME TO THE LIBRARY.
SO THEY WANT TO COME HERE, CREATE A DESTINATION, A PLACE TO GO.
AND OF COURSE THE FRIENDS HELPED US PURCHASE THAT.
WE HAD SOME EDUCATIONAL MANIPULATIVES THAT WE PUT ON THE WALL AND THE CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT THAT OF COURSE WE DIDN'T HAVE IN OUR BUDGET.
AND OF COURSE YOU CAN PROBABLY HEAR CHILDREN OVER THERE RIGHT NOW.
YOU CAN HEAR THEM PLAYING OVER THERE RIGHT NOW, BUT THEY'RE EDUCATIONAL IN NATURE TOO.
THEY'RE FUN, BUT THEY'RE EDUCATIONAL.
SO THEY PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR ALL KINDS OF THINGS LIKE THAT.
I'M JANE KIRKHAM AND I'M ON THE BOARD OF THE FRIENDS, THE KYLE LIBRARY AND THE FRIENDS OF THE KYLE LIBRARY BOARD IS DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING THE KYLE LIBRARY.
THE MONEY WE RAISE THROUGH THE SALES HERE AT THE THRIFT SHOP, DIRECTLY SUPPORT THE LIBRARY.
WE'VE PROVIDED EVERYTHING FROM ARTWORK IN THE CHILDREN'S AREA TO SHELVES AND BBB CABINETS, WHERE YOU PROVIDE PRIZES AND LACKS FOR THE CHILDREN'S READING PROGRAM.
WE PAID FOR A PROJECTOR AND SCREEN FOR VARIOUS PROGRAMS AT THE LIBRARY.
WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON BUYING A SMART TABLE FOR THE CHILDREN'S AREA.
WE TRY TO HELP THE LIBRARIES, PROVIDE THINGS THEY NEED THAT THEY CANNOT BACK THROUGH THEIR BUDGET.
SO, AND WE ARE ALSO VERY GRATEFUL TO THE COMMUNITY IN THEIR SUPPORT FOR THE LIBRARY, BY DONATING AND BUYING AT THE SHOP.
I'M HERE WITH THE CERTIFIED BRANDING TEAM AND WE'RE HERE TO CERTIFY ACUITY EYECARE.
FOLLOW ME IN AND SEE WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
I'M VICTORIA WITH THE CITY OF KYLE CERTIFIED BRANDING TEAM, WE'RE HERE TO FORMALLY INDUCT YOU INTO OUR PROGRAM AND YOUR OFFICIAL ASSERTING CERTIFICATE.
WELL, WE CREATED THESE GOODIE BAGS TO GET OUT TO OUR PATIENTS.
UM, THESE ARE WHAT WE GIVE TO PATIENTS WHO MIGHT CONTACT SOLUTIONS DURING I KIDS.
ANY OTHER PRODUCTS THAT WE SELL IT FROM FROM THE OFFICE, GO TO THEM.
ONE OF THESE LITTLE GUYS WITH US AND, UH, THE CERTIFIED LOGO ON
YOU DON'T HECKLE ME TOO MUCH ABOUT, YOU KNOW, SIGNING THOUSANDS OF DOCUMENTS ALL THE TIME.
SO I'M REALLY GLAD THAT IT'S YOU ALL RIGHT, REPEAT AFTER ME.
I STATE YOUR NAME, STATE YOUR NAME.
I, TRAVIS MITCHELL, DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF MAYOR, OF THE CITY OF CARLYLE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF KYLE, THE STATE OF TEXAS, OR THE STATE OF TEXAS TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, PROTECT AND DEFEND, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE.
SO HELP ME GUIDE THERE'S A NEW MAYOR.
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KYLE RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES USE NEARLY 4 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER EACH DAY FOR EVERYTHING FROM BATHING, COOKING AND DRINKING TO SWIMMING AND IRRIGATION.MOST PEOPLE JUST ASSUME THE WATER WILL TURN ON WHEN THEY RUN THE TAP.
BUT DON'T THINK ABOUT HOW IT GOT THERE.
HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED WHERE YOUR WATER COMES FROM? HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE INVOLVED OR HOW IT'S TREATED BEFORE IT GETS TO YOUR HOME DRIVE IN AND AROUND ALMOST EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND YOU CAN SEE WATER TOWERS DOTTING THE KYLE SKYLINE.
OUR WATER COMES FROM LAKE DUNLAP, WHICH FLOWS OUT FROM CANYON LAKE, NEAR NEW BRAUNFELS.
WE ALSO HAVE FIVE WELLS IN TOWN THAT DRAW WATER FROM THE EDWARDS AQUIFER.
AND OUR USAGE IS BASED UPON PERMITS ISSUED BY GROUNDWATER AUTHORITIES.
THE WATER FROM THE LAKE IS CALLED SURFACE WATER.
AND THE WATER FROM THE WELLS IS CALLED GROUNDWATER.
THEY ARE BLENDED AND TREATED ONCE THEY GET INTO OUR WATER SYSTEM HERE IN KYLE IN THE NEAR FUTURE, SOME OF OUR WATER WILL COME FROM THE CARRIZO AQUIFER IN LEE COUNTY THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ALLIANCE, REGIONAL WATER AUTHORITY.
BUT FOR NOW THE WATER SUPPLY IS THE SURFACE AND GROUNDWATER.
OUR WATER SYSTEM IS MAINTAINED BY HIGHLY SKILLED AND TRAINED WATER OPERATORS WHO ARE LICENSED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS.
THEIR JOB IS TO ADD THE RIGHT BLEND OF DISINFECTANT TO MAKE SURE THE WATER IS SAFE FOR DISTRIBUTION TO OUR CUSTOMERS.
WATER TREATMENT MAKES SURE THE WATER YOU USE DAILY IS CLEAN AND SAFE.
AFTER METICULOUS ROUNDS OF TESTING, WATER TRAVELS TO YOUR HOME THROUGH A COMPLEX SYSTEM OF UNDERGROUND PIPES.
ONCE IT CROSSES OVER FROM THE MAIN PIPES, IT ENTERS YOUR HOME WHERE YOU USE IT FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO AROUND YOUR HOUSE.
TURN ON THE TAP TO WASH VEGGIES, TAKE A SHOWER, FLUSH THE TOILET, WATER YOUR GARDEN, OR MAKE A NICE CUP OF TEA.
EACH MONTH YOU RECEIVE A UTILITY BILL FROM THE CITY OF KYLE.
IT'S BROKEN DOWN INTO SEVERAL SECTIONS, DEPENDING ON THE UTILITY SERVICES YOU RECEIVE.
SOME CUSTOMERS RECEIVE WATER, WASTEWATER AND TRASH SERVICE ALONG WITH A STORMWATER UTILITY FEE.
OTHERS RECEIVE ONLY WASTEWATER OR ONLY TRASH SERVICE.
LET'S TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR UTILITY BILL.
YOU'LL NOTICE SOMETHING CALLED A WATER MINIMUM CHARGE.
THIS IS THE FEE CHARGED BY THE WATER DEPARTMENT EACH MONTH.
IT IS A FIXED COST THAT HELPS PAY FOR INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE, REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS.
THE FEE ALSO PAYS FOR THE METER TECHS THAT READ YOUR WATER METER AND UTILITY STAFF THAT GENERATE THE BILLS.
THINK OF IT AS THE FUNDING MECHANISM FOR HOW THE WATER UTILITY OPERATES.
THE WATER USAGE FEE IS A DIFFERENT LINE ON YOUR BILL.
THAT IS THE RATE YOU PAY FOR EACH THOUSAND GALLONS OF WATER USED, MEANING WATER THAT RUNS THROUGH THE METER, OUTSIDE YOUR HOME IN KYLE, AS IN MANY OTHER CITIES, WE USE A TIERED RATE STRUCTURE TO ENCOURAGE CONSERVATION.
SO THE MORE YOU USE THE HIGHER THE RATE PER THOUSAND GALLONS, WHEN IT COMES TO THE WATER USAGE FEE, YOU AS THE CUSTOMER ARE IN CONTROL OF HOW MUCH WATER YOU USE.
SO EACH MONTH YOU CAN DECIDE TO MAKE A THOUSAND CUPS OF TEA, TAKE A HUNDRED SHOWERS, DRINK FOUR DOZEN GLASSES OF WATER OR IRRIGATE YOUR GARDEN FOR TWO HOURS A DAY.
JUST KNOW THAT THE MORE YOU USE THE HIGHER, THE RATE, ALL OF THE WATER THAT GOES DOWN THE DRAIN OR IS FLUSHED DOWN.
THE TOILET BECOMES WASTEWATER.
ONCE THE WASTEWATER LEAVES YOUR HOME, IT TRAVELS THROUGH A DIFFERENT SET OF PIPES TO OUR WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.
HERE IT IS TREATED THROUGH A MULTI-STEP PROCESS, TAKING OUT HARMFUL PARTICLES AND MAKING IT SAFE AND CLEAN TO BE PUT BACK INTO THE RIVERS AND STREAMS. OUR OUTFLOW FROM THE PLANT IS RELEASED INTO PLUM CREEK AND IS CONSTANTLY REGULATED BY THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY OR TCEQ.
TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT YOUR UTILITY BILL.
IF YOU RECEIVE WASTEWATER SERVICE FROM THE CITY, YOU WILL SEE THE SAME BASIC STRUCTURE AS THE WATER USAGE.
THERE IS A MONTHLY SERVICE FEE AND A RATE FOR USAGE.
SINCE THERE ARE NO METERS GOING OUT OF HOMES, THE RATE IS DETERMINED BY AVERAGING THREE MONTHS OF WATER USAGE BETWEEN DECEMBER AND FEBRUARY OF EACH YEAR.
WE USE THOSE MONTHS IN PARTICULAR BECAUSE THEY ARE WHEN MOST PEOPLE USE THE LEAST AMOUNT OF WATER.
SO HOW CAN YOU CONTROL COSTS ON YOUR UTILITY BILL? WE RECOMMEND INSTALLING LOW FLOW TOILETS AND SHOWER HEADS TURNING OFF WATER WHILE YOU BRUSH YOUR TEETH, INSTALLING ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENT APPLIANCES, RUNNING FULL DISHWASHERS INSTEAD OF HALF LOADS.
AND IN GENERAL, PAYING ATTENTION TO HOW YOU USE WATER AROUND YOUR HOME FIND AREAS WHERE YOU CAN PERSONALLY CUT BACK.
EVERY GALLON NOT USED WILL SAVE YOU MONEY, PARTICULARLY IN THE WINTER MONTHS WHEN THE USAGE
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IS AVERAGED.IN ADDITION TO LOWERING YOUR COSTS, WATER CONSERVATION HAS THE BENEFIT OF BEING GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.
THE WATER WE USE FROM THE EDWARDS AQUIFER IS ALSO FROM THE SAME SOURCE USED BY HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS IN OUR REGION, FOLLOWING THE RECOMMENDED WATERING SCHEDULE FOR IRRIGATION AND BY REDUCING WATER RUNOFF THAT IS WASTED.
YOU CAN SEE LOWER BILLS AND KNOW YOU'RE PROTECTING OUR MOST VALUABLE NATURAL RESOURCE.
I'M STANDING HERE WITH LUPA GILL.
SHE'S ONE OF OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FOR THE CITY.
WE'RE AT A PROPERTY IN KYLE WHERE THE OWNER WAS HAVING TROUBLE MAINTAINING THEIR LAWN.
AND WE ARE STARTING A PROGRAM WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT TO TRY AND HELP SOME FOLKS WHO MIGHT BE HAVING THE SAME TYPE OF ISSUE.
WHY DON'T YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO? YES.
THIS IS A REALLY GOOD EXAMPLE ABOUT A PROPERTY THAT HAS, UH, BEEN I'M CAPPED FOR, UH, WHETHER IT MAY BE THE, UH, ELDERLY OWNERS, UH, SOME SORT OF, UH, HEALTH ISSUES OR SUB DISABILITY.
AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO KEEP THE PROPERTY MOTIVES YOU COULD SEE.
SO WE'RE HOPING TO GET ORGANIZATIONS OR CHURCH GROUPS, RIGHT? EVEN BOY SCOUTS, OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT WANT TO DO SOME COMMUNITY SERVICE, WANT TO DO SOMETHING GOOD FOR THEIR COMMUNITY.
THIS IS ONE WAY TO GET INVOLVED INTO HOW, INSTEAD OF US TRYING TO ISSUE CITATIONS OR TAKE SOMEBODY TO COURT BECAUSE THEY ARE UNABLE TO KEEP THEIR PROPERTY MAINTAINED.
AND I HAVE COME ACROSS A LOT OF, UH, INSTANCES WHERE, UH, ELDERLY COUPLES DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE, UH, FAMILY MEMBERS THAT CAN HELP THEM.
SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET SOFTWARE, UH, AND GET THE PROGRAM STARTED.
SO IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN HELPING, IF YOU HAVE A CHURCH GROUP, A YOUTH GROUP, A BOY SCOUT TROOP, OR ANY OTHER KIND OF ORGANIZATION, AND YOU WANT TO HELP OUT WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT, WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU? THEY COULD CALL ME ON MY NUMBER, WHICH IS (512) 262-3914.
YOU COULD EVEN SEND ME AN EMAIL AT, UH, L GIL, G I L AT CDF, KYLE.COM.
THANKS FOR COMING OUT TO TALK WITH US AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU SPREADING THE WORD.
UH, LET US KNOW IF YOU WANT TO HELP, AND WE WILL CERTAINLY WORK WITH YOU TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
WE'LL CHECK IN WITH YOU REAL SOON.
I JOINED THE ARMY TO SUPPORT MY FAMILY AND I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING THAT I FELT MATTERED.
AND THAT'S WHAT THE MILITARY GAVE ME A SENSE OF IMPORTANCE.
BEING A MILITARY FAMILY IS CHALLENGING BECAUSE YOU TOTALLY HAVE TO PICK UP FROM WHAT YOU KNOW, AND START SOMEWHERE.
NOW WE HAVE BEEN SENT LOVE SUPERHEROES, AND THEN WE HAVE SCARLET SHE'S 10 MONTHS OLD.
SHE JUST LOVES TO MAKE EVERYBODY LAUGH.
SO WE KNOW SHE'S GOING TO BE A CHARACTER.
WHEN I JOINED THE MILITARY, I DIDN'T THINK THAT I WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR WIC, BUT ONE OF MY NTLS TOLD ME THAT HE WAS IN THE WIC PROGRAM AND HE HAS TWO KIDS.
SO I IMMEDIATELY WENT AND APPLIED BECAUSE WE NEEDED THE HELP AND REALLY HELPS OUT FINANCIALLY.
ALL THE STAFF AT WIC HAS ALWAYS MADE ME FEEL REALLY COMFORTABLE.
THEY OFFERED CLASSES, NUTRITIONAL CLASSES, OR COOKING CLASSES.
AND I ATTENDED MULTIPLE BREASTFEEDING CLASSES.
WHEN AUSTIN WAS GONE ON DEPLOYMENT, I WAS REALLY SCARED AND ALONE.
SO GOING TO THOSE BREASTFEEDING AND SET FOUR CLASSES AT WIC REALLY HELPED BECAUSE THEY'RE SUCH CARING AND SUPPORTING WOMEN.
IT REALLY HELPED ME GET THROUGH IT.
BEING IN THE WIC PROGRAM HAS BEEN REALLY BENEFICIAL TO OUR FAMILY.
[07:15:57]
HI, I'M JERRY HENDRICKSON.I'M HERE WITH THE CITY OF KYLE CERTIFIED BRANDY COMMITTEE TO WELCOME THE BARTON FINANCIAL GROUP AND TO OUR CERTIFIED FAMILY.
LET'S GO INSIDE AND SEE WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
WE'RE HERE WITH THE CITY OF KYLE CERTIFIED NEW COMMUNITY TO WELCOME YOU INTO OUR CERTIFIED FAMILY.
TELL US A LITTLE BIT OF A LOT.
SO, UH, ONE OF THE TOUGHEST THINGS WE DO AS A FINANCIAL ADVISING AND FINANCIAL PLANNING IS, IS TRYING TO STILL DOWN SOME REALLY COMPLICATED TOPICS.
SO WHAT WE'VE DONE IS CREATED A, WHAT WE CALL A PORTFOLIO PIE RECIPE THAT WE GIVE TO ALL THE CLIENTS IN THE FIRST APPOINTMENT.
UH, THEY GO HOME WITH IT IN THEIR FIRST APPOINTMENT PACKET.
AND IT TALKS ABOUT HOW REALLY BUILDING A PORTFOLIO IS LIKE BAKING A PIE.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE ALL THE RIGHT INGREDIENTS AND ALL THE RIGHT PROPORTIONS.
AND WE SEE A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE MAYBE HAVE, UM, UH, WHAT THEY THINK IS A PIE AND REALLY IT'S INSTEAD OF A PECAN PIE, IT'S MORE LIKE A BOWL OF A CONS.
AND SO WE DO A LITTLE BIT OF EDUCATION ABOUT WHAT IT TAKES TO, UH, TO REALLY BAKE A GOOD PIE.
SO THAT'S OUR PORTFOLIO PIE RESCUE.
SO AS PART OF OUR CERTIFIED FAMILY, WE HAVE SOME COOL SWAG FOR YOU.
SO HERE'S YOUR OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE AND YOUR OFFICIAL CERTIFIED STICKER.
HEY, ALEX, KIM, HILSENBECK HERE WITH THE CITY OF KYLE AS I WAS OUT HERE IN STEEPLECHASE PARK THIS MORNING, I RAN INTO THIS A GROUP OF FOLKS FROM ONE OF THE LOCAL CUB SCOUT PACKS HERE IN OUR AREA.
I'M GOING TO LET THEM TELL YOU ALL ABOUT IT, BUT THEY'RE HERE BECAUSE THEY ADOPTED A PARK AND WE ARE SO GRATEFUL, SO APPRECIATIVE.
SO LET ME TURN IT OVER TO THE FOLKS WHO ARE DOING THE WORK HERE AND I'LL LET THEM TELL THEIR STORY.
TELL US WHAT YOU'RE DOING OUT HERE TODAY.
CAUSE YOU GUYS ADOPTED THIS PARK, RIGHT? YEAH.
THIS IS PART OF THE ADOPTIVE PARK PROGRAM FROM SENIOR SCOUT MASTERS.
TELL US WHAT'S GOING ON 10 MONTHS AGO.
NOW WE'VE BEEN FROM THE FIRST SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH IN A CLEANING UP PEOPLE, CHASE FED ALL KINDS OF STRANGE STUFF.
SOMEBODY HAD THERE, THERE WE GO.
WHAT'D YOU TELL HIM ABOUT YOUR NAMES, LOGAN AND NATHAN? WELL, WE ARE GREATLY APPRECIATIVE OF EVERYTHING Y'ALL ARE DOING.
WE THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM AND WE ARE REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF WHAT YOU'RE DOING OUT HERE.
[07:20:26]
WELL AT THE CITY OF KYLE, WE HAVE THE VISION STATEMENT AND OUR VISION STATEMENT FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS THAT WE ARE SETTING THE STAGE FOR BOTH REAL ESTATE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUCCESS.I'M THE DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR THE CITY OF KYLE.
AND I'VE BEEN HERE GOING ON 14 YEARS.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REALLY IS JOB CREATION.
IT'S THE CREATION OF WEALTH WITHIN A COMMUNITY.
IT IS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND WORKFORCE TRAINING.
IT'S UM, CREATING JOBS, UH, WITHIN YOUR COMMUNITY FOR YOUR CITIZENS.
AND IT IS CREATING A BUSINESS COMMUNITY THAT IS GOING TO BE GROWING AND THRIVING.
SO IT'S, IT'S A WIN-WIN FOR ALL OF US WHEN THESE, THESE BUSINESSES AND THESE PROJECTS COME TO TOWN.
AND SO WHEN, WHEN THESE PROJECTS COME TO TOWN, WE RUN AN ECONOMIC IMPACT ANALYSIS.
SO IT'S GOING TO SHOW US IN BLACK AND WHITE ON PAPER AND IMPACT THAT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE ON THIS COMMUNITY SO THAT WE CAN SHOW NOT JUST OURSELVES, BUT WE CAN SHOW OUR LEADERSHIP AND OUR CITY COUNCIL, UM, WHAT KIND OF AN IMPACT IN JOBS IN, IN TAX DOLLARS.
AND IT'S GOING TO HAVE ON THIS COMMUNITY AND FUTURE SURE, AS FAR AS THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PACKAGES GO, UH, WHAT WE LOOK AT IS THE TYPE OF JOB, THE PAY OF JOB, THE, UM, IF IT'S IN OUR TARGET MARKET, THE, UH, WHETHER THEY'RE GOING TO BE RELOCATING THEIR EMPLOYEES, OR IF THEY'RE GOING TO BE CREATING NEW EMPLOYEES, THERE ARE A LOT OF FACTORS THAT REALLY GO INTO THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY IN, IN KYLE, UH, HAS REALLY JUST EXPLODED.
AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE SEEN EVEN THROUGH ANY OF THE DOWNTURNS.
UM, AND IT HAS BEEN ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAS REALLY GOTTEN US THROUGH, AND IT'S GOTTEN SOME OF THE ATTENTION FROM DEVELOPERS, EVEN THROUGH DOWNTURNS.
THEY SEE DIRT HAS CONTINUED TO TURN AND KYLE, AND IT HAS GOTTEN THE ATTENTION OF THOSE DEVELOPERS THAT MAY NOT HAVE EVEN LOOKED AT KYLE, UM, UNTIL THEY SAW SOME OF THAT THING.
SOME OF THOSE THINGS HAPPEN IN HERE TODAY, WE ARE MORE TARGETED AND REALLY LASER FOCUSED ON WHAT WE ARE REALLY TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH.
AND WE DON'T REALLY SPEND MUCH TIME ON RETAIL UNLESS IT IS A DESTINATION RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT.
SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED FOR ALL THESE NEW OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE COMING OUR WAY.
AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HOSTING A LOT OF NEW COMPANIES AND A LOT OF NEW JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO GET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT DOING THIS KYLE OR TO LEARN MORE, GO TO KYLE, BB.COM.
HEY, IT'S KIM HUDSON BACK HERE WITH THE CITY OF KYLE I'M IN FRONT OF CITY HALL.
AND I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT WAYS THAT YOU CAN PAY YOUR UTILITY BILL.
ONE OF THEM IS RIGHT HERE IN PERSON.
LET'S GO INSIDE AND CHECK IT OUT.
YOU CAN COME INSIDE AND PAY IT.
ONE OF THE WINDOWS AND OUR FRIENDLY STAFF WILL HELP YOU OUT.
ONE OF OUR FRIENDLY STAFF STAFF WILL BE THERE TO HELP YOU OUT.
GOT A CRAZY SCHEDULE AND CAN'T MAKE IT INSIDE OR TO THE DRIVE-THROUGH.
WHEN STAFF IS THERE, COME ON OVER AND DROP YOUR UTILITY BILLING PAYMENT OFF HERE AT OUR UTILITY PAYMENT, DROPBOX IT'S ON FRONT STREET RIGHT NEXT TO THE VFW.
ANOTHER CONVENIENT WAY TO PAY YOUR BILL.
YOUR UTILITY BILLS ARE DUE THE 15TH OF EVERY MONTH.
SO IT'S KIND OF EASY TO REMEMBER, EVEN PUT A NOTE ON YOUR, ON YOUR CALENDAR, ON YOUR PHONE OR ON YOUR OLD STYLE CALENDAR ON THE WALL.
EITHER WAY, THE BILL IS ALWAYS DUE ON THE 15TH.
DID YOU KNOW THAT YOU CAN ALSO GO TO HEB AND WALMART TO PAY YOUR UTILITY BILLS? THEY'RE SUPER CONVENIENT BECAUSE YOU'RE PROBABLY GOING TO BE THERE FOR A LOT OF YOUR SHOPPING.
ANYWAY, YOU CAN ALSO DO AN ONLINE BILL PAYMENT EITHER THROUGH OUR SYSTEM OR THROUGH YOUR OWN FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.
YOU NEVER FORGET THE BILLS TAKEN CARE OF EVERY MONTH.
[07:25:28]
HELLO.MY NAME IS
AND THE REASON FOR US BEING OUT HERE TODAY IS TO GIVE YOU ALL AN EXAMPLE OF THE AREA OR SITES ARE PROHIBITED IN OUR CITY RIGHT AWAY.
THIS PESTICIDES PEOPLE, SELLING HOMES, GARAGE, SALE SIDES, PEOPLE BUYING HOMES.
WE PICK UP ON A DAILY BASIS, STARTED WORKING ON SATURDAYS TO PICK UP THE ILLEGAL SITES.
SO WIDESPREADLY REMINDER, PLEASE DO NOT PUT DD KIND OF SIDE, WHETHER IT BE IN THE ROXHILL SIDES, UH, WHOLE, UH, PRISCILLA SIGNS IN ANY SENIOR RIGHT AWAY, INCLUDING STOP SITE, UTILITY POLES OR ANY OTHER KIND OF STREET SIDE.
AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR COOPERATION.
[07:30:06]
HEY, Y'ALL KIM HILSON MICKEY HERE WITH THE CITY OF KYLE I'M OUT HERE ON THE FIRST TUESDAY OF THE MONTH.AND YOU CAN SEE THIS BIG EMANCIPATE TRAILER BEHIND ME.
AMANDA PET IS A LOW COST SPAY NEUTER SURGERY CLINIC.
THEY GO AROUND TO DIFFERENT LOCATION TODAY.
THEY'RE SET UP IN GREG CLARK PARK, BUT THEY ARE HERE ONCE A MONTH IN PILED THE FIRST TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH.
AND THEY DO LOW-COST SPAY AND NEUTER SURGERIES.
AND WE WANTED TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW ABOUT IT.
YOU CAN GO TO THEIR WEBSITE, EMANCIPET.ORG.
YOU CAN REGISTER AND SIGN UP TO GET YOUR PET SPAYED OR NEUTERED.
THEY DO CATS AND DOGS, AND IT'S AT A VERY AFFORDABLE COST.
SO WE HOPE YOU'LL CHECK THEM OUT.
AND WE WANT TO ALSO INTRODUCE YOU TO, TO OTHER FOLKS WHO ARE HERE WITH ME TODAY.
THIS IS OUR ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER, BRIANNA BRECKER.
AND WHO DO WE HAVE HERE? MY HEIGHT IS, BUT DAD DIDN'T GIVE HIM SURGERY TODAY.
IT WAS LUKE'S,
SO SHE IS ALREADY SET UP WITH YOUR, WHEN THEY'RE READY TO GO.
SO AGAIN, IT'S A NANCY PEN DOWN AT WORK.
AND TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHY YOU CHOSE ME.
IT'S BETTER THAN HOW YOU EVEN FOUND OUT ABOUT IT.
I FOUND OUT THROUGH SOME OTHER LOCAL PEOPLE, THEY ARE CHEAP, BUT THEY'RE GOOD.
THEY REALLY CARE FOR THEIR ANIMALS.
SO I REALLY DO RECOMMEND THEM FOR ANYBODY THAT NEEDS ANY TYPE OF SPACE AND SURGERY.
ALL RIGHT, THAT YOU JUST HEARD FROM ASHLEY AND HER HELP OR MINUS THE MAN'S PAD WILL BE IN KYLE ON THE FIRST TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH, YOU CAN CHECK THEM OUT@EMANCIPET.ORG AND WE WILL CHECK IN WITH, Y'ALL SEE IT.
SO WHAT WE WANT TO ESTABLISH IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CITIZENS KNOW THAT OUR FIRST OBLIGATION IS TRY TO SATISFY THIS JUDGMENT AND WE'RE BOUND TO DO SO.
AND WHEN I SAY WE'RE BOUND TO DO SO, WE'RE OBLIGATED TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION OR A PLAN TO TRY TO GET A DISPOSITION TO YOUR CASE.
SO CONSEQUENTLY, IF YOU ACTUALLY COME IN IN PERSON AND GET THESE TAKEN CARE OF, WE CAN TURN OFF THOSE WARRANTS IMMEDIATELY AND THEN TAKEN AWAY THE RISK OF ACTUALLY GOING TO JAIL.
BUT WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO IS WE CAN EXTEND THEM TIME TO PAY.
WE CAN GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE AND MAKE THAT NEGOTIATION AND COME UP WITH A PLAN.
THAT AGAIN, THAT IS REASONABLE TO SATISFY YOUR OBLIGATION AND REASONABLE FOR THE CITIZEN TO TAKE CARE OF IT.
I'M THE STORE MANAGER HERE AT THE KYLE LIBRARY THRIFT SHOP.
AND I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE JANUARY.
WELL, WE'VE DONE A NUMBER OF THINGS OVER THE PAST COUPLE MONTHS.
UM, ONE IS WE'VE ADDED A CREDIT CARD SYSTEM WHERE WE ACCEPT CREDIT AND DEBIT CARDS.
WE'VE EXPANDED THE STORE HOURS.
WE OPEN NOW AT NINE INSTEAD OF TAN, AND THEN ON FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS WE'RE OPEN TILL SIX.
OTHER THAN THAT, WE'VE JUST GONE THROUGH THE STORE AND CLEANED IT UP A LITTLE BIT.
THERE'S A LITTLE BIT MORE ORGANIZING.
I REPLACED HIM LIGHTING, UH, ABBY OR THE FURNITURE DEPARTMENT.
AND LIKE I SAID, JUST OVERALL, WE'LL GET A LOT OF LITTLE THINGS TO IMPROVE THE APPEARANCE OF THE STORE.
WELL, WE'RE ACCEPTING MOST ANYTHING.
WE ACCEPT HOUSEHOLD ITEMS. KNICK-KNACKS SMALL FURNITURE BOOKS, PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING.
HOUSEWARES HARDWARE, SMALL TABLES AND CHAIRS AND TABLES, COFFEE TABLES, NIGHTSTANDS, ANY OF THOSE SMALL DESKS, A LITTLE, EXCEPT ANY OF THOSE TYPES OF MERCHANDISE.
THE FUNDS WE GENERATE THROUGH THE SALE OF THOSE ITEMS GOES DIRECTLY TO THE KYLE PUBLIC LIBRARY AND SUPPORT ALL OF THEIR PROGRAMS.
[07:35:09]
I'M DOING A LITTLE SITE JOB.SO I'M LOOKING LIKE SECONDHAND AS TO WHERE THEY'RE COMFORTABLE STEPPING INTO MY GROUP PEN.
AND THEN WHILE I'M HERE, I'M SET FOR MY GRANDKIDS.
IT'S MORE LIGHTED, BIGGER, ORGANIZED, CLEAN.
I'D REALLY LIKE TO THANK THE CITIZENS OF CONFERENCE COURT THAT THEY'VE SHOWN THE STORE AND THE SPORT THAT THEY ARE IN FACT GIVING TO THE LIBRARY BECAUSE THE FUNDS THAT WE GENERATE HERE ARE SUPPORTING PROGRAMS, UPDATE KYLE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
AND WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THE CHANGES WE MADE HERE AT THE STORE.
I'M THE LIBRARY DIRECTOR HERE FOR THE CITY OF HI.
SO AS WE THINK OF PROGRAMMINGS, NOT JUST LIKE PROGRAMS, WHEREIN PEOPLE ARE DOING SOMETHING FOR CHILDREN OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, BUT, BUT I THINK OF IT IN A BROADER CONTEXT.
AND SO YES, THEY PROVIDE FUNDING FOR A LOT OF PROGRAMS THAT WE DO.
IT MAY JUST BE THE CRAFT SUPPLIES THAT WE HAVE OR PAY FOR PERFORMERS, OCCASIONALLY DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO THEY WILL DO LOTS OF THINGS LIKE THAT.
THEY ALSO PROVIDE A LOT OF FUNDING, NO, FOR THINGS THAT WE DON'T HAVE IN THE BUDGET.
AND WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO, LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE A BUNCH OF BEAUTIFUL ARTWORK IN THE CHILDREN'S SUPPORT THAT WE DID NOT HAVE IN THE BUDGET.
AND WE WANTED TO UPGRADE THE CHILDREN'S APARTMENT.
WE WANTED THE KIDS TO FEEL LIKE A MAGICAL EXPERIENCE WHEN THEY COME TO THE LIBRARY.
SO THEY WANT TO COME HERE, CREATE A DESTINATION, A PLACE TO GO.
AND OF COURSE THE FRIENDS HELPED US PURCHASE THAT.
WE HAD SOME EDUCATIONAL MANIPULATIVES THAT WE PUT ON THE WALL AND THE CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT THAT, OF COURSE WE DIDN'T HAVE IN OUR BUDGET.
AND OF COURSE YOU CAN PROBABLY HEAR CHILDREN OVER THERE RIGHT NOW.
YOU CAN HEAR HIM PLAYING OVER THERE RIGHT NOW, BUT THEY'RE EDUCATIONAL IN NATURE TOO.
THEY'RE FUN, BUT THEY'RE EDUCATIONAL.
SO THEY PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR ALL KINDS OF LIKE I'M JANE KIRKHAM AND I'M ON THE BOARD OF THE FRANCE, THE KYLE LIBRARY AND THE FRIENDS OF THE KYLE LIBRARY BOARD IS DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING THE KYLE LIBRARY, THE MONEY WE RAISED THROUGH THE SALES HERE AT THE THRIFT SHOP, DIRECTLY SUPPORT THE LIBRARY.
WE'VE PROVIDED EVERYTHING FROM ARTWORK IN THE CHILDREN'S AREA TO SHELVES AND BBB CABINETS.
WE PROVIDE PRIZES AND MAX FOR THE CHILDREN'S READING PROGRAM, WE'VE PAID FOR A PROJECTOR AND SCREEN FOR VARIOUS PROGRAMS AT THE LIBRARY.
WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON BUYING A SMART TITLE FOR THE CHILDREN'S AREA.
WE TRY TO HELP THE LIBRARIANS PROVIDE THINGS THEY NEED THAT THEY CANNOT BUY BATHROOM, THEIR BUDGET.
SO, AND WE ARE ALSO VERY GRATEFUL TO THE COMMUNITY IN THEIR SUPPORT FOR THE LIBRARY, BY DONATING AND BUYING AT THE THRIFT SHOP.
THE CITY OF KYLE AND UBER F TEAMED UP TO BRING RESIDENTS AND VISITORS, A NEW ERA OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.
AS LONG AS THEY'RE TRAVELING IN THE PI CAPITAL OF TEXAS, JUST CLAIM YOUR VOUCHER ON THE CITY OF KYLE APP.
AND THE NEXT TIME YOU REQUEST AN UBER, YOUR RIDE OR COSTS $3 AND 14 CENTS.
IT'S AS EASY AS PIE TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLY.
UH, I AM A LIBRARY ASSISTANT AT THE KYLE PUBLIC LIBRARY, AND I'VE BEEN HERE FOR FOUR YEARS BEING PART OF TEAM.
KYLE'S A, IT'S INTERESTING CAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS GOING ON IN THE CITY.
AND SO YOU GET TO SEE A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE, A LOT OF DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES, AND YOU GET TO BE A PART OF, UH, SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY NEW, NOT REALLY CHANGING A LOT FAST PACED.
A LOT OF THE STUFF I DO INVOLVES DEALING WITH THE PUBLIC, UH, CHECKING BOOKS OUT TO THEM, UH, WORKING WITH THEM TO FIND OUT ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS, HELPING THEM WITH COMPUTERS.
A LOT OF WHAT WE DO IS ALSO PROGRAMMING.
SO GETTING PEOPLE READY FOR STORY TIME IN THE MORNING, UH, DOING EVENTS FOR THE CITY, WE'VE GOT PORCH PARTIES, WE'VE GOT SOME, A READING PROGRAM.
AND ALSO I DO A LOT OF BOOK CATALOGING.
SO GETTING THE BOOKS READY TO GO OUT TO THE PUBLIC AS A, AS A PUBLIC LIBRARY, AS PART OF THE COMMUNITY, THIS IS A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A LIVELY PLACE TRYING TO MAKE IT ONE OF THOSE PLACES WHERE YOU CAN JUST GO, YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY MONEY TO BE THERE.
YOU DON'T, YOU'VE ALREADY DONE THAT JUST BY BEING A CITIZEN AND JUST HAVE A PLACE TO EXIST WITHOUT HAVING TO PAY MORE MONEY, WHICH IS A THING THAT'S VERY RARE.
[07:40:03]
ONE OF THE BIG THINGS FOR ME IS WHEN I STARTED DOING PROGRAMS WITH TEENS AND KIDS AND ADULTS.SO ALL AGES PROGRAMS, AND A LOT OF IT HAS TO DO WITH, UH, INTERACTING WITH THESE TEAMS, WITH THESE KIDS.
AND I THINK THE BIGGEST THING WAS HEARING FROM PARENTS THAT THEY'RE JUST SO HAPPY THAT I'M GETTING THE KIDS OFF THE COMPUTER, TALKING TO OTHER TEENS INTERACTING AND REALLY JUST, UM, YEAH.
ACTIVE LIKE SOCIAL, WHICH IS A LOT OF FUN.
MY NAME IS
AND I WORK WITH ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT HERE.
UH I'M WITH CITY OF GUY LAST TWO YEARS.
MY POSITION HERE IS A DESIGN ENGINEER.
SO I GET INVOLVED IN A LOT OF DESIGNS LIKE ROAD.
UM, MY STORMWATER NETWORKS, OUR SANITARY SEWER NETWORKS.
MY EXPERTISE IS MORE IN DRAINAGE AND CENTER RELATED ISSUES.
SO I GET ANY DRAINAGE ISSUE OR ANY TRAINEES DESIGN COMES AROUND.
LIKE I TOLD YOU, THREE NURSE RIGHT NOW.
IT FEELS LIKE MORE EXTENDED FAMILY.
UM, IT IS A GREAT WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND, UM, PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL.
UH, I GET A LOT OF FRIENDS AND I LOOK FORWARD TO COMING TO WORK EVERY DAY.
I FEEL LIKE I'M BEING FIRED OF, UH, SETTING UP THE FUTURE OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE, UH, FOR THE CITY OF KYLE AND ITS CITIZENS IN PERSONAL FRONT.
UM, THERE WAS SURPRISE BABY SALAR PARTY FOR ME, UH, A VERY PRETENDED LIKE VERY THE MEETING I WALKED INTO THE MEETING AND THERE WAS VERY SOUR FIGHTING.
IT FEELS LIKE BEING REALLY BEING THE PART OF THE TEAM.
UM, SO THERE ARE OTHER DAYS, THERE ARE A LOT OF MEMORIES IN LAST FEW YEARS.
MY NAME IS TRACY, SHEILA AND I HAVE BEEN YOUR CITY COUNCIL MEMBER FOR DISTRICT TWO FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS.
IT HAS BEEN A REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE AND I HAVE ENJOYED EVERY MINUTE OF IT, BUT NOW IT IS TIME TO PASS THE PIE.
HI, I'M YVONNE KALE AND I REPRESENT DISTRICT TWO AND I CAN'T WAIT TO GET STARTED.
HELLO, CITY OF KYLE, MY NAME IS ALEX
IT HAS BEEN A GREAT HONOR TO SERVE ALL OF YOU TO LISTEN AND TO LEARN FROM ALL OF
[07:45:01]
THIS NOW KIND OF THE PAST.HI, MY NAME IS ASHLEY BRADSHAW.
I AM YOUR DISTRICT FOR A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO SERVING THE CITY OF KYLE
AND I'M THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HAYS COMMISSION.
I'M THE CHAIRMAN OF THE KYLE RAILROAD DEPOT COMMITTEE.
AND WE ARE WORKING WITH THE CITY OF KYLE MAINTAINING AND TAKE CARE OF THIS BUILDING.
THIS IS AN ALL VOLUNTEER STAFF THAT OPENS THIS DEPOT FOR KYLE EVERY SATURDAY.
NOW FROM 10 TO TWO, KYLE HAS HAD A VERY ULTRA STABLE
THIS WAS THE HUB TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
YOU CAN TELL THEM BY BRINGING THEIR PRODUCTS.
THIS WAS THE LIVELIHOOD OF THE PEOPLE OF PILE AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS.
SO WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE THIS DEPOT TO TELL THE DISTRICT AND WE ENJOY HAVING EVERYBODY COME AND WE NEED MORE VOLUNTEERS.
UH, THE MORE VOLUNTEERS THAT WE CAN GET, THE MORE WE CAN BE OPEN.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR PEOPLE THAT LOVE HISTORY AND THAT ARE DEPENDABLE THAT WE CAN DEPEND ON.
LIKE I SAID, IF WE CAN GET A FEW MORE VOLUNTEERS, WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO BE OPEN SOME MORE.
AND THAT WOULD BE A GOOD THING FOR THE CITY OF KYLE
[07:50:03]
I AM THE PUBLIC WORKS SECRETARY AND I HAVE BEEN WITH THE CITY 14 YEARS, THIS PAST OCTOBER 18TH, ACTUALLY, THAT'S MY NICKNAME, MOTHER HAND.
UM, I DO LOOK AT THEM AS MY KIDS.
UM, AND EVEN THE ONES THAT ARE OLDER THAN ME, I STILL LOOK AT THEM AS MY KIDS.
UH, IT WAS LIKE A BIG FAMILY HERE AND I LOVE IT.
EVERYBODY'S WILLING TO HELP THEN IF YOU KNOW, IF SOMEONE CAME, CAUSE LET ME GET SOMEONE FOR YOU, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT LIKE I JUST CAN'T AND THEY TAKE OFF.
NO, THEY MAKE SURE I'M TAKEN CARE OF.
I SEE THAT THEY DO IT FOR ALL OF THIS IN THIS JUST, YOU KNOW, SO I THINK TO ME IN DAILY BASIS I HAD A CUSTOMER CALL AND, UH, A RESIDENT, I SAID THEY NEEDED, IF THERE WAS A WAY THEY COULD CLOSE DOWN A PORTION OF THEIR STREET, CAUSE THEY WERE GOING HAVE A BLOCK PARTY.
AND UH, HE DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO GO ABOUT DOING THAT.
AND I'M LIKE, WELL, I DON'T KNOW EITHER I GO, BUT YOU KNOW, GIVE ME YOUR NAME AND NUMBER AND I'LL GIVE YOU A CALL BACK.
YOU KNOW, LET ME TALK TO MY BOSS.
SO AT THAT TIME THAT'S WHEN THE STREET CLOSURE, UH, FORMS BEGAN.
AND SO I WAS ABLE TO ASSIST HIM AND UH, TOLD HIM, YOU KNOW, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED FROM YOU.
AND THIS IS WHAT WE CAN DO, PROVIDE BARRICADES AND STUFF.
AND UH, WE WERE ABLE TO HELP HIM OUT AND, AND GET THAT.
AND THAT WAS A GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT.
YOU KNOW, IT WAS A GOOD FEELING TO HELP HIM.
CAUSE IN THE FOLLOWING YEAR, HE COMES BACK TO ME, HE GOES, JAMIE, I NEEDED AGAIN.
YOU KNOW, CAUSE WE HAD STARTED IT, YOU KNOW? SO THAT WAS AWESOME.
I WAS A FRESHMAN IN HIGH SCHOOL AND IT WAS REALLY SCARY CAUSE I DID NOT THINK THAT I WAS GOING TO BE A TEEN MOM.
AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WAS WHEN RICK INTRODUCED ME TO ALL THE PROGRAMS THAT THEY OFFER.
IT REALLY TOOK THAT FEAR AWAY AND GAVE ME A CONFIDENCE.
BUT A HEALTHY WAS IF I WOULD HAVE NEVER TALKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT BUYING SODA, I'M NOT BUYING TUNA.
SO I'M ACTUALLY LEADING A HEALTHY LIFE FOR MY KIDS AND FOR MYSELF, I MEAN MY DAUGHTER, SHE LOVES FRUIT.
AND I HAVE A PUSHER IN THE BASKET AND SHE WOULD TELL ME, MOMMY, I WANT THIS, I WANT THAT.
I WAS ABLE TO GET IT BECAUSE OF WIC AND YOU KNOW, LIKE IT WAS REALLY AWESOME.
I REALLY DIDN'T FEEL IT WASN'T FOR THAT SUPPORT AND MEAN THAT I WAS A YOUNG MOTHER THAT I CAN DO IT.
I REALLY HONESTLY DON'T THINK THAT I WOULD HAVE HAD THAT MOTIVATION TO WANT TO DO BETTER.
MAKE COMPLETELY CHANGED MY OUTLOOK ON MY LIFE.
I'M HAPPY IN MY LIFE AND I WOULDN'T EVER TAKE, TAKE ANYTHING.
I WOULD NEVER DO IT ANY OTHER WAY.
[07:55:34]
MAX, DO YOU LIKE THIS ONE? YEAH.SO I THINK THAT'S YOUNG WHEN MAX WAS ABOUT SIX MONTHS OLD, I DECIDED TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL FULL-TIME AND I KNEW I WOULD NEED A BREAST PUMP.
AND SO MY LACTATION CONSULTANT WAS LIKE, WELL, WHY DON'T YOU JUST GO SEE IF YOU QUALIFY FOR WIC? SURE ENOUGH.
AND THEN I GOT ACCESS TO NUTRITIONISTS AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE COOLEST THING EVER.
AND SO I DECIDED TO STICK WITH IT.
WIC HAS GIVEN ME ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOODS.
WIC HAS GIVEN ME THE EDUCATION TO KNOW WHY I SHOULD HAVE THESE HEALTHY FOODS AND THEN HOW TO PREPARE THEM.
AND WHEN YOU KNOW BETTER, YOU DO BETTER WITH WIC.
THERE ARE PEOPLE THERE THAT CAN HELP YOU AND REACH OUT TO YOU AND PROVIDE RESOURCES TO YOU WHEN YOU'RE PREGNANT AND ALONE, THE WORLD IS REALLY BIG, RIGHT? AND TO GO TO THIS ONE PLACE WHERE THERE'S PEOPLE IN THERE WHO CARE ABOUT THE OUTCOME OF YOUR PREGNANCY AND YOU AND ALL RIGHT, SO THIS IS MY FAMILY.
AND THIS IS UH, MARIA, OUR NEWBORN FOUR MONTHS.
AND THIS IS MY LOVELY HUSBAND, CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS. AND THEN I'M KIMBERLY.
WHEN I FIRST FOUND OUT I WAS PREGNANT, IT WAS VERY SCARY BECAUSE WHEN IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S NOT LIKE IN YOUR PLANS RIGHT THEN, AND IT POPS UP, IT'S LIKE, YOU HAVE NO CHOICE.
AND SO WHEN I CAME HERE, IT WAS KIND OF CRAZY.
I WAS LIKE, YOU MAY NOT GET ALL OF THIS.
LIKE I GET THE MILK, THE CHEESE, THE EGGS.
CAUSE IT WAS JUST LIKE CHRISTMAS EVERY DAY.
YOU KNOW, WAKE IS AN AMAZING PROGRAM FOR YOU.
YOU JUST ASK ONE QUESTION AND THEY'LL GIVE YOU ANSWERS TO EVERYTHING.
THAT'S YOU JUST PROBABLY DIDN'T EVEN THINK OF LIKE EXISTED.
THE INFORMATION WITH BREASTFEEDING IS VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE LIKE I SAID ON THE PHONE, I'M A FIRST TIME BREASTFEEDING MOM.
AND THAT INFORMATION IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT.
THERE'S MUCH TO LEARN SO MUCH TO LEARN.
THERE'S LOT MORE TO LEARN AND WIC IS THERE TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION FOR YOU.
IF YOU'RE A YOUNG MOTHER, YOU'RE DEFINITELY NOT ALONE WHEN YOU STOP.
AND YOU THINK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOUR CHILD LOOKS AT YOU AND SMILES AT THOSE CUTE DIMPLES AND THEM COLORFUL, BRIGHT EYES, LIKE IT'S DEFINITELY WORTH IT.
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CENTER IN KYLE, TEXAS RECENTLY HELD THE COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL OR CRC MEETING COMMUNITY BUSINESS LEADERS ARE PART OF THE CRC AND CAME TO THE MEETING TO TOUR THE FACILITY AND RECEIVE UPDATES TO THE OPERATION AS WELL AS DISCUSS WAYS THE FACILITIES PARTNERSHIP CAN BE STRENGTHENED AND BETTER SERVE THE COMMUNITY.KIM HILSENBECK IS THE COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST FOR THE CITY OF KYLE AND SHARED SOME OF HER THOUGHTS AND IMPRESSIONS FOLLOWING THE CRC MEETING.
FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR INVITING THE CITY TO BE PART OF THESE, TO HELP US UNDERSTAND WHAT GOES ON HERE AT THIS FACILITY.
I THINK IT IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT THAT THE COMMUNITY KNOWS THAT YES, IT IS A PRISON, BUT THERE ARE SO MANY GREAT PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN HERE TO HEAR AND SEE, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THE THINGS THAT HAPPEN HERE.
IT, IT, IT REALLY CHANGES YOUR OPINIONS ABOUT THINGS.
I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED WITH THE MEETING AND THE INFORMATION AND THE WAY IT WAS ALL PACKAGED AND HOW YOU, YOU MAKE IT PERSONAL.
YOU MAKE PEOPLE CARE ABOUT IT.
SO I APPRECIATE YOU AND EVERYTHING YOUR STAFF IS DOING.
I'M A BUILDING INSPECTOR WITH THE CITY OF COP.
WE GO IN AT DIFFERENT STAGES OF THE CONSTRUCTION TO BE SURE THAT WORKMANSHIP, UM, MATERIALS ARE BEING INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDATIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS.
AND NOT ONLY THAT, BUT TO THE ADOPTIVE CODES OF CITY OF KYLE AND ORDINANCES.
OH, DEFINITELY LOOKING FOR A JACK OF ALL TRADES.
UH, YOU'VE GOT TO KNOW, UM, DIFFERENT PHASES OF CONSTRUCTION, EVERYTHING THAT GOES INTO A STRUCTURE, ALL THE SYSTEMS THAT ARE INVOLVED, NOT JUST THE ROOF AND WALLS PER SE, ELECTRICAL THE PLUMBING.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOMEBODY WHO'S GOT SOME BACKGROUND IN CONSTRUCTION, VERY IMPORTANT, AND WHAT WE DO CAUSE YOU'VE REALLY GOT TO KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT EVERYTHING.
I AM TAYLOR BENNETT AND I AM THE HR SPECIALIST HERE WITH THE CITY.
SO WE ARE LOOKING FOR A FULL-TIME INSPECTOR TO DO EITHER RESIDENTIAL INSPECTIONS ON OUR NEW DEVELOPMENT OR COMMERCIAL INSPECTIONS, DEPENDING ON WHICH CERTIFICATIONS THIS INDIVIDUAL HAS.
AND WE'RE WILLING TO TAKE THE RIGHT INDIVIDUAL AND TRAIN AND, YOU KNOW, GET THEM TO THE PROCESS AND GET THEM THE HOURS HE NEEDS TO TAKE THE NECESSARY EXAMS TO BECOME CERTIFIED.
OR SHE, YES, WE PROVIDE YOU WITH A, UM, VEHICLE TO GO TO YOUR INSPECTION SITES.
UH, WE ALSO PROVIDE YOU WITH, UM, CERTAIN EQUIPMENT THAT YOU WOULD NEED, UM, IPADS TO BE ABLE TO, UH, TRACK WHICH INSPECTIONS DO YOU HAVE TO GO TO NEXT AND TO BE ABLE TO LOG YOUR PROGRESS.
UNIFORMS WOULD BE INCLUDED TOO.
UM, WITH THE CITY OF KYLE, UH, FULLY PAID PREMIUMS ON YOUR EMPLOYEE, HEALTH, DENTAL, AND VISION.
AND THEN OF COURSE, FOR A CITY, A SOME OTHER GREAT BENEFITS ARE THE VACATION TIME, SICK TIME, HOLIDAY TIME, AND REALLY JUST SOME OF THE GREAT CULTURE OF WORKING FOR A LOCAL ORGANIZATION, SUCH AS TEAM KYLE TO APPLY ONLINE.
WE ASK THAT YOU GO TO WWW DOT JOIN TEAM, KYLE.COM AND PUT YOUR APPLICATION IN TODAY.
I'M HERE WITH THE CERTIFIED BRANDING TEAM AND WE'RE HERE TO CERTIFY ACUITY EYECARE.
FOLLOW ME IN AND SEE WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
I'M VICTORIA WITH THE CITY OF KYLE CERTIFIED BRANDING TEAM TO YOU AND TO OUR PROGRAM.
YEAH, IT WAS TO GIVE OUT TO OUR PATIENTS.
THESE ARE PATIENTS WHO BY CONTEXT SOLUTIONS, DRY EYE KIDS, ANY OTHER PRODUCTS THAT WE SELL? ONE OF THESE LITTLE GUYS
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I'M GONNA LET THEM TELL YOU ALL ABOUT IT, BUT THEY'RE HERE BECAUSE THEY ADOPTED A PARK AND WE ARE SO GRATEFUL, SO APPRECIATIVE.
SO LET ME TURN IT OVER TO THE FOLKS WHO ARE DOING THE WORK HERE AND I'LL LET THEM TELL THEIR STORY.
TELL US WHAT YOU'RE DOING OUT HERE TODAY.
CAUSE YOU GUYS ADOPTED THIS PARK, RIGHT? YEAH.
THIS IS PART OF THE ADOPTIVE PARK PROGRAM FOR THE SENIOR KYLE CUB SCOUT MASTERS.
AND TELL US WHAT'S GOING ON 10 MONTHS AGO.
NOW WE'VE BEEN FROM THE FIRST SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH, CLEANING UP PEOPLE, CHASE FOUND ALL KINDS OF STRANGE STUFF.
SOMEBODY HAD THERE, THERE WE GO.
ALL RIGHT, BOYS, WHAT'D YOU TELL HIM ABOUT YOUR NAME'S LOGAN AND NATHAN? WELL, WE ARE GREATLY APPRECIATIVE OF EVERYTHING Y'ALL ARE DOING AND WE THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART AND MOMS, DADS.
WE ARE REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF WHAT YOU'RE DOING OUT HERE.
THE COURT IS ASSESSABLE TO THE CITIZENS OF THE KYLE COMMUNITY ALL DURING THE WEEK, BUT ON WEDNESDAYS, A COURT IS ACTUALLY BEING HELD ON THE BENCH AND WE FREQUENTLY CALL IT WALK-IN WEDNESDAY WHERE WE WANT OUR CITIZENS TO KNOW WHETHER OUR WALK-IN WEDNESDAY PROGRAM IS THAT FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE WARRANTS AND HAVE DEALINGS WITH THE COURT THAT NOT TO FEEL AS IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE ARRESTED ONCE YOU APPROACH THE QUARTER, COME INTO THE COURT.
SO WHAT WE WANT TO ESTABLISH IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CITIZENS KNOW THAT OUR FIRST OBLIGATION IS TRY TO SATISFY THIS JUDGMENT AND WE'RE BOUND TO DO SO.
AND WHEN I SAY WE'RE BOUND TO DO SO, WE'RE OBLIGATED TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION OR A PLAN TO TRY TO GET A DISPOSITION TO YOUR CASE.
SO CONSEQUENTLY, IF YOU ACTUALLY COME IN IN PERSON AND GET THESE TAKEN CARE OF, WE CAN TURN OFF THOSE WARRANTS IMMEDIATELY AND THEN TAKING AWAY THE RISK OF ACTUALLY GOING TO JAIL.
BUT WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO IS WE CAN EXTEND THEM TIME TO PAY.
WE CAN GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE AND MAKE THAT NEGOTIATION AND COME UP WITH A PLAN.
THAT AGAIN, THAT IS REASONABLE TO SATISFY YOUR OBLIGATION AND REASONABLE FOR THE CITIZEN TO TAKE CARE OF IT.
UH, I AM A LIBRARY ASSISTANT AT THE KYLE PUBLIC LIBRARY AND I'VE BEEN HERE FOR FOUR YEARS BEING PART OF TEAM.
KYLE'S, UH, IT'S INTERESTING BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS GOING ON IN THE CITY.
AND SO YOU GET TO SEE A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE, A LOT OF DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES AND YOU GET TO BE A PART OF SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY NEW, REALLY CHANGING A LOT FAST PACED.
A LOT OF THE STUFF I DO INVOLVES DEALING WITH THE PUBLIC, UH, CHECKING BOOKS OUT TO THEM, UH, WORKING WITH THEM TO FIND OUT ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS, HELPING THEM WITH COMPUTERS.
A LOT OF WHAT WE DO IS ALSO PROGRAMMING.
SO GETTING PEOPLE READY FOR STORY TIME IN THE MORNING, UH, DOING EVENTS FOR THE CITY, WE'VE GOT PORCH
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PARTIES, WE'VE GOT SOME, A READING PROGRAM.AND ALSO I DO A LOT OF BOOK CATALOGING.
SO GETTING THE BOOKS READY TO GO OUT TO THE PUBLIC AS A, AS A PUBLIC LIBRARY, AS PART OF THE COMMUNITY, THIS IS A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A LIVELY PLACE TRYING TO MAKE IT ONE OF THOSE PLACES WHERE YOU CAN JUST GO, YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY MONEY TO BE THERE.
WE'VE ALREADY DONE THAT JUST BY BEING A CITIZEN AND JUST HAVE A PLACE TO EXIST WITHOUT HAVING TO PAY MORE MONEY, WHICH IS A THING THAT'S VERY RARE THESE DAYS.
I THINK ONE OF THE BIG THINGS FOR ME IS WHEN I STARTED DOING PROGRAMS WITH TEENS AND KIDS AND ADULTS.
SO ALL AGES PROGRAMS AND A LOT OF IT HAS TO DO WITH, UH, INTERACTING WITH THESE TEAMS, WITH THESE KIDS.
AND I THINK THE BIGGEST THING WAS HEARING FROM PARENTS THAT THEY'RE JUST SO HAPPY THAT I'M GETTING THE KIDS OFF THE COMPUTER, TALKING TO OTHER TEENS INTERACTING AND REALLY JUST, UM, YEAH, ACTIVE LIKE SOCIAL, WHICH IS A LOT OF
MOST PEOPLE JUST ASSUME THE WATER WILL TURN ON WHEN THEY RUN THE TAP.
BUT DON'T THINK ABOUT HOW IT GOT THERE.
HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED WHERE YOUR WATER COMES FROM? HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE INVOLVED OR HOW IT'S TREATED BEFORE IT GETS TO YOUR HOME DRIVE IN AND AROUND ALMOST EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND YOU CAN SEE WATER TOWERS DOTTING THE KYLE SKYLINE.
OUR WATER COMES FROM LAKE DUNLAP, WHICH FLOWS OUT FROM CANYON LAKE, NEAR NEW BRAUNFELS.
WE ALSO HAVE FIVE WELLS IN TOWN THAT DRAW WATER FROM THE EDWARDS AQUIFER.
AND OUR USAGE IS BASED UPON PERMITS ISSUED BY GROUNDWATER AUTHORITIES.
THE WATER FROM THE LAKE IS CALLED SURFACE WATER.
AND THE WATER FROM THE WELLS IS CALLED GROUNDWATER.
THEY ARE BLENDED AND TREATED ONCE THEY GET INTO OUR WATER SYSTEM HERE IN KYLE IN THE NEAR FUTURE, SOME OF OUR WATER WILL COME FROM THE CARRIZO AQUIFER IN LEE COUNTY THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ALLIANCE, REGIONAL WATER AUTHORITY.
BUT FOR NOW THE WATER SUPPLY IS THE SURFACE AND GROUNDWATER.
WE EARLIER, OUR WATER SYSTEM IS MAINTAINED BY HIGHLY SKILLED AND TRAINED WATER OPERATORS WHO ARE LICENSED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS.
THEIR JOB IS TO ADD THE RIGHT BLEND OF DISINFECTANT TO MAKE SURE THE WATER IS SAFE FOR DISTRIBUTION TO OUR CUSTOMERS.
WATER TREATMENT MAKES SURE THE WATER YOU USE DAILY IS CLEAN AND SAFE.
AFTER METICULOUS ROUNDS OF TESTING, WATER TRAVELS TO YOUR HOME THROUGH A COMPLEX SYSTEM OF UNDERGROUND PIPES.
ONCE IT CROSSES OVER FROM THE MAIN PIPES, IT ENTERS YOUR HOME WHERE YOU USE IT FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO AROUND YOUR HOUSE.
TURN ON THE TAP TO WASH VEGGIES, TAKE A SHOWER, FLUSH THE TOILET, WATER YOUR GARDEN, OR MAKE A NICE CUP OF TEA.
EACH MONTH YOU RECEIVE A UTILITY BILL FROM THE CITY OF KYLE.
IT'S BROKEN DOWN INTO SEVERAL SECTIONS, DEPENDING ON THE UTILITY SERVICES YOU RECEIVE.
SOME CUSTOMERS RECEIVE WATER, WASTEWATER AND TRASH SERVICE ALONG WITH A STORMWATER UTILITY FEE.
OTHERS RECEIVE ONLY WASTEWATER OR ONLY TRASH SERVICE.
LET'S TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR UTILITY BILL.
YOU'LL NOTICE SOMETHING CALLED A WATER MINIMUM CHARGE.
THIS IS THE FEE CHARGED BY THE WATER DEPARTMENT EACH MONTH.
IT IS A FIXED COST THAT HELPS PAY FOR INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE, REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS.
THE FEE ALSO PAYS FOR THE METER TECHS THAT READ YOUR WATER METER AND UTILITY STAFF THAT GENERATE THE BILLS.
THINK OF IT AS THE FUNDING MECHANISM FOR HOW THE WATER UTILITY OPERATES.
THE WATER USAGE FEE IS A DIFFERENT LINE ON YOUR BILL.
THAT IS THE RATE YOU PAY FOR EACH THOUSAND GALLONS OF WATER USED, MEANING WATER THAT RUNS THROUGH THE METER, OUTSIDE YOUR HOME IN KYLE, AS IN MANY OTHER CITIES, WE USE A TIERED RATE STRUCTURE TO ENCOURAGE CONSERVATION.
SO THE MORE YOU USE THE HIGHER THE RATE PER THOUSAND GALLONS, WHEN IT COMES TO THE WATER USAGE FEE, YOU AS THE CUSTOMER ARE IN CONTROL OF HOW MUCH WATER YOU USE.
SO EACH MONTH YOU CAN DECIDE TO MAKE A THOUSAND CUPS OF TEA, TAKE A HUNDRED SHOWERS, DRINK FOUR DOZEN GLASSES OF WATER OR IRRIGATE YOUR GARDEN FOR TWO HOURS A DAY.
JUST KNOW THAT THE MORE YOU USE THE HIGHER, THE RATE, ALL OF THE WATER THAT GOES DOWN THE DRAIN OR IS FLUSHED DOWN.
THE TOILET BECOMES WASTEWATER.
ONCE THE WASTEWATER LEAVES YOUR HOME, IT TRAVELS THROUGH A DIFFERENT SET OF PIPES TO OUR WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.
HERE IT IS TREATED THROUGH A MULTI-STEP PROCESS, TAKING OUT HARMFUL PARTICLES AND MAKING IT SAFE AND CLEAN TO BE PUT BACK INTO THE RIVERS AND STREAMS. OUR OUTFLOW FROM THE PLANT IS RELEASED INTO PLUM CREEK AND IS CONSTANTLY REGULATED
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BY THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY OR TCEQ.TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT YOUR UTILITY BILL.
IF YOU RECEIVE WASTEWATER SERVICE FROM THE CITY, YOU WILL SEE THE SAME BASIC STRUCTURE AS THE WATER USAGE.
THERE IS A MONTHLY SERVICE FEE AND A RATE FOR USAGE.
SINCE THERE ARE NO METERS GOING OUT OF HOMES, THE RATE IS DETERMINED BY AVERAGING THREE MONTHS OF WATER USAGE BETWEEN DECEMBER AND FEBRUARY OF EACH YEAR.
WE USE THOSE MONTHS IN PARTICULAR BECAUSE THEY ARE WHEN MOST PEOPLE USE THE LEAST AMOUNT OF WATER.
SO HOW CAN YOU CONTROL COSTS ON YOUR UTILITY BILL? WE RECOMMEND INSTALLING LOW FLOW TOILETS AND SHOWER HEADS TURNING OFF WATER WHILE YOU BRUSH YOUR TEETH, INSTALLING ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENT APPLIANCES, RUNNING FULL DISHWASHERS INSTEAD OF HALF LOADS.
AND IN GENERAL, PAYING ATTENTION TO HOW YOU USE WATER AROUND YOUR HOME FIND AREAS WHERE YOU CAN PERSONALLY CUT BACK.
EVERY GALLON NOT USED WILL SAVE YOU MONEY, PARTICULARLY IN THE WINTER MONTHS WHEN THE USAGE IS AVERAGED.
IN ADDITION TO LOWERING YOUR COSTS, WATER CONSERVATION HAS THE BENEFIT OF BEING GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.
THE WATER WE USE FROM THE EDWARDS AQUIFER IS ALSO FROM THE SAME SOURCE USED BY HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS IN OUR REGION.
BY FOLLOWING THE RECOMMENDED WATERING SCHEDULE FOR IRRIGATION AND BY REDUCING WATER RUNOFF THAT IS WASTED.
YOU CAN SEE LOWER BILLS AND KNOW YOU'RE PROTECTING OUR MOST VALUABLE NATURAL RESOURCE KILLER.
WELL, NANCY, UH, HE CLIPPED LOOKS GREAT ON HIS EXAM TODAY.
WE CAN TAKE HIM UP FRONT AND GET HIM ALL CHECKED OUT.
AND WHILE YOU'RE UP THERE, JESSICA CAN TALK TO YOU ABOUT GETTING HIM REGISTERED WITH THE CITY OF KYLE.
I REALLY DIDN'T REALIZE THEY NEEDED TO BE REGISTERED WITH THE CITY.
ACTUALLY, ALL THE PETS THAT LIVE WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS SHOULD BE REGISTERED WITH THE CITY OF KYLE.
THERE'S ACTUALLY AN ORDINANCE WITH THE CITY THAT REQUIRES IT.
UM, BUT JESSICA CAN HELP YOU TAKE CARE OF THAT WHEN YOU GET HIM UP FRONT.
THE DOCTOR SAID THAT YOU WOULD HAVE MY, UH, INVOICE AND INFORMATION ON THE HOW TO REGISTER HEATH CLUB WITH THE CITY OF KYLE.
SO I HAVE YOUR INVOICE RIGHT HERE, AND THIS IS GOING TO BE YOUR SAME REGISTRY FORM EVERYTHING'S ALREADY FILLED OUT FOR YOU.
SO ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS GO THROUGH AND MAKE SURE IT'S CORRECT AND THEN INITIAL AND SIGN THEM HERE.
AND WE'LL SEND THAT INTO THE CITY AND GET IT REGISTERED.
THEN THIS IS GOING TO BE YOUR TEST.
AND THE CITY WORKS WITH PET HUB NOW FOR THESE TASKS.
SO THEY'RE EASIER FOR PETS TO FIND THEIR FAMILIES IF THEY GET LOST.
YOU ARE ALL REGISTERED ON PENN HUB.
HOW EASY WAS THAT? MY NAME IS KATE JOHNSON AND I'M THE CHAIRMAN OF THE YEAR.
I'M THE CHAIRMAN OF THE KYLE RAILROAD DEPOT COMMITTEE.
AND WE ARE WORKING WITH THE CITY OF KYLE MAINTAINING AND TAKING CARE OF THIS BUILDING.
THIS IS AN ALL VOLUNTEER STAFF THAT OPENS THIS DEPO FOR KYLE EVERY SATURDAY.
NOW FROM 10 TO TWO, OH, HAS HAD A VERY INTERESTING HISTORY.
THIS WAS THE HUB OF TRANSPORTATION, COMMUNICATION, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
YOU CAN TELL BY BRINGING THEIR PRODUCTS.
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LIVELIHOOD OF THE PEOPLE, A PILE AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS.AND SO WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE THIS DEPOT TO TELL THE TRUTH AND WE ENJOY HAVING EVERYBODY COME AND WE NEED MORE VOLUNTEERS.
UH, THE MORE VOLUNTEERS THAT WE CAN GET, THE MORE WE CAN BE OPEN.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR PEOPLE THAT LOVE HISTORY AND THAT ARE DEPENDABLE THAT WE CAN DEPEND ON.
LIKE I SAID, IF WE CAN GET A FEW MORE VOLUNTEERS, WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO BE OPEN SOME MORE.
AND THAT WOULD BE A GOOD THING FOR THE CITY OF KYLE.
I JOINED THE ARMY TO SUPPORT MY FAMILY AND I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING THAT I FELT MATTERED.
AND THAT'S WHAT THE MILITARY GAVE ME LIKE A SENSE OF IMPORTANCE.
BEING A MILITARY FAMILY IS CHALLENGING BECAUSE YOU TOTALLY HAVE TO PICK UP FROM WHAT YOU KNOW, AND START SOMEWHERE NEW.
WE HAVE VINCENT LOVE SUPERHEROES, AND THEN WE HAVE SCARLET SHE'S 10 MONTHS OLD.
SHE JUST LOVES TO MAKE EVERYBODY LAUGH.
SO WE KNOW SHE'S GOING TO BE A CHARACTER.
WHEN I JOINED THE MILITARY, I DIDN'T THINK THAT I WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR WIC, BUT ONE OF MY NTLS TOLD ME THAT HE WAS IN THE WIC PROGRAM AND HE HAS TWO KIDS.
SO I IMMEDIATELY WENT AND APPLIED CAUSE WE NEEDED THE HELP.
IT REALLY HELPS OUT FINANCIALLY.
ALL THE STAFF AT WIC HAS ALWAYS MADE ME FEEL REALLY COMFORTABLE.
THEY OFFERED CLASSES, NUTRITIONAL CLASSES OR COOKING CLASSES.
AND I ATTENDED MULTIPLE BREASTFEEDING CLASSES.
WHEN AUSTIN WAS GONE ON DEPLOYMENT, I WAS REALLY SCARED AND ALONE.
SO GOING TO THOSE BREASTFEEDING AND SET FOUR CLASSES AT WIC REALLY HELPED BECAUSE THEY'RE SUCH CARING AND SUPPORTING WOMEN.
IT REALLY HELPED ME GET THROUGH IT.
BEING IN THE WIC PROGRAM, IT'S BEEN REALLY BENEFICIAL TO OUR FAMILY.
HILSENBECK HERE WITH THE CITY OF KYLE I'M IN FRONT OF CITY HALL.
AND I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT WAYS THAT YOU CAN PAY YOUR UTILITY BILL.
ONE OF THEM IS RIGHT HERE IN PERSON.
LET'S GO INSIDE AND CHECK IT OUT.
YOU CAN COME INSIDE AND PAY IT.
ONE OF THE WINDOWS AND OUR FRIENDLY STAFF WILL HELP YOU OUT.
IF YOU GO TO THE PAYMENT WINDOW, ONE OF OUR FRIENDLY STAFF STAFF WILL BE THERE TO HELP YOU OUT.
YOU CAN'T MAKE IT INSIDE OR TO THE DRIVE THROUGH WHEN STAFF IS THERE.
COME ON OVER AND DROP YOUR UTILITY BILLING PAYMENT OFF HERE AT OUR UTILITY PAYMENT, DROPBOX IT'S ON FRONT STREET RIGHT NEXT TO THE VFW.
ANOTHER CONVENIENT WAY TO PAY YOUR BILL.
YOUR UTILITY BILLS ARE DUE THE 15TH OF EVERY MONTH.
SO IT'S KIND OF EASY TO REMEMBER, EVEN PUT A NOTE ON YOUR, ON YOUR CALENDAR, ON YOUR PHONE OR ON YOUR OLD STYLE CALENDAR ON THE WALL.
EITHER WAY, THE BILL IS ALWAYS DUE ON THE 15TH.
DID YOU KNOW THAT YOU CAN ALSO GO TO HEB AND WALMART TO PAY YOUR UTILITY BILLS? THEY'RE SUPER CONVENIENT BECAUSE YOU'RE PROBABLY GOING TO BE THERE FOR A LOT OF YOUR SHOPPING.
ANYWAY, YOU CAN ALSO DO AN ONLINE BILL PAYMENT EITHER THROUGH OUR SYSTEM OR THROUGH YOUR OWN FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.
YOU NEVER FORGET AND BILLS TAKING CARE OF IT.
MY NAME IS TRACY, SHEILA AND I HAVE BEEN YOUR CITY COUNCIL MEMBER FOR DISTRICT TWO FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS.
IT HAS BEEN A REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE AND I HAVE ENJOYED EVERY MINUTE OF IT, BUT NOW IT IS TIME TO PASS THE PIE.
HI, I'M YVONNE KALE AND I REPRESENT DISTRICT TWO AND I CAN'T WAIT TO GET STARTED.
HELLO, CITY OF CAL, MY NAME IS ALEX FIELD LOBOS.
FOUR COUNCIL MEMBER HAS BEEN A GREAT HONOR TO SERVE ALL OF YOU TO LISTEN AND TO LEARN FROM ALL OF YOU.
HI, MY NAME IS ASHLEY BRADSHAW.
I AM YOUR DISTRICT FOR A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO SERVING
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THE CITY OF KYLEWE HAVE A VISION STATEMENT AND OUR VISION STATEMENT FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS THAT WE'RE SETTING THE STAGE FOR BOTH REAL ESTATE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUCCESS.
I'M THE DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR THE CITY OF PILE.
AND I'VE BEEN HERE GOING ON 14 YEARS.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REALLY IS JOB CREATION.
IT'S THE CREATION OF WEALTH WITHIN A COMMUNITY.
IT IS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND WORKFORCE TRAINING.
IT'S CREATING THE JOBS WITHIN YOUR COMMUNITY OR YOUR CITIZENS.
MY NAME IS HERON LAGUARDIA, AND I'M A BUILDING INSPECTOR WITH THE CITY OF KYLE.
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WE GO IN AT DIFFERENT STAGES OF THE CONSTRUCTION TO BE SURE THAT WORKMANSHIP MATERIALS ARE BEING INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDATIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS.AND NOT ONLY THAT, BUT TO THE ADOPTIVE CODES OF CITY OF KYLE AND ORDINANCES.
OH, DEFINITELY LOOKING FOR A JACK OF ALL TRADES.
UH, YOU'VE GOT TO KNOW, UM, DIFFERENT PHASES OF CONSTRUCTION, EVERYTHING THAT GOES INTO A STRUCTURE, ALL THE SYSTEMS THAT ARE INVOLVED, NOT JUST THE ROOF AND WALLS PER SE, BUT CROOK, ALL THE PLUMBING WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
SOMEBODY WHO'S GOT SOME BACKGROUND IN CONSTRUCTION, VERY IMPORTANT, WHAT WE DO CAUSE YOU'VE REALLY GOT TO KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT EVERYTHING.
I AM TAYLOR BENNETT AND I AM THE HR SPECIALIST HERE WITH THE CITY.
SO WE ARE LOOKING FOR A FULL-TIME INSPECTOR TO DO EITHER RESIDENTIAL INSPECTIONS ON OUR NEW DEVELOPMENT OR COMMERCIAL INSPECTIONS, DEPENDING ON WHICH CERTIFICATIONS THIS INDIVIDUAL HAS.
AND WE'RE WILLING TO TAKE THE RIGHT INDIVIDUAL AND TRAIN AND, YOU KNOW, GET THEM TO THE PROCESS AND GET THEM THE HOURS HE NEEDS TO TAKE THE NECESSARY EXAMS TO BECOME CERTIFIED.
OR SHE, YES, WE PROVIDE YOU WITH A, UM, VEHICLE TO GO TO YOUR INSPECTION SITES.
UH, WE ALSO PROVIDE YOU WITH, UM, CERTAIN EQUIPMENT THAT YOU WOULD NEED, UM, IPADS TO BE ABLE TO, UH, TRACK WHICH INSPECTIONS DO YOU HAVE TO GO TO NEXT AND TO BE ABLE TO LOG YOUR PROGRESS UNIFORMS WOULD BE INCLUDED TOO, UM, WITH THE CITY OF KYLE, UH, FULLY PAID PREMIUMS ON YOUR EMPLOYEE, HEALTH, DENTAL, AND VISION.
AND THEN OF COURSE FOR A CITY, SOME OTHER GREAT BENEFITS ARE THE VACATION TIME, SICK TIME, HOLIDAY TIME, AND REALLY JUST SOME OF THE GREAT CULTURE OF WORKING FOR A LOCAL ORGANIZATION, SUCH AS TEAM KYLE TO APPLY ONLINE.
WE ASK THAT YOU GO TO WWW DOT JOIN TEAM, KYLE.COM AND PUT YOUR APPLICATION IN TODAY.
I WAS A FRESHMAN IN HIGH SCHOOL AND IT WAS REALLY SCARY BECAUSE I DID NOT THINK THAT I WAS GOING TO BE TEEN MOM.
AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WAS WHEN RICK INTRODUCED ME TO ALL THE PROGRAMS THAT THEY OFFER.
IT REALLY TOOK THAT FEAR AWAY AND GAVE ME A CONFIDENCE.
I WOULD HAVE NEVER KNOW, BUT HEALTHY WAS IF I WOULD HAVE NEVER TALKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT BUYING SODA, I'M NOT BUYING TUNA.
I'M NOT BUYING JUNK FOOD, I'M BUYING HEALTHY STUFF.
SO I'M ACTUALLY LEADING A HEALTHY LIFE FOR MY KIDS AND FOR MYSELF, I MEAN, MY DAUGHTER, SHE LOVES FRUIT.
AND I WOULD PUSH HER IN THE BASKET AND SHE WOULD TELL ME, MOMMY, I WANT THIS, I WANT THAT.
I WAS ABLE TO GET IT BECAUSE OF WIC AND YOU KNOW, LIKE IT WAS REALLY AWESOME.
I REALLY DIDN'T FEEL IT WASN'T FOR THAT SUPPORT AND MEAN THAT I WAS A YOUNG MOTHER THAT I CAN DO IT.
I REALLY HONESTLY DON'T THINK THAT I WOULD HAVE HAD THAT MOTIVATION TO WANT TO DO BETTER.
MAKE COMPLETELY CHANGED MY OUTLOOK ON MY LIFE.
I'M HAPPY IN MY LIFE AND I WOULDN'T EVER TAKE, TAKE ANYTHING.
I WOULD NEVER DO IT ANY OTHER WAY.
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MY NAME IS ASIA AND I GREW UP HERE IN CENTRAL TEXAS.
SO I THINK THAT'S YOUNG WHEN MAX WAS ABOUT SIX MONTHS OLD, I DECIDED TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL FULL-TIME AND I KNEW I WOULD NEED A BREAST PUMP.
AND SO MY LACTATION CONSULTANT WAS LIKE, WELL, WHY DON'T YOU JUST GO SEE IF YOU QUALIFY FOR WIC? SURE ENOUGH.
AND THEN I GOT ACCESS TO NUTRITIONISTS AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE COOLEST THING EVER.
AND SO I DECIDED TO STICK WITH IT.
WIC HAS GIVEN ME ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOODS.
WIC HAS GIVEN ME THE EDUCATION TO KNOW WHY I SHOULD HAVE THESE HEALTHY FOODS AND THEN HOW TO PREPARE
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THEM.AND WHEN YOU KNOW BETTER, YOU DO BETTER WITH WIC.
THERE ARE PEOPLE THERE THAT CAN HELP YOU AND REACH OUT TO YOU AND PROVIDE RESOURCES TO YOU WHEN YOU'RE PREGNANT AND ALONE.
THE WORLD IS REALLY BIG, RIGHT? AND TO GO TO THIS ONE PLACE WHERE THERE'S PEOPLE IN THERE WHO CARE ABOUT THE OUTCOME OF YOUR PREGNANCY AND YOU AND YOUR BABY, THAT HAS MEANT A LOT TO ME, EDUCATION AND CONNECTION, AND LIKE A GROUP AND PEOPLE.
AND THAT'S, I MEAN, THAT'S EVERYTHING YOU NEED.
I THINK RANKING IN KEEPING WITH MTCS ACTIVE APPROACH TO COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND INVOLVEMENT.
THE KYLE CORRECTIONAL CENTER IN KYLE TEXAS RECENTLY HELD THE COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL OR CRC MEETING COMMUNITY BUSINESS LEADERS ARE PART OF THE CRC AND CAME TO THE MEETING TO TOUR THE FACILITY AND RECEIVE UPDATES TO THE OPERATION, AS WELL AS DISCUSS WAYS THE FACILITIES PARTNERSHIP CAN BE STRENGTHENED AND BETTER SERVE THE COMMUNITY.
KIM HILSENBECK IS THE COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST FOR THE CITY OF KYLE AND SHARED SOME OF HER THOUGHTS AND IMPRESSIONS FOLLOWING THE CRC MEETING.
FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR INVITING THE CITY TO BE PART OF THE CRC AND TO HELP US UNDERSTAND WHAT GOES ON HERE AT THIS FACILITY.
I THINK IT IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT THAT THE COMMUNITY KNOWS THAT YES, IT IS A PRISON, BUT THERE ARE SO MANY GREAT PROGRAMS HAPPENING HERE TO HEAR AND SEE, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THE THINGS THAT HAPPEN HERE.
IT, IT, IT REALLY CHANGES YOUR OPINIONS ABOUT THINGS.
I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED WITH THE MEETING AND THE INFORMATION AND THE WAY IT WAS ALL PACKAGED AND HOW YOU, YOU MAKE IT PERSONAL.
YOU MAKE PEOPLE CARE ABOUT IT.
SO I APPRECIATE YOU AND EVERYTHING YOUR STAFF IS DOING.
I'M A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER, CIVIL ENGINEER, AND I WORK WITH ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT HERE.
UH, I'M WITH CITY OF GUY LAST TWO YEARS.
MY POSITION HERE IS A DESIGN ENGINEER.
SO I GET INVOLVED IN A LOT OF DESIGNS LIKE ROAD, UM, STORM WATER NETWORKS, OR SANITARY SEWER NETWORKS.
MY EXPERTISE IS MORE IN DRAINAGE AND SANITARY RELATED ISSUES.
SO I GET ANY DRAINAGE ISSUE OR ANY TRAINEES DESIGN COMES AROUND.
UH, BEING A PART OF TEAM KYLE IS A GREAT EXPERIENCE.
LIKE I TOLD YOU THREE YEARS WITHIN THIS TEAM RIGHT NOW, IT FEELS LIKE MORE EXTENDED FAMILY.
UM, IT IS A GREAT WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND, UM, WHAT PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL, UH, I GET A LOT OF FRIENDS AND I LOOK FORWARD TO COMING TO WORK EVERY DAY.
I FEEL LIKE I'M BEING FIRED OFF, UH, SETTING UP THE FUTURE OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE, UH, FOR THE CITY OF KYLE AND ITS CITIZENS IN PERSONAL FRONT.
UM, THERE WAS SURPRISE BABY SOUR PARTY FOR ME.
UH, EDWARD PRETENDED LIKE THERE IS A MEETING.
I WALKED INTO THE MEETING AND THERE WAS VERY SOUR FIGHTING.
IT FEELS LIKE BEING REALLY BEING PART OF THE TEAM.
UM, SO THERE ARE OTHERS, THERE ARE A LOT OF MEMORIES IN LAST WEEK.
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I'M THE STORE MANAGER HERE AT THE KYLE LIBRARY THRIFT SHOP.
AND I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE JANUARY.
WELL, WE'VE DONE A NUMBER OF THINGS OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS.
UM, ONE IS WE'VE ADDED A CREDIT CARD SYSTEM WHERE WE NOW ACCEPT CREDIT AND DEBIT CARDS.
WE'VE EXPANDED THE STORE HOURS.
WE OPENED NOW AT NINE INSTEAD OF 10, AND THEN ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAYS WE'RE OPEN TILL SIX.
OTHER THAN THAT, WE'RE JUST GOING TO THROUGH THE STORE AND CLEANED IT UP A LITTLE BIT.
THERE'S A LITTLE BIT MORE ORGANIZING, REPLACED THEM, LIGHTING, UH, ADDED THE FURNITURE DEPARTMENT.
AND LIKE I SAID, JUST OVERALL, WE DID A LOT OF LITTLE THINGS TO IMPROVE THE APPEARANCE OF THE STORE.
WE'VE SET UP HOUSEHOLD ITEMS. KNICK-KNACKS SMALL FURNITURE BOOKS, PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING.
HOUSEWARES HARDWARE, SMALL TABLES AND CHAIRS AND TABLES, COFFEE TABLES, NIGHTSTANDS, ANY OF THOSE SMALL DESKS, A LITTLE, EXCEPT ANY OF THE TYPE OF MERCHANDISE.
THE FUNDS WE GENERATE THROUGH THE SALE OF THOSE ITEMS GOES DIRECTLY TO THE KYLE PUBLIC LIBRARY IN SUPPORT TO ALL OF THEIR PROGRAMS.
SO I'M LOOKING LIKE A SECONDHAND AS TO WHERE THEY'RE COMFORTABLE STEPPING INTO MY GROUP PAN.
AND THEN WHILE I'M HERE EXCEPT FOR MY GRANDKIDS, YEAH, BETTER, IT'S MORE LIGHTED, BIGGER, ORGANIZED, CLEAN.
AND I'D REALLY LIKE TO THANK THE CONFERENCE BOARD THAT THEY'VE SHOWN THE STORE AND THE SPORT THAT THEY ARE IN FACT GIVING TO THE LIBRARY BECAUSE THE FUNDS THAT WE GENERATE HERE ARE SUPPORTING PROGRAMS, UPDATE KYLE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
AND WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THE CHANGES WE MAKE HERE AT THE STORE.
MY NAME'S PAUL FALLON, I'M THE LIBRARY DIRECTOR HERE FOR THE CITY OF KYLE.
SO AS WE THINK OF PROGRAMMINGS, NOT JUST LIKE PROGRAMS, WHEREIN PEOPLE ARE DOING SOMETHING FOR CHILDREN OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, BUT, BUT I THINK OF IT IN A BROADER CONTEXT.
AND SO YES, THEY PROVIDE FUNDING FOR A LOT OF PROGRAMS THAT WE DO.
IT MAY JUST BE THE CRAFT SUPPLIES THAT WE HAVE OR PAY FOR PERFORMERS, OCCASIONALLY DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO THEY WILL DO LOTS OF THINGS LIKE THAT.
THEY ALSO PROVIDE A LOT OF FUNDING, NO, FOR THINGS THAT WE DON'T HAVE IN THE BUDGET.
AND WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO, LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE A BUNCH OF BEAUTIFUL ARTWORK IN THE CHILDREN'S SUPPORT THAT WE DID NOT HAVE IN THE BUDGET.
AND WE WANTED TO UPGRADE THE CHILDREN'S APARTMENT.
WE WANTED THE KIDS TO FEEL LIKE A MAGICAL EXPERIENCE WHEN THEY COME TO THE LIBRARY.
SO THEY WANT TO COME HERE, CREATE A DESTINATION, A PLACE TO GO.
AND OF COURSE THE FRIENDS HELPED US PURCHASE THAT.
AND WE HAD SOME EDUCATIONAL MANIPULATIVES THAT WE PUT ON THE WALL AND THE CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT THAT, OF COURSE WE DIDN'T HAVE IN OUR BUDGET.
AND OF COURSE YOU CAN PROBABLY HEAR CHILDREN OVER THERE RIGHT NOW.
YOU CAN HEAR HIM PLAYING OVER THERE RIGHT NOW, BUT THEY'RE EDUCATIONAL IN NATURE TOO.
THEY'RE FUN, BUT THEY'RE EDUCATIONAL.
SO THEY PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR ALL KINDS OF THINGS LIKE THAT.
I'M JANE KIRKHAM AND I'M ON THE BOARD OF THE FRIENDS, THE KYLE LIBRARY AND THE FRIENDS OF THE KYLE LIBRARY BOARD IS DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING THE KYLE LIBRARY, THE MONEY WE RAISED THROUGH THE SALES HERE AT THE THRIFT SHOP, DIRECTLY SUPPORT THE LIBRARY.
WE'VE PROVIDED EVERYTHING FROM ARTWORK IN THE CHILDREN'S AREA TO SHELVES AND BBB CABINETS, WHERE YOU PROVIDE PRIZES AND BACKS FOR THE CHILDREN'S READING PROGRAM.
WE'VE PAID FOR A PROJECTOR AND SCREEN FOR VARIOUS PROGRAMS AT THE LIBRARY.
WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON BUYING A SMART TABLE FOR THE CHILDREN'S AREA.
WE TRY TO HAVE THE LIBRARIES, PROVIDE
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THINGS THEY NEED THAT THEY CAN NOT BATHROOM THEIR BUDGET.SO, AND WE ARE ALSO VERY GRATEFUL TO THE COMMUNITY IN THEIR SUPPORT FOR THE LIBRARY, BY DONATING AND BUYING AT THE THRIFT SHOP.
I'M HERE WITH THE CITY OF KYLE CERTIFIED BRANDING COMMITTEE TO WELCOME THE BARTON FINANCIAL GROUP AND OUR CERTIFIED FAMILY.
LET'S GO INSIDE AND SEE WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
WE'RE GOING TO WITH THE CITY OF KYLE CERTIFIED IN THE COMMUNITY TO WELCOME YOU INTO OUR CERTIFIED FAMILY.
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO BECOME CERTIFIED.
SO, UH, ONE OF THE TOUGHEST THINGS WE DO AS A FINANCIAL FINANCIAL PLANNING IS TRYING TO STILL DOWN SOME REALLY COMPLICATED TOPICS.
SO WHAT WE'VE DONE IS CREATED A, WHAT WE CALL A PORTFOLIO PIE RECIPE THAT WE GIVE TO ALL THE CLIENTS IN THE FIRST APPOINTMENT.
UH, THEY GO HOME WITH IT IN THEIR FIRST APPOINTMENT PACKET.
AND IT TALKS ABOUT HOW REALLY BUILDING A PORTFOLIO IS LIKE BAKING A PIE.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE ALL THE RIGHT INGREDIENTS AND ALL THE RIGHT PROPORTIONS.
AND WE SEE A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE MAYBE HAVE, UH, UH, WHAT THEY THINK IS A PIE AND REALLY INSTEAD OF A PECAN PIE, IT'S MORE LIKE A BOWL OF ICONS.
AND SO WE DO A LITTLE BIT OF EDUCATION ABOUT WHAT IT TAKES TO, UH, TO REALLY BAKE A GOOD PIE.
SO THAT'S OUR PORTFOLIO PIE RECIPE.
SO AS PART OF OUR CERTIFIED FAMILY, WE HAVE SOME COOL SWAG FOR YOU.
SO HERE'S YOUR OFFICIAL CERTIFICATES, THE FUN THING, AND YOUR OFFICIAL CERTIFIED STICKER.
YOU DON'T HECKLE ME TOO MUCH ABOUT, YOU KNOW, SIGNING THOUSANDS OF DOCUMENTS ALL THE TIME.
SO I'M REALLY GLAD THAT IT'S YOU ALRIGHT, REPEAT AFTER ME, I STATE YOUR NAME, STATE YOUR NAME, SORRY.
I, TRAVIS MITCHELL, DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF MAYOR, OF THE CITY OF CARLYLE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF KYLE, THE STATE OF TEXAS AND THE STATE OF TEXAS TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, PROTECT AND DEFEND, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES STATE.
SO HELP ME BACK AND OF THIS STATE.
SO HELP ME GUIDE HERE'S YOUR NEW MAYOR.
KIM NELSON, BACK HERE WITH THE CITY OF KYLE, I'M STANDING HERE WITH LOOPY GILL.
SHE'S ONE OF OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FOR THE CITY.
WE'RE AT A PROPERTY IN KYLE WHERE THE OWNER WAS HAVING TROUBLE MAINTAINING THEIR LAWN.
AND WE ARE STARTING A PROGRAM WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT TO TRY AND HELP SOME FOLKS WHO MIGHT BE HAVING THE SAME TYPE OF ISSUE.
WHY DON'T YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO? YES.
THIS IS A REALLY GOOD EXAMPLE ABOUT A PROPERTY THAT HAS, UH, BEEN UNCAPPED FOR, UH, WHETHER A BABY, UH, ELDERLY OWNERS, UH, SOME SORT OF, UH, HEALTH ISSUES OR SUB DISABILITY.
AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO KEEP THE PROPERTY MODE AS YOU CAN SEE.
SO WE'RE HOPING TO GET ORGANIZATIONS OR CHURCH GROUPS, RIGHT? EVEN BOY SCOUTS, OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT WANT TO DO
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SOME COMMUNITY SERVICE, WANT TO DO SOMETHING GOOD FOR THEIR COMMUNITY.THIS IS ONE WAY TO GET INVOLVED INTO HOW IMMUNO INSTEAD OF US TRIED TO ISSUE CITATIONS OR TAKE SOMEBODY TO GORD BECAUSE THEY ARE UNABLE TO KEEP THEIR PROPERTY MAINTAINED.
AND I HAVE COME ACROSS A LOT OF, UH, INSTANCES WHERE, UH, ELDERLY COUPLES DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE THE FAMILY MEMBERS THAT CAN HELP THEM.
SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET SOFTWARE, UH, AND GET THE PROGRAM STARTED.
SO IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN HELPING, IF YOU HAVE A CHURCH GROUP, A YOUTH GROUP, A BOY SCOUT TROOP, OR ANY OTHER KIND OF ORGANIZATION, AND YOU WANT TO HELP OUT WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT, WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU? OH YEAH.
THEY COULD CALL ME ON MY NUMBER, WHICH IS (512) 262-3914.
OR YOU COULD EVEN SEND ME AN EMAIL AT, UH, L GIL, G I L AT CDF, KYLE.COM.
THANKS FOR COMING OUT TO TALK WITH US AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU SPREADING THE WORD.
UH, LET US KNOW IF YOU WANT TO HELP AND WE WILL CERTAINLY WORK WITH YOU TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
WE'LL CHECK IN WITH YOU REAL SOON.
I WORK IN THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
I AM THE PUBLIC WORKS SECRETARY AND I HAVE BEEN WITH THE CITY 14 YEARS, THIS PAST OCTOBER 18TH, ACTUALLY, THAT'S MY NICKNAME, MOTHER HEN.
I DIDN'T LOOK AT THEM AS MY KIDS AND EVEN THE ONES THAT ARE OLDER THAN ME.
I STILL LOOK AT THEM AS MY KIDS.
THIS IS LIKE A BIG FAMILY HERE AND I LOVE IT.
AND YOU CAN SEE THIS BIG EMANCIPATE TRAILER BEHIND ME EMANCIPET IS A LOW COST SPAY NEUTER SURGERY CLINIC.
THEY GO AROUND TO DIFFERENT LOCATION TODAY.
THEY'RE SET UP IN GREG CLARK PARK, BUT THEY ARE HERE ONCE A MONTH IN PILE THE FIRST TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH.
AND THEY DO LOW-COST SPAY AND NEUTER SURGERIES.
AND WE WANTED TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW ABOUT IT.
YOU CAN GO TO THEIR WEBSITE, EMANCIPET.ORG.
YOU CAN REGISTER AND SIGN UP TO GET YOUR PET SPAYED OR NEUTERED.
THEY DO CATS AND DOGS, AND IT'S AT A VERY AFFORDABLE COST.
SO WE HOPE YOU'LL CHECK THEM OUT.
AND WE WANT TO ALSO INTRODUCE YOU TO SOME OTHER FOLKS WHO ARE HERE WITH ME TODAY.
THIS IS OUR ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER, BRIANNA BRECKER, I ASHLEY, AND WHO WE HAVE HERE, MAYA, BUT MIDAS DIDN'T GET THE SURGERY TODAY.
IT WAS LUKE'S I GUESS IT'S KIND OF SAYS A NAME FOR A REASON.
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FOR MY, THIS IS A JOY AND HE'S GOING TO GET HIS NEUTERING SURGERY IN JUNIOR.SO SHE IS ALREADY SET UP WITH YOUR WARDEN.
SO AGAIN, IT'S AMANDA PENN.ORG.
AND TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHY YOU CHOSE THE MERITS BETTER THAN HOW YOU EVEN FOUND OUT ABOUT IT.
I FOUND OUT THROUGH SOME OTHER LOCAL PEOPLE, THEY ARE CHEAP, BUT THEY'RE GOOD.
UM, THEY REALLY CARE FOR THEIR ANIMALS.
SO I REALLY DO RECOMMEND THEM FOR ANYBODY THAT NEEDS ANY TYPE OF SPACE IN SURGERY, KNEE.
ALL RIGHT, FOLKS, YOU JUST HEARD FROM ASHLEY AND HER HELPER, MIDAS, THE MAN'S PAD WILL BE IN KYLE ON THE FIRST TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH.
YOU CAN CHECK THEM OUT@EMANCIPET.ORG AND WE WILL CHECK IN WITH Y'ALL SOON
AND THIS IS AMARIA OUR NEWBORN FOUR MONTHS.
AND THIS IS MY LOVELY HUSBAND, CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS. AND THEN I'M KIMBERLY.
WHEN I FIRST FOUND OUT I WAS PREGNANT, IT WAS VERY SCARY BECAUSE WHEN IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S NOT LIKE IN YOUR PLANS RIGHT THEN, AND IT POPS UP, IT'S LIKE, YOU HAVE NO CHOICE.
AND SO WHEN I CAME HERE, IT WAS KIND OF CRAZY.
I WAS LIKE, YOU MAY NOT GET ALL OF THIS.
LIKE I GET THE MILK, THE CHEESE, THE EGGS.
CAUSE IT WAS JUST LIKE CHRISTMAS EVERY DAY.
YOU KNOW, WAKE IS AN AMAZING PROGRAM FOR YOU.
YOU JUST ASK ONE QUESTION AND THEY'LL GIVE YOU ANSWERS TO EVERYTHING THAT'S YOU PROBABLY DIDN'T EVEN THINK OF LIKE EXISTED.
THE INFORMATION WITH BREASTFEEDING IS VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, ON A PHONE, I'M A FIRST TIME BREASTFEEDING MOM.
AND THAT INFORMATION IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT.
THERE'S MUCH TO LEARN MUCH TO LEARN.
THERE'S LOT MORE TO LEARN AND WIC IS THERE TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION FOR YOU.
IF YOU'RE A YOUNG MOTHER, YOU'RE DEFINITELY NOT ALONE WHEN YOU STOP.
AND YOU THINK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOUR CHILD LOOKS AT YOU AND SMILES AT THOSE CUTE DIMPLES AND THEM COLORFUL, BRIGHT EYES, LIKE IT'S DEFINITELY WORTH IT.
MY NAME IS
AND THE REASON BEING OUT HERE TODAY IS TO GIVE YOU ALL AN EXAMPLE OF THE AREA OR SIDES ARE PROHIBITED IN OUR CITY RIGHT AWAY.
THIS PESTICIDES PEOPLE, SELLING HOMES, GARAGE, SALE SIDES, PEOPLE BUYING HOMES WITH PICKUP ON A DAILY BASIS, WORKING ON SATURDAYS TO PICK UP THE ILLEGAL SITES.
SO ONE FRIENDLY REMINDER, PLEASE DO NOT PUT DAILY KIND ASIDE, WHETHER IT BE IN GARAGE SALE SIGNS, PRISCILLA SIGNS IN ANY CITY RIGHT AWAY, INCLUDING STOP SIGNS, UTILITY POLES, OR ANY OTHER KIND OF STREET SIDE.
AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR COOPERATION.
AS LONG AS THEY'RE TRAVELING IN THE PI CAPITOL OF TEXAS, JUST CLAIM YOUR VOUCHER ON THE CITY OF KYLE APP.
AND THE NEXT TIME YOU REQUEST AN UBER, YOUR RIDE OR COSTS $3 AND 14 CENTS.
IT'S AS EASY AS PIE TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLY.
I'M HERE WITH THE CERTIFIED BRANDING TEAM AND WE'RE HERE TO CERTIFY ACUITY EYE CARE.
FOLLOW ME IN AND SEE WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
I'M VICTORIA WITH THE CITY OF KYLE CERTIFIED BRANDING TEAM, FORMALLY IN DUCT, YOU INTO OUR PROGRAM AND YOUR OFFICIAL CERTIFIED CERTIFICATE.
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WE CREATED THESE GOODIE BAGS TO GIVE OUT TO OUR PATIENTS.THESE ARE WHAT WE CAN TO PATIENTS WHO MIGHT CONTACT SOLUTIONS DURING ANY OF THE PRODUCTS THAT WE SELL FROM, FROM THE OFFICE, GO TO THEM.
ONE OF THESE LITTLE GUYS WITH US AND THE CERTIFIED LOGO ON
I WAS A FRESHMAN IN HIGH SCHOOL AND IT WAS REALLY SCARY BECAUSE I DID NOT THINK THAT I WAS GOING TO BE TEEN MOM.
AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WAS WHEN RICK INTRODUCED ME TO ALL THE PROGRAMS THAT THEY OFFERED, IT REALLY TOOK THAT FEAR AWAY AND GAVE ME A CONFIDENCE.
I WOULD HAVE NEVER KNOW, BUT A HEALTHY WAS, IF I WOULD HAVE NEVER TALKED TO HIM, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT BUYING SODA, I'M NOT BUYING TUNA.
SO I'M ACTUALLY LEADING A HEALTHY LIFE FOR MY KIDS AND FOR MYSELF, I MEAN, MY DAUGHTER, SHE LOVES FRUIT.
AND I WOULD PUSH HER IN THE BASKET AND SHE WOULD TELL ME, MOMMY, I WANT THIS.
I WAS ABLE TO GET IT BECAUSE OF WIC.
AND YOU KNOW, LIKE IT WAS REALLY AWESOME.
I REALLY DIDN'T FEEL IT WASN'T FOR THAT SUPPORT.
AND I MEAN THAT I WAS A YOUNG MOTHER THAT I CAN DO IT.
I REALLY HONESTLY DON'T THINK THAT I WOULD HAVE HAD THAT MOTIVATION TO WANT TO DO BETTER.
VICK COMPLETELY CHANGED MY OUTLOOK ON MY LIFE.
I'M HAPPY IN MY LIFE AND I WOULDN'T EVER TAKE, TAKE ANYTHING TO HIM.
I WOULD NEVER DO IT ANY OTHER WAY.
HEY, Y'ALL KIM HILSON BACK HERE WITH THE CITY OF KYLE I'M OUT HERE ON THE FIRST TUESDAY OF THE MONTH AND YOU CAN SEE THIS BIG EMANCIPATE TRAILER BEHIND ME EMANCIPET IS A LOW-COST SPAY NEUTER SURGERY CLINIC.
THEY GO AROUND TO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS TODAY.
THEY'RE SET UP IN GREG CLARK PARK, BUT THEY ARE HERE ONCE A MONTH IN PILE THE FIRST TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH.
AND THEY DO LOW-COST SPAY AND NEUTER SURGERIES.
AND WE WANTED TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW ABOUT IT.
YOU CAN GO TO THEIR WEBSITE AT MANTRA, PET.ORG.
YOU CAN REGISTER AND SIGN UP TO GET YOUR PET SPAYED OR NEUTERED.
THEY DO CATS AND DOGS AND IT'S AT A VERY AFFORDABLE COST.
SO WE HOPE YOU'LL CHECK THEM OUT.
AND WE WANT TO ALSO INTRODUCE YOU TO SOME OTHER FOLKS WHO ARE HERE WITH ME TODAY.
THIS IS OUR ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER, BRIANNA BRECKER, I, AND THIS IS ASHLEY.
AND WHO DO WE HAVE HERE? MY HEIGHT IS, BUT MINE IS, DIDN'T GET THE SURGERY TODAY.
I GUESS IT'S GROUPS HAS A NAME FOR A REASON.
SO SHE IS ALREADY SET UP WITH YOUR, WHEN THEY'RE READY TO GO.
SO AGAIN, IT'S SAMANTHA PET.ORG.
AND TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHY YOU CHOSE A MAN'S BETTER THAN HOW YOU EVEN OUT ABOUT IT.
I FOUND OUT THERE'S SOME OTHER LOCAL PEOPLE, THEY ARE CHEAP, BUT THEY'RE GOOD.
UM, THEY REALLY CARE FOR THEIR ANIMALS.
SO I REALLY DO RECOMMEND THEM FOR ANYBODY THAT NEEDS ANY TYPE OF SPAY IN SURGERY.
ALL RIGHT, FOLKS, YOU JUST HEARD FROM ASHLEY AND HER HELPER, MIDAS, THE MAN'S PAT WILL BE IN KYLE ON THE FIRST TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH.
YOU CAN CHECK THEM OUT@EMANCIPET.ORG AND WE WILL CHECK IN WITH Y'ALL SOON.
AND I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT WAYS THAT YOU CAN PAY YOUR UTILITY BILL.
ONE OF THEM IS RIGHT HERE IN PERSON.
LET'S GO INSIDE AND CHECK IT OUT.
YOU CAN COME INSIDE AND PAY IT.
ONE OF THE WINDOWS AND OUR FRIENDLY STAFF WILL HELP YOU OUT.
IF YOU GO TO THE PAYMENT WINDOW, ONE OF OUR FRIENDLY STAFF WILL BE THERE TO HELP YOU OUT.
YOU CAN'T MAKE IT INSIDE OR TO THE DRIVE-THROUGH.
WHEN STAFF IS THERE, COME ON OVER AND DROP YOUR UTILITY BILLING PAYMENT OFF HERE AT OUR
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UTILITY PAYMENT, DROPBOX IT'S ON FRONT STREET.ANOTHER CONVENIENT WAY TO PAY YOUR BILL.
YOUR UTILITY BILLS ARE DUE THE 15TH OF EVERY MONTH.
SO IT'S KIND OF EASY TO REMEMBER, EVEN PUT A NOTE ON YOUR, ON YOUR CALENDAR, ON YOUR PHONE OR ON YOUR OLD STYLE CALENDAR ON THE WALL.
EITHER WAY, THE BILL IS ALWAYS DUE ON THE 15TH.
DID YOU KNOW THAT YOU CAN ALSO GO TO HEB AND WALMART TO PAY YOUR UTILITY BILLS? THEY'RE SUPER CONVENIENT, CAUSE YOU'RE PROBABLY GOING TO BE THERE FOR A LOT OF YOUR SHOPPING.
ANYWAY, YOU CAN ALSO DO AN ONLINE BILL PAYMENT EITHER THROUGH OUR SYSTEM OR THROUGH YOUR OWN FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.
YOU NEVER FORGET AND BILLS TAKEN CARE OF EVERY MONTH.
AS LONG AS YOU'RE TRAVELING IN THE PI CAPITAL OF TEXAS, JUST CLAIM YOUR VOUCHER ON THE CITY OF KYLE APP.
AND THE NEXT TIME YOU REQUEST AN UBER, YOUR RIDE WILL COST $3 AND 14 CENTS.
IT'S AS EASY AS PIE TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLY.
I JOINED THE TO SUPPORT MY FAMILY AND I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING THAT I FELT MATTERED.
AND THAT'S WHAT THE MILITARY GAVE ME A SENSE OF IMPORTANCE.
BEING A MILITARY FAMILY IS CHALLENGING BECAUSE YOU TOTALLY HAVE TO PICK UP FROM WHAT YOU KNOW AND START SOMEWHERE.
WE HAVE VINCENT LOVE SUPERHEROES, AND THEN WE HAVE SCARLET SHE'S 10 MONTHS OLD.
SHE JUST LOVES TO MAKE EVERYBODY LAUGH.
SO WE KNOW SHE'S GOING TO BE A CHARACTER.
WHEN I JOINED THE MILITARY, I DIDN'T THINK THAT I WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR WIC, BUT ONE OF MY NTLS TOLD ME THAT HE WAS IN THE WIC PROGRAM AND HE HAS TWO KIDS.
SO I IMMEDIATELY WENT AND APPLIED BECAUSE WE NEEDED THE HELP.
IT REALLY HELPS OUT FINANCIALLY.
ALL THE STAFF AT WIC HAS ALWAYS MADE ME FEEL REALLY COMFORTABLE.
THEY OFFERED CLASSES, NUTRITIONAL CLASSES OR COOKING CLASSES.
AND I ATTENDED MULTIPLE BREASTFEEDING CLASSES.
WHEN AUSTIN WAS GONE ON DEPLOYMENT, I WAS REALLY SCARED AND ALONE.
SO GOING TO THOSE BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT CLASSES AT WIC REALLY HELPED BECAUSE THEY'RE SUCH CARING AND SUPPORTING WOMEN.
IT REALLY HELPED ME GET THROUGH IT.
IT'S BEEN REALLY BENEFICIAL TO OUR FAMILY.
SO I THINK THAT'S YOUNG WHEN MAX WAS ABOUT SIX MONTHS OLD, I DECIDED TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL FULL-TIME AND I KNEW I WOULD NEED A BREAST PUMP.
AND SO MY LACTATION CONSULTANT WAS LIKE, WELL, WHY DON'T YOU JUST GO SEE IF YOU QUALIFY FOR WIC? SURE ENOUGH.
AND THEN I GOT ACCESS TO NUTRITIONISTS AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE COOLEST THING EVER.
AND SO I DECIDED TO STICK WITH IT.
WIC HAS GIVEN ME ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOODS.
WIC HAS GIVEN ME THE EDUCATION TO KNOW WHY I SHOULD HAVE THESE HEALTHY FOODS AND THEN HOW TO PREPARE THEM.
AND WHEN YOU KNOW BETTER, YOU DO BETTER WITH WIC.
THERE ARE PEOPLE THERE THAT CAN HELP YOU AND REACH OUT TO YOU AND PROVIDE RESOURCES TO YOU WHEN YOU'RE PREGNANT AND ALONE.
THE WORLD IS REALLY BIG, RIGHT? AND TO GO TO THIS ONE PLACE WHERE THERE'S PEOPLE IN THERE WHO CARE ABOUT THE OUTCOME OF YOUR PREGNANCY AND YOU AND YOUR BABY, THAT HAS MEANT A LOT TO ME, EDUCATION AND CONNECTION, AND LIKE A GROUP AND PEOPLE.
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I MEAN, THAT'S EVERYTHING YOU NEED.I THINK
I'M HERE WITH THE CITY OF KYLE CERTIFIED BRANDY COMMITTEE TO WELCOME THE BARTON FINANCIAL GROUP AND OUR CERTIFIED FAMILY.
LET'S GO INSIDE AND SEE WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
WE'RE HERE WITH THE CITY OF KYLE CERTIFIED THE COMMUNITY TO WELCOME YOU INTO OUR CERTIFIED FAMILY.
TELL US A LITTLE BIT OF A LOT TO BECOME CERTIFIED.
SO ONE OF THE TOUGHEST THINGS WE DO AS A FINANCIAL ADVISING AND FINANCIAL PLANNING IS, IS TRYING TO DISTILL DOWN SOME REALLY COMPLICATED TOPICS.
SO WHAT WE'VE DONE IS CREATED A WELL, WE CALL IT PORTFOLIO PIE RECIPE THAT WE GIVE TO ALL THE CLIENTS IN THE FIRST APPOINTMENT, THEY GO HOME WITH IT IN THEIR FIRST APPOINTMENT PACKET.
AND IT TALKS ABOUT HOW REALLY BUILDING A PORTFOLIO IS LIKE BAKING A PIE.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE ALL THE RIGHT INGREDIENTS AND ALL THE RIGHT PROPORTIONS.
AND WE SEE A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE MAYBE HAVE, UH, WHAT THEY THINK IS A PIE AND REALLY INSTEAD OF KIND OF PIE, IT'S MORE LIKE A BOWL OF ICONS.
AND SO WE DO A LITTLE BIT OF EDUCATION ABOUT WHAT IT TAKES TO, UH, TO REALLY BAKE A GOOD PIE.
SO THAT'S OUR PORTFOLIO PIE RECIPE.
SO AS PART OF OUR CERTIFIED FAMILY, WE HAVE SOME COOL SLAG FOR YOU.
SO HERE'S YOUR OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE?
I'M THE STORE MANAGER HERE AT THE KYLE LIBRARY THRIFT SHOP.
AND I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE JANUARY.
WELL, WE'VE DONE A NUMBER OF THINGS OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS.
UM, ONE IS WE'VE ADDED A CREDIT CARD SYSTEM WHERE WE NOW ACCEPT CREDIT AND DEBIT CARDS.
WE'VE EXPANDED THE STORE HOURS.
WE OPEN NOW AT NINE INSTEAD OF 10, AND THEN ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAYS WE'RE OPEN TILL SIX.
OTHER THAN THAT, WE'RE JUST GOING THROUGH THE STORE AND CLEANED IT UP A LITTLE BIT, JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE ORGANIZING, REPLACED THEM LIGHTING OF THE FURNITURE DEPARTMENT.
AND LIKE I SAID, JUST OVERALL, WE DID A LOT OF LITTLE THINGS TO IMPROVE THE APPEARANCE.
WE'VE SET UP HOUSEHOLD ITEMS. KNICK-KNACKS SMALL FURNITURE BOOKS, PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING.
HOUSEWARES HARDWARE, SMALL TABLES AND CHAIRS AND TABLES, COFFEE TABLES, NIGHTSTANDS, ANY OF THOSE LIKE SMALL DESKS, A LITTLE, EXCEPT ANY OF THE TYPE OF WORK.
SO I'M LOOKING LIKE A SECONDHAND ANSWER WHERE THEY'RE COMFORTABLE.
AND THEN WHILE I'M HERE EXCEPT FOR MY GRANDKIDS.
SO MORE LIGHTLY BIGGER, ORGANIZED, CLEAN.
I'D REALLY LIKE TO THANK THE AFFECTIONS OF KYLE FOR THE SUPPORT THAT THEY'VE SHOWN THE STORE AND THE SPORT THAT THEY ARE IN FACT GIVING TO THE LIBRARY, BECAUSE THE FUNDS THAT WE GENERATE HERE ARE SUPPORTING PROGRAMS, UPDATE KYLE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
AND WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THE CHANGES WE MADE HERE AT THE STORE.
I'M THE LIBRARY DIRECTOR HERE FOR THE CITY OF HOPE.
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WE THINK OF PROGRAMMING, NOT JUST LIKE PROGRAMS, WHEREIN PEOPLE ARE DOING SOMETHING FOR CHILDREN OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, BUT I THINK OF IT IN A BROADER CONTEXT.AND SO YES, THEY PROVIDE FUNDING FOR A LOT OF PROGRAMS THAT WE DO.
IT MAY JUST BE THE CRAFT SUPPLIES THAT WE HAVE OR PAY FOR PERFORMERS, OCCASIONALLY DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO THEY WILL DO LOTS OF THINGS LIKE THAT.
THEY ALSO PROVIDE A LOT OF FUNDING, NO, FOR THINGS THAT WE DON'T HAVE IN THE BUDGET.
AND WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO, LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE A BUNCH OF BEAUTIFUL ARTWORK IN THE CHILDREN'S SUPPORT THAT WE DID NOT HAVE IN THE BUDGET.
AND WE WANTED TO UPGRADE THE CHILDREN'S APARTMENT.
WE WANTED THE KIDS TO FEEL LIKE A MAGICAL EXPERIENCE WHEN THEY COME TO THE LIBRARY.
SO THEY WANT TO COME HERE, CREATE A DESTINATION, A PLACE TO GO.
AND OF COURSE THE FRIENDS HELPED US PURCHASE THAT.
WE HAD SOME EDUCATIONAL MANIPULATIVES THAT WE PUT ON THE WALL IN THE CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT.
THAT OF COURSE WE DIDN'T HAVE IN OUR BUDGET.
AND OF COURSE YOU CAN PROBABLY HEAR CHILDREN OVER THERE RIGHT NOW.
YOU CAN HEAR THEM PLAYING OVER THERE RIGHT NOW, EDUCATIONAL IN NATURE TO THEIR FUND, BUT THROUGH EDUCATIONAL.
SO THEY PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR ALL KINDS OF THINGS LIKE I'M JANE KIRKHAM AND I'M ON THE BOARD OF THE FRIENDS, THE KYLE LIBRARY AND THE FRIENDS OF THE KYLE LIBRARY BOARD IS DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING THE KYLE LIBRARY, THE MONEY WE RAISED THROUGH THE SALES HERE AT THE THRIFT SHOP, DIRECTLY SUPPORT THE LIBRARY.
WE'VE PROVIDED EVERYTHING FROM ARTWORK IN THE CHILDREN'S AREA TO SHELVES AND BBB CABINETS.
WE PROVIDE PRIZES AND SNACKS FOR THE CHILDREN'S READING PROGRAM.
WE'VE PAID FOR A PROJECTOR AND SCREEN FOR VARIOUS PROGRAMS AT THE LIBRARY.
WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON BUYING A SMART TABLE FOR THE CHILDREN'S AREA.
WE TRY TO HAVE THE LIBRARIANS PROVIDE THINGS THEY NEED THAT THEY CANNOT BACK THROUGH THEIR BUDGET.
SO, AND WE ARE ALSO VERY GRATEFUL TO THE COMMUNITY IN THEIR SUPPORT FOR THE LIBRARY, BY DONATING AND BUYING RIGHT THRIFT SHOP.
WELL, NANCY, UH, HEATH CLIFF LOOKS GREAT ON HIS EXAM TODAY.
WE CAN, UH, TAKE HIM UP FRONT AND GET HIM ALL CHECKED OUT.
AND WHILE YOU'RE UP THERE, JESSICA CAN TALK TO YOU ABOUT GETTING HIM REGISTERED WITH THE CITY OF KYLE.
I REALLY DIDN'T REALIZE THEY NEEDED TO BE REGISTERED WITH THE CITY.
ACTUALLY, ALL THE PETS THAT LIVE WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS SHOULD BE REGISTERED WITH THE CITY OF KYLE.
THERE'S ACTUALLY AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY THAT REQUIRES IT.
UM, BUT JESSICA CAN HELP YOU TAKE CARE OF THAT WHEN YOU GET HIM UP.
THE DOCTOR SAID THAT YOU WOULD HAVE MY, UH, INVOICE AND INFORMATION ON HOW TO REGISTER HEATH CLOAK WITH THE CITY OF
SO I HAVE YOUR INVOICE RIGHT HERE, AND THIS IS GOING TO BE YOUR SAVED REGISTRY FORM.
EVERYTHING'S ALREADY FILLED OUT FOR YOU.
SO ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS GO THROUGH AND MAKE SURE IT'S CORRECT, AND THEN INITIAL AND SIGN THEM HERE.
AND WE'LL SEND THAT INTO THE CITY AND GET IT REGISTERED.
THEN THIS IS GOING TO BE YOUR TASKS AND THE CITY WORKS WITH PET HUB NOW FOR THESE TAX.
SO THEY'RE EASIER FOR PETS TO FIND THEIR FAMILIES IF THEY GET LOST.
YOU ARE ALL REGISTERED ON PENN HUB.
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UH, I AM A LIBRARY ASSISTANT AT THE KYLE PUBLIC LIBRARY, AND I'VE BEEN HERE FOR FOUR YEARS.
KYLE'S A, IT'S INTERESTING CAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS GOING ON IN THE CITY.
AND SO YOU GET TO SEE A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE, A LOT OF DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES AND YOU GET TO BE A PART OF, UH, SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY NEW, NOT REALLY CHANGING A LOT FAST PACED.
A LOT OF WHAT WE DO IS ALSO PROGRAMMING.
SO GETTING PEOPLE READY FOR STORY TIME IN THE MORNING, UH, DOING EVENTS FOR THE CITY, WE'VE GOT PORCH PARTIES, WE'VE GOT SOME, A READING PROGRAM.
AND ALSO I DO A LOT OF BOOK CATALOGING.
SO GETTING THE BOOKS READY TO GO OUT TO THE PUBLIC AS A, AS A PUBLIC LIBRARY, AS PART OF THE COMMUNITY, THIS IS A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A LIVELY PLACE TRYING TO MAKE IT ONE OF THOSE PLACES WHERE YOU CAN JUST GO, YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY MONEY TO BE THERE.
YOU DON'T, WE'VE ALREADY DONE THAT JUST BY BEING A CITIZEN AND JUST HAVE A PLACE TO EXIST WITHOUT HAVING TO PAY MORE MONEY, WHICH IS A THING THAT'S VERY RARE THESE DAYS.
SO ALL AGES PROGRAMS, AND A LOT OF IT HAS TO DO WITH, UH, INTERACTING WITH THESE TEAMS, WITH THESE KIDS.
AND I THINK THE BIGGEST THING WAS HEARING FROM PARENTS THAT THEY'RE JUST SO HAPPY THAT I'M GETTING THE KIDS OFF THE COMPUTER, TALKING TO OTHER TEENS INTERACTING AND REALLY JUST, UM, YEAH, ACTIVE LIKE SOCIALLY, WHICH IS A LOT OF FUN.
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IN KEEPING WITH MTCS ACTIVE APPROACH TO COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND INVOLVEMENT.THE KYLE CORRECTIONAL CENTER IN KYLE TEXAS RECENTLY HELD THE COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL OR CRC MEETING COMMUNITY BUSINESS LEADERS ARE PART OF THE CRC AND CAME TO THE MEETING TO TOUR THE FACILITY AND RECEIVE UPDATES TO THE OPERATION AS WELL AS DISCUSS WAYS THE FACILITIES PARTNERSHIP CAN BE STRENGTHENED AND BETTER SERVE THE COMMUNITY.
KIM HILSENBECK IS THE COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST FOR THE CITY OF KYLE AND SHARED SOME OF HER THOUGHTS AND IMPRESSIONS FOLLOWING THE CRC MEETING.
FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR INVITING THE CITY TO BE PART OF THE CRC AND TO HELP US UNDERSTAND WHAT GOES ON HERE AT THIS FACILITY.
I THINK IT IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT THAT THE COMMUNITY KNOWS THAT YES, IT IS A PRISON, BUT THERE ARE SO MANY GREAT PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN HERE TO HEAR AND SEE, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THE THINGS THAT HAPPEN HERE.
IT, IT, IT REALLY CHANGES YOUR OPINIONS ABOUT THINGS.
I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED WITH THE MEETING AND THE INFORMATION AND THE WAY IT WAS ALL PACKAGED AND HOW YOU, YOU MAKE IT PERSONAL.
YOU MAKE PEOPLE CARE ABOUT IT.
SO I APPRECIATE YOU AND EVERYTHING YOUR STAFF IS DOING.
WE GO IN AT DIFFERENT STAGES OF THE CONSTRUCTION TO BE SURE THAT WORKMANSHIP, UM, MATERIALS ARE BEING INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDATIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS.
AND NOT ONLY THAT, BUT TO THE ADOPTIVE CODES OF CITY OF KYLE AND ORDINANCES.
OH, DEFINITELY LOOKING FOR A JACK OF ALL TRADES.
UH, YOU'VE GOT TO KNOW, UH, DIFFERENT PHASES OF CONSTRUCTION, EVERYTHING THAT GOES INTO A STRUCTURE, ALL THE SYSTEMS THAT ARE INVOLVED, NOT JUST THE ROOF AND WALLS PER SE, ELECTRICAL THE PLUMBING.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOMEBODY WHO'S GOT SOME BACKGROUND IN CONSTRUCTION, VERY IMPORTANT, AND WHAT WE DO CAUSE YOU'VE REALLY GOT TO KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT EVERYTHING.
I AM TAYLOR BENNETT AND I AM THE HR SPECIALIST HERE WITH THE CITY.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR A FULL TIME INSPECTOR TO DO EITHER RESIDENTIAL INSPECTIONS ON OUR NEW DEVELOPMENT OR COMMERCIAL INSPECTIONS, DEPENDING ON WHICH CERTIFICATIONS THIS INDIVIDUAL HAS.
AND WE'RE WILLING TO TAKE THE RIGHT INDIVIDUAL AND TRAIN AND, YOU KNOW, GET THEM TO THE PROCESS AND GET THEM THE HOURS HE NEEDS TO TAKE THE NECESSARY EXAM TO BECOME CERTIFIED.
OR SHE, YES, WE PROVIDE YOU WITH A, UM, VEHICLE TO GO TO YOUR INSPECTION SITES.
UH, WE ALSO PROVIDE YOU WITH, UM, CERTAIN EQUIPMENT THAT YOU WOULD NEED, UM, IPADS TO BE ABLE TO, UH, TRACK WHICH INSPECTIONS DO YOU HAVE TO GO TO NEXT AND TO BE ABLE TO LOG YOUR PROGRESS UNIFORMS WOULD BE INCLUDED TOO, UM, WITH THE CITY OF KYLE, UH, FULLY PAID PREMIUMS ON YOUR EMPLOYEE, HEALTH, DENTAL, AND VISION.
AND THEN OF COURSE FOR A CITY, SOME OTHER GREAT BENEFITS ARE THE VACATION TIME, SICK TIME, HOLIDAY TIME, AND REALLY JUST SOME OF THE GREAT CULTURE OF WORKING FOR A LOCAL ORGANIZATION, SUCH AS TEAM KYLE TO APPLY ONLINE.
WE ASK THAT YOU GO TO WWW DOT JOIN TEAM, KYLE.COM AND PUT YOUR APPLICATION IN TODAY.
I WORK IN THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
I AM THE PUBLIC WORKS SECRETARY AND I HAVE BEEN WITH THE CITY 14 YEARS, THIS PAST OCTOBER 18TH, ACTUALLY, THAT'S MY NICKNAME, MOTHER HAND.
UM, I DO LOOK AT THEM AS MY KIDS.
UM, AND EVEN THE ONES THAT ARE OLDER THAN ME.
I STILL LOOK AT THEM AS MY KIDS.
UH, IT'S JUST LIKE A BIG FAMILY HERE AND I LOVE IT.
EVERYBODY'S WILLING TO HELP THEN IF YOU KNOW, IF SOMEONE CAME, CAUSE LET ME GET SOMEONE FOR YOU, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT LIKE I JUST CAN'T AND THEY TAKE OFF.
NO, THEY MAKE SURE I'M TAKING CARE OF, AND THAT'S NOT JUST FOR ME.
I SEE THAT THEY DO IT FOR ALL OF THIS AND THAT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, SO I THINK TO ME, A DAILY BASIS,
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I HAD A CUSTOMER CALL AND UH, A RESIDENT, I SAID THEY NEEDED, IF THERE WAS A WAY THEY COULD CLOSE DOWN A PORTION OF THEIR STREET, CAUSE THEY WERE GOING TO HAVE A BLOCK PARTY.AND UH, HE DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO GO ABOUT DOING THAT.
AND I'M LIKE, WELL, I DON'T KNOW EITHER I GO, BUT YOU KNOW, GIVE ME YOUR NAME AND NUMBER AND I'LL GIVE YOU A CALL BACK.
SO AT THAT TIME THAT'S WHEN THE STREET CLOSURE, UH, FORMS BEGAN.
AND SO I WAS ABLE TO ASSIST HIM AND UH, TOLD HIM, YOU KNOW, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED FROM YOU.
AND THIS IS WHAT WE CAN DO, PROVIDE BARRICADES AND STUFF.
AND UH, WE WERE ABLE TO HELP HIM OUT AND, AND GET THAT.
AND THAT WAS A GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT.
YOU KNOW, IT WAS A GOOD FEELING TO HELP HIM BECAUSE IN THE FOLLOWING YEAR HE COMES BACK TO ME, HE GOES, JAMIE, I NEEDED AGAIN.
YOU KNOW? CAUSE WE HAD STARTED IT, YOU KNOW? SO THAT WAS AWESOME, MOMMY.
AND THIS IS AMARIA OUR NEWBORN FOUR MONTHS.
AND THIS IS MY LOVELY HUSBAND, CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS. AND THEN I'M KIMBERLY.
WHEN I FIRST FOUND OUT I WAS PREGNANT, IT WAS VERY SCARY BECAUSE WHEN IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S NOT LIKE IN YOUR PLANS RIGHT THEN, AND IT POPS UP, IT'S LIKE, YOU HAVE NO CHOICE.
AND SO WHEN I CAME HERE, IT WAS KIND OF CRAZY.
I WAS LIKE, YOU MEAN, I GET ALL OF THIS.
LIKE I GET THE MILK, THE CHEESE, THE EGGS.
CAUSE IT WAS JUST LIKE CHRISTMAS EVERY DAY.
YOU KNOW, WAKE IS AN AMAZING PROGRAM FOR YOU.
YOU JUST ASK ONE QUESTION AND THEY'LL GIVE YOU ANSWERS TO EVERYTHING THAT YOU JUST PROBABLY DIDN'T EVEN THINK OF.
THE INFORMATION WITH BREASTFEEDING IS VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, I'M A FRIEND, I'M A FIRST TIME BREASTFEEDING MOM.
AND THAT INFORMATION IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT.
THERE IS MUCH TO LEARN MUCH TO LEARN.
THERE'S LOT MORE TO LEARN AND WIC IS THERE TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION FOR YOU.
IF YOU'RE A YOUNG MOTHER, YOU'RE DEFINITELY NOT ALONE WHEN YOU STOP.
AND YOU THINK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOUR CHILD LOOKS AT YOU AND SMILES AT THOSE CUTE DIMPLES AND THEM COLORFUL, BRIGHT EYES, LIKE IT'S DEFINITELY WORTH IT.
I'M THE CHAIRMAN OF THE KYLE RAILROAD DEPOT COMMITTEE.
AND WE ARE WORKING WITH THE CITY OF KYLE MAINTAINING AND TAKE CARE OF THIS BUILDING.
THIS IS AN ALL VOLUNTEER STAFF THAT OPENS THIS DEPOT FOR KYLE EVERY SATURDAY.
NOW FROM TIM TO TWO, KYLE HAS HAD A VERY ULTRA STEAM HISTORY.
THIS WAS THE HUB OF TRANSPORTATION, COMMUNICATION, MAGNETIC DEVELOPMENT.
YOU CAN TELL BY BRINGING THEIR PRODUCTS.
THIS WAS THE LIVELIHOOD OF THE PEOPLE OF KYLE AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS.
SO WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE THIS DEPOT TO TELL THE DISTRICT AND WE ENJOY HAVING EVERYBODY COME AND WE NEED MORE VOLUNTEERS.
UH, THE MORE VOLUNTEERS THAT WE CAN GET, THE MORE WE CAN BE OPEN.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR PEOPLE THAT LOVE HISTORY AND THAT ARE DEPENDABLE THAT WE CAN DEPEND ON.
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A FEW MORE VOLUNTEERS, WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO BE OPEN SOME MORE.AND THAT WOULD BE A GOOD THING FOR THE CITY OF KYLE.
THEN I MUST MET JOSE SINUS CMR. AUDREY
MY NAME IS TRACY, SHEILA AND I HAVE BEEN YOUR CITY COUNCIL MEMBER FOR DISTRICT TWO FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS.
IT HAS BEEN A REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE AND I HAVE ENJOYED EVERY MINUTE OF IT, BUT NOW IT IS TIME TO PASS THE PIE.
HI, I'M YVONNE KALE AND I REPRESENT DISTRICT TWO AND I CAN'T WAIT TO GET STARTED.
HELLO, CITY OF KYLE, MY NAME IS ALEX
IT HAS BEEN A GREAT HONOR TO SERVE ALL OF YOU TO LISTEN AND TO LEARN FROM ALL OF THIS.
HI, MY NAME IS ASHLEY BRADSHAW.
I AM YOUR DISTRICT FOR A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER.
I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO SERVING THE CITY OF
I'M REALLY GLAD TO DO THIS BECAUSE YOU KEEP THE THINGS MOVING ON.
YOU DON'T HECKLE ME TOO MUCH ABOUT, YOU KNOW, SIGNING THOUSANDS OF DOCUMENTS ALL THE TIME.
SO I'M REALLY GLAD THAT IT'S YOU ALL RIGHT, REPEAT AFTER ME.
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STATE YOUR NAME, STATE YOUR NAME.I, TRAVIS MITCHELL, DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF MAYOR, OF THE CITY OF CARLYLE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF KYLE, THE STATE OF TEXAS OR THE STATE OF TEXAS TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, PROTECT AND DEFEND, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES STATE.
SO HELP ME BACK AND OF THIS STATE.
SO HELP ME, GOD, THERE'S A NEW MAYOR.
HEY ALEX, KIM HUDSON, BACK HERE WITH THE CITY OF KYLE AS I WAS OUT HERE IN SIEBEL CHEESE PARK THIS MORNING, I RAN INTO THIS A GROUP OF FOLKS FROM ONE OF THE LOCAL CUB SCOUT PACKS HERE IN OUR AREA.
WE'LL LET THEM TELL YOU ALL ABOUT IT, BUT THEY'RE HERE BECAUSE THEY ADOPTED A PARK AND WE ARE SO GRATEFUL, SO APPRECIATIVE.
SO LET ME TURN IT OVER TO THE FOLKS WHO ARE DOING THE WORK HERE AND I'LL LET THEM TELL THEIR STORY.
TELL US WHAT YOU'RE DOING OUT HERE TODAY.
CAUSE YOU GUYS ADOPTED THIS PARK, RIGHT? YEAH.
THIS IS PART OF THE ADOPTIVE PARK PROGRAM FROM CDU KYLE CUB SCOUT MASTERS.
WE ADOPTED THIS PARK 10 MONTHS AGO.
NOW WE'VE BEEN FROM THE FIRST SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH IN A CLEANING UP PEOPLE CHASE FOUND ALL KINDS OF STRANGE STUFF.
WHAT'D YOU TELL HIM ABOUT YOUR NAME'S LOGAN AND NATHAN? WELL, WE ARE GREATLY APPRECIATIVE OF EVERYTHING Y'ALL ARE DOING AND WE THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEART.
CAN YOU SEE KYLE AND UH, MOMS, DADS.
WE ARE REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF WHAT YOU'RE DOING OUT HERE.
I'M A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER, CIVIL ENGINEER, AND I WORK WITH THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT HERE.
UH I'M WITH CITY OF GUY LAST TWO YEARS.
MY POSITION HERE IS A DESIGN ENGINEER.
SO I GET INVOLVED IN A LOT OF DESIGNS LIKE ROAD, UM, STORM WATER NETWORKS OR SENATORS WHO ARE NETWORKS.
MY EXPERTISE IS MORE IN DRAINAGE AND SANITARY RELATED ISSUES.
SO I GET ANY DRAINAGE ISSUE OR ANY TRAINEES DESIGN COMES AROUND.
LIKE I TOLD YOU, AND THREE NURSE WITHIN THIS TEAM RIGHT NOW, IT FEELS LIKE MORE EXTENDED FAMILY.
UM, IT IS A GREAT WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND, UM, PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL.
UH, I GET A LOT OF FRIENDS AND I LOOK FORWARD TO COMING TO WORK EVERY DAY.
I FEEL LIKE I'M BEING FIRED OF, UH, SETTING UP THE FUTURE OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE, UH, FOR THE CITY OF KYLE AND ITS CITIZENS IN PERSONAL FRONT.
UM, THERE WAS SURPRISE BABY SOUR PARTY FOR ME, UH, A VERY PRETENDED LIKE VERY THE MEETING I WALKED INTO THE MEETING AND THERE WAS VERY SOUR FIGHTING.
IT FEELS LIKE BEING REALLY BEING PART OF THE TEAM.
UM, SO THERE ARE, THERE ARE A LOT OF MEMORIES IN LAST THREE YEARS.
WELL AT THE CITY OF KYLE, WE HAVE A VISION STATEMENT AND OUR VISION STATEMENT FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS THAT WE'RE SETTING THE STAGE FOR BOTH REAL ESTATE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUCCESS.
I'M THE DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR THE CITY OF KYLE.
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14 YEARS.ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REALLY IS JOB CREATION.
IT'S THE CREATION OF WEALTH WITHIN A COMMUNITY.
IT IS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND WORKFORCE TRAINING.
IT'S CREATING THE JOBS WITHIN YOUR COMMUNITY FOR YOUR CITIZENS, AND IT IS CREATING A BUSINESS COMMUNITY IS GOING TO BE GROWING AND THRIVING.
SO IT'S, IT'S A WIN-WIN FOR ALL OF US WHEN THESE, THESE BUSINESSES AND THESE PROJECTS COME TO TOWN.
AND SO WHEN, WHEN THESE PROJECTS COME TO TOWN, WE RUN IT ECONOMIC IMPACT ANALYSIS.
SO IT'S GOING TO SHOW US IN BLACK AND WHITE ON PAPER AND IMPACT THAT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE ON THIS COMMUNITY SO THAT WE CAN SHOW NOT JUST OURSELVES, BUT WE CAN SHOW OUR LEADERSHIP AND OUR CITY COUNCIL, UM, WHAT KIND OF AN IMPACT IN JOBS IN TAX DOLLARS.
AND IT'S GOING TO HAVE ON THIS COMMUNITY AND FUTURE, AS FAR AS THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PACKAGES GO, UH, WHAT WE LOOK AT IS THE TYPE OF JOB, THE PAY OF JOB, THE, UM, IF IT'S IN OUR TARGET MARKET, THE, UM, WHETHER THEY'RE GOING TO BE RELOCATING THEIR EMPLOYEES, OR IF THEY'RE GOING TO BE CREATING NEW EMPLOYEES, THERE ARE A LOT OF FACTORS THAT REALLY GO INTO THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY IN, IN KYLE, UH, HAS REALLY JUST EXPLODED.
AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE SEEN EVEN THROUGH ANY OF THE DOWNTURNS.
UM, AND IT HAS BEEN ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAS REALLY GOTTEN US THROUGH.
IT'S GOTTEN SOME OF THE ATTENTION FROM DEVELOPERS, EVEN THROUGH DOWNTURNS.
THEY SEE DIRT HAS CONTINUED TO TURN AND KYLE, AND IT HAS GOTTEN THE ATTENTION OF THOSE DEVELOPERS THAT MAY NOT HAVE EVEN LOOKED AT KYLE, UM, UNTIL THEY SAW SOME OF THAT THING.
SOME OF THOSE THINGS HAPPEN IN HERE TODAY, WE ARE MORE TARGETED AND REALLY LASER FOCUSED ON WHAT WE ARE REALLY TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH.
AND WE DON'T REALLY SPEND MUCH TIME ON RETAIL UNLESS IT IS A DESTINATION RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT.
SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED FOR ALL THESE NEW OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE COMING OUR WAY.
AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HOSTING A LOT OF NEW COMPANIES AND A LOT OF NEW JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
LET'S GET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT DOING THIS, A KYLE OR TO LEARN MORE, GO TO KYLE ED.COM.
THE COURT IS ASSESSABLE TO THE CITIZENS OF, OF THE COW COMMUNITY ALL DURING THE WEEK, BUT ON WEDNESDAYS, UH, COURT IS ACTUALLY BEING HELD ON THE BENCH AND WE FREQUENTLY CALL IT WALK-IN WEDNESDAY WHERE WE WANT OUR CITIZENS TO KNOW WHETHER OUR WALK-IN WEDNESDAY PROGRAM IS THAT FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE WARRANTS AND HAVE DEALINGS WITH THE COURT THAT NOT TO FEEL AS IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE ARRESTED ONCE YOU APPROACH THE COURT OR COME INTO THE COURT.
SO WHAT WE WANT TO ESTABLISH IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CITIZENS KNOW THAT OUR FIRST OBLIGATION IS TRY TO SATISFY THIS JUDGMENT AND WE'RE BOUND TO DO SO.
AND WHEN I SAY WE'RE BOUND TO DO SO, WE'RE OBLIGATED TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION OR A PLAN TO TRY TO GET A DISPOSITION TO YOUR CASE.
SO CONSEQUENTLY, IF YOU ACTUALLY COME IN IN PERSON AND GET THESE TAKEN CARE OF CAN TURN OFF THOSE WARRANTS IMMEDIATELY AND THEN TAKEN AWAY THE RISK OF ACTUALLY GOING TO JAIL.
BUT WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO IS WE CAN EXTEND THEM TIME TO PAY.
WE CAN GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE AND MAKE THAT NEGOTIATION AND COME UP WITH A PLAN.
THAT AGAIN, THAT IS REASONABLE TO SATISFY YOUR OBLIGATION AND REASONABLE FOR THE CITIZEN TO TAKE CARE OF IT.
HI, EVERYONE, KIM NELSON, BACK HERE WITH THE CITY OF KYLE, I'M STANDING HERE WITH LUPA GILL.
SHE'S ONE OF OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FOR THE CITY.
WE'RE AT A PROPERTY IN KYLE WHERE THE OWNER WAS HAVING TROUBLE MAINTAINING THEIR LAWN.
AND WE ARE STARTING A PROGRAM WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT TO TRY AND HELP SOME FOLKS WHO MIGHT BE HAVING THE SAME TYPE OF ISSUE.
WHY DON'T YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO? YES.
THIS IS A REALLY GOOD EXAMPLE ABOUT A PROPERTY THAT HAS, UH, BEEN UNCAPPED FOR, UH, WHETHER A BABY, UH, ELDERLY OWNERS, UH, SOME SORT OF, UH, HEALTH ISSUES OR SUB DISABILITY.
AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO KEEP THE PROPERTY MODE AS YOU CAN SEE.
SO WE'RE HOPING TO GET ORGANIZATIONS OR CHURCH GROUPS, RIGHT? EVEN BOY SCOUTS, OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT WANT TO DO SOME COMMUNITY SERVICE, WANT TO DO SOMETHING GOOD FOR THEIR COMMUNITY.
THIS IS ONE WAY TO GET INVOLVED INTO HOW IMMUNO INSTEAD OF US TRIED TO ISSUE CITATIONS OR TAKE
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SOMEBODY TO COURT BECAUSE THEY ARE UNABLE TO KEEP THEIR PROPERTY MAINTAINED.AND I HAVE COME ACROSS A LOT OF, UH, INSTANCES WHERE, UH, ELDERLY COUPLES DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE THE FAMILY MEMBERS THAT CAN HELP THEM.
SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET SOFTWARE, UH, AND GET THE PROGRAM STARTED.
SO IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN HELPING, IF YOU HAVE A CHURCH GROUP, A YOUTH GROUP, A BOY SCOUT TROOP, OR ANY OTHER KIND OF ORGANIZATION, AND YOU WANT TO HELP OUT WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT, WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU? OH YEAH.
THEY COULD CALL ME ON MY NUMBER, WHICH IS (512) 262-3914.
OR YOU COULD EVEN SEND ME AN EMAIL AT, UH, L GIL, G I L AT CDF, KYLE.COM.
THANKS FOR COMING OUT TO TALK WITH US AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU SPREADING THE WORD.
UH, LET US KNOW IF YOU WANT TO HELP AND WE WILL CERTAINLY WORK WITH YOU TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
WE'LL CHECK IN WITH YOU REAL SOON.
AND THE REASON FOR US BEING OUT HERE TODAY IS TO KEEP YOU ALL LOADED SAMPLE OF THE AREA OR SIDES ARE PROHIBITED IN OUR CITY RIGHT AWAY.
THIS PESTICIDES PEOPLE, SELLING HOMES, GARAGE, SALE SIDES, PEOPLE BUYING HOMES.
WE PICK UP ON A DAILY BASIS, STARTED WORKING ON SATURDAYS TO PICK UP THE ILLEGAL SITES.
SO WIDESPREAD REMINDER, PLEASE DO NOT PUT ANY KIND OF SIDE, WHETHER IT BE IN GARAGE SALE SIDES, UH, HOME, UH, FOR SALE SIGNS RIGHT AWAY, INCLUDING STOP SITE UTILITY POLES, OR YOU CAN HAVE A KIND OF STRAIGHT SIDE AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR PROPERTY.
MOST PEOPLE JUST ASSUME THE WATER WILL TURN WHEN THEY RUN THE TAP.
BUT DON'T THINK ABOUT HOW IT GOT THERE.
HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED WHERE YOUR WATER COMES FROM? HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE INVOLVED OR HOW IT'S TREATED BEFORE IT GETS TO YOUR HOME DRIVE IN AND AROUND ALMOST EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND YOU CAN SEE WATER TOWERS DOTTING THE KYLE SKYLINE.
OUR WATER COMES FROM LAKE DUNLAP, WHICH FLOWS OUT FROM CANYON LAKE, NEAR NEW BRAUNFELS.
WE ALSO HAVE FIVE WELLS IN TOWN THAT DRAW WATER FROM THE EDWARDS AQUIFER.
AND OUR USAGE IS BASED UPON PERMITS ISSUED BY GROUNDWATER AUTHORITIES.
THE WATER FROM THE LAKE IS CALLED SURFACE WATER.
AND THE WATER FROM THE WELLS IS CALLED GROUNDWATER.
THEY ARE BLENDED AND TREATED ONCE THEY GET INTO OUR WATER SYSTEM HERE IN KYLE IN THE NEAR FUTURE, SOME OF OUR WATER WILL COME FROM THE CARRIZO AQUIFER IN LEE COUNTY THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP
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WITH THE ALLIANCE, REGIONAL WATER AUTHORITY.BUT FOR NOW THE WATER SUPPLY IS THE SURFACE AND GROUNDWATER.
OUR WATER SYSTEM IS MAINTAINED BY HIGHLY SKILLED AND TRAINED WATER OPERATORS WHO ARE LICENSED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS.
THEIR JOB IS TO ADD THE RIGHT BLEND OF DISINFECTANT TO MAKE SURE THE WATER IS SAFE FOR DISTRIBUTION TO OUR CUSTOMERS.
WATER TREATMENT MAKES SURE THE WATER YOU USE DAILY IS CLEAN AND SAFE.
AFTER METICULOUS ROUNDS OF TESTING, WATER TRAVELS TO YOUR HOME, TO A COMPLEX SYSTEM OF UNDERGROUND PIPES.
ONCE IT CROSSES OVER FROM THE MAIN PIPES, IT ENTERS YOUR HOME WHERE YOU USE IT FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO ON YOUR HOUSE.
TURN ON THE TAP TO WASH VEGGIES, TAKE A SHOWER, FLUSH THE TOILET, WATER YOUR GARDEN, OR MAKE A NICE CUP OF TEA.
EACH MONTH YOU RECEIVE A UTILITY BILL FROM THE CITY OF KYLE.
IT'S BROKEN DOWN INTO SEVERAL SECTIONS, DEPENDING ON THE UTILITY SERVICES YOU RECEIVE.
SOME CUSTOMERS RECEIVE WATER, WASTEWATER AND TRASH SERVICE ALONG WITH A STORMWATER UTILITY FEE.
OTHERS RECEIVE ONLY WASTEWATER OR ONLY TRASH SERVICE.
LET'S TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR UTILITY BILL.
YOU'LL NOTICE SOMETHING CALLED A WATER MINIMUM CHARGE.
THIS IS THE FEE CHARGED BY THE WATER DEPARTMENT EACH MONTH.
IT IS A FIXED COST COST THAT HELPS PAY FOR INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE, REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS.
THE FEE ALSO PAYS FOR THE METER TECHS THAT READ YOUR WATER METER AND UTILITY STAFF THAT GENERATE THE BILLS.
THINK OF IT AS THE FUNDING MECHANISM FOR HOW THE WATER UTILITY OPERATES.
THE WATER USAGE FEE IS A DIFFERENT LINE ON YOUR BILL.
THAT IS THE RATE YOU PAY FOR EACH THOUSAND GALLONS OF WATER USED, MEANING WATER THAT RUNS THROUGH THE METER, OUTSIDE YOUR HOME IN KYLE, AS IN MANY OTHER CITIES, WE USE A TIERED RATE STRUCTURE TO ENCOURAGE CONSERVATION.
SO THE MORE YOU USE THE HIGHER THE RATE PER THOUSAND GALLONS, WHEN IT COMES TO THE WATER USAGE FEE, YOU AS THE CUSTOMER ARE IN CONTROL OF HOW MUCH WATER YOU USE.
SO EACH MONTH YOU CAN DECIDE TO MAKE A THOUSAND CUPS OF TEA, TAKE A HUNDRED SHOWERS, DRINK FOUR DOZEN GLASSES OF WATER OR IRRIGATE YOUR GARDEN FOR TWO HOURS A DAY.
JUST KNOW THAT THE MORE YOU USE THE HIGHER, THE RATE, ALL OF THE WATER THAT GOES DOWN THE DRAIN OR IS FLUSHED DOWN.
THE TOILET BECOMES WASTEWATER.
ONCE THE WASTEWATER LEAVES YOUR HOME, IT TRAVELS THROUGH A DIFFERENT SET OF PIPES TO OUR WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.
HERE IT IS TREATED THROUGH A MULTI-STEP PROCESS, TAKING OUT HARMFUL PARTICLES AND MAKING IT SAFE AND CLEAN TO BE PUT BACK INTO THE RIVERS AND STREAMS. OUR OUTFLOW FROM THE PLANT IS RELEASED INTO PLUM CREEK AND IS CONSTANTLY REGULATED BY THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY OR TCEQ.
TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT YOUR UTILITY BILL.
IF YOU RECEIVE WASTEWATER SERVICE FROM THE CITY, YOU WILL SEE THE SAME BASIC STRUCTURE AS THE WATER USAGE.
THERE IS A MONTHLY SERVICE FEE AND A RATE FOR USAGE.
SINCE THERE ARE NO METERS GOING OUT OF HOMES, THE RATE IS DETERMINED BY AVERAGING THREE MONTHS OF WATER USAGE BETWEEN DECEMBER AND FEBRUARY OF EACH YEAR.
WE USE THOSE MONTHS IN PARTICULAR BECAUSE THEY ARE WHEN MOST PEOPLE USE THE LEAST AMOUNT OF WATER.
SO HOW CAN YOU CONTROL COSTS ON YOUR UTILITY BILL? WE RECOMMEND INSTALLING LOW FLOW TOILETS AND SHOWER HEADS TURNING OFF WATER WHILE YOU BRUSH YOUR TEETH, INSTALLING ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENT APPLIANCES, RUNNING FULL DISHWASHERS INSTEAD OF HALF LOADS.
AND IN GENERAL, PAYING ATTENTION TO HOW YOU USE WATER AROUND YOUR HOME FIND AREAS WHERE YOU CAN PERSONALLY CUT BACK.
EVERY GALLON NOT USED WILL SAVE YOU MONEY, PARTICULARLY IN THE WINTER MONTHS WHEN THE USAGE IS AVERAGED.
IN ADDITION TO LOWERING YOUR COSTS, WATER CONSERVATION HAS THE BENEFIT OF BEING GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.
THE WATER WE USE FROM THE EDWARDS AQUIFER IS ALSO FROM THE SAME SOURCE USED BY HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS IN OUR REGION, BY FOLLOWING THE RECOMMENDED WATERING SCHEDULE FOR IRRIGATION AND BY REDUCING WATER RUNOFF THAT IS WASTED.
YOU CAN SEE LOWER BILLS AND KNOW YOU'RE PROTECTING OUR MOST VALUABLE NATURAL RESOURCE.
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I'M HERE WITH THE CERTIFIED BRANDING TEAM AND WE'RE HERE TO CERTIFY ACUITY EYECARE.
FOLLOW ME IN AND SEE WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
I'M VICTORIA WITH THE CITY OF KYLE CERTIFIED BRAND NEW TEAM, WE'RE HERE TO FORMALLY INDUCT YOU INTO OUR PROGRAM AND YOUR OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE, GOODY BAGS TO GIVE OUT TO OUR PATIENTS.
UM, THESE ARE WHAT WE GIVE TO PATIENTS THROUGH MY CONTACTS SOLUTIONS, DRY EYE KITS, ANY OTHER PRODUCTS THAT WE SELL IT FROM FROM THE OFFICE, GO TO THEM.
ONE OF THESE LITTLE GUYS OR US AND THE CERTIFIED LOGO ON IT.
WE GO IN AT DIFFERENT STAGES OF THE CONSTRUCTION TO BE SURE THAT WORKMANSHIP, UM, MATERIALS ARE BEING INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDATIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS.
AND NOT ONLY THAT, BUT TO THE ADOPTIVE CODES OF CITY OF KYLE AND ORDINANCES.
OH, DEFINITELY LOOKING FOR A JACK OF ALL TRADES.
YOU'VE GOT TO KNOW, UM, DIFFERENT PHASES OF CONSTRUCTION, EVERYTHING THAT GOES INTO A STRUCTURE, ALL THE SYSTEMS THAT ARE INVOLVED, NOT JUST THE ROOF AND WALLS PER SE, ELECTRICAL THE PLUMBING.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOMEBODY WHO'S GOT SOME BACKGROUND IN CONSTRUCTION, VERY IMPORTANT, AND WHAT WE DO CAUSE YOU'VE REALLY GOT TO KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT EVERYTHING.
I AM TAYLOR BENNETT AND I AM THE HR SPECIALIST HERE WITH THE CITY.
SO WE ARE LOOKING FOR A FULL-TIME INSPECTOR TO DO EITHER RESIDENTIAL INSPECTIONS ON OUR NEW DEVELOPMENT OR COMMERCIAL INSPECTIONS, DEPENDING ON WHICH CERTIFICATIONS THIS INDIVIDUAL HAS.
AND WE'RE WILLING TO TAKE THE RIGHT INDIVIDUAL AND TRAIN AND, YOU KNOW, GET THEM TO THE PROCESS AND GET THEM THE HOURS HE NEEDS TO TAKE THE NECESSARY EXAMS TO BECOME CERTIFIED.
OR SHE, YEAH, WE PROVIDE YOU WITH A, UM, VEHICLE TO GO TO YOUR INSPECTION SITES.
UH, WE ALSO PROVIDE YOU WITH CERTAIN EQUIPMENT THAT YOU WOULD NEED, UM, IPADS TO BE ABLE TO, UH, TRACK WHICH INSPECTIONS DO YOU HAVE TO GO TO NEXT AND TO BE ABLE TO LOG YOUR PROGRESS UNIFORMS WOULD BE INCLUDED TOO, UM, WITH THE CITY OF KYLE, UH, FULLY PAID PREMIUMS ON YOUR EMPLOYEE, HEALTH, DENTAL, AND VISION.
AND THEN OF COURSE, FOR A CITY, A SOME OTHER GREAT BENEFITS ARE THE VACATION TIME, SICK TIME, HOLIDAY TIME, AND REALLY JUST SOME OF THE GREAT CULTURE OF WORKING FOR A LOCAL ORGANIZATION, SUCH AS TEAM KYLE TO APPLY ONLINE.
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DOT JOIN TEAM, KYLE.COM AND PUT YOUR APPLICATION IN TODAY.UH, I AM A LIBRARY ASSISTANT AT THE KYLE PUBLIC LIBRARY AND I'VE BEEN HERE FOR FOUR YEARS BEING PART OF TEAM.
KYLE'S, UH, IT'S INTERESTING BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS GOING ON IN THE CITY.
AND SO YOU GET TO SEE A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE, A LOT OF DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES, AND YOU GET TO BE A PART OF, UH, SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY NEW, NOT REALLY CHANGING A LOT FAST PACED.
A LOT OF THE STUFF I DO INVOLVES DEALING WITH THE PUBLIC, UH, CHECKING BOOKS OUT TO THEM, UH, WORKING WITH THEM TO FIND OUT ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS, HELPING THEM WITH COMPUTERS.
A LOT OF WHAT WE DO IS ALSO PROGRAMMING.
SO GETTING PEOPLE READY FOR STORY TIME IN THE MORNING, UH, DOING EVENTS FOR THE CITY, WE'VE GOT PORK PARTIES, WE'VE GOT SOME, A READING PROGRAM.
AND ALSO I DO A LOT OF BOOK CATALOGING.
SO GETTING THE BOOKS READY TO GO OUT TO THE PUBLIC AS A, AS A PUBLIC LIBRARY, AS PART OF THE COMMUNITY, THIS IS A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A LIVELY PLACE TRYING TO MAKE IT ONE OF THOSE PLACES WHERE YOU CAN JUST GO, YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY MONEY TO BE THERE.
YOU DON'T, YOU'VE ALREADY DONE THAT JUST BY BEING A CITIZEN AND JUST HAVE A PLACE TO EXIST WITHOUT HAVING TO PAY MORE MONEY, WHICH IS A THING THAT'S VERY RARE THESE DAYS.
I THINK ONE OF THE BIG THINGS FOR ME IS WHEN I STARTED DOING PROGRAMS WITH TEENS AND KIDS AND ADULTS.
SO ALL AGES PROGRAMS, AND A LOT OF IT HAS TO DO WITH, UH, INTERACTING WITH THESE TEAMS, WITH THESE KIDS.
AND I THINK THE BIGGEST THING WAS HEARING FROM PARENTS THAT THEY'RE JUST SO HAPPY THAT I'M GETTING THE KIDS OFF THE COMPUTER, TALKING TO OTHER TEENS INTERACTING AND REALLY JUST, UM, YEAH.
ACTIVE LIKE SOCIALLY, WHICH IS A LOT OF FUN.
AND I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT WAYS THAT YOU CAN PAY YOUR UTILITY BILL.
ONE OF THEM IS RIGHT HERE IN PERSON.
LET'S GO INSIDE AND CHECK IT OUT.
YOU CAN COME INSIDE AND PAY IT.
ONE OF THE WINDOWS AND OUR FRIENDLY STAFF WILL HELP YOU OUT.
IF YOU GO TO THE PAYMENT WINDOW, ONE OF OUR FRIENDLY STAFF STAFF WILL BE THERE TO HELP YOU OUT, GOT A CRAZY SCHEDULE AND CAN'T MAKE IT INSIDE OR TO THE DRIVE THROUGH WHEN STAFF IS THERE, COME ON OVER AND DROP YOUR UTILITY BILLING PAYMENT OFF HERE AT OUR UTILITY PAYMENT, DROPBOX IT'S ON FRONT STREET RIGHT NEXT TO THE VFW.
ANOTHER CONVENIENT WAY TO PAY YOUR BILL.
YOUR UTILITY BILLS ARE DUE THE 15TH OF EVERY MONTH.
SO IT'S KIND OF EASY TO REMEMBER, EVEN PUT A NOTE ON YOUR, ON YOUR CALENDAR, ON YOUR PHONE OR ON YOUR OLD STYLE CALENDAR ON THE WALL.
EITHER WAY, THE BILL IS ALWAYS DUE ON THE 15TH.
DID YOU KNOW THAT YOU CAN ALSO GO TO HEB AND WALMART TO PAY YOUR UTILITY BILLS? THEY'RE SUPER CONVENIENT, CAUSE YOU'RE PROBABLY GOING TO BE THERE FOR A LOT OF YOUR SHOPPING.
ANYWAY, YOU CAN ALSO DO AN ONLINE BILL PAYMENT EITHER THROUGH OUR SYSTEM OR THROUGH YOUR OWN FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.
YOU NEVER FORGET AND BILLS TAKEN CARE OF EVERY MONTH.
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MY NAME IS KATE JOHNSON AND I'M THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HAYES COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION.I'M THE CHAIRMAN OF THE KYLE RAILROAD DEPOT COMMITTEE.
AND WE ARE WORKING WITH THE CITY OF KYLE MAINTAINING AND TAKE CARE OF THIS BUILDING.
THIS IS AN ALL VOLUNTEER STAFF THAT OPENS THIS DEPOT FOR KYLE EVERY SATURDAY.
NOW FROM 10 TO TWO, KYLE HAS HAD A VERY ULTRA STEAM HISTORY.
THIS WAS THE HUB OF TRANSPORTATION COMMUNICATION, ATHLETIC DEVELOPMENT.
YOU COULD TELL BY BRINGING THEIR PRODUCTS.
THIS WAS THE LIVELIHOOD OF THE PEOPLE OF KYLE AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS.
SO WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE THIS DEPOT TO TELL THE DISTRICT AND WE ENJOY HAVING EVERYBODY COME AND WE NEED MORE VOLUNTEERS.
THE MORE VOLUNTEERS THAT WE CAN GET, THE MORE WE CAN BE OPEN.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR PEOPLE THAT LOVE HIS STREAK AND THAT ARE DEPENDABLE THAT WE CAN DEPEND ON.
LIKE I SAID, IF WE CAN GET A FEW MORE VOLUNTEERS, WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO BE OPEN SOME MORE.
AND THAT, THAT WOULD BE A GOOD THING FOR THE CITY OF KYLE.
I'M THE STORE MANAGER HERE AT THE COLLIBRA THRIFT SHOP.
AND I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE JANUARY.
WELL, WE'VE DONE A NUMBER OF THINGS OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS.
UM, ONE IS WE'VE ADDED A CREDIT CARD SYSTEM WHERE WE'RE NOW ACCEPT CREDIT AND DEBIT CARDS.
WE'VE EXPANDED THE STORE HOURS.
WE OPEN NOW AT NINE INSTEAD OF TAM AND THEN ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAYS WE'RE TIL SIX.
OTHER THAN THAT, WE JUST GOT TO THE STORE AND CLEANED IT UP A LITTLE BIT.
THERE'S A LITTLE BIT MORE ORGANIZING.
I REPLACED HIM LIGHTING, UH, AFTER THE FURNITURE DEPARTMENT.
AND LIKE I SAID, JUST OVERALL, WE'LL GET A LOT OF LITTLE THINGS TO IMPROVE THE APPEARANCE OF THE STORE.
WELL, WE'RE ACCEPTING MOST ANYTHING EXCEPT CLOTHING.
WE'VE SET UP HOUSEHOLD ITEMS. KNICK-KNACKS SMALL FURNITURE BOOKS, PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING.
HOUSEWARES HARDWARE, SMALL TABLES AND CHAIRS AND TABLES, COFFEE TABLES, NIGHTSTANDS, ANY OF THOSE SMALL DESKS, A LITTLE, EXCEPT ANY OF THOSE TYPE OF MERCHANDISE.
THE FUNDS WE GENERATE THROUGH THE SALE OF THOSE ITEMS GOES DIRECTLY TO THE KYLE PUBLIC LIBRARY AND SUPPORT ALL OF THEIR PROGRAMS. I'M DOING A LITTLE SITE JOB.
SO I'M LOOKING LIKE SECONDHAND AS TO WHERE THEY'RE COMFORTABLE AND SAVING MY GOOD PEN.
AND THEN WHILE I'M HERE EXCEPT FOR MY GRANDKIDS.
SO LOT BETTER, IT'S MORE LIGHTED, BIGGER, ORGANIZED, CLEAN.
I REALLY LIKE TO THANK THE CONFERENCE BOARD THAT THEY'RE SHOWN THE STORE AND THE SPORT THAT THEY ARE IN FACT GIVING TO THE LIBRARY BECAUSE THE FUNDS THAT WE GENERATE HERE ARE SUPPORTING PROGRAMS, UPDATE KYLE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
AND WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THE CHANGES WE MADE HERE AT THE STORE.
MY NAME'S PAUL FALLON, I'M THE LIBRARY DIRECTOR HERE FOR THE CITY OF KYLE.
SO AS WE THINK OF PROGRAMMINGS, NOT JUST LIKE PROGRAMS, WHEREIN PEOPLE ARE DOING SOMETHING FOR CHILDREN OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, BUT, BUT I THINK OF IT IN A BROADER CONTEXT.
AND SO YES, THEY PROVIDE FUNDING FOR A LOT OF PROGRAMS THAT WE DO.
IT MAY JUST BE THE CRAFT SUPPLIES THAT WE HAVE OR PAY FOR PERFORMERS, OCCASIONALLY DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO THEY WILL DO LOTS OF THINGS LIKE THAT.
THEY ALSO PROVIDE A LOT OF FUNDING, NO, FOR THINGS THAT WE DON'T HAVE IN THE BUDGET.
AND WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO, LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE A BUNCH OF BEAUTIFUL ARTWORK IN THE CHILDREN'S SUPPORT THAT WE DID NOT HAVE IN THE BUDGET.
AND WE WANTED TO UPGRADE THE CHILDREN'S APARTMENT.
WE WANTED THE KIDS TO FEEL LIKE A MAGICAL EXPERIENCE WHEN THEY COME TO THE LIBRARY.
SO THEY WANT TO COME HERE, CREATE A DESTINATION, A PLACE TO GO.
AND OF COURSE THE FRIENDS HELPED US PURCHASE THAT.
AND WE HAD SOME EDUCATIONAL MANIPULATIVES THAT WE PUT ON THE WALL AND THE CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT THAT, OF COURSE WE DIDN'T HAVE IN OUR BUDGET.
AND OF COURSE YOU CAN PROBABLY HEAR CHILDREN OVER THERE RIGHT NOW.
YOU CAN HEAR THEM PLAYING OVER THERE RIGHT NOW, BUT THEY'RE EDUCATIONAL IN NATURE TOO.
THEY'RE FUN, BUT THEY'RE EDUCATIONAL.
SO THEY PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR ALL KINDS OF THINGS LIKE THAT.
I'M JANE KIRKHAM AND I'M ON THE BOARD OF THE FRIENDS OF THE KYLE LIBRARY AND THE FRIENDS OF THE KYLE LIBRARY BOARD IS DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING THE KYLE LIBRARY.
THE MONEY WE RAISE THROUGH THE SALES HERE AT THE THRIFT SHOP, DIRECTLY
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SUPPORT THE LIBRARY.WE'VE PROVIDED EVERYTHING FROM ARTWORK IN THE CHILDREN'S AREA TO SHELVES AND BBB CABINETS WHERE YOU'D PROVIDE PRIZES AND SNACKS FOR THE CHILDREN'S READING PROGRAM.
WE'VE PAID FOR A PROJECTOR AND SCREEN FOR VARIOUS PROGRAMS AT THE LIBRARY.
WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON BUYING A SMART TITLE FOR THE CHILDREN'S AREA.
WE TRY TO HELP THE LIBRARIANS PROVIDE THINGS THEY NEED THAT THEY CANNOT BACK THROUGH THEIR BUDGET.
SO, AND WE ARE ALSO VERY GRATEFUL TO THE COMMUNITY IN THEIR SUPPORT FOR THE LIBRARY, BY DONATING AND BUYING AT THE THRIFT SHOP.
WELL AT THE CITY OF KYLE, WE HAVE A VISION STATEMENT AND OUR VISION STATEMENT FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS THAT WE ARE SETTING THE STAGE FOR BOTH REAL ESTATE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUCCESS.
I'M THE DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR THE CITY OF KYLE.
AND I'VE BEEN HERE GOING ON 14 YEARS.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REALLY IS JOB CREATION.
IT'S THE CREATION OF WEALTH WITHIN A COMMUNITY.
IT IS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND WORKFORCE TRAINING.
IT'S, UM, CREATING JOBS, UH, WITHIN YOUR COMMUNITY FOR YOUR CITIZENS.
AND IT IS CREATING A BUSINESS COMMUNITY THAT IS GOING TO BE GROWING AND THRIVING.
SO IT'S, IT'S A WIN-WIN FOR ALL OF US WHEN THESE, THESE BUSINESSES AND THESE PROJECTS COME TO TOWN.
AND SO WHEN, WHEN THESE PROJECTS COME TO TOWN, WE RUN IT ECONOMIC IMPACT ANALYSIS.
SO IT'S GOING TO SHOW US IN BLACK AND WHITE ON PAPER AND IMPACT THAT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE ON THIS COMMUNITY SO THAT WE CAN SHOW NOT JUST OURSELVES, BUT WE CAN SHOW OUR LEADERSHIP AND OUR CITY COUNCIL, UM, WHAT KIND OF AN IMPACT IN JOBS IN, IN TAX DOLLARS.
AND IT'S GOING TO HAVE ON THIS COMMUNITY IN FUTURE, AS FAR AS THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PACKAGES GO, UH, WHAT WE LOOK AT IS THE TYPE OF JOB, THE PAY OF JOB, THE, UM, IF IT'S IN OUR TARGET MARKET, THE, UH, WHETHER THEY'RE GOING TO BE RELOCATING THEIR EMPLOYEES, OR IF THEY'RE GOING TO BE CREATING NEW EMPLOYEES, THERE ARE A LOT OF FACTORS THAT REALLY GO INTO THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY IN, IN KYLE, UH, HAS REALLY JUST EXPLODED.
AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE SEEN EVEN THROUGH ANY OF THE DOWNTURNS.
UM, AND IT HAS BEEN ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAS REALLY GOTTEN US THROUGH IT HAS GOTTEN SOME OF THE ATTENTION FROM DEVELOPERS, EVEN THROUGH DOWNTURNS.
THEY'VE SEEN DIRT HAS CONTINUED TO TURN AND KYLE, AND IT HAS GOTTEN THE ATTENTION OF THOSE DEVELOPERS THAT MAY NOT HAVE EVEN LOOKED AT KYLE, UM, UNTIL THEY SOLVED SOME OF THAT THING.
SOME OF THOSE THINGS HAPPENING HERE TODAY, WE ARE MORE TARGETED AND REALLY LASER FOCUSED ON WHAT WE ARE REALLY TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH.
AND WE DON'T REALLY SPEND MUCH TIME ON RETAIL UNLESS IT IS A DESTINATION RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT.
SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED FOR ALL THESE NEW OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE COMING OUR WAY.
AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HOSTING A LOT OF NEW COMPANIES AND A LOT OF NEW JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO GET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT DOING BUSINESS, A KYLE, OR TO LEARN MORE, GO TO KYLE ED.COM.
HELLO, MY NAME IS TRACY SHEILA AND I HAVE BEEN YOUR CITY COUNCIL MEMBER FOR DISTRICT TWO FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS.
IT HAS BEEN A REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE AND I HAVE ENJOYED EVERY MINUTE OF IT, BUT NOW IT IS TIME TO PASS THE PIE.
HI, I'M YVONNE KALE AND I REPRESENT DISTRICT TWO AND I CAN'T WAIT TO GET STARTED.
HELLO, CITY OF KYLE, MY NAME IS ALEX
IT HAS BEEN A GREAT HONOR TO SERVE ALL OF YOU TO LISTEN AND TO LEARN FROM ALL OF THIS NOW KIND OF THE PAST.
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NAME IS ASHLEY BRADSHAW.I AM YOUR DISTRICT FOR A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO SERVING THE CITY OF KYLE.
I WAS A FRESHMAN IN HIGH SCHOOL AND IT WAS REALLY SCARY CAUSE I DID NOT THINK THAT I WAS GOING TO BE TEEN MOM.
IT REALLY TOOK THAT FEAR AWAY AND GAVE ME A CONFIDENCE.
I WOULD HAVE NEVER KNOW, BUT A HEALTHY WAS IF I WOULD HAVE NEVER TALKED TO ME, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT BUYING SODA, I'M NOT BUYING TUNA.
SO I'M ACTUALLY LEADING A HEALTHY LIFE FOR MY KIDS AND FOR MYSELF, I MEAN, MY DAUGHTER, SHE LOVES FRUIT.
AND I HAVE A PUSHER IN THE BASKET AND SHE WOULD TELL ME, MOMMY, I WANT THIS.
I WAS ABLE TO GET IT BECAUSE IT WAS REALLY AWESOME.
IF IT WASN'T FOR THAT SUPPORT, I JOINED THE ARMY TO SUPPORT MY FAMILY AND I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING THAT I FELT MATTERED.
AND THAT'S WHAT THE MILITARY GAVE ME A SENSE OF IMPORTANCE.
BEING A MILITARY FAMILY IS CHALLENGING BECAUSE YOU TOTALLY HAVE TO PICK UP FROM WHAT YOU KNOW, AND START SOMEWHERE NEW.
WE HAVE BEEN SENT LOVE SUPERHEROES, AND THEN WE HAVE SCARLET SHE'S 10 MONTHS OLD.
SHE JUST LOVES TO MAKE EVERYBODY LAUGH.
SO WE KNOW SHE'S GOING TO BE A CHARACTER.
WHEN I JOINED THE MILITARY, I DIDN'T THINK THAT I WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR WIC, BUT ONE OF MY NTLS TOLD ME THAT HE WAS IN THE WIC PROGRAM AND HE HAS TWO KIDS.
SO I IMMEDIATELY WENT IN AND APPLIED CAUSE WE NEEDED THE HELP.
IT REALLY HELPS OUT FINANCIALLY.
ALL THE STAFF AT WAKE HAS ALWAYS MADE ME FEEL REALLY COMFORTABLE.
THEY OFFERED CLASSES, NUTRITIONAL CLASSES OR COOKING CLASSES.
AND I ATTENDED MULTIPLE BREASTFEEDING CLASSES.
WHEN AUSTIN WAS GONE ON DEPLOYMENT, I WAS REALLY SCARED AND ALONE.
SO GOING TO THOSE BREASTFEEDING AND SET FOUR CLASSES AT WIC REALLY HELPED BECAUSE THEY'RE SUCH CARING AND SUPPORTING WOMEN.
IT REALLY HELPED ME GET THROUGH IT.
BEING IN THE WIC PROGRAM, IT'S BEEN REALLY BENEFICIAL TO OUR FAMILY IN KEEPING WITH MTCS ACTIVE APPROACH TO COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND INVOLVEMENT.
THE KYLE CORRECTIONAL CENTER IN KYLE TEXAS RECENTLY HELD THE COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL OR CRC MEETING COMMUNITY BUSINESS LEADERS ARE PART OF THE CRC AND CAME TO THE MEETING TO TOUR THE FACILITY AND RECEIVE UPDATES TO THE OPERATION AS WELL AS DISCUSS WAYS THE FACILITY'S PARTNERSHIP CAN BE STRENGTHENED AND BETTER SERVE THE COMMUNITY.
KIM HILSENBECK IS THE COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST FOR THE CITY OF KYLE AND SHARED SOME OF HER THOUGHTS AND IMPRESSIONS FOLLOWING THE
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CRC MEETING.FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR INVITING THE CITY TO BE PART OF THE CRC AND TO HELP US UNDERSTAND WHAT GOES ON HERE AT THIS FACILITY.
I THINK IT IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT THAT THE COMMUNITY KNOWS THAT YES, IT IS A PRISON, BUT THERE ARE SO MANY GREAT PROGRAMS HAPPENING HERE TO HEAR AND SEE, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THE THINGS THAT HAPPEN HERE.
IT, IT, IT REALLY CHANGES YOUR OPINIONS ABOUT THINGS.
I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED WITH THE MEETING AND THE INFORMATION AND THE WAY IT WAS ALL PACKAGED AND HOW YOU, YOU MAKE IT PERSONAL.
YOU MAKE PEOPLE CARE ABOUT IT.
SO I APPRECIATE YOU AND EVERYTHING YOUR STAFF IS DOING.
THEN I MUST SAY SINUS CMR, AUDREY
MOST PEOPLE JUST ASSUME THE WATER WILL TURN ON WHEN THEY RUN THE TAP.
BUT DON'T THINK ABOUT HOW IT GOT THERE.
HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED WHERE YOUR WATER COMES FROM? HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE INVOLVED OR HOW IT'S TREATED BEFORE IT GETS TO YOUR HOME DRIVE IN AND AROUND ALMOST EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND YOU CAN SEE WATER TOWERS DOTTING THE KYLE SKYLINE.
OUR WATER COMES FROM LAKE DUNLAP, WHICH FLOWS OUT FROM CANYON LAKE, NEAR NEW BRAUNFELS.
WE ALSO HAVE FIVE WELLS TOWN THAT DRAW WATER FROM THE EDWARDS AQUIFER.
AND OUR USAGE IS BASED UPON PERMITS ISSUED BY GROUNDWATER AUTHORITIES.
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CALLED SURFACE WATER.AND THE WATER FROM THE WELLS IS CALLED GROUNDWATER.
THEY ARE BLENDED AND TREATED ONCE THEY GET INTO OUR WATER SYSTEM HERE IN KYLE IN THE NEAR FUTURE, SOME OF OUR WATER WILL COME FROM THE CARRIZO AQUIFER IN LEE COUNTY THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ALLIANCE, REGIONAL WATER AUTHORITY.
BUT FOR NOW THE WATER SUPPLY IS THE SURFACE AND GROUNDWATER.
OUR WATER SYSTEM IS MAINTAINED BY HIGHLY SKILLED AND TRAINED WATER OPERATORS WHO ARE LICENSED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS.
THEIR JOB IS TO ADD THE RIGHT BLEND OF DISINFECTANT TO MAKE SURE THE WATER IS SAFE FOR DISTRIBUTION TO OUR CUSTOMERS.
WATER TREATMENT MAKES SURE THE WATER YOU USE DAILY IS CLEAN AND SAFE.
AFTER METICULOUS ROUNDS OF TESTING, WATER TRAVELS TO YOUR HOME THROUGH A COMPLEX SYSTEM OF UNDERGROUND PIPES.
ONCE IT CROSSES OVER FROM THE MAIN PIPES, IT ENTERS YOUR HOME WHERE YOU USE IT FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO AROUND YOUR HOUSE.
TURN ON THE TAP TO WASH VEGGIES, TAKE A SHOWER, FLUSH THE TOILET, WATER YOUR GARDEN, OR MAKE A NICE CUP OF TEA.
EACH MONTH YOU RECEIVE A UTILITY BILL FROM THE CITY OF KYLE.
IT'S BROKEN DOWN INTO SEVERAL SECTIONS, DEPENDING ON THE UTILITY SERVICES YOU RECEIVE.
SOME CUSTOMERS RECEIVE WATER, WASTEWATER AND TRASH SERVICE.
ALONG WITH THE STORMWATER UTILITY FEE, OTHERS RECEIVE ONLY WASTEWATER OR ONLY TRASH SERVICE.
LET'S TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR UTILITY BILL.
YOU'LL NOTICE SOMETHING CALLED A WATER MINIMUM CHARGE.
THIS IS THE FEE CHARGED BY THE WATER DEPARTMENT EACH MONTH.
IT IS A FIXED COST THAT HELPS PAY FOR INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE, REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS.
THE FEE ALSO PAYS FOR THE METER TECHS THAT READ YOUR WATER METER AND UTILITY STAFF THAT GENERATE THE BILLS.
THINK OF IT AS THE FUNDING MECHANISM FOR HOW THE WATER UTILITY OPERATES.
THE WATER USAGE FEE IS A DIFFERENT LINE ON YOUR BILL.
THAT IS THE RATE YOU PAY FOR EACH THOUSAND GALLONS OF WATER USED, MEANING WATER THAT RUNS THROUGH THE METER, OUTSIDE YOUR HOME IN KYLE, AS IN MANY OTHER CITIES, WE USE A TIERED RATE STRUCTURE TO ENCOURAGE CONSERVATION.
SO THE MORE YOU USE THE HIGHER THE RATE PER THOUSAND GALLONS, WHEN IT COMES TO THE WATER USAGE FEE, YOU AS THE CUSTOMER ARE IN CONTROL OF HOW MUCH WATER YOU USE.
SO EACH MONTH YOU CAN DECIDE TO MAKE A THOUSAND CUPS OF TEA, TAKE A HUNDRED SHOWERS, DRINK FOUR DOZEN GLASSES OF WATER OR IRRIGATE YOUR GARDEN FOR TWO HOURS A DAY.
JUST KNOW THAT THE MORE YOU USE THE HIGHER, THE RATE, ALL OF THE WATER THAT GOES DOWN THE DRAIN OR IS FLUSHED DOWN.
THE TOILET BECOMES WASTEWATER.
ONCE THE WASTEWATER LEAVES YOUR HOME, IT TRAVELS THROUGH A DIFFERENT SET OF PIPES TO OUR WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.
HERE IT IS TREATED THROUGH A MULTI-STEP PROCESS, TAKING OUT HARMFUL PARTICLES AND MAKING IT SAFE AND CLEAN TO BE PUT BACK INTO THE RIVERS AND STREAMS. OUR OUTFLOW FROM THE PLANT IS RELEASED INTO PLUM CREEK AND IS CONSTANTLY REGULATED BY THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY OR TCEQ.
TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT YOUR UTILITY BILL.
IF YOU RECEIVE WASTEWATER SERVICE FROM THE CITY, YOU WILL SEE THE SAME BASIC STRUCTURE AS THE WATER USAGE.
THERE IS A MONTHLY SERVICE FEE AND A RATE FOR USAGE.
SINCE THERE ARE NO METERS GOING OUT OF HOMES, THE RATE IS DETERMINED BY AVERAGING THREE MONTHS OF WATER USAGE BETWEEN DECEMBER AND FEBRUARY OF EACH YEAR.
WE USE THOSE MONTHS IN PARTICULAR BECAUSE THEY ARE WHEN MOST PEOPLE USE THE LEAST AMOUNT OF WATER.
SO HOW CAN YOU CONTROL COSTS ON YOUR UTILITY BILL? WE RECOMMEND INSTALLING LOW FLOW TOILETS AND SHOWER HEADS TURNING OFF WATER WHILE YOU BRUSH YOUR TEETH, INSTALLING ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENT APPLIANCES, RUNNING FULL DISHWASHERS INSTEAD OF HALF LOADS.
AND IN GENERAL, PAYING ATTENTION TO HOW YOU USE WATER AROUND YOUR HOME.
FIND AREAS WHERE YOU CAN PERSONALLY CUT BACK.
EVERY GALLON NOT USED WILL SAVE YOU MONEY, PARTICULARLY IN THE WINTER MONTHS WHEN THE USAGE IS AVERAGED.
IN ADDITION TO LOWERING YOUR COSTS, WATER CONSERVATION HAS THE BENEFIT OF BEING GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.
THE WATER WE USE FROM THE EDWARDS AQUIFER IS ALSO FROM THE SAME SOURCE USED BY HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS IN OUR REGION, BY FOLLOWING THE RECOMMENDED WATERING SCHEDULE FOR IRRIGATION AND BY REDUCING WATER RUNOFF THAT IS WASTED.
YOU CAN SEE LOWER BILLS AND KNOW YOU'RE PROTECTING OUR MOST VALUABLE NATURAL RESOURCES.
MAX, DO YOU LIKE THIS ONE? YEAH.
SO I THINK THAT'S YOUNG WHEN MAX WAS ABOUT SIX MONTHS OLD, I DECIDED TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL FULL-TIME AND I KNEW I WOULD NEED A BREAST PUMP.
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AND SO MY LACTATION CONSULTANT WAS LIKE, WELL, WHY DON'T YOU JUST GO SEE IF YOU QUALIFY FOR WIC? SURE ENOUGH.AND THEN I GOT ACCESS TO NUTRITIONISTS AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE COOLEST THING EVER.
AND SO I DECIDED TO STICK WITH IT.
WIC HAS GIVEN ME ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOODS.
WIC HAS GIVEN ME THE EDUCATION TO KNOW WHY I SHOULD HAVE THESE HEALTHY FOODS AND THEN HOW TO PREPARE THEM.
AND WHEN YOU KNOW BETTER, YOU DO BETTER WITH WIC.
THERE ARE PEOPLE THERE THAT CAN HELP YOU AND REACH OUT TO YOU AND PROVIDE RESOURCES TO YOU WHEN YOU'RE PREGNANT AND ALONE, THE WORLD IS REALLY BIG, RIGHT? AND TO GO TO THIS ONE PLACE WHERE THERE'S PEOPLE IN THERE WHO CARE ABOUT THE OUTCOME OF YOUR PREGNANCY AND OF YOU AND YOUR BABY, THAT HAS MEANT A LOT TO ME, EDUCATION AND CONNECTION, AND LIKE A GROUP AND PEOPLE.
AND THAT'S, I MEAN, THAT'S EVERYTHING YOU NEED.
WELL, NANCY, HE CLIPPED LOOKS GREAT ON HIS EXAM TODAY.
WE CAN TAKE HIM UP FRONT AND GET HIM ALL CHECKED OUT.
AND WHILE YOU'RE UP THERE, JESSICA CAN TALK TO YOU ABOUT GETTING HIM REGISTERED WITH THE CITY OF KYLE.
I REALLY DIDN'T REALIZE THEY NEEDED TO BE REGISTERED WITH THE CITY.
ACTUALLY, ALL THE PETS THAT LIVE WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS SHOULD BE REGISTERED WITH THE CITY OF KYLE.
THERE'S ACTUALLY AN ORDINANCE WITH THE CITY THAT REQUIRES IT.
UM, BUT JESSICA CAN HELP YOU TAKE CARE OF THAT WHEN YOU GET HIM UP FRONT.
THAT'S GOING TO BE, PLUS THE DOCTOR SAID THAT YOU WOULD HAVE MY, UH, INVOICE AND INFORMATION ON HOW TO REGISTER HEATH CLIFF WITH THE CITY OF KYLE.
SO I HAVE YOUR INVOICE RIGHT HERE, AND THIS IS GOING TO BE YOUR STATE REGISTRY FORM.
EVERYTHING'S ALREADY FILLED OUT FOR YOU.
SO ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS GO THROUGH AND MAKE SURE IT'S CORRECT.
AND THEN INITIAL AND SIGN THEM HERE.
AND WE'LL SEND THAT INTO THE CITY AND GET IT REGISTERED WITH THEM.
THIS IS GOING TO BE YOUR TEST.
AND THE CITY WORKS WITH PET HUB NOW FOR THESE TACKS.
SO THEY'RE EASIER FOR PETS TO FIND THEIR FAMILIES IF THEY GET LOST.
YOU ARE ALL REGISTERED ON PET HUB.
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AS I WAS OUT HERE IN SIEBEL CHASE PARK THIS MORNING, I RAN INTO THIS A GROUP OF FOLKS FROM ONE OF THE LOCAL CUB SCOUT PACKS HERE IN OUR AREA.
WE'LL LET THEM TELL YOU ALL ABOUT IT, BUT THEY'RE HERE BECAUSE THEY ADOPTED A PARK AND WE ARE SO GRATEFUL, SO APPRECIATIVE.
SO LET ME TURN IT OVER TO THE FOLKS WHO ARE DOING THE WORK HERE AND I'LL LET THEM TELL THEIR STORY.
TELL US WHAT YOU'RE DOING OUT HERE TODAY.
CAUSE YOU GUYS ADOPTED THIS PARK, RIGHT? YEAH.
THIS IS PART OF THE ADOPTIVE PARK PROGRAM FROM SENIOR KYLE CUB SCOUT MASTERS.
AND TELL US WHAT'S GOING ON IN THIS PARK 10 MONTHS AGO.
NOW WE'VE BEEN COMING OUT IN THE FIRST SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH, CLEANING UP PEOPLE, CHASE GOT ALL KINDS OF STRANGE STUFF.
WHAT'D YOU TELL HIM ABOUT YOUR NAMES, LOGAN AND NATHAN? WELL, WE ARE GREATLY APPRECIATIVE OF EVERYTHING Y'ALL ARE DOING AND WE THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEART CAN SEE KYLE AND MOMS, DADS.
WE ARE REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF WHAT YOU'RE DOING OUT HERE.
KIM NELSON, BACK HERE WITH THE CITY OF KYLE, I'M STANDING HERE WITH
WE'RE AT A PROPERTY IN KYLE WHERE THE OWNER WAS HAVING TROUBLE MAINTAINING THEIR LAWN.
AND WE ARE STARTING A PROGRAM WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT TO TRY AND HELP SOME FOLKS WHO MIGHT BE HAVING THE SAME TYPE OF ISSUE.
WHY DON'T YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO? YES.
THIS IS A REALLY GOOD EXAMPLE ABOUT A PROPERTY THAT HAS, UH, BEEN, UM, CAPPED FOR, UH, WHETHER A BABY, THE, UH, ELDERLY OWNERS, UH, SOME SORT OF, UH, HEALTH ISSUES OR SUB DISABILITY.
AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO KEEP THE PROPERTY MOTIVES YOU COULD SEE.
SO WE'RE HOPING TO GET ORGANIZATIONS, CHURCH, CHURCH GROUPS, RIGHT? EVEN BOY SCOUTS.
ARE THERE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WANT TO DO SOME COMMUNITY SERVICE, WANT TO DO SOMETHING GOOD FOR THEIR COMMUNITY? THIS IS ONE WAY TO GET INVOLVED INTO HOW NO.
INSTEAD OF US TRIED TO ISSUE CITATIONS OR TAKE SOMEBODY TO COURT BECAUSE THEY ARE UNABLE
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TO KEEP THEIR PROPERTY MAINTAINED.AND I HAVE COME ACROSS A LOT OF, UH, INSTANCES WHERE, UH, ELDERLY COUPLES DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE, UH, FAMILY MEMBERS THAT CAN HELP THEM.
SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET SOFTWARE, UH, AND GET THE PROGRAM STARTING.
SO IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN HELPING, IF YOU HAVE A CHURCH GROUP, A YOUTH GROUP, A BOY SCOUT TROOP, OR ANY OTHER KIND OF ORGANIZATION, AND YOU WANT TO HELP OUT WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT, WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU? YEAH, THEY COULD CALL ME ON MY NUMBER, WHICH IS (512) 262-3914.
OR YOU COULD EVEN SEND ME AN EMAIL AT, UH, L GIL, G I L AT CDF, KYLE.COM.
THANKS FOR COMING OUT TO TALK WITH US AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU SPREADING THE WORD.
UH, LET US KNOW IF YOU WANT TO HELP AND WE WILL CERTAINLY WORK WITH YOU TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
WE'LL CHECK IN WITH YOU REAL SOON.
THE CITY OF KYLE AND UBER HAVE TEAMED UP TO BRING RESIDENTS AND VISITORS, A NEW ERA OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.
AS LONG AS THEY'RE TRAVELING IN THE PI CAPITAL OF TEXAS, JUST CLAIM YOUR VOUCHER ON THE CITY OF KYLE APP.
AND THE NEXT TIME YOU REQUEST AN UBER NEAR RIDE OR COSTS $3 AND 14 CENTS IT'S AS EASY AS PIE TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLY.
JERRY HENDRICKSON, I'M HERE WITH THE CITY OF KYLE CERTIFIED BRANDY COMMITTEE TO WELCOME THE BART AND FINANCIAL GROUP INTO OUR CERTIFIED FAMILY.
LET'S GO INSIDE AND SEE WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
YEAH, WE'RE GOING TO WITH THE CITY OF KYLE CERTIFIED, BRAVE THE COMMUNITY TO WELCOME YOU INTO OUR CERTIFIED FAMILY.
TELL US A LITTLE BIT OF A LOT YOU TO BECOME CERTIFIED.
SO, UH, ONE OF THE TOUGHEST THINGS WE DO AS A FINANCIAL ADVISING AND FINANCIAL PLANNING IS IT'S TRYING TO STILL DOWN SOME REALLY COMPLICATED TOPICS.
SO WHAT WE'VE DONE IS CREATED A, WHAT WE CALL A PORTFOLIO PIE RECIPE THAT WE GIVE TO ALL THE CLIENTS IN THE FIRST APPOINTMENT.
UH, THEY GO HOME WITH IT IN THEIR FIRST APPOINTMENT PACKET.
AND IT TALKS ABOUT HOW REALLY BUILDING A PORTFOLIO IS LIKE BAKING A PIE.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE ALL THE RIGHT INGREDIENTS AND ALL THE RIGHT PROPORTIONS.
AND WE SEE A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE MAYBE HAVE, UH, UH, WHAT THEY THINK IS A PIE AND REALLY INSTEAD OF A PECAN PIE, IT'S MORE LIKE A BOWL OF A CONS.
AND SO WE DO A LITTLE BIT OF EDUCATION ABOUT WHAT IT TAKES TO, UH, TO REALLY BAKE A GOOD PIE.
SO THAT'S OUR PORTFOLIO PIE RECIPE.
SO AS PART OF OUR CERTIFIED PALY, WE HAVE SOME COOL SLAG FOR YOU.
SO HERE'S YOUR OFFICIAL CERTIFICATES AND YOUR OFFICIAL CERTIFIED STICKER.
MY NAME IS
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US BEING OUT HERE TODAY IS TO GIVE YOU ALL AN EXAMPLE OF THE AREA OR SIDES OF PROHIBITED IN OUR CITY, RIGHT AWAY, THIS PESTICIDES PEOPLE, SELLING HOMES, GARAGE, SALE SIDES, PEOPLE BUYING HOMES.WE'RE WORKING ON SATURDAYS TO PICK UP THE ILLEGAL SITES.
SO ONE FRIENDLY REMINDER, PLEASE DO NOT PUT DD KIND OF SIDE, WHETHER IT BE IN GARAGE SALE SIDES, UH, HOME FOR SALE SIGNS IN ANY SECRET RIGHT AWAY, INCLUDING STOP SITE, UTILITY POLES OR ANY OTHER KIND OF STREET SIDE.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR COOPERATION.
I'M A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER, CIVIL ENGINEER, AND I WORK WITH ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT HERE.
UH, I'M WITH CITY OF KYLE LAST TWO YEARS.
MY POSITION HERE IS A DESIGN ENGINEER.
SO I GET INVOLVED IN A LOT OF DESIGNS LIKE ROAD, UM, STORMWATER NETWORKS OR SENATORS WHO ARE NETWORKS.
MY EXPERTISE IS MORE IN DRAINAGE AND CENTRALLY RELATED ISSUES.
SO I GET ANY DRAINAGE ISSUE OR ANY PLAN IS DESIGNED, COMES AROUND.
I GET INVOLVED IN THAT, UH, BEING A PART OF TEAM KYLE IS GREAT EXPERIENCE.
LIKE I TOLD YOU THREE YEARS WITHIN THIS TEAM RIGHT NOW, IT FEELS LIKE MORE EXTENDED FAMILY.
UM, IT IS A GREAT WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND, UM, PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL.
UH, I GET A LOT OF FRIENDS AND I LOOK FORWARD TO COMING TO WORK EVERY DAY.
I FEEL LIKE I'M BEING FIRED OF, UH, SETTING UP THE FUTURE.
THIS IS MY SON, ISAIAH, AND THIS IS AMARIA OUR NEWBORN FOUR MONTHS.
AND THIS IS MY LOVELY HUSBAND, CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS. AND THEN I'M KIMBERLY.
WHEN I FIRST FOUND OUT I WAS PREGNANT, IT WAS VERY SCARY BECAUSE WHEN IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S NOT LIKE IN YOUR PLANS RIGHT THEN, AND IT POPS UP, IT'S LIKE, YOU HAVE NO CHOICE.
AND SO WHEN I CAME HERE, IT WAS KIND OF CRAZY.
I WAS LIKE, YOU MAY NOT GET ALL THIS.
LIKE I GET THE MILK, THE CHEESE, THE EGGS.
CAUSE IT WAS JUST LIKE CHRISTMAS EVERY DAY.
YOU KNOW, WAKE IS AN AMAZING PROGRAM FOR YOU.
YOU JUST ASK ONE QUESTION AND THEY'LL GIVE YOU ANSWERS TO EVERYTHING.
THAT'S YOU JUST PROBABLY DIDN'T EVEN THINK OF LIKE EXISTED.
THE INFORMATION WITH BREASTFEEDING IS VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, I'M A FRIEND I'M A FIRST TIME BREASTFEEDING MOM.
AND THAT INFORMATION IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT.
THERE'S MUCH TO LEARN MUCH TO LEARN.
THERE'S LOT MORE TO LEARN AND WIC IS THERE TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION FOR YOU.
IF YOU'RE A YOUNG MOTHER, YOU'RE DEFINITELY NOT ALONE WHEN YOU STOP.
AND YOU THINK ABOUT THE, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOUR CHILD LOOKS AT YOU AND SMILES AT THOSE CUTE DIMPLES AND THEM COLORFUL, BRIGHT EYES, LIKE IT'S DEFINITELY WORTH IT.
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THE COURT IS ASSESSABLE TO THE CITIZENS OF, OF THE KYLE COMMUNITY ALL DURING THE WEEK.
BUT ON WEDNESDAYS, A COURT IS ACTUALLY BEING HELD ON THE BENCH AND WE FREQUENTLY CALL IT WALK-IN WEDNESDAY WHERE WE WANT OUR CITIZENS TO KNOW WHETHER OUR WALK-IN WEDNESDAY PROGRAM IS THAT FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE WARRANTS AND HAVE DEALINGS WITH THE COURT THAT NOT TO FEEL AS IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE ARRESTED, ONCE YOU APPROACH THE QUARTER, COME INTO THE COURT.
SO WHAT WE WANT TO ESTABLISH IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CITIZENS KNOW THAT OUR FIRST OBLIGATION IS TRY TO SATISFY THIS JUDGMENT AND WE'RE BOUND TO DO SO.
AND WHEN I SAY WE'RE BOUND TO DO SO, WE'RE OBLIGATED TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION OR A PLAN TO TRY TO GET A DISPOSITION TO YOUR CASE.
SO CONSEQUENTLY, IF YOU ACTUALLY COME IN IN PERSON AND GET THESE TAKEN CARE OF, WE CAN TURN OFF THOSE WARRANTS IMMEDIATELY AND THEN TAKEN AWAY THE RISK OF ACTUALLY GOING TO JAIL.
BUT WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO IS WE CAN EXTEND THEM TIME TO PAY.
WE CAN GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE AND MAKE THAT NEGOTIATION AND COME UP WITH A PLAN.
THAT AGAIN, THAT IS REASONABLE TO SATISFY YOUR OBLIGATION AND REASONABLE FOR THE CITIZEN TO TAKE CARE OF IT.
I WORK IN THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
I AM THE PUBLIC WORKS SECRETARY AND I HAVE BEEN WITH THE CITY 14 YEARS, THIS PAST OCTOBER 18TH, ACTUALLY, THAT'S MY NICKNAME.
UM, I DO LOOK AT THEM AS MY KIDS.
UM, AND EVEN THE ONES THAT ARE OLDER THAN ME.
I STILL LOOK AT THEM AS MY KIDS.
UH, THIS IS LIKE A BIG FAMILY HERE AND I
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LOVE IT.EVERYBODY'S WILLING TO HELP THEN, YOU KNOW, IF SOMEONE CAME IN WITH, LET ME GET SOMEONE FOR YOU, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT LIKE I JUST CAN'T AND THEY TAKE OFF.
NO, THEY MAKE SURE I'M TAKING CARE OF, AND THAT'S NOT JUST FOR ME.
I SEE THAT THEY DO IT FOR ALL OF THIS IN THIS, YOU KNOW, SO I THINK TO ME, A DAILY BASIS, I HAD A CUSTOMER CALL AND UH, A RESIDENT, I SAID THEY NEEDED, IF THERE WAS A WAY THEY COULD CLOSE DOWN A PORTION OF THEIR STREET, CAUSE THEY WERE GOING TO HAVE A BLOCK PARTY.
AND UH, HE DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO GO ABOUT DOING THAT.
AND I'M LIKE, WELL, I DON'T KNOW EITHER I GO, BUT YOU KNOW, GIVE ME YOUR NAME AND NUMBER.
SO AT THAT TIME THAT'S WHEN THE STREET CLOSURE, UH, FORMS BEGAN.
AND SO I WAS ABLE TO ASSIST HIM AND UH, TOLD HIM, YOU KNOW, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED FROM YOU.
AND THIS IS WHAT WE CAN DO, PROVIDE BARRICADES AND STUFF.
AND UH, WE WERE ABLE TO HELP HIM OUT AND, AND GET THAT.
AND THAT WAS A GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT.
YOU KNOW, IT WAS A GOOD FEELING TO HELP HIM BECAUSE IN THE FOLLOWING YEAR, HE COMES BACK TO ME, HE GOES, JAMIE, I NEEDED IT AGAIN.
YOU KNOW, CAUSE WE HAD STARTED IT, YOU KNOW? SO THAT WAS AWESOME.
REALLY GLAD TO DO THAT BECAUSE YOU KEEP THE THINGS MOVING ON, THE DIAS, YOU DON'T HECKLE ME TOO MUCH ABOUT, YOU KNOW, SIGNING THOUSANDS OF DOCUMENTS ALL THE TIME.
SO I'M REALLY GLAD THAT IT'S YOU ALL RIGHT, REPEAT AFTER ME.
I STATE YOUR NAME, STATE YOUR NAME.
I, TRAVIS MITCHELL, DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF MAYOR, OF THE CITY OF CARLYLE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF KYLE, THE STATE OF TEXAS OR THE STATE OF TEXAS.
WELL, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, PROTECT AND DEFEND, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
THE STATES HAVE HELPED ME BACK AND OF THIS STATE.
SO HELP ME GUIDE HERE'S YOUR NEW MAYOR.
AMANDA EMANCIPET IS A LOW COST SPAY NEUTER SURGERY CLINIC.
THEY GO AROUND TO DIFFERENT LOCATION TODAY.
THEY'RE SET UP IN GREG CLARK PARK, BUT THEY ARE HERE ONCE A MONTH AND PILE THE FIRST TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH.
AND THEY DO LOW-COST SPAY AND NEUTER SURGERIES.
AND WE WANTED TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW ABOUT IT.
YOU CAN GO TO THEIR WEBSITE, EMANCIPET.ORG.
YOU CAN REGISTER AND SIGN UP TO GET YOUR PET SPAYED OR NEUTERED.
THEY DO CATS AND DOGS AND IT'S AT A VERY AFFORDABLE COST.
SO WE HOPE YOU'LL CHECK THEM OUT.
AND WE WANT TO ALSO INTRODUCE YOU TO US, TO OTHER FOLKS WHO ARE HERE WITH ME TODAY.
THIS IS OUR ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER, BRIANNA BRECKER.
I, THIS IS ASHLEY AND WHO DO WE HAVE HERE? MY HEIGHT IS, BUT MINE DIDN'T GET THE SURGERY TODAY.
IT WAS, I GUESS IT'S GROUPS HAS A NAME FOR A REASON.
SO HE IS ALREADY SET UP WITH YOUR THEY'RE READY TO GO.
SO AGAIN, IT'S AMANDA PENN.ORG.
AND TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHY YOU CHOSE A MAN'S BETTER THAN HOW YOU EVEN FOUND OUT ABOUT IT.
I FOUND OUT THERE'S SOME OTHER LOCAL PEOPLE, THEY ARE CHEAP, BUT THEY'RE GOOD.
UM, THEY REALLY CARE FOR THEIR ANIMALS.
SO I REALLY DO RECOMMEND THEM FOR ANYBODY THAT NEEDS ANY TYPE OF SPAIN SURGERY, KNEE.
ALL RIGHT, FOLKS, YOU JUST HEARD FROM ASHLEY AND HER HELPER, MIDAS, THE MAN'S PAD WILL BE IN KYLE ON THE FIRST TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH.
YOU CAN CHECK THEM OUT@EMANCIPET.ORG AND WE WILL CHECK IN WITH, Y'ALL SEE, SOON
I'M HERE WITH THE CERTIFIED BRANDING TEAM AND WE'RE HERE TO CERTIFY ACUITY EYECARE.
FOLLOW ME IN AND SEE WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
I'M VICTORIA WITH THE CITY OF KYLE CERTIFIED BRAND NEW TEAM, WE'RE THERE TO FORMALLY INDUCT YOU INTO OUR PROGRAM, YOUR OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE.
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WE CREATED THESE GOODIE BAGS TO GIVE OUT TO OUR PATIENTS.UM, THESE ARE WHAT WE CAN TO PATIENTS WHO MIGHT CONTACT SOLUTIONS, DRY EYE KITS, ANY OTHER PRODUCTS THAT WE SELL IT FROM FROM THE OFFICE, GO TO THEM.
ONE OF THESE LITTLE GUYS WITH US AND, UH, THE CERTIFIED LOGO ON IT.
THE KYLE CORRECTIONAL CENTER IN KYLE TEXAS RECENTLY HELD THE COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL OR CRC MEETING COMMUNITY BUSINESS LEADERS ARE PART OF THE CRC AND CAME TO THE MEETING TO TOUR THE FACILITY AND RECEIVE UPDATES TO THE OPERATION AS WELL AS DISCUSS WAYS THE FACILITIES PARTNERSHIP CAN BE STRENGTHENED AND BETTER SERVE THE COMMUNITY.
KIM HILSENBECK IS THE COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST FOR THE CITY OF KYLE AND SHARED SOME OF HER THOUGHTS AND IMPRESSIONS FOLLOWING THE CRC MEETING.
FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR INVITING THE CITY TO BE PART OF THE CRC AND TO HELP US UNDERSTAND WHAT GOES ON HERE AT THIS FACILITY.
I THINK IT IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT THAT THE COMMUNITY KNOWS THAT YES, IT IS A PRISON, BUT THERE ARE SO MANY GREAT PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN HERE TO HEAR AND SEE, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THE THINGS THAT HAPPEN HERE.
IT, IT, IT REALLY CHANGES YOUR OPINIONS ABOUT THINGS.
I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED WITH THE MEETING AND THE INFORMATION AND THE WAY IT WAS ALL PACKAGED AND HOW YOU, YOU MAKE IT PERSONAL.
YOU MAKE PEOPLE CARE ABOUT IT.
SO I APPRECIATE YOU AND EVERYTHING YOUR STAFF IS DOING.
HI EVERYONE, KIM NELSON, BACK HERE WITH THE CITY OF KYLE, I'M STANDING HERE WITH LOOPPAY GILL.
SHE'S ONE OF OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FOR THE CITY.
WE'RE AT A PROPERTY IN KYLE WHERE THE OWNER WAS HAVING TROUBLE MAINTAINING THEIR LAWN.
AND WE ARE STARTING A PROGRAM WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT TO TRY AND HELP SOME FOLKS WHO MIGHT BE HAVING THE SAME TYPE OF ISSUE.
WHY DON'T YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO? YES.
THIS IS A REALLY GOOD EXAMPLE ABOUT A PROPERTY THAT HAS, UH, BEEN UNCAPPED FOR, UH, WHETHER A BABY, UH, ELDERLY OWNERS, UH, SOME SORT OF, UH, HEALTH ISSUES OR SUB DISABILITY.
AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO KEEP THE PROPERTY MODE AS YOU CAN SEE.
SO WE'RE HOPING TO GET ORGANIZATIONS OR CHURCH GROUPS, RIGHT? EVEN BOY SCOUTS, OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT WANT TO DO SOME COMMUNITY SERVICE, WANT TO DO SOMETHING GOOD FOR THEIR COMMUNITY.
THIS IS ONE WAY TO GET INVOLVED INTO HOW IMMUNO INSTEAD OF TRIED TO ISSUE CITATIONS OR TAKE SOMEBODY TO COURT BECAUSE THEY ARE UNABLE TO KEEP THEIR PROPERTY MAINTAINED.
AND I HAVE COME ACROSS A LOT OF, UH, INSTANCES WHERE, UH, ELDERLY COUPLES DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE, UH, FAMILY MEMBERS THAT CAN HELP THEM.
SO THE, HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET SOFTWARE, UH, AND GET THE PROGRAM STARTING.
SO IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN HELPING, IF YOU HAVE A CHURCH GROUP, A YOUTH GROUP, A BOY SCOUT TROOP, OR ANY OTHER KIND OF ORGANIZATION, AND YOU WANT TO HELP OUT WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT, WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO GET IN TOUCH WITH? WELL, YEAH, THEY COULD CALL ME ON MY NUMBER, WHICH IS (512) 262-3914.
OR YOU COULD EVEN SEND ME AN EMAIL AT, UH, L GIL, G I L AT CDF, KYLE.COM.
THANKS FOR COMING OUT TO TALK WITH US AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU SPREADING THE WORD.
LET US KNOW IF YOU WANT TO HELP.
AND WE WILL CERTAINLY WORK WITH YOU TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
WE'LL CHECK IN WITH YOU REAL SOON.
WE'LL LET THEM TELL YOU ALL ABOUT IT, BUT THEY'RE HERE BECAUSE
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THEY ADOPTED A PARK AND WE ARE SO GRATEFUL, SO APPRECIATIVE.SO LET ME TURN IT OVER TO THE FOLKS WHO ARE DOING THE WORK HERE AND I'LL LET THEM TELL THEIR STORY.
TELL US WHAT YOU'RE DOING OUT HERE TODAY.
CAUSE YOU GUYS ADOPTED THIS PARK, RIGHT? YEAH.
THIS IS PART OF THE ADOPTIVE PARK PROGRAM FROM SENIOR KYLE CUB SCOUT MASTERS.
AND TELL US WHAT'S GOING ON IN THIS PARK 10 MONTHS AGO.
NOW WE'VE BEEN COMING OUT IN THE FIRST SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH IN A CLEANING UP PEOPLE, CHASE FRAUD, ALL KINDS OF STRANGE STUFF.
WHY DON'T YOU TELL EVERYBODY YOUR NAMES, LOGAN AND NATHAN? WELL, WE ARE GREATLY APPRECIATIVE OF EVERYTHING Y'ALL ARE DOING.
WE THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEART CAN SEE KYLE AND MOMS, DADS.
WE ARE REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF WHAT YOU'RE DOING OUT HERE.
I'M A BUILDING INSPECTOR WITH THE CITY OF KYLE.
WE GO IN AT DIFFERENT STAGES OF THE CONSTRUCTION TO BE SURE THAT WORKMANSHIP, UM, MATERIALS ARE BEING INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDATIONS AND SPECIFICATIONS.
AND NOT ONLY THAT, BUT TO THE ADOPTIVE CODES OF THE CITY OF KYLE AND ORDINANCES.
OH, DEFINITELY LOOKING FOR A JACK OF ALL TRADES.
UH, YOU'VE GOT TO KNOW, UH, DIFFERENT PHASES OF CONSTRUCTION, EVERYTHING THAT GOES INTO A STRUCTURE, ALL THE SYSTEMS THAT ARE INVOLVED, NOT JUST THE ROOF AND WALLS PER SE, BUT TRICKLE THE PLUMBING.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOMEBODY WHO'S GOT SOME BACKGROUND IN CONSTRUCTION, VERY IMPORTANT, AND WHAT WE DO CAUSE YOU'VE REALLY GOT TO KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT EVERYTHING.
I AM TAYLOR BENNETT AND I AM THE HR SPECIALIST HERE WITH THE CITY.
SO WE ARE LOOKING FOR A FULL-TIME INSPECTOR TO DO EITHER RESIDENTIAL INSPECTIONS ON OUR NEW DEVELOPMENT OR COMMERCIAL INSPECTIONS, DEPENDING ON WHICH CERTIFICATIONS THIS INDIVIDUAL HAS.
AND WE'RE WILLING TO TAKE THE RIGHT INDIVIDUAL AND TRAIN AND, YOU KNOW, GET THEM TO THE PROCESS AND GET THEM THE HOURS HE NEEDS TO TAKE THE NECESSARY EXAMS TO BECOME CERTIFIED.
OR SHE, YEAH, WE PROVIDE YOU WITH A, UM, VEHICLE TO GO TO YOUR INSPECTION SITES.
UH, WE ALSO PROVIDE YOU WITH, UM, CERTAIN EQUIPMENT THAT YOU WOULD NEED, UM, IPADS TO BE ABLE TO, UH, TRACK WHICH INSPECTIONS YOU HAVE TO GO TO NEXT AND TO BE ABLE TO LOG YOUR PROGRESS.
UNIFORMS WOULD BE INCLUDED TOO, UM, WITH THE CITY OF KYLE, UH, FULLY PAID PREMIUMS ON YOUR EMPLOYEE, HEALTH, DENTAL, AND VISION.
AND THEN OF COURSE FOR A CITY, SOME OTHER GREAT BENEFITS ARE THE VACATION TIME, SICK TIME, HOLIDAY TIME, AND REALLY JUST SOME OF THE GREAT CULTURE OF WORKING FOR A LOCAL ORGANIZATION, SUCH AS TEAM KYLE TO APPLY ONLINE.
WE ASK THAT YOU GO TO WWW DOT JOIN TEAM, KYLE.COM AND PUT YOUR APPLICATION IN TODAY.
UH, I AM A LIBRARY ASSISTANT AT THE CAL PUBLIC LIBRARY AND I'VE BEEN HERE FOR FOUR YEARS BEING PART OF TEAM.
KYLE'S A, IT'S INTERESTING CAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS GOING ON IN THE CITY.
AND SO YOU GET TO SEE A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE, A LOT OF DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES AND YOU GET TO BE A PART OF, UH, SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY NEW, REALLY CHANGING A LOT FAST PACED.
AND SO IT'S LIKE WE DO INVOLVES DEALING WITH THE PUBLIC, UH, CHECKING BOOKS OUT TO THEM, UH, WORKING WITH THEM TO FIND OUT ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS, HELPING THEM WITH COMPUTERS.
A LOT OF WHAT WE DO IS ALSO PROGRAMMING.
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PEOPLE READY FOR STORY TIME IN THE MORNING, UH, DOING EVENTS FOR THE CITY, WE'VE GOT PORK PARTIES, WE'VE GOT SOME MARINE PROGRAM AND ALSO I DO A LOT OF BOOK CATALOGING.SO GETTING THE BOOKS READY TO GO OUT TO THE PUBLIC AS A, AS A PUBLIC LIBRARY, AS PART OF THE COMMUNITY, THIS IS A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A LIVELY PLACE TRYING TO MAKE IT ONE OF THOSE PLACES WHERE YOU CAN JUST GO, YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY MONEY TO BE THERE.
YOU DON'T, YOU'VE ALREADY DONE THAT JUST BY BEING A CITIZEN AND JUST HAVE A PLACE TO EXIST WITHOUT HAVING TO PAY MORE MONEY, WHICH IS A THING THAT'S VERY RARE THESE DAYS.
I THINK ONE OF THE BIG THINGS FOR ME IS WHEN I STARTED DOING PROGRAMS WITH TEENS AND KIDS AND ADULTS.
SO ALL AGES PROGRAMS AND A LOT OF IT HAS TO DO WITH, UH, INTERACTING WITH THESE TEAMS, WITH THESE KIDS.
AND I THINK THE BIGGEST THING WAS HEARING FROM PARENTS THAT THEY'RE JUST SO HAPPY THAT I'M GETTING THE KIDS OFF THE COMPUTER, TALKING TO OTHER TEENS INTERACTING AND REALLY JUST, UM, YEAH.
ACTIVE LIKE SOCIAL, WHICH IS A LOT OF FUN.
THEN I MUST SAY SIGNE CMR. AUDREY
MY NAME IS
AND THE REASON FOR US BEING OUT HERE TODAY IS TO KEEP YOU ALL LOADED SAMPLE OF THE AREA OR SITES ARE PROHIBITED IN OUR CITY RIGHT AWAY.
THIS PESTICIDES PEOPLE, SELLING HOMES, GARAGE, SALE SIDES, PEOPLE BUYING HOMES.
WE PICK UP ON A DAILY BASIS, STARTED WORKING ON SATURDAYS TO PICK UP THE ILLEGAL SITES.
SO WHAT FRESHLY REMINDER, PLEASE DO NOT PUT DENI KIND OF SIDE, WHETHER IT BE IN GARAGE SALE SIGNS, UH, HOME, UH, FOR SALE SIGNS IN ANY CITY RIGHT AWAY, INCLUDING STOP SITE, UTILITY POLES OR ANY OTHER KIND OF STREET SIDE.
AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR COOPERATION.
MY NAME IS KATE JOHNSON AND I'M THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HAZE HISTORICAL COMMISSION.
I'M THE CHAIRMAN OF THE KYLE RAILROAD DEPOT
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COMMITTEE.AND WE ARE WORKING WITH THE CITY OF KYLE MAINTAINING AND TAKING CARE OF THIS BUILDING.
THIS IS AN ALL VOLUNTEER STAFF THAT OPENS THIS, THE PRO FOR KYLE EVERY SATURDAY.
NOW FROM 10 TO TWO, KYLE HAS HAD A VERY ULTRA STABLE HISTORY.
YOU COULD TELL BY THEIR PRODUCTS.
THIS WAS THE LIVELIHOOD OF THE PEOPLE OF KYLE AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS.
SO WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE THIS DEPOT TO TELL THE DISTRICT AND WE ENJOY HAVING EVERYBODY COME AND WE NEED MORE VOLUNTEERS.
THE MORE VOLUNTEERS THAT WE CAN GET, THE MORE WE CAN BE OPEN.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR PEOPLE THAT LOVE HISTORY AND THAT ARE DEPENDABLE THAT WE CAN DEPEND ON.
LIKE I SAID, IF WE CAN GET A FEW MORE VOLUNTEERS, WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO BE OPEN SOME MORE.
AND THAT, THAT WOULD BE A GOOD THING FOR THE CITY OF KYLE
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I AM THE PUBLIC WORKS SECRETARY AND I HAVE BEEN WITH THE CITY 14 YEARS, THIS PAST OCTOBER 18TH, ACTUALLY, THAT'S MY NICKNAME, MOTHER HAND.
UM, I DO LOOK AT THEM AS MY KIDS.
UM, AND EVEN THE ONES THAT ARE OLDER THAN ME.
I STILL LOOK AT THEM AS MY KIDS.
UH, IT'S JUST LIKE A BIG FAMILY HERE AND I LOVE IT.
EVERYBODY'S WILLING TO HELP THEN IF YOU KNOW, IF SOMEONE CAME, CAUSE LET ME GET SOMEONE FOR YOU, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT LIKE I JUST CAN'T AND THEY TAKE OFF.
NO, THEY MAKE SURE I'M TAKEN CARE OF.
I SEE THAT THEY DO IT FOR ALL OF THIS AND THIS JUST, YOU KNOW, SO I THINK TO ME IN DAILY BASIS I HAD A CUSTOMER CALL AND UH, A RESIDENT, I SAID THEY NEEDED, IF THERE WAS A WAY THEY COULD CLOSE DOWN A PORTION OF THEIR STREET, CAUSE THEY WERE GOING TO HAVE A BLOCK PARTY.
AND UH, HE DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO GO ABOUT DOING THAT.
AND I'M LIKE, WELL, I DON'T KNOW EITHER I GO, BUT YOU KNOW, UPON GIVE ME YOUR NAME AND NUMBER AND I'LL GIVE YOU A CALL BACK.
SO AT THAT TIME THAT'S WHEN THE STREET CLOSURE, UH, FORMS BEGAN.
AND SO I WAS ABLE TO ASSIST HIM AND UH, TOLD HIM, YOU KNOW, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE GONNA NEED FROM YOU.
AND THIS IS WHAT WE CAN DO, PROVIDE BARRICADES AND STUFF.
AND UH, WE WERE ABLE TO HELP HIM OUT AND, AND GET THAT.
AND THAT WAS A GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT.
YOU KNOW, IT WAS A GOOD FEELING TO HELP HIM.
CAUSE IN THE FOLLOWING YEAR, HE COMES BACK TO ME, HE GOES, JAMIE, I NEED IT AGAIN.
YOU KNOW, CAUSE WE HAD STARTED IT, YOU KNOW? SO THAT WAS AWESOME.
I'M HERE WITH THE CITY OF KYLE.
WELCOME THE BARTON FINANCIAL GROUP INTO OUR CERTIFIED FAMILY.
LET'S GO INSIDE AND SEE WHAT THEY'RE DOING MORNING.
WE'RE HERE WITH THE CITY OF KYLE CERTIFIED IN THE COMMUNITY TO WELCOME YOU INTO OUR CERTIFIED FAMILY.
TELL US A LITTLE BIT OF A LUCKY DAY TO BECOME CERTIFIED.
SO, UH, ONE OF THE TOUGHEST THINGS WE DO AS A FINANCIAL ADVISING AND FINANCIAL PLANNING IS TRYING TO STILL DOWN SOME REALLY COMPLICATED TOPICS.
SO WHAT WE'VE DONE IS CREATED A, WHAT WE CALL A PORTFOLIO PIE RECIPE THAT WE GIVE TO ALL THE CLIENTS IN THE FIRST APPOINTMENT, UH, THEY GO HOME WITH IT IN THEIR FIRST APPOINTMENT PACKET.
AND IT TALKS ABOUT HOW REALLY BUILDING A PORTFOLIO IS LIKE BAKING A PIE.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE ALL THE RIGHT INGREDIENTS
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AND ALL THE RIGHT PROPORTIONS.AND WE SEE A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE MAYBE HAVE, UH, UH, WHAT THEY THINK IS A PIE AND REALLY INSTEAD OF A PECAN PIE, IT'S MORE LIKE A BOWL OF CONS.
AND SO WE DO A LITTLE BIT OF EDUCATION ABOUT WHAT IT TAKES TO, UH, TO REALLY BAKE A GOOD POT.
SO THAT'S OUR PORTFOLIO PIE RESCUE.
SO AS PART OF OUR CERTIFIED FAMILY, WE HAVE SOME COOL SLAG FOR YOU.
SO HERE'S YOUR OFFICIAL CERTIFICATES AND YOUR OFFICIAL CERTIFIED STICKER.
AND I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT WAYS THAT YOU CAN PAY YOUR UTILITY BILL.
ONE OF THEM IS RIGHT HERE IN PERSON.
LET'S GO INSIDE AND CHECK IT OUT.
YOU CAN COME INSIDE AND PAY IT.
ONE OF THE WINDOWS AND OUR FRIENDLY STAFF WILL HELP YOU OUT.
IF YOU GO TO THE PAYMENT WINDOW, ONE OF OUR FRIENDLY STAFF STAFF WILL BE THERE TO HELP YOU OUT.
YOU CAN'T MAKE IT INSIDE OR TO THE DRIVE-THROUGH.
WHEN STAFF IS THERE, COME ON OVER AND DROP YOUR UTILITY BILLING PAYMENT OFF HERE AT OUR UTILITY PAYMENT, DROPBOX IT'S ON FRONT STREET RIGHT NEXT TO THE VFW.
ANOTHER CONVENIENT WAY TO PAY YOUR BILL.
YOUR UTILITY BILLS ARE DUE THE 15TH OF EVERY MONTH.
SO IT'S KIND OF EASY TO REMEMBER EVEN PUT A NOTE ON YOUR, ON YOUR CALENDAR, ON YOUR PHONE OR ON YOUR OLD STYLE CALENDAR ON THE WALL, EITHER WAY THE IS ALWAYS DUE ON THE 15TH.
DID YOU KNOW THAT YOU CAN ALSO GO TO HEB AND WALMART TO PAY YOUR UTILITY BILLS? THEY'RE SUPER CONVENIENT BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO BE THERE FOR A LOT OF YOUR SHOPPING.
ANYWAY, YOU CAN ALSO DO AN ONLINE BILL PAYMENT EITHER THROUGH OUR SYSTEM OR THROUGH YOUR OWN FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.
YOU NEVER FORGET THE BILLS TAKEN CARE OF EVERY MONTH AT THE CITY OF KYLE, WE HAVE THE VISION STATEMENT AND OUR VISION STATEMENT FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS THAT WE'RE SETTING THE STAGE FOR BOTH REAL ESTATE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUCCESS.
I'M THE DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR THE CITY OF KYLE.
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BEEN HERE GOING ON 14 YEARS.ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REALLY IS JOB CREATION AND IT'S THE CREATION OF WEALTH WITHIN A COMMUNITY.
IT IS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND WORKFORCE TRAINING.
IT'S UM, CREATING JOBS WITHIN YOUR COMMUNITY FOR YOUR CITIZENS.
AND IT IS CREATING A BUSINESS COMMUNITY THAT IS GOING TO BE GROWING AND THRIVING.
SO IT'S, IT'S A WIN-WIN FOR ALL OF US WHEN THESE, THESE BUSINESSES AND THESE PROJECTS COME TO TOWN.
AND SO WHEN, WHEN THESE PROJECTS COME TO TOWN, WE RUN IT ECONOMIC IMPACT ANALYSIS.
SO IT'S GOING TO SHOW US IN BLACK AND WHITE ON PAPER AND IMPACT THAT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE ON THIS COMMUNITY SO THAT WE CAN SHOW NOT JUST OURSELVES, BUT WE CAN SHOW OUR LEADERSHIP AND OUR CITY COUNCIL.
UM, WHAT KIND OF AN IMPACT IN JOBS IN, IN TAX DOLLARS.
AND IT'S GOING TO HAVE ON THIS COMMUNITY IN THE FUTURE, AS FAR AS THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PACKAGES GO, UH, WHAT WE LOOK AT IS THE TYPE OF JOB, THE PAY OF JOB, THE, UM, IF IT'S IN OUR TARGET MARKET, THE, UH, WHETHER THEY'RE GOING TO BE RELOCATING THEIR EMPLOYEES, OR IF THEY'RE GOING TO BE CREATING NEW EMPLOYEES, THERE ARE A LOT OF FACTORS THAT REALLY GO INTO THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY IN, IN KYLE, UH, HAS REALLY JUST EXPLODED.
AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE SEEN EVEN THROUGH ANY OF THE DOWNTURNS.
UM, AND IT HAS BEEN ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAS REALLY GOTTEN US THROUGH.
IT'S GOTTEN SOME OF THE ATTENTION FROM, UM, DEVELOPERS, EVEN THROUGH DOWNTURNS.
THEY SEE DIRT HAS CONTINUED TO TURN AND KYLE, AND IT HAS GOTTEN THE ATTENTION OF THOSE DEVELOPERS THAT MAY NOT HAVE EVEN LOOKED AT KYLE, UM, UNTIL THEY SAW SOME OF THAT THING.
SOME OF THOSE THINGS HAPPEN HERE TODAY.
WE ARE MORE TARGETED AND REALLY LASER FOCUSED ON WHAT WE ARE REALLY TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH.
AND WE DON'T REALLY SPEND MUCH TIME ON RETAIL UNLESS IT IS A DESTINATION RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT.
SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED FOR ALL THESE NEW OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE COMING OUR WAY.
AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HOSTING A LOT OF NEW COMPANIES AND A LOT OF NEW JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
LET'S GET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT DOING BUSINESS, A KYLE, OR TO LEARN MORE MAX, DO YOU LIKE THIS ONE? YEAH.
MY NAME IS ASIA AND I GREW UP HERE IN CENTRAL TEXAS.
SO I THINK THAT'S YOUNG WHEN MAX WAS ABOUT SIX MONTHS OLD, I DECIDED TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL FULL-TIME AND I KNEW WOULD NEED A BREAST PUMP.
AND SO MY LACTATION CONSULTANT WAS LIKE, WELL, WHY DON'T YOU JUST GO SEE IF YOU QUALIFY FOR WIC? SURE ENOUGH.
AND THEN I GOT ACCESS TO NUTRITIONISTS AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE COOLEST THING EVER.
AND SO I DECIDED TO STICK WITH IT.
WIC HAS GIVEN ME ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOODS.
WIC HAS GIVEN ME THE EDUCATION TO KNOW WHY I SHOULD HAVE THESE HEALTHY FOODS AND THEN HOW TO PREPARE THEM.
AND WHEN YOU KNOW BETTER, YOU DO BETTER WITH WIC.
THERE ARE PEOPLE THERE THAT CAN HELP YOU AND REACH OUT TO YOU AND PROVIDE RESOURCES TO YOU WHEN YOU'RE PREGNANT AND ALONE.
THE WORLD IS REALLY BIG, RIGHT? AND TO GO TO THIS ONE PLACE WHERE THERE'S PEOPLE IN THERE WHO CARE ABOUT THE OUTCOME OF YOUR PREGNANCY AND YOU AND YOUR BABY, THAT HAS MEANT A LOT TO ME, EDUCATION AND CONNECTION, AND LIKE A GROUP AND PEOPLE.
AND THAT'S, I MEAN, THAT'S EVERYTHING YOU NEED.
I THINK RANKING IS NUMBER TWO.
AS LONG AS YOU'RE TRAVELING IN THE PI CAPITAL OF TEXAS, JUST CLAIM YOUR VOUCHER ON THE CITY OF KYLE APP.
AND THE NEXT TIME YOU REQUEST AN UBER, YOUR RIDE OR COSTS $3 AND 14 CENTS IT'S AS EASY AS PIE TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLY.
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MY NAME ISI'M A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER, CIVIL ENGINEER, AND I WORK WITH ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT HERE.
UH, I'M WITH CITY OF GUY LAST TWO YEARS.
MY POSITION HERE IS A DESIGN ENGINEER.
SO I GET INVOLVED IN A LOT OF DESIGNS LIKE ROAD, UM, UH, STORMWATER NETWORKS OR SENATORS FOR NETWORKS.
MY EXPERTISE IS MORE IN GRANTED AND CENTER RELATED ISSUES.
SO I GET ANY DRAINAGE ISSUE OR ANY TRAIN IS DESIGNED, COMES AROUND.
I GET INVOLVED IN THAT, UH, BEING A BYTE OF TEAM KYLE IS A GREAT EXPERIENCE.
LIKE I TOLD YOU THREE, LIKE IT FEELS LIKE MORE EXTENDED FAMILY.
UM, IT IS A GREAT WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND I GET A LOT OF FRIENDS AND I LOOK FORWARD TO COMING TO WORK EVERY DAY.
I FEEL LIKE I'M BEING FIRED OF STEPPING UP THE FUTURE OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE CITY OF KYLE AND ITS CITIZENS IN POST ON FRONT SURPRISE, BABY SOUR PARTY.
FOR ME, EDWARD PRETENDED LIKE THERE, THE MEETING, I WALKED INTO THE MEETING AND THERE WAS BUSY SALARY FIGHTING.
IT FEELS LIKE BEING REALLY BEING THE BARDO.
UM, SO THERE ARE A LOT OF MEMORIES IN LAST FEW YEARS.
WE CAN, UH, TAKE HIM UP FRONT AND GET HIM ALL CHECKED OUT.
AND WHILE YOU'RE UP THERE, JESSICA CAN TALK TO YOU ABOUT GETTING HIM REGISTERED WITH THE CITY OF KYLE.
I REALLY DIDN'T REALIZE THEY NEEDED TO BE REGISTERED WITH THE CITY.
ACTUALLY, ALL THE PETS THAT LIVE WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS SHOULD BE REGISTERED WITH THE CITY OF KYLE.
THERE'S ACTUALLY AN ORDINANCE WITH THE CITY THAT REQUIRES IT.
UM, BUT JESSICA CAN HELP YOU TAKE CARE OF THAT WHEN YOU GET HIM UP FRONT.
THE DOCTOR SAID THAT YOU WOULD HAVE MY, UH, INVOICE AND INFORMATION ON HOW TO REGISTER HEATH COLOR WITH THE CITY OF KYLE.
SO I HAVE YOUR INVOICE RIGHT HERE, AND THIS IS GOING TO BE YOUR STATE REGISTRY FORM.
EVERYTHING'S ALREADY FILLED OUT FOR YOU.
SO ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS GO THROUGH AND MAKE SURE IT'S CORRECT AND THEN INITIAL AND SIGN THEM HERE.
AND WE'LL SEND THAT INTO THE CITY AND GET IT REGISTERED WITHIN.
THIS IS GOING TO BE YOUR TEST.
AND THE CITY WORKS WITH PET HUB NOW FOR THESE TACKS.
SO THEY'RE EASIER FOR PETS FIND THEIR FAMILIES IF THEY GET LOST.
YOU ARE ALL REGISTERED ON PET HUB.
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HEY, Y'ALL KIM HILSON BACK HERE WITH THE CITY OF KYLE I'M OUT HERE ON THE FIRST TUESDAY OF THE MONTH.AND YOU CAN SEE THIS BIG EMANCIPATE TRAILER BEHIND ME.
EMANCIPET IS A LOW-COST SPAY NEUTER SURGERY CLINIC.
THEY GO AROUND TO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS TODAY.
THEY'RE SET UP IN GREG CLARK PARK, BUT THEY ARE HERE ONCE A MONTH IN PILE THE FIRST TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH.
AND THEY DO LOW-COST SPAY AND NEUTER SURGERIES.
AND WE WANTED TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW ABOUT IT.
YOU CAN GO TO THEIR WEBSITE AND MITZI PET.ORG.
YOU CAN REGISTER AND SIGN UP TO GET YOUR PET SPAYED OR NEUTERED.
THEY DO CATS AND DOGS, AND IT'S AT A VERY AFFORDABLE COST.
SO WE HOPE YOU'LL CHECK THEM OUT.
AND WE WANT TO ALSO INTRODUCE YOU TO SOME OTHER FOLKS WHO ARE HERE WITH ME TODAY.
THIS IS OUR ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER, BRIANNA BRECKER, I, AND THIS IS ASHLEY.
AND WHO DO WE HAVE HERE? MAYA, BUT MIDAS DIDN'T GET THE SURGERY TODAY.
I GUESS IT'S GONNA HAVE SAID THE NAME FOR A REASON.
SO SHE IS ALREADY SET UP WITH YOUR, WHEN THEY'RE READY TO GO.
SO AGAIN, IT'S SAMANTHA PEN DOWN AT WORK.
AND TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHY YOU CHOSE A MAN IT'S BETTER THAN HOW YOU EVEN FOUND OUT ABOUT IT.
I FOUND OUT THERE'S SOME OTHER LOCAL PEOPLE, THEY ARE CHEAP, BUT THEY'RE GOOD.
THEY REALLY CARE FOR THEIR ANIMALS.
SO I REALLY DO RECOMMEND THEM FOR ANYBODY THAT NEEDS ANY TYPE OF SPAIN SURGERY.
ALL RIGHT, FOLKS, YOU JUST HEARD FROM ASHLEY AND HER HELPER, MIDAS, THE MAN'S PAT WILL BE IN KYLE ON THE FIRST TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH.
YOU CAN CHECK IT OUT@EMANCIPET.ORG AND WE WILL CHECK IN WITH Y'ALL SEE IT.
THIS IS MY SON, ISAIAH, AND THIS IS, UH, MARIA, OUR NEWBORN FOUR MONTHS.
AND THIS IS MY LOVELY HUSBAND, CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS. AND THEN I'M KIMBERLY.
WHEN I FIRST FOUND OUT I WAS PREGNANT, IT WAS VERY SCARY BECAUSE WHEN IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S NOT LIKE IN YOUR PLANS RIGHT THEN, AND IT POPS UP, IT'S LIKE, YOU HAVE NO CHOICE.
AND SO WHEN I CAME HERE, IT WAS KIND OF CRAZY.
I WAS LIKE, YOU MEAN, I GET ALL THIS, LIKE I GET THE MILK, THE CHEESE, THE EGGS.
CAUSE IT WAS JUST LIKE CHRISTMAS EVERY DAY.
YOU KNOW, WAKE IS AN AMAZING PROGRAM FOR YOU.
YOU JUST ASK ONE QUESTION AND THEY'LL GIVE YOU ANSWERS TO EVERYTHING.
THAT'S YOU JUST PROBABLY DIDN'T EVEN THINK OF LIKE EXISTED.
THE INFORMATION WITH BREASTFEEDING IS VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE LIKE I SAID ON THE PHONE, I'M A FIRST TIME BREASTFEEDING MOM.
AND THAT INFORMATION IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT.
THERE'S MUCH TO LEARN SO MUCH TO LEARN.
THERE'S LOT MORE TO LEARN AND WIC IS THERE TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION FOR YOU.
IF YOU'RE A YOUNG MOTHER, YOU'RE DEFINITELY NOT ALONE WHEN YOU STOP.
AND YOU THINK ABOUT, DO YOU KNOW WHEN YOUR CHILD LOOKS AT YOU AND SMILES AT THOSE CUTE DIMPLES AND THEM COLORFUL, BRIGHT EYES? LIKE IT'S DEFINITELY WORTH IT.
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REALLY GLAD TO DO THIS BECAUSE YOU KEEP THE THINGS MOVING ON.YOU DON'T HECKLE ME TOO MUCH ABOUT, YOU KNOW, SIGNING THOUSANDS OF DOCUMENTS ALL THE TIME.
SO I'M REALLY GLAD THAT IT'S YOU ALRIGHT, REPEAT AFTER ME.
I STATE YOUR NAME, STATE YOUR NAME.
I, TRAVIS MITCHELL, DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR? DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE, OF MAYOR, OF THE CITY OF CARLYLE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF KYLE OR THE STATE OF TEXAS OR THE STATE OF TEXAS TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY PROTECT AND DEFEND, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, THE STATE.
SO HELP ME BACK I OF THIS STATE.
SO HELP ME, GOD, THERE'S A NEW MAYOR.
SO WHAT WE WANT TO ESTABLISH IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CITIZENS KNOW THAT OUR FIRST OBLIGATION IS TRY TO SATISFY THIS JUDGMENT AND WE'RE BOUND TO DO SO.
AND WHEN I SAY WE'RE BOUND TO DO SO, WE'RE OBLIGATED TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION OR A PLAN TO TRY TO GET A DISPOSITION TO YOUR CASE.
SO CONSEQUENTLY, IF YOU ACTUALLY COME IN IN PERSON AND GET THESE TAKEN CARE OF, WE CAN TURN OFF THOSE WARRANTS IMMEDIATELY AND THEN TAKEN AWAY THE RISK OF ACTUALLY GOING TO JAIL.
BUT WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO IS WE CAN EXTEND THEM TIME TO PAY.
WE CAN GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE AND MAKE THAT NEGOTIATION AND COME UP WITH A PLAN.
THAT AGAIN, THAT IS REASONABLE TO SATISFY YOUR OBLIGATION AND REASONABLE FOR THE CITIZEN TO TAKE CARE OF IT.
I'M THE STORE MANAGER HERE AT THE KYLE LIBRARY THRIFT SHOP.
AND I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE JANUARY.
WELL, WE'VE DONE A NUMBER OF THINGS OVER THE PAST COUPLE MONTHS.
UM, ONE IS WE'VE ADDED A CREDIT CARD SYSTEM WHERE WE NOW ACCEPT CREDIT AND DEBIT CARDS.
WE'VE EXPANDED THE STORE HOURS.
WE OPEN NOW AT NINE INSTEAD OF TAN.
AND THEN ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAYS WE'RE OPEN TIL SIX.
OTHER THAN THAT, WE'RE JUST GOING THROUGH THE STORE AND CLEANED IT UP A LITTLE
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BIT.THERE'S A LITTLE BIT MORE ORGANIZING, REPLACED THEM LIGHTING AFTER THE FURNITURE DEPARTMENT.
AND LIKE I SAID, JUST OVERALL, WE DID A LOT OF LITTLE THINGS TO IMPROVE THE APPEARANCE OF THE STORE.
WE'VE SET UP HOUSEHOLD ITEMS. KNICK-KNACKS SMALL FURNITURE BOOKS, PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING.
HOUSEWARES HARDWARE, SMALL TABLES AND CHAIRS AND TABLES, COFFEE TABLES, NIGHTSTANDS, ANY OF THOSE SMALL DESKS, A LITTLE EXCEPT ANY OF THOSE TYPE OF MERCHANDISE.
THE FUNDS WE GENERATE THROUGH THE SALE OF THOSE ITEMS GOES DIRECTLY TO THE KYLE PUBLIC LIBRARY AND SUPPORTS ALL OF THEIR PROGRAMS.