* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:01] GOOD EVENING. TODAY [I) Call Meeting to Order and Roll Call] IS TUESDAY, JUNE 23RD, AND THE TIME IS 6:30 PM AND I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION TO ORDER. MAY I HAVE A ROLL CALL PLEASE? COPELAND? HERE. WE HERE. STEGEL? HERE. KIN HERE. CALI HERE. HOW HILDRETH HERE. OKAY. THANK YOU. WE'VE GOT OUR QUORUM. FIRST ITEM ON [II) Approval of Minutes] OUR AGENDA IS APPROVAL OF MINUTES. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. JUNE 9TH, 2026. REGULAR MEETING MINUTES. WE NEED A MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. OKAY. UM, OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM COMMISSIONER KAFU AND A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER COPELAND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED? NAY. GREAT. WE'VE GOT OUR MINUTES. NEXT STEP IS OUR [III) Citizen Comment Period with Planning & Zoning Commission ] CITIZEN COMMENT PERIOD. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION WELCOMES COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS EARLY IN THE AGENDA OF REGULAR MEETINGS. SPEAKERS ARE PROVIDED WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK DURING THIS TIME PERIOD ON ANY AGENDA ITEM OR ANY OTHER MATTER CONCERNING CITY BUSINESS, AND THEY MUST OBSERVE THE THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT. SO I WILL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THAT NOW. AH, THANK YOU. UH, MS. OR MISS, HOW COULD THIS PASS ONE DOWN EACH WAY DOWN THAT SERVING ON THIS? THANK YOU FOR SERVING ON THIS BOARD. UM, UH, MY NAME IS ELLEN IRMI. I'M A RESIDENT HERE IN KYLE AND I AM ON THE BOARD OF THE KYLE AREA SENIOR ZONE. THAT'S THE NEWSLETTER I JUST PASSED OUT, AS WELL AS, UM, CO-CHAIR OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD. UM, WANTED TO QUICKLY HIGHLIGHT SOME THINGS WE DID IN JUNE AND TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, UH, THE NEW BUILDING WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE MOVING. PROBABLY AUGUST. UM, WE HAD A JUNETEENTH THIS PAST FRIDAY. IT WAS ABOUT 75 PEOPLE, SEVERAL SPEAKERS, UH, FLAG RAISING. IT'S OUR FIFTH ANNUAL. UM, WE HAVE A CONJUNTO LIVE BAND. WE HAD TO RENT GEMSTONE PALACE BECAUSE THE CROWD WAS TOO LARGE TO HOLD IN THE KRUG BUILDING. SO WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEW BUILDING THAT IS, UM, FUNDED BY A GRANT FROM TEXAS COMMISSION FOR THE ARTS. AND THE PERSON WHO GETS THAT GRANT LOOKED ALL OVER THE AREA FOR A VENUE WHERE THEY COULD, FOR FREE BRING THESE BANDS. SO WE PRESENT THOSE CONSTANTS FOR FREE. UM, WHAT ELSE? WE ARE GOING TOMORROW ON ANOTHER TOUR OF THE NEW FACILITY, 1500 AC. AND, UH, WHERE'S MY CLOCK? OH, WELL, IT, IT'LL BEEP WHEN I'M DONE, BUT, UM, WE'RE EXCITED. WE SHOULD MOVE IN AUGUST. UM, THERE ARE CHANGES IN PARKS AND REC, YOU PROBABLY KNOW AND SEE, BUT FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, IT'S A GOOD THING. THERE HAD BECOME THIS SORT OF WHITE ADMINISTRATIVE, ELITE WHITE COLLAR, NOT WHITE PEOPLE, BUT WHITE COLLAR. AND THEN THE WORKERS WOULD COME INTO THE CREW BUILDING ANGRY, SOMETIMES CRYING . AND SO THINGS NEED TO BE SHAKEN UP. AND AS AN ADVISORY BOARD, OUR WHOLE BOARD FELT LIKE, WHAT ARE WE DOING? EVEN SITTING UP HERE BECAUSE THEY JUST THREW INFORMATION AT US, GAVE IT A VERY LIMITED CHOICE OF THINGS TO VOTE ON. AND, UM, SO ANYWAY, WE'LL SEE THE, THE DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND REC POSITION IS POSTED. WELL, IT'S CLOSED, SO THEY'LL BE INTERVIEWING AND WE'RE ASKING TO HAVE SOMEONE FROM THAT BOARD ON THE SEARCH COMMITTEE. ANYWAY, THANK Y'ALL. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME? OKAY, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE CITIZEN COMMENTS. OUR NEXT ITEM [2) Receive a report and hold a public hearing regarding the draft Program Year 2026 (PY 2026) Annual Action Plan (AAP) for the Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) as required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).  Public Hearing ] ON THE AGENDA IS TO RECEIVE A REPORT AND HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE DRAFT PROGRAM YEAR 2026 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM AS REQUIRED BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT. WE DO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS. DO YOU WANT ME TO DO THAT NOW OR AFTER YOUR PRESENTATION? UM, THAT IS UP TO YOU. LET'S DO IT AFTERWARDS IN CASE ANYONE OKAY. HAS A QUESTION OR THOUGHT. UM, MS. SHARP. ALRIGHT. GOOD EVENING, KAYLA SHARP, SENIOR PLANNER. LET'S SEE IF WE CAN GET THAT PRESENTATION UP. ALL RIGHT. SO TONIGHT WE HAVE, UM, A PRESENTATION IN PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT [00:05:01] PROGRAM YEAR 2026 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN. UM, CAN I PAUSE YOU REAL QUICK? IT'S NOT SHOWING UP ON THE, THE SCREENS FOR US YET. OKAY. SO I DON'T KNOW HOW WE GET THAT. HE'S WORKING ON IT. OKAY. YAY. THERE WE GO. THERE WE GO. ALRIGHT. SORRY ABOUT THAT. UM, SO TONIGHT WE HAVE THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM YEAR 2026 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN. UM, MANY OF YOU PROBABLY REMEMBER WE WERE HERE FAIRLY RECENTLY, AMENDING OUR 2025 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN. UM, IT'S NOW THAT TIME OF YEAR WHERE WE ARE PLANNING FOR OUR NEXT, UH, PROGRAM YEAR. UM, LET'S SEE, FOR CLICKERS WORKING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES. OKAY, THERE WE GO. UM, SO THE CITY OF KYLE IS IDENTIFIED AS AN ENTITLEMENT COMMUNITY BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT. AND WE RECEIVE FUNDING ANNUALLY THROUGH THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM. THE AMOUNT OF EACH CDBG ENTITLEMENT IS DETERMINED BY STATUTORY FORMULA AND WITHIN THE STATUTORY CONSTRAINTS OF EACH OF THE HUD PROGRAMS, THE CITY CAN DEVELOP ITS OWN PROGRAMS AND FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES. UM, WE'RE HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE FEDERAL LAW REQUIRES US TO CREATE AN ANNUAL ACTION PLAN OUTLINING HOW WE WILL USE CDBG FUNDS EACH YEAR. WE ALSO MUST CONSULT WITH CITIZENS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND STAKEHOLDERS. UM, THAT PUBLIC INPUT HELPS US DETERMINE THE BEST USE OF THESE FEDERAL DOLLARS. UM, AND THEN AGAIN, WE THEN DEVELOP OUR OWN PROGRAMS AND FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THOSE FEDERAL GUIDELINES. UM, DURING THE PLANNING PROCESS FOR THE PROGRAM YEAR 2026, ANNUAL ACTION PLAN, WE'RE REQUIRED TO HOLD TWO PUBLIC MEETINGS AND A 30 DAY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR THE DRAFT PLAN. UM, THIS MEETING IS OUR FIRST OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, UM, AND SERVES AS THE FIRST OF OUR TWO PUBLIC MEETINGS. AND WE ALSO HAVE THAT DRAFT, UM, ACTION PLAN AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT RIGHT NOW. UM, WE'VE PREPARED A DRAFT OUTLINING HOW WE WILL USE THE $294,000 ALLOCATION, UM, FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. UM, THE PROPOSED PROJECT AS OF RIGHT NOW IS SIDEWALKS 80 DA CURB RAMPS AND RELATED PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS IN ELIGIBLE LOW TO MODERATE INCOME AREAS. AND JUST SO YOU KIND OF HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE AREAS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, THE GREEN AREAS ON THIS MAP THAT ARE ALSO WITHIN THE RED BOUNDARY. SO THAT RED BOUNDARY BEING CITY LIMITS, UM, ANYWHERE WITHIN CITY LIMITS, THAT IS ALSO THE COLOR GREEN ON THIS MAP, UM, IS AN ELIGIBLE AREA FOR THESE FUNDS. SO, UM, THOSE ARE KIND OF THE AREAS WE'RE FOCUSING ON. UM, AND THEN AS, AS WE PROGRESS FURTHER, WE'LL NARROW DOWN AREAS TO SPEND THOSE, UM, FUNDS ON SIDEWALK AND RELATED PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. UH, THE COMMUNITY BENEFITS FOR THIS ARE IMPROVED PEDESTRIAN SAFETY, A DA ACCESSIBILITY, INCREASED WALKABILITY. IT'S ALSO AN INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT IN ELIGIBLE LMI SERVICE AREAS. AND IT ALSO SUPPORTS THE GOALS OF OUR FIVE YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN. OUR NEXT STEPS, THE 30 DAY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS CURRENTLY OPEN, UM, THAT OPENED ON JUNE 17TH AND WILL BE OPEN THROUGH JULY 20TH. UM, AN ADDITIONAL PUBLIC MEETING WITH PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITY WILL BE HELD AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON JULY 21ST. UM, COUNCIL WILL ALSO CONSIDER THE ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AT THAT MEETING. UM, ANY COMMENTS RECEIVED AT THIS MEETING WITHIN OUR PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD OR AT THE NEXT PUBLIC MEETING WILL BE, UM, INCORPORATED INTO OUR DRAFT BEFORE WE SUBMIT TO HUD FOR APPROVAL NO LATER THAN AUGUST 14TH. AND WITH THAT, IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS OR IF WE WANT TO GO INTO THE PUBLIC HEARING, LET'S DO THE PUBLIC COMMENTS REAL QUICK OR NOT PUBLIC COMMENTS, THE PUBLIC HEARING. SO I'LL OPEN THAT AT SIX 40. IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WISHES TO TO SPEAK THEN? OKAY. SEEING NONE, UH, WE WILL CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING AT SIX 40. ALRIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? LOOKS LIKE YOU DID A GOOD JOB. ALRIGHT. THERE'S NO ACTION FOR Y'ALL ON THIS ONE. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR YOU TONIGHT. THANK YOU. GREAT. OKAY. [V) Consent Agenda] OUR NEXT ITEM IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA. WE'VE GOT APPROVAL OF A REPO REPL FOR BLOCKS, AB [00:10:01] AND C OF BLOCK E OF THE GREG GARDEN SUBDIVISION. SO THIS IS SUB DASH 26 0 3 88. WE NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO TAKE ACTION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. MADAM CHAIR, GO AHEAD. . UP TO YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA FROM COMMISSIONER HILDRETH AND A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER COPELAND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED SAY NAY. ALRIGHT, THAT ONE IS APPROVED. AND WITH THAT, WE'VE COMPLETED ALL THE ITEMS OF BUSINESS ON OUR AGENDA, SO NO FURTHER BUSINESS MAY BE DISCUSSED AT THIS TIME. AND WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 6 41. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.