Feb 06, 2024 City Council Regular Meeting

[I. Call Meeting to Order and Roll Call ]

[II. Approval of Minutes ]

[III. Citizen Comment Period with City Council]

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THE FIRST AMERICAN PRESIDENT AND OWNER OF 123 SLAVES WHILE SERVING IN RETIRING AS PRESIDENT

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[2. Agenda Order per Rules of Council Sec. B1. (Item Presenter: Travis Mitchell, Mayor)]

[3. Consider approval of a minute order approving the appointment of Lize Challis to the Trails Committee. ]

ORIGINALLY WE HAD 17 APPLICANTS FOR THE TRIALS COMMITTEE WE INTERVIEWED 13 AND SEVEN COMMITTEE MEMBERS WERE APPOINTED. WE CURRENTLY HAVE ONE VACANCY, SO STAFF WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND THE APPOINTMENT OF LIZ A CHALICE. LIZZIE HAS LIVED IN THE CITY OF KYLE FOR JUST OVER A YEAR. SHE IS A CIVIL ENGINEER, AND SHE HAS A TON OF EXPERIENCE WITH MOUNTAIN BIKING COMMITTEES AND THE MOUNTAIN BIKING COMMUNITY. SHE HAS WORKED ON A TRAIL IN SOUTH AFRICA. THERE WAS 112 MILES LONG FOR JUST A MOUNTAIN BIKING SPECIFICALLY SINCE SHE'S SHE'S BEEN TO OUR MEETINGS JUST AS A CITIZEN. TO LISTEN IN. AND SO WE'D LIKE TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF LOSE A CHALICE. ALRIGHT THANK YOU. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? MOTIONS. APPROVAL OF

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[4. Consider approval of a minute order appointing Dr. Eric Wright, Superintendent of Hays Consolidated Independent School District; Julie Snyder, CEO of the Kyle Area Chamber of Commerce; Cassidy Berenato, Vice President of Texas Aviation Partners – San Marcos Regional Airport; and Mike Kamerlander, President of the Greater San Marcos Partnership as ex officio members of the Economic Development and Tourism Board. ]

JULIE SNYDER, CEO OF THE CHAMBER . CASSIDY BERGERON, TOE, VICE PRESIDENT OF TEXAS AVIATION PARTNERS, SAN MARCOS REGIONAL AIRPORT AND MIKE CAMERON LANDER WITH GSM P AS EX OFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM BOARD, MS VARGAS THANK YOU. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. VICTORIA VARGAS, DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR THE RECORD. I HAVE OUR VICE CHAIR HERE TO PRESENT THIS ITEM TO YOU IS OUR CHAIR WAS NOT PRESENT AT THE MEETING. BUT WE HAVE LUKE MILLER HERE. THE VICE CHAIR TO PRESENT THE ITEM ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD. THANK YOU, VICTORIA. GOOD EVENING, MARION COUNCIL HERE TO PRESENT FOR YOUR ON YOUR BEHALF OR TO YOU, RATHER AS VICE CHAIR OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM BOARD. AS YOU ALL ARE WELL AWARE WE'VE RECENTLY HAD SOME STRUCTURAL CHANGES IN THE TNT BOARD TO INCREASE REPRESENTATION FROM STAKEHOLDERS WITHIN THE CITY OF KYLE, MOST NOTABLY REQUIRING FIVE OUT OF THE SEVEN MEMBERS TO LIVE WITHIN THE CITY OF KYLE. THE CODE OF ORDINANCES DOES ALLOW THE E D AND T BOARD TO RECOMMEND TO APPOINTMENT NO MORE THAN FIVE EX OFFICIO MEMBERS. AND THE MOST RECENT MEETING WE WENT THROUGH, UM, SOME THOROUGH DISCUSSION ON HOW BEST TO SERVE THE COUNCIL AND AS AN E N T BOARD WHAT STAKEHOLDERS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY WOULD BEST REPRESENT ADDITIONAL INTERESTS, AND THAT IS REALLY WHAT'S BEFORE YOU TODAY, THE INDIAN TEA BOARD RECOMMENDS THE APPOINTMENT OF DR ERIC RIGHT, SUPERINTENDENT OF HAZE CSD. JULIE SNYDER, CEO OF THE KYLE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. CASSIDY BARNATO, VICE PRESIDENT OF TEXAS AVIATION PARTNERS, SAN MARCUS REGIONAL AIRPORT. AND FINALLY MIKE CAMERA LANDER, CEO OF GSM P. IN ADDITION, WE WILL SEEK OUT A REPRESENTATION REPRESENTATIVE FROM HIGHER EDUCATION TO FILL THE REMAINING SEAT. WE ARE EVALUATING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR KYLE TO BE AN ADDITIONAL EX OFFICIO MEMBER. SO THE OPTIONS BEFORE THE COUNCIL THIS EVENING OUR FIRST APPROVED THE APPOINTMENT OF ALL THE RECOMMENDED EX OFFICIO MEMBERS TO DENY THE APPOINTMENT OR THREE APPROVED THE APPOINTMENT OF SOME OF THE RECOMMENDED EX OFFICIO MEMBERS THERE. IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH IS ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? MOTIONS. APPOINTMENT OF ALL THE RECOMMENDED EXCEPT THIS SHARE MEMBERS TO THE COMMITTEE. SECOND RIGHT. THE EMOTIONS MADE BY COUNCILOR HARRIS, SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TIM THAT WE APPROVE THESE MEMBERS TO THE BOARD AS EX OFFICIO. IS

[5. Introduction of new City Attorney, Aimee Alcorn-Reed.]

THIS IS HER SECOND DAY, SO WE COULDN'T THINK OF ANY OTHER WAY TO INDOCTRINATE HER OTHER THAN BRINGING HER TO A COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT, BUT WE APPRECIATE AMY AND BEFORE SERVING WITH HER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WELCOME. ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING THEY WANT TO SAY. WE JUST RECOGNIZING THAT WE'RE GROWING CITY I KNOW YOU COME HIGHLY REGARDED. SO WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU. OBVIOUSLY AS THE CITY GROWS LIKE OURS, YOU KNOW THE LEGAL NUANCES THAT WE HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, IMPASSE THAT WE HAVE TO NAVIGATE, CONTINUE TO GROW SO EXCITED TO SEE YOU COME

[6. A Proclamation recognizing George Washington’s Birthday. ]

AWESOME. ANY OTHER COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SIX PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING GEORGE WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY CUSTOMER PARSLEY OH, HEIZER WAS SLOW TO SIGN. ALRIGHT CITY COUNCIL PROCLAMATION. I LOVE MY GLASSES IN THE CAR. SORRY WHEREAS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WAS ESTABLISHED FOLLOWING THE WAR OF REVOLUTION FROM 1776 TO 1783, OR 12 BILLION

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ALRIGHT I WOULD LIKE TO GET A PHOTO OF COUNCIL. YEAH.

ALRIGHT ON THE COUNT OF THREE ONE. 23 ALL RIGHT.

[7. A Proclamation recognizing Black History Month. ]

BLACK COMMUNITIES IN THE UNITED STATES HAD CELEBRATED FALLEN PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY FEBRUARY 12TH. AND THEN BY THE LATE 1918 NINETIES, FORMER SLAVE AND PROMINENT ABOLISHED ACTIVISTS FREDERICK DOUGLASS BIRTHDAY FEBRUARY 14TH. THIS SHOWED HIS TRUE EFFORT TO EXTEND THE STUDY OF BLACK HISTORY. AND NOT CREATE A NEW TRADITION. FINALLY IN 1976 DURING GEORGE GERALD FORD'S ADMINISTRATION. THIS CELEBRATION WAS EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE ENTIRE MONTH OF FEBRUARY AND TODAY BLACK HISTORY MONTH GARNER SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AS PEOPLE OF ALL ETHNIC AND SOCIAL BACKGROUNDS DISCUSS THE AFRICAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE. AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF KYLE TAKES PRIDE IN ITS AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE THIS CAN ALSO BE SEEN IN KYLE WITHIN THE ENTIRE SCALE OF HISTORY. FROM THE ENSLAVED PEOPLE AND ITS FOUNDING TO THE COURAGEOUS FRIEDMAN, WHO SETTLED IN THE AREA AFTER THE END OF SLAVERY IN JUNE, 1865 AND FROM

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AND WHERE IS THE CITY OF KYLE ENCOURAGES THE PRESERVATION OF OUR AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY? AND APPLAUDS THE EFFORTS OF LOCAL GROUPS AS WELL AS LOCAL INDIVIDUALS IN HELPING RESTORE PRESERVE AND MAINTAIN KYLE HISTORIC LOCATIONS SUCH AS THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CEMETERY. KYLE FAMILY PIONEER CEMETERY, WHICH IS RECEIVED A STATE HISTORICAL MARKER IN 2020. AND WHERE IS THE CITY OF KYLE? JOINS IN THE UNIFIED ENDEAVOR OF ITS COMMUNITY MEMBERS AROUND HIS COUNTY IN PAYING HOMAGE TO THOSE WHO HAVE HELPED CARRY ON THE RESOLUTE EFFORTS IN THE CONTINUED REMINDER OF ACHIEVEMENTS AND SACRIFICES. BY AFRICAN AMERICANS, MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENTS MINT OF HUMAN CIVILIZATION, AND WHERE IS THIS YEAR'S THEME? AFRICAN AMERICAN AND THE ARTS. EXPLORING THE KEY INFLUENCE AFRICAN AMERICANS HAVE HAD IN THE FIELDS OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS, LITERATURE, FASHION, FOLKLORE, LANGUAGE, FILM, MUSIC, ARCHITECTURE, CULINARY AND OTHER FORMS OF CULTURAL EXPRESSION. THESE VARIOUS GIANARIS HAVE ARTS AND UNITED COMMUNITIES FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE. BROUGHT TO LIGHT ABUSES OF CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS OF AFRICAN AMERICANS AND OTHER UNDERSERVED CITIZENS, ALONG WITH PROMOTING PEACEFUL PROTESTS. FOR OVER TWO CENTURIES. HISTORICALLY AND TODAY IN THE 21ST CENTURY. AFRICAN AMERICANS HAVE WORKED THE POLITICAL ANGLE TO SEEK THE RIFLE SPACE IN THIS COUNTRY. AND CONSISTENTLY PUSHED THE UNITED STATES TO LIVE UP TO ITS IDEALS.

OF FREEDOM, LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL AMERICAN CITIZENS. NOW THEREFORE BE PROCLAIMED THE CITY OF KYLE THAT FEBRUARY 1ST. THROUGH MARCH 1ST 2024 BE CELEBRATED AS BLACK HISTORY MONTH IN APPRECIATION OF THE MANY ACHIEVEMENTS OF KYLE'S AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY AND THOSE ACROSS THIS NATION. AND ITS HISTORY. AND JUST WANTED. TO REITERATE AGAIN. THANK YOU. FOR ALLOW ME TO DO THIS. I KNOW AT FIRST COUNCILMAN, PARSLEY AND I, OUR PROTEST PARTY WILL DO IT.

BUT UM, GAVE ME THE HONOR TO READ THIS OUT ONE MORE TIME. IN TO ALL THE PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE IN THE AUDIENCE ARE GUESTS OF HONOR. THEY'RE HERE TO WELCOME THE GLEE CLUB, THE KEY CLUB. OF LEHMAN. THAT'S HERE. WE ALSO HAVE SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE JOHNNY FLORES IS HERE. AND STEPHANIE MURRAY. AND, OF COURSE, DR VANESSA WESTBROOK AGAIN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP IN YOUR GUIDANCE, HELPING WRITING THIS PROCLAMATION. IT'S REALLY APPRECIATED AND TO ALL THE OTHER SPECIAL GUESTS, INCLUDING SHEILA HENDERSON, WHO WAS ALSO ON OUR DIALOGUE. LAST YEAR, THE YEARS BEFORE SHE WAS ONE OF THE CONTRIBUTING SPEAKERS ON THAT END, AND TO ALL THE COMMUNITY THAT'S HERE. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT. IT IS TRULY AN HONOR TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT THIS PROCLAMATION FOR THE PEOPLE OF OUR CITY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. AND IF THANK YOU. AND YES, IF YOU DON'T MIND, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A PHOTO FOR THIS REMEMBRANCE. ANYONE FROM THE COUNCIL. THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO COME FORWARD WITH PHOTO COUNCIL THIS BACK. MHM. AND YOUR GOLD. Y'ALL GO ON FORWARD. HMM. SQUEEZE REALLY CLOSE TOGETHER LIKE ALL LIKE. ON CAMERA 31. THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU GUYS. I'M GONNA GIVE YOU A

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[8. A Proclamation recognizing Dating Violence Awareness Month. ]

WHILE THIS COUNTRY HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT PROCESS PROGRESS IN ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DATING VIOLENCE STILL IS FAR TOO PREVALENT. I'M THANKFUL FOR THE STEPS WE'VE TAKEN TO SHINE A LIGHT ON THIS ISSUE. NO LONGER IS THIS ISSUE DISCUSSED QUIETLY. IT'S BECOME A TOPIC THAT'S REALLY FRONT AND CENTER. BUT NOW WE MUST WORK TOGETHER TO CONTINUE TO RAISE AWARENESS TO PROMOTE HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS AND TO BE WILLING TO HAVE DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS WITH THOSE WE LOVE. ERADICATING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE STARTS AT HOME AT SCHOOL AND WITH WITHIN OUR COMMUNITIES, AND I'D LIKE TO ENCOURAGE EVERY SINGLE PERSON IN THIS ROOM TO BE AN ADVOCATE FOR THOSE WHO ARE AFFECTED. PLEASE IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING. NOW THEREFORE, I BEAR HEUSER BY VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN ME AS COUNCIL MEMBER OF THE CITY OF KYLE, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY. 2024 IS DATING, VIOLENCE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION MONTH. WOULD UM, GENESIS. ARE WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP SO WE CAN TAKE A PICTURE AND SANDRA YEAH. CAN WE? UH YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

I'M GONNA TAKE TWO DIFFERENT.

SURE. GET WITH EACH CWC SERVING HAZING CALLED TO A COUNTY. THANK YOU TO THE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE KYLE CITY COUNCIL FOR RECOGNIZING FEBRUARY AS DATING VIOLENCE, AWARENESS MONTH. W STAFF AND BOARD WOULD LIKE TO SINCERELY THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND EFFORT IN HELPING SUPPORT THE FIGHT AGAINST DEALING VIOLENCE IN 2023 H CWC SERVED 31 DATING, VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP PRESENTATIONS. TO 2420, 18 AND YOUNG ADULTS EACH YEAR. THE MAN THE DEMAND CONTINUES TO RISE AS NOT ONLY OUR POPULATION GROWS BUT ALSO THE COMMUNITIES, INCREASED AWARENESS AND COMPASSION FOR SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

THANK YOU FOR BEING A PART OF THAT CHANGE. WE ARE ACTIVE ON SOCIAL MEDIA. SO IF ANYONE OUT THERE IS WATCHING AND WOULD LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS, ESPECIALLY THE DATING VIOLENCE, WE HAVE OUR WEBSITE, WHICH IS H C W C DOT ORG AS WELL AS STOP TO HURT AND STOP THE HURT .ORG IS ACTUALLY MORE GEARED TOWARDS THE DATING VIOLENCE AND THE YOUNGER POPULATION, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION, INCLUDING PODCASTS AND STUFF LIKE THAT ARTICLES, ET CETERA. AND I ALSO WANT TO

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I KNOW THE WEBSITE DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING THERE YET, BUT PLEASE KEEP A LOOKOUT BECAUSE IT'S A LOT OF FUN, AND IT ALSO HELPS US TO FUND OUR PROGRAMS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,

[9. A Proclamation recognizing Spay Neuter Awareness. ]

ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A PHOTO WITH US? THAT'S INCREDIBLE. OKAY MAYBE RIGHT AFTER THE PHOTOS SINCE WE ALREADY HAVE EVERYONE DOWN. COUNCIL MEMBERS UNICA. I THINK SHE WANTED TO MAKE SOME COMMENTS. BUT THAT'S OKAY AFTER THE PHOTO. ALL RIGHT, Y'ALL Y'ALL WILL SCOOCH IN REAL CLOSE. I CAN GET YOU ALL IN. I FEEL A LITTLE BIT FURTHER BACK. RIGHT

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PERFECT. THANK YOU ALL. YEAH. THOSE WERE A LOT OF STATISTICS.

HMM. HI I'M LAUREN FOYE. I'M THE CURRENT PRESIDENT OF PALS PEPPER VENTILATOR OF CENTRAL TEXAS THAT IS LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN SAN MARCUS. WE ARE A HAZE COUNTY NONPROFIT, LOW COST AND FREE VOUCHERS SPACE AND NEUTER ANIMAL HOSPITAL. WE'RE HERE TO SERVE THE CITIZENS OF KYLE AND I'M SUPER THANKFUL FOR YOU GUYS DOING THIS PROCLAMATION TO LET OUR CITIZENS KNOW THAT FEBRUARY SPAY AND NEUTER MONTH AND THAT YOU GUYS SUPPORT PALS. AND THE CITIZENS GET THEIR ANIMALS SPAYED AND NEUTERED. SO THANK YOU FOR PARTNERING WITH US. UM LAST YEAR WE DID ABOUT 5400 ANIMALS, AND THIS YEAR WE ARE FINGERS CROSSED, GOING TO BE ABLE TO ALMOST DOUBLE THAT, AND THAT'S WITH HELP FROM YOU GUYS, AND I JUST WANTED TO JUST EXTEND MY GRATIFICATION. GRATITUDE FOR YOU GUYS TO SUPPORTING PALS AND THIS PROCLAMATION. WE ALSO HAVE A BIG FUNDRAISER. IT'S APRIL 19TH. IT'S CALLED THE SOCK HOP GALA. IT'S FOR COOL CATS AND POODLE SKIRTS. SO IF ANYBODY WANTS TO COME TO A FUN GALA AND RAISE MONEY FOR PALS. PLEASE GO ON OUR WEBSITE AND LOOK AT FOR OUR UPCOMING FUNDRAISER ON APRIL 19TH. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS . THANK YOU. ALRIGHT NEXT

[10. Receive a report, hold a discussion, and provide staff feedback on the City of Kyle's plans and procedures to follow during emergency weather events and partnership and collaboration with neighboring entities. ]

UNDER THE CURRENT PROCEDURES, WE'RE GOING TO COVER THE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES RESPONSIVE ACTIONS AND IN DETAILED FASHION, SHELTER AND CENTER, ACTIVATIONS AND IMPORTANTLY, COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE COMMUNITY, THE STAFF AND CITY LEADERSHIP. FOLLOWING THAT WE WILL COVER FUTURE PLANS DISCUSSING THE ATOMS THAT STAFF IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON AS WELL AS DISCUSSING AND SPECIFICALLY REQUESTING YOUR INPUT ON SEVERAL KEY AREAS. HMM. THE CITY OF COAL IS CURRENTLY A SIGNATORY, OWN THE HAYS COUNTY EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN WE PARTNER WITH HAYS COUNTY. WE WORK WELL WITH THEM. WE FOLLOW A GUARDED PLAN THAT WILL ASSIST US DURING EMERGENCY OPERATIONS. AMONG THE MANY COMPONENTS OF THIS PLAN ARE OUR EXPECTATIONS FOR PRE PLANNING, RESPONSE AND RECOVERY.

THE FOUR ITEMS THAT YOU SEE HERE ARE GENERAL TERMS THAT ARE USED DURING AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE,

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PREVENTATIVE MEASURES THAT I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT TONIGHT. YOU WILL SEE THE CATEGORIES THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED OR STREETS, WATER, WASTE WATER, SHELTER AND CENTER PLANS AND PROCEDURES, COMMUNICATIONS AS WELL AS EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER ACTIVATION. THERE ARE MULTIPLE CITY FUNCTIONS THAT TAKE PLACE THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED . BUT WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT THESE TONIGHT IN THE TERMS THAT MENTIONED ABOVE AND ALSO GET YOUR GET YOUR INPUT. SPEAKING FOR STREET, SPECIFICALLY WINTER WEATHER EVENTS, THIS IS WHEN THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE SNOW AND ASK POTENTIALLY ARE EXPECTED OR IT IS INCOMING. THEY HAVE THREE KEY AREAS OR I'M SORRY. THEY HAVE THREE KEY COMPONENTS TO THEIR PLANNING AND RESPONSE. YOU SEE PREPARATION WHERE DAYS PRIOR TO THE EVENT. THEY HAVE THEIR TRUCKS READY. THEY HAVE THEIR EQUIPMENT READY. THEY'RE LOADED WITH THE SALT. THEY'RE PLACED STRATEGICALLY THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY, AND EVERYTHING IS CHARGED AND READY TO GO THERE READY FOR THAT EVENT. THE RESPONSE FOR A WINTER WEATHER EVENT FOR STREETS IS THAT ON CALL AND ESSENTIAL STAFF PHYSICALLY REPORT TO WORK. THEY COME IN EARLY AHEAD OF THE EVENT . THEY MAY APPLY SOME OF THE MATERIALS THAT YOU SEE ON THE SLIDE. THEY MAY APPLY SALT. THEY MAY APPLY SAND AND IN SOME CASES , IF NEED BE, THEY MAY REMOVE SOME SNOW BUILD UP FROM THE ROADWAYS IF THEY CAN DO SO SAFELY WITHOUT DAMAGING OUR STREETS. AND THEN AFTERWARDS YOU'LL SEE THAT THERE'S MONITORING CONSTANT MONITORING BY THE PUBLIC WORKS STAFF MEMBERS AS WELL AS POLICE DEPARTMENT STAFF WHO ARE CONSTANTLY FEEDING INFORMATION INTO CITY MANAGEMENT AND MAKING SURE THAT EVERYONE IS AWARE OF WHAT IS SAFE AND WHEN IT IS NOT AND WHAT CONDITIONS WE HAVE OUT ON THE ROADWAYS. FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING EVENT AGAIN FOR THE STREETS DEPARTMENT. THEY PREPARE FOR THOSE AS WELL DAYS EARLY WITH STAFFING WHERE THEY FUEL THEIR TRUCKS HAVE THEIR EQUIPMENT READY AND PROACTIVELY CLEANED AND MAINTAINED FOR THE CITY'S DRAINAGE WAYS AND THE PONDS TO ENSURE THAT THEY HOLD AND RELEASE WATER AS DESIGNED. THEY MAINTAIN DRAINAGE TO CLEAN UP ANY ARTICLES, DEBRIS OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT MAY IMPEDE THE FLOW OF WATER. THEY MAY EVEN PLAY SOME BARRICADES OUT THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY SO THAT THEY ARE STRATEGIC. ARE THERE STRATEGICALLY LOCATED AND QUICKLY AVAILABLE IF NECESSARY, AND THEY HAVE THEIR STAFF READY TO RESPOND, EVEN AFTER HOURS AHEAD OF AN EVENT THEY'RE THEY'RE BASICALLY ON CALL.

THEY'LL COME IN UP ON A MOMENT'S NOTICE, AND THEY'LL COME IN EARLY AHEAD OF EVENT IF WE HAVE THAT KIND OF NOTICE AGAIN IN THE SAME SITUATION, THE MONITORING IS DONE BY VARIETY OF STAFF MEMBERS, BUT THE PUBLIC WORKS STAFF AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT STAFF OR INTENTIONALLY DRIVING THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY LOOKING FOR FLOODED OR POTENTIALLY FLOODED ROADWAYS. MHM MOVING TO THE NEXT TOPIC OF WASTEWATER AND WATER FOR WINTER WEATHER AND HEAVY RAINFALL EVENTS KIND OF FOLLOWS THE SAME SAME SCHEME. THEY'RE PREPPING IN ADVANCE. THEY'RE PAYING ATTENTION TO ALL OF THE INCOMING INFORMATION. THEY'RE GETTING ALL OF THEIR EQUIPMENT. READY A LITTLE MORE SPECIFICALLY FOR THEM, HOWEVER, IS THEY DO HAVE SOME GENERATORS, SOME PERMANENT GENERATORS ARE FUELED AND READY TO GO. AT FACILITIES WHERE THERE ARE NO PERMANENT GENERATORS. THEY HAVE TEMPORARY GENERATORS THAT THEY HAVE ACCESS TO. YES CHIEF DIDN'T WANT TO CUT YOU OFF. UM, WITH THE ROADWAYS THAT FLOOD DO WE HAVE HISTORICAL DATA OF THE ROADS THAT TEND TO FLOOD THE FASTEST? EASIEST HAVE, UM, MONITORING THERE AS AS THE PRIMARY LOCATION FIRST, LIKE BLANTON CREEK, I GUESS LAKE LEHMAN ROAD, SO I'M GONNA TELL YOU WE DO FROM A BOOTS ON THE GROUND STANDPOINT, BECAUSE WE KNOW WHERE TO GO. AND WHERE TO KEEP AN EYE ON AND CHECK. DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY PARTICULAR EQUIPMENT THAT'S OUT THERE MONITORING IT, LIKE YOU MIGHT HAVE IN THE RIVERS AND STREAMS, BUT WE DO WITH THE BOOTS ON THE GROUND APPROACH FOCUSES ON WHERE YOU KNOW THE FLOODING. WALKER FIRST, RIGHT? OKAY. THANK YOU. IN ADDITION TO THEIR RESPONSE, UM WE WERE TALKING ABOUT GENERATORS. THEY HAVE TEMPORARY GENERATORS THAT THEY'LL ALLOCATE AND THEY'LL GET THOSE, UH, ONBOARD AHEAD OF TIME IF NECESSARY. THEIR RESPONSE IS SIMILAR TO THE STREETS. IT'S WITH THE CALLING IN OF STAFF, THE PREPPING OF STAFF HAVING THEM READY HAVING THEIR FACILITIES INSPECTED, THEIR SYSTEMS ARE ADJUSTED AND MADE AWARE OF THE CURRENT WEATHER CONDITIONS. GENERATORS ARE PREPARED AND THEN PUT INTO USE

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THEY'RE NOT EXTENDED OVERNIGHT. THEY'RE NOT EXTENDED THROUGHOUT. CLOSED WEEKEND HOURS. AH THERE'S NO MASS CARE SERVICES PROVIDED NOT MEALS ARE NOT INCLUDED. SHOWERS AND SUCH ARE NOT INCLUDED AS WELL. AH BUT IN TERMS OF SHELTERS LONG TERM YOU'RE GONNA GET TO SPEND THE NIGHT. STAY THERE AND BE WELL CARED FOR A SINNER AS A PLACE BASICALLY TO GET OUT OF THE WEATHER FOR A SHORT TERM DURATION DURING THE NORMAL OPERATIONS OF THAT FACILITY. MHM THE CITY DOES NOT CURRENTLY HAVE AN ADOPTED THRESHOLD TO INITIATE A CENTER OR A SHELTER. WHAT WE WOULD DO TODAY IN CURRENT OPERATING PROCEDURES IS WE WOULD RELY ON OUR PARTNERSHIP AND THAT EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN THAT I MENTIONED EARLIER WITH HAYS COUNTY. THAT WOULD BE UTILIZED TO IMPLEMENT A SHELTER. THE COUNTY PLAN HAS ALREADY NEGOTIATED AND WORKED WITH OUR PARTNERS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE LONG TERM SHELTERS. I THINK I MAY HAVE THEM IDENTIFY. YEAH I DO HAVE IDENTIFIED DOWN IN HERE BUT SHELTERS AS I MENTIONED THE LONGER TERM ONES. UM WE DO NOT HAVE SPECIFICS, UH, OWNED WIN AND HOW TO OPEN THEM. THEY'RE BASICALLY DECIDED UPON THE TOTALITY OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES. VERY SIMILAR TO A CENTER PLANNING PROCEDURE BASED ON THE TOTALITY OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES, BUT THINGS THAT WE COULD CONSIDER WOULD BE THE TEMPERATURE DURATION. IS THERE A POWER OUTAGE IN THE COMMUNITY? WHAT TYPE AND HOW MUCH OF OUR POPULATION IS AFFECTED AND WHAT SERVICES ARE NEEDED BY THE COMMUNITY. FACILITIES THAT CAN BE USED AS CENTERS AND SHELTERS. YOU WILL SEE THAT HAYES COUNTY HAS THOSE AGREEMENTS IN PLACE, PRIMARILY WITH SCHOOLS AND WITH CHURCHES TO SERVE AS SHELTERS.

CITY FACILITIES THAT COULD BE USED AS A CENTER A CENTER. THE SHORT TERM WOULD BE THE COWL PUBLIC LIBRARY AND THE KRUG ACTIVITY CENTER. UH BASED ON, YOU KNOW, EMERGENCY EVENTS AND CONDITIONS THAT MAY ARISE IN OUR COMMUNITY. OUR PARKS AND RECREATION STAFF ARE TRAINED AND ARE READY TO SERVE AS STAFF FOR SHELTERS AND CENTERS. IF THERE'S NO THAT'S OPERATED BY THE CITY, AND THEN WE WOULD PARTNER WITH THE COUNTY TO PROVIDE THEM ANY ASSISTANCE AS NECESSARY PER THE PLAN THAT WE DISCUSSED. THERE'LL BE MORE ON THAT AS WE GO THROUGH SOME SLIDES, COMMUNICATIONS AND EXTREMELY IMPORTANT PART OF OUR PROCEDURES FOR THE CITY. OBVIOUSLY WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET GOOD INFORMATION VETTED INFORMATION BOTH TO SEE THE CITY LEADERSHIP AS WELL AS TO THE COMMUNITY. SO YOU CAN SEE THAT OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT, RACHEL AND HER TEAM THEY DRAFT MESSAGES BASED ON INCOMING VETTED INFORMATION. THEY MAKE CERTAIN THAT THAT IS REVIEWED BY KEY STAFF MEMBERS AND PEOPLE WITH CRITICAL INFORMATION. AND THEN THAT IS SENT OUT TO CITY COUNCIL AND LEADERSHIP AND THEN PROVIDED TO OUR CITY AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

THE CITY USES A VARIETY OF AVAILABLE OPPORTUNITIES TO COMMUNICATE WITH OUR PUBLIC. YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE YOUR LISTED ON A COUPLE OF OUR OPTIONS. WE HAVE THE CITY WEBSITE. WHERE WE TRY TO POST ALL OF OUR INFORMATION. YOU CAN SEE THAT IT INCLUDES THINGS LIKE BOIL WATER NOTICES AND WATER EVENTS. WE ALSO USE WAR IN CENTRAL TEXAS, A PROGRAM CALLED EVERY BRIDGE ALERTS.

THAT'S THE KIND OF ALERT THAT YOU GET, PERHAPS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT WHEN THERE IS AN OPINION PENDING EMERGENCY. UM THEY ARE. IN FACT, I THINK I HAVE ON HERE. THEY'RE ACTUALLY LIMITED TO EMERGENCY USE. ONLY THEY'RE NOT FOR GENERAL INFORMATION, AND I'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT IN A MINUTE. BUT THAT'S WHEN YOU GET A TELEPHONE CALL FROM THE EVER BRIDGE SYSTEM. WE ALSO USE THE OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA COMPONENTS, AS THE CITY OPERATES, SUCH AS FACEBOOK, NEXT DOOR, TWITTER AND ALL THE OTHERS. WE ALSO WOULD USE OUR EMAIL SYSTEM SO THAT WE COULD DIRECTLY NOTIFY CERTAIN NEIGHBORHOODS. H O S. WITH OTHER TYPES OF INFORMATION AND AGAIN, WE TRY TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION ACROSS THAT SPECTRUM. TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE REACHING THE

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THAT'S CURRENTLY WHAT WE'RE DOING IN THOSE KEY AREAS. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE SHARE SOME FUTURE PLANS, THINGS THAT WE ALREADY HAVE IN THE WORKS. AGAIN IT'S FOR THOSE THE KEY TOPICS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED WITH THE STREETS WE WANT TO DISCUSS, OR WE WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU SOME INFORMATION ON BACKUP GENERATORS AGAIN TALK ABOUT SHELTERS AND CENTERS AS WE MOVE FORWARD, COMMUNICATIONS AND DONATIONS. STREETS, FOR EXAMPLE. THE CITY MANAGER HAS DIRECTED STAFF TO ACQUIRE SOME MATERIALS IN ADVANCE AS WE MOVE FORWARD, SO THIS IS PART OF OUR FUTURE PLANNING. THE STREET DEPARTMENT WILL BE ACQUIRING SOME BRAND. WHICH IS APPLIED PRIOR TO A WINTER WEATHER EVENT WERE FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND MOISTURE ARE EXPECTED. CURRENTLY THE CITY DOESN'T HAVE THE EQUIPMENT, THE STORAGE AND THE APPLICATION FACILITIES APPLICATION FACILITIES TO PROVIDE BRIAN ON OUR ROADWAYS. THE ESTIMATED COST AT THIS POINT IS $25,000 STAFF'S BEEN DIRECTED TO MAKE THOSE PURCHASES AND GET SOME ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT FOR SALTING AND SANDING AS WELL. SO THERE THEY ARE CONSTANTLY TRYING TO IMPROVE THEIR ABILITY TO SERVE THE CITY ON THE ROADWAYS. AGAIN WITH BRIAN ADDITIONAL SALT , SAND AND THE EQUIPMENT NECESSARY TO PLACE THAT WHEN NECESSARY. BACKUP GENERATORS. UM I THINK THERE'S AN AUTUMN ON YOUR CONSENT AGENDA TONIGHT THAT YOU WILL DISCUSS APPROVING A PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING REPORT.

FOR THE PLACEMENT OF SOME GENERATORS THAT CRITICAL FACILITIES. THAT WILL INCLUDE CITY HALL, WASTE WATER AND WASTEWATER FACILITIES WHERE YOU CURRENTLY HAVE NO BACKUP POWER.

WE DO HAVE SOME TEMPORARY GENERATORS THAT ARE ON STANDBY OR THAT WE HAVE ACCESS TO THOSE PLANS ARE ALREADY IN PLACE AND THE CITY WILL REACH OUT TO THOSE VENDORS AND SUPPLIERS ANYTIME NECESSARY IN THE EVENT OF A PENDING EMERGENCY. THE PUBLIC SAFETY CENTERS I MENTIONED A MINUTE AGO IS WHERE WE HAVE OUR AOC, AND IT DOES HAVE AN ADEQUATE GENERATOR THAT POWERS KEY AREAS OF THE BUILDING, NOT THE ENTIRE BUILDING. BUT IT DOES DO KEY AREAS OF THE BUILDING SO WE CAN CONTINUE OPERATIONS. PERMANENT GENERATORS. POWER SOURCES CRITICAL FACILITIES, THE CALLS FOR PRELIMINARY INJURING SERVICES TO 30% IS ABOUT 130 $30,000 WITH AN ESTIMATED TOTAL COST. THIS IS A BIT STAGGERING, BUT AT $3 MILLION, I THINK SO FAR SO SOMETHING TO BE READY FOR AND TO BE READY TO TALK ABOUT. SHELTER PLANS AND PROCEDURES. CONTINUING WITH OUR FUTURE OPERATIONS. I WANT TO RETURN TO THE TOPIC OF SHELTERS FOR A MOMENT, REMEMBERING THAT THESE OPERATIONS ARE LONGER IN DURATION REQUIRE MUCH MORE IN TERMS OF STAFFING AND OPERATIONAL RESOURCES, INCLUDING THE FACILITIES WITH THE NECESSARY POWER, SUFFICIENT SPACE, ADEQUATE HEATING AND COOLING DURING WEATHER EXTREMES AND OTHER ITEMS THAT WE'VE PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED. HAYS COUNTY AND THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN. THEY DESIGNATE ESTABLISHED AGREEMENTS THAT ARE ALREADY IN PLACE SHOULD THE NEED FOR SHELTERING BE IMPLEMENTED. COUNTY PLAN HAS VARIOUS FACILITIES IDENTIFIED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. SPECIFICALLY FOR THAT PURPOSE, AND THEY MEET THE REQUIREMENTS AS I OUTLINED ABOVE. CURRENTLY THE CITY DOES NOT HAVE FACILITIES THAT WOULD QUALIFY FOR SHELTERING AND OVERNIGHT SERVICES GOING FORWARD , THE CITY COULD CHOOSE TO CONSIDER ADDING POTENTIAL SHELTER SPACE IN ANY FUTURE FACILITIES. IF THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT YOU DESERVE TO DO SO. CENTER PLANS AND PROCEDURES CITY BUILDINGS THAT ARE CURRENTLY RECOMMENDED FOR CENTERS AGAIN. THESE ARE THE SHORT TERM RELIEF GENERALLY FROM WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IDENTIFIED AS THE CRUISE CENTER, AS WELL AS THE PUBLIC LIBRARY MENTIONED. BOTH OF THESE ARE CENTRALLY LOCATED NEAR DOWNTOWN AND THEY WOULD BE OPENED AND OPERATED DURING NORMAL OPERATING HOURS. UH SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT TONIGHT AS WE SEEK YOUR

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COMMUNICATIONS AGAIN. FUTURE PLANS CURRENTLY WE'RE USING THE EVER BRIDGE PROGRAM THAT I MENTIONED KIND OF LIKE A 911 REVERSE 911 TOP SYSTEM. WE GET THAT FREE OF CHARGE FROM CAP COCKED. THE CITY'S NOT JUST CURRENTLY DOES NOT INCUR A COST WITH THAT. HMM. COMMUNICATIONS IS PRICING SOMETHING THAT I THINK YOU'LL LIKE CALLED CIVIC PLUS. CIVIC PLUSES IS A SYSTEM THAT WE WOULD PAY FOR. BUT IT IS, UM MUCH MORE AMENABLE TO SHARING MESSAGES. IT'S AN OPT IN SYSTEM BUT MUCH MORE AMENABLE TO SHARING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WITH OUR COMMUNITY. RIGHT NOW, EVERY BRIDGE IS LIMITED TO IMPENDING EMERGENCIES, THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING NOW OR THEY'RE ABOUT TO HAPPEN IN THEIR CRITICAL IN NATURE. EMERGENCIES ONLY. CHIEF DO YOU HAVE TO GET APPROVAL ON THE EVERY BRIDGE SYSTEM BEFORE YOU SEND SOMETHING OUT LIKE YOU HAVE TO SEND A COPY OF THAT TO SOMEONE AT THE COG. WE DO NOT WERE. WE DO NOT. BUT YOU'RE ABLE TO FOLLOW GUIDELINES TO FOLLOW THEIR GUIDELINES AND THEY ARE VERY SPECIFIC. AND HERE'S THE PURPOSE BEHIND THAT THEY DO. BECAUSE OF THAT SYSTEM USED FOR EMERGENCIES. ONLY THEY DO NOT WANT YOU TO USE THAT SYSTEM TOO FREQUENTLY FOR EVENTS THAT ARE NOT EMERGENCIES BECAUSE PEOPLE WON'T THEY WON'T ANSWER IT. THEY WON'T LISTEN TO THE CALL, THEY'LL SAY, OH, IT'S ANOTHER SMALL MATTER. THAT DOESN'T REALLY HAVE A PENDING EMERGENCY. SO THEY WANT IT FOR TRUE EMERGENCIES WHERE PEOPLE NEED TO REACT SO YES, SIR. WE'RE VERY LIMITED IN AND I COULD TAKE IT AWAY IF WE VIOLATE THAT. THE CIVIC PLUS SYSTEM, WHICH HAS A CURRENT ESTIMATED COST. YOU CAN SEE THERE ARE ABOUT $12,000 A YEAR COULD BE USED FOR THE CITY OR BY THE CITY TO SHARE ALL KINDS OF MESSAGES WITH THE COMMUNITY. IT COULD BE THINGS SUCH AS UTILITY SERVICE DISRUPTIONS COULD BE BASIC COMMUNITY NEWS. THAT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE WANT TO SHARE. IT COULD BE ABOUT ROAD CLOSURES AND OTHER THINGS THAT ARE CURRENTLY NOT ALLOWED ON THE EVER BRIDGE SYSTEM. BUT THIS IS ANOTHER COMMUNICATIONS CHANNEL THAT OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT IS CURRENTLY LOOKING AT THEIR BETTING THAT AND IT COULD BE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY TO SHARE MORE INFORMATION.

DONATIONS THAT BRINGS US TO THE TOPIC OF DONATIONS. DONATIONS WHILE VERY WELL MEANING CAN OFTEN BE A VERY LABOR INTENSIVE AND SOMETIMES IN EFFECT AND INEFFECTIVE PROJECT AT PROVIDING MEANINGFUL ASSISTANCE TO THE COMMUNITY. INASMUCH THERE ARE SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS THAT SPECIALIZE IN THIS TYPE OF ASSISTANCE. SPECIFICALLY THE UNITED WAY HAS EXPRESSED THE ABILITY AND THE INTEREST IN PROVIDING SUCH SERVICES TO THE CITY IN TIME OF NEED. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR MR POTTER BOSCH IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON SECURING A SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR YOUR REVIEW IN THE NEAR FUTURE, WHERE UNITED WAY WOULD COME IN AND ASSIST THE CITY WHEN REQUESTED TO MANAGE I DONATIONS PROGRAM. DONATIONS MANAGEMENT IS A BIG UNDERTAKING AND REQUIRES SPACE. IT REQUIRES THE CATALOGING THE EVENTUAL DISSEMINATION OF PRODUCTS ARE DONATIONS AND THEN WHATEVER IS LEFT OVER. YOU ALSO HAVE TO WORK WITH THAT ON PROPERTY MANAGEMENT. SO IT'S A BIG OPERATION AND WHEN IT OCCURS SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH AN EMERGENCY , IT CAN ALSO EXHAUST SOME OF YOUR STAFF BECAUSE IT TAKES A GOOD NUMBER OF RESOURCES. TO WORK THAT PROGRAM. THEY'RE CURRENTLY THE CITY CURRENTLY HAS NO PARTICULAR PLANS TO DIRECTLY FACILITATE DONATIONS, BUT WE WOULD RATHER SECURE THAT AGREEMENT WITH THOSE PROFESSIONALS WHO DO THAT AND HAVE THAT WORKING ARRANGEMENT AVAILABLE TO US AS NEEDED, BUT WE WOULD CERTAINLY BRING THAT BACK TO YOU IN THE FUTURE IS THAT'S JUST A NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT THAT HE'S LOOKING AT. HMM. NEXT STEPS, SO THE THINGS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT, UM, THERE ARE SEVERAL KEY AREAS WHERE WE KNOW WE WANT TO GET YOUR INPUT. WE WANT TO GET YOUR GUIDANCE. WE WANT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT YOUR EXPECTATIONS OF STAFF ARE. UM WE WANT TO BE PREPARED FOR EMERGENCIES. WE CARE ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR CITIZENS, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ADEQUATELY ADEQUATELY STAFFED TRAINED STAFF MEMBERS AND THEN THAT THEY ARE

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THAT WOULD CERTAINLY HELP STAFF HELP OUR CITY MANAGER. MAKE SURE WE'RE DOING THE ACTIONS IN THE WILL OF THE COUNCIL. WITH THAT SAID, I'VE SPOKEN FOR QUITE A BIT. I'LL STOP AND PAUSE. TAKE QUESTIONS, AND MY EXPERTS ARE IN THE BACK. ALRIGHT, THANKS, CHIEF PROTEIN. ACHIEVED STARTING OFF WITH I'VE GOT SEVERAL QUESTIONS, STARTING WITH THE FIRST ONE IS THE DRAINAGE OF SOMETHING THAT THE WEATHER PATTERN THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY IN. RIGHT NOW. WE'VE SEEN QUITE A BIT OF ABUNDANCE RAIN HERE LATELY. THE GOOD THING HAS BEEN SLOW. SLOW RAIN, NOTHING REALLY FAST. BUT WE'VE SEEN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY THAT THOSE FAST RANGE ARE COMING IN AS WELL. WE SEE WHAT'S GOING ON IN CALIFORNIA. HAVE WE DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB OF REALLY CLEANING OR DRAINAGE? THAT B TWO OR C MANAGER? I GUESS, UH AND THE REASON WHY IS THAT I WAS HERE DURING THE FLOODING THE HOLLOWING FLOODS AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE, UH I THINK IS A CITY KIND OF FAILED WASN'T ON COUNCIL AT THE TIME, BUT WE DID HAVE A LOT OF FLOODING HERE, AND I GOT WITNESSED A LOT OF IT BECAUSE I WAS OUT VOLUNTEERING WITH SOMEONE CLEAN UP, BUT A LOT OF IT WAS JUST DEBRIS AND I'M JUST WONDERING IF WE'RE DOING OUR DUE DILIGENCE OF CITY. TO GET THAT DEBRIS UP. YES SIR. I BELIEVE WE ARE AND I KNOW MR WYLER CAN TALK ABOUT IT HERE IN JUST A MOMENT, BUT WE'RE CERTAINLY TRYING TO KEEP THOSE DRAINAGE CHANNELS CLEAN. WE DO DO MAINTENANCE ON THOSE, UM, AS THE CHIEF MENTIONED THERE ARE SEVERAL KNOWN PROBLEM POINTS AROUND THE CITY. SO I THINK WHEN WE HAVE THESE HIGH INTENSITY, RAIN EVENTS, WE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE PROBLEMS OUT THERE BECAUSE THEY JUST DON'T HAVE THE CAPACITY TO HANDLE THE KINDS OF WATERS THAT ARE GOING THROUGH THOSE AREAS SO I THINK IT'S DOING THE PROPER MAINTENANCE AND THEN ALSO BRINGING YOU A C I P PROGRAM THAT CAN TRY TO ADDRESS SOME OF THOSE AREAS OVER TIME. SO HARPER, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD ABOUT THE MAINTENANCE AREAS THAT YOU WANTED TO TALK ABOUT? HARPER WILDER, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR OF AMERICA COUNCIL. UM, NO, YOU'RE EXACTLY RIGHT AND OUR DRAINAGE UTILITY CREWS ARE OUT WORKING EVERY DAY DOING THE SAME THING THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. SO WE'RE IN A DIFFERENT PLACE THAN WE WERE IN THE PAST PRIOR TO HAVING THAT DRAINAGE UTILITY CREW WITH THOSE GUYS ON A REGULAR BASIS ARE DOING THE SAME THING. IT'S GREAT. THANK YOU, HARPER. APPRECIATE IT. YOU KNOW, THE THING IS YOU TALKED ABOUT I HEAR A LOT ABOUT DEPENDING ON THE COUNTY FOR CERTAIN THINGS. UM, SOMETHING THAT I WITNESSED DURING A COUPLE OF THE EVENTS THAT WE'VE GONE THROUGH IN OUR RECENT HISTORY FROM 2021 ON WAS THE FIRST THING WAS A PANDEMIC.

WE AS A CITY RALLIED BECAUSE THE RESOURCES ARE SO SPREAD, THEN THAT THE COUNTY HAS TO ADDRESS TOO MANY AREAS. SO ONE OF THE THINGS WE NOTICED AS A CITY THAT WE HAD TO STEP UP AND ADDRESS A LOT OF THOSE KEY AREAS THAT WE NEEDED WHEN IT CAME. TO PROVIDING FOOD, SHELTER OR ANYTHING THAT WE WERE DOING AS A COMMUNITY AT THE TIME. THE OTHER EVENT WAS THE WINTER STORM.

SOMETHING THAT I WITNESSED WAS THE COUNTY'S OVERSTRETCHED. WE'RE RELYING ON THEM WERE WE HAVE NO PLAN AND THE REASON WHY IS THAT I GOT A PHONE CALL AFTER BEING OUT IN THE IN THE WEATHER ALL DAY LONG DISTRIBUTING WATER. I GOT A PHONE CALL AT NINE. NINE OR 10 O'CLOCK AT NIGHT, SAYING WE HAD 20 SOMETHING DISPLACED RESIDENTS FROM BUTA FROM A LISTER LIVING CENTER IN THE METHODIST CHURCH HERE IN KYLE, WHEN I GOT THERE THEY WERE ALL SITTING ON METAL CHAIRS. THERE WAS NO COTS, NOWHERE FOR THEM TO LAY DOWN WHERE THE SHOWER NOTHING AND THAT WAS VERY DISTURBING. FOR ME. THAT'S ONE REASON I THINK I WAS ON BOARD FOR CREATING EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WITHIN OUR CITY. SO WHEN I WOULD ENCOURAGE US TO DO AS THE CITY IS NOT RELY SO MUCH ON THE COUNTY DO OUR OWN IN HOUSE AS WELL. AND SOME OF THE THINGS WE COULD DO IS IDENTIFIED CHURCHES THAT HAVE A BETTER FACILITY. NOT I TOTALLY THINK THE METHODIST CHURCH BUT THEY WERE NOT PREPARED TO HOUSE THOSE PEOPLE THERE. THAT NIGHT. WE HAD TO SCRAMBLE AROUND ONE OF THE THINGS WE FOUND OUT. WAS HE A CITIZEN LIMIT ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES THAT WERE AVAILABLE.

OPEN THEIR DOORS FOR A SOLID, DEFINITELY REACH OUT TO THEM. AND LOOK AT WHAT KIND OF PARTNERSHIPS WE CAN MAKE WITH THEM. I KNOW THAT ST ANTHONY'S IS ANOTHER ONE THAT HAS SHOWERS AND MAYBE THE CITY. WE COULD IMPLEMENT COPS OR SOMETHING. I MEAN, JUST SOMETHING TO BE QUIT THAT NIGHT. WE WERE NOT PREPARED TO CITY TO HOUSE THOSE RESIDENTS . IF THOSE ASSISTANTS SAID LIVING FACILITIES HAVEN'T OPENED THEIR DOORS, THEY WOULD HAVE SLEPT ON THE FLOOR OR ON THE STAGE. AND THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN IT. SO BEING REALLY WHETHER PREPARED IS SOMETHING WE NEED TO BE CONSTANT ABOUT AND MAKE SURE DOING OUR DUE DILIGENCE TO FOR ANYTHING THAT COMES INTO OUR

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YES, SIR. WILL DO. AND AS YOU MENTIONED, ONE OF THE BEST STEPS MOVING FORWARD, WAS TO ACQUIRE AN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR. AND THAT'S WHAT MR POTTER BOSS'S JOB IS TO DO IS TO TRY TO SECURE US A BETTER PLACE TO SERVE OUR CITIZENS USING ALL THE RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE MAKE US MORE INDEPENDENT AS POSSIBLE, AND WHEN THAT'S PRUDENT. TO PUT US IN A BETTER PLACE FOR EVENTS SUCH AS THAT CATASTROPHIC EVENT THAT YOU MENTIONED WILLIAM. THANK YOU AND APPRECIATE YOU AND LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU IN THE FUTURE. YES SIR. ON THIS CHIEF OF AND MAYOR PRO TEM IF I COULD. I JUST WANTED TO ALSO POINT OUT THAT WE CAN CERTAINLY LOOK AT HAVING SOME MORE MORE OWNERSHIP OF THE CENTERS AND SHELTERS THAT YOU TALKED ABOUT AND BE PREPARED FOR THOSE INCIDENTS. AND I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THAT POINT. ONE OF THE CONCERNS THAT WE DO HAVE IS MANY OF THE LOCATIONS IN TOWN. I DON'T THINK ANY OF THOSE LOCATIONS HAVE A GENERATOR INSTALLED. CORRECT SO IF YOU DO HAVE A POWER LOSS HERE LIKE WE HAD, AND 2021 NONE OF THOSE FACILITIES WITHOUT ANY POWER TO THEM, WHICH IS REALLY PROBLEMATIC. SO AS WE LOOK AT NEW FACILITIES, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT IS POTENTIALLY IF WE DO A REC CENTER COMMUNITY CENTER. WHATEVER THAT MIGHT BE, IS MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE A PLACE THAT COULD SERVE AS A SHELTER AND A BACKUP GENERATOR AT IT AT THAT LOCATION, WHICH WOULD GIVE US A LOT MORE CAPACITY TO HANDLE SOMETHING IF IT WEREN'T OCCURRENCE. UNFORTUNATELY, YOU HAVE THOSE EVENTS AND POWER GOES DOWN. IT'S ONE OF THOSE CASCADING EVENTS AND IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT TO WORK THROUGH. BUT RIGHT NOW WE DON'T HAVE ANY OF THOSE CAPABILITIES THAT ARE FACILITIES. CORRECT COUNSELOR HAZARD. YES CHIEF IN AND BRIAN, WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO LOOK AT HOW WE COULD INTEGRATE THE UBER PROGRAM INTO OUR PREPAREDNESS PLAN FOR THOSE WHO LACK THE ABILITY TO TRANSPORT THEMSELVES AND LOVED ONES TOO. ANY OF THE SHELTERS, IF IT WERE TO COME TO THAT, CERTAINLY. YES SIR. WE CAN EXPLORE THAT. ABSOLUTELY THANK YOU. SO WE CAN CERTAINLY LOOK AT THAT ISSUE. YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT UM WILL BE A CONCERN FOR US AS IF THERE IS AN ICE EVENT. IF THERE'S NO DRIVERS OUT THERE TO ACTUALLY BE ON THE ROADS, IT'S ONE OF THOSE SITUATIONS WHERE EVEN IF YOU HAD SOME KIND OF SUBSIDY FOR THE UBER, THEY'RE REALLY NOT A WAY TO GET PEOPLE. TO WHERE THEY NEED TO GO. SO I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT WAS JUST TRANSPORTATION OF IF WE DID HAVE FOLKS WHO NEEDED TO GET TO A SHELTER, OR TO A WARMING CENTER COOLING CENTER, WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE, HOW DO WE HELP GET THEM TO WHERE THEY NEED TO BE? THERE'S A LOT OF TIMES WHERE I THINK IT COULD BE HELPFUL, BUT THERE'S IF IT'S A TRUE DISASTER ZONE OR STREETS ARE IMPASSABLE. IT'S GOING TO BE A DIFFICULT THING. WE CAN LOOK AT THAT LITTLE BIT FURTHER. CUSTOMER TOBIAS. OKAY, I'LL JUST MAKE MINE REAL QUICK. I UNDERSTAND ABOUT THE DONATION PART BECAUSE WE COULD TRY TO GO OUT AND GET CONTRACTS FOR OR HAVE DONATIONS GIVEN TO US, RIGHT. WE ALSO HAVE TO HAVE A STORAGE FACILITY. AND WE ALSO HAVE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE AN ITEM TO WHERE WE CAN HAVE EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. INVENTORY WHAT IF WE WERE TO GET PERISHABLE ITEMS WHERE WE STORE THEM AND SO FORTH? THAT BRINGS UP THE QUESTION AGAIN. ABOUT THE WARMING CENTERS AND SO FORTH. IF THE ELECTRICITY IS OUT, WE DON'T HAVE A FACILITY THAT HAS THE FUELED GENERATORS LIKE IN SOME OF THE BUILDINGS I SEE IN AUSTIN, WHERE YOU HAVE CONSTANTLY MAINTENANCE MONTHLY GENERATOR TEST WHERE YOU SHUT THE POWER OFF BETWEEN YOU KICK ON THE FIELD GENERATORS. TO GET THE BUILDINGS UP AND RUNNING. SO I UNDERSTAND WE HAVE WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THAT. UM MY ALSO MY OTHER THING WOULD BE TO RACHEL. WHEN IT COMES TO THE COMMUNICATION ITSELF. I KNOW YOU DO A GOOD JOB INFORMING US WHETHER EMAILS OF SITUATIONS GOING ON, YOU'RE DOING YOUR BEST TO TRY TO GET US IN REAL TIME. WHAT WOULD BE YOUR CHALLENGES THAT YOU SEE THAT WE COULD BE ABLE TO HELP OUT OR THE CITY COULD HELP MORE WITH YOUR IMPROVEMENTS THAT YOU'VE SEEN THROUGH THESE INCIDENTS THAT YOU HAVE? WHAT CHALLENGES HAVE YOU SEEN? THINK? HONESTLY THE MOST IMPORTANT THING DURING EMERGENCY OPERATIONS IS THE POSTING OF VERIFIED INFORMATION OFTEN TIMES DURING THIS, EVERYTHING AND ANYTHING GETS POSTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA. PEOPLE JUST WANT INFORMATION QUICK, BUT QUICK INFORMATION ISN'T ALWAYS RELIABLE, ACCURATE OR GOOD INFORMATION, SO I WOULD SAY MY NUMBER ONE REQUEST WOULD BE FROM COUNCIL IS TO, UH USE THE UPDATES THAT WE SEND YOU TO NOTIFY RESIDENTS BECAUSE I KNOW YOU ALL GET CALLS. YOU'LL GET TEXTS. YOU'LL GET EMAILS. YOU'LL GET ALL OF THAT FROM YOUR RESIDENCE AS WELL. SO IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, I I'M THE LIAISON BETWEEN OUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PEOPLE. SO UH, IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT A FIRE INCIDENT, YOU CAN RELAY THAT TO ME. AND I CAN RELAY THAT TO CHIEF TAYLOR. WHOEVER THE I C IS AND THEN THAT WAY, WE'RE NOT WE'RE NOT IN, YOU KNOW, EATING OUR ACTUAL FIRST RESPONDERS THAT ARE OUT THERE IN THE FIELD RESPONDING TO IT, AND I CAN DO MY JOB TO GET THE INFORMATION, GET IT OUT TO WHOEVER IS REQUESTING IT AS WELL AS TO Y'ALL. IF YOU ARE HAVING RESIDENTS ASK ABOUT CERTAIN ROADWAYS OR CERTAIN THINGS LIKE THAT. THAT'S KIND OF MY JOB IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE

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AND THEN YOU DON'T HEAR ANYTHING . SO WHAT? WHAT WHAT IS THE NORMAL RESPONSE WOULD BE IF PEOPLE START SHOWING UP ON SCENE , WHICH IS STILL A BIG NO. NO OR DON'T LIKE EXACTLY BECAUSE YOU'RE JUST PUTTING YOURSELF IN THAT DANGEROUS SITUATION ITSELF. SO I THINK THAT'S WHERE I WOULD.

I WOULD THEN WAS CALLING TO SEE. WHERE ARE THE SHELTERS IN PLACE THERE WAS THAT CAUSES LIBRARY LIBRARY, CHECK THE FIRST STEP TO CHURCH AND THEN FINDING ONES THAT THE PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER WAS EVERYBODY WAS GATHERED. SO THAT LEADS TO THAT. KIND OF PROCEDURE IS FOR US IF THAT WAS TO HAPPEN, CRITICAL INCIDENT, WHAT WOULD BE THE PROCEDURE THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO NOTIFY ALL OF US IF WE NEED TO DO A DEBRIEFING FOR COUNCIL TO GET ALL THE INFORMATION UP FRONT TO SAY ONE O'CLOCK MEET AT THE PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER? EVERYBODY BE THERE. WE'RE GOING TO DO A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT AND THEN THAT'S WHEN WE CAN UTILIZE THE PUBLIC CITY CENTER BRIEFING ROOM. TO DO A MASS BRIEFING TO THE MEDIA TO THE NEWS OUTLETS TO THE CITY AND SO FORTH, AND WE'RE ALL CAUGHT UP AND WE ALL HAVE THE SAME ACCURATE INFORMATION, WHICH ALSO LED TO MAYOR MITCHELL'S POINT OF LIKE, HOW MUCH INFORMATION CAN WE GIVE OUT? THAT'S ACCURATE. IS IT SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TWO PROTOCOLS? WE HAVE TO FOLLOW TO PREVENT ANY KIND OF MISCONCEPTION, MISCOMMUNICATIONS AND SO FORTH DURING SPECIFIC EMERGENCY EVENTS, WE OFTEN UM WE ESTABLISHED WHAT THEY CALL LJAJIC. OFTEN IT'S A JOINT INFORMATION CENTER AND THAT IS OFTEN SEPARATED FROM THE E E. O.

C DEPENDING ON THE EMERGENCY EVENT BECAUSE WE OFTEN DON'T WANT MEDIA AT THE HEAD OF WHERE WE'RE MAKING DECISIONS. ALL THE INFORMATION IS COMING IN. WE WANT TO STAGE THEM AWAY FROM THAT SAME WITH RESIDENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. UM SO WE OFTEN DEPENDING ON THE EVENT, UH, WE WOULD INSTITUTE CHECK AND THAT WOULD OFTEN, UH, GET THE MEDIA AWAY FROM THE ACTUAL EMERGENCY AREA ITSELF OR TO A SAFE AREA WHERE THEY CAN FILM IT AND GET INFORMATION ACCURATELY FROM. THE PRESS ARE THE IMMEDIATELY IS ON IOS. WHOEVER'S IN CHARGE THINK ANOTHER IMPORTANT PART OF THE CHICKEN, THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER IN UM OF ITSELF IS A CITY OF KYLE STAFF ARE ALWAYS NECESSARY. THE INCIDENT COMMANDER OFTEN IF IT'S A FIRE, IT'S GOING TO BE CHIEF TAYLOR IS GOING TO BE OUR INSTINCT COMMANDER, AND WE ARE OFTEN TAKING POINTERS FROM HIM ON WHERE RESOURCES SHOULD GO, WHAT INFORMATION NEEDS TO GET OUT AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE SO EVERY EVERY OPERATION IS A DIFFERENT THING ALTOGETHER. BUT WE DO TRY TO ESSENTIALLY HAVE ONLY VERIFIED INFORMATION GOES OUT TO YOU ALL. WE TRIED TO SEND THAT AS SOON AS WE GET INFORMATION, VERIFIED. WE TRIED TO SEND IT TO COUNSEL AND THEN IT GOES OUT TO THE PUBLIC IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAT, JUST SO THAT YOU ALL HAVE INFORMATION AS SOON AS THAT INFORMATION IS LIVE TO GET BACK OUT TO RESIDENTS COULD THAT BE IN PART OF THE POLICY? TO DESIGNATE SPECIFIC YOU KNOW, I P O S IOS PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICERS TO WHERE THAT'S THE LIAISON THAT THE MEDIA NEEDS TO GO TO. THAT'S THE PERSON THAT WOULD BE HANDLING THOSE KIND OF SITUATIONS THAT WAY. IF I'M NOT CALLING AMBER, I'M TRYING TO REACH JERRY LIKE THAT ONE DAY. I KNOW THAT THIS IS THE POINT OF CONTACT AND WE'RE ALL MEETING AT A SPECIFIC AREA. AND SO FORTH. ER, I THINK WE CAN CERTAINLY DO THAT. I THINK THE SIMPLEST THING FOR THE COUNSELORS WHEN YOU HAVE QUESTIONS YOU CALL ME DIRECTLY AND I WILL DISSEMINATE THAT BACK OUT TO THE TEAM AND CONTROL THAT INFORMATION TO MAKE SURE I'M GIVING YOU AND ALL OF YOU THAT THE SAME INFORMATION THAT WE'RE GETTING THE RIGHT INFORMATION TO YOU. I THINK ONE OF THE CHALLENGES THAT YOU HAVE SEEN HERE IN ANY LOT OF OTHER CITIES, AND I HAVE BEEN A PART OF HIS. THERE'S A THERE'S AN ISSUE AN EMERGENCY, AND EVERYBODY IS TRYING TO HELP AND DO THE RIGHT THING AND GET INFORMATION OUT, BUT THEY'RE CALLING MULTIPLE DIFFERENT PEOPLE. THOSE PEOPLE, THEN HAVE TO PICK UP THE PHONE AND CALL OTHER PEOPLE AND FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON. AND IT LEADS TO A LOT OF CONFUSION, SO I THINK IT'S CENTRALIZED POINT AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT SOME OF THE STUFF WE WANT TO DO WITH.

WITH WILL AND THE CHIEF IS SIT DOWN WITH THE COUNCIL AND HAVE SOME EARS TRAINING AND TALK ABOUT THIS ABOUT HOW THE E OC WORKS HOW THE CHAIN OF COMMAND WORKS IN THE OC, AND IT MAY NOT BE THE CHIEF. IT MAY NOT BE ME. IT MAY NOT BE CHIEF TAYLOR. THIS INCIDENT COMMANDER. IT MAY BE A DIFFERENT POINT. THAT'S DEPENDING ON THE EMERGENCY OF HOW THAT WOULD WORK. AND THEN HOW WE HAD OUR COMMUNICATION. TO YOU AS A COUNCIL, HOW YOU HANDLED GIVING US GREAT

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HOPEFULLY THAT'S HELPFUL AS WE KIND OF THINK THROUGH IT, BUT I THINK HOW WE MANAGE COMMUNICATION IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE BEING RESPONSIVE MAYOR HAVE ALREADY GONE THROUGH THE TRAINING CORRECT, CHIEF. SO SOME OF US ARE CERTIFIED ALREADY.

SOME OF YOU HAVE TAKEN THE STATE TYPE TRAINING AND HAVE GOOD INFORMATION. WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO WHEN YOU GET THIS INVITE. IT'S COMING SOON. IF YOU HAVEN'T RECEIVED IT IS WE WANT TO ACTUALLY SIT DOWN IN THE E E. O C AND KIND OF GO THROUGH SOME OPERATIONAL EXAMPLES AND SHOW YOU WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN SO YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE OPERATIONAL ROOM? AND THEN TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE ROOM WHERE YOU MIGHT BE TO HELP MAKE SOME DECISIONS. AND WE'RE GONNA SHOW YOU HOW THAT INFORMATION FLOWS, SO WE'RE GONNA WALK THROUGH SOME EXAMPLES. WE'RE GONNA KEEP IT SHORT AND TO THE POINT AND CONCISE BUT MEANINGFUL. UH, YES. PHARMACEUTICA YES, I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS. LET ME HOPEFULLY GET THEM RIGHT. SO THE EXPERIENCE TEMPERATURE 110 THINK THAT THAT MIGHT BE A LITTLE TOO HIGH WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT NUMBER LOWER JUST BECAUSE OF THE HIGHER RISK OF DEHYDRATION OR HEAT STROKES. UM MAYBE WE COULD ALSO LOOK AT INCREASING FANS AND WATER MISTERS AS PART OF THAT, IN A FOR DURING THOSE HEAT DROUGHTS THAT WE HAVE, AND CHIEF COULD WE ALSO LIKE, MAYBE CONSIDER TALKING WITH THE HOSPITALS DURING? UM UM ONE OF THESE LONG DROUGHTS, HEAT DROUGHTS, YOU KNOW, JUST SO THAT THERE'S MEDICS, I GUESS IN CASE SOMEONE DOES HAVE A HEAT STROKE. SURE THAT WE HAVE TO RUSH. AND THEN UM THE AGREEMENT WITH THE SHELTERS AND SCHOOLS AND THE CHURCHES WITH THE COUNTY. UM WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE FOR US TO REVIEW WHAT THAT AGREEMENT LOOKS LIKE? BECAUSE IF THERE WERE, UH, TRAGIC EVENT NOW WE WOULD HAVE TO KNOW. ABOUT THE DISRUPTION OF THE EDUCATION FOR THE KIDS THERE . HOW WOULD THAT WORK AT WHAT SCHOOL? OF HOW WOULD THAT AFFECT THE SCHOOL? I THINK WHAT THAT WOULD DO IS IF IT'S DURING SCHOOL HOURS, I DON'T THINK WE'RE GONNA BE BRINGING COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND CITIZENS ONTO AN ACTIVE SCHOOL CAMPUS WITH STUDENTS. I THINK WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO USE THE FACILITIES OR PARTS OF FACILITIES THAT ARE NOT ATTENDED BY STUDENTS AT THE TIME. WE'RE NOT GONNA TRY TO INTERMINGLE THE TWO DONE IN COOPERATION WITH THE SCHOOL BASED ON WHAT SCHOOL IS AVAILABLE. WHERE STUDENTS ARE FOR THE DAY. WHAT STUDENT? HOW LONG IS THE EMERGENCY WHAT STUDENTS CAN BE SHIFTED TO OTHER CAMPUSES BASED ON THE CRITICAL NEED FOR SPACE. IF IT'S A WEATHER EVENT, IT'S VERY LIKELY THAT SCHOOL MAY NOT BE IN SESSION ANYWAYS, WHAT MAY BE AN EMPTY BUILDING SO EACH SITUATION HAS ITS UNIQUE ELEMENTS, AND I THINK THAT'S WHERE THE PARTNERSHIP COMES IN WITH US, THE COUNTY, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND WE MAKE THE BEST DECISION OF AVAILABILITY AT THAT TIME BASED ON ALL THE TOTALITY OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES, AND THEN, UM, ALSO KIND OF WOULD LIKE TO SECOND WITH COUNCIL MEMBER RIZZO SAID THE SOUTH SIDE COMMUNITY CENTER HOW SAN MARCUS ALREADY HAS A POPULAR HOMELESS POPULATION. WHAT WHAT WOULD CONCERN ME WOULD BE LIKE SUCH SERIOUS KYLE RESIDENTS WILL HAVE TO GO USE THE OVERNIGHT SHELTER.

AND THEN THERE'S OVERCROWDING ALREADY IN THERE, AND THEY'RE TRYING TO TRANSITION FROM A MORE STABLE. UM, PHASE TO GET PEOPLE. BACK INTO STABILITY. SO NOW WE'RE KIND OF CREATING OR CREATING THAT CYCLE. SO NOW WE'RE LIKE, I KNOW IT'S TEMPORARY, BUT, UM, THERE'S GOTTA BE A BETTER BALANCE. MAYBE WE CAN UM SORRY. ARE YOU THINKING CHURCH, A LOCAL CHURCH AND HAVE A STRONGER SO NONE SO FAR HAVE GENERATORS SO EACH GENERALLY, WHEN YOU WANT TO LOOK FOR A SHELTER, YOU WANT IT TO WORK IN ALL CONDITIONS THAT ARE BASICALLY AT ALL TIMES. UM OUR CHURCHES. OUR CURRENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR, DID A QUICK SURVEY CALLED THE CHURCHES . NONE OF THEM HAVE GENERATORS. IF THERE IS AN ASSOCIATED POWER OUTAGE WITH THAT PARTICULAR EMERGENCY THAT CHURCH IS GONNA BE UNAVAILABLE BECAUSE IT'S NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO RIDE HEAT OR ANYTHING THAT YOU REALLY NEED. BUT IF THE CHURCH HAS A GOOD FACILITY, AND THAT'S WHAT

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WE DID A COST ANALYSIS FOR FOOD AND HOW MANY STAFF MEMBERS DOES THAT TAKE TO RUN THE SHELTER TO PUT THEM IN THERE ABOUT $5000 A DAY? THAT DOESN'T TAKE THE ENTIRE PREPPING AND PURCHASING OF SUPPLIES THAT ARE IN THE FACILITY IN ADVANCE. THAT'S JUST OPERATING AT ONCE YOU OPEN THE DOORS AND IT'S READY TO GO. BUT YOU GAVE US SEVERAL EXAMPLES. YOU WANT TO COST OUT AND WE WILL ABSOLUTELY DO THAT. I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE ASKING. THANK YOU. AND ALSO KEEP IN MIND THAT THE SHELTERS THAT WE OPENED HERE WE HAD VOLUNTEERS WHO WERE TRAINED TO DO THAT. SO THEY VOLUNTEERED THEIR TIME. UM WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT NUMBERS ALSO LOOK AT IT'S NOT ALWAYS ABOUT NUMBERS THAT SOMETIMES ABOUT DID WE HAVE AN EVENT HERE THAT CAUSED PEOPLE TO BE SHELTER LIST IN AN EXTREME WEATHER? THAT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO LOOK AT AS WELL. SO MAKING SURE YES, WE DID. SO WE SAW IN SEVERAL FRONTS HERE. YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, AND THAT'S SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND. WE JUST WANT TO BE PREPARED. IF IT DOES ONE OF ONE OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WILL BE SURE TO COVER IN SOME SOME FORECASTING, AND I'M SORRY. I DON'T MEAN TO SPEAK FOR THE CITY MANAGER, BUT WE HAD IN OUR NOTES AND IN CONVERSATIONS THE CITY'S CONSIDERATION FOR FUTURE FACILITIES. HE MENTIONED IT EVEN IF YOU BUILD A FUTURE FACILITY, MAYBE THERE'S SOME OPPORTUNITY TO PRE PLAN AND GIVE SOME FORETHOUGHT TO A SHELTER OR CENTER OPERATIONS AND THE STORAGE OF THE EQUIPMENT. WHETHER IT BE THE COTS, MAYBE THE COOLING AREAS AND THEN ALSO AS A CAST MEMBER, TOBIAS MENTIONED SOME REFRIGERATED AREAS TO GIVE SOME LONGEVITY TO SOME OF YOUR DONATED FOOD ITEMS OR WHATNOT. PERHAPS THAT COULD BE CONSIDERED IN SOME OF THOSE FUTURE FACILITIES AS WELL. BUT WE'LL BRING YOU BACK SEVERAL OPTIONS. I WASN'T DONE. CAN I SAY SOMETHING ELSE? SORRY. SO PART OF THE QUESTIONS I HAD WERE MORE TOWARDS THE INFRASTRUCTURE DAMAGES THAT WE CAN SUSTAIN WHEN WE HAVE WEATHER EVENTS LIKE WHAT HAPPENED WITH THIS SNOWPOCALYPSE AND THEN PLUMP CREEK LOST WATER FOR A WEEK. THOSE ARE THINGS THAT REALLY WORRIES ME THAT I FEEL LIKE WE NEED TO HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE. I DON'T KNOW. I KNOW AT SOME POINT UM I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED BACK THEN I THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO BE PREPARED BECAUSE I MEAN, ONE WEEK WITH NO WATER. THAT WAS THAT WAS AT THIS FASTER AND I KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER RIZZO WAS SUPPLYING WATER TO THE APARTMENTS ORISSA OR DEPARTMENTS FROM CREEK. UM THAT'S ONE OF THE

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IT'S CERTAINLY MAKE SURE WE HAVE GOOD COMMUNICATION WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. YES, ABSOLUTELY. WE DID IT. I THINK I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I GET CLEAR DIRECTION ON THE SHELTER DISCUSSION WE CAN LOOK AT. I THINK FOR OUR FUTURE FACILITIES THAT WOULD BE OUR RECOMMENDATION IS THAT WE LOOK AT CERTAINLY HAVING SOME KIND OF CAPACITY IN THE FUTURE FACILITY THAT WE BUILD. WE DON'T HAVE THAT NOW AND THEN FOR SOME OF THE EXISTING ARRANGEMENTS THAT WE HAVE WITH EITHER CHURCHES OR SOME OF THE OTHER FACILITIES IN TOWN THAT WE LOOK AT TRYING TO SEE WHAT KIND OF TEMPORARY TYPE GENERATORS COULD BE DEPLOYED HOW WE WOULD DO THAT, ONCE THE ENGINEERING BEHIND THAT THOSE KINDS OF THINGS IS THAT THE DIRECTION OF THE COUNCIL, I THINK I'VE HEARD MANY THINGS. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I'VE GOT THE RIGHT DIRECTION FROM YOU.

OKAY SURE. WE CAN CERTAINLY DO THAT. AND HOPEFULLY, THERE'S SOME SITUATIONS WITH GENERATORS THAT WE COULD DO. ITS GENERATORS CAN GET VERY, VERY EXPENSIVE AS YOU AS YOU JUST HEARD WITH THE ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND THINGS THAT GO INTO IT, BUT MAYBE THERE'S SOME TEMPORARY THINGS THAT WE COULD DO THAT ARE CERTAINLY MORE COST EFFECTIVE TO YOU, UH, GENERATOR ON THE TRAILER. WE PROBABLY HAVE SOME HERE THAT WE USE AND JUST HAVE THE CONNECT REAL QUICK. YOU CONNECTED? YES, SIR. WELL, LOOK AT THAT. WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO YOU. SO I WAS ALSO CLEAR THAT THERE WAS A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE TEMPERATURES MAYBE CONSIDER A LOWER TEMPERATURE.

AND THEN REMEMBER, YOU MENTIONED YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME COSTING OF WHAT THAT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE BASED ON THE NUMBER OF DAYS THAT WE HAVE THAT IN A YEAR THAT WE TYPICALLY EXPERIENCE SO WE'LL TRY TO MODEL THAT OUT THE BEST YOU CAN. SO YOU CAN. YOU CAN SEE WHAT TEMPERATURE YOU CHOOSE. WE PUT IN THE POLICY. AND WHAT THAT COULD LOOK LAST ON FORECASTING FOR COST, AND I DID WANT TO SAY ON THE WARMING AND COOLING CENTERS. IT'S BEEN HOT AND COLD SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE, SO I HAD BOTH THE SUMMER AND WINTER HERE, BUT FOR THE LOCATIONS THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED THE CRUISE CENTER IN THE LIBRARY . THOSE ARE TWO DESIGNATED LOCATIONS THAT WE'VE INDICATED FOR YOU. BUT EACH OF THOSE EVENTS WHERE IT'S GOTTEN COLD AND HOT. I'VE GOTTEN REQUESTS FROM THE COUNCIL TO DO ALTERNATE LOCATIONS. SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COUNCIL IS CLEAR ON THE LOCATIONS THAT WERE DESIGNATED THAT THESE WILL BE OUR PRIMARY SPOTS, AND THAT WOULD BE PART OF THAT POLICY. THE CHIEF HAD MENTIONED THAT WILL BRING THAT BACK TO YOU WITH SOME CRITERIA WE CAN WORK ON WHAT THE TEMPERATURES ARE. WHAT COUNCILS COMFORTABLE WITH, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THE LOCATIONS ARE ABSOLUTELY CLEAR BECAUSE THE LAST THING WE WANT TO BE DOING IS WHEN WE'RE HAVING ONE OF THESE MOMENTS IS HAVE LACK OF CLARITY ABOUT WHERE WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING IT FOR WHAT CRITERIA SO HOPEFULLY THAT WE DO IT TRIGGERED DEPENDING ON THE CAPACITY OF THEIR LIKE IF WE'RE GOING TO START WITH THE LIBRARY, AND THEN THIS IS GOING TO BE THE CAPACITY THAT THE LIBRARY HAS. AND THEN HAVE WE COME CLOSE TO THAT CAPACITY, THEN SOMETHING AND THE SECOND LOCATION CAN BE TRIGGERED TO THAT. YEAH NOT JUST LIKE, HEY, LET'S JUST OPEN CITY HALL AND LET EVERYONE IN THERE BECAUSE THAT'S NOT WHAT GOES IN. CERTAINLY WE CAN DO THAT. AND I THINK BOTH THE LIBRARY AND THE KRUG CENTER HAVE ROOM TO KIND OF ACCOMMODATE A LARGER GROUP. THEY HAVE SEATING. IT'S KIND OF READY FOR SOME GROUPS OF PEOPLE TO BE THERE. WE ALL OF OUR CITY. ALL

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[11. Receive a report, hold a discussion, and provide staff feedback regarding the City of Kyle's legislative programming, priorities, grant opportunities, and strategic advocacy. ]

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RIGHT AND WHY THAT CAN BE REALLY HELPFUL IS FROM A STEP STANDPOINT, WHEN WE'RE GOING AFTER GRANTS WHEN WE'RE GOING WHEN WE ARE MEETING AT CONFERENCES OR IN SOME IN SOME CASES, SPEAKING TO LEGISLATION WE KNOW IT'S VERY POWERFUL TO KNOW AS A UNIT AS A CITY WHAT OUR PRIORITIES ARE WHAT WE'RE GOING AFTER AND HAVE THEM SOLIDIFIED IN THIS EVER CHANGING DYNAMIC PLAN. FROM A COUNCIL STANDPOINT, WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT ALL THAT INFORMATION THAT'S COMING IN FROM LEGISLATION. YOU GUYS HAVE THE ABILITY TO WRITE RESOLUTIONS OF SUPPORT OR RESOLUTIONS AGAINST TWO LAWMAKERS AS A UNIT TO SAY THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE CITY OF KYLE IS INTERESTED IN. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SEEK. I'LL DEFINITELY DOES NOT WANT. UM IT'S A VERY POWERFUL TOOL AND THEN SECONDLY, TO USE THOSE STRATEGIC RESOURCES TO GET IN THE ROOM, AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THIS IS ONE OF THE SLIDES BUT TO BE A PART OF SOME OF THESE COMMITTEES. AND THESE, UM, COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS AT THE STATE AND NATIONAL LEVEL THROUGH OUR PARTNERS BECAUSE AS ONE IT'S A GREAT WAY TO NETWORK WITH OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. BUT TWO'S A LOT OF TIMES. THOSE GROUPS ARE VERY TARGETED AT LOOKING AT LEGISLATION THAT'S COMING THROUGH AT THOSE DIFFERENT LEVELS AND IT CAN BE IT CAN BE A REAL POWERFUL TOOL TO GET TOGETHER WITH THOSE ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND IN MANY CASES, LEGISLATION WILL COME THROUGH THOSE BOARDS AND COMMITTEES WHEN THEY'RE LOOKING AT TRYING TO GET IT. APPROVED SO I'LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN ONE OF THESE SLIDES HERE AND THEN FINALLY, UM, WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH OUR STRATEGIC ADVOCATE PARTNERS TO HAVE THE HAVE THE RIGHT RELATIONSHIPS AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH ADMINISTRATIONS WITH AGENCIES AS WE GO AFTER THE NEXT BULLET POINT, WHICH IS TO SECURE FUNDING AND RESOURCES. ANOTHER THING THAT THIS LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM IS REALLY AIMED AT, AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT EVERYONE ALWAYS WANTS TO TALK ABOUT IS THE BIG THING OF GETTING GETTING PARTNERSHIPS FOR FUNDING GETTING RESOURCES GETTING GRANTS. FOR THE PROJECT THAT WE'RE WORKING ON. AND CERTAINLY THIS PROGRAM IS AIMED AT DOING THAT. UM BUT I DID WANT TO STOP JUST FOR A LITTLE BIT AND TALK ABOUT GRANTS . UM, AND GRANT FUNDING AS A WHOLE, UH, AND WHY THIS PROGRAM WILL BE SO HELPFUL IN GOING AFTER AND SECURING THOSE GRANTS.

SO, UM, EVERYWHERE I'VE BEEN THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN A MISCONCEPTION THAT THEIR THEIR GRANTS OR THERE'S JUST HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT ARE OUT THERE, AND WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS WRITE, WRITE AS MANY GRANTS AS POSSIBLE AND THROW HIM AGAINST THE WALL AND TRY AND GET AS MUCH OF THAT MONEY AS WE CAN. WE JUST IF WE'RE NOT GETTING GRANTS WERE NOT WRITING ENOUGH GRANTS THAT'S ALWAYS KIND OF BEEN THE MISCONCEPTION AND THERE IS SOME TRUTH TO THAT THERE IS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF MONEY IN GRANTS THROUGH ORGANIZATIONS AND AT EVERY LEVEL THE STATE LEVEL THE FEDERAL LEVEL, BUT IF I CAN CONTINUE THE ANALOGY INSTEAD OF A SHOTGUN APPROACH TO TRY AND GET THOSE THE WAY TO REALLY GET THOSE GRANTS BECAUSE OF THE WAY THEY'RE WRITTEN, AND BECAUSE OF THE BUCKETS OF MONEY THAT THEY'RE IN IS MORE OF A SNIPER APPROACH IS MORE OF A TARGETED APPROACH. AND I WILL I WILL TELL YOU THAT I AM LOOKING AT THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT CAME THROUGH. I THINK IT WAS A LITTLE OVER A BILLION DOLLARS FOR TEXAS MUNICIPALITIES LAST YEAR. AND THE MAJOR BUCKETS THAT THOSE WERE IN WERE INFRASTRUCTURE, PUBLIC SAFETY, EDUCATION, HEALTH SERVICES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THOSE WERE THE MAJOR BUCKETS OF MONEY THAT CAME TO MUNICIPALITIES AND CERTAINLY WE HAVE A LOT OF PROJECTS THAT FIT THOSE THAT FIT THOSE BUCKETS AND WE SHOULD GO AFTER THOSE AS WELL TO A LESSER EXTENT, THERE WAS MONEY IN ENVIRONMENTAL IN ARTS AND CULTURE IN TECHNOLOGY. BUT WHAT I'M WHAT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT AS FAR AS THE PROGRAM ALLD KNOWLEDGE COMING THROUGH AND THE WAY THAT WE HAVE TO SET PRIORITIES ALLOWS STAFF TO GO AFTER THESE, UM THESE GRANTS IN A VERY SPECIFIC AND TARGETED WAY , A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THIS. LUCKILY ON YOUR CONSENT AGENDA TONIGHT OR TWO GRANTS THAT WERE GOING AFTER RIGHT NOW IT'S ITEMS 17 AND 18. THE FIRST IS THE RAISED GRANT, WHICH IS THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IS FOR $25 MILLION FOR KOHLER'S CROSSING OVER 35 WILL ACTUALLY UNDER 35. UM AND IT INCLUDES THE VIBE TRAIL AND A WHOLE BUNCH OF DIFFERENT FACTORS INTO THAT GRANT. BUT TO ME THAT GRANT IS A VERY BROAD SCOPE OF GRANT. THERE'S A LOT OF GRANTS OUT

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HOWEVER, THERE IS NOTHING LORD THERE. A VERY ATTRACTIVE THING. MAYBE NOT NOTHING MORE ATTRACTIVE. VERY ATTRACTIVE THING TO DEVELOPERS IS A CITY THAT HAS A VERY STRONG LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM, A CITY THAT HAS TIES TO THE LEGISLATURE, A CITY THAT IS GOING OUT AND GETTING RESOURCES AND GRANTS AND FUNDING AND PARTNERSHIPS, SO IT DEFINITELY HELPS PROMOTE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. AND THEN, OF COURSE, NOTHING IS MORE TRANSPARENT THAN PUTTING ALL THIS TOGETHER IN A RESOLUTION WITH THE DETAIL OF OUR LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM. AND SO IT INCREASES OUR TRANSPARENCY AND DECISION MAKING SO. WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO THE ACTUAL PRIORITIES HERE, AND I WILL. THAT WAS THAT WAS THE MAJORITY OF MY SPEAKING. UM I WILL GO THROUGH THESE QUICKLY. UH AND THEN WE WILL COME BACK AND HAVE DISCUSSION AND FEEDBACK FROM COUNCIL. BUT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT WHEN WE GO THROUGH THESE AT A FEDERAL, STATE AND REGIONAL LEVEL IS FOR YOU ALL TO LOOK AT THESE PRIORITIES. THESE PRIORITIES THAT WE HAVE DOWN HERE OR WHAT OR WHAT STAFF HAS SEEN, UM IN CONVERSATIONS WITH COUNCIL IN VIEWING THE DEVELOPMENT THAT'S COMING HERE AND VIEWING THE PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE. THIS IS WHAT WE'VE PUT TOGETHER AS PRIORITIES FROM THESE DIFFERENT LEVELS, BUT WE REALLY WANT IN THIS IN THIS CONVERSATION WE REALLY WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU ALL AND SEE. ARE THESE THE RIGHT PRIORITIES THAT WE HAVE ON HERE? ARE WE MISSING ANYTHING? DOES ANYTHING NEED TO COME OFF? DOES ANYTHING NEED TO BE PUT ON HERE? DO WE NEED TO RAISE THE PRIORITY OF ANY OF THESE? SO AS I'M GOING THROUGH THESE LOOK, LOOK AT THEM, AND THEN WE WILL ALL COME BACK TO THESE AND WE'LL HAVE A DISCUSSION FEEDBACK BACK AND FORTH. SO FROM A FEDERAL PRIORITY STANDPOINT, I THINK INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRANSPORTATION VERY IMPORTANT EACH ONE OF THEM HAS THIS BUT KIND OF FROM DIFFERENT A DIFFERENT ANGLE. THIS IS WATER, WASTEWATER ROADWAYS. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FROM THE STANDPOINT OF CREATING JOBS AND REVITALIZATION OF AREAS OF PUBLIC SAFETY IS ALWAYS A BIG ONE LAW ENFORCEMENT BUT ALSO EMERGENCY RESPONSE. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, WHICH WE JUST HAD A WHOLE CONVERSATION ABOUT, AND THEN ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, RENEWABLE ENERGY , GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE. THESE THIS THIS SPECIFICALLY CHECKS A LOT OF BOXES WHEN YOU'RE GOING AFTER GRANT FUNDING AT A FEDERAL LEVEL IS HOW YOU'RE BUILDING IT. WHAT'S YOUR SUSTAINABILITY ON IT? WHAT'S YOUR THAT THAT TYPE OF GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE AND THEN PUBLIC HEALTH AND EDUCATION? ASIAN HEALTH AND HEALTH INITIATIVES. HEALTH PROGRAMS. I KNOW WE HAVE A MENTAL HEALTH RFP OUT RIGHT NOW. I KNOW THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S IMPORTANT TO THIS COUNCIL AND THEN DOWN HERE IS KIND OF A FOOTNOTE OR SOME OF THE AGENCIES THAT WE WOULD WANT TO BUILD STRONG PARTNERSHIPS WITH, OF COURSE, NATURALLY CITIES. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT AS A AS A CITY WE CAN WE CAN PARTNER WITH AND BE A PART OF, BUT ALSO DEPARTMENT TRANSPORTATION. FEMA DOJ EP A DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY I KNOW HAS, UM DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE COULD GO AFTER. FROM A STATE

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BUT INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRANSPORTATION SHOULD BE AT LEAST OUR BIGGEST PRIORITY IN MY OPINION. WELL JESSE. WHAT I WOULD SAY IS THE THIS IS THIS IS PRETTY DO FOR US TO HAVE NOT THIS THIS SO TO HAVE SOMEBODY COME UP AND BE ABLE TO REALLY LAY OUT OF, UH, LEGISLATIVE

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WE WON'T MAKE IT HAPPEN, BUT WE NEED A POWERFUL PROFESSIONAL ON OUR SIDE HELPING. AND SO YOU'RE YOU'RE I THINK YOU'RE VERY WELL SITUATED TO TAKE US TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL WITH REGARDS TO THIS LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM, SO THANK YOU FOR PUTTING EXCITING, TOO. IT'S FUN, EVEN IF EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT GETTING JUST TAKE MY NOTES FEEDBACK FROM US RIGHT NOW. IN THIS MOMENT, WE'RE GETTING READY TO GO TO D. C. I'M SURE YOU'VE YOU'VE PROBABLY BOOKED A TICKET PART OF IT FOR SURE. AS WELL. SO AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE OUR VISIONING WORKSHOP HERE SOON. SO JUST HAVING YOU THERE TO BE ABLE TO HELP GUIDE US THROUGH GETTING CLEAR ON SOME OF WHAT WE'RE GOING AFTER. I THINK IT'S GOING TO MAKE A HUGE IMPACT ON THE CITY. AND SO, UH, CLOCK'S TICKING ON BIG MONEY FOR US.

IT'S TRUE. AND THANKS FOR BRINGING THAT UP, ALSO NLCS COMING UP AND THE VISION WORKSHOP WHICH CAN ALL PLAY INTO THIS, THIS DOESN'T HAVE TO ALL HAPPEN TONIGHT, AND WE HAVE THE EXACT THING LAID OUT. OKAY? ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. CUSTOMERS UNGA MEAN NO REALIST. NO REAL SPECIFIC ORDER, BUT ENVIRONMENT, PUBLIC HEALTH AND OUR ECONOMIC AND OUR INFRASTRUCTURE WOULD BE KIND OF THE KEYS. I THINK WE DO A VERY GREAT JOB WITH OUR PUBLIC SAFETY AND WE'RE DOING VERY GOOD WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. SO RESIDENTS KEEP ASK KEEP YOU KNOW THEY THEY WANT THE GREEN SPACES AND THEY WANT THE PARKS AND THEY WANT THEY WANT THE TREES KEPT IN CLEAN WATER, SO IT'S THE ENVIRONMENT. THE ENVIRONMENT IS WHAT I KEEP HEARING A LOT OF THAT WHEN IT COMES TO GROWTH, RIGHT, WE'VE GOTTA BE GOTTA BE BALANCING THAT OUT ALONG THOSE LINES. I'LL SAY WHEN IT COMES TO GRANT FUNNY AND THOSE BUCKETS THAT I TALKED ABOUT WITH THE LARGER THE BUCKET AND THE MORE BROAD THE BUCKET. THE MORE COMPETITION THERE IS FOR THOSE, AND CERTAINLY WE'RE NOT AFRAID OF COMPETITION WILL GO AFTER HIM, AND WE'LL TARGET THEM. BUT THERE IS A LOT OF MONEY OUT THERE IN THESE. THESE BROADER THESE THESE NOT BROADER. BUT THESE OTHER BUCKETS, UM THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT BUT HAVE PROJECTS FOR AND SO THINGS LIKE ARTS AND CULTURE, THINGS LIKE, UM, UH, THERE WAS THERE WAS ONE. I WAS LOOKING AT THE WITH THE E P A. THERE'S MONEY OUT THERE TO BE HAD, AND ALL WE NEED TO DO IS WORK THROUGH THESE PARTNERSHIPS TO IDENTIFY PROJECTS OF OURS THAT FIT THAT SCOPE. AND IN MANY CASES, THE COMPETITION FOR THEM.

DON'T TELL ANYONE. HOPEFULLY NO ONE'S WATCHING. THE COMPETITION FOR THEM IS NOT AS FIERCE AND SO IT WOULD BE EASIER TO GO AFTER AND GET THOSE, BUT CERTAINLY WE WILL STILL GO AFTER THE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. ME. COULD YOU GET US A COPY OF ONE OF THE GRANTS SUBMITTED, SO WE HAVE WE CAN JUDGE THE QUALITY OF IT FOR SURE. THAT'S FOR HAZARD. JESSE CAN YOU DO YOU MIND LOOKING INTO THE COMMUNITY? MENTAL HEALTH GRANT? UH, TO SEE WHAT'S AVAILABLE. ABSOLUTELY IT'S A STATE GRANT ALSO. ALRIGHT. YOU NEED ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK PROTEIN. THE STRUCTURE IS DEFINITELY THE TOP ONE. ENVIRONMENTAL IS GOING TO BE MY SECOND REASON WHY I'M LOOKING AT GREEN SPACES FOR MENTAL HEALTH AS WELL. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I'D LIKE TO MAKE A PRIORITY LOOKING FORWARD DOLLARS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE FOR GREEN SPACES, PARKS, TRAILS PUBLIC LAND. I MEAN, JUST ANYTHING WE DO. UH DURING THE PANDEMIC, WE SAW HOW IMPORTANT THOSE WERE FOR MENTAL HEALTH. SO DEFINITELY PUT AN EMPHASIS ON THAT. PUBLIC SAFETY IS MY THIRD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRAMPS UP THERE AS WELL AND PUBLIC HEALTH AS WELL. SO BUT INFRASTRUCTURE IS A TOP PRIORITY FOR ME. CANCELED. TOBY S. UM. OBVIOUSLY INFRASTRUCTURE YOU KNOW, THAT'S A NO BRAINER. UM BUT PUBLIC SAFETY OBVIOUSLY IS GOING TO BE ONE AGAIN. THE SAFER THE CITY. THE BETTER, THE ECONOMICS SAFER THE CITY BETTER YEAR. INFRASTRUCTURE IS GOING TO BE THE SAFER YOUR CITY, THE MORE YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND EDUCATION AND ALSO THE MORE SAFER YOUR CITY. THE QUALITY OF LIFE, WHICH IS YOUR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, WHICH YOUR E P A CAN TIE INTO YOUR INFRASTRUCTURE. I COMPLETELY AGREE. A VERY SMART MAN ONCE TOLD ME THAT IF YOU COULD HAVE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CITY IN THE WORLD, BUT IF YOUR CITIZENS DON'T FEEL SAFE, EXACTLY EVERYTHING ELSE FALLS APART PRIORITY. JESSE I WOULD SAY YES TO ALL OF THESE. I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE NOT SEEING ON THE LIST, ESPECIALLY ON FEDERAL. NEITHER ONE OF FEDERAL OR STATE IS, UM WHAT WAS JUST SAID ABOUT THE MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMMING. I THINK THAT THERE ARE THERE FUNDS AVAILABLE THAT WILL HELP US WITH THAT, UH, THE ADDICTION SERVICES, ESPECIALLY WITH THE PROBLEMS WE HAVE WITH THAT IN OUR COMMUNITY

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UM AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BUILD SOME BUILDINGS NOW, WITH LIKE. NEW ST DAVID'S THAT ARE MUCH, MUCH TALLER THAN THAT. 14. THAT'S A GREAT POINT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A PARTNER THAT WE'RE TALKING TO REGULARLY AND WORKING WITH. AND THEN TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE.

FOR OUR PARK STUFF. THEY'VE GOT SOME VERY NICE GRANTS. THEY'RE NOT HUGE GRANTS, BUT THEY'RE NICE, AND THEY'RE NOT TOO HARD TO GET. AND, UM AND IN THE FEDS, UM HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES I DIDN'T SEE ON THE LIST. ANYBODY ELSE? I THINK THAT'S IT JUST ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON. ACTUALLY JESSE HAVE ONE WORM. SO SORRY. I JUST THOUGHT ABOUT IT AHEAD. CAN WE LOOK INTO BECAUSE I KNOW THE STATE JUST I THINK THERE WAS A WHAT ARE THEY CALLED? ONE OF THE THERE WAS 10 OF THEM ON THE BALLOT. NOVEMBER 2022. UM YEAH, PROPOSITION FOR HIS FIRST STATE GRANTS FOR PUBLIC PARKS, AND GIVEN THAT WE'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT EXPANDING OUR PUBLIC PARKS HERE, UH, SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING WE CAN QUALIFY FOR THEIR SECOND THAT ONE AND UH, FOREST PRESERVES. LIKE I THINK THERE'S YOU KNOW, WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF FOREST LAND HERE, BUT THERE'S SOME OPPORTUNITY. THERE IS SOME, UH, AREAS OF THE CITY THAT MIGHT BE ABLE TO THAT. ACTUALLY FLOW REALLY WELL WITH VIBE TRAIL AND WHERE IS PROPOSED TO BE BUILT WHERE IT COULD KIND OF FUNNEL RIGHT INTO, YOU KNOW, LIKE A VERY NATURE FILLED AREA. THANK

[12. Receive a report, hold a discussion, and provide staff feedback regarding the strategic planning efforts for the city's water system and supply.]

WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? FOR THE CITY OF KYLE MOVING FORWARD AND THEN FUTURE COUNCIL ACTIONS.

SO IN 2023, THE WATER ENVIRONMENT WE WERE UNDER A HISTORIC DROUGHTS. WE HAD PERMANENT RESTRICTIONS INCREASED IN AVAILABLE SUPPLY SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASED WATER CONSUMPTION WAS MONITORED DAILY AND WE WERE HAVING HISTORIC CONSUMPTION. LACKED AWARENESS OF PROJECTED DEMAND ON AVAILABLE WATER SUPPLY. SO WE QUICKLY UM, GOT TOGETHER. WE CALL IT THE MANHATTAN PROJECT AFFECTIONATELY , BUT WE PUT TOGETHER A GOOD PLAN AND THANKS TO THE SUPPORT OF COUNCIL, WE WERE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT THAT PLAN SUCCESSFULLY . SO IN AUGUST 2020 OR 29TH WE PRESENTED TO YOU WHERE WE WERE AT WITH THE DROUGHT, OUR WATER AVAILABILITY. AREA WIDE DROUGHT CONDITIONS AND THEN WATER CONSERVATION MEASURES. AND SO WE IMPLEMENTED A MULTIFACETED APPROACH TO ADDRESSING THE SUPPLY AND DEMAND NEEDS FIRST WE DESIGNED AND IMPLEMENTED, AMENDED STAGE THREE RESTRICTIONS AND WE HAD A GOAL OF A 30% REDUCTION IN CONSUMPTION. AND THEN WE ROLLED OUT AN AGGRESSIVE COMMUNITY EDUCATION PLAN CLOSELY MONITORED AND REPORTED OUR WATER DEMANDS. WE COMMUNICATED PROGRESS AND COMPLIANCE WEEKLY WITH THE COMMUNITY. WE HAVE PUT OUT SIGNAGE, KEY LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY AND PRESS COVERAGE. WE DIDN'T TURN

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UM THANKS TO THE SUPPORT A COUNCIL. WE WERE WE WENT OUT AND ACTUALLY ENFORCED ARE RESTRICTIONS. AND WE, UM, PUT IN 2500 HOURS OF WATER PATROL. AND THEN WE ALSO ACQUIRED ADDITIONAL WATER SUPPLY, AND WE ENTERED INTO A WATER SHARING AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF SAN MARKETS FOR ADDITIONAL E A WATER SUPPLY, WHICH WAS CRITICAL FOR US. WE ALSO REORGANIZED WITHIN THE CITY TO CREATE A STANDALONE WATER UTILITIES DEPARTMENT TO ENSURE THE FOCUS WAS THERE ON OUR WATER UTILITIES. WE INITIATED A COST OF SERVICE STUDY. UM IT WILL HAVE A COMPONENT OF BEING CONSERVATION FOCUSED. LANDSCAPING CODE AMENDMENT WAS BROUGHT BEFORE Y'ALL AND IT FOCUSED ON COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES . I BELIEVE WE WILL BE BRINGING BACK ANOTHER CODE AMENDMENT TO DISCUSS THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES AS WELL. THE BUILDINGS OF APARTMENT IMPLEMENTED A NEW METHOD TO TEST THE PLUMBING FIXTURES IN NEW BUILDS THAT REDUCE WATER CONSUMPTION SIGNIFICANTLY IN OUR NEW BUILDS. AND SO BETWEEN THIS MULTIFACETED APPROACH OUR WATER CONSERVATION EFFORTS WERE SUCCESSFUL. WE EXPERIENCED A 42% AVERAGE DECREASE DAILY AND WATER PRODUCTION DEMAND. SO WE MET AND EXCEEDED OUR 30% RESTRICTION REDUCTION GOAL AND THEN WE COMPLY WITH CONTRACTUAL COMMITMENTS THAT WE MADE WITH THE CITY OF SAN MARCUS AS A CONDITION OF THEM SHARING THEIR E A WATER WITH US. WE PROMISED THAT WE WOULD MEET OR EXCEED THEIR RESTRICTIONS. AND WE DID THAT. PLANNING FOR THE NEXT STEPS. WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO REFINE OUR WATER MODEL AND FINALIZATION. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A GOOD HANDLE ON THE PROJECTION OF OUR FUTURE DEMAND BASED ON DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS, SO WE WENT TO CONTINUOUSLY LOOK AT THAT. MAKE SURE IT'S UP TO DATE. MAKE SURE IT'S ACCURATE. WHAT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENING IN THE FIELD? WE NEED TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE SHORT TERM WATER SUPPLY ISSUES. WE WILL BE BRINGING FORWARD PROJECTS TO DO INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. WE ALSO NEED A COMPREHENSIVE WATER PLANT. WE DON'T HAVE ONE OF THOSE, AND WE NEED ONE TO LOOK AT THE NEXT 50 YEARS. UM RIGHT NOW. WE UM, ALSO NEED A SHORT TERM WATER PLANT THROUGH 2028. I'LL BE TALKING TO YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT. BUT WE REALLY NEED TO LOOK 50 YEARS INTO THE FUTURE. AND THEN ALSO INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS, SHORT TERM IMPROVEMENTS IN LONG TERM IMPROVEMENTS. WHAT DID THOSE LOOK LIKE? AND THEN FINALLY, A WATER SYSTEM CAPITAL PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT? WE CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE THAT SO WE WILL BE DEVELOPING THAT CAPITAL PROGRAM FROM THE MASTER OF WATER PLAN. THIS IS OUR CURRENT WATER SUPPLY. UM IN CASE YOU DON'T REMEMBER. WE GET OUR WATER FROM THE BARTON SPRINGS EDWARDS AQUIFER CONSERVATION DISTRICT.

THAT'S OUR WELL FOR THAT'S ON THE WEST SIDE. EDWARDS AQUIFER AUTHORITY, OR E. A THAT'S WHAT WAS 123 AND FIVE. THEY ARE ALSO ON THE WEST SIDE. AND THEN OUR BIGGEST WATER SUPPLY IS THE GUADALUPE BLANCO RIVER AUTHORITY AND ITS SURFACE WATER THAT WE GET TO TAKE POINTS AT LEHMAN AND YARRINGTON. MOST IMPORTANT NUMBERS ON THIS PAGE IS THE LAST COLUMN, AND IT SHOWS HOW MANY MILLION GALLONS PER DAY WE HAVE UNDER DIFFERENT CONSERVATION. UM MEASURES AND WE ASKED OUR CONSULTANTS. WHAT WOULD IT LOOK LIKE? IF WE WERE UNDER NO DROUGHT CONDITIONS? WHAT WOULD IT LOOK LIKE? IF WE WERE UNDER 100% REDUCTION IN OUR WATER SUPPLY? WHAT WOULD IT LOOK LIKE? WHAT WOULD OUR DEMAND LOOK LIKE? IF AVERAGE, YOU KNOW, WE ALWAYS SEEMS LIKE WE'RE ALWAYS UNDER SOME SORT OF CONSERVATION RESTRICTION. AND SO 5.4 IS THE NUMBER THERE AND WE WOULD HAVE ACCESS TO ABOUT 1.9 MILLION GALLONS FOR THE YEAR. SO IF YOU REMEMBER THE SLIDE PRIOR SO THAT WE HAD ABOUT 5.4 MILLION GALLONS PER DAY. ACCESS TO THIS IS OUR PROJECTED WATER DEMANDS. AND SO CURRENTLY WE HAVE A DEMAND PROJECTION OF 5.18 MILLION GALLONS PER DAY. WHICH IS A LITTLE LITTLE LESS THAN OUR 5.4 AVAILABLE TO US, AND THIS CONTINUES TO RISE AS WE CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND IN BRING NEW CITIZENS TO OUR CITY. AND HOW DID WE COME UP WITH THAT? WE USE HISTORICAL POPULATION DATA. UM I HAVE A LITTLE CHART ON THERE FOR YOU. BUT WE ALSO, UM, LOOKED OUT. HOW HAVE WE ACTUALLY GROWN AND WE DECIDED TO USE A 10% ANNUAL GROWTH. WE FELT THIS WAS CONSERVATIVE. WE USED 9% IN OUR ANNUAL GROWTH ASSUMPTION FOR OUR WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS. AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE ENDED UP SETTLING ON IN THE MODEL. OUR PLANS SHORT TERM SUPPLY SO

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LIFT. UM IN THE NEXT MONTH OR TWO. WE ALSO NEED TO IDENTIFY AND IMPLEMENT SHORT TERM SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT SOLUTIONS THAT HELP US MOVE WATER FROM THE EAST SIDE TO THE WEST SIDE. WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO DISCUSS WITH THE CITY OF SAN MARCUS REGARDING SUPPLY AND CONTINUE TO PARTICIPATE IN ARWA AND TAKE LEADERSHIP AND FUTURE PROJECTS. SO BECAUSE COMING BEFORE YOU YOU CAN EXPECT THAT WE WILL ASK FOR SEVERAL ENGINEERING ITEMS RELATED TO THE WATER SYSTEM. ONE

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UM, WE WANT TO LOOK AT A THIRD TAKE POINT FOR ARWA ON THE WEST SIDE TO HELP MAKE SURE WE HAVE ADEQUATE SUPPLY ON THE WEST SIDE. CAPITAL PROGRAM PROJECTS WE'RE ESTIMATING ABOUT 100 AND MILLIONS TO $200 MILLION AND IMPROVEMENTS. THIS COULD INCLUDE WATER TREATMENT, UM ADDITIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES AND THEN ADDITIONAL UPGRADES IN OUR WASTEWATER TREATMENT. UM, LANDSCAPING CODE AMENDMENTS. UM, WE WANT TO LOOK AT REQUIRED VERSUS VOLUNTARY AND THEN HAVE THE FOCUS ON THE RESIDENTIAL. THE COST OF SERVICE STUDY, WHICH LOOKS AT OUR WATER AND WASTEWATER RATES. CONSERVATION BASED RATE SCHEDULE WILL BE ANALYZED AND PROPOSED. UM AND THEN BUILDING STANDARDS REQUIRING THOSE THAT ARE CONSERVATION FOCUS AND OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS ARE OPPORTUNITIES. AND WITH THAT I'M HERE TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. COUNCILOR HARRIS . I HAVE, UH, SOME SLIGHT CONSENT CONCERNS ABOUT THE R WITH WATER. UM ONE OF THE CONCERNS I HAVE IS THAT IT IS IT RECHARGES VERY SLOWLY AND THAT WALK AQUIFER. SO IT WILL BE CHARGED AT A RATE MUCH SLOW, MUCH SLOWER THAN WHAT WE DRAW.

THE OTHER IS THAT, UM IT IS ASSAULT CALL FOR MOST OF THEM ARE AQUIFERS ARE BUT IT HAS MORE SALT THAN, FOR INSTANCE, EDWARDS , UM AT THE BOTTOM, SO AS WE DRAW WATER, WE GET MORE SALT.

UH, SAN ANTONIO ALREADY. HASN'T HE SALINIZATION? FACILITY ON ONLINE OR COMING ONLINE FOR THEIR CHORIZO WATER, AND I'M WONDERING IF ARWA IS LOOKING AT A DESALINIZATION FACILITY. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT'S THAT'S IN THE WORKS. UM FROM I DON'T RECALL ANY CONVERSATIONS ABOUT BEING CONCERNED THAT THE WATER IS TOO SALTY AND WE WON'T BE ABLE TO TREAT IT WITH WHAT WE HAVE PLANNED FOR OUR WATER TREATMENT PLANTS. SAN ANTONIO'S CONCERNED ENOUGH TO HAVE A DESALINIZATION FACILITY. YES MA'AM. IT IS A VERY SALTY AQUIFER, AND IT WILL GET MORE SO AS WE START DRAWING IT DOWN. YES MA'AM. I MEAN, I'M HAPPY TO DISCUSS THAT WITH GRAHAM MOORE.

HE'S THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF OUR ONES, E. WHAT HIS THOUGHTS ARE AND YOU KNOW, MAYBE IT'S NOT. WE WERE NOT TAKING ENOUGH. I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS, BUT DEFINITELY WILL EXPLORE THAT. THANKS. ADDITIONAL COMMENTS WRITTEN. YEAH I'VE GOT A REALLY BIG CONCERN HERE WHEN I'M LOOKING AT DRAFT HERE AT THE PLANT SHORT TERM SUPPLY WHEN I'M LOOKING AT OUR DEMAND AND LOOKING WHERE WE ARE, WHAT WE HAVE AND WHAT WE'RE RELYING ON FROM SAN MARCUS. AND WE'VE GOT NO WATER. WE HAVEN'T WE HAVE ENOUGH. NO, WE'VE GOT NO WATER. I'M LOOKING AT IT RIGHT NOW.

WE'RE RIGHT AT THE LINE. IF SAM WORKERS DECIDES OR THEY ENTER A CRISIS THAT WE'RE LOSING THAT WHAT WE'RE GETTING FROM THEM. SURE THE GOOD THING ABOUT SAN MARCUS IS THEY DID GREAT PLANNING ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO, AND THEY HAVE ALL SORTS OF DIFFERENT WATER SUPPLIES AND SOURCES THAT THEY CAN, UM ALLOCATE THEY ARE LOOKING AT UPDATING THEIR DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLAN TO BE NOT SERVICE. SO MUCH FOR FOCUSED ON CONSERVATION. UM AROUND LIKE THEY'RE BARTON SPRINGS OR EA WATER. BECAUSE THEY HAVE SO MUCH SUPPLY THAT IS COMPLETELY RELIABLE. SO UM, THERE IS ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITY WITH THE CITY OF SIEM MARCUS. BEYOND THIS 500,000 GALLONS A DAY INTERCONNECT THAT WE'RE CONTINUING TO TALK TO THEM ABOUT. UM WE BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH WATER. IT IS VERY TIGHT. WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO, UM, CONSERVED. WE NEED TO JUST CONTINUE TO MONITOR THAT AND MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE, YOU KNOW, DEFINITELY NOT CONSUMING MORE THAN WHAT WE HAVE. YEAH, IT'S REALLY ALARMING TO ME TO SEE THAT CLOSED. FIELDING IS WE'RE

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FROM WHAT? I'M LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS HERE. THE OTHER THING IS DOING B AND C SIMULTANEOUSLY REALLY PUSHING FOR THEM TO DO THOSE TOGETHER BECAUSE IF WE'RE WAITING ON BEING IN GOING TO SEE WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE HAVE WATER. WE NEED TO GET THOSE IN RIGHT AWAY AND THEN START LOOKING AT THE THINK THERE'S A AH, FOURTH LINE THAT POSSIBLE, MAYBE EVEN LOOKING AT THAT OPTION AS WELL NOW. YES. YES, WE DO HAVE I DIDN'T MEAN TO CATCH YOU OFF. SO WE DO HAVE WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT WITH OUR WOOD BOARD. WE DO HAVE SOME OPPORTUNITIES TO DO THAT THEIR G B R A HAS APPROACHED US ABOUT ANOTHER ADDITIONAL LINE. THAT'S POSSIBLE. WE HAVE POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES WITH OTHER SUPPLIERS IN THE REGION THAT HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT FRANKLY, A LOT OF THESE SUPPLIES. AS WE'VE LOOKED AT THIS ISSUE, THERE'S LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES. WHICH IS THE RIGHT ONE FOR US AND WHICH ARE THE RIGHT SERIES OF ONES. THAT'S THE QUESTION, BUT I BELIEVE WE HAVE AMPLE SUPPLIES THAT CAN BE BROUGHT ON TO MEET THE DEMAND IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS, BUT WE NEED TO START NOW. YEAH THAT PATH STARTS RIGHT NOW. JUST REAL QUICK. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT, YOU KNOW TO YOUR TO YOUR POINT. MAYOR PRO TIM, THIS IS A YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN 7.5 YEARS THAT I'VE SEEN ACTUAL DATA LIKE THIS PRESENTED TO US SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE WATER IS COMING FROM. AND WHAT THE FUTURE PROJECTIONS ARE. I'D BE INTERESTED TO KNOW WHAT THIS WOULD HAVE LOOKED LIKE A FEW YEARS AGO, BUT IT'S JUST TAKEN SOME TIME AND I THINK THE WATER MODEL PROPOSAL NOT REALIZING THAT WE DID DIDN'T EVEN HAVE ANYTHING LIKE THAT. UM, IS INDICATIVE, YOU KNOW OF WHO THAT THE SITUATION WE'RE FACING NOW, BUT I HAVE A LOT OF CONFIDENCE THAT THIS IS BEING BROUGHT FORWARD TO US, AND IT'S DIFFICULT TO TAKE IS AS WE START TO GET MORE LASERED IN ON WHAT OUR WATER SUPPLY IS, BUT I'D RATHER KNOW THE DATA KNOW THAT THE SITUATION, UNDERSTAND THE SHORTFALLS AND WHAT WE NEED TO DO IN ORDER TO MEET IT, BECAUSE ONCE WE GET TO THAT POINT WHERE WE REALLY HAVE THAT FIRM GRASP ON OUR WATER SITUATION, THAT'S WHEN WATER NO LONGER BECOMES. SO SCARY BECAUSE WE UNDERSTAND WHAT THE SITUATION IS. AND SO YOU KNOW, WE JUST HAVEN'T HAD THAT YOU KNOW, REALLY VERY MUCH. AND THEN THE OTHER THING TO YOUR POINT IS ARWA WAS SUPPOSED THOSE BLUE LINES. ALL OF IT SHOULD BE SHIFTED BACK ABOUT FOUR YEARS, BUT WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET THAT WATER TURNED ON. WHICH IS WHY EACH TIME THAT GRAHAM COMES TO US. WE'RE A LITTLE LESS AND LESS, UM NICE ABOUT IT. WE'RE A

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I HAVE HAVE IRRIGATION IN MY HOUSE. I WANT TO SEE MY YARD BE GREEN. I WANT TO TAKE CARE OF IT. UH ANYWAY, WE GOTTA GET A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH AND THEN WE CAN HAVE CONFIDENCE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THESE NUMBERS WORK OUT. BUT WE HAVE TO BE PROACTIVE AND THERE'S NO TIME FOR US TO DELAY ITS JUST MY THOUGHTS. CUSTOMER, HAUSER. I WASN'T DONE. YOU GOT THE ANSWER.

FIRST OF ALL, I JUST WANT TO SAY DEFINITELY THE DEBT. DATAS WILL APPRECIATE IT. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE DATA. IT REALLY IS I OPENING. SO THANK YOU, BRIAN FOR WORKING ON THIS, SOMETHING WE DIDN'T HAVE IN THE PAST TALKS TO YOUR LEADERSHIP, BUT DEFINITELY WANT TO KEEP AN EYE ON THIS AND PRAY FOR RAIN PEOPLE. I MEAN, THAT'S THE BIGGEST THING. PRAY FOR A LOT OF RAIN AND, UM, HOPEFULLY WE CAN KEEP CONSERVATIVE WATER SO THAT HOPEFULLY PEOPLE DON'T LOOK AT THE RAINFALL THAT WE'VE GOTTEN, EVEN THOUGH IT'S BEEN ABUNDANCE OF RAIN IS STILL NOT GOING TO MAKE UP FOR THE LAST 10 YEAR DROUGHT THAT WE WERE IN. IT'S BEEN A 10 YEAR DROUGHT AND PEOPLE REALLY GO BACK AND RESEARCH IT SO THIS THESE LAST TWO MONTHS OF RAINFALL ARE NOT GOING TO COMBAT THAT, SO PLEASE CONTINUE CONSERVE AND WE'LL DO WHAT WE CAN AS A CITY PART SO THANK YOU, BRIAN FOR HIS NUMBERS. THANK YOU. YEAH JUST ONE. GREAT HURRY. OKAY ALRIGHT.

CANCER HEART. YOU KNOW IT. YEAH. GOOD, OKAY. UH YOU STEP DOWN A LITTLE BIT, BUT JUST CONSERVATION. I MEAN THERE'S AREAS IN THE COUNTRY WHO ARE AFFECTED BY DROUGHTS WHERE WATER CONSERVATION ISN'T A GOVERNMENT PROGRAM. IT'S A WAY OF LIFE. AND I THINK THAT'S WHERE WE NEED TO START LOOKING AT HOW TO START TO, UH, RECONDITIONED BEHAVIOR SO THAT WE ARE CONSTANTLY PRACTICING WATER CONSERVATION. AND I KNOW SOME OF THE PROGRAMS THAT WE'VE PUT TOGETHER IN THE PAST. I'D SAY, CALENDAR YEAR I'D BE INTERESTED TO SEE HOW ARE YOU GETTING UPDATED? SOME POINT IN TIME, YOU KNOW AND HOW WE'RE EXECUTING THAT PROGRAM. HOW OUR MESSAGING IT TO THE PUBLIC. AND YOU KNOW. EVEN BE INTERESTED IN HAVING DISCUSSIONS ON, UH PUTTING SOME TIME AND ENERGY BEHIND. SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS ON WATER CONSERVATION. SO NOT ONLY ARE WE LOOKING AT TRYING TO SPEAK DIRECTLY TO ADULTS, BUT ALSO TEACH KIDS THE IMPORTANCE OF WATER CONSERVATION. HMM.

CUSTOMER, SUMIKA. HI AMBER. YES, I'VE GOT A FEW QUESTIONS TO I'M A LITTLE BIT CONFUSED ON THE NUMBERS SO WITH NO DROUGHT CONDITIONS. OUR RATE IS 5.79 MILLION GALLONS PER DAY SO WE CAN USE WE USE MORE WITH NO DROUGHT. NO, THAT'S WELL. YES JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE MORE WATER

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OKAY? I MEAN, I SECOND WHAT EVERYBODY SAYS. I THINK OUR DELTAS ARE VERY TIGHT. UM BUT THIS COULD ALL CHANGE. IF WE'RE NOT IN A DROUGHT, RIGHT? WE'VE GOT A LOT A LOT MORE TO USE THAT THAT'S THAT'S THE POINT. AND, UM , YOU KNOW, IT'S ALSO THE TIME THE TIMING OF RAINFALL IF YOU HAVE, YOU KNOW A GOOD RAIN AND IN JULY OR AUGUST THAT'S A LOT MORE IMPACTFUL THAN HAVING A GOOD RAIN AND MARCH. BECAUSE THAT'S THE HOTTEST TEMPERATURES. YOU DO. SEE THERE'S DIRECT IMPACTS WITH RAINFALL AND THOSE TIME PERIODS OF WHAT PEOPLE USE FOR IRRIGATION, WHICH IRRIGATION BUMPS UP OUR USAGE 60% IN THE PEAK SUMMER, SO IT'S THE JUNE LATE JUNE JULY, AUGUST PEAK

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WE DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE GOOD, STRONG PROJECTIONS ON SOME OF THE LONG TERM SUPPLIES BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY DIFFERENT SUPPLY FACTORS. THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO COME UP WITH IS WHAT ARE THE SUPPLIES THAT WE WANT TO USE. AND THEN LOOK AT ALL THE L U. E S AND DEVELOPMENTS THAT WE HAVE COMING INTO THE CITY AND MAKE GOOD, ACCURATE PREDICTIONS OF WHAT THOSE DEMANDS WILL BE GOING FORWARD. AND SOME LAND USE ASSUMPTIONS BASED ON THE COP PLANET GETS A LITTLE BIT FUZZIER LONGER. YOU GO OUT HARDER TO PREDICT, BUT THAT'S WHAT THAT WATER MASTER PLAN WILL DO. AND IF WE RUN INTO TROUBLE, I GUESS, UM WHERE? HOW WILL WE SEE IT? UM SINCE. IF WE'RE IF WE'RE GOING BEYOND THE FIVE POINT FOUR. AGAIN. THAT'S THE SUPPLY. SO IF WE HAVE IF WE HAVE LESS SUPPLY THAN THAT IS THE QUESTION SO? SO WE HAVE A DIFFERENCE OF LIKE 0.72 0.7 MILLION GALLONS A DAY, BUT I MEAN, YOU COULD EASILY RUN BURNED THROUGH THAT. THAT'S JUST A MILLION GALLONS A DAY. WE LOOK AT WATER. WE LOOK AT WATER USAGE AND SUPPLIES. UH EVERY SINGLE WEEK AS I MENTIONED AS AN INTERNAL TEAM, AND WE MONITOR THAT VERY CLOSELY AND WILL BE LOOKING AT OUR PERMIT LEVELS EVERY SINGLE WEEK AND MONTH AND WILL BE COMING BACK. IN MONITORING THAT AND GIVING YOU UPDATES. AS WE SEE IT SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DID THIS PAST YEAR. EXACTLY COUNCIL MEMBER WE HERE'S THE YOU KNOW THE LIST THAT WE'RE GONNA WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO LOOK AT THOSE, UM, WE'RE GOING TO ADJUST OUR WATER RESTRICTIONS ACCORDINGLY. SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE ON AN EVERY OTHER WEEK WATERING SCHEDULE. UM AND THAT WAS BASED ON LAST YEAR'S, UM, DEMAND AND SUPPLY SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO ADJUST TO THAT. WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT SHORT TERM, IMPROVE INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT SOLUTIONS AND THEN CONTINUE OUR DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CITY OF SAN MARKETS FOR ADDITIONAL WATER SUPPLY. BECAUSE, WELL, HERE'S. G B R A SAYS SURFACE WATER IS THAT CANYON LAKE OR DO THEY HAVE OTHER SURFACE WATER SOURCES. KENYAN LAKE KENYAN LIKE WHICH ABOUT ABOUT GRAMPS OR CLOSED TO CANYON LAKE RIGHT NOW, IT'S VERY, VERY, VERY LOW. ARE THEY ANTICIPATING IN THE OTHER SOURCES AVAILABLE TO US? OTHER THAN JUST CANYON LAKE. THEY DID SPEAK TO US. THEY HAVE WATER.

TIM CAN PROBABLY TALK ABOUT THE TECHNICAL ISSUES BETTER THAN I CAN. BUT THEY HAVE PLANS FOR AN AQUIFER STORAGE REUSE. YEAH UM YOU DON'T TALK ABOUT THE SUPPLIES SERIOUSLY. TIM SANFORD, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR WATER UTILITIES. GOOD EVENING, UH, TWO BEARDED ANNOUNCED TO US THERE HAD PLANS TO REGIONALLY. UH HUH. AMBER MENTIONED EARLIER 20 OR SO ITS STAKEHOLDERS, WHICH ARE MADE UP OF MOSTLY PUBLIC ENTITIES THEY'RE LOOKING AT USING THEIR, UH, DRAINAGE BASIN FOR THE BLANCO RIVER AND GUADALUPE RIVER PULLING THAT WATER FROM THE COAST, BRINGING YOU BACK UP HERE CLOSER TO CENTRAL TEXAS, AND THEN SECURING THOSE THAT WATER ALONG WITH SOME ASR PROJECTS WHEN THERE IS FLOW ON THE RIVER. SENDING THAT DOWN WHOLE BRINGING THAT BACK UP TO, YOU KNOW, PUMPS AND THINGS AND THEN DELIVERING THAT TO THOSE THAT ARE INTERESTED IN EITHER A RAW OR TREATED FORM. WE'RE STILL IN THIS CONVERSATION TO SEE WHAT CAPACITIES WE WOULD PREFER TO HAVE IS EACH CITY HAS SPOKEN TO, BUT THERE'S JUST KIND OF DETAILED INFORMATION THAT'S NOT BEEN IRONED OUT. JUST THANK YOU. AND THEN ANOTHER QUESTION. UM. NOW THIS IS I THINK THIS ONE CAN RIGHT. WHAT'S THE WHERE WE AT IN THE MODEL, THE WATER MODEL TIMELINE IN TERMS OF RFP CONTRACT. HOW LONG IS IT GOING TO BE OUT? AND WHEN? WHEN ARE THEY GOING TO EXPECT? YOU KNOW, LIKE WE'VE DONE MASTER PLANS IN THE PAST, AND I THINK THIS MAY BE THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE WE'VE EVER DONE, POSSIBLY BUT WHERE THEY GET DONE QUICK, AND WE'VE DONE MASTER PLANS THAT NEVER GOT DONE WHERE WE SPENT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AND WE NEVER ADOPTED THEM. THAT WILL NOT HAPPEN HERE. I DON'T THINK IT WILL. BUT JUST WHAT'S YOUR EXPECTATION FOR WHEN WE CAN START TO STATION IS IN TWO WEEKS. WE'LL HAVE THIS MASTER PLAN ON YOUR AGENDA FOR APPROVAL. I'VE ALREADY GOTTEN A PROPOSAL FROM THE FIRM OF STV. THAT'S A ENGINEERING FIRM HAS A

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BUT EVEN BEFORE THE FINAL PLAN IS PRESENTED, AS WE SEE ITEMS THAT WE NEED TO MOVE ON, WE'LL MOVE ON AND RIGHT AWAY. COME BACK TO YOU AND LET YOU KNOW BUT WE UNDERSTAND THE URGENCY BEHIND THIS. AND, UM YOU'RE QUITE FRANKLY, WE BELIEVE THAT THE CITY'S BOOK, YOU KNOW A LITTLE BEHIND IN THESE AREAS AND WE WANT TO MOVE QUICKLY TO GET THIS. THIS UH MOVING, SO WE'RE ALL OVER IT AND WE'RE GOING TO BRING IT BACK TO YOU VERY QUICKLY AND GET STARTED RIGHT AWAY. AND THAT'S THE REASON FOR THE PRESENTATION TONIGHT. QUITE FRANKLY, IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COUNCIL IS AWARE OF THE WORK WE'VE BEEN DOING IN THE SERIES OF ITEMS THAT YOU'RE ABOUT TO START SEEING ALL RELATED TO ADDRESSING THE WATER ISSUE. UM WE'VE TALKED ABOUT SUPPLIES.

WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE MASTER PLAN. THERE'S GONNA BE A SERIES OF CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT ARE ALSO GOING TO BE RECOMMENDED TO YOU. SO IT'S NOT ONLY JUST THE SUPPLY, IT'S WHERE THE SUPPLY COMES INTO THE CITY AND HOW YOU GET IT TO THE APPROPRIATE PARTS OF THE CITY THAT'S USING THE WATER THAT INTERNAL DISTRIBUTION NETWORK THAT WE HAVE THAT NEEDS WORK AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A GOOD PLAN OF HOW THAT'S GOING TO TRANSFER WATER AROUND IN THE CITY. SO YOU'LL HAVE THAT COMING TO YOU AS PART OF THE BUDGET PROCESS WITH THOSE, AND THEN WE'RE ALSO GOING TO LOOK THE STAFFING THAT WE HAVE THE CONTRACTORS THAT WE HAVE THE CONSULTANTS THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A TEAM THAT CAN EXECUTE THAT PLAN AND GET THOSE PROJECTS UNDERWAY AND GET THEM DONE TO MEET THE DEMANDS. SO IT'S ALL THOSE THINGS TOGETHER. IT'S A LOT OF PIECES. UM WE'VE REORGANIZED WITH WATER UTILITIES DIRECTOR FOCUSED ON NOTHING BUT THAT AREA, AMBER'S PORTFOLIO HAS BEEN VERY RESTRICTED TO FOCUS JUST ON THE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS BECAUSE I THINK WE NEED THAT HERE AND ITS FOCUS THAT'S GOING TO TAKE A SUSTAINED EFFORT OVER SOME TIME TO GET US WHERE WE NEED TO BE. BUT ALL THOSE THINGS COMBINED THAT THAT'S WHAT THAT'S THE REASON WE'RE HERE IS TO LET YOU KNOW. YOU'RE GOING TO START TO SEE A SERIES OF THOSE THINGS AND THEY WILL BE EXPENSIVE. I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY KNOWS 102 100 MILLION ESTIMATE. IT'S A WIDE RANGE, BUT BECAUSE IT'S AN EXPERT WHO'S THE HONEST ANSWER IS WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY HOW MUCH IT'S GOING TO COST. BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THE COUNCIL AND THE COMMUNITY KNOWS IT WILL BE VERY EXPENSIVE TO GET AHEAD OF THE CURVE ON THESE BUT WE'RE COMMITTED TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. SO MAYBE HOPEFULLY THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION, SIR. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GOT THAT IN FRONT OF YOU. CATS WERE HAIRS. 11 OF THE THINGS THAT WE WILL BE LOOKING AT, IS REVISING OUR ORDINANCES RELATED TO WHAT ARE YOU. FOR BUSINESSES AND RESIDENCES AS WE LOOK AT ORDINANCES, UM AND THERE ARE A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT THAT COUNCIL CAN DO TO HELP CONTROL THAT WE CAN LOOK AT REQUIRING LEED CERTIFICATION IF WE WANT TO PROVIDE INCENTIVES, WE CAN LOOK AT ONE WATER BUILDINGS. THAT. DRAMATICALLY DECREASE THE USE AND WE NEED TO. I THINK WE SERIOUSLY NEED TO TAKE A LOOK. BUT NEW INDUSTRY COMING IN THE AMOUNT OF WATER THEY'RE USING AND HOW THEY'RE GOING TO BE USING EVERY CYCLE IN THAT, SO WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY ON THAT TO CUSTOMER. PARTIALLY HEY, BRIAN. QUICK QUESTION. I KNOW AT SOME POINT WITH DISCUSS THE YOU KNOW, MAYBE THIS CITY TAKING A LOOK INTO WHAT ARE THE LEGALITIES OF US? REQUESTING OR REQUIRING FROM NEW BUILDERS. TO HAVE A PERCENTAGE OF WATER. UM FRIENDLY CONSERVATION, LANDSCAPING LIKE SOMETHING THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY REQUIRE. NOT THAT I'M ANOTHER. WE SUGGEST YOU DO THIS THAT WE REQUIRE YOU TO DO THIS. WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE PLANNING GROUP AND WE'LL HAVE SOME IDEAS COMING FORWARD OF SOME OPTIONS ABOUT HOW WE CAN CHANGE THE DEVELOPMENT CODE AND GIVE THEM MORE FLEXIBILITY OR REQUIREMENTS OF WHAT THEY HAVE TO USE FOR THAT THE ONE WATER APPROACH THAT COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS MENTIONED IT'S A WAY FOR SOME LARGE FACILITIES THAT YOU CAN MANAGE THAT IT'S YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S ALL OF THESE THINGS ABOUT AND THEN OTHERS THAT ARE GOING TO HELP US KIND OF GET TO WHERE WE WANT TO BE. SO WE REALLY WANT TO LOOK AT IT COMPREHENSIVELY AND TRY TO GIVE YOU ALL OF THOSE TOOLS TO BE SUCCESSFUL, BUT WE DO WANT TO BRING THAT BACK FOR IT TO YOU AS WELL. I THINK THOSE ARE THOSE ARE GOOD IDEAS IS SOMETHING IS THE REGION CHANGES.

I KNOW THAT WE TALKED ABOUT UM, WITH USAGE. WE NEED TO ADAPT TO THAT. THANK YOU. LET'S SAY, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A YOU KNOW YOU'RE YOU'RE ANTICIPATING 10. DEMAND GROWTH. AND WHILE NEW FOLKS ARE COMING, UM FOLKS ARE DEVELOPING THE CITY'S GROWING, YOU KNOW, REALLY, HOW DIFFICULT WOULD IT BE FOR US TO SET AS A GOAL, A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF DEMAND REDUCTION THROUGH THROUGH

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[VII. Consent Agenda ]

IT'S VERY LARGE. WE'VE DISCUSSED SOME OF THESE ATOMS. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY PARTICULAR ITEMS THAT THEY WANT TO PULL AND DISCUSS? CAN I HAVE 22? AND 23, PLEASE. CAN I HAVE 14? 1422 AND 24 MAYOR JUST REAL QUICKLY. I'LL JUST, UH 13 AND 18. ALRIGHT, I'LL BE QUICK. ALL RIGHT. ANYONE ELSE? ALRIGHT I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 1516 1719, 2021, 2425 AND 26 EMOTIONAL MAYOR, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HEUSER THAT WE APPROVE THE ITEMS LISTED. IS

[13. Consider approval of a resolution authorizing application for State Homeland Security Program - Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Activities grant funds in the amount of $409,431. ]

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YES SIR. THEY USE THEM IN THE HIGH WATER RESCUES BECAUSE THEY ARE ELEVATED VEHICLES WITH LARGER TIRES, AND THEY CAN ABSOLUTELY GET INTO HIGH WATER STUFF THEY CAN RESCUE PEOPLE IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS FROM A MULTITUDE OF EMERGENCIES. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I'D LIKE TO GO AND MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 13 MOTION BY CUSTOMERS. ZUNIGA SECONDED BY

[14. Consider approval of a resolution authorizing application for Criminal Justice Grant Program - Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program funds in the amount of $69,599.97. ]

I THINK IT'S THE FIRST TIME THAT I SEE SO MANY. AND SO THAT'S VERY EXCITING. UM IS THERE A PRIORITY LIST THAT WE HAVE WITH THE ITEMS THAT WE NEED WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT LIKE UM I THINK THE JUSTICE THAT CRIMINAL JUSTICE GRANT IS THERE. IT ANY SPECIFIC ITEMS THAT WE WOULDN'T NEED TO TACKLE OR IS THERE LIKE A PRIORITY THING THAT WE THINK THIS IS WHAT WE WANT TO APPLY THE FUNDS FOR, UM, WHEN A GRANT BECOMES AVAILABLE WHEN I'M AWARE OF IT. AND I HAVE AN IDEA OF WHEN THE CYCLES ARE AND FOR THIS CASE, I ASKED PETEY HEY, WHAT IS IT THAT WE NEED? WHAT DO YOU

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[18. Consider approval of a resolution authorizing the application for the United States Department of Transportation through the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements grant program for fiscal year 2024 in the amount of $23,718,208. ]

MAYBE UH HURTUBISE. CALL ME TOBY . TOBY TOE. WELL, THANK YOU BEAR AGAIN. OKAY SO OVER THE WEEKEND, WE'RE LOOKING AT THE AGENDA ITEM. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THIS CONSOLIDATION, INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY. IT ALL FALLS IN LINE WITH WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO SHOOT FOR FROM THE LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM CORRECT FROM THE FEDERAL PRIORITIES LIKE INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRANSPORTATION FOR GRANTS, LIKE INTO PIGGYBACK OFF OF COUNCIL MEMBER PARSLEY GRANT. GLAD TO SEE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT INVESTING IN PUTTING FOR APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS. SO THIS ONE HERE IS BASICALLY, UM THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROGRAM WAS TO INVEST IN A WIDE RANGE OF PROJECTS THE UNITED STATES TO IMPROVE RAILROAD SAFETY. CORRECT SO THE PROJECT'S ELBOW FOR FUNDING IS EMPLOYMENT OF RAILROAD SAFETY TECHNOLOGY, OTHER THINGS LIKE HIGHWAY RAILWAY GRADE CROSSINGS, UM, ALSO FOR PREPARATION FOR EMERGENCY PLANS WITHIN COMMUNICATIONS. WHERE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ARE, UH, OTHER RESOURCES. OTHERS START. UM RESEARCH I DID WAS AS OF OCTOBER AND THE F R A HAS RECORDED OVER 742 INCIDENTS. PORTRAYAL DERANGEMENT IN 2023 OKAY, AND JUST RECENTLY, I SAW AN ABC NEWS THEY DID A STORY ON THE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE PUBLICIZED AH TRAIL DERAILMENT IN EAST PALESTINE, OHIO, WHERE THE TRAIN GOT FIRE, IN PARTICULAR MATTER WAS IN THE AIR AND CONTAMINATING THE WATERS AND FOLLOWING THE DISASTER, OR THE OHIO GOVERNOR ISSUED AN EVACUATION ORDER FOR THE RESIDENTS IN THE AREA. OTHER THINGS I HAD WAS WHICH STATES HAS THE MOST DERAILMENT ILLINOIS, TEXAS AND PENNSYLVANIA. AH WE HAVE OVER 10,500 MILES OF RAILROADS HERE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. SO AS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, UM, IMPROVING OUR INFRASTRUCTURE. AH GETTING THESE GRANTS PUBLIC SAFETY. I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA THAT WE REALLY LOOK INTO POSSIBLY GETTING SOME OF THESE GRANTS ON THAT END. AND ALSO, MOST OF THESE GREAT LIFESTYLES ARE BROKEN DOWN INTO THREE STAGES PRE AWARD THE AWARD IN POST AWARD. UH SO, SIR, WOULD YOU COULDN'T KIND OF JUST BRIEFLY, BRIEFLY. GO OVER WHAT YOU FEEL OF OR WHAT? YOU THINK HOW WE CAN GET FUNDING ON THIS GREAT DIFFICULTIES THROUGH OR SOME OF YOUR FEEDBACK? SURE YOU COVERED A LOT OF AS A GREAT RECAP OF THIS OF THIS GRANT, BUT LIKE YOU SAID, IT'S MAINLY THE SCOPE OF IT IS THE EFFICIENCY, RELIABILITY AND SAFETY AROUND. RAILWAYS I THINK, UM, ALL THE DIFFERENT FACTORS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT. WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM WILL WILL PLAY INTO THAT, BUT ALSO SOMETHING THAT YOU BROUGHT OUT THE SAFETY OF THE RAILWAYS. NOT ONLY HERE BUT IN THE SURROUNDING AREA, SOMETHING THAT WE DEFINITELY COULD LOOK AT AS FAR AS HOW MANY ACCIDENTS HAVE HAPPENED. AND UM AND EVEN TEXAS BEING I DID NOT KNOW THAT TEXAS BEING THE SECOND, UM WORST, AS FAR AS ACCIDENTS AND STUFF ALL PLAYS INTO THIS AS WELL AS THERE'S AN ASPECT OF THIS GRANT.

FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND THAT'S MORE, UM, TRAFFIC CONGESTION AND MOBILITY. SO AS FAR AS COLORS AND THE RAILWAY RIGHT HERE, WE FEEL LIKE THAT PLAYS INTO IT AS WELL. SO I THINK WITH THAT AS WELL AS GETTING SOME SUPPORT FROM OUR REGIONAL AND STATE PARTNERS I THINK WILL HELP IN THE SUBMISSION OF THIS GRANT. YEAH WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, BECAUSE I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE EFFORT TO WANT TO LOOK AT THIS SPECIFIC TYPE OF GRID BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THE TRAIN DOES GO THROUGH THE HEART OF THE CITY, AND IT GOES NORTH AND SOUTH AND SO FORTH, SO IT'S A GREAT IDEA THAT WE COULD POSSIBLY LOOK INTO THAT GRANTS. SO WITH THAT MAYOR LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 18. ALRIGHT MOTION BY CUSTOMER TOBY

[22. Consider approval of Task Order No. 1 to Quiddity Engineers LLC. for professional engineering services for permanent generators at the city's water system facilities and City Hall in an amount of $129,290 and authorize the City Manager to execute the task order.]

FAVORITE. SAY AYE, AYE. OLD POST MOTION CARRIES 7 TO 0. THANK YOU , SIR. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP

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BUILDING SYSTEMS EMAIL. ALL THE WEBS OR SERVERS, THINGS LIKE THAT THAT POWER ALL THE SYSTEMS ACROSS THE CITY. THAT'S THE THAT'S THE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE. WE HAVE A VERY SHORT WINDOW. ONCE WE LOSE POWER TO CITY HALL. WE HAVE A VERY SHORT WINDOW TO MAKE SURE WE WE'VE GOT IT BACKED UP AND SO WELL, IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO KEEP THIS BUILDING WITH REDUNDANT POWER. HOW ARE YOU GOING TO SUPPORT THE NEVER MIND. ALL RIGHT. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ABOUT NO ON THAT, OKAY? ALWAYS VERY SAY I POST. OKAY AND THEN FOR 23? NO NO 62 MOTION CARRIES 61. DID YOU SAY IT? ALRIGHT THE SERVERS ADAM, WEREN'T YOU ASKING FOR US TO LIKE OPEN CITY HALL AS

[23. Consider approval for the City Manager to execute an amendment to the agreement between the City of Kyle and Brightview Landscaping Services, Inc. for maintenance of City of Kyle corridors in an amount of $78,259.57. ]

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT IN THE CITY OF COLIN. BRIGHT VIEW, MISS PARSLEY . I JUST WANTED TO KNOW THIS CUP OF WORK. WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO BE DOING? WHAT AREAS ARE GONNA BE? SERVICE BY THEM. LIKE I KNOW THAT THIS HAS BEEN BROUGHT BEFORE. IS THIS NOT SOMETHING THAT OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT CAN HANDLE BY OR MAINTENANCE? THIS IS A LONG STANDING CONTRACT. ROSIE TRUE LOVE DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES. THIS IS A LONG STANDING CONTRACT THAT THE CITY HAS HAD WITH BRIGHT VIEW FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS.

THIS IS MONTHLY MAINTENANCE OF A SET NUMBER OF CORRIDORS IF YOU FLIP TO THE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES UM OH, IT'S ME. YOU COULD HIT THE SCREEN. ROSIE HIT THE SCREEN. TOUCH THE SCREEN. DON'T HIT IT. OKAY I SEE IT. I SEE IT. THERE WE GO. ALRIGHT SHE CAN BE TAUGHT. UM THIS IS THE LIST OF THE QUARTERS THAT WE HAVE IN HERE AND IT'S JUST BASIC MAINTENANCE OF THE RIGHT AWAY IN THESE QUARTERS. UM SO THE BULK OF THE SERVICES HERE WE'RE JUST THE MONTHLY CHARGES THAT OCCURRED AFTER THE CONTRACT HAD LAPSED. THIS WILL CLOSE OUT THE CONTRACT WILL BE BRINGING FORWARD A NEW CONTRACT. AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING TO PICK UP THESE SERVICES. ANY INTERVENING WORK WILL BE DONE BY PARK STAFF. OKAY THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 23 2ND MOTION BY CUSTOMER PARSLEY THINKING ABOUT MAYOR THAT WE APPROVED GENDER. I'M 23 IS THERE

[27. Consider approval of a resolution authorizing the purchase and closing of a 26.607 acre parcel of land, more or less, out of the Thomas G. Allen Survey, Abstract No. 26, and the Daniel Downes Survey, Abstract No. 151 in Hays County, Texas for the extension of Kohlers Crossing and the reconstruction of Bebee Road, for the purchase price plus closing costs, approving and authorizing the Earnest Money Contract and authorizing the City Manager to execute any and all contracts and documents necessary to close on the real property identified herein. ]

THE DEVELOPERS OF THE PROPERTY THE D. A CONTEMPLATED THAT THE CITY WOULD ENTER INTO THIS EARNEST MONEY CONTRACT WITH TRANSWESTERN AND NEW QUEST AFTER THE APPROVAL AND EXECUTION OF THE D A. AND TONIGHT WE ARE REQUESTING APPROVAL FROM THE COUNCIL OF THE RESOLUTION IN

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ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. AND THIS IS SOMETHING WE'VE ALREADY VOTED ON. THIS IS JUST FULFILLING THAT SEEM TO HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. COUNCIL MEMBER TOBIAS ALRIGHT, JUST REAL QUICK. I JUST WANT TO THANK BRIAN AND TRAVIS AND AMBER. FOR Y'ALL'S RESPONSE ON MY EMAIL QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS, UH I REALLY APPRECIATE THE FEEDBACK AND THE UNDERSTANDING OF WHY WE'RE DOING THIS. AND OF COURSE, IT IS COMING OUT OF THE FUNDS FROM THE 2022 BOND. SO WITH THAT I'D LIKE TO GO AND MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 27. SECOND MOTION BY CUSTOMER TO BE A SECOND ABOUT MARRIAGE. THERE WE APPROVED GENDER. I'M 27 SO DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION MAY PROTEIN. JUST WANT TO SAY THIS PROJECT IS TAKING A LONG TIME TO COME ABOUT. AND SO I THANK ALL THE STAFF FOR THEIR DUE DILIGENCE. EVERYBODY WORKED ON THIS AND THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE'RE BRINGING TO OUR CITY. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS PROJECT. FINALLY, THIS ROAD BEING BUILT YEAH. YEAH, I JUST I KNOW I'VE ALREADY SAID IT ONCE, BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THERE'S DEFINITELY AN UPTICK IN THE, UM JUST THE WAY THE CITY IS GOING ABOUT ITS BUSINESS, SO IT'S NOTICED. IT'S APPRECIATED. UH AND I'M EXCITED FOR THE FUTURE, SO CONFIDENCE LEVEL IS RISING. UM YOU KNOW I'LL DO THIS, YOU KNOW, BUT IT'S RISING.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL FOR INSTILLING CONFIDENCE IN US AS A COUNCIL SO ALRIGHT. ANY FURTHER

[28. Consider approval of a resolution approving a Stormwater Facilities Site Maintenance Agreement; a Declaration of Drainage and Detention Easement; a Special Warranty Deed (Plum Creek Regional Detention Pond and Drainage Channel); Special Warranty Deed from Lennar Homes of Texas Land and Construction, Ltd., for Approximately 23.471 acres, more or less; and a Public Access Easement; authorize the City Manager to execute the foregoing documents in final form approved by the City’s legal counsel; authorize the City Manager to execute all document necessary to accomplish the conveyance of the foregoing properties (Regional Sportsplex Site). ]

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THEY TAKE THE PLACE OF THE DEVELOPER. AND THEY WILL HAVE, UM, UM, RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS THAT REQUIRE THEM TO COLLECT FUNDS FROM ALL THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE WITHIN THE ASSOCIATION TO HELP FUND THESE DRAINAGE EXPENSES, AND THEY WILL HAVE A BOARD THAT OPERATES SO IN A RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY AND THE NEW MIXED USE COMMUNITY IN THESE THRIVING AREA ARE GOING TO BE ONGOING, LONG, LONG LIVED ENTITIES. UM I KNOW THAT THE PROBE THE PROBE THAT THE WHAT'S PROHIBITED IS PRETTY PRETTY INTENSE, BUT I DO LIKE THE IDEA OF COLLECTING WATER THERE SOMEHOW UNDERNEATH UNDER UNDERGROUND, BRIAN, I THINK THAT'S A GOOD PURPOSE OF THAT.

SO IS THERE ANY WAY WE COULD LOOK AT THAT? UM, YES, SIR. IT'S ALREADY BEEN BUILT. RIGHT WELL, WE'RE LOOKING AT TRYING AS WE LOOK AT USING THE SPORTSPLEX, ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT WITH THE TASK FORCE, THE COUNCIL TASK FORCES HOW WE COULD PERHAPS STORE THAT WATER UNDERNEATH FIELDS. AND USE IT AGAIN FOR IRRIGATION OR OTHER USES. I'M CERTAINLY NOT AN EXPERT IN THAT. BUT THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT WITH THAT TASK FORCE OF HOW WE COULD DO SO WE CAN BRING FORWARD IDEAS AS THAT PROCESS MOVES FORWARD. THE DESIGN. IS THIS GONNA BE PAID OUT OF THE TERRORIST MAINTENANCE AGREEMENTS? FOR THE DETENTION FACILITY. YES YES, PROBABLY. YES PUBLIC WORKS. IT WOULD BE. IT WOULD BE THE TOURIST. THAT'S WHERE IT SHOULD BE BUDGETED. IT'S ALL IN THAT DISTRICT. WELL I'M GLAD TO HEAR IT WON'T BE A VERY HUGE EXPENSE JUST TO MAINTAIN IT. I WAS AFRAID WE'RE DONE WITH THE STUCK PRETTY SURE WHAT'S THERE WAS AFRAID THE CITY WOULD BE ON THE HOOK FOR LARGE FEES. I THINK IF WE START BUILDING SOCCER FIELDS AND THOSE KINDS OF THINGS, THERE'S A DIFFERENT MAINTENANCE LEVEL FOR THAT WAS POSTED JUST MAINTAINING THE DRAINAGE POND. OKAY RIGHT AND THE DRAINAGE FUNCTION IS PAID FOR BY THE POS, THE CITY'S RECREATIONAL USE, AND THOSE FUNCTIONS ARE PAID FOR BY THE CITY SAID NO LIABILITY TO THE CITY FOR FLOODING. FROM THE DRAINAGE. IT'S NOT ANY, YOU'RE GOING TO OWN PROPERTY, AND IT'S NOT ANY. THIS DOES NOT CREATE ANY MORE LIABILITY THAN WHAT YOU ALREADY HAVE. WHEN YOU OWN PROPERTY AND DEVELOPED CITY PROPERTY. THANK YOU THAT THAT IS VERY GOOD TO HEAR. MOTION I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 28. SECOND ALRIGHT MOTION BY CUSTOMER ZUNIGA SECONDED BY COUNCILOR PARTIALLY APPROVED GENERAL 28 SO

[29. Consider directing the City Manager to waive permit fees for The Texas Ramp Project, a nonprofit, to install code compliant residential ADA ramps at homes of residents who are financially and physically in need. ]

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THIS IS THE KIND OF FEES THAT WITH MY EYES CLOSED. I'LL BE LIKE YES, ABSOLUTELY. LET'S WAVE IT, SO I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. I'D IN 29 MOTION BY COUNCILOR PARTIALLY SECOND BY MARY PROTEIN. WE PROVED THAT I'M 29 DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION. THIS IS ACTUALLY A GREAT UM UM IT'S A GREAT THING WE'RE DOING TODAY BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THIS COMMUNITY THAT OR MOBILE, UH, DISABLED OR CHALLENGED, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING OUR DUE DILIGENCE TO MAKE SURE WE'RE TAKING CARE OF EVERYBODY IN OUR COMMUNITY.

ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU, MAYOR. YES SIR. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THE PAPERS SAY, I I'LL POST MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY MOTION TO ADJOURN ALRIGHT, WE'RE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU, EVERYONE.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.