Nov 20, 2023 City Council Regular Meeting

I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FOUR NEW MEMBERS OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD, PLUS THE REAPPOINTMENT, PLUS THE REAPPOINTMENT OF LUKE OF MILLER.

SECOND MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER HEISER, SECOND BY THE MAYOR.

IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? JUST WANTED TO COMMENT, UH, TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO BE ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD, UH, FOR GIVING YOUR TIME AND SERVING ON SUCH AN IMPORTANT ROLE, UH, IN THIS CITY AS, AS WE WE'RE GROWING FASTER.

AND WELL, THAT'S A ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

IT'S JUST A GOOD, GOOD PLACE TO BE ON A BOARD.

CALVIN AND SPENCER AND LUKE MILLER.

THANK YOU GUYS.

THANK YOU'ALL FOR BEING OKAY.

ANYONE ELSE? HEY, JUST LET THE RECORD SHOW JULIAN IS ON HIS WAY HERE.

UH, BUT HE'S STUCK IN A, APPARENTLY THERE'S AN ACCIDENT BY THE FLEA MARKET, SO I JUST, HIS INTENTION WAS TO BE HERE.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE? ALLS IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE, CONSIDER APPOINTMENT OF ERICA, UH, VALENZUELA TO SEAT THREE.

ALL OPPOSED? ALL MOTION CARRIES.

SEVEN TO ZERO.

ALRIGHT, NEXT STEP

[3. Consider appointment of Erica Valenzuela to Seat 3, Ryan Ramirez to Seat 5, and the re-appointment of Anne Duhon to Seat 7 of the Parks and Recreation Board for a two-year term expiring November 2025. ~ Mariana Espinoza, Director of Parks & Recreation]

RYAN RAMIREZ TO SEAT FIVE.

AND THE REAPPOINTMENT VAN DUAN TO SEAT SEVEN OF THE PARKS BOARD, UH, FOR A TWO YEAR TERM EXPIRING NOVEMBER, 2025.

MS. ESPOSA, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, MAD ESPINOZA PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR.

UH, TODAY WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND APPOINTMENT FOR THREE SEATS OF THE PARK AND RECREATION BOARD.

THE PARK BOARD VACANCIES ARE POSTED ONLINE BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 17TH AND OCTOBER 29TH.

THE VACANCIES ARE ALSO POSTED ON THE CITY'S FACEBOOK PAGE.

SIX APPLICATIONS WERE RECEIVED.

UH, SIX APPLICANTS WERE REACHED OUT TO.

AND FOUR APPLICANTS WERE INTERVIEWED.

MYSELF, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, JERRY HENDRICKS, AND COUNCIL MEMBER PARSLEY.

WERE ON THE INTERVIEW PANEL.

UH, STAFF RECOMMEND THE APPOINTMENT OF ERICA VALENZUELA TO FILL SEAT THREE.

SHE IS AT, UM, ATTENDING.

VIRTUALLY STAFF RECOMMEND THE APPOINTMENT OF RYAN RAMIREZ TO FI FILL SEAT FIVE.

HE'S HERE IN PERSON AND WE RECOMMEND THE REAPPOINTMENT OF ANN HONDU, SEAT SEVEN, WHO IS UNABLE TO ATTEND TONIGHT.

YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU MS. ESPINOZA.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COMES WE'RE PARLEY.

I'M JUST REALLY EXCITED TO SEE, UM, THE MEMBERS THAT ARE GONNA BE REAPPOINTED, REAPPOINTED AND THE NEW MEMBERS TO THE PARK BOARD.

I THINK THAT WE HAVE BEING, UH, WITNESSES OF THE AMAZING, UM, IMPROVEMENTS AND THE ADDITIONAL, UM, THOUGHT THAT THEY COME, THAT THEY BRING TO THE TABLE.

UM, WE SAW THAT, YOU KNOW,

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PART OF THAT THIS WEEKEND WHEN WE WENT TO THE RUBEN COUNTY CEREMONY.

SO I'M JUST REALLY EXCITED AND I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO MAKE THE REAPPOINTMENT AND APPOINTMENT, UM, FOR THE PARK SPORT.

SECOND.

MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER PARSLEY, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER RIZZO, DO WE APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE? IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? COUNCILOR HEER, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR SUCH AN AWESOME EVENT ON, UH, SATURDAY AT VERDE.

IT WAS, I HAVEN'T HEARD ONE BAD THING ABOUT THE EVENT OR THE PARK ITSELF, AND SO THANK YOU GUYS.

THANK YOU GUYS.

WE'LL BE SURE TO SHARE WITH THEM.

ANYONE ELSE? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

ALL OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT.

MOTION CARRIED SEVEN TO ZERO.

NEXT UP IS

[V. Consent Agenda]

THE CONSENT AGENDA.

IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO, UH, DISCUSS ANY OF THESE ITEMS? PULL ANY OF THESE ITEMS? MAYOR, PROTO ON NUMBER SIX.

I JUST WANNA MAKE A QUICK COMMENT.

ALRIGHT, CUSTOMER, RIZZO.

UM, UM, MARIANA FOR YOUR RESPONSE ON THE EMAIL OR FOR MY QUESTION? THANK YOU.

YEAH, I'LL LOOKING FOR THE, UH, AERATORS IS SOMETHING I HAD BEEN PUSHING FOR A LONG TIME.

SO MARIANA BENITO, THANK Y'ALL FOR GETTING THAT DONE.

YES, I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

UH, IT'S GONNA IMPROVE THAT AREA SO MUCH.

THANK Y'ALL.

APPRECIATE IT.

ANYONE ELSE? OUR MOTIONS.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS NUMBER FOUR THROUGH NINE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM SECOND I MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER PARSLEY, THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA IN ITS, UH, ENTIRETY.

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

ALL OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT.

NEXT UP, CONSIDER POSSIBLE ACTION.

[10. Consider and possible action on a Chapter 380 Development Agreement for Project Chia Pet, GBT Realty Corporation ~ Victoria Vargas, Director of Economic Development]

CONSIDER A POSSIBLE ACTION ON A CHAPTER THREE 80 DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR PROJECT CHIA PIT, GBT REALTY CORPORATION, MS. VARGAS, MAYOR AND COUNCIL VICTORIA VARGAS, DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

FOR THE RECORD, I'M HERE BEFORE YOU TO ASK FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

UM, I DON'T SEE THE SLIDES UP HERE, BUT I THINK WE'VE BEEN THROUGH THIS MANY TIMES.

UM, SO PROJECT, UH, CHIA PET IS KNOWN AS IS, UH, GBT REALTY CORPORATION, AND THEY WILL BE DEVELOPING A SPROUTS AND RETAIL SHOPS IN THE BRICK AND MORTAR DISTRICT.

UM, WE'VE BEEN THROUGH THIS MANY TIMES, SO THERE'S SOME BEAUTIFUL RENDERINGS HERE.

I THINK THE DEVELOPER WORKED REALLY HARD AND, UM, ACCOMPLISHED THE VISION THAT WE WANTED TO SEE.

SO, BEFORE YOU, IS THE THREE 80 AND THE BACKUP MATERIAL IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONSIDER APPROVAL.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTARY? UH, I WOULD JUST SAY THAT, UH, I, I, I KNOW THE DEVELOPMENT AND THE DEVELOPERS HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR A LONG TIME TO BRING THIS PROJECT TOGETHER.

AND I APPRECIATE Y'ALL, UM, GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH THE CITY.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT THE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT REACHES A PARTICULAR ARCHITECTURAL AND AESTHETIC STANDARD.

UH, CERTAINLY WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE SPROUTS AND SOME OF THAT RETAIL COMING IN, BUT IT'S ALSO REALLY IMPORTANT THAT THE ANCHOR RETAIL PROJECT COME, COMES TO FRUITION IN A PARTICULAR WAY.

TO HELP SET THE TONE FOR THE BRICK AND MORTAR DISTRICT.

YOU ONLY GET ONE TIME, ONE CHANCE TO DO AN ANCHOR PROJECT.

AND SO THANK YOU TO VICTORIA AND TO BRIAN AS WELL FOR WORKING WITH THE, UH, DEVELOPERS.

UH, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

SO, WHICH ONE OF THE OPTIONS, WHAT DID THAT BE? UM, OPTION ONE.

OPTION ONE WILL BE THE OPTION THAT THE LAST RENDERINGS WE GOT.

YES.

SECOND.

MOTION BY THE MAYOR, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN PARSLEY.

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

ALL OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT.

[11.

Consider and possible action on a resolution to adopt Kyle Design Standards for the City of Kyle that will be considered for Planned Unit Developments and incentivized projects. ~ Will Atkinson, Director of Planning

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UP, UH, AGENDA ITEM 11.

CONSIDER A POSSIBLE ACTION ON A RESOLUTION TO ADOPT KYLE DESIGN STANDARDS FOR THE CITY OF KYLE.

THAT WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR PLAN UNIT DEVELOPMENTS AND INCENTIVIZED PROJECT.

THIS IS MR. ATKINSON'S.

I THINK MR. MISS MS. BRADSHAW DOESN'T WANNA BE A PART OF THIS, RIGHT? I, I, SURE.

I MEAN, I'M, I'M SORRY.

I'M JUST BEING SILLY.

ALRIGHT, MR. ATKINS.

BUT SOME OF THEM, UH, ARE OTHER ITEMS THAT WE'VE, UH, HAVE HAD EXAMPLES PROVIDED TO US AS WELL.

UH, WILL ATKINSON, PLANNING DIRECTOR FOR THE RECORD.

UM, THIS IS, UH, ONE COMPONENT OF, UH, ITEMS WE'RE BRINGING FORWARD.

THE FIRST ONE, UH, THE OTHER ONE BEING THE, UH, DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN HERE IN A MONTH OR TWO.

UM, SO, UM, THIS IS BEING, BEING BROUGHT FORTH IN RESOLUTION.

SO WE CAN PROVIDE A TEMPLATE TO DEVELOPMENT WHEN THEY WANT TO COME IN AND THEY WANT TO START, IF THEY START ASKING FOR INCENTIVES AND WHAT HAVE YOU.

IF THEY WANNA START NEGOTIATING ON DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, WE CAN SAY THIS IS A DOCUMENT THAT COUNCIL HAS APPROVED FROM AS A RESOLUTION STANDPOINT.

AND LET'S START TALKING.

SO, UM, BACK IN FEBRUARY OF 2022, UH, Y'ALL HAD DISCUSSED, UH, RE HAD A DISCUSSION REGARDING THE CREATION OF A DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR THE CITY.

UM, WE ARE LIMITED PER THE, UM, THE 2019, UH, LEGISLATURE RELATING TO DESIGN STANDARDS.

SO IF WE'RE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE THIS OVERALL PACKAGE WITH THEM AND PROVIDE INCENTIVES AND WHAT HAVE YOU, THIS IS WHERE THIS COMES IN.

SO WE CAN BRING BETTER PROJECTS TO TOWN.

UH, IT'LL FOCUS PRIMARILY ON THE I 35 CORRIDOR PUD DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT PROJECTS, VIBE, TRAIL, RESIDENTIAL, SUBURBAN DEVELOPMENT.

AND YOU CAN SEE THE GOALS RIGHT HERE AS WELL.

HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES.

UM, SOME THESE ARE PULLED FROM, UH, A PREVIOUS DOCUMENT THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH, UH, FOR THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN.

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AND THAT IS, UH, FOR PUD DEVELOPMENTS OF PRIMARY ALONG I 35.

UM, THIS IS FOR VIBE NODE CENTRIC STUFF RIGHT HERE AS WELL.

YOU CAN SEE THE MAP RIGHT THERE ON THE PAGE.

AND LET'S SEE, WE ARE ASKING THAT Y'ALL APPROVE THE RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE KYLE DESIGN STANDARDS.

ALRIGHT, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? CUSTOMER BRADSHAW? YES.

HOW DID YOU KNOW? THANK YOU.

FOR WORKING SO HARD ON THIS.

UM, AND EVERYONE I KNOW OTHER STAFF WAS INVOLVED.

THIS HAS DEFINITELY BEEN ONE OF MY PASSION PROJECTS AND SOMETHING THAT I THINK IS LONG OVERDUE IN OUR CITY AND A GREAT START TO ALL OF THE INCOMING DEVELOPMENT THAT WE, THAT WE HAVE.

UM, SO I'M REALLY EXCITED THAT WE ARE SETTING THE GOLDEN STANDARD IN THIS WAY, AND I HOPE, UM, THAT IT CREATES A RIPPLE EFFECT AND, AND ATTRACTS SOME REALLY HIGH QUALITY DEVELOPMENT HERE IN KYLE.

SO, WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE SECOND COMMENT MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BRADSHAW, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER PARSLEY THAT WE APPROVE.

AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 11.

IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? UH, MAYOR PROTO YES.

TO ADD TO THAT? YES.

THAT WAS ONE OF YOUR, UH, PASSIONS, MS. BRADSHAW ON THE GETTING SOMETHING LIKE THIS COIN.

SO THAT WAY WHEN WE HAVE NEW DEVELOPMENTS, I KNOW WHEN WE TOOK A TRIP TO PROSPER, IF I REMEMBER YOU WERE SHOWING ME SOME OF THE DESIGNS, THE ARCHITECTS OF THE BUILDINGS AND SO FORTH, AND HOW YOU HAD A VISION OF SOME OF KYLE HAVING THESE KIND OF STANDARDS AND THESE KIND OF, UM, YOU KNOW, BUILDINGS AND, AND THE UNIQUENESS OF EACH ONE.

SO, UH, I APPRECIATE YOUR, YOUR EFFORTS ON ALL ON ALL THAT.

THANK YOU, MA'AM.

UH, COUNCILOR PARSLEY, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO COUNCIL MEMBER BRADSHAW AND TO WILL FOR WORKING SO HARD ON THIS.

'CAUSE THIS HAS BEEN A WHILE FOR US TO, LIKE, THAT WE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING WHAT THE STANDARDS FOR KYLE SHOULD BE.

AND IT DOES ALSO ALLEVIATE THE FACT THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO BE HAGGLING SO MUCH WITH DEVELOPERS ON WHAT THEY'RE BRINGING, UH, WHAT THE RENDERINGS ARE GONNA LOOK LIKE.

AND CAN WE JUST GET A LITTLE BIT HIGHER QUALITY DEVELOPMENT, WHICH HAS BEEN THE CONSTANT CONVERSATION WE HAVE HAD SINCE BASICALLY THAT I CAN REMEMBER.

SO, UM, I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT THIS CAME TOGETHER.

I KNOW IT TOOK A WHILE, BUT, YOU KNOW, GOOD, GOOD THINGS SOMETIMES TAKE SOME TIME TO, TO PUT THEM TOGETHER.

SO I APPRECIATE THE ITEM.

I'M SUPER EXCITED ABOUT IT.

ANYONE ELSE? UH, CUSTOMER ZUNIGA.

UH, THANK YOU.

WILL, UM, WHEN OR HOW SOON CAN THIS BE ADOPTED INTO OUR CODE OR RESIDENTIAL PLANNING? SO THIS IS A RESOLUTION MM-HMM.

AND THIS IS TO PROVIDE A DOCU, A GUIDING DOCUMENT, UHHUH TO DEVELOPERS TO, TO PULL IDEAS FROM AND, AND CONCEPTS AND WHAT HAVE YOU.

SO WE CAN THEN COORDINATE AND NEGOTIATE THOSE BECAUSE OF THE HOUSE BILL THAT PASSED IN 2019 THAT WENT, WENT INTO EFFECT ON APRIL 1ST, 2019.

WE CAN'T REQUIRE THESE ASPECTS INTO OUR CODE, AT LEAST FROM AN ARCHITECTURAL STANDPOINT, UHHUH .

BUT THE GOAL IS TO WORK TOWARDS A, A COMMON MM-HMM.

GROUND WITH DEVELOPERS TO, TO PROVIDE ITEMS LIKE WHAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN.

YES.

UH, LIKE, UM, COUNCIL MEMBERS SAID, UM, IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF DESIGNS, UH, IS IMPORTANT.

UH, I THINK THE, THE I 35 OVERLAY CORRIDOR, YOU HAD ONE THERE WITH THE, THE GLASS, THE BOTTOM, AND SOME STEEL IN IT LOOKED REALLY NICE, LOOKED LIKE IT REALLY WENT WELL TOGETHER.

AND, UH, AREAS, NODE AREAS LIKE THAT.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

WILL.

YES, SIR.

ANYONE ELSE? UM, CUSTOMER HAW.

I JUST ALSO WANT TO REITERATE, I'M REALLY PROUD OF YOU BECAUSE I THINK WITHOUT YOU, THIS ITEM ISN'T ON THIS AGENDA TONIGHT.

AND SO IT'S A TESTAMENT TO YOUR SERVICE AND YOUR COMMITMENT TO MAKING SURE THAT THE CITY OF KYLE DEVELOPS IN THE RIGHT WAY.

UH, I HOPE YOU'RE PROUD OF THIS ITEM 'CAUSE I'M PROUD OF IT AS WELL.

ALRIGHT, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALLS IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

ALL THE OPPOSED.

UP IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 12, CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING.

NEXT STEP IS, THANK YOU.

UH, THANK YOU WILL.

[12. Consideration and approval of a Resolution Setting a Public Hearing for the Creation of a Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Number 6. ~ Stephanie Leibe, Norton Rose Fulbright, City's Bond Counsel]

ACTUALLY, BEFORE I BRING THIS UP, IS THERE AN OBJECTION TO FINALLY PASSING NUMBER EIGHT? IT WAS FIRST READING ON THE, UH, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CHANGES TO THE BOARD IN CONSENT.

NUMBER SIX, VICTORIA VARGAS, DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

SEEING NONE.

AGENDA ITEM MADE IS FINALLY PASSED.

ALRIGHT, NEXT UP IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 12, CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE CREATION OF A TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE.

FOR THE RECORD, UH, THE TOURS NUMBER SIX IS THE DOWNTOWN TOURS THAT WE HAD THE CONVERSATION ABOUT WITH COUNCIL LAST WEEK.

SO THIS IS A, UM, RESOLUTION TO, UM, HOLD THE PUBLIC HEARING.

UM, WE HAD A MAP ON THE, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S ON THIS SLIDE, BUT HERE'S THE MAP OF THE APPROXIMATELY 244

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ACRES, 381 PARCELS THAT WE WANNA INCLUDE IN THE PROJECT.

UH, THE T UM, NUMBER SIX, WE HAVE HAD SOME PRELIMINARY CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR PARTNERS AT THE COUNTY TO SEE IF THEY'D LIKE TO PARTICIPATE.

WE'LL BE, UH, TAKING THAT REQUEST FORWARD TO THEM, UM, IN THE COMING WEEKS.

AND, UH, THIS IS TO CREATE A PUBLIC HEARING FOR DECEMBER THE 19TH.

THANK YOU MS. VARGAS.

VERONICA RIVERA, ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? SPER RIZZO? YEAH, BRIAN, JUST WANT TO REITERATE, UM, IS THERE A REASON WHY WE DIDN'T GO FURTHER SOUTH ON THE EAST SIDE OF, UH, THE BOUNDARY THERE? CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE MAP? JUST ACROSS THE Y 35 AND I'M JUST THINKING ABOUT THE RETAIL POTENTIAL RETAIL THAT COULD COME IN THERE, SIR, DOLLARS TOWARDS THE TURS.

I I KNOW YOU MADE THAT COMMENT LAST TIME.

WE CAN CERTAINLY BRING BACK ANOTHER MAP FOR THE CONSIDERATION WHEN YOU FINALLY APPROVE IT.

UH, THIS ITEM IS JUST THE PUBLIC HEARING, BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY COME BACK, UM, AND BRING THAT FORWARD ON THE 19TH WITH AN OPTION FOR YOU TO CONSIDER A DIFFERENT BOUNDARY.

SO CUSTOMERS ARE, YOU'RE SAYING SOUTH, BUT STILL YOU'RE SAYING ON, ON THE OTHER SIDE OF 35.

'CAUSE WE STILL HAVE, UH, ON THE WEST SIDE OF 35 OR EAST? NO, ON EAST SIDE.

EAST.

EAST OF 35 OF FURTHER SOUTH EAST.

THAT'S UNDERSTOOD.

YES, SIR.

WE, WE NEED TO REDEFINE THE, FROM THE SOUTH OF ONE 50 BOUNDARIES OF DOWNTOWN FOR US TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT EXPANSION OF THE TURF, CHANGE THE BOUNDARIES THERE, HERE WE GO.

IT'S A SLIDE HERE.

UM, YOU WOULD, WE WOULD NEED TO COME BACK AND YOU CAN ALWAYS EXPAND, BUT AT THIS TIME, THE NOTICE WOULD BE SENT FOR THIS BOUNDARY IF WE WANTED TO HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE 19TH, UH, AND ESTABLISH THE TUR THE TURS BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR.

BUT THEN AFTER THAT, WE CAN CERTAINLY COME BACK AND EXPAND.

YOU CAN ALWAYS EXPAND.

AND I'M ONLY ASKING BECAUSE WHAT WILL REALLY BE THE BENEFIT FOR US TO EXPAND THAT TURS DOWNTOWN IF WE ARE JUST TRYING TO KEEP IT FOR THAT TAX REVENUE TO COME BACK TO US? DOES IT MAKE FINANCIAL SENSE FOR US TO BE EXPANDING IT? SO THE REASON I, I WOULD LIKE TO EXPAND IT IS BECAUSE I WANNA SEE DOWNTOWN BE DEVELOPED.

ARE WE CAPTURING ENOUGH DOLLARS TO DO THAT OR ARE WE GONNA FALL SHORT? SO THAT'S WHY I'M LOOKING AT EXPANDING TO CAPTURE MORE DOLLARS FOR THE TURS TO BE ABLE TO FINISH THE PROJECTS THAT WE'VE, WE'VE, UH, HAVE BEEN SLATED WITH.

I, I UNDERSTAND.

HOWEVER, THAT IF WE EXPAND, YOU KNOW, THEN WE'LL HAVE TO LEAVE THE DOLLARS RIGHT THERE TOO.

NOT, IT WOULDN'T BE THIS DOWNTOWN, IT WILL BE THE WHOLE THING.

WELL, THE DOLLARS GO TO THE PROJECTS THAT WE AS A COUNCIL APPROVE.

SO IT'S, IT'S, IT'S REDEFINING THE AREA THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, WE WANT TO IMPROVE.

SO WHAT MY CONCERN IS, IS THAT WE END UP WITH A BUNCH OF EMPTY LOTS AND THAT'S WHERE BOARDED UP BUILDINGS.

SO WHAT I WANNA MAKE SURE IS THAT WE'RE CAPTURING ENOUGH DOLLARS TO FINISH THE PROJECTS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE BRINGING FAMILIES AND COMMERCE BACK TO OUR HISTORIC DOWNTOWN.

AND THAT'S ALL I'M TRYING TO DO.

WE'LL, WE'LL LET MATT A MAP COME BACK TO US WITH THE REDEFINED BOUNDARIES THAT ARE CONSIDERED FOR THE STARS.

YEAH.

SO I, I THINK THESE ARE THE BOUNDARIES THAT WE WOULD HAVE IF WE WANTED TO ESTABLISH IT ON THE 19TH.

I KNOW WE JUST DID THIS A, A WEEK AGO AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING AND, UH, ONE OF THE DISCUSSIONS THAT WE HAD WAS TO TRY TO MAKE THIS EFFECTIVE THIS YEAR.

THIS IS, YOU KNOW, A PRETTY AGGRESSIVE SCHEDULE TO GET US ON THE 19TH TO APPROVE IT, I THINK IS WHAT THE CITY ATTORNEY WAS SAYING.

WE CAN CERTAINLY COME BACK AND LOOK AT EXPANDING IT OVER TIME, ADDING OTHER PARCELS IF YOU WANT TO IN THE FUTURE.

BUT THIS WOULD GET IT WITH THIS COMING TAX YEAR.

JANUARY OF 24 WOULD BE THAT THAT WOULD BE THE VALUE.

BUT THIS ITEM IS NOT ASKING FOR WHETHER YOU WANT TO EXPAND THE TOURS OR NOT.

IT'S SIMPLY TO CALL THE PUBLIC HEARING.

WELL, BUT I GUESS THE QUESTION IS, UH, WILL WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADJUST IT? BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T HAD THE CHANCE TO ACTUALLY WEIGH IN.

I MEAN, CUSTOMER RIZZOS MADE SOME COMMENTS AND I, I'M GENERALLY OPEN TO IT, BUT I, YOU KNOW, WE, WE CAN'T TAKE ACTION ON IT RIGHT NOW, EVEN IF WE WANTED TO.

'CAUSE THIS ITEM IS JUST SET FOR PUBLIC HEARING, CORRECT? THAT THE YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

BUT THE NOTICE AND THE RESOLUTION THAT IS ON, UM, FOR CONSIDERATION TONIGHT IS PROVIDING A NOTICE THAT WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE NEWSPAPER WITH THAT MAP THAT IS IN YOUR AGENDA ITEM BACKUP.

SO IF YOU WANTED TO EXPAND IT, THEN WE WOULD NEED TO EITHER HOLD ANOTHER PUBLIC HEARING, I'M SORRY, A SPECIAL CALLED MEETING SO THAT YOU COULD CALL THE PUBLIC HEARING WITH A NEW MAP OR GO WITH THE MAP THAT YOU CURRENTLY HAVE IN YOUR BACKUP, AND THEN WE COULD COME BACK AND EXPAND IT AT A LATER DATE.

IS IT CLOSE ENOUGH? DO WE, YEAH.

THAT'S CLEAR.

COUNCIL MEMBER HYER, YOU JUST ADDRESSED WHAT I WAS GONNA ASK, BUT NOW THAT WE HAVE THE ANSWER, UM, I MEAN, IT SEEMS LIKE W WE, I GUESS WE NEED TO DECIDE

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AND WE'LL ADJUST, IS IT CLOSE ENOUGH OR DO WE WANNA LOOK AT IT? BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO SAY LET'S DO THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN WE COLLECTIVELY DECIDE TO EXPAND THE BOUNDARIES.

SO, AND NOW WE'RE JUST SETTING OURSELVES BACK ON A TIMELINE, WHEREAS, WELL, THERE'S, THERE'S, THERE'S TWO WAYS TO VIEW IT.

IF THE GOAL IS TO ESTABLISH IT BY THE END OF THE YEAR, WE NEED TO GET IT ESTABLISHED AND THEN WE CAN ADJUST IT LATER.

LIKE LET'S SAY A DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL COMES ON THE TRACK JUST SOUTH MM-HMM.

THEN WE COULD SAY WE'RE GONNA ADD YOU INTO THE TURS AT THAT TIME.

BUT GETTING IT TO THE END, GETTING THE TURS ESTABLISHED BY THE END OF THE YEAR ALLOWS FOR US TO CAPTURE ALL THE VALUE THAT COMES ON BOARD NEXT YEAR.

SO ANY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, LIKE THERE ARE MULTIPLE WITHIN THIS TURS THAT ARE, THAT ARE COMING FORWARD, WE CAN GO AHEAD AND CAPTURE THAT.

SO, I MEAN, MY THINKING WOULD BE, EVEN THOUGH WE HAVEN'T COMPLETELY NAILED IT DOWN, IF WE'RE COMFORTABLE WITH THE, THE BASICS OF IT, WE SHOULD PROBABLY MOVE IT FORWARD.

BUT IF WE SAY, YOU KNOW, LIKE WE'RE JUST GONNA WAIT AND WE'RE GONNA MAKE SURE WE GET IT RIGHT AND THEN IT WON'T COME AT THE END, THEN WE HAVE MONTHS AND MONTHS.

BECAUSE BASICALLY WHETHER YOU APPROVE A TURS IN JANUARY OR YOU APPROVE IT IN IN DECEMBER, DOESN'T MATTER.

'CAUSE IT'S JUST WITHIN THAT YEAR FOR WHEN THE TAX ROLLS HIT FOR IT TO BE COUNTED.

MAYOR, THE ONLY OTHER THING THAT I WANTED TO LET THE COUNCIL KNOW IS THAT WHEN WE COME BACK WITH AN EXPANDED MAP, WE WOULD ALSO NEED TO HAVE APPROVAL BY THE COUNTY BECAUSE THE COUNTY IS APPROVING THIS.

THIS DOC, THIS, UH, MAP.

OKAY, WHAT DO Y'ALL WANNA DO? YEAH.

'CAUSE IT'S LIKE, I, I HEAR BOTH SIDES.

I HEAR, AND I UNDERSTAND BOTH SIDES.

I UNDERSTAND WHERE COUNCILMAN RIZZO IS SAYING IF WE EXPAND IT OUT, WE'RE GONNA CAPTURE, WE CAN CAPTURE MORE DOLLARS THAT HELP BENEFIT THE DOWNTOWN TURS.

BUT THEN AGAIN, IF WE'RE FOCUSED LIKE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER PARSLEY SAYING IF WE'RE REALLY FOCUSING ON DOWNTOWN ITSELF, INCLUDING THIS AREA, UH, WHY SHOULD WE BE EXPANDING ACROSS THE HIGHWAY? YOU KNOW, AND, AND WHEN WE'RE, WE'RE TRYING TO, IT'S A MATTER OF DESIGNING THE MAP TO SAY THIS IS WHAT DOWNTOWN IS.

YOU KNOW? 'CAUSE IF WE SAY WE'RE GONNA DO THE TERMS, BUT THEN AGAIN, WHEN PEOPLE APPROACH US, WELL, WHAT'S PART OF DOWNTOWN YEARS FROM NOW, IT'S GONNA SAY, WELL, IT'S ALSO INCLUDES EAST SIDE OF THIS AND EAST SIDE OF THAT.

BUT, UH, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND WHEN WE DO THE HEARING, IF WE CAN GET SOME INFORMATION FOR THE RESIDENTS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT AURS IS AND HOW IT WOULD BENEFIT THERE.

BECAUSE AGAIN, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE RESIDENTIAL PE PEOPLE HAVE LIVED HERE FOR YEARS.

THEY'RE NOT GONNA REALLY UNDERSTAND.

THEY SEE THIS BIG UMBRELLA EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE PAYING TAXES, BUT THEY'RE GONNA SEE WHAT WILL BENEFIT LATER ON WHEN WE HAVE THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE COMING.

IF WE COULD HAVE SOME KIND OF, UH, WAY TO WHERE WE CAN EXPLAIN IT TO THEM DURING THE HEARING OR WHEN IT COMES UP SO THEY CAN HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE OVERALL GOAL IS AND HOW IT WOULD BENEFIT INFRASTRUCTURE LATER ON.

NEW STREETLIGHTS, SIDEWALKS, AND SO FORTH.

AND HOW IT CAN IMPROVE THAT INCLUDING, UH, WASTEWATER OR LINES, YOU KNOW, PIPES THAT ARE UNDERNEATH THE CITY RIGHT NOW THAT ARE JUST PROBABLY DECAYING RIGHT NOW THAT YEARS FROM NOW GONNA NEED TO BE REPAIRED.

JUST THOSE THINGS.

A QUICK QUESTION.

DO RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES WITHIN A CHURCH SPEC, THEY PAY A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT, CORRECT? NO, NO.

IT WOULD JUST BE, IT'S JUST SIMPLY A FINANCIAL VEHICLE.

SO ANY OKAY.

INCREASE IN TAXES THAT THEY WOULD HAVE AFTER THE CERTAIN VALUES ESTABLISHED THAT ALL THAT INCREMENT GOES INTO THE DISTRICT TO FUND OTHER PROJECTS.

BUT YOU DO NOT PAY MORE THAN YOU WOULD PAY OTHERWISE.

AND, AND IT'S SEPARATE FROM ZONING.

I KNOW WE HAD SOME OF THE DISCUSSION, UH, THE OTHER DAY ABOUT THAT.

IT'S, IT'S JUST A FINANCIAL VEHICLE THAT'S OVERLAID UNDER YOUR EXISTING ZONING.

NO ONE PAYS ANY ADDITIONAL FEES.

IT'S JUST TAKING THAT INCREMENT.

THE IDEA IS TO DRIVE INVESTMENT IN THE AREA AND THAT INVESTMENT GENERATES MORE REVENUE, WHICH CAN GO INTO MORE PROJECTS IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA.

AND AN EXAMPLE OF THAT IS, UH, NEAR DOWNTOWN BUTTA, IF YOU NOTICED, BUTTA HAS A LOT OF RESIDENTIAL AROUND IT.

THEIR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HAS REALLY THRIVED IN THEIR DOWNTOWN.

AND YOU STILL SEE A LOT OF THE SAME RESIDENTS THERE.

UH, STILL VERY FAMILIAR WITH MANY OF THEM.

SO THEY'RE DOING WELL.

SO THAT'S, THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS I WENT BACK AND LOOKED AT BEFORE I EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT EVEN CONSIDERING THIS.

SO DEFINITELY WILL BE FINE.

MOTIONS.

I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE TS.

UM, SETTING THE HEARING.

SECOND.

MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER SUNGA.

SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER.

PARTIALLY THAT WE APPROVE.

AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 12, SETTING THE PUBLIC HEARING FORTS NUMBER SIX.

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

NEXT UP IS AGENDA ITEMS NUMBER 13, 14, AND 15.

ALL OPPOSED? ALRIGHT.

MOTION CARRIES.

SEVEN TO ZERO.

ALRIGHT,

[13. A Resolution of the city of Kyle, Texas, Authorizing the Purchase and Closing of Real Property Located at the Original Town of Kyle, Block 10, Lots 9-10 and the Original Town of Kyle, Block 10, Lots 7-8, Kyle, Hays County, Texas, for the Purchase Price Plus Closing Costs Provided in the Real Estate Sale Contract; Providing for Approval of the Real Estate Purchase Contract; Authorizing the City Manager to Execute any and all Contracts and Documents necessary to Close on the Purchase of the Property Identified Herein; and Providing for Related Matters. ~ Bryan Langley, City Manager]

[14. A Resolution of the City of Kyle, Texas, Authorizing the Purchase and Closing of Real Property Located at Kyle Original Town, Block 10, Lot 35 Feet of 14-15 and the Southeastern 35 Feet of Lot 13, Kyle, Hays County, Texas, for the Purchase Price Plus Closing Costs Provided in the Real Estate Sale Contract; Providing for Approval of the Real Estate Purchase Contract; Authorizing the City Manager to Execute any and all Contracts and Documents necessary to Close on the Purchase of the Property Identified Herein; and Providing for Related Matters. ~ Bryan Langley, City Manager]

[15. A Resolution of the City of Kyle, Texas, Authorizing the Purchase and Closing of Real Property Located at Kyle Original Town, Block 10, Lot ¾ of 13-14-15 and Kyle Original Town, Block 10, Lot ½ of 11-12 and the Southwest ¼ of Lot 13, Kyle, Hays County, Texas, for the Purchase Price Plus Closing Costs Provided in the Real Estate Sale Contract; Providing for Approval of the Real Estate Purchase Contract; Authorizing the City Manager to Execute any and all Contracts and Documents necessary to Close on the Purchase of the Property Identified Herein; and Providing for Related Matters. ~ Bryan Langley, City Manager]

I'M GONNA READ THEM INTO THE RECORD AND BRING THEM UP COLLECTIVELY.

UH, 13 IS A RESOLUTION OF CITY OF KYLE, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASING AND CLOSING OF REAL PROPERTY.

LOCATED AT THE ORIGINAL TOWN OF KYLE.

BLOCK

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10 LOTS, NINE THROUGH LOTS, NINE AND 10 IN THE ORIGINAL TOWN OF KYLE.

BLOCK 10 LOTS, SEVEN AND EIGHT.

KYLE HAYES COUNTY, TEXAS FOR THE PURCHASE PRICE.

PLUS CLOSING COST PROVIDED IN THE REAL ESTATE SALES CONTRACT.

AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 14, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF KYLE, TEXAS AUTHORIZING PURCHASE, CLOSING, AND CLOSING OF REAL PROPERTY.

LOCATED AT KYLE ORIGINAL TOWN BLOCK 10 LOT 35 FEET OF 14 DASH 15 IN THE SOUTHEASTERN 35 FEET OF LOT 13 KYLE, TEXAS, UH, FOR THE PURCHASE PRICE.

PLUS CLOSING COSTS PROVIDED FOR THE REAL ESTATE CONTRACT AND AGENDA.

ITEM NUMBER 15, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF KYLE, TEXAS AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE AND CLOSING OF REAL PROPERTY.

LOCATED AT KYLE ORIGINAL TOWN BLOCK.

10 LOT THREE QUARTERS OF 13, 14, 15, AND KYLE ORIGINAL TOWN BLOCK 10 LOT ONE HALF OF 11 DASH 12 IN THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER.

LOT OF 13 KYLE HAYES COUNTY, TEXAS FOR THE PURCHASE PRICE.

PLUS CLOSING COSTS PROVIDED IN THE REAL ESTATE SALE CONTRACT.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTS TO ADD ON ONTO THIS? IF NOT, I HAVE A MOTION.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTIONS AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE AND CLOSING OF THE REAL PROPERTIES DESCRIBED IN AGENDA ITEMS 13, 14, AND 15 FOR A TOTAL PURCHASE PRICE FOR THE REAL PROPERTIES JUST STATED IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $3.4 MILLION PLUS CLOSING COSTS, APPROVING THE PURCHASE CONTRACTS ONCE FINALIZED BY THE CITY MANAGER AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL CONTRACTS AND DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO CLOSE ON THE PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTIES.

SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER PARSLEY.

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

ALL OPPOSED? ALRIGHT.

[16. Consider and possible action for staff to bring back a "Property Improvement Program (PIP)" that partners with local churches & non-profit organizations to provide certain repairs to homeowners who cannot make these repairs themselves because of life circumstances. ~ Bear Heiser, Council Member]

UP IS AGENDA ITEM 16.

CONSIDER IMPOSSIBLE ACTION FOR STAFF TO BRING BACK A PROPERTY IMPROVEMENT PLANT THAT PARTNERS WITH LOCAL CHURCHES AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE CERTAIN REPAIRS TO HOMEOWNERS WHO CANNOT MAKE THESE REPAIRS THEMSELVES BECAUSE OF LIFE CIRCUMSTANCES.

COUNCILOR HEISER.

UH, YEAH.

SO I'VE KIND OF BEEN LOOKING AROUND MORE AND MORE LATELY TO SEE WHAT OTHER CITIES ARE DOING TO SEE WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM THEM TO TRY TO CREATE A HIGHER QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR RESIDENTS.

AND ONE OF THOSE THINGS WAS A PROPERTY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, WHICH WOULD ALLOW US TO PARTNER WITH LOCAL NONPROFITS, CHURCHES, ET CETERA, EVEN RESIDENTS, TO PROVIDE, UH, UPGRADES, NO COST HOME REPAIRS TO HOMEOWNERS WHO CAN'T EITHER AFFORD TO DO THEM, DO THEM THEMSELVES, UH, DUE TO LIFE CIRCUMSTANCE OR, UM, ARE PHYSICALLY UNABLE TO DO THEM, UH, THOSE REPAIRS THEMSELVES.

AND SO I REALLY LIKED THE IDEA AND I THOUGHT WE COULD, UH, WE COULD DO SOMETHING HERE IN KYLE AND TALK TO STAFF A LITTLE BIT JUST TO SEE, TO GAUGE THE TEMPERATURE ON THAT.

AND THERE WAS, UM, UM, DEFINITELY A WILL TO, UH, I THINK TO INVESTIGATE.

SO I WANTED TO BRING IT FORWARD TO, UH, TO YOU ALL TO SEE, UM, TO HOPEFULLY DIRECT STAFF TO PUT TOGETHER A FRAMEWORK OF WHAT THIS, UH, PROPERTY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM COULD LOOK LIKE.

OBVIOUSLY THERE WOULD BE PARAMETERS IN PLACE, UH, IN TERMS OF RESTRICTIONS AS TO WHO AND WHO COULD NOT, UH, APPLY FOR THE, UH, FOR THIS PROGRAM.

BUT I WOULD LET STAFF FIGURE THAT OUT.

AND, UM, YEAH.

SO THAT'S, THAT IS MY ASK.

UM, BRADSHAW, IN YOUR IN THE MOTION, COULD YOU INCLUDE SEARCHING FOR GRANTS TO FUND THIS PROGRAM? I THINK THAT'S THE ONLY WAY I WOULD BE ABLE TO GET ON BOARD TO SUPPORT IT.

SURE.

I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THAT.

MAYOR PRO TIM.

THE IDEA OF SERVICE CAN'T BE A PART OF IT.

UM, THIS COULD BE SOMETHING ARE, ARE WE LOOKING LIKE, LET'S SAY IN THE AUSTRIA THEY HAVE LIKE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY KIND OF DEAL? IS IT, IS IT SOMETHING SIMILAR THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT? I KNOW I WAS APPROACHED BY, UM, UH, ONE OF THE PERSONS FROM THE LIBRARY ABOUT SOMETHING LIKE THIS, AND ALSO, WHICH, UH, LOCAL CHURCHES IN TOWN THAT WE KNOW OF THAT WE, THAT, UM, ASSIST SOME OF THESE INDIVIDUALS.

UH, ARE, ARE WE ALSO LOOKING AT THE VETERANS GROUP? ARE WE LOOKING AT ALSO THE MASONS? UH, I MEAN, I'M JUST THROWING THE NAMES OUT THERE, NOT TO THROW 'EM UP, BUT JUST, JUST GETTING AN IDEA OF WHAT IT WAS THAT, UH, YOU'RE LOOKING AT ON THAT END.

AND THEN IF THE STAFF CAN COME BACK, IF THIS GOES THROUGH AND STAFF REALLY LOOKS AND INVESTIGATES THIS, COULD THIS BE SOMETHING THAT FOR THIS NEXT 2024, UH, ADDED AS A BUDGET ITEM, JUST TO ADDRESS THE FIRST THING THAT YOU SAID AND THEN YOU CAN JUMP IN? UH, I HAVE, I SEE NO REASON WHY ANYONE AND EVERYONE WHO WANTS TO PARTICIPATE IN A PROGRAM THAT'S BUILT UPON

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SO, UH, YOU KNOW, I HAVE A HANDFUL OF, OF PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO I BELIEVE WOULD BE INTERESTED IN, IN COLLABORATING WITH THE CITY TO, TO TRY TO PROVIDE THIS BENEFIT FOR, FOR RESIDENTS WHO ARE IN NEED.

YEAH.

AND, AND TO, TO GO OFF OF THAT, ON ANOTHER PERSONAL NOTE, EVERYBODY KNOWS COUNCILMAN ROBERT RIZO, UH, THROUGH THE YEARS HAS DONE A LOT OF, UM, VOLUNTEERING ON HIS OWN, UH, WITH, UH, DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS.

AND IF YOU SEE SOME OF HIS POSTS, YOU KNOW, THAT HE'S HELPED OUT PEOPLE WHO HAVE A PORCH THAT'S FALLING APART OR A ROOF THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED OR SOMEBODY WHO CAN'T GET THEIR DOOR HANDLE OFF.

AND I HAD TO CALL HIM IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT TO COME AND HELP ME, UH, FIX MY LOCK ON MY DOOR.

UH, BUT I THINK IT'S JUST THINGS LIKE THAT TO WHERE WE CAN ESTABLISH THAT KIND OF, UM, SERVICE AND WORK WITH AS A CITY TO THE NONPROFITS AND MAYBE SOME OF THE LOCAL CHURCHES.

IT COULD BE SOMETHING THAT WE CAN, UH, HELP BENEFIT THOSE THAT REALLY NEED THE HELP.

AND, AND GO FROM THERE.

MAYOR, CUSTOMER RIZZA.

MUST FALL IN QUOTE NEED RATHER THAN WANT CATEGORIES.

JUST WANTED TO ADD TO IT.

YEAH, I, I HAVE NO, UH, UH, THOUGHTS ABOUT GOING AGAINST SOMETHING LIKE THIS? THINK IT'D BE GREAT TO BE ABLE TO HELP THOSE THAT, ESPECIALLY OUR ELDERLY THAT ARE IN OUR CITY THAT CAN'T BE HELPED.

BUT ONE OF THE THINGS WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL WITH, AND THIS IS MY EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH NONPROFITS AND WORKING IN A COMMUNITY WITH, UH, VARIOUS CHURCH GROUPS, IS MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE SOMEONE IN THE CITY THAT'S PROVIDING OVERSIGHT, MAKING SURE THAT THE DOLLARS ARE GOING WHERE WE WANT THEM TO GO.

'CAUSE IF WE'RE REALLY WANTING TO HELP SOMEONE, WE GOTTA MAKE SURE THAT WE PUT THOSE PARAMETERS AND THOSE SAFEGUARDS IN THERE TO MAKE SURE THOSE DOLLARS ARE GOING INTO THAT SYSTEM TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE NOT BEING DIRECT DIVERTED SOMEWHERE ELSE.

THIS WAY IT'S GOING INTO THE PROJECTS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.

SO THAT'S WHAT I WOULD REALLY, UH, RECOMMEND.

AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT AS WORKING IN A NON-PROFIT, I'VE REALLY, UH, PRIDE OURSELVES TO DO IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN WE ADVERTISE SOMETHING TO A COMMUNITY THAT WHETHER IT'S A, UH, A SCHOLARSHIP DRIVE, WE MAKE SURE EVERY DOLLAR GOES INTO THAT SCHOLARSHIP.

WE DON'T USE 'EM FOR ANYTHING ELSE.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING I WOULD LOVE TO SEE HAPPEN.

COUNCILOR PARSLEY, UM, WOULD YOU WANTED TO CREATE LIKE A PROGRAM THAT WILL PARTNER THE CITY WITH NONPROFITS TO HELP PRESIDENTS? 'CAUSE I KNOW LIKE THIS PAST YEAR, RADICAL CHURCH DID THE KYLE WEEK AND THEN THEY REACHED OUT TO THE CITY TO SEE WHAT KIND OF HELP DID WE NEEDED, OR IF THERE WAS ANY ORGANIZATION OR ANY RESIDENT THAT NEEDED HELP AND THEY DID IT FOR A WEEK.

BUT, AND, AND I AM TOTALLY, UM, YOU KNOW, OKAY, PARTNERING UP WITH, WITH ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE GOING TO HELP RESIDENTS, BUT COUNCIL MEMBERS, TOBIAS BRINGS A REALLY GOOD POINT AND IT'S THE LIABILITY THAT COMES WITH IT.

IF THE CITY WERE TO DO SOME SORT OF SUPPORT AND THEN WE END UP DOING SOMETHING WRONG.

AND SO WHAT WILL BE THE REPERCUSSIONS OF THAT? SO I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS A WAY FOR STAFF TO LOOK INTO POSSIBILITIES OF MAYBE CREATING A PROGRAM OR, I, I DON'T KNOW THAT I'LL RELY TO YOU, TO BRIAN TO SEE WHAT YOU THINK WITH THE ORIGINAL CONCEPT THAT, THAT I'VE SEEN REPLICATED ACROSS MULTIPLE CITIES HAD SAFEGUARDS IN PLACE THAT ADDRESS YOUR CONCERNS, UM, MR. RIZZO AND ALSO, UH, WHAT YOU WERE JUST DISPLAYING OUT IN TERMS OF LIABILITY.

AND I'M OPEN, YOU KNOW, THE WHOLE POINT OF THIS ITEM IS FOR STAFF TO LOOK INTO THE POSSIBILITY OF CREATING THIS PROGRAM AND WHAT WOULD BE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO EXECUTE, UH, THIS PROGRAM OR POTENTIAL PROGRAM.

SO, YOU KNOW, I DON'T CLAIM TO HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS.

UH, I JUST KNOW WHAT I'VE SEEN IN A COUPLE DIFFERENT CITIES AND I THINK IT WOULD BE A GREAT VALUE ADD.

AND IF THERE ARE ROADBLOCKS THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS, THEN YOU KNOW, WE WILL DO THAT WHEN THE TIME COMES.

AND I'M COMPLETELY OPEN TO THAT.

SO THE WAY, THE WAY I'VE SEEN PROGRAMS LIKE THIS WORK IS YOU WOULD HAVE SOME FUNDING THAT YOU IDENTIFY IN THE BUDGET PROCESS AS COUNCIL MEMBER ZO SAID, YOU'D IDENTIFY THE PARAMETERS UNDER WHICH YOU MIGHT AWARD GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS BASED ON INCOME OR DISABILITIES OR, OR WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE, OF HOW YOU WOULD WANNA AWARD THESE GRANTS.

AND IT'D BE VERY CLEAR THEY'RE TO CHOOSE THEIR OWN CONTRACTOR.

THE CONTRACTOR PERFORMS THE WORK, THERE'S NO LIABILITY TO THE CITY, AND THAT WE REIMBURSE THEM FOR A PORTION OF THOSE COSTS ONCE THOSE COSTS ARE INCURRED.

AND THEN I THINK THE OTHER PROGRAMS THAT, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER HEISER HAD MENTIONED HAVE BEEN REALLY JUST CONNECTING MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO HELP FIND SOME WILLING PEOPLE THAT WOULD, UH, HELP MAKE THOSE REPAIRS WITH SOMEONE THAT NEED IT.

AND SO I THINK WE CAN CERTAINLY RESEARCH ALL THAT, COME BACK TO YOU WITH A PROGRAM AND GIVE YOU SOME PARTICULARS OF HOW WE COULD MAKE IT WORK, IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT, THAT YOU'RE INTERESTED IN.

BUT I'VE DEFINITELY SEEN 'EM WORK AND BE SUCCESSFUL, KIND OF MORE LIKE A PARTNERSHIP.

YEAH.

SO JUST A COUPLE EXAMPLES.

UH, I HAVE ONE PULLED UP RIGHT NOW.

IT SAYS, REPAIRS

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IN OTHER WORDS, NEEDED REPAIRS OR THOSE THAT ARE ESSENTIAL TO PROVIDE A SAFE LIVING ENVIRONMENT OR TO COMPLY WITH PROPERTY MAINTENANCE STANDARDS.

WHEREAS WANTS ARE REPAIRS THAT ARE DESIRED MORE IN TERMS OF NICETIES, UM, IT SAYS ASSISTANCE IS LIMITED TO EXTERIOR REPAIRS, FENCES, TREES, SHRUBS, PATIOS, PORCHES.

WORK CANNOT BE DONE ABOVE THE FIRST STORY.

UM, NO PLUMBING, NO FOUNDATION REPAIR, NO ROOFING.

UM, NO CONCRETE WORK, NO ELECTRICAL, NO INTERIOR WORK.

SO IT SEEMS LIKE THE RESTRICTIONS ARE TRYING TO REMOVE THE, UH, THE, UH, THE TYPES OF REPAIRS THAT HAVE A HIGH MARGIN OF AIR.

YEAH, WE DEFINITELY NEED TO INVESTIGATE THOSE.

AND ONE REASON WHY IS THAT I JUST SAW AN INCIDENT HERE IN, UH, UH, A, A CITY JUST NORTH OF US WHERE A GENTLEMAN COULDN'T GET HIS LIGHT AFTER THE, UH, FREEZE AND, UH, BACK ON BECAUSE OF SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED, UH, WITH THE ELECTRICAL AND THAT IT WAS SOMETHING THAT PUT HIM OUT OF HIS HOME.

IT DISPLACED HIM.

UNFORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NOTHING THERE FOR HIM, NO HELP OR ANYTHING.

FINALLY, I THINK ELECTRICIAN WENT OUT THERE ON HIS OWN AND FIXED IT FOR HIM, SO OUT HIS OWN POCKET.

BUT, UH, YEAH, I DEFINITELY WANT MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING OUR DUE DILIGENCE AND MAKING SURE WE'RE LOOKING AT ALL THE NEEDS THAT MIGHT HAPPEN.

SO I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION, UH, TO DIRECT FOR STAFF TO BRING BACK A PROPERTY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, UH, AND ALSO TO LOOK FOR POTENTIAL GRANTS, UH, TO, TO FUND, UH, SOME OF THE BUDGET FOR, UH, THIS POTENTIAL PROGRAM.

I'LL SECOND THAT.

OUR MOTION BY COUNCILLOR HEISER, SECONDED BY THE MAYOR PRO TEM, IS THERE THAT WE, UH, DIRECT STAFF TO BRING BACK A PROPERTY AND PERMIT PLAN PROPOSAL AND TO, UH, ALSO PURSUE IDENTIFYING GRANT DOLLARS FOR HELPING TO FUND SUCH A PROPOSAL.

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