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          NOW. MOTION TO ADJOURN. ALL RIGHT. WE ARE ADJOURNED. THAT WAS FOR THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. 
          [I) Call Meeting to Order, Roll Call, and Excuse Absences]
GOOD EVENING. THE TIME IS 7:05 P.M. IT IS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH. I'M GOING TO CALL THIS REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER. WOULD ALL PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. WOULD THE CITY SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MITCHELL. HERE. HEIZER. OKAY. 
          RIZZO. RIZZO. ZUNIGA. PRESENT. HARRIS. HERE. MCKINNEY. HERE. TOBIAS. I'M HERE. ALL RIGHT. 
          [II) Approval of Minutes]
SEVEN MEMBERS ARE PRESENT. WE HAVE A QUORUM. NEXT UP IS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION TO CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FOR SEPTEMBER THE 2ND FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING AND THE REGULAR MEETING MINUTES AS WELL. 
          SAME DAY. SECOND MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER TOBIAS, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER RIZZO, THAT WE APPROVE THE MINUTES AS READ. IS THERE A DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY 
          [III) Citizen Comment Period with City Council]
AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 6 TO 0. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP IS 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 COUNCIL. WE ALSO ASK THAT YOU FILL OUT A CITIZEN COMMENTS FORM AND SUBMIT THAT TO EITHER MYSELF OR THE CITY SECRETARY. I HAVE SEVERAL FOLKS WHO ARE ALREADY REGISTERED TO SPEAK, SO I WILL CALL YOU UP ONE AT A TIME. WE WILL BE KEEPING FAIRLY CLOSE TO THREE MINUTES, SO PLEASE WRAP UP WHEN YOU HEAR THE DING JUST BECAUSE OF THE QUANTITY OF FOLKS THAT ARE SPEAKING. ALL RIGHT. FIRST UP IS JACK PARROTT. 
          IS IT ON? YES, SIR. JACK PARROTT I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON THE PROPOSED 77% RATE INCREASE FOR THE ETJ. I FOUND YOUR STUDY TO BE UNEQUITABLE AND SEVERELY DISCRIMINATORY TOWARDS RESIDENTS OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS. DIFFERENT STUDIES WERE USED. DIFFERENT YEARS WERE USED. RESIDENTS ARE BEING CHARGED UNDER A HARSHER FRAMEWORK THAN ICL RESIDENTS, INFLATING THEIR COSTS BY NEARLY ONE THIRD. M1 STRESSES AT ALL. CUSTOMER CLASSES MUST BE ANALYZED UNDER THE SAME FRAMEWORK FOR EQUITY THAT WAS NOT DONE. DOUBLE CHARGING FOR PID AND MUD INFRASTRUCTURE. MANY ACL NEIGHBORHOODS FINANCED THEIR OWN WATER SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE THROUGH PIDS AND MUD FEES. INDUSTRY STANDARDS IWW, M-1 MANUAL REQUIRE THAT THESE CONTRIBUTIONS IN AID OF CONSTRUCTION BE EXCLUDED FROM THE RATE BASE. EXCLUDED IMPACT FEE FUNDED ASSETS, BUT DID NOT EXCLUDE PID MUD FUNDED ASSETS. 
          IMPACT ACL RESIDENTS ARE BEING CHARGED DEPRECIATION AND A PROFIT MARGIN ON ASSETS THEY ALREADY PAID FOR NEARLY 32% OF ACL REVENUE REQUIREMENT. $1.97 MILLION COMES FROM THIS DOUBLE CHARGING. M-1 IS EXPLICIT THAT DEVELOPER FUNDED OR CONTRIBUTED ASSETS MUST BE EXCLUDED FROM THE RACE BASED OR RACE. RACE BASED RATE BASE. CIP INFLATION OVER MASTER PLAN. THE CITY IS USING $700 MILLION FIGURE TO JUSTIFY STEEP ACL INCREASES, EVEN THOUGH THE MASTER PLAN 2024 WATER MASTER PLAN SHOWS ONLY 199 MILLION FOR THE NEXT 15 YEARS, WHERE DID THAT 700 MILLION COME FROM? PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION HAS AUTHORITY TO DISALLOW INFLATED OR IMPRUDENT CAPITAL COSTS IN SETTLING OUTSIDE CITY RATES. IMPACT. IF CIP FIGURES ARE FOUND EXCESSIVE, THE PUC CAN FORCE THE CITY TO REALLOCATE ACL RATES USING THE MASTER PLAN'S DOCUMENTED ENGINEERED BASE COST. MUCH OF THE ACL WATER USE COMES FROM TEMPORARY 
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IRRIGATION ACCOUNTS USED BY DEVELOPERS TO SOD NEW HOMES. PROPER PRACTICE IS TO RECOVER THOSE COSTS THROUGH IMPACT FEES AND DEVELOPER CHARGES, NOT PERMANENT ACL RESIDENTIAL RATES, BY BLENDING DEVELOPERS WITH RESIDENTS. THE STUDY ARTIFICIALLY INFLATED ACL COST TO SERVICE METER COUNT AND USAGE DISCREPANCIES. THE CITY MANAGER'S REPORT WAS BASED ON BILLS, NOT METERS. DIVIDING BY 12 SHOWS ONLY 11,000 ACTIVE METERS, FAR LESS THAN THE REPTILES ASSUMED IN 2025. THE CITY MANAGER'S REPORT ALSO CITED 2.1 MILLION GALLON PER DAY AVERAGE ACL USE, BUT THIS MASKED A MUCH HIGHER PEAK. DEMAND IS DRIVEN BY DEVELOPER IRRIGATION. AVERAGING PERIOD BIAS. ACL STUDY 2024 USED A TWO YEAR AVERAGE OF BILLED GALLONS, SMOOTHING OUT HIGH USE YEARS. THE ACL STUDY 2025 USED A THREE YEAR AVERAGE, PULLING IN HIGH IRRIGATION YEAR AND RAISING OCLS AVERAGE USE. THIS INFLATED THE ACL SHARE OF COSTS BY AS MUCH AS 15 TO 20%, DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTING TO THE 77% INCREASE VIOLATES. THIS IS A VIOLATION OF M1'S REQUIREMENT FOR CONSISTENCY, TRANSPARENCY. TRANSPARENCY WW, M1 REQUIRES COST STUDIES TO DISCLOSE TOTAL BILLED GALLONS BY CUSTOMER CLASS AND RECONCILE THEM WITH TOTAL PURCHASE PRODUCED WATER. NUMBER OF ACCOUNTS, METERS BY SIZE AND CLASS BILLED CONSUMPTION BY CLASS AVERAGED A MAXIMUM DAY AND MAXIMUM HOUR. DEMANDS. CUSTOMER. CUSTOMER USE DATA MUST BE COMPILED BY CLASS OF SERVICE AND MUST BE EQUAL IN THE STUDIES. DID NOT DISCLOSE TOTAL BILLED GALLONS BY CLASS IN ITS REPORT. THIS OMISSION PREVENTS VERIFICATION OF NON-REVENUE WATER, MILLIONS OF GALLONS OF LOST OR WASTED EACH YEAR VIOLATES THE TRANSPARENCY TRANSPARENCY STANDARDS REPTILLUS CLAIMS TO FOLLOW. THANK YOU SIR. ALL RIGHT. NEXT. 
          NEXT UP IS. ALL RIGHT FOLKS. WE HAVE A RULE ABOUT CLAPPING. WE CAN'T BE CLAPPING AS A GROUP. 
          WE'RE GOING TO LET EACH PERSON SPEAK THEIR MIND WHATEVER THEY WANT TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST. 
          WE'RE NOT GOING TO ENGAGE AS A GROUP AND ALLOW THEM TO SPEAK. SO NEXT UP IS BONEMEAL SHAH. HI, I'M SHAH, I'M A RESIDENT OF SIX CREEKS. GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME A CHANCE TO SPEAK. FIRST, THANK YOU FOR INSPIRING EVERY RESIDENT TO BECOME A PART TIME DATA ANALYST. NOTHING SAYS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT LIKE REVIEWING SPREADSHEET, TRACKING WATER USAGE AND REALIZING HOW UNFAIR OUR BILLS ALREADY FEEL AND HOW MUCH WORSE THEY COULD BECOME. YOU HAVE GIVEN US ALL A NEW HOBBY, CALCULATING HOW FAST OUR HARD EARNED MONEY WILL ERODE IF THE PROPOSED RATE HIKE GOES GOES THROUGH. SECOND, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER. NOTHING UNITES NEIGHBORS QUITE LIKE PROSPECT OF WATER RATE INCREASE THAT ARE NOT ONLY STEEP BUT DOWNRIGHT DISCRIMINATORY. FORGET BLOCK PARTIES, OUR NEW BONDING ACTIVITY IS COMPARING BILL AND ASKING WHY FAIRNESS ISN'T PART OF THIS PROPOSAL. 
          BUT ON A SERIOUS NOTE, YOU EACH TOOK AN OATH TO SERVE THE PUBLIC. YOU ALREADY KNOW THIS. 
          HIKES ARE NOT IN BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE YOU SWORE TO PROTECT, EVEN IF THE ORIGIN OF THIS PROBLEM PREDATES YOUR TIME AS COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MAYOR UP HERE, LETTING IT MOVE FORWARD UNDER YOUR WATCH MAKES YOU EQUALLY ACCOUNTABLE. LEADERSHIP ISN'T ABOUT PASSING BLAME. IT'S ABOUT STOPPING SOMETHING YOU KNOW IS WRONG BEFORE IT HARMS THE COMMUNITY. SO TONIGHT, I URGE YOU TO HONOR YOUR OATH. PROTECT YOUR CONSTITUENTS. REJECT THIS RATE HIKE BECAUSE IF TRUST IN THE COUNCIL ERODES NO AMOUNT OF INFRASTRUCTURE THAT THIS COUNCIL APPROVES TO BUILD, THIS RESIDENT ARE JUST GOING TO LEAVE THE CITY AND MOVE ON WITH THEIR LIVES. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP IS KEITH NARDELLA. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, MY NAME IS ANKIT NARDELLA, AND I'M HERE AGAIN AS AN OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS RESIDENT RESIDENT OF SIX CREEKS. I WAS HERE IN THE LAST MEETING AND SEVERAL RESIDENTS SPOKE ON THIS SUBJECT OF WATER RATE INCREASE, RAISED LEGAL CONCERNS, FINANCIAL HARDSHIPS AND RAISE FAIRNESS QUESTIONS. BUT WHEN THE RATE ITEM CAME UP FOR DISCUSSION, THERE WASN'T ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS TOPIC. THERE'S NO DISCUSSION ABOUT THE CONCERNS WE RAISED. JUST A FEW 
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MINUTES EARLIER. THAT WAS DISHEARTENING, FRANKLY. FOUR WEEKS AGO, I EMAILED FIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS EXPRESSING CONCERNS ABOUT THIS WATER RATE INCREASE. I APPRECIATE THE ONE MEMBER WHO RESPONDED SAYING THEY WOULD LOOK INTO IT, BUT I'LL ADMIT I WAS DISAPPOINTED NOT TO HEAR BACK FROM THE OTHERS. NOT BECAUSE I EXPECTED AN AGREEMENT, BUT BECAUSE I HOPED FOR ACKNOWLEDGMENT. DOES THIS MEAN RESIDENTS OF SIX CREEKS DO NOT MATTER TO THE CITY COUNCIL? DO OUR PROBLEMS DO NOT MATTER? I'M SORRY. WE ASK FOR EVIDENCE THAT WE OUTSIDE CITY CUSTOMERS ACTUALLY COST YOU 77% MORE TO SERVE THAN INSIDE CITY CUSTOMERS. I'VE ALSO NOTED LEGAL PRECEDENTS IN MY LAST MEETING HERE THAT QUESTIONS SUCH LARGE RATE DIFFERENTIALS. AGAIN, NO DISCUSSION WAS DONE ON THIS MATTER. I WOULD ALSO WOULD LIKE TO ASK, IS THIS SUSTAINABLE IN THE LONG TERM, INCREASING THE WATER RATES EVERY YEAR? LET ME REMIND EVERYONE IT'S 77% THIS YEAR, 20% NEXT YEAR, 25% THE YEAR AFTER 8%, THE YEAR AFTER 5% THE YEAR AFTER. WHERE ARE WE GOING? I UNDERSTAND WE NEED WATER INFRASTRUCTURE. I UNDERSTAND WE ARE GROWING, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THIS IS NOT SUSTAINABLE. AREN'T THERE ANY OTHER SOLUTIONS? IS THIS THE WAY WE ARE GOING TO GO FORWARD IN THE FUTURE, TEN YEARS DOWN THE LINE? ARE WE ARE WE GOING TO PAY $500 AT A MINIMUM BEFORE WE USE ANY WATER? DOES THE COUNCIL THINK THAT IS SUSTAINABLE AND IT'S BEST FOR THE RESIDENTS? WOULD THERE BE NO DISCUSSION IF THIS 77% WATER RATE INCREASE WOULD WAS PROPOSED FOR INSIDE CITY LIMITS CUSTOMERS? IS IT BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A VOTE? BECAUSE THERE IS NO ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO THE EMAIL OR THE TOPIC IN THE PREVIOUS MEETING? I'LL HAVE TO BELIEVE THAT IS THE CASE, UNFORTUNATELY. ANYWAYS, THAT'S TIME UP. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP IS MICHAEL MCDONALD. 
          BEFORE I GET TO MY MAIN SUBJECT, I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION ONCE AGAIN THE CITY OF KYLE ORGANIZATION CHART. WHY? WELL, IT SEEMS THAT MOST OF THIS CITY COUNCIL IS EITHER FORGOTTEN OR DOESN'T CARE ABOUT WHO THEY ANSWER TO. SO I JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE A MUCH NEEDED REMINDER. THE CHART SHOWS THAT THE CITIZENS OF KYLE ARE AT THE TOP, WITH THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL BENEATH THEM. UNFORTUNATELY, MOST OF THE COUNCIL CONTINUES TO IGNORE THE CHART. HOPEFULLY THIS WILL CHANGE IN NOVEMBER DUE TO THE ELECTION. IN LIFE, WE ALL ANSWER TO SOMEONE, SOMEONE ELSE, AND THIS CITY COUNCIL IS NOT THE EXCEPTION. I WISH I DIDN'T HAVE TO KEEP POINTING THIS OUT, BUT YOU'RE JUST NOT GETTING IT. I'D LIKE TO SPEAK THIS EVENING ABOUT MANIPULATING DATA TO FIT A NARRATIVE DURING THE CITY. COMMENT. THE CITIZEN COMMENTS ON 819 2025 COUNCIL MEETING, I MENTIONED AGAIN THAT THE COUNCIL DOES NOT LISTEN TO THE CITIZENS. MAYOR MITCHELL RESPONDED TO MY COMMENT THAT THE THREE HOUR AND SEVEN MINUTE MARK, SAYING, WE ASKED THE VOTERS IF THEY WANTED US TO DO THAT, AND WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, WHAT MR. MCDONALD WAS SAYING EARLIER ABOUT WE ANSWER TO THE VOTERS. WELL, HE WAS SAYING LIKE, WE DON'T. BUT THE TRUTH IS, WE ASK THE VOTERS WHAT THEY CARED ABOUT THE MOST. AND THEY SAID, FIXING OUR ROADS. AND WE PUT FORTH A PROPOSITION. THEN HE GOES ON TO SAY, DO YOU WANT US TO DO THAT AND FIX THE ROADS? AND THEY OVERWHELMINGLY 65%. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, IT WAS NOT CLOSE. SAID YES, THAT THAT'S WHAT THEY WANT. HIS STATEMENT IS TRUE AND NOT TRUE. ACCORDING TO HIS NARRATIVE, HE IS TRYING TO SAY THAT THEY DO LISTEN TO CITIZENS BECAUSE THEY PASS THE ROAD BOND IN 2022, WITH 65% OF THE VOTERS SAYING YES, ACCORDING TO COMMUNITY IMPACT AND DATA USA. IN 2022, WHEN THE CITY OF KYLE ROAD BOND WAS VOTED ON, THE POPULATION OF KYLE WAS 48,484. OF THIS TOTAL, THERE WERE THREE 35,345 TOTAL ELIGIBLE VOTERS OVER THE AGE OF 18. IN KYLE IN 2022, ONLY 16,658, 47.5% OF ELIGIBLE VOTERS VOTED 10,724, 65% VOTED YES, 5934, 35% VOTED NO. IN 2022, 18,687 OR 52.5% OF THE ELIGIBLE VOTERS DID NOT VOTE, 
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SO OUT OF THE 35,345 ELIGIBLE VOTERS IN 2022 WHO VOTED, 10,724, 30% VOTED YES, 24,621, 70% DID NOT VOTE FOR THE ROAD BOND. IN REALITY, 65% OF ELIGIBLE VOTERS DID NOT VOTE FOR THE ROAD BOND. SO IF MAYOR MITCHELL IS WILLING TO MANIPULATE THE DATA ON THIS ISSUE, JUST IMAGINE ALL THE OTHER ISSUES HE IS MANIPULATING TO FIT HIS NARRATIVES. WOULD YOU TRUST THIS PERSON TO SPEND OUR TAX DOLLARS WISELY? LOOK AT OUR COUNCIL, OUR CURRENT AND PROPOSED BUDGET, AND OUR TAX RATE. THERE'S YOUR ANSWER. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP IS MANOHAR MENDOZA. MANDOLIN MANDOLA. SORRY, SORRY. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M MANOHAR MANJULA AGAIN AS A RESIDENT OF SIX CREEKS REGARDING THE WATER RATE INCREASE, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SHARE MY CONCERN REGARDING THE PROPOSED INCREASE IN WATER AND WASTEWATER UTILITY RATES. I RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU TO CAREFULLY CONSIDER THE FAIRNESS AND IMPACT OF THE CHANGES, PARTICULARLY ON RESIDENTS OF THE ETJ ETJ FAMILIES ARE FACING INCREASES THAT ARE 5 TO 10 TIMES HIGHER THAN THOSE FOR CITY RESIDENTS. 
          SINCE ETJ RESIDENTS DO NOT HAVE A VOTE IN CITY ELECTIONS, THESE DISPROPORTIONATE INCREASES FEEL ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT AS WE HAVE NO REPRESENTATION IN THE DECISIONS BEING MADE TO SHARE A PERSONAL EXAMPLE, I WAS AWAY IN ANOTHER STATE FOR THREE MONTHS DURING THE TIME MY WATER USAGE WAS NEARLY ZERO, AND I WAS STILL RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FULL MINIMUM CHARGES OF 8151, $81.51 PER MONTH. UNDER THE PROPOSED RATES, THAT MINIMUM WOULD RISE TO $131 A MONTH AND $600 PER YEAR, EVEN IN MONTHS WHERE WHERE LITTLE OR NO WATER IS USED. THIS PLACES A SIGNIFICANT AND UNREASONABLE BURDEN ON FAMILIES, ESPECIALLY WHO LIVES IN ETJ MAYOR AND COUNCIL. WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR SPECIAL TREATMENT. WE ARE ASKING FOR FAIR TREATMENT. ETJ RESIDENTS SHOULD NOT BE PENALIZED WITH DISPROPORTIONATELY HIGH INCREASES FOR ESSENTIAL SERVICES. WE RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU TO RECONSIDER THIS PROPOSAL AND WORK TOWARDS RATE ADJUSTMENTS THAT ARE FAIR, BALANCED AND RESPECTFUL TO ALL RESIDENTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS MELISSA MEDINA. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. SO I'M HERE RESPECTFULLY TO EXPRESS OPPOSITION ON YOUR CONSENT AGENDA, ITEM NUMBER 19, THE NEW LAW, SB 1173, HB 4747, WHICH EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1ST, RAISES THE COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT THRESHOLD FROM 50,000 TO 100,000 IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. WHILE WE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS THRESHOLD HASN'T BEEN ADJUSTED SINCE 1999 AND THAT THE INTENT IS TO REFLECT CURRENT MARKET CONDITIONS, WE BELIEVE THIS CHANGE UNDERMINES KEY PRINCIPLES OF TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY AND FAIR ACCESS, ESPECIALLY AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. BY ALLOWING CONTRACTS UNDER $100,000 TO BYPASS THE FORMAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCESS, WE OPEN THE DOOR TO POTENTIAL AND PROBABLE ABUSE, FAVORITISM, OR AT THE VERY LEAST, THE PERCEPTION OF IT. THAT PERCEPTION MATTERS, WHICH YOU MUST ADMIT THAT PERCEPTION IS ALREADY SKEWED. TRUST AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT IS BUILT ON TRANSPARENCY. AND WHEN SUMS OF LARGE TAXPAYER MONEY CAN BE SPENT WITHOUT OPEN COMPETITION, THAT TRUST IS AT RISK. AGAIN. THAT TRUST BY TAXPAYERS IS ALREADY DAMAGED. THIS ALSO HAS DIRECT IMPACT ON SMALL AND LOCAL BUSINESSES IN OUR COMMUNITY. COMPETITIVE BIDDING GIVES THEM A FAIR SHOT AT EARNING CITY CONTRACTS. BY RAISING THE THRESHOLD, WE RISK SIDELINING THOSE BUSINESSES IN FAVOR OF KNOWN VENDORS, EVEN IF THEY'RE NOT OFFERING THE BEST VALUE. EVEN FOR NON-LOCAL VENDORS CONTRACTS AND THE 5000, THE 50,000 TO $100,000 RANGE MAY INVOLVE SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC SERVICE OR INFRASTRUCTURE THAT RESIDENTS CARE ABOUT, SUCH AS ROADS, WATER, ETC. BYPASSING COMPETITION IN THAT RANGE COULD LEAD TO HIGHER COSTS AND LOWER QUALITY. WE'RE NOT ARGUING AGAINST EFFICIENCY. WE ALL WANT OUR CITY TO SMOOTH TO OPERATE SMOOTHLY, BUT EFFICIENCY MUST BE BALANCED WITH FAIRNESS, TRANSPARENCY AND PUBLIC OVERSIGHT. THIS LAW SHIFTS THAT BALANCE TOO FAR IN THE WRONG DIRECTION FOR OUR CITY, ESPECIALLY WHEN OUR TAXPAYERS ARE ALREADY BEING FACED WITH A RAISE IN TAXES AND LACK OF TRUST IN OUR CITY OFFICIALS. WE ASK THAT THE COUNCIL TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT HOW THIS LAW WILL BE IMPLEMENTED LOCALLY, AND TO CONSIDER ADOPTING STRICTER, STRICTER LOCAL PROCUREMENT STANDARDS IF NEEDED, TO PROTECT PUBLIC FUNDS AND ENSURE THAT ALL VENDORS GET A FAIR OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. 
          NEXT UP IS YVONNE FLORESCU. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. TODAY IS THE 11TH HOUR AND AS WE ARE ALL 
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AWARE, ANY CHANGES TO THE CITY'S BUDGET WOULD BE TABOO. AND SOME MAY SAY FORBIDDEN. BUT I'M HERE TO SHARE WITH YOU A STORY ABOUT A CITY COUNCIL MEETING THAT OCCURRED ALMOST SEVEN YEARS AGO ON THIS DATE. SORRY. ON SEPTEMBER 4TH, 2018, COUNCIL MEMBER DEX ELLISON GRACIOUSLY THANKED STAFF FOR THEIR HARD WORK, BUT STATED THAT DUE TO THE $50,000 LINE BUDGET FOR THE LOBBYIST, HE WOULD NOT BE VOTING IN THE CITY'S IN FAVOR OF THE CITY'S BUDGET. AFTER EACH COUNCIL MEMBER HAD SPOKEN. MAYOR PRO TEM SHANE ARABY FIRMLY DEFENDED HIS POSITION WHILE DISCUSSING AMENDMENTS TO THE SECOND READING TO THE CITY'S ANNUAL BUDGET. DURING THIS MEETING, MAYOR MITCHELL, IN HIS FIRST YEAR AS MAYOR, OPENLY EXPRESSED HIS FRUSTRATION WITH LAST MINUTE CHANGES PROPOSED BY MAYOR PRO TEM ARABY. HE DESCRIBED THE SITUATION AS UNCOMFORTABLE AND STATED THAT THE APPROACH TAKEN WAS NOT A GOOD ONE, EMPHASIZING THAT HE WAS BEING ASKED TO VOTE ON MATTERS THAT HE WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH. A RATHER IRONIC SITUATION IN TODAY'S CONTEXT, DESPITE MAYOR MITCHELL'S POINTED REMARKS, MAYOR PRO TEM ARABY REMAINED STEADFAST IN HIS PROPOSAL TO REALLOCATE THE $50,000 FROM THE LOBBYIST BUDGET TOWARDS ESSENTIAL IMPROVEMENTS, WHICH INCLUDED 10,000 FOR INCLUSIVE PARK EQUIPMENT, 7000 TO CREATE WORKSPACE FOR PD STAFF, 8000 FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO IMPLEMENT BARCODE TRACING AND REPORTING SOFTWARE, 5000 FOR THE CITY'S SUMMER READING PROGRAM. I SHARE THIS STORY WITH THE HOPE THAT EACH OF YOU WILL FEEL EMPOWERED TO ADVOCATE FOR CHANGES THAT MATTER TO YOU, REGARDLESS OF WHICH BUDGET MEETING WHICH YOU PRESENT THEM. SPEAKING UP IS NECESSARY TO ADDRESS POSSIBLE TAXPAYER MISUSE OF FUNDS, SUCH AS THE 2 MILLION ALLOCATED FOR REAL ESTATE ON PAGE 222 OF THE BUDGET. THIS AMOUNT COULD BE BETTER SPENT ON ESSENTIAL PROJECTS LIKE COUNTY ROAD 158, WHICH CURRENTLY HAS ONLY 600,000 ALLOCATED FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, YET SERVES THOUSANDS OF HOMES, WITH HUNDREDS ALREADY APPROVED FOR DEVELOPMENT AND A LARGE YELLOW REZONING SIGN, WHICH INDICATES THAT HUNDREDS OF MORE OF HOMES ARE TO COME. ADDITIONALLY, THIS CITY HAS NO FUNDS SET ASIDE FOR NECESSARY CITY HALL IMPROVEMENTS, EVEN THOUGH CITY HALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO ACCOMMODATE ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF WHO CURRENTLY TEMPORARILY HOUSE IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER. I HAVE TO ASK, IS ANYONE UP THERE THINKING THIS FAR AHEAD? BETTER YET, INSTEAD OF ALLOCATING 2 MILLION FOR REAL ESTATE, THE CITY COULD REDIRECT THOSE FUNDS TO IMPROVE FM 150 SIDEWALKS AND OTHER ENHANCEMENTS, WHICH, ACCORDING TO THIS BUDGET, WON'T RECEIVE ANY FUNDING UNTIL 2030. I COULD PROVIDE MORE EXAMPLES, BUT LIKE MANY PEOPLE PRESENT AND THOSE ONLINE, I REALIZE THAT OUR VOICES OFTEN FALL ON DEAF EARS. 
          MY ADVICE TO ANYONE WILLING TO LISTEN IS IN A WORLD WHERE YOU CAN BE ANYTHING, STRIVE TO BE A SHANE ARABY. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS STEPHANIE MCDONALD. GOOD EVENING. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. LOOKS LIKE A BUSY NIGHT AT CITY HALL. I WONDER WHY WE'VE BEEN SOUNDING THE ALARM FOR A LONG TIME. WE WERE TOLD WE WERE NOT IN A WATER EMERGENCY A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO, EVEN THOUGH IT WOULD BE, THERE WOULD BE A $2,000 FINE FOR WATERING OUR FOUNDATIONS, TO AVOID DAMAGE TO OUR HOMES AND TO KEEP OUR LAWNS AND PLANTS ALIVE. EARLY LAST YEAR, WE HAD ALREADY USED 80% OF OUR WATER AND HAD TO STRIKE A DEAL WITH SAN MARCOS TO PURCHASE WATER FROM THEM. WE REPEATEDLY ASKED FOR A MORATORIUM ON BUILDINGS SO WE COULD BETTER PLAN FOR OUR INFRASTRUCTURE SOLUTIONS. INSTEAD. THE COUNCIL CONTINUES TO THIS DAY TO PLOW AHEAD AT BREAKNECK SPEED, TO DEVELOP OUR CITY AS QUICKLY AND AS RECKLESSLY AS POSSIBLE. TO THIS DAY, YOU CONTINUE TO ALLOW DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF OUR WATER JURISDICTION TO BE PLACED ON THE CITY'S WATER SYSTEM. WE'VE BEEN TOLD THAT BRINGING ARWA WOULD ENSURE OUR WATER FOR 50 YEARS. IT CHANGED AT 20 AND THEN TEN. I'M SURE THIS IS IN PART DUE TO ALL THE DEVELOPMENT THAT'S NOT WITHIN THE CITY'S WATER JURISDICTION BEING ADDED TO OUR WATER SYSTEM PROJECTS. SAHARA, WITH RETAIL AND APARTMENTS IS ONE EXAMPLE OF WHAT WE BUY, WHAT WE SHOULD NOT BE ADDING TO OUR WATER SYSTEM AT THIS TIME. STOP VOTING FOR PIDS. WHILE I FEEL THE RESIDENTS OF WHILE I FEEL FOR THE RESIDENTS OF SIX CREEKS, PLEASE KNOW THAT YOU ARE STILL COMING OUT WAY AHEAD OF US RESIDENTS THAT ARE IN THE CITY LIMITS. DON'T ALLOW YOUR SUBDIVISION BE ANNEXED IN. YOU'LL BE SORRY IF YOU THINK OF SELLING YOUR HOMES BECAUSE YOUR WATER RATES ARE RISING. 77% OF SOME OF YOU STATED AT THE TOWN HALL. SOME OF US IN THE CITY LIMITS MAY FEEL COMPELLED TO BUY THEM IN ORDER TO SAVE MONEY. I TAKE ISSUE WITH EVERYTHING FROM RECKLESS COUNCIL SPENDING TO PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATIVE REORGANIZATION, WHILE ON THE VERGE OF PASSING THIS YEAR'S BUDGET WITHOUT EXPOSING ANY DETAILS TO THE PUBLIC. WE DON'T KNOW WHERE THE MONEY IS COMING FROM TO MAKE THESE CHANGES. WHY THE SECRECY? WE NEED TRANSPARENCY. I IMPLORE ALL OF COUNCIL TO TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THE BUDGET AND TAX RATE, AND BE 
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CHAMPIONS FOR OUR CITY. STOP THIS MADNESS. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER ZUNIGA AND TOBIAS FOR CARING ABOUT OUR CITY AND FOR YOUR ETHICS. PART OF THE ISSUE IS THAT THE MAYOR'S JUST SAYING WHAT HE WANTS US TO HEAR, NOT THE FACTS. FOR EXAMPLE, THE ROAD BOND. 
          EVERYONE WANTS DECENT ROADS. TO SAY THE TAX RATE WOULD BE A 59 CENT INCREASE MEANS NOTHING TO THE AVERAGE VOTER. THEY DON'T CALCULATE HOW MANY DOLLARS THAT WILL TAKE OUT OF THEIR POCKET. 
          STOP THE SPORTSPLEX. THIS IS ONLY GOING TO ADD TO OUR RESIDENTS FINANCIAL BURDEN. WHY PAY FOR A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WHEN IT MAY NEVER BE USED? DON'T ALLOW ANOTHER WASTE OF MONEY LIKE OUR OTHER MILLION DOLLAR PLAN FOR PARKS THAT WAS THROWN AWAY. THAT'S OUR HARD EARNED MONEY. WE HAVE AN ELECTION COMING UP SOON. WELL, IT'S NOT A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION YEAR. I STRONGLY URGE ALL VOTERS TO COME OUT AND VOTE. NOW'S THE TIME TO MAKE A HUGE POSITIVE CHANGE FOR OUR CITY. WE CAN CONTINUE DOWN THE SAME PATH, WHICH WILL HIT YOUR WALLETS IN A BIG WAY OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS. OR WE CAN STOP THIS RUNAWAY TRAIN. THERE'S FOUR POSITIONS OPENING UP MAYOR AND THREE COUNCIL MEMBERS. LOOK AT THE COUNCIL'S CITIZEN OVERSIGHT FACEBOOK PAGE. THESE ARE NOT A COUPLE OF PEOPLE WITH AN AX TO GRIND. PEOPLE ON THIS PAGE ARE BRINGING THE RECEIPTS, EXPOSING WHAT OUR COUNCIL HAS BEEN UP TO AND PROVIDING DOCUMENTATION. THEY'RE NOT BEING MANIPULATED. RESIDENTS STOP BEING APATHETIC. THE DECISIONS MADE BY THIS COUNCIL AND THE BUDGET FOR YOUR CITY WILL AFFECT YOUR PERSONAL BUDGET. DO YOUR HOMEWORK, KNOW THE ISSUES AND ASK QUESTIONS AND VOTE WISELY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP IS DEREK. BEN. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. STANDING ROOM IN THE CHAMBER IS PROOF POSITIVE. THIS IS A CONCERN. WHILE SOME ARE BUSY ARGUING LEFT AND RIGHT STANDING BEFORE YOU REALLY TO TALK ABOUT RIGHT AND WRONG. WE COME TO TALK ABOUT THAT PIECE OF IT. THIS ISSUE AND THE BUDGET ARE THIS WATER ISSUE WITH SIX CREEK 77% AND YOUR BUDGET ARE REALLY THE THE ISSUES OF THE NEXT ELECTION, 77% INCREASE? DUDE, THAT'S OUTRAGEOUS. NOT TO MENTION WRONG. AS A COMMUNITY, WE SHOULD SHARE IN COMING TOGETHER TO SOLVE PROBLEMS. I DON'T THINK ANYBODY HAS AN ISSUE WITH THAT. IF WE ALL IF WE ALL SHARE IN IT, THAT'S IT. THAT'S PART OF THE RESIDENT OR BEING A RESPONSIBLE CITIZEN. 20% IS A LOT, 77% IS OUTRAGEOUS, AND THERE'S NO WAY TO ASK THE FEW TO SHARE THE FINANCIAL WEIGHT OF THE MANY. I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE TWO WAYS TO BALANCE A BUDGET INCREASE INCOME. 
          DECREASE EXPENSES. YOU GUYS HAVE SOME TOUGH DECISIONS TO MAKE, BUT ASKING A FEW TO TAKE ON THAT PIECE WHEN? LET'S GET THIS RIGHT. RESIDENTIAL KYLE RESIDENTS GO UP 20%, COMMERCIAL COMES DOWN AND THE ETJ GOES UP 77%. THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. DO IT. IF THIS HAPPENS, THERE WILL BE AN APPEAL. KYLE, CITY COUNCIL HAS SOME INTERESTING DAYS AHEAD AND I KNOW THERE IS SOME EVEN SOME DRAMA INTERNALLY. BUT IF THIS HAPPENS, KYLE WILL TO WE WANT TO WORK WITH YOU. 
          BUT YOU KNOW, AT THAT POINT YOU HAVE TO DO WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO FOR FOR FAMILIES AND TO PUSH THAT TO AN APPEAL IS WHERE THAT'S GOING. I KNOW, MAYOR MITCHELL, YOU HAVE SOME OTHER OPTIONS AFTER NOVEMBER, BUT FOR THE REST OF THE SEATS WE'RE WATCHING, I THINK KYLE IS WATCHING AND RECEIPTS WILL BE REMEMBERED. CURRENTLY, WE CAN'T VOTE IN SIX CREEKS, BUT I KNOW WE CAN INFLUENCE. SO MY THOUGHT WOULD BE TO VOTE CAREFULLY BECAUSE WE'RE WATCHING ONE MORE TIME. 77% IS IS RIDICULOUS. HERE'S A THOUGHT IF THE EXCESS WATER IS BEING USED BY DEVELOPERS, WHY NOT CHARGE THE DEVELOPERS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP IS GRAHAM, CUZ. HOWDY, COUNCIL. I JUST MOVED HERE LEGIT A WEEK AGO. BORN AND RAISED HERE IN AUSTIN. AND THEN I MOVED OUT HERE TRYING TO RAISE MY FAMILY. AND THEN I FIND OUT THAT WE'RE GETTING A 77% INCREASE ON OUR WATER BILL RIGHT OFF THE BAT. I HAVEN'T HAD A BILL YET, BUT I JUST KNOW THAT THAT'S RIDICULOUS. AND I MOVED OUT HERE TRYING TO LIKE, HEY, I WANT TO START A NEW FAMILY. AND THEN I GET HIT WITH THAT, AND I WANT TO HAVE YOUNGER GENERATIONS BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO LIVE OUT HERE. AND THIS IS THIS IS RIDICULOUS. TRYING TO GET YOUNGER PEOPLE AND, LIKE, BE ABLE TO AFFORD THIS LIFE IS NOT GOING TO BE POSSIBLE. AND I MEAN, IF YOU WANT TO HAVE A YOUNGER GENERATION OUT HERE, THAT'S GOING TO BE THE FUTURE. 
          YOU CAN'T HAVE 77% WATER INCREASES OUT OF NOWHERE. SO I REALLY THINK I MEAN, AS I LOOK AROUND THE ROOM, LIKE PROBABLY THE YOUNGEST ONE HERE, BUT I WANT TO BE THE NEXT GENERATION OF A CITY LIKE THIS, AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD IT WITH 77% INCREASES RIGHT OUT 
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OF THE BLUE. SO PLEASE CONSIDER WANT TO HAVE A YOUNGER GENERATION OUT HERE SOON. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THOSE ARE ALL THE COMMENTS FORMS THAT I HAVE. DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE A FORM THAT THEY FILLED OUT. ALL RIGHT. IF YOU CAN BRING ME THE FORM OR STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. MY NAME IS DOMINGO CASTANEDA. MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL. 
          I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE RATES STRUCTURES BECAUSE I USED TO WORK FOR GT, WHICH IS NOW VERIZON, AND WE HAD TO GO BEFORE THE PUC EVERY, EVERY YEAR TO JUSTIFY OUR RATES, AND I DIDN'T KNOW THAT HERE IN SIX WEEKS, THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WAS SET BY THE DEVELOPER THAT YOU INCLUDED, THE COST OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND ITS DEPRECIATION AS PART OF YOUR RATE BASE. ALL THAT IN ITSELF WOULD MAKE YOUR STUDY NULL AND VOID. IT WOULD NOT PASS. PUC. 
          THAT'S ONE OF MY CONCERNS. SECOND IS ME AND MY GIRLFRIEND WENT BACK TO VISIT OUR FRIENDS IN EAST, IN EAST PART OF TOWN, AND SHE LIVED IN THE MOBILE HOME. SHE'S BEEN LIVING THERE FOR 45 YEARS, AND SHE DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE 78% WATER INCREASE. AND WHEN WE TOLD HER THAT, SHE SHE SAID, WHAT AM I GOING TO DO? I CAN'T AFFORD THAT. I'VE BEEN HERE FOR 45 YEARS. I CAN BARELY MAKE IT WHAT I'M DOING RIGHT NOW. SO I'M NOT SURE IF YOU ALL CONSIDERED THAT OR NOT. SO LIKE THE REST OF THE MY PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN SIX CREEKS, I WOULD ALSO ASK YOU TO PLEASE RECONSIDER THAT RATE INCREASE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK? PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL NEIGHBORS AND CITIZENS OF KYLE. MY NAME IS LIZ NEWBERRY. BEFORE I START, I REQUEST THAT AGENDA ITEMS 26 AND 27 BE MOVED UP. PLEASE. FIRST, I WANT TO EXPRESS MY CONCERN THAT THIS COUNCIL HAS LOST SIGHT OF FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY. THE RECENT TAX INCREASE IS NOT ABOUT THE NEEDS OF RESIDENTS. IT'S ABOUT OUT OF CONTROL SPENDING. CREDIT CARD ABUSE IS REAL. WHY ARE TAXPAYERS COVERING THE MAYOR'S DRY CLEANING, COFFEE AND MEALS? WHY IS BEAR USING CITY FUNDS TO TAKE RESIDENTS TO LUNCH AND BUY COFFEE? WHY ARE LAVISH TRIPS BEING TAKEN ON OUR DIME WHEN THE CITY'S NEEDS SHOULD BE HANDLED HERE AT HOME? MEANWHILE, WE ARE AN EXTREME WATER SHORTAGE. OUR ROADS ARE CRUMBLING AND YET EXCESSIVE BUILDING CONTINUES UNCHECKED. THE FOCUS OF THIS COUNCIL HAS BEEN ON THE WRONG PRIORITIES, AND IT IS DISHEARTENING TO SEE DECISIONS MADE AGAINST THE CITIZENS OF KYLE RATHER THAN FOR THEM. YOU ARE LITERALLY TAXING PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR HOMES, AND IT SHOWS IN YOUR ATTITUDES AND BODY LANGUAGE DURING THESE MEETINGS THAT YOU ARE NOT LISTENING TO RESIDENTS DURING THE THREE MINUTES OF TIME. FRANKLY, I FIND IT DISGUSTING. OKAY, AGENDA ITEM SIX I AM A SUPPORTER OF THE HAYS CALDWELL WOMEN'S CENTER, BOTH FINANCIALLY AND WITH GOODS. 
          HOWEVER, I DO NOT FEEL THAT TAXPAYER MONEY SHOULD BE USED TO FUND THIS ORGANIZATION, ESPECIALLY IF THERE IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH OUR CITY COUNCIL. PRIVATE SUPPORT, INCLUDING MY OWN, SHOULD REMAIN THE BACKBONE OF SUCH EFFORTS, NOT CITY TAX DOLLARS. AGENDA ITEM 12 I'D LOVE TO KNOW WHO SUSAN BIGELOW IS, WHAT HER QUALIFICATIONS FOR HER APPOINTMENT WOULD BE. WHERE DID SHE COME FROM? AND WERE OTHER CANDIDATES EVEN CONSIDERED? I HOPE DAVID LOPEZ WILL ADDRESS THIS SHORTLY. AGENDA NUMBER 15. WHAT EXACTLY ARE THE CORE VALUES OF THE COUNCIL? ARE THERE ANY CITIZENS DESERVE TO KNOW WHAT VALUES GUIDE YOUR DECISIONS? AGENDA ITEM 28. WHY ARE 20 NEW FULL TIME EMPLOYEES BEING ADDED? FOR WHAT PURPOSE? THE CITIZENS DESERVE TO KNOW EXACTLY WHO, WHY AND WHAT THEY ARE BEING ASKED TO PAY FOR. 
          AGENDA NUMBER 30 I MUST REITERATE, YOU ARE TAXING THE POOR AND THE ELDERLY OUT OF THEIR HOMES. AGENDA ITEMS 31 THROUGH 33. I AM VEHEMENTLY OPPOSED TO EMINENT DOMAIN. IF IT INVOLVES ANYONE'S HOME OR PROPERTY, IT IS ONE THING IF A RESIDENT AGREES, IT IS ANOTHER FOR THIS COUNCIL TO PLAY GOD WITH PEOPLE'S LIVES AND LAND. WHAT IS WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO MR. GREEN IS INEXCUSABLE. MY HOPE FOR THE CITY IS THAT WE FIND SOUND MINDED PEOPLE TO COME IN, TO LISTEN TO THE CITIZENS AND DO THE RIGHT THING. AND I WILL ADD, LASTLY, CLAUDIA ZAPATA, FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DON'T KNOW, SHE HAD MOVED OUT OF THE CITY OF KYLE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. SHE HAS YET TO RESPOND TO MY QUESTION, AND THAT DOES NOT 
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DOES NOT ALLOW IN THE CITY CHARTER. SHE IS SUPPOSED TO BE LIVING HERE PERMANENTLY AND SHE DID NOT. AND I THINK IT'S AWFUL THAT YOU GUYS HAVE NOT ADDRESSED THAT. THANK YOU. OKAY. 
          ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP IS LARRY GILLICK. GOLIC. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. I WANT TO ADDRESS THE PROPOSED 77% INCREASE IN WATER AND WASTEWATER RATES FOR OUTSIDE CITY CUSTOMERS. I UNDERSTAND THE CITY'S POSITION THAT NEW PUMPS, NEW LINES, NEW INFRASTRUCTURE IS NEEDED TO DELIVER WATER BEYOND THE CITY LIMITS AND THAT RESIDENTS SHOULD NOT BEAR THAT BURDEN ALONE. BUT EQUITY, BY DEFINITION, REQUIRES FAIRNESS, AND FAIRNESS REQUIRES PROPORTIONALITY, REPRESENTATION AND TRANSPARENCY. FIRST, PROPORTIONALITY OUTSIDE CITY, CUSTOMERS ALREADY PAY 17% MORE THAN CITY CUSTOMERS FOR THE SAME SERVICE. THAT PREMIUM HAS LONG BEEN JUSTIFIED AS COVERING THE ADDED COST FOR SERVING BEYOND THE CITY LIMITS. NOW WE ARE TOLD THAT 77% MORE. IS NEEDED WITHOUT A SHARED COST. JUSTIFICATION THAT CLEARLY DEMONSTRATES THIS NUMBER IS TIED TO ACTUAL EXPENSES. WHAT TRANSPARENCY STUDY SHOWS THAT OUTSIDE CUSTOMERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR COST OF THAT MAGNITUDE, AND NOT BEING ASKED TO SUBSIDIZE MORE THAN THEIR FAIR SHARE. SECOND REPRESENTATION EQUITY CUTS BOTH WAYS. KYLE RESIDENTS HAVE REPRESENTATION ON THIS COUNCIL. OUTSIDE CITY. CUSTOMERS DO NOT. YET WE ARE BEING ASKED TO SHOULDER THE STEEPEST INCREASE. HOW IS IT EQUITABLE TO RAISE RATES ON THOSE WITHOUT VOTE BY 77%? WHILE CITY RESIDENTS SEE ONLY A 20% INCREASE? IF FAIRNESS IS THE TRUE GOAL, THEN THE CITY COUNCIL SHOULD CONSIDER CREATING AN ADVISORY MECHANISM SO OUTSIDE CUSTOMERS WHO ARE DIRECTLY AFFECTED HAVE A VOICE IN THESE DECISIONS. THIRD, TIMING AND PHASING. IF THE PUMPS AND WATER AND OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE ARE FUTURE PROJECTS, WHY IMPOSE THE FULL INCREASE IMMEDIATELY? WHY NOT PHASE THE ADJUSTMENT IN AS THOSE PROJECTS ARE COMPLETED AND PLACED INTO SERVICE? THAT WAY CUSTOMERS ARE PAYING THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT THEY ARE ACTUALLY USING AND THEY ACTUALLY RECEIVE AND NOT SUBSIDIZING PROJECTS INTO THE FUTURE. FINALLY, TRANSPARENCY. THE CITY'S OWN BUDGET SHOWS THAT MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ARE BEING TRANSFERRED EACH YEAR FROM THE WATER AND WASTEWATER UTILITY FUNDS INTO THE GENERAL FUND. IF RATES ARE BEING RAISED IN THE NAME OF INFRASTRUCTURE, HOW CAN THE CITY ASSURE CUSTOMERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OUTSIDE THE CITY, THAT THESE DOLLARS WILL BE USED FOR WATER AND WASTEWATER PROJECTS AND NOT DIVERTED TO SOME OTHER GENERAL FUND EXPENSE? EQUITY SHOULD MEAN THAT FAIRNESS FOR EVERYONE BUT A 77% INCREASE ON TOP OF A 17% PREMIUM WE ALREADY PAY IMPOSED ON CUSTOMERS WITH NO REPRESENTATION AND WITHOUT A SHARED COST JUSTIFICATION DOES NOT LOOK LIKE EQUITY. I RESPECTFULLY URGE THE COUNCIL TO RECONSIDER BOTH THE SIZE AND THE PACE OF THIS INCREASE. PROVIDE A TRANSPARENT, SHARED COST SERVICE STUDY PHASE. PHASE THE CHANGE IN WITH ACTUAL PROJECTS AND ENSURE EVERY DOLLAR GOES DIRECTLY TO THE WATER AND WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE. THAT'S HOW YOU ACHIEVE TRUE EQUITY FOR ALL CUSTOMERS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP IS COLLIERVILLE. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR MITCHELL. COUNCILMAN. RIZZO. ZUNIGA. HARRIS. MCKINNEY. TOBIAS, I AM KYLE J. LAVELLE, A RESIDENT OF KYLE AND A CANDIDATE FOR CITY COUNCIL. FIRST, THANK YOU FOR THE LONG HOURS THAT GO INTO SHAPING OUR BUDGET AND KEEPING VITAL SERVICES RUNNING. I KNOW THESE DECISIONS ARE NOT EASY, BUT I COME TONIGHT BECAUSE REAL FAMILIES ARE WORRIED. A PROPOSED 77% INCREASE FOR ETJ NEIGHBORS BY 2026 IS NOT JUST A NUMBER ON A SPREADSHEET. FOR MANY HOUSEHOLDS, IT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PAYING THE WATER BILL AND CUTTING BACK ON GROCERIES, MEDICINE, OR THE ACTIVITIES THAT THEIR KIDS LOVE. EVEN WHEN A THIRD PARTY STUDY SHOWS THE COST, PEOPLE FEEL THE WEIGHT OF THAT FIGURE IN A VERY PERSONAL WAY. THAT IS WHY CLARITY AND TRUST ARE SO IMPORTANT WHEN CHANGES OF THIS SIZE ARE CONSIDERED. RESIDENTS 
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NEED TO SEE AND FEEL THAT PROCESS IS TRANSPARENT AND THAT THE NUMBERS ARE SOLID. PEOPLE WANT TO UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHY THE INCREASE IS NECESSARY AND HOW WILL IT PROTECT THE FUTURE OF KYLE'S WATER SYSTEM. LOOKING FORWARD, I BELIEVE WE CAN TURN THIS CHALLENGE INTO AN OPPORTUNITY BY TRANSPARENT MODELING, SHARING THE KEY DATA AND ASSUMPTIONS IN PLAIN LANGUAGE SO EVERY RESIDENT CAN SEE HOW THE FIGURES WERE REACHED. PREDICTIVE LONG RANGE PLANNING USING STRONG DATA FORECASTING. SO INVESTMENTS ARE PHASED IN. FAMILIES ARE NOT SURPRISED BY SUDDEN LARGE HIKES IN THE YEARS AHEAD. TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION I'M ENCOURAGED THAT SMART METERS ARE ALREADY BEING INSTALLED. CLEAR UPDATES ON THE ROLLOUT, AND GUIDANCE ON HOW TO USE THESE TOOLS TO TRACK USAGE AND SPOT LEAKS CAN GIVE FAMILIES MORE CONTROL AND HELP REDUCE PEAK DEMAND. KYLE IS GROWING AT AN INCREDIBLE PACE, AND IF WE PLAN BOLDLY AND COMMUNICATE OPENLY TODAY, WE CAN KEEP OUR WATER RELIABLE AND AFFORDABLE TOMORROW. MY COMMENTS ARE NOT TO OPPOSE THE CITY'S WORK, BUT TO STAND WITH THE PEOPLE WHO WILL FEEL THESE DECISIONS EVERY MONTH. LET US MAKE SURE THAT EVERY RATE CHANGE IS FAIR, WELL PLANNED AND CLEARLY EXPLAINED SO THAT TRUST GROWS ALONG WITH OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR HEARING THESE CONCERNS AND FOR THE CARE YOU BRING TO OUR CITY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP IS TIA. I CAN'T QUITE READ THE CHANTILLY MAYBE. TIM, YOU SORRY ABOUT THAT. HOW ARE Y'ALL DOING TONIGHT, TIM? WITH SIX CREEKS. I'M THE DEVELOPER AT SIX CREEKS. I WANT TO CLEAR UP SOME STUFF TONIGHT. WE REALLY. THE ONLY WATER WE USE REALLY IS FOR IRRIGATION. PROBABLY ABOUT A YEAR OR YEAR AND A HALF AGO WORKING WITH THE CITY, WHICH WE DO HAVE A REALLY GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CITY, Y'ALL DIDN'T WANT US TO USE ANY MORE FOR ANY CONSTRUCTION. AND THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE CITY OF KYLE AND THE ETJ. SO ALL OF OUR CONTRACTORS TRUCK IN WATER FROM SAN MARCOS POTABLE WATER. SO WE'RE PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT YOU GUYS USING THE WATER FROM YOUR WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT FOR CONSTRUCTION WATER. BUT WE DON'T USE ANY OF CITY OF KYLE'S WATER FOR CONSTRUCTION AT ALL, AND IT'S FOR MINIMAL IRRIGATION. WE HAVE TWO WELLS THAT WE USE, AND WE TRY TO MITIGATE OUR WATERING, BUT IF YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN OUT AT SIX CREEKS PROBABLY 2 OR 3 WEEKS AGO, EVERYTHING WAS PRETTY BROWN BEFORE WE HAD THIS GREAT RAIN OUT THERE. BUT WE CAME OUT HERE TO THE CITY OF KYLE AND HAD A WE WENT THROUGH A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH YOU GUYS BEFORE Y'ALL WERE ALL HERE IN 2016, AND WE CAME UP WITH A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH YOU GUYS TO DEVELOP SIX CREEKS, A MASTER PLAN COMMUNITY THAT EVERYBODY WANTED. THEY LIKED THE PIECE OF LAND. IT WAS OWNED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS. ANOTHER BUYER OUT OF HOUSTON BOUGHT IT. WE BOUGHT 800 ACRES FROM THIS LANDOWNER OUT OF HOUSTON. AND WE WORKED WITH YOU GUYS ON A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT TOOK A LONG TIME, A LOT OF LONG NIGHTS. BUT WE TALKED ABOUT INFRASTRUCTURE. WE TALKED ABOUT ROADS, WE TALKED ABOUT LOT SIZE. 
          WE TALKED ABOUT PARKLAND, EVERYTHING IMPERVIOUS COVER. AND WHAT WAS VERY DETAILED IS THE INFRASTRUCTURE HERE. AND WE HAVE SPENT ALONG WITH OTHERS IN THE AREA. WE'VE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY, MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ON INFRASTRUCTURE. AND I DON'T THINK WE'VE GOTTEN THE ELEVATED STORAGE TANK ACCEPTED TODAY. BUT I KNOW WE'RE REALLY CLOSE TO THAT. AND I THINK THE CITY AND THE ENGINEERS ARE WORKING ON THAT. BUT WE'VE WE'VE BUILT THE ELEVATED STORAGE TANK, THE GROUND STORAGE TANKS, THE HOOVER INFRASTRUCTURE, THE 15 INCH PIPELINES, THE 12 INCH PIPELINES. WE'VE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY ON THIS INFRASTRUCTURE. I DON'T THINK IT'S FAIR TO RAISE THESE RATES 77%. AND I KNOW Y'ALL DON'T THINK IT'S FAIR, OTHERWISE WE WOULDN'T HAVE THIS MANY PEOPLE HERE. I WOULD TABLE THIS, TALK ABOUT IT, AND LET'S FIGURE OUT SOMETHING ELSE TO DO. THANKS FOR Y'ALL'S TIME. ALL RIGHT. THOSE ARE ALL THE FORMS. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO COME FORWARD? THANK YOU. COURTNEY GOZO. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS COURTNEY GOZA. I AM A RESIDENT, A PROPERTY OWNER AND A BUSINESS OWNER HERE. I'M ALSO RUNNING FOR CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT ONE. I HAVE COME TO HEAR HERE TONIGHT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON. ONE OF THEM ARE THE RATE INCREASES. I SPENT 
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A LOT OF TIME OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS WITH RESIDENTS GOING OVER THE RAFTELIS STUDY FROM 2024, AS WELL AS THE MASTER WATER PLAN AND THE RATE STUDY FROM THIS YEAR. THERE WERE A LOT OF INCONSISTENCIES. THERE WERE A LOT OF DEVIATIONS FROM THE M1 STANDARDS THAT ONE WOULD NORMALLY EXPECT. AND THIS IS VERY CONCERNING BECAUSE THEY DID NOT TAKE OUT FOR THE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT OUR DEVELOPER CONTRIBUTED, ASSETS, WHICH GO INTO PLANT ONLINE. SO ONCE THOSE ASSETS ARE TRANSFERRED OVER, IT GOES INTO THE BOTTOM LINE OF OUR UTILITY. 
          AND THOSE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE PULLED OUT. WHEN YOU ARE CALCULATING WHAT THE DEPRECIATION IS AND OTHER COSTS THAT GO INTO THAT. SO THOSE ARTIFICIALLY INFLATE WHAT IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE FOR OUR CITIZENS OUT THERE IN THE ETJ WHO ARE USING OUR WATER FOR WHAT THEIR TRUE COST OF SERVICES. BUT ABOVE AND BEYOND THAT, A TRUE COST OF SERVICE SHOULD LOOK AT WHAT THOSE ELEVATION TANKS COST THE TRANSMISSION LINES, ALL OF THAT TO DETERMINE WHAT EACH INDIVIDUAL SUBDIVISION COSTS OVER AND ABOVE WHAT OUR CITY LIMITS AND CITY LIMITS CUSTOMERS PAY. SIX CREEKS IS RIGHT ON THE CITY LINE. THEIR RATES SHOULD BE BASICALLY THE SAME COST AS WHAT US HERE IN THE CITY LIMITS PAY, BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF ADDITIONAL COSTS IN ORDER TO SERVICE THEM. THEY'RE PAYING 80% OF THE STORAGE TANKS, THE ELEVATED STORAGE TANKS, THE WATER MAINS, AND THEN THEY'RE BUILDING THAT INFRASTRUCTURE THAT'S GOING TO CONNECT OUT TO BLANCO RIVER. SO THAT'S A CONSIDERATION THAT WAS NOT TAKEN IN THERE. AND I HAVE TO QUESTION, YOU KNOW, SOME OF YOU HAVE FINANCE BACKGROUNDS. THIS IS A FINANCE PROJECT. RAFTELIS IS A FINANCE COMPANY. WHY ARE YOU NOT ASKING THOSE QUESTIONS? ANALYZING THE DATA. WHAT ARE WE ELECTING YOU FOR? YOU'RE NOT DOING YOUR JOBS. YOU'RE NOT REPRESENTING THE PEOPLE WHO PUT YOU INTO OFFICE. AND THAT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE. THE OTHER THING IS THE EMINENT DOMAIN ISSUES. I'M ASSISTING A CLIENT RIGHT NOW. 
          THE CITY IS TRYING TO GO IN AND CLEAR CUT A 60 FOOT PATH OF RIPARIAN BUFFER ZONE FROM THE CREEK BED ALONG PLUM CREEK. SHE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PLANT TREES THERE AGAIN. SHE HAS LIVESTOCK THAT'S NOT BEING TAKEN CARE OF. THROUGH THAT EMINENT DOMAIN PROCESS. THE CITY HAS NOT NEGOTIATED WITH HER IN GOOD FAITH. BASICALLY, SHE SUBMITTED A COUNTEROFFER. THEY WENT STRAIGHT TO EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS. THAT'S A PROBLEM BECAUSE THERE WERE UNANSWERED ISSUES WITH THAT. AND YOU'VE GOT A PROBLEM HERE. SIMILAR TO HOWARD GREEN, THE APPRAISAL DID NOT CONSIDER ANY OF THAT. TEXAS LAW SAYS THAT YOU HAVE TO COMPENSATE FOR TREES, AND THAT'S NOT BEING DONE. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE I'M GOING TO 
          [IV) Agenda Order]
CLOSE CITIZEN COMMENTS. CITIZEN COMMENTS IS NOW CLOSED. NEXT UP IS AGENDA ORDER. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY ITEMS THAT THEY WISH TO REQUEST TO BE MOVED? ALL RIGHT. AND JUST AS AN FYI, WE THE BUDGET ITEMS AND THE TAX RATE ITEMS COME UP FIRST UNDER CONSIDER AND POSSIBLE ACTION. 
          [3) A proclamation recognizing National Night Out.]
SO NEXT UP IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER THREE A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING NATIONAL NIGHT OUT. 
          COUNCILMEMBER MCKINNEY. THANK YOU MAYOR. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS I LOOK FORWARD TO. EVERY SINGLE YEAR. I TRY TO GET TO AS MANY NEIGHBORHOODS AS I POSSIBLY CAN, BUT IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT. IT'S TOUGH TO CATCH THEM ALL, BUT. WHEREAS THE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT ASSOCIATION OF TOWN WATCH ARE SPONSORING A UNIQUE NATIONWIDE CRIME, DRUG AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM ON OCTOBER 7TH, 2025, NATIONAL NIGHT OUT. AND WHEREAS, THE 42ND ANNUAL NATIONAL NIGHT OUT PROVIDES A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR KYLE TO JOIN FORCES WITH THOUSANDS OF OTHER COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTY IN PROMOTING COOPERATIVE COMMUNITY CRIME PREVENTION EFFORTS. AND WHEREAS, THE KYLE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THROUGH JOINT CRIME AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION EFFORTS IN KYLE AND SUPPORTS NATIONAL NIGHT OUT 2025 LOCALLY. AND WHEREAS, IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT ALL CITIZENS OF KYLE BE AWARE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAMS AND IMPACT THAT THEIR PARTICIPATION CAN HAVE IN REDUCING CRIME, DRUGS AND VIOLENCE IN KYLE. AND WHEREAS, POLICE, COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY AWARENESS AND COOPERATION ARE IMPORTANT THEMES OF NATIONAL NIGHT OUT PROGRAM. AND NOW, THEREFORE, WE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF KYLE HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7TH, 2025 AS NATIONAL NIGHT OUT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER ZUNIGA. I AGREE WITH YOU, MARK. 
          IT'S REALLY HARD TO MAKE A LOT OF THOSE EVENTS, A LOT OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS. I'VE MADE IT TO TWO, BUT IT'S ALWAYS A GREAT NIGHT. IT ALWAYS COMES AROUND OCTOBER. SO NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR COMMUNITY, OUR RESIDENTS, TO MEET AND BUILD RELATIONSHIPS 
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WITH OUR POLICE OFFICERS. IT'S REALLY ABOUT MAKING THOSE RELATIONSHIPS IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD SO THAT YOU LEARN HOW TO TRUST AND RESPECT OFFICERS AND AND JUST WORK TOGETHER COLLABORATIVELY TO REPORT CRIMES AND SOLVE CRIMES. SO THAT'S WHAT THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ABOUT. IT'S ABOUT MAKING THAT BRIDGE AND THIS TYPE OF PROGRAM AND OTHER PROGRAMS LIKE THE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FAIR OR CITIZENS KYLE CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY. SO I'D TAKE I'D ASK EVERY RESIDENT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE OPPORTUNITIES AND GET TO KNOW YOUR POLICE OFFICERS BECAUSE, I MEAN, HONESTLY, WE'VE GOT WE'VE GOT A GREAT, WONDERFUL POLICE FORCE. AND SOME OF THE GUYS I KNOW EVERY TIME I SEE THEM SAY HELLO, STILL NOT REALLY GOOD WITH EVERY NAME. THE DEPARTMENT'S ALWAYS GROWING AND THAT'S A GOOD THING TO HAVE. WE WANT TO HAVE PUBLIC SAFETY IN OUR COMMUNITIES. KEEPS US ALL SAFE. SO ANYONE ELSE ALL RIGHT. 
          [4) Presentation on Citizens on Patrol TCOPA Award. ]
WE HAVE A BIG ONE COMING UP. NEXT UP IS AGENDA ITEM FOUR PRESENTATION ON CITIZENS ON PATROL PAY AWARD CHIEF BARNETTE. GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I THINK WE HAVE AN ITEM HERE THAT WE CAN ALL AGREE ON HERE IN THE COMMUNITY AND COME TOGETHER THAT THERE'S TWO THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO OUR COMMUNITY, AMONG AMONG OTHERS, AND THAT IS SAFETY. AND CRIME PREVENTION IS IMPORTANT TO US ALL. JUST LIKE THE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT CAMPAIGN THAT YOU JUST SPOKE ABOUT. AND I APPRECIATE YOUR WORDS. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE BLOCK PARTIES THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. AND YOU'RE RIGHT, COUNCILMEMBER ZUNIGA. IT IS ABOUT NEIGHBORS GETTING TO KNOW NEIGHBORS SO THAT WE CAN LOOK AFTER ONE ANOTHER NOW AND SO THAT WE CAN REPORT SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIOR. AND IT IS DEVELOPING THOSE RELATIONSHIPS. THIS NEXT PROGRAM IS VERY MUCH THE SAME WAY WE STARTED OUT OVER A DECADE AGO, TO DEVELOP A PROGRAM THAT WOULD HAVE TRAINED AND VIABLE PARTICIPANTS WHO WANTED TO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY OF THE CITY OF KYLE. WE STARTED OUT WITH A CITIZEN'S POLICE ACADEMY WITH HOPES TO ONE DAY TO HAVE A RESPECTABLE CITIZENS ON PATROL PROGRAM. NOW, THAT WAS A LOFTY EFFORT AT THE TIME, AND WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE THAT WE FOUND SOME VERY AMAZING CITIZENS THAT I'M HERE TO TELL YOU ABOUT TONIGHT. THE KYLE CITIZENS ON PATROL TEAM HAS DEMONSTRATED OUTSTANDING DEDICATION, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND UNWAVERING SUPPORT OF THE KYLE POLICE DEPARTMENT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR OF 2025, AND CERTAINLY THE YEARS BEFORE. WITH A TEAM OF TEN ACTIVE MEMBERS, THIS GROUP HAS IMPRESSIVELY VOLUNTEERED OVER 1206 HOURS THIS YEAR ALONE. THEIR COMMITMENT IS REFLECTED NOT ONLY IN THEIR ROUTINE PATROL DUTIES THAT ENHANCE PUBLIC SAFETY ACROSS THE CITY, BUT ALSO IN THEIR ENTHUSIASTIC PARTICIPATION IN NUMEROUS COMMUNITY FOCUSED EVENTS. NOTABLE HIGHLIGHTS OF THEIR SERVICE INCLUDE PROVIDING ESSENTIAL TRAFFIC CONTROL DURING HIGH PROFILE EVENTS SUCH AS THE GRINCH FEST, SANTA'S ARRIVAL AND CELEBRATION, THE SANTA'S RIDES THAT OCCUR THROUGHOUT THE CITY, TWO MAJOR PARADES THAT OCCUR EACH FALL, AS WELL AS PROVIDING ASSISTANCE WITH ESCORT DUTIES DURING POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAININGS AND TESTING, AND MANY OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT REINFORCE THEIR VALUE AS A TRUSTED AND PROFESSIONAL VOLUNTEER UNIT. 
          THIS GROUP ALSO FINDS TIME EACH MONTH TO MEET AND TO DO CONTINUING CONTINUED EDUCATION AND TRAINING AND TEAM BUILDING ACTIVITIES TO KEEP EACH OTHER READY AND INFORMED ON ALL UPCOMING ACTIVITIES. AS YOU WILL NOTICE TO MY LEFT TO THE ROOM, YOU WILL SEE THIS VERY IMPRESSIVE GROUP KNOWN NOT ONLY FOR THEIR ACTIONS, BUT ALSO THEIR WONDERFUL UNIFORMS AND THE WHITE SHIRTS AND THE COWBOY HATS. EASILY TO RECOGNIZE AT ANY CITY EVENT. THE KYLE CITIZENS ON PATROL PROGRAM CONTINUES TO BE A VITAL EXTENSION OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, PROMOTING SAFETY, STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY RELATIONS, AND SERVING AS ROLE MODELS OF CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY. THESE TEN MEMBERS ARE FRANK SCHULTZ, ROBERT PRICE, MIKE RUSSOM, ALBERT KRATZ, PHYLLIS KEARNS, MARY ROMAN, CECILIA BUCKNER, JENNIFER GONZALEZ, SAM COUNTESS, AND STEPHEN RAMOS. I AM VERY HAPPY TO LET YOU KNOW THAT OVER A DECADE AGO, WHEN WE SET OUT TO DEVELOP A RESPECTABLE PROGRAM HAS COME TO FRUITION. I'M HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT THIS IS THE 2025 CITIZENS ON PATROL GROUP OF THE YEAR FROM THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF CITIZENS ON PATROL FOR MID-SIZE AGENCIES, AND THEY DESERVE RECOGNITION. THANK YOU TO EACH OF YOU. THEY ARE LEADERS IN THEIR FIELD AND LEADERS IN THE COMMUNITY, AND WE'RE HAPPY TO HELP CELEBRATE THIS. YOU WANT TO HOLD UP THE AWARD THERE? YOU CAN SEE THE AWARD THAT THEY RECENTLY RECEIVED AT THE STATE'S CONVENTION. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO SAY I WAS AROUND WHEN WE STARTED THIS THING. AND OFFICER PLANT, YOU HAVE DONE AN INCREDIBLE JOB. I MEAN, AT THE COUNCIL, WHEN THEY FIRST STARTED, WE WERE NERVOUS. WE DIDN'T KNOW REALLY ANYTHING. I REMEMBER QUESTIONS BEING ASKED ABOUT, LIKE, REALLY? WHAT THE 
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ARE YOU TRYING TO IMPERSONATE OFFICERS? YOU'RE GOING TO BE OUT THERE, YOU KNOW, WRESTLING PEOPLE TO THE GROUND. WE HAD NO IDEA WHAT THE PROGRAM WAS. BUT WE PUT FAITH IN YOU, SIR, AND YOU DELIVERED AND AND OTHERS AS WELL. BUT YOU DELIVERED JUST ABOVE AND BEYOND IN TERMS OF WHAT THIS PROGRAM IS. AND I DON'T I CAN'T RECALL THE LAST EVENT THAT I WENT TO THAT THE THE CITIZENS ON PATROL WEREN'T THERE GIVING ME GRIEF. I'M USED TO IT. BUT AT THE SAME TIME BEING JUST STELLAR REPRESENTATIVES OF OUR COMMUNITY. AND I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THIS IS HAPPENING. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WHEN I SAW IT COME ACROSS MY INBOX, I KNEW IT MADE ALL THE SENSE IN THE WORLD TO SEE THE PROGRAM GROW. AND SO I'VE GOTTEN TO KNOW QUITE A FEW OF YOU AND JUST THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR THIS COMMUNITY. AND IT'S WELL, WELL DESERVED. ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU GIVE TO THIS CITY, YOUR TIME, YOUR TALENTS AND YOUR LOVE FOR THE CITY. IT DEFINITELY IS A REFLECTION DURING I WANT TO SHARE A STORY DURING THE WINTER FREEZES WHEN WE WERE HAVING STILL COVID DISTRIBUTIONS AND OF SHOTS, PPE AND ALSO FOOD AND WATER. Y'ALL WERE THERE. Y'ALL WERE THERE IN THE BLISTERING COLD, DIRECTING TRAFFIC, PARKING PEOPLE, HELPING PEOPLE TO THE FRONT DOOR. AND THIS WAS A LOT OF THESE PEOPLE WERE OUR ELDERLY COMMUNITY. Y'ALL WERE THERE DURING THAT TIME. Y'ALL PUT NO REFERENCE TO YOUR OWN PERSONAL SAFETY. YOU WERE THERE FOR THE COMMUNITY. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY, YOU GUYS ARE AMAZING. Y'ALL ARE AWESOME. YEAH. WHAT Y'ALL GIVE TO THIS COMMUNITY IS WORDS CAN'T EVEN COMPREHEND. Y'ALL ARE A GREAT GROUP OF PEOPLE. YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR COMMUNITY. IF YOU SEE THESE MEN AND WOMEN IN THE COMMUNITY, PLEASE SHOW THEM THE UTMOST RESPECT BECAUSE THEY'RE YOUR NEIGHBORS AND THEY'RE GIVING BACK OF THEIR TALENTS. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. 
          THANK YOU FOR YOUR VOLUNTEERING TO WANT TO BE A PART OF THIS COMMUNITY, AND TO HELP IN EVERY WAY. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? COUNCILMEMBER MCKINNEY? YEAH, I JUST WANT TO REITERATE, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU GUYS. YOU STEP UP AND STEP IN AT AT LITERALLY EVERY EVENT, LIKE, YOU GUYS ARE OUT THERE, BOOTS ON THE GROUND AND AND HELPING OUT. AND I JUST IT DOESN'T GO UNNOTICED. THAT'S JUST SAY, YOU KNOW, WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT Y'ALL DO. IT'S AMAZING. ALL RIGHT. ANYONE ELSE? WE'D LOVE TO BE HONORED. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME UP HERE, WE TAKE A PHOTOGRAPH WITH Y'ALL. IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND. WITH THE TROPHY, WE'LL STAND BACK HERE TO KIND OF CREATE A LITTLE DEPTH. WHILE THEY'RE LINING UP. I'LL TELL THE COMMUNITY THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN A CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY NOW, AND WE HAVE AN ADVANCED CLASS COMING UP IN THE FUTURE. BUT IF YOU'RE EVER INTERESTED IN POTENTIALLY BECOMING A CITIZENS ON PATROL, WE HAVE A PATH TO GET YOU THERE. AND OFFICER JAMES PLANT IS THE PERSON TO CONTACT, SO PLEASE REACH OUT TO HIM. JOIN OUR CPA CLASSES, JOIN THE ADVANCED CLASS, AND THEN BECOME A RESPECTED MEMBER OF OUR CITIZENS ON PATROL. GO DOWN. SORRY, I'M LOWERING THE. YEAH, DOING IT SO THAT I GET A GREAT PHOTO HERE. AWESOME. OKAY. ALL RIGHT EVERYBODY 123. OKAY. SURE. 
          AWESOME. THANK YOU GUYS. 
          [VI) Consent Agenda]
ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP IS THE CONSENT AGENDA. WE HAVE ITEMS FIVE THROUGH 25. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY ITEMS THEY WISH TO PULL AND DISCUSS FURTHER? MAYOR. NUMBER ITEM NUMBER 19. QUICK QUESTION ABOUT NUMBER 12. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. I NEED FIVE AND SIX. MAYOR I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEMS FIVE THROUGH 325 EXCLUDING 19 PULLING FIVE AND SIX. YES, YES. IF I COULD FINISH, PLEASE. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEMS FIVE THROUGH 25, EXCLUDING 19, 12, FIVE AND SIX. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SECOND MOTION BY COUNCILOR RIZZO, SECONDED BY COUNCIL 
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MEMBER BY THE MAYOR THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. ITEMS SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE, TEN, 11, 13 THROUGH 18, 20 THROUGH 25. SO DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED. ALL RIGHT. MOTION CARRIES 7 TO 0. IF Y'ALL DON'T MIND, WE'LL JUST HOLD THOSE AND WE'LL GET RIGHT TO THE THE BUDGET ITEMS OKAY. WE'LL TAKE THOSE LATER. YES. 
          [26) Conduct a public hearing to obtain comments on the City of Kyle's proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2025-26 totaling $603,587,633, as amended by City Council on September 2, 2025, for all city funds including rate increase for water and wastewater service rates, no change in storm drainage fees, increase for solid waste service rates, all other fees and charges for various city services as provided for in the fee schedule, capital improvement plan expenditures, and the addition of 24.0 new full-time positions. See all related backup material on Item No. 28. (RELATED AGENDA ITEM 1 OF 5)]
BACKSIDE. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP IS AGENDA ITEM 26. CONSIDER A PUBLIC HEARING TO OBTAIN COMMENTS ON THE CITY OF KYLE'S PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025, 2026, TOTALING $603,587,633, AS AMENDED BY CITY COUNCIL ON SEPTEMBER 2ND, 2025. FOR ALL CITY FUNDS, INCLUDING RATE INCREASE FOR WATER AND WASTEWATER SERVICE RATES, NO CHANGE IN STORM DRAINAGE FEES, INCREASE FOR SOLID WASTE SERVICE RATES, ALL OF THE FEES AND CHARGES FOR VARIOUS CITY SERVICES AS PROVIDED FOR IN THE FEE SCHEDULE, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN EXPENDITURES, AND THE ADDITION OF 24 NEW FULL TIME POSITIONS. SEE ALL RELATED BACKUP MATERIAL ON ITEM NUMBER 28. MR. MOHIT, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. FOR THE RECORD, I'M PERVEZ MOHIT. I MAY SOUND A LITTLE DIFFERENT TONIGHT, BUT IT'S THE SAME PERSON. SO THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS ON OUR PROPOSED BUDGET AND WE'LL GO OVER THIS REAL QUICK. THIS IS THE SECOND OF TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS SCHEDULED ON THE CITY'S PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2526, THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING ON THE BUDGET WAS HELD AT 7 P.M. ON SEPTEMBER 2ND AT CITY KYLE CITY HALL. ON TODAY'S AGENDA. COUNCIL AGENDA THE CITY COUNCIL IS SCHEDULED TO CONSIDER ON SECOND READING, ADOPTING THE CITY'S BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 25 DASH 26. JUST A QUICK HIGHLIGHTS OF THE BUDGET THAT YOU'RE ABOUT TO ADOPT. $603.6 MILLION TOTAL PROPOSED BUDGET, AS AMENDED BY CITY COUNCIL ON SEPTEMBER 2ND, FOR ALL CITY FUNDS. THERE WERE TWO AMENDMENTS MADE BY COUNCIL AT THE LAST MEETING THAT CITY COUNCIL APPROVED $460.4 MILLION IN PLANNED CIP SPENDING FOR FISCAL YEAR 2526, 1.3 BILLION FOR THE FIVE YEAR CIP SPENDING PLAN. THIS INCLUDES ALL CIP PROJECTS FOR PARKS, PUBLIC WORKS, WATER, WASTEWATER, DRAINAGE, UTILITY ROAD CONSTRUCTION, SIDEWALKS, ALL OF THE CITY'S CIP SPENDING PLAN, 24 NEW POSITIONS ARE BEING PROPOSED, FOR A TOTAL OF 470 POSITIONS NEXT YEAR. PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX RATE AT 59.57 PER $100. RATE INCREASE FOR WATER AND WASTEWATER SERVICE IN 2526. 
          THIS INCLUDES RATE INCREASE FOR INSIDE CITY CUSTOMERS AND OUTSIDE CITY CUSTOMERS, AND THEY VARY BY CUSTOMER CLASS. THERE'S NO CHANGE IN STORM DRAINAGE FEES IN FY FISCAL YEAR 2526, THERE IS A 2.5% INCREASE FOR SOLID WASTE SERVICES, AND THAT'S BASED ON THE CONTRACT TERMS WITH TEXAS DISPOSAL SYSTEM. COMPLETE DETAILS ARE PROVIDED IN THE BUDGET DOCUMENT, AND THERE ARE ALSO POSTED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE. SO MAYOR AND COUNCIL WITH THAT. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. ALL RIGHT. THIS IS ITEM IS FOR A PUBLIC HEARING. SO IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS I'M GOING TO OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING NOW SEEING NONE PUBLIC HEARING. 
          PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK ON THE BUDGET? PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. ONCE AGAIN, MY NAME IS DIEGO CASTILLO, AND I'LL REITERATE WHAT I STATED EARLIER IN RESPECT TO THE FACILITIES. THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WAS PROVIDED BY THE DEVELOPER FOR SIX WEEKS. EVENT REMAINS UNDER THE THE DEVELOPER'S JURISDICTION AND NOT THE CITY. THEN THAT INFRASTRUCTURE COST AND DEPRECIATION SHOULD NOT BE PART OF YOUR RATE CASE. IT SHOULD BE EXCLUDED. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU. 
          ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK ON THE BUDGET? GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS COURTNEY GARZA. I'VE ALREADY BEEN UP HERE. I WANT TO REALLY, REALLY URGE YOU TO TAKE A SECOND LOOK AT THIS BUDGET. WITH THE INCLUDED RATE INCREASE, WE HAVE THE AMOUNT IN THE BUDGET TO MORE GENTLY EASE IN ANY RATE INCREASES. WE HAVE A LOT OF FAMILIES HERE WHO, ON A SINGLE BUDGET, WHO ARE TRYING TO RAISE THEIR YOUNG FAMILIES, 
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WHO ARE STRUGGLING DAY TO DAY. WE DO NOT HAVE THE SAME AMOUNT OF MEDIAN INCOME OR AVERAGE INCOME AS SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORING CITIES, AND IT IS A LOT HARDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY TO AFFORD FOOD, MEDICINE, THEIR VEHICLES. THAT'S PART OF THE REASON THAT WE HAVE OUR 314 TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM FOR THE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT CAN'T AFFORD A VEHICLE, BUT STILL NEED TO GET AROUND, THIS IS GOING TO IMPACT THEM. WHETHER THEY'RE RENTERS OR HOMEOWNERS. IT IMPACTS THEIR DAY TO DAY BUDGET. THAT IS A BIG INCREASE. THE OTHER INCREASES THAT WE HAVE FOR OUR WATER AND WASTEWATER, THOSE NEED TO BE LOOKED AT AS WELL AND SHELVED UNTIL WE CAN FIGURE OUT WHY OUR CIP BUDGET FOR THOSE ARE SO INFLATED OVER 2024 NUMBERS. THERE'S A LOT OF PROBLEMS HERE, AND I AM REALLY DISAPPOINTED THAT THIS COUNCIL HAS NOT TAKEN A LOOK AT THIS BEFORE WE'VE GOTTEN TO THIS FINAL STEP RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU. 
          ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. KENNETH. ROGER. HOMETOWN COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL MAYOR. SO I HEAR TIME AND TIME AGAIN FROM COUNCIL AND CITY LEADERSHIP THAT THERE IS NO OTHER WAY. THERE'S NO OTHER WAY TO ADAPT TO GROWTH. THERE'S NO OTHER WAY TO DESIGN AND BUILD OUR ROADS AND INTERSECTIONS, NO OTHER WAY TO MANAGE DEBT AND RISK, OR TO MEET THE MANDATE OF VOTER APPROVED BONDS. NOW, NO OTHER WAY TO PROVIDE SERVICE. 
          AND WITH THE PROPOSED BUDGET, WHAT I'LL SAY AGAIN IS THAT THERE ARE OTHER WAYS TO ADDRESS THESE PROBLEMS AND MEET COMMUNITY GOALS REGARDING THE PUBLIC SAFETY PROGRAMS. UNDER THE PROPOSED BUDGET, THE K9'S RONE PERSONNEL AND OTHER TECHNOLOGY USES AND TOOLS. 
          THESE ARE NOT LUXURIES. THEY ARE CRITICAL SYSTEMS THAT PROTECT OUR OFFICERS AND OUR COMMUNITY. I UNDERSTAND SOME IN OUR COMMUNITY RAISE CONCERNS ABOUT PRIVACY BIAS AND GOVERNMENT OVERREACH. COUNCIL SHOULD ADOPT THESE FULLY, EXPECTING THAT FUTURE POLICIES INCLUDE CLEAR SAFEGUARDS THAT FOLLOW THE SAME RELIABLE STANDARDS THAT ARE USED WITH THE OTHER POLICING ASSETS. REGARDING ROAD PROJECTS THE CITY STARTED, AND A REMINDER, THE CITY STARTED ITS ROAD BOND DESIGNS AT 60%. THE CITY DECIDED TO PERFORM AN INFORMAL REVIEW LOOKING FOR FATAL FLAWS IN THE INITIAL 30%, EMPHASIZING THAT A FULL EVALUATION HAPPENS AT 60%. YET WHAT I HEAR FROM THE STAFF AND COUNCIL AND THE CONSULTANTS IS THE DESIGNS ARE TOO FAR ALONG. IT'S ALREADY AT 60%. STREAMLINE DOES NOT MEAN THE LACK OF TRANSPARENCY. AND IN SOME SITUATIONS, THESE PROPOSED ROADS AND TRAIL DESIGNS ARE JUST ALTOGETHER UNACCEPTABLE. REGARDING GAP STRATEGIES AND RYE FLYING LLC, WHICH ARE FUNDED IN THIS BUDGET, AND WHAT I WILL ASSUME IN FUTURE BUDGETS, THE CITY HAS HIRED THESE FIRMS TO PERFORM PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH WORK THAT DIRECTLY IMPACTS OUR COMMUNITY. THIS PRESENTS A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY FOR GREATER TRANSPARENCY. I URGE THE CITY TO PUBLICLY DISCLOSE THE FULL DETAILS OF THEIR WORK AUTHORIZATIONS, PERFORMANCE METRICS, AND TAXPAYER DOLLARS THAT ARE SPENT AND HOW THESE CONTRACTS PARTNERSHIPS ADVANCE OUR LOCAL PRIORITIES. SINCE JUNE, I'VE BEEN ASKING FOR FINANCIAL DILIGENCE. SINCE THE WORKSHOPS. YEAH, WE'RE STILL HERE. CONSIDERING THE SAME NUMBERS. I DON'T THINK ALL SOLUTIONS WERE CONSIDERED. 
          MAINLY, THAT'S BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THE RIGHT QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN ASKED. THIS COMMUNITY IS HERE TRYING TO HELP AND ASSIST Y'ALL WITH ASKING THOSE RIGHT QUESTIONS. YET HERE WE ARE. 
          THERE IS ANOTHER WAY. LET'S NOT WAIT TILL NOVEMBER. LET'S MAKE A CONSCIOUS DECISION NOW RIGHT HERE IN OUR SECOND READING. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO COME SPEAK ON THE BUDGET? PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, YVONNE FLORES, I JUST WANT TO SAY, AS A MAYORAL CANDIDATE AND A CANDIDATE IN GENERAL, I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE HOW YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO VOTE, ESPECIALLY BEAR HEIZER, MIGUEL ZUNIGA, ROBERT RIZZO, ALL WHICH HAVE SEATS THAT ARE UP. SO AS MANY OF YOU GUYS KNOW, WHEN YOU CAMPAIGN, YOU PUT FACTS ON YOUR ON YOUR, YOUR POSTCARDS OR ON YOUR FLIERS AND YOU CAN COMPARE YOURSELF TO OTHER PEOPLE. SO MY HOPE IS THAT IN THE EVENT THAT YOU GUYS DON'T VOTE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE RESIDENTS, THAT THAT WILL SOMEHOW HAVE A TURNABOUT FOR OUR CITY COUNCIL, WHICH WILL THEN DIRECTLY AFFECT OUR CITY STAFF. SO WITH THAT SAID, I HOPE YOU GUYS ALL VOTE IN THE RESIDENTS BEST INTEREST AND IN THE EVENT YOU DO, WE ALL WIN. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. 
          IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK ON THE BUDGET? ALL RIGHT. SEEING 
          [27) Conduct a public hearing to obtain comments on the proposal to adopt the City of Kyle's ad valorem tax rate (property tax rate) at $0.5957 per $100 of taxable assessed valuation for Tax Year 2025 (Fiscal Year 2025-26). See all related backup material on Item No. 29. (RELATED AGENDA ITEM 2 OF 5)]
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NONE, I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP IS AGENDA ITEM 3727. I'M SORRY. CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING TO OBTAIN COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSAL TO ADOPT THE CITY OF CAL'S AD VALOREM TAX RATE. PROPERTY TAX RATE AT 59, $0.57 PER $100 OF TAXABLE ASSESSED VALUATION FOR TAX YEAR 2025, FISCAL YEAR 2526. SEE ALL RELATED BACKUP MATERIAL ON ITEM 29. THIS AGENDA ITEM TWO OF FIVE. MR. MOHIT. YES. SO, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS ON THE PROPERTY TAX RATE OR AD VALOREM TAX RATE FOR NEXT YEAR. THIS IS THE SECOND OF TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS SCHEDULED ON THE CITY'S PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX RATE FOR TAX YEAR 2025, OR FISCAL YEAR 2526. THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING ON THE CITY'S TAX RATE WAS HELD AT 7 P.M. ON SEPTEMBER 2ND AT CITY HALL. TODAY'S COUNCIL AGENDA. CITY COUNCIL IS SCHEDULED TO VOTE OR TO CONSIDER A PROPOSAL TO SET THE CITY'S PROPERTY TAX RATE AT 0.5957 PER $100 OF TAXABLE ASSESSED VALUATION FOR TAX YEAR 25 OR FISCAL YEAR 2526. THE CITY'S AD VALOREM TAX RATE FOR TAX YEAR 25, AS CALCULATED, ARE AS FOLLOWS. NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE HAS BEEN CALCULATED AT 0.488509 PER $100. VOTER APPROVAL TAX RATE HAS BEEN CALCULATED AS 0.595715 PER $100, AND THE TAX RATE THAT YOU ARE CONSIDERING THAT HAS BEEN PROPOSED BY STAFF AND CITY MANAGER IS 0.5957 PER $100. THE PROPOSED TAX RATE OF 0.5957 IS AN INCREASE OF 0.1264 PER $100, OR 26.93% FROM THE CURRENT CITY'S CURRENT ADOPTED TAX RATE. FOR THE FISCAL YEAR THAT WE'RE IN OR ABOUT TO CLOSE THE CURRENT TAX RATE FOR THIS YEAR, THE ADOPTED TAX RATE IS 0.4693 PER $100. THE PROPOSED TAX RATE OF 0.5957 PER $100 IS HIGHER THAN THE NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE OF 0.488509 PER $100. THIS IS AN INCREASE OF 0.107191 PER $100, OR 21.94% FROM THE NO REVENUE TAX RATE. IN ADDITION, THE PROPOSED TAX RATE OF 0.5957 IS LOWER THAN THE VOTER APPROVAL TAX RATE BY 0.00015 PER $100. SO SHOWN ON THIS SLIDE IS THE CITY'S PORTION OF PROPERTY TAX BILL ON AN AVERAGE VALUED HOME IN KYLE, TEXAS. SO THE SINGLE FAMILY HOME IN KYLE, TEXAS FOR TAX YEAR 2025 HAS BEEN APPRAISED AT. THIS IS THE AVERAGE VALUE HOME FOR 26 AT $315,422. THAT SAME AVERAGE VALUED HOME FOR 26, IS LOWER THAN THE AVERAGE VALUE IN 2025 BY ALMOST $9,300. SO THE. IF THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED THE TAX RATE AT 5957 PER $100, THE AVERAGE SINGLE FAMILY HOME IN KYLE THAT RECEIVES A CITY TAX BILL WILL SEE THE TOTAL TAX BILL AT $1,640.69, OR IT'S AN INCREASE OF $304.47 FROM THE YEAR BEFORE, OR 22.79%. THE PROPOSED TAX RATE OF 5957 FOR 
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TAX YEAR 25 WILL RAISE MORE REVENUES FROM PROPERTY TAXES THAN IN THE PRIOR TAX YEAR 2024. 
          DURING TODAY'S COUNCIL MEETING, COUNCIL IS POSTED TO VOTE ON THE PROPERTY TAX RATE OF 0.5957 PER $100 FOR TAX YEAR 25 ON SECOND READING OF THE TAX RATE ORDINANCE. A COMPLETE COPY OF THE TAX RATE CALCULATIONS, A COMPLETE COPY OF THE TAX ROLL, AND THE CITY'S BUDGET DOCUMENTS ARE ALL POSTED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE. AND WITH THAT MAYOR, THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. 
          ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. MOHIT. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. SO IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, I'M GOING TO OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING. NOW. SEEING NONE, PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK ON THE TAX RATE? PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. GOOD CITIZEN. AT MINUTE EIGHT, EIGHT, 11. YOU WERE ABSOLUTELY DISRESPECTFUL FOR THE GUY THAT SPOKE. YOU WERE ON YOUR PHONE FOR HIS FOR OVER TWO MINUTES AND 30S YOU'RE ON YOUR PHONE. HOW DISRESPECTFUL IS THAT? I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT. PUBLIC COMMENTS. OH, I'M SO SORRY. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. HI. MY NAME IS LISA HIGDON. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I'M NOT A RESIDENT OF KYLE WHO I AM, BUT I LIVE IN SIXTH CREEK, SO I DON'T KNOW THAT THIS TAX RATE WOULD AFFECT ME. BUT YOU'RE SHOWING A 9% DECREASE IN VALUE. BUT INCREASE IN PROPERTY TAX. 
          AND WITH ALL THE PROPOSED WATER RATE INCREASES, PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE LEAVING. THERE'S GOING TO BE MORE SUPPLY ON THE MARKET. VALUES WILL CONTINUE TO DROP. THAT'S NOT FAIR TO THE CITIZENS OF KYLE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, I'M GOING TO CLOSE CITIZEN COMMENTS. THE PUBLIC HEARING 
          [28) (Second Reading) Consider approval of an ordinance adopting the annual budget totaling $603,587,633, as amended by City Council on September 2, 2025, for all city funds for the ensuing fiscal year beginning October 1, 2025 and ending September 30, 2026; appropriating revenue and expenditure amounts thereof for all city funds, authorizing rate increase for water and wastewater service rates, no change in storm drainage fees, increase for solid waste service charges, all other fees and charges for various city services as provided for in the fee schedule, capital improvement plan expenditures, addition of 24.0 new full-time positions, and for the carryover of encumbrances, all associated schedules and documents; and repealing all ordinances in conflict herewith; and providing for an effective date.  A copy of the proposed budget is available for public inspection at: https://www.cityofkyle.com/media/72286. (RELATED AGENDA ITEM 3 OF 5 & ROLL CALL VOTE REQUESTED)
City Council voted 7-0 to approve on first reading on 9/2/2025]
PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 28, SECOND READING. 
          CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE ANNUAL BUDGET TOTALING $603,587,633, AS AMENDED BY CITY COUNCIL ON SEPTEMBER 2ND, 2025, FOR ALL CITY FUNDS FOR THE ENSUING FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST, 2025 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026. APPROPRIATING REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE AMOUNTS THEREOF FOR ALL CITY FUNDS. AUTHORIZING RATE INCREASE FOR WATER AND WASTEWATER SERVICE RATES. NO CHANGE IN STORM DRAINAGE FEES. INCREASE FOR SOLID WASTE SERVICE CHARGES, ALL OTHER FEES AND CHARGES FOR VARIOUS CITY SERVICES AS PROVIDED FOR IN THE FEE SCHEDULE. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN EXPENDITURES. ADDITION OF 24 NEW FULL TIME POSITIONS AND FOR THE CARRYOVER OF ENCUMBRANCES, ALL ASSOCIATED SCHEDULES AND DOCUMENTS, AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. A COPY OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET IS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION ONLINE AS WELL AS IN THE BACKUP MATERIAL. MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THIS IS THE AGENDA ITEM THAT YOU'RE POSTED ON SECOND READING TO ADOPT THE CITY'S OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGETS. THIS ALSO INCLUDES ALL THE FEES AND RATES AND CHARGES THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET DOCUMENT. IT ALSO INCLUDES WATER WASTEWATER RATES FOR INSIDE CITY OUTSIDE CITY CUSTOMERS. AT THE LAST MEETING, I WENT THROUGH A GREAT DEAL OF DETAIL, SO I WASN'T GOING TO PRESENT THAT PRESENTATION AGAIN UNLESS COUNCIL WANTS ME TO, BUT THE CITY MANAGER AND STAFF ARE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU ALL MAY HAVE. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THE BUDGET, MR. RIZZO? YEAH, PEREZ, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION HERE TONIGHT ABOUT OUR WATER RATES AND HOW WE GOT HERE. WHAT, WHAT HOW DID WE GET TO THIS PROCESS AND HOW DID WE COME UP WITH THE NUMBER WE CAME UP WITH? JUST YOU COULD JUST ELABORATE ON THAT, PLEASE? YES, SIR. FOR TRANSPARENCY, A BROAD BRUSH OVERVIEW OF THE COST OF SERVICE STUDY FOR WATER AND WASTEWATER SERVICE THAT WE UNDERTOOK AT CITY OF KYLE. SO LAST YEAR, ABOUT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR, THE FIRST PHASE OF THE STUDY WAS COMPLETED. SO THE CITY COUNCIL, AT THE RECOMMENDATION OF CITY MANAGER AND STAFF LAST YEAR, EARLY PART OF JUNE, JULY TIME FRAME, WE BROUGHT AN ITEM BEFORE COUNCIL TO SELECT REF TELUS FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS. THEY ARE A NATIONAL CONSULTING FIRM. THIS IS ALL THEY DO FOR WATER AND WASTEWATER RATES. SO THAT FIRM WAS SELECTED AT THE 
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RECOMMENDATION OF STAFF. COUNCIL VOTED FOR IT. WE BROUGHT THEM ON BOARD THIS TIME. 
          ABOUT THIS TIME LAST YEAR. THEY COMPLETED THE INSIDE CITY COST OF SERVICE STUDY RATE, COST OF SERVICE AND RATE STUDY RATE DESIGN FOR INSIDE CITY CUSTOMERS. ALL CUSTOMER CLASSES THAT INCLUDED RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, MULTI-FAMILY. IRRIGATION. WHAT WE DID NOT INCLUDE IN THAT STUDY WAS OUTSIDE CITY CUSTOMERS. WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT ONE, WE WERE FAMILIAR WITH THIS CONSULTING COMPANY. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME EVER CITY OF KYLE HAS DONE A COST OF SERVICE STUDY LAST YEAR, SO WE BROKE IT UP INTO TWO PHASES. PHASE ONE WAS INSIDE CITY CUSTOMERS ONLY. WE WENT THROUGH THAT PROCESS. THAT RESULTS OF THAT STUDY WAS PRESENTED TO COUNCIL AS PART OF THE BUDGET ADOPTION PROCESS. THIS TIME LAST YEAR, THE RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS RECEIVED A RATE INCREASE. LAST YEAR, I THINK THEY AVERAGED ABOUT 14% FOR INSIDE CITY RESIDENTIAL. AND AT THAT TIME, SINCE THE STUDY DID NOT COVER OUTSIDE CITY CUSTOMERS, THERE WAS NO RATE CHANGE FOR OUTSIDE CITY CUSTOMERS. PHASE TWO OF THAT STUDY OBJECTIVE WAS FOR THIS YEAR. IN THIS BUDGET PROCESS, WE WERE GOING TO UPDATE THE INSIDE CITY CUSTOMERS COST OF SERVICE AGAIN WITH NEW NUMBERS AND UPDATED NUMBERS. BUT WE WERE ALSO GOING TO FOCUS ON, FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME FOR OUTSIDE CITY CUSTOMERS, THE OUTSIDE CITY CUSTOMERS IS ABOUT 20% OF OUR CUSTOMER BASE, AND 80% IS INSIDE CITY CUSTOMER BASE. SO THE RESULTS OF THE 2025 COST OF SERVICE STUDY WAS, WAS, WAS READY IN JUNE, WAS PRESENTED TO COUNCIL ON JUNE 7TH. THE CITY STAFF WENT THROUGH A RIGOROUS PROCESS OF NOTIFYING CUSTOMERS. WE PUBLISHED NOTICES IN THE NEWSPAPER. WE PUT IT ON THE WEB PAGE THAT THIS STUDY, THE RESULTS WOULD BE PRESENTED TO COUNCIL ON JUNE 7TH AND IN FACT, REF TELUS FINANCIAL PRESENTED THAT RESULT. SAME RESULTS THAT WE'RE TALKING TONIGHT ON JUNE 7TH. SO AS WE MOVE FORWARD THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS THAT WAS WAS INCORPORATED IN THE BUDGET ADOPTION PROCESS. SO I HOPE IN GENERAL TERMS, I'VE EXPLAINED THAT THE INSIDE CITY CUSTOMERS FOR 25 STUDY IS RECEIVING A 20% RATE INCREASE IN ADDITION TO WHAT THEY RECEIVED LAST YEAR, AVERAGE ABOUT 14%. SO I GUESS MY QUESTION TO BRIAN IS THAT AS WE WERE DOING THESE, THESE ARE THE FIRST TIMES WE'VE DONE THESE STUDIES. SO THEY WERE THEY WERE WARRANTED A LONG TIME AGO. AND THE GOOD THING IS WE STARTED PUTTING THINGS OUT EARLY IN JUNE. WE STARTED NOTIFYING PEOPLE THAT WE'RE DOING THESE STUDIES, WE'RE DOING THIS PROCESS, WE'RE GOING THROUGH IT. BUT AS WE'RE MOVING FORWARD, HOW OFTEN ARE WE GOING TO DO THESE STUDIES AND COULD COST THE SERVICES GO DOWN AS WE GROW AS A CITY? THAT'S KIND OF WHAT MY QUESTION IS. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT EVERYTHING, NOT JUST COST GOING UP, COSTS GOING DOWN, MAKING SURE THAT AS WE GROW, IF WE'VE ALREADY SECURED THE INFRASTRUCTURE, THE WATER THAT WE NEED FOR THE GROWTH AS WELL, COULD THE COST GO DOWN POTENTIALLY, BECAUSE WE'RE GROWING AS A CITY, I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE LOOKING AT ALL THE ASPECTS AS WELL, AND MAKING SURE WE'RE DOING OUR STUDIES AND NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE. WE'RE WE'RE WAITING DECADES TO DO A STUDY, AND NEXT THING YOU KNOW, THE STUDY IS GOING TO HAVE THIS PROCESS AND HAVE THIS EFFECT ON US. I JUST WANT TO BE MORE TRANSPARENT AS CITY. I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE DOING OUR DUE DILIGENCE AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE DOING STUDIES WHEN THEY NEED TO BE DONE, AND NOT WAITING TILL THE LAST MINUTE AND PUTTING A BIG BURDEN ON EVERYBODY. IT'S KIND OF WHAT MY QUESTION IS. AND THE REASON WHY IS THAT I, I LOOK, I FEEL FOR EVERYBODY, I LOOK I'M 20% ON MY WATER AS WELL. ONE OF MY KIDS, 77% I FEEL IT. TRUST ME, I'M FEELING IT. SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MAKING SURE WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO THE CITY TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T HAVE THESE BIG. GOTCHA MOMENTS. YES, SIR. MY RECOMMENDATION IS THAT AT LEAST FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS, IS THAT WE UPDATE THESE ANNUALLY. 
          THERE'S QUITE A FEW MOVING PARTS GROWING CITY, RAPIDLY DEVELOPING INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN. 
          I THINK IT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT ANNUALLY. AND I THINK THAT DOES HELP MINIMIZE SOME OF THE FLUCTUATIONS BY NOT HAVING RATE STUDIES AND COST OF SERVICE STUDIES IN THE PAST. IT CERTAINLY MAKES WHEN YOU DO ONE, THE CHANGE IS MORE DRAMATIC. WE SAW THAT LAST YEAR, IN 2024, IN PARTICULAR WITH MULTIFAMILY, INDUSTRIAL AND SOME OF OUR SINGLE FAMILY CUSTOMERS, SOME OF THE RATE CHANGES WERE SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE FRANKLY, WE HAD SOME GROUPS OF CUSTOMERS THAT WERE SUBSIDIZING OTHER GROUPS OF CUSTOMERS. SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE ALL OF THESE COSTS ARE SHARED PROPORTIONATELY AMONGST ALL OF THE CUSTOMER CLASSES. AND THAT'S THE PURPOSE 
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OF THE STUDY IS TO MAKE SURE THAT HAPPENS. SO I'D RECOMMEND IT ANNUALLY. SO WE'D HAVE A GOOD HANDLE ON THAT. AND I THINK TO YOUR SECOND POINT, IS IT POSSIBLE COSTS COULD GO DOWN. 
          IT'S POSSIBLE CERTAINLY AS WE BUILD A CAPITAL PROGRAM OUT AND AS THE CITY MATURES GOING FORWARD, THAT IS POSSIBLE. BUT THAT WOULD LIKELY BE A FEW YEARS INTO THE FUTURE BEFORE SOMETHING LIKE THAT COULD OCCUR. AND WE'D HAVE TO HAVE A STUDY TO TO SUPPORT THOSE COSTS AND TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ADEQUATE REVENUES TO INVEST IN THE WATER SYSTEM AND TO MAKE SURE WE KEEP UP THAT INFRASTRUCTURE AND MAKE SURE THAT WE INVEST IN IT APPROPRIATELY OVER TIME. BUT IT IS POSSIBLE. AND THEN JUST FINALLY, BECAUSE THE STATE HAS PASSED SOME WATER RESOURCES FUNDING COMING UP, IS THAT SOMETHING WE COULD APPLY FOR, MAYBE LATER? ADD TO SOME OF THE COSTS THAT WE'VE ALREADY ACCRUED. TO TRY TO BRING DOWN THAT RATES AS WELL? IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE COULD DO? IS THAT ALL GOING TO BE FOR BRAND NEW ONLINE SYSTEMS THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR? RESEARCH FOR WATER? I KNOW THE STATE IS GETTING READY, GETTING READY TO INVEST HEAVILY IN OUR WATER INFRASTRUCTURE IN ALL AVENUES, ALL TYPES OF FUNDING THAT WE CAN TRY TO UTILIZE. THE STATE WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD DOES HAVE FUNDING FOR SOME PROJECTS. IT'S OVERSUBSCRIBED. SO WE'RE GOING TO IT'S GOING TO BE A DIFFICULT POSITION FOR US TO GET THAT ADDITIONAL FUNDING, BUT WE'RE CERTAINLY LOOKING FOR THAT. WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT UTILIZING SOME OF THE EPA PROGRAMS WITH THE WIFIA LOAN PROGRAMS TO HELP US GET SOME MORE ATTRACTIVE FINANCING, AS WELL AS OUR COMMERCIAL PAPER PROGRAM TO TRY TO HELP MINIMIZE THE RATE IMPACTS GOING OUT IN THE FUTURE FOR RATEPAYERS. BUT YES, SIR, WE'RE LOOKING AT ALL OF THOSE DIFFERENT OPTIONS TO TRY TO MAXIMIZE THE DOLLARS THAT WE GET FOR KYLE. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU BRIAN. COUNCILMEMBER ZUNIGA, THANK YOU. 
          PEREZ. YEAH, I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY A FEW THINGS ON THE BUDGET AND THE TAX RATE. SO, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T ALWAYS LOOK AT THE NUMBERS TO SEE REALLY WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH OUR CITY. RIGHT. 
          AND BUT YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT WHAT, WHAT KIND OF VALUE AND WHAT KIND OF QUALITY IN THE LEVEL OF CORE SERVICE ARE WE GETTING AND WHETHER WE'RE PROPERLY FUNDING THAT. SO A FEW THINGS I'D LIKE TO SAY. SO. WE CUT ABOUT 25 MILLION INTERNALLY IN OUR BUDGET. THAT'S A COST SAVINGS. WE ADDED 24 NEW POSITIONS. BUT WHEN I LOOKED THROUGH THEM THEY ALL LOOKED LIKE ESSENTIAL POSITIONS. SO WE HAVE A YOUTH SERVICES LIBRARIAN. THAT'S ESSENTIAL. SIX SEVEN WATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS. WE NEED THEM ENGINEERS, PROJECT COORDINATORS FOR ALL THE ROADS. 
          ALL OF THOSE ARE ESSENTIAL FLEET TECH CANINE OFFICER. SO WHEN I SIT UP HERE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO CUT. EVEN IF I WERE TO CUT THESE 24 POSITIONS, THAT WOULD NOT REDUCE THE RATE DOWN. WE ALSO HAVE TO SEPARATE WHAT IS A RATE AND WHAT'S YOUR PROPERTY VALUE? THE PROPERTY VALUES ARE ASSESSED BY THE CAT. THAT'S MORE OF LIKE A STATE THING. WE ONLY SET THE RATE. WE ONLY SET THE RATE FOR THE BUDGET THAT WE NEED. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE CITY OF MCKINNEY, THEY HAD A $1.3 BILLION BUDGET. THEY HAD A LOW TAX RATE, BUT THEY HAD BETTER PROPERTY VALUES AND THEY HAD MORE SALES TAX VALUE. WE DON'T HAVE THAT HERE IN KYLE YET. THIS IS ONE OF THE FIRST YEARS THAT WE FINALLY MET THE THRESHOLD OF COLLECTING MORE SALES TAX. SO IF WE CAN COLLECT MORE SALES TAX IN THESE DEVELOPMENTS, THAT PUTS A DOWNWARD PRESSURE ON OUR TAX RATE. WE WANT TO SPREAD THAT. SO IT IS AGGRESSIVE IN OUR CIP SPENDING. BUT WE'VE BEEN CONSERVATIVE TO TRY TO, YOU KNOW, OFFSET THE COST TO EVERYBODY. SO I WOULD JUST, YOU KNOW, LIKE TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT WE KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, EVERYONE'S STRETCHED AT THE WALLET, BUT THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE'RE BUDGETING FOR. WE'RE THIS IS PROBABLY THE THIRD BUDGET MEETING I'VE HAD. SO A LOT OF THESE THINGS HERE. WE LOWERED THE TAX RATE. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TAX RATE THAT CAME. IT WAS $0.64. WE DEFEASED SOME MONEY SO THAT WE COULD BRING IT DOWN, BRING IT DOWN A BIT TO 59. SO THE OTHER THING. SO WHAT I'M PROUD OF IS ALSO WE SET THE HIGHEST DEVELOPMENT FEES THIS YEAR. WE WE DID NOT CHANGE THE WASTEWATER FEES, STORM DRAINAGE FEES. IN OUR LAST MEETING. WE VOTED NOT TO DO THAT. SO WE'RE TRYING OUR BEST. WE'RE TRYING TO DO OUR BEST TO KEEP THE COST DOWN. WE LOOKED AT THE THE THE THE STUDIES FOR DEVELOPMENT FEES IS THE HIGHEST THAT WE'VE EVER BROUGHT THEM UP. WE WEREN'T DOING THAT YEARS AGO. SO WHAT IS IT THAT WE CAN CUT? SOMETIMES I DON'T HEAR FROM THE COMMUNITY LIKE WHAT IS IT THAT WHAT IS IT THAT THAT Y'ALL WANT CUT. YOU KNOW. SO. SO I COULD FIGHT FOR THAT, RIGHT. BUT I DON'T THINK BEING UP HERE AT THE LAST MINUTE AND JUST SAYING, OKAY, I'M GOING TO CUT 24 POSITIONS IS IS REALLY GOING TO ACHIEVE WHAT WE NEED IN THE 
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QUALITY AND LEVEL OF SERVICE. I HAVE TO TRUST OUR DEPARTMENTS WHEN THEY WHEN THEY RECOMMEND THOSE. AND I HAVE TO TRUST OUR CITY MANAGER HERE TO TELL ME, ZUNIGA, THESE ARE THE ONES THAT I WANT. THESE ARE THE HIGHEST PRIORITY ONES. SO I JUST HOPE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE WE'RE RAISING THE TAXES ON OURSELVES AS WELL. IT'S NOT LIKE I GET EXEMPTIONS AND WE'RE GOING TO GET A LARGER HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION THIS YEAR. SO IT'S GOING FROM 35 TO 60,000. SO APPLY THAT HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION. YOU KNOW I MEAN IT'S JUST I DON'T KNOW WHERE WHERE WHERE I CAN CUT. IT'S REALLY THE POINT I WANTED TO MAKE. AND I HOPE I MADE SOME GOOD POINTS ABOUT ABOUT THIS BUDGET. DISTRICT COUNCILMEMBER TIBBETTS. ALL RIGHT. WHERE DO I START? WELL, I'LL GO AHEAD AND BEGIN TO STATE THAT I STARTED LOOKING AT THIS BUDGET WAY WHEN WE FIRST STARTED GETTING IT IN. I ALWAYS GET VERY NOT SO MUCH EXCITED, BUT JUST CURIOUS ONCE WE START SEEING THIS STUFF IN APRIL. I KNOW I'VE HAD MANY CONVERSATIONS WITH YOU, BRIAN. 
          I'VE TOLD YOU ABOUT THE LACK OF SLEEP I'VE GOTTEN THROUGH THE LAST TWO MONTH AND A HALF OR MONTH OVER THIS. I DID HAVE A TOWN HALL MEETING, AND I THINK THOSE RESIDENTS WHO CAME OUT, ESPECIALLY MISS MCDONALD. AND I DID LISTEN, AND I DO LISTEN AND AND I JUST KIND OF WANT TO GO OVER WHAT WAS THE RECAP, YOU KNOW, YES, WE DO HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM SIX CREEKS HERE. 
          AND THEN LIKE SOMEBODY NAMED VIC ALLEN WAS TALKING ABOUT THE GRADUATING INCREASES, IS HE'S CONCERNED ABOUT NOTING THAT THE IRRIGATION SYSTEMS ONLY JUST RUN ONCE A WEEK. SO RESTRICTION FOR ONCE EVERY OTHER WEEK DOES NOT SEEK WITH THE IRRIGATION SYSTEM. THEN I LISTENED TO A PERSON NAMED RON TODD. HE'S VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE RATE INCREASES. A YOUNG LADY, MICHELLE CHRISTY. SAME THING. SMART METERS ARE INSTALLED. WHY? WHY CAN THE CITY DO MORE COMPLIANCE AND DOUBLE CHECK ON THE SMART METERS AND SO FORTH? HAD ANOTHER PERSON NAMED KATHY CANNON ASKED ABOUT THE GRAY WATER CIRCULATION AND USING WASHING MACHINES AND SO FORTH. 
          QUESTIONS LIKE THAT. RESIDENTS OF SIX CREEKS AND THEIR HOA TOLD THE COMMUNITY THAT THERE THEY USE RECLAIMED WATER TO IRRIGATE. STILL KNOWING FIGURING OUT WHICH IS TRUE AND NOT TRUE. ON THAT END, HOWEVER, IT'S NOT UP TO ME TO DECIDE, BUT I'M JUST LETTING YOU KNOW THAT I LISTENED TO YOU PEOPLE. OKAY, I HEAR YOU. I TOOK THE TIME TO BE ABLE TO LISTEN TO ALL SIDES. I DO SUPPORT A LOT OF THE MAJORITY OF WE HAVE FOR OUR BUDGET. OF COURSE, OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, OUR K-9 UNIT. WE ALSO HAVE SOME NEW EMPLOYEES THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT THAT THAT ARE ESSENTIAL. WE ARE A GROWING CITY. I GOT ON BOARD WHEN WE WERE 48,000 PEOPLE. 
          WE'RE PROBABLY PUSHING 70,000 NOW, PROBABLY 20,000 SINCE I'VE BEEN ON BOARD. WE WE HAVE NEEDS IN THE CITY AND IT DOES COST MONEY. BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I DO HAVE A CONCERN OVER, AND I'VE HEARD IT IN THE LAST DAY OR SO, IS THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE WITHIN THE CITY OF THEIR WATER RATES GOING UP? NO, WE HAD BROUGHT THIS. YOU'VE HEARD ME BRING THIS UP BACK IN 2022 AND 21 AND 22, WHERE WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE THE RATE INCREASE, BUT IT WAS GOING TO GO UP 10% EACH TIME. AND IT FINALLY DID. MY CONCERN NOW IS MOVING FORWARD, MR. LANGLEY AND COUNCIL IS WHAT ABOUT NEXT YEAR? OF COURSE, WE'RE NOT GOING TO KNOW WHAT THE RATES ARE GOING TO BE BECAUSE OF WE DON'T KNOW HOW THE MARKET'S GOING TO GO, BUT IF WE ALREADY WENT 14% LAST YEAR AND WE'RE GOING TO GO 20% THIS YEAR, THAT'S 34% WITHIN THE NEXT WITHIN THE MATTER OF TWO YEARS. SO WHAT HAPPENS NEXT YEAR ON THAT END? OR ARE WE LOOKING AT ANOTHER 10%? BECAUSE IF WE DO, THEN WE'RE PUSHING IT AT 54% WITHIN A MATTER OF TWO YEARS OR THREE YEARS, SOMEBODY HAS $159 WATER BILL. YOU'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT 60, $65 ADDITIONAL FOR THAT YEAR. AND IT GOES BACK TO THE AGENDA ITEM THAT I'M LOOKING AT WITH THE THE FOOD BANK. WE'RE INCREASING. 
          SO THOSE ARE MY CONCERNS. BUT I DO UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE NEEDS IN OUR CITY. SO IT'S GOING TO BE VERY TOUGH DECISION THAT THAT I'M GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE. BUT JUST FOR THE RECORD, 
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LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THAT I HAVE HEARD ALL FROM ALL OF YOU, AND I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND ALL YOUR EFFORTS TO BRING IT FORWARD TO MYSELF AND TO COUNCIL. AND IT'S GOING TO COME DOWN TO OUR VOTES TO SEE WHERE WE'RE AT, BECAUSE AGAIN, IN 11, IN ABOUT ANOTHER 11 MONTHS, WE'RE NOT EVEN LESS THAN THAT. WE'RE GOING TO BE GOING THROUGH THIS AGAIN. AND SO WE NEED TO REALLY, REALLY THINK ABOUT MOVING FORWARD WHERE WE ARE WITH OUR DOLLARS. ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. MOTIONS. THE QUESTION FOR QUESTION FOR BRIAN. COUNCILOR BRIAN, YOU HEARD WHAT I WHAT I HAD TO SAY UP HERE. I THINK THE COMMUNITY HEARD IT. CAN YOU PROVIDE US ANY FEEDBACK AND YOU KNOW, YOUR INSIGHT INTO THE BUDGET. AND I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE TRYING TO BE AS LEAN BUT EFFICIENT AND, AND GET THESE PROJECTS DONE AND COMPLETED SO THAT THEY DON'T COST US MORE IN THE LONG RUN. SO IS THAT THE MINDSET THAT WE HAD IN SHAPING THIS AGGRESSIVE CIP BUDGET? I KNOW THE BIG CHUNK OF IT IS THE ROAD BOND BONDS BEING BEING DUE. AND YOU DID MENTION, AS WE'VE HAD THE CONVERSATIONS BEFORE, $500 MILLION IN PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN OUR CITY. YOU KNOW THIS ULTIMATELY WE'RE GETTING WE'RE IT'S COMING BACK INTO OUR CITY. 
          3000 NEW JOBS OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS. LIKE, CAN YOU SPEAK ON SOME OF THE GOOD THINGS OUT OF THIS BUDGET, YOU KNOW? WELL, SO THE BUDGET AS AS PERVEZ MENTIONED, IS APPROXIMATELY $603 MILLION. OF THAT AMOUNT, 460 MILLION IS RELATED TO CAPITAL PROJECTS. SO VERY HEAVILY INVESTING IN WATER, WASTEWATER SYSTEMS AS WELL AS ROADS ACROSS THE CITY. THAT HAS BEEN A HUGE EMPHASIS OF THIS BUDGET, AND A HUGE POINT OF EMPHASIS FOR THE STAFF IS TO GET THESE PROJECTS DONE AND TO GET THEM DONE QUICKLY. WE KNOW THAT CONSTRUCTION INFLATION IS INCREASING BY A HALF A PERCENT TO 1% PER MONTH. IT'S NOT ALWAYS THE SAME EVERY MONTH, BUT IN GENERAL, IF YOU LOOK BACK OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, THAT'S WHAT THAT INFLATION HAS BEEN. SO FOR EVERY MONTH, FOR EVERY YEAR THAT YOU WAIT ON SOME OF THESE PROJECTS, YOU START DOING THE MATH. IT'S TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS POTENTIALLY IN ADDITIONAL COST. SO WE'RE PUSHING VERY HARD TO GET THESE PROJECTS DONE QUICKLY BECAUSE WE KNOW THEY'RE NEEDED. AND B, WE THINK THAT'S A FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE THING TO DO. SO THAT'S A HUGE POINT OF EMPHASIS IN THE BUDGET. THAT'S WHERE WE'VE LANDED ON THE TAX RATE. 
          WE'RE TRYING TO GET THE ROAD BONDS APPROVED THAT AND GET THOSE PROJECTS MOVING THAT WERE APPROVED BY THE VOTERS IN 2022. AND THEN FOR ALL THE WATER AND WASTEWATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE'VE SPENT A LOT OF DETAIL WITH THE COUNCIL ON OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS GOING THROUGH. WE'RE WORKING VERY HARD TO GET THOSE OUT. WE BELIEVE THAT THOSE INVESTMENTS ALSO YIELD GOOD, STRONG ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. AND SOME OF THE METRICS THAT YOU MENTIONED JOBS, SALES TAX, TAX BASE, THOSE THINGS COME WITH THESE KINDS OF INVESTMENTS. SO WE THINK OVER TIME THE ROI ON THESE INVESTMENTS WILL BE VERY STRONG. AND THAT'S A BIG POINT OF EMPHASIS OF THE BUDGET. SO THOSE ARE THE ELEMENTS THAT WE'VE INCLUDED. AND HOPEFULLY THAT TRIES TO ADDRESS SOME OF YOUR COMMENTS. COUNCILOR MCKINNEY. WE'VE WE'VE KIND OF BEEN HAVING THESE CONVERSATIONS SINCE SINCE APRIL. SO IT'S NOT A IT'S NOT REALLY A NEW THING. 
          I KNOW I'VE BEEN VERY ADAMANT THAT, YOU KNOW, THE TAX RATE WAS MORE THAN WHAT WAS PROPOSED. 
          WHENEVER THE 2022 ROAD BOND WAS PRESENTED, I WAS GOING TO BE IN FAVOR OF IT. I WAS JUST COULDN'T SUPPORT IT. WE'VE KNOWN SINCE 2022 THAT WE WOULD WE'D BE AT THIS POINT, THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE TAX INCREASE ITSELF IS TO SERVICE THE DEBT FOR THE ROAD BOND PROJECTS. WE WERE TOLD IN 2022 THAT IT WOULD GO UP TO $0.59. AT THE TIME. I DID THE MATH, AND I NORMALLY DON'T DISCLOSE HOW I VOTE ON THINGS, BUT I DID VOTE IN FAVOR OF IT. DESPITE THE FACT THAT VERY FEW OF THE ROAD BOND PROJECTS ARE NEAR WHERE I LIVE, THEY AREN'T THINGS THAT I REALLY WOULD BE USING VERY OFTEN, BUT IN MY MIND IT WAS GOING TO COST ME ABOUT $30 A MONTH, AND IF I COULD PAY ANOTHER $30 A MONTH TO HAVE MY NEIGHBORS HOME FOR DINNER, SPENDING TIME WITH THEIR KIDS, HELPING THEM WITH THEIR HOMEWORK 15 20 MINUTES FASTER, TO ME, THAT WAS WORTH IT. AND SO THAT WAS MY JUDGMENT AT THE TIME. THAT'S STILL MY JUDGMENT TODAY. YOU KNOW, WE WE HAVE TO CHOOSE AT THIS POINT. EITHER WE WE PAY FOR THE DEBT OR WE DON'T 
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PAY FOR THE DEBT, OR THEN WE, WE CUT SERVICES. AND LIKE COUNCIL MEMBER ZUNIGA WAS SAYING, LIKE, YOU KNOW, LOOK, LOOK THROUGH THIS BUDGET, THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT OF SIGNIFICANT CUTS THAT YOU CAN MAKE AND FEEL GOOD ABOUT YOURSELF. YOU KNOW IT. WE'VE AS A CITY, WE'VE PROVIDED A TREMENDOUS SERVICE. WE HAVE A PHENOMENAL STAFF THAT THAT DELIVER LIKE AMAZING RESULTS. I, I TELL THEM ALL THE TIME, THEY MAKE ME LOOK GOOD BECAUSE WHEN WE GIVE THEM DIRECTION, THEY TAKE THE FOOTBALL AND RUN. BUT THERE'S A COST THAT COMES WITH THAT. AND, YOU KNOW, IN TERMS OF THE THE WATER RATES, I'VE HEARD A LOT OF PHRASES LIKE FAIRNESS, EQUITY. AND, YOU KNOW, BASED ON THE THE RATE STUDIES THAT I'VE LOOKED AT, THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT THE RATES ARE. IT, IT ASSESSES WHAT THE COSTS ARE WITH WHO'S USING THEM. IF, IF THEY AREN'T MATCHED WITH WHAT THE THE USES ARE, THEN THEY HAVE TO BE SUBSIDIZED BY SOMEBODY ELSE. AND I HAVE A VERY HARD TIME TELLING MY INSIDE CITY LIMIT RESIDENTS THAT THEY SHOULD BE SUBSIDIZING THE OUTSIDE CITY, LIMIT WATER USE. I JUST I CAN'T JUSTIFY IT. 
          SO, YOU KNOW, I DO UNDERSTAND IT IS REAL DOLLARS. IT IS REAL MONEY COMING OUT OF REAL BUDGETS. BUT THEY HAVE TO COME OUT OF SOMEBODIES. AND WE'VE HAD MANY, MANY, MANY DISCUSSIONS AS A COUNCIL WITH STAFF TO DETERMINE THE THE BEST AND MOST FAIR WAY TO ASSESS THEM. AND THAT IS WHAT HAS BEEN PRESENTED TO THE RESIDENTS. SO. IT'S REALLY, I HAVE TO SAY, ABOUT COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS. I'D LIKE TO EMPHASIZE THAT THIS BUDGET AND THE RATES DID NOT COME ABOUT OVERNIGHT, AS THE COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE SAID, THIS HAS BEEN STUDIED FOR MONTHS AND MONTHS AND MONTHS. WE'VE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT NEEDS TO GO IN THE BUDGET. 
          WE'VE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION ON THE IMPACT IT WILL HAVE ON OUR COMMUNITY AND OURSELVES, BECAUSE WE ARE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. I'M RETIRED, I LIVE ON A FIXED BUDGET IN A MODEST HOME. BUT WHAT I DO HAVE TO SAY IS THAT SOME OF WHAT WE ARE DOING THROUGH THIS BUDGET IS CATCHING UP FROM THE LACK OF INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE PAST, AND VOTED ON IT'S THINGS THAT WERE VOTED ON IN 2022, TAKES A WHILE TO GET THEM THROUGH TO CONSTRUCTION. BUT THE VOTERS DID SAY WE NEED ROADS AND WE NEED WATER. SO PART OF THIS IS THE EXPENSE OF BRINGING THE EXTRA WATER IN. WE NEED THAT. WE'VE NEEDED IT FOR YEARS AND YEARS. THIS IS THE RESULT OF TRYING TO SERVE OUR RESIDENTS, AND I THINK THAT WE HAVE PUT CAREFUL THOUGHT INTO EVERY ITEM ON THIS BUDGET. I HAVE BEEN ATTENDING BUDGET HEARINGS FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS. TWO OF THOSE WERE WHEN I WAS ON PARKS AND RECREATION, AND I SEE A SHIFT, EVEN IN THOSE FEW YEARS, TO THE COUNCIL ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY FOR GETTING THE SERVICES THAT ARE RESIDENTS NEED, INSTEAD OF KICKING THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD. WE'RE NOT DOING THAT ANYMORE. WE'RE FACING IT. IF WE FACE THE CONSEQUENCES, WE DO. BUT THESE ARE SERVICES OUR COMMUNITIES NEED, AND WE ARE WILLING TO PUT OURSELVES OUT THERE AND SAY, THIS IS WHAT WE NEED. AND AFTER A LOT OF DISCUSSION AND A LOT OF THINGS, YOU KNOW, WHEN THE BUDGET WAS PRESENTED, WE WE DIDN'T ACCEPT ALL OF THE CHANGES, ALL OF THE ENHANCED FEATURES. WE CUT THINGS. BUT WE ALSO REALIZED THAT THE CITY MANAGER HAS CUT MILLIONS OUT OF THE BUDGET VERY RESPONSIBLY. 
          THAT HELPS BALANCE SOME OF THAT OUT. SO I AM I WOULD I WOULD JUST EXPECT THAT OUR, OUR RESIDENTS WILL UNDERSTAND THE HOURS THAT WE PUT INTO THIS, THAT THESE DECISIONS ARE NOT MADE, NOT MADE ARBITRARILY IN ANY WAY. WE DO KNOW WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT. WE HAVE HAD AMPLE OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THE BUDGETS, TO ASK QUESTIONS AND TO EVALUATE THE IMPACT. SO WE APPRECIATE YOUR LISTENING. WE APPRECIATE OUR RESIDENTS BEING HERE THIS EVENING TO EXPRESS 
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THEIR CONCERNS ABOUT ITEMS IN THE BUDGET. WE DO LISTEN TO YOU. BUT NOT ALL THINGS CAN BE CHANGED AND NOT EVERYONE REPRESENTS ALL RESIDENTS. YOU KNOW YOU REPRESENT YOURSELF. I REPRESENT MY DISTRICT, BUT ALSO MYSELF. SO. BUT WE DO APPRECIATE HEARING FROM YOU. WE APPRECIATE THOSE OF YOU THAT ATTENDED. COUNCIL MEMBER TOBIAS'S OPEN HOUSE. MANY OF US WERE NOT ABLE TO ATTEND BECAUSE OF QUORUM, BUT WATCH THAT. WE'RE LISTENING. WE'RE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY LISTENING. I'M GOING TO KYLE AREA SENIOR ZONE ONCE A WEEK TO LISTEN. SO WE'RE OUT THERE. WE ATTEND COMMUNITY EVENTS. COME TALK TO US. WE'RE HAPPY TO VISIT WITH YOU. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? YOU KNOW, I'VE ALREADY I'VE ALREADY SPOKEN ON THIS SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST BECAUSE AS HAS BEEN STATED, THIS IS NOT OUR FIRST TIME TO DISCUSS THIS BUDGET. 
          WE'VE DISCUSSED IT MANY TIMES. COUNCILMEMBER HEIZER, SORRY I DIDN'T SEE YOU THERE. I CAN'T HEAR YOU, SIR. ALL RIGHT. I'M JUST GOING TO KEEP GOING. SO, YOU KNOW, IT WAS IT WAS NOTED BY THE DEVELOPER THAT I'M NOT SURE IF HE'S STILL HERE OR NOT. I THOUGHT THAT WAS PRETTY INTERESTING FOR HIM TO COME. YOU KNOW, THAT THAT THE ORIGINAL DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IN SIX CREEKS WAS DONE IN 2016 BEFORE ANY OF US WERE HERE. AND THAT IS CORRECT THAT THAT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WAS PASSED TWO MONTHS BEFORE I WAS SWORN IN TO CITY COUNCIL. AND, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF DIFFERENT STATEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE, LIKE, NUMBER ONE, THAT SOMEHOW SIX CREEKS HAVE PAID FOR THEIR OWN INFRASTRUCTURE AS OPPOSED TO THE REMAINDER OF THE SUBDIVISIONS THAT LIVE OUTSIDE THE CITY OR IN THIS CITY. THAT'S NOT ACCURATE. ALL DEVELOPERS PAY FOR INFRASTRUCTURE. WE DO NOT PAY FOR THE INTERIOR INFRASTRUCTURE OF NEW SUBDIVISIONS. YOU WILL FIND OUT WHEN YOU IF YOU WERE TO, YOU KNOW, EVER SERVE ON A BOARD LIKE THIS THAT THERE ARE COMPETING INTERESTS AND IT IS EASY TO SAY ONE THING FROM THE OUTSIDE, BUT WHEN YOU'RE ON THIS SIDE AND YOU HAVE TO MAKE CHOICES WITH CONSTRAINTS, IT BECOMES INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT. AND ONE OF THE REALITIES IS THAT THE BUDGET, THE 603 MILLION, THERE ARE MULTIPLE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS THAT ARE GOING TO ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS THAT THE RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN ASKING US FOR SINCE AS LONG AS I'VE BEEN HERE VERY AGGRESSIVELY, INCLUDING PEOPLE WHO LIVE OUTSIDE THE CITY AND DON'T PAY TAXES ON THE PROJECTS THAT WE IMPROVE ON THEIR BEHALF. THAT'S JUST PART OF THE NATURE OF THE SITUATION. NOT ONLY IS THE CITY OF KYLE GROWING AND PUTTING STRAIN ON OUR ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE, BUT DEVELOPMENTS OUTSIDE THE CITY ARE GROWING AND OUTSIDE OF OUR JURISDICTION, WHERE WE HAVE NO CONTROL WHATSOEVER, ARE ALSO GROWING AND ADDING THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES TO OUR ROADS. SO WHAT I HEAR, NOT JUST ON SECOND READING OF THE BUDGET, BUT EVERY SINGLE MONTH OF EVERY SINGLE YEAR OF NINE AND A HALF YEARS, IS WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO FIX OUR ROADS? ARE YOU MAKING THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS NOW? SOME PEOPLE WILL SAY, JUST DON'T APPROVE ANY ZONINGS WELL GUESS WHAT? SIX CREEKS HAS BEEN THE NUMBER ONE FASTEST GROWING SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY OF KYLE'S ENTIRE JURISDICTION. AS LONG AS I HAVE BEEN HERE IN NINE AND A HALF YEARS, I NEVER EVEN GOT TO VOTE ON IT. THAT'S HOW MUCH GROWTH HAS BEEN TAKING PLACE WITHIN THAT SUBDIVISION. I'VE TALKING TO MANY. I'VE SPOKEN TO MANY CONSULTANTS THROUGH THE YEARS WHO TALK ABOUT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS AND WHO KNOW ALL THE DIFFERENT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS THAT WE'VE EVER PUT FORWARD. AND THEY WILL SAY THAT THE ONE MOST SWEETHEART DEAL THAT WAS EVER PASSED IN CITY OF KYLE'S HISTORY WENT TO WENT TO SIX CREEKS AND MISS MCDONALD, WHO WE DON'T GET ALONG VERY WELL WE USED TO BUT SHE SAID SOMETHING THAT WAS 100% CORRECT. 
          YOU WOULD NOT TRADE FOR AN IN-CITY DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE YES, YOU WOULD LOSE YOUR, YOUR, YOUR WATER BILL WOULD COME DOWN JUST A LITTLE BIT, BUT YOU WOULD HAVE TO PAY MUCH MORE. YOU'D HAVE TO PAY INTO THE PROPERTY TAX SYSTEM THAT EVERYONE ELSE HAS TO PAY TO TAKE ON THE BURDEN FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE, THAT IF YOU DO NOT LIVE IN THE CITY OF KYLE, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO PAY ONE PENNY. SIX CREEKS EXITS TO STAGECOACH ROAD, WHICH HAS GOT A $60 MILLION PRICE TAG THAT THE RESIDENTS OF KYLE THAT VOTE AND PAY TAXES AND APPROVED OVERWHELMINGLY 65% SAID TO FIX THAT, YOUR RATES AREN'T GOING UP BECAUSE YOUR RATES ARE ZERO. 
          IF YOU LIVE IN SIX CREEKS ON THAT PROPERTY ON THAT PROJECT, IT IS ALSO BEEN SAID THAT YOU 
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HAVE THIS THING CALLED A PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, A PID, AND THAT SOMEHOW YOUR PID IS AN A, LIKE A SUBSTITUTE FOR PROPERTY TAXES. THAT IS NOT CORRECT. THE PID IS HOW THE DEVELOPER GETS MONEY OUT OF THE PROJECT, OUT FROM WITHIN THE SUBDIVISION, AND DOESN'T HAVE TO PASS IT TO THE LOT COSTS. LIKE THE NEIGHBORHOOD ACROSS THE STREET. HOMETOWN KYLE. MR. ROACH, HE LIVES IN A HOMETOWN. KYLE. ALL THE COSTS FOR ALL OF THOSE STREETS AND ALL THE WASTEWATER AND THE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WENT INTO HOMETOWN. KYLE WAS PAID FOR BY THE DEVELOPER AND PASSED THROUGH TO THE LANDOWNER, OR TO THE EVENTUAL USER THROUGH THE THROUGH A LOT PRICE, SIX CREEKS WAS ABLE TO KEEP THEIR LOT PRICES LOWER BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE TO PAY CITY TAXES, AND SO THEY PUT AN ASSESSMENT OVER IT SO THAT THE DEVELOPER COULD RECOUP ALL THAT MONEY. AND THEN YOU ALSO SIX CREEKS ALSO HAS THE NICEST, NICEST AMENITIES IN THE ENTIRE CITY OR IN THE ENTIRE CITY OF KYLE. AND IT'S NOT EVEN CLOSE. THOSE NICE AMENITIES, THE MULTIPLE MILLION DOLLAR POOLS, THE WIDE SIDEWALKS, THE INCREASED LANDSCAPING, THE ROCK WALLS, THE ONLY SUBDIVISION IN TOWN WITH THAT, THE DEVELOPER WAS SAYING AT THE TIME, IF YOU DON'T GIVE US THIS INCENTIVE, WHICH IS AN INCENTIVE THAT WE AREN'T GOING TO BE ABLE TO ATTRACT THE NICEST HOMES THAT YOU'VE EVER SEEN. EXECUTIVE LEVEL HOUSING, WHICH AT THE TIME WHICH HAS BEEN NOTED, IS WHAT THE CITY COUNCIL THOUGHT WAS APPROPRIATE, AND THEY VOTED FOR IT. THEY SAID, YES, WE'LL LET THEM PUT ALL THEIR MONEY INTO UPGRADING THEIR LOT VALUES WITHOUT HAVING TO PUT THAT MONEY INTO THE LOT ITSELF. AND SO THEY PAY FOR IT OVER TIME. IN A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT, EVERYONE ELSE HAS TO PAY TO KEEP THEIR FOR THEIR OWN INFRASTRUCTURE AND TO MAINTAIN IT AND FOR EVERYTHING ELSE. AND SO THAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SIX CREEKS AND NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE HOMETOWN, KYLE OR PLUM CREEK OR CYPRESS FOREST, OR ALL THE SUBDIVISIONS THAT AREN'T ON THE HIGHER END. 
          THEY ALSO HAVE TO PAY FOR THAT SAME INFRASTRUCTURE. SO IT IS A COMPLICATED THING. IT'S MY POINT. IT'S NOT JUST AS SIMPLE AS IS BEING MADE SOUND TO BE. THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IS WITHIN YOUR SUBDIVISION IS PAID FOR BY A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT, AS OPPOSED TO IT GOING INTO YOUR LOT VALUES. AND SO THE CALCULATIONS AND PERVEZ, IF YOU'D LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT HOW THOSE CALCULATIONS ARE TABULATED, ALL I KNOW IS THAT IT'S NO DIFFERENT THAN ANY OTHER SUBDIVISION. IS THAT CORRECT? FOR THE COST OF SERVICE? YES, CERTAINLY, MAYOR. 
          SO IN THE COST OF SERVICE STUDY, I HEARD COMMENTS TODAY DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING AND EVEN BEFORE THEN THAT THE RATE CONSULTANT MAY NOT HAVE CREDITED THE RATE BASE FOR PIT BASED INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WAS CONSTRUCTED BY THE DEVELOPER. SO THE WAY IT WORKS IN THE COST OF SERVICE STUDY IS IF THERE ARE ANY CONTRIBUTED ASSETS BY THE DEVELOPER THAT IS CONTRIBUTED TO THE CITY, IT IS OFFSET. IT'S REMOVED FROM THE ASSET BASE, JUST LIKE WE WOULD REMOVE IMPACT FEE, WE WOULD REMOVE ANY OTHER MISCELLANEOUS FEES. WE WOULD REMOVE INTEREST INCOME. THE DEVELOPER CONTRIBUTIONS IN THIS CASE FOR SIX CREEKS. IT WOULD BE ASSESSED PIT ASSESSMENT BASED CONTRIBUTIONS THAT CAME OVER TO THE CITY THAT THE CITY ACCEPTED FOR MAINTENANCE OF WATER AND WASTEWATER FACILITIES. AS YOU MADE IT, YOU MADE AN INTERESTING POINT, I THINK, WHEN YOU WERE GIVING US AN UPDATE ABOUT THE THE WATER RATE. 
          AND ONE THING THAT I LISTENED TO WAS YOU SAID THE 77% WAS DUE TO THE NUMBER OF OUTSIDE USERS. 
          THERE'S FEWER OF THEM COMPARED TO INTERNAL USERS, WHICH IS WHY IT'S A 23%. AND I'M SAYING NOT NOT NOT SPECIFICALLY. THIS IS THE REASON. BUT COULD YOU MENTION THAT REASON SO THAT THE RESIDENTS COULD HEAR THAT? SO THE COST OF SERVICE STUDY THAT RAFTELIS FINANCIAL DID FOR THE CITY LAST YEAR, AND THIS YEAR, THEY'RE FOLLOWING A METHODOLOGY THAT PRESCRIBED BY THE AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION. OR YOU PROBABLY HEARD TODAY REFERENCE TO M1 MANUALS. THAT IS THE BIBLE THAT MOST RATE CONSULTANTS FOLLOW FOR RATE STUDY AND RATE MAKING OR RATE SETTING PROCESS. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHETHER YOU'RE IN TEXAS, OKLAHOMA, ILLINOIS, IOWA, THEY ALL FOLLOW THE SAME METHODOLOGY. SO TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, COUNCIL MEMBER ZUNIGA, THAT IS ONE OF THE REASONS. THERE ARE MULTIPLE REASONS. THE COST OF SERVICE STUDY IS VERY COMPLEX. 
          I WOULD NOT BE DOING JUSTICE TO STAND HERE AND AND SHARE THE ENTIRE MODEL WITH YOU IN FIVE MINUTES. BUT ONE OF THE THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND, AND I SAID THAT IN MY EARLIER STATEMENT, 
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THAT THE CUSTOMER BASE THAT WE HAVE, THE CITY OF KYLE, WE'RE A SMALL CITY, 80% OF OUR CUSTOMERS INSIDE CITY CUSTOMERS ARE 80% OF THE TOTAL. OUTSIDE CITY CUSTOMERS REPRESENT ABOUT 20% OF THE TOTAL. SO WHEN YOU DIVIDE OR WHEN YOU ALLOCATE FIXED COSTS TO PROVIDE SERVICE TO OUTSIDE CITY CUSTOMERS AS COMPARED TO INSIDE CITY CUSTOMERS, YOU HAVE A LOWER NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS THAT ARE GETTING ALLOCATED THAT COST, RIGHT. SO THAT IS ONE OF THE REASONS, NOT THE ONLY REASON. IT'S ONE OF THE REASONS. THERE ARE NUMBER OF REASONS WHY OUTSIDE AND INSIDE VARIES. ONE OF THE MOST COMMON FACTORS YOU WILL FIND IN RAFTELIS WENT OVER THAT IN THEIR JUNE 7TH PRESENTATION IS USAGE CHARACTERISTICS, MEANING HOW THE CUSTOMERS USE THEIR FACILITIES FOR WATER AND WASTEWATER IS LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN INSIDE CITY CUSTOMERS, SO THEY ACCOUNT FOR ALL OF THAT. THANK YOU. AND THE ONLY LAST THING I REALLY WANTED TO MENTION WAS, AS HAS BEEN NOTED, THAT THE PREDOMINANT INCREASE ON IN THIS BUDGET IS AS IT RELATES TO ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WERE VOTER APPROVED IN 2022. AT THE TIME, WE DID WARN THAT THE BILL DOESN'T COME DUE IN THE NEXT BUDGET CYCLE. YOU HAVE TO DESIGN AND ENGINEER THE ROADS, YOU HAVE TO ACQUIRE THE RIGHT OF WAY, AND WE PUSHED VERY HARD TO GET ALL THESE ROADS READY TO, TO BE CONSTRUCTED. AND WHILE THERE IS A ROAD ON THE WEST SIDE, STAGECOACH AND ONE UP HERE MARKETPLACE THAT ARE A PART OF THE PROGRAM, AS WELL AS A LITTLE BIT HERE ON CENTER STREET, THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS ARE GOING TO THE EAST SIDE. OVER 70% OF THE ROAD IMPROVEMENTS ARE GOING TO THE EAST SIDE OF KYLE. AND SO THAT HAS BEEN A COMMON THEME, I WOULD SAY PERVASIVE MAYBE IN THE COMMUNITY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE INVESTING IN THE EASTERN SIDE TO IMPROVE THE MOBILITY, BECAUSE JUST AS FOLKS HAVE MOBILITY PROBLEMS ON THE WEST SIDE OF TOWN, THE EAST SIDE HAS A TREMENDOUS QUALITY OF LIFE IMPACT BY HAVING ROADS THAT ARE NOT BUILT TO THE STANDARD TO HANDLE THE TRAFFIC, AND SO YOU DON'T GET TO SNAP YOUR FINGERS AND FIX THAT PROBLEM. A PROBLEM WILL ONLY GET WORSE IF WE SAID WE WANT TO LOWER THIS BUDGET RIGHT NOW AND JUST PUT A PAUSE ON THESE PROBLEMS, IT WOULD ONLY GET WORSE. THAT'S THE THAT'S THE PREDICAMENT THAT WE'RE IN. WE HAVE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THESE PROJECTS BECAUSE IT WILL ONLY GET WORSE IF WE DON'T. AND SO, I MEAN, I AGREE WITH MY COLLEAGUES WHEN THEY SAY THAT THE INCREASE IN THE COST OF SERVICES IS IS DIFFICULT, BUT IT'S NOT COMING WITHOUT A CORRESPONDING INCREASE IN QUALITY OF LIFE AND DELIVERY OF WHAT WE ALSO HEAR FROM, AGAIN, NOT JUST ON SECOND READING OF THE BUDGET, BUT EVERY SINGLE MONTH OF EVERY SINGLE YEAR THAT WE NEED TO BE INVESTING IN OUR ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE. OUR ACTUAL INCREASES IN THE BUDGET ARE VERY MODEST AND DID NOT EXCEED THE VOTER APPROVED RATE OF 3.5%. 
          SO WHEN THEY SAY THERE'S A 21% INCREASE, THERE IS. BUT THAT'S BECAUSE THIS IS THE YEAR THAT WE'RE MAKING MAJOR INVESTMENTS IN OUR ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE, WHICH IS WHY IT'S VERY DIFFICULT FOR COUNCIL TO BE ABLE TO CUT ANYTHING, BECAUSE THE ACTUAL OPERATIONAL SIDE OF THIS BUDGET IS LEAN. WE'RE PUTTING ALL OF OUR MONEY INTO ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE, WHICH ON A DIFFERENT DAY UNDER A DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCE. MOST PEOPLE THAT I TALK TO WOULD SAY THAT'S WHAT THEY WANT US TO BE DOING. SO THAT'S, YOU KNOW, I'M VERY I ALWAYS KNEW THIS WAS GOING TO BE A DIFFICULT DAY TO VOTE ON THIS BUDGET, BECAUSE THIS IS THE BUDGET THAT PAYS FOR THE BILL. OF ALL THE PROMISES THAT WE MADE WITH THE VOTERS IN YEARS PAST, THAT WE WERE GOING TO INVEST IN ROADS. AND EVEN MANY OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE CRITICIZED THE BUDGET, THEY THEY ALSO HAVE SAID IN YEARS PAST THAT THEY WANT TO SEE US INVESTING IN ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE IN PARTICULAR, AND ON THE EAST SIDE IN PARTICULAR. AND SO THERE'S NO WAY TO MAKE EVERYONE HAPPY. BUT IN TERMS OF THE WAY THAT I'VE TRIED TO ENGAGE WITH THE COMMUNITY OVER THE YEARS AND THE IMPACT THAT I'VE THOUGHT THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS ASKED ME AND THE COUNCIL TO MAKE ON THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. THERE IS NO BUDGET THAT REPRESENTS IT. 
          AND ALL THE BUDGETS THAT I VOTED ON MORE SO THAN THIS ONE, BECAUSE THIS BUDGET PUTS MULTIPLE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF PROJECTS ON THE GROUND NEXT YEAR. AND THAT'S EXCITING TO ME. AND IN A FEW YEARS TIME, THE, THE, THE WAY IT WILL HAPPEN, JUST LIKE WHEN THEY USED TO ASK FOR MORE RESTAURANTS, IT WAS ALL I EVER HEARD. KYLE HAS NO RESTAURANTS, NO RESTAURANTS. THEY DON'T SEE THE SWITCH WHEN IT HAPPENS. BUT NOW EVERYONE SAYS HOW MANY 
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GREAT RESTAURANTS THE CITY OF KYLE HAS. AND THEN THEY START TO ARGUE ABOUT WHICH KINDS OF RESTAURANTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT EVEN STILL. AND THE MORE WE GROW AND THE MORE THAT WE DEVELOP, MORE RESTAURANTS ARE COMING. DIFFERENT VARIATIONS OF RESTAURANTS, AND IT'S PRETTY EXCITING. FAST FORWARD 2 TO 3 YEARS FROM NOW, THE CONVERSATION WILL NOT BE ABOUT HOW POOR OUR ROADS ON THE EAST SIDE ARE. THE CONVERSATION WILL BE ABOUT HOW MUCH INVESTMENT WE'VE JUST MADE IN OUR ROADS COMPARED TO OTHER AREAS, AND SO I'M EXCITED TO SEE IT. I'LL BE PAYING FOR IT AS A RESIDENT. I WON'T BE UP HERE, BUT I'LL BE VERY EXCITED TO SEE THAT HAPPEN. THANK YOU. MAYOR. COUNCIL. COUNCILMEMBER HEIZER. I AGREE WITH MUCH OF THE SENTIMENT THAT'S BEEN SHARED HERE TONIGHT. SORRY I COULDN'T BE THERE WITH YOU TO VOTE IN PERSON, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 28. ALL RIGHT. MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM, SECONDED BY THE MAYOR. IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? YEAH. I JUST WANT TO SAY, REALLY GLAD OF ALL THE WORK THAT YOU AND YOUR STAFF HAVE DONE ON THIS, ALL OF STAFF, YOU'VE PUT A LOT OF TIME INTO THIS. YOU'VE TAKEN THE CONCERNS THAT WE GAVE YOU FROM OUR RESIDENTS TO MOVE THIS FORWARD. THIS IS A HARD VOTE. I UNDERSTAND THAT I'VE NEVER TAKEN EASY VOTES. WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT THE RESIDENTS SAYING THAT WE WANTED TO UPLIFT PUBLIC SAFETY AS A GROWING CITY, WE BROUGHT FORWARD THE PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER AND I GLADLY SUPPORTED IT. I GLADLY VOTED FOR IT. AS RESIDENTS SAID THAT WE NEEDED INFRASTRUCTURE. I WORKED DILIGENTLY WITH MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS TO BRING ROAD PROJECTS TO THE EAST SIDE AND WEST SIDE OF KYLE, AND I VOTED FOR HIM. I WENT BACK AND WORKED WITH THE COUNTY TO BRING MORE ROADS TO THE EAST SIDE OF KYLE, AND I'LL GLADLY VOTED FOR THOSE TWO WHEN THAT ELECTION CAME. I DON'T TAKE VOTES FOR THE NEXT ELECTION. I TAKE VOTES THAT MAKE AN IMPACT IN THE LIVES OF THE RESIDENTS THAT LIVE IN KYLE. THE HARD VOTES DO. RIGHT NOW, WE CURRENTLY HAVE RESIDENTS PAYING MORE, MORE FOR THEIR WATER BECAUSE COUNCIL DIDN'T HAVE THE COULDN'T HAVE THAT MINDSET IN THE PAST OF BUYING A DEFUNCT WATER UTILITY AND KEEPING PEOPLE OFF OF COUNTY LINE INSTEAD OF BEING ON CITY WATER, THEY'RE PAYING MORE FOR WATER INSIDE THE CITY OF KYLE THAN THE CITY KYLE RESIDENTS WILL. WITH THE 77% INCREASE, THESE VOTES THAT WE TAKE ARE HARD, BUT IF WE TAKE VOTES FOR THE NEXT ELECTION, WE'RE DOING AN INJUSTICE TO OUR RESIDENTS. WE HAVE TO TAKE THOSE HARD VOTES THAT WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN INFRASTRUCTURE, PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE LIVES OF OUR EVERYDAY RESIDENTS. IT'S OUR NUMBER ONE RULE UP HERE IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING BETTERING THE LIVES OF OUR RESIDENTS, AND THAT'S ONE OF THE VOTES WE TAKE. THIS IS AN EASY VOTE FOR ME BECAUSE I'M RAISING WATER ON MYSELF, MY FAMILY. I'M RAISING ONE OF MY CHILDREN'S WATER RATE BY 77%, AND THAT'S A HARD VOTE. BUT I'M TAKING THE BEST, THE RIGHT VOTE, NOT FOR NOT FOR THE NEXT ELECTION. I'M TAKING FOR THE RIGHT VOTE FOR WHAT'S GOING TO MAKE AN IMPACT ON THE CITIZENS AND EVERYBODY INVOLVED. ALL RIGHT. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ROLL CALL. VOTE. TOBIAS. NAY ON THE WATER INCREASE. AND FOR THE RESIDENTS IN THE HOUSE. 
          RESIDENTS. MCKINNEY. YES, RESO. AYE. HARRIS. YES. ZUNIGA. IT'S A HARD VOTE, BUT I HAVE TO SUPPORT MY COMMUNITY. YES. MITCHELL. YES. HEIZER. YES. ALL RIGHT. MOTION CARRIES 6 TO 1. 
          [29) (Second Reading) Consider approval of an ordinance of the City of Kyle adopting the ad valorem tax rate (property tax rate) of $0.5957 per $100 of taxable assessed valuation for Tax Year 2025 (Fiscal Year 2025-26), which consists of a maintenance and operations (M&O) tax rate of $0.3212 per $100 of taxable assessed valuation and an interest and sinking fund tax rate of $0.2745 per $100 of taxable assessed valuation, each of which is separately approved; providing for the levy of ad valorem taxes for use and support of the municipal government of the City of Kyle for the Fiscal Year beginning October 1, 2025 and ending September 30, 2026; providing for apportioning each tax levy for specific purposes; and providing when ad valorem taxes shall become due and when same shall become delinquent if not paid.  (RELATED AGENDA ITEM 4 OF 5 & ROLL CALL VOTE REQUESTED - 5 VOTES REQUIRED)
City Council voted 7-0 to approve on first reading on 9/2/2025]
NEXT UP IS AGENDA ITEM 29, SECOND READING. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF KYLE ADOPTING THE AD VALOREM TAX RATE OF 59 $0.57 PER $100 OF TAXABLE ASSESSED VALUATIONS FOR TAX YEAR 2025. FISCAL YEAR 2526, WHICH CONSISTS OF A MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS TAX RATE OF 3212 PER $100 OF TAXABLE ASSESSED VALUATION AND INTEREST IN SEEKING FUNDS. TAX RATE OF 2745 PER $100 OF TAXABLE ASSESSED VALUATION, EACH OF WHICH IS SEPARATELY APPROVED, PROVIDING FOR THE LEVY OF AD VALOREM TAXES FOR USE IN SUPPORT OF THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY OF KYLE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST, 2025 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026. PROVIDING FOR APPORTIONING EACH TAX LEVY FOR 
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SPECIFIC PURPOSES AND PROVIDING WHEN AD VALOREM TAXES SHALL BECOME DUE AND WHEN SHALL BECOME DELINQUENT IF NOT PAID. MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. HERE AGAIN I WENT THROUGH A GREAT DEAL OF DETAIL AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING ON THIS AGENDA ITEM, AND I ALSO COVERED ALL OF IT IN THE PUBLIC HEARING PORTION OF TONIGHT'S AGENDA. CITY MANAGER AND STAFF ARE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. I JUST HAVE TWO HOUSEKEEPING MATTERS ON THIS ITEM. FIVE AFFIRMATIVE VOTE IS REQUIRED BY COUNCIL TO ADOPT THE TAX RATE. AND THE SECOND ITEM IS WHOEVER IS GOING TO MAKE THE MOTION. I HAVE PLACED A SPECIFIC MOTION THAT HAS TO BE READ A SPECIFIC WAY. THE WORDING IS IN FRONT OF YOU. MAYOR, THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. DO YOU WANT ME TO READ IT? YEAH, IF YOU'VE GOT IT. MOTION TO ADOPT THE PROPERTY TAX RATE I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY TAX RATE BE INCREASED BY THE ADOPTION OF A TAX RATE OF 0.5957 PER $100, WHICH IS THE EFFECTIVE AS 21.94% INCREASE IN THE TAX RATE. 
          SECOND. ALL RIGHT. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MCKINNEY THAT WE APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 29. IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION ROLL CALL VOTE? HARRIS. YES. 
          ZUNIGA. YES. MITCHELL. YES. TOBIAS. YES. ON THIS ONE. HEIZER. YES, SIR. YES. RIZZO. 
          YES. MCKINNEY. YES. ALL RIGHT. MOTION CARRIES 7 TO 0. NEXT UP IS AGENDA ITEM 32ND READING. 
          [30) (Second Reading) Consider approval of an ordinance ratifying the property tax increase reflected in the budget for Fiscal Year 2025-26 that will require raising more revenue from property taxes than in the prior fiscal year. (RELATED AGENDA ITEM 5 OF 5 & ROLL CALL VOTE IS REQUESTED)
City Council voted 7-0 to approve on first reading on 9/2/2025]
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE RATIFYING THE PROPERTY TAX INCREASE REFLECTED IN THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2526. THAT WILL REQUIRE RAISING MORE REVENUE FROM PROPERTY TAXES THAN IN THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR. THIS IS AGENDA ITEM FIVE OF FIVE. ROLL CALL VOTE REQUESTED. SO MAYOR AND COUNCIL ON THIS ONE IS A RATIFICATION ITEM THAT REQUIRES YOU TO VOTE ON BY VOTING ON THE TAX RATE THAT IS HIGHER THAN THE REVENUE RATE REQUIRED BY. DOES THIS REQUIRE SPECIAL MOTION? NO. OKAY. MOTION TO APPROVE MOTION BY THE MAYOR. SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER TOBIAS. WE APPROVE. AGENDA NUMBER 30. IS THAT YOU, TOBIAS? YES. OKAY. IS THERE A DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION ROLL CALL VOTE? HEIZER. YES. MITCHELL. YES. MCKINNEY. 
          YES. ZUNIGA. YES. RIZZO. YES. HARRIS. YES. TOBIAS. YES. ALL RIGHT. MOTION CARRIES 7 TO 0. 
          CONGRATULATIONS. CITY MANAGER. YOU HAVE A BUDGET. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A TEN MINUTE BREAK. 
          WE'LL RECONVENE AT MEETING BACKO ORDER. IT IS 928. WE HAVE A COUPLE ITEMS ON CONSENT TO GO THROUGH BEFORE OUR ITEMS THAT. THAT BEING SAID, I'M. I HAVE TO GET HOME TO THE CHILDREN THIS EVENING AND SO I'M GOING TO HAVE TO LEAVE. BUT MAYOR PRO TEM IS VIRTUAL, SO IT'S NOT APPROPRIATE FOR HIM TO RUN THE MEETING. MY ABSENCE. SO I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE COUNCILMEMBER TOBIAS TO BE THE CHAIR OF THE MEETING AFTER I LEAVE. THAT'S A MOTION. MOTION BY MAYOR, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER KEYSER. DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ALL 
          [5) Consider approval of a resolution authorizing an agreement with Hays County Food Bank for a food distribution program in the amount of $30,000.]
          [6) Consider approval of a resolution authorizing an agreement with Hays-Caldwell Women's Center in the amount of $30,000 for services provided to adult, adolescent, and child victims of family or dating violence and to child witnesses of family violence.]
OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. MOTION CARRIES 6 TO 0. NEXT UP IS CONSENT AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE. 
          CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH HAYS COUNTY FOOD BANK FOR A FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM IN THE AMOUNT OF $30,000. MR. TOBIAS, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. OKAY. THANK YOU. YES. JUST BRINGING THIS FORWARD, I KIND OF LIKE TO BRING UP FIVE AND SIX TOGETHER, IF THAT'S OKAY. OKAY. WE'LL BRING UP AGENDA ITEM SIX AS WELL. 
          CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH HAYS CALDWELL WOMEN'S CENTER IN THE AMOUNT OF $30,000 FOR SERVICES PROVIDED TO ADULT, ADOLESCENT AND CHILD VICTIMS OF FAMILY OR DATING VIOLENCE, AND TO CHILD WITNESSES OF FAMILY VIOLENCE. 
          ALL RIGHT, MISTER TOBIAS. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I KNOW THAT WE VOTED TO INCREASE IT TO AN ADDITIONAL. WAS IT 15 FOR EACH ONE? THAT'S CORRECT. 15 FOR EACH OF THE ITEMS. YES. SO I WENT THROUGH THE RESOLUTION ON IT RIGHT THERE. WILL THESE WILL EACH ONE OF THESE GIVE US A BREAKDOWN OF WHAT OUR, WHAT THESE DOLLARS WOULD GO TOWARDS? I KNOW WE HAVE IN THE PAST GIVEN THEM THE FUNDING FOR SERVICES THEY PROVIDE, BUT IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WITHIN THESE CONTRACTS THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE FOR US? LET'S SAY IF IT'S AN ADDITIONAL FOR 
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GROCERIES, CLOTHING, IF IT HAS TO DO WITH VOUCHERS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO NUMBER SIX. WELL, WE HAVE WITHIN EACH ONE OF THE ITEMS, WE HAVE A GENERAL IDEA OF WHAT THE SERVICES ARE LIKE. LIKE HERE'S A WHOLE NUMBER FOR THE FOOD FOR THE FOOD BANK AS WELL AS THERE'S ANOTHER ONE JUST FOR THE WOMEN'S SHELTER. HOWEVER, WE CAN CERTAINLY WORK WITH THE NONPROFITS THEMSELVES TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAN GET BACK TO US WITH WHERE THOSE FUNDS GO. I HAVE NOT HAD THAT CONVERSATION WITH THEM. I'M NOT SURE HOW DIFFICULT IT IS FOR THEM TO BREAK IT OUT BY DOLLAR, BUT I'M SURE WE CAN WORK WITH THEM, BECAUSE IF THERE'S SPECIFIC TYPES OF NEEDS THAT THEY'RE NEEDING, WHETHER IT'S CLOTHING, WHETHER IT'S JACKETS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, IF THE EVENT THAT NEXT YEAR WE DECIDE TO INCREASE IT AGAIN, WE KNOW EXACTLY HOW WE CAN BENEFIT THEM ON ON EACH LEVEL, WHETHER IT'S FROZEN FOODS OR WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE, ESPECIALLY WITH THE HAYS COUNTY FOOD BANK, WHICH I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER RIZZO IS VERY INVOLVED WITH. SO JUST JUST THAT TYPE OF NATURE THERE. 
          APOLOGIES. COUNCILMEMBER TIBBETTS, I THOUGHT YOU WERE SAYING WHERE THE ACTUAL DOLLARS GO, WE COULD CERTAINLY GET A BREAKDOWN FROM THE NONPROFITS OF THEIR HIGHEST NEEDS AND WHAT IT GOES TO TOWARD AND THEN PROBABLY PULL A PERCENTAGE BASED ON WHAT THE AMOUNT WAS. 
          OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL, WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO GO AND MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE AND SIX. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. MOTION BY COUNCILMAN TOBIAS, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MCKINNEY, THAT WE APPROVE AGENDA ITEMS FIVE AND SIX. IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. MOTION CARRIES 6 TO 0. NEXT UP 
          [12) Consider approval of a resolution to appoint Susan Segalo to Seat 6 of the Parks and Recreation Board for an unexpired term expiring September 2026.]
IS AGENDA ITEM 12. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION TO APPOINT SUSAN GALLO TO SEAT SIX OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD FOR AN UNEXPIRED TERM EXPIRING SEPTEMBER 2026. MR. ZUNIGA. THANK YOU. DAVID, JUST JUST TO KIND OF GET SOME QUESTIONS FOR RESIDENTS ■THAT HAD ASKED, JUST IF YOU COULD GIVE US A LITTLE BACKGROUND OF SUSAN GALLO. YOU KNOW, I SUPPORT THE DECISION MADE BY THE PARKS AND REC BOARD, BUT ANY MORE, I GUESS, WHAT WAS HER INTEREST? AND JUST WHATEVER YOU CAN PROVIDE AND SHARE AND WHY SHE WAS RECOMMENDED? YES, SIR. 
          SUSAN HAD A LOT OF INTEREST, ESPECIALLY IN, IN TRAILS AND PARKLAND CONSERVATION PROJECTS. 
          SHE'S DONE SOME WORK WITH HER CHURCH IN THE PAST. SHE'S EAGER TO GET OUT AND GET BACK TO HER COMMUNITY. SHE'S SHE'S GOT THE TIME COMMITMENT NEEDED, HER BACKGROUNDS IN SALES. SHE'S GOT A BACHELOR'S DEGREE, BUT SHE'S GOT A LOT OF VOLUNTEER WORK UNDER HER BELT, AND WE THOUGHT SHE'D BE GOOD FIT. AT THE TIME WE EVALUATED THESE, THERE WERE THREE CANDIDATES, AND ALL THREE CANDIDATES WERE SUPPORTED BY THE THE APPOINTMENT COMMITTEE. BUT SUSAN WAS THE THIRD OF THOSE THREE. AND WE'VE JUST HAD A LOT OF RECENT VACANCIES ON PARK BOARD. SO WE'RE TRYING TO GET THOSE FILLED WITH GOOD QUALIFIED FOLKS. OH WELL THANK YOU DAVID. YEAH I CAN SUPPORT THAT TOO. IT'S JUST WE WANT TO JUST GET MORE TRANSPARENCY OUT. BUT I DEFINITELY SUPPORT SUSAN GALLO BEING AND ANYBODY WHO, YOU KNOW IS SERVING AND WANTS TO SERVE ON THESE BOARDS. 
          DEFINITELY. THAT'S GREAT FOR THEM. YES, SIR. IN OUR COMMUNITY. WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 12, SECOND MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER ZUNIGA, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN RIZZO THAT WE APPROVE. AGENDA ITEM 12 DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION IS IS SUSAN HERE? OKAY? WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP REAL QUICK AND GIVE SOME FEEDBACK ON ON YOUR YOUR NOMINATION? THANK YOU. YEAH. MY APOLOGIES. I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE HERE. THAT'S OKAY. 
          THAT'S OKAY. I'M A NEW FACE. WELL, I EARLIER LIZ I BELIEVE NEWBURY. WHAT'S HER NAME? SHE ASKED ABOUT MY QUALIFICATIONS AND SHE'S RIGHT. I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF QUALIFICATIONS WHEN IT COMES TO GOVERNMENT POSITIONS OR ANY TYPE OF CITY HALL POSITIONS. BUT FOR THE REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS THAT I DO HAVE IS, YOU KNOW, I'M A MEMBER OF THIS COMMUNITY AND I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE 2019, SO I'VE WATCHED IT GROW AND I GOT MY FIRST HOUSE AND I'VE JUST BEEN GROWING AS A PERSON IN GENERAL. AND HONESTLY, BEING A MEMBER OF THIS COMMUNITY AND WATCHING THE PEOPLE COME IN WITH ALL THE YEARS AND THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN PROGRESSING WITH ALL THE NEW PEOPLE COMING IN, IT'S VERY ECLECTIC AND VERY KIND OF DEVISED, AND DIVISION IS GOING ON WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM AUSTIN, A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM OLD KYLE AND NEW KYLE, AND I'VE JUST BEEN WATCHING IT, AND I'VE BEEN WATCHING SOCIAL MEDIA, MAKING EVERYBODY MAKING IT SUPER COMFORTABLE TO STAY AT HOME. AND THAT'S NOT WHAT WE NEED. WE NEED TO BE OUTDOORS. WE NEED TO BE BREATHING AIR. WE NEED TO BE COMMUNING OR COMMUNITY WITH EACH OTHER. WE NEED TO HAVE FUN AGAIN. WE NEED TO BE WE NEED TO HAVE ELDERLY EVENTS. WE NEED TO HAVE YOUNG EVENTS FOR THE NEW FAMILIES THAT ARE COMING IN. WE NEED TO HAVE EVENTS FOR COUPLES WHO DON'T HAVE KIDS SUCH AS MYSELF. THERE'S JUST SO MUCH TO VISION THAT IT'S IT'S JUST IT'S 
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REALLY SAD. SO WHAT MY QUALIFICATIONS GENERALLY ARE GOING TO BE THE FACT THAT, WELL, ONE, I HAVE A DEGREE, I HAVE A DEGREE IN COMMUNICATION STUDIES AND SALES. I'VE BEEN IN SALES FOR 24 YEARS AND I LOVE TO TALK TO PEOPLE. I LOVE TO COMMUNICATE WITH PEOPLE, AND I LOVE TO JUST MAKE JUST MAKE PEOPLE HAVE A GREAT TIME IN LIFE BECAUSE LIFE IS SHORT AND WE ALL KNOW IT. WE'VE ALL LOST PEOPLE QUICKLY AND TOO SOON, AND BEING OUTDOORS AND JUST, YOU KNOW, JUST BREATHING THAT FRESH AIR IS JUST SOMETHING I THINK WE ALL FORGET TO DO. AND SO I GUESS MY GOALS GENERALLY ARE JUST GOING TO BE TO HELP US ALL THRIVE. AND THAT'S KIND OF ALL I REALLY HAVE TO SAY. GREAT. I JUST I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND, YOU KNOW, YOUR QUALIFICATIONS, YOUR PASSION, YOU HAVE PASSION FOR THE OUTDOORS IS GREAT. YOU'RE NOT APPLYING FOR A GOVERNMENT JOB. YOU'RE NOT A A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, I HAD A RESIDENT REACH OUT AND SAY, HEY, THIS APPLICATION IS LIKE I'M APPLYING FOR A GOVERNMENT JOB. THEY WANT REFERENCES AND EVERYTHING ELSE. IT'S LIKE YOU'RE VOLUNTEERING. YOU'RE YOU'RE VOLUNTEERING FOR A VOLUNTEER POSITION TO SERVE IN THE COMMUNITY ON A BOARD TO GIVE YOUR INPUT. AND THAT'S WONDERFUL. YOU WANTING TO BE A PART OF THE PROCESS IS GREAT. SO THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR WANTING TO SHARE YOUR ENERGY AND YOUR TALENTS WITH OUR ON OUR BOARDS AND OUR COMMISSIONS. 
          IT'S IT'S GREAT. THE PARKS BOARD IS GONNA BE LUCKY. SO WE'RE EXCITED. THEY'VE GOT A GREAT TEAM AND IT'S AN AMAZING BOARD. AND WELCOME WELCOME TO KYLE I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR HARRIS. I HAD DROPPED IN ON THE PARKS BOARD, WHICH I DO OCCASIONALLY DO BECAUSE IT'S A CLOSE TO MY HEART. AT THE MEETING WHERE SUSAN WAS NOMINATED. I DON'T HAVE A VOTE ON THAT, BUT I WAS ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT HER NOMINATION AND CONTINUE TO BE. SO. I'M REALLY HAPPY YOU'RE HERE. THANK YOU FOR VOLUNTEERING. I'M EXCITED, YOU KNOW, TO JUST BE NEW TO TO EVERYTHING AS WELL. I MEAN, ALL I'VE HEARD TONIGHT IS EVERYBODY WANTING CHANGE, CHANGE, CHANGE, CHANGE. AND, YOU KNOW, HIRING OR NOT HIRING. EXCUSE ME? VOLUNTEERING NEW PEOPLE INTO NEW POSITIONS WITH A FRESH FACE AND A FRESH PERSPECTIVE. YOU KNOW, OF COURSE I CAN ADAPT. OF COURSE. I'M GOING TO LEARN EVERYTHING I CAN POSSIBLY LEARN. I'M A SPONGE, BUT JUST HAVING A NEW PERSPECTIVE. I'M SUPER EXCITED. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED. ALL RIGHT. MOTION CARRIES 6 TO 0. CONGRATS. THANK 
          [19) Consider approval of a resolution adopting the updated Procurement Policy to align with recent changes to state law.]
YOU SIR. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP IS AGENDA ITEM 19. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE UPDATED PROCUREMENT POLICY TO ALIGN WITH RECENT CHANGES TO STATE LAW. MR. RIZZO. YEAH, BRIAN, THIS IS COMING OUT JUST LETTING YOU KNOW THAT WE'RE I WAS REACHED OUT TO BY THIS BY A RESIDENT AND WANTED TO KNOW WHY WE WERE RAISING THIS UP. WE KNOW EVERY TIME THE LEGISLATURE MEETS, EVERY TWO YEARS, THERE'S CHANGES. WE'RE WE HAVE TO ADHERE TO THE CHANGES. THIS IS WHERE WE'RE RAISING THE LEVEL OF PROCUREMENT FROM 50,000 TO 100,000. THAT WAS, YOU KNOW, NOT DONE. SINCE WHAT YEAR WAS THAT? 1999, I BELIEVE IT'S BEEN 20. YEAH. 20, 26 YEARS. YEAH. SO ONE OF THE THINGS I DID HEAR WERE THE CONCERNS WERE, WOW, WE'RE GIVING THEM A PAYCHECK TO GO DO WHAT THEY WANT TO DO. THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT. WE DON'T. WE STILL HAVE TO FOLLOW A PROCESS. WE HAVE TO DO A THE REASON THAT WE WE STARTED. SO THIS IS WHERE THE LET ME GIVE A A HISTORY REAL QUICK. BACK IN THE BACK IN THE DAY THE CITY OF OF KYLE, EVERY DEPARTMENT HEAD WOULD GO OUT AND BUY WHAT THEY NEEDED. WE DIDN'T HAVE A PROCUREMENT PROCESS. SO AS A CITY, WE WE FIGURED OUT WE NEEDED TO. WHEN WE HIRED BRIAN, BRIAN DECIDED WE NEEDED PROCUREMENT PROCESS AND WE DID THAT. WE HIRED THE TEAM TO DO THIS. SO THAT WAY WE COULD KEEP TRACK OF WHAT EVERYBODY WAS BUYING. SO THIS WAS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO DO. THE OTHER THING THAT HAPPENS IS THAT WHEN WE BUY SOMETHING, IT HAS TO BE A COMPETITIVE SERVICE PRICE. BUT THERE ARE OPTIONS BY BOARD. YOU'VE ALREADY GOT TOOLS OUT THERE THAT GO AND DO THE BEST PRICING, THE BEST EQUIPMENT AND CITIES BUY FROM IT. AND THAT'S BY BOARD. AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS I THINK THAT RESIDENTS WERE FAILING TO KNOW IS THAT WE WE STILL ARE GOING THROUGH THAT PROCESS, BUT NOW GOING THROUGH THE BUY BOARD, SOMEBODY'S ALREADY DONE THAT PROCESS FOR US. AND IT'S, IT'S IT'S IS IT FEDERAL OR STATE RECOGNIZED THE BUY BOARD. I CAN'T REMEMBER BOTH BOTH FEDERAL AND STATE. SO THERE'S ALREADY A PROCUREMENT PROCESS THAT HAPPENS. WE'RE GETTING THE BEST PRICE. BUT NOW WE CAN GET THERE A LITTLE QUICKER TO GET THE THE EQUIPMENT THAT WE NEED. IT'S NOT A FREE BUY. EVERYTHING PASS IS WHAT I WANT TO SAY. COULD YOU TALK ABOUT THAT PROCESS A LITTLE BIT? ABSOLUTELY. GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL. MY NAME IS JOSHUA CROWLEY. I'M THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR FINANCE OVER PROCUREMENT. AND I'M REALLY GLAD YOU BROUGHT THIS ITEM UP, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT, ONE TO TALK ABOUT, BECAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN SOME MISCONCEPTIONS I'VE HEARD TONIGHT. WHILE THE FORMAL COMPETITIVE THRESHOLD HAS BEEN MOVED FROM $50,000 TO $100,000, IT DOESN'T CHANGE OUR QUOTING REQUIREMENT. IT DOESN'T MEAN WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO JUST GO PICK SOLE SOURCE VENDORS AT AT AD HOC. WE STILL HAVE TO FOLLOW 
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THE PROCUREMENT LAW, WHICH REQUIRES US GOING AND SECURING QUOTES AND MAKING THOSE BEST VALUE PROCUREMENTS TO ENSURE WE'RE SPENDING THE TAX DOLLAR WISELY. AND IT ALSO BRINGS US IN LINE WITH OUR OTHER PEER CITIES. YOU KNOW THIS WHEN WE DRAFTED OUR PROCUREMENT POLICY AND PUT OUR PLAYBOOK OUT THERE, WE HADN'T ENVISIONED THE LAW CHANGING ANYTIME SOON SINCE IT HAD BEEN IN PLACE FOR SO LONG. AND SO THIS IS JUST US RECOGNIZING THAT CHANGE. I THINK THE CONCERN FROM THE RESIDENTS WAS THAT, HEY, THIS IS JUST A FREE TICKET TO GO BUY WHATEVER YOU WANT. IT'S NOT. I MEAN, WE'VE BEEN WORKING AS A CITY TO BE MORE TRANSPARENT AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE FOLLOWING PROCESS. THE PROCUREMENT OFFICER NOW IS A BIG RESULT OF WHAT WE'VE DONE AS A CITY, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING THINGS UP TO CODE AND BEING VERY FRUGAL WITH OUR DOLLARS, RIGHT, MAKING SURE, I MEAN, BEING VERY CAREFUL WITH OUR DOLLARS, VERY CAREFUL WITH OUR DOLLARS, MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE A PROCESS IN PLACE. WE'RE TRANSPARENT AND MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE SOMEBODY THAT IS NOW OVERSEEING ALL THE PURCHASES. AND THAT'S YOUR JOB. THAT'S GREAT. SO IT'S JUST SOMETHING I WANTED TO BRING UP BECAUSE I KNOW THIS IS A CONCERN. WHEN YOU SEE, HEY, THE CITY CAN SPEND MORE MONEY. 
          RESIDENTS ARE GOING TO BE LIKE, WOW, I MEAN, WHAT'S GOING ON THERE? BUT THIS IS SOMETHING THE STATE PASSED WITH THEIR HOUSE BILL, AND IT'S BECAUSE THEY SAW A DEFICIENCY THERE. 
          AND USUALLY WHEN THE STATE PASSES SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, CITIES ADHERE TO IT, BUT SOMETIMES IT'S PUNISHING CITIES. AND THIS WAS A LITTLE DIFFERENT. BUT IT'S STILL GOING TO KEEP THE OVERSIGHT. IT'S GOING TO KEEP THE SAME PROCESS IN PLACE. SO I WANTED RESIDENTS TO FEEL AT EASE THAT WE'RE NOT JUST GIVING SOMEBODY A FREE TICKET TO GO BUY WHATEVER THEY WANT. 
          MAYOR, COUNCIL, IF I COULD, JUST TO AMPLIFY A COUPLE OF THINGS JOSHUA MENTIONED, WE DO HAVE MORE TRANSPARENCY IN THIS PROCESS AS WELL. ON OUR WEBSITE, WE LIST OUT ANY PURCHASES THAT ARE GOING TO BE MADE BETWEEN THAT 50 AND $100,000 LEVEL. SO YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE THOSE AND THOSE CONTRACTS THAT WILL BE PUBLISHED MONTHLY ON OUR WEBSITE. SO THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE AS WELL. HOPEFULLY. THAT'S AWESOME THAT THAT SHOWS THE WORK THE TEAM OF KYLE IS DOING, THE CITY TEAM AND SHOWING THAT WE'RE BEING MORE TRANSPARENT. WE'VE WE'VE TAKEN A LOT OF STEPS AS A COUNCIL TO GIVE YOU THE TOOLS YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE THE INFORMATION IS GETTING OUT TO THE RESIDENTS, AND THEY'RE SEEING IT IN REAL TIME. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR THE HARD WORK Y'ALL DO. THANK YOU. AND WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 19. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER RESO, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN HARRIS TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 19. IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? COUNCILMEMBER TIBBETTS? YES. 
          THANK YOU FOR EXPLAINING THE ENTIRE DEAL ON THIS. WE I WAS REACHED OUT MAYBE BY THE SAME RESIDENTS. MR. RIZZO, COUNCILMAN RIZZO, THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT IT, THAT THEY WANTED US TO BE MORE TRANSPARENT ON THIS WHEN WE MAKE THESE KIND OF PURCHASES. 
          BUT IF THERE IS A PROCESS IN PLACE WHERE THERE IS A WEBSITE THAT YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE PURCHASED, MAYBE THAT PERSON CAN BE ABLE TO LOOK ONLINE AND SEE WHERE WE'RE AT. 
          AS FAR AS WHAT ARE THE THE PURCHASES THE CITY NEEDS MOVING FORWARD ON THAT. AND MAYBE THERE'S ANOTHER COUNCILMAN THERE ON THE PROCUREMENT WEBSITE RIGHT NOW. SO IF YOU WENT TO CITY OF KYLE PURCHASING, YOU COULD VIEW THE AUTHORIZED PURCHASES UNDER THE CITY MANAGER SIGNATURE AUTHORITY. AND YOU COULD SEE THAT THAT REPORT OF ALL OF THOSE. AND, YOU KNOW, IF YOU KNOW, TO QUANTIFY THIS FOR YOU, IF WE WERE TO LOOK AT THE LAST CALENDAR YEAR AND QUANTIFY HOW MANY PURCHASES FELL, THAT WOULD NOW NOT WOULD WITH THAT CHANGE OF AUTHORITY, IT'S ABOUT 18 ITEMS. SO IT'S NOT A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF ITEMS THAT FALL IN THAT PERIOD. BUT THIS IS JUST ONE OF THOSE EFFICIENCY ITEMS THAT WILL ALLOW US TO CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD WITHOUT DELAY AND TO BETTER IMPROVE OUR AGENDAS. 
          THAT WOULD BE 18 ADDITIONAL ITEMS THAT WE WOULD NEED TO BRING TO COUNCIL FOR VOTES AND SO FORTH AND SO FORTH. THIS HAS GIVEN THEM THE THE AUTHORITY TO BE ABLE TO LOOK AT THOSE AND DECIDE. CORRECT. AND ALL OF THEM ARE STILL BOUND BY THE POLICY THAT YOU ALL ARE PASSING TODAY. SO IT'S VERY TRANSPARENT IN WHAT RULES WILL BE FOLLOWING. THAT'S GOOD. COUNCILOR HARRIS, NOT JUST BOUND BY POLICY, BUT BOUND BY THE BUDGET. ABSOLUTELY. YEAH, I WOULD JUST WHEN I FIRST STARTED, YOU GET A LITTLE SOMETHING FROM ME OVER THE LAST, LAST THREE MEETINGS. BUT OUR, OUR, OUR, OUR THRESHOLD WAS 15,000. IT'S NOW 100,000. AND EQUALLY AS AMPLIFIED BY LIKE EXPONENTIALLY MORE TRANSPARENT THAN IT WAS AT THAT TIME. IT'S NOT JUST THE THRESHOLD, IT'S WHAT BRINGS AN ITEM TO AN AGENDA IN THE FIRST PLACE. AND HOW DOES IT GET THERE? AND WHO HAS HOW DO THESE DOLLARS GET SPENT? THE TRANSPARENCY WAS ALL THAT I HEARD ABOUT WHEN I WAS FIRST ELECTED. THAT WAS THE BECAUSE YOU JUST COULDN'T TELL HOW THE EVEN THOUGH THE THRESHOLD WAS LOWER REQUIRING ITEMS TO COME TO COUNCIL, HE WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TELL THE MOTIVATIONS OR HOW THINGS WERE DONE. AND CERTAINLY OUR NEW OPENGOV PLATFORM IS, I MEAN, 
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IMPRESSIVE, VERY, VERY IMPRESSIVE. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO STAFF FOR, YOU KNOW, MAKING MAKING THAT HAPPEN AND GENERATING THE KIND OF TRUST, NOT JUST BY SAYING TRUST ME, BUT BY DOING THE WORK OF BEING TRANSPARENT. YOU KNOW, IT'S EASY TO CRITICIZE, BUT WHEN YOU REALLY LOOK AT WHAT'S TAKING PLACE 100%, I AGREE WITH MY COLLEAGUES THAT WE'RE WE'RE SETTING A NEW STANDARD FOR TRANSPARENCY ON ON THESE KINDS OF MATTERS. ALL RIGHT. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED? NAY. ALL RIGHT. MOTION 
          [31) Consider approval of a resolution finding public convenience and necessity and authorizing the use of eminent domain to condemn if necessary three (3) parcels of land totaling 0.2614 acres (as described in Exhibit “A” to the Resolution) from certain real property owned by Plum Creek Homeowners Association, Inc., for the public use and purpose of construction of public roadway improvements for the Kohlers Crossing Roundabout Project. (ROLL CALL VOTE REQUESTED)]
CARRIES 5 TO 1. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP IS AGENDA ITEM 31. IT IS. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION, FINDING PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY AND AUTHORIZING USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN TO CONDEMN, IF NECESSARY, THREE PARCELS OF LAND TOTALING 0.2614 ACRES, AS DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT A OF THE RESOLUTION FROM CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY OWNED BY PLUM CREEK HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. FOR THE PUBLIC USE AND PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE CROSSING ROUNDABOUT PROJECT. THIS HAS A ROLL CALL VOTE, AND WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO STEP OUT. I WILL TRY TO GET HERE IN JUST A LITTLE WHILE BACK ON VIRTUALLY. 
          SO THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. AMBER SMITH'S DEPUTY CITY MANAGER. 
          FOR THE RECORD, WE HAVE THREE PCNS FOR YOU TONIGHT. THEY'RE ALL FOR THE SAME PROJECT. SO I WILL GO THROUGH THE FIRST PRESENTATION AND THEN THE NEXT TWO I WILL BE VERY BRIEF ON SO WE CAN MOVE THROUGH THE MEETING. SO THIS PROJECT IS THE ROUNDABOUT PROJECT. AMERICAN STRUCTURE POINT IS THE DESIGN ENGINEER. ENGINEER. THEY'RE THEY'RE AT 100% DESIGN. AND WE HAVE FIVE, FOUR AND FOUR PARCELS AT EACH INTERSECTION THAT WE ARE TRYING TO ACQUIRE. 
          HERE ARE THE PROJECT LIMITS. AND THEN FOR THIS PARCEL IT'S NUMBER ONE. IT BELONGS TO THE PLUM CREEK HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION. WE PREPARED A SURVEY AND AN APPRAISAL. AND WE NEED 0.2614 ACRES. AND IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN THE RIGHT OF WAY HERE INCLUDE A CONCRETE SIDEWALK, VINYL FENCING AND LANDSCAPING, AND A PCN REFERS TO THE COUNCIL DETERMINING WHETHER THE CITY'S ACQUISITION OF AN INTEREST IN A SPECIFIC PIECE OF REAL PROPERTY, SUCH AS AN EASEMENT OR FEE. SIMPLE TITLE IS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE A PARTICULAR PUBLIC USE FOR THE PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY. IN THIS SITUATION, THE PCN FINDS THAT THE COLORS CROSSING ROUNDABOUT PROJECT IS NECESSARY AND REQUIRED TO PROMOTE THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY AND THAT ACQUISITION OF THE IDENTIFIED PROPERTY IS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT. WHEN THE PROPERTY OWNER AND THE CITY ARE UNABLE TO REACH A NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT, THE PCN AUTHORIZES THE CITY TO INITIATE EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS ONLY IF NECESSARY TO ACQUIRE THE NEEDED PROPERTY, AND WE ASK THAT YOU APPROVE THE RESOLUTION IN FRONT OF YOU. OKAY. THIS IS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 31. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. VICE? ARE WE READY FOR A VOTE ON THAT? IT'S A GOOD QUESTION. ARE WE READY FOR A VOTE ON THAT OR YOU WANT TO TAKE ALL OF THEM AT THIS SAME TIME? WE'LL TAKE THEM EACH SEPARATELY SINCE THEY NEED TO BE READ SEPARATELY. I'D LIKE TO. RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF ITEM 31. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM DOCTOR HARRIS TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THAT. WE HAVE A SECOND ONE. VERY SPECIFIC QUESTION. OKAY. 31 OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I MOVE THAT THE CITY OF CAIRO AUTHORIZE THE USE OF POWER EMINENT DOMAIN TO ACQUIRE 0.264 LAND, ACRES OF LAND IN FEE, SIMPLE FROM PROPERTY OWNED BY PLUM CREEK HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, AS DESCRIBED IN AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 31. FOR PUBLIC USE OF CONSTRUCTING AND OPERATING PUBLIC ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE COLORS CROSSING ROUNDABOUT ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. I WILL SECOND THAT. OKAY, WE HAD A SECOND. ALL RIGHT. ANY DISCUSSION ON AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 31? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER MEAD. AYE. ROLL CALL. VOTE YES. SORRY. ROLL CALL. VOTE, SIR. TOBIAS. YES. RIZZO. 
          YES. HARRIS. YES. MCKINNEY. YES. MITCHELL IS ABSENT. ZUNIGA. YES. HEIZER IS ABSENT. OKAY. WE HAVE A TOTAL OF FIVE VOTES. AGENDA PASSES. AGENDA ITEM PASSES WITH FIVE VOTES. ALL RIGHT, NEXT 
          [32) Consider approval of a resolution finding public convenience and necessity and authorizing the use of eminent domain to condemn if necessary a parcel of land containing 1,724 square feet (as described in Exhibit “A” to the Resolution) from certain real property owned by Cluck Yeah LLC., for the public use and purpose of construction of public roadway improvements for the Kohlers Crossing Roundabout Project. (ROLL CALL VOTE REQUESTED)]
WE'RE GOING TO GO TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 32 TO CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION, FINDING PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY, AUTHORIZING THE USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN TO CONDEMN, IF NECESSARY, A PARCEL OF LAND CONTAINING 1724FT■!S FROM CERTAN REAL PROPERTY OWNED BY CLUCK 
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FOR THE PUBLIC USE AND PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS FOR CROSSING ROUNDABOUT PROJECT. AGAIN, THIS IS FOR THE COLORS CROSSING ROUNDABOUT PROJECT. 
          THIS IS PARCEL 11 A. THE PROJECT LIMITS. HERE'S A SITE INFORMATION. IT'S OWNED BY CLUCK LLC, AND WE PERFORMED A SURVEY AND AN APPRAISAL HERE. AND PROPERTY INTERESTS HERE INCLUDE 1724FT■!S OF FEE, SIMPLE RIGHT OF WAY, AND IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN THE RIGHT OF WAY INCLUDE CONCRETE PAVING, AND WE ASK THAT YOU APPROVE THE RESOLUTION. OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE ITEM? YES. JUST JUST ONE. WE DO A LOT OF EMINENT DOMAIN REQUESTS FAIRLY EARLY ON IN PROJECTS. SOME OF OUR RESIDENTS FEEL LIKE WE ARE ACTUALLY SUING THOSE ENTITIES THAT WE ARE REQUESTING EMINENT DOMAIN. WOULD YOU EXPLAIN WHY WE DO THAT EARLY ON IN THE PROCESS? YES, MA'AM. AND I'LL ASK HIM TO HELP HELP ME ON THIS. BUT WE DO IT EARLY IN THE PROCESS TO KEEP THE PROJECT MOVING. AS CITY MANAGER MENTIONED EARLIER, TIME IS MONEY AND EVERY DAY WE DON'T GET THE PROJECT ON THE GROUND. IT'S GOING TO COST THE TAXPAYERS MORE MONEY. SO TO MOVE THROUGH EXPEDITIOUSLY WITH OUR PROPERTY ACQUISITION, WE WE FILE THESE AS JUST A MATTER OF PROCESS. AND THEN I'LL LET KENT SPEAK ABOUT WHEN WE ACTUALLY FILE SUIT. GOOD EVENING. 
          COUNCIL. TIBBETTS COUNCIL KENT SEEK OUTSIDE COUNSEL FOR REAL ESTATE ACQUISITION. SO YES, THE PASSING OF THIS RESOLUTION IS JUST ACKNOWLEDGING THAT NEGOTIATIONS HAVE OCCURRED AND IT'S AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF EMINENT DOMAIN IF NECESSARY. EMINENT DOMAIN NEVER GETS FILED UNLESS THERE'S UNLESS IT'S FOR SURE THAT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO REACH AGREEMENT. SO IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN THROUGH OFFER AND FINAL OFFER. THIS PARTICULAR LANDOWNER HAS NOT RESPONDED. BUT THAT'S NOT TO SAY THE CITY WOULDN'T ENTERTAIN A SETTLEMENT REQUEST, EVEN EVEN RIGHT BEFORE A COMMISSIONERS HEARING. IT'S. THE CITY CONSIDERS EVERY SETTLEMENT REQUEST VERY CAREFULLY. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE? WELL, ON THAT SUBJECT, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADD THAT VERY FEW OF THESE PCNS ACTUALLY GO BEFORE THE SPECIAL COMMISSIONERS, LIKE. YES, SIR. THAT'S TRUE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANY MOTIONS OR ARE YOU GOING TO READ IT? OKAY. I REFERENCING AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 32. I MOVE THAT THE CITY OF CAIRO AUTHORIZE THE USE OF POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN TO ACQUIRE 1724FT■!S OF LAND IN FEE SIMPLE FROM PROPERTY OWNED BY CLUCK, AS DESCRIBED IN AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 32. FOR A PUBLIC USE OF CONSTRUCTING AND OPERATING PUBLIC ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE CROSSINGS ROUNDABOUT ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. SECOND. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION. SECOND, OKAY. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A ROLL CALL. VOTE. YES. YES YES. ABSENT. YES. 
          MITCHELL. YES. OKAY. WE HAVE A50. OKAY. MOTION PASSES. NEXT UP WE'RE GOING TO HAVE NUMBER 
          [33) Consider approval of a resolution finding public convenience and necessity and authorizing the use of eminent domain to condemn if necessary a parcel of land containing 2,092 square feet (as described in Exhibit “A” to the Resolution) from certain real property owned by A+ Federal Credit Union for the public use and purpose of construction of public roadway improvements for the Kohlers Crossing Roundabout Project. (ROLL CALL VOTE REQUESTED)]
33. CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION. FINDING PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY, AUTHORIZING THE USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN TO CONDEMN, IF NECESSARY, A PARCEL OF LAND CONTAINING 2092FT■!S FROM CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY OWNED BY A+ FEDERAL CREDIT UNION FOR THE PUBLIC USE AND PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTION UNDER ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS FOR CROSSING ROUNDABOUT PROJECT, THIS WILL HAVE ANOTHER ROLL CALL VOTE. THIS IS THE THIRD AND FINAL PCN BEFORE YOU TONIGHT. AGAIN, IT'S AT KLAUS CROSSING ROUNDABOUT PROJECT. IT'S PARCEL NUMBER 13. THE PROJECT LIMITS. IT BELONGS TO A+ FEDERAL CREDIT UNION. AGAIN, WE PERFORMED A SURVEY AND AN APPRAISAL HERE. PROPERTY INTERESTS INCLUDE 2092FT■!S OF . SIMPLE RIGHT OF WAY AND WE JUST NEED THE RIGHT OF WAY. WE ARE NOT GOING TO CONSTRUCT ANY IMPROVEMENTS HERE. OKAY. WE ASK THAT YOU APPROVE THE RESOLUTION. PLEASE. OKAY. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? OKAY. 
          I MOVED THAT THE CITY OF CAIRO AUTHORIZE THE POWER, THE USE OF POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN TO ACQUIRE 2092FT■!S OF LAND IN FEE SIMPLE FROM PROPERTY OWNED BY A+ FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, AS DESCRIBED IN AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 33. FOR THE PUBLIC USE OF CONSTRUCTING AND OPERATING 
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PUBLIC ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE CROSSINGS ROUNDABOUT. ROADWAY PROJECT IMPROVEMENT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT SECOND OKAY, SECOND BY DOCTOR HARRIS. DO YOU HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? THIS WILL ALSO REQUIRE A ROLL CALL VOTE. HARRIS. YES. TOBIAS. YES. MITCHELL IS ABSENT. 
          RIZZO. YES. ZUNIGA. YES. HEIZER IS ABSENT. KINNEY. YES. OKAY. AGENDA ITEM PASSES 5 TO 0. 
          [34) Consider approval of a resolution determining that a 29.822-acre portion of Kyle Vista must be used or taken for purposes of constructing multiple public facilities and amenities, which may include development as part of the memorandum of understanding between the City of Kyle and Hays County for a collaborative partnership.
Public Hearing
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THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NEXT, WE HAVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 34. CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION DETERMINING THAT TWO, NOT 29.82 ACRE PORTION OF KYLE VISTA MUST BE USED OR TAKEN FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING MULTIPLE PUBLIC FACILITIES AND AMENITIES, WHICH MAY INCLUDE DEVELOPMENT AS A PART OF MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF KYLE AND HAYS COUNTY FOR COLLABORATION PARTNERSHIP AND THIS IS PRESENTED BY JESSIE LETO. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON THIS ITEM. 
          COUNCIL WILL REMEMBER ON AUGUST 5TH WE PRESENTED A MOU THAT WAS APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL REGARDING A PARTNERSHIP WITH HAYS COUNTY FOR SEVERAL PROJECTS ALL TOGETHER ON KYLE VISTA PROPERTY. IN ORDER TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS MOU AND THE PROJECTS THAT ARE INVOLVED, THE CITY IS LOOKING AT THAT LAND. THE CITY DOES NOT BELIEVE THE LAND IS OFFICIALLY DEDICATED PARKLAND, BUT OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION, WE'RE GOING TO INITIATE CHAPTER 26 PROCEEDINGS JUST TO FREE THAT LAND UP JUST IN CASE. ACCORDING TO THE STATE REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO PARK PARKLAND USE ON PROPERTY. THAT INCLUDES 29.822 ACRES OF LAND. IT HAS. AS I SAID, IT HAS NOT FORMALLY BEEN DEVELOPED AS A PARK AND CONTAINS NO DEDICATED RECREATIONAL AMENITIES AT THIS TIME. SO, ACCORDING TO THE PARKS AND WILDLIFE CODE SECTION 26 001, THIS IS THIS IS THE SECTION THAT WE'RE INITIATING TODAY. IT INCLUDES A PUBLIC HEARING, AND I WILL I WILL LEAN ON MY CITY ATTORNEY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO IT AT THE PROPER TIME. I THINK IT'S COMING UP HERE IN JUST A MINUTE, BUT I WANT TO MAKE A SPECIFIC NOTE ON THIS SLIDE. IT WAS A TYPO ON MY PART. THIS IS NOT A NEED FOR PARKLAND, FOR ROAD BONDS. THIS IS A NEED FOR PARK THE THE CHAPTER 26 FOR THAT PROJECT FOR THE MOU. THIS RESOLUTION THAT WILL BE THAT YOU WILL BE APPROVING IF APPROVED, HAS THE NECESSARY FINDINGS FOR TAKING THAT LAND FOR THE CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PROJECT, WHICH INCLUDES THE THREE DIFFERENT PARTS APPROVED IN THAT MOU, A PROPERTY LEASE DEVELOPED BY THE COUNTY, SIGNIFICANT PARK ENHANCEMENTS TO THE VISTA LOCATION, AND JOINT PARTICIPATION IN FUTURE FUTURE ANIMAL SERVICES FOR REGIONAL SUPPORT. I WANTED TO SHOW SPECIFICALLY THE PARCELS FOR THAT 20 PLUS ACRES HERE. COUNCIL WILL REMEMBER THIS THROUGH THE MOU ON AUGUST 5TH. AND THIS ITEM INCLUDES A PUBLIC HEARING WHICH WAS POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF 26 002. SO THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO HOLD THAT PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED TO JUST OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION. 
          FREE UP THAT LAND TO CONTINUE THAT PROJECT. I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. GO AHEAD. 
          DO WE OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING? DO THE PUBLIC HEARING FIRST? OKAY. AT THIS TIME, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS AGENDA ITEM. IF THERE'S ANYBODY WHO WOULD LIKE TO COME AND SPEAK IN REFERENCING THIS AGENDA ITEM, SEEING NONE, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. COUNCILMAN RIZZO. YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO SAY I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED. OKAY. MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN RIZZO. SECOND SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MARK MCKINNEY. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE AGENDA ITEM ITSELF? ME. GO AHEAD. COUNCILMAN JESSE, I'D JUST LIKE TO THANK YOU, OUR CITY STAFF AND EVERYONE INVOLVED FOR PUTTING THIS COLLABORATIVE PROJECT TOGETHER THAT'S REALLY GOING TO MOVE OUR CITY FORWARD WITH A NEW WITH IN THE FUTURE, A REALLY GREAT ANIMAL ADOPTION CENTER WITH COUNTY OFFICES THERE THAT ARE REALLY GOING TO SERVE OUR RESIDENTS IN A BEAUTIFUL PARK AREA. I MEAN, I CAN THINK OF THREE INVESTMENTS RIGHT NOW, KAZ BUILDING THAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE KENSINGTON AND THIS ONE, AND I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS ONE AS WELL. AND THIS IS HOW WE INVEST FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR CITY. WE WE, WE WE TAKE THE VOTES BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THESE ARE THE RIGHT VOTES TO, TO, TO PUT IN PLACE TO CREATE THESE TYPES OF PROJECTS. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I MEAN, YOU'VE YOU'VE REALLY AMAZED YOU'VE IMPRESSED ME WITH WITH HOW MUCH PLANNING YOU PUT INTO THIS. I APPRECIATE THAT. WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT AS WELL. THANK YOU. YEAH. I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. WHAT HAS WHAT HAS THE COUNTY BEEN BEEN STATING? I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE HAVE BEEN TALKING BACK AND FORTH, BUT I HAVEN'T YOU KNOW, 
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I THINK THAT WE WERE WORKING WITH COUNCILMAN COMMISSIONER COHEN AND INGALSBE ON THESE PROJECTS. WHAT WHAT HAVE WE HEARD FROM THEM AS FAR AS THE TYPES OF AMENITIES THAT WE COULD BE ABLE TO HELP WITH THEM WITH THAT? WELL, AS FAR AS THE MOU THAT WAS APPROVED ON AUGUST 5TH, IT'S A PARTNERSHIP FOR THEIR COUNTY BUILDING, WHICH IS TO HOST ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES. 
          WE DON'T HAVE A SPECIFIC LIST YET FOR WHAT OFFICES WILL BE IN THERE, ALTHOUGH SOME THINGS HAVE BEEN MENTIONED IN CONVERSATIONS. AND THEN ALSO THE ANIMAL SHELTER PARTICIPATION. OKAY, FOR THE NOT ONLY THE CITY OF KYLE, BUT ALSO THE OUTER REGION OF OUR ETJ AND THEN AND THEN TAKING ELEMENTS OF THAT ORIGINAL PARK FROM OUR PROS PLAN AND MERGING THEM TO BUILD OUT THE REST OF THAT FACILITY WITH PARKS, TRAILS, AND AMENITIES THAT COMPLEMENT NOT ONLY THOSE TWO BUILDINGS, BUT ALSO THE REST OF CAL VISTA PARK, WHICH IS A LARGE PIECE OF LAND. YES, JUST THAT WAY, WHEN WE HAVE RESIDENTS IN THAT AREA, ESPECIALLY IN DISTRICT SIX, THEY'RE GOING TO BE ASKING WHAT KIND OF FACILITY IS GOING TO BE GOING THERE. WE CAN BE A LITTLE BIT MORE. LETTING THEM KNOW THE TYPES OF SERVICES THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE BRINGING FORWARD AND THE TYPES OF PLANS AND SO FORTH. CERTAINLY COMING IN OCTOBER, WE'LL HAVE NOT ONLY THE LAND LEASE, BUT ALSO ILA'S WITH THE COUNTY. AND AT THAT TIME, I THINK WE COULD BRING A PRETTY DETAILED EVALUATION OF WHAT THE COUNTY CURRENTLY IS EXPECTING TO BE IN THAT BUILDING. AND JUST BY GOING BY COMMISSIONERS COURT, WATCHING COMMISSIONERS COURT, I KNOW THAT SOME OF THE SERVICES COMING IN ARE GOING TO BE THE EXTENSION OF THE PRECINCT TWO OFFICE. YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE ONE OF THE JUDGES COME OVER AND YOU'LL HAVE COURT ON THAT SIDE. YOU'LL HAVE THE TAX OFFICE THERE AS WELL. YOU'LL BE ABLE TO PAY YOUR TAXES, GET YOUR CAR STICKERS, WHATEVER YOU NEED TO DO. THE OTHER THING IS GOING TO BE IS GOING TO BE THE, WHAT DO YOU CALL IT, HEALTH DEPARTMENT. SO YOU HAVE THE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT IN THAT AREA, WHICH IS GOING TO BE A VERY VALUABLE TOOL TO THAT DISTRICT. IT'S GOING TO BE AMAZING. THE PARK BEHIND THE BUILDING NOW IS GOING TO BE ANOTHER PARK BEHIND THERE. THAT'S GOING TO BE REALLY GREAT FOR EVERYONE WHO LIVES IN THAT COMMUNITY. WE'VE GOT QUITE A FEW RESIDENTS THERE, BUT THE OTHER THING IS THE ANIMAL ADOPTION CENTER IS SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, WE WE TALK ABOUT NEEDS AND WANTS. THIS IS A NEED BECAUSE WE HAVE NOTHING. ONCE WE LOSE THE PARTNERSHIP WITH SAN MARCOS. AND SO WE I WANT TO THANK YOU AND STAFF FOR TAKING THIS SERIOUSLY AND TAKING THEM SERIOUSLY AND KNOWING THAT WE NEED TO FILL THIS NEED IN OUR CITY. AND NOW, YOU KNOW, TO GET THE COUNTY IN AS A PARTNERSHIP LET'S YOU AS A AS A PARTNER. WE'RE SHARING THAT COST NOW, NOT PUTTING THE FULL BURDEN ON OUR RESIDENTS. SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CONTINUING TO COLLABORATE, COLLABORATE WITH THE COUNTY RIGHT NOW. I THINK THANKS TO OUR STAFF AND THE COUNTY STAFF, WE HAVE GREAT WORKING RELATIONSHIPS. IT'S A BENEFIT WHEN CITIES AND COUNTIES AND EVERY MUNICIPALITY AROUND US, WHETHER IT'S SCHOOL DISTRICT OR ANYONE ELSE OR OTHER CITIES AS WELL, WORKING TOGETHER IS REALLY KEY. BUILDING THAT TRUST IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE REALLY WORKED ON AS A COMMUNITY, AS A COUNCIL, AS A CITY AS WELL. SO SEEING EVERYTHING THAT'S BENEFITING THE BENEFITS COMING OUT OF THAT NOW IS REALLY EXCITING. BUT THANK YOU ALL FOR THE HARD WORK AS WELL. BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT. IT'S COLLABORATION BUILDING TRUST. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR WHAT Y'ALL DO. THANKS. COUNCIL MEMBER. WE DID CERTAINLY DID HAVE TO MOVE QUICKLY, BUT WE FOUND A TREMENDOUS PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COUNTY. AND NOT ONLY WILL WE HAVE THAT BUILDING, BUT THE PARK AND INFRASTRUCTURE WILL BE UPDATED IN THAT AREA AS WELL. COUNCILMEMBER TOBIAS AND A TREMENDOUS ANIMAL CARE CENTER THAT WILL BE TOP TIER IN THE ENTIRE REGION. SO IT'S FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED. IT'S IT'S A WIN QUESTION. SO DO YOU HAVE A TIMELINE FOR THIS? BECAUSE I KNOW WE'RE UNDER FOR THE ANIMAL RESOURCE CENTER. WE'RE UNDER A TIME CRUNCH ON THIS. ONCE WE PASS THIS, WHAT IS THE NEXT STEP? AND THEN WHEN WHEN DO WE EXPECT TO GO TO CONSTRUCTION ON THAT BUILDING? WE CERTAINLY DO. 
          SO OCTOBER 21ST WE'RE BRINGING A FULL DESIGN CONTRACT TO COUNCIL. YOU'LL SEE THE CONTRACT COME THROUGH. IT'LL ALSO COME WITH ILAS WITH THE OUR DIFFERENT PARTNERS. SO IT'LL ALL COME TOGETHER AS ONE AS SEVERAL ITEMS BUT ALL TOGETHER AS ONE PROJECT. YOU MIGHT SAY WHAT ILAS ARE. OH SORRY. INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS WITH OUR WITH OUR OTHER PARTNERS. AND THEN A YEAR, ABOUT A YEAR, MAYBE A LITTLE LESS OF FULL DESIGN. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE TO DO PLENTY OF PUBLIC OUTREACH AND AND WITH PARTNERSHIPS AND PROGRAMING. 
          BUT THERE'LL BE ABOUT A YEAR, MAYBE A LITTLE LESS OF FULL DESIGN. SO AROUND THIS TIME NEXT YEAR WE'LL BE GOING, BRINGING A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT BACK AS WELL WITH OUR PARTNERSHIPS. AND THEN MAYBE ABOUT A YEAR, A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AFTER THAT. SO IN A COUPLE YEARS, TWO, TWO AND A HALF YEARS, PROBABLY AT MOST, WE'LL BE FULLY OPEN OPERATIONAL. WE ALSO IN THIS BUDGET WHICH JUST PASSED, HAVE A ANIMAL SERVICES DIRECTOR POSITION THAT WILL BE HIRING THAT WHILE THAT DESIGN IS GOING ON AND THEY'LL BE WORKING WITH THE DESIGN TEAM, BUT ALSO THEY'LL BE BUILDING AN ANIMAL, AN ANIMAL SERVICES BOARD FOR THE CITY WITH OUR PARTNERS, AND ALSO LOOKING AT PROGRAMING AND BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS FOR WHEN WE GET UP AND RUNNING AND LOOKING AT HOW MANY FTES WE'LL NEED AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO THERE'S A LOT OF 
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WORK TO BE DONE OVER THE NEXT YEAR TO TWO YEARS, BUT WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT IT. SO HOW DOES THAT FIT WITH THE TIMELINE FOR SAN MARCOS TO CLOSE OUR OUR ABILITY TO? IT'S A LITTLE FURTHER THAN THE ORIGINAL TIMELINE THEY GAVE US, BUT THEY THEY HAVE ASSURED US AND WE HAVE MEETINGS ACTUALLY WITH THEM COMING UP VERY SOON TO GIVE THEM THE TIMELINES AND WALK THEM THROUGH IT. AND THEY'VE ASSURED US THAT AS LONG AS WE'RE ON TRACK AND THAT WE'RE EVERYTHING'S MOVING SMOOTHLY, THAT WE'LL BE OKAY AS FAR AS GETTING OUT OF THERE WITHOUT BEING KICKED OUT. AND WHEN THEY FIRST APPROACHED US AND TOLD US ABOUT THIS, THEY DID MENTION THAT IF IT LOOKED LIKE THE ENTITIES AROUND THEM THAT WERE THEY WERE SERVICING WERE MOVING ON THE PROJECTS, AND THEY WOULD BE AMENABLE TO GIVING US EXTRA TIME TO GET OUR PROJECTS ONLINE. THEY JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY ENTITY TOOK THEM SERIOUSLY AND WAS GOING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THEIR OWN PROJECTS. OKAY. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION MOTIONS? I MOVE ACCEPTANCE OF ITEM NUMBER 34. SECOND. OKAY. MOTION WAS MADE BY DOCTOR HARRIS AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN RIZZO. IS THERE ANY MORE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? AGENDA ITEM PASSES 5 TO 0. THANK YOU. OKAY, NEXT UP WE HAVE AGENDA 
          [35) Consider approval of Amendment No. 2 to Task Order No. 3 with HDR Engineering, Inc. for surveying, geotechnical investigation, final design, and bid and construction phase administration for the Cromwell Reclaimed Pump Station and Storage Facility in the amount of $684,940, for a total Task Order amount of $1,075,774.]
ITEM NUMBER 35. CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF THE AMENDMENT OF NUMBER TWO TO TASK ORDER NUMBER THREE FOR HD ENGINEERING INCORPORATED FOR SURVEYING, GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION, FINAL DESIGN AND BID CONSTRUCTION. PHASE ADMINISTRATION FOR THE CROMWELL RECLAIM PUMP STATION AND STORAGE FACILITY IN THE AMOUNT OF $684,940 FOR THE TOTAL TASK ORDER OF $1,075,774. THIS PRESENTER IS BY MIKE MURPHY. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. 
          JUST AS A QUICK REMINDER ON THIS PROJECT, REPRESENTATIVE LLOYD DOGGETT WAS ABLE TO ACQUIRE $2 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING THROUGH THE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF KYLE. AND THE WAY THIS FUNDING IS GOING TO BE SPENT, MOST OF IT WILL GO TOWARDS PHASE ONE OF THE PROJECT. WHATEVER'S LEFT OVER WILL GO INTO PHASE TWO. SO THIS IS A BIG SAVINGS FOR THE FOR THE CITY OF KYLE AND OUR WATER RECLAMATION PROGRAM. SO THE CITY OF KYLE HAS IDENTIFIED PROJECTS IN THE 2023 RECLAIMED WATER MASTER PLAN AS A STRATEGY TO REDUCE POTABLE WATER DEMANDS. THE PLAN IDENTIFIED PLUM CREEK GOLF COURSE TO BE THE HIGHEST DEMAND OF RECLAIMED WATER. THE PROJECT PROPOSES A RECLAIMED WATER PUMP STATION, A GROUND STORAGE TANK AND RECLAIMED WATER LINE TO TIE INTO THE EXISTING RECLAIMED WATER LINE AT HEROES MEMORIAL PARK. THE SYSTEM WILL ALSO SERVE THE BRICK AND MORTAR DISTRICT AND THE SPORTS COMPLEX IN THE FUTURE. ONCE INFRASTRUCTURE IS IN PLACE, SO HDR ENGINEERING HAS COMPLETED PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING REPORT AND EVALUATING THE EXPANSION OF THE RECLAIMED WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. THE PROJECT HAS BEEN SEPARATED INTO TWO PHASES. LIKE I STATED AT THE BEGINNING, THE RECLAIMED RECLAIMED WATER LINE, WHICH THE DESIGN IS NEAR 60% COMPLETE. THE RECLAIMED WATER PUMP STATION AND GROUND STORAGE TANK. THE DESIGN ON THE RECLAIMED WATER LINE OBVIOUSLY IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY. LET ME GO BACK SO YOU CAN SEE THE MAP THERE. THAT'S KIND OF HARD TO READ, BUT IT SHOWS THE LINE GOING DOWN CROMWELL AND JUST ON THE SOUTH END. ON WITH THE BEGINNING OF THE PROJECT STARTS. THAT'S WHERE THE GROUND STORAGE TANK IS, JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOVE THAT. ACTUALLY, IN THAT CORNER I DON'T HAVE A POINTER, I'LL SHOW YOU. BUT AT THE BOTTOM RIGHT HAND CORNER IN THAT AREA IS WHERE THE GROUND STORAGE TANK AND PUMP STATION WILL BE LOCATED. SO ITEMS INCLUDED IN THIS AMENDMENT ARE SURVEYING AND EASEMENT SERVICES, GEOTECHNICAL REVIEW BASED ON INVESTIGATION PERFORMED FOR THE RECLAIMED WATER LINE. HYDROLOGIC AND HYDRAULIC REVIEW. FINAL DESIGN SERVICES, BID PHASE ADMINISTRATION AND CONSTRUCTION. PHASE ADMINISTRATION. SO THE PROJECT TIMELINE, THE SURVEYING, SUBSURFACE UTILITY ENGINEERING GEOTECHNICAL REVIEW IS GOING TO TAKE APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS. THE FINAL DESIGN NINE MONTHS AND BID BID PHASE SERVICES AND CONSTRUCTION PHASE SERVICES TWO MONTHS AND THEN 12 MONTHS ACCORDINGLY. AND SO IF YOU DO ALL THE CALCULATIONS THERE, I'LL GO AHEAD AND DO THEM FOR YOU. IT SHOWS THAT NOVEMBER OF 2027 CONSTRUCTION SHOULD BE COMPLETED ON THIS PROJECT. SO RECOMMENDATION IS CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO TO TASK ORDER NUMBER THREE WITH HDR ENGINEERING INCORPORATED FOR SURVEYING, GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION, AND FINAL DESIGN AND BID AND CONSTRUCTION PHASE ADMINISTRATION FOR THE CROMWELL RECLAIMED PUMP STATION AND 
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STORAGE FACILITY IN THE AMOUNT OF $684,940, FOR A TOTAL TASK ORDER AMOUNT OF JUST OVER $1 MILLION. WE RECOMMEND APPROVING THE AMENDMENT. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. MURPHY? I DO OKAY, DOCTOR HARRIS. THE HOW ASSURED ARE THE FEDERAL FUNDS? BECAUSE THE FEDERAL FUNDS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN ALLOCATED HAVE NOT BEEN DRAWN DOWN. SOME OF THOSE ARE BEING CLAWED BACK. SO HOW CERTAIN ARE WE OF THAT 2 MILLION? COUNCILMEMBER. YES, WE'RE WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH THE EPA TO GET THOSE FUNDS DRAWN DOWN. WE ACTUALLY HAVE ANOTHER EARMARK FROM CONGRESSMAN KASSAR THAT FOR THAT SAME PROJECT. SO IN ALL IN ALL, WE HAVE ABOUT $3 MILLION FOR THE PROJECT. WE ARE WORKING THROUGH THE APPLICATION PROCESS NOW. THEY MAKE US ACTUALLY APPLY FOR A GRANT. AND WE ARE WORKING REALLY CLOSELY WITH THE EPA OFFICE. AND THEY'RE FAST TRACKING US NOW. SO WE FEEL PRETTY CONFIDENT THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO DRAW DOWN THOSE FUNDS HERE VERY SOON. AND THEY WERE ALSO HAVING US EXPLORE WHETHER WE CAN APPLY THOSE FUNDS TO THE DESIGN THAT IS ALREADY UNDERWAY. SO WE'RE WORKING WITH THEM, AND WE'RE CONFIDENT WE CAN GET THOSE DRAWN DOWN. SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE ANY FINAL DECISIONS UNTIL WE KNOW FOR SURE. FINAL DECISIONS ABOUT THE PROGRESS OF THIS PROJECT. I MEAN, I WANT TO SEE THIS PROJECT HAPPEN, RIGHT? THE PROJECT WILL MOVE FORWARD REGARDLESS BECAUSE WE NEED WE NEED TO BRING THE RECLAIMED WATER TO HEROES MEMORIAL PARK AND TO OUR OUR SPORTSPLEX FIELDS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT I'M CONFIDENT WE CAN GET THE FUNDS. I WAS A LITTLE NERVOUS, BUT WORKING WITH THE STAFF, NOW THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH AT THE EPA, I THINK WE CAN DRAW THESE DOWN. I WOULD JUST ALSO ADD THAT AKIN GUMP, OUR FEDERAL ADVOCATE THAT WE HAVE, HAS HELPED US WORK THROUGH SOME OF THE PAPERWORK CHALLENGES AND ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH THAT, AND THEY'VE BEEN VERY HELPFUL. AND THEY ALSO FEEL CONFIDENT THAT THOSE FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE. AFTER THE PROJECT IS DESIGNED, THERE'LL BE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO SEE EXACTLY WHERE THE STATUS OF THAT IS. AND IF THERE WERE TO BE SOME KIND OF CONCERN WITH IT, WE COULD CERTAINLY ADDRESS IT AT THAT TIME. BUT WE FEEL CONFIDENT THAT WE HAVE THE FUNDS FOR THIS. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, DOCTOR? YEAH, JUST A QUICK QUESTION, MIKE. SO FOR THE RESIDENTS LISTENING, RECLAIMED WATER IS TYPE TWO. 
          TYPE THREE FROM THE TREATMENT PLANT CURRENTLY CORRECT. TYPE TWO FROM THE TREATMENT PLANT. 
          BUT WITH OUR EARLY WORK PACKAGE THAT'S SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETE IN JULY OF 26 WILL BE PRODUCING TYPE ONE. AND I GUESS THE REASON IT'S GETTING USED AT THE HEROES AND THE GOLF COURSES, BECAUSE THESE ARE THESE ARE. THEY'RE BUYING THE RECLAIMED WATER BACK FROM THE CITY. SO THERE'S THERE'S A SALE GOING ON. RIGHT. SO YEAH, WE THIS IS WHY WE DON'T HAVE IT JUST EVERYWHERE. BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO HAVE A, A USER A USER THAT USES THE CAPACITY. RIGHT, RIGHT. AND SO THE GOLF COURSE NATURALLY NEEDS IT. CORRECT. AND THEY'RE WILLING TO PAY THE CITY BACK FOR, FOR THE RECLAIMED WATER THAT, THAT, THAT WE'RE CLEANING UP AT THE WASTE. THAT'S CORRECT. 
          WE CURRENTLY HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE GOLF COURSE FOR RECLAIMED WATER. AND WE ARE IN THE VERY FINAL STAGES OF HAVING A NEW AGREEMENT WITH THE GOLF COURSE THAT WILL TAKE US MANY, MANY MORE YEARS INTO THE FUTURE. AND SO WE'VE GOT THAT. AND THEN, LIKE AMBER WAS SAYING, WE'VE ALSO GOT A COMMITMENT TO THE SPORTS COMPLEX ALSO THAT RECLAIMED WATER. THEY'RE GOING TO BE A BIG CUSTOMER TO AN IN-HOUSE CUSTOMER. BUT FOR THEIR IRRIGATION SERVICES AT THAT SITE. RIGHT. SO I MEAN, WE'RE LOOKING AT ALL TYPES OF WATER CONSERVATION AND REUSE INVESTMENTS HERE AND CORRECT. AND WE'RE EXPANDING THAT NETWORK. SURE. AND WE'VE GOT WE'VE GOT BIG PLANS FOR THE RECLAIMED WATER. WE'LL BE STARTING OUR OPR, DPR STUDY PROBABLY SOMETIME IN OCTOBER, WHICH COULD BE A REALLY BIG THING FOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI OR FOR THE CITY OF KELL. YEAH. AND I'M REALLY THANKFUL THAT WE GOT EARMARKED $2 MILLION IN GRANT FUNDING FOR THIS WATER INFRASTRUCTURE. SO THANK YOU, MIKE. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE ANY MOTIONS I MOVE TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 35 SECOND. OKAY. OKAY. 
          MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER MCKINNEY AND SECOND BY DOCTOR HARRIS. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE AGENDA ITEM? THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED ITEM PASSES 5 TO 0. 
          [36) Consider approval of a contract with American Structurepoint, Inc. for preliminary engineering and development of a 30% schematic design for the roundabouts at Kohlers Crossing at Marketplace Avenue and Kyle Crossing in the amount of $954,259.]
THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. NEXT WE'RE MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 36. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A CONTRACT WITH AMERICAN STRUCTURE POINT FOR PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING AND DEVELOPMENT OF 30%. SCHEMATIC DESIGN FOR THE ROUNDABOUTS AT KOHLERS CROSSING AND 
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MARKETPLACE AVENUE AND KYLE CROSSING IN THE AMOUNT OF 954,259. PRESENT WOULD BE MIKE TRIMBLE. EVENING COUNCIL MEMBERS. SO, AS YOU MAY RECALL, BACK IN MARCH 2025, THE CITY CLOSED A REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE ROUNDABOUTS AT COLORS CROSSING, AT MARKETPLACE AND AT KYLE CROSSING. AND THEN IN APRIL, COUNCIL AUTHORIZED THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE A CONTRACT WITH AMERICAN STRUCTURE POINT FOR THESE SERVICES. THE CONTRACT INCLUDES PREPARING A PRELIMINARY SUMMARY OF INFORMATION, DEVELOPING A 30% PLAN, SPECIFICATIONS AND ESTIMATES, SCHEMATIC DESIGN, CONDUCTING AN ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW, SUPPORTING PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT, ANALYZING TRAFFIC DATA, PERFORMING SURVEYS, SURVEYING AND MAPPING, AND COMPLETING SUBSURFACE UTILITY ENGINEERING AS WELL. AND JUST TO REFRESH YOUR MEMORY, THESE ARE THE LOCATIONS OF THOSE ROUNDABOUTS. AGAIN, THERE ARE COLORS CROSSING AT MARKETPLACE AVENUE AND THEN AT COLORS CROSSING AND KYLE CROSSING. AND THESE CONTEMPLATE TWO LANE ROUNDABOUTS AT THESE INTERSECTIONS. THE SCHEDULE FOR THIS IS A SEVEN MONTH SCHEDULE TO PERFORM THESE SERVICES. AND SO IF WE WERE TO START THESE SERVICES IN THE OCTOBER TIME FRAME, WE WOULD ANTICIPATE FINISHING UP THESE SERVICES IN APRIL OF 26. SO OPTIONS RECOMMENDATION IS TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A CONTRACT WITH AMERICAN STRUCTURE POINT FOR PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING AND DEVELOPMENT OF A 30% SCHEMATIC DESIGN FOR THE ROUNDABOUTS AT COLORS CROSSING AT MARKETPLACE AVENUE AND KYLE CROSSING IN THE AMOUNT OF 954,259. STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT, AND WE DO HAVE THE CONSULTANT HERE AS WELL. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. 
          QUESTION. YES. GOOD. DOCTOR HARRIS. I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THE TIMELINE. WAS THAT ONLY FOR THE 30% OR WAS THAT FOR THE WHOLE PROJECT? THIS IS FOR THIS CONTRACT? FOR THE 30%. SO THAT'S A LONG THAT SEEMS LIKE FOR A LIMITED PROJECT, A LONG LEAD TIME. IS THERE SOME REASON IT'S TAKING THAT LONG JUST FOR 30%? WELL, THERE ARE TWO ROUNDABOUTS INVOLVED. AND SO TO DO THE 30% FOR BOTH OF THOSE ROUNDABOUTS ALSO THERE IS RIGHT OF WAY UTILITIES, A PRETTY SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT GIVEN THE LOCATION OF THESE ROUNDABOUTS. THAT WILL PROBABLY BE DRIVING THE BULK OF THE SCHEDULE TO THIS POINT. I WOULD ANTICIPATE THE FULL PSA ON THESE PROJECTS WOULD PROBABLY TAKE ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF TOTAL, BUT TO GET THIS WORK DONE, IT SEEMS ABOUT RIGHT TO DO ABOUT SEVEN MONTHS. SO WHAT THEN WOULD BE THE COMPLETION OF ACTUAL ROUNDABOUTS? SO 100% PSA AGAIN AND AGAIN. MAYBE I'LL ASK THE CONSULTANT TO COME UP. STEVE, YOU MIGHT HAVE A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION ON THAT. I WOULD ANTICIPATE IT'D BE ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF TOTAL FOR 100 PSA, BUT WE WON'T KNOW UNTIL WE GET FURTHER INTO INTO THIS CONTRACT ITSELF. YES, MA'AM. STEVE, WITH AMERICAN STRUCTURE POINT AND MIKE'S RIGHT ON THE MONEY IT WILL TAKE. ONCE WE COMPLETE THE 30%. IT'LL TAKE ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF TO GET THROUGH THAT. 
          THERE ARE A NUMBER OF UTILITIES THAT ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BE RELOCATED. WE'RE COORDINATING IT WITH THE ADJACENT BRIDGE PROJECT OVER THE RAILROAD TRACKS. SO THERE'S ACTUALLY QUITE A BIT GOING ON WITH THIS PROJECT. SO COMPLETION OF THE ROUNDABOUTS AND THE AND PERHAPS THE BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION. YES, MA'AM. COMPLETION OF CONSTRUCTION WILL BE ESTIMATED. 
          THAT'S A GOOD GUESS AT THIS POINT. I DON'T HAVE A GOOD ANSWER AT THAT RIGHT NOW. OKAY, COUNCILMEMBER, WE'LL KNOW MORE ONCE WE GET THROUGH THIS 30%. WE'LL HAVE A MUCH BETTER IDEA. 
          WE'LL HAVE SOME COST ESTIMATES, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE A BETTER IDEA OF WHAT THAT TIMELINE FOR CONSTRUCTION WILL BE. YEAH, I WOULD APPRECIATE GETTING THIS MOVING AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. 
          THOSE INTERSECTIONS ARE SO DANGEROUS. YOU KNOW, I SEE CARS ALMOST GET HIT ALL THE TIME. 
          AND IN FACT, THEY DO GET HIT ON THOSE INTERSECTIONS BECAUSE THEY ARE BLIND. THERE'S A HILL THERE. AND I JUST WOULD APPRECIATE GETTING THESE MOVED QUICKLY. ABSOLUTELY. COUNCIL MEMBER. AND TO REFRESH COUNCILS MEMORY AS WELL, WE DO HAVE THE INTERIM IMPROVEMENTS THAT COUNCIL APPROVED FOR US TO MOVE FORWARD WITH. WE ARE GOING OUT TO BID WITH THOSE, I BELIEVE, TOMORROW, AND WE'RE STILL ANTICIPATING GETTING THE INTERIM IMPROVEMENTS DONE AT MARKETPLACE AND ALONG THAT SECTION OF THE CORRIDOR DONE BY THE END OF THE YEAR. YEAH, BUT NOT ON CROMWELL. NOT NOT AT THAT LOCATION. THE INTERIM IMPROVEMENTS ARE AT MARKETPLACE AND THEN INCLUDE SOME IMPROVEMENTS GOING UP TO KYLE CROSSING AS WELL. OKAY. THANKS. 
          ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I KIND OF ECHO SOME OF THAT BECAUSE I'VE DRIVEN DOWN THAT, ESPECIALLY ON FRIDAY NIGHTS WHEN YOU'RE GETTING READY FOR THE GAMES, IT'S THE TRAFFIC IS THERE. IT'S JUST GETTING VERY, VERY COMPACT. AS FAR AS THOSE THOSE INTERSECTIONS THERE. AND WHEN THE ROUNDABOUTS GET DESIGNED, ARE WE LOOKING AT THE SIZE OF POSSIBLY AS BIG AS BURLESON, OR IS IT GOING TO BE A DIFFERENT SIZE. BECAUSE I KNOW WE'RE ADOPTING A SPECIFIC 
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STANDARD ON THE ROUNDABOUT SIZE AND SO FORTH. AS FAR AS THE DESIGN OF THESE SPECIFIC ROUNDABOUTS, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON IS THE TRUCK TRAFFIC THROUGH THERE. OKAY. SO YOU'VE GOT THE I BELIEVE IT'S THE AMAZON FACILITY THAT'S THERE. AND I THINK IT'S HOME DEPOT THAT ALSO HAS A FACILITY THERE. YES. YOU HAVE A CABINET MAKING FACILITY ON MARKETPLACE AS WELL. BUT BOTH OF THOSE ROUNDABOUTS ARE GOING TO LOOK AT THE VOLUMES OF TRUCK TRAFFIC. AND THEN WHAT SIZE TRUCKS DO WE NEED TO PUT THROUGH THERE? WB 67 I KNOW THAT DOESN'T REALLY MEAN MUCH TO YOU, BUT THINK OF THE BIGGEST TRUCKS YOU SEE OUT ON THE INTERSTATE. THAT'S PRIMARILY WHAT'S GOING TO THE AMAZON, THE HOME DEPOT AND THAT CABINET MAKING FACILITY. WE'RE GOING TO DESIGN BOTH OF THOSE TO HANDLE THOSE AND GET THEM THROUGH THERE AND MOVE THE TRAFFIC AS WELL. OKAY. GREAT. 
          GOOD. OKAY. IS THERE ANY MOTIONS ON THE ITEM I MOVE APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER 36 OKAY. 
          WE HAVE A MOTION BY DOCTOR HARRIS FOR APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 36. WE HAVE A SECOND. 
          SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MARK MCKINNEY TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 36. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED AGENDA ITEM PASSES 5 TO 0. THANK YOU. 
          [37) Consider approval of a resolution to submit the City Council's nomination(s) for the two upcoming Director positions for appointment to serve on the Board of Directors of the Hays Central Appraisal District.]
NEXT AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 37. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RESOLUTIONS TO SUBMIT CITY COUNCIL'S NOMINATIONS FOR TWO UPCOMING DIRECTOR POSITIONS. FOR APPOINTMENT. TO SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE HAYS. CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT. THIS IS UNDER PRESENTER PEREZ. SO. COUNCIL MEMBERS. THE CITY RECENTLY RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE CHIEF APPRAISER OF HAYS CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT. THIS LETTER WAS ALSO SENT TO ALL OF THE OTHER JURISDICTIONS IN HAYS COUNTY, ADVISING ALL THE JURISDICTIONS THAT ARE TO DIRECTOR POSITIONS COMING UP FOR VACANCY IN DECEMBER. BOTH DIRECTOR POSITIONS ARE FOR A FOUR YEAR TERM, WHICH BEGINS JANUARY 1ST, 2026 AND ENDS DECEMBER 31ST, 2029. THE DEADLINE TO SUBMIT THE NOMINATIONS TO THE CHIEF APPRAISER IS BEFORE OCTOBER 15TH, 2025. AND IF THE CITY CHOOSES TO SUBMIT NOMINATIONS, IT MUST BE IN THE FORM OF A RESOLUTION APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL. THERE ARE A TOTAL OF NINE DIRECTORS ON THE BOARD OF THE HAYS CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT. FIVE ARE TO BE APPOINTED BY THE TAXING UNITS, THREE TO BE ELECTED BY MAJORITY VOTE AT THE GENERAL ELECTION, BY THE VOTERS OF THE COUNTY, AND ONE EX OFFICIO DIRECTOR TO BE SERVED BY THE COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR. SO THE TWO DIRECTOR POSITIONS, WHOSE TERM ENDS IN DECEMBER 31ST, 2025 ONE IS A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD AND THE OTHER IS FROM HAYS CENTRAL ISD. THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS ARE PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. MUST BE RESIDENT OF THIS DISTRICT. MUST HAVE RESIDED IN THE DISTRICT FOR AT LEAST TWO YEARS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE DATE THE NOMINEE TAKES OFFICE. 
          AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE TO SERVE ON THE BOARD IS NOT INELIGIBLE BECAUSE THEY SERVE ON THE GOVERNING BODY. IN PLAIN ENGLISH, THAT MEANS IS ANY ONE OF YOU CAN BE NOMINATED AND IT'S OKAY. AN EMPLOYEE OF A TAXING UNIT THAT PARTICIPATES IN THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT IS NOT ELIGIBLE. SO, FOR EXAMPLE, CITY MANAGER, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGERS WOULD NOT BE ELIGIBLE. A PERSON MAY NOT SERVE IF THEY ARE ENGAGED IN APPRAISING PROPERTY FOR COMPENSATION IN THE PRECEDING THREE YEARS, OR HAS BEEN AN EMPLOYEE OF THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT IN THE PRECEDING THREE YEARS. SO THE CHIEF APPRAISER RECOMMENDS WHEN YOU PICK A NOMINEE. IF YOU'RE GOING TO PICK A NOMINEE TONIGHT, THEY OUGHT TO HAVE SOME EXPERTISE IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, INFORMATION SYSTEMS, COMPUTERS, ACCOUNTING, FINANCE, REAL ESTATE, TAXATION. SO THIS IS HOW THE VOTING FORMULA WORKS FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT. THE ALLOCATION IS BASED ON 2024 TAX LEVY FOR EACH TAXING UNIT. IN OTHER WORDS, THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, THE CONSERVATION DISTRICTS, THE CITIES, THE COUNTY, EACH ONE. THERE'S A TOTAL OF 2000 VOTES ALLOCATED BETWEEN ALL THE TAXING JURISDICTIONS WITHIN THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT'S BOUNDARIES. THE 2024 TAX LEVY WAS $799 
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MILLION. THAT'S THE 100%. SO WHEN YOU ALLOCATE BASED ON KYLE'S ALLOCATION, OUR 2024 TAX LEVY WAS 32 MILLION. SO THAT IS 4%, ROUGHLY 4% OF THE TOTAL TAX LEVY FOR ALL JURISDICTIONS. SO CITY OF KYLE'S SHARE OF VOTES 4% EQUALS 81 VOTES OF THE 2000 2000 TOTAL VOTES. SO HERE'S ARE SOME KEY DATES TO KEEP IN MIND. THE CHIEF APPRAISER REQUEST EACH TAXING UNIT FOR NOMINATIONS. THAT MUST HAPPEN BEFORE OCTOBER 1ST. THAT HAS ALREADY TAKEN PLACE. WE RECEIVED THAT LETTER AND NOTICE BEFORE OCTOBER 15TH. THIS IS THE NEXT DEADLINE. TAXING UNITS MUST SUBMIT THEIR NOMINATIONS IF THEY WANT TO. BY OCTOBER 15TH AND BEFORE OCTOBER 30TH, THE CHIEF APPRAISER WILL PREPARE THE BALLOT AND SEND IT BACK OUT TO THE JURISDICTIONS. 
          AND BEFORE DECEMBER 15TH, THE TAXING UNITS CAST THEIR ALLOCATED VOTES. AND THEN BEFORE DECEMBER 31ST, THE CHIEF APPRAISER COUNTS THE BALLOTS AND DECLARES THE TWO WINNERS ARE SELECTED FOR THOSE TWO VACANCIES. AFTER JANUARY 1ST, THE ELECTED BOARD TAKES OATH OF OFFICE AND THEY ELECT THEIR OFFICERS. SO THESE ARE THE OPTIONS FOR COUNCIL TONIGHT. 
          OPTION ONE YOU CAN NOMINATE ONE OR FOR BOTH BY CITY COUNCIL AND APPROVE THE RESOLUTION TODAY FOR SUBMISSION TO CHIEF APPRAISER BEFORE OCTOBER 15TH. THAT'S YOUR FIRST OPTION. 
          SECOND OPTION IS YOU DON'T NOMINATE. YOU DON'T MAKE ANY NOMINATIONS TONIGHT AND WAIT FOR THE BALLOT TO COME BACK TO THE CITY WITH THE NOMINATIONS PRESENTED BY OTHER JURISDICTIONS. AND THEN YOU CAST YOUR VOTE BEFORE DECEMBER 17TH BASED ON WHAT'S ON THE BALLOT FROM OTHER JURISDICTIONS, THEN OPTION THREE IS SOMETHING DIFFERENT OR COMBINATION OR SOME VARIATION. SO WE NEED DIRECTION FROM CITY COUNCIL TONIGHT. IF YOU ARE WANTING TO MAKE NOMINATIONS FOR ONE OR BOTH, AND IF YOU DON'T WANT TO MAKE NOMINATIONS TONIGHT, THEN YOU HAVE THE OPTION TO WAIT UNTIL THE BALLOT COMES BACK AND YOU VOTE ON WHO'S ON THE BALLOT. 
          SO WITH THAT, I'LL. END MY PRESENTATION AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. OKAY. 
          ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR PEREZ? DOCTOR HARRIS GOT A LOT OF QUESTIONS TONIGHT. MAYBE IT'S JUST BECAUSE IT'S LATE AND I'M TIRED. BUT SO ARE THESE PAID OR VOLUNTARY POSITIONS. 
          THESE ARE VOLUNTARY POSITIONS YOU SERVE ON THE BOARD. THEY MEET ONCE A MONTH. I DON'T KNOW THE DAY OF THE WEEK. IT CHANGES WHEN THEY ELECT OFFICERS. AND THEN MY OTHER QUESTION IS IT LOOKED FROM THE SCHEDULE LIKE WE HAVE TILL OCTOBER THE 15TH TO MAKE A NOMINATION. IS THAT NOT RIGHT? YEAH. WE HAVE TO SUBMIT IT IN THE FORM OF A RESOLUTION. SO WE WANTED TO BRING IT AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. SO COUNCIL HAD SUFFICIENT TIME TO DECIDE WHO YOU WANT TO NOMINATE. 
          SO WE HAVE THOSE TILL THE 15TH. WE'VE GOT ABOUT A MONTH. YES. WE HAVE ONE MORE COUNCIL MEETING I THINK. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY FEEDBACK ON ANY NOMINATIONS FOR THIS FOR THIS ITEM. JUST WANTED TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW WHEN YOU DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS. IT'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT JURISDICTIONS VOTING ON THIS USUALLY. I KNOW LAST YEAR I THINK IT WAS LAST YEAR WHEN WE TRIED, I TRIED TO GET ON THIS BOARD. I THOUGHT ABOUT SERVING. 
          I WASN'T REALLY THERE WAS SOME CONCERNS ON HOW THEY DID APPRAISALS. I WANTED TO GET MORE, MORE INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS. IT'S SOMETHING THAT I THOUGHT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT TO REALLY KNOW THIS PROCESS AND TRY TO BE A PART OF IT AND MAYBE BRING SOME JUDGMENT OR SOMETHING TO THE BOARD. RIGHT. BETTER JUDGMENT. BUT, YOU KNOW, I KNOW LAST LAST YEAR IT WAS I THINK IT WAS MYSELF, BART JONES, SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE. AND I KNOW MARK'S GOING TO DO A GREAT JOB. I, I DON'T KNOW IF HE'S BEEN APPOINTED YET OR NOT, BUT I THINK THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT POSITION BECAUSE AS AS A RESIDENT OF KYLE, YOU COULD PROBABLY HELP OUT AND 
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DETERMINE WHETHER THE HOME EVALUATIONS ARE ARE GOOD ONES OR NOT. REALLY. WHAT WE SEE AS RESIDENTS HERE IN KYLE, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE HOME EVALUATIONS ARE INFLATED. 
          REALLY DON'T RECOGNIZE WHAT WE HAVE ON THE GROUND WHEN IT COMES TO INFRASTRUCTURE, QUALITY OF LIFE. SO THAT KIND OF CONCERNS ME. BUT UNFORTUNATELY THIS TIME AROUND I'VE GOT TOO MUCH ON MY PLATE. I SERVE ON QUITE A FEW BOARDS ON THE CAB COG FOR THE COUNT FOR THE CITY OF KYLE. I REPRESENT THE REGION I PART OF THE HAYS COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION, HAYS COUNTY FOOD BANK, AND ON TOP OF THAT THE KYLE KNEW COMING KYLE RADIO. SO I THINK I'VE GOT ENOUGH ON MY PLATE RIGHT NOW. SO I THINK THIS TIME I'LL PROBABLY DECLINE. 
          I LOVE SERVING, I LOVE SERVING THE CITY IN EVERY CAPACITY, BUT I THINK THIS TIME I'LL LEAVE IT TO ONE OF MY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO SEE IF THEY HAVE THE PASSION TO WANT TO SERVE. IT'S A VOLUNTEER POSITION. LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE WE DO. YOU'RE NOT GETTING PAID, BUT IT MAKES AN IMPACT. BUT IF THERE'S A COUNCIL MEMBER HERE THAT WOULD LOVE TO SERVE, YOU DEFINITELY WOULD HAVE MY SUPPORT. AND I THINK IT'S AN IMPORTANT JURISDICTION. UNFORTUNATELY, I GOT TOO MUCH ON MY PLATE RIGHT NOW. COULD I MAKE A MOTION? YES, MA'AM. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE DO CONSIDER MAKING A NOMINATION. AT LEAST ONE NOMINATION TO THE THE BOARD, AND THAT WE DO SO BY OUR NEXT RESUBMIT THAT OUR OUR NOMINATIONS FOR THAT BY OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING AND TAKE TAKE THIS ISSUE UP AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. OKAY. MOTION WAS MADE TO MAKE A NOMINATION, BUT TO POSTPONE TO TABLE UNTIL THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING, WHICH WILL BE IN OCTOBER THE 2ND, I BELIEVE A THE EIGHTH ON THAT END. OKAY. I SECOND THAT MOTION. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION ITSELF? OKAY. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I PLEASE I THOSE OPPOSED THANK YOU COUNCIL OKAY. THANK YOU. MOTION APPROVES. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM 
          [38) Consider approval of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with Trimbuilt Construction, Inc. for the Kyle Community Center renovation at 1500 Dacy Lane in the amount of $3,746,443, which includes a contingency of $749,288.60, for a total contract amount not to exceed $4,500,000, based on RFP 2025-RFP-024.]
NUMBER 38. IT'S GOING TO BE TO CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH TRIM, BUILD CONSTRUCTION FOR THE KYLE COMMUNITY CENTER RENOVATION AT 1500 DACEY IN THE AMOUNT OF 3,000,746 $433, WHICH INCLUDES A CONTINGENCY OF 749 TWO 8860 FOR A TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 4,500,000. BASED ON THE RFP 2025 RFP 24. 
          THIS WOULD BE PRESENTER DAVID LOPEZ, PARKS DIRECTOR. GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. THERE'S A LOT OF HISTORY ON THIS PROJECT DATING BACK TO DECEMBER 2024. 
          THE CITY PURCHASED A BUILDING NEARLY 11,000FT■!S AT 1500 DACEY AND THEN IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING IN JANUARY 2025, WE SELECTED BFW FROM OUR PARKS ROTATION LIST TO SERVE AS THE ARCHITECTURAL FIRM. FOLLOWING THAT, WE SPENT FEBRUARY TO JUNE BASICALLY COMING UP WITH SOME DESIGN, TAKING SOME PUBLIC INPUT, AND COUNCIL FINALLY DECIDED ON THE MEGA MAX FLEX OPTION. AND SO UPON COMPLETION OF THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS FOR THAT DESIGN LAYOUT, WE OPENED A RFP FOR CONSTRUCTION AT THE END OF JULY, AND THE BIDS CLOSED FOR THAT ON AUGUST 19TH. THE CONSTRUCTION SCOPE INCLUDED AS A WAY OF REMINDER, SIX MULTI-PURPOSE ROOMS, A CATERING KITCHEN, TWO STAFF OFFICES, ACTUALLY JUST TWO OFFICES. IN GENERAL, A LOBBY AREA AND CARETAKER ROOMS INCLUDING ADA COMPLIANT RESTROOMS. FFA IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS CONTRACT. ALL RIGHT, YOU MIGHT EXPLAIN WHAT F, F AND E IS. THANK YOU. FURNITURE, FIXTURES AND EQUIPMENT. THOSE DARN ACRONYMS. OKAY, SLIDES WILL NOT ADVANCE. COULD BE USER ERROR. THERE WE GO. THANK YOU. OKAY, WE'RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH THE PROJECT LOCATION, BUT JUST A BRIEF REMINDER. IT'S ON 1500 DACY LANE, JUST NEAR THE SETON HOSPITAL BUILDING. HERE'S THE EXISTING SHELL LAYOUT. THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. FULL INTERIOR REMODEL. 
          AND AGAIN, HERE'S THE APPROVED FACILITY FLOOR PLAN THAT WE CALLED THE MEGA MAX FLEX OPTION. 
          YOU SEE THE MULTI-PURPOSE ROOMS WITH THE RETRACTABLE WALLS AS WELL AS THE CARETAKER ROOMS, KITCHEN, UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER. AND THAT'S KIND OF HARD TO READ, BUT I BELIEVE YOU'RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH THAT. AND WE SHARED IN A RECENT WEEKLY REPORT SOME OF THE FACILITY 
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ELEVATIONS. BUT I THINK IT'S THE FIRST TIME WE'RE SHARING IT IN A PUBLIC MEETING. SO HERE YOU HAVE THE LOBBY RECEPTION AREA, AS WELL AS AN EXAMPLE OF A COUPLE OF THE MULTI-PURPOSE ROOMS WITH ONE OF THE WALLS RETRACTED. OVERALL, THAT MULTI-PURPOSE AREA, IF FULLY OPEN, WOULD ACCOMMODATE UP TO 300. SO FOR THIS RFP, WE RECEIVED FOUR QUALIFIED PROPOSALS AND WE ARE RECOMMENDING A CONTRACT WITH TRIMBLE CONSTRUCTION. TRIMBLE CONSTRUCTION INC. HAS HAD THE MOST EXPERIENCE, BUT HERE'S KIND OF THE WAY WE WEIGHTED THOSE THESE PROJECTS OUT, GIVING THE MOST POINTS TO EXPERIENCE, FOLLOWED BY THE PROJECT SCHEDULE AND PRICE, AS WELL AS QUALITY CONTROL AND SAFETY PLANS, ALL HAVING EQUALLY 20 POINTS. AND THEN WE ALSO LOOKED AT THEIR KEY PERSONNEL WITH 15 POINTS MAX. 
          SO WHY WE PICKED TRIM BUILT WAS BECAUSE THEY THEY HAD THE MOST EXPERTISE ON FILE FOR THE PROJECT. COMPARABLE EXPERTISE. THEY SEEM TO HAVE A STRONG DELIVERY RATIONALE FOR THE TIMELINE. AGAIN, THEY HAD THE MOST EXPERIENCE, THEY HAD THE MOST ELABORATE PROPOSAL AND THE PRICE WAS WITHIN BUDGET, WHICH WAS VERY IMPORTANT FOR THIS PROJECT. SO THE TIMELINE FOR THIS, WE'VE BEEN MOBILIZED, IF APPROVED TONIGHT IN EARLY OCTOBER, GET THAT ENTRY OUT. 
          NOTICE TO PROCEED. SORRY ABOUT THE ACRONYM. AND THEN IN COMPLETE SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION IN FEBRUARY 2026 AND THEN FINAL COMPLETION IN MARCH 2026. WE'RE TRYING TO FAST TRACK AND BE AS EFFICIENT AS WE CAN WITH THIS CONTRACT, BUT A LOT OF THAT'S GOING TO DEPEND ON THE MATERIAL LEAD TIMES. SO THE BASE BID FOR THIS CONTRACT IS ABOUT $3.3 MILLION. WE DO WE DO HAVE SOME ADULTS IN THIS PROJECT, SOME NOT AS EXPENSIVE ADULTS. ADULT ONE IS FOR SOME SOME PARKING EXPANSION AND SOME ISLAND WORK. ADULT TWO WAS SOME LIMESTONE BENCHES IN THE FRONT AREA, SO ABOUT $6,000 TOTAL FOR THOSE TWO ADULTS COMBINED. ADULT THREE WAS THE MOST EXPENSIVE AT 410,000. AND THAT WAS FOR A MOTORIZED PARTITION WALLS. WE HAVE A STAFF, A LOT OF CONCERN AS WELL AS THE ARCHITECT WITH THESE MOTORIZED WALLS. A THEY'RE REALLY EXPENSIVE. THEY WOULD PUT US OVER BUDGET, BUT A LOT CAN GO WRONG WITH THE MECHANIZED WALLS. AND WE WILL HAVE STAFF AT THIS FACILITY TO ASSIST WITH THE RETRACTING AND THE MOVING OF WALLS, AS WELL AS THE, THE THE FURNISHINGS FOR THE SITE. BUT THE OVERALL CONTRACT, WE WE INCLUDED ALL ADULTS JUST TO HAVE THE RANGE FOR CONSIDERATION TONIGHT, PLUS A 20% CONTINGENCY, BRINGING THE TOTAL TO NEARLY $4.5 MILLION. IN ADDITION TO A RECOMMENDATION FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE CONTRACT, WE WOULD LIKE SOME DIRECTION FOR AN OPTION. OPTION ONE IS JUST THE BASE BID WITH WITH 20% CONTINGENCY. OPTION TWO IS THE BASE BID PLUS ADULTS ONE AND TWO. THAT $6,000. I MENTIONED EARLIER THAT WE ARE RECOMMENDING AND THAT'S A TOTAL OF 4 MILLION. IF WE TOOK ALL THE CONTINGENCY, WE DON'T THINK WE'LL USE VERY MUCH OF THAT 20%. BUT WE WANTED TO HAVE THAT IN BECAUSE WE ARE TRYING TO FAST TRACK THE PROJECT, AND THERE MAY BE SOME UNFORESEEN VARIABLES. OPTION THREE WOULD BE THE BASE BID AND ALL ADULTS, INCLUDING THAT MOTORIZED WALL THAT THAT WE'RE NOT RECOMMENDING FOR THE TOTAL OF 4.5 WITH CONTINGENCY INCLUDED. 
          AND SO THE OPTIONS BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING ARE TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT WITH ONE OF THE OPTIONS, OR DENY THE CONTRACT OR, OR SOME HYBRID OF THAT STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVING THE CONTRACT WITH OPTION TWO. ANY QUESTIONS? YES. COUNCILOR RIZZO. YEAH. I JUST WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THIS PROJECT. IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON FOR A WHILE, AND THAT WAS GETTING THE SENIORS AT HOME, MAKING SURE WE HAD MORE PUBLIC SPACE AS WELL. THIS IS A HUGE INVESTMENT THAT WE'RE DOING IN THE CITY, NOT ONLY PURCHASING THE BUILDING NOW, REMODELING IT AS WELL. YOU KNOW, FINISHING UP THE DESIGN. I DON'T THINK THE COMMUNITY KNOWS HOW BIG INVESTMENT WE'RE MAKING. I HOPE THE SENIORS ARE WATCHING TO KNOW WHAT, THAT WE KEPT OUR PROMISE. WE'RE MAKING THIS HUGE INVESTMENT AND WE'RE WHAT DO YOU CALL IT, MAKING SURE IT COMES TO FRUITION REAL TIME. THE OLD PROPOSED OPTION WAS TO BUILD SOMETHING, AND IT WOULD HAVE BEEN DECADES. SOME SENIORS MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN HERE BY THE TIME THAT BUILDING CAME TO FRUITION. THIS ONE'S COMING TO FRUITION IN REAL TIME. WE'RE MAKING A HUGE INVESTMENT, SO I HOPE THAT EVERYBODY REALIZES THAT WE DIDN'T FORGET OUR SENIORS. WE DIDN'T FORGET THE COMMUNITY. WE'RE ACTUALLY INVESTING HEAVILY IN BOTH. AND IT'S IT'S SOMETHING I'M REALLY GLAD THAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO AS A CITY, KEEP OUR PROMISE TO OUR SENIORS AND OUR COMMUNITY. SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO MOVING FORWARD ON THIS PROJECT. I WANT TO SEE IT COME TO FRUITION AS FAST AS POSSIBLE. SO THAT WAY EVERYBODY GETS TO ENJOY IT. THAT'S GOING TO BE WHAT I'M 
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GOING TO CHALLENGE YOU, DAVID AND STAFF. LET'S GET THIS BUILDING OPEN AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, PLEASE. AND WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO APPROVE OPTION TWO, AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 38. I HAVE A QUESTION. OKAY. GOOD QUESTION. DOCTOR HARRIS OR MOTION WAS MADE A MOTION. MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILOR RIZZO. AND WE HAVE A SECOND. A SECOND, OKAY. SECOND BY DOCTOR HARRIS TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM, OPTION NUMBER TWO, DOCTOR HARRIS. SO WE'VE BEEN TELLING THE SENIORS AND US THAT THIS FACILITY WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR MOVE IN IN JANUARY. THIS IS THREE MONTHS OFF OF THAT AT LEAST MAYBE FOR CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT TO ME? BECAUSE ALL THE BEEN MONTHS WE'VE BEEN SAYING JANUARY. YEAH. IN TALKING OR IN REALLY IN EVALUATING THE FOUR QUALIFIED CONTRACTS, THREE OF THE FOUR HAD PROPOSED THE SAME TIMELINE JUST TO ENSURE THAT IT WAS BUILT PROPERLY AND ACCOUNTING FOR ANY UNFORESEEN VARIABLES. AGAIN, WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO MOVE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. BUT IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR THE EVALUATOR CITY STAFF AS WELL AS CAST TO ENSURE THAT THE BUILDING IS DONE PROPERLY. AND EVEN IF IT TOOK A LITTLE WHILE LONGER. WE DID HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THE CASB BOARD ON THIS AND THEY WERE IN AGREEMENT AS WELL. WELL, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT AND OUR CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS, IS THAT THE AGENCY THAT WE CHOOSE BE ABLE TO START IT WITH, WITH SUFFICIENT STAFF TO COMPLETE ON A TIMELY BASIS, AND THAT THEY START IT ON A TIMELY BASIS, THAT THEY'RE NOT WAITING TO START THIS PROJECT UNTIL THEY FINISH ANOTHER PROJECT, AND THEY'RE NOT DEVOTING ONE PERSON TO THE PROJECT. SO IT GOES ON AND ON. SO HOW ARE WE ASSURING THAT THERE IS IMMEDIATE AND SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS? THAT WAS ONE OF THE IMPORTANT CRITERIAS WHERE THE STAFF, THE SKILLED STAFF AND THE EXPERIENCED STAFF THAT THEY HAD WITH THIS TRIM BUILT TEAM, WE FELT IT WAS A STRONGEST GROUP AND THE MOST AVAILABILITY FOR THIS PROJECT. 
          AND SO WE'RE GOING TO PRESS TO GET THIS ENTITY ISSUED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE SO THAT WE CAN GET STARTED ON THAT. WE FEEL VERY CONFIDENT IN THIS COMPANY AND THEIR HISTORY AND THE CENTRAL TEXAS REGION, AND WITH COMPARABLE PROJECTS. I THINK WE'RE SETTING UP FOR SUCCESS CONTRACTS. ARE WE INCLUDING INCENTIVES FOR ON TIME COMPLETION AND PENALTIES IF THEY RUN LATE? I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE INCENTIVES OR PENALTIES BUILT IN. I'LL DEFER TO SOMEBODY IN PURCHASING. BUT BRIAN, IS THAT I MEAN, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS ON OTHER CONTRACTS THAT THAT WE MAYBE NEED TO BE INCLUDING THIS IN ALL OF OUR CONTRACTS. YEAH, WE TYPICALLY HAVE A LIQUIDATED DAMAGES PROVISION THAT WE INCLUDE IN SOME OF THE CONTRACTS. AND I'LL ASK JOSHUA OR ANY OF THE OTHER STAFF TO COMMENT ON THAT. THAT'S A TYPICAL PROVISION THAT WE HAVE. SO, JOSHUA, DO YOU HAVE MORE INFORMATION? YES. THAT THE LIQUIDATED DAMAGES IS EXACTLY WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY. WE WE DIDN'T HAVE A STRUCTURE. WE'RE USING AN RFP TO BID THIS. SO WE DIDN'T INCLUDE ANY INCENTIVES. WE'RE NOT DOING LIKE A COMPETITIVE SEALED PROPOSAL OR ANYTHING THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO DO EARLY FINISHING INCENTIVES. 
          BUT WE ARE UTILIZING LIQUIDATED DAMAGES TO ENSURE THAT IF THEY'RE NOT MEETING THE DEADLINE IN THE SCHEDULE, WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO TO MAKE THEM PAY FOR IT. WE ALSO HAVE THE ABILITY TO GO WITH SOMEBODY ELSE, BUT WE KNOW THAT WOULD DELAY THINGS FURTHER. SO LIQUIDATED, LIQUIDATED DAMAGES MEANS WE HAVE TO. BE ABLE TO SAY WHAT THOSE DAMAGES ARE BY THE DELAY. CORRECT. AND THAT IS THAT'S DIFFERENT FROM HAVING A CONTRACT COMPLETED ON TIME. 
          CORRECT. BECAUSE THERE MAY NOT BE, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE FOUR MONTHS OFF, THERE MAY NOT BE ANY ACTUAL MONETARY RELATED TO THAT, BUT THERE MAY BE A LOT OF OTHER ISSUES RELATED TO THAT. I MEAN, LIKE THE CAS HAS ALREADY STARTED, YOU KNOW, CLEARING OUT THINGS, GETTING GETTING STORAGE FOR THE THINGS THEY'RE NOT BRINGING TO THE BUILDING, BUT THEY NEED TO KEEP, YOU KNOW, THESE ARE THESE ARE EXPENSES THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE THEY ARE. WELL, AND THOSE WOULD BE ITEMS THAT WOULD BE POTENTIALLY INCLUDED IN DAMAGES IF, IF CAS OR WE HAD DAMAGES RELATED TO IT, THOSE ARE COSTS THAT THEN WE CAN CHARGE THE CONTRACTOR FOR. BUT WE FEEL LIKE THIS IS AN AGGRESSIVE TIMELINE THAT WE'VE WE'VE PUT FORWARD. WE'RE PUSHED VERY HARD TO DO THE WORK VERY QUICKLY. BUT AS YOU SAW, I THINK ALL OF YOU HAVE BEEN THROUGH THE BUILDING. YOU'VE SEEN THE PHOTOS. THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE THERE. IT'S CONCRETE WORK, PLUMBING WORK, ELECTRICAL WORK, ALL THE FINISH OUT THAT GOES WITH IT. THE LEAD TIMES FOR ALL OF THOSE THINGS. IT SIMPLY JUST DOES NOT HAPPEN OVERNIGHT. I KNOW THAT THE INTEREST IS TO 
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TRY TO DO IT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, AND WE WANT TO DO THAT, BUT IT'S A IT'S A $4.5 MILLION FACILITY. IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE TIME TO PUT IT ALL TOGETHER. SO WE'RE TRYING TO MOVE THAT FORWARD VERY QUICKLY. BUT THE LIQUIDATED DAMAGES WE BELIEVE IS A IT GIVES US THE ABILITY TO MAKE SURE THAT IF THERE ARE DAMAGES TO THE CITY AND THEY'RE NOT PERFORMING, WE CAN SEEK THOSE DAMAGES. AND THEN POTENTIALLY, IF NEEDED, BE CHANGE OUT THE CONTRACTOR IF WE HAD TO DO THAT. CHANGE. I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T HEAR. DO WE HAVE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR CAS IN THE MEANTIME? THERE'S NO RUSH TO GET THEM OUT OF THE BUILDING, SO THEY'LL STILL HAVE THE RUSH IS THAT THE SPACE IS COMPLETELY UTILIZED. TODAY AT LUNCH, WE HAD NO CHAIRS AVAILABLE, NO PLACE TO PUT ANYBODY THAT CAME IN A LITTLE BIT LATE. EVERY SINGLE SPACE WAS TAKEN AT LUNCH. WE ARE ABSOLUTELY MAXED IN THAT BUILDING. THEY ACTUALLY TURNED PEOPLE AWAY LAST WEEK WHEN I WAS THERE. AND IT WAS IT'S TOUGH TO SEE. I MEAN, WE'VE GOT, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS I WHEN I'M SITTING THERE AND I'M LOOKING AT EVERYBODY, I'M THINKING ABOUT, IT'S NOT JUST A BUILDING FOR SENIORS TO COME AND HAVE A MEAL. IT'S IT'S HEALTH AS WELL. SOME OF THESE SENIORS ARE HOME ALONE TO COME OUT THERE AND HAVE THEIR BEING ABLE TO SPEND TIME WITH OTHERS. THAT'S GREAT FOR THEIR MENTAL HEALTH. IT'S A HEALTH ISSUE AS WELL. SO BRINGING THIS BUILDING ONLINE IS PROBABLY SAVING LIVES. I'M NOT GOING TO LIE. I MEAN, BECAUSE WE'VE GOT SENIORS THAT ARE HOME ALONE NOW, THEY HAVE SOMEWHERE TO TO GO AND AND BE A PART OF THE COMMUNITY. SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO HAVE THAT TIME WITH OTHERS. I MEAN, LOOK, AS HUMANS, WE'VE GOT TO HAVE THAT COMMUNITY SUPPORT. AND IF WE DON'T HAVE THAT, IT'S TOUGH. 
          SO THE SOONER THAT WE CAN GET THIS BUILDING ONLINE AND GOING, I WOULD APPRECIATE IT, BECAUSE WHEN I'M SITTING THERE AND I'M AT AT AT LUNCH WITH SENIORS AND I'VE BEEN GOING THERE FOR YEARS NOW, WE DO A THANKSGIVING LUNCHEON EVERY YEAR FOR THEM. AND TO THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS WE'VE BEEN DOING TO GO BOXES BECAUSE WE HATE TO TURN ANYBODY AWAY. AND SO IT'S SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN DOING FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS, THE SENIOR LUNCHES. AND I JUST DON'T LIKE TO TURN ANYONE AWAY. SO LET'S, LET'S TRY TO GET THIS BUILDING ONLINE AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT. I MEAN, IT'S IMPORTANT OUR SENIORS, IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THEIR HEALTH. 
          IT'S JUST IMPORTANT FOR THE COMMUNITY. PLEASE. WELL, WE CERTAINLY HEAR YOU, COUNCILMEMBER AND AND COUNCILMEMBER HARRIS, WE KNOW IT'S IMPORTANT TO YOU AND THE COUNCIL AND TO THE SENIORS IN THE COMMUNITY. AND THAT'S WHY WE'VE BEEN PUSHING VERY HARD TO DELIVER THIS PROJECT. BUT WHERE WE ARE AT CURRENTLY, ON SEPTEMBER 16TH, TO HAVE THIS DONE IN DECEMBER, IT'S JUST NOT WE DON'T WE DO NOT BELIEVE THAT'S PHYSICALLY POSSIBLE TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN, BUT WE WANT TO PUSH AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN WITH ALSO MAKING SURE THAT WE GET A QUALITY PRODUCT. SO WE BELIEVE THAT EXTRA 30 TO 60 DAYS THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IN THE SCHEDULE ALLOWS US TO DO THAT. SO BUT WE DO UNDERSTAND THE URGENCY. WE TRIED VERY HARD TO DO THAT. WE KNEW FROM THE VERY BEGINNING THIS IS A VERY AGGRESSIVE SCHEDULE, AS WE'VE TALKED TO THE COUNCIL ABOUT MANY TIMES, AS WE'VE COME BACK HERE TO TALK THROUGH THE DESIGN OPTIONS, WE KNEW THAT WAS AN AGGRESSIVE SCHEDULE WITH THE PROCUREMENT RESPONSIBILITIES THAT WE HAD AND TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS. BUT WE'RE VERY FOCUSED ON DELIVERING. YEAH, I DO BELIEVE THAT. I BELIEVE THAT IT WILL BE A TOP QUALITY FACILITY WHEN WE GET IT DONE. 
          I'M I HAVE CONFIDENCE IN TRIM BUILT. I WOULD HAVE HAD CONFIDENCE IN SWINERTON OR EVEN THE OTHER TWO. I JUST I WANT TO EXPRESS MY DISAPPOINTMENT THAT WE'RE RUNNING ALREADY A FEW MONTHS BEHIND WHAT WE WERE. WE WERE SAYING JUST YESTERDAY, WE WERE STILL TELLING THE SENIORS, YEAH, WE'RE ON SCHEDULE TO MOVE IN IN JANUARY AND WE'RE REALLY NOT. AND TO SECOND, WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER RIZZO SAID ISOLATION IS THE LEADING CAUSE ASSOCIATED WITH DEATH AND SENIORS. AND THIS THIS CENTER OFFERS SO MUCH BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKS. A BALANCED MEAL, FOOD TO TAKE HOME SOMETIMES, AND A CAMARADERIE. YOU KNOW, WHERE WE KNOW IF PEOPLE NEED HELP AND THE SENIOR CENTER IS ABLE TO MEET THAT. SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT GETTING THE NEW BUILDING. WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT ME HAVING MAYBE ENOUGH ROOM FOR 300 BECAUSE WE'RE BUMPING, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH CHAIRS FOR EVEN 100 IN THERE RIGHT NOW. LIKE I SAID, WE USED EVERY SINGLE CHAIR TODAY. SO THANK YOU FOR THE EXCELLENT BUILDING AND THE EXCELLENT PLANS AND GET IT MOVING. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN ZUNIGA. YEAH, DAVID. SO I KNOW I WANT TO ECHO WHAT OUR COUNCIL HAS SAID UP HERE, THE PROMISE WE MADE TO THE SENIORS, WE WANT TO. PROMISES MADE, PROMISES KEPT. YOU KNOW, THIS COUNCIL FOR THE HISTORY IS THAT LIKE, 
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SENIORS HAVE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO A COMMUNITY CENTER FOR YEARS, AND THERE WERE PLANS AND NEVER REALLY GOT MOVED A LOT OF TRACTION. BUT THIS COUNCIL LAST YEAR MADE THAT COMMITMENT. WE FOUND THE THE LOCATION. THE BUILDING WAS, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU, ROBERT AND MICHAEL FOUNDING THAT BUILDING AND THAT THAT GOT US A LOT CLOSER. SO, YOU KNOW, THIS LAST YEAR WE WERE DISCUSSING THE LAYOUT AND NOW WE'RE NOW WE'RE VISIONING IT, YOU KNOW, AND AND THE SENIORS ARE REALLY EXCITED. SO WE DO NOT WANT TO LET THEM DOWN ANY LONGER THAN WE NEED TO. 
          SO I ECHO WHAT THE COUNCIL IS SAYING TO EXPEDITE THIS PROJECT. YOU KNOW, SO THAT, YOU KNOW. IT CAN BRING MORE OF OUR SENIORS TOGETHER. THEY NEED THAT SPACE FOR THEIR ACTIVITIES, FOR EDUCATION, FOR COMMUNITY EVENTS. IT'S A NEED. IT'S LIKE WE DON'T HAVE THAT IN OUR CITY. WE HAVE NO NO ROOMS, NO BANQUET ROOMS, NO NOTHING FOR FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN OR NOTHING LIKE THAT. 
          THE CASS BUILDING IS TOO SMALL. SO I MEAN, IT'S LIKE IT'S FRUSTRATING, YOU KNOW, THAT PEOPLE ASK YOU FOR THIS NEED AND, AND, AND AND I SAY, I DON'T KNOW WHERE. I DON'T KNOW WHERE WE'RE AT, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING. AND, YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOME OF US THAT ARE CLOSER TO IT. THEY GET MORE INFORMATION AND THEY'RE, THEY'RE LOOKING AT THIS AND SAYING, WELL, IT'S ALREADY BEHIND. SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S JUST A FRUSTRATION. I MEAN, NOT THAT WE'RE TRYING WE'RE WE'RE ALL TRYING OUR BEST. RIGHT? BUT WE DON'T WANT TO DROP THE BALL ON THIS ONE. AND I'VE SEEN THE BALL GET DROPPED, YOU KNOW. AND SO THAT'S NOT WHAT I, I DON'T WANT TO MAKE THAT I DON'T I DON'T WANT TO SEE THAT HAPPEN. ESPECIALLY IF I'M HERE MY LAST YEAR. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS PROJECT GETS DELIVERED. THAT'S WHERE I'M COMING FROM. COUNCIL MEMBER WE'RE CERTAINLY NOT GOING TO DROP THE BALL. WE DO NOT BELIEVE WE'VE DROPPED THE BALL ON THIS PROJECT. THERE'S BEEN A NUMBER OF DESIGN CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE TO THIS PROJECT ALONG THE WAY, THAT WE'VE TRIED VERY HARD TO KEEP IT ON TRACK AND, AND MAKE SURE THAT WE DELIVER, AND WE FEEL CONFIDENT THAT, AGAIN, WE'VE GOT A GOOD CONTRACTOR, A GOOD PRODUCT, A GOOD PROCESS HERE AND THAT WE CAN DELIVER THIS WITHIN THE STATED TIME FRAME. AND I THINK IT'LL BE SOMETHING WE'RE ALL VERY PROUD OF AND WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. BUT THERE'S BEEN A SERIES OF CHANGES THAT WE'VE ALL WORKED THROUGH OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS THAT I THINK WE'VE BEEN VERY TRANSPARENT ABOUT SOME OF THE TIMELINES ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE. WHEN WE MAKE THOSE CHANGES THAT WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE COUNCIL AND THE COMMUNITY KNEW TO GET IT RIGHT, TO MAKE SURE YOU SPENT MORE TIME ON THAT ON THE FRONT END TO GET THAT INPUT. IT DID ADD SOME TIME TO THE PROJECT. SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE DEALT WITH FROM THE BEGINNING TO THE END. AND AGAIN, I THINK WE'RE EXCITED TO MOVE FORWARD. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE IT HAPPENS. BUT I DID WANT TO REMIND THE COUNCIL ABOUT ALL THE DIFFERENT DISCUSSIONS THAT HAVE BEEN HAD OVER THE PAST 4 TO 6 MONTHS. 
          AND DAVID, NO REFLECTION ON YOU. YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB. WE JUST I THINK AS A DAIS WE'VE MADE SOME PROMISES AND I THINK WE WE WANT TO SEE THOSE COME TOGETHER IN REAL TIME. BUT YOU AND YOUR STAFF HAVE DONE AN AMAZING JOB, AND I HOPE YOU DON'T FEEL LIKE THIS IS US COMING DOWN ON YOU. WE'RE NOT, I PROMISE YOU. I THINK I THINK THIS IS KIND OF I THINK WE'RE KIND OF ON OURSELVES BECAUSE WE WANT TO SEE THIS HAPPEN IN REAL TIME, MAKE SURE OUR SENIORS KNOW THAT WE LOVE THEM, WE CARE ABOUT THEM, AND WE'RE NOT FORGETTING ABOUT THEM, IS WHAT I THINK WHAT THE DISCUSSION UP HERE IS ABOUT. BUT THANK YOU. AND I KNOW THAT YOU AND STAFF ARE GOING TO DO YOUR DUE DILIGENCE TO TRY TO GET THIS PROJECT MOVING FAST. SO I BUT I AM GOING TO CHALLENGE YOU A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE THANK YOU FOR SAYING THE SAME THINGS. 
          YEAH. THANK YOU. AND I DID HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH SOMEBODY FROM CASS. THE TOTAL OPPOSITE. 
          THEY'RE LIKE SOMEBODY SAID, TAKE YOUR TIME BECAUSE I WANT IT DONE RIGHT. AND BUT IN REAL TIME IS WHAT DOCTOR HARRIS IS SAYING. WHEN YOU'RE HAVING THESE MEALS AND THEY'RE HAVING TO PUSH PEOPLE AWAY. THERE'S THAT CONCEPT. AND I KNOW THAT WE CLOSED ON THE BUILDING EARLIER THIS YEAR, AND IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, WE HAD THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, WHICH TOOK SOME TIME. WE WANTED TO GET EVERYBODY'S FEEDBACK, WHICH WE WERE EXCITED ABOUT THAT, AND WE HAD SOME CHANGES THAT WERE MADE. AND SO WHEN YOU GO BACK TO THE BUILDING, BECAUSE I DRIVE BY IT EVERY DAY AND I LOOK INSIDE, I'M LOOKING AT, OKAY, WHERE'S THE SEWER LINE GOING TO BE? WHERE'S THE. BECAUSE IT'S STILL CONCRETE, YOU KNOW, AND THEN THE RAFTERS I MEAN HOW SOUND ARE THEY. ARE THEY SAFE. HAVE WE DONE THE INSPECTION ON THE PERIMETER OF THE FOUNDATION ITSELF? YOU KNOW, THE PLUMBING. ARE WE GOING TO NEED TO CONNECT THE PLUMBING TO THE NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR? THOSE THINGS ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BE LOOKED AT AND THEY MIGHT TAKE TIME AND AGAIN, WE MAY NOT HAVE ALL THAT DONE IN FOUR MONTHS. AND I KNOW WE'VE I'VE HAD A CONVERSATION WITH COUNCILMAN RIZZO THAT WE WANTED TO HAVE IT DONE BY CHRISTMAS BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO HAVE THEIR YEARLY FESTIVAL OR THEIR FEAST AND BE IN THEIR NEW BUILDING BY THEN. BUT IT IS 
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IMPORTANT FOR US, AND I KNOW THAT IF BEING APPROVED, IF THIS GOES THROUGH, THEN WE'LL BE ON A ON A GOOD TIMELINE. IF THE COMPANY CAN COME TO US ON A MONTHLY BASIS TO GIVE US AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE'RE AT, AND THEN MAYBE GIVE US PHOTOGRAPHS AND SAY, THIS IS HOW FAR ALONG WE ARE. IF WE CAN GET REGULARLY UPDATES, WE CAN THEN REASSURE, LIKE I SAID, THE PROMISES THAT WE MADE TO THE PEOPLE THAT IT'S COMING, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE'RE ALSO MAKING SURE IT'S DONE CORRECTLY ON THAT END. SO YEAH, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE SENIORS ARE GETTING THOSE UPDATES SO THEY KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE STATUS IS, PICTURES OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE BUILDING. 
          HERE'S WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW. HERE'S WHAT IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE. I THINK IT WILL BE VERY REASSURING. AND I THINK IT ISN'T SO MUCH THAT WE HAVEN'T MET OUR TIMELINES ON THIS PROJECT. I THINK IT'S MORE THAT WE HAVE MADE PROMISES IN THE PAST ABOUT PROJECTS FOR THE SENIORS THAT HAVE COMPLETELY FALLEN THROUGH. SO, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A TRUST TO UPHOLD. YEAH. 
          THANK YOU. AND WE MEET WITH THEM BIWEEKLY AND GIVE THEM UPDATES ON THIS PROJECT. THEY LOVE THEY LOVE GETTING THOSE. YEAH. THANK YOU FOR THAT. LET'S MAKE SURE I'LL MAKE SURE THAT THOSE GET PASSED ALONG AT THE CASS MEETINGS AT THE REGULAR MONTHLY OR WEEKLY LUNCHEONS AS PART OF OUR AGENDA ON THAT, THAT THEY GET TO SEE. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. IT'S THIS HAPPENED THIS LAST TWO WEEKS. YEAH. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE TABLE FOR OPTION NUMBER TWO. ANY MORE DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM SECOND OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE AYE. THOSE OPPOSED OKAY. ITEM PASSES 5 TO 0. CONGRATULATIONS. ALL RIGHT. 
          NEXT ITEM WE HAVE UP IS AGENDA. IT WAS 6060 OKAY. SIX ZERO. THERE HE IS. ALL RIGHT. NEXT 
          [39) Consider approval of Task Order No. 16 with WGI, Inc. for the development of the preliminary schematic and final plans for the Cromwell Drive Extension Project in the amount of $667,080.]
ITEM WE HAVE IS NUMBER 39. CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF TASK ORDER NUMBER 16 WGI FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PRELIMINARY SCHEMATIC AND FINAL DESIGNS FOR THE CROMWELL DRIVE EXTENSION PROJECT. IN THE AMOUNT OF $667 AND $80. AGAIN, THIS IS PRESENTED BY MIKE TRIMBLE, DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO ASSISTANT DIRECTOR ROB KOSARAJU TO WALK YOU THROUGH THIS. GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL MEMBERS RAVALICO. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, TRAFFIC TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT, CITY OF KYLE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE WHILE I GO THROUGH THE SLIDE DECK HERE AT THIS HOUR. SO WE'RE HERE TO PRESENT THE CROMWELL DRIVE EXTENSION TO YOU ALL TODAY. TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON THE PROJECT, THE PROPOSED CROMWELL DRIVE EXTENSION IS INTENDED TO EXTEND FROM THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF OUR CITY OF KYLE PROPERTY, JUST NORTH OF BENNER, THERE ON THE SCREEN, GOING ALL THE WAY TO RICHARDSON. SO THOSE ARE THE PROJECT LIMITS IDENTIFIED IN THAT EXHIBIT THERE TO THE RIGHT. THIS PROJECT WILL BE PROVIDING ACCESS ALONG WITH UTILITY AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS TO SUPPORT THE FUTURE CITY OF KYLE SPORTSPLEX, WHICH YOU'LL SEE THERE IN THE GREEN WITH ALL THE THE LETTERS FOR THE PROJECT SCOPE, TASK TASK ORDER NUMBER 16 WITH WGI INCLUDES THE 30% ROADWAY DESIGN. IT ALSO INCLUDES THE SUBSEQUENT PHASES OF DESIGN, SO YOU'RE 60 OR 90% AND THEN ISSUED FOR CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS AS WELL WITH, OF COURSE, THE CORRESPONDING SPECIFICATIONS AND COST ESTIMATES TO GO WITH THAT. FOR THESE PROPOSED STREET IMPROVEMENTS OR EXTENSION. IT WILL ALSO INCLUDE ANY RIGHT OF WAY AND UTILITY COORDINATION THAT IS GOING TO BE REQUIRED AS PART OF THE EXTENSION. JUST TO GIVE YOU A SNAPSHOT OF THE CROSS SECTION, THIS IS WHAT WE'VE CURRENTLY PROPOSED THROUGH SOME PRELIMINARY CONVERSATIONS INTERNALLY. SO PROPOSING TWO 11 FOOT TRAVEL LANES THROUGH LANES, ALONG WITH THE 13 FOOT CENTER TWO WAY LEFT TURN LANE. WE'RE ALSO PROPOSING THE. VIBE TRAIL ON ONE SIDE OF THIS, ALONG WITH SIDEWALK AND LANDSCAPING ON BOTH SIDES OF CROMWELL HERE. THIS IS GOING TO BE A PROPOSED RIGHT OF WAY OF 80FT. THE OPTIONS WERE HERE TO PRESENT TONIGHT, ALONG WITH THE RECOMMENDATION, IS TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF TASK NUMBER. TASK ORDER NUMBER 16 WITH W-G-I INC FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PRELIMINARY SCHEMATIC, WHICH IS A 30%, AND THEN THE FINAL PLANS, WHICH WOULD BE THE ULTIMATE ONES THAT GO OUT TO BID AND 
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CONSTRUCTION FOR THE CROMWELL DRIVE EXTENSION PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF $667,080. THE OPTIONS WE HAVE TONIGHT ARE TO APPROVE THE TASK ORDER NUMBER 16, OR TO DENY TASK ORDER NUMBER 16. AND STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVING TASK ORDER NUMBER 16. OKAY. THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS? YEAH. 
          YEAH. I JUST WANTED TO SEE ARE THERE ANY WALK WALKWAYS IN THIS PROJECT AT ALL OR IS IT JUST ALL STREET MIKE OR WHOEVER? YEAH. SO YEAH, WE WE ARE PROPOSING AND I CAN GO TO THE CROSS SECTION THERE. SO WE ARE PROPOSING A TEN FOOT SHARED USE PATH ON THE EAST SIDE OF CROMWELL. AND THEN ON THE WEST SIDE WE'RE PROPOSING A FIVE FOOT SIDEWALK, BUT THERE'S NO CROSSOVER ON CROMWELL. ON THE STREET ITSELF. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT CROSSWALKS. OH, OKAY. MY APOLOGIES. I MISUNDERSTOOD THAT BECAUSE WE'VE GOT THE PARKS THERE. I JUST WANTED TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY CROSSWALKS THERE. IF THERE IS, I'D LOVE TO SEE SOME RAISED ELEVATION CROSSWALKS, MAYBE SOME SIGNALING SOMETHING. I DON'T KNOW, I GUESS WE WOULDN'T HAVE A LOT OF TRAFFIC THERE. OR WE COULD MAYBE, I DON'T KNOW, WITH THE PARKING STRUCTURE AND EVERYTHING. YEAH, WE WILL EVENTUALLY. SO I WAS JUST WONDERING IF WE EXPLORE, WE MAKE SURE WE'RE GOING TO DESIGN, WE EXPLORE ALL OUR OPTIONS THE ELEVATED CROSSWALKS, THE COLORED SIDEWALKS, CROSSWALKS TO MAKE SURE IT IDENTIFIES ITSELF. YEAH. AND COUNCIL MEMBER, WE WILL EXPLORE ALL OF THAT AS PART OF THE DESIGN OF THIS PROJECT. SO AGAIN, YOU KNOW, AS WE GET THROUGH 30% WE'LL START TO DEVELOP, YOU KNOW WHAT WHAT THOSE CROSSWALKS MIGHT LOOK LIKE WHERE THOSE INTERSECTIONS WILL BE. AND THEN WE'LL LOOK AT WHAT SIGNAGE WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, RECOMMENDED ALL THOSE TYPES OF THINGS. WE'LL START TO WORK THROUGH THAT AS WE GET THROUGH TO 30%, AND THEN KIND OF REFINE THAT AS WE GET THROUGH THROUGH THE REST OF 60, 90% AS WELL. SOUNDS GOOD TO MAKE SURE ANYBODY WALKING THROUGH THEY'RE SAFE AND THAT'S IT. SO THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. WHAT WOULD BE THE IDEA OF SPEED CUSHIONS IN THAT AREA. YEAH. 
          YOU KNOW YOU GOT ALL THE PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC. WELL THE ELEVATED SIDEWALKS WILL SLOW THEM DOWN AS WELL BECAUSE THEY'RE ELEVATED. THE COLORS OF THE ELEVATED SIDEWALKS SLOWS THEM DOWN AS WELL. SO THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I LIKE THE ELEVATED. ANYTIME YOU HAVE A ROUNDABOUT OR YOU HAVE TRAFFIC, ELEVATED SIDEWALKS OR CROSSWALKS ARE THE WAY TO GO THROUGH BECAUSE THEY'RE THEY'RE THEY MAKE PEOPLE STOP, RIGHT? YEAH. SLOW DOWN. THAT'S THE BIGGEST THING. SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I THINK AS A CITY WE NEED TO REALLY HEAVILY INVEST IN IS THE ELEVATED CROSSWALKS. COLORED ELEVATED CROSSWALKS IS IMPORTANT. SO THAT WAY WE CAN KEEP EVERYBODY WALKING SAFE. AND THEN ANY SIGNALING WE CAN DO HELPS AS WELL. YEAH. AND I THINK THAT THE STREET DESIGN DEFINITELY SPEAKS TO YOUR POINT, COUNCILMEMBER, ABOUT TRAFFIC CALMING. 11 FOOT LANES, FOR EXAMPLE, HELPS TO CALM TRAFFIC AS OPPOSED TO HAVING WIDER LANES. THAT HELPS TO CALM TRAFFIC THROUGH THAT AREA. IF WE DID NEED TO LOOK AT MORE SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENTS SUCH AS SPEED CUSHIONS OR OTHER THINGS, WE DEFINITELY LOOK AT THAT AS PART OF THE DESIGN. WE UNDERSTAND THE CONTEXT THAT THIS IS GOING IN. IT'S DEFINITELY A CONNECTION TO OUR TRANSPORTATION NETWORK. WE UNDERSTAND IT'S ALSO SUPPORTING THE SPORTS COMPLEX AND WE HAVE HIGH VOLUMES OF PEDESTRIANS. A LOT OF FOLKS PARKING IN THAT AREA, WALKING OVER TO THE FACILITIES. AND WE'RE GOING TO BE COORDINATING CLOSELY WITH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT AND THE AND THE FOLKS THAT ARE WORKING ON THE SPORTSPLEX DEVELOPMENT TO SEE WHAT THOSE NEEDS ARE. SO AS THAT'S GETTING PROGRAMED, WE'LL ALSO DO THAT COORDINATION AS WE'RE DEVELOPING THIS PROJECT AS WELL. THAT'S AWESOME. 
          THANK YOU MIKE. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR DUE DILIGENCE ON THAT. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ANY MOTIONS. GO AHEAD. AND I'M SURE THIS IS LIKE WELL, WELL PLANNED AND COORDINATED. BUT ISN'T THE ROAD GOING TO TAKE OUT LIKE A MAJOR PART OF THE WALKING TRAILS IN THERE? IF YOU'RE GOING IF YOU'RE SLICING THROUGH THERE? YEAH, I DON'T I DON'T BELIEVE THOSE EXIST RIGHT NOW. 
          I THINK THIS IS REALLY A GREENFIELD DEVELOPMENT, JUST LIKE SEVERAL COMPONENTS OF THE SPORTSPLEX ARE THIS ROADWAY ITSELF. THIS EXTENSION IS ACTUALLY THROUGH GREENFIELD AT THIS POINT. SO THERE'S REALLY NOT THOSE WALKWAYS EXISTING RIGHT NOW. WE'RE ACTUALLY PUTTING THOSE IN PLACE. SO SO I GUESS IT'S IT'S COMPATIBLE. I MEAN I'M NOT SAYING LIKE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO THE WALKING TRAILS IN THE FUTURE THERE IF THE ROADS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WALKING OF THE WALKING AREAS, IF I COULD TRY TO ADDRESS THAT. IT'S ALL PART OF THE MASTER PLAN THAT COUNCIL APPROVED FOR THE SPORTSPLEX MASTER PLAN, WITH HOW THIS ROAD WOULD BE A SPINE ROAD THROUGH THE DISTRICT, AND ALSO HAVE WALKING TRAILS AND AMENITIES THAT WOULD ALL CONNECT TOGETHER. SO THIS IS ALL PART OF THAT MASTER PLAN TO ACTUALLY PROVIDE THAT CONNECTIVITY. AS MIKE SAID, THIS IS ALL GREENFIELD CURRENTLY. SO THIS IS BUILDING THAT INFRASTRUCTURE AND THEN THE CONNECTIVITY TO ALL THESE DIFFERENT SITES. RIGHT NOW, THERE IS NONE. AND WE WOULD CONSIDER THOSE EXISTING TRAILS, ANY OF THAT CONNECTIVITY THAT WOULD BE NEEDED AS PART OF THIS PROJECT. AGAIN, PART OF THAT MASTER PLAN, YOU CAN SEE 
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EXACTLY KIND OF WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO GO AND THEN HOW TO MOVE PEDESTRIANS, BICYCLISTS AND CARS THROUGH THE AREA. OKAY. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 39, SECOND, A MOTION MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN RIZZO TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 39. SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MCKINNEY. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? OKAY. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I, I, I THOSE OPPOSED ITEM PASSES 6 TO 0. OKAY. NEXT UP WE HAVE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 
          [40) Consider approval of an agreement with Coleman & Associates, LLC for preliminary design services for downtown Kyle in an amount not to exceed $63,000.]
40. CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT WITH COLEMAN AND ASSOCIATES LLC FOR PRIMARY PRELIMINARY DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE DOWNTOWN KYLE IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 63,000. AGAIN, THIS IS PRESENTER DAVID LOPEZ. THANK YOU. OKAY, SO A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON THIS PROJECT. 
          BACK IN MARCH 2025, CITY COUNCIL HAD A WORKSHOP AND OUTLINED SOME SHORT TERM AND SOME LONG TERM GOALS FOR FOR THE VISION FOR DOWNTOWN. THE LONG TERM GOALS INCLUDED THINGS LIKE PARKING SOLUTIONS AND MAYBE ENGAGEMENT WITH WITH SOME BUSINESSES AND MAKING IT MORE ATTRACTIVE AND ALSO HAVING BETTER MOBILITY THROUGH THE SITE. SOME SHORT TERM GOALS INCLUDED BEAUTIFICATION OF DOWNTOWN AND PROVIDING THAT OVERALL CONNECTIVITY THROUGH THE PARK SYSTEM, MAYBE HAVING PARKWAYS AND MARY CARLSON AS A HUB. WE DID A FEASIBILITY STUDY WITH COLEMAN AND ASSOCIATES FOR INITIALLY FOR FRONT STREET ACROSS CENTER STREET. BECAUSE OF THAT, WHAT CAME OUT OF VISIONING WORKSHOP IN IN MARCH, WE DECIDED TO EXPAND THAT SCOPE OF WORK. AND SO AS YOU CAN SEE HERE AGAIN, THERE'S THE ORIGINAL SCOPE, WHICH WAS VERY LIMITED TO FRONT STREET. AND THEN THE EXPANDED SCOPE FOR THE VISION WOULD BE INCORPORATING SOME OF THAT SERVICE ROAD COMING DOWN CENTER STREET AND HAVING FRONT STREET STILL INCORPORATED. MARY HUDSON PARK JUST BEYOND BURLESON, CONNECTIVITY TO THE TRAIN DEPOT TO THE PARK, EVEN TO THE WATER TOWER TO TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THOSE EXISTING ASSETS THAT WE ALL LOVE DOWNTOWN, BUT MAKING IT MORE PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY. AND WE THINK THERE'S A LOT OF POSSIBILITIES WITH THAT. SO THE SCOPE FOR THIS EXPANDED EARLY DESIGN CONTRACT WITH COLEMAN ASSOCIATES WOULD INCLUDE THINGS LIKE PUBLIC INPUT, OVERALL SITE ANALYSIS, ACTUALLY USING THE PROS MASTER PLAN, AS WELL AS THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN AND THE MOBILITY PLAN AS AS IMPORTANT INFORMATION PIECES FOR THE SCOPE. HAVING ALL THE LANDSCAPING INCORPORATED INTO THE PROJECT AND EVENTUALLY GETTING TO SOME 3D RENDERINGS THAT WOULD ALSO SPARK FURTHER FEEDBACK AND WOULD GET US CLOSER TO TO THE TO THE END ZONE ON THIS ONE. THIS CONTRACT WOULD BRING US ALL THE WAY TO 15% DESIGN. SO AGAIN, JUST A COMPARISON OF THE FRAMEWORK. 
          AND YOU KNOW, OVER 2003 TO TO PRESENT. AND THIS WOULD BE AN IMPORTANT BASELINE FOR THE PROJECT. HERE'S SOME INSPIRATIONAL IMAGERY. OF COURSE THE COLLEGE EXPERIENCE IS GOING TO BE UNIQUE, BUT THIS IS JUST A DEMONSTRATION OF WHAT'S POSSIBLE WITH GOOD MOBILITY PLANS THROUGHOUT THE SITE AND MAKING THOSE SIDEWALKS PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY AND ALSO FRIENDLY FOR THE RESIDENTS, AS WELL AS BUSINESSES COEXISTING SUCCESSFULLY, BRINGING A LOT OF ENTERTAINMENT AND ALSO WEAVING IN SOME SOME NICE, BEAUTIFUL GREEN SPACES THAT ARE INVITING FOR ALL TYPES OF COMMUNITY IMPACT EVENTS. THAT'S BEAUTIFUL. SO BECAUSE COLEMAN WAS ENGAGED FOR THE INITIAL PART OF THIS, WE WANTED TO EXPAND ON IT, USE SOME ECONOMIES OF SCALE. AND SO WE'RE PROPOSING A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE EXEMPTION FOR THIS PROJECT. AND THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE AGREEMENT FOR A NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $63,000 FOR THIS EARLY DESIGN CONTRACT, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVING THIS THIS CONTRACT WITH COLEMAN AND ASSOCIATES. 
          AND I'LL TAKE QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? THIS IS THE DOWNTOWN. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 42ND. OKAY. AND DISCUSSION I JUST WANT TO SAY, HEY, IT'S GREAT TO SEE THAT WE'RE INVESTING OUR DOWNTOWN, BEAUTIFYING OUR HISTORIC DOWNTOWN. THAT'S THAT'S THAT'S AWESOME. THANK YOU. DAVID. YES, SIR. OKAY. MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN RIZZO AND SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MCKINNEY. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE ITEM? MAYOR MITCHELL, YOU GOT ANY QUESTIONS? NOPE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY I, I OKAY. THOSE OPPOSED. OKAY. ITEM PASSES 6 TO 0. THANK 
          [41) Receive a report, hold a discussion, and provide staff feedback regarding feasibility study pricing for historical archives.]
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YOU SIR. APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE NEXT ITEM IS GOING TO BE RECEIVE A REPORT TO HOLD A DISCUSSION TO PROVIDE STAFF FEEDBACK REGARDING THE FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR HISTORICAL ARCHIVES. THIS IS THE PRESENTER LESLIE SCOTT DIRECTOR OF LIBRARY SERVICES. 
          GOOD EVENING COUNCIL LESLIE SCOTT DIRECTOR OF LIBRARY SERVICES, THIS EVENING TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE CREATION OF A CITY ENTITY FOR HISTORICAL ARCHIVES. SO ON MARCH 18TH, COUNCIL TASKED THE STAFF WITH CONDUCTING A STUDY AND MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A HISTORICAL ARCHIVE BOARD. WE IDENTIFIED OPTIONS FOR FORMING A CITY SPONSORED ORGANIZATION AND AN OUTLINE OF POTENTIAL KEY INITIATIVES. ON JULY 15TH, WE PRESENTED RESEARCH, FEEDBACK AND CONSULTATION OPTIONS AND COUNCIL DIRECTED STAFF TO RETURN WITH PRICING OPTIONS OF A FEASIBILITY STUDY. SO THE BACKGROUND IS THE CITY OF KYLE HAS ACCUMULATED A RANGE OF HISTORICAL MATERIALS, RECORDS AND ARTIFACTS OVER TIME, MANY OF WHICH NEED CATALOGING EVALUATED AND PRESERVED AS COMMUNITY INTEREST IN HONORING AND DOCUMENTING THE CITY'S HISTORY GROWS. COUNCIL HAS EXPRESSED SUPPORT FOR EXPLORING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A HISTORICAL ARCHIVE BOARD TO GUIDE POLICY, STEWARDSHIP AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT RELATED TO THESE MATERIALS. TO SUPPORT THIS EFFORT, STAFF RECOMMENDS ISSUING AN RFQ TO ENGAGE A QUALIFIED CONSULTANT TO ASSESS THE CITY'S EXISTING HISTORICAL ASSETS, RECOMMEND A GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE FOR STANDING FOR A STANDING HISTORICAL ARCHIVE BOARD, AND DEFINE A CLEAR VISION AND SCOPE FOR THE CITY'S ARCHIVE PROGRAM TO MOVE FORWARD THE FEASIBILITY, STUDY SCOPE AND COST ESTIMATE BREAKDOWN INCLUDES. THIS WOULD BE THE PROPOSED RFQ TO REQUEST PROPOSALS FOR A SCOPE OF WORK THAT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING. 
          THE FIRST IS A HISTORICAL ARCHIVE ASSESSMENT. WE HAVE A LOW ESTIMATE OF 15, A HIGH OF 30. THIS WOULD INCLUDE ANALYSIS OF EXISTING HISTORICAL ASSETS, BOTH PHYSICAL AND DIGITAL, IDENTIFY PRESERVATION NEEDS AND RISKS, CONDUCT STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS AND COMMUNITY LISTENING SESSIONS. PROVIDE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS IN A SURMISED REPORT. PORTION TWO WOULD BE A BOARD FORMATION AND GOVERNANCE GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK. LOW OF 15,000. HIGH OF 25,000. 
          THIS WOULD FACILITATE A VISIONING PROCESS WITH CITY LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS. RECOMMEND A GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE AS IN THE BOARD COMPOSITION AUTHORITY TERMS. MISSION OUTLINE THE BOARD'S POTENTIAL ROLES AND STEWARDSHIP, PUBLIC ACCESS AND EDUCATION, AND PROVIDE A ROADMAP ROADMAP FOR BOARD ESTABLISHMENT AND ONBOARDING. 
          PORTION THREE WOULD BE PROJECT ARTICULATION A STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT A LOW OF 3000, A HIGH OF 7000 ESTIMATED THIS WOULD BE A DRAFT OF. MISSION VALUES AND SCOPE OF THE CITY'S ARCHIVE PROGRAM. ALIGN PROPOSED GOVERNANCE AND PROGRAM, VISION OF COUNCIL PRIORITIES AND COMMUNITY VALUES, AND THEN A FINAL DELIVERABLE WIDE COUNCIL WITH A COMPREHENSIVE YET ACTIONABLE PLAN TO FORMALIZE HISTORICAL PRESERVATION EFFORTS THROUGH COMMUNITY BASED GOVERNANCE, ALIGNMENT WITH BEST PRACTICES. AND THEN A FOURTH PORTION WOULD BE TECHNICAL ANALYSIS, A LOW OF 2500 AND A HIGH OF 5000. THIS WOULD BE A HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, AND STORAGE NEEDS ASSESSMENT. A MUNICIPAL IT INFRASTRUCTURE CAPACITY ASSESSMENT, AND THEN A DIGITIZED STRATEGY. SO THE ESTIMATED COST THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT IS A LOW OF 35,500 AND A HIGH OF 67,000. SO THE RECOMMENDATION IS STAFF RECOMMENDS THE COUNCIL AUTHORIZED THE ISSUANCE OF AN RFQ FOR HISTORICAL ARCHIVE ASSESSMENT AND GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK DEVELOPMENT STUDY WITH A SCOPE THAT INCLUDES. AND THIS IS JUST A RECAP OF THOSE KIND OF HEADINGS OF EVALUATION OF EXISTING HISTORICAL MATERIALS AND PRESERVATION NEEDS. COMMUNITY INFORMED VISIONING FOR THE CITY'S HISTORICAL PRESERVATION EFFORTS, DEVELOPMENT OF A GOVERNANCE MODEL FOR A FUTURE HISTORICAL ARCHIVE BOARD. ALIGNMENT OF THE PROGRAM WITH STRATEGIC AND CULTURAL GOALS OF THE CITY. THIS INITIATIVE WILL HELP ESTABLISH A SUSTAINABLE, COMMUNITY ROOTED APPROACH TO PRESERVING AND CELEBRATING KYLE'S HISTORY. SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR DIRECTION FROM CITY COUNCIL TO DIRECT STAFF TO PROCEED WITH ISSUING AN RFQ FOR HISTORICAL ARCHIVES, ASSESSMENT AND GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK DEVELOPMENT STUDY DIRECT STAFF TO CONTINUE RESEARCHING OPTIONS OR OTHER DIRECTION, AND WE 
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RECOMMEND THAT WE MOVE FORWARD WITH AN RFQ. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. YEAH, I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS ONE. I THINK IT'S A REALLY GOOD USE OF OUR MONEY TO PRESERVE OUR HISTORY AND RESOURCES. I'M EXCITED ABOUT HOW LOOKING AT HOW DO WE PRESERVE THIS STUFF. 
          AND AND ARCHIVE IT AND STUFF. BUT WOULD THIS I'M KIND OF LOOKING AT THIS LIKE, OKAY, IF WE DO THIS, WE GET THE ASSESSMENT. WE WE KNOW WHAT WE NEED. I'M LOOKING AT LATER. 
          WILL WE NEED A PERSON LIKE A PERSON IN CHARGE OF HISTORICAL ARCHIVING FOR THE CITY? I'M SEEING THAT IN THE FUTURE BEING BEING NEEDED. AND THAT'S WHAT THIS STUDY WILL TELL US, IS EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED AND WHAT THEIR CREDENTIALS SHOULD BE, THEIR EDUCATION. AND IT WILL TELL US THE THE TECHNOLOGY WE WILL NEED FOR THAT. THERE LIKELY WILL BE SOFTWARE HARDWARE INVOLVED. IT WILL IT WILL GIVE US THE THE GUIDE OF WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO BE SUCCESSFUL. YEAH, I GUESS LIKE I GUESS SURROUNDING CITIES MIGHT HAVE THIS AS WELL. VERY SIMILAR. YES. BUDA OR WIMBERLEY TYPE OF CITY HAS EVERYTHING. EVERYONE DIFFERS SLIGHTLY, BUT WHERE THEY DIFFER FROM US, THE I THINK THE GREATEST IS THAT THEY'VE ALREADY HAD SOMETHING IN PLACE OVER A LONG TERM, AND THIS WOULD BE ALL NEW TO US. SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO START IT. 
          YEAH. START IT. WELL, YEAH. I MEAN IN HISTORY DOESN'T HAVE TO BE LIKE 100 YEAR OLD HISTORY. I MEAN, THERE'S HISTORY 25, 30 YEARS AGO, WE DON'T KNOW THE MAYORS THAT WERE ELECTED THEN. 
          WE DON'T KNOW THAT LIKE THE MAJOR RIBBON CUTTINGS OF THE CITY AND LIKE WHEN THIS WHEN THIS I THINK MAYOR MITCHELL WAS SHOWING ME PICTURES OF THIS, THIS BUILDING FIRST BEING BUILT. 
          AND, YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T THINK ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT THAT WAS, BUT IT IS A KEYSTONE BUILDING NOW, AND THERE'S GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE MORE. SO WE NEED TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO CAPTURE THOSE MOMENTS IN OUR TIME TO PRESERVE THEM FOR THE FUTURE GENERATIONS. RIGHT. SO THAT'S HOW I SEE THIS. THIS IS SOMETHING I DEFINITELY WOULD SUPPORT. ANYBODY ELSE. 
          COUNCILMEMBER RIZZO, I JUST WANT TO THANK MAYOR MITCHELL FOR GETTING THIS PROCESS STARTED, FOR TAKING A DEEP INTEREST IN THE HISTORY OF KYLE. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. WHEN I WAS GROWING UP HERE AS A LITTLE BOY, IT WAS 1800 PEOPLE HERE, THOUSAND 800 PEOPLE. WE'RE NOW 70,000. I KEEP THINKING THE IMPORTANCE OF WHAT WE'VE LOST, AND THAT'S OUR HISTORY. A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHERE WE'RE WHAT, HOW KYLE WAS FOUNDED. PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THAT STAGECOACH ROAD WHERE I LIVE IS NOW. THAT WAS THE STAGE LINE FROM SAN ANTONIO TO AUSTIN. 
          THAT WAS THE MAIN THOROUGHFARE FOR THE STAGECOACH. THAT'S THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN LOST HERE. 
          THERE'S A WELL THERE NEARBY WHERE THEY WOULD WATER THE THE HORSES AND SOLDIERS WOULD COME THROUGH AS WELL AND WATER THEIR HORSES. THERE'S A LOT OF HISTORY HERE THAT HASN'T BEEN THAT NEW PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT. SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO DOCUMENT THAT, TO ALLOW THEM. 
          IN ORDER TO MOVE FORWARD AS A CITY, YOU NEED TO KNOW WHERE YOU COME FROM. YOU GOT TO KNOW YOUR HISTORY. SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE'RE DOING THIS. I WANT TO THANK MAYOR MITCHELL FOR REALLY WANTING TO ASK THE QUESTION OF WHAT IS KYLE RIGHT? WHO IS KYLE? WHAT IS HIS IDENTITY? WHERE DOES IT COME FROM? AND THIS IS GOING TO DO THAT? I'M EXCITED. I'M REALLY EXCITED FOR PEOPLE TO LEARN THE NEW THE NEW RESIDENTS OF KYLE. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE HISTORY OF KYLE, I'M LEARNING STUFF I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT, WITH SEEING SOME OF THE ARCHIVE PICTURES AND SOME OF THE OLD COUNCIL MEETINGS. I'M REALLY EXCITED. IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT THING FOR OUR CITIZENS, AND I'M GLAD IT'S GOING TO BE ACCESSIBLE AND LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. SO THANK YOU ALL. DOCTORS. I WANT TO THANK MAYOR MITCHELL FOR HIS INITIATIVES ON THIS. HE HAS DREDGED UP SOME OF THE MOST AMAZING THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN LOST. WE HAVE VERY FEW CITY RECORDS, EVEN FROM OUR HISTORY. AND IT DOESN'T LIKE LIKE COUNCILMEMBER ZUNIGA SAID, IT'S NOT EVEN ANCIENT HISTORY, EVEN CURRENT HISTORY, YOU KNOW, CLOSE, CLOSE IN HISTORY 10 OR 20 YEARS AGO, WE DON'T EVEN HAVE THAT. SO MAYOR MITCHELL HAS DONE A MARVELOUS JOB IN FINDING WHERE SOME OF THIS IS. BOXES AND BOXES AND BOXES OF IT THAT NEED PRESERVATION. AND THAT IS A HISTORIC PRESERVATION IS DEFINITELY A VERY SKILLED THING. SO IT WE DON'T TAKE THAT LIGHTLY. I DON'T KNOW THAT ANY OF THE CITIES AROUND US HAVE A REAL PRESERVATION DEPARTMENT. 
          THEY HAVE, YOU KNOW, RECORD KEEPING. BUT THAT'S NOT THE SAME AS HISTORICAL PRESERVATION. 
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AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK PRESERVATION ASSOCIATES LILA KNIGHT. AND THE OTHERS IN THAT GROUP FOR OUR MONTHLY MEETINGS ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION THAT HAVE BEEN SO EDUCATIONAL. AND AS FAR AS STAGECOACH, OLD STAGECOACH ROAD, NOT ONLY WAS IT THE STAGECOACHES, BUT THAT WAS CAMINO REAL. YOU KNOW, WE TALK ABOUT CAMINO REAL ALL THE TIME. WELL, THERE WERE TWO. ONE GOES TO THE EAST, IS TO THE EAST OF US, BUT STILL PRETTY MUCH WITHIN KYLE. AND THE OTHER ONE IS OLD STAGECOACH ROAD WENT DOWN TO THE SACRED SPRINGS. SO THEY, THE NATIVE AMERICANS USED THAT AS A TRAIL EVEN LONG BEFORE OUR HISTORY HERE. SO I THINK THAT HELPING OUR PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY UNDERSTAND THE DEPTH OF THE HISTORY HERE WILL BE PHENOMENALLY VALUABLE. CAN I JUST JUMP IN, SHARE A LITTLE PERSONAL STUFF? SO LIKE THE, THE, THE ANIMAL SHELTER THAT WE USED TO HAVE THAT KPD HAD, THAT WAS A POST OFFICE. YOU KNOW, PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THAT ANYMORE. 
          I HAVE A YOUNG BOY, A BOY, HE'S IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. BUT I TELL HIM I WENT TO I WENT TO KYLE ELEMENTARY RIGHT ACROSS FROM IT. THAT'S THE LIBRARY, THE THE LIBRARY THAT I KNEW THAT IN THE SUMMERS I'D GO AND CHECK OUT BOOKS OUT. THAT'S THE ONLY THING THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT COULD AFFORD TO GET A FREE BOOK. AND, LIKE, THESE ARE LIKE, SPECIAL THINGS TO ME. SO, YOU KNOW, WHEN THE MAYOR WAS BRINGING IT UP, I WAS LIKE, OH, HE'S NOT THAT SERIOUS ABOUT IT. 
          BUT NOW HE IT IS PRETTY SERIOUS, YOU KNOW. SO AND THEN I SPENT SOME TIME SEARCHING FOR MAPS BECAUSE I ACTUALLY DIDN'T I IT SORT OF HE GOT THE BUG IN MY EAR. SO I STARTED TRYING TO FIND IF I COULD FIND KYLE UNIQUE THINGS. AND I ONLY CAME ACROSS LIKE THE THE JOHNSON BOOK KYLE PANTHER BOOK, BUT I WAS TRYING TO FIND MAPS. SO THOSE WOULD BE LIKE THINGS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF WE COULD FIND IN OUR ARCHIVES, LIKE OLD ORIGINAL MAPS OF KYLE. I KNOW THE COUNTY DOES A GREAT JOB OF THIS STUFF, BUT I'D LIKE TO FIND OUT WHERE OUR SURVEYS, WHERE THE SURVEYS THAT THE CITY HAD IN THOSE EARLY 80S TO ME, TO ME, THE 80S, THE 70S, THOSE WOULD BE THE YEARS I'D LIKE TO FIND. BUT I KNOW THERE'S MUCH MORE THAN THAT. AND SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO SAVE THIS KIND OF STUFF FOR PEOPLE LIKE ME WHO GREW UP AROUND THIS CITY. YEAH, YEAH. MAYOR MITCHELL, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD REAL QUICK, SIR? WELL, I APPRECIATE THE KIND WORDS. I WOULD I WOULD TELL YOU THAT YOU'D BE CAREFUL BECAUSE IT'S IT'S LIKE A BUG, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU KIND OF GET IT. AND THIS IS WHAT LYLA AND I HAVE BONDED OVER RECENTLY BECAUSE SHE, SHE HAS THE BUG AND HAS HAD IT HER WHOLE HER WHOLE LIFE. BUT I THINK IT WAS WHAT COUNCILMEMBER ZUNIGA AND COUNCILMEMBER HARRIS BOTH KIND OF HINTED AT THAT THE REAL THERE'S THERE'S TWO PARTS TO THIS. ONE IS PRESERVING OUR HISTORY. BUT BUT THE SECOND PART IS, IS REALLY HOW DO WE TEACH OUR HISTORY? HOW DO WE DISPLAY IT? HOW DO WE GET IT INTO THE MINDS OF OUR COMMUNITY? AND BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY NEW PEOPLE HERE, THEY'RE NOT THEY'RE NOT THINKING ABOUT KYLE HISTORY. AND THAT'S A PROBLEM. AND I THINK IT'S IT'S INCUMBENT UPON US TO FIX IT. AND IF WE DON'T CARE ABOUT OUR HISTORY, THEN WHY WOULD WE EXPECT THE COMMUNITY TO ALSO AND THERE'S I WAS TELLING ROBERT THE THERE'S A STORY IN AND ARMSTRONG'S BOOK ABOUT CAL ROGERS THAT THE THE AIRPLANE, THE PILOT WHO, YOU KNOW, FLEW THE TRANSCONTINENTAL FLIGHT OR ATTEMPTED THERE WAS LIKE A $50,000 PRIZE THAT WAS GIVEN TO GO COAST TO COAST. AND HE WAS ONE OF THE FEW THAT WERE TRYING. AND HE'S LIKE, HE FLIES INTO AUSTIN ON HIS WAY TO CALIFORNIA AND HE, LIKE, CIRCLES THE CAPITOL. AND EVERYBODY IN KYLE KNOWS THAT HE'S COMING BECAUSE HE TURNS AND COMES SOUTH. IT'S PART OF HIS PLANNED ROUTE. AND SO PEOPLE ARE COMING OUTSIDE AND HIS ENGINE FAILS AND HE CRASHES IN, KYLE SAYS. LIKE ONE MILE NORTH OF DOWNTOWN KYLE. SO THERE'S THIS PICTURE. AND HE SURVIVED. BUT HE HAD TO, LIKE, STAY THERE WHILE THEY SHIP IT. AND NEW ENGINE. AND IT'S LIKE, THAT'S A REALLY COOL STORY. AND WE SHOULD BE WE SHOULD BE TALKING ABOUT THESE KINDS OF THINGS THAT I LEARNED ABOUT THIS JUST NOT TOO LONG AGO. AND I THINK THAT I THINK THAT THE, THE ARCHIVES, YOU KNOW, THERE'S THERE'S SO MANY PEOPLE WHO CAME BEFORE US WHO LOVED KYLE HISTORY AND THAT MANY OF THEM ARE STILL WITH US AND AND WE NEED TO WE NEED TO FIND A WAY, I THINK, JUST TO TO START TO INGRAIN THAT DNA INTO THE CULTURE OF THE ACTUAL CITY ADMINISTRATION SO THAT WE CAN 
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CELEBRATE IT. AND I THINK IF WE CAN CONTINUE FORWARD WITH THIS PLAN, I WAS IF THIS MAY BE THE ONLY THING THAT I WANT TO VOLUNTEER TO DO WITH THE CITY AFTER I'VE GONE FOR A WHILE, IS JUST TO PARTICIPATE IN SOME OF THE THESE DISCUSSIONS. AND BECAUSE IT'S IT'S GREAT. I ABSOLUTELY HAVE BEEN JUST LOVING, YOU KNOW, THE THE DEEP DIVE TO TRY TO FIND NEW INFORMATION ABOUT THE CITY AND, AND YOU COUNCIL MEMBERS, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE RIGHT WHEN YOU SAY THAT THAT THAT, THAT WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF HISTORY EVEN FROM, YOU KNOW, 20 YEARS AGO. BUT YOU KNOW, THERE ARE OTHER THAT IT'S OUT THERE. AND SO, YOU KNOW, ONE GREAT PARTNER WE HAVE THAT WE NEED TO BE ENGAGED WITH. AND I'VE BEEN SO GRATEFUL FOR ASHLEY COTTON WITH THE FREE PRESS AND CINDY BARTON, YOU KNOW, FROM BEFORE BOB BARTON, THAT GROUP, YOU KNOW, KATE JOHNSON, BILL JOHNSON, THEY WERE ALL YOU KNOW YOU KNOW, THEY THEY LOVED THE PRESS. THEY LOVED PHOTOGRAPHY. THEY LOVED PRESERVATION AND THEY LOVE HISTORY. AND SO EVEN THOUGH THE CITY ITSELF DOESN'T HAVE A LOT OF THAT HISTORY READILY ACCESSIBLE, IT'S OUT THERE. AND, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO WE NEED TO FIND WAYS TO MAKE ALL OF THOSE FOLKS, YOU KNOW, OUR ALLIES IN THIS QUEST. AND I THINK THEY GENERALLY WOULD BE HERE TO HELP BECAUSE THEY THEY LOVE THE COMMUNITY AND THEY LOVE HISTORY, TOO. AND ONCE YOU START TO SEE JUST HOW MUCH INFORMATION IS OUT THERE, YOU'LL REALIZE THAT WE DO KNOW A LOT ABOUT THE MAYORS FROM 20 AND 30 AND 40 YEARS AGO. AND, YOU KNOW, IT TAKES A WHILE TO TO FIND THE INFORMATION. AND BUT THERE'S THERE'S SOME REALLY COOL STUFF THAT I'M, I'M EXCITED TO SEE REVEALED COMING SOON. AND IT'LL MAKE YOU ONCE YOU READ IT, ONCE YOU ONCE YOU LIKE, EMBRACE IT. THEN LIKE YOU, YOU'LL SEE YOUR TOWN DIFFERENTLY AND YOU'LL UNDERSTAND YOUR PLACE IN HISTORY DIFFERENTLY. AND THE THE LONG LEGACY OF THOSE WHO CAME BEFORE AND THE BATTLES THEY FOUGHT, AND HOW SOMETIMES HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF. YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS THAT WE HAD TONIGHT WITH THE COMMUNITY THAT THE WATER RATE INCREASES. IT'S NOT THE FIRST TIME, NOT THE 10TH TIME, THAT THE CITY OF KYLE HAS DEALT WITH WATER ISSUES AND AND TAX RATE ISSUES AND DEBT QUESTIONS AND INFRASTRUCTURE QUESTIONS. AND THAT'S JUST A LITTLE PIECE OF THE HISTORY. SO YES, I'M VERY EXCITED FOR LESLIE BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND TAKING THE REINS, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I CAN ONLY DO JUST SO MUCH. AND AND THAT'S IT'S NOT ON ME. IT'S A COMMUNITY EFFORT. I'M JUST I'M SUPER HAPPY TO BE A PART OF IT. I'M I'M MOST PUMPED FOR CREATING A GREAT ARCHIVE THAT CAN BE DISPLAYED AS MAYBE ANYTHING THAT I'M DOING RIGHT NOW. I'M LIKE, KIND OF OBSESSING OVER IT A LITTLE BIT. BUT ANYWAY, THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME TALK AND I'M EXCITED FOR THIS. YEAH. ONE THING THAT I REMEMBER ALSO IS THAT ONE TIME WE HAD THE DWYER FAMILY, THEY ACTUALLY HAD A NEWSPAPER CALLED THE KYLE EAGLE. THAT WAS ACTUALLY RIGHT DOWN OVER HERE ON THE CORNER BY THE SILVER HOUSE. THEY ACTUALLY HAD THE PRINT SHOP THERE. SO IT'S JUST TO KIND OF COUNTER OFF OF WHAT WE'RE SAYING ABOUT THE CITY ITSELF AND THE LANDMARKS AND THE WATERING HOLES AND THE BUILDINGS ITSELF. IT'S ALSO UNDERSTANDING THAT THE PEOPLE THAT WERE HERE, THE RESIDENTS THAT MADE THE IMPACT, THE SAM AND TENORIO, THE ROYAL FAMILY, THE CHAPA FLOUR COMPANY ACROSS THE STREET, MR. BOBBY ALEXANDER AND HIS FEED STORE. THAT'S RIGHT OVER THERE. WHEN THEY BROUGHT IN ALL THE GRAIN FROM ALL THE FARMERS FROM THE EAST SIDE OF KYLE OFF OF 150 AND BACK IN BACK IN THOSE FIELDS, OFF OF GREEN PASTURES AND UNDERSTANDING THE HISTORY OF THAT. AND IT GOES BACK TO WHAT MAYOR MITCHELL SAYS. HOW DO WE TEACH IT TO THE TO THE YOUNGER GENERATION OR THE PEOPLE THAT MOVE HERE AND SHOWING THEM WHERE OUR CITY WAS? AND WHO KNOWS, MAYBE WE'LL HAVE A VISITOR CENTER ONE DAY AND WE WILL HAVE ALL THOSE DISPLAYED AS FAR AS ARTIFACTS, PHOTOGRAPHS AND AND SO FORTH. BUT I THINK WE'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK, AND I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S COMMENTS. AND OF COURSE, ALL THE HARD WORK YOU DO. AND, MAYOR, PRESERVING WHAT OUR CITY IS. SO. AND SO DO WE. ONE MORE QUICK THING THAT THE IN 2008, YOU KNOW, THAT THE HAYS FREE PRESS WAS BROKEN INTO AND THEY STOLE ONE OF THEIR SERVERS AND THE HISTORY PRESS LOST A LOT OF INFORMATION THAT DAY THAT THEY I DON'T KNOW THAT THEY HAVE EVER BEEN ABLE TO RECOVER. NOW THEY'RE A CORNUCOPIA OF INFORMATION, SO THEY HAVE A LOT MORE. BUT THEY THEY LOST SOMETHING IMPORTANT. AND, YOU KNOW, IF YOU GO, I CAN'T SEE JENNIFER OVER THERE, 
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BUT SHE'LL SHE WILL TELL YOU. AND MARCO IS AROUND TOO. YOU KNOW, WE ONCE HAD A TIME WHEN OUR SERVER WAS BACKING UP AND IT BACKED UP. THAT BACKED UP EVERY DAY. AND AT ONE POINT THE THE BACKUP TOOK MORE THAN 24 HOURS, WHICH MEANT THAT IT STARTED AGAIN BEFORE IT FINISHED AND IT CRASHED OUR SERVER AND WHO KNOWS WHAT KIND OF INFORMATION WE HAD. BUT LIKE A TON OF LIKE ALL OF OUR OLD VIDEOS AND A LOT OF COUNCIL MEETING, YOU KNOW, JUST INFORMATION, YOU KNOW, DATA THAT WE HAD, RECORDS THAT WE HAD, IT WAS WIPED AWAY. AND SO THAT IS THE LOST. AND I, YOU KNOW, I KEEP HOPING MAYBE THERE'LL BE SOME WAY TO FIND SOME OF THAT AGAIN. BUT THE LESSON HERE IS THIS COMMISSION IS DESIGNED AND ARCHIVES COMMISSION IS DESIGNED TO MAKE IT SO THAT THAT NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN, THAT WE WHEN WE HAVE WE TAKE SURVEY OF WHAT WE HAVE NOW WE GET IT PUT TOGETHER, WE GET IT ORGANIZED. AND THEN WE WE PRESERVE IT IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT CAN BE THAT IT'S NOT GOING TO BURN DOWN IN THE FIRE, YOU KNOW, OR AT LEAST YOU KNOW THAT WE'VE WE'VE THOUGHT ABOUT ALL OF THOSE THINGS. WE'VE SEPARATED OUT OUR HISTORY TO, TO REALLY PRESERVE IT. WELL, BECAUSE YOU GOT TO THINK NOT JUST ABOUT THE, THE NEXT GENERATION, BUT WHAT ABOUT FIVE GENERATIONS FROM NOW, TEN GENERATIONS FROM NOW? LET'S YOU KNOW, THAT'S THAT WOULD BE THE GOAL IS TO FIND A WAY TO GET THIS INFORMATION AND HAND IT OFF TO THEM MANY YEARS INTO THE FUTURE. I THINK THAT'S A REALLY WORTHWHILE GOAL, AND I THINK THE WHOLE COMMUNITY WILL FIND IT REWARDING ONCE WE FINALLY GET GOING, OR WE CAN START TO REVEAL SOME OF THIS. GREAT. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? I THINK WE HAVE THE DIRECTION TO PROCEED WITH THE RFQ. AND SO UNLESS THERE'S ANY OTHER COMMENTS, WE'LL GET MOVING WITH THAT AND THEN WE'LL BRING THAT BACK TO YOU AS SOON AS WE HAVE IT. WE DON'T NEED TO VOTE FOR THIS ONE. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. 
          APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE ON. I KNOW IT'S LATE, BUT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE. CONTINUE ON. 
          [42) Receive a report, hold a discussion, and provide staff feedback regarding the upcoming 2025 Christmas decorating services at Lake Kyle, La Verde, and Mary Kyle Hartson Parks. ]
WE GOT AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 42. RECEIVE A REPORTS AND HOLD DISCUSSIONS AND PROVIDE STAFF FEEDBACK REGARDING THE UPCOMING 2025 CHRISTMAS DECORATING SERVICES. LAKE KYLE, LA VERDE AND KYLE HARTSON. PARKS. THANK YOU. CITY MANAGER LANGLEY JOKED ABOUT IT BEING CHRISTMAS IN AUGUST WHEN WE FIRST TRIED TO BRING THIS, AND NOW IT'S SEPTEMBER AND IT'S COMING UPON US QUICKLY, SO WE'RE GONNA RUN THROUGH THIS AS EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE TO BE SENSITIVE TO TIME. BUT HERE'S 2024 RECAP OF OUR CHRISTMAS PROGRAMING AND NAMELY OUR LIGHTING AND PARKS IS WE HAD LA VERDE PARK WITH GRINCH FEST FOR THE FIRST TIME LAST YEAR, GREAT LIGHTING DISPLAY AS WELL AS MARY HARTSON, WHICH IS A HUGE HIT. AND WE ALSO ADDED LAKE KYLE AS LONG AS WELL AS OUR 25 DAYS PROGRAMING BEGINNING AT THE BEGINNING OF DECEMBER AND WE RUN THE LIGHTING THROUGH. WE RAN IT THROUGH JANUARY 2ND LAST YEAR, SO THE WAY THE WEEKENDS FELL, BUT THE PRIMARY PROGRAM IS THURSDAY THROUGH THROUGH SUNDAY. AND THEN OF COURSE WE DO SANTA RIDES IN KYLE. SO JUST SOME PHOTOS OF OF SOME PREVIOUS EVENTS. ALL RIGHT. SO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO IN 2025 IS TO RELIGHT THOSE SAME PARKS, MARY CARSON LAKE AND LA VERDE. 
          WE WANT TO EXPAND OUR FEATURES. SO WE HAVE 2024 IS THE BASELINE. WE WANT TO BE BIGGER AND BRIGHTER AND BETTER. WE WANT TO REFURBISH OR REPLACE ALL OF OUR HARDWARE AND BRACKETS FOR THE BANNERS THAT ARE FEATURED THROUGHOUT THE CITY. AND WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY TO POSSIBLY LIGHT THE WATER TOWER. SO THIS IS MARY CARSON LAST YEAR, MINUS ALL OF THE TREE LIGHTING. SO IT WAS A IT WAS A GREAT POPULAR DISPLAY. THIS YEAR WE'RE LOOKING TO REPLACE SOME OF THE KEY COMPONENTS. THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE PARK HAD THE THE THE COFFEE CUP. AND THIS YEAR WE'RE GOING TO GO WITH A LARGE WALK THROUGH CAKE FEATURE. 
          WE'RE ADDING PENGUINS. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE BIGGER AND TALLER REINDEER. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A CANDY CANE ENTRANCE IN LIEU OF THE GINGERBREAD HOUSE WITH TWO NUTCRACKERS. WE'RE GOING TO LIGHT UP THE CANOPIES MORE AS WELL AS INCREASE INCREASE THE FEATURES BY 15%. NOT FEATURED HERE IS SOMETHING WE'RE WORKING ON, WHICH IS A LARGE FELIZ NAVIDAD AS LARGE OR LARGER THAN THE THE ONE YOU SEE FEATURED. SO HERE'S JUST A QUICK COMPARISON OF THOSE TWO. AND WE'RE GOING TO GO FURTHER INTO THE TREES, BUT BE SENSITIVE TO THE TREES. 30% MAY NOT SEEM LIKE A LOT, BUT WORKING THROUGH IT, WE'RE GOING TO START A LITTLE EARLIER TO MAKE SURE WE CAN WE CAN ENHANCE THAT A LITTLE MORE AND ALSO PROTECT OUR TREES. THIS IS LAKE KYLE LAST YEAR, AND THERE WAS MOSTLY LIGHTING ALONG THE WALKWAY. THIS YEAR WE'RE GOING TO 
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CONTINUE THAT LIGHTING. WE'RE GOING TO GO WE'RE GOING TO ENHANCE WHAT'S BEING FEATURED IN THE TREES. AND WE'RE ADDING SOME LARGER FEATURES THAT ARE ALSO INTERACTIVE. HERE'S SOME HERE'S THE CONTRAST, AND HERE'S SOME PHOTOS OF THE THE FEATURES WE'RE GOING TO BE ADDING. AND THEN LA VERDE PARK. THAT WAS A REALLY FUN EVENT LAST YEAR DESPITE THE RAIN. ONE THING THAT WE LEARNED LAST YEAR, I GUESS THAT WAS MAYBE THE GRINCH REALLY LIKED IT. SO THAT LAST YEAR WE GOT SOME SOME REQUESTS FOR IMPROVEMENTS WITH WHERE WE PLACED THE LARGE TREE. IT WAS NICE FOR PHOTO OPS, BUT IT ALSO CREATED SOME VIEWING OBSTRUCTIONS FROM THE STAGE, SO WE'RE ADDING A LOT MORE FEATURES THIS YEAR. AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO RELOCATE THAT TREE. AND SO WE STILL THINK WE HAVE A GREAT PHOTO OP, BUT IT'S NOT GOING STAGE LIKE IT DID LAST YEAR. AND HERE'S SOME OF THE NEW THING FOR THE GRINCH FEST. 
          THERE'S THE COMPARISON JUST LOOKS BRIGHTER. ALL RIGHT. AND THEN FOR THE WATER TOWER. AND SO WE'VE GOT A LOT OF REQUESTS TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO WITH WITH THE WATER TOWER THIS YEAR. AND THIS WOULD BE A ONE TIME COST TO PURCHASE THE LIGHTS AND INSTALL LIGHTING LEDS WAS WHAT WE WERE GOING TO SEEK. AFTER THAT, WE CAN CHANGE THE COLORS AND THEME SEASONALLY. HERE'S WHAT THAT'S. OF COURSE THAT'S GOING TO BE DOWNWARD FACING LIGHTING. SO IT'LL BE DARK SKIES COMPLIANT. AND THIS ISN'T CHRISTMAS THEME. IT'S MORE MARDI GRAS. BUT HERE'S AN IDEA OF OF WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE. THERE YOU GO. AND COULD EVEN CHANGE IT. SO WHEN THE COWBOYS WIN THE SUPER BOWL IT CAN BE SILVER AND BLUE. BUT FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE OFFENDED BY THAT, FRET NOT. I'M NOT SURE WHEN THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. EVER. THAT'S OUR YEAR. OKAY, SO THAT'S JUST A WE WANTED TO GIVE YOU GUYS A REPORT OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE FEATURING. AND WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF THE WATER TOWER. WE WANTED TO GET YOUR FEEDBACK ON IT AT THIS TIME. AND IF WE DO, IF WE'RE COMFORTABLE WITH LIGHTING THE WATER TOWER AS AS SUGGESTED AND PROPOSED, WE WOULD MAKE THE ORDER IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE THAT LEAD TIME IS EIGHT WEEKS AND INSTALLATION COULD TAKE ANOTHER 2 TO 4 WEEKS. SO THAT WOULD PUT US RIGHT AT THAT DECEMBER 1ST TIMELINE FOR FOR MOVING ON THAT. ALL RIGHT. DUBIOUS. YEAH. JUST WOW. YOU DON'T KNOW HOW EXCITING THIS IS RIGHT NOW. YOU KNOW, GROWING UP AS A KID, ANYTIME WE WENT OUT OF TOWN OR WE COMING HOME, WE'D SEE THE WATER TOWER AND WE KNEW WERE HOME. IT'S BEEN THE BEACON FOR THIS CITY FOREVER. IT'S LIKE I BECAME AN ADULT AND I LEAVE THE STATE AND COMING HOME AS SOON AS I, I TRAVELED, WHETHER IT'S 14 HOURS, 24 HOURS FROM CAMP PENDLETON HOME OR WHEREVER, IT WAS THE BEACON OF THE CITY. ONCE I SAW THE WATER TOWER, I WAS HOME. IT FELT REALLY GOOD. I KNOW WE'VE GOT A LOT OF NEW RESIDENTS, BUT THEIR CHILDREN WILL FEEL IT. THEIR KIDS GROWING UP HERE IN KYLE WHEN THEY GET HOME, WHEN THEY BECOME ADULTS, GO TO COLLEGE, COME BACK WHEN THEY SEE THE WATER TOWER. IT'S GOING TO BE THE BEACON THAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR AND IT'S GOING TO FEEL LIKE HOME. IT'S IT'S JUST THE AMAZING FEELING THAT YOU GET BEING A PART OF KYLE THAT LONG, THAT WHEN YOU SEE THAT WATER TOWER, YOU KNOW YOU'RE HOME. IT'S THE SYMBOL OF HOME FOR ME. AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I'VE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO FOR A LONG TIME, SEEING US LIGHT UP THAT BEACON, HIGHLIGHTING WHAT'S AWESOME ABOUT KYLE. HISTORY. RIGHT? THIS WATER TOWER IS OUR HISTORY. IT'S BEEN THERE FOREVER. AND TO LIGHT UP LIKE THIS, I MEAN, I JUST I'M REALLY, REALLY EXCITED. I TRIED TO DO THIS YEARS BACK. UNFORTUNATELY, I DIDN'T REALLY IT DIDN'T HAPPEN, RIGHT? I'M JUST GOING TO LEAVE IT AT THAT. BUT TO SEE IT NOW COMING FORWARD, I'M REALLY EXCITED. I WANT TO THANK STAFF. I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR FINDING A WAY TO BRING THIS FORWARD AND TO LIGHT UP OUR BEACON. THIS IS SOMETHING WE SHOULD ALWAYS HIGHLIGHT AS A CITY. AS I'M LOOKING AROUND CAMPAIGN SIGNS, I SEE THESE WATER TOWERS ON ON ON THEIR CAMPAIGN SIGNS. BUT DO THEY TRULY UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS WATER TOWER IS? THIS IS THE BEACON THAT TELLS YOU YOU'RE HOME. THIS IS WHAT YOU FEEL LIKE WHEN YOU'RE BORN AND RAISED HERE. THIS IS THE BEACON. 
          IT'S IMPORTANT. I'M. I MEAN, I'M. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY TO STAFF. THANK YOU ALL. 
          I MEAN, FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I AGREE. I LOVE THE PLANS FOR LIGHTING THE WATER TOWER. IT'S INTERESTING. MY DARK SKY HEART. YOU KNOW, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT MAINTAINING DARK SKY. AND I'M LOOKING AT THE I-35 WITH THE TEX-DOT GIANT SPOTLIGHTS GOING B-B GUN. BUT I ALSO WOULD LIKE VERY MUCH FOR US TO CONSIDER BEING ABLE, IN FUTURE YEARS, TO USE LAKE KYLE MORE EFFECTIVELY. I THINK WE'RE MISSING A BEAUTIFUL OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE 
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DISPLAYS ON THE LAKE, MAYBE CHOIRS AT THE LAKE, AND REALLY MAKE THAT A REALLY BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL SPOT. YOU KNOW, JUST LIGHTING UP THE WALKWAY, YOU KNOW, YOU GO DOWN THERE NOWHERE, JUST LIGHTING UP THE WALKWAY. BUT IF THERE ARE REFLECTED DESIGNS ALONG THE LAKE ITSELF OR IN THE LAKE, THAT'S PRETTY DEEP FOR THAT. BUT ALONG THE DAM AND ALONG THE WALKWAY AND SOME ENTERTAINMENT THERE, I JUST THINK IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY WE MIGHT WANT TO EXPLORE IN FUTURE YEARS. ANYBODY ELSE JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, DAVID. I THINK ALL THE NEW ADDITIONS TO THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTING AS WELL PLANNED OUT, AND IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT. I MEAN, LAST YEAR WAS WAS AWESOME. IF THAT'S THE BENCHMARK, YOU'RE TRYING TO EXCEED THAT. SO THAT'S GREAT. 
          AND TO COUNCIL MEMBER RIZZO I MEAN LIGHTING UP THE WATER TOWER I MEAN THAT'S THAT'S THAT'S ICONIC TO OUR CITY. I CAN I CAN I KNOW WHERE HIS HEART IS AND HIS PASSION IS FOR IT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I FEEL IT, TOO. I FEEL IT AS A AS A YOUNG KID RIDING IN THE SCHOOL BUS, THAT'S THE THING THAT YOU WOULD SEE FROM A DISTANCE. YOU WERE LEAVING IT. YOU'RE COMING INTO THE CITY. SO IT DOES MEAN SOMETHING TO A LOT OF US GROWING UP AROUND HERE. SO I'D ALSO LIKE TO SEE, YOU KNOW, WHAT CONDITION IS IT IN? YOU KNOW, IF LET'S KEEP PRESERVING THAT WATER TOWER, TOO. IF WE COULD DO AN ASSESSMENT OF, YOU KNOW, ANY CRACKS OR RUST JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE STAYING ON TOP OF THAT ICONIC FEATURE. I MEAN, EVERY CITY HAS A LOT OF CITIES HAVE THEIR WATER TOWER. BUT, YOU KNOW, KYLE'S IS DIFFERENT IN THE COLORS AND THE LOCATION. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE? SO COUNCIL MEMBERS LIKE THE LAST LAST ITEM THAT'S NOT AN ACTION ITEM FOR A VOTE, JUST A GENERAL DIRECTION. I THINK EVERYONE'S PLEASED. 
          [43) Consider directing the City Manager to consider crosswalk installations at the intersections of Center & Meyer (North-South) and Center and Veterans (East-West).]
UNLESS THERE'S ANY OTHER FEEDBACK, WE'RE ALL IN FAVOR. WE'LL GO DOWN THIS PATH. YES. 
          AND I DID WANT TO MAKE A NOTE THAT ITEM 43, COUNCILMEMBER HEIZER, SINCE HE HAD TO JUMP OFF OF THE MEETING, HE'S ASKED TO POSTPONE THAT TO THE NEXT MEETING. SO, OKAY, IF YOU'RE COMFORTABLE WITH THAT. SURE. WE'LL TABLE THAT ITEM 42. YEP. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.