Oct 02, 2023 City Council Regular Meeting

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EXECUTIVE SESSION, THERE'LL BE NO ACTION TAKEN.

NOW MOTION TO ADJOURN.

SECOND.

ALL RIGHT.

WE ARE ADJOURNED.

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

THE TIME IS

[I.  Call Meeting to Order]

AND I'M GONNA CALL THIS, UH, REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER.

WOULD ALL PLEASE RISE FOR 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 ALL.

WOULD THE CITY SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE RULE MITCHELL.

HERE.

TOBIAS.

PRESENT.

HE HERE.

FLORES, KILL HERE.

ZUNIGA.

PRESENT BRADSHAW.

HERE.

PARSLEY HERE.

ALRIGHT.

ALL MEMBERS ARE PRE PRESENT.

WE HAVE A QUORUM.

NEXT UP.

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.

[II.  Approval of Minutes]

SPECIAL MEETING FOR SEPTEMBER 19TH AND THE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES FOR THE SAME DAY.

SEPTEMBER 19TH, 2023.

SECOND.

ALRIGHT, MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM.

SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER PARSLEY, THAT WE APPROVE THE MINUTES.

IS THEIR DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

ALL OPPOSED.

MOTION CARRIES SEVEN TO ZERO.

NEXT UP IS CITIZEN COMMENTS, PERIOD.

AT THIS TIME,

[III.  Citizen Comment Period with City Council]

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.

UH, FIRST UP IS MS. ANGELINA CHAPPA, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, STAFF.

UM, I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THE AGENDA NUMBER 30 FROM SEPTEMBER THE 19TH, 2023.

COUNCIL ITEM 30.

THERE WERE A LOT OF EXPLANATION.

S CLEAR ON NO, THAT'S WHAT I WAS JUST ABOUT.

SAY, I DON'T THINK THE MIC IS ON.

GOT IT.

OKAY.

THERE YOU GO.

MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF.

I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT.

I'M EVANGELINA CHAPPA.

UM, I WANNA TALK ABOUT AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 30.

ON THE, THE SEPTEMBER, 1923 COUNCIL MEETING, THERE WERE A LOT OF EXCLAMATION MARKS AND QUESTION MARKS THAT WERE LEFT UNCLEAR.

AT THE END OF THE MEETING, EVEN P AND Z COMMISSIONERS WERE, UH, CONFUSED AT THEIR MEETING.

ONE OF THE COMMISSIONERS ASKED P N Z DIRECTOR ATKINSON'S, WHAT'S, WHAT IT'S, WHAT IS THE SITUATION WITH THE DEVELOPER? HE SAID, THE DEVELOPER IS STILL DOTTING ITS I'S AND CROSSING THE T'S.

WELL, AT THE STATE OF THE CITY, MAYOR, YOU PRAISED A LOT OF SEVERAL ABOUT, UH, SEVERAL DEVELOPMENTS IN THIS PROJECT, OF WHICH IS THE CARAWAY PROJECT ON ITEM 30 30 WAS ONE OF THE, THE BUSINESSES THAT YOU PRAISED.

AND SO I WONDER, IS THERE A THIRD VERSION FOR, TO EXPLAIN TO THE RESIDENTS FOR US TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS HAPPENING? BECAUSE ON THAT DAY THERE WERE A LOT OF BUSINESSES, THERE WERE A LOT OF STAFF, THERE WERE NOT A LOT OF VOTERS.

BUT YOU GAVE A LOT OF PRAISE TO, TO THE, TO THIS PROJECT.

AND SO I THINK THAT WE WERE KINDA LEFT HANGING ON AT THE END OF THAT QUESTION OR ITEM.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR THE TIME.

ALRIGHT, NEXT UP IS MR. ROBERT FERGUSON.

DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, MR. MAYOR, CITY MANAGER, AND ALL IN AUTHORITY IN THE CITY AND THE CITIZENS.

IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION RECENTLY THAT THE CITY IS SEEKING ADVICE ON WHAT TO DO WITH A COMMUNITY CENTER IN THE FUTURE.

HOWEVER, IT HAS ALSO COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT THE METHODOLOGY USED IS ONLY GONNA BE BY INTERNET OR, OR, YOU KNOW, POLLING BY THAT METHOD.

THERE'S A CONSIDERABLE NUMBER IN OUR IMMUNITY IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT DO NOT HAVE INTERNET CAPABILITY AND DO NOT WORK WITH A ORIGINALLY

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FOR THOSE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY THAT ARE NOT INTERNET SAVVY OR INVOLVED WITH IT, I WOULD SUGGEST THAT THE COUNCIL CONSIDER DIRECTING THE COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT TO DO A SIMILAR ITEM FOR ITEMS COMING UP AT A, A MAJOR IMPORT.

ONE WOULD BE LIKE, UH, THE COMMUNITY CENTER TRYING TO DETERMINE WHAT WE WANT IN THAT CENTER.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

AND I HAVE ONE MORE REGISTERED AS MR. MILLER BU BELIEVE HE IS, UH, GONNA ELECT TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEM 19.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE, UH, WHO WISHES TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK? ALL RIGHT, SEEING NONE, I'M GONNA CLOSE.

HE SHOOK HIS HEAD.

OH, I'M GONNA CLOSE THIS AND COMMENTS.

PERIOD.

IT'S NOW CLOSED.

NEXT UP IS, UH,

[3.  Agenda Order per Rules of Council Sec. B1. ~ Travis Mitchell, Mayor]

AGENDA ORDER.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS OR REQUESTS TO MOVE ITEMS? ALRIGHT, SEEING NONE, WE'RE GONNA GO TO REPORT AND PRESENTATIONS.

UH, FIRST UP IS NATIONAL NIGHT OUT PROCLAMATION,

[4.  National Night Out Proclamation. ~ Bear Heiser, Council Member]

THANK YOU MAYOR FOR THE, ON THAT SEAMLESS TRANSITION HERE.

, UH, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW, NATIONAL NIGHT OUT IS, UH, TOMORROW, UH, THERE ARE, I BELIEVE SEVEN NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGHOUT THE CITY THAT ARE HOSTING EVENTS FOR NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.

SO IF IT'S, IF YOU DO HAVE THE ABILITY TO GO OUT, UH, IT WOULD BE FANTASTIC TO SEE EVERYBODY.

I KNOW A COUPLE PEOPLE FROM UP HERE, UH, ARE GONNA BE THERE.

SO, UM, HAPPY TO CHAT WITH ANYONE, EVERYONE WHO WANTS TO, UH, TO COME, UM, HAVE A GOOD TIME WITH, UH, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND YOUR NEIGHBORS.

UM, SO, UH, THE CITY OF KYLE, UM, NATIONAL NIGHT OUT ASSOCIATION OF, UH, TOWN WATCH, UH, ARE SPONSORING A UNIQUE NATIONWIDE CRIME DRUG AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM ON OCTOBER 3RD, 2023 DEEMED NATIONAL NIGHT, NIGHT OUT.

AND WHEREAS THE 40TH ANNUAL NATIONAL NIGHT OUT PROVIDES A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR KYLE TO JOIN, JOIN FORCES WITH THOUSANDS OF OTHER COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTY IN PROMOTING COOPERATIVE COMMUNITY CRIME PREVENTION EFFORTS.

AND WHEREAS THE KYLE POLICE DEPARTMENT THROUGH JOINT CRIME AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION EFFORT EFFORTS IN KYLE AND SUPPORTS NATIONAL NIGHT OUT 2023 AND LOCALLY, WHEREAS IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT ALL CITIZENS OF KYLE BE AWARE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAMS AND IMPACT THAT THEIR PARTICIPATION CAN HAVE IN REDUCING CRIME, DRUGS AND VIOLENCE IN KYLE.

AND WHEREAS POLICE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY AWARENESS PROGRAMS AND COOPERATION ARE IMPORTANT THEMES OF THE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT PROGRAM.

NOW THEREFORE, WE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF KYLE HAYES COUNTY, TEXAS DO HEREBY PROCLAIM TO OCTOBER 3RD, 2023 AS NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

ANY, ANYTHING ELSE? DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTS? ALRIGHT, NEXT STEP IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE, STREET PRESS ANNIVERSARY PROCLAMATION.

COUNCILMAN FLORIS KA.

DO WE GET A PHOTO? DO WE HAVE FOLKS HERE FOR PICTURE OFFICERS? THE POLICE OFFICER.

ALRIGHT.

AND ANYBODY ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE? YOU KNOW WHAT I ALWAYS DO, I WAS GONNA GET OUT OF THE PICTURE.

NOT TODAY.

I TAKE PICTURE.

Y'ALL GOTTA, Y'ALL GOTTA SCOOCH IN.

YEAH, EVERYBODY COME ON IN.

ALRIGHT, EVERYONE READY? ONE, TWO, AND THREE.

PERFECT.

THANK Y'ALL.

YOU MIND SAFETY WORDS ABOUT THE BARN? SURE.

UH, MAYOR AND COUNCIL AND EVERYBODY HERE.

MY NAME IS JEFF BARNETT, CHIEF OF POLICE.

I THOUGHT I WOULD JUST ADD A FEW, UH, COUPLE OF SENTENCES HERE ABOUT WHAT TO EXPECT TOMORROW NIGHT.

UH, GOOD NEWS, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER HEISER, WE HAVE, WE'VE UPPED IT FROM SEVEN TO 11 NOW WE'VE HAD SOME, UH, NEW PARTIES ADDED.

SO YEAH, SO WE GOT MORE COMMUNITIES THAT WANNA CELEBRATE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.

IF YOU'RE NOT SURE WHAT THAT IS,

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UH, KNOWING YOUR NEIGHBORS HELPS REDUCE CRIME.

AND THEN IN ADDITION TO THAT, WHILE YOU'RE HAVING YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD BLOCK PARTY OR ICE CREAM SOCIAL, YOU WILL HAVE VISITS FROM THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL, FROM ELECT FROM, UH, CITY OFFICIALS, POLICE DEPARTMENT, FIRE DEPARTMENT E M S.

ALL THESE EMERGENCY RESPONDERS WILL COME OUT TO YOUR BLOCK PARTY AND SAY HELLO AND SHOW OFF THE FIRE TRUCKS AND POLICE CARS AND SUCH SO THAT YOU CAN GET A CHANCE TO MEET YOUR FIRST RESPONDERS.

IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE YOUR BLOCK PARTY IS, YOUR FIRST UH, PLACE TO GO IS TO CHECK WITH YOUR H O A, SEE IF YOUR H O A IS PARTICIPATING, UH, IN A BLOCK PARTY WITHIN YOUR COMMUNITY.

IF YOU DON'T HAVE A BLOCK PARTY IN YOUR PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOOD OR NOT SURE WHERE TO GO, WE ALWAYS HAVE ONE DOWNTOWN ALSO ON THE SQUARE.

SO FEEL FREE TO COME DOWNTOWN AND, AND WE HAVE GROUPS FROM ALL OVER THE COMMUNITY THAT'LL BE THERE.

AND WE HAVE A REALLY GOOD BIG BLOCK PARTY DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF TOWN TOO.

SO THANK YOU MAYOR COUNCIL.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU CHIEF.

UH, AND AS, UH, AS AN ASIDE JUST F Y I, WE ARE HAVING SOME TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES.

WE HAD A POWER OUTAGE OVER THE WEEKEND, AND SO OUR LIVE STREAM CAPABILITIES ARE DOWN, UH, WHICH MEANS THAT THE, UH, COUNCIL MEETING IS NOT BEING STREAMED OR ABLE TO BE CONSUMED ONLINE.

BUT, UH, IT HAS SAID THAT THEY ARE RECORDING IT.

UH, AND THE MO THE MOMENT THE MEETING IS OVER, IT WILL BE UPLOADED TO ALL OF OUR SITES.

AND SO YOU WON'T GET TO WATCH IT LIVE, BUT YOU'LL BE ABLE TO WATCH IT STARTING AS SOON AS IT'S OVER.

ALRIGHT, NEXT UP IS AGENDA.

ITEM NUMBER FIVE

[5.  Hays Free Press Anniversary Proclamation. ~ Yvonne Flores-Cale, Council Member]

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

UM, SO WE WERE, UM, COUNSEL WAS REACHED OUT TO BY, UH, THE HAYES FREE PRESS AND, UM, THEY GAVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO READ THEIR PROCLAMATION.

UM, FOR ANYBODY THAT DOESN'T KNOW, THE HAZE FREE PRESS IS THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER HERE.

UM, AND IT SERVES HAZE IN GENERAL.

SO KYLE BUTTA, I THINK TRIPPING ALL AROUND.

OKAY.

SO, UM, I'M GONNA START.

WHEREAS THE CITY OF KYLE IS PROUD TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THE HAYES FREE PRESS FOR ITS A HUNDRED AND 20TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION IN 2023.

AND WHEREAS THE HAYES FREE PRESS, WHICH HAS DEEP ROOTS IN KYLE BUTTA AND HAYES COUNTY, WAS FOUNDED IN 1903 BY THE HARWELL FAMILY OF KYLE AND CONTINUES TO BE A FAMILY NEWSPAPER AND FAMILY BUSINESS.

AND WHEREAS THE HAYES FREE PRESS IS LOCALLY OWNED AND OPERATED BY ASHLEY NER AND IS A VITAL PARTNER IN THE COMMUNITIES, IT SERVES CONTRIBUTING NEWS ABOUT ART, EDUCATION, HEALTH, WELLNESS, SPORTS, THE ENVIRONMENT, GOVERNMENT ISSUES, AND RETAIL DEVELOPMENT.

AND WHEREAS THE HAYES FREE PRESS IS PRIVILEGED TO TELL THESE STORIES AND APPRECIATES THE CONTINUED SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES.

AND WHEREAS THE HAYES FREE PRESS WILL CELEBRATE ITS HUNDRED AND 20TH ANNIVERSARY WITH A YEAR END THEN AND NOW SERIES HIGHLIGHTING THE HISTORIC MOMENTS IN THE LIVES AND TIMES OF PEOPLE IN THE AREA AND AROUND THE WORLD.

AND WHEREAS A HAYES FREE PRESS IS AN AWARD-WINNING WEEKLY NEWSPAPER SERVING KYLE BUTA AND HAYES COUNTY, AND IS THE ONLY NEWSPAPER FOR LOCAL NEWS AND ADVERTISING IN THE AREA WITH AN EMPHASIS ON STORIES ABOUT PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, YVONNE FLORES GAIL, COUNCIL MEMBER FOR THE CITY OF KYLE, HEREBY CONGRATULATE THE HAYES FREE PRESS ON ITS HUNDRED AND 20TH ANNIVERSARY AND RECOGNIZE ITS CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR COMMUNITY BY PRESENTING THIS PROCLAMATION AS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FOR OUR SINCERE APPRECIATION FOR ITS CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO INFORM AND EDUCATE THE PEOPLE OF KYLE AND HAY COUNTY.

SO I JUST, I, THEY'RE HERE IF YOU GUYS WANNA GET UP AND SAY SOMETHING.

UM, TELL US WHO YOU ARE AND JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND.

I KNOW, UM, THE HAYES FREE PRESS HAS CHANGED HANDS A COUPLE TIMES, SO IF YOU COULD JUST TELL US WHENEVER YOU GUYS ACQUIRED IT, UM, WHATEVER INFORMATION BACKGROUND YOU WANNA GIVE .

OKAY.

HI, UM, I'M ASHLEY CONER.

I AM OWNER AND PUBLISHER OF THE HAYES FREE PRESS.

AND, UM, WE PURCHASED THE PAPER, MY TWO PARTNERS AND I LAST YEAR IN JANUARY OF 2022.

AND, UM, I BECAME PUBLISHER IN APRIL.

SO WE PURCHASED IT FROM THE BARTON FAMILY, WHICH I'M SURE EVERYBODY HAS HEARD OF .

I DON'T HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THAT TOO MUCH.

UM, BUT WE ARE A FAMILY OWNED NEWSPAPER.

WE HAVE MULTIPLE, UH, WE HAVE A NEWSPAPER IN PORT LE BACA IN HERE, AND WE ARE JUST EXCITED TO BE CELEBRATING 120 YEARS.

THAT'S, THERE'S NOT A LOT OF NEWSPAPERS THAT CAN SAY THAT EVEN, UM, IN THIS AREA.

SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR RECOGNIZING US TONIGHT, AND, UH, WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO SERVE YOU GUYS WITH THE NEWS OF THE AREA.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

CAN WE TAKE A PICTURE? YEAH.

OKAY.

YES, PROBABLY THIS WILL BE YOURS.

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ONE, TWO, AND THREE.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK, THANK YOU.

NEXT UP

[6.  Domestic Violence Awareness Month Proclamation. ~ Bear Heiser and Daniela Parsley Council Members]

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

SO, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS WIDESPREAD, BUT OFTEN FLIES UNDER THE RADAR.

MORE IMPORTANT, MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT'S A CRIME THAT ISN'T LIMITED TO ANY SPECIFIC RACIAL, ETHNIC, SOCIOECONOMIC GROUP OR GENDER.

THIS TYPE OF VIOLENCE CAN INCLUDE INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE, VIOLENCE, CHILD ABUSE, ELDER ABUSE, AS WELL AS OTHER TYPES OF VIOLENCE BETWEEN PEOPLE WHO HAVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH EACH OTHER.

UNDERSTANDING HOW TO FURTHER BRING AWARENESS TO THIS PROBLEM AND FINDING WAYS TO SUPPORT VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE ARE THE MAIN GOALS OF THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH.

SO, UH, I I BELIEVE MOST OF US, IF NOT ALL OF US, HAVE VISITED THE, UH, HIS KAGO WOMEN'S CENTER.

AND IT WAS REALLY SHOCKING WHEN WE WENT TO, YOU KNOW, INITIALLY I THOUGHT THAT THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO GET HELP IN THERE, WELL, FEMALES, AND, AND WE LEARNED THAT THAT WAS NOT THE CASE.

IT WAS SHOCKING TO SEE HOW BIG THE NUMBERS ARE OF THE CITIZENS OF KYLE WHO GET HELP FROM THEM.

UM, AND IT'S REALLY SATIN FOR ALL OF US TO KNOW THAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DOES HAPPEN MORE OFTEN THAN WE WANT IN, AND IT'S REALLY NOT SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE MOST OF THE TIME TALK ABOUT.

SO, THAT BEING SAID, UH, WE'RE DOING A PROCLAMATION, WHEREAS THE CRIME OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VIOLATES THE BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS OF SAFETY AND DIGNITY.

AND 204 TEXANS WERE KILLED IN AN INTIMATE PARTNER HOMICIDE, INCLUDING 169 WOMEN AND 35 MEN.

AND WHEREAS THE PROBLEM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS NOT CONFINED TO ANY GROUP OF PEOPLE, BUT CAUGHT ACROSS ALL ECONOMIC, RACIAL, GENDER, AND SOCIETAL BARRIERS.

AND WHEREAS THE IMPACT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND TEEN DATING VIOLENCE DIRECTLY AFFECT INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES WHEN SOCIETY IGNORES OR TOLERATES VIOLENCE IN RELATIONSHIPS.

AND WHEREAS LAST YEAR, THE HAY COWBOY WOMEN'S CENTER PROVIDED FACE-TO-FACE SERVICES TO OVER 978 LOCAL VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND PROVIDED 8,093 DAYS OF SHELTER.

AND WHEREAS THE LAST YEAR, HIS CALWELL WOMEN'S CENTER PROVIDED THESE DIRECT SERVICES TO 157 VICTIMS FROM THE CITY OF KYLE.

NOW, THEREFORE, WE, DANIELA, PARSLEY AND HEISER BY VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN US AS COUNCIL MEMBERS OF KYLE TEXT US, DO HERBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 2023 AS NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH AND CALL UPON THE PEOPLE OF KYLE TO WORK TOGETHER WITH A HAYES COW WOMEN'S CENTER IN LOCUM PARTNERS TO BRING AND THEN TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

SO WE HAVE A MEMBER OF THE HAYES COLWAY WOMEN'S CENTER.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANNA, IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY.

HELLO, MY NAME GON I'M THE LEGAL ADVOCATE NAME.

AND AS COUNCIL MEMBER DANIELLA SAID, THANK YOU, AS COUNCIL MEMBER DANIELA SAID, UM, WE DID PROVIDE, WE DID SERVE 978 VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WITH 157 COMING FROM KYLE.

BUT THAT'S JUST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, OKAY? DON'T FORGET.

SO SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS ARE COUNTED SEPARATELY.

SO YOU WILL SEE KYLE VICTIMS IN THERE TOO.

AND CHILD ABUSE VICTIMS ARE ALSO SEPARATE.

SO THIS IS JUST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

SO YEAH.

AND THAT'S JUST REPORTED, YOU KNOW, THE PEOPLE THAT COME TO US.

'CAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T FOR VARIOUS REASONS.

SO WE CAN'T DO IT WITHOUT THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT.

AND WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR Y'ALL'S SUPPORT AND DEFINITELY ALL, EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITIES THAT WE SERVE HERE IN HAYES AND CALDWELL COUNTIES.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

CUT.

THAT'S CUSTOMER FOR SCALE.

OKAY.

I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICES AT THE, THE WOMEN'S SHELTER IS AN AMAZING PLACE.

UM, IT, IT GIVES A LOT BACK TO THE COMMUNITY, UM, AND BEING ABLE TO TOUR AND WALK IT AND, AND TO GET A FEEL OF WHAT IT IS THAT YOU GUYS DO, UM MM-HMM.

WAS REALLY MEANINGFUL.

AND SO I WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO YOU AND THERE'S A TON OF PEOPLE THAT I MET OUT THERE.

UM, THEY'RE JUST GREAT PEOPLE.

AND SO, UM, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU GUYS DO AS WELL.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

UM, WE DO HAVE FUNDRAISERS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

WE HAVE ONE COMING UP FOR, UM, CALWELL COUNTY, ACTUALLY, BUT THAT ONE IS SOLD OUT.

BUT HOPEFULLY Y'ALL CAN PARTICIPATE

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ABSOLUTELY.

YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

COUNCILOR HEISER.

YEAH, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.

UH, IT REALLY WAS AN IMPORTANT DAY, UH, WHEN DANIELLE AND I WENT OUT AND SAW THE FACILITY AND, UM, JUST LEARNED AS TO, YOU KNOW, HOW MANY PEOPLE FROM KYLE ARE AFFECTED BY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND HOW MUCH OF AN IMPACT YOU ALL HAVE IN, UM, IN THE RESPONSE AND ASSISTING, UH, OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT IN HANDLING SOME OF THOSE MATTERS.

AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING OUR RELATIONSHIP, UH, IN 2024.

THANK YOU.

ABSOLUTELY.

UM, WE DO WORK WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENTS.

I KNOW THAT I'VE WORKED WITH KYLE PD AND THEY'VE BEEN REALLY, REALLY WONDERFUL.

SUPER HELPFUL.

AND SAN MARCOS PD TOO.

AH, ACTUALLY, UM, HE'S A CALDWELL COUNTY SHERIFF'S ALSO.

I HAVEN'T WORKED WITH EVERYBODY, BUT, BUT YES, THE ONES THAT I HAVE HAVE BEEN SUPER WONDERFUL TO US.

THAT'S GOOD.

THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE? YOU DON'T WANNA DO A PHOTO? MM-HMM.

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ALL, ALL RIGHT, EVERYONE READY? ONE, TWO, AND THREE.

OKAY.

NEXT STEP IS

[7.  Presentation of Graduates of the 2023 Team Kyle Academy. ~ Jerry Hendrix, Assistant City Manager]

UH, PRESENTATION OF GRADUATES OF THE 2023 TEAM KYLE ACADEMY.

MR. HENDRICKS, I'M JUST GONNA TAKE THIS SEAT.

MAYOR COUNSEL FOR THE RECORD.

JERRY HENDRICKS, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER.

I'D LIKE TO SAY A FEW THINGS ABOUT THIS PROGRAM BEFORE WE BRING THE THE GRADUATES UP.

YOU KNOW, AS RESIDENTS IN THE CITY, WE ALL GET UP IN THE MORNING, WE TURN ON A LIGHT, WE GO ABOUT OUR BUSINESS IN THE RESTROOM, WE MIGHT TURN ON THE STOVE, WHICH IS EITHER ELECTRICITY OR NATURAL GAS.

WE GET IN A CAR AND WE DRIVE DOWN A ROAD TO A BUSINESS, EITHER IN OUR CITY OR ANOTHER CITY, HOPEFULLY OUR CITY.

WE GO TO LUNCH SOMEWHERE.

UM, WE COME HOME FROM WORK AND TURN THE LIGHTS ON.

WHEN WE GET IN A HOUSE, HOPEFULLY THE GARAGE DOOR OPEN OR WORKS THE WAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO.

AND AGAIN, WE RODE, WE DROVE ON A ROAD.

AND IF EVERYTHING, IF WE'RE DOING OUR JOB RIGHT, THEN THE PEOPLE DOING ALL THOSE ACTIVITIES DON'T REALLY THINK ABOUT HOW THAT ROAD GOT THERE OR HOW THE ELECTRICITY GOT TO THEIR HOUSE, OR EVEN HOW THE, THAT THERE'S A GOVERNMENT THAT, THAT RUNS AND MAKES ALL THOSE THINGS HAPPEN.

SOME PEOPLE, HOWEVER, DO ASK THOSE QUESTIONS AND THOSE PEOPLE ARE HERE TONIGHT.

AND, AND TO THOSE PEOPLE, I LIKE TO PRESENT TO YOU THE GRADUATING CLASS OF THE 2003 VERSION OF THE TEAM.

KYLE ACADEMY.

RACHEL.

ALL RIGHT.

RACHEL SONIA, COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR.

I AM VERY HAPPY TO PRESENT OUR 2023 CLASS OF TEAM KYLE ACADEMY.

THEY WERE AN AWESOME GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS.

WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 15 GRADUATES FOR TONIGHT'S CLASS.

UH, THESE GRADUATES ALL WENT THROUGH SIX WEEKS OF COURSES COVERING EVERYTHING FROM, UH, FOUNDERS AND HISTORY TO CITY ORGANIZATION, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, PROJECTS, BUILDING, INSPECTION, ALL OF IT.

UH, THEY EVEN LIFTED, UH, OR LEARNED HOW TO USE EXCAVATORS WITH PUBLIC WORKS.

UH, SOME OF 'EM MIGHT BE ABLE TO BE HIRED BY PUBLIC WORKS, I THINK IN THE FUTURE, .

SO, UH, KEEP AN EYE OUT THERE, Y'ALL .

UM, BUT THEY ALSO RAN AN EMERGENCY SIMULATION, UH, WHERE THEY WERE INSTANT COMMAND AND P I O AND LEARNED A WHOLE LOT ABOUT EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS AND EVERYTHING THAT GOES INTO THAT.

SO I'M VERY HAPPY TO PRESENT ALL OF OUR GRADUATES FOR TONIGHT.

AND, UM, I'M GONNA HAVE Y'ALL, WHENEVER I ANNOUNCE YOUR NAME, IF YOU'LL COME UP AND OUR WONDERFUL ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER WILL GIVE YOU YOUR CERTIFICATE.

AND THEN IF YOU'LL STAY UP THERE, I WOULD LIKE TO GET A GROUP PICTURE WITH ALL OF MY T K A GRADUATES.

ALL RIGHT.

SO OUR VERY FIRST GRADUATE FOR TONIGHT IS MICHELLE MARTINEZ, IF YOU'RE IN THE BUILDING.

MICHELLE, CAN YOU COME TO THE FRONT? NEXT UP.

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LISA .

ROCHELLE ALONZO.

MICHAEL WALSH, GRACE BOHANNAN.

CASTANEDA.

UH, GRACE WAS OUR INSTANT COMMAND DURING THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS.

SHE DID GREAT.

GRACIE ROCHA.

WOO.

ANGELA HARLECH.

REBECCA CHOPPA.

EVANGELINA.

CHOPPA .

THAT'S OUR MOTHER-DAUGHTER DUO .

MY ZAMORA.

JENNIFER KOENIG LIES CHALES.

AND VANESSA WESTBROOK.

DUSTIN BRUNSON.

SORRY.

WE MIGHT HAVE TO DO SOME STACK THROWS.

Y'ALL ARE A LOT.

MARY GRACE REYES.

AND THAT'S OUR LIST OF OUR TEAM KYLE ACADEMY.

CLASS OF 2023.

THANK Y'ALL ALL SO MUCH.

Y'ALL WERE AN AWESOME CLASS TO HAVE.

AND UH, I'M GONNA HAVE XANDER COME UP AND GET A FULL GROUP PHOTO WITH Y'ALL.

I MIGHT HAVE TO HAVE Y'ALL DO, DO TWO ROWS, MAYBE , WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER FOR LIKE EIGHT WEEKS.

GET IN.

WE LIKE EACH OTHER.

WE LIKE EACH OTHER.

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AND THEN, PERFECT.

AND THEN I WANNA GET ONE WITH COUNCIL AS WELL.

ABSOLUTELY.

AND THEN I'M HAVE THAT COME UP NEXT.

ALL RIGHT.

EVERYONE READY? ONE, TWO, AND THREE.

HOLD ON, HOLD ON.

THERE'S ANOTHER HOPE.

WE GOT ANOTHER.

ALRIGHT, .

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

ONE, TWO, AND THREE.

PERFECT.

THANK Y'ALL.

CAN WE GET ONE WITH COUNCIL AS WELL? COUNCIL MEMBERS? WOULD YOU LIKE TO GET IN THERE? ALRIGHT.

PERFECT.

THANK YOU.

MM-HMM.

.

PERFECT.

ONE, TWO, AND THREE.

AWESOME.

THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH.

, THERE IS ALSO CAKE IN THE LOBBY IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO GO HAVE A SLICE OF CAKE.

.

THANK Y'ALL GUYS.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

WE'LL TAKE LIKE FOUR MINUTES MM-HMM.

, RIGHT? WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING BACK AND FORTH FOR? UH, WE'RE GONNA TAKE A FIVE MINUTE BREAK.

OKAY.

I AM GONNA CALL THIS MEETING BACK TO ORDER.

NEXT UP IS THE CONSENT

[VI.  Consent Agenda]

DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE, THE CONSENT AGENDA OR WISH TO REMOVE ANY OF THE ITEMS? COUNCIL MEMBER FLORES KALE.

I WOULD LIKE TO PULL AGENDA ITEM 13.

ANY OTHER ITEMS? MOTIONS? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEMS EIGHT THROUGH 12.

SECOND.

ALL RIGHT.

MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER FLORES KALE, SECONDED

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IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

ALL OPPOSED.

MOTION CARRIES SEVEN TO ZERO.

NEXT UP IS AGENDA ITEM 13, APPROVE A RESOLUTION

[VII.  Items Pulled from Consent Agenda]

UH, THIS ITEM'S GOT MR. SANFORD'S NAME ON IT.

COUNCILOR FLORES.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UM, FIRST AND FOREMOST, WHAT I WANNA SAY AS A COUNCIL MEMBER TO THE CITY OF, UH, SAN MARCO AND TO THE COUNCIL OF SAN MARCO IS THANK YOU.

UM, WE, WE, THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR THAT WE HAVE REQUESTED, UM, THE CITY TO, UH, LEND US THEIR WATER RIGHTS.

AND SO, UM, I'M MORE THAN APPRECIATIVE TO THEM AND TO THEIR COUNCIL FOR ALLOWING THAT.

UM, SO JUST AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, UM, WE ARE REGION L ACCORDING TO, UH, WHAT IS THIS? THE SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS REGIONAL WATER PLAN.

UM, AND I JUST, I, I HAVE SOME CONCERNS AND I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THE CITY IS GONNA HAVE A SOLID PLAN.

SO THE CITY OF SAN MARCUS ALSO IS A EMERGENCY PROVIDER TO TWO OTHER CITIES OR TWO OTHER WATER, UM, PROVIDERS, WHICH IS CRYSTAL CLEAR W S C AND TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY.

BUT I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT THE CITY OF KYLE IS AN EMERGENCY PROVIDER FOR COUNTY LINE S U D.

UM, IS THAT CORRECT? TIM SANFORD? FOR THE RECORD, GOOD EVENING COUNCIL AND MAYOR, UH, WE DO NOT HAVE AN EMERGENCY CONNECTION FOR WITH COUNTY LINE CURRENTLY.

ALRIGHT.

I RE I GOT THIS OFF OF, UM, THE TEXAS COMPTROLLER HAD A REALLY GREAT REPORT, AND IN THAT REPORT I HAD A LINK AND IT HAD ALL THIS INFORMATION TO IT.

AND IT STATES THAT THE CITY OF KYLE IS THE EMERGENCY PROVIDER AND THE EMERGENCY USER IS COUNTY LINE SS U D.

OKAY.

SO IF THAT'S NOT, I MEAN, AND IT'S FROM 2021, SO I THAT COULD HAVE CHANGED.

UM, MY CONCERN BEING, DO WE, WHAT DOES THAT PLAN LOOK LIKE IN THE EVENT THAT THEY HAVE TO BORROW WATER FROM US? SO WE HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH COUNTY LINE FOR AN INTERCONNECT, BUT ONE HAS NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED.

SO THERE HAVE BEEN THOSE CONVERSATIONS AND MAYBE THAT'S WHERE THAT CAME FROM, BUT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED.

OKAY.

THERE'S BEEN SOME MODELING AND THINGS THAT WE'VE LOOKED INTO THAT HAVE NOT COME TO COMPLETION.

SO I, I REALLY CAN'T SPEAK TO OUR ABILITIES TO SUPPLY THEM WITH WATER BECAUSE THAT'S STILL BEING LOOKED AT ENGINEERED WITH CONSULTANTS.

OKAY.

WELL THAT'S AN EVEN BIGGER CONCERN, .

I MEAN, IF WE'RE NOT, I THINK THAT NEEDS TO BE REMOVED FROM THIS INFORMATION.

UM, SURE.

AND CAN YOU REPEAT WHERE THAT WAS AT? YEAH, I CAN, IN FACT, I CAN JUST, UM, FORWARD IT TO YOU.

IT WAS A T M L LINK.

SURE.

AND THEN THAT HAD A REPORT FROM THE TEXAS COMPTROLLER.

OKAY.

AND IT'S A REALLY GREAT INFORMATIVE, UM, REPORT THAT TALKS ABOUT NOT JUST THE CITY OF KYLE, BUT LIKE ALL OF TEXAS AND THE DROUGHT AND HOW IT'S GONNA BE AFFECTED.

SURE.

UM, AND SO IN THAT LINK, THERE WAS ANOTHER LINK AND IT TOOK ME TO, UH, REGION L, WHICH IS, THEY SAID IT WAS CENTRAL TEXAS.

UM, AND THEN IT'S, IT'S A LOT OF PAGES.

I THINK IT'S LIKE 4 98 PAGES.

UM, BUT I HAVE THE SPECIFIC PAGE NUMBERS I CAN GIVE TO YOU THAT STATE WHO IS A EMERGENCY PROVIDER AND WHO THE EMERGENCY USER IS.

SO NOW I'M JUST GENUINELY CONFUSED AS TO HOW IT GOT THIS INFORMATION ON THERE.

UM, IT ALSO STATED THAT, UM, IT LOOKS LIKE WE DID A, A REPORT THAT WE PROVIDED, UM, IT'S MOST RECENT REPORT YEAR FOR THE CITY OF KYLE WAS 2017.

UM, OUR POPULATION AT THE TIME WAS 27,468.

UM, AND THEN IT TALKS ABOUT THE TOTAL COST OF LOSS AND THE WATER LOSS AND THE, I THINK IT'S A WATER LOSS REPORT.

UM, I'M NOT COMPLETELY SURE.

I, I JUST FOUND THIS ON LIKE, ALONG WITH ALL THE OTHER INFORMATION.

AND SO, UM, IT WAS ALL NEW TO ME.

AND THIS, I JUST LOOKED UP ALL THIS INFORMATION.

I RECEIVED THE EMAIL, OR WE RECEIVED THE EMAIL COLLECTIVELY AS COUNSEL PROBABLY FOUR WEEKS AGO.

UM, AND SO ALL THIS IS RELATIVELY NEW.

I KNOW THE COMPTROLLER'S REPORT REPORTS INFORMATION AS OF TO AUGUST 29TH.

2023.

AND SO, UM, AGAIN, I THINK MAYBE IF WE CAN UPDATE THIS OR FIGURE OUT WHY IT SAYS THAT WE ARE AN EMERGENCY PROVIDER, UH, THAT WOULD CAUSE ME LESS STRESS.

SURE.

NO, DEFINITELY.

I WOULD, I WOULD WANT TO, I WOULD WANT TO GET THAT FIXED TOO.

AND I'LL, I'LL LOOK INTO IT AND MAKE SURE, ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, SOME BOARD MEMBERS WITH REGIONAL, SO I'LL, I'LL MAKE SURE THAT'S ADDRESSED.

SO I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY'RE SPEAKING TO THAT.

AND SO, OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

WELL THANK YOU.

I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING IT TO OUR ATTENTION.

YEAH, YOU BET.

ALL WITH THAT.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 13 SECOND.

ALL RIGHT.

MOTION BY CUSTOMER FLORIS SCALE, SECONDED BY CUSTOMER ZUNIGA THAT WE APPROVE.

AGENDA ITEM 13.

IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? ALLS IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

ALL OPPOSED? ALL MOTION CARRIES SEVEN TO ZERO.

NEXT STEP IS AGENDA ITEM 14,

[14.  Approve a Resolution authorizing award and execution of a construction agreement with ATLAS CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION, Granite Shoals, Texas, the best value, and lowest bidder, in an amount not to exceed $1,605,925.31, which includes a five (5) percent contingency to perform all work required for the construction of the FM 110 16” Waterline Project.   ~ Leon Barba, P.E., City Engineer]

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MR. BAR.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL, LEON, BARBARA, CITY ENGINEER.

WHEN WE WERE WORKING ON OUR C I P BUDGET, UH, WE ESTIMATED ABOUT $1.8 MILLION FOR THIS PROJECT.

IT IS A 16 INCH WATER LINE AND, UH, WILL BE PLACED IN, IN THE NEW FM ONE 10 RIGHT OF WAY.

I KNOW THERE'S BEEN SOME CONFUSION ON FM ONE 10.

IT'S A SECTION OF FM ONE 10 THAT IS SOUTH, UH, ALSO KNOWN AS YARRINGTON IF, UH, BY THE ARRINGTON CONCRETE COMPANY.

UH, WHAT SURPRISED ME WAS THAT WE GOT 19 BIDS.

UH, I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER GOTTEN THAT MANY BIDS ON A PROJECT BEFORE.

UH, SO I WAS VERY, UH, SURPRISED WITH THAT.

UH, OOPS.

AND, UH, ANYWAY, THEY RANGE FROM ONE AND A HALF MILLION UP TO ALMOST $3 MILLION.

UH, ATLAS CONSTRUCTION WAS THE LOWEST BIDDER.

UH, EVENTUALLY THIS LINE WILL BE LOOPED INTO THE WATERSTONE DEVELOP DEVELOPMENT AND THEN TIE INTO THE, UH, COUNTY ROAD, UH, ELEVATED STORAGE THAT WE HAVE THERE THAT WE'RE PLANNING TO BUILD HOPEFULLY SOON.

THE UM, UH, ESTIMATED COMPLETION IS MID-YEAR OF 2024.

AND THAT IF YOU SEE THAT BLUE LIGHT BLUE LINE, THAT'S THE LIMITS OF THE PROJECT'S, ABOUT 4,600 FEET STARTS AT, UH, OUR YARRINGTON WELL SITE RIGHT THERE BY THE CONCRETE PLANT AND CONTINUES IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION ABOUT 4,600 FEET.

IT STOPS AT THE WATERSTONE PROPERTY AND THEY WILL PICK IT UP FROM THERE AND BUILD THE REST OF THE LINE TO TIE IT AND MAKE THAT LOOP.

THERE'S A LIST OF OUR CONTRACTORS, LIKE I SAID, I WAS IMPRESSED.

WE GOT THAT MANY CONTRACTORS TO BID ON OUR PROJECT.

UH, WE'RE RECOMMENDING THAT WE APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AWARD OF THE CONTRACT, UH, WITH ATLAS CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION OUTTA GRANITE HILLS, TEXAS, FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,605,000.

$925 AND 31 CENTS.

THAT INCLUDES A 5% CONTINGENCY.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CUSTOMER .

HI, LEON.

THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING THE, THE QUESTIONS I EMAILED YOU.

IS THIS THE ARAWA WATER SUPPLY THAT'S COMING THERE FIRST INTO THIS LOOP? NO, SIR.

NO.

COUNCIL MEMBER.

THE ARAWA LINE WILL BE COMING IN ON COUNTY ROAD 1 58, WHERE WE'RE GONNA BUILD A NEW, UH, GROUND STORAGE AND ELEVATED STORAGE.

SO IT'LL BE COMING IN.

THAT'S WHERE OUR TAKE POINT WILL BE FOR THE ARAWA WATER THERE.

SO WHAT WATER WILL BE IN THIS LOOP? UM, ONCE IT'S BUILT, UH, CITY WATER IT, IT'S CITY WATER.

WE ALSO HAVE A G B R TAKE PLATE, TAKE POINT RIGHT THERE AT THAT, UH, PARTICULAR SITE.

SO IT'LL BE G B R A WATER PRIMARY, PRIMARILY FROM THAT AREA.

AND THE LOOP DOES IT JUST HELP WITH, UM, UM, VARIETY OF, OF BEING ABLE TO GET IT TO DIFFERENT PARTS OF, UM, WATERSTONE.

IT CREATES REDUNDANCY FOR US, NOT ONLY IN WATERSTONE, BUT ALSO IN THE, UH, A MERITAGE PROJECT THAT'S GOING ON.

PLUS ANY FUTURE PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE OUT THERE, EVEN QUAIL RIDGE WILL BENEFIT FROM THIS PARTICULAR WATER LINE.

BEING ABLE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH WATER TO PROVIDE AND KEEP A LOOP SYSTEM IN THERE.

ACTIVE.

AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SEVERAL AREAS OF TOWN WHERE WE DON'T HAVE A LOOP SYSTEM.

MM-HMM.

, BUT THIS ONE WAS INTENTIONALLY PLANNED TO MAKE SURE THAT IS LOOPED.

THANK YOU, LEON, THAT YOU'RE WELCOME.

THAT'S WHAT I WAS ANSWERED.

QUESTIONS? ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, MOTIONS.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 14.

SECOND MOTION BY COUNCILOR FLORES KEL.

SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER PARSLEY.

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

AYE.

AYE.

ALL OPPOSED? ALL MOTION CARRIES.

SEVEN TO ZERO.

SIX TO ZERO.

SORRY.

I'M GONNA CALL THAT ONE.

FORGOT ABOUT ASHLEY.

ALRIGHT, NEXT UP IS AGENDA ITEM, UH, NUMBER 15,

[15.  

(Second Reading) An Ordinance of the City of Kyle, Texas, in accordance with Chapter 47, Article III authorizing and directing the installation and erection of NO PARKING signs to prohibit parking on Arbor Knot Drive in the city limits of Kyle; fixing a penalty therefore; providing for severability; providing for repeal of conflicting ordinances; and ordaining other provisions related to the subject matter thereof. ~ Leon Barba, P.E., City Engineer

THIS ITEM IS ON SECOND READING, MR. BAR, MAYOR AND COUNSEL.

I WAS GIVEN DIRECTION TO VISIT WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ABOUT DISTRICT OR PROJECT, AND UH, I DID GET A CHANCE TO TALK TO JERRY CROY.

SHE'S OUR SAFETY DIRECTOR.

AND WE TALKED ABOUT THE TIME CHANGES.

WE TALKED ABOUT SHOULD WE HAVE PARKING ON BOTH SIDES, SHOULD WE HAVE, UM, UH, SHOULD WE REDUCE THE LIMITS OF THE NO PARKING AREA? JERRY, UH, PROVIDED THE INFORMATION AS FAR AS THE CLOSURES, SHE DID LIMIT IT TO AN HOUR AND A HALF IN THE MORNING, IN AN HOUR AND A HALF IN THE AFTERNOON.

SO THE REST OF THE TIME IT'S AVAILABLE FOR THE PUBLIC TO PARK THERE IF THEY CHOOSE TO DO SO.

AND WE DO WANNA KEEP PARKING, NO PARKING ON BOTH SIDES FOR THAT AREA.

AND, UH, WE WANTED TO KEEP THE LIMITS OF 460 FEET, UH, IN THE SAME AS, UH, WE HAD BEFORE.

SO THAT'S THE WAY THE ORDINANCE READS.

BUT COUNCIL CAN MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS OR CHANGES IF YOU CHOOSE TO DO SO.

UM, I HAVE A QUESTION, LEE.

ON THE, UH, NO PARKING SIGNS, WE'LL HAVE THE TIMES, BUT IT WILL IT SAY DURING REGULAR SCHOOL HOURS? LIKE IN OTHER WORDS, IF IT'S A HOLIDAY OR THERE'S NO SCHOOL OR SUMMER, THEN OBVIOUSLY THAT RULE WILL NO LONGER MAKE ANY SENSE.

SO IT'S, IT ONLY MAKES SENSE DURING TIMES WHEN SCHOOL'S LETTING OUT.

I THOROUGHLY AGREE WITH THAT.

WE'LL HAVE IT MUDDY THROUGH FRIDAY, BUT THERE WILL BE HOLIDAYS.

UH, WE'RE PUSHING IT KIND OF CLOSE TO HAVE A LOT OF INFORMATION ON THAT SIGN.

SO WE'LL LOOK AT THAT THOUGH.

WE'LL SEE IF THAT CAN BE DONE.

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EXCEPT HOLIDAYS.

MAYBE THAT'LL COVER THAT.

SOMETHING LIKE THAT, OR, YEAH, DURING SCHOOL, DURING REGULAR SCHOOL DAYS OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES.

THAT'S GOOD POINT.

YES, SIR.

I'LL DO THAT.

SO CUSTOMER , QUICK, REAL QUICK.

UM, SINCE THIS WILL PROBABLY BE LIKE THE SECOND KIND OF NO SIGN PARKING FOR IN THE REFERENCING SCHOOLS IN THE AREA, UH, ARE WE LOOKING AT MAKING IT UNIVERSAL AS FAR AS THE WAY THE SIGNS READ? AND IF WE'RE GONNA, LIKE, SAY I'M LOOKING AT SOUTHLAKE RANCH, I KNOW IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT SITUATION OVER THERE, BUT IF, UH, I'M, I'M JUST TRYING TO LOOK AT BEING MORE UNIFORMED ACROSS THE CITY WHEN IT COMES TO THESE SIGNS.

'CAUSE I THINK OVER THERE IT SAYS NO PARKING SIGNS, UM, SEPTEMBER THROUGH MAY.

OKAY.

SO THAT'S SHUTS THE ENTIRE THING DOWN.

WHERE SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THIS WE'RE GIVEN SPECIFIC HOURS.

I WONDER IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO LOOK TO.

I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP BEFORE.

CHIEF, SHOULD WE JUST STICK TO WHAT WE'VE GOT? BECAUSE THIS IS, THIS IS ALL PROACTIVE.

OKAY.

UM, I, I AGREE WITH ALL THIS THAT WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO LOOK AT THE PUBLIC SAFETY MATTER, BUT IF WE START HEARING RESIDENTS SAYING, OKAY, IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, WHY CAN I NOT PARK HERE SEPTEMBER THROUGH MAY, BUT ON THIS STREETS OVER HERE BY TOBI, OR IF WE GO TO ANOTHER DISTRICT ON WEST SIDE, HOW COME THEY ONLY HAVE IT FOR LIKE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF HOURS A DAY AND ONLY ON SCHOOL HOURS? UH, GOOD EVENING, JEFF BARNETT, CHIEF OF POLICE, UH, MAYOR PROAM, YOU'RE EXACTLY RIGHT.

IF WE'RE TRYING TO ADDRESS THE SAME TYPE OF COMPLAINT OR THE SAME TYPE OF CONCERN, WHICH IS SCHOOL-BASED PARKING ISSUES IN LOCAL RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES, CONSISTENCY WOULD BE BEST.

UM, THERE'S A LOT OF WORDS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PUTTING ON THESE SIGNS, WHICH WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT CHALLENGING ON THE SPACE.

AND THEN IF WE LEAVE SOMETHING, UH, UNDEFINED, UH, LIKE IF WE JUST SAY DURING SCHOOL OR NOT SCHOOL, SOME OF YOUR VISITORS AND FOLKS TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHO ARE NOT INVOLVED IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WITH CHILDREN MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW WHEN SCHOOL IS OR IS NOT IN SESSION.

MM-HMM.

.

SO IT MAY BE CHALLENGING FOR A MOTORIST WHO'S NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE SCHOOL SCHEDULE TO KNOW WHEN THAT WOULD APPLY TO THEM.

SO I BELIEVE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS CONSISTENCY IS EXACTLY GONNA BE THE BEST THING.

I'VE ALREADY HAD RESIDENTS IN SOUTHLAKE GETTING, UM, TICKETS AND IT'S IN FRONT OF THEIR HOUSE.

CORRECT.

IT DOES APPLY TO ALL MOTORISTS.

AND I REMEMBER YEARS AGO WHEN COUNSEL TOOK THIS ITEM UP AS A POINT OF DISCUSSION AND THEY DID DISCUSS THE POSSIBILITY OF ISSUING PARKING PERMITS AND ALL KINDS OF OPTIONS.

YES.

MM-HMM.

, THEY OPTED NOT TO ALLOW THAT BECAUSE OF THE COMPLEXITY OF BORROWED VEHICLES, GUESTS CHANGING VEHICLES, THE REGISTRATION PROCESS.

AND WHEN THEY PASSED IT, THEY DID MEAN FOR IT TO APPLY TO ALL MOTORISTS, INCLUDING THE RESIDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY.

AND THEY WERE VERY SPECIFIC AND DIRECT ABOUT THAT AT THAT TIME.

OKAY.

YES SIR.

ALRIGHT, WELL MAYBE WE CAN ADDRESS IT WHEN THE TIME COMES.

BUT AS FAR AS THIS, I, I DO SUPPORT THIS MEASURE RIGHT HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER FIRST COUNT.

THANK YOU.

UH, I AM REALLY NERVOUS TO IMPLEMENT THIS, BUT I, I'VE SENT MY EMAILS, WE'VE HAD THE DISCUSSION THAT I KNOW THE CITY HAS GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE REACHED OUT TO THE SCHOOLS.

UM, I DROVE BY THERE TODAY AND I WAS THINKING ALL THESE PEOPLE ARE GONNA BE SO UPSET, COME, COME WHEN YOU PUT THOSE SIGNS UP.

YEP.

AND I UNDERSTAND IT.

UM, IT'S A SLIPPERY SLOPE BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY'RE GONNA PARK AND I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT'S GONNA AFFECT, YOU KNOW, TRAFFIC ON ONE 50, BUT I FEEL LIKE WE'VE DONE AS MUCH DUE DILIGENCE AS WE CAN DO AS A CITY.

UM, NOTHING SHORT OF PUTTING A SIGN UP HERE SAYING LIKE, HEY, THIS IS GONNA BE NO PARKING.

SO, UM, WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 15.

SECOND.

SECOND.

ALL RIGHT.

MOTION BY CUSTOMER FLO SCALE.

SECONDED BY CUSTOMER ZUNIGA THAT WE APPROVE.

AGENDA ITEM 15.

IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? UH, YOUR POINT'S WELL TAKEN BECAUSE I THINK IT'S BEEN MY EXPERIENCE.

WHENEVER YOU MAKE CHANGES WITH PARKING, UH, YOU'RE TRYING TO SOLVE A PROBLEM FOR ONE PERSON AND CREATING IT FOR SOMEONE ELSE.

SO, UM, THAT'S WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN HERE.

WE'VE GONE BACK AND FORTH ON ARBOR KNOT BEFORE.

WE'VE GONE BACK AND FORTH IN, UH, LIKE YOU SAY IN KENSINGTON TRAILS, SOUTH LAKE RANCH, VARIOUS OTHER PLACES, PLUM CREEK.

THE, THE, WHAT WE'VE ALWAYS DONE IN PLUM CREEK IS WE'VE ACTUALLY JUST WENT TO NO PARKING, JUST PERIOD.

PAINT IT RED, MAKE IT NO PARKING AND, AND GO FROM THERE.

BUT, UH, I CAN UNDERSTAND THE DESIRE TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO PARK THERE ALL THE REST OF THE TIMES EXCEPT WHEN IT'S A PROBLEM.

UM, BUT IT'S GONNA ULTIMATELY COME DOWN TO CHIEF AND WHETHER OR NOT THEY ARE GONNA TRY TO GO ENFORCE THAT, YOU KNOW, GO SWEEP, SWEEP THE STREETS BEFORE SCHOOL SEEMS LIKE AN INTERESTING USE OF POLICE RESOURCES.

I DON'T KNOW, BUT, UH, I UNDERSTAND THE DESIRE AND I GUESS WE'LL JUST SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

ALL OPPOSED? NAY.

ALRIGHT, MOTION CARRIES SIX TO ONE.

THANK YOU.

NEXT UP IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 16.

[16.  

[Postponed 9/5/2023] (First Reading) An ordinance of the City of Kyle, Texas annexing approximately 37.99 acres of land located at 301 Bebee Road in Hays County, Texas including the abutting streets, roadways, and rights-of-way into the corporate limits of the City. (Caraway Cattle Company Family Partnership LLLP - ANNX-22-0019) ~ Will Atkinson, Director of Planning 

SO THERE'LL BE 16 AND 17.

DID I DO THAT RIGHT? YEP.

YES, SIR.

ALL RIGHT.

SO I'M JUST GONNA, UH,

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FIRST READING AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF KYLE, TEXAS, UH, ANNEXING APPROXIMATELY 37.99 ACRES OF LAND AT 3 0 1 BB ROAD.

UH, THIS ITEM HAS A PUBLIC HEARING WHICH WAS LEFT OPEN AT THE LAST MEETING.

IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, I'M GONNA OPEN THAT PUBLIC HEARING AGAIN.

SEEING NONE, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.