[I) Call Meeting to Order and Roll Call]
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21ST. THE TIME IS 601 AND I'M GOING TO CALL THIS SPECIAL MEETING TO ORDER. CAN I PLEASE GET A ROLL CALL MEETING? OKAY. FLORES KALE HERE. TOBIAS. PRESENT. GOSA HERE. MEDINA.
HERE. ZAPATA. HERE. HARRIS HERE. MCKINNEY HERE. ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE FIVE IN PERSON, AND SO WE
[II) Citizen Comment Period with City Council]
HAVE A QUORUM. UP NEXT, WE HAVE CITIZENS COMMENTS. PERIOD. THE COUNCIL THE CITY COUNCIL WELCOMES COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS. THOSE WISHING TO SPEAK ARE ENCOURAGED TO SIGN IN BEFORE THE MEETING BEGINS. SPEAKERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. ON ANY AGENDA, ITEM OR ANY OTHER MATTER CONCERNING CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS, WE ASK THAT YOU OBSERVE THE THREE MINUTE LIMIT. FIRST UP, I HAVE DAN SLOVAK.LET ME KNOW IF I SAID THAT WRONG. THANK YOU. HEY, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I'M WITH TEXAS DISPOSAL SYSTEMS. I'M A CITIZEN HERE, BUT I'M IN TEXAS DISPOSAL SYSTEMS. AND I'M THE THE ACCOUNT MANAGER FOR THE CITY OF KYLE HERE. AND JUST WANT TO LET YOU ALL KNOW I'M HERE. I KNOW WE'RE ON THE AGENDA THIS EVENING UNDER ONE D, SO I'LL BE HERE IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. I WILL BE WAITING. SO THAT'S IT. OTHER THAN THAT, NO CITIZEN COMMENTS.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. UP NEXT WE HAVE MELISSA SPENCE. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS MELISSA SPENCE AND I SERVE AS BOARD CHAIR FOR THE ARTS AND CULTURAL BOARD. I ALSO WORK PROFESSIONALLY AS AN ART CONSULTANT AND HOLD MY WELL AP CERTIFICATION, WHICH FOCUSES ON HOW THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT IMPACTS HUMAN HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. I'M HERE TONIGHT IN SUPPORT OF ITEM 13, THE CITY'S ART MASTER PLAN. FROM BOTH A PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVE, I CAN CONFIDENTLY SAY THAT INVESTING IN PUBLIC ART IS NOT A LUXURY. IT'S A STRATEGIC, STRATEGIC DECISION THAT BENEFITS THE CITY IN MEANINGFUL, MEASURABLE WAYS.
PUBLIC ART ENHANCES THE VISUAL CHARACTER OF OUR CITY. IT TRANSFORMS EVERYDAY SPACES, OUR STREETS, PARKS, INFRASTRUCTURE INTO PLACES PEOPLE FEEL PROUD OF AND CONNECTED TO. IT REFLECTS OUR IDENTITY AND CULTURE AND HELPS DEFINE WHAT MAKES OUR CITY UNIQUE. IT ALSO DIRECTLY SUPPORTS WELLNESS. THERE IS GROWING RESEARCH SHOWING THAT ACCESS TO ART AND THOUGHTFUL DESIGN CAN REDUCE STRESS, IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH, AND CREATE A STRONGER SENSE OF BELONGING. THESE ARE OUTCOMES THAT BENEFIT EVERY RESIDENT. BEYOND THAT, PUBLIC ART CREATES OPPORTUNITY. IT SUPPORTS LOCAL ARTISTS, ENGAGES STUDENTS, AND KEEPS CREATIVE INVESTMENT WITHIN OUR OWN COMMUNITY. IT CAN ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BY MAKING OUR CITY MORE ATTRACTIVE TO VISITORS, BUSINESSES AND FUTURE RESIDENTS. I UNDERSTAND THAT SOME COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT PRIORITIZING FUNDING FOR ART WHEN THERE ARE VISIBLE NEEDS, LIKE ROADS AND INFRASTRUCTURE. THOSE ARE VALID CONCERNS, BUT THIS PLAN DOES NOT TAKE AWAY FROM THOSE PRIORITIES. INSTEAD, IT PROVIDES A CLEAR, RESPONSIBLE FRAMEWORK FOR HOW PUBLIC ART CAN BE FUNDED, OFTEN THROUGH DEDICATED AND ALTERNATIVE SOURCES AND INTEGRATED INTO PROJECTS WE ARE ALREADY UNDERTAKING. THIS IS REALLY ABOUT EDUCATION AND LONG TERM VISION. CITIES THAT INVEST IN ART ALONGSIDE INFRASTRUCTURE DON'T FALL BEHIND. THEY MOVE FORWARD THOUGHTFULLY. OUR HOPE TONIGHT IS SIMPLE THAT COUNCIL SUPPORTS THIS ART MASTER PLAN AND ALLOWS IT TO MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT DELAY. IT'S A PLAN THAT HAS BEEN CAREFULLY DEVELOPED AND ONE THAT WILL SERVE OUR COMMUNITY FOR YEARS TO COME.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP I HAVE ELLEN IRMIS. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS ELLEN IRMIS. I'M A RESIDENT OF KYLE, AND I WANTED TO ANNOUNCE A FEW THINGS THAT THE KYLE AREA SENIOR ZONE HAS UPCOMING ON THEIR CALENDAR AND WANT TO INVITE YOU ALL AND THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY OUT THERE TO THESE EVENTS. THE BOARD ON AGING FOR THE CITY IS HAVING ANOTHER INPUT SESSION APRIL 30TH, 6 TO 830 AT THE PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING AND THEN ON MAY 2ND, CAS IS HAVING A RUMMAGE SALE IN ANTICIPATION OF OUR MOVE TO THE NEW FACILITY. WE HAVE OUR ANNUAL MOTHER'S DAY BREAKFAST COMING UP THE SATURDAY BEFORE MOTHER'S DAY.
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IT'S A $6 BREAKFAST AND IT'S A HUGE AMOUNT OF FOOD. COME JOIN US. AND FINALLY, THURSDAY, MAY 7TH, WE'RE HAVING A SENIOR EXPO AT GEMSTONE PALACE FROM 11 UNTIL TWO. WE ARE ALMOST SOLD OUT OF THE BOOTH SPACE. WE HAVE INVITED SEVERAL CITY DEPARTMENTS TO HAVE A BOOTH FOR FREE. WE HAVE SOME TAKERS AND SOME. WE'RE HOPING WE'LL STILL CALL BACK BEFORE WE SELL OUT OF BOOTHS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. UP NEXT I HAVE BETTY CONLEY. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL AND MAYOR. MY NAME IS BETTY CONLEY. I'M A CITIZEN OF COUNCIL. I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT HOW I FEEL AS A SPEAKER HERE BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF QUESTIONS OF WHY PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO COME. I ESPECIALLY ASK A LOT OF PEOPLE TO COME, BUT SOMETIMES THEY FEEL THE INTIMIDATION. THEY FEEL THAT PEOPLE ARE NOT REALLY LISTENING TO US. AND THIS IS ALL FROM THE PAST BOARD FOR SURE. THINGS HAVE GOTTEN A LOT BETTER, I HAVE TO SAY, BUT I WANTED TO SAY THAT IN ORDER FOR US TO FUNCTION EFFECTIVELY, WE HAVE TO HAVE RESPECT AND TRUST WITH EVERYBODY WE'RE WORKING WITH. AND WHEN WE'RE UP HERE SPEAKING AND WE SEE SOMEBODY NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO US, WHETHER I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE ON PHONES OR COMPUTERS OR WHATEVER, IT MAKES US FEEL BELITTLED THAT WHAT WE SAY DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING. THIS IS WHAT I'M GETTING FROM PEOPLE I'M TRYING TO COAX TO COME HERE AND JUST SPEAK, SPEAKING TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE NEW BUILDING OR SPEAK. THEY'RE JUST AFRAID TO GET UP HERE. AND SO I THINK THAT WE NEED A HEALTHY, HEALTHIER AND MORE PRODUCTIVE MEETINGS TO MAKE PEOPLE FEEL THAT THEIR CONCERNS ARE NOT ONLY HEARD, BUT THEY'RE RESPECTED. AND BY ALLOWING THE PEOPLE TO SPEAK, YOU PROMOTE A HEALTHY DIALOG TO KEEP MEETINGS PRODUCTIVE AND SERVE THE COMMUNITY. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU. IT'S HARD TO BE UP THERE. THAT'S WHY I'M NOT UP THERE.THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I DON'T HAVE ANY MORE FORMS. WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO COME AND SPEAK? THANK YOU. MAKE SURE YOU JUST STATE YOUR NAME. KENNETH. I KNOW WHO YOU ARE. THANK YOU.
GOOD EVENING. MAYOR COUNCIL. I'M KENNETH ROCHA, HOMETOWN. KYLE. SORRY I RAN. I'M OUT OF BREATH. I'M OUT OF SHAPE, APPARENTLY. SO I AGREE THAT SUPPORT FOR POLICING SYSTEM SHOULD NOT BE BLIND. I'M GOING TO TRY AND MAXIMIZE MY THREE THREE MINUTES HERE. THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF DISCUSSION REGARDING THE 7.7. 2 MILLION SEARCHES CONDUCTED ON THE FLOCK OS SYSTEM. I BELIEVE IT IS VITAL THAT WE SPEAK ACCURATELY ABOUT THAT NUMBER. WHAT THAT NUMBER ACTUALLY REPRESENTS. IT IS NOT 7 MILLION INDIVIDUAL SEARCHES THAT PROVE THAT GOVERNMENT IS SPYING ON US, AND IT ISN'T MASS SURVEILLANCE, A SINGLE INVESTIGATIVE OR CRIMINAL JUSTICE PURPOSE SEARCH WITHIN THE OS PLATFORM FOR A SUSPECT'S VEHICLE, PLATE OR VEHICLE DESCRIPTION TRIGGERS A QUERY ACROSS THE NETWORK. WE WANT THAT TO HAPPEN, AND THE AND THE NUMBER SHARED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ZAPATA ARE BEING MISLABELED AND OVEREXAGGERATED.
COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE ALSO POINTED TO A LOW SUCCESS RATE. BUT A CLEAN HAYSTACK IS A GOOD THING. A .00 2% HIT RATE ACTUALLY PROVES THAT THE SYSTEM IS NOT BOTHERING 99.998% OF THE POPULATION. IT MEANS THAT, PAIRED WITH QUALITY INVESTIGATIVE TECHNIQUES, THE HOTLIST IS WORKING EXACTLY AS INTENDED, FILTERING OUT THE NOISE. THINK OF IT AS A HIGH RESOLUTION DIGITAL WITNESS, PROVIDING THE HIGH PROBABILITY OF BEING CAUGHT. THAT IS WHAT OUR COMMUNITY HAS EXPLICITLY ASKED FOR. THE CREATION OF HEAT MAPS ARE GENERATED BY CALLS FOR SERVICE DATA, MEANING THEY ARE LITERALLY A MAP OF WHERE THE COMMUNITY IS CALLING 911. THESE TOOLS, AS CHIEF HAS EMPHASIZED, TIME AFTER TIME DOESN'T HAVE TO COME AT THE PRICE OF PRIVACY.
WHILE OUR OFFICERS FOLLOW POLICY, THE TECHNOLOGY SHOULD ENSURE THAT NO DATA, NOT EVEN A BLURRED DISCOVERY RECORD, IS SHOWN WITHOUT PERMISSION AND A VERIFIABLE CASE NUMBER. BY SYNCING THESE SYSTEMS, WE PROVE THAT IN KYLE, PRIVACY AND PUBLIC SAFETY AREN'T IN COMPETITION. THEY ARE INTEGRATED AND THEY WORK. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I HAVE NO MORE FORMS. WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO SPEAK? ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE CITIZENS COMMENTS. UP NEXT WE
[III) Executive Session]
HAVE EXECUTIVE SESSION. THE CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS AGENDA ITEMS ONE A THROUGH G. PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTIONS 551.07155, 1.072[00:10:04]
AND ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR PATIENCE. AGAIN. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. NO ACTION WAS TAKEN IN EXECUTIVE. BUT ACTION WILL BE TAKEN NOW. GO AHEAD. COUNCIL FOR THE RECORD. COUNCIL MEMBER TO. YES. THIS IS ITEM ONE C1C. OKAY. CAN YOU ALL HEAR ME? YES. OKAY. COUNCIL MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO DRAFT AND BRIEF BACK ON MAY 5TH. THE DOCUMENTS REQUIRED TO APPOINT. PEREZ A MOJITO AS INTERN CITY MANAGER FOR THE CITY OF KYLE TO SERVE FOR 12 MONTHS OR UNTIL REPLACED BY A PERMANENT APPOINTMENT BY THE CITY COUNCIL. SECOND, SO I HAVE A MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM TOBIAS AND A SECOND BY MYSELF.DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY. CAN I GET A ROLL CALL? VOTE, PLEASE? MCKINNEY. YES. ZAPATA.
YES. TOBIAS. I GOSA. YES. HARRIS. NO. FLORES. KALE. YES. MEDINA. YES. ALL RIGHT. MOTION PASSES 6 TO 1.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.