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TO CALL IT A SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER WITH THE CITY SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL MITCHELL HERE.WE HAVE A QUORUM NEXT UP CITIZEN COMMENTS, PERIOD.
IF THERE'S ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK ON ANY ITEM WE ASK THAT YOU DO.
SO NOW, IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO COME FORWARD TO SPEAK? WE HAVE ONE CITIZEN COMMENTER, JASON, JACOB PARSONS.
MR. PARSONS, WE ASK YOU TO LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES, PLEASE.
I WORK OR I LIVE IN THE CITY OF KYLE.
I'M A RESIDENT HERE AND I HAVE COME RECENTLY TO UNDERSTAND SINCE YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE IN THE DIOCESE, I'LL SPEAK TO YOU.
UM, SO I'VE COME TO RE UH, RECENTLY COME TO UNDERSTAND THAT, UH, WE WERE LOOKING INTO SOME SMART METERS WATER METERS.
UM, I PREFER PERSONALLY HAVE BEEN IN THE WATER INDUSTRY FOR THE LAST 21 YEARS.
I JUST RETIRED FROM THE INDUSTRY AND, UH, I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO CAUTION YOU, UH, WITH THE, I PEARLS THAT I, UH, I'VE HEARD THAT YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO, IF THAT'S THE CASE.
UM, I WAS WITH, UH, A COUPLE OF CITIES, ONE ON BEING HAD I PEARLS.
WE ACTUALLY GOT RID OF ALL OF IRR PEARLS AND WE LOOKED INTO OTHERS.
THERE WAS A COUPLE OF REASONS WHY, UH, ONE WAS BECAUSE AS THEY, THEY, UH, WE HAD ISSUES WITH THEM, UH, BREAKING AND WE HAD TO KEEP REPLACING THEM.
AND, UH, UH, THE MITIGATION THAT WE TRY TO DO WITH CENSUS, UH, DIDN'T GO VERY WELL.
UH, SECONDLY, UH, THE OTHER THING WE HAD ISSUES WITH THEM IS THEY, THEY CHANGED THEIR TECHNOLOGY AND THEY DIDN'T SUPPORT THEIR OLD TECHNOLOGY.
SO IT COSTS A LOT OF MONEY AND THEY WERE ONE OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE BRANDS WHEN IT CAME TO A 20 YEAR PLAN.
UH, SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE METER, THE WATER METERS, NOWADAYS, THEY GO FOR ABOUT 20 YEARS AND THEY'RE LOOKING, UM, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE EXPENSE, IT'S HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, MORE EXPENSIVE TO GO WITH THAT BRAND.
SO, UH, IN ALL ACTUALITY, WE WENT WITH CAM STROKE.
UH, WE, WE DID, UH, UH, A WHOLE, UH, WE LOOKED AT CAM STRIP.
UH, WE LOOKED AT, UH, ALL THE LEADING WATER METERS AND, UH, AFTER, UH, WE ASSESSED ALL THAT, WE FOUND THAT CAMP STRIP WAS THE BEST BANG FOR THE BUCK.
I WOULD URGE YOU TO LOOK INTO THEM.
NOW, THAT BEING SAID, I ALSO NEED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I HAVE, WHEN I RETIRED, I STARTED WORKING AND I ACTUALLY STARTED WORKING FOR CAM STRIPS.
SO THIS SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF, UH, LIKE I'M, I'M TRYING TO PLAY THIS OUT, BUT I ENCOURAGE YOU TO LOOK AT ALL OF THEM PLEASE, BECAUSE WHEN I DID THE MATH AND I LOOKED AT THEM, I DON'T WANT THE CITY OF KYLE TO DO WHAT SOME OF THE OTHER CITIES DO, WHICH IS WE ALREADY HAVE THESE METERS IN THE GROUND.
WE WANT TO GO AHEAD AND JUST, YOU KNOW, STAY WITH THE SAME BRAND, LOOK AT IT FROM TOP TO BOTTOM, BECAUSE I PROMISE YOU YOU'RE GOING TO SAVE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IF YOU GO.
UH, IF YOU LOOK AT IT, UH, IN THE, INSTEAD OF GOING WITH THAT SINCE IT'S METER.
SO ANYWAYS, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK? ALL RIGHT.
I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND, UH, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE CITIZEN COMMENTS.
UH, NEXT UP IS EXECUTIVE SESSION.
I DON'T HAVE THE AGENDA OUT TO READ.
UM, TRAVIS, CAN YOU READ THAT? SURE.
PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 5 31, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, THE CITY COUNCIL RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FROM TIME TO TIME STEVE NECESSARY DURING THIS MEETING CITY COUNCIL MAY COME INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO ANY WAFFLE EXCEPTIONS CONTAINED IN CHAPTER 5 30, 1 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, INCLUDING ANY OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING TOPICS.
CONVENE TWO, ACCORDING TO SECTION 5 51 0.087, UH, TO DELIBERATE REGARDING THE OFFER OF ECONOMIC INCENTIVES TO ONE OR MORE BUSINESS PROSPECTS THAT THE CITY SEEKS TO HAVE LOCATE STAY OR EXPAND IN OR NEAR THE CITY PROJECT, PACIFIC BLUE, UH, AND THAT WE ARE NOW IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
[3. Approve a 380 Agreement regarding Project Pacific Blue. ~ Diana Torres, Director of Economic Development]
MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE, UH, CHAPTER THREE 80 DEVELOPER[IV. Consider and Possible Action]
AGREEMENT WITH COSTCO.SO MOVED BY THE MAYOR SECOND BY THE MAYOR PRO TEM COACH THAT WE PROVEN AN AGREEMENT COSTCO I'D LIKE TO BRING UP, UH, UH, DIANA, UH, TORRES, UH, TO BRIEFLY GO OVER THE, THE AGREEMENT.
GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
UM, THIS IS AN EXCITING DAY FOR THE CITY OF KYLE.
I MEAN, THIS IS A DESTINATION, UM, ANCHOR RETAILER
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THAT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON FOR, I DON'T KNOW, PROBABLY CLOSE TO A DECADE.UM, SO THIS IS REALLY EXCITING TO BE ABLE TO ANNOUNCE, UM, THIS COMPANY COMING HERE, OUR NET BENEFIT OVER THE PROJECT FOR THE CITY IS $11.7 MILLION, UM, WITH A, UH, KASHIA REBATE BACK TO THEM OF, UM, 5.1 MILLION.
THE COUNTY IS PARTICIPATING AS WELL WITH, I HAVE THAT RIGHT HERE WITH, UM, A REBATE OF 2.5 AND A NET BENEFIT TO THE COUNTY OF 5.5.
THERE'S AN ADDITIONAL NET BENEFIT TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF 3.75, AND THEN OTHER ANCILLARY BENEFITS OF 2.5 MILLION OVER THE PERIOD OF THE AGREEMENT, THE COMPANY WILL BE BRINGING IN 249, UH, FTES FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT.
THE CAPITAL INVESTMENT AT THIS PROJECT IS 37.5 MILLION AVERAGE.
PAYROLL IS 52,348 AND ANNUAL PAYROLL IS 14.4 MILLION.
IS THERE ANY OTHER INFORMATION THAT YOU SPECIFICALLY WANTED TO THANK YOU? I APPRECIATE THAT OVERVIEW.
THERE'S GOING TO BE MORE INFORMATION COMING OUT HERE SAYING, UH, IS THERE ANYONE, UH, WHO WISHES TO ADD ANYTHING? AT LEAST IT SEEMS LIKE LONGER THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON BRINGING SUCH A GREAT RETAILER AND COSTCO TO THIS, TO THIS GREAT CITY.
AND I KNOW I'M SPEAKING FOR THE COUNCIL, IF WE DIDN'T.
THANK YOU, SCOTT, REST OF STAFF, PAGE C ATTORNEY FOR WORKING SO HARD ON THE VARIOUS DIFFERENT THINGS, MR. HERB, JERRY HENDRICKS, AND EVERYBODY ELSE THAT HAS BEEN A PART OF HELPING THIS COME TO FRUITION.
I KNOW THERE WERE A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS.
WHAT PEOPLE THOUGHT WAS COMING TO THAT AREA, INCLUDING US AND THROUGH SOME FAITH AND DETERMINATION WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
AND CERTAINLY, I KNOW THERE'S A REPRESENTATIVE HERE FROM COSTCO AS WELL.
UH, IF YOU HAD A BRIEF COUPLE OF WORDS AS WELL, THAT YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH US ABOUT THIS EXPERIENCE, AND I'M SURE Y'ALL'S EXCITEMENT ABOUT BEING A PART OF OUR GREAT CITY AS WELL.
THANK YOU, MAYOR, UH, COUNCIL STAFF.
UH, MY NAME IS BRIAN WAYLON AND I REPRESENT COSTCO WHOLESALE.
UM, IT, UH, I JOKED WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STAFF.
I COVER MORE THAN 20 STATES AND I TOLD THEM THAT MY FILE ON KYLE IS THE LARGEST ONE I HAVE.
SO, UM, LET'S CALL IT PROFESSIONAL PERSISTENCE, UM, UH, IN A GOOD WAY.
UM, AND, AND REALLY OUR, UH, THE TIMING IS SUCH THAT IT'S A COMBINATION OF THINGS.
OBVIOUSLY THERE'S A LOT OF POPULATION GROWTH HERE THAT, UH, THE MARKET NOW, UH, STARTS TO MEET OUR, UH, OUR, UH, SITE SELECTION CRITERIA, UH, AND, UH, WITH HOPEFULLY ASSISTANCE HERE, WE, WE WE'LL, WE'LL BUILD TO OPEN, UM, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
UH, WE ARE RESPECTFUL, WHATEVER ACTION YOU TAKE TODAY, WE'RE RESPECTFUL OF THE FACT THAT WE DO HAVE OTHER WORK TO DO, UH, IN ORDER TO, UM, YOU KNOW, COME MAKE OUR ENTRY INTO KYLE, UH, FINAL.
UH, WE DO HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE PLANNING PROCESS, UH, AND SEEK, UH, ALL THE OTHER NECESSARY GOVERNMENT APPROVALS THAT, UH, THAT ANY OTHER RETAILER WOULD, WOULD, UH, BE REQUIRED TO DO.
AND, AND, UH, WE'RE PLANNING TO PUT TOGETHER A FIRST CLASS PROJECT AND LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH STAFF, UH, TO GO THROUGH THOSE THINGS.
AND STAFF HAS BEEN QUITE, UM, QUITE SUPPORTIVE AND QUITE HELPFUL TO THOSE EFFORTS, UH, SO FAR.
UM, IF EVERYTHING GOES RIGHT, HOPEFULLY NEXT YEAR, ABOUT THIS TIME WE WOULD HAVE AN OPENING.
SO, UM, WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE, UM, I'M HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS, BUT, UH, MOST OF ALL, I WANT TO MAKE THAT, UH, CERTAINLY, UM, UH, THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL KNOWS, UH, HOW APPRECIATIVE WE ARE OF, OF CITY STAFF AND ALL OF THEIR, UH, HELP THAT THEY'VE GIVEN US THROUGH THIS PROCESS.
IT'S BEEN EXTREMELY PROFESSIONAL AND HELPFUL FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE, COMMUNICATE TO MANAGEMENT, UM, WHY THEY SHOULD MAKE AN INVESTMENT LIKE THIS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, BRIAN, GO AHEAD AND CUSTOMER, FORESCOUT SORRY.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOU AND TO COSCO FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY IT'S, WE'RE GIVING EACH OTHER AN OPPORTUNITY.
AND JUST REAL QUICKLY, ONE LAST QUESTION, JUST WANT TO SAY A LITTLE RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO SOMETHING LIKE THIS FOR A LONG TIME.
UH, I THINK BACK WHEN WE FIRST GOT OUR ETV, WE'RE REALLY EXCITED, BUT NOW AS WE'VE GROWN, WE'VE, UH, DEFINITELY ME.
I HAVE A NEED FOR MORE RETAIL AND MORE FOR OUR CITIZENS.
SO THIS IS JUST GOING TO BE AN AMAZING THING FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
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YOU FOR COMING HERE.I, I CAN TELL YOU AT COSTCO, YOU KNOW, EVERYONE HAS TO HAVE A MEMBERSHIP CARD, SO WE KNOW THE ADDRESSES OF WHERE PEOPLE LIVE.
UM, AND WE'RE VERY RESPECTFUL OF THAT PRIVACY, BUT FOR OUR RESEARCH PURPOSES, I CAN TELL YOU THAT THERE ARE MANY, MANY KYLE RESIDENTS WHO ARE HAVING TO DRIVE OUTSIDE OF THE AREA TO GO TO COSTCO NOW, UH, WHO NO LONGER WILL BE ABLE TO DO THAT.
UM, SO HOPEFULLY THAT'S A GOOD THING.
YOU, YOU WERE SPEAKING TO OUR HEART, BRIAN.
READY? ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.