* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:01] ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. THE TIME IS 7:09 PM. IT IS TUESDAY, APRIL 5TH. AND I'M GOING TO CALL THIS REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER WOULD ALL. PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. WITH THE CITY SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL HERE. RIZZO ELLISON FLORES, KALE HERE, BRADSHAW HERE, PARSLEY HERE. TOBY IS ALL RIGHT. SEVEN MEMBERS PRESENT. WE HAVE A QUORUM [II. Approval of Minutes] NEXT UP APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. MAYER. I'D LIKE TO GO AND MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR A CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING FOR MARCH 22ND AND REGULAR MEETING FOR THE SAME DAY MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER. TOBIA SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MAYOR PRO TEM RIZZO. IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO. NEXT [III. Citizen Comment Period with City Council] UP CITIZEN COMMENTS PERIOD. AT THIS TIME WE ASK ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK ON ANY ITEMS. PLEASE DO. SO WE ASK THAT YOU LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES AND THAT YOU DIRECT THOSE COMMENTS TO THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL. WE ALSO ASK THAT YOU FILL OUT A CITIZEN COMMENTS FORM AND SUBMIT THAT TO EITHER MYSELF OR THE CITY SECRETARY. I HAVE A SIX REGISTERED TO SPEAK. FIRST IS MR. JIM HOLLIS. MY ART COUNCIL NEVER SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. I'M TIM HOLLIS OUT OF BUDA, TEXAS. AND THE REASON I'M HERE IS SEE, UH, I HAVE ONE QUESTION. HOW MANY OF Y'ALL HAVE SEEN A CORNERSTONE LEVELING CEREMONY? WE CANNOT RESPOND, BUT YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SAY, UH, THE POINT IS, UH, WE GO, WE DO THAT. AND I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF THE BEAUTIFUL LODGE. WE ARE IN PARTNERSHIPS WITH ALL THE LODGES IN THE AREA, MORE SPECIALLY WITH THE LIVE OAK LODGE HERE IN KYLE. AND WE HAVE PRESENTED THE CORNERSTONES AND HAD CEREMONIES, UH, ALL OVER THE PLACE, UH, HERE IN CENTRAL TEXAS. UH, YOU'VE GOT ONE RIGHT HERE ON THIS CITY HALL THAT WE DID IN OH SIX. I BELIEVE IT WAS, BUT WE DID WANT IT TO BE AS, UH, FOR YOUR DAD OUT THERE. UM, UH, BACK THEN PROBABLY FIVE OR SO. UH, ACC ALL THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AROUND HERE HAVE, UH, HAVE HAD HIM, UH, WE DID ONE, UH, FOR EVERY SCHOOL AROUND HERE AND I HAVE SOME LITERATURE HERE THAT I HAVE BEEN SHARING. I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR 25 OR SO YEARS AND, UH, I JUST HAVE ONE COPY, BUT I WOULD APPRECIATE YOU LOOKING AT IT AND MAYBE MAKING SOME COPIES IF ANYBODY IS INTERESTED IN SEEING WHAT A CORNERSTONE CEREMONY REALLY IS. UH, WE CAN NOT DO ONE UNLESS THE GRANDMASTER OF THE STATE OF TEXAS GRANT A LARGE, UH, IS THE ONE THAT OKAYS IT IT'S A PUBLIC SCHOOL, A PUBLIC BUSINESS, OUR PUBLIC, UM, UH, PUBLIC ENTITY THAT HAS TO BE A MASONIC MASONIC ORDER. IT CANNOT BE ANTON THE SONIC. AND, UH, THIS JUST GIVES A LITTLE EXPLANATION AS TO WHAT WE DO TO GO, UH, AND GET A CORNERSTONE PUT ON THE LOCATIONS. I'D LIKE TO LEAVE THIS WITH SOMEONE. AND, UH, IF, UH, IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, UH, I'D BE GLAD TO ANSWER IT. UH, LIKE I SAID, I'VE BEEN SECURE IN THESE CORNERSTONES FOR THE LAST 25 OR SO YEARS. MY PHONE NUMBER IS (512) 565-6600. I'VE BEEN AROUND HERE A LONG TIME AND, UH, PLAN ON BEING AROUND QUITE SOME TIME LONGER. SO I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK FOR YOU AND A GIFT CONSIDERATION. IF YOU WILL, IF YOU WANT TO BRING THOSE UP, I'LL PASS THEM, PASS THEM OUT IF YOU'D ALLOW. THANK YOU, MR. ROSS. APPRECIATE IT. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR. UH, CITY COUNCIL APPRECIATE THE TIME TO SPEAK TONIGHT. UH, MY NAME IS SEAN MOORE. I'M A LOCAL RESIDENT HERE HAVE BEEN FOR A LITTLE OVER 20 YEARS AND MY WIFE AND I MOVED TO COLLEGE IN 2002, ACTUALLY. AND, UH, I AM THE WORST FLOWMASTER OF LIVE OAK LOGS, NUMBER 304, RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET. UM, WHICH BASICALLY JUST MEANS I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THIS CHAPTER, THE FREEMASON ORGANIZATION HERE AT TOWN. UM, JUST TO SHED A LITTLE BIT MORE LIGHT ON CORNERSTONES. THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL HAS A CORNERSTONE. THE WHITE HOUSE HAS A CORNERSTONE. THE STATE CAPITOL OF TEXAS HAS A CORNERSTONE. ALL THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN HAYES COUNTY HAVE CORNERSTONES, WHICH OURSELVES AND BUDA LODGE OR RESPONSIBLE FOR HAVING PLACED. UM, UH, [00:05:01] IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH MASONS, UH, AND WHAT WE DO, WE'RE NOT A RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION. WE'RE JUST A GROUP OF MEN THAT, UH, UH, TRY TO MAKE EACH OTHER BETTER. AND, UH, IF YOU EVER HAVE QUESTIONS, YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME BY THE LODGE. WE HAVE STATED MEETINGS ON MONDAY NIGHT, SECOND, MONDAY NIGHT OF EVERY MONTH. AND WE HAVE PAMPHLETS OF INFORMATION THAT WE'RE HAPPY TO HAND OUT TO ANYONE. WE ALSO HOST THE OPEN HOUSE ONCE A YEAR AND, UH, I'LL GET WITH YOU GUYS SO THAT WE CAN GET THAT PUBLISHED SO THAT ANYBODY CAN COME OUT AND CHECK US OUT. AND THAT'S REALLY ALL I HAD FOR YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT UP. CLINT WILLIAMS, CLINT WILLIAMS. UH, I'VE BEEN ASKED TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE KYLE POST TALKS 0 5 8, AND FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS. EVERY TIME WE HAVE A QUESTION, I CAN CALL YOU ON THE PHONE AND MAN, NEXT DAY WE HAD THE ANSWER. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'VE NEVER HAD THAT IN THE PAST. AND I GUESS IT ALL COME TOGETHER. WHEN WE STARTED WORKING WITH, I KNOW YOU'RE ALL GONNA LAUGH, BUT COUNTS MOON RIZZO ON THE HERO'S MEMORIAL. WHEN HE MADE ME GO THROUGH ALL OF THE GRAVEYARDS, FIND ALL THE TOMBSTONES, BUT WE DID IT. SO A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE POST IN THE PAST THREE YEARS, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF GOING ON. SO WE HAVE MADE STATE ALL AMERICAN THREE YEARS IN A ROW. IT'S NEVER HAPPENED EVER IN THE CITY OF KYLE AND THE BMW. UH, WE DO A SPONSOR WALL. WE DO BREAKFAST, UH, WE SELL STATUES AND WE'RE GOING TO DO A LITTLE FLEA MARKET ON SATURDAY. AND THEN WE'RE ALSO DOING A HATS OFF OR OPERATION HATS OFF FOR VETERANS, FOR FUNDRAISING. SO YEAR TODAY, ALL THE FUNDRAISING WE'VE DONE, WE'VE SPENT $6,500 HELPING FAMILIES OUT VETERAN FAMILIES AND NOT ONLY VETERAN FAMILY, IF YOU CALL THAT NUMBER ON THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING, YOU'RE GOING TO GET AHOLD OF ME AND I'M GOING TO FIND THE RESOURCES VETERAN OR NON VETERANS. SO ON THAT BEHALF. SO WE DO WORK A LOT WITH THE LODGE BECAUSE THEY HAVE RESOURCES AND WE ALSO WORK A LOT WITH THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. SO WE KEEP IT OPEN, TRY TO KEEP OPEN COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN EVERYBODY AND, YOU KNOW, TRY TO KEEP EVERYBODY HAPPY, BUT THAT'S ALL AND SAY, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, NEXT STEP, FLOYD, A TAURUS HELLO CONSOLE. THIS IS MY FIRST TIME EVER COMING OUT HERE. UM, I'VE BEEN A CAR RESIDENTS PRETTY MUCH ALL MY LIFE. I HAVE FRIENDS, FAMILY, UM, ALL IN HEARING KYLE. UM, MY REASON FOR BEING HERE IS FOR, I HAD EMAILED, UH, MR. MITCHELL AND MR. KELLY ABOUT, UH, UH, CONCERNS OVER, UM, STORM SHELTER. UH, NOW THAT THE WEATHER'S GETTING PRETTY, UH, PRETTY CRAZY NOWADAYS. UM, AGAIN, I'M JUST GOING TO READ AN EMAIL THAT I HAD SENT OUT. UH, MY NAME IS FLOYD. I LIVE FLOYD TORRES. I LIVE IN THE QUELL RED SUBDIVISION. THIS IS A MOBILE HOME SUBDIVISION, UH, JUST OFF, UH, AGE 35 SOUTHEAST OF KYLE. I HAVE LIVED IN SUBDIVISION SINCE 2005. THERE'S ABOUT 170 HOMES HERE WITH ABOUT 680 RESIDENTS. AND I HAD BEEN CONCERNED FOR SHELTER AT TIMES FOR THE BAD WEATHER. NOWADAYS, A STORM SEEMS TO BE MORE UNPREDICTABLE AND BEEN, UH, VERY VIOLENT THIS PAST MONDAY. THAT'S WHEN THE TORNADO THAT HIT, I THINK IN ROUND ROCK REAL BAD, UM, IN ELGON AS WELL. UH, PAST MONDAY NIGHT WAS A VERY BAD WEATHER SITUATION WITH TORNADOES, HAIL AND RAIN. WE WERE RIGHT IN THE PATH OF THE STORM, BUT BY SOME MIRACLE HAD PASSED RIGHT ABOVE US AND BELOW US, BUT WE HAD NOWHERE TO GO TO NEARBY, BUT JUST HOPE THEY WOULD JUST KNOW WOULDN'T HIT US BECAUSE IF IT WOULD HIT A LOCATION THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A BAD SITUATION, UH, WHAT CAN Y'ALL DO TO HELP US OUT IN REGARDS TO GO FOR SHELTER THAT'S NEARBY OR IDEAS. YOU MAY HAVE ALSO ROLLED AT TIMES THESE STORMS TORNADOES HIT THE AMI HOURS. WHEN PEOPLE ARE ASLEEP AT TIMES THE STORMS HIT, UM, THEY KNOCK OUT POWER OR THEIR INTERNET. SO THERE'S NO WAY TO GET INFORMATION ON WHAT'S GOING ON, OR IF, IF IT'S PASSED OR THE STORM IS STILL COMING, UH, ONCE A TORNADO HAS HIT, UH, CAUSES DAMAGE OR EVEN WORSE TAKING LIFE OR LIVES, THE COMMUNITY COMES IN AND A DISASTER DECLARATION IS SIGN MONEY FLOW, UH, COMES IN TO HELP OUT AFTERWARDS. THESE THINGS ARE GOOD AND STILL NEED TO HAPPEN, BUT WE NEED TO BE AHEAD OF THESE TYPES OF THINGS. NOT MINUTES BEFORE IT HAPPENS. UH, JUST, UM, PLAN AHEAD OF WHAT, WHAT TO DO, WHERE TO GO. UM, TO ME, STORM SHELTERS ARE NEEDED. IT MAY BE A STORAGE CONTAINER IS SOMEWHAT BURIED IN THE GROUND OR OTHER IDEAS YOU MAY HAVE. UH, THE COVID SUBDIVISION. THE LOTS ARE ABOUT A HALF ACRE, [00:10:01] LOTS THERE. UH, SO WE'VE GOT PLENTY OF THEM, ALSO THE CITY, UH, I DON'T KNOW IF THEY COULD ASSIST WITH, YOU KNOW, FEES, WAIVING FEES, PERMITS, AND NOT RAISE TAXES FOR THE SHELTERS. IF, UH, ONCE THEY PUT AT ONE WANTS TO PUT IT IN THEIR BACKYARD, THESE ARE JUST IDEAS, BUT SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BECAUSE THEY TORNADO HIT OUR AREA. UH, SOME CITIES HAVE OUTDOOR WARNING SIGNS, SIRENS. UH, I DON'T KNOW IF VARSITY DOES. I'VE NEVER HEARD ONE GO OUT BEFORE. UM, UH, AGAIN, UH, BEEN WITH KYLE LIVING IN HERE FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. JEFFREY BOULDER. MR. MAYOR, FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS JEFF BALDWIN, MY WIFE AND I MOVED HERE ABOUT SEVEN MONTHS AGO. AND WE MOVED HERE BECAUSE WE WERE EXCITED ABOUT WHAT WE SAW IN THE STATISTICS OF KYLE I'M 73. YOU'VE GOT A HOSPITAL IT'S VERY CLOSE. I LIVE IN A VERY COMFORTABLE HOUSE AND I'M VERY PROUD TO BE HERE, BUT ALSO IF YOU NOTICE ON THE MESS AND IN TALKING WITH A COUPLE OF, OF THE PERSONNEL HERE, I DON'T WANT TO BE INSULTING, BUT I FIND SOME IGNORANCE. SO I'M GOING TO TAKE A FEW MOMENTS AND TELL YOU ABOUT MASONRY. I'M GOING TO TELL YOU ABOUT A MAN BY THE NAME OF HAYES HAYES COUNTY, WHO WAS AMAZING. I'M GOING TO TELL YOU ABOUT JOHN PETER SMITH, WHICH IS A MAJOR HOSPITAL IN FORT WORTH. WHO WAS THE MASON? I'M GOING TO TELL YOU ABOUT A MAN BY THE NAME OF BAYLOR. THIS STARTED BAYLOR UNIVERSITY UNDER THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS, BEFORE TEXAS BECAME A STATE. I'M GOING TO TELL YOU THAT ALMOST HALF OF THE COUNTIES IN TEXAS ARE NAMED AFTER MASONS. YOU LOOK AT ANSON JONES WAS THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF TEXTS. HE WAS A MASON. YOU LOOK AT THE LMO ABOUT A MONTH AGO, WE MET AT THE, UH, SCOTTISH RITE CATHEDRAL IN SAN ANTONIO. AND THERE WERE A THOUSAND OF US IN SUITS AND WHITE APRONS WALKING OVER TO THE ALBUM AND PUTTING ON HER FANTASTIC. MANY OF OUR BROTHERS DIED AT THE ALAMO. YOU GO DOWN TO, UM, GONZALES, COME AND TAKE IT. YOU GO TO GOOLWA YET. AND THE ANGEL OF GO-AHEAD AND ALL THE MASONS WHO WERE KILLED THERE FOR THE INDEPENDENCE, WE'VE GOT OUR CORNERSTONE COMING UP. I FEEL IT'S ONLY RIGHT THAT WE GET THE APPROVAL TO DO THAT IN CONTINUATION OF OUR LONG HISTORY. THIS IS A BOOK. YES, IT'S CALLED THE REGIS POEM. IT WAS PUBLISHED OR PRINTED IN 1392. THIS IS ONE OF 300 COPIES OF IT. IT EXPLAINS THE TENANTS, THE GROUNDWORK IN WHICH WE, AS MASONS, OPERATE ON, BE HAPPY TO PASS THEM ALONG. YOU'RE WELCOME TO LOOK AT IT. OBVIOUSLY IT'S VERY SACRED TO ME BECAUSE PUBLISHED 1970, ONLY ONE OUT OF 333, HEY, NOBODY'S GETTING IT, BUT THAT'S WHY I'M HERE. WE'VE GOT THAT CORNERSTONE. AND I URGE THE APPROVAL OF THAT SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO BE THE MASONS THAT WE ARE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT UP, MATTHEW BS. HI, MY MICHAEL TO BE, THIS IS MY BROTHER MATTHEW TWO BS, AND HE'S GOING TO BE SPEAKING HALF OF AUTISM AWARENESS, WHICH IS THE MONTH OF APRIL AND WHAT SOME OF THE, UM, CITIZENS OF KYLE TO HOW AUTISM MAY GO THROUGH HI MATTHEW TO BE AS, AND I'M A SOPHOMORE, A LAYMAN HIGH SCHOOL. AND HOW OFTEN DOES I'M AFFECTS MY LIFE IS I'M IN ATHLETIC TRAINING BAND AND A POWER LIFTER AT MY SCHOOL. AND WHAT IT FEELS LIKE HAVING AUSTIN WAS LIKE NOT A LAB WHO WOULD KNOW I HAVE THAT AND FEELS LIKE I'M KIND OF A LITTLE SAD THAT NO APPEAL, NO, UH, PEOPLE REALLY NEED TO KNOW THAT ALL OF THEM IS NOT [00:15:01] SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE CAN NOT MAKE FUN OF. PEOPLE WHO SEE HOW AUTISM AFFECTS MY LIFE IS BY. I GET NERVOUS ALL THE TIME AND I HAVE TROUBLE TALKING TO PEOPLE, INCLUDING MY PARENTS, MY FRIENDS, AND MY FAMILY. AND I FEEL SO NERVOUS RIGHT NOW DOING GREAT. MY FRIENDS. I'M NOT SURE IF THERE ARE ANY, MY FRIENDS ARE WATCHING THIS OR SEEING THIS ON FACEBOOK OR YOUTUBE OR ON THE TV SCREEN. BUT I FEEL LIKE THE, THE REASON WHY SO MANY PEOPLE, NOT ALL PEOPLE KNOW IS BECAUSE I HAVEN'T TOLD THEM I HAD ALL THE ZONE AND IT GIVES ME A LITTLE NERVOUS ATTACK. AND IT FEELS LIKE, I FEEL LIKE I HAVE AN PROBLEM WITH TARGET PEOPLE THESE DAYS, BECAUSE I'M HAVE A LAW AUTISM FULL PROBLEMS WITH ME. LIKE I'M HAVING ISSUES, HANGING OUT FRIENDS AND HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY GRADES. AND I'M DOING GOOD IN SCHOOL AS WELL. I'M PRETTY SURE IT'S, EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE OKAY. FRIENDS ARE PRETTY SURE THEY'RE GOING TO BE PROUD OF ME THAT I'M SAYING THIS, BUT JUST BECAUSE I'M IN ALL THESE ACTIVITIES DOES NOT MEAN I CAN QUIT BECAUSE I HAVE AUTISM. IF IT DOESN'T FIT MY ATTACK ACTIVITIES, AS WELL AS YOU THINK IT'S, IT MAY, I'M JUST A NOAA PERSON WITH ONE IT'S LIFE AND HIGH PRESSURE, BECAUSE I WANT TO BE A METEOROLOGIST WHEN I GROW UP FOR INTERNATIONAL AND PRETTY SURE EVERYTHING. SO THE WORLD WHOLE WORLD CAN GET TO KNOW WHO I AM PRETTY WELL. THANKS. WOW. THANK YOU, MATTHEW. UH, THAT IS ALL THE COMMENTATORS THAT HAVE REGISTERED. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD CHOOSE TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK ON ANY ITEM? SEEING NONE? I'M GOING TO CLOSE CITIZEN COMMENTS. IT IS NOW CLOSED, UH, NEXT UP CHILD ABUSE, [3. Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Month. ~ Travis Mitchell, Mayor] NEXT UP CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND AWARENESS MONTH PROCLAMATION. I HAVE THAT AS WELL AS, UH, SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS AND PREVENTION MONTH, UH, DO THESE EVERY YEAR AT THIS TIME, THEY ARE, UH, UH, IMPORTANT. UM, SO I WILL START WITH CHILD ABUSE, WHEREAS MORE THAN 68,461 CASES OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT WERE CONFIRMED IN TEXAS IN 2021 RESULTING IN 16,000 6, 29 CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE IN TEXAS AND THE DEATH OF 109 9 CHILDREN IN TEXAS IN 2021. AND WHEREAS 537 CHILDREN WERE CONFIRMED VICTIMS OF ABUSE IN HAYES COUNTY. AND WHEREAS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION IS A COMMUNITY RESPONSIBILITY AND FINDING SOLUTIONS DEPENDS ON INVOLVEMENT AMONG ALL PEOPLE IN 2021 WAS AN ESPECIALLY TRYING TIME FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE UNSAFE IN THEIR HOMES, THROUGH THE PERSEVERANCE OF OUR MANY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WORKING DAILY TO IN CHILD ABUSE. WE CONTINUALLY SERVED CHILDREN THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC AND WHEREAS LOCAL, UH, LOCALLY REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE, UH, HAYES COUNTY CHILD PROTECTIVE BOARD HAYES COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE HAYES CALDWELL WOMEN'S CENTER AND ROXANNE'S HOUSE GREATER SAN MARCUS YOUTH COUNCIL, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES, SAN MARCOS, BUDA, AND KYLE POLICE DEPARTMENTS, HAYES COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, AND CHRIS CHRISTUS, SANTA ROSA, SAN MARCOS HAVE JOINED FORCES TO PROVIDE PREVENTATIVE AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO CHILD VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES. AND WHEREAS EVERY CHILD IN KYLE DESERVES TO BE SAFE, NURTURED, AND SUPPORTED IN CARING RELATIONSHIP, UH, BY VIRTUE AUTHORITY VESTED IN ME, I DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF APRIL, 2022 AS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND AWARENESS MONTH, AND DO HEREBY CALL UPON THE CITIZENS OF KYLE TO WORK TOGETHER, TO RAISE AWARENESS AND PREVENT CHILD ABUSE, UH, IN OUR COMMUNITY AND BEYOND. UH, AND [4. Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. ~ Travis Mitchell, Mayor] THEN THE SECOND I WOULD LIKE TO READ IS RELATED TO, UH, SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS. WHEREAS 6.3 MILLION TEXANS HAVE EXPERIENCED SOME FORM OF SEXUAL ASSAULT IN THEIR LIFETIME. AND WHEREAS TWO AND FIVE WOMEN AND ONE IN FIVE MEN IN TEXAS HAVE BEEN SEXUALLY ASSAULTED IN THEIR LIFETIME EFFECTING ALL RACES, AGES, GENDERS, AND ECONOMIC SITUATIONS. AND WHEREAS THE HADES CALDWELL WOMEN'S CENTER PROVIDED DIRECT SERVICES TO 586 ADULT VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND HAYES COUNTY AND CALDWELL COUNTIES LAST YEAR. AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF KYLE IS INTOLERANT OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN ANY FORM AND RECOGNIZES THAT EDUCATION AND AWARENESS MAY PREVENT SEXUAL ASSAULT. AND WHEREAS EFFORTS TO REDUCE SEXUAL ASSAULT CAN ONLY BE SUCCESSFUL THROUGH CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT. AND THE SAFETY OF THE CITIZENS OF THE [00:20:01] CITY OF KYLE DEPENDS UPON OUR ACTIONS TO END SEXUAL ASSAULT. UH, NOW THEREFORE BY VIRTUE OF AUTHORITY VESTED IN ME AS MAYOR OF COLLEGE DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF APRIL AS SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS AND PREVENTION MONTH. UH, AND DO WE HAVE ANYONE FROM THE HAYS CALDWELL, A WOMEN'S SHELTER HERE WHO WISHES COME FORWARD AND SPEAK, OKAY, IT'S POSSIBLE, THEY'RE AT THE OTHER ONE, BUT THAT IS, THAT IS JUST FINE. SO THOSE ARE THE TWO THAT I WANTED TO READ. AND, UH, AND, AND JUST SAY, UH, WE DO HAVE SOME FANTASTIC NON-PROFITS WORKING IN OUR COMMUNITY, WORKING WITH, UH, UH, DIFFERENT, UH, AGENCIES FROM DIFFERENT JURISDICTIONS, UH, TO MAKE AN IMPACT IN, IN SOME OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WERE JUST READ, UH, ARE DOING A, YOU KNOW, A, A VERY, UH, COMMENDABLE JOB. UM, CERTAINLY THEY TAKE THESE, UH, THE, UH, RESPONSIBILITIES SERIOUSLY. AND SO, UH, IF THERE IS, UH, ANY OPPORTUNITY TO RAISE AWARENESS IN YOUR OWN LIFE OR IN YOUR OWN COMMUNITY, UH, LET APRIL BE A MONTH THAT WE TRY TO, UH, HAVE THAT AS TOP OF MIND, AS WELL AS ALL YEAR LONG. UH, IS THERE ANYONE WHO WANTS TO ADD ANYTHING ON THOSE TWO? I THINK YOU SAID IT VERY WELL, MAYOR, AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THIS IS MY FIFTH APRIL BEING OUT HERE AND YOU HAVE BROUGHT THIS FORWARD EVERY APRIL, UH, BRING THAT AWARENESS TO OUR COMMUNITY AND YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS. SO I THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU. AND CERTAINLY, UH, SECOND, ALL THE COMMENTS SHE MADE ABOUT OUR WONDERFUL GROUPS HELPING OUT IN OUR COMMUNITY. ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP [5. National Animal Control Officer Appreciation Week (April 10th – April 16th). ~ Dex Ellison, Council Member] NATIONAL ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER APPRECIATION WEEK COUNCIL RAILS ON CUTE. ALL RIGHT. SO, UH, I HAVE THE GREAT HONOR OF, UH, SPONSORING AND READING THE NATIONAL ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER APPRECIATION WEEK FOR NEXT WEEK, APRIL 10TH THROUGH APRIL 16TH. AND I'M GOING TO, I'M NOT SURE WHO WROTE THIS. IS THERE SOMEBODY WHO WANTS TO RAISE THEIR HAND AND TAKE OUT, ALL RIGHT, BRIANNA BRECKER BACK THERE. I THOUGHT SO, THANK YOU FOR THIS. AND IT'S MY HONOR TO READ IT THIS EVENING. SO DO CALL COUNCIL CITY COUNCIL PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS THE NATIONAL ANIMAL CONTROL ASSOCIATION HAS DESIGNATED THE SECOND WEEK OF APRIL, EACH YEAR AS ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER APPRECIATION WEEK. AND WHEREAS THE VARIOUS FEDERAL STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY TAKE THIS TIME TO RECOGNIZE, THANK, AND COMMEND ALL ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS AND ANIMAL CONTROL STAFF FOR THE DEDICATED SERVICE THEY PROVIDE TO THE CITIZENS, VARIOUS PUBLIC SAFETY, PUBLIC SERVICE AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. AND WE'RE AS THE CITY OF KYLE WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS ITS SINCERE, THANKS AND APPRECIATION FOR THE OUTSTANDING SERVICE. THE CALL ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS PROVIDE ON A DAILY BASIS TO THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY AND TO THE VARIOUS PUBLIC SAFETY PUBLIC SERVICE AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS. AND WE'RE AS THE CITY OF KYLE RECOGNIZES AND COMMANDS BRIANNA, OH, I'M SORRY. GET US NOW. I'VE LEARNED SOME NEW, UH, AND HIS SUITS TO THE US. UH, SO THESE, UH, THE ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS FOR THE MANY DEDICATED AND LONG HOURS IN SERVING THIS COMMUNITY AND FOR FULFILLING THE ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING THE HIGHEST AND MOST EFFICIENT LEVEL OF CUSTOMER SERVICE. AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF KYLE WISHES TO COMMAND OUR ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS, BRIANNA GADDIS, MAYBE I'M SAYING THAT WRONG AND HEY, SUE SULLY'S FOR THEIR SERVICE, WHICH IS IN KEEPING WITH THE LONG AND DISTINGUISHED TRADITION OF THE ANIMAL CONTROL PROFESSION. NOW, THEREFORE I DEX ELLISON COUNCIL MEMBER OF THE CITY OF KYLE TEXAS DO HEREBY PROCLAIM, APRIL 10TH THROUGH 16TH, 2002 AS NATIONAL ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER APPRECIATION WEEK IN THE CITY OF KYLE, TEXAS, AND ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN ME IN EXPRESSING THEIR SINCERE APPRECIATION FOR THE SERVICE AND DEDICATION OF OUR ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS SIGN AND INTERDIS FIFTH DAY OF APRIL, 2002. THANK YOU. DO WE WANT TO DO Y'ALL HAVE A PROBLEM WITH US DOING THE OTHER ONE COMBINED OR Y'ALL CAUSE WE'RE GOING TO BRING YOU UP HERE FOR A PICTURE TOGETHER. ALL RIGHT. AND THEN I BELIEVE ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES HAS THE PUBLIC GAVE DETAILED, [6. Public Safety Telecommunicator Week (April 10th – April 16th). ~ TravisMitchell, Mayor] SO PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUTER A WEEK. I SPONSORED THIS CUSTOMER FOR SCALE. OKAY. THANK YOU. I'M GOING. I THINK IT WAS, THIS WAS WRITTEN BY A CHRISSY. AM I RIGHT? YES. THANK YOU. UM, FIRST SPEAK THOUGH. CAN I SAY THAT? I JUST WANT TO SAY I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED WITH MR. TOBY IS OUT THERE AND HE TOUCHED MY HEART IN A WAY THAT I ALMOST HAD TO GET UP AND LEAVE. AND SO SEEING HIM UP THERE IS LIKE LIFE CHANGING. LIKE IT'S I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT. OKAY. WHEREAS THE CITY OF KYLE IS A MEMBER OF THE CAPITAL AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS, CAP COG, OR REGIONAL COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT SERVING VAST DROP BLANCO, BURNET CALDWELL, FIAT HAZE, LI LI LAND'O TRAVIS AND WILLIAMSON COUNTIES. AND WHEREAS KEPT COGS ENERGY EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION. AND THE CITY OF KYLE POLICE DEPARTMENT ARE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING A HIG HIGH QUALITY EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION SYSTEM TO THE [00:25:01] CITIZENS OF THE REGION AND THE CITY OF KYLE. AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF KYLE JONES KEPT COG AND RECOGNIZING THE PROFESSIONAL AND UNENDING SERVICES OF THE TELECOMMUNICATION TELECOMMUNICATORS, WHO ANSWERED NINE 11 CALLS ON A DAILY BASIS. AND WHEREAS THE NINE 11 TELECOMMUNICATORS ARE THE LINK BETWEEN PEOPLE CALLING FOR HELP IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION AND THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE AGENCIES WHO ARRIVE ON THE SCENE. AND WHEREAS THE NINE 11 TELECOMMUNICATORS ARE THE TRUE BACKBONE OF THE 9 1 1 SYSTEM. AND WHEREAS THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES HAS HISTORICALLY ACKNOWLEDGED THE SECOND WEEK OF APRIL AS NATIONAL TELECOMMUTER TELECOMMUNICATOR WEEK. NOW, THEREFORE ON BEHALF OF THE MORE THAN 600 TELECOMMUNICATORS IN THE CAP COD REGION, INCLUDING 20 FULL AND TWO PART-TIME TELECOMMUNICATORS WITH THE KYLE POLICE DEPARTMENT, I YVONNE FLORES KALE COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICT, TWO OF THE CITY OF KYLE JOINED WITH THE KYLE CITY COUNCIL AND HEREBY DECLARE THE WEEK OF APRIL 10TH THROUGH THE 16TH 2022 TO BE PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUTER TELECOMMUNICATOR WEEK. THAT'S A HARD WORD, SORRY, IN THE CITY OF KYLE AND CALLING ALL CITIZENS TO RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANT WORK BEING DONE BY THESE MEN AND WOMEN WAS SIGNIFICANTLY RAISES A LEVEL OF PUBLIC SAFETY FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS, AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS, AS WELL AS PROTECTING THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELLBEING OF OUR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS AND THE PROPERTY OF EVERYONE SIGN IN ENTERED THIS FIFTH DAY OF APRIL, 2022. SO I WANT TO SAY, I DID GO BY OUR DISPATCH AND I'VE, I'VE TALKED TO THEM AND THEY ARE A GROUP OF PEOPLE I'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE. THEY WERE REALLY GREAT AND HEARING THEIR STORIES DURING THE WINTER STORM WAS REALLY EYEOPENING IN WHEAT. THERE'S NO WAY WE CAN. THANK YOU GUYS ENOUGH. SO, UM, AS, AS WE TRY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOUR SERVICE OR YOUR WANT TO DO A PHOTO. YES. AND THEN I WENT BEYOND TO TELL ME HOW TO PRONOUNCE HER LAST NAME. MAYOR'S ARE GETTING READY TO TAKE THE PICTURE. YOU HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FOR EACH OF THE PROCLAMATIONS THAT YOU JUST READ FOR THE CROWD. YOU HAVE KELLY AND HANNAH THAT ARE HERE FROM OUR CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION IN THE VICTIM SERVICES UNIT. YOU HAVE BRIANA REPRESENTING WITH OUR SERGEANT ALSO FOR THE ANIMAL CONTROL DIVISION. AND THEN WE HAVE TANYA AND APRIL THAT ARE TCO LEADS IN OUR EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR RECOGNIZING THEM TONIGHT. IT'S STILL . OKAY. UH, NEXT [7. Proclamation recognizing "Lights Out for Bird Safety". ~ Robert Rizo, Mayor ProTem] STEP PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING LIGHTS OUT FOR BIRDS SAFETY MAYOR PRO TEM. FIRST OF ALL, I ALSO LIKE TO LIKE TO THANK MATTHEW. UM, THERE'S A REASON WHY MATTHEW. SO, UM, A YEAR AGO I FOUND OUT THAT MY GRANDSON, UM, AS AUTISM AS WELL, AND, UH, SEEING THE ACCOMPLISHES YOU'VE MADE IN YOUR LIFE AND HAVING THE SUPPORT OF YOUR FAMILY, IT HAS GIVEN ME A LOT OF HOPE IN MY FAMILY AS WELL ON THE SKY'S THE LIMIT FOR MY GRANDSON. THERE'S NOTHING GOING TO HOLD HIM BACK. HE'LL PROBABLY BE IN POWER LIFTING AS WELL. SO THANK YOU FOR BEING A ROLE MODEL FOR ALL THOSE WHO ARE BATTLING AUTISM AND THE CHALLENGES THAT COME WITH IT FOR THE FAMILIES AS WELL. , THERE'LL BE AS, BECAUSE WHEN I FOUND OUT IT WAS REALLY, IT'S KIND OF HARD AS A GRANDFATHER TO FIND OUT I WAS A PARENT AS WELL. MICHAEL, YOUR CONVERSATION WITH ME THAT AFTERNOON REALLY HELPED A LOT. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU BROTHER. THANK YOU, MAN. ALL RIGHT. SORRY. THE CITY OF KYLE CITY OF COL UH, COUNCIL PROCLAMATION, WHEREAS THE CITY OF KYLE HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THE IMPORTANCE OF THE NIGHT SKY BY IMPLEMENTING PROGRESSIVE LIGHTING ORDINANCES AND LIGHTS OUT. WHEREAS LIGHTS OUT TEXAS IS A STATEWIDE INITIATIVE THAT AIMS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE RISK LIGHT POLLUTION POSES TO BIRDS AND TO ASK BUSINESSES, RESIDENTS AND GOVERNMENTS TO TURN OFF NON-ESSENTIAL LIGHTS AT NIGHT IN THE CITY OF KYLE DURING BURDEN MIGRATION FROM 11:00 PM TO 6:00 AM IN THE SPRING [00:30:01] AND FALL BIRD MIGRATION PERIODS OF MARCH 1ST THROUGH JUNE 15TH AND AUGUST 15TH TO NOVEMBER 30TH EACH YEAR. AND WE'RE ASKED THE CITY OF KYLE IS JOINED AN INTERNATIONAL LIGHTS OUT EFFORT BY PROPOSING AND IMPLEMENTING A SIMPLE SOLUTION THAT DRAMATICALLY REDUCES HAZARDS TO MIGRATING BIRDS, ALLOWING THEM TO SAFELY PROCEED WITH THEIR JOURNEY DURING CRITICAL MIGRATION PERIODS AND WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION PROGRAMS INCREASE A COMMUNITY'S ECONOMIC PROSPERITY THROUGH THE INCREASED PROPERTY VALUES, EXPANSIONS OF LOCAL TAX BASE, INCREASED TOURISM AND ATTRACTION AND RETENTION OF BUSINESSES AND CRIME REDUCTION. AND WHEREAS THE INITIATIVE IS LED BY THE CORNELL LAB OF, OH, IT CAN'T SAY THAT OR NOT TOLOGY AND TEXANS BY NATURE, WHICH WAS FOUNDED BY FORMER FIRST LADY, LAURA BUSH, AND AS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT SUPPORTED BY NUMEROUS ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. AND WE'RE AS MORE THAN 1 BILLION BIRDS DIE IN COLLISIONS WITH BUILDINGS, INCLUDING OUR SINGLE-STORY BUILDINGS WITH LIGHTS THAT ATTRACT AND DISORIENTED MIGRATING BOARD BIRDS IN THE UNITED STATES ANNUALLY AND WE'RE AS EACH YEAR, NEARLY 2 MILLION BIRDS TRAVELED THROUGH THE STATE OF TEXAS, MOSTLY AT NIGHT. THE NUMBER REPRESENTS BETWEEN A QUARTER AND A THIRD OF ALL BIRDS MIGRATING THROUGH THE UNITED STATES. AND WHEREAS THE EXTENSIVE LIGHT POLLUTION FROM OUR NON SHIELDED, RURAL AND URBAN LIGHTS, BOTH RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL, INCLUDING STRING AND POLE LIGHTS COMBINED WITH THE ENORMOUS BIRD MIGRATIONS CREATES A PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS ENVIRONMENT. AND WHEREAS BIRDS ARE IMPORTANT TO THE TEXAS ECONOMY, TEXAS A AND M FOUNDED A NATURE TOURISM, WHICH IS DOMINATED BY BIRDWATCHING CONTRIBUTES 300 MILLION TO THE ECONOMY ANNUALLY. AND WHEREAS BIRDS ALSO HELP CONTROL THE POPULATION OF PESTS, INSECTS AND ENHANCING AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION AND ARE IMPORTANT POLLINATORS TO MANY FLOWERING PLANTS. AND WHEREAS TURNING OUT NON-ESSENTIAL LIGHTS ALSO PROVIDES ADDITIONAL BENEFITS SUCH AS REDUCING ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION, SAVING MONEY AND REDUCING POLLUTION ASSOCIATED WITH POWER PRODUCTIONS. AND WE'RE AS THE LIGHTS OUT PROGRAM SUPPORTS OTHER LOCAL ACTIVITIES SUCH AS PARKS AND OPEN SPACE HAYES COUNTY MASTER NATURALIST CHAPTER, THE INTERNATIONAL DARK SKY COMMITTEE, DESIGNATIONS, ADULT AND JUNIOR BIRD, BIRDING CLUBS, HAYES COUNTY, FRIENDS OF THE NIGHT SKY THAT WILL HELP ENHANCE NATURE TOURISMS. BUT IF AT, IN OUR LOCAL ECONOMY AND WHEREAS BIRDS ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE ECOLOGY OF OUR PLANET, PROVIDE ECOSYSTEM SERVICES, ACT AS BENCHMARKS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, INCREASINGLY LIVE, LIVE VISIBILITY AND CONNECT PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES TO THE NATURAL WORLD. NOW, THEREFORE BE A BRUTE CLAIM BY THE CITY OF KYLE TEXAS, MARCH THROUGH JUNE 15TH, 2022 AND AUGUST 15TH OF NOVEMBER, 2022 SHALL HEAR HEREAFTER BY KNOWN AS LIGHTS OUT FOR BIRD SAFETY MONTHS IN THE CITY OF KYLE, TEXAS, AND COMMUNITY TO EXPLORE THE CITY SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES, PARKS, EVENTS, AND PROGRAMS, CAL'S PARKS AND RECREATION STAFF SHALL WORK WITH THE LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC AND ABOUT THE LIGHTS OUT FOR BIRD SAFETY CAMPAIGN, THE IMPACTS OF LIGHTS ON BIRD MIGRATION AND THE BENEFITS OF REDUCING LIGHT POLLUTION, ENERGY CONSUMPTION, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, BUSINESS OWNERS, AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PLEDGE STARTING. THEY WILL EXTINGUISH EXTERIOR LIGHTS DURING THE SPECIFIC SPECIFIED TIMES FRAMES DURING LIGHTS, ALPHA BIRDS, 50 MIGRATION, SIGN IT DATE TODAY, CITY COUNCIL, UM, JUST TO FINISH UP ON THAT, WE DO HAVE, UH, MEMBERS OF THE HAZE, UM, FRIENDS OF THE NIGHT SKY AND HAYES MASTER NATURALISTS HERE TODAY. THEY WANT TO COME UP. UM, I KNOW THAT FOR SOME PEOPLE HAVING THAT NIGHT, THAT NIGHTLIGHT AT NIGHT IS SECURITY, BUT THERE'S THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO TO, UM, ENHANCE THAT SECURITY, MAYBE A BLUE LIGHT OR GREEN LIGHT TO KEEP THE BIRDS MIGRATING BIRDS FROM GETTING DISORIENTED IS SOMETHING YOU COULD USE AS WELL. UH, THE BEST LIGHTING IS, UH, AMBER OR SOFT WHITE AND, UM, POINTED DOWNWARD TO SPECIFIC USE. AND WE'RE ASKING THAT, UM, BECAUSE TEXAS IS SUCH A, UH, A PLACE OF MAGNIFICENCE, UM, WITH ALL THESE BIRDS FLYING OVER US AT NIGHT, UM, THAT WE TURN OUT LIGHTS THAT ARE NOT NEEDED OR NOT ESSENTIAL. THERE IS A BIRD CAST@BIRDCAST.INFO WHERE YOU CAN ACTUALLY, UM, IT, IT ACTUALLY SHOWS YOU THE BIRDS AND THE NUMBERS OF BIRDS FLYING OVER US AT NIGHT DURING THOSE DATES. AH, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. NEXT STEP, [8. Proclamation recognizing April as Autism Awareness Month to including WorldAutism Awareness Day April 2, 2022. ~ Michael Tobias, Council Member] UH, PRESENT, UM, UH, PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING APRIL AS AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH TO INCLUDE A WORLD AUTISM AWARENESS DAY, APRIL 2ND, 2022 CUSTOMER TOBY'S. THANK YOU, MAYOR. APPRECIATE IT. WOW. THAT WAS VERY, VERY HORRIBLE. MATTHEW, THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO READ THIS DOWN IN 2020 20, THE CDC REPORTED THAT APPROXIMATELY ONE [00:35:01] IN 54 CHILDREN IN THE U S IS DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER OR ASD BOYS ARE FOUR TIMES MORE LIKELY TO BE DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM THAN GIRLS. MOST CHILDREN WERE BEING DIAGNOSED AS EARLY AS AGE OF FOUR, THOUGH. AUTISM CAN BE RELATIVELY DIAGNOSED AS EARLY AS TWO TO GIVE YOU A BETTER UNDERSTANDING. PEOPLE WITH, UH, ASD OFTEN HAVE DIFFICULTY WITH SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTS, EMOTIONAL AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS. THEY MIGHT REPEAT CERTAIN BEHAVIORS AND ARE VERY DIRECT AND MAY NOT WANT TO CHANGE THEIR DAILY ACTIVITIES. AND MANY PEOPLE WITH AUTISM ALSO HAVE DIFFERENT WAYS OF LEARNING, PAYING ATTENTION OR REACTING TO DIFFERENT THINGS. LOUD NOISES, BRIGHT FLASHING LIGHTS IN CERTAIN ENVIRONMENTS CAN BE CHALLENGING, BUT WITH EARLY INTERVENTION INCLUSION AND ACCEPTANCE CHILDREN AND ADULTS LIVING WITH AUTISM CAN LEARN TO SOCIALIZE, WORK AND LIVE HEALTHY, PRODUCTIVE, HAPPY LIVES. DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL AUTISM AWARENESS IS RECOGNIZED IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS, INCLUDING WORLD AUTISM DAY, EVERY APRIL 2ND SIGNS OF AWARENESS AND SUPPORT ARE SEEN EVERYWHERE. EXAMPLE. WHEN YOU SEE A COLORFUL RIBBON OR A PUZZLE PIECE, THAT PUZZLE PATTERN WOULD USUALLY REFLECTS THE COMPLICITY OF AUTISM, THE DIFFERENT COLORS AND SHAPES REPRESENTS THE DIVERSITY OF PEOPLE AND FAMILIES WITH THIS DISORDER ALL OVER THE WORLD. THE BRIGHTNESS OF THIS RIBBON IS ALSO WITH THE COLOR OF BLUE, WHICH SIGNALS, HOPE, HOPE FOR ALL, WHO ARE EFFECTED HOPE FOR ACCEPTANCE, HOPE FOR APPRECIATION AND LOVE AND SUPPORT FOR ALL THE CAREGIVERS, PARENTS, BROTHERS, AND SISTERS, FAMILIES, AND FRIENDS OF THESE INDIVIDUALS IN FEBRUARY, OUR CITY OF KYLE PARKS DEPARTMENT SPONSORED THE FIRST EVER VALENTINE'S DAY DANCE WITH PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. IT WAS A GREAT SUCCESS WITH VOLUNTEERS FROM ALL OVER THE COMMUNITY. THE WONDERFUL FAMILY FUND EVENT WAS SO SUCCESSFUL. IT ACTUALLY MADE THE FRONT PAGE OF THE AUSTIN AMERICAN STATESMAN WHEN DESIGNING OUR NEW PARKS SPACES. THE CITY HAS INVESTED IN NEW SENSOR STYLE EQUIPMENT TO INCLUDE RANGE OF MOTION, INTERACTIVE AND FINE MOTOR SKILLS TYPE FOREPLAY FOR ALL CHILDREN TO ENJOY. THESE ARE JUST SMALL EXAMPLES ON HOW OUR CITY IS PROVIDING EVENTS AND NECESSARY RESOURCES TO OUR SPECIAL NEEDS COMMUNITY. AND OF COURSE, ON A PERSONAL NOTE, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DO NOT KNOW MATTHEW CHRISTIAN IS MY SON AT AGE TWO, WE BEGIN TO NOTICE THAT HE WAS NON-VERBAL. NON-RESPONSIVE UNSURE HOW TO RECEIVE HELP. THIS WAS ALL NEW TO US. MY WIFE AND I REACHED OUT TO THE GRACIOUS GROUP OF CARD OF AUSTIN CENTER FOR AUTISM RELATED DISORDERS AND BEGIN RECEIVING AT HOME ABA THERAPY AND IN IN-HOUSE SESSIONS AT AGE FOUR WITH THERAPY, MATTHEW SAID HIS FIRST WORD THROUGH YEARS WITH LOVE AND SUPPORT FROM FAMILY AND FRIENDS, TEACHERS, AND MANY, MANY THERAPISTS. HE HAS BLOSSOMED INTO THIS WONDERFUL OUTGOING TEENAGER. NOW 15 MATTHEW IS ACTIVE IN SCHOOL, PLAYS PERCUSSION, ACTUALLY LETTERED HIS FRESHMAN YEAR AT LAYMAN LEVEL POWER LIFTING TEAM AND LITERAL STATE CHAMPIONS AND HELPS US FOOTBALL TEAM AS AN ATHLETIC TRAINING AWARENESS IS RECOGNIZING AND GAINING KNOWLEDGE. IF YOU ENCOUNTER SOMEBODY THAT ARE DISPLAYING, THESE SIGNS, SHOW COMPASSION AND UNDERSTANDING PEOPLE WITH AUTISM OR PEOPLE, THEY ARE ALSO PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL GIFTS AND TALENTS. THEY SHOULD BE TREATED AS FULL MEMBERS IN EVERY COMMUNITY, INCLUDING OURS HERE IN THE CITY OF KYLE, LIKE ANYONE ELSE, THEY DESERVE TO HAVE FRIENDS GO TO SCHOOL, RECEIVE A QUALITY EDUCATION, HAVE ACCESS TO AVAILABLE RESOURCES, GAIN EMPLOYMENT, AND HAVE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TO CONTRIBUTE TO OUR SOCIETY, OUR COMMUNITY, AND ALSO FALL FEEL ACCEPTED. SO WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO READ A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING APRIL, NOT ONLY AS AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH, BUT TO INCLUDE, WHEREAS WORLD AUTISM DAY WAS DESIGNED BY THE UNITED NATIONS IN 2007 AND THE EFFORT TO STIGMATIZE AND DISCRIMINATION AGAINST THOSE WITH AUTISM. THE CONVENTION OF THE RIGHTS OF THE PERSONS WITH DISABILITY RECOGNIZES THE RIGHT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES TO INDEPENDENCE OF PERSON AND TO INDIVIDUAL INDIVIDUAL AUTONOMY. AND WHEREAS ALL ARE ENCOURAGED TO WEAR BLUE AND LIGHT IT UP IN YOUR HOUSE OR BUSINESS IN BLUE SUPPORTIVE WORLD AUTISM DAY, THE COLOR BLUE IS INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AS A SYMBOL SUPPORT FOR WORLD AUTISM DAY. AND WHEREAS AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER IS CHARACTERIZED AND DEFICITS IN COMMUNICATION, SOCIAL INTERACTION AND RESTRICTIVE, REPETITIVE PATTERNS OR BEHAVIORS. AND WHEREAS THESE CHARACTERISTICS MAY PRESENT IN A WIDE VARIETY OF WAYS AND TO DIFFERENT DEGREES OF SEVERITY AND CAUSE THE INDIVIDUAL WITH THE AUTISM SPECTRUM TO HAVE LIFELONG CHALLENGES RELATED TO PEOPLE, OBJECTS AND EVENTS, AND WHEREAS [00:40:01] CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND ADULTS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER AND THEIR FAMILIES CAN BENEFIT FROM COMMUNITY SUPPORT. AND WITH THIS ASSISTANT INCREASING THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER ARE ABLE TO LIVE AND WORK INDEPENDENTLY. NOW, THEREFORE I, MICHAEL TBS BY VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN ME BY THE COUNCIL MEMBER, IS HE A SEE KYLE DO PROCLAIM APRIL 2ND, 2022 WORLD AUTISM AWARENESS DAY AND ENCOURAGE EVERYONE IN THE CITY TO WEAR BLUE AND LIGHT IT UP AND TESTIMONY WHEREOF I HAVE SINCE MY HAND AND A SIGN ON THIS. AND WITH THAT, I HAVE SOME SPECIAL GUESTS, IF THEY WOULD MIND COMING THE CARD OF KYLE LOCATED IN PLUM CREEK, MS. MISTY KINISON AND THERAPISTS, VICTORIA, IF YOU WILL LINE SHOWING X, UH, LET US KNOW SOME OF YOUR SERVICES THAT YOU PROVIDE FOR OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. SO WE'RE A NEW CENTER OVER OFF OF COLOR'S CROSSING AND WE WORK WITH ALL AGES. WE DON'T HAVE ANY AGE LIMIT. UM, WE HAVE KIDDOS THAT START OUT AT TWO YEARS OLD. UM, AND AGAIN, WE'RE CALLED THE WAY UP TO ANY ADULT AGE. UM, WE DO SESSIONS, UM, AT HOME AND AT THE CENTER, WE DO COMMUNITY SESSIONS. SO HAVING THOSE COMMUNITY SENSORY ITEMS ARE VERY HELPFUL FOR OUR THERAPISTS WHEN THEY GO OUT AND DO THOSE SESSIONS WITH US KIDDOS. UM, THIS IS VICTORIA. SHE DOES KIND OF OVERSEES THE THERAPIST. SHE'S A CLINICAL SUPERVISOR AND DOES A LOT OF THE TRAINING FOR THEM. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US AND LETTING US SPEAK. AND THANK YOU, MATTHEW, FOR SHEDDING, A LIGHT ON WHAT WE CAN DO WITH ABA. IT'S AMAZING. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND I HAVE A PROCLAMATION. IF WE'D LIKE TO DO A QUICK PHOTO, YOU DON'T MIND IT'D BE ANYBODY WHO WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND BE IN THE PHOTOGRAPH ALL RIGHT. NEXT STEP PRESENTATION [9. Presentation regarding an Emergency Rental Assistance Program. ~ DanielaParsley, Council Member] REGARDING AN EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE, UH, ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, COUNCIL MEMBER PARSLEY. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM, SO ABOUT A MONTH AGO, NOT ONLY MYSELF, BUT COUNCIL MEMBER TO COUNCIL MEMBER FLORES SCALE, WE WERE AWARE THAT, UM, THE HAYES COUNTY HAD FUNDS STILL AVAILABLE, UH, FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE, UM, THAT WERE NOT USED. UM, THERE WAS SOME FEAR THAT THEY MAY HAVE BEEN TAKEN AWAY. SO WE JUST WANNA MAKE, UM, WE WANT TO INVITE MR. ERIC TO SEE IF, I DON'T KNOW IF I SAID YOUR LAST NAME, RIGHT. UM, HE'S GONNA GIVE US A BRIEFING ABOUT HOW TO APPLY FOR THIS FUNDS AND WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR, FOR HAVING ME, UM, PRESENTATION WHEN WE PULLED UP IN A SECOND, UM, UH, LET ME MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE THE PRESENTATION UP. THERE WE GO. YEAH. THANK YOU. UM, YEAH. SO THANK YOU MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL FOR HAVING ME AND ALLOW ME TO, UH, EXPLAIN THIS OPPORTUNITY THAT'S AVAILABLE FOR THE RESIDENTS OF KYLE AND, UH, HAYES COUNTY IN GENERAL. UH, JUST GONNA START OFF WITH, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS THE HAYES COUNTY EMERGENCY RENTAL PROGRAM ON A TECHNICAL BASIS? IT WAS PART OF THE CARES ACT. THAT'S BEING ADMINISTERED THROUGH THE TREASURY TO PAY FOR RENTAL REARS AND UTILITY ARREARS FOR ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS. UM, TO DATE IT'S PAID OUT OVER 2 MILLION TO 150 LANDLORDS AND UTILITY PROVIDERS ASSISTING OVER 400 RESIDENTS IN HAYES COUNTY WITH THEIR STRUGGLES RELATED TO, UM, PAYING BILLS, UH, DUE TO COVID-19 OR THE RESULTING A RECESSION. SO HAYES COUNTY IS, UM, ENGAGED OUR DURA, UH, FARM THAT I WORK FOR MULTI DISCIPLINARY TO COME IN AND PERFORM PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN SUCCESSFULLY DISTRIBUTE THE REST OF THESE [00:45:01] FUNDS OUT TO AS MANY APPLICANTS AS POSSIBLE. UM, MY NAME IS ERIC BONING. I'M SERVING AS THE PROGRAM MANAGER ON THIS. I HAVE 10 YEARS EXPERIENCE DEALING WITH EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AFTER FEDERALLY DECLARED DISASTERS. UM, SO WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR THIS PROGRAM? SO ANYBODY THAT'S OVER THE AGE OF 18 YEARS OLD, UM, AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING RENT OR UTILITIES. UM, THEY CAN NOT BE EARNING MORE THAN 80% OF THE AREA, MEDIAN INCOME. UM, THEY COULD HAVE QUALIFIED FOR UNEMPLOYMENT. UM, THEY COULD EITHER BE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, SO IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE AS A RESULT OF THE PANDEMIC. UH, BUT IF THERE'S A TIE TO IT, UM, EXPERIENCING A REDUCTION IN INCOME, A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN COSTS, UH, OR ANY OTHER FINANCIAL HARDSHIP THAT MIGHT'VE COME, UH, AS A RESULT. UM, AND ALSO IF THEY'RE AT RISK OF EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR HOUSING INSTABILITY, UM, THERE'S, THESE FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO, TO HELP THEM LIKE PAY FOR RENT AND UTILITIES. SO THE ASSISTANCE INCLUDES RENT, RENTAL, REARS, UM, UTILITIES, HOME, ENERGY COSTS, AND OTHER EXPENSES, UM, THAT CAN BE RELATED TO HOUSING TIED TO, YOU KNOW, JUST FINANCIAL INSTABILITY. UM, AND THE PROGRAM HAS THE ABILITY TO PAY FOR UP TO 15 MONTHS OF, OF THAT. UM, AND THAT CAN BE, YOU KNOW, DEPENDING ON IF IT'S, IT CAN GO BACKWARDS AND PAY FOR BACK TO RENT, IT CAN GO FORWARDS IN CERTAIN EXTENTS IF YOU'RE IN DANGER OF ACTUALLY BECOMING PAST DUE. UM, SO HOW CAN RESIDENTS GET STARTED? SO PROBABLY THE EASIEST WAY IS JUST TO GOOGLE PAYS COUNTY ERA. AND ON THERE THERE'S ACCESS TO A PORTAL OR ATKINS CAN APPLY, UH, UPLOAD THEIR DOCUMENTATION, UM, ANSWER SOME, SOME BASIC ELIGIBILITY QUESTIONS AND SUBMIT THAT TO ONE OF THE CASEWORKERS. UM, THAT'S THE BEST WAY TO START OFF. AND IT'S ALSO THE BEST WAY TO COMMUNICATE. CAUSE THAT WAY WE HAVE A PAPER TRAIL OF COMMUNICATION BACK AND FORTH AND WHAT WAS ASKED FOR AND WHAT IS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THESE APPLICATIONS. UM, THERE'S ALSO IN-PERSON ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE AT THE HAYES COUNTY HISTORIC COURTHOUSE. UM, THEY ARE ALSO AVAILABLE VIA EMAIL FOR, UM, EMAIL ADDRESS. THAT'S UP HERE ON THE SCREEN. UH, YOU CAN REACH OUT BY PHONE, UM, AGAIN AT THE TELEPHONE NUMBER HERE UP ON THE SCREEN. UM, AND LIKE I SAID, THE APPLICATION PORTAL IS PROBABLY THE BEST PLACE TO GET INFORMATION BECAUSE WE HAVE CASEWORKERS ASSIGNED TO DIFFERENT RESIDENTS AND APPLICANTS. AND LIKE I SAID, THERE'S A RECORD OF ALL THE BACK AND FORTH. SO YOU CAN REALLY DIG THROUGH AND FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN GET THESE GUYS THROUGH THE PROGRAM. UH, CERTAIN DOCUMENTATION NEEDED A PROOF OF RESIDENCY IN COM. UH, IF THERE IS THAT RISK OF HOUSING, STABILITY, YOU KNOW, RENTAL REARS, UM, OR SOME OTHER FACTOR THAT WAS AFFECTING THEIR LIVES, UH, SOME TYPE OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, UM, AND THEN THE ACTUAL DOCUMENTATION SHOWING THE COST. SO YOU WANT TO HAVE THE FULL LEASE, UM, W NINE OF THE LANDLORD, CAUSE THE PAYMENTS GO TO THE LANDLORD OR THE UTILITIES PROVIDER, UM, PASSED TWO UTILITY BILLS. UM, AND ONE OF THE BIG THINGS I'VE PUT UP HERE AS A RENTAL LEDGER FROM THE, UM, THE, THE LANDLORD, BECAUSE THAT IS ONE OF THE KEY DOCUMENTS THAT WE GENERALLY HAVE ALL THE DOCUMENTS TOGETHER, BUT THAT'S THE ONE PIECE THAT'S MISSING TOWARDS THE END. UM, SO WITH THAT, I MEAN, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL MIGHT HAVE RELATED TO THIS PROGRAM THAT I CAN HOPEFULLY HELP ANSWER? THANK YOU. ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? UH, MAY PARTICULARLY, YEAH, JUST REAL QUICK. UM, HAVE YOU REACHED OUT TO ANY OF THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT HELP OUT WITH THE UTILITY ASSISTANCE AND RENTAL ASSISTANCE? UH, WE PERSONALLY, SO WE STARTED ON MARCH 10TH. UM, WHAT WE STARTED REACHING OUT IS TO THE, UM, THE LANDLORDS THAT ARE EXISTING IN OUR PROGRAM, UM, THE AUSTIN ASSOCIATION OF APARTMENTS. UM, AND IF YOU HAVE ANY BODY THAT YOU THINK WOULD BE USEFUL, I'D APPRECIATE THAT INFORMATION. OH, I KNOW ST VINCENT ST. VINCENT NEPAL IN SAN MARK IS IN COLLEGE, BEEN IN TODAY TO BUY CALLS AND ACTUALLY VERY OVERWHELMED WITH, UH, OF THE ASSISTANCE THEY'VE BEEN PROVIDING DURING THE PANDEMIC. AND IT'S REALLY, UH, EXHAUSTED A LOT OF THEIR BUDGETS, BUT THEY WOULD PROBABLY BENEFIT FROM THIS BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN ON THE FRONT LINES TRYING TO HELP EVERYONE THEY CAN, OR JUST THAT, YOU KNOW, RESOURCES ARE LIMITED. I THINK THIS WOULD BE A GREAT PROGRAM FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO DIRECT CITIZENS TO THIS PATH AND MAYBE WORKING WITH THEM WOULD BE GREAT. AND HE SAID ST. VINCENT'S AND ST. VINCENT DEPAUL IN SAN MARCUS AND IN KYLE. AND I THINK BUDA MIGHT HAVE ONE AS WELL. OKAY. NOW I I'LL DEFINITELY GET ON THE PHONE WITH THEM RIGHT AWAY. AND DEFINITELY THEY COULD REALLY USE THE HELP BECAUSE THEY ARE BEING VERY OVERWHELMED RIGHT NOW. ABSOLUTELY CUTS ME ELLISON. UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION AND COMING HERE IN TURN THE COUNCIL MEMBER PARTIALLY FOR SPONSORING THIS. UH, SO YOU MENTIONED THAT YOUR FIRM TOOK OVER [00:50:01] ON MARCH 10TH. UM, HOW, UH, WHEN DID THE COUNTY RECEIVED THE INITIAL ERP FUND? UH, THEY WOULD HAVE RECEIVED THEM BACK IN JULY, I BELIEVE IS ON THE PROGRAM. AND SO, UH, DO YOU KNOW THE TOTAL DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT THE COUNTY HAYES COUNTY RECEIVED AT THAT TIME? I WAS ABOUT $6.9 MILLION, 6.9 MILLION. HOW MUCH IS STILL IN THE FUND TO BE USED AT THE TIME THAT YOU ALL TOOK OVER AT THIS CURRENT JUNCTURE? THERE IS 4.4 MILLION IN THERE TO BE DISTRIBUTED. UM, THERE IS GOING TO BE AN EVALUATION OF EXCESS FUNDS AND A DETERMINATION, UM, BECAUSE AS I'M SURE YOU'VE ALL SEEN IN THE NEWS THAT SOME FUNDS WERE TAKEN AWAY. SO FOR THAT IS CURRENTLY WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT. OKAY. AND WHAT IS THE NEXT DEADLINE? UH, FOR THE REMAINING 4.4 MILLION TO BE ALLOCATED BY THE COUNTY? SO THE REPORTING DEADLINE OF THE EXPENDITURES UTILIZE IS FOR THE END OF SENTENCE FOR THE PREVIOUS QUARTER, IT'LL BE APRIL 15TH, APRIL 15TH IS THE DEADLINE TO REPORT YOUR TRIP, REPORT THE EXPENDITURES. OKAY. SO TWO, BUT TO UTILIZE THE FUNDS THAT ARE LEFTOVER THAT THE COUNTY HAS, WHEN IS THE DEADLINE FOR, THEY CAN BE UTILIZED UNTIL SEPTEMBER OF 2022, UM, OR UNTIL FUNDS ARE EXPENDED. GOTCHA. BUT THEY HAVE TO HAVE IT REPORTED BY APRIL 15TH. SO IF THERE WAS SOMEBODY TO APPLY AFTER THAT TIME, WOULD THAT BE SO, SO SORRY TO CLARIFY, THE NEXT REPORTING DEADLINE IS ON APRIL 15TH AND THEN THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO USE TO EVALUATE, YOU KNOW, HOW THE PROGRAM IS DOING AND, AND WHAT FUNDS ARE, YOU KNOW, TO REMAIN, TO HELP FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE IN ARREARS. GOTCHA. YEAH, BECAUSE I'M CURIOUS. CAUSE, UH, OBVIOUSLY, UH, AND I WAS AWARE OF THE TIMELINE AND I WAS THERE IN THE COUNTY WHEN THEY HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE COME UP, BUT I THINK IT WAS IN FEBRUARY, UH, COMPLAINING ABOUT HOW LITTLE, UM, OF USAGE THERE HAS BEEN OF THESE FUNDS, THE LACK OF OVERSIGHT, UH, THAT THE COUNTY HAS HAD. SO I SEE THAT THEY'VE HIRED YOU ALL TO COME AND HELP THAT OUT. UH, SO, UH, UH, HOPEFULLY THEY'VE EXPENDED, UH, JUST COUNTY FUNDS AND NOT UTILIZED THESE FUNDS TO PAY FOR THEM. BUT, UH, NO, THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND CERTAINLY ANY WAY, CERTAINLY THIS IS A AWARE WAY FOR US TO MAKE AWARENESS TO OUR RESIDENTS BECAUSE NOT ONLY HELPS THE RESIDENTS, BUT IT HELPS THOSE UNDERLYING PROPERTY OWNERS THERE TO PAY THEIR, THEIR BANK LOANS AND ALL IT TRICKLES BACK UP. IT'S A, WIN-WIN ABSOLUTELY PEOPLE ARE STRUGGLING AND THE LANDLORDS WHO ARE ALSO STRUGGLING. RIGHT. EXACTLY. AND YEAH. SO FROM THAT MEETING, I DO BELIEVE WE ACTUALLY BROUGHT ON TWO OF THE PEOPLE WHO SPOKE TO WORK WITH US ON THE PROGRAM. FANTASTIC. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR PRESENTATION AND THE INFORMATION TO SEE ME. YOU'RE WELCOME CUSTOMER TOBY'S. YES. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM, ONE OF THE REASONS WHY, AGAIN, UM, WITH WORKING WITH MS. PARSON HERE, UH, ON THIS AS IS THERE WAS A, AN INDIVIDUAL IN SAN MARCUS THAT I HAD BEEN TRYING TO WORK WITH, UH, BACK THEN, I THINK, UH, MAYOR PROTEIN REMEMBERS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO SEE ABOUT GETTING SOMEBODY HELP BECAUSE WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT RESOURCES WERE OUT THERE. AND WHEN WE FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS, IT STILL WASN'T CLEAR HOW THE PROCESS WAS WORKING. IT WAS STILL HAVING A HIT AND MISS. AND THAT WAS KIND OF THE REASON WHY I DIDN'T REALLY FEEL COMFORTABLE BRINGING IT TO COUNCIL BACK BACK IN. UM, BUT NOW THAT, UH, WE SAW THAT, UM, THIS, THE MONEY WAS STILL THERE, BUT BEING TAKEN AWAY, UH, WE WERE TRYING TO FIND WAYS TO, UH, HELP OUR RESIDENTS BECAUSE THEY ARE STILL STRUGGLING. COVID HAS STILL NOT GONE AWAY. AND THERE ARE STILL A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT, UH, LOST THEIR JOBS AND ARE GETTING BACK ON THEIR FEET AND ARE STILL BEHIND ON OUR MORTGAGE AND RENT AND UTILITIES. SO WE'RE TRYING TO LOOK AT DIFFERENT WAYS TO WHERE WE CAN BE ABLE TO REACH OUT TO OUR RESIDENTS IN THAT. AND, AND THEN LO AND BEHOLD, THIS, THIS CAME UP IN, IN NOTHING COUNCILMAN, ALISON SAID, HE WENT TO THOSE MEETINGS IN FEBRUARY. SO THAT, THAT HELPS THERE JUST SAY, OKAY, THE FUNDS ARE STILL AVAILABLE. SO IF THERE'S A WAY TO WHERE OUR CITY, OUR RESIDENTS CAN TAP INTO THAT AND GET SOME OF THAT IS REALLY WHAT BLUE STAR ARE THEM TO BE ABLE TO GET BACK ON TRACK AND HELP FINANCIALLY, AND MAYBE ALREADY CAN OUR ECONOMY ON OUR END. SO THAT WAS ONE OF OUR DRIVING FORCES ON BRINGING THIS FORWARD. SO NO, AND I WOULD APPRECIATE, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO EXPAND THIS INFORMATION OUT. UM, WE'RE ALSO GOING TO HAVE, UH, MORE INFORMATIONAL, UH, PRODUCTS AVAILABLE IF I COULD DISTRIBUTE TO YOU GUYS. UM, CAUSE YEAH, WE WANT TO GET AS MANY PEOPLE IN AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AND THROUGH THE PROGRAM AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AND EXPAND THESE FUNDS. SO THAT, THAT, THAT THESE PEOPLE WHO ARE DESPERATELY NEED AND GET THE HELP THAT'S AVAILABLE TO THEM. OKAY. AND W WE SAY WE STILL HAVE A DEADLINE TO THE END OF SEPTEMBER, LIKE THE FISCAL YEAR DEADLINE TO DEADLINE TO BE ABLE TO GET THAT. SO IF THERE'S A WAY WE CAN WORK WITH THE CITY TO PUSH THIS OUT A LITTLE, MAYBE ON THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM, OR, [00:55:01] UM, MAYBE WE CAN ALSO PUT THIS IN SPANISH AS WELL TO BE ABLE TO, UH, ADDRESS IT, OR WE CAN BE ABLE TO SPREAD THE NEWS, PRESENT NEWS DISAPPROBATION MORE. YEAH, NO, WE HAVE THESE GRAPHICS THAT ARE KIND OF KEYED UP FOR THAT PURPOSE. AND, YOU KNOW, IN, IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH, UH, ALONG WITH, UH, WE'RE GOING TO BE REACHING OUT TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS, UM, TRYING TO USE THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA CLOUT AND ALSO REACHING OUT TO THE RESIDENTS THAT THEY MAY BE AWARE ARE IN NEED. UM, SO ANY, ANY HELP THAT WE CAN GET TO GET THIS MESSAGE OUT AND GET PEOPLE TO THAT PORTAL WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. UM, AND JUST TO RE-EMPHASIZE THESE, THE PROCESS FOR QUALIFYING HAS BEEN STREAMLINED A LITTLE BIT, CORRECT FROM THE ORIGINAL PROCESS, UM, THE PROCESS FOR APPLICATIONS. SO THE APPLICATIONS ARE THE APPLICATIONS AND THE REVIEW, AND THEN THE PROCESS ON THE BACK END. YES, IT HAS BEEN STREAMLINED TO, YOU KNOW, IF SOMEBODY APPLIES AND THERE IS AN ISSUE THAT WE CAN FIGURE OUT WHEN THEY WERE ADDRESSED, UH, WHEN THEY'RE REACHED OUT TO, AND THEN FOLLOW UP, YOU KNOW, CAUSE A LOT OF TIMES WHAT HAPPENS IS PEOPLE WILL APPLY. YOU NEED DOCUMENTATION, YOU REACH OUT TO THEM, LIVES ARE BUSY. UM, AND THEN YOU MOVE ONTO THE NEXT CASE. BUT NOW WE ARE ABLE TO GO BACK AND CHECK ON THOSE GUYS AND SAY LIKE, WELL, LAST TIME WE TALKED TO THEM LAST WEEK. SO LET'S REACH BACK OUT AGAIN FOR THE SAME DOCUMENTATION AND MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN PUSH THEM THROUGH THE SYSTEM. GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. THAT'S WHERE FORCED CAL. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR COMING. UM, MY QUESTION IS GOING TO BE FOR STAFF. I WAS WONDERING IF WE COULD STICK THIS LINK AND THIS INFORMATION UP ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE AND ON THE FACEBOOK, WOULD YOU MIND, WOULD YOU GUYS CARE IF WE DID THAT? OKAY. I'D LIKE TO SHARE THIS WITH AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE. AND I THINK, UM, SOCIAL MEDIA IS, I'M NOT A BIG FAN, BUT THERE'S ALWAYS A WAY TO GO. SO IF WE CAN HAVE THE CITY AND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S SAMANTHA OR SCOTT, THERE YOU ARE. OKAY. SHE GAVE HER TWO LITTLE THUMBS UP. YEAH. IF YOU DO, DO YOU NEED ANYTHING FROM HIM, SAMANTHA? PERFECT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU GUYS. AND THANK YOU FOR COMING AND THANK YOU FOR, UM, I WAS KINDA NERVOUS AT HOW THIS WOULD TURN OUT BECAUSE THE WHOLE REASON WHY WE CONTACTED THE COUNTY WAS BECAUSE THERE WAS A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE MONEY GOING BACK. AND SO IT WAS KIND OF A RELIEF TO, TO FIND OUT THAT THERE WAS ACTUALLY MONEY STILL THERE. AND SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET THIS TO THE RESIDENTS. AND IS IT ALSO RESIDENTS? COULD IT BE LIKE LANDLORDS OR COULD IT BE SO IT'S, THE LANDLORDS ARE PAID, UH, THE APP, THE RESIDENT PASTEL PIE. OKAY. SO THE PAYMENT ALWAYS GOES DIRECTLY TO THE LANDLORD OR THE UTILITY PROVIDER. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP, UH, [10. Update on various capital improvement projects, road projects, building program,and/or general operational activities where no action is required. ~ J. Scott Sellers,City Manager] CITY MANAGER REPORT. GREAT MAYOR COUNCIL, SCOTT SELLERS, CITY MANAGER. FIRST ON OUR REPORT TONIGHT, WE HAVE, UH, OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR PERVEZ MOHIT I HAVE GREAT NEWS FOR YOU. WHO WAS MAYOR MAYOR PRO TEM COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR THE RECORD ON PREVENTIVES. MY CITY'S DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU, MAYOR COUNCIL TO OUR CITY MANAGEMENT TEAM AND TO THE CITY'S FINANCE DEPARTMENTS, TEAM STAFF FOR RECEIVING THE DISTINGUISHED BUDGET PRESENTATION AWARD FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022. I'M PLEASED TO INFORM YOU THAT THIS IS THE CITY'S 11TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR FOR RECEIVING THIS PRESTIGIOUS NATIONAL AWARD AND RECOGNITION FROM GFI ON THE CITY'S BUDGET INFORMATION AND FORMAL DOCUMENT. THIS AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED BUDGET PRESENTATION FROM GFI IS THE HIGHEST FORM OF RECOGNITION FOR GOVERNMENTS IN THE U S AND RECEIVING THIS AWARD REPRESENTS A MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR THE CITY OF KYLE FOR MAINTAINING TRANSPARENCY AND THE BUDGET PROCESS FOR OUR TAXPAYERS AND RESIDENTS BY PROVIDING A COMPREHENSIVE BUDGET DOCUMENT THAT IS BASICALLY FOUR AND ONE THAT SERVES AS A COUNCIL POLICY BUDGET DOCUMENT, A FINANCIAL PLAN FOR THE CITY OF KYLE AND OPERATIONS, A GUIDE FOR THE CITY OF KYLE AND A COMMUNICATIONS TOOL. AND I'M EXTREMELY PROUD OF OUR FINANCE TEAM AND OUR STAFF WITHOUT THEIR HARD WORK AND DILIGENCE. THIS AWARD, OUR ACHIEVING THIS RECOGNITION WOULD HAVE BEEN NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE. SO THANKS TO OUR STAFF. AND I REALIZED MAYOR, WE HAVE A LONG AGENDA TONIGHT. SO ONCE AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS TO CITY COUNCIL. OUR TAXPAYERS ARE KYLE RESIDENTS AND TO CITY STAFF RECEIVING THIS DISTINGUISHED AWARD. THANK YOU PROFESSOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT'S GREAT TO SEE 11 YEARS IN A ROW. THAT'S A, IT IS A GREAT AWARD. SO WE HAVE A VERY GOOD BUDGETING [01:00:03] STAFF AND, UH, ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTS, CUSTOMER FLOORS, I DUNNO WHERE YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. OUR WHOLE FINANCING DEPARTMENT IS AMAZING. ANYTIME WE HAVE QUESTIONS, NOT ONLY DO YOU GUYS EXPLAIN IT, BUT YOU, AND EXPLAIN IT IN A WAY THAT I UNDERSTAND. AND SO SOMETIMES THE THINGS THAT YOU GUYS DEAL WITH ARE COMPLICATED, AND I WANT YOU AND YOUR WHOLE TEAM TO KNOW HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS. KIND OF, I DON'T WANT TO SAY DUMBING IT DOWN, BUT MAKING IT EASIER FOR ME TO UNDERSTAND. SO THANK YOU. NO, THANK YOU. AND I'LL TAKE THOSE KIND WORDS BACK TO OUR STAFF. THANK YOU. JUST WANT TO PROGRESS. JUST WANT TO THANK YOU AS WELL. YOU AND YOUR STAFF FOR ALL THE WORK AND ALL THE HOURS THAT YOU PUT IN TO THE CITY. THANK YOU FOR WORKING SO HARD. SO DILIGENTLY. SO YES, SIR. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU, PROFESSOR. ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP, WE HAVE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, JAMES OR MAYOR COUNCIL FOR THE RECORD. JAMES ARPS IS THE CITY MANAGER. I TOO HAVE GOOD NEWS JUST BECAUSE I CAN'T BE OUT DONE BY PREVIOUS, BUT, UM, WE HAVE THE, UH, BOARDS AND COMMISSION VACANCIES COMING UP TO BE FILLED ON MONDAY. UM, JUST A QUICK REMINDER OF THIS IS THE FIRST TIME YOU SHOULD HAVE HAD ACCESS TO THE APPLICANT POOL, WHERE THE APPLICATIONS ARE STORED. SO JUST IF YOU'RE HAVING ANY ISSUES GETTING LOGGED IN THERE AND JUST MAKE SURE YOU REACH OUT TO STAFF, WE'LL BE HAPPY TO HELP. UH, HR IS COORDINATING ALL THAT. UH, WE'LL BE GETTING PHONE CALLS OUT THIS WEEK TO EVERYBODY, UH, THAT, YOU KNOW, REMINDING THEM ABOUT MONDAY AND SO ON AND SO FORTH. SO, UM, AND THEN JUST A QUICK UPDATE ON THE APPLICATION, THE NEW APPLICATION. SO WE HAVE, UH, REACHED OUT TO THE VENDOR AND WE ARE COORDINATING WITH THE VENDOR WHO DOES THE SOFTWARE, WHICH HANDLES THE APPLICATION POOL. AND THEY ARE, UH, GIVING US FEEDBACK ON WHAT, YOU KNOW, THINGS WE CAN AND CAN'T TWEAK IN WHICH ORDERS, UH, BUT THAT SHOULD BE COMING UP NEXT. AND THEN HOPEFULLY BY THE TIME WE WERE READY TO KICK THIS THING OFF FOR REAL, FOR THE FIRST TIME AND IN JULY, RIGHT. IT'LL, IT'LL ALL BE THE, THE NEW PROCESS. SO ASSUMING I'LL PASS THE ORDINANCE LATER ON TODAY, SO THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, THANKS. OKAY. THANK YOU, JAMES. ON THAT AGAIN, JIM'S JUST MENTIONED MONDAY NIGHT IS THE SPECIAL MEETING. UH, THERE'S ALSO A THANK YOU, UH, TOURS WORKSHOP THAT THE COUNCIL DISCUSSED AT OUR LAST MEETING. UH, I WAS ASKED TO, UH, FIND A INDEPENDENT TOURIST CONSULTANT WHO COULD DO A TRAINING FOR THE COUNCIL, DID REACH OUT TO ONE WHO SEEMS VERY, VERY GOOD, UH, HAS WORKED WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, UH, BEFORE SHE IS NOT AVAILABLE ON THE 26TH OF APRIL. THE DATE THAT THE COUNCIL GAVE A, SHE GAVE AN ALTERNATE DATE OF MAY 16TH, WHICH IS A MONDAY EVENING. SO IF COUNCIL IS, UH, GOOD WITH THAT DATE, THEN WE WILL GET THAT SCHEDULED. NO OBJECTION. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. CAN WE JUST CONFIRM THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT THAT IS A DAY BEFORE A COUNCIL MEETING. OKAY. AS LONG AS WE MOVE FORWARD, KNOWING THAT THANK YOU NEXT UP SAMANTHA HARBOR STREET. SO BACK TO THE GOOD NEWS, THERE'S MORE, WE HAVE CLOSED OUR 20, 22 COMMUNITY SURVEY AND THE BIGGEST NUMBER YET. SO REALLY EXCITED THAT WE NOT ONLY MET OUR GOAL OF 900, BUT EXCEEDED THAT. AND THE NEXT STEP AT THIS POINT IS TO START GOING THROUGH ALL OF THE DATA, PUT TOGETHER THE SUMMARY REPORT, WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED TO COUNCIL AT THE FIRST BUDGET WORKSHOP. SO THANK YOU COUNCIL FOR HELPING PUSH THAT OUT. THAT'S WELL DONE, ALSO A HEADS UP ON SOME COMMUNITY EVENTS THAT THE CITY OF KYLE IS INVOLVED WITH SOME WAY SHAPE OR FORM. SO WE DO HAVE THE ONE COMMUNITY, ONE BOOK EVENT THAT'S COMING UP THIS SATURDAY. A PORTION OF THAT EVENT WILL BE, UH, BROADCASTED ACROSS OUR CHANNELS. SO ALL OF THESE EVENTS CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE, CITY OF CALL.COM/CALENDAR. THE SENIOR KYLE AREA, SENIOR ZONE IS HAVING THEIR, UH, RESOURCE FAIR THIS SATURDAY AS WELL. THAT'S GOING TO BE THERE AT THE CREW CENTER, THE, UH, TRAIN DEPOT INHERITED CENTERS HOSTING THE EASTER BUNNY ON APRIL 16TH. SOFA NEEDING A PLACE TO TAKE A PICTURE WITH THE EASTER BUNNY RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM CITY HALL. IT CAN BE A SPOT. UH, AND HAYES COUNTY IS HOSTING A TIRE DRIVE ON THE 23RD AND 24. SO THIS IS OPEN TO ALL HAYES COUNTY RESIDENTS. IF YOU HAVE TIRES AND YOU NEED TO GET RID OF THEM, I HEAR THERE'S SOME PEOPLE OUT THERE. THIS IS THE TIME TO DO IT. IT IS FREE. AND AS ALL THE EVENTS MORE INFORMATION IS ON OUR WEBSITE. SO DON'T LEAVE YOUR TIRES ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WELL, LET'S BRING THEM TO THIS EVENT AND LET'S GET RID OF THEM AND LET'S GET RID OF THE MOSQUITOES THAT THEY GREET AS WELL. OKAY. THANK YOU, SAMANTHA. FOLLOWING THAT TRAIN OF GOOD NEWS, WE HAVE [01:05:01] MARIANA ESPINOSA. OKAY. MARIANNA ESPINOSA, PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR. THIS SATURDAY, WE HAVE OUR ANNUAL EASTER EXTRAVAGANZA AT GREG CLARK PARK AT 10 O'CLOCK FROM 10 TO ONE. EACH ARE, WE WILL HAVE A DROPS FOR ALL AGE GROUPS. WE HAVE ABOUT OVER 30,000 EGGS TO DROP AND THEY WILL BE DROPPED FROM THE SHIRT TO UPSTAIRS AND IT IS FREE. IT OPENED TO THE PUBLIC. THE EASTER BUNNY WILL BE AVAILABLE TO TAKE PICTURES. THE NEXT ONE IS TRIVIA NIGHTS. WE WILL BE THE PARKS DEPARTMENT WILL BE HOSTING TRIVIA NIGHTS AT CENTERFIELD, UM, BEGINNING ON APRIL 18TH. AND THOSE WILL BE HELD EVERY MONDAY FROM SIX 30 TO EIGHT FOR AGES 21 AND UP, UM, WE'LL FACILITATE THE TRIVIA NIGHTS AND THEN PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED FROM CENTERFIELD. SO THAT'S ON MONDAY NIGHTS ON APRIL 22ND, WE HAVE OUR EARTH DAY PLANT GIVEAWAY FROM FIVE TO SEVEN AT MARY KYLE HARTSON PARK. WE HAVE ABOUT JUST OVER A HUNDRED PLANTS TO GIVEAWAY. SO THIS WILL BE OUR SECOND TIME DOING THAT EVENT. WE HAVE OUR FIRST PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT ON APRIL 23RD AND LET'S SEE, UM, REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN IT'S $25 PER, UH, PLAYER IS A CO-ED PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT WILL BE HELD AT ASH PAVILION. WE HAVE OUR FIRST MOVIE OF THE SEASON ON APRIL 29TH. IT IS THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CITY OF KYLE SHOWING MOVIES. SO WE'LL BE DOING THROWBACK MOVIES ALL SEASON. AND THE FIRST ONE WILL BE, UM, OF THE MOVIE. OH NO, I THOUGHT I WROTE IT DOWN. OH, THE LION KING. AND THAT WILL BE HELD AT GREG CLARK PARK AT SUNDOWN. AND THEN THE FINAL EVENT, A PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE IS A YOUTH BASKETBALL CLINIC ON MAY 7TH YOUTH BASKETBALL CLINICS WILL BE HELD AT THE SIMON MIDDLE SCHOOL GYM FOR AGES SIX THROUGH 15, AND THEY ARE $8 PER PARTICIPANT. HAPPY APRIL. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. AND THEN PAUL, OUR DIRECTOR OF LIBRARY SERVICES OKAY, GOOD EVENING. MAYOR COUNCIL. I'M PAUL FALLON DIRECTOR OF LIBRARY SERVICES. UH, BEFORE I TALK ABOUT EARTH DAY, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT DO HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS WITH AUTISM, WE DO HAVE A SPECIAL STORYTIME THAT WE DO, UH, ON MONDAY MORNINGS AT 10:30 AM. IT'S CALLED SENSORY FUND STORYTIME, AND IT'S DESIGNED TO ENGAGE CHILDREN THROUGH MOVEMENT, MUSIC, PRESCHOOL STORIES, AND SENSORY ACTIVITY PLAY. AND IT'S IDEAL FOR SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN OR JUST ANYONE REALLY, THAT WOULD FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE IN THAT ENVIRONMENT. SO, UM, ANY OF YOU WANT TO REACH OUT TO FOLKS AND LET THEM KNOW WE HAVE THAT RESOURCE AND THAT'S EVERY MONDAY DURING THE SCHOOL YEARS, THAT'S JUST AN ONGOING PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE. UM, AND I'M VERY HAPPY THAT WE'RE ABLE TO HAVE A BIG PROGRAM AT THE LIBRARY. UM, WE'RE PARTNERING WITH THE, UH, KATHY ROKER AND THE, UH, STORMWATER, UH, ALSO PLUM CREEK WATERSHED. WE'RE WORKING WITH THEM, OF COURSE, THE PARKS DEPARTMENT. AND, UH, WE JUST HAVE A WHOLE, YOU KNOW, FROM 10:00 AM TO 4:00 PM ON APRIL 23RD, WE WILL BE CELEBRATING EARTH DAY. THERE WE'LL HAVE BOTH OF THE, UH, THE MEETING ROOMS GOING AT DIFFERENT TIMES. UH, WE WILL HAVE A BOUNCE HOUSE THERE FOR KIDS TO PLAY ON SOME PIZZA AND SHAVED ICE CRAFTS AND SOME OF THE PROGRAMS THAT WE WILL HAVE ON THE SCHEDULE. I KNOW I'M GOING TO MISS SOME, SO THERE'S GOING TO BE MORE THAN THIS, BUT WE HAVE THE HILL COUNTRY ALLIANCE, UH, AT NOON COMPOSTING PROGRAM, UH, AUSTIN WATER, WILD LAND CONSERVATION HAYES, COUNTY, MASTER NATURALISTS, UH, GREAT SPRINGS PROJECT, UH, PLUM CREEK WATERSHIP PARTNERSHIP, AND VARIOUS OTHER THINGS. SO, AND I THINK WE HAVE THE AUSTIN BATTLE ALLIANCE. IT'S GOING TO BE THERE AS WELL. AND I I'M SURE, I PROBABLY MISS SOMEONE AND I APOLOGIZE, UH, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT TIME. SO 10 TO FOUR, APRIL 23RD EARTH DAY COM COME CHECK IT OUT. I THINK EVERYBODY WILL ENJOY IT. AND SINCE I'M UP HERE, I JUST DIDN'T WANT TO SAY WE ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, WE HAD TO THE PRESENTATION EARLIER THAT HAYES COUNTY MASTER NATURALIST WILL BE PRESENTING ON THURSDAY, APRIL 14TH, AT 6:30 PM AT THE LIBRARIES. THAT'S A NEW PARTNERSHIP WE HAVE, AND THEY WILL BE TALKING ABOUT THE DARK SKIES PROGRAM AND BIRD MIGRATION. SO THEY'RE GOING TO GO INTO THAT IN A LITTLE MORE DETAIL. IF SOMEBODY IS INTERESTED, THAT MIGHT BE A GREAT PROGRAM. AND ONE THING WE DO HAVE ON FRIDAY IN ADDITION, WE PARTNER WITH CAST TO DO FILMS, UH, AT THE LIBRARY AND, UH, IT'S CALLED THE SILVER SCREEN AND WE'RE GOING TO SCREEN SINGING IN THE RAIN ON ITS 70TH ANNIVERSARY. SO, BUT IF YOU LIKE OLD MOVIES, LIKE I DO COME CHECK THAT OUT. WE ALWAYS HAVE POPCORN AND SO FORTH AND IT'LL BE A GOOD TIME. SO, UM, THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT. THANK YOU, PAUL. THANK YOU, PAUL. GREAT STAFF. GREAT REPORT TONIGHT. YEAH. THANK YOU, COUNSEL. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP CIP [11. CIP/Road Projects and Consent Agenda Presentation. ~ Travis Mitchell, Mayor] ROAD PROJECTS AND CONSENT AGENDA PRESENTATION, MR. BARBARA. OKAY. I'M SORRY. CAN I CALL THIS THIS NUMBER 11? YES. OKAY. CAN I CALL A POINT OF ORDER? GO AHEAD. UM, THE RULES OF [01:10:01] CITY COUNCIL SAY UNDER B AGENDA THAT WE CAN ONLY HAVE THREE ITEMS PLACED ON THE AGENDA AND THIS MAKES ITEM NUMBER FOUR. OKAY. SO I JUST, I DIDN'T KNOW IF WE WERE GOING TO INCLUDE PRESENTATIONS OR NOT LIMITATIONS. TH THIS IS A STANDING ITEM. IF YOU'D PREFER TO HAVE A DIFFERENT NAME ATTACHED IT W BEHIND IT. WELL, CAN WE PUT IT UNDER SCOTT'S NAME? I MEAN, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALL GOING TO DO THIS FAIRLY AND EACH GET THREE ITEMS, BECAUSE I THINK AFTER THIS, YOU HAVE ONE MORE, SO THAT'S FIVE. ALL RIGHT, GO AHEAD, MR. BARBA. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, LEON BARBARA CITY ENGINEER. WE'LL START OFF WITH THE HEROES MEMORIAL PARK. WE'RE AT 68% COMPLETE. THEY'RE STILL WORKING ON THE MEMORIAL HONOR WALL AND WORKING ON THE RIDGE STRUCTURE AND THEY'VE STARTED LANDSCAPING. UH, WE'RE EXPECTING TO COMPLETE THIS PROJECT IN JULY. LOVE OUT OF THE PARK. UH, WE'RE AT 47% COMPLETE, UH, THEY'RE ERECTING, THE PAVILION AND BATHROOM STRUCTURAL MEMBERS, AND THEY'RE DOING SOME EXCAVATION ON THE SITE FOR THE VOLLEYBALL SAND PIT AND THE DOG PARK, UH, EXPECTED COMPLETION DATE ON THIS HAS STEPPED TO LATE 2022 PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER HAS YOU CAN SEE THEY'RE MOVING QUITE, UH, QUITE WELL IN THIS PROJECT PHASE ONE, THEY'RE DOING EXTERIOR FRAMING, UH, PHASE THREE, THEY'RE DOING THE STRUCTURAL STEEL ERECTION AND DECKING, AND THEY'RE ALSO WORKING ON THE POWER TIE IN THERE FOR THE, UH, UH, PROJECT. SO STANZEL COMPLETION. DATE IS FEBRUARY 6TH, 2023, SOUTH SIDE WASTEWATER IMPROVEMENTS. UH, WE'RE ABOUT 96% COMPLETION, AND WE'RE STILL INSTALLING THAT WASTEWATER LINE ALONG THE NORTHBOUND FRONTAGE ROAD. WE HAVE COMPLETED THE, UH, EDWARDS DRIVE WASTEWATER LINE THAT IS COMPLETE. UH, WE JUST NEED TO DO SOME TESTING AND DAKOTA MANUALS. AND THAT LINE IS HERE TO TIE IN WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT EXPANSION. WE'RE AT 93%, UH, BASED ON PAY ESTIMATES FOR THE DEWATERING FACILITY. WE'RE ABOUT 13% COMPLETE. UH, WE'RE STILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON SATURDAYS. UH, THE CITY STAFF IS NOW TRAINING ON THE EQUIPMENT, SO THEY'RE LEARNING HOW TO RUN THE PLANT, UH, WITH THE NEW EQUIPMENT THAT WE HAVE. UH, WE'RE EXPECTING TO HAVE THAT COMPLETED LATER THIS YEAR. I MEAN, LATER THIS MONTH AND HAVE IT READY TO GO, UH, DE-WATERING FACILITY, WE'RE STILL EXPECTING TO HAVE THAT ONLINE IN AUGUST OF 2022. THAT'S SOME PICTURES FOR YOU. JUST TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON SOME OF THE THINGS THAT OTHER THINGS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A PUBLIC WORKS OPEN, I MEAN, NOT PUBLIC UP IN HOUSE ON APRIL 14TH AT 6:30 PM AT THE PUBLIC WORKS ADMINISTRATION BUILDING. THIS IS REQUIREMENT FOR THE BIG EXPANSION OF THE PLANT THAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET AN AMENDMENT FOR. UH, WE ALSO, UM, HAVE SUBMITTED OUR APPLICATION TO THE, UH, TCEQ. SO WE'RE JUST WAITING ON A RESPONSE FROM THEM. ALSO THE, UH, APPLICATION THAT WE MADE FOR THE TEXTS TO THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD. UH, WE'RE STILL WAITING ON THE INVITATION TO APPLY BUTTON CREEK INTERCEPTOR, SOME GOOD NEWS HERE. UM, THERE'S TWO SIZES OF LINE THAT WE'RE INSTALLING. ONE'S A 42 INCH, ONE'S A 36 INCH, THE A 36 INCH. WE JUST HAVE ABOUT 680 MORE FEET TO GO TO WRAP THAT UP. UH, WE STILL HAVE SOME RECLAIM LINE THAT WE NEED TO ADD IN THERE ON THE 42 INCH LINE THAT'S BEEN TESTED, IT'S COMPLETE, UH, WE'VE GOTTEN EVERYTHING WE JUST NEED TO GO AHEAD AND, UM, CONNECT THE TWO DIFFERENT SUBDIVISIONS, THAT PARTICULAR LINE. ONE GOOD THING ABOUT THAT. THEY WERE PLANNING TO DO PUMPING HALL, WHICH WERE NOT IN FAVOR OF, BUT, UH, WE'VE, UH, ELIMINATED THE NEED FOR THEM TO DO PUMPKIN HALL. SO THAT'S A GOOD THING FOR THIS PROJECT, OLD POST ROAD. THEY PAVED YESTERDAY, UH, THAT, THAT INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 1 58 AND, UH, LITTLE POST ROAD, UH, THEY'RE JUST WORKING ON SOME MINIMAL STUFF. THEY'RE TRYING TO CLEAN IT UP AND THEN WE SHOULD HAVE THAT COMPLETE. BY THE END OF THE WEEK, WE BUILD THE MEETING WITH PUBLIC INFORMATION, CAUSE WE'RE READY TO MOVE OVER TO THE NORTH HALF OF THE PROJECT AND START RECONSTRUCTION OF THAT SECTION TOO. AND WE'RE THINKING MAYBE HE'S, UH, UH, EARLY SUMMER, WE'LL BE THROUGH WITH THAT SECTION OF THE, COUNTY'S GOING TO BE ADDING EXTRA FORCES THERE TO HELP MOVE THAT PROJECT ALONG ELLIOTT BRANCH INTERCEPTOR WE'RE AT 61% COMPLETE. WE'RE STILL INSTALLING THE WATER WASTE RECLAIMED LINES BETWEEN SCOTT STREET AND SLED STREET. UH, THEY'RE STILL INSTALLING THE WASTEWATER LINE ALONG 81. UH, WE ARE THROUGH WITH THE SOUTHBOUND FRONTAGE ROAD PROJECT THOUGH. CONSIDER AGENDA ITEMS, UH, DID WANT TO ASK COUNCIL TO POSTPONE ITEM NUMBER 12 TO THE NEXT MEETING. UH, LATE LAST WEEK WE GOT A REQUEST FROM THE CONTRACTOR TO, UH, WANTING TO REVISE HIS NUMBERS. I REALLY LIKED TO NEVER SAY HE GAVE US, BUT HE WANTED TO ADD MORE COST TO IT. SO, UH, WE SAID, OKAY, WE'LL JUST SEE WHAT THOSE ARE, BUT HE WILL BE REQUESTING ADDITIONAL MONEY. SO IT WILL BE DECIDED JUST TO GO AHEAD AND POSTPONE TO THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. UH, NUMBER, ITEM NUMBER 13 IS FOR THE ANALYSIS THAT WE NEED TO DO, WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE PLACING A LARGE WATER LINE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE HAYES HIGH SCHOOL. [01:15:01] AND IT'S CONNECTS ANTHEM DEVELOPMENT BACK TO OUR EXISTING WATER LINES THERE IN, UH, NEAR KOHLER'S CROSSING. UH, ITEM NUMBER 15 IS A REALLY GOOD PROJECT THAT WE'LL BE SEEING SOME CONSTRUCTION ON THIS CONTRACTOR IS GOING TO BE LAYING, UH, ALL THE CONDUIT BOXES AND EVERYTHING AND NBC DONE. SO WE CAN GET THOSE POLES DOWN OFF THE MAIN STREET AND AROUND THE CITY PARK. UH, ITEM NUMBER 16 IS A HDR ENGINEERING. ABOUT EVERY FIVE YEARS, WE NEED TO UPDATE OUR WATER AND WASTEWATER IMPACT FEES. WE DID HAVE ONE, UH, SUBMITTAL, AND IT WAS HDR ENGINEERING. THEY HAVE DONE THE LAST TWO SUBMITTALS FOR US. SO THEY WERE COMFORTABLE WITH SELECTING THEM AS THE ENGINEER TO DO THAT. A WATER WASTEWATER IMPACT FEE STUDY ITEM 17. THIS IS FOR K FREES AND ASSOCIATES. THIS IS TO WRAP UP THE CENTER STREET VILLAGE WASTEWATER PROJECT. THIS WAS PROJECT WAS HELD UP SEVERAL YEARS AGO AND WE'RE PICKING YOU BACK UP SO WE CAN GO AHEAD AND GET THAT PROJECT COMPLETED AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO JERRY AND COUNCIL. I WANTED TO ADD OUR BEAUTIFICATION PROJECTS ON A CIP REPORTS. SO YOU SEE IT IN FRONT OF YOU RIGHT NOW. THE CORRIDOR PROJECTS ARE UNDERWAY BEHIND THE SCENES, BUT THE SUBMITTAL PROCESS PAID UNDERWAY, THE PERMITS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED AND THE TRAFFIC CONTROL PLAN IS BEING DEVELOPED. AS WE SPEAK, SHOULD HAVE A CONSTRUCTION ONSET DATE FOR YOU HERE VERY SOON. AND OUR GREG CLARK PARK IRRIGATION PROJECT, WE HAVE A PRE-CONSTRUCTION MEETING SET FOR LATER THIS WEEK. THOSE PERMITS HAVE ALSO BEEN SUBMITTED AND WORK SHOULD BE IN HERE FAIRLY SHORTLY. THEY'D LOVE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. ALSO HAVE, UH, FOLKS FROM BRIGHTVIEW HERE, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY. THANK YOU, JERRY. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY, JERRY, WHEN THEY START, WHAT PART OF THE PARK REFRESH MY MEMORY? WHAT PART OF THE PARK ARE THEY GOING TO START ON AT GREG CLARK WITH THE IRRIGATION? OR ARE THEY JUST GOING TO DIG IT ALL UP ONE SHOT? UH, I'M SURE THEY HAVE A SCOPE OF WORK PLAN, PROBABLY NOT FINALIZED YET, BUT I CAN GET THAT TO YOU. I WAS JUST WONDERING IF WE WERE GOING TO HAVE TO REDIRECT THE KICKBALL, UH, AND WE HAVE KIDS AT PRACTICE, UH, PEE WEE FOOTBALL AS WELL. THE PARKS DEPARTMENT'S BEEN IN CONTACT WITH ALL THE USERS. OH, GREAT. SURE. THAT THEY'RE COORDINATED WITH. AWESOME. THANK YOU. THANKS CUSTOMER FLOURISH COUNT. THANK YOU. I DO HAVE A QUESTION FOR LEON, UM, FOR NUMBER 17 THAT HE SPOKE ABOUT. I WAS JUST CURIOUS IF THAT WAS WHAT THE ORIGINAL COST WAS AND IF THAT'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE A BUDGET AMENDMENT, THERE'S A RATHER LONG STORY TO THIS ONE. IF YOU HAVE TIME TO LISTEN TO IT, COME ON ALL NIGHT, ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO, WHEN WE AUTHORIZED K FACES, ASSOCIATES START THIS PROJECT AND WE HAD ABOUT 90% DESIGN THAT POINT IN TIME. AND THEN WE WERE ASKED TO PULL OFF ON THE PROJECT, SO THAT PROJECT SAT DORMANT FOR SEVERAL YEARS. UM, BUT THEN WE HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE, UH, DEVELOPMENT THAT WAS NEEDED TO GO THERE BEHIND THE SONIC OR NEXT TO THE SONIC. THEY WANTED TO GO AHEAD AND BUILD A MAJOR, UH, UH, DEVELOPMENT THERE. AND SO I IMMEDIATELY KNEW WE NEEDED TO GET THIS WASTEWATER LINE UPGRADED IN THAT AREA BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE THE CENTER STREET VILLAGE LINE IS. SO WE ENDED UP WORKING A DEAL OUT WITH THE, UH, DEVELOPER AND, UH, WE WOULD PAY TO HAVE THE LINE UPGRADED THROUGH HIS PROPERTY. UH, THAT PROJECT WAS CALLED. WE CALL THAT ONE PHASE ONE. AND SO WHAT HAPPENED IS THAT, UH, WE DID HAVE BIDS, THE LOW BIDDER WANTED TO ADD MORE MONEY TO HIS CONTRACT. AND SO WE DIDN'T REALLY WANT TO GO THERE. SO WE DECIDED TO CANCEL THAT CONTRACT. SO THAT PROJECT RIGHT NOW IS UNDER BID AGAIN. SO THAT IS PHASE ONE. SO WE'RE ESTIMATING ABOUT FIVE TO $600,000 FOR THAT PARTICULAR SECTION THAT GOES FROM THE HIND. DOES THE SONIC DRIVE IN BACK TO THE NORTH SIDE OF THE STREET? THE PHASE TWO, WE HAVE TH THIS, THIS, UH, PREDICTOR, UH, BOARD TO K FREEZING ASSOCIATES, AUTHORIZES THEM TO PICK UP WHERE THEY LEFT OFF ON THE NORTH SIDE OF HILLS STRAIGHT GO BACK, UH, TO THE NORTH. UM, AND THEN GO BACK WEST TOWARDS, UNDERNEATH THAT 35 ALL THE WAY TO THE WEST SIDE OF 81. AND THE ORIGINAL ESTIMATE FOR THE WHOLE PROJECT WAS ABOUT TWO SOMETHING MILLION DOLLARS. I'M THINKING RIGHT NOW WITH THE PRICES GOING UP AND EVERYTHING WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT TWO TO $3 MILLION FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT TO BE COMPLETED FROM NORTHERN HILLS STREET ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE WEST SIDE OF 81. DOES THAT HELP? OR, UM, YES, THAT HELPS AS FAR AS THE ORIGINAL COST. CAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE SINCE IT WAS SO LONG AGO, IT'S KIND OF HARD TO, TO, UM, KEEP THAT PRICE TO SAVE, BUT, UM, WILL THIS ALSO BE A BUDGET, A BUDGET AMENDMENT? WE HAVE THE MONEY BUDGETED TO OUR CFP. IT'S BEEN IN THERE. YES, IT'S IT'S IT'S FINE FOR THIS YEAR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP [V. Consent Agenda] CONSENT AGENDA. DOES ANYBODY WANT TO PULL ANY ITEMS OUTSIDE OF ITEM NUMBER 12, [01:20:01] MARY I'D LIKE TO PULL ITEM NUMBER 17, 18, I'M SORRY. 18. ANYONE ELSE? MOTIONS, PULL 14, PLEASE. MAYER. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO POSTPONE AGENDA CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 12. WELL, WE'LL JUST LEAVE IT OFF. ALL RIGHT. THEN I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 13 THROUGH 17, EXCLUDING, UH, 14. THE SECOND IS MOVED BY MAYOR PRO TEM SECOND BY THE MAYOR THAT WE APPROVE AGENDA ITEMS 13, 15, 16, 17. IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? SECOND, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE, ALL OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES SEVEN TO ZERO. NEXT UP JEN [14. [Postponed 3/22/2022] Approve a contract with Maruti Transportation Group, Inc.for Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle (WAV) services as part of the City of Kyle'sKyle Uber $3.14 program, including a one time implementation fee not to exceed$35,000, $12.00 per trip Load Fee, and $2.50 per mile fee. ~ Jerry Hendrix,Assistant City Manager] ITEM 14, APPROVE A CONTRACT WITH MARUTI TRANSPORTATION GROUP FOR WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE VEHICLE SERVICES. AS PART OF THE CITY OF COWS, UBER KYLE THREE PORT 14 PROGRAM, INCLUDING A ONE-TIME IMPLEMENTATION FEE, NOT TO EXCEED $35,012 PER TRUCK LOAD FEE IN $2 AND 50 CENTS PER MILE. UH, FEED MR. HENDRICKS ITEMS, UH, CUSTOMER FORCE KELLY FOR THANK YOU. UM, SO MY CONCERN IS READING THROUGH THE BACKUP MATERIAL. IS THERE IS, THIS IS JUST FOR PLANNED, UM, TRANSPORTATION, CORRECT? MEANING IF THERE'S AN EMERGENCY THAT WE'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO UTILIZE THIS COMPANY, IT'S NOT IN THE CONTRACT. I DON'T NOT SURE WHAT KIND OF EMERGENCY LIKE A, SO IF SOMEBODY THAT W THAT NEEDED ADA ACCESSIBILITY, IF THEY NEEDED TO GET SOMEWHERE, SOMEWHERE A FAST THERE, I MEAN, THEY, THEY, THEY MAY NOT HAVE TIME TO CALL AND MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. THE SERVICE IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE, ON THE UBER APP, WHICH GENERALLY RESPONSE TIMES ARE 15 TO 30 MINUTES. IF YOU NEEDED ADA EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION, THEN THE EMS SERVICES. AND THEN THERE'S ALSO A FRANCHISE AGREEMENT WITH THE CADIA AND THAT PROVIDES NON-EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORT. OKAY, KATIE. OKAY. SO THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO HAVE NON-EMERGENCY BECAUSE AN EMERGENCY DOESN'T JUST MEAN HEALTH AN EMERGENCY COULD MEAN THEY NEED TO GET SOMEWHERE FROM POINT A TO POINT B IN A TIMELY MANNER. AND SO MY QUESTION IS, UM, IN THE CONTRACT, IT SAYS IT'S FOR NON-EMERGENCY USE, CORRECT. UM, SO IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY, THE CITY HAS A BACKUP. AND IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE OFFER? UH, WELL, THERE'S 9 1 1 AND OUR EMERGENCY EMS SERVICE. YEAH. BUT 9 1, 1 IS NOT GOING TO TAKE ME IF I NEED TO LIKE, HAVE AN EMERGENCY AND GO TO LIKE MY SISTER'S HOUSE OR SOMETHING. RIGHT. THAT'S NOT A PROBLEM WE WERE TRYING TO SOLVE WITH THIS CONTRACT, IF YOU WANT US TO WORK ON THAT, WE CERTAINLY CAN, BUT THAT, WASN'T THE INTENT OF WHY YOU, I JUST DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO ADD ANOTHER, ANOTHER, UH, AMOUNT TO THIS AMOUNT. SO I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, BECAUSE AS MUCH AS I CAN APPRECIATE THE UBER PROGRAM, I DON'T KNOW IF IT NECESSARILY SATISFIES ADA ALL AROUND. UM, AND SO $35,000 IS LOT TO INVEST, UH, IN SOMETHING THAT WE MAY HAVE TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL SERVICE FOR AS FAR AS LIKE, IF THEY NEED SOMETHING WITHIN, I DUNNO, IT'S BEEN, WHEN WE'VE, WE'VE BEEN TALKING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ABOUT OUR ADA COMPLIANCE AND WE MET WITH THEM REGARDING HOW THIS PROGRAM GETS US TOWARDS THAT. AND THEY THEY'VE INDICATED THEY'RE VERY HAPPY WITH THE WORK WE'VE DONE WITH AND IMPLEMENTED INTO OUR, INTO OUR UBER 3, 1, 4 PROGRAM. SO, UH, I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE FULLY MEETING ALL THE ADA REQUIREMENTS, BUT THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE SEEMS TO THINK WE'RE WELL ON OUR WAY. IT DOESN'T MEAN WE'RE GOING TO STOP WORKING TOWARDS IT. UH, IF, IF YOU WANT TO TALK TO ME OFFLINE ABOUT THE NEXT THINGS YOU'D LIKE FOR US TO LOOK AT, AND IF MARDI IS THE ANSWER, THE $35,000 TOWARDS IMPLEMENTING THAT INTO THE GEO-FENCE AND THE SERVICE AREA HAS ALREADY PAID FOR, AND WE DON'T HAVE TO PAY THAT AGAIN. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. MOTION TO APPROVE. OKAY. THAT MOVE BY MAYOR SECOND BY THE MAYOR PRO TEM THAT WE APPROVE JANETTA. NUMBER 14, IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES SEVEN TO ZERO. NEXT [18. Consider approval of Kyle Citizens on Patrol vehicle design graphics andpurchase. ~ Jeff Barnett, Chief of Police] UP AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 18. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE CALL CITIZENS ON PATROL VEHICLE DESIGN GRAPHICS TO END PURCHASE THIS CHIEF. SUYDAM A PROTEIN. I GOT CHIEF OUT. JUST WANTED TO GET A QUICK RUNDOWN ON IT, ON THE VEHICLE IN THE, UH, GRAPHICS. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU FOR THE RECORD. YES, SIR. JEFF BURNETT, CHIEF OF POLICE, AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A VERY ACTIVE CITIZENS ON PATROL PROGRAM THAT WAS APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL SEVERAL YEARS AGO. THEY'VE BEEN VERY HELPFUL IN A NUMBER OF AREAS IN HELPING PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY, PROVIDE INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE SAFETY SERVICES. WE HAVE TWO OF OUR MEMBERS YOU'LL SEE IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM, THEY'RE ACTUALLY ON PATROL TONIGHT, BUT WE ASKED THEM TO SWING BY AND MAYBE LISTEN TO THIS ITEM. WE HAVE PHYLLIS AND FRANK IN THE BACK. WE HAVE A FOUR MEMBER CITIZENS ON PATROL RIGHT NOW [01:25:01] WITH PHYLLIS FRANK, MIKE AND ROBERT. THEY'RE VERY ACTIVE. YOU'VE SEEN HIM AT MANY OF THE CITY EVENTS AND EMERGENCIES AND TRAFFIC CONTROL AND WHATNOT TO ASSIST THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. WE HAVE TWO MORE MEMBERS AS COUNCIL AUTHORIZED ADDING TO THAT FORCE. WE HAVE ALBERT AND MARY THAT ARE GOING THROUGH THE TRAINING PROGRAM THAT HOPEFULLY WILL BE COMPLETED PRETTY SOON. SO WE CAN ADD TO THAT THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE WAS AUTHORIZED IN THE MOST RECENT BUDGET BY CITY COUNCIL. WE HAVE THE VEHICLE, IT FINALLY ARRIVED AS YOU KNOW, VEHICLES ARE COMING IN SLOWLY DUE TO DELIVERY PROCESSES AND SUCH. AND NOW WE WOULD LIKE TO MARK THIS VEHICLE CURRENTLY, IT IS THE SOLID COLOR WE WOULD LIKE TO PUT A WRAP ON THE VEHICLE. UH, WE'VE TRIED TO BRING A DESIGN FORWARD FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION THAT WOULD HIGHLIGHT THE WORD VOLUNTEER. YOU SEE IT ON THE FRONT BACK AND SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. UH, WE THINK THIS SIMILARLY MATCHES THE OVERALL DESIGN OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, WHERE IT USES THE BLUE IN COLOR AND THE GRAY THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE ON OUR FLEET, BUT IS COMPLETELY IDENTIFIABLE AS A VOLUNTEER VEHICLE. UM, WE'RE ASKING FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. WE DO HAVE THE FUNDS IN THE BUDGET. IT WAS APPROVED DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS FOR THE VEHICLE, THE WRAP, UH, AND OTHER SUCH SERVICES FROM THE CITIZENS ON PATROL. THANK YOU, CHIEF. UM, I JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE HOW IMPORTANT THIS PROGRAM IS AS OUR CITY GROWS AND WE HAVE, UH, MORE SUBDIVISIONS TO SEE A, YOU KNOW, A PRESENCE, UH, IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS REALLY IS A SAFETY, UH, ADDRESSES A SAFETY CONCERN THAT WE HAVE, NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE OFFICERS NOW WE HAVE VOLUNTEERS THAT ARE OUT BEING VIGILANT AS WELL IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. SO DEFINITELY THIS IS A GREAT PROGRAM AND I, I THINK THE MEMBERS ARE A PART OF THIS, NOT ONE SCRATCH BOP. ALL RIGHT. I JUST WANT TO PICK ON HIM A LITTLE BIT, BUT I THINK IT WAS A GREAT PROGRAM. AND I THINK THIS IS, UH, THIS IS DEFINITELY WHAT THE CITY NEEDS, AND I WANT TO THANK ALL THE VOLUNTEERS FOR STEPPING UP AND BEING A PART OF THIS. THANKS CHIEF. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE OFFICERS THAT ARE A REAL PART OF THIS AS WELL. OFFICER PLANT. THANK YOU. UH, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 18, MOVED BY MAYOR PRO TEM, SECOND BACK CUSTOMER ELLISON, AND WE PROVED GENDER OUT OF NUMBER 18. IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION CUSTOMER FORCE COUNT. THANK YOU. UM, CAN YOU TELL ME IF YOU GUYS RECEIVED ANY OTHER ESTIMATES OR IF THIS WAS YOUR ONLY ONE? UH, THIS IS THE ONE THAT WE RECEIVED. THIS IS THE CURRENT COMPANY THAT OUTFITS OUR FLEET ALREADY. SO THEY, THEY KIND OF HAVE OUR BUSINESS. WE ALREADY BRING THEM HERE. THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN TRIED, PROVEN AND PROVEN, TRIED AND TRUE AND PROVEN FOR OUR AGENCY. OKAY. YES. MA'AM ANY OTHER DISCUSSION CUSTOMER TOBY'S YES. UM, SO YOU'RE SAYING THE TRUCK CAME IN. YES, SIR. WE RECEIVED IT JUST A FEW SHORT WEEKS AGO. SO IT TOOK A WHILE WE ORDERED IT MONTHS AGO, BUT IT FINALLY GOT HERE YESTERDAY. DO YOU KNOW BY CHANCE AND THIS, THEY WOULD PROBABLY WOULD KNOW. DO YOU THINK THEY WOULD PROBABLY NEED A TOOLBOX IN THE BACK WHORES AS SOMETHING TO BE CONSIDERED, TO BE ABLE TO BRING? I KNOW WHEN WE'VE DONE THE FOOD DRIVES, THERE'S THE CONES, THERE'S THE, UM, ANY OTHER EQUIPMENT THAT YOU MIGHT NEED? UM, JUST KIND OF NOTICE THAT IT DIDN'T HAVE THIS. I DIDN'T KNOW IF THAT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT THEY MIGHT WANT LATER ON. YES, SIR. IT MAY BE SOMETHING THAT THEY DESIRE TO COME FORWARD IN THE FUTURE. DON'T FORGET. WE ALSO HAVE THE MUCH, MUCH OLDER, BUT WE'RE GOING TO KEEP THAT SECONDARY VEHICLE. THAT WAS A HAND-ME-DOWN FROM ANOTHER CITY DEPARTMENT BECAUSE WE'RE GROWING THE CITIZENS ON PATROL. WE'RE GOING TO NEED AT LEAST TWO VEHICLES FOR THE SIXTH AND THE FUTURE EIGHT MEMBERS. SO WE HAVE ANOTHER VEHICLE ALSO THAT DOES THE ENCLOSED, UH, VEHICLE AS SMALL SUV THAT WE CAN CARRY SOME EQUIPMENT IN AND SHOULD THEY NEED TO COME FORWARD WITH IT? THAT WOULD BE A SMALL PURCHASE. AND WE WOULD HAVE THE FUNDS IN OUR EXISTING BUDGET TO MAKE THAT. AND THEN ONE LAST QUESTION, I KNOW YOU CAN'T PUT EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON THERE, BUT WOULD THERE BE A UTILITY LIGHT THAT WOULD BE ADDED? CAUSE I KNOW THEY I'VE SEEN THEM AROUND TOWN PICK UP SIGNS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, SO IT'D BE MORE OF A, AN ALERT OR WARNING. IT WAS ACTUALLY INCLUDED WITH THE VEHICLE IN THE LEASE PROGRAM. SO WE ALREADY HAVE AMBER LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE AND IT'S ALREADY EQUIPPED. YES, SIR. OKAY. AND DIRECTIONALS TO HELP SHIFT CARS LEFT OR RIGHT OF THE VEHICLE. SHOULD IT BE OUT ON THE ROADWAY? SO IT'S ALREADY EQUIPPED. YES, SIR. GOOD, GOOD, MR. . ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES SEVEN TO ZERO. NEXT UP AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 19 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF KYLE TEXAS APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE 20, 20 TO 2026 KYLE PUBLIC LIBRARY, LONG RANGE PLAN. MR. PAUL FAILING. PRIOR TO THAT, MAY I CALL A POINT OF ORDER, PLEASE? GO AHEAD. UH, B AGENDA ITEM AGENDA SAYS COUNCIL REQUESTED AGENDA ITEM SHALL BE PLACED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SECTION OF THE AGENDA UNDER WHICH THE PARTICULAR COUNCIL REQUESTED AGENDA ITEM BELONGS. SO ITEM NUMBERS, 34 AND 35 SAY DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION. SO I GUESS I'M JUST WONDERING WHY DID THEY DIDN'T GO UNDER CONSIDER IMPOSSIBLE ACTION? UH, THE, UH, HEADING FOR IN THE WAY THAT WE NORMALLY WORK THROUGH THE, [01:30:01] THE TWO CATEGORIES IS IF THERE ARE ITEMS COMING FORWARD WITH CONTRACTS AND READY TO GO, THEY GO UNDER A POSSIBLE ACTION. UH, IF THEY ARE, UH, PROPOSALS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN VETTED BY STAFF, UH, WHERE DIRECTION IS GIVEN AND FUTURE ITEMS WOULD COME BACK, UH, THAT'S WHY THEY GO UNDER GENERAL DISCUSSION IN POSSIBLE DIRECTION SO THAT WHEN THE DIRECTION IS GIVEN AND THE ITEM COMES BACK, IT COMES UNDER CONSIDERED AND POSSIBLE ACTION. OKAY. AND JUST THAT, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WAS, I MEAN, I GUESS WE'VE NEVER SEEN IT LIKE THAT BEFORE. I THINK GENERAL DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE DIRECTION IS A NEWER SUBSECTION. AND SO YEAH, YOUR, YOUR POINT OF OVER ORDER IS OVERRULED. SO I COULD APPEAL PLEASE. ALL RIGHT. SO WE'LL, WE'LL TAKE A, WE'LL TAKE A VOTE ON THIS. UM, UH, THE, UH, IT'LL BE ROLL CALL. SO WHAT, WHAT ARE EXACTLY WE TRYING TO HAMMER OUT HERE? CAN WE GET SOME CLARITY ON THAT? SURE. SO I GUESS MY CONCERN IS MAKING SURE THAT, UM, OUR, MY AGENDA ITEM GOES UNDER THEIR RIGHTS SUBSECTION. UM, IN FACT, THAT MINE HAS TO DO WITH AN ANOTHER AGENDA ITEM. AND IF THE OTHER AGENDA IN JEDDAH AGENDA ITEM GOES FIRST AND MINE IS, UM, POINTLESS. OKAY. WHICH AGENDA ITEM ARE YOU? SO YOUR OBJECTIVE IS TO GET YOUR AGENDA ITEMS AND MAKE TAKE ACTION. UH, SO 30 IS THE ONE THAT'S PRIOR TO MINE. AND THE ONE THAT I FEEL LIKE SHOULD AT LEAST GO PRIOR TO THAT IS GOING TO BE A 35. SO YOU WENT 35 TO COME BEFORE THE BORING COMPANY DESIGN AND REBUILD RAILROAD PETITIONER, NUMBER 30 CONSIDERING POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE CITY MANAGER CONTRACT EXTENSION 31. OKAY. WELL THIS IS, I LITERALLY PRINTED IT OFF. I DON'T KNOW WHEN IT CHANGED, BUT I PRINTED THIS OFF ON FRIDAY. SO IF IT CHANGED, IT WAS AFTER THE TIME THAT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO. OKAY. EITHER WAY IT'S 30, IT'S 31 31 IN YOURS. YES. AND LET ME MAKE SURE IT MINE STILL 34 AND 35 36 AND 33. ALL RIGHT. SO I'VE CALLED A ROLL CALL VOTE. OVERRULED. THE ORDER, IF YOU'D LIKE TO CHANGE IT UP, NOW'S THE TIME. SO ROLL CALL VOTE. IT'S A NON DEBATABLE APPEAL. SO WE NEED TO HAVE A ROLL CALL THOUGH, WAS JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE VOTING ON THOUGH. AMIR. OKAY. WELL, THE, THE, THE SHE'S SAYING THAT HER ITEMS WERE PUT IN THE WRONG CATEGORIES AND SHE WANTS THEM AT THE TOP OF THE CONCERN OF POSSIBLE ACTION. HI, ELISE NUMBER 35, WHICH IS WHY I DON'T KNOW WHAT NUMBER IT IS FOR YOU GUYS, BUT UNDERMINE 36 FOR YOU GUYS. CAN WE JUST MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE THAT UP INSTEAD OF HAVING TO GO THROUGH THIS WHOLE APPEAL PROCESS? I MEAN, THIS IS THE PROCESS TO MOVE IT UP. SO 35 WE'LL GO BEFORE 31. I THINK IT'S 36. DEPENDS ON WHEN YOU PRINT IT OFF YOUR AGENDA. APPARENTLY IT'S THE APPEAL TO GET 36 ITEMS CONCERNING THE, UH, UH, DISCUSSION POSSIBLE ACTORS ARE IN THE PROCESS OF GATHERING INFORMATION. THAT ONE, YOUR GOAL IS TO GET THAT BEFORE THE CONSIDERED POSSIBLE THE CITY MANAGER CONTRACTS, NOT NECESSARILY AT THE TOP OF BEFORE 19, THIS NEXT AGENDA ITEM THAT WE'RE ABOUT TO DO. I MEAN, THE WHOLE THING IS KIND OF THE RULES OF COUNCILS STATE. IT'S SUPPOSED TO GO UNDER THE PLACE OF THE SECTION OF THE AGENDA. THEN THE QUESTION HERE IS WHERE DO WE THINK THIS AGENDA ITEM SHOULD GO? SO I FELT LIKE IT SHOULD GO PRIOR TO A VOTE ON TO FINALIZE A CONTRACT, CAUSE I WAS STILL LIKE TO DISCUSS IT AND IT SHOULD GO UNDER CONSIDER IMPOSSIBLE ACTION, NOT AT THE END POSSIBLE UNDER GENERAL DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE DIRECTION. OKAY. I AGREE. SO WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO SAY IS, BEFORE WE START SECTION SIX OR SEVEN, CONSIDER ALSO ACTION ON THE AGENDA. YOU WANT TO MOVE SECTION 36 BEFORE 31. THAT'S FINE TOO. YES. THAT WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO. YES. I'M TRYING TO FOLLOW THE RULES OF COUNSEL WOULD THAT SAYS IN GOOD TO MOVE UP TO THE TOP, BUT I'M OKAY WITH IT MOVING PRIOR TO 31 ANYWHERE THE APPEAL JUST TO BE, TO MOVE THAT ITEM BEFORE 31. SO WE CAN GET BACK TO THIS PRESENTATION. WELL THAT, AND I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME CONSISTENCY ON WHERE ITEMS ARE PLACED. CAN WE DISCUSS THAT AT ANOTHER AGENDA ITEM AT ANOTHER? WE DON'T DO THAT. THEN THERE'S A COMPLAINT THAT NOBODY ELSE IS ENFORCING THAT WELL, UH, BRING [01:35:01] FORWARD AN ITEM. LET'S CLEAR THAT ALL UP AND GET THAT GOING, BUT THIS BACK AND FORTH RIGHT NOW, WHILE WE'RE TRYING TO MOVE THIS FORWARD, WHAT IS, WHAT'S THE OBJECTIVE? THE OBJECTIVE IS TO MOVE 36 PRIOR TO WHAT 31 CAN WE MAKE A MOTION FOR THAT? , SHE'S CALLED A POINT OF ORDER SAYING THEY WAS IN THE WRONG CATEGORY. UM, I DO NOT BELIEVE IT'S IN THE WRONG CATEGORY REGARDLESS OF THE HEADING OVER TO DO THAT. RIGHT. SO I OVERRULED. SHE APPEALED. UH, AND SO THAT'S THE PROCESS SHE WANTED TO GO AS OPPOSED TO JUST MAKING A REQUEST TO MOVE IT. SO, AND, UH, SO NOW WE'RE IN THIS VOTING PROCESS, SO THAT'S, THAT'S THE WAY THAT IT IS. SO, UH, AND, UH, THE, UH, AN I VOTE WILL BE TO, UH, SUSTAIN, UH, THE RULING OF THE CHAIR, UH, A NAVY VOTE. IS THAT RIGHT? I'M JUST TRYING TO GET US ON THE SAME PAGE AS FAR AS YOU JUST SAID APPEAL. SO I KNOW, AND I VOTE WILL BE TO, I'M SORRY TO SUSTAIN THE, UM, THE POINT OF ORDER A NEIGHBOR VOTE WILL BE TO, UH, UPHOLD THE CHAIR REALLY. SO, SO COULD YOU PLEASE CLARIFY, WELL, IF WE'RE TRYING TO FOLLOW THE RULES OF COUNCIL, UH, POINTS OF ORDER OR NON DEBATABLE EMOTIONS, AND WE DEBATING WE'RE GETTING CLARIFICATION WELL, YOU'RE, YOU'RE APPEALING THE, THE POINT OF ORDER. AND SO IF, IF THE COUNCIL RULES, CORRECT, YOU'RE APPEALING THE RULING OF THE POINT OF ORDER. SO IF COUNCIL APPROVES THE APPEAL, IT OVERRULES THE CHAIR. IF THEY DENY IT, IT STANDS AS IS CORRECT. SO THERE YOU GO. ROLL CALL, VOTE THE MAYOR'S DECISION. NO, NO, IT CONFIRMS THE MAYOR'S DECISION. I GRANTS THE APPEAL JUST SO I UNDERSTAND. I'M SORRY. I WILL MEAN THAT 36 CAN MOVE TO 31 TO BE IN THAT CATEGORY. THAT'S NOT OKAY. IT'S JUST A LITTLE CONFUSING. THE FIRST QUESTION IS, IS IT IN THE RIGHT CATEGORY? RIGHT? IT WOULD GO TO THE TOP. SO IT WOULD BE THE NEXT SIDE AND WE TAKE UP, SO WE'RE, WE'RE GOING TO SWITCH GEARS AND WE'RE GOING TO TALK CITY MANAGER CONTRACT. NOW WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A VOTE, RIGHT? I'VE BEEN TRYING. OKAY. ROLL CALL BRADSHAW. UH, NO, I'VE GOT IT. I JUST, THIS, THIS WHOLE THING IS JUST RIDICULOUS. I JUST WISH WE WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE THE AGENDA ITEM. OKAY. I'M AN A TO B S UM, I'M STILL CONFUSED. UM, SO WE'RE, WE'RE NOT VOTING FOR MOVING 36 BEFORE 31, CORRECT? NOT AT ALL. WE'RE VOTING ON THE RULES OF COUNCIL, ESSENTIALLY. AND IF YOU VOTE, YES, IT MEANS WE OVERRIDE WHAT THE MAYOR SAID. AND IF WE SAY NO, THEN YOU AGREE WITH THE MAYOR SET, BUT I CAN MAKE A RHYME NATIVE STAY NATIVE STAY. SO NATE STAYS IN ITS CURRENT SPOT AND I IS TO MOVE IT. WELL, THAT'S THE EFFECT. THE VOTE IS ON WHETHER OR NOT THE ITEM WAS INCORRECTLY PLACED IN THE WRONG CATEGORY, RIGHT. IT'S NOT ABOUT MOVING INTO OTHERWISE, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A REQUEST THAT LET'S CONTINUE THE ROLL CALL VOTE. I'M SORRY. HI, MITCHELL. NO FLORES KALE. ALL RIGHT. RED ZONE, ELLISON PARSLEY. IS THAT IT? ALRIGHT. MOTION CARRIES FIVE TO TWO. SO WE ARE NOW UNDER CONSIDERED POSSIBLE ACTION. SO, BUT WE'RE GOING TO BRING FORWARD, UH, AGENDA ITEMS, NUMBER 36. UH, AND, UH, THEN WE ARE ALSO GOING TO BRING UP AGENDA ITEMS, NUMBER 31. SO WE'LL START WITH 36 DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION. 36. NO, I'M GOING TO BRING IT UP. IF WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS IT, WE MIGHT AS WELL DO IT ALL AT THE SAME TIME. SO SHE'S GOING TO CALL A POINT OF ORDER BECAUSE I WANT IT, I PUT IT AFTER THE ITEMS FACING THE PUBLIC ANYWAY. SO I DID IT BECAUSE I FELT LIKE IT WAS THE WRONG PLACE. I UNDERSTAND. I'M JUST SAYING WE'VE GOT PEOPLE WAITING HERE AS WELL. THAT'S CORRECT. WE'RE GOING TO ANY THIS, ALL RIGHT. AGENDA ITEM, NUMBER 36 DISCUSSION OF SOME. PEOPLE'S DONE. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO, UH, I APOLOGIZE. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A, [01:40:01] UH, 11 MINUTE BREAK. WE WILL RECONVENE THIS MEETING AT 9:00 PM. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THE NEXT ITEM WE'RE GOING TO BRING UP IS AGENDA [36. Discussion and possible action regarding the process of gathering information toreview and research City Manager's contract renewal. ~ Yvonne Flores-Cale,Council Member] ITEM NUMBER 36, DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE PROCESS OF GATHERING INFORMATION TO REVIEW AND RESEARCH CITY MANAGER'S CONTRACT RENEWAL, CUSTOMER FLOORS SCALE. THANK YOU. AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY, UM, FOR YOUR PATIENTS. AND, UM, THE GENTLEMEN OVER THERE WERE SUPER NICE. AND SO THANK YOU FOR MAKING ME FEEL BETTER. I APPRECIATE IT. UM, SO MY AGENDA ITEM IS IN REGARDS TO COLLECTING INFORMATION REGARDING RENEWAL OF THE CITY MANAGER'S CONTRACT. UM, AND IT GOT BROUGHT UP BECAUSE I REQUESTED SOME INFORMATION, UM, SOME FINANCIALS, UM, IN REGARDS TO, UH, EXPENSES IN THE CONTRACT. AND SO, UM, AT THE TIME I HAD WRITTEN STAFF AND THEN CC'D OUR CITY ATTORNEY, UM, AND A COUPLE EMAILS WENT BY, AND THEN, UH, I WAS INFORMED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO INCLUDE, UM, UH, MR. SELLERS. AND I DIDN'T THINK THAT WAS, UM, THAT WAS A COMFORTABLE SITUATION EITHER FOR THE STAFF OR FOR ME TO REQUEST THIS INFORMATION. AND SO, UM, AND IT'S, I WAS ABLE TO GO THROUGH, UM, SOME FINANCIALS AND BRING SOME THINGS UP THAT WERE A LITTLE BIT CONCERNING. UM, AND I WANTED TO GET COUNCIL'S ADVICE ON A, HOW WE PROCEED. AND THEN IN THAT PROCEDURE, IF WE, UM, COULD GET A GOOD LOOK AT AN AUDIT THAT'S, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S ALREADY BEEN PREVIOUSLY DONE OR, UM, IF WE COULD REQUEST ONE TO BE DONE, I WAS TOLD BY COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON THAT IT'S, THERE'S ONE DONE EVERY YEAR. SO JUST TO GET CLARIFICATION FOR WHEN WE RENEW HIS CONTRACT AND WE FEEL, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I FEEL CONFIDENT. SO GOING BACK TO THE FIRST QUESTION IS, UM, I'M KIND OF CURIOUS AS IF WHAT COUNCIL THINKS ABOUT WHEN WE REQUEST INFORMATION, IF, WHETHER OR NOT, UM, CITY MANAGER SHOULD BE CC'D ON ALL THAT INFORMATION. UH, SO MY RESPONSE TO THAT IS THAT THE, THE PROCESS AND THE POLICY OF THE CITY MANAGERS TO BE INFORMED WHENEVER COMMUNICATION HAPPENS BETWEEN ANYONE FROM THE STIES AND STAFF, UH, THE REASON FOR THAT IS PRECISELY FOR WHAT YOU SAID, EXCEPT IN THE DIFFERENT ROUTE. THE PRESSURE THAT IS OFTEN FELT IS WHEN, UH, INDIVIDUAL COUNCIL MEMBERS REACH OUT TO STAFF, UH, AROUND THE, UH, NORMAL POLICY, UH, THAT IS PUT IN PLACE IN. SO, YOU KNOW, FOR THAT REASON, I BELIEVE THE CITY MANAGER SHOULD ALWAYS BE INFORMED OF WHATEVER COMMUNICATION IS TAKING PLACE FROM ANY INDIVIDUAL ON THIS DIOCESE TO STAFF. AND THAT IS NOT TO SAY THAT, UH, COMMUNICATION CAN'T TAKE PLACE, BUT THE LONG-STANDING POLICY, UH, IN THE CITY IS THAT THE CITY MANAGER IS INFORMED WHENEVER THOSE COMMUNICATIONS TAKE PLACE. UM, IT'S BEEN ONE OR TWO DIFFERENT TIMES, I'LL SAY MYSELF THAT I'VE, YOU KNOW, BEEN, UH, LEARNED THAT LESSON EARLY ON THAT IN, IN, IN ALL THOSE SITUATIONS, CITY MANAGER WAS INFORMED AND AS A RESULT, UH, IT, IT, IT IS A POLICY THAT I'VE SEEN, UH, BE SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE, UH, STAFF DEPARTMENT HEADS COMMUNICATING, UH, WITHOUT CITY MANAGERS, UH, KNOWLEDGE TO INDIVIDUALS, UH, CAN, CAN ALSO CREATE A LOT OF PRESSURE AND TENSION. SO WHILE THERE'S NO PERFECT SCENARIO, WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A CONTRACT, UH, THE, THE POLICY THAT'S IN PLACE AS THE CITY MAJOR IS GOING TO BE, UH, BRIEFED. AND THOSE ARE HIS EMPLOYEES, AND THAT IS UNDER HIS, YOU KNOW, THE CITY MANAGER'S DIRECTION. SO CAN YOU PUT ME TO THAT POLICY PLEASE? NO, I MEAN, I CAN'T, I'M NOT HERE, NOT IN THIS MOMENT. I CAN SAY, CAN ANYBODY POINT ME TO THAT POLICY? CAUSE I DON'T, I'VE TRIED TO LOOK FOR IT AND I'M NOT ABLE TO LOCATE IT. UM, AND, AND LET ME GO BACK AND STATE THAT THIS IS NOT NECESSARILY, UM, THIS IS NOT A REVIEW OF, UH, THE CITY MANAGER. THIS IS TO RENEW HIS CONTRACT. UM, AND I DID CC THE CITY ATTORNEY, UH, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS SUFFICIENT, BUT GOING BACK TO THE POLICY, IF ANYBODY IN THE CITY COULD POINT ME TO THAT, I WOULD APPRECIATE IT. OKAY. I MEAN, IN ORDER TO PROCEED, DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? I GUESS THIS MIMI FOR ME MIRROR, UH, WHAT INFORMATION AGAIN, ARE WE GETTING, ARE WE TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE AUDITS? UM, I JUST WANT TO GET CLARIFICATION. IT LOOKS LIKE THERE WAS SOME, UM, THERE WAS A LARGE EXPENDITURE, I MEAN, IN REIMBURSEMENTS BETWEEN TWO, TWO OR THREE YEARS. AND, UM, WHEN WE, I WENT THROUGH THOSE EXPENSES, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE MIGHT'VE BEEN SOME OVERLAP. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO CONFIRM [01:45:01] THAT THERE WAS, UM, NOT A DOUBLE PAYMENT OUT OR POSSIBLY, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN THIS IS RENEWED, THAT, UM, I FEEL CONFIDENT THAT, UM, EVERYTHING IS, IS ON THE, ON THE GOOD. SO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS WHATEVER THE WILL, YOU'RE WHERE YOU'RE TRYING TO FIND IS THAT WHEN IT COMES TO HIS CONTRACT, THAT'S BEING NEGOTIATED, THAT EVERYTHING IS FALLING IN LINE WITH, UM, ANY EXPENDITURES THAT HAS BEEN ALREADY PREVIOUSLY PAID FOR, OR THAT'S ALREADY BEEN, UM, ALIGNED WITH, UH, WITH, WITHIN THE CONTRACT. CORRECT. SO THERE'S A PART THERE THAT ALLOWS FOR EXPENDITURES. AND, UM, I JUST, W I THINK WHAT HAPPENED WAS WE WERE, I WAS TRYING TO GET A GOOD IDEA OF EXACTLY HOW MUCH HIS CONTRACT CONSISTED OF, UM, BECAUSE AS OF COURSE THERE'S A BASE SALARY, BUT THEN THERE'S A COST TO EVERYTHING ELSE. AND SO I WANTED TO INCLUDE ACTUAL NUMBERS OF MONEY THAT HAS BEEN SPENT EITHER VIA CREDIT CARD OR REIMBURSEMENT. AND SO THAT'S, THAT'S WHEN MY CONCERN KIND OF CAME UP. OKAY. BUT THE, WHAT YOU WERE ASKING FOR IS FOR THE, THE CITY MANAGER TO NOT BE INFORMED ABOUT THE COMMUNICATION THAT IS TAKING PLACE BETWEEN YOU AND THE CITY ATTORNEY AND THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT DURING HIS CONTRACT. CORRECT. AND SO THAT IS THE QUESTION, SO THAT WE'RE CLEAR, DO WE WANT THE CITY MANAGER TO NOT BE, UH, INFORMED WHEN REQUESTS ARE MADE REGARDING EXPENSES, WHICH ARE NOT A FUNCTION OF THE CONTRACT? THEY MAY BE A PARENT THETICAL REASON SOMEBODY WOULD VOTE FOR, OR AGAINST A CONTRACT, AND THAT'S EVERYONE'S DETERMINATION, BUT ARE WE GOING TO SAY THAT WE WANT TO START HAVING A SET AS POLICY FOR THE CITY MANAGER TO NOT BE INCLUDED IN CORRESPONDENCE, COUNCILMEMBER PARSLEY. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I WAS JUST THINKING IN THIS PARTICULAR INSTANCE, BECAUSE WE ARE DISCUSSING HIS CONTRACT, NORMALLY YOU WOULDN'T TALK TO THE PERSON YOU'RE HIRING WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO HIRE SOMEBODY, IF YOU NEED TO TALK TO A DIFFERENT DEPARTMENT. SO I WOULD SAY IN THIS PARTICULAR INSTANCE, I WOULD APPRECIATE TO HAVE HAD CONTACT WITH MAYBE THEIR ATTORNEY OR THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT WITHOUT BEING THE CITY MANAGER INCLUDED TO THAT, JUST FOR HIS CONTRACT NOW FOR EVERY OTHER COMMUNICATION. WELL, THIS COMMUNICATION WAS FIVE YEARS OF, OF THE EXPENSE RECEIPTS FOR ALL OF COUNCIL. AND IT'S IN THE CITY MANAGER COMPILED AS A REPORT, IS THAT REQUEST SOMETHING WE WANT THE CITY MANAGER TO BE INFORMED ABOUT, OR WOULD WE WANT THE CITY MANAGER TO NOT BE AWARE THAT THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT IS BEING DIRECTED TO CREATE A FIVE-YEAR EXPENSE REPORT? WELL, THIS CAME OUT THE REQUESTS FOR THE COUNCIL EXPENSES CAME BECAUSE OF THE CITY MANAGER'S EXPENSES. I WOULDN'T HAVE REQUESTED ACTUALLY BOTH OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBER FLORES, KELLY AND I REQUESTED COUNCIL EXPENSES BECAUSE OF WHAT WE FOUND IN THE EXPENSES OF THE CITY MANAGER AS REIMBURSEMENT AND CREDIT CARDS THAT RAISE CONCERN. SO IN MY OPINION, I WOULD LIKE TO NOT HAVE HAD HIM ADDED TO THOSE EMAILS. OKAY. UM, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE WOULDN'T ADD HIM. AND THE REASON I'M SAYING IS THAT IN THE LAST THREE YEARS, THAT I'VE SIT ON HIS DIAS, ANYTIME THAT A COUNCIL MEMBER HAS REACHED OUT TO STAFF AND NOT INCLUDED, ANYONE ELSE HAS LED TO PROBLEMS. I MEAN, COUNCIL MEMBER KILZ SAT HERE AND, AND, UH, HAD A BIG BACK AND FORTH WITH A COUNCIL MEMBER THAT WENT STRAIGHT TO A STAFF MEMBER. AND THAT'S, I REMEMBER ENDED UP LEAVING. I JUST DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH INDIVIDUAL COUNCIL MEMBERS GOING OUT AND REACHING OUT TO STAFF. AND REALLY, I JUST DON'T HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE MAYOR, THE CITY MANAGER, KNOWING WHAT'S GOING ON. I MEAN, TRANSPARENCY IS PROBABLY KEY. I MEAN, IF HE KNOWS WHAT YOU'RE DOING, HE'S NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO HIDE ANYTHING. I MEAN, ALL THE PAPERS, ARE THERE ANYTHING WOULD HAPPEN? I MEAN, THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M SAYING HE'S DOING OR NOT DOING, BUT WHAT I'M SAYING IS THAT THIS WAY EVERYBODY'S IN THE LOOP, EVERYBODY'S KNOWING. I MEAN, UNLESS WE'RE TRYING TO DO SOMETHING SECRETLY, I MEAN, THERE'S OKAY WITH EVERYBODY KNOWING WHAT IT IS. I MEAN, PAPERWORK'S NOT GOING TO CHANGE. I MEAN, THERE'S MISSING EMAILS CLEARLY, CAUSE THERE'S REFERENCES TO, HEY, I NEED TO GET A RESPONSE BACK. DID YOU GET ALL THE FINANCES YOU WERE LOOKING FOR? I GOT FINANCES. I DIDN'T, I, I GOT INFORMATION, BUT IT WAS A LACK OF INFORMATION AS WELL. AND, AND, AND THE CITY ATTORNEY WAS CC. THIS WAS NOT BEHIND THE SCENES. THIS WAS NOT SECRETIVE. THIS WAS, UH, I CAN, I CAN, I DON'T MIND. HANG ON, HANG ON, HANG ON, HANG ON, HANG ON. WE GOT THREE DIFFERENT PEOPLE ENGAGED IN A CONVERSATION HERE. ONE OF THE CONVERSATION TOPICS, AS IT RELATES TO EXPENSE REPORTS, THE COMP THE TOPIC OF EXPENSE REPORTS IS NOT WHAT'S BEING CONSIDERED, BUT WHAT'S BEING CONSIDERED [01:50:01] IS, DOES THE CITY MANAGER NEED, UH, NEED TO BE INFORMED WHEN COMMUNICATION TAKES PLACE BETWEEN THIS, THIS BOARD, UH, AND, UH, UH, ANY MEMBER OF STAFF. SO IT'S CONTRACT WHEN YOU WILL. THAT IS CORRECT DURING HIS CONTRACT RENEWAL, UH, DURING ANY POINT AS THE, UH, AS THE ACTING CITY MANAGER. SO THAT IS A CLEAR QUESTION. WE CAN GIVE CLEAR DIRECTION. EVERYBODY CAN HAVE THEIR OWN OPINION ON IT, I SUPPOSE. UH, AND WE JUST NEED TO MAKE A DECISION. SO I WILL, UM, UH, MAKE A MOTION TO DIRECT THE CITY MANAGER TO CONTINUE WITH THIS POLICY OF BEING INFORMED. ANYTIME COMMUNICATION TAKES PLACE BETWEEN A MEMBER OF THIS BODY, UH, AND ANY MEMBER OF HIS STAFF, WHICH HE REPORTS TO. NO, WAIT, W THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. UH, IT'S BEEN MOTION BY THE MAYOR, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ELLISON. IS THERE FURTHER DISCUSSION, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. IF YOU HAVE THIS OPTION ON THIS CUSTOMER FLOOR SCALE. THANK YOU. NOW, DID I, THAT WAS KIND OF LONG. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT INCLUDED DURING HIS CONTRACT, THIS IS NOT, AND THIS IS NOT SOMETHING I WANT TO ASK FOR A OF THE MOTION IS REAFFIRMING THE POLICY, AND THAT WOULD INCLUDE ANY NOT HERE. THE POLICY IS THE CITY MANAGERS POLICY, WHERE COUNSEL W W THE, THE, THE, THE GUIDANCE THAT WAS GIVEN IS THAT THERE'S A, THERE'S A PROVISION IN THE CITY CHARTER THAT SAYS THAT EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BY SECTION 4.03 OF THE CHARTER, THE COUNCIL SHE'LL DEAL WITH THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS OF THE CITY SOLELY THROUGH THE CITY MANAGER AND OTHER COUNCIL APPOINTEES AS APPROPRIATE, AND SHALL NOT GIVE DIRECTIVES TO CITY MANAGERS, SUBORDINATES EITHER PUBLICLY OR PRIVATELY. SO THAT'S THE, THAT'S THE CHARTER PROVISION THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. AND THE CITY MANAGERS AND COUNCILS WORK OUT HOW THAT WILL FUNCTION SO THAT THE COUNCIL CAN GET INFORMATION FROM STAFF, BUT THAT THIS PROVISION OF THE CHARTER BE RESPECTED IN, IN THAT KIND OF ENDEAVOR. AND SO, AS FAR AS THAT, THE POLICY, THERE'S A CHARTER PROVISION THAT SPEAKS TO THIS ISSUE. AND THEN HOW THAT'S CARRIED OUT IS USUALLY WORKED OUT BETWEEN THE COUNCIL AND THE CITY MANAGER. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE FURTHER DISCUSSION, ROLL CALL VOTE. HI. UM, ALL RIGHT. MOTION PASSES. SIX TO ONE. WE'RE GOING TO LEAVE THE CONTRACT ITEM TO THE BACK, IF OKAY. WITH EVERYONE, BECAUSE THERE'S FOLKS HERE WHO WANT TO PRESENT, SO WE'LL BRING THOSE UP IN, IN ORDER IF THAT'S OKAY. YEAH. UH, WHAT ABOUT MY CONCERN REGARDING AN AUDIT? IT'S NOT POSTED FOR AN AUDIT? WELL, IT'S PART OF THE PROCESS. I WANTED TO GET AN AUDIT IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND HIS, HIS CONTRACT. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO, UM, DIRECT STAFF EITHER TO PROVIDE US WITH A PREVIOUS AUDIT FROM THIS YEAR, OR TO, UM, ORDER A THIRD PARTY TO DO AN AUDIT REGARDING, UM, COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGER, REIMBURSEMENTS AND CREDIT CARD SPENDING SECOND. ALRIGHT. IT'S MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER FLOORS, KALE SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR. IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? ABSOLUTELY. THERE IS COUNSELING. SO I WANT TO GO DOWN ONE PATH HERE. SO THAT'S KIND OF OPEN-ENDED TO EITHER PROVIDE THE AUDITS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN DONE OR POTENTIALLY HIRE A THIRD PARTY. I'M NOT, I DON'T WANT TO GO DOWN THAT PATH JUST YET, AND TO OPEN-ENDEDLY MAKE A DIRECTION TO STAFF, TO POTENTIALLY HIRE A THIRD-PARTY TO DO AUDIT. LET'S SEE WHAT WE HAVE ALREADY. LET'S SEE. WHAT'S ALREADY BEEN DONE. I DON'T LIKE THIS MOTION THAT HAS THE TWO OPTIONS. WELL, I'M JUST SAYING IF THE AUDIT HASN'T BEEN DONE, THAT'S WHAT WE DO. IS THERE, WHEN IS THE ANNUAL AUDIT DONE OF THE, UH, CITY'S EXPENDITURES? UH, THANK YOU, PROFESSOR MARIN COUNCIL AND THE AUDIT FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING 9 30, 20 21 WILL BE PRESENTED TO COUNCIL AT YOUR NEXT MEETING. IT'S THE FINANCIAL AUDIT IS NOT SCOPE SPECIFIC FOR TRAVEL IS CITY-WIDE FINANCIAL AUDIT, BUT DO DO THAT AUDIT, DO THEY NOT REVIEW, UH, EXPENDITURES IN THE EXPENSE REPORT? YOU DID MAKE SURE ALL THE DOCUMENTATION IS IN PLACE FOR THOSE EXPENSES. THEIR SCOPE INCLUDES A SAMPLING OF TRANSACTIONS, BUT IT IS BASED [01:55:01] ON STATISTICAL SAMPLING. IT'S NOT 100%. SO THEY RANDOMLY SELECT TRANSACTIONS FROM DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE CITY, RIGHT? COUNSEL, IF I MAY JUST ADD TO THAT ANSWERS, THE AUDIT ALSO LOOKS AT OUR CONTROLS, MEANING ALL OF OUR EXPENDITURES AND HOW WE PROCESS THOSE. SO THE CONVERSATION IS ABOUT TRAVEL EXPENDITURES AND CERTAIN REIMBURSABLE EXPENDITURES. THOSE EXPENSES ARE SENT TO A PERSON IN THE, ON STAFF. UH, IN THIS CASE, THE CITY SECRETARY WHO CODES SEND THEM TO FINANCE FOR PROCESSING THAT AUDIT HAS PASSED, UH, OR THAT THAT TRAIL HAS PASSED THE AUDIT CONTROLS FOR SEVEN YEARS. THAT'S WHAT I SAW IN THE AUDIT WAS VERY CONCERNING TO ME. SO, UH, PEREZ, I DON'T WANT TO GET YOU INVOLVED BECAUSE OF YOUR STAFF, BUT, UM, SO MY WANT IS TO GET A BETTER IDEA OF HOW, WHAT, WHAT THE SPENDING LOOKS LIKE. UM, WE WERE TALKING TO THE TUNE OF $61,000 REIMBURSABLE. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ANYTHING THAT'S ON THERE WAS NOT ALREADY PAID TO LIKE DOUBLE PAID OR IT'S ALL LEGIT. AND I FEEL LIKE THE AUDIT THAT THAT'S A YEARLY AUDIT IS NOT GOING TO COVER THAT THEY DO NOT TEST 100% OF TRAVEL OR CONFERENCE RELATED EXPENSES. THAT IS A FACT. SO IF THE CITY COUNCIL'S DESIRE IS TO TEST AND EXAMINE 100% OF TRAVEL AND COUNCIL EXPENSES, THEN IT WOULD HAVE TO BE A SCOPE SPECIFIC, SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT. EITHER STAFF DOES IT, OR WE GO TO A THIRD PARTY TO DO THAT WELL, I'VE, I'VE SEEN THE PAGES AND THE NUMBERS, AND IT'S A LOT. SO I HATE TO PUT THAT ON STAFF. UM, AND I ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE NOT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH RECEIPTS BEING GIVEN AND, AND WITH THINGS THAT DO QUALIFY AS REIMBURSABLE, BUT YOU'RE SAYING THE AUDIT, THE YEARLY AUDIT DOES NOT, IT DOES NOT COVER THAT. IT COVERS A PORTION OF IT. LIKE THE CITY MANAGER MENTIONED THAT INTERNAL CONTROLS, IT COVERS A STATISTICAL BASED SAMPLING OF TRANSACTIONS, BUT IT IS NOT 100% TESTING. SO THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE? WELL, MY EMOTIONS STILL STANDS. UM, I WOULD LIKE TO AMEND IT TO JUST DO AN AUDIT, UM, REGARDING EXPENDITURES FROM CITY MANAGER REIMBURSEMENTS AND THE SAME FOR CITY COUNCIL SO YOU'RE PULLING BACK YOUR INITIAL MOTION. I JUST, ONE MOTION WAS TO SEE IF WE COULD, IF WE ALREADY HAD ONE. AND THEN WHEN YOU SAID YOU WEREN'T IN FAVOR OF DOING A THIRD PARTY, THEN WE HAD REALIZED THAT THE S THE ONE THAT THE CITY HAD DOESN'T COVER WHAT WE WANT. SO FOR ME, THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE, THAT'S NOT A SOLUTION. WE CAN ALSO HAVE THE, THE CITY'S EXTERNAL AUDITORS PRESENT HERE. Y'ALL CAN DIRECTLY ASK THEM THE PROCEDURES THEY FOLLOWED, AND IF YOU'RE COMFORTABLE WITH THAT, WE CAN STOP THERE, OR WE CAN GO WHATEVER DIRECTION YOU'D LIKE STAFF TO, TO PROCEED. ALL RIGHT. THE MOTION IS TO DIRECT STAFF TO, UH, TO CREATE AN AUDIT. OR DO YOU WANT TO, YOU'RE TRYING TO GO WITH THE THIRD PARTY. I REALLY FEEL LIKE THIS IS A, UH, AN INAPPROPRIATE MOTION, GIVEN THE TITLE, THE PROCESS OF, UH, GATHERING INFORMATION TO REVIEW, UM, FOR THE CONTRACT RENEWAL FOR THE CITY MANAGER. THIS IS, I THINK THIS IS PART OF THE PROCESS, AND IT'S GOING TO HELP ME WITH MY REVIEW. ALL RIGHT. I'M NOT CLEAR AS TO WHAT THE DIRECTION IS BEING GIVEN. ARE YOU DIRECTING STAFF TO DO AN AUDIT OR ARE YOU DIRECTING THE, UH, UH, THIRD-PARTY GROUPS I'VE SEEN, I'VE SEEN THE BACK THAT, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I WANT STAFF TO DIRECTLY DEAL WITH SASOL. I THINK IT'S, YOU KNOW WHAT, IT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE FEW TIMES A TAXPAYERS WOULDN'T MIND SPENDING A LITTLE BIT EXTRA MONEY, SO MY DIRECTION WOULD BE TO HAVE PEREZ, FIND A THIRD PARTY TO DO AN, AN AUDIT. OKAY. [02:00:02] ALL RIGHT. UH, IS THAT, UH, MAYORS, IS THAT GOING TO BE A FULL CITY AUDIT OR NO? I'M SORRY. NO, THIS IS ONLY GOING TO ALL WE'VE REALLY TALKED ABOUT IS I NEED TO KNOW WHAT I MAKE MY DECISION. IF I RENEW THIS CONTRACT THAT THERE'S, THERE'S NO OVERAGE OR FRIVOLOUS SPENDING. WOW. WHY DID, WHY IS THAT A WOW. IF I CAN INTERVENE ON THIS REAL QUICK, BECAUSE WE'RE, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE CITY MANAGER'S CONTRACT, BUT NOW WE'RE ADDING COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND IT'S NOT AN AGENDA ITEM BY THE WAY, BUT THIS IS THE WHOLE ARGUMENT ABOUT PUTTING ITEMS THAT ARE, OR VOTING ON ITEMS THAT ARE NOT PLACED ON THE AGENDA. THIS IS WHY IT'S NOT UNDER CONSIDERED POSSIBLE. THE DISCUSSION POSSIBLE ACTION IS REGARDING THE PROCESS FOR GATHERING THE INFORMATION REVIEW FOR JUST THE CITY MANAGER'S CONTRACT. IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AN AUDIT FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS, IF THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GOING, THEN I MIGHT THOUGHT WOULD BE, THAT WOULD BE A TOTAL SEPARATE AGENDA ITEM FOUR. THAT'S NOT EVEN LISTED HERE FOR A TOTAL NUTS DIFFERENT DAY. IF WE WOULD HAVE TO PLACE IT, WE WOULD HAVE TO PLACE IT ON ANOTHER AGENDA ITEM. IF WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING COUNCIL. AND AGAIN, THAT'S WHERE WE WOULD THEN FIND OUT WHAT THE INFORMATION YOU'RE LOOKING FOR. UH, I, IN TO BE RESPECTFUL FOR EVERYBODY'S TIME. I APOLOGIZE EVERYBODY. I KNOW WE HAVE PRESENTATIONS WE'VE GOT TO DO, BUT I JUST FEEL THAT RIGHT HERE WITH THIS, IT JUST NEEDS TO BE JUST STUCK WITH, UH, WITH THE RENEWAL CONTRACT AND, AND, AND AUDIT. IT'S GOING TO BE DONE THE NEXT, UH, COUNCIL MEETING. IF WE CAN GO WITH THAT. AND IF THERE'S MORE INFORMATION THAN WE CAN PLAY, WE CAN ASK FOR MORE INFORMATION GOING FORWARD. BUT IF YOU DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THAT, THEN, THEN WE'RE AT A STALEMATE RIGHT NOW. Y SO AGAIN, MY CONCERN IS NOT JUST SPINNING. IT WAS THE OVERAGES, HOW MANY TIMES I SAW ON THE, ON THE REIMBURSEMENTS THAT THIS WAS FOR COUNCIL MEMBER SO-AND-SO AND COUNCIL MEMBER. SO HOW DO, HOW DO WE, HOW DO I LET THE AUDITORS FIGURE OUT IF THERE'S NOT AN OVERPAYMENT ON EACH OR ON ONE OR NOT AT ALL? IF WE ONLY AUDIT ONE, BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE A SEPARATE ITEM, THAT WOULD BE A SEPARATE AGENDA ITEM THAT WE BRING FORWARD TO GET ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS, INCLUDING CITY MANAGERS, AUDITED, REFERENCING ANY KIND OF EXPENSES. AND THEN WE CAN HAVE IT PLAYING OUT THERE BECAUSE IT'S LIKE WE'RE THROWING IN COUNCIL MEMBERS RIGHT NOW, WHEN WE'RE ACTUALLY SUPPOSED TO BE TALKING ABOUT THE CITY MANAGER'S CONTRACT. I GUESS I'M CONFUSED BECAUSE, UM, THE CONCERN IS MAKING SURE THERE'S NO OVERSPENDING. WHO DO YOU THINK HE'S GOING TO? HOW, HOW DOES THAT CONFLICT WITH ANYBODY EXCEPT FOR COUNCIL WE'VE YOU DON'T WANT TO DO ON COUNCIL? I'M FINE WITH THAT TOO. NOT ALL RIGHT. HANG ON. THE TOPIC OF THE TOPIC OF COUNCIL EXPENSES IS NOT UP, WE'VE DISCUSSED. IT'S BEEN ABOUT CREATING AN EXPENSE POLICY AND FIGURING OUT A BETTER WAY TO, UH, FOLLOW RULES THAT WE CAN ALL AGREE ON. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE, THE CONNECTIONS YOU ARE TRYING TO MAKE IN ORDER TO MAKE CERTAIN THINGS SEEM CERTAIN WAYS, BUT AS IT RELATES TO THIS PARTICULAR ITEM, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DIRECT THAT THE CITY MANAGERS EXPENSES BE AUDITED, WHICH BY THE WAY, THE CITY MANAGER HAS GOT THE MOST DETAILED EXPENSE REPORTS WHEN HE PUTS THEM OUT. THE VERY MUCH DOES THAT. AND WHENEVER, FOR EXAMPLE, UH, SEVERAL OF US, UH, THIS BODY ARE GOING TO WASHINGTON DC, UH, FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS, THOSE WERE COUNCIL EXPENSES. AND IF EVERYBODY'S AT A MEAL TOGETHER, GENERALLY THE CITY MANAGER PAYS FOR IT. HE WRITES IT ALL DOWN. SO THAT NUMBER IS THAT IS NOT EVEN CLOSE TO REPRESENTATIVE OF, UH, THE EXPENSES OF A CITY MANAGER, BUT IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP THAT WE SHOULD PROVIDE SOME MORE CLARITY ON THAT. AND SO THERE ARE TWO THINGS. ONE IS YOU CAN, WE CAN HAVE AN EXPENSE AUDIT FOR COUNCIL EXPENDITURES, AS WELL AS THE CITY MANAGER, PER POLICY, AS A PART OF THE COUNCIL GOVERNING ITSELF, UH, OR TWO, WE CAN, UM, DO THAT SPECIFICALLY FOR THE CITY MANAGER. SO, BUT AS IT RELATES TO COUNCIL EXPENSES, THAT IS NOT THE TOPIC THAT'S BEING DISCUSSED. RIGHT. I AGREE A THOUSAND PERCENT, BUT HERE'S THE DEAL. WHEN WE GOT THE EXPENSE REPORT BACK, IT WAS ASKED, CAN WE POST THOSE ONLINE? BECAUSE THE EXP THE REIMBURSEMENTS WENT FROM 10 TO $60,000 AND THAT THREW A RED FLAG FOR US. SO THEN HIS EXPLANATION WAS THE REASON WHY THESE ARE HIGHS BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN PAYING FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS. THAT'S WHAT IT WAS. SO FOR ME, I WAS LIKE, OKAY, WELL, TO FIND CLARITY IN THAT, LET'S MAKE SURE LET'S MAKE SURE THEY ALL MET AT MATCH UP. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT I'M JUST LIKE TRYING TO FIND. I HAD A VERY GOOD CONVERSATION WITH MR. SELLERS ON SUNDAY. I TOLD HIM THIS WAS MY CONCERN. I UNDERSTAND THAT. SO ALL I WANT TO DO IS MAKE SURE THAT HE'S TELLING US [02:05:01] THAT IT WENT UP $50,000 BECAUSE COUNCIL'S SPENDING. AND THAT, THAT THAT'S TRUE. THAT'S THE CORRELATION. IT'S NOT IN MY MIND. IT'S THE WORDS FROM MR. SELLERS. OKAY. UH, THE MOTION GOT CHANGED A FEW DIFFERENT TIMES, SO I'D LIKE FOR YOU TO PLEASE, UH, UH, RESTATE THE MOTION AND THERE WILL BE, UH, AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A NEW SECOND. SO I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT THE MOTION IS. SO I NEED CLARITY. I DON'T EVEN KNOW EITHER. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN I TAKE A VOTE THAT WE'RE ALL COMFORTABLE TAKING THE VOTE TO RENEW A CONTRACT. YEAH. SO HOWEVER, THAT LOOKS, I WOULD LIKE AN AUDIT TO MAKE SURE THE NUMBERS MATCH UP. UM, CAUSE I WENT THROUGH THEM INDIVIDUALLY AND I WAS LIKE, I GIVE UP, THIS IS TOO HARD TRYING TO FIT. HE SAYS, THIS IS, AND IT GETS TO THE POINT WHERE IT'S JUST LIKE DINNER WITH COUNCIL MEMBER. I DON'T KNOW WHICH ONE. I DON'T KNOW. SO THAT'S REALLY NOT MY JOB. IT IS A JOB AS THE DIOCESE TO FISCALLY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CITY. AND THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO THAT NOBODY ELSE WANTS TO HELP ME DO THAT. IF YOU WANT TO HELP THE DYESS HOLD ITSELF ACCOUNTABLE, THE PROCESS IS TO PROPOSE A POLICY WHEREBY WE AGREE ON HOW WE WANT, BUT THAT'S NOT MY CONCERN. MY CONCERN WAS THE $50,000 INCREASE IN REIMBURSEMENTS. RIGHT. AND YOU'RE MAKING THAT SOUND LIKE THERE WAS SOME THERE'S, THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG. AND IN WHAT, UH, IN, IN, PUT IN TRYING TO INTERJECT THAT INTO A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT CONTRACT CONVERSATION, THAT WHAT DIDN'T CONCERN ME AND A LARGE INCREASE IN REIMBURSEMENTS, DOESN'T CONCERN YOU, THIS HAS GOT TO STOP. THIS HAS GOT TO STOP. EITHER EMOTION NEEDS TO BE MADE. I'M TRYING A SECOND. AND WE MOVED FORWARD WITH THAT. OR WE GO ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM. THIS BACK AND FORTH RIGHT HERE IS NOT A GOOD LOOK. YOU ALL LET'S, LET'S CUT IT OUT. LET'S MAKE A MOTION. LET'S BE DIRECT IN IT. LET'S GO. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO DIRECT STAFF, I GUESS, TO DO AN INTERNAL AUDIT REGARDING COUNCIL, I GUESS COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGER EXPENSES AND MAKE SURE THEY ADD UP. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT. EACH LINE ITEM HAS A, JUST ONE REIMBURSEMENT. ALL RIGHT. THE MOTION WAS MADE TO DIRECT STAFF TO AUDIT COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGER EXPENSES. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? ALL RIGHT. ROLL CALL. VOTE. CAN WE HAVE A LITTLE CLARIFICATION FOR OUR CITY ATTORNEY SINCE WE DON'T HAVE COUNCIL EXPENSES ON THE AGENDA? CAN WE MAKE THAT MOTION? JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING LEGAL? WELL, IT'S GOTTA BE RELATED TO THE EVALUATION OF THE INFORMATION NEEDED FOR THE CITY MANAGER CONTRACT. SO DID THE EXTENT THAT THE REIMBURSEMENTS OF THAT, IF YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE, THE LARGE INCREASE THAT AS I UNDERSTAND IT, JUST FROM CITY MANAGER REIMBURSEMENT FROM CORRECT. CORRECT. HE SAID IT WAS FROM, UH, THE TRIPS TAKEN WITH COUNCIL, WHICH I'M NOT SAYING IT'S NOT, I JUST NEED TO KNOW YOU EXPAND IT TO ALL THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBER INFORMATION THAT YOU HAVE THAT WELL, IF I WERE TO, IF THERE WERE NAMES ON THE REIMBURSEMENTS, LIKE PARTICULAR NAMES, WE COULD GO AND, AND, AND CLARIFY WITH THAT. WELL, SINCE THAT'S RELATED TO THE CITY MANAGER CONTRACT, WHY DON'T YOU START WITH, WHAT THE WOULD THAT X W WITH THOSE EXPENDITURES, IT COVERED IT COVERED COUNCIL, HER EMOTION COVERED COUNCIL AND, AND CITY MANAGER EXPENSES. WE CAN DECIDE BOAT WHETHER IT'S RELEVANT. SO IT'S WITHIN, WITHIN IT'S WITHIN COUNCILS, IT'S WITHIN COUNCILS DISTRICT DISCRETION. SO TRICIA, AND I WILL JUST SAY THAT, I THINK THERE ARE BETTER WAYS TO GO ABOUT THIS. UH, AND, UH, I THINK THAT IT'S, IT'S UNFORTUNATE TO TRY TO PUT THE CITY MANAGER IN A POSITION TO MAKE IT SEEM LIKE, UH, THINGS ARE HAPPENING THAT SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING WHEN IN REALITY, THE CONVERSATION, UH, IS ABOUT SELF POLICING. SO A ROLL CALL VOTE. YES. ELLISON BRADSHAW, UH, SINCE WE'VE ALREADY BEEN PROVIDED WITH THIS INFORMATION AND THESE NUMBERS, UH, I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF DIRECTING STAFF TO WASTE ANY MORE TIME ON COMING UP WITH SOME SORT OF INTERNAL AUDIT MITCHELL FLORES, KALE. YES. RIZZO TOBI IS ALRIGHTY. UH, ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO MOTION ON THIS ITEM [02:10:01] AND, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP [19. A Resolution of the City of Kyle, Texas, approving and adopting the 2022-2026Kyle Public Library Long Range Plan. ~ Paul Phelan, Director of LibraryServices] AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 19, CONSIDERING POSSIBLE ACTION OF RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF KYLE TEXAS IS APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE 20, 20 TO 2026 CAL PUBLIC LIBRARY, LONG RANGE PLAN. OKAY, GOOD EVENING. MAYOR COUNCIL. I'M PAUL FELON, DIRECTOR OF LIBRARY SERVICES. AND I'M VERY HAPPY TO BE HERE DURING NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK, WHICH IS WHAT THIS IS TO PRESENT A FIVE-YEAR PLAN LONG RANGE PLAN FOR THE LIBRARY THAT WILL GUIDE THE SERVICES AND PRODUCTS AND THE MIX OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE WILL BE DOING OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. AND I'D LIKE TO START OUT BY INTRODUCING THE BOARD. WE HAVE JESSE RAMIREZ, HER, SHE IS OUR, UM, CHAIR, GRACIE ROCIA IS OUR SECRETARY. UM, SUSAN REYNA IS A MEMBER AND HENRY SIERRE IS A MEMBER. AND WE DON'T HAVE MORGAN HAROLD WITH US HERE TONIGHT, BUT, UH, SHE IS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD AND HAS WORKED VERY HARD ON THIS PROJECT AS WELL. UM, SO WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS JUST VERY BRIEFLY HIT THE, UH, KIND OF THE COMPONENTS OF THIS, AND THEN I'LL TURN IT OVER TO THE, UM, ADVISORY BOARD AND, AND, AND YOU ALL CAN AND HAVE INTERACTION ON THAT. SO AS PART OF THIS, UM, LONG RANGE PLAN, THERE WERE SEVERAL COMPONENTS THAT WE LOOKED AT IN ORDER TO FIND OUT WHAT OUR CITIZENS WANT IN A PUBLIC LIBRARY. AND SO ONE OF THE FIRST STEPS THAT WE TOOK WAS JUST LOOKING AT A COMMUNITY PROFILE. AND, AND IT'S NOT THAT YOU MAKE ALL YOUR DECISIONS BASED ON THIS, BUT IT DOES INFORM YOU, RIGHT? SO, AND, AND A COUPLE OF THINGS WE DID FIND THAT THAT WAS INTERESTING, THAT, AND YOU MAY UNDERSTAND THIS ALREADY IS THAT FOR EXAMPLE, IN THE UNITED STATES IN GENERAL, UM, 17% OF THE POPULATION ARE SENIORS. WHEREAS IN KYLE, THAT NUMBER IS ABOUT HALF THAT. AND OF COURSE WE HAVE A LARGER, SLIGHTLY LARGER, UH, FIVE AND UNDER POPULATION AND A LITTLE BIT LARGER SCHOOL AGE POPULATION, WHICH MAKES SENSE. WE'VE GOT A LOT OF FOLKS MOVING IN HERE TO GO TO OUR GREAT SCHOOLS AND OUR QUALITY OF LIFE HERE IN OUR, UM, SMALL TOWN ATMOSPHERE WITH ACCESSIBILITY TO AUSTIN. ANOTHER THING THAT WE LOOKED AT WAS THE DEMOGRAPHICS, THE RACIAL COMPOSITION, AND, AND WHAT WE DID FIND WAS OF COURSE, KYLE IS VERY DIVERSE, MUCH MORE THAN THE UNITED STATES AS A WHOLE. AND IT'S ALSO BECOMING MORE DIVERSE AS WE HAVE MANY MORE PEOPLE MOVING IN FROM ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY. AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE LOOKED AT OUR POVERTY RATE, FOR EXAMPLE, OUR POVERTY RATE STANDS AT ABOUT 5%, WHICH IS LESS THAN HALF OF THE POVERTY RATE OF TEXAS. OUR MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS JUST SOUTH OF 80,000, WHICH IS HIGHER THAN THAT IN TEXAS. AND OUR EDUCATION LEVELS ARE JUST A LITTLE BIT HIGHER. WE HAVE A 90% GRADUATION RATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND 30%, UH, BACHELOR DEGREE. AND, UH, THAT'S JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN, THAN, THAN OUR OTHER COUNTERPARTS IN TEXAS. SO OF COURSE, WE LOOK AT ALL THOSE THINGS. AGAIN, IF WE HAVE A HIGHER RATE OF FOLKS NOT GRADUATING OR THINGS LIKE THAT, THEN WE THINK, YOU KNOW, DO WE NEED MORE RESOURCES IN THOSE AREAS TO HELP PEOPLE? SO THOSE, SOME OF THOSE SORTS OF THINGS WE LEARNED FROM THAT, THE OTHER THING WE LOOKED AT WAS JUST LIBRARY TRENDS IN GENERAL. AND WE CAN LEARN A LOT FROM THAT. AND THERE'S ABOUT FOUR DIFFERENT PARTS THAT WE LOOKED AT. ONE IS E CONTENT. AND JUST THE FACT THAT THE ENTIRE COUNTRY AND THE ENTIRE WORLD IS MOVING IN THAT DIRECTION. SO ABOUT 21% OF ALL BOOKS SOLD LAST YEAR WERE, UH, DIGITAL BOOKS EBOOKS. AND THAT IS RIGHT ABOUT WHERE WE'RE AT WITH RESPECT TO OUR CHECKOUT. SO WE HAVE INVESTED THIS COUNCIL HAS INVESTED HEAVILY IN THAT, OF COURSE, WE HAVE THE HOPELESS SERVICE NOW WHERE YOU CAN STREAM FILMS, BOOKS, AUDIO BOOKS, UH, FROM YOUR DEVICE 24 7 FROM YOUR HOME. OF COURSE WE HAVE OVERDRIVE WHERE YOU CAN GET BOOKS. UH, SIMPLY HE HAS ACTUALLY A FREE APPLICATION THAT WE HAVE THAT PROVIDES ANOTHER, UH, DATABASE FULL OF BOOKS. AND OF COURSE WE HAVE LINKEDIN LEARNING, SO YOU CAN DO SOME JOB TRAINING. SO WE HAVE SOME THINGS IN THAT AREA AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO MOVE IN THAT AREA. CREATIVE SPACES IS THE SECOND THING THAT WE LOOKED AT, UM, CREATIVE SPACES ARE WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT. PARTICULARLY WE HAD A VERY ROBUST DISCUSSION LAST TIME WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THE LONG RANGE PLAN AND COUNCILMAN TOBY'S AND OTHERS DID TALK ABOUT HOW SOME OF THESE LIBRARIES ARE HAVING THESE TECHNOLOGY AREAS, WHERE, UH, STUDENTS AND INDIVIDUALS CAN INTERACT WITH ALL KINDS OF TECHNOLOGY AND CREATE RATHER THAN JUST KIND OF GO IN AND LEARN KNOWLEDGE, BUT RATHER GO IN AND THESE MAKERSPACES AND INTERACT WITH TECHNOLOGY. SO THAT'S ANOTHER KEY COMPONENT TO WHAT WE'RE SEEING IN TRENDS, ANOTHER ONE BEING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, WHICH OF COURSE, WE ALWAYS TRY TO DO THAT, AND THAT'S FAIRLY STANDARD AND THEN SOCIALLY RESPONSIVE PROGRAMMING. AND WHAT WE MEAN BY THAT ESSENTIALLY IS JUST TO, AS WE SAY, [02:15:01] WE LOOK AT OUR DEMOGRAPHICS, WE LOOK AT OUR, OUR FOLKS AND, AND JUST LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, WE TALKED ABOUT THE, THE AUTISM, UH, AND ALL THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT, THAT WOULD BE AN EXAMPLE OF A SOCIALLY RESPONSIVE PROGRAM WHERE WE'RE MEETING THOSE NEEDS OF OUR CONSTITUENTS AND DOING THAT IN A WAY THAT IS COMPREHENSIVE. OKAY. UH, LOOKING AT OUR TRENDS OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS, JUST TO GIVE YOU SOME SENSE OF WHERE THE LIBRARY HAS GONE. UH, AND WE STARTING BACK FROM THE 14 OR FISCAL YEAR, 2015, AND I'VE, I'VE GOT, I, I TABULATED THESE ON PRE PANDEMIC NUMBERS, UM, BECAUSE WE DID SEE A DROP AND THAT WOULD KIND OF THROW A WRENCH IN THIS TO SHOW YOU. BUT FOR EXAMPLE, UM, OUR LIBRARY MATERIALS CIRCULATION INCREASED 38%. OUR EBOOK CIRCULATION INCREASED BY 118%. UM, AND IN FACT, OUR EBOOK CIRCULATION WAS THE ONLY METRIC THAT ACTUALLY INCREASED DURING THE PANDEMIC. AND NOW IT'S AT 161% INCREASE FROM 2015. SO YOU CAN SEE THAT CERTAINLY THAT TRENDS NOT ONLY VISIBLE, BUT IT'S VISIBLE HERE. UM, IN TERMS OF USAGE OF THE LIBRARY, OUR, OUR REGISTERED BORROWERS INCREASED BY 57% AND A LIBRARY PROGRAM ATTENDANCE, UH, 47%. AND THE ONE THING THAT WE DID SEE WAS THE INTERNET USAGE ACTUALLY DECREASED, UH, BY 20% OVER THAT PERIOD OF TIME. NOW THAT WAS AT A TIME WHEN WE KNOW WE WERE REPLACING OUR COMPUTERS BECAUSE THEY WERE SLOWLY KIND OF DYING. YOU KNOW, WE GOT THEM TO THE END OF THEIR USE, AND WE GOT WONDERFUL COMPUTERS OUT THERE NOW, BUT WE ALSO MIGHT BE SEEING A TREND WHERE MORE PEOPLE DO HAVE COMPUTERS AT HOME AND DEVICES. SO THEY DON'T ALWAYS COME IN TO DO, UH, THOSE SORTS OF THINGS. AND THEY MAY HAVE MORE CAPABILITY, BUT WE DID GET NEW WINS IN AND WE'LL SEE WHERE THAT NUMBER GOES. IT MAY WELL BUMP UP AGAIN. AND OF COURSE, WE'VE GOT A VERY GOOD, OUR WIRELESS IS WORKING GREAT NOW, TOO. AND WE'RE ABLE TO CAPTURE THOSE NUMBERS A LITTLE BETTER. SO WE'LL SEE WHERE WE GO FROM THERE. I'M CERTAIN THAT'LL GO BACK UP. AND THE FINAL THING I LOOKED AT IS WE DID CONDUCT A COMMUNITY SURVEY. WE GOT 728 RESPONSES ON THAT. IT WAS A 12 QUESTION SURVEY, IT WAS DONE IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH. AND THAT IS PART OF YOUR, YOUR PACKET THERE. AND IT WAS INCLUDED IN THE LONG RANGE PLAN. SO YOU CAN SEE ALL OF THE RESULTS AND ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS. AND THEN JUST FINALLY, I'LL SIT DOWN AND TURN IT OVER. BUT THE LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD LOOKED AT ALL OF THESE THINGS, AND OF COURSE STARTED THIS PROCESS, THIS LONG PROCESS IN MARCH OF 2021, I THINK RIGHT IN THAT AREA AND, UH, FORMULATED THESE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES FROM LOOKING AT THAT. AND SO THAT, BUT BEFORE I DO TURN THAT OVER, I DID WANT TO RECOGNIZE JANE KIRKHAM IS HERE TONIGHT, THE PRESIDENT OF THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY, AND, YOU KNOW, SO MANY OF THESE THINGS, AND THEY'RE SUCH A PARTNER WITH THIS LIBRARY AND, AND THEY HAVE BEEN, THIS FRIEND'S GROUP HAS BEEN DOING THESE THINGS FOR THIS LIBRARY FOR DECADES. OKAY. IN FACT, I THINK THEY, THIS WAS THE BOND TAANE STORE. I THINK THE ORIGINAL LIBRARY IN THIS TOWN WAS A LITTLE ROOM IN THIS STORE WHERE THEY DID THAT. AND, AND, AND JANE COMES FROM THAT TRADITION. AND THERE ARE FOLKS ON THE BOARD TODAY THAT STILL KNOW A LOT OF THOSE FOLKS FROM BACK THEN. SO SHE DOES A WONDERFUL JOB AND SHE'S GONNA REALLY HELP US MAKE SOME OF THESE THINGS HAPPEN. SO WITH THAT, I'M DONE AND I WILL, UH, INTRODUCE JESSE RAMIREZ, OUR, UH, ADVISORY BOARD CHAIR. GOOD EVENING. Y'ALL THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND FOR BEING AT OUR MEETING LAST MONTH. UM, IT MEANS A LOT TO JUST HAVE EVERYONE'S INPUT, ALL THE IDEAS AND THAT RAMBUNCTIOUS DISCUSSION LAST MONTH. IT WAS A LOT OF FUN FOR ALL OF US. I KNOW WE ALL ENJOYED IT. I'M GOING TO QUICKLY GO OVER THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, AND THEN WE'LL OPEN IT UP FOR COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS IF YOU ALL WOULD LIKE TO. UM, SO OUR FIRST GOAL WAS LIBRARY WILL ENCOURAGE THE ARTS BY, BY HONORING DIVERSE CULTURES. WE TALKED ABOUT PARTNERING WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND BUSINESSES TO PROVIDE PERFORMANCES, CLASSES, READINGS, UM, PARTNERING WITH LOCAL ARTISTS TO PROMOTE ARTS WITHIN KYLE, UM, AND PROVIDE INCLUSIVE PROGRAMMING AND READINGS TO REFLECT THE COMMUNITY. UM, I KNOW AT OUR MEETING, WE TALKED ABOUT, UM, GETTING THE STUDENTS MORE INVOLVED WITH THAT. UM, SO THAT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT WE, UM, ARE GOING TO CIRCLE BACK WITH. UM, WE TALKED ABOUT, UM, OUR ART FESTIVAL, KIND OF THOSE OUTDOOR SCULPTURES, UM, ART CONTESTS THROUGHOUT ALL SCHOOL LEVELS. SO WE'RE RIGHT ALONG WITH KIND OF THAT ART COMMISSION THAT WHERE Y'ALL ARE HEADED ALSO, UM, GOAL NUMBER TWO WAS LIBRARY WILL PROVIDE SOCIALLY RESPONSIVE SERVICES TO AID AND ENCOURAGE THE PARTICIPATION OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS LIKE PAUL WAS REFERRING TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES, AVAILABLE TAX FORMS, OTHER DOCUMENTS, UM, WORK WITH NON-PROFIT AGENCIES TO INFORM AND ASSIST THE PUBLIC AND ENSURE ACCESS TO PROGRAMS WHERE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH DISABILITIES. UM, THAT WAS OUR SECOND GOAL. UM, NUMBER THREE WAS THE LIBRARY WILL PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, PERSONAL [02:20:01] AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. SO THAT WORKED WELL THAT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, CONTINUING THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM PARTNER WITH PRESCHOOLS K THROUGH 12 SECONDARY SCHOOLS PARTNERING WITH LOCAL INDUSTRIES TO PROVIDE WORKFORCE TRAINING, UM, EXPAND TEEN PROGRAMMING, LITERACY ASSISTANCE, AND CONTINUE CONTINUING THE PARTNERSHIP WITH HOMESCHOOL GROUPS IN OUR AREA, WHICH IS REALLY INCREASED. NUMBER FOUR. THE FOURTH GOAL LIBRARY WILL OFFER A TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND LIBRARY STAFF TO PROMOTE DIGITAL DIGITAL LITERACY. SO THAT'S PARTNERING WITH LOCAL TECHNOLOGY ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE PROGRAMMING. WE TALKED ABOUT THERE'S SO MANY TECH COMPANIES MOVING LOCALLY, RIGHT? SO WE TALKED ABOUT, HEY, LIKE, HOW CAN WE CAPITALIZE ON ALL THESE CORPORATIONS MOVING HERE AND MAKE IT BETTER FOR THE CITY OF KYLE AND REALLY MAKE THOSE PARTNERSHIPS, UM, COHESIVE. SO, UM, WE LOOKED AT PROVIDING MAKERSPACES, EXPLORE GRANT OPPORTUNITIES. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY TALKED ABOUT AT THE MEETING LAST TIME TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL TECHNOLOGY ASSETS, TO BENEFIT COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND CONTINUE DIGITAL LITERACY PROGRAMMING IN MAINTAIN EXISTING TECHNOLOGY ASSETS ALREADY AVAILABLE AT THE LIBRARY. I'M ALMOST DONE. WE'RE GOING TO SIX I'M AT FIVE. THE PROVIDED THE LIBRARY WILL PROVIDE AND CURATE COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTIONS RELEVANT TO THE COMMUNITY, WHICH WE ALREADY DO. PRINT NON-PRINT AUDIO, VIDEO, LARGE PRINT LANGUAGES, OTHER THAN ENGLISH AND E CONTENT. OUR LAST AND FINAL WAS LOW LIBRARY. WE'LL EXPAND SERVICES TO MEET KYLE'S EXPANDING GROWTH. SO EXPLORE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS TO PROVIDE SERVICES OUTSIDE THE LIBRARY, BUILDING, MAINTAIN LIBRARY, SPONSORED THE LITTLE FREE LIBRARIES THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY THAT YOU'VE PROBABLY SEEN AROUND AT PARKS NEIGHBORHOODS. AND THEN LASTLY WORKED TOWARDS KYLE PUBLIC LIBRARIES, EXPANSION BY POTENTIALLY PROVIDING NEEDS, ASSESSMENT, STUDY PLANNING, AND FINANCING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF POTENTIALLY, UM, OTHER BRANCHES. AND THAT WAS IT. SO THAT WRAPS UP THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. NOW I WANTED TO OPEN UP TO QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, AND IF I CAN ANSWER IT, HOPEFULLY ONE OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS CAN GIVE YOU ALL SOME CLARIFICATION. I'D LOVE FEEDBACK. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS, TALK TO ME, COUNCIL MEMBER FLOOR SCALE. THANK YOU. CAN I START WITH YOU HAVE A REALLY GREAT OR ABOUT YOU. LIKE EVERY TIME I LOOKED YOU LIKE SMILED SUPER NICE. THANK YOU FOR THAT. IT'S KIND OF CHEESY, BUT I LIKE EVEN YOUR PRESENTATION WAS REALLY, I JUST FELT POSITIVE. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT KIND OF NEEDED. UM, I JUST HAVE A QUESTION. YOU BROUGHT UP THE AREAS IN NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE THERE'S LIKE BOOKS. IF SOMEBODY WANTED TO GET THAT IN A NEIGHBORHOOD, HOW, HOW DOES, HOW DO THEY GO ABOUT THAT? I THINK SO. I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN WORK WITH AT OUR, LIKE, JUST CONTACTING THE LIBRARY AND GETTING IT PUT UP. HAVE YOU SEEN HIM, DO YOU KNOW WHAT I'M REFERRING TO? YEAH, I LOVE HIM. SO I SAY JUST CONTACT PAUL AND WE'LL WORK ON IT THERE. I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW MANY WE HAVE THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY, BUT THERE'S SEVERAL I CAN THINK OF AT LEAST FOUR OR FIVE IN MY HEAD. I KNOW DIRECT LOCATIONS. SO THEY'RE THE BEST. I AGREE. THAT'S A GREAT WAY TO SHELTER, DONATING TO THEM, KEEP DONATING TO THEM, REPLENISH THEM, PLEASE. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR ENTHUSIASM AND THE BOARD MEMBERS AND PAUL, YOU GUYS HAVE SUCH A GREAT POSITIVE ATTITUDE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO KEEP DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND, UH, DON'T BE AFRAID TO LET US KNOW WHAT YOU NEED. IT'S PAUL'S GREAT LEADERSHIP. AMEN. RIGHT? ANYONE ELSE? YEAH, I, UH, WE HAD A GREAT MEETING LAST MONTH. I APPRECIATE IT. I THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS. IT'S VERY HELPFUL AND APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO. UH, IT'S GOOD THAT WE TALKED ABOUT THE GOALS FOR OUR LIBRARY IN YEARS TO COME. YOU KNOW, OF COURSE WE ALWAYS WANT TO LOOK FIVE, 10 YEARS DOWN THE ROAD. AND SO, UH, IT'S, IT WAS VERY INTERESTING TO SEE THE ENTHUSIASM FROM ALL OF THE BOARD THAT WAS THERE AND THE PASSION THAT YOU WANT TO SHOW FOR THE COMMUNITY AND ALSO FOR THE CHILDREN. AND WHEN I'M LOOKING AT SOME OF THESE, UH, COMMENTS THAT WERE HERE THAT SAYS GREAT LIBRARY, GREAT DIRECTOR AND STAFF, VERY FRIENDLY, PROMPT, SERVICE, THINGS LIKE THAT. UM, AGAIN, THIS IS SOMETHING WE TALKED ABOUT, DOES SOMEBODY ACTUALLY MENTIONED HERE, A QUIET STUDY SPACES FOR YOUTH AND TEENS TO USE? YOU KNOW, IT'D BE SOMETHING THAT IF WE EVER SOMEDAY HAVE A NEW FACILITY WHERE WE WOULD HAVE THOSE, UH, QUIET ROOMS OR SAFE SPACE OR NOT SO MUCH, BUT JUST A LITTLE, YEAH, EXACTLY. SENSORY ROOMS WERE CHILDREN CAN GO IN AND HAVE THAT LITTLE SPACE FOR THEMSELVES, ESPECIALLY THOSE, AGAIN, LIKE WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THAT HAVE AUTISM OR ASPERGER'S OR SOMEBODY, OR THEY JUST NEED TO HAVE THEIR OWN SPACE AND JUST BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT THERE. SO THAT'S, THOSE WERE GREAT CONVERSATIONS. AND ALSO THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE REACHING OUT TO SOME OF THE NEW COMPANIES THAT ARE BECOMING BY OR COMING TO OUR CITY AND SEEING IF WE CAN COLLABORATE OR WORK WITH THEM AND SEE IF THEY'D BE INTERESTED IN, IN HELPING WITH FUNDS OR JUST SPONSORSHIPS AND SO FORTH CODE BOARD AND MEETING WITH THE INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS [02:25:01] DIRECTLY. I THINK THAT WOULD REALLY HELP. I KNOW WE'VE TALKED ABOUT GOING TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, BUT I THINK IF YOU GO STRAIGHT TO THE INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL THEMSELVES, YOU GO TO THE, YOU GO TO THE TEACHERS WHO THEN INSPIRE THE KIDS, THE KIDS, AND INSPIRE THEIR PARENTS, THEN IT JUST MAKES IT A SO WEALTH WAR. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YEAH. THANK YOU. ANY CAUSE WE'RE ELSA. YEAH, I'D BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T SPEAK ON THIS BOARD. UM, SO, UM, ALL OF, PRETTY MUCH ALL OF LAST YEAR, AND THIS YEAR I HAD THE HONOR OF SITTING IN ON THIS BOARDS MEETINGS AND THEY OPPRESSIVE GROUP. I'M VERY HONORED TO HAVE THIS GROUP OF PEOPLE ON OUR, OUR LIBRARY BOARD, THE FIVE OF THEM LISTENING TO THEM, UH, JUST MOVE THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS OF CREATING THIS STRATEGIC PLAN, DEBATING THINGS, PUSHING OUT IDEAS. I WAS BLOWN AWAY BY THIS GROUP. AND, UM, I'M GLAD WE WERE ABLE TO DO THIS PRESENTATION SO YOU CAN KIND OF ELABORATE ON THAT, JUST SO YOU KNOW, THAT, UH, THE SURVEY FOR THE CITY, UH, TO GET THE NUMBER THAT WE HAD WAS INSPIRED BY THIS GROUP. THIS GROUP HAD A 728 RESPONDENTS TO A SURVEY THAT TOOK ALMOST SIX MINUTES TO DO, AND THEY HAVE PAGES AND PAGES OF SHORT ANSWERS FROM OUR RESIDENTS RESPONDING ON THAT LIBRARY. I WAS BLOWN AWAY BY THAT AND I HAVE READ THROUGH A LOT OF THOSE, UM, THOSE COMMENTS AND THERE'S SOME REALLY THOUGHTFUL THINGS THERE, A LOT OF PRAISE, CERTAINLY SOME, UH, CRITIQUES AND DIFFERENT THINGS FOR US TO BE BETTER, BUT WE ACCEPT ALL OF THAT. AND, UH, AND I JUST WANT TO, DON'T WANT TO BE LOST IN IT CANNOT SAY ENOUGH, HOW MUCH WORK YOU ALL PUT INTO THIS? IT SHOULD BE COMMENDED. I HOPE COUNCIL REVIEWS THIS ENTIRE DOCUMENT. UH, CAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF GREAT STUFF IN THERE. UM, YOU KNOW, I WAS LISTENING TO WHEN WE HAD OUR JOINT MEETING AND I WAS LISTENING TO MY COLLEAGUES, GREAT IDEAS. AND I WAS LIKE, IS THERE A SIMILAR TO THE IDEAS I HEARD A YEAR LISTENING TO THIS BOARD GO. UH, AND SO IT'S GREAT TO HEAR THAT WE'RE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE THINKING ALIKE, WE'RE ON THE SAME PAGE. WE KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO OFFER EDUCATIONAL, UH, SERVICES THROUGHOUT OUR CITY. THIS IS PART OF THE REASON AT THE VISIONING RETREAT. I PROMOTED AN EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATIONAL CITY THAT WE WANT TO STRIVE TO BE A GOLD STANDARD. AND I THINK OUR LIBRARY BOARD AND OUR LIBRARY LED BY PAUL FAILING IS, UH, DOING THAT AND INCREDIBLE WAY AND CONTINUE TO DO GREAT THINGS. I JUST, I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T SAY THAT, BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYONE ELSE? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. [20. Consider and possible action to authorize an amendment (Change Order) to thecontract with BRIGHTVIEW LANDSCAPE SERVICES, INC., DBA WLE, toadd three additional scopes of work in an amount not to exceed $16,626.77 forproviding landscape services for Mary Kyle Hartson, La Verde and HeroesMemorial Park. ~ Jerry Hendrix, Assistant City Manager] ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 20, CONSIDERING POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT WITH BRIGHT VIEW LANDSCAPE SERVICES, DBA WL LEAD AT THREE ADDITIONAL SCOPES OF WORK IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $16,626 AND 77 CENTS FOR PROVIDING LANDSCAPE SERVICES FOR MARY KYLE HARTSON LIBERTY AND HERO'S MEMORIAL PARK, MR. HENDRIX, MAYOR COUNCIL, ONCE AGAIN, JERRY HENDRICKS, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER FOR THE RECORD, AS YOU KNOW, WE ALREADY HAVE ONE GOLD STANDARD PARK AMONGST US, AND WE HAVE TWO MORE THAT ARE ON THE WAY AND IT'S OUR INTENTION TO KEEP THEM ALL AT THE GOLD STANDARD LEVEL. AND WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT WAYS TO DO THAT FOR THE PAST COUPLE MONTHS. DO YOU REMEMBER APPROVING AN RFP TO GO OUT AND SOLICIT COMPANIES COME IN AND HELP US WITH THAT? WE ONLY HAD ONE RESPONSE FROM THAT THAT WAS OUR PARTNERS FROM WLA BRIGHT VIEW, AND THEY SPIT A QUITE A RESPONSE THAT SAID YOUR BACKUP. ALL WE HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU IS, UM, TO IMPLEMENT THAT RESPONSE FOR THE REST OF THIS FISCAL YEAR, WHICH INCLUDES SERVICING MARY CALL HARTSON PARK BEGINNING THIS MONTH, IF YOU APPROVE THE CHANGE ORDER AND THEN A LAVERDE IN HERO'S MEMORIAL PARK IN SEPTEMBER, ONCE THEY, THEY COME ONLINE, THE DOLLAR AMOUNT FOR THE REST OF THIS YEAR FOR MARY KYLE HARTSON IS JUST UNDER $13,000. THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS FOR LOVER TO AT MARKET MARKETPLACE FOR THE ONE MONTH REMAINING IN THE FISCAL YEAR. ONCE THOSE PARKS COME ONLINE, IT'S JUST UNDER 2000. YOU ALSO SEE IN YOUR BACKUP, UM, THE MAINTENANCE PLAN PUT TOGETHER BY OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT TO MAKE UP FOR IT, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE SEVEN DAY A WEEK COVERAGE IN THOSE PARKS. SO BRIGHT VIEW WILL COME IN ONE DAY A WEEK EXCEPT FOR THE DORMANT SEASON. AND THEY'LL DO THE HANDFUL THAT ARE THE LEADS. THEY'LL MAKE SURE THAT THE PRE EMERGENCE AND, AND ALL THE TURF MANAGEMENT IS IN PLACE. THEY'LL MANAGE THE SHRUBS, THEY'LL APPLY THE MULCH, THEY'LL INSPECT THE IRRIGATION. THEY'LL DO ALL THE HEAVY LIFTING AND THEIR PRESENCE WILL BE THERE ONCE A WEEK DURING THE GROWING SEASON, THE PARKS DEPARTMENT WILL ENSURE THAT THERE'S PEOPLE THERE EVERY DAY, INCLUDING SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS, AS THEY'RE DOING NOW WITH ALL THE PARKS TO MAKE SURE TRASH CANS ARE EMPTY, THAT ANYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED OR, OR STRAIGHTENED UP DURING THE, THOSE OTHER SIX DAYS, THAT THOSE THINGS WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF. SO, UH, ONCE, UH, WE [02:30:01] BEGIN THE BUDGET PROCESS OF BRINGING FORWARD THE FULL YEAR CONTRACT, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY $72,000, PROVIDE THIS SERVICE FOR A FULL YEAR. SO THAT'S IT. IN A NUTSHELL, I HAVE, UH, REPRESENTATIVES FROM BRIGHT VIEW HERE, AS WELL AS OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT AND MYSELF, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, THAT'S ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, JERRY. I HAVE A ONE QUESTION AND IT'S JUST WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT THE FUNDING FOR LIBERTY AND HERO'S MEMORIAL PARK EITHER IS, UH, DIRECTLY FROM THE TOURIST NUMBER TWO FUND, OR IS SET UP AS A REIMBURSEMENT. IF THAT'S WHAT STAFF SAYS IS MORE CONVENIENT OR EASY, WE'LL WORK WITH THE FINANCE FIRE TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S THE CASE. AND FOR, UH, MARY CALLED HARTSON HAS SOME FUNDING AND BEAUTIFICATION FUND THAT WE'LL USE FOR THAT. UH, IT GETS RAILS. WELL, YOU TOOK MY FIRST QUESTION, SO GREAT. I APPRECIATE THAT REALLY GREAT QUESTION, MAN. UM, SECOND QUESTION WAS, UM, SO LOOKING AT THE CONTRACT CURRENTLY, THEY WILL TOUCH THOSE PARKS ONCE A WEEK. IS THAT RIGHT? THEY HAVE 42 VISITS MEMORY SERVES IN THE CONTRACT AND THAT'S ONCE A WEEK DURING THE GROWING SEASON AND, AND AS NEEDED DURING THE DORMANCY. OKAY. AND WE'RE COMFORTABLE AND CONFIDENT THAT THAT ONCE A WEEK TOUCH WILL MEET THE AND STANDARD THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR. OKAY. SO I, OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT HAS A PLAN TO BE THERE EVERY DAY. AND ALSO PART OF OUR BUDGET REQUEST WILL BE, UH, SOME ADDITIONAL STAFFING TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THOSE PARKS, AS WELL AS THE REST OF OUR PARKS COVERAGE, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, AND A THUMBS UP IN THE BACK MARIANNA ON, ON ALL THAT AND KNOW STUFF. UM, YEAH, CAUSE IT'S, IT'S CERTAINLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT THE, THE BUDGET BRING, UH, BRINGING FORWARD WITH THE ADDITIONAL PERHAPS PERSONNEL. UH, BUT, UM, I LIKE TO MY MIND, WHILE I HAVE THE FLOOR, I'M GONNA MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS AGENDA ITEM IS WRITTEN, SO, OKAY. MOTION BY COUNCILOR ELLISON SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM RIZZO THAT WE APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 19 IS OUR NUMBER 20. I'M SORRY. IS THERE A DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION COMES FROM OUR FLOOR SCALE? THANK YOU. CAN I, UM, ASK WHY PARKS IS IN CHARGE OF THE BEAUTIFICATION PART? I THOUGHT WE HAD A DEPARTMENT JUST FOR THAT. OUR BEAUTIFICATION DEPARTMENT DOES WRITES WAYS THAT OUR BEAUTIFICATION CORRIDORS, THE PARKS DEPARTMENTS STILL IN CHARGE OF THE PARKS, ALTHOUGH THEY DO GET SOME ASSISTANCE FROM OUR BEAUTIFICATION TEAM AS NEEDED, BECAUSE THIS IS A SECOND AGENDA ITEM IN A ROW WHERE WE HAVE HIRED G W L E TO DO CITY BEAUTIFICATION. AND I CAN APPRECIATE IT AS MUCH AS EVERYBODY ELSE. I DO. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IF WE HAVE A DEPARTMENT FOR THIS THAT I, AND I'VE PREVIOUSLY ASKED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO GET UPDATES REGARDING WHAT IT IS THAT DEPARTMENT DOES. UM, AND I HAVEN'T RECEIVED THAT YET, SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IF WE HAVE A DEPARTMENT FOR THAT, THAT WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT WE UTILIZE THEM. AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH THE LAST CONTRACT WAS, BUT THIS ONE'S FOR ALMOST $17,000. UM, AND I AM GRATEFUL THAT THEY ASKED ABOUT THE TERMS, BUT I DON'T, I'M NOT SURE IF THERE'S MUCH MONEY IN THE TERS IF, UH, MONEY MONEY'S GOING FROM THE GENERAL FUND INTO THAT FUND. SO, UM, FOR ME, MY CONCERN IS THE $17,000, THE CONSISTENT ADDING W L E TWO BEAUTIFICATION, AND THEN HAVING ANY PARTMENT THAT IS SUPPOSED TO OVERSEE THIS WELL, WLA FOR OUR BEAUTIFICATION PROJECTS DOES OVERSEE AND MONITOR THE WORK, BEING DONE BY, BY WLD AND BRIGHTVIEW, SEPARATING THEM OUT FROM THE NEW PARKS FUNCTION. MARIANNA WILL OVERSEE THE WORK BEING DONE IN THE PARKS. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES SIX TO ONE. UM, I NEED TO BRING JENNA ITEM NUMBER 19 UP. IT WAS ACTUALLY A RESOLUTION AS THE LIBRARY ITEM AND JUST TAKE A VOTE ON THAT. SO IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, I'M GOING TO REOPEN AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 19 AND MOTION TO APPROVE. SO MOVED BY THE MAYOR, SECONDED BY COUNCILOR TOBY. IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES SEVEN TO ZERO. [Items 21-27] ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP. WE'RE GOING TO BRING UP AGENDA ITEMS 21 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 AND 27. THESE ARE ALL ITEMS RELATED TO A SINGULAR, UH, DEVELOPMENT, UH, PROPOSAL. UH, TH THESE ITEMS INCLUDE THE CREATION OF A, UH, AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 21, WHICH WOULD BE TO ESTABLISH, UH, IN CITY ZONING, OUR ONE-ON-ONE, UH, AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 22, UH, IS THE INTER LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY AND THE COUNTY FORD COUNTY PARTICIPATION IN THIS PROGRAM. 23 IS THE, UH, CREATION OF THE UTTERS ITSELF. UH, 24, UH, IS THE, UH, DISILLUSION OF THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT AGREEMENT. [02:35:01] UH, 25 IS THE, UH, CREATING THE PUBLIC, A NEW PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. ACCORDING WITH THE NEW RULES, 26 IS ANNEXATION AND 27 IS THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. ALL OF THESE ASSOCIATED WITH, UH, SAVANNAH RANCH. UH, THERE IS A PUBLIC HEARING THAT HAS BEEN LIFTED UP WHEN, ON AGENDA ITEM NUMBER, UH, 21. SO IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS I'M GOING TO OPEN, UH, THAT PUBLIC HEARING, UH, ARE, UH, BRING IT BACK, UH, FORWARD. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK? ALL RIGHT, SEEING NONE, I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. IT IS NOW CLOSED. UH, THIS ITEM HAS BEEN DISCUSSED, UH, FOR A WHILE. ALL OF IT IS BROUGHT TOGETHER. THE MAJORITY OF THE, UH, PROPOSED ITEMS ARE THE EFFECT OF PURSUING ANNEXATION. UH, SAVANNAH DISTRICT IS A PART OF IN ORIGINAL, 2015 IN OUR LOCAL, OUR I'M SORRY, UH, INTERIM DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT ENTITLED, UH, THAT SECTION OF LAND TO BE DEVELOPED OUTSIDE THE CITY WITH SPECIAL INCENTIVES, INCLUDING A PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. UH, THE CITY, UH, APPROACHED THE DEVELOPERS WHEN A PROJECT WAS BROUGHT FORWARD TO PURSUE A FINANCIAL STRUCTURE THAT WILL ALLOW FOR, UH, ANNEXATION AND THE LONGTERM FINANCIAL, UM, UM, UH, UH, BENEFIT TO THE CITY, UH, THAT COMES WITH ANNEXATION. UH, THAT'S BEEN SORT OF THE IMPETUS. UH, THIS IS A PRETTY INTERESTING AND, UM, GREAT PROPOSAL. UH, I THINK THERE MIGHT BE, I DON'T KNOW HOW THE VOTE'S GOING TO GO. THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF DIFFERENT DISCUSSION, BUT FOR MYSELF, UH, THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE, UM, UH, AGREEMENTS THAT I AM MOST PROUD OF AS FAR AS DEVELOPMENT, UH, PROPOSALS, UH, SINCE MY TIME HERE ON COUNCIL, UH, BECAUSE OF THE OBJECTIVES THAT IT ACHIEVES, UH, OBJECTIVES THAT I THOUGHT WERE IMPOSSIBLE. UH, THE ORIGINAL, UH, ENTITLEMENTS THAT THE DEVELOPMENT IS, UH, CURRENTLY ENTITLED WITH, I FELT WOULD, UM, UH, CREATE A LOT OF LONG-TERM FINANCIAL HARM IN PLACE, UH, THAT, UH, BURDEN FOR TAXING, UH, FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, UH, UH, ON, UH, IN CITY TAXPAYERS, AS OPPOSED TO, UH, THIS PARTICULAR, UH, PROJECT. AND SO HAVING, HAVING THESE HOMES COME IN, UH, NOT ONLY, UH, TO BUILD VERY NICE HOMES AND NOT ONLY TO BRING IN, UH, OVER $40 MILLION OF INFRASTRUCTURE, UH, THIS PROJECT ALSO ALLOWS FOR, UH, UH, TAXING AND WHAT WILL BE ABOUT $3,000 PER HOME, UH, IN ANNUAL TAX REVENUE TO THE CITY OF KYLE. UH, ALL OF THAT IS, UH, REVENUE THAT THEY ARE CURRENTLY NOT REQUIRED TO PAY. AND SO THAT'S BEEN THE STRATEGY AND GOAL, UH, FOR CREATING THIS FOR MYSELF. IT'S WHY I'VE SUPPORTED IT, UH, FROM THE BEGINNING. AND SO, UH, WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. ALL RIGHT, IT'S MOVED BY THE MAYOR SECONDED BY COUNCILOR BRADSHAW. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION CUSTOMER FOR SCALE? THANK YOU. UM, SO I WAS TRYING TO DO MY RESEARCH BECAUSE AGAIN, I REALLY, REALLY, REALLY LIKED THE DEVELOPMENT. I THINK IT'S GREAT. UM, MY ONLY CONCERN IS WITH THE TERS. AND SO IN DOING RESEARCH ON HERS, I REALIZED SAN ANTONIO USED IT A LOT. AND, UM, I FOUND JUST, IF YOU JUST GIVE ME 30 SECONDS AND I CAN READ THIS, UM, I FOUND THIS ARTICLE AND IT'S TALKING ABOUT A DEVELOPER HUGO GUTTIEREZ HAS PROPOSED A 2,700 ACRE MASTER PLAN COMMUNITY NEAR SEAWORLD, OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS. FROM A DEVELOPER STANDPOINT, ITS LOCATION COULDN'T BE BETTER. THE VILLAGE AT WAS POINT WOULD BE NESTLED ON PRISTINE LAND THAT HAS ALL THE BEAUTY AND CHARM OF THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY. ACCORDING TO IS TIF APPLICATION. THE CITY WOULD HAVE TO HAVE TO ANNEX THE PROPERTY AND PROPOSE TIF DISTRICT INITIALLY IS PROJECTED TO GENERATE 309 MILLION FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND POSSIBLE CIVIC IMPROVEMENTS. MAYOR ED GARZA SAID THE FLEXIBILITY OF THE TEXAS LAW AUTHORIZING TIF ZONES MAKES WEST POINT POSSIBLE THE STATUTES AUTHOR. ISN'T SO SURE. I DON'T RECALL ARTICULATING THESE TYPES OF PRODUCTS THAT FORMER STATE SENATOR RAY FARBY OF WICHITA FALLS WHO HELPED WRITE THE 1981 LAW. THE GOAL WAS TO TAKE A DECLINING INNER CITY AREA AND CREATE A SITUATION WHERE THERE WOULD BE MONEY TO REHABILITATE IT AND TURN IT AROUND. FARBY SAID. AND THE ONLY REASON WHY I WANT TO READ THAT IS BECAUSE IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY BELIEF THAT A TERS IS NOT MEANT TO BRING MILLION DOLLAR HOMES AND MAKE A BEAUTIFUL AREA EVEN MORE BEAUTIFUL. INSTEAD IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE, TO FIND PARTS OF THE CITY WHERE DEVELOPERS DON'T WANT TO DEVELOP. AND THAT'S IT. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION BEFORE I CALL FOR THE VOTE? ALL RIGHT. ROLL CALL VOTE. AND [02:40:01] THIS IS FOR ALL THE ITEMS TOGETHER. YES, SIR. RIZZO FLORES, KALE ELLISON, PARSLEY BRADSHAW. I TIBIAS MITCHELL NA OR I, SORRY. UH, MOTION FAILS THREE TO FOUR. ALL RIGHT. NEXT [28. (Second Reading) An ordinance of the City of Kyle, Texas, Amending orRepealing: Part II, Chapter 2, Article III Boards, Committees and Commissions,Division 1 Generally, Subdivision I Boards, Section 2-42 Appointment andSection 2-45 Qualifications; and, Subdivision II Committees, Sec 2-60Appointment; and, Division 2 Planning and Zoning Commission, Sec 2-70Vacancies, Appointments and Service; and, Article V Library, Division 2 Board ofDirectors, Sec 2-441 (c) Membership and Officers of Board; and, Division 5 KyleArts Commission, Section 2-118. Qualifications for Appointment and Membership; and, Article III Boards, Committees and Commissions, Division IV.Economic Development and Tourism Board, Sec 2-114. Qualifications forAppointment and Membership, of the City of Kyle Municipal Code andEstablishing Application and Appointment Standards for Boards, Committees andCommissions; Repealing Conflicting Ordinances, and Providing for RelatedMatters. ~ James R. Earp, Assistant City Manager] UP AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 28 IN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF KYLE TEXAS AMENDING OR REPEALING PART TWO CHAPTER TWO, ARTICLE THREE, BOARDS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS, UH, ET CETERA. MRS. SECOND READING, MR. MAYOR COUNCIL FOR THE RECORD, JAMES ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER. UM, THIS IS THE SECOND READING OF THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS ORDINANCE. THAT INCLUDES NOW THE LANGUAGE FOR THE ARTS COMMISSION AND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, UH, BOARD, UH, AND THE SPECIFIC SEATS THAT ARE MEANT FOR THOSE PARTICULAR POSITIONS. UH, MOTION TO APPROVE MOVED BY MAYOR SECOND BACK CUSTOMER AND FOR SCALES OR DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES JAMES. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UM, AS SOMEBODY WHO TOOK A TURN AT TRYING TO FIGURE THIS OUT, HEY, IT WAS NOT EASY. I'M NOT SURE I FIGURED IT OUT, BUT, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? THEY, THEY APPROVE IT. SO THANK YOU. BUT I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I'M DOING THIS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP AGENDA [29. (First Reading) An ordinance of the City of Kyle, Texas, Regulating Traffic,Authorizing and directing the installation and erection of no stopping signs fortraffic control along the east side of Old Stagecoach Road, from West CenterStreet to Veterans Drive in the city limits of Kyle; Repealing any ordinance orresolution in conflict; Providing a severability clause; Declaring a penalty; andProviding an effective date. ~ Jeff Barnett, Chief of Police] ITEM NUMBER 29. FIRST READING AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF KYLE TEXAS, REGULATING TRAFFIC AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE INSTALLATION AND ERECTION OF NO STOPPING SIGNS FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL. ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF OLD STAGECOACH ROAD FROM WEST CENTER STREET TO VETERANS DRIVE IN THE CITY LIMITS OF CA GO YOU THANK YOU. MARIN COUNCIL, JEFF BARNETT, CHIEF OF POLICE FOR THE RECORD WE HAVE BEFORE YOU DENIED AN ORDINANCE FOR CONSIDERATION TO ESTABLISH NO PARKING ZONES. UH, YOU'LL SEE IT WORDED IN HERE IS NO STOPPING, STANDING OR PARKING, NO PARKING ZONES ON OLD STATES, OLD STAGECOACH ROAD FROM CENTER STREET TO WHERE IT INTERSECTS WITH ONE 50, UH, WEST. UH, THIS IS TO DETER VEHICLES FROM PARKING ON THE CITY'S ROADWAY, UM, AND CREATING A TRAFFIC HAZARD. AND YOU SEE THE INFORMATION THAT WE PRESENTED BEFORE YOU ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. YOU MIGHT HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR CHIEF COUNSEL MIRAFLORES CAMP. THANK YOU. UM, CAN YOU, I'M TRYING TO GET THIS IN MY HEAD. SO IT'S ALL STAGECOACH ROAD AND THEN VETERANS DRIVE. SO IT WAS THIS BY WALLACE SCHOOL. NO, SO NO MA'AM, IF YOU GO TO THE END OF, I'M GOING TO SAY CALL IT THE END OF CENTER STREET, WHERE IT INTERSECTS IN STAGECOACH. SO PAST WALLACE MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND IF YOU WERE TO TAKE A RIDE ON STAGE COACH FROM THERE ALL THE WAY TO THE RED LIGHT, WHERE THAT INTERSECTS AT 27 70 NEAR THE SONIC, THE PHARMACY AT THAT INTERSECTION, WE WOULD BE ESTABLISHING NO PARKING ZONES ON THE RIGHT OF WAY ON THE SIDES OF THAT ROAD. OKAY. AND HOW CAN YOU TELL ME HOW THIS GOT BROUGHT UP? UH, YES. MA'AM WE RECEIVED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT VEHICLES THAT WERE PARKING ALONG THAT AREA, UH, PARTICULARLY CLOSE TO ONE OF THE BUSINESS, OR IT'S AN AUTO BODY SHOP REPAIR SHOP OF SOME NATURE THAT WERE PARKING ON THE ROAD. AND WHEN WE LOOKED FOR WHO OWNED THE PROPERTY, WE THOUGHT ACTUALLY ONE OF THE HOS MAINTAINED OWNERSHIP AND TO GET THEM OFF THEIR PROPERTY, UH, CAUSE THEY WEREN'T THERE WITH THEIR PERMISSION. AND IN FACT, WE FOUND OUT THAT ALL OF THAT ROADWAY IS ACTUALLY BEEN DEEDED OVER TO THE CITY. IF I'M SAYING IT CORRECTLY, IT'S BEEN GIVEN TO THE CITY AS PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. SO THAT STATED, THAT BELONGS TO THE CITY NOW, AND THESE CARS ARE PARKING ADJACENT TO THE ROADWAY. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH WITH THAT SAID I'D LIKE TO TAKE THEM, MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 29, MOVED BY CUSTOMER FLOORS, KALE SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM RIZZO, UH, THAT WE APPROVED IN ITEM NUMBER 29. IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? YEAH. CHIEF, THANK YOU FOR REALLY DIVING INTO THIS. A LOT OF THE COMPLAINTS THAT WERE COMING FORWARD, UH, WAS SAFETY CONCERNS AND UH, JUST SEEING THE ROADWAYS GETTING COACHED ON JUST SOMETHING, AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. SO THANK YOU FOR DOING YOUR DUE DILIGENCE ON THE SHIFT. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES SEVEN TO ZERO. UH, [30. Consider and Possible Action to Direct Staff to Negotiate a Contract with TheBoring Company to Design and Build a Railroad Pedestrian Underpass. ~ J. ScottSellers, City Manager] NEXT UP AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 30, CONSIDER IMPOSSIBLE ACTION TO DIRECT STAFF TO NEGOTIATE A CONTRACT WITH THE BORING COMPANY TO DESIGN AND BUILD A RAILROAD PEDESTRIAN UNDERPASS. OKAY. COUNSEL. UH, THERE WERE TWO COMPANIES THAT RESPONDED TO OUR REQUEST, UH, THAT WE ISSUED WITH SEVERAL WEEKS BACK. IT WAS NOTICED APPROPRIATELY IN THE PAPER AND ONLINE, UH, FROM THOSE TWO COMPANIES, STAFF, UH, SCORED AND FELT LIKE THE BORING COMPANY WAS THE COMPANY MORE SUITED TO NEGOTIATE FOR A CONTRACT FOR THE TUNNEL. UH, JUST AS A REMINDER, THIS TUNNEL STARTS AT MARKETPLACE IN 1626, UH, WHERE THE NEW DEVELOPMENT IS GOING IN AND THEN WE'LL, UH, CROSS UNDERNEATH THE RAILROAD TRACKS TO, UH, THE COL-DE-SAC AT CROMWELL WITH THAT. [02:45:01] I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. UH, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CUSTOMER FLOORS CAMP? YEAH, I DON'T HAVE THIS ITEM ON MY AGENDA. UM, AND CAN, CAN SOMEONE TELL ME WHEN THIS GOT PUT ON THE AGENDA PLEASE? SATURDAY, SATURDAY. OKAY. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE. UM, THANK YOU. THAT'S IT. OKAY. SO I'M LOOKING AT IT. SO THIS WAS CREATED BY ELON MUSK. THE BORING COMPANY WAS, UH, THE COMPANY ITSELF. SO IT'S GOING TO BE A UNDERGROUND BRIDGE, CORRECT? LIKE A TUNNEL. YES, SIR. AND IT'S GOING TO HAVE LIGHTING ALL THE WAY THROUGH, CORRECT. SO THIS IS A 12 FOOT DIAMETER TUNNEL, ABOUT 900 LINEAR FEET WITH A PAVED SECTION THAT'S ROUGHLY 10 FEET, LITTLE UNDER 10 FEET WIDE AT ITS BASE. UH, THE PLATFORM PAYMENT PLATFORM CAN PROBABLY BE MOVED UP A LITTLE BIT WITHIN THE TUNNEL TO CREATE A FULL 10 FOOT WITH, UH, BUT YES, IT WILL BE LIT THROUGHOUT STRIPED PAVED. UH, AND THOUGH THE WORK WOULD BE DONE FAIRLY QUICKLY TO THE MACHINE CAN, CAN RUN THROUGH THE AUSTIN CHALK FAIRLY, FAIRLY QUICKLY. OKAY. SO IT WOULD BE PEDESTRIAN. WHAT ABOUT POSSIBLE GOLF CARTS? YES, YES, YES, SIR. IT COULD BE A VIBE TUNNEL BY CAUSE WE WERE, THAT WAS MY QUESTION. IF THIS IS THE ONE THAT WAS GOING TO GO FOR THE VIBE. SO I'M REALLY EXCITED. I HEARD, UM, VERY, VERY GOOD FEEDBACK FROM RESIDENTS THAT KNEW ABOUT THIS THOUGH. I'M EXCITED. THANK YOU. AND WE WILL COME BACK WITH A, A PROPOSAL. SO WHAT THE BORING COMPANY WILL NEED IS, UH, PROBABLY A TWO-PRONGED APPROACH MOVING FORWARD. ONE TO GET THEM STARTED ON GEO-TECHNICAL WORK, UH, IN THE INITIAL ENVIRONMENTAL WORK, AS WELL AS PERMITTING WORK WITH UNION PACIFIC. SO THAT CONTRACT WILL COME BACK BEFORE COUNCIL FAIRLY QUICKLY. WE'LL ALSO HAVE A, UH, CONTRACT BEYOND THAT, WHICH WILL BE THE FULL SCOPE OF THE CONSTRUCTION. UM, MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND. ALL RIGHT. MOVE BY MAYOR SECOND BY CUSTOMER TOBIA. SO WE APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 30. IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES SEVEN TO ZERO. [31. Consider and possible action to approve City Manager ContractExtension. ~ Travis Mitchell, Mayor] NEXT UP AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 31 CONSIDERED A POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE CITY MANAGER CONTRACT EXTENSION. UH, THIS, UH, ITEM WAS PUBLISHED OVER THE WEEKEND. IT WAS, IT'S BEEN, THE ORIGINAL DRAFT WAS PRESENTED ON MARCH. THE FIRST, UH, COUNCIL HAS HAD OPPORTUNITIES TO GO AND PROVIDE THAT FEEDBACK TO THE CITY MANAGERS SO THAT CITY MANAGER CAN, UH, MAKE, UH, ADJUSTMENTS TO IN ORDER TO TRY AND GET A CONSENSUS AS BEST AS POSSIBLE. OBVIOUSLY THAT CAN BE QUITE CHALLENGING AS CAN BE, UM, UH, HAS BEEN PUT ON DISPLAY. UH, TODAY IT'S HARD. IT'S HARD TO, UH, TO ALWAYS KNOW HOW TO GO ABOUT THAT. BUT THE CITY MANAGER HAS GOT, HAS WORKED WITH, UH, AND MET WITH EVERY ALL OF COUNCIL THAT WANTED TO MEET WITH HIM TO DISCUSS, UH, AND CHA CHANGE A FEW THINGS. AND THAT'S, WHAT'S BEEN PROPOSED HERE. SO COUNCIL'S HAD A TIME TO LOOK AT IT. THE REASON FOR BRINGING THE SAME MANAGER'S CONTRACT FORWARD, UH, IN THE FIRST, AT THE END OF THE FIRST SASH, BEGINNING OF THE SECOND QUARTER OF THE FINAL YEAR OF A CONTRACT, ESPECIALLY ONE, UH, IN A CITY MANAGER WHO'S BEEN EMPLOYED FOR AS LONG AS HE HAS IN THE COMPANY IS TO, UH, PROVIDE LEADERSHIP AND A DIRECTION THAT, UH, UH, THAT THE CITY MANAGER IS, UH, WHO WE WANT TO CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD, UH, WITH THE CITY, UH, FOR, YOU KNOW, FOR, FOR MYSELF, YOU KNOW, I COULDN'T BE PROUD OF OUR CITY MANAGER AND THE WORK THAT HE'S PERFORMED TO THE LIST OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS, UH, IS VERY LONG. I UNDERSTAND THERE WILL BE DESIRES TO WANT TO, UH, GO DOWN VARIOUS PATHS, UH, FOR, YOU KNOW, UH, UH, UH, TO POTENTIALLY DELAY OR HAVE, UH, DIFFERENT TYPES OF, UH, SCOPES, UH, UH, CONSIDERED, UH, BUT IS, AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, THERE ARE A LOT, UH, REASONS TO, UH, CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD, YOU KNOW, WITH THE CITY THAT WE HAVE IN THE CITY, THAT THE DIRECTION THAT WE HAVE BEEN GOING. AND SO IN MY OPINION, THE CONSISTENT LEADERSHIP, AS WELL AS, UH, THE, UH, THE, THE HARD WORK ETHIC, UH, THE FANTASTIC ABILITY OF THE CITY MANAGER TO PUT, UH, GOOD DEALS TOGETHER THAT ARE IN THE CITY'S BEST INTEREST, UH, AS WELL AS MAYBE ANOTHER DOZEN OR SO MORE REASONS IS WHAT GIVES ME COURAGE, UH, TO, UH, WANT TO, UH, CONTINUE MOVING THE CITY FORWARD SO THAT, UH, UH, MANAGEMENT OF THE CITY CAN MAINTAIN THAT LEADERSHIP. AND SO FOR ALL OF THOSE REASONS, UH, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. IT'S MOVED BY THE MAYOR AT SECOND AID BY COUNCIL MEMBER BRADSHAW THAT WE APPROVED THAT CONTRACT FOR THE CITY MANAGER. IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION COUNCILMAN FLOOR SCALE? UM, [02:50:01] I DON'T THINK WE'VE COLLECTIVELY HAD ENOUGH TIME TO DISCUSS THIS. I KNOW THE LAST TIME THAT WE TALKED ABOUT IT, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER TOBY US HAD TO LEAVE BECAUSE HE HAD TO GO TO WORK. AND TODAY WE TALKED ABOUT IT FOR MAYBE 15 MINUTES. SO I THINK COLLECTIVELY AS A GROUP, WE'VE MAYBE TALKED ABOUT IT FOR 30 MINUTES. SO I'M, I'M KIND OF SAD AND DISAPPOINTED THAT WE DID NOT GET A FAIR OPPORTUNITY, UM, FOR EACH COUNCIL MEMBER TO DISCUSS ANY CONCERNS OR ISSUES THEY HAD. UM, I'M ALSO EQUALLY DISAPPOINTED THAT, UM, THAT, UM, MY CONCERNS AND ISSUES WERE PUT ON THE BACK REMOTE AND I'M BEING FORCED TO VOTE RIGHT NOW BECAUSE MY VOTE WOULD BE A LOT DIFFERENT AFTER HOPEFULLY, UM, THAN IT WOULD BE RIGHT NOW BECAUSE, UM, I DON'T REALLY FIND IT FAIR THAT YOU'RE REQUESTING US TO TAKE A VOTE ON INFORMATION WE DON'T HAVE OR CONVERSATIONS. WE HAVEN'T YET SPOKE ABOUT CUSTOMER TOBY'S. OKAY. UM, MR. SELLERS, UM, I KNOW WE FIRST SPOKE ABOUT A MONTH OR SO AGO, AND I HADN'T HAD A CHANCE TO REALLY VISIT WITH YOU SINCE THEN. WE'VE BEEN VERY BUSY. UM, I DID SAY TO GO THROUGH AND MAKE A LIST OF ALL YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS, CORRECT. OKAY. SO, BUT I'M STILL HAVING ISSUES WITH TWO THINGS, AND THESE HAVE BEEN BROUGHT UP BY CONSTITUENTS AS WELL, QUITE A FEW, QUITE A LONG CONVERSATION. SO, UM, WE'LL BE NICE ABOUT IT, BUT I'M GOING TO HAVE TO TRY TO PUT YOU ON THE HOT SEAT, THIS, UM, I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE SABBATICAL PART. OKAY. UM, LOOKING AT IT, IT SAYS THAT CITY MANAGER COURSE, YOUR COURSE SCHEDULE IS REQUIRED TO DO JOBS. WEEKENDS, WEEKENDS, HOLIDAYS, COUNCIL WISHES TO ALLOW HIM TO EXTEND, LEAVE THIS. THE CITY MANAGER WILL BE GRANTED 90 DAYS OF CONTINUOUS SABBATICAL LEAVE DURING THIS PERIOD CONTRACT, WHICH IS WHAT THREE YEARS OR SO. OKAY. UM, DURING THIS TIME HE SHALL NOT BE ON CALL FOR ROUTINE BUSINESS CITY OR BE AVAILABLE TO DEAL WITH EXTRAORDINARY SITUATIONS THAT MAY THREATEN THE WELL-BEING OF THIS CITY OF ITS EMPLOYEES SAY MANAGER SHALL POINT, AND THE INTERIM MANAGER WHO SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO ACT ON BEHALF OF HIS MANAGER DURING THE SABBATICAL LEAVE. UM, THE CITY MANAGER SHALL BE PAID HIS REGULAR SALARY, RECEIVE HIS CONTRACT BENEFITS DURING SABBATICAL LEAVE. OKAY. ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT I HAVE WITH THIS BUSINESS SELLERS IS, AS I ALWAYS SAY ABOUT OUR CITY IN THE EVENT, WE HAVE A MAJOR CRITICAL INCIDENT, MAJOR EMERGENCY THAT GOES IN OUR CITY, AND YOU'RE NOWHERE TO BE FOUND. AND WE HAVE A PRESS CONFERENCE WITH THE GOVERNOR OR WHATEVER IT IS, A HIGH ELECTED OFFICIAL. AND NOT SAYING THAT OUR INTERN, OUR, THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO THE JOB, BUT FOR THAT, FOR THAT TO HAPPEN AND NOT HAVE MY CITY MANAGER THERE FOR THEIR CITY REALLY BOTHERS ME, OR CONCERNS ME ON THAT. YOU HAVE NOW ONLY TWO ASSISTANT CITY MANAGERS, BUT YOU HAVE THREE PLUS THE SECRETARY AND THE SECRETARY SINCE THEN. SO THAT'S REALLY FIVE PEOPLE. YOU KNOW WHAT, UM, THE WAY I LOOK AT IT IS THAT WHY CAN'T WE, WHY CAN'T YOU USE EARN VACATION TIME OR HOLIDAY TIME, SICK TIME FOR ANY OF THAT? LIKE ANY OTHER REGULAR EMPLOYEE TO BE FAIR AND EQUAL ON THAT END? UM, I THINK THAT WILL COME UP TO PLAY. UM, THAT'S ONE, THE SECOND WOULD BE OF COURSE, THE INSURANCE. OKAY. THE CITY AGREES TO PAY THE PREMIUM FOR THE HEALTH HOSPITALIZATION, DENTAL QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE MANAGER MANAGERS, QUALIFIED DEPENDENTS PURSUANT OF THE GROUP, UH, FOR PROVIDED BY THE CITY FOR FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES. THE CITY ALSO AGREES TO CONTINUE TO BE PROVIDING THESE BENEFITS AT NO COST TO THE MANAGER AND THE MANAGER'S QUALIFIED DEPENDENCE UPON RETIREMENT. IF THE MANAGER CONTINUES EMPLOYMENT WITH THIS CITY AS ITS CITY MANAGER THROUGH MARCH 20, 25 OR RETIRES FROM THE CITY AFTER 25, THE HEALTH BENEFITS TO THE MANAGER QUALIFIED DEFENDANTS WILL CEASE WHEN MANAGER REACHES THE FOR MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY. AND I GOT A LOT OF PHONE CALLS ABOUT THAT. OKAY. [02:55:01] UM, I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND HOW THAT WOULD LOOK FOR ALL CITY EMPLOYEES, AS FAR AS FAIRNESS, WOULD THEY BE ABLE TO GET THE SAME TYPE OF BENEFIT WHEN THEY RETIRE? UH, AND SO, AND I AM NOT TRYING TO DISCREDIT ALL WHAT YOU'VE DONE FOR THE CITY OR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR YOUR EMPLOYEES AS WELL, BUT I'M LOOKING AT THIS VERY OBJECTIVELY, SIR, THAT'S ALL VERY OBJECTIVELY AND IN A VERY FAIR WAY, HOW WE WOULD FEEL FOR ALL YOUR OTHER, THE OTHER EMPLOYEES NOT RECEIVING THIS BENEFIT. AND ONCE YOU RETIRE THAT THE TAXPAYERS OF KYLE WOULD HAVE TO CONTINUOUSLY HAVE YOU ON A PAYROLL FOR INSURANCE FOR ANY DEPENDENCE, BECAUSE I KNOW WITH MY CAREER, ONCE I'M DONE WITH MY, WHEN I RETIRE IN A COUPLE OF YEARS, I'M COMPLETELY DOWN WITH THE COUNTY AND, AND I HAVE TO FIND MY OWN INSURANCE. AND SO, UM, THOSE ARE JUST QUESTIONS THAT I HAD. AND, AND, AND, UM, UM, HADN'T HAD THE, REALLY THE CHANCE TO REALLY SPEAK TO YOU MORE ON THIS. AND I'M SORRY, I'M HAVING TO BRING IT OUT TO YOU LIKE THIS, BECAUSE THIS IS THE ONLY TIME I'VE BEEN ABLE TO REACH OUT. I MEAN, I'VE BEEN ABLE TO SEE YOU, UM, TO WHAT MS. FLORES, KALE SAYING THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE APPROVING THIS NOW. AND I UNDERSTAND WHAT I WAS HEARING, WHAT MAYOR WAS SAYING, BUT WE STILL HAVE TILL DECEMBER 31ST, AND WE HAVEN'T EVEN REACHED EASTER YET. ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT I WANT TO ASK EVERYBODY ON THE DIOCESE, WHY ARE WE RUSHING THIS? NOW? WE HAVEN'T EVEN STARTED THE BUDGET WORKSHOP. IF THERE'S A WAY TO WHERE WE CAN LOOK AT THIS AND SEE, AND REALLY DISSECT IT TO MAKE IT FAIR FOR NOT ONLY JUST FOR YOU, MR. SELLERS, BUT FOR EVERYBODY ELSE THAT SEES THIS, BECAUSE IT CAN, THIS IS A REPRESENTATION OF OUR CITY AND OUR TAXPAYER MONEY. AND SO I WANT TO BE FAIR WITH THIS, BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW, WITH THE SABBATICAL AND WITH THE INSURANCE, I HAVE SERIOUS QUESTIONS WITH THAT, SIR. ALL RIGHT. OTHER COMMENTS, MAYOR PRO TEM, UH, SELLERS. SO IT'S 90 DAYS IS ON TOP OF ANY OTHER, UH, HOLIDAYS YOU GET AND, UH, SICK LEAVE AND VACATION TIME IS A 90 DAYS A PART OF THAT, OR IS IT EXTRA? IT WOULD BE SEPARATE. THERE'LL BE SEPARATE BESIDES THAT. HOW MANY WEEKS A YEAR DO YOU GET OFF RIGHT NOW? VACATION TIME? I'M NOT SURE HOW I WANT TO SAY MAYBE TWO, TWO WEEKS. UM, YEAH. OKAY. SO TWO WEEKS AND THEN THE 90 DAYS. SO, UM, WHILE I'M BREAKING THIS DOWN IN THREE YEARS, YOU'RE PROBABLY GETTING OFF, UH, THREE WEEKS. THAT WOULD BE THREE WEEKS A YEAR. SO IT WOULD BE THREE AND A HALF WEEKS, UH, PER YEAR IS WHAT I'M LOOKING AT THE 90 DAYS. PLUS TWO WEEKS OF MY MATH IS RIGHT, RIGHT. SO IT SAYS IT'S THREE PER YEAR. WELL, I'M JUST LOOKING AT IT WITH 90 DAYS. SO THAT'S WHAT I'M LOOKING AT. SO I'M BREAKING IT DOWN 90 DAYS AND THREE YEARS IS BECAUSE MOST PEOPLE WORK OUT TO ABOUT FOUR WEEKS, A YEAR, THREE WEEKS TO FOUR WEEKS, A YEAR IN THEIR JOBS. AND THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT HERE WITH 90 DAYS. AND TWO WEEKS, I'M LOOKING AT, UH, THREE, THREE WEEKS AND, UH, MAYBE TWO DAYS IS WHAT MY MATH IS, IS WHAT YOU GET ALL PER YEAR. UH, IS THERE SOMEWHERE WE CAN PUT ON THIS CONTRACT THAT YOU JUST DON'T TAKE ALL FOR 90 DAYS COMPLETELY ON ONE TIME? I MEAN, IT'S SOMETHING I HATE TO SEE. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE IT BROKEN DOWN PER YEAR. AND THAT'S, THAT'S PROBABLY WHERE I'D LIKE TO SEE IT THAT WAY. IT'S JUSTIFIED W HOW YOU'RE GETTING THOSE DAYS OFF. SO, SO LET ME ADDRESS THAT. OKAY. I BELIEVE IN THE SEVEN AND A HALF YEARS, I'VE BEEN HERE, I HAVEN'T TAKEN MORE THAN TWO WEEKS, AND I'LL SAY A VACATION TIME, UH, AT ONE TIME, BUT THERE'S REALLY NOT A SINGLE DAY. I'VE EVER TAKEN A VACATION FROM THE CITY. AND THAT IS BECAUSE I WORK EVERY DAY, WEEKENDS, SATURDAY, SUNDAYS, WHEN I'M ON VACATION, I WORK, UH, CITY MANAGERS DO NOT HAVE THE LUXURY TO TAKE VACATION. UH, WE'RE ALWAYS ON EVEN DURING EMERGENCIES. SO THE SABBATICAL WHERE WE CAN APPOINT SOMEONE ELSE TO TAKE THE LEAD DURING THAT TIME AND STEP IN, I DON'T KNOW IF I WOULD TAKE 90 DAYS. I REALLY DON'T. IT'S UP TO 90. UH, IT COULD BE 14 DAYS. I DON'T KNOW. THIS IS REALLY A FORCED BREAK WHERE THERE'S SOMEONE ELSE TO, I'M CONFIDENT WITH WHO WAS AT THE HEAD OF THE CITY, WHERE I CAN TURN MY PHONE OFF [03:00:01] AND ACTUALLY SHARPEN THE SAW I GET IT. I KNOW YOU'RE HERE ALL THE TIME. I KNOW YOU WORK. I KNOW WHEN YOU'RE OUT, OUT OF POCKET, WE STILL CALL YOU. I MEAN, WE CALL YOU ALL THE TIME. UH, KENT, THIS IS A VERY ACTIVE COUNCIL AND WE'RE DEFINITELY ALWAYS IN YOUR EAR. UM, BUT I GUESS FOR THOSE OF US THAT ARE HAVING A RESERVATION WITH 90 DAYS, I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT BROKEN DOWN TO MAYBE 30 DAYS PER YEAR IN THE CONTRACT AND IS JUST AN ASK. I MEAN, UH, SO THAT WAY IT IS JUSTIFIED THAT WAY TWO, THREE WEEKS A YEAR. SO THAT WAY NOBODY'S WORRIED ABOUT YOU TAKING 90 DAYS IN A YEAR, THIS WAY IT'S CLARIFIED. UM, AS FAR AS THE HEALTH INSURANCE IS SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN IN YOUR CONTRACTS PER YEAR, FOR YEARS NOW, RIGHT? THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S 2017. SO WHY WAS THAT, UH, PUTTING YOUR CONTRACT? DO YOU, DO YOU KNOW WHY? YEAH. YES, SIR. SO WHAT, WHAT THAT PROVISION IS, IS CALLED OPEB, WHICH STANDS FOR OTHER POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS. IT IS A, A BENEFIT THAT WAS OFFERED AMONGST CITIES, MANY CITIES, UH, FOR YEARS AND YEARS. IT'S THE BENEFIT THAT STARTED BEING PHASED OUT IN SOME CITIES, INCLUDING KYLE PROBABLY 12, 15 YEARS AGO, SOMEWHERE IN THAT TIMEFRAME. UH, WE DO HAVE STAFF WHO ARE ON THE SAME OPEB PLAN HERE IN KYLE. UH, I HAPPENED TO BE ON THAT SAME PLAN IN MY FORMER CITY. SO BY BEING RECRUITED TO KYLE FROM MY FORMER CITY WHERE I WAS ON OPEB, UH, AS PART OF CONTRACT NEGOTIATION, I ASKED IF I COULD BE INCLUDED IN KYLE'S OPEP PLAN TO WHICH I WAS ADDED IN 2017. SO WE ALREADY HAVE STAFF THAT'S ON THIS PLAN, THE SERVER DO. OKAY. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT AS WE'RE CLARIFYING THAT. UM, SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THEY USE AS A TOOL TO RECRUIT YOU HERE. IT WAS A RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION TOOL THAT CITIES USED FOR MANY YEARS. AGAIN, MOST CITIES STARTED PHASING THAT OUT AND, UH, KYLE DID PHASE IT OUT. SO NEW EMPLOYEES, UH, NOW I'M NOT SURE OF THE YEAR I'LL LOOK BACK, UH, THERE ARE STAFF IN HERE WHO ARE ON IT, UH, BUT I'M NOT SURE WHAT YEAR. YEAH. I'M NOT GONNA CALL THEM OUT THERE. WE'RE GOOD. SO I CALL IT STEP OUT. UH, BUT, UM, SO HOW LONG AGO WAS THIS IMPLEMENTED? HOW LONG AGO DID THIS OR 20, 20 17 IS WHEN THAT WAS APPROVED IN MY CONTRACT. OKAY. SOMETHING A PREVIOUS COUNCIL HAD DONE BACK IN 2017 TO KEEP LONGEVITY, TO KEEP YOU HERE IN THE CITY TO HOPEFULLY INSPIRE YOU TO RETIRE HERE. THEY DID. I, THERE WAS WHAT THE PLAN WAS. THERE WAS SOME REASONS THE COUNCIL DID THAT AND IT WAS TO KEEP ME HERE. SURE. WE'VE TALKED TO SOME OF THOSE COUNCIL MEMBERS JUST TO PICK THEIR BRAIN A LITTLE BIT ON IT, BUT YEAH, DEFINITELY. OKAY. I JUST WANTED SOME EXPLANATIONS ON THAT. IS THERE, WOULD YOU HAVE ANY RESERVATIONS ABOUT, UH, BRINGING UP THE DAYS? LIKE I STATED, UH, COUNCIL PREROGATIVE, SO YOU'D BE OKAY WITH THAT DISCUSS. I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU, CASPER PARSLEY. THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM, SO FIRST OF ALL, I DO WANT TO THANK YOU BECAUSE I'M BEING AS NEW AS I AM HERE. YOU HAVE BEEN ALWAYS VERY RESPONSIVE, LIKE WITHIN FIVE MINUTES, NORMALLY I GET SOMETHING FROM YOU. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT, THAT IT, THAT TELLS ME YOU DO WORK 24 7, CAUSE I WILL USUALLY TEXT YOU ON SUNDAYS AND YOU KNOW, WITHIN MINUTES I HAVE A RESPONSE. SO, UM, I KNOW YOU WORK REALLY HARD AND I ALSO APPRECIATE THAT YOU ADDRESS MOST OF THE CONCERNS I HAVE WITH THE PREVIOUS PROPOSAL. UM, I APPRECIATE THAT. UM, AGAIN, UM, CONSTITUENTS DO HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS ARTICLE AND THAT'S SOMETHING I BROUGHT UP TO YOU. SO I AGREE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER TO BE S IF THERE IS ANY WAY WE CAN BREAK THAT UP IN WITHIN THE THREE YEARS. UM, I THINK I WILL BE, YOU KNOW, MORE PRO SURE. THIS CONTRACT THAT THAT'S IT FOR ME. THANK YOU. UH, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND THE MOTION, TO BREAK UP THE SABBATICAL, UH, EVENLY AMONG THREE YEARS IN THE CONTRACT. IT'S LIKE, ALL RIGHT. UH, IT'S MOVED BY THE MAYOR SECONDED BY MAYOR PRO TEM. UH, IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION TO AMEND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES SEVEN TO ZERO, UM, CUSTOMER FORCE. THANK YOU. UM, I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY WHEN I HAD A MEETING WITH MR. SELLERS, I WAS, UM, INTERESTED IN HAVING HIS CONTRACT EXTENDED FOR LONGER THAN JUST THE THREE YEARS. AND I ASKED HIM IF HE WAS OPPOSED TO THAT. AND HE SAID, NO, UNFORTUNATELY, SINCE I AM IN A SITUATION WHERE I FEEL LIKE I, WE, WE HAVEN'T BEEN FAIR TO EACH OTHER AND WE HAVEN'T BEEN FAIR, UH, TO OURSELVES TO COLLECT AS MUCH INFORMATION AS WE WANT. MAYBE NOT AS MUCH INFORMATION AS WE NEED, BUT AS, AS WE WANT TO MAKE THIS DECISION, UM, I JUST DON'T WANT, I DON'T WANT IT TO ANYONE TO FEEL LIKE I, ESPECIALLY SCOTT [03:05:01] THAT I DIDN'T, THAT I DIDN'T WANT HIM HERE FOR ME. IT'S ALL ABOUT DUE DILIGENCE AND MAKING SURE THAT WHEN I TAKE THIS VOTE THAT I'M COMFORTABLE TAKING THIS VOTE. SO, UM, THE, THE ACT, THE REALITY OF IT WAS I WAS GOING TO ASK FOR FIVE YEARS. UM, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, UM, I AM NOT GOING TO BE COMFORTABLE MAKING THAT VOTE AT ALL CAUSE COUNCILOR, ALISON, THANK YOU. UM, SO I CAN TALK ABOUT HOW LONG I'VE BEEN AROUND SEEING THE CITY BEFORE YOU WERE HERE, UH, COMING TO COUNCIL MEMBER COUNCIL MEETINGS OVER A DOZEN YEARS AGO AND WATCHING THE STAFF AND WATCHING THE CITY PROGRESS. I COULD TALK ABOUT HOW THE BUDGET HAS BALLOONED FROM 75 AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS. WHEN I FIRST WAS ELECTED AS COUNCIL LAST YEAR, IT WAS 1 72. WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO BE CLOSE TO 200 THIS YEAR, I'D IMAGINED, UM, THE, THE PROJECTS AND THE, THE, UH, PROGRESS THAT THE CITY HAS MADE UNDER YOUR TENURE. UM, I COULD, I COULD GO ON ABOUT THAT AS WELL. IT IS OBJECTIVE TO ME TO SEE THAT THAT PROGRESS THAT THE CITY HAS MADE. UM, CERTAINLY, UH, THERE HAVE BEEN, THERE ARE CHALLENGES, CERTAINLY, YOU KNOW, UH, VARIOUS DIFFERENT THINGS, BUT, UH, ONCE AGAIN, SEEING HOW THE CITY WAS AND THE FINANCIAL SCOPE THAT I REVIEWED WHEN I FIRST BECAME A COUNCIL MEMBER, LOOKING BACK 20 YEARS TO WHERE WE HAD PROGRESSED TO THAT TIME, UM, IT WAS INCREDIBLE. UM, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A NEGOTIATION, IT'S A CONTRACT NEGOTIATION. AND I WILL SAY FOR THE PUBLIC SAKE, BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN A FEW THINGS SAID HERE. UM, WE HAD AN INITIAL MEETING AND EXECUTIVE SESSION WHERE WE BLOCKED OUT AN HOUR TO DISCUSS AMONGST OURSELVES WHERE ALL SEVEN OF US WERE THERE, UM, TO HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS CONTRACT, WE DID DISCUSS THINGS FOR AN HOUR. I WOULDN'T SAY IT WAS THE MOST PRODUCTIVE HOUR OF CONVERSATION. UM, BUT WE WENT THROUGH THAT HOUR. THEN WE CAME BACK A FEW WEEKS AGO. UM, I THINK, I GUESS IT WAS THE SECOND COUNCIL MEETING IN MARCH. IT WAS NEARLY TWO IN THE MORNING AND WE HAD ANOTHER 30 TO 45 MINUTE DISCUSSION ABOUT A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT THINGS. CERTAINLY THE COUNCIL MEMBER TO BS WAS NOT THERE, I WILL SAY FOR THAT ONE. UM, AND THEN THERE'S BEEN A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT CONVERSATIONS INDIVIDUALLY WITH MR. SELLERS, UM, AND, AND VARIOUS DIFFERENT THINGS. THERE'S BEEN, UH, DOCUMENTATION POURED AND ALL THESE DIFFERENT, DIFFERENT TYPES OF THINGS. AND I UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, I'VE GONE THROUGH ONE OF THESE CONTRACTS BEFORE, UM, AND I'VE SEEN OTHERS WHEN I WASN'T ON COUNCIL. UH, SO I HAVE A GOOD SENSE IN MYSELF AND WE ALL HAVE TO MAKE THAT DECISION INDIVIDUALLY, UH, HOW WE FEEL ABOUT THIS CONTRACT, IF IT WAS NEGOTIATED TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITIES AND, AND, AND GOING FORWARD, THERE WERE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WERE OFFERED IN THIS CONTRACT. THEY WERE OFFERED UP BY MY COLLEAGUES. UM, AND SO IT'S KIND OF INTERESTING TO SEE THAT HAPPENING, UM, IN A NEGOTIATION. BUT I, YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE, UH, MY COLLEAGUES DESIRE TO, UH, FIND OUT ALL THE INFORMATION THEY CAN. I KNOW SOME OF Y'ALL HAVEN'T BEEN AROUND THAT LONG, SO YOU GOT TO DO THAT PART. AND I RESPECT THAT AND I COME IN THAT TO EACH ONE OF YOU. UM, BUT IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH OR SUPPORT IN THIS CONTRACT, MAKE A MOTION, SEE WHAT YOUR, YOUR COLLEAGUES FILL ON THIS. I HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. AND I HEAR THE COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE, MAKE A MOTION TO CHANGE THE CONTRACT. THIS IS NEGOTIATION THERE'S GOING TO BE GIVE AND TAKE. SO I WANT TO HEAR YOU ALL'S IDEAS. I PRESS FOR THEM IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. DIDN'T REALLY GET ANY PRESSING FOR THEM. NOW, IF YOU WANT TO CHANGE SOMETHING ABOUT THE CONTRACT, JUST LIKE WHAT WAS DONE, LET'S START MAKING MOTIONS TEAM AND, AND GET THE CONTRACT THAT WE FEEL IS BEST, UH, UH, FOR OUR LEADERSHIP OF OUR CITY AND REPRESENTATION. THIS ISN'T THE ONLY THING WE DEAL WITH WITH MONEY. WE'VE DEALT WITH MONEY, A FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS TO TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. AND WE WILL DO WHAT MORE. UH, HERE IN A FEW MONTHS, I PERSONALLY DO NOT WANT TO LOOK AT THIS CONTRACT AFTER A BUDGET SEASON THAT THIS CONTRACT SHOULD BE DECIDED ON PRIOR TO US GOING INTO BUDGET SEASON. I DO NOT WANT TO WAIT UP UNTIL DECEMBER THE END OF A CONTRACT. I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYBODY HAVE SUCCESS IN CONTRACT NEGOTIATION. DO [03:10:01] THAT, ESPECIALLY WHEN, IF I MENTIONED THIS TO YOU ALL COUNSEL IN EXECUTIVE SESSION, WE HAVE TWO TRACKS WE CAN GO ON FROM THE GET-GO EITHER THE TRACK OF THE CITY MANAGER IS THE PROBLEM THEY'VE GOT TO GO. THEN WE TAKE THAT TRACK OR THE TRACK IS THE CITY. MANAGER'S NOT THE PROBLEM. WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO NEGOTIATE THE BEST CONTRACT WE CAN EVERY THREE YEARS AT THIS JUNCTURE. AND THAT'S THE TRACK WE GO ON. AND I, I ASKED YOU ALL THAT QUESTION AND I PUT EVERY ONE OF YOU ALL TO THAT QUESTION. SO THAT'S HOW YOU GO THROUGH A PRODUCTIVE CONTRACT NEGOTIATION WHEN THERE'S A BODY GOING THROUGH IT. SO I KNOW YOU ALL DON'T WANT TO HEAR ME TALK ABOUT ALL THIS AND ALL JUST DIFFERENT THINGS, BUT IT IS. I WILL ADMIT IT'S KIND OF FRUSTRATING BECAUSE I WANT TO HEAR WHAT YOU ALL HAVE TO SAY. AND IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A CHANGE IN THE CONTRACT, MENTION IT TO US, SAY IT TO US. AND THE TIMES WE HAD EXECUTIVE SESSION, NOW WE'RE OUT IN PUBLIC SESSION, MAKE A MOTION, PLEASE. MAYOR CASPER TOBY'S OKAY. IN REGARDS TO THE INSURANCE, I LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR THE STATE THAT THE MANAGER QUALIFIED, DEPENDENTS, PURSUANT HEALTH INSURANCE, THE CITY, UM, MANAGER, WILL AGREE TO COVER HIS COST OF THE INSURANCE TO QUALIFY DEPENDENCE UPON RETIREMENT OF AT LEAST UP TO 2025, ENTER REMOVE HEALTH BENEFITS FOR QUALIFIED DEPENDENCE UPON AGE OF ELIGIBILITY, MOTION BY COUNSELOR, TOBIA SECONDED BY CUSTOMER FLOOR SCALES OR DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT, UM, IT'S A MOTION TO AMEND. SO MOTION TO AMEND, UH, MOTIONS TO AMEND ARE SUPPOSED TO BE CALLED FOR VOTES PRETTY QUICKLY, BUT YOU KNOW, SCOTT'S OPINION IN THAT WE'RE ALWAYS ASKING FOR. THANK YOU. AND ALSO THE OTHER THING IS, WE'LL JUST SAY TOO, IT'S, IT'S WHAT THAT LANGUAGE HAS BEEN IN THE CONTRACT AND TO YOU. SO I JUST WANT TO UNDERSTAND YOUR MOTION. SO YOU'RE, YOU'RE STATING THAT, UH, THE INSURANCE THAT IS PAID, YOU WANT THAT TO COME OUT OF THE, THE PAY TO THE CITY MANAGER, RATHER THAN IT BEING A COST PAID BY THE EMPLOYER, BECAUSE THIS JUST GO, THE LANGUAGE STATES THAT IT'S THROUGH MARCH, 2025, WHICH WOULD BE THE EXTENSION OF THIS CONTRACT. SO IF THE CONTRACTORS RENEWED FOR ANOTHER THREE YEARS, WHICH WOULD BE 20, 25, THAT'S WHERE THE SAYING THAT THE, IT STATING THAT THE INSURANCE WOULD BE COVERED THROUGH THAT. YES. SO I GUESS I'M JUST, I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING IF I GUESS WHAT MY MAIN CONCERN IS, IS THE BENEFITS THAT FOR THE, FOR THE DEPENDENCE AFTER HE RETIRES OR AT THE AGE OF MEDICALLY, UH, MEDICARE, THAT, THAT DOES SEEM VERY LONG. IT SAYS UNTIL WHEN MANAGER REACHES THE AGE OF FULL MEDICARE ELIGIBILITY, YES. MINISTERS EMPLOYMENT WITH THE CITY MANAGER THROUGH AT LEAST MARCH 25 AND RETIRES FROM THE CITY ON OR AFTER MARCH 20, 25, I CAN MAKE AN AMENDMENT TO MAKE A MOTION JUST TO REMOVE THE HEALTH BENEFITS, QUALIFY, DEPENDENCE, AGE, AND MEDICARE. AND I'M NOT SO SURE WE'RE READY TO TAKE A VOTE ON THIS. I DON'T MEAN TO SOUND RUDE, BUT I, I REALLY THINK WE COULD USE MORE TIME COLLECTIVELY. YOU'RE READY. OKAY. SO JUST REAL QUICK. UM, SO THIS IS AN AMENDMENT. ARE YOU AMENABLE TO THIS AMENDMENT OF COUNCIL WERE TO PASS IT, OR WOULD THIS BE A DEAL BREAKER FOR YOU AND COUNSEL? I WILL NOT PURSUE THIS CONTRACT NEGOTIATION FURTHER IF IT'S VOTED UPON. ALL RIGHT, WITH THAT, WE HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE ON THE, UH, ON THE AMID AND THE AMENDMENT IS JUST REMOVING THE HEALTHCARE FROM, UM, ONCE YOU RE NOT OUT ROAD. SO YOUR TIRES FROM WHEN HE LEAVES EMPLOYMENT FROM THE CITY, HE'S NOT GONNA BE COVERED BY INSURANCE IF THAT'S WHAT IT IS CORRECT. YES. TO REMOVE THE HEALTH BENEFITS, QUALIFIED DEPENDENTS, UH, WILL CEASE WHEN MANAGER REACHES AGE OF ELIGIBILITY TO REMOVE THAT, JUST TO CLARIFY THAT THIS BENEFIT WAS FIRST PUT IN HIS CONTRACT TO KEEP THE LONGEVITY, TO KEEP HIM HERE TO RETIREMENT WAS, WAS TO WITH THE ORIGINAL COUNCIL. AND, UH, THAT'S JUST WHAT IT WAS. IT WAS IN 2017. SO IT WAS [03:15:01] THE SECOND COUNCIL. SO IT WAS TRYING TO GET HIRED IN 2015. OKAY. IT'S FINE. IT'S FINE. IT WASN'T A CONTRACT. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE, WE'RE GOING TO VOTE ON THIS. SO I'VE CALLED HER A ROLL CALL, VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT. SO A YES. VOTE. IT TAKES OUT THE INSURANCE. UM, I'M SORRY. YES. PARSLEY. THIS IS TO REMOVE CORRECT THEM. AND THEN SO A YES, VOTE REMOVES A NO BOAT ALLOWS IT TO STAY RIZZO. MAY MITCHELL NA ELLISON. TOBY IS BRADSHAW NANG. ALL RIGHT. MOTION FAILS. TWO TO FIVE. IS THERE ANY MORE AMENDMENTS THAT WANT TO BE PROPOSED? ALL RIGHT. ROLL CALL. VOTE. UH, IN FAVOR OF THE CONTRACT MITCHELL. YES. ALISON FLORES, KALE BRADSHAW. HI, TIBIAS PARSLEY RESUME. RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. MOTION CARRIES FIVE TO TWO. NEXT STEP IS [32. [Postponed 3/22/2022] Consider and possible action regarding an ordinanceamending Chapter 53 (Zoning) of the City of Kyle, Texas, for the purpose ofmodifying Section 53-1230 to restrict certain uses, and amend the zoning usechart. ~ Will Atkinson, Senior Planner] AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 32. UH, IT'S BEEN BROUGHT UP THAT THERE'S A POSSIBILITY TO HAVE A CONFLICT. AND SO TO AVOID, UH, ANY, UM, UH, POTENTIAL, UM, CONFLICT. I'M GOING TO RECUSE MYSELF ON THE SIDE. ALL RIGHT. I'M 32, UH, CONSIDERING POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 53 OF THE ZONING THEA, KYLE TEXAS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF MODIFYING SECTIONS, 53 DASH 1 12 30 TO REDISTRICT, CERTAIN USES AND AMENDMENTS OF ZONING USE SHARP WATKINS. THIS IS YOUR ITEM. I DON'T THINK, THERE WE GO. THERE WE GO. A WILKINSON SENIOR PLANNER FOR THE RECORD. UH, THIS ITEM IS AS RETURNED TO YOU ALL. IT'S, UH, GOING TO BE CONSIDERED AS A CONTINUATION OF THE FIRST READING. UH, SO THAT WAY Y'ALL CAN HAVE FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE, UH, GAS STATIONS AND THE, UM, THE CARWASH PORTIONS OF THE ORDINANCE, UM, FOR, FOR FURTHER CLARITY. AND WHAT HAVE YOU. YES. MA'AM TODAY. WE'RE JUST TALKING GAS STATIONS AND CUSTOMER KILL. YOU GOT THE WARFARE GAS STATIONS AND CAR WASHES, WASHINGTON GAS STATIONS. OKAY. SO GOING BACK TO SQUARE ONE, UM, THIS IS NOT TO SAY NO, RIGHT? WE'RE NOT SAYING NO, YOU CAN'T COME HERE. WHAT WE'RE SAYING IS YOU CAN'T BE WITHIN A MILE AND A HALF OF ANOTHER ONE. SO FOR THE, FOR THE GAS STATIONS, IT'S A, ESSENTIALLY A SPACING OF A MILE BETWEEN PARCEL LINES. UM, THERE IS A, WHAT I'LL REFER TO AS A RELIEF VALVE, AND WHENEVER THE POPULATION THRESHOLD EXCEEDS A CERTAIN AMOUNT A MINUTE IN A GIVEN AREA, THAT WAY WE DON'T JUST COMPLETELY REMOVE THE ALLOWANCES FOR GAS STATIONS AS WELL. UH, WHEN IT COMES TO, UH, CAR WASHES, UH, WE'VE INCREASED THAT TO A SPACING OF A MILE AND A HALF, UH, FROM PARCEL LINE TO PARCEL LINE. SO IN THE WORDING OF THE ORDINANCES RADIO, SO HALF OF THAT, BUT YEAH, CONFIRM WE ALREADY HAVE AN ABUNDANCE, ACCORDING TO THE REPORT THAT THE CITY OBTAINED, WE HAVE AN ABUNDANCE OF BOTH BY LIKE ALMOST DOUBLE, CORRECT? YES, SIR. SO WE, THE GOAL IS TO SPACE IT OUT. SO THEY'RE NOT ALL CLOSE TO EACH OTHER. YES. AND ALSO TO, UM, ESSENTIALLY, YES. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S, THERE'S AN EVEN DISTRIBUTION OF THEM ACROSS THE CITY. OKAY. I LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE, UM, THREE RESTRICTIONS FOR GAS STATIONS AND CAR WASHES. WE HAVE A MOTION. WE HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCILOR PARSLEY. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I GUESS FOR ME IT WAS, UM, I'M NOT LOOKING AT DOING AWAY WITH GAS STATIONS. FOR ME, IT WAS NOT SEEN A GAS STATION ON ALL FOUR CORNERS OF A BLOCK. I THINK THAT'S WHAT MY CONCERN WAS. I LOVE TO GIVE THE RESIDENTS, UH, SOME OF THE DIFFERENT AMENITIES, SOME DIFFERENT OPTIONS AT EVERY INTERSECTION. AND I GUESS THAT'S WHERE ME IS WHAT I WAS LOOKING AT, ESPECIALLY WHEN I'M TRAVELING THROUGHOUT KYLE AND I RUN INTO CERTAIN INTERSECTIONS AND THERE'S TWO GAS STATIONS THERE. AND THEN A BLOCK LATER. THERE'S ANOTHER ONE. I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT MY CONCERN, UH, [03:20:01] GAS STATIONS WAS. SO THAT'S WHY I'LL BE VOTING FOR THIS. SO ANY MORE DISCUSSION CALL FOR A VOTE? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED MOTION PASSES. UH, FIVE TO ONE. ALL RIGHT. NEXT ONE. YEAH, WE CAN GET THEM AFTER THAT. WELL, NO, JUST THE CAR WASHES. HE CAN COME BACK WITH THEM. WHICH ONE IS IT? OH, IS THAT MAYOR PRO TEM? YES. IS THE COUNCIL AND TO NEED TO TAKE SOME SORT OF ACTION ON THE CAR WASHES RESTRICTIONS. WE THOUGHT THAT WAS FOR BOTH. I'M SORRY. WAIT, CAR WASHES. SEPARATE. OKAY. SORRY. YEAH. DEX GETS BACK. OH, I GUESS HE CAN AMERICAN BOAT. OKAY. SO HERE WE GO. UM, SO THE NEXT ONE ON THE ITEM IS A PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION VOTED FOUR TO ONE TO DENY RESTRICTIONS FOR CAR WASHES. UH, THIS IS AN ITEM WE ARE CONCERNED AS WELL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I DO BELIEVE, UM, WE'RE WORKING TO GET, UM, BOTH THE OTHER, THE MAYOR ON THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBER BACK AS WELL, BUT TH THIS IS THE, UM, CONSIDERATION FOR THE CARWASH ASPECT OF IT. OKAY. SORRY. THAT'S OKAY. SORRY. THAT'S OKAY. YEAH. YEAH. LET THEM HEAR THE PRESENTATION. YOU HEARD IT, I GUESS LET'S GO AND PRESENT IT JUST FOR TIME SAKE. YES, SIR. YEAH. IT'S A CONTINUATION OF THE DISCUSSION ON THE CARWASH SPECIFICALLY. THAT'S THE, UH, THE 0.7 MILE RADIUS, UH, 0.7, FIVE MILE RADIUS, EXCUSE ME, A MILE AND A HALF DISTANCE BETWEEN IT. THAT'S THE SAME GENERAL IDEA. UM, WE WANT TO SEE A MORE EVEN DISTRIBUTION OF IT. UM, AND IT, WHAT HAVE YOU, SO RIGHT. AND MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCIL, THIS IS COMING BACK TO YOU BECAUSE Y'ALL DID NOT TAKE ACTION ON IT. UH, ON THE FIRST TIME IT WAS PRESENTED TO COUNCIL, SO IT WAS REQUESTED TO BRING IT BACK. SO COUNCIL COULD TAKE ACTION ON THIS AS WELL AS THE GAS STATION ITEM. OKAY. I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESTRICTIONS FOR CAR WASHES. WE HAVE A MOTION, UH, MY COUNSELOR, UH, KALE, AND, UH, WE HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER BRADSHAW. ANY DISCUSSION? DID WE NOT BOAT ON GAS STATION AND CAR WASHES? IT WAS JUST GAS STATIONS. THIS IS CAR WASHES, WASHINGTON DEFINITELY HEARD CAR WASHES. OKAY. ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT. WE'RE GOOD WITH, WE WENT TO THE GALLERIES. DON'T GET, YEAH. ALL RIGHT. SO, UH, IN MORE, NO DISCUSSION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE, ALL THOSE OPPOSED MOTION PASSES. UH, BOB, THE ONE, UH, WHERE THAT BEING SAID, WE ARE NOW ON AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 35. I MEAN 33. [33. Request for staff to work with Jane Kirkham to memorialize trees planted by herfather located in Mary Kyle Hartson City Square Park and by the Train Depot. ~Yvonne Flores-Cale, Council Member] SORRY. YEAH, WE'VE MARKED OFF 36 IS DONE. OKAY. OKAY. SO REQUEST FOR STAFF TO WORK WITH JANE KIRKMAN TO MEMORIZE THE TREES PLANTED FOR HER. FATHER'S LOCATED IN MARY KYLE HARTSON CITY SQUARE PARK AND BY THE TRAIN DEPOT, UH, FOR A SCALE, THIS IS YOUR ITEM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UM, ACTUALLY MRS. KIRKHAM IS HERE. UM, IF YOU WOULD COME UP TO THE PODIUM, MRS. KIRKHAM, UM, CAME TO COUNCIL SOMETIME LAST YEAR AND, UM, WAS TALKING TO US ABOUT HOW HER FATHER PLANTED THE TREES, UH, BOTH BY THE DEPOT AND, UM, AND, AND THE PARK. SO WE TOOK A WALK AND WE LOOKED AT IT AND SHE JUST TOLD ME HER STORIES ABOUT TH TH WHO THEY'RE DEDICATED TO AND, AND THEY HAVE A LOT OF HISTORY. AND SO INITIALLY, UM, I THINK WE WERE WORKING WITH THE CITY. I'M NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LINE, THE PLANNING PLACE IN AUSTIN. AND THEY ORIGINALLY WERE MARKED UNPROFESSIONALLY WHEN HE PLANTED THEM WITH [03:25:01] CEMENT RAINS, WHICH HAD TO BE REMOVED BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THEY STAND IN THE, YOU KNOW, THE ROOT SIMILAR TREE, BUT THEY WERE, UM, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE PLANNING FOR KIND OF THE, I USED THE WORD PIONEER, THE EARLY SETTLERS, SOME OF THE EARLY SETTLERS, SARAH. YEAH. WOULD YOU MIND JUST SPEAKING INTO THAT MICROPHONE, WE WANT TO HEAR WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY. OH, OKAY. UM, I DON'T KNOW. I CAN BORE YOU TO DEATH WITH, SO THEY TELL YOU FOR WHOM THEY WERE PLANTED. UH, ONE WAS FROM MARY KYLE HARTSON, AND ONE WAS FAR RJ SLEDGE. UH, ONE WAS FAR, UM, ALEC KERCHEVAL AND ONE WAS FAR ACTUALLY MY BROTHER WHO DIED EARLY AND THEN ACROSS HERE, MY FATHER'S, UM, HAD AN IMPLEMENT COMPANY IN THIS LOCATION FOR 30 YEARS. AND HE PLANTED TWO TREES ACROSS, UH, RIGHT WHERE THE DEPOT IS NOW, FAR, UM, FAR, UM, JOE STEWART, TOO WELL PEOPLE, THEY ARE GONE AND NOBODY REMEMBERS THEM AND FAR, UM, LAVERNE ALLEN, THEY'RE ALL, UH, FAMILIES THAT HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR, YOU KNOW, A GENERAL A HUNDRED YEARS. ANYWAY, I WOULD LIKE FOR THEM TO BE, YOU KNOW, THE MEN WHO ARE THE PEOPLE WHO THESE WERE PLANTED FOR IT TO BEAT, YOU KNOW, FOR IT TO BE KNOWN FOR WHOM THEY WERE PLANTED, THEY, THESE WERE PLANTED IN THE SIXTIES. AND I THINK THIS WAS, THESE TWO WERE PLANTED MAYBE FOR THE BICENTENNIAL IN 76. SO THAT'S WHAT I WOULD LIKE FOR THEM TO BE MARKED, UM, A LITTLE MORE PROFESSIONALLY THAN THEY WERE ORIGINALLY. AND SOME OF THAT'S MY REQUEST FOR COUNSEL IS TO, UM, DIRECT STAFF TO WORK, UM, WITH MS. KIRKHAM TO MEMORIALIZE HER FATHER'S TREES, BECAUSE IT'S A BIG DEAL. I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S JUST I'M OLD SCHOOL, BUT LISTENING TO YOUR STORIES AND KNOWING ONCE UPON A TIME, LIKE, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST, IT, FOR ME, IT WAS REALLY HEARTFELT. AND SO I'M GLAD WE HAD THE CHANCE TO LIKE TALK AND I'M SORRY, THIS SOMEHOW HAS FALLEN THROUGH THE CRACKS, BUT I WOULD WANT NOTHING MORE THAN TO SEE THOSE TREES MEMORIALIZED. AND SO, UM, OKAY AHEAD. OKAY. JUST A COUPLE MORE ELLISON. DID YOU, I HEARD YOU SAY, I KNOW I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO DIRECT STAFF TO WORK WITH MS. KIRK TO CREATE, UM, MEMORIALS FOR EACH TREE THAT HER FATHER HAS PLANTED BY THE DEPOT AND AT THE PARK, MARY CARHARTTS AND PARK. WE HAVE A MOTION A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER. TOBY. YES. ANY DISCUSSION? I HAVE SOME REAL QUICK. NOPE. THAT WAS THE WORD ELLISON. THANK YOU. UH, SO I WOULD JUST ASK, CAUSE THAT'S KIND OF PRETTY AMBIGUOUS DIRECTION. COULD WE DIRECT STAFF TO WORK WITH MRS. KIRKHAM, THE, BRING BACK A RECOMMEND OR IDEAS FOR MEMORIALIZING THE TREES. THAT WAY WE CAN KIND OF GET OUR MINDS WRAPPED ABOUT WHAT THIS IS GOING TO BE, RATHER THAN JUST A GENERAL GOAL MEMORIALIZE THE TREES, BUT MRS. KIRKHAM, WHICH I'M SURE IT WOULD BE GREAT. UM, BUT JUST SO WE CAN KIND OF SEE WHAT, WHAT, WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, OR JUST BRING BACK SOME IDEAS. I THINK FROM WHAT I'M GATHERING HERE, THE TEMPERATURE HERE, IT LOOKS LIKE EVERYBODY WOULD BE IN SUPPORT OF IT, BUT JUST MAYBE A LITTLE BIT MORE DEFINITIVE DIRECTION FOR OUR STAFF. YES. SO I'D LIKE TO AMEND THAT MOTION TO WHATEVER DECK SAID FOR YOU TO WORK WITH STAFF, TO BRING BACK SOME RENDERINGS, UM, OR SOME IDEAS, UM, REGARDING MEMORIALIZING YOUR FATHER'S TREES WAS, UH, THE TREE RIGHT OVER HERE, THE ONE PLANET BY THE ALEXANDER FEET STORE. WAS IT THAT TREE RAVI HERE? LET'S SEE. I CAN'T REMEMBER. I'VE GOT THAT ACCOMPLISHED IN MY HEAD RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE DEPOT THAT WE'RE RIDING WITH THAT, UH, RIGHT ACROSS FROM HERE, BECAUSE THIS WAS WHERE HIS BUSINESS WAS. AND, UH, HE JUST PLANTED THOSE, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT, DURING THE, AND THE BICENTENNIAL I WAS THERE. YEAH. HE ACTUALLY, HE WAS MY GRANDFATHER, UM, BENITO GARZA THAT HAD THE DAIRY FARM, MR. HILL HAS PROVIDED THE FERTILIZER. SORRY. REMEMBER THAT? WELL, AND THERE, WELL, ANYWAY, AS I SAY BACK AT DOOR, THERE ARE OTHER TREES PLANTED. OTHER PLACES CAME UP PRIVATELY FOR A LOT THAT HE DID THAT INSTEAD OF SENDING FLOWERS OR SOMETHING HE PLANTED ANYWAY. YEAH. RIGHT. THANK YOU. UM, WELL I HATE TO PLAY DEVIL'S ADVOCATE HERE, BUT [03:30:01] BEFORE WE PLAN ON DOING ANYTHING, WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO GET PERMISSION FROM THE HAYES COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS A STRUGGLE SATURDAY, CORRECT. SCOTT, OR CAN WE JUST DO THAT? WE WOULD FOR ANY ALTERATION TO THE PARK, BUT FOR A PLAQUE, I THINK WE'RE OKAY. OKAY. THE REAL UP TO YOU FOR THAT. I MEAN, WE'VE, WE'VE DEALT WITH HIM SEVERAL TIMES ON OUR CURRENT PROJECTS SO WE CAN BEAT THEM IN A RECTIFIED. YEAH. I THINK THE DIRECTION WAS AMENDED TO SAY, BRING BACK. OKAY. APPLYING. YEAH, DEFINITELY. OKAY. SO THE MOTION WAS TO, UH, DIRECT STAFF TO WORK WITH THIS CURCUMIN TO BRING BACK A PLAN FROM ARISING THE TREES. UM, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE POSTS. MOTION PASSES SIX TO NOTHING. THANK YOU. THANKS SCOTT. APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT. UH, DID, UH, [34. Discussion and Possible Direction to Broadcast and Record Board andCommission Meetings. ~ Dex Ellison , Council Member] AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 34 DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE DIRECTION TO BROADCAST AND RECORD BOARD AND COMMISSIONS MEETING COUNCILOR ELLISON DOES YOUR ITEM. YES. UH, THANK YOU. SO, UM, WE ALL DID, UH, WE CAN JUST PAY IT IN THE, UH, JOINT MEETINGS WITH OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, UH, WHICH WAS VERY ENLIGHTENING AND REALLY HELPED BEFORE. I THINK THIS COUNCIL, AS WELL AS THOSE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, ONE OF THE THINGS I DID LAST YEAR WAS I SPENT ALL LAST YEAR, THIS YEAR ATTENDING THOSE MEETINGS. IT IS TOUGH. AND SO I UNDERSTAND WHY IS IT A CHALLENGE FOR MY COLLEAGUES AND THE COMMUNITY TO ATTEND THOSE MEETINGS? UM, I DON'T UNDERSTAND. I HAVE MAYBE MORE DISCRETIONARY TIME THAN MOST. SO THE WAY TO GET AROUND THAT IS BY BROADCASTING THEM AND RECORDING THEM, UH, JUST LIKE WE DO AT OUR MEETINGS, JUST LIKE WE DO AT THE P AND Z MEETINGS. UH, SO I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR STAFF TO BEGIN TO BROADCAST AND RECORD OUR BOARD AND COMMISSION MEETINGS GOING FORWARD. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN ELLISON AND SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER BRADSHAW. ANY MORE DISCUSSION COUNT? OH GOD. YEAH. I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY SO WHEN I INITIALLY BROUGHT THIS UP, UH, MR. SELLERS ASKED FOR MORE SPECIFICITY SPECIFICITY IN THE, UH, DIRECTION AND WHAT THAT WOULD BE LIKE. SO I WANT TO ADDRESS THAT AS WELL, IF WE CAN. GREAT COUNSEL. SO RIGHT NOW WE BASICALLY HAVE, YOU KNOW, A TROOPER IN OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT WHO DOES ALL THE BROADCASTING FOR US WHEN HE'S NOT AVAILABLE. WE HAVE FOLKS FROM OUR IT SUPPLEMENT. UH, THAT'S JUST REALLY, IN ADDITION TO THE TYPICAL DUTIES, UH, YOU KNOW, THE, THE 40 HOUR WEEKS. SO, UH, THERE, THERE ARE A VARIETY OF WAYS TO BROADCAST. YOU KNOW, YOU CAN DO LIVE, YOU CAN DO POSTS, YOU KNOW, AND POST A VIDEO. UH, THAT'S PROBABLY A LITTLE EASIER THERE'S VARIETY OF, OF MECHANISMS. SO IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO BE LITERALLY BROADCAST LIVE, THEN IT SHOULD BE DONE FROM THIS ROOM. WE DO HAVE VARIOUS BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS WHO DO NOT MEET IN THIS ROOM. UH, SO, YOU KNOW, FOR THOSE MEETINGS, WE WOULD WANT TO SET SOMETHING UP WHERE IT'S PROBABLY RECORDED AND THEN POSTED, YOU KNOW, AFTER THE FACT, UH, WE DO HAVE SOME ADVANTAGE WITH RINGCENTRAL, BUT TECHNOLOGY IS NOT AS GREAT, YOU KNOW, IN, UH, IN OTHER VENUES. SO I THINK FOR THE COUNCIL TO, TO UNDERSTAND IF THERE ARE EVENING MEETINGS, THEN WE PROBABLY ARE GOING TO NEED TO LOOK TO ADDITIONAL STAFF, UH, TO BE BROADCASTING FOR THOSE MEETINGS. AND THEN, UH, THE LOCATION BEING FROM HERE, IF IT'S GOING TO BE BROADCAST LIVE. GOTCHA. SO TO MY KNOWLEDGE, LET ME THINK ABOUT THIS ONLY LIBRARY MEETS OUTSIDE OF THIS BUILDING, RIGHT? ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AS WELL. WHERE DO THEY MEET? CAUSE I FEEL LIKE THEY MEET HERE HER UPSTAIRS, OR THEY'VE BEEN, UM, HISTORICALLY THAT FOR, FOR YEARS HAD BEEN MEETING AT THE HOSPITAL. SO RIGHT NOW THEY'RE, THEY'RE NOT MEETING THEY'RE JUST TEMPORARILY, BUT YEAH. YEAH. THEY'VE BEEN VIRTUAL. YEAH. SO WHEN WE DID THE JOINT LIBRARY COUNCIL MEETING, WE WAS THAT LIVE OR WE DID WE RECORD THAT AND THEN POST IT LATER AFTER THE AFTERNOON. CORRECT. AND COUNCIL I'M, I'M FINE WITH EITHER WAY TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, I JUST WANT THE MEETINGS RECORDED AND WHERE I CAN LOOK AT THEM AT THE LEISURE OF MY OWN HOME AT A TIME WHEN I CAN LOOK AT THEM AND NOT HAVE TO BE AT THAT MEETING PHYSICALLY. THAT IS THE OBJECTIVE. SO HOWEVER WE CAN DO THAT WITH THE LEAST AMOUNT OF COMMITMENT FROM STAFF AND RESOURCES. THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO HERE, YOU KNOW? NO, THANK YOU. SORRY. UM, I KNOW WE HAVE CAMERA EQUIPMENT AND A TRIPOD CAN GO A LONG WAY. I THINK IF WE COULD JUST SET THAT UP, SOMEBODY COULD PRESS RECORD. IT SEEMS VERY RIGHT. WE, WE CAN RECORD. IT'S JUST, IT WON'T BE LIVE FROM AN OFF-SITE THAN YOU, SO THAT'S, THAT'S FINE. WE'LL RECORD. AND THEN WE'LL POST IT AFTER. OKAY. WILL YOU STILL, YOU STILL SAID STAFF. SO I JUST WANT, LIKE, I DON'T THINK WE WOULD NEED TO TAKE ANYBODY'S TIME TO BE THERE OUTSIDE OF THE BOARD. WHO'S ALREADY THERE. WHO CAN [03:35:01] PRESS RECORD? WELL, WE CAN TRY THAT. WE CAN TRY SETTING UP A TRIPOD FOR THOSE MEETINGS. THERE'S STILL A LITTLE BIT OF POST-PRODUCTION, BUT IT'S PROBABLY NOT A, AND THE ONES THAT ARE CONDUCTED HERE IN THIS ROOM, WOULD THERE BE ANY ADDITIONAL RESOURCES OR PERSON POWER OR TIME TO AFTER HOURS? YES, BUT OTHERWISE NO. IF WE COULD DO IT DURING THEIR, YEAH. ALL THE MEETINGS ARE AFTER HOURS EXCEPT FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. AND CAN WE BE FLEXIBLE WITH STAFF? LIKE MAYBE SOMEONE'S GOING TO COME BACK, MAYBE GET A COUPLE OF HOURS OFF IN THE AFTERNOON AND THEN COME BACK AFTER THAT, I'M GOING TO HAVE SAMANTHA TALK TO THEIR SCHEDULES. I JUST, I JUST HATE TO HAVE THEM HERE. 16 HOURS. SURE. YEAH. HI SAMANTHA ARMBRUSTER DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS. UM, MAY PRETEND, WOULD YOU REPEAT THE QUESTION FOR ME? YEAH. SO MY, MY QUESTION WAS TO, UM, IF A STAFF MEMBER IS COMING TO RECORD A MEETING IN THE EVENING, DOES HE GET SOME TIME OFF DURING THE DAY TO KIND OF COMPENSATE HIM FOR NOT BEING HERE FOR A LONG DAY? SO LIKE SAY HE WORKS SEVEN TO 12, IT TAKES A COUPLE HOURS OFF AND IT GOES BACK TO THEM FOR THAT LATER TIME TO PUT IN HIS FULL WAIT HOURS. SO FOR THE MEETINGS THAT ARE BROADCASTED RIGHT NOW, THAT TAKES UP ABOUT A QUARTER OF HIS TIME AND WE DO WORK AS MUCH AS WE CAN TO FLEX. WE DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THE MEETINGS ARE GOING TO LAST. SO IT'S NEVER AN EXACT SCIENCE, BUT WE DEFINITELY TRY TO FLEX SO THAT IT DOESN'T GO OVER THAT 40 HOURS. OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD. I APPRECIATE IT. I GUESS, ANY MORE DISCUSSION? SO, OKAY, SORRY. SO WE DO HAVE A CONTRACT WITH SWAGGER FOR, FOR COUNCIL MEETING AND P AND Z, BUT ANYTHING ELSE THAT GOES ON OUR PLATFORM ONLINE WILL BE A NEW CONTRACT WITH SLACK. SO IT'LL BE A BUDGET AMENDMENT WOULD BE A BUDGET AMENDMENT, DEPENDING ON WHEN THE CALL STARTED. WE'D DO THAT SIMILAR TO POSSIBLY. CORRECT. SO EVEN TO JUST RECORD A RECORD DURING, AND THEN POST AFTER THE FACT THAT IT'S GOING TO BE IN OUR SWAG SYSTEM, YES, WE CAN ALWAYS POST ON YOUTUBE AND THE CITY WEBSITE, MR. SELLERS, IF I MAY, UM, THERE IS ALSO GOING TO BE COST ASSOCIATED FOR THE EQUIPMENT IN THE CASE WHERE WE DO HAVE THOSE OFFSITE MEETINGS. UH, FOR EXAMPLE, THE FALCON ROOM NOW HAS THE ABILITY TO HAVE HYBRID MEETINGS. SO PEOPLE CAN ATTEND THAT ARE VIRTUAL OR IN PERSON, IF WE NEEDED TO SET ANY MORE OF THOSE TYPE OF ROOMS UP, THERE'S A COST ASSOCIATED WITH THAT AS WELL. YEAH, I GUESS I JUST W LIKE THE LIBRARY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, THE ONLY ONES THAT MEET OUTSIDE OF THIS ROOM, SO ALL THE OTHER ONES SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF. UM, IF I'M OVERSIMPLIFYING THAT WE HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY IN THIS ROOM. SO I DON'T KNOW, I DIDN'T THINK THIS WOULD BE THAT, THAT DIFFICULT, BUT EITHER WAY. UM, I JUST WANT TO BE ABLE TO WATCH THE MEETINGS ONLINE GUYS. THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO. AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT THE RESIDENTS WOULD LOVE TO HAVE. UH, THERE'S SOME GREAT DISCUSSION HAPPENING ON OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, AND THAT DESERVES TO BE DIGESTED. SO I'VE JUST GOT ONE MORE QUESTIONS. GOD. SO, UH, WITH THAT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD, UH, IS THERE ANYTHING EVER DISCUSSED THAT NEEDS TO BE OFFLINE? UH, THEY CAN GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION IF THEY MAKE THIS, THEIR NEW VENUE, THEN THEY'LL USE THAT ROOM. SOUNDS GOOD. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR AND A SECOND, ANY MORE DISCUSSION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE, ALL THOSE OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES SIX TO ZERO. THANK YOU. ALL [35. Discussion and possible action directing staff to create a safety plan for mobilehome subdivisions during inclement weather. ~ Yvonne Flores-Cale, Council Member] RIGHT. AGENDA ITEM 35 DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION. DIRECTING STAFF TO CREATE A SAFETY PLAN FOR MOBILE HOME SUBDIVISIONS DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, COUNCILMEMBER, KILL YOUR ITEM. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. UM, I'M KIND OF SAD THAT, UM, THE GENTLEMAN THAT WAS HERE EARLIER LEFT, CAUSE I WOULD REALLY, I, UM, WANTED HIM, I WANTED TO THANK HIM FOR, UM, COMING IN AND TALKING. HE REACHED OUT TO ME RIGHT AFTER THE STORM AND I HAD NEVER THOUGHT, UM, I MEAN, GROWING UP IN KANSAS TORNADOES WERE REAL. UM, BUT I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT, UM, A LARGE PERCENT OF OUR RESIDENTS WHO LIVE IN MOBILE HOMES. AND SO MY GOAL IS TO WORK WITH THE NEW, UM, EMERGENCY COORDINATOR OR HAVE STAFF DO IT. UM, AND IF HE CAN COME UP HERE, I, THIS CAME ABOUT, I THINK THE WEEK OR TWO AFTER WE HIRED HIM. SO I WAS LIKE, THIS IS PERFECT TIMING. FOR THE RECORD. MY NAME IS ABOLISH. I'M THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL [03:40:01] COORDINATOR FOR THE CITY OF KYLE. OKAY. WILL, DO YOU HAVE EXPERIENCE IN THIS AREA REGARDING MOBILE HOMES AND SAFETY PLANS AND, UH, NOT DEVELOPING ANY SORT OF PLANS FOR ONE SPECIFIC AREA? MY AREA HAS BEEN MORE FOR CITIES AND COUNTIES AS A WHOLE, NOT FOR ANY ONE SPECIFIC PLOT OF LAND. OKAY. WHAT GIVES IS GOING TO BE THE CITY OF KYLE HAS A LOT OF MODULAR SUBDIVISIONS ON THE EAST SIDE AND THEY'RE EXPANDING. AND SO YES, DEVELOPING ANNEXES FOR EVACUATION, MASS CARE HUMAN SERVICES FOR A CITY LEVEL. I DO HAVE EXPERIENCE IN. OKAY. UM, SO I GUESS MY GOAL IS TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE PROTECT THESE RESIDENTS DURING, UM, TIMES WHERE THERE'S EITHER WHAT'S GOING TO BE IMMINENT WEATHER LIKE TORNADOES OR WINDS OR, AND, AND THE TRUTH IS WE DON'T GET A LOT OF THOSE, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF WE ALSO WANT TO INCLUDE FLOODS OR, UM, OR MAYBE MY MOTION JUST IS FOR YOU TO WORK WITH OTHER STAFF TO DEVELOP A PLAN AND THEN BRING IT BACK. OKAY. UH, THE CITY OF KYLE IS ACTUALLY, SORRY, IT'S ACTUALLY COVERED BY THE HAYES COUNTY. UH, ANNEXES O N A FOR DIRECTION CONTROL AND E FOR EVACUATION. SO THERE ARE EXISTING PLANS FOR THESE COMMUNITIES BECAUSE THEY ARE ENCOMPASSED BY HAYES COUNTY. UH, WE DO HAVE THE RESOURCES TO ACTIVATE AND THEN COMMIT RESOURCES TO THIS PLAN. AND WE'VE GOT THAT. WE NEED TO ACTIVATE IT. A GENTLEMAN DID MENTION STORM SHELTERS. UH, THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 170 HOMES. I DID TRY TO FIND IF THE, UH, STATE HOMELAND SECURITY AND MITIGATION GRANTS STILL OFFERED, UH, THEY WAS A REBATE PROGRAM. IT IS NO LONGER OFFERED IN CENTRAL TEXAS THAT I CAN FIND. I HAVE REACHED OUT TO, UH, THE FELLOW AT TETUM. HE IS THE STATE HAZARD MITIGATION OFFICER. I BELIEVE HIS NAME IS BRYANT OR DAVIES, UH, TO TRY AND FIND OUT IF CENTRAL TEXAS CAN ACCESS THOSE GRANT FUNDS, THE HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT CDBG FUNDS CAN BE APPLIED TOWARDS SHELTER DEVELOPMENT FOR COMMUNITY AREAS. SO IF THE CITY DID WISH TO PURSUE THAT ONCE CDBG ROLLS AROUND, ONCE AGAIN, I CAN TRY TO APPLY FOR THESE FUNDS TO TRY TO GET SOMETHING BUILT IN TERMS OF THE PLANNING PROCESS. UH, MY GOAL FOR THE CITY IS TO OVER THE NEXT 12 MONTHS, DIVORCE US FROM THE COUNTY'S PLAN AND CREATE KYLE'S OWN BASIC PLAN DIRECTION AND CONTROL ANNEX, EVACUATION, ADDICTS, HEALTH, AND HUMAN SERVICES, MASCARA, ET CETERA. YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW EXCITED THAT MAKES ME, I NEVER, EVER, EVER, EVER WANT TO BE DEPENDENT ON THE COUNTY. I THINK AS A CITY, WE NEED TO STAND ON OUR OWN TWO FEET AND WE NEED TO HAVE OUR OWN PLAN. UM, MY FIRST THREE MONTHS, UH, ON COUNCIL, IT WAS, WE HAD SNOWDEN. SO IT WAS LIKE CRAZY. WE HAD, IT WAS, I WENT OVER MY HEAD. SO I LIKE THE IDEA THAT YOU ARE TRYING TO, I LIKE THE WORD DIVORCE, UM, BUT YOU KNOW, GET US OFF OF THE COUNTY AS FAR AS BEING ABLE TO DEVELOP OUR OWN PLANS AND OUR OWN STRATEGIES. UM, OKAY. SO GOING BACK, YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT GRANTS. YES MA'AM. UM, AND WHEN, WHAT TIME OF YEAR DOES THAT? I HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY WORKED WITH HUD GRANTS. UH, TETON DOES NOT WORK WITH HOUSING. THERE WERE DEVELOPMENT. SO I WOULD NEED TO CONTACT WHOEVER THE LOCAL HEAD COORDINATOR IS TO FIND OUT WHEN CD COMES ONLINE, UNLESS SOMEBODY IN THE ROOM KNOWS OFF THE TOP OF THEIR HEAD. UM, HAZARD MITIGATION THOUGH, I KNOW THAT IS OPEN. I JUST CANNOT FIND A CONFIRMATION. IT, I CAN SEE A FOUND IN NORTH CENTRAL, TEXAS COG, PANHANDLE COG AREAS THAT WE TRADITIONALLY ASSOCIATE WITH TORNADOES. I CANNOT FIND ANYTHING FOR OUR AREA WHERE THE SAFE ROOM STAR SHELTER REBATE OFFER IS MADE. JUST, JUST REAL QUICK. UM, YES, SIR. ANOTHER OPTION THAT WE'VE USED IN THE PAST AS IMPLEMENTING IN OUR CHURCHES, UH, I KNOW ST ANTHONY'S ACTUALLY HAS A CHURCH HERE IN COL ACTUALLY HAS A ROOMS AND SHOWERS, UH, MAYBE CONTACTING THEM TO GET A PLAN TOGETHER OF THE METHODIST CHURCH DURING THE YEAR. SNOW POCALYPSE PROVED TO BE A VERY GOOD RESOURCE FOR US AS WELL. UM, AS FAR AS, UH, THE GENTLEMAN EARLIER MENTIONED, UH, SIREN, WE DO HAVE A SIREN HERE IN THE CITY OF KYLE AND THE REASON I, I REMEMBER THAT, CAUSE WHEN I WAS SIX YEARS OLD, THAT SIREN WENT OFF HERE IN DOWNTOWN KYLE, AND IT WAS A REALLY BAD ONE BACK THEN. SO, UH, DEFINITELY DID SOME DAMAGE HER AROUND THE CITY. SO, UH, JUST ON THE OUTSKIRTS. SO WE DO HAVE A HORN HERE. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S STILL OPERATIONAL, BUT IT'S NOT. OKAY. SO MAYBE SOMETHING WE COULD THINK OF. UM, YOU KNOW, I KEEP THINKING ABOUT THE CITIES THAT GOT HIT RECENTLY. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY KEPT EMPHASIZING WAS THE EARLY WARNING PROBABLY SAVED LIVES AND GETTING A PLAN TOGETHER TO SAVE LIVES IS PROBABLY MORE CRUCIAL THAN ANYTHING ELSE HERE TODAY THAT WE DO. AND GETTING THAT PLAN TOGETHER IS GOING TO BE CRUCIAL. SO PLEASE WORK ON THAT PLAN, GET THAT, UH, GEARED TO COUNCIL SO WE CAN IMPLEMENT IT. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH [03:45:03] FOR THE SAKE OF THE PUBLIC. UH, THIS WAS THE IDEA WHEN WE PUT THE MONEY IN THE BUDGET LAST YEAR TO HIRE THIS POSITION WAS TO CREATE THAT PLAN. SO EVERYTHING IS GOING ACCORDING TO SCHEDULE. THAT'S GREAT TO HEAR. UH, SO THAT WAS THE PROCESS WHEN WE IMPLEMENTED THIS BUDGET LAST YEAR. SO, UH, THANK YOU FOR REMINDING US OF THAT. AND, UH, WAS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE COULD DO ON THIS AGENDA ITEM? I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT MY RESIDENTS NEEDS AS FAR AS BEING IN A MODULAR HOME ARE GOING TO BE MET. UM, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT HAD EVER COME ACROSS, BUT I JUST WANTED TO CONFIRM THAT, OH YES. UM, MODULAR HOMES, ANY SORT OF ANYTHING THAT'S ATTACHED FROM THE GROUND HAS A UNIQUE SET OF HAZARDS. THAT'S SPECIFIC TO THOSE TYPES OF HOMES BECAUSE THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR WATER ELECTRICITY, ALL THESE THINGS ARE NOT UNDERGROUND. UNDERGROUND IS THE SAFEST PLACE. YOU CAN REALLY PUT ANYTHING OTHER THAN MAYBE RADIOACTIVE WASTE, UM, PIPES FREEZE WHEN THEY'RE ABOVE GROUND ELECTRIC LINES, FRAY, WHEN THEY'RE ABOVE GROUND RODENTS CAN ACCESS ANY NUMBER OF THINGS. WHEN THEY'RE ABOVE GROUND, A TORNADO CAN JUST WIPE IT ALL AWAY. WHEN IT'S ABOVE GROUND, THE VIDEO OF THE TORNADO AND ELEGANCE WENT VIRAL BECAUSE THAT TRUCK THAT FLIPPED OVER BEHIND IT, THOSE BRIGHT BLUE FLASHES WAS INFRASTRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE BEING DESTROYED BECAUSE IT'S ABOVE GROUND. UM, SO YES, MOBILE HOMES, TRAILER HOMES, ANYTHING THAT IS NOT FIXED WITH ITS INFRASTRUCTURE COMING IN BELOW THE FOUNDATION WILL BE MORE VULNERABLE. AND SO THEY, THEY ARE PAID SPECIAL ATTENTION TO. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. AGENDA ITEM, [37. Discuss a Request from the Kyle Masonic Lodge to Erect a Cornerstone at thePublic Safety Center. ~ Robert Rizo, Mayor Pro Tem] NUMBER 37, DISCUSSION AND REQUESTS FROM THE CALMING SONIC LODGE TO WRITE A CORNERSTONE AT THE PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER. THIS IS MY ITEM. UM, WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF MEMBERS HERE FROM THE MASONIC LODGE. THIS FIRST CAME TO ME BY MARCO PISANA. HE, UH, REACHED OUT TO ME IN A PHONE CALL AND HAD THIS ASKED LATER BY SOME MORE OF HIS LODGE BROTHERS, UH, DURING THE, UH, UH, BREAKFAST OVER AT THE VFW. AND I THOUGHT I'D BRING IT BACK TO COUNCIL TO SEE IF A COUNCIL WAS AMENABLE TO BRINGING, TO ALLOWING THEM TO ERECT A CORNERSTONE ON THE NEW PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER. AND THE REASON I'M BRINGING THIS FORWARD IS BECAUSE IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT OUR SCHOOLS, OUR CURRENT CITY HALL ALL HAVE THIS STONE. AND, UH, UH, IT'S FUNNY HOW MANY MASONS CAME OUT OF THE WOODWORK. I'VE GOT A LOT OF FRIENDS THAT I DIDN'T REALIZE WERE MASONS AS WELL. SO, UH, YOU GUYS ARE EVERYWHERE. YOU GUYS ARE SO GREAT. UM, AS A MEMBER OF THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS, I'M GLAD THAT THERE'S ANOTHER ENTITY WORKING IN THE CITY AS WELL, UH, TO PROVIDE THINGS TO OUR CITIZENS. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK. AND WITH THAT BEING SAID, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ALLOW THE MASONS TO ERECT A CORNERSTONE AT OUR NEW PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER, UH, MOTION BY COUNCIL RIZZO, UH, UM, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, BRADSHAW AND KALE. OH, WE'RE EXCITED. I'M EXCITED FOR YOU. OKAY. YEAH, DEFINITELY. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. SOUNDS GOOD. UM, UM, ANY MORE DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT, EVELYN, GO AHEAD. CALCIUM-RICH TOBIA. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. UM, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF FRIENDS OF MINE THAT ARE ON THE, ON THE MASONS THAT ARE IN THEIR GROUP. IT IS A PRIVATE GROUP, CORRECT MEMBERSHIP ONLY IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO COME SPEAK. IT IS COUNCIL. MY NAME IS STEVEN COOK. I'M OVER 20 YEAR RESIDENT AT CITY OF COL. UH, WE'VE BEEN THE FRATERNITIES BEEN AROUND OVER 300 YEARS. UH, WE WERE CHARTERED FROM GRAND LODGE OF ENGLAND. THIS LODGE HERE, WE'RE GOING INTO 154 YEARS. UH, IT IS NOT A PUBLIC MEMBERSHIP. UH, THERE'S UH, YOU CAN READ A LOT ABOUT THE FRATERNITY ON GOOGLE, BUT THAT'S NOT US. UM, WE ARE A FRATERNITY OF BROTHERS AND A GROUP OF MEN THAT STRIVE TO DO BETTER IN OUR COMMUNITY, OUR SOCIETY, AND AS FATHERS, WE DON'T SOLICIT MEMBERSHIP. YOU HAVE TO COME TO US IF YOU WANT TO BECOME A BASIN. SO IT'S NOT A PRIVATE GROUP. UH, THERE ARE NO SECRETS IN THE FRATERNITY. UM, CONTRARY TO WHAT YOU SEE ALL OVER TWITTER AND GOOGLE. UH, THERE REALLY ARE NO SEEKERS. UH, IT'S A, IT'S A GROUP OF MEN, UH, ACTUALLY THE TREES EARLIER. UH, AND I FORGET HER NAME CORRECTLY. UH, MS. THREE OF THE BROTHERS. SHE MENTIONED, I REMEMBERED AS PAST MASTERS OF THE MASONIC LODGE. SO WHEN I WENT BACK THERE AND TALKED TO HER, UH, HER FATHER ACTUALLY WAS A MASON. UH, SO, UH, WE'RE GONNA WORK WITH HER WITH THE TREE PROJECT, HOPEFULLY TO GET THOSE MARKERS PLACED. UM, BUT NO, IT'S NOT A MEMBERSHIP GROUP. IT'S JUST A BUNCH OF GUYS THAT GET TOGETHER AND TRY TO DO BETTER, [03:50:01] UH, IN SOCIETY AND TO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE. AND JUST REAL QUICK, ARE YOUR MEETINGS, UH, OPEN TO THE PUBLIC? CORRECT? THESE ARE NOT, THEY'RE NOT, BUT YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOME TO COME BREAK BREAD WITH US. AND, UM, BUT WE DO, UH, SOME OF THE RITUALS SENSES OF BROWN SO LONG AND OUR MEETINGS DRIVING. NO, AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, TALKING ABOUT, UH, SECRETS TO ME, THERE'S TWO SECRETS. ONE, WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO MAINTAIN OUR STANDARDS AND WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE SURE THAT IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE A MASON THAT YOU GO THROUGH AND WE ACKNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER, WE HAVE A MEANS OF RECOGNITION, BUT THAT'S NO DIFFERENT THAN THE TWO COPS IN THE BACK. IF THEY MET AT SOME BAR AND STARTED TALKING DON'T SHE THINK THAT THERE WOULD BE INFORMATION PASSED TO QUALIFY THEM TO BE DOG. UM, POLICE ARE NOT, IT TOOK ME A YEAR, MY LIFE TO BECOME A MASTER MASON. I WENT THROUGH MANY OF THE PROGRAMS MEETING ANOTHER MASTER MASON. I KNOW WHAT HE THROUGH NOW. YES, WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO MAINTAIN THAT LEVEL OF QUALITY. BUT YOU, SIR, IF YOU'RE A GOD-FEARING MAN WITH NO CRIMINAL BACKGROUND AND YOU WANTED TO BE A MASON APPLY, OKAY. THE SECOND SECRET IS WHAT'S INSIDE. TAKE THE MOVIE, THE BLACK AND WHITE MOVIE, THE MIRACLE OF 34 ON 34 STREET. THEN WHAT YOU CAN BLACK AND WHITE AND WATCH IT IN COLORED. YOU'LL SEE SO MUCH DIFFERENCE. THAT'S PART OF THE SECRET INSIDE THAT I UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON ON A, ON BENDED KNEES. THREE TIMES. MY HAND IS ON MY BIBLE AND I VOLUNTARILY ENTER INTO A COVENANT WITH GOD THAT I WILL ACT A CERTAIN WAY. IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE IN GOD, THEN THAT COVENANT DOES SOME EXIST. THAT ARE WAY PRIVATE TO SOME DEGREE, IF WE WERE TOTALLY PRIVATE, YOU WOULD NEVER KNOW THAT WE'RE ACROSS THE STREET. WE WOULDN'T BE LISTED ON PHONE BOOKS. WE WOULDN'T WEAR REGALIA. OUR PRIVACY IS WITHIN. I CAN. YOU COULD, YOU COULD, YOU COULD ANY MAN HERE CAN JOIN THE MASONS. ALL RIGHT. IF THAT ANSWERS, THANK YOU. UH, BUT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET COUNSELORS. THERE'LL BE SOME ACTUALLY RECRUITED ME TO THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS. SO JUST LET THEM KNOW THAT THAT'S A LOST CAUSE FOR Y'ALL RIGHT BACK. OH, I IT'S IT'S I, LIKE I SAID, I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH YOU, BUT I HAVE OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE NEW TO THIS AREA. SO YOU GOT TO UNDERSTAND, OF COURSE, THAT HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THE MASONS. WELL, OKAY. SO, SO I'M JUST, I'M JUST SAYING OUT OF RESPECT THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT WOULD, IF THEY CAME IN QUESTION OR ASK, WHY DID YOU APPROVE? OR WHAT IS THIS ON THE AGENDA? I HAVE TO HAVE REASONS. I MEAN, THESE ARE WHENEVER I'M ADDRESSING COUNCIL OR WHENEVER I'M ADDRESSING THE PUBLIC, OR JUST RECENTLY, YOU KNOW, OUT OF RESPECT FOR OUR CITY MANAGER, YOU KNOW, YOU LET'S NOT TO BE LITTLE. IT WAS TOO. THESE ARE QUESTIONS THAT PEOPLE, MY CONSTITUENTS, MY VOTERS, THE PEOPLE WHO I REPRESENT ARE ASKING. CORRECT. AND SO THAT THAT'S ALL, ALL IT IS, IS GETTING THAT INFORMATION. SO THAT WAY, IF THERE'S EVER A QUESTION TO SAY, HEY, THEY HAVE A, UH, CORNERSTONE ON THE PUBLIX ON THE, ON THE, UH, PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER. AND I TRIED TO APPLY AND THEY WOULDN'T LET ME COME IN. WHY, WHY ARE, HAVE, WHY ARE THEY ALLOWED TO HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THAT ON EVERY CORNERSTONE? I CAN TELL THEM THE TYPE OF WORK THAT YOU DO AND THE TYPE OF THE TYPE OF GROUP THAT'S IN OUR COMMUNITY. THAT IS IN A VERY POSITIVE WAY. WE ARE THE SAME GROUP THAT PUT THIS CORNERSTONE IN THIS BUILDING. CORRECT. OKAY. IF I MAY COUNSEL, UH, MASONS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES DONATE OVER $3 MILLION A DAY. ALL RIGHT. AND THAT IT CONSISTS OF THE SCOTTISH RIDE, HOSPITALS, THE SHRINERS HOSPITALS, THOSE ARE ALL MASONS. SO THAT'S THE TYPE [03:55:01] OF ORGANIZATION WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. AND JUST LIKE ST. JUDE'S, UM, THE SCOTTISH RITE HOSPITALS AND THE SHRINERS, UH, THEY DON'T TAKE ANY MONEY FROM, FROM ANYBODY WHO GOES TO THE, THOSE HOSPITALS. SO THAT'S THE TYPE OF ORGANIZATION WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. THEN I KNOW JEFFREY SAID A BELIEF IN GOD. WE DON'T DECLARE NECESSARILY GOD, WE HAVE JEWISH BROTHERS. WE HAVE ALL RELIGIONS. WE DO NOT MAKE AN ATHEIST AND MASON THAT HAS COME UP. THAT'S ALLOWABLE OVER THERE, GOOGLE, BUT YOU DO HAVE TO BELIEVE THERE'S SOMEONE HIGHER THAN US. THAT IS A REQUIREMENT OF OUR SOCIETY. DOES THAT ANSWER? YES. IT'S HIGH YIELD MIRROR. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE'VE GOT A MOTION ON THE FLOOR AND A SECOND. UH, DO WE HAVE ANY MORE DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE, ALL THOSE OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES FIVE TO ZERO. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. [38. Update regarding Pie in the Sky and Special Events. ~ Jerry Hendrix, AssistantCity Manager] AGENDA ITEM, NUMBER 38 UPDATE REGARDING THE PIE IN THE SKY AND SPECIAL EVENTS. UH, JERRY HENDRIX, THAT'S RIDING, SIR. WELL, LAST TIME I HOPE JERRY HENDRICKS, THIS, THIS MATTER FOR THE RECORD, JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU GUYS A QUICK UPDATE WHERE WE ARE WITH PIE IN THE SKY. AS YOU KNOW, WE LOST OUR EVENTS COORDINATOR EARLIER THIS YEAR, I'VE BEEN WORKING TO FIND A TEMPORARY REPLACEMENT FOR THAT POSITION WHILE WE WORK THROUGH HOW WE DO PERMANENTLY WITH, UH, THE ZAP AND IN THE FOUR OR FIVE WEEKS WITH ADVERTISING FOR THE POSITION, WE'VE HAD FIVE APPLICANTS, ONE OF THEM ONLY ONE OF THEM WOULD BE CONSIDERED QUALIFIED AND THAT INDIVIDUAL ALREADY HAS A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE EVENT WOULD NEED A SPECIAL, UH, PERMISSION TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH US. SO IN TALKING TO OUR STAFF AT OUR CITY MANAGER, I THINK THE WAY WE WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD AND WE'RE READY TO DO THIS IMMEDIATELY IS TO, TO PUT OUT AN RFP FOR A COMPANY, THIRD PARTY, TO DO OUR SPECIAL EVENTS FOR US. AND WE THINK THAT SOLVES A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS FOR US. ONE IS THEY DON'T HAVE SPACE FOR ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL. IT BRINGS ON LIKE THE SUCCESS WE'VE HAD WITH WLA. IT BRINGS OUT A WHOLE COMPANY WITH A LOT MORE RESOURCES THAN WHAT WE DO. AND WE THINK WE CAN GET THAT FOR ABOUT THE SAME PRICE AS A POSITION WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO FILM. SO UNLESS THERE'S ANY OBJECTIONS WE'RE GOING TO PROCEED ON THAT ROUTE. UH, OUR MORNING, SECONDLY, WE'RE STILL, STILL REALLY WITHOUT, UH, A FINALIZED PLACE TO HAVE PINES CARD. WE'VE BEEN PURSUING THE LEHIGH SPACE UP ON 27, 70 AND 16, 26. WE'RE NOT GETTING A LOT OF RESPONSE FROM LEHIGH. AND, AND ONCE WE DO GET THE RESPONSE THAT WE'RE CHALLENGED WITH PREPARING THAT LAND, AND EVEN ONCE WE PREPARE THE LAND, IT'S STILL UNCERTAIN AT THE BALLOONS AND ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO FLY FROM THAT LOCATION, GIVEN THE POWER LINES AND, UH, THE LACK OF AVAILABLE LANDING AREA. SO WE'VE ASKED THE BUMP CREEK CONSERVATION DISTRICT AT THEIR BOARD MEETING ON THE 19TH TO CONSIDER ALLOWING US TO DO WORK AROUND THE CONTRACTOR, WORKING ON THE DAM, ALLOW US TO USE THAT SPACE FOR OUR PIE IN THE SKY, OR WE'RE HOPEFUL. WE'LL BE ABLE TO FIGURE THAT OUT AND MAKE THAT HAPPEN. SO THAT'S, UH, THAT'S WHERE WE ARE. WE CONTINUE TO WORK ON ALL THE DIFFERENT OTHER ASPECTS OF PIE IN THE SKY, THE TRANSPORTATION, THE SPECIAL SHAPE BALLOONS, CULMINATING, THE, THE OTHER BALLOONS, THE VENDORS WORKING FOR IT AND ALL THAT AS A TEAM. AND JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU WERE UPDATED AND KNOW WHERE WE ARE. SO I'M AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. UM, JUST TO CONFIRM, WHEN WE GO THROUGH THIRD PARTIES, IF, UM, A PREVIOUS EMPLOYEE, IS IT EMPLOYEE, MAYBE A COUNCIL MEMBER, IF A PREVIOUS CAL ELECTED OFFICIAL APPLIES, CAN THEY BE EMPLOYED THROUGH A THIRD PARTY? I DON'T KNOW THAT WE WOULD CERTAINLY CHECK ON THAT AND IF THEY CAN'T, THEY WON'T, IF I REMEMBER RIGHT ON THE AGENDA, IT'S GOTTA BE AFTER TWO YEARS, IT'S TWO YEARS. IT'S GOING TO BE AFTER TWO YEARS, EVEN THROUGH A THIRD PARTY THOUGH. YEAH, I DON'T KNOW, BUT WE LIVE CERTAINLY THAT, THAT CAN, IT'S OUR HOPES TO BRING ON A COMPANY WITH LOTS OF RESOURCES TO BE ABLE TO HELP US GET TO THE NEXT LEVEL WITH OUR JETS. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, JERRY. APPRECIATE IT. WOULD THAT BE INSIDE? UM, DO WE HAVE ANYTHING ELSE IN A SEC? NO, SIR. ALL RIGHT. ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. SO MOVED. WE ARE NOT ADDRESS. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.