SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND
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BRING IN THE REGULAR[I. Call Meeting to Order]
MEETING.IT IS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH, AND I'M GOING TO CALL THIS REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER WITH 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.
WOULD THE CITY SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THE ROLL MITCHELL HERE, COACH HERE.
ELLISON FLORES, KALE HERE, RIZZO PRESENT.
WE HAVE A QUORUM NEXT STEP APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.
[II. Approval of Minutes]
OF THE MINUTES, MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR A CITY COUNCIL, SPECIAL MEETING AUGUST 17TH, REGULAR 17TH AS WELL, INCLUDING THE SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES FOR AUGUST THE 25TH OF 2021.IT'S BEEN MOTION BY COUNCILMAN TOBY, A SECOND ABOUT COUNCIL MEMBER RIZZO THAT WE APPROVED THE MINUTES FOR AUGUST 17TH AND AUGUST 25TH.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
[III. Citizen Comment Period with City Council]
COMMENTS 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.
UH, WE ALSO ASK THAT YOU FILL OUT A CITIZEN COMMENTS FORM AND S UH, SUBMIT THAT TO EITHER MYSELF OR THE CITY SECRETARY.
I HAVE THREE WHO HAVE, UH, SUBMITTED THAT REPORT ALREADY.
UH, FIRST IS MS. KAY RUSH OF THE GREATEST GENERATION.
MY FATHER BUILT SHIPS FOR WORLD WAR II, AND MY GRANDFATHER SERVED IN THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR.
HE WENT ON TO SERVE IN WORLD WAR ONE AND WORLD WAR II AS A SHIP'S NAVIGATOR IN THE NAVY.
THESE PEOPLE TAUGHT ME TO BELIEVE IN GOD, COUNTRY TRUTH AND HARD WORK.
I EXPECT THIS COUNCIL AND MAYOR TO STATE THAT THEY HAVE LOWERED MY TAXES.
THE VALUE ON MY LAND IS INCREASED $20,000.
ALSO YOU ALLOW ONLY $30,000 IN THIS CITY HAS AN OLD AGE EXEMPTION.
IT IS THE SAME RATE FOR 15 YEARS, THE ELDERLY AND THE DISABLED NOW HAVE AN EXEMPTION WORTH $10,000.
I'VE RESEARCHED WITH THE HELP OF THE HAYES COUNTY TAX ASSESSMENT OFFICE AND UNDER TEXAS TAX CODE 11 2 6 1.
THE CITY OF KYLE CAN DO TWO THINGS.
YOU CAN FREEZE THE TAXES ON THE ELDERLY HAYES COUNTY HAS DONE THIS WHEN THEY REACH THE AGE OF 65 OR ARE DISABLED HAYES COUNTY ALSO GIVES A HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION WITH A TOTAL OF $50,000 OR THE ELDERLY AND THE DISABLED AND THE CITY OF KYLE CAN DO THIS.
ALSO, WE CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE A HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION IN THE CITY OF KYLE.
I ASKED THAT THIS COUNCIL AND MAYOR CONSIDER FAIR TREATMENT FOR THE CITIZENS OF KYLE AND TO STOP OVERTAXING THE ELDERLY AND THE DISABLED IN THIS CITY.
I'M AN ACTIVE ALUMNI OF CAPITA IDEA.
I GRADUATED IN 2009 AND I STAND HERE AGAIN, UH, STILL REPRESENTING THE PUSH TO MOVE FORWARD WITH CREATING A HUMAN SERVICES BOARD AND COMMISSION FOR ALLOCATING GRANT FUNDING FOR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.
UM, AS THE CITY OF KYLE CONTINUES TO EXPAND AND INVEST IN ITS GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE AS A RESIDENT, UM, TO SEE THE CITY INVEST IN RESIDENTS DEVELOPMENT, AS WELL AS THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE IN THE WORKING POOR GAP INCREASES AND THE EXPENSE TO LIVE IN KYLE INCREASES AS WELL.
UM, I BELIEVE IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE CITY INVEST IN ITS RESIDENTS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR GROWTH, UM, THAT NOT ONLY AFFECTS ONE PERSON, BUT IT CAN BE GENERATIONAL.
AND CAPITAL IDEA IS ONE OF MANY NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE AN INVESTMENT AND ITS ATTENDEES WITH A RETURN THAT TRIPLES IN FIVE YEARS, THAT WILL CAUSE A REPORT IN ALL THOSE WHO ATTEND THE PROGRAM TO INCLUDE THEIR FAMILY AND OF COURSE THEIR COMMUNITY AS THEY INVEST MORE INTO IT AS WELL.
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NEXT UP, MR. JEFF THOMPSON.I'M JEFF THOMPSON, A LEADER IN THE CORRIDOR INTERFAITH ALLIANCE FOR FAMILIES.
I'M SPEAKING IN FAVOR OF THIS EVENING OF THE CITY OF KYLE KYLE ESTABLISHING A BOARD OR COMMISSION TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON ANY FUTURE FUNDS, UH, THE DISTRIBUTION OF ANY FUTURE FUNDS, UH, THAT MAY BE DESIGNATED FOR HUMAN SERVICES, UH, AS WITH MS. CASTILLO HERE, UH, I'M RECOMMENDING THAT I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE THAT HAPPEN.
I HAVEN'T BEEN OBSERVING MEETINGS CLOSER THAN I EVER HAVE IN THE LAST, UH, FEW MONTHS.
AND I UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S NOT AN EASY JOB TO NAVIGATE ALL THAT GOES ON IN MAKING DECISIONS FOR THE COMMUNITY.
AND I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR TIME AND EFFORT.
I ALSO APPRECIATE THE CITY STAFF AND ALL THAT THEY DO TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CITY RUNS WELL.
AND I KNOW THAT AN EXTRA BOARD WOULD ADD ANOTHER TASK FOR THEM TO ADMINISTER, BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT YOU ALL DO A LOT OF GOOD IN VARIOUS CAPACITIES.
I DO BELIEVE A BOARD OR COMMISSION TO FACILITATE CARE TO SOME OF THE MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY WOULD AMPLIFY THAT GOOD THAT YOU'RE DOING ALREADY SUCH A GROUP WOULD NOT ONLY MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT THE DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS, BUT PERHAPS WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL IN IDENTIFYING NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT ARE NOT BEING MET.
SO I ASKED YOU THIS EVENING TO SERIOUSLY CONSIDER THE ESTABLISHING OF THIS IMPORTANT WAY OF SERVING THE COMMUNITY.
UM, I WANT TO PUT A PLUG IN HERE AND CLOSING FOR CAPITAL IDEA, UH, FOR YOUR INFORMATION, THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS LAST WEEK VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO RAISE THE COUNTY SUPPORT FROM $30,000 THIS YEAR TO 50,000 FOR 2022.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU, MR.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK ON ANY ITEM? SEEING NONE? A CITIZEN COMMENTS PERIOD IS NOW CLOSED, UH, NEXT UP CITY
[IV. City Manager's Report]
MANAGER'S REPORT I GUESS.MAYOR COUNSEL, SCOTT SODAS FOR THE RECORD, UH, ON THE CITY MANAGER'S REPORT TONIGHT.
UH, WE'LL FIRST START WITH SAMANTHA.
WE JUST WANTED TO SHOW SOME PHOTOS FROM THIS WEEKEND'S GATHERING OF THE KYLE'S WHILE WE DID HAVE TO CANCEL THE PIE IN THE SKY FESTIVAL, WE DID HAVE A GUYS NAMED KYLE FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, ASCEND INTO KYLE, TEXAS, AND WE HAVE SOME PHOTOS OF THEIR GATHERING AS WELL AS A PHOTO OF HOT AIR BALLOONS.
WE WERE ABLE TO ASCEND ACROSS THE CITY ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MORNING.
WE ALSO HAVE AN EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FAIR COMING UP ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH.
THERE WILL BE A REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY AT NINE 30 IN THE MORNING, FOLLOWED BY THE FAIR AT 10 O'CLOCK.
THAT'S AT THE HAYES PERFORMING ARTS CENTER.
THERE'S GOING TO BE TRAININGS, KIDS' ACTIVITIES, A FLYOVER.
SO IT'LL BE A LOT OF FUN AND WE HOPE EVERYONE COMES OUT.
GROUNDBREAKING IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER.
ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH, ALL ARE INVITED TO JOIN US.
IT'S GOING TO BE AT THE SITE WHERE THE PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER IS GOING TO BE BUILT.
UH, YOU CAN FIND ALL OF THE DETAILS FOR THAT EVENT@CITYOFKYLE.COM SLASH CALENDAR.
UH, THE EVENT IS GOING TO BE AT 10 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING.
THERE WILL BE REFRESHMENTS FOOD AND HAVE GREAT CELEBRATION TO KICK OFF THAT PROJECT.
AND NOW WE HAVE MARIANNA ESPINOSA, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, MARIANNA SPINOZA PARKS, RECREATION DIRECTOR.
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WE HAVE OUR FINAL MARKET DAY OF THE SEASON THIS SUNDAY, AND IT IS THE SQUEEZE BOX MARKET DAY, WHICH MEANS A SQUEEZE SQUEEZEBOX IS ALSO KNOWN AS ACCORDION.SO ALL DAY LONG, WE WILL BE FEATURING ACCORDED MUSIC STARTING AT EIGHT 30 IN THE MORNING WITH THE LAST PERFORMANCE AT SIX O'CLOCK AT NIGHT.
UM, THE SHOWS WILL BE OVER BY 7:30 PM.
SO WE HAVE REBECCA JANE KICKING OFF THE DAY, AND THEN WE HAVE, THERE'S A HOT ON MUSIC AWARD BY END OF THE YEAR, JERICHO MYTHICAL QUINTO.
BAND-AIDS CLOSING OUT THE DAY.
UM, SO THAT IS THIS SUNDAY STARTING AT EIGHT 30.
THEN THE NEXT ITEM IS THE FOUNDER'S DAY IN VETERAN'S DAY PARADE.
UH, FOUNDER'S DAY PARADE IS OCTOBER 9TH AT 10:00 AM.
AND THE VETERAN'S DAY PARADE IS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH AT 12:00 PM WITH FIREWORKS AND POST UP PARADE ACTIVITIES THAT GREG CLARK PARK, UH, THE SPACES FOR FOUNDER'S DAY PARADE ARK FILLING UP VERY, VERY FAST.
SO IF ANYONE STILL WANTS TO GET IN THE PARADE, PLEASE GET ONLINE TO FILL OUT YOUR REGISTRATION FORM, AND WE'RE STILL ACCEPTING REGISTRATIONS FOR VETERANS DAY PARADE.
AND THEN WE'LL JUST FINISH WITH SOME TEAM COLONIES FROM SANTA DRAIN.
HI, MAYOR COUNCIL, SANDRA DURAN, DIRECTOR OF HR.
AND I'M JUST EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE HAVE A GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT JUST TESTED FOR THE SPANISH PROFICIENCY TESTS AND THEY DID GREAT.
THEY GRADUATED WITH FLYING COLORS.
WE HAVE DANIELLA AND BRONTO FROM PUBLIC WORKS, HUMBERTO VEGA CODE ENFORCEMENT, MARY VON FOLSOM FROM THE LIBRARY INFLUENZA HUDA FROM THE LIBRARY ALSO WOULD LIKE TO SAY TO SAVE THE DATE, OUR ANNUAL AWARDS BANQUET FOR SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11TH.
WE USUALLY HAVE IT ON A FRIDAY, SO WE'LL, UH, HOPE TO HAVE THAT AND ALSO WELCOME A FEW TEAM MEMBERS THAT WE HAVE ADDED TO MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN.
YOU CAN SEE THEIR NAMES THERE.
WE HAD SOME FOR DISPATCH STREET CONSTRUCTION AND POLICE OFFICERS FOR PV.
[5. Hunger Action Month Mayoral Proclamation. ~ Travis Mitchell, Mayor]
RIGHT.NEXT UP, UH, PRESENTATION HUNGER ACTION MONTH, UH, MAYORAL PROCLAMATION.
UH, THIS IS ACTUALLY LIST FOR ALL OF COUNCIL HERE AS WELL TO SIGN.
UH, THIS IS ONE OF THE ONES THAT I DO EVERY SINGLE YEAR.
THANK YOU MAY AND IRIS FOR JOINING US HERE.
SO I'M JUST GOING TO GO AHEAD AND READ THIS OUT.
WHEREAS ACCORDING TO FEEDING AMERICA, THE PANDEMIC HAS MOST IMPACTED FAMILIES THAT WERE ALREADY FACING HUNGER OR ONE PAYCHECK AWAY FROM FACING HUNGER.
AND WHEREAS HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN ARE MORE LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE FOOD INSECURITY.
AND MANY OF THESE HOUSEHOLDS DO NOT QUALIFY FOR FEDERAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS LIKE THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND VISIT THEIR LOCAL FOOD BANKS AND OTHER FOOD PROGRAMS FOR EXTRA SUPPORT.
AND WHEREAS HAYES COUNTY FOOD BANK REPRESENTS A COUNTY-WIDE EFFORT TO PROVIDE NUTRITIOUS FOOD TO THE FOOD INSECURE IN THE GREATER HAZE COUNTY AREA MADE POSSIBLE BY THE GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS OF INDIVIDUALS, CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS, LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND BUSINESSES.
AND WHEREAS IN 2020 HAYES COUNTY FOOD BANK AND ITS PARTNERS SERVED IN AVERAGE EACH WEEK, 2,500 LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS, AND THOSE FACING A FOOD EMERGENCY DISTRIBUTING MORE THAN 1 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD TO THESE HOUSEHOLDS IN NEED.
AND WHEREAS ONE THIRD OF ALL HAYES COUNTY FOOD BANK CLIENTS IN 2020 CONSISTED OF KYLE RESIDENTS AND AN ADDITIONAL 23% OF TOTAL PARTNER NON-PROFITS SERVED WERE BASED IN KYLE, INCLUDING CHURCH AND SCHOOL FOOD PANTRIES, AND WE'RE AS A $25 DONATION CAN PROVIDE 100 MEALS THROUGH THE BUYING POWER OF THE FOOD BANK.
AND WHEREAS NATIONAL HUNGER ACTION MONTH IS A FEEDING AMERICA EFFORT TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE HUNGER EPIDEMIC IN THE UNITED STATES AND TO ENCOURAGE INDIVIDUALS TO TAKE ACTION IN SOME FORM AGAINST HUNGER.
NOW, THEREFORE WE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF KYLE BY VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN US AND KYLE TEXAS DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 2001, 2021 AS HUNGER ACTION MONTH IN KYLE, TEXAS, AND CALL UPON THE PEOPLE OF KYLE TO PLEDGE, TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST HUNGER IN OUR COMMUNITY, WHETHER IT BE BY FUND OR FOOD DONATION, VOLUNTEERING OR ADVOCACY.
SO WE HAVE TWO REPRESENTATIVES.
IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO SAY, IF YOU WANT TO COME UP TO THE PODIUM, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY, THANK YOU TO THE COMMUNITY HERE IN KYLE.
UM, 66% OF THE DONATIONS AND MONETARY DONATIONS WE'VE RECEIVED IS INDIVIDUALS LIKE YOU GUYS.
SO WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOU.
UM, WE JUST GOT AN AWESOME APPEARANCE FROM A TURKEY THAT REMINDS ME OF TURKEY'S TACKLING HUNGER IS COMING UP RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER IN NOVEMBER, BUT WE'RE GOING TO START FUNDRAISING FOR THAT.
SOON $30 COULD PROVIDE A THANKSGIVING MEAL FOR A NEIGHBOR IN NEED.
UM, SO LOOK UP HAYES COUNTY FOOD BANK AND DONATE WHAT YOU CAN.
UM, AND WE ALSO WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU VOLUNTEER WITH US OR JUST ADVOCATE, UM, AND SPREAD THE WORD.
SO, SO WHAT IS THIS, WHAT IS THIS GOBBLER TURKEY,
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UH, THAT WE HAVE HERE? I THINK WE NEED TO HEAR SOMETHING YOU CAN'T JUST, YOU CAN'T JUST STAND THERE.WE APPRECIATE Y'ALL RECOGNIZE IN US.
I WAS AFRAID WHEN I CAME UP HERE DRESSED LIKE THIS, THE PUBLIC WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO TELL ME APART FROM THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE MAYOR.
SO I HAD PUT ON THAT, BUT WE DO APPRECIATE IT.
SO THANK Y'ALL AND, UH, AGAIN, Y'ALL ARE FREE.
FEEL FREE TO POST ANY PICTURES OF ME LIKE THIS, BUT ALONG WITH THAT COMES THE $25 DONATIONS, BUT THANK YOU ALL.
WE APPRECIATE Y'ALL DOING THIS PROCLAMATION.
AND WE'LL DO A, WE'LL DO A PHOTO.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING THEY WANT TO SAY BEFORE WE DO A PICTURE? ALRIGHT.
I APPRECIATE, UH, COMMISSIONER JONES, ALWAYS, UH, BEING A HUGE ADVOCATE FOR THIS.
I'VE WORKED WITH HIM IN THE PAST ON THESE THINGS, UH, AT HAYS HIGH SCHOOL AS WELL.
HE'S ALWAYS VERY ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT IT AND CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THE MAYOR FOR CONTINUING TO LEAD THIS PROCLAMATION EVERY YEAR AND ALWAYS APPRECIATE THE GOOD NATURE OF RIBBING FROM COMMISSIONER JONES.
I DON'T KNOW HOW GOOD NATURE DOES NOT DO PRETTY SHIT, BUT I WAS TOLD THE TOW BUTTE EARLIER TODAY, I WOULD HAVE DRESSED UP LIKE ANYTHING TODAY AT FOUR O'CLOCK THIS AFTERNOON, WE HAD OUR SECOND GRANDDAUGHTER.
SO I WANT TO KNOW ANYTHING JUST REAL QUICKLY.
COULD YOU TELL THOSE RESIDENTS HERE IN CAL-WOOD DAYS, YOU'RE HERE IN THE CITY, UH, DISTRIBUTING FOOD AND WHERE? YES.
UM, WE HAVE A DISTRIBUTION EVERY TUESDAY AT 12 TO 1245 AT THE KYLE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
SO IF ANYBODY NEEDS FOOD, YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME.
UM, THERE'S NO TYPE OF REGISTRATION OR ANY KIND OF ID NEEDED.
UM, JUST SELF-REPORT AND OF COURSE WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU VOLUNTEER WITH US AS WELL.
YOU CAN SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER@HAYESFOODBANK.ORG UNDER GIVE TIME, AND WE'D LOVE TO SEE YOU.
YOU CAN JUST COME RIGHT UP HERE AND WE'LL JUST, WE'LL STAND BACK HERE TO KEEP IT SOCIALLY DISTANCED.
[6. CIP/Road Projects and Consent Agenda Presentation. ~ Travis Mitchell, Mayor]
CFP ROAD PROJECTS AND CONSENT AGENDA PRESENTATION.MAYOR AND COUNCIL, LEON BARBARA CITY ENGINEER, UH, MARIN COUNCIL.
I JUST WANT TO SHARE A SMALL FACT THAT YOU MAY NOT KNOW, BUT, UM, AFTER HEARING, UH, MARK JONES TELL YOU THAT HE'S A GRANDFATHER SECOND TIME.
UM, I DID COACH MARK WHEN HE WAS 11 AND 12 YEAR OLD.
SO THAT JUST TELLS YOU HOW OLD I AM.
ANYWAY, I'M HERE TO UPDATE YOU ON CIP PROJECTS.
I ASKED THE PROJECT MANAGER AGAIN TODAY.
I SAID, WHEN ARE WE GOING TO GET THIS WRAPPED UP? SHE SAID, SHE'S BEEN TRYING TO TOUCH BASE WITH THE CONTRACTOR.
HE, WE STILL ARE SITTING ON HIS RETAIN EDGE, WHICH IS A PRETTY LARGE AMOUNT.
UH, BUT HE'S GOT A COUPLE OF CHANGE ORDERS.
HE'S ASKED TO GET US GET AS SORRY AS BUILT.
SO WE'RE STILL WAITING ON THE CONTRACTOR.
APPARENTLY IT'S NOT A BIG ENOUGH INCENTIVE TO GET HIM TO HURRY UP AND GET THE WORK FINISHED.
SO, BUT WE'LL KEEP ASKING HIM TO HURRY UP AND FINISH UP THE PROJECT ON THE HERO'S MEMORIAL PARK.
THERE'S TWO CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS THAT I WANTED TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION.
ITEM 12 IS A CONTRACT WITH THE PEC TO GO AHEAD AND INSTALL THE ELECTRICAL SERVICES TO THE PARK ITSELF.
UH, NUMBER 13 IS ACTUALLY A CHANGE ORDER OR AMENDMENT AND AMENDING THE CONTRACT WITH NUDGE DESIGN.
UH, RIGHT NOW THE CONTRACT INCLUDES A RECLAIMED WATER LINE THAT GOES RIGHT THERE BY THE PARK.
IT STOPS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF KOHLER'S CROSSING AND, UH, WE DECIDED WE NEEDED TO GO AHEAD AND CONTINUE THAT LINE UNDERNEATH COLORS AND GET IT TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF KOHLER'S CROSSING.
THE REASONING IS THAT WE DIDN'T WANT A, AS WE DID THAT PROJECT IN THE FUTURE AND EXTENDING THAT RECLAIM WATER LINE, WE DIDN'T WANT THEM TEARING UP THAT NEW, UH, UH, CONSTRUCTION THAT IT JUST IT'S JUST GOING ON IN THERE.
SO THAT'S THE REASON WE'RE ADDING THIS TO THE PROJECT, WHETHER THE PARK, UH, WE'RE ABOUT 7% COMPLETE, UH, EVERYTHING'S BEEN COMPLETED ON THE AXIS OR, UH, MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT PROJECT.
MARY KYLE HARTSON PARK PROJECT, ABOUT 22% COMPLETE THEY'RE WORKING ON THE NORTH PORTION OF THE UNDER THE, WHERE THE UNDERGROUND CONDUITS ARE.
UH, THEY'RE STILL WORKING ON SOME OTHER AREAS IN THEIR SIDEWALKS AND BIKE RACK.
CONCRETE FLAGPOLES HAD BEEN INSTALLED.
UH, THEY'RE STILL PLACING SOME, UH, CONCRETE CURVES IN THERE.
AND, UH, APPARENTLY THE, UH, PLAYGROUND IRRIGATION, MAINLINE TRENCHING IS IN PROGRESS.
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WENT TO HILL STREET AND DRAINAGE PROJECT.WE'RE GETTING NEAR THE END OF THIS PROJECT.
UH, WE'RE STILL DRIVING ON THE NORTH SIDE OF WINDY HILL.
UH, WE'RE ALMOST THROUGH THAT CHANGE ORDER NUMBER FOUR, SO WE CAN GET THAT WRAPPED UP.
UH, RIGHT NOW THEY'RE WORKING ON SIDEWALKS FOR DRAINAGE AND SOME MAGE PLACING TOP SOIL.
UH, WE DO HAVE A ONE LANE, UH, ONE DAY CLOSURE SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 14TH.
UH, THEY'RE GONNA START THEIR FINAL ASPHALT PAVING ON THAT PROCESS ON THEIR PROJECT.
AND WE STILL PLAN TO OPEN UP IN OCTOBER OF 2021 SOUTH SIDE WASTEWATER IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT.
UH, THIS PROJECT'S ABOUT 88% COMPLETE.
UH, WE'RE JUST ABOUT WRAPPING UP THIS WORK RIGHT THERE IN FRONT OF THE ALEXANDER PROPERTY RIGHT THERE BY COUNTY ROAD 1 58.
UH, THE NEXT STEP FOR THEM TO GO TO WORK ON IS GOING TO BE IN FRONT OF THE MURRAY PROPERTY, WHICH IS A FURTHER SOUND CUSTOMER.
UM, I NOTICED, UH, THERE WERE PUTTING THE DIRT BACK ON UNDER ALL THE UTILITIES IN THE PARK DOWNTOWN.
UH, DID THEY GET ALL THEIR BORING DONE UNDERNEATH SIDEWALKS? WAS THAT COMPLETE? DO YOU KNOW? I'M NOT AWARE IF THEY DID OR NOT.
I KNOW THERE WERE DOING SOME BORING OUT THERE WHEN I WAS OUT THERE A SCENE THAT I NOTICED HIM PUTTING THE DIRT BACK.
SO I ASSUMED THAT THEY HAD GOT THAT BORING DOWN, BUT IF YOU GET THAT INFORMATION FOR ME, I APPRECIATE IT CERTAINLY WILL.
THAT MIGHT BE A JAMES QUESTION.
I DON'T KNOW IF JAMES KNOWS THE ANSWER, UH, THE BORING THAT THEY HAD TO DO UNDERNEATH THE SIDEWALKS.
SO THEY GET THAT DONE, UH, FOR THE, UH, DRAIN LINES.
I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'VE BOARD UNDER THE SIDEWALKS YET.
I DID SEE THAT THEY WERE FRAMING UP TO THE EDGES AND THE THURSDAY MEETING IS TWO DAYS AWAY.
I CAN ASK AND SEE IF THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THEY'VE ALREADY DONE OR THEY INTEND TO DO IN THE SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
WASTEWATER TREATMENT, PLANT EXPANSION PROJECT, 71% COMPLETE, UH, THESE LITTLE RAYS THAT WE'VE BEEN HAVING HAVE IMPACTED THEIR PROGRESS.
THEY'RE STILL CONTINUING TO WORK ON SATURDAYS AND ALL THE LARGE STRUCTURES HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.
SO ALL THE CONCRETE'S BEEN POURED.
THEY'RE WORKING ON MINORS, UH, CONCRETE PLACEMENTS.
UH, SO THERE'S STILL NO CHANGE IN THE SCHEDULE.
WE'RE STILL PLANNING TO HAVE THIS PROJECT COMPLETED IN ONLINE IN MARCH OF 2022.
THE ONLY THING THAT WILL BE LAGGING OF COURSE, WILL BE THE DUI FACILITY, WHICH SHOULD BE COMPLETED IN AUGUST OF 2022, COUPLE OF EXTRA PICTURES.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE FACADE ON THAT HEADWORKS WHILE YOU'LL NOTICE THE, UH, WHAT'S WHAT'S BEEN DONE TO THAT, IT'S THE BRICK PATTERN.
SO JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, WE ARE TRYING TO, UH, FOLLOW SOME OF OUR, UH, DESIGNS THAT WE HAVE AROUND THE CITY.
ALSO, LEANNE, HAVE WE STARTED ON THE, THE PUBLIC THERE'S A PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING.
IT'S A PROPOSED, I THINK WE HAVE THE SLAB.
IS THAT THE OPERATIONS BUILDING? IT'S ALREADY UP ROOFS ON? YES, MA'AM OKAY.
THEY'RE WORKING ON THE INTERIOR RIGHT NOW.
UM, I JUST WANT TO ALSO BRING UP THE FACT THAT, UM, KYLE POLICE DEPARTMENT DID AN EXCELLENT JOB.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS LAST NIGHT OR THE NIGHT BEFORE LAST, IF I, IF I'M CORRECT, THERE WAS SOMEBODY WHO ATTEMPTED TO BREAK IN AND STEAL SOME TOOLS AND THE OFFICERS WERE CALLED IN.
AND, UM, THE GENTLEMAN WHO MADE THE REPORT SAID THAT THE KYLE POLICE OFFICERS WERE OUT THERE IN A VERY TIMELY MANNER AND THEY APPRECIATED ALL THEIR HARD WORK.
SO I JUST WANTED TO, IN BETWEEN ALL THIS, GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THEM AND TELL THEM, I APPRECIATE THE GENTLEMAN WHO CALLED AND I APPRECIATE THE OFFICERS WHO WENT OUT THERE, UM, TO CHECK IN AND CAUSE THESE AREN'T CITY TOOLS, THESE ARE, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WHO WORK THERE, THIS, THEIR TOOLS.
SO WE APPRECIATE THAT COUNCIL MEMBER, APPARENTLY FIVE 30 SATURDAY AFTERNOON, THEY BROKE INTO THE, AND THEY REPORTED IT TO BD AND, UM, PD CAUGHT THEM BEFORE THEY LEFT THE SITE AND THEY APPARENTLY RAN THROUGH A BARBED WIRE FENCE AND THEN EVENTUALLY GOT CAUGHT ON ONE 50 AFTER THEY HIT A POLE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
BUT I THINK THERE WAS THREE, THREE PEOPLE INVOLVED, BUT THEY WERE, THEY WERE APPREHENDED.
SO, UH, THE, UH, UH, PROJECT MANAGERS WAS VERY APPRECIATIVE OF, UH, PDS RESPONSE.
THERE WAS ABOUT $30,000 WORTH OF EQUIPMENT AND CREEK INTERCEPTOR PHASE TWO.
THIS IS THE ONE WHERE WE HAD THE ISSUE WITH THE WASTEWATER PIPE.
UH, THEY'RE ABOUT 58% COMPLETE.
UH, UNFORTUNATELY THEIR SUBCONTRACTOR DECIDED TO LEAVE THE JOB AND HASN'T BEEN BACK.
SO, BUT, UH, FROM WHAT WE UNDERSTAND, THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE BACK ON THE PROJECT AND GET STARTED ON SEPTEMBER 16TH.
AND AS FAR AS WE KNOW, WE'RE STILL WAITING FOR THE CONTRACTOR TO LET US KNOW WHEN THAT PIPE IS COMING IN.
SO WE'RE STILL ASKING HIM ON A ROUTINE BASIS, WE'LL SIGN NUMBER FOUR, WE'RE DONE.
UH, BUT I THOUGHT THERE WAS A VERY NICE LOOKING LOGO.
I'M JUST ABOUT READY TO WRAP UP THIS RIGHT AWAY ISSUE.
SO A VISIT WITH THE SURVEYOR TODAY.
SO I HAVE EVERYTHING I NEED TO KEEP, UH, START THAT PROJECT MOVING THERE WITH THE, UH, RIGHT AWAY ISSUE.
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UH, THE COUNTY IS ALSO INSTALLING CULVERTS AT THE DRIVEWAY.SO THEY'RE STILL WORKING ON THE PROJECT, ELLIOT BRANCH, INTERCEPTOR, 32% COMPLETE.
UH, THEY ARE MOVING TOWARDS SLEDGE.
AND IN FACT, UH, WE DO IT PLAN TO HAVE A STREET CLOSURE ON SLEDGE STARTING ON SEPTEMBER 13TH.
THERE'LL BE PUTTING SOME BORES UNDERNEATH THE CULVERT THAT'S THERE AND ALSO INSTALLING A WATER LINE AND A WASTEWATER LINE AND A RECLAIMED WATER LINE.
AND, UH, I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET AN ANSWER FROM THE CONTRACTOR AS TO HOW LONG HE HAD PLANS TO HAVE IT CLOSE.
BUT AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING, I'M BEEN ABLE TO GIVE YOU MORE DETAILS ON HOW LONG HE HAS TO PLANTS TO HAVE IT CLOSED.
I WAS HEARING A WEEK OR TWO, BUT I'M THINKING IT WILL BE A LITTLE BIT LONGER THAN THAT.
UH, CONSENT AGENDA, ITEM NUMBER 11, THAT'S THE FIRST PHASE OF OUR SLIMMER PORT OR WASTEWATER IMPROVEMENT PROJECT TO REDUCE THE INFILTRATION INFLOW THAT WE HAVE IN OUR OLD PART OF TOWN.
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THESE ITEMS? ALL RIGHT.
[VI. Consent Agenda]
UP IS THE CONSENT AGENDA.WE NEED TO PULL NUMBER 10 AND NUMBER 14.
DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY ITEMS THAT THEY WANT, NEED TO PULL, TRY TO GET SWITCHED OVER HERE.
SORRY, I'M GONNA GET THIS STRAIGHT HERE.
UH, GENDER ITEM 35, THE SOUTH LAKE RANCH, UH, PRESENTATION HAS, UH, PRESENTERS, UH, HAVE REQUESTED TO POSTPONE THEIR ITEM TO THE NEXT AGENDA MEETING.
AND I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A HEADS UP EARLY IN THE MEETING AS POSSIBLE IN CASE ANYBODY WAS THERE OR WATCHING ONLINE, UH, FOR THAT AGENDA ITEM.
UH, ANY, ANY MOTIONS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA MAYOR TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE A CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS EXCLUDING SEVEN AND 10, CORRECT? 10 AND 14.
OH 10 AND 14, EXCLUDING ITEMS, 10 AND 14.
CUSTOMER RIZZO SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR ENFORCE KALE THAT WE APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS SEVEN THROUGH NINE AND 11 3 13.
UH, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
[10. Approve an Engagement Agreement with Tim Austin of ALLEN BOONE HUMPHRIES ROBINSON LLP for TIRZ Consultant Services. ~ J. Scott Sellers, City Manager
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UH, THIS ONE, UH, THERE, THERE, UH, IT'S, IT'S MENTIONED TO TERS NUMBER THREE IN ONE PLACE AND PERSON NUMBER FOUR.
SO I WANT TO CLARIFY AND AMEND THAT THAT NEEDS TO BE CHANGED TO TERM NUMBER FOUR.
SO I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AND AMEND, UH, WHERE IT SAYS TERM NUMBER THREE, TO HAVE THAT BE CLARIFIED AS TERM NUMBER FOUR.
SECOND ABOUT COUNCIL MEMBER FLORES.
KALE IS OR ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION CUSTOMER.
I DON'T KNOW IF EVERYBODY ELSE SEES IT THE SAME WAY, BUT THE SECOND LINE WHEN IT TALKS TO IN CONNECTION WITH, AND THAT'S WHEN IT GOES TO SPECIFICS INTO WHAT THIS IS GOING TO BE, MINE IS NOT LEGIBLE.
THAT LINE WAS THE LINE THAT MENTIONED TERS THREE.
AND SO I THINK IT, IT JUST IS ILLEGIBLE.
SO WE'RE CLARIFYING THAT IT'S FOR CURSE BOARD.
I HAVE, WE VOTED ON TERMS FOR NORMALLY, IF NOT, THIS WOULD JUST BE TO START THE PROCESS OF CREATION OF TERRITORY WITH THIS.
SO MY QUESTION IS, IS IT NORMAL PROTOCOL TO VOTE FOR THE SETUP OF AN AGENDA ITEM PRIOR TO APPROVING THE AGENDA ITEM ITSELF, SUCH AS THIS TOURS? THERE'S A, THERE'S A PROCESS FOR CREATING THE TERMS THAT REQUIRES A PUBLIC HEARING AND PREPARATION OF DOCUMENTS AND A PRELIMINARY FINANCING AND PROJECT PLAN.
AND SO BY ENGAGING THE CONSULTANT, YOU'RE ENGAGING SOMEBODY WHO CAN HELP YOU CREATE THOSE DOCUMENTS, BUT IF WE DON'T VOTE ON IT, DO WE PAY, DO WE PAY THE CONSULTANT EITHER WAY? THIS WOULD BE THE FIRST STEP TO BASICALLY SIGNAL YOUR INTENTION TO CREATE TERMS FOR SO, YES.
NO NORMAL PROCESS THAT, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, AND AGAIN, I'M STILL VERY GREEN IS THAT WE WOULD VOTE ON A TOURIST FOR, AND THEN WE
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WOULD, WE WOULD HIRE THE GROUP AND THEN THEY WOULD DO ALL THE PAPERWORK, BUT IS THAT NOT OKAY? THIS, THIS IS JUST STARTING THE PROCESS.SO THE BOAT FOR THE APPROVAL OF TOURS FOR CREATION WILL COME PROBABLY NOVEMBER, DECEMBER TIMEFRAME OF THIS YEAR.
SO THIS IS REALLY JUST THE VERY FIRST STEP TO KICK OFF THAT PROCESS BY HIRING A, AT A CONSULTANT.
SO IF WE HIRE THEM AND THEN WE DECIDED NOT TO GO WITH THE TOURIST FOR, FOR WHATEVER REASON, THEN WE, WE JUST LOSE THE MONEY.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS UH, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
NEXT STEP IS AGENDA ITEM, NUMBER
[14. Discussion and approval of a Sludge Handling Services Agreement with Wastewater Transport Services. ~ Harper Wilder, Director of Public Works]
14, DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL OF A SLUDGE HANDLING SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH A WASTEWATER TRANSPORTATION SERVICES.MY UNDERSTANDING IS THIS ISN'T, UH, ISN'T READY.
WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN THE AGREEMENT TOGETHER.
SO WE'RE GOING TO POSTPONE, WE'LL HAVE, UH, FOR THE, FOR THE NEXT ITEM.
SO IT WAS CORRECT OR NEXT MOTION TO POSTPONE SIDE UNTIL THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETING.
SECOND MOVE BY THE MAYOR, SECONDED BY CUSTOMER TO BE AS CINDY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION.
[15. Approval of the guaranteed maximum price in an amount not to exceed $30,139,839.00 as proposed and guaranteed by BARTLETT COCKE GENERAL CONTRACTORS and authorization to issue notice to proceed for the construction of the City's Public Safety Center facility. ~ Bob Farmer, AGCM]
15, CONSIDERING POSSIBLE ACTION, UH, APPROVAL OF THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $30,139,839 AS PROPOSED AND GUARANTEED BY BARTLETT COCKE, UH, GENERAL CONTRACTORS AND AUTHORIZATION TO ISSUE.NOTICE TO PROCEED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CITY'S PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER BOND.
MR. BOB FARMER, MAYOR MR. FARMER.
WASN'T ABLE TO JOIN US TONIGHT, BUT RYAN ROSBOROUGH FROM AGC.
HOW'S THAT PRESENTATION? OH, IN PERSON.
I WILL TRY MY BEST NOT TO MUCK THIS UP IN BOB'S ABSENCE.
UH, HE, UNFORTUNATELY WASN'T ABLE TO BE HERE DUE TO A FAMILY EMERGENCY.
UH, BUT UM, I WANTED TO GIVE YOU JUST A BRIEF BACKGROUND.
UH, IF YOU RECALL BACK, WELL, FIRST CONGRATULATIONS ON GETTING HERE.
THIS HAS BEEN A VERY LONG PROCESS AND IT'S REQUIRED A LOT OF SWEAT AND TEARS AND EMOTION AND, AND UH, FROM CITY COUNCIL, FROM CITY STAFF AND FROM COUNTLESS OTHER FOLKS.
SO CONGRATULATIONS ON GETTING TO THIS POINT.
UM, GOING BACK TO, UH, MAY THREE MONTHS AGO, UH, BARTLETT COCKE PROVIDED A 50% DESIGN DOCUMENT ESTIMATE AND PROUD TO ANNOUNCE TODAY THAT TWO WEEKS AGO, THE FINAL DOCUMENTS WERE COMPLETED BARTLETT.
COCKE WENT OUT FOR FINAL GMP BIDS AND THAT FINAL GMP NUMBER CAME IN WITHIN 2% OF THE ESTIMATE.
SO AS IT, AS AN ESTIMATE GEEK ON MY SIDE, I'M GOING TO TELL YOU THAT'S EXTREMELY IMPRESSIVE WITH THE MARKET THE WAY IT IS AND THE TUMULTUOUS ENVIRONMENT.
THAT'S, THAT'S A VERY GOOD OUTCOME.
SO MY HAT'S OFF TO BARTLETT COCKE AS WELL FOR THEIR, FOR THEIR WORK AND THE DESIGN TEAM, OBVIOUSLY FOR HAVING VERY GOOD DOCUMENTS.
SO, UM, WHAT WE HAVE TODAY IS, UH, THE GMP FOR CONSIDERATION AGAIN OF 30 MILLION, 1 39, 8 39.
THIS IS A NOT TO EXCEED COSTS PRESENTED BY BARTLETT COCKE.
SO THE ONLY WAY THAT THIS COSTS WOULD BE INCREASED THROUGH CONSTRUCTION IS IF THERE WERE SIGNIFICANT ISSUES DISCOVERED ON SITE THAT WERE UNFORESEENS, YOU KNOW, YOU HAD A GEYSER UNDERGROUND OR A CAVE OR SOMETHING THAT NOBODY COULD HAVE FORESEEN, OR THERE IS SCOPE ADDED.
OTHER THAN THAT, THIS GMP GUARANTEES YOU THAT WHAT IS IN THE PLANS AND SPECS IS WHAT WILL BE BUILT BY BARTLETT COCKE AT THIS NUMBER NOT TO EXCEED.
UM, AS WE GO THROUGH THE PROCESS, I CAN GET INTO AS MUCH DETAIL IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW THE PROCESS WORKS.
UH, BUT GENERALLY SPEAKING BARTLETT COCKE WILL BUY OUT EACH SUBCONTRACT MOVING FORWARD AND ANY SAVINGS AT THE END OF THE DAY, GENERATED FROM THOSE CONTRACT BUY-OUTS WILL BE RETURNED TO THE CITY.
SO THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF, OF A CM AT RISK PROJECT.
AND WITH THAT, UH, IF THERE'S ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, I WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO TRY TO ANSWER THEM FOR YOU.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR RYAN? I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR RYAN, BUT I DO.
IF SO, IF ANYBODY ELSE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FIRST, THEN GO AHEAD.
BECAUSE THE TASK FORCE WAS CREATED FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER.
I WAS, AND I AM LIMITED AND UNABLE TO SPEAK DIRECTLY WITH ANYONE WITH ANY KNOWLEDGE REGARDING THE BUILDING DESIGN LAYOUT OR DEVELOPMENT WITHOUT BEING IN A DIRECT VIOLATION OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT.
I HAD TO DEPEND COMPLETELY ON THE TASK FORCE TO SHARE INFORMATION WITH ME EITHER ON THE DICE OR DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION, WHICH WAS DONE ONCE, ALTHOUGH IT MAY HAVE BEEN TWICE, SO CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG.
WHEN THE TASK FORCE DID SHARE INFORMATION, IT WAS LIMITED.
AND BY THAT, I MEAN, I LATER LEARNED NAMES OF EACH
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ROOM HAD BEEN REMOVED BEFORE I PREVIEWED THE FLOOR PLANS.I LEARNED THIS DECISION WAS MADE DURING THE CREATION OF THE AGENDA AND UPON APPROVAL OF THE CITY ATTORNEY WHO WAS PROVIDED LIMITED INFORMATION.
WHAT THIS MEANS IS THAT A SELECT FEW COUNCIL MEMBERS HAD ACCESS TO INFORMATION THAT OTHERS SUCH AS ME DID NOT HAVE.
LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO TOUR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND COLLEGE STATION WHERE OUR ORIGINAL PLANS CAME FROM TO GET A BETTER IDEA OF HOW AND WHY THE BUILDING WAS CONSTRUCTED AS METHODICALLY AS IT WAS.
I DO KNOW THAT A VARIETY OF CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE PLANS OBTAINED BY THE CITY FROM COLLEGE STATION, COLLEGE STATIONS, LAYOUT, HOWEVER, THE TASK FORCE NOR THE CITY MANAGER HAS EVER DISCUSSED.
THESE CHANGES WITH COUNCIL TO ALLOW US TIME TO ASK QUESTIONS OR TO DO RESEARCH.
THE BOND FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER WAS ON THE SAME BALLOT AS MY ELECTION.
AND ALTHOUGH I AM AWARE THERE WAS PLANNING BEFORE THIS BUILDING PRIOR TO MY ELECTION, MY CONCERN REGARDING THE LACK OF INFORMATION PRESENTED TO COUNCIL, THE POSSIBLE OPEN MEETINGS VIOLATIONS AND THE OVERSTEPPING OF THE TASK FORCE.
IN ADDITION TO THE AWARENESS OF THE IMMEDIATE NEED OF THE NEW PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER LEADS ME TO CREATE A MOTION WHERE THE CITY MOVES FORWARD WITH THE CONSTRUCTION USING COLLEGE STATIONS, PLANS, AND LAYOUT.
SO WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE BARTLETT COCKE GENERAL CONTRACTORS TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION ON A PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER USING THE ORIGINAL LAYOUT AND FLOOR PLANS ORIGINALLY OBTAINED BY THE CITY AND DUPLICATES DUPLICATES, THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION POLICE DEPARTMENT, RIGHT? THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR.
IS THERE A SECOND AS FAR AS APPROVAL OF THE, UH, PRICE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED I'LL SECOND THAT AS FAR AS THE, WHAT WE HAVE THERE, AS WELL AS PROPOSED, WELL, THAT'S NOT OKAY.
SO, UM, MOTION FAILS FOR LACK OF A SECOND CUSTOMER OF TOBY'S.
UM, LOOKING AT THESE AND LOOKING AT THE, THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING AS WELL.
AND SO I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE THE MOTION TO, FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE, NOT TO EXCEED THE 30 MILLION 1 39, 8 39 AS PROPOSED AND GUARANTEED BY PARLAY COX.
SECOND, SECOND, IT'S A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER OR TOBY A SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM COACH.
UH, THE MOTION WAS JUST FOR THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE.
YOU WANT TO INCLUDE THE NOTICE TO PROCEED OR WAS THAT, YEAH, WE NEED TO ADD THAT BECAUSE IT'S KIND OF A TWO-PART IT'S GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE AND NOTICE.
AND AUTHOR ARE AUTHORIZATION TO, IS TO ISSUE.
NOTICE TO PROCEED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CITY PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER FACILITY.
CAN WE SPECIFY THIS ALSO APPROVES THE PLANS? CORRECT.
SO IT'S BEEN, IT'S BEEN MOTION TO APPROVE THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE, NOT TO EXCEED A 30 MILLION 1 39, 8 39 AS PROPOSED AND TO AUTHOR AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF THE NOTICE TO PROCEED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER.
UM, THAT MOTION MADE BY CUSTOMER TO BE A SECOND ABOUT MAYOR PRO TEM COACH.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION CUSTOMER FOR SCALE? YES.
I WAS JUST CONFIRMING THAT THESE, THIS MOTION IS ALSO GOING TO APPROVE THE PLANS THAT WERE SUBMITTED WITH THE, UM, BACKUP MATERIAL.
AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THOSE BACKUP PLANS BECAUSE UNFORTUNATELY I DID NOT LOOK AT THEM.
IN FACT, WHEN THE GENTLEMAN JUST SPOKE AND HE SAID IN MAY, THERE WAS A 50% DESIGN DOCUMENT ESTIMATE.
I DID NOT KNOW THAT I DID NOT KNOW THAT THIS HAS BEEN OUT FORBIDS.
THIS WHOLE BUILDING WAS CREATED WITHOUT ALL OF COUNCIL'S CONSENT.
AND IT'S REALLY FRUSTRATING THAT THAT'S NOT BEING ACKNOWLEDGED AT ALL.
UH, SO I JUST WANTED TO, UH, COMING OUT A COUPLE OF THINGS, ONE, UH, SO THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE, WERE THEY EXCITED TO SEE THAT NUMBER COME IN, EVEN LOWER THAN THE 37 MILLION THAT WAS VOTED ON BY THE, UH, THE ELECTORATE LAST NOVEMBER.
SO JUST FOR CLARIFICATION PURPOSES AND EVERYBODY TO UNDERSTAND NOT ONLY THE COUNCIL, BUT THOSE WATCHING PUBLICLY, UM, THIS, THIS ONE, THERE'S A FEW DIFFERENT QUESTIONS AND MAYBE A HECM CAN ANSWER THIS, MAYBE MR. SELLERS.
UM, THIS INCLUDES THE FF AND E CORRECT.
SO THIS WOULD INCLUDE THE TOTALITY OF EVERYTHING I GUESS, IS, UH, FOR, UM, FURNITURE, FIXTURES, AND EQUIPMENT FOR THOSE WATCHING AS WELL.
THIS IS SCOTT SOAS FOR THE RECORD.
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F OKAY.SO WE STILL HAVE SOME ROOM THERE WITHIN WHAT THE VOTERS APPROVED TO GET EVERYTHING WE NEED TO, TO, UH, FILL OUT THE BUILDING WITH ALL THE FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT THAT IS NEEDED FOR THIS DISLOCATION AS WELL.
UM, SECONDLY, UH, I'D LIKE TO STAY AND, UH, THE GENTLEMAN FROM HECM DID MAKE THIS, UH, POINT THAT THE ONLY WAY THAT THE, THE AMOUNT COULD CHANGE IS IF THE SCOPE CHANGED, WHICH WOULD BE BY THE COUNCIL, UH, DIRECTING THAT, UH, AN ADDITIONAL SCOPE OR CHANGE IN THAT, OR, UH, THERE'S SOMETHING UNFORESEEN, UM, THAT, THAT JUST WASN'T POSSIBLE TO HAVE BEEN FIGURED OUT BEFORE, UM, AND THE DESIGN PROCESS.
SO, UM, IF SOMETHING WERE TO COME UP AND THIS IS, IS JUST SPEAKING FROM SOMETHING WE RECENTLY HAD TO DEAL WITH, IF PRICE CHANGES, UH, INPUT PRICES AND DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT, UH, GO UP OR CHANGE.
UM, WE ARE STILL LOCKED IN AT THIS PRICE AND THE CITY WOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO ANY CONTRACTORS TO COVER ANY OF THOSE INCREASED THINGS LIKE INPUT PRICES AND, AND, UM, UH, LABOR AND DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT.
UH, COUNCILMAN, THERE ARE WITHIN THE GMP THAT BARTLETT COCKE IS PRESENTING.
THERE ARE CONTINGENCIES WITHIN THAT GMP THAT ALLOW FOR THINGS LIKE ESCALATION.
UH, SO THOSE PROTECTIONS ARE THEORETICALLY BUILT INTO THIS GMP.
THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR.
SO, UM, SO ALL THOSE THINGS ARE VERY HELPFUL TO ME TO IN, IN MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS, UM, IT WAS A VERY LONG PROCESS, UH, CERTAINLY, UM, ALWAYS ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT AND THINGS TO HAVE BEEN DONE BETTER IN COMMUNICATING, UH, DIFFERENT THINGS.
UM, YOU KNOW, I KNOW, I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH TO SPEAK ON WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN SAID, BUT, UH, A LOT OF HARD WORK WENT INTO THESE.
AND FOR ME, THE BIG REASON WHY I WOULD NOT WANT TO USE THE EXACT SAME COLLEGE STATION PLANS, UH, FOR, FOR OURS.
UM, THIS CERTAINLY WAS EVEN BEFORE LAST NOVEMBER'S ELECTION, SOMETHING THAT WE, WE KNEW WE WANTED TO LOOK AT SOMETHING THAT WAS ALREADY EXISTING OUT THERE, AND THEN MODIFY THAT TO BE MORE PARTICULAR TO KYLE AND KYLE'S NEEDS.
UH, WE ARE NOT COLLEGE STATIONS WHERE WE ARE NOT THAT, THAT SAME COMMUNITY, WE ARE NOT THE SAME AGENCY AS THEM.
AND THEN CERTAINLY, UH, WE WANTED TO, UH, PROVIDE A PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER THAT WAS UNIQUE TO KYLE AND THE NEEDS THAT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT HAD.
AND THERE WAS A LOT OF INPUT BY OUR PD, UH, UH, CHIEF BARNETT AND, UM, KEVIN HERNANDEZ WERE, UH, EVERY PART OF EVERY STEP OF THE WAY AND HELPING DESIGN THIS BUILDING FOR THE NEEDS THAT WERE ALSO STARTED WAY BACK IN 2018.
I THINK THAT'S, UH, SOMETHING THAT THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND.
THIS PROCESS STARTED BACK IN THE SUMMER OF 2018, UH, TO GET IT HERE.
WE, UH, MOVE FORWARD WITH A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT ITEMS WE HAD ABOUT EIGHT OR NINE DIFFERENT OPTIONS IN THE SUMMER OF 2019, UH, THAT WE PRESENTED TO THE PUBLIC THAT INCLUDED EXPANSION OF THE, UH, PD FROM THE BUILDING THEY'RE IN, INTO THE CURRENT CITY HALL.
AND THEN ONE WAS A NEW SITE OPTION, UM, THROUGH ALL OF THOSE DISCUSSIONS OF THAT SUMMER OF 2019.
UH, THE FEEDBACK WE WERE GIVEN FROM THE PUBLIC WAS STRONGLY IN FAVOR OF A NEW SITE AND NOT MOVING THEM INTO CITY HALL OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF OPTION LIKE THAT AND EXPANDING WHERE THEY ARE NOW AND COMPLETELY DOING A NEW SITE.
UH, ALSO THE OPPORTUNITY THROUGH THE TOURS, UM, AND THE OPPORTUNITY WITH MO MARTIN DEVELOPMENT, UH, AS THE REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE LANDOWNERS OVER THERE, THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GET THIS LAND, WHICH WAS SOMETHING WE WEREN'T, UH, WEREN'T AWARE THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO GET EVEN BACK IN 2018.
UH, I THINK THAT THOUGHT PROCESS BACK THEN WAS THAT WE WERE GOING TO HAVE TO PURCHASE SOME LAND TO PUT A NEW SIDE IF WE WENT THAT ROUTE.
SO THAT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY THAT PRESENTED ITSELF AND, AND HELPED US A GREAT DEAL AS WELL.
UM, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WORKED WITH, UM, A FIRM THAT WE HIRED BACK IN THE FALL OF 2018 AS WELL, THAT WORKED TO FIGURE OUT A DESIGN, UH, OF A POLICE STATION THAT WOULD MOVE FORWARD.
UH, OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WITHIN THE NEXT 20 TO 25 YEARS IN GROWTH ON, THEY CAME BACK WITH SQUARE FOOTAGE, ESTIMATES
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AND DIFFERENT, UH, PROPOSALS FOR WHAT OUR DEPARTMENT NEEDED.AND PD WAS A PART OF THAT EVERY STEP OF THE WAY AS WELL.
AND I THINK THAT, UH, WE HAVE CAPTURED A LOT OF WHAT, UM, THE, THE, THE NEED AND DESIRE FOR THIS LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY TO GROW INTO FOR DECADES TO COME.
AND IT IS GOING TO BE A, UH, A MODERN AND UNIQUE AND ADVANCED BUILDING THAT WILL ALSO KEEP THAT IN MIND OF A BUILDING THAT WILL, UH, NEED TO LAST FOR DECADES TO COME AS WELL.
UH, AND TRYING TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE FORWARD-THINKING, UH, OF THAT BUILDING, UH, HAVING LAST AND NOT JUST BUILDING SOMETHING FOR WHAT IS HERE AND NOW.
AND SO IS THAT SOMETHING I ALSO APPRECIATED ABOUT THAT? NOT EVERY PART OF THIS LAYOUT AND DESIGN I'LL, I'LL BE COMPLETELY HONEST AND CANDID THAT I, UH, AM IN FAVOR OF, BUT JUST LIKE I MENTIONED, UH, THE OTHER WEEK, BUT THE BUDGET SOMETIMES, UH, IN THIS PROCESS OF WORKING ON A GOVERNMENT BODY, SOMETIMES YOU JUST DON'T GET EVERYTHING THAT YOU, THAT YOU WANT, BUT YOU, YOU CERTAINLY PUSH FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU CAN.
AND I, I WAS VERY EXCITED TO SEE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT OR GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WAS IMPLEMENTED ON THIS BUILDING ON TOP OF THE NUMEROUS DIFFERENT AREAS WITHIN THE BUILDING THAT WOULD, UM, BE SUPPORT SYSTEMS FOR OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT, NOT ONLY NOW, BUT FUTURE GROWTH, FUTURE GROWTH OF DEPARTMENTS TO COME WITHIN OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
AND SO, UH, THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS PRETTY UNIQUE, UH, AND THAT THE FACT THAT WE DID A LOT OF PLANNING, EVEN BEFORE WE TOOK IT OUT TO BOND, BUT WE STILL HAD A LOT OF WORK TO DO EVEN AFTER THAT.
AND, UM, I CERTAINLY WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALL THOSE PARTIES THAT WERE INVOLVED IN THAT, AND CERTAINLY, UH, APPRECIATE, I KNOW CHIEF AND CAPTAIN PUT IN A LOT OF HOURS WITH THIS AND A LOT OF MEETINGS AND I'D BE REMISSED IF I DIDN'T ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR EFFORT ON THAT, CERTAINLY STAFF ACROSS THE BOARD, BUT, UH, I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE, UM, OUR CHIEF AND CAPTAIN ON THAT AS WELL.
AND, UH, IT IS UNIQUE THING THAT OUR CITIZENS VOTED TO, UH, UH, IMPROVE A TAX INCREASE FOR A BOND DURING A PANDEMIC TO SUPPORT THEIR LAW ENFORCEMENT WITH THE NEW BUILDING.
THERE'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING.
THEY'VE BEEN IN THE BUILDING THAT THEY'VE BEEN IN, WHICH IS ABOUT 8,000 SQUARE FEET AND OLD BANK SINCE 2011.
AND THEY WERE TOLD THAT WAS A TEMPORARY, UM, OPTION.
AND NOW IT'S HERE 20, 21, 10 YEARS LATER.
UH, AND SO I WANT TO ALSO CONGRATULATE AND THANK THE COUNCIL FOR, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS DIFFICULT.
AND WE EVEN BACK IN 2019, WE CONSIDERED PUTTING IT ON THAT NOVEMBER BALLOT, BUT BECAUSE OF THE TAX INCREASE AND THE, UH, THE NATURE OF WHAT THIS WOULD BE, WE DECIDED TO WAIT UNTIL THE 2020 ELECTION WHERE THERE WOULD BE THE HIGHEST VOTER TURNOUT, BECAUSE IT WAS A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
AND, UH, THAT CERTAINLY WAS THE CASE.
AND SO, UM, SO THAT WOULD, BEFORE WE'D BEEN KNEW THAT THERE WAS A PANDEMIC TO HAPPEN, UH, THAT WAS THE THOUGHT PROCESS BACK IN 2019 AS WELL.
AND SO, UH, CERTAINLY I WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR STILL BEING STEADFAST AND MOVE FORWARD WITH, UH, CONTINUING WITH THIS PLAN, EVEN THOUGH ALL THE CHALLENGES AND HURDLES THAT WERE THROWN AT US, UH, TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS.
AND I THINK THIS IS AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY.
IT WILL BE THE MOST UNIQUE AND BEST BUILDING THAT THE CITY OF COL HAS, HAS EVER BUILT.
AND, UH, CERTAINLY, UH, UM, THE COMMUNITY DESERVE THIS, OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY DESERVE THIS AND, UH, I'M, I'M HAPPY THAT, UH, WE'VE GOTTEN TO THIS POINT AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THEM GETTING IN THEIR NEW HOME.
THANK YOU, COUNCILOR ELLISON, ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? UM, I WOULD LIKE TO JUST SAY I COMES THINKING ABOUT IT CAUSE I, I HA I JUST CAN'T HELP, BUT AGREE WITH LITERALLY EVERYTHING THAT COUNSELOR NELSON JUST SAID.
UH, I REMEMBER A CONVERSATION WITH CAPTAIN HERNANDEZ FEW YEARS AGO WHEN YOU EXPRESSED, YOU KNOW, JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE ONE OF OUR LONGEST STANDING, UH, EMPLOYEES, UH, SERVANTS HERE IN KYLE 25 YEARS, WE ALL KNOW HOW MANY TIMES THE, UH, THIS CONVERSATION OF, YOU KNOW, POLICING AND POLICE POLICE STATIONS AND ADEQUATE FACILITIES HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP, YOU KNOW, IN THE PAST.
AND YOU REMINDED ME THAT TALK IS CHEAP.
UH, AND, AND, UH, AND, UH, I, YOU KNOW, I, I REMEMBER SYNCING EVEN BACK IN 2018 THAT THIS COUNCIL REALLY WAS READY TO MOVE IT FORWARD.
UH, BUT EVEN, EVEN STILL THERE WAS, UH, YOU KNOW, TALK IS CHEAP.
SO HERE WE ARE, UH, TWO YEARS LATER, READY TO TAKE THE FINAL VOTE, TO ISSUE THE NOTICE, TO GO BUILD THAT BUILDING.
AND SO I'M, I'M HONORED AND PROUD OF.
I HOPE I HOPE OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT IS PROUD OF THE FACILITY THAT'S BEING CONSTRUCTED.
UH, I KNOW I AM, I DON'T, I DON'T FEEL LIKE I COULD BE PROUDER.
UH, SO THAT'S REALLY THE ONLY COMMENTARY I MADE.
I, I HEARD, UH, DAN PRUITT EARLIER SAYING HE WENT TO A RECRUITING, UH, EVENT IN HODO,
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AND I ASKED HIM IF HE USED THIS FACILITY AND PART OF THE MARKETING EFFORTS.AND HE SAID, YEAH, HE DEFINITELY DOES.
AND CERTAINLY, UH, AS IT STARTS TO GET CONSTRUCTED, UH, I CAN IMAGINE THAT IT'S GOING TO BECOME MORE AND MORE A PART OF OUR RECRUITMENT, YOU KNOW, THAT WE'RE, WE HAVE FIRST RATE FACILITIES AND JUST HOW THANKFUL AND HAPPY I AM THAT WE'RE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT IN ADDITION TO COMPETITIVE PAY.
UM, WE WANT THE BEST OFFICERS, AND THAT'S A BIG PART OF WHAT THIS, THIS IS, UH, YOU KNOW, DESIGNED TO BRING TO US.
SO, UH, I'M THANKFUL FOR THAT AS WELL.
THOSE ARE THE ONLY CONVERSATIONS I HAVE.
IT'S A BIG, BIG LIFT TO GET IT TO THIS POINT AS COUNSELOR ELLISON SAID.
AND I ALSO REALLY AGREE WITH THE, YOU KNOW, THE COMMENTARY ABOUT COMPROMISE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THERE'S CERTAINLY ELEMENTS OF THIS.
I THINK WE COULD ALL POINT TO AND SAY, WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN THIS WAY, THAT WAY OR THE OTHER WAY.
BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE FOUND A PATH TO GET EVERYBODY ON BOARD, UH, TO CONSTRUCT SOMETHING THAT'S GONNA LAST A GENERATION AND SOLVE A MULTITUDE OF PROBLEMS FOR OUR CITY.
SO I'M VERY THANKFUL AND HAPPY WITH THAT.
YEARS AGO, I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE.
HIS NAME WAS OFFICER JAMES PLANT, AND WE HAD A GOOD CONVERSATION ABOUT THE GROWTH OF OUR CITY.
AND I SAID, ONE DAY, GIVE IT TIME.
WE WILL HAVE A NEW PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER.
AND, UM, I'M PROUD TO BE PART OF A COUNCIL TO BE ABLE TO GET THIS THROUGH.
AND I'M VERY THANKFUL FOR ALL THE VOTERS WHO PROVIDED FOR THIS.
NOW, THE SUBJECT OF THE PLANS ITSELF, I CAN SAY I WAS ONE THAT HAD, UH, SOME RESERVATIONS AS FAR AS WHO WAS GOING TO GO IN OR WHAT IT WAS.
IT WAS, UH, AN ISSUE FOR ME, BUT LOOKING AT THIS, UM, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY DESPERATELY NEEDED FOR OUR CITY.
AND I AM VERY PROUD AND VERY HONORED TO BE ABLE TO GET THIS GOING.
AND IT'S A LONG TIME COMING FOR OUR RESIDENTS, THE WAY I LOOK AT IT.
AND FOR OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT WHO DESPERATELY NEED THE SPACE, IT WOULD HELP VERY MUCH FOR OUR RECRUITING AND ALSO FOR, UH, AGAIN, JUST OVERALL FOR CITIZENS.
AND SO WOULD THAT, UH, AGAIN, THAT'S WHAT I HAVE ON MY, ON MY BIKE.
ANYONE ELSE? CUSTOMER FLOOR SCALE, IF I'M, IF THEY'RE AGREEABLE, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK MR. HERNANDEZ AND OFFICER GRIFFIN TO COME UP AND SPEAK ON BEHALF AND LET US KNOW HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT THIS.
IF THEY'RE OKAY WITH THAT, IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME SAY SOMETHING, THEY'RE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, UH, GOOD EVENING, PEDRO HERNANDEZ, UH, POLICE CAPTAIN FOR THE COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT.
AND, UM, IT'S VERY EXCITING TIME.
I AM VERY EXCITED TO SEE THIS BUILDING FINALLY GO UP AND IT IS A LONG TIME COMING.
UM, I NEVER THOUGHT I'D SEE IT.
UH, IT IS GOING TO BE THE BEST LOOKING BUILDING IN HAYES COUNTY.
SO, UM, WE'RE, WE'RE VERY EAGER TO SEE IT GO UP.
I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME.
UH, I MEAN, JUST, I GOT A COMMENT.
I JUST WANT TO SAY IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE TO WORK ALONGSIDE YOU AND COMING TOGETHER WITH THE REST OF THE TASK FORCE AND THE OTHER STAFF TO BRING THIS BUILDING FORWARD AND TO SEE IT COME TO FRUITION.
I'VE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT POLICING.
I'VE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, VERY PROUD OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.
AND I SEE THE INTEGRITY THAT ALL THE OFFICERS HAVE INCLUDING YOURSELF, CHIEF.
AND I'M REALLY GLAD TO HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING ALONGSIDE YOU AND MOVING THIS BUILDING FORWARD.
I NEVER THOUGHT THIS WOULD COME TO FRUITION IN THE CITY OF KYLE.
I'M GLAD TO SEE IT FINALLY COME FORWARD.
WE NEEDED TO STOP KICKING THAT CAN DOWN THE ROAD WHEN WE FINALLY HAVE.
SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THIS WAS POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF THE POLICING THAT HAPPENS IN KYLE, THE CITIZENS BELIEVE IN YOU AND THEY'RE INVESTING IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER.
SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.
NO, THANK YOU TO COUNCIL AND THE CITIZENS FOR, FOR MAKING THIS HAPPEN.
SO I DO REALIZE IN THAT EVERY SINGLE ONE TO GO, I HAVE TO COME INTO OUR, UH, BUILDING INTO OUR OPERATIONS TO TRY TO LEARN MORE AND MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS.
SO I APPRECIATE Y'ALL'S INTEREST AND SUPPORT.
DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION
THIS IS MY FAVORITE THING ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT, JUST BECAUSE IT'S, IT'S MORE THAN TWO YEARS IN THE MAKING AND IT, AGAIN, IT WAS THAT IDEA.
WOULD THIS EVER HAPPEN? UH, WOULD WE BE ABLE TO BE ABLE TO GET TO THIS POINT? UM, AND HERE WE ARE.
SO, UH, I REALLY CAN'T WAIT TO TAKE THIS VOTE JUST TO CEMENT IT, UM,
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AND BARTLETT COCKE HIS SHIRT, US THAT THEY WOULD BE OUT THERE MOBILIZED ON THE GROUNDS ON THE 13TH.SO, YOU KNOW, FOUR OR FIVE DAYS FROM NOW, AND THEN WE HAVE THE GROUNDBREAKING ON THE 17TH, UH, CONGRATULATIONS, POLICE OFFICERS, UH, IF THIS GOES THROUGH TONIGHT, WHICH I HOPE IT DOES, UH, WE HAVE A NEW HOME, UH, FOR YOU GUYS COMING VERY SOON, AND IT IS A GREAT DAY IN THE CITY OF KYLE FOR THAT.
UM, AND SIR, I APPRECIATE CAPTAIN AND COMING UP AND SPEAKING, AND I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND, UH, IF ANY OTHERS DON'T WANT TO, BUT I, I THINK IT IS AN EXCITING TIME.
AND I KNOW, UH, CAPTAIN HERNANDEZ AND I HAVE HAD MANY CONVERSATIONS.
I REMEMBER TWO BACK IN 2018, AND THE REASON WHY I WANTED TO RAISE MY HAND AND JUST WRAP UP ONE OTHER LITTLE COMMENT, UM, UH, MER MER MITCHELL, MYSELF AND COUNCIL MEMBER, BILL LOBOS, UH, SET WITH YOU AND CHIEF IN THE TRAINING ROOM BACK IN DECEMBER OF 2018 AND TALKED ABOUT, UH, UH, GETTING A SOLUTION FORWARD, UH, IN STOP KICKING THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD AS COUNCIL MEMBER RIZZO STATED THERE.
UH, BUT I, WHAT I WANTED TO SAY AS WELL AS, UM, CAUSE IT'S, THIS HAS GONE OVER MULTIPLE COUNCILS AND THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT HAVE, UH, THAT WERE ON THE BODY, UH, PARTICULARLY, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, TRACY SHIELD AND COUNCIL MEMBER, ALEX, BILL LOBOS, UM, THAT WE'RE A PART OF HELPING THIS COME TOGETHER AS WELL.
AND I'D BE REMISSED IF WE DIDN'T ALSO, UH, THANK THEM FOR THEIR SERVICES AND THEIR EFFORT TO HELP GET THIS TO THIS POINT AS WELL.
BUT JUST KIND OF THE POINT OF IT, IT TOOK MULTIPLE CYCLES AND TRANSITIONS OF MULTIPLE DIFFERENT COUNCIL MEMBERS, OBVIOUSLY THE SEVEN OF US HERE, BUT OTHERS IN THE PAST AS WELL.
AND I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THEM FOR THEIR EFFORTS TO HELP US GET IT HERE.
IT'S, IT'S BEEN A THREE-YEAR PROCESS, UH, PLUS, SO, UM, JUST, UH, I KNOW A LOT OF THEM WATCH TOO, AND I, I KNOW THAT, UH, THEY HAD A LARGE PART IN IT, SO I WANT TO THANK THEM ALSO.
UM, I WISH I FELT THE SAME WAY ABOUT THIS BUILDING AS EVERYBODY ELSE DON'T GET ME WRONG.
I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A BUILDING THAT IS LONG PAST DUE.
THE, THE BUILDING THAT YOU GUYS ARE CURRENTLY IN IS NOT EVEN GOOD ENOUGH FOR OUR CITY STAFF TO GO INTO AFTERWARDS, AFTER YOU GUYS MOVE OUT.
SO WE HAVE A, WE PREVIOUSLY VOTED ON THE FACT THAT OUR STAFF WILL BE MOVING OVER TO YOUR BUILDING.
SO AS PART OF RECRUITMENT THAT EVERYBODY KEEPS TALKING ABOUT, DO YOU THINK A LOT OF OTHER POLICE OFFICERS ARE GOING TO BE EXCITED OR POTENTIAL POLICE OFFICERS WILL BE EXCITED TO BE HOUSED WITH CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITY MANAGERS? I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S KIND OF HARD FOR ME TO SPEAK ON WHAT, HOW THEY'RE GONNA FEEL ABOUT THAT.
I MEAN, WE'LL CLEARLY HAVE OUR OWN SEPARATE SIDE.
I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD BE PUTTING KEVIN HERNANDEZ IN THAT SITUATION.
I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE, YOU CAN STOP IT.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER THAT, BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR RESPONSE.
ADDITIONALLY, IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS, HOW MANY MEETINGS WERE YOU IN WITH COUNSEL TO DISCUSS THE LAYOUT OF THIS BUILDING? I WAS ON NUMEROUS ZOOM MEETINGS, PROBABLY, PROBABLY ALMOST ALL OF THEM.
I'M SURE I MISSED A COUPLE, BUT I WAS PROBABLY IN THE MAJORITY OF THOSE.
UH, IS IT YOUR, DO YOU FEEL LIKE THIS BUILDING WAS BUILT AS IF IT WERE A POLICE DEPARTMENT OR FOR MULTI-USE? I THINK IT'S OBVIOUS IT'S FOR MULTI-USE BUT DO YOU THINK THAT'S SOMETHING? NO, I'M NOT GOING TO ASK YOU, I'M GOING TO STATE THIS.
I DON'T THINK PEOPLE SHOULD BE PROUD OR SAY THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT DESERVE THIS BECAUSE THEY DESERVE BETTER.
THEY DESERVE TO HAVE A BUILDING THAT IS A HUNDRED PERCENT THEIR OWN.
AND THE REASON WHY WE PICKED THE BUILDING IN COLLEGE STATION IS BECAUSE IT WAS SOMETHING THAT OUR OFFICERS LIKED.
AND SO TO GO IN THERE AND TO TAKE A THIRD OF IT OR 22,000 SQUARE FEET, AND TO DEDICATE IT FOR CITY STAFF, I THINK IS IRRESPONSIBLE, THAT BUILDING WAS SET UP STRATEGICALLY FOR A REASON.
AND SO NOW IT'S GOING TO BE EVEN MORE MONEY WHEN STAFF LEAVES, IT'S GOING TO COST THE TAXPAYERS MORE TO THAT, THAT BUILDING THE WAY IT WAS ORIGINALLY SUPPOSED TO BE.
I TALKED TO COLLEGE STATION, I SPOKE WITH NEW BRAUNFELS.
BOTH OF THOSE CITIES HAD VERY LITTLE TO DO WITH OUR CITY COUNCIL AND EVERYTHING TO DO WITH THEIR POLICE DEPARTMENT.
THEY, THE REASON WHY IT WAS LAID OUT THE WAY IT WAS, WAS FOR GROWTH INTO THE NEXT 20 YEARS, MAYOR, UM, KEPT ON HER NINETIES.
I KNOW THIS IS A DIFFICULT SITUATION.
ONE OF THE THINGS I JUST WANT TO SAY REAL QUICK IS THAT THIS BUILDING WAS APPROVED BY THE VOTERS AS A PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER, NOT JUST THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
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TO HAVE OTHER PROGRAMMING THERE AS WELL.THE VOTERS, UH, LOOKED AT THE, A BOND THAT CAME FORWARD AND MADE A, UH, INFORMED DECISION BECAUSE WE DID A GREAT JOB AS A COUNCIL, BRINGING THIS INFORMATION FORWARD.
UM, I DON'T THINK THIS IS THE MEETING TO, UH, COME UP AND TRY TO PICK SOMETHING, ESPECIALLY USING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
I THINK POLICE DEPARTMENT DOES A GREAT JOB.
I THINK WE DID THE BEST JOB POSSIBLE IN, UH, JULY OF 2019.
I STOOD UP, I STOOD UP HERE IN THIS COUNCIL AND I SAID BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL AND SAID, WE'RE GOING TO STOP KICKING THIS CAN DOWN THE ROAD BECAUSE OF THE PROPOSED, UH, THINGS THAT WERE HERE AT THE TIME.
AND I STOOD UP AND THAT WAS HARD FOR ME TO DO BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T KNOW HOW THE CITIZENS OR THE COUNCIL WERE GOING TO REACT, BUT I DID IT.
AND I, I JUST DON'T LIKE THE WAY THIS IS GOING RIGHT NOW.
I'M VERY PROUD OF WHAT THIS COUNCIL HAS DONE.
AND THE PREVIOUS COUNCIL HAS DONE, AND THIS IS A PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER.
IT'S NOT A POLICE DEPARTMENT, IT'S A POLICE DEPARTMENT.
PLUS THE PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER IT'S GOING TO GROW AND IT'S CONTINUED TO GROW.
THE ORIGINAL SQUARE FOOTAGE WAS FOR LESS FULL SQUARE FOOTAGE.
WE PICKED A BIGGER BUILDING, SO WE COULD ALLEVIATE TWO NEEDS THAT WE HAD IN OUR CITY.
AND EVENTUALLY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL INCORPORATE THE ENTIRE BUILDING.
AND I'M VERY PROUD OF THAT ONE DAY THAT WE WILL GROW BECAUSE WE'LL CONTINUE TO AS A CITY AND OUR DEPARTMENT OF CONTINUED GROWTH.
AND WHEN WE'RE AT 112, UH, POLICE OFFICERS LIKE COLLEGE STATION IS ONE DAY, THEN THEY'LL PROBABLY HAVE THE WHOLE BUILDING.
WE'LL SEE WHAT CAPTAIN HERNANDEZ IS A PLEASURE WORKING WITH YOU.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? LET'S DO A ROLL CALL VOTE.
HI COACH MITCHELL RIZZO ELLISON.
[16. Consider approval of a Site Specific Declaration of Covenants, Restrictions, and Easements for the Public Safety Center; and authorize the City Manager or Mayor to execute all documents necessary to accept conveyance of the Public Safety Center site. ~ Paige Saenz, City Attorney]
ITEM NUMBER 16, UH, CONSIDER OF A SITE-SPECIFIC DECLARATION OF COVENANTS RESTRICTIONS AND EASEMENTS FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER OR MAYOR TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO ACCEPT CONVEYANCE OF PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER, SITE SIGNS, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, A PAGE SCIENCE CITY ATTORNEY FOR THE RECORD.THIS DOCUMENT IS SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU HAVE APPROVED FOR THE PARK PARCEL, THE CENTRAL PARK PARCEL.
THERE'S A SET OF SITE-SPECIFIC DECLARATIONS THAT APPLY TO THIS PROJECT, TO THIS PARTICULAR SITE IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER.
UH, THEY PROHIBIT CERTAIN, UM, OBVIOUS USES THAT WOULD BE PROHIBITED ON THIS SITE.
THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT AND THE, UH, CHIEF HAVE REVIEWED THESE WITH ME.
AND THESE ARE ACCEPTABLE FROM THEIR POINT OF VIEW.
WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE SITE-SPECIFIC DECLARATIONS AND AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO ACCEPT CONVEYANCE OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY.
ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR PAGE COMMENTS, MOTIONS, MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 16.
SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COUNCILMAN NEIL SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
[17. Approval of an agreement with ECS SOUTHWEST, LLP in an amount not to exceed $93,233.06 for materials testing in association with the construction of the City's Public Safety Center facility project. ~ Bob Farmer, AGCM
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SOUTHWEST LLP IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $93,233 AND 6 CENTS FOR MATERIALS, TESTING AND ASSOCIATION WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CITY'S PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER FACILITY PROJECT.
I'M ASSUMING MR. FARMER'S NOT HERE.
UM, SO, UH, IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, UM, THE CITY IS REQUIRED TO HAVE AN INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY MATERIAL TESTING LAB, UH, ON THIS PROJECT SEPARATE OF THE SAME AT RISK IN THIS CASE BARTLETT COCKE.
SO WHAT WE HAVE BEFORE YOU IS, IS A, UM, PROPOSAL, UH, FOR THE MATERIALS TESTING SERVICES, UH, IN THAT AMOUNT OF 90 PLUS THOUSAND DOLLARS, UH, WHICH IS WITHIN WHERE WE WOULD EXPECT IT TO BE, UM, ALSO WORTH NOTING.
THIS FIRM ALSO PERFORMED, PERFORMED THE GEO-TECHNICAL REPORT ON THE SITE, MEANING THE, UH, THE SOIL CONDITIONS AND THE GROUND CONDITIONS.
SO, UH, THEY ARE, THEY ARE MOST QUALIFIED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE MATERIALS TESTING.
HOPEFULLY THEY DIDN'T CHARGE US 93,000 FOR THE, THEY DID NOT, IT WAS NOT 93,000 FOR THAT PART.
GO AHEAD, MAYOR MOTION APPROVED AGENDA ITEM 17 IS WRITTEN SECOND, MOVE BY COUNSELOR ELLISON, SECONDED BY COUNSELOR REZA THAT WE APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 17 AS WRITTEN.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION, WHICH I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION.
SO WHAT IS IT THE TYPE OF WORK THAT THEY DO? JUST TEST THE SOIL AND THE GROUNDWATER AND SEE IF ANYTHING'S UNDERNEATH IT OR SOMETHING.
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SO BASICALLY, UH, THE SERVICES MOVING FORWARD, THEY'VE DONE THAT DURING THE GEO-TECHNICAL OBSERVATION, WHICH IS WHEN THEY SURVEY THE GROUND CONDITIONS TO MAKE SURE THERE'S NO UNDERWATER AQUIFERS OR GEYSERS OR CAVES OR ANY OF THAT, THEY ALSO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO HELP DESIGN THE FOUNDATION OF THE BUILDING.THE PHASE YOU'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH IS THE ACTUAL, UM, INDEPENDENT MATERIALS TESTING, UH, BASICALLY QA THROUGH CONSTRUCTION.
SO THERE'LL BE DOING THINGS LIKE TAKING CYLINDERS OF THE CONCRETE THAT'S POURED TO ENSURE THAT THE CONCRETE BREAKS TO PROPER STRENGTH, UH, THERE'LL BE DOING, UM, UH, SOIL COMPACTION TESTING TO MAKE SURE THE SOIL IS COMPACTED PROPERLY.
I MEAN, YOU NAME IT, THERE'S A, THERE'S A WHOLE LAUNDRY LIST OF SERVICES THAT THEY'LL BE PROVIDING, UM, AS REQUIRED PER TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.
CAUSE THAT'D BE GOOD TO KNOW WHEN THEY START BUILDING THAT THERE WERE, YOU KNOW, OUT HERE THERE'S A LOT OF LIMESTONE, A LOT OF BLACK DIRT.
SO, YOU KNOW, WE HATE FOR THE, ANY KIND OF FOUNDATION PROBLEMS LATER ON.
MAYBE THEY CAN IDENTIFY SOME OF THAT STUFF WITH THIS OIL, I GUESS.
WELL, THIS IS A BIG PART OF IT JUST LIKE WE DID WITH OUR WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT AS WELL.
UM, WE HAD AN INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY PERSON OUT THERE.
AND I REMEMBER THE CONTRACTOR SAYING THAT YOU'RE, YOU KNOW, THAT'S GOOD BECAUSE IT IS TO MAKE SURE THE CORNERS DON'T GET CUT, SOMEONE, SOMEONE ELSE THERE TO BE WATCHING.
THEY, THEY DO NOT REPORT TO YOU AT ALL.
THEY, WELL, THEY REPORT THROUGH US.
SO WE GET ALL THE REPORTS AND WE REVIEW THEM.
AND IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT COMES UP AS A FAILED TEST, THEN WE FLAG IT.
AND I THINK BARTLETT COCKE IS ON THE LINE.
UH, BUT ANYTHING THAT GETS FLAGGED AS A FAILED TEST, WE'LL GO BACK TO THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR RETESTING UNTIL IT PASSES THAT WAY.
YOU'RE NOT PAYING FOR IT TWICE, BASICALLY.
SO YOU'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR TESTING AT ONCE AS THE CITY, ANYTHING BEYOND THAT GOES BACK TO THE CONTRACTOR.
BUT YES, ALL THOSE REPORTS WILL COME BACK TO US.
WE'LL FLAG, ANYTHING THAT FAILS AND MAKE SURE IT IS CORRECTED, UH, AND TESTED UNTIL PASSING.
ANY, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
[18. Update on the the Police Department's Citizens On Patrol program and to seek approval to increase the size of the program from four (4) to eight (8) members as discussed in the recent budget workshop. ~ Jeff Barnett, Chief of Police]
NUMBER 18, UPDATE ON THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, CITIZENS ON PATROL PROGRAM AND TO SEEK APPROVAL TO INCREASE THE SIZE OF THE PROGRAM FROM FOUR TO EIGHT MEMBERS AS DISCUSSED IN THE RECENT BUDGET WORKSHOP.CHIEF BARNETT, SORRY, I DON'T HAVE CHIEF TONIGHT.
OH, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT FIRST BEST MAYOR COUNCIL FOR THE RECORD.
JAMES PLANT, CAL POLICE DEPARTMENT.
YOU'RE GETTING DEMOTED BACK THERE CONSTANTLY.
UM, NOT MUCH TO TALK TO YOU GUYS ABOUT TONIGHT, BUT UH, I, I WANT TO COME WITH A REQUEST OF ADDING FOUR NEW VOLUNTEERS TO OUR CITIZENS ON PATROL PROGRAM.
UM, CURRENTLY THEY'RE OUT ON, OUT AND ABOUT ON, ON PATROL OR DRIVING AROUND THE COMMUNITY ABOUT 24 HOURS A MONTH, GIVE OR TAKE THEY'RE ON FOUR HOUR SHIFTS.
AND RIGHT NOW, UM, THEY'RE DOING ABOUT 82 SHIFTS A WEEK.
TWO SHIFTS A WEEK, BUT FILLING WE'RE NOW FILLING THE WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS AS WELL.
UM, IF WE EXPAND THE PROGRAM, WE CAN EXPAND THE, THE SERVICES THEY CAN PROVIDE.
UM, THE 24 HOURS DOESN'T INCLUDE, UM, OTHER EVENTS, CITY SPONSORED EVENTS, UM, THINGS WITH THE PD THAT THEY ALSO VOLUNTEER.
I SO DON'T THINK THAT IT'S ONLY 24 HOURS THEY'RE PUTTING IN, THEY'RE PUTTING IN A LOT OF HOURS.
UM, HOPEFULLY BY OCTOBER, I'LL BE ABLE TO SEND YOU A REPORT ON ALL THE VOLUNTEER HOURS FROM, UM, FOR THE PHYSICAL YEAR.
UM, WE'LL, WE'LL HAVE THOSE NUMBERS TALLIED UP AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER, BUT IT'S, IT'S A, IT'S A HUGE NUMBER.
SO IT'S TIME TO EXPAND THE PROGRAM.
UM, IT'S A PROCESS, THE PROCESS OF, OF SELECTION OF THOSE VOLUNTEERS TO GO IN THROUGH A BACKGROUND WITH THOSE VOLUNTEERS AND THEN GOING THROUGH THE TRAINING WITH THOSE VOLUNTEERS.
SO IT'S NOT LIKE WE ADD FOUR PEOPLE TOMORROW AND THEN THEY'RE DRIVING AROUND AROUND THE CITY THE NEXT MONTH.
IT'S, IT'S A PROCESS AND IT, AND, AND WE'VE ALREADY KIND OF PUT A MAP OR I'M SORRY, A CALENDAR TOGETHER OF STARTING THE PROCESS.
SO HOPEFULLY BY MARCH OF NEXT YEAR, THEY WOULD BE OUT ON THEIR OWN AS WELL.
SO THAT'D BE AN ADDITIONAL FOUR, FOUR VOLUNTEERS, UM, DOING ALL KINDS OF COOL STUFF AROUND THE CITY.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE, UH, AGENDA ITEM 18.
AND WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO ADD A COMMENT JUST TO SAY, WE GOT A MOTION ON THE TABLE TO APPROVE.
SECOND IT'S BEEN MOVED BY COUNSELOR RIZZO, SECONDED BY CUSTOMER IF TOBY IS ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION CUSTOMERS.
I JUST WANT TO SAY, UH, THIS IS ON PATROL DEPARTMENT AS, UM, REALLY SHOWN THE WORTH.
UM, THEY, DURING THE PANDEMIC, DURING THE ICE STORMS, THEY WERE OUT THERE HELPING DIRECTING TRAFFIC DURING THE FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS.
THEY'VE JUST DONE SO MUCH FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU BECAUSE YOU'RE, YOU'VE HEADED THIS JAMES AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU'VE DONE AND THE VOLUNTEERS THAT YOU'VE RECRUITED, YOU'VE DONE AN EXCEPTIONAL JOB, AND I'D LOVE TO SEE THIS GO FORWARD AND EXPAND CUSTOMER ALISON.
UH, CERTAINLY I SECOND THAT AS WELL,
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UH, UH, I APPRECIATED THE WAY THE AGENDA ITEM WAS WRITTEN AS WELL.UH, THAT THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WE RECENTLY DID DISCUSS, CAUSE IT DOES HAVE A BUDGETARY IMPACT AND THAT SOMETHING IS I'M, I'M COMPLETELY FINE WITH AND GROWING THIS PROGRAM, I KNOW THIS PROGRAM IS IN GREAT HANDS, UH, WITH OFFICER PLANT AND OTHERS THAT ARE INVOLVED AS WELL.
UH, I'VE KNOWN THE COMMITMENT AND THE DEDICATION BY OFFICER PLANT AND OTHERS.
I'LL JUST SAY AN OTHERS JUST BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO MISS EVERYONE ELSE, BUT OFFICER PLANT STANDING THERE BEFORE US, UH, TO, TO THESE PROGRAMS AND TO THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, WHICH WAS ALSO A LARGE PART OF THE DISCUSSION WITH THE PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER.
AND WHEN WE, WE WERE, UM, WORKING ON, UH, DESIGNING THAT, AND THERE WILL BE SPACE IN THIS NEW PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER FOR, UH, OFFICER PLANT AND HIS VOLUNTEERS AND OTHERS TO, TO WORK OUT OF THIS BUILDING AS WELL.
AND SO THAT THIS JUST, THIS IS ALL WRAPPING INTO, YOU KNOW, NOT ONLY JUST NEW SPACE, NOT ONLY SPACE FOR IT TO EXPAND, BUT CONTINUING THAT COMMITMENT OF PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT, UM, EDUCATION, UH, THROUGH VOLUNTEERISM AND DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT.
AND OUTREACH, UH, HELPING CREATE, UH, SURROGATES THAT WE'LL UNDERSTAND, UH, AS CITIZENS AND UNDERSTAND FROM THE SIDE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, WHAT, UH, JUST A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT, UH, OUR OFFICERS DEAL WITH ON A DAY TO DAY.
AND I KNOW AS WE CONTINUE TO TRY AND GROW OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, UM, CERTAINLY WE'VE ADDED FOUR OFFICERS IN THIS, UH, NEW BUDGET, UH, HAVING THIS KIND OF SUPPLEMENTARY HELP TO THAT AGENCY TO DO, UH, SOME THINGS THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, UH, OBVIOUSLY NEED TO BE TRAINED FOR, BUT UH, CERTAINLY HELP OUT OUR OFFICERS AS WELL.
I THINK THIS IS A GREAT ADDITION.
I WAS GLAD THAT IT WAS ADDED AND DISCUSSED DURING THE BUDGET, UH, UM, SESSIONS.
AND ONCE AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO THANK OFFICER PLANT AND ALL THOSE THAT YOU WORK WITH OFFICER PLANT AT THE AGENCY, THEY CONTINUE TO HAVE SUCH GREAT DETERMINATION, DEDICATION TO THIS TYPE OF POLICING IN THIS KIND OF COMMUNITY PLACING AND, AND INVOLVEMENT.
AND SO, UH, I'M EXCITED TO, UH, INCREASE THIS, UH, PROGRAM AS WELL.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
RIGHT NEXT UP AGENDA ITEM NUMBER
[19. Approval of Transportation Master Plan. ~ J. Scott Sellers, City Manager]
19 APPROVAL OF A TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN.JUST FOR THE RECORD, I'M GOING TO COME UP IN FRONT OF YOU THIS TIME.
I'VE GOT A COUPLE OF BIG ITEMS HERE.
SO FIRST ONE IS TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN.
UH, I AM JOINED BY JOHN DEAN BEHIND ME FROM CP AND Y WHO HAS WORKED VERY HARD ON THIS PLAN.
SO I'M BASICALLY GOING TO PROVIDE A LITTLE INTRODUCTION FROM A STAFF AND CITY PERSPECTIVE.
AND THEN ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE, UH, ALL INVITE MR. DEAN, UP TO ANSWER THOSE, UH, ON THE SCREEN.
YOU'LL SEE, BASICALLY WHAT IS THE, THE, JUST THE VISUAL LAYOUT OF THE TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN.
UH, AS YOU KNOW, WE DISCUSSED THIS WITH COUNCIL, WE PRESENTED A DRAFT OF THIS LAYOUT, UH, VERY RECENTLY.
AND WHAT IS BEFORE YOU IS THE FINAL PLAN WITH THE TEXTUAL, UH, COMPONENT AS WELL.
UH, IN THE TEXT PORTION OF THE PLAN IS YOU'LL SEE, IN YOUR BACKUP MATERIAL, YOU HAVE SAMPLE OR A RECOMMENDED CROSS SECTIONS FOR THE ROADWAYS.
UH, YOU HAVE DIFFERENT ESTIMATES FOR, UH, CITY GROWTH, TIMING OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION, ET CETERA, JUST A LITTLE HISTORY OF THE PLAN ITSELF.
THIS, UH, WAS BASICALLY INTENDED TO BE AN UPDATE TO THE 2015 PLAN.
AND, UH, WHEN WE ENGAGE CP AND WHY THAT WAS REALLY THE, THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT, HOWEVER, AS WE CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD AND WITH THE EXIGENCY THAT WE SAW, SOME OF OUR DEVELOPERS AND, UH, LAND PLANS MOVING FORWARD, WE, WE KNEW WE HAD TO REALLY TAKE A VERY CLOSE LOOK AT ALL OF OUR TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS, OUR CORRIDORS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, AND MAKE, UH, SOME REAL, SOMETIMES DIFFICULT DECISIONS ON HOW OUR MAJOR THOROUGHFARES WOULD, WOULD IMPACT THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF KYLE.
UH, I WILL SAY THIS IS SMART PLANNING, UH, AND YOU KNOW, THOSE THAT ARE IN THE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING INDUSTRY HAVE, UH, CONGRATULATED THE CITY FOR BEING SO FORWARD.
THINKING ON OUR PLANNING EFFORTS, WHEN SO MANY COMMUNITIES ARE REACTIONARY AND ALL ADMIT, WE SOMEWHAT WERE REACTIONARY BASED ON SOME OF THE DEVELOPMENTS, UH, IN LARGE PART, WE ARE AND HAVE BEEN VERY, FORWARD-THINKING VERY VISIONARY ON THIS PLAN.
THERE ARE A COUPLE AREAS ON THE PLAN THAT I WOULD LIKE TO CALL OUT THAT ARE CHANGES FROM THE LAST DRAFT.
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EAST 1 52 GO FORTH, AND I'M GOING TO ZOOM IN ON THAT HERE ON THE SCREEN.UH, WE KIND OF HAD WHAT I, WHAT I CALLED THE SPAGHETTI BOWL, UH, IN THE DRAFT PLAN, WE HAD MULTIPLE ROADS COMING IN.
UH, YOU CAN SEE MY MOUSE THERE.
UH, WE HAVE SIMPLIFIED THE PLAN BY BRINGING GOFORTH AS ONE OF OUR PRIMARY ARTERIALS.
UH, I'LL CALL IT THE INTERLOOP BECAUSE TURNERSVILLE ROAD WILL BE MORE OF AN OUTER LOOP AS IT COMES THROUGH AND CONNECTS GO FORTH ALL THE WAY DOWN ACTUALLY TO YERINGTON ROAD.
THE INTERSECTION HERE AT ONE 50 PICKS ONE 50 UP.
SO BASICALLY THEY'RE DUAL SIGNED THROUGH THIS PARCEL HERE BETWEEN ONE 50 AND 1 58.
UH, SO ONE 50, IF YOU FOLLOW MY MOUSE BASICALLY WOULD TAKE A LITTLE JOG TO THE SOUTH AND THEN CONTINUE WESTWARD ACROSS THE INTERSTATE.
AND THEN BACK UP TO SCOTT STREET WHERE IT CONNECTS TO VETERAN'S DRIVE.
THIS WAS A COUNCIL PRIORITY TO BASICALLY REMOVE THE DESIGNATED, UH, HIGHWAY DESIGNATION ON CENTER STREET, UH, AS WELL AS PROVIDE RELIEF FOR THE CONGESTION THAT WE SEE EVERY SINGLE DAY DOWNTOWN.
UH, SO THAT IS THE FIRST BIG CHANGE WE DID MEET WITH TECHSTOP TODAY ACTUALLY, AND CONFIRMED THAT THEY, UH, WILL BE MOVING FORWARD ON IT IN AGREEMENT WITH, WITH CITY COUNCIL, UH, AS WE MOVE FORWARD TO BEGIN THE DESIGN PROCESS.
AND THAT WILL REALLY DEFINE, UH, WHAT THAT OVERPASS SECTION WILL LOOK LIKE AND HOW ONE 50 WILL WE'LL TAKE THAT JOG BACK THROUGH 1 58.
THE OTHER SECTION JUST FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IS, UH, UP AT BB ROAD.
SO YOU'LL SEE HERE, THERE WAS A KIND OF, UH, A DRAFT AND AGAIN, TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF LINES ON A MAP WHEN YOU GET INTO ACTUAL PROPERTY SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT, UH, YOU, YOU START TO REALLY REFINE WHAT THOSE LINES LOOK LIKE.
AND, UH, WE'VE LOOKED VERY CLOSELY AT THESE PROPERTIES, UH, HERE LATELY.
AND WHAT WE'VE NOTICED IS THAT THE EASIEST WAY WAS THE OUTCOMES RAISER WAS THE SIMPLEST WAY THROUGH HERE.
SO, UH, YOU'LL SEE, BB ROAD COMING TO A PROPOSED INTERSECTION, UH, WHICH WOULD BE AROUND ABOUT, AND THESE, THESE LITTLE PLUS SIGNS ARE JUST PROPOSED IN THE DRAFT ROUNDABOUT LOCATIONS FOR THE CITY TO CONSIDER AND ITS DEVELOPMENT.
SO THE GREEN ROAD CROSSING PLUM CREEK IS THE SETON PARKWAY EXTENSION RIGHT NOW, IF YOU'LL JUST THINK RIGHT IN FRONT OF SETON HOSPITAL, THERE IS A STUB OUT OF A ROAD THAT ROAD IS INTENDED TO CROSS PLUM CREEK AS A SPAN BRIDGE, AND THEN CONTINUE NORTHBOUND ACROSS EXISTING BBI AND THEN, UH, MOVE FORWARD AS IT FOLLOWS THAT DRAINAGE CHANNEL.
AND THEN ANOTHER OVERPASS AT
UH, AGAIN, WE MET WITH TEXTILE ON THIS PLAN AND, UH, THEY, THEY AGREED THAT A CITY WITH AN ULTIMATE BUILD-OUT POPULATION OF OVER 200,000 OUGHT TO MAXIMIZE, UH, CONNECTIONS OVER 35 AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
UH, THEY, THEY LOOKED AT THE PLAN.
THEY THOUGHT IT WAS GREAT KUDOS TO JOHN DEAN AND CP AND Y FOR, FOR ALL THEIR WORK ON THIS.
UH, BUT IN GENERAL, THIS IS THE RECOMMENDED PLAN.
WE ARE ASKING COUNCIL FOR FINAL CONSIDERATION, SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR MULTIPLE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, UH, TO HAVE THEM WORK WITH US ON PLANNING FOR, AND BUILDING THESE ROADWAYS.
SO WITH THAT, I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE, AND AGAIN, MIGHT BRING UP MR. DEAN.
YEAH, SCOTT, UM, JUST REAL QUICKLY, UM, THIS PLAN IN NO WAY, UH, IS TELLING THE CITIZENS THAT WE'RE BUILDING THESE ROADS TOMORROW.
THIS IS JUST TO, UH, PRESERVE EASEMENTS AND FOR FUTURE USE, MAYBE AS WE GROW AS A CITY, THESE ROADS ARE GOING TO TAKE FUNDING.
THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE DOLLARS.
THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE PLANNING, BUT THIS IS OUR WAY OF BEING, HAVING THE FORESIGHT TO PROTECT THOSE RIGHT OF WAYS.
I THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF CITIZENS THAT WORRY ABOUT THESE ROADWAYS WHEN THEY SEE THEM.
IT TAKES YEARS TO BUILD ROADWAYS.
WE'RE JUST PRESERVING THE RIDE FOR THE FUTURE GENERATIONS.
THE OTHER QUESTION I HAVE FOR YOU, THE FIRST QUESTION I HAVE FOR YOU, SCOTT, IS THAT, DID WE DO EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO DO IN BRINGING FORWARD THIS TRANSPORTATION PLAN? DID WE HAVE ALL OUR PUBLIC MEETINGS? DID WE DO EVERYTHING YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO DO BEFORE WE BROUGHT THIS PLAN FORWARD? GREAT.
SO LET ME JUST ADDRESS YOUR COMMENT AND YOUR QUESTION SO THAT, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF TIMES CITIZENS WILL, WILL COME UP TO THE DIOCESE AND, UH, TALK ABOUT SMART GROWTH.
WE JUST NEED TO BE SMART GROWTH.
WE NEED TO PUSH THINGS ON TO DEVELOPERS.
THIS PLAN IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THE CITY COUNCIL, LOOKING TO THE FUTURE WITH SMART GROWTH, LIKE YOU JUST SAID, IT HELPS US IDENTIFY AND PROTECT CORRIDORS FOR FUTURE GROWTH.
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UH, I WOULD SAY YOUR COMMENT WAS SPOT ON THESE ROADS.WON'T BE BUILT TOMORROW, BUT WE WILL BEGIN PLANNING FOR THEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
SOME CASES, UH, FOR EXAMPLE, ON ONE 50, AS I MENTIONED, UH, IS IF WE BEGIN THE DESIGN PROCESS, 30% DESIGN, THAT GIVES US A VERY CLEAR PICTURE OF THE RIGHT OF WAY OF THE ROAD AND THE LOCATION WHERE THAT NEEDS TO BE BUILT.
AND THEN WE CAN TAKE THAT PLAN AND THEN GO OUT AND TRY TO SOLICIT ADDITIONAL FUNDS EITHER THROUGH CAMPO AT THE STATE, UH, WORKING IN TANDEM THROUGH AN AFA AGREEMENT WITH TXDOT OR LOOKING AT FEDERAL FUNDING THROUGH ANY ONE OF THE MYRIAD OF FEDERAL PARTNERS THAT WE COULD, UH, APPLY FOR FUNDS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE BILL, FOR EXAMPLE, WOULD BE A GREAT WAY TO DO THAT.
UH, YOUR COMMENT OR YOUR QUESTION ABOUT, DID WE CROSS THE, YEAH, THE T'S AND DOT THE I'S ON THIS? UH, WE APPROVE OUR TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN VIA RESOLUTION.
UH, IN THIS CASE, WE BROUGHT IT FORWARD FOR DISCUSSION MULTIPLE TIMES.
THERE'VE BEEN MULTIPLE MEETINGS WHERE THIS HAS BEEN BROUGHT FORTH, UH, THE COUNCIL OR THE CITIZENRY HAS HAD MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON THE PLANE.
AND, UH, I BELIEVE YOU WERE REFERRING TO A QUESTION YOU HAD ASKED ME EARLIER ABOUT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT DOES REQUIRE A, A PUBLIC HEARING AND MULTIPLE READINGS.
SO THE TRANSPORTATION PLAN IN JUST LIKE MANY OF OUR PLANS, LIKE THE PARKS PLAN, UH, THE TRAIL PLAN THAT I'M ABOUT TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF OUR UTILITY PLANS, ALL FORM, JUST KIND OF THE BASIS OF THE CITY'S CORPUS OF PLANNING EFFORTS, RIGHT? WE HOPE NONE OF THOSE PLANS SIT ON THE SHELF COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WHEN THAT COMES FORWARD, IT TAKES BITS AND PIECES OF EACH OF THOSE PLANS AND INCORPORATE THOSE AS CHAPTERS INTO A FULL, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE CITY, NOT NEARLY AS DETAILED AS EACH INDIVIDUAL PLAN, BUT IT REFERENCES THEM ALL IN CHAPTERS PER CHARTER.
THAT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOES NEED TO BE, UH, VETTED VERY PUBLICLY THROUGH PUBLIC HEARINGS AND MULTIPLE READINGS.
THANK YOU, SCOTT CASPER ELLISON.
UM, CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THE CONTINUED GOING BACK TO LOOK AT THIS PLAN AND UPDATE IT, UH, EVEN AFTER WE HAD LAST TALKED ABOUT IT, I GUESS A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO TO NOW THIS TIME AS WELL.
UH, CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THE COMMENTS AS WELL.
UH, I WON'T EVEN, YOU KNOW, TALKING ABOUT THE, TO BUILDING IT TOMORROW.
UH, SO THERE'S A LITTLE FACETIOUS EVEN WITHIN THE NEXT NUMBER OF YEARS, UH, BECAUSE WITH, UH, THE, THE POINT THOUGH THAT COUNCIL MEMBER RIZZO MADE THAT I DID AGREE WITH THAT WAS, THAT IS IT DOES, IT IS GOING TO TAKE FUNDING AND IT IS GOING TO TAKE THE VOTERS, HAVING AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A SAY ON THIS AS WELL, AS WELL AS OTHER MEETINGS THAT WE WILL TALK ABOUT TO REALLY NAIL DOWN THE DETAILS AND NUTS AND BOLTS OF EACH ONE OF THESE ROADS AS THEY COME ALONG TO BE CONSTRUCTED OR RECONSTRUCTED, OR WHAT HAVE YOU.
AND SO I THINK THAT'S JUST AN IMPORTANT THING FOR THE CITIZENRY TO UNDERSTAND IS THAT AS COUNCIL MEMBERS POINTED OUT THE RIGHT OF WAY, PRESERVING THAT, UH, THAT IS AT THE LARGEST, JUST BECAUSE IT SAYS FOUR LANE OR THREE LANE, IT COULD TURN OUT TO BE THROUGH DISCUSSIONS AND MEETINGS AND PUBLIC HEARINGS, AND THEN ULTIMATELY WHAT WOULD GO TO THE VOTERS, SOMETHING LESS THAN THAT.
UH, SO THERE WILL BE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PUBLIC TO CONTINUE TO BE ENGAGED ON THIS, UH, THE ACTUAL SEEING THROUGH AND COMING TO FRUITION OF THESE PLAN OVER MANY YEARS TO COME MANY, MANY, MANY YEARS.
UM, SO, UH, WITH THAT, I, I APPRECIATE THAT WE CONTINUE TO DO THIS.
I THINK THIS IS THE SECOND MAJOR ONE.
I'VE, I'VE KIND OF BEEN A PART OF.
AND SO, UH, I UNDERSTAND THAT AND I APPRECIATE THE CONSULTANTS WORK ON THIS AS WELL AND STAFFS, UH, WORK ON THIS.
UH, JUST HAD A QUICK QUESTION THAT CAME FROM A RESIDENT IN MY CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THIS MASTER, UH, TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN, MR. SELLERS, I'D APPRECIATE YOUR, UH, RESPONSE ON THIS ONE, BUT DO YOU, IN ANY WAY FEEL WITH THE PARTICULARLY THE STREETS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP SCOTT STREET, I BELIEVE IS PROPOSED ONCE AGAIN, PROPOSED AT THE MOST TO BE A THREE LANE ROAD AND THEN THE, UM, ODE STAGECOACH ROAD, I BELIEVE WAS FOUR.
UH, DO YOU FEEL IN ANY WAY THAT THIS CONTRADICTS THE CURRENT PLAN OF STATED GOALS FOR THE DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION PLAN, AS WELL AS OUR, UH, TRAIL OF PLANS GOING FORWARD? SO I HEARD THE QUESTION JUST WHEN RESTATE SO I CAN ANSWER IT CORRECTLY.
SO THE, THE PLAN FOR THE RIGHT OF WAY, THE WIDTH, BASICALLY THE LANE WITH ON SCOTT STREET, AS WELL AS ALL THE STAGECOACH, IF THE WITS ARE, ARE NOT IN CONFLICT WITH OTHER PLANS,
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CORRECT.DO YOU FEEL WITH THE GOALS OF STATED WITH THE DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION PLAN WITH THE TRAIL PLANS THAT WE'RE COMING UP WITH, DO YOU THINK THAT, UH, IN ANY WAY THAT THIS TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN, PARTICULARLY WITH THE TWO ROADS THAT I MENTIONED, UH, IN ANY WAY CONTRADICT, UH, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO WITH, UH, OUR DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION PLANS AND, AND ANY TRAIL PLANS THAT WOULD, UH, PARTICULARLY I GUESS, IN THAT AREA? YEAH.
I'M GOING TO SHARE MY SCREEN TO ANSWER THAT BECAUSE IT'S, IT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
UH, AND I'VE KIND OF ZOOMED IN ON, ON THE AREAS, IN QUESTION, UH, FOR THE DOWNTOWN PLANNING EFFORTS, AS, AS YOU'VE ASKED, YOU KNOW, YOU SEE THE, THE GREEN ROADS, THOSE ARE, UH, BASICALLY LOCAL ROADS.
I'M JUST GOING TO ZOOM DOWN TO SEE IF THERE'S A LEGEND HERE ON THIS MAP.
SO THOSE ARE COLLECTORS TWO TO LANE COLLECTORS.
SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT THE COLORS, THE RED IS FOUR LANE AND THE MAJOR MATERIALS BLUE AND SIX LANE.
UH, SO, UH, IF YOU WERE TO BE LOOKING AT THE PLANNING, ITS CURRENT CONDITION, YOU WOULD SEE, UH, THE CENTER STREET BEING MORE OF A RED ROAD, AND YOU CAN SEE THE, THE PLAN TAKES THAT INTO A COLLECTOR RATHER THAN A MAJOR ROADWAY, FOUR LANES.
SO THE UNDERSTANDING THE COUNCIL'S GOAL OF, OF REALLY MAKING THE DOWNTOWN MORE WALKABLE, MORE PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY, SAFER, AND GETTING, UH, A LOT OF THAT CONGESTION OUT OF DOWNTOWN.
I THINK THIS PLAN DOES A VERY FAIR JOB OF THAT BY SHIFTING THE, THE BULK OF TRAFFIC IN SOME SORT OF A BYPASS MANNER, UH, IN A WAY THAT CAN BE BUILT UP TO ACCOMMODATE MORE OF THOSE VEHICLES.
WE'RE JUST CONSTRAINED HERE ON CENTER STREET WITH THE RIGHT OF WAY.
AND THE ABILITY TO ADD ADDITIONAL LANES IS, UH, YOU KNOW, IS PROHIBITED BY THE CURRENT RIGHT WAY.
SO MEANING MORE LANES IN THAT, UH, STAGECOACH PLAN AS CURRENTLY BEING, UH, LOOKED AT AND, AND DESIGNED THROUGH PAPE DAWSON, WE ARE TRYING TO DO WHAT'S CALLED A COMPLETE STREET, WHICH BASICALLY MEANS YOU HAVE YOUR TRAVEL LANES, AND THEN YOU HAVE BIKE LANES, SIDEWALKS TRAILS, ET CETERA, THAT ARE ALL PART OF THAT, THAT STREET AREA.
SO THE RED COULD ULTIMATELY MEAN RIGHT AWAY, THAT IS BEING PLANNED.
AND THEN THE WAY WE KIND OF SLICED THAT RIGHT OF WAY INTO CROSS SECTIONS, THERE COULD BE A PROTECTED 12 FOOT TRAIL SEGMENT.
AND YOU'LL SEE, IN MY NEXT PRESENTATION, THAT THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING.
UH, I BELIEVE WE ARE LOOKING AT DOING A, UH, TWO LANE WITH A CENTER TURN LANE AND NOT THE FULL FOUR LANES OR, OR MORE ON STAGE COACH.
SO TO YOUR COMMENT EARLIER ABOUT THIS GIVES US THE ABILITY TO NEGOTIATE AND LOOK AT WHAT'S MOST APPROPRIATE, UH, AT THE TIME, I THINK WE'RE ALSO DOING THAT WITH OUR DESIGN IN THAT WE'RE INCORPORATING MORE OF A COMPLETE STREET TRAIL SEGMENT RATHER THAN A FULL FOUR LANE WITH EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT ANSWER, UH, MR. SELLERS, UH, AND THIS THAT'S WHAT I THINK SOMETIMES IS, UH, KIND OF LOST IN WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THIS TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN IS JUST, IT'S GOING TO BE WIDE ROADS, BUT THE ATTENTION TO THE COMPLETE STREETS, ADDING THESE LARGE AREAS THAT WE'LL INCORPORATE INTO THE TRAIL AREA, THAT WE'LL INCORPORATE INTO OTHER AREAS OF TRANSPORTATION OUTSIDE OF THE AUTOMOBILE AND DIFFERENT THINGS THAT IS ALL INCLUDED IN WHAT THIS DOES IN THAT, UH, PRESERVING THAT RIGHT AWAY.
SO I THINK THAT JUST A VERY EXCELLENT POINT THAT YOU MADE ABOUT THIS.
AND ONCE AGAIN, SOMETHING THAT I, I KNOW IT'S KIND OF DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND ABOUT THIS, BUT I THINK THE CITIZENRY SHOULD UNDERSTAND ABOUT THIS.
IT'S STILL WRAPS INTO ALL OF THOSE IDEAS AND PLANS OF CONNECTIVITY, WALKABILITY, THE TRAIL SYSTEM, GETTING PEOPLE DOWNTOWN, UH, MOVING A PEOPLE THROUGHOUT A CITY THAT IS GROWING AND WE KNOW IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO GROW AND EVEN, UH, DOING WHAT WE CAN TO LESSEN THE IMPACT OF THE, UH, NECESSITY ON THE AUTOMOBILE TO MOVE AROUND EVEN WITHIN, UH, CERTAIN AREAS OF THE CITY.
SO, UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR RESPONSE TO THAT CASPER TOBY'S.
UM, I UNDERSTAND WHEN LOOKING AT THE MASTER PLAN, THERE'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN EXISTING ROADS VERSUS PROPOSED ROADS ON THAT? OKAY.
UM, ONE OF MY BIG CONCERNS THAT I HAVE OF COURSE IS THE PROPOSED ROADS.
CAUSE I'VE BEEN HAVING CONVERSATIONS OVER THE PHONE AND BY EMAIL AND IN PERSON BY INDIVIDUALS, RESIDENTS, LONG-TIME RESIDENTS HERE THAT ARE
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VERY FRIGHTENED AND CONCERNED, THESE ROADS ARE GOING TO GO THROUGH THEIR PROPERTY.UH, I'VE ALSO BEEN HEARING FROM RESIDENTS SAYING THAT THEY'RE ALSO GETTING FRUSTRATED WITH THE CITY ABOUT THIS MASTER PLAN BECAUSE, UM, THEY COULD BE TRYING TO SELL THEIR PROPERTY AND BEING APPROACHED BY DEVELOPERS OR FOR WHATEVER, BUT THEY'RE BEING TOLD, HEY, UH, YOUR PROPERTY IS GOING TO BE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MASTER PLAN.
SO WE'RE JUST GOING TO SKIP YOU BY A THAT'S SEEMS TO BE A FRUSTRATION ON A CONSTITUENT ON MY SIDE OF THE TOWN, OVER THERE IN DISTRICT SIX, THAT HE'S, UH, HE HAS NO DIRECTION ON WHERE THIS IS GOING TO GO.
NOW, WE ALL AGREE THAT THE CITY IS GROWING.
WE ALL AGREE THAT I'M PROBABLY THE BIGGEST ONE, WAVING MY FLAG ABOUT GETTING THE ROADS DONE ON THE EAST OF KYLE BB AND SO FORTH.
BUT, UH, THESE ARE JUST CONCERNS THAT A LOT OF THESE PEOPLE ARE SHOWING AND COMING UP TO US.
AND IT'S REALLY HARD FOR US TO SAY, YOU KNOW, THESE ARE JUST PROPOSE AND I KNOW THESE ARE LIKE WHAT COUNCILMAN ELLISON AND REGIONAL SAID, I KNOW THESE ARE YEARS DOWN THE ROAD, THERE'S GOT TO BE FUNDING, BUT IT DOESN'T STOP THEM FROM TRYING TO MAKE PLANS.
AND THAT'S KIND OF WHERE A LOT OF THESE PEOPLE ARE AT RIGHT NOW.
IT'S, THEY'RE, THEY'RE GETTING NERVOUS, THEY'RE GETTING SCARED.
SOME ARE JUST FRUSTRATED THAT, OKAY, AGAIN, I'M TRYING TO SELL MY PROPERTY OR I'M LOOKING AT SELLING MY PROPERTY, BUT IT'S ON THIS MAP PLAN.
SO, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT GOING TO GET VALUE FROM MY LAND AND SO FORTH.
YEAH, IT'S REALLY, IT'S KIND OF A SUBJECTIVE QUESTION, BUT MY, MY EXPERIENCE IN DEVELOPMENT, UH, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THOUGHTS THAT GO WITH THAT QUESTION, BUT I'LL JUST BOIL THEM DOWN TO TYPICALLY WHEN THE CITY BUILDS A ROAD THROUGH A PROPERTY, ADDS VALUE TO THE PROPERTY AND CREATES MORE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY THERE.
SO WHILE THE CURRENT FORM OF DEVELOPMENT MAY LOOK LIKE ONE THING, THE CURRENT PRICE MAY BE A CERTAIN AMOUNT, UH, ADDING A THOROUGHFARE, ADDING MORE CONNECTIONS INTO, AND AROUND THAT PROPERTY, ADD VALUE, SIGNIFICANT VALUE.
THEY MAY CHANGE THE PLANS AND IT MAY CAUSE FOR A DIFFERENT DEVELOPMENT PARTNER TO COME IN AND LOOK AT THAT PROPERTY.
BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, UH, WE HAVE TO ACCOMMODATE THE GROWTH.
AND THIS PLAN DOES THE VERY BEST THAT WE PROFESSIONALLY BELIEVE DOES ACCOMMODATE THE GROWTH WITH THE LEAST AMOUNT OF INTERRUPTION AND MAXIMIZES PROPERTIES, AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
I ACTUALLY KIND OF HAVE A SIMILAR QUESTION BECAUSE I THINK WHEN IT COMES TO MASTER TRANSPORTATION PLANS, THE THERE ARE SOME WINNERS AND LOSERS, INEVITABLY THERE'S NO WAY FURTHER NOT TO BE.
SO I THINK IN SOME CASES THERE ARE PROPERTY OWNERS THAT ARE SIGNIFICANTLY BENEFITED, AS YOU SAY, BUT THERE ARE A COUPLE, UH, PROPERTIES AND, UH, ON IN EAST KYLE IN PARTICULAR, I CAN THINK OF WHERE THE PROPERTY REALLY TAKES, UH, TAKES A PRETTY GOOD LICK BECAUSE IT'S NOT VERY BIG AND IT'S REALLY INTEGRAL FOR THE CITY TO, YOU KNOW, UH, MAYBE TO MAKE A CONNECTION OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, BUT IT KIND OF RENDERS THE PROPERTY NOT WORTH AS MUCH.
SO IS THERE ANY, YOU KNOW, COMMENTARY THAT YOU CAN PROVIDE ON, IF THERE WAS A SITUATION WHERE A ROAD WAS REQUIRED TO GO THROUGH IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT MADE THE PROPERTY, BASICALLY UNDEVELOPABLE WHAT, WHAT, WHAT HAPPENS THEN? THERE'S, THERE'S A LEGAL ANSWER TO THAT.
AND I SEE YOU LOOKING AT PAGE MORE.
SO, UH, I WILL GIVE A TWO SECOND ANSWER AND THEN PAIGE CAN DO THE 98 CENTS ON TOP OF THAT.
UH, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF THOSE AREAS THAT WE KNOW THAT WHERE WE HAVE CONNECTIONS THAT MUST OCCUR PER THE PLAN.
UH, AND IT DOESN'T VALIDATE THE PROPERTY ADDS VALUE TO THE ADJACENT PROPERTIES, BUT THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION, UH, BASICALLY THE ROADWAY IS SO WIDE, IT FILLS UP THE PROPERTY.
IN THOSE CASES, THE CITY WOULD MOVE FORWARD AGAIN, HAVING IDENTIFIED THOSE CONNECTIONS ON PROPERTY ACQUISITION, PAIGE SIGN CITY ATTORNEY FOR THE RECORD, IF THERE IS.
SO WHENEVER THE CITY TAKES PROPERTY FROM A DEVELOPER IN RELATION TO DEVELOPMENT, THAT TAKING HAS TO BE ROUGHLY PROPORTIONAL TO THE IMPACT OF THE DEVELOPMENT ON THE CITY INFRASTRUCTURE, WHETHER IT BE DRAINAGE, ROADS, WATER, WASTEWATER.
AND SO IF A ROAD IS LARGER THAN WHAT IS THE DEVELOPER'S PROPORTIONATE IMPACT, THEN THE CITY'S GOING TO OWE SOME COMPENSATION.
AND THEN THERE'S A PROCESS THAT YOU GO THROUGH TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE, UM, WHETHER THE ROAD REQUIREMENT IS GREATER THAN WHAT THE IMPACT OF THE DEVELOPMENT IS.
SO MAYBE TO FOLLOW UP IF, IF, IF THERE ARE, ARE THERE A COUPLE OF PROPERTIES THAT WE CAN IDENTIFY, BECAUSE I THINK THE POINT I'M HEARING, WHICH I KNOW I WOULD FEEL EXACTLY THE SAME WAY IS IF I CAN NO LONGER SELL, BECAUSE THIS MAP, IF ONCE WE APPROVE IT, WHAT IT DOES, IT ESSENTIALLY SAYS THAT THIS, THIS, THIS IS IT.
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CAN NO LONGER DEVELOP THIS PROPERTY BECAUSE WE'VE, WE'VE DEDICATED THIS ROAD.BUT IF WE ARE, AS IT'S BEEN SAID, 5, 6, 7, 10 YEARS AWAY FROM ACTUALLY GOING THROUGH AND BUILDING THE ROAD, ARE WE ALSO 5, 6, 7, 10 YEARS AWAY FROM EVER COMING AND PAYING THEM AND IS THEIR PROPERTY WORTHLESS UNTIL SUCH A TIME AS THE ROAD IS BUILT.
AND THEN THEY'RE JUST STUCK WAITING FOR US TO FINALLY DO SOMETHING.
AND THEY'RE JUST, THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITH THEIR PROPERTY UNTIL CONDEMNATION PROCEEDING TAKES PLACE.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF MAYBE THERE ARE A PARCEL OR TWO IN PARTICULAR WHERE WE MIGHT NEED TO BE MORE PROACTIVE IN THOSE.
SO AGAIN, MY 2 CENTS FOLLOWED BY THE REAL ANSWER.
SO, UH, THERE, THERE ARE TWO IN PARTICULAR THAT I CAN THINK OF RIGHT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD THAT ARE COMPLETELY INVALIDATED BY THE ROAD GOING THROUGH THE PARCEL.
UH, THEY'RE JUST, THEY'RE CONNECTING ROADS BASICALLY.
UH, IN THAT CASE, WE WOULD SEEK TO ACQUIRE.
NOW THIS PLAN GIVES US THE ABILITY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE NEGOTIATIONS AND ACQUISITION, BUT WE WOULD TRY TO ACQUIRE THOSE UPFRONT, UH, BECAUSE I DON'T BELIEVE THOSE PARCELS, THE TWO I'M THINKING OF ARE PART OF A LARGER DEVELOPMENT.
SO PAGE TALKING ABOUT ROUGH PROPORTIONALITY, THESE PARCELS WOULD BE OUTSIDE OF A LARGER DEVELOPMENT AREA WHERE WE COULD INFORM OUR ROUGH PROPORTIONALITY.
IN THAT CASE, WE WOULD JUST EMBARK ON THE ACQUISITION PROCESS SOONER RATHER THAN LATER, LIKE PER COUNCIL'S DIRECTION.
WE WOULD JUST START THAT PROCESS IMMEDIATELY.
DO YOU THINK IT MIGHT BE WORTHWHILE FOR US TO, UH, TO HAVE THOSE PROPERTIES IDENTIFIED? IT NEEDS TO BE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION SO THAT WE CAN FIND OUT KIND OF WHERE WE STAND.
SO THAT WAY, AGAIN, FOR THOSE WHO ARE, UM, CONCERNED THAT THE ROSE WILL BE COMING THROUGH THEIR PROPERTY AND THE ELDER IS FOR THE PEOPLE THAT ARE TRYING TO SELL THEIR PROPERTY, BUT ARE BEING TOLD, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO, OR THERE'S GOING TO BE A ROAD COMING THROUGH HERE.
AND THEY'RE LIKE, OKAY, SO WHAT'S THE PLAN.
I MEAN, I'M, THERE'S PEOPLE THAT DON'T WANT TO SELL AND WANT TO STAY.
THERE'S ALSO THE PEOPLE THAT ARE STARTING TO REALLY CONSIDER AND SELLING, BUT THE ROAD IS SUPPOSED TO GO THROUGH THEIR AREA AND THEY'RE JUST CAUGHT IN THAT MIDDLE, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO? WHAT'S THE CITY GOING TO DO? AND I'VE TRIED TO REACH OUT TO THE CITY.
THEY TOLD ME THEY DON'T KNOW, BUT IT, IT, YOU KNOW, I'M JUST LOSING, YOU KNOW, UH, POTENTIAL BUYERS, YOU KNOW, AT LEAST ONCE EVERY, EVERY YEAR.
AND THAT'S SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT I'VE BEEN TALKING TO THAT AND HAVE THAT FRUSTRATION.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, MOTIONS, MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 19 SECOND, IT'S BEEN MOVED BY CUSTOMER RIZZO SECOND BY AMIR PARTS AND COACH.
WE APPROVE A GENETIC NUMBER 19, THE TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
[20. Presentation on a citywide trail master plan. ~ J. Scott Sellers, City Manager
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MAYOR COUNSEL, SCOTT SODAS FOR THE RECORD.
UH, THE, THE TRAILS MASTER PLAN, UH, REALLY IS THE OUTCOME OF, OF A LOT OF WORK FROM THE TRAIL TASKFORCE.
AND SO I WILL BE KIND OF THE VOICE FOR THE TASK FORCE TODAY, BUT, UH, THERE ARE SEVERAL COUNCIL MEMBERS, AS WELL AS MULTIPLE STAFF MEMBERS WHO HAVE, UH, DONE A LOT OF DUE DILIGENCE.
WE HAVE TALKED IN THE PAST ABOUT, UH, GOING OUTSIDE OF KYLE AND LOOKING AT BEST PRACTICES.
THE TRAILS TASK FORCE LOOKED AT BEST PRACTICES IN A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT CITIES.
UH, THEY LOOKED AT CARMEL, INDIANA AS A GREAT RAILS TO TRAILS PROJECT.
UH, AND I'M GOING TO GET A LITTLE BIT MORE INTO THE CARAMEL APPROACH TO TRAIL DEVELOPMENT HERE IN A FEW MINUTES.
UH, THEY ALSO WENT AND LOOKED AT PEACHTREE CITY, GEORGIA, WHICH WAS A CITY THAT WAS BASICALLY PLANNED AROUND, UH, TRAILS THE TRAIL NETWORK AND HAS OVER A HUNDRED MILES OF TRAILS.
UH, AND THEN ANECDOTALLY LOOKED AROUND AT OTHER DEVELOPMENT AREAS, OTHER CITIES TO ENSURE THAT THESE BEST PRACTICES WOULD FIT IN KYLE AND MOVE FORWARD WITH A PROPOSAL TO THE ENTIRE COUNCIL AND THE CITIZENRY.
SO TONIGHT WE ARE NOT LOOKING FOR APPROVAL OF THIS PLAN.
THIS IS JUST A PRESENTATION, UH, WANT TO LET IT GET OUT TO THE PUBLIC AND WE'LL BRING UP BACK FOR, UH, COUNCIL CONSIDERATION AT ANOTHER MEETING WITH THAT SAID, I HAVE PUT TOGETHER A PRESENTATION THAT I WILL PUT UP ON THE SCREEN HERE.
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AND THERE'S A FUN LITTLE INTRO IF IT POPS UP SO THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF A LAG HERE ON THE SCREEN, BUT, UH, THAT SAID KYLE VIBE SO AGAIN, THE NAME, THE VIBE IS A, UH, JUST KIND OF A TRAIL TASK FORCE IDEA, UH, AND EVEN THAT ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF THE TASK FORCE AGREED WITH IT.SO THESE ARE JUST, AGAIN, DRAFT KIND OF THOUGHTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.
SO IN THIS PRESENTATION, IT LOOKS LONG AND SCARY.
I'LL TRY NOT TO BELABOR EVERYTHING TOO MUCH, BUT, UH, I WILL SAY THAT, UH, THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW PROJECTS IN KYLE THAT JUST HAVE ME SUPER, SUPER EXCITED.
UH, AND THIS WAS ONE OF THEM, YOU KNOW, I'M, I'M EXCITED BY ABOUT EVERYTHING, BUT I'M REALLY EXCITED BY, BY THIS, UH, PLAN HERE.
UH, SO, UH, WE'LL START WITH THE VIBE.
SO WHEN THE TRAIL TASKFORCE LOOKED AT TRAILS, WE DIDN'T REALLY START BY THINKING THAT THE TRAIL WOULD BECOME ANYTHING MORE THAN JUST A, ANOTHER TRAIL NETWORK.
IT WASN'T REALLY, UNTIL THESE BEST PRACTICE TRIPS AND IDEAS STARTED FLOWING WHERE WE SAW THE VISION OF THE TRAIL.
IT COULD BE SO MUCH MORE THAN JUST ATYPICAL NATURE TRAIL.
FOR EXAMPLE, NOT TO SAY THAT THIS DOESN'T INCORPORATE THAT IT DOES.
UH, WE HAVE MET, UH, WORKED WITH THE GREAT SPRINGS PROJECT ON EMERALD CROWN, FOR EXAMPLE.
AND I'LL, I'LL GET INTO THAT HERE IN A MOMENT, BUT THERE'S BEEN A, UH, JUST A BIG MIND SHIFT IN THE POTENTIAL OF A ROBUST TRAIL NETWORK, UH, SO MUCH SO THAT THE TRAIL, UH, TASKFORCE STARTED QUESTIONING WELL, COULD OUR TRAIL BECOME BIGGER THAN JUST THE TRAILS? COULD IT EVEN BECOME SOMETHING THAT IS MORE THAN, UH, SOMETHING FOR THE LOCALS? COULD IT BECOMING A REGIONAL ATTRACTION OR LARGER? COULD IT BECOME SOMETHING THAT IS SO AMAZING THAT IT COULD ULTIMATELY BECOME A BRAND OF THE CITY SIMILAR TO, UH, PIKE CAPITAL? RIGHT.
I PUT UP THEIR BRAIN HAS EARNED, NOT GIVEN.
YOU'LL HEAR ME SAY THAT ALL THE TIME.
WHEN I TALK ABOUT BRANDING, UH, WE ALWAYS LOOK AT WHAT WE HAVE EARNED, AND RIGHT NOW KYLA HAS EARNED A LOT OF DESIGNATIONS.
UH, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE ARE STILL JUST KIND OF SEARCHING FOR THAT ULTIMATE BRANDING DESIGNATION.
AND OF COURSE IT ALWAYS EVOLVES.
UH, WE'VE ASKED IN COMMUNITY SURVEYS, YOU KNOW, WHAT, WHAT ARE THE PRIORITIES OF THE COMMUNITY OR THE CITIZENRY? AND OVER THE YEARS, WE'VE SEEN THE PRIORITIES SHIFT FROM HEALTH SAFETY, WELLNESS TO QUALITY OF LIFE IT'S THAT MASLOW'S HIERARCHY.
AND SO, UH, THE TRAILS TASK FORCE IS LOOKING AT THE TRAIL AS A QUALITY OF LIFE AMENITY FOR KYLE.
AND THAT'S SOMETHING I'M GOING TO HIT ON AGAIN.
SO THE VIBE IS THE, THE NAME RIGHT NOW.
UH, IT'S SUBJECT TO CHANGE OF COURSE, BUT, UH, WHY THE VIBE? WELL, THE VIBE, UH, IS KIND OF A CATCHY FUN NAME.
THAT MEANS MORE THAN JUST TRAIL.
UH, WHEN WE LOOK AT, UH, HOW THIS TRAIL NETWORK, UH, IS INCORPORATED INTO THE LARGER REGIONAL TRAILS PLANNING, YOU CAN SEE THAT MAP AND IT'S MUCH LARGER THAN YOUR, YOUR, A HARD COPY PLAN IN THE BACKUP MATERIAL.
BUT KYLE HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, CONNECT IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS TO THE EMERALD CROWN TRAIL, WHICH AGAIN, IS BEING, UH, SHEPHERDED BY THE GREAT SPRINGS PROJECT.
SO WE'VE GOT A TRAIL NETWORK FROM AUSTIN TO SAN ANTONIO THAT HAS A LOT OF FOOT TRAFFIC ON IT.
AND KYLE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE HAS THE ABILITY TO PULL, PULL CITIZENRY, PULL PEDESTRIANS, PULL RECREATIONAL ENTHUSIASTS, ET CETERA, OFF OF THIS EMERALD CROWN TRAIL INTO THE HEART OF KYLE.
SO WHAT ARE SOME OF THE BEST PRACTICES OF THE TASKFORCE SAW? UH, ONE IS GATHERING PLACES, THE TRAIL, A SUCCESSFUL, UH, I'LL CALL IT GOLD STANDARD TRAIL NETWORK BRINGS PEOPLE NOT JUST ONTO A TRAIL FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES, BUT BRINGS THEM FOR AN EXPERIENCE AND CONNECTS THESE EXPERIENTIAL AREAS VIA A TRAIL NETWORK, AND REALLY GETS PEOPLE EXCITED ABOUT GETTING OUTDOORS, GETTING ON THEIR FEET OUT OF THE AUTOMOBILE FOR LOCATIONS LIKE ENTERTAINMENT, RETAIL, RECREATION.
WE SAW THAT VERY CLEARLY IN CARMEL INDIANA.
UH, MIDTOWN PLAZA IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF
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A POCKET PARK OR, UM, GATHERING PLACE-MAKING AREA THAT BROUGHT PEOPLE OFF THE TRAIL INTO A, UH, AN AREA THAT WAS VERY SOCIAL AND VERY WELL-PLANNED, UH, MULTIPLE USES AND MODES AND OTHER BEST PRACTICE.SO INSTEAD OF JUST BEING, UH, FOR RECREATION, UH, IT MAY BE, IT INCLUDES, UH, MORE TRANSPORTATION TYPE ELEMENTS LIKE ELECTRIC VEHICLES, UM, FECALS, ROLLERBLADES, STROLLERS, ET CETERA.
AND SO INSTEAD OF JUST FOOT TRAFFIC AND TRIPPING OVER ROUTES, UH, IT, IT TRIES TO BE MORE THAN, UH, JUST ONE TYPE OF TAIL TRAIL AND THEN, UH, OFFERING AS MANY CONNECTIONS AS POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS CITY.
SO IN THIS TRAIL PLAN, IT WOULD BE, UH, CONNECTIONS INTO NEIGHBORHOODS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
SO THE, THE TASK FORCE REALLY FELT LIKE WHEREVER YOU LIVE IN KYLE, WHEREVER YOU ARE, YOU OUGHT TO BE CLOSE ENOUGH TO A TRAIL THAT YOU CAN JUMP ON IT AND GET TO SOMEWHERE ELSE IN KYLE, MAYBE IT'S DOWNTOWN, MAYBE IT'S TO A SHOPPING CENTER, MAYBE IT'S TO A PARK.
UH, MAYBE IT'S JUST TO ANOTHER NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT THE TRAIL NETWORK NEEDS TO BE ROBUST ENOUGH THAT IT PROVIDES CONNECTIVITY THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
THAT'S THE GOLD STANDARD THAT THE TRAIL TASKFORCE WANTED TO PRESENT TO THE CITIZENRY OF KYLE.
SO THIS ON THE SCREEN IS THE PROPOSED NETWORK.
AND, UH, OBVIOUSLY IT'S PRETTY SMALL HERE, BUT AS IT JUST SCROLLS FROM NORTH TO SOUTH, YOU CAN SEE CERTAIN AREAS, UH, THE PURPLE ARE THE NEW, UH, TRAIL CONNECTIONS THAT WOULD NEED TO BE CONSTRUCTED.
THERE'S SOME CONNECTIONS THAT ARE ALREADY IN EXISTENCE THAT, UH, MAYBE ROADWAYS MAY BE SIDEWALKS, BUT, UH, THERE'S, THERE'S A LOT OF TRAIL THERE'S OVER 50 MILES OF NEW TRAIL BEING PROPOSED.
THE GREAT THING IS ABOUT, ABOUT THIS PLAN IS THESE ARE ALL ATTAINABLE.
THEY'RE ALL REPRESENTS SPACE THAT IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO BUILD A TRAIL OR TO GO THROUGH DEVELOPMENT AREAS THAT HAVE NOT YET BUILT UP THAT CAN INCORPORATE THE TRAIL INTO THEIR DEVELOPMENTS.
SO WE TALK ABOUT TRAIL ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT.
IT'S T O D WE, WE USUALLY SPEAK OF TOD AS TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT.
WELL, UH, TOD OR IN A DEVELOPMENT MEANS YOU SHIFT THE FOCUS AWAY FROM THE AUTOMOBILE.
UH, YOU TRY TO SHIFT IT TO FOOT TRAFFIC.
AS WE KNOW, FOOT TRAFFIC EQUALS EXPERIENCES PLACE-MAKING AND SALES, UH, SHOPPING CENTERS SHOULD, UH, BE ALONG THE TRAIL NETWORK, YOU KNOW, TO, TO MAXIMIZE THAT, UH, FOOT TRAFFIC, RETAIL SALES OPPORTUNITY, UH, RESTAURANTS FOR EXPERIENCES IN PLACEMAKING NEIGHBORHOODS.
UH, TO WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IN, IN TOD IS THE TRADITIONAL DEVELOPMENT IS VERY AUTOMOBILE ORIENTED, UH, FACING THE STREET, FACING A SEA OF PARKING, USUALLY, UH, BACK OF HOUSE OR BACK WITH DEVELOPMENT BACKS TO THESE BEAUTIFUL GREENWAYS THAT ARE JUST UNDERUTILIZED.
THERE MAY BE DRAINAGE WAYS, ET CETERA.
WHAT WE ARE HOPING IN THIS PLAN IS TO TURN DEVELOPMENT TO THOSE GREEN BELTS.
WE PUT THE TRAIL THROUGH, AND NOW WE'RE CREATING EXPERIENCES FOR THE RESIDENTS IN THESE GREENBELTS.
IT'S NOT TO SAY THAT BACK OF HOUSE IS GOING TO BE AT THE STREET.
IT'S JUST GOING TO BE CONFIGURED DIFFERENTLY TO, TO REALLY FOCUS TOWARD THE TRAIL.
THERE'S A PICTURE OF, UH, MIDTOWN PLAZA AND CARMEL RIGHT THERE.
SO YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THESE PLACEMAKING AREAS ALONG THE TRAIL, MICROBREWERIES, UH, ART STAGES, YOU KNOW, FOR, FOR A LITTLE, UH, PICKUP CONCERTS, LOCAL ARTISTS, RESTAURANTS, RETAIL, PLAYGROUNDS, WATER FEATURES, RECREATION, NATURAL, AND GEOGRAPHIC FEATURES.
UH, SO IN SHORT, THESE PLACE-MAKING AREAS CALLED VIBES ALONG THE VIBE AS THE TRAIL NETWORK.
SO THESE VIBES ARE, UM, FOR LOCALS AND VISITORS, RIGHT? SO AS YOU PULL INTO A VIBE, IT'S GOING TO ATTRACT YOU FOR AN EXPERIENCE FOR A PLACEMAKING DESTINATION, IN OTHER WORDS, QUALITY OF LIFE.
SO THE TRAIL NETWORK COMPRESSED HERE JUST TO, INTO ONE LOOK, WE, WE TRIED TO OVERLAY SOME OF THE VIBES THAT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH DEVELOPERS, UH, TO IDENTIFY INTO FUTURE DEVELOPMENT PLANS OR CURRENT DEVELOPMENT PLANS, TO BE HONEST.
SO THESE, YOU KNOW, THAT YOU CAN SEE OVER A DOZEN OF THESE AREAS THROUGHOUT KYLE, THAT WOULD BE THESE PLACEMAKING SITES.
SO AS YOU'RE GOING ALONG THE TRAIL, AND THEN YOU GET TO ONE OF THESE ORANGE SECTIONS,
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MAYBE THEY HAVE A STAGE, MAYBE THERE'S A BREWERY.MAYBE THERE'S A GREAT LAWN THAT YOU CAN GO AND SIT AND RELAX, UH, OUTDOOR TV, WHATEVER IT IS.
UH, THESE VIBES SPOTS ARE, ARE KIND OF UNIQUE TO THE DEVELOPMENT, BUT THEY, THEY SERVE AS AN ATTRACTION AND A GREAT, UH, DESTINATION AREA ALONG THE TRAIL.
SO, UH, AGAIN, WE'VE OVER 20 VIBES HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED.
UH, EACH ONE AGAIN IS, IS UNIQUE AND THEY'RE ENCOURAGED TO BE CREATIVE, YOU KNOW, BE, BE DIFFERENT FROM THE NEXT FIVE UP, BUT ALSO BE, BE AN ATTRACTION WE'D LIKE TO VIBES TO, TO REALLY SET THEMSELVES APART THROUGH A GRAND ENTRANCE, YOU GET TO ONE AND, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE IN A NEW, SPECIAL PLACE.
THERE'S SPEED TABLES, THERE'S DECORATIVE PAVERS.
THERE'S CERTAIN PATTERNS LIKE THE HERRINGBONE PATTERN.
THAT'S KIND OF A, AN ARCHITECTURAL THEME THAT WOULD BE LACED THROUGH THE CITY.
UH, THERE WOULD BE PARKING FOR VEHICLES, PARKING FOR GOLF CARTS, UH, CHARGING STATIONS, ART AND COMMON HOURS IS ACTUALLY IMPORTANT.
IF YOU'RE ON THE TRAIL AND YOU GO INTO A VIBE, YOU WANT TO KNOW THAT IT'S GOING TO BE OPEN.
SO, UH, ASSUMING THERE ARE, YOU KNOW, MANY, MANY USERS ON THIS TRAIL NETWORK THAT WOULD ALSO ENCOURAGE THESE ESTABLISHMENTS TO BE OPEN.
SO THE LOOK AND FEEL OF THE VIBE AND NETWORK, UH, THERE ARE A VARIETY OF TRAIL TYPES.
AS WE KNOW, THERE ARE SHADED PATHWAYS, THEY'RE WOODEN SECTIONS, WOODED SECTIONS ARE RIVERS AND CREEKS.
WE NOTE, UH, WE ALREADY HAVE, UH, YOU KNOW, ALMOST SEVERAL MILE TRAIL BETWEEN LAKE KYLE AND WATERLOO PARK, UH, BUT THERE ARE ALSO BUILT ENVIRONMENTS AND, UH, BEST PRACTICE FOR A BUILT TRAIL NETWORK IS, IS 12 FOOT CONCRETE WITH TWO FOOT BUFFER ON EITHER SIDE TO PREVENT ROOT AND BRANCH INTRUSION.
UH, THERE ARE CERTAIN TRAIL AREAS THAT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE CITY'S CURRENT ROAD NETWORK.
SO IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE USING A NEIGHBORHOOD ELECTRIC VEHICLE OR A ELECTRIC CART, FOR EXAMPLE, UH, AND YOU HAVE A ROADWAY THAT'S 35 MILES AN HOUR UNDER THOSE, UH, THOSE CARTS COULD SAFELY MERGE ONTO THE ROADWAY AND THEN GET BACK ONTO A TRAIL NETWORK.
AND THAT ALSO HELPS, UH, AVOID MORE SEGMENTS TO MAINTAIN.
SO IT KEEPS THE COST OF THE TRAIL DOWN, UH, TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE VIBE.
SO A LOT OF THINGS THAT CAN BE DONE AND AGAIN, THERE'S, THERE'S, UH, YOU KNOW, 50 PLUS MILES.
SO COMMUNITY GARDENS THAT WE, WE HAVE SEEN ENHANCED LANDSCAPING BENCHES SITTING HERE AS SWINGS, PONDS, FITNESS STATIONS.
UH, ONE THING THAT WE GOT EXCITED ABOUT WAS THE IDEA OF SMART LIGHT POLES, UH, AS YOU CONSTRUCT THE TRAIL, UH, CONSTRUCT CONDUIT WITH IT AND PUT THESE SMART POLES THAT ALLOW CHARGING PORTS, UH, WIFI ALONG THE TRAIL, EVEN, UH, ONE OF THE CONDUITS WOULD, UH, COULD HAVE BROADBAND, YOU KNOW, SO IT WOULD SERVE AS KIND OF A MIDDLE MILE BROADBAND PROVIDER, UH, AND THEN SECURITY CAMERAS AND LED LIGHTS TRAIL SHOULD BE DEVELOPED FOR ADA ACCESSIBILITY, UH, WHICH IS ANOTHER REASON WHY THE, THE 12 FOOT WIDE CONCRETE, UH, MAKES SENSE FOR THE TASKFORCE.
UH, CERTAIN AREAS OF THE TRAIL SHOULD BE REINFORCED.
CLEARLY THERE ARE SOME, UH, AREAS THAT GO UNDER 35 THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, HAVE SOME TRICKLE CHANNELS, SOME DRAINAGE, THERE'S SOME WET AREAS.
THOSE WOULD NEED TO BE REINFORCED DOWN ALONG THE PLUM CREEK AND CERTAIN AREAS THAT WOULD NEED TO BE REINFORCED AS WELL.
UH, ONE OF THE CONCERNS AND HEAVILY WOODED AREAS IS WORD INTRUSION.
SO, YOU KNOW, HAVING THE TWO FOOT DEEP ROOT BARRIER SYSTEM ADJACENT TO THE TRAIL IS SOMETHING THAT, UH, IS ALSO RECOMMENDED DURING CONSTRUCTION.
THAT WAY YOU AVOID HEAVING PANELS, UH, AND IT KEEPS YOUR ONGOING MAINTENANCE COSTS DOWN ANY SORT OF, UH, COVERT CROSSINGS OR UNDER THE ROAD WOULD BE 12 FOOT WIDE BY 10 FOOT VERTICAL.
AND THEN ANY BRIDGES, FOR EXAMPLE, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF AREAS OVER THE RAILROAD TRACKS WHERE YOU WOULD NEED A DEDICATED PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE.
UH, THOSE WOULD BE DECORATIVE BRIDGES.
SO, UH, YOU KNOW, QUESTION ABOUT SAFETY CAME UP.
IF YOU'RE ALLOWING ELECTRIC CARTS AND PEDESTRIANS ON THE SAME TRAIL SYSTEM WHO HAS THE RIGHT OF WAY, WHAT, YOU KNOW, ARE THERE SAFETY, CONFLICTS ARE THERE CONCERNS? AND WE, WE LOOKED
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AT ALL THOSE QUESTIONS AND WE'RE ABLE TO SEE EXAMPLES OF, UH, MULTIPLE USES SAFELY INTERACTING ON THE TRAIL SYSTEM.UH, BUT AGAIN, THAT 12 FOOT WITH HELPS ENSURE SAFETY.
AND OF COURSE THE, UM, THE PEDESTRIAN GETS THE RIGHT OF WAY.
UH, SO, UH, MULTIPLE TYPES OF USES, I TALKED ABOUT MULTI-MODAL.
SO THE TYPES OF USES THAT COULD BE ALLOWED ON THE VIBE, GOLF CARTS, NEVS, UH, PERSONAL SCOOTERS, RUNNING, JOGGING, WALKING, CYCLING, SKATEBOARDING, ROLLERBLADING, UH, ANOTHER SAFETY CONCERN IS AS THE TRAIL, YOU KNOW, IF THERE ARE CERTAIN AREAS AND THERE ARE A FEW THAT WE DON'T HAVE BRIDGES OR COVERT ABILITY, WE'VE GOT ACROSS THE ROADWAY AT GRADE.
AND SO IN THOSE CASES, UH, WE WOULD HAVE, WHAT'S CALLED A HAWK SIGNAL WHERE IT'S LIKE A PUSH BUTTON SIGNAL.
WE HAVE SOMETHING VERY SIMILAR ON VETERAN'S DRIVE, RIGHT? SO IT'S JUST A STANDALONE DEDICATED SIGNAL FOR PEDESTRIANS.
SO WE WOULD HAVE THOSE AGAIN, WHERE WE COULD, UH, BUILD CULVERTS AND BRIDGES.
WE WILL, OR WE'LL GO UNDER EXISTING BRIDGES.
WE WILL, UH, SAFETY CONCERNS CONTINUED, OBVIOUSLY ATVS AUTOMOBILES ARE, UH, YOU KNOW, TOO FAST, TOO BIG FOR THE TRAIL SYSTEM.
AND, UH, WHAT WE'VE SAW AS A BEST PRACTICE WAS GOVERNING EVERYTHING AT 20 MILES AN HOUR OR UNDER.
SO AGAIN, A GOLF CART, UH, BEING PERMITTED WOULD NEED TO BE GOVERNED, AND IT WOULD ALSO NEED TO BE STRAIGHT LEGAL, UH, 15 YEARS OLD, UH, MINIMUM.
THAT WAS WHAT WE SAW IN PEACHTREE CITY, UH, WITH, WITHOUT CONCERNS FROM, FROM THAT CITY.
THEY SAID THAT THAT WORKED OUT WELL FOR THEM.
IN FACT, IN PEACHTREE CITY, THEY'RE HIGH SCHOOLERS, BASICALLY ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY DROVE GOLF CARTS TO SCHOOL.
AND SO IF YOU, YOU KNOW, DO A GOOGLE FOR PEACHTREE CITY HIGH SCHOOL PARKING LOT, YOU'LL SEE THE VAST MAJORITY OF VEHICLES IN THOSE PARKING LOTS AS GOLF CARDS RATHER THAN AUTOMOBILES.
AND, UH, THAT JUST FREED UP A LOT OF SPACE IN THE PARKING LOT AS WELL.
I'D LIKE TO SEE HOW THEY DECK THOSE OUT.
NO, WHEN THEY LET OUT OF SCHOOL, YOU'LL SEE THE VIDEO.
ARE WE TALKING LIKE 10? ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT, NO, IT WAS A SCHOOL OF WHAT 1700 KIDS.
AND THEY SAID ABOUT 65% WAS A GOLF CARTS AND THEY HAD THEM ALL LINED UP AND IT'S JUST THE WAY THEY FORMULATED, HOW THEY EXITED THE SCHOOL ONTO THE TRAILS INTO THE SILENT.
I MEAN, EVEN THE CAR STOPPED AND IT WAS JUST LIKE DIRECTING TRAFFIC AND JUST, IT WAS PRETTY FAST.
I JUST KEEP THINKING ABOUT HOW YOUNG PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, SOUP UP THEIR TRUCKS AND THEIR CARS, AND IT WAS INTERESTED IN WHAT THEY DO WITH THEIR GOLF CRIMES.
UM, BUT DADS, YOU KNOW, UH, IN AREAS WHERE, UH, A GOLF CART OR IN AREAS WHERE THEY'RE THE SIDEWALK, SEGMENTS ARE LESS THAN 12 FEET AND THE ADJACENT ROADWAY IS 35 MT OR UNDER, WE WOULD PARSE OUT CITIZEN, YOU KNOW, FOOT TRAFFIC VERSUS, YOU KNOW, VEHICULAR TRAFFIC ONTO EACH ONE.
SO JUST TO CONTINUE THAT SAFETY.
SO LOOKING AT CERTAIN POLICIES AND ORDINANCES THAT WOULD, WOULD BE RECOMMENDED, UH, PARKING I'VE MENTIONED, UH, YOU CAN HAVE A TWO TO ONE REPLACEMENT FOR A REGULAR NINE BY 18 STOLE TO A MUCH SMALLER GOLF CART STALL.
AND THAT WAY YOU GET A LOT MORE PARKING, UH, AND ENCOURAGE ENVIRONMENTALISM AT THE SAME TIME, UH, CARTS IN ANY OF THESE WOULD BE ENCOURAGED TO PARK CLOSE TO BUILDINGS FOR NOT ONLY SAFETY, BUT, UH, FOR, FROM A RETAIL PERSPECTIVE AND A VIBE PERSPECTIVE.
UH, WE THOUGHT IT WAS A GREAT IDEA OF TO HAVE A, UH, NAVIGO MA MAP NAVIGABLE MAP VIA THE CITY'S APP THAT WOULD BE FOR THE TRAIL NETWORK FOR THE VIVE NETWORK.
AND THEN JUST KIND OF HIGHLIGHTING THE VIBES WHERE YOU WANT TO GO TO, UH, THE PERMITS.
SO THERE WOULD BE A PERMIT AND THEN, YOU KNOW, COUNCIL WOULD SET WHAT THE FEE IS AND WHAT THE, WHAT IS ENTAILED IN THAT PERMIT FOR MOTORIZED VEHICLES.
UH, WE WOULD OBVIOUSLY STAY IN COMPLIANCE OR CONTINUE TO PROMOTE COMPLIANCE WITH THE CITY NOISE ORDINANCE ANYWHERE, INCLUDING THE VIBES, UNLESS THEY WERE ZONED APPROPRIATELY FOR, FOR LOUDER NOISE, UH, DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS.
THAT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH FOR ANY DEVELOPMENT.
THAT'S LOOKING FOR LARGER TRAILER IN A DEVELOPMENT, KEEPING THOSE VIBES SPOTS, UH, ALIVE.
SO THE COUNCIL COULD LOOK AT, UH, CERTAIN INCENTIVES FOR, UH, HIGHER, BETTER USE, HIGHEST AND BEST USE ALONG THE VIBE, UH, INCLUDING ARCHITECTURAL STANDARDS.
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SO COSTS, YOU KNOW, ALWAYS ON PEOPLE'S MINDS.UH, AGAIN, 51 MILES THAT ARE IDENTIFIED FOR THIS WIDER 12 FOOT WIDE CONSTRUCTION.
UH, IT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME TO BUILD, RIGHT.
IT DOESN'T ALL HAPPEN OVERNIGHT.
AND, UH, WE HAVE ALSO TALKED A LOT ABOUT MISSING SIDEWALK CONNECTIONS, A LOT OF AREAS IN THE CITY OF KYLE THAT JUST DON'T HAVE SIDEWALKS.
WE'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT HEAVING SPALLING, CRACKED SIDEWALKS THAT NEED REPLACED.
SO IF WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS, IT'S THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE TASK FORCE TO HIRE A, BASICALLY A FLAT WORK CREW CONSTRUCTION CREW CONCRETE, UH, AND GIVE THEM, UH, A TRUCK AND BASICALLY SET THEM LOOSE ON FORM FORMING.
UH, WE WOULD TRY TO GET A BATCH OR BULK PRICE FROM ONE OF OUR LOCAL CONCRETE COMPANIES, AND THEN, UH, YOU KNOW, SET THE CREW LOOSE TO START BUILDING, UH, IT'S ESTIMATED THAT THAT WOULD BE ABOUT A HALF A MILLION DOLLARS PER YEAR FOR SOME TIME.
NOW, GRANTED ONCE THE TRAIL NETWORK IS BUILT, UH, IT KIND OF SHIFTS MORE TO MAINTENANCE.
WE JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT THOSE COSTS WOULD BE.
AGAIN, CONCRETE IS GOING TO LAST DECADES LONGER THAN ASPHALT IS GOING TO.
SO IN PEACHTREE CITY WHERE THEY USED, UH, PREDOMINANTLY JUST ASPHALT, THEY WERE SPENDING, UH, HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, MORE THAN 500,000 PER YEAR, JUST IN ASPHALT, REPLACING CERTAIN AREAS.
UH, AND THEY STRONGLY ENCOURAGED THE CITY OF KYLE TO LOOK AT CONCRETE IF POSSIBLE, BECAUSE IT WILL LAST MUCH LONGER.
IF WE LOOKED AT ANOTHER, UH, PAVEMENT, WE HAVE AS WELL WE'VE, WE'VE LOOKED AT CERTAIN LIKE RUBBERIZED, UH, TYPE OF, OF TRAIL SURFACING AND, UH, LOOKED AT THE PROS AND CONS.
SO MOST OF THAT'S MORE EXPENSIVE.
UH, AND THEN ALSO FROM A RECREATIONAL PERSPECTIVE, SOME OF THOSE SURFACES CATCH ON SHOES.
UH, AREN'T VERY CONDUCIVE TO WHEELS, ESPECIALLY SMALL WHEELS BECAUSE THEY BREAK UP MORE INTO LITTLE GRAVEL SECTIONS AND THEN, UH, YOU CAN'T USE IT FOR, FOR SMALL WHEELS.
SO, UH, CONCRETE SEEMED TO BE THE PREFERRED.
YEAH, THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY BROUGHT UP, UH, CASPER RIZO WAS THEY ACTUALLY TRIED A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF, UH, WITH, WITH THE, WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, THE RUGGEDIZED, UH, SURFING.
AND THEY SAID THROUGH TIME WITH RAIN, AND OF COURSE THEY GET SNOW UP THERE.
UH, IT JUST STARTED TO DETERIORATE.
AND SO WHEN PEOPLE WERE RUNNING, THEY WERE ACTUALLY TRIPPING AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
CAUSE SOME OF THAT STUFF WOULD COME OFF.
IT WILL PEEL OFF AS WELL AND GET INTO ALSO THE, UM, UNDERNEATH SOME OF THE GOLF CARTS, YOU START DAMAGING SOME OF THE WHEELS.
THE TRIPS WERE HONESTLY INVALUABLE TO BRING BACK THOSE BEST PRACTICES TO ANSWER QUESTIONS, JUST LIKE THEM.
UH, LOOKING AT COSTS, UH, FURTHER, YOU KNOW, FUNDING SOURCES REALLY IS KIND OF ALL OVER THE MAP.
UH, AS WE KNOW, WE'VE, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT DEVELOPER FUNDED AREAS.
SO IN ADDITION TO DEVELOPER FUNDS OR IN, UH, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THOSE, YOU NEED TO HAVE GENERAL FUND SPECIAL DISTRICTS WOULD BE A WAY TO INCENTIVIZE DEVELOPMENT TO, TO BUILD PORTIONS OF THE VIBE, UH, GRANTS.
WE ALREADY HAVE A TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE GRANT, UH, YOU KNOW, STATE AND FEDERAL APPROPRIATION.
AGAIN, TEXPERTS WILDLIFE FEDERAL, UH, WOULD BE SOMETHING WE WOULD DEFINITELY MOVE FORWARD WITH, UH, BONDS.
WE HAVE, UH, $2 MILLION FROM OUR CITIZENS FROM LAST NOVEMBER FOR EAST SIDE TRAILS.
WE HAVE A PRESENTATION TO THE POSTDOC TOMORROW NIGHT, UM, TO REQUEST ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO MATCH THAT AMOUNT.
AND, UH, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY WE'RE, WE'RE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO BUILD THE TRAILS.
SO, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF WAYS THAT WE CAN GO AFTER FUNDING HERE AND WE'LL EXPLORE ALL OF THEM.
UH, AGAIN, MAINTENANCE, CONCRETE, UH, YOU KNOW, IS LESS MAINTENANCE.
SO THAT'S WHY WE WOULD USE THAT.
UH, WE WOULD, UH, REPLACE THOSE CRACKED PANELS AS NEEDED.
WE'D PROBABLY DO VERY LARGE, UH, 12 FOOT BY 12 FOOT SECTIONS, UH, AND THEN SAW CUT THEM.
WE WOULD HAVE OUR MAINTENANCE CREW, UH, ALWAYS OUT INSPECTING TRAIL SECTIONS.
SO JUST TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WAS IN COMPLIANCE AND IN WORKING WELL, UH, NO TRIPPING HAZARDS AND THEN, UH, AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE WHERE THE, THE VIBE GOES THROUGH VIBES AND HOS AND, UH, YOU KNOW, PRIVATE PROPERTY, WE WOULD ENCOURAGE AND, AND TRY TO WORK ON AGREEMENTS WHERE THOSE SECTIONS WERE MAINTAINED BY THE UNDERLYING PROPERTY OWNER RATHER THAN THE CITY.
AND THEN, UH, FINALLY, WE'LL JUST END WITH THE BENEFITS.
I THINK WE ALL KNOW THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF
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TRAIL NETWORK.THERE'S ALSO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BENEFITS, AS YOU CAN SEE IN THAT FIRST BULLET, UH, HEALTH SAFETY, MOBILITY, RECREATION, ENVIRONMENTAL, THERE'S JUST SO MANY BENEFITS OF CREATING A ROBUST TRAIL NETWORK.
WE'VE SEEN A PUSH IN OUR RECREATION PLAN FOR TRAIL NETWORK.
WE'VE SEEN A PUSH IN OUR COMMUNITY HOUSEHOLD SURVEY FOR, FOR TRIALS.
THE KYLE AREA, SENIORS ZONE IS, IS MAKING A STRONG PUSH FOR US TO MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR TRAIL NETWORK.
SO IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S THE TIME TO DO IT.
IT'S PART OF SMART GROWTH, SMART PLANNING.
UH, WE BELIEVE THAT THIS, AGAIN, THIS, THIS VIBE, THE CONCEPT OF TRAIL ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT IS A BEST PRACTICE FOR TRAIL DEVELOPMENT.
UH, WE'RE CREATING EXPERIENCES, WE'RE CREATING PLACEMAKING, WE'RE CREATING A LIVABLE CITY AND ULTIMATELY QUALITY OF LIFE.
AND WITH THAT, UH, JUST THANK YOU FOR LISTENING, THANKS TO THE TRAIL TASKFORCE, THANKS TO THE COUNCIL.
AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AS WELL AS THE, THE TRIAL TASK FORCE.
I THINK THAT'S THE MOST, UM, ANIMATED PRESENTATION THAT WE'VE EVER HAD HERE AT CITY HALL WITH ALL THE LITTLE BELLS AND WHISTLES.
SO I DON'T KNOW WHO, WHO DO WE NEED TO THINK FOR THAT YOU DID THAT SHOULDN'T HAVE ASKED ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS CUTS FOR FLOORS KILLED.
THERE'S NOTHING ABOUT IT THAT I DON'T LIKE.
UM, AND I WILL SAY WE'RE GOING TO GET A LITTLE BIT OF RESISTANCE FROM SOME PEOPLE, BUT I HOPE THEY UNDERSTAND, AND THEY CAN REALIZE THE VALUE IN WHAT THIS IS GOING TO GIVE US, NOT JUST, UM, FOR AN AMENITIES, BUT ALSO LIKE TAKING THE PRESSURE OFF HER MAJOR ROADWAYS, UM, THAT, AND, AND AS A, AS A MOM OF A DAUGHTER, WHO'S 12 AND IN FOUR YEARS SHE'LL BE DRIVING.
I WOULD MUCH RATHER HER, HER BE IN A GOLF CART THAN IN A CAR.
SO THAT, THAT MAKES ME REALLY, REALLY EXCITED.
UM, BUT I DO HAVE TWO QUESTIONS.
UM, I LIKE THE IDEA OF GRANTS, OF COURSE.
AND I WAS JUST WONDERING WHEN WE APPLY FOR THESE GRANTS, WHO'S GOING TO BE WRITING THEM.
SO, UH, THE GRANT THAT WE HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED, UH, IS, UH, THROUGH THE TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT, WE FOUND A AFFIRM THAT HAD BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL IN THE PAST WITH WRITING AND RECEIVING MONIES FOR THESE GRANTS.
AND SO WE, WE RETAINED THEM, UH, FOR THE GRANT PURPOSE.
AND SO THAT WAS, UH, AN ENGINEERING FIRM IN THE FUTURE.
AS WE IDENTIFY FUNDS, LET'S SAY IT'S A FEDERAL APPROPRIATION, UH, LATER ON, ON THE AGENDA, YOU'VE GOT, UH, UH, FEDERAL LOBBYIST, UH, ITEMS. SO WE WOULD HAVE THEM WRITE THE GRANT.
UH, WE DO HAVE A, UH, A GRANT WRITING SERVICE OR GRANT WRITING FIRM THAT WE HAVE USED FOR OTHER GRANTS IN THE CITY VERY SUCCESSFULLY.
AND SO TYPICALLY WHEN WE KNOW THERE'S GONNA BE A LOT OF GRANT ADMINISTRATION, WE'LL REACH OUT TO THAT FROM, THAT'S USUALLY LIKE A 3% ADMINISTRATIVE FEE FOR THEM TO, TO MONITOR, BUT, UH, IT'S SERVED AS WELL, BUT THEY'RE, THEY'RE A LOT MORE RESPONSIVE.
THEY HAVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCE WRITING AND FOLLOWING UP WITH THESE GRANTS.
AND SO THAT'S PROBABLY WHAT WE WOULD, OKAY.
I WOULD, I DON'T WANT TO SEE IS OUR STAFF GET TASKED WITH THAT BECAUSE IT IS VERY TIME-CONSUMING.
UM, ALSO, UM, PEACHTREE, DO THEY, I KNOW WE'RE LEANING ON USING CONCRETE.
DOES PEACHTREE HAVE THE SAME FLOODING ISSUES THAT WE DO HERE IN, IN KYLE? I GUESS I'M KIND OF CURIOUS, UH, IS THAT SOMEONE FROM THE TASK FORCE WANT TO JUMP ON TO THAT? I DON'T THINK THEY HAD TOO MUCH OF A FLOODING ISSUE AS FAR AS, UM, LIKE WE HAVE HERE.
I KNOW LIKE A LOT OF IT WAS, UH, THE OVER BRUSH BECAUSE IT'S, IT RAINS A LOT OVER THERE.
AND THEN THERE WAS, LIKE I SAID, THE WEATHERS THROUGH IT WAS REAL GREEN.
I MEAN, ESPECIALLY BEING IN THE SUMMERTIME, BUT THE, UH, I DON'T THINK THAT ANYTHING IS, AS FAR AS THAT TYPE OF WEATHER REALLY AFFECTED THEIR, THEIR, UM, THEIR TRAILS THAT MUCH.
I THINK IT WAS JUST THE, THE, UH, THE TREES ITSELF AND THE OVAL BRUSH THAT REALLY WAS THEIR MAIN, THEIR MAIN ISSUE ALSO THAT THEY ALSO DESIGNED THE TRAILS FARTHER AWAY FROM THE TREES, BECAUSE THAT WAS ONE OF THE ISSUES THEY HAD ON SOME OF THE TRAILS THAT SOME OF THE ROOTS WERE GROWING UNDERNEATH.
I MEAN, THERE WERE TOO CLOSE, SO THAT, THAT, UH, THEY HAD TO BE ABLE TO MOVE SOME OF THAT WAY, BUT THAT WAS MAINLY THE ONLY ISSUES THEY HAD AS FAR AS THE, THE TRAILS ITSELF IN, IN ANY KIND OF DAMAGE.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IF WE USE CONCRETE, THAT DOES NOT GOING TO INCREASE OUR FLOODING.
SO I DIDN'T KNOW IF THEY HAD THE SAME ISSUES.
I, SO I DID ASK THAT QUESTION, UH, TO THEIR CITY MANAGER.
AND, UH, HE, HE SAID IT DID NOT WITH HER ASPHALT TRAILS.
SO SAME THING WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IMPERVIOUS COVERAGE, YOU SAID IT IT'S SO MINOR.
IT DIDN'T, IT DIDN'T CHANGE THEIR FLOODING PATTERNS THERE.
THE OTHER THING ON THE FLOODING IS CLEARLY, UH, YOU KNOW,
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RAIN OR FLOOD EVENT.PEOPLE ULTIMATELY NEED TO USE COMMON SENSE, RIGHT? OBVIOUSLY THE TRAIL'S CLOSED, THE TRAIL'S CLOSED.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, GOOD JOB, SCOTT.
UM, YOU GUYS PUT A LOT OF WORK INTO THIS, UH, TASK FORCE HAS PUT IN A FAIR AMOUNT OF WORK, BUT NOT NEARLY AS MUCH AS YOU AND THE STAFF.
UM, I DO WANT TO SAY THE ONE AREA THAT I'VE SEEN WHERE, UH, KIND OF GOES UNSUNG.
THE STRENGTH OF YOUR TRAIL ORIENTED, UH, DEVELOPMENT PLAN HAS BEEN IN RAISING THE STANDARDS OF WHAT THE DEVELOPERS WANT TO DO IN THE CITY OF KYLE.
I'VE BEEN IN MEETINGS WHERE A DEVELOPER COMES IN AND THEY KIND OF WANT TO DO THE SAME OLD THING ON THAT PARCEL.
IT HAPPENS TO BE RUNNING THROUGH AN AREA WHERE THE TRAIL IS PROPOSED, AND THEN SCOTT STARTS BRINGING UP TRAIL ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT AND THEY CATCH ONTO THE VISION AND THEY SEE IT AND THEY GET EXCITED AND THEN THEIR DEVELOPMENT STARTS TO CHANGE AND IT STARTS TO CHANGE FOR THE BETTER.
AND SO THAT TO ME IS THE MASSIVE STRENGTH OF THE TRAIL SYSTEM, NOT JUST THE CONNECTIVITY AND VIBES AND ALL THAT, BUT THAT THEIR WILLINGNESS TO, UH, BRING ABOUT A VIBE, TO INCREASE THE LEVEL OF QUALITY OF DEVELOPMENT THAT THEY WANT TO BRING TO THE CITY OF KYLE.
AND SO FOR THAT, I'M EXCITED AS WELL, BECAUSE I THINK THAT IS WHAT HAS BEEN MISSING A LOT.
WE'RE NOT JUST GOING TO GET THE SAME OLD THING.
YOU WERE GETTING THEM TO BUY INTO THE VISION OF THE TRAIL, WHICH LEADS TO THE BIGGER VISION AND THE GOLD STANDARD THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR FOR KYLE.
SO GOOD JOB, SCOTT, ANYONE ELSE I KEEP THINKING ABOUT EVER SINCE I'VE HEARD ABOUT THIS THE FIRST TIME I KEEP THINKING ABOUT THE ISSUE IN BUDA WITH, UH, I CAN'T REMEMBER THE SUBDIVISION AND IT'S FROM BACK IN 2016, SO IT'S WAY BACK IN THE DAY, BUT THEY HAD A, UH, A BIG WIDE CONCRETE TRAIL THAT WENT OVER, UH, UH, FLOOD AREA OVER CREEK AND STRAIGHT INTO A SCHOOL.
IT WAS A WALKING PATH, BUT PEOPLE WERE USING THEIR GOLF CARTS TO GET THEIR KIDS TO SCHOOL.
AND IT CAUSED SUCH A RUCKUS THAT THEY ENDED UP PUTTING LIKE A BIG, BIG, LIKE A ALL OLDER OR SOMETHING TO STOP IT.
SO IT'S DEFINITELY KIND OF A MENTALITY.
YOU CAN EITHER TAKE THE, UH, THE, THE, THE APPROACH THAT THESE TRAILS ARE BAD, OR YOU CAN TAKE THE APPROACH THAT THEY'RE AN ASSET.
AND OBVIOUSLY, UH, IT SOUNDS LIKE SOME OF YOU ALL GOTTEN A SENSE OF WHAT HAPPENS WHEN, WHEN YOU TRULY EMBRACE IT.
UH, I, I STILL CAN'T GET OVER THE IDEA OF A THOUSAND PLUS HIGH SCHOOL USING 65% OF THEIR VEHICLES OR GOLF CARTS TO JUST KIND OF KINDA MINDBLOWING.
UH, BUT I, I, I KNOW THAT THE CITIES THAT I'VE BEEN TO, UH, THAT ARE REALLY GOOD AT TRAIL ORIENTED DEVELOP DEVELOPMENT, UH, AND IT'S JUST, IT'S PROFOUND.
UM, YOU CAN, YOU CAN DEFINITELY, YOU KNOW, GOING FROM ONE A MINUTE D TO THE OTHER, AND THEN HAVING, YOU KNOW, SCENIC OPPORTUNITIES TO STRETCH AND GET EXERCISE.
UH, AND THEN ALSO, YEAH, LIKE YOU SAY, YOU'RE JUST ANYWHERE YOU ARE IN TOWN.
YOU'RE, YOU'RE, YOU ALWAYS HAVE THE ABILITY TO GET FROM ONE PLACE TO THE OTHER WITHOUT HAVING TO GET INTO A VEHICLE, YOU KNOW, THAT'S, UH, THAT'S PRETTY COOL.
SO, YOU KNOW, I'M EXCITED TO SEE THIS START TO TAKE, UH, TAKE SHAPE AS WELL.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS REAL QUICK? UH, B I'LL BE REAL QUICK, REAL FAST.
UH, WHEN, WHEN I WENT DOWN THERE, I WAS LIKE, OKAY, I'M GONNA HAVE MY EYES WIDE OPEN.
I'M ALWAYS SOMEBODY THAT'S KIND OF SKEPTICAL ON THINGS, INCLUDING GOLF CARTS, BUT JUST THE COMMUNITY ITSELF ON GOING FROM HOUSE TO HOUSE OR THE TRAILS.
AND THEN YOUR NEXT THING, YOU KNOW, YOU GO UP A HILL AND BOOM, YOU'RE RIGHT THERE AT THE PARK.
AND THEN YOU GET BACK IN THE GOLF CART, YOU SWING DOWN AGAIN, YOU GO THROUGH SOME MORE TRAILS AND OTHER RAVINE, AND NEXT THING, YOU KNOW, BOOM, YOU'RE AT THE SWIM POOL, AND THEN YOU'RE AT THE SENIOR CITIZENS AND THEN YOU'RE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.
AND THEN NEXT THING YOU KNOW, YOU'RE AROUND THE CORNER YOU GO IN AND YOU SEE SOME BEAUTIFUL SCENERY AND THEN BOOM, YOU'RE RIGHT THERE AT THE SHOPPING CENTER.
AND THEY HAVE ALL THE GOLF CARTS PARKED BEHIND MOST OF THE BUSINESSES WITH THE CHARGING STATIONS AND EVERYTHING.
SO IT'S LIKE THIS ALREADY IDEALLY DESIGNED FOR, FOR THAT TYPE OF A GOLF CART FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT.
AND SO IT WAS JUST PRETTY NEAT TO SEE THAT, BUT MY OVERALL EXCITEMENT IS, AGAIN, FINALLY, WE'RE GOING TO BE GETTING A HIKE AND BIKE TRAIL LIVING IN AUSTIN YEARS AGO.
AGAIN, LIKE I TELL EVERYBODY I USED TO RUN ON THE TOWN LAKE ALL THE TIME, AND THIS WAS ALWAYS SOMETHING THAT I ALWAYS VISIONED AT ONE DAY.
KYLE'S GOING TO ACTUALLY HAVE SOME FORM OF I CAN BIKE TRAIL SYSTEM TO WHERE PEOPLE CAN, THAT ARE MOVING HERE.
THAT I SEE ALL THE TIME ON FACEBOOK.
IS THERE A TRAIL? IS THERE A RUNNING TRAIL? WE CAN GO TO OUR BIKING TRAIL, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S IN THE WORKS IT'S COMING AND IT'S VERY EXCITING TO GET THIS GOING AND WE'RE READY TO BREAK GROUND, STARTED GETTING THEM SHOVELS ON THE GROUND.
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THANKS SCOTT.[21.
[Postponed 8/3/21] (First Reading) An ordinance amending Chapter 53 (Zoning) of the City of Kyle, Texas, for the purpose of assigning original zoning to approximately 10.81 acres of land to Retail Service District 'RS' and approximately 34.83 acres to Multi-Family Residential-3 'R-3-3' for property located at 20139 IH-35, in Hays County, Texas. (Sunrise Village Investments, LLC - Z-21-0082) ~ Howard J. Koontz, Director of Planning and Community Development
Planning and Zoning Commission voted 4-0 to recommend approval of the request.
- Public Hearing
IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSTPONED, BUT IT DOES HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING.
UH, PEDRO GOT TO KEEP THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN, CORRECT? YOU WOULD, YOU WOULD OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND RECESS IT UNTIL A MONTH.
AND THE DEVELOPER IS HERE IN THE EVENT.
UH, SINCE THIS ITEM DOES HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING, I WILL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM 21.
ANYBODY WISHING TO COME FORWARD TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM MAY DO SO NOW SEEING NONE, I WILL GO AHEAD AND RECESS THIS, UH, PUBLIC HEARING THERE.
PRETEND I THINK THERE IS, I THOUGHT WE HAD ANOTHER SPEAKER HERE, BUT I'D LIKE TO SPEAK PLEASE.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.
MY NAME IS JAKE
WE HAD A PRESENTATION THAT, UH, WE WANTED TO GO OVER TONIGHT.
UM, WE UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WILL BE ACTION TAKEN TODAY, BUT I WANTED TO GO OVER THAT PRESENTATION IN ADVANCE IN CASE THERE SOME QUESTIONS AND WE CAN GET FURTHER GUIDANCE FOR A MONTH FROM NOW.
TO BE A, DID THEY, JENNIFER, DO YOU KNOW IF THEY GOT IT ON THERE? ALL RIGHT.
UM, AGAIN, MY NAME IS JASON
UM, THIS IS OUR PRESENTATION ON BB ROAD APARTMENTS.
UH, IT'S OBVIOUSLY JUST A WORKING NAME.
NAME WILL CHANGE AS WE MOVE A LITTLE FURTHER ON, AS YOU SEE BENEATH THAT IS A PHOTO OF, UH, 3,700 DACEY KYLE DACEY APARTMENTS THAT WE BUILT THIS, UH, IN THE PAST YEAR, UM, ALSO WITH, WITH Y'ALL'S APPROVAL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR GETTING TO THAT POINT.
THIS IS OFFICE LOCATED, NOT TOO FAR FROM THIS PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ON DAISEY LANE.
WE'VE, UH, TOURED A FEW COUNCIL MEMBERS AND YOU'D BE HAPPY TO TOUR ANYONE ELSE WHO HAD WISHED TO, UH, TO VIEW SOME OF OUR AMENITIES THERE, BUT THAT IS A CURRENT PHOTO.
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE NRP GROUP.
WE ARE A MULTI-TIERED ORGANIZATION WE'RE FULLY VERTICALLY INTEGRATED.
SO WE ARE DEVELOPER CONSTRUCTOR AND MANAGER, WHICH MEANS THAT WE CAN WORK WITH Y'ALL, UM, THROUGHOUT EVERY STAGE OF THE PROCESS, INCLUDING, UM, MANAGEMENT FOR THE LONGTERM.
ONE THING WE HAD SAID WHEN WE BUILT, UH, DACEY APARTMENTS WAS THAT WE WERE GOING TO BE MANAGING IT FOR YEARS TO COME.
AND IF THERE'S ANY, UH, WE STILL WILL BE MANAGING IT.
SO IF THERE'S ANY PRAISE ISSUES, CONCERNS, REMARKS, WE'RE HAPPY TO ADDRESS THEM AS THEY COME ON, BUT WE'RE ALSO THERE WITH CONSTRUCTION AS WELL, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH SCOTT ON WHAT THIS DEVELOPMENT COULD LOOK LIKE.
UH, ALSO WITH EXPERIENCE WE'VE DEVELOPED, UH, OVER 70 PROJECTS ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS, THAT'S OVER 20,000 UNITS.
UH, AND WE HAVE OVER 450 EMPLOYEES IN TEXAS.
THAT'S, UH, WHAT I WANTED TO POINT OUT IS THAT SAN ANTONIO IS MY HOME.
SO WE'RE HERE, WE'RE CLOSE, WE'RE LOCAL.
UH, WE'RE NOT AN OUT OF STATE DEVELOPERS.
SO IF THERE'S, AGAIN, ANY PARTICULAR ISSUE, I CAN BE HERE IN AN HOUR.
AND SO CAN THE REST OF OUR TEAM, UM, UH, Y'ALL ARE FAMILIAR, I THINK, WITH THE SITE LOCATION, BUT WANTED TO GO OVER IT.
THIS IS ACTUALLY IN A REGIONAL NOTE, IT'S RIGHT OUTSIDE THE SUPER REGIONAL NODE.
UM, AND PART OF OUR DEVELOPMENT AND PART OF OUR PROPOSAL IS TO RESPOND TO THAT.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE SEEKING MORE THAN LIKELY A PUD REZONING.
SO, UH, PLEASE IGNORE THE
AND OUR IS TO ACTIVATE THAT THROUGH WHAT WE ARE SHOWING HERE IN A SITE PLAN THAT WANTS TO RESPOND TO, UH, SCOTT'S EXCELLENT PRESENTATION THAT HE JUST GAVE WITH THE VIBE AREA.
AND THE BACK WHEN WE HAD ORIGINALLY PRESENTED THIS, UM, TO SCOTT, UH, AND TO STAFF, IT LOOKED WILDLY DIFFERENT.
I WILL SAY THAT DOWN TO THREE STORY PRODUCT, A LOT OF DIFFERENT STUFF.
THIS IS FOUR STORY ELEVATOR SERVED AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT SORT OF PRODUCT WITH THE, THE, THE VIBE ON THE BACK, INCLUDING THE GOLF CART AND THE GOLF CART RUNNING THROUGHOUT.
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UM, AND THAT ALSO INCLUDES COMMERCIAL RETAIL AT THE FRONT, UH, FIVE TO 6,000 SQUARE FEET OF ADDITIONAL AND COMMERCIAL RETAIL TO HELP FURTHER ACTIVATE THAT SPACE.AND IF YOU NOTICE THROUGHOUT THE ACTUAL DEVELOPMENT THEMSELVES, THERE'S PASS THROUGHS COMING THROUGH IT.
THIS IS NOT A GATED COMMUNITY.
WE INTEND TO HAVE THIS ACTIVATED WITH THE COMMERCIAL, GOING TO THE WEST ALONG 35, BECAUSE A LITTLE BIT, LET ME ZOOM IN A LITTLE BIT MORE TO THE WANTING TO ZOOM INTO THE COMMUNITY SPACE, SURVIVED SPACE.
I DIDN'T KNOW DEFINITIVELY WHAT WE WERE CALLING IT, SO I DIDN'T LABEL IT THAT AGAIN, THIS IS, UM, THIS IS PRELIMINARY.
WE WANT TO GET Y'ALL'S FEEDBACK ON THIS, BUT I WANTED TO SHOW SOMETHING OF WHAT WE COULD DO.
I THINK THE COMMERCIAL SPOT CAN PUT A LITTLE BIT MORE OF THE BRICK AND MORTAR VIBE SPACE THAT PUBS AND RESTAURANTS AND, AND EVERYTHING, BUT WE CAN STILL BRING IN THE COMMUNITY AND THAT THIS WOULD NOT JUST BE OPEN TO OUR RESIDENTS.
THIS WOULD BE OPEN TO THE CITIZENS OF KYLE, SO THEY COULD COME UP THE CART PATH, THE 12 FOOT CART PATH, THE OUTDOOR GAMES, LIVE MUSIC VENUE, UH, AND THE FOOD COURT.
AND LIKE I SAID, IT'S SORT OF THAT SEMI-PERMANENT STRUCTURE THAT WE'D BE ABLE TO HOST THOSE, UH, TO HOST THOSE MEETINGS.
AND WE WOULD ALSO BE MAINTAINING IT AS WELL.
AND TO THE RIGHT IS JUST SOME SAMPLE PHOTOGRAPHS.
AGAIN, UH, WE WOULD CERTAINLY INVITE Y'ALL TO COME TO SEE A SIMILAR PROJECT.
WE BELIEVE THAT THIS ONE IS ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS.
UH, BUT WE ALSO BELIEVE THAT WORKING WITH STAFF AND SCOTT IS, HE SAID, GO PLAY TO THE NEXT ONE.
SO WE'RE REALLY LOOKING TO UP OUR GAME AND, AND MOVE THAT ON.
UH, AND THEN LASTLY, JUST AN EXAMPLE OF SOMETHING WE DEVELOPED AN AUSTIN OFF OF LOYOLA.
THIS IS A SORT OF FOUR STORY CORRIDOR STYLE PRODUCT.
THE, THAT WE WERE ENVISIONING, UH, GRANTED, WE ALSO WANT TO WORK WITH STAFF AND WITH JOURNEYMEN AS WELL AS TO WHAT THE EXTERIOR WILL LOOK LIKE.
SO YOU'RE LOOKING AT BRICK AND DARK COLORS.
IT COULD BE STONE AND STUCCO AND WHITE, LIKE LIGHTER COLORS.
IT DID, AGAIN, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE COMPLETELY OPEN TO WORKING WITH.
UM, BUT WE JUST WANTED TO GIVE A REPRESENTATIVE EXAMPLE OF WHAT WE HAVE BUILT.
AND YOU HAVE AN EXAMPLE OF THE POOL LOOKING IN THE COURTYARD AS WELL.
UH, LASTLY, SOMETHING THAT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT OUR DEVELOPMENTS, BECAUSE AGAIN, WE ARE, UH, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO BUILD HERE IS HOUSING OPTIONS.
AND SO SOMETHING THAT I THINK IS IMPORTANT WITH JOURNEYMAN IS BUILDING MARKET RATE HOUSING, WE'RE BUILDING WORKFORCE HOUSING, WHICH IS WHAT DIET, WHICH WAS WHAT KYLE DACEY WAS AND WHAT WORKFORCE HOUSING IS.
I WILL EXPLAIN ON THE NEXT SLIDE OF WHO WE'RE TARGETING, BUT IT'S AGAIN ABOUT HOUSING OPTIONS AND ABOUT BRINGING FAMILIES AND RESIDENTS TO THE AREA TO HELP ACTIVATE THAT SUPER REGIONAL AND TO THE ACTUAL REGIONAL NODE AND ACTIVATE THE TRAIL SYSTEM TOO, BECAUSE WE'LL BE BUILDING IT AT OUR COST TOO.
WE'RE NOT LOOKING FOR A DIME FROM THE CITY TO BE ABLE TO BUILD OUR PORTION OF THE TRAIL.
SO THE AMENITIES THEMSELVES WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT, THE BUSINESS CENTER, HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTER, SWIMMING POOL, CHILDREN'S ACTIVITY, ROOM, LAUNDRY FACILITIES, CHILDREN, PLAYGROUND.
THOSE ARE FOR THE RESIDENTS, BUT THE VIBES SPACE AND THE PUBLIC SPACES FOR IS FOR EVERYONE OF KYLE.
AND THEN THE RESIDENT SERVICES ITSELF, COMPUTER TRAINING, FINANCIAL LITERACY PROGRAMS, SUMMER PROGRAMS, AND FIELD TRIPS, AND OUR HOMEWORK FIRST PROGRAM, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT I KNOW COUNCILWOMAN, KALE HAD SAW.
WE SENT IN THE COUNSELOR IN THE COMMUNITY ROOM.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE DO WE'RE CURRENTLY ACTIVATING RIGHT NOW AT DACEY.
SO WOULD BE HAPPY FOR Y'ALL TO COME BY AND SEE IT, BUT AT NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE TO THE RESIDENTS, WE HAVE A PLACE WHERE WE WATCH THE KIDS WHERE THEY CAN COME BACK AFTER SCHOOL AND GET A HEALTHY SNACK.
BECAUSE AGAIN, THIS IS WHERE THIS IS TARGETING WORKING FAMILIES, WORKFORCE HOUSING.
SO A LOT OF THE FAMILIES WORK 5, 6, 7 O'CLOCK SCHOOL GETS OUT A LITTLE BIT EARLIER.
WE'LL WE'LL PROVIDE A PLACE FOR THEM.
LIKE I SAID, TO GET A SNACK AND DO THEM, WE, WE HAVE FIELD TRIP PROGRAMS OVER THE SUMMER.
WE'LL PICK THEM UP AND GO TO THE STATE CAPITOL.
WE DIDN'T DO IT LAST YEAR, UNFORTUNATELY, DUE TO COVID.
UH, BUT WE'LL GO TO THE CAPITOL AND DO MOCK LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS AND A LOT OF NEAT PROGRAMS THAT THE KIDS REALLY ENJOY.
AND IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THE KIDS EITHER.
AS I SAID EARLIER, FINANCIAL LITERACY HOME, UH, FIRST TIME HOME BUYER PROGRAMS, WE EVEN HAVE FOOD PANTRY PROGRAMS, WHATEVER RESPONDS TO WHAT THE RESIDENTS NEED.
SO WE DEVELOPED A PROGRAM TO WHAT THEY WILL NEED, AND THOSE ARE EXAMPLES OF WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT THERE.
THOSE AREN'T HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLES.
THAT'S OUR SWIMMING POOL THAT WE'VE BUILT AND THAT'S THE CHILDREN'S ROOM BEFORE IT GETS DESTROYED WITH ALL THE CHILDREN'S MATERIAL AND EVERYTHING ON THE WALLS AND EVERYTHING.
BUT THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE WHEN IT STARTS AND THEN ALL THE ARTS AND CRAFTS FILL IT UP OVER THE YEARS.
UM, LASTLY, ONE OF THE QUESTIONS IS WHO ARE WE TARGETING? AS I HAD MENTIONED, THE GOOD FOLKS AT JOURNEYMEN WHO ARE BUILDING JUST A WONDERFUL PRODUCT NEXT TO US, OR PROPOSED OR WONDERFUL PRODUCT NEXT TO US, UM, ARE, ARE WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT HOUSING OPTIONS HERE? WHO ARE WE TARGETING? WELL, THIS DEVELOPMENT IN GENERAL, IF YOU CONSIDER IT AS A WHOLE, WE'RE BUILDING COMMERCIAL, WE'RE BUILDING ROOFTOPS, WE'RE BUILDING, UH, RESIDENTIAL SERVICES, WE'RE BUILDING VIVE SERVICES AND WE OURSELVES, OUR WORKFORCE IS ALSO BUILDING THE RETAIL AS YOU SAW FRONT, GRANTED, NOT A WHOLE LOT OF RETAIL, BUT SOME ALONG BB TO HELP FURTHER ACTIVATE THAT AS WELL.
AND I WANT TO GO BACK JUST ONE SECOND TO TALK ABOUT THAT.
WE HAVE WORKED WITH, UM, VARIOUS BUSINESS INCUBATION
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SPECIALIST IN, IN AUSTIN TO HELP BRING, UM, FURTHER RETAIL USES.IN FACT, ON THAT LOYOLA DEAL THAT I HAD SHOWN PRIOR TO THAT HAD 2,500 SQUARE FEET OF RETAIL.
AND WE'RE LOOKED LIKE WE'RE GETTING A DELI AND A BARBERSHOP IN THERE AND LOCALLY OWNED AND, UM, JUST SOMETHING TO HELP ACTIVATE AND ALSO SERVE THE RESIDENTS THAT WILL BE LIVING THERE BECAUSE THAT'S IMPORTANT TOO, TO KIND OF CREATE A SYNERGISTIC NEED.
BUT AS TO WHO WE ARE SERVING, WHEN I WAS GOING BACK TO THE ACTUAL SLIDE AT HAND, WE ARE TARGETING THOSE WHO ARE MAKING BETWEEN 50 AND 70% OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME.
AND YOU SAY, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN AREA MEDIAN INCOME NEXT YEAR IN THIS WHOLE REGION AND AN, AND THE WAY THE HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT VIEWS, THE REGION GOES ALL THE WAY FROM GEORGETOWN DOWN TO FRANKLY, SAN MARCOS, THE WHOLE REGION NEXT YEAR IS ESTIMATED TO BE 106,000 A YEAR FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR.
OBVIOUSLY THERE'S CERTAIN MARKETS THAT ARE PUSHING IT UP, CERTAIN MARKETS THAT ARE NOT, BUT IN, BUT WHAT WOULD THAT ALLOWS US TO DO IN TARGETING THE 50 TO 70% IS TARGET THOSE SALARIES THAT YOU SEE TO THE RIGHT.
SO WE WOULD BE TARGETING WHEN YOU HEAR DEVELOPERS COME UP AND SAY, WE'RE RETARGETING FIRST RESPONDERS.
OUR RENTS ARE SET TO BE, UH, ATTAINABLE.
UM, BECAUSE AS WE KNOW, SOME RENTS IN KYLE NOW ARE APPROACHING $2 A SQUARE FOOT.
NOT THAT THERE'S ANYTHING WRONG WITH THAT.
THERE'S CERTAINLY A DEMAND FOR THAT.
WE NEED THAT, BUT WE ALSO NEED THE WORKFORCE HOUSING AS WELL TO HELP ATTRACT THE JOBS.
AND AS A PANDEMIC HAS SHOWN US A LOT OF WORKING, UH, WORKING-CLASS HEROES, CASHIERS, FIRST RESPONDERS, MUNICIPAL SALARY, UH, POLICE OFFICERS, AND TEACHERS WILL BE SERVED FOR THIS AREA.
AND SO THAT'S ULTIMATELY WHO WE'RE TARGETING.
UM, THE ONE THING I HAVEN'T COME UP WITH YET, BECAUSE WE'RE HAVING A LITTLE BIT OF FURTHER TIME TO DISCUSS, AND I KNOW, UH, MAYOR PRO TEM, YOU HAD DISCUSSED THE, UH, POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AND PILOT AGREEMENT.
WE ARE WORKING ON THAT RIGHT NOW WITH STAFF GIVEN THIS EXTRA TIME.
I THINK WE CAN REALLY COME TO A VERY SOLID PRESENTATION FOR NEXT TIME.
UH, AND ALSO A FINAL UNIT COUNT.
WE ARE ANTICIPATING AROUND 330 UNITS, UH, COUPLED WITH JOURNEYMAN'S APPROXIMATELY 300.
YOU'RE REALLY LOOKING AT A GOOD AMOUNT OF ROOFTOPS TO HELP IMPROVE BOTH BB ROAD AND, UM, AND TO MOVE AND, AND PRODUCE, UM, SOME EXCELLENT COMMERCIAL AND RETAIL OPTIONS THAT ARE ALSO WALKABLE FROM OUR RESIDENTS TO THE RETAIL, TO THE, UH, WEST.
UM, I'LL TURN OVER TO PAT RIGHT NOW, BUT I'M GOING TO SIT RIGHT HERE AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL HAVE QUESTIONS THAT YOU WANT FROM ME IMMEDIATELY, BUT, UH, SCOTT, WOULD YOU PREFER PAT TO, UH, TO GO AND THEN WE CAN, I'LL BE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS RIGHT HERE.
YOUR PRESENTATION IS VERY NICE.
I'M WITH A JOURNEYMEN GROUP IN AUSTIN, TEXAS.
WE ARE AN AUSTIN BASED IN AUSTIN, CREATED A DEVELOPER AND CONTRACTOR AND MUCH LIKE IN OUR B GROUP, WE ARE VERTICALLY INTEGRATED.
UH, WE DESIGN DEVELOP, WE BUILD OURSELVES AND WE MANAGE OUR OWN PROJECTS.
WE DO A WIDE VARIETY OF PROJECTS OVER TIME.
WHAT I BROUGHT FOR PRESENTATION FOR YOU FOLKS HERE TONIGHT IS JUST AN OVERVIEW OF WHO WE ARE, UH, AND, UH, THE KIND OF PRODUCT THAT WE'VE DELIVERED IN THE CENTRAL TEXAS AREA.
WE, UH, ARE BUILDING PRETTY MUCH EXCLUSIVELY RIGHT HERE IN CENTRAL TEXAS, UH, WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TRAVIS COUNTY, HAYS COUNTY.
UH, WE HAVE ACTUALLY SHRUNK THE SIZE OF OUR BUSINESS OVER TIME IN OUR AREAS FROM, WE WERE STATEWIDE A FEW YEARS AGO, BUT WE FOUND THIS MARKET HAS BEEN TOO GOOD TO US, AND WE DON'T WANT TO BE TOO BIG OF A, OF A, OF A, OF A FIRM.
UH, SO WE'VE, WE'VE CLOSED SOME OF OUR OFFICES JUST TO CONCENTRATE HERE IN CENTRAL TEXAS, UH, WHICH WE FOUND TO BE, UH, UH, UH, GOOD FOR US AND GOOD FOR OUR COMPANY HEALTH AND OUR COMPANY CULTURE.
WE, UH, DEVELOPED A BILL TO OWN AND OPERATE THE PHILOMENA ASSISTED LIVING CENTER, WHICH IS ON PHILOMENA DRIVE RIGHT ACROSS THE HIGHWAY OVER HERE, IT'S ASSISTED LIVING AND MEMORY CARE, BUT 86 UNITS A LICENSED FOR ABOUT A HUNDRED BEDS TOTAL.
UM, WE OPENED IN THE FALL OF 2019.
UH, WE ALSO HAVE A SISTER COMMUNITY IN BUDA ON KYBELLA DRIVES THAT WE OPENED IN FEBRUARY OF 2020.
AND THERE'S A THIRD SISTER THAT TRIO THAT'S IN SOUTH AUSTIN.
WE OPENED IN AUGUST OF 2020, UH, AND WE DO OWN AND OPERATE THOSE AND PROBABLY WILL FOR SOME TIME SINCE KOVAS CREATED KIND OF A DETRIMENTAL SITUATION TO, UH, SELLING, UH, AN, UH, AN ELDERLY CARE PRODUCT.
SO WE HAVE A PORTION OF OUR COMPANY THAT'S DEDICATED TO THAT.
UH, AND WE'VE BEEN SUCCESSFUL HERE IN KYLE, UH, IS OUR MOST SUCCESSFUL PROJECT AND WE'RE HAPPY TO BE HERE.
SO, UM, WE, UH, ARE, UH, THE SLIDE THAT'S ON THE SCREEN RIGHT NOW IS THAT WE'RE OUR PROPOSED NAME IS VALENCIA.
WE DON'T KNOW IF THAT'LL CHANGE OR NOT, BUT THAT IS A CURRENT PROJECT IN AUSTIN.
THAT IS THE BRIDGES OF GRANADA, WHICH IS NORTH CENTRAL AUSTIN.
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UH, GARDEN STYLE, APARTMENT, THREE STORY APARTMENTS.THEY DON'T HAVE ELEVATORS OR WALK-UPS IT'S SURFACE PARKING.
UH, WE DO PROVIDE A LOT OF AMENITIES.
OUR APARTMENTS ARE A CLASS, A APARTMENT.
UH, THEY HAVE, UH, UH, ALL THE AMENITIES EXPECTED IN THE SORT OF THE AMENITIES WHERE WE'VE ALL BEEN INVOLVED WITH AN APARTMENT DEVELOPMENT, UH, AND, UH, WE USE HIGH QUALITY MATERIALS INSIDE AND OUT.
UH, OUR PROJECTS ARE A HUNDRED PERCENT MASONRY WITH TRUE THREE QUARTERS, STUCCO, MASONRY, AND A LOT OF STONE ON THE OUTSIDE.
WE USE CLAY TOWEL RUSS FROM THE MO FOR THE MOST PART.
SOMETIMES WE SUBSTITUTE A CONCRETE TILE ROOF THAT GIVES THE CLAY TILE LOOK.
SO, UM, UH, IT IS, UH, I THINK, UH, THE KIND OF PROJECT THAT, UH, WOULD ENHANCE, UH, LIVING HERE AND THE, THE LOOK OF LIVING HERE IN KYLE.
UH, WE HAVEN'T SPENT ANY TIME YET ON DESIGNING FOR THE PROJECT.
THERE'VE BEEN SO MANY, UH, OTHER ISSUES, MOVING PARTS AND PIECES ON THIS PARTICULAR PIECE OF PROPERTY.
WE ARE LOOKING AT THE PORTION OF THIS PROPERTY ON THE EAST, WHICH IS A 16.18 ACRE PORTION OF THE PROPERTY THAT IT'S IN THE RED, UH, WHICH IS ABOUT THE SIZE WE NORMALLY LOOK FOR FOR THIS KIND OF A, WE, WE THINK IT'S GOING TO BE AROUND 300 UNITS.
UM, WE'D LIKE IT TO BE MAYBE THREE 20 MAX.
WE MIGHT GO TO TWO 80 SEEING HOW IT FITS WHAT WE HAVE TO DO TO MAKE IT FIT, BUT IT WILL BE IN THE RANGE OF ABOUT 300.
UH, IT'S A COMBINATION OF ONE, TWO AND THREE BEDROOM APARTMENTS.
UH, THEIR AVERAGE SIZE BE 800 SQUARE FEET.
IT'S A FULL MARKET RATE VALUE APARTMENT.
UH, WE'D BE LOOKING AT ABOUT A DOLLAR 62 ON AVERAGE PER FOOT FOR LEA, WHICH WOULD BE ABOUT A $1,300 AVERAGE OVERALL FOR THE APARTMENTS.
THIS IS ANOTHER PROJECT OF OURS THAT WE RECENTLY, UH, OPENED IN THE AUSTIN AREA.
IT'S ACTUALLY, UH, JUST, UH, IN THE EDGE OF PFLUGERVILLE.
UM, IT IS, UH, STUCCO AND LIMESTONE, CLAY TILE, ROOFS, CIC HAS SORT OF A SPANISH LOOK.
UH, IT'S PRETTY TYPICAL TO THE KIND OF APARTMENTS THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY DEVELOPING.
UM, AND, UH, IT IS, UH, THAT IS ABOUT A 320 UNIT COMPLEX WITH 15 BUILDINGS ON 15 ACRES.
WE PROVIDE, UH, GARAGES FOR OUR RESIDENTS, A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF GARAGES.
WE DO A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF COVERED CARPORTS, UM, WHICH IS IMPORTANT TO FOLKS TO HAVE THEIR CARS PROTECTED FROM THE SUN AND OTHER THINGS THEY WANT TO KEEP PROTECTED FROM THE OUTSIDE.
UH, THIS IS ANOTHER PROJECT, UH, IN AUSTIN, WHICH IS, UH, IN, UH, IN NORTH CENTRAL AUSTIN.
UH, I GUESS THE GARDEN ESTABLISHES THE CLUBHOUSE ENTRY TO THAT PROJECT.
UH, IT HAS A VERY, UH, SPANISH, UH, LOOK TO IT.
I THINK IT FITS WELL INTO THIS PART OF THE COUNTRY.
UM, WE ARE, AND HAVE, WE ARE CURRENTLY THE LARGEST APARTMENT BUILDER IN AUSTIN.
WE'RE BASED IN AUSTIN, VERY PROUD OF THAT.
WE MAY OR MAY NOT BE IN 2021, BUT THAT'S NOT A REALLY OF A CONCERN, UH, FOR US HERE.
WE REALLY WANT TO BUILD QUALITY.
WE UNDERSTOOD LOOKING AT THIS PROPERTY THAT THERE'D BE SOME IMPROVEMENTS ON BB ROAD REQUIRED FOR THIS, FOR OUR PROJECT ALONE, MUCH LESS WITHOUT JASON'S PROJECT TO MAKE IT FUNCTION WE'RE WILLING AND ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN IMPROVEMENTS, THE ROAD, TURN LANES, PROBABLY A DECELERATION LANE, THAT KIND OF THING, EXPANSIONS, WE WOULD, UH, WE'D BE MORE THAN WILLING TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR PORTIONS OF THAT KIND OF WORK WITH THE CITY OF KYLE AND WITH, UH, OUR DEVELOPER PARTNERS.
AND, UH, CERTAINLY WITH THE TRAIL IS BEING SHOWN THE BACK THE, THE VIBE TRAIL.
WE WOULD CERTAINLY BE WILLING TO, UH, PARTICIPATE IN NOT JUST THE COST OF THAT AND MAINTENANCE OF OUR PORTION, BUT THE CONCEPT OF THAT.
SO, UM, ON THIS SLIDE IS, ARE JUST A COUPLE MORE OF OUR PROJECTS.
THE ONE ON THE TOP IS A SOUTH PARK MEADOW IS YOU'D PASS THAT ON THE RIGHT GOING NORTH AND THE AUSTIN RIGHT AT, UH, SLAUGHTER LANE.
UM, THE POOL FOR THAT PROJECT IS SHOWN BELOW IN SOME OF THE INTERIORS OF IT.
UM, WE ARE, UM, ABOUT 125 FOLKS IN OUR FIRM.
UH, WE'RE WE'RE, WE'RE BASED HERE IN AUSTIN.
A LOT OF OUR FOLKS ARE IN THE FIELD OR THEY'RE MANAGING OUR PROJECTS.
WE'VE ALSO, UH, THIS ONE HERE IS ESTANCIA VILLA IS THAT ONE IS, UH, JUST NORTH OF BILL, UH, BUDA IN SOUTH AUSTIN, UH, ON THE WEST SIDE OF
UH, AGAIN, UH, WE'VE GOT MANY EXAMPLES IN THE BROCHURE.
WE DIDN'T, WE, BUT WE, AGAIN, WE HAVEN'T DONE ANY DESIGN WORK YET.
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WE ARE IN A CONTRACT FOR THE 16.1 ACRES, BUT WE HAVEN'T INVESTED TIME IN THE EFFORTS AT THIS POINT, CARRINGTON OAKS, UH, ONE OF OUR EARLIER PROJECTS THAT'S IN BUDA, WE'VE SINCE SOLD THAT PROJECT.UH, THERE'S ALSO ON THE NEXT SLIDE.
THERE'S SILVERADO CROSSING ALSO OFF CABELA'S DRIVE BELTERRA SPRINGS, THAT'S OFF TWO 90 THERE, SILVERADO CROSSING METAL ROAST NET PROJECT, A BEAUTIFUL PROJECT AGAIN.
UH, AND, UH, SO WE HAVE ABOUT FIVE PROJECTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW.
WE PROBABLY HAVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF ABOUT 21 OR 22 PROJECTS, SOMEWHERE IN THE PIPELINE THROUGH DESIGN OR, UH, UH, WHATNOT.
A COUPLE OF THESE YOU'LL SEE ARE, ARE MORE INFILL.
THERE ARE FOUR STORY, FIVE STORY, UH, THEY'RE THEY'RE IN NORTH CENTRAL AUSTIN WITH UNDERGROUND PARKING.
UH, SO WE DO DO SOME WORK THAT IS, UH, THAT IS, WE HAVE DONE SOME PROJECTS THAT ARE HUD FINANCED, UH, IN, IN MORE EXPENSIVE AREAS TO BUILD LIKE THAT.
UH, AND OF COURSE WE HANG ONTO THOSE FOR QUITE SOME TIME TO MEET HUD RAGS AND FINANCING REGULATIONS, UH, FOR THE MOST PART.
SO WE HAVE, WE HAVE A GOOD EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT TEAM.
UH, WE'RE PROUD OF OUR PROJECTS, WE'RE PROUD OF OUR PRODUCT.
UM, AND, UH, WE HAVE, UH, PRETTY MUCH TOTAL CONTROL OF START TO FINISH ABOUT HOW THEY'RE DESIGNED, WHAT KIND OF MATERIALS WE USE, UH, AND, UH, IN THE END, HOW THEY'RE MAINTAINED AND HOW THEY'RE RUN.
SO, UM, THAT'S REALLY JUST THE OVERVIEW WHO WE ARE AND, UH, APPRECIATE YOU ALLOWING ME THIS TIME TO TALK ABOUT IT.
UH, THIS ITEM WILL BE POSTPONED UNTIL THE FIRST MEETING IN OCTOBER, BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANTS, UH, JASON, HOW DID YOU PRONOUNCE YOUR LAST NAME? LAST NAME IS PRONOUNCED A RATCHET.
ANY QUESTIONS? JUST WANT TO SAY I DID TOUR THE APARTMENTS AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, UH, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND POSTPONE THIS ITEM UNTIL THE FIRST MEETING IN OCTOBER.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THE PUBLIC, YOU ARE GOING TO RECESS THE PUBLIC HEARING UNTIL FOR ONE MONTH, AND THAT SHOULD BE A MOTION AND VOTE IF ONE HAS NOT ALREADY BEEN TAKEN.
MOTION, UH, TO POSTPONE THE PUBLIC HEARING OR TO RECESS THE PUBLIC HEARING UNTIL NEXT MONTH.
FIRST MEETING IN OCTOBER WAS SECOND.
I HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM COACH A SECOND, UH, BY COUNCIL MEMBER.
TOBY IS DISCUSSION DISCUSSION.
ANY DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE, AYE.
OPPOSED, MOTION PASSES SEVEN TO ZERO ITEM NUMBER 20 TO APPROVE A CONTRACT WITH UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
UH, THIS ITEM IS JERRY'S ITEM AND I DO BELIEVE THIS ITEM WILL ALSO BE, UH, POSTPONED UNTIL THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING.
MAY I APPROACH HIM? I THINK THE LAST TIME WAS SIX, SIX OF US.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON.
YEAH, NO ACTION TAKEN ON POSTPONING ITEM 20 23, 22.
[23. Public Hearing on the creation of the Kyle 57 Public Improvement District. ~ James R. Earp, Assistant City Manager]
HEARING ON THE CREATION OF KYLE 57 PUBLIC, UH, IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT JAMES, OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER.MAYOR PRO TEM COUNCIL, JAMES AARP FOR THE RECORD, UH, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER.
UH, I'M REALLY JUST GOING TO PASS THE NEXT ITEMS OFF TO DANIEL MAKAROV, WHO IS HERE WITH MILESTONE DEVELOPMENT, UH, TO PRESENT TO YOU ALL THE, UH, THE BACKUP MATERIAL FOR THE PID.
THIS IS ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING, UH, FOR, FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, GENERALLY FOR THIS PROJECT FOR CALL 57.
BUT THEY'RE GOING TO SHOW YOU TONIGHT, UH, THE BETTERMENTS, UH, THAT THE, THAT THE PID WILL BE, UH, BRINGING, AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE DOING THAT VIA PRESENTATION.
THAT SHOULD BE UP ON, WELL, IT'S ALREADY UP ON THE SCREEN.
SO I'M JUST GONNA GO AHEAD AND PASS IT IN THE Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF ME TAKE A SLIGHT BREAK BECAUSE WE NEED A QUORUM UP HERE, UH, WITH THE NEW RULES BACK IN STATE, WE NEED TO HAVE AT LEAST FOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS HERE ON THE PODIUM.
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I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE TAKEN A, MAYBE A BATHROOM BREAK BEFORE.IS SCOTT GOING OUT THERE TO FIND THAT WHERE MAYOR IS THAT? OKAY.
YOU KNOW WHAT, WHILE WE'RE HERE, LET'S JUST, LET'S JUST PAUSE FOR A, UH, FIVE MINUTE RECESS.
WE WILL COME BACK AT, UH, 10 15.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, I'LL CALL THIS MEETING BACK TO ORDER, I SHOULD SAY.
YEAH, WE DON'T, UM, UH, THERE'S BEEN A REQUEST TO CHANGE UP THE ORDER TO GET THE PARKS BOARD ITEMS, UH, BROUGHT UP FIRST.
SO IF THAT'S ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO SWITCH, SWITCH THOSE UP.
[30.
(Second Reading) An Ordinance of the City of Kyle, Texas Amending the Code of Ordinances Sec 2-40. – Definitions, Sec. 2-43. - Term of Appointment, and Sec. 2-45 - Qualifications; Providing Exceptions; Providing an Effective Date; and Making Such Other Findings and Provisions Related Hereto. ~ J. Scott Sellers, City Manager
City Council voted 6-1 to approve on first reading.
]TO TAKE UP IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, UH, AGENDA ITEM, NUMBER 32ND.READING OF THE ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF KYLE TEXAS AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES.
SECTION TWO DASH 40 DEFINITIONS, TWO DASH 43 TERM OF APPOINTMENTS, UH, QUALIFICATIONS PROVIDING EXCEPTIONS, PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
UM, MR. SELLERS, THIS IS YOUR ITEM.
ANYTHING TO ADD? UH, NO, THIS IS SECOND READING.
EVERYTHING STANDS FROM THE FIRST READING THAT CHANGES.
ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS, MOTIONS, MAYOR.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
WE HAVE A, WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE TABLE.
SO PARLIAMENTARIAN PROCEDURE, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 32ND.
IT'S MOVED BY COUNCIL RIZZO SECOND BY MY PRO TIM COACH.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION CUSTOMER FORCE KALE? SO MY CONCERN IS, UM, ACTUALLY WITH TWO AGENDA ITEMS THAT WE HAVE, AND THEN AN EMAIL THAT WE RECEIVED REGARDING, UM, MISUNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IT IS THAT WE'RE DOING.
UM, SO ON THE AGENDA, IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE SOME PEOPLE THAT ARE UP FOR RENEWAL.
AND SO MY CONCERN IS WHENEVER WE REDO FOR LIKE A THIRD TERM, UM, ARE WE JUST NOT ALLOWING OTHER PEOPLE TO APPLY AND JUST TAKING THE ONES THAT WE HAVE AND THEN, AND THEN REAPPOINTING THEM? BECAUSE THAT TO ME IS A CONCERN.
UM, AND I THINK IT'S DONE TWICE IN THE AGENDA.
IN FACT, AT ONE POINT IT'S, THEY'RE USING THE SAME APPLICATION FROM LIKE 2017.
SO IF NOTHING ELSE, IF THESE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE REAPPOINTED, THE LEAST THAT WE CAN DO IS TO HAVE THEM REFILL OUT THE APPLICATION.
UM, AND THEN THERE WAS AN EMAIL REGARDING THE P AND Z, WHERE THERE WAS A MISUNDERSTANDING WITH CITY STAFF.
SO, AND I WANT TO, I WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT BECAUSE MY CONCERN IS, UM, WHO SENT IT, WHO SENT THE EMAIL AND, AND, UM, WHY W WHAT THE MS UNDERSTANDING WAS.
SO I'M NOT SURE IF EVERYBODY ELSE RECEIVED IT, BUT, UH, A RESIDENT HAD APPLIED FOR A PNC AND THEY RECEIVED A REPLY.
AND IT SAID, THANK YOU FOR APPLYING TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION COMMISSIONER INTERNSHIP.
AT THIS TIME, THE POSTING IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE AND NO POSITIONS ARE OPEN ON THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.
DURING THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, IT WAS APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL TO ALLOW ALL EXPIRED MEMBERS WHO WISHED TO BE REAPPOINTED FOR A THIRD TERM, THE ABILITY TO SERVE AN ADDITIONAL TWO YEAR TERM ON THE BOARD DUE TO THIS CHANGE IN BOARD TERM LIMITS.
WE UNFORTUNATELY NO LONGER HAVE AN OPEN SEAT.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR INTEREST IN OUR COMPANY AND ENCOURAGE YOU TO APPLY WITH US AS OTHER POSITIONS THAT FIT YOUR UNIQUE QUALIFICATIONS BECOME AVAILABLE.
AND THEN IT JUST SAYS HR DEPARTMENT.
SO MY FIRST CONCERN IS HOW, HOW DID THIS MISCOMMUNICATION COME ABOUT? UM, AND, AND I GUESS WE CAN ONLY ASK THAT IF WE KNOW WHO SENT THE EMAIL, THAT ALSO IS NOT ON THIS EMAIL AS WELL.
DO YOU WANT ME TO ANSWER THAT OR, WELL, THE FIRST, FIRST PART OF THE QUESTION IS MORE BASED ON COUNCIL POLICY.
SO I CAN PROBABLY ANSWER THE FIRST PART.
SO, YOU KNOW, PER OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS POLICY, THERE IS A PATHWAY FOR REAPPOINTMENT THAT ALLOWS FOR AN EXISTING COMMISSIONER OF ANY BOARD TO BE REAPPOINTED WITHIN THE PARAMETERS THAT ARE SET UP WITHOUT HAVING TO GO THROUGH THE APPLICATION PROCESS AND THE THINKING BEING, IF THERE'S A DESIRE TO REAPPOINT, UH, THAT WE WOULDN'T OPEN IT UP AND HAVE INTERVIEWS, BUT RATHER THAT THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD WOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE COUNCIL TO, UH, TO ESSENTIALLY TO JUST EXTEND THE TERM FOR, YOU KNOW, ANOTHER TWO YEARS,
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FOR EXAMPLE, THEY'RE TWO YEAR TERMS, CORRECT.STILL TO YOUR TERMS. SO, YOU KNOW, THE, THAT, UM, THAT WAS VERY STRATEGICALLY DONE SPECIFICALLY, UH, FOR THAT ISSUE, IF THERE'S AN OPEN SEAT, OF COURSE THERE WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, UH, UH, A NORMAL APPLICATION PROCESS LIKE WE'RE FAMILIAR WITH, AND THAT IS OUTLINED, BUT ANYTIME SOMEONE'S BEING REAPPOINTED BY POLICY, CURRENTLY, THE CHAIR CAN MAKE THAT RECOMMENDATION IN WHICH, AND IF THEY DO THAT, THEN THERE, THAT THE SEAT IS NOT, UM, UH, POSTED, UH, AS AVAILABLE AND ALL THAT, IT GOES STRAIGHT TO COUNCIL OFF THAT RECOMMENDATION.
WE TAKE A VOTE IF, IF COUNCIL CHOOSES NOT TO REAPPOINT FOR SOME REASON, THEN IT WOULD GO BACK TO AN APPLICATION PROCESS AND WOULD BE OPENED UP.
SO IT'S STILL AT THE DISCRETION OF COUNCIL.
IT JUST GIVES US THAT ABILITY.
AND IF THE PERSON BEING REAPPOINTED AS THE CHAIR, UH, THEN THAT IS I THINK, AT THE DIRECTION OF THE MAYOR, UH, ACCORDING TO THE, THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS POLICY FOR REAPPOINTMENT, THIS ISN'T PROPOSING TO CHANGE THAT WHAT IS PROPOSING TO SAY IS THERE'S AN ADDITIONAL TERM.
SO FROM FOUR YEARS MAXIMUM POSSIBLE TO SIX YEARS.
UM, AND I THINK THE THINKING HAS JUST BEEN, ARE AS STATED THAT, THAT THERE ARE FOLKS THAT ARE TERMING OUT, WHICH IS FOUR YEARS, AND MAYBE HALF THAT FOUR YEARS, IT TOOK, YOU KNOW, IT OFTENTIMES TAKES QUITE A WHILE TO GET COMFORTABLE IN A ROLE, UH, AND TO LEARN ABOUT ALL THE DIFFERENT FEATURES OF A PARTICULAR BOARD AND COMMISSION, WHAT THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR.
AND SO THE THINKING WAS TO ALLOW FOR THEM TO HAVE, UH, THREE TERMS, JUST LIKE COUNCIL HAS THREE TERMS, EVEN THOUGH THEIR TERM IS ONLY TWO YEARS AND OURS IS THREE.
SO UP TO SIX YEARS, AS OPPOSED TO WHAT IS, UH, COUNCIL'S TYPICAL NINE YEARS, UH, BEFORE THEY TERM OUT, OF COURSE OUR REAPPOINTMENT PROCESS IS STILL, UH, ANSWERED BY THE VOTERS.
SO IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT APPLES TO APPLES.
UM, BUT THAT'S, UH, THAT'S THE POLICY YET AT PLATE, AS FAR AS YOUR, YOUR QUESTION ON THE P AND Z, I CAN'T SPEAK TO ANY OF THAT.
SO, UM, TO CONFIRM WE ARE NOT, UM, HAVING THEM REAPPLY, THEY'RE GOING TO JUST USE ALL THE SAME OLD INFORMATION, I GUESS.
THAT'S MY CONCERN IS MAKING SURE I KNOW ON THE APPLICATION TO TALKS ABOUT QUALIFICATIONS AND OTHER THINGS.
UM, AND SO, YEAH, WELL, THEIR, THEIR APPLICATION IS THEIR PERFORMANCE ON THE BOARD.
NOT SO MUCH THEIR RESUME OR WHAT THEY FILLED OUT WHEN THEY WERE FIRST APPOINTED, BUT TO BE REAPPOINTED OUTSIDE OF THE PROCESS, YOU'RE SPEAKING OF WOULD REQUIRE A NOMINATION ESSENTIALLY FROM THE CHAIR OF THAT BOARD.
SO FOR PEOPLE LIKE ME WHO HAVE COME ON AFTERWARDS AND I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO SEE OR TALK, OR LIKE FIGURE OUT THE REAPPOINTMENT, HOW, HOW ARE WE GOING TO, HOW DOES THAT WORK? LIKE, UM, IF WE'RE TO, IF THEY DON'T HAVE TO HAVE AN APPLICATION OR THEY DON'T HAVE TO RENEW IT, HOW ARE PEOPLE LIKE ME WHO ARE NEW AND HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO, UH, SEE THE APPLICATION OR TO, TO TALK TO THE PERSON? CAUSE I DON'T KNOW UNTIL, UNTIL IT'S TIME TO VOTE, HOW DO WE GO ABOUT THAT TO MAKE EVERYTHING FAIR? WE CHANGED THE POLICY.
I AGREE WITH THE MAYOR THAT WHAT HAS BEEN DONE IS WHAT HAS BEEN DONE IN THE PAST AND IS CONSISTENT WITH THE POLICY.
I'M NOT SAYING THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, ISN'T A LEGITIMATE AS WELL FOR NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THINGS TO THE POINT YOU'RE MAKING.
UM, BUT AS EVERYBODY KNOWS, THAT'S WHY I THINK THAT ONE OF THE MANY REASONS WHY THE POLISHED IT SHOULD BE UPDATED, BUT, UM, THAT IS, THAT IS CUSTOMARY AND CONSISTENT WITH IT.
UM, AND SCOTT, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO, UM, REPLY REGARDING THE, THE EMAIL THAT WAS RECEIVED AND MAYBE STARTING WITH THE FACT THAT THESE EMAIL REPLIES ARE VERY GENERIC IN THE SENSE THAT THERE'S NO OTHER EMAIL, THERE'S NO NAME, THERE'S NO ACCOUNTABILITY.
WELL, ULTIMATELY IT WAS A MISUNDERSTANDING FROM STAFF AND I'M NOT GOING TO SINGLE OUT ANY STAFF, ULTIMATELY I'M THE HEAD OF STAFF.
AND SO I'LL TAKE THE BLAME FOR THE MISUNDERSTANDING.
UH, THE APPLICATION WAS DONE THROUGH OUR ONLINE SYSTEM.
SO THE RESPONSE WAS A GENERIC RESPONSE, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS, UH, CRAFTED BY STAFF.
UH, IT, IT DID COME THROUGH THE ONLINE RESPONSES.
AND SO AGAIN, A GENERIC APPLICATION PROCESS, A GENERIC RESPONSE, UH, WE DID CORRECT THAT ISSUE, UH, UNDERSTOOD THAT THE APPLICATIONS FOR, UH, APPOINTMENTS TO THE PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION ARE SET AND GOVERNED BY CHARTER RATHER THAN THE BOARD AND COMMISSION ORDINANCE.
SO WE, WE DID CORRECT THAT AND WE GAVE THE APPLICANT AN OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY.
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ON THE EMAIL RESPONSES, IF IT SAYS HR DEPARTMENT, SHOULD WE STICK YOUR NAME UNDERNEATH IT? SO THEY KNOW, SO WE KNOW WHO IT IS.THAT'S REPLYING TO THESE EMAILS.
AGAIN, I'M NOT GOING TO PUT A NAME, I'M NOT ASKING FOR A NAME I'M ASKING IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO USE YOUR NAME.
AND GOING BACK TO YOUR AUTOMATED RESPONSE, UM, DOES THE AUTOMATED RESPONSE USUALLY SAY DURING THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, IT WAS APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL TO ALLOW ALL EXPIRED MEMBERS WHO WISHED TO BE REAPPOINTED FOR A THIRD TERM, THE AVAILABLE, THE ABILITY TO SERVE AN ADDITIONAL TWO YEAR TERM? WELL, IT'S HIS TEAM ON THE BOARD.
IT DID FOR ANY APPLICANT FOR THE, THE PLANS ZONING THEY CAN SEE.
I'M NOT SURE IF WHAT YOU READ IS, IS ACCURATE OR NOT TO WHAT WAS WRITTEN, BUT ASSUMING, ASSUMING IT IS THAT'S, IT'S INCORRECT TO SAY THAT IF YOU'RE, THAT YOU AUTOMATICALLY QUALIFY FOR AN ADDITIONAL EIGHT OR WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY APPOINTED, IT SOUNDED AS IN THE EMAIL, LIKE A THIRD TERM IS GUARANTEED.
IT'S NO MORE GUARANTEED THAN A, THAN A SECOND TERM.
SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S STILL SUBJECT TO, UH, THE REAPPOINTMENT PROCESS THAT, THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY UNDER WELL, EXCEPT FOR SOME PEOPLE WERE UNDER THE UNDERSTANDING THAT IT WAS AUTOMATIC.
THAT THAT'S A MISTAKE IN THE EMAIL.
THAT'S THAT IS, IT IS NOT AN AUTOMATIC, IT'S NOT JUST A MISTAKEN IN THE FACT THAT IT'S NOT AN AUTOMATIC, BUT IT'S ALSO A MISTAKE IN THE FACT THAT P AND Z HAS TO BE VOTED ON, UM, IF THAT WERE TO EVER CHANGE.
SO SPECIFICALLY P AND Z BEING AN ISSUE.
AND THEN AGAIN WITH IT BEING AUTOMATIC.
SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU GOT BROUGHT UP IN THIS CONVERSATION.
THAT'S WHAT THE APPLICATION WAS FOR.
IT WAS FOR PMC AND THE REPLY WAS FOR A P AND Z APPLICATION.
AND SOMEONE SAID, HEY, THIS WAS A CHANGE AT CITY COUNCIL.
AND DURING THE MEETING, WHICH WE CAN'T DO, EVEN IF WE WANTED TO.
BUT YOU UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE NOT APPOINTING PNZ MEMBERS TONIGHT.
SO IT WAS, IT WAS, IT WAS A PROCESS AND IT HAD THIS PROCESS IN, IN, IN THIS EMAIL.
SO IF YOU'RE ASKING FOR A POINT OF ORDER, I GUESS MY CONCERN IS, UM, LET'S SEE, TH SOMEBODY HAD THE MISUNDERSTANDING THAT DURING THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, IT WAS APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL TO ALLOW ALL EXPIRED MEMBERS WHO WISH TO BE REAPPOINTED A THIRD TERM.
SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE, BECAUSE MY CONCERN IS WHEN WE GET THIS THIRD, THIRD TERM TO PEOPLE THAT THIS IS, THIS COULD BE A RESPONSE THAT THAT COULD GO OUT OR, OR THIS IS THE MENTALITY OF YES, IT'S JUST GOING TO BE AUTOMATIC.
UM, CAUSE I'VE, I'VE SAT UP HERE AND FOR THE LAST, ALMOST YEAR, EVERY REAPPOINTMENT THAT'S COME UP HERE HAS NEVER BEEN QUESTIONED.
SO ALTHOUGH YOU TELL ME, NO, IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT THAT HOW IT'S GOING TO THAT MAY NOT BE HOW IT GOES.
THAT IS EXACTLY HOW IT HAS GONE.
SO I CAN ONLY GO OFF MY PAST EXPERIENCE WITH, WITH ANYTHING THAT I HAVE CONCERNED ABOUT MOVING FORWARD.
SO IF, IF, IF PEOPLE SHOWED A GENUINE INTEREST IN READING THE APPLICATIONS, TALKING TO THE, UH, APPLICANTS AND MAKING SURE THAT THIS IS THE BEST CANDIDATE, I MEAN, CAUSE THE TRUTH IS IF WE'RE JUST GOING TO GO OFF OF WHAT STAFF TELLS US, THEN WE DON'T EVEN NEED TO APPROVE THEM.
IF YOU'RE JUST GOING TO GO OFF OF WHAT STAFF SAYS, THEN WE CAN JUST HAVE THEM PUT THEM ON THE BOARDS CUSTOMERS.
I THINK THE PRO THE PROCESS STILL COMES IN.
SO AS COUNCIL MEMBERS, INDIVIDUALLY, BECAUSE TO REACH OUT TO THE BOARD CHAIRS AND WHATEVER DEPARTMENT THEY'RE AT SAY, IT'S, THE LIBRARY DEPARTMENT WOULD GO, WE COULD SPEAK TO PAUL AND SEE WHAT THE PERFORMANCE WAS.
IF IT'S UNDER PARKS, WE CAN REACH OUT TO MARIANNA AND, UM, FIND OUT WHAT THE PERFORMANCE WAS LIKE.
UM, HOW MUCH TIME THEY GAVE TO THE, UM, APPOINTMENT AND HOW MUCH TIME THEY GAVE TO THAT APPOINTMENT AND GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING.
SO THERE'S MORE THAT WE CAN DO AS COUNCIL MEMBERS AS WELL.
SO THAT WAY YOU CAN GET SOME OF YOUR QUESTIONS.
I KNOW IT'S FRUSTRATING CAUSE YOU'RE NEW.
SO IT'S, IT'S CRAZY PROCESS OF I'VE GOTTEN USED TO TRY TO GET USED TO IT, BUT I STILL REACH OUT AS WELL.
I THINK MY CONCERN WAS STILL ON WHAT A TOPIC YOU BROUGHT UP WAS ON THE, UH, THE LETTER THAT THE EMAIL THAT WENT OUT, UM, YOU KNOW, FOR SOME, IT COULD BE THE PERCENTAGE OF TRYING TO DETER SOMEONE FROM APPLYING AND, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN WE PUT OUT INFORMATION THAT IT'S DONE IN THE CORRECT MANNER, IT'S DONE, UH, NOT TO DETER SOMEONE.
UH, I DON'T, I'M NOT SAYING THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED.
I'M NOT GOING TO SPECULATE, BUT SOME PEOPLE COULD HAVE THAT PERSON, UH, COULD, COULD TAKE IT AS THAT AS
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TRYING TO DETER SOMEBODY FROM, UH, RUNNING FOR AN OFFICE, UH, SEEKING, UH, APPOINTMENT IN THE COMMISSION.BUT, UH, JUST, UH, WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CLARIFY THAT AND NOT LET IT HAPPEN AGAIN.
AND I THINK EMAILS SHOULD, UH, HAVE A NAME UNDER HIM.
UM, YOU KNOW, ALL OF US, I THINK, UH, I'M GUILTY OF IT SOMETIMES FOR GETTING TO SIGN AN EMAIL.
SO AS LONG AS WE CAN GET SOME CLARITY ON THAT, THAT'D BE GREAT.
AND THANK YOU FOR OWNING UP TO THAT.
IT'S AN AUTOMATED SYSTEM, BUT WE CAN PUT A NAME ON IT.
AND IF COUNSEL WOULD LIKE MY NAME, THAT'S FINE.
I WILL SAY THAT WE DID ISSUE AN APOLOGY DIRECTLY TO THE APPLICANT AND WE DID CLARIFY THE, THEIR RESPONSE.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
[31. Consideration of the reappointment of Amanda Stark to Seat 5 of the Park & Recreation Board for a two-year term to expire September 30, 2023. ~ Mariana Espinoza, Director of Parks & Recreation
]
MARIANNA SPINOZA PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR.
AND THIS IS FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE REAPPOINTMENT OF AMANDA.
START TO SEAT FIVE OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD FOR TWO YEAR TERM TO EXPIRE SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2023.
AMANDA STARK IS CURRENTLY SERVING IN HER SECOND TERM IN WHICH SHE IS CURRENTLY THE CHAIR OF THE PARK AND RECREATION BOARD.
AMANDA HAS DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB IN SERVING ON THE PARKS BOARD.
SHE IS ALSO A GRADUATE OF THE KYLE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AND THE CITIZEN POLICE ACADEMY.
SHE HAS SERVED FOR THREE YEARS AS CHAIR OF THE STEEPLE CHASE NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH.
AND SHE'S ALSO VOLUNTEERED AT MINI CITY EVENTS.
AMANDA HAS SUBMITTED HER UPDATED RESUME, WHICH HAS BEEN UPDATED ALONG WITH UPDATED QUESTIONS TO A PORTION OF HER APPLICATION.
UM, AMANDA IS IN ATTENDANCE TONIGHT IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR HER, UM, BUT IT IS WITH EXCITEMENT TO, UH, CONSIDER OR TO RECOMMEND TO THE COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION OF AMANDA STUCK.
ANY COMMENTS? QUESTIONS, CUSTOMER TIBIAS.
HOW ARE YOU? THANKS FOR COMING OUT.
AND AGAIN, SHOUT, I READ THE EMAIL, UM, MS. AMANDA STARK, I'M VERY EXCITED THAT YOU REQUESTED FOR AN ADDITIONAL TWO YEARS TO SERVE AGAIN, YOUR EXPERIENCE AS CHAIRPERSON ON YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH PROGRAM, UH, CALLED LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, COP POLICE ACADEMY, AND THE K CPA SHOWS HOW DEEPLY YOU'RE COMMITTED TO OUR COMMUNITY.
UH, YOU BRING VALUE, EXPERTISE AND TALENT TO THE PARTS BOARD IN A TIME WHEN OUR CITY IS GROWING AND YOUR, UH, EFFORTS TO BE ABLE TO SERVE ON THIS AND GIVE THE OPINIONS AND ALSO HELP OUT IN THESE VOLUNTARY EVENTS.
UH, REALLY, WE APPRECIATE THAT.
SO AGAIN, THANK YOU, UH, MS. STARK FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR COMMUNITY AND WANTING TO SERVE IN ADDITIONAL TWO YEARS FROM THE FOUR YEARS THAT YOU'VE ALREADY DONE.
SO I APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR REAPPLYING.
AND, UM, I DID REACH OUT TO MARIANNA AND SHE HAD DONE A GREAT THINGS TO SAY ABOUT YOU.
I'VE SEEN IN THE COMMUNITY OF SEEING YOU VOLUNTEERING.
UH, THANK YOU FOR WANTING TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY AND THANK YOU FOR THE GREAT JOB THAT YOU'RE DOING ON THE PARKS BOARD AND LEADING THAT AS WELL.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? QUESTIONS, CUSTOMER FLOOR SCALE.
I REMEMBER WE RAN TOGETHER THE SAME YEAR.
YEAH, IT WAS EXCITING TO SAY THE LEAST.
UM, AND I THINK HE RAN AGAINST HERS.
I MEAN, I LOVE THAT, YOU KNOW WHAT? I LOVE THAT.
UM, AND, AND I HOPE WHEN YOU HEAR ME SAY THINGS, I DON'T WANT YOU TO TAKE THAT PERSONAL.
CAUSE IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH YOU AT ALL.
I FELT LIKE WE HAD NOTHING BUT GOOD THINGS.
I MEAN, AT LEAST THE LEAST WE HAD NO, NO BAD THINGS.
AND SO, UM, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN WE SEE PEOPLE ON THESE BOARDS, THEY'RE JUST AS PASSIONATE ABOUT IT FROM THE FIRST DATE OF THE LAST DAY.
AND SO I HAVE BEEN TOLD, UM, THAT YOU ARE.
AND SO THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE FOR YOU IS, UM, WHAT IS IT THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO ACCOMPLISH IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS? UM, SO, UM, OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, THE PARKS BOARD HAS KIND OF GOTTEN PUSHED AWAY A LITTLE BIT.
UM, AND WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A VOICE IN A LOT OF WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE PROGRAMMING.
UM, SOME OF THE TRAILS, UM, A LOT OF, SOME OF THE CHANGES IN, UM, PARKS AND BEAUTIFYING THE PARKS AGAIN.
UM, WE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS AND IDEAS TALKS ABOUT WAYS TO MAKE SOME OF OUR PARKS A LITTLE BIT MORE BEAUTIFUL, UM, AND A LITTLE BIT MORE INCLUSIVE.
SOME OF THE THINGS, SOME OF THE IDEAS THAT WERE BROUGHT TO US, UM, HAVE KIND OF FALLEN AWAY.
UM, AND WE NOT JUST MYSELF, BUT OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD HAVE KIND OF FELT THAT WE ARE NOT BEING HEARD ANYMORE
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AND OUR CONSIDERATIONS ARE NOT BEING HEARD.SO, UM, UH, IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS, I WANT TO TRY TO BRING A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A VOICE TOO, FROM THE PARKS BOARD TO, TO THE COUNCIL.
I WANT YOU TO, I WANT YOU TO BE LOUD, VERY LOUD, AND I WANT YOU TO NEVER, EVER BE AFRAID TO SAY WHAT IT IS THAT YOU KNOW, AND I LOVE YOUR HONESTY.
I LOVE THE FACT THAT YOU CAN SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT, IT'S NOT EXACTLY WHERE WE WANT TO BE.
AND, AND, AND, AND I APPRECIATE, AND YOU KNOW, WE KNOW HOW IT IS TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ON A DIME AND THAT'S STINKS.
LET'S BE HONEST, BUT YOU DID A REALLY GOOD JOB AND I APPRECIATE YOUR ANSWER.
AND SO, UM, I WILL GLADLY VOTE FOR YOU AS LONG AS YOU PROMISE THAT YOU WILL BE LOUD.
AS FAR AS THE MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AMANDA.
IT'S BEEN MOTION BY COUNSEL RIZZO, SECONDED BY CUSTOMER TOBIA.
SO WE APPROVE AMANDA STARK FOR A THIRD TERM.
UH, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION JUST REAL QUICK? I THINK, UH, MAYBE WE DISCUSSED MAYBE NEXT YEAR THAT WE MAY INCLUDE OTHER COMMITTEES AND BOARDS TO MEET WITH THE COUNCIL TO KIND OF SEE WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO FOR THE YEAR.
SO THAT COULD BE SOMETHING MS. STARK, THAT YOU COULD LOOK FORWARD TO AS THE BOARDS AND THE COMMITTEES COME TOGETHER AND WE CAN KIND OF HEAR Y'ALL'S CONCERNS AND MAYBE WE CAN ALL GET ON THE SAME PAGE IN THAT END.
I THINK ELSE, COUNCILMAN NELSON HAD SOMETHING CUSTOMER ELLISON SECOND YOU SECOND WHAT MICHAEL SAID.
WE NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB OF MEETING WITH OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
UH, SO, SO MY, MY RESPONSE ON THAT COMMENT, UH, IF YOU'RE, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IS TO SAY THAT I ALSO AGREE, UH, I THINK THAT YOU, YOU MIGHT BE SURPRISED TO KNOW THAT THE COUNCIL IS HUNGRY FOR FEEDBACK, UH, FROM BOARDS, SO THAT THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE SOMETHING THAT YOU BELIEVE TO BE TRUE.
UH, BUT THE, THE, THE, WE HAVE A 50 ITEM AGENDA TONIGHT THAT WE'RE TRYING.
SO YOU SEE HOW EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THESE, UH, AGENDA ITEMS TAKES UP AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT.
SO THE, I ACTUALLY AGREE EXACTLY WITH WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER FORCE KENDALL SAID ABOUT BEING ALLOWED, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE NEED.
UH, AND CERTAINLY I THINK THERE IS A DESIRE FOR US, YOU KNOW, GOING BACK SEVERAL YEARS WHEN I WAS FIRST ELECTED AS MAYOR, ONE OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO DO WAS HAVE QUARTERLY MEETINGS WITH ALL OF OUR DIFFERENT BOARDS OF COMMISSIONS AND WHAT, AND WE HAD ONE, I THINK WITH P AND Z.
AND I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER IF WE ACTUALLY WERE ABLE TO HAVE A WORKSHOP WITH A ANOTHER ONE, BUT IT'S, YOU KNOW, COUNCILLOR ELLISON IS CORRECT.
WE THAT'S NOT, WE HAVEN'T BEEN AS PROACTIVE TO PUT THOSE MEETINGS ON PAPER AND GET EVERYBODY HERE.
UH, IT, IT IS A CHALLENGE, ESPECIALLY, YOU KNOW, GOING THROUGH BUDGET.
I COULD, I COULD KEEP GOING ON AND ON ABOUT WHY, UH, IT'S HARD FOR US TO CREATE THOSE JOINT SESSIONS.
UH, BUT ONE OF THE, YOU KNOW, UH, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK IS, IS, WOULD BE HELPFUL IS WHEN THERE ARE ITEMS BEING TAKEN, TAKEN UP TO MAKE SURE THAT COUNCIL HEARS WHAT, YOU KNOW, H HOW THE PARKS BOARD WEIGHED IN ON ANY PARTICULAR ITEM, WHICH WE DO HEAR FROM TIME TO TIME.
BUT, UH, ONE OF THE WAYS TO GET YOUR VOICE HEARD MORE IS TO MAKE SURE THAT ON THESE ITEMS, UH, THAT THEY'RE GOING THROUGH AND ACTUALLY GETTING, YOU KNOW, RECEIVING, YOU KNOW, COMMENTARY, UH, FROM YOUR BOARD.
UH, AND I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO DO, UH, AS WELL.
SO AS FAR AS SETTING UP THE JOINT MEETINGS, YOU KNOW, WE WE'RE WE'RE, WE'RE WE'VE, I THINK IT WASN'T TOO MUCH LONGER AGO.
WE WERE ACTUALLY DISCUSSING HAVING AN EXTRA MEETING, UH, JUST BECAUSE WE NEED ONE, BECAUSE HOW MUCH, HOW DENSE THIS IS.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF, YOU KNOW, BOARDS MEETINGS COULD BE INCORPORATED INTO THAT.
UH, YOU KNOW, I'M, I'M READY TO, YOU KNOW, TO LOOK AT MY CALENDAR AND START, YOU KNOW, DEDICATING TIME FOR THAT.
IT'S JUST A MATTER OF GETTING IT ALL PUT TOGETHER.
SO IT'S NOT FOR LACK OF WANTING, UH, IT'S REALLY, AS A FUNCTION OF CAPACITY, DOES THE COUNCIL HAVE THE CAPACITY TO MEET AS A BODY WITH ALL OF OUR DIFFERENT BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS? AND, YOU KNOW, AT SOME, AT SOME POINT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE THAT MORE OF A PRIORITY BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST THE PARKS BOARD THAT HAS THAT SENTIMENT.
I THINK, I THINK WE PROBABLY HEAR THAT FROM A LOT OF OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, AND IT MAKES ME SAD WHEN I HEAR IT, BECAUSE IT'S NOT IN MY HEART FOR THAT TO BE THE CASE.
UM, I DON'T THINK IT'S REALLY IN ANY OF OUR HEARTS, UH, FOR THAT TO BE THE CASE.
IT'S JUST EXTREMELY CHALLENGING TO DO A GOOD JOB AT THAT.
UH, I WAS, I FEEL LIKE I WAS A LITTLE BIT NAIVE WHEN I FIRST STARTED IN TERMS OF THAT CAPACITY.
SO, UM, WE CAN SET UP SOME SATURDAY MEETINGS QUARTERLY.
THAT'S REALLY NOT WHAT'S ON THE AGENDA HERE, BUT, UH, UH, I'M, I'M OPEN TO THAT.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT FEEDBACK.
SO I APPRECIATE YOU SAYING THAT, UM, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOR, SAY, AYE, ALL OPPOSED.
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Consideration of nominations for reappointments to the Library Board to fill expired terms. ~ Paul Phelan, Director of Library Services
- Morgan Harrell (for a second term)
- Susan Reyna (for a second term)
- Gracie Rocha (for a third term)
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GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL, UH, FOR THE RECORD, I'M PAUL FAILING DIRECTOR OF LIBRARY SERVICES.AND BEFORE YOU TONIGHT, WE HAVE THREE APPOINTMENTS, UH, THAT WE WOULD LIKE REAPPOINTMENTS THAT WE ARE ASKING THE COUNCIL TO REAPPOINT TO THE LIBRARY BOARD.
UH, THOSE THREE CANDIDATES ARE MORGAN HARRELL, SUSAN REYNA, AND GRACIE ROADSHOW.
UH, TWO OF THOSE FOLKS, UM, ARE IN GOING FOR THEIR SECOND TERM GRACIE.
IT WOULD BE APPOINTED FOR A THIRD TERM PER THE, UH, THE PILOT, THE ORDINANCE THAT YOU PASSED.
UM, THESE ARE, UH, AT THE RECOMMENDATION OF JESSE RAMIREZ, WHO IS THE LIBRARY BOARD.
I CONCUR WITH THAT RECOMMENDATION.
I THINK THEY'RE DOING A FANTASTIC JOB FOR US.
AND RIGHT NOW THE LIBRARY BOARD IS IN THE PROCESS AND WE'LL BE OVER THE NEXT THREE MONTHS OF IT.
AND IT'S A ROUTINE THING THAT WE DO.
SO TALKING ABOUT INPUT, UM, THAT YOU WILL SEE FROM THE BOARD IS EVERY FIVE YEARS IN ORDER TO REMAIN ACCREDITED.
UH, WE DO A FIVE-YEAR LIBRARY PLAN.
AND SO IT'S TIME FOR US TO DO THAT NOW.
AND WE'VE ACTUALLY BEEN WORKING THROUGH THAT FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS.
UM, AND THAT IS ONE NICE THING ABOUT THE REAPPOINTMENTS FOR US, BECAUSE WE'RE IN THE MIDST OF THIS.
AND THAT PLAN WILL INCLUDE IN THAT PLAN.
WE'LL COME TO THIS, TO THIS BODY TO BE, UH, LOOKED THROUGH AND RATIFIED AT SOME POINT, HOPEFULLY AROUND DECEMBER, UH, WOULD BE THE GOAL FOR THAT.
SO CERTAINLY ON OUR SIDE, UM, WE FEEL LIKE THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF INPUT THERE BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE DOING IS RATHER THAN DOING A STANDARD BOILER PLATE, A FIVE-YEAR PLAN, WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO BUILD SOME, SOME MEASURABLES IN THERE AND NOT JUST STATISTICS, BUT WHEN WE LOOK AT DIFFERENT THINGS, IF WE'RE TRYING TO REACH A DIVERSE COMMUNITIES, WHATEVER IT IS WE'RE TRYING TO DO, WE WANT TO BUILD SOME MEASURABLES IN THERE FOR THINGS THAT WE CAN CONTROL THAT CAN ADVANCE THE BOWL.
AND THAT WAY, AT THE END OF EACH YEAR, WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE VARIOUS AREAS AND SEE HOW WE'VE DONE.
AND, UH, THAT'S AN, I DO NOT HAVE THEM HERE TONIGHT.
I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT, BUT, UM, I WAS KIND OF THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS THAT I STARTED GETTING WITH THEM AND, YOU KNOW, IT WAS GOING TO BE KIND OF A LATE NIGHT.
AND I'D BE CERTAINLY, UH, ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
COUNCIL MAY HAVE PAUL, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THESE THREE APPLICANTS FORWARD.
UH, REMEMBER MS. UH, TO GO IN FOR THE SECOND TERM OR GOOD APPLICANTS, UH, MS. ROADSHOW GOING FOR A THIRD TERM.
UM, I CAN TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MS. ROADSHOW HAVE SERVED WITH HER AT ST.
ANTHONY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH, UH, IN, IN DIFFERENT CAPACITIES.
SHE IS TOTALLY ABOUT SERVING HER COMMUNITY.
SHE'S A GREAT PERSON, ALWAYS HAS THE COMMUNITY'S BEST INTEREST IN MIND AND IS JUST A GOOD, TRUE PUBLIC SERVANT.
AND, UH, I KNOW WITH COVID BEING A FACTOR, A LOT OF STUFF WAS PUT ON, HEY, HATE US.
AND I THINK THAT'S WHY I'M KIND OF, YOU KNOW, I'M SUPPORTING A THIRD TERM.
CAUSE I FEEL LIKE MAYBE SOME OF THEIR SECOND TERM WAS TAKEN AWAY FROM THEM.
SO BEING ABLE TO DO THE THIRD TERM IS ONE OF THE REASONS THAT I'M KIND OF EXCITED TO SEE WHAT THEIR FULL POTENTIAL WILL BE.
UH, SO, UH, I CONCUR WITH THE COMMENTS THAT, UH, PAUL MADE ABOUT THESE, UH, MEMBERS I'VE, UH, HAD THE HONOR OF ATTENDING, UH, LAST, UH, COUPLE LIBRARY BOARD MEETINGS.
AND THIS IS A IMPRESSIVE GROUP, VERY IMPRESSIVE GROUP.
UH, PAUL, YOU HAVE A GREAT GROUP THAT YOU'RE WORKING WITH.
UH, THEY ARE WORKING ON THAT LONG-TERM PLAN.
THEY HAD A SURVEY THAT THEY DID WITH MULTIPLE QUESTIONS, TOOK OVER FIVE MINUTES TO DO THAT SURVEY.
AND I THINK THEY HAD AROUND 800 RECIPIENT, UH, PARTICIPANTS IN THAT SURVEY, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, PAUL.
UM, AND THAT WAS LARGELY, I, I THOUGHT IT WAS MAYBE JUST SOUTH EIGHT.
MIGHT'VE BEEN JUST SOUTH OF THE BAY.
UM, SO I'M GIVING THEM A LITTLE MORE OF A CREDIT, BUT YEAH, SO AROUND, UH, JUST SOUTH OF 800, UH, RESPONSES THAT SURVEY, AND THAT WAS LARGELY DUE TO THEIR, THEIR WORK ON TRYING TO GET THAT WORD OUT AND, UH, AND GET PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT.
AND THERE'S A LOT OF GREAT DATA IN THAT SURVEY THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO PUT TOGETHER, UH, WITH PAUL'S HELP.
AND SO, UH, VERY IMPRESSIVE, EVEN MORE THAN WE GET IN OUR CITY SURVEYS.
UH, BUT IT, THAT, THAT'S, THAT'S REALLY GREAT FEEDBACK AND THAT'S WHAT WE, YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE TYPE OF WORK THAT WE WANT TO SEE FROM OUR BOY TO COMMISSIONS, REALLY US TO BE, UH, SURROGATES OUT THERE TO CONTINUE TO TELL WHAT'S GOING ON AND THEN GET FEEDBACK TO THEN RE UH,
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MAKE THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ALL THESE BOYS IN COMMIT, UH, UH, COMMITTEES ARE, UH, TO US BASED ON THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING.THEY'RE, UH, THEY'RE ALSO CITIZENS THEMSELVES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
AND SO, UH, THAT CERTAINLY IS HOW THE PROCESS WORKS AND I'M, I'M SO HAPPY TO, UH, THOSE THREE HAVE DECIDED TO CONTINUE TO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME, UH, FOR THIS, UH, BOARD.
AND I THINK IT'S GREAT BECAUSE THEY HAVE DONE A LOT OF HEAVY LIFTING FOR THAT LONG-TERM VISION FOR THE LIBRARY.
AND, YOU KNOW, I CAN DEFINITELY UNDERSTAND THE DESIRE TO CONTINUE TO SEE THOSE THINGS THROUGH WHEN YOU'VE STARTED SOMETHING.
AND, UH, WE WILL, UH, UH, CERTAINLY, UH, SAFETY, UH, APOLOGIES FOR THEM NOT BEING THERE.
I WILL STAY THAT THE CURRENT POLICY THAT I DON'T LIKE DOES STATE THAT THE CANDIDATES MUST BE, UH, PRESENT, BUT CERTAINLY WE CAN MAKE AN EXCEPTION ON THOSE.
UM, BUT, UH, ONCE AGAIN, I THINK THIS IS NOT JUST, UH, ON THE COUNT.
THIS IS ON THE COUNCIL TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS DOESN'T HAVE TO BE EVEN SATURDAY MEETINGS.
I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA TO MEET WITH THEM ON THE NIGHTS THAT THEY ROUTINELY MEET.
AND I CAN SEE THE, UM, I CAN TELL YOU ALL FIRSTHAND THAT IT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE WHEN THEY SEE US AND WHEN THEY HEAR US, AND WE HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS THAT ENGAGE WITH THEM AND LET THEM KNOW WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON AND LET THEM KNOW WHAT WE WOULD, YOU KNOW, LIKE THEIR CONTINUED HELP WITH.
UM, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE, UH, ALL THREE CANDIDATES FOR REAPPOINTMENT TO THE LIBRARY.
SECOND LET'S MOVE BY COUNSELOR MEMBER ELLISON, SECONDED BY COUNSELOR RIZZO THAT WE APPROVE MORGAN, HAROLD, SUSAN RAYNA, AND GRACIE ROCIA FOR A THIRD TERM, UH, ARE, UH, TO, UH, FOR THEIR REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE LIBRARY BOARD.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
WE'RE GOING TO JUMP BACK UP NOW.
UH, AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 23, PUBLIC HEARING ON THE CREATION OF COFFEE D CIVIC, PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.
UH, THIS IS JUST A PUBLIC HEARING ITEM.
UM, MR. ERB, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU NEED TO ADD BEFORE WE OPEN IT? UH, NO, MAYOR, THIS WAS THE ITEM THAT I WAS INTRODUCING.
UM, WE DO HAVE A PRESENTATION IF THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING AND, UH, DANIEL MCELRATH WITH MILESTONE IS HERE TO DELIVER THE PRESENTATION WHENEVER COUNCIL DEEMS APPROPRIATE.
WELL, WE CAN DO THE PUBLIC HEARING AFTER THE PRESENTATION, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT, OR WE CAN DO THE PUBLIC HEARING NOW, DOES ANYBODY HAVE PREFERENCE? ALL RIGHT.
I'M GOING TO TAKE IT MORE REAL QUICK.
WHICH, WHICH ITEM DID WE JUMP BACK TO, BUT NUMBER 23 COUNCIL MEMBER.
SO IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND OPEN.
THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.
IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE? THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW, UH, CLOSED,
[24. Approve a Resolution of the City of Kyle, Texas, Authorizing and Creating the Kyle 57 Public Improvement District within the City of Kyle, Texas Pursuant to Chapter 372 of the Texas Local Government Code and Providing an Effective Date. ~ James R. Earp, Assistant City Manager]
UH, NEXT UP AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 24, APPROVE A RESOLUTION OF A CITY OF KYLE, TEXAS AUTHORIZING AND CREATING THE COFFEE D SEVEN PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT WITHIN THE CITY OF KYLE TEXAS, PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 3 72 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.UH, THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE LATE TONIGHT AND GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME UP HERE AND SPEAK WITH YOU.
UM, Y'ALL HAVE SEEN THIS PROJECT COME BEFORE YOU, UH, PREVIOUSLY IN THE PUD FOR THIS PROJECT WAS APPROVED BACK IN, UH, MARCH, I BELIEVE.
UM, AND SO THIS IS JUST A FOLLOW UP TO KIND OF MOVE THROUGH THE PIT PROCESS THAT WE'D PREVIOUSLY BEEN DISCUSSING.
UM, SO I'M GOING TO WORK TO GET THROUGH THIS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE FOR EVERYBODY'S BENEFIT THE IN Y'ALL JUST STOP ME WHEN YOU HAVE QUESTIONS AND LET ME KNOW, AND WE CAN ADDRESS THEM AS WE WORK TO.
UM, WE'RE CALLING THIS PROJECT, WE CALL IT KYLE 57 HERE.
WE'RE GOING TO CALL IT SAGE HOLLOW IS THE NAME OF THE COMMUNITY THAT WE'VE COME UP WITH.
WE'LL WALK THROUGH OVERVIEW OF WHAT'S GOING ON HERE.
YOU CAN SEE KIND OF AN OVERALL PLAN.
THE ONE THING THAT I'D LIKE TO TOUCH ON HERE IS THAT, UM, IF YOU SEE THESE LIGHTS, THESE ARE ALL ACTUALLY SOLAR POWERED LIGHTS.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO INCORPORATE WHERE WE CAN AS MUCH, UH, KIND OF GREEN, UM, GREEN AND ECO-FRIENDLY, UM, THE SKY COMPLIANT AS WELL.
DO WHAT SAY DARK SKY COMPLIANT OR DARK SKY COMPLIANT AS WELL? YES, SIR.
DO YOU KNOW THE LIFE OF THESE LIGHTS? I DID NOT KNOW THAT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.
THESE ARE, THERE ARE THINGS THAT WILL BE MAINTAINED BY THE HOA.
UM, THEY AREN'T GOING TO BE LIKE PEC LIGHTS, LIKE THEY WOULD STANDARD, LIKE THEY WOULD TYPICALLY BE IF WE WERE TO CONNECT TO THE PC GRID FOR ELECTRICITY, FOR THESE LIGHTS.
UM, SO THESE WILL BE HOA, MAINTAIN LIGHTS, BRIEF HOME ELEVATION GEL.
I'VE SEEN SOME OF THESE BEFORE.
WHAT YOU SEE HERE ARE, UM, A SAMPLE OF OUR ALLEY LOADED, FRONT LOADED 40 FOOT PLANS,
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UM, WHICH ARE THE ONES THAT OBVIOUSLY DON'T HAVE ANY GARAGE.UM, AND THEN THE GARAGE ONES ARE JUST GOING TO BE ON THE 60 FOOT LOTS.
UM, AND THOSE WILL ALL BE, YOU KNOW, UH, COMPLIANT WITH THE RESIDENTIAL DESIGN GUIDELINES.
I KNOW, YOU KNOW, FROM PREVIOUS DISCUSSIONS THAT WE'VE HAD THAT THE BEARING OF THE UNDER OF THE, UH, TELECOMS, UH, ALONG ONE 50 WAS A MAJOR ITEM, UM, THAT WAS IMPORTANT TO THE COUNCIL AND TO THE CITY.
AND SO WE'VE GONE OUT AND DONE SOME PRELIMINARY COMMUNICATION WITH THE, UM, WITH THE PROVIDERS AND HAVE LOCATED ALL THE PROVIDERS OUT IN FRONT OF OUR PROPERTY.
SO WHAT YOU CAN SEE HERE IS THAT AT AND T AND VERIZON ARE BOTH CURRENTLY UNDERGROUND WITH THEIR FIBER AND THE TECH RIGHT AWAY.
UM, AND THEN WE HAVE, UM, FRONTIER FIBER LIGHT ZAO THAT ARE IN FRONT OF THE PROPERTY, UM, FRONTIER KIND OF CROSSES AND MOVES ACROSS.
UM, THE CURRENT ESTIMATE THAT WE HAVE FOR THIS RIGHT NOW IS AROUND A MILLION DOLLARS BETWEEN WHAT IT COSTS TO PULL THE, UM, PULL THE UTILITIES AND THE COSTS FOR THE UTILITIES TO DO THEIR WORK, THAT WE'D HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, KIND OF OFFSET THAT COST AND THE, THE CIVIL SIDE TO PROVIDE, UM, THE CONDUIT FOR THEM TO PULL THROUGH.
UM, AND YOU KNOW, WHAT WE'VE COMMITTED TO IS A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS TOWARDS THAT ON FROM MILESTONE FROM THE DEVELOPER PLUS, UM, FACILITATING THE USE OF THE CITY'S, UH, UH, CITY PIT IMPROVEMENTS THAT COME OUT OF THE PIT TOWARDS GOING BACK TOWARDS THAT PROJECT, UM, WHICH IS ABOUT $400,000 THAT THE CITY WILL BE GETTING THIS TRIBUTE OUT OF THE PIT THAT CAN BE USED TO GO, THAT WE CAN USE AS A FUNGIBLE EXPENSE TO GO BACK TOWARDS BEARING THESE, UH, THESE UTILITIES.
UM, SO NOW WE GET INTO MORE OF THE KIND OF COMMUNITY DESIGN.
UM, SO THIS IS SOME PRELIMINARY ENTRY MONUMENTATION THAT YOU CAN SEE HERE WHERE WE'VE, UH, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, WE'RE USING VERY HIGH QUALITY MATERIALS WITH THE COR 10 STEEL BOARD FORM CONCRETE, AND THEN TRYING TO CREATE THIS KIND OF MAGICAL EXPERIENCE AS YOU ENTER THE PROJECT WITH THE TWINKLE LIGHTS, KIND OF COMING THROUGH, UH, THE SIGN.
AND THEN, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY THE SIGN WILL BE WELL LIT FROM THE FRONT AS WELL.
WE'RE ALSO TRYING TO SEE, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN SEE ON THE KIND OF BOTTOM RIGHT HERE.
UM, WE'RE BUILDING UP THAT BERM AND WE HAVE, UH, THE TREE PLANTINGS AROUND THE PUMP STATION SO THAT WE CAN BLOCK THAT, UM, THE WATER PUMP STATION THAT'S CURRENTLY ON THE SITE, UM, FOR THE COMMUNITY AND FOR THE CITY OF KYLE RESIDENTS THAT ARE DRIVING DOWN ONE 50.
UM, ADDITIONALLY ON ONE 50, WE'LL HAVE A MASONRY WALL THAT'S GOING IN ALL ALONG ONE 50 AND LANDSCAPING TO BEAUTIFY THAT, THAT SIGNED.
AND WE'VE GOT ABOUT, UM, $75,000 BETWEEN THE TWO ENTRANCES, JUST ON THE MONUMENTATION, UM, IN THE BUDGET.
AND, AND THEN, YOU KNOW, ANOTHER CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF MONEY GOING IN TOWARDS THE ACTUAL LANDSCAPE PLANNINGS, UM, COMING IN, ADDITIONALLY, YOU KNOW, WE'RE PUTTING IN A MILLION-DOLLAR, UM, AMENITY CENTER HERE.
SO TYPICALLY OUR COMMUNITY OF THIS SIZE DOES NOT GET A POOL AND KIND OF PRIMARY AMENITY FOR 200 LOTS.
UM, WE'RE BRINGING THAT IN HERE, UM, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT IS DIRECTLY FACILITATED BECAUSE OF THE PIT.
AND YOU CAN SEE IN THE TOP LEFT IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT THAT, UM, THAT AMENITIES CENTER WILL LOOK LIKE VERY SIMILAR DESIGN TO THE STRUCTURES WITH THE TONGUE AND GROOVE, UH, CEILING AND THE STEEL SUPPORTS AND THE LIMESTONE, UM, LIMESTONE CONSTRUCTION, UM, YOU KNOW, WE ALSO HAVE GREAT COMMUNITY BUILDING AREAS FOR THE LAWN AND THE CORN HOLE.
UM, AND THEN WE HAD ORIGINALLY DECIDED IT HAD MORE OF THE AMENITY SITE, UM, TAKING UP, LET'S SEE IF I CAN USE THIS MORE THAN THE AMENITY SIDE KIND OF COMING IN THIS AREA, BUT WE WANTED TO PUSH MORE OF THIS LAWN OUT INTO THE PUBLIC SPACE, UM, THAT ALL OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF KYLE CAN BENEFIT FROM, UM, THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT THE PIT IS FACILITATING HERE.
NEXT SLIDE, THESE ARE JUST A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT, UM, PLAYGROUND STRUCTURES THAT WE'RE, UH, EXPLORING FOR THE PUBLIC PLAYGROUND.
UM, BUT THEY'RE VERY, YOU KNOW, KIND OF ACTIVE PLAY.
I KNOW I'VE GOT A THREE-YEAR-OLD AND WE'VE GOT A PLAYGROUND LIKE THIS NEAR MY HOUSE, AND HE ABSOLUTELY LOVES RUNNING AROUND ON THIS.
UM, HERE'S A SHOT OF KIND OF THIS LINEAR PARK.
UM, SO THE, UM, THE MAIN ENTRY WILL COME IN RIGHT HERE
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AND, AND THEN YOU'VE GOT THIS LONG LINEAR PARK AFTER YOU GO AROUND THAT TRAFFIC CIRCLE.SO WE'RE PRESERVING ALL OF THESE, YOU KNOW, EXISTING OAKMONT'S AND REALLY FOCUSING OUR PARKS AND TRAILS AROUND THAT.
UM, BUT WE ARE CREATING ANOTHER, JUST A GREAT GUY, GREAT GATHERING SPACE.
THIS IS ALL PUBLICLY DEDICATED.
UM, AGAIN, AND WE'RE KIND OF PULLING BACK, AS YOU CAN SEE DOWN ON THE BOTTOM, WE'RE GONNA INCORPORATE THAT TWINKLE LIGHT IMAGE THAT YOU HAVE IN LIKE IDEA AND THE ENTRY AND LIKE RUN TWIN TWINKLE LIGHTS TO THE TREES, HAVE LOUNGE AREAS, HAVE A FIRE PIT AND GRILLS, AND CREATE A SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND A REAL PLACE THAT, UM, BOTH THE RESIDENTS AND, UH, KYLE CITIZENS AT LARGE CAN GATHER.
AND THEN WE HAVE THE DOG PARK, WHICH AGAIN, IS ANOTHER PUBLICLY DEDICATED, UM, PRIVATELY MAINTAINED, UH, BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY, UM, OR WE'LL HAVE SHADE AREAS AND ALON PET FOUNTAINS AND HAVE THAT WILL ALL BE FENCED IN, UM, WHAT DOES NOT SHOW REAL WELL ON HERE IS A TRAIL SYSTEM.
SO I'LL GO BACK CAUSE I DID NOT TOUCH ON THAT, BUT WE HAVE AN EXTENSIVE TRAIL SYSTEM THROUGH THE PROJECT THAT RUNS ALL THE LENGTH OF THE LINEAR PARK HERE, RUNS IT DOWN, BOTH OF THESE SIDES AND CONNECTS BACK INTO SIX CREEK, UM, RUNS AND PUSHES OUT HERE AND THEN COMES IN FROM THE TOP.
UM, AND SO I GET BACK TO THE END THERE WE GO.
UM, YOU CAN SEE WE'VE 3000 FEET OF EIGHT FOOT CONCRETE TRAILS, 1700 FEET TO SIX FEET AND 1700 FEET OF FOUR FEET CONCRETE TRAILS, NOT INCLUDING ALL THE SIDEWALKS THAT ARE THERE IN FRONT OF THE HOMES AS WELL.
UM, SIX ACRES OF PUBLICLY DEDICATED, PRIVATELY MAINTAINED PARKLAND, UM, WHICH IS MORE THAN DOUBLE THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CITY CODE FOR A COMMUNITY.
THIS OF THIS SIZE, UM, NUMEROUS KIND OF OPEN SPACE IMPROVEMENTS AND COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENTS WITH THE OAKMONT PRESERVATION, UM, IMPRESSIVE MON ENTRY MONUMENTATION AND THE PRIVATE AMENITY POOL THAT WOULD OTHERWISE NOT BE, UH, POSSIBLE WITHOUT THIS FUNDING.
UM, AND THEN THE BEARING OF THE TELECOM LINES ALONG F-150, WHICH IS ALL TOLD, WOULD WE'D BE ABLE TO PUT ABOUT A $500,000 TOWARDS THAT BETWEEN THE A HUNDRED THOUSAND FROM US, AND THEN THE 400,000 ROUGHLY AND FUNGIBLE, UM, FUNDABLE EXPENSES THAT WE COULD APPLY THE CITY'S, UH, PITT IMPROVEMENTS TO.
DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS? UH, THANK YOU FOR THAT.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT CASPER? IS THAT JUST A COMMENT? I, I LIKE, UM, YOUR RENDERINGS.
I THINK HE'S GOING TO BE A GREAT PLACE FOR, UH, SOMEONE THAT MOVES IN THERE FOR THEIR FAMILY, A LOT OF FAMILY AMENITIES AND, UH, I LIKE WHAT YOU'VE CREATED YOUR GREAT VISION.
MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE A AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 2324.
IT'S MOVED BY CUSTOMERS THOUGH.
SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER FLORES.
KELLAWAY APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 24.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
ITEM 25 TO 26 ARE BOTH THE JOHN CLOSED THAT PUBLIC HEARING.
[25. Approve a Deposit Agreement with Kyle Mortgage Investors regarding Proposed Kyle 57 Public Improvement District. ~ James R. Earp, Assistant City Manager]
[26. Approve an Agreement with Kyle Mortgage Investors Regarding the Dissolution of Kyle 57 Public Improvement District. ~ James R. Earp, Assistant City Manager]
25 AND 26 ARE BOTH SORT OF, UM, THESE ARE BOTH LEGAL ITEMS THOUGH.THEY'RE CLEANUP ITEMS. SO IS THERE AN ANY OBJECTION TO ME BRINGING THEM UP TOGETHER OR I'M GOING TO A NEXT STEP IS A JULY ITEM NUMBER 25 AND NUMBER 26 PROVEN, UH, DEPOSIT AGREEMENT WITH COD MORTGAGE INVESTORS REGARDING PROPOSED CALL 57 PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT AND APPROVING AGREEMENT WITH COMMONWEALTH MORTGAGE INVESTORS REGARDING THE DISSOLUTION OF COFFEE TO SEVEN PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.
UH, MR. W W CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE DISILLUSION PART IN PARTICULAR? ACTUALLY, IT'S PROBABLY BETTER FOR PAIGE TO DO THIS ONE.
WE, WE TYPICALLY SUGGEST TO DISSOLUTION AGREEMENT THAT PROVIDES FOR THE PID TO BE DISSOLVED.
A CERTAIN EVENTS DON'T HAPPEN BY DATE, CERTAIN SPECIFICALLY ASSESSMENTS BEING LEVIED OR A BOND BEING ISSUED.
AND THAT'S BECAUSE ONLY THE PROPERTY OWNER CAN REQUEST A PO REQUEST TO PIT BE DISSOLVED.
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SO IF THE PID DOESN'T ACHIEVE ITS PURPOSE, THEN WE GET TO THE LANDOWNER'S CONSENT UPFRONT THAT THE PIT BE DISSOLVED.IF IT'S NOT ACTIVE WITHIN A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME, THIS ONE IS A YEAR.
THIS ONE WILL HAVE TO LEVY ASSESSMENTS OR ISSUE BONDS WITHIN A YEAR, OR IT WILL BE DISSOLVED.
JUST, I WISH WE'D DONE THAT WITH PECAN WOODS.
I JUST KEEP THINKING LIKE, WOW, THERE'S A, THERE'S A LESSON LEARNED, SO, AND IT'S, IT'S A SMART MOVE AND IT'S STANDARD PROCEDURE FROM NOW ON.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 25 AND NUMBER 26 SECOND MOVED BY THE MAYOR.
IS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? SO I GUESS I'M HEARING THAT, UH, WITHIN A YEAR, YOU'RE READY TO GO IF THERE'S A DISSOLUTION.
SO IT'S, IT'S, IT'S GO TIME NOW.
ON OCTOBER 4TH, WE TRIED TO START CONSTRUCTION THE BABY BACK TO EVIDENCE.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
[27. Approve a proposal from BARNES GROMATZKY KOSAREK ARCHITECTS (BGK Architects) in an amount not to exceed $215,000 for professional services for Downtown Master Planning and city-wide Design Standards. ~ J. Scott Sellers, City Manager]
ALL RIGHT.NEXT UP AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 27 APPROVAL PROPOSAL FROM BARNS FROM DGK ARCHITECTS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $215,000 FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR DOWNTOWN MASTER PLANNING AND CITYWIDE DESIGN STANDARDS.
EITHER COUNSEL SCOTT SELLERS FOR THE RECORD.
UH, YES, MY NAME IS ON HERE, BUT AGAIN, THIS GOES BACK TO, UH, SOME OF THE WORK THAT THE TASK FORCE HAD DONE FROM THE ARCHITECTURAL.
IT WAS CALLED THE ARCHITECTURAL TASK FORCE.
UH, BUT THIS WAS ALSO FROM A, FROM THE SAME TRIP TO CARMEL INDIANA.
UH, NOT ONLY WAS THE TRAILS LOOKED AT AND STUDIED FOR BEST PRACTICES, BUT THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, A LOT OF GREAT, GREAT TAKEAWAYS FROM THAT COMMUNITY AS ONE, UH, TO EMULATE IN MANY FACETS, PART OF, UH, THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THAT CITY.
AND REALLY MORE FROM A REDEVELOPMENT STANDPOINT WAS MANY YEARS AGO THAT CITY TAKE TOOK A VERY PROACTIVE APPROACH TO THE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STANDARDS OF ITS DOWNTOWN.
UH, THEY WERE VERY DELIBERATE AND WHAT THEY WANTED TO SEE RETAINED A, UM, AN ARCHITECT TO CREATE MASTER PLANS FOR THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT REALLY KIND OF, OF A CERTAIN AREA, BUT THOSE DESIGN GUIDELINES, UH, JUST KIND OF PERMEATED THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.
AND SO, UH, THE, UH, ARCHITECT TASK FORCE CAME BACK REALLY EXCITED AND, UH, WE INTERVIEWED MULTIPLE FIRMS, MULTIPLE ARCHITECTURAL FIRMS TO LOOK AT DOING SOMETHING VERY SIMILAR TO BASICALLY RETAIN A FIRM THAT COULD CREATE SOMETHING UNIQUE TO KYLE.
AGAIN, I GO BACK TO THE BRANDING, UH, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS THE KYLE BRAND? WHAT IS IT FROM A PHYSICALLY BUILT ENVIRONMENT? WHAT IS IT FROM AN ARCHITECTURAL STANDPOINT? AND UP TO THIS POINT, UH, WORKING WITH DEVELOPERS, IT'S JUST BEEN, YOU KNOW, ENCOURAGING HIGHER, BETTER, AGAIN, BETTER, BEST TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT, BUT WITHOUT REALLY HAVING A STANDARD.
NOW SEVERAL YEARS AGO, UH, WE WORKED WITH COUNCIL TO CREATE THE STYLE GUIDE, AND THAT WAS REALLY THE FIRST BIG FORAY INTO ATTEMPTING TO ELEVATE THE STANDARDS OF THE CITY.
ORIGINALLY CAME OUT, MARY YOU'LL, REMEMBER THIS THROUGH A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH PECAN WOODS, AND THEN WE KIND OF EXPANDED AND EXPANDED, UH, WELL THAT WAS MANY YEARS AGO NOW.
AND, UH, THE TIME HAS COME TO REALLY LOOK AT, UH, ELEVATING THAT STYLE GUIDING AND CREATING A SET OF ARCHITECTURAL STANDARDS THAT WOULD START KIND OF IN THIS DOWNTOWN CORE AREA, BUT THEN CREATE CERTAIN AUTHENTIC, UNIQUE KYLE ELEMENTS THAT PERMEATE THROUGH THE COMMUNITY AND HOPEFULLY MATCH OR MESH INTO, UH, OTHER DEVELOPMENTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
SO, UH, WITH THAT AGAIN, THERE WERE MULTIPLE FIRMS INTERVIEWED.
THE ARCHITECTURAL TASK FORCE, UH, IS RECOMMENDING THE, UH, DGK FIRM.
AND A COUPLE OF REPRESENTATIVES ARE HERE TONIGHT IN CASE YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, BUT THERE ARE TWO PARTS TO, TO THIS ITEM TONIGHT.
SO THE FIRST ONE IS THE MASTER PLAN.
AND YOU'LL SEE IN YOUR PACKET, UH, WE'RE REALLY KIND OF FOCUSING IN ON WHAT THE LOOK AND FEEL OF DOWNTOWN LOOKS LIKE THE CORE OF, OF KYLE, UH, COUNCIL WAS VERY CLEAR, UH, AND HAS BEEN OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS WITH DIFFERENT OPEN HOUSES, INVITING DOWNTOWN, UH, BUSINESSES RESIDENTS TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK, UH, AT THE SAME TIME, WORKING ON OTHER DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CITY, TRYING NOT TO IGNORE THIS, THIS CORE AREA OF THE STUDY.
UH, SO WITH THAT, YOU HAVE A PROPOSAL OF $155,000 TO DEVELOP THIS DOWNTOWN KYLE MASTER PLAN.
AND THEN, UH, PART TWO GOES BACK TO THE KYLE DESIGN STANDARDS.
SO AGAIN, IT KIND OF STARTS WITH THE, THE LOCAL LOOK, UH, YOU KNOW, HERE IN THE, IN THE CORE OF THE CITY AND THEN PERMEATES
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THROUGH ALL THE DEVELOPMENT AREAS.UH, THE, THE, THE CREATION OF DESIGN GUIDELINES, UH, IS YOU'LL SEE IN THE DELIVERABLES HAS WORKSHOPS WITH, UH, COUNCIL WORKSHOPS, UH, YOU KNOW, PUBLIC, UH, BRINGING THE PUBLIC FOR FEEDBACK.
AND ULTIMATELY THERE ARE CERTAIN UNIQUE ELEMENTS THAT THEY'RE ALREADY STARTING TO LOOK AT.
UH, IT WAS INTERESTING IN THE INTERVIEW PROCESS THAT THE FIRM, UH, HOW SERIOUSLY THEY TOOK THE INTERVIEW PROCESS, THEY WENT AROUND THE WHOLE CITY AND TOOK PICTURES OF DIFFERENT ELEMENTS THAT THEY THOUGHT WERE KIND OF UNIQUE TO KYLE PICTURES AND VISUALS THAT THEY COULD THEN WEAVE INTO THIS, THIS DESIGN STANDARDS, UH, RECOMMENDED CERTAIN, UH, UNIQUE FEATURES LIKE A KYLE CUT, A CERTAIN TYPE OF CUT AND A STONE, A CERTAIN PATTERN, LIKE I MENTIONED EARLIER, THE HERRINGBONE PATTERN.
SO THEY'RE, THEY'RE THINKING VERY CREATIVELY ALREADY, AND THAT WAS KIND OF THE, THE, THE PUSH FROM THE ARCHITECT TASKFORCE CREATE SOMETHING THAT IS UNIQUE TO KYLE.
SOMETHING THAT WILL BE TIMELESS TIMELY AND TIMELESS, UH, THAT WE CAN THEN START, UH, ENCOURAGING THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY AS THEY DO THEIR PLANS, THEIR ARCHITECTURAL PLANS, THAT THEY WILL USE THESE STYLE GUIDANCE, THESE DESIGN STANDARDS INTO THEIR OWN DEVELOPMENTS.
AND AS WE'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THE VIBE DEVELOPMENTS, UH, IN PARTICULAR.
SO WITH THAT, UH, THAT, THAT, UH, PART TWO DESIGN STANDARDS IS, UH, LISTED FOR, UH, $60,000.
SO A TOTAL OF 215,000 FOR YOUR APPROVAL.
AND WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
AND AGAIN, HAPPY TO INTRODUCE THE GENTLEMEN FROM BG.
K THANK YOU, SCOTT, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. SELLERS COUNCILOR KALE? THANK YOU, MIRROR.
UM, I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE GOING TO OBTAIN INFORMATION FROM THE RESIDENTS ON HOW THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT.
AND THEN FROM THERE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE BG K HELP US DEVELOP AN IDEA.
I, WHAT I DON'T WANT TO DO IS JUST HAVE BTK DEVELOP AN IDEA FOR US, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO MAKE SURE WHATEVER IT IS WE, WE DECIDED TO DO.
WE INCLUDE, UM, WE INCLUDE THE RESIDENTS AND WE INCLUDE, UM, STAFF AND THEN, YOU KNOW, GET AS MUCH INPUT AS POSSIBLE FROM EVERYBODY.
I'M TODD KAISER WITH BG, UM, MAYOR COUNCIL.
UH, IT'S PART OF WHAT WE DO IN ALL OF OUR MASTER PLANS IS, UM, VARYING LEVELS OF ENGAGEMENT WITH THE USER GROUP OR THE CITY, IF YOU WILL.
UH, WOULD YOU MIND EXPLAINING LIKE ONE OR TWO WAYS THAT YOU GUYS DO THAT? I KNOW THEY'VE MENTIONED THE OPEN HOUSE, BUT WHAT ARE OTHER IDEAS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE? UH, DEPENDING ON THE CIRCUMSTANCE, IT CAN BE, UM, SOMETHING OUT IN THE CITY WHERE WE HAVE AN EVENT, LIKE AN OPEN HOUSE.
IT COULD ALSO BE ONLINE WHERE WE HAVE SURVEYS, UM, FOR A NUMBER OF THINGS.
UM, SO WE'VE DONE THEM MULTIPLE WAYS.
IT REALLY DEPENDS ON WHAT WORKS BEST FOR YOU GUYS.
WHAT, WHAT YOU AGREE WITH AND, YOU KNOW, DURING THE PANDEMIC, IT MIGHT LEND ITSELF MORE TOWARDS SOMETHING ONLINE, BUT WE COULD LOOK AT IT DIFFERENT WAYS.
ANY, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS CUSTOMERS THOUGH? OKAY.
SO ONE OF THE THINGS, SOME OF THE FEEDBACK I'VE GOTTEN FROM SOME OF THE RESIDENTS IS THAT, UM, THAT WE'RE COPYING SOMEWHERE ELSE, BUT THAT'S NOT EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE DOING.
WE'RE ACTUALLY CREATING SOMETHING THAT'S UNIQUE FOR KYLE, SOMETHING THAT IS KYLE.
SO WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT ITS HISTORY.
WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT THE ARCHITECTURE.
WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT THE HISTORY OF KYLE AS A WHOLE AND COME UP WITH SOMETHING THAT IS UNIQUE TO KYLE.
AND AS KYLE COULD CALL ITS OWN, WE'RE NOT TRYING TO COPY ANY OTHER CITY.
WE'RE NOT TRYING TO, UH, INCORPORATE SOMETHING ELSE.
WE'VE JUST DECIDED TO PURSUE AN AVENUE THAT BRINGS OUT THE HISTORY AND BEAUTIFIES OUR HISTORIC DOWNTOWN.
IF WE'RE GUILTY OF COPYING ANYTHING, IT'S COPYING A BEST PRACTICE AND, YOU KNOW, WE'LL COPY THOSE ALL DAY LONG AND REALLY WHAT CARMEL HAD DONE IN FINDING THEIR OWN ARCHITECTURAL FIRM TO KIND OF SURVIVE THROUGH MULTIPLE YEARS OF DEVELOPMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT DEVELOPMENT PATTERN WAS HARMONIZED, UH, WAS, WAS REALLY, I THINK, VERY INNOVATIVE.
AND, AND I KNOW THAT THE TASK FORCE FELT THAT SAME WAY.
SO, UH, THE STYLE OR THE, THE DESIGN GUIDELINE WILL NOT LOOK LIKE CARAMELS AND OR, OR ANOTHER COMMUNITY, WHAT YOU SAID W UH, THE, THE, THE GOAL FOR THESE, THESE COMPANIES, AS THEY CAME IN AND INTERVIEWED WAS TO IMPRESS IT WAS TO WOW, BUT IT WAS TO DO IT IN THE SENSE OF LIKE CONSIDER KYLE INTO CONSIDERED HISTORY, CONSIDER EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY, HOW IT'S BUILT UP AT THIS POINT AND WEAVE THAT INTO SOME HARMONIOUS SET OF GUIDELINES THAT CAN BE INTEGRATED THROUGH DEVELOPMENT TO COME.
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IT'S DEFINITELY RESPECTING THE PAST WHILE EMBRACING THE FUTURE.ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, UH, THIS ITEM WILL REQUIRE A TWO-PART MOTION, UH, ONE TO APPROVE.
SHOULD THAT MOTION BE MADE, AND THEN SECOND, A DIRECT DIRECTION TO STAFF TO BRING BACK A BUDGET AMENDMENT.
I BELIEVE THE INTENTION IS TO, UH, UH, BRING BACK A BUDGET AMENDMENT FROM THE LAND ACQUISITION FUND FOR DOWNTOWN.
UM, THAT'S MY CHALLENGE WITH THIS ITEM, IF I CAN BE FRANK.
SO, UH, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, MOTIONS, MAYOR LET'S GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PROPOSAL FOR BARNS, UH, PK, PB KGSR ARCHITECTS FOR THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 2005 AND 15.
YEAH, 2015 FOR THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR DOWNTOWN MASTER PLANNING AND CITYWIDE DESIGN.
SECOND, UH, IT'S MOTION BY CUSTOMER TOBY IS TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 27, SECONDED BY CUSTOMER RIZZO.
IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION YOU WANT TO AMEND TO GIVE THE DIRECTION TO STAFF TO BRING BACK THE BUDGET AMENDMENT? YES.
GO AHEAD AND MAY MINUTES TO BRING IT BACK TO STAFF TODAY, STAFF.
AND SECOND IS ALREADY SLATE TWO TO APPROVE 215,000 FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND TO DIRECT STAFF TO BRING BACK A BUDGET AMENDMENT CORRESPONDING TO THAT AMOUNT FROM THE LAND DEVELOPMENT DOWNTOWN FUND.
ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
NAY MOTION CARRIES SIX TO ONE.
[28. Engage Honeywell on a Smart Cities initiative in an amount not to exceed $25,000.00. ~ Robert Rizo, Council Member]
ALL RIGHT.NEXT STEP AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 28.
UH, ENGAGE HONEYWELL ON A SMART CITIES INITIATIVE IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $25,000 COUNSELORS.
THIS, UM, BRINGING THIS ITEM FORWARD, UM, WITH THE PRESENTER, UH, GEORGE AND OUR CITY MANAGER, SCOTT SELLERS.
AND, UH, I JUST WANT, UH, THE COUNSELOR KEEP SOMETHING IN MIND IS THAT, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THE KYLE CORE VALUES, WE KEEP THINKING ABOUT LEAN AID EDGE.
WE KEEP TALKING ABOUT LEADING EDGE GOLD STANDARD.
UH, WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SMART CITIES, WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE THE LEADING EDGE, UH, STANDARD HERE, GOLD STANDARD HERE IN CENTRAL TEXAS.
SO SOMETHING WE AS COUNCIL MEMBERS CAN KEEP AN OPEN MIND.
AND WHEN WE'RE LISTENING TO THE PRESENTATION, PLEASE, I APOLOGIZE.
I'M A LITTLE DELAYED ON GETTING INTO RINGCENTRAL.
IS THERE SOMEONE FROM HONEYWELL WHO WAS ONLINE YESTERDAY AS GEORGE HAS ONLINE? PERFECT.
UH, IF YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE HERSELF AND, AND WALK THROUGH THE PRESENTATION WOULD BE GREAT.
UH, MR. MAYOR COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME, UH, TONIGHT AS A FORMER ELECTED COUNCIL MEMBER, I HAVE TO SAY, I HAVE REAL RESPECT FOR HOW AMBITIOUS SHORT GENDERS ARE.
SO THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME AND, UH, UH, LISTENING TO THIS, UH, PROPOSAL.
UM, UM, SCOTT, I AM WAITING FOR VISUAL, BUT, UH, IF YOU HAVE VISUAL, I WILL GO AHEAD AND, UH, WE DO NOT GIVE ME ONE SEC HERE.
IS IT CUDA? WHO'S DOING THE SCREEN SHARE GEORGE OR STAFF.
GEORGE WOULD LIKE, OKAY, LET'S GIVE IT A TRY.
UH, LET'S SEE WHICH ONE THIS IS HERE WE GO.
TELL ME IF YOU, UH, WE SIT GEORGE, IF YOU WANNA THROW IT INTO PRESENTATION MODE.
THE OBJECTIVE REALLY IS TO, WE ARE PROPOSING THAT WE SUPPORT THE, UH, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A SMART CITY STRATEGIC PLAN FOR A FEW REASONS, REALLY, TO GUIDE.
I'VE HEARD SOME FANTASTIC, UH, STRATEGIES TONIGHT, UH, THROUGHOUT THE AGENDA.
AND YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF, UH, UH, GREAT THINGS HAPPENING IN YOUR CITY.
YOU'VE GOT A REAL TAILWIND IN TERMS OF GROWTH, UH, WHICH, WHICH WILL ALSO PRESENT SOME CHALLENGES IF, IF THEY'RE NOT ADDRESSED, UH, UPFRONT, BUT REALLY WE WANT TO GUIDE YOUR, UH, STRATEGIC PLANNING AND FUTURE INVESTMENT.
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WANT TO HELP YOU GET IN FRONT OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE BILL FUNDING.WE BELIEVE WE CAN TELL A VERY COMPELLING AND COHESIVE STORY THAT WILL RESONATE WITH MULTIPLE FEDERAL AGENCIES TO ACCELERATE, UH, YOUR VISION.
SO THAT'S REALLY WHAT OUR PROPOSAL IS.
UH, I'LL GO VERY QUICKLY THROUGH THIS, UH, TO SAVE TIME FOR QUESTIONS.
HONEYWELL IS A GLOBAL, SMART CITIES LEADER.
IF WE LOOK ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE OF THIS SLIDE, UH, WE'RE A $37 BILLION GLOBAL INNOVATOR.
WE HAVE DEPLOYED, UH, MORE THAN 75 SMART CITY PROJECTS, UH, AROUND THE WORLD, UH, IN NORTH AMERICA, SMART CITIES HAVE FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS, 12 YEARS HAVE REALLY BEEN A LOT OF PILOT PROJECTS AND POINT SOLUTIONS.
WHEREAS OUTSIDE THE U S THEY'VE BEEN ENTIRE CITY SCAPES BUILT FROM THE GROUND UP.
NOW, WE'RE NOT GOING TO BUILD ANY GREENFIELD CITIES IN NORTH AMERICA, BUT WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED FROM, UH, CITIES, LIKE WHAT I CALL NEW CAIRO ON THE RIGHT IT'S, UH, BEING BUILT IN EGYPT, 8 MILLION CITIZENS, 4 MILLION VISITORS, 275 SQUARE MILES, UH, IS THAT WHEN YOU INTEGRATE THESE DEPARTMENTS, UH, YOU CAN REALLY ACHIEVE, UH, REALLY IMPRESSIVE LEVELS OF EFFICIENCY, SERVICE, INNOVATION, AND CITIZEN SERVICE LEVELS.
AND SO WE HAVE DEVELOPED, UH, THE SMARTEST CITY IN THE WORLD.
AND ON THE LEFT, YOU CAN SEE DOWN AT THE BOTTOM, UM, CORNER.
OUR SOLUTION PORTFOLIO WAS REALLY AROUND PUBLIC SAFETY, ENERGY SOLUTIONS AND MOBILITY.
AND, UH, THE BULLET THAT SAYS DEVELOPING UNIQUE ENERGY EQUITY AND COMMUNITY RESILIENCY SOLUTIONS.
WE, I'M NOT AT LIBERTY TO SAY WITH ANY DEFINITIVENESS RIGHT NOW, WE ARE IN DISCUSSIONS WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ON A 500, I CAN'T SAY, ON A MULTI HUNDRED MILLION DOLLAR LOAN GUARANTEE THAT WOULD HAVE US DEPLOY, UM, VERY INNOVATIVE RESILIENCY AND ENERGY EQUITY SOLUTIONS IN A DOZEN OR MORE CITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY.
AND THAT WOULD ESSENTIALLY MEAN, UH, TWENTY-FIVE TO $50 MILLION INVESTMENTS IN THESE CITIES.
SO WE ARE REALLY PUSHING THE ENVELOPE OF, UH, UH, ENERGY INNOVATION IN AMERICA AND IN PARTICULAR, UH, THROUGH OUR SMART CITIES BUSINESS, I'LL GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE I WAS HIRED, UH, WHILE WE'VE BEEN DOING SMART CITIES FOR 10 YEARS OUTSIDE THE U S I WAS HIRED IN JUNE AS THE FIRST NORTH AMERICAN, UH, RESOURCE, AND WE'RE RAPIDLY SCALING OUR NORTH AMERICAN BUSINESS.
UM, I HAVE BEEN IN THIS SPACE 15 YEARS, AS I SAID, I'VE SERVED AS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL I'VE, UM, LED PANASONIC AND SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SMART CITIES TEAM.
IN ADDITION TO HONEYWELL SITE FLED LOCKHEED MARTINS, SMART CITIES TEAM.
I'VE SERVED ON THE CITY OF SAN JOSE SMART CITY ADVISORY BOARD.
I'VE WRITTEN A BOOK ON SMART CITIES.
I'M VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS SPACE, AND I'M VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT MAKING CITIES MORE EFFICIENT AND MORE SUSTAINABLE AND MORE RESILIENT TO CLIMATE CHANGE, QUITE HONESTLY.
SO I BRING A LOT TO THIS AND, UH, I UNDERSTAND THAT SMART WATER METERS AREN'T THE CITY'S HIGHEST PRIORITY.
UM, UH, YOU KNOW, WE WILL, UH, PUT THAT PROJECT INTO BROADER STRATEGIC CONTEXT AND APPLY FOR GRANT FUNDING AS JUST ONE OF MANY PROJECTS THAT ARE REALLY DESIGNED TO, AS COUNCILMAN RIZZO SAID, PUT TILE AT THE LEADING EDGE.
AND I'M VERY CONFIDENT WE CAN DO THAT.
I'VE DONE IT IN DENVER, I'VE DONE IT IN COLORADO SPRINGS.
I'VE DONE IT WITH SEVERAL UTILITIES.
SO WHAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING IS THAT WE, UH, LEAD THE DEVELOPMENT OF A LIGHTWEIGHT PROCESS.
I THINK WE'VE GOT ABOUT THREE OR FOUR MONTHS TO REALLY GET IN FRONT OF THIS INFRASTRUCTURE, UH, BILL FUNDING.
I THINK YOU WANT TO BE AT THE FRONT OF THE LINE, AND I THINK YOU WANT TO HAVE THE BEST STORY POSSIBLE.
I'M VERY CONFIDENT WE CAN DO BOTH.
AND REALLY IT'S ALL ABOUT JUST IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE.
WE REALLY WANT TO HAVE SEVERAL SHOVEL-READY PROJECTS AND, YOU KNOW, I'VE CHARGED 250 TO 500,000 FOR THIS LEVEL OF PLANNING EFFORT IN THE PAST, UH, IN FULL TRANSPARENCY, AS I SAID, HONEYWELL IS ENTERING THE NORTH AMERICAN MARKET, AND WE'RE LOOKING FOR A VERY SHORT NUMBER OF CITIES THAT ARE WILLING TO PARTNER WITH US AND LEAD THE EVOLUTION OF OUR PLATFORM.
AND WE CO-INVEST, UH, DEEPLY WITH THEM.
UH, WE'VE ALREADY, UH, I'M ALSO IN DISCUSSIONS WITH, UH, PER DENALIS CEO, NOT ABOUT KYLE PER SE.
WOULDN'T DO THAT WITHOUT KYLE.
UM, BUT IT'S REALLY ABOUT HELPING PERSONALITIES SHOW UP TO THEIR CITY CUSTOMERS IN A DIFFERENT WAY, REALLY AROUND RESILIENCY.
UM, I WILL, I THINK YOU'VE HAD THIS, UH, UH, SLIDE SET SO WE DON'T NEED TO PRESENT, UM, REALLY WALKED THROUGH IT.
I BELIEVE THERE ARE MULTITUDE OF BENEFITS FOR, UH,
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BOTH CREATING YOUR SMART CITY STRATEGIC PLAN TO GUIDE YOUR, ALL OF YOUR MANY PLANS, BUT REALLY TO TEAM WITH A GLOBAL LEADER LIKE HONEYWELL, RIGHT? WE'RE GOING TO ACCELERATE YOUR VISION.WE KNOW HOW TO MAKE THAT VISION COME TO LIFE.
UM, IF WE GO FORWARD, WE WOULD WANT TO EXECUTE AN LOI, WHICH IS OUTLINED HERE, AND THEN MOVE TO CONTRACT.
WE BELIEVE WE COULD HAVE THE ROUND OF, UH, WORK PLANNING WORKSHOPS IN EARLY OCTOBER.
AND I JUST WANT TO STRESS THE IMPORTANCE OF GETTING IN FRONT OF THAT INFRASTRUCTURE, BILL FUNDING, GET AT THE FRONT OF THE LINE WITH THE BEST POSSIBLE STORY.
UM, WITH THAT I WILL STOP FOR QUESTIONS WAS, UH, I KNOW IT'S A LONG NIGHT FOR EVERYONE.
UH, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, MOTION TO APPROVE? YES.
WE HAVE, WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE TABLES OR SECOND MOVE BY MAYOR SECONDED BY COUNCILOR RIZZO.
IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION CUTS ELLS? YES.
UH, SO IS THIS A SERVICE THAT IS PROVIDED BY OTHER, UH, COMPANIES? AND IF SO, DID WE PUT THIS OUT FOR OTHER COMPANIES THAT HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BID AND, UM, OPERA COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS AS WELL? ARE YOU ASKING ME, OR I'M ASKING THE CITY STAFF, MAYOR COUNCILS, CITY MANAGERS, CAST SELLERS FOR THE RECORD? UH, YEAH, THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPANIES THAT WILL DO SMART CITIES INITIATIVES.
FACT, WE BELONG TO THE CEDAR CONSORTIUM THAT HAS OFFERED A SIMILAR, UH, SCOPE FOR ABOUT TWICE THE PRICE THREE TIMES THE PRICE.
UH, WE COULD GO OUT TO BID IF THE COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO, THIS WOULD BE CONSIDERED A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT, UH, WHERE WE WOULDN'T NEED TO GO OUT TO BID FOR IT.
SO, UH, ONE THING THAT HONEYWELL HAS OFFERED IN THIS PRICE AND JUST TO REITERATE WHAT, WHAT GEORGE IS TALKING ABOUT IS IF THE CITY OF KYLE MOVES FORWARD INTO A PRODUCT PLATFORM, ET CETERA, THAT IS OFFERED BY HONEYWELL, FOR EXAMPLE, THE AMI PROGRAM, UH, THEN THIS, THIS DOLLAR AMOUNT WOULD BE APPLIED AS CREDIT TOWARD THE ACQUISITION OF, OF THAT PRODUCT.
DID I ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? OKAY.
AND IF WE, AND IF WE WENT WITH A DIFFERENT COMPANY, THEN OBVIOUSLY THAT WOULDN'T MOVE TOWARDS THAT.
SO, UH, WHAT WAS THE REASON THAT, UH, HONEYWELL WAS PICKED FOR THIS PARTICULAR, UM, SERVICE PROFESSIONAL SERVICE? WELL, HONEYWELL REACHED OUT TO US AND THEN CAME BACK WITH, UH, A PROPOSAL, UH, HELPING US USE THEIR FEDERAL LOBBYISTS TO TRY TO ATTAIN, UH, SOME OF THE FUNDING THAT WE'RE NEEDING FOR OUR SMART CITY INITIATIVES.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, UM, I REALLY INTRIGUED ME, GEORGE TOUCHED ON A LITTLE BIT, IS HAVING A STORY BEFORE WE GET READY TO EVEN GO BEFORE, UM, SEEKING ANY FEDERAL DOLLARS, HAVING A STORY OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, KYLE GOING.
IF YOU GO TO THESE FEDERAL LOBBYISTS AND JUST SAY, YOU NEED MONEY FOR SOMETHING, THEY'RE GOING TO LOOK AT IT AND JUST PROBABLY SAY, OKAY, THAT'S JUST ANOTHER CITY ASKING, BUT IF YOU HAVE A STORY IN FRONT OF THEM ON WHAT YOUR VISION IS, YOU'RE PROBABLY MORE UNLIKELY TO, UH, GET THOSE DOLLARS.
SO HONEYWELL CAME UP AND IS GONNA HELP US WORK ON THAT STORY TO GO FORWARD AND USE USER LOBBYISTS TO HELP US GET THE FUNDING THAT WE'RE NEEDING FOR OUR SMART CITY INITIATIVE.
IS THERE THEY, SO, UH, FIRST STAFF, MR. SELLERS.
SO, UH, HONEYWELL APPROACHED STAFF ABOUT THIS.
SO, UM, WHAT WE'RE ASKING IS WE'RE ASKING HONEYWELL TO GO TO THE LOBBYIST AND WORK WITH A LOBBYIST TO GET THE FUNDS THAT WE'RE ASKING.
THEY HAVE THEIR OWN LOBBYISTS.
SO THAT'D BE SEPARATE FROM WHAT I GUESS, WHAT NUMBER 29 AGENDA 20 NINES CAN BE DOING.
THE SCOPE, THE SCOPE OF OUR PROPOSAL WOULD BE TO FACILITATE THE CREATION OF A SMART CITY STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WOULD LEAD TO SEVERAL
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SHOVEL-READY PROJECTS THAT WE WOULD THEN SUPPORT YOUR FEDERAL GRANT APPLICATIONS FOR.WE WILL HELP YOU GO GET THAT MONEY FROM ALL SORTS OF, UH, FEDERAL SOURCES AND UTILITY, AND FROM PERTINENT ELLIS, IS THAT IN THE FORM OF WRITING THE GRANT AS WELL, WE WILL SUPPORT THE WRITING OF THE GRANT.
WE DON'T THINK THAT'S IN SCOPE, BUT WE WILL DEFINITELY SUPPORT IT ACTIVELY.
CAN YOU, UM, EXPLAIN WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE WHAT'S SUPPORTING THE GRANT LOOKS LIKE NOT RIGHT NOW? NO, NOT HONESTLY.
WELL, THAT ANSWER, UH, IT'S TOUGH TO TAKE RIGHT NOW.
UM, I THINK THAT'S A PART OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO LEARN HERE, UH, BECAUSE IF, IF YOU CAME TO STAFF AND ASKED STAFF FOR COME TO COUNCIL TO LOOK AT THIS AND OBVIOUSLY GET FINANCIAL, UH, SUPPORT FROM US, CAUSE HONEYWELL HAS COME TO US, UH, I GUESS I'LL SAY US MULTIPLE TIMES.
I KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER RIZZO HAD, UH, BEEN ACTIVELY, UM, APPEALING FOR HONEYWELL.
UH, JUST TRYING TO GET AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WE'RE SPENDING MONEY ON.
AND IF, IF YOU SAY THAT AN ACT OF SUPPORT OF SOMETHING AND YOU CAN'T DESCRIBE WHAT THAT WOULD BE, THAT'S A, YOU'RE ASKING US TO BLINDLY SPEND MONEY ON SOMETHING THAT WE DON'T UNDERSTAND REALLY WHAT THAT SUPPORT AND WHAT THOSE ACTIONS WOULD LOOK LIKE.
IF I MAY, I'D LIKE TO CLARIFY THAT WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING IS THAT WE FACILITATE THE CREATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A SMART CITY STRATEGIC PLAN EMBEDDED IN THAT PLAN WILL BE SEVERAL SHOVEL-READY PROJECTS, UH, THAT CAN BE, UM, THAT WILL THEN BE SUBMITTED FOR FEDERAL FUNDING AND UTILITY FUNDING FROM PER DENALIS.
NOW, HOW MANY OF THOSE SHOVEL-READY PROJECTS? UM, I WOULD HAVE TO GUESS BETWEEN HALF A DOZEN AND A DOZEN, BUT WE HAVEN'T HAD THAT WORKSHOP.
WE HAVEN'T DONE THAT STRATEGIC PLANNING WITH THE STAKEHOLDERS AND KYLE.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S HARD FOR ME TO SAY EXACTLY AND THE SCOPE OF, UH, GRANT WRITING SUPPORT, WE WILL SUPPORT, BUT WE CAN'T BE THE LEAD APPLICANT FOR THE GRANT APPLICATION.
WE CAN'T, WE CAN HELP AND WE WILL ACTIVELY HELP BECAUSE THIS IS IMPORTANT TO, UH, OUR BUSINESS.
AND WE WANT TO SUPPORT THE CITY OF KYLE.
UM, WE, WE WON'T WRITE THE GRANT.
CERTAINLY THAT'S, THAT'S UNDERSTANDABLE.
BUT, UH, THAT GAVE TO THE POINT OF THE QUESTION OF MY COLLEAGUE WAS WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? AND YOUR DESCRIPTION AND YOUR RESPONSE WAS THAT YOU CAN'T DESCRIBE WHAT THAT WOULD BE, UM, OF WHAT THAT SUPPORT LOOKS LIKE, UH, GIVEN, GIVING AN EXAMPLE OF THAT, OR, YOU KNOW, EXAMPLES OF THAT AND OTHER OTHER
SO I THINK THAT THAT IS WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET AT IS IF YOU COULD GIVE US SOME KIND OF INSIGHT OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE OF WHAT SUPPORT LOOKS LIKE I GET, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO WRITE THE GRANT THAT'S UNDERSTOOD.
UM, AND YOU UNDERSTAND THE POINT ON WHY YOU WOULDN'T WRITE THE GRANT, BUT WHAT DOES SUPPORT LOOK LIKE OTHERWISE, UH, THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS? OKAY.
I WILL FOLLOW UP WITH THE CITY MANAGER AND I WILL TELL YOU ALL THAT IT INVOLVES A STRATEGIC ADVICE.
IT INVOLVES EDITING AND IT INVOLVES, UM, LOBBYING, UH, YOUR REPRESENTATIVES AND VARIOUS FEDERAL AGENCIES TO SECURE THE GRANTS THAT WE HELP YOU SUBMIT.
I WOULD DEF I WOULD DESCRIBE IT AS AN ACTIVE SUPPORT ACROSS THAT SPECTRUM.
IT'S JUST HARD FOR ME TO BE MORE EDITING THE EDITING, THE GRANT AND WELL, I MEAN, BUT YOU'RE PRESENTING AND YOU'RE ASKING US FOR FUNDS.
SO, UH, BUT EDITING THE GRANTS THAT WE SUBMIT AND THEN LOBBYING ON THE CITY'S BEHALF FOR THOSE, UH, FOR FEDERAL DOLLARS.
AND PROVIDING THE STRATEGIC, UH, GUIDANCE ALONG BOTH DEVELOPMENT OF YOUR STRATEGIC PLAN AND THE CRAFTING OF EACH SPECIFIC GRANT APPLICATION.
I'M REALLY JUST TRYING TO NAIL THIS DOWN HERE.
SO GUIDANCE OF THAT STRATEGIC PLAN, BUT NOT WRITING OF THE GRANTS, EDITING OF THOSE GRANTS AND THEN LOBBYING ON BEHALF FOR THOSE GRANT APPLICATIONS.
HOW NUANCED WOULD YOUR, UM, APPROACH BE AND HELPING CONSULT AND GUIDE THOSE STRATEGIC
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PLANS? I GUESS I WOULD PUT IT THIS WAY, COUNCILMEN, UM, WE'RE, UM, WE'RE $37 BILLION GLOBAL COMPANY AND SMART CITIES IS ONE OF OUR STRATEGIC INITIATIVES.AND I'M TASKED WITH FINDING TWO OR THREE CITIES ACROSS NORTH AMERICA THAT WANT TO TEAM WITH US.
AND WE WILL, CO-INVEST, UH, DEEPLY IN THOSE CITIES.
AND, UM, I CAN'T SEE, UH, IN GREAT DETAIL WHAT THAT, UH, EXACTLY LOOKS LIKE.
BUT FOR THE PROPOSAL WE ARE OFFERING OF $25,000 THAT IS FULLY CREDITED TO ANY PROJECT FOR THE CREATION OF A SMART CITY STRATEGIC PLAN.
THAT IN MY PREVIOUS ROLE, I CHARGED A QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS OR MORE FOR, UM, RIGHT.
WE, UH, WE WILL INVEST IN THOSE FIRST CITIES THAT HELP US LAUNCH OUR BUSINESS IN NORTH AMERICA.
AND WE'RE A VERY, UM, SERIOUS AND FORMIDABLE COMPANY THAT, UM, WE WANT TO HELP YOUR, UM, EVERYTHING I HEARD TONIGHT, ALL OF THESE GREAT PLANS, YOU CAN ACCELERATE THEM AND, UH, HELP BRING THEM TO FRUITION.
SO LIKE TRANSPORTATION, MASTER PLAN, EVERYTHING GETS TIED TOGETHER.
EVERYTHING YOU DO IS NOW SMART CITY, EVERYTHING YOU DO, EVERY FEE, EVERY PERMIT, EVERY NEW HOME, EVERY PROCESS, EVERYTHING YOUR CITY DOES IS EITHER SMARTER OR IT'S NOT.
AND HOW CAN IT TIE TOGETHER? HOW CAN YOU USE DATA STRATEGICALLY? HOW CAN YOU CAPTURE A DISPROPORTIONATE AMOUNT OF FEDERAL FUNDING FOR, UH, ENERGY EQUITY TO HELP THE MORE ECONOMICALLY VULNERABLE IN YOUR COMMUNITY? WE'RE AT THE LEADING EDGE OF THAT IN THE COUNTRY? HOW CAN YOU TAP PER DENALIS TO INVEST IN YOUR ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE IN A WAY THAT THEY HAVEN'T YET? UM, THIS IS REALLY THE SUPPORT WE WANT TO GIVE THE CITY.
AND I UNDERSTAND THE WATER METERS HAVE BEEN KICKING AROUND FOR A WHILE.
AND I JOINED IN JUNE AND I HAVE TURNED A TACTICAL ISSUE INTO A STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITY, BOTH FOR HONEYWELL AND FOR THE CITY MAYOR.
IT, IT JUST SEEMS LIKE A GIN ITEM, 27, 28, 29, ALL TIE IN TOGETHER.
I MEAN, WE'RE ASKING FOR CONSULTANT SERVICES ON SOUNDS LIKE THE SAME THING IN A WAY, BUT JUST IN DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE CITY.
AM I READING IT WRONG? SAY THE NUMBERS AGAIN, UH, 27, 28, 29.
I MEAN, WE, WE JUST APPROVED THE PROPOSAL FOR THE ARCHITECT AND THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN.
AND THEN NOW WE HAVE THIS ONE AND THEN OF COURSE THE NEXT ITEM ON DECEMBER 29, IS IT, I GUESS, AM I READING IT WRONG? ARE WE ALL IN THE SAME, SAME THING HERE? WE'RE TRYING TO TIE IN CONSULTING SERVICES FOR ALL, FOR THE SAME THING FOR OUR CITY MAYOR, IF I CAN JUMP IN MY BACK AND I'LL CLARIFY, UH, WE, WE ARE GUIDED IN LARGE PART AS STAFF, BY OUR PLANNING PROCESSES, YOU KNOW, AND WE HAVE MULTIPLE PLANS AND, YOU KNOW, ONE THING THAT I KIND OF, YOU KNOW, LOOK AT KYLE AS TURNING A CORNER SEVERAL YEARS AGO, WHEN IT REALLY STARTED INVESTING IN, UH, ROBUST PLANNING, UH, IT WAS, IT'S BASICALLY ROADMAPS FOR STAFF.
SO, UH, BUT THE PLAN IS ONLY AS GOOD AS, AS IT'S CREATED AND IT'S WORKED RIGHT.
SO, YOU KNOW, FOR EXAMPLE, ON, ON 27 IT'S TO CREATE A PLAN FOR DOWNTOWN AND DESIGN GUIDELINES.
SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW ONCE THE PLAN IS CREATED, UH, THIS ITEM.
SO SHOULD COUNCIL MOVE FORWARD WITH IT IS TO DEVELOP THIS PLAN, UH, THE WAY I WAS LOOKING AT IT, UH, AND, AND STILL LOOK AT IT, UH, WITH HOPEFULLY SOME CLARIFICATION HERE IS THAT THIS IS VERY SIMILAR TO LIKE, UH, DESIGNING A ROAD.
YOU KNOW, WE, WE HAVE TO, UH, YOU KNOW, GO WITH AN ENGINEER, DEVELOP THE PLAN FOR THE ROAD, BUT BEFORE WE CAN FUND IT, WE HAVE TO HAVE THE DESIGN.
AND SOME OF THE ROADS ARE JUST TOO AMBITIOUS FOR US TO BE ABLE TO FUND OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND.
WE'VE GOT TO GO OUT AND GET FEDERAL OR STATE MONEYS TO HELP PAY FOR THOSE ROADS.
THAT'S REALLY WHAT MORE OF THESE SMART CITIES, CITY INITIATIVES ARE GOING TO BE.
I THINK MOST OF THE, THE ITEMS, MOST OF THE PROJECTS THAT ARE IDENTIFIED ARE GOING TO BE THE LARGER ITEMS. THERE'S GONNA BE A LOT OF SMALLER ITEMS IN THIS PLAN THAT WE CAN JUST PLUG IN AND START MOVING
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FORWARD DIRECTLY.BUT THIS WILL GIVE A HALF A DOZEN TO A DOZEN, ACCORDING TO GEORGE LARGE ITEMS THAT WE CAN BASICALLY GO AND FIND THE FUNDS TO IMPLEMENT THAT.
OTHERWISE WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO.
ONE EXAMPLE THAT I SHARED EARLIER IS THE SMART LIGHT POSTS TO BE ABLE TO FUND SMART LIGHT POSTS FOR THE TRAIL SYSTEM, I THINK IS GOING TO BE A VERY HEAVY LIFT IF WE JUST TRY TO DO IT OURSELVES, BUT THERE ARE FEDERAL DOLLARS AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW FOR THESE SMART CITY INITIATIVES FOR BROADBAND AND FOR, UH, SMART LIGHTING THAT WE COULD GO AND ASK NUMBER 29, THE FEDERAL LOBBYISTS TO THEN, YOU KNOW, BE OUR ADVOCATE.
NOW, WHEN I GET TO 29 HERE, PART OF THE AKIN GUMP STRATEGY IS TO BE MORE HANDS-ON WITH WRITING AND FOLLOWING UP ON THE GRANTS AND THE REQUEST FOR FEDERAL APPROPRIATIONS THAN HONEYWELL, WHO HAS A FEDERAL LOBBYIST, BUT THIS IS JUST TO ENGAGE THEM IN WRITING THE PLAN THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE, UH, MAKE THEIR LOBBYIST AVAILABLE, BUT REALLY THEY'RE JUST GIVING US THE PLAN AND WE GO RUN WITH IT.
SO WORLD IS CONSIDERED THEM A KIND OF A RESOURCE AS WE TRY TO FIND THE FUNDS.
BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, AT THE END OF THE DAY THAT IT'S THE CITY'S OBLIGATION.
ONCE WE GET THE PLAN TO GO OUT AND FIND THE FUNDS ON THE AMI METER SYSTEM, THAT AUTOMATED METERING INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEM, THAT THAT IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT IN THAT THE CITY COUNCIL WAS VERY CLEAR UP FRONT, UH, BUT FOR FINDING THE FUNDS, WE CAN'T MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PROJECT.
AND SO, UH, HONEYWELL OFFERED THE ASSISTANCE OF NOT ONLY THEIR LOBBYIST TEAM, BUT THEIR GRANT WRITING TEAM.
IN FACT, THEY'VE, THEY'RE WORKING ON, UH, YOU KNOW, RETAINING THEIR OWN GRANT WRITER FOR, FOR THE CITY OF KYLE, JUST FOR THAT PROJECT.
SO THAT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT BECAUSE IT'S, IT'S PER PROJECT SPECIFIC.
I THINK MAYBE OUT OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN, IF THERE WAS SOMETHING ELSE.
IN ADDITION TO AMI THAT WE SAID, HEY, WE'RE GOING TO NEED HELP WITH GRANT WRITING SERVICES.
THERE MIGHT BE, EXCUSE ME, SOME FEE BUILT INTO THAT PROJECT FOR THE GRANT WRITER.
UH, BUT THAT WILL COME AS WE START WORKING THE PLAN.
HOPE THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION FOR ME.
THE, YOU KNOW, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE FIRST TIME THIS WAS PROPOSED AND NOW IS THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT I WAS REALLY STRONGLY AGAINST IT AT THE BEGINNING BECAUSE THE IDEA IS, YOU KNOW, WE PAY TO DEVELOP THESE PROJECT SCOPES.
AND THEN WITH THE EXPECTATION THAT THERE'S SOME HOOK ON THE END WITH SOME MULTIMILLION DOLLAR CAPITAL PROJECT, AND THEN YOU HAVE TO WEIGH THE MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR CAPITAL PROJECT AGAINST THE NEEDS OF ALL THESE OTHER CAPITAL PROJECTS AND THE, YOU KNOW, THE METERING AND, AND THE, YOU KNOW, THE SMART CITIES JUST DIDN'T SEEM TO RISE TO THE SAME LEVEL AS THE OTHER NEEDS.
SO I JUST WASN'T CIP THAT I WOULD WANT TO COMMIT OR ALLOW FOR SOMEBODY WHO'S WANTING TO GET A CONTRACT TO COME IN AND SORT OF MESS AROUND ON THAT SCALE.
UH, BUT THE WAY IT'S BEEN PROPOSED TONIGHT, UH, KIND OF FLIPS ALL OF THAT AROUND, UH, AND CHANGES ME FROM SOMEBODY WHO WOULDN'T WANT TO SEE IT, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE OF THAT FUTURE LIABILITY TOO.
I THINK IT'S A, I THINK IT'S A PROPOSAL THAT FOR MYSELF, I CAN CERTAINLY GET BEHIND BECAUSE WE'RE SPENDING 25,000, NOT FOR GRANT WRITING, NOT FOR LOBBYING, BUT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STRATEGIC PLAN.
SO THERE'S THE VALUE IN THE 25 THAT WE'RE PROPOSING NOW.
AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THAT AND DO THE VERY BEST THAT WE CAN TO GO AND RATCHET THAT UP INTO ADDITIONAL FUNDS.
SO IT'S A CALL IT A SMALL CHEAP EXPERIMENT.
SO FOR ME, IT'S JUST ABSOLUTELY WORTH IT BECAUSE THE AMI, THE METERING TECHNOLOGY, W W THE AIMS OF WHAT THESE PROPOSALS SHOOT FOR CERTAINLY VALUABLE TO THE CITY AND TO OUR RESIDENTS, BECAUSE IF YOU'VE EXPERIENCED A WATER LEAK IN THE CITY OF KYLE, UH, HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP MANY TIMES SINCE HONEYWELL FIRST PROPOSED, THERE'S BEEN EXAMPLE AFTER EXAMPLE WHERE, YOU KNOW, POTENTIAL, UH, YOU KNOW, UTILITY CUSTOMERS OF OURS COULD, COULD HAVE SAVED TREMENDOUS AMOUNT, UH, JUST BY FIGURING OUT THAT THEY HAD A LEAK, UH, FASTER, UH, THAN, THAN WHAT THEY ARE CURRENTLY ABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THEIR CURRENT SOFTWARE AND CURRENCY, OR W NO SOFTWARE, AND THEN, YOU KNOW, NOTHING ADVANCED ABOUT OUR METERS.
SO, YOU KNOW, FOR THAT REASON, I CERTAINLY WOULD WANT TO PURSUE IT.
SO THAT'S, THOSE ARE JUST, THOSE ARE JUST MY THOUGHTS.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS? YES, SIR.
I'LL JUST SAY, YEAH, AND I I'VE, I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERNS ON THAT.
I GUESS FOR ME, THAT HASN'T BEEN SHOWN TO BE A, HAVE BEEN CHANGED.
AND I STILL THINK THAT THERE IS STILL THAT ON THE HOOK, IF YOU WILL, FOR THOSE THINGS, I UNDERSTAND IT IS THAT STRATEGIC PLAN, BUT THE GENTLEMAN DID SAY THAT IT WOULD BE THAT THEY WOULD BE DOING THOSE OTHER THINGS AS WELL.
AND I THINK THAT'S THE HOOK THAT YOU WERE REFERRING TO, AT LEAST IN MY MIND THAT THAT IS STILL THERE.
AND I THINK THAT IF WE HAD PUT THAT OUT FOR BID TO, FOR ALL COMPANIES THAT
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MULTIPLE COMPANIES DO THIS, THEN WE CAN GET A, A PRESENTATION FULLY UNDERSTAND, UM, NOT ONLY JUST THE CREATION OF THE, THAT STRATEGIC PLAN, BUT MAYBE GOING WITH A COMPANY THAT, UH, ONE, WE FEEL LIKE WE WOULD WANT TO GO ALL THE WAY WITH, BASED ON THEIR PRESENTATION AND BEING PREPARED TO ANSWER THOSE.AND IF I'M GOING TO BE CANDID, PROVIDE, UH, UH, IN MY OPINION, A BETTER ANSWER THAN WHAT I'VE RECEIVED TONIGHT ON THE QUESTIONS THAT I'VE, I'VE HAD TO MY QUESTION.
SO FOR THAT REASON, I THINK IT WOULD PROBABLY BE BETTER FOR US TO GO OUT AND SEE WHAT OTHER COMPANIES WOULD DO THE SAME.
I THINK THAT'S FAIR POINT IN ANY OTHER DISCUSSION CUSTOMER FLOW SCALE.
READING THE BACKUP MATERIAL OVERALL, I LIKE HONEYWELL.
UM, AND I LIKE SOME OF THE THINGS THEY HAVE TO OFFER, AND I'M NOT GONNA LIE.
I WAS NOT IMPRESSED WITH YOUR ORIGINAL ANSWER.
UM, BUT, BUT I THINK THE MORE WE ALLOW HIM TO ANSWER THE QUESTION AND WE KIND OF GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IT IS, UM, THAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO FOR US.
I FEEL LIKE, UM, I CAN SUPPORT THIS IDEA.
I CAN, I'VE ALWAYS BEEN ABLE TO GET BEHIND THE IDEA OF A SMART CITY AND CAMERAS AND, AND ALL KINDS OF THINGS THAT WE CAN DO TO MAKE THE CITY SAFER.
WE HAVE THESE ROADS THAT WE'VE GOT TO DRIVE ON, BUT, UM, SOMETHING THAT I THAT'S IMPORTANT TO ME IS, IS SAFETY.
AND SO PUTTING CAMERAS IN STRATEGIC PLACES, UM, NOT THAT I WANT DISPATCH TO HAVE TO ALWAYS MONITOR THEM, BUT IT'S NICE WHEN WE, UM, CAN GET POLICE WHERE THEY NEED TO GO, OR IF THERE'S AN ACCIDENT THAT WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO GO, UM, TO OUR RMF IN 51 50 EAST AND SEE OVER THERE, WHAT'S GOING ON, AND IT'S NOT FOR EVERYDAY USE, BUT FOR, IN USE OF EMERGENCIES OR WHEN THERE'S AN AREA THAT NEEDS ATTENTION QUICKLY.
I THINK THIS IS A GOOD START TO THIS.
UM, CAUSE AGAIN, IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A LOT MORE BENEFITS THAT THEY'RE WILLING TO GIVE US TO INCLUDE ASSISTING IN DRAFT WRITING, WHICH IS FOR ME, THAT'S HUGE.
UM, BECAUSE AS A WRITER, I UNDERSTAND MAKING SURE YOU USE THE RIGHT VERBIAGE IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN QUALIFY SOMETHING.
SO, UM, IF THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN OFFER, I KNOW FOR A FACT, UM, JUST THE ASSISTANCE IN IT IS PROBABLY WORTH $30,000 IN AND OF ITSELF.
SO I'VE ALWAYS LIKED THE IDEA OF, OF HONEYWELL.
UH, THE, THE, THE WATER SOLD ME A LONG TIME AGO.
UM, ONLY BECAUSE I'M MARRIED TO A MAN WHO RANDOMLY FORGETS TO TURN THE WATER HOSE OFF.
UM, BUT ALSO BECAUSE I THINK IT'S GREAT FOR TIMES WHEN WE HAVE THE FREEZE OR SOMETHING, UM, YOU KNOW, SPORADIC WHERE WE CAN HAVE ACCESS TO, TO THAT UTILITY.
I WISH THE QUESTIONS WERE ANSWERED IN A LITTLE BIT OF DIFFERENT MANNER, BUT I THINK, UM, GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY, HE, HE CAN DO A BETTER JOB OF EXPLAINING WHAT IT IS.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS SOMETHING WE WANT TO BRING BACK FOR AN ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION, OR IF WE WANT TO, UM, AS COUNCIL MEMBER, ALISON SAID, MAYBE OPEN IT UP FOR MORE BIDS.
UM, I JUST DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE GOING TO GET A MUCH DIFFERENT OUTCOME FROM WHAT WE HAVE THAT'S WORRISOME.
SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT GEORGE TOUCHED ON AND THAT'S TIME, WE DON'T HAVE THE TIME.
IF WE WERE TO TAKE THIS OUT TO BID AND WE START THIS PROCESS OVER AND WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE LOOKING AT MORE WEEKS AND MAYBE MONTHS WITH THE FEDERAL DOLLARS AROUND THE CORNER, YOU WANT TO BE AHEAD OF ALL THE OTHER CITIES.
YOU WANT TO HAVE THAT ROADMAP READY TO GO AND BE ABLE TO GO AND APPROACH AND, AND HAVE A GOOD PLAN IN PLACE TO GO AFTER THOSE FEDERAL DOLLARS.
ONE THING WE DON'T HAVE IS TIME, BUT IF THAT'S WHAT COUNCIL'S WISHES, THEN WE CAN GO DOWN THAT ROUTE.
BUT JUST REMEMBER THAT EVERY, EVERY TIME, EVERY MINUTE THAT WE DELAY EVERY MONTH THAT WE DELAY, WE'RE GONNA GET LESS AND LESS OF A CHANCE OF GETTING THOSE FEDERAL DOLLARS.
SO I THINK TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ROLL CALL, VOTE, COACH RIZZO, TIBIAS, ELLISON BRADSHAW.
MOTION CARRIES SIX TO ONE NEXT
[29. Approve an agreement with AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD, LLP in the amount of $172,000.00 for providing federal legislative advocacy services to the City of Kyle. ~ J. Scott Sellers, City Manager]
STEP, UH, AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 29, APPROVE AND AGREEMENT WITH AKIN GUMP, STRAUSS, HAUER,[04:10:01]
AND FELD LLP IN THE AMOUNT OF $172,000, UH, FOR PROVIDING FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY SERVICES TO THE CITY OF COVID MR. SELLERS, MAYOR COUNCIL WEIGHTY AGENDA OF A LOT OF, A LOT OF BIG THINGS ON HERE.SO I KNOW THAT THIS HAS BEEN DISCUSSED MULTIPLE TIMES, UH, BUT IN CONCEPT FORM, UH, IN YOUR PACKET, YOU HAVE THE ACTUAL PROPOSAL FROM AKIN GUMP.
SO THIS IS, UH, AFTER MULTIPLE INTERVIEWS WITH FEDERAL LOBBYIST SERVICES, IT CAN COME, UH, NOT ONLY INTERVIEWED VERY WELL.
I HAS THE TRACK RECORD AND, AND THE TEAM THAT, UH, UNDERSTAND CENTRAL TEXAS ISSUES, LAMAR SMITH IS ON THE TEAM.
UH, BUT THEY, UH, ANNUALLY, IF YOU LOOK AT JUST, UH, YOU KNOW, FEDERAL LOBBYING AND REVENUE SUCCESSES, UH, FROM LOBBYIST SERVICES, THEY, THEY RANK VERY, VERY HIGH.
SO, UH, WE HAVE MET ALREADY A COUPLE OF TIMES JUST TO TALK ABOUT THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF PROJECTS.
OBVIOUSLY THE LAST ITEM WOULD BE, UH, YOU KNOW, TAKING THAT STRATEGIC PLAN AND THOSE HALF A DOZEN TO A DOZEN ITEMS AND PUTTING THAT ON THEIR LIST, UH, COUNSEL HAS RECEIVED, AND WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT OVER 20 DIFFERENT ITEMS THAT, UH, ARE, ARE HEAVY LIFTS, MEANING STATE, AND FEDERAL LOVING.
UH, SO THIS FIRM HAS SHOWN THAT THEY HAVE TO THE TRACK RECORD, THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO PERFORM.
IF YOU LOOK AT THEIR PROPOSAL IN THE BACK OF MATERIAL, THEY'RE ALSO VERY, UH, HEAVY ON INTRODUCTIONS AND ON BASICALLY ADDING RELEVANCE TO KYLE AT A FEDERAL LEVEL.
SO THESE WOULD BE CONGRESSIONAL EXECUTIVE LEVEL INTRODUCTIONS.
UH, THERE WOULD BE ASSISTANCE WITH, UH, YOU KNOW, THE, THE REQUESTS FOR, UH, APPROPRIATIONS, IF, IF GRANTS WERE, WERE NEEDED, UH, THEY HAVE GRANT WRITING SUPPORT.
UH, OBVIOUSLY THEY WOULD LEAN ON US LOCALLY TO, TO FLESH OUT SOME OF THOSE, THOSE GRANTS AS WELL.
AND THAT'S WHERE, WHAT I SAID EARLIER, WE MAY HAVE TO REACH OUT TO ANOTHER, YOU KNOW, GRANT WRITING SERVICE, BUT, UH, THEY, THEY WILL, UH, PROVIDE AS MUCH EXPERTISE AS NEEDED, UH, ONCE THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT THE REQUEST IS.
AND, UH, ONCE THEY IDENTIFY THE APPROPRIATE, UH, DEPARTMENT IN WASHINGTON.
SO WITH THAT SAID, YOU HAVE A PROPOSAL IN FRONT OF YOU, IT'S $13,000, UH, PER MONTH PLUS $4,000 PER QUARTER FOR, UH, VISITS THAT WOULD, MIGHT BE NEEDED TO SOME OF THESE, UH, YOU KNOW, LEADERS AND DEPARTMENTS WITHIN WASHINGTON.
AND, UH, WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
GOT ANY QUESTIONS, CUSTOMER, UM, I'M KIND OF CONFUSED.
CAUSE I THOUGHT THERE WAS ANOTHER PROPOSAL THAT WE HAD CURRENTLY SEEN AS WELL.
SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT, LIKE, IT LOOKS LIKE AN ENCASEMENT.
SO THERE WAS ANOTHER PROPOSAL AND IN THAT IT SPOKE OF, I THOUGHT IT WAS $4,500 FOR TRAVEL.
UM, BUT MY CONCERN IS THERE IS A DISCREPANCY OF $1,831 AND 49 CENTS FOR THE TRAVEL THAT ACTUALLY TOOK PLACE.
AND IT COSTS THE CITY AS OPPOSED TO THE $4,500.
SO ESSENTIALLY THE ACTUAL COST WAS $6,331 AND 49 CENTS, BUT WE'RE ONLY BUDGETING FOR $4,500.
SO HOW, I GUESS, HOW DO WE PLAN ON BALANCING THE $1,800 DIFFERENCE? THAT'S GOING TO OCCUR FOUR TIMES A YEAR.
SO THERE, THERE ARE TWO DOCUMENTS IN THE BACKUP MATERIAL.
UH, WHAT YOU'RE REFERENCING IS IN THE ENGAGEMENT LETTER ON PAGE TWO, UH, IT'S A FIXED QUARTERLY FEE OF $4,000 PER QUARTER TO COVER ANY AND ALL TRAVEL EXPENSES THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH NEEDED TRIPS TO WASHINGTON.
SO THE ORIGINAL TRIP THAT WAS DONE, UH, THAT WAS MEANT TO INTERVIEW THE, YOU KNOW, SEVERAL LOBBYING FIRMS, UH, WAS, WAS A HUNDRED PERCENT PAID FOR BY THE CITY OF KYLE.
UH, THIS PROPOSAL BY AKIN GUMP PROVIDES A $4,000 BASICALLY TRAVEL ALLOTMENT THAT THE FIRM WOULD COVER.
SO ASSUMING THE TRAVEL EXPENSES WERE MORE THAN THE 4,000 PER QUARTER, IT WOULD COME OUT OF THE $13,000.
SO BASICALLY HE IS, UH, UH, NOT TO EXCEED, TRAVEL, UH, OR FULL CONTRACT AMOUNT.
SO WHEN WE DID THE BUDGET, WE BUDGETED FOR 13,000 TIMES, 12 MONTHS, PLUS I THOUGHT IT WAS 4,500, BUT
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I COULD BE WRONG THE $4,000 AS WELL.SO I GUESS, SO THERE, WHAT THERE, TELL ME IF THIS IS CORRECT.
WHAT YOU'RE TELLING ME IS NOPE.
I'VE GOT A MILLION THINGS GOING ON IN MY HEAD.
ARE THEY GOING TO SCHEDULE THE PLAN? THE, THE PLANE AND THE HOTEL, I GUESS IS A GOOD QUESTION.
YEAH, THEY, THEY HAVE A TRAVEL AGENT ON STAFF.
SO THEN THE CITY WILL NEVER PAY MORE THAN $4,000 PER QUARTER.
THERE, THERE MAY BE ADDITIONAL EXPENSES BEYOND WHAT THE, YOU KNOW, THE TRAVEL EXPENSES THAT, I MEAN, I JUST DON'T KNOW THE FUTURE.
I CAN'T SAY NEVER, BUT THE PLAN IS $4,000 PER QUARTER FOR TRAVEL.
HOW MANY, HOW MANY COUNCIL MEMBERS IS THAT GOING TO COVER? IT'S AS NEEDED? SO, UM, I GUESS MY CONCERN IS IF WE'RE JUST GOING TO SEND ONE OUT THERE, HOW DO WE CHOOSE THAT ONE? OR IF WE SEND THREE OUT THERE, HOW DO WE CHOOSE THOSE THREE? IT'S UP TO US.
IT'S NOT UP TO SCOTT, SO THAT'S OKAY.
WELL, I GUESS I'M ASKING ALL OF US THEN.
HOW DO WE, HOW DO WE IT'S MY, MY ANSWER WOULD BE THAT I THINK IT HAS TO DO WITH DEMAND.
SO IF THERE'S A SITUATION WHERE THERE'S A BIG TRIP COMING UP AND LET'S SAY, WE'RE TRYING TO SEND A, LIKE WITH CARMEL, YOU KNOW, IT WAS, WE, WE ENDED UP HAVING TO GO UP TWICE BECAUSE BASICALLY EVERYONE WANTED TO GO OR WITH COLLEGE STATION, DIFFERENT PEOPLE ARE KIND OF LOOKING AT THE SAME BIG PLAN.
AND SO WE'RE ALL, WE'RE TAKING DIFFERENT TRIPS.
IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE WORKING ON, UH, AND IT'S OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF WHAT WE'VE BUDGETED FOR HERE, YOU KNOW, COUNCIL HAS TRAVEL BUDGETS.
WE GO TO VARIOUS PLACES AND, AND EXPEND THOSE FUNDS.
SO WHAT I WOULDN'T WANT TO SEE IS SOMEBODY WANTING TO MAKE A TRIP, UM, TO BE, YOU KNOW, IF IT'S A LEGITIMATE COUNCIL TRIP AND NOT BEING ABLE TO GO, BECAUSE IT DOESN'T FIT WITHIN THE SCOPE OF WHAT AKIN GUMP IS PROPOSING HERE.
SO THAT, THAT WOULD BE MY RESPONSE.
I IT'S A, IT'S A DART AT THE, YOU KNOW, IT'S, UH, AT THE DART BOARD, ESSENTIALLY THE, YOU KNOW, THEY DON'T KNOW HOW, HOW MANY OF US WILL WANT TO GO OR EXACTLY WHAT THOSE EXPENSES WILL LOOK LIKE.
SO IF WE DON'T ARRANGE FOR, OR AREN'T WILLING TO PAY EXTRA, SHOULD THE DEMAND EXCEED THAT AMOUNT, UH, THEN, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHEN THE PROBLEM WOULD ARISE, BUT IT WOULD STILL BE, IT WOULD STILL BE UP TO US.
THIS JUST ALLOWS FOR US TO TRY TO SET UP SOME SORT OF CONSISTENT, UH, ENGAGEMENT AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE, THERE SHOULD BE REGULAR TRIPS TAKEN REGARDLESS OF WHO TAKES THEM AND IN WHAT CAPACITY.
UH, AND THEN THE OTHER THING IS PER QUARTER, YOU KNOW, CERTAINLY OVER THE COURSE OF AN ENTIRE YEAR, I WOULDN'T NECESSARILY THINK THAT IT'S ALWAYS THE CASE THAT ONCE THIS ARRANGEMENT STARTS, THAT IT WOULD BE ONE PERSON OR ONE GROUP OF PEOPLE GOING CONSTANTLY, BUT POTENTIALLY ROTATIONS, UM, VARIOUS DIFFERENT GROUPS AND PEOPLE.
SO I THINK IT'S ALL STILL VERY MUCH UNDER THE DISCRETION OF COUNCIL.
UH, THIS, THIS PROPOSAL JUST IS A WAY FOR US TO ESTABLISH SOME SORT OF BUDGETARY PROCESS THAT KIND OF GETS US ON THAT PATH.
SO THEN THE $4,000 ISN'T FOR ANY, CAUSE IT DOESN'T SPECIFY IN HERE, IT JUST SAYS LEADERSHIP.
SO I GUESS, I GUESS I'M JUST CONFUSED AT THAT.
WHAT ARE THEY, HOW MANY OTHER YOU'RE WILLING TO PAY FOR HOW MANY PEOPLE DOES THE $4,000 COVER? I, I WOULD GUESS IT COVERS UP TO $4,000 WORTH OF EXPENSES.
AND IF WE CHOOSE, IF THE CITY CHOOSES TO EXPEND MORE THAN THAT, BY ADDING AN EXTRA LEADERSHIP MEMBER OR ADDING A WHOLE NOTHER TRIP, WE'RE JUST GOING TO BE PREPARED TO PAY FOR THAT, WHICH WE WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN WILLING TO PAY FOR COUNCIL TRAVEL JUST GENERALLY SPEAKING.
AND IS THAT YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF IT TOO? SCOTT IS THAT JUST, IT'S BASICALLY $4,000 AND IF WE EXCEED THAT, THEN IT'S ON THE CITY TO THEN PAY THE PAY ANY DIFFERENCES.
SO IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT ALL SEVEN COUNCIL MEMBERS WANTED TO GO AND PARTICIPATE IN IN TWO OR THREE, UH, GROUPS, UH, IF ONCE WE HIT THAT $4,000 THRESHOLD THAT'S COVERED THROUGH THE CONTRACT AND THEN ANY ADDITIONAL PARTS WOULD BE PAID BY THE CITY, IS THAT HONESTLY, I UNDERSTAND, I, IT, IT'S AN ASSUMPTION.
I THINK IT'S A PRETTY FAIR ASSUMPTION TO MAKE WHAT, WHAT PROBABLY WILL HAPPEN JUST, YOU KNOW, AS I'M CRYSTAL BALLING HERE AND I, I PROBABLY SHOULDN'T, BUT YOU KNOW, THERE'LL BE A LOT OF TRAVEL UPFRONT, A LOT OF DESIRE TO GO UP AND SET THE POLICY, SET THE AGENDA, SET THE REQUESTS.
AND THEN, UH, YOU KNOW, AS WE GO DOWN THE ROAD, THERE WILL BE LIKE REAL ROLL
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UP YOUR SLEEVE TYPE, UH, APPOINTMENTS WITH DIFFERENT FEDERAL AGENCIES.AND SO, UH, YOU KNOW, IT MAY BE MORE STAFF AT THAT POINT.
IT MAY STILL BE MEETINGS WITH REPRESENTATIVES.
SO IT'S, IT'S JUST HARD TO KNOW WHAT THE TRAVEL WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE FUTURE.
UH, DIDN'T REALLY CROSS THAT BRIDGE WITH AKIN GUMP ON, YOU KNOW, WHAT, IF WE EXCEED MORE, THEY JUST WERE FAIRLY, FAIRLY OPEN TO JUST COUNSEL TRAVEL.
AND I CERTAINLY DON'T WANT YOU, UH, CRYSTAL BALLING ANYTIME, BUT I GUESS JUST, JUST THAT VERY SPECIFIC THING THERE, THAT IT'S $4,000 INCLUDED IN THE CONTRACT.
AND IF WE WERE TO EXCEED THAT IN A QUARTER THAT WE WOULD PAY THE DIFFERENCE, THAT'S PROBABLY A FAIR ASSUMPTION.
UM, WELL WE BE SETTING AN AGENDA HERE, LIKE COLLECTIVELY ON THE DIOCESE DISCUSSING WHAT IT IS THAT WE WANT THE LOBBYISTS TO GO AND WORK ON, OR BECAUSE IF I WAS HEARD YOU CORRECT SCOTT, YOU SAID YOU WERE GOING, NOT YOU, BUT PEOPLE WOULD GO UP TO WASHINGTON TO DECIDE THAT, BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ANY DECISIONS THAT WE MAKE IS GOING TO BE COLLECTIVELY ON THE DIOCESE AS A COUNCIL ON AND WHAT IT IS.
WE WANT THESE PEOPLE TO GO AND LOBBY FOR US FOR.
UH, SO I WOULD SAY YES, I AGREE WITH THAT.
THE AGENDA NEEDS TO BE SET BY THE COUNCIL.
WE ARE REALLY NOT GOING UP TO DC TO, TO SET AN AGENDA.
WE'RE GOING UP TO DC TO HAVE MEETINGS, UH, BASED ON THE AGENDA THAT WE HAVE SET.
SO THERE'S NORMALLY GOING TO BE VERY SPECIFIC THINGS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO PURSUE.
AND IT COULD BE A SITUATION WHERE IN ONE TRIP, W YOU KNOW, A FEW, A FEW COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE SORT OF AN INCLINATION TOWARDS ONE PURSUIT, THAT'S A PART OF THE AGENDA.
AND, AND THEN DOWN THE ROAD, MAYBE IT'S A DIFFERENT ITEM, LIKE, YOU KNOW, IN DIFFERENT MEETINGS, DIFFERENT GROUPS, ALL THOSE THINGS ARE CERTAINLY POSSIBLE, BUT AS IT RELATES TO, UH, WHAT WE ARE PURSUING THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT IS ALWAYS UNDER THE PURVIEW OF COUNCIL.
I WAS, I DIDN'T SPEAK, BUT I WAS ONE OF THE MEETINGS WHERE SCOTT DID ALL THE SPEAKING AND, AND WENT THROUGH THOSE 20 ITEMS. HE BASICALLY WENT THROUGH ITEM BY ITEM AND ALL OF OUR, UM, PLANNING, UH, STEMMING FROM OUR WORKSHOP AND OTHERS, YOU KNOW, TO GO THROUGH AND SAY, THESE ARE ALL THE DIFFERENT PROJECTS THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY PURSUING, INCLUDING DOWNTOWN, INCLUDING, UH, AMI METERING AND THE TRAIL SYSTEM, ONE 50 SIDEWALKS AND LIGHTS.
AND, UH, UH, THE SENIOR CENTER WAS ONE THAT WAS BROUGHT UP, UH, AND, YOU KNOW, THESE PROJECTS WE'RE TRYING TO GET TO SHOVEL-READY SO THAT THEY CAN'T SO THAT WE CAN GO PURSUE GRANTS.
AND, AND SO I WOULD THINK, LIKE, LET'S SAY FOR EXAMPLE, THAT WE THINK THERE'S A PROSPECT ON THE SENIOR SITTER.
SO THERE'S SOME OF US ON THE COUNCIL.
WHO'VE HAD A LITTLE BIT MORE INTEREST IN THAT IF THERE'S MEETINGS SET UP, I WOULD THINK THEY WOULD BE THE ONES WHO WOULD WANT TO GO.
AND IF IT'S MORE ON METERING, FOR EXAMPLE, THERE'S A, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT, DIFFERENT OF US.
AND I THINK ALL OF THAT IS, UH, APPROPRIATE.
IT'S JUST A MATTER OF WHETHER OR NOT WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER, UH, AND WILLING TO SHARE IN THAT PROCESS.
AND I THINK THAT WE'VE DEMONSTRATED FROM OUR TRAVEL HABITS AS A COUNCIL THAT WE, THAT WE ARE WILLING TO TRY TO, TO SHARE THAT NOBODY'S TRYING TO PREVENT ANYONE FROM GOING ANYWHERE, UH, THAT KIND OF WORKS AGAINST OUR OWN INTERESTS.
ANYWAY, SO IT, BOTTOM LINE IS IF YOU WANT TO GO TO DC, REGARDLESS OF WHERE WE'RE AT IN THE BUDGET WITH AKIN GUMP, I THINK YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO GO AS LOW AS LONG AS THE TRIP IS, YOU KNOW, PRODUCTIVE AND AS A PART OF, IN ANY KIND OF BASICALLY EVERY TRIP THAT I'VE SEEN, THAT WE'VE BEEN A PART OF IN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS HAS ALL HAD THAT VERY FOCUSED AGENDA.
AND I THINK WE'D BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THAT.
MY ONLY CONCERN IS GETTING FEEDBACK FROM THAT GROUP OF PEOPLE AND MAKE SURE WE'RE ALL STAYING APPRISED OF WHAT IT IS THAT'S GOING ON, BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE SOMETIMES THAT TURNS INTO AN ISSUE.
I, YOU KNOW, IF AGAIN, IF THREE PEOPLE GO, I CAN'T GO ASK THEM, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? THEY HAVE TO BRING THAT INFORMATION TO US, AND THEY HAVE TO SHARE THAT WITH US ON THE DICE OR IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
SO THAT, THAT IS MY ONLY FEAR IS THAT THE INFORMATION IS NOT GOING TO BE SPREAD EVENLY.
SO, SO COUNSEL, I HAD SENT A LITTLE WHILE BACK, I'D SENT A, A LIST AND THAT LIST HAS GROWN A LITTLE BIT BASED ON JUST CONVERSATION FROM COUNCIL.
I'M HAPPY TO SHARE THAT BACK WITH, WITH COUNCIL AND AN EMAIL.
UH, ONE OF THE FIRST REAL MEETING WHERE I JUST KIND OF SPEWED OUT THIS LENGTHY LIST, UH, TO AKIN GUMP WAS JUST TO SEE WHAT EVEN COULD BE POSSIBLE FROM A FEDERAL STANDPOINT.
SOME OF THESE ITEMS JUST THERE, THERE ARE NO FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR THAT.
SO THEY WOULD CREATE PROJECT SHEETS BASED ON EACH OF THESE ITEMS. AND THEN, UH, BASED ON THE FUNDING AVAILABLE, THE TYPES OF RESTRICTIONS, ET CETERA, THEN THERE WOULD BE A CERTAIN SELECT NUMBER OF, OF VISITS WE WOULD HAVE WITH EXECUTIVE
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STAFF, UH, CERTAIN AGENCIES AS WELL.AND WE WOULD JUST HIT, HIT THOSE ITEMS THAT BECAME GERMANE IN THAT MOMENT, LIKE COUNCIL MEMBER RIZZO SAID A FEW MINUTES AGO, AND WE'VE GOT THE INFRASTRUCTURE BILL RIGHT NOW.
SO IT'S GONNA BE VERY HEAVY TOWARD A CERTAIN TYPE OF PROJECT THAT MAY CHANGE SIX MONTHS DOWN THE ROAD WITH, WITH DIFFERENT CHANGES IN WASHINGTON.
SO, UH, CREATING THESE PROJECTS SHEETS UPFRONT, AND THEN JUST, UH, AS THEY COME FORWARD, WE'LL, WE'LL BRING THOSE BACK TO COUNCIL AND SEE WHO WANTS TO KIND OF CHAMPION THEM FROM LIKE A COUNCIL LEVEL.
AND, UM, CAN WE ALSO MAKE SURE PAGE THAT WE ARE KEEPING AN EYE ON THOSE, THOSE SENATE BILLS AND HOUSE BILLS? UM, JUST TO MAKE SURE I KNOW THEY THEY'RE, THEY'RE CAUGHT IN ANOTHER SESSION, SO, UM, WHETHER IT GOES ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, I JUST THINK WE NEED TO SAY, UM, A PRIZE FOR THAT SITUATION AS WELL.
I WILL ADD IT DURING THE LATEST CONVERSATION WITH AKIN GUMP, YOU KNOW, SEVERAL OF THE PROJECTS THEY SAID WERE MORE CANDIDATES FOR STATE LOVING.
UH, WE DO NEED TO FIND A STATE FIRM OF, SO THAT WILL BE SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE FORTHCOMING.
AND THEN SOME OF THESE PROJECTS WILL BE PARSED BETWEEN FEDERAL AND STATE LAW.
OUT OF CURIOSITY, DOES AKIN AND GUM DO STATE AS WELL, OR THEY JUST ONLY DO FEDERAL, UH, THEY DO FEDERAL NOW.
THEY, THEY HAVE, UH, REPRESENTATIVES HERE WHO, WHO HAVE RELATIONSHIPS AT THE STATE LEVEL, BUT THEY DO NOT DO STATE LOVING ANYONE ELSE.
MAYOR PRO TEM A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 29 IS WRITTEN SECOND, MOVE BY MAYOR PRO TEM SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER RIZZO IS THERE THAT WE APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 29? IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
NO MOTION CARRIES FIVE TO TWO MAYOR BEFORE WE GO TO NEXT ITEM.
MAY I ASK A QUESTION OF, UH, THE CITY MANAGER AND TO THE ATTORNEY AND THEN, UH, COUNSEL, UH, IN BETWEEN ITEMS. SO I DON'T KNOW THE SUBJECT, SO, SO W W UH, I CAN EXPLAIN IT REAL QUICK.
SO I WAS GOING TO ASK WHAT OUR OPTIONS ARE BECAUSE WE ARE AT THE MIDNIGHT HOUR NOW.
AND I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY WITH, UH, PAGE THE OPTIONS WE WOULD HAVE IF WE WANTED TO EITHER, UH, WITHIN 24 HOURS CONCLUDE THE REST OF OUR MEETING OR ANOTHER OPTION WOULD BE WITHIN 72 HOURS CALLING A SPECIAL MEETING TO CONCLUDE THE REST OF OUR AGENDA ITEMS. I BELIEVE WE HAVE AT LEAST EIGHT ITEMS STILL LEFT ON THIS AGENDA, AND THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE SHORT DISCUSSIONS.
UH, I KNOW THIS IS PROBABLY AROUND 14, 15 HOURS, AT LEAST FOR STAFF TODAY, MAYBE EVEN SOME ON THE COUNSELOR AROUND THAT AS WELL.
SO JUST WANTED TO ASK WHAT OUR OPTIONS WERE AS WE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE THOSE TOOLS, WE HAVE TO, UH, CONTINUE MEETINGS, UH, FOR REALLY LENGTHY AGENDAS.
AND I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY IF THAT'S, WE HAVE, MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT WE HAVE, UH, WE CAN, UM, RECONVENE WITHIN 24 HOURS TO CONCLUDE THE MEETING WITHOUT HAVING TO REPOSE, OR IF WE HAVE, UH, THE OTHER OPTION WOULD BE REPOSTING FOR A SPECIAL MEETING, 72 HOURS LATER.
I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT.
AND THEN I WAS GOING TO ASK COUNSEL IF THEY HAD ANY DESIRE TO DO SO MARIN COUNCIL, THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT.
ONE IS TO ADJOURN THE MEETING AND REPOST IT FOR ANOTHER DAY, AT LEAST 72 HOURS AFTER THE MEETING IS POSTED.
THE SECOND OPTION IS THERE ARE CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH THE CITY CAN RECESS THE MEETING, AND THEN YOU TAKE IT UP THE FOLLOWING BUSINESS DAY.
YOU'RE NOT REQUIRED TO POST THE MEETING THAT'S RECESSED AND THAT'S, UH, STARTED AGAIN, IF YOU'RE RECESSING IN GOOD FAITH AND NOT TO CIRCUMVENT THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT TODAY'S TODAY IS WEDNESDAY.
AND TODAY, TODAY IS WEDNESDAY.
IS IT BASED ON WHEN IT WAS, IS IT 24 HOURS FROM WHEN THE MEETING GAVELED IN, OR IS IT 24 HOURS FROM WHEN THE MEETING ADJOURNED 24 HOURS IS NOT STATED IN THE STATUTE ITSELF, BUT SO IS IT IMPLIED THAT FOLLOWING BUSINESS DAY MEANS FROM WHEN THE MEETING STARTED? SO WOULD IT BE ASSUMED THAT WE WOULD HAVE, WE WOULD HAVE TO MEET ON IT TODAY WEDNESDAY? OR COULD IT BE THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY THURSDAY, EVEN THOUGH THE MEETING STARTED ON TUESDAY? GOOD QUESTION.
THE STATUTE IS NOT CLEAR ON THAT.
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SEE IF THERE'S ANY AIG OPINIONS THAT CONSTRUE THAT REAL QUICK AT 12 AND 9:00 AM.WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT? WE CAN GIVE IT A SHOT.
UM, BUT THAT'S A GOOD POINT ABOUT THE FOLLOWING BUSINESS DAY, THE WAY I'VE SEEN THIS HANDLED YET, IF IT'S CONTINUED TO THE FOLLOWING REGULAR BUSINESS DAY, AND ON THAT FOLLOWING DAY, YOU CONTINUED THE MEETING TO THE OTHER DAY.
YOU HAVE TO GIVE WRITTEN NOTICE OF THAT.
THE WAY I'VE SEEN IT OCCUR TYPICALLY IS THAT THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY IS JUST THE NEXT, THE NEXT REGULAR, UM, PROBABLY BE WEDNESDAY, WEDNESDAY.
IT'D BE PROBABLY, IT PROBABLY WOULD BE WEDNESDAY TO BE, TO BE IN GOOD FAITH.
SO JUST TO CLARIFY, ARE YOU, IN YOUR OPINION, OUR OPTIONS ARE EITHER A RECESS UNTIL LATER SEPTEMBER 8TH AT SOME POINT, OR, UM, CONCLUDE THE MEETING AND THEN SCHEDULE A SPECIAL MEETING, UH, NO SOONER THAN 72 HOURS FROM TODAY, CORRECT? OR NOW? CORRECT.
SO MY THAT'S AND SO THAT, THANK YOU.
AND SO I, I GUESS THEN MY QUESTION TO IS COUNSEL, DO WE HAVE ANY DESIRE TO DO THAT? CAUSE I, I MEAN, LOOKING AT BODY LANGUAGE AND CERTAINLY KNOWING WHAT STILL ON THE COUNCIL ON THE AGENDA, AND THERE'S STILL A LOT TO DISCUSS.
I MEAN, DO YOU ALL HAVE A DESIRE? I I'M I'M, I GUESS I'M PRETTY CLEAR.
I HAVE A DESIRE TO PROBABLY, UH, FIND ANOTHER AVENUE TO CONTINUE THESE AGENDA ITEMS. UM, NOT AT 12 IN THE MORNING ITEMS. DO WE HAVE LEFT SCOTT? UH, WE'RE ON NINE 30.
I THINK IT'S AT LEAST EIGHT THAT I COUNTED 5, 6, 7, 8.
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE SHORT DISCUSSIONS.
COUNCIL PERSONS TO BE AS I'M IN FAVOR OF A RECESS.
I'VE BEEN UP SINCE THREE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING.
UM, IF YOU DON'T MIND, I DON'T MIND AND RECONVENING LATER ON THIS SEAT.
SO AFTER THE QUESTION WOULD BE, IF THAT'S THE DESIRE, DO WE TRY TO DO IT TOMORROW OR SEVEN O'CLOCK ESSENTIALLY TONIGHT SEVEN, SEVEN O'CLOCK TO NINE, 10 HOURS FROM NOW OR 15 HOURS FROM NOW, THE CITY MANAGER FOR THE RECORD.
I HAVE A PRESENTATION TO GIVE TO THE COUNTY TOMORROW EVENING.
SO I, I MAY NOT BE READY UNTIL EIGHT O'CLOCK.
THE OTHER OPTION WOULD BE A WEEK FROM TODAY, TUESDAY OR TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK SO THAT WE CAN KEEP IT ON THE SAME, SAME, BASICALLY JUST HAVING AN OFF CALENDAR.
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO DO MINE RIGHT NOW, JUST TO BE DONE.
EVERYBODY'S AMENDABLE TO THAT.
IF YOU WANT TO DO THAT, THAT'S FINE.
BUT EVEN STILL, I UNDERSTAND THAT A DISTINCT THAT I THINK WE'RE MENTALLY, MENTALLY TAXED RIGHT NOW.
I'M I'M MAYBE I'M NOT SPEAKING FOR EVERYBODY, BUT IT'S JUST, I'M OKAY WITH THE WAIT UNTIL TOMORROW.
I'M AMENABLE TO EITHER, EITHER OPTION THAT DOES HAPPEN, RIGHT? POLITICS WHERE THE THIRD PRESENTER.
I'M NOT, I'M NOT AVAILABLE TOMORROW.
MAYBE WE GO UNTIL WE CAN GET MORE WE'RE THERE ALREADY.
UM, BUT I MEAN, WE JUST NEED A QUORUM TOMORROW, RIGHT.
AND CERTAINLY SORT OF THAT, THAT OPTION IS STILL THERE.
WE'VE HAD DUAL MEETINGS ON THE SAME NIGHT AS PNC AND THEY JUST HAVE TO MEET AT ANOTHER SPOT.
UM, I JUST THINK IT'S JUST A LOT TO STILL DISCUSS AND IT IS 12, 15 IN THE MORNING.
SO CAN WE DO FOUR FOR THE QUORUM? AND THEN IS THERE A PROBLEM WITH THAT? LET'S JUST, WELL, THE FOUR HAVE TO BE HERE.
UH, YOU KNOW, SO THERE'S FIVE OF US THAT ARE, THAT ARE HERE.
SO WE'VE IT THAT'S DROPPED TO FOUR.
SO THE REST OF US HAVE TO BE HERE WITH NO BATHROOM BREAKS.
SCOTT KING BE HERE TILL EIGHT.
DOES SCOTT HAVE TO BE HERE? YEAH, I THINK SCOTT SHOULD BE HERE, BUT ARE YOU ABLE TO SIT ON THE DIOCESE? BECAUSE I CAN'T COME IN.
I'LL I'LL COME INTO DIES IF THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES TO.
I JUST THINK IT'S THIS IS GONE, GONE A LONG TIME.
YEAH, I KNOW IT WAS AN AMBITIOUS ATTEMPT TO DO 40
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SOME ITEMS IN A NIGHT, BUT I JUST, I DON'T KNOW.Y'ALL I THINK THIS IS WHAT BURNING OURSELVES OUT ABOUT NINE ITEMS, EIGHT OR NINE ITEMS. SO IT'D HAVE TO BE LIKE EIGHT TO GUARANTEE THE CITY MANAGER.
I GOT TO MAKE A ROOM, MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO RESUME AT EIGHT O'CLOCK TOMORROW EVENING.
IS THERE A, IS THERE ANY CHANCE YOU CAN MAKE A I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T, I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE THAT AS A MOTION.
I JUST WANTED TO SAVE IT IF THAT'S OKAY.
IF WE CAN MAKE TO RECOMMEND EIGHT O'CLOCK IF SCOTT'S HERE OR AT SEVEN.
WELL, WHAT I WAS GOING TO DO, WHAT I WAS GOING TO DO, WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT THE TIME NOW MAYBE YOU WOULD HAVE TIME TO ASK POZAC IF YOU COULD BE MOVED TO THE FRONT, BECAUSE COUNCIL HAS TO HAVE, LIKE, BECAUSE OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT WE HAVE MORE WORK, I MEAN, IF THEY MIGHT BE AMENABLE, THEN WE CAN MOVE IT BACK TO SEVEN.
STARTING THIS AT EIGHT TOMORROW WOULD SUCK.
SO I'VE MEANING TOMORROW NIGHT.
UM, I CAN SEE WHAT I CAN SHUFFLE, BUT THERE MAY BE A SUBSTITUTE.
I HAVEN'T, I HAVEN'T TALKED TO MY WIFE ABOUT IT EITHER.
WE'LL HAVE TO SEE FOR ME TOO, BUT I CAN CERTAINLY MAKE THAT COMMITMENT TO TRY.
SO WAS THAT EMOTION FOR HER FROM TOBY S SEVEN O'CLOCK SEVEN O'CLOCK TOMORROW.
WELL, DO YOU DO, THAT'S WHAT I WAS ASKING.
DO WE NEED A TIME? DO WE HAVE TO DO WE HAVE TO DO IT TO IT TO A TIME BECAUSE WE HAVE TO DO IT TO A TIME.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SAY EIGHT.
I UNDERSTAND THAT EITHER OR TO ME, IT'S JUST, WHAT DOES THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT STATE? AND WHAT'S THE LAWS RIGHT HERE.
WE ARE ALL EXHAUSTED NEW PAGE.
IF HELP US OUT HERE, WE HAVE HOWARD HOWARD HOWARD.
THAT'S THE ONLY ONES THAT I SEE IS HOWARD.
SO IT WOULD HAVE TO ASK HOWARD IF HE CAN MAKE IT.
BUT OUTSIDE OF THAT, I DON'T KNOW WHY ANYONE ELSE WOULD HAVE TO BE THERE IF HOWARD AND YOU KNOW, THE ITEMS, THE REST ARE COUNCIL SPONSORED ITEMS. THE OTHER OPTION TOO, IS I WOULD 72 HOURS STILL WITH FRIDAY EVENING.
NOBODY'S THRILLED ABOUT THAT IDEA, BUT, UM, WOULD THAT BE ANOTHER OPTION? I'M JUST TRYING TO THROW OPTIONS OUT THERE BECAUSE I KNOW PEOPLE WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN ONE TO WANT TO BE HERE FOR THESE THINGS.
I MEAN, THIS IS ALSO HOW WE'RE REALLY LOOKING.
WE'RE LOOKING TO YOU TO TRY TO HELP US OUT HERE ON WHAT OUR OPTIONS ARE SO WE CAN AND HOW SPECIFIC WE NEED TO BE SO THAT WE CAN MAKE A MOTION.
RIGHT? I THINK YOU'VE GOT TO, I THINK YOU'VE GOT TO RECESS IT TO AT A TIME CERTAIN.
SO I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO RECESS AS TO EIGHT O'CLOCK TOMORROW EVENING.
ASK HIM HOW'S MAKING RECOMMENDATION.
RIGHT? ARE YOU AVAILABLE? THAT'S THAT'S THE POINT OF THE HAVING TO RESTATE THE MOTION AS WELL? CAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF WORDS.
HOW ARE YOU AVAILABLE TOMORROW NIGHT? NO, NO, NO.
WHAT ABOUT WILL? HOW ABOUT FRIDAY? WELL, IT'S WITHIN THE 72 HOUR WINDOW, SATURDAY.
WE COULDN'T DO FRIDAY AT THIS POINT.
CAUSE THAT'S 72 CAN COVER FOR HOWARD.
Y'ALL WHY DON'T WE JUST GET HOWARD DONE? SO JAMES SAID HE COULD COVER FOR HOWARD.
UH, DO WE HAVE A SECOND ON THAT ONE ALREADY? WHO WAS YOUR SECOND? SECOND, SECOND.
SO IT'S MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER RIZZO THAT WE RECESS UNTIL 8:00 PM TOMORROW.
IS THERE A SECOND SECONDED BY COUNCILOR FLORES, KALE? ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? ALL IN FAVOR.
IT'S GOING TO BE AVAILABLE FOR, WE JUST HAD THAT.
WE WILL RESUME THIS REGULAR SCHEDULE MEETING WITH THE CITY SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL MITCHELL COACH ELLISON, PRESENT FLORES KALE HERE, RIZZO PRESENT BRADSHAW, TOBY.
SAYING THAT WE DON'T HAVE A QUORUM.
I MOVED TO IN THIS, UH, REGULAR SCHEDULED
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MEETING.