* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. OKAY. [I.  Call Meeting to Order] [00:00:04] ALL RIGHT. UM, GOOD EVENING. THE TIME IS 7:09 PM. AND IT'S TUESDAY, MARCH 16TH. AND I'M GOING TO CALL THIS REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER WOULD ALL. PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA INTO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. WOULD THE CITY SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL MITCHELL HERE. COACH, COACH ALLISON, RESIDENT FOREST KALE HERE, RIZZO BRADSHAW HERE TO BS HERE. ALL RIGHT. [II.  Approval of Minutes] SIX MEMBERS PRESENT. WE HAVE A QUORUM. NEXT STEPS, UH, APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. MAYOR MOTION, JOE CREW MEETING MINUTES FROM MARCH 2ND AND SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES FROM OUR SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED BY CUSTOMER ELLISON, SECONDED BY CUSTOMER TOBIA. SO WE APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM MARCH 2ND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE, ALL OPPOSED. [III.  Citizen Comment Period with City Council] MOTION CARRIES SIX TO ZERO. NEXT UP CITIZEN COMMENTS PERIOD. AT THIS TIME WE ASK ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE TO ASSIST, TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK ON ANY HUNDRED. PLEASE DO. SO WE ASK THAT YOU LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES AND THAT YOU DIRECT THOSE COMMENTS TO MAYOR AND COUNCIL. UH, WE ALSO ASK THAT YOU FILL OUT, FILL OUT A PUBLIC CITIZEN COMMENT FORM AND SUBMIT IT TO EITHER MYSELF OR THE CITY SECRETARY. UH, IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK? SEEING NONE? IS THERE ANYONE WHO'S REGISTERED ONLINE WHO IS AVAILABLE TO SPEAK? YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT, GO AHEAD, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. YES, I'M REGISTERED TO SPEAK. GO AHEAD, SIR. MY NAME IS DR. GLENN, DAVID HARLESTON AND I'VE. THIS IS REGARDS TO IT JUST LIKE BARNETT. THE SON OF JEFF LIKE BARNETT CHIEF OF POLICE YESTERDAY WAS THE MARCH 15TH. THE IDES OF MARCH. IT WAS JEFF BY THAT LIKES BARNETT'S BIRTHDAY TO SEND THE POLICE CHIEF. JEFF BARNETT, YOUR POLICE CHIEF, JEFF BARNETT, AN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION DONE IN 2012 BY YOUR CITY MANAGER EARTH DENIED THE EXISTENCE OF HIS OWN CHILD. DO THIS TONIGHT. CRY. THAT WAS SOMETHING, BUT JEFF BURNETT DENIED ANY NOD TO THE SUN. OH, THAT'S JUST EVIL BARNETT KNEW ALL ALONG WAS HIS SON BECAUSE HE HAD CONDUCTED A DNA TEST. WELL BEFORE AARP'S INVESTIGATION AND THAT DNA TEST HAS THE DATE SHOWING IT IT'S A YEAR BEFORE ERPS INVESTIGATION THOUGH. JEFF LIVES IN A HOME WITH A HOLE IN THE TRUTH. NO AIR CONDITIONING, NO HEAT IN PRINCETON WHERE BARNETT ABANDONED THEM YEARS AGO, ALONG WITH HIS MISTRESS AND THEN NEVER PAID ONE PENNY OF SUPPORT TO SON THAT'S IMMORAL. AND IT'S ALSO CRIMINAL. HE LIED TO HER TO SLEEP WITH HER AND MANIPULATED HER AND SEVERAL OTHER WOMEN PRINCE, INCLUDING A YOUNG TEENAGE GIRL. WHEN THE OFFICER BRANDON COME PATRICK OF PRINCETON, WHERE BARNETT WAS CHIEF TURNED HIM IN FOR HIS MISCONDUCT IN WHICH HE WOULD PULL OVER A YOUNG WOMAN INSTEAD OF PICKING THEM, HE WOULD GIVE HIM HIS NUMBER AND CALLED THEM IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT TO CONDUCT HIS IMMORAL AND CRIMINAL AFFAIRS. THAT VERY CONCERNED MOTHER CONCERNED FOR HER TEENAGE DAUGHTER CONTACTED OFFICER PANIC COM PATRICK, WHO WORKED FOR BARNETT AND BRANDON DID WHAT ANY GOOD OFFICER WITH YOU. HE MADE A DIFFICULT DECISION AND TURNED HIS CHIEF INFER MISCONDUCT. JACK BARNETT. WHAT DID BARNET DO? HE FIRED KILPATRICK, GAVE HIM A DISHONORABLE DISCHARGE WITHOUT LISTING A SINGLE REASON AFTER BARNETT HAD LIED IN A CITY INVESTIGATION AND KEPT HIS CITY CELL PHONE RECORDS FROM BEING USED AS EVIDENCE BY LISTING THESE YOUNG GIRLS AS INFORMANTS, THE NINTH ACCESS TO HIS CALL LOGS, THEY COULD IMPOSSIBLE FOR OFFICER KILPATRICK TO PROVE THE ALLEGATIONS. BUT YEARS LATER ON THE PROTEST FROM THE CITY, I GOT THOSE RECORDS AND IT SHOWS CLEARLY WHAT BRANDON KNEW ALL ALONG THAT HIS CHIEF OF POLICE, JEFF BARNETT WAS A SEXUAL PREDATOR WITH A BADGE. THEY GAVE HIM THE A 40 TO DO WHATEVER HE PLEASED SOUNDS FAMILIAR. DOESN'T IT? SERGEANT JESSE ESPENOSA TURNED IN HIS POLICE, CHIEF, JEFF BARNETT TO YOUR CITY MANAGER, HERB, THE LION DURING THE 10 QUESTION, TRUE FALSE FIVE MINUTE INVESTIGATION, A T BARNETT BY HERB AND WHICH HE DENIED KNOWING ANYTHING ABOUT A CHILD THAT MIGHT'VE ASSAULTED HIM IN A RELATIONSHIP WITH A MARRIED WOMAN, WHICH HE CONTINUED WHILE CHIEF IN KYLE, WHAT HAPPENED? OFFICER S [00:05:01] ESPINOSA EIGHT HOUR, MR. HALSTON, YOUR THREE MINUTES ARE UP. DO WE HAVE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK OR WHO IS REGISTERED? ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANY OBJECTION? I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND CLOSE. CITIZEN COMMENTS, CITIZEN COMMENTS IS NOW CLOSED. THANK YOU. [4.  Texas Municipal Library Directors Association Achievement in Excellence Award. ~ Paul Phelan, Director of Library Services] ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR, PRESENTATION, TEXAS MUNICIPAL LIBRARY DIRECTORS, ASSOCIATION, ACHIEVEMENT AND EXCELLENCE AWARD. MR. PAUL FAILING. OKAY, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. IT'S MY PRIVILEGE TO REPORT TO YOU ALL TONIGHT THAT THE, UH, KYLE PUBLIC LIBRARY HAS BEEN AWARDED THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LIBRARY DIRECTORS, ASSOCIATION, ACHIEVEMENT AND EXCELLENCE, ACHIEVEMENT OF EXCELLENCE IN LIBRARIES AWARD FOR 2020. THIS IS THE FIFTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR THAT THE LIBRARY HAS, UH, ACHIEVED THIS. AND, UH, BASICALLY WE'RE ONE OF 56 LIBRARY SYSTEMS THAT QUALIFIED FOR IT. AND PROBABLY THIS YEAR, THERE WAS SOME FOLKS THAT HAD A HARDER TIME MEETING THE CRITERIA BECAUSE OF COURSE BEING CLOSED AND SO FORTH AND NOT DOING THAT WAS A LITTLE HARD TO DO IT. UH, IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR THE AWARD, THERE ARE 10 CRITERIA AND I COULD JUST KIND OF BRIEFLY RUN THROUGH THEM SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS AND ENHANCED SERVICE IN THE PAST YEAR, INNOVATIVE AND EFFECTIVE CURRENT MARKETING MATERIALS, CULTURAL TOPICAL, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR ADULTS AND FAMILIES LITERACY SUPPORT FOR ALL AGES, A SUMMER READING CLUB, WHICH OF COURSE WE HAD A BIG ONE LAST YEAR IN SPITE OF BEING CLOSED. UH, COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS IS OF COURSE THAT WE DO WORK WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, SUPPORT, DIGITAL INCLUSION AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF TRAINING. SO WE MET ALL THAT CRITERIA IN, IN, IN ALL THOSE AREAS. AND WE'RE ABLE TO DO THIS NOW GIVE YOU SOME SENSE BECAUSE I KNOW WE WERE, WE WERE CLOSED LAST YEAR. SO YOU WOULD THINK, WELL, YOU KNOW, IF THE LIBRARY IS CLOSED OR AT LEAST IN PART THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU WOULDN'T HAVE THAT MUCH TRAFFIC, BUT WE STILL HAD 70,000 PEOPLE COME THROUGH THE DOOR. NOW, PART OF THAT WAS OF COURSE WHEN WE WERE OPEN EARLY ON, BUT WE CONTINUED TO SERVE THE PUBLIC. SO THERE WAS NOT A DAY THAT WENT BY THAT WE WEREN'T OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. SO FOR EXAMPLE, DURING THAT FIRST TIME, WHEN THE, WHEN THE FACILITY WAS CLOSED, UH, THAT MONDAY OR WHATEVER THAT NEXT DAY WAS, I'M THINKING IT WAS A MONDAY, BUT WE HAD OUR, UH, WE HAVE, UH, UH, AN EXTERNAL WINDOW. AND SO THAT DAY WE IMPLEMENTED THIS SERVICE OF YOU JUST CALL IN, WE GO GET YOUR BOOKS FOR YOU. WE PUT THEM THERE AND THEN YOU COME PICK THEM UP. SO IT AT THAT. SO THERE WAS NEVER A TIME THAT THE CITIZENS OF KYLE WERE UNABLE TO COME CHECK OUT A BOOK AT THE LIBRARY DURING THIS. UM, WE STILL CIRCULATE ABOUT 131,648 ITEMS. AND INTERESTINGLY ABOUT 19 FIVE. SO 19,000 PLUS WERE EAST CIRCULATION. SO WE'RE TALKING DATABASE IS DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT, EBOOKS AND ALL THAT. SO PROMOTING THOSE PRETTY HEAVILY, UH, WE HAD THREE NICE ADDITIONS LAST YEAR TO OUR, OUR LIBRARY. OF COURSE, WE PUT LEAN TO.COM, WHICH HAS A BIT OF A REAL BIG HIT. AND, UM, THAT WAS OF COURSE CAME ABOUT, UH, AT AROUND BUDGET TIME. LAST YEAR, WE'RE VERY EXCITED, GOT OUR NEW, UH, RFID SYSTEM SECURITY SYSTEM. AND SELF-CHECKOUT, WE GOT THAT PUT IN. AND OF COURSE WE, OUR NEW COMPUTERS. SO YOU ALL FUNDED, UH, $61,000 WORTH OF NEW COMPUTERS LAST YEAR THAT WE PUT IN. SO WE REALLY GOT, UH, SOME VERY NICE ADDITIONS ON THE TECHNOLOGY SIDE, AND WE'RE STILL WORKING ON GETTING SOME MORE OF THOSE THINGS IN PLACE, UM, RIGHT NOW. SO JUST TO GIVE YOU A SENSE OF WHERE WE'RE AT AND WE'VE BEEN, YOU KNOW, PRETTY MUCH NOW WE ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, BUT OUR PROGRAMMING HAS BEEN, IT'S BEEN SHUT DOWN. IT'S, IT'S TRANSITIONED TO A DIGITAL FORMAT YEAR TODAY. WE'VE, WE'RE DOING ABOUT CLOSE TO ABOUT 60 PROGRAMS THAT WE'D DONE DIGITALLY. UH, AND WE'RE PROBABLY GETTING CLOSE TO ABOUT 6,000 PARTICIPANTS. IT'S ABOUT 5,500, THE LAST TIME I CHECKED, BUT WE, YOU KNOW, EACH DAY THAT GOES UP AND SOME OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE DID ONLINE SCIENCE DISCOVERY, UH, FOR YOUNG ADULTS, LOS QUINTOS, WHICH WAS A DUAL LANGUAGE STORY TIME, OF COURSE, OUR STORY TIMES, UH, DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS, OUR BOOK CLUB. WE HAD A NICE ONLINE JOB SEARCH PROGRAM THAT WE DID LAST YEAR, WHERE PEOPLE WOULD SEND IN THEIR INFORMATION AND HEY, SUZ WOULD WORK WITH OTHER STAFF AND ACTUALLY KIND OF GIVE THEM A STRATEGY TO GO OUT THERE AND SEARCH FOR A JOB. AND THAT CAME ABOUT RIGHT AS THE, AS THE PANDEMIC WAS HITTING. SO THAT WAS A REALLY GOOD, GOOD PROGRAM. UH, AND CURRENTLY, UM, I WOULD SAY BEFORE, BECAUSE WE HAVE SOMETHING COMING UP TOMORROW [00:10:02] THAT WE HAVE, UH, CURRENTLY GROW WITH GOOGLE SERIES. SO TOMORROW IT IS MAKE YOUR WEBSITE WORK FOR YOU, LEARN HOW TO CREATE A SEARCH FRIENDLY WEBSITE OR SPRUCE UP YOUR OLD ONE. SO THE BOTTOM LINE IS WITH THIS IS TO LEARN HOW TO UTILIZE YOUR, YOUR WEB PAGE TO, TO GROW YOUR BUSINESS. AND THE THING ABOUT THIS IS YOU DON'T REALLY HAVE TO BE WHAT I'M TOLD IS EVERYBODY CAN GET SOMETHING OUT OF THIS. SO PERHAPS YOU'RE A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER THAT HAS A VERY SIMPLE WEBPAGE. YOU COULD ATTEND THIS THING TOMORROW AND, OR, YOU KNOW, SOMEONE THAT HAS A LITTLE BIT MORE EXPERIENCE AND MAYBE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO GET IN THERE AND DO MORE TO THAT. SO IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THAT, IF ANYBODY IS YOU CAN EMAIL, HEY, SUZHERNANDEZ@JHERNENDEZATCITYOFKYLE.COM. AND I BELIEVE WE GOT, UH, TWO ONLINE CLASSES, MARCH 17TH AND MARCH 18TH. SO WE'RE TALKING TO MORE IN THE NEXT DAY AT 11:00 AM, BUT IF YOU GET ON THERE AND EMAIL HIM, HE CAN HELP YOU OUT WITH THAT. AND IT'S BEEN A VERY POPULAR PROGRAM, SO I'D ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO IT. AND THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE RIGHT THERE. SO WE'RE AWFULLY HAPPY ABOUT THAT. AND THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT FOR YOU. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I CAN CERTAINLY DO MY BEST TO ANSWER THEM. THANK YOU, PAUL. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. FAILING OR COMMENTS? CUSTOMER IS AN AWESOME CUSTOMER. ALISON SORRY, MATE. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS. UM, I JUST WANTED TO SAY A FEW REMARKS HERE. UH, FIRST OF ALL, MUCH DESERVED WELL DESERVED AWARD AND THANK YOU FOR PRESENTING ON IT. I KNOW WE DID A SOCIAL MEDIA POST ABOUT IT, BUT THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING AND PRESENTING ABOUT IT AND SHARING A LITTLE BIT MORE OF HOW THAT, UH, REWARD IS, UH, APPROVED. UM, AND THAT, UH, HOW WE WERE ABLE TO OBTAIN IT. ONE THING I'D LIKE TO SAY IS A LOT GOES UNNOTICED ABOUT WHAT OUR LIBRARY STAFF DOES. UH, PAUL MENTIONED A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT PROGRAMS, WHICH I WAS CERTAINLY APPRECIATIVE FOR HIM GIVING THAT RECAP. UH, CERTAINLY THE, THE TRAINING PROGRAMS, UH, AND SUCH AND SUCH OTHER THINGS LIKE THAT, TO HELP IMPROVE THEIR SKILLSETS, TO IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE AND INCOME EARNING POTENTIAL. ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE SERVICES THAT ARE SOMETIMES FORGOTTEN ABOUT AND OVERLOOKED, BUT WHEN YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY CAN PROVIDE THAT SERVICE, THAT IS A UNIQUE THING. BUT I WANTED TO ALSO TALK ABOUT THE VARIOUS DIFFERENT THINGS THAT, UH, JUST RECOGNIZE FOR A MOMENT WHAT OUR LIBRARY STAFF HAS DONE, WHETHER THAT'S BEING FLEXIBLE AND HELPING OUT OTHER DEPARTMENTS THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC, HELPING 'EM OUT WITH THE PHONES AND DIFFERENT THINGS WHEN WE'VE HAD HIGH CALL VOLUMES AND JUST WILLING TO BE FLEXIBLE AND HELP OUT TEAM CALL IN ANY WAY THEY CAN, EVEN IF IT'S BEYOND WHAT THE LIBRARY DOES. AND SO, UH, PAUL, I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOU AND TO THE EXTENSION OF YOUR TEAM FOR HAVING SUCH A, UH, PEOPLE THAT ARE ALWAYS WILLING TO BE TEAM COMPARES AND HELP OUT THE WAY THEY CAN, UH, WHEN TO ALSO PERSONALLY THANK THEM FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE, UH, PARTICULARLY LAST MONTH, UM, WE HAD THE BLACK HISTORY MONTH AND WE HAD, YEAH, REUBEN ON THAT AND MAKING THAT EVEN BETTER. BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY MY GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION FOR WILLING TO GO SO WELL, UM, WITH BRINGING THAT ON, BUT ALSO WILLING TO WORK WITH OUR RESIDENTS, WHO THAT, THAT IDEA WAS CAME FROM OUR RESIDENTS. AND SO I LIKE TO GROW AND BUILD UPON THAT AND MAKE THAT EVEN BETTER AND CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THOSE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN OUR LIBRARY AND OUR RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY. AND CERTAINLY, UH, APPRECIATE, UH, THE STAFF'S WILLINGNESS TO ALWAYS DO THAT. BUT, UH, Y'ALL KNOW, I'M A BIG FAN OF THE GROUP AT THE LIBRARY, UH, LOVE, UH, THE ADAPTATION THAT Y'ALL HAD THROUGH THE PANDEMIC AND CONTINUE TO PRO ADDING PROGRAMMING AND CONTENT FOR OUR RESIDENTS TO ENJOY. SO, UH, THANK YOU, PAUL AND YOUR TEAM. WELL, LET ME JUST SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND ALSO KEEP IN MIND THAT COUNCILMAN ELLISON CAME DOWN AND READ SOME STORIES FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH. WE HAD SOME STAFF AND SOME, UH, RESIDENTS, AND THOSE ARE STILL ON FACEBOOK AND THEY'RE EXCELLENT STORIES. UM, SO IF YOU GET A CHANCE AND YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THAT YET, JUST GO TO OUR FACEBOOK PAGE AND GO DOWN A LITTLE BIT AND YOU CAN SEE SOME REALLY ENTERTAINING THINGS THERE. SO I'D ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO THAT CUSTOMER. IS THAT GO AHEAD. WELL, PAUL JUST WANTED TO, I GUESS, ADD TO WHAT CUSTOMER ELLISON SAID, AND THAT'S A REALLY FOLLOW UP ON THE PANDEMIC, UH, THE GREAT JOB YOU AND YOUR TEAM DID DURING THE PANDEMIC, EVEN IN THE EARLY, UH, ONSET OF IT, BEING ABLE TO ADAPT AND OVERCOME, STILL GIVING PEOPLE THAT CHANCE TO CHECK BOOKS OUT AND DO IT [00:15:01] IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR YOUR STAFF AND FOR THEM AS WELL WAS WELL PLANNED. AND IT GOES BACK TO THE LEADERSHIP AND YOUR STAFF. SO, UM, IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS MUCH NEEDED WHEN PEOPLE WERE ISOLATED IN THEIR HOMES AND FOR YOU TO KEEP THAT FUNCTION RUNNING, IT JUST SHOWS ON HOW THE CITY WAS ABLE TO BETTER BUDDY, DURING A PANDEMIC. AND THAT GOES BACK TO EVERYBODY IN STAFF, EVERYONE THAT WORKS FOR THE CITY HAS DONE A GREAT JOB IN YOUR LIBRARY. STAFF DID AN AMAZING JOB. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL Y'ALL DO FOR OUR CITY. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN. AND IF I COULD JUST REITERATE WHAT YOU SAID, I'M EXTRAORDINARILY PROUD OF MY STAFF AND, YOU KNOW, AND NOT ONLY JUST FOR THEIR WILLINGNESS TO WORK AND TO DO THESE THINGS, BUT FOR THEM TO BRING THEIR CREATIVITY TO THE TABLE, BECAUSE WHEN WE SHUT DOWN ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS AND THERE'S NOBODY COMING IN, YOU KNOW, ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU'RE SITTING HERE GOING, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO? BUT IT JUST IMMEDIATELY, THEY BEGAN TO SAY, LET'S START, UH, YOU KNOW, DO SOME DIGITAL FORMATS AND PUT THINGS ONLINE AND DOING DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT STARTED WORKING WITH THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT, SAMANTHA AND GRANT. AND, UH, AND THAT'S LED TO A RELATIONSHIP. WE'RE GOING TO START PRODUCING SOME CONTENT FOR THE CHANNEL WITHOUT, WITH, WITH THE BUTTERFLY GARDEN FOR DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT. SO, UH, TO, TO UTILIZE THAT, THAT COOPERATION THERE WITH THEM. BUT ANYWAY, UH, JUST AGAIN, IF MY STAFF'S WATCHING JUST TO LET THEM KNOW, I'M VERY PROUD OF THEIR, THEIR EFFORTS. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? THANK YOU, PAUL. OKAY. THANKS. WELL DESERVED. PERFECT. ALL RIGHT. [5.  CIP/Road Projects and Consent Agenda Presentation. ~ Travis Mitchell, Mayor] NEXT STEP CIP PROJECTS AND CONSENT AGENDA PRESENTATION. GO AHEAD. LEAH. THE CITY ENGINEER, UH, GOT QUITE A FEW ITEMS ON THE AGENDA FOR THE, UM, CONSENT. SO I'LL TRY TO PUSH IT AS FAST AS I CAN. YOU MAY HAVE TROUBLE LOADING THE FORMS, THESE TO STAY ON OUR LIST OF PROJECTS THAT WE NEED TO FIND ALL OUT. UH, JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, LENNON ROAD, WE'RE WAITING FOR THE CONTRACTOR TO GIVE US OUR AS-BUILTS, UH, WE'RE NOT, UH, UH, FINALIZING THE TIL WE GET OUR AS-BUILT PLANS FROM THE CONTRACTOR. THAT MEANS THAT THOSE ARE THE ENGINEERING DRAWINGS THAT WE, THAT WERE PREPARED ORIGINALLY AND WHERE THERE'S BEEN MODIFICATIONS. WE EXPECT THOSE MODIFICATIONS TO BE DRAWN ON THOSE PLANS SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A GOOD SET OF AS BUILT AS WE NEED THOSE IN THE FUTURE. UM, AGAIN, WE'RE SITTING ON THE RETAINAGE UNTIL WE GET THOSE AS-BUILTS SAME IS TRUE FOR BURLESON STREET. UH, WE, WE DO NEED AS-BUILTS, BUT THERE ARE A COUPLE OF ITEMS, OUTSTANDING ITEMS ON THE PUNCH LIST THAT WE NEED TO WORK OUT WITH THEM. THERE'S AN ADA ISSUE ON A COUPLE OF PARKING SPACES. SO WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE BEST SOLUTION IS AND, UH, CONTRACTORS WORKING WITH US ON THAT. SO WE'RE STILL WORKING ON THAT PARTICULAR ISSUE. I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL HAVE NOTICED, BUT, UH, THERE WAS SOME DAMAGE ON OUR RAILING THERE BY THE CHURCH. SO THAT'S OUR, CONTRACTOR'S NOT GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT, BUT WE'LL HAVE TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET THAT REPAIRED. PUBLIC WORKS IS LOOKING INTO MAKING SOME REPAIRS THERE SO WE CAN TRY TO GET THAT FIXED UP AGAIN. WHEN DEAL STREET AND DRAINAGE PROJECT, WE'RE AT 41% COMPLETE, THEY'RE STILL WORKING ON THE SOUTH HALF OF WINDY HILL ROAD. WE ARE STILL GOING TO HAVE SOME SIDE STREET INTERMITTENT CLOSURES THERE AT ANY NEW PAINT BRUSHING SHARING WOULD, UH, UP UNTIL ABOUT MAY 21, WHERE AS YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED BEFORE WE WERE INSTALLING CULVERTS AND THEN HAVE COME BACK AND DO SOME PAINTINGS, SOME OF THE FINAL STREET REPAIRS AND YOU PAINT BRUSHES OPEN TODAY, AND CHERRYWOOD IS STILL CLOSED. THIS IS A GOOD PICTURE SHOWING YOU, THEY BUY. NOW THEY'RE PLANNING TO PUT THE BASE INTO THE GRAVEL AND STARTING GOING TO THE, TO THE WEST FROM THE GENERAL, THE DOLLAR GENERAL THERE. SO ONCE THEY GET THAT ALL IN AND THEY'RE GOING AHEAD AND START PUTTING OIL IN THAT. SO WE GO AHEAD AND GET IT PAID. SO THEY'RE MOVING ALONG FAIRLY QUICKLY ON THAT PROJECT, SOUTH SIDE WASTEWATER IMPROVEMENTS. WE DIDN'T SEE A LOT OF ACTIVITY FROM THE CONTRACTOR. WE'RE ASKING HIM TO TRY TO GET MOVING A LITTLE BIT FASTER ON THE PROJECT. HE STILL HAS SOME WORK TO DO ON THE PAVING. UH, I THINK HE'S WAITING FOR MANHOLE THAT GOES ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE, UH, 35. AND WE'RE ALSO WAITING TO GET THAT WET WELL IN THAT MANHOLE CODE SO WE CAN POSSIBLY START USING THOSE FACILITIES. I THINK WE SKIPPED A SLIDE. I'M SORRY. [00:20:01] I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT ONE THING TO YOU ON THAT SLIDE. I'M SORRY, KATHY, ON THAT SLIDE, IF YOU'LL NOTICE ON THE BOTTOM, RIGHT. AND YOU SEE ALL THAT PIPE, THAT'S THERE. THAT'S THE, UH, THAT'S THE ELLIOT BRANCH PROJECT. I DIDN'T PROVIDE A REPORT YET BECAUSE THEY'VE JUST BARELY STARTED A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. SO THEY'RE JUST TRYING TO MOBILIZE RIGHT NOW, UH, ALMOST, UH, ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE DEAD CENTER. THERE'S A MANHOLE THERE THAT NEEDS TO GO ON THE ONE I MENTIONED EARLIER AND, UH, ONCE THAT'S COMPLETED, THEN THAT'S WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO PICK UP A PROJECT AND START THE ELLIOT BRANCH PROJECT. IF YOU NOTICE THERE, THERE'S YOUR PURPLE PIPE, THAT'S FOR THE RECLAIM WATER LINE. THAT'S OUR GREEN PIPE FOR THE WASTEWATER LINE. THAT'S THERE AND STOCKPILE READY TO GO IN SO THAT PROJECT'S READY TO KICK OFF AND HOPEFULLY START MOVING PRETTY QUICKLY. AND I'LL BRING YOU IN FOR SOME THAT AS THEY, AS THEY START PICKING UP ALSO, OKAY, KATHY, NEXT MINE, THE TREATMENT PLAN IS STILL MOVING ON VERY WELL. WE'RE AT 45% COMPLETE, UH, THEY'RE BACKFILLING AROUND THE, UH, LIFT STATION. UH, THE CONTRACTOR IS WORKING SATURDAYS SO HE CAN CATCH UP ON SOME OF HIS LOST TIME BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER. UH, WE HAVE A DE-WATERING DESIGN THAT'S BEING WORKED ON. WE SHOULD HAVE IT COMPLETED IN APRIL OR AT LEAST 90% COMPLETED IN APRIL. UH, WE DON'T EXPECT TO SEE ANY CHANGES IN THE CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS OF THE PLANT ITSELF, BUT WE DO EXPECT TO HAVE THIS PROJECT COMPLETED MARCH OF 2022. THE ONE THING THAT MAY CONTINUE AFTER THIS OF COURSE, WOULD BE THE DE-WATERING GRID OF THE, UH, UH, THAT FACILITY, BUT THAT'S NOT REALLY IMPACTING THE ACTUAL COMPLETION OF THE PLANT AND YOU CAN SEE THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF CONCRETE WORK. THAT'S BEEN DONE A LOT OF ACTIVITY THERE, THE MUESLI OPERATIONS BUILDING, STARTING TO GO UP THERE. SO THAT'S A LOT OF GOOD ACTIVITY THERE ON THAT PROJECT. BEN CREEK INTERCEPTOR ON THE FAR BACKGROUND, THAT'S OUR TREATMENT PLANT BACK THERE, AND THIS IS A BUTTON PRECANCER SHIFTER. IT'S GOING TO BE TYING INTO THE PLANT IN THAT AREA OF THE CONTRACTOR FOR THE TREATMENT PLAN IS ACTUALLY GOING TO CONNECT TO THE WASTEWATER LINE PIPE THAT WE PUT THERE. SO THAT'S HOW WE PLAN THE PROJECT TO GO. BUT THIS CONTRACTOR IS JUST BARELY STARTING IN THERE. AND IT'S PRETTY INTERESTING PICTURE YOU SEE, YOU SEE THE FIELDS BEING READY FOR CROPS. AND THEN ON THE LEFT IS ANOTHER DEVELOPMENT THAT'S BEING TALKED ABOUT. SO EVERYBODY'S LOOKING AT GETTING THIS FINE AND SO THEY CAN START USING THIS ONE, OKAY. ON THE WELFARE ELEVATED STORAGE TANK THERE, THEY'VE ALREADY GOT THE TANK STARTING TO FILL THE TANK. UH, IT IS COMPLETE, BUT THERE'S STILL A PUNCH LIST THAT WE NEED TO DO ON THIS PICTURE. PLANT ON THIS, I'M SORRY, ON THIS STORAGE TANK, UH, WE'RE ALSO WAITING FOR THE CONTRACTOR, GIVE US A PROPOSAL FOR DOING SOME ADDITIONAL WORK TO DOWNTOWN ELEVATED. AND SO WE'RE ASKING HIM TO GIVE US SOME COST ESTIMATES, WHAT HE THINKS IT WOULD TAKE TO DO SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO THE LOGO AND POSSIBLE AND REMOVE ALSO AN OVERFILL, A SPOUT THAT WE HAVE THERE ON THAT DOWNTOWN ELEVATED TANK. SO WE HAVEN'T CLOSED THE CONTRACT YET. WE'RE WAITING TO SEE WHAT THAT CHANGE ORDER WOULD BE SO THAT WE CAN CONSIDER IT AND DECIDE IF WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT ADDITIONAL WORK AT THE DOWNTOWN ELEVATED TANK. THIS IS ALL POST STRODE. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE COUNTY HAS BEEN WORKING ON THIS RUG PRETTY FOR WHAT? SINCE, UH, MARCH, BEGINNING OF MARCH. UM, I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MUCH THEY'VE BEEN SINCE WE'RE NOT GETTING A PAY ESTIMATE FROM THEM, BUT IT'S, UH, I'D SAY IT'S ROUGHLY 10, 10, 15% RIGHT NOW, WHAT THEY'VE DONE, UH, RENTED A COUPLE OF UTILITY ISSUES, BUT WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THOSE. I THINK WE'LL BE ABLE TO RESOLVE THOSE QUICKLY, BUT, UH, THEY'RE, THEY'RE, UH, GETTING READY TO MAYBE START GETTING DOWN TO WHAT WE CALL SUB RAIDER, WHERE THEY COME BACK AND START PUTTING BASE IN, HOPEFULLY IN ABOUT TWO TO THREE WEEKS. THIS IS ETCETERA RANCH, ROUNDABOUT. UH, WE'RE STILL ABOUT 95% COMPLETE. UH, WE UNDERSTAND THERE'S A PLAN IN THE MAKING ON THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WILL BE DONE IN THE MEDIA. AND I'M THINKING THIS WILL INCLUDE REMOVING THAT STANDUP CURVE, REPLACING IT WITH A, WHAT WE CALL A LAY DOWN CURB OR ROLLOVER CURB, AND THEN ADDING ABOUT NINE AND A HALF FEET OF CONCRETE STRUCTURE BEHIND IT TO THE LAST OF THE VEHICLES, THE HEAVY TRUCKS TOO, OR TO GO RIGHT OVER THAT SECTION, PARAMOUNT SUBDIVISION. THEY'RE ABOUT 70% COMPLETE. AND I LEFT THE THREE TO FOUR WEEKS OF TIME ON THERE BECAUSE THEY'RE STILL WORKING ON THE, WE STILL HAVE A WAYS TO GO IN MY OPINION, BUT THEY GAVE ME THIS NUMBER OF THREE TO FOUR WEEKS, ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO. SO I SAID, WELL, I STILL THINK THEY HAVE ENOUGH, THREE TO FOUR WEEKS TO GO. SO I LEFT THAT AT THREE TO FOUR WEEKS FOR THEY FINISHED BEFORE THEY FINISH THAT AND MOVE OVER TO, UH, UH, ROLAND LANE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. UH, I'M GONNA TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT CONSENT AGENDA ITEM NUMBER EIGHT. THIS IS THE TASK ORDER. NUMBER ONE, UH, WE'RE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THIS TASK ORDER TO CPN. WHY ENGINEERING, WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS GO TO TCEQ AND, UH, REQUESTING THE LIMIT TO OUR DISCHARGE PERMIT THAT WE HAVE AT THE TREATMENT PLANT TODAY. RIGHT NOW WE'RE PERMITTED UP TO FOUR AND A HALF MILLION GALLONS PER DAY. WE ARE CURRENTLY AT [00:25:01] 3 MILLION GALLONS PER DAY, BUT THE CURRENT WORK THAT WE'RE DOING NOW IS GOING TO TAKE US UP TO FOUR AND A HALF MILLION GALLONS PER DAY. THAT'S WHAT OUR PERMIT ALLOWS US. SO WHAT WE'RE PLANNING TO DO IS TO GO BACK TO TCQ AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN AND TRY AND TRY TO GET THEM TO APPROVE, AT LEAST ALLOWING US UP TO NINE IN GD. OBVIOUSLY YOU'RE GOING TO ASK FOR MORE, BUT WE'RE HOPEFULLY HOPING THAT WE GET EACH TIME NINE MGD. THE REASON THAT NINE MGD ISN'T SO IMPORTANT IS RIGHT NOW, THE PLANT THAT'S BEING BUILT, THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE'RE DOING, WE HAVE DESIGNED IT TO WHERE WE CAN ADD UP TO NINE MGD ON THE, ON THE INFLOW OF THE PLANT. SO THAT'S THE REASON THAT WE WANT TO TRY TO GET AT LEAST NINE MTD SO WE CAN GET THAT PERMITTED FOR THE FUTURE GROWTH ON CONSENT AGENDA, ITEM NUMBER NINE, CP. AND WHY IS, IS THE ENGINEER AND THIS ONE AGAIN, UH, WE HAVE ASKED THEM TO LOOK AT OUR CITY OF KYLE TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN. UH, WE'VE ASKED THEM TO LOOK AT NOT ONLY THE OTHER PLANS FROM JASON ENTITIES, SUCH AS BUDA AND, UH, UH, SAN MARCUS AND OTHER CITIES, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE COINCIDE WITH WHAT THEY'RE RECOMMENDING. I KNOW THERE'S DIFFERENCES IN WHAT WE THINK, UH, FOR EXAMPLE, IN HEIDENREICH WE HAVE A DIFFERENT REQUIREMENT FOR RIGHT AWAY AND HIDE RIGHTS AND THE COUNTY DOES. AND I THINK THE SAME THING WAS TRUE ON WENDY HILL. SO WE'D LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE COORDINATE WITH THE ADJACENT, UH, ENTITIES AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALL IN THE SAME BALLPARK. ALSO, WE KNOW WHERE A LOT OF OUR NEW DEVELOPMENTS GOING NOW. SO WE, WE HAVE BETTER INFORMATION THAN WE DID FIVE, SIX YEARS AGO. SO WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THAT INFORMATION AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PROPERLY SIZED THOSE ROADS. AND THAT FROM THAT ORIGINAL MASTER PLAN WHERE MAYBE WE DON'T NEED THREE LINES. NOW, MAYBE WE NEED FOUR LINES. SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT DEVELOPMENT THAT WE SEE COMING IN IS GOING TO BE THE RIGHT. WE HAVE THE RIGHT TRAFFIC LANES THAT ARE THERE TO FIT, TO TAKE CARE OF THAT FUTURE TRAFFIC. AND THERE MAY BE OTHER AREAS WHERE WE NEED TO MAYBE ADD MORE NEW ROADS. SO THAT'S WHAT THE STUDY WILL DO FOR US. NUMBER 10, THIS, THIS WAS A, THIS WAS NOT A SURPRISE. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WAS MANDATED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. UH, THEY WANTED US TO PREPARE A RISK AND RESILIENCE ASSESSMENT AND UPDATE OUR EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN. THE DUE DATES FOR THAT IS, UM, THE RISK AND RESILIENCE ASSESSMENT TO JUNE 30TH. SO WE HAVE A FEW MONTHS TO GET THAT READY AND WRAPPED UP. THEN WE ALSO HAVE THE EMERGENCY HAVE TO HAVE THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN DONE BY DECEMBER 31ST. SO WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME ON THAT, BUT AGAIN, THIS WAS FEDERALLY MANDATED. SO WE'VE ASKED CP AND WIDE TO PREPARE THIS INFORMATION FOR US. IF YOU THINK OF THIS AS MORE OF A SURE, SOME OF YOU YOU'VE HEARD OF A SWAT ANALYSIS WHERE YOU DO, YOU LOOK AT YOUR STRENGTHS, YOUR WEAKNESSES, AND YOUR OFFICES AS FLOP STANDS FOR IT STANDS FOR OPPORTUNITIES AND THREATS. SO THAT'S WHAT I CONSIDERED KIND OF A SWAP PROCESS. SO WE NEED TO LOOK AT OUR STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES IN THE, IN OUR WATER SYSTEM. AND THIS IS WHAT WE'RE DONE WITH THIS PARTICULAR STUDY. HM. THIS IS A VERY GOOD DRAINAGE PROJECT THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT. THIS IS ACTUALLY JUST A PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING REPORT. WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT THE BASIN AROUND THE SLED STREET AND SCOTT STREET AREA WHERE THERE'S, UH, SEVERAL PROJECTS THAT ARE LISTED IN OUR TRENCH MASTER PLAN. AND WE'RE HOPING THIS PRELIMINARY STUDY WILL GIVE US A GOOD IDEA OF, UH, SOME COST ESTIMATES AND SOLUTIONS. AND THEN ONCE WE GET THAT REPORT IN THERE, WE'LL BE ABLE TO PICK AND CHOOSE AND SEE WHAT WE CAN AFFORD TO DO THIS FIRST ROUND OF PROJECTS. WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THIS ONE IS TO IMPROVE THAT CULVERT THERE AT SLED STREET, BUT THERE ARE OTHER ISSUES AROUND THERE THAT WE NEEDED TO LOOK AT. AND THIS PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING REPORT GIVES US A GOOD LOOK AT THE DRAINAGE BASIN IN THAT AREA, THE DRAINAGE PROJECT, THIS IS A POLE RICH DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT, UH, PAVED. DAWSON'S GOING TO BE THE ENGINEER ON DISTRICT ONE. UH, WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH LASALLE AND, UH, THAT WE NEED TO PROVIDE A BERM OBJECTION TO THEIR PROJECT. AND SO THAT'S WHAT THE FOCUS OF THIS REPORT WILL BE, BUT WE WILL ALSO BE LOOKING AT THE REST OF THE PRORATE SUBDIVISION TO SEE WHAT KIND OF RECOMMENDATIONS WE CAN COME UP AND WHAT KIND OF SOLUTIONS WE CAN COME UP WITH AND WHAT KIND OF COSTS. YEAH. ITEM 13 IS A RECLAIMED WATER MASTER PLAN, UH, COB FINDLEY AND ASSOCIATES IS THE ENGINEER FOR THIS PREDICTOR PROJECT. UH, WE HAVE SECTIONS OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE'VE DONE, WHERE WE ALREADY INSTALLED, RECLAIM WATER LINES, THE PURPLE PIPE, THAT WE REALLY DIDN'T HAVE A PLAN AS TO WHAT DO WE NEED OTHER PLACES TO STORE SOME OF THE WATER THAT WE PUMP? WHAT ABOUT OUR PUMPS? WHERE ARE WE GONNA NEED TO PUT OUR PROMPTS HAVE BEEN TO THOSE PUMPS NEED TO BE HOW MUCH OF A STORAGE FACILITIES DO WE NEED? AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO CHARGE FOR THIS? SO THIS IS A GOOD MASTER PLAN THAT WE NEED TO COMPLETE AND HAVE DONE. AND IT'S A GOOD DIRECTION FOR US TO CREATE OUR THIRD, A UTILITY, AND I'M READY FOR QUESTIONS. OKAY. THANK YOU, LEON. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. BARBA? [00:30:02] UH, YES, LEON. UM, WE GO BACK TO THE SLED STREETS SLIDE REAL QUICK, AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IMPROVEMENTS IN THAT AREA. UM, I JUST WANTED TO KEEP YOU, UH, MAKE YOU AWARE OF THAT. IF YOU FOLLOW THAT, DRAIN YOUR SYSTEM BACK TO A HAYES STREET, THERE'S AN AREA THERE THAT'S RETAINING QUITE A BIT OF WATER AND THE RESIDENTS HAVE ASKED, UH, IF WE COULD DO SOME AS A CITY IN THAT AREA BECAUSE OF THE MOSQUITO PROBLEM THERE THAT IT'S MAKING. BUT IF WE COULD GO BACK IS RIGHT WHERE THE, UH, THE DIRT PART OF THE, OF THAT DRAINAGE HITS THE CONCRETE THAT'S BACK BEHIND THE LIBRARY. UH, THERE'S A CONCRETE SECTION THAT STARTS. SO JUST THAT AREA JUST BEFORE, THAT'S ABOUT, I WANT TO SAY MAYBE 50 FEET LONG, MAYBE A LITTLE BIT LONGER IS THE AREA THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT. I THINK I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. YES, SIR. AND THEN, UH, I WANT TO GO BACK TO THE CASSETTE OF RANCH AND JUST, UM, YOU KNOW, REMIND YOU ALL THAT. THERE'S A LIGHTING ISSUE THERE AND, UH, WE'RE ALL WORKING ON IT, BUT I WANT THE RESIDENTS TO BE AWARE OF THAT. WE'VE SEEN THE NEED FOR SOME LIGHTS THERE, AND WE'RE GOING TO DO OUR BEST AS A CITY TO SEE WHAT WE CAN COME UP WITH A PLAN TO ADDRESS THAT. YES, COUNCIL, MEMBER HARPER, NOT GOING TO BE WORKING ON IT PRETTY HARD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, LEON. THANK YOU, LEON. THANK YOU CUSTOMERS THOUGH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR MR. BARBARA OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS? I, FOR 1:00 AM EXCITED ABOUT THE RECLAIMED WATER MASTER PLAN. THAT'S ONE THAT I THINK HAS GOT A LOT OF POTENTIAL BECAUSE LIKE WHAT LEON SAID, IT'S THE CREATION OF A THIRD UTILITY. AND WITH THIS UPGRADE OF OUR WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, WE'RE FINALLY GOING TO, I THINK GET TO THE POINT WHERE WE CAN START ACTUALLY DELIVERING RECLAIMED WATER, UH, FOR, FOR VALUE TO, TO THE CITY, AS WELL AS HAVING A BIG ECONOMIC OR A, UM, A ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFIT TO USING RECLAIMED WATER. SO IT'LL BE VERY EXCITING TO SEE THIS PLAN COME FORWARD. DO WE, DO WE KNOW IF THIS PLAN IS INTENDING TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ALL THE DIFFERENT POSSIBLE PROJECTS? IS ARE THEY GOING TO BE TRYING TO SCOPE THAT OUT THEMSELVES OR ARE THEY SITTING DOWN WITH US TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT SPORTS FIELDS? PARKS IRRIGATION MEAN THERE'S A LOT TO IT. I KNOW, BUT I'M JUST, I SET UP THE WHOLE SYSTEM DEVELOPMENTS NORTHEAST SOUTHWEST, AND THEN IS THE, UH, IS THE MASTER TRANSPORTATION PLAN A, IS IT GOING TO INCORPORATE, UH, MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE THE RIGHT SPECS AND DESIGN STANDARDS SURROUND ABOUTS? IS IT GOING TO BE LOOKING AT IT, LOOKING AT THAT AND WE'LL DO THAT. WE'LL BE DOING THAT SEPARATELY SEPARATELY. WHAT IS IT? I'LL BE WORKING ON THAT, BUT THAT'S NOT THAT, SO THE TRANSPORTATION PLAN DOES NOT LOOK INTO ROUNDABOUT. NO, IT DOES NOT. OKAY. THAT'S THE ANSWER. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. AND LEON, WHEN WE HAVE A FINAL PLAN, IF YOU COULD BRING THAT UP BACK TO COUNCIL, WE'D LIKE TO SEE IT. CERTAINLY. I THINK YOU HAVE TWO OPPORTUNITIES TO LOOK AT COUNCIL MEMBER. THANK YOU. SORRY. THAT'S FINE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? [V.  Consent Agenda] UH, MOTIONS. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS SIX TO 14. OKAY. IT'S BEEN MOVED BACK. CANCEL RIZZO. SECOND ABOUT CUSTOMER BRADSHAW BRADSHAW THAT WE APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS, NUMBERS SIX THROUGH 14. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION BECAUSE WE JUST LIKE TO BRING UP ONE THING ON CONSENT. NUMBER SEVEN, UH, RECEIVED A MESSAGE FROM A CONCERN, UH, CITIZEN ABOUT THE, UH, SWIMMING POOL AND SEEING IF THERE MAY HAVE BEEN SOME DAMAGE FROM THE WINTER STORM TO SEE IF THIS ITEM WOULD BE A HELP TO, UM, LOOK INTO IT AND SEE IF, UM, ANY DAMAGES OR REPAIRS THAT NEED TO BE DONE. WILL THIS BE PART OF IT AS WELL? JUST TO REITERATE MARIANA, YOU WANNA ANSWER THAT WHEN I WAS A PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR, THAT IS CORRECT PART OF THIS ASSESSMENT WITH, UM, GOING INSIDE THE WALLS TO CHECK THE PLUMBING IS TO ASSESS THE DAMAGE FROM THE WINTER STORM AS WELL. OKAY. THANK YOU. CAUSE WE WE'VE BEEN, UH, WE, OF COURSE WE DIDN'T HAVE THE POOL HALL LAST YEAR, SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS A COMPLETELY INSPECTED ALL THE WAY THROUGH. SO THAT WAY IT COULD BE OPENED UP 24, BUDDY. THANK YOU. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. UH, ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES SIX TO ZERO. [15.   [Postponed 3/2/2021] (First Reading) An ordinance amending Chapter 53 (Zoning) of the City of Kyle, Texas, to rezone approximately 19.5 acres of land from Retail Service District ‘RS’ to Multi-Family Residential-3 ‘R-3-3’ for property located at 5492 Kyle Center Drive, in Hays County, Texas. (DDR DB Kyle LP - Z-20-0069) ~ Howard J. Koontz, Director of Planning and Community Development   Planning and Zoning Commission voted 5-1 to deny the request.   Public Hearing ] ALL RIGHT. NEXT STEP IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 15. THIS ITEM HAS BEEN POSTPONED A FEW TIMES. UH, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 53 ZONING OF THE CITY OF KYLE, TEXAS TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY 19.5 ACRES OF LAND FOR RETAIL SERVICES TO MULTIFAMILY OR THREE-THREE FOR PROPERTY LOCATED 54 92 KYLE CENTER DRIVE BESIDE HIM HAS AN OPEN PUBLIC HEARING. UH, SO IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND KEEP THAT PUBLIC HEARING GOING. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES [00:35:01] TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM SEEING NONE? UH, WE'RE GOING TO KEEP IT OPEN AND POSTPONE. YES, SIR. UH, DO YOU NEED MOTIONS TO A DATE CERTAIN OR WE JUST BRING IT BACK? CAUSE IT'S GOT THE PUBLIC HEARING GOING PROBABLY HAS TO BE OUT TO THE APRIL 6TH. ALL RIGHT. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO POSTPONE UNTIL THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY COUNCIL MEETING. IT'S BEEN MOVED BY MAYOR SECONDED BY COUNCILOR RIZZO. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES SIX TO ZERO. [16.   [Postponed 3/2/2021] (Second Reading) An ordinance amending Chapter 53 (Zoning) for City of Kyle, Texas, for the purpose of assigning original zoning to approximately 29.8 acres of land from Agriculture 'AG' to Single Family Residential-3 'R-1-3' for property located southeast of Lehman Road and south of Lehman High School, in Hays County, Texas. (Clayton Properties Group, Inc D/B/A Brohn Homes - Z-21-0070) ~ Howard J. Koontz, Director of Planning and Community Development   Planning and Zoning Commission voted 5-1 to approve the request. City Council voted 6-1 to approve the ordinance on first reading. ] NEXT STEP AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 16. SECOND READING IN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 53 ZONING FOR THE SAKE OF CONTEXT IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ORIGINAL ZONING TO APPROXIMATELY 29.8 ACRES OF LAND FROM AGRICULTURAL TO SINGLE FAMILY, RESIDENTIAL OR THREE FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT, UH, SOUTHEAST OF LAYMAN ROAD AND SOUTH OF LAYMAN HIGH SCHOOL. UH, THIS ITEM HAS BEEN POSTPONED AS WELL. IS THAT GOING TO BE THE SAME RECOMMENDATION HERE? IT DOESN'T HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING. SO DO YOU NEED A MOTION AND BRING IT BACK? YUP. PAGE. I'M GONNA LOOK AT YOU. IT'S THE SAME THING, RIGHT? JUST LEAVE IT OPEN UNTIL NEXT COUNSELING. MARIN COUNCIL. YEAH. MARIN COUNCIL PAGE FUNDS. FOR THE RECORD, YOU SHOULD MOTION A VOTE TO KEEP THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN UNTIL THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING OR SUCH OTHER DATA'S YOU DETERMINE APPROPRIATE. ALL RIGHT. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO POSTPONE THIS ITEM UNTIL THE NEXT REGULAR SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETING. SECOND IT'S BEEN MOVED BY THE MAYOR, RON HOLMES. UM, CAN I, YEAH, GO AHEAD TYLER. SORRY. CAN I ASK WHY IT'S BEING POSTPONED AGAIN? DO YOU WANT ME TO ANSWER? YOU WANT TO TAKE THAT SCOTT? SURE. I THINK WE'RE STILL WORKING ON SOME OF THE LANGUAGE FOR THE AGREEMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN GOING BACK AND FORTH, UH, OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS. YES, SIR. FOR THE AMENDMENT. CORRECT. AND IS THIS ONLY FOR THE ZONING? I KNOW. ARE WE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE OTHER ITEMS? THE 97 ACRE, UH, DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AMENDMENT THEY'LL THEY'LL COME WITH TYLER. THEY'LL COME FORWARD AT THE SAME TIME AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. SO EVERYTHING'S BEING POSTPONED. YES, SIR. OKAY. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ALL OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES SEVEN TO ZERO. LET THE RECORD REFLECT MAYOR PRO TEM. RICK COACHES ABSENT. I MEAN, IT'S PRESENT. SORRY, SORRY. [17.   A Resolution of the City of Kyle renaming the entirety of W RM150 to Veterans Drive and give direction to staff for signs to be installed on or near Memorial Day, 2021. ~ Travis Mitchell, Mayor   Public Hearing ] UH, ALL RIGHT. NEXT STEP AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 17, A RESOLUTION OF CITY OF KYLE RENAMING, THE ENTIRETY OF WEST RN ONE-FIFTY TO VETERANS DRIVE AND GIVING DIRECTION TO STAFF OR SCIENCE TO BE INSTALLED ON OR NEAR MEMORIAL DAY. UH, STAFF REQUEST. THIS ITEM WOULD COME BACK SO THAT WE COULD GIVE THE PROPERTY OWNERS MORE NOTICE THEY CAN'T START THEIR OUTREACH UNTIL WE PASS THIS ORDINANCE. SO THIS WOULD BE THE ONLY ACTION THAT WE WOULD TAKE THOUGH. SO IF THIS IS THE ACTION WE WANT TO TAKE TO SET THAT IN MOTION, UH, WE WOULD NEED TO GIVE THAT, GIVE THAT DIRECTION, TAKE THAT VOTE NOW, OR IF WE WANTED TO GO A DIFFERENT DIRECTION. YEAH. AND MAYOR THIS, THIS WILL BE A RESOLUTION TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN, BUT IT DOES HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING THAT ACCOMPANY DOES CARING ATTACHED. YES. SO IF THERE ARE ANY OBJECTIONS, IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, I'M GOING TO DO A PUBLIC HEARING, BUT IS, IS EVERYBODY OKAY WITH MOVING FORWARD ON THIS ITEM? YEP. ALL RIGHT. SO THERE IS A PUBLIC HEARING. SO IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, I'M GOING TO GO AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. IT IS NOW OPEN. IS THERE ANYONE WHO TO SPEAK ON THIS? NO ONE ONLINE AS WELL. CORRECT. ALL RIGHT. SO WITH NO OBJECTIONS, I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. IT IS NOW CLOSED. SO THIS IS SIMILAR TO THE VERY FIRST BOAT ITS RESOLUTION IS NOT REQUIRED BY ORDINANCE, SO IT DOES NOT REQUIRE 700 VOTE. IT ONLY REQUIRES A SIMPLE MAJORITY TO RENAME A ROAD. UH, IT DOES NOT HAVE TO COME BACK FOR A SECOND READING. SO IF WE WANTED TO TAKE THE AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, WE COULD GO AHEAD AND, AND PUT THE NAIL ON THIS ONE. UH, AND THEN JUST PLAN ON CHANGING THE STREET SIGNS, UH, IN OR NEAR MEMORIAL DAY. I THINK WE'RE STILL WORKING ON THE DETAILS OF THAT. UH, DO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT? JUST BRIEFLY THE PLAN SAMANTHA ROOSTER DIRECTOR COMMUNICATIONS. YES. THAT IS THE INTENT THAT WE WOULD AFTER THIS VOTE. WE WOULD PUT EVERYTHING IN EMOTION WITH THE NOTIFICATIONS, UH, THE PRODUCTION OF THE SIGNS AND THEN PLANNING FOR THAT EVENT AND THE UNVEILING OF THE SIGNS THEMSELVES AND THE INSTALLATION. OKAY. MY QUESTION WAS AN INQUIRY OF STAFF TO, UM, IF WE'VE HAD ANY, UH, BUSINESSES, UM, ALONG, UH, ONE 50 THAT HAVE REACHED ABOUT REACHED OUT ABOUT THE FUNDS THAT WE SET ASIDE TO ASSIST WITH ANY HARDSHIPS THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE WITH THE RENEE RENAMING OF THE ROAD. [00:40:01] AGAIN, SAMANTHA ARMBRUSTER, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY, NOR HAVE I HEARD FROM STEVE CLEMONS WHO SERVED AS A STAFF LIAISON FOR THE COMMITTEE, UH, FOR ANY INQUIRIES FROM ANY RESIDENTS OR BUSINESSES ALONG THAT, THAT ROAD. I HAVE A QUESTION. SORRY. UM, SO HOW ARE WE GOING TO ALLOCATE THAT MONEY? NOW THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO LIKE REQUEST IT OR ARE WE GOING TO GIVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT TO CERTAIN PEOPLE? WHAT IS THAT PROCESS GONNA LOOK LIKE? SO THE COMMITTEE WASN'T SPECIFICALLY TASKED WITH THAT DUTY OF FIGURING OUT HOW THOSE FUNDS WERE ASSIGNED. THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT COUNCIL HAD SAID, WE WOULD HAVE THESE FUNDS SET ASIDE. AT THIS POINT, WE CAN GO BACK AND HAVE SOMETHING THAT'S MORE STAFF RECOMMENDED, OR IF THE COUNCIL CHOSE TO GIVE US DIRECTION, WE COULD DO THAT AS WELL. BUT AT THIS POINT WE HAVE THE FUNDS, BUT THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECOMMENDATION OR DIRECTION GIVEN ON HOW THEY WOULD BE ALLOCATED. YEAH. BUT WE DID ALLOCATE 5,000. YEAH. IT WAS 5,000 ON THE NOSE. YEAH. IT WAS A LITTLE OVER 5,000. IT WAS LIKE SOME NUMBER THAT WE ROUNDED. WE SAW THE MONEY AND WE JUST PUT IT, PUT IT IN THAT, IN THAT BUCKET. AND, UM, YOU KNOW, ONE, ONE SIMPLE WAY TO DO IT MIGHT BE TO JUST SAY, APPLICATIONS FOR REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES ARE OPEN FROM ONE WINDOW TO THE NEXT, THIS IS THE TOTAL AMOUNT, GET THEM ALL IN. AND THEN YOU HAVE, YOU CAN DECIDE BASICALLY HOW TO DIVVY IT ALL. IT MAY NOT BE $5,000 WORTH. SO, BUT THEN IF IT'S MORE, YOU HAVEN'T SAID YES TO ANYONE, YOU CAN GET ALL THE IN FRONT OF YOU AND THEN SAY, WE'RE GOING TO GIVE, THIS IS HOW MUCH YOU'RE GOING TO GET UP THIS POT ESSENTIALLY. AND THEN EVERYBODY WHO CAN, WHO WOULD APPLY WOULD PROBABLY GET AT LEAST SOMETHING. YEAH, GIVE IT A DEADLINE. JUST WOULDN'T WANT IT TO ALL GO TO SONIC BECAUSE THEY'VE GOT A BIG, FANCY DIGITAL SIGN OR THERE'S LIKE AN APARTMENT COMPLEX OR WHATEVER, YOU KNOW, BUT IF THEY WANTED TO REBRAND, IS THERE A WAY THAT WE CAN GET NOTIFICATION OUT TO THOSE SINCE IT'S SUCH A SPECIFIC AREA, LIKE YOU CAN HAND OUT FLYERS OR LIKE BE PROACTIVE, MAYBE POSTCARDS TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY GOT IT. CAUSE SOMETIMES A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T APPLY FOR THAT STUFF JUST BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW. RIGHT. WELL, AND THE GOOD NEWS IS BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T BEEN GIVEN THAT DIRECTION YET. WE HAVEN'T DONE THE NOTIFICATIONS. SO ALL OF THAT CAN HAPPEN AT THE SAME TIME. IF THAT'S THE WILL OF THE COUNCIL, YOU CAN CERTAINLY USE SOME OF THOSE MONIES TOO. I MEAN, IT'S LIKE A DOZEN BUSINESSES, RIGHT? SO YOU CAN SEND OUT A, UM, A LETTER OR A MAILER TO THEM. RIGHT. THEY'RE GOING TO BE GETTING MAIL ANYWAY AND NOTIFYING THEM OF THE CHANGE. SO WE CAN INCLUDE AN APPLICATION OR INFORMATION ABOUT IT IN THAT NOTIFICATION. MAYBE I'M THINKING, NOT TRYING TO BE SPECIFIC, BUT MAYBE A POSTCARD BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE, IF THEY GET THEIR MAIL, THEY JUST TOSS IT INTO THE SPAM OR THEY THINK THEY'RE GOING TO THROW IT AWAY. AND I HATE TO DO THAT. SO, BUT YEAH, SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE EASIER ACCESSIBLE FOR THEM, MAYBE WITH A WEBSITE ON IT SO THEY CAN HAVE SOMEWHERE TO LINK ON, MAKE IT AS EASY AS POSSIBLE FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ARE JUST PROBABLY A LITTLE BIT FRUSTRATED. UM, JUST EASE IT UP. ABSOLUTELY. WELL, WE COULD GIVE THAT DIRECTION IN THIS MOTION AS WELL. SO I CAN TAKE A STAB AT EMOTION IF Y'ALL WANT. ALL RIGHT. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 17 AND GIVE STAFF DIRECTION TO USE THE RESOURCES WE'VE ALLOCATED, UH, TO, UH, CREATE THE PROGRAM. AS IT HAD BEEN DISCUSSED FOR ASSISTING BUSINESSES IN PARTICULAR, WHO WILL BE AFFECTED, UH, AND TO SET A WINDOW AND COMMUNICATE WITH STAFF OR COMMUNICATE WITH THOSE BUSINESSES VIA WHATEVER MEDIUM, YOU DETERMINED AS BEST, UH, TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, ALL THE BUSINESSES ARE CONTACTED AHEAD OF THE APPLICATION AND INFORMED OF THAT. AND JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, THIS WOULD BE A REIMBURSEMENT AND THEY WOULD APPLY. AND THEN WE WOULD APPROVE THE APPLICATIONS BASED ON HOW MANY, HOW MUCH WAS APPLIED FOR AND THE VOTE OF THE COUNCIL. YES. SO THE MOTION IS, WAS GOING TO, I WOULD SAY BASED ON THE TASK FORCE THAT WAS INITIALLY SET OUT. SO THAT WAY HE DOESN'T HAVE TO COME TO COUNCIL. OKAY. SO THAT'D BE YOU AND MR. CLEMONS, WHO'D BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF THAT WITH STAFF SUPPORT. OKAY. GOT IT. THANK YOU. YEAH. SO THAT'S HOW WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. SO WAS A LONG-WINDED SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED BY THE MAYOR. SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER BRADSHAW. IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION, BUT TO, TO BE CLEAR, THE POINT IS TO SAY, YOU'RE AUTHORIZED TO GO AHEAD AND SEND THOSE MAILERS OUT TO THE BUSINESSES. THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO CONTACT THEM NOW, AS SOON AS WE CAN. ABSOLUTELY JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A COMMITTEE PUT TOGETHER AS CITIZENS OF TOWN AND, UH, THEY DID AN EXCELLENT JOB. THEY DID THE RESEARCH AND, UH, THIS WAS THE RENAME. HIS ROAD WAS A COMPLETE, YOU KNOW, UH, RECOMMENDATION BY THE CITIZENS OF THIS CITY. AND I THINK THEY DID A GREAT JOB AND, UH, I JUST WANT TO THANK THEM FOR GIVING UP THEIR TIME TO DO THIS. AND I'M GLAD THAT THIS WAS A TOTAL CITIZEN EFFORT AT THE END. AND IT LED US TO THE, WHERE WE ARE NOW TODAY. AND I'M GLAD WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS VOTE. THANK YOU. [00:45:02] ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED. OKAY. MOTION CARRIES SEVEN TO ZERO. AND SO CONCLUDES THE LAST TIME FOR YOU TO DRIVE WILL EVER BE BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL. IT ONLY TOOK 20 MEETINGS. WE HAVE, WE HAVE REACHED THE TERMINUS WELL DONE. UM, ALL RIGHT, WELL, UH, SO IT'S SEVEN 55 AND I THINK WE'RE FINISHED. SO I'M, I NEED TO TAKE UP AT LEAST [VII.  City Manager's Report] SIX MINUTES WORTH THAT AIRTIME HERE, MANAGER, PORT CITY MANAGERS REPORT. ALL RIGHT. HOW'S THAT FOR YOUR TIME? IF IT'S YOU THOUGH, YOU ONLY HAVE FOUR MINUTES. I CAN DO IT, TAMMY. OKAY. AND THE CLOCK STARTS. OKAY. UH, GREAT TEXAS RIVER CLEANUP. WE HAD A GREAT RESPONSE. IT WAS MARCH 6TH. YOU CAN SEE THE TIME THERE. AND SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT WERE COLLECTED AND TELEVISION, UH, THERE WERE ALMOST 1700 POUNDS OF TRASH COLLECTED, 88 VOLUNTEERS, TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS, 660 POUNDS OF RECYCLABLES, 11 TIRES, ONE COMMERCIAL TIRE. UH, TV'S ON THE TWICE AND VOLUNTEERS ON THE TWICE. SORRY ABOUT THAT. THE MOST INTERESTING ITEM ANIMAL HIDE. AND THEN WE DID INSTALL A COUPLE OF NO DUMPING SIGNS BECAUSE OF THAT. SO ANYWAY, THANK YOU ALL. AND I'M GUESSING YOU'RE GONNA WANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS, SO IT DOESN'T COME CUT INTO MY TIME WHEN THE KIDS, WHEN THEY SEE, I KNEW IT, I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL THE STAFF AND EVERYBODY AND ALL OF THE CITIZENS THAT CAME OUT AND PARTICIPATED IN THIS. IT WAS A GREAT EVENT. I WANT TO THANK MY DAUGHTER, MY WIFE FOR COMING OUT AND HELPING AS WELL. UH, WE HAD, WE HAD A BLAST. WE HAD FUN. IT WAS A GREAT EVENT. I ENCOURAGE MORE CITIZENS TO BE A PART OF THIS. UH, IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE. AND ALWAYS REMEMBER WHEN YOU DROP A WATER BOTTLE, WE DROP A CUP OR ANYTHING NEAR A CREEK OR RIVER NEAR ROADWAY. IT ALL ADDS UP AND YOU CAN SEE IT IN THE BACKGROUND. THERE, IT ALL ADDS UP. PLEASE BE RESPONSIBLE WITH YOUR TRASH HEB. SORRY, REAL QUICK. UH, I'LL JUST COMMENT AND SAY, UH, SECOND COUNCIL MEMBERS, COMMENTS AS WELL AS A HUGE THINGS TO, UH, KATHY, UH, LEADING THIS INITIATIVE, UH, WAY TO BE FLEXIBLE AND DETERMINE A WAY TO DO IT DURING THE PANDEMIC STILL BE SO SUCCESSFUL. ONE OF THE THINGS, UH, UH, BENITO AND STACY AND CARLA AND HER HUSBAND CAME ALONG TO, AND, UM, THE DEDICATED STAFF MEMBERS, UH, THAT ARE ALWAYS ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT DOING THESE THINGS AND, UH, GIVING UP THEIR TIME AS WELL. SO THANK YOU TO ALL OF THEM. AND, AND OF COURSE, ALL OF OUR VOLUNTEERS FROM WHEREVER THEY CAME FROM INSIDE THE CITY NOW. OKAY. AND THE CLOCK PRESUMES, UH, WE HAVE AN ANNUAL COMMUNITY SURVEY THAT IS OPEN RIGHT NOW. IT IS OPEN UNTIL THE 12TH APRIL. AGAIN, WE ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS AGED 16 AND OLDER TO SUBMIT A RESPONSIBLE LIMIT. ONE PER PERSON, PARKS AND REC HAS SEVERAL EASTER EVENTS COMING UP SHORTLY. YOU'LL SEE, UH, HERE EASTER EGG BASKET GIVEAWAY STARTS, UH, MARCH 4TH IS REGISTRATION FOR THAT. THE EASTER PHOTO CONTEST, UH, INFORMATION IS THERE ON THE SLIDE, SUBMIT A PHOTO AND A, THE TOP FIVE PHOTOS WILL BE THE WINNERS, UH, DEADLINE TO SUBMIT IS APRIL 5TH. AND THEN THE EASTER TRAIL HOP EGG HUNT, UH, IS, UH, MARCH 27TH. AND, UH, IS THAT WATERLOO PARK AT THE PLUM CREEK TRAIL. AND YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THERE ON THE SLIDES, SO THAT ALL THREE, THOSE EVENTS SHOULD BE GREAT. AND A HUGE KUDOS TO OUR PART DEPARTMENT FOR PUTTING THAT ON. A LOT OF WORK GOES INTO THAT. SPEAKING A LOT OF WORK FROM PARD. WE HAVE OUR SUMMER CAMP REGISTRATION AND HIRING BOTH OPEN. YOU'LL SEE HERE ON THE SLIDE, HOW TO, UH, HOW TO REGISTER AND ALSO WHERE TO, UH, WHERE TO SEEK AN EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION AS WELL. JUST REMINDER, WE DO HAVE A BOARD MEETING ON THURSDAY, MARCH 25TH AT 7:00 PM. IT IS VIRTUAL. AND THEN FINALLY LAST, BUT DEFINITELY NOT LEAST HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO CARLA SHERIDAN, OUR ASSISTANT CITY, THE SECRETARY TODAY. THAT'S MY REPORT. WOW. THANK YOU. MADE IT. GOOD JOB. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE? MOTION TO ADJOURN. ALL IN FAVOR. SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES 61. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. 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