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NOW I'LL[I. Call Meeting to Order]
CALL IN OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING.THE TIME IS 7:09 PM IT IS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY THE 21ST.
AND I'M GONNA CALL THIS REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER, WOULD ALL PLEASE RISE TO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PLEDGE.
PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE, THE UNITED STATES IN AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR WOULD THE CITY SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE RULE MITCHELL.
UH, I, UH, DID HEAR FROM COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, HEISER EARLIER TODAY.
HE CALLED, UH, VERY, VERY SICK AND APOLOGIZED, UH, THAT HE COULDN'T MAKE IT.
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO EXCUSE HIS ABSENCE.
MOTION BY THE MAYOR, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER PARSLEY.
IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? HOLDS IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
[II. Approval of Minutes]
TO ZERO.NEXT UP APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.
MAYOR ELECT TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR SPECIAL MEETING ON FEBRUARY THE SEVENTH.
A REGULAR MEETING ON THE SAME DAY.
FEBRUARY 7TH, 2023, AND THE CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING FROM FEBRUARY THE 13TH AT 2023.
SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER PARLEY THAT WE APPROVE THE MINUTES.
IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
[III. Citizen Comment Period with City Council]
ZERO.NEXT UP, CITIZEN COMMENTS, PERIOD.
AT THIS TIME, WE ASK ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK ON ANY ITEM TO PLEASE DO SO.
WE ASK THAT YOU LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES, AND THAT YOU DIRECT THOSE COMMENTS TO THE MAYOR AND COUNSEL.
WE ALSO ASK THAT YOU FILL OUT A CITIZEN COMMENTS FORM AND SUBMIT THAT TO EITHER MYSELF OR THE CITY SECRETARY.
I HAVE A FEW FOLKS THAT ARE ALREADY REGISTERED TO SPEAK.
UH, UH, FIRST UP, RICK, UH, KHAM, UH, MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS, MY NAME'S, UH, RICK COLEMAN.
UH, I'M A BUSINESSMAN AND A LANDOWNER HERE IN THE CITY OF KYLE AT, UH, MY PROPERTIES AT HARRINGTON ROAD AND I 35.
UH, I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT, UH, PROBLEM THAT I'VE HAD, AND I'VE BROUGHT IT UP TO THE CITY COUNCIL BEFORE.
I HAVE PROPERTY OWNERS AROUND ME THAT ARE TRYING TO DIVERT, UH, THEIR WATER ONTO MY PROPERTY.
AND, UH, I'VE SENT THEM OUT TO MY ATTORNEY.
I SENT 'EM OUT TO CEASE AND DESIST, WHICH THEY HAVE PAID NO ATTENTION TO.
SO I JUST WANT TO BRING IT UP TO YOU THAT THEY HAVE, THEY HAVE DONE THIS.
THEY HAVE NOT FOLLOWED UP ON IT.
SO, UH, I WAS GOING TO, UH, JUST SO, UH, DR.
ZUNIGA UNDERSTANDS WHAT HAPPENS IN THE PAST.
I'D JUST LIKE TO KIND OF GO OVER IT.
BACK IN, UH, FEBRUARY OR DECEMBER 15TH, 2020, UH, YOU HAD A MEETING AND YOU, UM, PASSED A, A, UH, ITEM THAT ALLOWED, UH, A DIVERSION BERM FROM THE LIMESTONE CREEK PROPERTY TO DIVERT WATER ONTO MY PROPERTY.
AND, UH, WHICH IS, UH, AGAINST THE LAW.
AND, UH, AND THE, THE COVENANT IN THE PACKAGE THAT I ASKED THE SECRETARY TO GIVE TO Y'ALL.
UH, EVERY EVERY BIT OF THIS IS IN THERE.
AND THEN AT THAT MEETING, YOUR CITY, UH, MANAGER AT THE TIME TALKED ABOUT BUILDING THESE THREE BERMS. AND THE WHOLE, WHOLE IDEA BEHIND IT WAS THAT THEY WOULD BUILD A BERM ON THE NORTH SIDE OF, UH, QUAIL RIDGE.
THEY BUILD THE QUAIL RIDGE BERM, WHICH WOULD BE ON THE EAST SIDE.
AND THEN EAST OF THAT, THEY WOULD BUILD A SAL BERM.
AND ACCORDING TO HIS WORDS, UH, YOU WOULD FUNNEL THE WATER DOWN ONTO THE COLEMAN'S PROPERTY.
UH, WE SENT OUT A CEASE AND DESIST ORDER.
AND LIKE I SAID, THEY HAVEN'T FAULTED IT.
THEIR PLANS SHOW THAT IT IS A DIVERSION BERM.
AND, UH, AGAIN, THE DIVERT WATER ONTO MY PROPERTY.
AND THEN THAT DIVERSION BERM IS NOW BUILT WITHOUT THE QUAIL RIDGE BERM BEING BUILT.
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I'M AFRAID THAT, THAT MY PROPERTY IS GONNA BE FLOODED AND QUAIL RIDGE IS GONNA BE FLOODED.THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE AN OPENING, EVEN THOUGH IT'S AN ILLEGAL BERM, THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE AN OPENING IN IT, UH, THAT WAS 60 FOOT WIDE.
AND, UH, TWO DAYS AGO, I WENT OUT THERE AND I SAW IT, AND IT WAS ABOUT 10 FOOT WIDE, AND IT WAS HIGHER THAN THEIR ORIGINAL GROUND.
AND I JUST CAUGHT ONE OF THEIR GUYS.
AND I SAID, YOU NEED TO TAKE THIS DOWN TO AT LEAST GROUND LEVEL.
CAUSE IF IT RAINS, YOU WILL, UH, FLOOD OUT QUAIL RIDGE.
AND THE WHOLE, THE WHOLE IDEA OF, OF BUILDING THESE BU BERMS WAS TO PROTECT QUAIL RICH FROM FLOODING.
I, UH, I COLE THAT THAT'S YOUR THREE MINUTES.
WELL, I PUT IN THIS PACKAGE, UH, UH, UH, A THING FROM THE HAYES COUNTY FREE PRESS THAT AMIRA WROTE, AND IT'S REAL EASY TO FOLLOW.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LETTING ME SPEAK TODAY.
KYLE HOCKEY HAS GROWN IN THE LAST FEW YEARS.
I DON'T KNOW THAT IF SEVEN YEARS AGO I WOULD'VE ENCOURAGED ASH FOR HIS WISH FOR AN OUTDOOR HOCKEY RINK, IF I HAD KNOWN IT WAS GONNA GET THIS BIG EVERY SEASON.
ONE OF THE BIGGEST DRAWS IS OUR SENSE OF COMMUNITY.
WE STRIVE TO MAKE THE CITY OF CAYO PROUD OF US BY BEING INCLUSIVE, AND WE ARE TRYING TO BRING FOLKS FROM ALL OVER THE STATE OF TEXAS TO PLAY IN OUR LITTLE TOWN, TO GIVE BACK TO THE RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES THAT HAVE HELPED MADE THE ASH PAVILION POSSIBLE.
ON FEBRUARY 11TH, WE HAD A HOCKEY PER HEARTS FUNDRAISER TO SUPPORT RESEARCH FOR CONGENITAL HEART DEFECTS.
WE HAD TEAMS FROM DALLAS MCALLEN AND KILL GORGE TRAVEL JUST TO PLAY FOR ONE DAY OF HOCKEY.
WHILE THEY WERE HERE, THERE WAS ROUGHLY 35 HOTEL ROOMS BOOKED LOCALLY, 20 YOUTHS IN THEIR FAMILY, WENT TO EVO.
PLAYERS ENJOYED SUMMER MOON, TEXAS PI COMPANY AND CENTERFIELD, JUST TO NAME SOME OF THE FEW PLACES THAT I KNOW THAT ARE OUT OF TOWN GUESTS VISITED.
THERE IS CLOSE TO A THOUSAND PEOPLE ON OUR FACEBOOK HOCKEY OR FACEBOOK PAGES THAT ARE FOLLOWING WHAT WE ARE DOING HERE IN THE CITY OF KYLE.
WE HAVE STARTED MONTHLY MEETINGS WITH OVER 10 WEEKS FROM ALL OVER THE STATE TO COLLABORATE ON HOW TO GROW OUR PROGRAMS AND BRING REN VIEW, REN, UM, REN VIEW, UM, TO OUR CITIES WITH MORE TOURNAMENTS.
OUR ADULT PROGRAM IS GROWING TO THE POINT WHERE WE WILL NEED TWO DIVISIONS WITH SEPARATE LEAGUES DUE TO THE NUMBER OF FOLKS WANTING TO PLAY.
MOST OF THE PLAYERS DON'T EVEN LIVE IN THE CITY OF KYLE, BUT THEY TRAVEL HERE EACH WEEK TO PLAY THE AMATEUR ATHLETICS UNION IS SENDING OUT ONE OF THE TOP REFS IN THE NATION TO HOST, UM, TRAINING FOR REFEREES FROM ALL OVER THE STATE.
THE SPORT COURT THAT THE CITY IS VOTING ON TONIGHT WILL ELEVATE THE RINK TO BRING IT CLOSER TO A NATIONAL DESTINATION FOR HOCKEY TOURNAMENTS.
THE SPORT COURT IS CONSISTENT WITH TOURNAMENT RINKS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY.
TO PUT THIS INTO PERSPECTIVE, THE WISH CUP IS A WEEKLONG NATIONAL TOURNAMENT IN THE CITY OF NASHVILLE.
ROUGHLY 40 TEAMS COME OUT AND PLAY IN THEIR OUTDOOR RINK.
KYLE HOCKEY'S GOAL IS TO HAVE OUR HOCKEY HEARTS FUNDRAISER BE THAT BIG.
AND THE SPORT SPORT COURT WILL HELP US GET THERE, BRING MORE REN VIEW TO THE LOCAL BUSINESSES, AND PUT KYLE ON THE MAP FOR A HOCKEY DESTINATION.
THANKS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
TWO YEARS AGO, THE HOCKEY COMMUNITY DID NOT KNOW ABOUT KYLE, TEXAS.
THEY'VE NEVER HAD HEARD OF IT.
THEY'VE NEVER HAD ANY PLANS OF VISITING IT OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS.
PEOPLE FROM MERO, HOUSTON, DALLAS, MCALLEN, DENTON, AND TILK HAVE COME TO KNOW WHERE KYLE IS TO PLAY HOCKEY.
BUT THE BEST PART IS WE ARE ESSENTIALLY LOCATED AND WE ARE CONTINUING TO DO OUR NAME OUT THERE.
ADDING SPORT COURT WILL SOLIDIFY OUR NAME IN THE HOCKEY COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS SUPPORTING MY MAKE-A-WISH, AND I HOPE THAT YOU GUYS VOTE YES FOR THE SPORT COURT.
IT'S GONNA HELP MORE PEOPLE KNOW HOW GREAT THE CITY OF KYLE IS.
ALEX GUERRA, MAYOR AND COUNSEL.
UH, DURING THE NOVEMBER ELECTION IN 2020, SEVERAL PROPOSITIONS WERE ON THE BALLOT FOR CITIZENS TO VOTE ON.
ONE OF THE PROPOSITIONS WAS PROPOSITION F ABOUT ESTABLISHING A POLICE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
THE PROPOSITION STATED IN PART, TO PROVIDE FOR CITY COUNCIL TO ESTABLISH A COMMITTEE WITH OVERSIGHT OVER STANDARD OPERATING
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POLICIES AND STRATEGIES, DATA SHARING AND USE OF RESOURCES OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING PUBLIC SAFETY, TRANSPARENCY, AND CRIME REDUCTION THROUGH COMMUNITY POLICING MO MODELS.THAT PROPOSITION PASSED WITH OVER 76% OF THE VOTE IN FAVOR.
OVER 12,000 RESIDENTS SUPPORTED ESTABLISHING A POLICE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, BUT SOMEHOW IT'S BEEN 840 DAYS SINCE THAT ELECTION.
WE STILL DO NOT HAVE A POLICE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE PROPOSITION.
A ON THE SAME BALLOT WAS BORROW WAS TO BORROW 37 MILLION FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER PROPOSITION.
A PASSED WITH ONLY 55% MAJORITY.
YET THE GROUNDBREAKING FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER TOOK PLACE.
LESS THAN A YEAR AFTER THE ELECTION, CITY COUNCIL HAS ALLOWED THIS PROPOSITION TO BE FORGOTTEN, AND THIS MUST BE RECTIFIED FOR THOSE WHO ARE UNAWARE.
THE KYLE LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSOCIATION HAS A POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE.
THE KYLE LAW ENFORCEMENT PACK STRONGLY OPPOSED PROPOSITION F IN 2020.
AND DESPITE THE OVERWHELMING SUPPORT BY VOTERS, THE KYLE LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSOCIATION HAS SINCE FORGOTTEN, UH, SINCE GOTTEN THEIR WAY BECAUSE NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN BY THE CITY COUNCIL TO MOVE FORWARD ON PROP F.
IT HAS BECOME MORE AND MORE APPARENT THAT THE KYLE LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSOCIATION PACK HAS TOO MUCH POLITICAL SWAY IN OUR CITY.
EACH ELECTION CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR CITY COUNCIL FEAR LOSING THEIR ENDORSEMENT.
AND IN THE END, THIS HAS RESULTED IN POOR LEADERSHIP.
YOU HAVE BEEN ELECTED TO REPRESENT THE CITIZENS, NOT THE INTEREST OF A POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE.
THE CITIZENS OF KYLE EXPECTED YOU TO ESTABLISH A POLICE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE YEARS AGO.
IT IS TIME YOU MAKE GOOD ON THAT EXPECTATION.
THE POLICE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE NEEDS TO BE ESTABLISHED, AND THAT COMMITTEE CANNOT SIMPLY BE FOR SHOW, BUT MUST HAVE ACTUAL OVERSIGHT AND THE ABILITY TO FULFILL THE WORDING OF PROP F.
THERE MUST BE OVERSIGHT OVER STANDARD OPERATING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES OR STRATEGIES OVERSIGHT OVER DATA SHARING OVERSIGHT OVER THE USE OF RESOURCES.
I EXPECT TO SEE THIS ITEM ON THE NEXT AGENDA, AND I HOPE YOU'LL TAKE ACTION SOON.
NEXT STEP IS STU HOY, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
I THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE PART OF THIS AUSPICIOUS OCCASION, AND I DRESSED ACCORDINGLY.
I KNOW DUE TO YOUR BUSY SCHEDULE, IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO MAKE THE OFFICIAL PRESENTATION, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU AND THE AUDIENCE THE NEED FOR RECOGNIZING FEBRUARY 22ND.
AS GEORGE WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY, GEORGE WASHINGTON DEDICATED 35 YEARS OF HIS LIFE OR MORE TO CREATING THIS GREAT NATION.
FIRST STARTING AS COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ARMY.
THEN HE WAS PRESIDENT OF THE, UM, CONSTITUTIONAL CONGRESS, AND THEN HE WAS ASKED TO BE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TWICE.
HE SAID, PRECEDENTS THAT PRESIDENTS TODAY ARE USING IT IS ONLY RIGHT THAT WE HONOR GEORGE WASHINGTON WITH A SPECIAL DAY.
AND IN JULY OF 1968, THE US CONGRESS PASSED THE LAW ALLOWING A WONDERFUL THING CALLED A THREE DAY WEEKEND.
IT'S OFFICIALLY KNOWN AS THE UNIFIED MONDAY'S HOLIDAY ACT.
WHAT IT DID WAS IT SET GEORGE WASHINGTON AND HIS BIRTHDAY INTO HISTORICAL OBLIVION, NEVER TO BE RECOGNIZED.
IN FACT, WHAT WE CALL THE PRESIDENT'S WEEKEND IS THE 15TH THROUGH THE 21ST, NEVER ON THE 22ND OR THE 12TH FOR ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
THERE ARE SEVEN STATES NOW THAT RECOGNIZE GEORGE WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY.
BUT I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR TAKING YOUR TIME TO GET THIS PROCLAMATION SET FORTH.
LET'S NOT FORGET GEORGE WASHINGTON.
UH, THAT IS ALL THE CITIZEN COMMENTS THAT I HAVE IN
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FRONT OF ME.IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK ON ANY ITEM? ALL RIGHT, SEEING NONE, I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND CLOSE CITIZEN COMMENTS.
[IV. Agenda Order]
NEXT UP IS AGENDA ORDER.DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY ITEMS THEY WISH TO MOVE AROUND ON THE AGENDA? UM, COUNCIL MEMBER TOBIAS, IF I COULD, UM, SEE IF WE CAN GET, UH, AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 41.
THIS IS THE RECAP ON THE ICE STORM RESPONSE COUNCIL.
YOU WANT TO, WHAT DO YOU WANNA DO WITH 27? CAN WE MOVE IT UP PLEASE? UH, OKAY.
DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY OTHER ITEMS THEY WANNA MOVE FORWARD? I THINK 27 IS PRETTY HIGH.
IT'S JUST AFTER PRESENTATIONS, SO, AND THAT IT CAN GUM, WHICH IS A PRESENTATION.
SO, UM, I CAN SEE THAT 41, BUT I'VE KIND OF FELT LIKE 27 WAS IN A PRETTY GOOD SPOT.
ALRIGHT, ANY OTHER ITEMS? ALL RIGHT.
[5. Presentation of the Police Department's 2022 Annual Racial Profiling Report. ~ Jeff Barnett, Chief of Police]
UH, NEXT UP IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE, PRESENTATION OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S 2022 ANNUAL RACIAL PROFILING REPORT, CHIEF BARNETT.I'M THE CHIEF OF POLICE, AND I'LL BE BRIEF WITH THE ITEM SINCE YOU HAVE A LOT OF THE MATERIAL IN YOUR BACKUP MATERIAL.
THE CALL POLICE DEPARTMENT IS SUBMITTING ITS 2022 RACIAL PROFILING REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE TEXAS CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE.
THIS REPORT'S REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNING BODY OWNER BEFORE MARCH 1ST OF EACH YEAR.
IN YOUR PACKET, YOU'LL HAVE THE FOLLOWING.
YOU'LL HAVE THE KYLE POLICE DEPARTMENT RACIAL PROFILING POLICY CHAPTER 2.2.
YOU'LL HAVE A COPY OF THE KYLE POLICE DEPARTMENT ANNUAL STATISTICS WITH OUR 2022 DATA.
YOU'LL HAVE A MEMORANDUM FROM ASSISTANT POLICE CHIEF HERNANDEZ REGARDING THE, THE COMPLAINT REVIEW AS REQUIRED BY LAW.
AND THEN YOU'LL ALSO HAVE A MEMORANDUM FROM COMMANDER TIM GRIFFITH REGARDING A DATA ANALYSIS.
AS YOU MAY RECALL, THE STATE OF TEXAS ENACTED A LAW REQUIRING CERTAIN ACTIONS ON BEHALF OF THE LOCAL AGENCY AND THE INDIVIDUAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHEN CONDUCTING TRAFFIC AND PEDESTRIAN STOPS.
THE CA POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS A POLICY THAT CLEARLY DEFINES RACIAL PROFILING AND PROHIBITS OFFICERS FROM ENGAGING IN RACIAL PROFILING AS DEFINED BY STATE LAW.
AND OUR OFFICERS ARE DIRECTED TO CAPTURE CERTAIN TYPES OF DATA PERTAINING TO THOSE TRAFFIC AND PEDESTRIAN STOPS OUR DETENTIONS WITH MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
THE COLL POLICE DEPARTMENT VEHICLES THAT ROUTINELY ENGAGE IN TRAFFIC AND PEDESTRIAN STOPS ARE OUTFITTED WITH AUDIO AND VIDEO WORN EQUIPMENT.
ADDITIONALLY, PATROL AND TRAFFIC OFFICERS ARE OUTFITTED WITH BODY-WORN CAMERAS FOR ADDITIONAL RECORDING.
THESE VIDEOS ARE RETAINED FOR A PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN 90 DAYS AS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW.
AND THEY'RE REVIEWED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR BY SUPERVISORY STAFF.
ALSO REQUIRED THE CALL POLICE DEPARTMENT DOES HAVE A PUBLICLY PROMOTED PROCESS BY WHICH AN INDIVIDUAL MAY FILE A COMPLAINT IF THE INDIVIDUAL BELIEVES THAT A CALL POLICE OFFICER HAS ENGAGED IN RACIAL PROFILING.
INFORMATION ON THAT PROCESS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES TO INCLUDE THE CITY'S WEBPAGE.
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S WEBPAGE, THE FRONT LOBBY OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND ANY MEMBER OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL GLADLY PROVIDE THAT.
IN ADDITION TO EVERY, IN ADDITION, EVERY PERSON THAT RECEIVES A WRITTEN CITATION IS ALSO PROVIDED INFORMATION ON HOW TO FILE A COMPLAINT.
AND FURTHER, THE COLL POLICE DEPARTMENT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY COMPLAINTS PERTAINING TO RACIAL PROFILING DURING THIS REPORTING PERIOD.
AS OUTLINED BY ASSISTANT CHIEF HERNANDEZ'S MEMO OFFICERS THAT BOTH THAT WORK AND REGULARLY RESPOND TO CALLS FOR SERVICE ON AREAS IN OUR, UH, IN OUR CITY.
THEY MAY STOP A VEHICLE ON ANY CITY STREET, COUNTY, ROADWAY, STATE HIGHWAY, OR EVEN A PRIVATE ROADWAY.
UNDER MOST CIRCUMSTANCES, WE CAPTURE ALL OF THE DATA THAT THE OFFICERS ENCOUNTER DURING THOSE TRAFFIC AND PEDESTRIAN STOPS.
IT'S BEEN PROVIDED TO YOU IN A NUMBER OF DOCUMENTS THAT ARE ATTACHED.
I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND PLEASE NOTE FOR THE RECORD ALSO THAT OUR REPORT AS REQUIRED BY LAW, HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE TEXAS, UH, COMMISSION ON LAW ENFORCEMENT.
I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? UH, MAYOR PROTE? YES.
UH, THANK YOU CHIEF AGAIN FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD AGAIN, UH, FOR REVIEW.
SO, LOOKING AT THE MATERIAL ITSELF, UH, I'M LOOKING AT IT CORRECT.
WE HAD OVER 8,103 TRAFFIC STOPS FOR THE YEAR.
AND YOU HAD 448 SEARCHES, CORRECT.
AND 48 WERE CONSENSUAL, UH, WHILE THREE OF THEM THERE WERE BASED ON THE PROBABLE CAUSE.
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OF THOSE ENDED UP BEING AN ARREST? YES.AND THEN YOU HAVE, OF THE 4 48 SEARCHES, UH, 352 LED TO CONTRABAND.
SO OBVIOUSLY THAT COULD BE WEAPONS, DRUGS, AND SO FORTH.
SO OUT OF THOSE 8,103 STOPS AND THE SEARCHES, WE HAD ZERO REPORTING ON ANY KIND OF RACIAL PROFILING COMPLAINTS AGAINST OUR OFFICERS.
THAT TELLS YOU RIGHT THERE THAT YOU'RE LEADING A GREAT TEAM, SIR.
YOU ARE RESPECTING THE COMMUNITY AND TREATED THEM FAIRLY.
AND SO I APPLAUD YOU ON THAT IN YOUR TEAM, YOUR, YOUR DEPARTMENT FOR THAT.
IT GOES TO SHOW THAT, UH, WE ARE MAKING A GOOD INVESTMENT IN OFFICERS AND WHO, AGAIN, LIKE I ALWAYS SAY, WHEN YOU HAVE A POLICE DEPARTMENT WHO RESPECTS, SUPPORTS THIS COMMUNITY, YOU'LL ALWAYS HAVE THE COMMUNITY RESPECT ITS OFFICERS AS WELL.
SO IT'S, IT'S VERY, UM, REASSURING THAT WE'RE, WE'RE OUR OFFICERS ARE BEING PROFESSIONAL, CONDUCTING, UH, TRAFFIC STOPS WITH PROFESSIONALISM AND, AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY ARE DOING IT ACCORDINGLY BY THE LAW.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? CUSTOMER FORCE? CAL.
UM, I JUST ALSO WANT TO PIGGYBACK OFF THAT IT LOOKS LIKE, UM, OUT OF THE STOPS, LIKE MORE THAN HALF OF THEM OR AROUND HALF OF THEM WERE FROM ON THE HIGHWAY.
IS THAT CORRECT? UH, OUT OF THOSE TRAFFIC STOPS, LEMME GET YOU THE NUMBERS.
OUT OF THE 8,103 STOPS, THAT'S CORRECT.
3,526 WERE IDENTIFIED ON A US HIGHWAY WHILE 967 OF THOSE WERE ON A STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM, WHICH COULD BE ONE 50 SOME OF OUR MAJOR ARTERIAL ROADS, RIGHT? CORRECT.
I I, I WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT CUZ IT'S IMPORTANT THAT NOT ONLY ARE YOU GUYS STOPPING PEOPLE WITHIN THE CITY MM-HMM.
SO I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO YOU AND YOUR GUYS.
UM, THIS IS, FOR ME, IT'S A BIG DEAL, SO I JUST WANNA LET YOU GUYS KNOW.
I JUST WANNA, UM, REPEAT WHAT OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE SAID.
UH, SO YOU HAD 8,000, UM, STOPS, NO PHYSICAL FORCE.
SO I REALLY LIKE TO SEE THAT, UM, IF IT'S NOT NEEDED.
AND, UM, WHAT ABOUT WITH COMMUNICATION WITH PEOPLE THAT ARE, I'LL PULL OVER, OVER, DO WE HAVE SPANISH SPEAKING PEOPLE WHO KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THAT IF THEY ARE BEING RACIAL PROFILED, THEY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO, TO MAKE, UH, A REPORT? UM, SO ARE WE, ARE WE MISSING ANY, ANYBODY IN THIS LARGE PAINTBRUSH? SO, I, I THINK THERE WOULD BE SEVERAL DIFFERENT WAYS IN WHICH, UH, A PERSON OF ANY, UH, PARTICULAR LANGUAGE, INCLUDING SIGN LANGUAGE, CAN MAKE A COMPLAINT.
NUMBER ONE, WE WILL ACCEPT THOSE AT ANY OF THE POINTS THAT I MENTIONED SOONER.
AND THEN ALSO AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, WE HAVE A TRANSLATION SERVICE THAT'S PROVIDED TO US THAT'S ACCESSIBLE WITHIN A MINUTE 24 7.
SO IF THEY COME TO THE OFFICE AT, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND THEY WANNA MAKE THAT COMPLAINT, AND PERHAPS THERE'S NOT A SPANISH SPEAKING OFFICER AVAILABLE, EVERY OFFICER'S PROVIDED WITH AN APPLICATION THAT THEY CAN ACCESS ON THEIR PHONE AND IMMEDIATELY HAND THAT PHONE OVER TO THE OTHER INDIVIDUAL AND LET THEM COMMUNICATE THEIR NEEDS OR THEIR COMPLAINT OR THEIR ISSUE.
THE SAME THING I WOULD BELIEVE WOULD APPLY AT OUR MUNICIPAL COURT WINDOW.
SO IF THEY DID RECEIVE A CITATION AND THEY FELT THEY WERE RACIALLY PROFILED WHEN DOING SO, THEY COULD ALSO MAKE THAT COMPLAINT AND WE WOULD, UH, ACCEPT THAT AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, EVEN IF THEY REPORTED IT TO OUR MUNICIPAL COURT STAFF.
AND I DID ENJOY THE, UM, OPPORTUNITY TO MEET SOME OF THE NEW HIRES.
AND, UH, Y'ALL DID A REALLY GREAT JOB ORGANIZING AND, AND HAVING THEM, UH, WORK OUT DURING THAT PERIOD.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? THANK YOU, CHIEF.
[6. Presentation of a plan for working with the local school swim teams and a plan for offering free pool days as requested by City Council on 1/28/2023. ~ Mariana Espinoza, Director of Parks & Recreation]
THANK YOU.ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SIX, PRESENTATION OF A PLAN FOR WORKING WITH THE LOCAL SCHOOL SWIM TEAMS, UH, AND A PLAN FOR OFFERING FREE POOL DAYS.
AS REQUESTED BY CITY COUNCIL ON JANUARY 28TH, MS. ESPINOZA, MARIA ESPOSA, PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR, MAYOR AND COUNCIL ON JANUARY 28TH.
CITY COUNCIL DIRECTED STAFF TO COME UP WITH A PLAN FOR WORKING WITH THE LOCAL SCHOOL SWIM TEAMS AND A PLAN FOR OFFERING FREE POOL, UH, FREE POOL DAYS.
UM, SO THE PLAN THAT STAFF CAME UP WITH, AS LONG AS WE'RE ABLE TO STAFF THE POOL, UH, TO OPEN AT FULL CAPACITY, WHICH IS LOOKING VERY PROMISING, IS THAT WE WILL OFFER FREE SWIM DAYS ON MONDAYS AND FRIDAYS DURING OPEN SWIM HOURS.
UH, WE WILL STILL CHARGE FOR RENTAL SWIM LESSONS, UM, AND OPEN SWIM ON TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS, AND THE WEEKENDS.
SO RIGHT NOW WE CURRENTLY HAVE THREE POOL
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STAFF HIRED WITH 10 MORE GOING THROUGH THE HIRING PROCESS, UM, AS WE SPEAK AND WE CONTINUE.WE'RE CONTINUING EFFORTS TO PROMOTE AND HIRE, INCLUDING THREE ONE DAY HIRING EVENTS WITH THE FIRST ONE BEING TOMORROW BETWEEN FIVE AND 6 45 AT THE POOL.
UH, AMY, UH, GARCIA, OUR RECREATION MANAGER, IS HERE TODAY IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, BUT THEY'RE CONTINUING TO REACH OUT TO THE LOCAL, UH, SWIM TEAMS TO INFORM THEIR SWIM TEAM MEMBERS OF JOB OPPORTUNITIES.
AND AMY IS ALSO WORKING ON IMPLEMENTING A LIFEGUARD IN TRAINING PROGRAM FOR 14 TO 15 YEAR OLDS WHO ARE LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, MARIANA.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? UH, MAYOR PROTE.
SO YOU'RE OFFERING, UM, THE, THE, THE OPEN SWIM ON MONDAYS AND FRIDAYS? THAT'S CORRECT.
UH, OUR DAY THAT WE CLOSED IS WEDNESDAY.
SO YOU CAN BE CLOSED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.
SO IT'D BE JUST MONDAY AND FRIDAY THEY HAVE OPEN SWIM.
AND SO ANYONE WHO COULDN'T GO LIKE DURING THE WEEKEND MM-HMM.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT THE PLAN.
WE, IT'S APPRECIATED, MARIANA.
[7. Presentation of the 2023 Kyle Fair TexTravaganza. ~ Mariana Espinoza, Director of Parks & Recreation]
ALL.NEXT UP IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, PRESENTATION OF THE 2023 CALL FAIR TEXT EXTRAVAGANZA.
MARIA ESPINOZA PARKS IMMIGRATION DIRECTOR CLAUDIA ROACHES, SPECIAL EVENTS MANAGER.
WE HAVE A PARTY THAT WILL KNOCK THE STINK OFF THE SKUNK HERE IN KYLE
REALLY, CLAUDIA, DO YOU MEAN LIKE A FINER THAN FROG HERE? FESTIVAL
MAR MARIANA, YOU ARE GOING TO WANT TO BRING YOUR BIG APPETITE AND THE WHOLE FAMILY.
THERE WILL BE A MAIN STAGE WITH LIVE MUSIC AND A COMMUNITY STAGE FEATURING OUR LOCAL TALENT.
THERE'LL BE FOOD TRUCKS, VENDORS, A RIB AND RITA CONTEST, CARNIVAL AND FIREWORKS.
SO WHY DID YOU HAND ME THIS ENVELOPE? IN THE ENVELOPE? IN THE ENVELOPE POLLS ARE THE NAMES OF OUR HEADLINER PERFORMERS FOR THE MAIN STAGE ALONG WITH THE ALIVE ENTERTAINMENT.
AND IF YOU WOULD PLEASE, MARIANA FEATURING COUNTRY NIGHT PERFORMING LIVE ON FRIDAY, MAY 19TH.
UP IN COMING PERFORMER BRAXTON KEITH, SEE A CMA TEXAS AWARD WINNER.
KEN FALK HAYES COUNTY'S VERY OWN BROKEN ARROW AND THE HEADLINER WHO STATES STEADY IN TEXAS'S COUNTRY MUSIC BILLBOARD'S TOP 10 JOHN WOLF ON SATURDAY MAY 20TH FEATURING THE
KYLE'S VERY OWN RICK FUENTES AND THE BROWN EXPRESS 2020 TEO MUSIC AWARD.
BEST NEW FEMALE ARTIST, MONICA SALAR 2020 TEO MUSIC AWARD.
JERARD GOMEZ BANDIT
FEATURING MUSIC FROM VARIOUS GENRES.
MOUNT ZION BAPTIST CHURCH GOSPEL CHOIR, KYLE'S OWN GEORGE MECADO, CENTRAL TEXAS' NEWEST COUNTRY BAND FEATURING GRAMMY NOMINATED ARTRINA WITH ARTIE HEINA AND THE JUKEBOX PREACHERS IN OUR FINAL PERFORMANCE OF THE EVENT, INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED ULTIMATE EIGHTIES TRIBUTE BAND.
SO WHERE YOUR COWBOY HAT AND YOUR DANCING SHOES AND BRING YOUR HOT SAUCE IS GOING TO BE ONE TEXAS SIZE PARTY HERE IN KYLE, TEXAS.
CLAUDIA, THIS IS REALLY GREAT, BUT I STILL HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT BECOMING A VENDOR VOLUNTEERING PARKING.
YOU'LL GO TO WW DOT KYLE FAIR.COM AND YOU'LL GET ALL YOUR ANSWERS RIGHT THERE.
IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS? VERY WELCOME.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTS? CAN WE CLAP? I'M SO EXCITED.
SO SO YOU'RE, WE'RE ACTUALLY HAVING THE SPASMATIC COME TO KYLE.
IF ANYBODY HASN'T SEEN THEM, THEY'RE AWESOME.
[8. Kyle Public Library awarded the Texas Municipal Library Directors Association Award for 2022. ~ Colleen Tierney, Director of Library Services]
ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP, AGENDA ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, KYLE PUBLIC LIBRARY AWARDED THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LIBRARY DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION AWARD FOR 2022.COLLEEN TIERNEY, MAYOR CITY COUNCIL.
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TIERNEY, DIRECTOR OF LIBRARY SERVICES.FOR THE RECORD, I, UM, AM PROUD TO, UH, ANNOUNCE THAT THE LIBRARY STAFF AND KYLE LIBRARY HAS BEEN AWARDED THE ACHIEVEMENT OF EXCELLENCE IN, UH, LIBRARIES FOR 20, IN 2022.
IT IS THE SEVENTH YEAR THAT THEY'VE WON THIS AWARD.
I SAY THEY, BECAUSE I JOINED THE LIBRARY AT THE END OF 2022.
AND IT IS FULLY THIS AMAZING STAT THAT, THAT REALLY DESERVES THIS AWARD.
SO, UM, I, UH, WOULD, I'D LIKE YOU TO KNOW THAT ONLY 73 LIBRARIES IN THE STATE OF TEXAS WON THIS AWARD OUT OF 542.
SO WE, THIS AMAZING PROFESSIONAL STAFF STANDS AMONG THE TOP IN THE STATE.
AND I WANT TO TAKE THIS TIME TO HONOR THEM AND TO ALSO THANK SOME OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS WHO CAME OUT TO SUPPORT THE LIBRARY THIS EVENING.
JOY TORRES AND MARY LANDRUM, AND I'M NOT SURE ANYBODY ELSE IS ON THE BOARD WHO'S HERE, BUT, UM, I APPRECIATE YOU AND, UH, I BELIEVE WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION.
WE WE'RE, WE'RE SIGNING IT NOW SO IT'S NOT LISTED FOR A PROCLAMATION.
BUT IF, IF YOUR STAFF AND BOARD MEMBERS WOULDN'T MIND STANDING UP, WE'D LOVE TO GIVE YOU A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THIS GREAT AWARD.
AND I'D JUST LIKE TO NAME EACH ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE AS THEY STAND.
THAT'S MARY FOLSOM, JOEL ISLA, BRITA TORRES, MICHAEL KAUFMAN LYNCH, ZOE RAINA, JEN CARDENAS, UH, JUDY THOMAS, ORLANDO PEREZ, AND ANYBODY ELSE.
AND THE REST OF THE CREW WHO IS, WHO ARE NEARBY ARE WATCHING ON TV.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTS? CUSTOMER FIRST, UM, ON TOP OF ALL THE REALLY GREAT STAFF THAT WE HAVE, UM, I WOULD BE AMISS NOT TO SAY THANK YOU TO PAUL, WHO USED TO BE THE DIRECTOR.
UM, AND HE LED A GREAT, THE REASON WHY OUR TEAM IS SO GREAT IS BECAUSE WE HAVE GREAT LEADERS.
AND SO PAUL HAS GREATLY MISSED, ALTHOUGH WE DO LOVE COLLEEN.
UM, AND SINCE THIS AWARD AWARD IS FOR 2022, HE WAS HERE FOR PART OF THAT, AND I JUST WANTED TO GIVE HIM A LITTLE BIT OF RECOGNITION.
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Update on various capital improvement projects, road projects, building program, and/or general operational activities where no action is required. ~ Jerry Hendrix, Interim City Manager
- Pickleball Tournament
- Family Skate Night
- International Womens Day March
- Seasonal Staff Hiring Events
- Kyle Public Library Programs
- Coffee Station in Library Lobby
- Great Texas River Cleanup
- PIErate Treasure Hunt
- Comprehensive Master Plan Update
- Downtown Master Plan Update
- Team Kyle Updates
NEXT UP IS GONNA BE, UH, CITY MANAGER'S REPORT.
AND I'M GONNA ASK MR. HENDRICKS IF HE CAN, IF IT'S OKAY WITH MAYOR PRO TIM, IF HE CAN ADD THIS STORM WATER STORM RESPONSE TO THE END OF THE CITY MANAGER'S REPORT.
UH, I, IT'S, IF WE HAVE QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS, IT'S NOT REALLY CITY MANAGER'S REPORT ITEM, BUT I THINK WE CAN TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF PRIVILEGE HERE.
UH, FOR THE RECORD, JERRY HENDRICKS, INTERIM CITY MANAGER.
FIRST UP ON MY REPORT TONIGHT IS PARKS DIRECTOR MARIANA ESP ESPINOZA, MARIANA ESP, ESPINOZA PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR.
ON SATURDAY, APRIL 22ND, WE HAVE A PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT AT ASH PAVILION, UH, STARTING AT 9:00 AM AND REGISTRATION IS TAKING PLACE NOW ON TEIM LINE.COM.
OUR FIRST FAMILY SKATE NIGHT OF THE SEASON IS NEXT FRIDAY, MARCH 3RD FROM SEVEN TO NINE AT ASH PAVILION.
UH, THE KYLE PARKS MIGRATION DEPARTMENT WILL BE CELEBRATING INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8TH FROM FIVE TO EIGHT AT DOWNTOWN MARY KYLE HARTSON, CITY SQUARE PARK.
WE'LL HAVE, UH, LIVE MUSIC, UH, GOOD COMPANY AND WINE AND BREW.
AND AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, OUR SEASONAL HIRING EVENTS.
OUR FIRST ONE IS TOMORROW BETWEEN FIVE AND 6 45, FOLLOWED BY MARCH 22ND IN APRIL 26TH.
NEXT UP IS COLLEEN TIERNEY, OUR DIRECTOR OF LIBRARY SERVICES CITY COUNCIL.
STILL COLLEEN TIERNEY, DIRECTOR OF LIBRARY SERVICES.
UH, SO, UH, WE HAVE ONE MORE BLACK HISTORY MONTH STORY TIME COMING UP THIS WEEK.
UM, AND OUR, UH, SUSAN RENA FROM THE, UH, FRIENDS OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY WHO BE OUR GUEST READER, THEY'VE BEEN VERY WELL ATTENDED.
WE HAVE CRAFTS AND ACTIVITIES AS WELL.
UM, AND WE HOPE THAT PEOPLE COME OUT AND JOIN US FOR THAT.
UM, IT'S THIS SATURDAY, THE 25TH AT 2:00 PM AT THE LIBRARY.
UH, WE ALSO HAVE A, UM, WE HAVE SOME EVENTS GOING ON DURING SPRING BREAK.
WE HAVE A SPECIAL EVENT FOR TEENS ON MARCH 14TH.
IT DOES REQUIRE PRE-REGISTRATION, AND IT IS ON THE 14TH FROM ONE TO THREE.
UM, AND WE ALSO HAVE ON THURSDAY, MARCH 16TH, A PERFORMANCE BY THE INISH SCHOOL OF IRISH DANCE TO CELEBRATE ST.
THAT'S AT 2:00 PM ON MARCH 16TH.
AND I ALSO WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT ONE OF OUR, UM, UNIQUE OFFERINGS THAT WE HAVE
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AT THE LIBRARY.UM, WE HAVE, UH, JUDY THOMAS, WHO IS AN ARTIST EXTRAORDINAIRE WHO HAS BEEN SINCE COVID BEEN MAKING THESE KITS THAT, UM, PEOPLE CAN TAKE HOME, UH, AS A WHOLE KIT TO, UM, DO STORY TIME AT HOME.
UM, SO WE HAVE, I THINK ABOUT 30, ALMOST 30 OF THESE NOW.
AND, UM, SO THE, IT COMES WITH THE BOOK, IT COMES WITH, UM, A, A COUPLE OF PUPPETS, AND IT COMES WITH A FELT BOARD AND FELT CREATURES TO PUT ON THE FELT BOARD.
AND THEY'RE GREAT FOR, UM, STORY TIME TO HELP FAMILIES AT HOME, UH, WORK ON THOSE SMALL MOTOR AND LITERACY SKILLS.
SO, UM, THAT IS A VERY SPECIAL AND UNIQUE, UH, PROJECT.
SHE STARTED DURING, UM, THE PANDEMIC AND HAS CONTINUED, AND THEY'RE A VERY BIG HIT IN THE LIBRARY.
SO IF YOU HAVEN'T CHECKED THEM OUT, YOU SHOULD GIVE IT A TRY.
UH, AND THEN ALSO WE JUST HAVE, UM, OUR COFFEE STATION IS BACK.
UM, APPARENTLY IT WENT AWAY BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC, BUT WE HAVEN'T UP UPGRADED THANKS TO THE FRIENDS OF THE COYO PUBLIC LIBRARY.
WE HAVE A KEURIG NOW OUT THERE, AND IT'S A DOLLAR A CUP.
UH, DOLLAR WILL GET YOU A KEURIG AND A CUP AND ALL THE FIXINS FOR THE COFFEE BAR.
SO ALL THE FUNDS BENEFIT THE, UM, FRIENDS, ALL THE GO TO THE FRIENDS, UM, AND HELP SUPPORT OUR LIBRARY.
NEXT UP IS KATHY ROKER, OUR STORM WATER PLAN ADMINISTRATOR.
COUNCIL MEMBERS KATHY RAGER FOR THE RECORD.
UH, COMING UP ON SATURDAY, MARCH 4TH IS THE 38TH ANNUAL GREAT TEXAS RIVER CLEANUP.
THIS IS THE SIXTH YEAR THAT KYLE HAS BEEN A PARTICIPANT IN THIS.
EVERY YEAR HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL.
UM, REGISTRATION STARTS AT EIGHT 30 IN THE MORNING, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO PICK UP TRASH UNTIL ROUGHLY 1130.
THEN WE HEAD BACK TO WALEY PARK NOW PIZZA, THERE WILL BE BREAKFAST TACOS FOR BREAKFAST, AND THERE'S USUALLY A LOT LEFT OVER.
SO PLEASE, IF YOU'RE SITTING OUT THERE AND YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO ON SATURDAY, MARCH 4TH, SHOW UP, UH, WE HAVE LOTS OF SPOTS STILL OPEN.
SO, UM, IF YOU GO TO THE CITY'S WEBSITE, YOU CAN SEARCH IN THE SEARCH BAR GREAT TEXAS RIVER CLEANUP, AND IT WILL SEND YOU TO A LINK.
IT'S ALSO BEEN ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIAS CHANNELS.
I, I, I REALLY, UM, APPRECIATE THIS ONE.
I THINK IT, IT DOES SOUND LIKE A LOT OF FUN TO GO OUT THERE AND WALK AROUND, WALK ALONG THE CREEK, AND THERE IS A, THERE IS SOME TRASH OUT THERE, RIGHT? I MEAN, I'VE, I'VE WALKED OUT, I'VE PICKED UP A BAG MYSELF, SO ANYTIME WE GO OUT THERE, WE SCOUT IT BEFORE AND I THINK, OKAY, I CAN GET A SMALLER ROLL OFF AND THEN I REGRET IT.
SO IT'S SHOCKING HOW MUCH TRASH PEOPLE PICK UP ALONG THE WAY THAT YOU IS HIDDEN IN DIFFERENT PLACES.
YEAH, I WAS JUST GONNA SAY, I HIGHLY ENCOURAGE ANYBODY TO JOIN US.
UM, LAST YEAR I THINK WE FOUND LIKE, IT WAS LIKE A KIND OF A GAME OF LIKE, WHAT COULD WE FIND, UH, LIKE WHAT'S THE STRANGEST THING THAT WE FIND? AND THERE WAS LIKE A TIRE.
IT WAS ALL KINDS OF STUFF, BUT IT'S GENUINELY A GOOD TIME.
LIKE, YOU GO OUT THERE MM-HMM.
UH, AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT FEELS GOOD.
SO I HIGHLY RECOMMEND ANYBODY WHO'S INTERESTED OR LIKE YOU SAID, HAS FREE TIME TO COME OUT THERE AND JOIN US.
NEXT UP IS RACHEL SONIER, OUR COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR.
I AM VIRTUAL TONIGHT BECAUSE I HAVE COVID IN THE HOUSEHOLD RIGHT NOW, NOW, BUT, UH, I'LL BE PRESENTING ON THE PIRATE TREASURE HUNT.
IT STARTS MARCH 1ST AND GOES ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE 22ND.
THIS YEAR, UH, WE WILL HAVE FOUR TREASURE CHESTS HIDDEN THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF KYLE.
UH, PEOPLE HAVE, UH, UNTIL MARCH 22ND AT 5:00 PM TO SUBMIT, FIND THE TREASURE CHEST, SUBMIT IT, UH, AND ENTER A RAFFLE TO WIN POSSIBLY $314 IN CELEBRATION OF NATIONAL PIE DAY IN THE PIE CAPITAL, TEXAS.
UM, ALL WE ASK IS THAT ANYONE THAT FINDS ANY OF OUR TREASURE TO BELIEVE IT, FOR OTHER TREASURE HUNTERS TO FIND.
ALSO, YOU CAN FIND MORE INFO ABOUT THIS EVENT@CITYOFKYLE.COM SLASH CALENDAR, BUT WILL BE MARCHING, UH, LAUNCHING IT MARCH 1ST THROUGH 22ND.
WILL ATKINSON, OUR PLANNING DIRECTOR, IS NEXT.
COUNSEL WILL ATKINSON, UH, PLANNING DIRECTOR FOR THE RECORD.
UH, FOR OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE, WE HAD FIVE EVENTS THAT WE ACTUALLY HOSTED, UM, LAST WEDNESDAY THAT WERE IN PUBLIC, UH, ONE AT FIRE STATION, TWO IN THE AFTERNOON, AND THEN FOUR SIMULTANEOUSLY AT BARTON MIDDLE SCHOOL, SCIENCE HALL ELEMENTARY, KYLE CITY HALL, AND TOBIAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
IT WAS, WE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE HERE AT CITY HALL.
WE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE OVER AT BARTON MIDDLE SCHOOL AS WELL.
AND, UM, BETWEEN, UH, THE ONLINE INTERACTIVE MAPPING TOOL AND THE TOTAL SURVEYS
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ONLINE, UM, WE HAD ABOUT 230 TOTAL RESPONSES FOR THE MAPPING.WE HAD STUFF IN PERSON HERE AND STUFF ONLINE.
SO THAT WAS, UM, THAT WAS PRETTY NEAT ACTUALLY.
AND THAT'S OPEN UNTIL 1159 TONIGHT.
UH, THE SECOND SURVEY, WHICH IS, IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE, UH, THE ONLINE MAPS.
UH, OP IS ALSO GOING TO 1159 TONIGHT.
AND AT THIS TIME WE HAVE ABOUT 469 RESPONSES.
SO WE HAVE, WE'VE HAD QUITE A FEW PEOPLE, AND I'M SURE THAT NUMBER'S GONNA GO UP A LITTLE BIT BEFORE THE END OF THE NIGHT.
UH, FOR THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN, WE HAVE ONE MORE OPEN HOUSE THAT IS THIS COMING THURSDAY, RIGHT HERE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS FROM FIVE TO EIGHT.
UH, WE WANT EVERYBODY THAT WE CAN POSSIBLY CAN TO COME OUT HERE AND SEE WHAT WE HAVE AS A DRAFT DOCUMENT AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK AND WHAT HAVE YOU.
SO IF WE NEED TO MAKE EDITS SO WE CAN DO SO.
UH, WE ARE ALSO ABOUT TO BE LAUNCHING OUR, OUR, ACTUALLY IT'S IN PLACE RIGHT NOW, UH, OUR DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN SURVEY, UH, FROM FEBRUARY 9TH TO MARCH 2ND, TO ALSO PROVIDE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR, UH, FEEDBACK RELATED TO THE, TO THE PLAN.
AND, UM, THIS LAST WEEK, UH, THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, UH, OUR PLANNING STAFF, MYSELF INCLUDED, WE WALKED, UH, OLD HIGHWAY 81 AND WEST CENTER STREET, UM, AND ALL THE SPECIES IN BETWEEN CANVASSING BUSINESSES TO GO A LITTLE BIT EXTRA ON THE MI ON THE MILEAGE THERE TO GET THE PUBLIC OUTREACH.
SO, UH, I THINK I WALKED, UH, TWO AND A HALF MILES THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
IT WAS GOOD TO SEE THE BUSINESSES AND, AND PROVIDE, GET FEEDBACK FROM THEM AS WELL.
I JUST WANNA SAY THAT I WENT TO TOUS ELEMENTARY AND THIS SETUP WAS AMAZING.
UM, I'M GONNA SAY THAT I THINK THIS IS THE MOST I'VE SEEN WE'VE DONE FOR OUTREACH FROM THE CITY TO THE RESIDENTS.
AND SO, UH, I WAS A LITTLE FRUSTRATED THAT THE VERY FEW RESIDENTS SHOWED UP TO DOBIAS.
UM, BUT IT FEELS GOOD TO KNOW THAT THE CITY DID AS MUCH AS THEY COULD TO, TO REACH OUT TO AS MANY PEOPLE.
AND I TO, I READ YOUR EMAIL AND I HEARD THAT YOU WERE BLOCK WALKING AND I WAS SUPER IMPRESSED.
SO I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO YOU AND TO THE REST OF STAFF FOR THE EXTRA, LITERALLY THE EXTRA MILE THAT YOU GUYS WALKED, UH, TO, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET AS MUCH INPUT AS AS POSSIBLE FOR THIS.
I'M BRINGING TWO THINGS UP WITH ME TODAY, SO OBVIOUSLY I HAVE A LITTLE BIT TO TALK ABOUT.
UH, FOR THE RECORD, JERRY HENDRICKS, CITY MANAGER.
UNFORTUNATELY, I DON'T HAVE ANY NEW HIRES TO REPORT TO YOU TODAY, BUT I DO HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS IN TERMS OF OUR STAFFING.
FOR THE FIRST TIME THAT I CAN REMEMBER, I CAN REPORT THAT OUR STREET DEPARTMENT IS FULLY STAFFED AND OUR PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT IS FULLY STAFFED.
AND THAT'S A LARGE PART TO THE EXTRA EMPLOYMENT INCENTIVES THAT YOU PASSED FOR US IN THIS FISCAL YEAR.
AND WE'RE WORKING DILIGENTLY TO FILL THE REMAINDER OF THE 55 NEW POSITIONS THAT YOU ALLOWED FOR US THIS YEAR AND BRING, BRING ON QUALITY STAFF TO, TO THE WORK FOR THE CITIZENS OF KYLE.
I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE, UM, WHAT WE'RE GONNA REFER TO FROM HERE ON AS LEON AND ASSOCIATES, OUR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT.
AND THEY'RE FULLY, NO, THEY'RE NOT QUITE FULLY STAFFED YET, BUT, UH, LEON LET US KNOW THIS MORNING THAT IT WAS ENGINEERING WEEK OR NATIONAL ENGINEERS WEEK.
AND SO WE COULDN'T LET THAT GO BY WITHOUT RECOGNIZING THEM AND THE GOOD WORK THAT THEY DO.
AND SINCE HE WAITED TILL LAST MINUTE, I'M GONNA INVITE HIM UP HERE TO INTRODUCE HIS TEAM AND SAY A COUPLE NICE THINGS ABOUT THEM.
LEON, BARBARA, UH, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, CITY ENGINEER, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
I STARTED WITH THE CITY IN NOVEMBER OF 2013, AND, UH, I LEFT, UH, CITY OF AUSTIN.
AND AT THAT POINT IN TIME, I WAS THE BUILDING OFFICIAL.
SO WHEN I NEEDED THINGS DONE, I, I'D LOOKED AROUND AT THE STAFF THAT I HAD, I HAD AS MANY AS 160 STAFF THAT REPORTED TO ME AT ONE TIME.
UH, ENGINEERING DIVISION, RIGHT OF WAY, DIVISION, UH, CONTRACT SECTION, UM, AND, AND STREET MAINTENANCE SECTIONS.
AND THEN I STARTED WORKING FOR THE CITY OF KYLE.
I WANTED TO TAKE ON THE CHALLENGE OF BUILDING THOSE SEVEN ROADS THAT WE ENDED UP BUILDING, I THINK EIGHT.
UM, AND I LOOKED AROUND, SO I WAS ASKED TO PUT SOME PLANS TOGETHER AND I LOOKED AROUND AND I REALIZED THAT, OH MY GOD, IT'S JUST ME HERE
SO ANYWAY, BUT SLOWLY BUT SHIRLEY COUNCIL HAS SUPPORTED ME.
UH, JUST ABOUT EVERY YEAR I'VE GOTTEN ANOTHER POSITION AND ANOTHER POSITION.
SO I REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT COUNCIL HAS DONE FOR ME AND, UH, AND OUR STAFF.
UH, WE'RE LOOKING FOR AN ASSISTANT CITY ENGINEER.
IF THERE'S ANYBODY OUT THERE LISTENING, UH, IF WE REALLY NEED TO GET ANOTHER SYSTEM, CITY ENGINEER ON STAFF TO HELP ME WITH THE, THE WORKLOAD THAT WE DO HAVE.
WE DO HAVE A TREMENDOUS WORKLOAD.
WE HAVE ROUGHLY 30 PROJECTS THAT WE GET INVOLVED WITH ON A ROUTINE BASIS.
AND WITHOUT THE STAFF THAT I HAVE THAT, UH, IF I NEED HELP, I JUST SAY, I NEED SOME HELP.
THEY'LL JUMP RIGHT IN AND THEY'LL, AND, AND HELP ME WITH WHATEVER I NEED.
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I'M REALLY VERY PROUD OF OUR STAFF AND WE HAVE SOME NEWER EMPLOYEES THAT JUST STARTED AND THEY'RE WORKING OUT GREAT.SO I'M REALLY PLEASED WITH THEM.
SO THANK YOU COUNSEL, AND THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT THAT YOU GIVE THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT.
THE RAIN CONDITIONS DON'T STOP THERE.
AND THIS, THIS NEWS IS LITERALLY HOURS OLD.
UM, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE PEREZ THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS AND HIS TEAM, BECAUSE THIS IS HOW MANY YEARS IN A ROW IF YOU WERE 13 YEARS IN A ROW, THAT HE, HE'S RECEIVED A CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT FOR EXCELLENCE IN FINANCIAL REPORTING FROM THE GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA BEFORE PERVEZ GOT HERE, WE DIDN'T KNOW THIS AWARD EXISTED.
AND NOW IT SAYS ROUTINE THAT, THAT HE AND HIS STAFF ACCEPT THIS AWARDS.
SO PERVEZ, I'D LIKE TO COME SAY A FEW THINGS.
MAYOR, MAYOR PATIM, COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR THE RECORD, I'M VEMO CITY'S DIRECTOR OF FINANCE.
UH, THIS REALLY REFLECTS ON THE CITY'S FINANCIAL TEAM AND COUNCIL FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
BECAUSE OF YOU, WE WERE ABLE TO ADD, JUST LIKE NEON SAID, WE WERE ABLE TO ADD EMPLOYEES OVER TIME AND WE HAVE IMPROVED OUR PROCESS AND PROCEDURES OVER THE YEARS.
AND EVERY YEAR WE HAVE STRIVED TO GET BETTER AND BETTER.
AND THE ANNUAL AWARDS THAT WE RECEIVE, THESE ARE NOT LOCAL, UH, COUNTY LEVEL OR STATE LEVEL AWARDS.
THEY'RE A ORGANIZATION CALLED GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION.
THESE ARE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE MADE UP OF PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF FOR DIRECTORS OF FINANCE, ASSISTANT DIRECTORS OF FINANCE AND FINANCIAL PROFESSIONALS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT REVIEW OUR PROCESS AND PROCEDURES AND SELECT.
SO THERE'S A, A TOTAL OF ABOUT 10,000 CITIES AND COUNTIES THAT GO FOR THIS AWARD.
AND OF THOSE 10,000, ABOUT 400 ARE SELECTED EACH YEAR.
AND I'M PROUD TO TELL YOU THAT WE ARE ONE OF THEM.
UH, THE CITY OF KYLE WAS SELECTED.
AGAIN, THIS IS OUR 13TH CONSECUTIVE AWARD.
UH, THAT'S A HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR CITY OF KYLE AND THE CITY'S FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT TEAM.
IT ALSO REINFORCES I HOPE THAT YOU CAN RELY ON THE FINANCIAL INFORMATION THAT YOU'RE PROVIDED, UH, AND TO THE CI CITIZENS AND TAXPAYERS, THAT THEY HAVE A SOLID TEAM THAT IS SAFEGUARDING THEIR TAXPAYER'S MONEY.
WITH THAT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND ONCE WE GET THE ACTUAL CERTIFICATE, WE'LL BE BRINGING HIM AND HIS TEAM BACK IN FRONT OF YOU FOR A FORMAL PRESENTATION, BUT JUST COULDN'T PASS UP THAT OPPORTUNITY.
SO THAT CONCLUDES MY CITY MANAGER'S REPORT IN TERMS OF OUR STAFF.
AND I WAS ALSO ASKED TO BRING FORWARD THE ITEM WITH OUR, OUR STORM DEBRIS UPDATE.
UM, JUST A LOT OF THIS IS GONNA BE A REITERATION OF WHAT I SAID RIGHT AFTER THE, THE STORM, THE, THE WEEKEND RIGHT AFTER THE STORM, WE WERE ABLE TO OPEN UP ALL OF OUR PARTS AND BRING IN STAFF AND DUMPSTERS TO ALLOW OUR RESIDENTS TO BRING THEIR DEBRIS TO US AND MAKE IT AS CONVENIENT AS POSSIBLE WITH PARKS LOCATED ALL OVER TOWN.
WE WERE OPEN FOR APPROXIMATELY FOUR DAYS UNTIL THE, THE VOLUME WAS DROPPING OFF AND WE WERE GETTING MORE TRASH THAN WE WERE DEBRIS THAT THAT, UM, DEBRIS THAT WE COLLECTED, UH, WAS JUST UNDER, UH, 270 CUBIC YARDS WORTH OF BRUSH THAT EQUATES TO 457 POUNDS, FOUR 57,000 POUNDS OR 229 TONS OF PRODUCT THAT WE COLLECTED FROM CITIZENS OF KYLE.
OTHER THINGS THAT, UH, WE RESPONDED TO ARE READY TO RESPOND TO ARE, UH, COMU, OUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR MONITORED DIRECTLY THROUGH THE BC WEBSITE, NUMBER OF HOMES THAT WERE IN KYLE THAT WERE WITHOUT POWER.
FORTUNATELY, WE NEVER HAD MORE THAN, THAN A FEW HANDFULS OF PEOPLE WITHOUT POWER AT ANY GIVEN TIME.
AND THEIR POWER WAS ALWAYS RESTORED WITHIN, WITHIN THREE TO FIVE HOURS.
HAD THAT NOT BEEN THE CASE, HAD WE HAD PEOPLE WITH EXTENDED POWER OUTAGES OR WITH LARGE GROUPS THAT HAD EXTENDED POWER OR LARGE AREAS THAT HAD EXTENDED POWER OUTAGES.
WE WERE READY TO OPEN UP WARMING CENTERS AT KYLE FACILITIES THROUGHOUT KYLE.
UH, AND ALSO WE WERE ABLE, READY TO DEPLOY MOBILE WARMING CENTERS IN THE TERMS OF SCHOOL BUSES THROUGH A COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO PUT THOSE OUT.
SHOULD ANY AREA NEED THE WARMING CENTERS.
UM, OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, OUR PUBLIC WORKS AND OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT AND OUR ENVIRONMENTAL TRADES DEPARTMENT, WERE ALL ON STANDBY IN CASE ROADS NEEDED ATTENTION OR BLOCKING OFF OR THERE WAS, UH, MAJOR ACCIDENTS
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ANYWHERE.FORTUNATELY, WE DIDN'T SEE ANY OF THAT, UH, BECAUSE OUR, OUR CITIZENS DID A GREAT JOB OF STAYING OFF THE ROADS AND OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT DID A GREAT JOB OF KEEPING CITIZENS UPDATED ON THE STATUS.
MOVING FORWARD, WE'RE MONITORING, UM, NEEDS WITHIN THE KYLE TO SEE IF THERE'S A NEED FOR US TO REOPEN UP ANY COLLECTION CENTERS.
WE'RE JUST NOT HEARING ABOUT THAT RIGHT NOW, BUT WE STAND READY IN CASE THERE IS THAT OPEN THAT NEED TO OPEN BACK, BACK UP.
WE DO HAVE OTHER OPTIONS FOR CITIZENS THAT STILL HAVE SOME BRUSH TO BE TAKEN CARE OF.
WE HAD ASKED THEM TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THEIR ON-CALL TWICE YEAR BRUSH AND BOLT COLLECTION THROUGH TDS OR TDS TO COME TO YOUR HOME AND PICK UP DEBRIS THAT'S PROPERLY PREPARED.
OUR RESIDENTS STILL HAVE THE FREE DROP OFF AT THE LANDFILL WHERE THEY CAN TAKE ANY ITEMS THAT THEY STILL HAVE TO DROP OFF.
AND, UM, ADDITIONALLY YOU HAVE UP TO 10 BAGS OF YARD WASTE THAT YOU CAN SET OUT IF YOU NEED TO.
ANYBODY THAT THAT NEEDS SPECIAL HELP CAN EITHER CONTACT MY OFFICE AND WE'LL HELP FIND RESOURCES FOR YOU, OR THEY CAN CALL DIRECTLY THE AUSTIN DISASTER RELIEF NETWORK.
AND WE HAVE THAT INFORMATION OUT ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA AND THERE ARE VOLUNTEERS THAT ARE COORDINATING EFFORTS TO GET IF, UM, YOU HAVE A DISABILITY, ARE NOT ABLE TO WORK IN YOUR YARD YOURSELF, THAT WE CAN HELP GET THAT HELP TO YOU.
UM, I'M ABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU WOULD LIKE
UM, THIS, THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT I, I KNOW AT THE LAST MINUTE I HAD ASKED YOU MR. HENDRICKS TO BRING FORWARD AND THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.
UM, BECAUSE AGAIN, WE ALL KNOW WHAT HAPPENED UP NORTH IN AUSTIN, YOU HAD SOMETIMES UP TO 27,000 PEOPLE I BELIEVE THAT WE WERE OUT ELECTRICITY.
FOR MANY, MANY DAYS THAT'S ON THE WRONG SPOT.
AND SO, UH, THAT WAS JUST ONE AREA.
SO IT JUST KIND OF BROUGHT THE QUESTION ABOUT OUR RESPONSE TO HOW MANY PEOPLE IN OUR CITY WAS WITHOUT POWER.
AND I THINK YOU MENTIONED HERE THAT IF THERE WAS ANY OF THE SECTORS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, IT WAS UP TO MAYBE THE MOST, UP TO FIVE HOURS BEFORE THEY WERE RESTORED.
SO IT LOOKS LIKE MR. TOBASHI ALSO HAD A PLAN IN PLACE TO WHERE IF WE NEEDED OPEN WARMING CENTERS, UM, AND THE LOCATIONS WOULD PROBABLY HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED.
UH, BUT I THINK THE BIGGEST CONCERN, OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, WE'VE HEARD WAS FROM THE RESIDENTS ABOUT THE DEBRIS AND ABOUT THE BRANCHES.
UM, THERE ARE STILL PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT DON'T HAVE TRUCKS AND TRAILERS.
UH, WE UNDERSTAND THAT YES, IT IS PERSONAL PROPERTY, THESE ARE BRANCHES THAT BELONG TO YOU IN, IN A SENSE, IN YOUR YARD.
UH, BUT UM, I HAD ANOTHER CONVERSATION WITH ANOTHER COUNCIL MEMBER JUST TO FIND OUT WHAT OTHER RESOURCES THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO BRING FORWARD.
CUZ THE CLEANUP IS STILL GOING ON.
IF YOU LOOK AROUND THE CITY, THERE'S A LOT OF BRANCHES THAT ARE STILL OUT THERE, EVEN IN THE PARKS AREA THAT ARE STILL DOWN.
WHAT'S GONNA BE OUR PLAN FOR GETTING THOSE CLEANED UP? AND AGAIN FOR THOSE, UH, THAT DO NEED, UH, ASSISTANCE, UH, BECAUSE WE, I HAVE BEEN SEEING SOME BRANCHES IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS AT CURBSIDE AND, UH, HEARING A NEWS STORY ON KX N THE OTHER DAY, UH, A LOT OF THE FIRE MARSHALS ARE GETTING CONCERNED WITH THAT CUZ AS YOU KNOW, IT'S STARTING TO GET HOT AGAIN.
THAT COULD BE A FIRE HAZARD FOR A CIGARETTE OR A CAR DRIVING BY.
SO THOSE ARE CONCERNS THAT, UH, THAT I WOULD HAVE IF THERE'S, UH, ANYTHING THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE ALSO.
MR. DBAS, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU HAVE ANY KIND OF RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE CAN BE ABLE TO AT LEAST GO FORWARD AND PROVIDE? UH, BESIDES THE, UM, DROPPING OFF ON YOUR OWN OR HIRING SOMEBODY IF SOMETHING IS A CITY IS LOOKING AT STILL TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE IN THE CITY OR WITHIN THE SECTORS OF THE CITY? WE CAN, UH, WE HAD SOME DUMPSTERS PULLED OUT AS YOU DESCRIBED, UH, FOR PEOPLE TO DROP THEM OFF AT COLLECTION POINTS.
WE CAN ASK TDS TO TRY AND CIRCULATE TO COLLECT THESE THINGS.
IT'S JUST A MATTER OF ESTABLISHING A SHORT TERM CONTRACT AND PAYING THEM FOR IT.
I NOTICED THAT THE COUNTY IS STILL HA THEY STILL HAVE FOUR DROP OFF LOCATIONS.
UM, AND I DIDN'T KNOW IF IT WAS POSSIBLE OR WHAT THE CITY COULD DO AS FAR AS, UM, I DRIVE TO FUENTES EVERY DAY FROM ONE 50 AND SO I GO THROUGH THESE NEIGHBORHOODS AND I SEE THEY'RE THESE IN, IN THE STREET BY THE CURB.
HUGE BUNDLES OR JUST LIKE, I CAN'T EVEN SAY BUNDLES, LIKE BRANCHES THAT HAVE S SPROUTED OUT, RIGHT? AND THEY'RE JUST LAYING THERE.
IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WE COULD DO? I KNOW THE CITY HAS LIKE A TRAILER.
UM, IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO LIKE PICK THAT STUFF UP OFF ONE 50 IS ALSO HAS LIKE SOME DEBRIS ALONG IT A LOT, UM, GOING TOWARDS HENRIKE AND SO I DIDN'T KNOW IF WE COULD, IF WE USED THE CITY TRAILER TO PICK IT UP AND THEN WE COULD HAVE 'EM HAUL IT OFF TO THE
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LOCATIONS AT THE HAYES COUNTY.AND I THINK THE, THE LOCATION CLOSEST TO KYLE'S INDERAL.
YEAH, IF YOU CAN, IF I CAN FIND OUT WHERE THOSE SPECIFIC LOCATIONS BELONG RIGHT OF WAY ARE, WE CAN DETERMINE IF IT'S OUR RIGHT OF WAY OR TECH DOTS RIGHT OF WAY OR SOMEBODY ELSE'S, AND THEN WE CAN MAKE A PLAN TO GET THE STUFF IN THE RIGHT OF WAY PICKED UP IF IT'S STILL IN PEOPLE'S YARDS AND THEY'RE JUST UNABLE TO, TO REMOVE IT ON THEIR OWN, WE'RE GONNA ADDRESS THOSE ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS IF THOSE ADDRESSES CAN BE MADE KNOWN TO US.
AND AND THE REASON WHY I MIGHT ADD, BECAUSE I WOULD, I WOULD HATE FOR SOMEBODY, UH, ESPECIALLY IF WE HAVE SOMEBODY WHO'S ELDERLY OR DISABLED TO WHERE, UH, THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO MOVE THIS, THEN NEXT THING YOU KNOW, WE HAVE CODE ENFORCEMENT COMING DOWN, KNOCKING ON THE DOOR AND UM, SO IT'S JUST BEING ABLE TO STILL HAVE SOME RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR OUR RESIDENTS TO HAVE IN THE EVENT.
THEY CANNOT TAKE THESE ITEMS TO THE DROP OFFS AT TDS.
IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN KIND OF WORK WITH, AND AGAIN, BEING A SCENIC CITY, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE OUR PARKS AND ALL THE OTHER BRANCHES PICKED UP AS WELL.
SO I'M SURE THERE'S A CITY PLAN WORKING THROUGHOUT, MAKING SURE THAT ALL THOSE ARE OUR, OUR PARKS TEAMS ARE ADDRESSING THE PARKS NOW.
THEY WERE FIRST WEEK OR TWO, THEY WERE INVOLVED WITH COLLECTING THE STUFF FROM, FROM A RESIDENCE.
SO THEY'VE BEEN REDEPLOYED INTO THEIR PARKS AND ARE WORKING ON CLEANING UP THOSE TREES AND GETTING THAT PRESSURE REMOVED NOW AS WELL.
YEAH, I WAS ALSO, I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE WHERE THE COUNTY DROP-OFFS ARE, UH, BUT IT MIGHT BE GOOD JUST USING OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS TO REMIND FOLKS.
BECAUSE THOSE ARE, I THINK ONGOING WE ARE, I'D JUST LIKE, IF I CAN PAT OUR TEAM ON THE BACK A LITTLE BIT THAT WE WERE OUT THERE COLLECTING STUFF FROM PEOPLE THE WEEK BEFORE THEY GOT THEIR, THEIR LOCATIONS OPEN SO THAT, YEAH.
SO YEAH, I JUST, I'VE, I KNOW THERE'S ONE BY THE Y IN BUTTA.
UH, AND IT'S JUST MASSIVE, THE AMOUNT OF DEBRIS OR, YOU KNOW, UH, WHATEVER YOU CALL IT, I GUESS, YOU KNOW, BRANCHES THAT ARE BEING DROPPED OFF THERE AND I KNOW THAT'S AVAILABLE TO OUR RESIDENTS AS WELL.
SO IF YOU CAN'T, IF YOU DON'T WANT TO TAKE YOUR, UH, TRASH ALL THE WAY TO, YOU KNOW, UH, TDS TO DROP OFF OR IF THERE'S NO OTHER OPTIONS, THOSE COUNTY DROPOFF SPOTS ARE VALUABLE.
WELL MAKE SURE, CAUSE I KNOW I'VE DRIVING AROUND, I THINK MOST OF THE, YOU KNOW, BRANCHES ARE PULLED, YOU KNOW, TAKEN OFF, BUT NOT ALL.
WELL, I'LL MAKE SURE WE'RE PROMOTING THOSE AND ANYBODY WITH SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES CAN CONTACT US AND WE'LL DEAL WITH THOSE ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS.
AND I JUST ALSO WANT TO ADD TO THEIR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS STORING A LOT OF THAT BRUSH THAT DDS COULDN'T KEEP UP WITH IN THEIR YARD, AND NOW WE'RE WORKING WITH DDS TO HAVE THAT REMOVED SO IT CAN BE MULCHED AND ADDED TO THEIR COMPOST PRODUCT.
ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP, C I P ROAD PROJECTS AND CONSENT.
AMANDA, MAYOR, IF YOU DON'T MIND, I KNOW IT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA, BUT I WANTED TO JUST BRIEFLY, BRIEFLY SAY THANK YOU TO AMY AND EVERYBODY OUT THERE FOR THE VALENTINE'S DAY DANCE FOR DIS DISABILITIES THE OTHER NIGHT.
UH, SOME OF US WENT TO THAT, IT WAS A GREAT EVENT.
IT WAS A PACKED HOUSE AT GEMSTONE PALACE.
AND ALL THE VOLUNTEERS ARE OUT THERE.
IT WAS LIKE A BIG EVENT WHERE WE ACTUALLY SAW LIMOS PULLING UP
WE SAW LIMO ZINES AND PEOPLE WERE DROPPING OFF, UH, PEOPLE FOR THE DANCE.
SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A BIG THANK YOU.
I HAD SO MUCH FUN, FUN DANCING WITH ALL THOSE KIDS.
UH, I LET LIZ TOLD MY HUSBAND, I'M COMING TO THIS EVENT EVERY TIME YOU GUYS MAKE IT, SO COUNT ME IN FOR ANY VOLUNTEER AND ANYTHING YOU NEED.
[10. CIP/Road Projects and Consent Agenda Presentation. ~ Leon Barba, P.E., City Engineer]
COUNSEL LEON, BARBARA, CITY ENGINEER.I'M STARTING OFF THE LA THE PARK.
I WON'T READ ALL THE DETAILS THROUGH HERE, BUT, UH, ONE OF THE THINGS I NOTED IS AT LEAST THEY'VE GOT SOME SOMETHING COMPLETED AT THE BOTTOM, NEAR THE BOTTOM WHERE THEY'VE COMPLETED THE P FOR THE REFLECTING POOL.
EVERYTHING ELSE IS STILL UNDERWAY.
UH, THEIR DATE HAS MOVED TO APRIL OF 2023.
PELVIC SAFETY CENTER, WE'RE AT 76% COMPLETE.
UH, THEY'RE DOING A LOT OF WORK ON LEVEL ONE AND LEVEL TWO.
THEY'RE PAINTING, THEY'RE INSTALLING OVERHEAD LIGHTS AND THEY'RE INSTALLING TILE IN THE RESTROOMS. UH, THEY DID PLACE SOME CONCRETE ON THE WEST STAIRS IN THE MECHANICAL YARD AND THEY'RE STARTING TO WORK ON THE PLUMBING FIXTURES.
THEY'RE DOING SOME TAPE AND FLOAT IN THAT, UH, ROOM THERE.
UH, THEIR COMPLETION DATE IS MAY OF 2023.
WASTEWATER TREATMENT, PLANT EXPANSION PROJECT.
UH, THE PERSON THERE ON THE RIGHT IS VERY HAPPY BECAUSE NOW WE HAVE THOSE VARIABLE FREQUENCY DRIVES THAT I KEPT TALKING ABOUT THAT FINALLY GOT DELIVERED.
SO THEY'RE, UH, THE PROJECT IS
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99% COMPLETE.UH, THEY WILL BE INSTALLED NOW.
THE OTHER PLANT ROAD, UH, HAS BEEN PAVED.
THEY'RE WORKING ON THE CURBING.
UH, THEY'RE ALSO INSTALLING LIGHT POLES ALONG THE, UH, PLANT ROADS, UH, AT THIS TIME.
AND THE COMPLETION PUNCH LIST IS UH, BEEN ISSUED.
SO WE'RE WAITING FOR THEM TO WRAP THAT UP.
HERE'S A REALLY GOOD PICTURE SHOWING THE ROADS THAT HAVE BEEN PAVED RECENTLY.
SOUTHSIDE WASTEWATER IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.
UH, COMPLETED OUR SERVICE LINE THERE AT THE TDCJ FACILITY.
UH, THE OLD WORLD BAKERY, WHO'S BEEN WAITING FOR THAT, UH, SEWER LINE TO BE CONNECTED, UH, IS IS THEY'RE READY TO TIE IN NOW, SO THAT WILL HELP THEIR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR SEPTIC SYSTEM.
UH, WE'RE EXPECTING TO COMPLETE THIS, UH, NEXT MONTH.
WE'RE ABOUT 93% BASED ON THE LAST PAY ESTIMATE.
UH, WE HAVE DONE THE FINAL WALKTHROUGH.
THE PUN FINAL PUNCH LIST HAS BEEN ISSUED.
WE'RE CLEANING UP THE AREA, AND I JUST WANNA LET COUNCIL KNOW THE SCOPE OF THIS PROJECT.
THIS WAS A PRETTY LARGE SCOPE OF PROJECT WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT AND ALL THE AREA THAT ENCOMPASSED, UH, WE STARTED AT 81, UH, WENT UP, UH, NEAR THE, ACROSS THE RAILROAD TRACKS ALL THE WAY UP TO SCOTCH STREET.
SO IT WAS A PRETTY BIG PROJECT.
ONE OF THE IMPORTANT THINGS I LIKE ABOUT THESE PROJECTS IS THAT, UH, WE WERE ABLE TO GET RID OF ONE OF OUR LIST STATIONS.
THE REDFORD LIFT STATION WAS, UH, TAKEN OUT, SO WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT, UH, MAINTAINING THAT LIST STATION ANYMORE.
DOWNTOWN RELOCATION OF OVERHEAD LINES.
WE'RE STILL WAITING ON SPECTRUM AND P E C TO COMPLETE THEIR WORK.
AND, UH, OUR PROJECT MANAGER'S BEEN CHECKING ON THEM.
THEY HAVE MOVED VERY FAST, BUT WE'RE JUST TRYING TO KEEP PUSHING 'EM AND HOPING THEY CAN GRAB THIS PROJECT UP.
ALL WE REALLY HAVE LEFT IS DRAINAGE WORK.
UH, DIDN'T SEE THE COUNTY CREW THERE TODAY.
THEY'RE, UH, WORKING ON STORM DEBRIS ALSO, BUT, UH, THEY SH THIS IS ALL THEY'VE GOT LEFT IS THE, UH, THE DRAINAGE WORK TO CLEAN IT UP, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE TO COME IN AND DO THE LAST LAYER OF, UH, UH, ASPHALT ON THAT ROAD.
I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THAT ROAD.
IS THAT, WAS IT REPAVED ALL THE WAY TO OLD POST ROAD OR TO THE 1 58? YES.
THAT'S ALL, UH, ASPHALT IN THERE.
THERE'S ONE MORE LAYER OF LIFT OF HOT MIX THAT GOES ON TOP OF THAT, AND IT'S GONNA, IT'S, I JUST DROVE IT AND IT'S, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE FROM 1 58 TO THE CHURCH VERSUS THE CHURCH TO ONE 50.
I COULDN'T TELL IF HALF OF IT HAD BEEN DONE OR NOT.
SO ALL THE PAVING, THE LOWER LAYER OF PAVING HAS BEEN INSTALLED, AND ACTUALLY THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF GRAVEL UNDERNEATH THAT.
AND ALL THAT WORK HAS BEEN DONE BY THE COUNTY.
ONE OF THE PROBLEMS THAT WE HAD WITH PROJECT, WE WERE TRYING TO DO IT IN TWO PHASES, AND BECAUSE WE GOT DELAYED ON THE, UH, SOUTH END IN TRYING TO GET THAT, UH, INTERSECTION STRAIGHTENED OUT, WE ENDED UP DOING IT IN THREE PHASES.
SO THEY ACTUALLY HAD TO DO THREE PHASES OF CONSTRUCTION.
WHEN YOU DO PHASE CONSTRUCTION, YOU DON'T NORMALLY HAVE THE NICE, UH, UNIFORM PRESENCE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE ON A ROAD BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO DO IT IN PIECES.
AND THAT'S PART OF THE REASON THAT IT LOOKS LIKE THAT WE ALSO HAD TO DO SOME REPAIRS IN THERE.
BUT IT'S GONNA GET ONE MORE LAYER ON TOP.
ONE MORE LAYER, ONE MORE TWO INCH LAYER.
AND, UH, ACCORDING TO THE, UH, INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT, UH, THE CITY HAS TO PLACE THAT LAST LAYER ON THERE AND COVER IT UP.
AND THAT'S GONNA GO FROM ONE 50 TO 1 58? THAT IS CORRECT.
AND THERE'S STRIPING THAT'S GONNA BE LEFT IN THE COUNTY'S, WE'RE GONNA BE USING THE COUNTY'S, UH, STRIPING CONTRACTOR FOR THAT.
TO WRAP IT UP, INDIAN PAINTBRUSH LIFT STATION, WE'RE ABOUT 43% COMPLETE.
UH, THERE ARE REMOVED FORMS FROM THE WET WELL ROOF SLAB.
THE MECHANICAL PIPING INSIDE THE WET WELL IS BEING INSTALLED.
THEY'RE STILL WORKING ON SOME UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL CONDUITS.
AND THE, THE ODOR CONTROL SLAB IS PLANNED FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.
THERE'S REALLY GOOD PICTURE OF THE, UH, THE OVERHEAD PICTURE OF WHAT THE SITE LOOKS LIKE TODAY.
CENTER STREET, VILLAGE WASTEWATER LINE, PHASE ONE.
THIS IS THE LAST TIME YOU'LL SEE THIS ONE.
WE'RE JUST WAIT TO CLOSE OUT THE PAPERWORK.
I WISH ALL MY PROJECTS WENT THIS SMOOTHLY.
UH, THIS IS A CROSSWINDS WATER STORAGE, UM, BUT YOU HAVE, ON THE RIGHT IS THE GROUND STORAGE TANK, 150,000 GALLONS.
ALL THAT'S LEFT NOW IS THE LOGO.
ON THE LEFT IS THE ELEVATED STORAGE TANK THAT'S GOING ALONG WITH THAT PROJECT.
AND YOU CAN SEE THAT'S THE BUBBLE THAT GOES ON TOP OF THE ELEVATED STORAGE.
BUT, UH, WANTED TO SHARE THESE WITH YOU SO YOU CAN SEE, UH, THAT WE'RE PROVIDING ADDITIONAL WATER STORAGE THERE AT THE CROSSWIND SUBDIVISION.
LOOKS LIKE A HOT AIR BALLOON
WE COULD, WE COULD PAINT IT LIKE OUR, UH, WE COULD LOGO.
YEAH, WE HAVE, WE COULD USE OUR IMAGINATION ON THAT ONE.
THE PIE, THE PIE IN THE SKY LOGO.
RUSTY PINE, THE SKY ON, ON THE CONSIDERED AGENDA ITEMS, UH, THIS IS AMENDMENT, UH, THAT WE'RE GONNA AWARD TO WANT TO AWARD THE LJ ENGINEERING.
IT'S FOR SOME ADDITIONAL WORK.
UH, AS YOU MAY REMEMBER, THEY'RE DOING THE WORK ON, UH, FROM MARKETPLACE BACK TO CENTER STREET, WHERE THEY'RE GONNA BE ADDING A LANE AND ADDING SOME, A SHARED JUICE PATH AND PUTTING SOME LIGHTING IN.
AND THEN VISITING WITH PUBLIC WORKS.
THERE WERE SOME AREAS THAT WE REALLY WANTED TO HAVE THEM INCLUDE SOME WATERLINE AND WASTEWATER LINE UPGRADES AND, AND CLOSE SOME LOOPS.
AND I ADDED THIS MAP SO YOU CAN KIND OF SEE WHERE WE'RE GONNA BE DOING THAT WORK.
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OOPS.19 AND 20 ARE TWO CHANGE ORDERS THAT, UH, A GC M IS SPONSORING OF A VEST.
ASKED, UH, DEREK, UH, BIRD TO TO BE HERE TO, UH, ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE FOR, FOR HIM TO COME UP.
Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THOSE ITEMS? I ASKED ALL MINE ON EMAIL, SO I ALREADY COLLECTED ALL OF MY INFORMATION.
THESE NEW TECH, THESE TWO NEXT ITEMS ARE, UH, FOR GRANT WRITING SERVICES.
UH, CALL BARKER AND ASSOCIATES IS DOING THE ACTUAL GRANT WRITING, AND WE'VE ALSO ASKED COBB FINLEY TO PROVIDE COST ESTIMATES AS THEY NEED THAT INFORMATION TO, UH, SUBMIT TO THE GRANT, UH, THAT WE'RE WANTING TO TRY TO GET.
ANY QUESTIONS? ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. BARBARA? THANK YOU, LEON.
[VI. Consent Agenda]
ALL RIGHT.UH, ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, I DO HAVE A REQUEST FROM STAFF TO REMOVE ITEM 16.
UH, AND WE'LL BRING, THEY'LL BRING THAT BACK AT ANOTHER, UH, TIME.
IS THERE ANYONE WHO HAS ANY OTHER ITEMS THEY WISH TO PULL? MOTIONS? UH, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEMS 11 THROUGH 15 AND 17 THROUGH 22 SECOND.
MOTION BY CUSTOMER FLORES KALE, SECONDED BY CUSTOMER PARSLEY THAT WE APPROVE.
CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 11 THROUGH 15 AND 17 THROUGH 22.
IS THERE A DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? CUSTOMER PARSLEY? I JUST WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT AGENDA ITEM 13.
AND IT IS JUST TO TELL OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT HOW EXCITED I AM ABOUT SEEING AN INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND.
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I KNOW I MENTIONED TO YOU GUYS A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.
SO I AM, I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE PROPOSAL THAT YOU GUYS SHOWED AND TO SEE THIS BUILT UP.
[VII. Items Pulled from Consent Agenda]
I DID WANT TO PULL 13.AND, AND JUST ASK A FEW MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE WATER GRANT.
WELL, WE'VE GOT THE MOTION ON THE TABLE FOR THE, THE, UH, THE FULL AMOUNT, BUT IF YOU WANT TO ASK YOUR QUESTIONS RIGHT NOW, IT'S A GOOD TIME.
YOU CAN JUST GO RIGHT INTO IT.
THE GRANT IS, WHEN IS THE DEADLINE? DID I SEE FEBRUARY 28TH? ARE WE RUNNING RIGHT UP AGAINST IT TO GET THAT ENGINEERING STUDY AND THE GRANT WRITING COMPLETED? LEON? THAT IS CORRECT.
AND, UH, BUT THEY WERE ADVISED WELL AHEAD OF TIME THAT, UH, THIS WAS GONNA BE VERY TIGHT SCHEDULED FOR THEM TO GET THAT INFORMATION.
SO WE KNOW THEY'RE UNDER THE GUN, BUT, UH, THEY, THEY'RE, THEY WERE AWARE.
AND SO I DID SEE THAT THEY HAVE A 66%, I GUESS, SUCCESS, UM, RATE OF, UM, WINNING THE GRANT, BUT THERE'S ONLY, THERE'S ONLY GONNA BE FOUR OF 'EM AWARDED IS COULD, DO WE KNOW, I GUESS COUNCIL MEMBER
UH, WE DO ACTUALLY, UH, I, I BELIEVE THE STATE OF KYLE WAS AWARDED THIS GRANT FUNDING IN 2012.
AND, UH, SO THEY FEEL LIKE WE HAVE A REALLY GREAT CHANCE THEY'RE GONNA USE A LOT OF THE INFORMATION THAT WE'VE ALREADY DONE.
FOR WHATEVER REASON, WE WERE, UM, THE CITY OF KYLE AT THAT POINT IN TIME WAS UNABLE TO IMPLEMENT, UH, WHAT WAS FUNDED TO THEM.
BUT WE FEEL CONFIDENT WE'RE, WE'RE READY.
WE HAVE THE MASTER PLAN UNDERWAY.
UH, WE KNOW WITH THE DROUGHT WE WANNA GET THIS RIGHT.
UM, WE WANNA GET THE ACTUAL, UH, INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE GROUND AND GET GOING ON THIS.
SO YEAH, WE'RE CONFIDENT THAT WE WILL BE SUCCESSFUL.
BACK IN JANUARY, I THOUGHT WE WERE CONSIDERING SOMETHING RELATED TO A WATER RECLAMATION.
SO WAS THAT A DIFFERENT PROJECT THAT WE ALREADY HAD FUNDING FOR TO ADD ADDITIONAL RECLAMATION? UM, IN JANUARY WE ASKED FOR PERMISSION TO APPLY FOR THIS GRANT FUNDING, AND THEN WE REALIZED THAT IT WAS OUTSIDE OF THE SCOPE OF MR. CARL CARL BACKER'S, UH, CONTRACT.
AND THAT WE ALSO NEEDED A COMM FINLEY TO DO SOME WORK ON THEIR END TO, TO PROVIDE INFORMATION FOR THE GRANT APPLICATION.
AND SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE COMING BACK TO YOU ASKING YOU FOR FUNDING AND AUTHORIZATION FOR THESE CONTRACTS TO PERFORM THAT WORK.
SO THE TOTAL AMOUNT IS 2 MILLION? IS IT 1 MILLION? I BELIEVE WE'RE APPLYING FOR 2 MILLION.
WE DO HAVE CARL CAR BACKER ON THE LINE.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CORRECT ME, CARL.
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AND IT MIGHT DEPEND ON WHAT COBB FINLEY COMES UP FROM, BECAUSE I THOUGHT IN JANUARY THAT IT WAS GONNA COST US 150,000 TO APPLY FOR IT.UM, BUT I COULD HAVE THE WRONG NUMBERS.
WHAT ADAM ARE WE DISCUSSING RIGHT NOW? THE, THE WATER GRANT? WATER SMART.
WE HAVE TO WRITE A GRANT, GET A, GET AN ENGINEERING THING, WHICH IS GREAT, BUT THEN WE PUSH IT IN THERE.
BUT I THOUGHT WE WE'RE GOING TO SPEND MORE MONEY INITIALLY TO, TO APPLY FOR THIS GRANT HE'S DONE ONLINE.
THERE MUST BE, UM, SOMETHING WRONG ON HIS END.
THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN A DIFFERENT GRANT, BUT THIS ONE IN PARTICULAR, NO, THERE IS NO MORE ADDITIONAL FUNDING THAT WE HAVE TO COME UP WITH.
I THINK WE'RE GONNA APPLY FOR THE $2 MILLION, BUT IT WILL DEPEND ON THE NUMBERS THAT COME OUT OF COBB FINLEY'S WORK THAT Y'ALL ARE BEING ASKED TO AUTHORIZE TONIGHT.
COUNCIL MEMBER, THERE IS ONE MORE THING THAT'S GONNA HAVE TO HAPPEN LATER.
AND THAT IS IN THE RANGE OF 150, 175,000.
YEAH, THAT'S WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE HEARD.
I THOUGHT I SAW A HIGHER NUMBER.
AND SO THAT WAS JUST WHAT I THOUGHT IN ORDER TO APPLY.
WOULD THERE BE MATCHING FUNDS? WOULD WE HAVE TO, OR IS THIS JUST A FULL GRANT PAID OUT? FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE HOPING TO GET THAT GRANT SO WE CAN PAY FOR PART OF THAT FE FEASIBILITY STUDY.
AND THEN COUNCIL MEMBER, THERE IS AN ITEM COMING UP FOR YOUR APPROVAL TO ACCEPT THE $2 MILLION EARMARKED FROM, UH, REPRESENTATIVE LLOYD DOGGETT.
AND SO THAT WILL HELP GIVE, GET, GIVE Y'ALL SOME RESOURCES TO START SPENDING MONEY ON THOSE EFFORTS.
ALL, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
WAIT, AND I WAS GONNA PULL 13 JUST CAUSE I HAD QUESTIONS TOO.
CAUSE I THOUGHT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT 13 AT FIRST.
AND I DIDN'T KNOW YOU ASKED A QUESTION ABOUT 22.
YOU ASKED, THEY I ASKED FOR ITEMS TO BE PULLED AND NOBODY SAID ANYTHING.
SO WE ARE, WE'RE RIGHT ON THOSE LAST ONES.
WELL, DO YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS OR CAN WE JUST TALK ABOUT IT? YEAH, WE CAN APPROVE IT.
IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION ON 13, WE'LL JUST GO AHEAD AND LET YOU ASK THAT QUESTION.
I JUST WANTED TO LOOK MORE NATURAL.
I THINK THE RENDERINGS I SAW MARIANNA WERE VERY, UM, CUZ THIS IS AT THE LAKE, RIGHT? OKAY.
SO DON'T, I THOUGHT THERE WAS A, UH, IMAGE THAT LOOKED PROBABLY MORE APPROPRIATE.
WHAT KIND OF WOOD DESIGN? SO THAT, I WOULD JUST SAY I'D BE CAUTIOUS OF JUST, UM, SEEING A OKAY LIKE THIS, IT'S, IT'S NOT SHADED, BUT IF YOU GO FURTHER DOWN, THERE'S MORE OF A, LIKE A PLACE SCAPE AREA, WHICH MAYBE WE ALREADY HAVE THAT DOWN THERE AND IT'S JUST NOT BIG ENOUGH.
UM, BUT IF YOU GO FURTHER DOWN, FURTHER DOWN, IT'S KIND OF AT THE END.
SO WHAT I WOULD LOVE TO SEE, BECAUSE IT IS A LAKE AND THEN I LIKE TO KIND OF MAINTAIN THE NATURAL PART OF IT, UM, IT'S ALMOST SO COUNCIL MEMBER ZUNI, I'M NOT SURE IF IT HELPS, BUT, UH, WHAT'S PRESENTED IS, UH, WHAT IT COULD GO IN THE SPACE.
AND SO THE FINAL DESIGN HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED WITH THE, UM, ONCE IT'S APPROVED, THESE LITTLE, THESE LITTLE, UM, GO BACK UP.
LIKE THAT LITTLE STUFF IN THERE WITH THE SLIDE AND A LITTLE TUNNEL.
I MEAN THAT, THAT'S CON I THOUGHT THAT WOULD MORE, MORE NATURAL LOOK IN THE AREA.
THAT WOULD PROBABLY INCLUDE, UH, MORE MONEY, RIGHT? YES.
SO THIS PLAYGROUND HAS, UM, TURF SURFACING.
UM, SO IT'S NOT LIKE A NATURAL SURFACING.
DID YOU WANNA ADD SOMETHING? AND WOULD THERE BE ANY WATER FEATURE IN THIS? BECAUSE, JUST BECAUSE I WOULDN'T WANNA HAVE MAYBE TWO ROOMS. PROBABLY NOT A WATER FEATURE, BUT I SAID WE STILL, UM, ONCE CRAFTMAN IS APPROVED, WE HAVE TO WORK WITH THEM ON THE FINAL DESIGN OF THE PARK.
SO THE PARK AMENITIES HAVE NOT BEEN CHOSEN YET.
THESE ARE JUST EXAMPLES OF WHAT COULD GO THERE.
CODY IS HERE FROM CRAFTSMAN AS WELL.
IF THERE'S ANY PARTICULAR QUESTIONS ON THE PIECES OF EQUIPMENT NAME.
UM, AMY GARCIA, RECREATION MANAGER.
SO THE, UH, WHAT'S PRESENTED TO YOU NOW ARE THE OPTIONS THAT WE HAVE, UM, BASED ON THE 200,000 THAT WE HAVE BEEN ALLOTTED FOR THE INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND.
UM, SO IF THERE'S ANY CHANGES OR ANY ADDITIONS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE, IT WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK TO BE CHANGED
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AND ADJUSTED.UH, BUT WE ARE TRYING TO STAY WITH THE SAME FIELD THAT THE CURRENT CURRENT PLAYGROUND HAS.
SO WE'RE STILL GOING WITH THE TURF.
UM, BUT K CRAFTSMAN WAS ABLE TO GIVE US A LOT MORE AMENITIES IN THIS LOCATION, UM, THAT WE'RE MEETING THE NEEDS OF IN AN INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND, BUT NOT A SPLASH PAT OR ANY WATER FEATURES.
SO, OUT OF CURIOSITY, IF I LIKED THE IDEA OF THE WATER FEATURE OVER BY THE LAKE MM-HMM.
BUT IF WE COULD EVEN PUT THAT IN THE INCLUSIVE PART, I THINK THAT WOULD BE REALLY AMAZING.
CUZ MY MAIN CONCERN FOR THIS AREA IS A LITTLE SHADE.
AND I AND MARIANNA DID ANSWER MY EMAIL AND SAID THAT YOU, I DUNNO IF YOU GUYS WERE LOOKING INTO THAT OR NOT, BUT MAYBE I HATE TO LIKE KEEP MOVING MONEY AROUND, BUT IF WE CAN ALLOCATE SOME MONEY OVER TO THAT AREA TO PUT THAT WHOLE LAKE KYLE IS HOT, RIGHT? LIKE WHEN YOU WALK OVER THERE, THERE IS ZERO SHADE.
AND SO, UM, IF WE'RE GONNA GET THIS INCLUSIVE AREA, I THINK IT'S EVEN MORE IMPORTANT THAT WE ADD MAYBE A WATER ASPECT TO IT OR DEFINITELY SOME SHADE.
UM, BECAUSE IT'S, IT GETS REALLY HOT IN THE, IN THE SUMMERS, RIGHT? YEAH.
SO AT THIS TIME, NO SHADE IS, UH, INCLUDED WITHIN THIS, UM, COST BREAKDOWN.
AND I KNOW THE PARKING IS REALLY SMALL DOWN THERE, SO THAT'S SOMETHING TO CONSIDER IF Y'ALL DON'T HAVE ENOUGH PARKING SPACES IN FRONT OF Y'ALL'S BUILDING, RIGHT? AND SO THE FUTURE PLAN, AND MARIANA CAN SPEAK TO IT A LITTLE BIT MORE, BUT THE FUTURE IT PLAN IS TO EXPAND THIS AREA AND THE PARKING ASPECT OF IT CUZ WE WILL USE IT FOR PINE, THE SKY AND KYLE FAIR.
SO, UM, IT HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND OUT AND WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO OPEN UP THE BARRICADES TO ALLOW MORE PARKING AS WELL.
AND I GUESS, WOULD Y'ALL STILL BE ABLE TO LOOK INTO MAYBE A POSSIBLE NATURE OUTDOOR CENTER SOMEWHERE OUT THERE? I THINK THAT'D BE A GREAT ADDITION FOR Y'ALL.
YEAH, I THINK THAT THAT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US.
WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE AN OUTDOOR NATURE CENTER SINCE MOST OF OUR PROGRAMMING IS OUTDOORS, RIGHT? BUT IT IS, UM, IT WOULD GO THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS.
SOUNDS LIKE WE'VE GOT GOOD WORK TO DO OUT THERE, THERE, RIGHT? THERE'S SOME WORK TO DO.
AND BUDGETING PROCESS IS ALSO A GOOD, GOOD KIND OF WAY TO BOOK IN THE CONVERSATION THERE.
SO EVERYTHING HAS A BUDGETARY ELEMENT TO IT AND WE ARE LITERALLY GETTING READY TO START OUR BUDGETING PROCESS.
I JUST WANTED TO ADD, YOU DO HAVE, UM, THE PRESENTATION THEY SENT, UH, THERE IS THE PLAYGROUND AT BAY CITY THAT IS REALLY, REALLY NICE.
UM, I KNOW IT'S A LOT MORE EXPENSIVE, BUT I AM REALLY EXCITED THAT THERE IS GONNA BE SUCH A PLAYGROUND FOR, FOR KIDS, YOU KNOW, ALL KINDS.
SO I WOULDN'T MIND IF, IF, YOU KNOW, IF THERE IS ANY ADDITIONAL THOUGHT ABOUT MAYBE ADDING SOMETHING AND EVENTUALLY WE NEED TO DO AN AMENDMENT CUZ I, I THINK IT WAS, IT'S WELL WORTH IT, RIGHT? MM-HMM.
AND SO THE LOCATION THAT WE'VE CHOSEN FOR THE PLAYGROUND IS, HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND OUT.
OKAY? UM, SO THAT WOULD BE A GREAT LOCATION IF WE WERE LOOKING TO EXPAND OUT MORE EAST.
UM, THAT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT AS WELL.
AND, AND JUST TO MENTION, IF EVERY PARKING COW COULD HAVE INCLUSIVE FEATURES, I THINK THAT SHOULD BE A GOAL FOR US.
UM, ASHA, I BELIEVE YOU GOT YOUR ITEM PASSED THERE.
SO YOU GUYS, UH, YEAH, YOU'RE THE GREATEST AMBASSADOR OF THIS TOWN'S EVER SEEN BUDDY.
I MEAN THAT FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART.
EVERY TIME SOMETHING COMES UP WITH REGARDS TO ASH PAVILION, YOUR NAMESAKE, YOU'RE HERE, YOU'RE HERE DRESSED TO IMPRESS WITH A FULL SPEECH READY TO GO.
UH, IT JUST BRINGS ME A LOT OF JOY TO VOTE YES, EVERY SINGLE TIME SOMETHING COMES UP.
SO JUST YOU TO BE COMMITTED IN THE CRANE FAMILY.
YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME QUESTION.
SO, AND IF YOU DON'T MIND TO, TO ADD THAT TO THAT, JUST NOT ADVOCATING FOR YOUR SPORT, BUT YOU'RE ADVOCATING TO THE COMMUNITY AS WELL FOR OTHER KIDS TO, UH, GET TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR SPORT THAT YOU ENJOY.
SO JUST KNOW EXACTLY WHAT MAYOR SAYS, THAT YOU'RE COME UP HERE, YOU PRESENT YOUR ITEMS, YOU GOT YOUR, YOU DO YOUR HOMEWORK, AND YOU'RE, YOU'RE ACTUALLY ADVOCATING FOR JUST NOT ONLY JUST FOR YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS AND AND FOR YOUR SPORT, BUT FOR THE COMMUNITY IN, IN GENERAL.
[23.
Public Hearing Concerning the Creation of Reinvestment Zone Number Four (TIRZ #4), Pursuant to the Provisions of Chapter 311 of the Texas Tax Code. ~ Stephanie Leibe, Norton Rose Fulbright
Public Hearing was left open on 2/7/2023.
]RIGHT, NEXT UP IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 23.THAT'S A PUBLIC HEARING THIS, UH, CONCERNING THE CREATION OF REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER FOUR.
UH, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER THREE 11 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, IT WAS LEFT OPEN AT THE LAST MEETING.
UH, I'M GONNA, IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, I'M GONNA OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
UH, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.
UH, AND WE'RE GONNA LEAVE THIS ITEM OPEN YET AGAIN UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING, UH, AS WE BRING FORWARD, UH, THE CREATION DOCUMENTS, UH, FOR JUROR NUMBER FOUR.
IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK? ALL RIGHT, SEEING NONE, WE'LL MOVE ON.
[24.
Approve a Resolution authorizing the negotiation of an agreement with CP&Y, INC., Austin, Texas, to provide professional engineering consulting services for the design of the Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion Phase 2. ~ Leon Barba, P.E., City Engineer
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APPROVE A RESOLUTION, UH, UH, UH, AUTHORIZING THE NEGOTIATION OF AN AGREEMENT WITH CP N Y, UH, TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING CONSULTING SERVICES FOR THE DESIGN OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT EXPANSION, PHASE TWO.GOOD EVENING, BARRON COUNCIL LEON, I, BARBARA, CITY ENGINEER.
AS YOU KNOW, WE JUST, UH, COMPLETED, ALMOST COMPLETED THE, UH, FIRST PHASE OF THE TREATMENT PLANT EXPANSION.
WE WENT FROM 3 MILLION GALLONS PER DAY TO FOUR AND A HALF MILLION GALLONS PER DAY CAPACITY AT THAT PLANT.
UH, WE'RE ALSO IN THE PROCESS OF, UH, WORKING WITH TCEQ TO EXPAND OUR PERMIT UP TO NINE AND POSSIBLY 12 MILLION GALLONS PER DAY.
UH, WE'RE STILL, WE HAVE A MEETING LATER THIS, UH, IN MARCH, I THINK, TO GO OVER THAT, UH, PROJECT ONE MORE TIME.
BUT, UM, THIS PARTICULAR ITEM THAT IS BEFORE YOU IS A REQUEST TO START.
THE, THE, UH, DESIGN FOR PHASE TWO.
PHASE TWO IS A DIFFERENT PROJECT.
UH, SO IT'S GOING TO BE, UH, REQUIRING DIFFERENT TYPE OF, UH, WORK THAT'S INVOLVED.
IT'S, IT'S, UM, IT'S A MAJOR PROJECT.
SO THE RFQ WAS DEVELOPED LAST NOVEMBER, AND, UH, WE GOT FIVE FIRMS THAT SUBMITTED PROPOSALS.
AND, UH, BASED ON STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION, WE'RE RECOMMENDING CP N Y TO HANDLE THIS NEXT PHASE OF THE TREATMENT PLAN EXPANSION.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE CP N Y SECOND MOTION BY MAYOR SECOND BACK COUNCIL MEMBER PARSLEY.
IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? MAYOR PROTE? WAS THERE OTHER, UH, VENDORS OR, OR COMPANIES OUT THERE THAT WERE LOOKING AT BIDDING AS WELL? WHAT WERE THERE RANKINGS? MAYOR PRO TEM, WE DON'T, UH, THIS IS A REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS.
WE SOLICIT THE, WE LOOK AT THE FIRMS AND SEE WHO'S, WHO'S THE BEST QUALIFIED.
AND THEN WHEN WE GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS, THEN WE NEGOTIATE A CONTRACT WITH THAT FIRM.
SO THAT WOULD BE THE NEXT PHASE OF THIS PROCESS, IS TO GO AHEAD AND NEGOTIATE A CONTRACT WITH THEM FOR THE DESIGN AND BRING THAT BACK TO COUNCIL FOR, UM, REVIEW AND APPROVAL.
SO WOULD, THERE WERE FIVE FIRMS THAT DID SUBMIT, UH, UH, PROPOSALS.
AND OF THE FIVE FIRMS, THIS, UH, CPM Y WAS SELECTED AS THE BEST QUALIFIED.
UM, WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME IF, UM, BURGESS, AND IS IT NAL ENGINEERS, IF THEY RESPONDED AT ALL WITH AN RFQ? THEY DID RESPOND.
I WOULD BE INTERESTED TO SEE THAT.
UM, MY ONLY CONCERN IS THEY WERE THE ONES THAT DID THE CURRENT EXPANSION, AND SO TO KEEP THINGS CONSISTENT, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO HAVE KNOWN WHY THEY WERE ELIMINATED.
UM, FROM, FROM, UH, FOR SUBMITTAL, I GUESS I, I, I'M GENUINELY INTERESTED.
I TRIED TO ASK A COUPLE TIMES AND I NEVER SEEMED TO GET, UH, LIKE AN ANSWER.
SO I GUESS MY CURIOSITY WAS JUST, YOU KNOW, THE, I I FEEL LIKE THIS EXPANSION WAS REALLY, UH, SMOOTH.
I MEAN, IT'S TAKEN A LONG TIME, BUT I THINK, UH, IT WOULD'VE BEEN A LITTLE BIT SAFER TO STICK WITH THE PEOPLE WHO, WHO DID, UH, THIS, THIS EXPANSION.
SO I GUESS I'M ASKING YOU WHY, UH, WHAT WAS ABOUT THEIR BID THAT YOU GUYS DIDN'T LIKE? AGAIN, COUNCIL MEMBER.
THIS WAS NOT A BID, THIS WAS A QUALIFICATIONS, UH, SUBMITTAL.
SO THEIR REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS, THAT'S CORRECT.
WHAT QUALIFICATIONS DID THEY NOT, DID THEY NOT HAVE THAT YOU FELT LIKE THEY NEEDED? WE, WE HAVE, JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, THE PROCESS, WE HAVE A PANEL.
WE SELECTED A PANEL WITH STAFF FROM PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING.
THEY REVIEWED THE QUALIFICATIONS.
WE, WE GIVE THE, UH, PEOPLE THAT ARE INTERESTED IN THE PROPOSAL.
FOUR CATEGORIES TO LOOK AT, I DON'T HAVE MEMORIZED YET, BUT THERE'S FOUR CATEGORIES THAT WE LOOK AT AND EXPERIENCE, AVAILABILITY, UH, THE, THE, THE FIRM EXPERIENCE.
WE LOOK AT ALL THOSE ITEMS, LOOK AT THEIR RESUMES, AND EACH STAFF MEMBER GRADES IT BASED ON WHAT THEY READ THROUGH THAT PROPOSAL.
I ALWAYS TELL 'EM, DON'T, IF YOU HAD A BAD PROJECT MANAGER ON THIS, THIS FIRM AND 10 YEARS AGO, THAT'S NOT WHAT YOU LOOK AT.
YOU LOOK AT THE PROPOSAL TODAY THAT'S IN FRONT OF YOU.
IF THEY HAVE A PROJECT MANAGER WHO'S GOT A GOOD EXPERIENCE, UH, THEY'RE AVAILABLE READY TO, TO DO THE WORK AND GET TO WORK ON IT, THEN GIVE 'EM THE SCORE THAT YOU THINK IS APPROPRIATE.
SO THO THAT WE TAKE THE AVERAGE OF THE SCORES AND BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE SCORES THAT WERE TAKEN, BURSON AND I ENDED UP BEING FOURTH AT A FIVE.
SO THAT TELLS ME THAT SOMETHING DIDN'T LOOK RIGHT TO THE, TO THE PANEL.
I WAS NOT ON THE PANEL, SO I CAN'T, AND I DID THAT INTENTIONALLY CUZ I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE WAS NO BIAS ON MY PART ON ANY OF THE, ON ANY OF THE FIRMS. AND THE PANEL THAT IS ON THERE ARE ALL FAIRLY NEW, NEW, UH, EMPLOYEES.
SO THAT'S WHY I WANTED THEM TO LOOK AT THAT, UH, AND, UH, GIVE ME A FAIR, HONEST EVALUATION OF THE QUALIFICATIONS THAT THESE FIRMS HAD.
AND COULD THEY DO THE WORK AND DID THEY HAVE THE PEOPLE THAT HAD THE EXPERIENCE, DID THEY HAVE, WERE THEY AVAILABLE SO THEY COULD GET TO DO THIS WORK? AND, AND THAT'S WHAT THEY CAME UP WITH ON, ON THE FINAL SCORES.
THAT WAS A PRETTY HIGH RANKING COMPANY, SO I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHAT THEY'RE GONNA BRING UP TO THE TABLE.
WE'RE EXPECTING A LOT FROM THEM.
COUNCIL 95.8, SO IT'S PRETTY GOOD.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? ALL IS IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
ALL OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES SIX TO ZERO.
[25. Acceptance of $2 Million from Lloyd Doggett’s Office. ~ Amber Schmeits, Assistant City Manager]
ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 25, ACCEPTANCE OF 2 MILLION FROM LLOYD DOGGETT'S OFFICE.TECHNICALLY WE DON'T HAVE TO TAKE A VOTE BECAUSE IT'S AN APPROPRIATION,
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BUT THIS MERITED, I THOUGHT, UH, BRINGING FORWARD JUST TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE WORK OF CONGRESSMAN DOGGETT AND OUR, UM, FIRM AIKEN GUMP WHO HELPED BRING THIS TOGETHER.UH, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, AMBER SMITES, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER FOR THE RECORD.
UH, CONGRESSMAN DOGGETT, UH, GENEROUSLY, UH, EARMARKED 2 MILLION FOR, UM, OUR WATER RECLA RECLAMATION PROJECT.
UM, AS, AS I SAID BEFORE THAT THEY CONSIDER THE CITY OF KYLE, THEY AS IN THE FEDS CONSIDER THE CITY OF KYLE AT THE FOREFRONT OF PURPLE PIPE AND WA RECLAIMED WATER.
AND SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY, EXCITED ABOUT THE EARMARK THAT'S, UM, THAT'S HUGE AND, AND SPECIAL FOR THE CITY OF KYLE TO BE AWARDED THESE FUNDS.
AND SO WE ARE ASKING, UH, WELL, WE DON'T HAVE TO, WE'RE ASKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL TO ACCEPT THESE FUNDS, AND THAT WILL HELP US GET TO WORK ON SPENDING THEM.
SO WE'RE EXCITED FOR THIS PROJECT.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO OFFICIALLY, UH, ACCEPT THE $2 MILLION FROM LLOYD DOGGETT'S OFFICE FOR THE WATER RECLAMATION PROJECT.
SECOND MOTION BY MAYOR SECOND BY CUSTOMER FLORES FOR DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION.
[26. Approve scope of services for 2023-2024 and reaffirm engagement agreement with AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD, LLP., in the amount of $172,000.00 per year for providing federal legislative services to the City of Kyle. ~ Mayor Travis Mitchell]
RIGHT.NEXT UP IS AGENDA ITEM 26, APPROVED SCOPE OF SERVICES FOR 20 23, 20 24, UH, AND REAFFIRM ENGAGEMENT AGREEMENT WITH A AND GUMP, STRAUS, HEISER AND FELD, L P IN THE AMOUNT OF 172,000 PER YEAR FOR PROVIDING LEGI FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE, UH, SERVICES TO THE CITY OF KYLE.
UH, THIS IS, UH, MY ITEM BEING BROUGHT FORWARD.
UH, NUMBER ONE, IT'S AR IT'S ALREADY BUDGETED, UH, ITEM.
SO WE, WE DID OUTLINE THIS ITEM IN THE BUDGET, UH, UH, A AND GUMP, UH, WHENEVER WE HAD OUR TRANSITION FROM THE PREVIOUS CITY MANAGER TO THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER, UH, ACTUALLY WAS NOT BEING, UH, PAID, UH, FOR A WHILE THERE.
UH, AND YET THEY CONTINUED TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES.
IN FACT, THEY WERE, UH, SIX MONTHS BEHIND ON, UH, BEING PAID.
AND I WASN'T EVEN MADE AWARE OF THAT UNTIL, UH, A FEW WEEKS AGO IN WHICH, AND WE DID PAY THEM.
BUT AT THAT TIME, WE REALIZED THAT THE CONTRACT THAT THEY HAVE BEEN OPERATING UNDER IS AN ANNUAL CONTRACT.
SO WHILE WE APPROPRIATED THE FUNDS FOR THIS YEAR, UH, WE NEED TO REAFFIRM THE CONTRACT THAT WE HAVE WITH THEM SO THAT THEY CAN CONTINUE TO BE OFFICIALLY ENGAGED.
UH, AND THAT SAID, THEY, UH, A CANUM, UH, HAS NOT STOPPED WORKING.
UH, THEY ARE CURRENTLY ENGAGING OUR NEW, UH, CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION AND, UH, UH, CONGRESSMAN KASAR TO PROVIDE FOR MEETINGS AND ALSO TO SET UP, UH, FOR, UH, COUNCIL PRIORITIZED FUNDING REQUESTS.
UH, OBVIOUSLY THE AMOUNT, UH, IS LARGE.
THAT'S WHAT AIKEN GUMP IS PROBABLY THE NUMBER ONE OR AMONG THE TOP, UH, FEDERAL LOBBYISTS IN, IN ALL THE LAND.
UH, AND THEY'VE SHOWN THEIR VALUE, UH, IN THEIR FIRST, UH, FULL CONTRACT YEAR WITH THE CITY OF KYLE.
AND SO I WANTED TO, UM, SPONSOR THIS CONTRACT, BRING IT FORWARD SO THAT WE COULD NOT HAVE THEM BE WORKING PRO BONO FOR US, BUT TO ACTUALLY MAKE THAT, UH, A REALITY AND WANTED TO SEE IF ANYONE HAD ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS.
CUSTOMER PARSLEY, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 26, MOTION BY CUSTOMER, PARTIALLY SECONDED BY CUSTOMER FLORES SCALES, THE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION.
I THINK INITIALLY I WASN'T A FAN OF SPENDING THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY WITH THEM UNTIL WE WENT TO DC AND THE WAY THAT THEY HAD LINED UP THE MEETINGS FOR US TO MEET WITH REPRESENTATIVES AND, YOU KNOW, ADVOCATING FOR US AND FOR THE CITY OF KYLE, IT IS REALLY WELL WORTH IT.
I BELIEVE IT'S BECAUSE OF THEM AND THE WAY THEY SET US UP THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GET THOSE $2 MILLION WE JUST ACCEPTED.
SO, UM, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THEM.
SO I HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT THE RESULTS, THOUGH.
IS THE $2 MILLION THROUGH THEIR LOBBY WORK ALL EXCLUSIVELY? YES.
BECAUSE, UM, WHAT, WHAT DO THEY DO FOR US UP THERE? UM, THEY COORDINATE MEETINGS, UH, AND THEY TAKE OUR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES AND TRY TO BRING THOSE TO BEAR WITH OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION.
SO WE HAVE A WHOLE GROUP OF FEDERAL DELEGATES MM-HMM.
AND SO, UH, WITHOUT DOUBT, THEY WERE THE PRIMARY FACTOR IN HELPING US TO BRING, BRING THIS ABOUT.
UM, AND, AND SO WE'RE VERY THANKFUL FOR, OBVIOUSLY FOR CONGRESSMAN DOGGETT AS WELL, UH, AND HIS WORK.
UH, BUT THEY SHEPHERDED IT ALL THE WAY THROUGH FROM BEGINNING TO END.
UM, AS YOU KNOW, FROM THE BEGINNING, UM, I WAS, UM, KIND OF NOT, UH, UM, HAVE AN OPPONENT ON THE, UM, ON THE DELEGATES THEMSELVES.
UM, I JUST FELT THAT THE $13,000 PER MONTH FOR THE SERVICES, UH,
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WAS A LOT MM-HMM.SO IT, IT'S REALLY HARD FOR ME TO REALLY, UM, SEE, SEE EXACTLY WHAT ALL WENT ON, TO BE FAIR.
I KNOW THAT'S REALLY ON, ON MY PART, YOU KNOW? BUT, UM, IT, IT'S, IT'S THESE KIND OF THINGS TO WHERE YOU'RE KIND OF STUCK IN, IN, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD HERE.
CUZ YOU KNOW, YOU'RE, YOU'RE, YOU'RE, THIS IS A LOT OF MONEY.
THIS IS WHAT, OVER $218,000, I GUESS WITHIN THE MATTER OF WHAT, TWO YEARS OR SO? UM, AND, AND I LOOK AT OUR CURRENT SITUATION WITH LIKE, AGAIN, WITH OUR ROADS AND WE'RE TRYING TO GET PARKS BUILT AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
UM, BUT A AGAIN, IT'S JUST TRYING TO WEIGH IS SPENDING THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY, UM, REALLY IN THE END, UM, UH, REFLECTS HOW WE AS A CITY GO AFTER GRANTS.
UM, AND I, I GUESS THAT'S, THAT'S JUST THE, THE NATURE OF, OF THE WAY EVERYTHING GOES.
YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO, TO PAY CONSULTANTS OR YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO PAY, UH, FOR THESE TYPES OF SERVICES TO GET, UH, BIG RESULTS.
UM, SO FROM THE BEGINNING I WAS, THAT IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I HAD ALWAYS, UM, BEEN KIND OF NOT SO MUCH USING THE WORD AGAINST IT, IT'S JUST, UM, IT, IT'S, IT'S, IT WAS JUST HARD FOR ME TO WRAP AROUND SPENDING THAT LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR, UH, A COMPANY TO GO AND ADVOCATE FOR US WHEN I FELT THAT WE COULD HAVE ADVOCATED ON OUR OWN, UH, ON THAT END.
SO, UM, ON THAT, THAT'S KIND OF WHERE I, I'M, I'M STUCK BETWEEN THAT RIGHT THERE, MAYOR.
UH, ALL I WILL SAY IS THIS MM-HMM.
UH, AND AS A RESULT, THEY WENT TO WORK.
AND HERE WE ARE ACCEPTING $2 MILLION, WHICH IS FOR EVERY DOLLAR WE SPENT ON THEM, WE'RE RECEIVING 10 BACK, UH, IN MONEY THAT GOES DIRECTLY INTO INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING, UH, FOR OUR WATER.
A VERY IMPORTANT RECLAIMED WATER PROJECT.
SO I'M, I WAS ALSO VERY SKEPTICAL WHEN WE HIRED THEM.
WE TOLD THEM THEY WERE GOING TO HAVE TO DELIVER, RIGHT.
AND THAT WE WANTED TO THEM TO BE ABLE TO SHOW, UH, THEIR VALUE TO THE CITY.
AND I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY COULD HAVE SHOWED IT BETTER THAN WITHIN THEIR FIRST, UH, MAJOR CONTRACT PERIOD, UH, TO, TO DELIVER, UH, THIS TYPE OF APPROPRIATION TO US, TO ME SAYS THAT IT'S MU IT'S BEEN MONEY VERY, VERY WELL SPENT.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S, BUT I DO UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT YOUR CONCERN IS.
AND I THINK THAT, THAT ANY COUNCIL MEMBER WOULD BE RIGHT TO HAVE THAT CONCERN AND IT HAD THAT APPROPRIATION NOT COME THROUGH.
UM, I, IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A VERY DIFFERENT CONVERSATION, BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW I COULDN'T SUPPORT THEM TO KEEP MOVING FORWARD KNOWING THAT THEY HAVE DELIVERED MORE VALUE TO US THAN THEY'VE COST IN SERVICES.
A LOT OF IT IS YOUR, THE CONNECTIONS UP THERE.
SO IF I HAVE TO BE CAREFUL WITH TAXPAYER MONEY TOO, SO UNDERSTOOD.
UM, I THINK, UH, LIKE YOU SAID, HOW LONG WOULD THIS LAST? UM, IT'S A ONE YEAR CONTRACT.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[27. Discussion to address damages created by AT&T and the other fiber companies and the timeline of repairs. ~ Daniela Parsley, Council Member]
NEXT UP IS AGENDA ITEM 27.DISCUSSION TO ADDRESS DAMAGES CREATED BY AT AND T AND THE OTHER FIBER COMPANIES AND THE TIMELINE OF REPAIRS, CUSTOMER PARSLEY.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS ONE MORE TIME THIS ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP TO COUNCIL SEVERAL TIMES.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY AGENDA ITEMS WE HAVE DONE ABOUT THIS TO SEE HOW WE CAN GET THE COMPANIES THAT ARE DOING THE FIBER INSTALLATION TO BE RESPONSIVE WITH THE RESIDENTS THAT HAVE HAD DAMAGE.
UM, WE HAVE GOTTEN COMPLAINTS OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND THE VAST MAJORITY OF RESIDENTS THAT APPROACH THE WORKERS ARE FACED WITH THEM NOT WANTING TO GIVE CONTACT INFORMATION ABOUT WHO THE COMPANY IS OR SUPERVISORS AND WHEN ARE MY YARDS ARE GONNA BE FIXED.
SO I, UH, SHARE AS BACKUP MATERIAL A PICTURE, AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT CAN BE BROUGHT UP.
AND IT'S JUST A COUPLE OF THE MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS AND PICTURES WE GET.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF WE CAN GET THE REPRESENTATIVES HERE TO SHARE FULL CONTACT INFORMATION AND ADDRESS THE ISSUES THAT ARE BEING PRESENTED TO US.
WE GET COMPLAINTS IN THE MAIL ALL THE TIME, AND AS TIRED AS YOU GUYS ARE FROM LISTENING TO US, WE, WE GET TIRED TO GETTING THE COMPLAINTS TO.
UM, AND ONE THING WE ASK AT THE VERY BEGINNING IS FOR THESE COMPANIES TO BE RESPONSIVE WITH THE RESIDENTS TO LIVE
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COMMUNICATION CONTACT INFORMATION.APPARENTLY SOME OF THE CARDS THAT HAVE BEEN LEFT BY THE DOORS, PEOPLE ARE NOT RESPONDING.
EMAILS, PHONE CALLS, UM, SAID, OKAY, WE WERE GONNA REVIEW THIS, UM, YARD DAMAGE WE DID AND, AND NOBODY ELSE SHOWS UP.
SO I WANT TO KNOW, I HAVE GOTTEN COMPLAINTS FROM, UH, BROKEN PIPES AND SILVERADO CROSSING, UH, HOMETOWN COW AND, AND HOMETOWN PARKWAY HAS HAD A LOT OF DAMAGE ON THE ROAD.
UM, THERE IS KENSINGTON TRAILS, I THINK IT WAS, I'M SORRY, KINGSTON.
UH, GRANTED COMMUNICATION APPARENTLY WAS THE ONE WHO DAMAGED THAT.
SO WHAT CAN WE DO SO WE DON'T HAVE TO BRING THIS UP AGAIN? I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM FRONTIER SPECTRUM AT AND T.
UH, GOOD EVENING MAYORS AND COUNCIL.
I'M A REPRESENTATIVE OF AT AND T.
UM, YOU'RE RIGHT, IT DOES GET FRUSTRATING.
IT'S FRUSTRATION FOR THE HOMEOWNERS.
IT'S FRUSTRATED FOR EVERY CITY FOLK CONCLUDING THE RIGHT OF WAY DEPARTMENT.
AND THAT TASKS Y'ALL'S UTILITIES WHEN ANY DAMAGES DO HAPPEN.
UM, I KNOW MR. MAYOR MITCHELL, I'VE SEEN YOUR LEAVE EMAILS COME ACROSS PLENTY OF TIMES ALONG WITH AMBER'S AS WELL.
UM, FROM THE START OF THIS, WE SAT DOWN AND WE DID TALK WITH MR. HENDRICKS AND WE HAD, UM, SOME OPEN DIALOGUE ON WHAT WE NEEDED TO DO AND HOW WE NEEDED THOSE, OUR STANDARDS AND POLICIES.
UM, WHAT WE STARTED OFF WITH IS AT THE BEGINNING THERE WAS A NO SIGNAGE, I GUESS BECAUSE OF A CITY ORDINANCE.
UM, AFTER A FEW WEEKS, PROBABLY INTO IT, MAYBE A MONTH, WE WENT AHEAD AND CHANGED AND WE WENT TO A CITY SIGNAGE TO WHERE IN FRONT OF THE ENTRANCES IN THE RIGHT OF WAY AREAS, NOT IN FRONT OF SOMEBODY'S HOUSE, BUT THE GREEN SPACE AT AND T DOES PLACE A LARGE FOUR BY SIX SIGN THAT SAYS WORKING FOR AT AND T.
IT HAS MY CONTRACTOR'S DIRECT INFO NUMBER ON IT, AS WELL AS THE HELP DESK NUMBER THAT EVERY SINGLE DOOR, I PROMISE YOU GETS ONE OF THESE.
I WALK STREETS, I DON'T HANG 'EM ALL, BUT I DO HANG A FEW STREETS OUT OF EVERY SINGLE NEIGHBORHOOD.
UNFORTUNATELY, A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE THINK IT'S A SALES AD AND THEY'LL THROW IT AWAY.
SOMETIMES THEY JUST FORGET ABOUT IT.
WHAT WE MOVE TO, INSTEAD OF DOING IT AS A CANVAS, WE START DOING IT.
IF I'M GONNA START THAT STREET NEXT WEEK, WE'LL GO 72 HOURS OR 48 HOURS BEFORE THAT, BEFORE THE FLAGS COME OUT INTO THE YARD AND WE HANG 'EM ON THE DOORS.
WE ALSO SAT THERE AND ON Y'ALL CITY WEBSITE WE HAVE THIS HELP DESK NUMBER AS WELL.
WHAT I LIKE TO DO IS I TRY TO PUSH THEM TO GO TOWARDS THIS HELP DESK NUMBER.
JUST SO Y'ALL UNDERSTAND THE SCOPE OF WHAT I'M DOING.
THIS CO UH, OUR PROJECT OVER THE NEAR FUTURE, IT'S, WE'RE INVESTING OVER 10 MILLION ON THIS I 35 CORRIDOR.
AS FAR AS FOR THE UNITS BETWEEN THE SOUTH SIDE OF KYLE UP TO BUTTA, WE'RE DOING A LITTLE OVER 14,000 LIVING UNITS JUST THIS YEAR.
SO MY SCOPE IS LARGE, THAT'S JUST THIS AREA, BUT I HANDLE EVERYTHING FROM HUDDLE TO RUNGE.
SO EMAILS, I GET 'EM, I DO CALL BACK, MY CONTRACTORS DO CALL BACK, BUT THERE'S NOT A TRACKING FOR ME.
SO IF THEY CALL IN, THEY ARE TRACKED.
AND I PROMISE YOU THEY ARE EVEN SEEN BY MY UPPER LEADERSHIP ALL THE WAY UP PAST MY EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF MY COMPANY.
THEY SIT THERE AND EMAIL START FLYING OUT.
WHY IS THIS ONE STILL OPEN WHEN IT'S PAST 30 DAYS? SO ON, SO FORTH AND SO ON.
THEY DO NOT GET CLOSED OUT UNTIL MY HELP DESK ACTUALLY GETS BACK AHOLD OF THAT HOMEOWNER AND MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS HANDLED AND SITUATED WHEN THEY DON'T GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS.
THAT'S HOW THINGS GET SLIPPED BEHIND THE CRACKS.
WHETHER THEY DIDN'T GET 100% DONE, IF THEY HAD A SPRINKLER ISSUE AND A YARD ISSUE AND MAYBE THE SPRINKLER GOT FIXED, BUT THE RUT IN THEIR YARD, THAT WAS OVERSEEN.
THAT'S WHY I PUSHED TOWARDS THIS HELP DESK SO MUCH CUZ THAT'S MY TRACKING PURPOSE.
WE'RE WE'RE GONNA HAVE ISSUES, THERE'S GONNA BE DAMAGES.
WE MOVED WHAT AT AND T'S POLICY IS WE DID THIS PROJECT BACK IN 2017 AND OTHER AREAS WHEN WE PUT PAINT ON THE GROUND OR WHEN WE HAVE THE UTILITY COMPANIES PUT PAINT ON THE GROUND, THE PAINT IS JUST A SUGGESTION OF WHERE THAT UTILITY IS.
MY TEAM HAS TO DIG AND PUT THEIR EYES ON IT BEFORE THEY HIT IT OR BEFORE THEY DRILL.
IN OTHER WORDS, UNFORTUNATELY THERE'S STILL GONNA BE TIMES THAT WE DO HIT THINGS.
I MEAN A DRILL BIT GETS OFF, SOMETIMES IT'S ON IT, IT MIGHT HIT A ROCK, IT MIGHT BOUNCE UP SOMETIMES IT'S JUST IT'S GROUND, IT'S DRILLING.
UM, WHEN WE DO HIT, WE FOLLOW ALL POLICIES.
WE, WE GET AHOLD OF THE CORRECT UTILITY COMPANIES.
WE SIT THERE AND WE DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO MAKE SURE THAT IT GETS RESOLVED.
WE ARE 100% RES, 100% RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL DAMAGES AND ANY DAMAGES.
WHEN WE'RE SAID AND DONE, I'LL JUST GIVE A QUICK PROCESS OF HOW WE DO IT.
WE DON'T BITE OFF MORE THAN WE CAN CHEW.
I LET THEM DRILL, WE PULL BACK PIPE, WE SET BOXES.
THERE MIGHT BE A DAY OR TWO THAT YES, WE HAVE A SMALL HOLE WITH ORANGE FENCING.
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BE LEFT, THEIR REQUIREMENT IS PLYWOOD.SO IF A SMALL DOG OR SOMETHING THEY WON'T FALL IN.
UM, THOSE ARE THE POTHOLES THAT ARE THERE.
UM, FOR THE UTILITIES, IN CASE WE STILL WEREN'T ABLE TO PULL THE PIPE ALL THE WAY BACK.
BUT WE PULL THE PIPE, WE SET THE BOX, WE DO A SOFT RESTORATION.
I DON'T WANNA DO A FULL RESTORATION AS FAR AS, YOU KNOW, TOP SOIL AND SEED AND EVERYTHING ELSE UNTIL WE PULL THE FIBER.
CAUSE IF I HAVE A PIPE ISSUE, THEN I HAVE TO SIT THERE AND DO MORE CONSTRUCTION WORK AND WE JUST TEAR THE HOMEOWNER'S YARD ALL THE WAY BACK UP AGAIN.
UM, MOST OF 'EM UNDERSTAND THAT UNFORTUNATELY I AM GONNA HAVE SOME HOMEOWNERS OUT THERE THAT IT, IT'S THEY, THEY DON'T WANT AT AND T OR THEY DON'T WANT GRANDE OR THEY DON'T WANT SO-AND-SO, AND IT'S JUST, I'M TO BE HONEST, FOR JUST BEING AS TRANSPARENT AS, BUT NO MATTER WHAT I DO, IT'S NOT GONNA PLEASE THEM.
AND I UNDERSTAND IT, IT'S CONSTRUCTION IN THEIR YARD.
EVEN THOUGH IT'S A UTILITY EASEMENT OR A RIGHT OF WAY, IT'S THEIR YARD.
WE PUT A LOT OF LOT OF HARD WORK AND EFFORT INTO IT AND THAT'S WHY AT AND T STRIVES TO LEAVE IT JUST AS GOOD IF NOT BETTER FROM WHEN WE STARTED.
AND THAT, AND THAT'S WHAT I FEEL LIKE EVERYBODY WANTS.
LEAVE IT TO PREEXISTING CONDITIONS OR BETTER THAN THAT.
AND I THINK ALTHOUGH YOU HAVE YOUR UM, LINE OF WORK AND HOW YOU ARE DOING THE PROCESS, WHAT I WANT IS COMMUNICATION WITH THESE PEOPLE, WITH THESE PEOPLE.
I MEAN THE RESIDENTS ARE HAVING COMPLAINTS MM-HMM.
I'M PRETTY SURE IF THEY WERE TO KNOW, HEY, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GONNA MESS UP YOUR YARD AGAIN, BUT BY THIS TIME WE SHOULD BE DONE AND EVERYTHING WILL BE FIXED, THEN THEY WILL BE UNDERSTANDING.
BUT WITH THERE IS NONE OF THAT, THEN THAT'S WHEN PROBABLY WE'RE HEARING ABOUT IT.
AND, AND I CAN AND, AND THERE'S GONNA BE CERTAIN INSTANCES.
UM, AFTER WE GET SOME OF THE TICKETS, EVEN THE ONES THAT ARE LOGGED, I MEAN I HAVE EMAILS THAT STATE, YOU KNOW, FOR 4, 5, 6, EVEN SOMETIMES OVER A WEEK THAT WE'VE TRIED TO, WE'VE LEFT MESSAGES AND WE WON'T RECEIVE PHONE CALLS BACK TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THEM TO BE HOME TO TURN A SPRINKLER SYSTEM ON OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
SO WE CAN TEST, FIGURE OUT WHERE IT'S HIT AT AND FIX IT.
UM, IF IT GETS TO THE POINT WHERE THEY DON'T WANT TO, I LEAVE THE OPTION TO WHERE IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO CALL A PROFESSIONAL SPRINKLER COMPANY CAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE USE.
AS LONG AS THEY HAVE PICTURES AND AN INVOICE, THAT'S REASONABLE WHAT I'M SAYING.
I MEAN IF A SPRINKLER HEAD NORMALLY FROM ANY OTHER, YOU KNOW, LAWN OR IRRIGATION SYSTEM COSTS $75 OR A HUNDRED, WE DON'T MIND PAYING THAT A HUNDRED PERCENT.
WE'LL REIMBURSE THE HOMEOWNER.
WE LIKE TO FIX IT OURSELF WITH OUR COMPANY.
BUT IF THE HOMEOWNER HAS A A WARRANTY PLAN OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, WE UNDERSTAND THAT AS WELL.
THE ONES THAT I CAN'T JUSTIFY MY CONTRACTORS TO PAY FOR IS WHEN I GET A SPRINKLER HEAD AND IT'S $1,200.
I MEAN IT'S, I UNDERSTAND THAT WE'LL FIX IT, BUT IT'S, IT'S A SPRINKLER HEAD.
I MEAN, NOBODY WANTS TO PAY $1,200 FOR A SPRINKLER HEAD.
AND I DO HAVE INSTANCES OF THAT
AND AND WHAT I'M SAYING DOESN'T GO ONLY TO YOU, IT GOES TO ALL THE FIBER COMPANIES.
LIKE I'M JUST TALKING IN GENERAL.
I KNOW I JUST, I BOOK IN A JEW, BUT YES MA'AM.
I MEAN I'VE, I'VE WORKED WITH, WITH ANDY.
WE, WE'VE TALKED ON THE PHONE, ESPECIALLY WITH JERRY IN FRONTIER.
UM, UNFORTUNATELY IN THIS TYPE OF BUSINESS WITH, UH, WITH, WITH SUBCONTRACTORS OUT THERE, WE'RE GONNA HAVE GOOD ONES AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE BAD ONES.
AND YOU KNOW, WE, WE TRY TO HAVE A MODEL.
WE TRY TO HAVE A PROCESS AND A LOT OF GUYS UNDERSTAND, HEY, THIS IS, THIS IS HOW WE'RE PUTTING FOOD ON OUR TABLE AND THEY'RE GONNA FOLLOW OUR PRO PROCESS AND PROCEDURES AND STANDARDS.
THE ONES THAT WE DON'T, I KNOW FOR A FACT I I GET RID OF THEM.
I DON'T LET 'EM, THERE'S NO REASON FOR THEM TO KEEP TEARING UP OR, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE IF I MAKE EVERYBODY MAD IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHO'S GONNA BUY SERVICE.
SO IS THERE ANY WAY THAT I COULD GET FROM ALL THE FIBER COMPANIES, THE FIRST PERSON OF CONTACT, SECOND AND THIRD? YES MA'AM.
I WANT AT LEAST THREE PEOPLE THAT THEY CAN CONTACT FOR EACH COMPANY.
AND IF THEY'RE NOT GETTING A RESPONSE, THEN, THEN WE WILL HAVE TO START GETTING INVOLVED AGAIN.
UM, WHAT I, WHAT WE, THE OTHER THING THAT WE MOVED TO IS WE, WE DID ASK AND, AND JERRY ASKED, UM, IF ALL THE TRUCKS HAVE THEIR SIGNAGE ON IT FOR WHO THEY'RE WORKING FOR.
CAUSE THAT HELPS OUT THE HOMEOWNERS A TREMENDOUS LOT.
BECAUSE IT'S, IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT WHEN THERE'S A FEW OF US IN THE SAME NEIGHBORHOOD AND WHETHER I'M DONE OR, OR FRONTIER'S DONE WITH THEIR WORK, THE HOMEOWNER TRULY DOESN'T KNOW WHOSE ISSUE IT WAS.
SO, UM, THEY'LL SIT THERE AND, AND IT TAKES TIME AT THAT POINT AND THE HOMEOWNER FEELS LIKE THEY'RE GETTING THE RUNAROUND.
IF, IF I COME TO YOU AND I SIT THERE AND SAY, WELL, YOU KNOW, I JUST STARTED THIS, I'M NOT EVEN TO YOUR STREET YET, OR VICE VERSA GOES FOR FRONTIER, RIGHT.
THEN THE HOMEOWNER FEELS LIKE THEY'RE JUST GETTING THE AROUND FROM US.
SO IT, IT MAKES IT REAL EASY WHEN THEY'RE CLEAR TO WHO WAS WORKING OUT IN FRONT OF THEIR HOUSE.
UM, BUT YES, SO MY FIRST POINT OF CONTACT, AND I'LL GET YOU AN EMAIL CAUSE I THINK WE DO HAVE THAT WOULD BE THIS HELP DESK FROM THERE, I'LL HAVE SEAN AND MYSELF ON THERE AS WELL.
SO, AND WHEN YOU SAY HELP DESK, IS THAT GONNA BE A MACHINE? THERE'S THIS HELP DESK WAS SET UP DIRECTLY FOR THIS PROJECT.
IT'S A SAN ANTONIO LOCAL NUMBER.
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THAT DO NOTHING BUT ANSWER THE PHONE.SO OF COURSE WHEN THEY DON'T ANSWER, THERE IS AN AUTOMATED ANSWERING SERVICE THERE.
THERE'S EVEN AN AFTER HOURS ONE 800 NUMBER.
BUT I PROMISE TO YOU EVERY CALL GETS LOGGED ALL THE WAY DOWN FROM JUST INFORMATION.
CAN I HEAR FROM THE OTHER COMPANIES TOO? YEAH, HANG ON.
ONE, TO REITERATE WHAT COUNCILMAN PARSLEY SAID, I UNDERSTAND YOUR PREFERRED METHOD IS THE HELP DESK FOR AT AND T MM-HMM.
THEY'RE YARDS THAT THEY WORK ON ARE GETTING TORN UP.
THEY'RE, THEY FEEL LIKE THEY'RE GETTING THE RUNAROUND, THEY'RE COMING TO US.
THE LAST THING WE'RE GONNA DO IS GIVE 'EM A NUMBER TO A HELP DESK.
AND THEN WE'RE JUST NOT GONNA DO THAT.
AND, AND I UNDERSTAND WHY YOU WOULD WANT THAT CUZ MAYBE YOUR PROCESSES SAY THAT'S THE ROUTE THAT NEED TO GO TO MAKE SURE THAT CLAIMS GET HANDLED APPROPRIATELY BY, BY YOU GUYS.
BUT, UH, THESE FOLKS WERE VERY UPSET AND I WOULD BE TOO IF MY YARD WAS GETTING TORN UP, ESPECIALLY IF IT GETS TORN UP AND THEN I CAN'T GET SOMEBODY OUT THERE TO REPAIR IT OR I CAN'T GET AN IMMEDIATE RESPONSE.
BUT IF THERE'S A CONTRACTOR OUT THERE AND THEY BUST A SPRINKLER HEAD, I WANT THEM TO ANSWER IMMEDIATELY, NOT, YOU KNOW, IN A WEEK OR, OR DOWN THE ROAD.
AND THE, THE THING IS, THE CITY DOESN'T HAVE THE, UH, THE JURIS WE DON'T, IT'S NOT OUR CREWS OUT THERE.
IT'S NOT EVEN OUR CONTRACTS THAT ARE OUT THERE.
IT'S, IT'S A HUNDRED PERCENT PRIVATE.
IT'S JUST YOU HAVE PERMISSION TO WORK.
WE GIVE YOU PERMISSION TO WORK IN THE RIGHT OF WAY.
SO FOR US IT'S BINARY, RIGHT? WE CAN SAY YES OR WE CAN SAY NO.
RIGHT? AND SO IF IT GETS TO A POINT WHERE THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS COME BACK, CITY MANAGER ISSUES THE STOP WORK ORDER AND JUST SHUTS IT ALL DOWN.
AND THAT'S WHAT HAS TO BE DONE IN ORDER TO BRING EVERYONE TO THE TABLE, WHICH WE DID IN THE INITIAL TO GET EVERYONE TO THE TABLE.
AND I WILL SAY THIS, UH, I DO THINK YOU HAVE BEEN BEEN VERY RESPONSIVE AND I HAVE FOUND THAT THESE COMPLAINTS AS THEY'RE COMING IN, AS FRUSTRATING AS THEY ARE BY AND LARGE, ARE GETTING DEALT WITH.
AND SO THAT SHOULD BE A FEATHER IN YOUR HAT.
UH, AND SO YOU, YOU KNOW, I KNOW YOU GET BEAT UP A LOT AND I DON'T, I I DON'T HOLD BACK EITHER.
THAT'S MY JOB, RIGHT? IT IS YOUR JOB.
SO, AND LOOK, AND THIS IS THE SITUATION WHERE THE NUMBER ONE RE MOST REQUESTED THING, UH, IN, IN, IN ALL MY YEARS HERE, AND THERE'S NOT EVEN A CLOSE SECOND, I MEAN BY AND LARGE, IS HOW DO WE GET MORE INTERNET PROVIDERS IN THE CITY OF KYLE THAT'S A EAST AND WEST, UH, ISSUE.
UH, EVERYONE WANTS MORE OPTIONS THAN SPECTRUM.
THIS IS THE PROCESS THEY GO TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH IN ORDER TO GET FIBER.
AND SO WE'RE LEARNING THE BEAUTIFUL, UH, ROLE OF GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS IS TO GET COMPLAINTS FOR NOT HAVING INTERNET AND THEN TO GET COMPLAINTS WHEN THE INTERNET'S COMING IN.
AND IT'S JUST, IT'S JUST PART OF IT.
WE DO NEED THAT COMMUNICATION TO BE, UH, TOP NOTCH.
AND I AGREE WITH COUNCILMAN PARTIALLY, I THINK IT IS TIME, UH, FOR US TO GET EVERYBODY TOGETHER AGAIN TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, THAT STAFF'S AWARE THAT WE HAVE ALL THE UPDATED CONTACT INFORMATION SO THAT THAT CAN BE PROVIDED TO US BECAUSE WE GET COMPLAINTS TO.
SO THE MORE INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE, THE MORE WE CAN GET THE, THE, UH, RESIDENTS, THE THE ACCURATE INFORMATION TO SOLVE THEIR ISSUES, WHICH MAKES US LOOK GOOD.
RIGHT? AND IF WE DON'T HAVE IT, WE JUST GET REAL, REAL LOUD.
AND, AND I UNDERSTAND, I MEAN AT AT, AT VERY LEAST Y'ALL, Y'ALL HAVE TO PROTECT YOUR CONSTITUENTS, RIGHT? THE, THE, THE, THE RESIDENTS HERE IN THE TOWN.
AND I UNDERSTAND THAT COMPLETELY, RIGHT? AND LET ME REPHRASE.
WHEN I SIT THERE AND SAY HELP DESK, OKAY, UM, BY ALL MEANS KEEP SENDING ME THE EMAIL, RIGHT? I WASN'T SITTING THERE SAYING THAT.
THAT WAY THE RESIDENTS HERE UNDERSTAND THAT YES, YOU'RE TAKING IT SERIOUS AND THAT YOU BASICALLY, FOR A BETTER LACK OF BETTER WORDS, HAVE THEIR BACK.
BUT IF THERE'S A WAY THAT WE CAN SIT THERE AND SAY, I'M SENDING IT TO, TO AT AND T, BUT ALSO GO THROUGH THE HELP DESK AND YOU CAN ADD THEM TO MY EMAIL OR WHATEVER IT IS LIKE WE'VE BEEN DOING.
BUT THAT WAY I MAKE SURE IT GETS TRACKED.
WELL, I I, WHEN I GO THROUGH THOUSANDS OF THESE EMAILS, RIGHT? BUT WE AS THE CITY COUNCIL, AS THE MAYOR OF THE CITY, I AM NOT A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT NO FORWARDER.
THAT'S NOT MY JOB IS TO BE THE ONE TAKING 5 67 EMAILS A DAY AND THEN EMAILING BACK AND TELLING THEM ALL THE STEPS AND OUTLINING THOSE THINGS.
THAT'S YOUR JOB, RIGHT? IS TO MAKE SURE.
AND SO WHAT OUR JOB IS TO DO IS MAKE SURE YOU ARE RESPONDING TO THEM IN A WAY THAT HELPS PUT ALL THAT INFORMATION TOGETHER, RIGHT? THAT'S NOT OUR, IT'S NOT OUR ROLE.
AND I MEAN THAT'S MY POLICY IS TO SIT THERE AND RESPOND, WHETHER IT'S MYSELF OR OPEX WITHIN 24 HOURS.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S WITHIN THE FIRST PHONE CALL IS THEY GET SOMETHING WITHIN 24 HOURS, IF NOT THE SAME DAY.
WELL, I'LL SAY I, I THINK YOU HAVE BEEN DOING THAT ACTUALLY, UH, BY AND LARGE.
SO, YOU KNOW, SAID, AND I KNOW THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS OVER AND OVER AGAIN SO LONG, WE REHASH IT.
BUT YOU'RE SAYING ABOUT THIS IS YOUR BUSINESS MODEL, THIS IS WHAT YOU HAVE, YOU, YOU DO YOUR BUSINESS, UM, MAYBE IT'S TIME FOR OTHERS TO START THINKING OUTSIDE OF THE BOX ON THEN YOU'VE GOTTA BUILD IT FIRST BEFORE YOU GOTTA THINK, YOU KNOW, BEFORE YOU THINK OUTSIDE OF IT.
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SO I GUESS WHAT WE'RE GETTING AT HERE IS FRONT FRONTLINE, THIRD PARTY CONTACT SOMEBODY THAT'S BOOTS ON THE GROUND, MR. JONES, MR. MILLER, MR. VASQUEZ, THAT'S GOING TO BE ON THAT STREET.AN IDEA PROBABLY WOULD BE, HEY, I'M GONNA WORK ON YOUR STREET OVER HERE IN PLUM CREEK AND I'M GOING TO KNOCK ON EVERY SINGLE DOOR AND SAY I'M GONNA BE WORKING FROM HERE ON THERE AND WHATEVER SIGNAGE DID THIS.
AND HAVE AN ONSITE, AN ONSITE, UH, PROJECT MANAGER FROM THAT THIRD PARTY COMPANY TO WHERE THEY CAN RESPOND TO ANY KIND OF BREAKS AND SO FORTH.
AND THEN THAT WAY THAT PERSON CAN LOG IT INSTEAD OF THE CUSTOMER, CUZ THE CUSTOMER CAN GO TO THAT PERSON THAT'S ON SITE ON THE JOB AND GO TO THEM.
AND THEN IT IS THAT PERSON, THAT PROJECT MANAGER, WHOEVER IT IS THAT YOU'RE CONTRACTING, CONTACTS YOU AND SAY, HEY, WE, WE'VE GOT A BREAK HERE.
BECAUSE AGAIN, LIKE WHAT MAYOR IS SAYING IS THAT WE GET THE BRUNT TO WHERE THE CUSTOM, THE RESIDENTS ARE COMING AND SAYING, WE DON'T HAVE ANYBODY TO SPEAK TO.
I UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE A LOG DATABASE CUZ AGAIN, IT JUST TRACKS THE LOGS OF THE COMPLAINTS AND SO FORTH.
I UNDERSTAND IT'S JUST A DATABASE THAT YOU, YOU HAVE TO HAVE IT THERE.
AND THEN ALSO IT KEEPS TRACK OF THE CONTRACTORS.
OKAY? SO THEY'RE SCREWING UP, YOU'RE FIRING THEM.
THAT'S USUALLY HOW IT ALL WORKS.
I UNDERSTAND THAT LOGIC THERE.
BUT WHAT WE'RE GETTING AT IS HAVING SOMEBODY THAT'S BOOTS ON THE GROUND THAT IS THERE ON THE STREET, IF THERE IS AN ISSUE GOING ON, THAT PERSON CAN, CAN, CAN SQUASH OR BASICALLY ADDRESS THE PROBLEM GOING FORWARD AND THEN YOU CAN WORK WITH THEM.
I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GETTING IS THAT ONE-ON-ONE COMMUNICATION.
AND SO JUST TO REBUTTAL ON THAT A LITTLE BIT IS I HAVE, RIGHT NOW I HAVE A TOTAL OF SIX NEIGHBORHOODS IN EFFECT RIGHT NOW HERE IN THE KYLE, A COUPLE ON THE AT WEST SIDE AND A COUPLE AND THE OTHERS, PRIMARILY FOUR OF 'EM ON THE EAST SIDE.
JUST SO YOU KNOW, FOR TEX, I HAVE FIVE PROJECT MANAGERS THAT, THAT'S ALL THEY DO IS THEY SIT ON THE JOBS THERE WITH THE SUBCONTRACTOR.
SO THERE IS ALWAYS A MANAGER INSIDE ONE OF THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS WHILE THOSE GUYS ARE IN THERE DRILLING TO HANDLE THOSE TYPES OF ISSUES AND KNOCK ON DOORS AND SPEAK WITH HOMEOWNERS AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
SO IT'S JUST THERE, THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT JUST ARE UNFORESEEN THAT MIGHT NOT HAPPEN UNTIL THE WEEKEND WHEN THEY ARE, THE THURSDAY WHEN WE GET TO TURN THE SPRINKLER ON OR SOMETHING BECAUSE YOU KNOW, IT IS UNDERGROUND.
SO, BUT I DO, WE WILL TRY HARDER AND BETTER TO, TO MAKE THE DIFFERENCE AND MAKE THE COMMUNICATION WITH THE HOMEOWNERS.
COUNCIL MAYOR FORCE KELL? YES MA'AM.
I'M GONNA TRY TO GIVE SOME GRACE
SO WE HAD, LUCKILY WE FIGURED OUT HOW WE WERE GONNA HANDLE IT, BUT, UM, NOW I HAVE A BIG OLD PILE OF DIRT THAT'S NOT, I, I GUESS THEY'RE LAYING LINES AND THEY GOTTA COME BACK AND THEY GOTTA DO OTHER THINGS.
SO IT'S JUST, THE FRUSTRATION IS NOT BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE JUST LAYING LINES, IT'S BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE FEEL LIKE THERE'S A LACK OF RESPECT FOR OUR PROPERTY.
UM, THERE'S, YOU KNOW, THE MACHINES, THE BORING MACHINES THAT ARE LIKE HITTING THE GROUND AND CAUSING, YOU KNOW, CRACKS OR THERE'S LIKE BLACK, UH, MARKS IN PEOPLE'S DRIVEWAYS AND, AND THEIR, THEIR YARDS ARE ALL MESSED UP.
AND ALTHOUGH YOU GUYS HAVE THE RIGHT OF WAY, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT WE STILL HAVE TO BE RESPECTFUL TO OUR RESIDENTS OR, OR YOUR CLIENTS, UM, POSSIBLE CLIENTS, UM, HOME.
CUZ AT THE, YOU KNOW, THESE PEOPLE WORK REALLY HARD AND WHEN THEY COME HOME, THAT'S NOT REALLY THE THING THEY WANNA SEE.
AND SO I THINK ALL THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR IS JUST SOME KIND OF ACCOUNTABILITY.
AND EVEN THOUGH I UNDERSTAND THE IDEA OF A PHONE CALL OR LIKE FOR YOU, I GET IT BECAUSE IT'S PROBABLY LIKE FOLLOW UP TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY'S BEING HEARD, MAYBE AT SOME POINT AT AND T AND, AND THE OTHER, UM, VENDORS CAN THINK ABOUT SETTING UP MAYBE, UM, AN ONLINE OPTION SO THE RESIDENTS DON'T HAVE TO BE ON THE PHONE.
I MEAN, I WORK, SO, UM, IT SOUNDS REALLY BAD WHEN I'M ON THE PHONE WITH AT AND T, UM, ON HOLD, MAYBE, MAYBE NOT.
AND THEY'RE TAKING MY INFORMATION AND MY BOSS IS LIKE RIGHT IN THE NEXT ROOM.
UH, SO MAYBE IF YOU COULD CREATE MAYBE ANOTHER OPTION EITHER BY TEXT OR BY ONLINE, I THINK THAT WOULD SHOW A LITTLE BIT OF GOOD FAITH.
UM, AND I DO WANNA CONFIRM HOW THE PROCESS WORKS BECAUSE THEY LAID OUR LINES AND NOW IT'S DIRT.
NOW DO THEY COME BACK AND DO, LIKE, AT WHAT POINT ARE THEY GONNA COME BACK AND FIX THE YARDS? SO I'M, I'M TRYING TO CAPE COVE.
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RIGHT.THEY GOT THE, THEY GOT THE PIPE IN THE GROUND AND THEY GOT THE BOXES SET OVER THERE.
UM, THEY HAVEN'T PULLED THE FIBER YET IN THAT AREA.
UM, I'M HAVING A FEW ISSUES WITH A CERTAIN, LET'S JUST SAY PERSONNEL ISSUE OVER THERE THAT I AM IN THE MIDDLE OF FIXING AT THE MOMENT.
UM, BUT I DO HAVE OTHER RESOURCES THAT ARE, ARE ACTUALLY PRETTY MUCH ON SITE.
UM, I'M TRYING TO GET THAT WHOLE ENTIRE PROJECT COMPLETED WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK OF MARCH.
SO WHEN I SAY COMPLETED, MY OBJECTIVE IS TO NOT ONLY HAVE THE FIBER POOLED, BUT EVERYTHING 100% RESTORED.
IF IT'S A SMALLER AREA AROUND THOSE BOXES, WE COME IN WITH FRESH TOPS, OIL AND SEED.
CUZ IF YOU START CUTTING LITTLE SQUARES OF CARPET GRASS, IT'S BIG.
UM, SO A LITTLE BIT OF, UH, JUST GOOD MOTHER NATURE, HOPEFULLY THAT WE GET SOME AND SOME FRESH TOPSOIL AND SEED AND WITHIN A COUPLE OF MONTHS IT'S ALL BACK TO REGULAR.
UM, BUT THAT'S, THAT'S NORMALLY HOW IT IS TO PIPE THE BOXES.
THEN WE PULL FIBER AND THEN WE RESTORE.
LIKE I SAID, I DO LIKE TO DO A SOFT RESTORATION.
I WILL MAKE SURE TO TAKE A TRIP OVER THERE,
UM, AGAIN, BECAUSE THE PILES OF DIRT WERE SUPPOSED TO BE REMOVED, UM, BECAUSE THAT'S PART OF MY SOFT RESTORATION.
IF THERE'S A BOX IN THE GROUND, OF COURSE SOMETHING THAT WENT IN THE GROUND MEANS EARTH HAD TO COME OUT.
SO IF IT CAME OUT AND IT'S NO LONGER NEEDED, WHY IS IT STILL THERE? WELL, IT'S KIND OF RAINED, SO IT'S KIND OF DISPERSED, WHICH IS OKAY, I'M OKAY WITH THAT.
BUT IT'S, IT'S, IT'S, UM, IT'S WORK.
UM, AND IT'S, I'M, I'M TRYING TO BE POLITICALLY CORRECT, BUT I MEAN, IT'S, IT'S HARD.
IT'S CONSTRUCTION AND, AND SOMETIMES IT'S, IT'S HURTING CATS.
I MEAN,
AND YOU KNOW WHAT, YOU'LL BE LOOKING AT YOUR NEIGHBORS AND IT'S GREAT, GREAT, GREAT.
AND THIS WAS A FRIDAY OR A SATURDAY THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO GO HOME TO A KID'S SOCCER GAME AND THEY MAYBE NOT DID IT AS WELL, YOU KNOW, AND THEY LEFT A FEW STEPS OFF.
AND THOSE ARE THE TYPES OF THINGS THAT JUST INFURIATE ME.
I MEAN, BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN SOME HUGE EMPTY SPOOLS THAT HAVE LEFT OUT THERE.
UM, IT'S JUST CLEANUP, YOU KNOW? RIGHT.
IF THEY COULD JUST DO THAT, I WOULD BE SUPER APPRECIATIVE.
SO WHAT I ALSO DID WAS, IS THEY, JUST SO Y'ALL KNOW, THEY USED TO TRAVEL ALL THE WAY FROM SAN ANTONIO, FROM THE, UH, EAST SIDE OF SAN ANTONIO FOR ME, THAT WAS WHERE THEY BROUGHT THEIR YARD IN.
UM, BUT WHAT THEY DID IS, SINCE THEY HAVE THE AMOUNT OF PROJECT THAT WE'RE DOING HERE IN THE THING, THEY ACTUALLY, I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE LEASING OR IF THEY JUST BOUGHT SOME, IS IT OFF A 1650 OR 16? IT'S OFF KYLE THIS WAY ON THE WAY TO BUTTA, BUT IT IS IN KYLE.
YEAH, THAT ONE ANYWAY, 1626 PROBABLY.
SO, BUT YEAH, SO THEY JUST BOUGHT SOME PROPERTY AND SO THEY'RE WORKING ON A YARD RIGHT THERE.
THEY DO HAVE SOME STUFF IN THERE.
THEY'RE JUST NOT QUITE FINISHED WITH IT YET.
THEY'RE HAVING TO BRING SOME BASE IN, CUZ IT WAS AN OLD FARM FIELD.
UM, BUT THAT'S WHERE ALL THOSE EMPTY RAILS AND THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE STORING ANYTHING IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW, WITHOUT HOA APPROVAL IF IT'S IN ONE OF THEIR GREEN SPACES OR SOMETHING.
WELL, MY ONLY CONCERN IS WE'RE RIGHT NEXT TO A SCHOOL, RIGHT? IT'S LIKE KIDS WALK ON THEIR SLEEVE.
I WEAR A KID, I JUST JUMP ON IT AND ME, IT WOULD BE FUN.
SO, BUT YES, I, I'LL, I'LL DO MORE DILIGENCE ON MY PART AS FAR AS AS GOING AROUND AND REALLY PUSHING THE ISSUE AS FAR AS THE CLEANUP PHASE OF IT AND THE, THAT, THAT SORT OF THING.
AND THEN ALSO TO MAKE SURE THAT THE GUYS ARE BEING MORE RESPECTFUL, UM, LIKE THE PLYWOOD UNDERNEATH THE MACHINES AND STUFF.
SO, UM, BUT REST ASSURE, EVEN IF THERE ARE SOME TRACK MARKS, THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO PRESSURE WASH AND I WILL MAKE 'EM PRESSURE WASH.
CAN WE GET INFORMATION FROM ALL THE OTHER, UH, REPRESENTATIVES AT LEAST THREE CONTACT? SO IN MY, OUR SIGN AT THE FRONT OF OUR SUBDIVISION, IT HAS LIKE A PHONE NUMBER AND A NAME.
AND SO I DO, I MEAN, I HATE TO JUST DIRECT PEOPLE TO THAT, BUT IT'S GONNA PROBABLY BE THE SAME INFORMATION THAT THEY GIVE US.
UM, BUT IT'LL SAY THIS IS BEING DONE BY AT AND T, THIS IS THE PERSON WORKING ON IT.
IT'S, IT'S GOT THE HELP DESK NUMBER ON IT.
IT HAS OUR LOGO AT AND T, IT HAS OPEX, WHICH IS MY PRIME CONTRACTOR FOR ALL OF KYLE.
AND THEN IT ACTUALLY HAS THE HEAD, I GUESS YOU CAN CALL IT DIRECTOR OF OPEX MM-HMM.
SO HE'S THE ONE THAT MANAGES ALL THE MANAGERS THAT ARE OUT HERE.
SO IT'S A FIRST POINT OF CONTACT WITH HIM, SO.
WE'RE COM WE'RE COMPILING THAT INFORMATION.
WE'LL SEND IT TO ALL OF COUNSEL.
ANY, ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANNA ADD ON THAT? ANYBODY ELSE?
I WAS ABOUT TO MAKE A SNIDE COMMENT ABOUT THE FACT THAT THE COMPLAINANT, I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE.
SO GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL CITY STAFF.
AND LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MY NAME'S DAVID RUSSELL.
I'M VICE PRESIDENT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS FOR FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS AND I WAS LAST HERE IN APRIL OF LAST YEAR.
YOU MAY REMEMBER WHEN I TOLD YOU ABOUT OUR PLANS
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TO BUILD OUR HIGH SPEED FIBER OPTIC NETWORK HERE, UH, WITH ME THEN, AND ALSO WITH ME NOW ARE RYAN O'NEILL, WHO IS OUR DIRECTOR OF FIBER OPTIC CONSTRUCTION FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS AND ALSO OUR SENIOR MANAGER OF CONSTRUCTION IN, UH, SOUTH TEXAS.OUR NUMBERS AND CONTACT INFORMATION WERE ALL PROVIDED TO THE CITY AT THAT TIME AND WE HAVEN'T CHANGED.
UH, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE CHANGED THAT YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN, I'M NOT GONNA GO OVER A LOT OF THE GROUND THAT THE PREVIOUS SPEAKER COVERED.
HE DID A REAL GOOD JOB OF COVERING A LOT OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE FACE.
WE DO THE SIGNAGE, WE DO THE DOOR HANGERS.
UH, WE HAVE THE CALL-IN NUMBERS, BUT LAST YEAR WHEN I WAS HERE, WE HAD QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS FROM THE CITIZENS GO TO OUR CONTRACTORS BECAUSE FRONTIER HAS RAMPED UP OUR FIBER OPTIC BUILD THROUGHOUT TEXAS SO EXTENSIVELY.
WE'RE ACTUALLY DOING THIS IN DOZENS OF COMMUNITIES NOW.
WE CHANGED THAT POLICY AND WE NO LONGER PUT THAT ON THE BACKS OF THE CONTRACTORS CAUSE THAT ALSO DIDN'T ALWAYS WORK REAL WELL.
UH, WHAT WE HAVE, WE CREATED, UH, A CALL CENTER WITH OUR ONLY IN-HOUSE RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE DEDICATED NUMBERS FOR PEOPLE TO CALL AS WELL AS AN ONLINE OPTION.
AND I CAN PROVIDE ALL THAT TO THE CITY MANAGER OR WHOEVER YOU WANT ME TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION TO.
THAT WAS CREATED A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO.
AND SO A LOT OF THE DOOR HANGERS AND THE UH, THE INFORMATION THAT WE PROVIDED WHEN WE FIRST STARTED OUR BUILD HERE LAST YEAR, UH, IS NOT UP TO DATE.
THIS IS MORE CURRENT INFORMATION AND THE CALL CENTER IS NOT SOMEWHERE IN SOME OTHER PART OF THE COUNTRY.
IT'S GOT A BUNCH OF PEOPLE THAT ARE, UH, YES, THEY DO GET A VOICEMAIL.
THEY DO LEAVE A VOICEMAIL MESSAGE, BUT IT'S, THEY'RE DEDICATED JUST TO RESPOND TO THOSE CALLS.
BUT THE REST OF US HAVE OUR CONTACT INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO THE CITY IF YOU WANT TO CONTACT SOMEBODY DIRECTLY.
WE'RE NOT TRYING TO HIDE FROM ANYBODY ABOUT THAT.
WE HAVE COMPLETED, UH, BUILDS TO OVER 4,000 HOMES ALREADY SINCE WE STARTED CONSTRUCTION LAST YEAR.
AS OF THE END OF LAST MONTH, WE STILL HAVE ABOUT, UH, SOMETHING OVER 9,500, UH, CUSTOMER LOCATIONS THAT WE PLAN TO BUILD TO THIS YEAR, WHICH WE THINK WILL TAKE US THROUGH MOST OF THE YEAR.
THE OTHER THING THAT'S CHANGED FROM, UH, LAST YEAR WHEN I WAS HERE LAST YEAR ON FEBRUARY THE 22ND, WHICH WE ALL KNOW NOW, IS GEORGE WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY
WE ANNOUNCED THAT WE WERE UPPING OUR SPEEDS FROM ONE GIGABIT TO TWO GIGABITS PER SECOND DOWNLOAD AND UPLOAD.
DID YOU SAY THAT YOU'VE ALREADY INSTALLED FIBER IN 4,500 HOMES IN THAT'S, UH, OVER 4,100 RIGHT NOW IN THE CITY OF KYLE? THAT'S CORRECT.
AND YOUR PLANS ARE 13,000 MORE? UH, WE'RE PLANS ARE FOR ABOUT 9,600 MORE.
SO 13,000 TOTALS, THAT'S LIKE TWO-THIRDS OF THE DWELLINGS IN THE CITY.
YEAH, IT'S PRETTY MUCH MO IT'S, IT'S FOLLOWS THE PATH OF OUR COPPER NETWORK THAT WAS PREEXISTING.
AND SO, UH, THAT'S, WE CALL THAT OUR BASE RATE AREA.
THAT DOESN'T ALWAYS LINE UP WITH CITY LIMITS BECAUSE THE CITY LIMITS PROBABLY HAS GROWN SOME OVER THE YEARS.
CAUSE OUR NETWORK OBVIOUSLY HAS BEEN HERE FOR DECADES.
WELL, UH, THAT, THAT'S GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS.
THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT WE ACTUALLY ARE GONNA BE PROVIDING INTERNET TO THE MAJORITY OF OUR COMMUNITY.
THE BAD NEWS IS YOU'RE GONNA BE HERE A WHILE IN PEOPLE'S YARDS.
AND SO THOSE COMPLAINTS THAT'S CORRECT.
WELL, IT IS PART OF THE PROCESS, BUT WE JUST WANT TO BE, WE WANNA BE EXCELLENT AT IT.
AND I'M NOT, WE'RE NOT SAYING THAT YOU AREN'T, BECAUSE I, I'VE EVEN MENTIONED IT A COUPLE TIMES.
I DO BELIEVE THAT COMPLAINTS AS THEY'RE COMING IN ARE GENERALLY GETTING DEALT WITH BECAUSE AS I'M SEEING THE EMAILS AND THEY'RE NOT, THEY'RE NOT KE THEY DON'T KEEP COMING BACK.
UH, SO I, I AM THANKFUL FOR THAT PART OF IT, BUT WE JUST WANT TO BE EVEN MORE PROACTIVE BECAUSE A LOT OF THESE COMPLAINTS THAT ARE COMING IN, UH, I'M READING THROUGH IT, I'M LOOKING AT THE PICTURES, I'M SEEING THE TESTIMONIES OF WHAT FOLKS ARE DEALING WITH IN THE FEW DAYS THAT THE CONSTRUCTION IS THERE AND IT'S, IT'S TRAUMATIC.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT ANY PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING A LOT OF TRAUMA, UH, FROM THIS, UH, UH, EXPERIENCE THAT THEY'RE GOING THROUGH CUZ THEY'RE NOT ASKING FOR THE INTERNET AND THEREFORE BRINGING A CONTRACTOR OUT TO INSTALL THE LINE.
THAT LINE IS COMING WHETHER THEY'RE ASKING FOR IT OR NOT, AND IT'S COMING RIGHT INTO THE YARD.
SO IT'S JUST, WE DON'T HAVE TO KEEP BELABORING THE POINT HERE.
WE'VE ALREADY DISCUSSED IT A LOT, SO, BUT THE POINT IS, EVEN THOUGH YOU'VE ALREADY GIVEN US YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION, I DO APPRECIATE Y'ALL BEING HERE.
THAT ACTUALLY MADE ME FEEL A LOT BETTER TO KNOW THAT Y'ALL WERE SITTING IN HERE.
UM, JUST RESCIND ALL THAT INFORMATION TO US.
MAKE SURE YOU'RE CONTINUING TO CONTACT AND COMMUNICATE WITH ANDREA IN PARTICULAR, WHO'S BEEN A GREAT POINT OF CONTACT AND, UH, AND JERRY AS WELL.
AND THEN AMBER AND JERRY, IF Y'ALL CAN HELP COMPILE THAT INFORMATION, RESEND IT OUT TO COUNSEL, MAKING SURE WE'RE ALL AWARE.
SO AS PEOPLE ARE COMMUNICATING TO US, WE'VE GOT A, A PACKAGE THAT WE CAN SEND BACK, UH, AND THEN, UH, YOU KNOW, KNOW, UH, EVERYTHING ELSE THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED.
WELL, AND THAT'S ONE REASON I'M HERE TO LET YOU KNOW, WE HEARD YOU LOUD AND CLEAR.
WHEN WE'VE GOT MY CONSTRUCTION LEADERS HERE, WE GET THIS.
AND WE LIKE THE OTHER SPEAKER.
WE DON'T WANNA P**S A LOT OF PEOPLE OFF.
SO YEAH, WE'RE IN THE SAME, SAME PAGE ON THAT.
SO CAN CAN YOU ALSO GIVE US SOME KIND OF SCHEDULE FOR WHEN YOU'RE GONNA BE IN PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOODS AND SO THAT WE CAN KIND OF HAVE A SENSE OF LIKE, HEY, THIS IS KIND OF WHAT'S COMING
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IN HIGH, MAKES YOU AWARE OF THAT, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S KIND OF PROPRIETARY CAUSE AND I'M SURE OUR COMPETITORS LIKE THAT AS WELL.WE DON'T NECESSARILY WANT THEM TO KNOW EXACTLY WHERE WE'RE GOING BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT THEM TO TRY TO LOCK SOMEBODY INTO A MULTI-YEAR CONTRACT.
BUT HERE, HERE'S, HERE'S WHAT PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING.
HERE COMES AT AND T THEY'RE DIGGING UP MY YARD.
THEY'VE RESTORED IT, IT'S OVER.
NOW THEY'RE DIGGING UP MY YARD YET AGAIN.
AND, AND THAT'S WHAT'S IT'S, AND PEOPLE DON'T KNOW.
THEY'RE LIKE, IS IS THERE GONNA BE MORE? MM-HMM.
SO WE WE'RE TR THEY'RE BEGGING US TO BRING SOME KIND OF UNIFIED, UNIFIED PLAN, UH, SO THAT THEY CAN KNOW WHEN IT'S COMING.
AND THAT FOR CRYING OUT LOUD, PLEASE DON'T DIG UP MY YARD MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF A COUPLE MONTHS.
THAT SEEMS LIKE REALLY INEFFECTIVE, YOU KNOW, FROM AN EFFICIENCY STANDPOINT, WHICH I UNDERSTAND Y'ALL ARE, I UNDERSTAND HOW IT GOES.
BUT LOOK, Y YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOTTA HAVE SOME KIND OF SAY IN THIS AS WELL, YOU KNOW, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT JUST DIGGING UP PEOPLE'S YARDS OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
WHAT IF A THIRD ONE COMES IN? WHAT IF A FOURTH ONE WANTS TO COME IN? IT'S SORT OF LIKE A WAVE OF, OF, UH, FIBER INSTALLATION IS HAPPENING, UH, AND THE PEOPLE AREN'T ORDERING THE SERVICE.
YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST HAPPENING TO THEIR YARDS OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING TO THEM AND TO ME, ALMOST EVERY SINGLE TIME.
I ONE DIFFERENCE OF COURSE IS THAT, CAUSE MY COMPANY IS THE INCUMBENT LOCAL EXCHANGE COMPANY, WE ALREADY HAD A NETWORK HERE THAT WE'RE UPDATING.
IT'S NOT A DIFFERENT NETWORK COMING IN FROM A COMPETITOR THAT WASN'T HERE PREVIOUSLY.
I'M GONNA PIGGYBACK OFF OF WHAT MAYOR MITCHELL SAID, BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THIS IS ROUND ONE, RIGHT? THIS IS IF WE LAY DOWN A COUPLE LINES AND I, I REACHED OUT TO JERRY ABOUT MAYBE DOING CONDUITS IN THE CITY, BEING ABLE TO DO THE LINES OURSELVES AND THEN RENTING THOSE CONDUITS OUT.
THAT WAY IF PROVIDERS WANTED TO COME, THEY WOULD JUST RENT FROM US.
THAT MUNICIPAL BROADBAND, THERE'S A TEDX TALK WE INVITED, THIS IS TAKEN BACK TO 2017.
WE ONCE INVITED, UH, THE TEDX SPEAKER AND HE FLEW DOWN HERE TO MAKE A FULL ON PRESENTATION FROM EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, MUNICIPAL BROADBAND, WHICH PROBABLY FREAKING THESE GUYS OUT A LITTLE BIT.
SORRY, WE MUCH, YOU'RE IN THERE, YOU'RE GOOD.
AND AT THE TIME IT WAS LIKE 15 MILLION WORTH STRUCTURE AND WE OH, BUT IT WOULD'VE PAID FOR ITSELF JUST BY THE PEOPLE THAT RENTED 15 MILLION.
IT WAS A LOT STILL FIVE, SIX YEARS AGO.
IT'S STILL A LOT, BUT IT WAS A LOT, A LOT BACK THEN.
IT WAS, THERE WAS NO CHANCE THAT WE COULD DO IT, BUT, WELL, MY MY POINT WAS BEING THAT THIS IS GONNA HAPPEN AGAIN AND I'M SAD, IT'S MY YARD IS PROBABLY GONNA GET TAKE UP AGAIN.
AND, UM, SO HOPEFULLY, HOPEFULLY THERE'S A GOOD ENOUGH TRAIL THAT PEOPLE DON'T MAKE THAT SAME MISTAKE THREE TIMES.
BUT, UM, YEAH, JUST PEOPLE BE AWARE THAT THIS IS, THIS COULD HAPPEN AGAIN.
THIS COULD BE IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS DEPENDING ON WHO WANTS TO COME TOGETHER.
ONE THING I HOPE WILL BE ENCOURAGING TO PEOPLE IS THAT ONE OF THE BEAUTIES OF A FIBER OPTIC NETWORK IS THAT I WAS JUST SAYING, WE, WE INCREASED OUR, UH, SPEEDS TO TWO GIGABITS.
WELL, JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO, WE INCREASED IT TO FIVE GIGABITS.
THE BEAUTY OF THIS TYPE OF NETWORK IS IT'S SCALABLE TO MUCH HIGHER SPEEDS.
AND SO THIS IS NOT A NETWORK THAT'S GONNA HAVE TO BE REPLACED SEVERAL DECADES FROM NOW.
THIS IS A NETWORK THAT SHOULD BE IN PLACE FOR MANY, MANY, MANY YEARS.
THE COPPER NETWORK WAS IN PLACE FOR ABOUT 130 YEARS.
JESUS, IT, IT JUST OUTLIVED ITS USEFULNESS.
IT CAN'T HANDLE THE CAPACITY ANYMORE.
THIS NETWORK SHOULD LAST, UH, THAT LONG AS WELL.
SO I KNOW IT'S A LOT OF PAIN, BUT IT'S A SHORT-TERM PAIN FOR LONG-TERM GAIN.
[28. Consider approval of an Agreement with P3Works, LLC, for Administration Services or Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone No. 2. ~ Stephanie Leibe, Norton Rose Fulbright]
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 28.CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT, UH, WITH P THREE WORKS LLC FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, UH, FOR TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER TWO.
UM, UH, WE'VE HAD SOME PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE DESIRES TO, UH, PUT TOGETHER A, AN UPDATED PROJECT FINANCING PLAN.
UH, WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE RETAINED OR WITH A CAPABILITY TO DO THAT, UH, ON STAFF, BUT JOHN SNYDER WITH P THREE WORKS, UH, IS A SPECIALIST IN THAT.
HE'S BEEN HANDLING SO MANY OF OUR SPECIAL DISTRICT FINANCING ADMINISTRATIVE ROLES.
UH, WE'RE GETTING READY TO HAVE A, UH, TES WORKSHOP.
UH, AND I WAS HOPING THAT THE COUNCIL WOULD GO AHEAD AND AUTHORIZE JOHN TO START THE WORK, UH, SO THAT WHEN WE HAVE OUR WORKSHOP ON THE SECOND, HE CAN BRING FORWARD, UM, A, UM, UH, A PLAN OR THE, UH, THE ROUGH OUTLINE OF A PLAN THAT WE COULD INTERACT WITH.
AND SO I WANTED TO BRING THIS FORWARD AND ASK FOR COUNSEL'S SUPPORT TO ENGAGE HIM IN THAT WAY.
MAYOR PROTO MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND, UH, MAKE A MOTION TO CONSIDER APPROVAL FOR AGENDA NUMBER 28, SECOND MOTION BY THE MAYOR.
DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION CUSTOMER FLOOR SCALE.
I JUST WANNA REITERATE, THIS IS ONLY FOR A PLAN, RIGHT? RIGHT.
THIS MEANS NOTHING MORE THAN JUST CREATE A PLAN THAT MAKES US MORE INFORMED.
SO IF WE DO MAKE A DECISION OF THE FUTURE, WE ARE BETTER EDUCATED.
ALL OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES SIX TO ZERO.
[29. Approve Task Order No. 6 to COBB, FENDLEY & ASSOCIATES, INC., Austin, Texas in the amount not to exceed $19,403.05 for Traffic Signal versus Roundabout Analysis and Design for Dacy Lane at Bunton Creek Road Intersection Improvements. ~ Leon Barba, P.E., City Engineer]
RIGHT.APPROVE A TASK ORDER NUMBER SIX TO COBB FINLEY AND ASSOCIATES, UH, UH, IN AMOUNT
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NOT TO EXCEED $19,403 AND 5 CENTS FOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL VERSUS ROUNDABOUT ANALYSIS AND DESIGN FOR DCI LANE AT BUNTON CREEK ROAD.LEON, BARBARA, CITY ENGINEER, MAYOR, COUNSEL, BACK ON DECEMBER 6TH OF, UH, 2022.
UH, YOU ACCEPTED THE, UH, UH, REPORT THAT WAS DONE BY COBB FINLEY.
AND THEIR, THEIR GOAL WAS TO DETERMINE WHETHER WE NEEDED, UH, WERE THOSE TWO INTERSECTIONS AT, UH, ON, UH, BUNTON CREEK ROAD AT LAYMAN AND AT DESY LANDING.
MET TRAFFIC WARRANTS AND THEY DID THEIR STUDY AND IT SHOWED THAT THEY DID NEED, NEED, DID MEET THE, UH, WARRANTS FOR INSTALLING TRAFFIC SIGNALS.
THE NEXT STEP THAT WE NEED TO TAKE IS WE HAVE TO FOLLOW THE ORDINANCE AND WE HAVE TO ASK THEM TO LOOK AT THE, UH, PH VIABILITY OF INSTALLING EITHER A TRAFFIC SIGNAL OR A ROUNDABOUT AT THE INTERSECTION OF DACY LANE AND BUTTON CREEK ROAD.
WE WERE GIVEN DIRECTION TO LOOK AT THAT INTERSECTION AND MAKING IMPROVEMENTS THERE.
UH, JUST SO LET YOU KNOW, THE SECOND, UH, MOBILE, UH, TRAFFIC SIGNALS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE IN NEXT WEEK.
SO WE'LL BE PUTTING THOSE OUT THERE IN THE MEANTIME.
BUT, UH, THIS ITEM IS TO REQUEST THAT THE COUNCIL TO PROVE COBB FAMILY TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PERMANENT INSTALLATION OF EITHER A TRAFFIC SIGNAL OR ROUNDABOUT AND BRING THAT RECOMMENDATION BACK TO COUNSEL.
UM, COUNCIL PARSLEY, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 29.
SECOND, SECOND MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER, PARTIALLY SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER FLORES, COUNSEL THE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION.
SO I, I WANTED TO MAKE A SPECIFIC POINT HERE.
SO, SO THIS AGENDA ITEM IS TO COMPARE THE ROUNDABOUT VERSUS THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL, CORRECT? CORRECT.
SO IF YOU READ THIS PART OF THE ANALYSIS, UH, THE ROUNDABOUT IS SIGNIFICANTLY GOING TO COST MORE IS THERE, IS WHAT THEY CONCLUDE, BECAUSE WE HAVE TO PURCHASE MORE RIGHT OF WAY.
WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH DRAINAGE, WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH IMPROVEMENTS.
AND SO I JUST WANT COUNCIL TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE ROUNDABOUTS COST MORE.
AND IN TERMS OF THE WALKABILITY, I I, I DON'T THINK THEY'RE AS SAFE AS STREET LIGHTS.
SO JUST WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THIS, THIS RIGHT HERE, UM, DOES GIVE A VERY GOOD ANALYSIS BETWEEN THE TWO DIFFERENCES.
SO I JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT BEFORE WE JUST GO TO A YES VOTE.
SO THIS IS ONLY FOR THE ANALYSIS THAT WE'RE APPROVING? THAT IS CORRECT.
AND WE'VE DONE THAT ALREADY WITH LAYMAN AND BUNTON.
AGAIN, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IN THIS INTERSECTION RIGHT HERE, THAT UH, IT HAS TO JUSTIFY, WHAT DO WE CALL LINE OF SERVICE.
LEVEL OF SERVICE IN THIS, IN THIS AREA.
CUZ I, I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S SOME PEOPLE FOR ROUNDABOUTS AND SOME PEOPLE FOR, UH, THE TRAFFIC SIGNALS.
IT WAS JUST CONVERSATION IN CHAMBERS.
UM, SO YES, THAT'S ALL, ALL IT IS, IS JUST SO THAT WAY WE CAN GET AN ANALYSIS SO THAT WAY WE CAN SEE IF THIS EX EXACT INTERSECTION QUALIFIES IT OR NOT.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IS FAVOR SAY AYE.
[30. Consider and possible action to approve a cooperation agreement in lieu of taxes between the Kyle Housing Authority and the City of Kyle. ~ Jerry Hendrix, Interim City Manager]
IS AGENDA ITEM 30.ACTION TO APPROVE A COOPERATION AGREEMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES BETWEEN KYLE HOUSING AUTHORITY AND THE CITY OF KYLE.
MR. HENDRICKS, MAYOR, COUNSEL FOR THE RECORD.
JERRY HENDRICKS, CENTER OF CITY MANAGER.
AS WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE HOUSING AUTHORITY TO HELP THEM, UM, GET THEIR, THEIR SHIP IN ORDER AND, UM, MOVE TO A POSITION OF FINANCIAL VIABILITY.
THEY BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION THAT THERE'S BEEN AN AGREEMENT IN PLACE SINCE 1977 THAT'S A HAD REQUIRED AGREEMENT THAT REQUIRES THEM TO PAY TO THE CITY AT A MOUNTAIN IN LIEU OF TAXES.
AND OBVIOUSLY THEY HAVEN'T BEEN IN A POSITION TO PAY THOSE.
THEY'VE BEEN CARRYING, UH, FIVE YEARS IN ARREARS IN THEIR RECEIVABLES.
AND THEY'VE ASKED US TO, UH, CONSIDER FOR THEM IF WE, AND THE, THE AGREEMENT THAT WE'RE WORKING ON IS, IS INCLUDED IN YOUR BACKUP.
BUT IF, IF YOU CAN READ IT AND MAKE SENSE OF IT, YOU'RE BETTER THAN I AM.
SO, UM, SO THERE'S A COUPLE QUESTIONS THEY'VE ASKED US TO WORK WITH THEM ON.
ONE IS TO DEVELOP A, A NEW AGREEMENT OR THAT WOULD EITHER, UM, REDEFINE THE PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES OR WAIVE THE PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES IN THE FUTURE.
THEY'VE ALSO ASKED US TO CONSIDER, UH, WAIVING THE FIVE YEARS THAT THEY'RE CURRENTLY CARRYING IN ARREARS, WHICH AMOUNTS TO JUST OVER $29,000.
SO, UM, I GUESS WHAT I'M ASKING IS DIRECTION FROM YOU ON HOW YOU'D LIKE ME TO PROCEED WITH THIS HUD REQUIRED AGREEMENT WITH THE HOUSING AUTHORITY.
ANY DISCUSSION? UH, CUSTOMER FORCE SCALE? THIS IS A, A, A TOUGH CONVERSATION FOR
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SURE, BUT I'M GONNA TELL YOU, UM, I WAS WITH YOU WHEN I TOOK MY TOUR MM-HMM.NOT THE AREA, BUT THE, THE PETE DRESS.
AND IT WOULDN'T, FOR ME, IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE TO COLLECT THIS MONEY KNOWING THAT THEY ARE ALREADY STRUGGLING AND THAT WE'RE, WE'RE HELPING THEM.
SO, UM, I UNDERSTAND IT'S 29,000.
I UNDERSTAND IT'S A LOT OF MONEY.
I JUST FEEL LIKE IT'S OKAY FOR THEM TO AT LEAST WAIVE THE LA MAYBE GOING FORWARD IF WE FIGURE SOMETHING OUT.
BUT I'M NOT, I'M OKAY WITH WAIVING THE 29,000.
I WOULD, UH, ASK ANOTHER QUESTION TOO.
CAN I MAKE A MOTION FIRST? YEP.
CUSTOMER FLOORS CASE STILL GOT, GOT A LOT OF QUESTIONS THIS TIME.
I'D LIKE TO, UH, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO WAIVE THE FIVE YEAR PERIOD FOR IN TAXES OWED TO THE CITY BY PETE.
IS IT PETE DRESSEN, KYLE, HOW? KYLE HOUSING AUTHORITY.
AND THE AMOUNT OF $29,301 AND 8 CENTS.
THE MOTION IS BY CUSTOMER FORCE KALE, SECONDED BY MAYOR PRO TIM, THAT WE WAIVE THE, UM, UH, TAXES OWED IN ARREARS.
UM, DO YOU WANT TO INCLUDE, UH, WAIVING THE PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES MOVING FORWARD? UH, OH.
CAN WE DISCUSS THAT? MAYBE IN FIVE YEARS YOU'RE IN A DIFFERENT TIME.
WELL, LET ME JUST LET, LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT.
SO WHAT I WANNA SAY IS, I MEAN, I COMPARE THIS TO THE, UH, ALCOHOL SALES VOTE STRANGELY ENOUGH.
UH, BUT IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN OUR INTENTION.
WE HAVE NEVER EVEN SOUGHT OR CONTEMPLATED SEEKING PAYMENT FROM THE COW HOUSING AUTHORITY.
AND SO THIS IS A SITUATION WHERE THEY'RE TRYING TO CLEAR UP THEIR BOOKS.
SO IF THAT, I MEAN, MY, MY OPINION IS THAT, THAT WE SHOULD STAY WITH THE INTENTION AND THE SPIRIT OF WHAT THE COW HOUSING AUTHORITY IS AND TAKE THIS OFF.
IT'S LIKE, NO, WE HAVE NEGOTIATED PILOTS FOR CERTAIN OTHER AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS.
UH, BUT THOSE ARE DIFFERENTLY CONSTRUCTED.
UH, THIS, THIS, THEY DON'T HA AND LITERALLY WE'RE HELPING THEM WITH FUNDING AND PAYING OFF THEIR DEBTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
AND THEN TO TELL 'EM, TELL THAT THEY OWE US MONEY, UH, BACK DOESN'T MAKE SENSE JUST BECAUSE IT'S ALREADY ON THEIR BOOKS.
SO I WOULD ASK THAT YOU WOULD AMEND, AND LET'S JUST GO AHEAD AND MAKE IT A, A CLEAR THAT WE ARE NOT ANTICIPATING TAX PAYMENTS FROM THE HOUSING AUTHORITY.
I WOULD LIKE TO AMEND MY MOTION, PLEASE.
UM, TO INCLUDE ALSO WAIVING ALL FUTURE TAX PAYMENTS FROM THE KYLE HOUSING AUTHORITY.
IS THAT AGREEABLE TO THE SECOND? SECOND? ALL RIGHT.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE GONNA JUST CONSIDER THAT ONE MOTION AND THAT THAT MOTION IS, UH, TO WAIVE THE MONEY IN ARREARS, UH, AND ALSO TO WAIVE, UH, UH, PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES MOVING FORWARD.
IS THERE A DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? COUNCILOR ZUNIGA.
SO I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT, I BELIEVE WE PAID OFF THAT LOAN U S D A LOAN.
WELL, WE'RE WORKING ON PAID OFF THAT LOAN.
THERE'S A PROCESS, THE HOUSING AUTHORITY, AND NOW, AND WE ALSO REHABILITATED THOSE, THOSE AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS, RIGHT? CORRECT.
WE'RE WORKING WITH THE HOUSING AUTHORITY NOW TO, UH MM-HMM.
AND SO ARE WE, WHAT WE SAYING ARE, WHAT ARE WE SAYING UP HERE THAT WE'RE WAIVING TAXES FOR FOREVER HERE FOR YES.
THAT'S WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE.
DON'T, DON'T, WE ALREADY HAVE EXEMPTIONS FOR THIS IS AFFORDABLE HOUSING, LIEU OF TAXES SINCE THE ARE TAX EXEMPT.
BUT HUD REQUIRES AN AGREEMENT TO BE MADE BETWEEN HOUSING AUTHORITY AND MUNICIPALITY ADDRESSING IF A PAYMENT IN LIEU OF THOSE TAXES IS TO BE MADE.
SO I WAS GONNA SUGGEST AS PART OF YOUR MOTION, WHATEVER YOUR MOTION IS MM-HMM.
CAUSE I KNOW THIS WAS FROM 19, IS IT 1969? 79.
AND DID, WERE THEY, THEY'RE NOT GRANDFATHERED IN.
I DON'T KNOW HOW THE TAXES LOOKS LIKE BACK THEN, BUT WERE THEY REQUIRED TO PAY CITY TAXES SINCE THEY WERE A ALONE HOUSE? THEY'RE NOT REQUIRED TO PAY CITY TAXES.
THIS WAS A PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES WITNESS.
BUT WAS THAT IN EFFECT BACK IN 1969? OR ONE DOCUMENTS OF 69? BUT YOU SAID 77.
I THINK THEY ONLY CARRY FIVE YEARS IN ARREARS FROM THEIR ACCOUNTING.
UM, ONCE AGAIN, I WOULD LIKE TO AMEND MY MOTION TO INCLUDE DIRECTION TO, DO YOU, DO YOU WANT ME TO JUST RESTATE THE WHOLE THING OR, OKAY.
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MO I WOULD LIKE TO AMEND MY MOTION TO,
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UM, WAIVE THE PASS DUE AMOUNT, UH, FROM THE KYLE HOUSING AUTHORITY IN THE AMOUNT OF $29,301 AND 8 CENTS TO WAIVE, UH, ANY FUTURE TAXES OR NOT TAXES, PAYMENTS TO BE MADE TO THE CITY OF KYLE AND TO DIRECT STAFF TO BRING BACK AN AGREEMENT FOR COUNCIL TO REVIEW SECOND.SO THAT, I THINK THAT WAS, THAT WAS A PERFECT MOTION, ACTUALLY.
SO, UH, IS, IS EVERYBODY CLEAR ON THE MOTION? JENNIFER
AND IF YOU HAVE DIRECT, UH, QUESTIONS.
SO IT'S THE PAYMENTS TO WAIVE THE, UM, UH, I'M SORRY.
THE, THE MOTION BY COUNCILMAN FLORIS KALE.
UH, IT'S SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER PARSLEY.
IT'S TO WAIVE THE, UH, PAYMENTS THAT ARE DUE TO THE CITY IN ARREARS, THE PAYMENTS, UH, THAT ARE, UH, CONTEMPLATED TO BE PAID FOR THE FUTURE AND TO BRING BACK AN AMENDMENT TO THEIR AGREEMENTS THAT MEMORIALIZE THAT DIRECTION.
IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? NO.
UH, MAY I PRINT, IF, IF, TO MAKE IT CLEAR FOR EVERYBODY ON THIS ISSUE HERE, IT'S GOING TO HELP THE HOUSING AUTHORITY TO GET BACK UP TO PAR AS FAR AS HELPING REMODEL, HELPING THE RESIDENTS THAT ARE THERE, HELPING THOSE THAT REALLY NEED THE HELP.
UM, THERE ARE PEOPLE THERE THAT ARE ELDERLY AND THERE ARE PEOPLE THERE THAT LIVE THERE THAT ARE DISABLED, THAT HAVE A VERY, VERY, UH, MI VERY MINIMUM INCOME, WHETHER IT'S SOCIAL SECURITY OR WHATEVER IT IS.
SO THIS IS OUR WAY OF BEING ABLE TO HELP THIS AUTHORITY GET BACK ON TRACK AND HELPING OUR RESIDENTS THAT ARE, ARE STRUGGLING THERE.
AND ALSO TO KEEP THE, UH, THE FACILITY ITSELF AND THE PROPERTY, UH, THE PROPER UPKEEP THAT IT NEEDS.
SO IT'S, IT'S A WIN ON THIS SITUATION THERE.
AND I UNDERSTAND THAT SOME PEOPLE ARE GONNA SAY, YOU GUYS ARE WAIVING TAXES FOR THIS PLACE.
UH, BUT IT, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S A STAPLE OF OUR, OF OUR COMMUNITY.
EVERYBODY KNOWS THE TWO LOCATIONS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
AND SO IT'S JUST THE CITY ASSISTING THIS HOUSING AUTHORITY TO MAKE IT A NEW REINVESTMENT BACK IN.
ANY, ANYTHING ELSE? ALL US IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[31.
(First Reading) An ordinance amending Chapter 53 (Zoning) of the City of Kyle, Texas, for the purpose of rezoning approximately 14.75 Acres of land from ‘W’ (Warehouse), to ‘O/I’ (Office/Institutional) for property located at 400 Old Post Road in Hays County, Texas. (Vertical Church - Z-23-0112) ~ Will Atkinson, Director of Planning
Planning and Zoning Commission voted 6-0 to recommend approval of the request.
- Public Hearing
THIS ITEM HAS A PUBLIC HEARING.
MR. ATKINSON, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNSEL.
WILL ATKINSON, PLANNING DIRECTOR FOR THE RECORD, UH, BEFORE YOU, WE HAVE A REQUEST BY, UH, VERTICAL CHAPEL, OR THE REPRESENTATIVES AT 400 OLD POST ROAD TO REZONE THEIR, UH, CHURCH SITE, WHICH IS ABOUT 14.75 ACRES FROM WAREHOUSE TO OFFICE.
INSTITUTIONAL, UH, RIGHT HERE YOU CAN SEE THE, UH, THE IMAGE RIGHT NEXT TO POST OAK.
THE SUBDIVISION RIGHT THERE IMMEDIATELY AROUND IT, UH, TO THE WEST IS WAREHOUSE.
UH, TO THE NORTH AND TO THE SOUTH ARE AREAS ZONED AG, WHICH WITH VERY LOW DEVELOPMENT ON IT.
AND TO THE EAST IS THE POST OAK SUBDIVISION, WHICH IS ZONED R 12 AND SINGLE FAMILY.
UH, THE EXISTING ZONING DISTRICT IS WAREHOUSE, WHICH MEANS YOU CAN DO A LOT IN THERE.
UM, THERE IS VERY FEW RESTRICTIVE USES ON THERE.
UH, IT GOES ALL THE WAY FROM THE USES YOU CAN HAVE IN DOWNTOWN KYLE, ALL THE WAY OUT TO LOGISTICS.
AND QUITE HONEST, QUITE HONESTLY, UH, FOR WHAT THEY WANT TO DO.
UM, THIS, UH, ZONING DISTRICT THAT THEY'RE REQUESTING IS BETTER SERVED FOR THE CHURCH SITE FOR OI.
IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, I'M GONNA OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING.
IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? ALL RIGHT.
SEEING NONE, I'M GONNA CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND MOTION BY MAYOR SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER PARSLEY, SIR.
I JUST HAVE, MY ONLY CONCERN IS, AND I KNOW WHY THEY'RE DOING THIS, IT'S FOR PARKING, BUT MY ONLY CONCERN IS HOW THIS WOULD MAYBE POSSIBLY AFFECT ANY FUTURE USE.
IT ACTUALLY FURTHER LIMITS USES, UH, THAT ARE ALREADY ALLOWED IN THE, IN THE, IN OUR ZONING USE CHART.
THE OFFICE INSTITUTIONAL ZONING DISTRICT IS NOT PART OF THE FULL USE THAT WE HAVE.
IT HAS, ITS ON SEPARATE ONES, SO IT'S EXTREMELY LIMITED.
SO MOSTLY OFFICE TYPE USES, UM, MUNICIPAL TYPE USES FOR LIKE GOVERNMENTS KIND OF STUFF.
SCHOOLS AND THAT KIND OF STUFF WHERE WAREHOUSES, YOU CAN HAVE A LOT OF STUFF LIKE LOGISTICS AND SEMIS GOING UP AND DOWN THE ROAD AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF.
I WAS JUST GIVING THROUGH BOTH OF 'EM.
LIKE, UH, I DON'T WANT, I JUST WANT RETAIL
IF, IF I WAS LIVING IN POST OAK NEIGHBORHOOD, I'D RATHER HAVE THIS OWNER DISTRICT THAT THEY'RE REQUESTING.
YEAH, BECAUSE THEY DID REACH OUT EVERY THERE WAS CONCERNED PEOPLE.
AND YOU, YOU, WE DID A GOOD JOB JUST KEEPING UP WITH THEM.
I KNOW ALEX CARRERA ANSWERED SOME QUESTIONS, AND SO,
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AND I THINK A FEW OF 'EM CAME TO THE P AND Z MEETING, JUST GENUINELY INTERESTED.MAYBE NOT, UH, THEY SAID THEY DID, BUT, UM, YEAH.
ANY, ANYTHING ELSE? ALL AS IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
[32.
(Second Reading) An ordinance amending Chapter 53 (Zoning) of the City of Kyle, Texas, for the purpose of rezoning approximately 18.84 acres of land from ‘RS’ (Retail Services) to ‘PUD’ (Planned Unit Development) for property located approximately 400’ southwest of the intersection of Marketplace Ave & City Lights Dr. in Hays County, Texas. (Joe Brooks - Z-22-0099) ~ Will Atkinson, Director of Planning
Planning and Zoning Commission voted 3-2 to recommend approval of the request.
City Council voted 6-1 to approve first reading on 2/7/2023.
]ZERO.SECOND READING IN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 53 OF THE CITY OF CAL, TEXAS FOR THE PURPOSE OF REZONING, APPROXIMATELY 18.84 ACRES OF LAND FROM RETAIL SERVICES TO PLAN UNIT DEVELOPMENT FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 400 SOUTHWEST OF THE, UH, 400 FEET SOUTHWEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF MARKETPLACE AVE.
UH, WE'VE DISCUSSED THIS A LOT, SO I'LL JUST MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
MY MAYOR, SECONDED BY CUSTOMER PARLEY.
IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[33.
[Postponed 2/7/2023] Consider and possible action to direct staff to bring back reports regarding City of Kyle Boards goals to include: New projects, future activities, and or local, state federal grant possibilities for the Year 2023. ~ Michael Tobias, Mayor Pro Tem
Board Updates to include from:
- Arts and Cultural Commission
- Library Board
- Parks and Recreation Board
- Economic Development & Tourism Board
- Planning & Zoning Commission
UH, THIS ITEM WAS ORIGINALLY POSTPONED TO THE LAST MEETING CONSIDERING POSSIBLE ACTION TO DIRECT STAFF TO BRING BACK REPORTS REGARDING CITY OF CALL BOARD'S GOALS TO INCLUDE NEW PROJECTS, FUTURE ACTIVITIES, AND OR LOCAL, STATE FEDERAL GRANT POSSIBILITIES FOR THE YEAR 2023.
UH, EXACTLY WHAT IT'S STATED HERE IN THE AGENDA ITEM IS, UH, WE WANT TO BE, I WANT TO BE ABLE TO GET, UM, AN UPDATE FROM ALL THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS THAT YOU SEE LISTED HERE BELOW.
UH, WE, UH, APPOINTED A LOT OF THESE, UH, INDIVIDUALS TO THESE BOARDS.
AND LIKE, SINCE WE'RE NOT GONNA, UNFORTUNATELY HAVING A WORKSHOP AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO GET AT LEAST SOME KIND OF FEEDBACK AS FAR AS WHAT, UH, THEIR PLANS ARE FOR THE YEAR, ANY KIND OF BUDGET, FUTURE ACTIVITIES, UH, ESPECIALLY GRANTS.
AND, AND, UH, SO WITH THAT, I WANT TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION, UH, ACCORDING TO THE AGENDA ITEM, TO DIRECT STAFF TO BRING BACK REPORTS REGARDING THE KYLE BOARDS GOALS, INCLUDING THE, UH, FUTURE PROJECTS AND ANY GRANTS FOR STATE AND LOCAL FOR THE NEXT YEAR, SECOND TO, OKAY.
SO, UH, I MADE A MOTION TO GO AND APPROVE, UH, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER PARSLEY.
FOR THOSE, UH, ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED? I HAD A QUESTION.
UH, MAYOR PROTE, UH, DO YOU, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE THE ANIMAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE IN THERE, OR, YEAH, CUZ THAT MEETS FOUR TIMES A YEAR.
AND CUZ I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF MOMENTUM MOVING WITH VOLUNTEER WORK AND MAYBE THE TRAIN DEPOT COMMITTEE, I KNOW IT'S NOT, THEY'RE PLANNING AN EASTER THING, BUT DO, DO YOU WANNA INCLUDE MORE OR IS THIS JUST THE LIST YOU WANT? THESE WERE THE ONES THAT I HAD LISTED FOR NOW.
UM, COUNCIL ZUNIGA, UH, IF WE WERE TO ADD THOSE, WE, WE COULD.
UH, BUT AS FAR AS RIGHT NOW, THESE WERE THE ONES THAT, UH, THAT I HAD PROPOSED TO, TO GET, UH, UPDATED ON ON THOSE.
COULD WE, IF, IF YOU'D LIKE, I CAN GO AHEAD AND MAKE THE MOTION TO AMEND.
GO AHEAD AND CAPTAIN, COULD WE ALSO HAVE THE RAILROAD OR THE, THE CALL? DEPOT.
AND CAN I, CAN I JUST SAY THAT LIKE, I KNOW THE ART COMMITTEE HAS LIKE MINUTES.
I THINK EVERY, ALL OF 'EM HAVE MINUTES, BUT IT WOULD BE INTERESTING, IT WOULD BE NICE IF WE COULD GET THOSE PASSED OUT TO ALL OF COUNCIL, LIKE WHEN THEY, THEY'RE GIVEN TO STAFF, STAFF COULD HAND THEM OUT TO US.
AND SO THAT WAY WE'RE, WE'RE UPDATED EVERY MONTH ALONG WITH EVERYBODY ELSE AS WELL.
WELL, WITH THAT, IF I'LL GO AHEAD AND MAKE A, AN AMENDED MOTION, UH, TO, UH, TO ALSO TO INCLUDE THE, MAKE A MOTION TO DIRECT STAFF TO BRING BACK REPORTS REGARDING KYLE BOARD'S GOALS, NEW PROJECTS, FUTURE ACTIVITIES, UH, AND LOCAL STATE GRANTS, POSSIBILITIES FOR THE ARTS COMMISSION, LIBRARY BOARD, PARKS AND RECREATION, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM BOARD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.
AND, AND I BELIEVE THERE'S ONE MORE AT THE ANIMAL SHELTER ANIMAL IF YOU, YOU WANT THE MINUTES FROM, FROM THOSE MEETINGS.
AND THE KYLE ANIMAL SHELTER AND COUNCIL MEMBER PARSLEY SECONDS THE MOTION.
IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? NO.
[34. [Postponed 2/7/2023] Consider and possible action to add more trail head signage and amenities at Plum Creek Bike Trails such as benches, signage, tables, trash containers, viewing platform, bike wash station, etc. ~ Miguel A. Zuniga PhD, Council Member ]
UH, ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP IS AGENDA ITEM 34.UH, THIS ITEM IS POSTPONED TO OUR LAST MEETING.
CONSIDER IMPOSSIBLE ACTION TO ADD MORE TRAILHEAD, SIGNAGE AND AMENITIES OF PLUM CREEK BIKE TRAILS SUCH AS, UH, BENCHES, SIGNAGE, UH, TABLES, TRASH CONTAINERS,
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VIEWING PLATFORM, BACKWASH STATION, ET CETERA.UM, SO I KNOW THAT THERE'S, UH, BEEN A LOT OF, UM, DISCUSSION ABOUT GETTING THE VIBE, GETTING THE NATURAL TRAILS, HOW THEY'RE SEPARATED.
AND IN SOME OF THE BIKE TRAILS, THERE'S REALLY A REAL PASSIONATE PUSH FOR HOW GREAT THIS CAN BE FOR OUR ENTIRE CITY.
HOW SOME OF THE NATURAL WILL GO, UM, FUR FURTHER SOUTHEAST INTO NEWLAND AND COME BACK AROUND.
SO JUST TO GET, UH, SOME THINGS FOR, UH, THE NATURAL AND FOR THE BIKE TRAILS, I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD TO, UH, HAVE LARGER, UM, TRAILHEAD SIGNAGE OF WHERE THE BIKE TRAILS START IN CERTAIN LOCATIONS.
AND I DID ADD SOME BACKUP OF LIKE, SOME VERY NICE LOOKING, UM, TRAILHEADS WHERE YOU CAN ACTUALLY PUT SOME SIGNAGE OR SOMETHING THAT WOULD LOOK BEAUTIFUL IF IT, IF IT LOOKS NATURAL TO COMPLIMENT THE, UM, THOSE BIKE TRAILS.
AND ANOTHER THING IS MANY USERS OF MOUNTAIN BIKES, HIKERS AND WALKERS, UM, THEY WOULDN'T APPRECIATE A CERTAIN BIKE WASH AREA SO THAT YOU CAN KIND OF WASH AWAY THE DIRT AND DUST, UM, FROM THOSE NATURAL TRAILS.
AND THAT WOULD BE MORE OF AN ADDED AMENITY, UH, QUALITY OF LIFE.
AND ALONG THOSE NATURAL TRAILS, IF WE COULD REALLY THINK ABOUT SORT OF VIEWING PLATFORMS OR LITTLE MARKERS.
AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SEE IF WE COULD, UM, LOOK AT WHETHER WE CAN BRING MORE WILDLIFE INTO THE TRAILS OR THE CREEKS.
SO I'VE NOTICED THAT SOMEHOW AT MEMORIAL PARK HEROES MEMORIAL, THERE'S BEEN A LARGE FLOCK OF DUCKS THAT ARE NOW IN THE, IN THE WATER AND IT LOOKS, LOOKS REALLY NICE.
SO WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO TO KIND OF HAVE, UM, MAYBE BEAVERS OR SQUIRRELS OR TURTLES, SOMETHING IN, IN THE, IN THE PLUM CREEK AS WELL, SO THAT AS YOU WALK AND EN ENJOY THAT NATURAL, THAT NATURAL, UH, WALK, YOU SEE THE, UM, THE ANIMAL WILDLIFE COME BACK.
SO THESE ARE JUST THINGS THAT I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF MONEY OR THERE'S SOME FUNDING SET ASIDE, SO WE CAN POCKET A LITTLE BIT OF IT.
ANOTHER GREAT ADDITION WOULD BE AN, UH, OUTDOOR SMALL RESTROOM ALONG THE TRAILS.
I KNOW THERE'S SOME DEVELOPMENTS ARE ALREADY DOING THAT AS PART OF THE VIBE, BUT THESE ARE JUST THE THINGS I WOULD LIKE TO KIND OF, UM, PUSH FOR OR JUST KEEP US, KEEP IT IN MIND AND SEE IF WE CAN DO A FEW OF THESE SMALL THINGS ALONG THE WAY, WHICH I KNOW ARE GONNA BE VERY WELL INCORPORATED, UM, FOR, FOR EVERYONE TO USE.
SO WOULD COUNCIL BE, UM, I GUESS OKAY WITH, UM, GIVING DIRECTION TO STAFF TO MAYBE CONSIDER FOR SOME EARLY THINGS, UM, WHILE WE'RE WAITING FOR THE FULL TRAILS TO BE BUILT, JUST GET US A A FEW EARLIER, A FEW SMALLER THINGS, UM, THAT GO WELL WITH THE PLANNING MAYOR.
SO, UM, I, YOU KIND OF LOST ME ON THE WILDLIFE CAUSE I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE, WE'RE LOOKING AT GETTING SQUIRREL SOMEWHERE OR BEAVERS, UH, THAT THAT COMES NATURAL.
WHAT'S THAT COMES NATURAL, WHAT'S THE TERRITORY OF THE AREA? OKAY.
UH, I DON'T THINK WE CAN HAVE A BUDGET FOR THAT, BUT COULD THIS BE SOMETHING, THESE IDEAS THAT HE'S BRINGING FORWARD COULD BE SOMETHING THAT'D BE ADDED, UH, MARIANA IN THE PARKS DEPARTMENT BUDGET SESSIONS COMING UP? OR IF THESE THINGS ARE ALREADY BEING PLANNED? YEAH, THEY'RE FOR THE AREA, UH, IN THE NEXT YEAR OR TWO, UH, WHAT HE'S SAYING ABOUT BRINGING SIGNAGES, UH, PARK BENCHES AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
WHAT, WHAT'S THE OVERALL PLAN FOR, FOR THAT SPECIFIC AREA FOR A ESPINOZA PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR? SO ALL THE ELEMENTS THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS ZUNIGA DID MENTION, UM, DO FALL WITHIN THE I L THAT WE HAVE WITH THE HAYES COUNTY WITH THE BOND MONEY FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE NATURAL TRAIL ON THE EAST SIDE.
UM, WE JUST HAVEN'T SPECIFIC AND NARROWED IT DOWN QUITE YET.
SO IT'D BE SOMETHING THAT WE CAN LOOK AT AS FAR AS, UH, THE AREAS OF, OF WHAT HE'S, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET ACCOMPLISHED AND SO FORTH.
SO IT COULD BE JUST A PLAN THAT YOU'LL EVENTUALLY BRING TO COUNCIL, SAY, THESE ARE, THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE IN THE BUDGET FOR THIS COMING UP YEAR.
THESE ARE THE PARK BENCHES THAT WE'RE PUTTING ASIDE AND, AND SIGNAGES AND THIS IS WHAT THEY'LL LOOK LIKE.
BUT AT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PARK BOARD AT THE LAST PARK BOARD MEETING, OUR PARK BOARD CHAIR WILL BE COMING TO COUNCIL AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING TO RECOMMEND THAT, UM, WE REORGANIZE THE TRAILS TASK FORCE
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MM-HMM.AND ONCE THE TRAILS TASK FORCE IS REORGANIZED, IF APPROVED, UM, THEN WE'LL POST THE RFQ FOR THE TRAIL IMPROVEMENTS.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE GUESS FOR FORCE SCALE.
SO THE TWO BACKUP ITEM PICTURES THAT HE PUT ON THERE WERE A REALLY GOOD IDEA.
I LIKE THE, IT'S LIKE A, DID YOU SEE 'EM? IT'S LIKE I DID NOT, OH, CAN WE SOMEONE PUT 'EM UP THERE? SO ONE IS LIKE, IT'S LIKE A LITTLE, LIKE A LITTLE FRAME AND THEN IT HAS THE WHOLE TRAIL SYSTEM.
AND SO, I MEAN, I'M SURE THAT'S LIKE INTERCHANGEABLE.
YOU CAN LIKE REMOVE IT AS WE, AS WE GROW, BUT IT WOULD BE REALLY COOL TO SAY LIKE, YOU ARE HERE AND THEN LIKE MM-HMM.
KIND OF SHOW WHERE THE TRAILS ARE.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE WE WOULD GET WATER FROM, BUT, UH, IT'S LIKE A BIKE WASHING STATION.
UM, I DON'T REALLY BIKE, BUT I THINK IT'S VERY CONSIDERATE FOR SURE.
I LIKE THE FIRST ONE, WHICH IS JUST A, A MAP THAT SHOWS YOU WHERE YOU'RE AT AND WHERE THE TRAILS ARE.
SO MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING YOU GUYS CAN THINK ABOUT WHEN YOU BRING IT BACK.
WELL, TRAIL MACHINERY AND INTERACTIVE KS ARE BOTH ON BULLET POINTS FOR THE ILA.
SO THEY WOULD FALL WITHIN THOSE CATEGORIES.
I THINK, I THINK WE HAVE OUR HEADING.
[35. Consider and Possible action to add two additional Uber rides for residents of Kyle within City of Kyle City Limits. ~ Miguel A. Zuniga PhD, Council Member]
ALL RIGHT.CONSIDER IMPOSSIBLE ACTION TO ADD TWO ADDITIONAL UBER RIGHTS FOR RESIDENTS OF CO WITHIN THE CITY OF KYLE CITY LIMITS CUSTOMER.
SO THERE'S, I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE UBER PROGRAM AND THERE'S 10 MONTHLY TRIPS ALLOWED PER TO EACH RESIDENT.
AND SOME RESIDENTS HAVE ASKED ME, IS IT POSSIBLE TO INCREASE THOSE MONTHLY TRIPS BECAUSE THEY'RE VIEWING IT AS THEY ONLY REALLY GET FIVE TRIPS AND I CAN KIND OF SEE THEIR POINT BECAUSE TO GET TO POINT A TO B WELL, TO GET TO A TO B BACK, BACK THE OTHER WAY AROUND, IT'S GONNA COST THEM TWO UBER RIGHTS.
SO I'M ALSO HEARING THAT RESIDENTS THAT ARE AT GROCERY STORES ARE HAVING, ARE GETTING PASSED UP, UM, THROUGH THE UBER PROGRAM.
THEY ARE WAITING LONGER BECAUSE THEY ARE AT A GROCER OR AT A WALMART.
AND SOME RESIDENTS WHO DON'T HAVE A VEHICLE ARE NOT DRIVING ANYMORE.
THE ELDERLY WANNA BE ABLE TO GET TO EVENTS, A FEW MORE EVENTS, UM, EACH MONTH THEY WANT TO GET TO CHURCH AND THEY WANT TO GO BACK HOME.
SO THEY'RE ASKING ME, CAN WE INCREASE TWO MORE UBER RIDES FOR PEOPLE, TEENAGERS WHO PROBABLY NEED TO GET SOMEWHERE AND BACK, AND PEOPLE THAT WANNA ENJOY MORE EXTRA ACTIVITIES AND THEY'RE REALLY FEELING LIKE THEY'RE NOT GETTING ENOUGH, UH, VOUCHERS, UM, OUT OF THE MONTHLY PROGRAM, I DON'T USE THE UBER RIDE.
SO I THINK I WOULD BE WILLING TO GIVE MINE AWAY.
SO I'M, I CAN'T, I I, I CAN'T REALLY SEE WHERE EVERYBODY'S USING THEM.
SO DO WE, ARE WE, WOULD WE BE TAKING A LOSS SOME FINANCIALLY IF WE GAVE EXTRA UBER RIDES? UM, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS MM-HMM.
ONE IS KYLE OVER 314, WHICH IS THE BASE PRODUCT.
YOU, THE RYDER PAYS THE FIRST $3 AND 14 CENTS.
IF IT GOES OVER THAT AMOUNT, THEN UH, REMAINDER GOES BACK TO THE RYDER.
WE ALSO HAVE TWO ONE-WAY TRIPS TO AUSTIN BERGSTROM AIRPORT.
THE RYDER PAYS ROUGHLY 32% AND THE CITY PAYS THE REMAINING 68%.
AND THEN WE HAVE THE TRIPS TO THE VA, WHICH ARE SET UP SIMILAR TO THE, UM, THE UBER PROGRAM.
THE VETERANS PAY THE FIRST $3 AND 14 CENTS, CITY PAYS REST.
SO TO ADD, TO ADD TRIPS TO ANY OF THOSE PROGRAMS, REALLY, BUT TO THE KYLE UBER THREE AND FOUR PROGRAM I HAVE TO DO IS ASK
WELL, I GUESS SO THIS IS THE ASK.
CAN WE ADD TO MORE RIDES? SURE.
WE, TO THE PROGRAM, THE DIRECTION.
I THINK PEOPLE, UM, I LOVE THAT PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY USING IT AND SOMETIMES THEY'VE EMAILED ME, HEY, UM, I USED THIS UBER TO GET TO THE AIRPORT TODAY, SO, OR SO I HAVE A, I HAVE A THOUGHT ON IT OR A SUGGESTION.
SO CUZ I, I THOUGHT YOUR COMMENT ABOUT YOU NOT USING IT WAS ACTUALLY PRETTY APPROPRIATE ON THE, YOU KNOW, I USE IT WHEN I NEED IT.
LIKE, THE OTHER DAY I NEEDED TO GET MY CAR OIL CHANGED AND AN INSPECTION DONE.
IT WAS TOTAL CONVENIENCE FOR ME.
BUT I HAD TO LEAVE MY VEHICLE THERE
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AND I USED THE UBER TO GET BACK HOME AND IT COST ME THREE BUCKS AND IT WAS A GREAT PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICE AND I USED IT TO GET BACK.BUT THAT WAS TWO, AND I, I MIGHT DO THAT ONCE EVERY MONTH OR TWO.
THAT'S A ANOTHER, BUT IT'S, SO THAT'S ONE CATEGORY OF UBER RIDER OR PARTICIPANT IN THE PROGRAM.
BUT THE OTHER CATEGORY IS SOMEONE WHO'S USING IT TO, UH, GET TO WORK OR, UH, REGULAR TRIPS TO H HEB BECAUSE THEY HAVE AN ACTUAL, UM, IMPAIRMENT OR MM-HMM.
SO AS OPPOSED TO SAYING IT, IT, UH, ACROSS THE BOARD, LET'S ADD, GIVE EVERYONE AN EXTRA TWO THAT'S GONNA DO PEOPLE LIKE ME NOTHING.
BECAUSE I DON'T EVEN USE 10 AND SOMEONE WHO'S USING IT THAT FREQUENTLY, IT'S ONLY GONNA HELP THEM ONE EXTRA RIDE IN THE MONTH.
SO IF WE'RE REALLY WANTING TO MAKE AN IMPACT, PERHAPS WE COULD HAVE AN APPLICATION SYSTEM.
I DON'T KNOW HOW COMPLICATED OR CHALLENGING THIS WOULD BE MM-HMM.
BUT WHERE SAY YOU'RE NEEDING IT TO COMMUTE TO WORK AND YOU CAN SHOW A HARDSHIP, LIKE A HARDSHIP MM-HMM.
I DIDN'T WANNA MAKE IT MEANS TESTED.
THAT'S WHY I WAS AFRAID OF MEANS TESTING IT.
WELL THAT'S WHY I WAS SAYING AN APPLICATION AS OPPOSED TO, BUT I DO LIKE YOUR IDEA.
WELL, I, I DON'T HAVE A SOLUTION RIGHT NOW, BUT THAT'S JUST, THAT WAS MY KIND OF MORE OF MY FEEDBACK WAS TO ALLOW FOR PEOPLE WHO DO USE IT MORE FREQUENTLY, WHO HAVE A MM-HMM
OR UH, YOU KNOW, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP POTENTIALLY, UM, MANY MORE, UH, VOUCHERS, BUT, UH, CUSTOMER PARTIALLY.
I THINK THE UBER PROGRAM NEEDS A WHOLE WORKSHOP CUZ THERE'S SO MANY THINGS THAT I FEEL LIKE IF THIS IS THE DIRECTION WE WANNA GO WITH FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, DO WE WANNA HAVE OR OWN FLEET OF CARS WITH THE KYLE LOGO, SAY UBER, KYLE.
UM, BUT TO THAT POINT IT'S LIKE, WHO ARE WE REALLY TRYING TO HELP? UM, WILL UBER BE ABLE TO HELP, UM, STAFF SOME OF THE NEW RESTAURANTS? IS THAT WHY WE ARE NOT HAVING ENOUGH PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, STAFF IN THESE PLACES ARE, ARE WE TRYING TO HELP? THIS IS THE KIND OF POPULATION WE'RE TRYING TO HELP.
SO MAYBE, UH, PROVING SOME SORT OF HARDSHIP OR LACK OF TRANSPORTATION TO GET TO WORK IS SOMETHING THAT I DON'T KNOW HOW WE CAN INCORPORATE TO SEE IF THOSE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN REALLY NEED OF TRANSPORTATION HELP CAN GET MORE THAN JUST LIKE THE 10 UBER RIDES.
UH, SO I COULD BE HAPPY TO GIVE MINES AWAY, BUT I JUST, I FEEL LIKE IT NEEDS TO BE A WHOLE WORKSHOP ON WHERE DO WE WANNA GO WITH UBER.
UM, THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO ADD TO THAT IS LIKE, WE WENT TO VISIT THE MARLA'S PLACE IN SAN MARCOS.
THERE IS SOMEBODY THAT LIVES IN, IN THAT HOUSING THAT HAS TO BIKE TO CAL TO GO TO WORK.
SO THAT'S A PERSON IN NEED THAT I, I DON'T KNOW HOW WE CAN EXPAND TO SPECIFIC PLACES LIKE THE WOMEN'S SHELTER FOR HER TO, TO TAKE AN UBER TO GO TO WORK AND NOT HAVE TO RIDE BACK AND BACK AND FORTH FROM SAN MARCOS.
SO THAT'S WHY I'M THINKING THAT DISCUSSION IS GONNA BE SO RIGHT.
IT'S SO BIG THAT, I MEAN, I DON'T MIND LIKE APPROVING THE TWO MORE, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT WE NEED TO STOP IN THERE.
WE NEED TO REALLY ADDRESS HOW WE WANNA HELP THE PEOPLE IN NEEDING KYLE.
BUT I WOULD SAY TO START WITH, YOU KNOW, I, I, I CAN LOOK AT WHO'S GOT VOUCHERS AND HOW MANY OF THEIR VOUCHERS THAT THEY USE, AND MOST PEOPLE DON'T USE ALL 10 MM-HMM.
BUT OBVIOUSLY THERE'S SOME PEOPLE THAT NEED MORE.
AND I WOULD, AND I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO THE BUSINESS OF SAYING WHO'S GOT A HARDSHIP OR WHO DOESN'T.
WHY NOT
WELL, I'M JUST, I GUESS MY POINT WOULD BE LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, IF SOMEBODY WAS MAKING LESS THAN $15 AN HOUR FOR EMPLOYMENT, IF THEY, ALL THEY WOULD HAVE TO DO IS SHOW THAT THEY'RE MAKING LESS THAN $15 AN HOUR AND THEY WOULD IMMEDIATELY QUALIFY FOR, UH, INCREASED VOUCHERS.
I WAS JUST, IT COULD BE THAT, THAT SIMPLE FIXED COMPANIES, I WAS JUST GONNA SUGGEST, UM, INCREASING THE CAP TO 30 OR REMOVING THE CAP ALTOGETHER.
YOU CAN RIDE A BUS AS MANY TIMES AS YOU WANT, AS LONG AS YOU HAVE A FAIR, COULD YOU RUN SOME NUMBERS ON WHAT YOU THINK THAT MIGHT LOOK LIKE? HOW MANY PEOPLE, BECAUSE I KNOW, I THINK OUR LAST MONTH WE DID 1500 UBER RIDES.
SO, AND THOSE ARE DIRECT SUBSIDIES OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND.
SO HOW MANY OF THOSE 1500 WERE PEOPLE,
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UH, WHO USED IT 10 TIMES? YOU KNOW, AND THAT WOULD GIVE US AT LEAST A SENSE OF WHAT KIND OF FINANCIAL THAT, THAT MIGHT WOULD MAKE.BUT YOU'RE HONE I, I SEE WHERE YOU'RE GOING.
NOW THAT YOU SAY IT THAT WAY, THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL VALUE THERE.
THE ACTUAL CAP MAY OR MAY NOT MAKE A WHOLE LOT OF SENSE AT ALL, BUT, YOU KNOW, AND TO, TO BE CLEAR, YOU, IN YOUR, IN YOUR HEADING YOU WROTE, UH, RESIDENTS OF KYLE WITHIN THE CITY OF KYLE, CITY LIMITS.
UH, AND THE THINKING IS BECAUSE THEY CAN'T GO TO SAN MARCOS, WE'RE NOT PAYING THEM TO GO TO SAN MARCOS, BUT IF SOMEONE LIVES IN OUR ETJ, THEY CAN GET A SUBSIDIZED RIDE INTO, INTO THE CITY BECAUSE THEY'RE COMING IN TO, YOU KNOW, EITHER WORK OR TO SPEND MONEY.
AND I THINK THAT WAS HOW IT WAS INITIALLY SET UP.
SO, UM, YOU'RE RIGHT, WE DO NEED A FULL BRIEFING ON WHAT IT IS, BUT IT WOULD BE GOOD TO, I THINK, FIND OUT, DO YOU THINK YOU COULD FIND OUT WITH THE INFORMATION YOU HAVE OR WOULD YOU HAVE TO TRY TO CONTACT EITHER AGAIN? YEAH, I GET THAT.
THEY SAID, WHAT IF WE CREATED A BANK? AND YOU RESIDENTS ARE ABLE TO BANK 'EM SO OTHERS CAN HAVE 'EM.
WELL, I THINK WHAT WOULD, THAT'D BE BE REALLY HARD.
BUT I THINK WHAT JERRY'S SAYING IS JUST STOP WITH THE CAP ALTOGETHER.
BECAUSE REALLY, IF YOU'RE USING IT THAT MUCH, YOU OBVIOUSLY, IT'S VALUABLE TO YOU AND WE DON'T REALLY WANT NECESSARILY EVEN WANNA STOP YOU FROM USING IT CUZ IT'S WORKING.
UM, AND I, I WILL ACTUALLY ASK BOTH OF YOU, CUZ YOU BOTH SAID YOU DON'T USE IT.
AND I WANTED TO CLARIFY WITH THE QUESTION.
YOU DON'T USE UBER IN THE CITY OF KYLE OR YOU DON'T USE THE VOUCHERS? SO YOU DO UBER, YOU JUST DON'T, YOU JUST DON'T USE RIGHT? I DON'T, I DON'T USE THE VOUCHER, THAT'S ALL.
BUT YOU DO UBER, BUT I, YES, UBER'S DEFINITELY GREAT, GREAT TO USE MM-HMM.
SO, BUT YOU'RE SAYING, YOU'RE SAYING YOU'RE, YOU'RE, YOU'RE SPENDING THE FULL AMOUNT TO UBER IN UBER AROUND KYLE.
MY, WE, MY WIFE WILL GETTING UBER FOR US TO GO PLACES THAT ARE NEW TO US, WE DON'T KNOW THE, THE AREA.
SO AUSTIN FOR EXAMPLE, RIGHT? MM-HMM.
BUT YOU DON'T UBER WITHIN KYLE? I HAVE NOT YET.
BUT IF YOU WERE GOING TO TAKE AN UBER WITHIN, WITHIN KYLE, YOU PROBABLY USE THE VOUCHER.
SO THAT'S SORT OF THE POINT THERE.
AND YOU DON'T WANNA NECESSARILY, IT'S AVAILABLE FOR EVERYONE, BUT THOSE WHO WOULD USE IT AS CONVENIENCE JUST MAY NOT USE IT QUITE AS OFTEN BECAUSE IT'S, IT WORKS.
LIKE, I, I, WHEN I USED MY UBER, I DIDN'T HAVE THE VOUCHER.
UH, AND YOU GO TO THE CITY OF COLLAPSE, I HAD THE VOUCHER PLUGGED INTO UBER AND SUBSIDIZED LIKE THAT.
IT WAS LIKE 10 SECONDS IS HOW LONG IT TOOK.
IT WAS PRETTY, IT WAS PRETTY IMPRESSIVE.
SO YOU WANNA RUN THAT ANALYSIS AND, AND BRING THAT BACK.
AND, AND IN RESPONSE TO PEOPLE AT GROCERY STORES HAVING A HARD TIME FINDING RIDES TO, THE BIG CAVEAT FOR THIS PROGRAM IS, IS RIDES ARE BASED ON AVAILABILITY.
SO IF, IF YOU'RE AT THE GROCERY STORE DURING A PEAK TIME, IT MAY TAKE YOU A WHILE LONGER TO FIND AN UBER AND FOR THE UBER TO FIND YOU.
BUT I GET THOSE COMPLAINTS FROM TIME TO TIME.
BUT RUNNING 1500 RIDES A MONTH AND WE MIGHT GET THREE COMPLAINTS.
BUT WE'RE HAPPY TO DO, YOU KNOW, THE, THE PROGRAM WAS INITIALLY, UH, THE VISION FOR THE PROGRAM WAS TO HELP PEOPLE THAT A RIDE DEPENDENT OR ARRIVED CHALLENGED.
SO FROM, FROM OUR PERSPEC PERSPECTIVE, THE MORE AVAILABLE WE COULD MAKE THOSE RIDES, THE BETTER.
AND I THINK THE REASON WE PUT THE CAP INITIALLY IS WE JUST WEREN'T SURE HOW MUCH DEMAND THERE WAS GONNA BE.
SO WE WERE TRYING TO SORT OF PRESERVE, UH, YOU KNOW, OUR CASH TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE USING IT THE BEST CONTINUES TO GROW.
I NEVER IMAGINED WE'D BE DOING THIS KIND OF RIDERSHIP.
IT'S, IT'S, IT'S BEEN PRETTY AWESOME.
UM, CAN WE GET LOTS OF, UH, REQUESTS FROM OTHER CITIES TO MODEL OUR PROGRAM? WE GOT ONE JUST, UH, A COUPLE DAYS AGO.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.
[36. Discussion and possible action regarding providing direction to the Art Commission to research cost, types and locations of a statute to place within the City of Kyle. ~ Yvonne Flores-Cale, Council Member]
ALL RIGHT.NEXT STEP IS AGENDA ITEM 20, UH, I'M SORRY, 36.
DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING PROVIDING DIRECTION TO THE ART COMMISSION TO RESEARCH COST TYPES AND LOCATIONS OF A STATUTE, UH, TO PLACE WITHIN STATUTE
WHO MADE THIS AGENDA? WHO TO PLACE, UH, WITHIN THE CITY OF KYLE.
PRETTY SURE NOBODY TOUCHES YOUR REQUEST.
UM, I, THIS, THIS, THIS MIGHT HAVE BEEN, SO I KNOW THE COUNCIL, NOT THE COUNCIL, BUT THE ART COMMITTEE MET EARLIER LAST WEEK, I THINK.
AND I, I BELIEVE I GOT THEIR, UH, MINUTES AND IF I THOUGHT I READ IT IN HERE, THAT THEY ARE, ARE KIND OF WORKING ON THIS ALREADY.
UM, SO WHEN THIS ART COMMISSION STARTED, MY WHOLE GOAL WAS TO GET SOME KIND OF STATUES, STATUE
UM, I, I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WANT THAT TO LOOK LIKE.
AND I, I, I WOULD LIKE IT TO BE IN SPECIFIC AREAS.
I KNOW IF YOU GO DOWN DOWNTOWN AUSTIN, OR EVEN IN THE CITY THAT I WENT TO COLLEGE, IF IOWA CITY,
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YOU HAVE DIFFERENT STATUES, YOU WOULD GO FIND AND TAKE PICTURES WITH IT.AND SO IT BROUGHT IN A LITTLE BIT OF TOURISM.
UM, AND MY HOPE WAS THAT COUNCIL WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT INTERESTED IN DOING THE SAME THING, JUST ADDING SOME, UM, WHEN WE WENT TO, OH, WHERE DID WE DO, WAS IT FRISCO? IT WAS SOME CITY THAT HAD, MAYBE CARMEL HAD A TON OF STATUTES,
AND SO I WAS HOPING COUNCIL WOULD BE INTERESTED IN WANTING TO DO THE SAME.
AND THEY, THEY MAY BE WORKING ON IT, BUT JUST TO, JUST TO BE CLEAR, I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR THIS KIND OF ART TOO.
UM, WHEN I SAT IN THE MEETING, IT WAS A LOT OF, UM, ART DISCUSS THAT HAD TO DO WITH LIKE, UM, THEATER, WHICH I LOVE.
AND, UH, DRAWING, WHICH I LOVE.
I, I DO LIKE THE, THE ART OUT HERE IN THE HALLS.
UM, BUT I KNOW THEY'RE DOING LIKE A CHALK DRAWING.
BUT I WOULD LIKE TO INVEST IN, UM, SOME ASSETS.
A HUNDRED PERCENT THAT I, AND I THINK THAT WAS THE, THE VISION FOR THE ARTS COMMISSION WHEN WE INITIALLY CREATED IT IS THAT WE WANTED TO SEE ART PROLIFERATED THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.
SO I'M JUST EXPRESSING, I REMEMBER THAT CONVERSATION AND I REMEMBER COUNCIL MEMBER COACH WAS LIKE, SO DO WE HAVE TO BUY IT IN TEXAS? CAN YOU BUY IT ALL OVER THE US? AND I WAS LIKE, I DIDN'T EVEN THINK ABOUT THAT, BUT I WANTED IT TO BE EVERYTHING FROM EVERYWHERE.
RIGHT? I WANT OUR CITY TO BE, HAVE MURALS AND HAVE THESE THINGS THAT PEOPLE WANNA COME AND JUST LOOK AT EVEN.
SO, UM, YEAH, I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE, UM, THAT DIRECTION TO, UM, THE ART COMMISSION TO RESEARCH THE COSTS, THE TYPES AND LOCATIONS OF A STATUTE TO PLACE WITHIN THE CITY OF KYLE.
SO, IS STATUTE TO NARROW? OH, MAYBE IT IS.
SO, BECAUSE I, BECAUSE WHAT I HEAR YOU SAYING IS THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE ARTS COMMISSION IS FOCUSED ON RECOMMENDING ART PROJECTS, UH, UH, YOU KNOW, PHYSICAL ART PROJECTS, RIGHT.
SO A STATUE, LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, THE, WELL, I, THAT'S EXACTLY WHY I WAS BRINGING IT UP IN FRONT OF MS. WESTBROOK AT ABOUT AN IDEA FOR AN ART PROJECT, YOU KNOW, AT THE LAST MEETING WITH BLAS AND SAM TAN NOYO AND THE, THE STONEWORK FROM 1 0 4 SOUTH.
TO ME, THAT'D BE LIKE, THAT'S SOMETHING I WANT THEM TO SPEND TIME ON IS BECAUSE WE DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE TIME TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO THAT.
BUT THERE COULD BE A STATUE INVOLVED IN THAT.
YOU KNOW, IT COULD BE, BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE TO JUST BE A STATUE.
IT COULD BE, IT COULD BE A, SOME KIND OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE PROJECT WITH A, UM, YOU KNOW, WITH A, UM, A PLAQUE OR SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE STATUE, IS WHAT I'M SAYING.
SO WHAT KIND OF, WHAT KIND OF VERBIAGE PAGE DO YOU THINK WE SHOULD USE TO KEEP IT BROAD ENOUGH? ART, ART PIECES PARK IN GENERAL? CAUSE THAT WAS GONNA BE MY SUGGESTION.
I WISH THAT, AND I'M SORRY, LIKE I CAN CLOCK WITHOUT BEING CALLED, BUT IT WOULD BE AWESOME IF THE ARTS COMMISSION HAD A LIST OF ALREADY ART PIECES THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO ACQUIRE, WHETHER WE HAVE ARTISTS HERE IN KYLE THAT WANNA BUILD SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL.
AND THEN I FEEL LIKE EVERY DEVELOPER SHOULD BE BUYING AN ART PIECE.
YOU ARE DEFINITELY INVESTING IN, IN ART, ART PIECES, BUT THAT'S, TO ME, THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE, SO THE BUDGET PART MM-HMM.
AND I, I CAN'T REMEMBER EXACTLY HOW THAT END, THAT CONVERSATION ENDED UP, BUT TO ME, THE BUDGET, IF THEY HAVE A BUDGET OR MONIES THAT THEY'RE LIKE TRYING TO OPERATE WITHIN, IT SHOULD BE AN ART BUDGET, NOT AN EVENTS BUDGET.
IT SHOULD BE, THIS IS THE MONEY THAT WE WANT THEM TO SPEND ON ART MAY.
SO I, I GUESS COULD, COULD YOUR ITEM, UH, MS. FORK BE COINCIDE WITH, UH, A AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 3 33 WHEN IT COMES TO, UH, THE ARTS AND CULTURAL COMMISSIONS WHERE WE'RE WANTING TO SEE IF THEY, WHAT THEIR NEW GOALS, SUCH AS NEW PROJECTS, FUTURE ACTIVITIES, AND ANY KIND OF GRANT POSSIBILITIES, WHICH COULD INCLUDE STATUES OR MURALS, COULD THAT BE COINCIDE TOGETHER? UM, SO I WANT IT TO BE SPECIFIC TO ART PIECES.
I THINK WE CAN, BUT I'M JUST SAYING, LIKE, UH, THE ONE THAT THEY'RE GONNA, THAT THEY'RE LOOKING INTO IS A SCULPTURE ON THE EAST SIDE.
BUT I WANNA KNOW, FOR ALL OF KYLE, I WANNA KNOW FOR DOWNTOWN, I WANNA KNOW FOR PLUM CREEK, I WANNA KNOW FOR, UH, EVEN AREAS BY AMBERWOOD.
LIKE, I, I DON'T WANT IT TO BE SPECIFIC.
I WANT US AS A COUNCIL TO DECIDE, OH YES, THIS IS A GREAT MATE.
WE CHOOSE THREE INSTEAD OF JUST DOING ONE IN ONE OF PIECE.
ROUNDABOUTS CENTERPIECES, DOWNTOWN GEORGETOWN YES.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF THEY HAVE A COMMISSION THAT, UH, PUTS THAT FORWARD, BUT I'M BETTING THEY DO.
I'M CERTAINLY, IT COULD BE LIKE A DOWNTOWN ALLIANCE OR SOMETHING, BUT THERE'S, THERE'S CLEARLY A COMMITTEE'S WORK BEHIND THAT.
AND WE PULLED OVER, LIKE IT WAS A ROUNDABOUT, BUT YOU COULD PULL OVER AND TAKE A PICTURE WITH IT LIKE THAT ROUNDABOUT WAS WELL DONE.
SO, UH, I DIDN'T MAKE A MOTION BEFORE, DID I? MM-HMM.
SO I'M GONNA MAKE A MOTION NOW TO, UM, DIRECT THE ART COMMISSION TO RESEARCH COST TYPES AND LOCATIONS OF WORKS OF ARTS TO PLACE WITHIN AND THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF KYLE.
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SECOND, SECOND, MOTION BY COUNCILOR FLORES KALE, SECOND BY MAYOR PROTE TO BE ASSISTED DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION.COULD, COULD WE ADD SOMETHING ALONG THE LINES FOR THEM TO HAVE A LIST OF LIKE THEIR WISHLIST OR ART PIECES THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE? SO THAT WAY WHENEVER THERE IS SOME SORT OF PROOF BUDGET, OR IF WE WERE TO, LIKE, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE IF A DEVELOPMENT COMES TO KYLE FOR THEM TO HAVE A SPACE TO DISPLAY ART.
AND MAYBE THAT PARTICULAR DEVELOPERS COULD BUY THE ART PIECE SO WE KNOW, OKAY, THIS ISN'T LIST FOR THEM.
THIS IS A WISH LIST THAT WE COULD CROSS IT.
I DON'T, THIS IS JUST A THOUGHT.
IT MIGHT BE A DIFFERENT MOTION.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT.
[37. Consider and possible action to cost share two additional PEC street lights at Simon Middle School between Hays CISD, Hays County, and City of Kyle not to exceed 2500 dollars. ~ Miguel A. Zuniga PhD, Council Member]
NEXT UP.AGENDA ITEM 37, CONSIDERING POSSIBLE ACTION TO COST SHARE.
UH, TWO ADDITIONAL PC STREET LIGHTS.
IT'S SIMON MIDDLE SCHOOL BETWEEN HAS C S D HAYES COUNTY AND THE CITY OF CARNOT TO EXCEED $2,500 COUNCIL FROM ZUKA.
SO I DID HAVE TWO IMAGES TO SHOW.
SO THIS HAS BEEN KIND OF A DISCUSSION FOR SEVERAL MONTHS THAT I'VE HAD WITH THE COUNTY INGLESBY, UM, MICHELLE COHEN AND ALSO THE HAIS HAS C I S D, UM, I FORGOT THE MAX WEAVER.
SO, UH, OVER ON ONE 50, UM, P C HAS LOOKED AT ADDING MORE, UH, STREETLIGHTS.
THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD ADD THREE OF THEM FREE OF CHARGE AT HEMPHILL, BUT IN ORDER TO ADD TWO AT SIMON, THEY NEED A TRANSFORMER.
SO THE COST IS $5,000, BUT THAT COULD CHANGE AS PRICES CHANGE.
AND, UM, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND COUNTY, UH, ASKED IF WE COULD MAYBE COST SHARE IT.
AND IF, IF YOU LOOK AT THE IMAGES, THERE'S SUPPOSED TO BE POLES THERE.
UM, YOU CAN'T SEE THE POLES AT NIGHT.
AND IT'S EVEN A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THERE'S A STOP SIGN THERE.
AND, UM, AFTER SCHOOL IN THE EVENINGS, UM, YOU JUST DON'T SEE TRAFFIC VERY MUCH.
SO WOULD COUNCIL BE WILLING TO CALL SHARE, UM, WITH THE COUNTY AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT? YES.
NOT TO EXCEED 2,500? UM, I, SO MY, MY, MY ONLY QUESTION IS, SO HAD YOU'RE, YOU'RE SAYING THAT THIS IS ALREADY BEEN AGREED TO BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE COUNTY.
THEY'RE, THEY'RE WAITING FOR RESPONSE JUST TO SEE IF WE'RE WILLING TO CO SHARE.
I JUST HAVE A QUESTION TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER SCHOOLS THAT ARE GONNA BE IN NEED OF LIGHTS.
AND THEN WILL WE NEED TO CO SHARE, UM, THE COST FOR ALL OF THEM? CAUSE I KNOW THAT YOU ARE CLOSE TO SIMON MIDDLE SCHOOL, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT OTHER SCHOOLS ARE GONNA BE IN NEED OF LIFE.
SO I WOULD SAY, UM, I, I WILL NEED THAT INFORMATION BEFORE, JUST TO SEE IF THIS, THIS IS GOING, IF MOVING FORWARD, WE'RE GONNA NEED, NEED TO LOOK INTO THE OTHER SCHOOLS THAT ARE WITHIN THE AREA THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO BE SHARING LIGHTS.
LIKE, LIKE IF WE'RE GONNA DO IT FOR ONE, WE, WE SHOULD DO IT FOR ALL IF THEY ARE IN NEED OF LIGHTS, BECAUSE HOW, HOW DID YOU KNOW THAT THEY NEEDED LIGHTS? THEY DID A STUDY AND THEN BASED ON THE DEMOGRAPHICS AND THE GROWTH, THEY, THEY KNOW THAT THAT'S AN AREA THAT NEEDS TO BE IMPROVED ON.
DID YOU LOOK INTO THE OTHER SCHOOLS TO SEE IF THEY WERE NEEDED? THEY SEEM TO BE WELL LIT.
MOST OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, BECAUSE THESE ARE THE ONES FURTHEST OUT INTO OUR CITY LIMITS, AND A LOT OF THE RESIDENTS OVER THERE, THEIR KIDS GO TO, UH, SIMON AND HEMPHILL.
SO WE HAVE A LOT OF CITY RESIDENTS.
I'LL NEED TO SEE THE OTHER SCHOOLS.
BEFORE I APPROVE THIS THOUGH, MAYOR, UH, UH, KNOWING THAT MY SON WENT THERE MANY, MANY YEARS AGO, I'M, I'M NOT, UH, DEBATING THE, THE HOW DARK IT IS CUZ IT IS DARK OUT THERE, BUT IT IS ONE 50.
UM, IS, IS, UM, IS THIS PART OF ALSO SOMETHING THAT TECH DOT COULD BE, UH, RESPONSIBLE FOR? AND IF WE'RE LOOKING IN THE FUTURE FOR IMPROVEMENTS ON ONE 50, IS THIS SOMETHING THAT, UM, IS IN THAT COULD BE IN THE WORKS ALREADY? OR IS IT JUST THAT WE WE NEED A LIGHT RIGHT HERE BY THIS EXIT BECAUSE IT'S DARK FOR PEOPLE TO GET IN AND OUT OF, AND WE WENT TO THE COUNTY, THE COUNTY SAYS, YEAH, WE'LL DO IT.
UH, YOU GUYS PAY HALF, WE PAY HALF.
BUT THEN AGAIN, UH, DO WE HAVE THE APPROVAL OF OF TECH DOT FIXED DOT ON THAT GAVE A, IT'S NOT ON THE RIGHT OF WAY AND IT'S PRIVATE PROPERTY SCHOOL.
SO WILLY HAS LOOKED AT IT, HE SAYS IT WAS OKAY.
THE COMMISSIONERS SAY IT'S OKAY.
THEY JUST WANNA KNOW, ARE WE WILLING TO WORK TOGETHER ON THIS? IT'S LESS THAN $5,000 PC'S PAYING FOR BY PUTTING IN THE TRANSFORMER.
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JUST SAY FOR ME, UM, AND I, I KNOW CUSTOMER FLOORS SCALE'S ITCHING TO GO TO, BUT FOR ME, I JUST WANNA SAY I THINK IT'S FANTASTIC.I, SO, AND, AND THE REASON I SAY I'LL MAKE UP THE MONEY DIFFERENCE IF WE HAVE TO.
THE REASON, THE REASON IT'S GREAT IS BECAUSE OF THE WORK YOU DID TO GET THE COLLABORATION AND THE COST SHARING FROM, UH, OUR PARTNERS, UH, UH, OUT THERE TO, TO ME, ANYTIME THERE'S A, A PROPOSAL THAT INCLUDES COUNTY AND SCHOOL DISTRICT, UH, SUPPORT, UH, FINANCIALLY IN PARTICULAR, UH, THAT'S, THAT'S GREAT.
SO, UH, I, I'M HAPPY TO, UH, SUPPORT THIS COUNCIL FORK.
UM, SO WHAT I LEARNED MY LITTLE TIME HERE ON COUNCIL IS THAT ON ONE 50, IF THE LIGHTS ARE FACING ONE 50, THOSE ARE TEXT DOT OKAY.
IF THEY ARE WITHIN, THAT'S PRIVATE PROPERTY.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S HOW YOU CAN TELL THE DIFFERENCE THERE.
THERE'S NO WAY I WOULD EVER, I DON'T CARE WHERE THIS WAS, IF WE WERE GONNA PUT IN EXTRA LIGHTING ANYWHERE IN THE CITY OF KYLE AND ANY SCHOOLS, AND WE ONLY HAD TO PAY $2,500 OR EVEN THE FIVE, 5,000, SIGN ME UP.
I'M A YES ON THIS ANYWHERE, ANYTIME.
THIS IS NOT, THIS IS NOT ABOUT, I MEAN, THIS IS A VERY DARK ROAD, BUT ALL THAT ASIDE, THIS IS COLLECTIVE WORKING.
THIS IS WHAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING.
WE GET WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD, WE GET WITH THE COUNTY, WE WORK TOGETHER.
AND THEN MY, LIKE I SAID, I'M NOT, MY ARGUMENT IS NOT AGAINST IT.
LIKE I SAID, I, I'VE BEEN OUT THERE BEFORE, JUST DIDN'T KNOW IF, UH, IF, IF IT WAS FALLED UNDER THE RESPONSIBILITY OF TECH DOT.
BUT IF IT'S COUNTY AND IF IT'S PRIOR PROPERTY AND YOU'VE ALREADY DONE THE WORK, THEN YOU'RE RIGHT.
SO MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION TO GO AHEAD AND APPROVE THE AGENDA.
MOTION BY MAYOR PROTE, SECONDED BY CUSTOMER ZUNIGA THAT WE APPROVE.
AGENDA ITEM 37 IS THEIR DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION.
MR. HENDRICKS? UH, I JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT SCOTT EGGBERT, OUR STREET DIVISION MANAGER, REACHED OUT TO P C THIS AFTERNOON AND, AND PC'S ALREADY WORKING ON THE DESIGN FOR THESE LIGHTS.
AND THEY'RE WORKING ON DESIGN FOR FOUR LIGHTS, AND THAT COST WILL BE RIGHT AT $5,000.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL US IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[38. Discussion and possible action for the proposed Eastside TIRZ, to include but not limited to proposed retail. ~ Yvonne Flores-Cale, Council Member]
ALL RIGHT.AGENDA ITEM, UH, 38, DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION FOR THE PROPOSED EAD TUR, UH, TO INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO PROPOSED RETAIL CUSTOMER FLOOR SCALE.
MAYOR MITCHELL, I'D LIKE TO POSTPONE MY ITEM, IF THAT'S OKAY, TO A LATER DATE.
NOT YOU WANNA DO IT? YOU WANT A MOTION AND DO A DATE CERTAIN? YEAH.
UM, OR DO YOU WANNA CAN I DON'T WANNA, YOU CAN ALWAYS BRING IT BACK ANYTIME.
ALL I'D JUST LIKE TO POSTPONE.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO POSTPONE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 38, PLEASE.
SECOND, UH, MOTION BY CUSTOMER FORCE KALE.
IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? ALL HIS FAVOR SAY AYE.
ALL OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES FIVE TO
[39.
Possible action to rescind Vote regarding relocation of Fire station number 1. ~ Daniela Parsley, Council Member
City Council voted 6-1 to approve directing staff to work with the Kyle Fire Department to discuss the potential relocation of Kyle Fire Department Station 1, located at 210 W Moore St, Kyle, TX on 2/7/2023.
]ZERO.POSSIBLE ACTION TO RESCIND VOTE REGARDING RELOCATION OF FIRE STATION NUMBER ONE, CUSTOMER PARSLEY.
MAYOR MITCHELL, I'D LIKE TO CALL APPOINT OF ORDER PLEASE.
THE, UH, THE CITY'S CHARTER STATES THAT ROBERTS RULES WILL BE IN EFFECT DURING ALL MEETINGS.
UH, BUT HOWEVER, SECTION ARTICLE THREE, SECTION 3 0 5 OF THE CHARTER PROVIDES, THE CITY COUNCIL MAY DETERMINE AND DEFINE THE RULES OF THE OF ITS PROCEEDINGS.
UM, OUR CURRENT RULES OF COUNSEL DO NOT ALLOW FOR MATTERS THAT WERE APPROVED WITH AT LEAST FOUR VOTES OF COUNSEL TO EITHER BE RESCINDED OR BROUGHT BACK AT A LA RE LATER MEETING.
UM, I AM GONNA, I'M GONNA OVERRULE AND WE CAN TAKE IT, UH, TO AN APPEAL, UH, ON THE SAME BASIS AS THE LAST, UM, UH, ITEM I DO BELIEVE IS CORRECTLY STATED.
WE DID THIS EXACT SONG AND DANCE FOR THE EXACT SAME REASON AT THE LAST ONE.
SO I BELIEVE THAT WE, I THINK IT'S THE SPIRIT OF THE RULES TO ALLOW ANYONE WHO VOTED, UH, WITH THE MAJORITY TO RECONSIDER, UH, THEIR VOTE.
SO, DO YOU WANNA APPEAL AND TAKE A VOTE? I WILL.
WELL, AND I, I'D LIKE TO SAY I WANNA APPEAL BECAUSE WE NEED TO BE CONSISTENT.
WE'RE EITHER GONNA FOLLOW ROBERT'S RULES, WHICH HAS 200, 318 PAGES AND IS IN MY AMAZON, AND I WILL, WILL GLADLY READ AND FIGURE OUT EVERY RULE, OR WE NEED TO GO WITH THE, THE RULES OF COUNCIL, WHICH DERIVES FROM THE CHARTER.
IT GIVES US THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE OUR OWN RULES, WHICH SPECIFICALLY DEALS WITH THIS KIND OF VOTE.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, IT'S THE SAME.
IT'S THE SAME AS THE LAST ONE.
SO, UM, UH, UH, IT'S A, UH, WE WILL DO A, A ROLL CALL VOTE.
A YES VOTE ALLOWS FOR COUNCIL MEMBER PARTIALLY TO RECONSIDER OR RESCIND HER VOTE.
UH, NO VOTE, UH, SUSTAINS THE POINT OF ORDER.
JUST KEEPING IN MIND, UH, THAT WE HAVE THIS AT THE LAST MEETING AS WELL.
SO I ALSO WANT US TO BE CONSISTENT.
UH, POINT OF ORDER IS OVERRULED.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO START BY SAYING THAT YOU KNOW, AS MANY AS
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YOU KNOW, I'M A HUGE SUPPORTER OF ADVOCATE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FIRST RESPONDERS, AND DOING WHAT I BELIEVE IS BEST FOR RESIDENTS AND OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT IS ONE OF MY PRIORITIES.I FEEL, UM, I'M GUILTY TO HAVE VOTED FOR THIS ITEM WITH LACK OF INFORMATION.
AND I THINK IT'S ONLY FAIR THAT AFTER FINDING OUT THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BOARD MEMBERS WERE NOT AWARE OR NOTIFIED OF THESE POSSIBLE CHANGES, UM, AND I SPOKE TO THEM THE VERY NEXT MORNING, ALSO NOT TAKING TIME TO REACH OUT TO DOWNTOWN RESIDENTS, WHICH EMAILED ME THE VERY NEXT MORNING TO EXPRESS THE DISSATISFACTION OF US APPROVING THIS POSSIBLE RELOCATION.
UM, THEY FELT THAT WE DID NOT CONSIDER THE IMPACT THEY WOULD, IT WAS GONNA TAKE OVER DOWNTOWN TO THE RESIDENCE AND TO THE BUSINESS AND FUTURE BUSINESSES COMING TO DOWNTOWN.
UM, I FEEL LIKE IF THE FIRE STATION NEEDS SPACE TO MOVE THEIR TRUCK, IT'S ONLY ARE WE LOOKING TO OPTIONS TO ACCOMMODATE THEIR NEEDS WITHOUT RELOCATING AN ALMOST AN ALMOST NEW FIRE STATION.
I LEARNED THIS FIRE STATION IS NOT LIKE MORE THAN 12 YEARS OLD OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
UM, I ALSO HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT HOW THE ITEM WAS BROUGHT UP.
I KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER FLORES GAL SAID SHE REACHED OUT TO THE FIRE CHIEF TO ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT THAT PASSED LAST MEETING.
UM, AND SADLY BECAUSE THE QUESTION WAS ASKED, NONE OF THE RESIDENTS OR MYSELF GOT TO HEAR ANY OF THE FINDINGS ABOUT THE FIRE CHIEF AND THE W DEVELOPMENT.
SO A DEVELOPMENT THAT LATER ON I FOUND OUT, UH, DONATED TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF EVERYBODY ELSE IN COUNSEL KNEW ABOUT THAT.
SO THAT BEING SAID, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO RESCIND MY VOTE ABOUT THE RELOCATION OF FIRE STATION NUMBER ONE.
WELL, I'M SORRY, THE, THE, THE MOTION TO RESCIND THE VOTE.
YOU'RE SAYING YOU WANT TO, YOU WANNA, LIKE, I, I'M, I'M, YOU'RE WANTING TO CAST A DIFFERENT VOTE, RIGHT? YES.
SO YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO MAKE A MOTION TO, UM, DENY THE RELOCATION.
SO I'M, I'M TRYING TO THINK THIS THROUGH.
HERE WE ARE, WE'RE IN THE, THE, WE'RE IN THE, THE QUAGMIRE.
SO, UM, I UNDERSTAND YOU WANNA CHANGE YOUR VOTE.
BUT YOU KNOW, FOR, FOR ONE THING, UM, THE, THE MOTION FROM THE LAST MEETING WAS TO DIRECT STAFF TO JUST CONTINUE TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS.
AND SO, FOR THE REASON THAT YOU'RE SAYING YOU DON'T WANNA HAVE CONVERSATIONS CUZ YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION, I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION TO GO WITH WHAT YOU ARE SAYING.
AND THE POINT IS, WE'RE HAVING A VERY PUBLIC CONVERSATION ABOUT SOMETHING THAT'S NOT FULLY BAKED.
AND SO CONVERSATIONS ALREADY WERE HAVING TAKING PLACE WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND I DON'T, NO ONE HAS A PLAN THAT'S BEEN PROPOSED.
I PERSONALLY DON'T WANT TO TELL STAFF TO STOP HAVING THE CONVERSATION WHEN WE DON'T KNOW WHETHER OR NOT THERE'S SOMETHING VALUABLE THERE OR NOT.
SO ALL OF THAT BEING SAID, IF YOU WANNA MAKE A MOTION, IT WOULD, IT WOULD NEED TO BE, UM, WELL, IT WOULD NEED TO BE TO RESCIND THE DIRECTION AND THEN WE CAN GIVEN THE LAST MEETING.
SO THAT WOULD BE THE MOTION TO RESCIND THE DIRECTION.
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO RESCIND THE DIRECTION THAT WAS GIVEN TO STAFF DURING THE LAST MEETING ABOUT THE FIRE STATION.
MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER PARSLEY, SECONDED BY MAYOR PROTE TO RESCIND THE DIRECTION FROM THE LAST, UH, MEETING'S VOTE.
IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? COUNCIL MEMBER FORCE KA.
I HAVE A TON OF, UM, CONCERN BECAUSE I, I THINK WE NEED TO STOP FLIP-FLOPPING.
UM, I THINK THIS IS GONNA SCARE DEVELOPERS AND I DON'T THINK IT'S VERY PROFESSIONAL THAT WE KEEP GOING BACK AND FORTH.
UH, MY MAIN ISSUE WITH THIS IS, THIS WAS NOTHING MORE, I CAN READ IT RIGHT NOW.
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACT, UH, DIRECTION TO ALLOW STAFF TO WORK WITH THE KYLE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO DISCUSS THE POTENTIAL RELOCATION OF FIRE DEPARTMENT STATION NUMBER ONE.
AND THEN I PUT WHERE IT'S LOCATED.
I THOUGHT I WAS HELPING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WHEN, WHEN, WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT WOOD MIRROR AND THEN CHIEF BROUGHT THAT UP, I WAS LIKE, WELL, I CAN PUT, HE SHOWED UP, HE TALKED ABOUT IT.
I HAD NO IDEA ABOUT WHAT WAS GOING ON BEHIND THE SCENES.
I ONLY THOUGHT I WAS DOING THEM A FAVOR.
AND LET ME TELL YOU A, THIS MAKES ME ONLY WANNA TALK ABOUT THINGS IN EXECUTIVE, WHICH I'M NOT GONNA DO.
BUT B IT WAS TOTALLY NOT WORTH THE STRESS.
IT WAS SO MUCH MISCOMMUNICATION.
IT WAS SO MANY CONSPIRACY THEORIES.
LIKE I HAD PEOPLE SAYING, OH MY GOD, I HEARD THEY CITY BOUGHT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
THIS IS LIKE LITTLE CITY KYLE STUFF.
HOW IS THIS, HOW IS THE SCARE TACTICS GOING INTO EFFECT? I DON'T KNOW.
BUT BECAUSE OF THAT, THERE'S NO WAY I'M GOING TO ALLOW, UH, I'M GONNA VOTE FOR A REASON BECAUSE I, I DON'T THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE FOR THE REASON AND, AND FOR THE FACT THAT I THINK WE NEED TO BE CONSISTENT FOR NOTHING LESS THAN OUR DEVELOPERS.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? MAYOR PROTE? OKAY.
WE ARE GROWING AND EAST KYLE IS GOING TO BE THE NEXT, UH, BIG AREA OF DEVELOPMENT FOR OUR CITY.
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WITH THAT, I DO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE, THERE WILL BE A NEED FOR A POSSIBLE NEW FIRE STATION.UM, THERE IS ONE ALREADY ON BUNTON IN CREEK, AND THERE'S ALSO POSSIBLY ANOTHER ONE THAT MIGHT BE PROPOSED UP IN THE, UM, THE, UM, UP IN PRECINCT TWO AREA THAT COULD BE LOOKED AT AS WELL.
I, I THINK WHAT THREW ME OFF WAS THE, AGAIN, ACCORDING TO THE AGENDA ITEM, WAS TO DISCUSS THE POTENTIAL OF RELOCATION OF FIRE STATION NUMBER ONE, FIRE STATION NUMBER ONE.
AND I HAVE TO GO BACK AND, AND THIS IS NO DISRESPECT, LIKE I SAID, THIS IS NO DISRESPECT TO ANYBODY HERE ON COUNCIL, UH, AND AND ANYBODY HERE THAT'S SERVING, BUT THIS GOES BACK TO WHERE YOU GOTTA KNOW THE HISTORY OF YOUR CITY, OF YOUR LITTLE TOWN.
UH, I CAN REMEMBER THE LITTLE FIRE STATION WHERE IT'S AT NOW, UH, THAT ONE DAY THAT WE WOULD EVENTUALLY HAVE OUR OWN FIRE STATION.
I CAN REMEMBER SOME OF THE VOLUNTEER FIREMEN BACK IN THE DAY, WHENEVER THAT BIG SIREN WOULD GO OFF, THAT LOCALS WOULD GRAB THEIR FIRE HOSES AND THROW 'EM IN THEIR TRUCKS AND RESPOND TO FIRES WHEREVER IT WAS, WHETHER IT'S GREEN PATCHES AND AND SO FORTH, RIGHT? THAT'S HOW IT WAS THAT ONE DAY THAT THE FIRE STATION WOULD HAVE THEIR OWN FACILITY.
I REMEMBER A TIME WHEN THEY WERE DOING A FUNDRAISER JUST TO GET A WATERCRAFT BOAT.
I CAN'T REMEMBER IF IT WAS A, A BAKE SALE OR A, A BARBECUE PLATE, BUT THAT JUST GOES TO SHOW THE HISTORY OF THIS FIRE STATION.
AND SO WHEN IT WAS, IT, WHEN THEY HAD THE GRAND OPENING, I REMEMBER BEING THERE AND HOW EXCITED EVERYBODY WAS ABOUT FIRE STATION NUMBER ONE, FINALLY BEING DEVELOPED WHERE WE HAD OUR OWN STATION, WE HAD OUR OWN TRUCKS, AND IT WAS A VERY EXCITING TIME.
SO IT JUST THREW ME THAT WHENEVER I DID HAVE THE CHIEF COME UP THERE AND THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT RELOCATING FIRE STATION NUMBER ONE, IT JUST THREW ME OFF BECAUSE IT'S LIKE, WAIT A MINUTE.
WE JUST BUILT THAT THING ABOUT 12 YEARS AGO, SO WHY ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CHANGE? SO, UH, AGAIN, I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS GOING TO BE A NEED FOR ANOTHER FIRE STATION, POSSIBLY EAST OF KYLE, BUT IT JUST, ON MY END, IT, IT REALLY THREW ME FOR A LOOP THAT, THAT THE ACTUAL DOWNTOWN STATION WOULD BE WANT TO BE CONSIDERED MOVING.
AND THAT'S KIND OF WHY I ASKED THE QUESTIONS WITH THE CHIEF AND NOT TO PUT 'EM ON THE SPOT.
UH, HE'S A, HE'S A GREAT MAN AND, AND I, I COME IN HIM FROM EVERYTHING THAT HE DOES AND THE FIREMEN, UH, IT'S JUST, IT JUST THREW INTO QUESTIONS THAT THE WHOLE IDEA OF ACTUALLY PICKING UP THE ENTIRE FIRE STATION THAT'S, THAT WAS JUST BARELY BUILT BEING MOVED TO ANOTHER LOCATION, WHETHER IT IS WEST KYLE OR A LITTLE BIT FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD OFF OF ONE 50.
AND SO THAT'S KIND OF WHERE ON MY END, WHERE I WAS THE ONLY NO VOTE BECAUSE, UH, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF THOSE ON THE FIREBOARD WAS FULLY IN SUPPORT OF THIS.
AND, AND I DIDN'T GET THAT VIBE.
SO THAT, THAT'S KIND OF WHERE I STOOD ON THAT CUSTOMERS SOON GO.
SO I'M, I'M HERE EVERY, WHAT EVERYBODY IS SAYING AND, AND I AGREE WITH VERY GOOD POINTS.
MY ONLY CONCERN IS THAT, UM, WHEN I READ THIS ONE, IT WAS JUST TO DIRECT STAFF OR POSSIBLE DISCUSSION TO RE TO LOOK AT SOMETHING.
SO, UM, THE CONCERN IS THAT NOBODY UP HERE IS SAYING THAT THEY WON'T SUPPORT OUR FIRST RESPONDERS OR FIRE DEPARTMENT IF WE ASK QUESTIONS.
SO I DON'T THINK THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE A FALSE CHOICE.
IT'S OKAY FOR US TO ASK QUESTIONS OF EVERY ORGANIZATION AND GROUP THAT PROVIDES SERVICES TO OUR CITY.
SO THIS IS JUST GET SOME INFORMATION, SEE WHAT'S, SEE WHAT'S OUT THERE.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S ALL I I'LL HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THAT.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? THE, THE ONLY THING THAT I WILL ADD IS TO ME, THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHEN AN ITEM THAT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE, UM, UM, MISINTERPRETED IN THE PUBLIC VERY EASILY.
THAT'S WHY YOU DON'T NECESSARILY BRING IT FORWARD.
STAFF WAS ALREADY HAVING CONVERSATIONS, SO THE ONLY DIRECTION WAS TO TELL STAFF TO KEEP TALKING AND, AND NOW, BUT, BUT THE DIFFERENCE IS BY BRINGING IT UP ON THE DIAS IT PUBLICIZED IT AND THE NEXT DAY YOU'RE GETTING FEEDBACK WITHOUT US EVEN HAVING A PLAN.
SO WE DON'T EVEN, WE CAN'T EVEN RESPOND.
SO I DO WANT STAFF TO CONTINUE HAVING THE CONVERSATION CUZ THE LITTLE BIT THAT I HEARD I THOUGHT WAS PRETTY INTERESTING,
[03:15:01]
UH, ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF WORKING OUT A LAND ACQUISITION DEAL TO GET THEM OUT OF A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN'T, THEY DON'T REALLY FIT.NOW HOW THAT GETS ACCOMPLISHED, I DON'T KNOW, BUT I HEARD MAYBE STAFF MIGHT BE ABLE TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING.
SO I WANTED TO HEAR WHAT THEY COULD COME UP WITH.
UH, AND UH, AND THAT WAS JUST AS FAR AS I WAS WILLING TO TAKE IT.
SO I STILL SUPPORT THAT CONVERSATION TAKING PLACE.
I JUST WISH WE WEREN'T HAVING TO HAVE THIS CONVERSATION SIX MONTHS TOO EARLY ON THE DAIS.
UH, I GUESS WE'LL ROLL CALL, VOTE.
SO THE MOTION TO RESCIND THE DIRECTION.
SO AN AYE VOTE, RESCINDS A NAY VOTE ALLOWS THE CONVERSATIONS TO CONTINUE.
YOU WILL BE MY RESCINDED MY VOTE ONLY, CORRECT? NO, NO, NO.
THE ITEM IS TO RESCIND THE ITEM, WHICH IS WHY MAYOR PRO TIM IS SECONDING.
FLORES, KALE, NAY, MITCHELL, NAY, BRADSHAW.
UH, THERE'S YOUR CLEAR DIRECTION.
[40. Discussion regarding FY 2023-24 Budget Development Calendar. ~ Jerry Hendrix, Interim City Manager ]
ALL RIGHT.UH, DISCUSSION REGARDING FISCAL YEAR 20 23, 20 24.
MR. HENDRICKS, MAYOR COUNCIL FOR THE RECORD, JERRY HENDRICKS, INTERIM CITY MANAGER.
AS WE MOVE INTO SPRING, SPRING MEANS ONE THING FOR STAFF AND THAT'S ON SET OF BUDGET SEASON.
SO TYPICALLY BY NOW WE WOULD, UM, EITHER HAVE HAD OUR VISIONING WORKSHOP OR BE PREPARING TO HAVE OUR VISIONING WORKSHOP AND WE WOULD USE AFTER TO FRAME HOW WE APPROACH, UH, DEPARTMENT HEADS TO DEVELOP THEIR BUDGETS.
SO NOT KNOWING WHEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THAT, THE, THE NEED TO START HAVING DEPARTMENT HEADS DEVELOP THEIR BUDGETS IS STILL COMING UP.
SO I, PERVEZ HAS HELPED ME DEVELOP A, A DRAFT CALENDAR THAT I'M GONNA TRY TO SHARE HERE.
HAVEN'T USED RINGCENTRAL IN A LONG TIME.
SO YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN THE, THE TWO B DETERMINED PART IS THE VISIONING SESSION THAT, UM, HAS BEEN POSTPONED TILL WE HAVE OUR, OUR NEW PERMANENT CITY MANAGER, TYPICALLY THE MIDDLE OF THE MONTH.
AND IN THIS CALENDAR IT'S MARCH 13TH.
UM, I WOULD THE CITY MANAGER OR INTERIM CITY MANAGER IN THIS CASE WOULD GO TO THE DEPARTMENT HEADS AND RELAY THE COUNCIL'S PRIORITIES AND, AND WISHES FOR THE NEXT BUDGET AND HAVE DISCUSSIONS WITH THEM ABOUT FRAMING THEIR BUDGET REQUEST FOR NEXT YEAR TO MEET THOSE PRIORITIES AND WISHES.
AND THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING THOSE WOULD BE THE MIDDLE OF APRIL.
AND THEN, UM, AT THE END OF APRIL IS WHEN WE GET THE CHIEF APPRAISERS, UH, CERTIFIED PRIMARY ESTIMATES FOR PROPERTY VALUATIONS.
AS WE MOVE FORWARD INTO MAY, WE WOULD START HAVING, UH, OUR WORK SESSIONS AND, UH, FIRST OF THOSE WORK SESSIONS WOULD BE TO PRESENT THE DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR'S UNCUT BUDGET REQUEST.
AND THEN IT GOES ON FROM THERE.
UH, MOST OF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE PROCESS, SO, UM, WELL, WHAT I'M, UM, ASKING FROM COUNSEL IS A LITTLE BIT OF DIRECTION ON HOW WE CAN PROCEED TO NOT FALL BEHIND IN OUR DEVELOPMENT OF THE BUDGET FOR YOU, WITHOUT HAVING FORMAL DISCUSSION ON WHAT YOUR PRIORITIES AND WISHES ARE FOR DEXTER'S BUDGET, MY, MY INITIAL FEEDBACK IS THAT I THINK YOUR SCHEDULE'S PRETTY IS PRETTY GOOD NOW, WHETHER WE, UH, OBVIOUSLY WE'RE NOT GONNA HAVE A VISIONING WORKSHOP BY MARCH THE 13TH, BUT IT'S STILL MY HOPE THAT DEPENDING ON, AND WE'RE GONNA KNOW MORE PROBABLY IN A MONTH ABOUT WHERE WE STAND WITH CITY MANAGER APPLICATIONS AND THOSE KIND OF THINGS.
I THINK WE WOULD BE TRYING TO HAVE IT, EVEN IF IT'S A TRUNCATED VISIONING WORKSHOP, SOME KIND OF, UH, MEETING WITH THE NEW CITY MANAGER AS SOON AS THEY'RE HIRED.
BUT WE JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT TIME HORIZON IS UNTIL THE WINDOW CLOSES AND THEY HAVE A CHANCE TO GET SORT OF THEIR MIND AROUND IT.
BUT YOU'RE SAYING APRIL 14TH FOR DIRECTORS TO SUBMIT THEIR BUDGET NEEDS.
APRIL 28TH WE GET, AND THEN IT'S NOT TILL THE 13TH.
I THINK ALL THOSE THINGS CAN PRETTY MUCH JUST STAY IN ORDER AND IF WE'RE ABLE TO HAVE MORE CONVERSATIONS WITH A NEW CITY MANAGER AHEAD OF THAT, THEN SO BE IT.
AND IF WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN A CITY MANAGER HIRED, WE HAVE TO KEEP THE CITY MOVING FORWARD.
SO I, I THINK THAT'S A, A FAIRLY DECENT PLAN, BUT YOU HAVE TO KEEP IT OPEN.
PALMED UNDERSTANDING THAT AS WE'RE GETTING READY TO HIRE OUR NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE, THERE MAY BE SOME ALTERATIONS THAT GET MADE, BUT UNDERSTOOD WE CAN HANDLE THAT.
OKAY, THAT BRINGS UP A, A GREAT QUESTION
[03:20:01]
ABOUT THE TIMELINE ON OUR CITY MANAGER APPLICATIONS.UM, WHERE, WHERE DEADLINE FOR, IT'S, IT'S AN OPEN WINDOW RIGHT NOW.
AND IT CLOSES AT THE END OF FEBRUARY.
SO THEY'RE WAITING TILL THE END OF FEBRUARY.
END OF FEBRUARY AND THEN THEY'RE, THEY'RE, THEY'RE, THEY'VE ALREADY OUTLINED IT IN THEIR PROPOSAL, BUT YEAH, BECAUSE THAT WAS MY NUMBER ONE QUESTION WAS, UH, WHY, I MEAN, I THINK WE STARTED THE LAST TWO YEARS BACK IN APRIL, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN.
THE FIRST ONE WAS IN APRIL OR WAS IT ALWAYS IN MAY? UH, THE FIRST WORK SESSION COULD BE IN APRIL OR MAY.
BUT, UM, WE'VE KIND OF PUSHED IT BACK A LITTLE BIT.
AND, UH, THE SITUATION, BUT I THINK IT'S PRETTY IMPORTANT THAT THE STAFF BE GIVEN ENOUGH TIME TO REALLY OKAY.
LOOK FORWARD TO WHAT THEIR, THEIR NEEDS ARE GOING TO BE SO WE CAN START DEVELOPING THOSE NUMBERS.
BECAUSE THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN MY THING IS THAT, YOU KNOW, I'M ALWAYS BY PARTICULARS, YOU KNOW, ONCE WE HIT THE SIX MONTH MARK OF THE HALF OF THE YEAR IS WHERE WE SHOULD SEE WHERE WE'RE AT.
I GUESS WITH ME, I'M JUST GETTING ANTSY WITH THE BUDGET AND THE FINANCES TO SEE WHERE WE'RE AT, LIKE WHERE OUR GENERAL FUND IS AND SO FORTH LIKE THAT.
UH, BUT AGAIN, WE HAVE VARIABLES LIKE WHAT MAYOR MITCHELL SAYS, WE HAVE OUR CITY MANAGER WE GOTTA LOOK AT, WE'VE STILL GOT THE VIRGINIA WORKSHOP THAT WE GOTTA MAYBE TRY TO SQUEEZE IN THERE.
UH, UH, FOR ME PERSONALLY, IF THIS IS THE SCHEDULE THAT YOU GOT AND, AND YOU'RE GIVING YOUR, UH, DIRECTORS A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME, THEN THAT'S PROBABLY WHAT, WHAT WE MIGHT NEED.
BUT, UM, BUT MY BIGGEST THING HAS ALWAYS BEEN IS THAT WE, WE REALLY NEED TO GET A CITY MANAGER.
UH, SO THAT WAY WE CAN GO FORWARD WITH THE REST OF THE YEAR AND ESPECIALLY TO BE ABLE TO HELP WITH THIS, TO THE, TO SEE THE GOALS OF THE CITY.
CAN I MAKE A QUICK SUGGESTION FOR THE SATURDAY MAY 13TH? CUZ THAT'S GOING TO BE MOTHER'S DAY WEEKEND AND I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY ELSE IS LEAVING TOWN, BUT I MAY
AND YOU CAN BRING IT MOTHER
I'LL SEND THIS OUT TO COUNCIL AND YOU CAN PROVIDE YOUR FEEDBACK.
WE'LL MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS BASED ON THAT AND THEN SEND A, A FINAL DRAFT OUT FOR YOUR REVIEW.
WE DO STILL HAVE ONE ITEM FOR EXEC.
UM, UH, BEFORE I DO THAT, THE CONSENT AGENDA, I'M BEING TOLD, UH, WE VOTE BECAUSE WE HAD A KIND OF A WEIRD SITUATION WITH THE END OF CONSENT.
WE TOOK VOTE AND THEN HAD SOME CONVERSATION.
I DIDN'T ACTUALLY CALL FOR THE NAY VOTES.
UH, SO, UM, I JUST WANT TO ASK, UH, ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, DOES ANYONE VOTE NAY IN SEEING NONE? UH, THE VOTE PASSES FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA SIX TO ZERO.
IS THAT GOOD ENOUGH? ALL RIGHT.
[X. Executive Session]
GONNA GO BACK AND DO EXEC.UH, PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 5 51, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CITY COUNCIL RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CONVEN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR TIME, TIME DEEM NECESSARY.
DURING THE MEETING, COUNCIL MAY CONVENE, UH, EXEC PURSUANT TO ANY LAWFUL EXCEPTION CONTAINED IN FA CHAPTER 5 51, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, INCLUDING ANY OR ALL THE FOLLOWING TOPICS, PENDING OR CONTEMP PLATED LITIGATION OR RECEIVED ADVICE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY OR ATTORNEYS CONCERNING LEGAL ISSUES PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 51 0.071 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 1.05, TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT FOR THE FOLLOWING MATTERS.
THAT'S THE ONLY ONE, RIGHT? JUST 1 0 4 SOUTH.
WE'RE IN, I THOUGHT THERE WAS A PERSONAL MATTER.
NO, I JUST WASN'T SURE IF WE HAD, UH, ANY MORE OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ITEMS, BUT I DON'T SEE VICTORIA EVEN HERE, SO I'M PRETTY SURE WE GOT 'EM ALL COVERED.
THERE WAS NO ACTION TAKEN DURING EXECUTIVE SECTION.
THERE WILL BE NO ACTION TAKEN NOW.