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[I. Call Meeting to Order]
EVERYONE.AND I'M GOING TO CALL THIS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER WITH THE CITY SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL MITCHELL HERE.
RIZZO ELLISON FLORES, KALE HERE, BRADSHAW HERE, PARSLEY HERE, TOBY S HERE.
UH, WE HAVE FIVE MEMBERS PRESENT.
WE HAVE A QUORUM, UH, FORMER SORRY, FOUR MEMBERS, FIVE MEMBERS PRESENT.
[II. Citizen Comment Period with City Council]
NEXT STEP, CITIZEN COMMENTS PERIOD.AT THIS TIME, WE ASK ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK TO PLEASE DO.
SO WE ASK THAT YOU LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES AND THAT YOU DIRECT THOSE COMMENTS TO 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 ONE REGISTERED, UH, TO COME FORWARD.
MR. RANDY, PLAFOND GOOD EVENING.
UH, I'VE COME TO TALK TO YOU A FEW MINUTES ABOUT THE CONCERNS THAT I HAVE FOR THE TUNNEL.
THE TUNNEL IS AN ALL ENCOMPASSING PROJECT THAT INCLUDES THE BEGINNING OF THE TUNNEL, THE END OF THE TUNNEL, THE TRAIL, AND THE TUNNEL ITSELF IN BETWEEN.
UM, I WAS HOPING TO HAVE IT CONVERSATION WITH THE QUESTION AND ANSWER PERIOD, BUT UNFORTUNATELY MY UNDERSTANDING THAT I CAN ONLY BRING TO YOU MY CONCERNS AT THIS POINT.
SO MY CONCERNS ARE WE'RE MOVING TOO FAST.
THERE IS A LOT OF THINGS THAT I THINK THE CITY CAN DO PRIOR TO ENTERING INTO A $50,000 CONTRACT WITH, UH, UH, MULTIPLE PEOPLE TO CHECK INTO WHAT WE UH, CAN DO.
UH, MY FIRST QUESTION IS OBVIOUSLY RETORQUE HAS IT, HAVE WE TALKED TO THEM A RAILROAD DIRECTLY? DO WE KNOW WHAT THE ENGINEERING IS OF THE RAILROAD, THE BED, THE SUB BED.
WE CAN MAKE A LOT OF DECISIONS REAL QUICK WHEN WE KNOW WHAT THE RAILROAD HAS THERE.
THEY'VE GOT PLANS AS, AS BUILTS THAT YOU CAN LOOK AT, UH, YOU CAN REQUEST THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY $50,000 FOR IT.
THEY'LL HAVE ALL OF THE, UH, THE GEO-TECHNICAL INFORMATION THAT YOU'RE GOING TO NEED, BECAUSE I CAN GUARANTEE YOU 50 YEARS, UH, THAT LAND HASN'T MOVED HARDLY AT ALL OR 60 OR 70 OR 10,000 YEARS.
UM, UH, MY SECOND QUESTION IS THE, UH, SITUATION WITH THE DEVELOPER.
UH, IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS PROJECT HAS MOVED SO FAST THAT THERE MUST BE A, UH, UH, MO UH, MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING THAT WE WOULD DO THIS FOR THEM, THAT WE WOULD BE INVOLVED IN A, UH, TUNNEL PROJECT OR A CROSSOVER PROJECT, OR A TRAIL PROJECT OF THIS MAGNITUDE.
UM, SEEMS KIND OF A QUICK THAT WE'RE MOVING INTO THAT TYPE OF SITUATION.
UH, I DON'T SEE THE BENEFIT TO THE ENTIRE CITY.
THERE'S NO BENEFIT TO THE ENTIRE CITY ON THIS.
IT'S COMING TO TAKE PLUM CREEK RESIDENTS, WHICH I AM ONE OF JUST SO YOU KNOW, UM, UH, GIVE THEM THE ABILITY TO GET TO THE SHOPPING CENTER.
THEY CAN ALREADY GET TO THE SHOPPING CENTER AND, AND PEOPLE CAN ALREADY MOVE AROUND.
UH, AS I LOOKED AT THE MAP FOR THE CITY TRAILS, WE HAVE TWO OTHER AREAS THAT ARE PART OF THE, UH, WHAT I'M GOING TO CALL THE CITY, UH, ISSUES THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HANDLE AS A CITY COUNCIL FOR THIS TRAIL PROJECT THAT HAPPENS TO BE UP AT KOHLER CROSSING.
AND IT HAPPENS TO BE DOWN AT, UH, EXIT TWO 13, WHERE WE'RE GOING TO CROSS.
AND YET THERE ALSO DISCUSSIONS THAT THOSE ARE GOING TO BE GRADE LEVEL CROSSINGS.
WHY DO WE NEED A TUNNEL, I GUESS BY THE TIME? SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
YOU HAVE SOME QUESTIONS IN FRONT OF YOU.
I PROBABLY WILL BE GETTING WITH MOST OF YOU TO GET SOME ANSWERS.
IS THAT, IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK? ALL RIGHT.
SEEING NONE, I'M GOING TO CLOSE SUSAN COMMENTS.
[III. Executive Session]
CLOSED NEXT UP EXECUTIVE SESSION.PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 5, 5, 1 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.
THE CITY COUNCIL RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSIONS FROM TIME TO TIME AS DEEMED NECESSARY.
DURING THIS MEETING, THE CITY COUNCIL MAY CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION
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PURSUANT TO ANY LAWFUL EXCEPTION CONTAINED IN CHAPTER 5, 5, 1 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, INCLUDING ANY OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING TOPICS.NUMBER ONE, ENDING, OR A COMPETENT LITIGATION, OR TO SEEK THE ADVICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY PURSUANT TO SECTION 5, 5, 1 0 7 1 COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY AND CITY MANAGER, KYLE HOUSING AUTHORITY, 1119 NORTH OLD HIGHWAY 81, KYLE PIE IN THE SKY.
NUMBER TWO POSSIBLE PURCHASE EXCHANGE, LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL ESTATE PURSUANT TO SECTION 5, 5, 1 0 7 TO NUMBER THREE, PERSONAL MATTERS PURSUANT TO SECTION 5, 5, 1 0 7, 4, 4, CONVENIENT TO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO THE SECTION OF FIVE, FIVE AND 1 0 8 7, THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE TO DELIBERATE REGARDING THE OFFER OF ECONOMIC INCENTIVES TO ONE OR MORE THE BUSINESS PRO PROSPECTS THAT THE CITY SEEKS TO HAVE LOCATE STAY OR EXPAND IN OR NEAR THE CITY PROJECT FIRE ENGINE RED.
WE ARE NOW IN EXECUTIVE SESSION ONE, I'M GOING TO CALL THIS MEETING BACK TO ORDER.
UH, THERE WAS NO ACTION TAKEN DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION.
THERE WILL BE NO ACTION TAKEN NOW.
UH, WE'LL WAIT 60 SECONDS FOR THE TAPES TO ROLL OVER, AND THEN WE'LL GET STARTED WITH OUR REGULAR MEETING.