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          READY TO GO? ALL RIGHT. THE TIME IS 740. THE DAY IS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3RD. AND I'M GOING TO 
          [I) Call Meeting to Order, Roll Call, and Excuse Absences]
CALL THIS REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER. PLEASE STAND PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE. YES. IF I CAN HAVE EVERYBODY STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, PLEASE. 
          THANK YOU. MAYOR. YOU'RE WELCOME. MAY I HAVE THE CITY SECRETARY CALL ROLL? FLORES KALE HERE. TOBIAS. PRESENT. GOSA. HERE. HERE. ZAPATA. HERE. HARRIS. HERE. 
          MCKINNEY. HERE. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE ALL SEVEN MEMBERS OF COUNCIL PRESENT. UP NEXT, WE 
          [II) Approval of Minutes]
HAVE AN APPROVAL OF MINUTES. DO I HAVE A MOTION? MAYOR LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES? CONSIDERING A JANUARY 13TH SPECIAL MINUTES AND JANUARY 20TH REGULAR MEETINGS AS WELL. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND, I GOT A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM TO BIAS AND A SECOND BY. CAN I VERIFY IF THAT MOTION INCLUDED THE 13TH, THE 20TH, AND THE 24TH? I ONLY HEARD THE 13TH AND THE 20TH. OKAY, I'M SORRY I DIDN'T SEE THE BOTTOM THERE. 
          YES, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES, CONSIDERING THE MEETING FOR JANUARY 13TH. SPECIAL MEETING THE JANUARY 20TH, AND THE REGULAR MEETING MINUTES FOR JANUARY THE 24TH, 2026 SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES SECOND. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM TOBIAS IN A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ALL 
          [III) Citizen Comment Period with City Council]
OPPOSED. OKAY. MOTION PASSES, SEVEN ZERO. OKAY. UP NEXT WE HAVE MY FAVORITE PART THE CITIZENS COMMENT PERIOD. THE CITY COUNCIL WELCOMES COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS EARLY IN THE AGENDA OF THE COUNCIL CITY COUNCIL MEETING. THOSE WISHING TO SPEAK ARE WELCOMED AND ENCOURAGED TO SIGN IN BEFORE THE MEETING BEGINS. SPEAKERS ARE PROVIDED WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK DURING THIS TIME PERIOD ON ANY AGENDA ITEM OR ANY OTHER MATTER CONCERNING CITY BUSINESS, WE ASK THAT YOU PLEASE OBSERVE THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT. OKAY, I HAVE SORRY THOMAS SCHNECK. SCHNECK. IS THERE A THOMAS? I APOLOGIZE IF I SAID YOUR NAME WRONG. JUST LET ME KNOW. MY NAME IS TOM SCHNECK. I'M ON THE BOARD OF HOA AND I WAS JUST TODAY NOTICED THAT THERE'S ITEM SIX REGARDING CELL PHONE TOWER PROPOSAL. AND I WENT AND TALKED TO THE PERSON WHO WOULD LITERALLY BE UNDERNEATH THE NEW CELL PHONE TOWER, AND SHE HASN'T BEEN NOTIFIED. SHE HASN'T BEEN CONSULTED, NOR HAVE OUR NEIGHBORS ON THE THREE STREETS ADJOINING TO THAT SITE. AND I'M LIKE, HOW DO YOU DO SOMETHING THAT'S 150FT TALL WITHOUT EVEN NOTIFYING THAT IT'S A PROPOSAL? I MEAN, AS IT IS, WHATEVER ELSE YOU MIGHT FEEL ABOUT CELL PHONE TOWERS, THEY'RE GOING TO GET THE OFFERINGS OF THE BIRDS WHO NEST ON THAT TOWER. WHEN YOU LATER LOOK AT THE AGENDA PRESENTATION, IF SOMEBODY COULD ANSWER HOW TALL THE WATER TOWER IS THAT IT'S COMPARED WITH I THINK THE WATER TOWER IS ONLY LIKE 80FT, MAYBE 60. AND THAT CELL PHONE TOWER IS GOING TO BE 150 ANYWAY. COMMUNICATION WITH YOUR CONSTITUENTS IS RATHER IMPORTANT. IT PREVENTS SURPRISES. IT PREVENTS ANGER. 
          YOU NEED THAT COMMUNICATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UP NEXT I HAVE I'M GOING TO BUTCHER THIS AND I APOLOGIZE I THINK THE LAST NAME IS PATEL. IF YOU COULD KINDLY STATE YOUR FIRST NAME, I'D APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE, TO MAYOR YVONNE FLORES AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS KUSHI PATEL, AND I'M A 20 YEAR OLD STUDENT LIVING AT 439 JACKSON RIVER LOOP IN SIX CREEKS. AND I'M HERE TONIGHT TO SHARE PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE ON 
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BEHALF OF MY HOUSEHOLD AND MY NEIGHBORS. I'M DEEPLY UPSET AND STRUGGLING TO KEEP UP WITH THE WATER CRISIS THAT HAS IMPACTED OUR COMMUNITY SINCE OCTOBER. SINCE OCTOBER, I LIVE WITH MY BROTHER, AND BECAUSE OUR PARENTS ARE CURRENTLY IN ANOTHER COUNTRY, THE RESPONSIBILITY OF MANAGING OUR HOME AND PAYING BILLS FALLS ENTIRELY ON ME. I'M. I'M A FULL TIME STUDENT. I'M A FULL TIME STUDENT TRYING. MY MY BEST TO WORK HARD AND TO STAY AFLOAT. 
          BUT THIS UTILITY COSTS ARE BECOMING INSANE, EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE ONLY TWO OF US IN THE HOUSE, AND WE'RE INCREDIBLY CAREFUL WITH OUR WATER USAGE. TO SHOW YOU WHAT I MEAN, I'VE BROUGHT MY TRANSACTION HISTORY AND OUR. IN AUGUST OUR BILL WAS 8046. BY DECEMBER IT REACHED 202 73. IT IS VERY HEARTBREAKING TO SEE OUR COSTS TRIPLE WHILE OUR USERS STAY ROUGHLY THE SAME. WHAT IS MOST DIFFICULT TO MANAGE IS THAT 131 85 OF OUR CURRENT TOTAL ADJUST THE MINIMUM BASE CHARGES. IT'S NEARLY THE DOUBLE WHAT PEOPLE INSIDE THE CITY. AS A STUDENT, HAVING SUCH A MASSIVE PORTION OF MY INCOME GO TOWARD WATER IS SIMPLY NOT SUSTAINABLE. I'VE LOOKED INTO THIS, AND I'VE LEARNED THAT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD HAS A SPECIFIC LEGAL PROTECTION. 
          SECTION 701 OF THE BLANCO RIVER RANCH AND SIX CREEK NATION, AND THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT STATES THAT THE CITY STANDARD RATES AND FEES APPLICABLE WITHIN THE CITY'S INCORPORATED LIMITS SHOULD APPLY TO US. I'M RESPECTFULLY ASKING TO THE COUNCIL TO PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS TONIGHT. REVIEW OUR CLASSIFICATION. PLEASE ENSURE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS BEING BUILT AT THE CITY RATES PROMISE IN OUR CONTRACT. CONSIDER RELEVANT PRECEDENTS. I HOPE YOU WILL EVALUATE THIS IN THE LIGHT OF THE PUC LENDER RULING, WHICH CONFIRMS THAT THIS EQUALITY AGREEMENT MUST BE HONORED. PLEASE DO NOT LET THIS CONTINUE. WE ARE WORKING SO HARD TO BE RESPONSIBLE MEMBERS OF THIS COMMUNITY. WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR THE CITY TO UPHOLD THE AGREEMENT IT SIGNED WITH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. OKAY, UP NEXT I HAVE LARRY STAMPS. CAN YOU PASS THE KENNEL OVER HERE? GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL MAYOR. THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING US. FIRST OFF, LET ME SAY REAL QUICK, I BELIEVE OUR CITY ATTORNEY HAS COST US A LOT OF TIME TONIGHT, NOT JUST ME. WE'VE SIT IN HERE WHILE YOU GUYS WERE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION, AND FOR QUITE FRANKLY, NO REASON AT ALL. COME TO FIND OUT THAT THE COMPLAINT THAT WAS BROUGHT AGAINST THE MAYOR MAY NOT BE LEGITIMATE. AFTER ALL, IT'S A PROCEDURAL THING, BUT STILL. WHICH LEADS ME. WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT NOT ONLY WAS THAT DECISION MADE POORLY, BUT THE WATER RATES AND A LOT OF OTHER PROBLEMS AND ISSUES THAT WE ARE FACING AS A CITY AND YOU ARE FACING AS A COUNCIL, WE'RE PROBABLY ADVISED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY. AND SO I REALLY BELIEVE THAT THE CONSEQUENCE OF HER ACTIONS SHOULD BE THAT SHE EITHER RESIGNS OR YOU ALL FIND A DIFFERENT MAYOR TO SERVE US AND OUR CITY. SO NOW WITH THAT SAID, EXCUSE ME, THE AUDIT THAT WE TALKED ABOUT LAST TIME I WAS UP HERE, THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN. 
          NO IFS, ANDS OR BUTS. PRIMARILY FOR THESE TYPE OF REASONS. WE NEED FULL TRANSPARENCY AND IF WE DON'T GET IT, WE CAN'T BUILD TRUST IN WHAT YOU ALL DO. AND IF WE CAN'T TRUST WHAT YOU ALL DO, WE'RE NOT GOING TO VOTE FOR YOU. IF WE CAN'T TRUST WHAT YOU ALL DO, WE'RE NOT GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE OUT, AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE STUCK HERE WITH A BUNCH OF BUILDINGS AND HOUSES, AND NOBODY'S GOING TO WANT TO LIVE HERE SIMPLY BECAUSE WE CAN'T TRUST OUR FREAKING GOVERNMENT. WHY CAN WE NOT TRUST OUR GOVERNMENT? BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT BEING TRANSPARENT, AM I RIGHT? AM I OR AM I WRONG? I WOULD RECOMMEND HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU ALL EXPLORE AN INDEPENDENT FORENSIC AUDIT AND MAKE THAT HAPPEN. YESTERDAY PUBLISHED IT. 
          PUBLISHED THE RESULTS. LET US SEE WHAT HAS HAPPENED. IF THERE'S NO CORRUPTION AND IF THE MONIES WERE SPENT RIGHT, OH MY GOSH, I'M GOING TO BE HAPPY BECAUSE OUR CITY IS NOT GOING TO BE PUBLISHED ALL OVER THE WORLD LIKE UELAND. DO YOU WANT THAT? NO, I DON'T EITHER. BUT 
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IF THERE IS CORRUPTION, IF THERE IS, THERE HAVE BEEN THINGS DONE THAT HAVE BEEN QUESTIONABLE. WE NEED TO FIND OUT, NOT ONLY MAKE THOSE PEOPLE WHO DID IT ACCOUNTABLE, BUT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PUT THINGS IN PLACE, THAT IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH FAIR WE CAN BE. THAT'S ALL WE'RE ASKING THE CITIZENS. AND IF WE DON'T GET IT, WE'RE GOING TO KEEP ASKING AND DEMANDING. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UP NEXT, I HAVE STEVEN COOK. GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL MAYOR. MY NAME IS STEVEN COOK. TONIGHT I'M HERE REPRESENTING THE VFW. KYLE, I THINK WE HAVE MORE HERE THAN I'VE SEEN IN ELECTIONS. SO OBVIOUSLY THE CITY'S IT'S VERY GOOD TO SEE EVERYONE HERE AND ACTIVE. THIS YEAR, THE VFW WILL UNVEIL THE NATION'S FIRST VFW DISASTER ACTION TEAM VEHICLE. IT'S CALLED THE DHAP PROGRAM. 
          THE AMERICAN RED CROSS. IT'LL BE ON MARCH 6TH, RIGHT AT 107 VETERANS DRIVE AT 9 A.M. THE VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS WILL UNVEIL THIS NEW VEHICLE. SORRY. THE UNVEILING MARKS A HISTORIC MILESTONE AS KYLE VFW BECOMES THE FIRST VFW IN THE NATION TO DEPLOY A DEDICATED DISASTER RESPONSE VEHICLE, AN INITIATIVE THAT WAS SPARKED BY THE AMERICAN RED CROSS COMMUNITY ADAPTATION PROGRAM WITH OUR COMMUNITY CLOSET, WHICH LAID THE GROUNDWORK FOR THIS ENHANCED LOCAL DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND COMMUNITY BASED RESPONSE THROUGH THE COMMUNITY ADAPTATION ADAPTATION PROGRAM, THE KYLE VFW IDENTIFIED CRITICAL GAPS IN DISASTER RESPONSE AT A NEIGHBORHOOD LEVEL AND TRANSFER THAT INSIGHT INTO ACTION. THIS RESORT FULLY EQUIPPED THE DISASTER RESPONSE VEHICLE THAT SETS A NEW STANDARD FOR RAPID, COMMUNITY BASED DISASTER RESPONSE BY WORKING IN COORDINATION WITH THE AMERICAN RED CROSS. THIS VEHICLE IS DESIGNED TO SERVE MULTIPLE CRITICAL ROLES DURING EMERGENCIES IN THE TIME OF NEED. IN ADDITION TO DISASTER RESPONSE OPERATIONS, THE VEHICLE WILL FUNCTION AS A MOBILE FREE COMMUNITY CLOSET, DELIVERING CLOTHING AND ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES DIRECTLY TO VETERANS, FAMILY, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS IMPACTED BY DISASTERS AND HARDSHIPS. AS THE YOUNG LADY SAID, WE GET HIT ALL THE TIME FOR WATER BILLS. NOW WE HAVE PAID THREE, BUT WE ARE LIMITED TO WHAT WE CAN DO. BUT THE COMMUNITY CLOSET IS ONE OF THOSE PROGRAMS THAT HAVE HELPED PAY THAT WATER BILL. DELIVERING. WE ALSO BE EQUIPPED TO PROVIDE HOT MEALS AND COOKIES, OTHER COMFORT, NOURISHMENT AND IMMEDIATE SUPPORT FOR MATTERS THE MOST. BILL TO RESPOND TO NATURAL DISASTERS, POWER OUTAGES, SEVERE WEATHER EVENTS AND OTHER COMMUNITY EMERGENCY DISASTER RESPONSE VEHICLE AND FORCES KYLE VFW COMMITMENT TO SERVE BEYOND ITS WALLS, MEETING PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE WHEN THEY NEED IT THE MOST. MAY I AGAIN, I PLEASE URGE THIS COUNCIL, THIS CITY, TO RECOGNIZE THE IMPACT THAT THE KYLE VFD. THIS IS THE NATION'S FIRST DISASTER RESPONSE VEHICLE. AND WE ALSO HAVE THE FIRST IN THE STATE OF TEXAS SERVICE DOG PROGRAM RIGHT HERE, KYLE, TEXAS AT THE KYLE VFW. THE KYLE VFW IS MAKING AN IMPACT, AND WE APPRECIATE IF EVERYONE WOULD BE THERE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UP NEXT, I HAVE LESLIE OPRY. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS LESLIE OPRY, AND I'M HERE TONIGHT TO SUPPORT YVONNE FLORES KALE AND TO ASK THIS MAYOR AND THIS COUNCIL TO CONSIDER A FORENSIC AUDIT. KYLE IS A SMALL TOWN BY CHOICE. PEOPLE MOVE HERE BECAUSE THEY WANT THAT. YET UNDER PREVIOUS LEADERSHIP, WE SAW AGGRESSIVE OVERBUILDING AND DECISIONS AIMED AT TURNING KYLE INTO A SO-CALLED DESTINATION CITY. KYLE IS NOT ONE, AND IT WAS NEVER MEANT TO BE. WATER RATES HAVE RISEN 77% IN SIX CREEKS, DESPITE A CONTRACT REQUIRING CITY RATES. THAT CONTRACT SHOULD BE HONORED. CITY FUNDS WERE ILLEGALLY USED TO PURCHASE SIGNAGE FOR RENAMING FM 150 TO FAJITA DRIVE. WHAT HAPPENED TO THOSE SIGNS IN THAT MONEY? I BELIEVE WE NEED A FORENSIC AUDIT. HOW ABOUT YOU? UNDER THE FORMER MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS 
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APPROVED HEALTH CARE BENEFITS FOR THEMSELVES AND MISUSED CITY CREDIT CARDS, TO NAME A FEW. 
          THIS INCLUDED DAILY MEALS AND DRINKS REGULARLY CHARGED BY A COUNCIL MEMBER, EXPENSIVE GROUP DINNERS CHARGED BY THE CITY MANAGER, AND DRY CLEANING REGULARLY CHARGED TO THE CITY BY THE FORMER MAYOR. I BELIEVE WE NEED A FORENSIC AUDIT. HOW ABOUT YOU? WE ALSO LEARNED OF TRAVEL ARRANGED BY THE FORMER MAYOR TO THE OFFICES OF STRUCTURE POINT AMERICAN IN INDIANA. THE HAYS COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY ISSUED A PRESERVATION NOTICE DUE TO CONCERNS ABOUT AGREEMENTS AND FINANCIAL DEALINGS. UNDER THAT LEADERSHIP. WERE HOTEL ROOMS REALLY $300 A NIGHT? I BELIEVE WE NEED A FORENSIC AUDIT. HOW ABOUT YOU? WHEN THE CITY'S FINANCIAL DIRECTOR WAS ASKED WHETHER SPENDING WAS BEING AUDITED, THE SHOCKING ANSWER WAS NO. I BELIEVE WE NEED A FORENSIC AUDIT. HOW ABOUT YOU? AT THE RECENT VISIONING WORKSHOP, CITY STAFF PUBLICLY CHALLENGED AND EMBARRASSED MAYOR FLORES KALE AND COUNCIL MEMBER GOZA FOR USING ELECTRONIC MAIL TO ASK QUESTIONS REGARDING OVERSIGHT, POLICY DIRECTION AND ACCOUNTABILITY. IF THIS CITY HAD A HISTORY OF TRANSPARENCY, THOSE QUESTIONS WOULD NOT BE NECESSARY. PUBLICLY CALLING THEM OUT WAS INAPPROPRIATE AND PERHAPS ILLEGAL. FINALLY, MAYOR FLORES WAS ASKED TO RATIFY ACTIONS TAKEN BEFORE SHE WAS EVEN IN OFFICE. ON LEGAL ADVICE. SHE DECLINED. I BELIEVE SHE IS BEING RETALIATED AGAINST FOR REFUSING TO DO SO. GIVEN WHAT WE KNOW NOW ABOUT THE FORMER MAYOR AND THE DECISIONS MADE UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP, WHY WOULD SHE SIGN? I BELIEVE WE NEED A FORENSIC AUDIT. HOW ABOUT YOU? OUR MAYOR IS DOING HER JOB. SHE WAS ELECTED TO BRING TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY BACK TO THIS CITY. PLEASE LET HER DO HER JOB. THE RESIDENTS OF KYLE DESERVE ANSWERS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UP NEXT, I HAVE REBECCA CHAPA. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS REBECCA CHAPA. I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE THE POSITIVE CHARACTERS AND COMMENTS OF OUR CURRENT COUNCIL AND MAYOR, WHETHER IT'S DURING OFFICIAL MEETINGS OR BEHIND THE SCENES. MANY OF YOU CONSTANTLY SHOW A WILLINGNESS TO HELP THE PEOPLE OF THIS COMMUNITY, NOT ONLY WHEN YOU'RE SEATED AT THE DAIS, BUT ALSO OUTSIDE OF IT THAT MATTERS, AND IT DOES NOT GO UNNOTICED. ONE THING I ESPECIALLY APPRECIATE IS THE EFFORT BEING MADE TO ASK THE HARD QUESTIONS ABOUT COSTS, LONG TERM IMPACT, AND WHETHER PROPOSED PROJECTS TRULY BENEFIT OUR CITY AS A WHOLE. THIS. THESE QUESTIONS AREN'T ALWAYS EASY, AND THEY DON'T ALWAYS LEAD TO THE UNANIMOUS AGREEMENT, BUT THEY ARE NECESSARY. THEY SHOW RESPONSIBILITY TO TAXPAYERS AND GENUINE CARE FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR COMMUNITY. TRANSPARENCY IS SOMETHING MANY OF US HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR YEARS. WHILE I DON'T ALWAYS AGREE WITH EVERY DECISION MADE BY THIS COUNCIL, I CAN SAY THIS IT IS FAR EASIER TO ACCEPT DECISIONS AS A CITIZEN WHEN WE CAN HEAR THE DISCUSSION, HEAR THE CONCERNS RAISED AND HEAR THE ANSWERS BEING GIVEN. OPEN DIALOG BUILDS TRUST EVEN WHEN OPINIONS DIFFER. AND THE PAST. MANY OF US HAVE STOOD AT THIS PODIUM, VOICED CONCERNS AND WALKED AWAY FEELING UNHEARD, SOMETIMES RECEIVING LITTLE TO NO RESPONSE AT ALL. THAT KIND OF SILENCE CREATES FRUSTRATION AND DISCONNECT. WHAT WE ARE SEEING NOW IS A SHIFT TOWARDS MORE OPEN COMMUNICATION AND THAT DESERVES RECOGNITION. I UNDERSTAND THAT MEETING TIME IS LIMITED AND THERE ARE OFTEN MORE QUESTIONS THAN TIME ALLOWS. 
          HOWEVER, THERE ARE SIMPLE SOLUTIONS SUCH AS FOLLOW UP EXPLANATIONS, PUBLIC UPDATES, OR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. THESE CAN KEEP THE PUBLIC INFORMED AND THAT CAN KEEP THE PUBLIC INFORMED EVEN AFTER THE MEETING ENDS. TRANSPARENCY DOESN'T END WHEN THE CLOCK RUNS OUT. MAYOR FLORES AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR BEING WILLING TO ENGAGE, TO ASK DIFFICULT QUESTIONS, AND TO AND I'M SORRY, AND TO SERVE THE CITY WITH INTEGRITY EVEN WHEN WE DON'T AGREE. THE WILLINGNESS TO COMMUNICATE OPENLY AND HONESTLY MAKES A REAL DIFFERENCE. THAT IS HOW TRUST IS BUILT AND THAT IS HOW A COMMUNITY MOVES FORWARD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU. UP NEXT, I HAVE LARRY GOLIC. LARRY. GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL. MY NAME IS LARRY GOLIC. I LIVE IN THE ETJ AND FOR NOW THE CITY CONSIDERS 
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ME AN OUTSIDE WATER AND WASTEWATER CUSTOMER. I DISAGREE WITH THAT CLASSIFICATION, BUT FOR TONIGHT, I'M HERE TO EXPLAIN IN SIMPLE TERMS WHY ALL OUTSIDE CITY WATER AND WASTEWATER CUSTOMERS ARE BEING OVERCHARGED ON OUR WATER AND SEWER BILLS, AND WHY THE CITY OWES US REFUNDS. THIS ISN'T ABOUT THE BIG RATE HIKE IN OCTOBER. ON OCTOBER 1ST, IT'S A SEPARATE CLEAR CUT ISSUE BASED ON CITY, ON THE CITY'S OWN RULES AND OF ITS OWN DOING. 
          BACK BEFORE LAST YEAR, KYLE'S CODE OF ORDINANCES THAT'S THE CITY'S OFFICIAL RULE BOOK. 
          CHAPTER 50 HAD A STRICT CAP. FOLKS LIKE ME OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS COULD ONLY LEGALLY BE CHARGED 1.2 TIMES WHAT INSIDE CITY, CUSTOMERS PAY FOR WATER AND SEWER. THAT'S IN SECTION 50.3 32. IT WAS THERE TO KEEP THINGS FAIR. IT'S BEEN THERE SINCE 2007. THEN ON SEPTEMBER 16TH, 2025, THE COUNCIL PASSED ORDINANCE 1381 TO REPEAL THAT CAP AND UPDATE BILLING RULES, SOMETHING THAT WAS NECESSARY TO ENSURE THEY COULD PASS THE 77% INCREASE. BUT HERE'S THE PROBLEM. THAT MEETING MINUTES SHOW IT PASSED WITH A 6 TO 0 VOTE. THEN MAYOR PRO TEM HEIZER WAS OFF CAMERA, SO HE WAS CONSIDERED ABSENT FROM THAT VOTE BY STATE LAW AND THE CITY CHARTER, SECTION 4.08. SEE, THE CHARTER SAYS ORDINANCES NEED SEVEN VOTES FOR A SINGLE READING OR TWO SEPARATE READINGS TO PASS. THE FIRST READING ONLY HAD SIX VOTES, AND THAT DID NOT DO IN A SECOND READING WAS NOT TAKEN. SO THE ORDINANCE IS INVALID. THAT MEANS THE OLD 1.2 TIME CAP IS STILL THE LAW. NOW THE CITY'S BUDGET ORDINANCE LATER SET RATES HIGHER ABOUT 1.8 TIMES FOR OUTSIDERS LIKE ME. AND MY NOVEMBER BILL SHOWS IT. BUT BUDGETS AND FEE SCHEDULES ARE NOT ARE JUST TOOLS TO IMPLEMENT THE RULES. THEY CANNOT OVERRIDE ACTUAL CODE WITHIN UNLESS IT'S PROPERLY CHANGED FIRST. THAT'S PER TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT. 
          CHAPTER 102 CHARGING MORE IS WHAT'S CALLED ULTRA VIRUS BEYOND THEIR LEGAL POWER. I'VE EMAILED THE CITY MANAGER, ATTORNEY, AND ASSISTANT MANAGER WITH PROOF DEMANDING THEY CHECK MY ACCOUNT, REFUND THE EXTRAS, AND FIX FUTURE BILLS. IF NOT, I WILL TAKE THIS ISSUE ALSO TO THE PUC OR COURTS COUNCIL. THIS IS FIXABLE. PLEASE ENFORCE YOUR OWN RULES AND MAKE IT RIGHT FOR YOUR RESIDENTS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UP NEXT I HAVE STEPHEN THOMPSON. GOOD EVENING. 
          COUNCIL MAYOR YVONNE, MY NAME IS STEVE THOMPSON AND I AM A DISABLED VETERAN. VIETNAM ERA I DIDN'T SERVE IN VIETNAM. I WENT TO ALASKA AND FOUGHT THE COLD WAR. UP THERE, I LOST. IT'S STILL COLD, SO WE'VE GOT THAT. BUT I AM HERE AS A HOMEOWNER. AND ALSO AS A SUPPORTER OF OUR OUR WONDERFUL MAYOR, YVONNE. SHE'S DOING A FINE JOB. SHE REALLY IS. SHE'S DOING A REAL GOOD JOB. AND IN SPITE OF THE FACT THAT. THERE'S A WHOLE BUNCH OF. WASHED OVER HIPPIES FROM THE 1960S OUT THERE TRYING TO DO ALL OF THESE THINGS TO OVERTHROW WHATEVER IT IS THAT THEY WANT TO OVERTHROW THIS WEEK. THE THE PUBLIC ISN'T GOING FOR IT. I MEAN, THEY'RE JUST NOT GOING FOR IT. YOU HAD THE ALL OF THIS ANTI-ICE STUFF AND THINGS LIKE THAT. PEOPLE AREN'T FALLING FOR THAT ANYMORE. THEY'RE JUST NOT. IT MIGHT SOUND LOUD, AND EVEN IF IT IS LOUD, DOESN'T MEAN THAT IT'S RIGHT AND DOESN'T MEAN THAT IT'S HAPPENING. IT JUST MEANS THAT IT'S LOUD AND LOUD, DOESN'T GET ANYTHING DONE. IT'S LIKE GOING TO A A BAR WHEN YOU CAN'T EVEN HEAR YOURSELF THINK, BECAUSE THE BAND IS PLAYING SO LOUD. I MEAN, MUSICIANS, SO I KNOW THAT. BUT I ALSO WANT TO SUPPORT THE THE TEN YEAR AUDIT, A FORENSIC AUDIT GOING BACK TEN YEARS AND LET THE CHIPS FALL WHERE THEY MAY, BECAUSE I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT ONCE SOMEBODY GETS IN THAT MUCH POWER AND THAT MUCH WITH WITH THAT MUCH POWER, BY GIVING, GETTING A $60,000 LIMIT CREDIT CARD WITHOUT ANY RECEIPTS OR ANYTHING ELSE LIKE THAT, THEY CAN SPIN IT HOWEVER THEY WANT. THEY'RE GOING TO DO IT. IF YOU THINK THEY DIDN'T DO IT, YOU'RE INSANE. YOU'RE JUST PLAIN INSANE. AND YOU'RE NOT DEALING IN REALITY. SO WHAT I'M SEEING NOW IS THE THE EXACT PLAYBOOK OF WHAT THEY DID TO TRUMP. THEY HAVE THEY'RE TRYING LAWFARE. 
          THEY'RE EVEN TRIED IT WITH YOU YVONNE. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT. THIS IS NOTHING BUT LAWFARE. YOU'RE TRYING TO GET HER DISQUALIFIED. THE SAME THING THAT THEY TRIED TO DO WITH TRUMP AND TRUMP WON. AND HE'S STILL. AND THERE'S THREE MORE YEARS OF HIM TO GO. 
          SO, I MEAN, HANG ON, BECAUSE WHETHER YOU AGREE WITH HIM OR NOT, YOU STILL GOT THREE MORE YEARS. AND THERE'S THIS LITTLE THING CALLED RICO AND RICO. BELIEVE ME, PAM BONDI IS GOING TO LOOK INTO THAT, IS GOING TO LOOK INTO THAT WITH ALL SORTS OF DIFFERENT THINGS. AND WE'RE GOING TO SEE A WHOLE BUNCH OF WASHOUT COMING IN, COMING UP BEFORE TOO MUCH LONGER. AND 
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THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. OKAY. UP NEXT I HAVE JACK PARROTT. MADAM MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'VE ALREADY SPOKE TO THE THE STUDY, BUT SINCE HE MENTIONED RICO ACT, THAT REPTILE STUDY IS A GOOD EXAMPLE. TOTAL FRAUD. I'M GOING TO GO TO THE SIX CREEKS DEVELOPER DE-ANNEXATION DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN BLANCO RIVER RANCH AND THE CITY OF KYLE. IT CLEARLY STATES FIVE TIMES IN THAT DOCUMENT WHAT THAT DOCUMENT MEANS. IT SAYS IT IN PLAIN LANGUAGE. THE CITY. I BELIEVE THAT THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR NEED TO GET OUTSIDE COUNCIL TO GUIDE YOU ON THIS DEVELOPER'S AGREEMENT. HOPEFULLY YOU'VE ALL READ IT. 
          IF YOU READ IT, YOU'LL REMEMBER ONE THING WHEN YOU GET DONE SIX CREEKS RESIDENTS ARE TO BE TREATED THE SAME AS IN CITY CUSTOMERS. IT EVEN SAYS IT IN THE DROUGHT RESTRICTIONS. IF YOU DON'T DO IT TO THE CITY, YOU CAN'T DO IT TO SIX CREEKS. THE OTHER DEVELOPER DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER SUBDIVISIONS IN THE ETJ CLEARLY STATE OUTSIDE CITY RATES. OUR DOCUMENT CLEARLY STATES IN CITY RATES ON FEES, TARIFFS, RATES AND PERMITS. HOW MUCH CLEARER DOES IT NEED TO BE? I BELIEVE THAT THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY ATTORNEY HAVE LED THE CITY OF KYLE INTO A DEEP, DEEP HOLE. AND BY MY ESTIMATION, BEFORE THE RATE INCREASE TOOK EFFECT, WHAT THE CITY OWED US IN OVERCHARGES WAS BETWEEN TWO AND A HALF AND $3.5 MILLION. THAT NUMBER INCREASES BY SINCE THE WATER INCREASE BY 77%, THAT NUMBER INCREASES NOW BY $2.3 MILLION ANNUALLY. SO A YEAR FROM OCTOBER IT'S GOING TO BE OVER $5 MILLION. SO NOT ONLY DID HE LEAVE LEAD KYLE INTO A DEEP HOLE, HE'S LEADING THEM INTO THE ABYSS. AND I WILL STATE AGAIN THAT I REQUEST THE CITY RELIEVE THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY ATTORNEY FROM THEIR DUTIES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. NEXT, I HAVE MICHAEL MCDONALD. 
          GOOD EVENING. I'M GOING TO SPEAK ABOUT ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS, THE CITY OF KYLE ORGANIZATION CHART. IF YOU LOOK AT THAT CHART, AT THE VERY TOP IS US. YOU GUYS REPRESENT US AND NOT YOURSELVES. UNDERSTAND YOU. YOU ARE IN A PLACE WHERE SOME OF YOU REPRESENT A CERTAIN DISTRICT, AND SOME OF YOU REPRESENT THE WHOLE CITY. THAT MEANS YOU MAY HAVE AN AGENDA, BUT THAT'S NOT RIGHT, BECAUSE YOU IT'S NOT IT'S NOT ON YOU. YOU REPRESENT US. THERE'S THE MILITARY HAS A CHAIN OF COMMAND. THE GENERALS AND ADMIRALS AT THE TOP, THE E1 AND E2 ARE AT THE BOTTOM. THEY ANSWER TO THE TOP. YOU GUYS ARE RIGHT BELOW THE CITIZENS OF KYLE. YOU ANSWER TO US. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THAT WAS A PROBLEM WE HAD LAST ADMINISTRATION. THEY DIDN'T LISTEN TO US. THEY DIDN'T CARE REALLY WHAT WE THOUGHT. AND THAT'S WHY WE STOOD UP ALL THIS TIME COMING UP HERE AND TALKING ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION CHART, THE ORGANIZATION CHART. LOOK AT THE ORGANIZATION CHART, WHO'S IN, WHO'S ON TOP, WHO DO YOU REPRESENT? WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THAT SO MANY TIMES. AS A REPRESENTATIVE, YOU NEED TO 
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FIND OUT WHAT YOUR CONSTITUENTS THINK. YOU NEED TO FIND OUT WHAT YOUR CONSTITUENTS WANT, AND YOU NEED TO REPRESENT THEM. YOU GUYS KNEW THIS WHEN YOU RAN FOR THIS. FOR YOUR FOR YOUR FOR YOUR SEAT. YOU KNEW THAT IT WAS NOT ON YOU. IT'S NOT YOU. YOU REPRESENT US. I DON'T HAVE MUCH MORE TO SAY EXCEPT PLEASE CHECK OUT THAT ORGANIZATION CHART AND AND DON'T HIDE YOURSELVES, MAN. 
          GO FIND OUT WHAT THE PEOPLE THAT YOU REPRESENT. GO FIND OUT WHAT THEY WANT, WHAT THEY'RE THINKING, WHAT THEY NEED, AND ACT ON IT. DON'T JUST SIT UP THERE AND DON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. YOU GUYS ARE REPRESENTATIVES. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU. 
          UP NEXT I HAVE CINDY BOLDING. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. BEFORE YOU, YOU SHOULD HAVE A PAPER CALLED THE 2025 ACHIEVEMENTS FOR THE KYLE AREA SENIOR ZONE. WE WANTED TONIGHT TO HIGHLIGHT THESE ACHIEVEMENTS NOT ONLY FOR YOU ALL, BUT FOR THE PUBLIC. WE HAVE ONGOING WEEKLY AND MONTHLY ACTIVITIES, PARTNERSHIPS AND SPONSORS. OUR COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT INCLUDES MAINTAINING A MULTIPLE RESOURCE LIST INCLUDING FOOD DISTRIBUTION, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. INFORMATION ABOUT KYLE 311 AND THE UBER PROGRAM. WE ARE A MEMBER OF THE KYLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND A MEMBER OF THE TASK FORCE FOR AG. AGING GRACEFULLY FOR EVERYONE, AND WE PARTICIPATE IN MONTHLY MEETINGS, HAS VOLUNTEERS PARTICIPATE DAILY AT KYLE CITY HALL ASSISTING THE PUBLIC. WE PARTICIPATE IN MONTHLY MIX AND MINGLE BUSINESS NETWORKING. WE COLLABORATE WITH LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL COMMUNITY SERVICE CLASS PROJECTS SUCH AS TEACHING PLANNING TO CREATE MATS FOR THE HOMELESS AND MAKING VETERAN STAR PACKETS. WE SUPPORT LITTLE LIBRARIES THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY, AND WE FREQUENTLY DONATE LEFTOVER MEALS TO THE KYLE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS. WE SERVE WEEKLY LUNCHES THAT ARE FROM THE LOCAL RESTAURANTS THAT WE HAVE, AND WE HAVE MONTHLY SPIRIT NIGHTS SUPPORTING LOCAL RESTAURANTS WHERE A PERCENTAGE OF THE PROCEEDS COMES BACK TO CAS. OUR FITNESS PROGRAMS INCLUDE SENIOR, STRONG GENTLE FITNESS, TAI CHI CHAIR, VOLLEYBALL, PICKLEBALL LINES, DANCE CLASSES AND MOVING TO THE MUSIC, OUR CRAFTS AND MUSIC INCLUDE THE CRAFTY CLUB, CROCHET CLASS, CRAFTING FOR A CAUSE, SEWING FOR A CAUSE. AND I WANT TO NOTE THAT OUR KYLE QUILTERS MADE AND DONATED 540 PILLOWCASES THIS YEAR TO PILLOW FOR PEACE. OUR KYLE QUILTERS MEET MONTHLY IN OUR BUILDING AND HAVE A SEW IN WITH A POTLUCK LUNCH. CAS SINGERS AND KYLE MARKET DAYS PARTICIPATION ARE ALSO PART OF OUR CRAFTS AND MUSIC. WE HAVE HEALTH AND WELLNESS ACTIVITIES AND PARTNERSHIPS SUCH AS GOOD GRIEF SUPPORT BY VITAS. AGING IS COOL, HEART TO HEART, VITALS CHECKS, SEVERE PAM HEALTH, SENIOR NUTRITIONAL COOKING CLASS WITH THE HAYS COUNTY FOOD BANK, AND WE DONATE PLASTIC MATS TO THE HOMELESS. ORCHARD PARK, PHILOMENA BUDA OAKS ASSISTED LIVING LEGEND OAKS NURSING HOME, FREE FOOD, BLESSING BOXES AND KYLE TO SUPPLY FOOD TO CITIZENS. 
          MEDICARE OPTIONS CONSULTATIONS PRESENTED BY PETE LONGORIA AND MARY GOBI, WE ASSIST IN THE COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF DONATED MEDICAL EQUIPMENT. WE HAVE A LOT OF SOCIAL TIME ALSO. 
          THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. UP NEXT I HAVE JOAN WESTON, PLEASE. GOOD EVENING AGAIN. I AM SPEAKING FOR KAZ. ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT WE'VE MADE IN 2025 INCLUDE JANUARY, WE HOSTED THE MLK JUNIOR CELEBRATION EVENT WITH THE KYLE PUBLIC LIBRARY, CONSTRUCTED THE PEACE AND HARMONY QUILT. WE HOSTED PUZZLE DAY FOR THE COMMUNITY AND GAVE AWAY 75 FREE PUZZLES. WE'RE SUPPORTING SPONSOR OF THE KYLE CHAMBER ENCHANTED GARDEN SOIREE. WE HOSTED THE FOCUS GROUP FOR THE DACEY LANE PROPERTY, HOSTED THE SUBARU OPERATION WARM AT GEMSTONE PALACE FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF SHOES TO THOSE IN NEED WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. 
          WE, THE PARTICIPANTS ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE A FREE COVID AND FLU VACCINE. 
          THEY ALSO RECEIVED FREE BOOKS AND FREE FOOD. WE ATTENDED THE HOMELESS COALITION IN SAN 
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MARCOS IN FEBRUARY. WE HAD A SUPER BOWL PARTY AND A POTLUCK, SPONSORED THE VALENTINE'S PARTY, AND DONATED 200 VALENTINES FOR CHILDREN AT A LOCAL COMMUNITY. WE HAVE CELEBRATED BLACK HISTORY MONTH, DISPLAYED OUR PEACE AND HARMONY QUILT AT CAS AND IN THE COMMUNITY. 
          PARTICIPATED IN THE WINE, CHEESE AND CHOCOLATE EVENT SPONSORED BY THE FILOMENA CELEBRATED CASAS 19TH YEAR. PARTICIPATED IN COLLECTING AND DONATING HOODIES FOR THE LIONS CLUB. PARTNERED WITH UNFORGETTABLE FAMILIES AND FRIENDS IN THE ATHLETIC DISTRIBUTION AT SAN MARCOS CISD SPONSORED LADIES AUXILIARY POST 115. IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THEIR ATTENDANCE AT THE ANNUAL AMVETS CONVENTION SPONSORED HILL COUNTRY FIREFIGHTERS BURN FUND MARCH. AGAIN, WE PARTNERED WITH UNFORGETTABLE FRIENDS AND FAMILIES FOR ATHLETIC SHOE DISTRIBUTION AT THE HUNTINGTON INDEPENDENT LIVING, PARTNERED WITH UNFORGETTABLE FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND PAM HEALTH, THE FILOMENA ORCHARD PARK AND LEGION OAKS FOR THE FIRST ANNUAL MARDI GRAS KYLE CRAWL IN. KYLE MADE MONETARY DONATIONS TO UNFORGETTABLE FAMILIES AND FRIENDS, SPONSORED A BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB EVENT AT CAS, APRIL SUPPORTED HATS OFF TO VETERANS 20TH ANNIVERSARY EVENT AT OLD TOWN, TEXAS. DONATED FOOD TO NEW SIGMA SIGMA FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS YOUTH SYMPOSIUM DONATED ITEMS ITEMS TO KNIT FOR FOOD TO HELP RAISE MONEY FOR WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN AND NO KID HUNGRY, SPONSORED BY THE SOUTH PARK AGENCY, HELPED TO MAKE 600 POUCHES FOR STARS OF OUR TROOPS PROGRAM. POUCHES WERE SENT TO VARIOUS VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS AND GIVEN TO VETERANS IN THE KYLE COMMUNITY. SUPPORTED DOD LOS NINOS FESTIVAL AT A LOCAL COMMUNITY, SPONSORED AN EASTER EGG HUNT FOR A LOCAL COMMUNITY, DONATED GIFT CARDS TO SUPPORT KIDS IN CARS, CHILD SAFETY PROGRAMS AT DELL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. IN MAY, WE HOSTED THE ANNUAL MOTHER'S DAY BREAKFAST AND SILENT AUCTION FOR THE KYLE COMMUNITY, WITH OVER ONE 100 ITEMS AVAILABLE FOR BIDDING. HOSTED A SENIOR EXPO FIESTA AT GEMSTONE PALACE WITH OVER 40 PARTICIPATING VENDORS. BETTY CONLEY, PAM AND PAT GIBSON AND CYNTHIA BOLDING ARE OUR NEW COMMISSIONERS ON THE BOARD OF AGING, AND LAST, CAS IS LISTED AS A SENIOR RESOURCE IN THE INAUGURAL EDITION OF THE COMMUNITY CONNECTION RESOURCE GUIDE, PUBLISHED BY THE CARE PATROL OF AUSTIN. THANK YOU. UP NEXT, I HAVE ELLEN IRMIS, PLEASE. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I'M HERE TO REPORT ON JUNE, JULY, AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER. RUTH AND CINDY, OUR VOLUNTEERS SURPASSED $10,000 IN DONATIONS FROM HANDMADE ITEMS THAT THEY SOLD AT MARKET DAYS. WE HOSTED THE JUNETEENTH FLAG RAISING CEREMONY, PARTNERED WITH THE LIBRARY, UNFORGETTABLE FAMILIES AND FRIENDS, NEW SIGMA SIGMA SORORITY, AND KYLE KIWANIS. WE HOSTED A CAREGIVER SEMINAR FOR THE COMMUNITY. ALSO, DONUTS FOR DADS EVENT. WE PARTICIPATED IN THE FLAG RETIREMENT AT HEROES PARK. JULY. WE HOSTED CHRISTMAS IN JULY, COLLECTED DONATIONS FOR SCHOOL SUPPLIES, PARTNERED WITH UNFORGETTABLE FAMILIES AND FRIENDS, KIDS CUTS AND CURLS. AND STUFF, THE BUS SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE. WE GAVE A LARGE DONATION TO KIWANIS BOOK DRIVE. WE SUPPORTED AMVETS POST 115 WITH THEIR BLOOD DRIVE. WE SUPPORTED THREE DIFFERENT AGENCIES WITH THE KERRVILLE DISASTER AND GOT RUDY'S TO DONATE FOODS TO THE VOLUNTEERS FOR PILLOWS OF PEACE EVENT WITH THE GRAND ATTENDED THE GRAND OPENING OF THE NEW KYLE'S PARKS AND REC OFFICE ON REPUBLIC DRIVE. HOSTED CCS TREASURES DONATED TO THE LADIES AUXILIARY POST 115 OF THE VFW. THEN IN AUGUST, WE HELD A SENIOR CITIZENS DAY LUNCHEON, WATERMELON DAY EVENT, ROOT BEER FLOAT DAY EVENT HOSTED AGING WITH GRACE. WE DONATED FUNDS AND MANNED THE TELEPHONE TO RAISE MONEY FOR SERVICE DOGS FOR VETERANS, AND WE CONTINUED PARTNERING WITH LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL ON THEIR COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS. FINALLY, IN SEPTEMBER, WE HOSTED A VIVA MEXICO FIESTA AND DANCE IN HONOR OF MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY. WE DONATED FUNDS AND COLLECTED COATS FOR AMVETS, THEIR CAMPAIGN ALEX COATS FOR KIDS. WE RECEIVED DONATIONS FROM THE DAUGHTERS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE. WE COLLECTED AND DONATED OVER 700 BOXES OF CEREAL TO THE HAYS COUNTY FOOD 
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BANK FOR THEIR DRIVE. WE ATTENDED. HATS OFF TO THE VETERANS IN SAN MARCOS TO HONOR OUR VETERANS, AND WE SUPPORTED AND DONATED FOOD FOR THE AMVETS BLOOD DRIVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UP NEXT, I HAVE MISS CYNTHIA BENTLEY. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I'M HERE AGAIN GIVING YOU OCTOBER, NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER FOR KYLE AREA SENIOR ZONE. IN OCTOBER, WE HOSTED OUR THIRD ANNUAL FEAST AROUND THE WORLD. WE SPONSORED BREAKFAST FOR THE VFW, PARTICIPATING IN STUFF THE BUS COAT DRIVE WITH UNFORGETTABLE FAMILIES AND FRIENDS, AND THE FILOMENA PARTICIPATED IN KYLE FOUNDER'S DAY PARADE. OUR FLOAT WON FIRST PRIZE THREE YEARS IN A ROW. KYLE QUILTERS HOSTED THEIR ANNUAL QUILT SHOW WITH A SPECIAL ENDORSEMENT FROM THE CITY OF KYLE ARTS AND CULTURAL COMMISSION MEMBERS COLLECTED PILLOWS TO BRING AWARENESS TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH KYLE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND KYLE FIRE DEPARTMENT, KOHL'S, WALMART AND UNFORGETTABLE FAMILIES AND FRIENDS PARTICIPATED IN THE CENTER STREET TRICK OR TREAT, PROVIDING CANDY AND TREATS TO OUR CHILDREN. HOSTED CPR CLASSES FOR MEMBERS AND FOR THE COMMUNITY. WITH RED HEART CPR. HOSTED A TABLE AT THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUSINESS EXPO AT GEMSTONE PALACE, SPONSORED A COMMUNITY REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY PARTNERED WITH VITAS. PARTICIPATED IN AND DONATED FOOD FOR HALLOWEEN CELEBRATION AT ORCHARD PARK. ASSISTED LIVING. PARTICIPATED IN HALLOWEEN CELEBRATION AT A LOCAL COMMUNITY IN NOVEMBER. CREATED THE DAY FOR THE DEAD. HONORED OUR VETERANS ON VETERAN'S DAY WITH A LUNCHEON HOSTED AND SERVED CITY OF KYLE APPRECIATION LUNCHEON. HELP COOK AND SERVE A THANKSGIVING DINNER TO OVER 200 PLUS PEOPLE AT A LOCAL NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY. SERVE OUR ANNUAL THANKSGIVING DINNER TO THE KYLE COMMUNITY WITH THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS. VOLUNTEERED WITH THE PILL, A PIECE COLLECTION EVENT IN NOVEMBER AT WALMART KOHL'S FOR THE VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, PARTICIPATED AT A CHRISTMAS MARKET AT THE FILOMENA ASSISTED LIVING CENTER. HANDMADE ITEMS FOR SALE TO RESIDENTS FOR THE CHRISTMAS GIFT SHOPPING, PARTNERED WITH UNFORGETTABLE FAMILIES AND FRIENDS IN ASSEMBLING CHRISTMAS GIFT BAGS FOR OLDER TEENS. PARTICIPATING WITH AMVETS IN MEALS GIVEAWAY FOR THANKSGIVING IN DECEMBER, MEMBERS VOLUNTEERED THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY WITH THE ANNUAL TOY DRIVE, PARTICIPATED IN SANTA ANA ARRIVAL FOR CITY OF KYLE. PARTICIPATED WITH AMVETS IN MEAL GIVEAWAYS FOR CHRISTMAS. CONTRIBUTED FUNDS TO UNFORGIVABLE, UNFORGETTABLE FAMILIES AND FRIENDS FOR CHRISTMAS TOYS FOR THE COMMUNITY. SPONSORED THE DECEMBER BUSINESS OVER BREAKFAST WITH THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. DONATED FOOD FOR OUR PARTICIPANTS IN THE SECOND ANNUAL GRINCH GRAB AND GO FOOD DRIVE AT PAM'S HEALTH COLLECTED COATS FOR HAYS LATINO UNITED. THAT IS WHAT THE CITIZENS OF KYLE SENIORS DID IN KYLE, TEXAS, AND FOR HAYS COUNTY. NOT ONLY DID WE DO THAT, WE ALSO VOLUNTEERED HERE AT CITY HALL. 
          WE PUT IN OVER 20 200 HOURS VOLUNTEERING HERE WITH THE CITY OF KYLE. JUST THINK HOW MUCH MONEY THE CITIZENS, THE SENIORS HERE IN KYLE SAVED THE CITY OF KYLE. THANK YOU. UP NEXT, I HAVE BETTY CONLEY. HI. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS BETTY CONLEY. OF COURSE. I'M WITH CAS AND I'M THE PRESIDENT OF CAS. WE'RE CELEBRATING OUR 20TH BIRTHDAY TODAY. AND I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW OUR NEW MEMBERS IN 25 HAS INCREASED BY 189%. WE HAVE 1542 MEMBERS. AND I'M ECSTATIC. WE'RE GETTING MORE AND MORE EVERY DAY, 20 TO 30 A MONTH. 
          OUR BELOVED MEMBER, ADEL HURST, A COMMUNITY ACTIVIST, ESTABLISHED THE KYLE AREA SENIOR ZONE, A NONPROFIT, IN FEBRUARY 2026, IN ORDER TO SAVE KYLE'S HISTORIC CITY HALL FROM DEMOLITION AND CREATE A PLACE FOR SENIORS AND THE COMMUNITY TO GATHER. DECEMBER 18TH, 2012 WAS DEDICATED AS ADEL HURST DAY BY THE KYLE CITY COUNCIL. IN KEEPING WITH HER MISSION, CAS CONTINUES OFFERING SERVICES TO SENIORS AND CREATING INTERGENERATIONAL GENERATIONAL 
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OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT YOUTH FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY. BRIDGING GENERATION TO GENERATION CAS MAINTAINS COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE CITY OF KYLE PARKS AND RECS, FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENT, HAYS COUNTY COUNCIL, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL AND SEVERAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. UNFORGETTABLE FAMILIES AND FRIENDS KYLE, VFW, AMVETS, LOCAL BUSINESSES, ASSISTED LIVING AND INDEPENDENT SENIOR FACILITIES. CAS ADDRESSES MANY PROGRAMS AND CATEGORIES INCLUDING THE FITNESS, CRAFT, MUSIC, HEALTH AND WELLNESS, SOCIAL WELLNESS, EDUCATION AND RESOURCES, LUNCHES AND PUBLIC ANNOUNCES, CULTURAL AND HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONS, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, CHRISTMAS TOY DRIVES, PILLOWS OF PEACE, DRIVES FOR THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, BIKES FOR BOOKS FOR LITERACY PROGRAMS IN OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, CC'S CLOSET AND SHOE COAT DISTRIBUTION FOR CHILDREN. CAS IS COMMITTED TO SERVING THE EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL, CIVIL, CIVIC, HEALTH, HUMAN RESOURCES, SPIRITUAL, RECREATION, PHILOSOPHY, ENVIRONMENT, AND OTHER DIVERSE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATION AND WITH OTHER LOCAL NONPROFITS, CAS MEMBERS AND THE SENIORS OF KYLE MEET ALL THE NEEDS THAT THEY CAN FOR KYLE AND HAYS COUNTY. AS KYLE PREPARES TO MOVE TO A NEW SENIOR FACILITY ON 1500 DACY LANE, THE BOARD MEMBERS OF CAS AND VOLUNTEERS ARE DEDICATED TO UPHOLDING THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE, DONATING THEIR TIME, EFFORTS, AND TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF OTHERS. PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR BENEFITS FROM CONTRACTS AND GRANTS, THE WORD SENIOR MUST BE INCLUDED IN THE NAME OF THE BUILDING. AS A RESULT, WE REQUEST THAT THE NEW BUILDING BE NAMED THE ADEL HURST SENIOR AND COMMUNITY CENTER. WE DO HAVE WHERE WE PAY FOR CERTAIN CONTRACTS TO COME INTO THE KYLE AREA SENIOR ZONE, SUCH AS OUR MOVIE CONTRACTS. MOVING WITH MUSIC. CAS SUPPORTS ALL THAT WITH FUNDS FROM GRANTS AND FROM OTHER CONTRACTS THAT WE CAN SIGN FOR. WE CANNOT DO THAT UNLESS WE HAVE THE NAME SENIOR ON THE BUILDING. WE'RE LOSING OUT IN TRYING TO KEEP UP OUR PROGRAMS BECAUSE WE CAN'T RECEIVE THE FUNDS. SO PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. UP NEXT, I HAVE ALICIA HILL. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M HERE TO ADDRESS TWO ISSUES THAT GO DIRECTLY TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE CITY OF KYLE. FIRST, YESTERDAY'S MASS STUDENT WALKOUT PROTEST AND HOW IT HAS BEEN PUBLICLY MISCHARACTERIZED AS PEACEFUL PROTEST. YET VIDEO EVIDENCE SHOWS STUDENTS FLOODING PUBLIC ROADWAYS, BLOCKING TRAFFIC, OVERWHELMING THE DOWNTOWN AREA, AND REQUIRING ACTIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT INTERVENTION. OTHER PUBLICLY AVAILABLE FOOTAGE SHOWS ALTERCATIONS, ARRESTS, AND STUDENT ASSAULTING AN OFFICER. THIS AFFECTED ME PERSONALLY, AS I HAD REAL ESTATE BUSINESS DOWNTOWN IN DOWNTOWN KYLE AND HAS AS IF TRAFFIC ISN'T BAD ENOUGH. THIS SITUATION MADE IT TEN TIMES WORSE. WE CAN SUPPORT STUDENTS HAVING VOICES AND BE HONEST ABOUT. LET'S BE HONEST ABOUT WHAT CROSSED THE LINE INTO UNSAFE CONDUCT. ONCE STREETS ARE BLOCKED, TRAFFIC IS DISRUPTED AND VIOLENCE OCCURS. 
          THE SITUATION IS NO LONGER PEACEFUL, REGARDLESS OF THE CAUSE OR WHO IS INVOLVED. WHEN UNSAFE CONDUCT IS FRAMED AS PEACEFUL, EVEN UNINTENTIONALLY, IT MINIMIZES THE RISKS TO MINORS, DRIVERS, AND FIRST RESPONDERS. PUBLIC SAFETY CANNOT BE SOFTENED FOR THE SAKE OF UNITY. NEUTRALITY SHOULD NEVER COME AT THE EXPENSE OF TRUTH. THIS IS NOT ABOUT INTENT OR OF YOUR WORDS. IT IS ABOUT ACCURACY OF THEM AND HOW YOUR CREDIBILITY WILL BE JUDGED. 
          LEADERSHIP MEANS ACKNOWLEDGING COMPLEX COMPLEXITY, NOT SMOOTHING IT OVER. NEXT ISSUE IS FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY. AND KYLE, I STAND WITH ALL THE KYLE RESIDENTS DEMANDING A FULL FORENSIC AUDIT OF THE KYLE FINANCES. THE CONCERNS ARE SERIOUS. WE HAVE LEARNED THAT THERE ARE 93 CREDIT CARDS ISSUED, WITH A MONTHLY SPEND OF BETWEEN 250 TO $290,000, AND BEING BROADLY CATEGORIZED AS OPERATING EXPENSES. WE HAVE HEARD THE FINANCE DIRECTOR STATE PUBLICLY AT THE JANUARY 6TH MEETING THAT HE DOES NOT REVIEW THESE EXPENDITURES AND INSTEAD RELIES ON DEPARTMENT HEADS TO MONITOR THEIR OWN STAFF. HE IS ABDICATING HIS GOVERNANCE RESPONSIBILITIES. JUST TO BE CLEAR, LIMITED SCOPE AUDITS WITH SAMPLE REVIEWS DO NOT PROVIDE ASSURANCE TO TAXPAYERS THAT THAT THEY ARE PROTECTED PROCESS, THAT THEY PROTECT THE PROCESS, NOT THE PUBLIC TRUST. SO LET ME BE CLEAR. WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR 
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REASSURANCE. WE ARE DEMANDING A COMPREHENSIVE FORENSIC AUDIT WITH NO SCOPE LIMITATIONS, SAMPLING OF DATA AND PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT, SELECTING THE INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY FIRM FOR THIS EFFORT. YOU WORK FOR THE TAXPAYERS. TRANSPARENCY IS NOT DIVISIVE, ACCOUNTABILITY IS NOT OPTIONAL, AND TRUST IS REBUILT THROUGH THE FACTS, NOT FRAMING. AND ALSO MY PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUEST IS OVERDUE AS OF LAST THURSDAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UP NEXT, I HAVE BONNIE FINKEL. I DECLINE OKAY. THANK YOU. UP NEXT, I HAVE STEPHANIE MCDONALD. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. AGAIN. I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THE TIME YOU TAKE ON BEHALF OF OUR CITY. I KNOW TONIGHT, AS OTHER NIGHTS ARE LATE NIGHTS TONIGHT. OUR CITY HAS MANY CONCERNS. ONE OF THEM IS THE DA'S OFFICE PRESERVATION ORDER REGARDING AMERICAN STRUCTURE POINT AND FORMER MAYOR TRAVIS MITCHELL, CITY COUNCIL, CITY STAFF, ALL THAT WENT ON THERE. I'M ASKING YOU TO STOP THE NUMEROUS ROUNDABOUTS PLANNED WITH OUR CITY UNTIL THE INVESTIGATION FROM THE DA'S OFFICE YIELDS FURTHER INFORMATION. MANY OF US WERE CONCERNED WITH THE NUMBER OF ROUNDABOUTS PLANNED FOR OUR SMALL CITY AND THE COST. PLEASE PAUSE THIS. THERE'S MUCH ROAD WORK THAT CAN BE DONE WHILE WE AWAIT THE OUTCOME OF THIS PORTION OF THE ROAD BOND. PLEASE MOVE ITEM 23 TO THE TOP OF THE AGENDA. AND THIS ALSO, THIS ITEM IS A PRESENTATION. IT'S NOT A IT'S NOT AN AUDIT. IT'S A PRESENTATION ON A PREVIOUS AUDIT COMMITTEE. AND PEOPLE WOULD LIKE THAT. THE RESIDENTS WOULD LIKE TO HEAR THIS HISTORY LAST TIME OR LET'S SEE, JANUARY 6TH. I'M DISAPPOINTED YOU DID NOT PASS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 20, WHICH WAS DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO BRING BACK A PRESENTATION DETAILING THE CITY'S PAYROLL COSTS FOR FISCAL PERIODS 2019 TO 2025. ET CETERA, ET CETERA. ET CETERA. THAT WAS A PRESENTATION THAT WAS NOT TO HAVE AN AUDIT, THAT WAS SIMPLY TO PROVIDE US WITH A PRESENTATION. I DON'T KNOW WHY COUNCIL MEMBERS DON'T WANT US TO HAVE THAT INFORMATION, BUT I CAN ONLY IMAGINE SOME OF THEM DON'T WANT US TO HAVE THAT. ANYWAY, I ALSO WANTED TO LORD MAYOR FLORES KALE FOR HER WORK ON THE COUNCIL AND ALL OF YOU ACTUALLY, BUT ESPECIALLY HER QUEST FOR TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY. WE'VE WATCHED HER SPEAK AS A COUNCIL MEMBER. WE'VE WATCHED HER SPEAK WHEN SHE WAS OFF COUNCIL AS A RESIDENT, WE'VE WATCHED HER ADVOCATE FOR THE MISTREATMENT OF RESIDENTS. AND AS NOW AS THE MAYOR. AND SO WE'VE SEEN HER IN DIFFERENT ROLES AND CAPACITIES, AND THAT SHE IS ALWAYS FOR OUR THE BEST THING FOR KYLE, WHATEVER THE BEST DECISION TO MAKE FOR THIS CITY. AND I APPRECIATE THAT. AND I DID NOT HEAR THE ATTORNEY WHAT SHE SAID ABOUT CLOSED SESSION. ABOUT EXECUTIVE SESSION. I'M CONFUSED AT WHAT HAPPENED. THERE WASN'T REALLY A VOTE TAKEN. AND THEN EVERYBODY GOT UP AND LEFT. AND SO WE'RE KIND OF IN THE DARK AS TO WHAT HAPPENED THERE. SO WE WOULD APPRECIATE SOMEBODY ENLIGHTENING US ON WHAT DECISION WAS MADE AND WHY THERE WAS NO VOTE CALLED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. THAT IS ALL THE ALL THE FORMS I HAVE. DOES ANYBODY ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK? OKAY. MY NAME IS ANGELICA VILLAS AND I AM A CITIZEN OF THIS COMMUNITY. FOR MANY YEARS. I COME TO TALK TO YOU ALL, FIRST OF ALL, TO CONGRATULATE THE TEACHERS OF HAYS CISD. THEY HAVE TAUGHT OUR CHILDREN WELL TO HAVE RESPECT FOR THEMSELVES, TO KNOW THEIR RIGHTS, AND TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE FREEDOM TO SPEAK UP. SOME OF YOU MAY DISAGREE, BUT THAT'S THE COUNTRY THAT I HOPE THEY WILL BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO LIVE IN, WITH THE FREEDOM TO SPEAK OUT WHEN THINGS ARE NOT RIGHT. THIS 
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SITUATION THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW HAS STARTED FROM THE VERY TOP OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. 
          THIS IS JUST TRICKLING DOWN TO US HERE. AND I, AS A MINORITY, SPEAK UP BECAUSE I HAVE LIVED MANY, MANY, MANY THINGS IN MY LIFE, 80 YEARS OF LIFE THAT GOD HAS PROVIDED FOR ME. AND I AM VERY PROUD OF THE STUDENTS. SOME OF THEM MAY. WE HAD TWO INCIDENTS THAT WERE QUOTED HERE, AND I RESPECT THEIR OPINION, BUT HOW MANY MORE HAVE HAPPENED? HOW WHAT WE DON'T KNOW HOW THESE CHILDREN ARE STUDYING, KNOWING THAT PERHAPS WHEN THEY GET HOME, THEIR FAMILIES WON'T BE THERE. SO WE ALL HAVE TO BE ABLE TO WALK IN THEIR SHOES. AND I'M SURE THROUGH HISTORY, MANY OF US HAVE HAVE WALKED. MANY PEOPLE HAVE WALKED IN A GENERATIONS BEHIND US IN THEIR SHOES. SO HISTORY IS KIND OF COMING AROUND AGAIN AND SHOWING US WHEN IF WE DON'T STAND UP, WE WON'T HAVE DEMOCRACY, WE WON'T HAVE ANYTHING. AND RIGHT NOW, THESE CHILDREN, THESE STUDENTS WILL BE MOST EFFECTIVE IN THEIR LIFE BECAUSE THEY ARE THE FUTURE. WE HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT I'M 80 AND I'M GOING TO BE GONE MAYBE IN A COUPLE OF YEARS. AND MY HOPE IS THAT WE HAVE DONE SOMETHING BY THEM. I CONGRATULATE THE TEACHERS OF HAYS CISD, AND AT THIS POINT, I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO SHARE OF WHAT I SAW YESTERDAY. THE POLICE OFFICERS. I THANKED THEM FOR ALLOWING OUR STUDENTS TO SPEAK UP IN THE WAY THAT THEY BEST KNOW. REMEMBER, THERE ARE STUDENTS AND MANY OF US ADULTS SOMETIMES PASS THE LINE, BUT SOMETIMES WE'RE SO GOOD AT FORGIVING OTHER PEOPLE. WE WANT THEM TO BE 100% CORRECT. NO ONE IS 100% CORRECT. WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES. THANK YOU. RIGHT. THANK YOU. DO I HAVE ANYBODY ELSE? THANK YOU, MR. BASS. ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, CITIZENS COMMENTS ARE CLOSED. UP NEXT, I HAVE AN AGENDA ORDER. ACTUALLY, BEFORE I DO THAT, CAN I CLARIFY, CAN WE CLARIFY THAT THERE WAS A MOTION AND A SECOND WE WENT TO EXECUTIVE, WE CAME BACK OUT AND THEN WE VOTED ON IT. SO THE MOTION WAS TO NOT HAVE THE DISCUSSION REGARDING THAT AGENDA ITEM. AND THEN THAT WAS PROBABLY MY FAULT. WE SHOULD HAVE FINISHED THAT BEFORE WE WENT BACK INTO EXECUTIVE. BUT WHEN WE CAME BACK OUT, WE TOOK 
          [IV) Agenda Order]
THAT VOTE AND IT FINALIZED IT. SO THERE WAS A MOTION TO NOT DISCUSS. OKAY. SO MOVING FORWARD, DOES ANYBODY HAVE AN AGENDA ITEM THAT THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO PULL FORWARD? NOPE. I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM, BECAUSE I KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER ZAPATA AND I BOTH HAD AGENDA ITEMS FROM LAST WEEK. YEAH. IF YOU WANT TO PULL THEM FORWARD, I'M OKAY WITH THAT. YEAH. OKAY. 
          I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO PULL ITEMS NUMBER 23 AND 24 TO THE TOP OF THE AGENDA. SECOND. 
          SO I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER ZAPATA, SECOND BY MYSELF. AND WE'RE GOING TO PULL AGENDA ITEMS 23 AND 24, IF THAT'S OKAY. CAN WE PUT IT UNDER CONSENT. ALL RIGHT. LOOKS LIKE CONSENT 
          [3) A proclamation recognizing Dating Violence Awareness Month.]
MIGHT BE PRETTY EASY OKAY OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO NEXT WE HAVE DO WE WANT TO DO THE PROCLAMATIONS. 
          WE HAVE JUST TWO. SO I HAVE A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING DATING VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH. AND THAT IS SPONSORED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MELISSA MEDINA. WHEREAS 1 IN 3 ADOLESCENTS IS A VICTIM OF PHYSICAL, SEXUAL, EMOTIONAL OR VERBAL ABUSE FROM A DATING PARTNER. AND WHEREAS THE EFFORTS OF DATING VIOLENCE IMPACT YOUTH IN ALL COMMUNITIES AND CUTS ACROSS ECONOMIC, RACIAL, GENDER AND SOCIAL BARRIERS. AND WHEREAS, RESPECTFUL, SUPPORTIVE AND NONVIOLENT RELATIONSHIPS ARE KEY TO SAFETY, HEALTH AND ACADEMIC SUCCESS. AND WHEREAS, BY PROVIDING TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH EDUCATION ABOUT HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATIONSHIP SKILLS, AND BY CHANGING ATTITUDES THAT SUPPORT VIOLENCE, WE RECOGNIZE THAT DATING VIOLENCE CAN BE PREVENTED. AND WHEREAS FAMILY, FRIENDS, TEACHERS, COACHES, FAITH LEADERS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND OTHER IMPORTANT PEOPLE AND YOUNG PEOPLE'S LIVES HAVE THE POWER TO INFLUENCE YOUTH IN POSITIVE WAYS. AND WHEREAS LAST YEAR, CWC PROVIDED 102 DATING, VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS PRESENTATIONS TO 2.537 TEENS 
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AND YOUNG ADULTS. AND WHEREAS, LAST YEAR, CWC REACHED AN AUDIENCE OF MORE THAN 207,680 THROUGH PREVENTION SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS. AND WHEREAS, THE DATING VIOLENCE PREVENTION ADDITION TOOLKIT WAS DOWNLOADED 247 TIMES, REACHING AN AUDIENCE OF 141,000. AND WHEREAS WE MUST WORK TOGETHER TO RAISE AWARENESS AND PROMOTE HEALTHY DATING RELATIONSHIPS WITH ACTIVITIES AND CONVERSATIONS ABOUT MUTUALLY RESPECTFUL AND NONVIOLENT RELATIONSHIPS IN OUR HOMES, SCHOOLS, AND COMMUNITIES. NOW, THEREFORE, I, MELISSA MEDINA, BY VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN ME AS COUNCIL MEMBER, DISTRICT TWO OF KYLE, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2026 AS DATING VIOLENCE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION MONTH FOR TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS AND DO HEREBY CALL UPON THE CITIZENS OF KYLE TO WORK TOGETHER TO RAISE AWARENESS AND PREVENT DATING VIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND BEYOND, AND TESTIMONY WHEREOF I HAVE HEREUNTO SET MY HAND AND CAUSED TO BE AFFIXED THE SEAL OF KYLE, TEXAS, THIS THIRD DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026. THANK YOU. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY REGARDING THE PROCLAMATION? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. WELL, DID YOU WANT TO COME UP AND SPEAK A LITTLE BIT? OKAY. AND JUST TELL US, TELL TELL US YOUR AFFILIATION. SO HI, MY NAME IS KIARA NICHOLSON. I'M ONE OF THE PREVENTION EDUCATORS AT HC. I'VE BEEN WORKING AT CWC FOR ALMOST 13 YEARS NOW, AND I'VE BEEN A PART OF GROWING OUR DATING VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH PROGRAMING AND ACTIVITIES IN OUR COMMUNITY. I'M ALSO A PREVENTION EDUCATOR WHO SERVES SCHOOLS IN HAYS COUNTY, PARTICULARLY IN KYLE, AND I'M GOING TO BE DOING GROUPS IN SCHOOLS STARTING TOMORROW AND HAVE BEEN FOR YEARS. AND I JUST WANTED TO THANK THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL FOR SUPPORTING AND CHAMPIONING HEALTHY TEEN AND YOUNG ADULT RELATIONSHIPS IN THE COMMUNITY. WE CAN'T DO THE WORK THAT WE DO WITHOUT OUR COMMUNITY, SO I'M JUST INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL TO HAVE YOUR SUPPORT. I KNOW THAT CWC IS ALSO GRATEFUL TO HAVE YOUR SUPPORT. THE YOUTH AND THE YOUNG ADULTS IN OUR COMMUNITY. THEY NEED ADULTS TO SUPPORT THEM AS THEY CONTINUE TO LEARN AND THEY GROW, AND THEY SUPPORT THEMSELVES AND LEARNING ABOUT HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, HEALTHY FRIENDSHIPS, HEALTHY FAMILY DYNAMICS. AND THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING TO PLAY A PART IN MAKING SURE THAT THAT'S POSSIBLE HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY. ALL RIGHT. WELL, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER ZAPATA, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO. I WAS RAPED BY AN EX-BOYFRIEND WHEN I WAS. I CONSIDER MYSELF YOUNG, BUT I WAS MUCH YOUNGER, AND I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE CONCEPT THAT THAT COULD HAPPEN IN SOMEONE THAT YOU WERE IN A RELATIONSHIP WITH. SO I JUST THINK THAT THIS WORK IS SO NECESSARY TO JUST LET YOUNG PEOPLE KNOW THAT THIS STUFF HAPPENS IN RELATIONSHIPS, THAT CONSENT IS STILL IMPORTANT AND STILL EXISTS IN. THOSE BOUNDARIES ARE SO IMPORTANT. SO I JUST THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR WORK. YEAH. I'D ALSO LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU. ARE YOUNG FEMALES MAY NOT HAVE A GOOD IDEA OF WHAT A HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP LOOKS LIKE. AND SO I THINK GETTING TO THEM AT THIS YOUNG AGE IS IMPERATIVE. SO WE'RE ABLE TO HAVE STRONG WOMEN GROW UP AND KNOW THEIR VALUE. AND SO WHEN THEY HAVE KIDS, THEY CAN PASS THAT ON TO THEMSELVES. SO THANK YOU TO THE CWC AND TO BOTH OF YOU GUYS, AND FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. ARE WE GOING TO TAKE A PICTURE PICTURE TIME. 
          THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING. THANK YOU. EVERYBODY COME IN A LITTLE BIT. THERE WE GO. GOOD. ALL RIGHTY OKAY. 123123. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. HERE'S. 
          [4) A proclamation recognizing Kyle Area Senior Zone's 20th Anniversary.]
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OKAY. UP NEXT WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING KYLE AREA SENIOR ZONE'S 20TH ANNIVERSARY. THAT IS ITEM PRESENTER LAURA LEE HARRIS. COUNCIL MEMBER, MY PLEASURE TO PRESENT THIS. WHEREAS ADELE HEARST ORGANIZED THE KYLE COMMUNITY TO FORM THE KYLE AREA SENIOR ZONE CAS AS A 501 C 3 IN 2006, TO AVOID THE DEMOLITION OF THE HISTORIC KYLE CITY HALL AND OPERA HOUSE, BUILT IN 1912 SO THAT THE HISTORIC BUILDING WOULD BE REMODELED AND DEDICATED AS A SENIOR CENTER IN 2010. AND WHEREAS, CAS, ALONG WITH OTHER CHARITABLE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT, KYLE SAVES TAXPAYERS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS THROUGH THEIR SERVICES AND CONTRIBUTE SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE OF ALL OUR CITIZENS. AND WHEREAS CAS IS COMMITTED TO SERVING THE EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL, CIVIC, HEALTH, HUMAN SERVICE, INTERGENERATIONAL, RECREATIONAL, PHILANTHROPIC, ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER DIVERSE NEEDS OF KYLE'S PEOPLE. AND WHEREAS KYLE. WHEREAS CAS MAINTAINS COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE CITY OF KYLE, PARKS AND RECREATION. FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS, HAYS COUNTY, KYLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL, AND SEVERAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. UNFORGETTABLE FAMILIES AND FRIENDS KYLE VFW AND AMVETS, LOCAL BUSINESSES AND OTHER GROUPS. AND WHEREAS, THE CAS BOARD MEMBERS AND VOLUNTEERS ARE DEDICATED TO UPHOLDING THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE, DONATING THEIR TIME AND EFFORT TO MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF OTHERS. NOW THAT FOR I, DOCTOR LAURA LEE HARRIS, CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, DISTRICT FOUR, APPLAUD THE ESTABLISHMENT AND ENDURING PRESENCE OF CAS. I RECOGNIZE THE MANY CONTRIBUTIONS IT BRINGS TO OUR COMMUNITY, AND I INVITE THE CITIZENS OF KYLE TO CELEBRATE, SUPPORT, ENGAGE, AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE KYLE AREA SENIOR ZONE. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I HAVE HEREUNTO SET MY HAND AND CAUSED TO BE AFFIXED THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF KYLE, TEXAS. THIS THIRD DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026. ALL RIGHT, WOULD YOU GUYS LIKE TO COME UP AND JUST SAY A FEW WORDS? I MEAN, YOU GUYS HAD A LOT OF WORDS, BUT HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CAZ. I DO WANT TO SAY, AS A STRONG SUPPORTER OF OUR SENIORS, THEY DO SO MUCH FOR OUR COMMUNITY. MY FAVORITE WORD THAT COUNCIL MEMBER LAURA LEE HARRIS SAID WAS INTERGENERATIONAL, BECAUSE IT'S REALLY THIS GROUP IS NOT JUST ABOUT SENIORS. IT'S ALSO ABOUT THE YOUTH WHO HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, BURY THEIR PARENTS OR HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WAYS TO DEAL WITH OUR AGING PARENTS. AND FOR ME, I'M GETTING OLDER, TOO. I THINK I'M ABOUT TO BE A ELIGIBLE TO BE A MEMBER. SO AND THE WAY THEY BRING THE DIFFERENT AGES TOGETHER REALLY DOES MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. ANYBODY ELSE? COUNCIL MEMBER GARZA. SO MY DAUGHTER HAS BEEN ON THE KASS FLOAT FOR THE LAST COUPLE YEARS. SHE'S GONE TO HELP US DECORATE IT AND DO SOME OF THESE FUN THINGS THAT THE SENIORS DO. AND SO SHE REALLY ENJOYS SPENDING TIME WITH THEM. IT'S BEEN OUR PLAN ALL ALONG TO KIND OF GO TO SOME OF THESE CLASSES, LIKE CROCHETING CLASSES, AND LEARN SOME OF THOSE SKILLS HASN'T HAPPENED YET, BUT I'M GOING TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. AND WE'RE JUST IT'S SUCH A GREAT RESOURCE FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO HAVE. AND, YOU KNOW, IN OUR CASE, WE DON'T HAVE GRANDPARENTS ANYWHERE NEARBY. SO I'M HAPPY THAT THESE LADIES ARE WILLING TO STEP IN AND PROVIDE SOME, SOME GRANDMOTHERLY LOVE FOR MY DAUGHTER. THANK YOU. IF I COULD JUST ADD MYSELF. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS ON 20 YEARS THE BIG TWO ZERO. YOU KNOW, WHEN I THINK ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO, I HAD I ACTUALLY HAD HAIR BACK THEN AND BUT I'M FINALLY A SENIOR MYSELF. I TURNED 55 A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, SO FORTH. BUT IF ANYBODY KNOWS WHO MY SON MATTHEW IS, HE CAME UP HERE MANY TIMES WHEN HE WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL SPEAKING ON AUTISM AWARENESS AND BETTY AND ON AND THE LADIES AND EVERYBODY AT CAZ. I JUST WANT TO PERSONALLY SAY THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING MATTHEW TO VOLUNTEER EVERY THIS PAST SUMMER. MY SON'S A TEXAS STATE STUDENT AT THE BOBCAT RISE AUTISM PROGRAM, AND THIS PAST SUMMER, MATTHEW WAS SO EAGER TO HELP OUT EVERY TUESDAY WITH THE MEALS, WITH THE MOVIES AND THOSE THINGS LIKE THAT. AND SO YOU'RE OFFERING THOSE OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL, ESPECIALLY WITH THOSE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITY. SO I APPLAUD ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS IN PROVIDING THOSE SERVICES FOR PEOPLE. LIKE MANY LIKE MATTHEW. AND I THINK THERE'S ANOTHER YOUNG GENTLEMAN THAT'S IN THE SAME THE SAME CATEGORY. SO HE KNOWS MATTHEW KNOWS EVERY TUESDAY HE EATS 
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VERY WELL BECAUSE THEY FEED HIM AND, AND AND THAT'S ONE THING THAT HE LIKES TO DO. HE LIKES TO HELP CLEAN UP AND THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT HE KNOWS THAT HE HE'S GOING TO ALWAYS HAVE A GOOD MEAL WITH THOSE LADIES AND LOTS OF SWEETS AND EVERYTHING. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL THAT YOU DO FOR THE COMMUNITY AND FOR THOSE THAT HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS AS WELL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYBODY ELSE? COUNCIL MEMBER. CLEARLY, BASED ON CITIZEN COMMENTS, THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF ACTIVITY THAT COMES OUT OF THE THE SENIOR CENTER. AND I, I TRULY APPRECIATE THE LEADERSHIP THAT YOU BRING BECAUSE I CAN'T IMAGINE THAT THERE'S ANOTHER NONPROFIT THAT IS ANYWHERE NEAR AS ACTIVE AS YOU GUYS ARE, AND THE NUMBER OF CRACKS THAT YOU FILL IN OUR COMMUNITY, IT'S IT'S HEARTWARMING. AND SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART. AND CONGRATULATIONS ON 20 YEARS. 
          THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE BEFORE WE TAKE OUR PICTURE. ALL RIGHT. LET'S TAKE OUR PICTURE REAL QUICK. I JUST WANT TO US UP HERE AND THEN DOWN THERE. THERE'S A LOT. OH, YEAH. YEAH, YEAH. I GUESS. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. THERE WE GO. OKAY. READY? YAY! 123123. ALL RIGHT. AWESOME. 
          THANK YOU GUYS. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE MOVING ON. WE'RE MOVING ON. WE HAVE CONSENT AGENDA 
          [VI) Consent Agenda]
COMING UP. AND THAT'S AGENDA ITEMS FIVE THROUGH 11. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO PULL. OKAY I AM GOING TO PULL ONE. AND I IF BEFORE I MAKE THE MOTION I WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS NUMBER EIGHT AND NINE BECAUSE I TALKED TO THOSE LANDOWNERS AND THEY BOTH SAID THEY RESPONDED ALL PRETTY QUICK, I WOULD SAY WITHIN, YOU KNOW, AN HOUR OR TWO. AND THEY WERE VERY AWARE OF THE NAME MAGGIE AND STEPHEN. AND THEY SAID THAT MAGGIE AND STEPHEN DID THEIR BEST TO GUIDE THEM AND REPRESENTED THEIR INTERESTS WELL. AND THEY ALSO SAID THAT MAGGIE WAS PROFESSIONAL AND COMPASSIONATE. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE SOME APPRECIATION AND A SHOUT OUT TO THOSE PEOPLE. THEY WORK WITH OUR CONDEMNATION. IS THAT CORRECT? AND SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THAT. WITH THAT SAID, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEMS FIVE AND THEN SEVEN THROUGH 11 SECOND. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION BY MYSELF AND SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ZAPATA. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ALL OPPOSED? OKAY. MOTION PASSES SEVEN ZERO. I DID WANT TO PULL AGENDA ITEM SIX, 
          [6) Consider approval of a resolution authorizing agreements with Diamond Towers V LLC for the construction of wireless telecommunication towers on city-owned properties located on Stagecoach Water Tank Property and Linebarger Lake / Oso Oro Park.]
PLEASE. SIX. AND I DO WANT IF WE CAN GET JUST A A SMALL PRESENTATION. THERE WAS A GENTLEMAN HERE. THOMAS WAS TALKING ABOUT THE CELL PHONE TOWER AND HOW IT'S GOING TO. IT COULD AFFECT WHERE HE LIVES IN THAT AREA. AND SO MY QUESTION IS, DO THEY DID THE CITY AT ALL REACH OUT TO ANYBODY WHO WAS GOING TO BE CLOSE TO THAT TOWER? NO. AT THIS POINT IN TIME WE HAVEN'T REACHED OUT. SO THIS I DO HAVE A PRESENTATION IF YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO GO THROUGH. 
          BUT AT THIS POINT IN TIME, REALLY THE IDEA WAS IT'S BEEN BROUGHT UP AT MANY CITIZEN COMMUNICATION AND KIND OF PREVIOUS PRESENTATIONS THAT WE'VE HAD AT COUNCIL ABOUT SOME OF THE LACK OF COVERAGE WE HAVE IN TOWN FOR THE MANY, MANY CELLULAR AND WIRELESS DEVICES THAT ALL OF US CARRY ON US. SO WE DID ENTER INTO WENT OUT FOR AN RFP, WENT THROUGH THAT PROCESS AND ENTERED INTO A CONTRACT WITH DIAMOND COMMUNICATIONS TO POTENTIALLY LOOK AT CITY SIGHTS AND CITY FACILITIES AND THE OPPORTUNITY POTENTIALLY TO LOCATE CELL TOWERS OR HAVE TOWERS AT THOSE LOCATIONS. SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT WITH THIS PROCESS. 
          THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED BOTH THE PARK OFF OF 150, AS WELL AS THE STAGECOACH, A CURRENT WATER TOWER TANK SITE, AS BEING A GOOD CANDIDATE TO HAVE A CELL TOWER. THEY HAVE SOME INTEREST FROM A PROVIDER IN THAT AREA, AND THEY'RE HOPING THAT THE CITY WOULD BE OPEN TO CONTINUING AND ANALYZING THAT SITE FOR POTENTIAL TOWER COVERAGE. SO THAT'S KIND OF THE 
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PROCESS THAT THIS WOULD BE. AND THEN IF AND WHEN THEY CONTINUE TO PERMIT THROUGH THAT PROCESS, WE WOULD ABSOLUTELY GO THROUGH THE PERMITTING PROCESS FOR THAT. AND MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I JUST WANT TO ADD AMBER IS DEPUTY CITY MANAGER. I JUST WANT TO ADD THAT NOT ONLY IT'S NOT JUST CELL PHONE COVERAGE, LIKE, HEY, WE WANT TO GET ON OUR CELL PHONES, GET ON THE INTERNET. 
          IT'S PUBLIC SAFETY AS WELL. AND YOU ALL KNOW THAT WE HAVE SIGNIFICANT COVERAGE ISSUES ALL OVER THE CITY, BUT IN PARTICULAR ON THE WEST SIDE THERE, THIS IS TO BE LOCATED. 
          WE ALREADY HAVE AN ELEVATED STORAGE TANK THERE AND SOME OTHER WATER FACILITIES. AND SO IT SEEMS APPROPRIATE TO BE ON THE ON THE SAME SITE. BUT AGAIN, THIS IS A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE THAT WE'RE HOPING TO SOLVE. I WOULD ALSO GO AHEAD. I WOULD ALSO ADD THAT WE DO HAVE A RENDERING OF WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE NEXT TO THE WATER. IF WE SEE THAT IF WE CAN GET THE SLIDE. I WAS HOPING WHILE I WAS JABBERING THAT THE PRESENTATION WOULD COME UP, BUT SEE WHAT THE FACILITY LOOKS LIKE. IT'S SIMILAR TO WHAT'S GOING TO BE CONSTRUCTED AT THE OTHER SITES MELISSA WAS REFERRING TO. OKAY. AND I THINK THE CONCERN I'D LIKE TO SEE IT, BUT I THINK THE CONCERN IS JUST THE LACK OF COMMUNICATION. YOU KNOW, IF I WAS GOING TO GET A TOWER IN THE BACK OF MY HOUSE, I MIGHT LOVE IT, BUT I ALSO MIGHT WANT TO BE TOLD THE SAME THING SO THE TWO THINGS CAN COEXIST. LIKE THEY COULD BE IN SUPPORT OF IT, BUT THEY COULD ALSO JUST WANT TO KNOW. ABSOLUTELY. OKAY, SO CAN WE LOOK AT THAT. AND THEN I THINK THE OTHER THING IS LIKE THE THE TERM TOWER, I THINK WHEN YOU SEE IT, WHEN THE RENDERING IS A POLE, BUT LIKE WHEN YOU SAY LIKE MOBILE TOWER, YOU THINK IT'S LIKE THIS GIANT THING VERSUS JUST LIKE A POLE. 
          YEAH. SO THIS IS KIND OF WHAT I TALKED ABOUT A LITTLE BIT OF HOW WE GOT HERE, YOU KNOW, IS REALLY KIND OF LOOKING AT THE ONGOING COMMUNITY NEED THAT WE HAVE. WE'VE HAD SEVERAL COUNCIL MEETINGS THAT WE'VE REALLY KIND OF DISCUSSED, KIND OF WIDENING OUR COMMUNICATION OPPORTUNITIES HERE WITHIN KYLE. AND THEN FOR BACK IN JULY OF LAST YEAR, WE ACTUALLY LOOKED AT THREE SITES THEN AND WE WENT THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS WE'RE DOING TONIGHT. THEY ARE PROCEEDING WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION FACILITY AT THE 1626 SITE. THEY ARE PAUSING A LITTLE BIT ON THE DAISY LANE AND THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT UNTIL THEY GET AN INTERESTED TENANT TO GO ON THE TOWER LOCATION. AND THEN THIS EVENING, WE REALLY WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THESE TWO NEW SITES OF STAGECOACH AND BUTTON FM 150 THIS KIND OF SHOWS GREEN IS WHERE GREEN AND YELLOW ARE KIND OF A GOOD AREAS OF COVERAGE. SADLY, RED AND ORANGE ARE NOT, SO WE'RE REALLY HOPING WITH THE INSTALLATION OF THESE TOWERS THAT WE REALLY KIND OF BRING MORE COVERAGE INTO THESE AREAS. AND I WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THE 1626 SITE WE ARE PROCEEDING WITH, AND GOING THROUGH THE PERMITTING PROCESS FOR THIS KIND OF THE LEFT SHOWS EXISTING COVERAGE, AND AFTER CONSTRUCTION OF THE FACILITY, THE RIGHT WOULD BE THE ADDITIONAL COVERAGE IN THAT AREA. THIS IS A PHOTO SIMULATION. SO WE DID ASK DIAMOND TO REALLY KIND OF LOOK AT HOW THIS WOULD LOOK TO DO A PHOTO SIMULATION AT THIS POINT. THIS AGAIN IS STILL AT THE 1626 SITE FOR THAT. AND AGAIN, THIS ONE IS FURTHER IN THE PERMITTING PROCESS BECAUSE WE BROUGHT THIS TO YOU BACK IN JULY. SO THEY ARE CONTINUING IN THAT PERMITTING PROCESS AND ARE HOPING TO GO TO TRUE KIND OF BUILDING PLANS FOR THIS AND SITE PLANS VERY SOON. THE TWO NEW LOCATIONS. WE WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THIS THIS EVENING WERE AT THE WATER TANK, WATER TANK LOCATION AT STAGECOACH, AND ALSO A SITE OFF OF 150. AGAIN, THESE ARE WILL TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO TO TO DO SOME FEASIBILITY ON THE SITE, DO SOME ADDITIONAL COMMUNICATION THAT WE HAVE, REALLY KIND OF VET THESE PARTICULAR SITES OUT. AND THE CURRENT WATER TANK PROPERTY IS LOCATED THERE. THEY'RE HOPING TO KIND OF LOCATE THE TOWER KIND OF NORTH OF, OF THAT SITE, POTENTIAL LOCATION, AND THEN AGAIN, EXISTING COVERAGE ON THE LEFT, PREDICTIVE COVERAGE ON THE RIGHT AFTER IF CONSTRUCTED. AND AGAIN, THESE ARE SOME PHOTO SIMULATIONS OF POTENTIALLY, AGAIN, THE TOWER OR THE WIRELESS TRANSMISSION FACILITY WOULD BE LOCATED NORTH OF THE SITE. SO YOU CAN SEE IT'S TO THE RIGHT THERE. AND HERE'S ANOTHER PHOTO SIMULATION OF OF HOW THAT WOULD WORK AS WELL. SECOND LOCATION WE WERE LOOKING AT, THEY HAD SOME INTEREST IN AN A TENANT TO LOCATE ON OUR LAKE OSO PROPERTY FOR A PARKS THAT WE HAVE. THEY ARE LOOKING AT LOCATING IT IN THIS AREA KIND OF HIGHLIGHTED THERE IN THE RED. AGAIN, CURRENT KIND OF COVERAGE IN THAT AREA SHOWN ON THE LEFT. PREDICTED COVERAGE IF 
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IF THE FACILITY WAS CONSTRUCTED WOULD BE SHOWN ON THE RIGHT. AND THIS IS KIND OF A RENDERING OF WHAT THAT TOWER WOULD LOOK LIKE AS WELL, POTENTIALLY. OKAY. SO AGAIN, THE AGREEMENT REALLY IS TONIGHT TO KIND OF CONTINUE IN THAT FEASIBILITY AND KIND OF GROUND LEASE PROCESS. AND THEN AND THEN ONCE THE TOWER IS IF PERMANENT AND CONSTRUCTION AND BUILT WOULD BE LEASED OUT TO THEM, AND WE, AS THE CITY DO RECEIVE A ONE TIME FEE OF KIND OF PERMITTING FEE OF 25,000 PER SITE, AND THEN WE WILL GET MONTHLY REVENUE BASED ON HOW MANY TENANTS AND USERS THEY HAVE ON EACH LOCATION. SO YOU CAN KIND OF SEE KIND OF A BREAKDOWN OF THAT. AND THIS WOULD BE FOR FOR EACH SITE. SO EACH SITE STANDS ON ITS OWN WHEN THE FACILITY COMES ONLINE, HOW MANY TENANTS THEY HAVE AND HOW THAT WORKS. I DO HAVE KATIE HERE FROM DIAMOND COMMUNICATIONS AS WELL. SHE CAN ANSWER ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE ON THAT. 
          STAFF IS ABSOLUTELY LOOKING TO APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION TO KIND OF CONTINUE THIS FEASIBILITY AND STEPS IN THIS PROCESS. WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT BASED ON EVERYTHING WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS EVENING, BUT YOU ABSOLUTELY HAVE THE OPTION TO MAKE MODIFICATIONS AND AND OR NOT APPROVED. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCILMEMBER MCKINNEY? YEAH, I MEAN, THEY'RE OBVIOUSLY NOT THE MOST VISUALLY ESTHETIC THINGS, RIGHT? NOBODY'S NOBODY'S DRIVING AROUND SAYING, MAN, LOOK AT THAT REALLY PRETTY CELL PHONE TOWER. BUT THE GIVE AND TAKE FOR ME IS THE THE SAFETY ASPECT OF IT, LIKE I WAS SAYING. AS WE GO AWAY FROM LANDLINES AND EVERYBODY BECOMES MORE AND MORE RELIANT ON CELLULAR TECHNOLOGY, IF WE'RE NOT ABLE TO SATISFY THAT NEED. I MEAN, JUST I'M IMAGINING A 911 CALL GETTING DROPPED AND WHAT REPERCUSSIONS CAN COME FROM THAT. AND TO ME, THE THE GIVE AND TAKE IS WORTH IT ON THAT. COUNCIL MEMBER DAVIS OKAY. THANK YOU. I AGREE WITH THAT. AND I HAVE WE ALREADY PUT THE LOOKING AT THE OTHER LOCATIONS DOWN CLOSE TO THE 1626 AND THAT AREA BECAUSE HOW MANY PEOPLE GO BY WALMART AND WALGREENS AND HEB AND BOOM YOU LOSE SIGNAL. IT SPINS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. RIGHT. SO YEAH, A LOT OF US DO BECAUSE AGAIN, IT'S A VERY COMPLEX AREA. SO YOU MAKE A GOOD POINT ABOUT AS FAR AS THE CELL PHONE, THE SERVICES THAT YOU NEED. BECAUSE AS WE'RE EXPANDING, MORE AND MORE PEOPLE HAVE CELL PHONES, LAPTOPS, EVERYTHING ELSE, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF THOSE RADIO WAVES GO THROUGH. MY QUESTION IS, IS THAT I WAS GOING TO BRING BRING THIS UP IN BUDGET SEASON, BUT I WANTED TO ASK BRIAN. WE HAD TALKED ABOUT GETTING EMERGENCY TOWERS MAYBE IN THE CITY AT ONE TIME. YOU KNOW, WE LEARNED WELL WHAT HAPPENED IN JULY 4TH OVER THERE AT KERRVILLE. IF WE IN THE FUTURE LOOK AT STARTING TO MAYBE IMPROVISE SOME OF THOSE WEATHER TOWERS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. AND WOULD ANY OF THOSE YOU THINK AFFECT ANY OF THESE TOWERS AT THE LOCATIONS THAT WE'RE HAVING? BECAUSE I KNOW AT ONE TIME I HAD TALKED TO ANOTHER COUNCIL MEMBER ABOUT WHEN WE START LOOKING AT GETTING THOSE KIND OF WARNING SYSTEMS, WE'RE THINKING ABOUT DOING IT ACROSS THE CITY. WHAT THOSE YOU THINK AFFECT THE TOWERS AT ALL. LET'S SAY WE PUT THE TOWER OVER HERE AT STAGECOACH, BUT IF WE GET FUNDING THAT WE HAVE THOSE WEATHER TOWERS THAT ALERT FOR TORNADOES, THAT ALERT FOR FLOODING, THOSE KIND OF BAD WEATHER, WOULD THOSE KIND OF INTERFERE WITH THE CELL PHONE TOWERS IF WE DECIDE TO GO THAT ROUTE THIS COMING YEAR? SO IF I COULD AND THEN I'LL ALLOW HER TO ADDRESS IT FROM DIAMOND COMMUNICATIONS. YOU'RE REFERRING TO THE EMERGENCY WARNING SIRENS SYSTEM, I THINK IS WHAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO. YEAH. LIKE WHAT SAN MARCOS HAD. 
          YES. AND SO WE DID INCLUDE FUNDS IN THE BUDGET. AND WE'VE DONE A PROFESSIONAL STUDY WITH AN OUTSIDE FIRM TO LOOK AT THE LOCATIONS OF THOSE TOWERS WHERE THEY NEED TO BE, AND WE'LL BE BRINGING THAT FORWARD. WE DO HAVE FUNDING TO IMPLEMENT SOME OF THOSE THIS YEAR, BUT IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THOSE WOULD BE COMPLETELY SEPARATE AND NOT INTERFERE. I'LL ALLOW DIAMOND TO COMMENT ON THAT. I DON'T THINK IT APPEARS IN ANY WAY WITH THE CELL PHONE SIGNAL, BECAUSE AS WE START IMPLEMENTING THAT, BECAUSE I REMEMBER WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THAT LAST YEAR, THAT WE WERE GOING TO DO THAT BECAUSE OF THE FLOODING. WHAT WOULD AFFECT THAT AREA OR THE LOCATIONS? SO GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS KATIE HARMS. I'M WITH DIAMOND COMMUNICATIONS. I'VE ACTUALLY WORKED WITH SOME OF YOU HERE FOR THE LAST YEAR. NO THEY WOULD NOT AFFECT IT. SO THEY'RE ON A DIFFERENT FREQUENCY. THEY ARE ALSO I THINK WE'VE BUILT INTO THE LEASE THE ABILITY FOR YOU GUYS TO CO-LOCATE ON THE TOWER TOO. OH OKAY. OKAY. WELL LIKE OUR THREE ONE 1 OR 9 ONE ONE SYSTEMS, WE COULD ACTUALLY UTILIZE OUR SERVICES WITH YOUR 
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TOWERS. YEAH. TYPICALLY IT'S AT A LOWER ELEVATION. YOU KNOW, THE TOP, TOP LOCATIONS GO TO THE CARRIERS. BUT WE DO HAVE THAT BUILT INTO THE LEASE. SOMETHING COULD MAYBE CONSIDER IF THEY ALREADY GOT THE TOWERS THERE, YOU KNOW. BUT AGAIN, WE'D HAVE TO GO WITH WHAT THE TECHNOLOGY OF THE, OF THE WEATHER TOWERS THAT I'VE BEEN ASKING FOR WOULD, WOULD BE, WOULD BE LIKE, SO WE CAN ALWAYS RUN A, YOU KNOW, A FREQUENCY TEST TO, TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS, IS GREAT. YEAH. BECAUSE YEARS AGO, MAYOR FLORES AND I HAD HAD THOSE CONVERSATIONS YEARS AGO, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE HAD THE MOBILE HOME PARKS AT SUNSET RIDGE. REMEMBER THAT THAT CONVERSATION IN 2021 WHEN THE ICE STORM HIT AND THINGS LIKE THAT. IF WE HAD TORNADOES ■THAT WERE IN THE AREA OR GRASS FIRES, WHATEVER THE SITUATION WAS WHERE WE NEEDED TO GET SIRENS GOING ON, BECAUSE I CAN DATE MYSELF. YEARS AGO BY THE OLD LIBRARY, WE HAD THIS BIG OLD HORN THAT WOULD GO OFF AT NOON, AND IT WAS JUST LOUD. AND IT JUST THAT WAS OUR WARNING SIGN FOR THE FARMERS BACK IN THE DAY. BUT IT'S SOMETHING TO BRING SOME. YOU GOT MORE PROFESSIONAL SYSTEM COMING SOON. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. SOUNDS GOOD. THANK YOU. I DO HAVE A QUESTION. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE. NOT FOR YOU. SORRY. OKAY. FOR BRIAN. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE TOWERS ARE NOT GOING TO CONFLICT WITH WHERE WE'RE GOING TO STICK ANY. WE'RE NOT TAKING AWAY POSSIBILITIES WHERE WE CAN STICK THE WARNING SYSTEMS. DO WE ALREADY HAVE A PLACE PICKED OUT? IS WHAT INDEPENDENT LOCATIONS. RIGHT. IT'S IT'S LOCATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN LOOKED AT TO MAKE SURE YOU MAXIMIZE THE THE SIRENS WHERE YOU CAN HEAR THEM IN AREAS WHERE THE PUBLIC CONGREGATES, PARK AREAS, THINGS LIKE THAT, WHERE WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE OUTSIDE THAT NEED TO TAKE SHELTER IF THERE IS A STORM. SO NO, IT WILL NOT IMPACT THE SITES. PERFECT. AND TO CONFIRM, CAN I JUST ASK? I KNOW WE CURRENTLY HAVE. WE'VE HAD ONE TOWER AND THEN LAST YEAR WE PUT IN THREE AND THEN THIS YEAR WE'RE DOING TWO. SO IS THAT CORRECT? YEAH. GREAT QUESTION. SO BACK IN JULY WE DID SELECT THREE LOCATIONS. THAT WOULD BE GOOD GREAT GREAT OPTIONS. I WILL SAY TOWERS SADLY ARE EXPENSIVE. AND DIAMOND WITH OUR PARTNER REALLY IS NOT GOING TO PUT IN A TOWER UNLESS THEY HAVE A TENANT OR A USER THAT'S LOCATED ON THE SITE. SO OUT OF THE THREE THAT WE LOOKED AT IN JULY, THE 1626 SITE IS PROCEEDING. THEY HAVE A TENANT OR A USER THAT ALREADY WANTS TO GO ON THAT. I WILL SAY SOME OF THE TWO OTHER SITES ARE NOT AS HOT RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE I THINK THEY FOUND SOME OTHER LOCATIONS TO GO, SOME OF THE USERS. SO RIGHT NOW, THE FULL PRESS ON THE 1626 SITE, AND NOW THEY'RE LOOKING AT THESE TWO, TWO NEW LOCATIONS HERE. OKAY, THAT MAKES ME FEEL EVEN BETTER, IF NOT BETTER. BUT LIKE THE OTHER TWO ARE COMING THEN. AND THESE TWO ARE I THINK THAT'S. BUT I WILL SAY IF IF THEY GET A USER OR A TENANT THAT WANTS TO GO, THEY ABSOLUTELY WOULD CONTINUE TO PROCEED WITH WITH BUILDING OUT THERE. THERE'S A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT, AS WE ALL KNOW, GOING IN EAST OFF OF 150. THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT FACILITY IS STILL LOOKED AT AS A VERY LUCRATIVE SITE TO HAVE A TOWER LOCATION, JUST FOR THE SHEER KIND OF NUMBER OF NEW HOMES AND NEW USERS IN THAT AREA. IS THERE ANY WAY THAT IN THE EVENT THAT HAPPENS THAT WE LET THOSE HOMEOWNERS KNOW, WE MAKE THEM AWARE THAT THERE COULD BE A, YOU KNOW, THERE WILL THERE'LL BE A TOWER OR DISCUSSION OR SOMETHING? ABSOLUTELY. SO THAT TOO WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE PERMITTING PROCESS FOR, FOR THOSE LOCATIONS AS WELL. OKAY, MAYOR, I GOT A NOTIFICATION FROM A RESIDENT. WHAT ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT ITSELF OR THE POPULATION OR ANYTHING OF THAT ASPECT? WOULD ANY OF THAT BE AFFECTED AS FAR AS THE ENVIRONMENT? AND YOU KIND OF, YOU KNOW, THEY SAY RAVE WAVES OR IMPACTS OF FOWL, BIRDS, THINGS LIKE THAT. YEAH. WE SO WE DO FULL ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS. WE GO THROUGH A FULL PHASE ONE AND NEPA AND DETERMINE IF THERE'S ANY DISRUPTION OF, YOU KNOW, LOCAL FLORA, FAUNA. ALL RIGHT. QUESTION. GO AHEAD. SO IF I'M REMEMBERING CORRECTLY, ONE OF OUR CITIZENS CAME FORWARD AND ASKED ABOUT BIRDS. AND I KNOW SHE SAID THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE ANY IMPACT, BUT I BELIEVE THE REFERENCE WAS TO LIKE BIRDS SITTING ON THE TOWER. SO IS THAT A POSSIBILITY? COULD THAT POSSIBLY IMPACT THE RESIDENTS WHO LIVE NEARBY? SO IF YOU NOTICE, CAN I PUT IT BACK TO ONE OF THE SIMULATIONS? SO IF YOU LOOK AT ONE OF THE SIMULATIONS HERE, I DON'T KNOW IF I HAVE ONE THAT'S A LITTLE BIT CLOSER. WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT BIRD NESTING, YOU'RE THINKING OF THE LATTICE TOWERS WHERE THEY'VE GOT LOTS OF LITTLE PLACES TO SIT. THIS IS A GALVANIZED STEEL TOWER. THERE'S THERE'S NO PLACE TO NEST NOW. 
          THERE WILL BE LIMITED SPACE RIGHT HERE WHERE THE ANTENNAS ARE COMING UP AT THE TOP, BUT IT'S VERY LIMITED. YOU'LL SEE NESTING ON, ON, LIKE I SAID, THE LATTICE TOWERS. BUT THESE ARE VERY LIMITED. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR ADDRESSING THAT. ALL RIGHT. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A 
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MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM SIX SECOND. ALL RIGHT. MOTION MADE BY ME, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MCKINNEY. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. IF WE COULD JUST ADD THAT BEFORE WE VOTE, MAYOR, IF WE COULD JUST ADD AGAIN TO ADDRESS THE RESIDENTS CONCERN THAT WE DO NOTIFY THE RESIDENTS OF WHAT'S COMING FORWARD, MAYBE THE NEXT DAY OR SO. SO THAT WAY THEY WERE. 
          THANK YOU. THANK YOU MAYOR. OF COURSE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, SO ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. 
          [23) Consider directing the City Manager to have the Finance Director present the history of the previous Finance and Audit Committee and bring back options for its reinstatement.]
OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES SEVEN ZERO. OKAY. UP NEXT WE ARE GOING TO PULL UP AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 23 AND 24. AND AGENDA ITEM 23 IS MINE. ALL RIGHT. SO THE ITEM IS CONSIDER DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO HAVE THE FINANCE DIRECTOR PRESENT THE HISTORY OF THE PREVIOUS FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE AND BRING BACK OPTIONS FOR ITS REINSTATEMENT. ALL RIGHT. I'M BRINGING THIS ITEM FORWARD BECAUSE IT DIRECTLY RELATES TO TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY AND MEANINGFUL RESIDENT INVOLVEMENT. IN THE PAST, THE CITY HAD A FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE MADE UP OF RESIDENTS THAT PROVIDED AN IMPORTANT LAYER OF PUBLIC OVERSIGHT OF THE CITY'S FINANCES. OVER TIME, THAT COMMITTEE WAS DISCONTINUED, AND WITH ITS ABSENCE, RESIDENTS HAVE EXPRESSED GROWING CONCERNS ABOUT PUBLIC SPENDING AND HOW FINANCIAL DECISIONS ARE MADE. 
          THIS AGENDA ITEM IS INTENDED TO BEGIN THE PROCESS OF REINSTATING THE FINANCE AUDIT COMMITTEE, BRINGING THIS DISCUSSION FORWARD IN A PUBLIC SETTING ALLOWS RESIDENTS AND COUNCIL TO UNDERSTAND HOW FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT HAS CHANGED, AND WHAT ROLE THE COMMITTEE CAN PLAY IN MOVING FORWARD. IT ALSO CREATES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC QUESTIONS AND INPUT BEFORE FORMAL ACTIONS TAKEN. TO BE CLEAR, THE ONLY ACTION BEFORE US TONIGHT IS TO DIRECT THE CITY MANAGER TO HAVE THE FINANCE DIRECTOR BRING BACK INFORMATION AND OPTIONS FOR REINSTATING THE FINANCE AUDIT COMMITTEE. NO COMMITMENT IS BEING REINSTATED AND NO APPOINTMENTS ARE BEING MADE, THIS TIME BY DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO HAVE THE FINANCE DIRECTOR PRESENT THE HISTORY OF THE FORMER FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE AND RETURN WITH A CLEAR RECOMMENDATION AND OPTIONS FOR REINSTATEMENT. THE COUNCIL CAN MOVE FORWARD, REESTABLISHING THE COMMITTEE IN A THOUGHTFUL, INFORMED AND TRANSPARENT WAY. THIS APPROACH RESPECTS STAFF EXPERTISE, STRENGTHENS GOVERNANCE AND DIRECTLY RESPONDS TO CONCERNS BEING RAISED BY OUR COMMUNITY. I AM OPEN TO QUESTIONS. I ACTUALLY LIKE THIS IDEA. IN FACT, STAFF HAD SUGGESTED A HANDFUL OF COMMITTEES, THE FINANCE BEING ONE OF THEM. AT THE LAST VISIONING WORKSHOP A YEAR AGO, AND WE ENDED UP NOT PUTTING IT TOGETHER FOR WHATEVER REASON. AND SO, YEAH, I'M, I'M ALL IN FAVOR OF THIS OR ANY CONCERNS QUESTIONS, I GUESS. JUST CLARIFICATION. HOW DOES THIS ALIGN WITH BECAUSE I THINK WE TALKED ABOUT IT AT THIS VISIONING WORKSHOP, TOO, ABOUT BRINGING BACK LIKE SEVERAL COMMITTEES. SO I GUESS ONE OF THE OPTIONS, I GUESS TECHNICALLY WOULD BE TO PURSUE THAT AVENUE, OR WE'D BE PURSUING TWO DIFFERENT AVENUES, I GUESS, BECAUSE IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CREATING A POSSIBLE COUNCIL COMMITTEE, LIKE SPECIFICALLY FOR FINANCE AND THEN TALKING ABOUT THIS OR THOSE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS, OR ARE THEY THE SAME THING THEY COULD SO DURING THE PRESENTATION, BUT WE COULD HAVE THEM DO IS DIRECTOR OF FINANCE. WE CAN HAVE HIM GIVE US OPTIONS TO SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. AND SO A COUNCIL LED COMMITTEE COULD ALSO BE AN OPTION. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A RESIDENT COMMITTEE AS WELL, JUST TO SEE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AND WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE AT THAT TIME. BUT THAT'S WHAT I'M HOPING HE CAN BRING BACK. AND THEN WE CAN DISCUSS AT THAT TIME. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. IF NOT, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 23 SECOND. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION MADE BY ME. SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER TOBIAS. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. OPPOSED? OKAY. AGENDA ITEM PASSES SEVEN ZERO. 
          [24) Consider directing the City Manager to provide a report on the independent external audit process, independent external risk assessment process, internal audit program informed by the risk assessment, and any other audit or risk mitigation processes used by the City of Kyle, with any related updates or improvements made in light of the audit or risk assessment.]
NEXT WE HAVE AGENDA ITEM 24. CONSIDER DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO PROVIDE A REPORT ON THE INDEPENDENT EXTERNAL AUDIT PROCESS. INDEPENDENT EXTERNAL RISK ASSESSMENT PROCESS, INTERNAL AUDIT PROGRAM INFORMED BY THE RISK ASSESSMENT AND ANY OTHER AUDIT OR RISK MITIGATION PROCESSES USED BY THE CITY OF KYLE WITH ANY RELATED UPDATES OR IMPROVEMENTS MADE IN THE LIGHT OF THE AUDIT OR RISK ASSESSMENT ITEM PRESENTED. CLAUDIA ZAPATA ALL RIGHT, I'M SORRY, THAT WAS A MOUTHFUL. I KNOW IT'S A LOT, BUT I WANTED TO BE VERY CLEAR ABOUT WHAT WE WERE DOING. SO THE REASON THAT I BROUGHT THIS FORWARD IS WITH THE INTENT OF MAKING SURE THAT WE ALL START ON THE SAME GROUND, PLACE, SHARE THE SAME FOUNDATION FOR WHERE WE'RE AT FINANCIALLY, WHAT OUR AUDITS LOOK LIKE, WHAT THE PROCESS FOR AUDITS LOOK LIKE, WHAT OUR RISK ASSESSMENT BECAUSE WE JUST HAD ONE COMPLETED LAST YEAR IN THE FALL OF LAST YEAR. AND SO I THINK THE THING THAT I'VE BEEN MISSING IS HAVING A PRESENTATION THAT KIND OF ALIGNS ALL OF THESE THINGS TOGETHER. AND SO THAT'S WHAT I REALLY AM WANTING TO DO, IS MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THESE THINGS IN CONJUNCTION WITH ONE ANOTHER, 
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BECAUSE I THINK RIGHT NOW THEY'RE KIND OF EXISTING IN SILOS, AS IF LIKE THEY'RE THEY FUNCTION ON THEIR OWN AND AS IF THEY DON'T INTERSECT. BUT I KNOW THAT THEY DO. AND I WOULD LIKE TO POSSIBLY ALSO, IF POSSIBLE, HAVE THE ACTUAL FIRMS WHO MADE LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, LIKE OUR AUDIT FIRM AND OUR INTERNAL AUDIT OR RISK ASSESSMENT PEOPLE, NOT THE INTERNAL AUDIT, BUT LIKE THE RISK ASSESSMENT FOLKS AND THE INDEPENDENT EXTERNAL AUDIT AUDITOR TO BE PRESENT SO THEY CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS, HELP CLARIFY THINGS. BECAUSE I, FOR ONE, AM NOT A CPA. I YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T I DIDN'T GO TO SCHOOL FOR THAT. I AM NOT LICENSED FOR THAT. AND SO I WANT TO BE ABLE TO HEAR DIRECTLY FROM THE FIRMS THEMSELVES, JUST CLARIFYING THE PROCESS FOR US, BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF OF QUESTIONS THAT FOLKS HAVE. AND SO I THINK THIS IS JUST A VERY EASY WAY FOR US TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A VERY STRUCTURED, FOUNDATIONAL CONVERSATION ABOUT IT. COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS, I AGREE THIS IS A GREAT IDEA. WE'LL BE GOING INTO BUDGET JUST ALMOST DIRECTLY AFTER WE WOULD BE ABLE TO ARRANGE THIS. SO I THINK IT IS AN EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT INTRO TO THE BUDGET PROCESS AND WOULD REALLY SUPPORT A LOT OF THE QUESTIONS. I THINK THAT THE PUBLIC HAS HAD ABOUT HOW FINANCES ARE HANDLED. I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT HOW THE FINANCES ARE HANDLED. WE HAVE A GOLD STAR FINANCE DEPARTMENT, WHICH IS JUST PARTICULARLY OUTSTANDING, SO I WOULD SUPPORT GETTING A PRESENTATION ON THAT. I DO HAVE A QUESTION. WOULD THAT BE PRESENTED BY OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR? HOW HOW WOULD THIS SETUP LOOK? WELL, IF I DIRECT THE CITY MANAGER. THEN I GET IF HELP, I THINK IT'D BE A COMBINATION. RIGHT. IT'D BE THE FINANCE DIRECTOR AS WELL AS IF YOU WANT THE INDEPENDENT FIRMS TO COME IN AND ALSO BE A PART OF THAT PRESENTATION YOU HEAR DIRECTLY FROM THEM. AS I'VE SAID MANY TIMES TO THE COUNCIL, THE INDEPENDENT AUDIT FIRM IS INDEPENDENT OF MY OFFICE OR ANYONE IN THE STAFF, INCLUDING THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT. THEY REPORT DIRECTLY TO YOU, SO YOU NEED TO HEAR FROM THEM DIRECTLY WOULD BE MY SUGGESTION. OKAY. 
          YEAH, I THINK THAT'S THE AVENUE THAT I WOULD WANT TO PURSUE, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THEY THEY HAVE ALL THE CREDENTIALS NECESSARY TO BE ABLE TO ENGAGE IN A MEANINGFUL, EDUCATED CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS. SO THAT WOULD BE IDEAL. OKAY. COUNCILMEMBERS, WE HAVE AN ANNUAL AUDIT. CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT THAT AUDIT SCHEDULE IS? I'LL BE BACK TO PRESENT EARLY MARCH. FIRST MEETING IN MARCH IS THE GOAL MARCH 3RD. AND FOR OUR LATEST AUDIT RIGHT. THAT'S CORRECT. GREAT. SO THIS WOULD BE VERY TIMELY. WHEN WOULD YOU LIKE THAT? DID YOU. CAN WE TRY GETTING IT I GUESS AROUND THE SAME TIME THAT THAT THAT'S HAPPENING, IF THEY'RE ALREADY KIND OF WORKING ON IT, WORKING ON A PRESENTATION, THEY CAN HELP GUIDE US THROUGH. I MEAN, SHOOT, THAT'S EVEN A GREAT WAY TO TALK US THROUGH THE AUDIT ITSELF. IT'S KIND OF LEARNING, YOU KNOW, AS AS WE GO ALONG. SO IF THAT'S POSSIBLE, THEN, SURE, WE CAN CERTAINLY HAVE THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR, THE FINANCIAL AUDIT THERE. I DON'T KNOW IF THE INTERNAL RISK ASSESSMENT FIRM WILL BE AVAILABLE. I'LL HAVE TO CHECK AND SEE, BUT WE'LL TRY TO COMBINE THEM AS BEST WE CAN. IF NOT, WE MIGHT DO THE AUDIT FIRST AND THEN THE RISK ASSESSMENT COULD COME BACK. OKAY. I THINK THE ONE THING THAT I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE, THOUGH, IS THAT THESE CONVERSATIONS ARE HAPPENING TOGETHER. SO EVEN IF THERE IS A REPORT THAT'S DONE OR EVEN IN THE STAFF MEMO, IF IT CAN JUST KIND OF OUTLINE HOW THE TWO INTERSECT AND INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER. SO AT LEAST WE HAVE THAT BASIS TO WORK OFF OF WHILE WE GET THE AUDIT FOLKS ABLE TO COME IN IN PERSON. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. YEAH I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE LIKE THEY'RE PRESENTING. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WE DON'T KNOW. SO MAKING SURE THAT THEY CAN PROVIDE VERY BASIC INFORMATION TO US ABOUT, YOU KNOW, HOW THESE AUDITS WORK AND HOW THEY'RE DIFFERENT FROM, YOU KNOW, OTHER AUDITS, AND PARTICULARLY WITH THE CITY, BECAUSE I KNOW WE'VE SEEN CITIES LIKE AUSTIN AND HOUSTON WHO'VE THEY HAVE THEIR ANNUAL HAS THE ANNUAL AUDIT, BUT SOMEHOW THINGS ARE MISSED. AND SO MY QUESTION WOULD BE, HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN AND HOW CAN WE AVOID THAT AS A CITY. SO IF THEY CAN BRING THAT KIND OF INFORMATION I WOULD BE THRILLED. OKAY. WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION? ALL RIGHT. I'D LIKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 24. CONSIDER DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO PROVIDE A REPORT ON THE INDEPENDENT EXTERNAL AUDIT PROCESS. 
          INDEPENDENT EXTERNAL RISK ASSESSMENT PROCESS. INTERNAL AUDIT PROGRAM INFORMED BY THE 
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RISK ASSESSMENT AND ANY OTHER AUDIT OR RISK MITIGATION PROCESSES USED BY THE CITY OF KYLE WITH ANY RELATED UPDATES OR IMPROVEMENTS MADE IN LIGHT OF THE AUDIT OR RISK ASSESSMENT. 
          SECOND, OKAY, I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER ZAPATA, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER HARRIS. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED. OKAY. MOTION PASSES SEVEN ZERO. I WAS GOING TO JUST MENTION COUNCILMEMBER ZAPATA. THAT WAS AN EXCELLENT AGENDA ITEM AS FAR AS THE BACKUP MATERIAL, BECAUSE I READ THAT SUNDAY NIGHT AND YOU HAD EVERYTHING LISTED THERE FROM THE PRESENTATION TO THE BACKGROUND, AND IT JUST MADE IT A LOT EASIER FOR ME. SO THANK YOU. THAT WAS VERY DETAILED. THANK YOU. I NEED THAT LIKE, THANK YOU FOR DUMMIES BECAUSE I'VE GOT TO FIGURE IT ALL OUT. SO THAT WAS THAT WAS THAT WAS GREAT. THANK YOU. WHEN I SAY I'M A POLICY WONK I'M NOT JOKING. I REALLY DO LOVE IT. OH, YEAH, I SAW THAT. I WAS LIKE, THAT'S GOOD READING. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER AN POSSIBLE ACTION. THAT'S A FIVE MINUTE RECESS. A FIVE MINUTE RECESS. ALL RIGHT. LET'S TAKE A FIVE MINUTE RECESS. AS A REMINDER, WE'RE GOING TO BE ASKING ITEM 12 TO BE PULLED FROM CONSIDERATION. OKAY. CAN WE JUST DO THAT NOW. JUST SAY HEY WE'RE GOING TO PULL AGENDA ITEM 12 OKAY. SO WHEN WE COME BACK WE'LL BE ON AGENDA ITEM DINNER TIME. SO. ALL RIGHT, THE 
          [13) (First Reading) Consider approval of an ordinance to rezone approximately 0.18 acres of land from ‘A’ (Agriculture) to ‘R-1’ (Single-Family Residential) of the John Pharass Survey, located at 100 South Old Stagecoach Road, in Hays County, Texas. (Z-25-0142)
Public Hearing
The Planning and Zoning Commission voted 4 - 0 to recommend approval on January 27, 2026. ]
TIME IS 931 AND WE ARE BACK. WE'RE GOING TO START WITH AGENDA ITEM 13. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY 0.18 ACRES OF LAND FROM AGRICULTURE TO R-1 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL OF THE JON FORREST SURVEY, LOCATED AT 100 SOUTH OLD STAGECOACH ROAD IN HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS. THIS HAS A PUBLIC HEARING AND THE ITEM PRESENTER IS GOING TO BE KAYLA SHARP. SORRY, IT'S GOING TO BE JASON LUTZ TONIGHT. SO UNFORTUNATELY IT'S JUST ME. 
          BUT WE GOT A FAIRLY SIMPLE ITEM FOR YOU TONIGHT. I'M SORRY. GOOD EVENING. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL JASON LUTZ FOR THE RECORD, ASSISTANT PLANNING DIRECTOR. SO AS YOU RECALL, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY 0.1 ACRES. THEY DO OWN A LITTLE UNDER HALF AN ACRE OF THIS PROPERTY, IF YOU RECALL, A COUPLE OF WEEKS, A COUPLE MEETINGS AGO, WE ANNEXED A PORTION OF THIS PROPERTY. THOSE COME IN AS AG. THAT'S AN INTERIM ZONING. SO WHEN WE LOOK AT THIS PART OF THEIR PROPERTY ZONED R-1, SO WE'RE JUST KIND OF COMPLETING THE PROCESS OF GETTING THEM ZONED. I KIND OF WENT THROUGH ALL OF THIS ALREADY, SO I'LL SKIP THROUGH THAT ONE. SO WHEN WE LOOKED AT R-1, THE EXISTING HOME THAT'S THERE IS BEING MOVED. THERE IS SOME TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENTS THERE AROUND ABOUT THE PROPERTY IS AG. AG DOES ALLOW SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL BUT TO DEVELOP IT, IT'S IT'S JUST BETTER IF THERE'S NO WEIRD BOUNDARIES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. SO R1 IS AN OLDER ZONING DISTRICT AS THE ORIGINAL KIND OF TOWNSHIP AREA. WE DON'T SEE A LOT OF NEW DISTRICTS ZONED R1. WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN, YOU WILL SEE BECAUSE OF THIS AREA WAS IDENTIFIED WITH THE FIVE STREETS. OUR OUR COMP PLAN CONSULTANTS IDENTIFIED THIS AREA AS A POSSIBILITY FOR FUTURE REGIONAL COMMERCIAL. SO NORMALLY OUR ZONING RECOMMENDATIONS ARE BASED ON THAT COMP PLAN. HOWEVER THIS IS A LITTLE UNIQUE SITUATION. THIS ISN'T AN ENTIRE TRACK THAT'S LOOKING TO REZONE, OR THIS ISN'T A DEVELOPER THAT'S LOOKING TO PURCHASE THESE UP AND POSSIBLY DO A COMMERCIAL SECTION. THIS REALLY IS JUST IS TRYING TO CLEAN UP SOME SOME DOT SOME I'S AND CROSS SOME T'S AND MAKE SURE THAT THE LANDOWNERS MADE WHOLE LITERALLY AS FAR AS THEIR PROPERTY GOES. SO WE ARE GOING TO SUPPORT THAT, EVEN THOUGH IT MAY NOT NECESSARILY BE INCLINED IN COMPLIANCE. BUT MOVING FORWARD, ANY KIND OF FUTURE CHANGES HERE WILL DEFINITELY KIND OF LOOK AT THIS AREA AS A WHOLE. SO WE REVIEWED THE REQUEST. WE DID FIND IT TO BE APPROPRIATE BASED ON THE EXISTING LAND USES AND THE CURRENT ZONING. R ONE WILL MATCH THE CURRENT PROPERTY. STAFF DOES RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF A OF THE REQUEST, AND PNC VOTED FOUR ZERO ON THE 27 TO ALSO RECOMMEND APPROVAL. SO YOU HAVE SOME OPTIONS FOR YOU TONIGHT. YOU CAN APPROVE AS PRESENTED. YOU CAN APPROVE WITH MODIFICATIONS. SO A TYPO THERE. 
          THE COMMISSION OR COUNCIL CAN RECOMMEND A LESS RESTRICTIVE OR I'M SORRY, A MORE RESTRICTIVE ZONING BUT NOT LESS RESTRICTIVE. IF YOU FOUND THE R-1 WAS WAS NOT SUITABLE. HOWEVER, R-1 IS ABOUT AS MOST RESTRICTIVE AS WE GET, SO THE ONLY OTHER OPTION WOULD BE AG AT THIS POINT. SO WE'RE GOING TO SUPPORT THE R1. OR YOU CAN DENY THE REQUEST IN ITS TOTALITY. SO I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY. ALL RIGHT. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER TOBIAS PLANNING AND ZONING VOTED 4 TO 0 ON THIS. WAS THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS RIGHT OFF THE BAT BEFORE THEY VOTED? I KNOW THEY VOTED UNANIMOUSLY ON IT, BUT WHAT WAS THEIR FEEDBACK ON THIS PARTICULAR AREA? NO QUESTIONS. AS FAR AS THE USE OR THE PROPOSED USE. THERE WAS SOME QUESTIONS ON HOW WE GOT HERE, WHY THE PROPERTY WAS WAS BOUND 
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LIKE THAT. BEST WE CAN TELL IS, IS IT WAS SOME KIND OF OLD STRIP ANNEXATION BECAUSE OF THE WAY THAT IT CUT IN HALF. SO COULD HAVE EITHER BEEN A UTILITY LINE OR THERE'S SOME MINIMUMS. WHEN WE USED TO ANNEX OF 1000FT, IT WAS KIND OF A STRAIGHT LINE VERSUS THE WHOLE PROPERTY COMING IN. SO THAT WAS KIND OF THEIR ONLY QUESTIONS CONCERNS WAS HOW WE GOT HERE. 
          ALL RIGHT. I DO HAVE A QUESTION. HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE NORMALLY ON PNC? WE'RE A LITTLE SHY RIGHT NOW. WE'VE GOT AN OPENING RIGHT NOW. AND SO IF YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS OR YOU ALL RECOMMENDING, WE ARE RECRUITING, BUT WE HAVE OUR FIVE MEMBER BOARD. WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY REAL ISSUES RECENTLY. SORRY. SIX I THINK. BUT WE HAVE SIX CURRENTLY. WE HAVE NO ALTERNATES RIGHT NOW AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE SEEKING ONE. OKAY. THE ONLY THING THAT MAKES ME NERVOUS IS THAT IF SOMEBODY IS ABSENT, THEN YOU WILL NO LONGER HAVE THE QUORUM. SO I WAS JUST CURIOUS ABOUT THAT. ARE THEY GOING TO BUILD A HOME IN THIS AREA? YES. THE PLAN IS TO MOVE OUT THE OLD AND BUILD ON SITE. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I'D LIKE TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 13 SECOND. 
          ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING? OH, YES. YOU'RE RIGHT. GOOD I THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I AM GOING TO OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR AGENDA ITEM 13. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED. AND NOW I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 13. SECOND. SECOND I HAVE A MOTION BY MYSELF. SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MCKINNEY. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL OPPOSED. AGENDA ITEM PASSES SEVEN ZERO. THANK 
          [14) Consider approval of a resolution creating a Council Compensation Committee; establishing charge; and declaring an effective date.]
YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE AGENDA ITEM 14. CONSIDER A. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION CREATING A COUNCIL COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, ESTABLISHING CHARGE AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE ITEM. PRESENTER AMY ALCORN READ. GOOD EVENING. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. AMY ALCORN, CITY ATTORNEY I'M HERE TODAY TO PRESENT THE CREATION OF A COUNCIL COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THAT'S WEIRD. THERE WE GO. OKAY. SORRY. THE COUNCIL COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS REQUIRED BY CITY CHARTER. ANYTIME THAT COUNCIL WANTS TO CONSIDER CHANGES TO YOUR COMPENSATION. SO SOME BACKGROUND ON THIS. THE MOST RECENT COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WAS IN 2022. AND IT WAS FOR THE LIMITS THESE CHANGES OF SALARY TO ONCE EVERY THREE YEARS. AND THAT'S NO MORE THAN NOT. IT HAS TO HAPPEN EVERY THREE YEARS. SO WE ARE NOW ABLE TO DO THIS AT ANY TIME WHEN COUNCIL CHOOSES TO DO SO. IF COUNCIL WISHES TO CONSIDER A SALARY CHANGE FOR NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET 2026 TO 2027, THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE APPROVED THROUGH THE THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS, AND WE WOULD HAVE TO DO COMMITTEE BEFORE THAT. YOU CAN'T LATER APPROVE YOUR CHANGE. 
          IT HAS TO BE DONE THROUGH THAT PROCESS. THE COMMITTEE CAN ALSO PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HOW TO HANDLE EXPENSES OF COUNCIL MEMBERS. AND SO WITH SOME OF THE CHANGES WE'VE BEEN MAKING WITH COUNCIL CREDIT CARDS, WE THINK THAT MIGHT BE A GOOD THING TO INCLUDE IN THE CHARGE FOR THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THE PURPOSE OF THIS ITEM IS TO CONSIDER CREATING THE COMMITTEE. 
          THE IF YOU CREATE A COMMITTEE, THEN THE NEXT ITEM WOULD BE TO CONSIDER APPOINTING MEMBERS OF THAT COMMITTEE. IN ORDER TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT TIME. I WOULD REQUEST THAT THAT WE HAVE A DEADLINE FROM THE COMMITTEE FOR NO EARLIER THAN JUNE, AND IT DOES REQUIRE TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS, WHICH WE COULD HOLD IN JULY OR AUGUST. ONE OF MY CONCERNS IS THAT THE LAST COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ONLY MET TWO TIMES. SO I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE THIS COMPENSATION COMMITTEE SOME SUFFICIENT TIME TO ACTUALLY DO GOOD WORK, WHICH IS WHY WE'RE BRINGING IT NOW AND HOPING FOR APPOINTMENTS, EITHER THIS MEETING OR THE NEXT MEETING. THIS IS THE PROPOSED CHARGE. AND SO THIS IS WHAT'S IN THE RESOLUTION. IT CAN BE AMENDED IF COUNCIL WISHES TO CHANGE ANYTHING IN HERE. I'VE PROPOSED THE DATE OF JUNE 16TH, BECAUSE THAT'S A REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING WITH ABOUT ENOUGH TIME FOR CONSIDERATION BEFORE THE BUDGET. WE CAN CHANGE THAT DATE IF COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO. THE OPTIONS ARE TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED, APPROVE THE RESOLUTION WITH AMENDMENTS OR A DIFFERENT DEADLINE, OR DENY THE RESOLUTION AND CHOOSE NOT TO CREATE A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AT THIS TIME, POTENTIALLY WAITING UNTIL A LATER FISCAL YEAR. MY RECOMMENDATION IS OPTION ONE TO APPROVE IT AS PRESENTED. I ALSO WOULD RECOMMEND GETTING AN GETTING APPOINTMENTS AT THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS EITHER TODAY OR ON FEBRUARY 17TH, SO WE CAN GET THIS COMMITTEE STARTED IN MARCH AND GIVE THEM SUFFICIENT TIME TO MAKE THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS. ALL RIGHT. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCILMEMBER MCKINNEY, I THINK I THINK WE'RE ALL KIND OF IN FAVOR OF MOVING FORWARD ON THIS. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME TO TO VERIFY WITH THE PEOPLE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SERVE IN THIS CAPACITY TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, ABLE TO TO MEET THE COMMITMENTS. AND, AND, YOU KNOW, IF WE'RE MEETING MORE THAN TWICE, I THINK THAT THEY THEY NEED A LITTLE MORE TIME TO DELIBERATE BEFORE THEY, THEY COMMIT TO IT. SO MY REQUEST 
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REALLY TIES MORE TO 15, BUT THAT WE SUBMIT OUR RECOMMENDATIONS AND WE BRING THEM BACK AT THE NEXT MEETING. I DIDN'T MENTION THIS. SO THE PREVIOUS COUNCIL COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, EACH COUNCIL MEMBER NOMINATED A PERSON TO SERVE. THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT UNDER THE CHARTER THAT IT BE DONE THAT WAY. THAT IS WHAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING NOW BECAUSE IT'S WHAT WAS DONE IN THE PAST. BUT IF COUNCIL WANTS TO CHANGE THAT, YOU CAN, YOU CAN. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO TO WHERE IF WE VOTE? I THINK BEAUTIES LIKE THIS, IF WE VOTE AS A COUNCIL MEMBER, THAT IT DOESN'T GO INTO EFFECT UNTIL THE NEXT YEAR. SO THIS IS ALREADY SET TO NOT GO INTO EFFECT UNTIL THE NEXT BUDGET IS IN EFFECT. BUT WE AND THAT'S IN THE CHARTER. BUT WHEN WE DO A FUTURE CHARTER AMENDMENT, WE COULD LOOK AT THAT OPTION. I THINK THEY KIND OF TRIED TO DO THAT, BUT WITH THE TIMING IT'S ALWAYS LIKE TWO WEEKS LATER, RIGHT? YOU APPROVE THE BUDGET AND THEN TWO WEEKS LATER IT'S IN EFFECT, OKAY. IT WAS ALWAYS RUSHED, IRONICALLY. OKAY. SO AND THEN THEY'RE GOING TO BE MEETING IN MARCH. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S MY GOAL. IF WE CAN GET PEOPLE APPOINTED BY THE 17TH, I THINK WE CAN START HAVING MEETINGS IN MARCH AND TRY TO MEET EVERY OTHER WEEK OR EVERY WEEK. COUNCILMAN ZAPATA, I THINK BECAUSE THE PERSON THAT I WAS TALKING TO ASKED ME QUESTIONS ABOUT, WELL, HOW MANY MEETINGS IS IT GOING TO BE? HOW LONG WOULD IT BE? DO WE HAVE ANY IDEA ABOUT THAT? SO I CAN ACTUALLY PROPERLY RESPOND TO THEM? I WOULD SAY THE MOST SIMILAR COMMITTEE WAS PROBABLY THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE. WE MET TWICE A MONTH FROM, I THINK, FEBRUARY THROUGH THE END OF JUNE. OKAY. DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH INFORMATION THEY WANT AND HOW MUCH THEY WANT TO TALK, WE MIGHT MEET MORE THAN THAT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER. I WAS ON THE ORIGINAL ONE FROM WHEN IT ALL STARTED. SO WHAT WE DID WAS WE LAID OUT WHAT THE PERIMETERS WERE. AND I THINK NOW SINCE WE'VE HAD TWO ALREADY OR THREE, WE HAVE A MORE OF A DIRECTION OF WHERE TO GO. YOU DO HAVE TO HAVE YOUR TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS SO PEOPLE CAN BE ABLE TO COME UP AND SPEAK ON EACH ONE. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WOULD HAVE TO REQUEST. THEY'D HAVE TO DO THE SAME THING WITH THE BOARD. THEY'D HAVE TO SELECT A CHAIR, THEY'D HAVE TO SELECT A CO-CHAIR. AND THOSE JUST LIKE THE CHARTER COMMITTEE THAT WE DID, THEY HAVE TO GET THOSE PARAMETERS SET UP, AND THEN THEY WOULD HAVE TO DECIDE AMONGST EACH OTHER, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO LOOK AT? ARE WE GOING TO LOOK AT THE OF COURSE BACK THEN WAS THE CREDIT CARD SITUATION, BUT THEY'RE ALSO WHO KNOWS WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO WANT TO DISCUSS. IT'S GOING TO BE UP TO THEM. THEY MAY JUST LOOK AT WHAT WE'RE WHAT THE SALARY IS OR IDENTIFY WHAT STIPEND IS, ETCETERA. AND SO IT WOULD IT'S I'M GLAD WE'RE DOING IT NOW BECAUSE BY THE TIME WE HIT MID JUNE, WHICH IS PERFECT, WHEN WE START, START SEEING THE RESULTS AS FAR AS WHERE OUR NUMBERS ARE AT THE BUDGET, IT'S ALREADY DONE AND OUT OF THE WAY. SO IT'S PROBABLY AT SAY ABOUT AT LEAST LIKE YOU SAID, TWICE A MONTH FOR ABOUT AT LEAST TWO TWO MONTHS ON THAT END. AND IT WAS USUALLY HELD ON A THURSDAY, I BELIEVE, OR THE TUESDAY YOU HAD YOUR PNC AND THEN WE HAD COUNCIL, AND THEN I THINK THAT'S WHEN THEY HAD THEIRS ON THURSDAYS AND SO FORTH. AND IT USUALLY TOOK ABOUT AN HOUR, HOUR AND A HALF THE MOST. I JUST THOUGHT OF THIS BECAUSE WE'RE SITTING HERE, ONE OF THE THINGS WE DID ON THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION THAT I THINK THE COMMISSIONERS REALLY LIKED WAS WE ACTUALLY HAD A PUBLIC HEARING ON EVERY AGENDA. 
          THERE'S NO THERE'S A REQUIREMENT THAT WE HOLD TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS. THERE'S NO REQUIREMENT THAT WE NOT HOLD MORE. SO I LIKE THAT. I THINK THAT WAS A POPULAR THING WE DID, AND IT WAS A MORE OF A ROUND TABLE KIND OF SETTING TO WHERE THEY HAD THEM ALL. IT WASN'T SO MUCH ON THE DAIS. I REMEMBER MINE WAS RANDY HEIDEL, AND THEY ALL WERE SITTING AROUND AND DISCUSSING THE THE DIFFERENT BUDGETS AS FAR AS ALSO THE COMPENSATION. AND PEOPLE WERE GIVING THEIR IDEAS. AND YOU'RE RIGHT, THEY HAD PUBLIC SPEAKING AND THEN THEY ALSO HAD THE PUBLIC HEARING WHICH INVOLVED THE COMMUNITY IN THAT SENSE. SO THAT'S THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT. 
          OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER SO THE CHARTER SAYS THAT WE CAN HAVE OR THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE IT EVERY THREE YEARS. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT I KNOW YOU SAID WE CAN NOW HAVE IT AT ANY TIME, BUT THE IS THERE ANY CHANCE THAT THAT MAKES IT GO TO ANOTHER THREE YEAR CYCLE SINCE WE MISSED LAST YEAR? CORRECT. WE CAN ONLY WE CAN HAVE IT NO MORE THAN EVERY THREE YEARS. SO ONCE WE HAVE THE COMMITTEE, WE CAN'T HAVE IT AGAIN UNTIL THREE YEARS PASS. 
          AND THAT'S THREE FULL BUDGETS PASS AND THEN WE CAN HAVE IT FOR THE NEXT BUDGET. SO HOW DO WE ENSURE MOVING FORWARD? COULD YOU GO BACK TO I THINK IT WAS LIKE YOUR FIRST SLIDE? OKAY. 
          RIGHT HERE. SHALL ONLY BE CONSIDERED ONCE EVERY THREE YEARS. SO MY CONCERN IS IF WE'RE NOT DOING IT EVERY THREE YEARS, IT DOESN'T SAY ONCE EVERY FOUR YEARS OR EVERY YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. SO MOVING FORWARD, HOW DO WE ENSURE THAT WE'RE HAVING THESE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEETINGS EVERY THREE YEARS? WE CAN PUT THAT IN A CALENDAR FOR COUNCIL IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT TO DO. I THINK, YOU KNOW, THE, THE MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THE REASON THEY DIDN'T DO IT LAST YEAR WAS BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T WANT TO CHANGE THE SALARY LAST YEAR. 
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WANT TO CHANGE YOUR SALARY OR EVEN HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS. OKAY. I'M JUST SAYING THAT BECAUSE THIS VERBIAGE MAKES IT SEEM LIKE IT'S ONLY ONCE EVERY THREE YEARS. AND BUT THEN WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THAT? RIGHT. THERE'S NO KIND OF FOLLOW UP. IN MY OPINION. SHE'LL ONLY BE CONSIDERED ONCE EVERY THREE YEARS. MEANS CAN BE CONSIDERED NO MORE OFTEN THAN ONCE EVERY THREE YEARS. OKAY. AND UNFORTUNATELY, WITH THAT MAYOR, WE ALL KNOW THAT POLITICS PLAY A LOT OF PLAY IN THAT. AND SO EVERY YEAR PEOPLE NEED TO UNDERSTAND EVERY YEAR THERE'S AN ELECTION YEAR FOR SOMEBODY. SO I THINK A LOT OF TIMES YOU HAVE TO MOVE PAST BEYOND. ONCE YOU HIT THE THIRD YEAR, IT'S GOT TO BE DONE AND MOVING FORWARD ON THAT END. SO I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY A GREAT THING TO PUT IN YOUR DIRECTION WHEN YOU PASS YOUR NEW ORDINANCE. 
          AFTER ALL THIS IS OVER. ALL RIGHT. THEN WE'LL HAVE IT DOCUMENTED. ALL RIGHT. DO WE WANT A MOTION FOR BOTH OF THEM? COUNCIL MEMBER MCKINNEY, ARE THERE ANY REQUIREMENTS OR RESTRICTIONS? I GUESS IT'S MORE THE APPROPRIATE WORD FOR SERVING ON THIS COMMITTEE. 
          SIMILAR TO OTHER COMMITTEES AND BOARDS THAT WE HAVE, DO THEY NEED TO BE CITY OF RESIDENTS? DO THEY NEED TO BE? THE CHARTER DOESN'T REALLY PROVIDE ANYTHING ON THIS. OUR GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS IS THAT THEY BE VOTERS, ELIGIBLE VOTERS IN THE CITY. SO THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE CITY RESIDENTS OVER THE AGE OF 18. OKAY. I THINK IN THE PAST, IF I CAN ADD AGAIN, IT WAS WITHIN YOUR DISTRICT. IT WAS INDIVIDUALS THAT YOU THAT WERE IN YOUR AREA OR THE DISTRICT WHICH MADE IT TRICKY FOR PEOPLE WHO WERE AT LARGE BECAUSE BUT THEN AGAIN, WHEN YOU'RE AT LARGE, YOU CAN CHOOSE FROM A VARIETY OF AREAS. BUT I THINK IT KIND OF GOT TRICKY BECAUSE THAT MEANS THAT, WELL, WHAT IF I WANTED TO SELECT SOMEBODY THAT I FELT THAT LIVED IN WATERLEAF, BUT THEY'RE NOT IN MY DISTRICT. I WOULD HAVE TO SELECT FROM A POOL OF CANDIDATES WITHIN MY AREA. AND THAT'S THAT WAS SOMETIMES ALWAYS BECAUSE THERE'S PEOPLE THAT ARE MAYBE IN MY DISTRICT THAT MIGHT WANT TO SERVE OR MAY NOT HAVE THE TIME, AND YOU HAVE TO RESPECT THAT AS WELL. SO OUR CHARTER DOESN'T PROVIDE THAT REQUIREMENT. SO THAT'S UP TO COUNCIL IF YOU WANT TO REQUIRE THAT PEOPLE IN SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICTS APPOINT PEOPLE WITHIN THEIR OWN DISTRICTS, THAT'S THAT'S YOUR DECISION. I DON'T THINK WE HAVE DONE THAT ON OTHER COMMITTEES. WE DID NOT DO THAT ON THE CHARTER REVIEW, WHICH, AGAIN, IS THE MOST SIMILAR ETHICS WE DIDN'T DO. THAT FEELS SO RESTRICTIVE. ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT SAID, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 14 AND 15. 
          SO 15 IS TO APPOINT THE MEMBERS. SO I DON'T THINK I DON'T THINK WE'VE READ 15 AGENDA. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 14. SECOND I HAVE A MOTION BY MYSELF SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MEDINA. ALL IN FAVOR SAY I. AYE. ALL OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES SEVEN ZERO. 
          [15) Consider appointment of seven members to the Council Compensation Committee.]
SHOULD WE BRING BACK 15, THEN? IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE LOOKING TO TABLE IT TO THE NEXT MEETING, IF THAT'S CORRECT. SO THAT WOULD JUST BE A MOTION TO TABLE I WOULD REQUEST IF YOU GUYS ARE EACH APPOINTING YOUR OWN, WHICH IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE, TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION TO THE CITY SECRETARY SO THAT WE CAN PUT IT IN THE AGENDA BEFORE WE DO. YOU HAVE A DATE THAT YOU'D LIKE THAT BACK BY JENNIFER, HOW LONG WOULD YOU NEED TO PUT THOSE IN THE RESOLUTION IF THEY GAVE YOU THE NAMES OF THEIR PEOPLE, HOW LONG WOULD YOU NEED TO PUT THOSE IN? SO WE CAN EITHER HAVE THE NAMES AHEAD OF THE MEETING POSTING OR IF NOT, WE CAN ALWAYS BRING THE RESOLUTION BACK FOR SIGNATURE THE NEXT DAY AFTER THOSE HAVE BEEN CHOSEN. I THINK WE PUBLISHED THREE BUSINESS DAYS EARLIER, SO IF WE CAN HAVE THEM BY THE BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THAT, WE CAN TRY TO PUT THEM IN. BUT IF NOT, WE'LL LEAVE BLANKS. AND IS IT JUST FIRST NAME, LAST NAME OR LIKE OTHER CONTACT INFORMATION, WE WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ADDRESSES AND PHONE NUMBERS AND EMAIL ADDRESSES SO THAT WE CAN SCHEDULE THE MEETINGS. OKAY, OKAY. IT LOOKS LIKE FEBRUARY 16TH IS PRESIDENT'S DAY. IS THAT RIGHT? SO WE'RE PUBLISHING ON TUESDAY TUESDAY. ALL RIGHT. SO WE NEED IF WE CAN HAVE IT BY MONDAY THE NINTH. I THINK THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO STAFF. SO THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT. YES. SO DO WE WANT TO MAKE A MOTION TO POSTPONE. WE CAN TABLE IT AND POSTPONE EITHER ONE OKAY. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO INCLUDE THE FACT THAT WE NEED THE NAMES BY THE NINTH. SO IT'LL BE ON THE 17TH. SO MAKE A MOTION TO POSTPONE THIS ITEM AND ASK COUNCIL MEMBERS TO BRING BACK NAMES BY MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH FOR PUBLISHING FOR THE FEBRUARY 17TH AGENDA. CAN I JUST SECOND THAT? OKAY. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO POSTPONE AGENDA ITEM 15 AND ASK THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS PROVIDE THEIR NAMES BY MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH. PROVIDE THEIR NAMES BY MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH FOR PUBLISHING FOR THE FEBRUARY 17TH AGENDA FOR PUBLISHING FOR THE FEBRUARY 17TH. AGENDA SECOND. OKAY, I HAVE A MOTION BY MYSELF, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MCKINNEY. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED. OKAY. 
          [16) (First Reading) Consider approval of an ordinance repealing and replacing the City Council expense policy to eliminate the use of City-issued credit cards and require reimbursement-only for City Council business expenses.]
MOTION PASSES SEVEN ZERO. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. UP NEXT WE HAVE AGENDA ITEM 16. CONSIDER 
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APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REPLACING THE CITY COUNCIL EXPENSE POLICY TO ELIMINATE THE USE OF CITY ISSUED CREDIT CARDS AND REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT ONLY FOR COUNCIL CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS EXPENSES. ITEM PRESENTER JOSHUA CRUMLEY. GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS JOSHUA CRUMLEY. I'M THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR FINANCE. 
          AND TODAY BEFORE YOU IS A PROPOSED CHANGE BASED ON COUNCIL DIRECTION TO ELIMINATE THE COUNCIL ISSUED CREDIT CARDS AND TO IN THE INTERIM, UNTIL YOUR COMPENSATION COMMITTEE CAN BE SEATED AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS, MOVE TO A REIMBURSEMENT ONLY REQUEST MODEL. AGAIN. SO WHAT CHANGING NOW IS WE'RE ELIMINATING THE CITY ISSUED CREDIT CARDS FOR THE COUNCIL MEMBERS MOVING TO A REIMBURSEMENT ONLY EXPENSE. AND AGAIN, THIS POLICY IS GROUNDED IN THE CITY CHARTER AUTHORITY. WHAT IS NOT CHANGING IS WE'RE NOT TOUCHING WHAT ARE CONSIDERED ALLOWABLE EXPENSES, DOCUMENTATION AND APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS. SO THINGS LIKE TRAVEL, MILEAGE AND PER DIEM RULES WILL ALL STILL STAND. THE NATURE OF THIS CHANGE, AGAIN, IS AN INTERIM SOLUTION UNTIL YOU CAN ESTABLISH SAID COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE WOULD EVALUATE LONG TERM COMPENSATION STRUCTURE AND FUTURE RECOMMENDATIONS, MAY ELIMINATE REIMBURSEMENTS AND MOVE TO A COMPENSATION BASED MODEL. THE OPTIONS BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING ARE TO EITHER APPROVE THE ORDINANCE AS PRESENTED, DENY THE ORDINANCE OR DIRECT STAFF TO COME BACK WITH ADDITIONAL CHANGES. ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? WELL, I DO WANT TO SAY THIS BECAUSE ME AND COUNCIL MEMBER GOESER WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS THIS WEEKEND AND SHE WAS LIKE, WHY DON'T WE JUST HAVE THE SAME POLICY AS STAFF? AND I WAS LIKE, I DON'T KNOW. SO I THOUGHT I'D ASK THAT. LIKE, WHY ARE THE WHY WOULD A POLICY I GUESS WOULD BE FOR BRIAN, WHY WOULD A POLICY BE DIFFERENT FOR THE COUNCIL VERSUS AND IS IT NECESSARY? WELL, I THINK THAT'S A QUESTION FOR YOU AND YOUR COLLEAGUES. THE POLICY HAS BEEN DIFFERENT. AND WHAT WE'VE TRIED TO DO IS TO BRING FORWARD SOMETHING TO YOU THAT ELIMINATES THE CARDS AS YOU ASKED FOR, BUT PRESERVES THE REST OF THE POLICY THAT WAS ALREADY INTACT. IF YOU WANT TO HAVE A POLICY DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT TYPES OF CHARGES AND REIMBURSEMENTS WOULD BE ALLOWED, WE CAN CERTAINLY DO THAT WITH YOU. BUT WHAT WE'VE TRIED TO DO IS SIMPLIFY THIS DISCUSSION TO TAKE AWAY THE CREDIT CARD, WHICH WAS THE THE REASON FOR IT, AND TO GIVE YOU THE POLICY THAT YOU HAD BEFORE. BUT THAT'S BEEN A COUNCIL DECISION ON THE POLICY. THE POLICY HAS BEEN DISCUSSED MANY TIMES WITH THE COUNCIL OVER THE YEARS. SO WE'VE TRIED TO PRESERVE THAT, BUT WE CAN COME BACK AND HAVE A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT DISCUSSION WITH YOU ABOUT THAT IF YOU'D LIKE. I THINK THE POLICY IS DIFFERENT THAN THE STAFF MEMBER AS YOU'RE GOING TO. JOSH WILL GO THROUGH IN A MINUTE OF HOW WE REVIEW CHARGES FOR STAFF, WHAT THE APPROVAL LEVELS ARE, HOW THOSE WORK. IT'S FUNDAMENTALLY DIFFERENT FOR COUNCIL. AND SO IT DOES NEED TO BE SEPARATE IN MY OPINION. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. JUST CURIOUS, COUNCIL MEMBER DARBY, LET'S GO AHEAD. AND I'M READY TO TURN THIS OVER. I'M ACTUALLY WAITING FOR HOWARD TO COME UP HERE IF IT GETS THROUGH, TO HAND IT TO JENNIFER AND GET RID OF MY CARD, IT'S ACTUALLY EXPIRED, I THINK, ANYHOW. BUT THAT IS THAT IS THE CONVERSATION THAT WE NEED TO HAVE FOR THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. I THINK THAT'S WHAT THEY NEED TO DECIDE ON FOR US. 
          AS FAR AS OUR STIPEND OR SALARY, IT'S WHATEVER YOU WANT TO NAME IT. AND THEY SHOULD ALSO BE THE ONES THAT DETERMINE HOW WE GET REIMBURSED, BECAUSE IT GOES BACK AND FORTH ALL OVER AGAIN AS FAR AS IF WE WANT TO GO TRAVEL SOMEWHERE OR WE GET GAS MILEAGE OR, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE AGAIN, TOM WILL BE HERE BEFORE YOU KNOW IT IN OCTOBER. SO I THINK WE SHOULD JUST LEAVE THAT EVERYTHING THAT HAS TO DO WITH ANY TYPE OF COMPENSATION, ANY KIND OF TRAVEL, LEAVE THAT UP TO THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE TO REVIEW ON OUR BEHALF. AND THEY MAKE THE RECOMMENDATIONS. 
          AND THEN THAT WAY WE VOTE ON IT, YES OR NO, WITH ANY MODIFICATIONS, JUST LIKE THE CHARTER. THAT'S THAT'S HOW I WOULD LOOK AT IT FROM THE, FROM THAT. AND I THINK THAT WAS BENEFICIAL BEING ON ONE OF THE FIRST ONES WE CAN YOU BASICALLY LEAVE THE CONTROL TO THE COMMITTEE THEMSELVES, WHICH ALSO CONDUCTED THE PUBLIC HEARING, WHICH THEY GOT FEEDBACK FROM THE RESIDENTS TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS. AND IT COMES BACK FOR COUNCIL TO MAKE THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS. THAT'S HOW I LOOK AT IT. COUNCILMEMBER HARRIS SO RATHER THAN THIS READING EXACTLY AS IT IS, IT WOULD SAY FOR CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS EXPENSES UNTIL THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE SHALL MEET AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS. YES, THAT IS WHAT WE'RE WE'RE 
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PROPOSING. SORRY. WE CAN MAKE THAT AS AN EXCEPTION SO THAT THE CHARTER DOES NOT REQUIRE THE COMMITTEE TO REVIEW THIS. THE CHARTER REQUIRES THAT COUNCIL REVIEW THEIR OWN GUIDELINES FOR EXPENSES. I BELIEVE WE'VE HAD DISCUSSION ABOUT POTENTIALLY ALLOWING THE COMMITTEE TO TO REVIEW HOW COUNCIL DECIDES EXPENSES AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATION, AND THAT IS THAT IS ALLOWED IF THAT'S WHAT COUNCIL WISHES TO DO. BUT I JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT IT IS NOT REQUIRED. OKAY. I THINK WE'RE ALL ON BOARD WITH THAT. BUT I MEAN, FOR RIGHT NOW, YOU GUYS JUST NEED US TO APPROVE THIS POLICY. AND WHAT THAT DOES IS JUST TAKE OUT ALL THE CREDIT CARD INFORMATION, OKAY? YES. THAT'S THAT'S THE ITEM BEFORE YOU. BUT THEN I DO WANT TO CLARIFY ON TRAVEL TOO, JUST TO MAKE IT ABUNDANTLY CLEAR FOR TRAVEL, MOST OF THAT WILL BE BOOKED BY OUR STAFF. WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO PML OR NLC OR WHEREVER YOU MIGHT DECIDE TO GO FOR TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES OR A CONFERENCE, WE WOULD BOOK THAT FOR YOU. WE WOULD HAVE THOSE EXPENSES GO ON A CITY PROCUREMENT CARD, AND WE WOULD TRACK ALL OF THOSE PURPOSES FOR YOU. THEN THE OTHER ITEMS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE ARE OTHER EXPENSES THAT YOU WOULD HAVE UNRELATED TO TRAVEL. SO THAT'S I DO WANT TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT THERE'S CLARITY HERE THAT THERE'S TRAVEL EXPENSES THAT BE BOOKED THROUGH THE CITY FOR YOU IF YOU NEEDED THOSE, AND THEN EVERYTHING ELSE WOULD BE WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT BASIS PART PER DIEMS. AS AS ANOTHER ITEM IS THAT'S AN AMOUNT THAT'S ALLOWED FOR BREAKFAST, LUNCH OR DINNER WHEN YOU'RE TRAVELING BASED ON FEDERAL RATES, DEPENDING ON THE CITY THAT YOU'RE AT. SO AND YOU GUYS WOULD JUST LIKE GIVE, GIVE THAT IN ADVANCE. IS THAT CORRECT? YES. WE DO THOSE FOR FOR ANY KIND OF TRAVEL THAT YOU HAVE. THAT'S CORRECT. AND THEN YOU'RE THEN YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN. 
          SO IF YOU GET A CHECK FOR WHATEVER THAT MIGHT BE, $80 OR $50 OR WHATEVER IT IS, IF YOU DECIDE TO SPEND $10 OR $500, THAT'S ON YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER GOSA. ONE OF THE THINGS I NOTED IN HERE, AND THIS IS PROBABLY WHERE WE JUST NEED TO HAVE A POLICY DISCUSSION, BUT I KIND OF WANT TO GET ON THE RECORD. THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN A LONG STANDING CONCERN FROM OUR RESIDENTS THAT WHEN WE'RE TRAVELING, WE'RE NOT TRANSPARENT ABOUT THAT. WE'RE NOT PUTTING IT OUT THERE. SO A FUTURE CHANGE I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MADE IS TO HAVE IT ALL TRAVEL, GO TO A VOTE OF COUNCIL SO THAT THE RESIDENTS KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING. COUNCILMEMBER HARRIS, I'D JUST LIKE TO MAKE A NOTE THAT TRAVEL CAN VARY DRAMATICALLY BETWEEN THE COUNCIL MEMBERS BECAUSE OF THEIR AVAILABILITY. SOMETIMES I'M THE ONLY ONE THAT'S AVAILABLE TO GO RECEIVE AN AWARD IN FRISCO, AND THAT'S BECAUSE I'M AVAILABLE MORE THAN THOSE THAT ARE NOT RETIRED. SO I THINK WE NEED TO MAKE SOME CONSIDERATION ABOUT, YOU KNOW, I WOULD HATE TO HAVE JUST LIMIT ONE ONE AMOUNT, SAY EVERYBODY GETS THE SAME OR THERE'S A LIMIT WHEN ACTUALLY SOME CAN'T TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE TRAVEL OR GO TO PLACES THAT THEY MIGHT LIKE TO GO TO. YEAH, I THINK I WOULD ALSO AGREE WITH THAT. AND I THINK MY, MY CONCERN, I GUESS WITH SOMETHING LIKE THAT WOULD ALSO BE THAT IT COULD BE WEAPONIZED, YOU KNOW, DEPENDING ON HOW PETTY OF A COUNCIL PERSON YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE. BUT LIKE IT GOES IN ALL DIRECTIONS, RIGHT? LIKE AND SO THAT'S SOMETHING ELSE THAT I DON'T WANT IT TO BE LIKE FOR THE CASE, FOR EXAMPLE, LIKE IF SOMEONE WERE TO COME ON AND THEN FOR SOME REASON EVERYONE'S LIKE, NO, WE DON'T EVER WANT THEM TRAVELING ON BEHALF OF THE CITY SOMEWHERE. AND THEN YOU JUST BLOCK ALL THEIR TRAVEL AND BUT LIKE FOR NO GOOD REASON OTHER THAN LIKE NO. AND SO LIKE I THINK THAT'S THE PART THAT I ALSO DON'T WANT TO CREATE RULES THAT CAN BE USED AGAINST ANY OF US, YOU KNOW. SO THAT'S ANOTHER CONSIDERATION. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT AGENDA ITEM 16. COUNCIL MEMBER MCKINNEY, ONE OF MY EARLY INTENTIONS WHEN WE DID AWAY WITH THE CARDS WAS JUST TO DO AWAY WITH REIMBURSEMENT ALTOGETHER AND HAVE EVERYBODY JUST WORK WITHIN OUR STIPEND, LIKE, IF YOU IF YOU GO OVER, THAT'S ON YOU. BUT ONE THING I DID NOT TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION WAS WHAT DOCTOR HARRIS JUST SAID, YEAH, SHE, SHE YEAH, SHE, SHE DOES STEP IN. 
          SHE DOES FILL IN QUITE A BIT IN AREAS THAT, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T HAVE THAT CAPACITY TO. SO I DON'T, I DON'T WANT TO PUNISH HER FOR HER, YOU KNOW, EXTRACURRICULAR VOLUNTEERISM, RETIRED PERSON WITH A LIMITED INCOME FIXED INCOME. AND I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT OUR, OUR COMMITTEE CAN ALSO DISCUSS. AND, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT TRYING TO GUIDE THEM TO ANY CERTAIN DISCUSSION BECAUSE I WANT THEM TO KIND OF FREE FLOW, TALK ABOUT WHAT IT IS THEY WANT. BUT I AGREE AND I UNDERSTAND THAT. SO ANYBODY WANT TO MAKE A MOTION? I FEEL LIKE I'M DOING ALL THE MOTIONS TONIGHT. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 16 SECOND. 
          OKAY. GOT A MOTION BY ME. SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MCKINNEY. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. 
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AYE. OPPOSED. ITEM PASSES SEVEN ZERO. UP NEXT, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION 
          [17) Consider approval of a resolution adopting a Policy for Posting Credit Card Expenses and Supporting Documentation.]
ADOPTING A POLICY FOR POSTING CREDIT CARD EXPENSES AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION. ITEM PRESENTER JOSHUA CRUMLEY. LONG TIME NO SEE. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. AS SOON AS THIS PRESENTATION. HERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT, SO THIS BRIEFING IS AT THE REQUEST OF CITY COUNCIL AND THE PRIOR DIRECTION GIVEN TO STAFF TO BRING BACK A POLICY REQUIRING THE POSTING OF PURCHASE CARD EXPENSES. AND SO BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING, I'M GOING TO WALK YOU THROUGH A PRESENTATION THAT DOES JUST THAT. BUT I ALSO FELT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO PROVIDE SOME BACKGROUND ON THE STAFF PURCHASE CARD PROGRAM, BECAUSE I THINK THERE WAS SOME UNDERSTANDABLE CONFUSION BETWEEN HOW STAFF OPERATE THEIR CARD PROGRAM VERSUS THE WAY THAT COUNCIL HAD OPERATED THEIR CARD PROGRAM. SO WITH THAT, MY GOAL THIS EVENING IS KIND OF INTO THREE PARTS. THE FIRST IS TO PRESENT THE POLICY THAT FULFILLS COUNCIL'S REQUEST. THE SECOND IS TO PROVIDE CONTEXT ON HOW STAFF OPERATES THEIR PURCHASING CARD PROGRAM, AND THE THIRD IS TO OUTLINE SOME ADDITIONAL IMPLEMENTATION CONSIDERATIONS WHEN CONSIDERING THIS POLICY. A PURCHASE CARD IS A RESTRICTED PROCUREMENT TOOL GOVERNED BY POLICY AND LAW. IT IS INTEREST FREE AND PAID IN FULL EVERY MONTH. IT'S NOT A REVOLVING LINE OF CREDIT. IT DOESN'T WORK LIKE A PERSONAL CREDIT CARD DOES. THESE ARE REALLY MORE CHARGE CARD BASED, AND IT'S PAID EVERY SINGLE MONTH, EVERY SINGLE TIME. SO THERE'S NO CHARGE THAT ISN'T DIRECTLY REFLECTED IN OUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT EVERY TRANSACTION MUST BE RECONCILED, APPROVED AND DOCUMENTED BEFORE IT'S POSTED EVERY SINGLE MONTH. PURCHASE CARDS ARE USED FOR LOW DOLLAR, HIGH VOLUME OPERATIONAL NEEDS. THEY REDUCE ADMINISTRATIVE WORKLOADS TIED TO INVOICES, PURCHASE ORDERS, AND CUTTING CHECKS. THIS IS WHY PURCHASE CARDS ARE WIDELY USED ACROSS TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. 
          THEY ARE INTENDED FOR LOW DOLLAR, HIGH VOLUME PURCHASES, WHERE AGAIN, THE FULL PURCHASE ORDER OR CONTRACT WOULD OFTEN COST MORE IN STAFF TIME THAN THE ACTUAL PURCHASE PURCHASE ITSELF. THE FOCUS IS EFFICIENCY, WHILE MAINTAINING STRONG CONTROLS. EACH PURCHASING METHOD KIND OF SERVES A DIFFERENT PURPOSE PURPOSE. AND SO THE TABLE YOU SEE BEFORE YOU NOW BASICALLY HIGHLIGHTS THE THREE MAIN MECHANISMS THE CITY USES FOR CREATING PURCHASES. 
          THAT IS, THE PURCHASE CARD USE FOR THOSE LOW DOLLAR ROUTINE OPERATIONAL PURCHASES. THERE ARE PURCHASE ORDERS WHICH ARE USUALLY FOR ONE TIME, OR REOCCURRING PURCHASES THAT ARE A LITTLE BIT LARGER. AND THEN THERE ARE CONTRACTS WHERE WE ACTUALLY GO OUT AND USUALLY EITHER THROUGH INFORMAL OR FORMAL SOLICITATION, DEVELOP A CONTRACT WITH A VENDOR TO SUPPLY SOME SORT OF GOOD OR SERVICE. EACH METHOD IS UNIQUE OR CAN BE USED FOR ITS OWN UNIQUE REASONS, AND THEY ALL HAVE VARIOUS IMPACTS TO OPERATIONS USING ICP, WHICH IS A GOVERNMENTAL GOVERNMENTAL. IT'S THE INSTITUTE OF COMMERCIAL PAYMENT PROCESS OR WAIT, I'M SORRY, INSTITUTE OF COMMERCIAL PAYMENTS OR ICP. THEY BASICALLY DO A STUDY. THE LAST TIME IT WAS RUN WAS IN 2022. THAT LOOKS AT THE COST FOR EACH TRANSACTION. IT'S VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO QUANTIFY THIS DIRECTLY FOR YOU, BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY VARIABLES ACROSS ALL THE TRANSACTIONS THAT HAPPEN IN THE CITY, BUT THAT BENCHMARK SAYS THAT IT COSTS THE CITY ABOUT $40 BETWEEN 20 AND $40 EVERY TIME A CREDIT CARD IS SWIPED IN ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF. TIME TAKEN TO RECONCILE. IT'S ABOUT 100 TO $125 EVERY TIME A PURCHASE ORDER IS GENERATED. BECAUSE THERE ARE ADDITIONAL REVIEW AND ADDITIONAL HANDS INVOLVED IN THOSE STEPS, AND IT CAN COST ANYWHERE FROM 202,000, REALLY IS THE I'M NOT GOING TO SAY IS THE HIGH END RANGE, BECAUSE WHEN YOU GET INTO THESE CONTRACTS WHERE YOU ARE BUILDING YOUR WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT AND YOU HAVE TO HIRE ADDITIONAL CONSULTANTS, THE COST CAN BE MUCH HIGHER. BUT THIS IS A GENERALLY A GOOD BENCHMARK FOR KIND OF THE COSTS IN THOSE DIFFERENT AREAS. AND SO I KIND OF WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND WHY IT IS AN IMPORTANT TOOL THAT THE CITY UTILIZES. SO WHO'S ELIGIBLE TO HAVE A CARD. CARDS ARE ISSUED ONLY WHEN DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS AND FINANCE BOTH APPROVE. THEY ARE LIMITED TO SPECIFIC OPERATIONAL ROLES. THERE IS TRAINING THAT IS REQUIRED AND A CARDHOLDER AGREEMENT MUST BE SIGNED BEFORE A CARD CAN BE ACTIVATED. CARDS ARE A PRIVILEGE AND MAY BE REVOKED AT ANY TIME. I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT CARD CONTROLS AND RESTRICTIONS. EACH CARD HAS A $3,000 SINGLE SWIPE OPERATIONAL LIMIT THAT LINES UP 
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WITH STATE LAW, WHICH REQUIRES ADDITIONAL STEPS TO BE TAKEN IN A PROCUREMENT. ANYTIME YOU GET ABOVE THAT $3,000 THRESHOLD, MONTHLY LIMITS ARE SET BY ROLL AND OPERATIONAL NEED. MERCHANT CATEGORY RESTRICTIONS ARE ENFORCED AT THE BANK LEVEL, SO IF THERE ARE CERTAIN PURCHASES WE DON'T WANT TO HAPPEN, WE CAN STOP IT FROM HAPPENING AT THE AT THE TERMINAL. AND SPLITTING SEQUENTIAL TRANSACTIONS ARE PROHIBITED AND MONITORED. MANY TRANSACTIONS AGAIN ARE AUTOMATICALLY DECLINED BEFORE THEY EVER, LIKE ANY BAD TRANSACTIONS, AUTOMATICALLY DECLINE BEFORE IT EVER MAKES IT ONTO THE CARD. TALKING ABOUT THOSE RESTRICTED PURCHASES, YOU KNOW, WE MAINTAIN STRONG MERCHANT CONTROLS AND BAN THINGS LIKE GIFT CARD PURCHASES, CASH EQUIVALENTS, ALCOHOL, PERSONAL PURCHASES, UNAUTHORIZED TRAVEL, ATTEMPTS TO BYPASS THE PROCUREMENT RULES, AND SO ON. THESE, AGAIN, THESE CONTROLS PREVENT INAPPROPRIATE PURCHASES AT THE POINT OF SALE. WE ALSO HAVE STRICT DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS. 
          EACH TRANSACTION REQUIRES AN ITEMIZED BUSINESS RECEIPT, A BUSINESS PURPOSE, AND PROPER ACCOUNTING CODING. MISSING RECEIPTS DO HAPPEN, BUT THEY REQUIRE A MISSING RECEIPT FORM, WHICH HAS ADDITIONAL SIGNATURES FROM SUPERVISORS AND DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS, REPEATED OR DOCUMENTED ISSUES MAY RESULT IN SUSPENSION OF CARD. THERE ARE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC TRANSACTION TYPES, SO PURCHASES LIKE MEALS OR TECHNOLOGY OR INTERDEPARTMENTAL PURCHASES ALL HAVE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION THAT'S REQUIRED TO BE SUBMIT WITH THE RECEIPT INTO THE WELLS FARGO SYSTEM. THIS ENSURES EVERY TRANSACTION WHEN IT'S REVIEWED BY SUPERVISORS AND MANAGEMENT, GET TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE FULL PICTURE OF WHAT'S HAPPENING ON THAT TRANSACTION. THE CARDS CAN BE USED ON AN EMERGENCY BASIS. YOU KNOW THIS IN TIMES OF NEED. IF THERE WAS EVER AN ISSUE. WE HAVEN'T HAD ONE SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE. WE DO HAVE THE ABILITY TO WHERE WE COULD TEMPORARILY INCREASE THOSE CARD LIMITS TO HANDLE A SITUATION, LIKE IF WE HAD A REPEAT OF THE ICE STORM AND WE NEEDED EMERGENCY BLANKETS FOR A WARMING CENTER OR THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. THERE IS AN APPROVAL AND RECONCILIATION PROCESS, AND I'M NOT GOING TO WALK THROUGH EVERY SINGLE STEP. BUT BASICALLY WHAT I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT IS THERE ARE ABOUT SEVEN TOUCH POINTS ACROSS THE TRANSACTION LIFECYCLE THAT STAFF AT VARIOUS LEVELS TOUCH THOSE TRANSACTIONS, ENSURING THAT THE PROPER CODING AND DOCUMENTATION IS BEING DONE. DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS ARE ULTIMATELY ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR DEPARTMENT BUDGETS. THEY ENSURE CARDS ARE ISSUED AT APPROPRIATE TO APPROPRIATE STAFF MEMBERS, AND THAT LIMITS ALIGN WITH THEIR OPERATIONAL NEEDS. THEY ADDRESS MISUSE, REPEATED ERRORS AND CORRECTIVE ACTIONS WHEN NEEDED. YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A MISCONCEPTION AND I KIND OF WANT TO GET THIS SLIDE OUT THERE THAT THAT FINANCE IS NOT LOOKING AT THOSE TRANSACTIONS. OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR HIMSELF MAY NOT LOOK AT EVERY SINGLE DIRECTION THAT GOES BY, BUT HE DOES HAVE A COUPLE OF TEAMS WITHIN THE FINANCE DIVISION THAT DO REVIEW ALL OF THE TRANSACTIONS. THE PROCUREMENT DIVISION CONFIRMS THAT ALL OF THE TRANSACTIONS HAVE BEEN FULLY RECONCILED. RECEIPTS HAVE BEEN UPLOADED. THE THE REQUIRED FIELDS AND DOCUMENTATION NOTES ARE PUT INTO PLACE AND THAT ALL THE SUPERVISORY APPROVALS HAVE HAPPENED SO THAT WE CAN MOVE TO THE NEXT PHASE WHERE OUR ACCOUNTING DIVISION WITHIN FINANCE GOES THROUGH AND VERIFIES THAT EVERY GENERAL LEDGER CODING IS ACCURATE, THAT THE CHARGES HAVE HIT THE CORRECT BUDGETS, COST, CENTER AND FUNDS AND REVIEWED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE VENDOR CODING AND IS RELEVANT AND VALID, AND ALSO THAT THE RECEIPTS SUPPORT THE CHARGE. IN ADDITION TO THOSE STRONG CONTROLS, WE ALSO USE THE SYSTEM ITSELF TO LEVERAGE FOR ADDITIONAL ALERTS AND MONITORING REPORTS. THE SYSTEM WILL GENERATE NOTES FOR OR NOTICES TO ALL OF THE USERS. WHENEVER A QUESTION IS POSTED, A RESPONSE IS MADE, CODING IS REQUIRED, OR APPROVAL IS IS BEING DONE. WE HAVE POLICY BASED FLAGS TO HELP FURTHER ENHANCE THE REVIEW PROCESS. THIS MEANS ANY TIME A CARD IS USED ON A WEEKEND, OR A TRAVEL RELATED PURCHASE, OR A PURCHASE THAT EXCEEDS THE THRESHOLD BECAUSE THEY ARE SOMETIMES ALLOWED THROUGH THOSE EXEMPTIONS, A FLAG WILL POP UP AND IT REQUIRES ADDITIONAL FIELDS TO BE FILLED OUT OR FILLED OUT. SO IF YOU LOOK TO THE IMAGES ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SCREEN, YOU CAN SEE THE TOP PORTION IS BASICALLY A LITTLE SNIPPET OF WHAT THE EMAIL NOTIFICATION LOOKS LIKE. IT'S JUST SAYING, HEY, THAT THERE'S SOMETHING OUT THERE THAT NEEDS TO BE APPROVED. AND THEN IF YOU LOOK AT THE BOTTOM HALF, YOU'LL SEE THE POLICY ALERTS. AND SO AS SOMEBODY GOES THROUGH AND REVIEWS A TRANSACTION, A A FLAG WILL APPEAR. IF THAT CARD WAS USED, WHAT WE COULD, COULD, COULD CONSIDER IRREGULAR. IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, IT WAS A 
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TRANSACTION THAT LOOKED THAT CLEARED ON A SATURDAY, BUT IT WAS CHARGED ON A FRIDAY. AND SO THEY HAD TO PUT IN THAT NOTE THAT THEY DID NOT USE THE CARD OVER THE WEEKEND. AND THE REASON WE DO THAT IS BECAUSE MOST OF CITY STAFF IS 9 TO 5 MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, OR 8 TO 5 MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THERE ARE ADDITIONAL CONTROLS AND BENEFITS TO USING THE THE PURCHASE CARD PROGRAM. AGAIN, BECAUSE THESE ARE NOT CREDIT CARDS OR BECAUSE THESE ARE ALSO NOT DEBIT CARDS, WE GET REAL TIME PROTECTIONS AND FRAUD MONITORING FROM THE BANK ITSELF. TRANSACTIONS ARE AUTOMATICALLY DECLINED WHENEVER THOSE CONTROLS ARE VIOLATED. SO IF THE CARD ISN'T PRESENT, IF SOMEBODY IS TRYING TO USE IT WITH AN INCORRECT CVV NUMBER, ALL THE SAME PROTECTIONS YOU GUYS GET ON YOUR OWN CONSUMER CARDS, WE GET THOSE. BUT IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT OUR FINANCIAL SYSTEM, THE THE WELLS FARGO FINANCIAL SYSTEM THAT WE'RE USING TO TRACK ALL OF THIS, MAINTAINS A REAL TIME FUNCTIONAL CHANGE FOR EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS. SO A PERFECT AUDIT TRAIL FOR WHOEVER NEEDS TO REVIEW IT. SPEAKING OF AUDITS. SO I WANTED TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE EXTERNAL AND INDEPENDENT OVERSIGHT AND KIND OF WALK THROUGH WHAT THEY LOOK AT EVERY YEAR. CURRENTLY THIS YEAR, THE CITY IS USING THE AUDITOR'S ABIB OR ABIB. ABIB IS AN INDEPENDENT, CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM THAT HAS BEEN ENGAGED BY THE CITY THAT REPORTS DIRECTLY TO CITY COUNCIL. THEY LOOK AT ALL OF THE CONTROLS, COMPLIANCE, AND VARIOUS RULES WE HAVE IN PLACE TO ENSURE THAT WHENEVER THEY REVIEW THROUGH WHAT ARE WHAT ARE CONSIDERED TO BE SAMPLING, WHEN I PULL THOSE SAMPLES, THEY PULL THOSE ACCORDING TO THE GOVERNMENT AUDIT STANDARDS, WHICH ARE ALSO KNOWN AS YELLOW BOOK STANDARDS. AND THEY APPLY THAT RISK BASED MODELING TO LOOK AT ALL THE HIGHEST AREAS. SO THEY LOOK AT THE LARGEST TRANSACTIONS, THEY LOOK AT THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE MOST REPEAT TRANSACTIONS. THEY, YOU KNOW, THEY TARGET IN TO TRY TO MAKE SURE THEY CATCH THE AREAS WHERE THE THE ISSUES COULD OCCUR. AND SAMPLING DOES NOT MEAN THAT THEY ONLY PULL THOSE AND STOP IF THEY NOTICE A CONTROL FAILURE OR AN ISSUE WITH ANY OF THE SAMPLES THAT ARE PULLED, THEN THEY'LL EXPAND THAT SCOPE AND DO ADDITIONAL TESTING AND POTENTIALLY DRILL IN TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WASN'T A FAILURE OF THE CONTROL OR WHATEVER THAT MIGHT BE. AND THOSE RESULTS ARE REPORTED DIRECTLY TO CITY COUNCIL. SO THOSE WILL BE COMING BACK TO YOU. I THINK WE SAID IN MARCH OF THIS NEXT YEAR. SO NOW WE'VE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE BACKGROUND OF THE PROGRAM. I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE SPEND. SO AGAIN, THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 93 CARDS ACROSS THE CITY RIGHT NOW. IN THAT 93 CARDS ISSUED. THERE ARE TWO PROGRAM RELATED CARDS. ONE OF THOSE IS A FINANCIAL SERVICES CARD THAT IS HELD BY THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT THAT WE USE TO PAY MANY OF OUR UTILITY BILLS. SO THINGS LIKE OUR GAS, ELECTRICITY, WATER, WE PAY MANY OF THOSE BILLS THROUGH THE PURCHASE CARD. ONE, BECAUSE WE GET A FAIRLY GOOD REBATE FOR USING IT FOR THAT ACTIVITY. BUT IT'S ALSO TIMELY AND ROUTINE AND ENSURES THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE AS MANY HANDS TOUCH IT. 
          AND THE SECOND IS THE UBER 314 PROGRAM. THE WAY THAT THAT CONTRACT WAS NEGOTIATED, UBER PREFERS TO BE PAID VIA THE PURCHASE CARD. SO NOW I'M GOING TO DRILL IN BECAUSE I KNOW THAT'S A VERY TINY TABLE. DRILL IN AND KIND OF HIGHLIGHT THE TOTAL SPEND. SO WHEN WE LOOK AT FISCAL YEAR 2025, THE ENTIRE CREDIT CARD SPEND WAS ABOUT $2.7 MILLION. WHEN WE LOOK AT WHAT WAS SPENT ON UTILITY BILLS AND THE UBER PROGRAM, THAT'S ABOUT 1.4 MILLION. THE REMAINING AMOUNT IS ABOUT $1.3 MILLION. AND WE CAN BREAK THAT DOWN FURTHER AND LOOK THAT THAT THAT $1.3 MILLION HAPPENED OVER ABOUT 5170 TRANSACTIONS, WHICH MEANS THAT THE AVERAGE MONTHLY TRANSACTION WAS ABOUT $254. THIS NEXT VISUAL IS INTENDED TO DEMONSTRATE THAT THAT SPEND ACROSS MERCHANT CODES. THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS TO CLASSIFY THE EXPENSES, BUT THIS WAY IS USING THE WAY THE CREDIT CARD COMPANIES REGISTER THEM THROUGH MERCHANT CODES. SO AGAIN, IF YOU LOOK TO THE CHART, YOU CAN SEE THAT ABOUT 52%, 53% OF THE TRANSACTIONS ARE THE UTILITIES AND THE UBER PROGRAM AND THE REMAINING ARE EVERYTHING IN THE TABLE. SO WE HAVE THE GOODS AND SUPPLIES. I'M NOT GOING TO READ THEM ALL FOR YOU, BUT THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, A BREAKDOWN OF ALL WHAT ALL THOSE EXPENSES MIGHT LOOK LIKE. I ALSO DECIDED TO BREAK THE EXPENSES DOWN BY DEPARTMENT, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR YOU GUYS TO UNDERSTAND WHERE MOST OF THAT PURCHASING OCCURS. SO ASIDE FROM THAT PROGRAM, SPEND AGAIN THAT 52%, THE NEXT LARGEST USER WOULD BE PARKS. WE MOVED THEN TO POLICE, PUBLIC WORKS, WATER AND SO ON. 
          SO THE REASON I BRING ALL THAT UP IS BECAUSE AND THE REASON I TALKED ABOUT SOME OF THIS BACKGROUND IS BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE SURE COUNCIL IS AWARE THAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT ONE OF OUR MANY PURCHASING MECHANISMS WE HAVE ACROSS THE CITY. THE MOST COMPLETE VIEW OF SPENDING 
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IS DEFINITELY OUR MONTHLY AND QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORTS. THOSE MONTHLY REPORTS REFLECT ALL OF THE SPENDING THAT OCCURRED NOT JUST WITH PURCHASE ORDERS, BUT ARE NOT WITH JUST WITH PCARD SPENDS WITH ALSO WITH PURCHASE ORDERS AND OUR CONTRACTS. AND EVERY MONTH THAT'S ACCOUNTED FOR. AGAIN, THIS IS NOT A FLOATING LINE OF CREDIT THAT IS NOT BEING ACCOUNTED FOR IN EVERY ONE OF OUR FINANCIAL REPORTS. IN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, INDIVIDUAL TRANSACTIONS ARE BEST EVALUATED IN AGGREGATE, RIGHT? WHEN YOU WANT TO LOOK AT THE PERFORMANCE OF HOW A DEPARTMENT OR DIVISION IS DOING, YOU NEED TO LOOK AT ALL OF THEIR SPENDING. I JUST DON'T WANT TO MISLEAD COUNCIL THAT WHEN YOU SEE THAT, YOU KNOW, 313% OF THE BUDGET ON P CARDS WAS SPENT ON THIS ONE ITEM, THAT DOESN'T REALLY REFLECT 13% OF THE CITY'S BUDGET. IT JUST RESPECT JUST THAT ONE ONE DATA POINT. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE WE TALKED THROUGH SOME OF THAT. THE LAST THING I WANT TO TALK TO COUNCIL BEFORE WE GET INTO THE POLICY IS THAT THE. AT THE SAME TIME WE EVALUATED THIS, WE ALSO LOOKED THAT THERE MAY BE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION POINTS THAT YOU ALL NEED TO MAKE A GOOD DECISION. 
          AND SO WHEN WE BREAK THAT DOWN, ONE IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION IS GOING TO BE AGAIN, THE COSTS POTENTIALLY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS POSTING REQUIREMENT. AGAIN, IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH STATE LAW, WE WILL HAVE TO DO SOME REDACTIONS. WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE IF, IF IF THE INTENT IS TO HAVE THE ACTUAL STATEMENTS FROM WELLS FARGO, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO REDACT ALL THE CARD NUMBERS. AND IF YOU GUYS WANT ALL THE RECEIPTS, WE'RE ALSO GOING TO HAVE TO REDACT THE CARD NUMBER FROM ALL THE RECEIPTS. AND THEN JUST ALSO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE NOT RELEASING ANY INDIVIDUAL PERSONAL INFORMATION FOR STAFF. WE THINK THAT'S ABOUT BETWEEN 70 AND 95 HOURS A MONTH. AND THAT THAT COST RANGE. AND IT JUST AGAIN DEPENDS ON WHO IS ASSIGNED TO THE TASK IS BETWEEN 2000 AND $4700 A MONTH, FOR AN ANNUAL COST OF BETWEEN 25,000 AND $55,000. STAFF WOULD ALSO NEED SOME DIRECTION ON HOW TO HANDLE INQUIRIES. I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT AS SOON AS WE PUT SOME DATA POINTS OUT THERE, OPEN THE WAY MECHANISM WORKS WITH OPEN RECORDS REQUESTS, AS I'M SURE YOU ALL ARE AWARE, BUT JUST AS A QUICK REMINDER THAT IT IT DOES NOT REQUIRE STATE LAW, DOES NOT REQUIRE NOR PERMIT STAFF TO CREATE NEW RECORDS IN ORDER TO EXPLAIN A RESPONSE. SO IF SOMEBODY HAS A QUESTION BETWEEN, YOU KNOW, WHY DID YOU GO TO HOME DEPOT AND NOT LOWE'S, OR WHY DID YOU BUY THOSE BIC PENS AND NOT PAPERMATE PENS, THEN THERE ISN'T A DOCUMENT THAT PROBABLY PRESENTS THAT. SO WE WOULDN'T HAVE A RESPONSE TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE TO THE RESIDENT. SO I JUST WANT TO BE TRANSPARENT ABOUT WHAT YOU KNOW, WHAT YOU'RE ASKING US TO DO, WHAT HOW WHAT RECIPROCAL MECHANISM WOULD BE ABLE TO BE IN PLACE TO BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT THAT? I ALSO WANTED TO PROVIDE SOME ADDITIONAL, POTENTIALLY LESS IMPACTFUL TO OPERATION APPROACHES. AGAIN, STAFF IS NOT MAKING A RECOMMENDATION. THIS, BUT JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE CITY COUNCIL A FULL GAMUT OF OPTIONS ON THIS. THERE IS THE ALTERNATIVE, WHAT I'M GOING TO CALL ALTERNATIVE A, WHICH IS DEPARTMENT LEVEL SUMMARY REPORTING. AND THIS WOULD BASICALLY BE AN EXPORT DIRECTLY FROM THE WELLS FARGO SYSTEM. WITH ALL OF THE DATA AT THE DEPARTMENT LEVEL SHOWING SPENDING TRENDS ACROSS MERCHANT CATEGORIES. ALTERNATIVE B IS TRANSACTION LEVEL REPORTING WITHOUT RECEIPTS. SINCE THE RECEIPTS ARE PROBABLY THE MOST DIFFICULT PORTION OF THE REDACTING OR THE MOST TIME INTENSIVE PORTION OF THAT, WE COULD PUT THE STATEMENTS OUT AT THE TRANSACTION LEVEL, OUT ONTO THE WEBSITE IN A MUCH EASIER WAY. AND THEN THE FINAL APPROACH IS TO UTILIZE THE EXISTING MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORTS. I KNOW OUR CITY HAS TAKEN SOME GREAT STEPS TO USE SOME OF OUR PRIVACY TOOLS, LIKE OPENGOV AND OUR TRANSPARENCY PORTAL, TO TRY TO PUT OUR FINANCIAL MONTHLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION OUT THERE. AND SO WE THINK THAT THAT IS ANOTHER GREAT OPPORTUNITY IS TO FURTHER LEVERAGE THOSE TO TO HELP PEOPLE UNDERSTAND ALL OF THE CREDIT CARD TRANSACTIONS ARE BEING REPORTED INSIDE THOSE MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORTS. SO WITH THAT, I STAND BY FOR QUESTIONS. I KNOW THAT WAS LONG. 
          ALL RIGHT. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT'S A GREAT PRESENTATION. THAT WAS A WHOLE LOT OF INFORMATION COVERING A WHOLE LOT OF THINGS. 
          AND YOU DID A TREMENDOUS JOB DELIVERING IT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY, I DO HAVE A FEW CONCERNS, ALTHOUGH THE PRESENTATION WAS VERY INFORMATIVE. THE AGENDA ITEM IS REGARDING POSTING CREDIT CARD EXPENSES ONLINE. AND SO I DIDN'T SEE VERY MUCH ON THAT. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW. I MEAN WE HAVE THE PRICE. LIKE HOW MUCH IS IT GOING TO. IT'S GOING TO BE BUT I DON'T KNOW. I'M NOT SURE. I MEAN, WE JUST CONSUMED A LOT OF INFORMATION AND A LOT OF IT KIND OF POINTED TOWARDS, HEY, THIS MAY NOT BE A GOOD IDEA. IT'S FOR ME, IT WAS KIND 
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OF SKEWED. AND I'M JUST THINKING, OKAY, WELL, THE DIRECTION WAS TO DO A POLICY FOR POSTING CREDIT CARD EXPENSES. AND SO I WANTED TO SEE THE EASIEST WAY THAT WE COULD DO THAT. AND IT LOOKS LIKE YOU DID HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF IT AT THE END. AND IT LOOKS LIKE UPLOADING IT WITHOUT THE RECEIPTS WAS KIND OF THE SUGGESTION. HOWEVER, THE REASON WHY THIS GETS THIS WAS PUT ON THE AGENDA TO BEGIN WITH. YOU KNOW, ME AND COUNCIL MEMBER GARZA ARE VERY CLOSE. WE LIKE TO WORK WITH THE RESIDENTS. AND SO WE GET THEIR FEEDBACK AND ONE OF THEIR FEEDBACK IS THEY WANT TO SEE THOSE RECEIPTS. THEY WANT TO SEE THE CREDIT CARDS. AND SO MY HOPE WAS WE COULD SEE SOMETHING THAT WAS GOING TO BE SHOW US THE EASIEST, YOU KNOW, WAY TO DO THAT. THE NUMBERS. I'M NOT REALLY CONCERNED TOO MUCH ABOUT THE STAFF TIME. IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S THE RANGE IS 25,000 TO 55,000. I THINK THAT'S KIND OF A BIG GAP. AND THEN THE HOURS RANGE FROM 2000 TO 47 OR. YEAH, 2000 TO 4700. AND SO IT WOULD BE EASIER FOR ME TO, TO, TO GET A MORE DEFINITE NUMBER. I DON'T KNOW IF WE COULD JUST HAVE TRIED IT OUT FOR A MONTH, FIGURED OUT ACTUAL NUMBERS, AND THEN WE CAN GET AN ACTUAL COST. 
          SO IF I MAY JUST QUICKLY WANT TO SAY WE WE MODELED THE PRICING OFF OF THE COST THAT WE'VE DETERMINED STAFF TIME USES TO CURRENTLY REDACT CITY COUNCIL CREDIT CARDS. SO SINCE THAT INFORMATION HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE AND WE KIND OF KNOW THE METHODOLOGY, WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THAT AND WE'RE JUST EXTRAPOLATING THAT OUT TO ABOUT 5175 TRANSACTIONS OR WHATEVER THE EXACT NUMBER WAS WE HAD IN FY 2025. SO WE ARE APPLYING THAT AND THERE IS AN ATTACHED POLICY TO THIS ITEM THAT FULLY DOES EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE ASKED FOR. SO IT'S A POLICY FOR POSTING THOSE CREDIT CARDS. MY PRESENTATION WAS JUST TO TRY TO PROVIDE SOME BACKGROUND, BECAUSE I THINK THERE WAS A LOT OF MISINFORMATION AND, AND I, I DID BRING BACK THE RECOMMENDATION THERE. THE ONLY ONE HERE TODAY FOR YOUR ACTION IS THE POSTING OF THOSE CREDIT CARDS ONLINE. I JUST WANTED YOU TO STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT WE POST IT. STAFF DID NOT MAKE A RECOMMENDATION. STAFF BROUGHT BACK THIS AT AT STAFF WAS NOT ASKED TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION. 
          RIGHT. SO THE ITEM THAT'S IN FRONT OF YOU IS WHAT YOU VOTED ON TO HAVE. AND THIS IS THE POLICY AND THE COST AND WHAT WOULD BE INVOLVED. I THINK THERE WAS QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL OF WHAT WOULD BE INVOLVED. HOW MUCH DOES IT COST, WHAT WOULD BE INVOLVED IN THE REDACTIONS. AND SO THE PRESENTATION WAS DESIGNED TO INFORM YOU OF WHAT THOSE THINGS ARE. AND I THINK, AS JOSHUA SAID, THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF MISINFORMATION ABOUT WHAT THE PROCESS REALLY WAS ON THE RECONCILIATION. SO WE WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT FOR THE COUNCIL AS WELL. BUT FOR ACTION IS TO POST ALL OF THE RECEIPTS AT THAT COST OF THAT, WE'VE ESTIMATED IS 20 TO 20 5 TO $50,000, I THINK WAS THE NUMBER MAYBE 55 AS AN ESTIMATE. AND THAT'S WHAT THE ACTION ITEM IS ON YOUR AGENDA. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS, COUNCILMEMBER HARRIS? SO YOU'RE ESTIMATING IT WOULD TAKE OVER 2000 HOURS PER YEAR TO DO THESE REDACTIONS? THAT'S A WHOLE STAFF MEMBER. YEAH. WE'VE CALCULATED THAT TO BE ABOUT HALF OF FTE. YEAH. SO SOMEBODY'S CURRENT JOB SINCE THIS WASN'T THIS ISN'T A BUDGET INITIATIVE. SOMEBODY'S CURRENT JOB WOULD TRANSFORM IN SOME REAL WAY. THOUSAND HOURS IS A FULL TIME. YES. SO IT WOULDN'T BE HALF TIME. I'M SORRY. YOU COULD HAVE ALL OF THE ACCOMPANYING. COSTS THAT GO WITH THAT STAFF TIME. CORRECT. COUNCILMEMBER TIBBETTS OKAY. BRINGS UP A GOOD POINT, BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S LIKE WE, THE RESIDENTS NEED TO KNOW EXACTLY EVERY SINGLE RECEIPT THAT'S BEEN PURCHASED. BUT AGAIN, LIKE WHAT THEY'RE SAYING, THAT WOULD BE PROBABLY NOT JUST ONE. BUT YOU'RE LOOKING AT TWO EMPLOYEES AT FULL TIME, 40 HOURS A WEEK, DOING NOTHING BUT PUTTING IN RECEIPTS FOR A WEBSITE FOR RESIDENTS TO SEE WHAT WAS SPENT AT DOLLAR GENERAL, WHAT WAS SPENT AT PROCUREMENT FOR JUST THE TRANSPORTATION. IF WE'RE GOING TO GO WITH TRANSPARENCY, I GET THAT POINT. BUT AGAIN, THAT WOULD, BECAUSE AGAIN, IF YOU HAVE ONE PERSON DOING IT, THEY GO ON VACATION, THEY CALL IN SICK OR THEY'RE OUT. YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ASSIGN ANOTHER PERSON TO TAKE UP THAT POSITION. WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WITH TECHNOLOGY WHEN THE WEBSITE HAS TO GO DOWN? WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU HAVE TO UPDATE IT? WHAT'S THE PROCUREMENT? WHICH DEPARTMENT IS GOING TO NEED TO BE ASSIGNED THESE EMPLOYEES? IT'S JUST MORE THAN LET'S JUST THROW IT ON THE WEBSITE AND JUST SHOW NUMBERS OF, OKAY, THIS THIS DEPARTMENT WENT HERE. 
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IT HAS TO BE VERY SPECIFIC AS FAR AS WHAT IT IS. BUT MY THING WAS, IS HOW MANY TRANSACTIONS COUNCIL HAD LAST YEAR. OH, THIS ISN'T INCLUDED. LIKE LIKE YOU SAID THE THE CARDS. OH. SO OUR TRANSACTIONS ARE ABOUT 5000 OKAY. SO YOUR YOUR TRANSACTIONS FOR BECAUSE YOU'RE SAYING SOMETHING ABOUT COUNCIL. OH I SAID I MODELED THE COST BASED ON THE NUMBER OF HOURS THAT WERE NEEDED TO REDACT COUNCIL'S CREDIT CARDS THIS LAST YEAR. SO I USED THAT AS THE MODEL I THINK. YEAH. YEAH. SO THE TOTAL NUMBER OF HOURS LAST YEAR THAT ONE EMPLOYEE HAD TO DEAL WITH CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, CREDIT CARDS WERE CLOSE TO 2000 HOURS. YOU SAID NO, THAT'S WHAT I'M ESTIMATING THE COST TO BE FOR HOURS. BUT YOURS WAS A PRO-RATA VERSION OF THAT, SO I'M NOT SURE. I DIDN'T BRING WITH ME HOW MANY TRANSACTIONS TO WATER ON THE GROUND, BUT THAT'S WELL, YEAH. THE COST FOR ADMINISTERING THE COUNCIL CREDIT CARDS. WE ESTIMATED ABOUT $29,000. THAT WAS THE COST AND THE SPEND WAS AROUND 21,000. SO OBVIOUSLY IT WAS VERY INEFFICIENT FOR WHAT THE SPEND WAS. THIS IS LOOKING AT THE TIME FOR THE REDACTIONS, BUT NOT ALL OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT WERE GOING INTO THAT 29,000. THAT'S WHAT JOSHUA WAS TRYING TO INDICATE, IS THAT HE'S TRIED TO EXTRAPOLATE THAT AS AN ESTIMATE. SO WHAT WE HAVE TO IF IF WE WERE TO ASSIGN A AN EMPLOYEE TO THIS, WE WOULD HAVE TO YOU WOULD HAVE TO PULL AN EMPLOYEE FROM A SPECIFIC POSITION THAT THEY'RE AT NOW AND MAKE THIS A NEW CITY POSITION FOR, FOR THEM TO BECAUSE THAT'S PRETTY MUCH WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IS YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PULL, LET'S SAY YOU HAVE THIS PERSON OVER HERE THAT'S BASICALLY IN CHARGE WORKING IN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT, GETTING THESE CURATIONS WE PASS THIS THROUGH TO SAY, NOW THE COUNCIL IS EXPECTING YOU NOW TO OR WE'RE ASSIGNING YOU NOW TO THIS PROJECT, AND YOU ARE NOW GOING TO BE POSTING EVERYTHING FROM EVERY SINGLE CREDIT CARD THAT THE CITY USED OR TO BE PLACED ON A WEBSITE, AND THEY HAVE TO KEEP RECORD OF IT, KEEP TALLIES OF IT EVERY WEEK, EVERY MONTH, AND THEN KEEP UP WITH THE DOLLARS AMOUNT AS FAR AS HOW MUCH WE'RE SPENDING. AND THEN YOU'RE GOING TO ALSO HAVE TO NEED TO HIRE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE. 
          POSSIBLY IT'S THE EQUIVALENT OF AN EMPLOYEE. SO IT WOULD BE SHARED OVER MULTIPLE EMPLOYEES. 
          I DON'T I DON'T THINK I COULD ACTUALLY FIND SOMEONE THAT WOULD DO THIS 28 HOURS A DAY. 
          SO IN REALITY, THAT'S WHAT IT WOULD BE BECAUSE OF THE HOUR. IF YOU LOOK AT THE HOURS AND THE METRICS AND THE NUMBERS, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH WHAT IT WOULD BE, IS A FULL TIME POSITION FOR ONE PERSON TO FOCUS ON THIS ONE PROJECT? YES, SIR. I HAVE PEOPLE JUST STANDING AROUND WAITING FOR WORK. RIGHT. IT'S IT'S AN ADDITIONAL PRIORITY FOR THE TEAM TO MANAGE. AND THERE'S ONLY SO MANY HOURS IN EVERY DAY, SO IT WOULD TAKE AWAY FROM SOMETHING ELSE, OR WE WOULD ULTIMATELY HAVE TO HIRE ADDITIONAL STAFF IF WE COULDN'T. 
          AND THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE POSSIBLY A BUDGET, A BUDGET AMENDMENT, DO YOU THINK, TO WHERE IT. WELL, I DON'T KNOW. I'M JUST TRYING TO THINKING CANCELED THE COUNCIL CREDIT CARD. SO THERE WAS QUITE A BIT OF, AS I MENTIONED, QUITE A BIT OF COST AND MONITORING THAT AMONGST ALL THE TEAM MEMBERS. SO THERE'S DEFINITELY SOME THAT WE'RE GETTING BACK FROM THAT, BUT IT'S AN ADDITIONAL TIME AND ADDITIONAL COST. YES. THERE'S NO NO OTHER WAY TO SAY IT. CAN I COUNCIL MEMBER ZAPATA. SO I THINK ONE THING THAT I DID WANT TO ADDRESS, BECAUSE I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I WAS FULLY UNDERSTANDING WHAT WE MIGHT BE PUTTING UP FOR CONSIDERATION TODAY. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT LAST YEAR, FY 25, THERE WAS 5170 P CARD TRANSACTIONS. 70% OF THOSE WERE UNDER $250, AND 83% OF THOSE WERE UNDER $500. SO THAT LINES UP WITH THE FACT THAT THESE ARE LOW DOLLAR, ROUTINE OPERATIONAL NEEDS, THE POSTING OF RECEIPTS. 
          THIS POLICY IS LITERALLY JUST ABOUT POSTING THE RECEIPTS. IT DOESN'T PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INSIGHT INTO THE RECEIPTS AND WHAT THEY MEAN. IN ADDITION TO THAT, I CLARIFIED WITH STAFF AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THESE WERE ALREADY ACCOUNTED FOR IN OUR TRANSPARENCY PORTAL, WHICH FOR EVERYONE THAT'S REALLY, REALLY INTO LEARNING ABOUT THE CITY'S FINANCES. I SUGGEST THAT YOU KNOCK YOURSELF OUT WITH THAT BECAUSE IT GETS VERY, VERY GRANULAR AND IT'S UPDATED IN REAL TIME, LIKE IT'S SUCH A NEAT TOOL. BUT ALL OF THAT'S ALREADY ACCOUNTED FOR. I ALSO ASKED FOR THE TOP TEN PURCHASES LAST YEAR THAT WENT ABOVE THE $3,000 THRESHOLD LIMIT. AND SO I JUST IT'S GOING TO TAKE A MOMENT, BUT I'M GOING TO READ THOSE OFF. JUST SO THAT WAY 
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PEOPLE HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT EXACTLY THOSE COSTS ARE. SO THE FIRST BEING THE MOST EXPENSIVE WAS THE COUNCIL VISIONING WORKSHOP DEPOSIT, WHICH WE DIDN'T DO THAT THIS YEAR SO WELL, I GUESS WE DID A SHORTENED VERSION OF IT AND THEY GOT SNOWED OUT. THE SECOND PART OF THAT WAS $10,000 FOR 26 RESTROOM AUTO LOCKS ACROSS PARK FACILITIES. THE THIRD WAS ALSO FOR THE COUNCIL VISIONING WORKSHOP, WHICH THIS COUNCIL HAS ALSO DECIDED, YOU KNOW, TO TO CUT COSTS ON THE FOURTH WAS A $6,193 FOR REMAINING BALANCE FOR THOSE 26 RESTROOM LOCKS ACROSS OUR FACILITIES. THE NEXT ONE WAS $5,538, AND THAT WAS FOR KIDS. SUMMER CAMP FIELD TRIP TO URBAN AIR FROM PARKS AND REC. THE NEXT PART WAS $4,950, AND THAT WAS A DEPOSIT FOR CITY CHRISTMAS EVENT RENTALS. THEN ANOTHER EXPENSE REMAINING PAYMENT FOR CITY CHRISTMAS EVENT RENTALS IN THAT SAME AMOUNT, $4,600 FOR AN EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION DINNER FOR APPROXIMATELY 100 STAFF AND $4,457 FOR AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION FROM THE WATER DEPARTMENT, $3,580. AND THAT WAS FOR CHALLENGE COINS FOR OUR ROAD BOND PROJECTS, AND $3,400 FOR KIDS SUMMER CAMP FIELD TRIP TO THE MUSEUM OF ILLUSIONS, 3470 $437 FOR AN INTERCOM FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER, $3,200 FOR A DIRECTOR'S CONFERENCE FOR REGISTRATION, AND $3,100 WAS FOR PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS FOR EARTH DAY 2025, AND $3,029 WAS FOR A 3D PRINTER PURCHASE FOR THE LIBRARY'S MAKERSPACE, WHICH IS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC USE. I THEN ASKED WHAT THE CHARGES WERE FOR THE TOP FIVE AMOUNTS THAT FELL RIGHT BELOW THAT $3,000 THRESHOLD, AND SO THEY ARE AS FOLLOWS ONE FOR 29 9999 FOR SPEAKERS FOR PARKS PROGRAMING. 
          THEN THE NEXT WAS 29 999 ALSO FOR FROM THE TEXAS PIE COMPANY FOR THANKSGIVING STAFF MEAL. 
          SAME AMOUNT WAS FOR A VISITOR TRACKING DEVICE. ANOTHER AMOUNT WAS FOR TRAINING AMMUNITION FOR OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND THEN IT WAS OFFICE FURNITURE FOR LIBRARIANS AND DIRECTOR AT OUR PUBLIC LIBRARY. SO THESE ARE ALL OPERATIONAL COSTS. NOTHING CRAZY IS HAPPENING BEHIND THE SCENES. WE HAVE A VERY, VERY WELL DOCUMENTED AND EXECUTED P CARD POLICY THAT IN THIS PRESENTATION IS VERY CLEARLY OUTLINED. EXACTLY. JUST THE TYPE OF INFORMATION THAT IS NEEDED IN ORDER FOR THESE PURCHASES TO TAKE PLACE. WHAT PREVENTS FRAUD FROM HAPPENING? WHAT PREVENTS MISUSE AND ABUSE FROM HAPPENING AS WELL? IT'S ALREADY FULLY VISIBLE IN OUR FINANCIAL SYSTEMS. SO EXPENSES APPEAR IN THE GENERAL LEDGER AND OUR OPEN GOV TRANSPARENCY PORTAL, AND THE DIGITAL AND THE DIGITAL BUDGET BOOK AS PART OF EACH DEPARTMENT'S ACTUAL SPENDING, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE PURCHASE WAS MADE VIA P CARD, PURCHASE ORDER OR CONTRACT. SO I, I WOULD SAY THAT THIS IS A BETTER ACCOUNTING PRACTICE, AVOIDS FRAGMENTATION OR MISLEADING FINANCIAL DATA. I JUST WANT TO BE VERY, VERY CLEAR THAT THIS POLICY IS SIMPLY ABOUT POSTING RECEIPTS AND THAT'S IT. THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL CONTEXT THAT WILL BE PROVIDED AS TO WHY THAT WAS DONE. IT'S SIMPLY JUST TAKING THE RECEIPT THAT, FOR EXAMPLE, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT NEEDED IN ORDER TO PURCHASE AN INTERCOM FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER AND PUTTING THAT ONLINE. AND I AM. I JUST THINK THIS WOULD BE A TERRIBLE USE OF STAFF TIME. I DID ASK, IN PREPARATION FOR THIS MEETING, WHAT WOULD POTENTIALLY, IF WE SPENT THIS MUCH TIME, YOU KNOW, APPROXIMATELY THAT 70 TO 95 HOURS A MONTH ON SOMETHING ELSE THAT WAS ACTUALLY GEARED TOWARDS TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY, AUDITING, THEN WHAT COULD WE DO? AND OUR STAFF POINTED TO THE FACT THAT WE COULD USE THIS TIME TO FURTHER IMPROVE, BUILD ON OUR DASHBOARDS, IMPROVE OUR TRANSPARENCY PORTAL, AND THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT WILL ACTUALLY PROVIDE THE PUBLIC CONTEXT NEEDED TO UNDERSTAND OUR FINANCES. SO THAT WAY THEY CAN ASK MEANINGFUL QUESTIONS ABOUT THEM. AND THIS POLICY DOES NOT DO THAT. I WANT TO MAKE THAT VERY, VERY CLEAR. SO I GUESS THAT'S IT. Y'ALL KNOW WHERE I STAND. ALL RIGHT. HAVE YOU HAVE YOU SPOKEN. JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I GET EVERYBODY 
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FIRST BEFORE WE COME BACK. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER ZAPATA. THOSE WERE THE QUESTIONS I HAD, ESPECIALLY RELATED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC WILL NOT HAVE ANY EXPLANATION OF WHAT THESE 20 SMALL TRANSACTIONS WERE FOR. 
          PARKS ORDERS, A BUNCH OF REALLY SOUNDING LIKE LIKE THEY'RE STRANGE ITEMS, BUT THEY'RE FOR OUR ACTIVITIES, OUR OUR YOUTH ACTIVITIES. SO THERE'S THERE'S NO CONTEXT. IT JUST INVITES CHALLENGE AND EXTRA STAFF TIME TO DO THAT. I'M GLAD THAT YOU WENT BEFORE ME, BECAUSE YOU DID SUCH A BETTER JOB THAN I WOULD HAVE DONE ON THAT. ON THE RESEARCH ON THAT, I THINK THAT WE'RE HANDLING IT APPROPRIATELY ALREADY AND TO THE MAXIMUM BENEFIT OF THE CITIZENS. ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER GARZA SO ONE, I WANT TO CORRECT YOU WHEN YOU SAY IT'S 2000 HOURS A MONTH. 
          THAT WAS A AN AMOUNT A YEAR OR I'M SORRY, A YEAR. IT IS 840 HOURS TO 1140 HOURS A YEAR. SO THAT IS PART TIME. WHEN I DO THE MATH, THOUGH, WE HAVE SUCH A HUGE SPREAD IN WHAT WE'RE PAYING HERE. SO WE START OUT AT THE LOW END OF 28, 57 PER HOUR, AND WE GO ALL THE WAY UP TO 95 HOURS AT 49, 47 AN HOUR. SO WE'RE REALLY INCONSISTENT IN HOW WE'RE TRYING TO CALCULATE THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT IS ACTUALLY NEEDED FOR THE HOURS TO I THINK MAYBE WE COULD POSSIBLY LOOK AT OUTSOURCING. I KNOW OTHER COMPANIES HAVE DONE THAT, BUT THESE POLICIES ARE THESE THINGS ARE REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE AS I WAS GOING THROUGH JUST THE CREDIT CARD TRANSACTIONS FOR TRAVIS MITCHELL, WHICH WE KNOW THAT THERE'S, YOU KNOW, COUNCIL POLICY, BUT THEN SOME OF THOSE THINGS ALSO SHOW UP HERE IN THE CREDIT CARD POLICY OR THE P CARD POLICY THAT WE HAVE. AND THERE ARE THOSE THERE'S THINGS THAT ARE IN BOTH POLICIES THAT WERE CONSISTENTLY MISSED EACH MONTH AS THESE AS THESE THINGS WERE BEING PUSHED THROUGH AND PAID. AND SO IF I'M SEEING THAT ON A COUNCIL CREDIT CARD, YOU KNOW, I DON'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF FAITH THAT THERE AREN'T ERRORS THAT ARE GOING THROUGH ON THE STAFF SIDE AS WELL. AND SO THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS WHY PEOPLE WERE LIKE, WELL, I WANT TO SEE THESE. I JUST KIND OF WANT TO SEE, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S GOING ON. ARE WE PAYING SALES TAX WHEN WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO? YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE PROHIBITIONS FOR THE COUNCIL WAS, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO DO SOFTWARE. WELL, EVERY MONTH WE WERE PAYING FOR ADOBE FOR THE MAYOR. AND SO THESE ARE CONSISTENT. AND SO THIS IS EVEN AFTER WE HAD THIS NEW CREDIT CARD OR P CARD POLICY THAT WAS APPROVED. SO I DON'T THINK THAT JUST HAVING SOMETHING AT A GRANULAR LEVEL THAT YOU'RE SEEING WITHOUT ANY BACKUP DETAIL IS GOING TO BE USEFUL TO PEOPLE AND SEEING WHAT THEY'RE ACTUALLY SPENDING THEIR MONEY ON. OKAY. GO AHEAD, COUNCIL MEMBER I'LL WAIT. GO AHEAD. OKAY. I WAS GOING TO SAY IF YOU WANTED TO GO FIRST. I THINK CONFLATING THE TWO THE CITY COUNCIL POLICY ON THE CREDIT CARDS AND OUR P CARD POLICY IS DOING A DISSERVICE TO THE VERY STRINGENT POLICY THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE FOR OUR STAFF. CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE SLIDE THAT HAD, LIKE EACH OF THE ARROWS FOR PROCESS OF REVIEW? YEAH. CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO US THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THAT AND WHAT THE COUNCIL CARD POLICY WAS? BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THEY'RE BEING CONFLATED WITH EACH OTHER AND THEY ARE VERY, VERY DIFFERENT. YES. SO CITY STAFF HAS ALL OF THE MCC RESTRICTIONS IN PLACE, THE CARD LIMITS IN PLACE. SO COUNCIL SET THEIR OWN CREDIT CARD LIMITS. AND THOSE LIMITS WERE ALSO THE SINGLE SWIPE LIMIT. SO WHATEVER YOUR MONTHLY LIMIT WAS SET AT YOUR CARD COULD BE SWIPED FOR THAT AMOUNT. CITY STAFF HAS STRONG CONTROLS IN PLACE SO THAT THOSE KINDS OF THINGS CAN'T HAPPEN, AND STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT ANY PURCHASE, ONCE IT EXCEEDS $3,000, HAS TO GO THROUGH SOME ADDITIONAL STEPS AND ALL THE WAY UP TO $100,000, WHICH THEN REQUIRES COUNCIL ACTION. AND SO BASICALLY WITH CITY CARDS, THE WAY THAT IT WORKS IS THAT, YOU KNOW, THE TRANSACTION MAY GET MADE, THEN THE RECEIPT HAS TO GET POSTED. IT HAS TO GO INTO OUR FINANCIAL SYSTEM. IT'S UPLOADED DIRECTLY IN, IT HAS TO BE CODED. IT REQUIRES A BUSINESS PURPOSE. AGAIN THAT FUNDING CODE BREAKDOWN. SO YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE CHARGING IT TO THE CORRECT BUDGET WITHIN YOUR DEPARTMENT. 
          AND THEN IT THEN GOES FOR A SUPERVISOR REVIEW. THE SUPERVISOR CHECKS THE BUSINESS PURPOSE, CHECKS THE CODING. IF THEY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AT THAT TIME, THEY CAN BASICALLY DO WHAT'S CALLED A QUERY, AND THEY'LL SEND IT BACK TO THE EMPLOYEE TO EITHER ADD 
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ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION OR IF THERE WAS SOMETIMES WE OFTEN GET THE CASE WHERE THEY UPLOAD A RECEIPT THAT DOESN'T HAVE THE ITEMIZED VERSION. SO THEN WE HAVE TO FORCE THEM TO GO BACK AND PUT IN THE ITEMIZED RECEIPT, NOT JUST THE CREDIT CARD SLIP THAT HAD THE TOTAL. THEY HAVE TO PUT THE ITEMIZED VERSION ON, SO THEY'LL HAVE TO GO BACK THROUGH, RELOAD THOSE INTO THE SYSTEM, AND THEN COME BACK SO THAT THEN CAN BE REVIEWED. THE SUPERVISOR MAKES THE REVIEW IF IT'S AN APPROVED OR REJECTED TRANSACTION. WE'VE HAD WE HAVE HAD TRANSACTIONS BEFORE THAT HAVE BEEN REJECTED BECAUSE THEY WERE ACCIDENTAL PURCHASE CHARGE CHARGES. SOME PEOPLE HAVE WELLS FARGO AS THEIR OWN BANK. WHEN WHEN FINANCE TOOK OVER THE THE P CARD DIVISION, WE WORKED WITH WELLS FARGO TO REISSUE CARDS THAT NOW HAVE THE CITY SEAL IN THE TOP CORNER. WE DIDN'T USE TO HAVE BRANDED CARDS, SO YOUR CITIBANK CARD WOULD LOOK JUST LIKE YOUR PERSONAL CARD IF YOU WEREN'T CAREFUL. BUT NOW WE HAVE SOME BRANDING TO MAKE THAT DIFFERENTIATE ITSELF. SO. BUT, BUT IF A IF A PERSONAL CHARGE HAPPENS, THEY'RE REQUIRED TO REIMBURSE THE CITY, JUST LIKE IT WAS WITH THE COUNCIL POLICY. IF IT GETS APPROVED THEN IT GOES FOR PROCUREMENT REVIEW. 
          PROCUREMENT HAS TO GO THROUGH AND AGAIN CHECK TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WAS CODED. EVERY EVERY EXCEPTION WAS ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENT WAS THERE. SO IF YOU HAD A MEAL WE HAD TO MAKE SURE THAT THE THE PEOPLE IN THE MEAL ARE WRITTEN ON THE RECEIPT. IF YOU WERE PURCHASING ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER DEPARTMENT, YOU NEEDED TO ALSO UPLOAD THE EMAIL RECEIPT THAT YOU WERE DOING IT FOR ANOTHER DEPARTMENT. IF YOU HAD BEEN GRANTED A TEMPORARY INCREASE BY PROCUREMENT FOR ONE OF THOSE EXEMPTIONS, THOSE 15 TRANSACTIONS THAT WERE ABOVE $3,000, THEN YOU WERE REQUIRED TO ALSO UPLOAD ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION SO THAT IN THE FUTURE, WHEN THE AUDITORS PULL THOSE TRANSACTION CHARGES, THEY ALREADY HAVE THE REASON WHY WE EXCEEDED THAT $3,000 LIMIT TIED TO THAT TRANSACTION. BASICALLY, ONCE WE WE RECONCILE, WE CLOSE THE PERIOD, WE WE EXPORT IT, AND THEN WE BRING IT UP TO ACCOUNTING. WE UPLOAD IT INTO OUR FINANCIAL SYSTEM, WHICH IS INFORMATION WE UPLOADED INTO OUR INCODE. TYLER ENCODE WE WE PUT IT INSIDE OF ENCODE AND THEN WE MEET WITH THE ACCOUNTING DIVISION, WHO THEN REVIEWS ALL THE TRANSACTIONS TO CHECK AGAIN TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CODING MATCHES WHERE THEY ACTUALLY HAVE BUDGET AVAILABILITY, THAT THE CODING IS CORRECT AND THEY CHECK FUND, COST, CENTER AND BUDGET. THEN THEY ALSO LOOK AT THE VENDOR TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE RECORDING IT TO THE RIGHT VENDOR. VERY RARELY, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT HOME DEPOTS. 
          WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S TIED TO HOME DEPOT. AND THEN AT THE END OF THE DAY, THEN THEY LOOK AT THE RECEIPT TO MAKE SURE IT WAS JUSTIFIED EXPENSE. SO THEY'RE THE LAST DOUBLE CHECK. AND THEN IT GETS POSTED TO THE CITY'S FINANCIAL SYSTEM OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THEN I ALSO JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS RECOGNIZED THAT THE DEPARTMENT OUTSIDE OF THE THE PROGRAM CARDS AND OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT AND I GUESS OUR UBER 314 IF THAT'S ALREADY OUTSIDE OF THOSE THINGS OUTSIDE OF PARKS PROGRAM CARDS AND THE UBER. 314 THE NEXT HIGHEST CHARGES COME FROM OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. I JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT VERY CLEAR, THAT POSTING THESE RECEIPTS IS GOING TO OPEN UP A LOT OF SCRUTINY TO THESE DIRECT DEPARTMENTS. THE LAST THING THAT I WANT IS FOR OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT TO COME UNDER FIRE. FOR INDIVIDUALS POINTING OUT EVERY SINGLE LITTLE THING WITHOUT HAVING ADDITIONAL CONTEXT FOR AS TO WHY SOMETHING WAS PURCHASED, WHETHER OR NOT IT WENT THROUGH THE PROPER REVIEW CHANNELS, WHICH EVERYTHING HAS, BECAUSE I ASKED, AND WE HAVE ALL OF THAT DOCUMENTED, AND IT'S JUST IT'S GOING TO CREATE A LOT OF WORK WITHOUT PROVIDING ANY ADDITIONAL INSIGHT OR ANSWERING ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THAT PEOPLE MIGHT HAVE. I JUST I FELT THE NEED TO SAY THAT. AND THEN I ALSO WANTED TO GET ON RECORD, BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF QUESTIONS THAT PEOPLE HAVE ABOUT THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE AND THE CITY MANAGER SPEND LAST YEAR, FY 2025, THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE SPENT ONLY 1%. OR IT MIGHT HAVE EVEN BEEN SMALLER THAN THAT. AND I'LL ROUND IT UP. OF THE TOTAL PEAK CARD PURCHASES AND ONLY SPENT $29,345 FOR THE ENTIRE ENTIRE FISCAL YEAR OF 2025. SO I'M JUST TRYING TO PUT THESE NUMBERS OUT THERE FOR PERSPECTIVE AND FOR UNDERSTANDING IN ORDER TO HELP DISPEL A LOT OF THE FEAR THAT I THINK IS CURRENTLY BEING HAD. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. 
          I JUST WANT TO ADDRESS A FEW THINGS. FIRST AND FOREMOST, LET ME ASK OR THE COUNCIL CREDIT CARDS WITH AP CARDS. THEY'RE PART OF THIS. YES, THEY'RE P CARDS OKAY. SECOND I'VE TALKED TO THE AUDIT COMPANY AND THEIR SUGGESTION IS GOING TO BE TO UPDATE SOME OF OUR P CARD 
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POLICIES. SO AS GREAT AS IT IS, AND AS CLEAR AS IT IS, IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S THAT'S GOING TO COME BACK TO US. AND SO ALTHOUGH WE DON'T WANT TO SIT HERE BLINDLY AND I DON'T WANT TO JUDGE ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, WHAT I DO KNOW IS THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO NEED TO BE UPDATED WITH THIS POLICY AND WHAT THAT IS, WE'LL FIND OUT LATER. ONE OF THE CONCERNS THAT I DO HAVE IS THE FACT THAT WE CAN CHARGE FOR LIKE EXAMPLE, THE LOCKS. IT LOOKS LIKE THERE WAS TWO CHARGES FOR $8,000. SO NOW YOU'RE LOOKING AT $16,000. SO INITIALLY WE HAVE A LIMIT OF 3000. BUT NOW WE'VE NOT ONLY CROSSED IT ONCE WITH THE 8000. 
          BUT IF YOU HAVE AN ITEM THAT COSTS MORE AND YOU PAY TWO PAYMENTS IN IT OR THREE PAYMENTS IN IT, NOW YOU'RE NOT LOOKING AT JUST 3000 OR 8000. YOU'RE LOOKING AT 16 OR 24,000. 
          SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT CAN SOMEHOW BE CONTROLLED. SO SO INSTEAD OF YOU'RE SAYING THERE'S A $3,000 LIMIT WITH EXCEPTION, IT'S A HARD LIMIT. IT ONLY CAN BE BYPASSED WHEN WE'VE DOCUMENTED THAT ALL THE PROCUREMENT CONTROLS ARE IN PLACE. SO AND THAT'S THE ADDITIONAL BACKUP. AND IT WAS PROVIDED, I BELIEVE, TO COUNCIL IN THE EMAIL WITH ALL THE DIFFERENT COMPONENTS TO IT. SO SOMETIMES PURCHASES LIKE THAT GET GET SPLIT WHEN YOU'RE WITH THE PARKS. IT'S NOT ALL HITTING JUST PARKS GENERAL FUND. THERE MAY BE SOME OTHER FUNDING SOURCES OR GRANTS THAT ARE ALSO PAYING FOR SOME OF THE COMPONENTS. AND SO IT LOOKS LIKE TWO CHARGES. THE INVOICE IS ONE INVOICE FOR $16,000. IT JUST LOOKS LIKE TWO CHARGES ON THE CREDIT CARD. IT'S NOT NECESSARILY A SPLIT CHARGE. IT'S NOT SOMEBODY ACTUALLY GOING IN AND CHARGING. IT'S THE COST CENTER SPLITTING THE COST OF THAT. OKAY. BECAUSE I THINK THEY ALSO SAID THE CHRISTMAS WAS THE SAME WAY IT WAS. THE CHRISTMAS WAS A DEPOSIT FIRST. 
          AND THEN ONCE SERVICES WERE RENDERED THE THE IT WAS LIKE 50% UPFRONT, 50% AT THE CLOSE. 
          BUT IT WAS STILL DOCUMENTED THAT WE AND AGAIN IT'S IT'S BY EXEMPTION. IT'S NOT CAPABLE LIKE THE EMPLOYEE THEMSELVES COULDN'T GO SPEND MORE THAN $3,000 WITHOUT FIRST REACHING OUT TO PROCUREMENT, SAYING THAT THEY HAVE A PURCHASE. AND THEN WE HAVE TO PUT TOGETHER THAT WHOLE PROCUREMENT PROFILE FOR THEM. SO WE NEED TO SAY, OKAY, WELL, NOW THAT YOU'RE OVER $3,000, YOU HAVE TO GET ADDITIONAL QUOTES. WE NEED THOSE QUOTES. WE NEED BACKUP. 
          AND THEN WE'LL GIVE YOU A FORM. OR WE USED TO USE AN EMAIL, BUT NOW SINCE WE'VE READOPTED THE FORM IN SEPTEMBER, WE HAVE A FORM THAT YOU ATTACH WITH THE TRANSACTION SO THAT IT'S IT'S IN THE SAME PLACE AS THE RECEIPTS. OKAY. ALSO, ONE OF MY BIGGEST CONCERNS IS GOING TO BE I KNOW EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT THE COST, BUT I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE RESIDENTS THAT HAVE ASKED FOR THESE OPEN RECORDS AND I MYSELF BEING ONE OF THEM AT ONE TIME, BEING CHARGED SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR INFORMATION THAT WE SHOULD ALREADY BE ENABLED TO GET. BUT UNFORTUNATELY, SINCE IT'S NOT ON THE INTERNET, IT'S IT'S NOT ON THE WEBSITE. WE NOW HAVE TO CHARGE OUR RESIDENTS ANYWHERE BETWEEN 2 TO $800 TO OBTAIN THESE RECORDS. AND SO THAT'S A CONCERN FOR ME, TOO. I MEAN, I KNOW IT'S NOT A CONCERN FOR EVERYBODY BECAUSE IT'S KIND OF HARD TO UNDERSTAND WHEN YOU DON'T SIT IN THAT SEAT. BUT AS SOMEBODY WHO IS. ADVOCATED FOR TRANSPARENCY AND TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE TRANSPARENT INFORMATION TO THE CITY, I MEAN, I KNOW I HAVE AT TIMES NOT HAD FULL TRANSPARENCY PROVIDED TO ME. 
          AND SO THEREFORE, WHEN I TRIED TO SHARE INFORMATION, IT'S NOT ALWAYS CORRECT. AND SO THE CONCERN FOR CHARGING RESIDENTS FOR THIS KIND OF INFORMATION, I THINK IS, IS KIND OF ISOLATED TO CERTAIN COUNCIL MEMBERS. BUT TO ME THAT'S IMPORTANT. AND I UNDERSTAND THAT, THAT THIS IS COULD TAKE 3 OR 4 WORKERS OR I'M ALWAYS GOING TO I'M ALWAYS GOING TO SUPPORT TRANSPARENCY, AND I'M NEVER GOING TO SAY THE RESIDENTS ARE GOING TO QUESTION US. WELL, THAT'S LITERALLY THEIR JOB. YOU KNOW, WE WE ANSWER TO THEM. AND SO IT DOESN'T BOTHER ME IF THEY SAY, I MEAN, IS IT TIME CONSUMING? SURE. IS IT CAN IT BE KIND OF ANNOYING? ABSOLUTELY. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE SIT HERE TO SERVE THEM. SO I KNOW NOT EVERYBODY HAS TAKEN THE TIME AND EFFORT TO REACH OUT TO THE RESIDENTS AND SAY WHAT IT IS THAT YOU WANT, BUT WE'VE SEEN HERE WHILE EITHER WHILE I'M SITTING OUT THERE OR SITTING IN HERE, I'VE HEARD THE SAME THING AND PEOPLE JUST WANT THIS INFORMATION, I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO PASS. CLEARLY, IT'S I KNOW THERE'S ALL KINDS OF CONCERNS AND THEY'RE CORRECT IN EVERY WAY. SO, YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT TO WASTE STAFF'S TIME. I GUESS SOME PEOPLE SEE IT LIKE THAT. BUT I DO ALSO WANT TO BE TRANSPARENT WITH THE RESIDENTS, AND I WANT TO OFFER THEM AN ALTERNATIVE TO DOING OPEN RECORDS. BECAUSE MY QUESTION FOR THAT THEN, IS IF WE'RE GETTING ALL THESE OPEN RECORDS, WHAT KIND OF FOR FOR THE SAME INFORMATION, WHAT KIND OF STAFF TIME ARE WE USING FOR THAT AS WELL? I DID JUST WANT TO STEP IN ON THE OPEN RECORDS SINCE YOU BROUGHT IT UP. I WANTED TO MAKE A NOTE THAT THE MOST RECENT COUNCIL DIRECTION THAT STAFF HAS GOTTEN ON PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT REQUESTS WAS TO CHARGE THE 1875 PER HOUR, IF COUNCIL WANTS TO CHANGE THAT DIRECTION, THAT IS A POLICY DECISION. AND SO THAT'S THAT'S WHAT WE'RE FOLLOWING IS THE CURRENT POLICY. THAT IS EXCELLENT POINT. AND I APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE I DON'T 
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THINK IT SHOULD BE IT SHOULDN'T COST OUR RESIDENTS HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO OBTAIN INFORMATION ON HOW WE SPEND THEIR MONEY. SO I DON'T KNOW IF WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD. I DON'T KNOW IF WE WANT TO DO. AND THEN I ALSO JUST WANT TO MAKE IT VERY CLEAR THAT I THINK EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US UP HERE WANTS TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY. WE WANT IT TO BE MEANINGFUL. WE DON'T JUST WANT TO THROW RECEIPTS AND NUMBERS AT OUR RESIDENTS WITHOUT PROVIDING THEM CONTEXT. THAT LETS THEM ASK REALLY INSIGHTFUL QUESTIONS. I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO GEAR TOWARDS, IS MOVING INDIVIDUALS IN A DIRECTION THAT ALLOWS THEM TO BE FULLY EDUCATED ON THE ISSUES, SO THAT WAY THEY CAN ASK THOSE MEANINGFUL, HARD HITTING, DEEPER LEVEL QUESTIONS. THAT'S THE TYPE OF CONVERSATIONS THAT I WANT TO GET US TO. AND I THINK A LOT OF US ON HERE, IF NOT MOST OF US, IF ALL OF US DON'T WANT TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF EVERYONE, I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO GET TO. OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER GOZA, THE POINT IS, THOUGH, IS THAT THE RESIDENTS DON'T HAVE TO HAVE THAT CONTEXT. THEY ARE ENTITLED TO THIS INFORMATION. THEY PAY FOR IT. I MEAN, WE SPEND THEIR TAX DOLLARS. AND SO, LIKE, I DON'T FEEL LIKE I SHOULD PUT, OH, YOU HAVE TO LEARN THIS ABOUT THE PROCESS IN ORDER TO GET THIS INFORMATION. YOU KNOW, IT'S THEIRS. AND I THINK WE NEED TO REALLY REMEMBER WHO WE WORK FOR. AND THAT'S THE TAXPAYERS. IT'S NOT US. IT'S NOT OUR MONEY. IT'S THE TAXPAYERS MONEY. OKAY. SO IF WE WANT TO MAKE A MOTION OR COULD WE GO BACK TO THE OPTIONS COUNCIL OPTIONS, I'M REALLY ONLY PRESENTING ONE OPTION TO YOU TODAY, BUT I DID PROVIDE YOU SOME ALTERNATIVE. APPROACHES. IF COUNCIL DECIDED THAT THE THE ORIGINAL MECHANISM WAS. SO JUST TO BE CLEAR, THE ITEM AS AS WRITTEN ITEM, MAKE SURE I GET THE RIGHT ITEM MYSELF. ITEM 17. THAT IS TO PROCEED WITH ALL OF THE RECEIPTS. AND THESE ARE ADDITIONAL ALTERNATIVES IF YOU WANT TO CONSIDER THEM. IF YOU DID WANT TO DO THAT, THEN WE COULD BRING THAT BACK AS A POLICY ACTION ITEM FOR YOU. BUT WHAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU IS ALL RECEIPTS BEING POSTED. I DO THINK IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT THAT I POINT OUT, AND I DO MENTION IT IN THE MEMO, THAT IT WOULD ALSO BE ABOUT TWO MONTHS BEHIND, BECAUSE WE'RE ALWAYS CLOSING ONE MONTH OUT, AND THEN ONCE WE'VE CLOSED THAT ONE MONTH OUT, WE WOULD NEED THEN THE TIME TO THEN REDACT. AND SO IT WOULDN'T BE. IT WOULD ALWAYS BE. LOOKING BACK ABOUT TWO MONTHS, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S DID WE EVALUATE AN OUTSIDE COMPANY HOW THAT WOULD LOOK IF WE COULD? I'M NOT KNOW. WOULD THAT BE SOMETHING THAT NO, WE'RE NOT INTERESTED IN? I MEAN WE DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH IT IS IF IT'S LESS THAN THE COST OF THE FULL TIME EMPLOYEE. I'M JUST TRYING TO FIND A HAPPY MEDIUM FOR THE RESIDENTS, FOR THE COUNCIL MEMBERS. I DON'T WANT TO JUST SAY NO. I DO THINK THIS IS AN IMPORTANT WAY TO BE TRANSPARENT, BUT THAT'S NOT FOR EVERYBODY. SO I MEAN, COMMONLY WHEN YOU SEE FRAUD OR WASTEFUL SPENDING, IT'S A LOT OF TIMES IN JUST SMALL DOLLAR AMOUNT TRANSACTIONS THAT ARE NOT EASILY CAUGHT, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE IT'S LIKE, OH, A LITTLE BIT HERE, A LITTLE BIT THERE. YOU KNOW, THE ONE WE HAD IN AUSTIN, WHICH KIND OF SPURRED ALL OF THIS WAS THE GUY WAS DOING PAYMENTS TO A COMPANY THAT HIS RELATIVES OWNED. AND SO THAT MONEY WAS THEY WERE THOUSAND DOLLARS EACH. OKAY, OKAY. BUT THOSE THINGS WERE HAPPENING AND THEY DO HAPPEN. AND THE. OKAY. INTERRUPT, PLEASE STOP. RECALL. POINT OF ORDER. SORRY. OKAY. SO HERE'S THE DEAL. YOU CAN EITHER MAKE A MOTION AND THEN WE. BUT EITHER WAY WE GOT TO MOVE ON. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AS WRITTEN AND PROCEED FORWARD. SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER GARZA. 
          SECOND BY MYSELF. ALL IN. YOU KNOW, ON THIS ONE DISCUSSION. YES. OKAY. WE'RE I THINK WE'RE ALL IN FAVOR OF TRANSPARENCY. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THIS IS TRANSPARENT. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US USE THE TOOLS THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE, MAYBE DRILL DOWN A LITTLE BIT MORE SO THAT WE CAN GO ONLINE. I MEAN, THE TRANSACTIONS ARE ALREADY POSTED. MAYBE HAVING A BRIEF EXPLANATION OF WHAT THEY ARE, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT THE AVERAGE CITIZEN WANTS TO KNOW EVERY TIME WE GAS UP A LAWN MOWER OR, YOU KNOW, EVERY TIME CHIEF NEEDS TO GO BUY AMMO OR LET'S SAY, HEAVEN FORBID WE HAVE A AN OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING AND HE HAS TO GO TAKE MANDATORY THERAPY. DOES THAT NEED TO BE PUBLIC RECORD, PUT ON A PUBLIC WEBSITE WITH A RECEIPT WITH HIS. POTENTIAL NAME? MAYBE REDACT THAT, BUT ARE YOU GOING TO REDACT THE THE 
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DOCTOR THAT THEY GO TO SEE? HOW DOES THAT CREATE TRANSPARENCY? I MEAN, THERE'S THERE'S SOME NUANCES THAT WE NEED TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION. AND I FEEL LIKE THIS BLANKET POLICY REALLY DOES NOTHING BUT CREATE A DRAIN ON LIMITED STAFF RESOURCES THAT COULD MUCH BETTER BE SERVING OUR COMMUNITY IN OTHER WAYS. DO YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS? ASIDE FROM TAKING THE RESOURCES WE ALREADY HAVE OUR ONLINE AND BEING A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAILED. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, TO TO MAKE THE RESIDENTS, YOU KNOW, TO KIND OF MITIGATE, I THINK, I THINK A HAD A, A GREAT IDEA OF MAYBE LOWERING THE COST. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S GOING TO FIX IT, BUT. WE HAVE A MOTION. 
          SO IF YOU GUYS ARE READY TO MOVE FORWARD I'D LIKE ROLL CALL VOTE. FLORES. CALEB. YES. 
          HARRIS. NO. TOBIAS. BEING CONSTANTLY HERE ABOUT TRANSPARENCY THIS WHOLE TIME I'M COUNCIL. SO YES. JUST TO GET IT OVER WITH. NO. MCKINNEY. NO. GOZA. YES. MEDINA. YES. 
          OKAY. MOTION PASSES 4 TO 3. UP NEXT, WE HAVE AGENDA ITEM 18. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AN 
          [18) (First Reading) Consider approval of an ordinance amending Chapter 53 (Zoning) and Chapter 54 (Landscaping and Screening Requirements) of the City of Kyle Code of Ordinances regarding tree survey and preservation requirements.
Public Hearing
The Planning and Zoning Commission voted 4-0 to recommend approval on January 27, 2026.]
ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 53 ZONING. AND CHAPTER 54 LANDSCAPING AND SCREENING REQUIREMENTS OF THE CITY OF KYLE. CODE OF ORDINANCES REGARDING TREE SURVEY AND PRESERVATION REQUIREMENTS. THIS HAS A PUBLIC HEARING. WE HAVE MELISSA MCCOLLUM. GOOD EVENING. 
          COUNCIL MEMBERS. MELISSA MCCOLLUM CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER THIS EVENING, I HAVE BEFORE YOU SOME PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO OUR CURRENT CODE OF ORDINANCES REGARDING TREE PRESERVATION AND MITIGATION. SO WITH THESE AMENDMENTS, I WILL SAY KIND OF CAVEAT THEM THAT THEY ARE INTERIM IN NATURE. AS WE'VE TALKED AND PRESENTED BEFORE, WE ARE LOOKING AT REDOING OUR UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE, WHICH IS OUR ENTIRE CODE OF ORDINANCES THAT'S RELATED TO DEVELOPMENT BOTH WITHIN THE CITY AND THE ETJ. WE'RE ALSO DOING OUR ENGINEERING CRITERIA MANUAL AT THE SAME TIME, AND THAT REALLY IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO HOLISTICALLY LOOK AT HOW OUR CODE ORDINANCES WORK TOGETHER, HOW THEY LEND ON EACH OTHER AND WORK ON EACH OTHER, BOTH IN THE SUBDIVISION AND THE ZONING PROCESS AND PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING THAT WE APPLY. 
          HOWEVER, I AM. AND TOOK THESE AMENDMENTS TO THE PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION AND RECOMMENDING THEM TO YOU. TO LOOK AT THESE INTERIM CHANGES AS WE CONTINUE TO WORK THROUGH THE UDC. SO THESE AMENDMENTS ARE TO OUR EXISTING TREE STANDARDS. THEY DO NOT AMEND THE MITIGATION RATIO. THERE'S NO NEW POLICIES REALLY IN THIS ORDINANCE BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING. IT'S REALLY TO LOOK AT CONSISTENCY AND IN REGARDS TO OUR INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT. AND AGAIN THEY WILL BE INTERIM IN NATURE AND REALLY LOOKING AT REALLY LOOKING AT THE ENTIRE LANDSCAPE AND PRESERVATION ORDINANCE WITH THE CODE REWRITE. SO I LOOKED AT THIS AS PART OF OUR CURRENT CODE WITH TREE PRESERVATION OR LOT CLEARING. THOUGHT THESE CLARIFICATIONS WOULD BE NEEDED TO HELP US WITH OUR CURRENT PROJECT REVIEW, ESPECIALLY RELATED TO KIND OF GRADING AND DISTURBANCE ON SITES. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, WITH THERE HAS BEEN SOME INTERPRETATION THAT MAYBE THEY WERE TRYING TO LOOK AT GRADING TO AVOID SOME OF THE TREE MITIGATION REQUIREMENTS. AND, AND THEN REALLY HELPS US WITH MAINTAINING IF AREAS ARE DISTURBED THAT THEY MUST BE RESTORED. SO AGAIN, THEY DON'T CHANGE. ANY OF OUR CURRENT TREE ORDINANCE AS SPECIMEN OR THRESHOLDS OR MITIGATION FEES OR RATIOS. SOME OF OUR FEES ARE ALREADY ADOPTED AS PART OF OUR FEE APPROVAL MANUAL, BUT OR OUR APPROVAL AUTHORITY OR PERMIT REQUIREMENTS. SO RIGHT NOW WE HAD A CURRENTLY OUR CODE REALLY LOOKS AT HAVING DEFINITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CHAPTER THAT THEY'RE ALLOCATED. THESE CURRENT DEFINITIONS WERE IN A 53 FIVE. I'M LOOKING AT PULLING THEM FROM THAT SECTION AND REALLY ADDING THEM OVER TO 5412, WHICH IS THE LANDSCAPE AND TREE PRESERVATION ORDINANCE. SO AND THEN REMEMBERING THAT SECTION TO KIND OF ALIGN WITH THERE WAS A LOT OF EXISTING TREE DEFINITIONS IN THERE, BUT 
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ACTUALLY THESE WOULD BE PULLING THEM FROM 53 FIVE AND BRINGING THEM OVER TO 5412. OTHER MODIFICATIONS ACTUALLY REALLY REFERENCE. WE ACTUALLY HAD THE TERM HERITAGE AND THAT REALLY MEANT SPECIMEN TREE. SO MAKING SURE THAT THE LINGO AND DEFINITION ALIGNED WITH THAT. 
          WE DID PROVIDE SOME CLARITY REGARDING THE CUT AND FILL ALLOWANCES IN SECTION D ONE. WE ALSO PROVIDED SOME ADDITIONAL ALLOWANCES FOR DEAD AND DYING TREES AND TREE REMOVALS, WITH SOME ARBORIST APPROVAL AND SOME INFORMATION TO SUPPORT THAT. AND THEN IT DOES REQUIRE MITIGATIONS FOR TREES THAT ARE REMOVED AFTER THE FACT. SO THE NEXT SLIDE THAT I'M GOING TO REALLY HIGHLIGHT DOES LOOK AT. HOWEVER, THIS ORDINANCE IS LOOKING AT REMOVING SOME EXEMPTIONS. SO OUR CURRENT CODE DID ALLOW SOME EXEMPTIONS. AND THAT MEANS NOT REQUIRING TREE REPLACEMENT FOR TREES WITHIN THE BUILDING PERMIT FOOTPRINT. AND THEN ALSO SOMETIMES AND DRIVEWAY AND SITE AREAS. BUT I DID LOOK AT REMOVING WITHIN TEN FEET OF THE BUILDING FOOTPRINT AND WITHIN AREAS OVER THE SEPTIC SYSTEM ACTUALLY TAKING OUT THOSE EXEMPTIONS, MEANING THAT IF THEY THEY COULD, THEY WOULD HAVE TO MEET MITIGATION REQUIREMENTS FOR THOSE. IT JUST KIND OF LIMITS AREAS OF OF SAYING THIS IS WITHIN A BUILDING, THIS IS WITHIN TEN FEET OF A BUILDING. THIS IS, YOU KNOW, WITHIN AN AREA OF THAT. AND WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF SEPTIC SYSTEMS EITHER. BUT FROM PEOPLE SUPERSEDING WHERE THEY WANT TO PUT THOSE AND SAYING, THIS IS GOING TO BE OUR HUGE SEPTIC AREA, YOU KNOW, MAYBE REALLY LOOKING AT WHERE THOSE, THOSE TREES CAN BE MITIGATED. AGAIN FOR FUTURE CODE. I REALLY HOPE THE TREE AND LANDSCAPE STANDARDS ARE WILL BE REORGANIZED IN OUR UDC. WE WILL HAVE PROBABLY DEFINITION SECTIONS ALL TOGETHER IN ONE AREA, NOT SEPARATED THROUGHOUT. ALL THE DIFFERENT CODES AND CHAPTERS ARE REALLY LOOKING AT NOT ONLY OUR SPECIES OF TREES THAT WE'RE WANTING TO PRESERVE, BUT MITIGATIONS OF TREES THAT WE WANT TO DO IN LONG TERM PRESERVATION AND MITIGATION STRATEGIES. AND THEN AGAIN, THE WHOLE ENTIRE GOAL OF THE UDC IS REALLY TO COHESIVELY BRING IT ALL TOGETHER AND PROVIDE A CLARITY AND USABILITY. SO THESE INTERIM AMENDMENTS ARE REALLY INTERIM WHILE WE CONTINUE TO WORK ON THAT. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DID LOOK AT THIS AT THEIR LAST AGENDA ITEM. THEY WENT WITH OUR STAFF RECOMMENDATION TO TO APPROVE THESE CHANGES. UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY TOO WILL BE HIGHLY INVOLVED WITH OUR ENTIRE UDC CODE REWRITE PROCESS, AS WELL AS OUR OTHER BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE TO REALLY LOOK AT HOW THE UDC WILL WORK. AND WITH THAT, I'M RECOMMENDING THE MODIFICATIONS AS A ATTACHED IN YOUR PACKET, YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE OR MAKE ANY OTHER MODIFICATIONS OR AMENDMENTS TO THE CODE OR DENY IT ALL TOGETHER. ALL RIGHT. THIS DOES HAVE A HEARING. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY WHO WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND SPEAK? SEEING NO ONE, I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE HEARING. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILMEMBER HARRIS, I'D LIKE TO SPEAK TO THE NEED FOR THIS. 
          WHAT WE ARE REALIZING WITH SOME OF OUR NEWER DEVELOPMENTS IS THEY ARE CLEAR CUTTING, EVEN THOUGH THEY SHOULD NOT BE, AND THIS REALLY ENHANCES THE STANDARDS FOR THAT. WE'VE GOT A BUNCH OF NEW DEVELOPMENTS COMING IN. WE NEED TO IMMEDIATELY MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PROTECTING OUR OUR SPECIMEN TREES ESPECIALLY, BUT ALL OF OUR TREES AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. SO I THINK THAT THESE INTERIM MODIFICATIONS WOULD BE REALLY A STEP FORWARD FOR US IN ABILITY TO ENHANCE AND. CONTROL THOSE USES. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER MCKINNEY, I'D LIKE TO ADD ON THAT THIS IS A DRAMATIC IMPROVEMENT OVER WHAT WE'VE GOT TO PREVENT THAT CLEAR CUTTING. 
          I DID EXPRESS SOME CONCERNS ABOUT, BECAUSE THERE'S A LITTLE CAVEAT IN THERE FOR SICK AND DYING TREES. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE WAS SOME PROVISION THAT WAS THAT WAS NOT MANIPULATED MALICIOUSLY. SO OTHER THAN THAT, I'M VERY HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS. OKAY. I DO HAVE A QUESTION. WHY DID WE TAKE OUT THE DEFINITIONS? SO REALLY MORE OF IT'S A MOVING OF THE DEFINITION. SO I WILL SAY THAT THEY WERE IN THE ZONING CHAPTER WHICH HONESTLY TREE PRESERVATION IS PART OF THE ENTIRE CITY, WHETHER OR NOT YOU'RE IN AN AREA THAT'S ZONED. 
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SO IT APPLIES BOTH TO THE CITY LIMITS AND ETJ PROPERTY. SO IT MADE MORE SENSE TO TO BE WITH THAT. AND REALLY I MOVED THEM WITH THE CHAPTER THAT THEY'RE ASSOCIATED WITH FOR CLARITY AND CONCISENESS, BECAUSE THE REST OF OUR CODE HAS DEFINITIONS UNDER UNDERNEATH THOSE, THOSE SECTIONS. SO THEY WERE JUST KIND OF STANDING ALONE WITHOUT THE REFERENCE TO ANYTHING ELSE RELATED TO TREATMENT AND PRESERVATION. SO IT'S THEY DID MOVE. COULD YOU HAVE IT IN BOTH. 
          COULD YOU HAVE IT IN BOTH SPOTS? BECAUSE I KNOW AS I READ THE ORDINANCES, SOMETIMES IT'S A LITTLE COMPLICATED. AND TO FIND GO BACK AND LOOK FOR THE DEFINITIONS MIGHT BE CUMBERSOME. 
          I GUESS WE COULD I WOULD SAY THERE WAS SOME DEFINITIONS ALREADY IN THE LANDSCAPE AND TREE PRESERVATION SECTION. SO THEY HAD LIKE THE DEFINITION OF CLEARING CRITICAL ROOT ZONE, DRIP LINE. ALL OF THOSE WEREN'T INCLUDED IN THE OTHER AREA, BUT THE OTHER AREA DIDN'T HAVE SOME OF THESE DEFINITIONS. SO THE IDEA WAS JUST TO BRING THEM TOGETHER. BUT IF YOU WANTED TO DUPLICATE THEM, YEAH, I THINK THAT WOULD BE THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL BECAUSE I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE COME JUST FOR THIS SECTION TO LOOK AT THE PRESERVATION OF THE TREES. AND, KYLE, MY NEXT QUESTION IS WHY DID WE CHANGE NUMBER THREE AND FOUR HERITAGE TO SPECIMEN. 
          WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE? WELL, HERITAGE IS NOT A DEFINED. HONESTLY I THINK THAT WAS MAYBE A CUT AND PASTE FROM A FRIENDLY NEIGHBOR CODE THAT DEFINED SPECIMEN TREES AS HERITAGE. SO IT WAS JUST AN INACCURATE DEFINITION. SO SPECIMEN IS A TREE THAT WE HAVE IN, IN OURS. 
          AND THAT IS DEFINED AS A TREES SPECIMEN. TREES IS A TREE EQUAL OR GREATER THAN THE DIAMETER WHICH MUST RELATE IT BACK TO THE CHART. SO WE DON'T HAVE HERITAGE ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE CODE. BUT WHAT WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT DEFINITIONS, WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE IN THE DEFINITIONS? LIKE WHY WOULDN'T WE ADD THE WORD HERITAGE? BECAUSE I THINK THE HERITAGE VOCABULARY IS PRETTY CONSISTENT WITH TREES IN GENERAL. I, I THINK YOU MIGHT BE RIGHT. HOWEVER, THAT'S NOT HOW WE'VE DEFINED OUR OUR TREES HERE IN KYLE. SO THAT THOSE TWO WORDS OF HERITAGE SHOULD HAVE SAID SPECIMEN BECAUSE THAT IS THE DEFINED TERM OF WHAT OUR TREE IS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO PRESERVE, KIND OF FROM THAT 12 TO 25 RATIO. AND IT IT JUST DIDN'T MAKE SENSE AS THE WORD COULD WE USE COULD WE ADD THE WORD TO THE DEFINITIONS HERITAGE. I COULD CHANGE EVERYTHING IN THE CODE FROM A SPECIMEN TREE TO A HERITAGE TREE IF YOU WOULD LIKE. NO, I'M NOT EVEN ASKING THAT. BUT IF YOU ADD IT THEN YOU DON'T HAVE TO TAKE IT OUT. IF YOU ADD IT TO THE DEFINITIONS AND YOU DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO TAKE IT OUT OF HERE. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? NO, NO. OKAY. SO YOU'RE SAYING HERITAGE WASN'T IN HERE. IT WASN'T DEFINED BEFORE, RIGHT? CORRECT. OKAY. SO BUT THE WORDS ARE IN THIS ORDINANCE. SO IF WE JUST ADD TO THE DEFINITION THE WORD HERITAGE AND THEN DEFINE IT, WE COULD KEEP IT IN THERE. WELL I THINK THE GOAL OF, OF THIS REWRITE WAS TO JUST MAKE IT CLEAR, GAIN MORE CLARITY. AND THEN AS WE GO THROUGH THE FULL UDC REWRITE PROCESS, WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE KIND OF WORDS AND WHAT THEY MEAN TO THE COMMUNITY. BUT I BELIEVE, YOU KNOW, SPECIMEN IS WHAT'S ALREADY IN THE CODE. AND IT'S EASY TO REFERENCE RIGHT HERE. AND WE DON'T HAVE TO DO ANOTHER COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE CODE DEFINED HERITAGE ELSEWHERE. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? SURE. WE'RE WORKING ON THIS. SO I JUST THOUGHT I'D BRING IT UP HERE. OKAY. SO LET ME ASK YOU FOR TREES OVER 12IN IT HAS A, B, C AND D YOU'RE TAKING OFF B AND C. AND SO ARE YOU SAYING THAT YOU CAN CUT DOWN TREES WITHIN TEN FEET OF A BUILDING FOOTPRINT? RIGHT NOW THERE'S YOU GET ALLOWANCES TO NOT MITIGATE TREES WITHIN THESE ARE THESE ARE EXEMPTIONS FROM A TREE PRESERVATION. SO WE'RE SAYING YOU CANNOT CUT IN BY TAKING THIS OUT. WILL THEY BE ABLE TO CUT A TREE THAT'S WITHIN TEN FEET OF A BUILDING POTENTIALLY. BUT NOW THEY'LL HAVE TO MITIGATE FOR IT. SO THEY WOULDN'T THEY WOULDN'T BE EXEMPT OR THEY WOULDN'T HAVE THE ALLOWANCES OF, OF NOT OF NOT DOING IT. SO THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLANT, REPLANT A CERTAIN NUMBER OF TREES BASED ON THE PROPORTION OF WHAT THEY CUT DOWN. IF THEY WERE TO PUT IT OVER THE SEPTIC SYSTEM OR WITHIN TEN FEET OF THE BUILDING, THEY WOULD HAVE TO. I BELIEVE WE HAVE A TREE FUND. MAYBE THERE'S THREE OPTIONS FOR MITIGATION. YOU CAN PLAN ON SITE PAY INTO A TREE MITIGATION FUND, OR PLAN WORK TO PLANT TREES ON ON CITY PROPERTY. OKAY, SO I SEE SO IT SAYS A AREA OVER THE SEPTIC SYSTEM. AND I IF I'M CORRECT, THE BEARING TREE IS ACTUALLY CLOSE TO A SEPTIC SYSTEM. SO HOW WOULD THAT AFFECT. WOULD THEY GET REIMBURSED IF IT GOT CUT. LIKE 
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HOW WOULD THAT WORK. THAT WOULD HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS, HONESTLY. BUT I WOULD SAY IF A IF SOMEONE CAME IN NOW AND WAS TRYING TO DO A NEW, LET'S SAY, A NEW HOME BUILD, AND THEY HAD TONS OF TREES ON THEIR PROPERTY AND THEY WERE LIKE, MY SEPTIC SYSTEM IS GOING TO BE THIS BIG. 
          AND HERE'S WHERE MY BUILDING IS. AND HERE'S TEN FEET WITHIN THE BUILDING, LIKE ALL OF THOSE TREES THAT THEY WOULD MOVE, THEY WOULD HAVE REMOVED FOR THOSE INSTANCES WOULD NOT HAVE TO BE MITIGATED. SO I'M NOW REMOVING THAT ALLOWANCE OF THEM TO, TO NOT MITIGATE. SO ESSENTIALLY I'M SAYING, YES, YOU KNOW, WITHIN THE BUILDING FOOTPRINT YOU CAN STILL NOT MITIGATE FOR THOSE. BUT IF YOU DO NEED TO MAYBE THINK ABOUT YOUR SITE A LITTLE BIT MORE ON WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO PUT THAT SEPTIC AND BY THE BUILDING. COUNCILMEMBER HARRISON. YEAH, IT REALLY ENCOURAGES THEM TO KEEP THE TREES THAT ARE THERE. OKAY. BECAUSE THAT IS THE BEST ALTERNATIVE OF ALL. BUT THEY HAVE A FINANCIAL INCENTIVE TO LEAVE THAT TREE. OKAY. AND I WOULD JUST ADD FOR CLARIFICATION, IN THE CASE OF THE BEARING TREE, IF IT IS REMOVED BY THE ROAD BOND PROGRAM WHICH IS PLANNED TO BE REMOVED, THE THE OWNER, THE PROPERTY OWNER WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY FEES RELATED TO THE REMOVAL OR MITIGATION OR REPLANTING. THEY WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT BECAUSE THAT IS THE CITY PERFORMING THE REMOVAL, NOT THEM. MY CONCERN WAS WILL THE CITY HAVE TO PAY EXTRA IF THEY DO REMOVE IT? BECAUSE OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAVE. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 18 I JUST ONE QUESTION. SORRY. 
          SORRY ABOUT THAT. ABOUT HOW LONG DO YOU THINK THE UDC REWRITE IS GOING TO TAKE. SO WE'RE IN WE'RE IN THE THROES OF IT NOW, REALLY STARTING TO LOOK AT THE CHAPTERS, HOPING TO DO SOME PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND GET BACK WITH YOU. AND HONESTLY, YOU OFFERED UP A POTENTIAL A PNC COMBINED CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOPS TO REALLY HOPING TO MAYBE TAKE YOU GUYS UP ON SOME OF THAT AND THE UPCOMING MONTHS AS WELL. BUT LOOKING AT CONTINUING THE ENGAGEMENT, GOING THROUGH THAT PROCESS AND LOOKING TO ADOPT IT KIND OF TOWARDS THE END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR. OKAY. I THINK THE ONLY REASON WHY I BRING THAT UP IS BECAUSE I DID SPEAK WITH SOME INDIVIDUALS WHO I THINK ARE A LITTLE NERVOUS ABOUT ALLOWING THE THE TABLE ONE, THE DESIGNATION OF SPECIMEN TREES TO STILL BE THOSE THINGS BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME ADAPTED TREES LISTED THERE VERSUS NATIVE. AND SO IF WE'RE ALLOWING INDIVIDUALS TO CONTINUE PLANTING SOME OF THESE ADAPTED VERSUS NATIVE, LIKE, THOSE ARE THINGS THAT OUR CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT IS ACTUALLY TRYING TO NOT DO AND UNDO. AND SO IS THERE ANY WAY THAT WE CAN AMEND THAT. SO THAT WAY WE'RE DOING HARM REDUCTION IN THE TIME BEING WHILE THE UDC GETS FINALIZED? I MEAN, ABSOLUTELY, I WILL SAY, TO BE PERFECTLY HONEST, THIS THE REASON WHY WE'RE LOOKING AT REDOING THE UDC IS IT DOES NEED A HOLISTIC REFRESH BASED ON THE COMP PLAN AND EVERYTHING ELSE. YOU START KIND OF PULLING A THREAD ON SOME OF THE CODES AND IT CAN UNRAVEL. I TRIED NOT TO TUG TOO HARD OR PULL TOO MUCH ON ON THIS IN REGARDS TO THE RELATION OF OF JUST REALLY LOOKING AT SOME BABY INTERIM STEPS. BUT YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. WOULD I RECOMMEND THIS TABLE, ONE OF THE SPECIMEN TREES THAT IS IN HERE AS IT'S WRITTEN TODAY. NO. IS THAT SUBSTANTIALLY GOING TO CHANGE WITH THE CODE REWRITE? I WOULD I WOULD SAY YES, BUT BUT YOU'RE RIGHT. WE COULD DELETE SOME OF THESE. ADDITIONALLY IF YOU WOULD LIKE. OKAY I THINK I WOULD PREFER THAT. LIKE I SAID, JUST BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO UNDO THE WORK THAT OUR CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT IS TRYING TO DO, OR CONTINUE ADDING COSTS THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE UP FOR DOWN THE LINE. OKAY. SO DOES THAT NEED TO BE ADDED TO THE MOTION OR. YES. SO I WOULD SAY DEPENDING ON ON HOW COMFORTABLE YOU ARE WITH IT, YOU CAN MAKE A RECOMMENDATION BASED ON WHAT I'VE WRITTEN, ASKED ME TO GET WITH OUR CONSERVATION TEAM ON ON MODIFYING THAT THAT TABLE RUN AND BRINGING IT BACK FOR SECOND READING IF YOU WOULD LIKE. I THINK THAT COULD BE A POTENTIAL MOTION THAT YOU WOULD YOU COULD DO. OKAY, WELL, WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. COUNCIL MEMBER TOBIAS, WOULD YOU MIND AMENDING YOUR MOTION FOR THAT? SURE. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MINUTE. THE MOTION, THE MOTION TO THE ACTUAL DIRECTION THAT YOU'RE LAYING OUT FOR DIDN'T GET IT ALL. BUT AS FAR AS. YEAH, MODIFYING TABLE ONE AND TABLE ONE. AND TO BRING BACK FOR SECOND READING. ALL RIGHT. SO WE ARE VOTING ON AMENDING THE MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND SECOND OKAY. SO COUNCIL MEMBER DARBY AS AMENDED. AND THEN COUNCIL MEMBER ZAPATA SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY I OPPOSED OKAY. THE AMENDMENT PASSES SEVEN ZERO. NEXT WE HAVE THE ACTUAL VOTE. THE MOTION. 
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AND DO WE GO BACK TO THE ORIGINAL MOTION WHICH WAS TO APPROVE IT AS WRITTEN? BUT NOW WITH THE CHANGES, I NEVER GOT A SECOND ON THE ORIGINAL AMENDED. OKAY. YEAH, I NEVER GOT A SECOND ON THE FIRST ONE. SO YOU DID. HERE'S. BUT GO AHEAD, SHE SAID IMPROVEMENT IN THE AMENDMENT AS AS WRITTEN. THERE YOU GO. SECOND, THE MOTION AS AMENDED. OKAY. SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER TOBIAS AND SECONDED BY HARRIS. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED? OKAY. 
          [19) Consider approval of a resolution of support for Hill Country Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Centers' application for the Opioid Abatement Fund Council Long-term Community-based Opioid Recovery Effort (CORE) Grant and receive a report on the City of Kyle sponsored Juvenile Mental Health and Substance Abuse Program. ]
PASSES SEVEN ZERO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE AGENDA ITEM 19. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR HILL COUNTRY MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT DISABILITY CENTER'S APPLICATION FOR THE OPIOID ABATE FUND COUNCIL, LONG TERM COMMUNITY BASED OPIOID RECOVERY EFFORT CORE GRANT AND RECEIVE A REPORT ON THE CITY OF KYLE SPONSORED JUVENILE MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAM. ITEM PRESENTER ROSIE TRUELOVE. APOLOGIES FOR WHAT MAY BE THE LONGEST CAPTION EVER ON A COUNCIL AGENDA. SO WE'RE HERE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT THE PROGRAM THAT THE CITY OF KYLE HAS FUNDED FOR THIS, FOR THIS ACADEMIC YEAR, AND TO CONSIDER A POTENTIAL RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR HILL COUNTRY'S APPLICATION FOR MORE PERMANENT, STABLE FUNDING FOR THIS THIS WORK. SO JUST TO GO THROUGH SOME OF THE HISTORY THAT WE HAVE ON THIS, BACK IN JANUARY OF 2024, THE CITY RELEASED AN RFP TO ACQUIRE SERVICES TO INCREASE ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH FOR RESIDENTS UNDER 18. IN MAY OF THAT YEAR, WE AWARDED THE SOLICITATION TO HILL COUNTRY MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES CENTERS AND AUTHORIZE AND COUNCIL AUTHORIZED STAFF TO NEGOTIATE A CONTRACT. COUNCIL THEN AUTHORIZED EXECUTION OF A CONTRACT WITH HILL COUNTRY TO HIRE A SCHOOL BASED, LICENSED PRACTITIONER OF THE HEALING ARTS TO PERFORM THE WORK. AFTER MANY ROUNDS OF HIRING AND INTERVIEWS, WE WERE ABLE TO HIRE, HILL COUNTRY WAS ABLE TO HIRE JESSICA DEL RIO, AND SHE'S THE CLINICIAN THAT IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE PROGRAM. BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE PROGRAM. THIS IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY OF KYLE HILL, COUNTRY MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, HAYS CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND THE HAYS COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF THIS PROGRAM IS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TREATMENT OF YOUTH, FENTANYL AND OTHER OPIATE SUBSTANCES, SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION, EDUCATION AND TREATMENT, ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO AND OTHER SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION, EDUCATION AND TREATMENT, AND THEN MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT BASED ON PROGRAM DESIGN BENEFITS OF THE PROGRAM. OUTPATIENT SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES ARE NOT READILY AVAILABLE OR ACCESSIBLE IN HAYS COUNTY. SO THIS PROGRAM WAS REALLY ADDRESSING A DEEP COMMUNITY NEED. THIS PROGRAM ANTICIPATES UNIQUE, COLLABORATIVE AND INDIVIDUALIZED RECOVERY PLANS FOR ALL OF OUR PARTICIPANTS, AND IT'S ALIGNED WITH THE 2022 MEADOWS MENTAL HEALTH POLICY NEEDS ASSESSMENT RECOMMENDATION TO INCREASE SCHOOL BASED TREATMENT. SO THE COUNCIL APPROVED STRUCTURE OF THE PROGRAM INCLUDES A ONE YEAR COST OF 154,000, ANTICIPATED AS A LICENSED PRACTITIONER OF THE HEALING ARTS, THIS CAN BE A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR, A LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER, OR A LICENSED MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST WITH A MINIMUM OF TWO YEARS EXPERIENCE PROVIDING SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT. THIS LP CAN PROVIDE COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY TO ADDRESS SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION AND OR ANXIETY, AND OR TRAUMA BASED OR TRAUMA FOCUSED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY. STARTING THE PROGRAM WITH THE LLFA ACTUALLY ESTABLISHED THE ABILITY TO EFFECTIVELY SCALE THE PROGRAM BECAUSE THE LLFA CAN SUPERVISE ADDITIONAL STAFF, INCLUDING POTENTIALLY UNIVERSITY BASED INTERNS OR OTHER QUALIFIED CERTIFIED STAFF. THESE ENHANCED CREDENTIALS REALLY WERE DESIGNED TO OPEN THE DOOR FOR NEW OPPORTUNITIES AND TO ALLOW FOR THE PROGRAM EXPANSION THROUGH ADDITIONAL PARTNERSHIPS OR GRANT BASED EXPANSION LIKE WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TODAY. JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR CLINICIAN, JESSICA DEL RIO. SHE'S A PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR WITH APPROXIMATELY TEN YEARS IN THE MENTAL HEALTH FIELD, BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIOLOGY FROM UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO, AND A MASTER'S DEGREE IN REHABILITATION COUNSELING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN. SHE HAS WORKED WITH DIVERSE POPULATIONS. HER PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT HAS BEEN THROUGH COMMUNITY BASED MENTAL HEALTH AGENCIES, PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS, INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT FACILITIES ACROSS AUSTIN AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS. JESSICA'S CLINICAL EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN IN DE-ESCALATION, CRISIS TRIAGE, ASSESSING LEVEL OF CARE AND SUICIDE PREVENTION, INTERVENTION AND POSTVENTION. AND SHE HAS ALSO CREATED AND PROVIDED PSYCHOSOCIAL TRAININGS CONCERNING TRAUMA AND OTHER MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. SO LOOKING AT THIS PROGRAM, HOW ARE WE MEASURING? HOW ARE WE MEASURING SUCCESS? OUR ANNUAL CONTRACTUAL GOAL IS ASSISTING 100 UNDUPLICATED CLIENTS. AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE ARE ON TRACK TO 
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MEET THAT GOAL. THIS PROGRAM AGAIN IS FOCUSED ON PREVENTION VERSUS REACTION. SO WE'RE BUILDING IN FAMILY BASED PREVENTATIVE PROGRAMING. AND IN CONJUNCTION WITH HAYS CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT, WE'RE MONITORING AND MEASURING TRENDS WITH ATTENDANCE AND DISCIPLINARY REFERRALS FOR PARTICIPATING CLIENTS. AND IN CONJUNCTION WITH KPD, WE'RE MONITORING TRENDS WITH CALLS AND INTERACTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH JUVENILES. CURRENTLY, APPROXIMATELY 90% OF THE STUDENTS IN THE PROGRAM ARE FACING SUBSTANCE SUBSTANCE RELATED CHARGES, SO SERVICES THAT ARE AVAILABLE, WE HAVE ON CAMPUS ASSISTANCE FOR SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL HEALTH SCREENING, ONE ON ONE SUBSTANCE USE COUNSELING, FAMILY PARENT SUPPORT, GROUP COUNSELING, PSYCHOSOCIAL EDUCATION CLASSES. WE'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES AND OF COURSE, REFERRALS OUT FOR ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY SERVICES. THE REFERRAL PROCESS THAT WE HAVE IS ALL CONFIDENTIAL. THIS ALL GOES THROUGH THE SCHOOL BASED CLINICIAN. THE REFERRALS CAN COME FROM THE THE STUDENT THEMSELVES, THEIR PARENTS, THEIR EDUCATORS, THEIR ADMINISTRATION COUNSELORS GOES THROUGH THIS PROCESS AND GOES IN ALL CASES OR IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE STATUTE, GOES TO THE PARENT FOR FOR CONFIRMATION BEFORE ANY ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED. SO LOOKING AT OUR OUR DATA THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE RECEIVED TO DATE 50 REFERRALS FOR ABOUT THROUGH DECEMBER OF THIS YEAR. SO THROUGH ABOUT THE FIRST SEMESTER OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. 
          AND YOU CAN SEE THAT BY FAR THE MOST NUMBER OF REFERRALS ARE COMING FROM COUNSELORS. 10TH GRADE SEEMS TO BE THE NINTH AND 10TH GRADE ARE THE HIGHEST GRADE LEVELS THAT WE'RE RECEIVING REFERRALS FOR. AND YOU CAN SEE FROM THE AREAS THAT ARE BEING SERVED. CITY OF KYLE IS BY FAR THE BIGGEST AREA WE'RE BEING SERVED FOR REFERRALS. I WILL NOTE THAT IF WE GET A REFERRAL IN, THE STUDENT IS NOT A RESIDENT OF KYLE, THEN THEY ARE REFERRED OUT THROUGH OTHER ASPECTS OF ASSISTANCE THAT HILL COUNTRY CAN PROVIDE. IN THE SCHOOL BASED CLINICIAN IS FOCUSING ON THE KYLE RESIDENTS. SO SOME OF THE PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS THAT WE HAVE AGAIN SINCE MARCH 2025. AS OF DECEMBER 2025, WE HAVE 50 REFERRALS FOR SERVICES. THE PROGRAM REALLY BEGAN IN EARNEST IN MARCH OF 2025, NOTING THAT OUR CLINICIAN WAS HIRED BY HILL COUNTRY IN IN FEBRUARY, SO THEY BEGAN PROMOTING THE PROGRAM IN MARCH OF 2025, FACILITATING SOME PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL ADOLESCENT GROUPS OVER THE SUMMER AT KYLE LIBRARY, WHERE WE HAD FOUR KYLE ADOLESCENTS THAT WERE CONSISTENTLY ATTENDING, WE HAD TWO SUBSTANCE ABUSE EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS WITH THE FOR AN AUDIENCE OF THE HAYS CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL COUNSELORS AND PARENTS IN AUGUST AND THEN AUGUST THROUGH NOVEMBER. OUR CLINICIAN WAS CO-FACILITATING PARENTING CLASSES RAISING HIGHLY CAPABLE KIDS WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WHERE WE HAD 15 PARENTS WHO PARTICIPATED AND NINE WHO GRADUATED. AND CURRENTLY, OUR CLINICIAN IS COUNSELING 15 STUDENTS AND PROVIDING CONSULTATION TO HAYS CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL COUNSELORS, PARENTS AND FAMILIES. SO JUST A FEW MORE DATA POINTS. OUR FOCAL SCHOOL, THE IMPACT CENTER, IS THE SCHOOL WITH THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF REFERRALS. WE HAVE FACILITATED DIRECT OUTREACH AT THE IMPACT CENTER. OUR CLINICIAN IS ACTUALLY ON SITE THERE FOR TWO FULL DAYS A WEEK ON MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS, AND THIS ALLOWS FOR THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE MORE SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS WITHIN THE HER CASELOAD AND TO REALLY INTRODUCE THE PROGRAM DURING ORIENTATION DAYS FOR NEW STUDENTS AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. WORKING WITH SCHOOL COUNSELORS ON IDENTIFYING STUDENTS WHO WOULD BENEFIT IN HOLDING ADDITIONAL EDUCATION CLASSES ON SUBSTANCE ABUSE. SOME OF THE PROGRAMMATIC THEMES THAT WE HAVE, APPROXIMATELY 80% OF THE STUDENTS IN THE PROGRAM ADMITTED TO BEING DEPENDENT ON THC VAPING. AND AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, APPROXIMATELY 90% OF THE STUDENTS IN THE PROGRAM ARE FACING SUBSTANCE RELATED CHARGES. SO WHY ARE WE HERE TODAY? WELL, WE'RE WRAPPING UP THE END OF OUR FIRST PROGRAMMATIC YEAR. AS I SAID, HILL COUNTRY IS ON TRACK TO MEET THE PERFORMANCE METRICS. I WILL SAY THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN VERY WELL RECEIVED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND HILL COUNTRY IS LOOKING TO EXPAND. THEY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REPOSITION THE PROGRAM THROUGH GRANT SUPPORT. THEY'RE APPLYING FOR AN OPIOID ABATEMENT CORE NOFA THAT IS DUE IN EARLY MARCH. THIS IS A THREE YEAR GRANT THAT WOULD EXTEND AND EXPAND THE WORK THAT WE'VE ALREADY STARTED WITH HILL COUNTRY FROM THE CITY OF KYLE FUNDING WITHOUT 
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REQUIRING ANY ADDITIONAL FUNDING FROM THE CITY OF KYLE, SO THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO SERVE ALL RESIDENTS OF HAYS COUNTY, RATHER THAN JUST FOCUSING ON THE KYLE RESIDENTS. AND IT WOULD ACTUALLY ALLOW US TO STOP OUR SUPPORT, OUR FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF THE PROGRAM. SO WHAT THEY'RE REQUESTING TODAY IS AN APPROVAL OF A LETTER OF PARTNERSHIP AND COMMITMENT FOR THE GRANT APPLICATION PACKAGE, BASICALLY A LETTER THAT A RESOLUTION THAT YOU WOULD CONSIDER TODAY. AND IF APPROVED, WE WOULD ATTACH TO A LETTER THAT SAYS THAT WE SUPPORT THE WORK THAT THEY'VE BEEN DOING AND AND ENCOURAGE THE PROGRAM TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE STATE. 
          FOR THE NOFA, WE WOULD EXPECT AN UPDATE IN LATE SPRING OF 2026. OTHER ENTITIES THAT HAVE ALREADY ISSUED THEIR SUPPORT. HILL COUNTRY'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS APPROVED THEIR APPLICATION FOR THE GRANT AND COMMITTED A LETTER OF SUPPORT. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS COMMITTED A LETTER OF SUPPORT. THE TEXAS STATE FENTANYL EDUCATION SCREENING, TREATMENT AND AWARENESS. THE FESTA PROGRAM HAS SUBMITTED A LETTER OF SUPPORT, AND THEY'RE WORKING WITH HAYS COUNTY HEALTH AND THE CITY OF BUDA TO GET SIMILAR LETTERS. SO THE OPTIONS YOU HAVE TODAY TO AUTHORIZE THE RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT IS PRESENTED, MODIFY OR DENY. WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT. AND I HAVE LISA CISNEROS, WHO IS THE DIRECTOR OF CLINICAL OPERATIONS WITH HILL COUNTRY, WHO CAN HELP ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU GUYS MAY HAVE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COUNCILMEMBER TIBBETTS? YES, MA'AM. IF YOU DON'T MIND. COME ON UP. THIS WAS WHEN Y'ALL COUNCILMEMBER HEIZER BROUGHT IT A YEAR OR SO AGO. FIRST OF ALL, APOLOGIZE THAT YOU'VE BEEN SITTING THERE VERY PATIENTLY ALL NIGHT. SO COMPLETELY OKAY. SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. MY QUESTIONS WERE BACK THEN WERE THE ENGAGEMENT AND THE EFFICACY WITH THE HAYS ISD SCHOOL DISTRICT, BECAUSE WHEN THIS ALL CAME ABOUT, WHERE IT WAS, I UNDERSTAND IT WAS LIKE A PILOT PROGRAM. WE DIDN'T REALLY KNOW HOW THIS WAS GOING TO BE PERCEIVED BY THE PUBLIC. RIGHT. 
          SOME PEOPLE WERE CONCERNED THAT WE WERE THAT THE CITY OF KYLE WAS GETTING INTO THE MENTAL HEALTH BUSINESS. AND SO THOSE WERE THE QUESTIONS THAT PEOPLE WERE HAVING BECAUSE OF THE LIABILITY THAT A CITY WAS PUTTING ON BY PARTNERING UP WITH SCHOOL DISTRICT, BECAUSE AT THE TIME WE WERE ADVOCATING WITH THEM, BUT WE DIDN'T REALLY HAVE ANYBODY FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT COME UP TO REPRESENT THEIR CAMPUSES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. SO HOW'S IT BEEN THIS PAST YEAR WITH THE SCHOOL ITSELF, THE CAMPUSES YOU WERE IN HERE IN KYLE? SO WHAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR IS JUST A LETTER OF SUPPORT, CORRECT TO TO FURTHER ON. OKAY. SO ACTUALLY, DOCTOR WATSON, THE. I DON'T WANT TO SAY DIRECTOR OF CURRICULUM AND EDUCATION FOR THE DISTRICT. AND MARITZA, WHO IS IN CHARGE OF ALL THE COUNSELING, WAS PRESENT WITH US. AND SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING REALLY CLOSELY WITH THEM. IN FACT, JESSICA'S OFFICE IS RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO MARISA'S AT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, SO SHE'S ACTUALLY HOUSED AT THE ADMIN BUILDING OVER THERE AND GOES OUT TO ALL THE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS. SO SHE SHE GOES AND THE SCHOOL COUNSELORS WORK WITH HER, AND SHE ACTUALLY DOES SOME CLASSES AND SOME TRAININGS WITH THE SCHOOL COUNSELORS AS A LARGER GROUP. AND THEN, IN FACT, I WAS JUST TELLING ROSIE TODAY SHE WAS CALLED OVER TO ONE OF OUR CAMPUSES BECAUSE THE AMBULANCE HAD TO BE CALLED ON THREE STUDENTS WHO HAD NEEDED MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR SOMETHING IN ONE OF THEIR IN THE IN THE VAPE. THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS, BUT THEY HAD TO CALL MEDICAL ATTENTION. AND SO SHE'S CALLED OVER TO NOW DO THOSE EDUCATION CLASSES AND TRY TO GET THE STUDENTS TO UNDERSTAND THE DANGERS OF VAPING AND USING THOSE THOSE VAPING TOOLS WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT'S IN THEM. 
          AND SO THE SCHOOL GOES RIGHT TO HER. SO SHE'S SHE'S WHO GOES WHEN THEY HAVE THOSE QUESTIONS, WHEN PARENTS HAVE QUESTIONS. I FOUND THIS IN MY KIDS ROOM. WHAT IS IT? YOU KNOW, MY KIDS HAD TELLING ME THC VAPING, YOU KNOW, WHAT DO I DO? OR, YOU KNOW, MARIJUANA IS A HIGH A HIGH USE IN OUR DISTRICT. SO WE WORK REALLY WELL TOGETHER. THE PARTNERSHIP IS REALLY STRONG. 
          THAT'S GOOD TO HEAR BECAUSE IT'S ALSO VERY DISCOURAGING ON WHAT I SEE WHEN I'M DRIVING IN, IN, ESPECIALLY IN MY DISTRICT, IN THE AREAS, IF YOU GO BY SCIENCE HALL, THERE'S A BREADBASKET THERE. AND LITERALLY RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET YOU CAN SEE IT FROM THE SCHOOL IS A VAPE STORE, OKAY. AND YOU CAN CONTINUE DOWN LEHMANN. AND RIGHT BY THE BREADBASKET, IT'S ANOTHER VAPE STORE. SO IT'S LIKE THEY'RE POPPING UP EVERYWHERE, RIGHT? I'M NOT DOWN IN THE BUSINESS, WHATEVER IT IS. AND JUST MAKE THAT CLEAR. BUT IT SEEMS LIKE 
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THE EXPOSURE IS LIKE RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEM AS, AS AS THEY'RE WALKING ACROSS THE CROSSWALK AT SCIENCE HALL. GOING DOWN THE STORE IS LITERALLY YOU CAN SEE THE BIG SIGN RIGHT THERE. SO I CAN UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGE THAT YOU HAVE WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO DISCOURAGE KIDS AND YOU DISCOURAGE PEOPLE, BUT THOSE BUSINESSES ARE RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEM. SO SO I CAN SEE THE CHALLENGES THERE. YOU I HAVEN'T REALLY HEARD MUCH ALL YEAR SINCE WE FIRST VOTED ON THIS. SO IF IF I KNOW WE HAD TALKED ABOUT THAT, MOST OF YOUR COUNSELING WOULD BE HELD AT SOME OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND SO FORTH. BUT I THINK MAYBE NOW YOU ALL BRANCHED OUT AND SO FORTH, BUT WE NEVER REALLY HEARD A REPORT LIKE, HEY, HERE'S AN UPDATE OF HOW MANY STUDENTS WE'VE HAD. BUT, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE ASKING FOR THE SUPPORT FOR THE LETTER OF WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND IF IT'S WORKING OUT WELL AND YOU'VE HAD 50 REFERRALS, THAT'S 50 STUDENTS. SO WITH THAT, I FULLY SUPPORT YOU ON THAT MEASURE THERE. THANK YOU. AND THOSE REFERRALS ARE THE INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS, NOT COUNTING ALL OF THE PARENTS THAT SHE'S WORKING WITH AND THE DIFFERENT CLASSES, AND THEN GOING INTO LIKE THE HEALTH CLASS, DOING PRESENTATIONS. SHE'S ALSO DONE PROVIDED TRAINING ON OPIOID OVERDOSE REVERSAL. AND WE DISTRIBUTE THE NARCAN AS WELL. YEAH. AND I'M HEARING THAT WITH A LOT OF THE STUDENTS THAT ARE GETTING IN TROUBLE IS BECAUSE OF THE VAPING THAT THEY'RE CATCHING IN THE SCHOOLS AND SO FORTH. YES. SO THIS PARTICULAR GRANT SPECIFICALLY WANTS ACCESS FOR PARENTS TO GO FOR QUESTIONS, BUT ALSO FOR THE TREATMENT AND PREVENTION EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS AS WELL. IT IS A THREE YEAR GRANT, $250,000 PER YEAR. SO I'M HOPING WE GET IT. I REALLY AM WITH YOUR SUPPORT, I YOU KNOW, THAT'S ONLY GOING TO SUPPORT US. OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER ZAPATA, HOW IS THIS CURRENTLY FUNDED? YOU ALL ARE FUNDING OUR POSITION. YOU'RE FUNDING A FULL TIME SALARY. THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING OF IT. I THINK MY CONCERN IS, WHAT IF WE DON'T WIN THIS GRANT? WHAT'S THE THE PROPOSAL? JUST BECAUSE I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THE GRANT IS GOING TO BE RATHER CONTENTIOUS, LIKE, BECAUSE SOMETHING ABOUT LIKE WE SHARE REGIONS FOR THE GRANT, BUT OUR CAPTURE ZONE EXTENDS OUTSIDE OF THE REGION AND STUFF LIKE THAT. SO IT MAKES THE CHANCES A LITTLE BIT MORE LIKE BECAUSE WE'RE COMPETING WITH PEOPLE IN THE SAME REGION. SO WHAT'S THE BACKUP PLAN? SO BACKUP PLAN WE REALLY WANT TO GET BUTA CITY COUNCIL ON BOARD AND SEE IF THEY CAN OFFER SOME SUPPORT SO WE CAN EXPAND THOSE OUT. WE DO HAVE, THROUGH OUR REGULAR VENUES OF FUNDING FOR HILL COUNTRY, WE WE ACTUALLY PROVIDE REIMBURSABLE SERVICES THROUGH GENERAL REVENUE FOR STATE CONTRACTS. IT WOULD JUST MEAN THAT SHE WOULDN'T BE AVAILABLE FULL TIME AT THE SCHOOL. SHE WOULD STILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE SCHOOL, BUT SHE WOULD ALSO HAVE TO BE SHARED TO PROVIDE COUNSELING SUPPORT FOR ANY OTHER CLIENTS COMING IN TO HILL COUNTRY. OKAY, SO WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DEDICATE HER FULL TIME TO BEING ON SITE AT THE SCHOOL EIGHT HOURS A DAY. OKAY. AND IS THAT BECAUSE THE THAT'S NOT WRITTEN BECAUSE IT WAS A PILOT PROGRAM IT DIDN'T GET EXTENDED FOR. SO WE WE'VE EXECUTED A CONTRACT FOR THE FIRST YEAR OF SERVICES. AND IN THE TIMING OF THAT IS, IS IS SLIGHTLY NOT ALIGNING WITH WHEN WE ACTUALLY EXECUTED THE AGREEMENT BECAUSE IT, IT REALLY STARTED AS WE HIRED MISS DEL RIO. WE DO HAVE OPTIONS FOR EXTENDING THE PROGRAM INTO ADDITIONAL YEARS. WE DID ANTICIPATE THIS IN THE BUDGET, BUT THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING WE WOULD BE BRINGING. WE WOULD BRING BACK TO COUNCIL TO CONSIDER, AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO TO VOTE ON THAT EXTENSION OPTION IF WE WANTED TO CONTINUE THE PROGRAM BEYOND WHAT WE WE CURRENTLY HAVE IN THE ANNUAL CONTRACT. OKAY. I THINK I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THAT IN OUR BACK POCKET, BECAUSE THE LAST THING THAT I WOULD WANT TO HAPPEN IS THAT WE DON'T GET THIS GRANT, AND THEN WE LOSE THIS WONDERFUL PROGRAM. AND SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT THE LONGEVITY OF IT IN ORDER TO CONTINUE SAVING OUR STUDENTS. DEFINITELY, DEFINITELY. I APPRECIATE THAT GREATLY. ANY OTHER THOUGHTS? QUESTIONS? I HAVE A FEW. ALL RIGHT. SO I'M A NUMBERS GIRL. OUT OF THE 50 REFERRALS FOR SERVICES. WERE THEY ALL FROM KYLE OR DO THOSE INCLUDE SOME FROM BUDA. SO SOME OF THOSE A COUPLE OF THOSE ARE BUTO. SHE DOES NOT PROVIDE ONGOING SERVICES TO THE BUDA STUDENTS. SHE IS PROVIDING ACCESS TO RESOURCES. SO SHE IS MEETING WITH THOSE REFERRALS, KIND OF DETERMINING WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE AND THEN CONNECTING THEM TO RESOURCES WITHIN OTHER PROGRAMS. AND THE HILL COUNTRY MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM PREFERABLY. BUT SHE DOES 
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PROVIDE ACCESS TO RESOURCES. BUT THE ONGOING SUPPORT IS SHE'S PRIORITIZING. KYLE. THAT IMPACT CENTER DOES COMBINE KIDS FROM ALL OVER THE DISTRICT. AND WE'VE KIND OF SHE'S PRIORITIZING KYLE, BUT THOSE KIDS ARE INTERMINGLING AND THEY'RE INFLUENCING EACH OTHER AND THEY'RE BEING FRIENDS AND THEY'RE SHARING VAPES AND THEY'RE ALL TOGETHER IN THAT ENVIRONMENT. SO WHEN SHE DOES GROUPS OR WHEN SHE DOES THOSE EDUCATION CLASSES, THE KIDS ARE ALSO THERE AS WELL. SO WE REALLY WANT TO APPEAL. IF ANYBODY HAS CONTACTS AT BUDA, I'M TRYING TO GET MY FOOT IN A CONVERSATION OVER THERE AS WELL TO HELP SUPPORT THE PROGRAM, BECAUSE THAT WOULD ENABLE HER TO REALLY PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES TO BUDA AS WELL. SO WHERE IS SHE HOUSED? OUT OF HAYS CISD OFFICE. OKAY. SO YOU MENTIONED THE IMPACT CENTER. 
          WHAT DOES SHE DO, HOW SHE GOES THERE TWO DAYS A WEEK TO PROVIDE STUDENT EDUCATION COUNSELING TO THE KIDS WHO ARE FROM KYLE. SHE DOES GROUPS THAT INCLUDE THE CLASSES AND ACTIVITIES OR RESOURCES, DOES SOME ASSESSMENTS, EDUCATION AND PREVENTION, MOSTLY TREATMENT. 
          OKAY, I HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL KID AND I REALLY DON'T CARE WHERE THE KIDS LIVE. LIKE I THINK WHETHER YOU LIVE IN BUDA OR WHATEVER, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE REACH OUT TO THESE KIDS AND WE PROVIDE THEM THE MENTAL, YOU KNOW, ASSISTANCE THAT THEY NEED. I JUST I'M ASKING THESE QUESTIONS BECAUSE AS SOMEBODY, AS A TAXPAYER IN KYLE, THEY'RE PROBABLY GOING TO WANT TO KNOW. 
          THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE MONEY THAT THEY SPEND IS ALSO FOCUSED ON. EXACTLY. BUT AGAIN, I AM ALL FOR ALL KIDS. IF I CAN REACH OUT TO BUDA, I DON'T MIND. I, I, YOU KNOW, AS LONG AS I THINK THIS PROGRAM WAS STARTED AND THERE WAS A LOT OF CONCERN FROM RESIDENTS THAT THAT THERE WAS GOING TO BE THIS PRIVACY THAT THEY WOULDN'T GET WITH THEIR KIDS, OR THEIR KIDS COULD BE GOING HERE AND INFLUENCED, YOU KNOW, TO IT'S OKAY. THIS IS A SAFE PLACE. YOU CAN TALK TO US, YOU HAVE TO TALK TO YOUR PARENTS. BUT, YOU KNOW, SEEING HOW IT'S KIND OF PROGRESSED, I THINK IT'S A REALLY IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM. AND I LOVE THE IDEA OF BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE THESE KIND OF SERVICES TO OUR YOUTH. SO DEFINITELY SO AND WE DO SEEK SHE DOES REACH OUT TO PARENTS. SO WE DO HAVE PARENT CONSENT. PART OF THE CONVERSATION WHEN SHE RECEIVES THE REFERRAL IS DOES THE STUDENT KNOW THAT THEY'RE BEING REFERRED. DOES THE PARENT ALREADY KNOW. AND SO SHE HANDLES THOSE SITUATIONS REAL DELICATELY. KIDS 16 AND OLDER CAN ACTUALLY CONSENT FOR THEMSELVES, BUT SHE STILL GOES THROUGH THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO IDENTIFY A LEGAL GUARDIAN, A PARENT, SOMEONE WHO WILL PARTICIPATE. ALSO, WE WANT TO PROVIDE THEM THE EDUCATION AND THE KNOWLEDGE AND THE GIVE THEM THE TOOLS THAT THEY'LL NEED AS WELL. ALL RIGHT. ANY MOTIONS, MOTIONS. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER DOBIAS, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MCKINNEY. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? OKAY. 
          ITEM PASSES SEVEN ZERO. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK, MA'AM. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. NEXT WE 
          [20) Consider approval of a resolution to appoint an elected official to the Central Texas Clean Air Coalition (CAC) for the 2026-2027 term.]
HAVE AGENDA ITEM 20. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION TO APPOINT AN ELECTED OFFICIAL TO THE CENTRAL TEXAS CLEAN AIR COALITION FOR THE 26, 20, 2026, 2027 TERM ITEM PRESENTER KATHY RAKER. HELLO, MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBERS KATHY RAKER, STORMWATER PROGRAM. FOR THE RECORD, THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME PRESENT THIS VERY EXCITING ITEM. OKAY, IT'S NOT REALLY EXCITING, BUT IT IS VERY IMPORTANT. OH. WE'RE DONE. YEAH. WE'RE DONE. MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. OKAY. IS THAT NOT WORKING? CAN WE JUST WING IT? THERE ARE MORE SLIDES. YEAH. THERE ARE. THERE YOU GO. 
          THERE'S NINE OF THEM. NO. IT'S OKAY. OKAY. I CAN TRY TO. WELL, AND I, WE ALL HAVE OUR LAPTOPS. 
          WE CAN ALWAYS GO ON THERE AND LOOK AT THE BACKUP FOR THAT. THIS IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 20. 
          AND SO WE CAN FOLLOW ALONG. IF YOU HAVEN'T MEMORIZED WE CAN FOLLOW I DON'T HAVE IT MEMORIZED, BUT YOU CAN READ PRETTY MUCH THE PROGRAM INFORMATION REGARDING THE CLEAN AIR COALITION. THE CITY OF KYLE HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF THE CAP COG, THE CAPITAL AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS CLEAN AIR COALITION. THANK YOU. OKAY, I'M GOING TO TAKE OFF MY GLASSES. 
          SO THE CLEAN AIR COALITION'S PURPOSE IS TO FACILITATE, DEVELOP, ADOPT AND IMPLEMENT CLEAN AIR PLANS AND POLICIES TO MAINTAIN COMPLIANCE WITH THE FEDERAL EIGHT HOUR OZONE STANDARD FOR THE COUNTIES OF BASTROP, CALDWELL, HAYS, TRAVIS, AND WILLIAMSON COUNTIES. THEY ESTABLISH AND MONITOR A REGIONAL EFFORT TOWARD THE IMPROVEMENT OF OUR AIR QUALITY. 
          IN FACT, LAKE KYLE HAS AN AIR QUALITY STATION OUT THERE. THAT LITTLE WHITE TRAILER THAT YOU 
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SEE OUT THERE IS PART OF THIS PROGRAM. THEY WORK COOPERATIVELY TO ACHIEVE CLEAN AIR STANDARDS TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH, ALLOWING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THE FLEXIBILITY TO SELECT MEASURES BEST SUITED FOR EACH COMMUNITY'S COMMUNITY'S NEEDS AND RESOURCES. AND THEY ALSO PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ADMINISTERING FUNDING THAT IS PROVIDED BY LOCAL SOURCES FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUPPORTING THE REGIONAL AIR QUALITY PLAN OR PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION, ASSESSMENT AND IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES IN CENTRAL TEXAS. THE DOWN BUTTON. OH, HEY. YAY! OKAY, NOW WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD. LET ME GO BACK OKAY. YEAH. OKAY. SO THE THE CLEAN AIR COALITION'S TO YOUR TERMS RUN FROM THE BEGINNING OF JANUARY OF EACH EVEN NUMBERED YEAR TO THE END OF DECEMBER OF EACH ODD NUMBERED YEAR. THE CLEAN AIR COALITION IS CURRENTLY REQUESTING THE CITY OF KYLE CITY COUNCIL APPOINT A NEW ELECTED OFFICIAL TO SERVE ON THE CLEAN AIR COALITION. THE CITY OF KYLE COUNCIL MUST APPOINT, BY RESOLUTION ONE ELECTED OFFICIAL TO SERVE ON THE COALITION, AND MUST PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTIFICATION OF THIS APPOINTMENT TO THE CAPCOM STAFF LIAISON. THIS LITTLE CAVEAT WILL MAKE A LOT MORE SENSE WHEN WE GET TO THE BYLAWS. BUT IF THE CITY ELECTS TO APPOINT AN ELECTED OFFICIAL AS THE GENERAL MEMBER PROXY, THEN THE PROXY WILL BE ABLE TO VOTE DURING THE CLEAN AIR COALITION MEETINGS. 
          MEETINGS ARE HELD QUARTERLY IN PERSON AND TYPICALLY AT CAPCOM'S LOCATION IN SOUTH AUSTIN. SOME OF THE BYLAWS THAT ARE VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE THEY ARE VERY MUCH A STICKLER TO THESE BYLAWS. REPRESENTATIVES ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND ALL MEETINGS, AND ATTENDANCE RECORDS WILL BE MAINTAINED IF WITHIN ONE CALENDAR YEAR, A REPRESENTATIVE MISSES OR DOES NOT SEND A PROXY TO CONSECUTIVE MEETINGS, THE MEMBERS GOVERNING BODY WILL BE NOTIFIED IN WRITING. THE REPRESENTATIVES GOVERNING BODY WILL HAVE THE OPTION OF REPLACING THE MEMBER IF APPROPRIATE. A MEMBER OR REPRESENTATIVE MAY DESIGNATE A PROXY TO ATTEND REGULAR AND SPECIAL MEETINGS IN THAT REPRESENTATIVE'S PLACE. THE PROXIES ATTENDANCE WILL BE CREDITED FOR THE REPRESENTATIVES ANNUAL ATTENDANCE, BUT WILL NOT BE COUNTED TOWARD A QUORUM. THE DESIGNATED PROXY WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE, BUT MAY PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSION AS NEEDED TO COMMUNICATE THE SUPPORT, CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS OF THE ORGANIZATIONS BEING REPRESENTED. IF A REPRESENTATIVE IS UNABLE TO ATTEND A SCHEDULED MEETING, NOTIFICATION MUST BE MADE TO CAPCOM COMMUNITY LIAISON AT LEAST TWO BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR TO THE MEETING FOR AN ABSENCE TO BE EXCUSED. THE TIME COMMITMENT IS ROUGHLY FOUR HOURS PER QUARTER, AND THAT IS FOR THE GENERAL MEMBER. AND IF YOU DO ELECT TO HAVE A PROXY, THAT IS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL THAT WILL BE TAKING THE PLACE OF THE GENERAL MEMBER. IF THE GENERAL MEMBER IS UNABLE TO ATTEND, IT'S ROUGHLY TO BE EXPECTED TO BE FOUR HOURS PER QUARTER. I DID LOOK UP. THE CAPCOM MEETINGS ARE TYPICALLY HELD ANYWHERE FROM 1130 TO 130 OR 12 TO 2. OCCASIONALLY THE MOST COMMON TIME WAS 1130 TO 130, AND THOSE ARE TYPICALLY GOING TO BE THE QUARTERLY MEETINGS ARE GOING TO BE IN FEBRUARY, MAY, AUGUST AND NOVEMBER. AND AGAIN, THERE'S THE CAPCOM LOCATION TO SEE WHERE SOMEBODY MIGHT BE DRIVING IF YOU WANT TO BE THE REPRESENTATIVE. SO WE HAVE A COUPLE OPTIONS OR SEVERAL OPTIONS. APPOINT A NEW COUNCIL MEMBER TO REPRESENT THE CITY OF KYLE ON THE CLEAN AIR COALITION AND SELECT A PROXY FOR THE GENERAL MEMBER. AGAIN, IF CITY COUNCIL DECIDES TO SELECT THAT ELECTED OFFICIAL AS THE PROXY FOR THE GENERAL MEMBER, THAT PROXY WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE DURING THE CLEAN AIR COALITION MEETINGS. IF A NON-ELECTED OFFICIAL IS SELECTED AS PROXY, THE PROXY PROXY WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE. DURING THE CAPCOM CLEAN AIR COALITION MEETINGS. OR YOU CAN CHOOSE, I GUESS, TO NOT APPOINT A NEW COUNCIL MEMBER TO THE COMMITTEE. ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCILMEMBER HARRIS, COULD YOU GIVE US AN EXAMPLE OF THE BUSINESS OF THE COALITION? I DO NOT SIT ON THE CLEAN AIR COALITION, BUT I AM PART OF THE CLEAN AIR COALITION ADVISORY COMMITTEE. AND SO WE AGAIN MEET QUARTERLY. AND TYPICALLY THOSE MEETINGS ARE THE MONTH BEFORE THE CLEAN AIR COALITION MEETINGS. AND SO WE GO OVER A LOT OF THE DATA THAT IS PRESENTED TO US. AND THEN WE CAN MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS AND OUR RECOMMENDATIONS MOVE UP TO THE CLEAN AIR COALITION. SO A LOT OF IT HAS TO DO WITH IMPLEMENTING CLEAN AIR PLANS. WHERE WE WANT OUR FOCUS IS TO BE, YOU KNOW, DO THEY WANT TO DO MORE OUTREACH? IT'S IT'S IT CAN VARY PRETTY GREATLY. DID I 
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ANSWER? YEAH. I AM CURIOUS. DOES THE COALITION ASSIST IN THE COMMUNITY'S EFFORTS? FOR INSTANCE, WE HAVE A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE QUARRY AND THE PARTICULATE MATTER FOR OUR AIR. 
          WE DON'T HAVE QUITE AS MUCH PROBLEM WITH CAR EXHAUST MAYBE AS AUSTIN MIGHT HAVE. THE THE ISSUES MAY BE DIFFERENT FROM COMMUNITY TO COMMUNITY. DO THEY ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES? THE CLEAN AIR COALITION ACTUALLY HAS IN IN IN YEARS PAST HELPED THE CITY OF KYLE. IN FACT, THAT'S WHY WE BECAME A MEMBER IN 2019. I DON'T RECALL THE EXACT SITUATION. I DO KNOW THAT IT'S COME UP A COUPLE DIFFERENT TIMES. ONCE, WHENEVER I FIRST STARTED, THERE WAS A BIG TRUCK STOP THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE GOING IN JUST AROUND THE AREA, AND IT WAS A BIG DEAL. IT STILL IS, BUT ONLY IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A TRUCK STOP. IT'S GOING TO BE CARS. YEAH, THIS WAS GOING TO BE A BIG TRUCK STOP FOR 18 WHEELERS TO STOP AND PARK AND THAT KIND OF THING. BUT I DO KNOW THAT THAT IS WHY THE CITY OF KYLE ACTUALLY DECIDED TO JOIN THE CLEAN AIR COALITION IN 2019, AND THEY CAME IN, AND I CAN'T I THINK THEY DID SOME MODELING FOR US. SO THEY THEY DO HELP WITH THAT ACTUALLY. IRONICALLY, TEXAS LEHIGH IS IN THE CLEAN AIR COALITION. THEY HAVE THEY HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE. SO. SO THOSE COULD BE INTERESTING CONVERSATIONS OKAY. 
          ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. IS ANYBODY INTERESTED IN BEING ON THE BOARD. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE AN AIR NERD EITHER. YOU DON'T. YOU JUST HAVE TO KIND OF, I GUESS, CARE ABOUT AIR QUALITY A LITTLE BIT. I WILL SAY MY DANCE CARD IS KIND OF FULL, BUT IF NOBODY ELSE WILL TAKE THIS, I WILL FALL ON THE SWORD. IF WE'VE GOT I DON'T. I THINK WE MAY HAVE SOME PEOPLE THAT WORK IN AUSTIN. 
          MAYBE THEY COULD TAKE A LONG LUNCH HOUR OCCASIONALLY TO DO THIS, I DON'T MIND. YEAH, I DON'T MIND DOING IT. WHAT DAYS DID THEY SAY IT WAS? SO IT IS QUARTERLY AND TYPICALLY THE MONTHS OF THE MEETINGS ARE FEBRUARY, MAY, AUGUST AND NOVEMBER. BUT THEY DON'T FALL IN A CERTAIN DATE. THEY MAYBE DO. I DIDN'T I KNOW THAT THEY ARE ON WEDNESDAYS TYPICALLY PERFECT. OKAY. AND THEN AGAIN, MOST OF THE TIME THE MAJORITY OF THE MEETINGS, IN FACT, WERE 1130 TO 130. AND I THINK THEY DO PROVIDE LUNCH. OKAY. OR AT LEAST THEY USED TO I, I WILL VOLUNTEER IF YOU GUYS ARE OKAY WITH THAT. YOU GUYS OKAY? YEAH. ALL RIGHT. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO CONSIDER MYSELF. I'LL SECOND THAT. OKAY. SO WE'VE GOT A MOTION BY ME, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES SEVEN ZERO. DO Y'ALL WANT TO PROXY? PROXY AGAIN IN. THE PROXY ONLY NEEDS TO SHOW UP IF THE GENERAL MEMBER CANNOT BE THERE. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE SOMEBODY THAT DOESN'T HAVE COMMITTEES YET THAT WOULD BE ABLE TO DO THAT? IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE ONE THAT CAN VOTE. YEAH, IT'D BE NICE TO HAVE A VOTING SINCE IT'S ONLY FOUR TIMES A YEAR. I MIGHT JUST ABOUT REGIME CHANGE AGAIN, BUT I DON'T GOT TIME SO THAT MCKINNEY. NO, I WILL TRY TO MAKE IT TO AS MANY AS I CAN SO YOU WON'T HAVE TO. FAIR ENOUGH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, SO I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPOINT COUNCILMEMBER MCKINNEY, AS. CAN WE GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION APPOINTING YOU AS THE PRIMARY AND COUNCIL MEMBER MCKINNEY AS THE PROXY. THANK YOU. I'D LIKE. 
          YES. DO I NEED TO REPEAT THAT? OKAY. SO, YES. AND DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION FOR BY ME, SECONDED BY HARRIS. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? OKAY. PASSES SEVEN ZERO. JUST A MINUTE. COULD WE HAVE. NOT ON THIS MOTION, BUT. KATHY, I DON'T BELIEVE YOU'VE MADE A PRESENTATION TO US BEFORE. WOULD YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR QUALIFICATIONS? BECAUSE I'M. I'VE BEEN JUST ASTOUNDED AT THE QUALITY OF OUR WATER DEPARTMENT STAFF. JUST INTRODUCE YOURSELF A LITTLE BIT TO US. YEAH. SO I'M KATHY RAKER, I'M THE STORMWATER PROGRAM MANAGER. MY PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE BEFORE COMING TO THE CITY OF KYLE, I WAS A TK INVESTIGATOR, WHICH IS A STATE INVESTIGATOR ACTUALLY AUDITING CITIES FOR THEIR STORMWATER PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS DOING CONSTRUCTION INSPECTIONS AND WHAT THEY CALL A MULTI-SECTOR GENERAL PERMIT, WHICH WAS FOCUSED ON INDUSTRY. I HAD 16.5 YEARS WITH TK BEFORE COMING TO THE CITY OF KYLE. MY DEGREE IS FROM SOUTH TEXAS STATE. I STILL SLIP THAT, YES, 
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I JUST DATED MYSELF. SO I HAVE A DEGREE IN RESOURCE ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES WITH A BIOLOGY MINOR. I BELIEVE THAT'S A DOCTORATE. NO I WISH. NO, NO, I JUST I GOT MY BACHELOR. 
          BACHELOR? YEAH. THANK YOU. YEAH. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR ASKING THAT. OKAY. SO WE HAVE AGENDA ITEM 21 AND 22 LEFT. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ALL UP FOR PUSHING THROUGH. AND IF WE I MEAN, IF THESE ARE GOING TO BE LONG CONVERSATIONS, I JUST WANT TO JUST ASK THE COUNCIL IF THEY'RE COMFORTABLE MOVING FORWARD. IS THERE SOMETHING THAT'S IN DIRE NEED? MAYOR, I KNOW JENNIFER IS REQUESTING IF WE'RE GOING TO SKIP 22 TO AT LEAST HAVE THE DISCUSSION ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT WE WANT TO HAVE A DINNER, TO RECOGNIZE OUR BOARD AND COMMISSION MEMBERS SO THAT WE CAN GET THAT BOOKED, BECAUSE IT'S PAUSED RIGHT NOW AND I KNOW IT IS LATE, BUT I WOULD RECOMMEND ITEM 21. WE DO NEED TO MOVE FORWARD. WE'VE DELAYED THIS BEFORE. WE OKAY. LET'S WE'VE GOT THE GUYS HERE. THEY'RE READY. THEY LOOK PRIMED. 
          YEAH OKAY OKAY. THAT'S THAT'S WE'LL DO AGENDA ITEM 21. BUT FOR 22 CAN WE I'D LIKE TO HAVE THE CONVERSATION, BUT CAN WE JUST APPROVE THE DINNER AND THEN COME BACK. WHAT WOULD YOU RATHER HAVE. IT WAS REALLY JUST FOR FEEDBACK. IT'S NOT AN APPROVAL, JUST FEEDBACK 
          [21) Consider approval of Supplemental Work Authorization No. 1 to Work Authorization No. 2 to K Friese + Associates, LLC in an amount of $2,977,968.72 for ongoing program management services for the 2022 Road Bond Program.]
GENERALLY. OKAY. WE CAN GO THROUGH THAT QUICKLY FOR YOU. ALL RIGHT. UP NEXT WE HAVE AGENDA ITEM 21. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF SUPPLEMENTAL WORK AUTHORIZATION NUMBER ONE TO WORK AUTHORIZATION NUMBER TWO TO K FREESE AND ASSOCIATES, LLC, IN AN AMOUNT OF $2,977,968.72 FOR ONGOING PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR THE 2022 ROAD BOND PROGRAM. ITEM PRESENTER MIKE TRIMBLE. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR AND COUNCIL COULD SAY GOOD MORNING. GOOD EVENING. MY DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION, PUBLIC WORKS. SO YES, WE HAVE AN AMENDMENT TO WORK AUTHORIZATION FOR OUR GSA AND FOR THE AUDIENCE. GSA STANDS FOR GENERAL ENGINEERING CONSULTANT. TYPICALLY, IT REFERS TO PROGRAM MANAGER AND VARIOUS SERVICES UNDER THAT, UNDER THAT UMBRELLA OF SERVICES THAT HELP DELIVER A PROGRAM, SUCH AS THE 22 ROAD BOND PROGRAM. AND SO, AS YOU RECALL, ROBOT PROGRAM, EIGHT TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS TOTALING 10.3 TOTAL MILES OF NEW LOCATION RECONSTRUCTION WIDENING PROJECTS THE CITY HAD CONTRACTED WITH K FREESE AND ASSOCIATES TO PROVIDE THE PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR THE 22 BOND AND, AND TYPICALLY THE PRIOR WORK AUTHORIZATIONS. THERE WAS A MASTER AGREEMENT THAT WAS DONE IN 21, AND THEN WORK AUTHORIZATIONS REALLY HAVE THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDING FOR THOSE SERVICES. AND TYPICALLY THAT'S BEEN DONE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THE THE LAST COUPLE OF AUTHORIZATIONS HAVE BEEN A LITTLE BIT SHORTER BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN A LITTLE MORE SUBSTANTIAL. WE'RE HITTING THE MEAT OF OUR DELIVERY OF THE PROGRAM. WE ARE WRAPPING UP A DESIGN WORK ON A LOT OF OUR PROJECTS. AS I MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, IT'S GOING TO BE KIND OF THE YEAR OF CONSTRUCTION WITH A LOT OF PROJECTS THAT ARE GOING TO CONSTRUCTION THIS YEAR. SO WE'RE ALSO IN THE MEAT OF A LOT OF OUR RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION ACTIVITIES, AS WELL, AS WELL AS OUR UTILITY, COORDINATION AND RELOCATION ACTIVITIES AS WELL. 
          SO A LOT OF WORK HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO RICK KLATT WITH K FREESE. LOCHNER TO TALK TO YOU MORE ABOUT THE THE MEAT OF THE OF THIS AUTHORIZATION AND WHAT SERVICES ARE BEING PROVIDED. AND THEN HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANKS, MIKE. CITY COUNCIL AND I GUESS MAYOR WHEN SHE GETS BACK. BUT RICK KLATT IS MIKE SAID, I'M THE GSA PROGRAM MANAGER. I WANT TO KIND OF GO THROUGH THE KIND OF THE WORK AUTHORIZATION AND GIVE YOU ALL A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THERE. WE'RE GOING TO GET INTO EACH OF THESE ITEMS IN A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL LATER IN THE SLIDES, BUT WORK AUTHORIZATION TO STEP ONE INCLUDES PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SERVICES, SCHEMATIC OVERSIGHT, OVERSIGHT, CONSTRUCTION OVERSIGHT. AS MIKE MENTIONED, WE'RE WE'RE HEADING INTO THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE ON A LOT OF THESE PROJECTS. WE DO HAVE A ON SITE, FULL TIME INSPECTOR INSPECTOR ON THE KOHLER BB WEST PROJECT. WE'RE DOING UTILITY COORDINATION AND THEN RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION. WE'VE GOT A LOT OF WORK GOING ON IN RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION. AND AS WELL AS WE ARE ACQUIRING THE APPRAISALS AND TITLE COMMITMENTS FOR EACH OF THE PARCELS THAT WE'RE ACQUIRING. 
          KIND OF A GC TEAM. THIS IS OUR OVERALL TEAM. CEPHEI IS THE PRIME LOCHNER. I'M ACTUALLY WITH LOCHNER. LOCHNER ACQUIRED CFAE A WHILE BACK, BUT WE STILL CFAE STILL OPERATES AS A AS A SEPARATE ENTITY AND A COMPANY. AND THEN WE'VE GOT FRONT LINE TERRACON RIF LINE, ASI ATKINS AND ROBERT KISTNER. JUST KIND OF AN ORGANIZATIONAL CHART OF THE GC TEAM. AS I MENTIONED, I'M THE PROGRAM MANAGER. AND THEN RUBY IS THE DEPUTY PROGRAM MANAGER. AND THEN WE'VE GOT 
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KIND OF PROGRAM CONTROL JESSIE MILLER. AND THEN WE'VE GOT CORRIDOR MANAGERS. AND THEN ALSO THE SUPPORT TEAM BELOW. SO IT'S KIND OF SMALL TO READ THERE, BUT WE GOT A BUNCH OF SUPPORT TEAM MEMBERS AS WELL. PROGRAM MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE. THIS IS KIND OF THE OVERARCHING, YOU KNOW, HOW WE MANAGE THE PROJECT. WE'VE GOT THE EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE MADE UP OF BRIAN LANGLEY AND AMBER, AND THEN THE CITY BOND MANAGEMENT TEAM, MIKE TRIMBLE AND THEN LOU ZHANG AND THEN THE GC BOND MANAGEMENT, MYSELF AND THEN RUBY. NOW, I WANTED TO GET A LITTLE BIT INTO THE DETAILS OF EACH OF THE PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SERVICES THAT WE'RE PROVIDING. SERVICES INCLUDE PROVIDING BRIEFINGS TO CITY COUNCIL MANAGEMENT AND EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE. WE ALSO ATTEND AND PREPARE BACKUP FOR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS. LOTS OF EXECUTIVE SESSION AND LOTS OF CITY COUNCIL PRESENTATIONS ARE ARE GETTING PREPARED THESE DAYS. WE MEET WITH THE DEVELOPERS AS DIRECTED BY CITY STAFF AGENCY COORDINATION, FOR INSTANCE, WITH TEXDOT, HAYS COUNTY, IOWA. COORDINATION WITH THE CITY DEPARTMENTS. AS WE WORK THROUGH THESE PROJECTS AND WE ALSO REVIEW, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PROJECT SCOPES, COSTS AND SCHEDULES. AND THEN WE PERFORM AS PART OF OUR TEAM BOND COMMUNICATION AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH. ANOTHER THING THAT WE PROVIDE IS SCHEMATIC OVERSIGHT. 
          WE'VE GOT A A LITTLE BIT OF SCHEMATIC LEFT ON THE I-35 OVERPASS PROJECT. OTHERWISE THE SCHEMATIC SCHEMATIC DESIGN ARE COMPLETE ON ALL THE PROJECTS, AND WE'RE WELL INTO THE SEA AND PRETTY MUCH AT 100% STAGE ON MOST OF THE PROJECTS FROM A DESIGN STANDPOINT. AND THEN HERE WE ARE IN THE. PROJECTS RIGHT NOW THAT ARE ONGOING FROM A PSP KOHLER SEATING I-35, CROSSING BB ROAD EAST, WHICH IS NEARING OR AT 100% OLD STAGE COACH ROAD IS NEARING OR AT 100%. AND WE'VE GOT OLD STAGE, COACH ROAD NORTH, JACK C HAYES CENTER STREET. DIFFERENT SUBMITTALS THAT THAT COME THROUGH AND WE REVIEW AS 60, 90 AND 100% PHASES FOR THE DIFFERENT VARIOUS DISCIPLINES, INCLUDING ENVIRONMENTAL STRUCTURAL REVIEWS, GEOTECH TRAFFIC ANALYSIS, REVIEW, UTILITY COORDINATION AND CONFLICT MITIGATION. SO UTILITY CONFLICT MITIGATION. AS PART OF THAT REVIEW, WE REVIEW IT, PROVIDE COMMENTS BACK TO THE DESIGN ENGINEERS, AND THE DESIGN ENGINEERS WILL INCORPORATE THOSE COMMENTS. SO COMMENT, REVIEW AND DISCUSSION WITH DESIGN CONSULTANTS. CONSTRUCTION OVERSIGHT. AS PART OF THAT WE PROVIDE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT. WE ALSO FACILITATE PREPARATION OF FRONT END DOCUMENTS FOR EACH PROJECT. SO AS WE BID THE PROJECTS, WE ASSIST IN PUTTING TOGETHER THE PROCUREMENT DOCUMENTS, WE CONDUCT THE PRE-BID MEETINGS DURING THE BID PHASE, COORDINATION OF PROCUREMENT AS NEEDED. WE ALSO PERFORM THE MATERIALS TESTING QUALITY QUALITY ASSURANCE, TESTING ON EACH OF THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. WE REVIEW RFIS SO CONTRACTOR SUBMITTALS, REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION AS WELL AS CHANGE ORDERS, AND THEN FACILITATE MEETINGS WITH CITY DESIGN CONSULTANTS AND THEIR CONTRACTORS. ON SITE FULL TIME INSPECTION. AS I MENTIONED, WE DO HAVE AN INSPECTOR FULL TIME ON THE KOHLER BB WEST PROJECT SUPERVISING THE WORK THAT'S BEING COMPLETED BY CAPITAL EXCAVATION. WE PERFORM MATERIALS INSPECTION AND TESTING COORDINATION, DAILY CONSTRUCTION, LOG QUANTITY TRACKING, AS WELL AS CONTRACTOR REVIEW, CONTRACTORS PAY REQUESTS, REVIEW AND APPROVAL. 
          UTILITY COORDINATION. WE OVERSEE THE UTILITY COORDINATION ON THE PROJECT DESIGN CONSULTANT SUPPORTS AS NEEDED. WITH NEW UTILITY PERMIT REQUESTS. WE REVIEW UTILITY RELOCATION PLANS AS WELL AS DRAFTING UTILITY AGREEMENTS, REVIEWING JOINT BID UTILITY DESIGNS AND UTILITY ADJUSTMENT COORDINATION, AND THEN ALSO UTILITY RELOCATION COST ESTIMATES. RIGHT AWAY. ACQUISITION IS PART OF THE RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION. WE PERFORM COMPLIANCE REVIEWS OF THE SURVEYS, COORDINATE TITLE EXAMINATION, PREPARE OWNER CONTACT LISTS AND MAINTAIN PROPERTY OWNER CONTACT REPORTS, COORDINATE WITH A DIFFERENT APPRAISERS AS PART OF THE APPRAISAL PROCESS. WE PREPARE INITIAL OFFER LETTERS AS WELL AS FINAL OFFER LETTERS AS PART OF THE RIGHT OF WAY NEGOTIATION PROCESS, WE PROVIDE RELOCATION ASSISTANCE, ADVISE SERVICES TO DISPLACED OWNERS. WE MAINTAIN RIGHT OF WAY STATUS REPORTS, 
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PART PART PARTIAL ACQUISITION EXHIBITS, AS WELL AS PREPARE FOR AND ATTEND MEETINGS WITH THE GSA, CITY STAFF, AND ELECTED OFFICIALS. AS PART OF THE I MENTIONED, WE WE ACQUIRE THE APPRAISALS AND TITLE COMMITMENTS. SO WE HAVE AS PART OF OUR TEAM, A SEVERAL SUBCONSULTANTS THAT PERFORM THE APPRAISALS. AND WE ALSO OBTAIN THE TITLE COMMITMENTS ON EACH OF THE PARCELS THAT ARE BEING ACQUIRED. AND THEN TITLE COMMITMENTS ARE ORDERED AND DETERMINED. POTENTIAL TITLE PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THE NEGOTIATION BEGINNING. SOME OF THE SIGNIFICANT 2026 MILESTONES ANTICIPATED, AS MIKE HAD MENTIONED OR WE HAD MENTIONED IN THE PAST, 2026 IS GOING TO BE THE YEAR OF CONSTRUCTION. AS FAR AS THE DESIGN, WE'RE HEADING TO 100% DESIGN ON CENTER STREET. RM150 PROJECT, OLD STAGECOACH ROAD, OLD STAGECOACH ROAD, NORTH JACK HAYES AND THE KOHLER SETON I-H 35 CROSSING. AND AS FAR AS CONSTRUCTION BIDDING, WE'VE GOT BUNTON CREEK, OLD STAGECOACH ROAD, OLD STAGECOACH ROAD NORTH KYLE PARKWAY, LEMMON AND CENTER STREET AND THEN JACK C HAYES. IN ADDITION TO MARKETPLACE, WHICH WE'VE COMPLETED, AS WELL AS THE KOHLER TO SETON BB EAST PROJECT THAT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION, AS WELL AS THE CENTER STREET OFF SYSTEM PROJECT THAT IS ACTUALLY OUT FOR BIDDING RIGHT NOW. WE'VE GOT CONSTRUCTION, ADDITIONAL CONSTRUCTION STARTING THIS YEAR ON WINDY HILL, CENTER STREET, OFF SYSTEM, BUTTON CREEK, OLD STAGECOACH ROAD, AND THEN OLD STAGECOACH ROAD NORTH. SO SIGNIFICANT. A LOT OF MILESTONES THAT ARE BEING ACHIEVED IN 2026. AND IT'S EXCITING. IT'S GOING TO BE AN EXCITING YEAR FROM A CONSTRUCTION STANDPOINT. SO BY THE END OF 26, 2026, WE ANTICIPATE THAT ALL NON TEX-DOT PROJECTS AND TXDOT PROJECTS WILL REACH 100%, AND ALL BUT TWO PROJECTS WILL BE IN THE BIDDER CONSTRUCTION PHASE. SO THE TWO PROJECTS THAT ARE GOING TO EXTEND INTO 2027 ARE THE I-35 OVERPASS PROJECT, AS WELL AS THE BB EAST PROJECT WILL BE, I GUESS, BID IN 2027. SO. JUST KIND OF A GRAPH HERE SHOWING KIND OF OUR SPENDING PROJECTIONS. AS MIKE MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, WE'RE KIND OF IN THE PEAK OF THAT THAT SPENDING CURVE. SO. AND THEN GC SERVICES IT'S A TIME AND MATERIALS CONTRACT AND THEN WORK AUTHORIZATIONS. AS MIKE MENTIONED, WE'RE BREAKING THOSE INTO ROUGHLY SIX MONTH TIME PERIODS. AND THE SCOPE WE REFINE THE REFINED FOR THE ANTICIPATED SERVICES AND ANTICIPATED TIME FRAME. SO SO GC SERVICES PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED FUNDING WORK AUTHORIZATION ONE PLUS WORK AUTHORIZATION TWO TOTAL AUTHORIZATION THROUGH THIS SUPPLEMENT WILL BE 12 MILLION, A LITTLE OVER JUST UNDER $13 MILLION ESTIMATED GC BUDGET WITH THE 20 2022 BOND WAS 11.32 MILLION. SOME ADDITIONAL SERVICES THAT WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL ESTIMATES THAT WERE PUT TOGETHER IS THE RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION. THE THE ACTUAL APPRAISALS AND TITLE COMMITMENTS, WHICH FOR I THINK 216 PARCELS ADDS UP FROM AN APPRAISAL AND TITLE COMMITMENT PROCESS. AND THEN ALSO RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION, ADDED ADDITIONAL PARCELS DUE TO THE DESIGN, REFINEMENT AND THEN UTILITY COORDINATION EFFORTS. WE'RE PROVIDING ADDITIONAL SUPPORT RELATED TO UTILITIES SUCH AS UTILITY AGREEMENTS, RELOCATION COORDINATION AND PLAN REVIEW. AND WE'RE ALSO PROVIDING A ON SITE, FULL TIME INSPECTION AND MATERIALS TESTING ON THE COLAS. AS I MENTIONED, COLAS TO BB WEST PROJECT. SO. THANK YOU. YEAH. 
          THANKS, RICK. I KNOW THAT WAS A LOT OF INFORMATION. AND AS I MENTIONED, WE'RE BREAKING UP THESE RECENT AMENDMENTS IN SIX MONTH INCREMENTS BECAUSE IT IS A LOT OF MONEY. WE UNDERSTAND IT'S A LOT OF MONEY TO ASK. IT'S A LOT OF WORK HAPPENING. BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MONITORING THAT AS WE GO FORWARD AND ONLY SPENDING WHAT WE NEED TO TO GET THE PROGRAM DELIVERED. SO WE'LL BE MONITORING THAT CLOSELY GOING FORWARD AS WE GET INTO THE YEAR, AND THEN WE'LL SEE WHERE WE'RE AT AS FAR AS WHAT'S NEEDED FOR DELIVERY ONCE WE GET THROUGH 26 AND THEN GOING INTO 27 AS WELL. AND HOPEFULLY WE START TO COME DOWN OFF THAT CURVE, AS RICK SHOWED IN OUR SPENDING CURVE. SO TONIGHT WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR IS APPROVAL OF THIS WORK AUTHORIZATION, JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, YOU WILL BE GETTING A MORE ROBUST UPDATE ON THE ROAD BOND PROGRAM. WE'RE ANTICIPATING BRINGING THAT BACK, I BELIEVE, ON YOUR NEXT COUNCIL AGENDA ON THE 17TH. AND SO WE'LL HAVE A LOT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WHERE WE'RE AT WITH THE PROGRAM PROGRESS NUMBERS, ALL THE THINGS. AND SO PLENTY MORE OPPORTUNITY TO DIG 
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INTO WHERE WE'RE AT WITH THE PROGRAM AT THAT POINT AS WELL. AND THEN OPTIONS ARE TO APPROVE OR NOT APPROVE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. DOES ANYBODY COUNCIL MEMBER DAVIS ALL RIGHT I HAVE HANG IN THERE, RUBY. WE'RE ALMOST THERE. BUT SHE'S BEEN THERE SINCE DAY ONE, AND I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH YOU GUYS FOR THE PAST 3 OR 4 YEARS NOW. YOU GUYS WERE ALSO THERE FOR ALL MY TOWN HALL AND MY TOWN HALLS, BUT WE HAD OUR OPEN HOUSES WHEN WE HAD IT AT THE PUBLIC WORKS, WHEN WE HAD IT AT MCCORMICK, AND WE HAD IT AT GEMSTONE AND, YOU KNOW, SHOWING THE RESIDENTS WHAT IT IS, WHAT WHAT'S COMING. AND I'M SORRY IT'S LATE, IT'S GETTING IN THE DAY. BUT JUST LIKE I'VE BEEN PREACHING TO EVERYBODY, WE'RE GOING TO BE GOING INTO SERIOUS CONSTRUCTION IN THE NEXT THIS YEAR AND NEXT YEAR AND THROUGH 28. AND IF ANYBODY'S DRIVEN OUT NEAR BB, YOU'VE ALREADY SEE THE ROADS ALREADY HAPPENING, YOU'VE ALREADY SEE THE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE. AND IT'S JUST EXCITING SEEING MORE AND MORE THAT THE CONNECTIONS THAT ARE THAT ARE BECOMING AND RESIDENTS IN THE AREA ARE STARTING TO SEE WHAT I'VE BEEN PREACHING ABOUT ALL THE TIME THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE BUILDING THE MASTER TRANSPORTATION PLAN THAT HAS THIS, AND YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN A MAJOR PART OF THAT. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND THAT'S WHAT I WANT YOU GUYS TO CONTINUE DRIVING FORWARD. I KNOW WE'RE LIKE HALF TIME. I MEAN IT'S LIKE HALFTIME IN A GAME. WE'RE ALREADY HIT THIRD QUARTER. SO WE'RE GOING TO START GETTING THESE THINGS CONSTRUCTED. SO I APPRECIATE ALL YOUR HARD WORK ON THIS I REALLY DO. YOU TWO, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS CONCERNS COMMENTS OKAY. CAN YOU GO BACK TO WE'RE ON 23. CAN YOU GO BACK TO 20 REAL QUICK. ALL RIGHT. EXPLAIN THIS TO ME. IT LOOKS LIKE TOTAL AUTHORIZED 12 MILLION, BUT THE ESTIMATED BUDGET WAS 11. SO THAT IS A SLIDE. SO THIS IS THE SUM OF THE ADDITIONAL SERVICES THAT WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THAT ORIGINAL 11 MILLION PLUS BUDGET. AND THAT'S WHY WE WANTED TO HAVE THE SLIDES. WE WANTED TO EXPLAIN THAT THERE WERE SOME ADDITIONAL SERVICES THAT ARE A PART OF THE DELIVERY. AND AGAIN, I CAN'T ANSWER ALL THE REASONS WHY OR WHY NOT. IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT ORIGINAL BUDGET. NEITHER OF US WAS HERE AT THAT POINT IN TIME. BUT THESE ARE SOME ADDITIONAL SERVICES THAT WERE NOT ACCOUNTED FOR IN THAT ORIGINAL BUDGET. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE THAT THERE'S UNDERSTANDING FOR SOME OF THESE ADDITIONAL SERVICES THAT ARE NEEDED TO, PARTICULARLY ON RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION, UTILITY COORDINATION. IT'S JUST TAKEN A LOT. AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE UNDERGROUNDING UTILITIES ON A LOT OF THESE CORRIDORS, A LOT OF THESE PROJECTS. AND THAT IS JUST A LOT OF COORDINATION, FIRST AND FOREMOST WITH PSC TO GET THAT DONE. BUT ALSO IT'S ADDITIONAL THINGS THAT ARE GOING UNDERGROUND. SO THAT MEANS MORE COORDINATION ON ANY EASEMENTS, ANY OTHER WATER UTILITIES THAT ARE THERE. ALL OF THOSE TYPES OF THINGS HAVE JUST GONE INTO THE LEVEL OF EFFORT AND WORK TO DO THE UTILITY COORDINATION. AND THEN AND THEN, AS YOU KNOW, AND YOU PROBABLY HAVE MORE FAMILIARITY BECAUSE YOU'VE SEEN ALL THE RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION ITEMS, JUST ALL THE THINGS THAT GO INTO THAT. RICK, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAD ANY MORE TO ADD ON THAT. YEAH. I GUESS I WANTED TO POINT OUT ONE THING AT LEAST THE MOST. ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT THINGS IS THE APPRAISALS. YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT 216 PARCELS OUT THERE, AND THOSE APPRAISALS ARE ANYWHERE FROM FIVE, SIX, $7,000 APIECE. SO YOU TAKE 216,000 TIMES OR 216, SORRY. YOU KNOW, TIMES 6000. AND THEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, 1.3, $1.4 MILLION JUST IN APPRAISALS. THAT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL ESTIMATE. IT WAS NOT ANTICIPATED THAT THE GEC WOULD ACTUALLY BE PAYING FOR THOSE. SO THOSE WOULD HAVE HAD TO COME OUT OF THE ROAD BOND FUNDING. 
          BUT IT WASN'T NECESSARILY INITIALLY ANTICIPATED. I THINK THE OTHER THING IS HOW SOME OF THE COSTS ARE SHOWN IN THIS CATEGORY OF EXPENSES, VERSUS SOME OF THE OTHER PROJECTS THAT ARE LISTED. SOME OF THE OVERSIGHT COSTS ARE LISTED HERE INSTEAD OF IN THE INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS. SO IN TOTAL, WE STILL THINK WE'RE LOOKING GOOD VERSUS THE BUDGET. WE'RE GOING TO BE BRINGING THAT FORWARD ON THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. YOU'LL SEE THAT WITH ANOTHER BID THAT WE HAVE FOR WINDY HILL AS WELL. IT'S COMING IN UNDER BUDGET AND WE'LL BE BRINGING THAT AS FORWARD TO YOU AS WELL. SO IT'S JUST ONE PART OF THE OVERALL $294 MILLION. BUT SOME OF THOSE COSTS ARE BEING ACCOUNTED FOR DIFFERENTLY IN OTHER PLACES. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IT WAS CLEAR. OKAY. NO, I GET THAT. I MEAN, WE DON'T HAVE A REAL CLEAR IDEA OF WHERE WE'RE AT ON THE BOND. I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO GET A PRESENTATION, BUT WHAT CAUGHT MY EYE IS THAT WE WERE OFF BY $1.4 MILLION. AND SO THAT DOES THAT NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION. WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD, JUST JUST, YOU KNOW, WE'RE MAKING THESE VOTES AND WE I THINK AWARENESS IS, YOU KNOW, HALF THE BATTLE. AND SOME OF THOSE, LIKE YOU SAID, BRIAN, WHEN WE HAD OUR CONVERSATION THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE COMING A LOT UNDER BUDGET TO WHERE WE BE ABLE TO REMEMBER WE BUDGETED CERTAIN AMOUNT OF ROADS, SOME OF THOSE THAT WE ARE ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, RIGHT AT THAT PEAK, LIKE, AND ALSO WITH THE MAYOR SAYING THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE HAVING TO PAY. I MEAN, THERE'S A MILLION HERE, BUT I THINK ON SOME OF THE OTHER ONES, AS WE START GETTING INTO THE PHASE, LIKE WINDY HILL, WE MIGHT COME UNDER BUDGET ON SOME OF THOSE TO WHERE WE CAN BALANCE OUT SOME OF THOSE. OR I MEAN, THAT'S THAT'S KIND OF 
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WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT. YES, SIR. AT ONE POINT WE DID THINK THAT WE WOULD BE OVER BUDGET ON SOME OF THE PROJECTS, AND WE'VE BEEN PUSHING HARD. TIME IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR US. THE QUICKER WE CAN GET THE PROJECTS DONE, THE BETTER OFF WE'LL BE. WE'VE GOT A A PROJECT ON THURSDAY THAT WE WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT, WITH SOME OTHER POTENTIAL COST SAVINGS. WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT IN CLOSED SESSION. THIS GOOD FOR WINDY HILL THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS UNDER BUDGET. I DON'T WANT TO STEAL MIKE'S THUNDER FROM NEXT WEEK, BUT WE DO THINK THAT'S SIGNIFICANTLY UNDER BUDGET. THE COLAS PROJECT WAS $8 MILLION UNDER WHAT WE HAD PROJECTED FOR THOSE COSTS. SO IT'S ALL THOSE THINGS TOGETHER, WORKING TO TRY TO MAKE SURE WE CAN COME IN UNDER THE $294 MILLION AND GET ALL THE WORK DONE. BUT WE DO THINK WE'RE LOOKING FAVORABLE IN A LOT OF THOSE. WE'RE FINDING THAT THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO BID. PROJECTS SO FAR GOTTEN FAVORABLE BIDDING ON THAT, AND WE'D HAVE ANOTHER PROJECT. CENTER STREET OFF SYSTEM IS ALSO OUT FOR BID. I THINK IT CLOSES RELATIVELY SOON. A COUPLE OF WEEKS, A COUPLE OF WEEKS. SO WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER DATA POINT TO SEE WHERE WE ARE ON THOSE PROJECTS. BUT HOPEFULLY THAT PROVIDES A LITTLE BIT OF THAT CONTEXT THAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR. IT'S THERE'S A LOT OF MOVING PIECES HERE. IT'S A VERY COMPLEX SERIES OF PROJECTS. BUT WE THINK WE'RE MAKING GOOD PROGRESS. YEAH. AND I GUESS JUST TO JUST TO KIND OF FOLLOW UP ON THAT POINT, JUST DOING THIS PREVIOUSLY IN OTHER BOND PROGRAMS, YOU KNOW, IT'S HARD TO HIT THOSE TARGETS EXACTLY ON EACH BUDGET FOR THE SUB BUCKETS. BUT WHAT YOU WANT TO DO IS HIT THAT LARGER BUCKET OVERALL. AND SO THAT'S PART OF IT AS WELL. AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT SOME OF THOSE BUCKETS OF FUNDING WHEN WE DO THE FULL UPDATE. BUT TO BRIAN'S POINT, WE'RE GOING TO BE UNDER ON SOME THINGS OVER ON SOME THINGS. BUT HOPEFULLY AT THE END OF THE DAY WE CAN BALANCE THINGS OUT. I ALSO DO WANT TO MENTION THAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR PARTNERSHIP FUNDING WITH TXDOT ON THAT I-35 CROSSING, AND SO WE'RE STILL TALKING WITH THEM ABOUT WHAT THAT COULD LOOK LIKE. AND SO WE ARE ANTICIPATING, ANTICIPATING SOME OTHER MONEY COMING IN AS PARTNERSHIP FOR THE BOND PROGRAM AS WELL. ALL RIGHT. MOTIONS MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 21 AS WRITTEN. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION BY I GUESS I SHOULD BE SAYING MAYOR PRO TEM. I'M SORRY TOBY IS. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? I HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER HARRIS. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED. OKAY. PASSES SEVEN 
          [22) Receive a report, hold a discussion, and provide staff feedback regarding amending Resolution No. 1547, Policy for Appointments to City Boards, Commissions and Committees; regarding the appointments of City Council Districts to serve as representatives on the Boards and Commissions appointment panels.]
ZERO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. UP NEXT WE HAVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 22. RECEIVE A REPORT, HOLD A DISCUSSION AND PROVIDE STAFF FEEDBACK REGARDING AMENDING RESOLUTION NUMBER 1547 POLICY FOR APPOINTMENTS TO CITY BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES REGARDING THE APPOINTMENTS OF CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT. TO SERVE AS REPRESENTATIVES ON THE BOARDS AND COMMISSION APPOINTMENT PANELS. ITEM PRESENTER JENNIFER KIRKLAND JENNIFER KIRKLAND, CITY SECRETARY I'M SO RARELY AT THE PODIUM, SO I'LL TRY NOT TO MAKE IT TOO PAINFUL, BUT I DO WANT TO TEASE THE FIRST PART OF THIS PRESENTATION BECAUSE THE THE POINT OF IT IS THAT WE CURRENTLY CAN'T APPOINT ANY NEW MEMBERS TO OUR BOARDS BECAUSE WE NEED TO CREATE NEW APPOINTMENT PANELS. AND SO THAT'S GOING TO BE WHAT I'LL BRING BACK THE NEXT TIME AND EVERYTHING. I JUST WANTED YOU ALL TO KNOW THAT WE DO HAVE SOME VACANCIES, AND WE CAN'T CONVENE AN APPOINTMENT PANEL UNTIL WE REVIEW THAT POLICY AND MAKE UPDATES TO THOSE PANELS. SO THE THING WE WERE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THEN IS THIS APPRECIATION AND RECOGNITION EVENT. WE HAD THE FIRST ONE IN DECEMBER OF 24, AND WE WERE IT'S SET TO BE AN ANNUAL EVENT, BUT WITH ALL THE NEW COUNCIL, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY STILL WANTS TO DO THAT. WE GOT FEEDBACK FROM THE DECEMBER 24TH ONE THAT DECEMBER IS JUST SUCH A BUSY MONTH, AND SO WE WERE PLANNING TO HAVE IT IN JANUARY. AND THEN WITH ALL THE CHANGEOVER IN COUNCIL, WE DECIDED TO WAIT AND SEE WHAT YOU ALL THINK. WE IT'S FOR RECOGNITION. WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY EACH BOARD LIAISON THAT KIND OF TALKS ABOUT WHO'S ON THE BOARD, WHAT THEY DID THIS YEAR, WHAT THE BOARD GENERALLY IS TASKED WITH, RECOGNIZE CHAIRS, THEY GET AN AWARD. AND THEN THERE'S CITY SWAG DINNER. AND IT'S JUST A GREAT APPRECIATION EVENT FOR ALL THE VOLUNTEER HOURS THAT GET PUT INTO BOARDS, COMMISSIONS. AND WHEN WE HAVE COMMITTEES, COMMITTEES. AND SO WE WERE TRYING TO TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY 26TH AT THE PLUM CREEK GOLF COURSE, MOCKINGBIRD ROOM, WHICH IS WHERE WE HAD IT BEFORE. AND THIS IS REALLY A GOOD SPOT BECAUSE YOU CAN THE PLACE AND THE CATERING IS ALL IN ONE PLACE, WHEREAS IF WE HAVE IT OTHER LOCATION, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A SEPARATE CATERER. ADDITIONALLY, BECAUSE OF THE AGREEMENT THAT WE HAVE WITH PLUM CREEK GOLF COURSE, THE ROOM ITSELF IS FREE. SO THAT IS A LOT OF THE REASON FOR THAT PARTICULAR LOCATION. WE THESE ARE JUST SOME PHOTOS, SOME FUN 
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PHOTOS OF WHAT WE HAD LAST TIME BECAUSE IT WAS CHRISTMAS, THERE WAS SOME CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AND WE WOULD NOT HAVE THAT THIS TIME. SO WE WERE GOING TO PUT IN A PHOTO OP TYPE. DECORATION. 
          SO THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE WERE GOING TO DO FOR THIS ONE. AND THEN HERE'S SOME MORE PHOTOS. IT WAS WELL ATTENDED. EVERYBODY HAD A GREAT TIME. IT ALSO JUST KIND OF SPREADS THE WORD. SO LIKE IF SOMEBODY IS FALLING OFF OF THEIR BOARD BECAUSE THEY'VE REACHED THEIR TERM, LIMIT, IT, YOU KNOW, PROMOTES INTEREST IN SERVING ON A DIFFERENT BOARD. FOR THOSE PEOPLE THAT WANT TO VOLUNTEER FOR THEIR CITY, THIS IS ROUGH COST ESTIMATES BECAUSE THE SOME OF IT DEPENDS ON ATTENDANCE. THE FOOD PARTICULARLY DEPENDS ON HOW MANY PEOPLE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THERE. WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CITY COUNCIL SUPPORTS THIS EVENT AND PROVIDE ANY FEEDBACK THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE. ALL RIGHT. ANY FEEDBACK, QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? I LIKE THE IDEA OF IT. I THINK VOLUNTEERING IS IS IMPORTANT AND THAT WE APPRECIATE THOSE VOLUNTEERS. I KNOW THE SENIORS SIT UP FRONT ALL THE TIME AND THEY SAVE US MORE THAN PROBABLY WE SPEND ON THIS EVENT. SO I'M I'M SUPER SUPPORTIVE OF IT. BUT WITH THAT SAID, I ALSO ON THE POLICY, I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN JUST BRIEFLY TALK ABOUT THAT UNDER REAPPOINTMENTS. OH, I WENT BACK TO HER. SORRY. YEAH. SO THIS WAS JUST CURRENTLY WHAT THE POLICY KIND OF ENTAILS IS THAT OUR APPLICATIONS ARE UP YEAR ROUND. WE HOLD THEM FOR A YEAR, AND THAT WAY IF ANY VACANCIES COME UP, WE CAN GO AND QUALIFY THOSE APPLICANTS, MAKE SURE THEY'RE STILL INTERESTED. IF IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE THEY APPLIED, AND THEN WE'LL HOST A AN APPOINTMENT PANEL, WHICH CONSISTS OF THE MAYOR TO COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE CHAIR OF THAT PARTICULAR BOARD. THEY COME IN AND REVIEW THE APPLICATIONS AND MAKE A RECOMMENDATION FOR US TO PUT ON A COUNCIL AGENDA FOR THE ACTUAL APPOINTMENT. AND SO THAT'S THE WAY THAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING IT THE LAST TIME THAT THIS WAS BROUGHT UP, THOUGH, EACH PAIR OF COUNCIL MEMBERS WAS BY COUNCIL MEMBER NAME, NOT BY DISTRICT. AND SO I WAS KIND OF RECOMMENDING FOR TIMES SUCH AS THIS WHERE WE'VE HAD FOUR NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS IN TWO MONTHS THAT WE COULD JUST SET UP REVOLVING PANELS OF LIKE DISTRICTS ONE AND THREE, DISTRICTS TWO AND FOUR, DISTRICTS FIVE AND SIX. AND THEN THE MAYOR, OF COURSE, IS INVITED TO ALL OF THOSE. ONE OF THE THINGS ABOUT PLANNING AND ZONING THAT HAD COME UP BEFORE THAT PLANNING AND ZONING, THEY DIDN'T WANT ANY SET PANEL TO HAVE ALL THE DECISION MAKING FOR THAT PARTICULAR BOARD. SO THAT ONE WAS A ROTATING. SO LIKE IF ONE AND THREE MET ON IT THIS TIME, THE NEXT TIME TWO AND FOUR, NEXT TIME, FIVE AND SIX, THAT KIND OF THING. AND SO IT WOULD JUST ROLL THROUGH. WE ALSO HAD SOME BOARDS LIKE BOARD ON AGING WAS NOT MEETING AT THE TIME THAT WE HAD SET UP THESE PANELS ORIGINALLY. SO WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF BOARDS THAT DIDN'T HAVE AN APPOINTMENT PANEL. AND SO WE HAD PUT THOSE IN ON THAT ROTATING LIST. BUT NOW WE'RE JUST SO MUCH CHANGE TO THE COUNCIL. WE WANTED TO COME BACK AND GET EVERY BOARD SET UP WITH A PANEL. AND SOME OF THESE AMENDMENTS WAS JUST THAT. ORIGINALLY WE CALLED THESE PANELS COMMITTEES. AND IT'S CONFUSING BECAUSE LIKE TRAILS COMMITTEE OR COMMUNITY GARDENS COMMITTEE. SO WE JUST WANTED TO CHANGE THAT TO APPOINTMENT PANEL. AND IN SOME PLACES IT WAS CALLED INTERVIEW COMMITTEE. AND WE HAD TAKEN OUT INTERVIEWS AS PART OF THE PROCESS. IT'S A REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS. THEY USUALLY PROVIDE A COVER LETTER, SOMETIMES A RESUME. AND SO IT'S USUALLY THOSE KIND OF DOCUMENTS. AND WE DON'T TYPICALLY HAVE AN INTERVIEW. SO I WANTED TO CALL THEM APPOINTMENT PANELS. NOT ANYTHING WITH INTERVIEW, NOT ANYTHING WITH COMMITTEE. AND THEN THERE JUST WHERE THE CHAIR PORTION OF IT WAS. I JUST WANTED TO MOVE THAT UP TO WHERE IT MAKES MORE CLARITY OF LIKE, THIS IS THE PANEL. IT'S TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS, THE MAYOR AND THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD. THE OTHER THING IS MY RECOMMENDATION TO ASSIGN DISTRICTS RATHER THAN INDIVIDUAL PEOPLE, SO THAT THAT WAY, AS SEATS DO TURN OVER, WE CAN JUST CONTINUE THE PROCESS UNTIL Y'ALL WANT TO BRING BACK CHANGES TO HOW WE DO THIS. OKAY, OKAY, I WILL SAY FOR REAPPOINTMENTS, ESPECIALLY IF WE'RE GOING TO GO TO DISTRICTS WHENEVER THERE'S A REAPPOINTMENT, THAT THEY HAVE TO AT LEAST LOOK AT THEIR OLD 
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JUST CONFIRM THAT THEY'RE ALL THE INFORMATION IS THE SAME ON THEIR APPLICATIONS, OR EVEN IF THEY REAPPLY, EVEN AS A REAPPOINTMENT. THAT WAY YOU CAN CONFIRM THAT THEY STILL LIVE IN THE SAME DISTRICT THAT THEY WERE CHOSEN BY. YEAH, WE STILL DO TRY TO MAKE SURE ALL OF OUR CONTACT INFORMATION IS UP TO DATE. AND THEN THERE'S THE BASIC QUALIFICATIONS THAT ARE IN THE CODE OF ORDINANCES. CERTAIN BOARDS HAVE EXTRA QUALIFICATIONS, BUT GENERALLY IT'S THEY HAVE TO HAVE RESIDED IN THE CITY FOR SIX MONTHS. THEY HAVE TO BE 18 YEARS OR OLDER. THERE'S JUST A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT THEY CAN'T BE INDEBTED TO THE CITY. SO WE TRY TO ALSO CHECK THAT FOR REAPPOINTMENTS, MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVEN'T BECOME INDEBTED TO THE CITY IN THE IN THE TIME THAT THEY'VE BEEN ON. SO WE DO REQUALIFY THOSE REAPPOINTMENTS AND THOSE GENERALLY JUST COME STRAIGHT TO COUNCIL FOR REAPPOINTMENT. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS. THE GROUPING THAT IS ON THIS SLIDE, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND THAT WE THAT THAT WE INCLUDE A SINGLE MEMBER AND AN AT LARGE ON EACH ONE. THIS WAY IT'S AT LARGE ON BOTH AT LARGE THE EXACT SAME RECOMMENDATION. LIKE FOR EXAMPLE THAT MIDDLE ONE, NOBODY FROM DISTRICT SIX WOULD BE REPRESENTED BY THAT APPOINTMENT PANEL. OKAY. SO WE COULD DO LIKE ONE AND TWO, THREE AND 4 OR 5 AND SIX. THAT WOULD TAKE CARE OF THAT. OKAY. ANY OTHER SUGGESTIONS I GUESS JUST A QUESTION BECAUSE IT'S ALSO LISTED ON HERE. HOW DOES THAT DOES THAT CHANGE OR WHAT DO WE DO I GUESS BECAUSE WE HAVE THE BOARD ON AGING APPOINTED AND WE SWITCHED OUT THE DISTRICTS WITH THAT. SO DOES THAT CHANGE THE REST OF THE APPOINTMENT PANEL COMMITTEES? SO WHAT I WAS GOING TO JUST HAVE YOU ALL DECIDE WHICH DISTRICTS WOULD BE ASSIGNED TO EACH OF THESE BOARDS. SO WE COULD GO DOWN A ROTATING LIST? I WILL TELL YOU, I ALREADY TRIED IT, AND THERE'S SOMEBODY GOING TO GET MORE THAN THE REST OF THE GROUPS. SO THAT'S JUST THE NUMBER OF BOARDS THAT WE HAVE. UNLESS Y'ALL CHOSE TO HAVE A ROTATING BOARD FOR THAT EXTRA ONE. SO AND THEN WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS I BRING BACK A RESOLUTION THAT PUTS ALL OF THIS IN THERE BEYOND CONSENT, THE NEXT AGENDA, THAT SORT OF THING. I DO HAVE A RANDOM SUGGESTION ON THE ROTATING BOARD. THERE ARE TWO BOARDS ON THIS LIST THAT ARE GREATER THAN ADVISORY, SO IT MIGHT MAKE SENSE TO MAKE THOSE TWO ROTATING. JUST A THOUGHT. 
          YES. I LIKE THAT. OKAY. SO I THINK WE'RE ARE WE ALL ON BOARD FOR PROCEEDING WITH THE VOLUNTEER. YEAH. DO YOU NEED ANYTHING ELSE FROM US. NO. ALL RIGHT. SHOULD I JUST DO THAT THEN ROTATE THAT SECOND BOARD. YES. WHAT EVERYBODY WANTS. OKAY. THIS WILL COME BACK ON THE NEXT AGENDA FOR ACTION UNDER CONSENT. UNDER CONSENT? YES. THAT WOULD BE THE GOAL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. WE STILL NEED TO VOTE ON THE EVENT. NO, I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO VOTE BECAUSE IT'S NOT UNDER. NO, IT'S NOT UNDER. IT'S JUST UNDER GENERAL DIRECTION. THAT'S CORRECT. ALL RIGHT. 
          THANK YOU. AND I THINK WE ARE
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