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[I. Call Meeting to Order]
THE TIME IS 7:04 PM IT IS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST, AND I'M GONNA CALL THIS REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER.WOULD ALL PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, MY PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT SEND ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INADMISSIBLE WITH LIBERTY.
WOULD THE CITY SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THE RULE MITCHELL.
[II. Approval of Minutes]
NEXT UP, APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE AN, UM, A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR CITY COUNCIL'S SPECIAL MEETING.
OCTOBER 18TH AND REGULAR MEETING ON THE SAME DAY, OCTOBER 18TH, 2022.
MOTION BY COUNCIL TOBI, SECONDED BY COUNCIL FLORES KELLY, WE APPROVE THE MINUTES.
THIS ARE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION.
[III. Citizen Comment Period with City Council]
RIGHT.NEXT UP, CITIZEN COMMENTS, PERIOD.
AT THIS TIME, WE ASK ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK ON ANY ITEM TO PLEASE DO SO.
WE ASK THAT YOU LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES, AND THAT YOU DIRECT THOSE COMMENTS TO THE MAYOR AND COUNSEL.
WE ALSO ASK THAT YOU FILL OUT A CITIZEN COMMENTS FORM AND SUBMIT THAT TO EITHER MYSELF OR THE CITY SECRETARY.
I DO HAVE THREE WHO HAVE REGISTERED TO SPEAK.
FIRST UP, MISS EVANGELINA CHOPPA.
ALLOW YOU TO GIVE YOU MY COMMENT.
I WAS KIND OF DISAPPOINTED ON LAST WEEK'S, THE LAST MEETING THAT Y'ALL HAD IN DISCUSSING ABOUT THE CALL POLICE DEPARTMENT SIGN THAT IT WAS SO HARD FOR Y'ALL TO DECIDE WHETHER TO HAVE IT OR NOT TO HAVE IT.
AND I JUST WANNA RECALL THE PREVIOUS YEARS THAT WE HAD, THAT THERE WAS DISCUSSION, UM, ABOUT A NEW CITY HALL THAT WAS GONNA BE PLANNED AT UPTOWN KYLE.
AND THE PEOPLE WERE VERY DISAPPOINTED.
THEY SAID IF ANYBODY SHOULD HAVE A BUILDING WOULD BE THE KYLE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
AND THEN WE FELT THAT THAT WAS THE, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING.
AND, UH, I JUST COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHY Y'ALL WERE HAVING SUCH A DIFFICULT TIME, BECAUSE THAT'S, THAT WAS THE MAIN THING THAT THE PEOPLE WERE CONCERNED ABOUT IS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WHEN IT WAS FINALLY, UH, ALLOWED THAT WE WERE GONNA HAVE A CALL POLICE DEPARTMENT, SOMEHOW IT GOT INTO THE CALL SAFETY CENTER, AND THEN ALSO STAFF INCLUDED IN THAT.
IN MY OPINION, THAT'S MY OPINION, THAT THE KYLE CHUTE HAVE THEIR OWN BUILDING WAS THE MAIN THING.
BUT SOMEHOW IN THE BOND, IT GOT CLUSTERED THERE WITH THREE DIFFERENT THINGS.
AND, UH, I JUST FEEL LIKE THE KYLE POLICE DEPARTMENT SHOULD HAVE HAD THEIR OWN BUILDING.
UH, NEXT UP IS MICHELLE JEAN MARIE.
I AM A RESIDENT AND OWNER OF, UM, A HOUSE IN, UM, THE AMBULANCE OF DIVISION AND EXIT TWO 17 IS VERY DEAR TO ME.
UM, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THE GROWTH OF THE CITY, WHY IT WAS CLOSED OFF AND WHY IT WAS, UM, THE NEW, UM, EXIT BY FIRESTONE.
YES, IT IS A MUCH BEAUTIFUL EXIT ON RAMP RATHER, AND IT ALLOWS FOR A, A BETTER FULL OF TRAFFIC.
HOWEVER, CLOSING OFF TO 17, UM, MADE NO SENSE TO ME.
WHEN COSTCO IS, IS ON THE RISE WHEN SO MANY, UM, HOMES ARE ON WINDY HILL, UM, THEY TEND, THEY'RE, THEY'RE FORCED TO GET OFF SO EARLY BACK AT FEL, THEY'RE ON THEIR OWN RAMP FOR SO LONG, FOR OVER A MILE.
DO THEY MAKE A RIDE AT WENDY HILL? NO, THEY CUT THROUGH THE AMBERWOOD SUBDIVISION.
I HAVE BEEN, UM, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO BACK OUT OUTTA MY OWN DRIVEWAY BECAUSE THEY'RE CUTTING THROUGH MY SUBDIVISION TO GET ONTO WENDY HILL, UM, BY CHERRYWOOD.
AND, AND, UM, AND THEN THERE, THERE HAS BEEN MANY, THERE HAVE BEEN MANY ACCIDENTS ON THE THOROUGH FAIR.
AND, UM, I'D LIKE THE, I'D LIKE YOU TO RECONSIDER, WE REOPEN IN EXIT TWO 17 NORTH.
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HEY, Y'ALL.UM, I HAVE A CONCERN WITH, UH, JUST RECENTLY WITH THE VOTING.
UM, SEEMS TO ME, UM, AND I'M NOT ONE TO GET OUT AN AWFUL LOT TO SEE DIFFERENT KINDS OF MEDIA, BUT, UM, NONETHELESS, UM, IT SEEMS TO ME THAT, UH, IMPROVEMENTS HAVE TO BE MADE, UH, FOR ALL THE FOLKS THAT ARE RUNNING FOR LOCAL, UH, COUNTY CITY.
UH, SOME KIND OF INFORMATION TO BE PUT OUT THERE, UH, BEFORE, UH, VOTING TIMES ARISE.
UH, GIVING US INFORMATION ON THE INDIVIDUALS.
UM, SOME SPECIFICS, UM, I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT SPECIFICS, UH, BUT TO GIVE US A HISTORY OF THE PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, WHAT THEIR IDEAS ARE, HOW THEY CAN CONTRIBUTE, UH, SO PEOPLE CAN HAVE A FAIR ASSESSMENT OF, OF WHO THEY'RE VOTING FOR.
UH, WHEN I VOTED, I DIDN'T DO ANY LOCAL VOTING CUZ I DIDN'T KNOW ANYONE.
SO, UH, THERE'S, THERE'S, I'M SURE THERE'S MANY WAYS FOR ONE, POSSIBLY HAVING ANY CANDIDATE PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER THAT CAN BE PUT ON WEBSITE, CITY WEBSITE, PERHAPS HAVING A SETUP IN ALL OF THE VOTING PLACES THAT HAVE THEIR INFORMATION THERE.
SO SOMEONE COULD TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO READ, UH, AND KNOW WHO THEY'RE VOTING FOR.
UH, THAT'S JUST A SUGGESTION, BUT PERHAPS I CAN MAYBE EMAIL SOME MORE IDEAS, UH, TO SOMEONE, YOU KNOW, THAT MAKES DECISIONS.
I AM A RESIDENT BUSINESS OWNER AND ACTIVIST FOR EASTSIDE DEVELOPMENT.
UH, TODAY I COME WITH THE SAME CONCERNS AS HER, THE SECOND LADY, I'M ALSO AN AMBERWOOD
I HAVE THE SAME ISSUE, UH, WITH BACKING UP.
AND WE KNEW THAT PROBLEM WAS GONNA BE HAPPENING WHEN WE MOVED THERE BECAUSE IT'S A PRINCIPAL STREET.
UH, BUT WE DO HAVE THAT SITUATION NOT ONLY ON OUR EXIT, BUT ALSO YAT EXIT.
IF WE'RE LOOKING FOR EAST SIDE GROWTH, WE NEED TO ADDRESS THAT ISSUE OF YARNTON EXIT.
SOMEHOW BACK IN 2010, THAT TECH STOP, UH, AVOIDED FOR THOSE RED INCIDENTS AT THAT, UH, APARTMENT COMPLEX.
THEY GOT BYPASSED AND THEY JUST JUST TOOK AWAY THAT EXIT.
WE HAVE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUES.
WE ARE GROWING, WE ARE EXPANDING WAY BEFORE OUR TIME.
IF WE ARE GONNA BE A DESTINATION CITY, WE NEED TO ADDRESS THIS.
I DO HIGHWAY AND CIVIL, UH, PROJECTS.
I KNOW THERE'S A POSSIBILITY OF WORKING THIS BECAUSE I WANT TO DO EASTSIDE DEVELOPMENT.
I WANT TO SEE KYLE AS A DESTINATION CITY FOR PARKS AND RECS AND RECREATIONAL FOR SPORTS HAS BEEN THE VISION.
WAY BACK WHEN CARRIE WAS HERE, WHEN I SAT WITH HIM, WHEN I FIRST INVESTED IN BUYING A HOME AND INVESTED INTO THE CITY, THAT WAS A, A THING THAT CARRIE AND I SAT TOGETHER VISUALIZING THAT VISUAL OF MAKING KYLE A DESTINATION.
TODAY I COME TO YOU AGAIN, PLEADING WITH YOU.
I AM HERE BECAUSE I, I HAVE SO MANY INVESTORS WANTING TO COME AND INVEST HERE IN KYLE, TEXAS, OUR LITTLE CITY THAT HAS BECOME, IT'S A NEIGHBORHOOD CITY, BUT IT WANTS THE RECOGNITION FOR SPORTS.
I BROUGHT IN PEOPLE FROM ME, FROM MEXICO TO INVEST HERE.
I DON'T KNOW HOW ELSE TO GET YOUR ALL'S ATTENTION.
WE CAN BE THE DESTINATION FOR SPORTS AND RECREATIONAL.
WE HAVE TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES WITH THESE XS.
FOR EAST SIDE, THE GROWTH IS IN THE EAST SIDE.
THE, THE FOCUS THAT YOU ALL HAVE DONE ON THE OTHER SIDE HAS BEEN GREAT, BUT THE EXPANSION THAT'S HAPPENING IN THE EAST SIDE, IT'S GONNA COME BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, IT HASN'T BEEN ADDRESSED IN, I GUESS GOING 15 YEARS ADDRESSING THE STOP SIGN WITH LAYMAN HIGH SCHOOL.
IT WAS THE BEGINNING OF THE WHOLE, WHOLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE EAST SIDE.
THOSE FOUR WAYS STOPS THE CHICKEN, PLAIN CHICKEN ON THE STREETS BEFORE SEATON CAME.
LET'S LOOK AT THESE, THIS KYLE
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AS A DESTINATION CITY AND LOOK AT PEOPLE LIKE RESIDENTS THAT ARE NOT ONLY SPEAKING OUT, BUT ARE ACTUALLY INVESTING OF OUR OWN MONEY, OUR OWN RESOURCES, AND OUR OWN TIME TO COME AND HELP KYLE GROW.WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT TO MAKE THAT DIFFERENCE.
I HAVE INVESTORS WILLING TO THROW MONEY HERE IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY FOR OUR PEOPLE THAT YOU ALL REPRESENT.
SO PLEASE SUPPORT SPORTS AND RECREATION FOR ISAI DEVELOPMENT IS MY PLEA WITH YOU TODAY.
UH, THAT'S ALL THE FORMS THAT I HAVE THAT ARE FILLED OUT.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK ON ANY ITEM? OKAY.
CITIZEN COMMENTS, IT'S NOW CLOSED.
[IV. Agenda Order]
UP IS AGENDA ORDER.DOES ANYONE HAVE A REQUEST TO MOVE ANY OF THE ITEMS AROUND? ALL RIGHT.
[4. Arbor Day Proclamation. ~ Robert Rizo, Mayor Pro Tem]
SEEING NONE, WE'RE GONNA MOVE TO THE ARBOR DAY PROCLAMATION.IS MY MIC WORKING? CAN Y ALL HEAR ME OKAY? SOUNDS GOOD.
WHEREAS THE CITY OF KYLE IS COMMITTED TO MAINTAIN ITS NATURAL TREES AND RESOURCES DEMONSTRATED BY THE CITY COUNCIL'S CONSTANT SUPPORT OF BEAUTIFICATION PROJECTS.
AND WHEREAS TREES IN OUR COMMUNITY PROVIDE INCREASED PROPERTY VALUES, BEAUTIFY OUR COMMUNITY, CLEAN THE AIR, WE BREATHE MODERATE TEMPERATURES AND PRODUCE OXYGEN.
AND WHEREAS THE KYLE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT HAS PLANTED 25 TREES IN 2022, AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF KYLE WILL OBSERVE TEXAS ARBOR DAY BY PLANTING 52 TREES AT LAKE KYLE PARK.
NOW THEREFORE BE A PROCLAIMED BY THE KYLE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY, CITY OF KYLE, TEXAS.
DOES HEREBY RECOGNIZE TEXAS ARBOR DAY IN THE CITY OF KYLE, NOVEMBER 4TH, 2022, SIGNED ON THIS DATE.
I JUST, UH, WANNA SAY MARIANA, THANK YOU FOR THE PROCLAMATION.
UH, AS A CITY, WE HAVE DONE EVERYTHING WE CAN MOVING FORWARD TO TRY TO PROTECT A LOT OF OUR, UH, BEAUTIFUL TREES, OUR HISTORIC TREES AS WELL.
AND, UH, SHOWING OUR CONSTANT, UH, WILLINGNESS TO WANNA PLANT MORE TREES IS SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO.
SO I WANNA THANK THE PARKS DEPARTMENT, THE PARKS BOARD, AND EVERYONE THAT PARTICIPATES IN THESE EVENTS.
ALSO THE GREAT RIVER CLEANUP AS WELL, WHICH HELPS PRESERVE A LOT OF OUR NATURAL RESOURCES.
UH, MARIANA WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP AND SAY SOMETHING? I RECOGNIZE THE BOARD PLEASE.
JUST REALLY BRIEFLY, MARIA, MARIA SPINOZA PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR.
UH, UM, WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE MAYOR AND COUNSEL FOR SUPPORT OF THE AR DAY EVENT.
THIS IS REALLY EXCITING FOR US BECAUSE IT'S OUR FIRST YEAR HAVING AN OUTDOOR NATURE PROGRAM SPECIALIST THAT COUNSEL APPROVED IN THE LAST BUDGET YEAR.
UM, AND HAVING THE OUTDOOR NATURE SPECIALIST, SHE'S BEEN ABLE TO PROGRAM OVER 25 BRAND NEW OUTDOOR NATURE EVENTS IN JUST ONE YEAR.
AND SO THIS PROCLAMATION IS REALLY THE WORK OF OUR OUTDOOR NATURE SPECIALIST, STACY ANDERSON, WHO IS HERE TODAY AND WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE PARKS BOARD.
SO WHEN DROUGHT SEASON DIES DOWN AND WE'RE ABLE TO GET THOSE TREES PLANTED, WHAT WE PUT IN 52 TREES AT LAKE KYLE.
AND WE WANNA THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT.
CAN WE GET A PICTURE, PLEASE? I'LL JUST BACK A LITTLE BIT.
YEAH, WE'LL GET A FEW OF THEM.
WERE YOU CRYING? EVERYONES KIND OF CENTERED.
CAN YOU MOVE IN JUST A LITTLE BIT? SORRY.
YOU, ANYBODY, ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD ON THAT, THAT ITEM? OKAY.
[5. Presentation on findings from surveying five communities in Kyle and tornado rebate program. ~ William Paiz-Tabash, Emergency Management Coordinator]
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SURVEYING FIVE COMMUNITIES AND KYLE AND TORNADO REBATE PROGRAM.GOOD EVENING, WILL PIAS, FOR THE RECORD, UM, I HAD SENT A PRESENTATION AHEAD OF TIME, WHICH I'M HOPING TO SEE ON ONE OF THESE SCREENS.
WELL, UH, WHILE WE WAIT, I DID LEAVE A COPY OF THE WRITTEN REPORT.
DID YOU SEE IF YOUR MIC'S ON? OKAY.
YEAH, THE MICS ARE A LITTLE, THEY'RE A LITTLE QUIET.
JUST S IS THAT BETTER? NOT FOR IT? HELLO? THERE YOU GO.
UH, THERE'S A PAPER COPY OF THE SURVEY ITSELF AS WELL AS MY WRITE UP OF THE RESULTS.
AND THEN THIS IS THE PRESENTATION.
UM, SO I HAD TO GO TO, AS LISTED HERE, FIVE DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES.
UH, QUAIL RIDGE, AZTEC RIDGE, LAKESIDE, TENOR ON SUNSET.
AZTEC IS NOW CALLED, UH, HIDDEN TRAILS.
SO ON THE BASIS OF A CITIZEN COMMENT, AND I WANNA SAY APRIL OR MAY, UH, CITIZEN COMMENT CAME UP AND ASKED ABOUT TORNADIC ACTIVITY AND SAFETY, UH, FEATURES THAT WE CAN IMPLEMENT AS A CITY FOR THEM.
UH, I WAS DIRECTED TO CONDUCT A FACT FINDING MISSION INTO THESE NEIGHBORHOODS TO DETERMINE WHAT THE SENTIMENT IS ABOUT THE TORNADO REBATE PROGRAM.
AND, UH, THAT'S WHAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU.
NOW, I'VE MODELED THE REBATE PROGRAM ITSELF AFTER EXISTING FEMA PROGRAMS. UH, THEY REQUIRE A NUMBER OF THINGS, LIKE EXISTING PERMITS.
IT HAS TO MEET ICC FIVE 50 REQUIREMENTS.
UM, AND IT HAS A MAXIMUM CAP OF 50% OF THE COST OF A SHELTER.
I HAD CALLED DOWN TO SAN ANTONIO.
THERE IS A FIRM THAT SAYS THEY WILL INSTALL A SHELTER FOR 10,000.
SO I MADE THE CAP 5,000, UM, ALL FAIRLY STANDARD, I BELIEVE.
NOW THESE ARE THE COMMUNITIES VISITED AND THE RESPONSE COUNTS.
UH, SUNSET RIDGE IS OVERREPRESENTED BECAUSE, UH, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, I WAS ASKED TO LEAVE, UH, THERE'S A NO SOLICITING POLICY FOR THE COMMUNITY, AND THE MANAGEMENT SAID, WELL, YOU KNOW, YOU ARE SOLICITING, BUT WE'LL SEND OUT YOUR SURVEY VIA EMAIL TO OUR RESIDENTS.
AND SO THEY DID, AND I GOT A PRETTY GOOD RESPONSE BACK.
UM, SAME THING HAPPENED AT LAKESIDE.
SO THEY'RE UNDERREPRESENTED FOR THE SIZE.
UM, BUT I HAD NO EMAIL RESPONSES BACK TO THE SURVEY FROM THAT COMMUNITY.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS DISSEMINATED OR JUST GOT FILTERED OUT.
NOW THE BASIC QUESTION OF DOES ANYONE WANT A SHELTER? YES, OVERWHELMINGLY OF THE 70 SOMETHING RESPONSES WE HAVE, UH, 50 JUST SAID, YES, HYPOTHETICALLY, IF I COULD JUST HAVE ONE, AWESOME.
WOULD I PAY FOR? ONE WAS A MUCH DIFFERENT QUESTION.
UM, I ONLY DISCLOSED THE $10,000 COST.
UM, IF SOMEBODY ASKED, BECAUSE THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY WHAT THE COST WILL BE.
I IMAGINE IT WILL BE DIFFERENT BASED ON HOW MUCH IT COSTS TO GET A PERMIT FROM THE CITY.
UH, HOW MUCH WORK THE CONTRACT'S GONNA HAVE TO DO COME UP FROM SAN ANTONIO, OR IF THEY GO TO AUSTIN INSTEAD.
OR IF THERE'S ANOTHER PROVIDER LOCALLY THAT I JUST COULDN'T FIND.
UM, THE OVERWHELMING RESPONSE WAS NO.
AND THEN MAYBE, AND THEN YES, WAS A PRETTY SMALL SLIVER.
NOW, IF THE CITY OFFERED A REBATE, WE DID SEE THE YESES GO UP TO ABOUT 25.
SO ABOUT A THIRD OF RESPONDENTS WOULD SAY YES.
A THIRD WOULD SAY NO, AND THEN A THIRD WOULD SAY MAYBE, UM, THE NEGATIVE RESPONSE WAS HIGHER THAN I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE.
BUT IT'S STILL ABOUT EQUAL TO THE YESES.
NOW, AS FOR THE QUESTION OF WHY HAVEN'T, HAVEN'T THEY BUILT A SHELTER? I GAVE A FEW OPTIONS.
UM, THE OVERWHELMING ONES ARE COST AND THEY JUST DIDN'T KNOW THAT THEY COULD.
UM, A NUMBER OF THESE COMMUNITIES HAVE RENTED PROPERTY, SO IT WOULD BE A ISSUE TO TRY AND INSTALL SOMETHING ON A PROPERTY THAT THEY DON'T, THEY DON'T OWN THEMSELVES.
UH, THERE WAS A RECURRING THEME OF, I DON'T WANT TO IMPROVE A PROPERTY THAT I DON'T ACTUALLY OWN AND INTEND TO LEAVE, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.
SO, UH, AN INFORMATION SESSION WAS ANOTHER THING THAT WAS RAISED.
I ASKED, WOULD YOU WANT ONE LOCALLY IN YOUR COMMUNITY OR ONE AT CITY HALL? UM, I WAS SURPRISED TO FIND OUT THAT ACTUALLY THE MAJORITY WANT IT AT CITY HALL.
THEY WOULD PREFER TO ATTEND AN INFORMATION SESSION HERE.
HOWEVER, I HAVE REACHED OUT TO THE FIRE MARSHAL AND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND THEY SAID WHENEVER WE HAVE THE GO AHEAD, THEY'RE HAPPY TO COME OUT HERE AND DELIVER AN INFORMATION SESSION ABOUT TORNADO SAFETY AND WHAT YOU CAN DO.
AND I BELIEVE THAT IS ABOUT EVERYTHING.
DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? THANK YOU.
SO I GOT REALLY EXCITED WHEN YOU SAID THAT YOU HAD SENT OUT, UM, TO SUNSET RIDGE, THAT EMAIL.
THE MANAGEMENT DID OKAY AFTER THEY ASKED ME TO LEAVE.
SO WHAT CAN WE DO? AND I KNOW YOU SAID YOU SENT IT OUT TO, UM,
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WHAT WAS THE OTHER ONE? UH, IT WAS SUPPOSED TO GO TO LAKESIDE AFTER THEY ASKED ME TO LEAVE FOR THE SAME REASON,I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S REALLY SOLICITING IF YOU'RE WITH THE CITY, BUT, SO MY QUESTION IS A, CAN WE FOLLOW UP? SO LIKE YOU SEND THE EMAIL AND THEN YOU FOLLOW UP TO MAKE SURE IT DIDN'T GO TO SPAM.
UM, LOTS OF TIMES WHEN I SEND EMAILS FROM LIKE A DOCUSIGN, EVEN THOUGH IT'S A LEGIT LIKE WEBSITE, IT OFTENTIMES GOES INTO SPAM.
SO INSTEAD OF GOING OUT TO EACH OF 'EM, MAYBE WE GET IN CONTACT WITH THEIR HOA MM-HMM.
AND THEN ANOTHER SOLUTION COULD POSSIBLY BE ONE BIG BUILDING THAT THE CITY BUILDS IN, IN COORDINATION WITH THEIR HOA.
SO FOR ME, IT'S ALL ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY.
JUST BECAUSE YOU WENT YOUR HOME THOUGH, THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT SHOULD DETER YOU FROM BEING SAFE.
RIGHT? SO IF WE COULD WORK THE CITY AND THE HOA TOGETHER TO LIKE BUILD SOME KIND OF, SO WILL ATKINSON IS HERE, AND WE HAD DISCUSSED AN OPTION, UH, TO APPROACH IT FROM AN ORDINANCE SIDE, UH, TO, TO THE FIRST PART.
UM, ONLY THREE OF THESE COMMUNITIES HAD ANYTHING RESEMBLING IN HOA.
UH, ONE OF MY VISITS RESULTED IN A CALL TO CODE ENFORCEMENT ABOUT THEIR LAX HOA
I WON'T DISCLOSE WHICH ONE, BUT I CAN, I CAN TELL YOU AFTERWARDS.
UM, BUT FROM AN ORDINANCE SIDE, WE DID TALK, I DID TALK TO WILL ATKINSON.
UH, WE COULD IN FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS ASKED THAT BECAUSE HOA AMENITIES ARE REQUIRED FOR COMMUNITIES OF A CERTAIN SIZE, THE FACILITY THAT WOULD HOUSE THESE AMENITIES, WHETHER IT'S SOME SORT OF, UH, OUTBUILDING, RESTROOMS, WHATEVER CAN BE HARDENED AGAINST WEATHER.
AND THAT WOULD PROVIDE SOME SEMBLANCE OF A COMMUNITY SHELTER.
NOW, IF WE WERE TO BUILD LIKE THE OLD FEMA DOMES AT THE CITY EXPENSE, UH, FEMA NO LONGER RECOMMENDS THOSE FOR ONE BECAUSE THEY'RE JUST TOO HARD TO ACCESS IN THE SHORT TIME FRAME OF A TORNADO.
AND TWO, WE WOULD HAVE TO ABSORB ALL OF THAT COST.
UM, SO THEY'RE LESS EFFECTIVE AND MORE COSTLY.
AND THEN ONCE WE BUILD THEM, WE HAVE TO MAKE, MAINTAIN THEM.
MAKE SURE NOBODY'S LIKE SQUATTING IN THEM, NOBODY'S DISUSING THEM OR DAMAGING THEM.
IT BECOMES A, AN ENDLESS COST.
SO GOING FORWARD, I THINK THAT ORDINANCE WOULD BE A GREAT IDEA.
UM, UNFORTUNATELY THERE'S ALREADY SOME DIVISIONS THAT ARE HERE MM-HMM.
AND SO I THINK AT SOME POINT THERE IS GONNA BE A LITTLE BIT OF COST ONTO THE CITY.
WHEN I SAY A LITTLE, I MEAN A LOT MM-HMM.
UM, BUT FOR ME, I FEEL LIKE YOU CAN'T PUT A COST ON SAFETY.
AND SO WE'RE NOT LOOKING AT LIKE ADDING BASEBALL FIELDS OR PARKS.
WE'RE, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT LIKE PEOPLE'S LIVES.
AND SO, AND I GET IT, IT'S KIND OF FRUSTRATING BECAUSE IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT LIKE AN EVERY YEAR EVENT, BUT, UM, EVEN IF IT'S JUST ONE EVERY FIVE YEARS, IT'S STILL A CONCERN TO ME.
SO I THINK IF WE COULD GET STAFF TO DISCUSS, YOU KNOW, UM, WHICH, WHICH ONES ARE ALREADY HERE, UM, WHICH ONES WOULD NOT BE WILLING TO LIKE DO IT AT ALL.
MAYBE SENDING OUT SOME KIND OF CORRESPONDENCE, TRYING TO JUST WORK COLLECTIVELY.
I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THAT SOME OF THESE SUBDIVISIONS WOULD BE WILLING TO AT LEAST PAY FOR HALF OF THE COST IF IT MEANT, UM, KEEPING THEIR RESIDENTS SAFE.
BUT I, I, OVERALL, I LIKED, I LIKED THE REPORT.
UM, AGAIN, IF WE COULD TRY TO WORK WITH THE HOAS OR EVEN, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE SUBDIVISIONS, I, I FEEL LIKE AGAIN, WE'RE GONNA EAT SOME OF THIS COST.
UM, SO I I'M OKAY WITH IT AS A COUNCIL MEMBER.
UM, JUST SO I'M CLEAR, THIS IS REACH OUT TO THE HOAS ABOUT A COMMUNITY SHELTER? OR DO YOU WANT ME TO RESUBMIT A SURVEY TO THE THREE? BOTH.
LIKE, CAN, CAN WE, YEAH, CAN WE RESUBMIT ONE SO THEY KNOW THAT YOU'RE NOT SELLING, UH, SATELLITES FOR THE TOP OF THEIR HOUSE.
AND THEN TWO, I, YOU KNOW, FOR ONE, I THINK THAT THAT'S GOOD THAT THE RESIDENTS WILL SEE THAT THE CITY IS TRYING TO REACH OUT AND IN A DIFFERENT WAY.
UM, AND THEN ALSO ON A DIFFERENT NOTE, IF THEY WOULD BE, IF THE HOAS WOULD BE WILLING TO WORK COLLECTIVELY WITH US TO TRY TO GET SOME SAFETY OVER THERE.
UM, SO I, I'VE GOT A LITTLE ISSUE THAT THEY WOULDN'T ALLOW YOU TO GO BY AS A, A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CITY TO, UM, THE COMMUNITIES.
I CAN UNDERSTAND IF YOU WERE A CABLE SALESMAN OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, YOU'RE ACTUALLY A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CITY.
SO I DON'T KNOW, IS THERE SOMETHING THAT PROHIBITS US FROM, UH, DOING THAT JURY, BUT I JUST, I JUST FIND IT KIND OF ODD THAT THEY WOULDN'T ALLOW A, A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CITY TO COME FORWARD.
CUZ WE'RE NOT REALLY TRYING TO SELL ANYTHING.
WE'RE TRYING TO GET INFORMATION FROM THE COMMUNITIES.
THE OTHER THING IS, UH, WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT COMMUNITIES, MAKE SURE WE GET SIZE SO WE CAN LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THE SCOPE OF THE TYPE OF BUILDING WE'RE LOOKING AT.
CUZ DIFFERENT, UH, SUBDIVISIONS ARE DIFFERENT SIZES.
SO SOMETHING I, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THE NUMBERS AS WELL OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO HOUSE IN CASE AN EVENT.
AND THEN, UH, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT.
I THINK BEFORE WE GO BACK OUT THERE THAT MAKE ADVANCE CONTACT, KNOW THAT WE'RE COMING TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR CREDENTIALS SOUNDS GOOD.
[6.
Update on various capital improvement projects, road projects, building program, and/or general operational activities where no action is required. ~ Jerry Hendrix, Interim City Manager
- City Manager Professional Recruitment Services
- Comprehensive Plan Kickoff Recap
- Downtown Master Plan Update
- Veterans Day Parade - Nov 12
- Santa's Arrival - Dec 1
- Santa Rides in Kyle - Dec 13-15
- 25 Days of Christmas - Dec 1-25
- Paws for Reading - Nov 5
- Food for Fines - Thru Nov 12
- Team Kyle Update
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RIGHT, NEXT UP IS, UH, AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SIX, CITY MANAGER'S REPORT.MR. HENDRICKS, MAYOR COUNCIL, I'D LIKE TO BRING UP FIRST OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, AMBER LEWIS, TO GIVE UH, AN UPDATE ON OUR CITY MANAGER PROFESSIONAL RECRUITMENT EFFORTS.
UM, AT THE DIRECTION OF COUNCIL CITY STAFF CREATED AND HAD PUBLISHED A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR RECRUITMENT SERVICES.
UM, THOSE PROPOSALS ARE DUE THURSDAY, UM, THIS, THIS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3RD AT 4:00 PM.
UM, FROM THERE, CITY STAFF WILL REVIEW THE PROPOSALS AND WE WILL SELECT THE TOP TWO FIRMS THAT BEST FULFILL, UM, THE CITY'S REQUIREMENTS AND, UH, REPRESENT THE BEST VALUES TO THE CITY.
AND THEN AT THE NEXT MEETING, EITHER A SPECIAL CALLED MEETING, OR IT COULD BE AT THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL, WHICH IS NOVEMBER 15TH.
UH, THOSE TOP TWO FIRMS WILL PROVIDE AN IN DEPTH PRESENTATION TO YOU ALL.
AND AT THAT MEETING, WE WOULD BE ASKING FOR THE AUTHORITY FOR THE CITY MANAGER TO THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A CONTRACT FOR SERVICES.
AND THEN GOING FORWARD, UH, WE WOULD, UM, YOU ALL WOULD BE INVOLVED IN THE TIMELINE OF THE PLACEMENT OF THE CI NEXT CITY MANAGER.
UH, AMBER, I'M GONNA JUST INTERRUPT FOR A SECOND.
ASK THE COUNCIL IF THERE WOULD BE ANY OBJECTION TO SCHEDULING A SPECIAL MEETING FOR, UM, WELL, I WAS GONNA SAY NOVEMBER 8TH, BUT I'M REALIZING THAT'S ELECTION.
HOW ABOUT, UH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH? MAYBE AT SIX O'CLOCK I'M AVAILABLE.
I'D HAVE TO CHECK BACK, BUT I, I THINK I'M FREE THAT NIGHT.
CUSTOMER BRADSHAW, WOULD THAT WORK FOR YOU? OKAY.
WOULD YOU PREFER SIX FIVE OR SEVEN? SIX, SIX? UM, WELL, WE HAVE A, WELL THAT ELECTION I GUESS WHEN, IF SOMETHING, I'M NOT SAYING HE'S NOT GONNA BE HERE,
CAUSE THE ELECTION DAY IS THE EIGHTH, RIGHT? RIGHT.
CANVASSING OF THE ELECTION WILL OCCUR ON THE 15TH.
SO YEAH, BUT IT, IT SHOULD BE FINE EITHER WAY.
SO WE WILL, UM, SCHEDULE A MEETING, JENNIFER, FOR SIX O'CLOCK ON THE 10TH.
IS THAT GONNA BE OKAY WITH STAFF? I THINK IT'LL BE A SKELETON CREW THAT'LL BE NEEDED THERE.
AND, UH, INTERVIEWING THE FIRMS WILL BE THE ON THE AGENDA ITEM.
NEXT UP I'D LIKE TO ASK WILL ATKINSON, OUR PLANNING DIRECTOR TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND OUR DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN? GOOD EVENING.
UH, WILL ATKINSON FOR THE RECORD AND PLANNING DIRECTOR, UH, AS UH, JERRY JUST STATED, WE HAVE A COUPLE UPDATES.
SO LAST WEEK WE KICKED OFF OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, UH, PUBLIC OUTREACH.
UH, WE, FOR THE FOUR EVENTS THAT WE DID TOTAL BETWEEN WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY OF LAST WEEK, UH, WE HAD ABOUT 200 RESPONDENTS FROM THE CITIZENS OF THE, OF THE CITY OF KYLE.
UH, WE PASSED OUT AROUND BETWEEN STAFF AND THE, UH, VERITY GROUP.
WE PASSED OUT AROUND OVER OVER 800, UM, LITTLE CARDS, SO YOU CAN SCAN THE, THE CARD AND DO THE SURVEY ONLINE.
UM, THEY WENT TO SEVERAL BUSINESSES AROUND TOWN, SEVERAL IN DOWNTOWN, SOME AROUND THE 1626 AREA.
AND, UM, WE ARE ALSO WORKING WITH THE, UH, WITH THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALSO WORKING TO GET THE WORD OUT, UH, CONTINUOUSLY MOVING FORWARD.
ALSO, UH, WE ALSO HAVE, UH, A COUPLE OF, UH, DATES SET FOR STAFF TO ATTEND EVENTS HERE IN KYLE TO MOVE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS WELL.
WE'RE GONNA BE GOING TO THE VETERAN'S DAY PARADE EVENT, AND WE'RE ALSO GONNA BE GOING TO SANTA'S ARRIVAL WITH THE BOOTH AS WELL.
AND THERE'S PROBABLY GONNA BE A FEW MORE EVENTS IN BETWEEN ALL THAT AS WELL.
WE HAVEN'T QUITE PUT A, PUT A, UH, IN DETAIL WHERE, WHERE WE'RE GONNA ATTEND ON THOSE, BUT WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE SPREADING THE WORD AND WE, WE GOT SOME MONEY ELSEWHERE IN OUR BUDGET TO ALSO PRINT SOME FLYERS AND WHAT HAVE YOU AS WELL THAT WE'RE GONNA BE MOVING.
SO, ANY QUESTIONS ON THE COMP PLAN? I DO WANNA MAKE A COMMENT THAT I HEARD, UM, POSITIVE FEEDBACK OF THE EVENT TO BE HOSTED AT THE CORRECT CENTER, BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT IT WAS HAPPENING AND THEY JUST WALKED IN AND THEN GAVE THE FEED THE, YOU KNOW, THEIR THOUGHTS ON, ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
SO, UM, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY MORE WE'RE GONNA HAVE LIKE THAT, BUT I THINK IT WAS A, IT WAS AN EASY GO IN AND GO OUT, LEAVE YOUR, YOUR THOUGHTS AND GO BACK HOME KIND OF EVENT.
SO I, I THOUGHT IT WAS WELL DONE.
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TO, YEAH, DEFINITELY WELL DONE.BUT ALSO WANT TO ADD TO THAT, THAT THERE IS A QR CODE THAT CITIZENS CAN GO ONLINE AND SCAN AND ANSWER, FILL OUT THE, UH, SURVEY AS WELL.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE CITIZENS HAVE ALWAYS ASKED FOR IS TO SEE WHAT DIRECTION THE CITY IS AT.
HERE'S THEIR CHANCE TO GIVE THE INPUT THAT THEY'VE DESPERATELY WANTED TO GIVE US, NOT JUST ON SOCIAL MEDIA, BUT ALSO IN ON, ON FORM, WHERE THEY ACTUALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
SO I'M ENCOURAGING ALL THE CITIZENS TO COME OUT AND FILL THIS, UH, QR CODES CANDIDATE, FILL OUT THE, UH, SURVEY AND GIVE US YOUR FEEDBACK.
LET'S SEE WHAT DIRECTION THE CITIZENS REALLY WANT TO GO WITH, UH, THE CITY OF KYLE.
I PROMISE YOU, YOU'RE NOT WASTING YOUR TIME.
OKAY, SO I DID GET A LITTLE BIT OF FEEDBACK.
ONE OF 'EM IS SUGGESTING THAT MAYBE WE PARTNER WITH THE HOAS AND ALLOW THE PEOPLE TO VISIT THE DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS.
UM, AND THE OTHER ONE, I'M JUST GONNA READ THIS, IF THAT'S OKAY.
IT SAYS, UM, IN REGARDS TO THE SURVEY, I CAN SHARE GENERAL FEEDBACK ON GETTING RELIABLE STATISTIC DATA WHEN THE SURVEYORS ARE NOT SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS AND ALL QUESTIONS ARE REQUIRED TO TO BE ANSWERED.
YOU'LL WANT TO ADD AN I'M NOT SURE OPTION, OTHERWISE, THE DATA YOU GET IS SKEWED BY PEOPLE GUESSING ABOUT THE STUFF THEY DON'T KNOW.
IF YOU HAVE RESIDENTS WITH CHILDREN ASKED ABOUT SCHOOL'S PERFORMANCE OR RETAIL WORKERS ASKED ABOUT ENTREPRENEURSHIP, THEY'RE FORCED TO BLINDLY CHOOSE A NUMBER, WHICH WILL ALWAYS SKEW YOUR DEBT IN MAKING IT UNRELIABLE.
UM, AND THEN MY OTHER SUGGESTION WOULD BE TO PUT THE SCAN CODES LIKE ONLINE MAYBE SO WE CAN REPOST IT ON OUR FACEBOOKS.
I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK.
AND ONE, ONE LAST THING, UM, AND ALSO SO Y'ALL ARE AWARE WE'RE GONNA BE, UM, WE'VE ALREADY, UH, PUT IN THE NEWSPAPER FOR THREE PUBLIC HEARINGS TO ADOPT THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN COMING UP.
UM, AND WE'RE ALSO GONNA BE COORDINATING WITH THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT ON GETTING THE WORD ON ON THAT AS WELL.
THEY'RE GONNA BE ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER THE 17TH, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER THE 29TH FOR PUBLIC OR FOR P AND Z FOR BOTH OF THOSE MEETINGS.
AND THEN WE HAVE, UH, ONE PUBLIC HEARING ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6TH BEFORE TO SEE Y'ALL AT CITY COUNCIL WITH IT.
I'D LIKE TO INVITE MARIA ESPINOZA, OUR PARKS DIRECTOR, MARIA SPINOZA, PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR.
UH, JUST A REMINDER THAT NEXT SATURDAY WE HAVE THE VETERANS DAY PARADE.
IT WILL START AT GREG CLARK PARK AND IT WILL GO DOWN CENTER STREET AND FINISH AT, UM, CITY SQUARE PARK.
IT'S ALSO THE SAME DAY AS OUR MARKET DAY.
SO MARKET DAY WILL BE GOING ON FROM UM, NINE TO TWO, AND THEN THE PARADE WILL START AT NOON.
AND THEN MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR DECEMBER CUZ WE ARE LESS THAN A MONTH AWAY, ACTUALLY A COUPLE WEEKS AWAY FROM THE HOLIDAY LIGHTS AT MARY HOLLOW HEARTS AND CITY SQUARE PARK.
AND, UH, SANTA'S ARRIVAL WITH THE LIGHTING OF THE CHRISTMAS TREE.
THE EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1ST FROM FOUR TO NINE, UH, INQUIRIES FROM THE AREA SCHOOLS, WE'LL SING FROM ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND HIGH SCHOOL.
WE HAVE A COUPLE PERFORMANCES BY YOUTH GROUPS.
AND THEN AT ABOUT 6:30 PM SANTA WILL ARRIVE AND WE WILL TURN ON THE LIGHTS TO THE CHRISTMAS TREE IN THE PARK.
AND THEN EVERY DAY UNTIL CHRISTMAS DAY, UM, THE LIGHTS WILL BE ON.
THE LIGHTS WILL ACTUALLY BE ON UNTIL THE FIRST MONDAY IN JANUARY.
BUT PROGRAMMING WILL TAKE PLACE THE FIRST 25 DAYS.
UM, AND OUR CALENDAR IS ON CITY OF KYLE.COM/RECREATION.
SO FOR EXAMPLE, ON MONDAYS WE HAVE MUSIC IN THE PARK.
MONDAYS ON WEDNESDAY WE HAVE WINTER WONDERLAND WEDNESDAYS, AND THEN FILLED IN WITH DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES DURING THE WEEK, LIKE PICTURES WITH SANTA, BOTH FREE AND PAY OPPORTUNITIES.
I CAN'T BELIEVE WE'RE ALREADY BACK THERE AGAIN.
JUST REAL QUICK, MARIA, I DID, UM, GET REACHED OUT TO YOU BY RESIDENT ASKING IF WE COULD HAVE MARIACHIS THERE COULD FOR THE LIGHTING OF THE CHRISTMAS TREE.
UM, THEY WERE WONDERING IF, UH, YOU KNOW, WE COULD MAKE IT INCLUSIVE.
YEAH, I'LL GET, I WILL GET WITH STAFF AND, UH, SEE IF WE CAN ADD SOME, THE SCHEDULE OF PERFORMANCES IS NOT FINALIZED YET, SO I'LL SEE WHAT WE CAN DO FOR SURE.
MARIA, CAN WE, ARE THE SCHOOLS GONNA BE THERE TOO? LIKE IF YOU WANT MARIACHI LAYMAN WOULD BE A GREAT OPTION TO, FOR, UM, USUALLY ANNUALLY, MOST OF ALL THE ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOL CHOIRS PERFORM.
BUT WE CAN REACH OUT TO ALL THE MARIACHI GROUPS.
AND THEN DECEMBER 13TH, 14TH, AND 15TH, SANTA WILL BE RIDING AROUND TOWN, UM, WITH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND IF POSSIBLE, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ON THE 13TH.
THEY'LL BE GOING TO THE NORTHEAST PART OF TOWN ON THE 14TH, THE SOUTHEAST PART OF TOWN, AND ON THE 15TH, THE WEST SIDE OF TOWN.
UH, NEXT UP KARA WAITS OUR INTERIM DIRECTOR OF LIBRARY SERVICES.
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GOOD EVENING, MAYOR CITY COUNCIL.UM, I'M HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE WE HAVE OUR FOOD FOR FINES UNDERWAY.
IT BEGAN ON MONDAY, IT'LL RUN THROUGH FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12TH.
UM, CAN REDEEM CANS AND PREPACKAGED FOODS, UM, UH, CANNED GOODS, JUICES, EVEN.
THEY'RE REQUESTING CERTAIN THINGS THAT IS POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE AND FACEBOOK PAGE.
UM, AND YOU GET $2 OFF YOUR FINES, LATE FEES ONLY.
AND, UH, OR IF YOU'D JUST LIKE TO DONATE, WE'D WELCOME ANY DONATIONS.
AND THEN THIS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH FROM, UH, I BELIEVE IT'S 10 TO 1230, WE HAVE A SOCA.
WE'RE HAVING PAUSE FOR READING.
AND SO YOU CAN BRING YOUR KIDS, YOU CAN COME AND LISTEN TO A STORY YOURSELF OR BRING YOUR GRANDKIDS IF YOU WISH, AND READ TO THE DOG.
JERRY HENDRICKS, INTERIM CITY MANAGER.
SO GOOD NEWS, BAD NEWS KIND OF NIGHT.
AND I ALWAYS LIKE TO START WITH THE BAD NEWS.
THE BAD NEWS IS OUR MANAGEMENT ANALYST, DAVID AMSLER IS LEAVING US.
DAVID'S ONLY BEEN HERE SINCE MAY, BUT HE'S DONE A COUPLE YEARS WORTH OF WORK SINCE HE'S BEEN HERE.
UM, HE, HE'S HELPED STREAMLINE A LOT OF OUR PROCESSES.
HE'S BEEN INVOLVED IN JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING.
UH, AMBER AND I DO AND WITH, UH, DEPARTURE OF OUR CITY MANAGER AND OTHER ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER.
DAVID'S REALLY STEPPED IN TO FILL A LOT OF THAT GAP AND WHERE'D HE GO? AND, AND I KNOW HE'S ON HIS WAY TO BECOMING A CITY MANAGER, SO, UM, AND HE WAS VERY INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING US HIRE THE PEOPLE I'M ABOUT TO INTRODUCE TO.
SO DAVID, IF YOU WANNA COME UP, I WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE.
HE'S GONNA BE THE ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER AT HU AND I THINK I KNOW YOU KNOW WHO THAT IS.
SO DAVID, I'LL BE BRIEF JUST LIKE MY TIME HERE.
UM, I, I DID WANT TO JUST SAY THAT, UH, THE CITY OF KYLE IS IN REALLY GOOD HANDS.
UM, SOMETHING I'VE SAID IN A LOT OF INTERVIEWS, AND AMBER, EVEN OUR COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR WILL KNOW THIS, IS YOU GUYS PREACH SOMETHING CALLED TEAM KYLE.
UM, AND I'VE TOLD A LOT OF APPLICANTS THAT THAT'S ACTUALLY TRUE.
I'VE WORKED IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR FOR 10 YEARS AS WELL AS SEVERAL CITIES, AND IT'S USUALLY NOT.
UM, AND THAT'S THE ONE THING I'M GONNA MISS THE MOST.
IT'S JUST, THIS IS THE JOB I'VE BEEN WANTING SINCE I GOT MY MPA AND, AND IT'S TOO HARD TO PASS UP.
AND I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS, UM, WELCOMING ME WITH OPEN ARMS AND YOU GUYS ARE IN GOOD HANDS AND THE PEOPLE, UH, JERRY'S ABOUT TO INTRODUCE IS, IS GONNA TAKE KYLE TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
COUNCIL, COUNCIL MEMBER, PARTIALLY, I DO HAVE TO SAY SOMETHING BECAUSE I HAD THE PLEASURE OF GETTING TO KNOW YOU BETTER WHEN WE WENT TO, UH, THE TMA CONFERENCE ABOUT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.
I THINK I IMMEDIATELY TOLD AMBER, HE IS AMAZING.
HE IS JUST SO GOOD, SO DEDICATED.
YOU CAN TELL THE LOVE THAT HE HAS FOR HIS JOB, BUT I KNEW THAT YOU WERE NOT GONNA STAY THERE FOR TOO LONG.
CAUSE I COULD SEE THAT POTENTIAL.
SO, UM, I'M GONNA HAVE A CHAT WITH JAMES BECAUSE IT'S NOT FAIR WHAT HE'S DOING, BUT ANYWAY, I WISH YOU THE BEST.
YEAH, DAVID, I JUST WANNA TELL YOU, IT WAS GREAT HAVING YOU IN THE CITY.
UH, BUT WE SEE THAT, UH, WE CAN'T KEEP YOU FOREVER.
YOU'RE DEFINITELY MOVING UP AND WE WISH YOU ALL THE BEST.
UH, IT'S GREAT GETTING TO KNOW YOU AND I, I KNOW THAT YOU'VE GOT GREAT THINGS AHEAD OF YOU.
YOU'RE GONNA DO GREAT THINGS IN, IN YOUR, UH, PROFESSION AS WELL.
YEAH, I DON'T, I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT TO SAY HERE.
I'M A LITTLE, I'M A LITTLE UPSET WITH YOU.
UH, I, I'VE, I'VE ENJOYED GETTING TO KNOW YOU THROUGH THE MONTHS AS WELL.
UH, YOU'RE SOMEBODY WHO HAS JUST AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF, UH, VISION FOR YOURSELF FOR THE JOB THAT YOU HAVE, UH, AND FOR THE CITY THAT YOU SERVE.
AND SO HUDDLE'S BLESSED TO HAVE YOU.
AND SO, UH, JUST BEST OF LUCK NOW AND ALWAYS.
ANYONE ELSE? YES, COUNCIL FIRST, BECAUSE I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR COMING AND, UM, I KNOW YOU'LL BE IN GOOD HANDS AND SO I WISH YOU NOTHING BUT THE BEST.
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UP I WANT TO INTRODUCE YOU TO ALLISON KELLY.ALLISON COMES TO US FROM ALLISON'S OUR, OUR, UH, NEW COMMUNICATIONS MANAGERS.
ALLISON COMES TO US AS A NEWS PRODUCER FROM K X A N.
SO SOME OF YOU MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH HER WORK.
SHE, SHE'S ALSO, UH, SERVED AS A COMMUNICATION DIRECTOR FOR HER HOME STATE'S LEGISLATURE IN NORTH DAKOTA.
AND SHE HAS A BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE IN COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA.
AND MY BRIEF EXPERIENCE GETTING TO KNOW HER WAS ON THE INTERVIEW PANEL WHERE, WHERE SHE PRESENTED, UM, HER VISIONS TO US.
AND I TALK ABOUT ELEVATING THE DEPARTMENT.
ALLISON COMPLETELY FILLS OUT ALL THE OPEN POSITIONS IN OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT, AND WE HAVE A LOT OF UP TO GO TO WITH ALLISON ON OUR TEAM.
I'M VERY PROUD TO INTRODUCE YOU TO YOU ALLISON.
JUST WANNA THANK YOU ALL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
DO HAVE A LOT TO LEARN, AND LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH RACHEL.
I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO CLAUDIA ROCHA, WHO'S OUR NEW SPECIAL EVENT MANAGER WITH THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT.
CLAUDIA HAS BEEN WITH THE CITY OF AUSTIN FOR 25 YEARS AS A PROGRAM COORDINATOR, MANAGER, FACILITY MANAGER.
AND HAVING COME FROM THE CITY OF AUSTIN, MYSELF, I KNOW THAT THAT DEPARTMENT AND THE PEOPLE IN IT WORK VERY, VERY HARD.
SHE HAS A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN RECREATIONAL ADMINISTRATION FROM TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY RIGHT DOWN THE ROAD, SHE'S GONNA BE IN CHARGE OF THINGS LIKE OUR PIE IN THE SKY.
OUR, UH, OUR UPCOMING TECH EXTRAVAGANZA AND 4TH OF JULY AND MANY, MANY OTHER THINGS.
I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO CLAUDIA ROJA.
EVERYBODY KEEPS THIS PERIOD ON.
UM, I, I'VE BEEN A LONG TIME ADULT RESIDENT HERE IN KYLE AND I'M SO GLAD TO COME BACK AND BE ABLE TO GIVE BACK TO IT.
SO I'VE DONE MY TIME IN AUSTIN, SO I'M SUPER EXCITED ABOUT BEING ABLE TO WORK HERE AND GIVE MY TIME TO WHERE I LIVE.
MOVING ON, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO COLLEEN TURN.
COLLEEN IS OUR NEXT DIRECTOR OF LIBRARY SERVICES.
VERY EXCITED TO INTRODUCE YOU TO COLE.
NOT ONLY IS SHE A KYLE RESIDENT, SHE'S A FORMER LIBRARY DIRECTOR FOR NAGLEY ELEMENTARY, AND SHE COMES FROM HUO.
YEAH, COLLEEN MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL.
IT'S SO NICE TO BE HERE TO MEET ALL OF YOU AND ALL OF YOU.
UM, I HAVE, UH, BEEN WORKING WITH JAMES I FOR A FEW MONTHS AND, UM, WAS VERY NERVOUS ABOUT TELLING HIM THAT I WAS GONNA BE HERE.
UH, BUT, UM, HE SPEAKS SO HIGHLY OF ALL OF YOU AND, UM, I, UH, AM VERY, VERY EXCITED ABOUT WORKING IN THE KYLE LIBRARY AND TO BE, UH, WORKING IN THE, UM, COMMUNITY THAT I LIVE IN.
AND, UM, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO, UH, EXTENDING AND CONTINUING THE FABULOUS, UH, PROGRAMMING AND LIBRARY SERVICES AT THE CHIA LIBRARY HAS.
AND, UM, LOOKING FORWARD TO PARTNERING WITH, UM, ALL THE CITY, UM, STAFF AND COUNCIL TO MAKE THE LIBRARY AMAZING.
COLE'S EXERCISE, BY THE WAY, WAS, UH, A PRESENTATION ON HER VISION OF THE LIBRARY OF THE FUTURE KYLE, AND WE HAVE SOME GREAT THINGS COMING OUR WAY IN OUR LIBRARY.
AND I WANT TO THANK ALSO KARA FOR DOING SUCH AN OUTSTANDING JOB OF ONCE AGAIN GUIDING OUR LIBRARY THROUGH A TRANSITION AND CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE HER.
THE NEXT FACE IS GONNA BE FAMILIAR WITH YOU.
I'D LIKE TO BRING UP MARCO FORTE.
SO, MARCO'S BEEN WITH THE CITY SINCE 2014, AND I'D LIKE TO TAKE CREDIT FOR HIRING HIM.
AND I'VE WATCHED MARCO GROW THROUGH THE YEARS AND HE'S WORKED HIS WAY UP THROUGH ALL THE DIFFERENT PARTS OF OUR, IT A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT, THAT WE USE EVERY DAY IS HERE, UH, DIRECTLY IN PART FOR MARCO'S EFFORTS.
AND, UM, HE NAILED HIS INTERVIEW AND HIS PRESENTATION, AND I'M VERY PROUD TO INTRODUCE MARCO AS OUR NEXT DIRECTOR OF IT IN THE CITY OF KYLE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT, WHERE YOU GUYS GOT THAT PICTURE FROM, BUT, UH,
UH, NO, BUT I AM, I AM TRULY HONORED AND EXCITED FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO, TO, TO BE THE DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.
UM, FOR THE PAST NINE YEARS, I HAVE WORKED UNDER AMAZING LEADERSHIP, UM, AND I'VE SEEN AND GROWN AND, AND EVALUATED, UM,
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WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A GOOD LEADER AND, AND WHAT I INTEND.AND FOR THE PAST NINE YEARS TOGETHER, WE'VE BUILT A STRONG, SOLID FOUNDATION FOR THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT.
AND SO MY INTENTION IS TO, TO BUILD OFF THAT FOUNDATION, TO, TO BRING SUSTAINABILITY INNOVATION TO THE CITY AND TO MOVE CITY FORWARD.
SO I'M REALLY EXCITED TO WORK INDIVIDUALLY WITH, CLOSELY TO, WITH Y'ALL.
SO I'VE GOT A, I GOT A BETTER PICTURE OF MARCO, UM, DURING THE FIRE HERE NEXT DOOR.
UH, MARCO AND MATT, I'VE GOT A PICTURE OF THEM, THEIR DEDICATION.
THEY'RE OUTSIDE, THEY PUT UP A MAKESHIFT WORKSTATION RIGHT OUTSIDE THE WINDOW AND WE'RE KEEPING THE CITY ONLINE AND MAKING SURE THE RESIDENTS HAD ALL THE INFORMATION THEY NEEDED.
SO DEFINITELY A DEDICATED EMPLOYEE.
LAST AND CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, I'D LIKE TO BRING VICTORIA VARGAS UP.
VICTORIA HAS BEEN SERVING AS OUR INTERIM DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR WHAT SINCE MAY, JUNE.
JUNE, AND HAS BEEN DOING AN OUTSTANDING JOB.
AND SHE WENT UP AGAINST SOME PRETTY TOUGH COMPETITION IN HER INTERVIEW PROCESS, BUT SHE PREVAILED AND I'M VERY PROUD TO INTRODUCE VICTORIA AS OUR NEXT DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND ALSO SAY THAT THIS IS, THERE ARE NO MORE INTERIM DIRECTORS IN THE CITY OF KYLE.
IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE TO BE WORKING HERE FOR 14 YEARS.
I INTERVIEWED WITH THE CITY ABOUT THIS TIME 14 YEARS AGO, AND I WAS ASKED BY SANDRA DURAN WHY I WANTED TO WORK HERE.
AND I TOLD HER THAT I WANTED TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE CITY THAT I LIVED IN AND WHERE I RAISED MY FAMILY.
SO, AND I TRULY FEEL THAT'S THE SAME WAY I FEEL TODAY.
UH, AFTER 14 YEARS OF BEING HERE BUILDING, WE'VE BUILT A SOLID ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND I JUST WANNA CONTINUE TO KEEP THAT GOING AND, UM, OFFER GOLD STANDARD DEVELOPMENT TO THE CITY AND SERVICE TO OUR RESIDENTS.
IT'S TRULY AN HONOR TO BE THE DIRECTOR.
LOOKS LIKE YOU HAVE THAT ALMOST EVERYTHING THAT'S COME INTO THE CITY IN THE PAST DECADE AND A HALF HAS BEEN IN LARGE PART DUE TO VICTORIA AT HER EFFORTS WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM.
AND, AND WE HAVE A LOT OF GREAT THINGS IN STORE FOR US WITH VICTORIA AT THE HELM.
SO I DON'T HAVE ANY MORE NEW HIRES TO INTRODUCE TO YOU TONIGHT, BUT I WILL ASSURE YOU THAT THERE ARE EVEN MORE IN THE PIPELINE AND I CAN'T WAIT TO INTRODUCE TO YOU THOSE RESULTS AT FUTURE MEETINGS.
[7. CIP/Road Projects and Consent Agenda Presentation. ~ Leon Barba, P.E., City Engineer]
I P ROAD PROJECTS AND CONSENT AGENDA PRESENTATION, MR. BARBARA ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF PROJECT TO BE COMPLETED.SO THAT'S GOOD, SAY TODAY ON MINE STUFF.
UH, LORE, THE PARK IS 75% COMPLETE.
UH, THEY'RE PREPARING TO RELOCATE THE LIFT STATION AND THEY'RE ALSO PREPARING FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THE, UH, PLACE SURFACE OUT THERE.
UH, THEY DID SLIP ON THE DATE FOR COMPLETION.
IT'S NOW EARLY DECEMBER OF 2022.
UH, THEIR BALLISTIC WALL PANELS ARE BEING INSTALLED.
UH, THEY'RE INSTALLING PIERS FOR THE CANOPY.
UH, THE MECHANICAL UNITS ARE BEING TIED IN.
WIRES ARE BEING PULLED THROUGH THE, UH, PANELS FOR THE VARIOUS LOCATIONS.
AND THEIR, THEIR, UH, COMPLETION DATE IS ALSO SLIPPED A LITTLE BIT.
WASTEWATER TREATMENT EXPANSION PLANT.
AS YOU KNOW, THE, THE PROJECT THAT WE HAVE LEFT THERE IS, UH, TO FINISH THE ROADS IN THE, UH, DEWATERING FACILITY.
UH, THEY'VE BEEN WORKING THAT BULLSEYE PLANT NUMBER ONE, JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, ASK THE QUESTION ABOUT WHY IT WAS, WE HAD MORE PROBLEMS WITH THAT BULLSEYE PLANT ONE, BUT THAT WAS THE VERY FIRST PLANT THAT WAS INSTALLED OUT THERE.
IT'S 20 YEARS OLD, I UNDERSTAND.
SO WE'RE FINDING A LOT OF, UH, CORROSION INSIDE THAT, UH, UH, UH, PLANT.
UH, WE ALSO LOST SOME TIME ON THIS ONE.
UH, DUE TO SUPPLY CHAIN DELAYS, THE, UH, FEED PUMP AND THE MOTOR CONTROL PANELS ARE, UH, DELAYED BEING DELAYED, AND WE CAN'T GET THOSE YET.
UH, P IS OUT THERE GETTING THE POWER TO THE, UH, SO WE CAN ENERGIZE THE TRANSFORMERS OUT THERE.
AND, UH, THEY'RE CONTINUING TO WORK ON THE ROADS.
UH, WE'RE ALSO INSTALLING SECURITY FENCING OUT THERE.
AND, UH, THERE'S CONSENT AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 10, WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT A LITTLE BIT LATER.
SOUTH SIDE WASTEWATER IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT.
UH, WE'RE ABOUT 95 PER 94% COMPLETE.
UH, THEY'RE INSPECTING THE WATER LINES RIGHT NOW, AND AS, AS THEY'RE GOING ALONG, THEY'RE ALSO COILS.
THAT'S THE LAST STEP IN THE PROCESS TO, FOR THIS WASTEWATER LINE.
UH, WE'RE ALSO GETTING READY TO DO SOME REPAIRS ON TECH STOPS, UH, FRONTAGE ROAD.
AND, UH, WE'RE GONNA, UH, TRY TO START UP THE, UH, SOUTH SIDE LIST STATION.
GOT POSTPONED LAST WEEK BECAUSE OF WEATHER.
AND, UH, THERE'S CONSENTED AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 11 THAT'S RELATED TO THAT, AND I'LL GET TO THAT IN A LITTLE BIT.
ELLIOT RANCHES, UH, INTERCEPTOR, WE'RE AT 84%
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OF, WE'RE STILL HAVING SOME ROAD CLOSURES.WE'RE STARTING TO CLEAN UP THE AREA TO TRY TO GET IT WRAPPED UP.
UH, SLED STREET CAN RECONSTRUCTION CONTINUES BETWEEN JAY MAS LANE AND THIRD STREET.
UH, THEY'RE INSTALLING RIBBON, CURB AND DRIVEWAYS ARE BEING PLACED ALSO, AND WE'RE STILL GETTING SOME RESIDENTS TO HAVE ISSUES AND WE'RE TRYING TO RESPOND AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN.
AND THERE'S SOME OF THE PICTURES SHOWING SOME OF THE, UH, CONSTRUCTION THAT'S GOING ON THE DOWNTOWN RELOCATION OF OVERHEAD LINES.
WE STILL HAVE SPECTRUM AND FRONTIER THAT WE NEED TO HAVE, UH, RELOCATED.
UH, SPECTRUM RIGHT NOW IS WAITING FOR PERMISSION FROM P TO GO AHEAD AND ATTACH ONTO THE POLES THAT WE'VE APPROVED.
UH, FRONTIER IS ALSO PLACING LINES IN THEIR UNDERGROUND CONDUIT, AND THEY'RE ALSO PLACING SOME, UH, EQUIPMENT ON THE APPROVED POLES.
SO LEON, SO IT'S SAFE TO SAY THAT THEY WON'T BE, THE POLLS WON'T BE TAKEN DOWN BY CHRISTMAS.
UH, WE HAVE, THEY DID A LITTLE BIT OF WORK ON THIS, UH, THIS WEEK, PAST WEEK, BUT THEY WERE DELAYED BY THE RAIN.
THEY STILL HAVE SOME PATCHING THAT NEED TO DO AT THE SOUTH END OF THE PROJECT.
THEY HAVE PLACED THE FIRST LAYER OF, UH, ASPHALT AT, UH, UH, FOUR INCHES OF BASE, A HOT MIX.
UH, WE HAVE A TWO INCH LAYER THAT'S STILL LEFT TO BE PLACED ON THAT ROAD.
UH, WE STILL HAVE SOME DRAINAGE IN FRONT OF THE LAR CONCRETE THAT WE NEED TO WRAP UP.
AND WE HAVE THREE DRIVEWAYS THAT WE NEED TO, TO PLACE UNOFFICIALLY.
THE ROAD IS OPEN, UH, WE'RE GONNA TRY TO FINISH THAT WORK UP AND, UH, DO THE WORK WITH LANE ENCLOSURES.
INDIAN PAINT BRUSH LIFT STATION.
UH, THEY PLACED THE EXTERIOR WALLS, UH, FORMS, UH, WE DID PIPE BURSTING ON THIS PROJECT WAS THE FIRST TIME FOR THE CITY THAT'S BEEN COMPLETED.
UH, AND THE BYPASS PUMPS HAVE BEEN REMOVED.
SO THIS PROJECT'S MOVING ALONG VERY WELL.
CENTER STREET VILLAGE, WE JUST STARTED THIS PROJECT I'VE SENT YOU.
I SHOWED YOU A MAPS TO SHOW YOU WHERE THIS PARTICULAR LINE'S GONNA BE PLACED.
UH, WE'RE GONNA BE UPSIZING THAT PARTICULAR 18 INCH LINE UP TO A 24 INCH LINE.
AND, UH, RIGHT NOW THEY'RE WORKING ON INSTALLING THE BYPASS PUMPING.
BUT IF YOU CAN SEE THE, WHERE IT STARTS, IT STARTS RIGHT BEHIND THE SONIC AND THEN HEADS UP TOWARDS, UH, HILL STREET AND GOES TO THE NORTH SIDE.
THIS IS PHASE ONE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 10.
THIS IS 98,000 FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES TO BLACK AND VEACH.
BECAUSE OF THE DELAY IN THE PROJECT AND THE EXTRA WORK THAT WAS REQUIRED WITH THE, UH, DEWATERING FACILITY, UH, THEY'VE ASKED FOR, UH, ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO PAY FOR THEIR, THEIR MA CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND THEIR, THEIR, UH, INSPECTIONS ON THAT PROJECT ON NUMBER 11, THAT'S FOR ABOUT $150,000.
THAT'S FOR THE STABILIZED SAND THAT WE NEEDED TO PLACE BACK IN THE TRENCH WHEN WE WERE CUTTING IN FRONT OF THE, UH, EDWARD STRIVE PROJECT.
SOME OF THE PICTURES THAT I SHOWED YOU BEFORE SHOWED HOW THE TRENCH WAS, UH, COLLAPSING IN THERE, AND WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT WE PUT BACK WAS IN, IN, UH, GOOD CONDITION THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THAT TRENCH WHEN WE BACKFILLED IT.
UH, WE ALSO, TEXTILE ALSO ASKED US TO DO ADDITIONAL PAVING THERE ON THAT SECTION OF THE FUNDED DRUG CONSENT AGENDA.
ITEM NUMBER 12, THIS IS 25,000 FOR THE ENGINEERING SERVICES THAT'S REQUIRED BY UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD.
THEY HAVE A THIRD PARTY FIRMED, UH, BY THE NAME OF BENESH WHO WILL BE REVIEWING OUR PLANS AS WE SUBMIT THEM.
UH, AND, UH, THIS IS PROBABLY THE FIRST STEP OF THE REVIEW FOR THE THAT PARTICULAR PROJECT.
THE SECOND, THE CONSENT AGENDA, ITEM 13 IS RELATED.
THIS IS, WE ASK FOR ADDITIONAL AESTHETICS TO BE PLACED ON THAT PARTICULAR BRIDGE OR THAT PROPOSED BRIDGE.
IT'S GONNA GO OVER COLORS CROSSING.
AND, UH, THE, UH, REQUEST IS FOR $165,000 FROM THE COUNTY TO PAY FOR THAT EXTRA DESIGN THAT WE NEED TO DO TO ADD THOSE AESTHETIC FEATURES.
WE'RE ACTUALLY GONNA WIDEN THE, UH, SHARED USE PATH THERE FROM EIGHT FEET TO 10 FEET.
AND ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS FOR LEON? COUNCIL MEMBER PARSLEY.
AND, UH, AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 10.
SO WHAT'S EXACTLY THE SCOPE OF WORK THAT THE ADDITIONAL CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES IS GONNA HAVE? CAUSE I SEE IT'S LIKE 550 HOURS, WHICH ADDS TO LIKE THAT ALMOST A HUNDRED THOUSAND.
AND WHY, HOW WE NOT PLAN ON THAT BEFORE OR WHAT EXACTLY ARE THEY GONNA DO? WE DID NOT HAVE THE DEWATERING FACILITY AND THE PROJECT INITIALLY.
AND BY CHANGE ORDER, WE ADDED THE DEWATERING FACILITY.
SO THAT'S WHAT'S EXTENDED THE TIME.
ANYONE ELSE? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.
[VI. Consent Agenda]
NEXT UP IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA.IS THERE ANYONE WHO HAS ANY ITEMS THAT WE WISH TO PULL? MOTIONS? MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT.
AGENDA ITEMS EIGHT THROUGH 17.
AND BY COUNCIL MAYOR FLORES KA.
OR DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? ALLS IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ALL OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES SIX TO ZERO.
[18. Approve an agreement between the City of Kyle and Judge Andrew Cable for providing Municipal Court Judge services for a two-year period to expire on October 31, 2024 at a fixed fee of $3,110.00 per month. ~ Perwez A. Moheet, CPA, Director of Finance]
IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 18.UH, APPROVE AND AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF COLLEGE JUDGE ANDREW CABLE FOR, UH, PROVIDING MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE SERVICES FOR A TWO YEAR PERIOD TO EXPIRE ON OCTOBER 31ST, 2024 AT A FIXED FEE OF $3,110 PER MONTH.
MR. MAHI MAYOR, MAYOR PROTE, COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR THE RECORD ON PERVEZ MAHI CITY'S DIRECTOR
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OF FINANCE.UH, AS YOU MAY RECALL, WE HAVE THREE POSITIONS IN THE CITY THAT ARE NOT EMPLOYEE POSITIONS.
THERE ARE CONTRACT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES.
WE HAVE THE MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE, THE CITY PROSECUTOR, AND THE CITY ATTORNEY.
THOSE ARE THE THREE CONTRACTED PROFESSIONALS.
ITEM NUMBER 18, STAFF IS REQUESTING COUNSEL'S CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF KYLE AND JUDGE ANDREW CABLE TO PROVIDE JUDGE SERVICES FOR THE CITY'S MUNICIPAL COURT.
THE INITIAL TERM OF THIS AGREEMENT IS FOR A TWO YEAR PERIOD, BEGINNING NOVEMBER 1ST, 2022, AND TO END OCTOBER 31ST, 2024.
AFTER THE INITIAL TWO YEAR TERM, THE AGREEMENT MAY AUTOMATICALLY RENEW FOR AN ADDITIONAL TWO YEAR TERM IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 29 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE.
THE FIXED MONTHLY FEE AS RECOMMENDED BY STAFF IS $3,110 PER MONTH, WHICH IS A 15% INCREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS AGREEMENT.
A COPY OF THE NEW AGREEMENT IS PROVIDED IN YOUR AGENDA PACKET.
JUDGE CABLE IS HERE WITH US THIS EVENING, SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR HIM.
AND COUNSEL, THAT CONCLUDES MY OVERALL REVIEW OF AGENDA ITEM 18.
I'M GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCIL MEMBER, PARSLEY.
CAN I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 18? SECOND MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER PARSLEY.
SECOND ABOUT COUNCIL MEMBER FLORES KAS, OR DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? COUNCIL FLORES SCALE.
UM, IF I COULD JUST SAY, UM, A FEW WORDS TO JUDGE CABLE.
WE HAVE BRIEFLY MET A COUPLE TIMES, BUT I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU, UM, FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO STAY WITH THE CITY, KYLE
AND SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU PERSONALLY.
WELL, THAT, THAT MEANS A LOT TO ME.
I, UH,
AND I TELL YOU, I SERVE IN THIS CAPACITY AND TWO OTHER JURISDICTIONS, AND VERY RARELY DOES THE COUNCIL PUT THAT MUCH RESOURCE AND STAFF.
AND MR. MOHIT HAS PUT TOGETHER A TEAM THAT HAS, IS ABLE TO GROW AND TO DO IT IN A WAY THAT KEEPS CONSISTENCY AND PUTS THE CITIZEN FIRST.
AND IT ALLOWS ME TO DO THAT TOO, AND PUT THE CITIZEN FIRST.
AND THAT'S NOT ALWAYS THE CASE WHEN IT COMES TO COURTS.
AND I ALSO WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, MR. PEREZ WAS GREAT TO GIVE ME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
AND SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU WERE ALSO, UH, FAIRLY COMPENSATED.
AND SO WHEN I FOUND OUT YOU MADE 15% EXTRA, I WAS LIKE, LET'S TAKE FIVE OF THAT BACK.
I'M GLAD TO KNOW THAT WE ARE, WE'RE AT LEAST INCREASING A LITTLE BIT AS WE GO.
SO, UM, AGAIN, I WANT SOMEONE WANNA SAY THANK YOU, THANK Y'ALL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE, AND IT REALLY MEANS A LOT TO ME.
UH, I MIGHT JUST ADD, THIS IS MY, I THINK, THIRD CONTRACT TO VOTE ON.
AND, UH, THE REASON THAT I'M ALWAYS HARDILY IN SUPPORT IS BECAUSE IN OUR COMMUNITY SURVEY, UH, UH, OUR LIBRARY AND OUR MUNICIPAL COURT ARE ALWAYS IN CONTENTION FOR THE, THE MOST, UH, POSITIVELY, UH, REPORTED ON BY THE COMMUNITY.
I BELIEVE OUR, UH, COURT IS ALWAYS IN THE 90 PERCENTILE IN TERMS OF, UH, APPROVAL AND SATISFACTION.
FOR A COURT TO GET THAT KIND OF A HIGH NUMBER MEANS, UH, THAT WE'RE DOING SOMETHING WELL.
AND, UH, WITHOUT DOUBT, UH, THAT'S BECAUSE OF YOUR LEADERSHIP, MR. CABLE.
SO I JUST APPRECIATES IT'S THE STAFF FOR SURE.
ANYONE ELSE? VERY MUCH, UH, CUSTOMER TOBIS? YES.
THANK YOU JUDGE, FOR, FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO.
UM, I WORK AT THE COUNTY AND I'VE, I'VE DEALT WITH LOTS OF, UH, MAGISTRATION JUDGES BEFORE AND, AND I UNDERSTAND THE LENGTH AND THE, UH, HARD WORK THAT YOU HAVE TO LONG HOURS THAT YOU GOTTA GO THROUGH AS WELL.
AND I SEE THAT WHAT YOU, THIS PAST YEAR YOU HAD OVER 7,000 CASES ON AVERAGE PROBABLY.
TO LOOK AT AND, AND GO THROUGH AND, BUT SERVING THE COMMUNITY, OH, WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR HARD WORK ON THAT.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL US IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[19. Discussion and possible action to install pet waste stations at Heroes Memorial Park, a slippery rocks sign by the water fall and an additional trash can by Peace Garden. ~ Daniela Parsley, Council Member]
ITEM NUMBER 19, DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO INSTALL PETWAY STATIONS AT HEROES OF MEMORIAL PARK.SLIPPERY ROCK, SIGNED BY THE WATERFALL IN AN ADDITIONAL TRASH CAN BY THE PEACE GARDEN CUSTOMER.
SO I, UM, GO TO THE PARK ABOUT TWICE A WEEK WALKING, AND I DID NOTICE THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE GO WITH THEIR PETS AND THERE'S NO PET STATIONS.
SO THE LAST THING I WANNA SEE IS THE PARK FULL OF DOG WASTE,
SO I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST FOR, UM, I DON'T KNOW IF THE STAFF CAN, UH, TWO PETS, PETS, WASTE STATIONS.
UM, I BELIEVE THERE IS ANOTHER TRASH CAN NEEDED BY
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THE PEACE GARDEN.CAUSE I KNOW THE ONES WE HAVE ARE IN THE ENTRANCES, AND I SAW A COUPLE OF TRASH ACCUMULATED IN THAT AREA, AND I DON'T KNOW IF PEOPLE JUST DON'T NOTICE WHERE THE TRASHCANS ARE, BUT IF WE HAVE ONE LOCATED IN THERE, THAT WOULD BE PERFECT.
AND, UM, I SAW ONLINE DISCUSSION ABOUT KIDS GETTING IN THE WATER, WHICH THEY CAN DO, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY KNOW THAT THE ROCKS ARE SLIPPERY.
SO IF WE CAN PUT A SIGN, LIKE THE CUTE SNAKE SIGNS THAT WE HAVE OUT THERE,
SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WE ALREADY HAVE A, A PLAN FOR, FOR EACH OF THOSE THINGS.
I'D JUST LIKE TO STAY FOR THE RECORD, THOUGH.
IT IS NOT OKAY TO SWIM IN THE POND.
BUT DID YOU GET YOUR FEET? AND MARIANA CAN GO OVER WHAT SHE HAS IF YOU WOULD LIKE FOR HER TO.
AND SO, TO, TO BE CLEAR, THE AREA I THINK YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IS THE, IS THE ACTUAL WATERFALL.
AND IT'S THE DESIRE WHERE YOU CAN WALK RIGHT UP TO WHERE THAT IS.
BUT BECAUSE OF THE WAY IT'S CONFIGURED, IT DOES GET EXTREMELY SLIPPERY THERE.
SO I THINK A SIGN WOULD BE VERY APPROPRIATE.
UM, AND JUST IN PREPARATION OF TONIGHT'S AGENDA ITEM, THE PARKS RECREATION DEPARTMENT HAS PREPARED COST ESTIMATES.
AND TO GET ALL THOSE ITEMS COMPLETED BE ABOUT $2,700, WHICH WE ARE ABLE TO DO.
AND WE'RE READY TO GET, UM, PUT IN.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A REC, UH, MAKE A MOTION, UH, TO DIRECT STAFF TO INSTALL THE SIGNS HAS DISCUSSED.
MOTION BY THE MAYOR, SECOND BY CUSTOMER MEMBER PARSLEY AND TO BE CLEAR SIGNS, ET CETERA, AS, AS OUTLINED AND, UH, INCLUDING THE TRASH CAN, SIGNS AND PET, UM, WASTE OR SOMETHING HAVE DISCUSSION.
IS THERE DISCUSSION ON PRODUCTION FROM DISCUSSION? MARIANA, LET'S MAKE SURE THAT WE GET WITH THE VFW AND MAKE SURE WE DON'T PUT ANYTHING ANYWHERE WE SHOULDN'T BE DOING WHEN IT COMES TO MAYBE A CEREMONY OR SOME KIND OF, UH, SEMBLANCE OF, UH, SERVITUDE THERE.
LIKE NOTHING NEAR THE FLAG FOR THE, YOU KNOW, UH, MISSING ACTION OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
LET'S MAKE SURE WE DO OUR DUE DILIGENCE AND ASK THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT DOING SOMETHING THAT'S NOT APPROPRIATE.
UM, PROBABLY WON'T BE LACKED ON THIS ONE, BUT, UM, ISN'T WHAT THE HEROES MEMORIAL PARK WAS SIGNIFIED AS IS A MEMORIAL PARK A PLACE FOR RESEMBLANCE, A PLACE FOR SOLITUDE AND SO FORTH? UM, AM I HEARING THAT THERE'S CHILDREN THAT ARE PLAYING ON THE WATER? AM I HEARING THAT THERE'S DOGS THAT ARE COMING OUT THERE AND ARE THEY USING THE RESTROOM, URINATING ON THE GRASS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT? I'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH SEVERAL PEOPLE ALREADY.
I ACTUALLY HAD A CONVERSATION WITH A VETERAN, UH, ABOUT THIS.
THEY WERE PRETTY, UH, DISHEARTENED THAT ANIMALS AND PETS WERE ACTUALLY AT THIS PARK BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT IT IS CONSIDERED A MEMORIAL PARK.
I KNOW FEDERAL AND STATE AND OTHERS HAVE REGULATIONS AS FAR AS HAVING SERVICE ANIMALS, WHICH I'M SURE WOULD BE REQUIRED.
BUT, UM, LIKE I SAID, I'M, I, I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND, AGAIN, THE FULL CONCEPT OF WHAT THIS MEMORIAL PARK IS ALL ABOUT.
AND ALSO THE IDEA OF HAVING CHILDREN THAT MIGHT BE RUNNING AROUND, OR, WHICH IS FINE.
I MEAN, IT'S A PARK, BUT PLAYING OR GETTING INTO THE ROCKS AND THE WATER, WHICH IS ALREADY AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN, A LAWSUIT WAITING TO HAPPEN.
UM, BUT JUST THE WHOLE RESPECT OF IT ALL, BECAUSE WE PUT SO MUCH TIME AND EFFORT AND SO MANY VETERANS HAVE PUT SO MUCH TIME AND EFFORT INTO THIS, AND THE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN SPENT INTO THIS.
UH, I, I'M JUST TRYING TO WRAP MYSELF AROUND.
I HAVEN'T BEEN OUT THERE YET SINCE THE CEREMONY.
AND I KNOW IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE FAMILY FRIENDLY, BUT I'M TRYING TO LOOK AT THE RESPECT OF IT ALL AS FAR AS WHAT THIS PARK IS REALLY SUPPOSED TO BE ABOUT.
CUZ I KNOW IN WASHINGTON DC UM, PEOPLE GOING TO THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER PROBABLY DON'T HAVE PETS OUT THERE UNLESS THERE'S SERVICE ANIMALS.
SO I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THE CITY, WHAT IS OUR OVERALL GOAL FOR THIS PARK AND THE MEANING BEHIND IT ALL? UH, AGAIN, I'M NOT TRYING TO, UH, BE AGAINST PET OWNERS.
THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M GETTING AT.
I'M NOT TRYING TO BE AGAINST CHILDREN, GOING TO THIS PLACE AND ENJOYING THEMSELVES WITH FAMILY.
I'M JUST TRYING TO GET, MAKE SURE THAT WE AS CITIZENS UNDERSTAND THE TRUE MEANING WHEN WE GO TO THIS PLACE.
BECAUSE THERE'S GONNA BE TIMES, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S, WE'VE BARELY HAD BROKE GROUND ON IT, BUT THERE WILL BE TIMES WHERE WE WILL HAVE CEREMONIES OUT THERE FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE DIED IN THE LINE OF DUTY.
THERE WILL BE CEREMONIES FOR VETERANS
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WHO HAVE PASSED ON.SO I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THE PLACE THAT WE HAVE OUT THERE IS, IS RESPECTED ON THAT END GOING FORWARD.
AND I THINK THOSE SIGNS, UH, IF IT'S THE WILL OF THE CITY AND COUNCIL TO HAVE THOSE, UH, ANIMALS OUT THERE, UH, THAT WE, WE, AND I KNOW THERE'S VERY RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERS OUT THERE, THAT WE, UH, WE GO FORTH AND, AND LOOK AT WHAT THAT WHOLE PARK'S ALL ABOUT.
AND I THINK GOING FORWARD, I, I, I KNOW THAT ARE THE SIT INCIDENTS GOING FORWARD, WILL, WILL REALLY RESPECT THAT.
SO, UM, I'M JUST SPEAKING FOR MY HUSBAND WHO IS AVE UM, HE ENJOYS THE PARK TWICE A WEEK WITH OUR DOGS.
AND THE LAST THING, AS I MENTIONED I WANTED, WAS TO HAVE MY DOG DOING HIS BUSINESS AND ME NOT BEING ABLE TO PICK UP AFTER HIM.
SO WE CANNOT, I BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULDN'T BE CONTROLLING, UM, WHO SHOWS UP IN THERE WITH A DOG.
I HAVE SEEN PEOPLE SKATEBOARD AT THE PARK, AND I ENJOY IT BECAUSE IT'S, THEY'RE TAXES THAT ARE PAYING FOR THIS PARK.
AND, UM, WE HAVE BEAUTIFUL THINGS THAT ARE, UM, YOU KNOW, THAT WE ARE DISPLAYING, SHOWING THE RESPECT THAT WE HAVE FOR OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND ALL VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS.
I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THAT SHOWS ANY SIGN OF DISRESPECT, BUT THAT'S JUST MY PERSONAL OPINION.
SO I DO BELIEVE THAT THE OTHER THING IS KIDS ARE GONNA BE KIDS, AND KIDS LIKE TO GET THEIR FEET WET IN THE WATER WHEN THEY WALK BY IT WITH SHOES OR WITHOUT SHOES.
SO, ANOTHER THING THAT WE CAN CONTROL, I AM PRETTY SURE THAT WE WILL HAVE UPSET RESIDENTS IF WE, UM, JUST RESTRAINT KIDS FROM JUMPING.
AND THAT LITTLE SECTION OF THE WATER, I THINK THE, THE SMART THING TO DO WITH, AT LEAST TO LET THEM KNOW THAT THE ROCKS ARE SLIPPERY.
I KNOW CHILDREN WILL BE CHILDREN, UH, AND I KNOW, UH, PEOPLE WILL BRING THEIR ANIMALS OUT THERE.
AND LIKE I SAID, THERE ARE RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERS OUT THERE.
UM, AGAIN, THAT'S HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH ONE PERSON AND ANOTHER PERSON WAS SAYING THE SAME THING, UH, ANOTHER RESIDENT THAT I SPOKE TO.
AND ON THE OTHER SIDE, THERE WAS OTHER PEOPLE OUT THERE SAYING, I ENJOY BRINGING MY ANIMAL OUT THERE.
WHAT, WHAT'S THE PROBLEM? WHAT'S, WHAT'S THE ISSUE IF, IF I'M A RESPONSIBLE PET OWNER? UH, HAVING THESE ITEMS THAT YOU'RE REQUESTING WOULD REALLY HELP.
AND, AND I'M FULL IN SUPPORT OF THAT, AND I'M FULL IN SUPPORT OF THE SIGNS.
UH, I, I, IT'S JUST FOR ME, THIS IS HOW I FEEL ABOUT THAT PARK, ABOUT THE RESPECT OF THE PARK, OF, OF, OF WHAT IT STANDS FOR.
AND, AND I DO HAVE FAITH IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT THEY WILL RESPECT IT GOING FORWARD.
AND, AND IF THEY ARE GONNA HAVE CHILDREN THAT ARE GONNA BE PLAYING IN THAT WATER, OR IF WE'RE GONNA ESTABLISH SIGNS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, UH, PROTECTING THEM, THAT'S, THAT'S WHERE WE GOTTA BE AT ON THAT.
I JUST WANTED TO GIVE, UM, COUNSEL, JUST A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON IT BEING ONE OF THE ORIGINAL TASK FORCE MEMBERS.
BEING A PART OF THE DESIGN TEAM, ONE OF THE THINGS WE DID DO IS MAKE THIS PARK TO BE VERY INTERACTIVE.
THIS IS A VERY UNIQUE PARK, AND NOT ONLY IS IT A MEMORIAL, BUT IT'S ALSO A PARK.
SO THE PROGRAMMING WAS DESIGNED TO BRING FAMILIES AND, AND RESIDENTS OUT TO LEARN ABOUT OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, OUR VETERANS, PEOPLE THAT HAVE PAID THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE, PEOPLE WHO SERVE AS WELL.
SO ONE OF THE THINGS WE DO ENCOURAGE IS FOR FAMILIES TO COME OUT THERE AND BE A PART OF THE PROCESS AND MAYBE GET SOME MORE INTERACTION AS WE MOVE FORWARD TO CITY.
HAVING MORE QR CODES THROUGHOUT THE PARK AND HAVING MORE, UM, AMENITIES FOR THE KIDS TO RESEARCH AND HAVE MAYBE EVEN SOME PROGRAMMING.
SOMETHING WE ENVISIONED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GIVE PEOPLE A JUST OF WHAT IT IS TO SERVE AND MAKING IT MORE INTERACTIVE, WHERE KIDS CAN GO OUT THERE WITH A QR CODE AND GET A TOUCH OF HISTORY.
SOMETHING WE ALSO WERE LOOKING AT.
BUT IT'S DEFINITELY A, IT'S, IT'S A VERY UNIQUE AREA AND THERE ARE PARTS OF THE PART THAT WE HAVE TO GIVE HOMAGE TO AND, AND HAVE REVERENCE FOR.
AND THERE'S PARTS OF THE PARK THAT WE DESIGNED TO BE VERY ACTIVE TO, TO MAKE THE FAMILIES COME OUT AND, AND BE A PART OF THE PROCESS.
LEARN MORE ABOUT THOSE PEOPLE THAT SERVE IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
SO, UH, JUST WANTED TO GIVE EVERYBODY A LITTLE BRIEF, UH, SURVEY.
THIS IS SOMETHING VERY DIFFERENT AND UNIQUE.
I'VE VISITED SEVERAL MEMORIALS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES.
I'VE, I'VE, IT'S SOMETHING THAT I DO AS A FAMILY.
ANYTIME WE TAKE A FAMILY TRIP, WE, WE MAKE SURE THAT WE PUT SOME KIND OF ASPECT OF HISTORY IN IT FOR OUR CHILDREN.
AND I'VE VISITED A LOT OF MEMORIALS.
I'VE BEEN BEEN TO A LOT OF HISTORIC SITES.
AND THIS PARK KIND OF ENCOMPASSES ALL THAT BECAUSE EVEN WHEN YOU'RE IN, IN DC AND YOU'RE AT THE MEMORIALS, THERE'S STILL A LAWN FOR PEOPLE TO GO OUT AND SIT AROUND AND, AND HANG OUT WITH THEIR FAMILIES AND
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THEIR ANIMALS AS WELL.SO THIS IS, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT INCORPORATES EVERYTHING AND IT'S, IT'S A DIFFERENT KIND OF PART, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE'LL SHOW RESPECT IN THE AREAS THAT WE NEED TO SHOW RESPECT AND, AND, AND LET THE KIDS ENJOY A LITTLE BIT.
BUT YEAH, DEFINITELY ALL IS BEING SAFE AND ALLOWING OUR KIDS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR HISTORIES, WHAT WE DESIGNED TO SPARK FOR.
WE WANT THOSE CHILDREN TO COME OUT AND LEARN WHAT IT'S ABOUT.
OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND OUR VETERANS.
THE SUBJECT THAT COUNCIL MEMBER TOBIAS BRINGS UP WAS ONE THAT I NEVER THOUGHT OF, BECAUSE I THINK THIS WAS ALWAYS, UM, SHOWN TO US AS JUST LIKE, YOU KNOW, A PARK PARK.
UM, SO WHEN I DO LOOK UP A MEMORIAL PARK, IT SAYS, THE CONCEPT OF A MEMORIAL PARK IS TO PROVIDE VISITORS WITH AN ATMOSPHERE OF NATURAL BEAUTY, PEACE FOR QUIET MEDITATION, AND A SENSE OF DIGNITY AND HONOR TO THE MEMORY OF THE LOVED ONES.
AND SO, NOT UNTIL I LOOKED IT UP RIGHT NOW, DID I REALLY UNDERSTAND THAT.
NOW I WENT TO WASHINGTON AND I SAW THEIR MEMORIAL PARK, AND FOR SOME REASON, I, YOU JUST KNEW THAT'S WHAT THAT WAS FOR, RIGHT? SO THERE'S NOT, THERE WASN'T, UH, WHAT WE HAVE HERE.
AND SO MAYBE IT WAS JUST NOT A MEETING OF THE MINDS, UM, WHEN WE WERE TRYING TO DISCUSS WHAT IT IS THAT THIS, THIS PARK WAS GONNA REPRESENT.
UM, CUZ I, I, LOOK, I SAW IT THE WAY IT'S BEEN PRESENTED AND A PARK RUNNING AROUND AND, UH, PETS GOING ON THERE.
BUT COUNCIL MEMBER TOBIS BRINGS UP A VERY VALID POINT.
AND SO, UM, I DON'T KNOW, IS IT EVEN POSSIBLE TO LIKE, MAKE A LIST OF LIKE EXPECTATIONS OR RULES? MAYBE NOT.
I DON'T, I'M NOT, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
LIKE, JUST GUIDELINES, LIKE, YOU KNOW, PLEASE, YOU KNOW, BE QUIET OR, I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT WOULD BE CUZ I, I'D NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT THE MEMORIAL IN THAT ASPECT, BUT I THINK, UM, FOR THOSE WHO MAY HAVE THE SAME IDEAS AS COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, TOBIS, WE SHOULD TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION AND THEN MAYBE MAKE UP SOME KIND OF ETIQUETTE FOR THAT AREA IF ANYBODY'S INTERESTED.
UM, I, AGAIN, MY DAD'S A VETERAN, UM, COME, I GREW UP RIGHT NEXT TO FORT RILEY, KANSAS.
I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND THAT IN RETROSPECT, AGAIN, IN RETROSPECT, I UNDERSTAND THAT.
AND SO MOVING FORWARD, I DON'T KNOW IF THE CITY WOULD BE INTERESTED IN CREATING SOME KIND OF ETIQUETTE.
LIKE MAYBE EVEN SOMETHING LIKE, THIS IS A MEMORIAL.
IF YOUR PET USES A RESTROOM, MAKE SURE YOU PICK IT UP.
SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES WHERE MAYBE AT A REGULAR PARK, IF YOU DIDN'T HAVE THAT SIGN TO REMIND YOU OF WHAT IT REPRESENTS, YOU WOULDN'T NORMALLY JUST PICK IT UP.
UM, AND IT MIGHT ENCOURAGE OTHER PEOPLE TO DO SO.
UH, OVERALL I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD THINK ABOUT.
AND, UM, MY APOLOGIES TO ANYBODY WHO WAS A, WHO'S BEEN OFFENDED BY THAT OR, UM, WHERE THERE WAS MISCOMMUNICATION BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THAT WAS ANYBODY'S INTENT WHATSOEVER.
UM, AND ON A DIFFERENT NOTE, I DO WANNA KNOW IS, IS PARKS AND REC TAKING OVER THIS PARK ALREADY? WE ARE MAINTAINING IT ON THE DAYS THAT THE, UM, CONTRACTOR'S NOT, SO YES.
WE, AND AS WELL AS DOING IT THE, UH, FLAG RETIREMENT RESERVATIONS.
I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE YOU GUYS, I WANNA MAKE SURE YOU GUYS ARE PREPARED TO TAKE CARE OF THAT PARK BECAUSE, UM, NOT, I DON'T THINK YOU CAN DO IT.
MY HOPE WAS THAT THEY COULD WORK WITH YOU TO INCORPORATE EXACTLY.
I DON'T KNOW IF THE, LIKE THE MACHINE STOPS WORKING, IF YOU GUYS KNOW WHAT TO DO OR WHATEVER IT TAKES.
I WANNA MAKE SURE YOU GUYS ARE FULLY INFORMED AND TO BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF THAT PARK.
BECAUSE I, I GUESS IN, AGAIN, IN RETROSPECT, UH, WHAT WE VOTED ON WAS FOR LANDSCAPING AND NOT NECESSARILY FOR MAINTENANCE, EVERYDAY MAINTENANCE.
AND SO JERRY, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THEY'VE SOMEHOW WORKED TOGETHER SO THEY KNOW THE INS AND OUTS.
CAUSE I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH WORK YOU GUYS DID PRIOR TO EVERYTHING.
UM, I, I THINK IT WAS, YEAH, THE, UM, THE, WHOEVER'S OVERSEEING IT, I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE FULLY APPRISED AND AND CAPABLE BECAUSE THAT IS AN EXPENSIVE PARK.
AND SO IF WE PUT THAT MUCH INTO IT, I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GONNA, AND I, I KNOW WE CAN MAINTAIN IT.
I DON'T WANNA, I DON'T WANNA SEEM UGLY OR MEAN, BUT I JUST WANNA REITERATE, WE'VE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY ON THIS.
OUR STAFF DESERVES TO BE FULLY INFORMED AND EDUCATED SO WE CAN MAINTAIN IT OURSELVES GOING HERE ON OUT, UH, THE PARK STAFF HAS BEEN ON SITE WITH, UH, THE CONTRACTOR AND THE LANDSCAPER AND RECEIVED SEVERAL TRAININGS ON THE EQUIPMENT.
AND THE PARK REMAINS UNDER WARRANTY FOR A FULL YEAR.
AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO GO THROUGH TRAININGS AND MAKE SURE THAT BY THE TIME THAT WARRANTY IS OVER, WE ARE FULLY VERSED AND ALL THE MECHANICS OF THAT PARK.
AND DOES MARIANA HAVE LIKE A PHONE NUMBER IN CASE THERE'S AN EMERGENCY AND WE NEED TO CONTACT? DO WE HAVE STAFF IN THE PARK EVERY DAY NOW? UM, WE ARE STILL AWAITING TRAINING VIDEOS, BUT WE DO HAVE A PHONE NUMBER THAT WE REACH OUT TO, UM, FOR EMERGENCIES.
WE'RE GETTING THE NUMBERS AS WE GO.
SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S COMING ONLINE AS WELL AS THE TRAINING VIDEOS, SHE TOUCHED ON IT.
SO THEY'LL BE VIDEOS THAT THE THEY'RE MAKING ON HOW TO WORK ALL THE EQUIPMENT AS WELL.
SO AS WE GET NEW STAFF, UH, WE CAN, WE NEVER GET STUCK IS THE BIG THING THAT WE ALWAYS HAVE PEOPLE THAT, UH, CAN GO OUT AND GET INFORMED, WATCH A VIDEO IN CASE THERE'S A QUESTION.
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UH, THE OTHER THING IS, KEEP IN MIND IS THIS PARK WAS PROGRAMMED THE ENTIRETY OF THE PARK.IT TOOK A LONG TIME TO PROGRAM THIS PARK.
WE PROGRAM THE CH CHILDREN AREAS TO BE AWAY FROM THOSE AREAS THAT YOU HAVE TO BE QUIET AND, AND AND PAY REFERENCE TO.
SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE DID AS WELL AS, AS, UH, TASK FORCE AND WORKING WITH THE DESIGN TEAM AS WELL.
SO EVERY, EVERYTHING YOU CAN THINK OF WAS THOUGHT OF, AND EVERY QUESTION YOU CAN THINK OF WAS PROBABLY ASKED AS WELL EARLY ON.
AND UM, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT ALWAYS GOING BACK AND REVIEWING SOME OF THE OLD, UH, FILMS WHEN WE WERE, UH, VI UH, WHAT DO YOU CALL IT? MEETINGS WHEN WE WERE FIRST DESIGNING THE PARK WOULD BE GREAT, BECAUSE WE DID ASK A LOT OF QUESTIONS.
A LOT OF THE QUESTIONS DURING TODAY, WE ASKED OVER AND OVER AND WE ASKED THEM OF OUR VETERANS AS WELL BECAUSE WE WANTED THEIR INPUT AS WELL.
SO, UH, UH, DEFINITELY GOING BACK AND REVIEWING SOME OF THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
BUT I, I CAN PROMISE YOU WE DID OUR DUE DILIGENCE ON THIS.
MAY, MAY I QUICKLY ASK, UM, WHO'S PICKING UP THE DOG WASTE RIGHT NOW? OUR STAFF, UNLESS PRIVATE RESIDENTS PUT ON THEIR OWN.
SO ALL I'M, I'M REQUESTING IS THAT MAYBE WE CAN PUT TWO PETWAY STATIONS WITH THE LITTLE BAGGIES AWAY FROM THE ACTUAL MEMORIAL SO IT DOESN'T DISRUPT IT ARCHITECTURE OF IT OR DOESN'T OFFEND ANYONE, BUT WE ARE NEVER GOING TO TELL PEOPLE, HEY, DON'T SHOW UP WITH THE DOG.
HALF VETERANS CARRY SERVICE DOG.
AND PUTTING AN EXTRA TRASH CAN, WHICH WE ALREADY HAVE.
AND JUST LIKE WE HAVE THE WEB PARK WEB SECTION FOR KIDS TO CLIMB ON, WE WON'T BE HAVING A, SOMEBODY WATCHING EVERY KID THAT GOES IN THEIR SOUL.
IF THEY GET IN THE WATER, WE WON'T KNOW.
WELL, I'M GONNA, IS IT OKAY IF I SAY SOMETHING? OH YEAH, JUST WAITING AND THEN, AND THEN I THINK WE'LL BE DONE.
SO, UH, I JUST, I ACTUALLY KIND OF WANNA SAY THAT I THINK THAT, WELL, IT FEELS LIKE THERE MIGHT BE CONFLICT.
I HEAR EVERYONE SAYING THE EXACT SAME THING.
WE HAVE A PARK, WE CARE ABOUT IT.
WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT IT FULFILLS THE GOALS THAT WE HAVE SET UP AND THE ITEMS THAT ARE, THAT ARE BEING BROUGHT FORWARD BY COUNCIL MEMBER PARSLEY ARE DESIGNED TO INCREASE THE STANDARD OF MAINTENANCE, WHICH I THINK IS PROBABLY THE MOST, THE, THE WAY THAT WE CAN SHOW THE MOST RESPECT, UH, TO THE F UH, TO THE VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS WHO ARE MEMORIALIZED THERE.
AND THAT'S TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PARK REMAINS NICE.
AND SO I THINK THAT'S THE SPIRIT THAT THIS IS BEING BROUGHT FORWARD IN.
AND CERTAINLY THERE ARE QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS THAT WE ALL HAVE.
UM, I'VE RECEIVED JUST AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF OVERWHELMINGLY POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM VETERANS FIRST RESPONDERS AND THE COMMUNITY WHO USE THAT PARK EVERY DAY.
I SEE THAT PARK EVERY SINGLE DAY.
I STOP IN THE PARKING LOT TWO TO THREE TIMES A WEEK AND JUST WATCH AND OBSERVE.
UH, SO I THINK THE PARK IS FUNCTIONING EXCEPTIONALLY WELL.
AND I DO THINK STAFF'S PLAYING A VERY IMPORTANT ROLE IN FILLING IN BETWEEN, UH, THE, THE LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE JOB OF CLEAN SCAPES.
BUT WHILE, UH, BUT DOING THINGS LIKE I'VE SEEN, I, I SNAPPED A PICTURE THE OTHER DAY.
I THINK I SENT IT TO JERRY OF ONE OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS WIPING OFF THE SIGNS, UH, COMING IN.
THOSE ARE EXTRA, UH, LEVELS OF DETAIL AND CARE THAT ARE BEING PROVIDED ON THAT PARK, WHICH IS WHY IT'S STILL LOOKS TREMENDOUS AND I THINK IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO LOOK THAT WAY.
UH, BUT CERTAINLY UNLESS WE WERE WANTING TO SAY NO DOGS ALLOWED, UH, YOU KNOW, IT MAKES SENSE TO, TO DO THE THINGS THAT ARE BEING PROPOSED TO ME.
SO THO THOSE ARE JUST MY THOUGHTS, BUT I DO THINK WE ARE ALL IN AGREEMENT ABOUT WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS PARK HAS A HIGH LEVEL OF CARE AND MAINTENANCE TO IT.
SO WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO ADD SOME KIND OF ETIQUETTE SIGN TO THAT AS WELL? WELL, THERE ALREADY ARE PARK RULES, OKAY.
SO I DON'T REMEMBER EXACTLY WHAT THE PARK RULES SAY, UM, BUT, UH, CERTAINLY I WOULD BE OPEN TO HAVING SOMETHING THAT SAYS THIS IS A MEMORIAL.
UH, PLEASE KEEP YOUR, UH, YOU KNOW, ANIMALS OUT OF THE BRUSHES, YOU KNOW, THE BUSHES AND ALSO PLEASE, UM, YOU KNOW, ON A LEASH AND ALL THOSE KIND OF THINGS WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR STAFF TO DO IF THEY FEEL THEY CAN HANDLE SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES.
ANYONE ELSE? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
WILL OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES SIX TO ZERO.
OURS, THE REQUEST BY STAFF TO POSTPONE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER, UH, 20, AND THEY WILL BRING THAT BACK.
ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS TO THAT? ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP
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(First Reading) An Ordinance Granting a Five-Year Extension to the Franchise Granted by Ordinance No. 959 and Amended by Ordinance No. 1150 to Pedernales Electric Cooperative Inc., Containing Various Terms and Conditions with regard to the Extension of the Franchise; to Construct, Maintain, Operate and Use a Transmission and Distribution System in the City of Kyle to Provide Electric Utility Service. ~ Jerry Hendrix, Interim City Manager
- Public Hearing
FIRST READING IN ORDINANCE GRANTING A FIVE YEAR EXTENSION TO THE FRANCHISE GRANTED BY ORDINANCE 9 59 AND AMENDED BY ORDINANCE 1150 TO PETE ALS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE CONTAINING VARIOUS TERMS AND CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO THE EXTENSION OF THE FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN OPERAT AND USE A, UH, TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM IN THE CITY OF KYLES, PROVIDE ELECTRIC UTILITY SERVICE.
THIS ITEM DOES HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING.
MR. HENDRICKS, DO YOU WANNA DO THE PUBLIC HEARING FIRST? YOU CAN PRESENT AND THEN I'LL DO IT.
UH, FOR THE RECORD, JERRY HENDRICKS, INTERIM CITY MANAGER.
THIS IS, UH, AN ORDINANCE EXTENDING THE EXISTING FRANCHISE AGREEMENT WITH THE PENALITY ELECTRIC.
IT CARRIES FORWARD ALL THE ELEMENTS, INCLUDING THE 5% FRANCHISE FEE AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT WAS IN THAT EXISTING ORDINANCE.
IT DOES GIVE MORE ATTENTION TO OUR ABILITY AND THE UTILITY'S ABILITY TO UNDERGROUND
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ELECTRIC EC ELECTRIC LINES IN OUR RIGHT OF WAY.AND STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL, RIGHT? THIS ITEM HAS A A PUBLIC HEARING, SO IF THERE ARE OF NO OBJECTIONS, I'M GONNA OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING NOW.
SEEING NONE, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.
IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? ALL RIGHT, SEEING NONE, I'M GONNA CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, IT IS NOW CLOSED.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? CUSTOMER FLOOR SKILL? UM, I JUST HAVE A QUESTION.
I WAS, I READ THIS OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND I JUST, I GUESS I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT.
WHAT HAPPENS IF THIS DOESN'T GET APPROVED? I GUESS, ISN'T I GONNA BE MY QUESTION WHEN WE CONTINUE WITH THE EXISTING AGREEMENT TILL WE COME TO AN AGREEMENT? OKAY, SO WE'RE AGREEING TO, CAN I ASK PAIGE, WHAT, LIKE, OVERALL, WHAT IS THIS AGREEMENT FOR? JUST SO WE CAN BURY LINES? IT'S, IT SERVES TWO PURPOSES.
ONE IS TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT BECAUSE IT, IT IS COMING UPON ITS EXPIRATION DATE, SO WE NEED TO EXTEND THE TERM.
AND THEN THE SECOND IS TO ADD A PROVISION FOR UNDERGROUNDING OF NEW DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES WITH SOME ACCEPTANCE.
SO WHY DO WE NEED A FRANCHISE AGREEMENT WITH P C? BECAUSE, UH, STATE LAW AND YOUR CHARTER REQUIRE P TO HAVE A FRANCHISE AGREEMENT IN ORDER TO USE THE PUBLIC STREETS AND RIGHTS OF WAY PUBLIC PLACES TO INSTALL THEIR FACILITIES.
I THINK THAT'S THE CASE WITH ALL UTILITIES IN THAT OPERATE IN THE RIGHT WAY, RIGHT? WE HAVE TO FRANCHISE AGREEMENTS WITH FRONTIER AND YEAH, EITHER THAT OR STATE LAW, MONARCH STATE LAW TAKES IT OVER AND HAS A STATE LAW FRANCHISE.
CAN JERRY, CAN YOU PLEASE ELABORATE OR OR PAGE JUST BRIEFLY ON THE UNDERGROUNDING PROVISION AND WHAT CHANGES ARE, ARE BEING PROPOSED THERE, AND WHETHER OR NOT THAT IS, IS THAT GONNA HAVE AN IMPACT DOWN THE ROAD ON UTILITIES BEING, UH, UNDERGROUNDED? ARE THEY, WILL THEY, YOU SAID THEY WILL BE REQUIRED NOW WHEREAS THEY WEREN'T BEFORE THERE WAS SOME UNDERGROUNDING PROVISIONS IN THE EXISTING AGREEMENT.
THIS JUST STRENGTHEN THOSE POSITION, UH, PROVISIONS THAT YOU HAVE TO WORK WITH OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS A RIGHT OF WAY AND DO ALL THE UTILITY LOCATES THAT ARE, THAT ARE TYPICALLY REQUIRED.
THIS IS PRIMARILY FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION AND IS PART OF OUR BEAUTIFICATION STRATEGIES TO KEEP GROUND, UH, UTILITY LINES UNDERGROUND.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE MOTION BY THE MAYOR SECOND ABOUT COUNCIL MEMBER FLORES KASTER.
DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? ALL IS IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
ALL OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES SIX TO ZERO.
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(Second Reading) An ordinance amending Chapter 53 (Zoning) of the City of Kyle, Texas, for the purpose of rezoning approximately 5.43 acres of land from ‘A’ (Agriculture) to ‘RS’ (Retail Services) for property located approximately 450 feet north of the intersection of IH-35 & Old Bridge Trail in Hays County, Texas. (Sunrise Village Investments, LLC - Z-22-0107) ~ Will Atkinson, Director of Planning
Planning and Zoning Commission voted 6-0 to recommend approval of the request.
City Council voted 5-0 to approve on first reading on 10/18/2022.]ALRIGHT, NEXT STEP IS AGENDA ITEM 22.
I HAVE A, A CONFLICT AND RECUSAL ON THIS, SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MAYOR PROTON.
ALL RIGHT, THIS IS SECOND READING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 53, ZONING OF THE CITY OF KYLE, TEXAS FOR THE PURPOSE OF REZONING, APPROXIMATELY 5.43 ACRES OF LAND FROM A AGRICULTURE TO RS RETAIL SERVICES FOR PROPERTY LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 450 FEET NORTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF I 35 AND O BRIDGE TRAIL IN HAYES COUNTY, TEXAS SUN, SUN VILLAGE INVESTMENTS, LLC, Z 22.
WILL ATKINS, THIS IS YOUR ITEM.
UH, WILL ATKINSON, DIRECTOR OF PLANNING FOR THE RECORD.
UH, THIS IS THE SECOND READ COUNSEL.
Y'ALL VOTED FIVE TO ZERO ON THE 10 18 MEETING TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS.
UM, AND AGAIN, THIS IS A RECOMMENDED FOR THE COMP PLAN AND STAFF HAS NO ISSUES WITH IT.
IT WILL GO THROUGH THE I 35 OVERLAY FROM A BUILDING APPROVAL PROCESS.
IT'LL BE ADJACENT TO THE VIBE TRAIL AS WELL.
AND SO IT, IT, IT MEETS ALL OUR REQUIREMENTS AND THEN EXCEEDS SOME TO BE PERFECTLY HONEST.
IN DISCUSSION COUNCIL WORDS, MAY I APPROACH YOU? I'D LIKE TO GO AND MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE, UM, A AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 22.
IT'S, UH, APPROVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TOBI, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER PARSLEY.
ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES.
[23.
(Second Reading) An ordinance amending Chapter 53 (Zoning) of the City of Kyle, Texas, for the purpose of rezoning approximately 9.12 acres of land to ‘PUD MXD’ for property located at the NW corner of N. Burleson & Marketplace Avenue, in Hays County, Texas. (Julia Parker Family Partnership and the L.W. Parker Family Trust - Z-22-0104) ~ Will Atkinson, Director of Planning
Planning and Zoning Commission voted 3-1 to recommend approval of the request.
City Council voted 6-0 to approve on first reading on 10/18/2022.
]NEXT UP IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 23 IN ORDINANCE ADMITTING CHAPTER 53, THE CITY OF CAL, TEXAS.FOR THE PURPOSE OF, UH, THIS IS SECOND READING FOR THE PURPOSE OF REZONING, APPROXIMATELY 9.12 ACRES OF LAND.
UH, IT'S P U D M X D FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF NORTH BURLESON IN MARKETPLACE AVENUE IN HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS.
UH, AND THEN DO WE HAVE THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH THIS ITEM AS WELL? IT WAS, UH, ACTUALLY APPROVED AT THE LAST MEETING.
SO, ALL RIGHT, MR. ATKINSON, UH, WILL ATKINSON FOR THE RECORD DIRECTOR OF PLANNING.
SO THIS IS THE SECOND READ OF THE ZONING REQUEST.
UM, AT THE LAST MEETING, UH, CITY COUNCIL, Y'ALL HAD A THREE ITEMS THAT YOU WANTED TO SEE ADDED TO THE PUT.
AND SO, UH, WE COORDINATED WITH A DEVELOPER AND THEY HAVE DONE THAT, AND I CAN JUST GIVE 'EM TO YOU HERE REAL QUICK.
UH, Y'ALL WANTED TO SEE MORE APPROPRIATE SAFETY FEATURES FOR PEDESTRIANS AT THE PUBLIC PARK THAT'S ADJACENT TO THE TRAFFIC CIRCLE
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ON MARKETPLACE, UH, SOUNDPROOFING OF BUILDINGS, UH, ADJACENT TO THE U P R TRACKS.SO THEIR ENTIRE PROJECT, IF YOU WILL, AND THEN INCLUDE ACTIVATED GATHERING AREAS ADJACENT TO THE FENCE, SEPARATING U P R FROM THE FINAL PROJECT.
UM, WE DON'T HAVE EXACT DETAILS OF THAT AT THIS TIME, BUT WE WILL DETERMINE THOSE AT THE TIME OF SITE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT AS A STANDARD DETAIL IN THE PLAN SET AS WELL.
AND THEN THEY INCLUDED, WE INCLUDED THOSE ITEMS IN THE PUD REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SYNOPSIS AND ALSO AS PART OF THE CONCEPT PLAN ON PAGE 16 OF THE PUD AS WELL.
I WAS GONNA SAY, AND ONE LAST THING, IF Y'ALL ARE WANTING TO, TO HEAR FROM THEM, THE APPLICANT IS HERE, THEY CAN, THEY HAVE AN UPDATED PRESENTATION AS WELL.
UH, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? CUSTOMER FLORES CAN, YEAH, I WANNA SAY, UM, THANK YOU FOR TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION EVERYTHING THAT WE WANTED AS A COUNCIL AND, AND TAKING THAT FEEDBACK COLLECTIVELY AND INCORPORATING IT.
UM, AND WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND MOTION BY CUSTOMER FLORES KALE.
SECOND BY THE, UH, MAYOR PRO TIM IS THEIR DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ALL A POST MOTION CARRIES SIX TO ZERO.
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[Postponed 10/18/2022] (First Reading) An ordinance amending Chapter 53 (Zoning) of the City of Kyle, Texas, for the purpose of rezoning approximately 7.17 acres of land from ‘A’ (Agriculture) to ‘CC’ (Community Commercial) for property located on Lot 2, Block A of the Findley Subdivision, in Hays County, Texas. (360 Old Stagecoach Retail, LLC - Z-22-0106) ~ Will Atkinson, Director of Planning
Planning and Zoning Commission voted 5-1 to recommend approval of the request.
- Public Hearing
The public hearing was left open on 10/18/2022.
]RIGHT, NEXT UP IS AGENDA ITEM 24 IN ORDINANCE ADMITTING CHAPTER 53.UH, THIS IS FIRST READING OF THE CITY OF CAL, TEXAS FOR THE PURPOSE OF REZONING APPROXIMATELY 7.17 ACRES OF LAND FROM AGRICULTURE TO COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT LOT TWO BLOCK A OF THE FINLAY SUBDIVISION IN HAY COUNTY, TEXAS.
COACH, UH, THIS ITEM HAS A PUBLIC HEARING, IT WAS LEFT OPEN AT THE LAST, UH, MEETING.
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO, UH, PRESENT? I DO.
AND I CAN GO AHEAD AND DO THAT IF YOU LIKE.
UH, THIS IS, UH, CC ZONING DISTRICT, UH, REQUEST FOR THE LOT TWO OF THE FINLAY SUBDIVISION AS STATED.
AND, UM, THE REASON WHY STAFF WORKED WITH THE DEVELOPER TO REQUEST THIS ZONING IS BECAUSE IT IS A STEP DOWN FROM THE STANDARD HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL, WHICH IS AT THE HEART INTERSECTION.
SO IT'S MORE RESTRICTIVE AND THE USE IS ALLOWED.
AND ALSO IT'S MORE ROBUST FROM A SITE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT STANDPOINT, UH, TO THE POINT TO WHERE STAFF WAS VERY COMFORTABLE WITH ASKING THEM FOR STRAIGHT ZONING OR INSTEAD OF GOING THROUGH A A, AN ALTERNATIVE ROUTE AS A P D OF PLANE UNIT DEVELOPMENT.
UH, SOME OF THE BIG ITEMS, THE BIG TICKET ITEMS ON THIS, UM, THEY HAVE TO HAVE ADJACENT TO THE RESIDENTIAL, WHICH IS THE SAGE HALL TO THE NORTH, AND MR. FRANKIE'S PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH, A MINIMUM OF A 15 FOOT LANDSCAPE BUFFER PLUS, UM, SOLID, UH, PRIVACY FENCING IN ADDITION TO ALL THE TREE PROTECTION ORDINANCES THEY HAVE TO ACCOUNT FOR WITH CHAPTER 54.
AND WE ARE ALSO COORDINATING WITH THE, UH, THE, UM, THE APPLICANT AS WELL TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PRESERVING THE HISTORIC WELL ON SITE FOR THE STAGECOACH, UM, HISTORIC ROUTE THROUGH THERE.
AND THEY'RE EC ECSTATIC ABOUT DOING THAT.
SO, UH, WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO, TO BRING THIS FORWARD.
AND AS A SIDE NOTE, WE WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT, UM, DUE TO THE PROXIMITY OF THE EXISTING, UH, CAR WASH IN THE, UH, GAS STATION BEING CONSTRUCTED NEXT DOOR, THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ALSO DO THE SAME THING.
SO, UM, THEY ARE THIS PROJECT MOVING FORWARD, ASSUMING THE VOTE IS, IS, IS A YES, IS, UH, GONNA BE VERY GOOD FOR THIS PORTION OF THE COMMUNITY.
AND THEY WILL ALSO HAVE TO DO A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR THE BUILDINGS OKAY.
AND SO IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, I'M GONNA OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING NOW.
IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK? RIGHT.
SITTING DOWN, I'M GONNA CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? MAYOR, PROTO? WELL, I JUST WANNA THANK YOU FOR, UH, RAGING A MEETING WITH THE, UH, DEVELOPER OF THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY AND, AND, UH, IT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE.
I APPRECIATE ALL YOUR SUPPORT AS WELL.
I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT, UM, US HAVING THAT PROTECTION FOR THE HISTORIC WELL, UH, THE IDEA OF HAVING THE TRAIL RUNNING RIGHT BY IT SO THAT WAY PEOPLE CAN COME OUT AND, AND SEE THE HIT WELL AS, UH, AS WELL IS IMPORTANT FOR ME BECAUSE, UH, I WAS REALLY WORRIED ABOUT PEOPLE, THE WELL BEING PRESERVED AND THEN NOBODY BEING ABLE TO GO OVER THERE AND ACTUALLY ENJOY IT.
BUT I LOVE THAT THE DEVELOPER EVEN WAS THINKING ABOUT PINS OF SEATING AROUND THERE.
SO PEOPLE COME OUT AND, AND JUST SIT AROUND AND ENJOY THE, WELL, THIS IS A PART OF OUR HISTORY OF OUR CITY OF KYLE AND, UH, EVEN BEFORE WE WERE A CITY AND WE WERE JUST A STAGE COACH LINE BACK IN THE DAY.
SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO SEE, SEE THIS PRESERVATION.
AND I, I'M, I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS, SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP AND I WANNA THANK THE OWNER FOR BEING SO AMENABLE TO, UH, WORKING WITH US TO PRESERVE THIS.
UM, I MAY HAVE ASKED THIS THE LAST, UH, MEETING, BUT IT WAS A FIVE ONE VOTE AGAIN ON THE P AND Z.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT WAS THE CONCERN? I THINK THE OTHER ONE I MAY HAVE ADDRESSED ON THE THREE ONE THE LAST TIME, BUT ON THE FIVE ONE VOTE, I JUST, UH, WHAT WAS THE CONCERN THAT THE PERSON HAD, UH, THE COMMISSIONER HAD? I'M GONNA HAVE TO GO FOR MEMORY AND I APOLOGIZE.
UM, I DO BELIEVE, AND SARAH LATER ON CAN ABSOLUTELY TELL ME IF I'M WRONG.
I, I THINK SHE HAS SOME CONCERNS ABOUT SOME OF THE USES ALLOWED IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE RESIDENTIAL.
AND WE DO KNOW THAT THE DEVELOPER'S GOING TO BE, UM, LIMITING THE, WHERE THEY CAN PUT THE, THE DRIVE-THROUGHS, UM, THAT WILL BE ALLOWED IN THE, UM, ON PORTIONS OF THE PROPERTY.
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MANY LINEAR FEET FROM RESIDENTIAL.I THINK I DID SEE THE MEETING WHERE SHE MAY HAVE WAS BRINGING THAT UP ABOUT DOES THIS FIT THE COMPREHENSION PLAN FOR THIS TYPE OF AREA, THIS TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT, WHERE AND SO FORTH.
SHE MAY HAVE HAD A QUESTION, SO I WAS WONDERING IF THAT WAS IT.
IT MAY HAVE BEEN, IT MAY HAVE BEEN.
UM, BUT FROM A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PERSPECTIVE, THIS WORKS.
AND ALSO FROM A BUILT ENVIRONMENT PERSPECTIVE, IT'S A GOOD TRANSITION STEP DOWN, UM, FROM THE HIGHER DENSITY OR HIGHER INTENSITY USES RIGHT AT THE HARD CORNER AND ALSO FROM TO THE ADJACENT TO THE RESIDENTIAL.
THIS, THIS, UH, COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT FROM A POINT OF SALE RETAIL PERSPECTIVE IS ACTUALLY ONE OF STAFF'S GO-TO.
SO THEY COULD PUT A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT WITH DRIVE THROUGHING HERE THEY COULD.
SO WHEN WE HAD INITIALLY COORDINATED WITH THE APPLICANT, UM, THE IDEA, THE WHAT'S BE, WHAT HAS BECOME THE, THE IDEA OF FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS WASN'T KNOWN TO STAFF AT THAT TIME.
AND SO WHAT THEY ARE PURSUING, UM, IF THEY, THEY ARE ALLOWED TO DO WITHIN CERTAIN LIMITATIONS PER THE, UH, THE CODE IN THE CC.
SO THERE HAS TO BE, IT'S LIMITED TO A CERTAIN AREA OF THE PROPERTY AS FAR AWAY AS YOU CAN ESSENTIALLY FROM THE RESIDENTIAL.
AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY ANYTHING IN, IN TERMS OF PLANS OF WHAT THEY WANNA DO IN THERE YET.
I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING BECAUSE OF STRAIGHT ZONING.
WE CAN'T REALLY TALK ABOUT THEIR SITE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT.
THEY HAVE SUBMITTED ONE, BUT WE HAVEN'T PROCESSED IT YET BECAUSE THE ZONING HAS NOT GONE THROUGH YET.
MAY I PRETEND? NO, WE'RE GOOD.
I JUST WANNA MAKE, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
SECOND, UH, MOTION BY MAYOR PROTE, SECOND BY MAYOR THAT WE APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 24 IS THE DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION COUNCIL MAYOR FLOOR SKILL, I'M HESITANT.
UM, SO THEY'RE JUST DOING A STRAIGHT REZONE, THERE'S NO, SO THEY'RE NOT ASKING FOR INCENTIVES, SO THERE'S NO DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT? NO, MA'AM.
AND SO WE HAVE, OH, THAT'S A SLIPPERY SLOPE.
ESPECIALLY KNOWING THAT THERE'S GONNA, YOU COULD PUT THINGS IN THERE THAT I DON'T THINK WILL FIT THAT AREA.
SO WHEN YOU DO THAT BIG, WHAT MY CONCERN IS WHEN YOU JUST DO A BIG REZONE LIKE THAT, DOES EVERYTHING THAT I COULD THAT FITS INTO THAT CATEGORY AND THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE TO ASSUME AS COUNSEL DOES EVERYTHING, IS THAT BEST FIT FOR THAT AREA.
RIGHT? GOING THROUGH MY HEAD IN MY ROLODEX, IT WORRIES ME THAT IF I SAY YES, THAT SOMETHING MAY COME ALONG THAT I DON'T THINK IS A GOOD FIT.
SO I CAN, I CAN PROVIDE PER THAT CODE, UM, WHAT A USES ARE ALLOWED IN THE C.
SO YOU CAN HAVE A BED AND BREAKFAST UP TO FIVE ROOMS, RETAIL GENERAL, SO POINT OF SALE, RETAIL, UH, RESTAURANT, RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLY, ART GALLERY, CHILDCARE CENTER WITH AN OUTDOOR PLAYGROUND IF, UH, THEY'VE CHOSE, SO CHOOSE TO DO SO.
HE CAN HAVE A FIRE POLICE STATION, A PROFESSIONAL OFFICE, A FUNERAL HOME, A BARBER SLASH BEAUTY SHOP, A CONVENIENCE, A GROCERY STORE, A FUEL STATION.
BUT THERE'S SOME, IN THIS CASE THEY CAN'T DO IT.
UM, A NURSING RETIREMENT HOMES, A VETERINARIAN WITHOUT OUTDOOR BOARDING, A HEALTH AND FITNESS CENTER AND A RESTAURANT WITH DRIVE THROUGH.
AND THEN A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION WITH, WITH DRIVE THROUGH BANKING NOW DRIVE-THROUGHS FURTHER ON IN THE LIST WERE SUBMITTED.
THEY, UH, THEY CANNOT BE LOCATED WITHIN 75 FEET OF A RESIDENTIAL ZONE PROPERTY.
SO IF WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT PARCEL, THAT SEVERELY LIMITS IT FROM A PRACTICAL PERSPECTIVE TO THE, UH, THE SOUTHEAST PORTION OF THE PROPERTY UP AGAINST, UH, OLD STAGE COACH ROAD AND THE ADJACENT CONVENIENCE AT THE HARD CORNER.
SO THERE'S GONNA BE, RIGHT NOW THIS IS JUST SEWN AG, IS THAT RIGHT? CORRECT.
AND SO, UM, THEY'RE GONNA, THEY'LL BE ABLE TO HAVE A, A ROW OF BUILDINGS BETWEEN THE DRIVE-THROUGH AREAS AND THE REST OF THE PROPERTY.
AND THEN ON TOP OF THAT, THERE'S GOING TO BE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF LANDSCAPE BUFFERING ON TOP OF WHAT THEY ALREADY HAVE TO DO FOR LANDSCAPING ENTRY PROTECTION.
SO THEY'RE DEFINITELY LIMITED CUZ OF THE SIZE OF THE LAND AND BECAUSE OF ALL THE, UM, SAFEGUARDS WE HAVE IN PLACE AS WELL.
I, I DEFINITELY, UM, WENT MET WITH THE DEVELOPER AND, AND SAW WHAT THEY HAVE MORE OR LESS COMING FORWARD AND, UH, I HAVE NO PROBLEM VOTING FOR THIS.
I KNOW THAT HE'S NOT LOOKING AT DOING SOMETHING HARD IN THERE.
SO THAT WOULD, UH, REALLY DISTURB ANYBODY IN, IN THOSE AREAS.
AND THERE'S A LOT OF SAFEGUARDS IN PLACE AS WELL.
SO, UM, I, I DEFINITELY HAVE, UH, I I THINK IT'S A GREAT DEVELOPMENT.
I, I'M GLAD THAT HE WAS WILLING TO, UH, MEET WITH US AND PROBABLY PUT THOSE WORST FEARS TO, TO BED.
UM, SO, UM, THIS IS JUST ZONING TODAY.
WE STILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY WHEN HE COMES FORWARD WITH THE SITE, UH, DEVELOPMENT TO, UH, UM, CRITIQUE IT A LITTLE BIT MORE IF WE WANT.
WELL, I WILL SAY IF, IF, MAY I
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SAY I DON'T HAVE THE, THE KNOWLEDGE YOU HAVE AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GONNA COME IN HERE.SO AS OF RIGHT NOW, THIS IS A NO FOR ME.
ONE THING TO CONSIDER HERE, THE KNOWLEDGE, WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE MAKING A ZONING BASED ON THE USE.
SO SHOULD IT BE, UH, THIS IS SEVEN ACRES, SO UH, THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO, TO DEVELOP.
SHOULD IT BE, UH, COER CONSTRUCTION MANUFACTURING? NO.
SHOULD IT BE MULTIFAMILY? UH, WOULD BE THE OTHER, UH, UH, THE MOST LIKELY APPROPRIATE USE THERE? SHOULD IT BE SINGLE FAMILY, WHICH YOU CAN'T DO ON SEVEN ACRES? UH, AND AND SHOULD IT BE RETAIL? WELL, RETAIL HAS A LOT OF ALLOWABLE USES AND NO PROTECTION FOR RESIDENTS.
SO AS IT RELATES TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, THE COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL ZONING, THE REASON THAT WILL IS SAYING THAT IT'S THE GO-TO IS BECAUSE IT IS THE ABSOLUTE BULLSEYE FROM A LAND USE STANDPOINT FOR WHAT IS APPROPRIATE NEXT TO A REGIONAL NODE LIKE THAT INTERSECTION.
SO ANY, ANY PLANNER IS GOING TO LOOK AT THE ZONING AND AT SOME POINT YOU HAVE TO RELY ON YOUR CODE, UH, TO DICTATE HOW DEVELOPMENT CAN HAPPEN AS OPPOSED TO SPOT ZONING, WHICH IS A, WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY SAYING THAT YOU HAVE TO SHOW ME WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO BUILD BEFORE WE SAY YES, WHICH IS AGAINST THE LAW UNLESS IT'S BEING DEVELOPED THROUGH A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, WHICH OFTENTIMES BYPASSES THE ZONING.
SO A COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL ZONING IS THE APPROPRIATE ZONING FOR PROPERTIES THAT ARE NEXT TO A REGIONAL NODE ALONG AN ARTERIAL REGIONAL STREET.
SO I WOULD ASSUME THAT IF YOU'RE NOT GONNA VOTE FOR COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL, I CAN'T IMAGINE THAT THIS COUNCIL WOULD WANNA VOTE YES TO ANY OTHER ZONING CATEGORY.
THEY WOULDN'T VOTE YES FOR RETAIL.
YOU PROBABLY WOULDN'T VOTE YES FOR MULTI-FAMILY.
AND SO WHAT, WHAT WOULD YOU VOTE YES TO? WELL, MY CONCERN IS THAT MAYOR PRETEND SAID, YOU KNOW, HIS FEARS GOT PUT, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY TO SLEEP WHEN HE TALKED TO THE DEVELOPER.
I HADN'T TALKED TO THE DEVELOPER.
SO I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S COMING AND I AM, I REALLY HAVE FEARS OF SEEING A DRIVE-THROUGH JUST LIKE WHAT HAPPENED WITH TACO BE.
SO I, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MORE KNOWLEDGE.
UM, MAYBE IT NEEDS TO STAY AGRICULTURE.
MY CONCERN IS FROM THAT LIST THAT YOU READ ME MM-HMM.
NOW YOU DON'T, MAYOR MITCHELL DOESN'T BELIEVE RETAIL'S GOOD.
I WOULD PROBABLY BE A LITTLE MORE SATISFIED WITH RETAIL THAN I WOULD THAN THIS COMMERCIAL ONE.
AND SO COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL, I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT, COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL IS A, IS A LESS, IS A MORE RESTRICTIVE ZONING.
RETAIL IS, I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THAT.
BUT HE JUST READ TO ME SOME OF THOSE OPTIONS AND WHEN HE DID THAT, THERE WERE SEVERAL THAT I WAS LIKE, I DON'T THINK THAT'S BEST USE.
I DON'T THINK THAT'S BEST USE.
SO, SO IN THAT, I FOUND MORE THAT THERE WERE NOT IN, IN MY OPINION, BEST USE.
NOW WE ALL HAVE SEVERAL DIFFERENT IDEAS OF WHAT BEST USE IS, AND WE, I AM TRYING TO FOLLOW YOUR LEAD WILL.
UM, BUT WITH THAT SAID THAT, I'M TRYING TO THINK OF THAT AREA.
UM, I, I, SO FOR ME, I'M THINKING ABOUT THE AREA, I'M THINKING ABOUT THE WELL AND THE PRESERVATION.
IF YOU PUT SOMETHING BIGGER IN THERE, YOU'RE NOT GONNA PRESERVE THAT.
WELL, THEY'RE GONNA TRY AND DEVELOP THE ENTIRE ACREAGE.
RIGHT NOW, FOR ME IT'S PRESERVING A PIECE OF HISTORY FOR KYLE.
AND WITH THE LIMITED SPACE THEY HAVE, THEY'RE GONNA LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF WHAT THEY PUT IN THERE.
BUT IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR BIGGER COMMERCIAL, YOU'RE GONNA GET RID OF THE, WELL, YOU'RE GONNA GET RID OF THAT HISTORIC AREA.
I MEAN, I DON'T THINK YOU'RE GONNA GET BIG COMMERCIAL CAUSE IT'S ONLY SEVEN ACRES, BUT, UM, I WOULD HOPE ANYBODY THAT WE STICK OVER THERE, SEEN AS IT'S GONNA BE A REZONE, WOULD HAVE TO COME TO THE COUNCIL AND AT LEAST DISCUSS THAT WELL WITH US.
UM, I DON'T THINK WE'RE, I DON'T THINK THEY'RE SAYING, HEY, THIS IS WHAT IT HAS TO BE.
BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, REZONING IS UP TO COUNCIL.
SO IF THEY WANNA COME AND THEY WANNA OFFER WHATEVER IT IS THEY WANNA OFFER AND WE DON'T AGREE WITH IT, WE HAVE A RIGHT TO SAY NO.
NOW I'M NOT GOING TO TRY TO STRONG ARM 'EM AND TELL 'EM THIS IS WHAT IT HAS TO BE.
I CAN SAY, HEY, I DON'T THINK THAT'S BEST USE AND I DON'T HAVE TO GIVE YOU AN EXPLANATION.
WE ARE TO BE NICE TO TRY TO HELP THE DEVELOPER OR I AM TO MAKE SURE THEY UNDERSTAND MY CONCERNS AS OF RIGHT NOW.
THOSE THINGS THAT YOU LISTED REALLY WORRY ME.
SO I DON'T DO, DO WE WANNA TRY TO TABLE THIS OR POSTPONE IT AND THEN COME BACK? OR ARE WE READY JUST TO VOTE RIGHT NOW? UH, IF, IF YOU DON'T, YOU KNOW, FOR ME, I THINK, I THINK WE'RE READY TO VOTE.
THE DEVELOPER HAD GAVE Y'ALL OPPORTUNITY TO REACH OUT TO HIM, MEET WITH HIM.
UH, SO I THINK I'M GOOD WITH MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS.
I THINK IT'S A GREAT DEVELOPMENT.
I THINK IT'S A GREAT WAY OF PRESERVING OUR HISTORY.
I THINK IT'S, UH, REALLY WHAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE JUST WORKING ON THE ZONING.
HE STILL HAS TO COME BACK WITH THE PLAN.
WE HAVE TO APPROVE THE PLAN AS WELL.
SO THERE'S STILL ANOTHER CHANCE FORCE.
I DON'T THINK WE HAVE TO APPROVE THAT PLAN
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ON THE, ON THE PLAN THAT HE'S COMING FORWARD WITH.SO THE SITE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT, UM, IF IT'S COMPLIANT FROM HIS ZONING PERSPECTIVES, IT'S APPROVED ADMINISTRATIVELY BY STAFF.
SO, UM, BECAUSE, AND I'LL RESTATE IT AGAIN, BECAUSE THE, THE STANDARDS IN THIS COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT ARE SO ROBUST FAR ABOVE THE RETAIL SERVICES, UM, THAT'S ADJACENT TO IT.
UM, STAFF IS VERY COMFORTABLE BEING ABLE TO ESSENTIALLY PUT OUR CODE TO THE TEST TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE, THEY'RE BEING FULLY COMPLIANT AND THEN SOME, SO, OKAY.
I JUST HAVE ONE SUGGESTION IF YOU DON'T MIND.
UM, MAYBE WE CAN LOOK AT WHEN WE'RE DOING THE SITE MAPS, IF WE CAN ACTUALLY HAVE A REAL GOOGLE IMAGE OF, OF, UM, DEVELOPMENTS OR ACTUALLY IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE HAVE, I GUESS FOR SOME OF US WHERE WE, WE SEE THE DRAWINGS AND THEN WE SEE THE, I GUESS THE SATELLITE IMAGE, BUT ACTUALLY THE A A REAL TIME KIND OF PHOTOGRAPH.
SO WE ACTUALLY KNOW WHERE THE LOCATION IS, IF THERE'S ANY OBSTRUCTIONS, LIKE BIG WIRE TOWERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT TO WHERE WE SAY, OH, WAIT A MINUTE, CAN, UH, RAILROAD TRACKS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
OR THERE'S DOWN FENCES OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
UM, BECAUSE I KNOW WHERE THIS IS AT, BUT I KNOW SOME OF THE OTHER, OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE STILL CONFUSED ON THE LOCATION.
BUT IT, IF WE COULD MAYBE LOOK AT THAT AS SOMETHING GOING FORWARD WHEN WE DO THESE, UH, UM, REZONINGS, WE HAVE ACTUAL, A REAL GOOGLE IMAGE KIND OF DEAL ON THAT.
BUT THAT, THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT I GOTTA SAY ON THAT.
ONE FINAL THING IS THIS IS FIRST READING, SO THERE WOULD BE, IF IT PASSES, IT HAS TO COME BACK FOR SECOND READING.
THERE WOULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THE DEVELOPER.
I'M SURE THE DEVELOPER WOULD BE HAPPY TO, UH, IF IT FAILS, THEN IT'S JUST GONE.
AND THEY CAN'T, THEY CAN'T REAPPLY FOR 12 MONTHS.
YEAH, I WOULD LIKE HIM INFORM.
YOU MIGHT WANNA, YOU MIGHT WANNA I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW IF THE DEVELOPERS HERE AS THE DEVELOPER.
YEAH, WELL WE JUST PASSED IT, SO IF THE DEVELOPERS LISTENING, YOU MIGHT WANNA REACH OUT TO SOME OF THE COUNCIL.
I DID HAVE A MEETING SCHEDULED WITH HIM, BUT THEN I ASKED, HAD A MEETING EARLIER THAT DAY, SO JUST OVERBOOKING.
[25. Amend the Policy on Appointments for City Boards, Committees and Commissions to exempt the Economic Development & Tourism Board from the current policy. ~ Travis Mitchell, Mayor]
RIGHT, NEXT UP IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 25.I'M AMEND THE POLICY ON APPOINTMENTS FOR CITY BOARDS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS TO EXEMPT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM BOARD FROM THE CURRENT POLICY.
I KNOW WE'RE TALKING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
IT WASN'T MY DESIRE TO BRING THIS BACK.
HOWEVER, UH, WHEN WE, UH, MADE OUR ORIGINAL APPOINTMENTS AT ON DRAFT DAY RECENTLY, UH, WE SKIPPED THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD.
AND THE PROBLEM WITH THAT, AND THEN OUR CURRENT PATH, UH, IS THAT THE TERMS HAVE EXPIRED.
UH, AND WE HAVE NOT REAPPOINTED.
AND SO THEIR, THE, UH, THEIR BOARD IS TECHNICALLY DEFUNCT RIGHT NOW.
AND SO IT, IT WAS MY DESIRE TO ALLOW FOR THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POOR BOARD TO, UH, FOLLOW THEIR CURRENT POLICY AS WELL AS MEMORIALIZE THAT AS WE, UH, DEVELOP A NEW POLICY.
BUT IN ORDER TO DO THAT AND IN ORDER FOR, UH, THE DIRECTOR TO BRING FORWARD THE NOMINATIONS, UH, THAT, UH, SHE WOULD LIKE, UH, WE NEED TO, UH, MAKE A VOTE TO EXEMPT THEM FROM THE CURRENT POLICY.
NOW, I KNOW THERE CAN BE LOTS OF DISCUSSION ABOUT EXACTLY HOW THE BOARD IS, HAS BEEN CONFIGURED THROUGH THE YEARS.
MY HOPE IS, UH, IS THAT WE CAN ALLOW FOR OURSELVES TO JUST, UH, ALLOW FOR VICTORIA TO BRING FORWARD THE, THE NOMINEES THAT SHE HAS, INCLUDING THE REAPPOINTMENTS, UH, SO THAT THE BOARD CAN BE RECONSTITUTED, UH, AND THAT WE COULD MAKE, UH, CONTRIBUTIONS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR AMENDMENT AND DRAFTING OF A NEW POLICY, UH, AS WE MOVE FORWARD, PAST THE ELECTION, UH, IN OUR REGULAR PROCESS.
BUT IT'S JUST A SITUATION WHERE THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO HAVE A QUORUM IF WE DON'T, IF WE DON'T MAKE A AN AN EXEMPTION FOR THEM AT THIS POINT IN TIME.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? CUSTOMER FORCE SCALE? YEAH, I DON'T WANNA MAKE AN EXEMPTION PER SE.
I, I WOULD BE WILLING IF WE CAN, TO EXTEND IT, CAN WE EXTEND IT BY MONTHS OR SOMETHING SHORT TERM TO HELP THEM GET THEIR QUORUM? UM, I THINK THIS TAKES A MUCH LONGER CONVERSATION BECAUSE I DO NOT WANNA SEE IT DIFFERENT FROM THE CURRENT POLICY.
I THINK ALL THESE BOARDS ARE EQUALLY IMPORTANT.
AND I KNOW, UH, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALSO HAS THE SAME KIND OF SETUP AS, UM, P AND Z WHERE YOU CAN'T, YOU'RE LIMITED BY WHO CAN BE ON THERE AND, AND SAME AS ART COMMISSION.
SO THINKING LONG TERM, I WOULD LIKE IT, UH, TO ALL KIND OF BE UNIFORM, BUT I DO UNDERSTAND THE SITUATION.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO TEMPORARILY
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TO, TO LET THEM ALLOW THEM TO MEET.UM, I GUESS ONE OF MY CONCERNS IS, UM, WE'VE NEVER REALLY WORKED WITH THEM COLLECTIVELY, SO I DON'T KNOW.
I KNOW P AND Z'S BEEN SHORT A COUPLE TIMES AND THEY HAVEN'T BEEN, UM, THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO MEET QUORUM.
BUT FOR THIS, I FEEL LIKE WE, I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH INPUT WE GET FROM THEM THAT WE SHOULD HAVE TO MAKE AN IMMEDIATE CHANGE AND, AND EXCLUDE THEM REALLY WHEN I FEEL LIKE THEY ALL SHOULD BE INCLUDED.
UM, SO IF THERE IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO TO MEET IN THE MIDDLE SO WE CAN TEMPORARILY ALLOW THEM TO MEET AND MAKE DECISIONS, I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT VICTORIA VARG DEVELOPMENT FOR THE RECORD.
UM, SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT THE BOARD STARTS MEETING NOW AND BECAUSE THEY WANT TO BE VERY INVOLVED IN THE COMP PLAN AND ALREADY NEXT WEEK, UH, WE'RE WORKING WITH WILL AND HIS TEAM TO HAVE THE, UM, THE FIRM COME TO OUR ED AND T BOARD MEETING AND GET FEEDBACK FROM THEM.
AND WE HAVE TWO REALLY GOOD APPLICANTS THAT ARE WAITING TO BE APPOINTED.
UM, WE'VE INTERVIEWED THEM, OUR, OUR BOARD CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR AND MYSELF HAVE INTERVIEWED THESE APPLICANTS AND I'VE, I HAVE THEIR BIOS IF YOU'D LIKE TO READ THEM.
UM, I CAN SEND THEM ON TO COUNCIL.
UM, BUT EVERYBODY ON THE BOARD IS SUPPORTIVE OF THESE TWO APPLICANTS AND OUR FEAR IS THAT THEY WILL LOSE INTEREST IN WANTING TO SERVE ON THE BOARD BECAUSE, UM, THEY WILL BE, THEY WERE HERE A FEW, I THINK LAST MONTH, YOU KNOW, TO, TO GET REAPPOINTED AND ALSO TO GET APPOINTED.
SO, UM, IF I CAN SHARE ANY INFORMATION ON THEM, IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK TO THEM, I THINK THEY'RE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS FROM YOU IN PERSON.
UM, BUT WHATEVER YOUR DIRECTION IS, I'LL, I'LL TAKE, I JUST DON'T WANNA LOSE INTEREST OF, OF THE TWO APPLICANTS THAT WE HAVE AND THEN THOSE THAT WANNA BE REAPPOINTED.
WELL MY HOPE IS THAT WE NEVER LOSE THAT INTEREST.
I HOPE THEY'RE UNDERSTANDING OF OUR SITUATION.
I THINK, UM, OUR POLICY, I'M SORRY, SOMEBODY WAS ROLLING THEIR EYES
UM, IT'S CHANGED AND WE REALIZE THAT IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT IS FIT FOR US.
SO IF THEY COULD GIVE US A LITTLE BIT OF GRACE AS FAR AS TRYING TO FIGURE OURSELVES OUT, UM, AND IF YOU WOULD BE AMENABLE SO WE COULD DO SOMETHING IN ORDER TO, UM, ALLOW YOU GUYS THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, UM, DURING THE TIME, I, I WOULD BE WILLING TO DO THAT.
UH, IS THERE OTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? SO WHAT EXACTLY WERE WE ASKING FOR? JUST THE WAVES FOR TEMPORARY TILL WE COME BACK WITH A PLAN.
THEY HAD APPLICANTS THAT CAME FORWARD, UH, AS A PART OF OUR DRAFT DAY, UH, PROCESS.
WE CHOSE NOT TO MOVE FORWARD AT THAT TIME.
UH, THE CONVERSATION WAS THAT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD AT THAT TIME IS CONSTITUTED DIFFERENTLY, WHICH IT IS, YOU'RE NOT REQUIRED TO BE A RESIDENT OF THE CITY FOR ONE EXAMPLE.
UM, AND THERE, THERE ARE OTHERS.
UH, THAT BOARD IS CONSTITUTED BASED ON INDUSTRY SEGMENTS AND IS VERY TARGETED AND IS ALWAYS BEEN MANAGED BY THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT PRETTY MUCH EXCLUSIVELY.
SO THAT'S THE WAY IT'S OPERATED FOR AS LONG AS I'VE BEEN HERE.
SO THE DESIRE WAS TO, UH, EXEMPT THEM FROM THE POLICY, UH, ALLOW THEM TO BRING FORWARD THE APPLICANTS THAT THEY ALREADY HAD BROUGHT FORWARD BEFORE SO THAT WE COULD PUT THEM ON THE BOARD SO THAT THEY WON'T BE DEFUNCT AND THEN WE CAN ADDRESS MAKING ANY ISSUES, UH, MAKING ANY CHANGES TO THE POLICY THAT WE WANNA MAKE, UH, MOVING FORWARD AS WE CONSIDER, UH, UPDATING THE CURRENT POLICY.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S MY RECOMMENDATION.
I'M TRYING TO, I'M TRYING TO RESOLVE, UH, AN ISSUE AND RIGHT NOW WE'RE IN A SITUATION WHERE I THINK IT MIGHT TAKE US SOME TIME, UH, BUT THIS WOULD RESOLVE THEIR CONFLICT.
UH, AND AGAIN, WE, THEY DID COME FORWARD IN DRAFT AID.
THEY'RE NOT PROPOSING TO MAKE ANY CHANGES TO THEIR NOMINATIONS.
WE DIDN'T CONSIDER THEM AT THAT TIME, WE MOVED ON.
SO I'M JUST TRYING TO FIX THAT PARTICULAR ISSUE SO THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD.
BUT IN ORDER TO DO THAT, UH, IN ORDER FOR VICTORIA TO BRING FORWARD THE NOMINEES THAT WERE ALREADY BEING PRESENTED, WE JUST HAVE TO GRANT THEM THE ABILITY TO, UH, HAVE A, AN EXCEPTION FROM OUR CURRENT POLICY THAT'S, UH, THAT'S THAT WE'VE SAID WE WANT TO ADDRESS, BUT WE'RE JUST NOT READY TO YET.
UH, AND THEN SHE WOULD BRING THEM FORWARD AT THE NEXT MEETING WITH ALL THE RESUMES AND THE BIOS AND ALLOW FOR US TO DISCUSS WITH THE APPLICANTS, UH, AT, AT THAT TIME.
SO MAKING THEM ACCEPT RIGHT NOW WILL BE JUST FOR THEM TO COME FORWARD AND FOR US TO APPOINT THEM.
HOWEVER, WHENEVER WE DO THE POLICY AMENDMENT AND WE BRING THE TASK FORCE, WE CAN BRING THIS BACK.
THEN I, WAIT, CAN I MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT NOMINATING ANYBODY LONG TERM? THIS IS JUST GONNA BE TEMPORARY.
I THINK THAT'S WHAT I WOULD ASK FOR THE TERM, WHATEVER TERM THAT IT'S ALREADY ESTABLISHED, A TWO YEAR TERM IT WILL MAKE SENSE.
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OKAY.AND THEN BRINGING THE POLICY FORWARD.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS I'D LIKE SEE IN THE POLICY IS WAITING TILL WE GET OUR NEW CITY MANAGER TO MAKE SURE HE'S A PART OF THAT PROCESS AS WELL, WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT I WOULD, UH, RECOMMEND.
CUZ I, I'D LOVE TO SEE WHAT OUR NEW CITY MANAGER'S INPUT WOULD BE AS WELL.
I KNOW IT'S AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WAS THE STEERING FORCE FOR THIS FOR YEARS, BUT YOU KNOW, AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH CITY MANAGER, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT HIS GOALS WILL BE OR HIS VISION.
SO I DEFINITELY WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE GIVE HIM THAT ABILITY AS WELL.
SO, UM, MAKING SURE WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH A PLAN ONCE WE APPOINT A NEW, ONCE WE HIRE A NEW CITY MANAGER IS ALL I'M CONCERNED ABOUT.
I KNOW WE, UH, WE ARE PROPOSING A SPECIAL MEETING FOR, UH, NOVEMBER THE 10TH.
NOT TO ADD ANYMORE TO THE AGENDA ITEM, BUT WOULD THIS BE SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD WANT TO BE ABLE TO BRING ON THE AGENDA AND WE CAN BE ABLE TO LOOK AT THAT AND VOTE? WHEN, WHEN IS THE MEETING? NOVEMBER 10TH IS ON A THURSDAY.
IT'S ON, UH, NOVEMBER THE NINTH.
IT'S ON WEDNESDAY, NEXT WEDNESDAY.
JUST IF NOT, MAYBE AT THE NEXT MEETING.
I'M WELL IF YOU, WELL I SEE THERE'S A SENSE OF URGENCY, RIGHT, WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY THERE, UH, BECAUSE OF WHAT YOU'RE SAYING ABOUT WE MIGHT LOSE INTEREST.
SO I'M JUST TRYING TO LOOK AT THE NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING.
IF IT'S, IF IT'S A MAYBE A 10, 20 MINUTE CONVERSATION AND WE'VE ALREADY REVIEWED THE APPLICANTS, IF THAT'S THE CASE, IF WE DECIDE TO GO WITH THIS, THEN WE CAN MAKE THE DECISION THEN.
AND THEN THAT WAY THEY COULD BE UP AND RUNNING AT LEAST BY DECEMBER.
THE, THE PLAN WAS TO BRING 'EM ON THE 15TH.
IF THEY'RE MEETING ON THE NINTH, THEN WE, THE, THEN PUTTING THEM WITH THE SPECIAL MEETING, I DON'T THINK WOULD CHANGE ANYTHING.
THERE'S NO MEETING BETWEEN THE 10TH AND THE 15TH, IS THERE? UH, NO.
SO IT WOULD BE MY RECOMMENDATION JUST TO BRING 'EM FORWARD IN THE REGULAR AGENDA.
UH, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND THE POLICY ON APPOINTMENTS FOR CITY BOARDS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS TO EXEMPT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TOURISM BOARD FROM THE CURRENT POLICY AND DIRECT, UH, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR TO BRING FORWARD THE NOMINATIONS THAT WERE ORIGINALLY PROPOSED, UH, WHEN WE HAD OUR LAST DRAFT DAY MEETING.
SECOND ABOUT COUNCIL MEMBER TOBIAS, IS THEIR DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? ALL IS IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.