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IS 7:15 PM IT IS TUESDAY, APRIL THE 16TH, AND I'M GONNA CALL THIS REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER.WOULD ALL PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, A PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND SENATOR REPUBLIC.
FOR RICHARD STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
WOULD THE CITY SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THE ROLL MITCHELL.
[II. Approval of Minutes]
UP, APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.OH, MAY I LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE, UM, MOTION TO APPROVE THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FOR APRIL 2ND.
SPECIAL MEETING AND THE REGULAR MEETING AS WELL.
MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER TOBI, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER PARSLEY THAT WE APPROVE THE MINUTES IS THIRD.
ALL OPPOSED? OUR MOTION CARRIES SEVEN TO ZERO.
[III. Citizen Comment Period with City Council]
UP IS CITIZEN COMMENTS, PERIOD.UH, AT THIS TIME MAY ASK ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK ON ANY ITEM TO PLEASE DO SO.
WE ASK THAT YOU LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES AND THAT YOU DIRECT THOSE COMMENTS TO THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
WE ALSO ASK THAT YOU FILL OUT A CITIZEN COMMENTS FORM AND SUBMIT THAT TO EITHER MYSELF OR THE CITY SECRETARY.
I HAVE A FEW FOLKS WHO ARE REGISTERED TO SPEAK.
FIRST UP IS, UH, EDWARD BRADLEY.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS ED BRADLEY, MY WIFE ALICE, AND I OWN KYLES BRIGHT BEGINNINGS LEARNING CENTER HERE IN KYLE.
WE WANNA THANK YOU FOR PLACING PROPOSITION TWO ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA.
I'M VERY HOPEFUL THAT WE CAN HAVE A HUNDRED PERCENT SUPPORT FOR THIS AND PAST THIS TONIGHT AS APRIL 30TH AS THE DEADLINE FOR CHILDCARE PROVIDERS TO APPLY FOR RELIEF UNDER THE PROGRAM.
NOW YOU MAY KNOW THAT TO QUALIFY FOR RELIEF UNDER PROP TWO, THE CHILDCARE PROVIDER MUST MEET STRINGENT REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE TEXAS RISING STAR PROGRAM, WHICH IS THE STATE'S QUALITY RATING AND IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM FOR CHILDCARE PROVIDERS.
THE PROGRAM MUST ALSO HAVE ENROLLED A MINIMUM OF 20% CHILDREN ON CHILDCARE SUBSIDIES FROM THE STATE.
SO THIS SUPPORT IS NOT A GIMME TO EARN RELIEF UNDER PROP TWO PROGRAMS MUST ADHERE TO THE STATE OF TEXAS STANDARDS FOR HIGH QUALITY CHILDCARE.
SO ADOPTING PROP TWO WILL NOT ONLY PROVIDE NEEDED SUPPORT, BUT WILL INCENTIVIZE PROGRAMS THAT DON'T QUALIFY TO UPGRADE THEIR POLICIES AND PROCEDURES SO THAT THEY MEET THE NECESSARY STANDARDS FOR QUALIFICATION.
NOW WITH THE SUPPORT OF PROPOSITION TWO, MONEY THAT MIGHT HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN USED TO PAY PROPERTY TAXES CAN BE REDIRECTED TO OTHER OPERATIONAL NEEDS.
SOME PROGRAMS MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE TUITION RELIEF TO FAMILIES.
OTHERS MAY USE THE FUNDS TO HIRE AND RETAIN TEACHERS TO CARE FOR CHILDREN.
OTHERS MAY USE THE FUNDS SIMPLY TO KEEP THEIR DOORS OPEN.
NOW, IN OUR CASE, WE UTILIZED CHILDCARE RELIEF FUNDS PREVIOUSLY TO PAY FOR HEALTHCARE BENEFITS FOR OUR EMPLOYEES, FRANKLY, NOT KNOWING IF WE COULD CONTINUE THOSE BENEFITS ONCE THE RELIEF ENDED, WHICH IT HAS.
SO THE SUPPORT FROM PROP TWO MAY ALLOW US TO KEEP PROVIDING HEALTHCARE BENEFITS TO OUR STAFF.
NOW, EACH PROGRAM IS DIFFERENT WITH DIFFERENT NEEDS, BUT THIS SUPPORT WILL CERTAINLY HELP ALL QUALIFYING CHILDCARE CENTERS TO CONTINUE TO OFFER HIGH QUALITY CHILDCARE.
AND OF COURSE, PART OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITY IS TO CONSIDER THE ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF DECISIONS THAT YOU MAKE.
AND YOU CAN REST ASSURED THAT SUPPORTING PROP TWO IS A GOOD ONE.
DECADES OF RESEARCH STUDYING THE LIFECYCLE BENEFITS OF COMMUNITIES INVESTING IN CHILDCARE SUPPORT HAVE SHOWN A 13% RETURN ON INVESTMENT.
NOW THAT ROI COMES FROM INCREASED TAX REVENUES FROM HIGHER EARNINGS AND WORKFORCE PARTICIPATION.
IT COMES FROM HEALTHY LOCAL BUSINESSES THAT HAVE AN ADEQUATE STABLE WORKFORCE, PARTIALLY BECAUSE THEY HAVE ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY CHILDCARE OVER TIME, SUPPORTING CHILDCARE RESULTS IN LOWER PUBLIC EXPENDITURES FOR HEALTH, CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS. THESE BENEFITS ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO THE CITY OF KYLE AS WE CONTINUE TO ATTRACT NEW FAMILIES AND BUSINESSES.
AGAIN, YOUR SUPPORT OF PROP TWO IS GREATLY APPRECIATED TO HELP SUPPORT THE BRIGHT FUTURE FOR KYLE THAT WE ALL DESIRE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.
ALRIGHT, NEXT STEP IS VON FLOOR SCALE.
I JUST WANNA SAY GOOD AFTERNOON.
UM, I WANNA RECOGNIZE THAT TODAY IS, UH, MRS. CHAP'S BIRTHDAY.
AND, UM, THIS YEAR, TWO YEARS AGO, MY HUSBAND GAVE HER A REALLY GREAT GIFT.
AND SO I THOUGHT I WOULD JUST FOLLOW UP BY, UM, HOPEFULLY SHE'S WATCHING AND TELLING HER, UH, HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SERVICE TO THIS COMMUNITY AS WELL AS, UM, ARMANDO
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CHAPPA, UM, WHO GAVE A, A LOT TO THE RESIDENTS AND IN THIS SPIRIT OF TAKING CARE OF OUR COMMUNITY, UM, I WOULD STRONGLY SUGGEST, UH, TO ALL THE COUNCIL THAT THEY CONTINUE, UH, THE, THE IDEA OF SUPPORTING OUR COMMUNITY, UM, BY VOTING YES FOR AGENDA ITEM EIGHT AND PROPOSITION TWO, WHICH WILL HOPEFULLY GIVE SOME RELIEF TO OUR FAMILIES.OUR NEXT STEP IS STEPHANIE MCDONALD.
GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.
I'D LIKE TO SAY FIRST OF ALL, THAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY I'VE SEEN IN THE CITY OF KYLE'S GOVERNANCE.
I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT INSURANCE.
VOTING ON BENEFITS IN INSTEAD OF ADHERING TO THE CITY CHARTER IS UNETHICAL.
AT THE LEAST DURING MY CAREER, I WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO SET MY PAY OR BENEFITS WITH ANY OF MY EMPLOYERS.
MANY CITIZENS SPOKE IN OPPOSITION TO MEMBERS OF COUNCIL RECEIVING THE SAME INSURANCE BENEFITS AS FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES.
BUT I DON'T BELIEVE THAT ANY OF THEM WANTED ANYONE IN THE COUNCIL NOT TO HAVE INSURANCE.
THEY SIMPLY FEEL THAT CITIZENS SHOULDN'T PAY FOR ANY PORTION OF IT.
PRESIDENT OBAMA CAN CREATED THE MARKETPLACE INSURANCE SO THAT NO US CITIZEN WOULD HAVE TO FOREGO HEALTHCARE.
THAT'S WHY IT'S CALLED THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT.
WHEN I ASKED SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS IF THIS HAD BEEN CONSIDERED BY THEM, I WAS MET WITH SILENCE.
YOU BROKE CITY CHARTER BY ADDING THIS BENEFIT FOR YOURSELVES.
WHEN COUNCILMAN TOBIAS ASKED HOW YOU'RE GOING TO PAY FOR THIS, HOW YOU'RE GOING AROUND THE CHARTER, YOU REFUSED TO ANSWER.
IN FACT, AT THAT MEETING, THE MAYOR DID NOT WANT ANY DISCUSSION ON THE TOPIC.
MANY OF US HAVE MADE EMPLOYMENT DECISIONS BASED ON OUR NEED FOR BENEFITS.
PERHAPS SOME OF YOU SHOULD DO THE SAME.
THANK YOU TO THOSE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL THAT VOTED AGAINST THIS UNETHICAL DECISION.
I WANTED TO ALSO SPEAK ABOUT MARKET DAYS.
I, I PREVIOUSLY SPOKE AGAINST A PRIDE THEME MARKET DAYS.
MY POINT WAS THAT IT'S A DAY OF SHOPPING AND IT DOESN'T NEED A THEME.
YOU'RE OPENING UP A CAN OF WORMS BY POLITICIZING WHAT SHOULD BE A FUN AND CAREFREE EXPERIENCE.
NOW YOU'VE ATTACHED THEMES TO OTHER MARKET DAY EVENTS AND YOU'VE ALSO ADDED A SECOND MARKET DAYS FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE, IN ADDITION TO THE PRIDE THEMED ONE.
WHY WAS THAT DONE? WAS IT BECAUSE YOU FORGOT ABOUT JUNETEENTH WHEN YOU PLANNED THE PRIDE MARKET DAYS? HOW MUCH WILL THIS COST THE CITY? THOSE OF US THAT SPOKE AGAINST COUNCILMAN HEISER PROPOSAL WERE TREATED WITH DISRESPECT AND INTOLERANCE.
IT'S REASONABLE TO INSPECT THAT ANYBODY SPEAKING BEFORE THE COUNCIL SHOULD BE TREATED WITH DIGNITY.
IT'S SHAMEFUL TO DO OTHERWISE.
REMEMBER THAT KYLE TEXAS IS WATCHING AND I ALSO WANTED TO SPEAK ABOUT THE WATER.
BY LAST AUGUST, WE'D USED 85% OF OUR WATER FOR ALL OF 2023.
AND I WAS TOLD THAT NO ONE AT THE CITY KNEW THAT WE WERE OUT OF WATER WHEN THIS HAPPENED.
YOUR PLAN FOR WATER LEAVES US ALL IN A WATER DEFICIT UNTIL 2038.
ALTHOUGH WATER USAGE HAS DROPPED DURING THE FALL, WINTER AND SPRING MONTHS, WE'RE STILL IN STAGE THREE AMENDED RESTRICTIONS AFTER SEVEN MONTHS.
PEOPLE MAY NOT REALIZE THAT WE CAN ONLY WATER ONE PREDETERMINED DAY EVERY TWO WEEKS BETWEEN SEVEN AND 10:00 PM WHICH SOON WILL BE WHEN THE GROUND IS AT ITS HOTTEST, MAKING WATERING INEFFECTIVE.
WHEN WILL YOU BE ABLE TO LIFT OUR WATER RESTRICTION TO A LESSER STAGE? WHILE THIS CRISIS IS ONGOING, WE CONTINUE TO BUILD LIKE CRAZY.
IT'S TIME FOR MORATORIUM ON BUILDING AND I'M URGING EVERY CITIZEN TO GET INVOLVED.
ON MARCH 18TH, 2024, I WROTE A LETTER ADDRESSED TO MEMBERS OF COUNCIL AND THE CITY MANAGER.
MY LETTER DESCRIBES IN DETAIL MY EXPERIENCE ON MARCH 7TH, 2024 WITH COUNT COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THEIR REACTION TO CITIZENS A PO WITH OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS ON A PROPOSED ON THE PROPOSAL FOR MARKET DAYS.
AS OF TODAY, I HAVE RECEIVED ONLY TWO RESPONSES FROM THE SEVEN MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM COUNCIL MEMBER TOBIAS ON MARCH 18TH, 2024.
NOTE, COUNCIL MEMBER TOBIAS WASN'T EVEN PRESENT FOR THE MARCH 7TH, 2024 MEETING, AND YET HE TOOK THE TIME TO RESPOND GRACIOUSLY.
I RECEIVED AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT EMAIL FROM COUNCIL MEMBER PARSLEY.
IMAGINE IF YOU WERE ME AND YOU WROTE A LETTER TO THE CITY COUNCIL
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REGARDING AN EXPERIENCE YOU HAD AT A CITY COUNCIL MEETING.WHAT WOULD YOU THINK OF THOSE COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO ACTED LIKE YOU WEREN'T WORTH THE TIME TO RESPOND TO BY ACKNOWLEDGING YOUR LETTER? TWO WORDS COME TO MIND.
PRIVILEGE AS IN I'M AN ELECTED OFFICIAL AND YOU'RE NOT.
ACCOUNTABILITY, AS IN I DON'T HAVE AN AN, I DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER TO ANYONE FOR WHAT I SAY OR DO.
ITS SIMPLE DEFINITION OF ACCOUNTABILITY IS TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR ACTIONS.
ON THE CITY OF KYLE WEBSITE, THE CITY ORGANIZATION CHART CAN BE FOUND.
THE CHART SHOWS THAT THE RESIDENTS OF KYLE ARE AT THE TOP OF THE CHART, AND RIGHT BELOW THEM IS THE CITY COUNCIL.
THAT MEANS THAT THE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL SHOULD ANSWER TO AND BE ACCOUNTABLE TO THE RESIDENTS AND NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND.
THERE ARE SOME, NOT ALL MEMBERS OF COUNCIL THAT NEED TO START ACTING LIKE TRUE PUBLIC SERVANTS AND SERVE THE RESIDENTS INSTEAD OF ACTING LIKE ROYALTY AND HAVE THE RESIDENTS DO THEIR BIDDING.
YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE REGARD REGARDING MY MARCH 18TH, 2024 LETTER.
I NOW EACH, EACH I NOW ASK EACH MEMBER OF COUNCIL, DID YOU TAKE THE TIME TO READ IT? IF YOU DID, WHY DIDN'T YOU RESPOND TO IT? TO RESPOND WOULD'VE SHOWN COMMON COURTESY AND RESPECT TO THOSE WHO YOU CLAIM TO SERVE.
IF YOU DIDN'T READ IT, WHY DIDN'T YOU? BY NOT READING THE LETTER YOU SHOWED THAT YOUR PRIVILEGE AND LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY TO THOSE WHO YOU CLAIM TO SERVE.
WHO ARE YOU REALLY ACCOUNTABLE TO? IS IT THE SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS WHO DONATE TO YOUR CAMPAIGN TO HELP YOU STAY IN POWER? IS IT THE ADV ADVOCACY GROUPS THAT SHARE YOUR PERSONAL CONCERNS? IS IT A POLITICAL PARTY THAT TELLS YOU HOW TO VOTE AND WHAT TO SAY? IS IT THE RESIDENTS OF KYLE THAT THE CITY ORGANIZATION CHART SAYS YOU ARE ACCOUNTABLE TO? THREE OF THESE ANSWERS ARE WRONG AND ONLY ONE IS CORRECT.
GUESS WHICH ONE IT IS? I BELIEVE THERE IS A LOT OF DOUBLE SPEAK WHEN IT COMES TO ACCOUNTABILITY AND RESPECT ON THE CITY COUNCIL.
AND MAYBE THAT IS WHY THERE'S A LACK OF TRUST AND CONFIDENCE FROM US.
THE CITIZENS OF KYLE TO YOU, THE CURRENT CITY COUNCIL, THE CITIZENS OF KYLE ARE WAKING UP.
THE BALL IS NOW IN YOUR SIDE OF THE COURT.
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO? THANK YOU.
TOBIAS, UM, MY NAME IS AN ANGELITA TOBIAS AND I LIVE AT 1818 ROLAND LANE HERE IN KYLE.
AND I'D LIKE TO SPEAK TO ALL OF YOU.
FIRST OF ALL, I'M HERE BECAUSE WHEN I, MY HUSBAND AND I TRY TO LISTEN IT, LISTEN TO THIS MEETING ONLINE OR ON OUR TV, IT'S HARD TO HEAR.
AND I ASK, PLEASE, IF YOU'RE SPEAKING, YOU WANNA BE ACCOUNTABLE TO THIS COMMUNITY, SPEAK IN THE MIC SO THAT THOSE WHO ARE AT HOME CAN HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
SO I TOLD MY HUSBAND, I'M GONNA GO HOME AND WATCH THE MEETING.
AND HE SAYS, NO, WHY DON'T YOU STAY? 'CAUSE I'VE TRIED TO LISTEN AND IT'S ALL MUMBLE.
SO THAT'S WHY I COME AND I COME BECAUSE I CARE ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY AND I CARE ON HOW THINGS ARE BEING DONE AND NOT DONE.
SO IF I SIT HERE, IT'S FOR THAT 'CAUSE I WANNA HEAR AND I WANNA BE INFORMED.
AND I THINK EVERY COMMUNITY MEMBER, THAT'S THEIR PRIVILEGE TO BE INFORMED.
AND SO I, I WANNA SPEAK ALSO ABOUT THE INSURANCE.
I AM A SOCIAL WORKER AND I AND I WORK WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE MARGINAL AND THEY STRUGGLE TO GET THEIR BENEFITS.
AND IF THEY HAVE A JOB OR TWO, THEY CAN'T QUALIFY AND THEY'RE NOT EARNING BUT A THOUSAND DOLLARS A MONTH.
AND I ASK ALL OF YOU THAT TO ME, I AM ASHAMED TO BE STANDING HERE AS A SOCIAL WORKER FOR MY COMMUNITY TO HEAR THAT SOME COUNCIL PEOPLE FEEL THAT THIS COMMUNITY WHO ALSO HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE STRUGGLING FINANCIALLY TO HAVE THEIR INSURANCE PAID.
IT'S, IT'S, TO ME IT'S UNREALISTIC.
'CAUSE I WORK EVERY DAY WITH PEOPLE.
IF YOU WOULD WALK MY, MY PATH WITH ME TO THE HOMES THAT I GO TO AND TO WHERE THEY LIVE, AND THEN THEY STRUGGLE TWO OR THREE JOBS, MINIMAL WAGE.
AND IF THEY MAKE A LITTLE BIT MORE, THEY'RE DISQUALIFIED.
THEY CANNOT HAVE MEDICAL COVERAGE.
AND YES, THERE'S THE OBAMACARE PACKAGE, SO GO FOR IT.
BUT TO SAY THAT YOU CANNOT AFFORD IT TO ME AS A SOCIAL WORKER AND THE PEOPLE THAT I WORK DAY IN AND DAY OUT DOES NOT
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SIT WELL WITH ME.THAT IS ALL THE CITIZEN COMMENTS FORMS I HAVE IN FRONT OF ME.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK? OKAY, SEEING NONE, I'M GONNA CLOSE.
CITIZEN COMMENTS, CITIZEN COMMENTS IS NOW
[2. Agenda Order per Rules of Council Sec. B1.]
CLOSED.UH, PER THE, UH, RULES OF COUNCIL, DOES ANYBODY HAVE A SUGGESTION FOR ITEMS THEY WANNA MOVE AROUND? ALL RIGHT, SEEING
[3. Consider an appointment to the San Marcos Hays County Emergency Medical Services Board of Directors.]
NONE, WE'LL MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE.CONSIDER, UH, UH, AN APPOINTMENT TO THE SAN MARCOS HAYES COUNTY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES BOARD OF DIRECTORS, CHIEF BARNETT.
THANK YOU MAYOR COUNCIL JEFF BARNETT, CHIEF FOR POLICE.
FOR THE RECORD, UH, FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TONIGHT.
THE CITY OF KYLE, UH, HAS HISTORICALLY, UH, BEEN IN CONTRACT WITH THE HAYES, THE SAN MARCO HAYES COUNTY EMS, WHICH PROVIDES LOCAL MEDICAL SERVICES AMBULANCE RESPONSE TO OUR COMMUNITY.
AS SUCH, THE CITY OF KYLE HAS ONE BOARD POSITION THAT THE CITY COUNCIL IS AUTHORIZED TO PRESENT.
THOSE ARE THREE YEAR TERMS, UH, THAT ARE REVOLVING AND UNTIL FILLED BY SOMEONE ELSE, UNTIL YOU DECIDE SOMEONE ELSE TAKES A SEAT, UH, BEFORE YOU DENY, UH, I AM, UH, ASKING FOR THAT APPOINTMENT, WILLING TO STEP UP AND TAKE THAT ROLE, UH, THAT IS VACATED AND IT'S YOUR DECISION ON WHO YOU WANT TO APPOINT.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY OBJECTION TO MAKING CHIEF BARNETT OUR REPRESENTATIVE? LEMME MAKE A MOTION TO APPOINT CHIEF BARNETT TO THE SAN MARCOS HAYES COUNTY MED EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HEISER.
UH, IS THERE A DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? THANK YOU, CHIEF.
ALRIGHT, MOTION CARRIES SEVEN TO ZERO.
[4. A proclamation recognizing National Telecommunicator Week (April 15-19).]
UP.AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR, PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATOR WEAK MAYOR PRO TE.
SO SORRY, I'M ALONE TO THE WEATHER.
UH, SO MY VOICE BRINGS UP, I'M SORRY.
UH, NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATION WEEK IS HELD ANNUALLY DURING THE SECOND WEEK OF APRIL TO HONOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS FOR THEIR COMMITMENT, SERVICE AND SACRIFICE.
N-P-S-T-W INITIALLY STARTED IN 1981 BY PATRICIA ANDERSON AND THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IN CALIFORNIA IN 1994, PRESIDENT WILLIAM J. CLINTON SIGNED PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION 6 6 6 7, DECLARING THE SECOND WEEK OF APRIL S-N-P-S-T-W.
THIS WEEK IS A TIME TO CELEBRATE AND THANK TELECOMMUNICATORS PERSONAL ACROSS THE NATION WHO SERVE OUR COMMUNITIES, CITIZENS AND PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL.
24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, A TELECOMMUNICATOR VOICE IS THE FIRST VOICE A PERSON HEARS WHEN AFTER THEY'VE DIALED 9 1 1.
IT IS VOICE OF COMFORT, REASSURANCE, AND GIVES CRITICAL INSTRUCTIONS WHILE DEALING WITH EMERGENCY.
THE DISPATCH HAS HAD SEVERAL, OUR DISPATCH HAS HAD SEVERAL HOMES, STARTING WITH THE OLD BANK BUILDING ACROSS THE STREET, WHICH WAS A OLD VFW FROM 2005 2006.
THEN THEY MOVED TO 300 WEST CENTER STREET, THE OLD POST OFFICE FROM 2007 TO 2020.
NEXT, THEY MOVED FROM, UH, FROM THAT LOCATION, UH, OVER TO THE COUNTY CO-LOCATION.
DURING THAT TIME, WE RECOGNIZED THAT THERE WAS A BIG GAP BETWEEN OUR COMMUNICATION AND OUR PATROL OFFICERS.
WITH THE CO-LOCATION BEING AT THE SOUTHERN PART OF OUR COUNTY, OF OUR, AND OUR OFFICERS BEING HERE IN KYLE, OUR DISPATCH PERSONNEL NO LONGER HAD ANY INTERACTION WITH THEM.
IT IS KEY FOR OFFICERS AND DISPATCHERS TO KNOW EACH OTHER IN, IN CIRCUMSTANCES DIS DISPATCHERS CAN TELL THE DIFFERENCE IN AN OFFICER'S VOICE AND ASSESSED THE GRAVITY OF A SITUATION.
SO IN AUGUST OF 20 21, 20 23, I MEAN, OF 2023, WE MOVED DISPATCH INTO THE BRAND NEW PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER WHERE THEY AND THEIR HOME NOW.
AND WHERE THAT IS, CITY COUNCIL PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS CITY COUNTS, THE CITY OF KYLE IS A MEMBER OF THE CAPITAL AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT CAP COG, A REGIONAL COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT SERVING BASTROP BLANCO, BURNETT CALDWELL, FAYETTE HAYES, LEE ANO TRAVIS AND WILLIAMSON COUNTIES AND CAP COGS EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION DIVISION AND THE CITY OF KYLE POLICE DEPARTMENT ARE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING A HIGH QUALITY EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS TO CITIZENS OF THE REGION.
AND THE CITY OF KYLE AND THE CITY OF KYLE JOINS CAB COG AND RECOGNITIONS THE PROFESSIONALS AND UN UNENDING SERVICE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS WHO ANSWER 9 1 1 CALLS ON A DAILY BASIS.
AND WHEREAS THE 9 1 1 TELECOMMUNICATORS ARE THE LINK BETWEEN PEOPLE CALLING FOR HELP IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION AND THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE AGENCIES WHO ARRIVE ON THE SCENE.
AND WHEREAS THE 9 1 1 TELECOMMUNICATORS ARE THE TRUE BACKBONE OF THE 9 1 1 SYSTEM.
AND WHEREAS THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES HAS HISTORICALLY ACKNOWLEDGED THE SECOND FULL WEEK OF APRIL'S NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATORS WEEK.
NOW, THEREFORE, ON THE BEHALF OF TELECOMMUNICATORS OF THE ENTIRE CAB CO REGION, INCLUDING 24 AND TWO PART-TIME TELECOMMUNICATORS WITH THE KYLE POLICE DEPARTMENT, I, ROBERT RIZZO, MAYOR PRO TIM, THE CITY OF KYLE, JOINED WITH THE KYLE CITY COUNCIL AND HEREBY DECLARE THE WEEK OF APRIL 14TH TO THE 20TH, 2024 TO BE PUBLIC SAFETY
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TELECOMMUNICATORS WEEK IN THE CITY OF KYLE AND CALL ON ALL CITIZENS TO RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE WORK BEING DONE BY THE MEN AND WOMEN, WHICH SIGNIFICANTLY RAISES THE LEVEL OF PUBLIC SAFETY FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS, AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS, AS WELL AS PROTECTING THE HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELLBEING OF OUR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS AND THE PROPERTY OF EVERYONE.SIGN ON THIS 16TH DAY OF APRIL, 2024.
AND, UH, CHIEF, IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME UP AND SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT THE HER TELECOMMUNICATORS, YOU GOTTA MENTION THE 138,000 VIEW VIDEO OF THE OFFICER TRYING TO DO THE JOB AND FAILING.
THANK YOU MAYOR COUNSEL? YES, JEFF BARNETT, CHIEF OF POLICE FOR THE RECORD.
UM, WE ARE VERY BLESSED TO HAVE THE MEN AND WOMEN THAT WORK IN OUR DISPATCH CENTER.
AND, AND, AND AS THE MAYOR MENTIONED, WE HAVE A VERY CUTE AND WONDERFUL EXAMPLE OF HOW BUSY THE DISPATCH WORLD IS.
UH, IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNT, IT PORTRAYS OFFICERS THAT GO INTO THE DISPATCH CENTER.
UH, AND THE DISPATCHERS ARE TOO BUSY TO PAY 'EM ANY ATTENTION.
SO THE OFFICERS KIND OF WALK OUT THINKING, WELL, THAT WAS RUDE.
AND THEN, UH, THE DISPATCHERS COME OUT AND GO, HEY, WE'RE REALLY BUSY.
PLEASE COME IN AND GIVE US A HAND.
THEN THE, THE OFFICER OUT IN THE FIELD PUTS ON A HEADSET AND SITS DOWN IN THE DISPATCHER'S ROLE AND REALIZES JUST HOW QUICKLY, UH, THEY GET OVERWHELMED WITH THE WORK THAT OUR DISPATCHERS DO.
IT IS BOTH, UH, VERY DIFFICULT WORK.
THEY HAVE TO BE ABLE TO MULTITASK.
THEY HAVE TO BE ABLE TO BRAVE THE DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH THEY'RE CALLED UPON TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THE COMMUNITY.
UH, PEOPLE TEND TO CALL THEM, UH, YOU KNOW, AT THEIR WORST WHEN THERE'S EMERGENCIES HAPPENING.
AND OUR MEN AND WOMEN REMAIN CALM.
THEY PROVIDE GOOD SOLID ADVICE TO THE COMMUNITY.
THEY DISPATCH OUR POLICE FIRE AND EMS THROUGH ALL OF THEIR TECHNIQUES, UH, IN, IN AN EXEMPLARY FASHION.
WE ARE BLESSED TO HAVE A GROUP OF OUR MEMBERS BACK HERE, INCLUDING OUR SUPERVISOR, MS. ASHLEY MENNING, UH, THAT LEADS A WONDERFUL TEAM OF MEN AND WOMEN AND THEY'RE THERE, UH, TO ANSWER YOUR 9 1 1 CALLS.
WE'RE SO PROUD OF THEM AND WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR TIME TO RECOGNIZE THEM THIS WEEK DURING NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATOR WEEK.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING THEY WANNA ADD BEFORE WE BRING 'EM UP FOR A PICTURE? UM, I WANT THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND THE TYPE OF CALLS THEY GET EVERY DAY AND JUST IMAGINE BEING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE LINE AND HEARING WHETHER IT'S A CHILD FRANTIC CALLING FOR HELP OR THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT THAT HAPPENED OR SOMEBODY HAS A MEDICAL EMERGENCY, OR JUST HEARING THE POLICE OFFICERS THEMSELVES REQUESTING ASSISTANCE, UH, WHETHER IT'S A FOOT CHASE OR WHETHER IT'S A VEHICLE CHASE, WHATEVER, AND ALSO A FIRE.
SO FOR YOU TO HAVE THAT KIND OF COURAGE TO BE ABLE TO TAKE THOSE CALLS AND, UH, PROVIDE THAT FOR THE COMMUNITY.
I, I THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART.
'CAUSE IT IS CHALLENGING AND, AND I, I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW SOME OF Y'ALL MAY GO HOME AND BE ABLE TO SLEEP AT NIGHT 'CAUSE OF WHAT YOU MAY GO THROUGH, BUT I KNOW IT IS PART OF THE JOB AND YOU'VE GOTTA BE PROFESSIONAL AT TIMES BECAUSE ONCE YOU HANG UP WITH THAT PHONE CALL OR THAT ASSISTANCE CALL FROM THE OFFICER, THERE'S GONNA BE ANOTHER ONE COMING AND YOU GOTTA BE READY TO GO.
SO I WANNA SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR, FOR ALL YOU DO IT IS REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
I JUST WANNA SAY SOMETHING QUICK.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU DO AND I APPRECIATE, UM, MS. ASHLEY BRADSHAW FOR CAPTURING A PERFECT VIDEO OF WHAT THEY GO THROUGH ON AN EVERY DAY SO WE CAN ALL SEE THAT WHAT THEY DO IS REALLY NOT AN EASY JOB.
ANYONE ELSE? ALRIGHT, IF Y'ALL LIKE TO COME FORWARD, WE'D LOVE TO TAKE A PHOTOGRAPH WITH YOU.
[5. A proclamation recognizing National Animal Control Officer Appreciation Week (April 14-20).]
IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE, PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING NATIONAL ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER APPRECIATION WEEK, COUNCILOR ZKO.AND, UH, JUST LIKE TO SAY I'M VERY HONORED TO DO THIS, UH, ANIMAL CONTROL APPRECI APPRECIATION WEEK, WHICH IS VERY ALWAYS DONE SECOND WEEK OF APRIL.
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UM, AND JUST TO SAY A FEW THINGS AS WELL, UM, THE CITY OF KYLE HAS AN AMAZING AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF OF ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS, UM, SUPERVISOR BRIANNA GIDES, ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS, CASEY OLI, CARLY MATTHEWS, AND MONICA PERRA.AND WE'RE TRULY, UM, WE'RE TRULY GRATEFUL FOR THEIR WORK AND THEY ARE AN ASSET TO OUR COMMUNITY.
UH, THIS IS A PROFESSION THAT IS NOT EASY TO DO BECAUSE OF THE VARIOUS CHALLENGES THAT YOU SEE IN THE FIELD.
AND OF COURSE THE STRESS THAT THAT COMES WITH IT FROM SEEING LOST PETS, INJURED PETS, OR EVEN ABUSED PETS.
IT TAKES A PERSON THAT TRULY CARES ABOUT PROTECTING AND THE GENERAL WELFARE OF EACH PET AND THIS COMMUNITY TO DO THIS, UM, STRESSFUL, UM, BUT REWARDING, UH, CAREER.
AND WE DO, WE DO APPRECIATE AND ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE MANY WELLNESS CHECKS THAT THEY UNDERTAKE AFTER RESPONDING TO ANY CAUSE IN WHICH A PET MAY BE IN DANGER OR UNDER STRESS.
AND JUST TO GIVE A FEW HIGHLIGHTS OF 2023, IT WAS A GROWING YEAR FOR THE ANIMAL CONTROL, UM, SUPER, UM, ANIMAL CONTROL, UM, DIVISION.
AND THEY GREW, THEY CONTINUED COVERAGE SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.
THEY'VE BEEN PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO ANY SPAY AND NEUTER VOUCHERS, UH, RESIDENTS NEED THEM.
THEY'VE BEEN HELPING WITH MICRO CHIPPING, GETTING PETS THAT THEY PICK UP THAT ARE LOST BACK TO HOMEOWNERS AND TRANSPORTING THEM SAFELY TO THE SAN MARCO ANIMAL REGIONAL SHELTER.
AND THEY'RE ALSO WORKING ON FURTHERING COMMUNICATION, BUILDING A FACEBOOK PAGE SO THAT IT'S GONNA BE EASIER TO REPORT LOSS STOLEN OR ABUSED PETS IN THE CITY OF KYLE.
SO WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO READ THE PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS THE NATIONAL ANIMAL CONTROL ASSOCIATION HAS DESIGNATED THE SECOND WEEK OF APRIL EACH YEAR AS ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER APPRECIATION WEEK WE, AND WHEREAS STATISTICS SHOW THAT THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 15,000 ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS SERVING ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, TIRELESSLY SAFEGUARDING BOTH HUMAN AND ANIMAL WELFARE.
AND WHEREAS THE VARIOUS FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY TAKE THIS TIME TO RECOGNIZE THANK AND COMMEND ALL ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS AND ANIMAL CONTROL STAFF FOR THE DEDICATED SERVICE THEY PROVIDE TO THE CITIZENS, VARIOUS PUBLIC SAFETY, PUBLIC SERVICE AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF KYLE WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS ITS SINCERE THANKS AND APPRECIATION FOR THE OUTSTANDING SERVICE THE KYLE ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS PROVIDE ON A DAILY BASIS TO THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY AND TO THE VARIOUS PUBLIC SAFETY, PUBLIC SERVICE AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS.
AND WHEREAS STATISTICS FURTHER REVEAL THAT ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS HANDLE APPROXIMATELY 20,000 ANIMAL RELATED CALLS, ADDRESSING ISSUES RANGING FROM LOOSE ANIMALS TO CRUELTY INVESTIGATIONS, THEREBY ENSURING THE SAFETY WELLBEING OF BOTH HUMANS AND ANIMALS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITIES.
WHEREAS THE CITY OF KYLE RECOGNIZES AND COMMENDS THE KYLE ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS FOR THE MANY DEDICATED AND LONG HOURS IN SERVING THIS COMMUNITY AND FOR FULFILLING THE ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER'S COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING THE HIGHEST AND THE MOST EFFICIENT LEVEL OF CUSTOMER SERVICE.
AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF KYLE WISHES TO COMMEND OUR ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS FOR THEIR SERVICE, WHICH IS IN KEEPING WITH THE LONG AND DISTINGUISHED TRADITION OF THE ANIMAL CONTROL PROFESSION.
NOW, I THEREFORE, MIGUEL ZUNIGA, ZUNIGA COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICT THREE, JOINED WITH THE KYLE CITY COUNCIL AND HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL 14TH THROUGH THE 20TH 2024 AS NATIONAL ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER APPRECIATION WEEK.
AND WE'D LIKE TO GET A PHOTO AS WELL AND BRING UP OUR ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS AND SUPERVISOR FOR A SMALL GIFT.
ALRIGHT, SO FROM THE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, DO WE STAY BACK HERE? AND THOSE WERE SOME FANTASTIC PICTURES TOO, THAT HERE'S HERE'S THE NEXT ROUND OF, YES, IT WAS AMAZING.
CELEBRITY, UH, POLICE DEPARTMENT PHOTOS, SOME VIDEO COMING OUT.
OH MY GOSH, I GOT VIDEO FROM YOU'RE GONNA LOOK.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING I WANTED TO SAY.
OH, I DO WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING.
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HOW TRULY WE APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING THAT NORMALLY GETS OVERLOOKED IN THE COMMUNITY.UM, I KNOW YOU GUYS GET CALLS EVEN FROM MY NEIGHBORHOOD.
HEY, THE BOBCAT IS LOOSE AND I, I HAVE BEEN RUNNING AND, AND THINKING, WHAT ARE THEY GONNA DO WITH THE BOBCAT? IT JUST LIVES IN PALM CREEK.
SO, UM, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO.
THANK YOU FOR BEING SO RESPONSIVE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THE TYPE OF EMAILS THAT YOU GUYS GET AND THE TYPE OF PHONE CALLS THAT YOU GET, AND YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN INCREDIBLY RESPONSIBLE TO RESPOND TO US WITH THE FACTS, WITH THE NUMBERS FOLLOW UP.
SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT YOU GUYS DO.
YEAH, THIS HAS BEEN LIKE A KIND OF GET THE SUMMARY.
THIS HAS BEEN A BIG HUGE YEAR FOR US.
UM, I, I'M, I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE ANYMORE.
UM, IT'S AN ACTUAL DEPARTMENT NOW.
UM, SO YEAH, IT'S BEEN A, IT'S BEEN A GREAT YEAR.
WE'RE JUST BUILDING THE TEAM AND, UH, GONNA KEEP DOING BETTER THINGS.
SO I WAS GONNA ASK, WHAT IS, THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE YEAR, WHAT IS THE CRAZIEST CALL YOU'VE GOTTEN ON AN ANIMAL?
SO WE HAVE A GOOD, GOOD VIDEO OF THAT.
I, I HAVE BEEN SLAPPED IN THE FACE BY CAPUCHIN MONKEY BEFORE.
ANY, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALRIGHT, THANK Y'ALL VERY MUCH.
[6. Receive a report and hold a discussion regarding the benchmarked Community Survey Results from ZenCity for the months of December 2023 - February 2024.]
ALRIGHT, NEXT UP IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SIX.RECEIVE A REPORT AND HOLD DISCUSSION REGARDING THE BENCHMARK COMMUNITY SURVEY RESULTS FROM ZEN CITY FOR THE MONTHS OF DECEMBER, 2023 TO FEBRUARY, 2024.
UH, RACHEL SONY COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR FOR THE RECORD.
UH, SO I'M HERE TO PRESENT THE ZEN CITY COMMUNITY SURVEY RESULTS FROM DECEMBER, 2023 THROUGH FEBRUARY, 2024.
UH, ESSENTIALLY JUST A LITTLE REFRESHER OF HOW IT'S COLLECTED.
THIS IS CALLED A RECURRING SURVEY, WHICH MEANS IT NEVER STOPS.
UH, IT'S ALWAYS RUNNING AND IN THE BACKGROUND.
AND, UH, ESSENTIALLY JUST MEASURING SATISFACTION RESULTS ACROSS MANY, MANY DIFFERENT METRICS.
UH, THE SURVEY METHODOLOGY, UH, BASICALLY FROM, UH, DECEMBER THROUGH FEBRUARY, THEY COLLECTED 634 RESPONDENTS FROM THIS AREA, UM, THAT WAS RECRUITED OVER SOCIAL MEDIA, MOBILE APPS, LOCAL WEBSITES AND SURVEY PANELS.
UM, DURING THAT, THEY THEN TAKE THAT DATA AND THEY KIND OF CROSS SAMPLE IT WITH US CENSUS BUREAU DATA SO THAT IT'S EQUALLY REPRESENTATIVE AMONG AGE, GENDER, UM, DISTRIBUTION AND ETHNICITY.
UH, AND THEN THEY DO SOME RAKE WEIGHT TO MAKE IT STATISTICALLY VALID.
UH, ESSENTIALLY WHAT YOU'RE GONNA BE SEEING WHENEVER YOU GO OVER IT IS THE OVERALL SATISFACTION RESULT.
IF YOU SEE AN UP ARROW, THAT MEANS IT'S AN INCREASE OVER OUR RESULTS FROM THE LAST QUARTER.
IF IT'S A DOWN ARROW, IT'S A DECREASE OVER THE RESULTS FROM LAST QUARTER.
SO THE OVERALL SATISFACTION WE'RE AT 73%.
OVERALL SATISFACTION, THAT'S UP 7%, IF YOU'LL SEE IN THAT LITTLE GREEN BAR, THE UP ARROW 7%.
UM, AND THAT'S, UH, ABOUT 6% NEGATIVE OR, AND THEN, UH, THIS KIND OF GOES INTO A LITTLE BIT MORE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS AND WHERE WE'RE RANKING.
UM, SO HOW OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE IS, AND KYLE, 60%, UM, AND I WON'T GO THROUGH EACH INDIVIDUAL ONE 'CAUSE WE'LL BE HERE FOR AN HOUR, BUT, UH, ESSENTIALLY, UH, THIS KIND OF IS THE OVERALL SATISFACTION RATE AND THE FOUR QUESTIONS THEY KIND OF USE TO ESTABLISH THAT.
SO ACROSS THE COMMUNITY, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT ZEN CITY DOES IS THEY'RE ABLE TO KIND OF BREAK IT OUT BY DISTRICTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO, UH, AMONG OUR, UH, VOTER DISTRICTS, WE HAVE A LITTLE BREAKOUT OF THE SATISFACTION DISTRICT TWO SITS AT ABOUT 70%, WHICH IS A 5% INCREASE OVER THE LAST RESULTS.
DISTRICT FOUR IS AT 71%, WHICH IS AN 8% INCREASE, AND DISTRICT SIX IS AT 79%, WHICH IS A 7% INCREASE.
UH, THIS IS A DEMOGRAPHIC BREAKDOWN.
UM, ESSENTIALLY THIS JUST KIND OF TAKES ALL OF THAT, UH, DATA AND SHOWS YOU THE OVERALL SATISFACTION RATE FOR THOSE INDEPENDENT GROUPS.
THE IN COLUMN IN EACH OF THOSE IS JUST THE NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS THAT FELL INTO THAT SPECIFIC DEMOGRAPHIC GROUP.
SO, FOR INSTANCE, AGE 18 THROUGH 34, WE HAD 90 RESPONDENTS WITHIN THAT AND THEY'RE 79% SATISFIED.
UM, SO YEAH, YOU CAN KIND OF LOOK THROUGH AND BREAK DOWN DEMOGRAPHIC, UH, DATA BASED ON DISTRICTS AND ANYTHING.
SO IF Y'ALL EVER HAVE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT THINGS LIKE THAT, FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME AND I CAN GO AHEAD AND KIND OF PULL THAT INFORMATION AND GIVE IT TO YOU IN THE FUTURE.
UM, SO THE SPECIFIC CHARACTERS
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THAT THEY'RE MEASURING, AND IT'S A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO READ UP THERE, BUT THE SPECIFIC CHARACTERISTICS IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT THEY ARE MEASURING, UM, FACTOR INTO THE OVERALL SATISFACTION RATE.SO AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE SOME THINGS THAT STAY PRETTY STRONG.
ACCESS TO, UH, QUALITY HEALTHCARE SITS AT ABOUT 63%, UH, ACCEPTANCE OF RESIDENCE HALL BACKGROUNDS SINCE IT'S 63% AS WELL.
UM, UH, OVERALL QUALITY OF SERVICES PROVIDED BY KYLE SITS AT 54% QUALITY OF PARKS AND RECREATION, 55%, WHICH IS THE 7% INCREASE OF OUR LAST RESULTS.
SO THERE'S A COUPLE, COUPLE AREAS WHERE WE SEE SOME POSITIVE GROWTH IN ALL OF THOSE AREAS.
AND A COUPLE OF AREAS WHERE YOU CAN SEE, UH, THERE'S A DOWNWARD TREND FOR, UM, ALMOST ALL THE NEGATIVE ONES EXCEPT FOR THAT OVERALL CLEANLINESS, WHICH IS KIND OF STATISTICALLY, UM, THESE ARE OUR LOWER RANKING AREAS.
SO AS YOU GO ALONG, YOU'LL SEE THAT THE AREAS THAT WE HAVE, UH, ARE OUR, OUR FOCUS AREAS, AS I LIKE TO CALL THEM.
UH, TRANSPORTATION, WE'RE RANKING AT ABOUT 16% APPROVAL RIGHT NOW.
BUT, UH, AN ABILITY OF RESIDENTS TO GIVE INPUT TO THE CITY OF KYLES AT 44%.
UM, AS YOU CAN SEE, UH, THE INPUT ONE WENT UP ABOUT 9% OVER OUR LAST ONE.
SO SOME POSITIVE GROWTH THERE.
UH, THAT BEING SAID, THERE ARE AREAS THAT WE WANT TO MAINTAIN.
THERE ARE AREAS WE WANNA STRENGTHEN AND, UH, THERE ARE AREAS WE DEFINITELY NEED TO FOCUS ON.
SO, UH, THOSE ARE KIND OF WHAT THESE NEXT KIND OF AREAS POINT OUT.
OUR STRENGTHS RIGHT NOW, UH, OVERALL SENSE OF SAFETY THAT ONE KEEPS ON CLIMBING, UH, AND WENT OUR DISSATISFIED RATE WENT DOWN BY 2% TO 4%, 14% OVERALL IN THE LAST QUARTER.
AND, UH, WE'RE SITTING AT A PRETTY POSITIVE 60% OVERALL.
UM, AND THEN IF YOU LOOK AT THE RIGHT COLUMN, THAT'S THE SAME INFORMATION JUST BROKEN DOWN BY DEMOGRAPHIC TO KIND OF GIVE YOU A OVERALL SENSE OF WHO FEELS OVERALL SAFE AND WHO MIGHT NOT.
UM, THOSE IN FOCUS AREAS, THESE ARE THE AREAS THAT ARE, UH, AREAS WE NEED TO FOCUS ON AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
SO, UH, UH, CULTURAL EVENTS, THAT'S ONE OF THEM.
AND IT KIND OF SHOWS YOU ALSO THE DEMOGRAPHIC AREA ON THE RIGHT.
AND THEN, UM, ALSO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.
THAT'S ONE THAT RANKS CONSISTENTLY LOW EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE SOME ONGOING, UH, TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.
UM, SO IN ONE SECTION OF OUR SURVEY WE HAVE WHAT'S CALLED A FREE TEXT RESPONSE.
AND ESSENTIALLY IT'S A, IT CREATES A LITTLE WORD CLOUD.
WE ASK RESIDENTS WHAT THEY REALLY LOVE ABOUT KYLE AND WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE CHANGED ABOUT KYLE, UM, IN THE FIRST ONE ON THE LEFT.
UM, AND YOU CAN KIND OF INFER WHAT THEY'RE MEANING BY A SMALL TOWN, UH, COMMUNITY.
UM, CLOSE TO AUSTIN IS WHAT I'M ASSUMING THAT'S PROBABLY SAYING
AND THEN IN THE THINGS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE, TRAFFIC ROAD, UH, INFRASTRUCTURE, RESTAURANTS, THOSE ARE ALL ONES THAT COME UP AND THEY'RE, THOSE HAVE BEEN RECURRING FOR, YOU KNOW, A MINUTE.
AND THEY'RE ALL THINGS WE'RE ADDRESSING THROUGH VARIOUS MEANS, BUT DEFINITELY NEED TO FOCUS ON IN THE FUTURE AS WELL.
SINCE TRANSPORTATION'S BEEN CONSISTENTLY ONE OF OUR LOWER RANKED AREAS, WE'VE DECIDED TO MAKE THAT OUR ROTATING SURVEY SECTION TO REALLY FOCUS ON THAT AND GET SOME DEEPER DATA OF WHAT PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO SEE.
UH, OVERALL, THE QUESTION FOR THIS ONE WAS, HOW WOULD YOU PREFER TO GET AROUND THE CITY? UH, 77% OF RESPONDENTS SAID PRIVATE VEHICLE.
UH, 21% SAID CITY BUS SYSTEM, 20% SAID BIKING.
AND UH, 15% SAID A SUBSIDIZED RIDESHARE PROGRAM SUCH AS UBER, KYLE, 3 1 4.
AND THEN, UH, 14% BY FOOT AND 3% OTHER 63% OF RESPONDENTS ANSWERED THE QUESTION, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WOULD YOU LIKE MOST TO SEE IMPROVED AROUND THE CITY BY SAYING TRAFFIC CONGESTION? OTHERS SAID 14% SAID PUBLIC TRANSIT OPTIONS, OR SORRY, MORE PUBLIC TRANSIT OPTIONS.
8% SAID NEW BIKE LANES AND PATHS, 7% SAID IMPROVED, UH, IMPROVED TRAFFIC SAFETY.
SO THAT'S THINGS OF, UH, CROSSWALKS, SAFETY LIGHTS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
UM, OTHER 4%, THAT'S USUALLY SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE JUST FILLING IN ON THEIR OWN.
UM, AND THEN MORE PARKING AND IMPROVED FORMS OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.
UM, FOR THE QUESTION, IN YOUR OPINION, WHAT IS THE ONE THING THE CITY CAN DO TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR RESIDENTS TO GET AROUND THE CITY? IMPROVE ROADS WAS THE, UH, ANSWER OF 227 OF OUR RESPONDENTS.
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THAT IS THE FINALE OF THAT, BUT I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS Y'ALL HAVE.WELL, FOR THE RECORD, WE ARE EMBARKING ON OUR MOST AMBITIOUS ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECT IN THE HISTORY OF THE CITY OF KYLE, $294 MILLION IN NEW ROAD CONSTRUCTION, PLUS ADDITIONAL PROJECTS THAT ARE EVEN OUTSIDE OF THAT SCOPE GO FORTH.
SOMETHING LIKE A THIRD OF A BILLION DOLLARS IS BEING INVESTED IN THE KYLE ROADS AUTHORIZED AND APPROVED BY THE VOTERS IN 2022.
UH, AND SO, UH, WE'RE LOOKING FOR WHAT'S GONNA, WHAT'S GONNA BE FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS IS GONNA BE CONSTRUCTION
THAT'S, THAT'S THE PATH WE'RE ON.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY, JUST JUST TO SAY THAT, UH, THANK YOU TO ALL THE PARTNERS THAT ARE HELPING WITH THE ROADWAYS, ESPECIALLY OUR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS THAT HAVE REALLY, UM, MM-HMM.
I THINK, UH, IT'S A GREAT PARTNERSHIP.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ALL THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND, UM, IMPROVING, UH, THE LIVES FOR THE CITIZENS OF KYLE.
UH, IT MAKES GREAT WHEN YOU HAVE GREAT PARTNERSHIPS OUT THERE AND PEOPLE HAVE TRUST, IT'S AMAZING.
IT'S GOOD TO SEE THE, UH, THE ROADS WERE OBVIOUSLY ONE MM-HMM.
SO YOU CAN SEE, ACCORDING TO THE SURVEY, THAT'S 71% OF INDIVIDUALS WERE, OR 77% WERE, UH, STILL FAVORED VEHICLES.
YES, THEY WERE PRIVATE VEHICLES, BUT IN SECOND PLACE YOU COULD ALSO SEE THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE, IS THAT THEY'RE ALSO LOOKING AT A CITY BUS SYSTEM.
AND I KNOW THAT IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE AND WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS, UH, BUT IT STILL COMES IN SECOND TO WHERE IT'S LIKE YOU COULD STILL KEEP THAT ON THE RADAR.
AND I KNOW WE'VE HAD THE DEBATES ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WE DO HAVE AN UBER PROGRAM AND I KNOW THAT MAYOR PRO TIM AND I HAD CONVERSATIONS BEFORE ABOUT SOME OF THE EXPENSES WHEN YOU DO HAVE BUSES IN BIG LARGER CITIES.
BUT IT, IT'S GOOD TO TAKE NOTE THAT THIS IS WHAT THE RESIDENTS ARE MM-HMM.
AND IT'S SOMETHING TO, IN THE FUTURE, IF IT GETS TO THE POINT OF OUR CITY IS BIG ENOUGH THAT WE, WE MIGHT HAVE TO SOMEDAY LOOK AT A MASS TRANSIT SYSTEM WITHIN THE CITY.
AND THAT'S WHEN I WAS SAYING WHEN WE DEVELOP NEW SUBDIVISIONS, THAT WE HAVE POINTS WITHIN THE SUBDIVISION THAT WE COULD START BUILDING FOUR LARGER VEHICLES TO PICK UP RESIDENTS AT IF IT'S BUSES 20 YEARS FROM NOW OR 15 YEARS FROM NOW, LIKE SAN MARCUS DOES.
UH, SAME THING WITH UBER PROGRAM.
WHEN COUNCIL MEMBER DANIELLA PARSLEY AND I, LAST YEAR WE WENT TO THE MUELLER DISTRICT.
SOME OF THE AREAS WITHIN THE MUELLER DISTRICT ITSELF HAD SECTIONS TO WHERE UBER AND LYFT CARS CAN BE ABLE TO PULL INTO THE SIDE OF THE BUSINESSES WITHOUT PULLING ON THE SIDE OF THE STREET.
SO, UH, IT, IT'S JUST GOOD TO JUST TAKE THAT FEEDBACK AND, AND OBVIOUSLY AGAIN, 77% OF THE PEOPLE IN CYO THAT WERE SURVEYED STILL RECO RE STILL LIKE TO BE IN A PRIVATE VEHICLE, WHICH IS TRUE.
UH, BUT IT'S JUST GOOD TO, TO SEE ALL THESE NUMBERS AND SEE A DIFFERENT OUTLOOK FOR THE FUTURE.
AND, UH, WE'RE KEEPING THE TRANSPORTATION AS A A, A CONSTANT ONE JUST BECAUSE IT'S SUCH A BIG YEAH.
AND IT'S ALSO ONE OF THOSE THINGS, IT HAS IMPROVED OVER TIME SINCE THE FIRST COUPLE ROUNDS OF THIS MM-HMM.
SO IT'S A SLOW BURN, BUT WE'RE GETTING THERE 'CAUSE WE'RE HERE.
I WAS REALLY GRATIFIED TO SEE THE INCREASE IN SATISFACTION PARKS AND REC.
UH, I THINK IT HAD THE HIGHEST RATE OF INCREASE OF ANY OF THE DEPARTMENTS.
I THINK THAT'S A GREAT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ABOUT HOW MUCH WORK HAS BEEN DONE ON THE PARKS, UH, AND OUR RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES IN THE LAST FEW YEARS.
I WANNA COMMEND PARKS FOR THAT.
UH, IS THIS THE, IS THIS SURVEY GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN? IS IT QUARTERLY SOMEHOW? IT ACTUALLY IS.
THE ONLY CONCERN FOR ME, IT'S LIKE YOU, YOU, I MEAN THE TRUST, I TRUST THE NUMBERS, BUT TO SAY THAT WE WOULD NEED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION BASED ON 690 RESIDENTS IS VERY SMALL SAMPLE.
SO HOW DO WE GET MORE? WELL, THESE ARE JUST THE, THE QUARTERLIES SURVEY, BUT, UM, I, THEY TRY TO GO FOR THE STATISTICALLY RELEVANT NUMBER MM-HMM.
SO, UM, IT'S JUST, IT'S WHAT THEIR STATISTICAL ANALYSIS HAS DETERMINED TO BE THE, THE SOUND OF SURVEY METHODOLOGY, BUT THEY AREN'T THE ONLY SURVEY COMPANY
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OUT THERE THAT DOES COMMUNITY SURVEY RESULTS.SO IT IS SOMETHING WE'VE TALKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, SHOPPING AROUND FOR, TO SEE IF WE HAVE BETTER COMPETITION OUT THERE, OTHER OFFERINGS, THAT SORT OF THING.
WELL I DO LIKE THEN THE, THAT THE SATISFACTION IS PRETTY HIGH IN KYLE AND THAT PEOPLE WANNA STAY IN KYLE ANOTHER SIX YEARS AND THAT THEY'RE RECOMMENDING THIS CITY.
SO, UM, I GUESS IF, IF, IF THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE BASING IT ON, UM, AS GOOD ENOUGH SAMPLING NICE NUMBERS TO BE IN THE SIXTIES THERE, 60% MAYOR PRO TIM, DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING? YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO SAY, UH, I THINK, UH, IF WE DID A, IF WE COULD DO A LITTLE BETTER JOB IN MARKETING OUR UBER PROGRAM, UH, UBER PROGRAM IS PROBABLY, UH, IT'S GROUNDBREAKING.
IT'S, IT'S AMAZING, IT'S AFFORDABLE, UH, TRANSPORTATION FOR CITIES AND THAT'S THE KEY THING RIGHT THERE.
UH, I THINK WE, WE COULD DO A LITTLE BETTER JOB OF PROMOTING IT AND REALLY GETTING IT OUT THERE TO THE PUBLIC.
'CAUSE THERE'S STILL A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT DON'T KNOW ABOUT OUR UBER THREE 14 PROGRAM.
SO MAKING SURE THAT WE CAN GET ENOUGH COMMUNICATION OUT THERE, SEE IT, I THINK YOU'LL SEE THOSE NUMBERS GO DOWN ON, UH, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, BECAUSE IT'S, IT, IT, IT, IT ALLOWS FOR EVERYTHING.
IT RUNS ON REAL TIME ON YOUR SCHEDULE WITH A BUS ROUTE.
YOU HAVE A FIXED ROUTE AND YOU'RE HAVING TO RUN, I'M SORRY, DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENTS DON'T RUN AROUND A FIXED ROUTE.
BUT, UH, MAKING SURE THAT WE GET ENOUGH COMMUNICATION OUT THERE AND REALLY, UH, PUT SOMETHING OUT THERE THAT REALLY SHOWS HOW EASY IT IS TO USE AND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS AND WHAT A GREAT SERVICE IS.
OTHER CITIES ARE NOW FOLLOWING OUR LEAD.
WE WERE THE FIRST IN THIS AREA TO START THIS UBER PROGRAM.
WE'RE GROUNDBREAKING AND I'M, I'M GLAD TO SEE OTHER CITIES, UH, PICKING IT UP.
ESPECIALLY CITIES THAT HAD PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AS THE BUS SYSTEMS IS NOW GOING AWAY FROM THAT TO THE UBER PROGRAM.
YOU WANNA KEEP THE RESIDENTS HERE.
SO IT'S DEFINITELY A GOOD, GOOD FIT FOR US.
YEAH, I WOULD JUST ADD THAT I, I DON'T, I DON'T THINK THE QUESTIONS AROUND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FORCE RANK ANYTHING OR ACTUALLY GIVE PEOPLE THAT, YOU KNOW, 23% SAY THEY WANT TO TAKE A BUS.
YOU KNOW, BUS SYSTEMS ARE, YOU KNOW, HISTORICALLY, UM, JUST EMPTY IN, IN SUBURBAN CITIES.
SO MAYBE SOMEONE'S SAYING THAT, BUT IT'S LIKE, WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO WALK HALF A MILE TO GET INTO A BUS AND WOULD THE CITY BE WILLING TO PAY 50 TO A HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR THAT ONE PERSON TO TAKE THAT ONE RIDE? WHICH IS WHAT IT COST.
WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO PAY FOR YOUR, IN TERMS OF TAXES FOR SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO HAPPEN, CHANGES THE EQUATION FOR PEOPLE.
RACHEL, DO YOU MIND REMINDING US HOW CAN PEOPLE VOTE FOR THIS SERVICE? SO IF YOU GO TO CITY KYLE.COM/SURVEY, THERE'S ALWAYS A LIVE LINK THERE.
BUT THESE ARE ACTUALLY, THEY'RE SENT OUT BASED ON DEMOGRAPHIC INFO TO PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THE CITY, UH, YOU KNOW, IN THE AREA BY THE ZEN CITY ITSELF.
AND IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT, IT'LL BE AN AD THAT APPEARS WHEN YOU'RE ON INSTAGRAM OR YOU MIGHT GET AN EMAIL TO TAKE PLACE IN THE SURVEY ITSELF OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT, UH, THE WAY THEY DO IT IS THEY, WE HAVE THE SAME, YOU KNOW, WE USED TO DO IT WHERE WE DID A SURVEYMONKEY AND WE PROMOTED IT, BUT WE HAD ABOUT THE SAME 500 PEOPLE RESPOND EVERY SINGLE YEAR AND IT WAS THE SAME RESPONSES.
SO WE DECIDED TO TRY IT THIS WAY SIMPLY BECAUSE WE KNEW WE'D BE GETTING OUTSIDE PEOPLE THAT DON'T ALWAYS COME TO CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS, THEY DON'T WATCH CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS, THEY DON'T EVER GO TO CITY EVENTS.
THEY MIGHT NOT BE HUGE PARTICIPANTS, BUT THEY LIVE HERE AND WE STILL WANNA GET THEIR ENGAGEMENT AND THEIR VOICES.
BUT WE ALWAYS DO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE THAT IF YOU WOULD ALSO LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IT AND YOU HAVEN'T GOTTEN IT NATURALLY MM-HMM.
SO FOR PEOPLE THAT DO NOT USE ANY TYPE OF SOCIAL MEDIA OR HAVE LIKE, UM, NOT LIKE VERY TECH SAVVY PEOPLE THAT WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SURVEY, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT S IS SENDING OUT, UM, THROUGH MAILERS OR, WE PRICED IT THAT, BUT IT MADE IT GO UP TO ABOUT $50,000 A YEAR TO DO THAT, WHICH WAS ABOUT $25,000 OUTSIDE OF OUR PRICE RANGE WHENEVER WE WERE LOOKING AT DOING THAT.
SO WE KIND OF ISSUED THAT AWAY FOR NOW WHILE WE WERE AT LEAST TESTING OUT ZINC CITY TO SEE HOW WE LIKED THEIR SURVEY RESULTS IN GENERAL.
UH, INSTEAD I WOULD LOVE TO, AND I KNOW WE'RE DOING GREAT, THE NUMBERS ARE HIGHER.
I WOULD LIKE TO, OUT OF 60,000 PEOPLE AND WE WERE DISCUSSING THIS YESTERDAY, UM, THE RATE OF PARTICIPATION THAT WE HAVE, UH, FOR CITY ENGAGEMENT THINGS SOMETIMES IS SO LOW THAT I WONDER IF THERE ANY ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE CAN DO IN ORDER TO GET INPUT FROM THEIR RESIDENTS.
SO THAT'S WHY I WAS WANTING TO KNOW HOW THEY ARE BRANCHING OUT THEIR, THEIR SURVEYS.
ALRIGHT, ANYONE ELSE? ALRIGHT, MOVING ON.
[7. Receive a report, hold a discussion and provide staff direction on the preliminary 5- year financial forecast for the City's General Fund for fiscal years 2024-2025 through 2028-2029.]
WE'RE GONNA GO TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.UH, RECEIVE A REPORT, HOLD DISCUSSION, PROVIDE STAFF DIRECTION ON THE PRELIMINARY FIVE YEAR FINANCIAL FORECAST FOR THE CITY'S GENERAL FUND FOR FISCAL YEARS 2024 TO 2025 TO 20 28, 20 29.
MAYOR, MAYOR, PRO TEM COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR THE RECORD, I'M PERVE MO CITY'S DIRECTOR OF FINANCE.
SO WHEN WE BEGIN THE CITY'S BUDGET PROCESS, WE BEGIN WITH TWO THINGS.
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IS THE, THE COMMUNITY SURVEY, WHICH RACHEL JUST SHARED WITH Y'ALL.AND WE ALSO BEGIN WITH THE FIVE YEAR FINANCIAL FORECAST.
THE, THE AGENDA ITEM BEFORE YOU IS OUR PRELIMINARY FINANCIAL FORECAST FOR THE GENERAL FUND, BUT ALONG WITH THAT, I'LL GO OVER SOME KEY INDICATORS AND WHAT WE HAVE IN AS COMPARED TO WHAT WE HAVE IN THE CURRENT BUDGET.
SO TODAY'S PRESENTATION, I'M GONNA COVER THE GENERAL FUND OVERVIEW.
WE'RE GONNA GO OVER THE REAL, REAL QUICK, THE CITY'S FUND STRUCTURE APPROVED BUDGET FOR GENERAL FUND TAX RATE HISTORY.
I'M GONNA SHARE WITH YOU 37 YEARS WORTH OF TAX RATE HISTORY AND COMPARISONS TO SOME OTHER CITIES THAT WE NORMALLY COMPARE OURSELVES AS BENCH BENCHMARK CITIES.
WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT OUR BUDGET FOCUS FOR NEXT YEAR, WHICH IS GONNA BE BASED ON CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES.
WE'LL GO OVER THOSE AND YOU'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW MY, OUR LIST CITY MANAGER AND STAFF'S LIST AND ADD TO IT.
WE'LL GO OVER KEY ASSUMPTIONS FOR THE GENER, UH, FUNDS, FIVE YEAR FINANCIAL FORECAST.
WHAT IS THIS FORECAST BASED ON? THEN WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT WHAT THE FIVE YEAR FORECAST LOOKS LIKE.
AND WE'RE GONNA GO OVER THE PRELIMINARY NUMBERS BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT QUITE FINAL YET.
WE'LL ALSO COMPARE SOME KEY INDICATORS AND THE NEXT STEPS IN THE BUDGET PROCESS.
SO WITH THAT, THIS IS THE CITY'S FUND STRUCTURE.
BASICALLY, THE CITY AS A MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT, LIKE ALL OTHER GOVERNMENT ENTITIES IN THE UNITED STATES, MUST USE A ACCOUNTING SYSTEM KNOWN AS THE FUND ACCOUNTING SYSTEM.
AND THE PURPOSE FOR THIS IS FOR TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
UH, IN, IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR, THEY HAVE ONE SET OF BOOKS AND THAT'S HOW THEY ACCOUNT.
NO MATTER HOW BIG OR SMALL THE ENTITY IS.
BOEING OR IBM, THEY ALL HAVE ONE SET OF BOOKS.
THE CITY OF KYLE HAS OVER 50 SEPARATE BOOKS THAT WE HAVE TO ACCOUNT FOR.
BUT TODAY WE'RE ONLY GONNA COVER GENERAL FUND.
SO IN THE CURRENT BUDGET, THE GENERAL FUND SOURCES OF FUND IS ABOUT $63.2 MILLION.
THIS IS IN THE APPROVED BUDGET.
AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE FAR RIGHT SIDE OF THE PIE GRAPH, 29% OF THAT IS FROM PROPERTY TAX.
28% IS FROM SALES TAX AND 18% IS FROM DEVELOPMENT REVENUES.
THESE ARE BUILDING INSPECTION FEES, PLAN REVIEW FEES, THE TYPES OF FEES THAT OUR CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER DISCUSSED WITH COUNSEL, UH, ON MARCH 19TH.
AND THEN THERE ARE VARIOUS OTHER SOURCES OF, UH, FUNDS FOR THE GENERAL FUND.
ON THE GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURE SIDE, THIS IS $71.9 MILLION IN THE APPROVED BUDGET.
AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE GRAPH, POLICE REPRESENTS 25% OF THE BUDGET REQUIREMENTS.
THEN YOU HAVE TRANSFERS OUT FACILITIES AND BEAUTIFICATION PARKS, EACH ONE OF THE GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS FOR THE GENERAL FUND.
THIS IS A GRAPH OF PROPERTY TAX RATES WITHIN THE CITY OF KYLE.
SO IF YOU'RE A HOMEOWNER IN KYLE, YOU MAY BE SUBJECT TO ALL OF THESE JURISDICTIONS ON YOUR TAX BILL.
SO THE LARGEST PORTION IS THE HAYES, CISD, WHICH IS ABOUT 53% OF THE TOTAL TAX RATE ON YOUR TAX BILL.
CITY OF KYLE IS 21% AT 46.93 PER $100.
AND THEN OF COURSE YOU HAVE THE OTHER ENTITIES.
HAYES COUNTY IS ABOUT 13% A CC, UH, AND THEN OF COURSE THE, UH, THE CONSERVATION DISTRICT AND, AND GROUNDWATER DISTRICTS.
THIS IS OUR CURRENT PROPERTY TAX RATE FOR THE CITY OF CO TAX YEAR 2023 MAINTENANCE.
AS YOU WELL KNOW, THE TAX RATE HAS TWO COMPONENTS.
THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS RATE, WHICH IS 27.92 CENTS PER $100.
AND INTEREST AND SYNCING RATE, WHICH IS THE DEBT SERVICE, THE PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST PAYMENT BACK THAT THE GENERAL FUND HAS GUARANTEED THAT IS 19.01 CENTS.
TOTAL PROPERTY TAX RATE OF 46 93 IS THE CITY'S ADOPTED TAX RATE TODAY.
SO HERE'S THE 37 YEAR TAX RATE HISTORY.
UH, WE'VE GONE THROUGH SOME ROLLER COASTER YEARS,
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BUT WE HAVE STABILIZED SINCE THEN.SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE HIGHEST BAR, WHICH WAS IN 1992, WAS ABOUT CLOSE TO 69 CENTS.
AND THEN THE LOWEST WAS IN 2008, AROUND 22 CENTS OR 24 CENTS.
AND THEN WE HAVE SINCE THEN STABILIZED, OUR TAX RATES WE'RE AT 46.93 AND 24.
SO THE BLUE PART OF THE BAR REPRESENTS THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION RATE AND THE YELLOW PART OF THE BAR OR MUSTARD YELLOW IS THE INS OR THE DEBT SERVICE COMPONENT OF THE TAX RATE.
SO HOW DO WE COMPARE WITH OUR BENCHMARK CITIES? IF YOU LOOK AT THE CURRENT PROPERTY TAX RATES OF THESE CITIES AS COMPARED TO US, WE'RE SOMEWHAT LITTLE OVER THE, THE CENTER.
SO THE KYLE IS REPRESENTED HERE IN YELLOW.
BUTA IS ON THE LOW END, AND I ALWAYS LIKE TO THROW IN CROSSWINDS MUD BECAUSE IT HELPS US ALL.
THEY ARE AT 90 CENTS FOR $100.
SO IF YOU LIVE IN CROSSWINDS MUD, THAT'S YOUR TAX RATE.
THIS IS OUR SALES TAX COLLECTION HISTORY FROM 2008 TO PRESENT, WE HAVE RANGED ANYWHERE FROM $2.2 MILLION WHEN I STARTED TRACKING IT TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY.
THAT'S OUR ESTIMATED SALES TAX COLLECTION FOR THIS YEAR, WHICH IS SHOWN IN YELLOW BAR.
SO WHAT'S GONNA BE OUR FOCUS ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR.
SO CITY MANAGER AND HIS MANAGEMENT TEAM ARE PRESENTLY WORKING ON DEVELOPING THE CITY'S BUDGET AND THE BUDGET IS BEING PREPARED OR DEVELOPED AROUND THESE COUNCIL BASED PRIORITIES.
SO WE'LL BE LOOKING AT IMPLEMENTING THE CUSTOMER SERVICE INITIATIVES OR IMPROVEMENTS, INCLUDING THE 3 1 1 PROGRAM.
WE'LL BE OPTIMIZING FUNDING CAPACITY FOR CITIES INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS, WHICH INCLUDES STREET MAINTENANCE AND RECONSTRUCTION, SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS, PARK SYSTEM ENHANCEMENTS AND IMPROVEMENTS, WATER AND WASTEWATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS, STORM DRAINAGE SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS, COMMUNITY CENTER PROJECT OPTIONS AND COST EVALUATION THAT THE CITY MANAGER AND HIS TEAM WILL BE BRINGING FORTH AS PART OF THE BUDGET PROCESS.
SPORTSPLEX FACILITY DESIGN AND COST EVALUATION, DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT OPTIONS AND COST EVALUATION FOR COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION.
EEC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET.
CITYWIDE BEAUTIFICATION IMPROVEMENTS, MAINTAIN COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS PROGRAM FOR CITY EMPLOYEES.
INCORPORATE REVENUE ENHANCEMENTS AND COST SAVINGS.
UH, YOU'LL RECALL THAT THE CITY'S DEVELOPMENT, UH, CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER PRESENTED REVENUE ENHANCEMENTS AND COST SAVINGS IN MARCH, I BELIEVE MARCH 19TH.
UH, ABOUT $3.2 MILLION SAVINGS, ANNUAL SAVINGS.
SO THAT WILL BE EMBEDDED IN THE PROPOSED CITY MANAGER'S PROPOSED BUDGET.
AND THEN I, WE PUT IN OTHER FOR IF WE LEFT ANYTHING OUT, IF YOU ALL COULD GIVE US THAT FEEDBACK BACK.
IF THIS LIST IS COMPREHENSIVE AND WE HAVE COVERED ALL YOUR, YOUR, UH, PRIORITIES, WHICH IS EXCELLENT.
IF WE HAVE MISSED ANY, PLEASE LET US KNOW.
CAN I ASK A QUICK QUESTION? ARE WE CONSIDERING UNDER THE WATER AND WASTE WATER OR RECLAIM WATER SYSTEMS TOO? YES.
YES, I I WOULD JUST, UH, UH, TO REITERATE THE POINT THAT, UM, PROVES MADE IF THERE'S OTHER PRIORITIES THAT YOU'D LIKE US TO FOCUS ON.
THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF THE BUDGET PROCESS AND SO WE WANTED TO GET THIS IN FRONT OF YOU.
I THINK THESE ARE A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT AS A GROUP OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS AND AT OUR, UH, THE VISIONING WORKSHOP THAT WE TALKED ABOUT.
BUT WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, UM, THAT WE HAVE THAT COMPLETE LIST FOR YOU.
IF THERE'S OTHER THINGS THAT YOU WANNA MAKE SURE YOU, YOU, YOU HAVE US LOOK AT THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS, NOW'S A GOOD TIME TO LET US KNOW.
YOU CAN CERTAINLY LET US KNOW FURTHER ALONG IN THE PROCESS TOO AT ANY OF THE OTHER PRESENTATIONS, BUT WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE, WE'RE AT LEAST SHOOTING FOR THE RIGHT, UH, TOPICS AS WE KIND OF BRING ALL THIS MATERIAL TO YOU OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.
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SO GOING BACK TO THE STREET IMPROVEMENTS, THE SECOND, UH, THE FIRST ONE WOULD THE SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS.ALSO WE ADD SOLAR LIGHTING AS WELL TO SOME OF THE SIDEWALKS THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED BEFORE THAT YOU AND I HAVE HAD TALKED ABOUT.
YOU KNOW, WHEN THE BUDGETS START, WHEN WE START HAVING THESE TALKS, I THINK IN THE NEXT MONTH OR SO, THAT WAY WE CAN START IDENTIFYING SPECIFIC REGIONS OR LIKE I SAY, AREAS OF THE CITY, YOU KNOW? MM-HMM.
DISTRICT SIX, WE'RE GONNA KNOCK OUT THESE AT THE END OF THE YEAR AND BUILD SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
I GUESS, COULD WE ADD THAT IN BETWEEN A AND B YOU, SINCE WE SAY SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS OR SIDEWALKS AND LIGHTING IMPROVEMENTS? YEAH.
WE, WE CAN CERTAINLY, UH, BRING YOU SOME, UH, OPTIONS TO IMPROVE LIGHTING ON SOME OF THE CORRIDORS, UM, THAT WE'LL BE GLAD TO ADD THAT AND BRING THAT TO YOU AS PART OF THE CIP.
WE CAN SHOW YOU SOME OF THOSE.
I HAVEN'T ABOUT THAT WE START YEAH, ONCE WE START TALKING BUDGET AND NOT, NOT RIGHT NOW, BUT WE CAN IDENTIFY SPECIFIC AREAS.
UH, I THINK IT'D BE GREAT TO, UH, YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S OTHER TOPICS THAT YOU WANNA PUT ON THE LIST, WE CAN CERTAINLY BRING THOSE TO YOU, BUT WE'LL, WE'LL CERTAINLY, UH, BRING FORTH SOME OPTIONS ON LIGHTING.
BECAUSE I ALSO WANTED TO GET AN UPDATE ON OUR PAINTING CREW THAT DOES THE PAINTING ON THE RED FIRE ZONES, THINGS LIKE THAT.
THAT IS ONE OF THE ONES THAT I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT IN BUDGET.
UM, THAT, THAT DEPARTMENT OR THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT WE WERE GOING TO FORM THAT TEAM.
SO IT WOULD BE THE SIDEWALK WITH LIGHTING IMPROVEMENTS, INCLUDING THE STREET MAINTENANCE AND PAINTING.
THAT INCLUDES ALSO, UH, RE STRIPING SOME OF THE STREETS THAT HAVE THE, UH, AT THE STOPLIGHTS OR AT THE STOP SIGNS AND JUST, UH, RETRIP.
WE COULD JUST PUT THAT IN THE VERBIAGE.
WE'D BE GLAD TO BRING SOME INFORMATION BACK TO YOU ON THAT.
AND WE CAN JUST GO BY AROUND, BY CITY.
WE CAN START DISTRICT TWO, DISTRICT THREE, DISTRICT FOUR, AND JUST GO AROUND PLUM CREEK ALL THE WAY ACROSS.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? CUSTOMERS,
JUST, UH, TO BRING IN, BRING IN MORE OF THE, THE RETAIL DIVERSIFICATION AS WE DID IN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET SET ASIDE FOR PARTICULAR, LIKE A WASTEWATER PUMP OR WHATEVER IT NEEDS TO HELP THAT RESEARCH GET PLANNED OUT AND BUILT OUT.
MAY I PRETEND JUST REAL QUICK, BRIAN, WHEN, WHEN IS OUR SIDEWALK STUDY COME, UH, GONNA BE COMPLETE? DO WE KNOW KEVIN, THIS TIME ON THAT? I'M GONNA ASK AMBER TO HELP ME.
THROW ME A LIFELINE ON THAT ONE.
I I BELIEVE IT'S IN ABOUT SIX MONTHS.
AND, UH, LIGHTING WAS ATTACHED TO THAT, CORRECT? ON THE SIDEWALK? I BELIEVE SO, YES, SIR.
ALRIGHT, COUNCILLOR HARRIS, JUST A QUICK COMMENT.
THERE WERE SOME, UH, COMPARISONS, OTHER COMPARISONS WITH THE CITIES IN OUR AREA.
AND I WANTED TO NOTE THAT WE HAVE A VERY FAVORABLE COMPARISON OF SALES TAX REVENUE PER CAPITA IN OUR, IN KYLE WITH OTHER CITIES IN OUR AREA.
AND WE ALSO HAVE A VERY FAVORABLE DEBT RATIO PER CAPITA.
AND I REALLY LIKED SEEING THOSE, I LIKED SEEING THE COMPARISON WITH THE OTHER AREAS.
BRIAN, WHEN IS, UH, I FEEL LIKE I KNOW I'VE ASKED YOU THIS BEFORE, SO DON'T ROLL YOUR EYES AT ME.
UM, WHEN, REMIND ME, WHEN ARE YOU DOING YOUR PARK IMPROVEMENT PRESENTATION? JUNE.
JUST TO, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I THINK AS WE LOOK FORWARD, REALLY NEED TO BE MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE NOT LEAVING EXISTING FACILITIES BEHIND.
UH, WE'LL BE LOOKING AT, UM, UH, BRINGING YOU A DETAILED PLAN ON, ON MANY OF THESE ITEMS THAT YOU SEE ON THE LIST.
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE SPECIFIC PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS, DISCUSSIONS ABOUT EACH OF THOSE, SO YOU'LL SEE THOSE COMING FORWARD.
'CAUSE THAT ALSO WOULD CO PROBABLY COINCIDE WITH AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 26.
LIKE IN A, IN AN EQUITY BASED LENS TO SEE THIS BUDGET.
THAT'S WHAT I LIKE TO SEE FOR THE OLDER PARKS THAT ARE IN NEED OF BRINGING THEM UP TO MUCH BETTER STATUS.
THAT'S KIND OF WHAT THE STUDY WOULD BE.
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TO DEFINE WHAT EQUITY DO WE WANT TO YOU AND EQUITY MEANS LET'S IMPROVE THIS OLD STUFF A BIT.ANY, ANY OTHER, ANY OTHER FEEDBACK OR COMMENTS? I'LL PUT SOME SHADE.
ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON.
WE'VE GOT A FEW MORE SLIDES QUESTION.
SO WHY DON'T WE DO THE FIVE YEAR FINANCIAL FORECAST? THE PURPOSE OF THE FINANCIAL FORECAST IS EVALUATE CURRENT AND FUTURE FISCAL CONDITIONS TO HELP GUIDE POLICY, WHICH IS COUNCIL, UH, TO MEASURE THE PROGRAM SERVICE DELIVERY DECISIONS.
SO BEFORE WE GET INTO THE FORECAST, THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR COUNCIL TO UNDERSTAND.
THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT SLIDE, ESPECIALLY FOR CITY MANAGER AND HIS TEAM.
THESE ARE BASED ON PRELIMINARY ASSUMPTIONS.
AT THIS POINT, REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE DATA ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGES.
DEPARTMENTS ARE DEVELOPING THEIR PROPOSED BUDGETS.
SO THEY'RE FINALIZING, THEY'RE FINE TUNING THEIR ESTIMATES AND COSTS, UH, PROJECTIONS.
THESE CERTIFIED TAXABLE ASSESSED VALUATIONS OR THE CITY'S TAX ROLL, IS NOT GONNA BE AVAILABLE TO US UNTIL LATE JULY.
BY STATE LAW, THEY'RE REQUIRED TO DELIVER TO US ON BY JULY 25TH.
SO AS WE BUILD THE CITY'S PROPOSED BUDGET, REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE INFORMATION THAT I AM ABOUT TO SHARE WITH YOU WILL BE FURTHER REFINED.
SO THESE ARE THE GENERAL ASSUMPTIONS WE ARE USING.
IN THE FIVE-YEAR FORECAST, E EXISTING PROPERTIES VALUE GROWTH 10% A YEAR FOR THE FIRST TWO YEARS, AND THERE 15% THEREAFTER EXISTING PROPERTIES.
TAXABLE VALUE RANGES ANYWHERE FROM $6 BILLION TO $10 BILLION OVER THE FIVE YEAR PERIOD.
NEW CONSTRUCTION, WERE HOLDING IT STEADY AT $350 MILLION ADDITION EVERY YEAR, SALES TAX GROWTH AT 12.5% A YEAR OVER THE FIVE YEAR PERIOD, DEVELOPMENT REVENUE GROWTH AT 5% A YEAR, OTHER REVENUES WILL GROW.
WE ARE ASSUMING AT 3% A YEAR ON THE EXPENDITURE SIDE, OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CITY DEPARTMENTS, 8% INCREASE PER YEAR OVER THE FIVE YEARS COMPENSATION, 4% HEALTHCARE COST 10% A YEAR INCREASE.
SOME YEARS IT MAY BE HIGHER, SOME YEARS IT MAY BE LOWER, BUT AVERAGE IT'LL BE 10% IS WHAT WE ARE PREDICTING.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE PAYMENTS WILL GROW.
THESE ARE THE OBLIGATIONS WE HAVE AGREED TO 12% A YEAR BECAUSE MOST OF THEM INCLUDE NOW PROPERTY TAX AND SALES TAX STOCKS.
CASH FUNDED CIPS WILL BE ABLE TO CARVE OUT AT LEAST $10 MILLION A YEAR FOR THE FIRST TWO YEARS.
THEREAFTER, YOU'LL SEE IT IN THE FINANCIAL FORECAST.
WHY CASH FUNDED FLEET EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT OR NEW? ABOUT A MILLION AND A HALF WE CAN SET ASIDE FOR THE FIRST THREE YEARS AND INCREASE OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS.
SO THE DEVELOPMENT FEE INCREASES AND COST SAVINGS INCLUDED IN OUR FORECAST.
THESE ARE THE TWO ITEMS THAT THE CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICERS SHARED WITH YOUR, UH, WITH COUNCIL ON MARCH 19TH, DEVELOPMENT FEE INCREASES WILL GENERATE $1.5 MILLION MORE PER YEAR.
BUILDING INSPECTION, COST SAVINGS.
THIS IS BY BRINGING IN THE INSPECTIONS FROM IN, IN-HOUSE AND LETTING GO.
THE, THE, UH, CONTRACTS WILL SAVE US $1.8 MILLION A YEAR.
TOTAL FEE INCREASE IN COST SAVINGS OF 3.25 MILLION IS EMBEDDED IN OUR FINANCIAL FORECAST.
SO THIS IS THE REVENUE PORTION OF THE FIN FIVE-YEAR FORECAST.
UH, JUST A QUICK, A QUICK, UH, AS TO HOW THIS TEMPLATE IS SET UP ON THE FAR LEFT ARE THE KEY ROLLUP OF REVENUE SOURCES FOR THE GENERAL FUND PERVEZ.
CAN I ASK QUICK QUESTION, WHERE DOES WATER IMPACT FEES FALL INTO ONE OF THESE LINE ITEMS? WE WILL SHOW YOU THAT AS PART OF THE WATER UTILITY FUND.
THIS IS ONLY FOR GENERAL FUND TODAY.
SO THE MAIN SOURCES OF FUNDS FOR THE GENERAL FUND ARE PROPERTY TAX, SALES, TAX DEVELOPMENT FEES, AND OTHER REVENUES SUCH AS, UH, MISCELLANEOUS FRANCHISE FEES, MISCELLANEOUS TAXES, AND TRANSFERS IN.
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ACROSS, WE HAVE THE APPROVED BUDGET FOR THIS YEAR.THE COUNCIL ADOPTED OUR CURRENT YEAR ESTIMATE FOR THE SAME APPROVED YEAR, AND THEN THE FIVE ANNUAL YEARS OF FORECAST.
SO YOU'LL SEE THE TOTAL SOURCES OF FUND THAT WILL, THAT IS ESTIMATED TO BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR THE GENERAL FUND RANGES FROM $72.6 MILLION IN YEAR NUMBER ONE AS HIGH AS 99.1 MILLION IN YEAR NUMBER FIVE.
AND YOU'LL SEE EACH ONE OF THOSE BASED ON THE ASSUMPTIONS I JUST SHARED WITH YOU.
THE, THE GROWTH IN THOSE ANNUAL REVENUES.
SO THAT'S ON THE REVENUE SIDE.
WHAT DOES THE EXPENDITURE SIDE LOOK LIKE? SO HERE IS THE HIGH LEVEL ROLL UP OF GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES, OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, INCENTIVE PAYMENTS, CIP FUNDING, CASH FUNDING.
THIS IS NOT BORROWED FUNDS, BUT CASH FUNDS, CASH FUNDING FOR EQUIPMENT AND THEN TRANSFERS OUT FOR THE VARIOUS S THAT THE CITY HAS.
WE COLLECT ALL OUR TAXES IN THE GENERAL FUND AND THEN WE MOVE IT OR TRANSFER IT OUT TO THE INDIVIDUAL TAR.
SO EACH ONE OF THOSE GETS THEIR PORTION OUT.
SO LOOKING AT THE FIVE YEAR WINDOW, THE EXPENDITURES RANGE FROM 72.9 MILLION IN YEAR NUMBER ONE TO 96.9 OR 97 MILLION IN YEAR NUMBER FIVE.
SO HOW DOES THE BOTTOM LINE LOOK LIKE? SO THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR THAT WE LOOK AT ON THE GENERAL FUND SIDE IS THE FUND BALANCE, THE SOURCES OF FUNDS AND WHAT WE HAVE BUDGETED FOR USES AND WHAT LEAVES US WITH THE RESERVE OR THE ENDING FUND BALANCE.
SO FOR YEAR NUMBER ONE, FOR EXAMPLE, THE FUND BALANCE IS PROJECTED TO BE BASED ON THESE PRELIMINARY NUMBERS, $25.4 MILLION.
OUR CITY CHARTER REQUIRES THAT WE SHALL MAINTAIN AT LEAST 25% OF OUR TOTAL GENERAL FUND REQUIREMENTS IN OUR RESERVES.
SO FOR THAT YEAR, THE MINIMUM REQUIRED RESERVE IS 18.2 MILLION.
AND IF YOU SEE THE NEXT NUMBER RIGHT BELOW IT, WE HAVE A SURPLUS OF 72 7 $0.2 MILLION.
NOW LET ME PAUSE HERE REAL QUICK.
YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT OUT ALL FIVE YEARS BECAUSE THAT 7 MILLION MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE TO YOU TO SPEND ALL OF IT IN YEAR NUMBER ONE BECAUSE AS YOU MOVE ACROSS, IF YOU LOOK AT YEAR NUMBER THREE, WE ARE DRAWING DOWN OUR FUND BALANCE.
SO WE BARELY HAVE $400,000 IN YEAR NUMBER THREE OVER AND ABOVE.
WHAT IS MINIMUM REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN IN THE RESERVES YEAR NUMBER FOUR, THE SAME YEAR NUMBER FIVE THE SAME.
SO THE LARGER THE BALANCE IN THE FRONT PART OF THE FORECAST, IT CARRIES US THROUGH IN THE FUTURE YEARS.
IT GIVES US SOME PROTECTION UNDER FOR A DECLINE IN REVENUE STREAM OR AN INCREASE ON THE COST COST SIDE.
CAN I ASK A QUESTION? PEREZ? CERTAINLY, UM, THAT 25% THAT IT'S REQUIRED FOR US TO KEEP ON THE RESERVE FOR THE GENERAL FUND, THAT'S 25% OF WHAT? OF OUR TOTAL REVENUES OR LIKE WASTE TOTAL EXPENDITURES? EXPENDITURES.
SO IF YOU LOOK AT, THIS IS THE EXPENDITURE SLIDE.
SO IF YOU LOOK AT FROM THE 2071 YEAH.
FOR YEAR NUMBER ONE IS 72.9 MILLION.
AND THAT EXCESS WILL BE THE EXCESS THAT WE HAVE OVER FIVE YEAR PERIOD IN THAT FIRST YEAR.
THE 7.1 IS IN YEAR NUMBER ONE, BUT IT GRADUALLY IS DRAWN DOWN IN THE FIVE YEAR WINDOW.
NOW THESE ARE PRELIMINARY NUMBERS.
AS THE MANAGER SAID EARLIER, WE MAY GET HIGHER TAX ROLL, WE MAY GET MORE REVENUES FROM SALES TAX AND OUR DEPARTMENTS MAY COME IN AND SAY, I'M GONNA SAVE YOU $10 MILLION.
SO YOU, YOU SAID SOMETHING REALLY KEY A MINUTE AGO IS ON THE SALE TAX, EVEN THE SALES TAX THAT WE ESTIMATED LAST YEAR, WE WENT, WE SURPASSED THAT.
WE, WE BROUGHT IN MORE SALES TAX THIS YEAR.
WE'RE GETTING MORE THAN WHAT WE PROJECTED.
UH, WE ARE 3% OVER OUR, OUR BUDGET PROJECTIONS.
BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT 17 TO $18 MILLION NUMBER FOR THE WHOLE YEAR, YEAH, 3% IS A PRETTY TIGHT PROJECTION ESTIMATE.
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IT WAS REALLY CLOSE.BUT WE DID GO OVER AND THAT'S GREAT.
I MEAN, I, I I REMEMBER WHEN THE CITY USED TO GET A MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR IN SALES TAX.
WE'VE DEFINITELY GROWN AND THAT THAT JUST DOESN'T HAPPEN.
I MEAN, THAT HAPPENS WITH GOOD PLANNING AND BRINGING IN GOOD RETAIL.
I MEAN, IF YOU'RE BRINGING IN BAD RETAIL, YOU'RE NOT GONNA GET THOSE KIND OF NUMBERS.
SO IT DEFINITELY IS A BENEFIT ON WHERE THE CITY'S GOING.
AND, UH, I I THINK THAT'S A TESTAMENT OF, OF, OF GOOD PLANNING.
SO THAT'S STAFF AND EVERYBODY INVOLVED.
SO THIS SLIDE BRINGS IT ALL TOGETHER.
THE REVENUE SOURCES OF FUNDS, THE REQUIREMENTS, EXPENDITURES, AND THE FUND BALANCE.
I WON'T GO OVER THROUGH THESE.
SO COMPARISON OF KEY INDICATORS.
COUNCIL MEMBER ZUNIGA HAD REQUESTED AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING THAT WE BRING FORWARD, UH, SOME KEY INDICATORS AS COMPARED TO OTHER BENCHMARK CITIES.
EVEN THOUGH WE PROVIDED THE CITY MANAGERS PROVIDED THIS TO COUNCIL MEMBER ZUNIGA, WE FELT IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT WE SHARE WITH ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS.
SO HERE ARE THE 10 CITIES PLUS CITY OF KYLE.
WE'RE LOOKING AT 10 DIFFERENT METRICS.
THIS SLIDE PROVIDES THE ENTIRE DATA THAT WE HAVE COLLECTED.
IT IS NOT LISTED IN ANY ORDER OTHER THAN ALPHABETICAL ORDER.
BUT I WILL WALK YOU THROUGH REAL QUICK ON EACH ONE OF THESE.
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT POPULATION AVERAGE, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, AVERAGE HOME VALUE, PROPERTY TAX RATE, AVERAGE PROPERTY TAX PAID BY RESIDENTS WITHIN THAT COMMUNITY TO THAT, UH, LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
THE, UM, SALES TAX COLLECTION, SALES TAX REVENUE PER CAPITA ASSESSED VALUATIONS, OUTSTANDING DEBT AND DEBT PER CAPITA.
HOW DO WE STACK AS COMPARED TO OTHER CITIES THAT WE BENCHMARK TO? NOW, THESE ARE 2023 DATA.
UM, ON THE FAR LEFT IS SAN MARCUS, FAR RIGHT IS LEANDER AND CITY OF KYLE IS IN THE YELLOW.
SO THAT'S THE AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOME, AVERAGE RESIDENTIAL HOME VALUE.
WE ARE SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE.
THE 10 CITIES ARE SAN ANTONIO, SAN MARCO, NEW BRAUNFELS, PFLUGERVILLE, BROWN ROCK, GEORGETOWN, AUSTIN, CEDAR PARK, BUTA, AND LEANDER PROPERTY TAX RATE.
NOW, AS YOU WELL KNOW, PROPERTY TAX RATE COULD BE A COMBINATION OF POLICY DECISIONS THAT VARIES FROM ONE CITY TO THE NEXT.
UM, THERE ARE SOME CITIES THAT HAVE LARGER CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THEIR ENTERPRISE FRONTS, SUCH AS WATER UTILITY FUND, WASTEWATER, UTILITY FUND THAT SUBSIDIZES THEIR PROPERTY TAX OR THEY DEDICATE MORE OF, UH, SALES TAX DOLLARS TO OFFSET PROPERTY TAX RATES.
IT COULD BE A COMBINATION OF, OF FACTORS.
SO KYLE IS, UH, A LITTLE BIT ON THE HIGH SIDE AS COMPARED TO SOME OF THE OTHER CITIES.
UH, HOWEVER, BASED ON WHAT I HAVE SEEN ON THEIR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, THEIR TAX INCREASE WILL BE COMING.
PERVEZ, IT'S ALSO WORTH NOTING THAT THE SLIDE BEFORE THE AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD VALUE FOR BUDDA IS A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS MORE.
SO THE PRICE PER HOME THAT YOU ARE PAYING IN CITY TAXES IS GREATER, EVEN WITH THE LOWER TAX RATE IN BUDDA THAN IT IS IN KYLE.
THE ACTUAL CHECK THAT EVERY HOMEOWNER WRITES.
THE TAX RATE IS JUST ONE FUNCTION IN THE AMOUNT OF WHAT YOU PAY.
SO AVERAGE RESIDENTIAL CITY PROPERTY TAX PAID ON THAT AVERAGE HOME VALUE.
SO SAN ANTONIO HAS THE LOWEST, LEANDER HAS THE HIGHEST AMONGST THE, THE CITIES WE COMPARE.
OUR RESIDENTS OR HOMEOWNERS PAY LESS AS COMPARED TO AUSTIN PFLUGERVILLE OR LEANER SALES TAX REVENUE PER CAPITA.
AND BUTA HERE, AGAIN, ON THE HIGH SIDE DEBT PER CAPITA,
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THIS IS TOTAL DEBT OUTSTANDING.THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE PLANNED NEW DEBT.
'CAUSE FOR KYLE, THAT WILL CHANGE AND SO WILL IT FOR OTHER CITIES AS THEY ISSUE NEW DEBT, THE DEBT PER CAPTOR NUMBER IS GONNA CHANGE.
I SO SOME OF THE KEY UPCOMING YES.
BUT CAN YOU GO BACK ONE OTHER THING? YES.
WHAT IS THE AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD DEBT FOR PER FEDERAL FROM A FEDERAL DEBT STANDPOINT? A HUNDRED THOUSAND.
SO JUST AS A COMPARISON, THE AMOUNT OF MONEY WE'RE WORKING WITH TO FUND ALL THE INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE CITY IS FRACTIONAL FOR CAPITA COMPARED TO NATIONAL DEBT.
I THINK ANOTHER THING THAT WOULD BE REALLY GOOD TO SEE WOULD'VE BEEN LIKE THEIR CITY BUDGETS COMPARED TO OUR BUDGETS, BUT, UH, THANK YOU FOR SHOWING ALL OF THIS.
'CAUSE IT DOES SHOW THAT WE HAVE A RANGE OF VARIETY FOR VARIOUS INCOMES IN KYLE.
WHETHER YOU'RE ON FIXED OR YOU'RE, UM, SINGLE FAMILY OR MULTI-FAMILY, BUT YOU, THERE'S A LOT OF, UM, DIFFERENT INCOME LEVELS THAT, UH, THAT CAN LIVE IN THIS CITY.
UM, IF WE WERE TO RAISE MORE SALES TAX TO OFFSET PROPERTY TAX, THE, HOW WOULD THAT WORK ON THE CONSUMER? WOULD THEY NOW HAVE LESS MONEY POWER, OR HOW DOES THAT WORK PER 'CAUSE? I, I KNOW WE CAN ALWAYS INCREASE OUR SALES TAX NOW WE CAN'T INCREASE THE SALES TAX RATE SALES TAX THAT IS FIXED.
SO AS WE CREATE MORE BUSINESSES MM-HMM.
AND, AND THAT'S WHY THE STATEMENT I MADE EARLIER WAS ABOUT BRINGING THE RIGHT RETAIL IN TO INCREASE THAT.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING HERE AS A CITY IS BRINGING IN REALLY GOOD RETAIL, INCREASING THAT.
A LONG TIME AGO, KYLE USED TO BE A COMMUTING CITY.
WE COMMUTED FOR JOBS FOR EVERYTHING ELSE.
SO NOW THAT WE'RE SHOPPING RESIDENTS ARE ACTUALLY SHOPPING AND BUYING HERE, WE'RE NOT LEAVING THOSE DOLLARS OUT IN OTHER COMMUNITIES.
BUT YOU SAID WE COULD INCREASE OUR SALES TAX RATE.
BUT HOW DO OTHER CITIES INCREASE THEIR SALES TAX REVENUE TO OFFSET THEIR PROPERTY VALUE? UH, BECAUSE THEY CAN DO THAT WITHIN THEIR CITY.
THEY, THEY CAN, BY POLICY, THEY CAN DEDICATE A PORTION OF THEIR SALES TAX COLLECTIONS TO BE OFFSET TO REDUCE THE PROPERTY TAX RATE.
WE'VE NEVER DONE THAT IN KYLE.
IT, THE, IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE THAT'S TAKEN THE EASY WAY OUT.
IT IS WHEN WE CAN LOOK AT HOW WE DEVELOP THE REST OF THE CITY AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING IT WISELY.
AND FOLLOWING A LOT OF THE FEEDBACK THAT WE ALL GAVE TO BEFORE ADOPTING THE COMP PLAN.
THAT'S HOW WE'RE GONNA LOWER PROPERTY TAXES.
YOU CAN ALSO BRING HIGHER QUALITY HOUSING.
SO THEY HAVE TO PAY MORE INSTEAD OF LIKE IMPROVING CRAPPY HOUSING.
SO THESE ARE THE NEXT UPCOMING KEY DATES FOR BUDGET DEVELOPMENT PROCESS THAT STAFF AND CITY MANAGER WILL BE BRINGING FORTH MAY 7TH.
INITIALLY WE WERE GOING TO TALK ABOUT COMPENSATION EMPLOYEE BENEFITS PLAN, BUT THAT HAS BEEN MOVED TO MAY 22ND.
SO ON MAY 7TH WE WILL BE DISCUSSING PROPERTY TAX RATES AND DEBT.
DEFE CITY'S FINANCIAL ADVISOR AND CITY'S BOND COUNCIL WILL BE HERE TO DISCUSS THAT WITH COUNCIL.
UH, TUESDAY, MAY 21ST HAS BEEN CHANGED TO WEDNESDAY, MAY 22ND.
SO ON THAT DAY WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT COMPENSATION AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS PLAN, CUSTOMER SERVICE PLAN, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN, AND BUDGET OVERVIEW.
JUNE 4TH, AS CITY MANAGER WAS MENTIONING EARLIER, WE'LL BE DISCUSSING PARKS BUDGET OVERVIEW AND THEIR FIVE YEAR CIP CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN, UH, STRATEGIC PLAN.
WE'LL ALSO BE AS IS SCHEDULED TO BE DISCUSSED THAT DAY, ALONG WITH FACILITIES PLAN.
AND, AND JUNE 18TH IS GONNA BE A BUSY DAY FOR BUDGET.
UH, POLICE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES.
BUDGET WILL BE DISCUSSED THAT DAY.
POLICE IS, UH, STAFFING ANALYSIS REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS IS SCHEDULED TO BE DISCUSSED IF IT'S READY.
BUDGET OVERVIEW, STREET'S FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN, STORM DRAINAGE, FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS.
THIS IS WHERE WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT THE IMPACT FEES, UM, AND WATER.
RECLAIM WATER FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN IS SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 18TH.
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THE REST OF THE BUDGET CALENDAR IS ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE@CITYOFKYLE.COM SLASH FOR, UH, FORWARD SLASH FY 2025.UH, PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS BUDGET CALENDAR, UH, IS TENTATIVE.
WE'RE, WE'RE CHANGING AS WE ARE MOVING FORWARD THROUGH THE PROCESS.
SO SOME DATES AND PROJECTS WILL SHIFT AROUND, BUT WE WILL ADOPT A BUDGET IN SEPTEMBER, EARLY PART OF SEPTEMBER.
CAN I HAVE A QUESTION? UH, PEREZ, ALL THESE ARE TUESDAYS, ARE THEY, IS THERE A TIME ON THEM? THESE ARE ALL DURING REGULAR COUNCIL MEETINGS.
IF YOU RECALL, WE, WHEN WE CAME BEFORE YOU, WHEN I FIRST DISCUSSED THE CALENDAR, WE ARE MOVING AWAY FROM SATURDAY MEETINGS.
WE'RE MOVING AWAY FROM, UH, SPECIAL CALL MEETINGS.
SO RATHER THAN COMPRESSING IT, THE BUDGET DEVELOPMENT OVER THREE MONTHS, WE HAVE NOW SPREAD IT OVER, UH, A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME WHERE COUNCIL WILL HAVE MORE TIME TO REVIEW EACH COMPONENT OR TOPIC OF THE BUDGET.
NOT TO END ON A, ON A BAD NOTE, BUT I WANTED TO GET BACK TO DANIELLA'S POINT ABOUT WHEN THE HOUSING HAS A BETTER MARKET VALUE, IT'S ASSESSED A BIT HIGHER.
SO THERE'S A LITTLE, THERE'S MORE PROPERTY TAX PAID THERE AS DOES THE COUNTY HA DO ANY STUDIES WHERE THEY CAN MAYBE LOOK AT IF THE ASSESSED VALUES ARE, ARE SORT OF ACCURATE, WHERE WE'RE GETTING THE RIGHT PROPERTY TAX IN THE CITY THAT WE SHOULD BE COLLECTING? UM, WHAT I, I CAN'T SPEAK FOR THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT.
AND THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE INDEPENDENT.
THE COUNCIL GETS AN OPPORTUNITY IN AUGUST OF EVERY YEAR TO APPOINT OR SHARE OUR VOTES WITH OTHER JURISDICTIONS TO APPOINT SOMEONE ON THE, ON THE BOARD OF THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT.
COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS, I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT THERE'S, THERE'S A PHILOSOPHICAL OR ACTUALLY PRACTICAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE LOWER COST HOUSING AND THE MAYBE THE HIGHER LEVEL HOUSING.
FOR THE NUKE, FOR THE HOUSING THAT IS SMALLER HOUSING, LIKE IN PLUM CREEK, SMALL HOUSES,
UH, AND THE LARGER HOMES THAT ARE ON LARGE LOTS OR ACRES, THE UH, THE COST TO THE CITY IS MUCH HIGHER FOR THOSE LARGER LOTS.
AND THE REVENUE PER ACRE IS MUCH LESS.
IF WE CONTINUE, OR IF WE DO NOT LOOK AT WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS IS SUGGESTING IN TRYING TO FIND WAYS TO DIVERSIFY THE OPTIONS THAT PEOPLE HAVE.
UH, WHEN IT COMES TO HOME BUYING, I WAS JUST TRYING TO GET TO REGRESSIVE TAXING WHERE YOU KNOW THAT YOU HAVE A HOUSE THAT'S UNDER MARKET VALUE, BUT IT'S ASSESSED TOO HIGH.
SO NOW THOSE PROPERTIES ARE PAYING THEIR AN UNFAIR SHARE BECAUSE THEY'RE OVERPAID.
BUT THEN YOU'VE GOT PROPERTIES THAT ARE UNDER THE MARKET VALUE.
BUT YOU KNOW THAT, THAT THEY'RE APPRAISED THAT THEY'RE GOING, THAT THE, THEIR APPRAISAL'S TOO LOW.
CAN'T THEY CHALLENGE? THEY CAN CHALLENGE, BUT, BUT IT DOESN'T.
BUT THERE SHOULD BE A STUDY ON THAT.
SO IT'S THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT.
BUT WHAT HAPPENS IS IT AFFECTS WHAT WE COLLECT.
SO ION COUNCIL, THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU PROFESS THANK YOU PEREZ.
WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, BUT WE'RE GONNA, ACTUALLY, I'M GONNA ASK THAT WE WAIT ON THAT.
THAT'S THE ROAD BOND PRESENTATION.
UM, AND WE'LL BRING THAT UP WHEN JOE SPEAKS SO THAT HE HAS THE TWO ITEMS WITH REGARDS TO THOSE ROAD DEALS.
HOPEFULLY WE CAN MAYBE CONDENSE THAT PRESENTATION FOR THE SAKE OF TIME.
UH, AND THAT'LL BRING US TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.
BUT I'D LIKE TO TAKE A SIX MINUTE BREAK.
WE'VE BEEN AT IT FOR ABOUT FOUR HOURS NOW, SO WE NEED TO TAKE A BREAK AND CLEAR OUR HEADS.
UH, SO WE, WE WILL RECONVENE, UM, AT 8 58.
IT'S, UH, IT'S EIGHT FIFTY SIX.
I'M GONNA CALL THIS MEETING BACK TO ORDER.
WE'RE GONNA MOVE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA
[VII. Consent Agenda]
NOW.DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR ITEMS THEY WANNA MOVE AND DISCUSS IN MORE DETAIL? CAN WE PULL NUMBER
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EIGHT, NINE, SORRY.MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS NUMBER 10 THROUGH 15.
ALRIGHT, MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER ZUNIGA, I'M SORRY, COUNCIL MEMBER TOBI IS SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER AT HEISER THAT WE APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 10 THROUGH 15.
IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[VII.9. Consider approval of Task Order No. 3 to BGE, Inc., in the amount of $59,084 for the development of a preliminary engineering report for the Four Seasons Wastewater Interceptor Improvements project.]
AGENDA ITEM NINE.CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A TASK ORDER NUMBER THREE TO BGE IN AMOUNT OF $59,084 FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING REPORT FOR THE FOUR SEASONS WASTEWATER INTERCEPTOR IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT.
THIS, UH, ITEM IS, UH, SPONSORED BY MR. BARBARA.
SO HOW MUCH ARE WE PAYING FOR THE, THE SIGN OF THE 5,100 LINEAR FOOD OF, UH, WATER LINE? IS THERE ANY SEPARATE PRICE THAT WE'RE PAYING FOR THAT? GOOD EVENING COUNCIL, UM, AND, UH, MAYOR LEON BARBER CITY ENGINEER.
THIS IS THE, WHAT WE CALL OUR PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING REPORT.
AND WHAT WE DO IS WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THE ENGINEER, UH, UNDERSTANDS THE SCOPE OF THE WORK AND THAT WE CAN GIVE THEM CLEAR INFORMATION ON WHICH DIRECTION TO MOVE WITH THE PROJECT.
IN THE PAST, WE HAVE, UH, ACTUALLY ASKED THE ENGINEERS TO GIVE US A FULL BLOWN TOTAL COST FOR PRELIMINARY REPORT, WHICH WOULD BE 30, 60, 90, A HUNDRED PERCENT THE PROJECT ADMINISTRATION.
AND I'VE FOUND THAT OVER TIME, THAT SOMETIMES THE, UH, SCOPE GETS CHANGED OR GETS ADDED ONTO.
SO I'VE, I'VE, IN MY, IN OUR PROCESS TO TRY TO KEEP, MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE ON TARGET.
WE STOP AT 30%, AT 30%, THEN WE SAY, THAT'S THE PROJECT THAT WE WANT.
THERE'S NOTHING WE'RE GONNA CHANGE TO IT.
AND SO WE WANT YOU TO CONTINUE ON.
SO WE WILL BRING ANOTHER ITEM TO COUNCIL TO COMPLETE THAT PROJECT.
DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? WHAT I'M KIND OF, SO WHAT I KNOW IS THAT WE ARE DOING THE 59,000 FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PREMI PRELIMINARY ENGINEER FOR THE FOUR SEASON WASTEWATER INTERCEPTOR.
BUT I ALSO SEE ON THE SCOPE OF WORK THAT WE HAVE THE SIGN OF THE 5,100 LIKE LINEAR FOOD OF RECLAIM WATER.
HOWEVER, I DON'T SEE THAT AS PART OF THE PHASE ONE FOR THE RECLAIM WATER MASTER PLAN ON THE WAY THAT WE SHOULD BE GOING.
AND WHAT I DON'T WANT IS TO HAVE, THEN, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS ANY CONTINGENCY IN THIS PRICE WHEN WE'RE DOING THIS DESIGN FOR THEM TO COME BACK AND ASK FOR AND DO A CHANGE ORDER BECAUSE WE ARE, WE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH.
BUT I DON'T THINK THAT WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT THE DESIGN OF THAT LINE RIGHT NOW OTHER THAN DOING THE INTERCEPTOR DESIGN COUNCIL MEMBER.
THE PROBLEM RIGHT NOW, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY LINES GOING TO THE PLANT.
AND THIS LINE IS GONNA CONNECT THAT TO THE NEXT PHASE OF THE, THE, UH, PROJECT THAT, UH, IT'S ANOTHER PROJECT.
SO WE, WE ACTUALLY HAVE TAKEN THE RECLAIMED WATER LINE ALL THE WAY FROM, UH, STAGE COACH AT THE INTERSECTION OF STAGE COACH, WE HAVE A RECLAIMED WATER LINE THAT STARTS THERE, GOES DOWN STAGE COACH, IT GOES TO THE STAGE COACH SUBDIVISION COMES DOWN THROUGH THE ELLIOT BRANCH PROJECT THAT HAD RECLAIMED WATER ALSO.
AND WHEN WE DID THE LEHMAN ROAD PROJECT, WE ADDED RECLAIMED WATER IN THAT SECTION TOO.
SO THIS SECTION IS CONTINUING TOWARDS THE TREATMENT PLANT SO THAT WE CAN MAKE A CONNECTION AND, AND, UH, THAT WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE SOUTHERN, SOUTHERN PART OF THE CITY AS FAR AS PROVIDING RECLAIMED WATER.
SO THIS IS ANOTHER LINK THAT WE NEED TO TIE INTO THAT PROJECT.
AND SO WE CURRENTLY HAVE ONE AND WE ARE JUST LIKE MAKING IT BIGGER.
IS IT GONNA BE PARALLEL? THAT'S WHAT I WAS READING, CORRECT? NO, THIS ONE DOESN'T EXIST.
SO IT WILL BE A BRAND NEW LINE YES.
AND WE ARE CONNECTING THAT TO WHAT? TO THE, TO THE NEXT PHASE OF, UH, IT'S CALLED PHASE ONE AND TWO OF THE UH, UH, CONNECTOR, THERE'S A 30 INCH LINE THAT CONNECTS TO THE THE TREATMENT PLAN.
THAT'S UNDER DESIGN RIGHT NOW.
THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT TIES INTO THAT JUNCTION SPOT AT THAT AREA.
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A MAP THAT SHOWS THAT
YEAH, THAT'S THE ONE THAT I HAVE IN FRONT OF ME.
IF YOU'LL SEE THAT JUNCTION POINT THERE ON THE, ON THE FIRST MAP ON THE LEFT, THAT SECTION THERE, UH, EAST OF THAT JUNCTION POINT THAT'S UNDER DESIGN RIGHT NOW, WE'RE UPSIZING THAT EIGHT INCH TO A 12 INCH LINE RIGHT NOW THAT'S UNDER DESIGN.
THAT SECTION OF, UH, FOUR SEASONS PICKS UP AT LAYMAN ROAD AND GOES, FOLLOWS THAT, UH, RED LINE AND THEN MEETS AT THAT JUNCTION POINT.
SO THAT WAY WE'LL HAVE TWO LINES GOING.
I'M GONNA CALL IT THE NORTHWEST AND THE OTHER LINE GOING TO THE SOUTHEAST.
IT IS, IT, IT'S A WASTEWATER LINE.
UPSIZING PLUS THE RECLAIMED WATER LINE.
YEAH, WE'RE JUST CONNECTING THE, THE, THE TWO POINTS.
SO LEON, WE'RE ESSENTIALLY TAKING ADVANTAGE OF A PROJECT WHERE WE'RE ALREADY GONNA BE UNDERGROUND.
WE'RE GOING TO ADD A RECLAIMED WATER LINE AT THE SAME TIME WE'RE DOING THE WASTEWATER LINE TO MAKE SOME CONNECTIONS.
SO THIS 59 WILL INCLUDE THE PRICE OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THAT LINE.
THE 12 INCH LINE, OR IT'S JUST THE DESIGN FOR THE LINE? JUST THE 30% DESIGN.
NOT EVEN THE DESIGN, JUST THE 30%
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DESIGN.I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM NINE SECOND.
ALRIGHT, MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER PARSLEY.
TIM THAT WE APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER NINE.
IS THERE DISCUSSION OF THE MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[16. Consider approval of a resolution of the City of Kyle, Texas approving the form and authorizing the distribution of a Preliminary Limited Offering Memorandum for the City of Kyle, Texas Special Assessment Revenue Bonds, Series 2024 (Limestone Creek Public Improvement District Improvement Area #1B Project); and resolving other matters incident and related thereto.]
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF KYLE, TEXAS APPROVING THE FORM AND AUTHORIZING THE DISTRIBUTION OF A PRELIMINARY LIMITED OFFERING MEMORANDUM FOR THE CITY OF KYLE, TEXAS.SPECIALIST SEC ASSESSMENT REVENUE BOND SERIES 2024 LIMESTONE CREEK, UH, PID AREA ONE B PROJECT, AND RESOLVING OTHER MATTERS.
GOOD EVENING MAYOR CITY COUNCIL MEMBER STEPHANIE LIEBE WITH NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT BOND COUNCIL FOR THE CITY.
UM, I'LL TRY TO BE BRIEF, BUT IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME, FEEL FREE TO STOP ME.
UM, AS I MOVE THROUGH THIS ALONG WITH ME TONIGHT.
YOU ALSO HAVE ANDREW FRIEDMAN WITH SAMCO CAPITAL MARKETS TRIP DAVENPORT WITH FMS BONDS AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM FOR THE LIMESTONE CREEK PIT.
SO THE LIMESTONE CREEK PIT WAS CREATED BACK IN OCTOBER, 2022 BY COUNCIL.
WE DID AN INITIAL BOND ISSUANCE IN JUNE OF 2023 AND LEVIED ASSESSMENTS AT THAT TIME AND MEETING VALUE TO LIEN RATIOS THAT ARE REQUIRED IN THE CITY'S PIT POLICY FOR IMPROVEMENT AREA ONE, A FIRST TRANCHE OF BONDS WAS ISSUED AND THE CITY ALSO, UH, ENTERED INTO A REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT.
THE DEVELOPER HAS NOW HAS ENOUGH VALUE ON THE GROUND SUCH THAT ONE B BONDS CAN BE ISSUED.
SO WITH THIS PIT AT THIS TIME, WE WON'T BE LEVYING ADDITIONAL ASSESSMENTS.
WE'LL JUST BE ISSUING A SECOND SERIES OF BONDS SECURED BY ASSESSMENTS THAT ARE ALREADY IN PLACE.
SO THE RESOLUTION THAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS SIMPLY JUST A RESOLUTION THAT AUTHORIZES FMS BONDS TO RELEASE THE OFFERING DOCUMENT INTO THE MARKET TO SOLICIT POTENTIAL PURCHASERS FOR THOSE BONDS.
SO HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE.
WE'LL BE BACK ON MAY 7TH, UM, IF YOU ALL APPROVE TONIGHT TO AUTHORIZE THE BOND SALE ITSELF.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? MOTIONS, MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 16 SECOND.
ALRIGHT, MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER PARSLEY THAT WE APPROVE.
IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? SEEING NONE.
[17. (First Reading) Consider approval of an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Kyle, Texas Approving the Final Project and Finance Plan and an Interlocal Agreement for the Tax Increment and Reinvestment Zone Number Six, City of Kyle, Texas]
ITEM 17.FIRST READING, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF KYLE TECH, UH, CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF KYLE, TEXAS, APPROVING THE FINAL PROJECT AND FINANCING PLAN AND AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR THE TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER SIX.
SO, ONCE AGAIN, STEPHANIE LEVY, NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT BOND COUNCIL FOR THE CITY.
UM, THIS PRESENTATION SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR TO THE PRESENTATION THAT WE PROVIDED EARLIER TODAY FOR THE TOUR SIX BOARD MEETING.
THE RESOLUTION THAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU BOTH AUTHORIZES THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT TO BE EXECUTED BY THE CITY OF, UH, KYLE AND HAYES COUNTY, TEXAS.
AND THAT'S THE FUNDING MECHANISM THROUGH WHICH THE COUNTY'S TAX INCREMENT IS REMITTED BACK TO THE CITY.
UM, AND THE RESOLUTION ALSO ADOPTS THE FINAL PROJECT AND FINANCE PLAN FOR THIS TOUR.
AND THIS IS THE DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT TOUR.
SO, HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU GUYS MAY HAVE, UM, RELATED TO EITHER THE PLAN OR THE ILA.
MR LOBBY KNOWS HOW TO MAKE A PRESENTATION.
MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER PARSLEY THAT WE APPROVE TO ITEM 17.
IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE COUNTY FOR SUPPORTING US ON THIS TUR.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? THANK S ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ALL OPPOSED? ALL MOTION CARRIES YOU ALL.
CAN WE FINALLY PASS THAT? YES.
IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THIS ITEM BEING FINALLY PASSED? SEEING NONE IS FINALLY PASSED.
[18. (First Reading) Consider approval of an ordinance establishing an exemption from ad valorem taxes for qualifying childcare facility properties.]
NEXT UP IS AGENDA ITEM 18.FIRST READING, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING AN EXEMPTION FROM VALOREM TAXES FOR QUALIFYING CHILDCARE FACILITY PROPERTIES.
MS. VARGAS, GOOD EVENING, MALE MAYOR AND COUNSEL.
VICTORIA VARGAS, DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
FOR THE RECORD, I'M HERE TO PRESENT THE ORDINANCE FOR THE QUALIFYING CHILDCARE TAX EXEMPTION.
UH, THIS WAS, UM, INTRODUCED AT THE, UH, LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION, AND IT WAS A RESOLUTION THAT WOULD ALLOW CITIES AND COUNTIES THE OPTION TO PROVIDE AN EXEMPTION FROM AVALOR AND PROPERTY TAXATION IN, UH, UH, COUNTIES AND CITIES COULD CHOOSE 50% OR A HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE APPRAISED VALUES OF PROPERTIES THAT ARE USED TO OPERATE QUALIFIED CHILD CARE FACILITIES.
UM, THE BILL WAS APPROVED IN NOVEMBER OF 2023, AND THE LAW WENT INTO
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EFFECT JANUARY 1ST, 2024.WE'RE BRINGING IT BEFORE YOU NOW BECAUSE, UH, IF, IF THE ORDINANCE PASSES, CHILDCARE FACILITIES HAVE UNTIL APRIL 30TH TO, UM, APPLY.
SO, UH, IT'S BEFORE YOU FOR CONSIDERATION.
UM, ONCE ADOPTED, UH, IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE TAX EXEMPTION, THE CHILDCARE FACILITY MUST SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO THE APPLICABLE APPRAISAL DISTRICT IN WHICH THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED.
SO THEY'D HAVE TO MAKE AN, UM, AN APPLICATION SIMILAR TO A HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION WITH, UH, HAYES COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT.
AND THEY MUST MEET THREE QUALIFICATIONS, WHICH IS, THEY MUST BE A CHILDCARE FACILITY THAT IS LICENSED BY THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.
THE OWNER MUST, UM, THE OWNER AND OPERATOR MUST PARTICIPATE IN THE TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION'S TEXAS RISING STAR PROGRAM, AND THEY MUST ALSO MAINTAIN A MINIMUM 20% ENROLLMENT OF CHILDREN RECEIVING SUBSIDIZED SERVICES THROUGH THE TWC.
SO THEY HAVE TO MEET THESE THREE QUALIFICATIONS.
UM, SO THIS EXCLUDES A LOT OF THE, I KNOW THERE WAS SOME QUESTIONS IF IT EXCLUDES, UH, IN-HOME DAYCARES.
AND SO IF A, IF A FACILITY IS APPLYING FOR THIS EXEMPTION, THEY, THEY CANNOT ALSO HAVE A HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.
SO THAT DISQUALIFIES A LOT OF, UM, FACILITIES.
SO CURRENTLY WITH OUR RESEARCH, WE ONLY FOUND THREE LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF KYLE'S LIMITS THAT ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION'S RISING STAR PROGRAM, THREE CHILDCARE FACILITIES.
AND, UM, HAYES COUNTY PASSED THE, UM, EXEMPTION LAST MONTH FOR A HUNDRED PERCENT.
UM, UH, AND OTHER SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES HAVE AS WELL, I KNOW THE CITY OF AUSTIN DID, AND TRAVIS COUNTY.
SO FROM OUR RESEARCH, WE FOUND THAT THE FISCAL IMPACT WOULD BE TO THE CITY, WOULD BE LESS THAN $5,000 ANNUALLY WITH THOSE THREE FACILITIES.
AND EVEN IF MORE COME ONLINE, IT WOULD ONLY BE LESS THAN $5,000.
SO YOUR OPTIONS ARE TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE WITH A HUNDRED PERCENT EXEMPTION, 50% OR DISAPPROVE.
BUT WE RECOMMEND A HUNDRED PERCENT.
I KNOW SOME OTHERS ON COUNCIL PLAYED A ROLE IN GETTING THIS.
SOMEBODY WANNA MAKE A MOTION THAT'S BEEN A PART OF PART OF THIS? YEAH, I JUST, I JUST WANNA SAY THIS IS, UM, WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THE HARDWORKING FAMILIES IN OUR AREA, YOU KNOW, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT CAN HELP THEM.
YOU KNOW, WE ALSO HAVE SUBSIDIZES, UH, YOU KNOW, CHILDCARE.
A LOT OF OUR FACILITIES THAT ARE GONNA APPLY FOR THIS ACTUALLY HONOR THAT.
SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IS REALLY A DRIVING FORCE FOR ME TO PASS A HUNDRED PERCENT.
SO, UH, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE A SECOND.
WE GOT, UH, MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TOBI.
SO WE APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 18.
IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? JUST ONE LAST DISCUSSION.
I DID HEAR A RADIO TALK SHOW THE OTHER DAY WHEN THIS CAME UP.
UM, THERE'S PEOPLE IN AUSTIN THAT ALMOST WERE ON A 12 TO 15 MONTH WAITING LIST FOR CHILDCARE.
AND I KNOW THAT WITH THOSE THAT OWN THESE, UH, DAYCARES, SO, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE TO PAY THEIR, THEIR, UH, THEIR STAFF AND EVERYBODY ELSE, AND, AND IT, IT HAS A COST ON THAT END 'CAUSE OF THE TRAINING THAT THEY HAVE AND SO FORTH.
SO IT WOULD BE, BE, UH, BENEFICIAL FOR, FOR THEM AND FOR US AS WELL.
AND HOPEFULLY THE SAVINGS CAN BE PASSED DOWN TO THE ACTUAL FAMILIES THEMSELVES.
THAT IS A REQUIREMENT OF THE LAW THAT THEY BE ABLE TO PROVE THAT THEY'RE PASSING THESE SAVINGS DOWN TO THE FAMILIES.
SO, YOU KNOW, WHEN I, WHEN THIS WAS BEING DISCUSSED AND, UH, BROUGHT FORWARD, WHAT CAME TO MY MIND WAS THE PANDEMIC, STRANGELY ENOUGH, BECAUSE CHILDCARE FACILITIES, I, I, WE WENT THROUGH THAT.
IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT GOING THROUGH THAT PROCESS.
IT WAS, IT WAS JUST DEVASTATING AND THERE WERE A LOT OF LOSSES ASSOCIATED WITH THAT AS WELL.
SO I'M HAPPY TO SEE THIS COME BACK AROUND, UH, AND FOR US TO BE ABLE TO SHOW SOME LOVE BACK TOWARDS A PARTICULAR SECTION OF THE MARKET THAT WAS REALLY STRUGGLING.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT.
ALL OPPOSED, CAN YOU FINALLY PASS IT MOTION, CARRIE, SEVEN TO ZERO? YES.
ANY OBJECTIONS TO THIS BEING FINALLY PASSED? NO.
WHY DO WE NEED TO, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? APRIL 30TH DEADLINE TO APPLY FOR THE EXCEPTION IS APRIL 30TH.
SO IF IT'S NOT FINALLY PASSED TONIGHT, WE'D MISS THE DEADLINE.
WELL, SEEING NO OBJECTIONS, THIS ITEM IS FINALLY PASSED THEN.
THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR HELP IN OUR COMMUNITY.
[19. (First Reading) Consider approval of an ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute any and all documents necessary with Archer Western Contractors, LLC for the construction of the FM 1626 Ground Storage Tank and Pump Station Project in an amount not to exceed $25,000,000.]
ALL RIGHT.CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY WITH ARCHER WESTERN CONTRACTORS, LLC FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF FM 20 16 26 GROUND STORAGE TANK AND POT STATION PROJECT IN A AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $25 MILLION.
UH, THIS IS A, THAT CAN'T BE RIGHT.
WELL, IT'S STILL, THIS IS, THIS IS A
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MAJOR R TAKE POINT.THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT PROJECT FOR US.
UH, AND WE'RE EXCITED TO BE HERE TODAY WITH THIS ITEM.
I'M THE DIRECTOR OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES FOR THE CITY OF KYLE.
UM, WE HAVE AN ITEM TODAY THAT WILL ALLOW US, UH, WILL AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY WITH ARCHER WESTERN TO BE ABLE TO CONSTRUCT THAT R 10 POINT, UH, TAKE POINT.
UM, AS YOU KNOW, THE CITY OF KYLE HA WILL BE RECEIVING WATER THROUGH ALLIANCE REGIONAL WATER AUTHORITY AT TWO LOCATIONS, UH, THE WATERSTONE WATER FACILITY AND THE 1626 PUMP STATION.
OUR WILL BE READY TO BEGIN PROVIDING POTABLE WATER TO THE 1626 PUMP STATION IN FEBRUARY OF 2025.
UM, IN ORDER TO MAKE THIS WORK, WE ANALYZED, UM, WHAT IT WOULD TAKE IF WE WERE TO FORMALLY BID THIS PROJECT AND WE WOULD MISS THAT, UM, THAT DEADLINE BY A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME.
WE DON'T THINK WE WOULD BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THIS UNTIL JUNE OF 2026.
UH, RELATED TO DELAYS DUE TO TICK POINT, LOCATION, PROPERTY DEDICATION AND TRANSMISSION MAIN REALIGNMENT.
UM, WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY AND THE RISK OF DELAYS.
UH, AND IN MEETING OUR, OUR ABILITY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE POTABLE WATER SYSTEM AND OUR ABILITY TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE FIRE, UH, FIRE PROTECTION, UH, IN OUR WATER SYSTEM.
SO WE'RE RECOMMENDING A DIRECT CONTRACT TO MITIGATE THESE RISKS BY SAVING TIME AND DELIVERING PORTIONS OF THE PROJECT ON THE NEEDED SCHEDULE THAT WILL ALLOW ALLIANCE WATER TO BE DELIVERED.
UH, STAFF APPROACHED ARCHER WESTERN ABOUT THEIR ABILITY TO COMPLETE THIS PROJECT TO MEET THE SCHEDULE FOR POTABLE WATER DELIVERY.
UM, WHAT WE ANTICIPATE IS A $25 MILLION AUTHORIZATION TO COVER TWO PHASES OF CONTRACTING.
UM, THE FIRST PHASE NOW IS FOR APPROXIMATELY 12 AND A HALF MILLION FOR LONG LEAD EQUIPMENT, SITE MOBILIZATION, SOME PIPING, AND SOME DRAINAGE WORK.
AND THEN WE WILL BRING IN, UM, UNDER THE AUTHORIZATION GRANTED TODAY, UH, A PHASE TWO AT THE END OF APRIL OR EARLY OR EARLY MAY, UM, TO BRING IN THE REMAINING CONSTRUCTION TRADES THAT ARE BEING BID RIGHT NOW.
SO THE, THE OPTIONS WE HAVE IN FRONT OF US IS TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT AND GRANT THE CITY MANAGER THE AUTHORITY TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THIS PROJECT.
UM, SECOND OPTION WOULD BE TO JUST APPROVE PHASE ONE OF THE WORK.
THAT'S THE COST THAT WE KNOW WE HAVE RIGHT NOW AT APPROXIMATELY 12 AND A HALF MILLION.
OR TO NOT APPROVE THE CONTRACT WITH ARCHER WESTERN.
THIS WILL ALLOW US, UH, TO HAVE WORK, UH, BEGIN AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AND WILL MINIMIZE POTENTIAL SCHEDULE IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH BRINGING SUBSEQUENT PHASES TO COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL.
UM, THEREBY OPTIMIZING OUR ABILITY TO BE READY TO RECEIVE WATER FROM ARAWA.
UM, SO THAT'S THE ITEM YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY.
UM, WE WOULD RECOMMEND PASSAGE ON ALL READINGS.
FIRST READING, FIRST READING, AND FINAL FIRST AND FINAL TODAY.
UM, SO THAT WE CAN MAINTAIN THE SCHEDULE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT HERE.
SO THIS ISN'T LISTED FOR FIRST READING.
IS THAT, SO WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? IT'S NOT MY VERSION.
YEAH, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S, WELL, I JUST WANNA SAY IT'S PROBABLY WORTH NOTING THAT THIS PROPERTY IS GOING NEXT TO WHERE ST.
AND AS A PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT WE PASSED THAT IS BRINGING ST.
DAVID'S, UH, SHELDON TANGLEWOOD, LLTC OR WHATEVER THEIR COMPANY'S CALLED, DONATED THIS LAND.
SO WE DID NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR IT.
SO WHILE IT'S AN EXPENSIVE PROJECT, ALL THE MONEY'S GOING INTO THE CONSTRUCTION.
SO I THINK, AND I KNOW THAT'S SOMETHING COUNCILOR MAGA TALKS ABOUT A LOT.
THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF A LANDOWNER WORKING WELL WITH THE CITY.
I LOVE TO SEE HOW THOSE LANDOWNERS REACH OUT.
UM, THE, BUT WHERE'S, WHERE'S THE 25 MILLION BUCKET FROM? YOU GOT IT FROM MY POCKET.
WHICH FUND? WHICH FUND? PERIL WATER UTILITY FUND.
I THOUGHT THIS WAS THE AMERICAN RECOVERY MONEY.
14, 15, 16 MILLION THAT WAS USED.
INITIALLY THIS PROJECT WAS YEAR MARKED TO USE THE ARPA FUNDS, WHICH WAS THE FEDERAL GRANT FUNDS WE RECEIVED.
SO ARPA FUNDS WILL NOW BE DEDICATED TOWARDS THE OTHER, UH, PROJECT THAT ROSIE TALKED ABOUT, THE WATERSTONE TANK.
SO INSTEAD OF ARPA FUNDS, WE WILL USE WATER IMPACT FEES FOR THIS PROJECT, AT LEAST FOR THE FIRST PHASE OF IT.
AND THEN WE'LL DETERMINE IF WE NEED TO ISSUE ANY CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
THAT, THAT'S A VERY GOOD, UM, I GUESS MANEUVER THAT SINCE YOU NEED THE WATER STONE AND YOU HAD THE MONEY FOR THAT.
SO WHY COULDN'T YOU USE IT? 'CAUSE THIS WAS EMERGENCY.
I'M GONNA LET THE CITY ATTORNEY ADDRESS THAT.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? LISTEN, SO, UM, GRANT MONEY COMES WITH STRENGTHS.
ONE OF THEM IS THAT YOU HAVE TO COMPLY WITH CERTAIN BIDDING REQUIREMENTS.
A LOT OF GRANT AGENCIES THAT DO THIS ON A REGULAR BASIS, YOU CAN CONTACT AND SAY, HEY, THIS IS AN EMERGENCY, CAN WE GET AN EXCEPTION? ARPA IS KIND OF A NEW PROGRAM, RIGHT? AND SO THE PROCESS TO GET AN EXCEPTION, WOULD TAKE LONGER.
AND WE'RE ON A TIGHT DEADLINE HERE, SO WE'RE KIND
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THE REASON WHY THERE WAS NOT ANOTHER BID IS THIS.Y'ALL ARE FEELING ARCHER WESTIN IS THE BEST.
YES, THERE IS A STATE LAW EXCEPTION TO BIDDING FOR PUBLIC HEALTH PURCHASES NECESSARY FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY.
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY FOR THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE CITY TO PROVIDE US WATER AS FAST AS POSSIBLE.
THAT'S, THAT'S ALL THAT I'LL MAKE THE MOTION THEN, UH, FOR PHASE ONE, RIGHT TO 12 MILLION, OUR RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE FOR THE, THE OPTION ONE, WHICH IS THE POSTED AMOUNT OF 25 MILLION TO ALLOW US TO MAINTAIN SCHEDULE AND NOT HAVE TO RETURN BACK.
FOR PHASE TWO, THE, I LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION TO, UM, PASS, OR I FORGOT WHAT TO SAY.
MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER ZUNIGA, SECONDED BY COUNCILOR HEISER THAT WE APPROVE OPTION ONE ON AGENDA ITEM 19.
IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? I MAYOR, JUST WANTED TO SAY, UH, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A LONG, THIS IS A LONG TIME COMING, UH, MAKING SURE THAT WE CAN GET OUR WATER IN FROM THE RWA PROJECT, AND THIS IS A GREAT STEP FORWARD.
SO I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS.
UH, WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN AWA, YOU KNOW, TWO YEARS AGO AND, UH, TIED IN, BUT IT, THERE ARE DELAYS AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT WENT ASSOCIATED WITH IT.
SO TO GET A TIMELINE OF EARLY, UH, 2025 IS GOOD, IS A WIN FOR US.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO OUR CITY GETTING THAT WATER.
BUT I WOULD ALSO, UH, ENCOURAGE, UH, OUR TEAM TO, UH, LOOK AT, UH, LINES B AND C COMING IN AT THE SAME TIME AS WELL.
SOMETHING THAT WE DEFINITELY NEED TO ADDRESS AND MOVE FORWARD ON BECAUSE THE WATER NEED IS GREAT.
ANYONE ELSE? ALLS IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ARE WE GONNA BRING UP 20 AND 21 TOGETHER? CONSIDER APPROVAL OF, CAN WE DO FIRST AND FINAL PASSAGE PLEASE? UH, IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO FINALLY PASSING AGENDA ITEM 19? NO, SEEING NONE, IT'S FINALLY PASSED.
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ALRIGHT, THE NEXT, WE'RE GONNA BRING UP 20 AND 21 TOGETHER.CONSIDER APPROVAL OF TASK ORDER NUMBER THREE TO BGE INC FOR P, S AND E DESIGN OF THE BUNTON CREEK ROAD PROJECT OF THE 2022 ROAD BOND PROGRAM IN AN ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF $2,030,000, 770, UH, $7 AND 9 CENTS AND 21.
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF TASK ORDER NUMBER FOUR TO COBB, FINLEY AND ASSOCIATES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF PEDESTRIAN TREATMENT PLANS FOR THE INTERSECTIONS ALONG KYLE PARKWAY, LEHMAN ROAD EXTENSION PROJECT, AND AN ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF $82,310 AND 75 CENTS.
AND IF THERE'S ANY PART OF YOUR PRESENTATION, UH, THAT RELATES TO THESE PROJECTS AND YOU WANNA BRING THAT UP, I CAN BRING THAT ITEM UP.
YOU CAN JUST PRESENT IF YOU'VE GOT IT.
UM, SO THE FIRST IS FOR, AS THE MAYOR, UH, READ THE ITEM IS FOR, UH, B AND G TO TAKE THE BUNTON CREEK ROAD PROJECT FROM, UM, WELL, IT'S LEAVING SCHEMATIC AND IT'S GONNA GO INTO PLAN SPECIFICATIONS AND ESTIMATES, PSNE OR, OR FINAL DESIGN.
UM, THIS IS, UH, JUST A QUICK REMINDER THAT THIS PROJECT IS ONE THAT CAME OUT OF THE 2022 BOND.
UM, AND IT ESSENTIALLY ITS CAPACITY AND AND SAFETY TO BUNTON CREEK ROAD BETWEEN LAYMAN AND GO FORTH.
AND THERE'S ONE PLANNED ROUNDABOUT AT BUNTON CREEK ROAD AND GO FORTH ROAD.
UM, AND THESE ARE, UH, THE LIMITS OF THE PROJECT ON THE MAP.
UH, AND YOU'LL SEE THAT I WILL BE REMINDED THAT THE COUNCIL APPROVED THE DESIGN IN JANUARY OF 2024.
THE SCHEMATIC, UM, WAS DEEMED COMPLETED AT THAT POINT.
UH, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THE SCOPE AND FEE FOR, UH, PS NEO FINAL DESIGN.
THE PROJECT IS NOW ANTICIPATED TO BID IN JANUARY, 2026 AND BE DELIVERED A YEAR LATER.
AND I'M GOING, UH, QUICKLY IN DEFERENCE TO THE CLOCK.
SO IF YOU NEED ME TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
UM, AND AGAIN, THIS ITEM IS TO PUT THE BUNTON CREEK ROAD PROJECT INTO PSNE OR FINAL DESIGN.
UH, THE PROPOSED FEE IS 2 MILLION, UH, 30,000 770, 70 $7 AND 9 CENTS.
AND WE ARE, UH, REQUESTING YOUR APPROVAL OF THAT TASK ORDER.
I'LL GO RIGHT INTO THE NEXT ONE, MAYOR.
SO THIS ONE IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
AND AS THE ITEM IS COMING UP, UH, I'LL START BY SAYING THAT, UH, THE, THE, THE KYLE PARKWAY LEHMAN ROAD EXTENSION PROJECT WAS ONE OF THE PROJECTS THAT WENT RIGHT INTO PSNE.
IT WENT RIGHT INTO FINAL DESIGN.
UM, THEY ARE, UH, WE NEED THIS TASK ORDER SO KYLE FINLEY CAN, UH, DO THE DESIGN OF, OF PEDESTRIAN TREATMENTS AT, AT THE ROUNDABOUTS.
UM, AND AGAIN, THIS IS THE REMINDER, UH, THAT THIS WAS FROM THE BOND THAT WAS PASSED IN 2022.
UM, THE KEY PART OF THIS PROJECT TO REMEMBER IS THAT THERE ARE FOUR ROUNDABOUTS, ONE AT KYLE PARKWAY AND DACY LANE, ONE AT KYLE PARKWAY AND LEHMAN ROAD, LEHMAN ROAD AND BUNTON CREEK ROAD, AND ONE AT LEHMAN ROAD AND DCY LANE.
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UM, NOW THE, THE TRICKY PART OF THIS IS THAT BECAUSE IT WENT TO RIGHT TO PSNE, UM, IT DIDN'T CATCH AS PSNE WAS SCOPED, IT DIDN'T CATCH CHANGING REQUIREMENTS FOR PEDESTRIAN TREATMENTS AT ROUNDABOUTS.UH, AND THERE IS THIS PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY ACCESSIBILITY, UH, GUIDELINES AND THEY REQUIRE MORE DESIGN EFFORTS OR MORE, UH, STRINGENT TREATMENTS FOR PEDESTRIANS AT ROUNDABOUTS.
AND SO THE SCOPE FOR CUB FINLEY NEEDS TO BE UPDATED TO ALLOW THEM TO DO THE PEDESTRIAN CROSSING DESIGNS AT THE FOUR ROUNDABOUTS.
AND, UM, AGAIN, THERE ARE FOUR PLANNED ROUNDABOUTS.
I WON'T READ THE LOCATIONS AGAIN.
AND REALLY WHAT THEY'RE PUTTING IN WITH THEY'LL DESIGN IS SOMETHING THAT IS CALLED A RECTANGULAR RAPID FLASHING BEACON.
SO IT'S BASICALLY, UM, WHEN THE PEDESTRIAN APPROACHES THIS RECTANGULAR BEACON FLASHES AND IT LETS THE DRIVER KNOW THAT SOMEONE'S WAITING TO CROSS.
AND THE THEORY IS IT GETS THEM TO PAY MORE ATTENTION TO SOMEONE THAT WANTS TO CROSS THROUGH THE ROUNDABOUT.
IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN JUST PUTTING A PEDESTRIAN CROSSING SIGN.
UM, AND THAT'S, UH, WHAT ONE LOOKS LIKE.
IT'S A PEDESTRIAN CROSSING SIGN.
THEY'RE LOCATED NEAR THE CROSSWALK AND THERE IS A, UH, FLASHING BEACON AGAIN THAT WILL WARN THE DRIVER.
UM, THE FEE, UH, FOR THAT SCOPE TO DO THOSE DESIGNS OF THE RAPID RAPIDLY FLASHING BEACON AT EACH FOUR AT EACH OF THOSE ROUNDABOUTS IS $82,310 AND 75 CENTS.
AND WE'RE RECOMMENDING OR REQUESTING THAT YOU APPROVE THAT TASK ORDER FOR COBB FRIENDLY SO THAT WE CAN GET THAT TO DESIGN.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. KENTA LUPO ON ANY OF THESE ITEMS? PASSWORD TOOK REAL QUICK ON THIS.
UM, NOT, NOT TO BEAT THE DEAD HORSE.
IT'S BEEN DEAD FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW ON THIS.
BUT AGAIN, THIS IS, UH, THIS WAS ALSO, THIS IS ONE OF THE CONCERNS I HAD, BUT I ALSO SEE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO BRING NOW THE CROSSWALKS WITH THOSE LIGHTED FIXTURES, UH, SO THAT WAY WHEN PEOPLE CROSS, 'CAUSE OBVIOUSLY THE ROUNDABOUTS ARE COMING, UM, YOU KNOW, AS YOU GO, AND I JUST SENT AN EMAIL TO BRIAN YESTERDAY ABOUT DACY LANE, YOU KNOW, YOU GOT FLASHING LIGHTS THAT ARE 20 MILES AN HOUR AND YOU STILL GOT PEOPLE THINKING DACY LANE IS, UH, DACY SPEEDWAY.
AND, AND SO I KNOW WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE AN EFFORT OF, OF MAKING THE PEDESTRIANS, UH, SAFELY WALK ACROSS, UM, YOU KNOW, UM, HOW WIDE ARE THESE, THESE, UH, AREAS GONNA BE FOR THE, FOR THE, FOR THE PETITIONERS TO WALK ACROSS? I, I, I DON'T, I DON'T, YOU DON'T KNOW, KNOW THAT MEASUREMENT OFFHAND, AND SO IT'S GONNA BE 82,000 FOR EACH ONE, OR IS IT AS THIS COMBINED? NO, FOR ALL FOUR OF THEM.
AND SO EVERY, EVERY APPROACH OKAY.
SO IT'S 82,000 FOR, FOR, YOU KNOW, AND CHANGE YEAH.
I GUESS ONCE IT FINALLY GETS DESIGNED, IT'S JUST GONNA HAVE TO BE IN REAL TIME TO SEE HOW FAR AWAY WHEN A CAR'S COMING DOWN 40 MILES AN HOUR, THEN WHEN YOU HAVE SOMEBODY TRYING TO CROSS HOW BIG THE LIGHT'S GONNA BE ON THAT END.
A COUPLE OF THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND, COUNCIL MEMBER IS THAT THE, THE PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS AND THESE TREATMENTS MM-HMM.
THESE ELECTRONIC TREATMENTS, THESE FLASHING TREATMENTS, THEY WORK IN CONCERT WITH THE DESIGN OF THE ROUNDABOUT.
WHICH, YOU KNOW, AS A, AS A CAR IS ENTERING THE ROUNDABOUT, RIGHT.
AND THEN THERE'S THE CROSSING, THERE'S THE SIGNAGE AND THERE'S THE FLASHING BEACON THAT THEY ALL WORK TOGETHER.
THE OTHER THING TO KEEP IN MIND IS THAT EVERY ONE OF THE, THE POSSESSION CROSSINGS THAT ROUNDABOUTS HAS MORE, THERE'S A REFUGE.
SO IF SOMEONE FOR WHATEVER REASON IS A LITTLE BIT SLOWER RIGHT.
WHEREAS IF YOU ARE CROSSING A STREET MM-HMM.
OR NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO MAKE IT.
SO THERE IS A, A BUILT-IN REFUGE.
THERE'S A FLASHING BEACON TO GIVE THE MOTORISTS EXTRA WARNING THAT SOMEONE'S ENTERING IT AND THEY'RE DESIGNED TO GIVE MOTORISTS A LITTLE BIT OF AN EXTRA WARNING.
WHEN WE CON WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE CONCEPT FROM THE, THE ROAD ITSELF, FROM BUNTON TO OR FROM LAYMAN ALL THE WAY DOWN BUNTON.
AND, UM, IT HAD JUST BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION, AND MAYBE BRIAN, WE CAN GET THIS ANSWERED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
I KNOW WE'VE BEEN CONSTANTLY TALKING ABOUT SIDEWALKS ON THAT AREA.
NOW THE CONCERN IS WHAT'S THE STUDENTS LOSE BUS SERVICE NOW? YES.
THAT WILL THEY LOSE BUS SERVICES? YEP.
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TO CONTINUE WITH THE PROJECT OF HAVING THE SIDEWALKS GO FROM LAYMAN ALL THE WAY DOWN TO BUNTON, THAT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION.AND NOW IT'S RAISING A CONCERN BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH A LOT OF STUDENTS FROM LAYMAN DO LIVE IN THE BUNTON CREEK SUBDIVISION AND THEY WALK ON THAT MUD AND THE GRASS AND ALL THAT, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE THOSE ACCOMMODATIONS, THAT'S NOW ANOTHER, UH, SPEED BUMP IN THE ROAD NOW BECAUSE IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT THERE'S A STATE LAW THAT'S OUT THERE THAT THAT COULD BE A POSSIBILITY THAT HAPPENED.
KIDS, THE ANSWER IS YES, WITHIN, I HAVE TO GO BACK AND, AND LOOK, BUT I, I AM AWARE OF THAT BEING IN THERE IN THE PAST.
I KNOW KYLE EXPERIENCED THAT HERE TWO YEARS AGO.
BUT, UM, WE CAN CERTAINLY LOOK AT IT, SIR.
IF YOU DON'T MIND JUST LOOKING INTO THAT TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO.
IT'S TWO MILES, RIGHT? WELL, TWO MILE RADIUS BUT SO HERE, THE LESSON TO THAT, 'CAUSE IT'S SUCH A GOOD POINT, IS ON 27 70, I KNOW I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE, WE BUILT THOSE SIDEWALKS USING A STATE GRANT AND WE KILLED BUS SERVICE TO ALL OF, TO ALL OF PLUM CREEK.
BUT THE SIDEWALKS THAT WE BUILT USING THAT GRANT WERE BUILT UNDER WITH VALUE ENGINEERING.
AND THEY ARE NARROW AND THEY'RE RIGHT NEXT TO THE STREET.
AND YOU CAN, IF YOU HAVE A WHEELCHAIR, SOMETHING LIKE THAT, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT.
SO THE LESSON IS, IT'S LIKE NOT TO SAY, WELL, WE'RE JUST NOT GONNA BUILD SIDEWALKS.
THE LESSON IS, WE'RE GONNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE BUILDING GOOD SIDEWALKS THAT ARE WIDE AND SAFE AND LIT WITH GOOD, CAREFUL DOWN LIGHTING, BUT STILL LIT
AND THAT WAY THAT IT ACTUALLY IS SAFE.
AND THEN IF THE STATE WANTS TO MESS WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ON BUS SERVICE, IT'S OUT OF OUR CONTROL.
WE JUST, WE HAVE TO BUILD THE RIGHT, WE INFRASTRUCTURE COUNCIL MEMBERS.
AND, AND MAY I REMEMBER EARLY ON WHEN THE PROGRAM GOT LAUNCHED, UH, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT EXPRESSED SOME CONCERN.
AND, AND PART OF WHAT IS BEING BUILT INTO THE DESIGN AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO COORDINATE WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, IS THEY'VE ACTUALLY ASKED IF WE WOULD CONSIDER PROVIDING LIKE EXTRA CROSSINGS A LITTLE BIT.
PART OF THE PEDESTRIAN SYSTEM ALONG THIS PROJECT AND OTHERS, THEY, THEY INCLUDE NOT ONLY SIDEWALKS, BUT IN SOME CASES THE VIBE TO THE MAYOR'S POINT, WHICH IS IT'S, IT'S A MUCH WIDER, MORE ROBUST, EVEN THE SIDEWALKS ARE A LITTLE BIT WIDER THAN, NOT IN ALL PLACES, BUT IN SOME PLACES IN THE CITY AND THE TRAIL.
THE VIBE TRAIL IS OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, MUCH, MUCH WIDER.
YOU THINK ABOUT THE SIDEWALK ON PHILOMENA, THAT WAS ONE OF OUR ROAD BOND PROJECTS.
THAT SIDEWALK IS REALLY GOOD FOR PEOPLE 'CAUSE IT'S WIDE AND THERE'S LIGHTS, EVEN THOUGH I DON'T LIKE THE LIGHTS AND ON FINA, 'CAUSE THEY'RE JUST CANISTER LIGHTS AND THEY'RE NOT, THEY'RE NOT REALLY GREAT.
BUT THE, THE REALITY IS IT IS SAFE TO WALK ALONG PHIL, BUT IT'S NOT SAFE TO WALK ALONG 27 70 AND THAT'S OUR FAULT.
WE SHOULD HAVE BUILT IT DIFFERENTLY.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT, I'LL, I'LL MOTION TO APPROVE.
AGENDA ITEMS 20 AND 21 SECOND.
SECONDED BY COUNCILLOR HARRIS.
UH, IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
SO BRIAN, WE'LL MOVE INTO THAT.
I'LL, I'LL GIVE YOU A REPORT BACK ON, ON THAT LOG, KIND OF THE IMPACT.
[22. Consider approval of a resolution approving a contract with Burditt Consultants for preliminary design services of the Community Center Project in the amount of $120,000.]
ITEM NUMBER 22.CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING A CONTRACT WITH BUR CONSULTANTS FOR PRELIMINARY DESIGN SERVICES OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF $120,000.
THIS IS ACTUALLY A RESOLUTION, APPROVING RESOLUTION THAT WOULD APPROVE THE CONTRACT WITH VERDICT CONSULTANTS.
UH, LAST MEETING WE WALKED THROUGH THIS TIMELINE.
I'LL JUST POINT OUT WHERE WE ARE TODAY.
UM, AFTER HAVING THE COUNCIL TASK FORCE AND STAFF RECOMMEND VERDICT CONSULTANTS AND THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, WE WALKED THROUGH THIS, THE COUNCIL, UH, PASS RESOLUTION, SELECTING THEM IN THE TWO WEEK TIMEFRAME BETWEEN THE MEETINGS, UH, ARE AMAZING.
PURCHASING DEPARTMENT, LEGAL DEPARTMENT, AND THEN ALSO A, A HUGE HATS OFF TO BURETT CONSULTING FOR, UM, REALLY DIGGING INTO THE SCOPE OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AND WORKING WITH, WITH US ON A QUICK TIMELINE, WHICH THEY HAVE REPRESENTATIVES HERE TONIGHT.
UH, THEY GOT A CONTRACT TOGETHER AND THIS IS THE ACTUAL CONTRACT FOR THE PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF, UH, THIS COMMUNITY CENTER PROJECT THAT WE'RE PASSING TONIGHT.
UM, JUST TO WALK THROUGH VERY QUICKLY THE, UM, EVALUATION THAT THE ASSESSMENT IS GOING TO MAKE.
IT'S THE LOCATIONS AT CAL VISTA AND DAISY LANE.
UH, THEY'RE GOING TO DO SOME LIMITED COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND I SAY LIMITED ONLY BASED ON THIS VERY QUICK TIMELINE THAT THEY'RE WORKING IN.
UM, BUT THEY'RE DEFINITELY GONNA TALK TO EVERY STAKEHOLDER THAT'S INVOLVED AND HAVE MEETINGS WITH THE PUBLIC TO GET, UH, TO GET, UM, INPUT.
AND THEN THEY'RE GONNA DO A GENERAL LAYOUT AND CONCEPT OF A MULTI-USE BUILDING, LOOK AT THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND FEASIBILITY OF BOTH SITES, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, HOW BUILDABLE IT IS, THE FLOODPLAIN, THE ACCESS, THE ROAD ACCESS.
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LANDSCAPE PLAN AND NATURAL DESIGN OF BOTH SITES AND WHAT IT COULD LOOK LIKE.UM, AND THEN THE LOCATION AND CONNECTIVITY OF THE SITES AS WELL.
UH, AS FAR AS WHERE IT'S LOCATED AROUND TOWN AND CONNECTED STREETS, UH, THEY'RE GONNA DO A BROAD COST ANALYSIS AND ALSO A COST RECOVERY ANALYSIS BASED ON THE PROGRAMMING THAT WE MIGHT HAVE WITHIN THE, WITHIN THE FACILITY.
AND THEY HAVE, UM, THEY HAVE INDICATED THAT THEY WILL BE ABLE TO WORK WITHIN THE TIMELINE THAT WE, THAT WE, UH, SET FORTH FOR 'EM, WHICH IS A VERY QUICK TIMELINE.
THEY'VE BEEN INCREDIBLE, UH, SO FAR IN THIS PROCESS.
IT'S BIRD CONSULTANTS AND THIS IS A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT.
UH, THE TIMELINE JUST VERY QUICKLY WILL BE ONCE THEY FINISH, THEY'LL COME BACK.
ONCE THEY FINISH WITH THIS PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT, THEY'LL COME BACK IN JUNE AND JULY BEFORE COUNCIL TO LOOK AT THE ASSESSMENT OF EVERYTHING THAT THEY HAVE, THE PACKET THAT THEY PUT TOGETHER, AND THEN GET ALL THE FEEDBACK FROM COUNCIL IF WE'RE GONNA TWEAK ANYTHING OR, OR WHAT YOU GOT.
Y'ALL'S OPINION IS ON THE PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT SO THAT WE CAN GET EVERYTHING READY FOR A BOND ELECTION IN AUGUST, IF THAT'S THE DIRECTION WE GO IN.
SO THE, THE ACTION TONIGHT IS TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION, SORRY, IT SAYS CONTRACT.
THE RESOLUTION IS APPROVING THE CONTRACT AS PRESENTED OR WITH ANY CHANGES OR TO DENY THE CONTRACT.
SO THIS WAS, UH, TASK FORCE, UH, SELECTION SELECTED.
SO I'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM ANYONE ON THE TASK FORCE AS TO, YOU KNOW, WHAT Y'ALL THOUGHT AND HOW THAT DISCUSSION WENT.
IF ANYBODY WANTS TO OFFER THAT FEEDBACK.
I KNOW THEIR, THEIR PRESENTATION WAS GREAT.
EVERYTHING THAT THEY, THE WAY THEY LAY OUT THE PLAN FOR US TO DO THE DESIGN WAS REALLY VERY SPOT ON TO INCLUDE ALL THE ENGAGEMENT THAT THEY WILL HAVE, YOU KNOW, IF THEY WERE TO BE PICKED TO DO THE ACTUAL DESIGN.
UM, HAVING THE REPRESENTATIVES THERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS FACE TO FACE WAS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR ALL OF US.
AND THEY DID SHOW A COUPLE OF CONCEPTS THAT I FEEL LIKE THEY LINE UP TO WHAT WE REALLY WANT THAT HAVE MIXED UP COMMUNITY CENTER, SENIOR CENTER, UH, SOME CHILDCARE OR LIKE CHILD COMPONENTS THAT I, I FEEL LIKE THEY'RE REALLY THE RIGHT FIRM FOR US TO PICK.
WHAT, WHAT I FELT MOST COMFORTABLE ABOUT WAS THAT, UH, THEY WERE ALL IN-HOUSE AND THEY WERE ALL LOCAL.
THAT THEY HAD THEIR BUDGET, THEY HAD THEIR ENGINEERING, THEY HAD THEIR FINANCE PEOPLE, THEY HAD EVERYBODY IN HOUSE TO WHERE YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO SAY, WELL, I, I HAVE TO REACH OUT TO THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT THAT'S LOCATED IN DALLAS AND I'VE GOTTA REACH OUT TO THE PEOPLE IN SAN ANTONIO.
THEY WERE ALL IN HOUSE AND THEY, THEY DID THEIR HOMEWORK IN A SENSE.
'CAUSE THEY ALSO KNEW THAT WE WERE ON THE TIMELINE.
AND THEY WERE ALSO KNOWING THAT WE WE'RE LOOKING AT A SPECIFIC BUDGET AND WE, THEY ALSO KNEW THAT THERE WAS TWO SITES THAT WE ARE, UH, POSSIBLY CONSIDERING.
AND THEY DID THEIR HOMEWORK ON IT ALREADY TO KIND OF SEE WHERE THE SITES WERE.
THEY ACTUALLY CAME INTO TOWN AND I BELIEVE THEY LOOKED AT THE SITES ALREADY.
SO THEY ALREADY KIND OF HAD A GENERAL IDEA OF WHAT IT WAS THAT, UH, THAT THEY WERE LOOKING AT.
AND SO WHEN THEY PRESENTED IT, I, WE JUST, I FELT COMFORTABLE AND WITH, WITH THEIR PRESENTATION AND THEY HAD THEIR PEOPLE THERE AND, UH, THEY WERE ALSO WILLING TO, UH, AND THEY WERE EXCITED ABOUT DOING A PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, EVEN IF IT WAS LIKE HAVING A, AN OPEN HOUSE AND INVITING THE COMMUNITY IN.
BECAUSE THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING.
LIKE I TOLD JESSE THAT WHEN, WHEN WE FIRST MOVED BACK TO KYLE, MY WIFE THERESA WAS ON THE, UH, RECREATION BOARD AND THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS BACK IN 2005.
SO FOR, IT'S SOMETHING TO COME AND IT WAS LIKE GONNA BE NEAR THE AMBERWOOD AREA RIGHT.
SO FOR, FOR HER TO BRING THAT BE PART OF THAT AND NOW BEING ON THE TASK FORCE, IT'S LIKE, IT'S COMING FULL CIRCLE AND SINCE, SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT IT 'CAUSE WE'RE HERE.
I REALLY APPRECIATED HOW MUCH HOMEWORK THEY HAD DONE WHEN THEY CAME TO US INITIALLY.
AND I APPRECIATED THEIR, UH, UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE CONCEPTS WE HAVE, UH, HOW THAT WORKS WITH SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THEY HAVE DONE AND RECOMMENDATIONS THAT THEY CAN MAKE.
I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO PRODUCE AN EXCELLENT PRO PRODUCT FOR US.
COUNCIL REGA, JUST A QUICK QUESTION.
SO IS THE LANDSCAPE ONLY GOING TO BE LOOKED AT AROUND THE BUILDING OR IS THIS SCOPE OF THIS PROJECT TO LOOK AT THE ENTIRE PARK AREA? YEAH, THE SCOPE WAS TO AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE TIMELINE, LOOK AT THE ENTIRE PARK AREA, THE LANDSCAPING OF WHAT IT COULD BE.
UH, NOT JUST AROUND THE BUILDING OR THE FRONTAGE, BUT ALSO THE, THE WHOLE PARK AS A WHOLE AND HOW IT WOULD, HOW IT COULD FIT WITH THE, WITH THE BUILDING ITSELF.
SO THEY'RE GONNA TRY THEIR FIRST DRAFT AT LOOKING AT TRAILS AND INCORPORATING THE WHOLE GREEN SPACE OF THE CORRECT.
SO, UM, THAT'S, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION AND VERY IMPORTANT.
I HAVE TO, I HAVE TO SAY EVERYTHING THAT, THAT OUR TASK FORCE TALKED ABOUT IS A HUNDRED PERCENT TRUE.
AND THE FOLLOW THROUGH OVER THE FOLLOWING WEEKS, WI WORKING WITH THEM TO GET THE CONTRACT, THEY'VE BEEN INCREDIBLY RESPONSIVE AND ON TOP OF THE SCOPE AND MAKING SURE THEY, THEY, THEY'RE GONNA LOOK INTO EVERYTHING THAT WE TALKED ABOUT.
AND I'D BE REMISS NOT TO SAY THAT OUR PURCHASING DEPARTMENT
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DID AN INCREDIBLE JOB GETTING ALL OF THIS TOGETHER.AND I PUT THEM UP AGAINST ANY PURCHASING DEPARTMENT IN THE STATE AS FAR AS HOW WELL THEY DID PUTTING ALL THIS TOGETHER.
SO I THINK I HAD WANTED TO SEE LIKE A KIDS TRAIN IN THIS PARK, IF THAT'LL BE, ARE WE DOING THIS LATER? THAT'S MORE ON THE DESIGN STATE.
I WANNA GIVE THE KIDS SOMETHING BACK.
I GIVE COMMUNITY KIDS SOMETHING BACK.
THAT'S THE END OF MY PRESENTATION, COUNSEL.
ALRIGHT, THANK, THANK YOU PRO YOU WELL DONE,
I'D LIKE TO MOVE, UH, THAT WE WOULD APPROVE.
ALL MOTION BY COUNCILOR HARRIS.
SECONDED BY COUNCILOR PARSLEY.
IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? ALLS IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ALL MOTION CARRIES SEVEN TO ZERO.
[23. Consider approval of a resolution authorizing City Fest featuring the annual State of the City and setting the estimated budget.]
IS AGENDA ITEM 23.CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CITY FEST FEATURING THE ANNUAL STATE OF THE CITY AND SETTING, UH, THE ESTIMATED BUDGET.
HELLO, COUNSEL, RACHEL SONYA, COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR FOR THE RECORD.
SO I'M VERY EXCITED TO BRING THIS TO Y'ALL.
UH, THIS IS A PROPOSED NEW EVENT FOR THE CITY.
THIS WOULD BE CITY FEST AND IT'D BE FEATURING THE STATE OF THE CITY OVERALL.
OUR GOAL WITH THIS EVENT IS THAT WE WANT TO CREATE AN EVENT THAT SERVES ALL RESIDENTS AT KYLE BY BEING FREE.
BY BEING AT AN ACCESSIBLE TIME AND BEING AT AN ACCESSIBLE PLACE.
WE WANT IT TO CONNECT AND ENGAGE ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS WITH CITY DEPARTMENTS AND RESOURCES DIRECTLY.
AND WE WANT, UH, TO INFORM RESIDENTS ABOUT CITY INITIATIVES AND GOALS DIRECTLY.
AND WE ALSO JUST WANT IT TO BE AN EVENT THAT JUST CELEBRATES OUR COMMUNITY FOR WHAT WE HAVE AND WHAT WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS.
UM, SO THE PROPOSED EVENT WE'RE HAVING WOULD BE SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19TH, 2024 FROM TWO TO 6:00 PM AT LA VERDE PARK.
UH, OVERFLOW PARKING WOULD BE AT THE HAYES PERFORMING ARTS CENTER AND POSSIBLY OUR NEW PARKING LOT.
BUT, UH, OVERALL THE ACTIVITIES WE WERE PROPOSING FOR THIS EVENT WOULD BE, OF COURSE, THE STATE OF THE CITY PRESENTATION.
WE WOULD BE RENTING OUT A LARGE LED SCREEN, SO IT'D BE VISIBLE ALL THE WAY BACK IN THE EVENT LAWN AREA.
UM, WE'D HAVE CITY DEPARTMENT BOOTHS, UM, OUT THERE, UH, DOING GAMES, PRIZES, INTERACTING DIRECTLY WITH CITIZENS, EVEN HAVING THINGS TO PASS OUT ABOUT RESOURCES AND WAYS TO CONTACT CITY DEPARTMENTS FOR DIFFERENT NEEDS.
UM, LIVE MUSIC OF COURSE, AND A DJ FACE PAINTING, PUMPKIN DECORATING CONTEST, FALL THEMED PHOTO OPS ALL OVER THE PLACE.
UH, CHILI COOKOFF, A CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT, FOOD VENDORS, A BEER TINT, COLLEGE FOOTBALL, AND A LARGE LED.
AND THEN OF COURSE, A HAYRIDE SHUTTLE BACK AND FORTH FROM THE HAYES PACK.
UH, THIS IS THE TENTATIVE SCHEDULE WE'VE LAID OUT FOR IT.
UM, WE'D PROBABLY START ROAD CLOSURES OVER ON BURNHAM STREET THE DAY BEFORE, UH, SET UP THAT MORNING 2:00 PM EVENT BEGINS.
AND THEN, UH, WE WERE WANTING TO HAVE A DJ ALONG WITH TWO, UH, PERFORMERS FOR THE EVENT.
AND OF COURSE, THE STATE OF THE CITY KIND OF, UH, SANDWICHED IN BETWEEN THE TWO MAIN PERFORMANCES.
SO WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF OPTIONS THAT WE KIND OF WANT YOUR DIRECTION ON FOR THIS EVENT.
UM, SO RACHEL, BEFORE YOU GIVE THE OPTIONS YES.
CAN I GIVE JUST A LITTLE CONTEXT FOR, FOR WHY THIS IS BEING BROUGHT FORWARD? SO HISTORICALLY, THE STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS HAS ALWAYS BEEN A FUNCTION OF THE KYLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
THEY'VE INVITED, UH, THE CITY MYSELF OR THE MAYOR, AND, AND, AND WE'VE DONE THE BEST WE CAN GOING TO THE STATE OF THE CITY FOR THE CHAMBER.
THE, I LOVE GIVING THE STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS AT THE CHAMBER.
IT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS TO DO.
THE PROBLEM HAS ALWAYS BEEN, ESPECIALLY OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, WELL, I'VE JUST REALIZED THAT THE AUDIENCE FOR THE CHAMBER EVENTS IS NOT NECESSARILY REACHING, IT'S NOT THE SAME AS THE, THE GENERAL FOLKS IN THE CITY OF KYLE.
AND SO THE DESIRE HAS BEEN TO FIND A WAY, UH, TO MAYBE CREATE SOMETHING SO THAT WE CAN REALLY GET INFORMATION TO THE RESIDENTS.
AND, AND IT'S DIFFICULT THE MORE YOU THINK ABOUT IT.
IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT TO GET FOLKS TO COME OUT AND SIT AND LISTEN TO A PRESENTATION.
AND SO WE'VE BEEN IN DISCUSSION WITH THE CHAMBER, I'VE COMMUNICATED WITH THE CHAMBER ABOUT THIS, SO THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS.
UM, IT'S NOT TO SAY THAT WE ARE NOT GOING TO CONTINUE TO GO ANNUALLY AND GIVE PRESENTATIONS TO THE CHAMBER, BUT IT'S REALLY JUST A, A REFORMATTING OF THIS PARTICULAR, UH, PRESENTATION TO TRY TO ENGAGE WITH KYLE RESIDENTS.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S SORT OF THE FOUNDATION OF ALL OF THIS TO, TO ENGAGE WITH THOSE RESIDENTS AND THAT'S WHY IT'S BEING BROUGHT FORWARD.
MAYOR BRINGS UP A GREAT POINT.
IF WE WANTED TO MAKE THIS A ACCESSIBLE EVENT FOR THE WHOLE COMMUNITY.
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EVENT IS ON A TUESDAY, IT'S DURING THE DAY.THAT'S JUST DOESN'T REALLY WORK FOR FAMILY PEOPLE THAT WORK, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE COMMUTING AND YOU DON'T WORK DIRECTLY IN KYLE.
YEAH, I WOULD SAY THERE'S NO, LAST ONE WE HAD WAS LIKE 200 6200.
BUT THEY, YOU KNOW, THE, I WOULD SAY TWO THIRDS, MAYBE EVEN THREE QUARTERS OF THE PEOPLE THERE ARE NOT KYLE RESIDENTS.
AND THEY'RE, THEY'RE STAKEHOLDERS.
SO THEY'RE AN IMPORTANT AUDIENCE FOR US TO NOT ABANDON.
SO I DON'T, I'M NOT SUGGESTING THAT WE DO.
UM, BUT THIS IS, THIS IS ABOUT TRYING TO REACH AND IT'S, I DON'T KNOW HOW IT'S GONNA WORK.
I THINK THAT, THANK YOU FOR MAKING THAT POINT.
I THINK IT'S A GREAT POINT TO BRING UP HERE.
BUT, UM, YEAH, SO WE WOULD REALLY LIKE THIS EVENT TO BE A CELEBRATION FOR THE WHOLE COMMUNITY.
WE WANT IT TO BE AS BIG AND ACCESSIBLE AS EVERYONE CAN BE.
UH, BUT WE HAVE A COUPLE OF ENTERTAINMENT OPTIONS AND FOOD OPTIONS I WANTED TO BRING BEFORE COUNCIL AND GET Y'ALL'S DIRECTION ON FOR HOW Y'ALL WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE EVENT PROCEED.
UM, WE HAVE TWO ENTERTAINMENT OPTIONS, UH, PACKAGES KIND OF LAID OUT FOR Y'ALL.
THERE'S THE PREMIUM PACKAGE THAT WOULD INCLUDE A BAND SUCH AS THE SPAZMATICS.
I'M NOT GONNA PROMISE THE SPAZMATICS
SO THERE ARE MORE EXPENSIVE BAND TO BOOK.
AND THEN WE WOULD DO THAT IN, UH, CONJUNCTION WITH A MORE REGIONAL BAND.
UH, AND THEN OF COURSE A DJ, WHICH RANGES AROUND 750.
SO THAT ONE, THAT TOTAL PREMIUM COST, UH, ENTERTAINMENT PACKAGE IS ABOUT 15,000 THOUSAND $750.
AND THEN THERE IS A STANDARD OPTION, WHICH WOULD BE MORE LIKE TWO REGIONAL BANDS AND A DJ.
AND THAT ONE RUNS ABOUT 10,750.
THE ONE THAT STAFF IS RECOMMENDING, UH, FOR OUR FIRST YEAR WOULD BE THE PREMIUM PACKAGE.
'CAUSE WE WOULD LIKE TO DRAW IN AS MANY RESIDENTS AS POSSIBLE AND ALSO JUST DELIVER AN AWESOME ENTERTAINMENT, UH, FOR THEM.
AND THEN FOR THE FOOD OPTIONS, UM, WE HAVE TWO DIFFERENT WAYS TO DO THIS.
UM, OPTION NUMBER ONE IS WHAT WE LIKE TO CONSIDER A MORE TRADITIONAL VENDOR PAID SPOT.
UM, THE REASON THAT STAFF IS RECOMMENDING OPTION ONE FOR THE FOOD OPTIONS IS 'CAUSE A COUPLE SIMPLE REASONS.
UM, ESSENTIALLY IT WOULD ALLOW US TO TREAT ALL VENDORS FAIRLY IN THE SENSE OF OUR BEER TINT VENDOR.
IF WE'RE GONNA HAVE IT, THEY WILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH AND PAY FOR A SPOT TO DO IT.
'CAUSE THAT'S HOW IT WOULD INTERACT WITH THE WAY WE CURRENTLY ARE ABLE TO BOOK BEER TINT VENDORS FOR DIFFERENT THINGS.
AND WE DON'T WANNA TREAT OUR BEER TINT VENDOR SEPARATELY FROM OUR FOOD TINT VENDOR.
UH, ANOTHER REASON WOULD BE OFTEN WHEN YOU OFFER GUARANTEES, WHICH IS OPTION NUMBER TWO, YOU GET LESS OPTIONS OF FOOD.
SO THE VENDORS ONLY OPTION LIKE ONE ITEM, MAYBE TWO ITEMS, AND, UM, OFTEN THEY'RE JUST, UH, NOT AS GREAT, UM, SERVICE OR, UH, COMPETITIVENESS BETWEEN THE BUSINESSES IN THAT WAY.
SO, UH, WHAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING IS OPTION ONE WHERE WE CHARGE $150, UH, FOR THE BEER TINT, UH, VENDOR, UH, CHARGE $75 PER FOOD TRUCK, WHICH WOULD BE A 10 BY 25 SPACE, AND THEN CHARGE 50 BUCKS FOR FOOD TENT VENDORS.
AND THEN, UH, THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO HAVE MORE VENDORS AND POSSIBLY GREATER OPTIONS FOR RECRUITING BETTER VENDORS SINCE MOST OF 'EM LIKE TO KEEP THE MONEY THEY POCKET VERSUS, UH, GETTING A FLAT SUM WHERE THEY COULD EXCEED THAT IF THEY ARE, YOU KNOW, DOING IT THE GUARANTEED WAY.
UM, BUT VENDOR, UH, GUARANTEE, WHICH IS OPTION NUMBER TWO, UH, WE KIND OF LAID OUT, UH, ALL THE DATA WE GATHERED FROM PRICING THAT ONE OUT.
IT COST ABOUT $10 PER PERSON, UM, ESTIMATING BETWEEN 500 AND THOUSAND PEOPLE FOR OUR FIRST YEAR.
IT'S REALLY HARD TO GAUGE ON A FIRST TIME EVENT.
SO WE'RE SAYING ABOUT $10,000 IF WE GO WITH OPTION NUMBER TWO FOR THE VENDOR GUARANTEE.
UM, WHICH IS ANOTHER REASON WHY WE'RE OP UH, WE'RE RECOMMENDING OPTION NUMBER ONE IS BECAUSE IT'S REALLY HARD TO GAUGE HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL ATTEND A FIRST TIME EVENT WITHOUT ANY PRIOR DATA ON IT.
THAT BEING SAID, THIS IS THE TOTAL ESTIMATED COST FOR THE, UH, EVENT, UM, DEPENDENT UPON ENTERTAINMENT AND FOOD OPTIONS THAT Y'ALL PICK.
BUT, UH, SO WE WENT AND GOT SOME BIDS FOR AUDIO AND VIDEO FOR LED SCREEN AND FULL SPECKED OUT SOUND, UH, FOR RENTAL GENERATORS, TENTS, OVERFLOW PARKING CONTRACT, AC STALLS, UH, RESTROOMS AND ALL OF THE BELLS AND WHISTLES.
A DA GOLF CARTS AND ALL, AND A COMMEMORATIVE T-SHIRTS AND STICKERS.
IT WOULD COST BETWEEN 31,950 OR 46,950 IF YOU WENT FOR, UM, ALL OF THE PREMIUM PACKAGE AND THE, UH, PAID FOR VENDOR GUARANTEES.
SO THESE ARE THE OPTIONS I'VE PACKAGED THEM UP INTO.
UM, WE ARE, UH, RECOMMENDING OPTION NUMBER THREE, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE THE VENDOR PAID SPOTS AND THE PREMIUM ENTERTAINMENT PACKAGE FOR 15,750 FOR A TOTAL OF 36,950.
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BUT OF COURSE, WE ARE VERY OPEN TO FEEDBACK FROM COUNCIL AND ANY QUESTIONS Y'ALL HAVE ABOUT THE EVENT OR ANY OF THE BUDGETED ITEMS. AND, AND SO RACHEL, WITH ALL OUR PREMIER EVENTS, WE SEEK SPONSORS AS WELL, CORRECT? YES, WE WOULD BE SEEKING SPONSORSHIPS.UH, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS ON BOARD FOR THAT TO OFFSET ANY KIND OF COST AS FAR AS, UM, WHETHER THAT CAN BE THROUGH COMMEMORATIVE ITEMS SUCH AS A T-SHIRT SPONSORSHIP OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
OR EVEN FOOD AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
AND THE MARKETING IS NOT STATE OF THE CITY.
IT'S NOT JUST A, YOU KNOW, FOR STREET FAIR STYLE IS WHAT WE'RE KIND OF GOING FOR ON BURNHAM STREET.
CAN WE GET THIS COSMETICS, WHATEVER THE OPTION IS.
I'M GONNA HAVE TO TALK TO CLAUDIA AND SEE WHAT MATCHES SHE CAN WORK.
I THINK THAT YOU SHOULD HAVE ADVERTISED THIS WITH TOBI, AN EYE PICTURE FROM LAST YEAR SINGING TO THIS COSMETICS.
WE DO HAVE SOME EXCELLENT PHOTOS AND Y'ALL ALSO NEED TO BE CAREFUL IF YOU APPROVE THIS BECAUSE THIS IS GONNA HA THERE'S GONNA BE A VIDEO COMPONENT WITH LIKE VI WITH COUNSEL AND LIKE IT'S THAT'S FINE.
THERE'S GONNA A LOT OF, THERE'S GONNA BE A LOT TO IT, SO YEAH, YOU'RE GONNA BE INVOLVED.
SO JUST, UH, REAL QUICK, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT, UH, I DEFINITELY WANT TO SEE WHAT WE'RE BOOKING.
UM, IT'S SOMETHING I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE BOOKING THE RIGHT BAND THERE.
UH, SO SOMETHING I THINK ALL ACCOUNTS WOULD LIKE TO COME BACK AND LOOK AT.
I WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE DOING SOMETHING.
I'D LOVE TO SEE SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
I MEAN, WE, WE SEE A LOT OF THE SAME OLD SAME AND I'M AFRAID THAT'S GONNA DETER SOME OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE COMING OUT.
'CAUSE IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S ALWAYS THERE.
I MEAN, UH, I KNOW FOR OUR, YOU KNOW, OUR, OUR SPRING EVENT COMING UP, THERE'S A COUPLE OF BANDS THERE THAT I'D LOVE TO HAVE NOT SEEN THERE.
'CAUSE THEY PLAY HERE ALL THE TIME.
I MEAN, JUST REALLY, REALLY, REALLY SO MORE DIVERSE IN THE, THE MORE DIVERSE WOULD LIKES THAT RECRUITING.
WHAT KIND OF LOOKING FOR SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY GONNA DRAW PEOPLE HERE AND WANT TO BE THERE, SOMETHING THAT'S GONNA BE A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
UH, WE'RE WORKING WITH SPECIAL EVENTS AND PARKS, RECREATION FOR THE OPERATIONAL PARTS OF THIS EVENT, BUT WE CAN DEFINITELY SPEAK WITH THEM ABOUT BOOKING SOME BANDS OUTSIDE OF OUR REGULAR POOL THAT WE USUALLY HAVE.
SO I DEFINITELY WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT WHEN Y'ALL HAVE A RECOMMENDATION.
AND, UH, MAYOR, THE OTHER THING IS THE A-D-A-I-I-I JUST SAW THAT YOU HAVE IT.
UH, JUST MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH DRIVERS FOR THAT AND MAKING SURE WE, WE YES, DEFINITELY.
THAT WOULD DEFINITELY BE A, A CONCERN OF OURS IS A DA CARTS SO EVERYONE CAN GET BACK AND FORTH.
AND THEN ALSO MAKING ANY PART OF THE, UH, FESTIVALS AS ACCESSIBLE AS POSSIBLE AT LIBERTY DAY.
UH, WE ARE EVOLVING AS A CITY AND, AND I KNOW THE CITY CHA, THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HAS DONE A GREAT JOB WORKING WITH THE CITY ON THAT.
UH, THANK GOD THAT'S ON A WEEKEND WHERE I DON'T HAVE TO SCRATCH AND CLAW TO TRY TO GET THE DAY OFF OR JUST THE MORNING OFF.
BUT, UH, I, I THINK WE ARE EVOLVING AS A CITY AND IT'D BE NICE TO FINALLY HAVE ALL THE RESIDENTS COME OUT IF IT JUST IS A FREE EVENT.
AND ON THE, UH, SUBJECT OF THE ARTIST, I THINK WE ALSO HAVE TO LOOK AT TO SEE WHO'S AVAILABLE AND WHO'S TOURING AND WHO, UH, IS SIGNING CONTRACTS AND ESPECIALLY THAT TIME OF THE YEAR.
YOU KNOW, YOU'VE GOT FOOTBALL SEASONS, YOU'VE GOT FESTIVALS, YOU'VE GOT FIESTA, THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO IT'D JUST BE A MATTER OF LIKE, WHICH DIVERSITY KIND OF BAND ARE WE LOOKING AT? ARE WE LOOKING AT A COUNTRY BAND? ARE WE LOOKING AT THE HUDDLE? OR YOU'RE LOOKING AT SOMEBODY LIKE, UH, UH, YOU KNOW, A COVER BAND, EIGHTIES BAND, LIKE SPASMA OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
I'LL SEE IF WE CAN MAYBE BRING BACK A COUPLE OPTIONS FOR Y'ALL.
WE'LL WORK WITH CLAUDIA AND OUR PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT TO KIND OF, SOUNDS GOOD.
SEE WHAT WE CAN PUT TOGETHER FOR ALL THAT.
RACHEL, WHAT'S THE, WHAT AMOUNT OF MONEY DO WE HAVE FOR MUSIC? FOR MUSIC? UH, WELL THIS IS, THIS IS ASKING BASICALLY WHAT Y'ALL WOULD LIKE.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE RECOMMENDING WE HAVE TWO PACKAGES.
ONE WOULD BE ABOUT 10,750 AND THE OTHER ONE WOULD BE 15,750.
THE 10 THOUSAND'S MORE OF A STANDARD OPTION.
THAT WOULD BE LIKE TWO REGIONAL BANDS USUALLY IN THE CENTRAL TEXAS AREA.
AND THE PREMIUM PACKAGE WOULD BE MORE OF A, THEY WOULD BRING LIKE A TOURISM ELEMENT TO IT, SO TO SPEAK, AS FAR AS PEOPLE WHEN YOU PROBABLY SEE IT.
AND THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE, THAT'S OPTION THREE.
YES, THAT'S OPTION THREE IS THE PREMIUM, UH, ENTERTAINMENT PASSION, UH, ALONG WITH THE MORE TRADITIONAL, UM, VENDOR PAID SPOTS FOR OUR FOOD.
AND WE CAN COME BACK AND ADD MONEY TO THAT MUSIC BUDGET IF NEEDED.
IF, IF WE BRING BACK BANDS TO Y'ALL, WE COULD PROBABLY BRING BACK THAT AS A CONTRACT, ESPECIALLY IF THEY'RE LARGER BANDS THAT HAVE A, A CONTRACT THAT GOES OVER A CERTAIN AMOUNT.
UH, MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO PRO, UH, APPROVE OPTION THREE FOR, UH, AGENDA ITEM 23 SECOND.
SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER PARSLEY THAT WE APPROVE.
IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? MAYOR PROTO? YEAH, I JUST WANNA THANK, UH, THE CHAMBER OF CONVERSE TRULY AND ALL THE TEAM, UH, FOR ALWAYS HOSTING US AND ALWAYS BEING SO GRACIOUS.
I'VE ALWAYS LOOK AT, LOOKED FORWARD FOR THE CITY A, UH, ADDRESS EVERY YEAR, BUT I,
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I THINK THEY DID A REALLY GOOD JOB.UNFORTUNATELY, WE'RE GROWING AS A CITY.
WE'RE REALLY BIG AND WE DEFINITELY WANT EVERYONE IN THE CITY TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
SO I I I, I, I FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THIS.
I JUST WANT TO THANK THEM 'CAUSE THEY'VE ALWAYS BEEN A GOOD PARTNER FOR US.
AND I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU.
AND, AND THEIR FEEDBACK AF UH, AFTER WE EMAILED TELLING 'EM WAS, WAS EXACTLY THAT THEY, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THIS.
IT HASN'T, IT'S BEEN A LITTLE, LITTLE BIT OF A BUMPY ROAD TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO ACHIEVE WHAT THE CITY'S OBJECTIVES ARE, BUT HOPEFULLY, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY ONCE THIS GETS ESTABLISHED, UM, WE CAN, WE CAN, UH, RE YOU KNOW, REINSERT THE ANNUAL, UH, PRESENTATION TO THE CHAMBER BOARD AS WELL.
AND OBVIOUSLY WE, WE PRESENT AND PARTNER WITH THE CHAMBER IN MANY MORE WAYS THAN JUST STATE OF THE CITY NORMALLY, OR AT LEAST THE PRESENTERS OF TWO LUNCHEONS ANNUALLY.
AND WE'RE, YOU KNOW, ELITE MEMBERS AND, YOU KNOW, SO WE DO CARE ABOUT THE CHAMBER VERY MUCH.
WE STILL DEFINITELY HAVE OUR SPONSORSHIP AND IT GOES TO LOTS OF DEPARTMENTS HERE.
SO, AND THEY, THEY UNDERSTAND THAT, THAT THE COMMITMENT, UH, FROM THE CITY IS STILL THERE.
THIS IS JUST IMPORTANT FOR US.
SO, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? MM-HMM.
WE HAVE FIVE COUNCIL ITEMS, BUT WE'VE SKIPPED A ROAD BOND ITEM.
HE SAID THE ORIGINAL SCOPE OF HIS PRESENTATION WAS 40 MINUTES, BUT THAT HE, UH, IF WE WOULD, IF WE WOULD ALLOW HIM TO MOVE, UM, AND THEN HOLD BACK THAT HE MIGHT COULD CUT IT TO 20.
SO DO YOU, THE QUESTION IS, DO WE DO, DO WE WANT TO DO THAT NOW OR THEY HAVE TO COME BACK ON MAY 7TH, BUT MAY 7TH ALSO IS A PRETTY HEFTY AGENDA ITEM DEPENDING ON COUNSEL ITEMS. SO I DON'T WANNA GET INTO THE HABIT OF COUNCIL ITEMS ARE AT THE END, AND THEN WE'RE JUST PUNTING THEM AND THEN THEY JUST START STACKING UP.
AND THERE'S SOMETHING WE'RE THINKING ABOUT.
MY TWO ARE GONNA BE BRIEF, SO MINE'S BRIEF.
I'M GONNA MAKE MINE BRIEF TOO.
SO DO WE WANT TO, DO WE WANT DO OUR ITEMS JOE? WE'D LIKE TO BRING JOE TO GET THE ROAD BONDS MORE IMPORTANT.
WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE GONNA MOVE BACK TO, TO JOE.
UM, HE HAS PROMISED 20 MINUTES, BUT HE'S GONNA NEED OUR HELP TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
LOOK, HONESTLY, UM, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO, I, I'M NOT REAL CRAZY ABOUT PUTTING A 20 MINUTE, UH, CAP ON THAT.
THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT PROJECTS FOR OUR, UH, CITY, AND IF IT GOES A LITTLE OVER 20 MINUTES, LET'S DO IT.
BUT, YOU KNOW, UM, I, I THINK THIS IS VERY, THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT RIGHT NOW.
UH, WHAT WE'RE ABOUT TO EMBARK ON IS, UH, IMPORTANT.
BUT JOE, LET'S DON'T, DON'T FALL SHORT.
UM, I DON'T KNOW WHERE MY, IT'S, I GUESS THE RESPECT IS IT'S JUST ALLOW HIM TO DO THE PRESENTATION.
UH, I HAVE LOST, HAVE WE MET ONE PAGE OF MY AGENDA? SOMEHOW IT WAS AGENDA ITEM.
[8. Receive a report, hold a discussion, and provide staff feedback regarding the City of Kyle’s 2022 Road Bond Program.]
UP AGENDA ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.RECEIVE A REPORT HOLDER DISCUSSION, PROVIDE STAFF FEEDBACK REGARDING CITY OF CAUSE 2022 ROAD BOND PROGRAM.
I'M GONNA DO SOMETHING I DON'T, I'M NOT KNOWN FOR, WHICH IS TRY AND GO FAST AND BE CONCISE.
UH, UH, FOR THE RECORD, I'M JOE KANA LUPO, I'M WORK FOR RE AND I'M THE, THE, THE PROGRAM MANAGER FOR, UH, YOUR TRANSPORTATION BOND.
SO I'M GONNA COVER, UH, PROJECT UPDATES, MOSTLY FOCUSING ON THE SCHEDULE, AND THEN GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF WHERE WE ARE WITH, UH, BUDGET.
FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT WERE HERE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE BOND OR EVEN BEFORE THE BOND, UH, YOU'LL REMEMBER THAT WE TALKED ABOUT SOME SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES.
THE THINGS THAT WE HAD THE LEAST AMOUNT OF CONTROL OVER.
ONE WAS RIGHT OF ENTRY TO BE ABLE TO DO SURVEYS AND WORK ON THE PROPERTIES THAT NEEDED TO BE ACQUIRED, THE RIGHT OF WAY, ACQUISITION ITSELF AND UTILITY COORDINATION.
UM, PLEASE KEEP THAT IN MIND AS WE GO THROUGH THE SCHEDULES.
UM, THE OTHER LITTLE NOTE IS THAT WHEN, UH, YOU'LL SEE THE WORDS BASELINE SCHEDULE, WHICH IS ALMOST INTERCHANGEABLE WITH THE ORIGINAL SCHEDULE, BUT THE TIMEFRAME FOR THAT BASELINE OR THE ORIGINAL SCHEDULE YOU'RE USING IS, IS MAY OF OF 2023.
SO ABOUT A YEAR AGO, AND I'M JUST GONNA DIVE RIGHT INTO THESE, UM, THE FIRST IS MARKETPLACE.
IT IS CURRENTLY IN PSNE, OUR FINAL DESIGN.
THE BASELINE SCHEDULE WOULD'VE HAD IT DELIVERED IN JANUARY OF 2025.
COMPLETED, UH, I SHOULD HAVE SAID DELIVERY IS, IS ANOTHER WAY OF SAYING COMPLETED.
UM, THE DELIVERY IS NOW MARCH OF 2025, SO ABOUT TWO MONTHS LATER.
UM, THE CHALLENGES THAT WE'RE, UH, WE'VE EXPERIENCED WITH MARKETPLACE AND IT HAS GONE EXTREMELY SMOOTH, BUT THERE IS NO PROJECT THAT IS WITHOUT THINGS THAT POP UP.
ONE IS, UM, THE DESIGN ENGINEERS AND THE GEC TEAM SPENT A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME WORKING THROUGH AT THEIR PACE, NOT NECESSARILY OURS.
UH, THE SHARED DRAINAGE DESIGN WITH THE DEVELOPMENT, UH, WE WERE ORIGINALLY, UH, PLANNED AND SCOPED TO LOOK AT THE DRAINAGE ASSOCIATED WITH THE ROAD AS PART OF THE AGREEMENT THAT THE CITY MADE WITH THE DEVELOPER.
UH, WE UNDERTOOK AS PART OF THE PROJECT, THE DRAINAGE FROM THE DEVELOPMENT, AND THAT JUST TOOK A LITTLE BIT MORE CO COORDINATION
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AND TOOK A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME AND ATTENTION TO FIGURE OUT.WE ALSO UNDERTOOK THE, THE VIBE TRAIL DESIGN, UM, AND, UH, WE'RE NOW WAITING TO COMPLETE THE RIGHT OF WAY, UH, FOR TWO SMALL PARCELS AT THE NORTH END AND THE UTILITY RELOCATION, WHICH IS, UH, FRONTIER.
UH, BUT WE'VE MADE A LOT OF PROGRESS ON THOSE TWO ITEMS IN IN THE PAST WEEK.
UH, WE HOPE TO GO TO BID ON THAT.
UM, YOU'LL SEE IN, UH, UM, PROBABLY MID TO TO LATE MAY.
I WANNA 0.1 THING OUT, AND I WAITED FOR THIS DIAGRAM TO SHOW YOU, TO KEEP IN MIND.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE OTHER SCHEDULES, YOU'LL SEE THAT YELLOWISH ORANGEY BOX THAT SAYS UTILITIES.
AND SOMETIMES YOU'LL JUST SEE THE WORD UTILITIES AND SOMETIMES YOU'LL SEE UTILITY COORDINATION AND INSTRUCTION.
WHAT I I'D LIKE TO YOU TO KEEP IN MIND IS THAT WHEN YOU SEE UTILITY CONSTRUCTION, THAT IS ACTUALLY THE BEGINNING OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF, OF THE PROJECT.
IT'S NOT THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ROADWAY OR THE VIBE TRAIL, BUT RELOCATING UTILITIES.
AND IN THIS CASE, UH, BEARING UTILITIES IS AN ACTUALLY, UM, IN SOME CASES IT'S, IT'S ALMOST AS LONG, IF NOT A LITTLE BIT LONGER THAN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ROADWAY ITSELF.
SO WE TEND TO THINK OF IT AS PART OF THE CONSTRUCTION COUNCIL STAFF, AND MAYBE EVEN THE COMMUNITY MAY NOT SEE UTILITY CONSTRUCTION THE SAME WAY, BUT IT IS A CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY, AND IT DOES SIGNIFY, EVEN THOUGH THE ROAD ITSELF IS NOT GOING TO BID, IT SIGNIFIES THE BEGINNING OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT.
UM, SO BB ROAD WEST, THIS IS FROM REPUBLIC DRIVE, YOU'LL SEE FROM THE MAP ALL THE WAY OUT TO THE FRONTAGE ROAD.
IT IS CURRENTLY AT PSE, IT IS SCHEDULED FOR DELIVERY.
THE ORIGINAL BASELINE HAD IT GOING IN NOVEMBER OF 2027.
UM, THE DELIVERY IS NOW SCHEDULED FOR JULY OF 2026.
SO WE'RE SAVING, YOU KNOW, A, A A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME.
THE REASON IS, AND, AND THIS IS A THEME FOR SOME OF THE OTHER PROJECTS WHERE THE SCHEDULE'S STRETCH AND IN SOME CASES CONTRACT, IS THAT THE, THIS WESTERN PORT OF PART OF BEBE, AGAIN FROM REPUBLIC DRIVE BACK OUT TO THE FRONTAGE ROAD, INVOLVES LESS PROPERTY ACQUISITION AND UTILITY COORDINATION.
SO BB ROAD IS A REALLY GOOD EXAMPLE OF A PROJECT THAT WE, WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE MALL AND WE SAW THE SCHEDULE START TO GET A LITTLE BIT LONGER BECAUSE OF THINGS LIKE RIGHT OF WAY AND UTILITY, WHERE WE THOUGHT, IS THERE ANOTHER, IS THERE A WAY TO DIVIDE THE PROJECTS SO WE CAN SAVE TIME? AND IN THIS CASE, FOR THIS PIECE OF BB, SEPARATING IT FROM THE PIECE THAT GOES FROM REPUBLIC DRIVE EAST ALLOWED US TO SAVE SOME TIME AND DELIVER THIS PART OF THE PROJECT, YOU KNOW, SEVERAL MONTHS, UH, MORE THAN SEVERAL MONTHS EARLIER.
UM, AGAIN, EVEN THOUGH THE SCHEDULE IS SHORTER FOR THIS SEGMENT, UH, IT IS NOT WITHOUT ITS CHALLENGES.
AND WE CAN CONTINUE, UH, TO COORDINATE THIS WITH THE KOHLER'S CROSSING PROJECT, WHICH, UH, RUNS, AS WE ALL KNOW AND, AND AFFECTIONATELY CALL THE CARAWAY TRACK, UM, KOHLER'S TO SETON.
THIS IS THE OFF SYSTEM PORTION, RIGHT? THIS IS THE PORTION THAT RUNS FROM THE I 35 FRONTAGE ROAD DOWN THROUGH WHERE WHAT EVERYONE KNOWS IS THE CARAWAY TRACK CROSSES, CROSSES BB AND GOES DOWN, UM, TO SETON PARKWAY.
UH, YOU'LL SEE THAT THE ORIGINAL OR THE BASELINE SCHEDULE HAD IT BEING DELIVERED IN APRIL OF 2026.
UM, ITS SCHEDULE IS NOW AUGUST, 2026.
AND THE FACT THAT IT'S VERY CLOSE, IF NOT THE SAME DELIVERY DATE AS THAT SECTION OF BB IS NOT BY ACCIDENT.
ALTHOUGH THERE ARE TWO SEPARATE PROJECTS WE'RE CON COORDINATING THEM, UH, FOR SEVERAL DIFFERENT REASONS.
UH, ONE IS, UH, THE, THE, THE STONEWATER SYSTEM FOR THIS PROJECT.
THERE'S A POSSIBILITY THAT IT WILL BE, UH, TIED A LITTLE BIT TO THE BB ROAD PROJECT.
UM, AND THAT IS BEING COORDINATED WITH THE, THE DEVELOPMENT.
SO WE THOUGHT IT BEST, UM, TO TRY AND GET THESE TWO PROJECTS, THE BB ROAD WEST, AND THIS PIECE OF THE KOHLER'S ON THE SAME PROJECT.
YOU'LL SEE THAT CONSTRUCTION OR THE DELIVERY END DATE, IT, IT'S A LITTLE BIT LATER, IT'S A FEW MONTHS LATER.
BUT AGAIN, PLEASE NOTE WHERE UTILITIES BEGIN.
UH, THAT PARTICULAR ORANGE BLOCK IS NOT ALL CONSTRUCTION.
THERE IS COORDINATION IN THERE.
THE OTHER THING TO NOTE IS THAT RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION IS COINCIDENT WITH UTILITY COORDINATION AND CONSTRUCTION.
AND WHEN THOSE TWO BLOCKS MATCH UP, ALMOST EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE TELLING YOU IS THAT, UM, THERE FOR SOME PROJECTS, THERE ARE AREAS WHERE WE CAN START UTILITY COORDINATION WHILE THE REST OF THE RIGHT OF WAY IS BEING ACQUIRED.
AND SOME PROJECTS, YOU, YOU, YOU CAN'T DO THAT.
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I'M GONNA MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONE.WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS, UH, BEFORE THE FACT THAT IT'S GOING, UH, TO PSNE.
UH, TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT WHERE IT GOES FROM SCHEMATIC OFFICIALLY TO PSNE.
THE BASELINE SCHEDULE HAD IT BEING DELIVERED OF IN OCTOBER OF 2026.
AND THIS ONE, UM, EXTENDS OUT TO JANUARY OF 2027.
UM, AND THAT IS BECAUSE THERE IS SIGNIFICANT UTILITY COORDINATION.
UM, IT IS NOT THE MOST DIFFICULT PROJECT WITH REGARD TO UTILITY COORDINATION, BUT IT'S STILL PRETTY SIGNIFICANT AND THERE IS SIGNIFICANT RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION.
UM, BUT AGAIN, I WANT TO POINT TO THOSE ORANGE BLOCKS, RIGHT? IS THAT UTILITY COORDINATION AND UTILITY CONSTRUCTION AND THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT, RIGHT? WE CAN START TO COORDINATE SCHEDULE, LINE UP THE UTILITY WORK AT THE SAME TIME.
WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF REQUIRING THE RIGHT OF WAY, BUT WE DON'T THINK THAT THEY CAN START CONSTRUCTION ON THE UTILITIES UNTIL ALL THE RIGHT OF WAY IS ACQUIRED.
AND THAT IS ONE OF THE CONTROLLING FACTORS WITH A LOT OF THIS PROJECT, UH, A LOT OF THESE PROJECTS.
BUT IN SPITE OF THAT, IN SPITE OF THE FACT THAT UTILITY CONSTRUCTION AND COORDINATION, YOU KNOW, PUSHES OUT A LITTLE BIT, THE PROJECT, UM, THE, THE DELAY IN DELIVERING IT OVER THE BASELINE IS ONLY A, A FEW MONTHS OUT.
UM, AND, AND I DON'T SAY ONLY A FEW MONTHS OUT, I DON'T MEAN TO BELITTLE IT OR, OR TO MAKE IT LIGHT OLD STAGE COACH ROAD.
SO THE FIRST THING TO NOTE ABOUT THIS PROJECT IS, UH, I WANNA HIGHLIGHT QUICKLY THE THREE SEGMENTS.
UH, THE, AT THE TOP OF THE SCREEN YOU'LL SEE THE, THE, THE GREEN SEGMENT, WHICH IS THE SIX CREEKS BOULEVARD SECTION SECTION.
THE BIG BLUE SECTION IN THE MIDDLE IS THE OLD STAGE COACH ROAD SECTION.
AND THAT RUNS OBVIOUSLY FROM SIX CREEKS DOWN TO THE OFF SYSTEM PORTION, THE NONT STOP PORTION OF CENTER STREET, AND THEN THERE IS THE CENTER STREET PORTION.
SO UNLESS WE, WE, WE GET ANY GREAT OBJECTION, WHAT WE'RE PLANNING ON DOING, AND WE'RE HONESTLY WE'RE PROCEEDING DOWN, UH, THE ROAD OF DOING, SORRY FOR THE PUN IS BREAKING THESE PROJECTS UP INTO THREE PIECES.
THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE WHERE IF YOU LOOK AT THE PROJECT AS A WHOLE, THE CHALLENGES ON SOME OF THE SECTIONS OR THE THINGS WE HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF START TO DRAG THE WHOLE PROJECT DOWN.
SO IT'S BETTER IF WE SEPARATE IT AND WE CAN DELIVER FUNCTIONAL PIECES THAT WON'T TAKE AS LONG, AREN'T AS COMPLICATED QUICKER.
UM, AND THEN I'LL GO THROUGH THEM VERY QUICKLY.
UH, THE FIRST PIECE IS THE SIX CREEKS PIECE.
UH, THE BASELINE OR ORIGINAL SCHEDULE WOULD'VE HAD THIS DELIVERED IN OCTOBER OF 26.
UM, BUT WE ARE NOW LOOKING AT DELIVERING IT IN FEBRUARY OF, OF 2025.
UM, AND THE REAL OPPORTUNITY HERE IS THAT THIS PROJECT REQUIRES LESS PROPERTY ACQUISITION AND LESS UTILITY RELOCATION.
THOSE THINGS GET MORE COMPLICATED AS YOU GO SOUTH, AND I'LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN A SECOND.
THE PROJECT CHALLENGE IS THAT THERE'S SIGNIFICANT RIGHT OF WAY COORDINATION.
AND NOW IN THIS CASE, THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ACQUISITION AND COORDINATION.
UH, THERE IS A, A SWAP OF LAND FROM THE PROPERTY OWNER THAT IS GIVING UP THE LAND TO BUILD THE ROAD, AND IN RETURN THEY'RE GETTING OLD STAGE COACH ROAD BACK.
SO IT'S A, IT'S A GREAT BENEFIT, IT'S A GREAT COST SAVINGS, IT JUST DOES REQUIRE A LITTLE BIT OF, OF, OF, UH, COORDINATION.
AND WE'RE WORKING ON OUR WAY THROUGH THAT NOW.
UM, AND YOU'LL SEE THAT TOP BAR AGAIN, THAT'S A, A, A GRAPHIC ILLUSTRATION OF HOW MUCH TIME WE'RE ABLE TO SAVE OFF DELIVERING THE PROJECT BECAUSE WE'RE SEPARATING IT.
THAT TOP BAR BASELINE WOULD'VE BEEN IF WE DID SIX CREEKS OLD STAGE COACH ROAD AND CENTER STREET AT THE SAME TIME.
THE NEXT PIECE IS THE OLD STAGE COACH ROAD PROJECT.
UM, A COUPLE OF THINGS TO NOTE THAT THIS INCLUDES THE ROUNDABOUT AT CENTER STREET AND OLD STAGE COACH ROAD.
THE ORIGINAL SCHEDULE WOULD'VE HAD THIS DELIVERED IN OCTOBER OF 2026.
UH, THIS NOW IS CALLED FOR JANUARY OF 2028.
AND, AND THIS WE DO KNOW AND RECOGNIZE HOW IMPORTANT IT IS, BUT THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND THAT MAKE THIS, UM, MAKE IT SO WE NEED TO TAKE OUR TIME AND BE A LITTLE BIT MORE DELIBERATE.
FIRST, THERE IS SIGNIFICANT UTILITY COORDINATION, BUT THE MORE IMPORTANT THING IS THAT, UH, THERE'S SIGNIFICANT RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITIONS.
UH, THERE ARE TWO RELOCATIONS, NOT ACQUISITIONS, THE RELOCATIONS OF, OF HOMES AND FAMILIES INVOLVED IN THIS.
AND ONE OF THE RELOCATIONS INVOLVES,
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UM, SORT OF A REALLY NEAT FAMILY, UM, UH, UH, FAMILY SORT OF COMPOUND, RIGHT? IT'S A GROUP OF, OF, OF HOMES THAT ARE ALL IN ONE FAMILY UNDER, YOU KNOW, ONE OWNERSHIP.UM, AND THERE'S ALSO ANOTHER PART OF OLD STAGE COACH ROAD.
WE'RE ANTICIPATING HAVING TO RELOCATE A FAMILY.
AND WHEN YOU START RELOCATING, UH, FAMILIES, YOU START PURCHASING HOMES THAT ARE OCCUPIED OR BUILDINGS THAT ARE OCCUPIED.
THAT PROCESS IS OUT OF OUR HANDS.
IT'S HIGHLY REGULATED AND IT'S VERY PRESCRIPTIVE AND IT IS GEARED, UH, TO, TO NOT TO NOT BE RUSHED.
IT'S NOT THAT WE CAN TAKE ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD, BUT WE DON'T RUSH THOSE PEOPLE THROUGH THE PROCESS.
AND SO WE HAVE TO TAKE THE MOST CONSERVATIVE OR LONGEST VIEW OF RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION.
THE OTHER THING THAT PUSHES THIS OUT A LITTLE BIT IS THAT YOU'LL SEE UTILITY COORDINATION AND RIGHTWAY ACQUISITION, UH, HAVE TO BE CONCURRENT, BUT WE CANNOT, THERE'S NO PLACE IN THE CORRIDOR THAT WE CAN SEE RIGHT NOW WHERE WE CAN START UTILITY CONSTRUCTION BEFORE ALL THE RIGHT OF WAY IS ACQUIRED.
UM, AND, AND THAT'S THE OLD STAGE COACH ROAD SECTION.
UH, THE NEXT PIECE OF THE OLD STAGE COACH ROAD PROJECT IS CENTER STREET, WHICH IS THE OFF SYSTEM PART.
UM, THE BASELINE SCHEDULE, THIS IS IN SCHEMATIC AND IT IS NOT YET READY FOR P, S AND E AND I'M GONNA GET BACK TO THAT IN A SECTION A, A, A SECOND.
UM, THE BASELINE SCHEDULE WOULD HAVE THIS DELIVERED IN OCTOBER OF 2026.
UM, AND NOW IT IS SCHEDULED TO BE DELIVERED IN DECEMBER OF 2027.
AND, AND THE TWO, UH, PROJECTS, I'M SORRY, THE, THE, THE, THE TWO THINGS THAT MAKE THIS, UH, A LITTLE BIT MORE COMPLICATED, UH, AGAIN, THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT UTILITY COORDINATION, UM, MATTERS THAT NEED TO BE HANDLED.
AND THERE'S ALSO SIGNIFICANT RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION.
THE ONE THING I WANNA NOTE ABOUT ALL THREE STAGECOACH ROAD, UM, UH, PIECES IS THAT THESE WERE IN SCHEMATIC PRIOR TO THE BOND.
THERE WAS WORK BEING DONE ON THE BOND.
SO ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE DONE TO SAVE TIME, ALTHOUGH IT MIGHT NOT SEEM EVIDENT ON ALL THE OTHER TWO SECTIONS THAT EXTEND, IS WE'VE, WE'RE GONNA CUT THE SCHEMATIC SECTION OFF.
UM, OUR TEAM AND THE DESIGN ENGINEER TEAM BOTH BELIEVED THAT THERE WAS ENOUGH SCHEMATIC WORK DONE WHERE WE CAN NOW MOVE INTO PSNE, AND IF WE HAD NOT DONE THAT, THE UPDATED SCHEDULE WOULD MOVE OUT.
SO THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF FIGURING OUT WHAT WORK IS LEFT TO DO THAT DOESN'T NEED TO BE DONE.
WE'RE GONNA TAKE A CREDIT FOR THAT AND FOLD THAT INTO THE PSNE, UM, UH, THE PS NE CONTRACTING AND, AND THE PSNE WORK.
SO THIS REFLECTS A LITTLE BIT OF SAVINGS OF TIME, AND WHEN WE GET THROUGH THE MATH, IT'S GONNA REFLECT A LITTLE BIT OF COST SAVINGS ON THE DESIGN.
NOTHING THAT'S GONNA PAY FOR ANOTHER PROJECT, BUT COST SAVINGS IS COST SAVINGS.
UM, CENTER STREET ON SYSTEM, REMEMBER, THIS IS THE PIECE OF CENTER STREET THAT IS ON THE TXDOT SYSTEM.
IT WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED OR ANTICIPATED TO BE DELIVERED IN JUNE OF 2026.
THE CURRENT SCHEDULE PUSHES IT OUT, UH, A LITTLE OVER A YEAR TO JULY OF 2027.
UM, THIS IS A TDOT ON SYSTEM PROJECT.
UH, I, I, I KNOW HE JUST SAID THAT, BUT IT BEARS, UH, IT'S WORTH REPEATING.
THERE'S A LOT OF COORDINATION THAT GOES ON WITH TXDOT.
UM, AND THERE'S ALSO ON CENTER STREET, UH, A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF, OF UTILITY COORDINATION.
AND AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE CARTERS WHERE WE CAN'T START UTILITY CONSTRUCTION UNTIL ALL THE RIGHT OF WAY IS REQUIRED.
SO IF WE CATCH A BREAK ON ANY OF THESE AND RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION GOES SMOOTHLY, UM, YOU KNOW, AND WE CAN MOVE INTO UTILITY CONSTRUCTION SOONER.
THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT WE COULD GO TO BED FASTER AND WE CAN GO TO CONSTRUCTION SOONER.
KYLE PARKWAY AND LEHMAN ROAD EXTENSION, UM, THIS IS THE ONE, UH, WHERE YOU JUST EARLIER IN THE EVENING APPROVED, UM, THE DESIGN FEES TO DO THE PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS AT ALL THE ROUNDABOUTS.
THIS IS ONE OF THE PROJECTS THAT WENT DIRECTLY TO PSNE.
THE BASELINE SCHEDULE HAD IT DELIVERED IN 2026 SEPTEMBER.
THE CURRENT SCHEDULE PUSHES IT OUT, UH, ABOUT A YEAR.
THE CHALLENGES WE HAVE WITH THIS PROJECT IS THAT THERE ARE RIGHT OF ENTRY, WHICH IS AGAIN, OUR ABILITY, RIGHT? AS, AS A GEC AND, AND THE DESIGN ENGINEERS, OUR ABILITY TO GO OUT AND GET SURVEY DONE, TO GET GEOTECHNICAL, UH, UH, SURVEYS DONE, TO GET ENVIRONMENTAL SURVEYS DONE, THINGS LIKE THAT.
UM, OUR ABILITY TO ENTER PROPERTIES TO DO THAT HAS BEEN EXTREMELY,
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UH, DIFFICULT.UM, THERE ARE SEVERAL PROPERTY OWNERS THAT ARE LIMITING THE RIGHT OF ENTRY OR THAT, UM, ARE EVEN DENYING IT.
AND THE ATTORNEY THAT THE CITY HAS THAT'S HELPING US WITH RIGHT OF ENTRY IS, IS FULLY ENGAGED.
UH, BUT THAT IS A PROCESS THAT IS, UH, AGAIN, OUT OF OUR CONTROL.
IT JUST NEEDS TO TAKE THE FLOW.
UM, BUT AGAIN, THE TEAM IS DOING EVERYTHING IT CAN TO SEE HOW GETTING AHEAD, UM, THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION, INCLUDING, UM, ONE RELOCATION.
UM, AND DEPENDING ON HOW THINGS ULTIMATELY TURN OUT, THERE MIGHT BE A SECOND.
BUT THAT RELOCATION IS AGAIN, ANOTHER, UH, SORT OF FAMILY COMPOUND.
SO IT'S, IT'S ONE PROPERTY, UH, BUT POTENTIALLY THREE SEPARATE, SEPARATE HOMES.
UM, AND AGAIN, YOU'LL SEE THAT A RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION ON THIS ONE.
UH, WE TOOK A VERY, VERY CONSERVATIVE VIEW BECAUSE OF THE DIFFICULTY WE'RE HAVING, GETTING RIGHT OF ENTRY.
UH, AND THERE'S NOT A LOT OF UTILITY CONSTRUCTION THAT CAN BE DONE UNTIL ALL THE RIGHT OF WAY IS, IS, UM, ANTICIPATED.
WE WILL PROBABLY BE BACK AT SOME POINT WITH AN UPDATE ON, ON, ON THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT.
AND SOME OF THE ISSUES WITH RIGHT OF ENTRY AND RIGHTWAY ACQUISITION, WINDY HILL ROAD.
THIS ISN'T CURRENTLY, UH, IN PSE, IT WAS EXPECTED TO BE DELIVERED IN APRIL OF 2026.
IT IS NOW, UH, MOVING TO JANUARY OF 2027.
THERE WERE THINGS EARLY ON THAT, UM, THAT SORT OF, UH, GAVE THIS A LITTLE BIT OF A HIT IS THAT WE HAD TO GO OUT AND DO ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC COUNTS.
UH, AND THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF A DELAY BECAUSE OF OTHER WORK THAT WAS BEING DONE OUT THERE.
THEY COULDN'T TAKE THE COUNTS WHILE OTHER WORK WAS BEING DONE.
THE ROAD WE HAD TO GET ADDITIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL WORK.
YOU MIGHT REMEMBER THAT, UM, THERE WERE TWO ROUNDS OF ENVIRONMENTAL WORK, UH, REQUIRED BY THE TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION.
I'D LIKE TO ADD A SIDE NOTE ABOUT THIS, IS THAT LATE LAST WEEK, WE FOUND OUT THAT THC HAD CLEARED THE PROJECT.
SO THERE'S NOT GONNA BE A THIRD ROUND OF ENVIRONMENTAL WORK, WHICH WAS ALWAYS A POSSIBILITY.
SO THAT, THAT, THAT GATE HAS BEEN CLEARED, THAT HURDLE'S BEEN, UH, UH, BEEN GONE OVER AND THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT RIGHT OF WAY, UH, ACQUI, UH, RIGHT OF WAY COORDINATION, UH, NOT SO MUCH ACQUISITION.
UM, WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING THE EXHIBITS FOR THE RIGHT OF WAY COORDINATION DONE.
AND ONCE WE HAVE THAT MAPPING AND WE'RE GONNA START THE APPRAISAL PROCESS, WE'RE GONNA SEE IF WE CAN ACCELERATE, ACCELERATE THAT.
UM, BUT IN MOST OF THESE CASES, AND IF YOU HAVE TIME TO GO BACK AND REFLECT, YOU CAN SEE THAT IT IS THE UTILITY COORDINATION AND RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION THAT IS REALLY EXTENDING SOME OF THESE.
IN SOME CASES, THE CONSTRUCTION DURATION HAS BEEN ESTIMATED TO BE A LITTLE BIT LESS, BUT THERE'S NOT A LOT WE THINK WE CAN DO WITH REGARD TO LIKE, YOU KNOW, DOING MORE ON THE UTILITIES.
KOHLERS, DEC SETON, THIS IS THE ON SYSTEM.
THIS IS THE CROSSING OF I 35 OVER KOHLERS.
AND WE GET TO SAY THAT NOW BECAUSE WE DID GET CLEARANCE.
UH, WE HAD A REALLY GOOD MEETING WITH STAFF AND WITH TXDOT AND WITH OUR TEAMS, WITH TXDOT, AND THEY, UM, LET US KNOW THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO STUDY THE POSSIBILITY OF TAKING, UH, KOHLER'S OVER I 35.
AND THAT'S REALLY, UH, GOOD NEWS.
IT ELIMINATES SOME TIME ASSOCIATED WITH STUDY.
UM, IT, IT, IT, IT, IT WOULD BE A BETTER CONNECTION FOR THE CITY IN TERMS OF WANTING TO LINK, YOU KNOW, THE EAST SIDE OF 35 WITH THE WEST SIDE OF 35.
UM, BUT THERE ARE SOME SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES WITH THIS.
UM, FROM AN ENGINEERING POINT OF VIEW, IT IS NOT TERRIBLY COMPLICATED.
UH, BUT THE COORDINATION WITH TXDOT IS, IS, IS IMMENSE.
UH, YOU'RE, WE'RE TOUCHING THE INTERSTATE.
AND SO THERE'S A LEVEL OF EXTRA, AN EXTRA LEVEL OF COORDINATION THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.
AND BETWEEN THE TIME THE BOND WAS ANTICIPATED, AND NOW TXDOT IS DOING WHAT THEY CALL A PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL LINKAGE STUDY, OR, OR YOU SOMETIMES HEAR THE PHRASE PELL STUDY.
UM, AND THE PURPOSE OF THAT STUDY IS LIKE A GIANT SCOPING, LIKE IT'S A GIANT PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING STUDY ALMOST.
THEY'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY'RE GONNA DO FROM WHERE THEIR CURRENT I 35 WORK IS ENDING ALL THE WAY DOWN TO NEW BRAUNFELS AND BEYOND.
THEY HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY COOPERATIVE.
THEY DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I 30 FIVES GONNA LOOK LIKE, BUT WHAT THEY'VE TOLD US IS WHAT THE WIDTH IS GOING TO BE.
AND SO WE CAN CONTINUE WITH, UH, THE SCHEMATIC AND THE PSNE DESIGN TO BRING 35 OVER, UH, KOHLER'S.
UM, AND WHILE THAT IS ALL GOOD NEWS, IT DOES, UH,
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PUSH OUT THE SCHEDULE OF THE PROJECT BECAUSE THE COORDINATION IS JUST, IS JUST IMMENSE.THIS IS THE BEAR, RIGHT? THIS IS, UH, BB ROAD.
THIS IS THE EAST, THIS IS FROM REPUBLIC DRIVE, ALL THE WAY OUT TO GREEN PASTURES ROAD.
THIS IS CURRENTLY AND, UH, FINAL DESIGN OR PSNE.
THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO GO TO CONSTRUCTION, ORIGINALLY ANTICIPATED TO GO TO CONSTRUCTION IN NOVEMBER OF 2027.
AND, AND REMEMBER THIS IS ALL THESE SCHEDULES WERE ALL DETERMINED BEFORE WE GOT INTO SCHEMATIC DESIGN.
AND SO WE HAD AN IDEA OF THE DESIGN ENGINEERS HAD AN IDEA THE ISSUES, BUT DIDN'T REALLY, UM, COULDN'T DIG INTO THE TIMING.
AND THAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF SCHEMATIC DESIGN, UH, TO BETTER ASSESS THE COMPLICATION OF THE CHALLENGES AND, AND WHAT IT WOULD TAKE TO OVERCOME THEM.
THIS CURRENT SCHEDULE FOR DELIVERY IS MAY OF 2029.
THIS IS THE PROJECT THAT, UH, TAKES THE BIGGEST, UH, HIT.
AND THERE'S NO GETTING AROUND THE FACT THAT I DON'T EVEN KNOW THAT THE WORD SIGNIFICANT OR THE PHRASE SIGNIFICANT UTILITY COORDINATION DOES IT JUSTICE.
THERE ARE 13 DIFFERENT UTILITIES.
UM, AND THE RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION ON THIS CORRIDOR IS, IS ALSO SIGNIFICANT.
THIS IS THE CARTA THAT HAS THE MOST PARCELS THAT NEED ACQUISITION, AND IT IS BY FAR THE CARTA THAT HAS THE MOST, UH, UTILITY COORDINATION.
AND IF YOU THINK ABOUT THE BB ROAD WEST PROJECT, IF WE HAD KEPT THOSE TWO PROJECTS TOGETHER, THAT PROJECT WOULD'VE BEEN DELIVERED ABOUT THE SAME TIME AS THIS.
AND BY SEPARATING THEM, RIGHT, WE'RE, WE'RE ABLE TO DELIVER A USABLE PIECE THAT HAS GREAT IMPACT TO THE CITY WHEN COMBINED WITH THE COAL PROJECT MUCH SOONER.
BUT THIS IS ALSO A CASE WHERE RIGHT NOW WE DON'T SEE ANY WAY TO START UTILITY CONSTRUCTION BEFORE RIGHT AWAY ACQUISITION GETS DONE.
UM, AND WE ARE IN THE PROCESS, UH, NOW THAT PSNE IS STARTED, UH, THEY'LL START DEVELOPING THE EXHIBITS, UH, WHICH IS REALLY THE PARCEL ACQUISITION MAPS.
AND THEN WE'RE GONNA START, UH, ALL THE PARCEL ACQUISITION AS, AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN, AND WE'LL SEE IF WE CAN SAVE SOME TIME OFF THE RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION.
THOSE ARE ALL THE PROJECTS SCHEDULES.
UH, AS QUICKLY AS I CAN DO IT, I'M NOW GONNA TURN TO THE, UH, CURRENT, UH, COST PROJECTIONS.
SO THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS YOU'RE LOOKING AT HERE.
ONE IS YOU'LL SEE ALL THE PROJECTS LISTED ON THE LEFT SIDE, THAT FIRST BLOCK OF COLUMNS UNDER ORIGINAL BUDGETS.
THOSE WAS THOSE, THE TWO COLUMNS.
THE ONE TO THE LEFT IS THE BASE COST, WHICH WAS SUPPOSED TO COVER, YOU KNOW, ALL THE, THE, THE PLANNING DESIGN AND RIGHT AWAY AND, AND ALL THAT STUFF.
AND THEN THERE WAS THE CONTINGENCY THAT WAS BUILT IN.
SO YOU CAN SEE HOW MUCH OF A CONTINGENCY THERE WAS.
AND WHEN YOU GET TO THE BOTTOM, UM, YOU'LL SEE WHAT THE TOTALS WERE FOR THE PROGRAM AS A WHOLE.
AS YOU GO ACROSS FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, YOU'LL SEE WHAT THE CUMBER ENCUMBER THE CURRENT ENCUMBRANCES AND PROJECTIONS ARE, AND YOU'LL SEE THAT, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE COST PROJECTIONS HAVE GONE UP AND SOME HAVE COME DOWN.
AND THEN THAT REMAINING COLUMN, UM, YOU KNOW, THE ONES THAT ARE BOLD IN BLACK, THOSE ARE PROJECTS THAT ARE RIGHT NOW A LITTLE BIT AHEAD OF BUDGET, AND THE ONES IN RED ARE THE ONES THAT ARE BEHIND.
WE MANAGED, WE'RE MANAGING THE PROGRAM AS A WHOLE.
IT'S NOT THAT WE DON'T CARE ABOUT BUDGETS OF INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS, BUT WE'RE REALLY FOCUSED ON THE BOTTOM LINE.
UM, YOU KNOW, BB ROAD, UM, IS A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE AND THERE'S NO GETTING AROUND THAT WITH ALL THE UTILITIES THAT NEED TO GO UNDERGROUND AND WITH THE AMOUNT OF RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION THAT THE COSTS HAVE JUST GONE UP.
UH, WE KNOW THAT ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE CARTER DRAINAGE IS A LOT MORE, UH, UH, YOU KNOW, AS THEY GOT INTO THE SCHEMATIC AND STARTED DOING MORE DETAILED STUDIES, DRAINAGE IS GONNA COST MORE.
UTILITY COORDINATION IS NOT ONLY GONNA TAKE A LOT OF TIME, IT'S VERY, VERY EXPENSIVE TO EITHER RELOCATE WHAT IS ALREADY UNDERGROUND, UH, BUT TO ALSO BURY WHAT IS, WHAT IS ABOVE GROUND, UH, CENTER STREET.
THE ON SYSTEM, UH, AGAIN, BECAUSE OF THE BEARING OF THE UTILITIES, UM, YOU KNOW, THE, THE, THE, THE RIGHT OF WAY, BUT IT'S MOSTLY UTILITIES.
UM, AND IN BUTTON CREEK, UM, IS THE, IS THE ONE THAT SEES, UH, THE NEXT BIGGEST, UM, INCREASE, UM, BECAUSE OF, AGAIN, THE UTILITY COORDINATION AND THE, UH, RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION.
UM, BUNTON CREEK WAS ALSO THE ONE, IF YOU REMEMBER, UM, THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT,
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UH, TO MAYBE PICK UP A, A LITTLE BIT MORE SPACE FOR SOME, UM, PUBLIC WORKS ACTIVITIES.BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT THERE'S JUST SHY OF $8 MILLION LEFT THAT IS UNACCOUNTED FOR.
UM, AND I WILL TELL YOU, BECAUSE IT'S MY JOB TO, UH, THAT THAT'S NOT A LOT, IT'S, IT'S REALLY NOTHING TO GET TOO EXCITED ABOUT, RIGHT? UH, NOTHING'S GONE TO BID YET.
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GONNA POP UP.
UM, AND, AND SO WE ARE WATCHING ALL OF THIS VERY CAREFULLY AND WE CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR WAYS, UH, TO, TO, YOU KNOW, TO SAVE, UH, TO SAVE MONEY ON THE PROJECTS UM, WHEN THE FIRST ONE OR TWO GO TO BID AND WE SEE HOW THE BIDS COME IN, UH, WE'LL, YOU KNOW, WE'LL HAVE A BETTER SENSE OF, OF WHETHER OR NOT THERE'S ANOTHER LEVEL OF CONTINGENCY PLANNING WE NEED TO DO OR TO MAKE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS.
UM, THAT BOTTOM BLOCK OF PROJECTS, UM, IT JUST SORT OF SUMMARIZES EVERYTHING I JUST TALKED ABOUT AND THAT APPEARS ABOVE.
UM, AND YOU'LL SEE HOW WE BALANCE IT OUT TO THE 294, UH, MILLION DOLLARS.
UM, AS OF, AND THIS IS REALLY JUST A SLIDE THAT SUMMARIZED WHAT I JUST TALKED ABOUT, THE CURRENT, THE PROJECT RIGHT NOW, AND AGAIN, WE'RE VERY, WE'RE RELATIVELY EARLY, UM, BECAUSE, AND WE SAY THAT 'CAUSE NOTHING'S GONE TO CONSTRUCTION YET, BUT IT WILL BE DELIVERED ON BUDGET.
UH, BUT, YOU KNOW, 87% OF THE CONTINGENCIES BE AL HAS BEEN ALLOCATED.
UM, AND THE THINGS THAT WE STILL HAVE THE LEAST AMOUNT OF CONTROL OVER THAT CAUSES US THE MOST, UM, YOU KNOW, CONCERN IS THAT WE DON'T KNOW WHERE PROPERTY ACQUISITION IS GONNA GO.
AND WE DON'T KNOW REALLY, UM, YOU KNOW, WHERE UTILITY COSTS WILL ULTIMATELY, UM, LAND.
SO AS WE MOVE, WE CONTINUE TO WORK THE PROGRAM AND, AND, AND I'LL TELL YOU THAT THERE'S A BUNCH OF PEOPLE, THEY DON'T DO THIS FULL TIME, BUT THERE'S A BUNCH OF PEOPLE WHO PUT TIME AND ATTENTION TO THIS EVERY, EVERY DAY.
UM, ALL PROJECTS WE WORK ON ARE IMPORTANT, UH, BUT THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT AND IT, EVERYONE WHO TOUCHES IT, UM, IT, IT GETS THEIR FULL ATTENTION WHEN, WHEN THEY'RE ON IT.
UM, SO WE ARE GONNA CONTINUE TO COORDINATE WITH TXDOT WITH THE ON SYSTEM PROJECTS.
UH, THAT'S THE CENTER STREET, AND THAT'S THE KOHLERS, THAT'S 35 OVER KOHLERS.
WE HAVE THREE MORE PROJECTS TO MOVE FROM, UM, THE SCHEMATIC PHASE INTO FINAL DESIGN.
THAT'S THE KOHLERS ON SYSTEM PORTION THAT IS THE CENTER STREET ON SYSTEM PORTION.
AND THAT IS OLD STAGE COACH, UH, ROAD OLD STAGE COACH ROAD IS, UH, WE'RE JUST WAITING FOR THE NUMBERS TO COME IN.
UM, BUT THAT IS THE, THE PATH WE'RE GOING DOWN.
UNLESS, UH, YOU TONIGHT SAY, PLEASE DON'T SEPARATE OLD SEARCH GATES ROAD INTO THREE AND JUST LIKE, UM, YOU KNOW, BUT THEN WE'D HAVE TO KNOW THAT ALL THREE SEGMENTS LIVE BY THE, THE LONGEST SCHEDULE.
UH, WE'RE DOING WHAT WE CAN TO PUSH RIGHT AWAY IN UTILITY UTILITY COORDINATION FOR ALL THE PROJECTS.
AND I'LL GIVE YOU A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES.
UH, UTILITY COMPANIES DO NOT WANT TO SEE ANYTHING BEFORE 90% PLANS, WHICH ARE ALMOST TO THE END.
AND WHAT WE'RE DOING IS, UH, WE'RE TRYING TO FORCE THEM TO START PAYING ATTENTION AT, UH, 60% PLANS.
WE ARE WORKING WITH STAFF TO PLAN, WE'VE DONE THIS WITH PEC, UH, BUT WE'RE PLANNING ON BRINGING THE OTHER UTILITY COMPANIES IN AND TAKING THEM THROUGH THE PROGRAM AND ACTUALLY MAYBE EVEN GETTING INTO A LITTLE BIT OF BRAINSTORMING WITH THEM AS TO HOW WE CAN SAVE, UH, SOME, SOME TIME RIGHT AWAY, UH, OVERLAPPING RIGHT AWAY IN UTILITY COORDINATION.
UM, I PRESENTED A COUPLE OF SLIDES WHERE I THOUGHT WE COULD DO THAT, BUT WE'RE CONTINUING TO LOOK FOR AREAS AS THE DESIGNS GET REFINED, IF THERE'S ANY AREA IN A CORRIDOR WHERE THE UTILITIES CAN BE RELOCATED, WHILE THE REST OF THE RIGHT OF WAY IS BEING ACQUIRED, WE WILL RECOMMEND THAT AND MOVE FORWARD THAT WAY.
UM, I'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT, UH, GETTING THE UTILITIES TO LOOK AT THE PROJECTS BEFORE 90% DESIGN, AND WE'RE ALSO, UH, PLANNING FOR THE NEXT ROUND OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH, UH, JUST TO LET EVERYONE LET THE COMMUNITY KNOW WHERE EVERYTHING IS AND TO ANSWER THEIR QUESTIONS.
SO THAT MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN FAST ENOUGH FOR YOU, BUT IT WAS FAST ENOUGH THAT I COULD DO IT, AND I'D BE HAPPY TO TAKE A BREATH AND, AND ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS.
CAN WE GO BACK TO STAGE COACH REAL QUICK? THAT'S WHAT I'M LOOKING AT TOO.
THE STAGE COACH PIECE OF STAGE COACH, UH, THE
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FIRST PART, UH, FROM, UH, VETERANS TO, UH, SIX CREEKS.SO FROM VETERANS TO SIX CREEKS, UH, RIGHT THERE.
SO YOU SAID SOMETHING THAT REALLY CONCERNED ME RIGHT HERE AND WHAT I'M LOOKING AT HERE.
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT GIVING THAT ROADWAY BACK STATE, THE OLD PART OF STAGECOACH.
UH, WHERE'S THE FRANKIE PROPERTY THERE ON THAT, ON THAT SECTION? SO THE, THE C UNDER THE, UNDER THE, THE, THE, THE, IT'S LIKE IN THE G AND THE E IN STAGECOACH, CORRECT? THAT'S WHAT I'M LOOKING AT.
SO, UH, MY CONCERN IS THERE IF, ARE YOU GIVING THAT ROAD BACK TO THE FRANKIES OR WHO ARE YOU GIVING THAT ROAD TO? SO THERE IS A, A, A, A GROUP OF FAMILY MEMBERS TO THE LEFT OF MR. FRANKIE.
SO MR. FRANKIE WANTS ACCESS FROM OLD, FROM THE, THE NEW OLD STAGE COACH ROAD.
AND, AND SO WHAT WE'RE WORKING UNDER NOW IS TO GIVE MR FRANKIE THE ACCESS THAT HE WOULD LIKE, WHICH IS FROM THE PUBLIC ROAD, AND THEN THE REST OF THE FAMILY IS GOING TO THE REST OF THE FAMILIES OR GONNA GIVE UP THE LAND FOR RELOCATED OLD STAGE COACH ROAD, WHICH IS A CONSIDERABLE SAVINGS.
AND THEY'RE GOING TO GET, UM, OLD STAGE COACH ROAD AND, AND THAT IS GONNA BE CORDONED OFF FOR THEM.
SO MR. FRANKIE WILL HAVE A PRIVATE DRIVE TO STAGE COACH? NO.
MR. FRANKIE WILL HAVE PUBLIC ACCESS.
SO IT'S GONNA BE A PUBLIC ROAD.
I THOUGHT IT'S GONNA BE, IT'S GONNA BE A VERY, VERY SMALL PIECE OF A PUBLIC ROAD.
BUT, BUT, BUT, UM, BUT THAT, THAT IS HIS PREFERENCE.
NO, THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT I WAS MAKING SURE.
WHEN YOU SAID THAT YOU WERE GIVING THAT BACK TO THE FAMILY, IT, IT CONCERNED ME THAT HE WOULD NOW BE AT THE WHIM OF ANOTHER FAMILY THAT COULD PROBABLY POTENTIALLY PUT A GATE THERE ONE DAY.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? SO I WAS MAKING SURE HIS AREA COMING OUT WAS STILL PUBLIC ACCESS.
SO THAT WAY HE HAS WHAT HE WAS ASKING FOR WAS THAT PUBLIC ACCESS COMING OUT.
AND, AND AGAIN, WE, WE HAD I THINK TWO, TWO, I KNOW WE, WELL, WE MET WITH HIM IN PERSON, BUT WE'VE HAD SEVERAL LIKE CONVERSATIONS AND I, AND NO STAFF HAS TALKED TO HIM.
WE DID OFFER HIM THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE IF HE WANTED TO BE PART OF THAT PRIVATE ROAD DEAL AND HE DIDN'T MM-HMM.
AND SO WE, WE WORKED OUT A WAY TO GIVE HIM PUBLIC ACCESS AND HE'S NOT AT ALL ENCUMBERED TO OR ATTACHED TO THE OTHER ARRANGEMENT BEING MADE.
THAT WAS MY CONCERN RIGHT THERE.
WHEN, WHEN YOU TALKED ABOUT THAT IT DIDN'T, IT DIDN'T HIGHLIGHT THAT PART OF IT.
UH, BUT NO, THAT'S, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I REALLY, UH, AM EXCITED THAT, UH, MAKE SURE THAT WE REACHED OUT TO EVERYBODY ON THE, ON, ON THE BLOCK, SO TO SAY AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY WERE HEARD AND THEY'RE GETTING WHAT THEY'RE ASKING FOR.
AND JUST MAKING SURE WE'RE FOLLOWING UP AS WELL.
UH, THE OTHER THING, THE OTHER THING CONCERN I HAVE IS SOME OF THESE, UH, LINE TIMELINES, I MEAN, ARE, ARE PRETTY FAR.
I MEAN, I, I'M WONDERING WHY SCHEMATICS TOOK SO LONG TO TAKE ON, WE PASSED THE BOND IN 2022 AND THE SCHEMATICS DIDN'T START TILL, UH, THE FOURTH MONTH OF 2023.
WHY, WHY WAS THERE SUCH A HUGE GAP THERE? IT, IT, IT, IT IS, IT'S, IT, IT TAKES A, A WHILE TO NEGOTIATE THE CONTRACTS.
IT TAKES A WHILE TO GET THEM APPROVED BY COUNCIL.
UM, I MEAN, THAT, THAT IS, YOU KNOW, THE BOND PASSED IN NOVEMBER, BUT RIGHT.
THE MONEY WASN'T AVAILABLE UNTIL, I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHEN, BUT IT WASN'T NOVEMBER.
AND THEN, YOU KNOW, UH, THEN WE HAD TO NEGOTIATE AND THEY NEED TO MOBILIZE AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
IT J IT J IT JUST FEELS LIKE NOT A LOT WAS GOING ON IN 2023.
UH, I WASN'T AROUND DURING THAT TIME.
SO I'M, I'M KIND OF TRYING TO CATCH UP.
SO JUST WONDERING WHAT THE HOLDUPS WERE IN 2023 IS WHAT I'M LOOKING AT.
IT'S A FAIR, IT'S A FAIR QUESTION.
THE, THE, THE, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHEN THE BOND WAS PASSED AND ACTION TOOK IS JUST TIME TO GET ORGANIZED, TO GET SELLED AND TO NEGOTIATE AND TO NEGOTIATE THE CONTRACTS.
IT IS, UM, AND, AND HONESTLY, NOT THAT IT'S COMBATIVE, BUT WE'VE, AND I DON'T WANNA GIVE ANY SPECIFIC EXAMPLES, BUT WE'VE GONE BACK TO A COUPLE OF DESIGN ENGINEERS AND I, I WOULD RATHER, AND I DON'T WANNA BE DRAMATIC ABOUT IT, BUT I WOULD RATHER GET QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TO THE SCHEDULE, THEN THINK THAT WE LET A DESIGN ENGINEER, UM, THAT WE WEREN'T THOROUGH, LET'S PUT IT THAT WAY.
IN REVIEWING AND RECOMMENDING THE SCOPE, UH, I MEAN, THERE'S A COUPLE OF DESIGN CONTRACTS THAT ARE VERY, VERY EXPENSIVE.
AND I'LL TELL YOU THAT SOME OF THE DELAY IS BECAUSE WE WENT TWO OR THREE ROUNDS WITH THE DESIGN ENGINEERS BECAUSE WE COULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY NEEDED ALL THE MONEY THEY NEEDED.
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UH, WE DON'T WANT TO COME UP HERE AND RECOMMEND THAT YOU APPROVE A A, A SCOPE FOR DESIGN IF WE'RE NOT A HUNDRED PERCENT COMFORTABLE WITH IT, BUT IT TAKES TIME.THE OTHER THING TO KEEP IN MIND IS THAT WE'RE STILL LOOKING FOR WAYS TO SAVE TIME.
WE'VE TAKEN A VERY CONSERVATIVE VIEW OF THIS BECAUSE I KNEW IT WAS GONNA BE DIFFICULT TO COME UP HERE AND SAY, LISTEN, SOME OF THESE ARE SLIPPING, WE'RE SAVING TIME ON SOME OF THEM.
SOME OF THEM STAY ABOUT THE SAME.
AND THERE'S A COUPLE THAT ARE GONNA GO OUT A LITTLE BIT.
UM, BUT I, I WOULD AGAIN, RATHER DO THAT AND SAVE TIME THAN MAYBE BE A LITTLE BIT MORE AMBITIOUS KNOWING THAT WE MAY NOT HAVE EVERYTHING FIGURED OUT.
AND THERE'S STILL THINGS WE, WE DON'T HAVE CONTROL OVER.
I'LL TELL YOU THAT WE STILL WORRY ABOUT RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION.
THERE ARE SOME PARCELS MM-HMM.
UH, WELL, THERE'S VERY LITTLE WE CAN DO TO RUSH THAT PROCESS.
BUT, BUT AGAIN, EVERY DAY WE LOOK AT THIS AND WE TRY AND SEE IF THERE'S A WAY TO SAVE A FEW DAYS, A FEW WEEKS, A FEW MONTHS.
'CAUSE WE ALL KNOW, YOU KNOW, WITH THE TIME THAT GOES BY, YOU KNOW, MATERIAL LABOR, EVERYTHING GOES UP.
SO, YOU KNOW, I'M LOOKING AT $8 MILLION IS NOT A LOT OF CONTINGENCY, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE DOING OVERALL SAVINGS.
BUT, UH, LET'S JUST KEEP A, LET'S KEEP A FIRE LID UNDER THESE GUYS AND KEEP THEM MOVING FORWARD.
UH, DEFINITELY WANNA SEE THESE ROADS COMPLETED IN A TIMELY MANNER.
WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS, SOME OF THESE IN 20 26, 20 27 WHEN WE PASSED THE BOND IN 2022.
AND I, I JUST, I THINK THAT'S A BIG GAP.
I, I'M HOPING THAT WE CAN CLOSE THAT GAP A LITTLE BIT.
AND THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU AND YOUR TEAM ARE DOING.
THERE WAS ALSO SOME DELAYS THAT WE GAVE YOU, JOE, I MEAN, ON THE ROUNDABOUT STUFF, WE WEREN'T COMPLETELY SOLD RIGHT AWAY.
AND THEN YOU HAD SOME TEARAWAY TRACK BUSINESS.
SO SOME OF IT HAS BEEN HAVING US LOOK AT IT AND THEN NOT ACCEPT IT FOR FACE THE FIRST TIME, OR, WELL, WELL, THANK YOU FOR THAT.
I, I JUST KEEP IN MIND IS THAT FROM OUR POINT OF VIEW, NONE OF THIS IS REALLY UN MM-HMM.
THESE PROJECTS, THEY EVOLVE AND, AND WE WILL, WE WILL SAVE TIME, RIGHT.
AND WE'RE GONNA DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T LOSE MORE TIME.
UM, BUT THERE ARE THINGS THAT COME UP AND SOMETIMES THINGS THAT COME UP ARE TO THE POSITIVE.
UH, THERE MAY BE SOME AREAS WHERE RIGHT OF ACQUISITION, UH, GOES A LITTLE BIT MORE SMOOTHLY.
WE MAY BE WILDLY SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING THE UTILITY COMPANIES TO PAY ATTENTION BEFORE 90% PLANS.
UM, BUT NONE OF THIS IS, IS TOO UNEX UNEXPECTED.
UH, YOU KNOW, UH, I KNOW, RIGHT? IT'S STILL HARD TO HEAR THAT SOME PROJECTS ARE GONNA BE DELAYED.
BECAUSE IF YOU, IF YOU DON'T MIND ME JUST INTERACTING, 'CAUSE RIGHT NOW, IF YOU GO ON BB, THEY'RE ALREADY LEVELING SOME OF THAT LAND OVER THERE, UH, ACROSS WHERE FRANKIE'S AT AND I SAW ONE OF THOSE BIG OLD ENVIRONMENTAL TRUCKS OVER THERE ON THE CAREWAY TRACK.
SO IT'S LIKE THEY'RE ROCKING AND ROLLING AND, AND LOOKING AT THE TIMELINE FOR BB ROAD, THAT MAKES ME SO, SO NERVOUS OF LIKE, WE'RE GONNA START THIS THREE YEARS FROM NOW.
AND ALSO LOOKING AT THE TIMELINE AND GOING LIKE WHAT MAYOR PRO TIM IS SAYING, ALL THESE CONSTRUCTIONS, THERE'S A LOT OF DELAYS.
BUT IF YOU LOOK AT IT AS THE CITY AS A WHOLE, EVERYBODY, WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME MAJOR CONSTRUCTION GOING ON, ON THESE MAJOR ROADS AT THE SAME TIME FOR THE NEXT THREE TO FOUR YEARS.
SO THAT EVEN WORRIES ME EVEN MORE BECAUSE LOOKING AT THE BUDGET OF WHAT WE'VE ALREADY SPENT AND THEN WHAT'S LIKE THE PROJECTED COST.
NOW IT SEEMS LIKE YOU'RE, WE'RE, YOU'RE ONLY GIVING US A $7 MILLION BUFFER OUT OF ALL OF THAT.
AND I WAS LOOKING AT, UH, COMMISSIONER SHIELD HERE, P AND Z WITH WENDY HILL.
SHE'S BEEN WORKING ON THAT WHEN SHE WAS IN COUNCIL IN 20 17, 20.
SO, AND OUR FIRST 30% ENGINEERING CONTRACT FOR STAGECOACH WAS IN 2017.
AND SO IT'S, IT'S NOT PUTTING IT ON YOU AND IT'S NOT PUTTING IT ON YOUR GROUP, YOUR TEAM.
'CAUSE I KNOW THEY'RE WORKING VERY, VERY VIGOROUSLY, WHICH WE APPRECIATE.
BUT FROM OUR POINT OF VIEW AND THE RESIDENTS, LIKE AS WE HEARD THIS SURVEY, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST THESE ROADS ARE THEIR BIGGEST, BIGGEST GRIPE.
SO WHEN WE SEE THESE NUMBERS, WHEN THE CONSTRUCTION TIMELINE IS 2025 AND WINDY HILLS 26 HOPEFULLY COMPLETED BY 27, I MEAN THAT'S, THAT'S LIKE MAYBE TWO MILES THAT I CAN THINK OF.
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AND IT'S GONNA TAKE ALMOST THREE YEARS FROM NOW TO JUST GET THOSE TWO MILES DONE.YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT FROM A RESIDENCE POINT OF VIEW, THAT'S, THAT'S NOT GONNA CUT IT FOR 'EM.
THE, THE COMMUNITY WILL SEE ACTIVITY BEFORE THE ROAD ACTUALLY GETS BUILT.
LIKE THE, THE BEARING OF THE UTILITIES IS A VERY VISIBLE THING.
IT'S, AND AGAIN, I KNOW IT, IT MAY SOUND A LITTLE SELF-SERVING RIGHT? TO SAY THAT UTILITY CONSTRUCTION IS PART OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ROAD AND IT, IT, IT IS, BUT IT, AT THE SAME TIME, IT'S, IT'S NOT THE ROAD.
BUT THEY, THEY, THEY WILL, THESE ROADS WILL CHANGE SIGNIFICANTLY AS THE UTILITY WORKS STARTS TO GET DONE AND STARTS TO GET BURIED.
AND IN SOME WAYS, UM, AND I'M GLAD THE ENGINEERS AREN'T HERE 'CAUSE ONE OF 'EM WOULD GET UP AND BUMP ME IN THE HEAD IN SOME WAYS.
ON SOME CARTERS, THE UTILITY WORK MAY BE MORE OF AN ISSUE THAN THE ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION OF THE ROAD WORK.
I MEAN BB ROAD, RIGHT? THAT EASTERN PART IS, YOU KNOW, ORGANIZING THE RELOCATION OF THINGS THAT ARE ALREADY UNDERGROUND AND GETTING THE THINGS THAT ARE ABOVE GROUND UNDERGROUND IS NO SMALL, YOU KNOW, FEAT.
AND, AND THERE'S JUST, THERE'S JUST NO WAY GETTING AROUND THAT IT'S GOING TO TAKE TIME.
SO MY OTHER THING ON THAT OTHER COLOR, COLOR OF THE SEATING, AND YOU'VE GOT TECH STOP, UM, AND YOU'RE SAYING THAT THEY'RE, THEY'RE IN LINE WITH EXPANDING THE EXTRA LANE FROM NEW BRAUNFELS.
SO IF YOU COME UP NEAR RUNNING CREEK, THEY'RE HAVING THEIR HIGH BRIDGE B BUILT OVER THERE AND EXPANDING OUT.
SO IS THAT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT? SO, SO ONCE, ONCE WE START WITH THIS, TECH STOCKS GONNA START TEARING UP SOME OF, FROM THE HIGHWAY AND KYLE AND EXPANDING TO ANOTHER LANE.
SO JUST A A SECOND'S WORTH OF CONTEXT IN THE BEGINNING WHEN WE STARTED COORDINATING WITH TXDOT AND IT TOOK US A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO GET THEM ENGAGED, NOT BECAUSE THEY WERE UNWILLING, BUT YOU, YOU KNOW, JUST LOOK AT WHAT ELSE THEY HAVE GOING ON IN THE AREA.
THE ORIGINAL THOUGHT WAS THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO DO A FULL SCHEMATIC AND A LOT MORE VALUATION FOR TAKING KOHLERS OVER 35 AND FOR TAKING AS ONE OPTION AND TAKING 35 OVER KOHLERS.
UM, WE ALWAYS UNDERSTOOD THE CITY'S PREFERENCE AND THE COMMUNITY'S PREFERENCE TO KEEP KOHLERS AT GRADE AND TO TAKE 35 OVER KOHLERS.
WHEN WE FINALLY GOT THEM ENGAGED AND WE TALKED ABOUT NOW WE GOTTA GET THEIR PERMISSION TO WORK ON THEIR ROAD.
RIGHT? AND WE GOTTA, THIS ONE IS GONNA BE HEAVILY COORDINATED.
ONE OF THE QUESTIONS WE ASKED WAS, DO WE REALLY HAVE TO LOOK AT TAKING KOHLERS OVER 35? AND THEY SAID, ACTUALLY YOU DON'T.
THEIR PREFERENCE WHEN THEY CAN DO IT IS TO TAKE THE INTERSTATE OVER THE LOCAL ROAD.
AND THE REASON FOR THAT, ONE OF THE REASONS FOR IT IS BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT FUTURE CLEARANCES.
IF 35 IS GOING OVER COLORS, IF TRACTOR TRAILERS GET HIGHER IN THE NEXT A HUNDRED YEARS RIGHT.
THEY DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT REBUILDING THAT STRUCTURE.
SO, YOU KNOW, WE, WE'VE HIT THAT DECISION, BUT THEN THEY SAID, WELL WE'RE DOING THIS MASSIVE PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING STUDY, THIS PLANNING ENVIRONMENTAL LINKAGES STUDY FROM SOUTH OF AUSTIN.
YOU KNOW, WHERE THAT CURRENT PROJECT IS ENDING ALL THE WAY BEYOND BS.
THE QUESTION WAS, WELL, DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT'S GONNA LOOK LIKE YET? AND THEY SAID NO.
AND SO WE SAID, WELL WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT THAT? BECAUSE WE DON'T WANNA DELAY THIS PROJECT ANY LONGER THAN IT HAS TO BE.
AND THEY SAID, WELL, WE CAN TELL YOU THE WIDTH.
SO BASICALLY WHAT WE'RE ARE GONNA START DESIGNING IS A BRIDGE THAT GOES OVER KOHL'S THAT IS A CERTAIN WIDTH.
THEY'LL TELL US WHAT THE LANES LOOK LIKE LATER.
SO I GUESS THAT'S, THAT'S SOMETHING I GUESS MAYOR, THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO REALLY KEEP AN EYE OUT ON.
BECAUSE IF WE'RE WANTING TO HAVE THIS BRIDGE OR TUNNEL UNDERNEATH, THEN TDOT'S GONNA COME BACK AND SAY, OH BY THE WAY, WE'RE GONNA BE EXPANDING IN YOUR CITY.
SO IT'S LIKE DOUBLE OR TRIPLE THE CONSTRUCTION IN THAT WHOLE AREA.
'CAUSE WE'RE BUILDING WHAT WE WANT, BUT APPARENTLY THE STATE IS WANTING WHAT THEY WANT.
SO IT'S A MATTER OF WHOSE PRIORITY OR WHAT.
THIS IS ALL GOOD NEWS, RIGHT? WHAT 35 LOOKS LIKE GOING OVER KOHLERS IS GONNA BE CLOSELY COORDINATED WITH TDOT.
WE, WE, THE CITY CANNOT DO ANYTHING WITHOUT GETTING TDOT'S BUY-IN AND THEIR PERMISSION AND COORDINATING THE GOOD NEWS IS, IS THAT, DID YOU SAY OVER KOHLERS BECAUSE OF THAT PARTNERSHIP? YOU SAID OVER KOHLERS? OVER OR UNDER? I'M SORRY, I DID I SAY THE WRONG THING? YOU SAID OVER, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE TAKING 35 OVER KOHLER'S OVER YEAH, YEAH.
35 35 IS GOING OVER KOHLER'S KOHLER'S HIS THING AT GRADE.
SAY ME OR WAS IT YOU GUYS? KOHLER'S UNDER 35? WELL, I SAY 35 OVER 'CAUSE NO, IT'S RIGHT.
BUT, BUT THAT, BUT THAT IS OKAY.
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EXTREMELY COORDINATED.AND THE GOOD NEWS IS RIGHT, IS THAT THERE MAY BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY RIGHT.
TO ADVOCATE FOR TO THE STATE FOR A CONTRIBUTION.
AND THAT'S WHERE WE GET MR EXACTLY JESSE INVOLVED WITH THE FEDERAL MONEY, EVEN TRY LOOK FOR, YOU GUYS CAN TALK ABOUT IT.
SO THAT, THAT'S CALLED ALL I WANTED.
I I'LL STOP RIGHT THERE, BUT IT'S JUST COMES.
BUT IMAGINE WHAT THAT DOES TO OUR, OUR OVERALL 294, THAT $7 MILLION, YOU GET THAT ONE DEAL, IT IT, IT BUYS YOU ANOTHER PROJECT.
SO IT'S, IT'S A WORTHWHILE PURSUIT.
AND OBVIOUSLY WE GOT SOME TIME UNFORTUNATELY.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? COUNCILOR PARSLEY? NO, NO.
THANK AND I, I IT WAS GOOD FOR US TO PUSH THROUGH THAT.
SO WHERE, WHERE ARE WE AT? DO YOU NEED A MOTION ON NO.
WAS A PRESENTATION PROJECT? NO, JUST PRESENTATION.
JUST A PRESENTATION NOW ON 24 SECOND.
[24. Consider directing the City Manager to evaluate the possibility of moving the historic oak tree on Stagecoach Road.]
UM, CONSIDER DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO EVALUATE THE POSSIBILITY OF MOVING THE HISTORIC OAK TREE ON STAGECOACH ROAD.YEAH, I REALIZED THAT WE ONLY HAD ONE ARBORIST OPINION ON THE HEALTH OF THE STAGECOACH TREE.
THAT TREE'S TWIN IS 51 INCHES, POSSIBLY 400 YEARS OLD.
UM, IT'S VERY POSSIBLE THAT WE CANNOT DO ANYTHING THAT IT IS, IS DETERIORATED, BUT WE ONLY HAVE ONE OPINION.
AND SINCE STAGECOACH IS THAT PART OF STAGECOACH IS FAIRLY FAR OUT, WE HAVE TIME TO TAKE A SECOND LOOK AT THIS TREE.
UM, I, I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO GET A SECOND ARBORIST OPINION ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THAT TREE CAN BE MOVED, UM, BECAUSE THAT WAS NOT ADDRESSED IN THE ORIGINAL ARBORIST OPINION.
UM, AND THEN IF, IF HE SAYS, IF THE ARBORIST SAYS YES, THAT THERE'S A POSSIBILITY THAT IS NOT DETERIORATED, UM, PAST PRESERVATION LEVEL, UH, THEN TO GET A A, A BID ON MOVING THAT TREE, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO TAKE THE TREE OUT ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.
UH, IT WILL CONTINUE TO DE DETERIORATE WHERE IT IS TO.
SO, UM, I WOULD, UH, RESPECTFULLY LIKE TO, UM, DIRECT THE CITY MANAGER TO, TO, UM, EVALUATE THE POSSIBILITY OF MOVING THE HISTORIC OAK TREE ON STAGECOACH.
THOUGHTS ON THE THOUGHTS ON THE DISCUSSION? YEAH, JUST REAL QUICK.
UH, THE ORIGINAL ARBORIST DID SAY THAT IT WAS A POOR CHANCE OF THE TREE SURVIVING, BUT I'M OKAY WITH, UH, GETTING A SECOND OPINION.
I THINK IT'S ALWAYS GREAT TO, UH, COVER YOUR BASES AND, AND, UH, DEFINITELY GET A SECOND OPINION ON ANYTHING.
WE DO IT IN HEALTHCARE, SO WHY NOT? LET'S GO AHEAD AND DO IT.
SO LET'S, LET'S, UH, DEFINITELY GET THE SECOND OPINION AND, AND MAYBE THE FIRST ARBORIST MISS SOMETHING YOU NEVER KNOW.
BRIAN, CAN YOU, CAN YOU COORDINATE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS SO THAT SHE HAS THE ABILITY TO ENGAGE WITH THE ARBORIST TO GET THAT RATIONALE? YEAH.
WE, MY THINKING WAS IF, IF THE AFTER DISCUSSION, IF IT COMES BACK, YES, THIS TREE IS A CONFIRMATION OF THE FIRST, WE REALLY DON'T EVEN NEED TO BRING IT BACK TO COUNSEL.
EVERYTHING MOVES FORWARD, YOU CAN JUST EMAIL THE REPORT TO US.
BUT IF THERE IS MORE TO IT, THAT WOULD BE THE, THE TRIGGER POINT TO BRING BACK A DISCUSSION ABOUT POSSIBLE FUTURE.
WE, WE HAVE, UH, SOME FIRMS THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED FOR THIS AND, UH, WE CAN COORDINATE WITH DR. HARRIS AND, UH, BRING THIS BACK, UH, IF NEED BE.
CAN I, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AN IDEA.
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO JUST ANALYZE THE TREE? I, I, I THINK, UH, DEPENDING ON THE FIRM YOU USE, UH, YOU MAY BE LOOKING AT JUST, YOU KNOW, A COUPLE OF THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR AN ARBORIST TO COME IN AND LOOK AT IT.
I, IF IT GOES TO, WELL YES, WE DO NEED TO IT, IT HAS A CHANCE OF SURVIVAL AND IT COULD BE MOVED, THEN THERE'S MORE FEES OF LOOKING AT WHERE IT COULD BE MOVED.
WHAT IS THE COST FOR REMOVING IT? UM, ESTIMATING ALL OF THOSE THINGS.
SO IT COULD BE A FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS, BUT I THINK FOR THE FIRST PIECE OF JUST SEEING THE HEALTH OF THE TREE, GETTING A SECOND OPINION, IT'S A FAIRLY SMALL, UH, DOLLAR AMOUNT.
AND IS THERE ANY REASON WHY WE ARE NOT LIKE TAKING IN CONSIDERATION THE CURRENT, UM, ANALYSIS THAT THE STUDY WASN'T THE TREE? WELL, THE ANALYSIS IS FOUR YEARS OLD FOR ONE THING AND DID NOT ADDRESS, UM, WHETHER OR NOT THE TREE COULD BE MOVED.
IT JUST ADDRESSED THE HEALTH OF THE TREE.
UM, AND SAID IT WAS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR PRESERVATION, BUT FOR SOMETHING THIS VALUABLE, A 400 YEAR OLD TREE THAT'S A, A PART OF, I MEAN IT'S ON OLD STAGE COACH ROAD, THE STAGE COACHES ACTUALLY WENT BY IT.
UM, I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, HAVING A SECOND OPINION IS A GOOD THING.
IT WILL COST US VERY LITTLE TO DO THAT.
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UM, HEISER, UM, I WAS JUST GONNA MAKE A MOTION.UNLESS, UH, UNLESS DR. HARRIS WOULD LIKE TO DO IT.
UH, MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 24 SECOND.
MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER HEISER SECOND BY MAYOR PRO.
TIM THAT WE APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 24.
IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[25. Council to discuss and designate a City of Kyle representative to serve on the Hays County Mental Health Coordinating Committee.]
COUNCIL TO DISCUSS AND DESIGNATED CITY OF COLLEGE REPRESENTATIVES SERVE ON THE HAYES COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH COORDINATE COMMITTEE.UH, THIS ITEM IS, UH, PRETTY OBVIOUS HERE.
WE NEED A REPRESENTATIVE TO SERVE ON A COORDINATING COMMITTEE THAT'S GOING TO WORK TO, UM, IDENTIFY AND CURATE MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES ACROSS THE COUNTY.
IT'S A ROLE THAT I'VE BEEN SERVING IN, UH, UNOFFICIALLY FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS.
UM, THEY'VE ASKED YOU TO MAKE IT OFFICIAL.
ASKED ME TO, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO, UH, TO APPOINT COUNCIL MEMBER HEISER TO BE THE CITY'S REPRESENTATIVE TO THE HAYES COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH COORDINATING COMMITTEE.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER TOBIAS, IS THE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION.
[26. Discussion and possible action to direct city manager and staff to review and increase parking lot lighting at older parks throughout city.]
I, ITEM 26 IS VERY MUCH IN THE SCOPE OF THE WORK THAT'S COMING TO US WITH REGARDS TO OUR PARKS MASTER PLAN.DO WE NEED TO TRY TO DISCUSS THAT NOW? 'CAUSE OBVIOUSLY THE LIGHTING'S GONNA BE A PART OF THAT.
WELL, JUST BECAUSE THERE WILL BE A TEMPORARY PERIOD I GUESS BEFORE THAT MASTER PLAN COMES AND THINGS ACTUALLY GET ON THE GROUND.
SO CAN WE JUST LOOK AT ENHANCING SOME OF FOR PUBLIC SAFETY REASONS? SOME OF THE, UM, PARKING LOT LIGHTING IS WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD, UM, ASKED BY RESIDENTS THAT IT APPEARS SORT OF DARK AND LATE KYLE AND SOME OF THE OLDER PARKS.
SO IT'S A LITTLE UNSAFE WHEN YOU'RE, CAN YOU BE MORE SPECIFIC? HANG ON, LET ME, LET ME OPEN UP THE ITEM IF WE'RE GONNA DISCUSS IT.
AGENDA ITEM 26, DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO DIRECT CITY MANAGER AND STAFF TO REVIEW AND INCREASE PARKING LOT LIGHTING AT OLDER PARKS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
WELL, IF THERE'S ANY TYPE OF, UM, LIGHTING THAT COULD BE ADDED IN ADDITION TO WHAT WE HAVE, I THINK WHAT THE COUNCIL MEMBER'S ASKING JUST FOR STAFF TO GO BY EVALUATE, SEE IF THERE'S SOME UPGRADES THEY COULD DO TEMPORARILY.
WE, WE WILL BE GLAD TO, TO LOOK AT THAT AGAIN IN JUNE.
WE'LL, WE'RE GONNA BE COMING FORWARD WITH A PLAN.
IT'LL ADDRESS WHAT, WHAT WE BELIEVE WERE ALL THE DEFICIENCIES IN ALL THE PARKS.
LIGHTING WILL BE A COMPONENT OF THAT.
UM, I'M NOT SURE WHAT KINDS OF TEMPORARY IMPROVEMENTS COULD BE MADE.
I MEAN, WE COULD GIVE IT SOME CONSIDERATION.
I MEAN, IF WE'RE GONNA HAVE A CAPITAL PLAN, SOME OF THOSE WILL TAKE TIME.
SO I, I THINK WHAT YOU'RE ASKING IS IF WE CAME UP WITH A PLAN IN JUNE AND IT MAY TAKE A YEAR TO YEAH.
YOU KNOW, WHAT'S THAT INTER WHAT COULD BE DONE IN THE INTERIM? WE COULD, WE COULD MAKE THAT AS PART OF THAT DON'T ONE SIT ON IT FOR A WHOLE YEAR.
UM, WE CAN LOOK AT SOME OPTIONS FOR YOU.
IT'S, UH, I SOMETHING WE CAN CONSIDER.
I MEAN MEAN IF SOMEONE'S NOT SURE I CAN SOLVE ALL OF THOSE PROBLEMS ON THE INTERIM PERIOD, I MEAN, SOME OF THESE ARE ELECTRICAL, THEY'RE, THEY'RE DIFFICULT TO SOLVE ON LIGHTING.
I WOULD SAY ENGINEER, JUST SAY, YOU KNOW, THESE PARKS HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR DECADE AND MORE AND WE ARE GETTING READY TO DO A ROBUST REEVALUATION.
SO MY, MY MY PERSPECTIVE IS TO ENGAGE WITH THIS MASTER PLAN AS OPPOSED TO TRYING TO GET THEM TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
ON THE, ON THE PRECIPICE OF DOING A BIGGER PROJECT.
I'M JUST LOSING MY PATIENCE, GUYS.
WELL HERE'S THE THING, MR. ZUNIGA, YOU GOTTA UNDERSTAND THAT RETAIL ROADS AGREEMENT, THERE'S A PLAN SIX YEARS IN THE MAKING.
THERE'S A PLAN COMING IN PLACE THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT.
BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO IDENTIFY WHAT OLDER PARKS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
SO IT'S, IT'S LET US, LET US BE ABLE HAVE THAT DISCUSSION THERE WORK THAT RFQ CAME HERE, THE FOLLOWING COUNCIL MEETING.
SO I'M SAYING AT THAT SPEED WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO THESE TYPES OF THINGS, BUT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A MASTER PLAN SUNGA AND IT'S JUST GOING TO BE TWO MONTHS AWAY.
I'M PRETTY SURE THAT WE CAN WAIT.
WE'RE NOT TRYING TO DENY IT TEMPORARY.
IT'S LIKE IF WE WANNA DO SOMETHING, LET'S JUST DO IT.
YOU, YOU BROUGHT UP A SUBJECT BEFORE.
SO WE DON'T WANNA GO CHEAP AS WELL ON THIS EITHER.
I JUST PUTTING UP LIGHTS FOR NOW.
MIGUEL, WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST IS IF YOU HAVE CONCRETE IDEAS AS TO INSTEAD OF SAYING, CAN HE AND STAFF JUST DRIVE AROUND AND TRY TO READ YOUR MIND AS TO WHAT EXACTLY YOU WANT AND OR WHAT THE RESIDENTS ARE TELLING YOU? YEAH, SURE.
AND I'LL FULLY SUPPORT THAT IF THERE'S, IF YOU WANT TO COME FORWARD WITH SOMETHING CONCRETE.
AND, AND I KNOW YOU'RE A NEWBIE, SO, UH, THOSE PARTS THAT YOU IDENTIFIED ARE REALLY, REALLY, IT'S, IT'S GOOD TO, NEW TO BE.
THEY'RE, IT'S GOOD TO BE A PASSIONATE ABOUT WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN.
NO, I'M JUST LETTING YOU KNOW THAT GRAY CLARK PARK IS REALLY, REALLY OLD.
AND THE, THE UPGRADES THERE WERE TIME WE ON, HANG ON, ON ALL LAST
[27. Discussion to review Charter Review Commission and councilmember charter amendment process and timelines.]
TWO ITEMS. UH, AGENDA ITEM 27, DISCUSSION TO REVIEW CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION AND COUNCIL MEMBER CHARTER AMENDMENT PROCESS AND TIMELINES.[03:25:01]
I'LL JUST KEEP IT BRIEF.UH, I THINK THAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE REVIEWING THE CHARTER AS COUNCIL MEMBERS EVERY TWO YEARS.
I DON'T BELIEVE THAT WE DID IT LAST YEAR.
AND THEN ON SUBSEQUENT TO THAT, THERE'S A COMMITTEE THAT'S FORMED EVERY FIVE YEARS.
SO I JUST THINK THAT, UH, IT'S, IT'D BE WISE TO, UH, REVIEW OUR CHARTER, SEE WHAT TYPES OF AMENDMENTS WE'D LIKE TO INCORPORATE INTO THE CHARTER, UH, FROM COUNCIL'S FEEDBACK AND MAYBE WE COULD PUT TOGETHER AN OFF, UH, SESSION IF PEOPLE WANNA BE IN IT.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS, IT'S FINE.
BUT, UH, SO WE ALL HAVE THE ABILITY TO, UM, REVIEW IT, ADD AMENDMENTS AND FORM A DRAFT AND THEN BRING IT BACK TO COUNCIL.
WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE, IN THE PAST ON THE TWO YEAR TERM IS JUST LIKE THIS, WHAT YOU DID, BRING IT FORWARD AND THEN LET EVERYONE KNOW THERE'S GONNA BE AN ITEM COMING FORWARD THAT, YOU KNOW, FOR US TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS.
AND WE ALL TAKE VOTES AND THEN WE WILL CALL, CALL IT.
I MEAN THIS IS THE RIGHT TIME TO DO IT.
AND, UH, SOMETIMES STAFF AS WELL HAS SOME SUGGESTIONS FOR SURE.
SCRIBNER'S ERRORS OR VARIETY OF THINGS.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE'VE GOT ANY MORE.
I KNOW YOU'VE GONE THROUGH EVERY TIME IT SEEMS LIKE JENNIFER'S GOT A LIST OF ABOUT EIGHT OR 10 THINGS AND YOU KNOW AMY AS WELL.
SO I'M IN, I'M IN FAVOR OF, OF SAYING THAT.
AND THEN WE WILL KNOW WHEN IT'S COMING AND EVERYONE CAN READ.
AND IF THERE'S ITEMS YOU WANT TO PROPOSE, THEN WE'VE ALL GOT THE ABILITY TO BE PREPARED.
THERE IS ONE CONSEQUENCE I JUST WANNA POINT OUT.
SO THE COUNCIL'S AWARE, THE CHARTER SAYS THAT THE COUNCIL REVIEWS THE CHARTER EVERY TWO YEARS AND THAT A CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSIONER REVIEWS IT EVERY FIVE YEARS.
THIS IS THE TIME WHEN THOSE DON'T LINE UP.
SO THE FIVE YEARS WOULD ACTUALLY BE NEXT YEAR.
AND WE CAN ONLY TAKE CHARTER AMENDMENTS TO THE VOTERS EVERY TWO YEARS.
SO IF WE DID TAKE AMENDMENTS THIS YEAR, THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION'S AMENDMENTS COULDN'T GO UNTIL 26.
WELL, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING THAT'S PRESSING ENOUGH TO NOT FOLLOW THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION PROCESS.
SO IF THAT'S TRUE, THEN I'D RATHER WAIT AND, AND ALLOW THE COMMISSION TO DO IT.
SO LESS POLITICAL COMMISSION'S NEXT YEAR.
OUR LAST CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION WAS 2020.
WE COULD DO IT EARLIER, BUT WE HAVE TO DO IT BY 25.
AND IF WE START THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION RIGHT NOW, THEY GET SIX MONTHS.
SO IT WOULDN'T MAKE THE 24 BALLOT.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE AT 25 NO MATTER WHAT.
UNLESS WE WANT TO JUST PROPOSE SOME THINGS, BUT IF WE JUST PROPOSE SOME THINGS, THEN WE HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL 26 IS WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
NEXT YEAR WE JUST APPOINT THE COMMITTEE JUST TO REVIEW.
I I THINK THE COMMITTEE'S THE BEST WAY TO GO WITH, UH, IT'S DEFINITELY A, A BETTER ROUTE.
I MEAN, I, I WANTED IN THE HANDS OF THE COMMITTEE, BUT ALSO FOR COUNCIL TO HAVE AN ABILITY TO KIND OF HELP 'EM WITH WHAT WE'D LIKE TO SEE IN, IN OUR CHARTER.
BUT IT'S STILL, IT'S STILL THE, THE C COMMITTEE DOES NOT, UH, THE COMM CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION DOES NOT SEND THEM.
THEY MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO US.
WE TAKE OR LEAVE AND THEN WE CAN ADD OUR OWN THERE AS WELL.
ESSENTIALLY IT'S JUST, I GUESS WE NEED TO PUT A, IT'S A DOUBLE EYES ON THE THING.
SO LET'S YOU KNOW, WHEN DO YOU THINK THAT WE NEED TO ESTABLISH THAT COMMISSION? OCTOBER MAYBE.
UH, THEY NEED, THEY JUST NEED SIX MONTHS BY BEFORE ABOUT JULY OR AUGUST.
SO YOU GUYS HAVE TIME TO REVIEW, YOU THINK LIKE JUNE FOR YOU GUYS TO REVIEW? I THINK WE DID IT IN JANUARY.
JANUARY AND THEN THAT WAY THEY HAD A FULL SIX MONTHS AND THEN THEY BROUGHT THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS TO US AND THEN WE VOTED ON IT.
IF WHATEVER VERBIAGE OR CODE, I THINK IF YOU HAD, IF YOU HAD THE COMMISSION FORM BY JANUARY AND THEY WERE COMMISSIONED WITH THE WORK AND WHATEVER CHARGE THAT YOU GAVE THE COMMISSION TO LOOK AT, THAT'D GIVE THEM PLENTY OF TIME TO BRING IT BACK AND YOU'D HAVE TWO OR THREE MONTHS TO, TO CONSIDER IT.
AND IF SOMETHING NEEDS TO GO ON THE BOND, THEN THEY'LL RECOMMEND IT.
SO, SO HERE'S THE PROBLEM WITH THAT IS SOMETIMES WE'RE SO BUSY WITH SO MUCH GOING ON.
SO IS THIS SOMETHING THAT OBVIOUSLY IT NEEDS TO HAPPEN THAT WE CAN RELY ON STAFF SO THAT WE'RE NOT THE ONES THAT HAVE TO BRING FORWARD THE, THE FIRST ITEM TO ESTABLISH THE COMMISSION? YEAH.
WE, WE CAN PUT THAT ON OUR SCHEDULE OF ITEMS TO BRING BACK TO YOU AT THE RIGHT TIME.
AND IF YOU WANNA HAVE THAT COME BACK TO YOU IN THE FALL.
UH, WE COULD BRING THAT BACK WITH A SCHEDULE AND, AND OUTLINE.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO DIRECT THE CITY MANAGER TO PUT THE, UH, SCHEDULE FOR THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION IN PLACE AND BRING AN ITEM BACK AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME TO KICK OFF THAT PROCESS.
IS THERE DISCUSSION WITH MOTION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[28. Consider directing the City Manager to hire a consultant to analyze existing city council district boundaries.]
NEXT UP AGENDA ITEM 28, CONSIDER DIRECTING CITY MANAGER TO HIRE A CONSULTANT TO ANALYZE EXISTING CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT BOUNDARIES.UH, THE CITY HAS NOT LOOKED AT DISTRICT BOUNDARIES SINCE 2011 AND OUR POPULATION IS MORE THAN DOUBLED SINCE THEN.
UH, SO I THOUGHT IT NOW WOULD BE A GOOD TIME OR AT SOME POINT IN THE NEAR FUTURE TO TAKE A LOOK.
UM, THE ONLY CHANGES IN THOSE BOUNDARIES HAVE BEEN, UH, DUE TO ANNEXATION.
SO, UM, I BELIEVE WE'RE SUPPOSED TO DO IT AFTER THE CENSUS, UH, SO A COUPLE YEARS AGO.
SO, UM, WITH THAT, I'D, UH, LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION, UH, TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 28, SECOND MOTION BY
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CUSTOMER HEISER SECONDED BY THE MAYOR THAT WE APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 28.SO IT'S, IT'S GONNA GO THROUGH THE PROFESSIONAL PROCESS.
IT'S NOT GONNA BE US DRAWN ON A MAP.
UH, IT'S GONNA BE A CON, A CONSULTANT THAT WILL GO THROUGH AND MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO US.
I'LL, I'LL BRING A PROFESSIONAL LAW FIRM FORWARD TO YOU AND ASK YOU TO APPROVE A CONTRACT WITH THAT FIRM.
AND THEY WILL WALK YOU THROUGH THE, THE VERY, UH, DETAILED PROCESS THAT YOU NEED TO GO THROUGH ON THAT TO, TO BE, UH, COMPLIANCE WITH ALL THE LAWS.
AND IF, UM, CUSTOMER TOBI, WHEN WE GO TO THIS CONSULTING, IS THERE A CONSULTING COMPANY THAT HAS BEEN USED BEFORE? OR SHOULD WE LOOK AT GETTING BIDS FOR THESE TYPES OF THINGS TO BE EQUITABLE AND TO WHERE LUCKY YOU GET TWO DIFFERENT BIDS OF THIS IS WHAT ONE COMPANY DID IN THIS CITY, THIS IS WHAT THEY CAN DO.
AND THEN IF WE NEED TO LOOK AT POSSIBLY GETTING THAT ADVISORY REDISTRICTING COMMITTEE LATER ON, THEY CAN WORK TOGETHER WITH THEM.
MY MY RECOMMENDATION IS TO IS TO LOOK AT A FEW FIRMS FOR YOU.
IT'S LAW FIRMS, THEY'RE ALL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, SO IT WON'T BE BASED ON COST, IT'S NOT A BID, BUT WE'LL BRING YOU, UH, BACK, UH, THE FIRMS THAT WE LOOKED AT AND THE RECOMMENDATION THAT WE HAVE FOR YOU OF HOW TO PROCEED WITH IT.
THERE, THERE ARE FIRMS, THIS IS A VERY SPECIALIZED AND NICHE, UH, TYPE OF WORK.
SO IT'S NOT JUST ANY LAW FIRM THAT CAN DO IT.
THEY'RE, THEY'RE ONES THAT THIS IS WHAT THEY DO AND THIS IS PRETTY MUCH ALL WHAT THEY DO.
AND, AND THE FIRM THAT WE BRING WOULD BE AT LEAST SOMEBODY THAT'S, UH, A COMPANY THAT IS FAMILIAR WITH OUR TYPE OF POPULATION, DEMOGRAPHICS AND SO FORTH.
WELL, JUST A COMPANY THAT'S FAMILIAR WITH THE WORK.
AND AND THE RESTRICTIONS AND THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT AND ALL THOSE THINGS.
THAT WAS THE OTHER THING THAT REFERENCED THE EMAIL.
AND SOMEONE THAT'S VERY INDEPENDENT OF THE COMMUNITY TOO IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT THEY CAN COME IN AND PROVIDE OBJECTIVE ADVICE TO THE, THE COMMUNITY THAT DOESN'T HAVE ANY POLITICAL, UH, CONSEQUENCES TO THEM.
THEY'RE JUST PROVIDING THE BEST ADVICE TO THE CITY THEY CAN.
I I JUST WANT TO STATE ONE QUICK THING FOR THE RECORD THAT THIS IS FOR ANYONE LISTENING.
THIS IS A, A AT LEAST FOR ME, THIS IS IN REGARD TO MAKING THE SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICTS, UH, MORE EQUALLY SIZED, UH, AND PROPORTIONATELY SIZED BASED ON, UM, GEOGRAPHICS.
'CAUSE OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE AT LARGE SEATS AND THOSE DON'T CHANGE.
WE'RE NOT LOOKING AT ADDING OTHER SEATS.
WELL THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT I WAS GONNA SAY.
THAT'S, UM, IF Y'ALL WERE NOT AWARE OR IS IT JUST QUESTION.
CAN I, CAN I, SO OUR CHARTER ACTUALLY GIVES US THE ABILITY TO MAKE AN AMENDMENT TO, UM, MAKE A, AN THAT LARGE DISTRICT, A DISTRICT, UH, A A SPECIFIC DISTRICT.
SO, SO I'M NOT SURE IF Y'ALL ARE AWARE OF THAT.
WE DON'T NEED TO DO THIS STUDY FOR THAT.
SO THAT'S JUST SOMETHING, IF Y'ALL HAD THOUGHT ABOUT THAT, I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU JUST SAID.
WHAT DID YOU IT WOULD'VE, WE CAN REMOVE IN THAT LARGE MEMBER.
SO, SO, AND CREATE ANOTHER DISTRICT.
IF THE CHARTER LAYS OUT THE COUNCIL POSITIONS, WE COULD AMEND THE CHARTER AND IF, IF IT WERE THE WILL OF THE COUNCIL AND THE VOTERS AND REPLACE IT OUT.
I THINK WE'VE GOT THE BEST IDEA OF ANYONE THREE YEAR TERMS, THREE SINGLE MEMBERS, THREE AT LARGE, THE WAY THEY'RE STAGGERED AND THE ELECTION, THEY PUT IT TOGETHER VERY WELL.
YOU DO NOT WANT MORE SINGLE MEMBERS.
WE STILL HAVE TO HAVE THE STUDY BECAUSE YOU'D HAVE TO BALANCE THE DISTRICTS.
BECAUSE THAT WOULDN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE.
FOR THE BALANCE IS, IS GREAT, BUT NOT TO, UH, TAKE AWAY A AT LARGE SEED BECAUSE WE'RE PRETTY, EVEN ALL OUR LARGE SEEDS COULD END UP IN THE SAME DISTRICT AND THEN YOU REALLY DON'T.
I'M GONNA, I'M GONNA CALL THE VOTE.
WE JUST, WE CAN CAN TALK ABOUT THIS AS WE GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS.
ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ALL OPPOSED? OUR MOTION CARRIES SEVEN TO ZERO.