[I) Call Meeting to Order and Roll Call]
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EVERYONE. THE TIME IS 628. IT IS TUESDAY NOVEMBER 18TH. AND I'M GOING TO CALL THIS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER. WILL THE CITY SECRETARY PLEASE CALL ROLL. MITCHELL. HEIZER HERE. MEDINA. PRESENT. ZAPATA. PRESENT. IT'S OKAY. HARRIS. HERE. MCKINNEY. HERE. TOBIAS.
PRESENT. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR MEMBERS PRESENT. WE HAVE A QUORUM AT
[II) Citizen Comment Period with City Council]
THIS TIME. WE ASK ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO COME FORWARD TO SPEAK. PLEASE DO SO.WE ASK THAT YOU LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES AND THAT YOU DIRECT THOSE COMMENTS TO THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL. WE ALSO ASK THAT YOU FILL OUT A CITIZEN COMMENTS FORM AND SUBMIT THAT TO EITHER MYSELF OR THE CITY SECRETARY. UP FIRST WE HAVE MICHELLE MEYER. BUT I DON'T SEE MICHELLE. OKAY, OKAY. THAT'S FINE. WE'LL COME BACK TO EARTH. I THINK MAYBE SOME OF THESE WE HAVE. WE'LL COME BACK TO MICHELLE. LET'S GO TO ZACHARY BARTON. HELLO, EVERYBODY. COUNCIL MEMBERS, NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY STAFF. THANKS FOR BEING HERE. MY NAME IS ZACHARY BARTON. I'M A RESIDENT AND AT LEAST FOURTH GENERATION IN MY FAMILY TO OWN A BUSINESS HERE IN DOWNTOWN KYLE. AND I'M HERE TO GIVE YOU A SPECIFIC EVENT RELATED TO THAT BUSINESS THAT I NEED YOUR HELP WITH. AND I WOULD LIKE TO USE THAT SPECIFIC EVENT TO DEMONSTRATE WHY FUNDING THE FLOCK SYSTEM THAT Y'ALL ARE LIKELY GOING TO HEAR ABOUT LATER. I THINK THAT'S A WAS A BAD IDEA, AND THAT IT'S AN EVEN WORSE IDEA TO EXPAND THAT WITH CONTINUED POLICE SURVEILLANCE USING AI. SO I THINK FIRST, IT'S A FALSE NARRATIVE TO SAY THAT MORE SURVEILLANCE MAKES US SAFER. SO FIRST OF ALL, LIKE I SAID, I RUN BARTON FINANCIAL GROUP, I'M A FINANCIAL PLANNER AND I RUN AN INVESTMENT FIRM. SO IN SEPTEMBER OF 2024. SO THAT IS MORE THAN A YEAR AGO, A FRAUDULENT TRANSFER WAS MADE FROM ONE OF OUR CLIENT ACCOUNTS AND MONEY TRANSFERRED TO JP MORGAN CHASE BANK ACCOUNT. SO THE CLIENT IS A NICE GRANDMOTHER, MULTI-GENERATIONAL RESIDENT OF KYLE. SO I'LL SPARE YOU THE DETAILS. BUT THE BAD ACTOR TRIED TO STEAL OVER $100,000 FROM MY CLIENT'S INVESTMENT ACCOUNT. AND ALSO WELLS FARGO CHECKING ACCOUNT. SO WE IDENTIFIED THE FRAUD, WE FROZE THE ACCOUNTS, AND WE KEPT THE TOTAL STOLEN ASSETS TO ABOUT $1,200. SO I WAS ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE BANK ACCOUNT, THE ACCOUNT NUMBER AT CHASE, THAT THE MONEY THIS THIEF TRANSFERRED THE MONEY TO, AND EVEN HAD ANOTHER CLIENT WHO WAS A JUDGE, WHO WOULD HAVE HELPED SPEED ALONG ANY WARRANTS NEEDED.
SO, IN OTHER WORDS, I HAD ALL THE DATA THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SHOULD NEED FOR A SPEEDY AND SUCCESSFUL INVESTIGATION. HERE WE ARE A YEAR LATER AND THEY HAVE ACCOMPLISHED NOTHING. SO THEY FAILED TO EVEN EVER EVEN SUCCESSFULLY PROCESS THE WARRANT. THAT WOULD HAVE TO FIND THE NAME OF THE OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT I FOUND, RIGHT? I GAVE THEM ALL THE INFORMATION THEY WOULD NEED. SO MY CLIENT STILL DOESN'T KNOW IF IT WAS A DIGITAL HACK OR A LOCAL CAREGIVER WHO STOLE HER MONEY. SO I KNOW THESE TECH COMPANIES MAY CLAIM AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT MAY CLAIM THAT IF THEY JUST HAD MORE OR BETTER DATA, THEY COULD KEEP US ALL SAFER. BUT I'M GIVING YOU A CONCRETE EXAMPLE OF A TIME WHEN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAD ALL THE DATA THEY NEEDED, AND THEY STILL WERE UNABLE TO DO THEIR JOBS. SO MY ASK IS, PLEASE DO NOT WASTE TAXPAYER MONEY BY FALLING FOR THESE ARGUMENTS. PLEASE DO NOT GIVE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT MORE POWER OVER ITS CITIZENS UNTIL IT HAS PROVEN IT CAN WORK IN SERVICE OF ITS CITIZENS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. UP NEXT, WE HAVE MICHELLE ZELLMER. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCIL. MY NAME IS MICHELLE AND I'M A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT FOUR. I'M HERE TONIGHT TO SPEAK ABOUT AGENDA ITEM 29 REGARDING CPD'S CONTRACT WITH AXON. I HAVE SEEN INFORMATION POSTED ONLINE ABOUT THIS CONTRACT, AND I'M HERE TONIGHT TO URGE YOU ALL TO SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT FOR CITIZENS ABOUT WHAT THIS CONTRACT ENTAILS, PARTICULARLY AS IT APPLIES TO USE OF CURRENT AND FUTURE AI TECHNOLOGY IN POLICING. HAVING PREVIOUSLY BEEN MARRIED TO A KPD OFFICER, I HAVE HEARD FIRSTHAND HOW COUNCIL'S INVESTMENTS IN POLICE
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TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES HAVE SUBSTANTIALLY, SUBSTANTIALLY BENEFITED THE DAY TO DAY WORK OF PATROL OFFICERS. I HAVE ALSO FOLLOWED COUNCIL MEETINGS AND AM AWARE OF AT LEAST ONE INDEPENDENT EVALUATION OF CPD'S OPERATIONS, WHICH PRESENTED STRONG DATA RELATED TO FUTURE PROJECTED STAFFING NEEDS OF THE DEPARTMENT. AND I SEE THAT WITH INCREASED STAFFING COMES THE NEED FOR INCREASED EQUIPMENT AND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY. I LOST MY PLACE. AT THE SAME TIME, WE ARE LIVING IN AN ERA WHERE GOVERNMENT OVERREACH INTO PRIVATE LIVES OF CITIZENS IS A SERIOUS CONCERN. POSTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS CONTRACT SAY OUR POLICE WILL BE MANDATED TO USE AI TECHNOLOGY AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE, DESPITE NONE OF US KNOWING WHAT THAT COULD ACTUALLY LOOK LIKE IN PRACTICE. HAVING READ THE CONTRACT MYSELF, I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING THAT STATES OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT WOULD BE MANDATED FOR THE NEXT TEN YEARS TO ADOPT EVERY ADVANCE IN AI TECHNOLOGY, BUT I BELIEVE OUR RESIDENTS WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT EXACTLY WHAT WE WOULD BE SIGNING UP FOR IN TERMS OF THIS MANDATED USE OF AI TECHNOLOGY, AND I WOULD ADDITIONALLY PROPOSE THAT THE CITY CREATE A COMMITTEE ON AI TECHNOLOGY OVERSIGHT. AS WE ALL KNOW, THAT AI IS NOT GOING AWAY, AND THAT TRANSPARENCY IN THE USE OF AI TECHNOLOGY WILL CONTINUE TO BE A POINT OF DISCUSSION IN YEARS AHEAD. WHILE I UNDERSTAND THE COST BENEFIT OF LOCKING INTO A TEN YEAR CONTRACT, I AM CONCERNED THAT WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS TECHNOLOGY WILL BRING OVER THE NEXT TEN YEARS, AND I URGE THE COUNCIL TO MAKE SURE PROTECTIONS ARE IN PLACE IN THE AGREEMENT FOR RESIDENTS PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME ALSO SECURING OUR OFFICERS ABILITY TO HAVE THE BEST EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY TO DO THEIR JOBS IN A TRANSPARENT WAY. I AM ASKING YOU ALL TO PLEASE CAREFULLY CONSIDER EVERY RISK AND BENEFIT OF THIS CONTRACT PRIOR TO COMMITTING TO IT FOR THE NEXT DECADE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. UP NEXT WE HAVE YVONNE FLORES. CARL. GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. I'M JUST HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT A COUPLE AGENDA ITEMS. I'M GOING TO START WITH THE ONE THAT'S AT THE END. AND THEN I'LL GO GO BACK. SO AGENDA ITEM 30. THE CITY IS ASKING COUNCIL TO APPROVE HIRING A DEVELOPER TO WORK ON THE CITY OWNED PAD AT THE HEROES MEMORIAL PARK, THE RESTAURANT SITE, ACCORDING TO THE CITY'S BACKUP MATERIAL, $48.3 MILLION HAVE ALREADY BEEN INVESTED IN THIS AREA SINCE 2020. AT LEAST HALF OF THAT CAME FROM GENERAL FUND. BUT SINCE THIS AREA IS A TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE, THAT MEANS 50% OF THE CITY AND COUNTY PROPERTY TAXES ARE REINVESTED TO DEVELOP THIS AREA.WE SHOULD ALL BE ASKING WHERE ELSE IN KYLE IS THERE THIS KIND OF INVESTMENT? ALSO, WHY DOES THE CITY NEED TO HIRE AN OUTSIDE DEVELOPER? DOESN'T THE BRICK AND MORTAR SITE ALREADY HAVE A DEVELOPER? NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT THE CITY HAS ITS OWN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT? WHY DOESN'T THE CITY RELY ON THEM? I TRIED TO FIND OUT HOW MUCH THE PROPOSED DEVELOPER WILL COST, BUT THE BACKUP DIDN'T PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION IN THE TIME I HAD TO REVIEW IT, AND I WAS LIMITED ON TIME. ON ANOTHER NOTE, ALL TOURS ACTIONS ARE SUPPOSED TO GO THROUGH THE TOURS BOARD, WHICH IS MADE UP OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND TWO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. HOWEVER, THE BACKUP DOESN'T CLARIFY WHETHER THEY HAVE REVIEWED OR APPROVED THIS AGENDA. ITEM 15 THE CITY IS PROPOSING TO ANNEX THE POCKET PARK AREA WHERE THE PORTER OAK WILL BE RELOCATED. THAT LAND WAS ORIGINALLY PART OF SIX CREEKS, BUT ACCORDING TO THE BACKUP, IT WAS PURCHASED BY THE CITY. YET THERE'S NO INFO ON WHEN IT WAS PURCHASED OR IF THERE WAS A COST. AGENDA ITEMS 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 AND 26 ASKED COUNCIL TO GIVE THE CITY MANAGER FULL AUTHORITY TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS TO PURCHASE SEVERAL EASEMENTS. THE COMBINED TOTAL FOR THESE EASEMENTS IS $710,000, 500 AND $710,000, 579, PLUS AN UNDISCLOSED AMOUNT FOR, QUOTE, REASONABLE CLOSING COSTS. IN OTHER WORDS, RESIDENTS WON'T SEE THE REAL TOTAL UNLESS THEY FILE AN OPEN RECORDS REQUEST THAT DOESN'T FEEL TRANSPARENT.
I'M ALSO CURIOUS WHETHER THE CITY IS USING A REAL ESTATE AGENT FOR THESE TRANSACTIONS. I WOULD ASK THAT COUNCIL ADDRESS THESE QUESTIONS DURING THEIR DISCUSSION. ON A SIDE NOTE, CYPRESS FOREST IS SET TO RECEIVE $30,000 FOR 0.1147 ACRES. THAT'S LESS THAN 0.2. I HOPE COUNCIL REVIEWS THE APPRAISALS TO SEE HOW THAT COMPARES TO WHAT THE CITY'S PAID FOR HOMETOWN, FOR THE HOMETOWN LAND THAT'S SIMILAR IN HOMETOWN. KYLE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. UP NEXT, WE HAVE DOMINGO CASTILLO. MY NAME IS DOMINGO CASTILLO, AND I WAS
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A LITTLE LATE, SO I MISSED THE EARLY PROCEDURES. AND WHAT I'D LIKE TO SAY ABOUT MR. MIGUEL ZUNIGA. I'D LIKE TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION FOR HIS TIME IN SERVICE SERVING. AND THIS IS NOT AN EASY TASK. SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO MAKE DECISIONS AND VERY POPULAR. THAT'S THE NAME OF THE GAME. BUT HE SERVED. HE HELPED US A LOT IN NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, AND FOR THAT I'LL ALWAYS RESPECT HIM FOR THAT. SO I DON'T THINK HE LEFT ALREADY, BUT HOPEFULLY HE'S LIVE STREAMING IT. AND I'D LIKE TO THANK THANK HIM FOR HIS SERVICE TO OUR CITY. THANK YOU.AND I THINK SOME PEOPLE HERE ARE TALKING ABOUT ALREADY ABOUT SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS AND ALL THAT. WELL, I BELIEVE IN THE USE OF CAMERAS. I'M NOT SURE WHY PEOPLE ARE SO SCARED ABOUT THEM. YOU GO TO THE RETAIL STORES, THERE'S CAMERAS THERE, GO TO ALMOST EVERY HOUSE IN KYLE, THERE'S CAMERAS THERE. YOU GO TO THE FIESTA, THERE'S CAMERAS THERE. AND I'VE BEEN IN THE SERVICE. AND YOU THINK FLOCK IS THE ONLY CAMERAS THEY HAVE AVAILABLE TO. IF THEY WANT TO TRACE SOMEBODY? WELL, THE GOVERNMENT HAS A LOT MORE POWERFUL CAMERAS THAN THE FLOCK CAMERAS. SO ONCE AGAIN, I'VE SEEN WHAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN YOU START CONTROLLING THE POLICE ABOUT WHAT THEY CAN USE, WHAT THEY CANNOT USE. CASE IN POINT, IN AUSTIN, TEXAS, WHEN THEY DID THE SAME THING, WELL, THE CRIME GOT SUCH RAPID, THEY HAD TO HIRE DPS TO GO UP AND HELP THEM OUT TO CONTROL THE CRIME. SO THAT'S WHAT I'M AFRAID IS GOING TO HAPPEN HERE IN KYLE. I KNOW MOST OF THE PEOPLE IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE POLICE CHIEF, ASSISTANT POLICE CHIEF, AND I HAVE ALL FAITH IN THEM THAT THEY CAN THEY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING. SO ONCE AGAIN, I BELIEVE THE USE OF FLOCK CAMERAS, AND I'LL CONTINUE TO DO SO. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU. UP NEXT WE HAVE DAPHNE TENORIO. HELLO. MY NAME IS DAPHNE TENORIO. I PROUDLY SERVE AS THE HAYS COUNTY TREASURER, A DIVISION DIRECTOR FOR THE TEXAS TREASURER'S ASSOCIATION, AND AS A TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER.
BUT SOME OF MY MOST IMPORTANT TITLES I HAVE EVER HELD HAVE BEEN MAMA, MOTHER AND NOW BRA.
NOVEMBER IS ADOPTION AWARENESS MONTH. IT IS A TIME DEDICATED TO RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT THE IMPORTANT ROLE PEOPLE IN ALL AREAS OF CHILD WELFARE PLAY IN SUPPORTING CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES. AND THIS IS MY FAMILY'S FOSTER CARE ADOPTION STORY. DURING MY TENURE AS A COUNCILWOMAN HERE IN KYLE, I WAS NOTIFIED OF A FRIEND OF A DAUGHTER, A FRIEND OF MY DAUGHTER'S WHO WAS EXPERIENCING A FAMILY CRISIS. THE CHILD NEEDED TO BE PLACED IN A HOME OUTSIDE OF HER OWN. THIS WAS OUR FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES, CPS. WE COMPLETED OUR BACKGROUND CHECKS AND AGREED TO FOLLOW CPS RULES. THIS WAS AN INFORMAL PLACEMENT AS CPS HAD LIMITED SUPERVISION ON THIS CASE, AS IS THE GOAL WITH CPS. THE FAMILY WAS REUNITED, WAS REUNITED WITH THEIR CHILD. AN INFORMAL PLACEMENT DOES NOT REQUIRE CPS LICENSING. ABOUT A YEAR LATER, WE WERE NOTIFIED OF A FAMILY MEMBER WHO WAS HAVING A PERSONAL ISSUE. WE WERE ASKED IF WE COULD CONTACT CPS AND HAVE THE CHILD STAY WITH US. WE AGREED. WE AGAIN COMPLETED OUR BACKGROUND CHECKS AND AGREED TO FOLLOW CPS RULES. THIS PLACEMENT WAS A FORMAL PLACEMENT WITH CPS KNOWN AS A KINSHIP PLACEMENT. A KINSHIP PLACEMENT DOES NOT REQUIRE CPS LICENSING, AND EVENTUALLY THE CHILD WAS REUNITED WITH HER FAMILY. A FEW MONTHS LATER, I WAS SITTING WITH MY HUSBAND AND I TOLD HIM I WASN'T DONE YET. I TOLD HIM I WANTED TO CONTINUE OFFERING SOFT LANDINGS FOR CHILDREN IN NEED, AND HE AGREED. WE BEGAN BY CONTACTING A CPA, A CHILD PLACEMENT AGENCY THAT HAD BEEN REFERRED TO US BY OUR KINSHIP CPS CASE MANAGER. WE ATTENDED OUR CLASSES, COMPLETED ANOTHER ROUND OF BACKGROUND CHECKS AND FINGERPRINTING. THERE ARE FOUR LEVELS OF LICENSING THEIR BASIC, MODERATE, SPECIALIZED AND MEDICAL. IT'S JUST DEPENDENT ON THE CHILD'S NEEDS. ALL. AND WE WERE OFFICIALLY LICENSED AS A BASIC LEVEL OF CARE FAMILY, EVENTUALLY BECOMING LICENSED AS A SPECIALIZED LEVEL OF CARE FAMILY. AND WE WAITED. SO YOU DON'T AUTOMATICALLY GET A CHILD JUST BECAUSE YOU'VE BEEN LICENSED. THAT'S NOT HOW IT WORKS. SO WHAT HAPPENS IS YOUR YOUR APPLICATIONS ARE PUT INTO CPS. THERE'S A CALL THAT'S DONE.
YOU HAVE A FAMILY BACKGROUND CHECK DONE AND A STUDY AND PICTURES AND ALL THIS, AND THEY SEND THEM TO CPS AND THEY CHOOSE. SO WE WAITED FOR A WHILE. WE HADN'T HEARD ANYTHING.
AND THEN ONE MORNING I WAS HAVING BREAKFAST WITH MY BESTIE, WHOSE HUSBAND HAPPENS TO BE SITTING ON THE DAIS, AND I SAID, TODAY IS THE DAY. AND SURE ENOUGH, WHILE WE WERE AT BREAKFAST, I GOT A PHONE CALL FROM OUR CHILD PLACEMENT AGENCY TALKING ABOUT A FOUR YEAR OLD GIRL AND A FIVE YEAR OLD BOY SIBLING SET. THEY ASKED IF I WANTED TO SUBMIT OUR FAMILY INFORMATION. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO LET HER CONTINUE. UP NEXT WE HAVE
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WILLIE TENORIO. MAYOR PRO TEM. MAY I YIELD MY TIME, PLEASE? THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. SO I ASKED IF THEY ASKED IF I WANTED TO SUBMIT OUR FAMILY. AND I SAID, OF COURSE. SO SIX YEARS AGO ON APRIL 9TH, IT WAS AN EARLY EVENING. MY KITCHEN TABLE HAD OUR CHILD PLACEMENT AGENCY PLACEMENT DIRECTOR SITTING THERE. OUR LIVING ROOM HAD A CASA, A COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE AND OUR AD LITEM ATTORNEY WHO WERE ASSIGNED TO THE CHILDREN. MY BEST FRIEND WAS THERE BECAUSE SHE WAS GOING TO BE THEIR TEACHER THE NEXT DAY, AND MY HUSBAND AND I WERE EXTREMELY ANXIOUS. SUDDENLY, THE DOORBELL RANG. I OPENED THE DOOR AND TWO LITTLES PUSHED OPEN THE DOOR. THEY RAN UP THE STAIRS. THEY RAN DOWN THE STAIRS. THEY RAN TO THE KITCHEN.THEY RAN TO THE LIVING ROOM. IT WAS CHAOS. ALL WHILE WE WERE SIGNING OUR PAPERWORK WITH CPS.
TO SAY IT WAS A WHIRLWIND WAS AN UNDERSTATEMENT. EVENTUALLY THE PAPERWORK WAS SIGNED AND EVERYONE LEFT. WE WENT FROM BEING A FAMILY OF FOUR TO BEING A FAMILY OF SIX. THAT MAY. OUR SON GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE THAT JUNE. OUR DAUGHTER GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL THAT AUGUST.
WE ENROLLED A KINDERGARTNER AND A KINDERGARTNER STUDENT INTO SCHOOL. WE STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN. I'D LIKE TO SAY IT WAS AN EASY PEASY, SMOOTH TRANSITION, BUT I CAN'T. WE HAD A LOT OF BUMPS, BUT WE HAD AND WE HAVE OVERCOME THEM AND WE CONTINUE TO OVERCOME AS A FAMILY. ONE DAY, BELLA, WHO'S MY DAUGHTER, SAID, WE WERE WATCHING TV AND SHE'S LAYING ON MY LAP AND SHE LOOKED AT ME AND SHE SAID, MAMA, WHAT WAS IT LIKE HAVING ME IN YOUR TUMMY? I DIDN'T KNOW QUITE WHAT TO SAY AND I LOOKED AT HER AND I TOLD HER, GOD PUT YOU IN YOUR MOMMY'S TUMMY AND HE PUT YOU IN MY HEART. HE GREW YOU IN BOTH PLACES BECAUSE HE KNEW ONE DAY YOU WERE GOING TO NEED TO COME TO ME AND LIVE HERE. AND SHE WAS CONTENT WITH THIS ANSWER.
WHY AM I SHARING THIS STORY? WHY DO I DO THIS YEAR AFTER YEAR? I DO THIS BECAUSE I'M HOPEFUL THAT THERE IS ONE FAMILY OUT THERE WHO HAS HAD THIS IN THEIR HEART AND HAS BEEN THINKING ABOUT IT AND NEEDS THAT EXTRA ENCOURAGEMENT. SO THAT'S WHY I DO THIS. ON APRIL THE 9TH, WE CELEBRATED OUR FOUR YEAR FAMILY VERSARY. IT'S BEEN FOUR YEARS SINCE OUR BABIES STOLE OUR NAME. IT'S BEEN SIX YEARS SINCE THEY STOLE OUR HEARTS. I'M GOING TO LEAVE YOU WITH ONE LAST STORY. I WAS SITTING AT OUR KITCHEN TABLE DOING PAPERWORK AND BELLA CAME UP TO ME AND SHE LOOKED DOWN AT HER LITTLE FEET AND SHE SAID, MAMA. AND I SAID, YES, BABY.
SHE SAID, DO YOU REMEMBER THE FIRST DAY I GOT HERE WITH THE LADY AND THERE WERE ALL THESE PEOPLE HERE? AND I SAID, YES, BABY. I REMEMBER SHE GOT VERY, VERY QUIET. SHE SHUFFLED HER LITTLE FEET AND SHE SAID, MAMA, I WAS SCARED. AND I PICKED UP HER LITTLE HEAD AND I LOOKED AT THAT BEAUTIFUL LITTLE FACE AND I TOLD HER, SO WAS I ANYBODY WHO'S INTERESTED IN DOING THIS, REACH FOR YOUR HEART AND DO IT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO COME UP AND SPEAK? ALL RIGHT. CAN I GIVE THIS TO YOU? YEAH, I'LL TAKE IT. OKAY. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT, UP NEXT, WE HAVE DAKOTAH NORTON. FIRST BY SHOW OF HANDS. DOES ANYONE HERE CARE ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH CARE IN THE CITY OF KYLE? ANYBODY? ANYBODY AT ALL? OKAY, SO I RECENTLY EXPERIENCED OUR CITY'S MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS RESPONSE AND JUST WANT TO SHARE THAT. A FEW MONTHS AGO, DUE TO STRESS AND OTHER FACTORS, I HAD A BIPOLAR EPISODE, AND MY WIFE BELIEVED I WAS A DANGER TO MYSELF. SHE CALLED 911 AFTER THE EVENTS OF THAT EVENING. SHE HAS MADE IT CLEAR THAT SHE WILL NOT DO THAT AGAIN, BECAUSE SHE BELIEVES THE CITY'S RESPONSE PUT ME AT MORE RISK OF DANGER THAN MY OWN MENTAL HEALTH. AFTER SHE CALLED, TWO LARGE POLICE OFFICERS WITH GUNS ON THEIR HIPS, BURST INTO OUR GARAGE, HANDCUFFED ME, WALKED ME DOWN THE SIDEWALK IN FRONT OF OUR NEIGHBORS TO THEIR SQUAD CAR LIGHTS AND SIRENS BLAZING, AND DROVE ME OFF AS IF I WAS SOME SORT OF CRIMINAL FOR LOCKING MYSELF ALONE IN MY OWN GARAGE TO GET SOME SPACE AND CALM DOWN. THEY DUMPED ME AT THE HOSPITAL WHERE I WAS FORCIBLY STRIPPED OF MY CLOTHING. THEY TOOK MY CELL PHONE. THEY DENIED ME FOOD. THEY TOOK MY BLOOD UNDER DURESS WITHOUT PROPER CONSENT. THEY GAVE ME NO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES LIKE A PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION, COUNSELING, THERAPY. THEY DID NOTHING EXCEPT STICK ME IN FRONT OF A TELEVISION FOR FIVE HOURS, WHILE TWO SECURITY GUARDS GAVE ME RUDE LOOKS. AND THEN THEY RELEASED ME AFTER MIDNIGHT. MY WIFE WAS AT HOME WITH OUR TWO YOUNG CHILDREN, UNABLE TO CONTACT ME DURING THOSE FIVE HOURS, I HAD TO UBER HOME FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, AND THE KYLE UBER PROGRAM DIDN'T APPLY BECAUSE IT ONLY WORKS ON THE CHEAPO RIDES THAT WEREN'T AVAILABLE AT THAT HOUR. WHAT'S MORE, I LATER RECEIVED A HOSPITAL BILL FOR $250 FOR THIS MEANINGLESS AND
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ENTIRELY UNHELPFUL EXPERIENCE. IF ANYTHING, THIS HAD A NEGATIVE EFFECT ON MY PERSONAL MENTAL HEALTH. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT KYLE DOES HAVE DAYTIME MENTAL HEALTH OFFICERS ON STAFF, WHICH SEEMS LIKE A CRUEL JOKE BECAUSE MOST MENTAL HEALTH CRISES OCCUR AT NIGHT. I AM FORTUNATE AND PRIVILEGED TO STILL BE DOING OKAY, BUT IT IS VERY CLEAR WHY OUR COUNTRY SEEMS TO STRUGGLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH. I RECENTLY HEARD A STORY OF POLICE ARRIVING AT THE HOME OF A DISABLED AUTISTIC PERSON LAYING IN THEIR OWN YARD, INSIDE OF A FENCE, HOLDING A KNIFE, AND THOSE POLICE SHOT HIM 14 TIMES WITHIN THE FIRST MINUTE THEY ARRIVED AND I HOPE THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN IN KYLE. IN REFERENCE TO THE AXON CONTRACT THAT EVERYONE'S TALKING ABOUT.I THINK BEFORE WE START PAYING MORE MONEY, MORE CITY MONEY, SO THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT CAN ARREST MORE RESIDENTS, I THINK WE NEED TO INVEST IN HELPING OUR RESIDENTS WITH MORE UNARMED SOCIAL WORKERS TO ADDRESS MENTAL HEALTH CRISES AT ALL HOURS OF THE DAY. IF ANY OF YOU ON COUNCIL WHO RAISED YOUR HAND EARLIER ARE SERIOUS PEOPLE, YOU KNOW HOW TO CONTACT ME. I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO HELP YOU ALL ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM FOR THE CITY OF KYLE. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO NOW CITIZEN COMMENTS IS CLOSED. DO YOU HAVE A. OUT OKAY.
GOING ON OUR. SURE. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR. STARTED. SO YEAH WELL THERE'S ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TOO. AT SEVEN. IT'S UP TO YOU I'M HERE OKAY. I KNOW WHAT IT IS. I JUST I JUST WANT TO SAY SOME STUFF, SO. YEAH. ARE YOU ARE YOU SPEAKING I THINK SO GO AHEAD OKAY. ALL RIGHT. UP NEXT WE HAVE DAVID MOSS. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS DAVID MOSS. I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 29 REGARDING THE PROPOSED ACCENT AGREEMENT. I BECAME AWARE OF THIS AGREEMENT YESTERDAY AND SPENT SOME TIME MARKING UP FOR COMMENTS OR FOR CONCERNS AND THE COST AND EXECUTION. THE TOTAL COST OF THIS CONTRACT IS APPROXIMATELY $7 MILLION, ABOUT 1.8 MILLION OF WHICH IS FOR THE ACCENT I ERA PLAN. THIS WILL ACCOUNT FOR 66% OF THE ANNUAL INCREASE FOR ACCENT SERVICES, AND AROUND $200,000 A YEAR. THE AI PLAN IS A SUBSCRIPTION BASED SERVICE WITH NO GUARANTEED FUTURE DELIVERABLES OUTSIDE OF THE ONES EXISTING TODAY. PER THE AGREEMENT, ACCENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO AMEND THE AI TECHNOLOGIES APPENDIX AND CONTINUED USE OF ACCENT SERVICES CONSTITUTES CUSTOMER ACCEPTANCE, REGARDLESS OF SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES, WHICH MEANS IN ADDITION TO POTENTIALLY NOT ADDING ANY NEW TOOLS THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF THE AGREEMENT, THEY CAN ALSO TAKE TOOLS AWAY, AND THERE'S NO CONTRACTUAL RECOURSE FOR THE CUSTOMER, AS PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS ARE NON-CANCELLABLE AND THE CUSTOMER MUST PAY INVOICES WITHOUT SET OFF DEDUCTION OR WITHHOLDING PER THE AGREEMENT. IN EFFECT, WE'RE INVESTING MONEY INTO ACCENT IN THE HOPE THAT WE SEE A RETURN FROM A TECHNOLOGY THAT IS YET TO PROVE RELIABLE REGARDING DATA COLLECTION AND USE, THE AI TECHNOLOGY APPENDIX STATES EARLY IN THE SCOPE AND THE CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITIES, THAT ACCENT WILL NOT USE CUSTOMER CONTENT TO TRAIN THEIR MODELS UNLESS THE CUSTOMER ELECTS OR ACTIVELY OPTS IN FOR PROGRAMS INVOLVING DATA SHARING, THE ACCENT CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM APPENDIX, HOWEVER, HIDES THE STATEMENT THAT BY DEFAULT, CUSTOMER WILL BE A PARTICIPANT IN TIER ONE CUSTOMER CONTENT EXTRACTION FOR USE IN DEVELOPMENT OF ACCENT PRODUCTS. ALTHOUGH ACCENT PROMISES TO MAKE COMMERCIALLY REASONABLE EFFORTS TO DE-IDENTIFY AND PROTECT CUSTOMER CONTENT, THEY MAY ALSO TRANSFER THAT CONTENT TO THIRD PARTY SUBCONTRACTORS FOR STORAGE, SINCE ACCENT WILL NOT BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY DELAY OR FAILURE TO PERFORM DUE TO A CAUSE BEYOND THEIR REASONABLE CONTROL, AN ARGUMENT CAN BE MADE TO FREE THEMSELVES OF LIABILITY FOR A DATA BREACH OF THIRD PARTY STORAGE PROVIDER THAT THEY CHOOSE. THE CLOUD SERVICES UPTIME PERFORMANCE CREDIT IS SUBJECT TO AN SLA THAT MAY CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT CUSTOMER CONFIRMATION.
ACCENT DOES NOT GUARANTEE ACCURACY OR CLAIM LIABILITY FOR MISINFORMATION GIVEN THROUGH POLICY CHAT. THERE'S NO PERFORMANCE METRICS FOR AI, DRAFT BRIEF OR AUTO TRANSLATE TECHNOLOGIES, AND THE CUSTOMER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL AI OUTPUTS. ACCENT EVEN CONTROLS THE VIDEO FROM YOUR DRONES AND RESERVES THE RIGHT TO USE IT IN ANY PURPOSE. THIS AGREEMENT IS CREDIBLY ONE SIDED FOR BEING SOMETHING THAT WILL BE LOCKED INTO FOR TEN YEARS, AND I SUGGEST YOU DO NOT SIGN IT AS IS AND PUT IT THROUGH SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SCRUTINY. AS I FOUND ALL THIS IN ONE PASS, BUYING AND IMPLEMENTING THESE KINDS OF SYSTEMS IS WHAT I DO FOR A LIVING AND GOING THROUGH IT, I JUST FELT THAT I WOULD NEVER SIGN THIS AGREEMENT AS IT WAS, AND I WANTED TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW THAT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. MCDONALD. THANK
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YOU. ALL RIGHT. UP NEXT WE HAVE MICHAEL MCDONALD. GOOD EVENING. WE HAVE A NEW COUNCIL HERE. SO I WOULD LIKE TO GET OFF ON A GOOD A GOOD NOTE HERE. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR WINS. APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH. I WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT THE ORGANIZATIONAL CHART THE CITY OF KYLE ORGANIZATIONAL CHART AT THE TOP OF THE CHART. AS I'VE MENTIONED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE, ARE THE CITIZENS OF KYLE. THAT'S ALL THESE PEOPLE OUT HERE. THE CITY COUNCIL ANSWERS TO THE CITIZENS OF KYLE. NOW, I BRING UP THIS CHART. THIS IS PROBABLY THE FIFTH, SIXTH, SEVENTH, EIGHTH TIME THAT I BROUGHT UP THE ORGANIZATIONAL CHART. THERE'S A REASON WE COME UP HERE. WE SPEAK TO THINGS THAT WE HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT, AND IT GOES IN ONE EAR AND OUT THE OTHER. YOU GUYS ARE REPRESENTATIVES. YOU DON'T VOTE WHAT YOU WANT. YOU VOTE WHAT THE PEOPLE WANT. YOU REPRESENT OTHER PEOPLE. THAT'S THAT'S WHAT YOUR JOB IS. AND THE SAD PART IS THAT'S NOT WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. YOU HAVE HAD PEOPLE UP HERE THAT HAVE VOTED WHAT THEY WANT. THEY DON'T CARE WHAT OTHER PEOPLE SAY. I LIVE IN DISTRICT FOUR. I'VE NEVER SEEN MY REPRESENTATIVE, NEVER. I'VE NEVER HAD A CALL FROM THE REPRESENTATIVE. NOW, I CALLED HER ONE TIME AND WE WENT OUT TO TO HAVE SOME COFFEE. BUT YOU REPRESENT THE PEOPLE. THE SAD PART IS YOU DON'T REPRESENT THE PEOPLE. THAT'S THE SAD PART.THE PEOPLE WHO ELECTED YOU TO SPEAK FOR THEM. AND IT'S VERY AGGRAVATING TO COME UP HERE AND SPEAK ABOUT ALL DIFFERENT THINGS. AND NOTHING. NOTHING HAPPENS, NOTHING CHANGES. IT'S THE SAME OLD, SAME OLD. IT'S REALLY, REALLY SAD BECAUSE YOU'RE MY REPRESENTATIVES. YOU GUYS REPRESENT THE CITY OF KYLE. WE'RE IN A BIG MESS RIGHT NOW, IN CASE Y'ALL DIDN'T KNOW THAT.
I MEAN, WE HAVE A SIX OVER $600 MILLION BUDGET FOR A CITY OF 75,000 PEOPLE. THAT'S NOT MY FAULT. YOU GUYS DON'T LISTEN. IF IF I THOUGHT YOU WERE LISTENING, I WOULDN'T EVEN COME UP HERE AND SPEAK ANYMORE. I WOULDN'T, BUT I FEEL THAT I NEED TO COME UP HERE AND SPEAK AND JUST REMIND YOU. YOU REPRESENT US, AND I BELIEVE YOU OUGHT TO BE RESPECTFUL TO US AS YOUR REPRESENTATIVES, AND YOU OUGHT TO LISTEN TO WHAT WE HAVE TO SAY. YOU'D BE SURPRISED AT WHAT YOU MIGHT HEAR SOMETIMES. AND I'M DONE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. IS THERE.
ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY. IF THEY WANT TO SPEAK TO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. UP NEXT WE HAVE LUTHER COLEMAN. OKAY. I'M GOING TO KEEP IT REAL BRIEF. HI, EVERYBODY. AND THANKS FOR BEING ON THE COUNCIL. APPRECIATE THAT. I JUST WANT TO SAY I'M NOT GOING TO REPEAT WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE HAS BEEN SAYING ABOUT THE AXON. MY QUESTION IS THIS $7 MILLION, HOW MANY POLICE OFFICERS CAN WE HIRE FOR THE NEXT SEVEN YEARS WITH $7 MILLION? THAT WOULD BE PROVIDING HUMAN ASSISTANCE, AND THAT COULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS GROWING AI THAT RIGHT NOW, $7 MILLION, A COUPLE YEARS FROM NOW, THEY'LL BE LIKE, BOY, DID YOU GUYS GET RIPPED OFF? THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANKS A LOT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. UP NEXT WE HAVE TOM ARNOLD.
GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT AGENDA NUMBER 29. I BELIEVE THE AXON CONTRACT. SO I AM A CURRENT RESIDENT OF KYLE AND A LIFELONG TEXAN. I'M A SENIOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO, EARNING A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE WITH A CONCENTRATION IN CYBERSECURITY AND AI. I AM ALSO A VETERAN, HAVING SERVED FOUR YEARS AS AN INFANTRYMAN IN THE MARINE CORPS. DURING MY SERVICE, I CONDUCTED TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY'S OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, I HAVE A LITTLE INSIGHT AND EXPERIENCE WITH AI. I BELIEVE, AND FROM MY POINT OF VIEW, THIS CONTRACT IS NOT A GREAT IDEA, ESPECIALLY BEING TEN YEARS. YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT LAW ENFORCEMENT OR AI WILL
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BE IN TEN YEARS ALONE. ONE. SO IT'S AN EVER EVOLVING FIELD. SOME OF THE CLOUD SERVICES PRIVACY NOTICES BY USING AXON CLOUD SERVICES, CUSTOMER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT CUSTOMER HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THIS NOTICE AXON MAY OCCASIONALLY UPDATE THIS NOTICE WHEN AXON POSTS CHANGES, AXON WILL REVISE THE LAST UPDATED DATE AT THE TOP OF THIS PAGE. CUSTOMERS CONTINUE USE OF AXON CLOUD SERVICES WILL SIGNIFY CUSTOMER'S ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, AGREEMENT TO AND ACCEPTANCE OF ANY SUCH CHANGES. SO. HOW DO WE KNOW WHAT CHANGES ARE BEING MADE AND IN THE INTEREST IN OUR PRIVACY AND OUR DAY TO DAY LIVES. HOW DO WE KNOW THAT WE ARE SECURE HERE IN OUR OWN TOWN? OWN CITY? HERE'S ANOTHER BIT FROM THEM, FROM THEIR TRUST CENTER. ETHICAL BY DESIGN. AI GENERATED OUTPUTS NEVER BYPASS HUMAN REVIEW, ENSURING ACCOUNTABILITY, FAIRNESS AND RESPONSIBLE AI DECISION MAKING.WHO IS THIS GOING THROUGH? WHO ARE WE SURE THAT THEY HAVE THE BEST JUDGMENT IN WHAT IS RIGHT AND WRONG WHEN GIVEN AN AI RESPONSE? BECAUSE MAYBE THEY TRUST THE AI COMPLETELY. MAYBE THEY DON'T. AND SO CAN THIS BE BE MANIPULATED IN ANY WAY, ANY FORM? YOU HAVE TO LOOK DEEPER INTO THIS. IT'S NOT AS PLAIN AS IT SEEMS. SO FINAL THOUGHTS. WE DO NOT KNOW WHERE LAW ENFORCEMENT OR AI WILL BE IN 5 TO 10 YEARS. THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THIS TECHNOLOGY IS SAFE OR TRUSTWORTHY. AXON CAN PUT OUT ALL THE POLICY AND PRIVACY STATEMENTS THAT IT WANTS. THIS SHOULD BE NO, THEY SHOULD NOT BE TRUSTED AT FACE VALUE. IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THE PLACES THAT THESE TECHNOLOGIES CAN LEAD TO. WE WANT TO FEEL SAFE IN OUR COMMUNITIES, BUT WHAT IS THE PRICE WE ARE WILLING TO PAY? THE SLOW DISMANTLING OF OUR INDIVIDUAL FREEDOMS AND PRIVACY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. UP NEXT WE HAVE JORDAN PRESSLEY. GOOD AFTERNOON, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE COUNCIL AND OF KYLE. I'M GOING TO TAKE A SECOND TO INTRODUCE MYSELF. MY NAME IS JORDAN PRESSLEY. I'M A VETERAN OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY. I WAS A SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS OPERATOR OPERATOR MAINTAINER WHILE IN THE ARMY. AFTER I GOT OUT, I WAS A NETWORK SPECIALIST AND ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR FOR UNITED STATES SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND. ALL THAT TO SAY, I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF INSIGHT INTO COMPUTING, NETWORKING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AS A WHOLE. I COME TO YOU TONIGHT TO WARN AGAINST SIGNING A TEN YEAR CONTRACT WITH AXON. THE PEOPLE OF TEXAS ARE PATRIOTS AND AS SUCH ARE VERY FOND OF THEIR FREEDOMS AND OF THEIR NATURAL RESOURCES.
SIGNING THIS CONTRACT WITH AXON CAN PUT BOTH OF THOSE THINGS IN JEOPARDY. THE CITIZEN'S RIGHT TO PRIVACY AND AGAINST UNWARRANTED SURVEILLANCE, AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF GENERATING GENERATIVE AI, OR WHAT I'M GOING TO BE FOCUSING ON IN MY STATEMENT TONIGHT. THE FOURTH AMENDMENT OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION AND THE PRIVACY ACT OF 1974 BOTH PROTECT THE CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES AGAINST SURVEILLANCE AND WIRETAPPING WITHOUT PROBABLE CAUSE OR WARRANT. AXON ENTERPRISES REQUIRES LARGE DATA SETS TO TRAIN ITS AI, WHICH ARE SUPPLIES BY CITIES THAT IT PARTNERS WITH. THIS DEAL BETWEEN AXON AND THE CITY OF KYLE WILL GIVE AXON ACCESS TO ALL POLICE AND 911 RECORDS, AS WELL AS ANY VIDEO RECORDED ON THE BODY CAMERAS THAT THE OFFICERS WEAR. IT'S PERTINENT THAT I MENTION ALSO THAT AXON ENTERPRISES RECENTLY PURCHASED A COMPANY THAT YOU MIGHT BE FAMILIAR WITH, RING CAMERA. WHICH SITS ON THE FACADES OF MANY, IF NOT MOST, OF THE HOMES AND BUSINESSES IN THE AREA. IF THE CITY OF KYLE COMPLETES THIS DEAL, AXON, A NON-GOVERNMENTAL, UNELECTED CORPORATION, WILL HAVE ACCESS TO WATCH NEARLY EVERY MOVE THAT YOU, THE PRIVATE CITIZEN, MAKE AND WILL HAVE INFORMATION ON EVERY INTERACTION THAT ANY CITIZEN HAS HAD OR WILL HAVE WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT. THERE'S NO GUARANTEE THAT YOUR DATA INFORMATION WILL BE KEPT PRIVATE AND ENCRYPTED, AS THIS IS A PRIVATE ORGANIZATION AND NOT SUBJECT TO THE SAME ENCRYPTION STANDARDS THAT STATE, LOCAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT ARE.
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THIS SHOULD NOT ONLY MAKE YOU UNCOMFORTABLE, BUT ANGER YOU AS WELL. WHAT HAVE YOU AND I DONE TO WARRANT SUCH SURVEILLANCE? NOW I'LL MOVE ON TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT THAT GENERATIVE AI MODELS HAVE ON THE ENVIRONMENT. I'LL FOCUS ON THE ELECTRICITY CONSUMED IN THE WATER REQUIRED TO COOL THE DATA CENTERS THAT HOUSE AI MODELS. A TRADITIONAL DATA CENTER WITHOUT AI MODELS REQUIRES 2688 MEGAWATT HOURS TO RUN, WHILE DATA CENTERS THAT HOUSE AI MODELS REQUIRE 5341 MEGAWATT HOURS, WHICH IS JUST SHY OF DOUBLE THE ENERGY REQUIREMENT.TO PUT THIS INTO SOME PERSPECTIVE, THE AVERAGE AMERICAN HOUSEHOLD USES ABOUT 1 TO 2 MEGAWATT HOURS ANNUALLY, ACCORDING TO MIT. FOR EVERY KILOWATT HOUR OF ENERGY, TWO LITERS OF WATER IS REQUIRED TO COOL IT. SO FOR THE ABOVE EXAMPLE OF A DATA CENTER THAT REQUIRES 5341 MEGAWATT HOURS OF ELECTRICITY, IT WOULD REQUIRE 10,006 I'M SORRY, 10,000,682L, OR 2,821,888 US GALLONS OF WATER TO COOL. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. YOUR TIME IS UP. THANK YOU.
OKAY, IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK? ARE WE IN THE 7:00 MEETING? NO, WE'RE NOT IN THE 7:00 MEETING. BUT YOU CAN. YEAH. WE HAVEN'T MADE IT TO 7:00 MEETING. ARE WE GOING TO MEET AT 6:00? YEAH. I HAVE SEEN A NUMBER. DO YOU. DO YOU MIND FILLING OUT A FORM WHEN YOU'RE DONE? IF YOU CAN STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. OH. EXCUSE ME. THANK YOU, LINDA GREEN. I LIVE HERE IN PLUM CREEK. I JUST KNOW THAT I'VE SEEN A NUMBER OF NEWS STORIES RECENTLY THAT SAYS THE CHINESE HAVE INFILTRATED A NUMBER OF OUR UTILITY DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. RUSSIANS AND THE CHINESE ARE FAR ADVANCED IN AI, AND THERE'S NO GUARANTEE THAT THEY CAN ALSO SLIP INTO SOME KIND OF SO-CALLED SECURITY SYSTEM. AND SABOTAGE THIS, AND ADDITION TO THE FACT THAT WATER IS A PREMIUM. AND I'M TOTALLY AGAINST THIS, AND I FEEL LIKE YOU GUYS SHOULD LOOK A LOT DEEPER OVER THIS PROGRAM BEFORE YOU ACCEPT IT. IN LIGHT OF THE RUSSIANS AND THE CHINESE ARE ALREADY INTO OUR WATER SYSTEMS AND UTILITY SYSTEMS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. CITIZEN COMMENTS IS NOW CLOSED.
[III) Executive Session]
THE CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS AGENDA ITEMS A1A THROUGH I, PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS 551.071551.072551.074 AND 551.087. SPECIAL MEETING THE 630. THE 6:00 MEETING I'D LIKE TO GO INTO. NO ACTION WAS TAKEN IN. EXECUTIVE CAN MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THAT MEETING. SO MOVED SECOND.OKAY. THAT MEETING IS NOW JOINED. ADJOURN. COUNCILMEMBER IS ON HER WAY RIGHT DOWNSTAIRS RIGHT NOW. SO SHE'LL COME.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.