Oct 15, 2024 City Council Regular Meeting

SESSION. THERE WILL BE NO ACTION TAKEN NOW. MOTION TO ADJOURN. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. WE ARE

[I) Call Meeting to Order and Roll Call]

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HEIZER. HERE. ZUNIGA. PRESENT. HARRIS. HERE. PARSLEY. HERE. TOBIAS. PRESENT. ALL RIGHT. ALL

[II) Approval of Minutes]

IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED? MOTION

[III) Citizen Comment Period with City Council]

HOW ARE YOU ALL DOING? I APPRECIATE THE TIME TO SPEAK TO THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE MAYOR. I APPRECIATE EVERYONE ON THERE AND TAKING CARE OF OUR CITY. I'D LIKE TO FIRST OFF, THANK THAT THE VETERANS THAT ARE HERE, THE REPRESENTING US TONIGHT, I THINK THAT THEY DESERVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE, A MINIMUM. THEY SERVED OUR COUNTRY SO YOU COULD BE SITTING IN THOSE SEATS. SO I APPLAUD YOU. I APPLAUD THE FIRST RESPONDERS THAT KEEP US SAFE AND PROTECTED EVERY DAY. THOSE THAT GO OUT THERE AND TAKE CARE OF FIRES, TAKE CARE OF TRAFFIC INCIDENTS AND WHATNOT, I APPRECIATE THEM. THANK YOU GENTLEMEN. I AM FROM AMBITS. I AM THE COMMANDER OF POST 115. I HAVE SPOKEN TO A COUPLE OF YOUR MEMBERS ON THE ON THE BOARD HERE, AND THE FIRST THING THAT CAME TO MIND WAS, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO FOR OUR VETERANS? WHAT CAN THE CITY DO FOR THE VETERANS AND WHAT CAN WE DO FOR OUR CITY? WE DID A FLAG RETIREMENT JUST A COUPLE WEEKS AGO. COUNCIL MEMBER ROBERT RIZZO WAS THERE. IT TURNED OUT PERFECT. THERE WAS A COUPLE LITTLE THINGS, BUT IT TURNED OUT PERFECT. WE WERE TALKING ABOUT DOING IT LONG TERM AND DOING IT ANNUALLY. I WOULD SUGGEST PROBABLY FLAG DAY. THAT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION. WE DO A LOT FOR OUR COMMUNITY. WE DO BREAKFASTS. VFW DOES THEIRS FROM 8 TO 9 EVERY FRIDAY. WE ASK THAT YOU WEAR A RED SHIRT. REMEMBER? EVERYBODY DEPLOYED. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE REMEMBER THOSE THAT ARE OVERSEAS AND NEVER FORGET THOSE PEOPLE. WE HAVE COATS FOR KIDS, WHICH WE'RE COLLECTING FOR. WE WILL BE COLLECTING UP UNTIL THE END OF OUR BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER. THERE WILL BE A INVITE TO THE MAYOR AND TO THE COUNCIL MEMBERS. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND, I THINK THAT WAS ALREADY SENT OUT TO YOU. WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE'RE WORKING CLOSELY WITH VFW, WHICH IN THE PAST HAS BEEN PROBLEMS, BUT NOW WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER. THE REASON WHY WE'RE WORKING FOR OUR VETERANS, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE WORK FOR OUR VETERANS. THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS OUT THERE PTSD. A LOT OF PEOPLE COMING HOME WITH DIFFERENT PROBLEMS. WE WANT TO TAKE CARE OF THOSE PROBLEMS AND HELP THOSE INDIVIDUALS OUT. WE HAVE A GREAT VSO OVER IN SAN MARCOS THAT TAKES CARE OF US. HE MAKES SURE THAT THOSE PEOPLE ARE TAKEN CARE OF AND TAKEN CARE OF WELL. I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO JUST SAY THAT WITH THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, WE'VE BEEN TALKING TO OUR COMMUNITY AND I'VE TALKED TO MISTER TOBIAS. I'VE TALKED TO MISTER RIZZO. I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST MAYBE THAT WE COME UP WITH CERTAIN PARKING AREAS FOR ALL OVER THE CITY OF KYLE, NOT JUST FOR ONE OUT HERE, BUT FOR ALL OVER. I THINK LOWE'S DOES IT. THEY HAVE A COUPLE'S PARKING SPOTS FOR VETERANS. I THINK THAT SHOULD BE HELPED OUT FOR ALL VETERANS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBERS. THANK YOU, MISTER CAULKINS. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP IS JASON PAYNE. HONORABLE MAYOR. DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. FELLOW

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I JUST WANT TO COME IN AND REMIND EVERYBODY, FOLLOW US ON THE FACEBOOK PAGE. WE HAVE A LOT OF GOOD EVENTS COMING UP. WE ARE HELPING AS COMMANDER CHRIS SAID WITH THE AMVETS. WE IF YOU HAVE ANY TYPE OF COATS OR ANYTHING NEW COATS, USED COATS, CLEAN COATS TO DROP OFF TO, THEY HAVE A DEAL THAT THEY'RE TAKING IT TO NEEDY PEOPLE TO PROVIDE THEM WITH WARMTH FOR THIS COLD TIME THAT'S COMING UP. THE VFW HAS STARTED A COMMUNITY CLOSET. WE HAVE A BUNCH OF STUFF IN THERE.

IT'S WE STARTED IT TO HELP OUT THE VETERANS AND THEN WE'VE ALL DECIDED TO NOT JUST DO VETERANS, VETERANS HAVE PRIORITY, OF COURSE. CAN COME IN, TAKE ANYTHING THEY NEED OR WANT OR FEEL LIKE THEY USE. YOU COULD DROP STUFF OFF AS WELL. THE COMMUNITY CLOSET IS JUST WHAT IT SAYS. IT'S FOR THE COMMUNITY. WE HAVE IT THERE SO THAT WE CAN PROVIDE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY ANYTIME, LIKE IF THERE'S A FIRE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. IT'S A QUICK, EASY PLACE TO GET IMMEDIATE, NEEDED CLOTHING. ANYTHING THEY NEED THAT WE MIGHT HAVE IN THERE, WE HAVE A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT STUFF BOOKS, TOYS, EVERYTHING. SO WE HAVE A COMMUNITY CLOSET THAT'S AVAILABLE FOR EVERYTHING TO GO OUT THERE. SO YOU JUST CONTACT THE NUMBER ON THE VFW SIGN OR AREA AND WE'LL GET SOMEBODY THERE TO OPEN IT UP AND GET CLOTHES EITHER TO YOU OR LET YOU WALK IN AND GET WHAT YOU NEED. ALSO, REMEMBER THAT STARTING THE 26TH THROUGH THE 31ST, WE HAVE THE HAUNTED HOUSE. IT'S STATED THAT IT'S A $10 ENTRY FEE, BUT WE ARE NOT GOING TO TURN ANYONE AWAY. WE WANT PEOPLE TO COME OUT AND ENJOY IT. WE'RE GOING TO. WE'VE BEEN WORKING REALLY HARD, SO IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO COME OUT AND DOESN'T WANT TO PAY THE FEE OR CAN'T PAY IT, THAT'S FINE. WE GOT YOU. THEY'RE MORE THAN WELCOME. WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE AT REGULAR TIMES ON ALL THE WAY UP TO THE 31ST. BUT ON HALLOWEEN NIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO STAY OPEN TILL PEOPLE STOP COMING IN. WE WANT EVERYBODY TO HAVE A CHANCE TO COME IN AND ENJOY A HAUNTED HOUSE. WE'VE GOT A SCARY PAST.

WE'VE GOT A LESS SCARY PATH. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ACTORS, WE'VE GOT MAKEUP ARTISTS PROFESSIONAL FROM MOVIES COMING OUT. SO WE'VE GOT WHEELCHAIRS, WALKERS, ANYTHING AVAILABLE FOR THAT? WE'RE ALSO WORKING REALLY HARD ON BRINGING PEOPLE INTO THE VFW AND MAKING THAT COMMUNITY.

YOU KNOW, CONNECTION WITH PEOPLE THAT KNOW WHERE THEY'VE BEEN. ONE THING THAT I AM TRYING TO WORK HARD ON IS TRYING TO GET OUT TO OUR LADY VETERANS, OUR WOMEN VETERANS. THERE'S A LOT OF WOMEN VETERANS OUT THERE THAT FEEL LIKE IT'S ONLY FOR MEN, AND WE WANT THEM TO COME IN, AT LEAST COME TO A FRIDAY BREAKFAST. IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE THAT THAT HAS A WOMAN VETERAN, BRING THEM WITH YOU OR COME IN AND TALK TO US. THAT'S WHAT I REALLY WANT TO DO IS GET WOMEN VETERANS INVOLVED AGAIN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. Y'ALL HAVE A GREAT NIGHT. ARE YOU STILL WAITING ON THE INSPECTION FOR YOUR HAUNTED HOUSE? YES. JESSE, COULD WE GET ON THAT REALLY QUICK AND GET THEM THEIR INSPECTION, PLEASE? I THINK WE'RE STILL WAITING ON THAT.

YES. LAST I HEARD, THEY NEEDED AN INSPECTION FOR THEIR HAUNTED HOUSE. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE COULD GET DONE? PRETTY QUICKLY? I APPRECIATE IT, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS TIM WOLFE. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL CITY STAFF. MY NAME IS TIM WOLFE. I RESIDE IN THE COLD SPRINGS NEIGHBORHOOD, AND I'M HERE TONIGHT TO EXPRESS MY CONCERNS ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT. LABELED THE PROJECT SAHARA BETWEEN COUNTY ROADS 150 AND 158. WHILE I UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN OUR CITY, I BELIEVE THAT THIS DEVELOPMENT RAISES SIGNIFICANT CONCERNS THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL ONLY EXACERBATE OUR ALREADY OVERBURDENED INFRASTRUCTURE. COUNTY ROAD 158 BETWEEN THE I-35 SERVICE ROAD AND EAST POST ROAD, WHICH IS MAINTAINED BY THE CITY, IS ALREADY DAMAGED AND HAS BEEN DAMAGED REPEATEDLY BY OVERWEIGHT COMMERCIAL VEHICLE USE. IT WAS RECENTLY REPAIRED BECAUSE THE RUNNING HAD GOTTEN SO BAD THAT VEHICLES WERE ACTUALLY DAMAGING THEIR WHEELS, AND EVEN SCRAPING THE BOTTOMS OF THEIR CARS. DUE TO THAT AREA. WHILE I UNDERSTAND THE ENTICEMENT OF THE EXTENSION OF GOFORTH ROAD, IF THAT SECTION OF GOFORTH ROAD ENDS UP BEING A TWO LANE ROAD RUNNING THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF A HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, IT WILL BE OF NO

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THE BACKUP MATERIALS SPECIFICALLY STATES IT IS CRITICAL FOR THE PROJECT TO BE IMPLEMENTED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, AS IT IS REQUIRED TO ACCOMMODATE NEW AND PLANNED DEVELOPMENT. I FIND THAT TO BE IRONIC, SEEING AS THIS REPORT WAS DONE IN 2016, AND NOW THAT THE DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN APPROVED, YOU GUYS ARE IN A RUSH TO GET IT DONE. SO I WOULD JUST LIKE TO CAUTION YOU GUYS AS YOU MOVE FORWARD WITH THE EMINENT DOMAIN PROCESS, TO BE THOUGHTFUL AND RESPECTFUL TO THE LANDOWNERS. I THINK YOU WILL CATCH MORE. WHAT IS IT? CATCH MORE BEES WITH HONEY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO COME FORWARD? JACOB HOUK, FOR THE RECORD. JUST WANTED TO REMIND THE COUNCIL THAT IF WE DON'T BUILD MORE DENSE URBAN AREAS FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE TO LIVE, IT'LL JUST END UP BEING MORE SUBURBAN SPRAWL THAT WE ALREADY CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY. JUST WANTED TO THROW THAT OUT THERE FOR Y'ALL.

THANKS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. IS THERE IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO COME FORWARD? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, I'M GOING TO CLOSE CITIZEN COMMENTS. CITIZEN COMMENTS IS NOW CLOSED. NEXT UP

[IV) Agenda Order]

SEEING NONE, WE WILL MOVE ON. I'M ACTUALLY. WELL, IF YOU DON'T MIND, WE'LL WE'LL DO APPOINTMENTS AFTER PRESENTATIONS. WE HAVE TWO PRETTY GOOD PRESENTATIONS I'D LIKE TO GIVE EVERYBODY THE IN THE AUDIENCE THE ABILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN. SO AGENDA ITEM

[6) Receive a report regarding Pillows of Peace Project celebrating its 15 Year Anniversary providing pillows of comfort for those displaced due to Domestic Violence, Homelessness, Major Storms, and other needs in our community. ]

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OKAY. PILLOWS OF PEACE. CREATOR MARY SCHULTHEISS. SHE'S A NURSE AND SHE'S FROM BEAUMONT, TEXAS.

SHE INITIALLY DONATED VARIOUS ITEMS TO LOCAL BATTERED WOMEN'S CENTERS SHELTERS IN THE GREATER NEW ORLEANS AREA. MAYOR SCHULTHEISS CONTINUED TO VISIT SHELTERS ONLY TO HEAR HOW MANY WOMEN COULD NOT LEAVE THEIR SITUATION WITHOUT PERSONAL BELONGINGS. SOMETIMES THEY ONLY HAD A PILLOWCASE FILLED WITH WHATEVER THEY COULD THROW INTO THE PILLOWS QUICKLY. MARY SCHULTHEISS THOUGHT AS SHE LAID TO REST AFTER A LONG DAY'S WORK. A PILLOW IS OFTEN A COMFORT TO HOLD ON, SQUEEZE, CRY ON. IN TIMES OF SADNESS, JOY AND HAPPINESS IN HER LIFE. SHE WANTED OTHERS ALSO TO HAVE THE COMFORT AND SATISFACTION SHE EXPERIENCED. OUR MISSION IS TO BRING COMFORT TO THOSE WHO SUFFER AT THE HANDS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. OUR VISION IS THAT THE SURVIVORS WILL FIND COMFORT AND KEEP THE PILLOWS. AS A REMINDER, WE CARE AND THAT THEY FIND COMFORT, EMPOWERMENT AND PEACE AS THEY TRY TO REST EACH NIGHT TO STRENGTHEN THEIR MINDS, BODIES AND SOULS TO END THEIR BATTLE AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENC. AFTER I PURCHASED MY HOUSE HERE IN KYLE, TEXAS IN 2016, 2006 AFTER HURRICANE KATRINA, THIS WORTHY PROJECT WAS INTRODUCED TO HAYS COUNTY. FROM 2008, IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN TO 2015. THIS WAS A SELF-SPONSORED PROJECT. IN 2016. UNFORGETTABLE FAMILIES AND FRIENDS BECAME A 500 1C3 NONPROFIT, PILLOW OF PEACE CAMPAIGN TO BRING AWARENESS TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HAS TOUCHED THE LIVES OF MANY PEOPLE IN TEXAS. WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF HAYS COUNTY ESD FIVE, KYLE FIRE DEPARTMENT, KYLE POLICE DEPARTMENT SUPERCENTER, WALMART AND KOHL'S DEPARTMENT STORE IN KYLE, TEXAS. KYLE AREA SENIOR ZONE KYLE CITIZEN POLICE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION KYLE LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSOCIATION, SIGMA GAMMA RHO, NU SIGMA SIGMA SORORITY, VFW POST 115 LADIES AUXILIARY, AND OF COURSE, THE GENEROUS LOCAL CITIZENS. YES, IT TAKES A VILLAGE. WE COULD NOT DO THIS BY OURSELVES. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, THE PILLAR OF PEACE CAMPAIGN HAS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED MANY LOCAL NONPROFITS THROUGH PILLOW DONATIONS. WHEN THE HAYS CALDWELL WOMEN'S CENTER OPENED ITS NEW FACILITY, UNFORGETTABLE FAMILIES AND FRIENDS PROVIDED PILLOWS FOR THE ENTIRE CENTER, AND THAT WAS OVER 100 PILLOWS THAT WE GAVE THEM. OVER 7000 PILLOWS HAVE BEEN COLLECTED AND DONATED TO VARIOUS NONPROFITS, PROVIDING COMFORT AND SUPPORT TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. THE UNSHELTERED DISASTER SURVIVORS, AND CANCER PATIENTS. THIS TANGIBLE SUPPORT HAS MADE A REAL DIFFERENCE IN THESE INDIVIDUAL LIVES. OKAY, THE FIRST YEAR PILLOW PIECE AND THAT'S ME. 50 POUNDS LIGHTER OR.

WE INTRODUCED THE PROGRAM TO HAYS COUNTY WITH ONLY 32 PILLOWS. THEY WERE PLACED AT THE HAYS CALDWELL WOMEN'S CENTER. OKAY. AND THIS IS COLLECTION OF PILLOWS. WE HAVE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. WE HAVE COUNCILMAN RUSSO OVER THERE TO THE PICTURE AT THE TOP IS FROM NEW ORLEANS.

WHEN THEY COLLECTED PICTURES, WE HAVE THE SIGMA GAMMA RHO NU SIGMA SIGMA SORORITY. AND THAT IS THE PICTURE OF SOME OF THE PILLOWS WE WENT FROM 32 PILLOWS TO OVER 600 PILLOWS LAST, LAST YEAR. AND THAT IS SOME OF THE ORGANIZATIONS PICKING UP THE PILLOWS. AND WHAT WE DO NOW, WE HAVE THE ORGANIZATIONS COME TO US AND PICK UP THE PILLOWS THE DAY OF THE EVENT. FOR ONCE UPON A TIME, I WAS DELIVERING THOSE PILLOWS TO THE VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS. AND YOU KNOW, THERE'S NO WAY I CAN DELIVER 600 PILLOWS NOW. AND YOU SEE THE PICTURE OF HAYS HIGH SCHOOL

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THEY RECEIVE PROBLEMS FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, LIKE I SAID, IS NOT ALWAYS PHYSICAL. AND A FEW YEARS AGO WHEN I DID MY PRESENTATION, WHEN I WAS SAYING THAT WHEN I WAS DOING MY RESEARCH ON THIS AND I'M READING SECLUSION AND I SAID, OH, THAT'S ME. AND WHEN I SAY TELLING THINGS LIKE, OH, YOU LITTLE POOR THING, OH, YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING. OH, YOU NEVER AMOUNT TO ANYTHING. AND I'M SAYING, OH, THAT'S ME. NO, HE NEVER HIT ME. BUT HE DID TELL ME SOME AWFUL WORDS AND WHEN I WAS IN COLLEGE, I WENT TO COLLEGE WHILE I WAS MARRIED, AND ONE NIGHT WHEN I CAME HOME FROM CLASS, HE SAID, I KNOW WHO YOU SPOKE TO. I SAW EVERY MOVE THAT YOU MADE. I DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS FOLLOWING ME ON A COLLEGE CAMPUS. SO ALL THESE THINGS IS A PART OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND I WOULD INVITE ALL OF YOU TO COME OUT ON NOVEMBER THE 2ND, EITHER AS A VOLUNTEER OR TO BRING A FEW PILLOWS SO WE CAN SURPASS THAT 600 PILLOWS AND PILLOWCASES THAT

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DID ANYBODY GET AN AMBER ALERT YESTERDAY? OKAY. IF YOU'RE FOLLOWING THE NEWS NOW, IT HITS EVERYWHERE. IT HITS ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES. IT HAPPENED YESTERDAY AS WELL IN THE SENSE ALMOST HALF OF ALL WOMEN AND MEN IN THE UNITED STATES HAVE EXPERIENCED PSYCHOLOGICAL AGGRESSION BY INTIMATE PARTNER IN THEIR LIFETIME. 48.4% AND 48%, RESPECTIVELY. SO THE PILLOWS THEY WERE COLLECTED BECAUSE OF THE COMMUNITY GENEROSITY, IMPACTS THE VICTIMS BY GIVING THEM A PLACE TO PLAY ON THEIR HEAD, PLACE ON THEIR HEAD, SOMETHING OF COMFORT AND PEACE AND SECURITY. AND LIKE I SAID, IT AFFECTS ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY EVERYWHERE, INCLUDING OUR OWN HERE IN KYLE AND IT ALSO AFFECTED MANY, MANY PEOPLE IN OUR CITY, INCLUDING OUR KYLE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THEIR FAMILIES AND WE MUST ALWAYS, ALWAYS STILL CONTINUE TO RESPECTFULLY HONOR AND REMEMBER THEIR NAMES. SAMANTHA DEAN. SAMANTHA DEAN AND MADDIE. THAT HITS HOME TO ALL OF US. IT REALLY DOES. SO WE MUST CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE AND BRING AWARENESS AND IF ANYBODY OUT THERE RIGHT NOW THAT IS GOING THROUGH THIS THAT NEEDS HELP OR ASSISTANCE, PLEASE REACH OUT. THERE ARE RESOURCES. THERE ARE PEOPLE HERE TO HELP YOU REACH OUT TO ME, AND I WILL BE ABLE TO GET YOU TO THE SERVICES AND THE HELP THAT YOU NEED. AND SO WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO FOLLOW UP WITH THIS ONE LAST THING FOR MISS BENTLEY. I HAVE A SPECIAL, SPECIAL MESSAGE FOR YOU FROM FRIENDS OF OUR DEAR MISS CYNTHIA BENTLEY. I HOPE THIS EVENING FINDS YOU SURROUNDED BY JOY AND WARMTH, KNOWING THAT YOU HAVE ACCOMPLISHED BOTH IN THE CITY OF KYLE AND NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA. YOU TRULY EMBODY THE ESSENCE OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, ALWAYS EXTENDING YOUR HEART AND HANDS TO UPLIFT FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. JUST AS YOU'VE DONE FOR ME, BOTH PERSONALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY. FROM THE MOMENT WE MET AS COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND TRAVELED TO DC AND STARTED THE KIWANIS CLUB TOGETHER, YOUR UNWAVERING SUPPORT HAS MEANT THE WORLD TO ME AND THE REST AS THEY SAY, IS HISTORY. I ESPECIALLY WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR INCREDIBLE EFFORTS IN PROMOTING THIS PROJECT IN TEXAS, AND YOUR SUCCESS IN ENGAGING THE CITY OF KYLE TO JOIN THE FIGHT TO BRING AWARENESS AND SUPPORT TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SURVIVORS. THE WORK YOU'VE DONE TO ENSURE THAT THE PILLOWS PROVIDE COMFORT TO WOMEN AND CHILDREN IS NOTHING SHORT OF EXTRAORDINARY. AT NIGH, LAYING THEIR HEADS ON A PILLOW. HOPEFULLY THEY ARE REMINDED THEY ARE LOVED, CARED FOR AND NOT ALONE IN THEIR JOURNEY. IT IS WITH DEEP GRATITUDE THAT I HONOR YOU AS THE FOUNDER OF PILLOWS OF PEACE, TEXAS AND YOUR RELENTLESS DEDICATION TO RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN HOMES COMMUNITIES. ALSO, STEADFAST COMMITMENT TO THE PILLOWS OF PEACE PROJECT HAS TOUCHED COUNTLESS LIVES TO DATE. THOUSANDS OF PILLOWS HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO SHELTERS ACROSS LOUISIANA, TEXAS, MISSISSIPPI, BRINGING COMFORT AND SENSE OF PEACE TO THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST.

WORDS CANNOT FULLY EXPRESS MY PEACE. MY APPRECIATION FOR YOU AS A MENTOR. SO I'LL TRY THIS PHRASE MISSION ACCOMPLISHED WITH ALL MY LOVE AND DEEPEST GRATITUDE FROM NEW ORLEANS TO YOU. SINCERELY, MARY SCHULTZ, PRESIDENT AND CEO. AND A BIG SHOUT OUT RIGHT NOW TO THE

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THEY ARE WATCHING US LIVE RIGHT NOW. AND WITH THAT, THERE IS A SPECIAL GIFT FOR YOU THAT WAS SENT FROM LOUISIANA TO HERE AND FOR THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE REST OF THE CITY. IT IS MY HONOR TO PRESENT TO YOU THESE FLOWERS FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO OUR COMMUNITY. 15 YEARS FOR THE PILLARS OF PEACE AND THE GREAT THINGS YOU'VE DONE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

AS YOU SAID, MARY SAYS, GIVE HER A BIG HUG BECAUSE THAT WAS THE FIRST THING SHE GAVE YOU WHEN YOU CAME TO. THANK YOU SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE. CYNTHIA. IF COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A PHOTO, WE CAN TAKE A PHOTO TOGETHER. BOARD MEMBERS? YES. AND I LOVE HOW THESE. YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN COLD. IS THAT EVERYBODY? ALL RIGHT. THAT'S WHY YOU'RE HERE. ALL RIGHT, I'M GONNA TAKE A COUPLE A COUPLE STEPS BACK. ALL RIGHT. ON THE COUNT OF THREE. ONE, TWO, THREE. PERFECT. THANK Y'ALL. THANK YOU. EVERYBODY. TONIGHT. THANK YOU. MAYOR. THANK YOU, CITY COUNCIL. ALL RIGHT. FROM ONE MILESTONE ACHIEVER TO ANOTHER, I'M GOING TO NOW BRING

[7) A proclamation recognizing City Engineer Leon Barba's 50-year anniversary as a licensed professional engineer.]

I'M JUST LETTING YOU KNOW. BUT LOOK, HONESTLY, THANK YOU FOR GIVING TO THE CITY. I KNOW THAT YOU MARRIED A FAMILY HERE NEARBY. SO A LOCAL GIRL, AND YOU HAVE A SPECIAL FONDNESS FOR KYLE. SO THANK YOU FOR COMING AND GIVING OF YOURSELF TO THE CITY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE. BECAUSE A LOT OF US COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE LEARNED FROM YOU. THANK YOU FOR BEING PATIENT WITH US. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO LEARN AND SHARING SOME OF YOUR EXPERIENCE. IT'S

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THANK YOU. JUST LIKE YEAH, THANK YOU LEON. THAT'S A GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT. 50 YEARS IN THE FIELD AS A COUNCIL MEMBER, I HAVE LEARNED A LOT LISTENING TO YOU AND WATCHING YOUR PRESENTATIONS AND YOU KNOW, THE DEDICATION YOU HAVE FOR THE CITY WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE PROJECTS, IT'S WE CAN ALL SEE IT AND WE CAN DEFINITELY RELATE TO, YOU KNOW, THE GREAT JOB THAT YOU DO FOR OUR CITY. AND THANK YOU FOR LIKE, LIKE MR. RIZZO SAID, HELPING OUT IN THIS COMMUNITY AS WELL. SO GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT. THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER PARSLE. I'M GOING TO PIGGYBACK INTO WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE IS SAYING. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND DEDICATION TO THE CITY AND TO US ESPECIALLY. THANK YOU FOR BEING PATIENT WHEN WE HAVE QUESTIONS, FOR ALWAYS BEING SO RESPONSIVE AND EXPLAINING THE THINGS THE WAY YOU DO IT OVER EMAILS OR IN PERSON. THANK YOU.

YEAH, I WOULD JUST SAY, YOU KNOW, I WAS THINKING WE DID OUR MARKETPLACE GROUNDBREAKING THIS MORNING FOR THE EXTENSION, AND I WAS STRUCK BY THE FACT THAT IT WAS ABOUT FALL OF 2015 WHEN WE DID THE FIRST MARKETPLACE GROUNDBREAKING, WHICH IS A PROJECT THAT STARTED IN 2013. SO WHEN YOU FIRST GOT HERE, YOU'VE EVERY NEW ROAD PROJECT THAT'S BEEN BUILT AS WELL AS THE MANY MYRIADS OF PROJECTS THAT WE'RE CULTIVATING, THEY'VE ALL BEEN UNDER YOUR GUIDE AND CARE. AND SO YOU'VE BEEN VERY STEADY. AND I THINK THE IT'S DIFFICULT FOR ENGINEERS BECAUSE YOU HAVE DEVELOPMENTS AND DEVELOPERS AND YOU HAVE A VARIETY OF OTHER ENGINEERING FIRMS THAT YOU HAVE TO MANAGE AS WELL AS THE ISSUES IN THE COMMUNITY AND THE COUNCIL AND THE STAFF THAT'S DEALING WITH YOU. IT'S JUST A LOT OF PRESSURE AND, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE NEVER BEEN SHORT ON ENGINEERING PROJECTS TO KEEP YOU BUSY. I THINK NORMALLY WE'RE ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THREE PROJECTS FOR EVERY ONE THAT A REGULAR HUMAN CAN HANDLE. BUT 50 YEARS IN, YOU'RE HELPING THEM ALL. SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR THIS COMMUNITY. AND THIS IS NOT YOUR RETIREMENT, BY THE WAY.

THIS IS JUST 50 YEARS. SO WE'RE GOING TO KEEP IT A LITTLE BRIEF. BUT STAFF ALSO LOVES YOU. THAT'S WHY THEY PUT THIS FORWARD VERY MUCH. THEY DO SO MAYOR AND COUNCIL LET ME SAY THAT I WAS NOT EXPECTING THIS. SO I APPRECIATE THIS SO MUCH. I REALLY DO APPRECIATE IT. BUT JUST TO LET YOU DO A LITTLE BIT OF MATH, I WAS 27 ON OCTOBER 10TH OF 1974. SO NOW YOU KNOW HOW OLD I AM. SO BUT AGAIN, I'LL LET YOU DO THE MATH ON THAT. BUT NO, THIS IS THE LAST 11 YEARS.

NOVEMBER WILL BE 11 YEARS. IT'S JUST BEEN A HECK OF A CHALLENGE FOR ME TO WORK HERE AND TO LEARN ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT I'VE LEARNED. ONE OF THE THINGS I TELL OUR STAFF IS ALWAYS TRY TO LEARN SOMETHING NEW EVERY DAY AND EVERY DAY I'M LEARNING SOMETHING NEW. EVEN AS OLD AS I AM, I'M STILL LEARNING A LOT OF NEW THINGS AND THAT'S GOOD. YOU HAVE TO. YOU NEED TO BE AWARE.

YOU NEED TO BE UP TO SPEED ON ALL THE NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND EVERYTHING. BEAR IN MIND, COUNCIL, THAT WHEN I STARTED AT COLLEGE, WE WERE USING SLIDE RULES. SO DOES ANYBODY KNOW WHAT A SLIDE RULE IS? BUT ANYWAY. AND NOW HERE WE ARE WITH THESE THESE SOFTWARE AND PROGRAMS THAT DO JUST ABOUT ANYTHING THAT YOU WANTED TO DO WITH ON THE ENGINEERING SIDE. SO IT'S BEEN A CHALLENGE FOR SURE. BUT AGAIN THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THIS THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. YEAH. THANK YOU. PICTURE. YES. WE HAD TO KNOW YOU COULDN'T GET AWAY WITHOUT A PICTURE. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. ON THE COUNT OF THREE. 123. PERFECT. THANK. YOU.

THE HONORABLE CONGRATULATIONS, MAYOR. ALL RIGHT, NOW WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO AGENDA ITEM

[3) Consider approval of a resolution to appoint Robert Skillern as Alternate No. 1 and Robert Spina as Alternate No. 2 to the Board of Adjustment. ]

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[4) Consider approval of a resolution to appoint Chanel Walker to Seat 1 and Nathan Gato to Seat 3 of the Trails Committee to fill vacancies with terms expiring July 2025. ]

NEXT UP IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION TO APPOINT SEAN L WALKER TO SEAT ONE AND NATHAN GATTO TO SEAT THREE OF THE TRAILS COMMITTEE TO FILL VACANCIES WITH TERMS EXPIRING JULY 2025. MR. LOPEZ, GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCIL. WE HAVE TWO COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. SO CURRENTLY SEAT ONE AND SEAT THREE ARE VACANT. BOTH TERMS WILL EXPIRE JULY 31ST, 2025. SEAT ONE WE RECOMMEND APPOINTING CHANEL WALKER. CHANEL HAS A BACHELOR'S DEGREE FROM DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY AND HER BACKGROUND IS IN BIOLOGY. SHE'S AN EDUCATOR. WE ALSO RECOMMEND APPOINTING NATHAN GATTO. NATHAN HAS A BACHELOR'S DEGREE FROM TEXAS STATE IN PUBLIC ADMIN AND IS EAGER TO WORK IN PARKS AND TRAILS. THE OPTIONS BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING ARE TO APPROVE OR DENY THE COMMITTEE. THE REVIEW COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS APPROVING BOTH CANDIDATES. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU, MR. LOPEZ. DOES ANYBODY HAVE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? MOTIONS I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM FOUR TO CONSIDER APPROVING CHANNEL WALKER AND NATHAN GATTO TO SEAT THREE. AND SEAT ONE SECOND. ALL RIGHT. MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER PARSLEY, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HEIZER THAT WE APPROVE. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR. IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED. ALL RIGHT. MOTION CARRIES 7 TO 0.

[5) Consider approval of a resolution to appoint Holly Wilson to Seat 1 and Chuck Koenen to Seat 3 of the Community Gardens Committee to fill vacancies with terms expiring July 2025. ]

MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER HARRIS, THAT WE APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE. IS THERE A DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? COUNCILMEMBER TOBIAS? YES. WHEN MISS PARSLEY AND I LOOKED AT BOTH OF THE APPLICANTS, JUST TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW WHAT. BUT MISS HOLLY WILSON WAS THAT SHE NOT ONLY IS STUDYING A LOT OF THE ORGANIC FARMING, BUT SHE WOULD ALSO TEACH SOME OF THE GARDENING AT THE AT AT THE GARDENING CENTER THERE. SO THAT KIND OF DREW ME TO THAT, THAT SHE WOULD BE WILLING TO HELP SOME OF THE NEWER RESIDENTS THAT WANT TO COME IN AND LEARN ABOUT GARDENING, THAT SHE HAS THE EXPERIENCE OF TEACHING CERTAIN TYPES OF CLASSES, AND ALSO WITH MR. CANAN, WITH HIS EXPERIENCE ALREADY ON A BOARD, HE UNDERSTANDS THE AGENDA ITEMS AND KNOWS WHENEVER TO LOOK FOR CERTAIN THINGS THAT COULD BE ABLE TO HELP WITH THE GARDEN GARDENS COMMITTEE. SO THAT'S WHY WE I SELECTED YES, WE WERE VERY

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[VII) Consent Agenda]

[VIII) Items Pulled from Consent Agenda]

RIGHT. LANGFORD HAS. THEY WERE A SUB CONSULTANT TO OUR ENGINEER. AND SO NOW WE'RE JUST GOING TO DIRECTLY ENGAGE WITH THEM TO ADMINISTER THE FUNDING FOR US, SINCE WE HAVE INVOLVED A COUPLE OF OTHER PROJECTS THAT THAT PARTICULAR PROJECT ENGINEER WON'T BE INVOLVED WITH. SO IN THE SCOPE OF WORK I WAS READING, THE SCOPE OF SERVICE. THEY WILL MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE COMPLYING WITH EVERYTHING THAT WE ARE USING THE FUNDS FOR. CORRECT? YES. AND SINCE WE'RE BEING AWARDED $12.2 MILLION, IT'S A GOOD INVESTMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PROVIDE ALL THE APPROPRIATE PAPERWORK AND TURN IT IN ON TIME. AND THAT WAY WE DON'T RUN THE RISK OF GETTING IT CLAWED BACK FROM THE STATE. AND MY LAST QUESTION IS HOW? HOW ARE WE PAYING FOR THEIR SERVICES? IS THAT COME OUT OF THE FUNDS THAT WE'RE GETTING OR. YES, MA'AM, IT WILL COME OUT OF THE ARPA FUNDS THAT WE'VE BEEN AWARDED. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO GO FOR IT. YEAH.

SO THANK YOU, DANIELLA, FOR THOSE QUESTIONS. MINE WERE KIND OF OVERLAPPING. ALSO, I DO LIKE THE BREAKDOWN OF THE PERCENTAGES. WE WILL BE PAYING 20% 2020. SO I'M PRETTY HAPPY TO SEE THAT ALSO IS OUR STAFF. WOULD WE BE COMFORTABLE DOING THIS TYPE OF GRANT ADMINISTRATION IN-HOUSE OR IS THIS SOMETHING THAT REQUIRES A LOT OF HOURS AND TIME AND DEDICATION TO THIS GRANT, SINCE IT'S A LARGE DOLLAR AMOUNT? YES. SO WHAT WHAT WAS THE REASONING BEHIND BY NOT DOING IT IN-HOUSE? YOU'RE SPOT ON. IT'S THE TIME AND EFFORT THAT IT WOULD TAKE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE EXPENDING THE FUNDS. WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CONTRACTING WITH OUR CONTRACTOR IN THE PROPER WAY THAT WE'RE RECORDING ALL OF THAT, REPORTING IT ALL BACK TO THE STATE. SO IT WOULD TAKE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT. OBVIOUSLY, THIS CONTRACT IS VERY BIG, $350,000 TO PERFORM THOSE SERVICES FOR US. SO IT'S JUST SIMPLY NOT WITHIN OUR CURRENT STAFF CAPACITY. YES AND CAPACITY. YES, SIR. SO IT'S FOR THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE PROJECTS THAT ARE ENVISIONED HERE, RIGHT. YES, SIR. SO THIS WILL BE ALL $12.2 MILLION OF THE ARPA FUNDING. SO THIS AMOUNT IS REGARDLESS OF THE DURATION OF THE PROJECTS, WHETHER THEY'RE 2 OR 3 YEARS OUT, BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO BE LONG TERM, AT LEAST 3 OR 4 YEARS. RIGHT? RIGHT,

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THIS WAS SUCCESSFUL. WE CAN LOOK AT OTHER PARTNERSHIPS AS A CITY. SO THANKS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

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[19) (First and Final Reading) Consider approval of an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Kyle, Texas accepting and approving a Service and Assessment Plan and Assessment Roll for the Plum Creek North Public Improvement District; making a finding of special benefit to the property in Improvement Area #2; levying assessments against property within Improvement Area #2 of the district and establishing a lien on such property; providing for the method of assessment and the payment of the assessments in accordance with Chapter 372, Texas Local Government Code, as amended; providing penalties and interest on delinquent assessments; providing for severability; resolving all matters incident and related thereto; and providing an effective date.  Public Hearing ]

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY OF KYLE, TEXAS, ACCEPTING AND APPROVING A SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN AND ASSESSMENT ROLL FOR THE PLUM CREEK NORTH PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, MAKING A FINDING OF SPECIAL BENEFIT TO THE PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENT AREA. NUMBER TWO LEVYING ASSESSMENTS AGAINST THE PROPERTY WITHIN IMPROVEMENT AREA NUMBER TWO OF THE DISTRICT, ETC. THIS ITEM HAS A PUBLIC HEARING. MISS LEVY. STEPHANIE NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT, A BOND COUNSEL FOR THE CITY, WITH US TONIGHT. WE ALSO HAVE MARK AND JACK MCCLAIN FROM SAMCO CAPITAL MARKETS, ROBERT RIVERA FROM FMS BONDS AND JOHN SNYDER FROM P-3. TODAY, FMS BOND SUCCESSFULLY MARKETED THE BONDS FOR PLUM CREEK NORTH IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT AREA NUMBER TWO. SO WE HAVE TWO ACTION ITEMS FOR CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION TONIGHT. THE FIRST IS AN ORDINANCE TO LEVY THE ASSESSMENTS, AND THE SECOND IS A ORDINANCE TO ADOPT THE BONDS BEFORE THE ASSESSMENTS CAN BE LEVIED. THE CITY DOES REQUIRE A PUBLIC HEARING. SO IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. SEEING NONE. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.

IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED. PERFECT. SO WHAT COUNCIL HAS BEFORE THEM TONIGHT IS AN ORDINANCE THAT LEVIES THE ASSESSMENTS. THE BONDS THAT WERE ISSUED TODAY WERE ARE TO BE SOLD TODAY WERE DONE IN A PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $5,463,000. SO THE ASSESSMENTS WILL BE LEVIED IN THAT SAME PRINCIPAL AMOUNT WITH ADDITIONAL INTEREST TO BE CHARGED TO PAY BOTH INTEREST ON THE BONDS, A LITTLE BIT OF AN INTEREST RESERVE, AND THEN ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES ASSOCIATED ASSOCIATED WITH ADMINISTRATION OF BOTH THE BONDS AND THE PID. SO HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL MAY HAVE ON THE ASSESSMENTS THEMSELVES. WE DID BRING THIS SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN TO COUNCIL PREVIOUSLY AS A PRELIMINARY SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN FOR TODAY'S PUBLIC HEARING. WE BOTH PUBLISHED NOTICE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING AND MAILED NOTICES TO ALL LANDOWNERS WITHIN THE PID TO LET THEM KNOW THAT THESE ASSESSMENTS WOULD BE LEVIED. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE PRESENTER? MOTIONS.

MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 19 AS WRITTEN. SECOND. ALL RIGHT.

MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER PARSLEY THAT WE APPROVE. AGENDA ITEM 19. IS THERE A DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED?

[20) (First and Final Reading) Consider approval of an ordinance approving and authorizing the issuance and sale of the City of Kyle, Texas, Special Assessment Revenue Bonds, Series 2024 (Plum Creek North Public Improvement District Improvement Area #2 project); and approving and authorizing related agreements.]

SPECIAL ASSESSMENT REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 20 FOR PLUM CREEK NORTH PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. AREA NUMBER TWO, MISS LEVY AND AGAIN RELATED TO THE ORDINANCE THAT WAS JUST ADOPTED TO LEVY THE ASSESSMENTS. THIS IS THE ORDINANCE THAT WILL ACTUALLY AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF THE BONDS. SO SAME REPRESENTATIVES ARE HERE TONIGHT FOR THAT ITEM IN ADDITION, WE ALSO HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM LENOIR AND THEIR DEVELOPER COUNCIL. SO IF YOU ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE DISTRICT ITSELF, THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS, THE BONDS, WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OF THOSE QUESTIONS. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? COUNCILMEMBER TOBIAS. SO I JUST WANTED TO GO BACK ON THE HISTORY. SO THIS DATES BACK ALL THE WAY BACK TO 2019. CORRECT.

SO THE DISTRICT WAS ORIGINALLY CREATED IN 2019. OKAY, WAS WHEN THE PID WAS CREATED IN 2021.

IMPROVEMENT AREA NUMBER ONE AND MAJOR IMPROVEMENT AREA BONDS WERE ISSUED. AND SO THE FIRST AREA OF THE DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN BUILT OUT. THIS IS IMPROVEMENT AREA TWO. SO PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS ARE IN PLACE. SOME HOMES HAVE BEEN BUILT AND CONSTRUCTED AND DEVELOPERS COME TO CITY COUNCIL WITH A REQUEST FOR THE BOND ISSUANCE TO PAY FOR THOSE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS. OKAY, THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO KNOW. SO THAT WAY WE COULD GIVE THE RESIDENTS A TIMELINE. THIS IS JUST SOMETHING WE JUST DIDN'T THROW OUT THERE. IT'S BEEN THROUGH THE THROUGH THE YEARS, A PROCESS OF HOW IT ALL WORKS TO GET IT ALL PAID OUT. THANK YOU MA'AM. YEP. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? DO WE HAVE WE HAVE A MOTION ON THIS ORDER ALREADY. NO MOTIONS. GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 20. SIR. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER TOBY, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HEIZER THAT WE APPROVE. AGENDA ITEM 20. IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? THIS IS THE FINAL READING, CORRECT? YES. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE, AYE. ALL OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. MOTION CARRIES 7 TO 0. NEXT UP,

[21) Consider approval of a resolution finding public convenience and necessity and authorizing the use of eminent domain to condemn, if necessary, from a 3.393 acre permanent utility easement (as described in Exhibit 4) from certain real property conveyed to Rafter Holdings, LLC and recorded at Document No. 18006670 of the official public records of Hays County, Texas, for the public use and purpose of construction of public water and wastewater improvements.]

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AND SO WE ARE ASKING YOU TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION GRANTING A PCN. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MISS.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. MAYOR PRO TEM YEAH I JUST WANTED TO BRIEFLY COULD YOU TELL US THE PROCESS THAT WE GO THROUGH IN ACQUIRING THESE PROPERTIES BEFORE WE GO TO CONDEMNATION? YES, SIR. AND I MIGHT HAVE KENT SICK, OUR LEGAL COUNSEL, EXPERT ON THIS SUBJECT MATTER. PIPE IN. IF I MISS ANYTHING BUT THE PROJECT, USUALLY GOES, IS WE BRING SOMETHING FORWARD TO COUNCIL. YOU ALL APPROVE THE PROJECT IN CONCEPT. THEN WE, AS WE GO THROUGH THE DESIGN, WE GET MORE IDEA ABOUT WHERE WE'RE GOING TO GO. WE START, WE BRING THE ALIGNMENT TO YOU AND YOU APPROVE THE ALIGNMENT. AND WE KEEP MOVING FORWARD WITH DESIGN. AND FINALLY WE GET OUT THERE, WE SURVEY THE PROPERTY. WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED FOR THE EASEMENTS. WE BRING THAT BACK TO YOU AND TELL YOU WHAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED. WE HAVE THE PROPERTY APPRAISED. WE BRING THE PROPERTY APPRAISALS TO YOU ALL AND ASK YOU FOR DIRECTION TO PROCEED WITH OFFERING THE INITIAL OFFER LETTER. AND THERE'S A PERIOD OF I BELIEVE, 30 DAYS THAT THEY HAVE TO DISCUSS BACK AND FORTH WITH US. AFTER THAT, 30 DAYS HAS PASSED, WE PROVIDE A FINAL OFFER LETTER, AND THEN THERE'S 15 DAY PERIOD THAT THEY HAVE TO RESPOND TO THAT IF THEY DO NOT RESPOND TO THAT, THEN WE ASK YOU ALL TO TAKE ACTION ON A PCN, WHICH WOULD MOVE US THROUGH THE CONDEMNATION PROCESS. YEAH, YEAH. I JUST WANTED TO SHOW THAT YOU KNOW, WHEN WE'RE DOING CONDEMNATION, IT'S THE LAST RESORT THAT WE'RE DOING. I MEAN, IT'S NOT WE'VE CONTACTED PROPERTY OWNERS, WE'VE DONE EVERYTHING WE CAN. THIS IS CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE WE NEED WHEN WE'RE BUILDING ROADS, PUTTING WATER, WASTEWATER. IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE JUST GOING UP THERE AND HEAVY HANDED SOMEBODY. WE'RE GIVING THEM ALL THE OPPORTUNITY. WE'RE TRYING TO DO THE CONVERSATIONS AND WE'RE TRYING TO DO WHAT'S BEST. BUT MOVING FORWARD AS A CITY, WE HAVE TO DO WHAT'S BEST FOR THE ENTIRE CITY. AND THAT'S, YOU KNOW, IMPROVING ROADS, IMPROVING WATER, WASTEWATER. SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE FOLLOWING A PROCESS. WE WERE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO WORK WITH LANDOWNERS. YES, SIR. AND WE ALSO INITIALLY ASK FOR A RIGHT OF ENTRY BEFORE WE PERFORM ANY SURVEY WORK. AND WE MAKE OURSELVES AVAILABLE TO THE HOMEOWNERS AT ANY POINT IN TIME IF THEY WANT TO TALK TO US ABOUT THE PROJECT, WE MAKE OURSELVES AVAILABLE WITH THE PROJECT ENGINEER TO GO OVER WHAT THE PROJECT LOOKS LIKE. WE TALK ABOUT RIGHT OF ENTRY. THEY CAN PUT CONDITIONS ON WHEN WE CAN ENTER THEIR PROPERTY AND THEN WE, AND THEN WE ASK THEM TO ENGAGE WITH US DURING THE NEGOTIATIONS. SO WE SUBMIT AN OFFER LETTER. THEY CAN COUNTER. WE HAVE DISCUSSIONS AND MEET WITH THEM THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PROCESS. SOUNDS GOOD. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE MAKE IT CLEAR. SO THAT WAY ANYBODY WATCHING OR LISTENING, SEEING THESE, THESE ARE HARD VOTES THAT COUNCIL HAS TO TAKE. SO WHEN WE'RE TAKING THESE WE DON'T TAKE THEM LIGHTLY. WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT WE'VE WE'VE DONE OUR DUE DILIGENCE AND WE'VE DONE EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MOVE THESE PROJECTS FORWARD. SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE ALWAYS GEARING FOR. I MEAN, IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE UP HERE WANTING TO TAKE PEOPLE'S LAND. THAT'S NOT THE LAST THING WE WANT TO DO. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH EVERYBODY. BUT MOVING CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, MOVING AS WELL. SO JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT CLEAR. YES, SIR. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER HARRIS.

TWO THINGS. NUMBER ONE, WE'RE NOT TAKING THEIR LAND. WE'RE JUST DOING AN EASEMENT ON THE LAND. AND THERE ARE NO STRUCTURES IMPACTED ON THIS RIGHT. ON THIS PARTICULAR PIECE.

NO, THERE THERE ARE NO STRUCTURES. WE ARE ASKING FOR AN EASEMENT IN THIS CASE. SO IT'S NOT WE'RE NOT TAKING ALL OF THE RIGHTS TO THIS PROPERTY. SO IT IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN IN THE RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION CASE. OKAY. THIS ITEM DOES HAVE A PARTICULAR MOTION. SO I WILL MAKE THAT. NOW I MOVE THAT THE CITY OF COWELL AUTHORIZE THE USE OF THE POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN TO ACQUIRE PERMANENT UTILITY EASEMENT OF 3.393 ACRES FROM PROPERTY OWNED BY RAFTER

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[22) Consider approval of a resolution finding public convenience and necessity and authorizing the use of eminent domain to condemn, if necessary, a 0.012 acre permanent wastewater easement and a 0.215 acre temporary construction easement (both as described in Exhibit 4 and Exhibit 5) from certain real property conveyed to Center Street Village, LP and recorded at Volume 2635, Page 784 of the official public records of Hays County, Texas, for the public use and purpose of construction of a wastewater line.]

[23) Consider approval of a resolution finding public convenience and necessity and authorizing the use of eminent domain to condemn, if necessary, a 0.416 acre permanent wastewater easement and a temporary construction easement over a 0.725 acre parcel and a 0.069 acre parcel (all as described in Exhibits 4-6) from certain real property conveyed to Center Street Village, LP and recorded at Volume 2635, Page 784 of the official public records of Hays County, Texas, for the public use and purpose of construction of a wastewater line.]

[24) Consider approval of a resolution finding public convenience and necessity and authorizing the use of eminent domain to condemn, if necessary, a permanent wastewater easement over a 0.078 acre parcel and a 0.005 acre parcel and a temporary construction easement over a 0.176 acre parcel and a 0.075 acre parcel (all as described in Exhibit 4-7) from certain real property conveyed to Center Street Village, LP and recorded at Volume 2635, Page 784 of the official public records of Hays County, Texas, for the public use and purpose of construction of a wastewater line.]

[25) Consider approval of a resolution finding public convenience and necessity and authorizing the use of eminent domain to condemn, if necessary, a 0.380 acre permanent wastewater easement and a 0.978 acre temporary construction easement (both as described in Exhibit 4 and Exhibit 5) from certain real property conveyed to Center Street Village, LP and recorded at Volume 2635, Page 784 of the official public records of Hays County, Texas, for the public use and purpose of construction of a wastewater line.]

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION, FINDING PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY, AND AUTHORIZING THE USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN TO CONDEMN, IF NECESSARY, A 0.012 ACRE PERMANENT WASTEWATER EASEMENT EASEMENT AND A 0.215 ACRE TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT. BOTH IS DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT FOUR AND EXHIBIT FIVE FROM CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY CONVEYED TO THE CENTER STREET VILLAGE LP AND RECORDED AT VOLUME 2635. PAGE 784 OF THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 23. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION FINDING PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY, AND AUTHORIZING THE USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN TO CONDEMN, IF NECESSARY, A 0.416 ACRE PERMANENT WASTEWATER EASEMENT AND A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT OVER A 0.725 ACRE PARCEL AND A 0.069 ACRE PARCEL, ALL AS DESCRIBED IN EXHIBITS FOUR THROUGH SIX FROM CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY CONVEYED TO CENTER STREET VILLAGE LP AND RECORDED AT VOLUME 2635, PAGE 784 OF THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS. AN AGENDA ITEM 24. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION, FINDING PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY, AND AUTHORIZING USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN TO CONDEMN, IF NECESSARY, A PERMANENT WASTEWATER EASEMENT OVER A 0.078 ACRE PARCEL AND 0.005 ACRE PARCEL, AND A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT OVER A 0.176 ACRE PARCEL AND A 0.075 ACRE PARCEL AS DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT FOUR THROUGH SEVEN FROM CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY CONVEYED TO CENTER STREET VILLAGE LP AND RECORDED AT VOLUME 2635, PAGE 784 OF THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF HAYS COUNTY AND AGENDA ITEM 25.

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION FINDING PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY, AND AUTHORIZING THE USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN TO CONDEMN, IF NECESSARY, A 0.38 ACRE PERMANENT WASTEWATER EASEMENT AND A 0.978 ACRE TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT, BOTH AS DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT FOUR AND FIVE, FROM CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY CONVEYED TO CENTER STREET VILLAGE, LP AND RECORDED AT VOLUME 2635, PAGE 784 OF THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF HAYS COUNTY, MISS SCHMIDT. THOSE ARE ALL ONE PROPERTY. ALL RIGHT, ONE PROPERTY OWNER. OKAY. WE HAVE CENTER STREET VILLAGE WASTEWATER IMPROVEMENTS. WE'VE BEEN TO YOU BEFORE FOR PHASE ONE AND TWO. NOW WE NEED PHASE THREE OF THE EASEMENTS. IF YOU'LL REMEMBER, BURGESS AND NAIPAUL, IN THEIR 2016 STUDY IDENTIFIED THIS PROJECT AS THE NUMBER ONE PROJECT THAT NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED WITH IN TERMS OF OUR WASTEWATER SYSTEM. IT'S CRITICAL THE PROPERTY OWNER THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR AN EASEMENT FROM NOW, THEY NEED IT TO DO THEIR NEW PLANS OF ELEMENTS THAT THEY HAVE IN CONCEPT IN FRONT OF THE CITY RIGHT NOW, BUT WE ALSO NEED IT BECAUSE IT'S OVER CAPACITY. THE LINE WHEN WE GET A SIGNIFICANT RAIN EVENTS, WE ARE HAVING OVERFLOWS THAT WE HAVE TO REPORT TO THE TCEQ AND WE WANT TO GET THAT FIXED. WE HAVE FACED THIS PROJECT DUE TO DELAYS IN THE ACQUISITION AND THE EASEMENTS.

AND SO PHASE TWO IS FROM HILL STREET TO SOUTH OF MICKEY COURT. THAT'S PART OF THE PROJECT TWO STEP. AND THEN PHASE THREE IS FROM SOUTH OF MICKEY COURT TO WEST SIDE OF OLD HIGHWAY 81.

HERE'S THE GENERAL ALIGNMENT IN MARCH, THE COUNCIL APPROVED AMENDMENT SIX FOR K FREEZE TO COMPLETE THE PHASE TWO DESIGN AND PHASE THREE DESIGN, BID AND CONSTRUCTION SERVICES. IT'S CURRENTLY UNDER. DESIGN. APPRAISALS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. PHASE TWO EASEMENTS FOR PROJECT TWO STEP HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED UNDER CONSENT TONIGHT BY THE COUNCIL. AND THEN AFTER WE'VE WE'VE TRIED TO NEGOTIATE, WE HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL TO REACH AN AGREEMENT WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER. SO HERE'S PARCEL ONE. IT'S A PERMANENT EASEMENT. HERE'S WHAT THE TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT LOOKS LIKE ON PARCEL ONE. HERE'S THE PERMANENT EASEMENT FOR PARCEL TWO. AND THE TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENTS. ANOTHER TCE HERE. HERE'S PARCEL THREE FOR THE PERMANENT EASEMENT. MORE PERMANENT EASEMENTS. HERE'S FOR THE TCE. AND FINALLY PARCEL FOUR HERE'S THE PERMANENT EASEMENT. AND THE TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT. SO WE ARE ASKING THAT YOU ALL APPROVE A RESOLUTION OF FINDING PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY FOR PHASE THREE OF THE CENTER STREET VILLAGE WASTEWATER IMPROVEMENTS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MISS. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THIS ITEM, COUNCILMAN ZUNIGA? YEAH, JUST JUST A QUICK QUESTION, AMBER. BECAUSE OF THE ABUNDANCE OF EASEMENTS, WHAT CAUSES THE MULTITUDE OF

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SO YOU CAN SEE PHASE THREE AS IT GOES ACROSS THE IT'S IN THE BLUE. THERE IT GOES ACROSS FOUR PARCELS AND SO IT KIND OF TAKES SOME TURNS. AND SO WE NEED TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENTS AS WE'RE CONSTRUCTING THE LINE. SO WE CAN OCCUPY THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY WHILE WE'RE DOING THE WORK. AND THEN AFTER THAT WE'LL ABANDON THAT TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT. BUT WE WOULD HAVE THAT PERMANENT EASEMENT WHERE THE LINE WOULD LAY. I SEE, SO IT'S CROSSING THROUGH FOUR PIECES WITHIN THAT. YEAH. DON'T YOU WANT TO EXPLAIN. YEAH. I CAN'T SEEK OUTSIDE COUNSEL FOR THE CITY FOR REAL ESTATE ACQUISITION. YES. THE EASEMENTS PASS THROUGH FOUR DIFFERENT LOTS. AND EVEN THOUGH IT'S ALL THE SAME, LANDOWNER, SOME OF THEM HAVE DIFFERENT USES. AND FROM AN APPRAISAL STANDPOINT, THEY ALL HAVE TO BE ANALYZED SEPARATELY. SO THAT'S WHY THERE'S A MULTITUDE OF EASEMENTS, EVEN THOUGH IT'S THE SAME OWNER. OKAY. YEAH, I WAS THINKING IT'S LIKE ALL AROUND THE PERIMETER. IT'S LIKE, YOU KNOW, THAT THE EASEMENTS ARE COMING ALL AROUND THE PERIMETER, BUT IT'S NOT IT'S A VERY LINEAR THROUGH THE THROUGH THE PROPERTY. CORRECT. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR CLEARING THAT UP, COUNCILMEMBER HARRIS. SO IS THERE EXISTING LINES WHERE THESE EASEMENTS ARE? LEON. BECAUSE WE DO HAVE EXISTING LINES. THEY'RE JUST OVERBURDENED. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. LEON BARBARA, CITY ENGINEER, COUNCIL MEMBER.

THERE IS AN EXISTING LINE THERE. I BELIEVE IT'S A 12 INCH. AND THAT'S THE ONE THAT KEEPS OVERLOADING. IT IS FURTHER TOWARDS, I WOULD SAY, THE EAST SIDE OF THAT PROPERTY. WE TRIED TO PUSH THAT LINE CLOSER TO THE STREET AND TO, TO OPEN UP THAT AREA FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT ON THE BACK SIDE. SO WE WOULD BE ABANDONING THAT EASEMENT. THAT IS CORRECT IN FAVOR OF THIS ONE.

YES. AND THAT ACTUALLY GIVES THE PROPERTY OWNER MORE PROPERTY BACK. EXACTLY. ALL RIGHT. ANYONE ELSE? ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A SPECIAL MOTION. I MOVE THAT THE CITY OF KYLE AUTHORIZE THE USE OF THE POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN TO ACQUIRE PERMANENT WASTEWATER LINE EASEMENTS OVER 0.012 ACRES, 0.416 ACRES, 0.078 ACRES, 0.005 ACRES AND 3.80 ACRES. AND ALSO TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENTS OVER 0.215 ACRES, 0.725 ACRES, 0.069 ACRES, 0.176 ACRES, 0.075 ACRES AND 0.978 ACRES. ALL BEING FROM PROPERTY OWNED BY CENTER STREET VILLAGE, LP AND AS DESCRIBED IN AGENDA ITEMS 22, 23, 24 AND 25 FOR THE PUBLIC USE OF CONSTRUCTING AND OPERATING A PUBLIC WASTEWATER LINE. SECOND.

ALL RIGHT MOTION BY MAYOR, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER PARSLEY THAT WE APPROVE AGENDA ITEMS 22 THROUGH 25, AS DESCRIBED AS THE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED. ALL RIGHT. MOTION CARRIES 7 TO 0. YEAH. WE NEED WE NEED A ROLL CALL ON THAT ONE, BUT NOT THE ONE BEFORE. YES, WE SHOULD HAVE DONE THAT ON THE ONE BEFORE. GOT TO BE A ROLL CALL. OKAY. ROLL CALL VOTE. YEAH. ON 21. AND WELL WE'LL DO 22 THROUGH 25. AND THEN I GUESS WE CAN RECONSIDER 21. PERSONALLY, I ZUNIGA, I TOBIAS, I HEIZER. YES. HARRIS. YES.

MITCHELL. YES. RIZZO. HI. ALL RIGHT. MOTION CARRIES 7 TO 0. IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, I WANT TO RECONSIDER. AGENDA ITEM 21. DO I HAVE TO REREAD OUT THE AGENDA LANGUAGE? ALL RIGHT, SO TO I'LL TAKE A MOTION TO I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO RECONSIDER THAT ITEM. SECOND MOTION BY MAYOR SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HEIZER. IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES 7 TO 0. YOU WANT ME TO REREAD IT ALL OUT? GO THROUGH THE WHOLE THING. ALL RIGHT. I MOVE THAT THE CITY OF KYLE AUTHORIZE THE USE OF THE POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN TO ACQUIRE A PERMANENT UTILITY EASEMENT OF 3.393 ACRES FROM THE PROPERTY OWNED BY RAFTER HOLDINGS, LLC AND OTHERS, AND DESCRIBED IN AGENDA ITEM 21 FOR THE PUBLIC USE OF CONSTRUCTING AND OPERATING PUBLIC WATER AND WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS. SECOND MOTION BY THE MAYOR, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER PARSLEY. IS THERE A DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION ROLL CALL? VOTE? MR. HARRIS? YES. TOBIAS. YES. MITCHELL. YES.

RIZZO. HI. ZUNIGA. YES, SIR. YES. PARSLEY. HI. ALL RIGHT. MOTION CARRIES 7 TO 0. NEXT UP,

[26) Consider approval of a resolution amending the current Residential Water Conservation Rebate Program, approved by Resolution No. 1404, to include a pilot rain barrel program as well as rebates for residents to convert existing landscaping to Texas native plants or drought-tolerant plants and/or xeriscaping for owner-occupied residential City of Kyle water utility customers.]

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AND SO WE'LL GO INTO THE ZEROSCAPE CHRIS, CAN WE DO QUESTIONS FIRST ON RAIN BARRELS.

YEAH OKAY. OKAY. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THE RAIN BARREL PROGRAM.

COUNCILMEMBER HARRIS YES. UNDER OPTION ONE WOULD THE RAIN BARRELS INCLUDE PUMPS FOR DISTRIBUTION OF THE WATER ONCE IT'S COLLECTED? HOW DO THEY USE IT? OH, WELL, SO TYPICALLY WHAT YOU WILL DO IS YOU'LL PUT IT AT THE CORNER OF YOUR HOUSE, YOU'LL CONNECT IT TO YOUR RAIN GUTTER OFF YOUR HOUSE. THE RAIN BARREL OBVIOUSLY FILLS UP. AND THEN YOU CAN USE IT TO WATER PROBABLY THE ADJACENT GARDEN AROUND YOUR HOUSE OR PERIMETER OF YOUR HOUSE, OR WOULD BE FOR YOUR FOUNDATION TO KEEP YOUR FOUNDATION SO THE DRY TIMES. SO YOU'RE ANTICIPATING THAT THEY WOULD JUST PUT A HOSE BIB ON IT. YOU DO A SOAKER HOSE. WELL THE RAIN BARREL COMES WITH THE HOSE BIB ALREADY ON IT. AND IT'S USUALLY PLACED AT THE VERY BOTTOM OF THE RAIN BARREL. AND THEN YOU, YOU HOOK YOUR SOAKER HOSE UP AND RUN IT ALONG THE FOUNDATION OF YOUR HOME. NOW, IF

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SO THAT'S WHEN THE TIME COMES TO MAKE A MOTION. COUNCILMEMBER PARSLEY. ALL RIGHT, I HAVE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS. SO FIRST, IF WE GO WITH OPTION ONE. I THINK THAT THE AMOUNT OF MONEY IT'S QUITE HIGH FOR THE AMOUNT OF RAIN THAT WE HAVE GOTTEN LATELY, THEN I CONSIDER HOW THE EVAPORATION ON OUR HOT DAYS, IS IT REALLY GOING TO BE WORTH IT FOR US TO BE HAVING RAIN BARRELS? BECAUSE I AM ONE. I HAD A RAIN BARREL WHEN I LIVED IN LOUISIANA AND I NEVER SUFFERED FROM WATER, BUT HERE I FEEL LIKE IT'S JUST GOING TO BE AN EMPTY BUCKET FOR GAZILLIONS OF MONTHS AND IT WILL NEVER BE USED. SO THAT BEING SAID, IF BECAUSE IT IS A PILOT PROGRAM, I THINK WE SHOULD BE LOOKING INTO OPTION TWO BECAUSE YOU NEED TO LEAVE IT UP TO THE OWNER TO SEE IF YOU WANT A FANCY BARREL THAT IS GOING TO LOOK ESTHETIC WITH YOUR HOUSE, THEN LED THAT TO THE OWNERS DECISION. NOT JUST GIVE THE BLUE BARRELS THAT MOST PEOPLE KNOW THAT ARE GOING TO BE HIDDEN IN THE BACK. AND SO TOUCHING ON THE POINT OF THE HOA, LIKE I KNOW HOA IS MOST LIKELY WILL NOT ALLOW A RAIN BARREL ON THE FRONT. IT WILL BE ON THE BACK AND IT WILL HAVE TO BE COVERED. AT LEAST I KNOW THAT'S HOW PLUM CREEK IS. SO ALLOWING THE CITY TO HAVE THAT EQUITY ON THE RAIN BARRELS A I DON'T KNOW THAT IT WILL BE THE RIGHT THING TO DO. SO I WOULD DEFINITELY WOULD NOT BE IN FAVOR OF GOING WITH OPTION ONE. I THINK BEING A PILOT PROGRAM, YOU SHOULD GO WITH OPTION TWO. LET THE OWNER BE THE ONE WHO PICKS THE RAIN BARREL, WHO DO THE SYSTEM OR INSTALLATION, AND THEN OF COURSE, STAFF GOES AND CHECKS IF EVERYTHING HAS BEEN DONE RIGHT. AND THEN LOOKING INTO YEAR TWO, THEN WE CAN LOOK INTO OPTION ONE IF IT HAS BEEN PROFITABLE, BECAUSE I FEEL OPTION ONE RIGHT NOW IS JUST GIVING MONEY AWAY AND WE DON'T EVEN KNOW IF PEOPLE ARE REALLY GOING TO DO IT OR NOT. OKAY, SO THAT'S GOOD. SO WITH OPTION ONE, JUST FYI THAT WE'RE ONLY GOING TO START WITH FIVE OF THESE AND SEE HOW WE GO, HOW THAT GOES, SEE IF THERE IS ANY INTEREST IN IT. BUT I MEAN WE CAN DO EITHER WAY. IT'S JUST COUNCIL'S DECISION WHICH WAY YOU PREFER. I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR MR. HEISER'S REASONING FOR JUST ALLOWING ANYBODY IN THE CITY TO USE IT, VERSUS THE ONES THAT ACTUALLY PAY FOR THE SERVICES. WELL, THE SPIRIT OF THIS ITEM, WHEN I BROUGHT IT FORWARD WAS TO HELP WITH WATER CONSERVATION IN AND AROUND OUR CITY, WITH OUR RESIDENTS AND TRY TO FIND WAYS FOR US TO. COMP OVER COMP NO, SORRY, I CAN'T MAKE UP FOR THE FACT THAT WE'RE IN A DROUGHT AND WE ARE PUTTING MORE AND MORE RESTRICTIONS ON RESIDENTS WHEN IT COMES TO WATER USAGE. SO TRYING PROGRAMS AND PROGRAM LIKE THE NEXT ONE IN THIS PRESENTATION, I THINK MY HOPE IS THAT THE RESIDENTS UTILIZE IT AND WHETHER, YOU KNOW, JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT PAYING FOR OUR WATER DOESN'T MEAN THAT THEY CAN'T BENEFIT FROM THE SAME OPPORTUNITY THAT THIS GOVERNMENT RIGHT HERE IS ACTING ON. SO I DON'T REALLY SEE, YOU KNOW, WHY WE WOULDN'T WHY WE COULDN'T AS IT BEING A PILOT PROGRAM, AT THE VERY LEAST OPEN IT UP AND SEE WHAT KIND OF INTEREST THERE IS. SO I THINK WE WANT ADOPTION. AND

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WE'LL HAVE TO LOOK AT IT. IT'S PROBABLY MORE OF A LEGAL QUESTION. CAN WE TAKE EXISTING FUNDS CURRENTLY IN 1404 RESOLUTION. YOU KNOW, CHANGING THE RESOLUTION? I'M I DON'T KNOW WHY WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO THAT, BUT JUST MOVING THOSE THAT MAYBE THAT'S A QUESTION FOR PERVEZ, BUT WHY WE COULDN'T MOVE THAT 25,000 FROM STORMWATER TO OR FROM GENERAL FUND TO STORMWATER. I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK INTO AVAILABLE FUNDING. BUT I UNDERSTAND YOUR AS A CONCEPT, THE STORMWATER FUNDING DOESN'T SEEM LIKE A STRETCH. NEITHER WOULD THE WATER FUNDING, BECAUSE IT'S THE SAME IDEA. I MEAN, I WOULD THINK OUR STORMWATER FUND HAS GOT THE FUND BALANCE TO DO IT. WE MAY JUST HAVE TO CORRECT PERVEZ. YEAH. SO STORMWATER FUND, IT'S A SMALL AMOUNT CONTEXT. SO AND IF WE'RE GOING TO LIMIT IT TO 50 AND YOU KNOW, AND EVEN IF WE INCREASE IT

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THEY'LL TAKE A PICTURE OF IT, THEY'LL LET US KNOW WHEN IT'S INSTALLED, SEND US AND WE'LL GO OUT AND THEY'VE GOT 30 DAYS TO INSTALL IT, AND THEN WE'LL SEND SOMEBODY FROM OUR STORMWATER TEAM TO GO OUT AND INSPECT IT AND MAKE SURE IT'S INSTALLED PROPERLY. SO THERE WILL BE AN APPLICATION PROCESS. THERE WILL BE MAYBE THEY HAVE TO SEND PICTURES OR SOME SORT OF DRAFT OR. YEAH, BUT THAT WOULD BE WITH OPTION ONE. IT SHOULD BE WITH OPTION TWO TWO OPTIONS. SO IF YOU'RE OPTION TWO THEY'VE ALREADY PURCHASED IT AND THEY'RE JUST ASKING FOR A REBATE. YEAH.

BUT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT THEY'RE ACTUALLY SPENDING IT ON A RAIN BARREL AND INSTALLING THE RAIN BARREL BECAUSE WE JUST DON'T WANT TO HAND YOU $100 AND SAY GOOD LUCK WITH THAT. SO WE'LL HAVE TO WE'LL HAVE TO FOLLOW UP. OKAY. BUT THAT'S WHAT I THINK. OPTION ONE IS, IS WE'RE HANDING YOU A RAIN BARREL AND SAYING GOOD LUCK WITH THAT. THAT WE PAID FOR. SO THAT'S KIND OF WHERE MY WHY I'M LEANING TOWARDS OPTION TWO. SO IF THEY WANT TO GET THE REBATE THEY HAVE TO PROVE TO US THAT THEY ACTUALLY BOUGHT THE RAIN BARREL AND HAVE INSTALLED IT FOR OPTION TWO. FOR OPTION TWO, BUT FOR OPTION ONE WE'RE JUST GIVING THEM THE RAIN BARREL. ONE THEY STILL HAVE TO.

THEY'LL COME GET THEIR RAIN BARREL, BUT AND THEY GO INSTALL IT, THEY HAVE TO PROVE TO US THAT THEY'VE INSTALLED IT INSTEAD OF IT'S JUST SITTING. OKAY. SO ON THE BACK JUST PUTTING A LOT OF TRUST IN THE CONSUMER. I LIKE OPTION TWO. YEAH, YEAH I'LL GO WITH OPTION TWO TOO. BUT LET'S INCREASE IT TO KEEP THE 10,000. I THINK MOST RAIN BARRELS PROBABLY COST MORE THAN 100. YEAH OKAY. AND MY ONLY INPUT ON THAT AGAIN GOES BACK TO THE HOA SCENARIO. THE HOA YEAH.

BECAUSE YEAH THEY COULD VETO IT. AND HERE'S LET'S SAY HERE'S MR. JOE HERE THAT WANTS TO GO. HEY THIS IS A GREAT IDEA. I WANT TO PUT IT IN. I HEAR ABOUT CONSERVATION. THEY PUT IN THE APPLICATION, THEY GET THE BARREL OR THEY GET THE APP. AND THEN THEY INSTALL IT THEMSELVES OR THEY AND THEN THEY GET DINGED BY THE HOA. AND THEN THEY'RE GOING TO SAY, WELL, YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE THAT. WELL, ACCORDING TO THE CITY, THEY SAID, WE CAN HAVE THAT. I SAID, I KNOW THAT, BUT YOU LIVE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND THOSE ARE NOT OUR RULES. OKAY? SO THEY'RE HAVING TO HAVE THAT BATTLE WITH THE HOA. THEN THEY SAY, OKAY, WELL, THIS IS NOT GOING TO WORK FOR ME AFTER ALL.

AND THEN THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO REMOVE IT. AND THEN THEN WE HAVE A MAYBE A POSSIBLE DAMAGE BARREL OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. WE HAVE TO LOOK AT AND THAT'S WHY I WANT TO BE VERY CAREFUL. I MEAN, GREAT IDEA, GREAT PROGRAM. BUT WE'VE GOT HOA HERE THAT HAVE VERY STRICT RULES, ESPECIALLY IF YOU LEAVE YOUR TRASH CAN OUT FOR ONE DAY. YOU GET UP AT THE DOOR RIGHT. SO CAN I MAKE A COMMENT ON THAT REAL QUICK PROCESS? LET'S JUST MAKE SURE THEY HAVE APPROVAL OF THE HOA. THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY. THAT'S WHY OPTION TWO AGAIN IS THE RIGHT MOVE. BECAUSE OPTION ONE, THEY DON'T HAVE TO. AND BECAUSE WITH OPTION TWO THEY HAVE ALREADY PURCHASED THE BARREL. NOW IF THEY ATE NORMALLY, AT LEAST IN PLUM CREEK, YOU HAVE TO HAVE AN APPROVAL FOR ANY PROJECT BEFORE YOU DO IT. SO THEY SHOULD BE SHOWING UP WITH APPROVAL. LETTER FROM THE HOA. THE APPLICATION PROCESS. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO MAKE SURE YOUR HOA ALLOWS IT. THAT'S THAT'S THAT'S ONE OF THE HOMEOWNERS REQUIREMENTS. AND WE WILL TAKE THAT INTO UP FRONT DOCUMENTS ON OUR WEBSITE AND ON OUR APPLICATION PROCESS. I LIKE THAT. THAT'S GOOD. MAYOR, DO YOU MIND IF I ASK MISS SHIELDS IF SHE DOESN'T MIND? KIND OF. MAYBE TO EMPHASIZE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW THE HOA RULES, IF WE WERE TO GO WITH THE PROGRAM LIKE THAT? DO YOU MIND, MISS SHIELDS, DO YOU MIND, MA'AM? JUST SO THAT WAY WE CAN KIND OF HAVE A LITTLE CLARITY, BECAUSE I THINK THAT WOULD BE ONE OF THE BIGGEST BARRIERS TO THIS PILOT PROGRAM IS THE HOA'S. YES. THANK YOU. TRACY SHIELDS, PRESIDENT OF THE WATER LEAF FALLS HOA. YES. SO FIRST OF ALL, THE HOMEOWNER DOES NEED TO GO TO THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW COMMITTEE. THAT'S WHAT WE CALL IT I DON'T KNOW OTHER HOA MAY NOT. AND GET APPROVAL. IT'S A 30 DAY PROCESS FOR US. THEY WOULD HAVE THAT APPROVAL AND THEN THEY COULD TAKE THAT TO THE CITY. AND THE CITY COULD THEN, YOU KNOW, ALLOW FOR THEM TO GO AHEAD AND PURCHASE IT AND THEN GET THE REBATE. SO DO YOU THINK THE HOA WOULD ALSO BE, SINCE THIS WOULD BE NEW AND NEW FOR OUR CITY, WOULD SAY, THIS IS WHERE WE RECOMMEND YOU PLACE THE BARREL WITH THE HOA. FEES ARE GOING TO SAY IT NEEDS TO BE IN THE BACKYARD. OKAY. YEAH, OKAY. BUT LIKE FOR WATER LEAF FALLS, WE WOULD BE ALL FOR IT. SO SOUNDS GOOD. I DON'T IF IT'S IN THE BACKYARD HIDDEN BY A FENCE.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE OTHER HOA, BUT I KNOW THAT IT'S JUST TO KIND OF HAVE A GENERAL IDEA

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I'D LIKE TO VOTE ON THIS ITEM. PART OF THE ITEM? YEAH. I THINK I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE OPTION TWO WITH THE AMENDMENT THAT THIS PROGRAM WOULD BE OPEN TO ALL CITY OF KYLE RESIDENTS. ALL RIGHT. SECOND MOTION IS FOR OPTION TWO. AND THAT IT BE ALL CITY OF KYLE RESIDENTS. SO I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF THAT. I WOULD PREFER IT TO BE FOR UTILITY CUSTOMERS AND TAKING OUT THE STORMWATER FUND. SO I'M GOING TO VOTE AGAINST THIS ONE, BUT I'M STILL IN FAVOR OF THE PROGRAM. WELL, THE THING I'M GOING TO ADD TO THAT IS IF IT'S COMING OUT OF GENERAL FUND, IT SHOULD BE ALL TAXPAYERS BECAUSE IT'S THEIR MONEY. RIGHT? BUT WE NEED TO MOVE IT TO THE STORMWATER FUND, IS WHAT I'M SAYING. AND THEN MAKE IT FOR THE UTILITY. WHERE DOES THE STORMWATER FUND COME FROM? UTILITY FROM FROM YOUR UTILITY BILL. IT'S ON YOUR BILL. ON YOUR BILL? YES. OKAY. IF IT'S A UTILITY BILL THEN YEAH. WE GOT TO KEEP IT TO A UTILITY OKAY.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? THAT'S NOT HOW IT IS RIGHT NOW. RIGHT. WHY DON'T WE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE WOULD EVEN. SO IS IT COMING FROM. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. SO JUST MY MOTION WAS GOING TO BE TO INCREASE IT TO 10,000 AS OPPOSED TO THE 5000 FOR OPTION NUMBER TWO. AND TO DIRECT STAFF TO CHANGE THE FUNDING SOURCE FROM GENERAL FUND TO STORMWATER UTILITY FUND. SO ANYWAY, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? YES, MAYOR. I'M SORRY, I SHOULD HAVE SAID I DO AGREE WITH THE CAVEAT OF THE INCREASING THE BUDGET TO 10,000. WELL, THAT'S YOUR MOTION. OKAY. I'D LIKE TO AMEND MY MOTION. OKAY. TO DIRECT STAFF TO PURSUE OPTION NUMBER TWO WHILE OPENING UP THE PROGRAM TO ALL CITY OF KYLE RESIDENTS AND INCREASING THE BUDGET TO $10,000. SO IT STAYS IN GENERAL FUND WITH THAT MOTION, GENERAL FUND MONEY THAT COMES OUT OF GENERAL FUND MONEY IS WHAT WE'RE SAYING. IT'S OUR CHOICE. YEAH, NOT MY PREFERENCE. DON'T WE NEED TO MAKE AN AMENDMENT OF THE.

YEAH. SO THE MOTION IS TO AMEND. IS THERE A SECOND ON THAT MOTION. WE'RE GOING TO SECOND.

ALL RIGHT. MOTION TO AMEND IS SECOND. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME INTERESTING VOTES HERE. SO ALL RIGHT WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT WHICH INCREASES THE BUDGET TO $10,000 BUT LEAVES IT IN THE GENERAL FUND. RESERVE. HELLO. WE'RE ALL OVER THE PLACE. WHAT ARE WE VOTING ON? WE'RE VOTING ON AN AMENDMENT RIGHT NOW TO THE ORIGINAL MOTION. OKAY, I, MITCHELL KNOW ZUNIGA. I HEIZER.

YEAH. TOBIAS. NAY. PARSLEY. NAY. HARRIS. NO. ALL RIGHT. AMENDED MOTION FAILS. SO WE'RE NOW WE'RE AT THE ORIGINAL MOTION. DO YOU WANT TO CALL THE VOTE ON THIS ONE OR WITHDRAW THE MOTION? MAYBE WE CAN RESTATE IT AND STILL GET THIS THING GOING. I THINK THE MAJORITY OF COUNCIL IS WOULD RATHER IT COME OUT OF THE UTILITY FUND. YEAH, THAT'S THE ONLY OBJECTION, NOT ME. THE THING IS, I HAVE. THIS IS SO SILLY. IT'S $10,000 THAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO SOMETHING TO HELP PEOPLE IN OUR CITY CONSERVE WATER, PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY. OKAY. I HAVE I HAVE VOTED FOR INCENTIVES FOR THE DUMBEST THINGS. WE ARE JUST TALKING ABOUT WHERE THE MONEY IS GOING TO COME FROM ON THIS DAIS, WHO REALLY CARE ABOUT THOSE SPECIFIC THINGS. THIS IS $10,000. WE ARE JUST TALKING ABOUT WHERE THE MONEY'S GOING TO COME FROM. THAT'S ALL. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. SO I'M GOING TO LET THIS RIDE. CAN YOU MAKE THE MOTION, RESTATE THE MOTION SO WE CAN DO IT FROM STORMWATER FUND. THAT'S THAT'S ONLY FOR A FEWER USERS THOUGH. STORMWATER FUND. IT'S ACTUALLY NOT. SO THIS IS WHERE THIS IS WHERE WE NEED TO BE CLEAR ABOUT WHAT WE'RE SAYING.

THE GENERAL FUND AND THE CITY OF KYLE CITY LIMITS EXCLUDES MORE PEOPLE THAN THAT MAKING IT FOR ALL CITY OF KYLE UTILITY CUSTOMERS. WE HAVE AS MANY UTILITY CUSTOMERS AS WE HAVE PEOPLE IN THE CITY. SO WITH YOUR MOTION TO PUT IT OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND, WE'RE EXCLUDING

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OKAY. SO EXPLAIN THE MECHANICS OF CHANGING THE SOURCE OF THE FUNDING AND EXPLAIN THAT TO ME.

WOULD YOU PLEASE, BY BY TAKING IT OUT OF THE STORMWATER FUND, WE ARE TYING IT TO THE UTILITY BILLS, WHICH IS TIED TO OUR WATER CUSTOMERS. SO ALL OF OUR WATER CUSTOMERS CAN PARTICIPATE IN IT. SO ANYONE WHO'S THE CITY OF KYLE WATER CUSTOMER CAN PARTICIPATE. MAYOR BECAUSE IT'S STORMWATER FUNDS IT WOULD BE ANY STORMWATER CUSTOMER. CORRECT. SO IF THERE ARE CUSTOMERS THAT ARE WASTEWATER AND STORMWATER BUT NOT WATER, THEY WOULD STILL BE COVERED. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR? YEAH. ANYONE ON THE UTILITY BILL. AND THAT IS ACTUALLY THAT IS A GOOD POINT BECAUSE WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO PAY THE STORMWATER FEE. SO IT'S EVEN MORE ANYONE WHO'S A CITY OF KYLE UTILITY CUSTOMER THAT PAYS INTO THE STORMWATER SYSTEM WOULD BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE. AND THAT INCLUDES A LOT OF DEVELOPMENTS THAT IF WE'RE JUST SAYING IT'S FOR RESIDENTS, WHICH IS TO SAY GENERAL PEOPLE WHO CONTRIBUTE TO THE GENERAL FUND, THAT'S ACTUALLY QUITE A LIMITED NUMBER AS WELL. SO THAT BE COOL. SPRINGS POST OAK THERE IN THE LEAF. WELL, RIGHT. THAT'S TOWN SEWER. YEAH. ARE THEY ON OUR SEWER. YES ON THE STORMWATER. SO IF YOU'RE IF YOUR UTILITY BILL INCLUDES A STORMWATER FEE, YOU WOULD BE INCLUDED. IF WE'RE USING STORMWATER FUNDS YOU ALL HAVE STORMWATER IN YOUR BILL. WELL, BEFORE WE MAYBE TAKE THE VOTE. AND I SEE WHERE THIS IS GOING. SHOULD WE GET A DIAGRAM OF THE AREAS OF KYLE THAT WOULD BE AFFECTED AND NOT BE AFFECTED ON THAT END? SO WE CAN HAVE A GENERAL IDEA, BECAUSE YOU'RE RIGHT, WE HAVE SO MANY DIFFERENT DISTRICT WATER DISTRICTS EVERYWHERE. SO YOU'VE GOT YOU GOT THE IDEA OF THIS NEIGHBORHOOD OVER HERE. WILL IT GETS THE WASTEWATER AND THE UTILITY AND THIS ONE DOESN'T. I THINK IT WOULD, IT WOULD HELP TO SAY WHO WOULD BE UTILIZING IT. I UNDERSTAND WHERE THE MAYOR'S COMING FROM AS FAR AS WELL, LET'S KEEP IT WITHIN THE PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY PAY FOR THE WATER ITSELF. AND I HEAR MR. HEIZER SAYING, LET'S JUST LET EVERYBODY HAVE IT, OKAY? WE'RE TRYING TO PROMOTE THE ENVIRONMENT AND WE'RE TRYING TO PROMOTE COLLECTING WATER FOR, YOU KNOW, THE FLOWERS AND THE ROSES IN THE FRONT YARD. I GET THAT WHOLE SEGMENT. IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, IT'S WHERE WOULD BE THE FUNDING SOURCES. AND YOU'RE RIGHT, IT'S JUST A PILOT PROGRAM. IT MAY NOT EVEN WORK OR IT MIGHT. SO IT'S I GUESS IT'S JUST AGAIN, IT COMES DOWN TO THE MONEY WHO'S WHO'S GOING TO BE ELIGIBLE AND WHO'S NOT. IF IT'S STORMWATER, I'M GOOD WITH IT. OKAY. ME TOO.

COUNCIL'S PLEASURE. WE COULD CERTAINLY TABLE IT AND COME BACK WITH SOME, SOME INFORMATION ON THAT. IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'D LIKE TO DO. I THINK THE STORMWATER WOULD COVER A LARGE PIECE OF THE CITY. I DON'T HAVE THE SPECIFICS ON THAT AT HAND, BUT, I MEAN, I'M I UNDERSTAND FULLY WHERE HEIZER AND HARRIS IS COMING FROM, THE OVERALL MISSION, THE OVERALL GOAL IS TO, YOU KNOW, RECYCLE OUR WATER AND CONSERVE OUR WATER BECAUSE THAT'S THE BIGGEST THING THAT WE HEAR ABOUT EVERYWHERE. EVEN AT HTML, ALL THESE CITIES ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES WITH WATER. I GET THE OVERALL MISSION, BUT IT COMES DOWN TO WHERE IS THIS GOING TO BE PAID FOR? HOW? WHICH FUND IS IT? GENERAL FUND? IS IT UTILITIES? LET'S TRY TO NARROW THAT DOWN FIRST, BECAUSE IF IT DOES WORK OUT, WE CAN THEN INCREASE NEXT YEAR. AND IF WE NEED TO HAVE A LET'S SAY WE DO HAVE 200 PEOPLE THAT APPLY AND THE NEXT DAY YOU GOT AN ADDITIONAL 300 SAID, THIS IS A GREAT IDEA. THEN WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO MAKE A BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR THE BUDGET. THIS YEAR. AND AT LEAST WE KNOW WHERE THAT MONEY WOULD NEED TO COME FROM, WHERE WE NEED TO PULL THAT FROM.

AND THEN WE CAN WE CAN MAYBE INCREASE THE PROGRAM THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, YOU KNOW, AND LET'S CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR RAIN. OKAY. WELL, I JUST SEE THE DESIRE TO IT'S THAT YOU KEEP USING THE WORD OUR WATER. YEAH. AND SO, YOU KNOW, IF WE IF WE ONLY HAVE 50 AND I WANT ALL 50 TO GO TO OUR WATER CUSTOMERS BECAUSE IT'S OUR WATER THAT WE NEED TO CONSERVE, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHAT DIFFERENT STAGES OF DROUGHT AND CONSERVATION OR WHAT PROGRAMS AND OTHER WATER PROVIDER MIGHT HAVE, BUT IF WE'RE TRYING TO GET FOLKS TO CONSERVE OUR WATER, THAT'S WHERE

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ANYTHING WE HAVEN'T CORRECTED. SO MOTION FROM HIM. WELL, WE STILL HAVE THE ORIGINAL MOTION.

THE AMENDMENT FAILED. SO THE ORIGINAL MOTION IS JUST FOR THE 5000. SO WE NEED TO TAKE THAT OFF AND THEN JUST RESTATE IT. SO AND JUST MAKE SURE THAT IT COVERS EVERYONE PAYING INTO THE STORM WATER. SO DO YOU. WHERE THE FUNDING SOURCE IS RIGHT NOW THE FUNDING SOURCE IS THE GENERAL FUND, NOT THE STORMWATER FUND. AND YOU'RE SAYING YOU SEE THAT AS A RIGHT IN CONFLICT WITH WHAT HE'S SAYING RIGHT NOW, RIGHT. AND WHAT HE'S STATING THAT HE'S OKAY WITH, WHICH I APPRECIATE, BUT IT'S NOT WHEN HE MAKES HIS MOTION, THEY'LL CLARIFY IT. BUT I HEARD MY MOTIONS ARE MY ORIGINAL MOTIONS ON THE TABLE STILL NOT THAT WE HAVE THE OH YEAH, THE REJECTED THE AMENDMENT. YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO YOU'RE NOT ALL RIGHT. SO WE'RE GOING TO JUST ROLL CALL VOTE ON THE ADOPTION. ALL OKAY I'LL HOW HOW SURE. WHERE DO YOU GUYS LIV? YVONNE. WHERE DO YOU LIVE? I'M MORE WORRIED ABOUT HER AND WATER LEAK, MAKING SURE THEY KNOW WHAT THEIR ON THEIR ON THEIR SEWER. SO THEY GET. OKAY. SO THEN I WOULD LIKE TO AMEND THE MOTION AGAIN TO MOVE FORWARD WITH OPTION TWO. WHILE INCREASING THE BUDGET INSTEAD OF AN AMENDMENT WHICH ADDS THE LAYERS, CAN YOU JUST RESCIND AND THEN RESTATE? SURE, I'LL RESCIND THE MOTION.

ALL RIGHT. IS THAT AMENABLE TO THE SECOND? YES. ALL RIGHT. OKA. SO MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH OPTION TWO, INCREASING THE BUDGET TO $10,000 AND CHANGING THE FUNDING SOURCE TO THE STORMWATER FUND. SECOND, ALL RIGHT. SO THE MOTION IS TO APPROVE OPTION TWO INCREASING FROM 5000 TO 10,000 AND TO CHANGE THE SOURCE OF FUNDS TO THE STORMWATER FUND. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS WITH INCREASING THE NUMBER AS OPPOSED TO THE AMOUNT PER. SO IT NEEDS TO INSTEAD OF $100, IT NEEDS TO INCREASE TO 200. THE 10,000 IS A COMBINATION OF NUMBERS. AND SO IF THEY'RE STILL ONLY GIVING OUT $100 PER BARREL, THEN 10,000 IS 100 BARRELS AS OPPOSED TO THE 50 THAT WE'RE TRYING TO SET UP. SO THE MOTION NEEDS TO SAY THAT THE ACTUAL REBATE IS GOING TO BE 200 INSTEAD OF 100, OR INCREASE THE TOTAL TO UP TO 100. TOTAL RAIN BARRELS. OH, OKAY. OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO TRY THIS THIRD TIME. I'D LIKE TO, YOU KNOW, ANY ONE OF YOU, SINCE WE'RE IN AGREEMENT NOW, COULD STEP IN HERE FOR THE SAKE OF THE AUDIENCE. BUT I'LL RESCIND THAT LAST MOTION AND I WILL TRY IT A THIRD TIME. SO I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH OPTION TWO, INCREASING THE BUDGET TO $200 PER BARREL. CHANGE IT, AND CHANGING THE FUNDING SOURCE TO THE STORMWATER FUND. SECOND, ALL RIGHT, MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER HEIZER, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER PARSLEY. THAT WE APPROVE. OPTION TWO WE'RE GOING TO INCREASE THE BUDGET FROM 50 OR $100 PER BARREL TO $200 PER BARREL, AND WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE THE SOURCE OF FUNDS FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO THE STORMWATER FUND. IS THERE A DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? SO BASED ON YOUR KNOWLEDGE, THIS WILL APPLY TO ANYONE WHO IS A CITY OF KYLE STORMWATER CUSTOMER WHO PAYS INTO THE STORMWATER SYSTEM. AND HOW ARE WE GOING TO LET THE RESIDENTS KNOW THAT THIS OPTION IS OUT THERE? I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY HAS AN EQUAL CHANCE AT APPLYING FOR THIS MAIL OUT IN THE WATER BILL. OKAY, I'M GOOD WITH THAT. WE CAN FIND THAT INFORMATION, I THINK I THINK YOUR STORMWATER BILL WILL GO THROUGH THAT. WE'LL HAVE THAT.

WE'LL DEVELOP A COMMUNICATIONS PLAN. PART OF THAT WILL BE AN INSERT IN THE UTILITY BILLS. AND WE'LL ALSO HAVE A SERIES OF OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, WEBSITE, ALL THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. APPRECIATE IT BRIAN. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION. AND THIS STARTS OFF SMALL. AND EVENTUALLY IF IT GROWS THEN YES, WE MAKE IT EVEN BIGGER. AND WE'LL LOOK AT THE BUDGET THEN. ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED. ALL RIGHT. MOTION CARRIES 7 TO 0. NEXT UP IS ITEM 20. WHAT WAS THAT? THAT'S THE FIRST PART OF THE AGENDA ITEM. THE NEXT PART IS XERISCAPING XERISCAPING. SO THANK YOU MAYOR

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SO WE'VE GOT CITY WATER CUSTOMERS ON THIS LIKE WE DID THE OTHER ONE, BUT WE CAN AMEND THAT IF THE COUNCIL SO CHOOSES ACCOUNT IN GOOD STANDING WITH THE CITY AND LIMITED THE FIRST 50 PROPERTY OWNERS THAT APPLY NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY AND THE LADY BIRD JOHNSON WILDFLOWER CENTER WEBSITES OR LOCAL NURSERIES CAN PROVIDE INFORMATION ON NATIVE SPECIES OF DROUGHT OR TOLERANT PLANTS. AND THEN WE'LL ALSO HAVE THIS ON OUR ON OUR WEBSITE. THE FISCAL IMPACT IS ROUGHLY $12,500. $250 FOR THE FIRST 50 APPLICANTS. SO YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE IDEAS THAT ARE OUT THERE AS FAR AS THIS GOES. OBVIOUSLY, THE $500 IS NOT GOING TO DO IT, BUT DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS. BUT IT WILL IT WILL GO A LONG WAY. IF YOU'RE DOING A SMALL PROJECT. SO OPTION ONE IS TO APPROVE THE WATER SAVER LANDSCAPE PILOT PROGRAM AS PRESENTED. OPTION ONE. OPTION TWO IS TO MAKE ANY CHANGES THAT COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO SEE US ADJUST. THIS TO. THOUGHTS? COUNCILMEMBER TOBIAS OKAY, SO THIS ONLY APPLIES TO NEW RESIDENTIALS. NO. OKAY. SO IF YOU IF YOU WANT TO DO A LANDSCAPE PROJECT IN YOUR FRONT YARD. SO I HAVE TO DO A LANDSCAPE PROJECT BECAUSE RIGHT NOW I JUST LET MY GRASS DIE IN MY FRONT YARD AND IT'S GONE.

IT'S DEAD. AND I GOT WEEDS. SO DOES THAT CONSIDER NATIVE PLANTS? I MEAN, I'M NOT I'M BEING I'M BEING SERIOUS. MY GRASS IS I MEAN, I HAVE NOT WATERED IT OBVIOUSLY BECAUSE WE'RE IN THREE. BUT FOR THE 200 IT DOESN'T QUALIFY ME FOR THE 250 BECAUSE AGAIN, THERE'S GOING TO BE PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO ASK THE SAME QUESTION IS LIKE, I JUST LET MY GRASS DIE, OKAY? AND I'VE GOT NATIVE WEEDS, WHICH IS THAT'S WHAT IT IS. THE BURROW GRASS. SO THEY'RE GOING TO COME BACK AND SAY, CAN I BE ABLE TO GET IT? SO IS IT $250 PER YEAR OR PER MONTH THAT WE'RE GOING TO WE WOULD GIVE OUT TO THESE RESIDENTS. YEAH. SO WHO WOULD COME IN AND INSPECT THAT. SO YOU WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A CITY INSPECTOR TO COME OUT TO SEE YOU GOT THE WEED, YOU GOT THE GRASS, YOU GOT I MEAN, YOU GOT THE ROCK, YOU GOT EVERYTHING ELSE. AND THEN YOU QUALIFY FOR THE $250. I MEAN, IS THAT I MEAN, I'M JUST TRYING TO SAY, IS THAT HOW THE PROGRAM WOULD WORK? WELL, SINCE THIS IS A NEW PROGRAM, WE CAN SAY YES, THAT'S HOW IT'S GOING TO WORK. OKAY. SO LET ME JUST KIND OF UP TO 500FT■!S. NO GRASS, JUST ROCK OR FEEDER GRASS OUT. OKAY. IN THE IN THE IN THE XERISCAPE AREA. AND YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THAT. YOU ALSO IF YOU HAVE AN IRRIGATION SYSTEM IN THAT 500FT■!S, YOU HAVE TO PLUG IT OF OR REMOVE IT. OKAY. YOU CAN'T ACTUALLY WATER IT. I MEAN, THAT'S THE WHOLE IDEA, RIGHT? YEAH. AND THEN YOU'VE GOT A LIST OF DROUGHT TOLERANT PLANTS THAT, THAT ANY ONE OF THESE SOCIETIES OR AGENCIES OR NURSERIES CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH. WHAT IS LOCAL, DROUGHT TOLERANT. OKAY. SO YOU WOULD ACTUALLY HAVE TO GO AND BUY THE PLANTS AND BUY THE ROCK AND BUY EVERYTHING ELSE TO GET THE YOUR YARD UP TO 500FT■!S IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR THE $250. OKAY. RIGHT. IT'S MEANT TO BE A ONE TIME REBATE OF A PORTION OF THE PROJECT COST, WHICH, AS MIKE SAID, SOME OF THESE PROJECTS CAN GET VERY EXPENSIVE DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF THEM. SO IT'S A SMALL AMOUNT, BUT IT'S SOMETHING TO HOPEFULLY ENCOURAGE THAT TYPE OF LANDSCAPING TO BE INSTALLED AND HOPEFULLY TO OFFSET A PORTION OF THE COST. THAT'S THE INTENT. THESE CAN BE MODIFIED IN ANY WAY THAT THE COUNCIL WANTS TO MODIFY IT, BUT THIS IS

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THAT'S THAT'S A PROFESSIONAL THAT'S GOING TO COME OUT AND LOOK AT IT AND SEE YOU GOT THE PROPER WEED. YOUR PROPER GRASS, THE PROPER TREE OR WHATEVER IT IS, AND THEY'RE GOING TO MEASURE IT. EVERYTHING ELSE. AND THEN THEY, THEY'RE GOING TO SEE IF THAT'S THE PROPER ROCK AND SO FORTH. AND IF THEY GET APPROVED, THEN THEY WOULD GET A REBATE TAXPAYER REBATE OF $250. THAT GOES BACK TO THEM FOR THE REBATE. AND THEN, LIKE WE SAID IN THE EARLIER ONE, FINANCE DEPARTMENT WILL MAIL YOU A CHECK ONCE WE'VE APPROVED EVERYTHING. OKAY FOR $250, OKAY. IF YOU QUALIFY FOR THE WHOLE AMOUNT. ADDITIONAL THOUGHTS COUNCILMAN ZUNIGA, HOW WOULD THE COUNCIL FEEL ABOUT USING THE STORMWATER FUND FOR THIS TOO? SAME CONVERSATION WE JUST HAD. WELL, SO THE BASED ON WHAT I HEARD EARLIER, WE'VE GOT $25,000 BUDGETED RIGHT NOW IN THE GENERAL FUND FOR ALL OF THE STUFF. WE'LL JUST WE'LL NEED TO THINK ABOUT THAT. BUT SO THE 25,000, WE WOULD WE WOULD TAKE WHAT WE NEED FOR THE LOW FLOW SHOWER HEADS, LOW FLOW TOILETS, LEAVE THAT SECTION IN THERE AND THEN WE WILL NOT REALLY TRANSFER IT OVER, BUT WE'LL CREATE THE $25,000 ACCOUNT, WHICH INCLUDES THIS PROGRAM. BUT MIKE, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG. I BELIEVE THE INTENTION OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO AVOID THE IRRIGATION, WHICH WOULD MOST DIRECTLY IMPACT THE WATER FUND VERSUS THE STORMWATER FUND. RIGHT. BUT THE PROBLEM IS THE STORMWATER FUND. I'VE ALREADY I'VE ALREADY SEEN THE ERROR IN IN SAYING STORMWATER FUND IN THIS BECAUSE WE'RE INCENTIVIZING WATER PEOPLE TO CONSERVE WATER OUTSIDE OF OUR JURISDICTION. OUR WATER JURISDICTION, WHICH REALLY THE GOAL SHOULD BE TO CONSERVE WATE. AND SO BUT IT'S REALLY UP TO COUNCIL. RIGHT. SO WE NEED TO HAVE A POLICY DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT ARE OUR WATER CONSERVATION EFFORTS. AND INCENTIVIZING WATER CONSERVATION. IS THAT TARGETED TO KYLE RESIDENTS, REGARDLESS OF WHOSE WATER THEY USED OR IS THAT TARGETED TO KYLE WATER CUSTOMERS IN AN EFFORT TO CONSERVE THE AMOUNT OF WATER THAT WE ARE PUTTING OUT INTO THE SYSTEM. AND THAT'S THAT'S WHERE ALL OF THIS STEMS FROM. I THINK THAT'S THE LAST VERSION IS PROBABLY MORE ACCURATE BECAUSE THIS LIKE LIKE THE CITY ATTORNEY IS SAYING THIS, THIS WOULD REDUCE YOUR WATER IRRIGATION, WHICH IS MUCH MORE PREVALENT ON WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO, OBVIOUSLY, WITH THE RESTRICTIONS WE'VE GOT IN PLACE. BUT THAT'S THE SAME ARGUMENT FOR THE RAIN BARREL. YEAH, IT'S THE SAME. SO YEAH, I JUST SEE THESE AS VERY SMALL AMOUNTS IN OUR BUDGETS THAT WE CAN MAKE, I GUESS THE EXCEPTION TO USE STORMWATER. BUT I MEAN THE PURPOSE OF IT IS TO EDUCATE AND CONSERVE AND HOPEFULLY, YOU KNOW, INSPIRE OTHERS TO DO THE DO THEIR DILIGENCE WITH WATER, USE. I'M FINE DOING WHATEVER THE COUNCIL WANTS TO DO WITH THIS. I JUST WANT TO ATTEMPT TO MAKE IT AS ACCESSIBLE TO ANYONE WHO WANTS IT. THIS ONE IS A LITTLE BIT MORE EXPENSIVE. NOT MUCH $2,500 MORE THAN THE OTHER ONE.

THE PREVIOUS ONE ON THE RAIN BARRELS. SO THIS WOULD BE WE WOULD HAVE TO JUST AMEND OUR OUR WATER UTILITY FUND 12,500, WHICH IS NOT REALLY A PROBLEM. I'M GREAT MAYOR. I'M GREAT WITH PEOPLE CONSERVING WATER AND EVERYTHING, BUT I THINK IT'S ALREADY A SAVINGS FOR THEM IF THEY GO TO XERISCAPING ON THEIR OWN, THEY'LL BE SAVING ON THEIR MONTHLY WATER BILL. SO I, I JUST DON'T THINK THEY NEED AN INCENTIVE BECAUSE THEY'RE ALREADY INCENTIVE OUT THERE. IF YOU GO TO XERISCAPE, YOU'RE ALREADY GOING TO BE SAVING DOLLARS EVERY MONTH ON YOUR WATER BILL. SO I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE TO INCENTIVIZE THEM ANYMORE. I THINK IT I THINK AN INCENTIVE, THIS IS A SMALL INCENTIVE FOR WHAT PEOPLE MAY ACTUALLY PUT INTO THEIR YARDS.

AND IT WILL BE A I THINK IT WILL BE A GREAT HELP. WE'RE TRYING TO LOWER THE BARRIER TO ENTRY FOR CONSERVATION. LIKE YOUR POINT IS CORRECT. YES, THEY WILL BE SAVING MONEY, BUT THERE STILL IS A ROADBLOCK OF FINANCES AND BEING ABLE TO AFFORD GOING OUT AND SPENDING ALL THIS MONEY TO, IN THE FUTURE, SAVE MONEY. YEAH. SO I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION. ARE YOU READY FOR A MOTION? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE CHOOSE OPTION ONE, AND THAT IT BE FUNDED THROUGH THE WATER UTILITIES FUND. OKAY. SECOND MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER PARSLEY THAT WE APPROVE OPTION ONE, FUNDED FROM THE WATER UTILITIES FUND. IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED? NAY. WAS THAT TWO NAYS OR THREE I MISSED IT. TWO, TWO. ALL RIGHT. MOTION CARRIES 5 TO 2. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP IS AGENDA

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[27) Consider approval of a resolution of the City of Kyle approving a resolution by the Board of Directors of the Alliance Regional Water Authority (ARWA) authorizing the issuance of contract revenue bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $38,875,000 for the City of Kyle, Texas in connection with the regional water supply contract project; and approving other related matters.]

WE'RE DOING THIS FOR TWO SEPARATE PURPOSES. THE FIRST IS TO REFINANCE THE BOND ANTICIPATION NOTE THAT WAS APPROVED IN DECEMBER 2023 BY THIS COUNCIL AND THE OR OTHER SPONSORS. AND THEN THE SECOND COMPONENT OF THIS IS TO FUND OUR WHAT WE CALL OUR ONE C AND ONE D EXPANSION TO OUR OVERALL SYSTEM, WHICH WILL MAKE MORE WATER AVAILABLE TO ALL OF OUR CUSTOMERS. SO DISCUSSING QUICKLY THE 1C1D WATER TREATMENT PLANT AND RELATED EXPANSION. AND I APOLOGIZE FOR THE BULLETS ON THIS. I WAS JUST TRYING TO SHOW THE OVERALL IMAGE HERE AT THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT, WHICH YOU SEE HERE ON THE SCREEN. ALL THE ITEMS IN COLOR ARE ADDITIONS THAT WE'RE GOING TO MAKE AS PART OF THIS 1C1D EXPANSION. YOU CAN SEE WE'RE TOUCHING REALLY ALL PROCESS UNITS IN THAT WATER TREATMENT PLANT. SO IT'S AN EXTENSIVE EXPANSION TO MORE THAN DOUBLE THE CAPACITY OF THE ENTIRETY OF THE SYSTEM. AND BE ABLE TO HAVE MORE TREATED WATER AVAILABLE. IN ADDITION, WE NEED TO EXPAND OUR WALL WATER SYSTEM, WHICH INCLUDES SEVEN NEW WELLS AND RAW WATER LINES, TO BRING THAT RAW WATER TO THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT. THESE ARE ALREADY PERMITTED LOCATIONS WITH THE GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS, AND SO IT'S JUST A MATTER OF INSTALLING THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO GET THAT ACCOMPLISHED. AND THEN FINALLY, THE LAST PIECE OF THE EXPANSION IS AT OUR MAXWELL BOOSTER PUMP STATION. WE NEED TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL 5 MILLION GALLON GROUND STORAGE TANK. AND THEN THREE ADDITIONAL PUMPS TO FULLY BE ABLE TO UTILIZE THE WATER. WE HAD THIS ALREADY PLANNED FOR THESE EXPANSIONS WHEN WE DID THE ORIGINAL DESIGN, SO IT'S A RELATIVELY EASY EXPANSION IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE THIS ADDITIONAL CAPACITY. NOW THEN, IN TERMS OF WATER, THAT'S AVAILABLE, I MENTIONED THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN DOUBLES THE AMOUNT OF WATER THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE TO KYLE. WE ARE CURRENTLY DEVELOPING THE PHASE ONE B WATER, WHICH WILL BE ONLINE TO YOU EARLY NEXT YEAR.

THAT WOULD GIVE KYLE A CAPACITY OF 1934 ACRE FEET PER YEAR. AT THE END OF THIS EXPANSION, WHAT WE CALL THE ONE D, WE WOULD KYLE WOULD HAVE 4226 ACRE FEET PER YEAR. SO IT'S ALMOST A 220% INCREASE OVER WHAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE AT THE END OF ONE B, SO IT'S A SIGNIFICANT JUMP.

INITIALLY, WE HAD PLANNED ON DOING THIS IN KIND OF TWO SUB PHASES, BUT BASED ON THE GROWTH IN THE AREA, A LOT OF IT DRIVEN BY THIS COMMUNITY, BUT EVEN THE OTHERS AROUND, WE CHOSE TO DO IT TOGETHER AS ONE EXPANSION. IT'S MORE EFFICIENT TO DO IT THAT WAY AND THE WATER IS NEEDED. SO WE NEED TO MEET THE DEMANDS THAT THAT YOUR COMMUNITY IS GENERATING. JUST OVERALL SCHEDULE ON THIS EXPANSION. THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT DESIGNS UNDERWAY ARE OUR BOARD HAS ALREADY APPROVED THOSE AGREEMENTS AND IS MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT. WILL REIMBURSE OUR EXPENDITURES. ONCE WE ISSUE THIS FUNDING, WE ANTICIPATE BIDDING THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT EXPANSION, WHICH IS ON THE CRITICAL PATH EARLY IN 2025, GETTING THE NOSE TO PROCEED BY SPRING OF 25, AND THEN ABOUT TWO YEARS FOR CONSTRUCTION. AND SO HAVE THAT WATER AVAILABLE BY SUMMER OF 2027 FOR YOUR COMMUNITY. THE EXPANDED WATER, IT DOES NOT REQUIRE ANY ADDITIONAL TREATED WATER PIPELINES. ALL OF THAT IS BEING INSTALLED NOW, SO WE DON'T HAVE TO BUILD ANY OF THOSE ADDITIONAL PIPELINES FOR THIS ADDITIONAL WATER THAT WAS ALREADY PLANNED IN AS PART OF THAT, TO THE FUNDING ITSELF, I MENTIONED, THERE'S TWO COMPONENTS OF IT.

THE FIRST IS THE BAND, THE BOND ANTICIPATION NOTE THAT WAS AGAIN APPROVED BY COUNCIL LAST DECEMBER. THE TOTAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THAT BAND WAS $46 MILLION. KYLE SHARE WAS JUST A LITTLE UNDER 13 MILLION. WE PROJECTED INTEREST OF ABOUT 2 MILLION ON THAT. AGAIN, KYLE, SHARE OF THAT IS ABOUT 563,000. SO THAT'S THE FIRST COMPONENT. AND THEN THE SECOND COMPONENT IS THE ACTUAL EXPANSION ITSELF WAS, WHICH IS AN ADDITIONAL PRINCIPAL OF $90 MILLION. KYLE. SHARE OF THAT IS $25.353 MILLION. SO THE TOTAL FUNDING WE'RE SEEKING THROUGH THE WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD IS 138 MILLION, AND KYLE SHARE IS $38,875,000. WE ARE UTILIZING THE STATE WATER

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WE'LL NOTE THAT IN BETWEEN 2020 AND 2022, THE WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD REDUCED THE SUBSIDIES THAT WERE ALLOCATED AND AVAILABLE FROM 20% TO 14% ON A 30 YEAR NOTE. SO THE WAY THIS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD FUNDING WORKS IS WE BORROW AT THE STATE'S CREDIT, THEY ACCUMULATE ALL THESE PROJECTS FROM AROUND THE STATE, GO TO ISSUE THE DEBT IN NEW YORK AT THE STATE'S CREDIT.

AND THEN IF YOU'RE DOING A 30 YEAR NOTE, THEY OFFER A 14% SUBSIDY BELOW THE INTEREST RATE THAT THEY LOCK IN AT. IF YOU DO A 20 YEAR NOTE, YOU GET SLIGHTLY BETTER INTEREST RATE. SO WE'RE GETTING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE STATE'S CREDIT, WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY VERY HIGH. AND THEN GETTING A SUBSIDY BELOW THAT. SO IT ENDS UP BEING VERY AFFORDABLE FINANCING AS COMPARED TO DOING IT ON AN OPEN MARKET OURSELVES. NOW, IN TERMS OF WHAT THAT MEANS FINANCIALLY TO THE CITY, I'VE GIVEN SEVERAL DIFFERENT ITEMS HERE. THE FIRST IS WHAT WE BUDGETED 3.99% INTEREST RATE WHEN WE ADOPTED OUR BUDGET EARLIER THIS SUMMER. I BELIEVE THAT'S WHAT'S REFLECTED IN THE CURRENT CITY OF KYLE BUDGET. AND SO WE HAD A 2025 WOULD BE AN INTEREST ONLY PAYMENT OF ABOUT 1.1 MILLION, AND THEN THE REMAINING 29 YEARS, THERE'S, YOU KNOW, SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 2.278 AND 2.282 MILLION PER YEAR IN PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST, FOR A TOTAL PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST PAYMENT OF $67.2 MILLION. THE MOST RECENT PROJECTION WE HAD OUT OF THE WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD IN EARLY SEPTEMBER WAS AT A 3.62% INTEREST RATE AND YOU CAN SEE THE RELATED 2025 PAYMENT AND THEN THE REMAINING 29 ANNUAL PAYMENTS FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF 64.1 MILLION. SO SLIGHTLY BELOW OR SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW WHAT WE HAD BUDGETED. WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR TONIGHT IS YOUR APPROVAL TO DELEGATE PRICING TO THE MAYOR, CITY MANAGER AND OTHERS IN THE STAFF. WE DO NOT HAVE THE FINAL INTEREST RATES AT THIS POINT IN TIME FROM THE WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD ON THURSDAY. THEY ARE EXPECTED TO APPROVE THE FINAL RATES. WE DO HAVE PRELIMINARY FINAL RATES, WHICH PUT THE INTEREST RATE AT 3.48%. SO EVEN A LITTLE BIT BELOW WHAT WE HAD IN THE MOST RECENT PROJECTIONS.

BUT WE'RE ASKING YOU TO APPROVE UP TO 5% JUST IN CASE THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT HAD HAPPENED WHEN WE WERE PUTTING OUR AGENDA. PACKET ITEMS TOGETHER THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN INFLATED RATE, BUT WE CAN TELL YOU THAT IT'S GOING TO BE BELOW THE MOST RECENT PROJECTION OF 3.62, AND LIKELY A 3.48% INTEREST RATE. WE JUST DON'T HAVE THAT FINAL APPROVAL YET FROM THE WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD. THEY WON'T ISSUE THAT UNTIL THURSDAY WHEN THEIR BOARD MEETS. SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST. TYPICALLY, WE'VE HAD THAT FINAL NUMBER FOR YOU, BUT SO WE'RE ASKING YOU TO DELEGATE APPROVAL OF THAT FINAL PRICING TO THE MAYOR, CITY MANAGER AND THEIR OFFICE. SO WHERE WE'RE AT IN THIS PROCESS, WE'VE STARTED THIS APPLICATION PROCESS IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR, THE WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD HAS SOLD THEIR BONDS EARLIER THIS MONTH. WE'RE JUST WAITING ON THAT FINAL APPROVAL OF PRICING LATER THIS WEEK. WE'RE CURRENTLY GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS OF GOING FOR APPROVALS BY ALL OF OUR SPONSORS. BUDA AND SAN MARCOS TOOK ACTION EARLIER TONIGHT TO APPROVE THEIRS. CANYON REGIONAL MET LAST WEEK AND APPROVED THEIR THEIR PORTION. WE OUR BOARD WILL MEET AT THE END OF THE MONTH ON OCTOBER 30TH AND BE THE LAST GROUP TO TAKE ACTION, AND THEN WE INTEND TO CLOSE ON THE LOANS BY DECEMBER SECOND. AND AS I NOTED, WE WOULD HAVE AN INTEREST ONLY PAYMENT DUE IN AUGUST OF 2025, WHICH HAS ALREADY BEEN BUILT IN TO THE BUDGETS. AND SO TONIGHT THE REQUESTED ACTION IS TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING RWA TO ISSUE THE SWIFT FUNDS. AND THEN THE SECOND PART OF THAT IS TO DELEGATE PRICING AUTHORITY TO THE MAYOR, CITY MANAGER, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER TO ACT AS KYLE'S AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS SO LONG AS THE FINAL INTEREST RATE IS EQUAL TO OR BELOW 5.0%. SO WITH THAT, I'LL BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. MOORE. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT.

MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. MOTION BY THE MAYOR, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER HEIZER, THAT WE APPROVE. AGENDA ITEM 27. IS THERE A DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? YEAH. SO I UNDERSTAND WE'RE THINKING WE'RE GOING TO BE AT A LOWER RATE. WHY DO WE NEED THE FIVE? OH, I MEAN, IT JUST FEELS LIKE ONCE WE VOTE ON THIS IT IT THE NUMBER COULD BALLOON ON US BECAUSE THESE ENTITIES KNOW THAT THEY'VE GOT THAT FLEXIBILITY. SO THE WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD HAS ALREADY SOLD THE BONDS IN NEW YORK. SO THE INTEREST RATE THAT THEY BORROWED AT IS SET. BUT THEIR THEIR BOARD HAS TO TAKE ACTION TO APPROVE THE RATES THAT WE WILL LOCK IN AT. SO THEY WILL NOT ADJUST THAT RATE OR INCREASE IT JUST BECAUSE THEY CAN. THEY'RE GOING TO SUBSCRIBE THOSE

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SO WE DIDN'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THAT INTEREST RATE WAS GOING TO LOCK IN AT. AND SO WE WERE GIVING OURSELVES SOME FLEXIBILITY. AND THAT'S WHY WE LISTED 5% IS PROBABLY TOO CONSERVATIVE. WE PROBABLY COULD HAVE LISTED 4%, 3.5% AND STILL HAD PLENTY OF ROOM. BUT WE'RE TRYING TO BE VERY CAUTIOUS IN CASE SOMETHING HAPPENED IN THE MARKET. SO AGAIN, I CAN ASSURE YOU, BASED ON THE PRELIMINARY FINAL NUMBERS THAT WE GOT, WE'RE GOING TO BE BELOW THE EVEN THE 3.62% THAT WE HAVE LISTED THERE. THE ALTERNATIVE WOULD HAVE BEEN IF WE NEEDED TO WAIT FOR THE FINAL NUMBERS. WE HAD BEEN WORKING WITH OUR VARIOUS SPONSORS, AND WE'RE GOING TO REQUIRE A SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING IN ORDER TO GET THE APPROVAL. AFTER WE HAD THE FINAL DATES OR THE FINAL RATES LOCKED IN IN ORDER TO MEET THE SCHEDULES THAT WE HAD FOR CLOSING. SO THROUGH THIS DELEGATION PROCESS, WHICH DOESN'T CHANGE THE INTEREST RATE IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM, IT JUST ALLOWS US TO NOT REQUIRE A SPECIAL MEETING OF YOUR COUNCIL AND OTHER COUNCILS IN ORDER TO GET TO THE APPROVALS THAT WE NEED. DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? YEAH, I'M STILL NOT REAL COMFORTABLE WITH IT. I HAD A QUICK QUESTION. YES, SIR.

COUNCILOR ZUNIGA. YEAH. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION, GRAHAM. I DO HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY GETS KYLE'S PORTION TO COMPLETE THE DELIVERY AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ROA. THIS GETS THROUGH OUR COMMITMENT ON PHASE ONE WATER. THAT'S CORRECT.

AND IT BRINGS THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF WATER AVAILABLE THEN TO THE CITY OF KYLE TO THE NUMBER I LISTED THERE ON THE SLIDE, 4226 ACRE FEET PER YEAR. WE HAVE PLANS ON ADDITIONAL PHASES TO BRING MORE WATER TO THE AREA AS WELL. SO WHAT IF, LIKE ONE OF THE OTHER PARTNER CITIES GETS DOES NOT, OR MAYBE FALLS BEHIND OR DOES NOT BUILD UP WHAT THEY NEED? WOULD THAT MAKE US HAVE TO COME BACK TO SPEND MORE, OR ARE WE SEPARATED FROM LIKE THEIR INFRASTRUCTURE COST AND DEVELOPMENT THAT NEEDS TO COME ONLINE THROUGH THE WATER SUPPLY CONTRACT THAT THE CITY, ALL OF THE SPONSORS HAVE ENTERED INTO WITH ALLIANCE REGIONAL WATER AUTHORITY? IT'S THE SAME AGREEMENT. WE HAVE DONE THE BEST THAT WE CAN TO SEPARATE EACH ENTITY OUT. SO YOU'RE NOT IMPACTED BY OTHERS IF THEY FAIL TO PERFORM AND MEET THEIR OBLIGATIONS. NOW, IF ONE OF THEM WERE TO UNDERPERFORM AND NOT BE ABLE TO MEET THEIR PAYMENTS, FOR INSTANCE, THEN THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO RECEIVE THAT WATER. AND AT THAT POINT IN TIME, I THINK WE WOULD HAVE A SITUATION WHICH I WOULD NEVER EXPECT THIS TO BE THE CASE. EVERYBODY'S MADE THEIR PAYMENTS. THERE'S NEVER BEEN ANY ISSUE WITH THIS, BUT IT COULD BE A SITUATION WHERE THERE BE WATER AVAILABLE FOR ANY OTHER OF THE CURRENT SPONSORS THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO STEP INTO THAT POSITION AND MAKE THOSE PAYMENTS AND THEN HAVE ACCESS TO THAT. YEAH, YEAH. I WAS MORE CONCERNED WITH LIKE THEM TRYING TO GET THEIR EASEMENTS AND LIKE MAYBE THEY WENT THROUGH THEIR INFRASTRUCTURE BUILD AND SO WOULD THAT CAUSE A HOLD UP FOR US, WHICH WOULD COME BACK TO WHERE WE'RE SPENDING MORE. BUT NO, EACH EACH SYSTEM IS SEPARATE. WE HAVE SEPARATE DELIVERY POINTS THAT ARE DESIGNATED JUST FOR KYLE TO GET YOUR WATER THROUGH SO DIRECTLY TO AND TIED TO ALLIANCE REGIONAL WATER AUTHORITY SYSTEM. SO YOU'RE NOT BEHOLDEN TO ANY OTHER ENTITY OR SYSTEM TO GET THAT WATER. SO I THINK YOU'RE SUFFICIENTLY SEPARATED AND HAVE A BUFFER TO WHERE THAT SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. GRAHAM. MY PLEASURE. BRIAN, IF WE APPROVE THIS, I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET AN EMAIL FROM YOU. IF THE RATE GOES UP HIGHER THAN WHAT'S BEEN LISTED THAN THE THREE, WAS IT THREE, THREE, FOUR, THREE, EIGHT? YEAH, YEAH. WE'LL BE GLAD TO SEND YOU JUST THE FINAL PRICING. I THINK WE CAN JUST SEND YOU THE FINAL PRICING.

EXACTLY WHAT IT IS. ALL RIGHT. WELL I DON'T I PERSONALLY DON'T SEE ANY REASON WHY WE SHOULDN'T LOWER THAT AMOUNT BECAUSE IT'S SO MUCH HIGHER. AND, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE ALREADY HAD THEM PRICED.

SO YOU'RE IN GOOD SHAPE AND YOU'RE NOT I MEAN, IT'S A IT'S TOO MUCH OF A WIGGLE ROOM. IF SOMETHING HAPPENED AND IT WENT UP TO 5%, WE WOULD WANT A SPECIAL MEETING TO UNDERSTAND THAT, BECAUSE THAT'S A MASSIVE DIFFERENCE IN PRICING AND OVERALL STRUCTURE. SO I WILL SAY OUR BOND COUNCIL, WE HAD THE SAME DISCUSSION AT BUDA A LITTLE BIT EARLIER, THE SAME CONCERN IF AT ALL POSSIBLE, WE WOULD LIKE TO LEAVE IT AT 5% JUST BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THE OTHER SPONSORS HAVE APPROVED. BUT IF YOU HAVE THAT MUCH HEARTBURN ABOUT IT, WE HAVE THE ABILITY TONIGHT TO SET THAT AT A DIFFERENT INTEREST RATE. WHATEVER THE COUNCIL CHOOSES AND LOCK IT IN, IT JUST WE FEEL LIKE IT MAKES IT A LITTLE BIT MORE CONSISTENT. ALL THE OTHERS HAVE ALREADY APPROVED AT A MAXIMUM 5%, EVEN RECOGNIZING THAT WE WILL NOT HAVE TO PAY THAT HIGHER RATE. SO OUR PREFERENCE WOULD BE TO KEEP IT AT 5%. IF YOU FEEL STRONGLY ENOUGH THAT YOU'RE UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THAT AND YOU WANT TO LOWER THAT, THEN THEN WE CAN MAKE THAT CHANGE. AND I'D RECOMMEND YOU

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[28) Consider approval of a resolution authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to accept easements for needed access for the Marketplace Road project and to execute all documents necessary for the conveyance of such easements and access agreements in final form approved by the City Attorney.]

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL AMBER SCHMITZ, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER. FOR THE RECORD, TONIGHT WE ARE COMING TO ASK FOR AUTHORITY FOR THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ACCEPTANCE OF EASEMENTS THAT WE NEED FOR MARKETPLACE AVENUE. HERE'S A HISTORY OF THE ROAD BOND PROJECTS WE BROKE GROUND ON MARKETPLACE TODAY, AND SO WE HAVE OUTSTANDING EASEMENTS THAT WE NEED TO ACHIEVE IN PARTICULARLY IF YOU NOTICE THE BLUE LINE, IT'S FOR THE VIBE TRAIL ACCESS ROAD. WE ARE WORKING WITH THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY, SAINT DAVID'S, TO SOFTEN THE 90 DEGREE ANGLES. THERE. THE ONE PLAN NORTH IS THE ONE THAT THEY'RE WORKING WITH US ON. WE'RE WORKING THAT OUT. WE DO NOT HAVE ANOTHER MEETING SCHEDULED UNTIL NOVEMBER 19TH.

TYPICALLY, WE DO BRING ALL THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE EASEMENTS TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR FINAL APPROVAL. BUT SINCE WE DON'T HAVE THAT FIRST MEETING IN NOVEMBER AND THIS GETTING THE EASEMENT IS CRITICAL TO STARTING CONSTRUCTION, THEY WANT TO START WITH THE VIBE TRAIL. FIRST. WE WOULD LIKE THE AUTHORITY FOR BRIAN TO EXECUTE THE ACCEPTANCE EARLIER. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MISS SCHMITZ. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? COMMENTS, MOTIONS. CAN WE MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT AGENDA ITEM? THE 28TH SECOND. ALL RIGHT. MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER TOBIA, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER PARSLEY THAT WE APPROVE. AGENDA ITEM 28. IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. MOTION

[29) Receive a report, hold discussion, and provide staff direction regarding an overview of the emergency management division and related programming objectives.]

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I CAME HERE WITH A PURPOSE, AND CERTAINLY PART OF THAT IS TO DELIVER WHAT THIS CITY NEEDS AS WE MOVE FORWARD. CRISIS MANAGEMENT IS KEY TO OUR SURVIVAL IN TIMES OF EMERGENCIES THAT OCCUR WITHIN OUR CITY OR WITHIN OUR REGION, AND CERTAINLY THE AVAILABILITY OF SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS AND THE ROLES THAT WE PLAY AS EMERGENCY MANAGERS IS VITAL FOR THAT. YOU KNOW, EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS REALLY HAVE A FEW KEY POINTS. I'M NOT GOING TO READ DOWN THE LIST, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK IS MOST IMPORTANT OUT OF THIS LIST IS THAT EVERYTHING THAT WE DO MOVING FORWARD IS GOING TO BE RISK DRIVEN. WE'RE GOING TO IDENTIFY HAZARDS. WE'RE GOING TO AUDIT THOSE, AND WE'RE GOING TO COME UP WITH PROCESSES THAT KEEP US AHEAD OF THE POWER CURVE WHEN IT COMES TO US MANAGING CRISES THAT AFFECT THE CITY, OUR PROGRAM NEEDS TO BE FLEXIBLE. IT NEEDS TO BE ABLE TO PIVOT ON A MOMENT'S NOTICE AS THINGS OCCUR IN OUR COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS TO PROVIDE A PROFESSIONAL OUTLOOK AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH BUILDING THIS ORGANIZATION AND RESILIENCE OF THE CITY OF KYLE. THIS IS REALLY DONE THROUGH FOUR PHASES OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT THAT IS THE PROCESS CRITERIA THAT WE WILL TAKE MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS PROGRAMING. AS YOU SEE ON THIS SLIDE, MITIGATION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE AND RECOVERY ARE FOUR GENERAL AREAS THAT WE UTILIZE. MY GOAL IS TO HAVE ALL ASPECTS OF CITY GOVERNMENT. CITY DEPARTMENTS WORKING IN THESE ALL THESE FOUR AREAS SO THAT WE TAKE THIS PROCESS AND MOVE IT FORWARD. AS WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, RESPONSE IS THE MAIN CRITERIA. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT DOES. BUT IF WE CAN PREPARE AND MITIGATE FOR THINGS AND REDUCE CRIME AND RISK IN OUR COMMUNITY, WE SOLVE ONE OF MANY PROBLEMS ON THIS CONTINUUM. SO THE GOAL IS TO DEVELOP A PROGRAM THAT TAKES ALL FOUR OF THESE PIECES OF THE PIE AND PRESENTS A COHESIVE FACTOR MOVING FORWARD. PART OF THIS PROCESS IS GOING TO BE BASED AROUND IMAP. IMAP IS THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACCREDITATION PROGRAM. IT IS THE INDUSTRY STANDARD FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. PEER INSTITUTIONS VALUE THIS AS THE SHINING STAR. THE GOLD STAMP OF APPROVAL FOR ORGANIZATIONS. THERE ARE 64 INDUSTRY RECOGNIZED STANDARDS THAT THE CITY PLAN WILL BE BUILT AROUND AS A. DEVELOP OUR NEW PLAN AND MOVE FORWARD, I WILL ALIGN OUR PLAN WITH IMAP SO THAT IN THE FUTURE, THE CITY CAN MAKE A RESPONSIBLE DECISION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH ACCREDITATION, MUCH LIKE WHAT YOU'RE DOING WITH THE ACCREDITATION, WITH POLICIES AND PROCEDURES CURRENTLY WITH KYLE POLICE DEPARTMENT ACCREDITED PROGRAMS ARE THE GOLD STANDARD IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. JUST SOME QUICK RECENT ACTIONS THAT I'VE BEEN ABLE TO TEAM WITH STAKEHOLDERS IN, AND WE'VE MOVED FORWARD. PART IS PROVIDING SOME IDENTITY AND BRANDING TO THE DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AS PART OF KYLE POLICE DEPARTMENT. AS YOU CAN SEE BY THE SLIDES, THERE'S A BODY OF WORK AND OUR PROGRAM AND FUTURE THOUGHT WILL BE BASED AROUND THE KYLE READY THOUGHT PROCESS, WHICH WILL BE A CLEARINGHOUSE FOR RISK MANAGEMENT. MUCH LIKE READY.GOV HAS A PROCESS SET UP WHERE OUR CONSTITUENTS CAN GO. THIS WILL BE BASED DIRECTLY FOR KYLE RESIDENTS. IT WILL BE BRANDED KYLE CENTRIC, AND IT WILL BE THINGS THAT ARE REALLY PERTINENT TO OUR LOCALE AND OUR CITIZENS. ADDITIONAL ACTIONS THAT HAVE HAPPENED. WE HAVE A STATE OF THE ART EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER. I'VE BEEN ABLE TO TAKE SOME TIME AND ATTENTION TO DEVELOP THE WONDERFUL TECHNOLOGY THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE, DEVELOP A PROCESS FOR ACTIVATION, AS WELL AS MAKING IT LOOK MORE LIKE AN EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER. WE ARE STARTING TO BRING CONSTITUENTS TOGETHER TO BUILD ON THIS CONTINUUM AND TO BUILD SOME MOMENTUM FOR AS WE COME UP WITH ACTIVATIONS FOR PLANNED AND UNPLANNED EVENTS IN THE CITY, WE HAVE A PLACE TO GO THAT REALLY PUSHES THE STATE OF THE ART PROCESS, ALLOWING US TO UTILIZE THE MANY TOOLS THAT WE HAVE AT OUR DISPOSAL TO REALLY ADDRESS THE PROBLEMS THAT HAPPEN OUT IN THE FIELD. FOR OUR CONSTITUENCY.

SOME OTHER THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED AS OF LATE PROCESS AND PROGRAM DEVELOP. AS I STATED AROUND OUR IMMAP ACCREDITATION, I'VE STARTED BUILDING OUT OUR PROGRAM TOWARDS THOSE 60 PLUS STANDARDS. WE HAVE INSTIGATED THE 2024 HAYS COUNTY HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN. KYLE ANNEX, WHICH IS A 29 PAGE DOCUMENT THAT LOOKS AT THINGS THAT WE HAVE AS RISK AND HAZARD ANALYSIS THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT FORWARD EVERY FIVE YEARS FOR THE COUNTY. WE HAVE TAKEN THE LIBERTY TO MOVE ISSUES FORWARD THAT HAVE BEEN ON A RECURRING BASIS. BUT THIS YEAR, IN THE 20 AND 25 EDITIONS

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ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE REALLY LEVERAGED OUR THE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS MONTH, WHICH OCCURRED IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER. I AM VERY GRATEFUL TO RACHEL AND THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT FOR GIVING US SOME LEVERAGE TO PUT OUT THE WARN TEXAS.ORG INFORMATION. THE DEPARTMENT THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT AT COG IS DOING SOME STATISTICAL ANALYSIS, AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE GOT A SPIKE OF ABOUT 11% BY PUTTING THAT BILLBOARD UP. THAT 11% FOR OUR AREA MEANS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE REGISTERING FOR THIS PROGRAM. AND THAT PROGRAM PROVIDES INITIAL ALERTS IN A TIME OF EMERGENCY TO OUR CONSTITUENCY. WE'VE ALSO COMPLETED THE PHASE ONE OF THE RFP FOR OUTDOOR WARNING SYSTEM. THAT WILL BE COMING TOWARDS COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL OF OUR PARTNERSHIP IN THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER OR DECEMBER, AS WELL AS WE HAVE LOOKED AT SOME OF THE KEY THINGS THAT WE CAN DO VERY QUICKLY TO ENHANCE OUR POSTURE AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS BROUGHT ON A CONTRACT EMPLOYEE TO SERVE AS AN INCIDENT RESPONSE METEOROLOGIST. OUR BIGGEST THREAT TO CENTRAL TEXAS IS SEVERE AND INCLEMENT WEATHER.

AND AS WE LOOK AT THE AMOUNT OF EVENTS THAT WE HAVE OUTSIDE, THE THINGS THAT WE CONTINUE TO PLAN TO DO AND GROW IN THIS CITY THAT ARE BASED AROUND THAT, HAVING REAL TIME DATA COLLECTION THAT CANNOT BE PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALLOWS US TO HAVE AN EDGE FORWARD AS WE MOVE THIS CONTINUUM TO FRUITION. THE INCIDENT METEOROLOGIST WE BROUGHT ON IS A LOCAL METEOROLOGIST THAT HAS WORKED FOR 35 YEARS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS. HE SERVED IN A CAPACITY INCIDENT RESPONSE METEOROLOGIST FOR THE PAST 15 FOR THERE IN THE CITY OF AUSTIN AND AS A TOP SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT IN HIS FIELD, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CAN ONLY PROVIDE US SO MUCH. AND ONE THING THAT PAUL HERE AND HIS TEAM CANNOT DO IS PROVIDE SOMEBODY ON SITE BECAUSE OF STAFFING AT A VERY REASONABLE COST. WE BROUGHT TROY ON. IT'S GOING TO BE A WONDERFUL ADDITION TO WHAT WE TRY TO DO MOVING FORWARD WITH OUR PLAN AND UNPLANNED EVENTS. YOU KNOW, AS WE LOOK AT THE HORIZON, WE ALWAYS WANT TO LOOK AT WAYS THAT WE CAN BE ADAPTABLE. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK THAT IS IMPORTANT IS THAT WE REALIZE THAT THERE'S ISSUES OUT THERE. WE LOOK AT WAYS TO ADDRESS THEM, AND THEN IN TURN, COME UP WITH THE SOLUTION PROCESS THAT ALLOWS US TO PIVOT IF WE NEED TO MAKE A CHANGE DURING THIS, YOU KNOW, THE ABILITY TO SEE AND ANALYZE THINGS IN A MOMENT'S NOTICE BY DEVELOPING A TEAM OF PROFESSIONALS IS REALLY THE STRONGEST POINT THAT WE CAN DO TO ENSURE RISK REDUCTION FOR OUR COMMUNITY. AND AS WE LOOK AT HORIZON SCANNING, THIS BRINGS FORWARD ONE OF THE TWO PROJECTS THAT I WAS ASKED TO PRESENT ON TONIGHT, THE FIRST BEING A COMMUNITY LOCKBOX PROGRAM BY DESIGN. THIS ISSUE MANAGEMENT. I WAS TASKED TO INVESTIGATE RESIDENTIAL LOCK BOXES.

BASICALLY, THESE LOCK BOXES ARE DESIGNED TO BE PUT AT RESIDENTS DOORS THAT ALLOW NON BREACHING OF RESIDENTS IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY OCCURRING. THERE ARE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF LOCK BOX PROGRAMS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, AND CERTAINLY IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. THEY USE THESE CONCEPTS TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A PROGRAM AND THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMUNITIES. THERE'S A SET CRITERIA FOR PARTICIPATION. IT'S USUALLY BASED ON NEED, AGE, LACK OF SUPERVISION OR SUPPORT, AND A MEDICAL NECESSITY. THERE WILL BE AN AUDIT SYSTEM FOR THE PROGRAM TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE RESIDENTS WE ARE TRYING TO SERVE THE PROGRAMS ACROSS THE STATE AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE DIVIDED ON COST. SOME PROGRAMS FULLY SPONSOR AND FUND THEIR PROGRAMS, WHILE OTHERS ARE ADAPTABLE TO PARTICIPATING IN FUNDING OR PARTIAL FUNDING, OR GETTING SOMEONE TO COME UP WITH A STAKEHOLDER SUPPORT IN THESE PROGRAMS. MOST TEXAS BASED PROGRAMS PARDON ME, HAVE LACKED COMMUNITIES UTILIZE ABOUT 30 TO 50 APPLICANT REQUESTS ANNUALLY BASED OFF OF NEED IN COMPARISON TO CITY OF GARLAND, WITH 250,000, THEY DO AN AVERAGE OF 35 TO 45 ANNUALLY. WE ANTICIPATE OUR NUMBERS THE FIRST YEAR WILL BE REFLECTIVE OF THAT, JUST BASED OFF OUR COMMUNITY DEMOGRAPHICS. WE DON'T ANTICIPATE THOSE NUMBERS TO GROW RAPIDLY FROM YEAR TO YEAR, BUT WE THINK THAT WE DO HAVE A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF RESIDENTS THAT COULD UTILIZE THIS SERVICE. THERE IS A VARIETY OF LOCK BOXES THAT ARE USED FOR THESE PROGRAMS FROM VERY ECONOMICAL KEY COMBINATION SYSTEMS TO THE GOLD STANDARD PRODUCTS ALIGNED WITH INDUSTRY. BEST PRACTICES. COST RANGE ANYWHERE FROM $30 FROM

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THE LOCKBOX WILL ONLY BE ACCESSED DURING TIMES OF EMERGENCY CALLS, AND WHEN RESPONDERS CAN'T EVEN MAKE ENTRY WITHOUT USING FORCE, NO OTHER TIME WOULD A LOCKBOX BE USED OR ENTRY BE MADE WITHOUT PRIOR AUTHORIZATION. THE KEY TO THIS PROGRAM IS THERE'S NO COST TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM FOR RESIDENTS OTHER THAN THE INITIAL COST OF THE RESIDENTIAL SUPPLIED KEY, A PARTICIPANT CAN WITHDRAW FROM THIS PROGRAM. WE WILL AUDIT IT. WE WILL REMOVE KEYS AND RETRIEVE THE BOX. THIS PROGRAM IS BASED ON THE CITY OWNING THE BOXES AND LENDING THEM OUT TO RESIDENTS, AND WE WILL DO AN AUDIT ANNUALLY TO ENSURE THERE'S STILL A NEED IN THE USE. AND WHEN WE FIND THERE'S NOT, WE WILL RETRIEVE THOSE BOXES FOR REDISTRIBUTION AT A FUTURE DATE.

THERE'S AS YOU CAN SEE, HERE'S AN EXAMPLE OF FOR THE HIGHLIGHTED IN THE GREEN IS THE RECOMMENDED PROCESS. THE NOC SYSTEM CERTAINLY IS NICE ENOUGH TO SEND A SAMPLE. SO I WANTED A LITTLE SHOW AND TELL TONIGHT. HELLO. SO THIS IS BASICALLY A WALL MOUNT. AND THIS IS A DOOR HANGER THAT YOU'D LIKE. MAYOR AND COUNCIL PASS IT AROUND AS YOU CAN TELL, THEY ARE BALLISTI.

IF YOU'VE SEEN SIMILAR PRODUCTS BEFORE ON COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS, THE KNOX LOCK SYSTEM IS RECOGNIZED NATIONALLY AS THE INDUSTRY STANDARD. I STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT IF THIS PROGRAM IS APPROVED, WE UTILIZE A KNOX OR A LIKE SYSTEM JUST BECAUSE OF THEIR CREDIBILITY ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND THE SECURITY PLATFORM THAT IT PROVIDES. I THINK WE AS A RECOMMENDATION COMING FROM MY DIVISION, WOULD BE TO INITIATE A PROGRAM AS DESCRIBED IN THE AFOREMENTIONED SLIDES. WE BRAND AND MARKET THIS PROGRAM SO THAT OUR CONSTITUENCIES KNOW ABOUT IT, WE TAG THEM, WE PUT OUT A PROCESS WHERE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS WE DO BLURBS ABOUT IT, WE GET ACTIVITY AND WE BRING OTHER GROUPS IN TO HELP US MOVE THAT FORWARD. I RECOMMEND THAT WE UTILIZE THE KNOX PRODUCTS OR A LIKE PRODUCT, DEPENDING ON THE SPECIFIC BOX WE GET. THERE ARE ROUGHLY 2 TO $300. THEY'VE AGREED AT A BULK PRICE. WE'LL GET THEM RIGHT AROUND $190 A PIECE. ESTIMATE THE FIRST YEAR START UP COST OF 6 TO $10,000, DEPENDING ON UTILIZATION OF THE PROGRAM. WE ARE FUNDED INTERNALLY OR THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS OR FUTURE PARTNERSHIPS. OUR FRIENDS AT HAYS COUNTY ESD FIVE WILL BE UTILIZED FOR POPULATING THE BOXES. THEY ALREADY HAVE AN INFRASTRUCTURE IN PLACE WITH KNOX BECAUSE THEY USE IT ON COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS, SO THE INFRASTRUCTURE IS BUILT INTO EVERY ONE OF THEIR APPARATUS.

THE KEY CONTROL SYSTEM HAS AN AUDIT TRAIL ON IT, AND IN TURN, THIS WAY WE DON'T HAVE TO SUPPLY

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THESE ARE THINGS THAT THE STATE HAS BEEN NUDGING AN ORGANIZATION LIKE THE CITY OF KYLE TO DO THAT. WE HAVEN'T MET THESE CRITERIA YET AND ALLOWS US TO IDENTIFY FOLKS IN ADVANCE OF PROBLEMS OCCURRING AND GETTING THEM REGISTERED. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS THAT I CAN ANSWER IN REFERENCE TO THE PROGRAM AS DESCRIBED? NO. I THINK YOU'VE MADE A GREAT PRESENTATION. I LOVE THE LOCK BOX PROGRAM. THIS LOOKS LIKE A GREAT BOX. I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT. THE PROGRAM SEEMS AMAZING. SO YEAH. HAVE YOU SEEN THAT ONE YET? WELL, THEY'RE ALMOST THE SAME.

THAT ONE'S A FLAT MOUND. THAT'S A HANGER, SO I RECOMMEND THAT THIS ONE SCREWS ONTO THE WALL.

YEAH, YEAH. BUT THEY'RE THE SAME BOX. YEAH IT'S A DIFFERENCE. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THE APPLICATION. BUT YEAH THEY'RE GREAT. BUT NO I JUST WANT TO SAY THIS IS GREAT MIKE I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'RE IMPLEMENTING WHEN WE FIRST WHEN THE ORIGINAL COUNCIL OF YEARS BACK WHEN WE BUILT THE PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER, THIS IS WHAT WE WERE HOPING ON WHEN WE ADDED THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COMPONENT TO IT WAS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE COULD HAVE ALL THESE SERVICES PROVIDED AND THE LIST THAT YOU'RE PROVIDING TODAY IS REALLY AMAZING IMPLEMENTATION.

AND YOU'RE A STAFF OF ONE, RIGHT? YES, SIR, I AM I JUST FIGURED THAT OUT. I'M LIKE, AND YOU'VE GOT ALL THIS GOING ON. LOOK, HONESTLY, REALLY EXCITED ABOUT EVERYTHING YOU'RE PRESENTING TODAY, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, SEVERAL OF US THAT HAVE BEEN HERE A LITTLE WHILE HAVE GONE THROUGH SOME EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SITUATIONS WHEN, YOU KNOW, WE WERE GOING THROUGH THE PANDEMIC, WHEN WE WERE GOING THROUGH THE ICE STOR, WE THE SNOWPOCALYPSE, AS WE CALL IT, I MEAN, WE WERE ALL RUNNING AROUND. WE DID AN OKAY JOB AS A CITY. BUT, YOU KNOW, WE WEREN'T CENTRALIZED AND WE DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO, YOU KNOW, ALL PULL OUR RESOURCES TOGETHER AND WORK TOGETHER AS A UNIT. SO REALLY EXCITED ABOUT WHERE YOU'RE TAKING US IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THIS IS SOMETHING I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR A LONG TIME. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I, THAT I WILL ADD ON TO THAT IS THAT WHILE CERTAINLY AN OFFICE OF ONE, I'VE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE TO WORK IN THIS FIELD FOR ABOUT 40 YEARS, I DON'T LOOK THAT OLD, BUT I AM. WITH THAT BEING SAID, I REALIZE THAT THERE'S SOME OPPORTUNITIES HERE AND THE GOALS THAT WE SET ARE. I DON'T BELIEVE ARE ASPIRATIONAL. I THINK THEY'RE EXECUTABLE BECAUSE WE HAVE THE SUPPORT OF THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, CERTAINLY OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND MOVED THERE. AND PART OF THE PROCESS IS TO SHEPHERD YOU AS WE MOVE FURTHER IN THIS PROCESS SO THAT YOU HAVE THE TOOLS THAT YOU NEED TO PROVIDE VISION AND OVERSIGHT.

AS THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER ARE FILLED, ADMINISTRATORS GET OUT THERE AND TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS. AND THAT'S THE GOAL. THAT'S MY GOAL. AND I DON'T WANT TO CUT IT SHOR, BUT CERTAINLY THAT'S WHERE I'M TRYING TO PUSH US TO. WELL, JIMMY, FOR US AS A COUNCIL, YOU KNOW, THE NUMBER ONE RESPONSIBILITY OF A COUNCIL MEMBER IS PUBLIC SAFETY. AND THIS IS ONE HUGE ASPECT OF PUBLIC SAFETY PREPARING FOR EMERGENCIES. I MEAN, WE CAN WE CAN'T PREDICT THE WEATHER. WE CAN'T PREDICT WHAT EMERGENCY IS OUT THERE. BUT BEING PREPARED FOR ANYTHING THAT COMES UP IS REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU PUT IN THIS IS THIS IS A I'VE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS FOR A LONG TIME.

I'M JUST GOING TO SAY THAT. SO THANK YOU WHERE YOU'RE TAKING US TO. WELL AND CERTAINLY GIVE KUDOS. WE'RE ALSO DESERVE. OFFICER JAMES PLANT DID SOME INITIAL BACKGROUND ON WORK ON THIS WITH OUR OTHER CONSTITUENCIES, AND HE CERTAINLY NEEDS AN ACCOLADE TONIGHT TO HE HELPED PUT THIS PROGRAM TOGETHER AND WILL CERTAINLY BE ONE OF THE RESPONSIBLE PARTIES. IF THE CITY DECIDES TO INITIATE THIS MOVING FORWARD. THE SECOND AND LAST PART OF THIS PRESENTATION, AS WE LOOK AT PROJECTS, IS ABOUT COOLING AND WARMING CENTERS. ONE OF THE FIRST EDICTS THAT CAME TO MY OFFICE FROM THE CHIEF AND CERTAINLY THE CITY MANAGER, WAS, LOOK AT THE WAYS THAT WE CAN DRAFT POLICY AND GUIDELINES RELATING TO ESTABLISHMENT OF COOLING AND OR WARMING CENTERS IN THE CITY OF KYLE THAT CAN BE ADOPTED AND EXECUTED IN TIMES OF NEED. THE DRAFT POLICY THAT WAS

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IT SEEMS LIKE YOUR PROGRAM TAKES INTO ACCOUNT A LOT OF THESE DIFFERENT VARIABLES, WHICH I LIKE. IT'S MORE NUANCED, WHICH I THINK IS APPROPRIATE. IS THERE IS THERE ANYTHING IN THE WAY THAT YOU'RE BUILDING THIS OUT THAT'S GOING TO ALLOW FOR US AS COUNCIL TO BE ABLE TO WITHOUT HAVING TO CONSTANTLY CHECK WITH THE CITY MANAGER OR CHECK WITH YOU WHEN A RESIDENT ASKS, ARE YOU GOING TO OPEN A COOLING SHELTER OR A WARMING CENTER CAN? IS THERE A WAY WE CAN SAY, ACTUALLY LOOK BASED ON THE WEATHER AND BASED ON WHAT WE KNOW, IT'S NOT APPROPRIATE. IT NEEDS TO HIT THIS. LIKE HOW DO WE GET EDUCATED SO THAT WHEN RESIDENTS ASK US, WE CAN TAKE WORK OFF OF YOU AND THEN NOT ALSO HAVE SORT OF THIS KNEE JERK BECAUSE SOMEONE'S ASKING, WE FEEL LIKE WE HAVE TO ASK, AND THEREFORE YOU FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE TO DO SOMETHING. YEAH. THE PLAN AND THE PROGRAM TOGETHER WILL PROVIDE CLEAR DELINEATING FACTORS APPROVED BY COUNCIL THAT WILL SAY WHAT OUR TRIGGER POINTS ARE. IT WILL BE IN BLACK AND WHITE. SO IF IT'S 99 DEGREES, WE'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING. IF WE'VE SET A THRESHOLD AT 100 JUST FOR WARM WEATHER, IF IT'S 100 AND WE HAVE A HIGH HEAT INDEX, OR IF IT'S 100 AND WE HAVE SOME OTHER EXTENUATING FACTORS DESCRIBED, SUCH AS ROLLING BROWNOUTS, LOSS OF UTILITY OR POWER OR SOMETHING MAJOR IMPACTING THE CITY, THAT'S AN ACTIVATION TRIGGER. THERE WILL BE A CHART IN THE WINTER WEATHER IN THE IN THE SUMMER WEATHER PLANS THAT WILL SHOW THESE THINGS DELINEATED. SO IT'LL BE A QUICK REFERENCE CHART FOR MAYOR AND COUNCIL TO UTILIZE FOR NOTES. IF CONSTITUENCY CALLS AND ASK AS WE DEVELOP THIS PROGRAM, WE'LL DEVELOP A CAMPAIGN AROUND THIS PROGRAM TO EDUCATE OUR CONSTITUENCY AND REFERENCE TO WHAT OUR PLANS ARE MOVING FORWARD SO THAT THEY DON'T HAVE ANY SURPRISES. IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S KIND OF LIKE, YOU KNOW, GO BACK TO THE OLD DAYS OF WHEN YOU'RE IN GRADE SCHOOL AND YOU LEARN STOP, DROP AND ROLL. YOU KNOW, YOU NEED TO DO THOSE THREE THINGS. WE'LL PROVIDE THIS PROGRAM IN THE SAME PROCESS. IT WILL TALK ABOUT VERY READILY WHAT THE INDICATORS ARE AND WHAT THE TRIGGERS ARE FOR THOSE INDICATORS. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WILL HAPPEN, FIRST OFF, WHEN WE GO INTO PHASE ONE, THE INITIAL ONE, IF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUTS OUT A WARNING, MY OFFICE WILL MOVE THAT INFORMATION UP THROUGH MY CHAIN OF COMMAND, WHICH WILL GET TO THE CITY MANAGER, AND A BLAST WILL GO OUT TO YOU THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT CONTINGENCIES RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME ANTICIPATION. WHAT IS GOOD ABOUT HAVING AN INCIDENT METEOROLOGIST ON BOARD? HE WILL HELP USE THE SCIENCE. WEATHER IS A SCIENCE.

IT'S NOT AN EXACT SCIENCE, BUT IT IS A SCIENCE TO HELP US FORMULATE THE PLANS THAT WOULD TRIGGER PHASE TWO ACTIVATION IN THE OPENING OF CENTERS. SO WE WILL NOT, AS A COUNCIL, BE MEETING TO SAY, YEAH, WE'RE GOING TO PROBABLY OPEN CENTERS. I MEAN, WE WILL HAVE THE INFORMATION TO DO THAT, BUT YOU'LL BE SAYING IT'S TIME TO OPEN THE CENTERS. YES, MA'AM.

THE PLAN WILL BE TO PROVIDE YOU PLENTY OF ADVANCE WARNING. WE KNOW WHAT A FORECAST WILL LOOK OUT OVER A WEEK. THAT'S WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT MOST OF THESE PLANS. WE KNOW THE TRENDS THAT ARE COMING, AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO PREP THROUGH THE CITY MANAGER AS THE LIAISON TO COUNCIL. WHAT THE RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE MOVING FORWARD, AND TO INITIATE THE PROCESS THAT ARE BASED AROUND THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS. MY OTHER QUESTION IS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT COOLING AND WARMING CENTERS, BUT SOME OF THE THINGS WE'VE ALSO NEEDED RECENTLY WERE EVACUATION CENTERS, LIKE IN THE EVENT OF A FIRE OR A TORNADO. AND WE I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT INCLUDED. AS YOU KNOW, WHEN DO WE OPEN CENTERS? LIKE LAST SUMMER WE HAD FIRES. WE HAD A COUPLE OF CENTERS OPEN FOR PEOPLE WHO NEEDED TO EVACUATE AN AREA, AND THEN, I DON'T KNOW, I WANT TO BE SURE THAT WHATEVER CENTER THAT WE DESIGNATE COULD HANDLE MULTIPLE PEOPLE AND WOULD HAVE A GENERATOR, BECAUSE I THINK A LOT OF THESE ISSUES ARE GOING TO BE PEOPLE WITHOUT POWER. YES, MA'AM. AND PART OF THE PROCESS IS WE IDENTIFY LOCATIONS AS WE BUILD OUT OUR INFRASTRUCTURE ACROSS THE CITY AND PUT BACKUP

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YES, MA'AM. SO, YOU KNOW, IF WE HAVE AN ABILITY TO RESPOND IMMEDIATELY TO PEOPLE AND GET THAT INFORMATION OUT, MAYBE WE DO GO AHEAD AND HAND OFF SOME OF THE WORK. OR IF IT'S OVERNIGHT, WE'LL WE'LL HAND IT OFF. BUT I THINK THAT WE CERTAINLY NEED TO BE ABLE TO, TO IMMEDIATELY RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES WHERE PEOPLE HAVE TO EVACUATE. AND I'M CURRENTLY DEVELOPING THOSE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE AMERICAN RED CROSS AND WITH ONE OF OUR FAITH BASED GROUPS THAT HAS ALREADY GUARANTEED ME SHELTER, RESPITE FOR UP TO 25 FAMILIES, SO THAT WE HAVE THAT ALREADY IN PLACE AND WE CAN SUPPORT SOME OF THAT. THEY HAVE OUR EXPERIENCES WITH OTHER COMMUNITIES TELLS ME YES, MA'AM. AND THEY DON'T RESPOND THAT QUICK. YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND THAT THE GOAL WILL BE TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM THAT HAS SOME TENTACLES OFF OF IT. THE SCOPE AND FOCUS TONIGHT IS CERTAINLY ABOUT WARMING AND COOLING CENTERS, BUT I CERTAINLY HEAR YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS, ABOUT HOW CAN WE EXPAND THAT TO FURTHER. AND I WILL CERTAINLY GO DOWN THAT AVENUE AND LOOK AT WAYS THAT WE CAN PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE PROCESSES THAT SUPPORT OUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS. I THINK IF WE'RE GOING TO USE LIBRARY, I DON'T THINK THEY HAVE A GENERATOR THERE. NO, MA'AM, NOT AT THIS TIME. BUT AS WE LOOK AT SOME OF THE GOALS THAT WE PUT FOR PART OF OUR HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN, THAT'S ON THE FOREFRONT, MOVING FORWARD AS WE DEVELOP THE 25 GOALS, WE HAVE A FIVE YEAR PROCESS, BUT WE'RE GOING TO TAKE IT IN ONE YEAR INCREMENTS, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVEN'T HISTORICALLY DONE HERE IN THE CITY OF KYLE, SO THAT WE CAN SHOW THAT WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS TOWARDS THIS EVERY TIME. WE CAN SHOW PROGRESS, THAT GIVES US MOMENTUM TOWARDS GETTING GRANT FUNDING AND OTHER SUPPORT FUNCTIONARIES THAT GIVE US A FIDUCIARY RESPONSE TO THAT. THAT COMES FROM OUTSIDE THE GENERAL FUND COFFERS AND ALLOWS US TO DO MORE WITH SOMEONE ELSE'S MONEY AND JUST TO REITERATE SOME OF THE THINGS COUNCILMEMBER HARRIS TALKED ABOUT. SO JUST IN THE PAST, THE COUNTY HAS ALWAYS LOOKED TO KYLE WHEN THEY NEED HELP IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. SO JUST WANTED TO THROW THAT OUT.

BUT ALSO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE THINKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, MOVING FORWARD WITH THE WARMING CENTERS, EVERYTHING ELSE THINKING ABOUT. WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT THE PERSONNEL THAT ARE GOING TO RUN THOSE WARMING CENTERS, MAKE SURE WE HAVE TRAINED VOLUNTEERS THAT WILL COME OUT AND RUN THOSE CENTERS. THAT'S SOMETHING WE'VE LEARNED IN THE PAST THAT WE'RE LACKING AND MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE THE EMERGENCY COTS, EMERGENCY PILLOWS. I MEAN, WE HAD A PRESENTATION OF A PILLOW PIECE TODAY. AND THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS BEING ABLE TO LAY YOUR HEAD DOWN IN A SOFT PILLOW AFTER YOU'VE GONE THROUGH A CATASTROPHE OR SOMETHING. WE SAW IT IN 2021 WHEN WE WERE WE WERE HOUSING 21 SENIORS FROM BUDA HERE AT A METHODIST CHURCH AND DIDN'T HAVE ANY COTS OR ANYTHING. WE HAD TO FIND BEDS FOR THEM IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, 3:00 IN THE MORNING. WE'RE LOOKING FOR BEDS AND WE'RE ABLE TO DO IT. I'M GLAD WE DID, BUT HAVING THAT RESOURCE THERE, BEING ABLE TO IMPLEMENT THAT IS GOING TO BE REALLY IMPORTANT. I HEARD MAYOR PRO TEM AS PART NOT PART OF THE PACKAGE, BUT THERE'S ALREADY A PLAN AND A TRAINING GUIDEBOOK AND A GUIDEBOOK FOR SINNERS THAT'S ALREADY ESTABLISHED IN OUR 98% DRAFT FORM. THAT JUST NEEDS TO BE TWEAKED BASED OFF OF US MOVING FORWARD. I DID THAT WORK 60 DAYS AGO, AND IT'S BEEN SITTING THERE WAITING FOR US TO GET TO THIS POINT. IF I CAN JUST CHIME IN REAL QUICK, MAYOR, ON OUR MY PAST EXPERIENCE WITH AGAIN, TO REITERATE, WHEN I FIRST GOT ON COUNCIL, THIS WAS ONE OF THE PROJECTS THAT I ALWAYS WANTED TO HAVE IS MAKE SURE WE HAVE AN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIVISION FOR THE CITY, BECAUSE IT'S NOT HOW THE INCIDENT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. IT'S A MATTER OF WHEN. YES, SIR. SO AT ANY TIME AND THREE OF US HERE FROM THE MAYOR AND RIZZO AND I, WE WENT THROUGH COVID TOGETHER. WE WENT THROUGH ALL THOSE THINGS. WE WERE CLOSING DOWN PARKS. WE'RE PUTTING FENCES AROUND. AND THEN AGAIN, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN THAT. WE HAD SNOW STORM. SO I THINK THE KEY FACTORS WE GOT TO ALWAYS KEEP IN MIND IS COMMUNICATION. COMMUNICATION, COMMUNICATION BUILD THAT. FIRST ARE WE GOING

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WE KNEW WHAT WE WERE DOING. THE PEOPLE ARE TRAINED. THEY HAD THE AVAILABILITY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH IT, AND WE INITIATED A PLAN. IF WE INITIATE A PLAN AND STICK TO A PLAN, WE'RE GOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL. YEAH. AND THAT WOULD BE PART OF THAT IS BUILDING THESE RELATIONSHIPS AND PARTNERSHIPS. I PRIDE MYSELF IN DOING A GOOD JOB. I AM AN OFFICE OF ONE, SO ME, MYSELF AND I WILL GET RIGHT ON IT, SIR. YEAH, BUT AS WE CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD UNTIL THE POINT THAT WE BUILD OUT THE DIVISION, I'M GOING TO INVITE A BUNCH OF PEOPLE OVER FOR DINNER. YEAH, BECAUSE I'M GOING TO NEED THE HELP BECAUSE AGAIN, IF YOU HAVE A KEY POINT OF CONTACT FOR ALL THE RESIDENTS TO GO TO, THEY COULD BE ABLE TO TRUST THAT INFORMATION BECAUSE YOU'LL HAVE PEOPLE ON FACEBOOK DOING A LIVE POST HERE. YOU GOT SOMEBODY ELSE DOING A LIVE POST THERE. DEPENDING ON WHO'S FOLLOWING YOU, WHAT INFORMATION IS ACTUALLY ACCURATE, AND THEN THE CITY PUTS SOMETHING OUT AND THEN THE COUNTY PUTS SOMETHING OUT AND IT SOMETIMES CONTRADICTS EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON IN THIS JUST STILL THE SAME EMERGENCY. YEAH. AND IF I COULD JUST INTERJECT I MEAN, I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WHEN WE ACTIVATE THE EOC, WE'LL HAVE AN AREA FOR COUNCIL TO BE IN. WE HAVE OUR EOC TEAM AND THEN WE'LL HAVE A COMMUNICATIONS TEAM, A PLACE WHERE WE CAN DO BRIEFINGS AND THEN A WAY TO HAVE THAT CONSISTENT, ACCURATE INFORMATION FLOW OUT OF THAT FACILITY TO THE COMMUNITY. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT, AS YOU AS YOU MENTIONED, COUNCIL MEMBER, AND

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I'LL CLOSE WITH STEALING A PHRASE. YOU KNOW, THE COUNTY CAME UP WITH THIS WONDERFUL BUMPER STICKER, ONE COUNTY, ONE PROTOCOL. WHEN THEY TALK ABOUT EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR US, WE NEED TO HAVE ONE CITY, ONE VOICE. YES. AND THAT VOICE BACK IN THE DAY FOR ROBERT. AND I WAS RIGHT OVER THERE BY THE LIBRARY ON CENTER STREET. IT WAS A BIG OLD TORNADO HORN. OKAY? WE DIDN'T HAVE FACEBOOK. WE HAD TWITTER TO GET ALL THIS MISINFORMATION. WHEN YOU HEARD THAT SIREN GO, YOU RUN AND YOU KNEW WHERE TO GO. AND MAMA SAYS, THAT'S WHERE YOU GO, THAT YOU HIDE IN THAT CLOSET. AND WE WERE ALWAYS SAFE. AND IT WENT OFF EVERY DAY AT LUNCHTIME, LUNCHTIME. KNOW WHERE YOU'RE AT? YEAH. SO IT WAS A IT WAS TESTED ONCE A DAY. YEAH, BUT IT WORKED THE OTHER DAY. IT WORKED ONCE A DAY WITH NO BELL. IT WAS A BIG HORN THAT DID IT. YOU COULD HEAR IT TODAY. IT WAS CRAZY, BUT YOU COULD. BUT WHEN THAT WENT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE AFTERNOON OR IN THE EVENING, YOU KNEW RIGHT THEN AND THERE THAT WAS YOU TOOK CARE OF IT. THANK YOU. THE PURPOSE OF THIS WAS TO ORIENT YOU TOWARDS A DRAFT POLICY THAT CERTAINLY WOULD LIKE YOU TO BE REFLECTIVE ON AND PROVIDE SOME FEEDBACK THROUGH THE CITY MANAGER. SO THAT I CAN TAKE THAT FEEDBACK AND FINALIZE THE PLAN AND BE READY TO DO ACTIVATION IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. SO WHAT DO YOU NEED FROM US TODAY, JIMMY? WELL, I'VE GOT A QUESTION. THIS IS A DISCUSSION.

AND THEN WHAT WE'D LIKE TO DO IS BASED ON THE DISCUSSION, BRING YOU BACK TO POLICIES FOR YOU TO APPROVE THEM. WELL, WE'RE READY TO VOTE ON LOCKBOX, I THINK. NO, THOSE WOULD COME BACK WITH A RESOLUTION OF A SPECIFIC POLICY AT A LATER TIME. OKAY. EVEN THAT IS GOING TO COME BACK BECAUSE HE PRESENTED A PRETTY COMPREHENSIVE YES, MA'AM, BUT I'D LIKE TO HAVE THAT IN A POLICY DOCUMENT SO YOU CAN SEE THAT AND ACTUALLY TAKE ACTION ON THE DOCUMENT ITSELF. OKAY. AND THAT'S AND THAT'S A QUICK FIX. AND THEN MR. JOHNSON, HOW MANY FIRE TRUCKS DOES UT HAVE. WE GOT FOUR THERE, 460 MILES WEST OF HERE. WHERE ARE THEY DAVIS. YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ALWAYS AT THE OBSERVATORY.

THEY'RE AT THE MCDONALD'S. FAMILIAR WITH ME? I SPENT THE LAST 17 YEARS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS UNTIL AUGUST OF LAST YEAR, WHEN I RETIRED AS THE ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT FOR CAMPUS SAFETY. SO ALL THE BAD STUFF FELL BETWEEN MYSELF AND THE CHIEF OF POLICE AND BACKGROUND IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND FIRE SERVICE OUT IN SOUTHERN NEVADA. KIND OF LIKE THE GUY IN THE FARMERS COMMERCIAL. I'VE SEEN A THING OR TWO BECAUSE I'VE SEEN A THING OR TWO, AND YOU DON'T WANT FIRES CONSUMING TELESCOPES? YES, MA'AM. $1 BILLION WORTH OF RESEARCH. BAD THING. THAT'S FUNNY. YOU LEFT A THE UT COMPLEX FOR AN AGGIE COMPLEX BECAUSE KYLE FIELDS, NAMED AFTER THE KYLE FAMILY HERE IN KYLE. YES. YEAH, YEAH, WE'RE WE'RE A LITTLE UPSET ABOUT THAT. ANYTHING ELSE THAT I CAN SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT? THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR ATTENTION. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU, MR. JOHNSON. YOU DON'T NEED THE DIRECTION. YOU'VE GOT IT FROM US RIGHT NOW TO BRING THE POLICY BACK. RIGHT. SO WE'RE GOOD. OH, YOU WANT YOUR BOX? YES, MA'AM. YOU WANT YOUR BOX BACK? WELL, APPARENTLY THOSE ARE 2 TO $300.

THAT WAS THE ONLY THING THAT BOTHERED ME ABOUT THAT WAS UNDER STANDING THE PRICE POINT ONE NIGHT. WELL, MAYOR, I WILL SAY THAT. NO, IT'S FINE IF WE WANT SOMETHING MOVING FORWARD. I THINK THERE'S WAYS TO GET PARTNERSHIPS IN YEAR TWO. OKAY, THAT SOUNDS GOOD TO ME. THANK

[30) Receive a report, hold a discussion, and provide staff direction regarding the Gregg-Clarke Park Skatepark.]

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IN MARCH OF 2024, THE CONSTRUCTION DESIGN PLANS WERE COMPLETE AND WE JUMPED THE GUN AND STARTED WITH SOME SOME GRADING AND DEMOLITION FOR THE SITE. SO CURRENT STATUS. IN JUNE ON BASICALLY THE END OF JUNE 2024, JUST PRIOR TO MY ARRIVAL, THE TIMELINE WAS PAUSED TO ALLOW NEW LEADERSHIP TO ASSESS THE PROJECT AND THEN BACK UP A BIT TO ENSURE THAT THE FINAL DESIGN IS BROUGHT BEFORE COUNCIL, AND ALSO TO DETERMINE THE BEST PATH FORWARD TO COMPLETE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT. THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT WAS FOR DESIGN ONLY AND DIDN'T INCLUDE THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE. THE GMP FOR FULL CONSTRUCTION. SO IN SEPTEMBER, ON SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2024, THE PARK AND RECREATION BOARD REVIEWED THIS SAME PATH FORWARD AND UNANIMOUSLY VOTED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS, WHICH I WILL SHARE WITH YOU MOMENTARILY. SO DESIGN CONCEPTS, FINAL DESIGN CONCEPTS FOR THE PARK. IT'S A900 ZERO SQUARE FOOT SKATE PARK JUST UNDER A QUARTER OF AN ACRE IN MY ASSESSMENT OF THIS PARK, I NEEDED TO SEE WHAT THE IF THE PROJECT WAS GOING TO DISRUPT EXISTING PROGRAMING FOR THE PARK. IT WAS IMPORTANT AND IT DIDN'T. IT WAS. IT'S A GREAT LOCATION AT GREG CLARK PARK IN AN OTHERWISE UNDERUTILIZED AREA.

ALSO, THERE'S BEEN SOME SECURITY LIGHTING INSTALLED THAT IS MEANT TO MEET THE FOOTPRINT OF THE SITE. NEXT THING I WANTED TO LOOK AT WAS TRAFFIC CONTROL. SO WITH THE SKATE PARK, IT'S OF THIS SIZE. YOU'RE REALLY LOOKING AT A REGIONAL SIZED SKATE PARK. IT'S A PRETTY BIG DEAL. AND SO YOU NEED ADEQUATE PARKING AND ALSO TRAFFIC FLOW. TRAFFIC FLOW IS IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY LIKE, YOU KNOW, WITH THE DRIVE THROUGH AVAILABILITY OF GREG CLARK PARK, BECAUSE MOST USERS ARE GOING TO BE BETWEEN 12 TO 17 FOR THE PARK. A LOT OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS DON'T DRIVE. SO THEY DEPEND ON PARENTS OR GUARDIANS TO DROP THEM OFF. SO THEY PULL THROUGH THE SITE, DROP OFF, COME BACK TWO HOURS LATER AFTER THE CHILD'S HAD AN OPPORTUNE TIME TO PLAY AND USE THE PARK. AND SO CHECK BOX THERE AND THEN WANTED TO LOOK AT THE OVERALL DESIGN OF THE PARK. AND SO WHAT WAS IMPORTANT FOR DESIGN WAS THAT THE FEATURES CATERED TO A WIDE RANGE OF USER SKILL LEVELS, ESPECIALLY FOR THE NOVICE. YOU REALLY NEED OVER 50, JUST SLIGHTLY OVER 50% OF THE FEATURES TO CATER TO YOUTH THAT ARE NOT YOUTH, BUT TO THE BEGINNER NOVICE LEVEL USERS.

THIS ONE. CHECK THE BOXES. ALSO, YOU NEED STAGING AREAS SO YOU'RE NOT SKATING AT ALL TIMES. YOU MIGHT RUN THROUGH A COURSE, USE SOME FEATURES AND THEN YOU'D HANG TIGHT ON ONE OF THE PLATFORM AREAS. SO AS YOU SEE IN THE DESIGN CONCEPT, THERE'S PLENTY OF PLATFORM AREAS FOR OBSERVATION AND ALSO WAITING YOUR TURN. SO THOSE ARE JUST CALLED STAGING AREAS. AND THEN FOR THE COMMUNITY INPUT PROCESS THAT WOULD BE IMPORTANT. SO YOU I MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY THAT THERE WERE TWO COMMUNITY INPUT TOWN HALLS AS WELL AS A PUBLIC INPUT SURVEY. I GET CALLS, AT LEAST ONE CALL PER WEEK ASKING FOR STATUS UPDATES ON THE SKATE PARK FOR FROM INDIVIDUALS WHO ATTENDED THESE TOWN HALLS OR RESPONDED TO THE SURVEY. I ACTUALLY PARTICIPATED IN THOSE MEETINGS AND THE YOUNG PEOPLE THAT WERE THERE WERE ALL AGES FROM LIKE EIGHT YEAR OLD WITH HIS PARENTS TO 35 YEAR OLD GUYS THAT HAVE BEEN SKATING FOR 30 YEARS. AND THEY WERE SO ENGAGED AND HAVING SO MUCH FUN WITH THE MODELING, THE PARK, IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE. THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER. SO THE NEXT THING WE WANTED TO LOOK AT WAS VALUE. AND SO THIS PROJECT AS I MENTIONED, WAS $1 MILLION. AND SO I PLAYED PRICES RIGHT WITH SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES WHO HAVE EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN PARK PLANNING AND SAID, HOW MUCH WOULD YOU VALUE THIS SKATE PARK AT? AND IT WAS ABOUT 1.5 MILLION FOR SOMETHING OF THIS FOOTPRINT. AND THEN I WANTED TO LOOK AT THE REPUTATION OF THE DESIGN BUILD COMPANY. I WAS VERY PLEASED TO SEE THAT SBA WAS THE DESIGN BUILD COMPANY THAT WE HAD USED. THAT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE MORE REPUTABLE COMPANIES IN THE

[03:10:02]

OKAY. I DON'T THINK IN MY OPINION SPA SKATE PARKS IS NOT QUESTIONED AS FAR AS BEING THE QUALITY DEVELOPER. BUT BUT ALSO TO GO TO MAYOR PRO TEM, HIS POINT IS I THINK YOU'RE WHAT YOU'RE ASKING. MAYOR PRO TEM IS TO LOOK AT MAYBE A DIFFERENT, NOT SO MUCH A DIFFERENT CONCEPT TO ADD, NOT ONLY JUST SKATING, BUT TO ALSO LOOK AT BMX STYLE USE THAT WOULD BE THERE AND THEN TO SEE IF IT COULD BE FUNNELED OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE OR DEEPER OR SO FORTH, A LITTLE DEEPER, AND THEN ALSO TO THE THIRD FACTOR WOULD BE IF OPTION TWO, LIKE MAYOR PRO TEM IS REQUESTING, HOW MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE DO YOU THINK IT WOULD BE? OR IS IT WE WOULD HAVE TO START ALL OVER AGAIN WITH THEM AND GET A NEW CONCEPT? OR IS JUST ASKING THEM TO SAY, HEY, IS THERE SOMETHING DIFFERENT WITHIN THIS PRICE RANGE? THIS WAS WHEN WE ORIGINALLY DISCUSSED THIS. IT WAS FOR A MULTI USE PARK. IT INCLUDED BMX, IT INCLUDED SKATEBOARDS. IT INCLUDED ROLLER SKATING AND IT WAS TARGETED LIKE YOU SAID, A LARGE PERCENTAGE TOWARD THE YOUNG AND NOVICE USER. AND I THINK THAT'S THE DESIGN WE GOT. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, WHAT I SEE IN SOME OF THE SKATE PARKS I'VE, I'VE VISITED, IT WAS A DEEPER SWELL AND THERE WAS KIDS THAT WERE FIVE AND SIX YEARS OLD TAKING THOSE BIG SWELLS. I THINK THIS IS LIMITED. IT'S NOT GOING TO IT'S NOT GOING TO BE ATTRACTIVE TO THE REAL SKATER BECAUSE YOU HAVE SKATERS FROM 4 OR 5 YEARS OLD ALL THE WAY TO 80 YEARS OLD. I'VE SEEN 80 YEAR OLD MEN OUT THERE SKATING, AND THEY'RE GOING TO WANT THE BIG SWELLS. THIS IS NOT DEEP ENOUGH FOR WHAT THEY WANTED, YOU KNOW, TACKLE. I'VE SEEN THESE GUYS TACKLE SOME STUFF. I'M LIKE, I'M NOT DOING THAT. BUT BUT THIS IS NOT 80 YEARS OLD. IT'S NOT DESIGNED TO BE A PRO. YEAH. NO, NO IT'S NOT A PRO. IT'S FOR AN EVERYDAY USER. THESE ARE NOT PROFESSIONALS THAT GO OUT THERE. IT'S KIDS THAT ARE COMING OUT TO PLAY AND HAVE FUN. I MEAN, IT JUST IT JUST DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT'S GOING TO REALLY ENTICE

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BECAUSE IF THAT SKATEBOARD GOES FLYING, BOOM, THEY'RE HITTING THE ROCKS. SO THERE'S THAT DEAL.

BUT THEN ALSO AGAIN, IF WE GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD OR ASK THEM TO SAY, HEY, COULD YOU ADD A LITTLE BIT MORE OF CYCLING OR BMX, WHATEVER, WHAT WOULD BE THE ADDITIONAL COSTS ON THAT? SO A FEW IMPORTANT THINGS TO NOTE. THE AND I'M GLAD YOU MENTIONED THE LANDSCAPE FEATURE. SO THAT'S JUST SOME STAGING FOR THE CONCEPT. BUT IN ACTUALITY IT WOULD JUST BE THE BED AREA WITHOUT THE LANDSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDED. THE OTHER THING WOULD BE YOU HAVE SOME SUNK COST IN THE PROJECT BECAUSE YOU DID HAVE DEMOLITION. THE GRADING OF THE DESIGN, THE DESIGN DID FOLLOW COMMUNITY INPUT RECOMMENDATIONS. OKAY. BUT THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO MENTION WAS PART OF THE CIP. WE DO HAVE BMX SLASH MOUNTAIN BIKE FUNDING ALLOCATED. SO WITH THAT YOU COULD POTENTIALLY BUILD A PUMP TRACK. AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE WE'RE INVESTIGATING AS ANOTHER PROJECT IN THE CIP. I THINK MY BIGGEST CONCERN WITH THE SKATE PARK WAS THE LACK OF SHADE, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT WE COULD INSTALL OUTSIDE OF THE PROJECT AT A LATER TIME BECAUSE IT'S TEXAS AND OKAY. SO ALL RIGHT, LET'S LET'S. SO I THINK A LOT OF THE FEAR THAT THIS COUNCIL HAS STEMS FROM THE SPLASH PAD, WHICH WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED, BUT WE DESIGNED IT TO A BUDGET. AND I THINK WHAT WE'RE AFRAID IS THAT WE'RE DOING THE SAME THING. WE GAVE YOU A NUMBER AND THIS IS WHAT IT GETS, BUT WE DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH SKATE PARKS COST. SO A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. NUMBER ONE, $4 MILLION, I'M SORRY, $2 MILLION IN TOTAL WAS ALLOCATED TO GREG CLARK PARK OUT OF THE 2020 BOND. AND THE 2022 COUNTY BOND. CORRECT. SO IT'S A TOTAL OF 2 MILLION. BUT YOU'RE SAYING THAT WE'RE OUR BUDGET'S DOWN? I'M I'M THEORIZING THAT OUR BUDGET IS DOWN TO 1.5 BECAUSE THE 500,000 FOR THE SPLASH PAD, NO TAKEN OUT. IT'S THE 1 MILLION IS WAS FOR THE SKATE PARK OF THE MATCH. SO THEY ALLOCATED 1 MILLION OF THE 2 MILLION SPECIFICALLY TO THE SKATE PARK. SO WHAT IS THE OTHER MILLION ALLOCATED TO? THERE'S ALSO PARKING IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE SLATED FOR 2026 FY 26. AND YOU HAVE A TOTAL OF 2 MILLION BUDGETED OF WORTH OF PROJECTS FOR GREG CLARK. YES. SO THAT WAS THE SPLASH PAD OR THE SPLASH PAD WAS JUST SOMETHING SEPARATE. PART OF THIS IS FOR PARKING, RIGHT? RIGHT. BUT IT WAS IT WAS THE CONVERSATION. IF YOU GO BACK AND LOOK IT UP AT THAT TIME, WAS THAT THAT 500,000 WOULD BE REIMBURSABLE THROUGH THE BOND OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES. BUT I'M, I PREFER THE OPTION YOU'RE TELLING ME, WHICH IS THAT WE STILL HAVE THE ENTIRE $2 MILLION BUDGET FOR GREG CLARK PARK, OF WHICH 1 MILLION HAS BEEN ARBITRARILY BY THE COUNTY, AND THE CITY APPLIED FOR A STATE SKATE PARK. SO THAT'S ONE QUESTION. THEN THE SECOND QUESTION IS WITH REGARDS TO OUR $25 MILLION CIP ALLOCATED OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT 4 TO 5 YEARS, WE HAVE CERTAIN NUMBER OF DOLLARS ALLOCATED TOWARDS GREG CLARK PARK THERE. THAT'S UNBUDGETED. IS THAT CORRECT? WHAT IS THE TOTAL AMOUNT FOR GREG CLARK PARK? WHAT'S THE TOTAL POT WHEN YOU TAKE THE GREG CLARK PARK FROM THAT 25 MILLION AND THE 2 MILLION ALL IN TOTAL THAT WE HAVE AS A WORKING BUDGET OVER THE ENTIRE PARK FOR ALL IMPROVEMENTS. YEAH. I DON'T KNOW IF I'D BE PREPARED TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION TONIGHT ON THE THERE'S A FEW POTS OF MONEY ALLOCATED TO GREG CLARK PARK.

AND SO I WE NEED TO FOLLOW UP. I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT EITHER. WE CAN CERTAINLY GET THAT AND PULL THAT INFORMATION. BUT I THINK TO THE POINT IF COUNCIL WANTS TO COME BACK WITH MORE OPTIONS AND LOOKING AT EXPANDING THE BUDGET TO MEET WHATEVER THOSE OPTIONS ARE, I THINK WE HAVE THAT FLEXIBILITY TO DO IT, WHETHER THAT'S 2 MILLION, 3 MILLION OR WHATEVER THE NUMBER IS BASED ON THE DESIGN ELEMENTS THAT YOU WANTED TO HAVE. AND MAYBE WHAT WE COULD DO IS GO BACK TO THE SPA. IS IT THE FIRM SPA AND ASK THEM TO LOOK AT THE SWELLS AND SOME OTHER OPTIONS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AND SEE, YOU KNOW, IF THE BUDGET WAS EXPANDED, WHAT ARE OTHER OPTIONS THAT WE CAN COME BACK WITH AND GIVE YOU SOME THINGS TO CHOOSE FROM WITH A BETTER DESCRIPTION OF THE THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WAS TRYING TO GET AT THAT WAY. PERHAPS YOU COULD CHOOSE, BUT WE NEED BUT WE NEED TO GIVE A NEW NUMBER. WE NEED TO GIVE THEM SOME KIND OF BENCHMARK TO STRIVE FOR WITH THEIR DOLLARS. I JUST I'M VERY AFRAID OF. I HAD PTSD AFTER THE I HAVE PTSD AFTER THE SPLASH PAD BECAUSE I THINK EVERYBODY'S KIND OF AGREED THAT WE BUILT IT TO A

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MAYBE WE DON'T HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING, BUT I WOULD BE IN FAVOR OF INCREASING THE BUDGET SUBSTANTIALLY ON THIS PARK. SO WOULD YOU NEED THAT? WOULD YOU NEED DIRECTION OR DOES THERE NEED TO BE A DIRECTION TO INCREASE THE BUDGET FOR SBA TO COME BACK WITH US TO A COUPLE OF OPTIONS THAT HAVE THE THINGS THAT WE ARE LIKE A SHADE STRUCTURE IS THE FIRST THING THAT I THOUGHT ABOUT BECAUSE WE HAVE GONE EVERY SINGLE PARK IS LIKE, YOU'RE JUST LOOKING FOR SHADE. YES. SO THAT PARK IS GOING TO REMAIN EMPTY DURING THE SUMMER IF WE DON'T HAVE SOME SORT OF SHADE IN THERE. WELL, THAT'S A GREAT SUGGESTION, DAVID. THAT'S REALLY GOOD. SAY, IT'S IMPORTANT, BUT I'M NOT SURE WE CAN SHADE THE ACTUAL SKATE AREA BECAUSE WHEN YOU GET THE SHADOWS ON YOUR SKATE AREA, THEN IT CREATES PROBLEMS FOR THE SKATERS. SO I DON'T KNOW. I'M NOT. ONCE AGAIN, I'M NOT A SKATER, BUT THAT WAS KIND OF WHAT I WAS HEARING FROM THE KIDS. YEAH. BUT THE OTHER THING IS ALSO SEATING. I MEAN, LOOKING FOR SEATING FOR PARENTS WHEN THEY BRING THEIR KIDS, THEIR KIDS, I WANT SHADE. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE SEATING AND SHADE, BUT AND BATHROOMS AND WATER FOUNTAINS. WELL, WE'VE GOT THAT. WELL, NOT RIGHT THERE. BUT YEAH, IT'S LIKE IF WE'RE GOING TO BUILD A SKATE PARK, LET'S BUILD TO THE FULL EXTENT OF WHAT WE THINK THE COMMUNITY DESERVES, AND NOT ONE INCH SHORT OF THAT. THAT'S THE NEW VISION. THAT'S THE REASON YOU GOT PUT ON PAUSE SO WE CAN HAVE THIS DISCUSSION AND SEE IF THE COUNCIL HAD THAT MINDSET. IF WE THINK, IS THIS ACHIEVING THE STANDARD FOR PARK DEVELOPMENT THAT WE WANT AND WE WANT A SKATE PARK, WE DON'T WANT TO KEEP GETTING THOSE EMAILS. WE I'VE BEEN WANTING TO DO THIS FOR A VERY LONG TIME, BUT I DON'T WANT TO BUILD AN INFERIOR PRODUCT JUST BECAUSE WE DIDN'T FUND IT ENOUGH. AND THEREFORE THIS IS ALL THAT COULD BE PROPOSED WITHIN THE BUDGET THAT WE UNDERSTOOD. AND ONE OF THE THINGS I'LL TELL YOU IS LOOK AT WHAT COE PARK HAS IN CORPUS CHRISTI. THEY WENT BACK AND REBUILT THAT ONE BECAUSE IT WAS UNDER PERFORMING THE CONCEPT.

THEY PUT IN. THE SECOND CONCEPT THEY DID IS A LOT NICER. THE SWELLS ARE GREAT. I LIKE MY WIFE AND I LIKE TO SIT OUT THERE AND WATCH THE YOUNG KIDS FOUR AND FIVE YEARS OLD TAKE THOSE BIG SWELLS. IT'S CRAZY TO DO IT IN THEIR LITTLE SCOOTERS. IT'S REALLY NEAT TO SEE THERE'S A PART OF ME IS GOING, DON'T FALL, KID. RIGHT. BUT BUT THEY'RE HAVING A GREAT TIME AND IT'S BUT IT'S ALL AGES. I'M TELLING YOU, 4 OR 5 ALL THE WAY UP TO 80. I MEAN, TO SEE ALL THESE DIFFERENT PEOPLE, AGE GROUPS OUT THERE ENJOYING THE PARK. BUT I WHAT I LOVE ABOUT IT, IT'S GOT A MULTI CONCEPT. IT HAS BMX AND SKATING. SO ONE SECTION OF THE PARK BUT THEY SHARE IT. IT'S CRAZY TO SEE THEM WORKING TOGETHER IN TANDEM AND DOING TRICKS YOU KNOW ALMOST. IT'S LIKE THEY THEY WAIT FOR EACH OTHER. IT'S YOUR TURN. MY TURN. BUT IT'S REALLY NEAT TO SEE. YEAH. THEY INSISTED THAT THEY COULD DO THAT WHEN WE WERE DOING THE PUBLIC COMMENTS OR DESIGN PHASE THAT THIS WOULD. SO WHAT I'M HEARING IS, IS BOTH TAKE TAKE THE INPUT FROM THIS EVENING AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITY INPUT SURVEYS AND STAFF INPUT. REENGAGE SPA TO COME UP WITH SOME ADDITIONAL CONCEPTS WITH

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BUT I HAVE TO REMIND YOU, AND THIS COUNCIL THAT WE APPROVED ONLY $25 MILLION IN THAT PARK BUDGET. THERE'S FIVE PARKS. SO ONCE YOU START ENHANCING THIS, WHICH I'M FOR, TO GET THAT GOLD STANDARD SKATE PARK YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE OUT OF OTHER AREAS, AREAS SUCH AS THE LIGHTING, THE SIDEWALKS, THE RESTROOMS, THINGS THAT THIS OTHER THAT, THAT GREG CLARK NEEDS. SO ARE WE. AND IF YOU GO TOO FAR NOW, YOU'RE ACTUALLY DIPPING INTO THE MONEY FOR SOME OF THE OTHER PARKS. SO THIS THIS BECOMES A DOMINO. SO UNLESS WE'RE REALLY PREPARED TO INCREASE THE BUDGET, MOVING FORWARD TO GET THAT GOLD STANDARD, WHICH I THOUGHT 25 WAS ON THE LOW, I ACTUALLY WANTED TO PUT MORE INTO THE OLDER PARKS. I FEEL LIKE THE COMMUNITY DESERVES THOSE INVESTMENTS. BUT WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW IS INCREASING THE AMENITY OF THIS ONE, AND WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO THAT MONEY THAT WE DON'T HAVE THAT WE DID HAVE FOR THE OTHER PARKS. SO WE'RE GOING TO END UP WITH AN INFERIOR PARK AT SOME POINT, OR WE'RE GOING TO END UP WITH ONE GOOD ONE AND FOUR INFERIORS. SO WE REALLY NEED TO DECIDE WHAT IT IS. FIVE PARKS, 5 MILLION PER PARK. YEAH. BUT IF YOU ALREADY DONE FIVE, THAT'S ALL YOU'RE, THAT'S THAT'S GOING TO BE THE LIMIT. RIGHT? OKAY.

BUT GREG PARK STILL NEEDS PER PARK. RIGHT. BUT GREG CLARK STILL HAS A LOT OF OLDER OLD ENHANCEMENTS. RIGHT. YEAH. BUT THERE'S ALREADY 2 MILLION PLUS THE FIVE. SO THAT TAKES THAT ONE AT SEVEN. IT'S NOT TAKING IT'S NOT TAKING SEVEN FROM THE 25. IT'S ONLY TAKING THE FIVE BRIAN.

RIGHT. BUT THE FIVE THE FIVE WE WERE TRYING TO SPREAD OUT TO LIGHTING I THINK IT'S 100% SHADE. IT'S HAPPENING RIGHT HER. WEREN'T WE TRYING TO SPREAD THAT OUT? IT'S RELEVANT BECAUSE YOU'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY COST WHICH IF I MY MENTALITY IS I DON'T CARE. WE'RE GOING TO BUILD THE ONE THING COMPLETELY RIGHT. BUT YOU'RE SAYING, WELL THEN THAT MIGHT COST US THE SECOND THING. AND THAT'S A VALID THAT'S A VALID POINT. SO WHAT ABOUT THE BASEBALL FIELDS AT GREG CLARK. RIGHT. SO WE DON'T REDO THE DIRT. WE DON'T REDO THE SEATING.

WHAT ABOUT THE SOCCER FIELDS. YOU KNOW THERE'S A LOT OUT THERE AT GREG CLARK RIGHT. SO WE CAN DEFINITELY GO FIVE OR MORE. AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT THAT'S NOT THE CASE. BUT WHEN THE TIME COMES, I FEEL LIKE IF THERE IS A NEED TO DO AN AMENDMENT TO THOSE FUNDS AND SEE IF THERE IS OPPORTUNITY TO, TO FIGHT, FIND A DIFFERENT SOURCE OF FUNDING FOR THE PARKS. SO WE ARE NOT MAKING CHEAP STUFF. I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GOOD DISCUSSION TO HAVE IF I COULD. MAYOR COUNCIL. I JUST, JUST AS A SUGGESTION IS LET US GO BACK, TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OPTIONS, LOOK AT SOME OF THESE AMENITIES THAT YOU'VE MENTIONED TO US. LET'S LOOK AT SOME OF THE LEADING PROJECTS OF THIS TYPE. I THINK THE MAYOR'S POINT, LET'S LOOK AT SOME OF THOSE, SEE WHAT ELEMENTS WERE INCLUDED THERE THAT AREN'T INCLUDED HERE, AND THEN COME BACK AND GIVE YOU SOME OPTIONS. AND THEN I THINK WE CAN HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE EDUCATED DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT ARE THOSE OFFSETS AND OPPORTUNITY COSTS.

PERHAPS THEY'RE SIGNIFICANT. AND THEY WOULD CANNIBALIZE ANOTHER PROJECT, BUT MAYBE NOT. YOU KNOW, LET'S I'D LIKE TO GET YOU SOME MORE INFORMATION AND A FUNDING PLAN THAT WE CAN BRING BACK TO YOU TO KIND OF SHOW HERE'S HOW YOU COULD FUND OPTION B OR OPTION C OR OPTION D, HOW WE COULD DO IT AND WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE. AND PERHAPS THAT'LL SHED SOME LIGHT ON IT. AND MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT MORE CONCRETE ABOUT NO PUN INTENDED, BUT THAT'LL MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT MORE REAL ABOUT WHAT WE'RE ACTUALLY DISCUSSING. I DO THINK IT'S A GOOD POLICY DISCUSSION, AND THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WE WANTED TO BRING IT BACK TO YOU, TALK ABOUT THE PROJECT AND FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET THIS THING MOVING. BUT I THINK IT'S I THINK DAVID WOULD BE THE FIRST TO SAY HE'S EXCITED THAT YOU WANT TO HAVE A FIRST CLASS ASSET HERE. AND LET'S FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. AND WE'LL LOOK AT THE SWELLS, THE DEPTH. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE RIGHT DEPTH IS, BUT WE CAN COME BACK WITH SOME OPTIONS TO GIVE YOU THOSE. SO WE'D BE HAPPY TO DO THAT AND BRING YOU BACK SOME CONCEPTS IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU DAVID. THANK YOU DAVID. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THAT. EXCELLENT CONVERSATION EVERYBODY. THANKS.

[31) Receive a report, hold a discussion, and provide staff direction regarding branding for the City of Kyle as part of the Economic Development Strategic Plan.]

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THANK YOU. SO THE THERE'S TWO TYPES OF BRANDING THAT WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT. THE FIRST IS DESTINATION BRANDING. AND THE SECOND IS THE OVERALL CITY BRANDING. OF COURSE, DESTINATION BRANDING IS FOCUSED SPECIFICALLY ON ATTRACTING VISITORS. AND THEN THE CITY BRANDING IS BROADER, ENCOMPASSES ALL OF THE ASPECTS OF THE CITY THAT I'LL TALK ABOUT SHORTLY. I'LL START BY TALKING ABOUT THE DESTINATION BRANDING, WHICH IS THE PIE CAPITAL OF TEXAS BRANDING. THE INITIATIVE BEGAN BACK IN 2017 WHEN WE TRADEMARKED THE PIE CAPITAL OF TEXAS. WE HAD OUR FIRST PIE IN THE SKY HOT AIR BALLOON FESTIVA. WE ALSO HAD A STATE DESIGNATION IN 2021 FOR THE PIE CAPITAL, SO WE WENT FULL FORCE INTO THIS DESTINATION. BRANDING. THESE ARE SOME OF THE LOGOS THAT WE USED THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. WE HAD BUSINESSES CERTIFIED. WE DID NATIONAL PIE DAY, NATIONAL PIE DAY. WE ALSO HAD UBER KYLE 314 AS ALL TIED TO THAT DESTINATION BRANDING. SO WE'RE HERE TODAY TO ASK FOR YOUR DISCUSSION AND GUIDANCE ON ON MOVING FORWARD WITH THE DESTINATION BRANDING AND IN WHAT DIRECTION YOU WOULD LIKE US TO MOVE FORWARD. THE COST OF REMOVING THE PIE CAPITAL OF TEXAS DESIGNATION BRANDING IS VERY MINIMAL. IT WOULD JUST TAKE VERY LITTLE EFFORT TO REMOVE SOME LOGOS, TAKE DOWN A FEW FLAGS, AND THEN OF COURSE, CONSIDERATION OF CHANGING THE UBER PROGRAM NAME FOR THE PRICING. MOVING ON OVER TO CITY BRANDING. AND OUR BRANDING BEGAN BACK IN 2006. FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE BEEN AROUND HERE THAT LONG AND IT'S VERY EVIDENT IN OUR OVERPASSES AND THESE ARE YOU'LL SEE CATTLE BRANDS THAT WERE IN HONOR OF FAMILIES THAT SETTLED HERE VERY EARLY ON. AND SO IN ORDER TO HONOR THEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH TXDOT, WE HAD SOME OF THOSE BRANDS PUT ON. AND SO THIS IS KIND OF WHERE IN 2010 AND OVER THE NEXT DECADE, WE WENT THROUGH A BRANDING INITIATIVE FOR THE FIRST TIME. AND THEN WHEN RACHEL AND HER TEAM RAMPED UP IN 2020, WE HIRED A GRAPHIC DESIGNER AND A COMMUNICATIONS TEAM, AND THEY REFRESHED THE BRANDING FOR US TO KIND OF MOLD FROM THE LEFT SIDE OVER, JUST KIND OF REFINE IT TO THE RIGHT LOGO, AND YOU CAN SEE THIS IS USED ALL THROUGHOUT THE CITY. WE SEE THIS ON EVERY COMMUNICATION THAT WE HAVE. A LOT OF OUR DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS USE THIS IN DIFFERENT VARIATIONS. YOU'LL SEE IT ON OUR PHYSICAL STRUCTURES, OUR WATER TOWERS, OUR STREET SIGNS, OUR GATEWAY SIGNAGE. AND SO WHAT, YOU KNOW, WE DID A LITTLE BIT OF PRELIMINARY RESEARCH ON WHAT IT WOULD TAKE TO RE TO REBRAND TO UNDERTAKE A REBRANDING INITIATIVE. IT'S ANYWHERE BETWEEN 50,000 AND 100,000 TO HIRE A FIRM TO HELP US WITH THE REBRANDING INITIATIVE, AND THIS WOULD INCLUDE AN ABUNDANT AMOUNT OF PUBLIC OUTREACH. WE WOULD LIKE TO INVOLVE THE PUBLIC IN DISCUSSIONS WE COULD PARTNER ON OTHER. THERE ARE OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS, HAVE A PUBLIC OUTREACH EVENTS ALREADY SCHEDULED OR SCHEDULED FOR THE FUTURE, SO WE'D LOVE TO GET ON BOARD WITH THEM AND NOW THAT WE HAVE A CAPTIVE AUDIENCE, WE CAN TALK TO THEM ABOUT, YOU KNOW, OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT AND ALSO WHAT THEY THINK ABOUT THE BRANDING AND WHERE THE FUTURE OF THE CITY SHOULD GO. NOW, THE REBRANDING WOULD ONLY BE FOR THE FOR THE FIRM TO DO THE REBRAND AND THE PUBLIC OUTREACH, BUT IT WOULD NOT INCLUDE ANY. THIS PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY UPDATING OF CITY SIGNAGE OR PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WOULD COME LATER. IF THAT IS THE OUTCOME OF OUR REBRANDING INITIATIVES. SOME OTHER PROJECTS THAT WOULD BE AFFECTED BY REBRANDING WOULD ALSO BE OUR CITY INFRASTRUCTURE. WE'D LIKE TO HAVE THIS WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR NEW ROUNDABOUTS. BEAUTIFICATION OF CORRIDORS, GATEWAY SIGNAGE, WATER TOWERS, MONUMENTS, OUR SPORTS COMPLEX AND THEN OF COURSE CITY. THE WEBSITES THAT THE CITY OWNS. WE DID RUN THIS THROUGH OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM BOARD. AT THEIR MEETING, A

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AND I DON'T I DON'T THINK THAT AT LEAST I HOPE THAT IT'S NO ONE'S INTENTION TO TRY TO BESMIRCH, BECAUSE IT'S OBVIOUSLY LIKE YOU SAY, IT'S ONE BUSINESS THAT'S GETTING THE NEWS, YOU KNOW, SO THAT THAT WILL IMPACT THAT BUSINESS, AT LEAST ON SOME LEVEL. IT WOULD ME IF IT WAS ME.

SO I AGREE WITH YOU, MAYOR. I THINK I WANT TO BE GENTLE ABOUT HOW WE DO THIS. YEAH, YEAH. I MEAN, I THINK THE CITY PUT UP A REALLY GREAT EFFORT IN THE PIE CAPITAL WITH THE HOT AIR BALLOON FEST AND ALL THAT. SO I AGREE WITH THE MAYOR. WE NEED TO KIND OF GO GENTLE WITH THIS AND PAY THE RESPECTS THAT, THAT IT GAVE US. IT DID SERVE THE CITY WELL FOR THE TIME THAT THAT WAS OUR DESTINATION RIGHT? DEFINITELY. AND WE DEFINITELY WOULDN'T WANT TO BESMIRCH ANY LOCAL BUSINESSES. THEY'RE GREAT LOCAL BUSINESSES IN OUR DOWNTOWN. SO THEY CERTAINLY ARE. AND I GUESS THE SECOND QUESTION ON THAT IS IF WE'RE MOVING AWAY FROM THAT DESTINATION BRANDING, DO YOU WANT TO HAVE A NEW OUTREACH EFFORT TO DETERMINE WHAT THAT NEW BRAND SHOULD BE? OR IF IT'S JUST YOU WANT TO GET RID OF THAT AND GO TO JUST THE K BRANDING FOR NOW, THEN LET'S LET'S BUILD SOME SKATE PARKS AND SOME ROADS AND SOME AND SOME ROUNDABOUTS AND LET'S FIGURE OUT I THINK

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IT'S HARD WHEN YOU DO PUT A COMPANY IN ONE SPECIFIC COMPANY AS YOUR MODEL, AND THEN YOU GOT TO LEARN TO KIND OF START STEPPING AWAY. BUT THAT'S WHAT CALLED THAT'S CALLED CHANGES.

THAT'S CALLED CHANGE. AND IT'S INEVITABLE. JUST LIKE WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT ABOUT OUR GROWTH AND OUR HISTORY, KEEPING THAT IN LEARNING, IN VISITING WITH PEOPLE AT HTML LAST WEEK, YOU KNOW, HEARING ABOUT HOW SOME PEOPLE ARE JUST STILL STUCK IN THEIR WAYS, BUT THEY'VE GOT NO WATER BECAUSE THEY REFUSE TO GROW. SO I AGREE WITH WHAT THE MAYOR IS SAYING. WE'VE GOT TO KIND OF HANDLE THIS WITH EVERYTHING IN OUR CITY. EVERYTHING IS HANDLED WITH KID GLOVES BECAUSE YOU MAKE ONE CHANGE, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A WHOLE ARMY OF PEOPLE ON SOCIAL MEDIA. JUST START TEARING YOU DOWN. SO YOU JUST GOT TO KIND OF BE PREPARED FOR IT. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE ALSO KNOW WE'VE GOT TO CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD NO MATTER WHAT. SO I THINK TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE OPTION NUMBER FOUR, DIRECTING STAFF TO REMOVE DESTINATION BRANDING FROM CITY ASSETS AND DO A REFRESH OF THE CURRENT CITY BRANDING. SECOND, JUST AS A REFRESH WOULD BE ESSENTIALLY US TAKING THE K MARK NOW AND REVITALIZING A LITTLE BIT, THREE WOULD BE MORE OF US LEAVING THE K MARK AS IS, BUT DOING AWAY WITH THE CURRENT DESTINATION. JUST AS A ALL RIGHT THREE WOULD BE BETTER THAN FOR NOW, BECAUSE I'M NOT NECESSARILY YOU NEED A VOTE OR JUST DIRECTION. GIVE THEM DIRECTION ON THREE. WE NEED TO VOTE ON IT OKAY. SO IT'S CLEAR THAT IT'S COMING FROM US. NO. EITHER WAY, IT'S FINE WITH US. ROLL CALL. ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO RE MOTION TO APPROVE OPTION NUMBER THREE. SECOND MOTION BY THE MAYOR, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER PARSLEY IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED? ALL

[32) Receive a report, hold a discussion, and provide staff direction on the creation of a Customer Assistance Program for residential utility accounts.]

[33) Consider directing the City Manager to provide an update on the status of the Wordplace, Waterfront at Marketplace, and Woodmere developments.]

THAT'S IT. IF THAT'S THE DIRECTION OF COUNCIL, WE CAN CERTAINLY BRING BACK AN UPDATE

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AND THERE IS LIKE STATES WEST. IT'S WE WENT TO THE REST TO GUARD OFF THE REST OF OUR GROUNDBREAKING AND IT WAS INCREDIBLE. IT LOOKED LIKE A WEDDING AND THEY STILL HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING. BUT IT'S THOSE KIND OF THINGS. SO SHOULD THOSE BE IN THE DA AGREEMENTS. AND THEN THAT WAY WE CAN HAVE CONSTANT FOLLOW UPS ON THEM. I CAN'T SPEAK TO THESE SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENTS, BUT THE AGREEMENTS THAT WE'RE BRINGING FORWARD TO YOU TYPICALLY HAVE SOME KIND OF TRIGGERS THAT ARE TIED TO FINANCIAL INCENTIVES. AND IF THEY DON'T BILL BY A CERTAIN DATE, THOSE FINANCIAL INCENTIVES ARE REDUCED OR COMPLETELY ELIMINATED DEPENDING ON THE AGREEMENT. SO WE CAN GO BACK AND LOOK AT THESE AND SEE HOW THESE WERE STRUCTURED. TYPICALLY THE ZONING IS GOING TO GO FORWARD AND IT'S HARDER TO RETRACT ONCE THE ZONING IS GIVEN. BUT THE FINANCIAL INCENTIVES ARE WHERE YOU CAN TIE THE DEVELOPER TO THE PERFORMANCE. YEAH, YEAH. THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLICATING FACTORS ON ZONING. SO ONCE WE'VE APPROVED A ZONING, IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN USUALLY JUST TAKE BACK. SO WE CAN LOOK INTO OPTIONS AND BRING BACK POLICY SUGGESTIONS. BUT I CAN'T TELL YOU WHAT THOSE WOULD BE RIGHT NOW. THAT'S FINE. DID WE ACTUALLY CREATE THE TERS OVER THE WORKPLACE DISTRICT? NO, IT WAS NOT CREATED OKAY. THAT'S GOOD. SO IS IT SAFE TO SAY, BRIAN, THAT YOU WOULD BE REACHING OUT TO EACH OF THESE DEVELOPMENTS TO FIND OUT WHAT THEIR ROADBLOCKS ARE? WELL, I THINK THE FIRST I THINK THE FIRST THING WOULD BE GETTING THESE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS AND HAVING OUR TEAM GO THROUGH THESE, UNDERSTAND WHAT ARE ALL THE REQUIREMENTS OF THEM, AND THEN PERHAPS THEN REACH OUT TO SEE WHAT THE STATUS IS. AND THEN LET THE COUNCIL KNOW FROM THAT, WHAT ARE THE OPTIONS THAT WE HAVE? ARE THERE ANY TRIGGERS. AND I JUST DON'T KNOW THAT ON THESE PARTICULAR ONES. BUT WE CAN GO BACK AND LOOK AT THEM. COULD WE HAVE THAT ON I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY DAYS WE'VE GOT OUTSTANDING. BUT I KNOW OCCASIONALLY I GET SURPRISED WITH, YEAH, THERE'S WHAT'S THAT.

THERE'S OVER 200 THAT WE KNOW OF REALLY OUTSTANDING. 200. YES MA'AM. WE'VE BEEN BUSY. A LOT OF THEM. AND THEY'RE ALL THEY'RE ALL DIFFERENT. SO ONE OF THE GOOD LEARNING LESSONS WAS WHEN WE DID PECAN WOODS, WE OFFERED IT WAS SIMILAR TO THE SIX CREEKS DEAL, WHICH WE AUTHORIZED AN OUT OF CITY PAID FOR WITHOUT A TERMINATION DATE. SO IT WAS A DEAL THAT WAS MAYBE SEEMED GOOD AT THE TIME, BUT IT IN NOW THEY'RE SITTING OUT THERE WITH AN ENTITLEMENT THAT HAS NO EXPIRATION. AND IT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY NICE FOR THE FACT BECAUSE THEY TOLD US THEY WERE BREAKING GROUND IN 2017, WE VERY CLEARLY ASKED THEM, IMAGINE. SO WE'RE SEVEN YEARS BEHIND ON THAT ONE. BUT I WOULD HAVE LIKED FOR THEIR PID ENTITLEMENT IN PARTICULAR TO GO AWAY BECAUSE THAT WOULD HAVE BROUGHT THEM BACK TO THE TABLE. BUT WE DIDN'T PUT THAT IN THAT AGREEMENT. IT WAS MY SECOND MEETING ON THE COUNCIL WHEN THAT HAPPENED, AND I HOPE THAT WE'RE DOING MORE ALONG, ESPECIALLY IF IT'S A ANY INCENTIVE, BECAUSE OFTENTIMES THE INCENTIVE IS WHAT MAKES THE PROJECT. SO IF THE INCENTIVE HAS THE EXPIRATION, IT DOES MAKE, EVEN IF THEY HAVE THEIR ZONING, IT MAKES THE DEVELOPMENT MUCH HARDER. THAT'S WHAT WE'VE DONE ON TWO STEP, THE CARAWAY TRACT.

ALL THOSE THOSE ALL HAVE TRIGGER POINTS. AND THE FINANCIAL INCENTIVES ARE REDUCED OR COMPLETELY ELIMINATED. IF THEY DON'T DO THINGS BY A CERTAIN DATE. BUT YOU SEE, TO ME, LESSONS LEARNED. I MEAN, TO ME THERE IS LIKE, WHERE IS THE PROTECTION TO THE CITY? IF WE WERE TO HAVE A ZONING CHANGE THAT IS TIED WITH THE DAR AND ALL OF THE INCENTIVES, BECAUSE THAT'S HOW WE APPROVE IT, IT'S LIKE, YEAH, WE GET EXCITED. YOU'RE PROMISING ALL OF THIS.

AND THEN FIVE YEARS LATER, THEY HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING. IF THEY WERE TO WALK AWAY OR BREAK CONTRACT, THEN THE ZONING REMAINS. WELL, I THINK, YOU KNOW, IT'S HYPOTHETICAL. WE NEED TO GO TO THE DETAILS OF THESE AGREEMENTS. BUT WITH PUD ZONING, YOU'RE NEGOTIATING FOR A PARTICULAR TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT. SO IN THEORY, YOU'RE GETTING SOMETHING THAT YOU WANT WITH THAT PUD ZONING. EVEN IF THE FINANCIAL INCENTIVES GO AWAY, YOU'VE IMPROVED THAT AREA TO A ZONING CLASSIFICATION THAT YOU LIKE. BUT WE'LL NEED TO LOOK AT THESE INDIVIDUAL ONES AND SEE WHAT THAT WOULD BE. I MEAN THAT THAT WOULD BE THE ARGUMENT WE WOULD HAVE ON SOME OF THESE OTHER AGREEMENTS, EVEN IF THE FINANCIAL INCENTIVES WENT AWAY AND YOU NEVER GOT THE DEVELOPER NEVER GOT THOSE FINANCIAL INCENTIVES, YOU STILL IMPROVE THE OVERALL ZONING AND MADE IT A

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