Mar 22, 2022 City Council Regular Meeting

ALL RIGHT.

GOOD

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THE TIME IS 7:06 PM.

IT IS TUESDAY, MARCH THE 22ND.

AND I'M GOING TO CALL THIS REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER WOULD ALL.

PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE THROUGHOUT WITH THE CITY SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

MITCHELL RIZZO ELLISON.

LAURA'S KALE HERE.

BRADSHAW HERE, PARSLEY HERE.

TOBY IS PRESENT.

ALL RIGHT, ALL MEMBERS PRESENT.

WE HAVE A QUORUM NEXT UP APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES AND MAYOR LEGACY TO GO

[II. Approval of Minutes]

IT'S MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TOBY A SECOND ABOUT MAYOR PRO TEM RESILIA WE APPROVED THE MINUTES.

IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE.

ALL OPPOSED.

MOTION CARRIES SEVEN TO ZERO.

[III. Citizen Comment Period with City Council]

AT THIS TIME WE ASK ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK 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.

BUT WE ALSO ASK THAT YOU FILL OUT A CITIZEN COMMENTS FORM AND SUBMIT THAT TO EITHER MYSELF OR THE CITY SECRETARY I FORT REGISTERED TO SPEAK.

I'VE REVIEWED THEM.

I'M PRETTY SURE THEY'RE ALL REAL.

UH, FIRST UP MARIO PEREZ.

UH, GOOD EVENING MAYOR COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS MARTY PEREZ FOR THE RECORD.

I'M A CAL RESIDENT AND A WANTING TO ADDRESS AND, UH, AGENDA ITEM THAT WAS PRESENTED AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, UH, REGARDING THE, UH, PRAIRIE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.

UH, IT'S A NEAT CONCEPT, BUT THERE'S SOME PROS AND CONS TO THAT.

I'M GOING TO GO OVER SOME OF THE PROS AND I'M GOING TO GO OVER SOME OF THE CONS PROS, UH, DEVELOPERS WANTING TO SELL LOTS TO HOME BUILDERS.

AS SOON AS THE FINAL PLAT IS APPROVED AND RECORDED, THEY'RE ANXIOUS TO SELL LOTS TO THE BUILDER.

THE BUILDER IS EAGER TO START BUILDING HOMES, INCLUDING MODEL HOMES, SPEC HOMES.

IF YOU GIVE HIM 18 PERMITS, HE'S GOING TO BUILD 18 HOMES BECAUSE OF TODAY'S MARKET.

HE'S GOING TO SELL THOSE HOMES WITHIN WEEKS, BEFORE OR WEEKS WITH WITHIN WHEN HE STARTED CONSTRUCTION.

AND THEN LASTLY, THE CITY, THE CITY WANTS RESIDENTS TO MOVE IN AND START PAYING PROPERTY TAXES.

WATER WAS WATER FEES.

IT'S A WIN-WIN SITUATION FOR EVERYBODY.

THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT IS WHEN YOU START TAKING SHORTCUTS.

AND NOW I'M GOING TO GO OVER THERE.

REAL THE CONS, THAT WHAT, WHAT OCCURS IN THEIR REAL WORLD THERE'S LIMITED ACCESS TO CONSTRUCTION SITES.

THE DEVELOPER WILL OBVIOUSLY VERY CATE THE STREETS OR THE ROADS THAT ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION, MORE THAN LIKELY CONCRETE TRUCKS.

THE TRADES WILL GO AROUND THOSE BARRICADES AND START UTILIZING THOSE ROADS THAT ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION ROAD BASE AND MUD DON'T MIX.

AND THESE, THE DEVELOPER WILL END UP DOING IT TEMPORARY ROAD.

THE PROBLEM WITH THE TEMPORARY ROADS, IT MUST HAVE WITHSTAND AT LEAST 75,000 POUNDS.

IF A FIRE APPARATUS OR A FIRE ENGINE OR EMS HAS TO REACH THAT CONSTRUCTION SITE AND CONCRETE TRUCKS VISITING THE CONSTRUCTION SITE, THESE TRUCKS THAT ARE TRULY LOADED WITH CONCRETE WEIGH, ANYWHERE BETWEEN 50 AND 60,000 POUNDS.

THEY'RE NOT GOING TO USE A TEMPORARY ROAD.

IF IT'S A MUDDY, THEY'RE GOING TO USE A HARD SURFACE, WHICH IS THE ROUTE IT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

NOT ONLY THAT, BUT WATER WASTEWATER DRAINAGE INFRASTRUCTURE HAS TO BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO THE HOME CONSTRUCTION.

FIRE PROTECTION IS VERY IMPORTANT.

FIRE HYDRANTS NEED TO BE ACTIVE IN CASE THERE'S A FIRE MANHOLES HAVE TO BE COMPLETED SEAL AND READY TO GO.

IF THERE'S A LIVE STATION INVOLVED THAT LIVE STATION MUST BE UP AND RUNNING BEFORE THE FOES.

FIRST HOME IS CONNECTED TO THE SERVER LINE.

THE LAST THING WE WANT IS A LIFT STATION THAT SAYS, THEY'RE WAITING FOR PARTS ARE NOT OPERATING.

AND ALL THE SEWAGE IS GOING THROUGH THIS LIFT STATION.

THAT'S NOT OPERABLE.

SO IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE THAT THIS CAN HAPPEN, IT HAS HAPPENED.

DRIVE OUT THERE TO GO OUT THERE TO AMAZING WHITE DRIVE.

AND IT'S GOING TO BE A BUMPY

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THE REASON WE JUST COULDN'T GET OFF OR KIT GET CONSTRUCTION TRUCKS FROM UTILIZING THAT ROAD.

AND THAT'S WHY IT'S A BUMPY ROAD.

SO I DISCOURAGE Y'ALL WHEN YOU HAVE A DEVELOPER COME BEFORE Y'ALL REQUESTING FOR THESE VERY CONSTRUCTION.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

NEXT UP.

K RUSH.

MY NAME IS KAY RUSH.

I'M FROM THE AMBERWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD.

I'M HERE TONIGHT TO TALK ABOUT MONARCH, JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND.

I SIGNED CLOSING DOCUMENTS 15 YEARS AGO.

I HAD TECAN WATER.

BY THE TIME I MOVED IN, I HAD MONARCH WATER AND AMBERWOOD WAS ONE OF THE FIRST DEVELOPMENTS ON THE NORTH SIDE, ON THE EAST EASTERN OF TOWN.

WE ARE IN THE CITY LIMITS AND I'VE ALWAYS BEEN IN THE CITY LIMITS.

THE CITY OF KYLE WAS GIVEN THE FIRST PURCHASE RIGHTS TO TAKE ON WATER AND THEY REFUSED IT EVEN THOUGH THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR AT THE TIME KNEW KYLE WAS GOING TO GROW AND THEY DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH WATER TO SERVICE.

ALL THE AREAS THAT WE'RE IN KYLE WATER IS OUR MOST BASIC THING NEEDED FOR LIFE.

WITHOUT IT THERE'S NOTHING.

LIVING MONARCH IS A FOR-PROFIT WATER COMPANY WHO HAVE A GOAL OF RAISING WATER RATES.

100%.

IN 10 YEARS, THEY ACHIEVED THEIR GOAL.

IN OUR FIRST YEARS, THE WATER WAS BROWN.

THE WATER PRESSURE WAS NOT CONSISTENT.

WE HAD TO HIRE LEGAL, HELP AND TCEQ TO GET OUR WATER QUALITY UP TO CURRENT REGULATIONS.

THIS CONTRACT STATES THAT RATES WILL BE BASED ON CPI.

SOUTH REGION.

THE RATES ARE NOT TO EXCEED 3% A YEAR.

NOW 3% DOESN'T SOUND LIKE MUCH, BUT 3% AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT WILL NET MONARCH 5.6% THIS YEAR WITH INFLATION, WHERE IT IS AND WHAT IS PROJECTED FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS, MONARCH WILL COME FORWARD EVERY SINGLE TIME FOR THEIR FULL 3%.

MONARCH HAS TRUNK LINES IN THEIR SERVICE TERRITORIES.

THEY NOW HAVE AS THE LANDFILLS WITH HOMES, APARTMENTS, AND BUSINESSES, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE CONTRACTS WITH THE DEVELOPERS.

THEY WILL NOT PAY ALL THE HOOKUP COSTS.

THAT'LL BE PART PARCEL BETWEEN THE TWO ENTITIES.

WHAT MONARCH WILL GAIN IS NEW REVENUE, WHICH IS WHAT MONARCH WANTS.

MONARCH IS INTERESTED IN REVENUE.

THAT IS IT.

MONARCH IS NOT A UTILITY IN THE SENSE THAT YOU THINK OF AS SOMEBODY WHO WANTS TO PROVIDE A SERVICE AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICE, MONARCH IS IN THE WATER BUSINESS BECAUSE THEY CAN MAKE MONEY CITY COUNCIL AND MAYOR.

I ASK YOU TONIGHT TO NEGOTIATE A RATE AND NOT TO EXCEED 1.5 PER YEAR.

THE PEOPLE DESERVE TO BE GIVEN A FAIR PRICE FOR WATER.

CURRENTLY 10,000 GALLONS FROM MONARCH WILL COST YOU $90 AND 28 CENTS THE FEE FOR THE FLAT RATE FOR AMBERWOOD ALONG WITH THE TAXES AND FEES WILL BE $64 AND 51 CENTS.

CAN I KEEP GOING JUST A LITTLE BIT LONGER, UH, FAMILIES.

OKAY.

$154 AND 79 CENTS A MONTH.

AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT, MONARCH GET $104 AND 19 CENTS AND THE FAMILY WILL PAY $168 AND 70 CENTS.

THE COST IS TOO HIGH.

THIS CONTRACT BENEFITS ONLY MONARCH.

I ASKED YOU TO LOOK AT ITEMS 2 6, 7, 8, 11, AND 12.

OKAY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU.

NEXT UP, DIANA WOODS, IF YOU COULD STEP TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE.

NOT IN PUBLIC COMMENTS.

I'M SPEAKING ON ITEM NUMBER 36 AND 37.

OKAY.

THOSE ITEMS STILL HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK ON THEM NOW? SURE.

MY NAME IS DIANE WOODS.

I LIVE AT 1 25 TORY DRIVE, BUDA, TEXAS.

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THE, UM, UH, FIRST OF ALL, I WANTED TO THANK THE CITY OF KYLE FOR, UH, BEGINNING TO, UM, THAT ITEM INVOLVES ANNEXATION OF PARTICULAR PROPERTIES AND DEVELOPMENTS.

UM, WANT TO THANK YOU FOR TAKING RESPONSIBILITY AND BEING ABLE TO, UH, LOOK AT THESE PROPERTIES AS THE CITY I ENCOURAGE YOU TO.

AND I'M HOPING THAT WITH THESE, THIS PARTICULAR DEVELOPER AND ON THESE TWO TRACKS OF LAND, THAT THE CITY WILL APPLY ITS ZONING ORDINANCES AND, UM, IT'S, UH, UM, RESPONSIBILITY TO CONTROL WATER RUNOFF.

THE NETWORK OF DEVELOPMENTS THAT YOU HAVE IN THIS AREA IS IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO MY PROPERTY AND THERE ARE FUTURE PROPERTIES COMING.

AND, UH, I, UH, ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE NETWORK AND IMPACT OF THE DEVELOPMENT THAT ARE HAVING ON THE NEIGHBORHOODS AND THAT WILL HAVE ON THE FAMILIES.

WHO'VE MOVED THERE AT THE PRESENT TIME.

THE PARTICULAR DEVELOPER, UH, IN ITEM 36 HAS, UH, DETONATED EXPLOSIVES ON MORE THAN THREE OR FOUR OCCASIONS.

AND, UH, WITHOUT NOTICE TO SURROUNDING PROPERTY OWNERS OR TO, UM, GIVEN PRIOR NOTICE AND, AND OF UNKNOWN PERMIT STATUS, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO EXERCISE YOUR AUTHORITY.

AND I APPRECIATE THAT YOU ARE TAKING FOR THE, UH, THE LANDS THAT ARE GOING IN.

UM, THIS NETWORK OF PROPERTY IS IN A VERY SENSITIVE FLOOD, PLAIN, UH, IN THE FLOOD OF, OF 2015.

UM, THE ENTIRE AREA FLOODED AND, UH, MUCH OF THE, UH, EXISTING PROPERTY OWNERS WHERE I LIVE IN COUNTRY RIDGE SUBDIVISION WERE, UH, VERY, VERY NEAR AT RISK OF FLOODING.

AND YOUR, UH, RESPONSIBILITIES IN THIS AREA DO NEED TO BE TAKEN VERY SERIOUSLY.

UM, THE, UH, UM, THE FUTURE TRAIL SYSTEM THAT YOU HAVE PLANNED IN YOUR, UH, UH, TRAIL SYSTEMS ALSO WILL BE AFFECTED BY POTENTIAL FLOODING.

AND, UH, THE IRONIC PART OF IT IS THAT CHANGE CHANGE HAPPENS.

BUT, UM, FOR WHERE THE, YOUR HIKE AND BIKE TRAIL IS, IS GOING TO BE GOING IN THIS GENERAL REGIONAL AREA AT THIS POINT, THE, UH, EXPLOSIVES AND, UH, THE, UH, UH, THE DIGGING THAT'S GOING ON PRIOR TO DAWN THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS WITH HIGHWAY GRADE LIGHTS.

UH, AND I APOLOGIZE FOR RUNNING OVER, UM, MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, AND SOMETIMES SUNDAY IS DRIVING INDIGENOUS WILDLIFE TO DIFFERENT AREAS, AND IT'S A SENSITIVE AREA.

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL AREA.

UM, I, UM, I PRAY THAT YOUR, YOU TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY SERIOUSLY.

SO WE HAVE LIVE AT THE SAME PLACE.

LET ME GET MY NOTES UP.

SO I'VE LIVED IN A, IN CORPORATE UNINCORPORATED AREA ON THE END OF TORY DRIVE FOR ABOUT 20 YEARS WHEN WE GOT MARRIED BEFORE THAT, I WORKED AT, I WORKED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF 35 AND ACTUALLY RAN CIMARRON PARK WATER COMPANY.

SO I UNDERSTAND THAT THE NATURE OF FISCAL SERVICES AND THE SERVICES IMPLICATIONS OF THAT 36 AND 37, BOTH ITEMS, UH, ARE ABOUT MIXED ZONING, RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL MULTIFAMILY, AND THAT IMPLIES THEN THAT THERE'S A MIX OF PHYSICAL SYSTEMS THAT HAVE TO BE SUPPLIED TO THOSE ZONING AREAS, UM, INCLUDING, YOU KNOW, CHANGES IN TRUST, TRANSPORTATION AND TRAFFIC PATTERNS WITH 2001 REROUTED.

UM, IT'S ALREADY PRETTY CHAOTIC IN ALL OF THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS, NOT JUST OUR QUIET LITTLE STREET.

UM, THE CHAOS IS INCREASING GIVEN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN CHANGES AND THE, THE LARGE NUMBER OF MULTI AND SINGLE FAMILY UNITS THAT ARE GOING UP ALL AROUND AREA AND BOTH 36 AND 37, THERE'S A MIX OF COMMERCIAL AND DIFFERENT KINDS OF DEVELOPMENT THAT MAKES THE CHAOS

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UM, SO, UH, THE PROBLEM FOR US IS THAT THAT CHAOS IS GOING TO AFFECT OUR PROPERTY VALUE IN OUR PROPERTY PRICES, DEPENDING ON HOW THINGS ARE LAID OUT AND DEPENDING ON HOW DEVELOPMENT OCCURS.

SO MY WIFE MENTIONED THAT THERE IS A FLOODPLAIN IN THAT AREA.

THERE IS A FLOOD PLAIN IN THAT AREA, THE FLOOD, THE FEMA FLOOD, PLAIN MAPS WERE LAST UPDATED AT ABOUT 2000 OR SO SINCE THEN, THERE'VE BEEN ABOUT A THOUSAND HOUSES BUILT DUE NORTH FOR THE ANDREWS BLAND BRANCH SPLIT.

AND IF YOU CAN SORT OF VISUALIZE A STREET GOING OUT INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE FIELD, ANDREW'S BRANCH WRAPS AROUND IT, THE EASTERN BRANCH GOES FURTHER UP, BUT IS MORE EFFECTED BY THE DEVELOPMENT.

THE WESTERN BRANCH IS WHERE THE RV PARK THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED NOW HAS STRIPPED AWAY ALL OF THE PERMEABLE COVER.

SO THERE'S NO GRASS, THERE'S NO TREES.

IT'S NICE, I GUESS, BUT RIGHT NOW, WHENEVER IT RAINS WATER JUST RUNS INTO ANDREW'S BRANCH.

AND, AND EVEN IN THE LAST SMALLEST, RANDOM MINT THAT WE JUST HAD, THERE WAS SOME MINOR FLOODING IN THE RV PARK THAT WAS THAT'S CURRENTLY UNDER DEVELOPMENT THERE.

SO THE PROBLEM IS YOU'RE GOING TO BE MAKING A DECISION ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT BASED ON FEMA MAPS THAT ARE NOT UP TO DATE THAT DON'T RECONCILE WITH CURRENT DEVELOPMENT, MUCH LESS THE ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT REPRESENTED BY 36 AND 37.

SO AS YOU'RE CONSIDERING THIS, UM, LOOK AT THE LARGER PICTURE.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

MA'AM, THAT'S ALL THE, UH, CITIZEN COMMENTS FORUMS I HAVE.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK ON ANYTHING? MR. MAYOR, UH, COUNCIL WOMEN COUNCILMEN, THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.

AND WE'LL WELCOME PASS MASTER OF LIVE OAK LODGE 3 0 4, JUST RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET.

I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MINUTE AND TALK ABOUT, UH, MASONRY'S DEEP ROOTS WITHIN THE CITY OF CAL KYLE.

UH, THE MASONRY HAS BEEN A PART OF KYLE SINCE AT ITS BEGINNINGS.

UH, IN FACT, THE FIRST SCHOOL WAS ON THE, THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE MASONIC LODGE.

MANY OF OUR MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS HAVE BEEN DEEP TO THE CITY OF KYLE AMONG THEM BROTHER PARKS, WHO IS THE MASTER OVER AT THE TRAIN STATION.

WE'VE GOT BROTHER MO JOHNSON, WHO WAS THE FIRST SUPERINTENDENT OF HAYES CONSOLIDATED.

UM, OUR BELOVED PETE CRUDE, WHO IS NO LONGER WITH US NOT TO MENTION, UH, THE, THE WOMEN WHO ARE ASSOCIATED WITH MASONRY THAT HAVE BEEN A PART OF THE CITY OF KYLE AND AMONG THEM ARE AMAZING PENNY CREW, WHO IS STILL WITH US AND STILL WORKING HARD FOR THE CITY AND SUSIE FARRELL, WHO WE WILL ALL MISS.

I'D LIKE TO TAKE THIS MOMENT TO THANK THE, UH, KYLE VFW FOR OUR DEEP CONNECTION WITH THEM.

THEY SUPPORT US AND WE SUPPORT THEM.

WE WORK HAND IN HAND TO SUPPORT OUR VETERANS AND THEY HELP US IN ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS. CURRENTLY, WE HAVE DELIVERED A TOOTHBRUSH KITS TO ALL OF THE FIRST GRADERS WITHIN THE CITY OF KYLE.

UH, WE SUPPORT OUR GRADUATING SENIORS BY OFFERING THREE SCHOLARSHIPS AND OUR BENCH PROGRAM HAS MADE AN IMPRESSION.

AND KYLE, WE'VE GOT, UH, CURRENTLY 10 BENCHES THAT WE HAVE DONATED TO THE CITY OF KYLE.

AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO DONATING 10 TO 14 MORE, UH, FOR THE HERO'S MEMORIAL AND, UH, THE, UM, POLICE STATION THAT IS GOING IN.

SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

AND, UM, I'M SORRY, AMONG OUR MEMBERS THAT ARE ALSO VFW MEMBERS ARE OUR BROTHER, UH, STEVE COOK, WHO IS THE DISTRICT COMMANDER OF THE VFW AND THE POST COMMANDER, WHICH IS, UM, BROTHER BENNY COURTNEY.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK? ALL RIGHT, SEEING NONE, I'M GOING TO CLOSE CITIZEN COMMENTS.

IT IS NOW CLOSED NEXT

[6. Proclamation Recognizing the One Year Anniversary of the Council for the Indigenous and Tejano Community. ~ Robert Rizo, Mayor Pro Tem]

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THANK YOU, MAYOR CITY OF KYLE CITY COUNCIL PROCLAMATION, WHEREAS ON JANUARY 2ND, 2021, OR RESPONSE TO COMMUNITY DESIRE TO ADDRESS THE MULTITUDE OF UNTOLD AND UNDERTONE INDIGENOUS OF DONALD STORIES, HAYES COUNTY, JUDGE RUBIN BUSTLE RECREATED THE COUNCIL FOR DIGITAS AND THE HANO COMMUNITIES.

THE CITC, THE MISSION OF THE CITC IS TO PRESERVE THE HISTORY, TRADITIONS, AND RICH CULTURE OF THE INDIGENOUS AND THE HUDDLE COMMUNITIES OF HAYES COUNTY THROUGH HISTORICAL MARKERS, ORAL HISTORIES, ART AND CULTURE, WHILE WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE INDIGENOUS CULTURE INSTITUTE.

WHEREAS ON FEBRUARY 3RD, 2022, THE TEXAS STORICO COMMISSION AWARDED CITC, ONE OF THE HIGHEST HONORS AND UNDERTONE HISTORICAL MARKER FOR THE UNDERTOLD STORY OF RANCH, HANDS AND STOCK RAZORS FOR HAYES COUNTY HIGHLIGHTING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE MEXICAN INDIGENOUS AND AFRICAN AMERICAN RANCH HANDS WHO HELPED TO BUILD THE SUCCESSFUL RANCHES IN HAYES COUNTY, SPECIFICALLY IN KYLE, TEXAS, AND WHEREAS ONLY ONE HEADSTONE REMAINS AND AN UNFENCED CEMETERY IN KYLE FROM 1895 FOR BETHEL THAT OUR CREWS BURIED BESIDE HIM, NOT ONLY HIS, HIS, HIS SON ANTONIOS WHO DIED IN 1889, BUT ALSO BURIED THERE WHERE THE RICH BLACK GHETTO CUSTOMS DATING TO THE SETTLEMENT OF TEXAS.

AND WHEREAS FEDERAL FIRST VISITED TEXAS DURING THE BATTLE OF THE ALAMO IN 1856, AS A YOUNG BOY LATER, HE REGISTERED HIS CATTLE BRAND WITH THE STATE OF TEXAS AND 1865.

HE MARRIED IN HAYES COUNTY AND RAISE 14 CHILDREN AND WERE ASKED PEDRO'S DAUGHTER THAT A SITA MARRIED ANTONIO, MARIA AND HAYES COUNTY IN 1883.

SHE KEPT JOURNALS OF HIS BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS, WHICH LED TO DISCOVERY OF BETH ROSE LAST WHEEL WRITTEN IN SPANISH THAT GIFTED HIS ANIMALS WITH CATTLE BRANDS TO HIS CHILDREN.

AND WHEREAS THE RANCH HANDS AND STOCK RAZORS CONTRIBUTED MUCH THROUGH THE PIONEERING SPIRIT WORK ETHIC AND INTEGRATED BY FAMILY DEVOTION AND LOYALTY.

THE FOLLOWING FAMILIES WERE PRESENT ONLY A FRACTION OF THOSE WHO CONTRIBUTED ISABELLA GONZALES CREWS 18, 13 TO 1911 AND 1854 WAS DEEDED BY THOMAS MCKINNEY, 640 ACRES, ABOUT 10 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST FROM THE TOWN OF SAN MARCOS AND UPON HER HUSBAND YET CRUZ'S DEATH IN 1856, RECEIVED ALL RANCH ANIMALS WITH HIS CATTLE BREAD, MAKING HER THE ONLY FEMALE MEXICAN LAND OWNER RECORDED IN HAYS COUNTY, WHOSE FAMILIES WERE STOCKED RAISERS HOSA, SANTA CRUZ, ISABELLE SUN WET NEAR THE BLANCO RIVER IN 1865 AND MADE SEVERAL TRIPS TO PORT LAVACA ON CAL HUNTS AND TRIPS TO KANSAS OVER THESE CHISHOLM TRAIL, ADAM RECTOR, A BLACK MAN WHO WAS JOSEPH'S CREWS.

MAIN RANCH HAND COULD ROPE WITH THE BEST OF THEM, SAID JOSEPH JOSE AS CRUZ JR.

WAS A FOREMAN OF MORE THAN 11,000 ACRES AT THE CARINDALE 101 RANCH.

ONE OF THE LARGEST AND KYLE REYES CISNEROS LIVED IN HAYES COUNTY AND WORKED AS A LOT GHETTO AND RANCH HAND FOR THE SURROUNDING RANCHES.

AND WE'LL SAY OF ALDO CASTEEL AND HIS SONS JOSE CASTILLO JR.

UH, FROM 1898 TO 1991, THE YOUNGER, YOUNGER BORN IN KYLE WORKED AS VITALS AND RANCH HANDS IN THE AREA, WHENEVER THE ELDER CASTEEL WASN'T TRAVELING THE CIRCUIT WITH BUFFALO BILL LEONARD.

YEAH, FROM 1884 TO 1950, PEDRO THAT OUR CRUISE GRANDSON FROM KYLE HE RANCH, HAND AND RODEO COWBOY TRAVELED THE CIRCUIT WITH BUFFALO BILL WF, CODY, AND HIS CREW IN THE LATE 18 HUNDREDS.

WHEREAS THE SUCCESS OF THE COUNCIL FOR THE INDIGENOUS AND DONALD COMMUNITIES CREATES NEW, FOUND PRIDE IN REFLECTION ON THE LEDGER AND LEGACY OF THOSE WHO PLAYED ESSENTIAL ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CALL HISTORY.

NOW, THEREFORE BE A PROCLAIM THAT I, ROBERT IS A MAYOR PRO TEAM CITY OF CALGARY.

IT IS TIME TO RECOGNIZE THE LONG OVERLOOKED CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY THE FAMILIES AND ENDORSE HAVING THE TOWN ON HISTORICAL COMMISSION, RECOGNIZING KYLE'S PLACE, TEXAS HISTORY AND WITH THE UNDERTONE HISTORIC HISTORICAL MARKER FOR KIDDOS RANCH HANDS AND THEIR STOCK RAISERS INTERNALS DAY, THE 22ND OF MARCH, 2022.

AND AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE SOME OF OUR AUDIENCE MEMBERS.

IT WOULD

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THEY COME FORWARD, PLEASE.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS GINA ALMA ROGERS, AND I'M THE CHAIR OF THE COUNCIL FOR THE INDIGENOUS INTO HANO COMMUNITY KNOWN AS CITY.

WE RECENTLY CELEBRATED OUR FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE MINI PROJECTS THAT CITY IS ACCOMPLISHED THIS YEAR.

WE ARE HONORED TO RECEIVE THE APPROVAL OF AN UNDERTOLD HISTORICAL MARKER FROM THE TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION FOR KYLE TEXAS FOR VOLCANOES RANCH, HANDS AND STOCKHOLDERS.

ONLY 15 APPLICATIONS WERE APPROVED FROM ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS FOR THESE HIGHLY SOUGHT SOUGHT AFTER MARKERS SITSI IS UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF THE NONPROFIT INDIGENOUS CULTURES INSTITUTE.

AND IT'S OUR MISSION TO PRESERVE THE HISTORY, TRADITIONS AND RICH CULTURE OF OUR ANCESTORS FROM HAYES COUNTY.

MARIA ROCIA RECENTLY DESCRIBED WHERE IT WAS QUOTED AS SAYING THAT THE FAMILIES THAT HAVE BEEN DESCRIBED HERE TODAY REPRESENT ONLY A FRACTION OF THOSE STORIES, DOCUMENTED AND RECOGNIZED.

AND WE ARE HERE TO EMPOWER THE STORYTELLING OF THOSE INDIGENOUS INTO HUNTER PEOPLE FROM ALL CORNERS OF HAYES COUNTY, PEDRO BETTA CRUISES, DETA SCENT DESCENDANTS APPROACH SITSI TO TELL THEIR STORY AFTER TRYING TO HAVE THEIR STORY HONORED THROUGH THE USUAL CHANNELS.

ONLY ONE HEADSTONE REMAINS IN KYLE FOR PEDRO VETA CREWS BURIED BESIDE HIM, OF COURSE, IS HIS SON ANTONIO.

AND THIS CEMETERY PREDATES THE ONE THAT IS ALREADY HERE.

UM, SO AS A BOY, PEDRO FIRST VISITED TEXAS DURING THE BATTLE OF THE ALAMO AND JUST TO CORRECT YOU, IT WAS 1836 AND HE LATER REGISTERED A CATTLE BRAND WITH THE STATE OF TEXAS IN 1865.

HE MARRIED IN HAYES COUNTY, RAISE 14 CHILDREN, AND HIS DAUGHTER KEPT A JOURNAL OF ALL OF THE BIRTHS AND MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.

PEDRO PREPARED HIS LAST WILL AND A TESTAMENT IN SPANISH GIFTING HIS ANIMALS BRANDED WITH HIS CATTLE BRAND TO HIS CHILDREN.

SO ANOTHER STORY THAT WE FOUND WAS ABOUT ISABELLA GONZALES CRUISE IN 1854, SHE WAS DEEDED 640 ACRES, UH, BY THOMAS MCKINNEY OF MCKINNEY FALLS.

ACCORDING TO THE LAND, THE DEED, THE LAND SAYS THAT IT'S 10 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST FROM THE TOWN OF SAN MARCUS.

HER HUSBAND GAVE THEM A CRUISE, ALSO FILED A DEEP HAYES COUNTY, UH, DIRECTING THAT ALL OF HIS INTEREST IN HIS STOCK BRANDED WITH HIS CATTLE BRAND GO TO HIS WIFE.

A YEAR LATER, HE WAS AMBUSHED AND KILLED NEAR WIMBERLY WITH HIM WAS CHIEF GRAY EAGLE WHO ALSO DIED.

HE SABELLA THEN BECAME THE ONLY FEMALE MEXICAN LANDOWNER IN HAYES COUNTY, ALL THE WHILE RAISING SIX CHILDREN IN THE YEAR 1900, SHE CONTRACTED TO SELL HER LAND WITH INSTRUCTIONS THAT SHOULD REMAIN ON THE LAND WITH HER CATTLE, HORSES, AND ANIMALS UNTIL HER DEATH.

SO SINCE HE HAS BEEN ACTIVE IN DOCUMENTING SOME OF THE EARLIER FAMILIES, WE HAVE APPLIED FOR FIVE HISTORICAL MARKERS AND WE'VE RECEIVED THREE.

SO WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THIS ONE.

UM, AND THEN JUST FINALLY, I'LL JUST SAY, I CONTINUE TO BE GRATEFUL FOR THE GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT THAT WE'VE RECEIVED FROM THE INDIGENOUS CULTURES INSTITUTE.

UM, AND ALSO FROM CREDENTIAL PROFESSORS OF TEXAS HISTORY, UH, WHO HAVE GUIDED US.

AND I WILL END WITH SAYING THAT HISTORY IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DOCUMENT WHEN FACTS EXIST, BUT WHEN THOSE FACTS ARE EXIST AND THEY'RE NOT USED, THAT BECOMES A FAILURE AND A DISSERVICE TO TEXAS HISTORY.

THERE ARE MANY STORIES THAT ARE WAITING TO BE REVEALED AND WE, IT SITS HERE COMMITTED TO BOLDLY TELLING THEM, THANK YOU, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND, UH, I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING AS A FOURTH GENERATION RESIDENT OF KYLE.

I KNOW A COUNSELOR, IT WILL BE AS, AS WELL, HAS A LONG HISTORY HERE IN THE RANCH.

AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU'RE DOING, BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER WHERE WE COME FROM AND WHO WE ARE.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

WE'LL DO A PICTURE.

YEAH, I HAVE TO DO THIS.

I HAVE TO TURN THE LIGHTS

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SORRY.

OKAY.

NEXT

[7. Presentation from Grande Communications about deploying fiber in Plum Creek. ~ Gabriel Morales, Grande Communications]

ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, PRESENTATION FROM GRENADE COMMUNICATIONS ABOUT DEPLOYING FIBER IN PLUM CREEK.

UM, MR. GABRIEL MORALES.

GOOD EVENING, SIR.

GOOD EVENING COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS GABRIEL MARTINEZ.

I AM THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER FOR THE ONGOING DISTRIBUTION NETWORK BUILD AND AMBERWOOD AND KENSINGTON.

SINCE I HIT HILLS, I WAS HERE A COUPLE OF ABOUT A MONTH AGO.

I THINK IT'S BEEN AWHILE.

SO ANYHOW, UM, I'VE BEEN ASKED TO COME BACK BY A CITY MANAGER SELLERS AND TO ANSWER A FEW QUESTIONS.

YES.

ASTOUND WOULD LIKE TO BUILD IN PLUM CREEK.

WHAT QUESTIONS WOULD YOU HAVE RIGHT NOW? WE'RE AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF IT.

UH, WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO TRY TO DO IS JUST ESTABLISH COMMUNICATION, MAKE IT A REDUCTION OF THE KEY PLAYERS ON THE US DOWNSIDE.

SO THAT WAY, UH, IF THERE ARE ANY CONCERNS OR ANY ISSUES THAT COME UP, YOU KNOW, WHO TO GO TO, INSTEAD OF NOT KNOWING ANYTHING, WE ALL KNOW THE FRUSTRATIONS CALLING INTO A CALL CENTER.

SOMETIMES IT GETS REROUTED SOMETIMES TO GET STRAPPED.

SOMETIMES YOU CAN JUST SIT ON HOLD FOREVER IN A DAY.

UH, WITH US BEING HERE, I FEEL THAT MY TEAM THAT ARE HOLD RESPONSIBLE OUT IN THE FIELD HAVE TRUCK WILL TRAVEL BETTER SHOW FACE.

UM, I DO OFFICE OUT OF SAN ANTONIO.

I DO COME INTO SAN MARCUS.

I DO A RIDE OUT INTO COLLEGE.

AT LEAST I TRY TO AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK PERMITTING SCHEDULE PERMITTING.

AND, UH, I JUST, I FEEL PRESENCE IS JUST A BIG THING, YOU KNOW, FOR US TO BE THERE AND TO HAVE SOMEBODY TO TALK TO.

I KNOW THAT SOME OF THE CONCERNS LAST TIME AROUND, UH, THAT WAS WE'RE SPEAKING IS THAT THE CITY IS RECEIVING ALL THE CONCERNS FROM THE RESIDENTS.

WE HAVE DISTRIBUTED DOOR TAGS THAT DID PROVIDE A PHONE NUMBER, AND UNFORTUNATELY NOT MANY RESIDENTS WILL USE THAT NUMBER, UM, WITH KYLE BEING A SMALL COMMUNITY.

AND EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT EVERYBODY IT'S EASIER JUST TO GO TO SOMEBODY, YOU KNOW, AND VOICE YOUR CONCERNS.

UM, I HAVE NO ISSUES WITH A RESIDENT VOICING THEIR CONCERNS TO US.

I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR.

LET'S, LET'S TALK ABOUT IT.

LET'S LOOK AT IT, LET'S RESOLVE IT.

AND THAT'S WHERE THAT, I JUST SEE IT.

SO RIGHT NOW, AS FAR AS GOING INTO PLUM CREEK, I'M LOOKING AT IT AS JUST ESTABLISHING GOOD COMMUNICATION BETWEEN ASTOUND THE CITY AND ALSO THE HOA.

ONCE THAT'S DONE, THEN WE CAN START LOOKING AT TO, UM, SHARING INFORMATION FROM OUR SIDE, AS FAR AS OUR DISTRIBUTION DESIGN, AS FAR AS OUR PHASING BUILT, UH, GIVE EXAMPLES OF WHAT TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION, WHAT TO EXPECT, UM, PUT TOGETHER TIMEFRAMES, HOPEFULLY THE WEATHER COOPERATES.

UM, AND THEN JUST SHARE THAT INFORMATION.

I THINK THAT'S THE KEY.

I THINK WHERE A LOT OF PEOPLE GET VERY FRUSTRATED.

IT'S JUST THAT, UH, I HEAR SO MANY TIMES I WAS NEVER TOLD.

SO JUST PROVIDING THAT INFORMATION USING WHAT'S OUT THERE, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT, UM, DOOR HANGERS, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT SIGNAGE, UM, SOCIAL MEDIA.

I'M NOT TOO INVOLVED IN THAT, BUT, UH, I DID KNOW PEOPLE WHO ARE, YOU KNOW, TO JUST DISTRIBUTE THAT INFORMATION.

AND ME PERSONALLY, I'M OLD FASHIONED ABOUT IT.

FACE-TO-FACE CONVERSATION.

JUST SHOW PRESENCE.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. MIRALIS? UH, CUSTOMER PARTIALLY? THAT'S FINE.

UM, I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I DID GET A LOT OF RESIDENTS, YOU KNOW, HUGGING ME ON FACEBOOK ABOUT YOU COMING IN HERE TODAY AND THEY ARE VERY EXCITED.

SO, UM, W INFORMATION THAT YOU HAVE THAT I MAY SHARE WITH THEM, THAT WOULD BE GREAT BECAUSE I KNOW, UH, THEY ARE THRILLED THAT SOMETHING ELSE HAS COME IN OR MAYBE COMING TO KYLE, UM, INCLUDED IN THERE.

SO TO ME, IT'S A GOOD THING.

UNFORTUNATELY, WITH ANY TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION, YOU'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE A MESS.

UM, I THINK IF I, I'M GOING TO STAND BY SAYING I'M GOING TO CLEAN UP THE MESS AFTERWARDS, AND I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT AND WHY THE TIMELINE IS GOING TO BE AND, YOU KNOW, ROAD CONSTRUCTIONS.

UM, I THINK THEY ALL BE HAPPY TO

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SO THAT'S GOOD TO HEAR.

THAT'S GOOD TO HEAR.

WE KNOW.

I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT IT IS NOW IT'S STREAMING, LET'S SAY, YOU KNOW, AND, UH, I FEEL THAT IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE HAVE A CHOICE.

YES.

CUSTOMER TOBY'S.

OKAY.

UH, YES, SIR.

I, THANKS FOR COMING OUT, MS. BRAS.

SO FROM THE LAST STABLE HOODS WE DID IN KENSINGTON, AMBER, YOU KIND OF SAW SOME OF THE GOOD AND ALSO SOME OF THE AS WELL, OR NOT JUST THE, THE, THE CHALLENGES THAT YOU HAD.

THIS IS, USE THAT WORD.

SO NOW WITH PLUM CREEK, YES.

THAT'S ONE THAT I KNOW THAT IT'S GOING TO BE A VERY TIGHT FIT WITH ALL OF YOUR EQUIPMENT, BECAUSE THERE WAS LARGE MACHINERY OUT THERE.

AND MOST OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT TOOK UP A MAJORITY OF THE ROAD AND MAJORITY OF THE STREET, UH, WITH PLUM CREEK, THEY'RE VERY NARROW STREETS, THERE'S ALLEYWAYS.

AND SO, UH, I'M PRETTY SURE YOU'VE ESCAPED IT OUT.

UH, SCOPED IT OUT AS FAR AS, UH, THE AREA, WILL YOU BE DOING IT IN SECTIONS OR DOING IT IN CERTAIN AREAS BECAUSE THE, THE PARKING AND THE DRIVEWAYS ARE A LOT SMALLER, THE STREETS CAN BARELY FIT ONE CAR, OBVIOUSLY, PLUS YOU GOT ROUNDABOUTS.

AND SO, UH, UM, I JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF YOU'VE, IF YOUR TEAM HAS PRETTY LOOKED AT IT VERY WELL TO WHERE WHEN YOU GO IN, YOU HAVE AN IDEA ON HOW TO EXECUTE THAT AND GET IT THROUGH WITHOUT ANY DISRUPTION.

I THINK ONCE WE TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE AREAS AND WE IDENTIFY THOSE OBSTACLES, LIKE HOW YOU SAID IT, ROUNDABOUTS OR NARROW STREETS, DEAD END STREETS AS SUCH, UM, OVERALL LOOK AT THE OVERALL PROJECT, AS FAR AS PHASING AND SEE WHAT WOULD BE BEST, NOT ONLY WITH OUR GETTING OUR CONTRACTORS IN AND OUT, UM, YOU KNOW, FOR THEM TO GET THE WORK DONE IN A MINIMAL AMOUNT OF TIME, BUT ALSO TO NOTIFY THE RESIDENT AND JUST LET THEM KNOW THAT'S A, HEY, LOOK, I SAID, YOU KNOW, ON THIS DAY, WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO BE HERE.

UH, HOPEFULLY IT'LL TAKE X AMOUNT OF TIME.

UM, BUT, UH, HOW CAN I SAY, I DON'T WANT TO EXAGGERATE IT, BUT THEN AGAIN, I DON'T WANT TO SELL IT SHORT.

I WANT TO GIVE GOOD EXPECTATIONS, BUT AS FAR AS THE NARROW STREETS GO, I THINK IT'S JUST GOING TO BE A LOT OF LOGISTIC WORK, UM, WORKING WITH CITY THAT RIGHT AWAY.

I MEAN, SIGNAGE, YOU KNOW, THAT KIND OF THING.

I THINK, UH, IF WE COULD LET THEM KNOW BEFOREHAND, HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET COOPERATION.

YES.

I THINK THAT WOULD REALLY HELP, ESPECIALLY WITH THEM AND BEING AT A SMALL, SOME OF THOSE STREETS ARE GIVING THAT COMMUNICATION TO THE HOMEOWNERS.

WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING ON YOUR BLOCK AS OF THIS WEEK.

PLEASE MAKE SURE IF YOU CAN TRY TO KEEP AS MANY CARS OFF THE STREET AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, UH, AND JUST COMMUNICATED, COMMUNICATING TO EVERYBODY ON A DAILY BASIS ON THAT END, I THINK WOULD REALLY HELP IN, IN STREAMLINE YOUR, YOUR PROGRESS VERY WELL.

THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE? CUSTOMER FLOOR SCALE.

YES.

UH, FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.

UM, ME ALONG WITH PROBABLY ALL THE RESIDENTS OF KYLE REALLY APPRECIATE HAVING AN A SECOND OPTION AND I ONLY HAVE ONE QUICK QUESTION AND IT MIGHT BE SILLY, BUT I SEE THESE ARE FIBER LINES.

ARE THOSE THE SAME AS THE LINES THAT YOU'RE LAYING DOWN ON THE EAST SIDE? YES.

OKAY.

SO IT'S GOING TO BE FIBER OPTIC IS JUST THE TYPE OF CABLE.

IT'S JUST THE, UH, THINK OF IT AS JUST A COPPER CABLE, BUT IT'S JUST FIBER OPTIC.

IT, IT USES AS THE MODULATION FOR THE SIGNAL.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

GO AHEAD.

OKAY.

ANYONE ELSE? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL.

NEXT UP AGENDA ITEM

[8. Smart City Strategic Plan Presentation - Honeywell. ~ James R. Earp, Assistant City Manager]

I'M VERY PLEASED TO BE INTRODUCING TO YOU.

UH, GEORGE, WHO IS ATTENDING, UH, VIA RINGCENTRAL AND, UH, LUIS AND EDINA WHO ARE HERE IN PERSON FROM HONEYWELL.

UH, THEY HAVE COMPLETED THE WORK ON THE SMART CITY STRATEGIC PLAN AFTER A LOT OF, UH, FEEDBACK MEETINGS, UH, YOU KNOW, CITIZEN INPUT.

WHAT HAVE YOU AND GEORGE IS HERE TO PRESENT THE, UH, THE, THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR US TONIGHT.

SO I WILL NOW PAUSE AND TURN IT OVER TO GEORGE.

THANK YOU, JAMES.

AND, UH, MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR, UH, ALLOWING US TO, UH, WORK WITH YOU AND YOUR STAFF AND, UH, THE COMMUNITY TO DEVELOP THE SMART CITY STRATEGIC PLAN.

WE SPENT THE LAST FOUR MONTHS DEVELOPING.

UM, YOU HAVE THIS, UH, IN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FORMAT.

I'LL MOVE VERY QUICKLY THROUGH THIS.

HOPEFULLY YOU HAVE THE VISUALS, UH, I'LL CHECK BEFORE.

DO YOU SEE THE, UH, CAN YOU SEE MY SCREEN? OKAY.

THANK YOU.

MOVED VERY QUICKLY.

OKAY.

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WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND THE OUTREACH, AND REALLY JUST LEAVE IT FOR, UH, QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

UM, WE HAVE OFFICIALLY, UH, DELIVERED THE STRATEGIC PLAN.

THE FULL PLAN IS 80 PAGES.

IT IS ON THE CITY OF KYLE SHAREPOINT WEBSITE, THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY, WHICH WAS, UH, UH, DISTRIBUTED WITH THIS, UH, MEETING NOTICE.

UH, AND THE SLIDES IS 10 PAGES.

THE COMPLETE PLAN, UH, DOES HAVE A LOT OF, UH, VALUABLE, UH, REFERENCE MATERIAL IN TERMS OF WHAT IS A SMART CITY, WHAT ARE THE ASPECTS OF A SMART CITY FROM A DATA GOVERNANCE PERSPECTIVE.

UM, AND HOPEFULLY THAT WILL SERVE AS A VERY VALUABLE REFERENCE FOR THE CITY.

WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THESE DELIVERABLES, UH, FROM A STAKEHOLDER ALIGNMENT PERSPECTIVE.

WHAT WE REALLY DID WAS WE ALIGNED, UH, WE, WE GATHERED STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK.

WE LISTENED TO WHAT THE STAKEHOLDERS, UH, UH, WANT FOR THE FUTURE OF KYLE AND WE DEFINED, UH, SEVEN HIGH IMPACT PROJECTS THAT WE BELIEVE WILL REALLY SET THE FOUNDATION FOR KYLE'S FUTURE.

WE SPOKE WITH ABOUT TWO DOZEN CITY EMPLOYEES, UH, TEX DOT, HEARD ANALYSIS, UH, HAYES COUNTY.

AND NEXT WEEK WE HAVE A MEETING WITH, UH, HAYES CISD TO TALK ABOUT AN INTERESTING, UH, ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUS, UH, PILOT PROJECT.

ON THE 24TH OF FEBRUARY, WE HAD A CITIZEN OUTREACH AND A VERY SUCCESSFUL FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE WE HAD TO DATE WE'VE HAD ABOUT A THOUSAND VIEWS ON THAT FACEBOOK LIVE PAGE.

AND, UM, WE ASKED TWO QUESTIONS, ONE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SESSION, AND ONE AT THE END AND AS, UH, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, JAMES AARP HAD, UH, PREDICTED, UM, ATTITUDES CHANGED, UH, BASED ON, UM, UH, CONTENT THEY RECEIVED.

SO NOT SURPRISINGLY TRAFFIC WAS THE NUMBER ONE CONCERN.

THIS WAS A HYBRID FORMAT.

IT WAS BROADCAST ON CHANNEL 10, UH, YOUTUBE AND FACEBOOK LIVE FACEBOOK AND, AND IN-PERSON, AND FACEBOOK LIVE WAS THE ONLY, UM, VEHICLE THAT WOULD ALLOW, UM, ONLINE, UH, FEEDBACK.

SO WE ASKED THE QUESTION ONLINE AND WE HAD 53 RESPONSES, TRAFFIC AND GROWTH, OBVIOUSLY, WHICH IS THE REASON FOR, UH, THE TRAFFIC CONGESTION, WHAT IS THEIR TOP CONCERN, AND THEY COULD CHOOSE ANY NUMBER.

AND THEN ON THE BACK END, AFTER WE, UM, DESCRIBED THE PROJECTS, THE RECOMMENDED SMART CITY PROJECTS, UM, WE HAD SOME FALL OFF DURING THE HOUR, THERE WERE 16 VOTES, UH, AND I THOUGHT THIS WAS VERY, UM, INSIGHT.

UH, THE RESULTS WERE VERY TELLING THE CITIZENS, OF COURSE, SMART TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE, HELPING MITIGATE CONGESTION SCORE VERY HIGH.

UM, AND WHAT SURPRISED ME WAS THE DIGITAL CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT ALSO, UH, RANKED FOR VOTES, AND THEY COULD ONLY PICK ONE, UH, AND THEN ALSO THE SMART CITY PLATFORM AND THE SMART WATER INFRASTRUCTURE, THOSE FOUR CLEARLY STOOD OUT.

AND SO THIS INSIGHT, THIS QUANTITATIVE FEEDBACK FROM YOUR CITIZENS WILL BE HELPFUL AS WE MOVE FORWARD INTO THE GRANT WRITING PROCESS.

AND I WOULD SIMPLY CAUTION COUNCIL TO, TO TAKE THIS AS GUIDANCE, BUT NOT AN ABSOLUTE, THE FACT THAT ZERO RESPONDENTS CHOSE CYBERSECURITY AS AN EXAMPLE, AS THE HIGHEST PRIORITY DOESN'T MEAN THE CITY SHOULDN'T CONSIDER THAT WE MAPPED THE SEVEN RECOMMENDED SMART CITY PROJECTS AGAINST WHAT WE HEARD FROM THE STAKEHOLDERS AS WE DID THE VOICE OF THE CUSTOMER.

UM, THINGS LIKE WE CONNECT KYLE KEEP, UH, KEEP EVERYONE, UH, INTERCONNECTED, UM, CREATE AN OPEN DATA POLICY, PUBLIC SAFETY, AND ON AND ON.

AND SO WE RANKED THESE PROJECTS, WE SCORED THESE PROJECTS TO THE DEGREE OF ALIGNMENT, AND WE FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE THAT THE RECOMMENDED SMART CITY PROJECTS ARE VERY WELL ALIGNED WITH WHAT WE HEARD DURING OUR VOICE OF THE CUSTOMER SESSIONS.

AND THEN WE MAPPED THE RECOMMENDED PROJECTS TO THE CITY OF KYLE'S CORE VALUES, KNOWLEDGE, YES, ATTITUDE, LEADING EDGE TECHNOLOGY AND EMPLOYEE ACCOUNTABILITY.

THIS THE TEXT FOR EACH CELL IS IN BOTH THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND THE COMPLETE PLAN, BUT WE ALSO BELIEVE WE HAD VERY HIGH ALIGNMENT WITH, UH, TILE'S CORE VALUES.

SO NOW I'LL JUST VERY QUICKLY STEP THE SEVEN RECOMMENDED PROJECTS, NOT IN ANY DETAIL, IF THERE'S QUESTIONS AT THE END, WE'LL TALK AS, AS MUCH AS YOU WANT TO ABOUT, ABOUT THESE PROJECTS.

A SMART CITY PLATFORM REALLY IS A SYSTEMS OF SYSTEMS IN A SOFTWARE INTEGRATION PLATFORM THAT BRIDGES DEPARTMENTAL SILOS.

IT FREES THE DATA FROM THESE SILOS.

IT DRIVES OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY AND, UH, FACILITATES INNOVATION.

AND WE BELIEVE STRONGLY THAT SMART CITY PLATFORM IS WHAT WILL HELP THE CITY, UM,

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THIS IS REALLY PROVIDING ALL CITY SERVICES IN THE PALM OF A CITIZEN'S HAND.

UM, THIS IS, UM, YOU'RE MOVING RAPIDLY IN THIS DIRECTION AND THIS, UM, THIS KIND OF APPROACH CAN BE USED TO REALLY, UH, DRIVE CITIZEN PARTICIPATION, CITIZEN SATISFACTION AND OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCIES.

SMARTWATER IS SOMETHING THAT, UH, EVERYONE, UH, IN THAT ROOM PROBABLY UNDERSTANDS IS NEEDED AS LONG OVERDUE.

AND WE BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE WAYS TO, UM, DEPLOY SMARTWATER INFRASTRUCTURE AND STILL RECEIVE FEDERAL FUNDING TO SUPPORT THAT.

UH, DESPITE THE FACT THAT MUCH OF IT IS A MATURE TECHNOLOGY.

THERE ARE ASPECTS THAT ARE VERY LEADING EDGE AND WE, WE WANT TO HELP THE CITY, UH, DEPLOY SMARTWATER INFRASTRUCTURE, ENERGY RESILIENCY, OR ANY ANYONE IN A TOWN THAT HAS LIVED THROUGH WINTER STORM EARRING UNDERSTANDS, UM, THE POTENTIAL DOWNSIDE OF PROLONGED, UH, ENERGY OUTAGES DURING SEVERE WEATHER.

AND, UH, THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WE'RE COMING IN NEXT WEEK TO MEET WITH HAYES, CISD AND CURRENT ANALYSIS.

AND THE CITY IS TO UNDERSTAND HOW CAN WE BEGIN TO DRIVE, UM, RESILIENCY PROJECTS THAT, UH, REALLY HELP THE CITY WITHSTAND PROLONGED POWER OUTAGES.

THAT'S A LONG JOURNEY.

SMART TRANSPORTATION IS, UH, A MIX OF TECHNOLOGIES THAT REALLY CONNECT YOUR STREET LIGHTS, YOUR, YOUR STOPLIGHTS, YOUR TRAFFIC LIGHTS WITH CARS, WITH GOLF, UH, GOLF CARTS WITH BICYCLES AND PEDESTRIANS TO REALLY, UM, FACILITATE THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC AND TO REDUCE, UH, ACCIDENTS, PUBLIC SAFETY.

UH, YOU'RE BUILDING A NEW PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING.

YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A OPERATION CENTER.

WE BELIEVE THAT THERE'S A WAY TO APPLY LEADING EDGE SOFTWARE AND, UH, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO BOLSTER THE STRENGTH OF YOUR SWORN POLICE OFFICER FORCE AND REALLY MAINTAIN, UH, UH, QUALITY OF LIFE.

I KEEP BEING IN FRONT OF A CRIME AS THE CITY CONTINUES TO GROW.

SO IT'S NOT JUST VIDEO CAMERAS, IT'S NOT JUST HAVING A NETWORK OPERATION CENTER, IT'S TYING ALL OF THAT STUFF TOGETHER.

UH, NEXT STEPS.

UM, WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH, UH, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, HERB AND CITY MANAGER, UH, SELLERS, UH, ON THESE PROJECTS.

UM, AS PART OF OUR DELIVERABLE, WE ARE SUPPORTING THE WRITING OF THREE GRANT APPLICATIONS IN PURSUIT OF, UH, INFRASTRUCTURE, BILL FUNDING.

AND, UH, WE ALSO RECOMMEND THAT, UH, THAT WE WORK CLOSELY WITH YOUR LOBBYING FIRM.

ONCE THESE GRANTS ARE IN FLIGHT AND WE BEGIN, UM, COLLECTIVELY BUILDING SUPPORT FOR THESE GRANT AWARDS AND THAT WE CONTINUE EXPLORING PROJECTS.

THIS IS A, THIS IS A PROCESS.