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TIME IS 7:04 PM[I. Call Meeting to Order]
IT'S TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH, AND I'M GONNA CALL THIS REGULARLY SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER WOULD ALL PLEASE RISE TO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
ALL RIGHT WITH THE CITY SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL A ROLL MITCHELL.
[II. Approval of Minutes]
MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR THE CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING FOR SEPTEMBER 5TH AND THE REGULAR MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 5TH AS WELL.ALRIGHT, MOTION BY MAYOR PROTI.
SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER PARSLEY THAT WE APPROVE THE MINUTES ON THE AGENDA.
IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? ALL FAVOR SAY AYE.
[III. Citizen Comment Period with City Council]
COMMENTS, PERIOD.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 COUNCIL.
WE ALSO ASK THAT YOU FILL OUT A CITIZEN COMMENTS FORM AND SUBMIT THAT TO EITHER MYSELF OR THE CITY SECRETARY.
I HAVE, UH, BELIEVE FIVE WHO HAVE REGISTERED TO SPEAK.
OPAL LANE, A GRAVEL ROAD, THEN WAS SELECTED AS OUR HOME AND CERTIFIED ORGANIC FARM BECAUSE OF NO TRAFFIC.
YEARS WENT BY ON THIS ONE MILE LONG LANE BEFORE HAYES COUNTY COMMISSIONER STARTED FIGHTING OVER PRECINCT LINES.
OPAL GOT PAVED BY COMMISSIONER JEFF BARTON, A ONE LANE ROAD UNTIL UNTIL THE CITY DID STRIPING ON IT A FEW YEARS AGO, INCREASING TRAFFIC EYE-OPENING WHEN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT CHANGED ZONING, BENEFITING SUBDIVISION SCHOOL HOMEOWNERS OVER RURAL RESIDENTS.
OUR SCHOOL AGE KIDS COULDN'T TAKE THE BUS OUT FRONT BECAUSE WE WANTED THEM TO GO TO KYLE ELEMENTARY, WHERE I VOLUNTEERED FOR 12 YEARS AND MADE THE FIRST SCHOOL GARDEN IN THE DISTRICT.
DEVELOPERS SECRETLY BOUGHT UP LAND ALL AROUND US AS THE CITY AND COUNTY HAD PLANS FOR OUR LAND PLANNING OPAL AS A COMMUTER ROAD LEADING TO STATE HIGHWAY ONE 50 THROUGH OUR PROPERTY.
USING TRICKERY WITH EMINENT DOMAIN IN 2015 WAS REVEALED.
THE MYSTERIOUS KINDER MORGAN PIPELINE APPEARED IN 2017.
I ASKED THEM TO GO AROUND OUR CERTIFIED ORGANIC FARM.
THEY DID NO LAWSUIT, BUT HOW TO TREAT OTHERS WITH RESPECT.
THE CITY'S AT ATTITUDE IS OPEN ARMS TO BUSINESSES, APARTMENT COMPLEXES, SUBDIVISIONS.
OPAL SURVIVED THE ONSLAUGHT OF PARAMOUNT SUBDIVISION WHO PURPOSELY CLOSED OPAL AND ROLAND AT THE RAILROAD TRACKS FOR SEVERAL YEARS, FORCING HUNDREDS OF SPEEDING SEMIS, GRAVEL, CEMENT, LUMBER TRUCKS, BUILDING CONTRACTORS PASSED US WITH FULL AND EMPTY LOAD LOADS TRYING TO CRUSH UP OPAL.
STANDING OUT FRONT TRYING TO ENFORCE THE SPEED LIMIT AND WEIGHT RESTRICTED SIGNAGE TAKES COURAGE.
FORMER CITY MANAGER SCOTT SELLER SELLERS TOLD ME NOT TO ATTEND ANY CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS.
OPAL HAS NEVER SEEN SUCH TRAFFIC.
LAST YEAR A POLICE OFFICER TOLD ME TO MAKE TRAFFIC COMPLAINTS LOST COUNT AT OVER 400.
MOST OF THOSE WHEN I'M OUT FRONT WORKING TWO YEARS OF ASKING FOR SPEED BUMPS LATELY, FAR LESS TRAFFIC IS LIKELY DUE TO EMAILS TO HOAS TELLING THEM TO AVOID OPAL IF POSSIBLE.
YET THE ROGUE SEMI TRYING TO AVOID THE TXDOT WAY STATION CONTINUES.
I ASKED THE CITY MANAGER, COUNTY JUDGE AND HAYES TRANSPORTATION SUPERINTENDENT IS OPAL LANE REGISTERED OFFICIALLY BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL LANDOWNER OWNED BOTH SIDES OF THE CONTENTIOUS LITTLE BLOCK TO TRAVEL ON HIS PROPERTY.
ALL THREE HAVE REFUSED TO ANSWER YOUR ATTITUDE TOWARDS OTHER FARMS AND OUR UNIQUE CERTIFIED ORGANIC FARM SHOWS.
SO FAR, 53 FARMS HAVE BEEN SOLD TO DEVELOPERS, ZERO FARMS SAVED IN KYLE WITH TWO MORE FARMS ADJACENT TO OPAL BEING PLANNED FOR AT LEAST 1400 HOMES.
HOW WILL OPAL LANE WITHSTAND THAT TRAFFIC? THANK YOU MR. MILLER.
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UP DOMINGO CAST.MY NAME IS DOMINGO ROMA CAST AND MY, MY COMMENTS HAD TO DO WITH THE, UH, THIS PAST 30 WITH CELEBRATION OF HISPANIC, UH, HERITAGE MONTH AND ESPECIALLY THE POP-UP MUSEUM THAT WAS CREATED, UH, BY MR. MICHAEL TOBIAS AND THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE, UH, ANNA BOING, STEPHANIE MURRAY, VANESSA WESTBROOK, NEL BARRERA, AND MYSELF.
THE COMMENTS ARE RECEIVED FROM A LOT OF THE, UH, PEOPLE THAT VISITED AT THIS PLACE WERE FANTASTIC.
THEY WERE WONDERING WHAT, WHY HAD TO BE DONE BEFORE AND WAS IT GONNA BE DONE NEXT YEAR? IT WAS, IT, IT WAS A LOT OF POSITIVE COMMENT FROM THAT IN THE PLACE WE HAD, UH, A DISPLAY FIELDS, THE FOLLOWING FIELDS THAT HAD TO DO WITH CHEMISTRY, FINANCE, LAW, EDUCATION, AEROSPACE, ENGINEERING, ALL THE IMPORTANT FIELDS THAT WERE, UH, THAT THE SPANISH CONTRIBUTED, UH, UH, CONTRIBUTED TO, TO THE KYLE AND SURROUNDING AREAS.
AND THOSE ARE ALL INDICATIVE OF HOW THE SPANISH CON TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF KYLE AND HIS SURROUNDING AREAS.
A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT, UM, MAJORED IN THOSE FIELDS AND, UH, PROVIDED A LOT OF ECONOMIC BENEFIT TO THIS AREA.
SO I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL THE PEOPLE AND ALL, ESPECIALLY THE FAMILIES THAT HAD THOSE TABLES THERE, THAT HAD HAD ALL THOSE ARTICLES.
A LOT OF HISTORICAL, UH, ARTIFACTS, A LOT OF PICTURES, UH, THAT, UH, THAT SHOWED TO HOW THEY CONTRIBUTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF, UH, OF OUR, MY LITTLE KYLE HERE.
SO THANK YOU MR. UH, MR. ILLA FOR ALL YOU DID FOR US.
CAN I GET RESET?
WE WANT TO WORK FOR CITY OF KYLE.
MY NAME IS DIEGO RAEL AND I'M THE OWNER OF KYLE LANDSCAPING SERVICES.
MY FATHER AND I STARTED THIS SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS 12 YEARS AGO.
WE HAVE 12 EMPLOYEES THAT LIVE HERE IN KYLE THAT HAVE BEEN WITH US THROUGHOUT THE YEARS.
I HAVE SEVERAL ONGOING CONTRACTS WITH TDOT HAYES COUNTY HISTORICAL HISTORICAL CEMETERIES, HAY, C I S D E N F TECHNOLOGY AND ALL THE OTHER LOCAL BUSINESSES WE SAW.
WE HAVE ALSO DONE OTHER LANDSCAPING PROJECTS FOR THE CITY OF KYLE IN THE PAST.
THE FENCE ON BURIN ROAD RAIN GARDENS AS A DONATION INSTALLATION OF SEVERAL DIFFERENT TREES THROUGHOUT THE CITY TREE CLEANUP AT THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER.
OUR BUSINESS HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL FOR THE QUALITY OF WORK WE OFFER OUR CUSTOMERS.
THE BEAUTIFICATION CONTRACT THE CURRENT CONTRACTOR HAS NOW CAN BE FULFILLED BY MY BUSINESS IN THE TIMELY MANNER AS WELL.
NOT ONLY WILL THE CITY BE SUPPORTING THE LOCAL LANDSCAPE CONTRACTOR, BUT ALSO THE LOCAL BUSINESSES WE WILL BE PURCHASING LANDSCAPE PRODUCTS AND EQUIPMENT FROM.
I WANT TO THANK, I WANT TO THANK YOU'ALL FOR THIS PRESENTATION.
AND IN CONCLUSION, PLEASE CONSIDER LOCAL BUSINESS FOR THE CITY OF KYLE.
UH, NEXT STEP IS JOSHUA MCBRIDE.
HI, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE COUNCIL.
UH, I WANNA SHED LIGHT ON THE CHALLENGE THAT MANY OF US FACE WHEN WE'RE TRYING TO BRING, UH, AN IDEA TO THE COUNCIL, SPECIFICALLY IF THAT PRESENTATION INVOLVES VIDEO.
UM, THANKS TO DEB FROM THE ZONING AND PLANNING COMMISSION AND JENNIFER, UH, IN GETTING ME, UH, UP HERE TODAY TO PROPOSE THIS.
UH, BUT JUST A SHORT WHILE AGO, I INTRODUCED A BILL AT THE STATE CAPITOL, UH, MET WITH THE SENATE IN THE HOUSE, GOT A REPRESENTATIVE FROM EL PASO, AND I'M SORRY, REPRESENTATIVE FROM LUBBOCK AND A SENATOR, UH, FROM THE EL PASO AREA TO, UH, COME TOGETHER UNANIMOUSLY PASS A, UH, BILL THAT PROTECTED 21 MILLION, UM, TEXANS AGAINST SEXUAL ASSAULT.
AND, UH, SO THAT UNANIMOUSLY PASSED, MET ONE-ON-ONE WITH THE GOVERNOR.
BUT WHEN I WANTED TO PRESENT THIS IDEA ABOUT KYLE, IT INVOLVED A VIDEO.
IT INVOLVED OVER 300 HOURS OF DRONE FOOTAGE, OBSERVING TRAFFIC PATTERNS, NUMBER OF CARS, THINGS LIKE THAT WOULD'VE BEEN BETTER TO HELP CONVEY MY IDEA.
BUT I LEARNED THAT I CAN'T SHOW A VIDEO UNLESS I'M SPONSORED
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BY A COUNCIL PERSON AND BE PUT ON AN AGENDA.SO I JUST WANTED TO SEE IF THERE WAS AN EASIER WAY TO GO ABOUT IT OR IF THERE WAS SOMETHING ON THE WEBSITE THAT COULD GUIDE ME TO BE ABLE TO SHOW THAT VIDEO TO ONE OF YOU SO THAT IT CAN BE PUT ON THE AGENDA.
'CAUSE IT'S A SIMPLE FIX, UH, TO A PROBLEM IN THE BUNTON CREEK LAYMAN ROAD AREA THAT WOULD SAVE COMMUTERS 22 MINUTES WITH JUST ONE SIMPLE CHANGE, ZERO CONSTRUCTION, VERY LITTLE COST.
ALRIGHT, NEXT UP IS SUSAN REYNA.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
I'M A RESIDENT OF KYLE AND I'M HERE TONIGHT AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF PRESERVATION ASSOCIATES.
INCORPORATED A NONPROFIT HERE IN KYLE.
AND I JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU ABOUT TWO EVENTS WE HAVE COMING UP.
IT'S TO CONTINUE THE CELEBRATION OF HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH.
AND WE'RE HAVING A, UM, A MEETING AT THIS, UH, LIBRARY, THE KYLE LIBRARY AT 6:00 PM UM, WHERE WE'LL HAVE A PANEL, UH, TALKING ABOUT THE HISTORY OF HIS A HISPANIC HISTORY IN KYLE.
AND I'M HOPE I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
I HOPE YOU GUYS CAN JOIN US AND I KNOW WE'RE HAVING LOTS OF OTHER EVENTS AND WE'RE JUST, I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT AND I AGREE THE POP-UP MUSEUM LAST WEEKEND WAS AWESOME.
IT'S COMING UP IN 10 DAYS ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH AT 7:30 PM IT'LL BE ELIZABETH WETMORE AND SHE'S A GRADUATE OF THE IOWA WRITERS WORKSHOP.
SHE WROTE A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING NOVEL VALENTINE, WHICH EXPLORES THE LINGERING EFFECTS OF A BRUTAL CRIME ON THE WOMEN OF ONE SMALL TEXAS OIL TOWN IN THE 1970S.
AND SHE'S ALSO, UH, BEEN PUBLISHED IN A LOT OF MAGAZINES AND OTHER THINGS.
BUT I HOPE YOU CAN JOIN US AT THAT AS WELL.
THAT IS ALL THE CITIZEN COMMENTS FORMS THAT I HAVE IN FRONT OF ME.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK? ALRIGHT, SEEING NONE, I'M GONNA CLOSE.
CITIZEN COMMENTS, IT'S NOW CLOSED.
[3. Agenda Order per Rules of Council Sec. B1. ~ Travis Mitchell, Mayor]
ANYBODY HAVE A REQUEST TO MOVE ANY ITEMS AROUND ON THE AGENDA? ALRIGHT, SEEING NONE.[4. Recognition of outgoing Park and Recreation Board Chair Amanda Stark and Park Board Member Chuck Koenen for six years of service to the Park and Recreation Board. ~ Mariana Espinoza, Director of Parks & Recreation]
IS RECOGNITION OF OF OUTGOING PARK AND RECREATION BOARD CHAIR AMANDA STARK AND PARK BOARD MEMBER CHUCK CONAN FOR SIX YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE PARK AND RECREATION BOARD, MS. ESPINOSA.MARIANA ESPINOSA, PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR.
SO IT IS A PRIVILEGE AND AN HONOR TODAY TO TAKE SOME TIME TO RECOGNIZE TWO PARK AND RECREATION BOARD MEMBERS THAT ARE GOING TO BE GREATLY MISSED.
OUR PARK BOARD MEMBER, CHUCK CONAN AND OUR PARK BOARD CHAIR, AMANDA STARK.
BOTH, UH, MEMBERS HAVE SERVED ON THE PARK AND RECREATION BOARD FOR THE LAST SIX YEARS.
BOARD CHAIR STARK HAS SERVED AS HER CHAIR FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS.
UH, BOARD MEMBER CONAN HAS BEEN EXTREMELY INSTRUMENTAL IN ALL OF OUR FISHING TOURNAMENTS, UM, AS WELL AS MOST RECENTLY BRINGING THE TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE COMPONENT, UH, TO THE PIE IN THE SKY EVENT.
AND HE IS ALSO VOLUNTEERED IN WORK.
ALMOST EVERY PIE IN THE SKY THAT WE HAVE HAD, UH, BOARD CHAIR STARK MOST RECENTLY HAS BEEN REALLY INSTRUMENTAL IN HELP ESTABLISH THE POST OAK COMMUNITY GARDEN, UH, COMMITTEE SO THAT WE CAN GET THE POST OUT COMMUNITY GARDEN COMPLETED.
UM, SO WE ARE GOING TO MISS THEM GREATLY, BUT WE KNOW THAT THEY'LL STILL BE INVOLVED AS MUCH AS THEY POSSIBLY CAN.
AND WE JUST WANNA TAKE A MOMENT TO SAY THANK YOU TO BOTH OF YOU AND, UH, IF WE JUST RECOGNIZE THEM AND THANK THEM FOR ALL THEIR SERVICE.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTS? CUSTOMER FLOOR SCALE.
UM, I REMEMBER WHEN THEY WERE BOTH CAME UP AND IT, WE HAD TO MAKE AN, LIKE A CHANGE TO THEIR ROLES BECAUSE YOU COULD ONLY SERVE TWO TERMS. AND I REMEMBER, UH, THIS, THAT YOU TWO WERE ONE OF THE FIRST TO DO THREE TERMS, AND I REMEMBER BEING EXCITED AND JUST REQUESTING THAT YOU GUYS, UH, CONTINUE TO SPEAK YOUR MIND.
AND SO I WANNA THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND, UM, MY HOPE IS THIS IS NOT THE LAST THAT WE SEE OF BOTH YOU GUYS, THAT YOU GUYS STAY ACTIVE AND INVOLVED, UM, BECAUSE YOU'VE DONE A LOT FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND IT'S, IT'S MUCH APPRECIATED.
UH, THOSE ARE VERY WELL EARNED AWARDS, AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE, THE WORK Y'ALL DONE ON THOSE PARKS AND RECS BOARDS.
THANK YOU CHUCK AND AMANDA, MAYOR TIM.
UM, WANNA THANK YOU, UH, CHUCK FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK ON THE BOARD AS WELL.
UM, BUT A SPECIAL BIG THANK YOU TO YOU, MS. AMANDA STARK.
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BEEN ON COUNCIL, I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR ABOUT THREE YEARS NOW, AND YOU'VE BEEN VERY ACTIVE WHEN IT COMES TO THIS BOARD.I'VE SEEN YOU ATTEND MEETINGS, I'VE SEEN YOU ATTEND MANY EVENTS, UH, YOU VOLUNTEERED MANY TIMES OUT THERE.
I'VE SEEN YOU, UM, AND YOU'VE ALSO DONE SOME PRESENTATIONS FOR US AND YOU'VE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH FOR OUR PARKS AND YOU'VE MADE A BIG IMPACT.
SO I WANT YOU TO BE PROUD OF THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE WHENEVER YOU GO BY THE PARKS.
AND YOU CAN SAY THAT YOU ACTUALLY, YOU PUT A FOOTPRINT ON THIS.
SO I'M VERY, VERY, UH, HONORED TO, TO, TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE, MA'AM.
ANYONE ELSE? ALRIGHT, WE'RE GONNA, SO WE HAVE A COUPLE YEAH.
TAKE A PHOTO WITH THEM AND WE HAVE A COUPLE OF TROPHIES.
YOU WANNA GO DOWN? YEAH, JUST GO DOWN.
LET ME SEE IF I CAN GET EVERYONE IN FRAME HERE.
[5.
Consider reappointments to the Library Board for two-year terms expiring September 2025. ~ Colleen Tierney, Director of Library Services
- Christina Thompson, Seat 6
- Morgan Harrell, Seat 4
CONSIDER REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE LIBRARY BOARD FOR TWO YEAR TERMS EXPIRING SEPTEMBER, 2020, UH, FIVE.
CHRISTINA THOMPSON AND MORGAN HARRELL.
MS. TIERNEY, MAYOR AND COUNSEL.
COLLEEN TIERNEY, DIRECTOR OF LIBRARY SERVICES.
FOR THE RECORD, UM, I'M JUST GONNA SHARE MY SCREEN.
UM, WE HAVE TWO, UH, OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN REAPPOINTMENTS ON THE BOARD.
UM, THE MISSION OF THE KYLE LIBRARY IS TO SERVE AS A RESOURCE FOR INFORMATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL, RELATIONAL CULTURAL ENRICHMENT.
UM, AND THESE MEMBERS OF OUR BOARD HELP TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE ABIDING BY THESE POLICIES AND THE CITY ORDINANCES.
UM, THESE TWO, UH, MEMBERS HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING US WITH THAT AND UM, I'M EXCITED TO SAY THEY'D LIKE TO STAY ON FOR ANOTHER TWO YEARS IF YOU ARE WILLING TO REAPPOINT THEM.
UM, MORGAN HARRELL HAS, IS IN SEAT FOUR.
SHE HAS SERVED TWO TERMS ON THE LIBRARY BOARD BEGINNING IN 2020.
SHE HAS, UM, SHE HAS A BACKGROUND IN EDUCATION AND SHE IS VERY, UH, ACTIVE LIBRARY PATRON AND IS AN ASSET TO OUR BOARD, PARTICULARLY IN OUR WRITING OR, OR OUR REVISING OUR POLICIES.
SHE IS A, UM, UH, SHE'S A WRITER AND SHE'S AN EDITOR AND SHE HELPS ENORMOUSLY IN THAT PROCESS.
UM, VERY DETAIL ORIENTED AND A VERY STRONG ASSET TO OUR TEAM OF THE BOARD.
UH, CHRISTINA THOMPSON, YOU RECOGNIZED SHE WAS HERE IN APRIL.
SHE WAS FILLING, UH, A VACANCY ON THE BOARD AND HER TERM ENDED AT THE END OF, WELL END AT THE END OF THIS MONTH.
AND SHE HAS ENJOYED BEING PART OF THE BOARD AND IS LOOKING FORWARD TO, UM, STAYING ON FOR A FULL TWO, TWO YEARS.
SO, UM, THESE, UH, THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE HAVE IS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM REAPPOINTED AND I AM OPEN TO QUESTIONS.
ALRIGHT, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? MOTIONS MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE, CONSIDER REAPPOINTMENTS FOR THE LIBRARY BOARD FOR CHRISTINA THOMPSON AND MORGAN RELL.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN ZUNIGA THAT WE APPROVE CHRISTINA THOMPSON AND MORGAN HARRELL'S REAPP APPOINTMENTS TO THE LIBRARY BOARD.
IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? I DO HAVE A QUESTION.
OW, I JUST, I HAVE A GENERAL CONCERN OVERALL.
I DO, AND NOT WITH ANYONE IN PARTICULAR, BUT, UM, I KNOW THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO HAVE APPLIED NOT FOR THIS BOARD, BUT FOR ANOTHER BOARD AND THEIR APPLICATIONS HAVE NOT GONE THROUGH FOR WHATEVER REASON.
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I KINDA HAVE A FEAR THAT THERE MIGHT BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE SYSTEM AND SO I DIDN'T KNOW IT.LIKE IF CAN, CAN WE JUST ADD LIKE ANOTHER MONTH TO THIS AND SO WE COULD, UM, MAKE SURE THAT THAT SYSTEM IS WORKING? I DON'T KNOW.
UM, I I, I IT WILL AFFECT AT LEAST, UH, ONE OF THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AND I DON'T WANNA SEEM UNFAIR TO ANYBODY, SO I DIDN'T KNOW IF THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE COULD DISCUSS, UM, TO JUST BRING KIND OF FAIRNESS TO, TO EVERYBODY.
UM, IF THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT COUNCIL WAS OKAY WITH THE, YOU'RE WANTING TO ADD A MONTH TO THEIR TERM? YEAH.
UNTIL WE FIGURE OUT IF THERE IS AN ISSUE OR WHAT ISSUE THERE IS.
WELL, I BELIEVE THESE WERE REAPPOINTMENT RECOMMENDATIONS, SO I DON'T BELIEVE THIS WAS AN APPLICATION AND INTERVIEW PROCESS, SO NO, NO.
AND I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT MY CONCERN IS THERE ARE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS THAT ARE HAVING REAPPOINTMENTS AS WELL AND THEY HAD APPLICATIONS THAT GO TO THAT DI DIDN'T GO THROUGH THE, FOR WHATEVER REASON, TWO APPLICATIONS DIDN'T MAKE IT TO HR.
MAY I ADD TO WHAT COUNSEL NEXT? I HAVE MY HAND UP.
ALRIGHT, COUNCIL MAYOR, PARSLEY.
SO I, I DID HEAR FROM TWO PEOPLE THAT HAVE APPLIED TO THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AND THEY GOT THE SUBMITTED APPLICATION.
THEY DIDN'T GET ANY EMAIL OR ANYTHING SAYING THAT THE APPLICATION WAS SUCCESSFUL AND THEY'VE BEEN WAITING FOR OVER A MONTH JUST FOR US TO LEARN TODAY THAT THERE IS NO RECORD OF TWO APPLICATIONS.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS SOMETHING GOING ON WITH THE SYSTEM BECAUSE I CAN UNDERSTAND FOR ONE PERSON TO APPLY AND THERE IS AN ISSUE AND WE DIDN'T GET THE APPLICATION.
BUT FOR HAVING TWO PEOPLE THAT HAVE APPLIED AND FOR THE CITY TO NOT HAVE RECORD OF IT, I THINK THERE IS SOMETHING GOING ON.
SO SINCE WE ARE REAPPOINTED, AND AGAIN, I HAVE NO ISSUE WITH REAPPOINTING ANYONE, BUT ARE WE LEAVING OUT ANYBODY ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO BE APPOINTED TO THIS BOARD IS WHAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT.
I KNOW THAT WE HAVE ONE OPEN SEAT ON THE LIBRARY BOARD, UM, AND THE APPLICATION IS, THE PROCESS IS OPEN UNTIL OCTOBER 5TH OR SIXTH.
AND I'VE RECEIVED ONE APPLICATION, BUT I PERSONALLY HAVEN'T RESPONDED TO THAT PERSON BECAUSE IT WAS HR THAT WAS RESPONDING WITH THE CORRESPONDENCE.
SO I KNOW THAT I'M GOING THAT PERSON OKAY.
WHEN IT'S TIME TO DO THE INTERVIEW.
BUT I WAS WAITING WITH THIS PARTICULAR INSTANCE FOR OKAY, I WAS WAITING TO CONTACT MR. TOBIAS AND MS. MS. AMBER
SO I KNOW I CAN ONLY SPEAK TO THE LIBRARY BOARD, BUT SO FAR I'VE RECEIVED ONE APPLICATION, BUT I PERSONALLY HAVE NOT REACHED OUT TO THE PERSON BECAUSE, UM, HR FORWARDED IT TO ME AND I WAS WAITING UNTIL I HAD 'EM ALL IN.
'CAUSE THE, IT HASN'T CLOSED YET.
TYPICALLY WE WAIT UNTIL THE APPLICATION WINDOW CLOSES OKAY.
DOES, DOES THE LIBRARY HAVE ANY SPECIFIC SEATS LIKE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DOES? THEY ARE SEAT NUMBERS, BUT THEY DON'T, THEY DON'T, UM, THEY'RE NOT REPRESENTING ANY PARTICULAR REGION.
SO THE ONE PERSON THAT APPLIED COULD POSSIBLY FILL THE SEAT.
THAT ONE SEAT THAT'S OPENED? YES.
I WAS JUST TRYING TO BE FAIR ACROSS THE BOARD TO ALL, ALL THE APPLICANTS.
DOES THAT, DOES THAT ONE APPLICATION HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THESE TWO REAPPOINTMENTS? NO.
THEN IF THAT'S THE CASE, I'M NOT DELEGITIMIZING THE CLAIM THAT THERE COULD BE A GLITCH IN THE SYSTEM THAT'S PREVENTING APPLICATIONS FROM GETTING THROUGH, BUT I DON'T THINK THIS SHOULD INVOLVE, UM, THE TWO REAPPOINTMENTS OF MS. THOMPSON AND MS. HARRELL FOR THESE TWO SEATS.
SO, UM, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION.
OH, WE ALREADY MADE A MOTION'S ALREADY.
MOTION GOT MOTION ON THE TABLE.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? AND JUST TO CLARIFY, THE REAPPOINTMENT PROCESS MEANS THAT THE SEATS WERE NEVER, UH, POSTED AS OPEN.
THERE WERE NO APPLICATIONS THAT WERE ASKED FOR.
THIS IS A, THE, ACCORDING TO OUR POLICY, IT'S A DIRECT FROM THE COMMITTEE, UH, TO THE COUNCIL WITHOUT POSTING.
AND IF WE CHOOSE NOT TO REAPPOINT, THEN IT WOULD BE OPEN FOR APPLICATION AT THAT TIME.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ALRIGHT, NEXT STEP IS AGENDA ITEM
[6.
Consider reappointments to the Arts & Cultural Commission for two-year terms expiring September 2025. ~ Amber Schmeits, Assistant City Manager
- Vanessa Westbrook, Seat 1, Artist Community Representative
- Tera Monroe, Seat 3, Artist Community Representative
CONSIDER REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE ARTS AND CULTURAL COMMISSION FOR TWO YEAR TERMS, UH, EXPIRING SEPTEMBER 25TH.
THE SEATS ARE VANESSA WESTBROOK AND TARA MONROE.
MS. SMITE, GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL, UH, WITH COMING FORWARD WITH TWO REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE ARTS AND CULTURAL COMMISSION.
THE ARTS AND CULTURAL COMMISSION IS A FAIRLY NEW COMMISSION.
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UM, IN 2022, I BELIEVE.AND SO, UM, TONIGHT WE HAVE, WE ARE ASKING FOR A REAPPOINTMENT FOR VANESSA WESTBROOK FOR SEAT ONE.
UM, SHE IS AN ARTIST COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVE.
UM, THE INITIAL APPOINTMENT WAS MADE ON APRIL 11TH, 2022 AND THIS TERM, UM, IN SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2023.
ALSO THE SAME WITH, UH, MS. TARA MONROE.
SHE'S ALSO A ARTIST COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVE AND HER TERM IS THE SAME.
UM, BOTH WOMEN ARE INTERESTED IN SERVING ON THE BOARD AND, UM, EXPRESSED, UM, THAT THEY WOULD WISH THEY COULD BE HERE TONIGHT.
BUT THEY BOTH WERE INVOLVED IN SCHOOL THINGS.
UH, MS. WESTBROOK HAD, SHE'S THE ADVISOR FOR THE KEY CLUB AND THEY HAD AN OPEN HOUSE TONIGHT.
AND THEN, UH, MS. MONROE, UH, SHE WAS GOING TO ATTEND SOME OF HER SEVENTH GRADER, UH, FOOTBALL GAMES TONIGHT.
BUT THEY'RE VERY INTERESTED IN ATTENDING AND FURTHERING ARTS IN KYLE PER THE POLICY FOR THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS OF THE CITY.
THE INTERVIEW PANEL CONSISTS OF MYSELF, UH, MR. HENDRICKS, AND, AND THE MISS, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER FLORES KALE.
AND, UH, WE TALKED ABOUT VANESSA WESTBROOK AND TARA MONROE.
AND WE'RE ASKING THAT YOU REAPPOINT THEM AND THEN IF THEY'RE REAPPOINTED, THEIR TERMS WILL EXPIRE ON SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2025.
ALRIGHT, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILOR FLORES KALE? I DO HAVE A CONCERN BECAUSE THIS IS A BOARD THAT IS AFFECTED BY THE TWO APPLICATIONS THAT DIDN'T GO THROUGH.
AND SO, AND, AND IF I'M UNDERSTANDING RIGHT, EVEN I'M NOT SURE HOW THE RECOMMENDATION GOES, I DON'T, IT DOESN'T SAY IF IT HAS TO BE UNANIMOUS OR IF IT ONE PERSON CAN SAY OF THE, OF THAT COMMITTEE CAN SAY IT AND THEN IT'S REAPPOINTED OR NOT.
BUT, UM, MY CONCERN IS THESE ARE VERY SPECIFIC SEATS.
SO THE TWO APPLICANTS THAT APPLIED MAY NOT QUALIFY FOR THE THIRD SEAT THAT'S OPENED.
AND SO MY REQUEST WOULD BE TO OPEN IT UP AND THEN LET PEOPLE APPLY AND THEN WE CAN DECIDE IF WE WANT TO REAPPOINT OR NOT.
'CAUSE RIGHT NOW I DIDN'T HAVE ANY APPLICATIONS TO LOOK AT.
UM, 'CAUSE THERE WAS NONE SUBMITTED IS WHAT WE WERE TOLD.
AND SO I WANTED THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYBODY SINCE THESE ARE VERY SPECIFIC SEATS.
NOW, IF THESE WERE, UH, GENERAL SEATS LIKE THEY ARE AND THEY'RE JUST LIKE BY NUMBERS, I WOULD, UH, BE OKAY WITH THAT.
BUT WHEN I FOUND OUT THAT THIS LAST SEAT IS ACTUALLY SPECIFIC TO, UH, IS IT BEING AN ARTIST OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, IT'S THERE, THERE ARE THREE VACANT SEATS.
CURRENTLY IT'S SEATS FIVE, SIX, AND SEVEN SEATS.
FIVE AND SIX ARE COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES.
THEY SIMPLY JUST HAVE TO BE A CITIZEN OF THE COMMUNITY OF KYLE.
SO THAT WOULD BE PROBABLY THE LOWEST BAR TO HIT WHEN YOU WANNA BE A PART OF THE ARTS AND CULTURAL COMMISSION.
AND THEN C SEVEN IS THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVE.
AND SO IF, IF WE HAD HAD THOSE APPLICATIONS IN HAND, IT WOULD'VE BROUGHT THEM TO THE INTERVIEW PANEL.
WE WOULD'VE CONDUCTED AN INTERVIEW FOR THE THREE VACANT SEATS.
SO IT WOULDN'T HAVE HAD AN IMPACT ON THE RECOMMENDATION FOR REAPPOINTMENT.
SO JUST SO I UNDERSTAND, THE TWO REAPPOINTMENTS DO NOT AFFECT THE THREE OPEN SEATS? CORRECT.
AND THOSE OF THOSE THREE OPEN SEATS TOO ARE JUST FOR RESIDENTS OF KYLE WITH NO.
UM, I DO WANT TO TAKE A LOOK OF WHAT'S GOING ON BECAUSE AS I MENTIONED TO YOU, I KNOW THAT THERE ARE TWO PEOPLE THAT HAVE APPLIED AND HEARD NOTHING.
AND I WILL UNDERSTAND ONE THAT DIDN'T GO THROUGH, BUT TWO, IT'S A LITTLE CONCERNING.
UM, I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHAT MS. MONROE IS GOING TO DO.
I HAD A LENGTHY CONVERSATION WITH HER AND SHE HAS SOME PHENOMENAL IDEAS.
SO I AM VERY EXCITED TO SEE WHAT SHE BRINGS TO THE TABLE.
I THINK SHE DID HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT HOW, YOU KNOW, AGENDAS GET PREPARED.
SO I ASK HER TO CC YOU OR, UH, ANY OF US IF SHE HAD ANY QUESTIONS.
BUT VERY, VERY IMPRESSIVE ARTIST.
I'M EXCITED TO, TO SEE WHAT SHE BRINGS TO THE TABLE.
COUNCILLOR ZUNIGA, UH, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION OF THESE TWO.
UH, I'VE SEEN THEIR WORK AND THEY WORK REALLY WELL TOGETHER.
THAT WE APPROVE AGENDA ITEM SIX.
IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[7. A Proclamation Honoring Former Mayor Sandra Tenorio. ~ Travis Mitchell, Mayor and Michael Tobias, Mayor Pro Tem]
IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SEVEN OF PROCLAMATION HONORING FORMER MAYOR, UH, SANDRA TENORIO.UH, THE MYSELF AND THE MAYOR PRO TIMM HAD CONVERSATIONS, UH, ABOUT WANTING TO FIND A WAY TO HONOR SANDRA HERE OFFICIALLY FROM THE DIOCESE.
SO, UH, WORKING WITH THE FAMILY, WE'VE, UH, PREPARED A PROCLAMATION AND I WANTED TO TURN THE FLOOR TO MAYOR PRO TEM TO ALLOW FOR HIM TO TAKE TAKE FORWARD.
UM, THIS IS TRULY AN, AN HONOR FOR ME 'CAUSE I I KNOW THE FAMILY VERY WELL.
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SO I'D LIKE TO START OFF WITH A PROCLAMATION OF THE CITY OF KYLE, TEXAS, HONORING THE LIFE OF SANDRA RIO AND RECOGNIZING HER MANY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CITY OF KYLE HAYES COUNTY AND THE STATE OF TEXAS.AND MEMORIALIZING HER LEGACY OF LEADERSHIP AND SACRIFICE.
WHEREAS SANDRA SORIO WAS BORN IN 1958 IN KYLE, TEXAS TO SAM AND FLO, FLO RIO, AND LIVED IN AND AROUND THE CENTRAL TEXAS UNTIL HER UNTIMELY PASSING IN JULY OF 2023.
AND WHEREAS MS. TENORIO DEDICATED HER LIFE TO PUBLIC SERVICE AND SERVED IN NUMEROUS CAPACITIES IN ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT OVER HER 40 YEAR CAREER.
AND WHEREAS MS. TENORIO'S PUBLIC SERVICE CAREER FOUND ITS START IN KYLE WHEN SHE WAS ELECTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE KYLE HOUSING AUTHORITY, WHERE SHE WORKED TO FIND HOUSING FOR THOSE IN KYLE NOT ABLE TO AFFORD HOMES.
AND WHEREAS MS. TENORIO WAS ELECTED TO THE KYLE CITY COUNCIL AND THEN TO MAYOR IN 1986, BECOMING KYLE'S FIRST HISPANIC MAYOR, AND ALSO THE YOUNGEST MAYOR IN THE STATE OF TEXAS AT THAT TIME.
AND WHEREAS MS. TENORIO ALSO SERVED ON THE BUT CITY COUNCIL AND ASSUMED THE POSITION OF MAYOR WHEN CITY MAYOR AT THE TIME RESIGNED.
AND WHEREAS MS. TENORIO ALSO SERVED IN THE TRAVIS COUNTY GOVERNMENT FOR MANY YEARS, WORKING FOR TRAVIS COUNTY JUDGE BOB PERKINS, WHERE SHE LEARNED HOW TO NAVIGATE THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM.
AND WHEREAS MS. TENORIO ALSO SERVED IN STATE GOVERNMENT, HAVING WORKED FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE UNDER JIM HIGHTOWER, GOVERNOR ANN RICHARDS, AND IN THE COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE UNDER JOHN SHARP.
AND WHEREAS MS. NORIO HELPED SHAPE STATE AND NATIONAL POLICIES REGARDING REFUGE, RESETTLEMENT, FARM WORKERS, AND IMMIGRATION.
AND ALSO APPOINTED TO THE LIAISON BETWEEN THE STATE OF AND MEXICAN GOVERNMENTS UNDER GOVERNOR AND RICHARDS, WHERE SHE HELPED SHAPE POLICIES, EMBALMING FARM WORKERS, REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT, AND IMMIGRATION.
AND WHEREAS MS. TENORIO WAS A LEADER SERVING IN VARIOUS POSITIONS IN THE LOCAL AND STATE DEMOCRATIC PARTY AS A BOARD MEMBER FOR NUMEROUS ORGANIZATIONS AND IS A GRADUATE IN THE 1989 CLASS OF LEADERSHIP OF TEXAS.
AND WHEREAS MR. OREO WAS THE MOST PROUD OF HER, MANY RELATIONSHIPS SHE FORMED NOT ONLY RELATIONSHIPS WITH COLLEAGUES, BUT ESPECIALLY WITH HER FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHO CHERISHED HER DEEPLY.
NOW THEREFORE BE PROCLAIMED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM AND DECLARE THAT SANDRA SONOIO LIFELONG DEDICATION TO HER COMMUNITIES, CITIES, STATE AND NATION, SERVES AS THE HIGHEST EXAMPLE OF A LIFE LIVED IN THE SERVICE OF OTHERS, AND IS DESERVING OF THE HIGHEST HONORS AND RECOGNITIONS THAT CAN BE BESTOWED ON AN INDIVIDUAL AND CALLS FOR ALL CITIZENS TO HONOR THE LEGACY OF SANDRA SUE RIO.
UM, AGAIN, THIS, THIS IS VERY TOUCHING FOR ME AND VERY HONORED TO, SIR, TO BRING THIS FORWARD TO THE RIO FAMILY.
WE ALL HAVE A HISTORY OF SANDRA, WE KNOW HER.
I KNOW WHEN THE NEWS CAME OF HER PASSING, MY MOM AND MY DAD WERE VERY, VERY, VERY SAD BECAUSE SHE MADE A BIG IMPACT ON HER COMMUNITY AND SHE MADE A BIG IMPACT ON ME AS WELL.
AND JUST A LITTLE BRIEF THING ABOUT SANDRA, WHEN I FIRST GOT ON BOARD, THERE WAS A, I KNOW WE WON'T BRING THIS UP, BUT THERE WAS A SITUATION THAT WE HAD THAT HAD TO DEAL WITH A SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEM THAT CAUSED FURY WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.
IT HAPPENED TO BE A, A NAME CHANGE THAT WAS CHANGED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND IT, IT STARTED, UH, AN UPROAR.
AND MR NO SANDRA CONTACTED ME AND THOUGH HER DISAPPOINTMENT IN, IN WHAT HAD HAPPENED, I DEEPLY APOLOGIZED TO HER AND SAID THAT I LITERALLY, I WAS ON THE BRINK OF RESIGNING.
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THAT RIGHT NOW BECAUSE IT AFFECTED ME THAT MUCH.BUT SHE SAYS, MICHAEL, THERE ARE GONNA BE SOME DECISIONS THAT YOU'RE GONNA MAKE ON COUNCIL THAT ARE GONNA BE VERY UNPOPULAR.
THERE'S GONNA BE DECISIONS THAT YOU'RE GONNA MAKE THAT WILL MAKE CHANGE, BUT NEVER GIVE UP.
AND ALWAYS REMEMBER THE PEOPLE.
AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND THIS WILL PASS.
BUT ALWAYS REMEMBER, IT'S ALWAYS GONNA BE ABOUT THE FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITIES, AND WE WILL ALWAYS CONTINUE TO SUPPORT YOU.
SO AGAIN, THIS IS MY HONOR, GARY, IT'S MY HONOR TO, TO PRESENT THIS TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND ON BEHALF OF US AND AND MY FAMILY, OUR DEEPEST CONDOLENCES.
BUT AGAIN, IT JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR LETTING US HAVE SANDRA TO NORIO FOR ALL THESE YEARS.
SANDRA, IF YOU'RE UP THERE, WE LOVE YOU AND WE MISS YOU.
I'D LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING TOO.
THANK YOU MAYOR PRO TEMP FOR THAT VERY NICE PROCLAMATION FOR SANDRA.
UH, I'D ALSO LIKE TO SAY TO THE FAMILY HOW MUCH GREAT RESPECT AND ADMIRATION I HAVE, I'LL ALWAYS HAVE FOR SANDRA FOR HER WORK.
UM, AND ALSO FOR HOW MUCH SHE HELPED OUT.
NOT JUST KYLE RESIDENTS, BUT ALL AMERICANS AND HOW MUCH OF SHE ALSO HELPED THE SPANISH SPEAKING COMMUNITY, UH, HERE IN KYLE.
SO I'D LIKE TO GIVE THIS A BRIEF LITTLE MESSAGE ABOUT HER SIGNIFICANCE TO THE SPANISH COMMUNITY AS WELL.
PARADOS LOS AMERICANOS ANOS I LATINOS PARA LOS CAMINOS PARA.
DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY COMMENTARY? UH, WE, WE TOOK THE LIBERTY OF GOING AHEAD AND SIGNING THE PROCLAMATION AHEAD OF TIME.
AND, UH, MAYOR PRO TEM PROBABLY WANTS TO REMARK ON THIS FRAME.
UH, BUT IT IS, UH, IT IS SIGNED AND FRAMED FOR YOU AS, AS WELL, MAYOR PRO TEM.
UH, WE ARE VERY HONORED TO BRING THIS PROCLAMATION TO YOU AND GIVE THIS TO YOU.
CARRIE UHA ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND ALL THE RESIDENTS HERE IN KYLE.
CAN I GET ONE? YEAH, WE CAN GET A FULL ONE WITH COUNSEL AND WHOEVER ELSE YOU, I MIGHT PULL THIS BACK JUST A LITTLE BIT.
IS THERE ANY FAMILY? WILLIE, WILLIE, GILBERT, WILLIE AND GILBERT? COME ON.
I'M JUST GONNA HAVE TO WAIT JUST A LITTLE BIT.
PERSON A LITTLE FURTHER BACK THEN.
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ALL RIGHT, PERFECT.ALL RIGHT, Y'ALL ON THE COUNT OF THREE, I'LL TAKE A PHOTO.
[8. A Proclamation Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month. ~ Miguel A. Zuniga PhD, Council Member ]
OKAY.NEXT STEP IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER NINE, A PROCLAMATION CELEBRATING HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH.
UM, I, I'D LIKE TO FIRST SAY, UH, I WAS REALLY, I WAS REALLY PROUD AND HONORED TO, TO WRITE THIS PROCLAMATION, UM, TO HONOR HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH.
UH, JUST BECAUSE I GREW UP IN THE, IN IN KYLE.
AND, UM, I'VE SEEN THE CHANGE, SEEN THE PROGRESS, SEE HOW MUCH, UH, THIS HISPANIC COMMUNITY HAS CONTRIBUTED TO, TO, TO THE GROWTH OF OUR CITY.
SO, SO IT WAS AN HONOR FOR ME TO WRITE THIS ONE.
SO DURING NATIONAL HISPANIC MONTH, THE CITY OF KYLE RECOGNIZES THAT HISPANIC HERITAGE IS AMERICAN HERITAGE, AND HISPANICS AND LATINOS HAVE A STRONG, TALENTED, AND HARDWORKING SPIRIT, DEMONSTRATED THROUGH 36% WORKFORCE CONTRIBUTION AND HIGH EMPLOYMENT RATES FOR HISPANICS IN VARIOUS SECTORS THAT MAKE THE ENGINE TURN OVER AMERICAN ECONOMY AND BUILD A STRONGER WEALTHIER NATION.
WHEREAS EACH YEAR, AMERICANS OBSERVE NATIONAL HISPANIC HERITAGE MUD BY CELEBRATING THE HISTORIES, CULTURES, AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF AMERICAN CITIZENS WHOSE ANCESTORS CAME FROM SPAIN, MEXICO, THE CARIBBEAN, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA.
AND WHEREAS THE OBSERVATION STARTED IN 1968 AS HISPANIC HERITAGE WEEK UNDER PRESIDENT LYNDON JOHNSON, LATER EXPANDED BY PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN IN 1988 THROUGH LEGISLATIVE ENCOURAGEMENT OF CONGRESSMAN ESTEBAN TORRES OF CALIFORNIA TO COVER THE PERIOD, WHICH IS CELEBRATED TODAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH THROUGH OCTOBER 15TH.
AND IT'S NOW A NATIONAL AND YEARLY PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS TO DATE, 70 MILLION HISPANICS AND LATINOS LIVE IN THE UNITED STATES.
THIS NUMBER CONTINUES TO INCREASE 1 MILLION EACH YEAR FROM NEW AMERICAN BUR NEW AMERICANS, AND 1 MILLION FROM HISPANIC IMMIGRATION.
THIS DRIVES CONSUMER SPENDING AND PURCHASING IN ALL INDUSTRIES THAT GROW THE ECONOMY AND THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF OUR COUNTRY.
ONE OUT OF FIVE AMERICANS IDENTIFY AS HAVING HISPANIC HERITAGE, HISPANIC, AND LATINOS OPEN NEW BUSINESSES AT THREE TIMES THE RATE OF OTHER ETHNIC GROUPS.
WITH OVER 4 MILLION HISPANIC OWNED BUSINESSES IN THE UNITED STATES, COLLECTIVELY, HISPANICS PRODUCE $1.4 TRILLION TO THE U S G D P CONTRIBUTE 500 BILLION TOWARD FEDERAL, LOCAL
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STATE TAXES EACH YEAR WITH THE 200 BILLION IN HOUSEHOLD SPENDING.THIS IS DEMONSTRATED BY THE INCREASING HISPANIC MARKETS, SERVICES, GOODS AND PRODUCTS IN OUR COUNTRY.
WHEREAS HISPANICS AND LATINOS ARE A DIVERSE GROUP AND RECEPTIVE TO BOTH PARTIES, THEY MAKE 14% OF THE ELECTORATE HAVE THE ABILITY TO INFLUENCE CLOSE POLITICAL RACES.
WITH THE INCREASING POPULATION AND POLITICAL INFLUENCE, THERE IS MOUNTING PRESSURE FOR ADDED REPRESENTATION.
SO THIS HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH IS A PERIOD TO EVALUATE HOW CAN THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND UPLIFT ONE ANOTHER TO FACE CHALLENGES OF TOMORROW TO BUILD LEADERS IN EVERY FIELD FROM SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, EDUCATION, MILITARY ARTS, SPORTS MEDICINE, POLITICS, SO THAT HISPANIC AMERICANS CAN BE READY WITH THE SKILLS FOR THE CAREERS OF THE FUTURE.
WHEREAS HISPANICS AND LATINOS ARE A YOUNG ETHNIC POPULATION.
WE USE THIS MONTH FOR SELF-AWARENESS OF OUR STRENGTHS, OUR DIFFERENCES, AND OUR CHALLENGES TO HIGHLIGHT THE GAINS MADE IN EDUCATION, TO REDUCE THE BARRIERS TO NEW HISPANIC BUSINESSES, AND TO HAVE A VOICE IN POLITICAL ELECTIONS WHERE EVERY ISSUE MATTERS AND EVERY BILL MATTERS.
WE ALSO USE THIS MONTH TO LEARN ABOUT THE RICH CULTURE, THE LANGUAGE, THE ART, MUSIC, FOOD, AND TO DISCOVER THE HISTORY OF BRAVE HISPANICS AND LATINOS THAT MADE SACRIFICES TO OPEN NEW PATHS FOR SOCIAL MOBILITY.
WE USE THIS MONTH TO INVITE ALL AMERICANS TO CONNECT WITH THE HISPANIC AND LATINO COMMUNITY TO SEE THE FULL BEAUTY, TO PROMOTE INCLUSION, FACILITATE CONVERSATIONS THAT WILL BUILD CONSENSUS TO ENSURE THE STRENGTH AND FREEDOM OF OUR NATION.
WE ARE PROUD OF THE UNIQUE, WHEREAS WE ARE PROUD OF THE UNIQUE TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST HISTORY THAT LED TO THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF IDENTITY KNOWN AS THE TEJANOS, THE DESCENDANTS OF THE SPANIARDS, AND LATER FROM THE MEXICANOS.
THE WORD TEJANO IS STILL WIDELY USED AND IS PART OF THE MEXICAN-AMERICAN, CHICANO, LATINO, AND EVOLVING COMPLEX SOCIETY THAT IS DEFINING TEXAS CULTURE AND FUNDAMENTAL TO TEX-MEX REPRESENTED BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT RESIDE HERE WITHIN THE CITY OF KYLE, TEXAS.
AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF KYLE WILL HAVE A PIECE IN PROGRESS EVENT CELEBRATING HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH ON SEPTEMBER 22ND FOR EVERYONE TO WATCH AND ATTEND PARKS AND RECREATION.
UM, HAD THIS LAST SATURDAY OF KYLE POPUP MUSEUM, THE KYLE LIBRARY WILL HOST THE HISTORY OF HISPANICS AND KYLE EVENT.
HAYES COUNTY LAST WEEKEND HAD A CULTURAL EVENTS PARADE FOR HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH FOR EVERYONE TO CELEBRATE THESE EVENTS.
IN ADDITION TO THE COLLABORATION WITH OUR SCHOOLS THAT WILL ALSO HAVE MANY HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH EVENTS AND PERFORMANCES AND DANCES AND MUSIC FOR EVERYONE TO COME OUT TO PARTICIPATE, UM, WITH OUR INCREASING DEMOGRAPHIC POPULATION OF HISPANICS AND LATINOS HERE IN THE CITY OF KYLE.
SO THEREFORE, IT BE PROCLAIMED BY THE CITY OF KYLE THAT WE RECOGNIZE SEPTEMBER 15TH THROUGH OCTOBER 15TH AS NATIONAL HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH 2023.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTARY? YEAH, THANK YOU.
UH, COUNCIL MEMBER IAN BRINGING THAT.
BOY, WE SURE LIKE TO PARTY, DON'T WE CELEBRATE
IT'S ALL ABOUT THE FOODS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
BUT YES, UH, WE, IT IS VERY HONOR TO, TO RECOGNIZE THIS MONTH FOR THE CONTRIBUTIONS, UH, THAT WE ALL, THAT WE ALL BRING.
SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
ANYONE ELSE? ALRIGHT, UH, IF THERE ARE NO
[9. Receive a report and hold a discussion regarding 2022 Road Bond Program including overall program expenditures and encumbrances, project specific progress, key performance indicators, and updated project schedules. ~ Joe Cantalupo, K Friese & Associates, City's 2022 Road Bond Program Manager]
OBJECTIONS, WE'RE GONNA MOVE FORWARD TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER NINE.RECEIVE A REPORT AND HOLD A DISCUSSION REGARDING 22 ROAD BOND PROGRAM, INCLUDING OVERALL PROGRAM EXPENDITURES AND ENCUMBRANCES PROJECT SPECIFIC PROGRESS, KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS AND UPDATED PROJECT SCHEDULES.
UH, MY NAME IS JOE CANTALOUPE.
I WORK FOR KRES AND ASSOCIATES, AND I AM, UH, THE PROJECT MANAGER FOR THE KYLE ROAD, UH, BOND PROGRAM.
AND I THINK WE, THIS IS THE NIGHT WE HAVE A PRESENTATION.
DO WE HAVE THE SLIDES? NO SLIDE DECKS IN THE, THE BACKUP.
YOU MIGHT WANNA JUST GO AHEAD AND GET
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STARTED AS WE'RE WORKING TO GET 'EM SURE.SO, UH, I'M GONNA TRY AND GO THROUGH, UH, THE PROGRAM FINANCIALS, THE PROJECT FINANCIALS, PROJECT PERFORMANCE, AND OTHER PROGRAM UPDATES.
AND A IF YOU HAVE THE, THE BACKUP IN FRONT OF YOU, YOU'LL SEE A SLIDE CALLED, UH, PROGRAM FINANCIALS.
AND THIS IS JUST A, A REMINDER OF, UH, HOW, UH, THE WE'RE DOING WITH THE, THE $294 MILLION, UH, THAT THE VOTERS PASSED.
AND THE BIG ITEMS HERE ARE RIGHT NOW, UM, THE CURRENT EXPENDITURES AND ENCUMBRANCES, THE MONEY THAT'S GOING TOWARD THE DESIGN, UM, IS ABOUT $11 MILLION.
UH, JUST SHY OF $2 MILLION WAS ALLOCATED TOWARD, UM, UH, PRE-BOND ELECTION COSTS.
THE PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING REPORTS, THINGS LIKE THAT, THE REMAINING PROGRAM BUDGET WAS ABOUT $269 MILLION.
AND MONEY THAT WAS SET ASIDE, UH, TO MANAGE THE PROGRAM WAS ABOUT $11.3 MILLION.
AND, AND ALTOGETHER THAT ADDED UP, UH, TO THE $294 MILLION FOR THE PROGRAM.
SO RIGHT NOW, WHEN WE LOOK AT THE INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS, UM, WE ARE IN THE SCHEMATIC AND, AND P S E PHASES.
UH, THE COAL DECEDENT PROJECT, THAT BUDGET IS ABOUT $66 MILLION.
UH, THE SCHEMATIC PHASE, UM, IS ABOUT THREE POINT, UH, $2 MILLION.
AND THE AMOUNT OF THE BUDGET SPENT SO FAR AS 5.1% BB ROAD IS AT 2.1.
UH, PERCENT OF ITS SPENDING, UH, CENTER STREET IS AT 2.7%.
UM, THAT WAS THE OFF SYSTEM PORTION OF CENTER STREET.
THE CENTER STREET ON SYSTEM PORTION, UH, IS AT ABOUT 5.9%.
THE CAL PARKWAY LEHMAN ROAD EXTENSION IS ABOUT 7.1%.
MARKETPLACE IS AT 7.8 IN BUNTON CREEK AT 3.9 AND WINDY HILL AT 5.0 UH, PERCENT.
THAT'S ALL TO TELL YOU THAT WE'RE STILL AT THE VERY EARLY STAGES OF, UH, SPENDING THROUGH THE PROGRAM.
THEN WE LOOK AT WHERE WE ARE WITH THE CURRENT TASKS.
UM, AND WE SHOULD GET TO THE NEXT SLIDE NOW THAT WE HAVE THIS THANK YOU.
UM, YOU'LL SEE THAT THIS IS THE, THE CURRENT PHASE OF WORK.
SO KOHLER DECEDENT, RIGHT? THE, THE PORTION THAT, UH, GOES OVER OR UNDER I 35 IS A SCHEMATIC PHASE.
THIS TASK ORDER AMOUNT, UM, WAS ABOUT $2.1 MILLION.
WE'VE PAID OUT ABOUT $49,000 OF THAT.
UM, AND, AND THE, THE HOLD UP ON THAT SPENDING IS THAT WE'RE WAITING FOR THE ADVANCED FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH TXDOT TO BE EXECUTED.
THE T SETON PROJECT, THE OFF SYSTEM PORTION, THAT'S A SCHEMATIC PHASE.
UM, AND THAT TASK ORDER IS ABOUT $1.1 MILLION.
WE'VE SPENT, UM, OR BEEN BILLED, WE'VE PAID ABOUT 21, UH, THOUSAND DOLLARS, UM, BB ROAD BOTH SECTIONS, UH, ABOUT, UH, 42% OF ONE SECTION IS, HAS BEEN PAID IN ABOUT 20% OF THE OTHER, UM, AGAINST ABOUT 45% OF THE WORK COMPLETED.
OLD STAGE COACH ROAD AND CENTER STREET.
UM, THEY'RE AT, UH, 7% PAID OUT, UH, AGAINST 6% OF THE WORK AND NOT EVEN 1% AGAINST 40% OF THE WORK.
AND WHAT I'LL EXPLAIN IN A MINUTE IS THAT THAT, UM, IT HAS A LOT TO DO WITH THE DESIGN ENGINEERS AND, AND HOW THEY BILL AND WHEN THEY BILL THE CAL PARKWAY LEHMAN ROAD EXTENSION, WHICH IS IN THE P S E PHASE, UH, THEY'RE AT 9.1% THAT WE'VE PAID OUT, BUT THEY'VE DONE ABOUT 25% OF THE WORK MARKETPLACE, UH, IS ABOUT 14% OF THE WORK IS DONE.
AND THEY'VE NOT BILLED THIS YET.
SO WE'VE NOT PAID ANYTHING OUT.
BUNTON CREEK ROAD, UH, IS ABOUT, UH, 22, 20 3%, UH, PAID OUT, AND THEY'VE DONE ABOUT, UH, 20% OF THE WORK.
UH, WINDY HILL ROAD IS ABOUT 15%, 16% PAID OUT, AND THEY'VE DONE ABOUT 45% OF THEIR SCHEMATIC PHASE.
UM, THIS'LL MAKE A LITTLE BIT MORE SENSE IN A MINUTE, BUT REALLY WE'RE IN A SITUATION WHERE WE'RE GETTING A LOT OF THE WORK DONE AND NO ONE'S BILLING US YET.
UM, AND THAT SOUNDS REALLY COOL.
UH, BUT WHAT WE DON'T WANT TO DO IS, IS HAVE THOSE BILLS BUILD, YOU KNOW, BUILD UP, UH, AND JUST HAVE TO PAY THEM ALL AT ONCE.
SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT OUR TEAM DOES, ONE OF OUR TEAM MEMBERS DOES
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FOR US, IS THEY HELP US KEEP THESE KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS AND, UH, NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.AND WE HAVE A, A SCHEDULED PERFORMANCE, UH, MEASURE THAT, UH, REALLY SPEAKS TO HOW EFFICIENT THE SCHEDULE, UH, IS.
AND IT JUST LOOKS AT THE LEVEL OF WORK THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO DO AGAINST THE CALENDAR, AND WHETHER THEY'RE SORT OF AHEAD OF THAT OR BEHIND THAT.
AND, UM, THE REFERENCE NUMBER IS ONE.
SO IF THEY'RE SCHEDULE INDEX EQUALS ONE, THEY'RE ON SCHEDULE.
IF IT'S OVER ONE, THEY'RE AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.
AND IF THEY'RE BEHIND, UH, IF THEY'RE, IF THAT THAT IS LESS THAN ONE, THEY'RE SAID TO BE A LITTLE BIT BEHIND SCHEDULE.
AND THE SAME THING WITH THE COST, UH, THE COST PERFORMANCE INDEX THAT MEASURES COST EFFICIENCY AND THAT'S REALLY HOW MUCH ARE THEY SPENDING AGAINST THE AMOUNT OF WORK WE EXPECT TO SEE AT, AT THAT TIME.
AND LIKE THE S P I, UM, A A C P I OF, UH, ONE MEANS THEY'RE ON BUDGET GREATER THAN ONE MEANS THEY'RE UNDER BUDGET AND LESS THAN ONE MEANS THEY'RE OVER BUDGET.
AND THESE ARE JUST QUICK WAYS A SNAPSHOT.
SO YOU CAN SEE IN ONE PICTURE HOW THE, THE PROGRAM IS DOING.
OH, YEAH, I DON'T THINK WE SAW THE SLIDE YOU JUST SPOKE ABOUT.
YEAH, YOU'RE GOING THE WRONG WAY FORWARD.
SO YOU'LL SEE ON THIS SLIDE, THE, THE, THE COLUMN THAT SAYS C P I, WHAT THAT SHOWS IS THAT THESE PROJECTS ARE UNDER BUDGET.
AND REALLY WHEN YOU LOOK INTO THE DATA, WHAT IT MEANS IS THAT THE BILLING IS NOT KEEPING UP WITH, UM, THE WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING IN, IN MOST CASES, RIGHT? IT'S TOO EARLY TO SAY WHETHER WE'RE GONNA LAND AT BUDGET OR UNDER BUDGET OR OVER BUDGET.
SO THOSE NUMBERS, LIKE FOR C SETON SYSTEM FOR EXAMPLE, UH, UH, A C P I OF, OF, UM, 1.78 THAT INDICATES THAT THEY'RE OVER BUDGET.
BUT AGAIN, WHEN WE LOOK INTO IT, WE SEE THAT IT'S JUST THAT THEY'RE NOT, THEY'RE NOT BILLING AS FREQUENTLY AS THEY SHOULD BE MOVED DOWN TO MARKETPLACE.
FOR ANOTHER EXAMPLE, UH, AS OF THE DATE THAT WE PUT THE SLIDE TOGETHER, THEY HAD NOT INVOICED US, BUT SINCE THE SLIDE WAS PUT TOGETHER AND WE SUBMITTED FOR THE AGENDA, THEY HAVE, UH, SUBMITTED TWO INVOICES TO CATCH UP.
SO WHEN WE COME BACK NEXT MONTH, THAT'LL, UH, YOU KNOW, THAT SHOULD LEVEL OUT A LITTLE BIT.
UM, BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS, IS THAT WE'RE NOT, UH, FALLING BEHIND ON, ON BUDGET.
WE'RE GOING TO GET THEM TO CATCH UP WITH THEIR INVOICING SO WE CAN GET A TRUE ASSESSMENT OF, OF WHERE THINGS ARE FINANCIALLY.
THE SCHEDULE PERFORMANCE INDEX, YOU'LL SEE A LOT OF GREEN IN IN SOME OF THAT YELLOW, WHICH INDICATES A, A, A LITTLE BIT OF A SLIPPAGE IN THE SCHEDULE.
NOW THOSE BOXES DON'T TURN TO THAT YELLOW COLOR UNTIL WE GET BELOW THE, THE 0.8, RIGHT? ONE IS PERFECTION, BUT WE DO EXPECT A, A LITTLE GIVE EITHER WAY.
BUT WHEN YOU DIG INTO THAT, RIGHT, WHEN YOU LOOK AT BB ROAD, THE WEST AND EAST SEGMENTS AND YOU THINK ABOUT, WELL, WHY, OR YOU LOOK INTO WHY IS THAT SHOWING SLIPPAGE? WELL, WHAT WE KNOW IS THEY HAD, UM, UM, A HARD TIME GETTING SOME OF THE RIGHT OF ENTRIES.
UH, THEY SPENT A LOT OF TIME GETTING THINGS LIKE SURVEY GEOTECH AND OTHER DATA THAT NEEDED TO BE COLLECTED IN THE FIELD GOING.
UM, SAME THING WITH KYLE PARKWAY AND THE LIAM EXTENSION.
WINDY HILL IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE WHERE THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF SLIPPAGE BECAUSE WE HAD TROUBLE COORDINATING THE TRAFFIC COUNTS WITH WORK THAT THE CITY NEEDED TO DO ON WINDY HILL ROAD AND, AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
THE POINT OF US KEEPING THESE INDICES IS THAT IT TELLS US WHERE WE NEED TO PAY MORE ATTENTION TO.
SO WHEN YOU GO BACK TO LIKE THE TWO BB ROAD, THE KYLE PARKWAY EXTENSION AND UH, WINDY HILL ROAD, THOSE INDICES INDICATE THAT WE NEED TO DIG INTO WHY THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF A SCHEDULE SHIFT, A SLIPPAGE, UM, WITH THE REASON IS, AND THEN IT HELPS US DEFINE WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO CATCH THEM UP.
UM, BUT OVERALL, ALTHOUGH THERE ARE A COUPLE OF PROJECTS THAT SHOW A LITTLE BIT SLIPPAGE IN SCHEDULE, UH, WE'RE DOING WELL WITH MONEY SO FAR AND WE'RE DOING WELL WITH TIME SO FAR, AND WE'RE NOT TO THE POINT WHERE WE THINK WE NEED TO MAKE ANY MASSIVE, UH, CHANGES TO, TO THE SCHEDULE.
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IT MAY NOT SOUND LIKE IT, IT MAY NOT LOOK AT IT, BUT SO FAR THINGS ARE GOING VERY, VERY WELL WITH REGARD TO BUDGET AND TIME.AND, AND JUST AS A REMINDER, THIS IS THE, THE SCHEDULE.
UM, THE GREEN ARE THE PROJECTS THAT ARE IN THE SCHEMATIC PHASE.
AGAIN, THE LIGHT BLUE ARE THOSE THAT ARE IN THE P S N E PHASE AND THEN THE, THE PURPLE WHEN WE EXPECT TO GO TO CONSTRUCTION.
UM, AND AGAIN, YOU'LL SEE THAT THE FIRST ONE, ASSUMING THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, DEVELOPMENT GETS APPROVED AND ALL THAT CITYSIDE, UM, ACTIVITY GETS DONE, UH, WE, WE STILL EXPECT TO SEE MARKETPLACE GO TO CONSTRUCTION, UH, EARLY TO MID 2024.
UM, WE'LL, YOU KNOW, ASSUMING EVERYTHING, UM, PROCEEDS DEVELOPMENT WISE OR UM, KOHLER TO SEAT IN THE OFF SYSTEM PORTION.
AND THEN NOT LONG AFTER THAT WE'LL SEE OLD STAGE COACH ROAD, UH, THE OFF SYSTEM PORTION AND, AND SO ON.
THE LAST THING, UM, IS JUST A COUPLE OF NOTES, UH, IF WE, LAST SLIDE IS, UM, WE'RE ZEROED IN ON SOME DATES WITH WITH PUBLIC OUTREACH.
THIS IS PENDING, UM, YOU KNOW, FINAL, UH, APPROVAL OF THE LOCATION.
UH, BUT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GONNA HAVE THE FIRST, UH, WORKSHOP FOR, UM, UH, KOHLER'S, UM, OFF SYSTEM AND FOR, UH, CENTER STREET, UM, IN ON OCTOBER 18TH.
UM, AND THEN WE'RE HONING IN ON THE DATES FOR THE REST OF THEM, UH, BUT PUBLIC OUTREACH IS GONNA BEGIN SOON.
AND THEN A NOTE ABOUT THE ADVANCED FUNDING AGREEMENTS, AGAIN, SINCE THIS WAS, THIS SLIDE WAS PUT TOGETHER, WE'VE GOTTEN ONE BACK, UM, FOR CENTER STREET.
UH, THAT'S THE TEXT THAT ON SYSTEM PORTION.
SO ACTIVITY ON THAT PROJECT WILL PICK UP A LITTLE BIT.
NOW THAT WE HAVE THAT AGREEMENT IN PLACE, WE'RE EXPECTING THE ONE FOR THE ON SYSTEM PORTION OF KOHLERS, UM, THE ONE THAT CROSSES I 35 SOON.
AND WHEN WE GET THAT BACK AND IT GETS, UH, SIGNED ACTIVITY ON THAT PROJECT WILL INCREASE TREMENDOUSLY.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. CANTALOUPE? APPRECIATE THE UPDATE VERY MUCH.
[VIII. Consent Agenda]
ALRIGHT, NEXT UP IS THE CONSENT AGENDA.DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON CONSENT OR ITEMS THEY WISH TO PULL? MAYOR PROTO, UH, 12.
ANYONE ELSE? MOTIONS, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEMS 10 11, 13, 14 AND 15 SECOND.
ALRIGHT, MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER FLORES SCALE, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER PARSLEY THAT WE APPROVE AGENDA ITEMS 10, 11, 13, 14, AND 15 IS THEIR DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ALL OPPOSED? ALRIGHT, MOTION CARRIES.
[IX. Items Pulled from Consent Agenda]
ITEM NUMBER 12, BUT ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF KYLE, TEXAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 47, ARTICLE THREE, AUTHORIZING THE, AND DIRECTING THE INSTALLATION AND ERECTION OF, UH, NO PARKING SIGNS TO PROHIBIT PARKING ON ARBOR NIGHT DRIVE AND THE CITY LIMITS OF KYLE, ET CETERA.THIS IS MR. BARBARAS ITEM, MAYOR PROTO.
UM, IF YOU COULD JUST, UH, ELABORATE A LITTLE BIT MORE ON, ON WHAT THIS IS FOR THOSE RESIDENTS IN THAT AREA.
UH, WERE YOU, WAS THE CITY APPROACHED BY THE DISTRICT OR THE SCHOOL THEMSELVES ABOUT THE PARKING SITUATION? GOOD EVENING.
MAYOR COUNCIL, LEON, BARBARA, CITY ENGINEER, COUNCIL MEMBER OF MAYOR PRO TEMP B S S.
WE WERE APPROACHED BY THE PRINCIPAL OF THE SCHOOL.
SHE HAD SOME CONCERNS WITH THE, UH, SAFETY OF THE, UH, KIDS IN THE AREA.
APPARENTLY THE PARENTS ARE PARKING IN THE, IN THE, UH, SCHOOL ZONE AND THERE'S A LOT OF FOOT TRAFFIC AROUND THERE.
THEY CAN'T CONTROL THE AREA BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY PARENTS AND KIDS IN THE AREA AND THERE'S A LOT OF TRAFFIC GOING THROUGH THERE.
SO WE LOOKED AT THE SITUATION AND OUR RECOMMENDATION WAS TO AGREE WITH, UH, HER, UH, HER REQUEST TO PROVIDE A NO PARKING ZONE.
SO WOULD THIS BE THE SAME KIND OF CONCEPT? AND OF COURSE WE'RE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM IN SOUTH LAKE RANCH STILL, UH, BY LAYMAN HIGH SCHOOL.
SO WHAT KIND OF SIGNS ARE WE LOOKING AT PUTTING UP? 'CAUSE I BELIEVE THE ONES AT SOUTH LAKE HAS THE NO PARKING A SPECIFIC TIME AND ALSO A SPECIFIC MONTH IS DATED, I BELIEVE FROM SEPTEMBER THROUGH MAY.
UM, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT IF WE'RE GONNA BE PUTTING THESE SIGNS UP AND WE'RE GONNA BE CONSISTENT, 'CAUSE I THINK MAYBE ARE THEY HAVING THE SAME ISSUES IN NEGLEY AREA WITH, WITH PARKING AS WELL, UH, WITH THE SCHOOLS? AND UH, IF SO, IF WE'RE GOING TO START ENFORCING THIS, I'VE ALREADY HAD ONE RESIDENT RECEIVE A TICKET, UH, IN FRONT OF HER HOUSE, UH, SINCE WE STARTED,
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UH, ENFORCING THIS EVEN MORE.SO KIND OF WANTED TO SEE WHERE WE'RE AT ON THAT WHEN IT COMES TO ENFORCEMENTS.
AND ALSO WHAT KIND OF SIGNS ARE WE LOOKING AT LATER ON? ARE WE GONNA PUT THROUGHOUT THE CITY AS WE GET MORE SCHOOLS BUILT? IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, WE'RE JUST INSTALLING NO PARKING, SO THAT'LL BE ALL AT, AT ALL TIMES OF DAYS AND, AND HOURS AT NIGHT.
SO IT'LL BE A FULL NO PARKING ZONE.
WE DON'T HAVE TIME LIMITS SET ON THAT PARTICULAR ONE.
BUT IF THAT'S THE RECOMMENDATION COUNSEL WANTS TO LOOK AT MAKING, THAT'S, WE CAN, UH, MAKE THAT CHANGE IF WE NEED TO.
I JUST WANNA BE CONSISTENT IN THAT END.
'CAUSE I COULD HEAR IT NOW FROM THE PEOPLE IN SOUTHLAKE SAYING, WELL, YOU'VE GOT SPECIFIC DAYS, TIMES, AND SO FORTH, AND OVER HERE IT JUST SAYS NO PARKING WITH, YOU KNOW, NO, NO ORDINANCE AT ALL OR NO RESTRICTIONS.
SO I JUST DON'T WANT TO TO TO GET INTO THAT.
LEANNE, IS THERE ANY REASON THAT WE WOULD, UH, NOT ALLOW PARKING IN NON-SCHOOL DURING NON-SCHOOL HOURS? SO AFTER FIVE, SIX O'CLOCK OR EARLY IN THE MORNING, OVERNIGHT PARKING AS WELL? THAT AREA IS JUST RIGHT OFF OF ONE 50.
IT'S ABOUT, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, ABOUT FOUR 60 FEET TO THE NORTH.
YEAH, I DON'T ENVISION OR WOULD THINK THAT THERE'D BE A LOT OF FOLKS WANTING TO PARK THERE THE REST OF THE DAY OR IN THE AFTERNOONS.
SO THEN IS IT, IS IT RIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION, YOUR, UM, YOUR OPINION THAT WE SHOULD, IT SHOULD BE A HUNDRED PERCENT NO PARKING? OR IS THERE SOMETHING WE CAN DO TO AMEND IT TO THE HOURS WHERE PEOPLE ARE UTILIZING, UH, THE STREET FOR IDLING WHILE THEY WAIT TO PICK UP THEIR KIDS? WE CAN EITHER LEAVE IT AS IT IS AND, UH, HAVE A NO PARKING ZONE, 24 HOURS, 24 7, OR IF WE WANT TO AMEND THE, THE, UH, ITEM TO UH, INCLUDE TIMES WE CAN DO THAT.
I WOULD SAY LET'S GO AHEAD AND GO WITH THE FULL NO PARKING.
AND IF, I JUST DON'T ENVISION A LOT OF PEOPLE WANTING TO PARK THERE IN THAT PARTICULAR SPOT, BUT I MAY BE WRONG.
SO WHAT HAPPENS WHEN SOMEBODY PARKS THERE? HOW ARE WE ENFORCING THAT? WHAT ARE THE CITATIONS LIKE? THAT WOULD BE A POLICE DEPARTMENT, UH, ANSWER ON THAT ONE.
WELL WE, 'CAUSE IF WE'RE GONNA DO IT, I JUST DON'T WANT TO DO SOMETHING THAT IS JUST GOING TO BE FOR LIKE DECORATION.
LIKE, YOU KNOW, THAT WE'RE NOT ENFORCING SOMETHING.
AND I KNOW THAT'S PROBABLY A CODE ENFORCEMENT KIND OF THING.
I BELIEVE IT'D BE A POLICE DEPARTMENT ISSUE, A POLICE DEPARTMENT.
THEY COULD ISSUE A CITATION IF THEY VIOLATE THE NO PARKING ORDINANCE.
WE JUST, I KNOW THE PENINSULA BLANC CREEK JUST HAD A MEETING ABOUT THE NON-PAR.
AND HERE I AM AGAIN WITH THE SAME THING.
AND I KNOW THIS IS A PRIVATE ROAD, BUT LIKE, UM, THERE, THERE'S NEVER BEEN ENFORCEMENT LIKE THE HO HAD TO TAKE ON THAT JUST TO TRY TO GET THE PEOPLE TO COMPLY WITH THE PARKING SITUATION.
SO IF WE'RE GOING TO ERECT THE SIGNS, THEN I, I, I WOULD LIKE TO BE SEEING THAT WE ARE COLLECTING FEES FOR, FOR WHOEVER VIOLATES, BECAUSE THAT BRINGS UP THE POINT EXACTLY, YOU KNOW, ARE ARE WE ENFORCING SPECIFIC AREAS OF THE CITY OR ARE WE PICKING, OR ARE WE FINALLY GONNA GET TO THE POINT TO WHERE, 'CAUSE AGAIN, THERE HAS BEEN A RESIDENCE THAT'S LIVED THERE AND I GOT A LONG EMAIL FROM HER AND I, AND I UNDERSTAND, UH, BUT THEY'RE STARTING TO GET CITATIONS AT SOUTH LAKE WRENCH, UH, IF THEY'RE PARKING THERE AND THEIR RESIDENCE THERE, OR IF IT'S IN A SCHOOL ZONE, ARE WE GOING TO BE ENFORCING THE SAME TYPE OF RULE IN OTHER AREAS OF THE TOWN OR ARE WE, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GONNA BE CONSISTENT ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE BOARD.
SO IF THAT COULD BE SOMETHING THAT COULD BE, UH, BROUGHT UP DURING A MEETING WITH THE CHIEF TO SEE WHERE WE'RE AT ON THAT, UH, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THAT CONSISTENCY ACROSS THE BOARD.
AND I KNOW WE'RE GONNA BE HAVING SCHOOLS BUILT PROBABLY IN LATER ON IN THE FUTURE THAT ARE GONNA BE NEAR NEIGHBORHOODS.
UH, WE'RE GONNA BE RUNNING INTO THIS AGAIN.
SO IT'S JUST TRYING TO GET AHEAD OF THE, THE, THE CURVE ON THAT, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER FOR SCALE.
UM, I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS AND, UM, ONE OF MY CONCERNS IS GONNA BE WHAT IS THIS GONNA DO TO TRAFFIC ON ONE 50? UM, BECAUSE I, I UNDERSTAND WHY THE PEOPLE PULL IN, THEY PARK, THEY LEAVE.
UM, SO I'M CURIOUS IF THERE'S BEEN ANY ASSESSMENT ON HOW THIS IS GOING TO BACK UP TRAFFIC ON ONE 50.
THEY APPARENTLY HAVE A ROUTE THAT'S BEEN SET, SET ASIDE FOR THE PARENTS TO DROP THEIR KIDS OFF MM-HMM.
AND WE REALLY DIDN'T LOOK AT THAT IMPACT TO THAT WHAT THAT, WHAT WOULD HAVE WITH THAT SITUATION.
WE JUST SPECIFICALLY LOOKED AT THIS ONE AT THE INTERSECTION.
OKAY, WELL THERE'S TWO WAYS THAT YOU CAN GET INTO TOBIAS.
THERE'S GONNA BE ONE FROM ONE 50 AND THEN ONE FROM ARBAUGH.
AND SO MY QUESTION IS GONNA BE, WHAT
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IS THAT GOING TO LOOK? AND I TOTALLY GET IT.THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I'M ON BOARD WITH IT.
I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT CREATING ANOTHER ISSUE SOMEWHERE ELSE.
AND I REALLY COULDN'T RESPOND TO THAT BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE WHAT THAT WILL CAUSE AT THIS POINT IN TIME WITHOUT SEEING WHAT, UH, THE NO PARKING DOES THERE.
ALSO, THIS IS GONNA, THIS IS GONNA CORRECT SOME OF THE ISSUE, BUT THERE ARE STILL KIDS THAT WALKED DOWN THERE, SO I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S POSSIBLE FOR THE SCHOOLS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE CROSS CROSSING GUARDS.
'CAUSE I THINK THAT WAS THE MAIN UNDERLINING ISSUE, IS MAKING SURE THAT THE KIDS ARE SAFE.
UM, AND, BUT I DON'T WANNA PUT UP THESE NO PARKING SIGNS.
IF ONE, THEY'RE NOT GONNA BE ENFORCED.
UM, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THE TEACHERS AREN'T GONNA BE ABLE TO ENFORCE THAT.
UM, AND TWO, IF PEOPLE ARE GONNA PARK THERE ANYWAYS, IT'S, IT'S GONNA BE POINTLESS.
UM, I'M, I DON'T THINK THE NO PARKING NEEDS TO BE ALL DAY.
I WILL SAY THERE ARE PEOPLE, UH, FENDERS, UTILITY PEOPLE THAT COME AND PARK IN THAT AREA.
THERE'S, I, WE'VE NEVER HAD AN ISSUE.
I WILL SAY THE SCHOOL IS A HUNDRED PERCENT AN ISSUE.
AND I KIND OF, UM, IT'S FRUSTRATING, BUT I UNDERSTAND LIKE WE ARE GROWING MUCH FASTER THAN OUR CITY CAN SUSTAIN.
AND SO, UH, THESE PARENTS ARE TRYING TO GET IN AND GET OUT THE FASTEST WAY POSSIBLE.
SO, UM, I DON'T, I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF SEEING NO PARKING ALL DAY 'CAUSE IT'S NOT AN ISSUE FOR ALL DAY.
AND I DON'T WANT SOMEBODY EITHER A UTILITY WORKER OR SOMEBODY THAT'S LOST AND NEEDS TO FIND THEIR WAY, WHO'S PARKED TO GET IN TROUBLE FOR THAT.
'CAUSE THAT'S SIMPLY NOT AN ISSUE AFTER OR BEFORE SCHOOL.
I WONDER IF WE COULD WORK WITH THE SCHOOL TO, TO MAYBE TO DECIDE SPECIFIC HOURS THAT MIGHT WORK, GET WITH, UH, THE PRINCIPAL, MR. PALMER, AND ASK HER LIKE, WHAT DO YOU SEE FROM YOUR CROSSING GUARDS WOULD BE THE MOST HEAVIEST TIMES AND WE CAN REGULATE IT FROM THERE.
AND MAYBE WE CAN ALSO HAVE, UM, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT LOOK AT IT AS WELL.
AND THEN IF WE DO PUT THE SIGNS UP, THEN WE CAN SPECIF, UH, SPECIFY THE SPECIFIC, THE SPECIFIC TIMES.
WE CAN DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
I STILL, UM, SO HOW FAR IS NO PARKING GONNA GO? IT'S 460 FEET FROM THE INTERSECTION OF ONE 50 BACK TOWARDS THE NORTH.
BECAUSE THERE'S A CROSSWALK THERE.
IS IT GONNA GO TO THAT CROSSWALK? UH, I'M NOT SURE OF THAT.
WELL, THE, I THINK SHE'S ASKING PAST THE ENTRANCE OF THE SCHOOL ON ARBOR NOT, YES.
LET ME SHOW YOU WHERE WE, UM, SEE IF THAT HELPS.
SO THE MAILBOXES ARE GONNA BE ON THE LEFT, SO, YEAH.
UH, SO I, I DO DROP OFF MY KIDS AT THIS SCHOOL AND I DO SEE THAT THE CARS DO STACK UP THERE ON ARBON AND THEY BLOCK OTHER VEHICLES TRYING TO GET ON ONE 50 OR INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE IT'S A, IT'S A SMALL STREET.
SO NOW YOU HAVE CARS PARKED THERE TO DROP OFF OR PICK UP KIDS.
SO THE, THE TEACHERS ARE DOING THEIR BEST TO TRY TO HANDLE THEM ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BUILDING WHERE THEY'VE ADOPTED THESE NEW PICKUP LINES.
UM, AND THEY ONLY LET THE BUSES THROUGH THE FRONT SIDE OF THE SCHOOL NOW.
AND THEY DO HAVE A CONTROLLED CROSSWALK CROSSING GUARD ON ONE SIDE.
I THINK IT GETS OVERWHELMING FOR THEM TO TRY TO MONITOR THAT SIDE AS WELL WHEN THERE'S A LOT OF CARS THERE.
I DO AGREE THERE WILL BE WALKERS FROM THAT AREA, BUT THE, THE WALKERS ARE NOT TOO MUCH OF A PROBLEM.
UM, I THINK IT'S THE CARS BLOCK, THE VIEW, THEY, THEY BLOCK UP THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
UM, THE ONLY PERIODS OF TIME THAT ARE HEAVY ARE THE, THAT MORNING AND THE AFTERNOON BECAUSE THEY'VE GOT DIFFERENT SCHOOL ZONES.
LAYMAN LETS OUT A DIFFERENT TIME.
THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LETS OUT A DIFFERENT TIME.
SO ONE 50 DOES NOT GET BLOCKED UP BY, UM, IT, IT, I DON'T THINK THIS IS GONNA OVERLOAD ONE 50.
SO I THINK IT IS A GOOD IDEA IF, IF THE PRINCIPAL IS SEEING THIS AS AN, AS SOMETHING SHE'D LIKE TO TRY OUT TO SEE IF WE CAN HAVE A NO PARKING AREA THERE.
UM, MAYBE IT DOESN'T HAVE TO GO THAT FAR BACK, LEON.
UM, I THINK WHERE, WHERE IT INTERSECTS INTO THE SCHOOL PROBABLY WOULD BE A GOOD STOP.
BUT I, I SEE WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO IS KIND OF GO INTO THE, INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD JUST A LITTLE.
UM, BUT I'M IN FAVOR OF DOING THIS.
UM, I'VE SEEN THE, THE PROBLEMS THERE AND PEOPLE START TO HAVE ROAD RAGE.
I MEAN, THEY START HONKING BECAUSE SOMEONE'S BLOCKING THEM AND THEY CAN'T GET TO ONE 50 AND THEY CAN'T GET INTO THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.
SO IT, IT WOULD BE, IT MIGHT HELP TO CLEAR THAT UP, BUT THIS IS JUST MY, MY, MY EXPERIENCE LOOKING AT THE DAY TO DAY WHAT'S HAPPENING THERE ON ARBON.
NOW DOES THIS HAVE TO HAPPEN EVERYWHERE? I'M NOT SURE OF THAT, BUT I CAN ONLY SPEAK FOR WHAT I SEE IN, IN THERE.
MAYOR, THAT, THAT'S ALL I'LL STATE.
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MAYOR PRO TIP MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 12 TO ADD LANGUAGE TO WORK WITH THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION ON SPECIFIC HOURS REQUESTING SECOND.ALRIGHT, THE MOTION'S MADE BY COUNCIL OR MAYOR PRO TEM SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER FLORES KALE, THAT WE APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 12 AND DIRECT STAFF TO, TO HAVE CONVERSATION WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ABOUT CREATING, UH, NO PARKING JUST DURING THE SCHOOL HOURS.
IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET SOME FEEDBACK BY SECOND READING, I WOULD IMAGINE.
SO WE CAN MOVE THIS FORWARD AND THEN HAVE THAT CONVERSATION.
NUMBER ONE IS, UM, WHAT ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF JUST NO PARKING ON ONE SIDE OF THE STREET? THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.
SO THAT'S, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE BIT MORE SURGICAL AND DOES HAVE AN IMPACT ON LANE WIDTH AND GENERAL TRAFFIC FLOW.
AND THEN THE OTHER WAS JUST THE RED STRIPING, BUT I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER.
IT LOOKS LIKE THAT'S ACTUALLY A FLAT WORK.
IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT STANDUP CURB OUT THERE THAT IS STANDUP CURB.
SO WE'VE GOT MONEY IN OUR BUDGET THAT WE'RE ABOUT TO VOTE ON HERE IN SECOND READING FOR CURB PAINTING.
AND SO IN TERMS OF ENFORCEMENT, THE, THE, AND COMPLIANCE, THE NUMBER ONE WAY TO GET COMPLIANCE IS TO GO BEYOND THE SIGN THAT GETS ERECTED AND TO ACTUALLY PAINT THE CURBS.
SO THE QUESTION IS IF WE DO CREATE MM-HMM.
SO IF, IF WE JUST DECIDED TO GO WITH MAYBE ONE SIDED NO PARKING, I WOULD ASSUME THAT Y'ALL, THAT PUBLIC WORKS INTENDS TO GO OUT AND PAINT THAT AS A PART OF THIS PROCESS, CORRECT? YES.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SO IS ONE SIDE ALSO SOMETHING THEY CAN CONSIDER AND BRING BACK TO US? THE, WITH THIS ONE WILL ONE SIDE TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THIS ENOUGH FOR THEM? YEAH, IT'LL BE, YEAH.
IT WOULD HAVE TO BE THE WEST SIDE.
THE WEST MY CONCERNED, I THOUGHT ABOUT THAT.
I'VE THOUGHT ABOUT THIS A MILLION DIFFERENT WAYS THAT IS GONNA CAUSE PEOPLE TO DO A U-TURN.
AND I'M AFRAID THAT'S GONNA CAUSE TRAFFIC BACKUP TOO.
THERE'S NO, I MEAN, YOU'D HAVE TO, THERE'S NO WAY OUT UNLESS YOU GO ALL THE WAY TO FOUR SEASONS.
SO THE EASIEST THING THAT PEOPLE ARE GONNA DO THAT ARE COMING IN IS TO DO A U-TURN TO LEAVE.
AND I'M AFRAID THAT IF FIVE PEOPLE DO THAT, IT'S GONNA BACK UP THE TRAFFIC.
BUT I, I'M OPEN, I'M OPENING, I'M OPEN TO WHATEVER
UM, I'M JUST TRYING NOT TO MAKE TRAFFIC ANY WORSE.
AND I, I THINK THIS IS LEGIT AND THERE'S A REAL CONCERN HERE.
I JUST, I'M AFRAID THAT IT'S GONNA BACK UP TRAFFIC EVERYWHERE ELSE.
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT CARS IDLING, RIGHT? NOT NECESSARILY PARKING AS THEY'RE WAITING.
THEY'RE PRETTY MUCH SO THEY'RE, THEY'RE DOING BOTH THEN.
ALRIGHT, ANYONE ELSE? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[16.
Conduct a public hearing to obtain comments on the City's Proposed Budget Fiscal Year 2023-2024 totaling approximately $272.5 million for all City Funds including no changes in water service rates, no changes in wastewater service rates, no changes in storm drainage fees, a 2.52% increase in solid waste service charges (trash collection) per contract terms with TDS, all other fees and charges for various City services as provided for in the fee schedule, capital improvement plan expenditures, and the addition of 38.0 new full-time positions for a total of 395.0 positions. ~ Perwez A. Moheet, CPA, Director of Finance
]PUBLIC HEARINGS.AGENDA ITEM 16, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO OBTAIN COMMENTS ON THE CITY'S PROPOSED BUDGET.
FISCAL YEAR 20 23, 20 24 TOTALING APPROXIMATELY 272.5 MILLION FOR ALL CITY FUNDS, INCLUDING NO CHANGES IN WATER SERVICE RATES, NO CHANGES IN WASTEWATER SERVICE RATES, NO CHANGES IN STORM DRAINAGE FEES, 2.52% INCREASE IN SOLID WASTE SERVICE CHARGES, TRASH COLLECTION PER CONTRACT TERMS WITH T D S.
ALL OF THE FEES AND CHARGES FOR VARIOUS CITY SERVICES AS PROVIDED FOR IN THE FEE SCHEDULE, UH, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN EXPENDITURES, AND THE ADDITION OF 38 NEW FTES FOR A TOTAL OF 395 POSITIONS AT THIS, UH, ITEM IS A PUBLIC HEARING ITEM.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY INJECTIONS TO ME OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING? SEEING NONE, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.
IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK ON THE BUDGET? ALRIGHT, SEEING NONE, I'M GONNA CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING OR IS THERE SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO READ INTO THE RECORD AT THE PUBLIC HEARING OR ON THE NEXT ONE? ALRIGHT, NEXT STEP IS AGENDA
[17.
Conduct a public hearing to obtain comments on the proposal to set the City's ad valorem tax rate (property tax rate) at $0.4693 per $100 of taxable assessed valuation for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 (Tax Year 2023). ~ Perwez A. Moheet, CPA, Director of Finance
]ITEM NUMBER 17.CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO OBTAIN COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSAL TO SET THE CITY'S VALOR TAX RATE AT 0.4693 UH, CENTS PER $100 OF TAXABLE ASSESSED VALUATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023.
MR. MOHIT, UH, IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, I'M GONNA OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
SEEING NONE, PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.
IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK? MR. MOHIT? ALRIGHT.
I I FEEL LIKE YOU'RE, YOU'RE LIKE A COMBINATION LOCK.
I'M TRYING TO UNLOCK THE, THE RIGHT THING TO SAY FOR YOU TO, ARE WE STILL TAKING APPLICATIONS FOR THE DIALOGUE SINCE THEN?
MAYOR, MAYOR PRAM COUNCIL MEMBERS
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FOR THE RECORD ON PRESMA, HE CITY'S DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, UH, THE CITY COUNCIL IS SCHEDULED TO VOTE ON THE PROPERTY TAX RATES THIS EVENING TO SET THEIR ADVIL TAX RATE FOR TAX YEAR 2023.THIS IS THE SECOND OF TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS SCHEDULED ON THE PROPOSED TAX RATES.
THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD ON SEPTEMBER 5TH AT 7:00 PM AT THE KYLE CITY HALL, 100 WEST CENTER STREET, KYLE, TEXAS.
THE CITY'S AVALARA TAX RATES FOR TAX YEAR 2023 ARE AS FOLLOWS, NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE 0.4474 PER $100 OF TAXABLE ASSESSED VALUATIONS.
VOTER APPROVAL TAX RATE IS 0.4693 PER $100 OF TAXABLE ASSESSED VALUATIONS.
PROPOSED TAX RATE, WHICH IS WHAT THE COUNCIL IS POSTED TO VOTE, IS 0.4693 PER $100 OF TAXABLE ASSESSED VALUATIONS.
THE PROPOSED AVALARA TAX RATE OF 0.4693 PER $100 IS A DECREASE OF 0.0389 OR 7.65 7.65% FROM THE CITY'S CURRENT ADOPTED TAX RATE OF 0.5082 PER $100.
THE CITY'S PROPOSED AVALARA TAX RATE OF 0.4693 PER $100 IS ABOVE THE NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE OF 0.4474 PER $100.
THIS IS AN INCREASE OF 0.0219 OR 4.89% FROM THE NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE FOR TAX YEAR 2023.
THE PROPOSED TAX RATE OF 0.4693 IS THE SAME TAX RATE AS THE VOTER APPROVAL TAX RATE OF 0.4693 PER $100 OF TAXABLE ASSESSED VALUATION FOR TAX YEAR 2023.
DURING TODAY'S COUNCIL MEETING, THE CITY COUNCIL IS POSTED TO VOTE ON THE ADVER TAX RATE ON SECOND READING OF THE TAX RATE ORDINANCE.
AND THAT MAYOR CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK? ALRIGHT, SEEING NONE, I'M GONNA CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
[18.
(Second Reading) Approve an Ordinance of the City of Kyle, Texas, adopting a budget totaling $272.5 million for all City Funds for the ensuing Fiscal Year beginning October 1, 2023 and ending September 30, 2024; appropriating revenue and expenditure amounts thereof for all City Funds, authorizing no changes in water service rates, no changes in wastewater service rates, no changes in storm drainage fees, a 2.52 percent increase in solid waste services per contract terms with TDS, all other fees and charges for various City services as provided for in the fee schedule, capital improvement plan expenditures, addition of 38.0 new full-time positions for a total of 395.0 full-time equivalent positions, carryover of encumbrances, all associated schedules and documents; and repealing all Ordinances in conflict herewith; and providing for an effective date. ~ Perwez A. Moheet, CPA, Director of Finance
City Council voted 7-0 to approve on first reading on 9/5/2023.
]NEXT UP IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 18, PUBLIC HEARING ACTION ITEM SECOND READING, APPROVE AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF KYLE, TEXAS, ADOPTING A BUDGET TOTALING 272.55 MILLION FOR ALL CITY FUNDS FOR THE ENSUING FISCAL YEAR, BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST, 2023, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2024.APPROPRIATED APPROPRIATING REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE AMOUNTS THEREOF FOR ALL CITY FUNDS AUTHORIZING NO CHANGES IN WATER SERVICE RATES, WASTEWATER SERVICE RATES, STORM DRAINAGE FEES, UH, 2.52% INCREASE IN SOLID WASTE SERVICES PER CONTRACT TERMS WITH T D S, ALL OTHER FEES AND CHARGES, UH, IN THE FEE SCHEDULE.
UH, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN EXPENDITURES AND 38 NEW FTES FOR A TOTAL OF 395 F T E POSITIONS CARRY OVER OF ENCUMBRANCES, ALL ASSOCIATED SCHEDULES AND DOCUMENTS AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
MR. MOHI, MAYOR AND COUNSEL, I DIDN'T HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS UNLESS Y'ALL HAVE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS FOR ME OR THE CITY MANAGER.
UM, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR THE CITY MANAGER? UH, I JUST WANNA SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, MR. LANGLEY CAME IN AFTER WE'D ALREADY STARTED THE PROCESS AND HAD TO LEARN.
THE CITY HAD TO LEARN, THE STAFF HAD TO, UH, LEARN THE BUDGET, HAD TO FIGURE OUT COUNCIL WILL AND PRIORITIES, UH, AND PUT ALL OF IT TOGETHER.
AND I THINK, I THINK THAT MR. LANGLEY DID A FANTASTIC JOB OF LEADING AND SHEPHERDING THE BUDGET TO SECOND READING.
UH, AND ALSO IT'S A KUDOS TO STAFF FOR BEING SUCH A GREAT, UH, GROUP, UH, PREPARING AND, AND WORKING THROUGH, UH, ALL THE VARIOUS INTERESTS.
SO, UH, BRIAN, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD ON THIS? WELL, UH, I WOULD JUST, UH, THANK YOU FOR THOSE COMMENTS.
I WOULD ALSO THANK THE COUNCIL AND YOUR PATIENTS GOING THROUGH THIS.
I KNOW IT'S BEEN A LONG PROCESS, UH, SINCE EARLY MAY WHEN I CAME FOR THAT FIRST WORKSHOP BEFORE I OFFICIALLY STARTED.
WE, WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT CONVERSATIONS ON THE BUDGET, THE VISIONING WORKSHOP.
IT WAS ENTIRE WEEKEND THAT WE SPENT TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THESE TOPICS AND HAVE SPENT THE LAST, UM, SEVERAL WEEKS WORKING THROUGH IT.
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THANK PERVEZ THE ENTIRE ANDY, THE ENTIRE ACCOUNT ACCOUNTING TEAM.THEY'VE BEEN GREAT AS WELL AS ALL THE DEPARTMENT HEADS.
IT'S TRULY A TEAM EFFORT TO GET SOMETHING LIKE THIS, UM, OVER THE FINISH LINE.
THERE'S A LOT OF PROJECTS, A LOT OF, UM, WORK THAT GOES INTO MAKING ALL THAT THAT HAPPEN.
BUT, UH, THANK THE, THE MAYOR THANK YOU AND THANK THE COUNCIL FOR ALL OF YOUR TIME AND, UM, CERTAINLY THANK THE STAFF.
AND IT'S, IT'S NICE TO FINALLY BE DONE.
ALRIGHT, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND MOTION BY THE MAYOR.
WE APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 18 IS THEIR DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION.
JUST REAL QUICK, UH, THIS YEAR WITH THE BUDGET AND HOW THE LAYOUT WAS, IT WAS SO EASY TO READ.
I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT IT WAS SO BROKEN DOWN INTO SPECIFIC AREAS.
I'VE SEEN IT BEFORE WHERE IT WAS JUST A LOT OF INFORMATION.
THIS WAS STRAIGHT TO THE POINT.
AND I KNOW YOU WORKED WITH YOUR CITY HEADS DEPARTMENT TO REALLY JUST NARROW IT DOWN SO THAT WHEN YOU BROUGHT IT TO US, THERE WAS JUST, IT WAS JUST PLAIN AS DAY, YOU KNOW.
AND SO, OUT OUTTA MY THREE YEAR, THREE, FOUR YEARS, THREE YEARS OF DOING THE BUDGETS HERE, THIS WAS ONE OF THE MOST, ONE THAT I REALLY, I COULD STUDY IT, BUT I DIDN'T HAVE A HARD TIME FIGURING OUT THE NUMBERS.
IT WAS REALLY, REALLY PLACED UP FOR ME.
AND I, AND I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR, FOR BRINGING THAT INTO ALL THE DEPARTMENT HEADS FOR ALL THE HARD WORK YOU DID.
I KNOW YOU HAD A LOT OF LONG HOURS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR, FOR YOUR TIME AND, AND GETTING THIS, GETTING US DONE FOR THE CITY, FOR THE RESIDENTS AND FOR US.
UH, COUNCIL MEMBER PARSLEY, I WANTED TO PIGGY BACK TO, UH, COUNCIL, MAY YOU PRETEND TO BE YES.
UM, SO BEING, UM, HINTED A BOOK WITH MILLIONS OF NUMBERS, YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE TO START.
LIKE, OKAY, AM AM I SUPPOSED TO APPROVE ALL OF THIS? IT IS REALLY NOT EASY.
BUT, UM, I DO THINK THAT THE WAY THAT IT WAS LAID OUT FOR ALL OF US, IT WAS EASY TO UNDERSTAND.
LIKE WE KNOW WHERE THE MONEY'S GOING.
UM, THE WAY THAT THE PRIORITIES WERE SET TO ME WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT.
LIKE, I KNOW HOW MUCH WE ARE BUDGETING FOR ROAD REPAIRS AND I KNOW HOW MUCH WE'RE BUDGETING FOR PARTS AND WHERE THE MONEY'S GOING.
SO I DO APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE IT'S NOT ONLY EASY FOR US TO SEE, BUT FOR THE RESIDENTS TO GO OVER AND TAKE A LOOK AT THE BUDGET.
SO THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE STAFF MEMBERS, CUSTOMER FLOOR.
SORRY, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU.
UM, I KNOW HOW MANY QUESTIONS I ASK AND YOU, OUR STAFF HAS THE PATIENCE OF THE SA OF, OF SAYING, UM, I ASKED AMBER THE SAME QUESTION JUST THIS WEEK ALONE, THREE DIFFERENT TIMES.
AND SO AS I GO BACK AND I READ MY EMAILS, I THINK SHE PROBABLY THINKS I'M NEVER GONNA GET IT.
BUT SOMETIMES IT'S EASIER FOR US TO ASK THAN IT IS TO GO BACK AND RESEARCH.
'CAUSE WE, WE, YOU KNOW, WE WORK, WE DRIVE, WE, WE ARE TRYING TO MULTITASK IN OUR WORLD.
SO IT MEANS A LOT TO ME THAT WE HAVE STAFF THAT IS VERY PATIENT AND VERY KIND, AND FOR THE MOST PART DOES NOT EXPRESS, UM, THERE FRUSTRATION WITH ALL MY QUESTIONS.
AND SO FOR THAT, I THANK YOU GUYS.
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(Second Reading) Approve an Ordinance of the City of Kyle, Texas, fixing the ad valorem tax rate (property tax rate) for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 (Tax Year 2023) at $0.4693 per $100 of taxable assessed valuation; providing for the levying of ad valorem taxes for use and support of the municipal government of the City of Kyle for the Fiscal Year beginning October 1, 2023 and ending September 30, 2024; providing for apportioning each tax levy for specific purposes; and providing when ad valorem taxes shall become due and when same shall become delinquent if not paid. ~ Perwez A. Moheet, CPA, Director of Finance
City Council voted 7-0 to approve on first reading on 9/5/2023.
]IS AGENDA.ACTUALLY BEFORE I BRING IT UP, UH, I WAS, I WAS REMINDED THAT AGENDA ITEM, THE SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN, UH, THE NUMBER 13, NOT THE, UH, STOP SIGN, BUT THE OTHER ONE.
IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO FINALLY PASSING ITEM NUMBER 13.
ALRIGHT, SEEING NONE, THAT ITEM IS FINALLY PASSED.
ALRIGHT, AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 19.
SECOND READING, APPROVE AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF KYLE, TEXAS FIXING THE VALOREM TAX RATE, PROPERTY TAX RATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023.
2024 AT 0.4693 PER $100 OF ACCESSIBLE VALUE PROVIDING FOR THE LEVYING OF VALOREM TAXES FOR USE IN SUPPORT OF THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY OF KYLE, UH, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR, BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST, 2023, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2024, ET CETERA.
THIS ITEM HAS SPECIFIC LANGUAGE FOR THE MOTION, SO I'LL MAKE THAT NOW A MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY TAX BE INCREASED BY THE ADOPTION OF A TAX RATE OF 0.4693, WHICH IS EFFECTIVELY A 4.89% INCREASE IN THE TAX RATE.
IT'S MOVED BY THE MAYOR, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER PARSLEY.
UH, IS THERE A DISCUSSION ON THAT? MOTION ROLL CALL.
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ZUNIGA.ALL MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
ALRIGHT, MAYOR AND UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE NOW HAVE A BUDGET AND TAX RATE FOR NEXT YEAR.
AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, TAX RATE IS A REDUCTION FROM THE CURRENT TAX RATE FOR OUR TAXPAYERS.
[20. Receive a report, hold a discussion and approve a resolution creating a policy regarding the residential water conservation rebate program. ~ Kathy Roecker, Stormwater Management Plan Administrator ]
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 20.RECEIVE A REPORT, HOLD DISCUSSION, APPROVE RESOLUTION, CREATING POLICY REGARDING THE RESIDENTIAL WATER CONSERVATION REBATE PROGRAM.
MS. STU BROKER, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, KATHY RAKER FOR THE RECORD, WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAMS. I THINK I HIT START.
IS IT OKAY IF I GO AHEAD AND JUST DO IT THIS WAY? MM-HMM.
SO ON AUGUST 15TH, STAFF, WE, UH, MADE A PRESENTATION.
AND AT THAT TIME, COUNSEL GAVE US DIRECTIVE TO COME BACK WITH THOSE BULLETS THAT WERE THE INITIATIVES THAT Y'ALL WERE INTERESTED IN REVIEWING.
UH, SO ONE WAS RE-IMPLEMENTING THE RESIDENTIAL WATER CONSERVATION REBATE PROGRAM AS PRESENTED, WHICH WAS THE 2013, UH, VERSION REQUIRE NEW COMMERCIAL SITES TO INSTALL AT LEAST 50% ZERO ESCAPING, GIVE INCENTIVES AND REBATES FOR EXISTING COMMERCIAL SITES TO INSTALL ZERO SCAPING, GIVE INCENTIVES, REBATES FOR RESIDENTIAL WATER SAVER LANDSCAPING, AND REQUIRE NEW COMMERCIAL MULTIFAMILY SITES TO USE DRIP IRRIGATION BASED ON DIRECTION.
DURING THE SEPTEMBER 5TH MEETING, COUNCIL GAVE, UM, STAFF DIRECTION, HUH? HMM.
I HIT, I HIT THE START BUTTON, BUT IT DIDN'T DO IT.
SO, UH, DURING SEPTEMBER 5TH, 2023 MEETING, UH, COUNCIL GAVE P N Z, UM, DIRECTION TO POSSIBLY LOOK AT THE REQUIRING NEW COMMERCIAL SITES TO INSTALL THE 50% ZERO ESCAPING, GIVE INCENTIVES, REBATES FOR EXISTING COMMERCIAL SITES TO INSTALL ZERO SCAPING, GIVE INCENTIVE REBATES FOR RESIDENTIAL WATER-SAVING LANDSCAPING REQUIRE NEW AND COMMERCIAL MULTIFAMILY SITES TO USE DRIP IRRIGATION AND RAINWATER HARVESTING.
SO THEREFORE, THIS PRESENTATION RIGHT NOW IS FOCUSED ON THE RESIDENTIAL WATER CONSERVATION REBATE PROGRAM, WHICH WAS, IS SIMILAR TO THE 2013 PROGRAM.
SO THIS PROGRAM WILL INCLUDE REBATES FOR LOW FLOW SHOWER HEADS, LOW FLOW TOILETS, TANK FLAPPER, UH, TOILET TANK, FLAPPER, REPAIR, REPLACEMENT KITS, FAUCET AERATORS, AND SPRINKLER TIMERS.
THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE IMPLEMENT THIS NEW VERSION OF THE RESIDENTIAL WATER CONSERVATION REBATE PROGRAM OR SUGGEST ANY CHANGES.
AND I DO WANNA GIVE A KUDOS AND SHOUT OUT, UH, THIS PROGRAM ACTUALLY WILL BE ADMINISTERED THROUGH PUBLIC WORKS.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. RAKER? DEAR? IS IT JUSTIN CA? COUNCIL
I WAS ALSO LOOKING AT THE SLIDES AND SOME OF THE OPTIONS.
I THINK THERE WAS LOW TOILET FLUSHING, RAIN BARREL.
UM, HOW WOULD IT BE A DIFFICULT TO MAYBE CONSIDER LIKE A DISCOUNT? UM, ON THE WATER, ON THE WATER, UM, BILL TO MAYBE RESIDENT TO, TO RESIDENTS THAT USE MAYBE LESS WATER IN A PARTICULAR MONTH IF IT'S, IF IT'S LESS THAN THEIR HIGHEST USE MONTH, I WAS JUST, I MEAN, ANY WAY THAT WOULD SAVE THEM MONEY FOR BEING A WATER, UM, CONSERVERS, UM, WOULD THAT BE A HARD THING TO, TO LOOK AT? WOULDN'T THEY BE PAYING LESS BECAUSE THEY USE LESS WATER? RIGHT.
BUT YOU'RE GIVING THEM A, A KIND OF A LITTLE BONUS.
YOU, YOU'D GIVE THEM A BONUS BECAUSE THEY TRIED TO CONSERVE.
SO YOU TAKE THEIR, THEIR HIGHEST, UH, USE OF WATER MONTH AND IF THE FOLLOWING YEAR THEY, THEY USE LESS THAN ONE MONTH, UM, YOU GIVE THEM LIKE A DISCOUNT.
SOME, SOMETIMES THE ELECTRIC COMPANIES DO THAT.
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YOU'LL HAVE, UH, BASICALLY LIKE A, A REFUND.SO, SO YOU USE LESS SO YOU GET A REFUND.
THAT IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING I WOULD NEED TO GET UTILITY BILLING INVOLVED WITH.
UM, BECAUSE WE HAVE ALL THE DATA, WE HAVE KILOWATT USE, WE HAVE THEIR HIGHEST USE MONTH.
AND, AND I JUST THINKING IF WE WENT A STEP FURTHER THAN A TOILET, UM, REBATE, $25 REBATE, UM, IT WOULD ENCOURAGE, I MEAN, THINK ABOUT IT.
IF EVERYBODY USE LESS, LESS WATER IN ONE MONTH NEXT YEAR, THAT'S ALL THE USERS OF KYLE.
EVERYONE GET SOME, SOME DISCOUNT.
COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, ZUNIGA, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE GONNA BE BRINGING FORWARD TO YOU GUYS IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS IS A WATER RATE STUDY.
AND AS PART OF THAT, WE CAN LOOK AT CONSERVATION RATES AS, AS PART OF THE STRUCTURE MM-HMM.
SO THERE'S A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT WAYS YOU CAN APPROACH THAT.
UM, WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING FOR YOU TONIGHT, RIGHT.
SPECIFICALLY OF HOW THAT WOULD WORK, BUT WE CAN BRING YOU OPTIONS AND THE COUNCIL OPTIONS ON WATER CONSERVATION, UH, PROGRAMS THAT COULD BE PART OF THE RATE DESIGN.
SO IT COULD BE, UH, IT GETS PROGRESSIVELY MORE EXPENSIVE AS YOU USE MORE WATER, CERTAINLY DURING THE PEAK MONTHS, AND TO ENCOURAGE CONSERVATION.
THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE CAN DO.
AND, AND WE COULD LOOK AT POTENTIALLY SOME KIND OF CREDIT BACK, UM, THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
I, I JUST DON'T KNOW OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD HOW TO STRUCTURE IT, BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY LOOK AT THAT WITH THE RATE MODELS AND SEE WHAT KIND OF COSTS THAT WOULD BE SO THAT YOU COULD MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION SO WE CAN BRING THAT BACK AT ANOTHER TIME.
I'M NOT SURE, I DON'T THINK KATHY HAS THAT OR AVAILABLE FOR US TONIGHT.
YOU WOULD HAVE A LOWER BILL IF YOU USED LESS WATER, BUT IT'S THAT OTHER ENCOURAGEMENT THAT YOU'D GET A, YOU'D GET AN EXTRA, UM, BONUS FOR FOR DOING IT.
I LIKE A FREQUENT FLYER THING.
WE, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? I ASSUME YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SOME, A MOTION AND SOME DIRECTION? YES, SIR.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE A MOTION? GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION.
MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 10.
SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER PARSLEY THAT WE APPROVE.
IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ALL OPPOSED? ALRIGHT, MOTION CARRIES SEVEN TO ZERO.
[21. Receive a report, hold a discussion, consider nomination, and provide direction to the City Manager regarding the request from the Chief Appraiser of the Hays Central Appraisal District for the City Council's nominations to serve on the Board of Directors of the Appraisal District. ~ Perwez A. Moheet, CPA, Director of Finance]
RECEIVE A REPORT.PROVIDE DIRECTION TO THE CITY MANAGER REGARDING THE REQUEST FROM THE CHIEF ARAI OF THE HAYES CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT FOR THE CITY COUNCIL'S NOMINATION TO SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, MA CITY DIRECTOR OF FINANCE.
THIS ITEM BEFORE YOU IS BASED ON A REQUEST WE RECEIVE FROM THE HAYES CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT CHIEF APPRAISER.
THEY'RE REQUESTING THE GOVERNING BOARD OF EACH JURISDICTION WITHIN HAYES COUNTY THAT THEY SERVE TO MAKE THEIR NOMINATIONS.
AND THIS IS COMING A LITTLE EARLY BECAUSE SENATE BILL TWO AMENDED THE TAX CODE GRANT.
WHAT HAPPENED NOW, INSTEAD OF A TAX CODE, IT'S JUST A BLUE FLOWER
SO WHILE WE'RE WAITING, I'LL GO AHEAD AND FILL IN, UH, SENATE BILL TWO AMENDED THE TAX CODE, WHICH REQUIRES THAT APPRAISAL DISTRICTS WILL NOW BE GOVERNED BY NINE DIRECTORS.
THE NINE DIRECTORS WILL BE SELECTED AS FOLLOWS, FIVE.
TO BE APPOINTED BY THE TAXING UNITS.
THREE TO BE SELECTED OR ELECTED BY MAJORITY VOTE AT THE GENERAL ELECTION BY THE VOTERS OF THE COUNTY AND ONE EX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR TO BE SERVED BY THE TA COUNTY'S TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR.
THE TE THE DEADLINE TO SUBMIT THE NOMINATIONS TO THE CHIEF APPRAISER IS BY OCTOBER 14TH.
THE NOMINATION MUST BE SUBMITTED IN THE FORM OF A RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL.
THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS, A NOMINEE MUST BE RESIDENT OF THE DISTRICT MUST HAVE RESIDED IN THE DISTRICT FOR AT LEAST TWO YEARS IMMEDIATELY PROCEEDING THE DATE THE NOMINEE TAKES OFFICE.
THE NOMINEE MUST BE AN INDIVIDUAL WHO'S OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE TO SERVE ON THE BOARD IS NOT INELIGIBLE BECAUSE
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THEY SERVE THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CHA TAXING JURISDICTION.IN OTHER WORDS, IF THEY MEET THE BASIC QUALIFICATIONS OF ELIGIBILITY, THEY CAN BE ONE OF YOU A ELECTED OFFICIAL, AN EMPLOYEE OF A TAXING UNIT THAT PARTICIPATES IN THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT, IS NOT ELIGIBLE TO SERVE ON THE BOARD UNLESS THAT INDIVIDUAL IS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL OR IS ON THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE TAXING JURISDICTION.
A PERSON MAY NOT SERVE IF THEY ARE ENGAGED IN APPRAISING PROPERTY.
FOR COMPENSATION IN THE PRECEDING THREE YEARS, OR HAS BEEN AN EMPLOYEE OF THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT IN THE PRECEDING THREE YEARS, THE CHIEF APPRAISER RECOMMENDS FOR THE GOVERNING BODIES TO CONSIDER WHEN MAKING A NOMINATION.
THE FOLLOWING, THAT THE NOMINEE HAVE SOME BACKGROUND IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, INFORMATION SYSTEMS, COMPUTERS, ACCOUNTING, FINANCE, REAL ESTATE TAXATION, THE TERM OF OFFICE, BECAUSE THIS IS A NEW SETUP, THE INITIAL TERM IS FOR A ONE YEAR TERM FROM JANUARY 1ST, 2024 TO DECEMBER 31ST, 2024.
THERE WILL BE ANOTHER CALL FOR NOMINATIONS IN AUGUST, 2024 FOR TERMS BEGINNING JANUARY 1ST, 2025.
THEREAFTER, THEIR TERMS WILL BE STAGGERING BEGINNING JANUARY, ONE OF EVERY OTHER, EVEN NUMBERED YEAR, THE GENERAL PROCESS OR STEPS TO BE FOLLOWED, CHIEF APPRAISER IS REQUESTING TAXING UNITS FOR NOMINATIONS, WHICH IS WHAT WE ARE DOING THIS EVENING.
TAXING UNITS WILL SUBMIT THEIR NOMINATIONS, NOMINATION, OR NOMINATIONS TO THE CHIEF APPRAISER BY RESOLUTION.
CHIEF APPRAISER WILL THEN PREPARE A BALLOT LISTING CANDIDATES NOMINATED AND SENT TO THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT BY EACH TAXING JURISDICTION.
TAXING UNITS WILL CAST THEIR ALLOCATED VOTES AND SUBMIT TO THE CHIEF APPRAISER BY RESOLUTION.
CHIEF APPRAISER THEN COUNTS ALL VOTES RECEIVED, DECLARES THE FIVE CANDIDATES AS ELECTED, WHO RECEIVED THE LARGEST NUMBER OF VOTES, THEN THE CHIEF APPRAISER WILL SEND VOTING RESULTS TO THE TAXING UNITS AND INFORM THE CANDIDATES SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES.
SO WHAT ARE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTES AVAILABLE TO EACH JURISDICTION? THE ALLOCATION OF TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTES IS 5,000, AND THE ALLOCATION IS BASED ON ACTUAL 2022 TAX LEVY OF EACH JURISDICTION IN HAY CAD.
THE TOTAL VOTES FOR ALL HAYES CAD TAXING UNITS IS 5,000 2022.
TOTAL TAX LEVY FOR ALL TAXING UNITS IS SLIGHTLY OVER $702 MILLION.
TAX LEVY, MEANING THE TAX ASSESSMENT THAT TOTAL TAX ASSESSMENTS THAT CAME IN THE 2022 TAX LEVY FOR THE CITY OF KYLE, OF THAT IS 27,402,000 OR 3.9%.
SO BASED ON THAT ALLOCATION, THE NUMBER OF VOTES ALLOCATED TO THE CITY OF KYLE IS 195 OR 3.9%.
SO 3.9% OF THE TOTAL 5,000 VOTES WE GET 195 TOTAL VOTES.
SEPTEMBER 30TH, CHIEF APPRAISER REQUESTED TAXING UNITS TO SUBMIT NOMINATIONS.
OCTOBER 14TH IS THE NEXT UPCOMING DEADLINE FOR EACH TAXING UNIT TO SUBMIT THEIR NOMINATION OR NOMINATIONS TO CHIEF APPRAISER.
OCTOBER 29TH, THE CHIEF APPRAISER PREPARES THE BALLOT LISTING CANDIDATES AND SEND TO TAXING UNITS DECEMBER 14TH.
TAXING UNITS THEN CAST THEIR ALLOCATED VOTES AND SEND BALLOT TO CHIEF APPRAISER IN THE FORM OF A RESOLUTION.
THE CHIEF APPRAISER COUNTS VOTES CASTED BY TAXING UNITS AND DECLARES THE FIVE CANDIDATES AS ELECTED BASED ON HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES RECEIVED.
THE CURRENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WE HAVE SEVEN CURRENTLY THAT THEY'RE SERVING AND THEIR TERMS WILL EXPIRE THIS DECEMBER TO BRING
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IN THE NEW BOARD BASED ON THE, UH, SENATE BILL TO.SO WHAT OPTIONS DO WE HAVE? WE HAVE THREE OPTIONS AS FROM STAFF'S PERSPECTIVE.
OPTION NUMBER ONE, YOU ARE POSTED TO MAKE YOUR NOMINATION OR NOMINATIONS THIS EVENING.
SO OPTION ONE IS NOMINATIONS BY CITY COUNCIL AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION TODAY FOR SUBMISSION TO CHIEF APPRAISER BEFORE OCTOBER 15TH.
YOU DON'T MAKE ANY NOMINATIONS TONIGHT, BUT WAIT FOR THE BALLOT TO COME IN, THEN YOU CAST YOUR VOTE BY DECEMBER 14TH OR OPTION THREE COULD BE ANY THAT Y'ALL WOULD LIKE.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR SUGGESTIONS? I THINK I'M FOR OPTION B PERSONALLY, BUT IF SOMEBODY HAS A DESIRE, I MEAN, WE ONLY HAVE A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF THE VOTE.
SO EVEN IF WE MAKE A NOMINATION FOR OURSELVES, UM, WITHOUT SUPPORT OF OTHER JURISDICTIONS, NOBODY WOULD, WE WOULDN'T GET ON.
SO HISTORICALLY WE'VE CAST OUR BALLOT OR OUR VOTE BASED ON THE BALLOT BEFORE US, SO THAT AT LEAST WE'RE MAKING A VOTE BASED ON SOMEONE ELSE'S NOMINATION.
UM, THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE THE LARGEST BLOCK OF VOTES.
AND I THINK, UH, OUR, OUR VOTES HISTORICALLY HAVE GONE FOR MR. TENORIO, UM, WHO SERVED FOR A LONG TIME.
UH, SO, BUT I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE PLAN IS MOVING FORWARD.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE A BURNING DESIRE TO TRY TO LOBBY TO GET ON THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT'S BOARD? WHAT DO Y'ALL THINK? THINK ABOUT WAITING.
LOOK, I THINK ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO ADVOCATE FOR OUR CITY AND OUR RESIDENTS, I'M ALWAYS DOWN TO DO OR DOWN FOR, UM, I KNOW IT SEEMS LIKE A SMALL NUMBER, BUT I MEAN, IF WE'RE NOT GONNA ADVOCATE FOR US, THEN WHO WILL? DO WE HAVE SOMEBODY ON THERE THAT'S, THAT WE CAN JUST BE LIKE, YEAH, THEY'RE LOOKING OUT FOR OUR BEST INTEREST.
WHEN, WHEN DOES THAT BOARD MEET PEREZ? UM, TIMES DATES.
I MEAN, UH, IT'S IN YOUR BACKUP, UH, INFORMATION.
I THINK THEY, I BELIEVE THEY MEET ONCE A MONTH.
SO WE HAVE OUR FORMER TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR IN THE AUDIENCE.
I'D LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE DUTIES IF YOU ARE GOING TO BE MEET ONCE A MONTH ON THE BOARD.
EVEN THOUGH IT'S INTERESTING FOR ME, MAYOR, I JUST, UH, PERSONALLY JUST DON'T HAVE A LOT OF THE TIME WITH, WITH A LOT OF THE THINGS I GOT GOING ON.
OTHER THOUGHTS? I CAN MAKE THE TIME.
I, I, WELL, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT WOULD WORK IF I, IF NOVEMBER CAME AND HOW THAT WOULD LOOK, WOULD I COULD STILL STILL BE ON THERE AT LEAST FOR A YEAR? YES.
IF IF OTHER YOU RECEIVE OTHER VOTES, IF YOU HAVE, THE MAJORITY WOULD TO BE ON IT.
I DON'T MIND YOU WANNA BE ON IT.
I MEAN, I'M BUSY, BUT I JUST FEEL LIKE, WHO ELSE IS, IF WE'VE GOTTA HAVE SOMEBODY STEP UP, I LOVE NUMBERS.
UM, TO ME IT'S, IT'S NOT THE PROBLEM OF UNDERSTANDING IT, IT'S JUST THE TIME I'M ON, I'M ON MANY BOARDS AS IT IS RIGHT NOW, BUT WE'RE NOT LIMITED TO ONE NOMINATIONS.
WELL, AND AND JUST TO CLARIFY AGAIN, UM, THIS IS JUST FOR THE NOMINATIONS.
SO, SO, UH, JUST TO BE NOMINATED, UH, DOESN'T MEAN THAT YOU'D BE ON THE BOARD, BUT RIGHT.
BUT THERE, BUT I THINK THAT'S WHAT OPTION B IS, IS TO TRY TO LOOK AT THE CANDIDATES THAT COME FORWARD FROM SOME OF THE LARGER JURISDICTIONS.
JURISDICTIONS AND THEN TO DECIDE IF YOU WANT TO TRY TO HELP GET ONE OF THOSE FOLKS, YOU KNOW, ELECTED TO THE BOARD.
YOU JUST SIMPLY DON'T HAVE A LOT OF THE VOTES THAT ARE NECESSARY.
BUT THAT'S CERTAINLY THE PREROGATIVE COUNCIL.
IF ONE OF YOU WANTS TO VOLUNTEER, YOU GUYS WANT TO HAVE MULTIPLE VOLUNTEERS TO DO THAT.
YEAH, IT JUST, IF YOU HAVE TWO OR THREE THAT YOU NOMINATE, THEN WHEN YOU COME AROUND AND YOU'RE ASKED TO VOTE FOR THOSE CANDIDATES MM-HMM.
SO MIGUEL AREN'T THE OTHER JURISDICTIONS.
MAY, MAY SEE YOUR NAME AND VOTE FOR YOU.
LAST YEAR, I, I PUT TOGETHER A BIG PRESENTATION ON INCOME-BASED VALUE APPROACH, JUST HOW MUCH I LOVE GOING TO THE TAX OFFICES.
I'M INTERESTED, MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO NOMINATE MIGUEL ZUNIGA, UH, TO THE,
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UH, HAYES CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT.MOTION IS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER HEISER, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER PARSLEY THAT WE, UH, NOMINATE, UH, MIGUEL ZUNIGA TO THE HAYES CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
IS THERE A DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? UH, ALSO I THINK FLORES KALE WAS INTERESTED, SO I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE HER AS WELL.
SO WE HAVE MOTION TWO NOMINATIONS UP TO FIVE.
MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER ZUNIGA, UH, SECONDED BY, UH, MAYOR PRO TEM THAT WE AMEND THE ORIGINAL MOTION AND ADD COUNCIL MEMBER FLORES KALE TO THE NOMINEE NATION, UH, LIST.
IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ALL OPPOSED? ALL THE, UH, MOTION CARRIES SIX TO ONE.
ALL MOTION CARRIES SIX TO ONE.
[22. Receive a report, hold discussion, and consider a Resolution Adopting the Reclaimed Water Master Plan completed by Cobb, Fendley & Associates, Inc., San Marcos, TX. ~ Leon Barba, P.E., City Engineer]
AGENDA.RECEIVE A REPORT, HOLD DISCUSSION.
CONSIDER A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE RECLAIMED WATER MASTER PLAN COMPLETED BY COBB FINLEY AND ASSOCIATES.
MR. BARBARA MAYOR, MAYOR PROAM, COUNCIL MEMBERS LEON BARB, CITY ENGINEER.
UH, JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, ITEMS 22 AND 23 ARE RELATED.
AND, UH, WHAT I WANNA DO IS INTRODUCE YOU TO STANLEY FEES.
HE'S THE TEAM LEAD FOR COBB FINLEY THAT WORKED ON THIS PARTICULAR MASTER PLAN.
UH, JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, WHEN WE'VE, UH, BACK IN MARCH OF 21, WHEN WE STARTED THIS PROCESS, UH, THE, UH, SCOPE OF WORK THAT WE ENVISIONED, UH, WAS NOT NEARLY ENOUGH, UH, OF, OF A SCOPE THAT WAS IDENTIFIED.
AS WE WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS OF, UH, TRYING TO WRAP THIS, UH, MASTER PLAN UP, WE KEPT ADDING MORE THINGS.
WE KEPT LOOKING AT DIFFERENT THINGS AND ASKING THEM TO DO ADDITIONAL THINGS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD A VERY, UH, A MASTER PLAN UP THAT WAS AS COMPLETE AS POSSIBLE.
I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND LET STANLEY GIVE YOU JUST A, A SUMMARY OF THE REPORT.
IT'S PRETTY LENGTHY, A LOT OF INFORMATION IN THERE.
IT'S A VERY GOOD REPORT AND, UH, HAS SOME GOOD RECOMMENDATIONS IN THERE.
SO I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND TURN IT OVER TO MR. STANLEY FEES.
ION MAYOR PRO, OUR MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL.
UH, WANT TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THE, UH, RECLAIMED WATER MASTER PLAN.
JUST GIVE YOU A SUMMARY OF WHAT WE ACCOMPLISHED WITH THIS.
IT, THIS, UH, RECLAIMED WATER SYSTEM ACTUALLY STARTED BACK IN 1998 WHEN THE CITY ORIGINATED WITH THE, UH, AGREEMENT WITH THE PLUM CREEK GOLF COURSE FOR LANDSCAPE IRRIGATION.
AND THEN, UH, FAST FORWARD TO MARCH 16TH, 2021, WHEN CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZED THE TASK QUARTER NUMBER ONE FOR OUR COMPANY TO DEVELOP A RECLAIMED WATER MASTER PLAN.
AND THEN ABOUT MIDWAY THROUGH THE PROCESS, WE DID AN UPDATE TO CITY COUNCIL IN SEPTEMBER 20TH, 2022.
THE RECLAIMED WATER MASTER PLAN INCLUDES, WE HAD ACTUALLY IDENTIFIED ALL OF THE IRRIGATION CUSTOMERS AND WATER DEMANDS IN THE CITY.
WE DID AN EVALUATION OF THE EXISTING RECLAIMED WATER SYSTEM THAT THE CITY ALREADY HAS IN PLACE.
WE PROVIDED OR CAME UP WITH A LAYOUT OF PROPOSED RECLAIMED WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FOR THE CITY.
AND WE DID A REVIEW OF THE RECLAIMED WATER REQUIREMENTS AND NECESSARY SYSTEM UPGRADES THAT WERE NEEDED.
CONSTRUCTION, PHASING AND ESTIMATED COST OF THE PROPOSED DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM WERE PROVIDED.
AND WE ALSO, UH, AT A CITY'S REQUEST, CAME UP WITH A PROPOSED FEE FOR A RECLAIMED WATER SYSTEM BASED ON OTHER RATES THAT ARE BEING USED IN CENTRAL TEXAS.
THE BENEFITS OF A RECLAIMED WATER SYSTEM, UH, ALLOWS THE CITY TO REPLACE THE USE OF POTABLE WATER FOR IRRIGATION.
ALLOWS FOR MORE TO BE USED FOR COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL NEEDS FOR POTABLE WATER.
IT DECREASES THE DISCHARGE FROM THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT EFFLUENT INTO PLUM CREEK, AND IT PROVIDES A MORE COST-EFFECTIVE WATER SOURCE FOR ANY NON-POTABLE WATER RELATED NEEDS IN THE CITY.
THIS IS A MAP OF WHAT THE, UH, EXISTING SYSTEM IS RIGHT NOW.
THE EXISTING SYSTEM CONTEMP CONSISTS OF TWO 40 HORSEPOWER PUMPS AT THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT THAT'S USED TO SUPPLY THE GOLF COURSE IRRIGATION SYSTEM.
THERE ARE 12 INCH RAW RECLAIMED WATER LINES ALREADY INSTALLED ALONGSIDE OTHER PROJECTS THROUGH THE CITY.
AND THERE ARE SOME DEVELOPMENTS WITH IRRIGATION LINES ALREADY IN PLACE OR BEING PLANNED.
THE, UH, MASTER PLAN WAS REVIEWED THE, FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WHEN IT WAS CREATED, THE, UH, PROPOSED DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM.
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OF THE EXISTING LANDSCAPE WATER METERS, THE FLOW DATA FROM THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, HOW MUCH FLOW THAT ACTUALLY WAS AND WHAT'S ANTICIPATED FOR IT TO BE THE CURRENT INPLACE PIPELINES THROUGHOUT THE CITY.AND THEN ALSO WE LOOKED AT FUTURE RECLAIMED WATER USERS THAT HAD NOT BEEN, UH, UTILIZED BEFORE FOR THE END USERS.
UH, MASTER PLAN PROVIDES A RECLAIMED WATER FOR PLUM CREEK GOLF COURSE, WHICH IS AN EXISTING USER.
UH, WE'LL ALSO PROVIDE FOR CONSTRUCTION TAKE POINTS, THAT'S FUTURE PROJECTS, AND THOSE WOULD BE ACTUALLY, UH, FOR LIKE STATIONS.
AND CURRENTLY THEY USE FIRE HYBRID METERS FOR CONSTRUCTION TAPE POINTS.
YOU KNOW, THIS WOULD BE SPECIFIC RAY LANE WATER FOR CONSTRUCTION USE, UH, LOOKING AT IRRIGATING PARKLAND, FIVE SPOTS AND THE TRAILS, UH, SCHOOL PROPERTY AND ALSO RIGHT OF AWAY FOR THE PRICING.
UH, WE CAME UP WITH A PROPOSED RATE OF $5 AND 79 CENTS PER A THOUSAND GALLONS OF RECLAIMED WATER.
AND THAT'S EQUALS TO ABOUT 54% OF THE RATE CURRENTLY USED FOR IRRIGATION WATER FROM DOMESTIC USE AND 63% OF THE COMMERCIAL WATER USE.
AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE CHART ON THE RIGHT, THAT GIVES YOU THE, UH, CITIES THAT WE LOOKED AT FOR COMING UP WITH A RATE FOR THE CITY OF KYLE OR PROPOSED RATE FOR THE CITY OF KYLE.
UH, SAN ANTONIO WATER SYSTEM, THEIR LOWEST RATE IS A DOLLAR 34 PER THOUSAND.
UH, SAN MARCUS HAS A DOLLAR 90 PER THOUSAND ROUND ROCKS AT A DOLLAR 92.
AND IN CITY OF BUTTA, UH, THEIR NON-RESIDENTIAL METER INSIDE THE CITY GOME IS 5 79.
UH, NON-RESIDENTIAL METER OUTSIDE THE CITY.
GOME IS 7 55 PER A THOUSAND, AND THEN THEY ALSO HAVE CONSTRUCTION METERS AND, UH, INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS.
AND THAT TAPE POINT IS ACTUALLY LOCATED AT THE CITY PUBLIC WORKS LOCATION, AND THAT'S 3 92.
AND THEY, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A $850 DEPOSIT TO ACTUALLY GET THAT ACCOUNT STARTED.
SO WE LOOKED AT THE MAKING THE RECLAIMED WATER IMPROVEMENTS IN PHASES THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
UH, PHASE ONE IS THE GREEN SHADED AREA.
PHASE TWO HAS IS THE LIGHT BLUE SECTION, WHICH IS 24 MILES OF PIPE.
PHASE THREE IS THE, WHAT I WOULD CALL THE DARK BLUE SECTION WITH 24 MILES OF PIPE.
AND THEN THE KIND OF ORANGE COLOR IS PHASE FOUR WITH ANOTHER 24 MILES OF PIPE.
AND THESE ARE JUST SOME SMALL IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE WOULD, UH, PROPOSE AT THE, UH, WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT.
THE, UH, AND I KNOW THAT'S SMALL AND HARD TO READ, SO IF YOU GIMME A SECOND, I'LL PULL UP MY PHOTOS THAT I TOOK OF THAT SO I CAN READ IT.
THE, UH, ROUND CIRCLE THERE IN THE MIDDLE, WE'RE LOOKING AT A PROPOSED ONE M G D RECLAIMED WATER STORAGE TANK.
UH, ABOUT A 30 FOOT DIAMETER AND 30 FOOT HIGH AND 80 FOOT, UH, DIAMETER, PRE-STRESSED CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION.
UH, TWO LITTLE SQUARE OFF TO THE SIDE OF THAT IS A, UH, OH, HERE WE GO.
OH, QUESTION, UH, BOOSTER PUMP.
UH, THAT'S A, UH, PROPOSED HIGH SERVICE BOOSTER PUMP STATION TRIPLEX CONFIGURATION, HOR HORIZONTAL SPLIT CASE PUMPS, UH, 3.0 M G D PUMPING CAPACITY.
AND THEN THE NEXT ONE IS, UH, TRANSFER PUMP STATION.
A LITTLE RECTANGLE A LITTLE BIT FURTHER DOWN.
UH, DUPLEX CONFIGURATION, SUBMERSIBLE NON CLOCK PUMPS IN A WET WELL TWO M G D PUMPING CAPACITY.
AND THEN THE COST AND TIMELINE THAT WE CAME UP WITH.
AND AGAIN, THIS IS JUST AN ESTIMATED TIMELINE, UH, BASED ON PHASE ONE, HAVING A CONSTRUCTION COST OF $42 MILLION AND WE JUST DID AN AVERAGE OF $3.44 MILLION PER YEAR.
SO THAT WOULD TAKE 12 YEARS FOR PHASE ONE TO GET BUILT.
UH, PHASE TWO WITH $20.6 MILLION WOULD TAKE ANOTHER SIX YEARS.
UH, PHASE 3, 26 $0.6 MILLION WOULD TAKE ANOTHER SIX YEARS, OR SORRY, EIGHT YEARS.
AND IN PHASE FOUR, THE $21 MILLION WOULD TAKE SIX MORE YEARS.
NOW THIS IS JUST AN ANTICIPATED TIMELINE AND AND COST FOR Y'ALL TO SPEND.
IF Y'ALL WANTED TO SPEND MORE MONEY PER YEAR OR LESS MONEY PER YEAR, THAT'S TOTALLY UP TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
AND OF COURSE, HOWEVER, YOU, UH,
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WHATEVER RATES YOU SPENT THE MONEY AT WOULD AFFECT THE TIMELINE FOR THE OVERALL PROJECT THAT WE'VE GOT PLANNED.UH, FIRST OFF, TYPE ONE RECLAIMED WATER IS NOT GONNA BE AVAILABLE FOR UNTIL PHASE TWO OF THE TREATMENT PLANT EXPANSION IS COMPLETE, WHICH IS ESTIMATED IN, UH, 2027.
ONCE PHASE TWO IS COMPLETED, THE RECLAIMED WATER INFRASTRUCTURE AT THE TREATMENT PLANT WILL BE A TOP PRIORITY.
AND THEN AT, AT THAT POINT THEN A RATE STUDY WOULD NEED TO BE DONE FOR THE RECLAIMED WATER ALONG WITH REVISING THE CITY POLICIES, ORDINANCE, AND CONTRACTS AS NEEDED.
AND THAT WOULD ACTUALLY, UH, THAT'S HOW YOU WOULD ACTUALLY, UH, SET THE RATE THAT YOU WOULD WANT FOR YOUR RECLAIMED WATER.
AND THEN THE BEST WAY FORWARD FOR CONSTRUCTION WOULD BE TO ESTABLISH A YEARLY FUND FOR RECLAIMED WATER PROJECTS, ALONG WITH CONTINUING TO INCLUDE INSTALLATION OF RECLAIM WATER PIPE ALONGSIDE OTHER PROJECTS AND DEVELOPMENTS.
SO OPTIONS THAT WE'RE PRESENTING TO YOU IS YOU CAN APPROVE THE RECLAIM WATER MASTER PLAN AS IT IS, UH, OPTION TWO, YOU CAN APPROVE THE RECLAIMED WATER MASTER PLAN WITH AMENDMENTS.
OPTION THREE, YOU CAN DO NOTHING OR FOUR, YOU CAN PROVIDE SOME ADDITIONAL IDEAS.
I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOR LIKE A WHOLE YEAR.
SO CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE FACES PLEASE? YES, MA'AM.
OKAY, SO YOU SAY WHEN WILL WE BE IN PHASE TWO? ACCORDING TO THIS, UH, PHASE TWO WOULD BE STARTING YEAR 13.
AND SO WHEN YOU'RE SAYING IF WE WANT TO APPROVE AS IS, BUT WE CAN START BUILDING UNTIL WE ARE IN PHASE TWO.
IS THAT WHAT I UNDERSTOOD? YOU SAID? NO, YOU CAN, YOU CAN START BUILDING IN PHASE ONE.
IT, THE PHASES ARE ACTUALLY TIED TO THESE SECTIONS OF THE CITY.
AND THE REASON WE PICK THE GREEN SECTION IS PHASE ONE IS BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE YOU'VE ALREADY GOT THE MOST INFRASTRUCTURE IN PLACE.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S CONNECTION FROM THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT'S ALREADY THERE.
AND SO IT'S THE LEAST, BASICALLY YOU GET THE MOST BANG FOR YOUR BUCK ISSUE.
SO IS THAT THE EAST SIDE? THAT'S THE EAST SIDE ISSUE.
YEAH, THE, THE GREEN AND LIGHT BLUE RIGHT ON EAST SIDE OF 35 AND THE OTHER TWO SECTIONS ARE ON, ON WEST SIDE OF 35.
SO I, I AM SO ON BOARD WITH THIS LIKE, DO WE NEED TO START PLANNING? DOES THIS, IS THIS GOING TO NEED A, A BOND FOR US TO BE ABLE TO BUILD IT? YES.
I MEAN IT'S A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS, UH, YOU KNOW, OVER A PERIOD, 110 MILLION, EXCUSE ME MM-HMM.
I THINK WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR RATE MODELS, THEN WE CAN BRING YOU BACK OPTIONS TO ADVANCE THIS.
I THINK 30 YEARS IS WAY TOO LONG TO TAKE TO DO THIS AND WE WANT TO ADVANCE IT MUCH FASTER THAN THAT.
AND I THINK WHEN WE GET INTO THE RATE DISCUSSIONS, WE CAN TELL YOU HOW MUCH OF A RATE INCREASE WE MIGHT BE LOOKING AT HOW IT WOULD LOOK ON THE WATER FUND TO SEE HOW TO FUND IT.
SO, AND THIS IS KIND OF WHY I WANTED TO HOPEFULLY GET SOMETHING LIKE THIS BEFORE WE APPROVE OUR BUDGET, WHICH WE, WE JUST DID, UM, AND SEE WHAT NEXT STEPS CAN WE TAKE NOW IN ORDER TO START IMPLEMENTING THIS MM-HMM.
AND I DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE THE BUDGET TO START IMPLEMENTING SOMETHING NOW OR DO WE NEED TO START PLANNING ON HOW WE'RE GONNA DO THAT? UH, I THINK THE FIRST STEP WOULD START THE DESIGN OF THE PLANT AND, AND TO START WORKING ON SOME OF THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WERE OUTLINED HERE AND START THE DESIGN AND THEN WE WOULD'VE TIME TO BUILD THAT INTO THE BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR.
ALL THE CONSTRUCTION PHASES THAT WOULD GO OUT.
AND AS FAR AS A FIVE YEAR C I P THAT WE'D HAVE IT THERE, THAT'D BE MY APPROACH ON IT.
I, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE FOR US TO START MOVING AS FAST AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN WITH THIS MASTER PLAN.
I, IF I, IF I MAY REAL QUICK, I WILL COMPLIMENT STAFF OR ALREADY WORKING WITH DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE COMING IN AND HAVING THEM GO AHEAD AND PUT RECLAIMED WATERLINE IN, EVEN THOUGH THERE'S, YOU KNOW, THAT PIPE IS A MILE AND A HALF FROM THE NEAREST RECLAIMED WATER, YOU KNOW, CONNECTION AS POSSIBLE AT THIS TIME.
I APPRECIATE THAT SO MUCH AND I'M PRETTY SURE STAFF IS STARTED ME SAYING PURPLE PIPE, PURPLE PIPE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
UH, THE FIRST BEING, IF WE WERE TO APPROVE THIS AND GO FORWARD, UH, TONIGHT, WHEN DO YOU ANTICIPATE, UH, THE FIRST DAY WE'D BE ABLE TO DELIVER RECLAIMED WATER TO THE SECTION GREEN ON THE MAP? ACTUALLY YOU HAVE THAT AVAILABILITY IN SOME AREAS NOW.
YOU, YOU'VE ALREADY GOT THE TREATMENT PLANTS IS PRO PROVIDING IT, THE MAIN TRUNK LINE THAT GOES TO PLUM CREEK GOLF COURSE GOES ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE GREEN SECTION.
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SO IT'S JUST A MATTER OF PUTTING LATERAL LINES IN.
THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING YOU IS, SO THE DELIVERY TO THAT ACTUAL, UM, SEGMENTS ON THE MAP, NOT TO THE GOLF COURSE.
WHEN WOULD THE SOUTHEAST SIDE OF KYLE BE ABLE TO TAP INTO, UH, THAT WATER SUPPLY, THE RECLAIM WATER SUPPLY? UH, SOME SECTIONS LIKE SAY THE WATER BEEF, UH, PART THAT'S THERE.
IT'S, I MEAN IT'S RIGHT THERE BY THE FEET PLANT.
YOU COULD DO THAT ALMOST IMMEDIATELY.
CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT AL ALMOST IMMEDIATELY MEANS IN TERMS OF TIME? WELL, I'M, THE, THE PIPE IS ALREADY THERE, SO YOU WOULD JUST NEED TO BASICALLY TAP OFF OF THAT LINE TO GO TO THE PARK.
ARE WE TALKING LIKE A MONTH? UH, TRYING TO UNDERSTAND LIKE CONCEPT OF TIME HERE.
'CAUSE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 30 YEAR PROJECT AND IF, WELL IT'S, YOU WOULD BASICALLY BE SETTING A METER FOR AN IRRIGATION SYSTEM.
AND THEN YOU WOULD HAVE AN IRRIGATOR THAT WOULD COME IN AND ACTUALLY DO THE DESIGN FOR, YOU KNOW, IRRIGATING APART.
UH, SECONDLY, UM, BRIAN WOULD, WOULD WE BE ABLE TO, UM, POSSIBLY SELL THE ACCESS TO THIS WATER, UH, OUTSIDE OF, UM, OUTSIDE OF THE CITY AT ANY POINT IN TIME TO TRY TO RECOUP SOME OF THE INVESTMENT? IS THAT SOMETHING WE COULD LOOK AT WITH MODELING? YEAH, I SUPPOSE THAT'S POSSIBLE.
I HAVEN'T, I HAVEN'T THOUGHT ABOUT THAT.
ONCE, YOU KNOW, THE PRIORITY WOULD BE TO USE IT AND YEAH.
THE ASSETS THAT WE HAVE IN THE CITY AND ONCE THOSE WERE SATISFIED, IF WE HAD EXCESS SUPPLY, I THINK SURE.
IF WE COULD EXTEND THE LINES AND THERE'S A AVAILABILITY OF IT.
BECAUSE WHEN WE LOOK AT POSSIBLY BONDING OUT FOR THAT, I THINK THAT IF WE COULD DRIVE REVENUE FOR IT 20 YEARS INTO THE FUTURE, WE COULD PUT THAT INTO SOME SORT OF FINANCIAL MODELING.
I THINK WE COULD LOOK AT THAT.
I, AGAIN, THE PRIORITY WOULD BE TO SERVE THE CITY FIRST.
BUT THEN BEYOND THAT, ABSOLUTELY.
I, I DO WANT TO CLARIFY ONE THING.
YOU KNOW, THE AVAILABILITY TO MAKE A CONNECTION IS THERE, BUT YOU NEED TO HAVE TYPE ONE EFFLUENT MM-HMM.
TO BE ABLE TO USE IT FOR IRRIGATION.
AND YOU WON'T HAVE THAT UNTIL THE PHASE TWO TREATMENT PLAN EXPANSION IS DONE IN 27.
BUT IN THE MEANTIME, I MEAN, YOU COULD GO AHEAD AND PUT THE LINES IN THE GROUND WHERE YOU'VE GOT SPACES MISSING AND HAVE THAT CONNECTION READY TO GO COUNCIL REAR FLOOR SCALE.
CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE SCREEN THAT SHOWED BUTA? I WANNA UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE DOING 'CAUSE THEY'RE JUST LIKE RIGHT NEXT DOOR.
SO IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE SELLING THEIR WATER.
THEY ARE TO DIFFERENT ENTITIES AND IT LOOKS LIKE NON-RESIDENTIAL, I THINK THAT PART EVEN MORE SO THAN SELLING OUTSIDE OF THE CITY, BUT SELLING IT TO, UM, BUSINESSES WITHIN THE CITY IS A GREAT IDEA.
IS THERE ANY WAY YOU CAN LIKE OBTAIN THAT? I'M GENUINELY CURIOUS TO SEE IS IT REALLY BEING USED? ARE, IS IT, YOU KNOW, A GOOD INVESTMENT? ARE THEY MAKING ANY KINDA MONEY OFF OF IT? HOW LONG HAS BUTTA HAS HAD THEIRS? UH, I GOTTA THINK BACK.
I WANNA SAY THAT THEY STARTED THAT IN 2010 MAYBE, SO THEY'RE WAY AHEAD OF US.
SO, AND I, YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE YOUR HONESTY MM-HMM.
'CAUSE I THINK, UM, WE ALL WANTED IT YESTERDAY.
UM, AND THE REALITY IS THIS IS NOT GONNA COME RIGHT AWAY AND THEN WHEN IT DOES, WE HAVE TO BE REALLY SPECIFIC ON WHAT WE USE IT FOR.
'CAUSE YOU CAN'T, I MEAN, AS MUCH AS WE JUST LIKE TO LIKE FEED IT INTO OUR CITY, THAT'S NOT THE REALITY OF IT.
BUT, UM, I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE FIRST THING THAT BUTTA USED FOR THEIR RECLAIMED WATER REUSE WAS IRRIGATING THE MEDIANS ON MAIN STREET.
WHICH MAKES SENSE, WHICH IS WHY IT'S SO GREEN.
BUT ANYWAYS, I, I THINK IT'S AN EXCELLENT IDEA.
I LIKE HOW IT'S GONNA BE AND IT, IT'S FOR THIS, THE REASON WHY THE EAST AND THE, THE GREEN AREA IS GONNA GET WATER FIRST IS 'CAUSE IT'S CLOSEST.
UM, I, I, I GENUINELY BELIEVE THAT WE DO NEED TO, UM, MOVE THAT OVER AS FAST AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF DEVELOPMENT ON THE WEST MM-HMM.
BUT THAT COSTS MORE, UH, AGAIN, KUDOS TO OUR STAFF FOR SUGGESTING THAT NEW COMPANIES PUT IN THEIR THE, YOU KNOW, PURPLE PIPE BECAUSE THAT'S GONNA SAVE OUR RESIDENTS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY AND TIME BECAUSE THE PIPES WILL ALREADY BE LAID.
COUNCILOR S SUNGA, UH, YEAH, SO YVONNE DID ASK A LOT OF THE QUESTIONS I HAD.
UH, BUT JUST TO GET CLARIFICATION, TYPE ONE IS THE ONE THAT WE'RE ALLOWED TO USE ION, IT'S NOT DRINKING LEVEL, BUT IT TYPE ONE IS WHAT WE NEED, RIGHT? CORRECT.
WHICH THE TREATMENT PLANT WILL GET US TO YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
UM, WILL, DOES WILL WE NEED TO DO ANYTHING ELSE WITH STORM OR WASTEWATER DRAINS TO
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KEEP IT ISOLATED? UM, AFTER WE'RE USING IT LIKE SAY HEROES MEMORIAL, IS THERE MORE THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE? I THOUGHT IN OUR BUDGET DISCUSSION THERE WAS ANOTHER ELEMENT TO THIS THAT IT CAN'T GET BACK INTO CONTACT WITH.YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO PREVENT IT FROM, TO THE EXTENT IT'S POSSIBLE MM-HMM.
BUT I MEAN, IF YOU'RE USING IT ON AN IRRIGATION SYSTEM, IT'S GETTING SOAKED UP RIGHT.
UH, THAT'S USUALLY NOT A PROBLEM.
BUT, UH, IT WOULDN'T BE AN, AN ISSUE FOR THE CITY.
UH, THE NUMBERS YOU CAME UP WITH THREE TO 4 MILLION, THAT, THAT WOULD BE LIKE A CONSTRUCTION COST AS WELL? YES.
THAT YOU TALKING ABOUT ON THE, UH, OVERALL SCHEDULE? YES.
YOU SAID IT'S 4 MILLION PER, BASICALLY IF YOU AVERAGED IT OVER THE 32 YEARS, IT'D TAKE US TO GET THE PROJECT FINISHED.
3 MILLION A YEAR IS BASICALLY WHAT WE HAVE TO SET ASIDE.
BUT I WOULDN'T EXPECT THAT US, WE LIKE, WE STICK TO THAT BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T EVEN GOTTEN TO THAT POINT AND WE DON'T EVEN KNOW THE PRICES, YOU KNOW.
WELL, AND THAT'S WHY WE PUT THE COST ESTIMATE TOGETHER.
WE DID PUT IN A, UH, WHAT I WOULD CALL A HEALTHY CONTINGENCY.
FOR EACH ONE OF THE PHASES IT WAS A MINIMUM OF 25%.
SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT DIRECTION YOU'RE LOOKING FOR US, FOR US TO LIKE APPROVE, TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PLAN S IS THE REPORT.
THAT WOULD BE THE RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE PLAN.
AND I THINK I'VE HEARD THE COUNCIL LOUD AND CLEAR TO ADVANCE THIS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE THROUGH, UM, ANY MEANS THAT WE HAVE WITH DOING THE PIPE, CONCURRENTLY WITH THE PLAN EXPANSION, LOOKING AT OPPORTUNITIES TO BRING IT ONLINE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR APPROVAL OF THE PLAN, UNLESS YOU HAVE SPECIFIC OBJECTIONS TO IT.
CAN I MAKE A MOTION? I, I'M HAPPY TO MAKE A MOTION
SECOND, MOTION BY MEMBER PARSLEY, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HEISER, THAT WE APPROVE THE RECLAIMED WATER MASTER PLAN.
IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? COUNCIL MEMBER KEL? COULD SHE ALSO DO A MOTION FOR AGENDA ITEM 23? IS THERE ANY KIND OF, WELL, I HAVEN'T OPENED IT YET.
WELL, I KNOW THEY GO TOGETHER, SORRY.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO AMEND MY MOTION TO, WELL, LET ME JUST CALL THE VOTE AND THEN THERE YOU GO.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ALL OPPOSED? OUR MOTION CARRIES SIX TO ONE.
[23. Approve Amendment #1 to Task Order #1 to Cobb, Fendley & Associates, Inc., in the amount of $96,720.00 with total contract amount of $185,507.25 for the additional time, analysis, and effort in developing the Reclaimed Water Master Plan as the scope of work was expanded to include additional service locations, additional as-built plans, and support for the State and Tribal Assistance Grant (STAG). ~ Leon Barba, P.E., City Engineer]
NUMBER 23 RELATED TO THE TASK ORDER TO CO FINLEY AND ASSOCIATES FOR $96,720 IN TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT OF $185,507 AND 25 CENTS.I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 23.
MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER, PARTIALLY SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER FLORES KALO APPROVE.
IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[24. Approve 1-year agreements with two additional 1-year extensions with BRIGHTVIEW LANDSCAPE SERVICES, INC., Austin, TX, in the total amount not to exceed $155,030.85 per year for providing landscape maintenance services and other associated materials as included in the attached proposals at the City's three parks as follows: Heroes Memorial Park ($71,907.04 per year), La Verde Park ($35,596.11 per year), and Mary Kyle Hartson City Square Park ($47,527.70 per year). ~ Mariana Espinoza, Director of Parks & Recreation]
APPROVE A ONE YEAR, UH, AGREEMENT, UH, WITH TWO ADDITIONAL ONE YEAR EXTENSIONS, BRIGHTVIEW LANDSCAPE SERVICES, UH, IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $155,030 AND 85 CENTS PER YEAR FOR PROVIDING LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE SERVICES AND OTHER ASSOCIATED MATERIALS AS INCLUDED IN THE ATTACHED PROPOSALS AT THE CITY.UH, HERE'S MEMORIAL PARK LAVERDE, AND MARY KYLE HARTSON, CITY SQUARE PARK, MS. ESPOSA.
MARIANA ESPINOZA, PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR.
SO THIS AGENDA ITEM IS FOR THE CONTRACT AT MARY CAL HARTS AND CITY SQUARE PARK, LAVERDE PARK, AND, UH, HEROES MEMORIAL PARK.
WE DID POST AN R F P FOR THE, UM, MAINTENANCE AND LANDSCAPE CONTRACTS.
IT WAS POSTED FOR THREE WEEKS AND WE RECEIVED TWO BIDS.
THE BIDS WERE FROM CLEAN SCAPES AND BRIGHTVIEW DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
CURRENTLY, BRIGHTVIEW PROVIDES SERVICE AT MARY, CALL HARTS AND CITY SQUARE PARK AND CLEAN SCAPES CURRENTLY PROVIDE SERVICE AT HEROES MEMORIAL PARK, AND BOTH CONTRACTS.
AND AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER OF THIS, UH, OF THIS MONTH.
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DOING THE BID TABULATIONS, WE ALSO INCLUDED WHAT THE COST WOULD BE IF CITY STAFF WERE TO TAKE OVER THE MAINTENANCE OF THESE, UH, LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE OF THESE PARKS.SO THE CHART THAT'S IN YOUR BACKUP INFORMATION SHOWS THE COST FOR THE BRIGHTVIEW DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, THE COST FOR CLEAN SCAPES, WHO IS THE OTHER BIDDER AND THE COST FOR CITY STAFF.
THE DIFFERENCE IN THIS, UH, THIS CHART THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT IS BRIGHTVIEW AND CLEAN SCAPES CURRENTLY MAINTAIN THE PARKS ONE TIME A WEEK.
SO DURING THE REST OF THE WEEK, CITY STAFF ARE MAINTAINING THE PARK.
SO WHEN THEY COME OUT, THEY COME OUT WITH ABOUT EIGHT TO 12 PEOPLE AND THEY KNOCK IT OUT DURING THAT TIME.
FOR CITY STAFF TO DO IT, WE'D NEED ABOUT, UH, THREE TO FIVE PEOPLE AND IT'D TAKE ABOUT SIX TO EIGHT HOURS A DAY, UM, JUST IN CALCULATIONS WITH OUR PARK MAINTENANCE MANAGER.
SO EACH PARK, UH, AND YOUR BACKUP AG, YOUR BACKUP DOCUMENTATION HAS ITS OWN AGREEMENT.
THE START DATE FOR LA READILY IS STILL TO BE DETERMINED.
PARK IS ESTIMATED TO BE COMPLETE SOON, AND WHEN WE GET THE FINAL DATE, WE WOULD TAKE THAT OVER.
SO IT IS AT A COST ESTIMATE FOR THAT PARK.
UM, BRIGHTVIEW WOULD ASSUME EXISTING WARRANTIES AND EITHER THE CITY OR BRIGHTVIEW, UM, OR WHATEVER WHOSE EVER SELECTED, WOULD HAVE 90 DAYS TERMINATION NOTICE IF EITHER PARTY DECIDED NOT TO CONTINUE SERVICE.
SO THE SERVICES THAT BRIGHTVIEW WOULD INCLUDE MOWING, TRIMMING, BLOWING FERTILIZER, PRE-EMERGENT, AND POST EMERGENT APPLICATIONS.
WEEDED CONTROL, PRUNING, SCRUBBING, UM, AND MULCHING AND LITTER REMOVAL.
SO WHAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR BACKUP INFORMATION IS THE BID TABULATION, BUT ALSO OUR RECOMMENDATION TO PROCEED WITH BRIGHTVIEW DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
THE BACKUP INFORMATION THAT YOU HAVE IS DIFFERENT THAN THIS SLIDE.
ONLY IN THAT I ADDED LITTLE GREEN ASTERISK TO THE SLIDES THAT YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE WHERE THE PRICE DIFFERENCES ARE.
SO THE BASE PLAN AND THE BASE PROPOSAL FOR BRIGHTVIEW WAS 131,000 248 28, BUT THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE MULCH APPLICATIONS.
SO I CIRCLED AND I PUT ASTERISK BY THE MULCH APPLICATIONS.
SO YOU CAN SEE HOW WE GOT TO 155,030 85.
SO THE OPTIONS PRESENTED BEFORE YOU TODAY ARE OPTION ONE TO APPROVE BRIGHTVIEW DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, WHICH IS STAFF RECOMMENDATION OPTION TWO TO APPROVE CLEAN SCAPES, OR OPTION THREE TO DIRECT CITY STAFF TO MAINTAIN THE PARKS.
ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MS. ESPINOZA.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE COMMENT.
SECOND, ALL MOTION BY THE MAYOR, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER FLORE KALE THAT WE APPROVE IS THEIR DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? UH, COUNCILOR ZU, GO.
THIS IS NOT A SERIOUS COMMENT, BUT ARE ARE ALL THESE ON THE WEST? OH, OH, LOOK, DANIELLA, YOU GOTTA STOP THAT, PLEASE.
BUT, UH, COUNCILOR FLORE SCALE.
UM, I HAVE A LOT OF CONCERN, UM, REGARDING THIS.
I, 'CAUSE I COULD HAVE SWORE LAST TIME WE TALKED ABOUT THIS, AND THIS IS, THIS IS MORE FOR A COUNCIL DISCUSSION AND DISCUSSION FOR ADMINS SO THEY UNDERSTAND WHERE, WHERE WE WERE AT LAST TIME.
THIS, UH, THIS LANDSCAPING GOT BROUGHT UP.
IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING FROM WATCHING THE VIDEO THAT, UM, THE, THE, WE WERE GONNA HAVE CLEAN SCAPES, UM, PROVIDE SERVICES AND THEN TRAIN OUR STAFF AT THE SAME TIME.
SO MY QUESTION IS, IS THAT GONNA HAPPEN? ARE WE, ARE WE GONNA HAVE CLEAN SCAPES BE HERE FOREVER? OR DO WE WANT TO EVENTUALLY HIRE THE STAFF? UM, I, WE HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT THIS SINCE THAT MEETING, AND SO I KIND OF WANT TO, UH, JUST KIND OF LAY OUT, AND AGAIN, COUNCIL CAN CHANGE, AND THIS COULD CHANGE NEXT YEAR FOR ALL WE KNOW, BUT WHAT IS OUR GOAL AS A, AS A COUNCIL? IS IT TO MAINTAIN OUR OWN PARKS OR IS IT TO FOREVER CONTRACT OUT? OKAY, WE SAID IT WAS A QUESTION TO, TO COUNSEL.
SO FOR, FOR ME, MY GOAL IS DEFINITELY TO MAINTAIN OUR OWN PARKS THROUGH APPROPRIATE CONTRACTS.
SO IT IS CLEAR IN THE PRESENTATION THAT WAS JUST MADE THAT IT'S MORE EXPENSIVE FOR US TO MAINTAIN.
IT REQUIRES US TO TAKE AWAY FROM OUR EXISTING FTES WHO ARE WORKING ON THE EAST SIDE OR WHEREVER ELSE AND GO ASSIGN THEM ALL TO THESE PARTICULAR PARKS.
THIS PARK, UH, ALSO HAS A, A, THESE PARKS ALSO HAVE, UH, STANDARDS OF SERVICE IN THE AGREEMENT SO THAT IF THERE IS A SUBSTANDARD AMOUNT OF LANDSCAPING BEING PROVIDED, UH, WE HAVE REMEDIES THAT WE CAN PURSUE, WHICH IS A LITTLE HARDER TO DO AND IT'S JUST STAFF.
AND THEN THE MOST IMPORTANT REASON FOR US TO CONTINUE WITH THESE CONTRACTS IS THAT, UH, THE TS BOARD, WHICH CONSISTS OF TWO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, HAS MADE IT VERY CLEAR BECAUSE THEY PAY FOR HALF OF THIS, OR THEY PAY ACTUALLY FROM THIS CONTRACT, UH, OR TWO OF THEM THAT THE, UH, CONTRACTS OR SOMETHING THEY'RE WILLING TO, TO COST PARTICIPATE IN.
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TO SWITCH THIS UP AND HAVE CITY STAFF MAINTAINING HEROES, MEMORIAL PARK AND LA VERDE, THAT WOULD NOT BE AN EXPENSE THAT THEY WOULD WANT THE TURS, WHICH IS HALF COUNTY DOLLARS TO COVER.SO WHEN YOU TAKE THOSE THINGS INTO CONSIDERATION, THERE IS NO QUESTION ABOUT WHAT IS THE FINANCIALLY BEST WAY FOR US TO MANAGE THIS.
AND WHETHER IT'S CLEAN, CLEAN SCAPES OR BRIGHTVIEW BASED ON STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS REALLY WHERE I'M AT.
WHATEVER STAFF THINKS THEY'RE GONNA GET THE BEST BANG FOR THEIR BUCK AND WHICHEVER COMPANY THEY FEEL THAT THEY CAN HOLD TO THE HIGHEST STANDARD IS WHO I SUPPORT.
BUT THE, THE FINANCIALS ARE REALLY BEYOND DISPUTE.
SO IT WOULD BE FOOLISH OF US FISCALLY FOR US TO TAKE AWAY THESE CONTRACTS, UH, IN ORDER TO PURSUE, UH, INTERNAL, UM, STAFF MAINTENANCE OF THE PARKS.
UH, AND THEN WE WOULD, AT THE SAME TIME, WE WOULD LOSE THE ABILITY FOR THE TURS TO ACTUALLY BE THE JURISDICTION THAT FUNDS IT.
ARE MY THOUGHTS, MAYOR PRO TIME.
UM, I DIDN'T SEE THE REST OF THE BACKUP MATERIAL AND, AND I'M GLAD IT'S THERE SO WE CAN SEE THE DIFFERENCE.
BUT IT, IT DOES BRING UP JUST THE QUESTION TO THE PARKS DEPARTMENT, WHAT IS THE OVERALL END GOAL? YOU KNOW, I, YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND WE HAVE THE GOLD STANDARD AND WE HAVE THE, THE COUNTY THAT'S COMING IN INTO PLAY, BUT I ALSO KNOW THAT WE'VE BUDGETED FOR AN INCREASE IN, IN SALARIES AND EMPLOYEES AND, AND I KNOW THERE'S GONNA BE NEEDS FOR MORE EQUIPMENT.
SO, AND WE DID HAVE THAT CONVERSATION LAST YEAR ABOUT THE HERO'S MEMORIAL.
WE ACTUALLY HAD PEOPLE COME UP AND SPEAK ABOUT IT SAYING THEY WE'RE GONNA SPEND THIS MUCH MONEY FOR THE UPKEEP OF THAT PARK.
AND WE WERE LIKE, WELL, I THOUGHT WE WERE GONNA HAVE OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT PEOPLE TAKE CARE OF THAT.
BUT I REMEMBER THERE WAS A COUNCIL MEMBER THAT WE SAID, WELL, THERE'S SPECIFIC TYPES OF LANDSCAPE AND, AND, AND VEGETATION THAT'S THERE THAT THAT NEEDS TO BE HANDLED THROUGH THESE CONTRACTORS.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, THAT WAS KIND OF SOLD TO US ON THAT END.
SO ARE WE STILL GOING TO BE PUSHING FORWARD TO WHERE WE'RE GONNA HAVE CONTRACTORS OUT IN THE NEXT YEAR OR TWO? OR WHEN IS THE END, NOT SO MUCH THE END RESULT, BUT WHAT IS THE OVERALL GOAL FOR THE CITY PARKS DEPARTMENT AND THE, THE LANDSCAPING OR THE WHOEVER IT IS THAT IS GONNA BE FINALLY TAKING OVER ALL OF THESE, THESE, THESE, THESE PROJECTS HERE? SO THE PARKS DEPARTMENT CLEARLY FOLLOWS WHATEVER COUNCIL'S DIRECTIVE IS AT THE TIME, BUT, UM, OVER TIME WE ARE TRYING TO CONTINUE TO TRAIN OUR STAFF.
SO THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OUR STAFF AND THEN AND THE CONTRACTOR.
THEY HAVE A CERTIFIED ARBORIST, A CERTIFIED, UM, HORTICULTURIST AND A CERTIFIED IRRIGATION SPECIALIST, WHICH THESE PARKS REQUIRE TO MAINTAIN 'EM AT THE LEVEL THAT COUNCIL'S DIRECTED US TO MAINTAIN 'EM AT.
WE STILL DON'T HAVE THAT CERTIFIED STAFF ON, UM, SITE.
AND WE, WHILE WE DO APPRECIATE THE ADDITIONAL STAFF, UM, TWO ADDITIONAL PEOPLE PER PARK ISN'T, WE DON'T, WE DON'T, ISN'T GONNA MEET THAT STANDARD.
UM, SO WE STILL WOULD NEED ADDITIONAL LIKE AS, UM, SPEAKING WITH OUR MAINTENANCE MANAGER WHO'S ALSO HERE TODAY MM-HMM.
UM, IN ADDITION, WE DON'T HAVE THE EQUIPMENT AND, UM, THE SPACE TO HOUSE THESE NEW EMPLOYEES.
AND SO THAT'S WHY WE RECOMMENDED PROCEEDING WITH THE CONTRACTOR AT THIS TIME.
SO WHENEVER THEY USE THE MULCH OR THINGS LIKE THAT, IS IT GOING TO BE AT A SPECIFIC COST TO THE CITY OR IS IT ADDITIONAL COST OR, OR IS IT, UH, COMES OUT OF THEIR SALARY OR COMES OUT OF THEIR CONTRACT? SO FOR BRIGHTVIEW DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, THERE'S TWO MULCH APPLICATIONS INCLUDED IN THEIR PROPOSAL.
SO, YEAH, UH, WITHIN THE CONTRACT LAID OUT THE 155 K FOR ALL THREE PARKS, THERE'S TWO MULCH SERVICES IN THERE.
SO ONE YOU'LL GET IN THE SPRING, ONE IN THE, UH, FALL.
SO IS THERE ADDITIONAL COST TO THE CITY? NO.
FOR THE ACTUAL MATERIALS THEMSELVES? NO, IT'S ALL, IT'S ALL WITHIN THE CONTRACT.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? I DO, I DO HAVE QUESTIONS.
NOW I DO WANNA HIT ON THAT 'CAUSE IT'S 1 55 WITHOUT MULCHING OR WITH MULCHING.
AND THEN ONE 30 WITHOUT MULCHING.
SO, YEAH, SO SORRY, CLARIFYING THAT.
ONE 30 WITH ONE MULCHING, 1 55 WITH TWO MULCHING.
OKAY, SO THEN I HAVE A QUESTION.
DO WILL THE CITY GET CHARGED FOR AN EXTRA VISIT? SO IF, SAY FOR EXAMPLE, YOU GUYS COME OUT ON A WEDNESDAY, BUT WE NEED AN ARBORIST OUT 'CAUSE THERE'S AN ISSUE ON A FRIDAY, IS THERE AN EXTRA CHARGE FOR THAT? IT, IT ALL KIND OF DEPENDS ON WHAT THAT EXTRA CHARGE IS OR NOT CHARGE, BUT VISIT IS, YOU KNOW, SO IF IT'S WITHIN KIND OF THE SCOPE OF WORK, UM, NO, THERE WON'T BE AN EXTRA CHARGE, BUT IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT IS LIKE A TREE DOWN AND WE HAVE TO CUT THAT TREE UP, YOU KNOW, THAT THAT'S, THAT'S A PROPOSAL THROUGH AN ENHANCEMENT OR WHATNOT.
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THAT WOULD BE, UH, EXTRA ON TOP OF THAT.AND THAT'S ADDRESSED IN THE CONTRACT, LIKE THE PRICING FOR THAT? UM, I DON'T THINK IT'S LAID OUT SPECIFICALLY LIKE WHAT IT IS TO CUT DOWN, YOU KNOW, SPECIFIC TREE OR, YOU KNOW, NO, JUST FOR LIKE AN EXTRA VISIT.
IT'S ALL AT THE, UH, APPROVAL OF, YOU KNOW, WHOEVER THAT PROPOSAL GOING TO.
WE WON'T, WE WON'T DO ANY WORK WITHOUT PROVIDING A PROPOSAL AND THEN YOU SIGNING OFF AND THEN SAYING, HEY, YOU'RE GOOD TO GO.
THAT'S ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAVE.
I JUST, I DO WANNA STATE, UH, FOR ON THE RECORD FOR THE CITY THAT, UM, I UNDERSTAND BRIGHTVIEW CAN COME IN AND DO ALL THIS IN ONE DAY AND KNOCK IT OUT, BUT THE ADVANTAGE TO HAVING EXTRA STAFF IS THAT WE CAN THEN UTILIZE THEM IN OTHER AREAS, UM, WHICH IS IMPORTANT TOO BECAUSE WITH OUR TRAILS GROWING AND OUR PARKS GROWING, IT'S GONNA BE REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE MAINTAIN ALL OF THEM EQUALLY THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE CITY.
AND SO EVEN THOUGH I CAN'T APPRECIATE, UM, BRIGHTVIEW COMING IN AND WEBBING IT OUT IN ONE DAY, I ALSO APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT WE COULD HAVE EXTRA STAFF THAT'S GONNA BE ABLE TO BE THERE FOR PIE IN THE SKY OR OTHER EVENTS OR, UM, OTHER THINGS THAT WE NEED 'EM FOR, YOU KNOW, WITHIN THE CITY.
SO, AND THE STAFF THAT COUNCIL DID APPROVE IN THIS FISCAL YEAR BUDGET ASSIGNED ONE STAFF MEMBER PER PARK.
SO WHENEVER THE CONTRACTOR'S NOT THERE, WE ALWAYS HAVE ONE PERSON, MARY CAL HART SAID 1% HEROES, ONE PERSON, WELL TWO AT HEROES RIGHT NOW, AND THEN ONE PERSON.
SO THEY'RE THERE EVERY DAY THROUGHOUT THE WEEK WHEN THE CONTRACTOR'S NOT THERE.
AND WE GET MORE STAFF, WE'LL HAVE MORE PEOPLE.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ALL OPPOSED? A MOTION CARRIES SEVEN TO ZERO.
[25. Consider a Resolution authorizing the City of Kyle to participate in The Austin-San Antonio Corridor Council and appointing a member of the City Council to be a representative. ~ Rachel Sonnier, Director of Communications]
AGENDA ITEM 25, CONSIDER RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING, UH, CITY OF KYLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO CORRIDOR COUNCIL AND APPOINTING A MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO BE A REPRESENTATIVE.RACHEL SONIER, COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR FOR THE RECORD.
UM, SO I'M HERE TO PRESENT, UH, A ITEM THAT ACTUALLY COUNCIL MEMBER HEISER KIND OF BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION, UH, BACK IN AUGUST.
UH, SO ON AUGUST 10TH, UH, CITY MANAGER BRIAN LANGLEY, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER HEISER AND MYSELF MET WITH, UH, ROSS MALLOY.
HE'S THE C E O AND FOUNDER OF THE, UH, GREATER AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO CORRIDOR COUNCIL, UM, WHICH IS A PUBLIC-PRIVATE NONPROFIT PARTNERSHIP, UM, OF POLITICAL JURISDICTIONS, UH, INCLUDE SOME MEMBERS LIKE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, CAP COG, UH, CITY OF SAN MARCO, CITY OF BUTA, CITY OF NEW BRAUNFELS.
SO QUITE A FEW CITIES ALONG THE I 35 CORRIDOR ARE INVOLVED.
UH, THEIR MAIN GOAL IS TO, UH, WORK TOGETHER WITH PUBLIC AUTHORITIES, BUSINESSES ALONG, UH, LONG-TERM INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT.
SO THAT CAN BE, UH, UH, ALSO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
UM, TRANSPORTATION SEEMS TO BE THEIR BREAD AND BUTTER FROM A LOT OF THEIR PAST PROJECTS LIKE, UM, STATE HIGHWAY ONE 30.
AND THEY ALSO DO A LOT OF ADVOCACY FOR I 35 IMPROVEMENTS.
UH, SOME OF THE MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS THAT WE, UH, DISCUSSED AND FOUND OUT THROUGH, UH, SOME RESEARCH ARE ADVOCACY.
SO THE CORRIDOR COUNCIL MEMBERS HAS ABOUT, UM, IT HAS ABOUT 20 BOARD MEMBERS AND, UH, TWO PERMANENT FULL-TIME STAFF MEMBERS.
UH, AND ALL THOSE PEOPLE, UH, PRETTY MUCH MONITOR, UH, STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY AG ACTIVITIES.
UH, LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES THAT MAY AFFECT THINGS LIKE DEVELOPMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE, THINGS LIKE THAT WITHIN THE REGION.
UH, THEY ALSO HAVE A PRETTY EXTENSIVE INFORMATION NETWORK.
UH, SO THEY HAVE DATABASES THAT WE WOULD HAVE ACCESS TO FOR THINGS LIKE TRAFFIC STUDIES, UM, TRANSIT ISSUES, TOURISM DATA, UM, DEMOGRAPHICS, POPULATION DATA, THINGS LIKE THAT ALL ALONG I 35 CORRIDOR.
UM, AS WELL AS TRANSPORTATION CONSULTANT.
UH, SO LIKE I SAID, SOME OF THEIR BREAD AND BUTTER WORK HAS BEEN TRANSPORTATION.
UH, THEY WERE HIGHLY INVOLVED IN STATE HIGHWAY ONE 30 ISSUES.
AND, UH, ALSO, UH, SOME OTHER LIKE, UH, TRAIN, RAILROAD, UH, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENTS AND THINGS IN TEXAS ALONG I 35 CORRIDOR.
UH, AND THEY ALSO TRY TO WORK AS A ECONOMIC ENGINE ALONG THE CORRIDOR, UH, FOR, UH, ESSENTIALLY HELPING TO RECRUIT, UH, GOOD EMPLOYER MER, GOOD EMPLOYERS DEVELOPMENTS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
UH, HERE'S A LIST OF SOME CURRENT MEMBERS AS WELL AS WHAT COUNTIES ARE COVERED.
SO THEY PRETTY MUCH COVER EVERYONE FROM, UM, ROUND YEAH, GEORGETOWN TO, UH, SAN ANTONIO.
UM, AND THOSE ARE A COUPLE OF, YEAH, BAYER COUNTY, TRAVIS COUNTY, UH, PORT SAN ANTONIO, CAPITAL METRO, UH, CAP COG.
LOTS OF DIFFERENT MEMBERS RIGHT NOW.
UH, MEMBERSHIP COSTS FOR A CITY OUR SIZE.
CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW, WE WOULD FALL UNDER THE $3,500 CATEGORY PER YEAR.
UM, ONCE WE HIT THE 60,000 CAP OF OUR CITY POPULATION,
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THEN WE WOULD MOVE ON TO THE $5,000.UM, SO, UH, WHAT I'M BRINGING FOR Y'ALL TODAY IS NOT ONLY THE, UH, APPROVAL OF BECOMING A MEMBER AND PAYING THOSE DUES, BUT ALSO THE APPOINTMENT OF A MEMBER OR A COUNCIL MEMBER REPRESENTATIVE ON THEIR BOARD.
UM, THESE ARE THE POSSIBLE REPRESENTATIVES, OBVIOUSLY IT IS UP TO COUNCIL WHO Y'ALL WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE AND, UH, Y'ALL'S OPTIONS MOVING FORWARD.
UH, COUNCIL, APPROVE THE RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY, KYLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CORRIDOR COUNCIL AND SELECT A MEMBER TO BE THEIR REPRESENTATIVE.
OR, UH, Y'ALL CHOOSE TO, NOT TO, AND, UH, OR, UH, SOMETHING IN BETWEEN
I ASSUME BY HAVING SOME INFLUENCE OVER BRINGING THIS FORWARD, THAT THIS IS A BOARD YOU WOULD LIKE TO SERVE ON.
I, I THINK THE, I THINK IT'S A GREAT SUGGESTION PERSONALLY.
SO I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AND TO NOMINATE COUNCIL MEMBER HEISER TO SERVE ON THE BOARD.
SECOND MOTION BY THE MAYOR, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER PARSLEY IS THIRD.
[26. Approval of a waiver for the dedication of public rights-of-ways, allowed by Sec. 41-81 of the City’s adopted subdivision ordinance, to allow a portion of the subdivision to be served by private streets for the Live Oak Townhomes project, an approximately 17.758-acre site located east of Live Oak Street and north of the intersection between Porter Street and Cockerham Street. ~Jason Lutz, Senior Planner]
UH, NEXT UP IS AGENDA ITEM 26, APPROVAL OF A WAIVER FOR THE DEDICATION OF PUBLIC RIGHTS AWAY ALLOWED BY, UH, SECTION 41 DASH 81 CITY'S ADOPTED, UH, SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE.UM, REGARDING LIVE OAK TOWNHOMES PROJECT 17.75 ACRES SITE.
UH, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL.
UH, JASON LU, CITY SENIOR PLANNER FOR THE RECORD.
UH, SIMPLE WAIVER REQUEST TODAY, UM, TO ALLOW PRIVATE STREETS, UH, I'LL GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS.
UH, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING THIS RAVE WAIVER THAT'S ALLOWED BY SECTION 41.81.
UH, THIS WOULD ALLOW MOST OF THIS SUBDIVISION TO BE SERVED BY THESE PRIVATE STREETS.
UM, THIS PROJECT IS APPROXIMATELY 17 ACRES.
UH, IT'S LOCATED EAST OF LIVE OAK, UM, NORTH OF THE INTERSECTION BETWEEN PORTER STREET AND COCKERHAM.
THIS IS A PROPOSED THREE LOT SUBDIVISION, WHICH WILL ACTUALLY BE A CONDOMINIUM SUBDIVISION.
SO THEY WILL OWN OR OWN THESE HOMES.
UH, THIS IS A TOWN HOME PROJECT INFILL.
THEY'RE LOOKING AT 15 SIX PLEXES, UH, WITH 13 FIVE PLEXES AND FOUR, UH, AND FOUR FOUR PLEXES.
UH, SO OVERALL 171 UNITS ON THIS 17 ACRES, UH, AGAIN, IT IS A TOWN HOME, UM, A CONDOMINIUM.
UM, THEY ARE SEEKING P AND Z APPROVAL RIGHT NOW FOR THEIR PRELIMINARY PLAN, BUT FIRST THEY MUST GET A WAIVER FROM COUNCIL BEFORE P N Z CAN APPROVE THAT.
UH, A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON THE, THE AREA.
IT IS R ONE T, IT'S BOUND BY RESIDENTIAL R ONE TO THE NORTHWEST, NO NORTHEAST, AND THEN RESIDENTIAL R TWO TO THE SO AND SOUTHEAST.
AND THEN THERE'S, UH, SOME WAREHOUSE ZONING, UH, TO THE WEST.
SO YOU CAN SEE THE SUBJECT AREA HERE, UH, HIGHLIGHTED IN RED, UH, AND YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE ACCESS STREETS, UH, ON, IN THE AREA.
UM, SO THEY ARE PROPOSING TO BE ACCESS VIA PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY.
SO, UH, MONTE DRIVE STUB OUT, THAT IS JUST TO THE NORTH THAT, UH, ACCESSES THE ADDITION ADJACENT SUBDIVISION.
UM, THEY ARE GOING TO CONSTRUCT AND DEDICATE AN EXTENSION OF THAT STREET SOUTH THROUGH THEIR PROPERTY.
UM, THEY HAVE SECONDARY ACCESS POINTS, UH, ON, UH, COCKERHAM AND LIVE OAK, UH, NEAR THE ST.
AND THEN THEY ARE LOOKING TO SERVE THE TOWN HOMES, UH, THROUGH THE REST OF THE PROPERTY THROUGH THESE PRIVATE STREETS.
UM, SO HERE'S A KIND OF A LAYOUT OF THE SUBDIVISION.
UM, AS YOU SEE THESE HOMES, AGAIN, THEY'RE GONNA BE PLATTED.
UM, THEY ARE GONNA BE ZERO LOT LINE, BASICALLY CONNECTED HOMES, TOWN HOMES, UH, FOR SALE.
SO THIS GREEN AREA IS WHERE THEY WILL EXTEND MONTERO DRIVE.
THIS WILL GO DOWN TOWARDS THE SOUTH.
AND THEN THE AREAS IN ORANGE ARE WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT, UM, FOR THESE PRIVATE STREETS.
UM, SO THEY'RE GONNA BE SERVING ALL OF THE HOMES ON THOSE, ON THOSE PRIVATE STREETS.
UM, MONTERO WILL JUST BE THE COLLECTOR GOING THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
THEY ARE PROVIDING, UM, SOME DISCUSS AFTER DISCUSSING WITH STAFF, THEY ARE PROVIDING ADDITIONAL OFF STREET PARKING.
I KNOW THAT WAS A BIG CONCERN WHEN WE DISCUSSED PRIVATE STREETS IN THE PAST.
UM, SO YOU CAN SEE THE, THE AREA HERE, MOST OF THESE AREAS, UH, KIND OF IN THE MIDDLE THAT YOU SEE ARE TWO SPACES MAX.
UM, THEN AS YOU GET TOWARDS THE END OF THE PROPERTIES, UM, SOME OF THOSE ARE FITTING, UH, 13, 14, 15 SPACES.
SO, UM, THERE ARE SOME ADDITIONAL SPOTS, UH, IN THE SUBDIVISION WHERE ADDITIONAL PARKING COULD BE, COULD BE ADDED IF COUNSEL FELT THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL OFF STREET PARKING.
WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A NOTE THAT EACH TOWN HOME DOES MEET THEIR REQUIRED OFF STREET PARKING FOR THE HOUSE AND THE GARAGE.
UH, AND THEN THEY DO HAVE DRIVEWAYS THAT WOULD ACCOMMODATE ADDITIONAL VEHICLES AS WELL.
UM, SO CHAPTER 41 DOES ALLOW, UH, PRIVATE FACILITIES OR PRIVATE STREETS.
UM, THEY WILL GENERALLY NOT BE APPROVED UNLESS, UH, IN
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LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES.UH, EXAMPLE WOULD BE A SUBDIVISION FOR TOWN HOMES, CLUSTER CLUSTER HOMES AND PORTIONS OF PLAN DEVELOPMENT.
SO THIS MEETS THAT, THAT REQUIREMENT.
UM, COUNCIL MAINTENANCE DISCRETION WAIVE THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE PUBLIC DEDICATION RIGHT OF WAY FOR SOME, BUT NOT ALL OF THE STREETS, SO THIS ONE MEETS AS WELL.
AND THEN EASEMENTS FOR PUBLIC UTILITIES AND SERVICES AND PUBLIC SAFETY AND EMERGENCY SERVICES SHALL BE PROVIDED.
SO THAT'S WHAT THOSE PRIVATE STREETS WILL BE LOCATED IN.
UM, UTILITY EASEMENTS AND FIRE ACCESS LANE EASEMENTS.
UM, AGAIN, THE EXTENSION OF MONTANA DRIVE IS GONNA CONTINUE THE RIGHT OF WAY WIDTH OF 50 FEET, UM, APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET OF PAVEMENT.
AND THEN ALL OTHER PRIVATE STREETS ARE GONNA HAVE A CURB TO CURB FACE OF 25 FEET.
UM, THEY ARE PRIVATE STREETS WILL BE MAINTAINED BY THE H O A AND THEY WILL BE MARKED, UH, AS A FIRE LANE.
SO THERE'LL BE NO PARKING ON EITHER SIDE.
AND THEN, UH, AGAIN, UH, TALKED ABOUT THE ADDITIONAL, UH, PARKING SPACES.
UM, SIDEWALKS ARE GONNA BE PROVIDED ALONG MONTERO.
THEY WILL NOT BE PROVIDED ON THE PRIVATE SUBDIVISION SIDE STREETS.
UH, AND SO SOME OF THE OPTIONS YOU HAVE ARE APPROVE THE WAIVER REQUEST AS PRESENTED.
UM, APPROVE IT WITH CONDITIONS, UH, SUCH AS ADDITIONAL OFF STREET PARKING, UH, OR DENY THE WAIVER REQUEST, UH, ALTOGETHER.
SO, UH, I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
I WAS WAITING FOR COUNCIL MEMBER PARSLEY'S HAND
UM, I AM SO, IS, IS THERE ANY REPRESENTATIVE HERE? UH, YES SIR.
SO, JUST SO YOU KNOW, I'M, I'M STRONGLY AGAINST THIS.
I LIVE IN A SUBDIVISION WITH A PRIVATE ROAD AND I'VE BEEN LIVING THERE FOR THREE YEARS.
AND JUST LAST NIGHT THERE WAS A MEETING WITH THE H O A MASSIVE FIGHTS ABOUT THE PARKING.
SO IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW MANY NO PARKING YOU PUT ON A PRIVATE ROAD, PEOPLE WILL STILL PARK IN THERE.
AND THEN YOUR FIRETRUCK IS GONNA GO THROUGH THOSE ROADS AND IT'S GOING TO HIT A VEHICLE AND IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE A DETOUR IN ORDER TO SAVE A LIFE.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO DENY THE WAIVER REQUEST.
SECOND MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER PARSLEY, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER FULLER SCALE THAT WE DENY THE WAIVER REQUEST.
IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION YOU WANNA COME? DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU WANNA SAY? YOU MIGHT AS WELL.
UH, JUST TO COMMENT ON THE PARKING AS WELL, AND I COMPLETELY STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.
UH, JUSTIN HEADER WITH QUIDDITY ENGINEERING, UH, COUNSEL, MAYOR.
UH, SO FOR THE PARKING SCENARIO, WE HAVE TWO PARKING SPACES IN EACH, UH, GARAGE FOR THE UNITS.
AND THEN THE DRIVEWAYS AS WELL ARE SPACED FOR THE SIZING OF, OF PARKING.
SO IN FRONT OF THOSE, AS WELL AS ANOTHER LOCATION FOR TWO CARS AS WELL.
NOW, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER FLO SCALE, COUNCIL MEMBER, HE, COUNCIL MEMBER TOBIAS, COUNCIL MEMBER RAJA, THEY HAVE ALL COME TO MY HOUSE.
SO TWICE
IS THIS BY SILVERADO? IS THIS DEVELOPMENT? BECAUSE I, I WANNA SAY I'VE HEARD OF THIS, SOMETHING LIKE THIS BEFORE AND SILVERADO WAS UPSET ABOUT IT, SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THIS IS THE SA SAME THING THAT'S COMING BACK TO COUNCIL.
THIS, THIS IS BY LIVE OAK STREET AND, AND MONTE.
YOU DO UNDERSTAND OUR CONCERNS, RIGHT? YES.
AND AND I, WE ARE WELL ABOVE THE MINIMUM PARKING FOR THE SITE.
SO JUST WITHOUT EVEN CONSIDERING ANY OF THE PARKING, UH, WITHIN THE DRIVEWAYS, WE'RE ALREADY MEETING THE PARKING.
SO THEN IF YOU INCLUDE THE ADDITIONAL PARKING SPACES IN THE DRIVES, IT'S AT LEAST OVER A HUNDRED EXTRA PARKING SPACES FROM, FROM THE CODE MINIMUM.
SO HOW DEEP ARE YOUR, THEY'RE 19 FEET.
SO THEY, THEY DO MEET THE MINIMUM DIMENSIONS FOR, FOR PARKING AS WELL.
SO, UH, JUST TO PROVIDE SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AS WELL.
I, I JUST INVITED TO COME TO THE PENINSULA FOR A VISIT.
HOW LONG IS THE TRUCK? HOW LONG IS THE FOUR DOOR PICKUP TRUCK? I DON'T
I WAS CURIOUS ABOUT THE NO SIDEWALKS IN HERE AS WELL.
I MEAN, HOW WOULD, WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? HOW WIDE ARE YOUR STREETS? THAT, AND YOU'RE CUTTING OFF NO SIDEWALKS, SO THE WALKABILITY IS DIFFICULT IN THERE.
AND THEN I DON'T THINK YOU'RE, YOU, YOU'RE GONNA ADD ANY PERIMETER SIDEWALKS.
UM, IS THAT THE CASE THAT THERE WOULD BE NO WHERE NEEDED? NO PERIMETER SIDEWALKS? ABSOLUTELY.
SO RIGHT NOW THERE'S SIDEWALKS PROPOSED ALONG THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY AND THEN INTERNAL TO THE PRIVATE SIDES.
WE DO NOT, NOT HAVE SIDEWALKS RIGHT NOW, BUT WE'RE RIGHT NOW GOING THROUGH THE PREPARING THE PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT PLAN.
SO THAT IS SOMETHING WE'D BE OPEN TO PROPOSING IF, IF THAT WERE TO ALLOW, UH, THE PRIVATE, WELL, SIDEWALKS WOULD BE A BIG, BIG FOR ME, UM, THING.
'CAUSE I, I SEE WHERE THEY ARE NEEDED AND WHEN THEY'RE
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NOT IN PUT INTO THE PERIMETER OF SUBDIVISIONS, IT REALLY CREATES A PROBLEM FOR WALKERS AND BIKERS.IF, IF I COULD JUST ADD REAL QUICK AS WELL, MAYOR, IF YOU DON'T MIND.
IF YOU WERE DONE, IT'S NOT THAT WE'RE COMING IN AND WE DON'T WANT TO COME ACROSS AS LIKE WE'RE, WE'RE COME ATTACKING YOU.
BUT IF YOU SAW EARLIER CONVERSATIONS WE HAD, EVEN JUST IN NEIGHBORHOODS ALONE, WE HAVE PARKING ON THE STREET THAT INTERFERES WITH SCHOOLS AND SO FORTH.
I HAVE BEEN TO HER HOUSE BEFORE.
I HAD TO PARK ALL THE WAY BY THE GATE AND I ON THE OTHER CORNER AND WALK ALL THE WAY DOWN ON THE CORNER.
UH, AND IT'S JUST CURIOUS TO KNOW WHY, WHY YOUR DEVELOPMENT WOULD WANT TO HAVE THESE KIND OF PRIVATE ROADS.
WHAT, WHAT'S THE PURPOSE OF IT VERSUS JUST COMING IN? IS IT AB? ABSOLUTELY.
AND SO THE PURPOSE ACTUALLY OF THE, THE PRIVATE DRIVES IS THE, THE SMALLER WE MAKE THE DRIVE SO IT, UH, THE FIRETRUCK CAN GET THROUGH.
WE CAN ACTUALLY HAVE BIGGER DRIVEWAYS, WHICH ACCOMMODATES MORE, MORE CARS.
SO YOU DO NOT HAVE BIG DRIVEWAYS.
IT WILL BE TO BASICALLY HAVE MORE HOUSES TO MAKE IT MORE PROFITABLE FOR A DEVELOPER.
NO OFFENSE TO YOU, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE PENINSULA.
WHEN WE WERE DOING THE, UM, OH MY GOD, WHAT IS IT? THE, IT'S NOT A MASTER PLAN, BUT WE JUST HAD A PRESENTATION ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO.
AND BASICALLY MY NEIGHBORHOOD IS ONE OF THE MOST PROFITABLES WITH TAX PROPERTY TAXES JUST BECAUSE THERE ARE HOUSES ONE NEXT TO EACH OTHER.
THERE ARE NO SIDEWALKS AND THERE ARE PRIVATE ROADS.
SO I FEEL LIKE THEY BASICALLY GET DONE.
SO TO PROFIT THE DEVELOPERS SO THEY CAN PUT MORE HOUSES IN THERE ABSOLUTELY DON'T BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS.
SO I WILL AVOID THE NIGHTMARE I LIVE TO ANYBODY ELSE.
SO THE AVERAGE TRUCK IS 19.8 FEET LONG.
SO IF YOUR DRIVEWAY IS 19 FEET LONG, YOU HAVE THE ABILITY FOR, YOU KNOW, TWO VEHICLES TO BE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY.
MOST PEOPLE DON'T USE THEIR GARAGE FOR YEAH.
AND YOU'RE DEFINITELY GONNA HAVE A, A IF, IF ALL THE INTERIOR STREETS HAVE NO SIDEWALKS AND ARE NO PARKING, YOU, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THAT.
YOU COULD BUILD IT, SELL IT, LEASE IT OUT, BUT IT'S, THOSE ISSUES COME RIGHT BACK TO US AND WE HEAR IT YEARS LATER.
SO, UH, I'M IN AGREEMENT IN PARTICULAR WITH THE REQUIREMENT FOR SIDEWALKS.
I, I, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU WOULD WANT TO CUT OUT, UH, INTERIOR SIDEWALKS, WHICH IS A REQUIREMENT IN THE CITY OF KYLE FOR ALL PUBLIC STREETS.
SO GOING PRIVATE AND GETTING RID OF THE SIDEWALKS.
UH, I DO AGREE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER PARSLEY.
I I DON'T WANT TO EVER APPROVE INTERIOR SUBDIVISION STREETS WITHOUT SIDEWALKS BECAUSE WE SAY AS A CITY THAT WE CARE ABOUT WALKABILITY AND THE ABILITY TO COME OUTTA YOUR HOUSE AND GET AROUND AND COME OUT OF THE SUBDIVISION.
AND IF THERE, IT'S JUST, IT'S JUST, YOU'RE BASICALLY SAYING IF YOU WANNA WALK AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD, YOU HAVE TO WALK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET AND THAT'S YOUR ONLY OPTION.
THAT'S NOT, THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE ABOUT HERE IN THE CITY.
SO, ANY, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[27. Consider a Resolution creating a Council Task Force for the design of the future sportsplex in the Brick & Mortar District. ~ Jerry Hendrix, Assistant City Manager]
[28. Consider authorizing the release of a Request for Qualifications for the design of the future sportsplex in the Brick & Mortar District. ~ Jerry Hendrix, Assistant City Manager]
UP.AGENDA ITEM 27, CONSIDER A RESOLUTION CREATING A COUNCIL TASK FORCE, UH, FOR THE DESIGN OF THE FUTURE SPORTSPLEX IN THE BRICK AND MORTAR DISTRICT.
AND THEN WE'LL BRING UP AGENDA ITEM 28 AS WELL.
CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE RELEASE OF A REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE DESIGN OF THE FUTURE SPORTSPLEX IN THE BRICK AND MORTAR DISTRICT.
MR. HENDRICKS, MAYOR COUNCIL FOR THE RECORD, JERRY HENDRICKS, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER AT THE LAST MEETING, COUNCIL DIRECTED STAFF TO BRING BACK A RESOLUTION TO FORM A TASK FORCE FOR, UM, THE DESIGN BUILD COMPLETION OF THE SPORTS PLEX.
WE'RE ALL VERY EXCITED ABOUT OVER IN THE BRICK AND MORTAR DISTRICT.
UM, BEFORE YOU USE THAT RESOLUTION, ALSO TO TAKE NOTE OF IS, UH, THE OTHER RESOLUTION, WHICH IS RESOLUTION 1274, WHICH OUTLINES THE STEPS NEEDED TO, TO FORM A TASK FORCE.
ON THE SLIDE IN FRONT OF YOU IS THE VERY FIRST PART OF THAT, WHICH IS SECTION TWO A, WHICH IS DETERMINING SCOPE, WHICH YOU HAVE TO COUNSEL.
IT SAYS COUNSEL WILL DETERMINE THE SPECIFIC SCOPE, WHICH INCLUDES AN ISSUE STATEMENT, PARAMETERS, DELIVERABLES, STATUS, REPORTS TO COUNSEL, AND A DISSOLUTION DATE.
THAT RESOLUTION ALSO ADDRESSES THINGS LIKE APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS, OFFICERS MEETINGS, IF THERE'S GONNA BE TRAVEL, ET CETERA.
AND, UM, COUNSEL MAY TAKE UP DISCUSSION, POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE CREATION AND DUTIES OF THAT TASK FORCE.
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CAN WALK THROUGH THAT THIS, THIS EVENING.I'M PREPARED TO WALK YOU THROUGH ALL THOSE DIFFERENT STEPS OR, UM, OR IT'S COUNCIL'S DESIRE.
WE CAN UM, KIND OF DETERMINE WHO THE BASE MEMBERS OF THAT GROUP'S GONNA BE AND WE CAN WALK THROUGH THAT AT A MEETING AND BRING IT BACK TO YOU.
IT'S, UH, THE WILL OF THE COUNCIL, HOW YOU'D LIKE TO PROCEED REGARDING THIS TASK FORCE.
ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MR. HENDRICKS.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTS REGARDING THIS? COUNCILOR RECHO? I THINK, UH, YOU MAY APPROACH HIM.
OH, YOU CAN GO, YOU CAN GO FIRST.
UH, I WAS JUST GONNA SAY, LET'S GO AHEAD AND APPOINT, I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO DRAG IT OUT ANYMORE, ESPECIALLY IF WE'RE GOING TO GO OUT AND GO AHEAD AND PUT OUT THE R F Q.
UH, I THINK THAT IT WOULD BE, I THINK THAT I SHOULD BE ON THERE AND THEN WHOEVER COMES AND TAKES THIS SEAT IN NOVEMBER WOULD REPLACE ME ON THE BOARD SINCE IT WOULD BE IN THEIR DISTRICT.
AND THEN I'M OPEN TO THE TWO OTHER MEMBERS.
UH, I WAS GOING TO SUGGEST THAT IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TWO, A TOTAL OF THREE, THAT WE LEAVE ONE OPEN.
'CAUSE I'D LIKE TO, UH, I, I CARE A GREAT DEAL ABOUT THIS PROJECT, BUT I DON'T WANT TO SIT ON IT UNTIL AFTER THE ELECTION.
SO MY THOUGHT WAS TO WAIT AS A WAIT AND SEE FOR THE THIRD IF THAT WAS SOMETHING.
AND I, I DON'T CARE ABOUT THE SECOND CUSTOMER.
I WOULD LOVE TO BE INVOLVED IN THIS PROJECT.
UH, SO JUST PUTTING THAT OUT THERE.
OKAY, WOULD ANY OF Y'ALL HAVE ANY OBJECTIONS TO MAKING ITS, UH, TOTAL OF FIVE, MEANING YOUR THREE COUNSEL PLUS TWO PARKS AND REC BOARD MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE PARKS TO WHERE YOU COULD HAVE THAT, UM, FIT.
YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE THOSE TWO EXTRA PERSONS THERE SINCE THEY WILL BE INVOLVED WITH THE PARKS ITSELF IN THE DESIGN.
WELL, NOT JUST THE UPKEEP AND SO FORTH, UH, JUST TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF SAY IT'S, IT'S JUST A RECOMMENDATION.
I PERSONALLY, I UNDERSTAND THE DESIRE, BUT THE TASK FORCES THAT WE'VE PUT TOGETHER THAT HAVE WORKED THE BEST HAVE BEEN, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THE QUESTION IS, DO WE PUT STAFF ON A TASK FORCE AS WELL? MM-HMM.
UM, BUT IN TERMS OF THIS BODY'S TA, YOU KNOW, SENDING OUT FOR, UH, TO REPRESENT US AND OUR WILL, THAT THE POINT OF THE TASK FORCE HAS ALWAYS BEEN, UH, FOR A, AN AUTHORIZED SUBSECTION OF COUNSEL TO PUSH A PROJECT FORWARD, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND ENGAGING THE PARKS BOARD.
BUT THAT'S JUST, THAT'S MY OPINION.
THAT'S WHAT I KNOW THAT HA HAS WORKED.
AND, AND SO THAT'S, THAT'S MY THINKING ON IT.
SO, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? WELL, I, I'LL GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION TO APPOINT MYSELF AND COUNCIL MEMBER HEISER TO THE TASK FORCE LEAVING THE THIRD SEAT OPEN AND THEN, UH, AT A LATER DATE IF YOU ALL WANT TO ADD IN, UM, PARKS, THEN YOU CAN DO THAT SECOND.
ALRIGHT, IT'S MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BRADSHAW, SECONDED BY THE MAYOR THAT WE APPOINT COUNCIL MEMBER BRADSHAW AND COUNCILOR HEISER TO THE TASK FORCE.
IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? CUSTOMER FORCE CO? YEAH, I HAVE A GENUINE CONCERN.
I'D LIKE TO SEE, UM, A VARIETY OF, UM, COUNCIL MEMBERS ON THERE.
ONE IN PARTICULAR TO REPRESENT THE EAST SIDE.
UM, 'CAUSE AS OF NOW THAT WOULD ALL BE, UH, KIND OF, YOU KNOW, THE SAME.
AND, AND WE JUST, UM, APPOINTED COUNCIL MEMBER HEISER TO A DIFFERENT BOARD.
AND SO IT WOULD BE NICE IF WE COULD HAVE EITHER COUNCIL MEMBER ZUNIGA OR TOBIAS, IF EITHER ONE OF THEM WERE INTERESTED IN BEING IN THAT BOARD TO ALSO BE INCLUDED.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE, OR IF IT'S UP TO ZUNI, THIS IS MADE UP A FOUR, AT LEAST HAVE FOUR CAN DO FOUR.
THE REASON I WANNA BE INVOLVED IN THIS IS 'CAUSE I HAVE PLAYED SPORTS MY WHOLE LIFE.
I'VE SEEN SPORTS FACILITIES ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, UH, PROFESSIONAL, AMATEUR, AND UH, EVEN IN TOWNS LIKE KYLE.
SO I THINK THAT THERE'S A LOT I CAN BRING TO IT.
UM, AND, YOU KNOW, I DO REPRESENT THE WHOLE CITY.
SO I THINK MY GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION OF WHERE I LIVE IS QUITE IRRELEVANT, UH, GIVEN THE PARK IS IN ONE PLACE AND IT SERVES THE WHOLE COMMUNITY.
I, I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND THAT.
BUT THERE'S ZERO REPRESENTATION FROM ALL OVER KYLE.
AND SO WHETHER IT BE YOU OR COUNCIL MEMBER BRAD SHAW, IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE TO
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ME.I JUST THINK WE NEED A LITTLE BIT OF VARIETY ON THERE.
UH, BUT I'M JUST TRYING TO HARD KIDS PLAY THE SAME SPORTS ALL OVER TOWN.
THERE'S NO DIFFERENCE IN, UH, THE EAST OR THE WEST IN THIS CONVERSATION.
I'M JUST, I'M STRUGGLING TO UNDERSTAND, DO THEY PLAY DIFFERENT GAMES? I JUST THINK IF WE REPRESENT A CITY WHEN WE HAVE PROJECTS, WE SHOULD HAVE ALL ASPECTS FROM ALL PARTS OF KYLE ON THERE.
SO IF WE HAD A SOUTH AND A NORTH, I WOULD SAY THE SAME THING FOR THAT.
SO I, I DON'T THINK IT WAS IN MY, I FELT LIKE ZUNIGA COUNCIL MEMBER, ZUNIGA, DANIELLA, AND TOBIAS WOULD'VE BEEN GREAT.
BUT, UH, SO I'M AL I WANNA MAKE IT CLEAR I'M ALREADY BENDING A LITTLE BIT SO I, I, OR TRYING TO COMPROMISE.
I DON'T THINK WHAT I'M ASKING FOR IS TOO MUCH.
AND COUNCIL MEMBER TOBIAS IS MORE THAN WILLING TO BE ON THE BOARD.
SO I THINK IN ORDER TO FIND A HAPPY MIDDLE THAT IT WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE AND IT WOULD MAKE SENSE FOR EITHER YOU OR CA COUNCIL MEMBER BRADSHAW TO ALLOW COUNCIL MEMBER TOBIAS TO BE ON THIS TASK FORCE.
OH, SO YOU SAY TO BE THE THIRD PERSON? OH, THEY, YEAH, THEY COULD DO THAT TOO.
BUT I THOUGHT, I THOUGHT MAYOR MITCHELL WANTED TO RESERVE THE THIRD IN CASE HE IS REELECTED, AND I'M NOT OPPOSED TO THAT EITHER.
I'M JUST SAYING I DON'T THINK THEY SHOULD, I THINK THERE SHOULD BE MORE, UM, MORE SAY FROM ALL OVER KYLE ON THIS TASK FORCE.
WELL, FOR YOU, FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, I, I DON'T THINK WHERE, WHERE SOME ONE OF US LIVES MATTERS AT ALL WHEN IT COMES TO SELECTING A TASK FORCE.
I THINK THE TASK FORCE SHOULD BE SELECTED FROM THIS BODY BASED ON WHO IS MOST QUALIFIED AND PASSIONATE TO GET THE PROJECT DONE.
BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE MATTER.
UM, WHERE YOU HAPPEN TO RESIDE, YOU WERE THE EAST SIDE VOTED FOR THE, AT LARGE MEMBERS, JUST LIKE THE WEST SIDE VOTED FOR THE AT LARGE MEMBERS.
AND WHETHER THAT AT LARGE MEMBER LIVES ON THE EAST SIDE OR THE WEST SIDE IS IRRELEVANT.
I DO AGREE WITH THAT, BUT IT'S NOT TO SAY THAT I DON'T CARE.
I DON'T CARE WHO SERVES ON THE BOARD, I JUST, I JUST VERY MUCH DISAGREE WITH THAT ARGUMENT.
UM, SO, SO I, I'LL BE INTERESTED IN, IN BEING THE OTHER PERSON IF, BUT HOWEVER, IT'S, IT'S UP TO MS. BRADSHAW SINCE SHE MADE THE MOTION, IF YOU WANTED TO LEAVE IT OPEN TO WHENEVER WE HAVE THE ELECTIONS ARE DONE.
UM, BUT IT'S, IF THEY'RE, IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR AN ADDITIONAL PERSON, I'D BE WILLING TO, UH, TO ACCEPT THAT.
YEAH, I MEAN, I'M GOING TO BE ON IT, IT'S IN MY DISTRICT AND I AGREE WITH YOU, BUT ALSO DISAGREE WITH YOU IF YOU, IF IT'S YOUR DISTRICT, LIKE OBVIOUSLY YOU SHOULD BE ON THE TASK FORCE, UM, AND WHOEVER ELSE COMES IN AND TAKES THE SEAT, UM, AND THEN YOU ALL CAN FIGURE OUT WHOEVER IS NEXT.
BEAR HAS A LOT OF SPORTS BACKGROUND, UM, AND I'M SURE HE WOULD BRING A LOT OF KNOWLEDGE, BUT, UH, MICHAEL IS ALSO VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THE COMMUNITY AND, YOU KNOW, CARES DEEPLY ABOUT WHAT, WHAT BECOMES OF KYLE.
SO IT'S, IT'S UP TO EVERYBODY ELSE, BUT I AM FOR SURE GOING TO BE ON THE TASK FORCE.
ALL RIGHT, WHAT DO Y'ALL WANNA DO? WELL, MOTION'S ON THE TABLE FOR, GO AHEAD AND VOTE FOR THAT FOR HEER AND, AND BRADSHAW WITH AN OPENING.
ALL RIGHT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
UH, I'D, I ALSO LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION.
I OPEN BOTH ITEMS, BUT THE, UM, THE RELEASE OF THE R F Q, UH, BY, FOR THE DESIGN OF THE SPORTSPLEX, THAT'S ALSO ON THE, ON THIS, RIGHT? YOU WANT A MOTION ON THE R F Q? SURE.
UH, UH, UH, A SHORT PRESENTATION I CAN WELCOME TO.
I'D BE PLEASED TO GO OVER THAT WITH YOU, OR YOU CAN JUST APPROVE THE DRAFT THAT'S IN YOUR PACKET.
UM, MY MOTION IS TO APPROVE THE R F Q.
IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? ALLS IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[29. Staff update and council discussion regarding direction given to staff on September 20, 2022 "to look at the installation of pedestrian crosswalks starting at elementary schools, and then middle and high schools, and to report back to council". ~ Yvonne Flores-Cale, Council Member]
NEXT UP IS, UH, AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 29, STAFF UPDATE AND COUNCIL DISCUSSION REGARDING DIRECTION GIVEN TO STAFF ON SEPTEMBER 20TH, 2022 TO LOOK AT THE INSTALLATION OF PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALKS, STARTING AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND THEN MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS AND TO REPORT BACK TO COUNCIL.SO DO WE KNOW WHICH STAFF NUMBER IS GONNA BE UP HERE? LEON, BARBARA.
LEON, BARBARA WILL, UH, PROVIDE AN UPDATE FOR YOU.
ALL RIGHT, SO THIS CAME TO US SEPTEMBER 20TH OF LAST YEAR.
UM, AND I RE-WATCHED THE MEETING JUST TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTOOD EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS THAT COUNSEL WANTED.
AND, UM, DURING THAT DISCUSSION, WE TALKED ABOUT THE BEACON HAWK CROSSWALKS.
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THERE WAS A MOTION TO DO AN ASSESSMENT REGARDING WHERE THOSE WOULD WORK IN THE CITY, UH, STARTING AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL AND THEN GOING UP TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL AND THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL.SO, UM, I, I WROTE AN EMAIL TO, UH, INTERIM CITY MANAGER JERRY HENDRICKS IN MAY, AND THEN I ASKED FOR AN UPDATE TWO, TWO WEEKS AGO, UM, AND THEN DECIDED TO WAIT AN ADDITIONAL TWO WEEKS, UH, TO GIVE STAFF TIME TO PREPARE THAT REPORT.
AND SO THAT, THAT IS WHAT IS GONNA BE CURRENTLY PRESENTED, AND HOPEFULLY THAT'S WHAT WE CAN DISCUSS.
MAYOR, UM, COUNCIL, UH, LEON BARBER, CITY ENGINEER AS A COUNCIL MEMBER,
UH, START OFF WITH THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS, AND THEN HIGH SCHOOLS.
ALL OF THE SCHOOLS UNDER THE CITY OF COLLEGE JURISDICTION HAVE BEEN ANALYZED AT THIS POINT.
I DO WANNA MENTION TO COUNCIL THAT, UH, WHEN THIS MOTION WAS MADE BACK IN SEPTEMBER, UH, YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE TEXAS MANUAL ON UNIFORMED TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES IS ABOUT 900 PAGES.
I DON'T HAVE THE EXPERTISE TO GO THROUGH THAT AND IDENTIFY ISSUES WITH VARIOUS INTERSECTIONS AS IT RELATES TO SCHOOL CROSSINGS.
UH, NOR DOES, NOR DID THE STAFF AT THAT TIME HAVE THAT EXPERIENCE, UH, TO GO THROUGH THAT, UH, MANUAL AND, AND TRY TO IDENTIFY THE ISSUES WITH THE, UM, INTERSECTIONS THAT WE HAVE NEAR THE SCHOOLS.
WE DID THANKS TO COUNCIL, HAVE A, A POSITION THAT WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO US.
IT WAS A TRAFFIC ENGINEER, AND, UH, I WAS HOPING TO FILL THAT AS SOON AS I COULD.
UNFORTUNATELY, I WASN'T ABLE TO FILL IT TILL JANUARY OF THIS YEAR.
SO WE DID GET A REALLY GOOD, UH, QUALIFIED CANDIDATE, AND HE HAD A LOT OF EXPERIENCE WITH TXDOT.
HE KNOWS THIS T M U T C D MANUAL INSIDE OUT AND BACKWARDS, SO HE'S VERY PROFICIENT AT WHAT HE DOES.
SO ABOUT MAY, APRIL, WE ASKED HIM TO START LOOKING AT THE, IN DETAIL AT THOSE INTERSECTIONS BY THE SCHOOLS AND LOOKING AT ALL THE VARIOUS CROSSWALKS AND WHAT WE COULD DO THERE.
SO I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF MENTION THAT.
UH, THE MANUAL IS VERY COMPREHENSIVE AND COVERS A LOT OF AREAS.
WE HAVE MADE IMPROVEMENTS ALREADY AT SOME OF THE LOCATIONS.
UH, THEY'VE BEEN IMPLEMENTED AT KYLE NEGLEY, WS ELEMENTARIES.
UH, WE ARE NOT PROPOSING ANY IMPROVEMENTS AT SCIENCE HALL ELEMENTARY.
AND, UH, WE DO HAVE SOME IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE WANNA MAKE AT FUENTES AND, UH, IDEA ACADEMY.
MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS, UM, SIGNING AND PAVEMENT MARKING IMPROVEMENTS ARE PROPOSED AT CHOPPA WALLACE AND LAYMAN SCHOOLS.
UH, PEDESTRIAN CROSSING THAT, UH, IT'S LOCATED RIGHT THERE AT COAST CROSSING AT 27 70.
IF YOU'VE DRIVEN BY THEIR LATELY, PUBLIC WORKS IS WORKING ON SOME CROSSWALK IMPROVEMENTS THERE.
AND, UH, WE ALSO HAVE A PROPOSAL FROM AN ENGINEER TO PROVIDE A SET OF PLANS.
WE'RE GONNA BE BUILDING A SIDEWALK FROM, UH, POWELL TO SANDERS ON THE NORTH SIDE TO GET THOSE KIDS, TO GET THOSE KIDS FROM THE PLUM CREEK, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD.
UH, PHASE TWO NEIGHBORHOOD DOWN NORTH SIDE OF KOHLER'S AND DOWN TO THE INTERSECTION AT 27 70 AT, UH, KOHLER'S COUNCIL MEMBER.
THE, THE, UH, HAWK EQUIPMENT THAT YOU MENTIONED.
THEY'RE ALSO CALLED PEDESTRIAN HYBRID BEACONS, UH, PHBS AS THEY'RE KNOWN BY THE TRAFFIC ENGINEERS, UH, WE DID CONSIDER THOSE, AND BASED ON HIS OBSERVATION, THEY, IT DOES NOT SUPPORT THE INSTALLATION OF THESE PEDESTRIAN HYBRID BEACONS AS PER THE T M U T C D.
I DO WANNA MENTION, THESE PARTICULAR DEVICES ARE AROUND 250,000 TO 300,000 FOR INSTALLATIONS.
WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD ON THESE THINGS, HOWEVER, WE CAN USE RECTANGULAR RAPID FLASHING BEACONS OR R FBS.
THERE ARE ROUGHLY 20, 20, $30,000 FOR THESE.
THEY COULD BE INSTALLED BY THE PUBLIC HORSE DEPARTMENT, AND THEY'RE NEARLY AS EFFECTIVE AS THE, UH, HAWKS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT.
AND, UH, THEY'RE MORE APPROPRIATE FOR LOWER SPEED AND SINGLE LANE APPROACHES.
I ACTUALLY TALKED TO WILLIE MOORE TODAY, UH, ABOUT AT TDOT ABOUT, UH, HAYES HIGH SCHOOL, AND I ALSO TALKED TO JERRY SCHROCK WITH THE HAYES HIGH SCHOOL, UH, DISTRICT, AND ASKED HER HOW WAS THE SITUATION GOING THERE AT, UH, HAYES HIGH SCHOOL, AS YOU KNOW, THERE'S TWO NEW, UH, ROADS THAT TIE INTO RIGHT ACROSS FROM HAYES HIGH SCHOOL, UH, AND THOSE PARTICULAR ROADS, THERE'S, I ASKED HER, IS THERE ONE SPOT WHERE THEY'RE ACTUALLY CROSSING? SHE SAYS, NO, THEY'RE JUST CROSSING EVERYWHERE, ESPECIALLY ON GAME DAY.
SO SHE'S JUST VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SITUATION.
WE TALKED ABOUT THE, UH, HAWKS.
THE SPEED LIMIT'S 45 MILES AN HOUR THROUGH THERE.
YOU DON'T WANNA INSTALL A HAWK AT THAT PARTICULAR SECTION.
ACCORDING TO, UH, OUR TRAFFIC ENGINEER 40 IS REALLY THE LIMIT.
YOU DON'T REALLY WANNA PUT ANYTHING THAT'S OVER 40, UH, TO USE A HAWK.
YOU DON'T WANNA DO THAT, ISN'T IT SCHOOL? BUT IF IT'S DURING SCHOOL TIME, THERE'S A SCHOOL SPEED LIMIT, IT'S 35.
BUT THEN WHEN, WHENEVER SOMEBODY CAN GO THERE AFTER SCHOOL ZONE AND PRESS THE BUTTON AND TRY TO WALK ACROSS, THAT'S IT.
PEOPLE ARE GOING 45 MILES AN HOUR THERE.
THAT'S NOT A SAFE THING TO DO.
SO AGAIN, HE, HE REVIEWED ALL OF THESE.
HE SAID THERE WAS NOWHERE IT COULD, COULD HE JUSTIFY THE USE OF A HAWK? BUT HE WOULD PREFER TO USE THESE RECTANGULAR RAPID FLASHING BEACONS
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FOR, FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS.AND I'LL GET TO THOSE IN A MINUTE.
NOW, DO THOSE FLASH ALL THE TIME? NO, YOU HAVE TO PUSH THE BUTTON ON THOSE.
HERE'S SOME SUGGESTED LOCATIONS THAT WE WANNA LOOK AT FOR THESE RF BS, KYLE ELEMENTARY, FUENTES IDEA WALLACE AND LAYMAN.
UH, WE'D LIKE TO LOOK AT THOSE LOCATIONS.
THE THING ABOUT PUTTING THESE UP IS THAT YOU'VE GOTTA MAKE SURE THAT IF YOU GET TAKE 'EM FROM ONE SIDE OF THE STREET TO THE OTHER SIDE, YOU'VE GOTTA SIDEWALK THERE FOR THEM TO GO TO.
UH, YOU KNOW, BURSON'S A A INTERESTING SITUATION BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE SIDEWALK ON THE EAST SIDE OF BURSON.
SO GETTING 'EM ACROSS THE STREET, WHERE DO THEY GO? WHERE DO WE TAKE 'EM? WE NEED TO PROVIDE SOME WAY FOR THEM TO GET ACROSS SAFELY AND HAVE A PLACE TO GO ON THE SIDEWALK SOMEWHERE.
WE STILL NEEDING TO MAKE SOME MORE ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS.
UM, AND WE'RE GONNA BE COORDINATING WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
ONE OF THE THINGS THEY MENTIONED TO US, THEY DIDN'T WANT US DOING THIS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SCHOOL YEAR BECAUSE THAT CONFUSES, UH, THE PARENTS, THE CROSSING GUARDS AND EVERYBODY THERE.
SO SOME OF THE IMPORTANT CROSSINGS THAT WE DID THIS EARLIER, WE DID IT DURING THE SUMMER AND PUBLIC WORKS WAS VERY GOOD ABOUT GETTING THAT DONE FOR US.
UM, AGAIN, THE LONG-TERM IMPROVEMENTS WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT SHOULD BE, UH, WE SHOULD BE STARTING TO LOOK AT SIDEWALKS AND RAMPS WHERE WE CAN TO TRY TO PUT THOSE IN THERE TO HELP THOSE GET THOSE KIDS FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER.
RECOMMENDATIONS, WE WANNA CONTINUE WITH IMPROVEMENTS TO THE REMAINDER OF THE SITES, AND WE WANNA MOVE FORWARD WITH ADDITIONAL INSTALLATIONS NEXT SUMMER.
OPTION ONE, OF COURSE IS TO CONTINUE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE RAVEN OF SITES AND STUDY SPECIFIC SITES FOR INSTALLATION OF, UH, THE RRR FBSS.
OPTION TWO IS DO NOT INSTALL ANY RFB RFPS AND JUST PROVIDE SIGNAGE AND STRIPING THAT IS REQUIRED.
AND OPTION THREE IS, UH, ARE THERE ANY OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS YOU WANNA BRING TO OUR ATTENTION? THANK YOU.
CAN YOU TELL ME WHY, UM, POINT TO SCHOOL AND IDEA, LIKE THE SCHOOL'S OFF OF PHILOMENA WOULDN'T QUALIFY FOR THE, UH, PEDESTRIAN HYBRID BEACONS.
IT, IT, THE, IT'S BA THE DETERMINATION IS BASED ON THE NUMBER OF TRAFFIC, THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC, AND ALSO ON THE, UM, NUMBER OF PEDESTRIANS.
THERE'S A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF BOTH ON PHILOMENA, BOTH AT IDEAS SCHOOL, AND THERE'S GONNA BE NEW APARTMENTS COMING THERE.
UM, AND ALSO IF YOU KEEP GOING FURTHER DOWN IN FRONT OF FUENTES, WE'RE LOOKING AT FUENTES FOR THE RFPS.
THE PROBLEM WITH THE, THE, THE SCHOOL, THE APARTMENTS DON'T EXIST TODAY, SO WE CAN'T BASE ANYTHING ON THAT, UH, PROBLEM BECAUSE IT DOESN'T EXIST, SO WE CAN'T REALLY JUSTIFY PUTTING IT THERE.
WELL, MY HOPE IS THAT WE CAN GET IN FRONT OF THAT PROBLEM INSTEAD OF WAITING UNTIL IT THEY'RE BUILT.
THERE'S A TON OF A APARTMENTS ALREADY, UH, IN A SHELL.
UH, BUT THE PROBLEM WITH PHILOMENA IS IT'S, IS IT 1, 2, 3, 4, OR FIVE LANES? IT'S, IT'S A LOT OF LANES.
AND SO WHEN I SEE EITHER AT IDEA SCHOOL OR AT FUENTES, THE PEOPLE WALKING ACROSS, THEY HAVE TO LIKE LOOK OUT AND MAKE SURE, AND, UM, I DON'T WANNA SEE SOMEBODY GET HIT BECAUSE A CAR DIDN'T.
AND IT'S, IT'S BEEN A CLOSE AND FOR WHATEVER REASON THERE'S AN INCREASE IN PEDESTRIANS THIS YEAR AT THE SCHOOL.
I WOULD SAY NORMALLY AFTER ABOUT TWO WEEKS, THIS, THE SCHOOL, UH, TRAFFIC ISN'T AS BAD, BUT IT'S JUST AS BAD TODAY AS IT WAS THE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL.
AND SO I THINK PEOPLE HAVE JUST TAKEN TO PARKING AND WALKING NOW.
AND FOR ME, THAT'S ALL THE MORE REASON TO INSTALL SOMETHING TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE KIDDOS ARE SAFE.
AND I, I SEE IT AT HAYES HIGH SCHOOL EVERY DAY PEOPLE PARK ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, THE SCHOOL'S ON THE LEFT, AND THE KIDS LITERALLY WALK ACROSS THAT LANE OF TRAFFIC TO GET TO THEIR PARENTS WHO HAVE PARKED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT ROAD.
THE ONLY THING THAT WOULD HELP THAT PARTICULAR SITUATION MIGHT BE A TRAFFIC SIGNAL, BUT OF COURSE RIGHT NOW IT DOESN'T MEET WARRANTS FOR THAT.
AND THEN AGAIN, WE HAVE THOSE TWO ROADS.
WHICH ONE DO WE, WHERE DO WE PUT THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL? WHICH ONE? AND THEN CAN WE MAKE THEM WALK FROM ONE INTERSECTION TO THE NEXT? WILL THEY DO THAT? MOST PEOPLE DON'T WANNA DO THAT.
THEY'RE GONNA TAKE THE, THE S SHORTEST AND QUICKEST ROUTE, SO THEY MAY NOT EVEN USE THAT SIGNAL.
SO THAT'S THE DILEMMA THAT YOU HAVE AT THAT PARTICULAR SITE.
OKAY, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION.
OH, DO I MAKE A MOTION OR GO FOR IT? I LIKE OPTION ONE.
I MEAN, THAT'S, YOU'RE STILL MAKING IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SITES AND YOU'RE STILL, YOU'RE STUDYING THE SPECIFIC ONES THAT PROBABLY NEED THE RFPS.
UH, LEON AND I THINK ANYTHING THAT LIKE THAT, THAT'S A VISUAL WITH THE LIGHTING SLOW DOWN IS GONNA BE A LOT MORE HELPFUL.
AND COUNCIL MEMBER, WE ALSO NEED TO COORDINATE WITH PUBLIC WORKS SINCE THEY WILL HAVE TO BE INSTALLING THESE FOR US.
ALRIGHT, THE MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER ZUNIGA, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER FLORES KALE, THAT WE PURSUE OPTION ONE AND DIRECT STAFF TO CONTINUE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE REMAINDER OF THE SITES AND TO STUDY SPECIFIC SITES FOR INSTALLATION OF RR FBS.
IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THAT? MOTION? ALLS FAVOR SAY AYE.
[30. Presentation and discussion, to include all updates and progress related to development on the Caraway track. ~ Yvonne Flores-Cale, Council Member and Michael Tobias, Mayor Pro Tem]
PRESENTATION DISCUSSION TO INCLUDE ALL UPDATES AND PROGRESS RELATED TO DEVELOPMENT ON THE CAREAWAY TRACK COUNCIL MEMBER FLORES[03:05:01]
KALE AND MAYOR PRO TEM.I'M NOT SURE IF COUNCIL MEMBER TOBIAS HAS ANYTHING HE WANTS TO STATE ON THIS.
UM, AS FAR AS, AS I'M CONCERNED, I, I WOULD LIKE TO POSTPONE THIS UNTIL, UM, WE CAN OPENLY DISCUSS SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I, THAT I THINK NEED TO BE ADDRESSED.
BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, COUNCIL MEMBER TOBIAS HAS ALSO MAY HAVE QUESTIONS.
THIS, THIS IS, UM, THIS HAS BEEN A LONG ROAD, NOT ONLY FOR FOR US, BUT FOR THE PROPERTY OWNERS THEMSELVES.
UM, STILL JUST CAN'T SEEM TO UNDERSTAND WHY WE CAN'T GET SOMETHING IN PLACE.
I'M JUST GONNA READ SOMETHING REAL QUICK.
MONDAY, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH, 2022, CAN SOMEONE PLEASE GIMME AN UPDATE REGARDING THE TIMELINE ON THE CARE, WAIT TRACK WOULD APPRECIATE THAT WE'RE STARTING TO GET 'EM THROUGH AND SO FORTH.
AND I'M LOOKING AT ALL THESE EMAILS HERE AND IT GOES ALL THE WAY BACK TO SEPTEMBER 15TH ON SOME OF THE RESPONSES THAT WE'RE LOOKING INTO IT.
THERE'S ACTUALLY AN EMAIL FROM ME AND I'LL STATE IT RIGHT HERE DIRECTLY.
IT'S BEEN A VERY, ALMOST NEARLY A MONTH.
CAN WE GET AN UPDATE ON ANY MEETINGS, COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE CITY ON THE C PROPERTIES AND DEVELOPER? CAN WE PLEASE GET AN UPDATE FOR COUNCIL? THIS WAS ACTUALLY DATED OCTOBER 16TH, 2022.
THAT, TO ME, I FEEL LIKE WE'RE, WE'RE NOT GETTING ANYWHERE ON THIS.
AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE LAYUP IS.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE CONFUSION IS.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE IF WE'RE STILL WAITING FOR SPECIFICS FROM THIS DEVELOPER, BUT TO ME IT, IT'S, IT'S JUST ASTONISHING THAT WE CAN'T GET ANYTHING DONE FOR THIS SPECIFIC TRACK.
THERE'S SOME PROPERTIES RIGHT NOW THAT WE SIGNED OFF MONTHS AGO, A YEAR AGO, AND THEY'RE ALREADY BREAKING GROUND.
THERE IS A FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER THAT REMEMBERS WORKING ON THIS, HEARING ABOUT IT, GOT UNELECTED, IS GONNA BE SIGNED BACK ON IN NOVEMBER AND WE STILL CAN'T GET THIS DONE.
WHAT IS THE HOLDUP? I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND.
IS IT, AND AND NOT ONLY THAT, I'VE GOT RESTS NOW THAT ARE SAYING, HEY, I SAW THE STATE OF THE CITY AND WE HAVE SOME RESTAURANTS THAT MIGHT BE COMING.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS? AND I'M LIKE, I, I'M, I'M JUST, I'M JUST STUMPED AND THAT'S KIND OF WHY.
I JUST WANNA SEE WHERE ARE WE AT ON THIS? WE CAN'T TALK ABOUT THIS IN PUBLIC.
I, I, I'M JUST, I I NEED SOME DIRECTION AND I SEE HANDS ALREADY WAVED, RAISED UP.
SO I HAVE A QUESTION FOR BRIAN.
ARE WE THE WHOLE, OR IS IT THE DEVELOPERS THAT WERE HAVING FINANCIAL ISSUES? SO, UM, AS YOU MAY RECALL, WE HAD AN OPEN SESSION PRESENTATION BACK ON AUGUST 15TH.
THE DEVELOPER CAME IN DETAILED THEIR SPECIFIC ASK OF THE CITY, WHICH WAS A TSS OF 50% CONTRIBUTION FROM BOTH PROPERTY TAX AND SALES TAX.
THE COUNCIL, UH, THAT WAS THE DEVELOPER'S REQUEST, SPECIFIC DEVELOPER REQUEST.
THE COUNCIL ENDORSED THAT REQUEST, SAID THAT, UH, JUST IN IN A WORK SESSION ENVIRONMENT THAT YOU COULD SUPPORT THAT.
SUBSEQUENT TO THAT, THE DEVELOPER HAS INDICATED THAT THEY DON'T BELIEVE THAT IS SUFFICIENT.
SO THEY ARE LOOKING AT WHAT THOSE NEEDS ARE.
WE BRIEFED YOU IN CLOSED SESSION ON THOSE DISCUSSIONS, THE COUNCIL WOULD NEED TO WAIVE PRIVILEGE TO THAT DISCUSSION FOR ME TO REVEAL THAT HERE PUBLICLY.
AND I THINK YOU'D ALSO NEED TO GET THE APPROVAL OF THE DEVELOPER TO HAVE THAT INFORMATION BE OUT IN PUBLIC BEFORE YOU DISCUSS IT.
UM, BUT THIS IS A CHANGE FROM THE DEVELOPER, 100%, A CHANGE FROM THE DEVELOPER OF WHAT THEY REQUESTED AND WHAT YOU HAD INITIALLY EXPRESSED SUPPORT FOR.
I APPRECIATED RESPONSE, BRIAN.
I JUST, WHAT I REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND WITH ALL THE RESPECT TO EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM, IS HOW, WHY ARE WE SO STRONGLY ADVOCATING AND PUSHING FOR THIS DEVELOPER TO BRING UP WHATEVER THEY'RE, THEY'RE NOT, THEY'RE
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NOT BRINGING ANYTHING ELSE BUT A BUNCH OF CHAINS AND THEY'RE ASKING FOR $35 MILLION OR MORE.AND, UM, REBATES OR, UM, INCENTIVES.
WHAT IS REALLY THE BIG DEAL THAT WE HAVE TO PUSH SO MUCH FOR THIS DEVELOPER DEVELOPING TO HAPPEN? I JUST DON'T GET IT.
I HAVE NEVER SEEN COUNCIL PUSH SO MUCH FOR A DEVELOPER THAT I HAVE SEEN IN A YEAR, ALMOST TWO YEARS I'VE BEEN ON COUNCIL, THAT I HAVE SEEN THIS OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
AND QUITE FRANKLY, I'M HAPPY IT HASN'T HAPPENED YET BECAUSE I AM NOT ONE TO ADVOCATE FOR $35 MILLION AND INCENTIVES FOR A BUNCH OF CHAIN RESTAURANTS, CUSTOMER HEER.
UH, I MEAN, THIS IS REALLY SIMPLE.
I, I DON'T, I THINK THERE'S, THERE'S SEVEN OF US HERE, AND I THINK WE'RE ALL IN AGREEMENT THAT IT, CONCEPTUALLY THIS WOULD BE A GREAT PROJECT, BUT THAT'S NOT THE CIRCUMSTANCES RIGHT NOW.
AND THERE'S, YOU KNOW, COUNCIL MEMBER, AVI, I KNOW YOU HEARD FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE RESTAURANTS THAT POSSIBLY COULD COME WITH THIS PROJECT, AND THAT'S GREAT AND THAT'S AWESOME, AND IT PROVIDES A NEED FOR THE EAST SIDE OF 35.
BUT WE'RE GONNA BE HEARING FROM A SIGNIFICANT, LARGER, SIGNIFICANTLY LARGER NUMBER OF RESIDENTS IF WE ENTER INTO A BAD DEAL.
THIS, THIS LAND IS NOT OUR RESPONSIBILITY SITTING UP HERE ON COUNCIL.
WE DID NOT ENTER INTO AGREEMENT TO SELL THIS LAND.
WE ARE NOT DEVELOPING THIS LAND OURSELVES.
WE CAN ONLY DO WHAT IS PRESENTED TO US.
SO WITH, WITH THAT IN MIND, I, I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE PURPOSE IS OF, OF, YOU KNOW, KIND OF DOING THIS BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW WE SAID THE LAST TIME WE TALKED PRIVATELY.
AND SO TO BE DOING THIS AND BRINGING THEM UP IS A CHARADE, I THINK.
AND IT'S UNNECESSARY AND IT'S NOT FAIR TO THEM.
SO I, I, I DISAGREE BECAUSE I COULD TELL YOU WHAT, WE'VE HAD OTHER PEOPLE UP HERE BEFORE AND WE'VE WORKED WITH THEM, AND IT'S JUST, WHAT IS THE DELAY? IT'S BEEN GOING ON SINCE OUR PAST CITY MANAGER.
AND I UNDERSTAND THAT WE ALL WANT A GREAT DEAL FOR THE CITY AND SO FORTH, BUT IT JUST STUMPS ME.
I JUST CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT, WHY THIS PARTICULAR TRACK RIGHT HERE IS, IS, IS, IS A HOLDUP.
AND WHETHER YOU COULD SAY IT'S A CHARADE OR WE GOT PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE, IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT.
IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT.
AND IF YOU WANNA POINT THEM OUT, THEY HAVE EVERY RIGHT AS LANDOWNERS TO GET THINGS DONE.
ARE WE THE ONES HOLDING UP? WELL, THAT'S THE POINT.
I'M TRYING, WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT, WHAT, WHAT IT IS WHERE, WHERE WE'RE AT ON THIS.
WE KNOW WE HAVE THIS HANG ON, DISCUSSION ON, HANG ON.
IN PRIVATE, WE DO KNOW, WE KNOW THE ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION.
THAT'S MY POINT WHEN I SAY USE THE WORD CHARADE, IS WE LITERALLY HAD THIS DISCUSSION ABOUT WHY IT WAS, WHY WE'RE IN THIS SITUATION.
THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION WAS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE DISCUSSION TO LAST MEETING.
SO IF YOU GUYS WANNA WAIVE PRIVILEGE, WE CAN HAVE THAT CONVERSATION.
WELL, JUST TO, JUST TO REITERATE WHAT THE CITY MANAGER SAID, WHAT IS GOING ON IS THEY MADE A RECOMMENDATION AND A PROPOSAL A COUPLE MEETINGS AGO.
WE ENDORSED IT AND SUBSEQUENTLY THEY MOVED THE GOALPOST.
AND NOW WE HAVE CONSTERNATION.
WE'RE TRYING TO DECIDE WHAT TO DO.
WE, WE HAVE NOT SAID YES TO THEIR PROPOSAL YET.
WE ARE IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH THEM AND THEY'RE GOING AT THEIR PACE.
THIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE CASE.
IT'S NOT THE CITY OF KYLE WHO'S SLOW PLAYING THE DEAL.
IT HAS NOT BEEN THAT WAY FROM THE BEGINNING.
HOWEVER, THE REQUEST THEY MADE THAT WE ENDORSED TWO MEETINGS AGO WOULD'VE BEEN THE LARGEST INCENTIVE IN THE HISTORY OF THE CITY OF KYLE.
AND THEY MADE IT LARGER IN TERMS OF WHAT THEY WANTED TO REQUEST.
AND IT WAS SHOCKING THE, THE DIFFERENCE IN THE FINANCIALS.
AND SO WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS PROCESS THAT, GIVE THEM FEEDBACK, AND THEY NEED TO COME BACK WITH SOME ANSWERS.
SO WE WE'RE JUST, WE'RE JUST NOT THERE YET.
AND THAT'S THE, THAT'S THE UPDATE.
WE CAN PRETEND LIKE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
AND A, A PHONE CALL TO THE CITY MANAGER COULD HAVE GOTTEN THAT ANSWER, PROBABLY.
WE CAN'T GO INTO SPECIFICS BECAUSE WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN OUR NEGOTIATED POSITION.
THEY ARE ASKING FOR MORE INCENTIVE FROM THE CITY THAN WE'VE EVER GIVEN TO ANYONE EVER.
AND THEN THEY SAID THAT THAT WASN'T GONNA BE NEARLY ENOUGH.
AND SO WE'RE STRUGGLING WITH THAT.
UH, WE'RE TRYING TO GET TO AN AGREEMENT BECAUSE I THINK WE WANT THE DEVELOPMENT, BUT AT
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THE SAME TIME, WE HAVE TO BE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE TO OUR JU TO OUR VOTERS, JUST AS YOU HAVE TO BE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR LAND.WE'RE ALL TRYING TO MAKE A DEAL.
NOBODY'S TRYING NOT TO MAKE A DEAL.
UM, I NEED TO JUST, I WANNA MAKE CLEAR THAT THIS ISN'T ABOUT A DEVELOPER IN PARTICULAR.
UM, THIS IS ABOUT A PROCESS THAT I THINK HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR A REALLY LONG TIME.
AND THE FRUSTRATION LIES WITH THE FACT THAT THIS HAS STARTED.
AND, AND IT WASN'T 2022, IT WAS 2021.
AND SO FOR ME, IT'S GETTING IT IN FRONT OF COUNCIL TO MAKE SURE WE UNDERSTAND AND, AND WE VOTE WISELY.
WE VOTE WITH AS MUCH INFORMATION AS WE CAN.
I HAVE ADVOCATED, AND I HAVE REQUESTED FOR THEM TO GO INTO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION WITH US SO WE CAN HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THEM.
IT HAS BEEN TOLD NO TO ME SEVERAL TIMES.
SO THAT, FOR ME IS FRUSTRATING.
AND I, I DO HAVE THAT QUESTION ON, ON A HIGHER LEVEL TO SOMEBODY ELSE, BECAUSE I, I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING IT.
I SEE ALL OTHER CITIES DO IT, AND I THINK IT COULD ELIMINATE A LOT OF OUR CONFUSION.
AND I'M GONNA TELL YOU, I, I DO MY BEST TO UNDERSTAND ALL THINGS.
AND THAT'S WHY I ASK SO MANY QUESTIONS.
AND THEREFORE, IF I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT, I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT EVERYBODY ELSE AUTOMATICALLY JUST GETS IT.
SO THERE'S A QUESTION AS FOR ME, IS WHAT IS DEFINED AS AN INCENTIVE? WHAT ARE THEY REALLY ASKING FOR? WHAT DID THEY ASK FOR ORIGINALLY? MAYOR MITCHELL, YOU SAID THEY MOVED THE GOALPOST, BUT THE TRUTH IS, THEY, THEY HAD THE SAME ASK WHEN THEY FIRST CAME TO THE CITY.
AND WE SHOULD KNOW, OTHERWISE, WE'RE GONNA MAKE ASSUMPTIONS FROM EACH OTHER.
AND SOME PEOPLE MIGHT BELIEVE THAT THERE'S LIKE BACKROOM DEALS AND ALL AND ALL STUFF THAT DOESN'T EXIST.
THIS IS STRICTLY, I WANNA ADVOCATE FOR PEOPLE.
I WANNA ADVOCATE FOR THE CITY, I WANNA ADVOCATE FOR THE RESIDENTS.
AND IF THE ANSWER IS NO, THEN I'M OKAY WITH THAT.
BUT TWO YEARS IS A REALLY LONG TIME.
AND IF WE WANNA TALK ABOUT SCARING AWAY DEVELOPERS, THEN WE NEED TO CONTINUE WHAT WE'RE DOING BECAUSE IT'S GONNA MAKE IT REALLY HARD FOR ANYONE TO WANNA DO BUSINESS IN THE CITY OF KYLE IF WE WAIT TWO YEARS TO MAKE A DECISION.
SO, SO LET'S TALK ABOUT TWO, TWO YEARS.
WHAT TYPICALLY MOTIVATES DEVELOPERS TO CLOSE DEALS WITH THE CITY? THEY'RE IN CONTRACT WITH LANDOWNER, AND THAT CONTRACT HAS BENCHMARKS, FEASIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, AND A, AN END DATE AT WHICH THEY BECOME FINANCIALLY HOOKED INTO THE DEAL OR WHERE THEY HAVE TO CUT BAIT.
I HAD NEVER SEEN A DEVELOPER BE IN A CONTRACT WITH SOMEONE AND, AND WORK WITH THE CITY FOR OVER TWO YEARS AND BE THE ONE CONTINUING TO DRAG IT OUT.
THERE MUST BE SOMETHING GOING ON THAT, THAT ALLOWS FOR THEM TO DO THAT.
IT'S CERTAINLY NOT A CUSTOMARY EXPERIENCE FROM THE CITY'S STANDPOINT.
DEVELOPERS GET INTO CONTRACT LANDOWNERS PUT PRESSURE ON DEVELOPERS TO GET THEIR DEAL DONE BASED ON THE CONTRACT AND THE TIMELINE AND THE BENCHMARKS FOR SOME REASON.
THAT IS THE REASON IT'S TAKING SO LONG, BECAUSE, WELL, IT'S PART OF THE REASON THE DEVELOPERS HAVE ZERO INCENTIVE TO MOVE QUICKLY.
IT ALSO DOESN'T, SO I DON'T IF JUST, I DON'T WANT PEOPLE PUTTING BLAME ON US BECAUSE THAT IS FALSE AND THIS ENTIRE COUNCIL KNOWS MM-HMM.
ALL SEVEN OF US ARE FULLY AWARE THAT WE ARE NOT HOLDING UP THIS PROCESS.
THAT WE ARE TRYING AS HARD AS WE CAN TO NEGOTIATE A DEAL.
'CAUSE WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE A GREAT DEVELOPMENT COME ON THAT SITE.
IT IS NOT US HOLDING UP THE PROCESS.
WELL, AND IF THE ACCUSATION OR THE INSINUATION READING THROUGH EMAILS ASKING FOR UPDATES IS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL IS SOMEHOW SLOW PLAYING THE DEVELOPERS THAT IS FABRICATION.
SO I WILL DISAGREE WITH THE FACT THAT IT'S COMPLETELY THEIR FAULT.
I FEEL LIKE THEY CAME INTO A TIME WHERE WE WERE HAVING A TRANSITION IN OUR CITY.
I HAVE ASKED FOR A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT A YEAR AGO.
I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, AND I FOUND CORRESPONDENCE THAT SAID THE DEVELOPER DOES AGREE WITH, WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, WHICH COULD NEVER BE FOUND.
SO MY POINT IS, AND I'M ONLY SAYING THAT BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST ONE SIDE, IT IS TWO SIDED AND MAYBE IT'S 25 75, BUT IT IS, IT IS BOTH.
AND FOR ME, I WOULD FEEL A LITTLE BIT IRRESPONSIBLE BLAMING ONE SIDE A HUNDRED PERCENT.
NOW, MAYBE IT'S NOT ALL OF US, BUT IT, OR EVEN HALF.
BUT THERE IS SOME RESPONSIBILITY UPON THE CITY, AND I THINK WE NEED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT AS WELL.
BUT BECAUSE YOU ARE SAYING THAT WE WERE GOING THROUGH A TRANSITION JUST COMING AND THROWING BASICALLY BLAME ON STAFF OR ON COUNCIL WHEN BRIAN JUST GOT HERE AND PROBABLY HAS NO KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT HAPPENED, YOU KNOW, A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, OR HOW MANY EMAILS WERE SENT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO THAT ARE INVOLVING THIS PARTICULAR PIECE OF LAND.
WE ALL KNOW, AS MAYOR SAID THAT THE HOLD IS NOT HERE WITH US.
AND I, I DON'T, I HONESTLY DON'T KNOW WHY THIS MADE IT TO COUNCIL.
I HAVE NEVER SEEN SUCH A PUSH FOR A PIECE OF LAND.
IT'S NOT THE, IT'S NOT THE LAND.
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THE CITY OF KYLE.SOME OF IT IS, IS THIS PIECE OF LAND WITHIN YES, WITHIN THE CITY OF KYLE OF IT, I 35 IS OKAY.
WHAT, WHAT, PETER WHAT'S THE ACREAGE THAT I DON'T, IT'S ENOUGH THAT, I MEAN, IT'S, IT'S GONNA PUT A, A ROW OFF OF 35.
THERE ARE, BUT MY POINT IS, THIS IS NOT ABOUT A DEVELOPER OR A LANDOWNER.
IT IS, THIS IS ABOUT A CITY THAT NEEDS TO MOVE FORWARD ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.
THE PROCESS WAS LOW AND THANK GOD IT WAS LOW BECAUSE WE HAVE NO MANAGEMENT.
I AM SO GLAD THAT WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE A CITY MANAGER TO OVERSEE ALL OF THIS, TO ASK FOR FINANCIALS BEFORE WE GO AND MAKE A STUPID DECISION.
SO CAN WE, DO WE WANNA PUSH JUST BECAUSE WE WANNA PLEASE A LANDOWNER BECAUSE THEY GOT INTO A DEAL? NO, NO.
BUT HAVING THIS CHARADE, AS WAS SAID BEFORE ABOUT A PIECE OF LAND, THAT PART OF IT IS IN THE CITY OF KYLE, MAKES ZERO SENSE TO ME.
AND PUTTING STAFF IN US IN THAT POSITION, AND JUST LET THE RECORD SHOW THE DEVELOPER DID NOT WANT THIS ITEM.
THE DEVELOPER FEELS LIKE THIS ITEM AND THIS CONVERSATION HAPPENING PUBLICLY THAT YOU PUT ON THIS AGENDA, WE IS GIVING, WELL, YOUR NAME'S FIRST.
WELL, MY HOPE WAS SO THAT, THAT IS THE ISSUE.
SO THAT IS WHERE THIS CHARADE COMES IN, IS THAT YOUR INTENTION HERE, SO YOU SAY, IS TO TRY TO PUSH US FORWARD, TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE CITY CAN DO DIFFERENTLY OR WHAT WE HAVEN'T DONE THUS FAR TO GET THIS DONE WHEN IT IS NOT, WE ARE NOT THE ONES WHO ENTERED INTO THE DEAL.
WE ARE, WE ARE JUST OVER HERE WHILE THEY'RE OVER THERE.
SO, WELL, TO ADDRESS YOUR ACCUSATION, LET ME SAY THIS.
NOT, I PUT THIS ON THE, ON THE AGENDA AND THEN I EMAILED A LEGAL ENTITY SO I COULD SEE CAN WE LEGALLY DISCUSS THIS IN EXECUTIVE.
MY HOPE WAS WE COULD DISCUSS IT IN EXECUTIVE AND THEN WE COULD COME OUT AND WE CAN HAVE A REAL PRESENTATION AND HAVE A REAL CONVERSATION.
THIS IS ME TRYING TO GET INFORMATION.
HOW DO WE DO THAT? WE CAN'T DO IT OUT HERE.
IF WE EVER, IF WE EVER TALKED ABOUT INCENTIVES, NO OTHER BUSINESS WOULD COME TO THE CITY OF KYLE.
SO MY HOPE WAS TO GET IT INTO EXECUTIVE, TALK ABOUT IT THERE, AND THEN HAVE A PRESENTATION.
WE DID TALK ABOUT IT IN EXECUTIVE AND YOU WERE IN AGREEMENT WITH EVERYBODY ELSE.
I WANTED THE DEVELOPER TO BE THERE.
YOU IT, OKAY, LET'S SET THAT ASIDE AND THAT WE CAN HAVE THAT CONVERSATION INDEPENDENTLY AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THIS DEVELOPER CAN COME INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, BUT ON FACE VALUE OF WHAT THIS ITEM IS ABOUT.
THAT IS NOT ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THEY'RE GONNA BE IN THE ROOM.
SO MY, I MY HOPE WAS TO TALK ABOUT AN EXECUTIVE WITH A DEVELOPER AND THEN WE CAN COME OUT HERE AND HAVE A CONVERSATION.
I DON'T NEED YOU TO READ THAT TO ME.
I, WE, ME AND COUNCIL MEMBER TOBY HAS PUT IT ON THERE.
AGAIN, MY HOPE WAS TO TALK ABOUT AN EXECUTIVE, COME OUT AND HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT IT.
AND THIS, THE COMMENTS THAT I HEAR ALL FROM ALL OF US HERE, FROM SOME OF YOU SAYING IT'S JUST A PIECE OF LAND.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT, THEY'RE LANDOWNERS.
THESE ARE PEOPLE THAT HAVE LIVED A HECK OF A LOT LONGER HERE THAN ALL OF YOU COMBINED.
MR. CARAWAY WAS, WAS A DEDICATED INSTRUCTOR TEACHER AT HAYES.
I S D MS. CARAWAY SERVED HER TIME FOR MANY, MANY DECADES AS IN HAYES COUNTY.
THEY HAVE RIGHTS, THEY HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO BE ABLE TO SELL THEIR PROPERTY OR TO BE OWNERS.
AND FOR US TO JUST DISMISS THAT, THEY JUST, IT'S JUST A PIECE OF LAND.
UH, THAT, THAT'S, THAT'S KIND OF HEARTBREAKING.
UH, I I'M NOT GONNA DISPUTE ANY OF THE THINGS THAT YOU JUST SAID.
UM, BUT THEY'RE SE THEY ENTERED INTO A CONTRACT TO SELL THEIR LAND.
OKAY? SO THEIR, THEIR RIGHTS ARE NOW PARTIALLY NEGATED, CONTRACTUALLY, LEGALLY SPEAKING BECAUSE OF THE DEAL THAT THEY ENTERED INTO.
THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH US.
IT WASN'T CONTINGENT ON, IT DOESN'T AFFECT THE WAY THAT WE CAN'T GET UPDATES WHEN WE'VE BEEN ASKING FOR UPDATES FOR TWO YEARS.
SO DO YOU THINK THAT JUST 'CAUSE THEY'RE LANDOWNERS AND HAVE RIGHTS THAT WE SHOULD ENTER A INTO A BAD DEAL? IT'S NOT SAYING WE'RE NOT INTO A BAD DEAL, BUT IT'S, THE POINT OF THE MATTER IS THE INFORMATION THAT WE'RE CONSTANTLY, WE WEREN'T GETTING, WE JUST GOTTA GET ON THE SAME PAGE ON THIS.
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JUST FLAT OUT JUST CAME OUT AND SAID WHAT IT WAS.I I THOUGHT WE ALL WERE ON THE SAME PAGE.
NO, YOUR QUESTION, LEADING QUESTION INTO THIS EVENING.
I THOUGHT WE WERE ON THE SAME PAGE.
BUT YOUR QUESTION IS ABSOLUTELY APPROPRIATE.
THAT IS THE, THE CONTRACT IS NEGOTIATED WITH THE LANDOWNERS TO THE DEVELOPERS, AND NOW THE DEVELOPERS ARE PURSUING A CONTRACT WITH MAJOR FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS WITH THE CITY.
AND NOW IT'S OUR TERM TO NEGOTIATE AND WE DON'T WANT TO ENTER INTO A BAD CONTRACT.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT.
WE'RE DOING THE BEST THAT WE CAN.
UH, WE ALL KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IS GOING ON.
WE ALL HAVE ALL OF THE INFORMATION.
IT'S BEEN PRESENTED TO COUNCIL IN EXECUTIVE SESSION 15 TIMES.
IT'S BEEN PRESENTED AS MUCH AS A MONTH AGO, VERY PUBLICLY.
AND WE HAVE STATED THAT THEY HAVE NOW MADE A NEW REQUEST FROM WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY PRESENTED AS THEIR ASK.
AND THAT REQUEST IS SOMETHING THE COUNCIL IS HAVING A HARD TIME WITH AT THIS POINT IN TIME.
AND WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A NEGOTIATION WITH THEM.
HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET IT RESOLVED SOON, BUT WE CAN'T GO ANY FASTER THAN THEY CAN GO WITHOUT GIVING UP OUR NEGOTIATED POSITION.
'CAUSE THE TAX DOLLARS THAT WE GIVE UP, UH, THAT'S OUR FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY TO EVERY LANDOWNER AND PROPERTY OWNER IN THIS CITY BECAUSE THEY ALL PAY TAXES.
UM, SO ANYWAY, DO WE WANNA KEEP GOING OR WE WANNA BE DONE? WE'RE DONE.