[I) Call Meeting to Order and Roll Call]
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          RIGHT. THE TIME IS 601. THURSDAY, DECEMBER THE 12TH. WE'LL NOW CALL THIS SPECIAL CALLED MEETING TO ORDER. WILL ALL PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? GOD INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THE SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. 
          MITCHELL. RIZZO. PRESENT. HEIZER. ZUNIGA. PRESENT. HARRIS. HERE. PARSLEY, TOBIAS. PRESENT. 
          [II) Approval of Minutes]
WE HAVE FOUR MEMBERS PRESENT. WE HAVE A QUORUM. AT THIS TIME, WE'LL APPROVE OUR WELCOME MOTION FOR THE MINUTES. OKAY. MAYOR PRO TEM RIZZO, I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR DECEMBER 3RD, 2024 AND THE REGULAR MEETING MINUTES FOR THE SAME DATE, DECEMBER 23RD. DECEMBER 3RD, 2024. PLEASE. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER TOBEY. A SECOND ONE BY DOCTOR, DOCTOR, COUNCILMEMBER DOCTOR LEE HARRIS. ALL THOSE APPROVED. THE MINUTES SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? 
          [III) Citizen Comment Period with City Council]
MINUTES PASS. ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, WE WILL OPEN UP OUR CITIZENS COMMENT. THE CITIZENS IN THE AUDIENCE WISHING TO SPEAK. PLEASE LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES. AND PLEASE FILL OUT A CITIZEN COMMENT FORM. AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE TWO CITIZENS THAT ARE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. WE'VE GOT HUNTER AND I'M GOING TO BUTCHER YOUR LAST NAME BECAUSE. WHAT'S YOUR LAST NAME THERE? HUNTER. SHULA. OKAY, GO. WELL, THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME A MINUTE TO SPEAK TO YOU ALL. MY NAME IS HUNTER. I'VE LIVED IN KYLE FOR ABOUT SIX YEARS. I LIVE IN WATERLOO FALLS, WHERE WE HAVE ONE OF THE CITY PARKS, WATERLOO PARK. AND I'M HERE TO BRING YOUR ATTENTION TO AN UNCONTROLLED FERAL HOG PROBLEM THAT IS DESTROYING THE PARK. I HAVE A FEW IMAGES HERE FOR YOU THAT I'LL SHOW, AND THEN I'LL LET YOU LEAVE THROUGH THE REST OF THEM AT YOUR LEISURE. 
          THIS IS A MAP OF WATERLOO FALLS PARK. THE AREAS IN RED INDICATE MODERATE TO SEVERE FERAL HOG DAMAGE IN THE PARK. NOW, THIS IS A RELATIVELY NEW PROBLEM. NONE OF THAT DAMAGE WAS HERE LAST YEAR. I THINK THIS PROBABLY STARTED ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO OR SO. NOW I KNOW THE CITY HAS HAD CONTRACTS WITH TRAPPERS IN THE PAST. THE BEST I COULD TELL, THE MOST RECENT ONE EXPIRED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. I HAVE NEVER SEEN DAMAGE LIKE THIS IN MY TIME HERE IN KYLE. IN THIS IMAGE, ALL OF THAT LOOSE SOIL THERE, THAT ALL USED TO BE GRASS. THIS IS ALL NEW. IT'S BEEN GETTING WORSE IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS AND EVEN JUST IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS. I BELIEVE THERE MAY BE A FEW DIFFERENT REASONS CONTRIBUTING TO THIS PROBLEM. ONE OF THEM IS NEW CONSTRUCTION IN THE AREA TO THE NORTHWEST SUBDIVISION IS EXPANDING INTO THE NORTHEAST. THERE'S ROAD EXTENSION PROJECT. 
          NOW, ADDITIONALLY, THERE ARE SOME ADJACENT FARMLAND TO THE NORTHEAST WHERE I BELIEVE THEY'RE HUNTING HOGS AT NIGHT, WHICH IS FINE, IS WITHIN THEIR RIGHTS, BUT I THINK IT MIGHT BE CONTRIBUTING TO THIS NEW MIGRATION WE'RE SEEING. WHAT IS NOT FINE, HOWEVER, AND I'VE SEEN ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION, IS I BELIEVE THESE HOGS ARE BEING BAITED AS WELL INTO THIS AREA. I HAVE SEEN LOOSE CORN FEED SPREAD ON THE GROUND, AS WELL AS SMASHED UP PUMPKINS PLACED IN INCONSPICUOUS PLACES ALONG THE TREE LINE. I CONTACTED THE CITY POLICE ABOUT IT AND THEY DIDN'T SEEM VERY INTERESTED. WHICH, YOU KNOW, TO SOME EXTENT, I UNDERSTAND THEY HAVE OTHER THINGS TO DEAL WITH. I CONTACTED THE GAME WARDEN WHO WAS INTERESTED TO SOME EXTENT. BUT THERE IS ONLY ONE GAME WARDEN FOR ALL OF HAYS COUNTY. SO I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH TIME THEY'LL BE ABLE TO DEVOTE TO THAT ISSUE. IF AND WHEN YOU DECIDE TO TAKE ACTION ON THIS ISSUE, I DON'T KNOW THAT TRAPS ALONE WILL BE ENOUGH. THERE IS A RELATIVELY NEW MARKET OR A NEW PRODUCT ON THE MARKET, A TOXICANT THAT HAS BEEN ENDORSED BY THE TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE EXTENSION SERVICE. YOU MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER USING THAT. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING IT'S PRETTY SAFE TO USE. AND I DON'T THINK YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO HUNT THESE OFF OF THE CITY PROPERTY. BUT THIS THIS DAMAGE IS EXTENSIVE. I TOOK THESE PHOTOS JUST A FEW HOURS AGO TODAY. IT'S BEEN GETTING WORSE, EVEN JUST 3 OR 4 NIGHTS AGO. PROBABLY 10% OF THE RED THAT YOU SEE ON THIS MAP SHOWED UP JUST A FEW NIGHTS AGO. I HOPE YOU'LL ADDRESS IT SOON. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. NEXT UP IS ANTHONY. JARAMILLO. AMARILLO. IS THAT RIGHT? ROMEO? YEAH. HELLO. THANKS FOR HAVING ME. AND I'M 
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PART OF A KAYAK. THE KYLE AREA YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL, AND THIS IS MY TEAM. HELLO, I'M EMMA SANCHEZ. I WAS ELECTED TO BE CITY COUNCIL LIAISON. SO I GET TO PRESENT KAYAKS, IDEAS AND ALL THE AMAZING THINGS WE'RE COMING UP WITH. I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU ALL FOR GIVING YOUNG ADULTS THE SPACE TO SPEAK AND BRING OUR PROBLEMS TO THE COUNCIL. I'M DUSTIN WIMBERLEY, AND I WAS ELECTED AS THE MARKETING CHAIR, AND I'M HERE TO SUPPORT OUR, LIKE, INITIAL UPBRINGING OF KAYAK THIS YEAR. AND SO TODAY I CAME HERE TO. TO GIVE YOU A THANKS FOR ALL THE MEMBERS WHO HAVE BEEN IN OUR MEETINGS. ESPECIALLY MISS DANIELLA PARSLEY. AND MR. BEAR HEISER. 
          AND THEY ALWAYS SUPPORTED US. AND THEY THEY'VE GONE TO EVERY MEETING AND SOMETIMES BRING SNACKS OR JUST SOMETHING OR EVEN IDEAS FOR US TO BUILD ON. AND IT'S JUST IT HAS BEEN SOMETHING VERY GOOD THAT THIS IS SOMETHING I'VE NEVER EXPERIENCED. IT'S JUST MEETING NEW PEOPLE, JUST HAVING LIKE A FAMILY. AND THIS HAS LIKE CREATED SOMETHING FOR ME THAT I WANT TO, LIKE, GROW UP AND COME BACK TO THE KYLE AND BUILD SOMETHING AND. AND SO WE HAVE GONE TO OUR FIRST MEETINGS. 
          FIRST WAS JUST HOW EVERYTHING WORKS. THE SECOND ONE WAS ABOUT THE POSITIONS. AND THEN OUR NEXT MEETING IS GOING TO BE OUR PROJECT, OUR BIG PROJECT TO THE END OF THE YEAR. AND LAST TIME OUR PROJECT WAS HAVING STONES, WHICH THE COMMUNITY GOT TO PAINT, AND WE COLLECTED SOME AND TO PUT IN IN THE PARK. IT WASN'T THAT MUCH, BUT WE DID GATHER A LOT OF ROCKS AND A LOT OF KIDS WENT THERE TO OUR MARKET DAYS. THEY WENT THERE AND PAINTED AND IT WAS JUST IT WAS IT WAS THE COMMUNITY THAT WAS ACTING TOGETHER. AND IT JUST. IT WAS SOMETHING THAT I SAW POTENTIAL IN. AND SO WE DO WANT TO PARTICIPATE MORE. WE HAVE FOR OUR NEXT MEETING, WE'RE GOING TO BRING OUR BIG PROJECT FOR THIS YEAR. AND. I WANT TO BE THANKFUL FOR Y'ALL. FOR HELPING US AND ALSO TO OUR LIAISON. IT'S ALWAYS BEEN THERE, HAVING ALWAYS HAVING THAT GOOD ENERGY. AND IT'S BEEN SOMEONE I COULD TRUST. I CAN ALWAYS MESSAGE HIM DAY OR NIGHT. HE'S ALWAYS THERE TO HELP ME AND TO GIVE ME ADVICE TO OUR MEETINGS AND EVERYTHING. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL AGAIN. 
          THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO. ON KAYAK. ALL RIGHT. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK? SEEING NONE, WE'LL NOW CLOSE OUR CITIZEN'S COMMENT. PERIOD. IT'S NOW 
          [IV) Agenda Order]
CLOSED. ALL RIGHT. ANYONE WISHING TO CHANGE ANYTHING ON AGENDA ORDER. IS THERE A WAY THAT WE CAN TALK? SINCE I KNOW THE KIDS ARE HERE, THAT WE CAN MOVE THE. AGENDA ITEM THAT TALKS ABOUT THE INTERNSHIP? DO YOU WANT TO MOVE IT? IT'S THE LAST ITEM. IS ITEM 19. ANY. ALTHOUGH. 
          ARE WE OKAY WITH MOVING THAT UP EVERYONE. SO MOVING 19 TO THE FRONT. YEAH. OKAY. AFTER CONSENT. ALL RIGHT. CONSENT. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP IS REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS. 
          [3) Recognize Outgoing Council Member Parsley.]
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE. RECOGNIZED OUTGOING COUNCIL MEMBER PURSLEY. ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO OPEN UP THE FLOOR TO ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT COUNCIL MEMBER PARSLEY. COUNCILOR TOBIAS. OH. OKAY. WOW. THREE YEARS WENT BY VERY FAST. 
          DANIELLA DIDN'T. WE'VE HAD MANY CONVERSATIONS BEFORE. AND JUST RIGHT OFF THE BAT, I AM TRULY 
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HONORED TO HAVE SERVED WITH YOU. OKAY. YOUR DEDICATION AND YOUR WILL TO DO WHAT IS BEST FOR THE CITY. IT'S. YOU KNOW, I OWE YOU A LOT OF GRATITUDE ON THAT. BUT LIKE I HAD MENTIONED BEFORE, YOU HAVE AN AMAZING STORY. HOW SOMEBODY WHO DIDN'T KNOW ENGLISH TO SEE WHERE YOU'RE AT NOW, TO SEE HOW WHERE YOU'RE AN EDUCATOR YOURSELF, A TEACHER, AND YOU SHOULD BE VERY PROUD OF THAT. 
          ALSO, THE FACT THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE A GREAT FAMILY. AND WONDERFUL KIDS IN A VERY SUPPORTIVE HUSBAND, BUT BUT OVERALL, WHAT YOU HAVE SERVED ON THE CITY, THE CITY THAT I GREW UP IN, WHAT I GREW UP WITH. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE, AND I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE STAND FOR. I KNOW WE MAY NOT AGREE ON SOME VOTES, BUT THAT'S THAT'S, YOU KNOW, BUSINESS, YOU KNOW, AND YOU FELT AT THE TIME ON YOUR VOTES THAT THAT WAS IN YOUR BEST INTEREST. SO BUT OVERALL COUNCIL MEMBER PARSLEY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. AND I'M GOING TO MISS YOU ON THE DAIS. WE'RE STILL GOING TO BE FRIENDS, LIKE YOU SAID. BUT THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE. APPRECIATE IT. 
          ANYONE ELSE? COUNCILMAN RISER? YEAH. JUST ECHO WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER TOBIAS SAID AND THANKING HER, YOU KNOW, FOR HER SERVICE AND THE RIDICULOUS AMOUNT OF TIME THAT SHE PUTS FORWARD ON BEHALF OF REPRESENTING THE CITY. AND I THINK THE KIDS SPOKE ELOQUENTLY ABOUT COUNCIL MEMBER PARSLEY'S PARTICIPATION AND TRYING TO DO EVERYTHING THAT SHE CAN TO FOSTER GROWTH AND PARTICIPATION IN GOVERNMENT. AND I THINK THAT SPEAKS TO HOW MUCH SHE TRULY CARES AND HOW MUCH THAT MOTIVATES HER. AS A HUMAN AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S SOMETHING THAT I WON'T FORGET. SHE AND I COME FROM VERY DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS, VERY DIFFERENT IDEOLOGIES. YET WE DEVELOPED A FRIENDSHIP AND A WORKING RELATIONSHIP HERE UP ON THE DAIS THAT FOCUSED ON WHAT'S BEST FOR THE CITY OF KYLE. AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT MEANS A LOT TO ME AND I THINK IS, YOU KNOW, I LOOK AT THE WORLD RIGHT NOW AND HOW POLARIZED IT IS. YOU KNOW, THERE'S HOPE FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO LOOK PAST THE DIFFERENCES AND FIND COMMON GROUND. AND, I THINK THAT'S A IT SAYS A LOT ABOUT WHO SHE IS. AND SO I'M JUST VERY THANKFUL TO HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE WITH HER. 
          THANK YOU, MISTER HARRIS. I'D LIKE TO EXPRESS MY THANKS TO YOU FOR YOUR VIEWPOINTS AND FOR YOUR ENERGY AND YOUR DEEP COMMITMENT. IT IS NOT AN EASY THING BEING ON THE CITY COUNCIL. I CAN TELL YOU I'VE HAD ONE YEAR. SHE'S HAD THREE. AND IT REQUIRES A HUGE TIME COMMITMENT AND YOU'VE NOT TAKEN BACK ANY OF THAT TIME, EVEN THOUGH YOU WENT TO TEACHING AND YOU YOUR SUPPORT OF THE YOUTH HAS BEEN A GREAT ADDITION. WE HAVE PEOPLE ON THE COUNCIL THAT SUPPORT YOUTH, BUT YOU HAVE BEEN VERY VOCAL AND VERY ATTENTIVE IN YOUR SUPPORT OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY. 
          THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YEAH. I'D LIKE TO ALSO KIND OF FOLLOW UP WITH WHAT EVERYONE IS SAYING. YOU KNOW, DANIEL, I WAS VERY HONORED TO WORK WITH YOU AND, YOU KNOW, TO SHARE A LOT OF THESE AGENDA ITEMS WITH YOU. YOUR DEDICATION TO THE COMMUNITY. I MEAN, I THINK WE COULD ALL SEE THAT HOW PROFESSIONAL YOU WERE. AND I DID LIKE WATCHING YOUR PRESENTATIONS AND TIKTOKS ON FACEBOOK. SO I KNOW YOU'RE STILL GOING TO DO SOME OF THOSE. I THINK THAT YOU'VE GOT A LONG JOURNEY STILL AHEAD. AND I, YOU KNOW, SEE HOW YOU'RE A PERSON THAT LOVES TO LEARN. I SHARE THAT AS WELL. I THINK WE DO SHARE A LOT OF EXPERIENCES COMING FROM, YOU KNOW, IMMIGRANT FAMILIES AND SUCCEEDING. AND THERE'S STILL A LOT TO BE HAPPY AND THANKFUL FOR BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE, YOU AND I, WE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OPPORTUNITIES. AND, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE WORKING ON YOUR MASTER'S DEGREE IN ADMINISTRATION. SO I THINK THAT'S GOING TO OPEN UP A LOT OF NEW DOORS FOR YOU. AND YOU'LL HAVE A VERY GREAT FUTURE. YOU HAVE A LOVING FAMILY AND MANY FRIENDS THAT YOU KNOW, LIKE TO SPEND TIME WITH YOU. AND PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THIS ABOUT US, 
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BUT, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES WE DO RUB. WE DID RUB ON DIFFERENT ISSUES, BUT DANIELA AND I PERSONALLY GET ALONG REALLY WELL. WE'RE ALWAYS HAVING A LOT OF FUN WHEN WE DO OFF THE DAIS, SO THIS IS A TOUGH JOB. IT'S TOUGH FOR ANYBODY WHO SITS UP HERE. AND DANIELA, YOU KNOW, SHE SHE DID VERY WELL. SHE WAS VERY HONORED TO HAVE SERVED WITH HER. AND YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE MY FULL RESPECT AND I CONSIDER YOU A FRIEND AND SOMEONE WHO I WILL ALWAYS REACH OUT FOR WHEN I'M BOTHERED OR DISTURBED ABOUT SOMETHING THAT I NEED TO BRING UP OR SPEAK ABOUT, BECAUSE I THINK THAT YOU'RE YOU'RE THAT PERSON WHO COULD GIVE ME GOOD DIRECTION. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU. WE'LL MISS YOU. I'LL REMEMBER THAT. DANIELA. JUST REMEMBER, EACH OF US HAD THE ABILITY TO MAKE THIS COMMUNITY BETTER WITH ONE SMALL, GOOD DEED AT A TIME. 
          THAT WAS BY HELPING A NEIGHBOR, HELPING A RESIDENT, GIVING TIME, AND ALSO THE ENERGY OF LISTENING TO PEOPLE. SOMETIMES JUST HAVING AN EAR FOR PEOPLE IS IMPORTANT. THIS MAKES OUR COMMUNITY VIBRANT AND MAKES US BEAUTIFUL. YOUR YOUR TIME ON THE COUNCIL. I REALLY GOT TO KNOW YOU AND I REALLY THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO BE TOTALLY OPPOSITE AND THAT WAS OKAY BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THAT FEAR KIND OF WENT AWAY REALLY QUICK ONCE WE GOT TO KNOW EACH OTHER AND WORKED TOGETHER, I KNEW THERE WAS SOMEONE I COULD RESPECT AND WORK WITH. EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE IN THE COMMUNITY, FROM HOLDING YOUR EVENTS AND GIVING PEOPLE MORE INFORMATION BEFORE A MEETING WAS IMPORTANT. YOUR COFFEE TIME, YOUR DEDICATION TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE OFFICERS. 
          THEY KNOW THAT YOU DEFINITELY PAID A TRIBUTE AND CARED ABOUT THEM LEGITIMATELY, BUT IT WAS THE RESIDENTS. EVERY TIME WE HAD A RESIDENT COME UP, YOU ALWAYS TOOK THE EXTRA TIME TO REACH OUT TO THEM AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY GOT HEARD AND THAT YOU HELPED THEM WITH ANY WAY THEY COULD. 
          BUT ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS THAT I REALLY LOVED ABOUT YOU WAS YOUR TRUST. I APPRECIATE YOUR TRUST IN ME. ANYTIME YOU HAD A SITUATION YOU COULD FIGURE OUT, YOU PICK UP THE PHONE AND CALL ME. AND THAT'S A LOT OF TRUST. YOU PUT A LOT OF TRUST IN ME, AND I APPRECIATE YOU TRUSTING ME LIKE THAT. AS A FRIEND AND AS A COLLEAGUE, I REALLY GOT TO KNOW YOU, AND I THINK YOU'RE A WONDERFUL PERSON. THANK YOU FOR OVERCOMING ALL THE CHALLENGES AND EVERYTHING THAT'S EVER THROWN YOUR WAY. YOU'RE A STRONG LATINA WOMAN AND A STRONG LATINO LEADER. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR DEDICATION TO THE CITY THAT I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN, AND WILL CONTINUE TO LIVE HERE FOREVER BECAUSE OF LEADERSHIP LIKE YOURSELF. THAT BRINGS THE CITY FORWARD AND ALLOWS US TO KEEP THIS VIBRANT CITY MOVING FORWARD, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE GROWING. WE'RE GROWING IN A GREAT WAY. WE'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING THAT'S GOING TO HAMPER THE WAY OF LIFE, QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR RESIDENTS. WE'RE DOING A GREAT JOB. DURING YOUR YOUR VOTES SHOWED THAT EVERY TIME. SO I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR YOUR CITY AND WE'RE REALLY GOING TO MISS YOU. AND AT THIS TIME, MAYOR MITCHELL HAS A VIDEO HE PUT OUT FOR YOU. Y'ALL ARE GOING TO MAKE ME CRY AND I DON'T WANT TO CRY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I'M TRYING TO GET IN BETWEEN THE SHADOWS HERE. HEY, DANIELA, IT'S TRAVIS. I'M JUST REALLY SORRY I CAN'T BE THERE THIS EVENING. I KNOW THIS IS YOUR LAST MEETING, AND THOSE ARE ALWAYS REALLY SPECIAL. I KNOW THE REST OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE PROBABLY HAD MANY THINGS TO SAY, OR WILL HAVE THINGS TO SAY ABOUT YOUR TIME SERVING HERE. FOR ME, IT'S BITTERSWEET, AND I CAN IMAGINE THAT YOU'RE ALSO FEELING SOME OF THOSE CONFLICTING EMOTIONS ON ONE SIDE BEING, YOU KNOW, REALLY HAPPY TO GET TO MOVE ON AND GET A LOT OF FREE TIME BACK. BUT ON THE OTHER HAND, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE STEPPING AWAY FROM SOMETHING THAT YOU REALLY ENJOY DURING THE TIME THAT YOU WERE HERE. AND I THINK ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE FIRST TIME THAT WE MET AND REALLY STARTED TRYING TO GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER. IT WASN'T EASY. YOU KNOW, WE DIDN'T, YOU KNOW, YOU HEAR ABOUT PEOPLE BEFORE YOU ACTUALLY MEET THEM. AND THAT SORT OF INFLUENCES HOW YOU PERCEIVE THE WORLD OR THEM IN PARTICULAR. AND SO BUT WHAT YOU DID, WHICH WAS REALLY IMPORTANT, IS YOU DIDN'T JUST TAKE WHAT PEOPLE TOLD YOU ABOUT YOUR ROLE ON THE COUNCIL OR THE VARIOUS PEOPLE ON THE DAIS AS GOSPEL. YOU ACTUALLY SPENT THE TIME TO GET TO KNOW EACH AND EVERY COUNCIL MEMBER. AND THAT, I THINK, PROVED TO BE A VERY SUCCESSFUL STRATEGY AND ALSO JUST MADE YOU A REAL JOY TO WORK WITH. AND SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL THE DIFFERENT WAYS THAT YOU BROUGHT YOUR PASSIONS AND SKILL SETS TO THE CITY COUNCIL. YOU CERTAINLY MADE AN IMPACT ACROSS A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT PLATFORMS, AND YOU ALWAYS HAD THE, YOU KNOW, THE COMMUNITY IN YOUR HEART. YOU ALWAYS MAINTAINED A PASSION THAT I'VE SEEN MANY NOT BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN. AND SO YOU DID A FANTASTIC JOB. I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS NEXT FOR YOU. SO JUST ENJOY THIS EVENING. TRY NOT TO WORRY ABOUT 
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IT TOO MUCH AND WE'LL SEE YOU SOON. THANK YOU DANIELA. AND MAYOR MITCHELL HAD A COUPLE OF PRESENTS FOR YOU. HE'S GOT A COUPLE OF PICTURES. COUNCIL AT CHRISTMAS? NO. YOU THE GRINCH. 
          AND I REALLY LIKE THIS ONE RIGHT HERE. OUR GROUNDBREAKING. SO GREAT. SO YOU GOT YOUR STORY. 
          THANK YOU. AND I'VE GOT ONE MORE GIFT AND GIFT FOR YOU, DANIELA, ON BEHALF, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF KYLE FOR YOUR SERVICE AND DEDICATION. WE WANT TO PRESENT YOU WITH THIS PLAQUE. AND I CAN READ IT FOR YOU IF YOU WANT. COOL. IN APPRECIATION FOR YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE AND DEDICATION TO THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF KYLE, DANIELA PARSLEY, COUNCIL MEMBER, DISTRICT 5TH DECEMBER 2020 1ST DECEMBER 2024. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WHEN DANIELA WAS ABOUT READY TO HEAD OUT, I REMEMBER WE WERE. I WAS SENDING YOU TEXT MESSAGES OF ENCOURAGEMENT, AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I FOUND WAS FROM DOCTOR SEUSS. REMEMBER, I'LL SEND IT TO YOU. AND IT SAYS, DON'T BE SAD BECAUSE IT'S OVER. BE HAPPY THAT IT HAPPENED. DANIELA, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? YES. I'M TRYING TO COLLECT MYSELF BECAUSE I WAS REALLY HAPPY ON MY WAY HERE, THINKING ALL THE THINGS I'M GOING TO SAY. AND I REALLY DON'T FEEL LIKE I'M GOING TO CRY BECAUSE I'M ACTUALLY HAPPY FOR THE ENTIRE EXPERIENCE. SO LET ME SEE IF I CAN COME UP WITH SAYING WHAT I'M SUPPOSED TO SAY WITHOUT CRYING. I TRY TO THINK ABOUT A WORD THAT COULD DESCRIBE THIS EXPERIENCE AS A WHOLE. IN MY OPINION, IT REALLY BOILS DOWN TO COMMUNICATION. WHEN I GOT ELECTED, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MAYOR MITCHELL MENTIONED ABOUT BEING ON COUNCIL IS THAT THIS WAS KIND OF LIKE AN ARRANGED MARRIAGE. IT IS ONE OF THOSE TYPES OF RELATIONSHIPS THAT NO MATTER WHAT, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER. YOU DON'T NECESSARILY NEED TO GET ALONG, BUT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN GOOD COMMUNICATION IN ORDER TO MAKE THINGS HAPPEN. IT WILL MAKE YOUR LIFE EASIER AS A COUNCIL MEMBER, AND IT WILL MAKE YOUR JOB MUCH MORE EFFECTIVE. AS UNFORTUNATE AS IT IS, A LOT OF PEOPLE RUN FOR COUNCIL TRYING TO GET RID OF SOMEBODY OR TO GO AGAINST EVERYONE ELSE JUST TO REALIZE THAT UNLESS YOU WORK AS A TEAM, YOU WILL NOT GET ANYTHING DONE BECAUSE WE HAVE SEEN THAT HAPPEN BEFORE. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO LISTEN, TO UNDERSTAND, NOT TO LISTEN, TO REACT OR TO RESPOND. 
          EVERYBODY HAS A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW. AND FOR YOU GUYS TO FOR EVERYBODY TO BE ABLE TO GET SOMETHING DONE, YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO COME UP WITH COMMON GOALS TO MAKE THINGS HAPPEN. I WAS LOOKING TODAY AT MY LITTLE CAMPAIGN FLIER BECAUSE WHAT I DID AT THE BEGINNING, IT STARTED LIKE CROSSING THINGS OUT THAT I THOUGHT I WAS ADVOCATING FOR. NONE OF THOSE THINGS I DID BY MYSELF. WE DID THEM ALL AS A TEAM BECAUSE WHATEVER YOU WANT TO GET DONE, YOU'RE GOING TO NEED THE SUPPORT OF THREE OTHER PEOPLE TO GET THEM DONE. I REALIZED QUICKLY THAT BEING ON COUNCIL, IT TAKES A LOT OF TIME TO GET THINGS DONE. I MEAN, IT'S BEEN THREE YEARS AND I STILL DON'T HAVE A TRADER JOE'S, SO SPROUTS WILL DO SO. AND IT WAS HARD. AND I WOULD HAVE ABSOLUTELY LOVED TO HAVE HAD, YOU KNOW, EAST AND WEST. AND I KNOW THAT THAT'S A CONVERSATION THAT WE SHOULDN'T BE HAVING. BUT IT IS COMPLICATED TO GET THINGS DONE. IT'S JUST NOT AS EASY AS EVERYBODY THINKS. SO TODAY I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING SO. YOU KNOW, POSITIVELY, POSITIVELY TAKING ON SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I BROUGHT UP TO COUNCIL, TO BEING OPEN TO LISTEN TO SOME OF THE IDEAS, TO WHOEVER TAKES MY POSITION. I REALLY THINK THAT I HOPE THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THAT COMMUNICATION WITH ALL OF YOU WILL BE VERY IMPORTANT TO GET ANYTHING DONE. 
          I HAVE THINGS TO SAY TO EACH AND EVERYONE IN HERE, BUT I JUST WROTE IT ON A CARD TO EVERYBODY THAT WATCHES THE MEETINGS. I DO WANT TO ADDRESS WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER ZUNIGA SAID. I HAVE CONSIDERED COUNCIL MEMBER ZUNIGA WAS MY BROTHER IN A DIFFERENT LIFE, THE ONE THAT I ALWAYS BE FIGHTING WITH. WE DO GET ALONG. IT'S JUST ONE OF THOSE. WE RUB EACH OTHER WRONG SOMETIMES, BUT WE DO HAVE HAD REALLY, REALLY GOOD CONVERSATIONS. I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MINUTE TO THANK ALL OF THE STAFF FOR THE CITY OF KYLE, BECAUSE YOU GUYS HAVE ALL HELPED IN SO MANY WAYS, ANSWERING 
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QUESTIONS ABOUT BUDGET TO FINANCE. I'M I DON'T KNOW IF PEREZ IS HERE, BUT ALL OF YOU HAVE ANSWERED QUESTIONS, ANSWERED MY REQUESTS, AND I APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE. I KNOW MY PARKS HAS BEEN A REALLY IT'S ONE OF THE DEPARTMENTS THAT I PROBABLY ANNOY THE MOST MARKET TO. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH TO EVERYONE IN THE CITY. I HAVE A LITTLE CARDS WITH, YOU KNOW, PERSONAL THINGS, BUT I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE RESIDENTS THAT WERE INVOLVED BECAUSE IT IS VERY EASY TO JUST GO ON FACEBOOK AND START FIGHTING WITH EVERYBODY ELSE WITHOUT GETTING INFORMATION FROM YOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS. SO WHEN YOU ASK QUESTIONS TO YOUR COUNCIL MEMBER, I DON'T I THINK IN THREE YEARS I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYBODY HERE BE WANT TO REJECT HAVING A DISCUSSION, EVEN WITH THE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THE OPPOSITION. WE HAVE HAD WONDERFUL DISCUSSION. GET INFORMED. TO ME THAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS REACH OUT TO YOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS. ASK QUESTIONS. NOT IN A WAY TO I'M HERE TO FIGHT WITH YOU BECAUSE ALL OF YOU GUYS ARE THE SAME. I THINK IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO HAVE THAT OPEN COMMUNICATION. SO I ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO CONTINUE HAVING THE TOWN HALLS TO HAVING SET TIME ALLOCATED TO MEET WITH THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND ASK YOUR QUESTIONS BEFORE, BEFORE THE MEETINGS. IT HAS BEEN AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE. I HAVE LOVED IT SO MUCH THAT YOU KNOW, I WOULD LIKE TO PURSUE A CAREER EVENTUALLY WORKING FOR A CITY. SO THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART TO ALL OF YOU. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU DANIELA. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. OH, I DO WANT TO SAY SUPER SPECIAL THANK YOU TO MY KIDDOS FOR BEING HERE. I AM SO PROUD OF WHAT THEY ARE DOING. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL MEMBER HEISER, FOR BRINGING BACK KAYAK BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL IDEA TO GET THEM INVOLVED. SO I'M VERY PROUD OF YOU GUYS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. BRIAN. CAN WE MOVE TO CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 19. RIGHT NOW. WOULD 
          [19) Consider and possible action to direct city manager and staff to explore High School summer intern work opportunities in available city departments.]
THAT BE FINE? YES, SIR. I THINK IF YOU WANTED TO MOVE UP ITEM 19, WE COULD GO AHEAD AND CONSIDER THAT. JENNIFER. JENNIFER. READ THAT. BACK FOR HIGH SCHOOL. COMING IN. OKAY. 
          COUNCILMAN. COUNCILMAN ZUNIGA, THAT'S YOUR ITEM. I'LL LET DANIELA OPEN IT UP BECAUSE IT WAS. THE MAJORITY OF IT WAS HER ITEM. OKAY. GO AHEAD. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE, RIGHT, ZUNIGA. SO BACK IN FEBRUARY OR MARCH, WE HAD A DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE OUR YOUTH BEING INVOLVED. IF THIS IS ONE OF THOSE. WE WANT KYLE TO BE A COMMUNITY WHERE YOU GROW UP, WHERE YOU LIVE, WHERE YOU WORK, AND YOU HAVE FUN. I THINK WE WOULD LIKE TO START GETTING OUR YOUTH A LOT MORE ENGAGED INTO THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE WITHIN THE CITY OF KYLE. THERE ARE MANY DEPARTMENTS THAT HAVE OPPORTUNITIES THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO EXPLORE. SO A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, ACTUALLY, DUSTIN WAS MENTIONING THAT HE WOULD BE VERY INTERESTED IN HAVING SOME SORT OF INTERNSHIP OR BE ABLE TO SHADOW OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT. HE IS WONDERFUL WITH VIDEOS AND PICTURES. HE'S THE ONE WHO HANDLES ALL THE MEDIA FOR OUR SCHOOL. AND I THOUGHT, OH MY GOD, YEAH, WE NEED TO BRING THIS BACK. SO IT WAS BROUGHT UP DURING THE KAYAK MEETING. HAPPENS TO BE COUNCIL MEMBER ZUNIGA WAS HAVING SAME IDEAS AT THE SAME TIME, SO WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE DISCUSSION AND SEE WHAT ARE THE OPPORTUNITIES. IF THERE IS ANY WAY OR ANY OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY TO HAVE MAYBE SOME INTERNSHIP FOR THE YOUTH? I KNOW IT'S NOT GOING TO BE. YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE BABYSITTING. THE VETTING PROCESS FOR THE YOUTH THAT WOULD LIKE TO APPLY, I THINK WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, THAT WILL BE UP TO STAFF AND THE REST OF COUNCIL AT THE TIME TO DECIDE WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO. SO WE HAD A LITTLE PRESENTATION, AND I'M GOING TO PASS IT TO COUNCIL MEMBER ZUNIGA TO TALK ABOUT IT. YOUR PRESENTATION. I MEAN, IT'S NOT MINE. IT'S. OH, YEAH. OR OR COUNCIL MEMBER HEISER. BEFORE YOU DO THAT, CAN I SAY SOMETHING? YEAH. GO AHEAD. YOU CAN READ THROUGH IT. YEAH. THE GROUP OF KIDS. I'M MORE AND MORE IMPRESSED AS TIME GOES ON. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I HEARD, JESSE, OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, SAY AT OUR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS DINNER THE OTHER NIGHT OR LAST WEEK, IS THAT IT'S STANDING ROOM ONLY FOR KAYAK MEETINGS IS THERE'S MORE AND MORE KIDS WHO SHOW UP EVERY MEETING WHO AREN'T EVEN OFFICIALLY A PART OF THE GROUP, JUST WAITING FOR THE OPPORTUNITY 
          [00:30:03]
TO BECOME PART OF THE GROUP. AND, YOU KNOW, I OFTEN THINK ABOUT BEFORE, WHEN I BEFORE I RAN FOR OFFICE, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANTED TO DO THE MOST WAS TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY AND TO TRY TO MAKE IT MORE INTERESTING, GOVERNMENT, MORE INTERESTING FOR PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE IN. AND I'M GOING TO TELL YOU, WITH ADULTS, IT WAS A LARGE MISCALCULATION OF HOW MUCH WE AS A GOVERNING BODY COULD GET PEOPLE TO CARE. BUT THE KIDS, THE KIDS CARE AND THEY CONTINUE TO CARE AND SHOW UP IN LARGER AND LARGER NUMBERS. AND ANYTHING THAT WE CAN, WE CAN DO AS A GROUP HERE TO CREATE MORE OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO LEARN AND TO GROW. AND, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO I WANT THAT TO BE SOMETHING THAT WE ALL LEAVE BEHIND, ARE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE WHO CAN COME IN HERE AFTER US AND, AND LEAD THE CITY OR WORK FOR THE CITY WHEN, WHEN THAT TIME COMES. SO THAT'S, YOU KNOW, ALL I REALLY WANTED TO SAY, AND THIS IS A FANTASTIC PRESENTATION. SO I'LL LET YOU GO THROUGH THE PRESENTATION. I JUST WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS. ALSO WHAT I WAS THINKING ABOUT THIS A WHILE BACK TOO, AND WE DID COME. WE STARTED TO THINK ABOUT IT FURTHER AND GOT MORE INTO DETAILS. WHEN I LOOK AT EDUCATION AND THE KIDS THAT WE HAVE IN OUR DISTRICT, WE'VE GOT SO MANY GREAT KIDS LIKE AN EXAMPLE OF SOME OF THESE KIDS HERE, THEY'RE READY FOR TO BECOME LEADERS. BUT WITH EDUCATION, YOU HAVE TO HAVE OPPORTUNITY AND MAKE THOSE THINGS COME TOGETHER. AND AN INTERNSHIP OR A WORK PROGRAM WHERE THESE KIDS CAN LEARN SOMETHING AND LEARN A VALUABLE SKILL, TRADE AND CONTRIBUTE AT THE SAME TIME, MAYBE EVEN EARN SOME SORT OF STIPEND OR SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN BE PROUD OF FOR THE WORK THAT THEY DID AND LEARN FROM IT. PUT IT ON A RESUME, APPLY TO COLLEGE, AND GET SCHOLARSHIPS. THAT'S AN INVESTMENT BACK IN OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR OWN KIDS. SO LIKE COUNCILMEMBER HEIZER AND DANIELLA, COUNCILMEMBER DANIELLA SAID, WE HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO CREATE THOSE PATHS OF OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR YOUNGER LEADERS. AND THAT'S WHERE I WANTED THE PROGRAM TO BE. I SPOKE WITH SOME PEOPLE WHO USED TO WORK IN THE CITY, AND THEY SAID THAT WHEN THEY HAD INTERNS, THOSE INTERNS WERE GREAT. YOU HAVE TO, IN THE BEGINNING, TRAIN THEM FOR A WEEK OR TWO. BUT ONCE THEY WERE TRAINED, THEY WERE THEY WERE DOING THEY WERE HELPING THE STAFF, YOU KNOW, RUN AROUND AND WORK ON THE COMPUTER. SOME OF THEM HAD BETTER COMPUTER SKILLS THAN SOME OF THE CITY EMPLOYEES. THIS, THIS AND THIS IS A PERSONAL EXPERIENCE THAT WAS SHARED TO ME. AND THEN THAT INTERN THAT THEY TRAINED THAT SUMMER CAME BACK. ANOTHER SUMMER WAS SO GOOD AT THE JOB THAT THEN THAT PERSON GOT HIRED IN ANOTHER CITY AND MOVED UP. BUT IT ALL STARTED HERE IN THE CITY OF KYLE, SO WE COULD EVEN TRAIN OUR EARLY, YOU KNOW, INNOVATORS, ENTREPRENEURS AND KEEP THEM HERE, RETAIN OUR TALENT. AND THAT'S WHAT THIS PROGRAM WOULD, WOULD ACHIEVE. THAT'S THAT'S THE PURPOSE. THAT'S THE GOAL THAT I WAS LOOKING FOR. AND I'M GLAD TO HAVE THE SUPPORT OF TWO OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS ON THIS ITEM. SO BACK TO YOU, DANIELLA OR ANYBODY ELSE. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY HAS QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. THE PRESENTATION. OH, YOU DIDN'T DO THE PRESENTATION FIRST. YEAH, I'LL GO OVER. SO I'M JUST GOING TO BE READING OVER THE SLIDES. 
          SO THE OBJECTIVE WOULD BE TO PROVIDE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH HANDS ON EXPERIENCE IN VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE CITY OF KYLE, FOSTERING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. ONE OF WHAT WE THOUGHT ABOUT PROPOSING WOULD BE TO HAVE SOME INTERNSHIPS THAT WOULD RUN FOR ABOUT AN EIGHT WEEKS DURING THE SUMMER FOR ELIGIBILITY, WILL BE OPEN TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AGED 16 TO 18 WHO RESIDE IN KYLE. THE DEPARTMENTS INVOLVED COULD BE PUBLIC WORKS, PARKS OR WATER AND WASTEWATER, PARKS AND RECREATION, FINANCE, MAYBE ADMINISTRATION. I DIDN'T INCLUDE IN HERE OR OH MY LORD, I JUST LOST THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT. MAYBE FOR THIS ELECTION PROCESS, I THINK STUDENTS WILL BE SELECTED BASED ON THEIR APPLICATION, WHICH INCLUDE A RESUME, A COVER LETTER, TWO LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION. EACH INTERN WILL BE ASSIGNED A MENTOR WITHIN THEIR DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE, SUPPORT, AND EVALUATIONS THROUGHOUT THE INTERNSHIP. HAVING FOUR LEARNING OBJECTIVES WOULD BE. INTERNS WOULD GAIN INSIGHT INTO THE FUNCTION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT, DEVELOP PROFESSIONAL SKILLS, AND COMPLETE A PROJECT RELEVANT TO THEIR DEPARTMENT. BENEFITS FOR THE STUDENTS WILL BE HANDS ON EXPERIENCE, SKILL DEVELOPMENT, AND EXPOSURE TO POTENTIAL CAREER PATHS AND FOR THE CITY. ENGAGE. KEEPING ENGAGED AND INFORMED YOUNG RESIDENTS, POTENTIAL 
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FUTURE EMPLOYEES AND STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY TIES. SO I AM OPENING FOR QUESTIONS OR COUNCILMEMBER TOBIAS. OKAY. THANK YOU. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT, GREAT PROGRAM. YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT FROM COUNCILMAN HEISER'S POINT OF VIEW, WHICH I AGREE, WE HAVE TO START GETTING OUR YOUTH INVOLVED. LIKE NOW. YOU KNOW, I THINK SOMETIMES WHEN WE'RE DEALING WITH ISSUES WITH CITY AND STATES, SOMETIMES YOU GET THE POLITICS INVOLVED, WHICH SHOULDN'T BE. AND THAT'S A LOT OF TIMES WHAT YOU HEAR ON THAT END. BUT I THINK IN THIS, THIS ASPECT, BY GETTING THE YOUTH INVOLVED IN, IN DOING SOME FORM OF INTERNSHIP FOR SOMEBODY WHO HAS TWO SONS THAT ARE ACTUALLY IN COLLEGE, THOSE TRANSCRIPTS ARE VERY BRUTAL, AND THEY ASK A LOT, WHEREVER YOU APPLY TO YOUR COLLEGE OF YOUR CHOICE, THEY'RE GOING TO BE ASKING YOU, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE BESIDES PLAYING FOOTBALL, VOLLEYBALL OR PLAYING IN THE BAND? WHAT HAVE YOU DONE IN YOUR COMMUNITY? BECAUSE THOSE COLLEGES ARE GOING TO SELECT THOSE STUDENTS WHO ARE INVOLVED, AND THAT'S GOING TO MAKE AN IMPACT FOR THEIR COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY. SO DOING SOMETHING LIKE THIS NOT ONLY WILL HELP OUR THESE THE YOUTH HERE OR SOME OF THESE STUDENTS GAIN SOME OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT IT'S LIKE TO WORK IN A CITY ENVIRONMENT, WORKING, LIKE YOU SAID HERE A PARKS AND WORKS. MAYBE WE CAN GET SOME PEOPLE TO COME OUT TO THE PUBLIC WORKS. YOU NEVER KNOW. THERE'S SOMEBODY THAT'S A STUDENT THAT MAY BE INTERESTED IN ENGINEERING, THAT MAY BE CURIOUS TO KNOW HOW THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT WORKS, OR SOMEBODY THAT'S REALLY INVOLVED IN THE PARKS DEPARTMENT THAT LOVES NATURE. YOU HAVE MAYBE SOME STUDENTS THAT ARE IN FFA THAT WANT TO BE ABLE TO BE PART OF THE GARDENS AND GROUNDS, THE COMMUNITY GARDENS GROUP. SO YOU GOT SOME PEOPLE, STUDENTS THAT MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN FINANCE BECAUSE THEIR FATHER WORKS IN A BANK OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SO, YOU KNOW, THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS. AND THE WAY I LOOK AT IT. SO I GUESS MY QUESTION WOULD BE, MR. LANGLEY, DO YOU KNOW OF ANY OTHER CITIES THAT DO THIS KIND OF PROGRAM HERE? AND MAYBE THEY CAN PARTNER UP WITH IN THE FUTURE, LATER ON, TO SAY IF THEY HAVE A CONFERENCE THAT THEY GO TO, OR IS IT ANOTHER CITY THAT WE CAN KIND OF MIRROR OFF OF THEIR PROGRAMS AND SEE HOW THEIR SUCCESS RATE IS? AND THEN EVENTUALLY, IF THIS PASSES, WE WOULD DEVELOP AN SOP, A STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE AS FAR AS WHAT QUALIFIES AND SO FORTH. 
          SURE, THERE'S QUITE A FEW PROGRAMS LIKE THIS AROUND IN TEXAS AND ACTUALLY ACROSS THE COUNTRY THEY'RE VERY COMMON. SO WE'VE HAD SOME PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS. I'VE TALKED TO ALL THREE OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS INDIVIDUALLY ABOUT THIS TYPE OF PROGRAM, AND WE'RE DOING SOME RESEARCH TO SEE EXACTLY WHAT THE POSITIONS WOULD BE AND TO MAKE SURE IT'S MEANINGFUL WORK FOR THE STUDENTS AND ALSO MEANINGFUL WORK FOR THE CITY. I THINK THAT'S REALLY ONE OF THE KEYS IS IT CAN'T BE A PLACEHOLDER WHERE SOMEONE COMES IN. THEY DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY DUTIES THAT ARE FULFILLING TO THEM OR NOT REALLY SOMETHING THAT THEY WANTED TO DO, AND IT'S NOT HELPING THE DEPARTMENT. SO WE WANT TO HAVE A GOOD MATCH APPLICATION PROCESS AND A SELECTION PROCESS THAT WE WOULD GO THROUGH, AS WELL AS A BUDGET FOR IT. SO WE'LL BE HAPPY TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AND BRING YOU BACK SOME STRUCTURE AROUND THIS TO GIVE YOU A SOLID PROGRAM. THAT'S SOMETHING I THINK YOU COULD BE PROUD OF AND BRING THAT BACK TO YOU AT A FUTURE MEETING WHERE YOU COULD SEE IT. BUT THERE'S THEY'RE VERY COMMON. COUNCIL MEMBER TOBIAS, WE DO HAVE THEM IN MANY OTHER COMMUNITIES. SO THERE'S SOME GOOD BENCHMARKS. BUT WE WANT TO DO IS LOOK AT OUR SPECIFIC WORKLOAD, OUR SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS HERE AND TRY TO FIND THINGS THAT MAKE SENSE. THAT'S TRUE. SO AND THEN OF COURSE WE WOULD HAVE A LIAISON FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS. CORRECT. BUT YOU'RE RIGHT. YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IF YOU HAVE A STUDENT THAT DOES GO TO A SPECIFIC DEPARTMENT, YOU YOU STILL HAVE YOUR DAILY DUTIES AS AN EMPLOYEE, AND YOU KNOW, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE ABLE TO WORK THAT PERSON IN SOMEHOW, RIGHT? WHAT WOULD BE THE TRAINING PLAN? HOW LONG WOULD THEY BE WORKING? WHAT ARE THE TASKS ALL THOSE HOURS? YES, SIR. WE CAN PUT ALL THAT TOGETHER. 
          ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. ANYONE ELSE? OKAY, BRIAN. SO YEAH, I AGREE, BUT EVEN BEFORE COLLEGE, EVEN GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL KIDS HAVE TO HAVE A LOT OF HOURS ALREADY FOR GRADUATION. SO I THINK IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM. I'M I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE HADN'T THOUGHT OF THIS THE CITY BEFORE, BUT I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA. I REALLY SUPPORT IT. I THINK I'VE SEEN LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT OUR CITY OR IN OTHER AREAS THAT DEFINITELY DO GREAT WITH OUR COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY ENGAGING OUR FUTURE LEADERS, AND THAT'S WHAT THEY ARE. THEY'RE 
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OUR FUTURE LEADERS ARE THE PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO GUIDE OUR CITIES, GUIDE OUR BUSINESSES, GUIDE EVERY ASPECT OF LIFE FOR US LATER. SO FOR US TO BE ABLE TO GIVE THEM INPUT AND ALLOW THEM TO LEARN FROM FROM US IS REALLY IMPORTANT. SO I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROGRAM. I'VE SEEN PROGRAMS LIKE THIS WORK AND THEY'RE GREAT. YOU SEE THESE KIDS GO AND SUCCEED IN LIFE, BE VERY SUCCESSFUL. SO DEFINITELY EXCITED ABOUT SOMETHING LIKE THIS. WHAT WOULD YOU NEED FROM US? DO YOU WANT TO DO A STUDY AND COME BACK OR WHAT DO YOU NEED FROM US? BRIAN. 
          WELL, REALLY JUST THE DIRECTION THAT YOU WANT TO PURSUE IT. AND I THINK IF THE COUNCIL VOTES TO DIRECT ME TO LOOK AT IT WITH OUR STAFF, THEN WE'LL SPEND SOME TIME ON THAT, COME BACK WITH SOME MORE STRUCTURE, AS WE'VE JUST TALKED ABOUT, AND BRING YOU A PROGRAM THAT YOU COULD ACTUALLY VOTE ON. OKAY, GREAT. SO SOMEONE WANT TO MAKE A MOTION? DANIELA. ANYONE? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 19. WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER ZUNIGA, A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER PARSLEY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES SIX ZERO. ALL RIGHT. OUR MOVING ON. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR, ORAL CONSENT. I'M SORRY. WE HAVE CONSENT AGENDA. ANYONE WANT TO PULL 
          [VI) Consent Agenda]
ANYTHING OUT? NUMBER EIGHT AND TEN. ANYONE ELSE? I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MAYOR PRO TEM, I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA. 
          AND NUMBER FOUR. AGENDA ITEM FIVE. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SIX. SEVEN. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER NINE, AGENDA ITEM 11, 12 AND 13. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER TOBIAS, A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER HEISLER THAT WE APPROVE AGENDAS, ITEMS FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, NINE, NINE, 11, 12, AND 13. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES SIX ZERO. 
          [8) Consider approval of a resolution to award RFQ 2025DD-06 and authorize the City Manager to negotiate a contract with Jackson and Ryan Architects, Inc. for additional feasibility and design services for an animal shelter facility.]
ALL RIGHT. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER EIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER ZUNIGA IS YOUR ITEM. YOU PULLED. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION TO AWARD RFQ 2025, DD DASH ZERO SIX, AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE A CONTRACT WITH JACKSON AND RYAN ARCHITECTS, INC. FOR ADDITIONAL FEASIBILITY AND DESIGN SERVICES FOR AN ANIMAL SHELTER FACILITY. GOOD EVENING, ROSIE TRUELOVE, DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES. THE ITEM WE HAVE BEFORE YOU TODAY IS TO AWARD AN RFQ FOR THE DESIGN OF POTENTIAL OR TO DO, I'M SORRY TO DO THE FEASIBILITY AND DESIGN PHASE SERVICES FOR AN ANIMAL SHELTER FACILITY. WE HAVE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH SAN MARCOS FOR ANIMAL SERVICES THAT IS ENDING IN SEPTEMBER OF 2026. JACKSON AND RYAN LLC IS RECOMMENDED TO BE HIRED TO CONDUCT AN ANIMAL SHELTER. AN ANIMAL SHELTER FEASIBILITY STUDY. THE RESULTS OF THIS STUDY WILL HELP DETERMINE THE DIRECTION THE CITY WILL TAKE TO PROVIDE ANIMAL SERVICES. WE ISSUED AN INFORMAL REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR THIS FEASIBILITY STUDY LATE IN OCTOBER. WE REVIEWED THE RESPONSES AND RECOMMEND AWARD OF THIS RFQ. WE DID EXECUTE A SMALL $7,000 FEASIBILITY PAPER CONCEPT WITH JACKSON AND RYAN THAT WAS USED FOR THE PREVIOUS COUNCIL EXECUTIVE SESSIONS THAT WE HAVE DONE TO BRIEF COUNCIL, BUT THIS IS JUST REALLY THE AWARD OF THE CONTRACT. WE WILL THEN GO AND NEGOTIATE AN AGREEMENT WITH JACKSON AND RYAN AND BRING THEM BACK IN JANUARY FOR EXECUTION OF THE CONTRACT AND A LARGER BRIEFING, I THINK, WITH ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER ELIZONDO. SO, COUNCILOR ZUNIGA, THANK YOU. I WAS JUST LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, ALL THE BIDS. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THEY SEEM TO BE LIKE A VERY HIGHLY RATED, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FIRM. SO I'M GLAD THAT THEY WERE CHOSEN. THEY'RE CHOSEN PRETTY HIGH ON THE MERITS. YES, SIR. 
          AND THEY HAVE EXPERIENCE, I GUESS, DESIGNING MANY OTHER SIMILAR ADOPTION SHELTERS. YES. 
          SO I'M ASSUMING WE'RE LOOKING AT A FEASIBILITY FOR BEST PRACTICES, ANIMAL SHELTER OR NOT DETERMINED YET. I THINK IT'S A GENERAL FEASIBILITY STUDY THAT WILL HELP TO DETERMINE WHAT THE NEEDS ARE FOR OUR COMMUNITY. AND AGAIN, THE CONTRACT THAT WE'LL NEGOTIATE WILL BE TO CONDUCT THAT FEASIBILITY STUDY, WHICH WILL THEN HAVE IN-DEPTH CONVERSATIONS WITH A CONSULTANT ABOUT WHAT KIND OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE, HOW WE'RE GOING TO INCLUDE COUNCIL IN THOSE CONVERSATIONS SO THAT ALL WILL HAPPEN AS WE GET A CONTRACT EXECUTED WITH JACKSON AND RYAN AT THAT POINT, THEN WILL THERE BE MORE, I GUESS, COMMUNITY INPUT INTO 
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THIS? ABSOLUTELY. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE WILL DO WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT STAKEHOLDER INPUT. ONE OF THE THINGS WE'LL LOOK AT IS THE BUILDING, THE PROGRAMING, EVERYTHING INVOLVED WITH IT AS WELL. AND I GUESS ANY PARTNERSHIPS DOWN THE LINE AFTER AFTER THIS COMES BACK. CORRECT. 
          CORRECT. THIS JUST KICKS OFF THE PROCESS SO THAT WE CAN GET SOMEBODY UNDER CONTRACT TO HELP US LEAD THAT WORK AND THEN BRING IT BACK TO THE COUNCIL IN JANUARY. AND CAN WE HAVE THEM ALSO LIKE CONSIDER LOOKING AT THE BEST VIABLE OPTIONS FOR THE CENTER, I GUESS, SINCE LIKE ANYWHERE IN THE CITY, THAT'S A GOOD FIT WITH THE SHELTER. YOU MEAN LOCATION WISE, LOCATION WISE? YES. SO THAT ALL TOP AREAS, A LIST OF AREAS THAT ARE SUITABLE? YES. THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM EIGHT. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER ZUNIGA TO APPROVE THE AGENDA. ITEM NUMBER EIGHT. SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HEIZER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION PASSES, ALL THOSE AGAINST. I'M SORRY. MOTION PASSES, SIX ZERO. 
          [10) Consider approval of a resolution to award RFQ 2024DD-03 and authorize the City Manager to execute agreements with the following eight firms: Stantec Consulting Group, Inc., Dunaway Associates, LLC, Freese and Nichols, Inc., MWM Design Group, Inc., Parkhill, Smith, & Cooper, Inc., Brinkley Sargent Wiginton Architects, Inc., Studio Outside, LLC, and Asakura Robinson Company, LLC for the design and engineering rotation list for parks master projects.]
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET AHEAD OF MYSELF. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TEN. APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION TO AWARD OUR 2020 4-03. AND ALSO TO THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AGREEMENTS WITH THE FOLLOWING EIGHT FIRMS. STANTEC CONSULTING GROUP EIGHT, DUNAWAY ASSOCIATES, LLC. FREESE AND NICHOLS, INC. M, W M DESIGN GROUP, INC, PARK HILLS CEMENT AND ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY. 
          SERGEANT LANGSTON. ARCHITECT. STUDIO OUTSIDE LLC, AND ASAKURA. PROVINCE COMPANY, LLC AND ENGINEERING ROTATION FOR PARK MASTER PROJECTS. COUNCILMEMBER ZUNIGA, DO YOU WANT A PRESENTATION ON IT? NOT THE FULL PRESENTATION, I GUESS I WAS JUST CURIOUS ABOUT THE ROTATION LIST. 
          ARE WE THINKING ABOUT ASSIGNING A DIFFERENT FIRM FOR EACH PARK, OR IS THIS JUST BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO USE ONE FIRM AND THEN IN THE NEXT YEAR A DIFFERENT FIRM? LIKE WHAT IS THIS ROTATION LIST I GUESS WHAT WHAT IS THE ROTATION LIST. IS IT A LIST OF PREFERRED DESIGN FIRMS OR ARE WE GOING TO SELECT ONE FIRM PER PARK. SO WE GO THROUGH WITH THE ROTATION LIST SOLICITATION SO THAT WE CAN GET A NUMBER OF FIRMS WITH A VARIETY OF DISCIPLINES AND SKILL SETS UNDER CONTRACT WITH US, SO THAT WHEN WE DO HAVE NEEDS THAT COME UP FOR ENGINEERING OR ARCHITECTURE ASSOCIATED WITH OUR PARKS PROGRAMS, WE HAVE SOMEONE WHO WE CAN IMMEDIATELY TURN TO AND ENGAGE FOR THAT PARTICULAR TASK. THE TASK ORDERS, IF THEY'RE OVER 50,000, DO COME BACK TO COUNCIL. 
          WE ANTICIPATE WITH THESE EIGHT FIRMS THAT WILL BE ABLE TO HANDLE MOST OF THE PARK'S DESIGN NEEDS FOR ROUTINE THINGS, UP TO EVEN SOME LARGER PROJECTS. WE WILL STILL PROBABLY DO SCOPE SPECIFIC RFQS FOR PROJECTS THAT RISE TO THE LEVEL OF WHAT YOU'LL SEE LATER ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT FOR LAKE KENSINGTON. BUT THIS IS GOING TO BE OUR OUR SUITE OF CONTRACTORS OR CONSULTANTS, RATHER, THAT WILL PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR OUR PARKS PROGRAM FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS. SO WE'LL HAVE THIS LIST FOR NEXT YEAR. AND THEY'LL IT'LL BE I THINK WE ANTICIPATE THAT IT'LL BE AVAILABLE FOR USE FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS. AND THE IDEA IS THAT WE WOULD ASSIGN, YOU KNOW, PROJECTS TO INDIVIDUAL FIRMS BASED ON THEIR EXPERTISE AND THEIR AVAILABILITY. AND, YOU KNOW, SOME FIRMS MAY GET ONE LARGER ASSIGNMENT, SOME FIRMS MIGHT GET TWO SMALLER ASSIGNMENTS. AND, YOU KNOW, IT JUST DEPENDS ON ON WHAT WE'RE WHAT KIND OF PROJECTS WE HAVE THAT ARE COMING FORWARD THROUGH THE PARKS CIP. SO DO WE PAY ANY RETAINER FEES TO HOLD THESE? NO. IN OUR LIST WE JUST CONTRACT WITH THEM TO BE READY SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE STEPS OF GOING THROUGH A SPECIFIC RFQ FOR FUTURE CIP WORK. SO IF I IF I COULD JUST INTERJECT AND ADD A COUPLE OF COMMENTS, ALL THOSE ANSWERS ARE VERY HELPFUL AS WE'RE KIND OF THINKING THROUGH THIS. BUT THIS IS ALL ABOUT BUILDING CAPACITY, SPEED AND EFFICIENCY FOR DELIVERING CAPITAL PROJECTS. AND SO WE WANTED TO HAVE A MASTER RFQ THAT WAS DONE SO THAT WHEN WE NEED TO HIRE DESIGN FIRMS, WE ALREADY HAVE AN APPROVED LIST, THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO BACK THROUGH A 90 DAY PROCESS TO PICK A FIRM TO DO THAT, THAT WE ALREADY HAVE AN APPROVED LIST TO MOVE FORWARD ON SO WE CAN DELIVER PROJECTS MORE QUICKLY. 
          AS MISS TRUELOVE DID SAY, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME LARGER PROJECTS THAT IF YOU'RE SPENDING SEVERAL MILLION DOLLARS, LIKE LAKE KENSINGTON, IT'S A VERY COMPLICATED PROJECT. YOU'LL STILL WANT TO PROBABLY HAVE A SEPARATE PROCESS FOR THAT. BUT FOR A LOT OF THE OTHER PROJECTS THAT WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE CAN BRING THOSE FORWARD VERY QUICKLY. WE DO HAVE THE INVESTMENT THAT WE'RE MAKING, THE $25 MILLION THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IN OUR EXISTING PARKS, MAKING SURE WE HAVE GOOD QUALITY DESIGNS ON THOSE TO MOVE FORWARD ON THOSE PROJECTS. THIS LIST WILL HELP US MAKE SURE WE CAN DO THAT VERY QUICKLY. SO THAT'S THAT'S THE 
          [00:50:04]
PURPOSE OF IT, IS TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE AN APPROVED LIST OF VENDORS THAT CAN HELP US QUICKLY MOVE PROJECTS FORWARD. HOPEFULLY THAT HELPS. YEAH, I MEAN, I TRUST THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE GOOD BECAUSE I KNOW ONE OF THE CONCERNS WAS WATER USE IN THE PARK SO THAT THAT SOME OF THESE HAVE SPECIALTIES AND THE WATER CONSERVATION AND THE WATER REUSE. SO I'M JUST I'M HOPING THAT THEY, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE ALL WELL SUITABLE FOR THOSE PROJECTS MOVING DOWN THE LINE. AND WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT AS WE'RE MAKING ASSIGNMENTS THAT WE ARE HITTING THE APPROPRIATE, THAT WE DO HAVE THE APPROPRIATE SKILL SETS ON THOSE TEAMS. SO IF WE DO HAVE A PROJECT THAT COMES UP AND THEY DON'T HAVE SOMEONE IDENTIFIED WHO IS AN EXPERT IN WATER USE, AND THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR THAT PARTICULAR PROJECT, WE ALWAYS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRING IN ADDITIONAL SUBCONSULTANTS UNDER THOSE THOSE CONSULTING TEAMS. SO THIS, JUST AS BRIAN SAID, ALLOWS US TO BE READY TO GO WHEN WE'RE READY TO GO FASTER. YEAH. OKAY. WELL, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. AGENDA ITEM TEN. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER ZUNIGA TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM TEN. SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER HEIZER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED, MOTION PASSES. SO OUR. IF YOU DON'T MIND, MAYOR, I WAS GOING TO ADD THAT THAT I APPRECIATE DOING THIS BECAUSE TO GO ON THE POINT OF WHAT ZUNIGA WAS SAYING, IF THERE'S A SPECIFIC PROJECT LATER ON THAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO THAT, MAYBE THAT REQUIRES A SPECIFIC TYPE OF WATER USE OR STRUCTURE. MAYBE ONE COMPANY WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT MORE SUITED FOR THAT VERSUS THE OTHER. SO AT LEAST THIS NARROWS DOWN TO WHERE WE CAN CHOOSE FROM THESE TOP EIGHT. 
          [14) Consider approval of a resolution authorizing a purchase agreement with SSSPP Realty LLC for a tract of land of 6.699 acres in an amount of $2,043,000 for the Bunton Creek Road Project right of way and water facility projects and authorizing the City Manager to execute all documents necessary to acquire the property.]
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. CONSIDERING POSSIBLE ACTION AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 14, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH SP REALTY, LLC FOR A TRACT OF LAND OF 6.699 ACRES IN AN AMOUNT OF $2,043,000 FOR THE BUNTON CREEK ROAD PROJECT RIGHT OF WAY AND WATER FACILITY PROJECTS, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO ACQUIRE THE PROPERTY. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCIL AMBER SMITH, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER. FOR THE RECORD, TONIGHT WE HAVE A POSSESSION AND USE AGREEMENT FOR A PARCEL ON BUNTON CREEK ROAD. THIS IS 6.699 ACRES. IT'S OWNED BY TRIPLE S LP REALTY, LLC. WE ARE PURCHASING THE ENTIRE TRACT FOR THE BUTTON CREEK ROAD BOND PROJECT RIGHT OF WAY THAT WE NEED, AND THEN ALSO EXPANSION OF THE EXISTING LAYMAN WATER UTILITIES FACILITY. SO IN THE FUTURE, WE PROJECT THAT WE WOULD EXPAND WITH ADDITIONAL PUMPS, GROUND STORAGE TANK TO THE PLAN NORTH THERE AND THEN GROUND STORAGE, CHLORINE FACILITY AND LINES, ETC. THIS IS THE APPRAISAL AND TIMELINE. IT CAME IN AT $2,043,000. WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REACH AN AGREEMENT IN THAT NEGOTIATION. IN AUGUST, THE COUNCIL APPROVED A PCN AUTHORIZING EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS, AND WE FILED THOSE PROCEEDINGS. AND THEN IN NOVEMBER, A SPECIAL COMMISSIONERS HEARING WAS SET AND THE LANDOWNER DID AGREE TO A POSSESSION AND USE AGREEMENT SO WE CAN TAKE POSSESSION OF THE PROPERTY IMMEDIATELY. AGAIN, IT ALLOWS ADDITIONAL TIME FOR PARTIES TO CONTINUE TO NEGOTIATE, BUT IT GRANTS IMMEDIATE, IRREVOCABLE, IRREVOCABLE ACCESS TO THE PROPERTY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION. PRIOR TO NEGOTIATING, CLOSING OR EMINENT DOMAIN HEARING AND THEN WE PAY THE FULL OFFER AMOUNT OF THE 2,043,000 AS A CREDIT TOWARD THE FINAL COMPENSATION FOR THE LAND, PENDING THE OUTCOME OF THE NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT OR THE HEARING, IF NECESSARY. TONIGHT WE ARE ASKING FOR ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AND FUND THE PUA WITH THE SSP ROYALTY ON THE 6.699 ACRE TRACT FOR THE BUNTON CREEK ROAD AND WATER FACILITY PROJECTS. ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCILMAN TOBIAS? OKAY. REALLY? SOME QUESTIONS AND NEED TO HAVE SOME REASSURANCE ON WHAT THIS FACILITY IS GOING TO BE AT. 
          BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK AT THE MAP, IT'S RIGHT IN THE HEART OF SOUTH LAKE RANCH SUBDIVISION. AND THE LAST THING I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IS THE SAME ISSUES WE'RE HAVING IN WATERLEAF WHERE YOU HAVE SMELL, CHLORINE, SMELL NOW VERSUS THE SLUDGE THAT YOU HAVE OR THE SEWER SMELL YOU HAVE OVER THERE. THIS WAS KIND OF BROUGHT UP TO MY ATTENTION LATER ON. I KNOW I WAS I VOTED TO KNOW THAT WE NEEDED TO EXPAND, BUT I NEED TO BE ABLE TO REASSURE THOSE RESIDENTS THERE THAT HOW LARGE IS THIS FACILITY GOING TO BE? WHAT'S GOING TO BE THE COSMETIC STRUCTURE OF IT? IS IT GOING TO 
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BE JUST BIG TOWER WATER, WATER TOWERS IN FRONT OF THE IN FRONT OF THE ENTRANCE TO THE SUBDIVISION. ALSO THE TYPE OF CHEMICALS THAT'S GOING TO BE PROCESSED RIGHT IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. SO I NEED TO IF I COULD GET SOMEBODY TO HELP EXPLAIN WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE. 
          SO THE RESIDENTS THAT ARE LISTENING RIGHT NOW CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT WHAT THIS PROJECT IS ABOUT. SIR TIM SMITH, THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR UTILITIES. GOOD EVENING. 
          COUNCIL. MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEM, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION DIRECTLY, THIS IS A WATER TREATMENT FACILITY. SO THIS THIS IS A SITE THAT WE RECEIVE WATER FROM GUADALUPE-BLANCO RIVER AUTHORITY. GBRA. SO WE'RE NOT WE'RE NOT TREATING WASTEWATER AT THIS FACILITY OTHER OR WHATSOEVER. SO THERE'LL BE NO NO ISSUES WITH SMELLS. ESTHETICALLY, WE ARE UTILIZING A MASONRY SOLID WALL FENCE THAT WILL SURROUND OUR PROPERTY, OUR WHAT IS TO BE OUR PROPERTY. AND THE GROUND STORAGE TANKS. THERE WILL BE NO ELEVATED STORAGE TANKS THAT WE'RE ANTICIPATING WILL BE OF THE SAME STYLE THAT WE'RE USING AT THE 1626 LOCATION OVER NEAR HUB. SO IT'S A MASONRY STYLE GROUND STORAGE TANK. AND THEN THE PUMP BUILDING THAT YOU SEE DEPICTED HERE WILL BE AN ENCLOSED FACILITY. SO JUST TO TRY TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR, GOOD STEWARDS FOR THE NOISE AND EVERYTHING ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE PUMPS. WE'RE GOING TO BE MOBILIZING THOSE INSIDE OF THE FACILITY. AND IT'LL BE A TYPICALLY, WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING LATELY IS JUST A SPLIT FACE, CMU BLOCK TYPE BUILDING WITH A STANDING SEAM ROOF. VERY, VERY NICE ESTHETIC FEATURES ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. SO THAT'S THAT'S THE CURRENT PLAN. THAT WOULD BE THE INTENT OF WHAT WE PLAN TO DO AT THAT SITE NOW. OKAY. THAT'S LESS THAN WELL THAT'S LESS THAN ABOUT 200 YARDS FROM THE INTERSECTION OF BUNTON AND LEHMANN. I MEAN, IT'S GOING TO BE SUPER CROWDED THERE NOW BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A ROUNDABOUT THAT'S GOING TO BE SUPPOSEDLY BUILT THERE ALONG WITH THIS PLANT. IF Y'ALL CAN REMEMBER GOING OUT, IF YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU GO OUT THERE, YOU'VE GOT HUGE, HUGE UTILITY LINES, POWER GRID LINES, POLES THAT ARE OUT THERE AND THEY GO ALL THE WAY DOWN. BUNTON WELL, ANY OF THOSE GOING TO BE AFFECTED AS FAR AS THE BECAUSE I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO EXPAND THE ROAD. SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO BE BUILDING THIS FACILITY RIGHT BESIDE THE, THE ROUNDABOUT. AND SO IT JUST SEEMS LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE A HUGE MESS OF CONSTRUCTION IN JUST A LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE AREA. SO I DO WANT TO SAY BEFORE ANSWERING THAT QUESTION DIRECTLY THAT THIS SITE, YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID, IS A GREAT POINT, AND IT'S A VERY CRITICAL SITE FOR THE CITY OF KYLE AND OUR ABILITY TO FULFILL THE DEMANDS FOR OUR WATER SYSTEM. THE SITE CURRENTLY IS REALLY UNDERSIZED FOR WHAT WE MOVE TO THAT LOCATION. AND SO BEING ABLE TO DESIGN THIS FACILITY AND CONSTRUCT IT WILL REALLY HELP US PROGRESS AND BE ABLE TO FULFILL FUTURE DEMANDS IN THE FUTURE. AND THEN TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION DIRECTLY, COUNCIL MEMBER, THE ROAD BOND PROJECT COMING TO THIS, THIS AREA AND THEN TO THE EXTENT OF BUNTON AND THE ROUNDABOUT THAT YOU MENTIONED, THERE ARE A LOT OF NEW UTILITY ASSIGNMENTS THAT ARE OCCURRING, AND THE ENGINEERS ARE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH EACH OF THOSE UTILITIES TO ASSIGN THEM APPROPRIATELY IN ADDITION TO WHAT WE'RE WE'RE DOING HERE. SO THIS THIS FACILITY IS BEING ANTICIPATED. AND SO WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE PUTTING IN THE WATER LINES AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO IN ORDER TO, TO DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO HERE. YEAH, I UNDERSTAND THE WATER ISSUE. I UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS A NECESSITY BECAUSE YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THOSE CONNECTORS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, AND THAT'S GOING TO BE THE SPOT. IT'S UNFORTUNATELY IT'S GOT TO BE RIGHT THERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, RIGHT BY A SCHOOL AND RIGHT NEAR A ROUNDABOUT THAT'S COMING. SO THOSE ARE I'M JUST LETTING YOU KNOW, SIR, THOSE ARE CONCERNS THAT PEOPLE ARE COMING TO ME ABOUT, AND I'VE GOT TO HAVE ANSWERS FOR THEM. I'VE GOT TO HAVE REASSURANCE. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT WITH THE ROAD BOND PROGRAM, WE ARE UNDERGROUNDING ALL THE UTILITIES. SO WHEN TIM WAS SPEAKING ABOUT ASSIGNMENTS, HE MEANS ASSIGNMENTS UNDERGROUND. SO WE'LL BE PUTTING THE ELECTRIC UNDERGROUND WITH THE WIDENING OF THE ROAD THERE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? COUNCILOR ZUNIGA? YEAH. I WAS GOING TO BRING UP THE SAME CONCERNS THAT I'M GETTING FROM RESIDENTS ALSO. WHAT ABOUT THE LIGHTING IN THERE? AND FROM THE WORKING PART, LIKE THE LIGHTS AT NIGHT? AND HOW MUCH TRAFFIC WILL WE BE PUTTING IN THERE? LIKE, WILL THERE BE VEHICLES ALWAYS GOING IN AND OUT OF THIS CHLORINE FACILITY? TIM. SO THE PUMP STATION IS NOT MANNED 24 HOURS A DAY. IT IS CHECKED 
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ROUTINELY ONCE A DAY. UNLESS THERE'S AN ISSUE THAT ARISES THAT WE NEED TO BE THERE MORE FREQUENTLY. THE TRAFFIC WE'RE ANTICIPATING TO ACTUALLY LESSEN FOR THE IMPACT FOR SOUTH LAKE RESIDENTS. WE'RE CURRENTLY ANTICIPATING JUST BRINGING THE TRAFFIC IN OFF OF BUNTON DIRECTLY. THE WAY IT IS ROUTED NOW, WE HAVE TO ACTUALLY GO THROUGH THE SUBDIVISION, AND THEN THERE'S A CUL DE SAC THAT WE HAVE TO ENTER THE WATER FACILITY THAT EXISTS TODAY. SO WE EXPECT LESS IMPACTS TO RESIDENTS IN THAT REGARD. AND THEN THE LIGHTING, WHAT WE'VE DONE AT OTHER FACILITIES IS IF UNLESS IT'S A SECURITY NEED, WE TYPICALLY INSTALL THOSE ON A, ON A SWITCH TO WHERE UNLESS WE'RE THERE ON SITE WORKING ON EQUIPMENT AND NEED THAT LIGHT, THINGS ARE TURNED OFF. BUT BUT THERE WILL BE SOME VERY SIMPLE LIGHTING AROUND SOME BUILDINGS AND THINGS JUST BECAUSE IT IS A SECURE FACILITY AND WE NEED SOME REQUIREMENTS FOR THOSE THOSE ASPECTS. SURE. AND THERE'S ALREADY A WATER CONTAINER THERE, RIGHT. THERE'S SOME BIG VESSEL THERE. THERE'S A GROUND STORAGE TANK CURRENTLY IF YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THE LITTLE WHITE TANK THERE AT THE END OF I BELIEVE THAT'S CALLED SAPPHIRE. THAT CUL DE SAC THAT'S THERE TODAY. SO YOU SAID THAT THAT'S UNDERGROUND. IS THAT AN UNDERGROUND? IT'S A GROUND STORAGE TANK. SO IT'S LOCATED ON THE GROUND, BUT IT IS ELEVATED TO AROUND 40FT IN THE AIR. SO HOW MANY MORE OF THOSE ARE WE GOING TO PUT IN HERE? SO WHAT WE'RE CURRENTLY DESIGNING TO AND IN OUR INITIAL PHASE WOULD BE 1 TO 1 GROUND STORAGE TANK, SIMILAR TO THE SIZE THAT WE HAVE AT 16, 26 OF 3.5 MILLION GALLONS A DAY. AND THEN WE'LL LEAVE OURSELVES ROOM TO INSTALL AN ADDITIONAL GROUND STORAGE TANK IF, IF THE NEED ARISES. GOOD. YEAH. I MEAN, IT'S INFRASTRUCTURE THEY NEEDED. SO IT'S MUCH NEEDED INFRASTRUCTURE. THE GOOD THING ABOUT IT, IT'S A WATER TANK. IT'S SOMETHING THAT WILL HELP US WHEN WE GET THE SYSTEM GOING IN. THAT'S GOING TO HELP DISTRIBUTE WATER THROUGHOUT THE CITY. SO IT'S REALLY A CRUCIAL PART OF OUR, OUR WATER PLAN. SO I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE MOVING FORWARD ON THIS AND TIMELY. THE OTHER THING I WANT TO POINT OUT IS THAT THIS IS GOING TO IF YOU LOOK AT THE MAP, THIS IS TAKING OUT THE S TURN RIGHT THERE ON BUNTON CREEK RIGHT NEAR LEHMANN. SO THAT'S GOING TO BE A BIG IMPACT FOR THE RESIDENTS THERE. THAT'S TURN IS REALLY BAD TO BE ABLE TO GET THIS PROPERTY. AND NOW LESS THAN THAT THAT TURN IS GOING TO BE REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT AS WELL. BUT I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. BUT I UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERNS FROM RESIDENTS. WHEN YOU SEE SOMETHING GOING UP AROUND THE CITY, YOU'RE KIND OF LIKE, WHAT'S GOING ON HERE AND WHAT IT'S GOING TO AFFECT MY LIFE. SO I UNDERSTAND THEIR CONCERNS. BUT I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT A WATER TANK. I LIVE NEAR ONE TOO, AND A PRETTY GOOD SIZED ONE. MINE'S ELEVATED THOUGH. THEY'RE REALLY NICE ESTHETICALLY, AND THEY'RE, WHAT DO YOU CALL IT? THERE'S NOT REALLY A LOT OF TRAFFIC THERE. 
          AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE CRUCIAL FOR US AS A CITY. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO MOVING FORWARD ON THIS PROJECT. SO THERE'S GOING TO BE LIKE THE SAME DESIGN THAT'S BY WALLACE. 
          NO, IT'S GOING TO BE RIGHT. 1626 RIGHT PAST AS YOU PASS HB AND GET TO THE TURN. THERE'S THAT BIG CONCRETE ONE GOING IN. IT'S GOING TO BE LIKE THAT. OKAY. THAT HIGH. YEP. OKAY. YEAH. 
          YEAH. IT'LL BE LOWER THAN WHAT'S AT WALLACE. THE ONE THAT WALLACE IS HIGH. THIS IS LOW, RIGHT? COOL. THANK YOU. MOTION. I ENTERTAIN A MOTION. ALRIGHTY. I GUESS I'LL GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 14. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER TOBIAS TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 14. SECOND BY DOCTOR. COUNCIL MEMBER, DOCTOR HARRIS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES SIX ZERO. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. ANY 
          [15) Reconsideration of the vote at the December 3, 2024 City Council Meeting to consider approval of a five-year agreement with K-3 Resources L.P. dba K-3BMI for sludge hauling services at the wastewater treatment plant for an amount of $275,000 for each contract year.]
QUESTIONS GUYS? ALL RIGHT. AGENDA ITEM 15 RECONSIDERATION OF THE VOTE AT THE DECEMBER 3RD, 2024 CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A FIVE YEAR AGREEMENT WITH K3 RESOURCES, LP, DBA K3, BMI, FOR SLEDGE HAULING SERVICES AT THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT FOR AN AMOUNT OF $275,000 FOR EACH CONTRACT YEAR. OKAY. THIS. THIS IS MY ITEM. I WANTED TO RECONSIDER. I JUST FELT THAT WHEN WE GOT IT LAST TIME, IT WAS REALLY RUSHED, A LITTLE QUICK, WANTED MORE TIME TO REALLY EVALUATE IT AND GET TO KNOW THE CONTRACT A LITTLE BETTER. AND I THINK I'VE GOTTEN ALL THE ANSWERS FROM STAFF THAT I NEEDED ANSWERED. SO I'D LIKE TO RECONSIDER APPROVING THIS ITEM AND BRING IT BACK. JUST TO BRING IT BACK. THIS IS WHAT THE VOTE RIGHT NOW IS, JUST TO BRING IT BACK. SO I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO RECONSIDER AGENDA ITEM 15. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION BY THE MAYOR PRO TEM, ROBERT RIZZO, AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HEIZER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES SIX ZERO. ALL RIGHT. AGENDA ITEM 16. CONSIDER 
          [16) Consider approval of a five-year agreement with K-3 Resources L.P. dba K-3BMI for sludge hauling services at the wastewater treatment plant for an amount of $275,000 for each contract year.]
APPROVAL OF A FIVE YEAR AGREEMENT WITH K3 RESOURCES, LP, DBA K3, BMI FOR SLEDGE HAULING 
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SERVICES AT THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT FOR AN AMOUNT OF $275,000 FOR EACH CONTRACT YEAR. 
          ALL RIGHT. DO WE NEED A PRESENTATION OR IS EVERYBODY GOOD WITH OR GOING OVER IT AGAIN? I GOT MY QUESTIONS. YOU GOT YOUR QUESTIONS. I WOULD JUST NOTE THIS IS THE SAME PRESENTATION, THE SAME ITEM EXACTLY AS IT WAS PRESENTED TO YOU AT YOUR LAST, MAKING SURE THEY WERE OKAY. I JUST WANTED TO SINCE I'M BRINGING THIS BACK, I JUST WANT TO CHIME IN REAL QUICK. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT KIND OF WORRIED ME IS SOMEBODY. I THOUGHT THIS WAS SOMEBODY NEW COMING TO WORK FOR THE CITY OF KYLE. I DIDN'T KNOW IF THEY HAD ANY HISTORY HERE. STAFF HAS APPROVED HAS REASSURED ME THAT THEY'VE GOT SOME HISTORY THERE. THEY'VE DONE SOME WORK WITH THE CITY OF KYLE. SEEM TO BE A PRETTY GOOD COMPANY. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT REALLY CONCERNED ME WAS GIVING THE CONTRACT A LITTLE LENGTHY CONTRACT WITH SOMEONE I REALLY DIDN'T KNOW. SO WHAT I'M WHAT I'M HOPING TO DO IS IF THEY'RE AMENABLE TO THE TO THIS, I WOULD ASK K3 TO CONSIDER A TWO YEAR AGREEMENT WITH A THREE YEA, THREE YEAR RENEWABLE CONTRACT AND A SIX MONTH PERIOD TO JUST EVALUATE THEM IF THEY WERE GOOD WITH THAT. IS THAT CLEAR? MY UNDERSTANDING YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A TWO YEAR AGREEMENT INSTEAD OF A THREE YEAR AGREEMENT WITH THREE EXTENSION OPTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT TWO YEAR AGREEMENT AND A SIX MONTH EVALUATION PERIOD. AND MY TO MY UNDERSTANDING, THEY ARE AGREEABLE TO THAT. OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I HAVE A QUESTION, COUNCILMAN TOBIAS. OKAY. SO WHEN YOU'RE GOING WITH THE WHEN YOU GO TO THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION, WE HAVE TEXAS DISPOSAL THAT AT 985. AND THIS COMPANY THAT'S ON THE AGENDA ITEM IS AT 275. WHAT? WHY IS THERE SUCH A LARGE DIFFERENCE IN THE IN THE IN THE PRICE? AND WHAT KIND OF SERVICES ARE YOU GOING TO BE PROVIDING FOR THAT? BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING FROM ALMOST A MILLION. AND THEN THAT'S A HUGE THING. THERE'S, THERE'S, THERE'S A, THERE'S A THAT'S A BIG IT WOULD BE A BIG SAVINGS FOR THE CITY. BUT I'M CURIOUS TO KNOW WHAT WHAT IS THE BALANCE ON THAT. WHAT WOULD YOU BE ACTUALLY DOING FOR THAT LOW AMOUNT OF. OKAY. THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN MIKE MURPHY, DIRECTOR OF WATER UTILITIES. MAYOR PRO TEM COUNCIL. SO WE HAVE THE OWNER, ONE OF THE, I GUESS A THIRD OF THE CEO ON K3. THERE YOU GO. TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION. SO I'M GOING TO LET HIM INTRODUCE HIMSELF. AND THEN HE CAN HE CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT THEIR OPERATION AND WHY THERE'S A DISCREPANCY IN THE VALUE. OKAY. HELLO, MAYOR PRO TEM COUNCIL. 
          I'M CARLOS THE THIRD. I'M K3. I'M THE OWNER OF THE COMPANY. I'VE BEEN IN BUSINESS 43 YEARS IN THE SLUDGE BUSINESS. AND YOUR QUESTION DIRECTLY WAS, WHY WAS THERE A DISPARITY IN THE PRICE? WELL, QUITE FRANKLY, WE LOOKED AT THE BID SPECS, AND WE BID A PRICE THAT WAS FAIR TO US AND FAIR TO YOU. AND I DON'T KNOW OF ANY OTHER WAY TO SAY THAT. WE BID IT BASED ON THE VOLUME THAT WAS GOING TO BE GENERATED. AND THIS IS HOW WE HANDLE OUR BUSINESS. WE DON'T GO INTO A BID LOOKING TO HIT A HOME RUN TO. WE'RE MORE INTERESTED IN A BASE HIT AND OUR AND BEING IN BUSINESS FOR 40 PLUS YEARS. THAT'S JUST THE WAY WE'VE BEEN BEEN DOING BUSINESS. WE'RE PROBABLY THE LARGEST COMPANY YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF. AND SO THAT BEING SAID THAT WE REALLY LIKE TO STAY LIKE THAT. AND SO THAT'S PRETTY MUCH THE CASE. I MEAN, WE'RE VERY COMFORTABLE WITH OUR PRICING AND WHERE WE'RE AT AND FOR THE AMOUNT OF WORK WE'RE DOING IT. AND IT'S PRETTY MUCH YOU CALL WE HAUL. AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH WHAT, WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WITH IT. WHAT ELSE CAN I HELP YOU WITH. OKAY. SO WHAT OTHER WHAT OTHER CITIES HAVE YOU WORKED WITH BEFORE? MAY I ASK? I'M SORRY. BECAUSE I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO. AND WHAT TYPE OF WORK? WHAT TYPE OF WORK WOULD THIS BE ENTAILED IN? WHAT TYPE OF WORK WOULD THIS BE? WELL, BASICALLY FOR KYLE, WE'RE PROVIDING IN DUMPS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE LOADING FROM THEIR BELT PRESSES. AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO EITHER BE TAKING IT TO A COMPOSTING FACILITY OR TAKING IT TO OUR PROCESSING FACILITY, WHERE WE PROCESS IT INTO FERTILIZER. OKAY. AND IT'S JUST PRETTY MUCH A SIMPLE THEY'LL WE'LL PROVIDE A VEHICLE FOR THEM TO BACK THE TRUCK, BACK THE TRUCK AND TRAILER UNDER A PRESS. 
          THEY'LL FILL IT. IT'LL BE TAKEN OUT FROM UNDER THE PRESS AND STAGED IN A STAGING AREA. WE'LL SEND A TRUCK IN TO DROP AN EMPTY TRAILER TO PICK UP THE LOADED TRAILER, AND THEN HAUL IT AWAY. 
          OKAY. AND, I MEAN, IT'S A PRETTY SIMPLE OPERATION. OVER WHATEVER THE CITY'S. WELL, I MEAN, WE DO. 
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WE HAVE CIBOLO, SCHERTZ, WE HAVE THE CITY OF JOHNSON CITY. OKAY. AND WE HAVE DONE SCHULENBURG. 
          FLATONIA. YOU GET INTO HOUSTON VERY, VERY, VERY MANY CITIES IN THE HOUSTON AREA. WE SERVICE RIGHT NOW, CLOSE TO 500 WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS. OKAY. FROM FROM A 5000 GALLON A DAY SMALL PACKAGE PLANT TO A, YOU KNOW, 30, 40 MILLION GALLON A DAY PLANT WHERE WE'RE HAULING MULTIPLE 18 WHEELER LOADS A DAY OUT OF. OKAY. I JUST WANTED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT YOUR COMPANY. 
          THAT'S WHY I'M APPROVING THE CONTRACT. I WANT TO KNOW YOUR LOCAL. ARE YOU STATEWIDE? I YEAH, WE'RE WE'RE STATEWIDE. I ACTUALLY LIVE IN NEW BRAUNFELS, AND WE ACTUALLY OPERATE OUT OF SPRING BRANCH. OKAY. AND WE ALSO OPERATE A LARGE GARBAGE COLLECTION COMPANY, TOO, WITH 30,000 CUSTOMERS. SO BECAUSE THE AREA THAT I THINK THAT WE'LL BE, WE'LL BE WORKING OUT IS THE WATER LEAF AREA. IS THAT OR THAT'S AND THAT, THAT YOU GOT TO UNDERSTAND, SIR, THAT IT HAS BEEN A HUGE ISSUE FOR THOSE RESIDENTS THERE. AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE, WE'RE WE'RE PROVIDING EVEN BETTER SERVICE FOR THEM TO WHERE THEY DON'T HAVE TO MITIGATE A LOT OF THAT, THOSE PROBLEMS. SO THIS IS WHY IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR ME TO VOTE ON THIS WHEN I'M LOOKING AT OTHER, OTHER COMPANIES. AND THEN WHY THE PRICING IS SO, SO DIFFERENT. WELL, LOOK AT THAT. 
          YOU KNOW, IT IS. AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE WE'RE ACTUALLY DOING IN A DIFFERENT MANNER. I MEAN, WE'RE NOT USING A ROLL OFF TRUCK AND WHICH IS A BOBTAIL, WHICH IS A TEN WHEELER TRUCK. WE'RE USING AN 18 WHEELER. WE'RE USING ALUMINUM END DUMPS THAT ARE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO TRANSPORT SEWER SLUDGE. AND I MEAN, THERE'S JUST A LOT OF EFFICIENCIES THERE. I MEAN, THAT THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE WE'VE STRIVED THROUGH ALL THESE YEARS IS TO BECOME VERY EFFICIENT AND VERY GOOD AT WHAT WE DO. OKAY. YES. BECAUSE WE'VE HAD ISSUES WHERE WE HAD OTHER TRUCKS, ACTUALLY, AS THEY'RE LEAVING THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE THERE'S SPILLAGE AND IT LEADS ALL OVER THE STREET AND IT AFFECTS THE ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THE COMPANY THAT WE CHOOSE IS EFFICIENT, AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO DEVELOP THE PRODUCT AND THE SERVICE THAT, THAT, THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR. AND THAT IS MY GOAL TO I DON'T WANT YOU TO EVER THINK ABOUT THIS EVER AGAIN. YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I HAVE YOUR REASSURANCE, COUNCILMAN AND COUNCILMAN. JUST SO YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE GOING THROUGH THE WATER LEAF NEIGHBORHOOD. WE'RE GOING TO BE GOING OUT. HEIDENREICH! THAT THAT THAT IS READY FOR US TO USE. SO THE WHOLE PROCESS HERE IS TO BE QUICKER, MORE EFFICIENT AND LESS ODOR. YES. AND THAT'S WHY WE SELECTED THIS GROUP ABOVE THE OTHER THREE. I MEAN, THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE SELECTED THEM. SO WE HAVE WE HAVE HIGH LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE HERE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU SIR. APPRECIATE YOUR I JUST WANT TO ASK A QUICK QUESTION. YEAH. IT'S THE CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR ME AS WELL. THE, THE, THE SOME CONSTITUENTS ASKED ME ABOUT WHEN YOU READ THE PRESENTATION, I GUESS SLIDE SIX. BRIAN, IT DOES SAY STAFF RECOMMENDATION. OTHER FACTORS. AND THEN IT'S NOT QUITE CLEAR WHAT THE UTILIZED 35 YARD TRAILERS AND THE CITY'S HAUL TRUCK MEANS. WHAT WHAT DO WE MEAN BY END THE CITY'S HAUL TRUCK. YES. SO WE HAVE A HAUL TRUCK ON SITE THAT STAYS ON SITE. IT'S AN OLD UNIMOG ARMY VEHICLE THAT'S UP THERE IN THE YEARS. AND SO WE USE IT. BUT THE CONTRACTOR HAS OFFERED A SMALL PULLING TRAILER FOR THE SITE THAT THAT THEY'RE WILLING TO LEAVE ON SITE FOR OUR SPECIFIC USE. IT'S NOT GOING TO LEAVE THE SITE. BUT IT'S FOR OUR INTERNAL TEAM TO OPERATE, WHICH WAS A GREAT BENEFIT THAT THEY OFFERED TO US. AND SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT ANYMORE, BUT YEAH, SO WE THOUGHT THAT WAS A MISUNDERSTANDING, THAT IT WOULD BE USING OUR CITY VEHICLE TO HAUL. NOW WHAT WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE IS WHAT'S CALLED A YARD MULE. AND IT'S A IT'S A TRUCK SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO MOVE TRAILERS. AND IT JUST MAKES IT REALLY EASY. 
          IT'S AUTOMATIC. EVERYTHING'S HYDRAULIC. IT COULDN'T BE EASIER FOR A PERSON TO USE HOPEFULLY. 
          AND SO WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE THAT AS PART OF THE CONTRACT FOR THE CITY. OKAY. SO THANK YOU. 
          JUST REAL QUICK. I JUST WANT TO SAY LOOK HONESTLY WE'VE ALL GOTTEN THE EMAILS FROM THE RESIDENTS IN THAT AREA. AND THAT'S WHY THIS WAS SO IMPORTANT TO US. I DON'T WANT YOU TO THINK THAT IT WAS SOMETHING Y'ALL DID. THE PRICE DID SCARE US A LITTLE BIT. SO THAT KIND OF DEVIATION WAS KIND OF DIFFERENT. WE JUST WANTED TO RESEARCH MORE. SO I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT THERE WAS NOTHING Y'ALL DID. I JUST WANTED TO BE HAVE MORE TIME TO RESEARCH THIS AND GO OVER IT 
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A LITTLE BETTER. BUT THE OTHER THING WAS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE RESIDENTS WERE GETTING A QUALITY PRODUCT. AS COUNCILMAN TOBIAS SAID, WE WHEN YOU GET THESE EMAILS AND YOU, YOU THINK ABOUT THE QUALITY OF LIFE, THAT'S OUR JOB UP HERE IS TO THINK ABOUT QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR RESIDENTS. WE'RE REALLY GOING TO TAKE IT SERIOUSLY. SO I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW THERE WAS NOTHING AGAINST YOUR COMPANY. IT WAS ABOUT MAKING SURE WE DID OUR DUE DILIGENCE AND BROUGHT THE RIGHT COMPANY IN TO HANDLE THIS. CERTAINLY AGREE. AND LET ME TELL YOU, I WANT TO MAKE MONEY. DON'T DON'T GET ME WRONG. AND I'M GOING TO MAKE MONEY AT THAT PRICE, AND I'M GOING TO BE VERY HAPPY WITH IT. AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE VERY HAPPY WITH IT. AND HE'S GOING TO BE VERY HAPPY WITH IT. WHEN WE SHOW UP WITH BRAND NEW EQUIPMENT, BRAND NEW TRAILERS, IT SHOULD MAKE THINGS VERY NICE FOR EVERYONE. OKAY, IT'S GREAT TO HEAR GREAT COUNCIL MEMBER RIZZO. WHAT WAS THE LENGTH OF TIME FOR THE CONTRACT THAT YOU WERE? SO WE'RE LOOKING AT A TWO YEAR CONTRACT INSTEAD OF THE THREE YEAR WITH THREE YEARS OF RENEWAL, AND SO IT MAKES IT A FIVE YEAR CONTRACT. 
          WELL, IN IN ESSENCE, IT WOULD PROBABLY BE A FIVE YEAR CONTRACT, BUT ALSO IT WOULD GIVE US A SIX MONTH EVALUATION. SO IN SIX MONTHS, IF THERE'S NOTHING THAT'S GOING RIGHT OVER THERE, THEN WE CAN CAN GO A DIFFERENT ROUTE. BUT I MEAN, AFTER HEARING THE CONVERSATION, I THINK WE'RE GOING TO BE OKAY, HOPEFULLY. BUT IT'LL BE UP TO STAFF NOW TO DO THE EVALUATION AND TO BRING US AN HONEST EVALUATION WILL BE THE BIGGEST THING AS WELL. COUNCILMAN, A QUICK QUESTION THERE IS, IS THERE ANY CANCELLATION FEE? I DON'T BELIEVE SO. WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO CANCEL FOR CONVENIENCE AT ANY POINT. AND THAT'S WHAT AMY WAS SAYING. OKAY. OUR ATTORNEY, CITY ATTORNEY. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 16 WITH THE MODIFICATIONS DONE, THE AMENDMENTS AND THE WITH THE AMENDMENTS DONE. DO I NEED TO STATE THE AMENDMENTS? YES. THE TWO YEAR CONTRACT WITH ONE WITH THE TWO YEAR CONTRACT WITH THREE ONE YEAR RENEWALS WITH THREE ONE YEAR RENEWALS AND SIX MONTH EVALUATION AND SIX MONTH EVALUATION. COOL. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER PARSLEY TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 16. A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER HEIZER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES SIX ZERO. ALL 
          [17) Consider approval of a resolution authorizing the city manager to execute all documents necessary for the purchase of a tract of land containing 9.412 acres situated in the M.M. McCarver Survey, A-10 in Hays County, Texas, for the amount of $2,110,735.]
RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON. AGENDA ITEM 17. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY FOR THE PURCHASE OF A TRACT OF LAND CONTAINING 9.412 ACRES SITUATED IN THE MCCARVER SURVEY, A DASH TEN AND HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS, FOR THE AMOUNT OF $2,110,735. GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR PRO TEM AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS DAVID LOPEZ, DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION. SOME BRIEF HISTORY ON WHAT WE'RE CALLING THE QUOTE UNQUOTE OPTION LAND. SO AS PART OF A DA WITH LENNAR DATING BACK TO 2019, THE CITY INDICATED A DESIRE TO PURCHASE THE SAID OPTION LAND FOR OUTDOOR SPORTS USE, NAMELY SOCCER. ON JULY 16TH, 2024, AS PART OF NEGOTIATIONS, THERE WAS AN ADDENDUM TO THAT AGREEMENT REAFFIRMING THE CITY'S DESIRE TO PURCHASE THIS LAND FOR THE SPORTS COMPLEX. AND HERE'S JUST A QUICK SIDE OVERVIEW. THE INCLUSION OF THIS 9.4 ACRE TRACT IS GOING TO BE ADJACENT TO RICHARDSON, AND WOULD PROVIDE ACCESS TO AND THROUGH THE SITE FROM RICHARDSON, ALL THE WAY DOWN TOWARDS CROMWELL. THIS WOULD BE ADDING 9.4 ACRES TO THE 80 ACRES ALREADY OWNED BY THE CITY. AND THERE'S THE HIGHLIGHTED TRACT OF LAND IN THE SORT OF THE NORTHWEST QUADRANT OF THE SITE. AND JUST TO GIVE YOU THAT'S A FULL SIZE SOCCER FIELD, JUST FOR SOME CONTEXT, THIS IS A DRAFT PLAN FOR THE SITE. IT'S NOT AN ADOPTED MASTER PLAN. THE SITE PLAN FOR THE SPORTS COMPLEX FOR THIS AREA IS STILL UNDER REVIEW, AND COLLECTING FEEDBACK THROUGH THE CITY'S PARKS AND RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE MASTER PLAN PROCESS, WHICH IS STILL UNDERWAY. AND JUST A QUICK SUMMARY OF THE LENNAR PHASE TWO DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AGREES TO SELL UP TO TEN ACRES TO THE CITY AT THE PRICE OF 224,000 PER ACRE. SINCE THE CITY WOULD BE INTERESTED IN THIS 9.4 ACRE TRACT, IT WOULD BRING THE TOTAL PURCHASE TO ROUGHLY 2.11 MILLION. THE CITY'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE ITEM AS PRESENTED, AND YOU HAVE TWO OPTIONS TO APPROVE OR TO DENY. AND AT THIS TIME, I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU ALL MAY HAVE. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? YEP. I'LL LET ME GET COUNCILMEMBER ZUNIGA FIRST THIS TIME. GO AHEAD. YEAH, I GOT SOME QUESTIONS FROM RESIDENTS ABOUT. I GUESS WE'RE GOING TO PAY FOR THIS THROUGH BOND PROCEEDS. BUT SO THEY WANT TO KNOW, LIKE IF THE BOND MONEY HAS, IF WE STILL HAVE BOND MONEY FROM THAT 2020. AND CAN YOU USE BOND MONEY FOR, FOR THIS AREA AND THE TOURS. HOW DOES THAT WORK? BECAUSE SINCE I'VE BEEN SITTING ON COUNCIL, WE SET UP A TOURS AND THERE'S A TOURS BOARD AND THEN WE HAVE ISSUED BONDS. SO THIS ONE'S GOING A BIT BACKWARDS SINCE THE 
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BONDS WERE APPROVED FIRST. SO JUST TO CLARIFY, THE 2020 BOND PROGRAM, THE CITY WAS AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE $7 MILLION FOR THE SPORTSPLEX, AND THE COUNTY WAS AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE ANOTHER 7 MILLION. SO A TOTAL OF 14 MILLION, THIS WOULD BE 2 MILLION THAT WOULD COME OUT OF THE CITY'S PORTION OF THE BOND SALE FOR ACQUISITION OF LAND RELATED TO THE SPORTSPLEX, THAT IS AN ELIGIBLE USE OF THE BOND PROCEEDS FOR THAT PROJECT, BECAUSE IT'S RELATED TO THE SPORTSPLEX. THIS IS A LONG STANDING OPTION THAT WE'VE HAD ON THIS PROPERTY. THIS DID EXPIRE 2 TO 3 YEARS AGO. THE STAFF HAD NOT ACTED ON IT FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS, AND IT EXPIRED, HAD EXPIRED. SO WE CAME BACK TO THE CITY COUNCIL A FEW MONTHS AGO WHEN WE WERE NEGOTIATING SOME MODIFICATIONS TO THE PID FOR LENNAR. THE CITY COUNCIL AGREED TO MAKE THOSE MODIFICATIONS TO THE PID, IN PART TO RESTORE THIS OPTION ON THE PROPERTY AT THIS AGREED UPON PRICE, SO THE PRICE HAS NOT INCREASED FOR THE OPTION ON THE LAND SINCE THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT, SO THAT WE FELT LIKE THAT WAS A VERY ATTRACTIVE PRICE FOR THIS PROPERTY. IT GIVES US THE ABILITY, AS DAVID SAID, TO PLAN OUT THE SPORTSPLEX IN A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT WAYS. AS WE FINISH THAT MASTER PLANNING PROCESS, BUT IT ALSO ALLOWS US TO ACCESS RICHARDSON THROUGH CROMWELL AND PROVIDE GOOD CIRCULATION TO THE WHOLE SITE. SO OUR PLANNING CONSULTANT HAS RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE PROPERTY PURCHASE. THE TASK FORCE HAS LOOKED AT THAT AND ALSO FELT LIKE THAT WAS A GOOD ACQUISITION AS WELL. BUT HOPEFULLY THAT ANSWERS ALL THOSE QUESTIONS. IT'S ALL RELATED TO THE SPORTS COMPLEX. AS DAVID MENTIONED, THIS IS JUST A CONCEPTUAL RENDERING OF WHAT COULD BE HERE. THE WHOLE PROCESS OF DECIDING WHAT ASSETS GO THERE AND HOW THEY'RE PLACED. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WILL COME LATER. BUT AGAIN, WE FELT LIKE MAKING SURE THAT WE GET THAT PROPERTY NEXT TO, CONTIGUOUS TO THE OTHER PROPERTY THAT WE HAVE WOULD BE A GOOD OPTION FOR US TO HAVE TO PLAN OUT THE ENTIRE SITE. SO THAT'S THAT'S BEEN THE PURPOSE AND THE DESIRE TO THE AGREEMENTS. YEAH, I THINK IT'S A VERY NICE PRICE AND IT MAKES IT DOES COMPLIMENT THE PIECES REALLY WELL. I'M SURE IT WOULD EVEN BE A REALLY NICE VIABLE OPTION, POSSIBLY EVEN FOR DESIGN OF AN ANIMAL SHELTER. I KNOW THAT'S NOT IN THIS DISCUSSION YET, BUT THAT COULD BE A LOCATION AS WELL. SO JUST TO PUT THAT OUT THERE. OKAY. FOR CONSIDERATION. THOSE WERE MY QUESTIONS. COUNCILMAN TOBIAS. OKAY. YEAH. WOW. PLUM CREEK'S GETTING A LOT. PLUM CREEK SPORTSPLEX, ANYHOW, SO 2020, THE BOND, $7 MILLION FROM THE CITY TAXPAYERS VOTED FOR COUNTY IS GOING TO DIVVY IT 7 MILLION AS WELL. SO THERE'S YOUR 14 MILLION, RIGHT? SO WE'RE SAYING $2 MILLION OUT OF THAT 7 MILLION WOULD GO FOR THE PURCHASE OF THIS? YES. OUT OF THE 14 MILLION OUT OF THE 14 MILLION. OKAY, SO THE OTHER QUESTION WOULD BE IS WHAT'S GOING TO BE REMAINING THAT, YOU KNOW, OF WHEN WE'RE DEALING WITH THE PARKS MASTER PLAN, HOW MUCH MORE FUNDING ARE WE GOING TO BE ABLE TO USE FOR SOME OF THE OTHER PARKS ON THAT END THERE AS WELL? BECAUSE WE'RE ALREADY GIVING $2 MILLION TO PLUM CREEK AGAIN. I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO BE HAVING ANOTHER AGENDA ITEM THAT'S REFERENCING LAKE KENSINGTON, SO JUST WANT TO REASSURE THAT THE 7 MILLION THAT CAME FROM THE CITY, IF THIS IS APPROVED, $2 MILLION OF THAT IS TO GO TOWARDS PURCHASING THIS PROPERTY, RIGHT. IS THAT WHERE WE'RE AT? YES. THAT'S DIFFERENT DOLLARS. SO THE BOND WAS SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS AREA. SO THE PARKS PLAN IS A DIFFERENT FUNDING SOURCE. YOU MEAN LIKE THE CIP? YEAH. YEAH. IT WOULDN'T BE THE SAME. IT WOULD BE A DIFFERENT FUNDING SOURCE. IT'S STILL THE IT'S STILL THE SAME BECAUSE THE 2020 BOND WAS FOR ALL THE PARKS, FOR ALL PARKS, NOT JUST FOR THIS. I'M NOT MISTAKEN IT WAS FOR ALL COMING FROM THE 2020 PARKS BOND. IS THIS COMING FROM THE IS THIS COMING FROM THE IS THIS COMING FROM THE 2020. HOLD ON, HOLD ON. LET ME TRY TO JUMP IN THERE. YES, SIR. SO THE 2020 BOND THAT WE MENTIONED, SEVEN FROM THE CITY, 7 MILLION FROM THE COUNTY. THIS IS WHERE THESE FUNDS WOULD COME FROM. FROM THAT $14 MILLION, 7 MILLION OF THE CITY PORTION. YEAH. THERE'S OTHER FUNDING THAT WE HAD IDENTIFIED FOR THE SPORTS COMPLEX AS WELL. IT WAS I THINK THE FIGURE WAS AROUND $30 MILLION OF POSSIBLE FUNDING THAT COULD BE USED. AGAIN. THAT WILL BE DECIDED LATER. YOU'LL GET A VARIETY OF OPTIONS TO COME FORWARD WITH. STANTEC COMES IN BRIEF YOU ON THE CONCEPTUAL PLANS. YOU HAVE A VARIETY OF OPTIONS OF HOW TO SPEND THAT MONEY, OR DECIDE WHAT YOU WANT TO DO WITH THAT COMPLEX. IN ADDITION TO THAT, THERE'S A SEPARATE POT OF FUNDS 
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25 MILLION OVER FIVE YEARS OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND FOR OTHER PARK IMPROVEMENTS, WHICH IS SEPARATE AND APART FROM ANY OF THE THINGS I JUST MENTIONED. AND THEN YOU ALSO HAVE THE LAKE KENSINGTON PROPERTY, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 17 MILLION, I THINK IS THE WORKING BUDGET WE'VE HAD, WHICH IS A SEPARATE BOND EXCLUSIVE OF ANY OF THOSE OTHER PARTS TOO. SO HOPEFULLY THAT MAKES SENSE. IT'S THREE REALLY DIFFERENT. I'M JUST TRYING TO FIND OUT WHERE THE MONEY IS GOING TO COME FROM. 7 MILLION OF THE CITY'S GOT OUR GENERAL FUND. WE'VE GOT OUR PARKS FUND, WE'VE GOT 2021, WE'RE FUND, WE'RE HAVEN'T TOUCHED YET OR WE'RE TRYING TO GET. AND SO THERE'S JUST ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT THREE BUCKETS AND PURSES THAT WE'RE TRYING TO PULL MONEY FROM. YES, SIR. THREE BUCKETS. SO GENERAL, IF THIS GOES THROUGH I NEED TO BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY OR LET WHO THE RESIDENTS KNOW. HEY, LOOK, THIS THIS IS WHERE THIS MONEY, THIS IS FROM THIS WALLET. YES. IS WHAT THIS MONEY IS COMING FROM. I KNOW IT'S CONFUSING. YEAH. I APOLOGIZE FOR THE CONFUSION, BUT THE 7 MILLION FROM THE 2020 BOND PACKAGE FOR THE SPORTS COMPLEX, THAT'S WHAT'S FUNDING THIS PARTICULAR PURCHASE. YEAH. BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IT'S THIS PAST THE BOND PAST FIVE YEARS GOING ON FIVE YEARS NOW. AND PEOPLE ARE SAYING, WELL, LOOK AT GREG PARK, LOOK AT THE OTHER PLACES. WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY KIND OF UPGRADES AT ALL. AND WE'RE BUYING AND WE'RE BUYING LAND FOR A SPORTSPLEX AND PLUM CREEK. AND SO IT'S, YOU KNOW, I'VE GOT TO BE ABLE TO LET PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S PART OF A BIG PLAN. AND I KNOW IT SEEMS LIKE A CERTAIN AREA OF TOWN IS ALWAYS GETTING THE BENEFITS FROM SPECIFIC AREAS, BUT I'VE GOT TO BE ABLE TO LET OTHER PEOPLE KNOW THAT WE HAVE A MASTER PLAN IN PLACE FOR LAKE KYLE, FOR GREG CLARK PARK, FOR A POSSIBLE VISTA VISA, VISA PARK, LAKE KENSINGTON, THOSE ONES THAT ARE COMING AROUND. SO I'VE GOT TO BE ABLE TO ARTICULATE WHEN WE VOTE ON THESE MILLION DOLLAR LEASES FOR SPORTSPLEX, I GOT TO BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY WHERE THAT WALLET OF MONEY IS COMING FROM. YES, SIR. 
          AND AS AN EXAMPLE, THIS THIS PROJECT AND THIS FUNDING WOULDN'T PHASE THOSE BOND FUNDS AND COUNTY MATCHES AFFECTING OR PERTINENT TO GREG CLARK PARK OR PLUM CREEK TRAIL EAST, FOR INSTANCE. AND IT'S PART OF OUR DISCUSSIONS THAT WE'VE BEEN HAVING WITH MR. LOPEZ, THE COUNCIL, YOU KNOW, BUILDING THE CAPACITY AND THE ABILITY TO MOVE PROJECTS FORWARD AND COMPLETE CAPITAL PROJECTS HAS BEEN A HUGE FOCUS FOR OUR TEAM OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS. ONE OF THE EARLIER ITEMS THAT YOU HAD FOR THE ROTATION LIST WILL HELP US FUND OR ADVANCE MANY DIFFERENT PROJECTS, SO YOU'RE GOING TO START SEEING THOSE PROJECTS COME TO FRUITION, I BELIEVE THROUGH JANUARY THROUGH APRIL, EVERY MONTH YOU'RE GOING TO SEE MR. LOPEZ TALKING ABOUT ANOTHER PROJECT THAT WE'RE READY TO ACTUALLY. YEAH, FINISH A DESIGN AND START A GROUNDBREAKING AND ACTUALLY BRING FORWARD FOR COMPLETION. THIS IS JUST ANOTHER PIECE. AND AS YOU MENTIONED, IT IS OUT OF THOSE 2020 BOND FUNDS, NOT THE OTHER BUCKETS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT. HOPEFULLY THAT MAKES SENSE. YEAH I KNOW IT IS CONFUSING. YEAH I JUST GOT TO ARTICULATE WHERE ALL THIS MONEY IS COMING FROM FOR THE PLUM CREEK PARKS, THE LAKE AND ALL THAT, BECAUSE I'M THE ONE THAT GETS THE EMAILS. COOL. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YEAH, I HAVE A COMMENT. GO AHEAD. COUNCILMAN PARSON, I DO THINK THAT IT'S BENEFICIAL FOR THE CITY TO ACQUIRE THIS LAND IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO REALLY PROGRAM WHAT IS GOING TO LOOK, HOW THAT OUTDOOR SPORTSPLEX WILL LOOK LIKE. IT JUST GIVES IT GIVES AN ADVANTAGE THAT IF WE WANTED TO REDESIGN OR IF THERE IS ANYTHING ADDITIONAL, EVEN IF YOU WANTED TO PUT THE ANIMAL SHELTER IN THERE, WHICH I DON'T THINK THAT WOULD BE THE PLACE, BUT IT WILL BE UP TO THE CITY TO DECIDE THAT. SO THAT BEING SAID, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 17. SECOND IS WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILOR PARCELS TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 17. HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER HEIZER. ANY MORE DISCUSSION? I JUST WANT TO ADD YEAH, THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE ON WHERE THE DOLLARS ARE COMING FROM, WHICH BUCKETS. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO KNOW WHERE WE'RE DRAWING OUR FUNDING FROM. 
          BUT THE IMPORTANT THING IS THAT WE ARE SPENDING DOLLARS IN ALL OUR PARKS. THE PARK PLAN IS SOMETHING I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO. THE $25 MILLION TO INVEST IN OUR AGING PARKS IS SOMETHING THAT I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT, BECAUSE OUR PARKS HAVE DILAPIDATED FOR YEARS, BUT THE BIG ONE IS THE 18 MILLION FOR THE LAKE KENSINGTON. LAKE KENSINGTON IS GOING TO BE A PREMIER PARK. IT'S GOING TO BE AMAZING. LOOKING FORWARD TO THE PROGRAMING, THE TASK FORCE WORKING REALLY, REALLY DILIGENTLY ON IT AS WELL. AND I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A PREMIER PARK AND IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT, AND I LOVE THE AREA OF TOWN THAT IT'S IN, AND WE'RE GOING TO MAKE A HUGE INVESTMENT IN THAT AREA. AND IT'S GREAT BECAUSE I WAS JUST TALKING TO A, AN OFFICIAL FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, TALKING ABOUT NOTHING BEING IN THAT AREA. AND WHEN I TOLD HIM ABOUT LAKE KENSINGTON, HE GOT REALLY, REALLY EXCITED. SO TO SEE SOMEONE LIKE THAT GET 
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EXCITED ABOUT A PROJECT WE'RE DOING, IT WAS REALLY REASSURING. SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. 
          BUT THANK YOU. SO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES SIX ZERO. 
          [18) Consider approval of a resolution to award RFQ 2024DD-02 and authorize the City Manager to negotiate a contract with Mesa Design Group, Inc. for the design services of a nature park at Lake Kensington.]
ALL RIGHT. AGENDA ITEM 18. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION TO AWARD RFQ 2024 DD DASH ZERO TWO AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE A CONTRACT WITH MESA DESIGN GROUP, INC FOR THE DESIGN SERVICES OF A NATURE PARK AT LAKE KENSINGTON. IT'S TRUE LOVE. I FIGURE WITH THE INTRO THAT YOU JUST MADE AND THE COMMENTS YOU JUST MADE ABOUT LAKE KENSINGTON. I ALMOST DON'T NEED TO GO THROUGH THE PRESENTATION. THIS IS TO AWARD OUR DESIGN CONTRACT FOR THE NATURE PARK AT KENSINGTON. WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO BE PROPOSING MESA DESIGN GROUP AS THE RECOMMENDED FIRM. WE ALL KNOW WE HAVE 105 ACRE UNDEVELOPED PARK AT 2400 DACY. WE COMPLETED A FEASIBILITY REPORT BACK IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR AND IDENTIFIED THIS AS A PRIORITY PROJECT FOR 2025 THROUGH 2026. IN OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN, THIS WILL BE PROGRAMED AND DESIGNED AS A PREMIER NATURE PARK. AND AS BRIAN MENTIONED, OUR BUDGET FOR THIS IS 17 MILLION. THE PROPOSED DESIGN PROCESS WILL INCLUDE CONTRACTING FOR PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING REPORT, BEGINNING SURVEYS AND GEOTECH BEGINNING OUR PUBLIC INPUT PROCESS, BRINGING 2 OR 3 DESIGN CONCEPTS TO THE PARKS BOARD AND COUNCIL FOR FEEDBACK AND APPROVAL, AND THEN BRINGING A FULL CONSTRUCTION DESIGN CONTRACT TO COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION FOR THE PROCUREMENT FUND. WE ISSUED THE SOLICITATION IN SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR. WE RECEIVED 17 RESPONSES, WHICH IS FANTASTIC TO HAVE SO MUCH INTEREST IN A PARK. AND KYLE COULD NOT BE HAPPIER WITH THE SOLICITATION PROCESS. 
          CITY STAFF EVALUATED THE RESPONSES. WE CAN. WE SHORTLISTED FOUR FIRMS FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE LAKE KENSINGTON TASK FORCE. THOSE WERE MESA DESIGN GROUP, DESIGN WORKSHOP INC, SWA GROUP AND THE MP STUDIO. LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, BOTH A CITY STAFF PANEL AND THE LAKE KENSINGTON TASK FORCE RECOMMEND AWARDING THE CONTRACT TO MESA DESIGN GROUP. WE HAVE TASK FORCE MEMBERS HERE IF ANYBODY WANTS TO HAVE ANY REMARKS ABOUT THAT, BUT WE DO RECOMMEND FROM STAFF'S PERSPECTIVE THAT WE APPROVE THE AWARD OF THE DESIGN SERVICES CONTRACT. WE WILL KICK OFF NEGOTIATION OF THIS CONTRACT RIGHT AWAY AND BRING BACK THE FULL SCOPE FOR THIS INITIAL PHASE FOR EXECUTION WITH COUNCIL AS SOON AS WE CAN. COUNCILMEMBER HARRIS, I WAS JUST DELIGHTED WITH THE QUALITY OF THE APPLICANTS FOR THIS CONTRACT, AND WE COULD NOT WE COULD HAVE SELECTED ANY OF THEM, I THINK, AND THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN WONDERFUL. MESA'S GOING TO DO US AN OUTSTANDING JOB. THEY HAVE AN AMAZING STAFF AND AMAZING CONTRACTORS THAT THEY WILL BE WORKING WITH, INCLUDING BLACKLAND PRAIRIE CONSERVATION GROUP. SO I'M HAPPY TO RECOMMEND THIS CONTRACT AND THE. THE MEMBERS ARE COUNCILMEMBER TOBIAS, COUNCILMEMBER HARRIS AND MYSELF SIT ON THAT COMMITTEE. AND IF YOU ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. YEAH, I JUST WANT TO ADD WHAT I, WHAT I SAID EARLIER ABOUT IF THE IF IT'S GOOD COMPATIBILITY AND WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AND WE'RE PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE WITH AN ANIMAL SHELTER. JUST LIKE I SAID ABOUT THE SPORTSPLEX, EVEN LAKE KENSINGTON MAKES SENSE TO ME BECAUSE OF THE NICE RELATIONSHIP OF THE SHELTER AND PEOPLE, VISITORS AND PEOPLE THAT WANT TO ENJOY THE CITY AND WALK AROUND IT. SO I'M GOING TO MAKE THE SAME CASE THAT I MADE BEFORE ABOUT ANY PLACE IN KYLE THAT IS PREMIER IS ON SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS A VIABLE OPTION. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER TOBIAS THANK YOU. WHAT I WHAT I LIKED ABOUT THE MESA DESIGN GROUP WAS BECAUSE IT WAS TOUGH DECISION BECAUSE LIKE I MENTIONED IN MY NOTES, BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY GOOD FIRMS OUT THERE AND SEEING A LOT OF THEIR PROJECTS AND A LOT OF THEIR WORK, YOU'RE JUST LIKE, I WANT A PIECE OF THIS. YOU WANT IT TO FRANKENSTEIN. SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS. I WANTED A PIECE OF THAT PARK TO GO WITH HERE OR THIS ACTUALLY, THIS WOULD PROBABLY GO FOR THE SPORTSPLEX WOULD GO THIS KIND OF PLAYGROUND SETUP. BUT WHAT I LIKED ABOUT THEM WAS THERE WAS THEIR PRESERVATION MODEL. AND IF YOU GUYS IF ANYBODY'S DRIVEN OUT TO THE AREA, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE PROPERTY, YOU LOOK AT IT, THERE'S A LOT OF OAK TREES AND ELM TREES AND LOTS OF SPECIFIC GRASSES THAT UNIQUE GRASSES THAT HAVEN'T BEEN TOUCHED BY HUMANS IN DECADES, YOU KNOW, SO JUST BEING OUT THERE, HOPEFULLY THERE'S NO FERAL HOGS, WHICH I'M MAYBE SURE, BUT WE'LL HAVE THAT 
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PROBLEM. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, OTHER THAN THAT, I LIKE THE WAY THAT THEY DESIGNED ONE OF THEIR PAVILIONS IN HOUSTON, AND IT FIT THE MODEL OF THE PROPERTY BECAUSE I GO OUT THERE A LOT. 
          AND SO THAT WAS ONE OF MY ONE OF MY SPECIAL FEATURES ABOUT THAT. AND SO THANK YOU TO DOCTOR. 
          DOCTOR LEE HORSLEY FOR SERVING AND RESO MAYOR PRO TEM, I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE'RE DOING A WE DID A GOOD JOB AS FAR AS SELECTING WHO WE DID. SO WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 18. SECOND, WE'VE GOT A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER TOBIAS. OKAY. GOT A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER HARRIS TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 18. ANY MORE DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES SIX ZERO. LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO WE GOT EXECUTIVE OR NO? NOPE. NOPE. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SECOND.
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