Dec 06, 2022 City Council Regular Meeting

IF THE CITY SECRETARY COULD PLEASE CALL ROE, PLEASE.

[II. Approval of Minutes]

WE HAD CALLED TO ORDER.

UH, NEXT UP WE HAVE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.

I GUESS I GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES FOR NOVEMBER 15TH.

SECOND, ALSO THE REGULAR SPECIAL MEETING AND ALSO THE REGULAR MEETING ON THE 15TH AS WELL ON THE 17TH.

SECOND.

SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER BRADO.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

MISS PARSLEY FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

HALL PAY POSE.

[III. Citizen Comment Period with City Council]

NEXT UP WE HAVE CITIZENS COMMENTS.

UH, THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING UP THE CITIZENS ALREADY IN THE AGENDA.

THOSE WISHING TO SPEAK ARE ENCOURAGED TO SIGN IN BEFORE MEETING SPEAKERS MAY BE PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK DURING THIS TIME PERIOD ON THE AGENDA ITEMS OR ANY OTHER MATTERS CONCERNING CITY BUSINESS.

THEY MUST OTHERWISE HAVE A, ALSO HAVE A THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT.

LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE TWO THAT HAVE BEEN SIGNED UP.

THE FIRST ONE WE HAVE IS MS. AINA, CHAPPO, EVANGELINA.

CHAPPA.

UH, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME THIS TIME.

HOPEFULLY I CAN GET THROUGH IN THREE MINUTES.

IF NOT, HOPEFULLY YOU COULD GIVE ME MORE LATER ON.

IT'S AN ITEM ON REGARDS TO ITEM 35, THE MASTER PLAN.

UH, LAST WEEK THEY HAD THE PNC HAD THEIR MEETING, AND I WAS VERY HAPPY THE WAY THEY, THEY DID THEIR RESEARCH IN THAT PLAN.

THEY WERE NOT VERY HAPPY.

UH, I DON'T AGREE WITH WHAT THEY HAD ALSO, SO I WAS VERY GLAD TO HEAR THE THINGS.

BUT, UH, I KNOW THAT 20 YEARS AGO WE HAD THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AND I KNOW WE'RE GETTING READY FOR THE 2030 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

AND THE 20 YEARS AGO, IT SAID, THE REPORT WAS THAT THEY, THE HAD TO START WITH THE HISTORICAL PART OF, OF DOWNTOWN.

AND TO ME, THIS MASTER PLAN THAT THEY HAD SEEMED TO ME LIKE IT SHOULD BE FUTURE IN 20 YEARS, BECAUSE NOTHING HAS CAUGHT UP FROM THE LAST 20 YEARS, REALLY.

AND SO I, I WAS VERY GLAD THAT THEY, THEY WERE NOT HAPPY WITH IT.

THEY HESITATED AND SENT IT TO Y'ALL, AND THEY DID NOT WANNA SEND IT TO Y'ALL.

BUT I THINK THAT THE PLANNING AND ZONING DIRECTOR BURST THEIR BUBBLE AND SAID THAT YOU ALL WERE EXPECTING IT AND THAT Y'ALL, IT WAS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO GET IT TO YOU.

SO I'M HOPING THAT YOU DENY THIS, THIS, UH, MASTER PLAN.

LOOKS LIKE I'VE ALSO HAD, UH, SOME ADDITIONAL, UH, ASSISTANCE COMMENTS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP TO ME.

THE NEXT I WOULD HAVE, UH, MS. LILA KNIGHT.

OR YOU WANNA WAIT DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING? DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING.

THE HANDICAP PARKING IS TAKEN OUT BY THE BUILDING, HE WON'T RENEW HIS LEASE BECAUSE, UM, HE MAINLY DOES ZOOM WORK EXCEPT FOR THE ELDERLY, AND THEY HAVE TO BE ABLE TO GET TO THE BUILDING.

BE NEXT.

WE WOULD HAVE CINDY, CYNTHIA BARTON.

HI, I'M CINDY SLOVAK BARTON.

I'M THE CO OF BARTON WORD BUILDING ACROSS THE STREET AT ONE 13 WEST CENTER STREET.

SORRY, I DIDN'T KNOW WE WERE SUPPOSED TO WEAR SPARKLES AND EVERYTHING.

I'M WOULD'VE DONE THAT.

UH, I'M COMMENTING ON THE, UH, DOWNTOWN PLAN.

UH, IT'S GOT SOME INTERESTING POINTS THAT MIGHT IMPROVE OUR STUFF, BUT I THINK IT NEEDS A LOT MORE THOUGHTS AND INPUT FROM BUSINESSES, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE GONNA BE IMPACTED.

I'VE WRITTEN DOWN A FEW, I'LL GO THROUGH 'EM REAL QUICK.

UM, IF YOU'RE TAKING OUT THE, UH, PARKING ALONG MAIN STREET AND CENTER STREETS, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE TAKING IT ALL OUT.

I PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR ENGINEERING TO HAVE THOSE PUT IN, PAID A LOT.

UM, AND I WORRY ABOUT SO MANY SPACES BEING TAKEN OUT IF YOU DO NOT AT THE SAME TIME, PUT IN PARKING VERY CLOSE ELSEWHERE.

ONE OF MY TENANTS HAS INFORMED ME THAT IF

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UM, LET'S SEE IF YOU, LIKE I SAID, IF YOU ARE GONNA TAKE OUT ALL THAT PARKING, MAKE SURE THAT SIMULTANEOUSLY THE PUBLIC PARKING IS PUT IN HALF A BLOCK OR A BLOCK AWAY.

UH, MAKE SURE THAT YOU ALLOW OVERNIGHT PARKING BECAUSE I'M THE ONLY PERSON RIGHT AROUND THE SQUARE THAT HAS TENANTS AND THEY REALLY DO NEED THE PARKING.

I PURPOSELY PUT UP ALSO A RING UP SYSTEM.

VERY SECURE SYSTEM.

NOBODY CAN GET IN THE BUILDING UNLESS THEY'RE BUZZED IN.

SO IF THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO WALK ANY DISTANCE, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S SAFE.

YOU KNOW, WE DON'T HAVE A HUGE CRIME THING HERE.

THANKS KYLE PD.

THEY DO A GOOD JOB.

BUT IT IS SCARY FOR THE WOMEN IN THE BUILDING IF THEY HAVE TO WALK VERY LONG.

UM, IF YOU DO HAVE TO TAKE THE PARKING OUT NEXT TO THE BUILDING, IS IT POSSIBLE TO MAINLY LOOK AT THE ALLEYWAY, WHICH IS NOT PAVED AND GROSS AND EVERYTHING.

IT'S ALSO ABOVE THE GRADE OF THE BUILDING.

IS THERE A WAY TO PUT A HANDICAP PARKING THERE AND POSSIBLY PUT A LOADING ZONE PARKING SPACE? THERE? THERE IS SPACE FOR TWO PARKING SPACES BEHIND MY BUILDING THAT YOU COULD HAVE A LOADING ZONE AND AN ELDERLY PARKING.

UM, THAT WOULD HELP A LOT.

AND THEN THE OTHER THING THAT'S REALLY WEIRD, AND I TRIED LOOKING AT THIS THROUGH TEXAS, YOU KNOW, MUNICIPAL CODE AND ALL THAT KINDA STUFF.

CAN YOU REALLY TELL A BUSINESS HOW LONG THEY HAVE TO BE, UH, OPEN ? BECAUSE I'M LIKE, IF YOU ONLY HAVE THREE EMPLOYEES, YOU MAY NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO STAY OPEN 10 HOURS.

YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S A, IT'S A REAL PROBLEM.

SO I KNOW THAT THE OTHER TENANT IN, IN MY BUILDING HAS SAID IF THAT GOES INTO EFFECTS, THEY WON'T RENEW BECAUSE THEY DO NOT HAVE THE MANPOWER TO STAY OPEN 10 HOURS A DAY.

AND RIGHT NOW I'M PUTTING IN, OOPS, SORRY.

I WAS GONNA SAY, I, I'M PUTTING IN $110,000 RIGHT NOW BECAUSE CITY ADMINISTRATION HAD ASKED, PLEASE PUT IN MICRO OFFICES.

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE.

IT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION INSIDE AND THIS COMES UP, IT'S GONNA KILL THE PLANS FOR THE MICRO BUSINESSES THAT YOU GUYS ASKED ME TO PUT IN THERE.

SO THAT'S IT.

THANKS.

HELLO, MY NAME IS JENNIFER AVIZO.

NEXT I HAVE, UH, ASHLEY CONER.

HI, I AM ASHLEY CONNER.

I AM THE OWNER AND PUBLISHER AT THE HAY FREE PRESS.

UM, WE ARE IN THE BUILDING THAT, UH, THE BARTON WORD BUILDING THAT CINDY WAS MENTIONING.

BUT MY, UM, QUESTION OR HOPE TODAY TO GET IS, UM, THIS PAST THURSDAY WHEN YOU GUYS HAD THE SANTA'S ARRIVAL, AND THIS HAS HAPPENED A COUPLE OF OTHER TIMES.

I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS CLOSED THE STREET ON THE, UM, PARK SIDE OF MAIN, YOU CLOSED MAIN STREET ON THE PARK SIDE.

UM, BUT THIS WEEK ON A BUSINESS DAY, MY SIDE OF THE STREET WHERE MY EMPLOYEES PARK WAS ALSO CLOSED, BUT WE DIDN'T KNOW THAT.

SO WE PARKED THERE IN THE MORNING BEFORE EVERYBODY ELSE ARRIVED.

AND THEN BY THE TIME IT WAS TIME FOR US TO LEAVE, WE COULDN'T GET OUT BECAUSE THERE WERE TENTS BEHIND OUR CARS.

UM, WE ALSO COULDN'T GET, I HAD TO HAVE A VENDOR MOVE A BARRICADE SO THAT I COULD EVEN GET OFF THE STREET.

UM, AND I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THAT YOU GUYS ARE GONNA DO EVENTS THERE AND IT'S CITY PROPERTY AND ALL OF THAT, BUT THE COMMUNICATION OF KNOWING WHERE YOU'RE GONNA BE PUTTING THINGS, BECAUSE YOU GUYS DON'T ALWAYS PUT TENTS ON OUR SIDE OF, OF THE STREET, BUT SOMETIMES THERE ARE TENTS ON OUR SIDE OF THE STREET.

AND SO JUST KNOWING, YOU KNOW, IF WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO GET IN AND OUT, UM, I KNOW A LOT OF TIMES ON THE WEEKENDS IF THERE'S A PARADE AND THINGS LIKE THAT, WE'LL GET A PAPER FROM YOU GUYS THAT SOMEBODY WILL COME BY AND SAY, HEY, IT'S GONNA BE CLOSED.

WE GOT NONE OF THAT.

THIS TIME WE GOT ON WEDNESDAY.

YOU PUT THE SIGNS IN FRONT OF THE PARK THAT SAID, NO PARKING 4:00 AM TO 10:00 PM BUT IF THERE'S A, IF OUR SIGN'S GONNA BE CLOSED, IF WE COULD HAVE SOME SORT OF SIGN.

WE ALSO HAVE RESIDENTS OVER THERE.

SO WE TRY TO BE COGNIZANT OF WHERE THEY'RE PARKING SO THAT WE'RE NOT TAKING UP THEIR PARKING, BUT WE'RE ALSO UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

SO THERE'S A WHOLE LOT GOING ON AND JUST A LITTLE BIT OF COMMUNICATION ABOUT WHERE WE SHOULD BE WOULD GO A REALLY LONG WAY.

AND JUST KNOWING, ESPECIALLY ON BUSINESS DAYS, CAUSE WE'RE NOT THERE DURING ON THE WEEKENDS USUALLY.

ANYWAY, SO THANK YOU.

NEXT I HAVE JENNIFER AVIZO.

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I'M, UM, REPRESENTING, I GUESS OUR STREET ON THE EAST SIDE, UH, BUTTON.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, UM, BUTTON CREEK ROAD AND LAYMAN AND DACI.

AND WE'VE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS ON THAT.

I APPRECIATE ALL YOUR TIME SO FAR, AND I'M HOPING FOR A CONCLUSION THIS EVENING TO SEE WHAT DIRECTION WE'RE GOING TO GO AND IN RESOLVING THE TRAFFIC ISSUES WITH THE STOP SIGN THERE.

UM, WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF PROGRESS AND NEW BUILDING AND, AND EVERYTHING'S ZONING OUT AND ALL OF OUR FARMLAND IS GONE.

THAT WAS RIGHT NEXT TO US.

AND A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE MOVING IN AND WE ARE HAVING A LOT OF TRAFFIC, UH, RIGHT THERE AT THAT STOP SIGN.

IT'S JUST HASN'T, IT'S NOT MADE FOR, UM, THAT KIND OF TRAFFIC.

AND SO, UM, WE'D LIKE TO HAVE SOME KIND OF TEMPORARY SOLUTION UNTIL THE ROAD PLANT ROAD BOND GOES THROUGH, UM, TO PUT UP SOME LIGHTS THERE OR, UM, WHATEVER SOLUTION WE CAN COME UP WITH TO MAKE THAT A LITTLE EASIER THROUGH THERE.

UM, THANK YOU.

THAT'S, THANK YOU.

I DO HAVE ONE MORE.

UH, IT'S, UH, STEVE LAURIE, DO YOU WANNA WAIT TO A PUBLIC HEARING? I WAIT UNTIL, YES, SIR.

NO PROBLEM.

IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND SPEAK? HELLO, COUNSEL.

UH, MY NAME IS TRACY.

SHE, AND TONIGHT I AM SPEAKING TO YOU AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE WATER FALLS HOA.

UH, RECENTLY, APPARENTLY, UH, SOME FENCING GOT PUT IN, UH, BEHIND SOME HOMES THAT, UH, BACK ONTO THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.

AND AS I AM WELL AWARE OF SECURITY AND SUCH, HOWEVER, THEY, UM, ARE PRETTY TALL AND PRETTY UNSIGHTLY IN REGARDS TO RAZOR WIRE, UM, BEHIND YOUR HOUSE.

YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY BUILT THESE HOUSES AND THEY HAD THIS, AND AROUND THE ORIGINAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, THEY MAY HAVE HAD A FENCE, BUT THERE WAS NO RAZOR WIRE.

SO THEY LOOKED LIKE THEY'RE BACKING ONTO, YOU KNOW, TO BE QUITE HONEST, TO PRISON.

AND THEN ALSO SOME OF THE, UH, NEIGHBORS ON WATER, UH, ON THE, UH, FACEBOOK PAGES HAVE ALSO SAID THAT SOME OF THEIR FENCES HAVE BEEN DESTROYED.

SO, UM, I'M ASKING IF YOU GUYS WILL REACH OUT TO THE, UH, THE NEIGHBORS WHO ARE, UH, BACKING ONTO THE FENCES TO SEE ABOUT HOW, YOU KNOW, THEIR OR, YOU KNOW, THEIR OFFENSES, UH, WERE, UM, YOU KNOW, DONE OR RECTIFIED IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM.

THE OTHER THING IS SOME OF THE HOMEOWNERS ARE SAYING THEY WERE NOT NOTIFIED.

THE HOA WAS NOT NOTIFIED EITHER.

SO, UM, AND I KNOW IT'S REALLY NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU HAVE TO DO, BUT I THINK THAT'S COMMON COURTESY THAT WHEN YOU'RE GONNA PUT SOMETHING UP AGAINST SOMEBODY'S FENCE THAT YOU, YOU KNOW, LET THEM KNOW THAT THAT'S GONNA HAPPEN.

SO, UM, UH, JUST KIND OF TO LET THE CITY KNOW THAT A LITTLE BIT.

SORRY, BUT YES.

I'M ALSO GONNA ASK, SINCE I KNOW A LOT OF THE HOMEOWNERS, IF THEY'RE NOT HERE TONIGHT, THEN THEY'RE GONNA BE WATCHING ON TV.

UM, IF WE CAN ALSO MOVE THIS ITEM TO THE TOP OF THE, UH, THE AGENDA FOR THAT AREA SO THAT THEY CAN BE ABLE TO GO TO SLEEP IN A TIMELY MANNER.

OF, OF FENCING ALONE, NOT INCLUDING THE BARB WIRE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND SPEAK? MAKE SURE YOU ALSO FILL OUT ONE OF THE FORMS AND TURN IT INTO THE CITY SECRETARY PLEASE.

UH, HI.

I'M JOSE MENDEZ.

I'M GLAD ACTUALLY SHE, SHE CAME UP HERE AND SPOKE BECAUSE I'M ONE OF THE HOMEOWNERS THAT'S ADJACENT TO THE, UH, THE BARBED WIRE FENCING.

UM, SO I KNOW THIS ISN'T A, A HUGE CONCERN TO MANY, UH, ONLY BECAUSE THERE'S ONLY FIVE HOUSES THERE THAT IT ACTUALLY AFFECTS.

UM, AND FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WANNA THANK, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ZUNIGA, UM, WHO WAS ACTUALLY AT MY DOOR THE OTHER DAY, UM, KIND OF SHEDDING SOME LIGHT ON, ON THESE ITEMS. UM, SO JUST THINK FOR FOR A SECOND.

YOU KNOW, SOMETHING I'VE DONE FOR THE LAST SEVEN YEARS THAT I'VE LIVED IN THIS HOUSE IS I GRABBED MY CUP OF COFFEE AND THEN I LOOK OUT MY FRENCH DOORS AND, AND HAVE A PRETTY GOOD VIEW UP UNTIL THE LAST MAYBE YEAR AND SEVERAL MONTHS OF THIS IMPROVEMENT OF THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, UM, I RECENTLY HAD A DEATH IN THE FAMILY.

I'VE BEEN GONE FOR ABOUT THREE WEEKS, AND I COME BACK AND I DO THE SAME THING WITH MY COFFEE IN THE MORNING.

AND I COME TO REALIZE THAT THE, THE POST ARE STICKING OUT FOR THE, THE BARB WIRE FENCING.

NOW, FROM THE TOP OF THE PICKET WHERE THE PICKET STOPS, I MEAN, YOU'RE LOOKING AT ANOTHER TWO TO THREE FEET

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SO PER OUR HOA AGREEMENT IN WATER LEAF FALLS, I CAN'T EVEN HAVE A, A BASKETBALL GOAL THAT'S BEING SEEN FROM THE ROADWAY.

HOWEVER, WHEN I TURN ONTO MY ROAD, THAT'S THE FIRST THING I SEE IS, IS THE BEGINNING OF A PRISON YARD.

AND IT'S, IT'S, IT'S UNSIGHTLY.

IT'S, IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S DEFINITELY GONNA, UH, BE AN ISSUE IF I EVER CHOOSE TO SELL MY HOME.

UM, IT'S, IT'S NOT MAINTAINING THE, THE MARKET VALUE OF THOSE FIVE SPECIFIC HOMES IN THAT AREA.

AND AGAIN, I KNOW THIS ISN'T HUGE AND IT'S, IT DOESN'T AFFECT EVERYBODY, BUT FIVE OF THOSE HOMES ARE RESIDENTS THAT HAVE LIVED HERE LONGER THAN I HAVE.

AND I'VE BEEN HERE FOR SEVEN AND A HALF YEARS.

I'VE ENJOYED EVERYTHING ABOUT KYLE.

I, I LOVE WHERE IT'S GOING.

I LOVE THE CHANGES THAT ARE, THAT ARE COMING TO KYLE.

AND I WOULD HATE TO LEAVE JUST BECAUSE THE MOMENT I LOOK IN MY BACKYARD, IT LOOKS LIKE A, THE BEGINNING STAGES OF A PRISON YARD, I MEAN, IT'S UNSIGHTLY.

AND I WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUT THAT.

IF YOU WERE NEAR HOME, HOW THAT WOULD LOOK.

AND, AND WE ALL HAVE CHILDREN, SO NOT ONLY IS IT A, AN UNSIGHTLY THING, BUT IT'S ALSO, UM, A SAFETY ISSUE AS THEY'RE BEGINNING TO CLIMB.

SO I'M NOT ASKING FOR MUCH, UH, THERE HAS TO BE SOME KIND OF RESOLUTION TO THIS, EVEN IF IT'S, YOU KNOW, COMING OUT AS FAR AS, UH, YOU KNOW, PAYING FOR THE ADDITIONAL FENCING OR SOME HIGHER PICKETS THAT SIMPLY COVER IT.

I REALIZE THAT THERE'S NOT MUCH WE CAN DO IN TERMS OF, UM, YOU KNOW, THE, THE REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE NEEDED FOR ALONG THE, THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.

BUT IF, IF WE COULD GET SOME KIND OF LARGER FENCING OR SOMETHING PAID FOR, UM, JUST TO COVER THAT UP, I, I THINK IT WOULD GO A LONG WAYS.

SO I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

WELL, THANK YOU.

IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND SPEAK AGAIN FOR THOSE WHO CAME UP? IF YOU HAVEN'T, FILL OUT A FORM, MAKE SURE YOU DO AND TURN IT INTO THE CITY SECRETARY.

WITH THAT, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.

[IV. Agenda Order]

NEXT, WE HAVE THE AGENDA ORDER.

IS THERE ANYBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO MOVE ANY ITEMS UP TO THE FRONT? MR. DUB? YES.

UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ZKO, LIKE TO BRING UP AGENDA ITEM 37.

COUNCIL MEMBER OF FLORES KALE.

UM, I WOULD LIKE TO POSTPONE AGENDA ITEMS 22 AND 23 WITH REGARDS TO THE ETHICS COMMISSION UNTIL WE HAVE A NEW COUNCIL MEMBER SEATING.

SO THE MOTION WAS TO GO AHEAD AND, UH, MOVE UP ITEM NUMBER 18 AND TO POSTPONE 22 AND 23.

UM, AND THEN ALSO SOME MEMBERS, SOME OF THE RESIDENTS REQUESTED THAT WE DISCUSS THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN.

IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE ALL THE WAY AT THE TOP, BUT IF WE CAN JUST PUSH IT UP, THEY HAVE REQUESTED THAT AS WELL.

WHAT, WHAT LINE ITEM IS THAT ONE? SORRY, LOOKING.

IT'S ITEM 35.

BRINGING 35 UP TO THE FRONT.

ANYBODY ELSE WHEN IT COMES TO THE POSTPONE OF ITEM NUMBER 22 AND 23, CAN I GET A MOTION? I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO POSTPONE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 22 AND 23 SECOND.

OKAY, IS, UH, PROP FORTH A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER OF FLORES KALE, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER PARSLEY, THAT WE POSTPONE THESE OTHER TWO ITEMS UNTIL WE GET MORE INFORMATION.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? THOSE A FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

THOSE OPPOSE.

ISAIAH AYE.

AS WELL, COULD MOTION PASSES FIVE TO ZERO.

EXCUSE ME.

COUNCIL MEMBER? YES, SIR.

WE HAD ALSO DISCUSSED MOVING UP, UM, ITEM NUMBER 26.

AND ALSO, UM, STAFF WOULD LIKE TO, UH, POSTPONE ITEM NUMBER 28.

STAFF WOULD POST 28.

SO STAFF WOULD POSTPONE NUMBER 28.

FOR THOSE OF YOU DON'T KNOW, OBVIOUSLY, UH, MAYOR MITCHELL'S NOT HERE, SO I'M COVERING FOR 'EM.

I'M COUNCIL MEMBER MICHAEL, TO BE, SO I APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND GET THE PRESENTATIONS.

SO WE'RE GONNA MOVE UP 37, 22, 35, AND 26.

CORRECT.

ANY OTHERS? OKAY, WITH THAT, UH, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GET THE, SHOULD WE GO AHEAD AND DO THE PRESENTATIONS OR, OKAY.

WELL,

[5.

Presentation of the Graduates of the Kyle Citizens Police Academy Class #14. ~ Jeff Barnett, Chief of Police

Cecilia Buckner

Brian Fox Brook Gosselin Ronda Romike

Gaylynne Carson

Joan Fox

Bear Heiser

Dorris Reyes

Marie Michelle Cohen

Greg Gillenwaters

Candy Lonie

Stephanie Santa Ana

Steven Cook

Jennifer Gonzalez

Marta Lyons

Dale Watson

Miguel Zuniga

]

UH, ITEM NUMBER FIVE, PRESENTATION OF THE GRADUATES OF THE KYLE CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY.

CLASS NUMBER 14.

UH, THIS WILL BE CHIEF, UH, BARNETT.

YES, SIR.

THANK YOU

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VERY MUCH.

UH, COUNSEL JEFF BARNETT, CHIEF OF POLICE.

FOR THE RECORD, WE HAVE CALLS TO CELEBRATE.

I'M GLAD YOU'RE ALL DRESSED UP FOR IT.

TONIGHT IS A COST FOR CELEBRATION FOR US AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

UH, AS YOU'VE HEARD ME SAY MANY TIMES BEFORE, ONE OF THE GREATEST THINGS THAT WE HAVE AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS OUR WONDERFUL RELATIONSHIP WITH MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

THAT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO US AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO KNOW OUR COMMUNITY, FOR THEM TO KNOW US, AND FOR US TO BE ABLE TO SHARE EVERYTHING THAT WE DO, ALL ASPECTS OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT WITH OUR COMMUNITY, AND GIVE THEM A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT, WHAT WE DO, WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER, AND, UH, TO BUILD THAT RELATIONSHIP.

SO IT'S, IT'S EXTREMELY VITAL TO US.

ONE OF THE WAYS THAT WE DO THAT, PROBABLY THE BEST, IS OUR CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY.

TONIGHT WE ARE HERE.

THIS IS OUR 10TH YEAR AND I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT ALREADY, BUT THIS IS OUR 10TH YEAR OF CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMIES.

THIS IS CLASS NUMBER 14.

I KNOW IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S GOING EXTREMELY FAST FOR THAT.

AND IT'S, IT'S, UM, IT'S AMAZING.

SO WE HAD AN AMAZING CLASS.

THEY HAVE SPENT THE LAST 12 WEEKS WITH US AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT GETTING TO KNOW ALL OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS, GETTING PRESENTATIONS AND PARTICIPATION FROM ALL OF THE VARIOUS DIVISIONS THAT WE HAVE IN THE DEPARTMENT.

REMEMBER, THAT INCLUDES ANIMAL CONTROL, CODE ENFORCEMENT RECORDS, DISPATCH SERVICES, YOU NAME IT.

THE, THE GAMBIT OF EVERYTHING THAT WE OFFER AT THE PD.

THEY HAVE, UH, BEEN ABLE TO HEAR FROM THE EXPERTS IN THAT FIELD TO PARTICIPATE IN EXERCISES AND TRAINING.

AND I HOPE THEY'VE HAD FUN ALONG THE WAY.

WE HAVE SOME VERY WONDERFUL POLICE OFFICERS AND, AND STAFF MEMBERS THAT KEEP IT LIVELY AND ENTERTAINING.

UH, WE HEAR BACK FROM THEM ON THEIR FEEDBACK THAT THEY LOVE ALL THE COMRADERY.

AND WHAT WE HOPE THAT WE'VE DONE IS WE HOPE THAT WE HAVE DEVELOPED LIFELONG FRIENDSHIPS WITH THE MEMBERS OF OUR ACADEMY, AND WE ARE HERE TO RECOGNIZE THEM AS THEY GRADUATE.

UH, I WOULD LIKE TO BRING ATTENTION TO SOME OF THE BLUE AND SOME OF THE WHITE SHIRTS THAT YOU SEE AROUND THE ROOM.

AND THEN THERE'S SOME THAT, THAT ARE HERE IN THEIR, THEIR TRADITIONAL CLOTHES, UM, THAT ARE MEMBERS OF OUR CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION.

IN THE BLUE, THE UNIT, THE WHITE UNIFORM ARE MEMBERS OF YOUR CITIZENS ON PATROL.

WE ALL SEE THEM THROUGHOUT TOWN DOING GREAT WORK IN THE COMMUNITY.

AND THEN YOU SEE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HERE TO ALL, TO SHOW SUPPORT AND RESPECT FOR THOSE WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR PERSONAL TIME TO COME DOWN AND JOIN US AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

I'D LIKE TO BRING FORWARD FOR A FEW BRIEF WORDS IS OUR CLASS LEADER, UH, WHO ORGANIZES THE CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY AND IS OUR LIAISON WITH THE CPA ALUMNI.

AND THAT IS OFFICER JAMES PLANT.

THANK YOU FOR THE RECORD.

JAMES PLANT OFFICER WITH KYLE PD.

UM, I CAN'T REALLY FOLLOW UP WITH CHIEF CUZ CHIEF ALWAYS SAYS ALL THE GREAT THINGS, BUT, UM, AGAIN, OUR PROGRAM STARTED BACK IN 2012, UM, WITH JUST AN IDEA, CHIEF BARNETT'S IDEA, LIKE, HEY, LET'S PUT ONE OF THESE TOGETHER.

SO IT'S BEEN A LOT OF, UH, UM, CHANGES OVER THE YEARS, BUT IT'S BEEN A GREAT PROGRAM AND WE ENJOY HAVING EVERYBODY IN IT.

AGAIN, IT'S 10 YEARS AND, UH, WHEN WE STARTED THE PROGRAM, JUST A LITTLE FUN FACT.

OUR FIRST CLASS WAS HELD AT PUBLIC WORKS IN THE TRAINING ROOM, AND THEN AT THE CITY LIBRARY BEFORE WE HAD A, A, UM, A PLACE TO HOST OUR OWN.

BUT NOW WE'RE GOING TO A NEW PD NEXT YEAR.

SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR'S CLASS.

SO, ONE THING, EXCUSE ME.

ONE THING THAT WE'LL BE ASKING THESE, UH, GRADUATES TONIGHT IS TO PLEASE CONSIDER CONTINUING YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH US, UH, AND JOINING IN SUBSEQUENT TRAINING.

CONSIDER JOINING THE ADVANCED CLASS.

CONSIDER JOINING THE CITIZENS ON PATROL, AND MOST DEFINITELY JOIN THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION AND LET'S CONTINUE THAT PARTNERSHIP.

SO WITH, UH, WITHOUT ANY FURTHER ADO, WE WILL CALL OUR GRADUATES FORWARD AND WE HOPE AT THE END TO GET ONE GROUP PITCHER WITH COUNCIL, IF THAT'S PERMISSIBLE.

CECILIA BUCKNER, GALEN CARSON.

IF I CAN CALL MY COMMAND STAFF SERGEANT BONE AND COMMANDER GRIFFITH TO COME JOIN ME AS WELL, IF THEY'RE HERE.

MICHELLE COHEN.

MICHELLE, STEVE COOK, BRIAN FOX.

JOAN FOX, JENNIFER GONZALEZ, BEAR, HEISER, CANDY LONNIE,

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LAST BUT NOT LEAST, COUNCIL MEMBER.

MIGUEL ZU BEHIND.

WE DIDN'T HAVE ALL KINDS OF STAGGERED IT'S INT SO WE'RE DOING BACK.

NO, I'M, YOU'RE GOOD.

ON THE COUNT OF 3, 1, 2, 3, THEY'RE GONNA RETIRE TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WHERE WE HAVE A SMALL RECEPTION, UH, FOR THEM.

AND PASS ON A FEW MORE WORDS FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION.

SO GROUP WILL SEE YOU ALL BACK.

OFFICER, WILL YOU, UH, BE CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU.

GOOD JOB.

THANKS FOR SERVING THE COMMUNITY.

HAVE TO TAKE THE HAT OFF THIS GAME WAR.

HAVE, UM, ITEM NUMBER SIX, AN UPDATE ON VARIOUS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, ROAD PROJECTS, BUILDING PROGRAMS, AND GENERAL OPERATION ACTIVITIES.

NEXT UP WE

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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

Santa's Arrival Recap Dec. 1

Santa Rides in Kyle - Dec. 13-15

25 Days of Christmas - Dec. 1-25

Comprehensive Plan Update

Cookies with Santa - Dec. 14

Page Turners Book Club - Dec. 15

Handmade Gifts for Teens and Adults - Dec. 17

Team Kyle Updates

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UH, THIS WILL BE, UM, JAR HENDRICKS, MAYOR COUNCIL, I'D LIKE TO INVITE UP FIRST, MARIANA ESPINOZA, OUR PARKS DIRECTOR, MARIANA MAYOR, COUNCIL MARIA ESPINOZA, PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR.

UH, WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT TO SANTA'S ARRIVAL ON THURSDAY.

IT WAS A GREAT NIGHT WITH OVER 15, UM, PERFORMANCES FROM LOCAL SCHOOLS.

AND, UH, WE'LL JUST SHOW YOU THE RECAP VIDEO GRANT.

ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GONNA LIGHT IT UP, BUT WE NEED YOUR HELP.

WE NEED A COUNTDOWN.

5, 4, 3, 2, 1.

GRANT ALWAYS SAYS AWESOME OF THE VIDEOS.

MADE IT MAGICAL.

UM, AND THEN THE NEXT SLIDE HERE, .

UH, A REMINDER THAT NEXT WEEK SANTA CLAUS WILL BE DRIVING AROUND TOWN WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, UM, PARKS AND POSSIBLY FIRE, UM, FROM SIX TO NINE, THE 13TH TO THE 15TH ON THE 13TH.

HE'LL BE IN THE NORTHEAST PART OF KYLE ON THE 14TH, THE SOUTHEAST PART OF KYLE, AND ON THE 15TH, THE WEST SIDE OF KYLE.

NEXT SLIDE.

AND THEN THE LIGHTS WILL BE ON EVERY SINGLE NIGHT DURING THE MONTH OF DECEMBER.

UM, YOU CAN GO ONLINE TO CITY OF KYLE.COM/UM, 25 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS AND GET THE CALENDAR.

UH, THERE ARE BOTH FREE SANTA CLAUS PICTURE

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DAYS AND PAID SANTA CLAUS PICTURE DAYS.

UM, AND SANTA CLAUS WILL ALSO BE AT THE TRAIN DEPOT FOR PHOTOS ON DECEMBER 17TH AS WELL.

NEXT UP IS WILL ATKINSON, OUR PLANNING DIRECTOR, TOOK OVER COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE.

WILL ATKINSON DIRECTOR PLANNING FOR THE RECORD, FOR THE RECORD, EXCUSE ME.

UH, WE WERE AT A, AN ATTENDANCE AT SANTA'S ARRIVAL.

MY STAFF WERE, UM, THEY WERE, UM, THEY PASSED IT OVER A HUNDRED FLYERS AND COORDINATED SURVEYS ON SITE FOR THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW.

UM, COM UPCOMING EVENTS THAT WE HAVE.

UH, THIS COMING SATURDAY, WE HAVE THE COCO AND COMP PLAN, WHICH IS, UH, DECEMBER 10TH FROM 9:00 AM TO 12:00 PM AT THE PUBLIC WORKS TRAINING FACILITY RIGHT ACROSS FROM, UH, KYLE DONUTS THERE ON EAST FM ONE 50.

UH, WE ARE COORDINATING WITH HAY, C I S D TO INCLUDE INFO AND SCHOOL NEWSLETTERS.

THEY SENT IN EMAIL OUT ON THE EVENING ON, UH, DECEMBER THE SECOND TO THE ENTIRE DISTRICT TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO APPLY TO THE SURVEY FOR THE COMPLIMENT.

UH, AT THIS TIME, AS OF YESTERDAY AT NOON, WE'VE RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY 376 SURVEY RESPONSES, UH, TO THE VARIOUS, THE SURVEY AND EXERCISES THAT WE'VE HAD ALREADY.

UM, AS OF FRIDAY, WE HAD 265, SO JUST OVER THE LAST TWO OR THREE DAYS, IT'S JUMPED OVER A HUNDRED.

SO WE'RE PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT THAT AND WE HOPE TO KEEP MOVING THAT FORWARD IN THAT MANNER.

UH, SO FAR WE'VE, UH, DISTRIBUTED APPROXIMATELY 750 CARDS PROMOTING KYLE 20 THIRTY.COM AND THE SURVEY, THIS CURRENT SURVEY WILL RUN THROUGH DECEMBER 30TH, AND SURVEY NUMBER TWO IS EXPECTED TO RUN THROUGH JANUARY 1ST THROUGH FEBRUARY 28TH OF NEXT YEAR.

AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

COUNCIL MEMBER FLORES KALE.

UM, I BRIEFLY SPOKE TO RACHEL ABOUT THE SURVEY THAT WE'RE PUTTING OUT.

UM, AND I, AND I DUNNO IF SHE FORWARDED THAT TO YOU YET, BUT WE HAD, UM, PEOPLE WHO HAVE TAKEN THE SURVEY, UM, KIND OF HAVE CONCERNS REGARDING, UM, THE ANSWERS THAT THEY HAVE TO SUBMIT.

SOME ARE SAYING THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT ARE NOT RELEVANT TO THEM OR, UM, YOU KNOW, IF WE COULD LEAVE A BLANK SO THEY COULD LIKE, FILL IN THEIR OWN RESPONSES, UM, THAT WOULD GIVE A MORE TRUE REPRESENTATION OF, UH, THE FEEDBACK FROM THE RESIDENTS.

SO I DIDN'T KNOW IF THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE COULD STILL DO.

WE WE'RE, WE'RE CERTAINLY COORDINATING WITH THEM ON THAT.

I DID SEE THE EMAIL.

A LITTLE UPDATE FROM WHAT, SO, UH, VIRGINITY RESPONDED.

THEY'RE A LITTLE WORRIED ABOUT CHANGING UP JUST THIS CLOSE TO THE END OF THE FIRST SURVEY ROUND, JUST BECAUSE IT MIGHT ACTUALLY SKEW THE DATA.

SO WE'RE TALKING TO THEM RIGHT NOW ABOUT INCLUDING IT IN THE NEXT ONE THAT LAUNCHES ON JANUARY 1ST, JUST SO WE DON'T RISK SKEWING ANY OF THE DATA THAT WE'VE ALREADY COLLECTED.

DAVID MOSQUITO AND ERIC REYES.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

NEXT UP IS COLLEEN TYRANNY, OUR DIRECTOR OF LIBRARY SERVICES.

GOOD EVENING CITY COUNCIL, COLLEEN TYRANNY, LIBRARY DIRECTOR FOR THE RECORD.

UM, WE HAVE SOME EXCITING EVENTS COMING UP AT THE LIBRARY.

UM, ON THE 14TH WE HAVE, UH, STORY TIME WITH SANTA AT 10 30 IN THE MORNING.

SANTA WILL READ A STORY, UH, SHARE COOKIES, THERE'LL BE CRAFTS, AND, UM, UH, PEOPLE CAN TAKE A PICTURE WITH SANTA AS WELL.

UM, ON THE 15TH, WE ARE HAVING OUR, UM, ADULT BOOK CLUB.

UH, IT'S THE, THE BOOK THAT, UH, WAS READ WAS WHERE THE CRA DEAD SING, AND THEY'RE JUST SHOWING THE MOVIE, UH, ONCE A YEAR.

THEY DO A BOOK AND MOVIE, UH, PARTNER PAIRING, AND THIS IS ONE OF THOSE.

IT IS OPEN TO EVERYONE, ALL ADULTS.

EVEN IF YOU DID NOT READ THE BOOK, YOU ARE WELCOME TO COME SEE THE MOVIE.

THERE'LL BE SNACKS, IT'S AT 6:00 PM AND, UM, IT'S, IT WILL PROBABLY RUN ABOUT TWO HOURS.

OUR ADULT SERVICES LIBRARIAN, MICHAEL KAUFMAN LYNCH, WILL BE RUNNING THAT.

UM, AND THEN ON THE 17TH, WE HAVE AN EVENT FOR, UM, ADULTS AND TEENS WHERE, UM, THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE UP TO THREE CRAFTS, UH, TO GIVE OUT IF THEY WOULD LIKE AS HOLIDAY GIFTS.

SO THERE'S NO CHARGE OF COURSE.

AND, UH, IT GIVES PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE SOME NICE HANDMADE GIFTS, UH, TO GIVE OUT FOR THE HOLIDAYS.

SO, UM, THEY'RE, THEY, THE CRAFTS THAT ARE GONNA BE MADE ARE, UM, UH, POLAROID HANGING FRAME, A, A PARA CORD BRACELET AND A TYPE OF A MASON JAR BAKE MIX.

UM, AND EACH PARTICIPANT WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO, UM, MAKE UP TO THREE CRAFTS TO TAKE TO GIVE TO LOVED ONES OR FRIENDS FOR

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THE HOLIDAYS.

UM, IT HAS BEEN MY SEVENTH DAY IN THE LIBRARY AS THE DIRECTOR.

AND I HAVE TO TELL YOU, IT IS A PLEASURE WORKING FOR THE CITY OF KYLE AND WITH AN AMAZING STAFF, AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO GIVING YOU LOTS MORE WONDERFUL REPORTS FROM THE LIBRARY.

THANKS.

NEXT UP IS ME, GARY HENDRICKS, INTERIM CITY MANAGER.

WE CONTINUE TO GROW TEAM KYLE.

SO I LIKE TO ANNOUNCE OUR, OUR, OUR NEWEST TIRES.

WE HAVE, UH, TWO METER TECHNICIANS THAT ARE COMING ON BOARD.

WE HAVE AN ASSISTANT WASTEWATER PLANT OPERATOR, DEVON SEOR.

UH, JESUS CHAVEZ IS OUR NEW STREET CONSTRUCTION TECHNICIAN.

AND PIA KELLE IS A NEW POLICE OFFICER FOR US, BUT NOT TO STOP THERE.

WE CONTINUE TO GROW INTERNALLY TOO WITH STAFF THAT'S BEEN ON BOARD FOR A WHILE AND WORKING THEIR WAY UP THE LADDER.

JENNIFER WOOD IS, UH, BEEN PROMOTED TO LEAD TELECOMMUNICATIONS OFFICER, AS HAS BRONSON ARM AND RICHARD JUAREZ HAS BEEN PROMOTED TO WASTEWATER TECHNICIAN TWO.

DIAMOND MARTINEZ HAS BEEN PROMOTED TO STREET CONSTRUCTION TECH TWO.

PHILIP PRESSLER HAS BEEN PROMOTED TO PUBLIC WORKS INSPECTION SUPERVISOR BO GRANTHAM HAS BEEN PROMOTED TO STORMWATER DRAINAGE FOREMAN.

BRIANNA EZ HAS BEEN PROMOTED TO NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES DIVISION SUPERVISOR WITHIN OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND JOEL HAS BEEN PROMOTED TO LIBRARY CIRCULATION DESK SUPERVISOR.

AND PLEASE JOIN ME AND CONGRATULATE ALL OF OUR NEW HIRES AND OUR INTERNAL PROMOTIONS.

AND MAYOR COUNCIL, THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

GREAT.

AND WELL WELCOME A BOARD AND LET ME GIVE A REAL RECAP, UH, MARIANA, WHEN IT COMES TO THE SANTA ARRIVAL, THANK YOU SO MUCH AND YOUR TEAM FOR DOING SUCH A GREAT JOB OUT THERE.

APPRECIATE IT.

I WAS GONNA SAY THANK YOU, BUT YOU AND AMY WERE JUST RUNNING AROUND LOOK CRAZY, SO JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT.

YOU GUYS DID A GREAT JOB ON THAT ON POINT.

UM, I DON'T KNOW IF WE REMEMBER TO, UH, VOTE TO EXCUSE, UH, HER MITCHELL'S ABSENCE.

OH, OKAY.

THAT'S TRUE.

UH, AS YOU KNOW, UM, I'M FILLING IN FOR MAYOR MITCHELL TODAY, AND SO I WANTED TO, I WANT TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION TO EXCUSE MAYOR MITCHELL FROM THIS, UH, COUNCIL MEETING FROM DECEMBER 6TH SECOND.

WE HAVE A SECOND MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER PARSLEY TO, TO GIVE, UH, MAYOR MITCHELL AN EXCUSED ABSENCE FROM THIS MEETING.

ALL THE FAVORS SAY AYE.

AYE.

DO I DO WE HAVE A REASON WHY? I'M SORRY.

THERE WAS THAT DISCUSSION.

I BELIEVE THAT HE WAS OUT ILL.

YES.