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THE TIME IS NOW 6:00 PM OUR REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR SEPTEMBER 3RD, 2024 IS NOW IN SESSION.
FIRST ON THE AGENDA AS COUNCIL MEMBER DAVIS WILL LEAD US WITH THE OPENING PRAYERS AND THE PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAGS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE STATE OF TEXAS.
HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME BEFORE YOU TODAY WITH GRATEFUL HEARTS AS WE GATHER TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY.
IN THIS COUNCIL MEETING, WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ALL WISDOM AND AUTHORITY COME FROM YOU, AND WE SEEK YOUR GUIDANCE AND BLESSING.
IN OUR DELIBERATIONS, WE ASK THAT YOU HELP US TO TRUST IN YOUR WISDOM ABOVE OUR OWN, GUIDING OUR DECISIONS, SO THAT THEY ALIGN WITH YOUR WILL AND SERVE THE BEST INTEREST OF OUR COMMUNITY.
WE HUMBLY ASK THAT YOU GRANT US THE WISDOM WE NEED TODAY TO SEE CLEARLY AND TO ACT JUSTLY WITH HUMILITY AND COMPASSION.
BLESS OUR DISCUSSIONS, PROTECT OUR UNITY, AND GIVE US THE STRENGTH TO MAKE CHOICES THAT PROMOTE THE COMMON GOOD.
MAY OUR WORK HERE REFLECT YOUR LOVE, JUSTICE, AND MERCY.
IN YOUR HOLY NAME WE PRAY, AMEN.
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 FALL.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO BE TEXAS.
ALRIGHT, FIRST ON THE AGENDA IS WE HAVE A A FEW PROCLAMATIONS.
[ National Payroll Week-City of Schertz Payroll Professionals (J.Kurz/J.Walters)]
THE FIRST ONE IS THE NATIONAL PAYROLL WEEK, AND CITY SHIRTS PAYROLL PROFESSIONALS AND COUNCIL MEMBER GIBSON WILL BE READING THE PROCLAMATION.IF, IF I CAN HAVE ALL THE REST OF THE, UH, PAYROLL OR IS IT JUST YOU? OH, YOU'RE FLYING SOLO.
NATIONAL PAYROLL WEEK SEPTEMBER 2ND TO 6 20 24.
WHEREAS THE AMERICAN PAYROLL ASSOCIATION REPRESENTS MORE THAN 29 MILLION RESIDENTS IN OUR STATE AND APPROXIMATELY 3 MILLION BUSINESSES.
AND WHEREAS THE AMERICAN PAYROLL ASSOCIATION, AND ITS MORE THAN 20,000 MEMBERS HAVE LAUNCHED A NATIONWIDE PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN THAT PAYS TRIBUTE TO NEARLY 150 MILLION PEOPLE WHO WORK IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE PAYROLL PROFESSIONALS WHO SUPPORT THE AMERICAN SYSTEM BY PAYING WAGES, REPORTING WORKERS' EARNINGS, AND WITHHOLDING FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT TAXES.
AND WHEREAS PAYROLL PROFESSIONALS IN SHIRTZ, TEXAS PLAY A KEY ROLE IN MAINTAINING THE ECONOMIC HEALTH OF SHIRTS, CARRYING OUT SUCH DIVERSE TASKS AS PAYING INTO THE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE SYSTEM, PROVIDING INFORMATION FOR CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT, AND CARRYING OUT TAX WITHHOLDING REPORTING AND DEPOSITING.
AND WHEREAS PAYROLL DEPARTMENTS COLLECTIVELY SPEND MORE THAN 2.4 TRILLION ANNUALLY COMPILING WITH A MYRIAD OF FEDERAL AND STATE WAGES AND TAX LAWS.
AND WHEREAS PAYROLL PROFESSIONALS PLAY AN INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT ROLE ENSURING THE ECONOMIC SECURITY OF AMERICAN FAMILIES BY HELPING TO IDENTIFY NON-CUSTODIAL PARENTS AND MAKING SURE THEY COMPLY WITH THEIR CHILD SUPPORT MANDATES.
AND WHEREAS THE WEAK IN WHICH LABOR DAY FALLS HAS BEEN PROCLAIMED NATIONAL PAYROLL WEEK, I HEREBY GIVE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO THE EFFORTS OF THE PEOPLE WHO WORK IN AND OF THE PAYROLL PROFESSION BY PROCLAIMING THE FIRST FULL WEEK OF SEPTEMBER NATIONAL PAYROLL WEEK IN SHIRTZ, TEXAS.
I AM ONE OF, OF MANY WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE PAYROLL PROCESSING SYSTEM HERE IN THE CITY.
I SHOULD HAVE ASKED JESSICA TO COME UP.
I DIDN'T REALIZE, UH, JAMES WALTERS WAS GOING TO JOIN ME AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF FINANCE, WE PARTNER VERY CLOSELY WITH FINANCE TO MAKE SURE THAT PAYROLL GETS PROCESSED ACCURATELY, UH, EVERY TWO WEEKS.
AND, AND ALSO WE WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH A LOT OF THE DEPARTMENTS, UM, WHOM WITHOUT WE, WE WOULDN'T GET ACCURATE INFORMATION.
SO THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY, UM, FOR, FOR THIS TONIGHT.
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THE NEXT PROCLAMATION IS[ National Payroll Week-Alamo Chapter of Payroll Professionals (Ms. Denise Kelley)]
THE NATIONAL PAYROLL WEEK FOR THE ALAMO CHAPTER OF THE PAY PAYROLL PROFESSIONALS AND COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN WILL BE READING THE PROCLAMATION.IF I CAN PLEASE HAVE THE REPRESENTATIVES JOIN ME UP HERE.
THEY'RE IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO GET TWO READINGS TONIGHT.
NATIONAL PAYROLL WEEK SEPTEMBER TWO THROUGH 6, 20 24.
WHEREAS THE ANIMAL ANIMAL ALAMO CHAPTER OF PAYROLL PROFESSIONALS WAS FORMED IN AUGUST, 1992 FOR THE PURPOSE OF INCREASING SKILLS OF THE PAYROLL PROFESSIONAL THROUGH EDUCATION AND MUTUAL SUPPORT, AND TO GAIN RECOGNITION FOR PAYROLL AS THE PROFESSION IT HAS BECOME IN THE CONTEMPORARY BUSINESS AND LEGISLATIVE ENVIRONMENT.
AND WHEREAS THE ALAMO CHAPTER IS GROWING AND CONTINUES ITS, UH, ORIGINAL MISSION TO INCREASE KNOWLEDGE AND PROVIDE CURRENT INFORMATION TO ITS MEMBERS THROUGH EDUCATION AND PARTICIPATION, MEMBERS BENEFIT THEMSELVES AND THEIR EMPLOYERS IN THE EVER-CHANGING PAYROLL ENVIRONMENT.
AND WHEREAS THE ALAMO CHAPTER SUPPORTS PAYROLL ORG, A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF PAYROLL PROFESSIONALS DEDICATED TO INCREASING THE PROFESSIONAL SKILLS OF ITS MEMBERS.
AND WHEREAS THE AMERICAN PAYROLL ASSOCIATION, AND IT'S MORE THAN 20,000 MEMBERS HAVE LAUNCHED NATIONWIDE PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN THAT PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE NEARLY 150 MILLION PEOPLE WHO WORK IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE PAYROLL PROFESSIONALS WHO SUPPORT THE AMERICAN SYSTEM BY PAYING WAGES, REPORTING WORKER EARNINGS, AND WITHHOLDING FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT TAXES.
AND WHEREAS PAYROLL DEPARTMENTS COLLECTIVELY SPEND MORE THAN $2.4 TRILLION ANNUALLY COMPLYING WITH THE MYRIAD FEDERAL AND STATE WAGE AND TAX LAWS.
AND WHEREAS PAYROLL PROFESSIONALS MEET REGULARLY WITH FEDERAL AND STATE TAX OFFICIALS TO DISCUSS BOTH IMPROVING COMPLIANCE AND GOVERNMENT PROCEDURES AND HOW COMPLIANCE, UH, CAN BE ACHIEVED AT LESS COST TO BOTH THE GOVERNMENT AND BUSINESS.
AND NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT RALPH GUTIERREZ, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SHIRTZ RECOGNIZED SEPTEMBER TWO THROUGH 6 20 24 AS NATIONAL PAYROLL WEEK.
I CALL UPON ALL CITIZENS TO RECOGNIZE THE HARD WORK OF THE ALAMO CHAPTER PAYROLL PROFESSIONALS.
[ Storm Ready Designation (G.Rodgers/B.High)]
NEXT PROCLAMATION IS THE STORM READINESS, UH, DESIGNATION.AND COUNCIL MEMBER WESTBROOK WILL BE, WILL BE READING THE PROCLAMATION.
HOW YOU DOING, SIR? WHEREAS BEING A, UH, STORM READY DESIGNATION SEPTEMBER, 2024, WHEREAS BEING A WEATHER READY NATION AMBASSADOR IS ABOUT PREPARING FOR THE VULNERABILITY TO EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY.
CHURCH HAS MADE SURE OUR COMMUNITY IS STORM READY.
98% OF ALL PRESIDENTIALLY DECLARED DISASTERS ARE WEATHER RELATED, LEADING TO AROUND 500 DEATHS PER YEAR IN NEARLY 15 BILLION IN DAMAGE NATIONWIDE.
THE STORM READY PROGRAM AIM HELPS ARM OUR COMMUNITY WITH THE COMMUNICATION AND SAFETY SKILLS NEEDED TO SAVE LIVES AND PROTECT PROPERTY BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER THE EVENT.
AND WHEREAS STORM READY COMMUNITIES AND OTHER GROUPS ARE BETTER PREPARED TO SAVE LIVES FROM SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH ADVANCED PLANNING, EDUCATION AND AWARENESS.
AND WHEREAS STORM READY USES A GRASSROOTS APPROACH TO HELP COMMUNITIES DEVELOP PLANS TO HANDLE ALL TYPES OF EXTREME WEATHER, THE PROGRAM ENCOURAGES COMMUNITIES TO TAKE A NEW PROACTIVE APPROACH TO IMPROVING LOCAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OPERATIONS.
AND WHEREAS OUR 24 HOUR WARNING POINT AND EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER PROVIDING MORE THAN ONE WAY TO RECEIVE AND COMMUNICATE SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS, FORECAST AND ALERTS BY MONITORING WEATHER CONDITIONS LOCALLY AND PROMOTING THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC PREPAREDNESS.
AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF CHURCH'S OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ENCOURAGES ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO CREATE A HAZARDOUS WEATHER PLAN, PARTICIPATE IN SEVERE WEATHER SPOTTER TRAINING, BUILD A KIT, AND GET INVOLVED IN PREPAREDNESS INITIATIVES AND ACTIVITIES.
NOW, THEREFORE, RALPH GUTIERREZ, MAYOR SHIRTZ DOES HEREBY PROCLAIMED THAT THE CITY OF SHIRTZ, TEXAS HAS BEEN DESIGNATED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT STORM READY.
I'M PAUL Y I'M THE WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE OUTTA NEW BRAUNFELS.
UH, SO YOU GUYS SHOULD BE VERY PROUD OF THE CITY OF SHIRTZ.
NOT EVERY CITY AND COUNTY IN THE STATE OF TEXAS IS WHAT WE
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DEEMED STORM READY.UH, STORM READY WAS A RECOGNITION THAT WE STARTED WELL OVER 20 YEARS AGO IN THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TO RECOGNIZE ENTITIES, COMMUNITIES, UNIVERSITIES, CITIES, COUNTIES, UH, THAT GO THE EXTRA MILE IN THEIR WEATHER PREPAREDNESS, AND IT BUILDS THAT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN THOSE CITIES AND COUNTIES.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRANDON AND FOR THE, FOR THE CITIES FOR SUPPORTING.
AND, UH, WE JUST LOOK FORWARD TO, TO WORKING TOGETHER BETWEEN THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND THE CITY OF SHIRTS DURING DIFFERENT WEATHER EPISODES.
WE KNOW THE WEATHER IS COMING.
UH, BEING STORM READY DOES NOT MEAN THAT YOU'RE STORM PROOF, OBVIOUSLY.
UM, AND JUST LIKE TODAY WITH THAT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, SO, UH, CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN FOR SHIRTS IS A FOUR YEAR RECOGNITION AND WE'LL CONTINUE THE COMMUNICATION DURING THOSE FOUR YEARS AND THEN REAPPLY, UH, IN FOUR YEARS FROM NOW.
BUT, UH, AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CITY OF CZ.
NEXT, UH, WE HAVE ANOTHER PROCLAMATION,
[ National Preparedness Month (G.Rodgers/B.High)]
THE NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH COUNCIL MEMBER HAY.WE WILL BE READING THAT PROCLAMATION.
I WORE MY RAIN BOOTS ALL DAY TO KEEP FROM GETTING MY FEET WET AND LIVING IN HOUSTON, I ALWAYS HAD TO BE PREPARED FOR HURRICANES.
SO WITH THAT SAID, NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH PROCLAMATION SEPTEMBER, 2024.
WHEREAS NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH IS OBSERVED EVERY SEPTEMBER TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF PREPARING FOR DISASTERS AND EMERGENCIES THAT COULD HAPPEN IN IN ANY COMMUNITY AT ANY TIME.
WHEREAS THE CITY OF CHURCHS WILL CONTINUE TO PRIORITIZE COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS.
WHEREAS NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH CREATES AN IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CHURCH'S COMMUNITY TO FOCUS ON PREPARING ITS RESIDENTS, VISITORS, HOMES, BUSINESSES, CHURCHES, SCHOOLS AND INSTITUTIONS FOR ANY TYPE OF EMERGENCY, INCLUDING NATURAL AND MANMADE DISASTERS AND ACCIDENTS.
WHEREAS INVESTING IN PREPAREDNESS CAN HELP REDUCE FATALITIES, PREVENT PHYSICAL AND ECONOMIC DAMAGE, AND AID IN ACCELERATED RECOVERY AFTER EVENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF SHIRT'S, OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ENCOURAGES ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO BE INFORMED, MAKE A PLAN, BUILD A KIT, GET INVOLVED IN PREPAREDNESS INITIATIVES AND ACTIVITIES.
THEREFORE, ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR RALPH GUTIERREZ, WE HEREBY PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER, 2024 AS NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH AND ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS, VISITORS, BUSINESSES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND FAMILIES TO DEVELOP THEIR OWN EMERGENCY PLANS AND WORK TOGETHER TO CREATE A MORE PREPARED AND RESILIENT COMMUNITY.
ALRIGHT, WE'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT THIS EVENING, SO I'M JUST GONNA LEAVE EVERYONE WITH A FEW POINTS, RIGHT? UH, IF YOU FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA, GO AHEAD AND DO THAT.
THIS WHOLE MONTH WE'RE GONNA BE POSTING A WHOLE LOT ABOUT EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND HOW WE CAN GET OURSELVES MORE READY, MORE RESILIENT, AND RECOVER FASTER FROM ANY TYPE OF EMERGENCY OR DISASTER OR CRISIS, UH, THAT OUR CITY MAY FACE.
IF YOU WANNA DIG A LITTLE BIT MORE RIGHT FOR YOUR PERSONAL USE, FOR YOUR FAMILY, FOR YOUR BUSINESS, GO AHEAD AND VISIT READY.GOV.
UH, LEARN HOW TO MAKE THAT PLAN, LEARN HOW TO COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER, YOUR FAMILY, YOUR NEIGHBORS, AND, UM, PUT THAT TOGETHER.
ON TOP OF THAT IS ALWAYS, DON'T FORGET TO SIGN UP FOR LOCAL EMERGENCY ALERTS AT SHIRTS.COM/ALERTS.
[ Child Passenger Safety Week - September 15-21, 2024 (A.Kraft/J.Lowery)]
IS A CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY WEEK, AND COUNCIL MEMBER MACALUSO WILL BE READING THAT PROCLAMATION.[00:15:15]
OKAY.CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY WEEK, NATIONAL SEAT CHECK.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH THROUGH THE 21ST.
WHEREAS EVERY DAY IN AMERICA, MILLIONS OF PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS TRAVEL TO WORK, SCHOOL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES WITH THEIR CHILDREN.
WHILE MANY OF THOSE CHILDREN ARE RIDING INCORRECTLY INSTALLED CAR SEATS FOR THEIR AGES AND SIZES, NEARLY HALF ARE NOT.
THERE'S A REASON ALL 50 STATES, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND ALL US TERRITORIES REQUIRE THE USE OF CAR SEATS FOR CHILDREN, TRAVELING AND MOTOR VEHICLES, CAR SEATS, BOOSTER SEATS, AND SEAT BELTS REDUCE CRASH FATALITIES AMONG CHILDREN.
CAR SEATS HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO REDUCE FATAL INJURY BY 71% FOR INFANTS, AND BY 54% FOR TODDLERS IN PASSENGER CARS.
ENSURING THAT CHILDREN ARE CORRECTLY BUCKLED IN THE RIGHT SEAT FOR THEIR AGES AND SIZES CAN MEAN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH.
AND WHEREAS TAKING TIME TO CHECK CHILDREN'S CAR SEATS IS A CRITICAL STEP TOWARDS SAFETY.
EVERY DAY IN 2022, AN AVERAGE OF THREE CHILDREN, 14 AND UNDER WERE KILLED.
AND AN ESTIMATED 429 WERE INJURED IN TRAFFIC CRASHES OF THE CHILDREN WHO DIED WHILE RIDING IN PASSENGER VEHICLES.
MORE THAN A THIRD WERE UNBUCKLED.
GIVE YOUR CHILD PASSENGERS THE BEST PROTECTION.
DOUBLE CHECK TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE CORRECTLY BUCKLED AND IN THE RIGHT SEAT.
AND WHEREAS TO EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY TO PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS, SEARCH, TEXAS IS PARTICIPATING IN CHILD SAFE, CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY WEEK.
JUST LIKE DRIVERS CHECK THEIR VEHICLES, OIL AND TIRES, EVERYONE WHO DRIVES CHILDREN NEED TO CHECK THEIR CAR SEATS TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE APPROPRIATE FOR THEIR CHILD'S AGE AND SIZE.
SOMETIMES AS PARENTS, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WE DON'T KNOW.
EVEN FOR EXPERIENCE, PARENTS, YOU THINK YOUR CHILDREN ARE ALL SET.
CHILD SAFETY WEEK IS A GREAT TIME TO DOUBLE CHECK AND THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED.
RALPH GUTIERREZ, MAYOR OF CITY OF SHIRTZ DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER 15TH THROUGH THE 21ST, 2024 AS CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY WEEK AND SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2024 AS NATIONAL SEAT CHECK SATURDAY.
JUST AS A REMINDER, WE ARE DOING A COMMUNITY CAR SEAT CHECK ON SEPTEMBER 21ST.
IT WILL BE AT OUR GRACIOUS HOST OF AL CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
THEY HAVE ASKED US TO COME THERE AND GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHECK OUR COMMUNITY'S CAR SEAT.
SO IF YOU KNOW ANYBODY THAT NEEDS ANY CHILD THAT'S FIVE AND BELOW THAT NEED TO BE CHECKED SITTING NO OUR WAY, AND WE ARE BLESSED TO HAVE THREE OF US IN THE CITY THAT CAN DO THIS.
SO IF YOU CAN'T MAKE IT TO THIS EVENT, JUST GIVE US A CALL AND WE CAN GET YOUR SEATS CHECKED.
BEFORE WE GO INTO THE EMPLOYEE INTRODUCTIONS, UH, OUR CITY MANAGER, STEVE WILLIAMS, UH, HAS A FEW PRESENTATIONS.
UH, THOSE OF YOU WHO'VE SEEN ME DO THIS BEFORE, YOU KNOW, I REALLY LOVE GIVING THESE 10 YEAR AWARDS OUT.
IT MEANS THAT WE'VE HAD SOMEBODY BE WITH THE CITY FOR 20 YEARS OR LONGER.
SO I FIRST WANT TO INVITE UP MARTY TREVINO, COME ON UP.
I THINK WE SHOULD STAND ON THE OTHER SIDE.
20 YEARS MEANS IT REPRESENTS SOME OF OUR MORE SEASONED EMPLOYEES.
SO I, WE LIKE TO HAVE A LITTLE FUN WITH THEM.
I LIKE TO HAVE A LITTLE FUN BEFORE WE, UH, GO INTO THE BIO, BUT DO A LITTLE THING CALLED WHAT HAPPENED IN APRIL OF 2004, WHICH IS WHEN MARTY STARTED WITH THE CITY, THE PRICE OF A GALLON OF GASOLINE WAS $1 AND 84 CENTS.
MISS THOSE DAYS, THE NUMBER ONE SONG WAS YEAH.
WAS THAT YOUR JAM BACK? LITTLE, OKAY.
NUMBER ONE AT THE BOX OFFICE WAS KILL BILL VOLUME TWO AND BARRY BONDS HIT HIS 661ST HOME RUN, PASSING UP WILLIAM MAYS.
BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE CITY OF SHIRTZ HIRED MARTY TREVINO.
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SO MARTY IS OUR, HE SUPERVISES AND PROVIDES OVERSIGHT FOR OUR SRO UNIT AND THAT SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER UNIT, AND HE PROVIDES SAFETY AND SECURITY FOR THE SCHOOLS AND SHIRTS.HE STARTED IN, OF COURSE, IN THE APRIL OF 2004.
AND HE BELIEVES THAT HIS JOB, AND I BELIEVE AS WELL, IS THE FOUNDATION OF COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING.
MARTY WAS BORN IN SAN ANTONIO AND ATTENDED SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE POLICE ACADEMY, UH, ALSO ATTENDED NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF POLICE COMMAND AND CURRENTLY IS ENROLLED AT TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY, WORKING ON HIS CRIMINAL JUSTICE ADMIN UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE.
HIS WIFE MONICA, HE IS HERE, I BELIEVE.
UM, AND HE ALSO HAS A SON, MARTY, WHO ATTENDS TEXAS A AND M CORPUS CHRISTI.
AND HE HAS A DAUGHTER, MADELINE WHO'S MADELINE OR MADELINE.
MADELINE, WHO'S IN THE SIXTH GRADE.
AND HIS MOM AND DAD ARE FRANCIS AND TED.
SO ALSO MARTY ENJOYS FISHING ALL THE TIME, AND AS YOU CAN TELL, HE LOVES TO WORK OUT NICE STRAPPING YOUNG MAN.
SO CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR 20 YEARS, SIR.
AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE.
YOU WANNA SAY A FEW WORDS AND MARTY'S GONNA SAY A COUPLE OF WORDS, SIR.
I'M, I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY THE CITY OF SHIRTZ HAS GIVEN ME.
UH, I'VE SEEN A LOT OF PEOPLE, MET A LOT OF PEOPLE, UH, THAT HAVE COME THROUGH THESE DOORS AND, UM, JUST GRATEFUL TO BE HERE AND HOPEFULLY I CAN PUT IN ANOTHER, WHAT IS IT, UH, BABE, IS IT 10 OR 12 MORE FOR RETIREMENT? I DUNNO.
SOME, SOME SOMEWHERE IN THERE THAT, UH, THERE'S A MAGICAL NUMBER THERE.
SO, UH, I APPRECIATE THE RECOGNITION AND, AND, UM, GLAD TO BE HERE AND THANK Y'ALL.
ALL RIGHT, NOW IF I COULD HAVE CHRIS MEEK COME ON UP.
CHRIS IS EVEN OLDER, I MEAN MORE SEASONED.
WE ARE CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF SERVICE FOR CHRIS.
SO WHAT HAPPENED IN MAY OF 1999? WELL, SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS DEBUTED ON NICKELODEON.
THERE'S THAT, THE NUMBER ONE SONG WAS LIVING LA VITA LOCA BY RICKY MARTIN.
AND I COULD SEE YOU DANCING TO THAT ONE.
A COST A GALLON WAS $1 AND 17 CENTS, AND THE BESTSELLING VEHICLE IN AMERICA WAS A FORD F1, UH, FORD F SERIES.
SO, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, CHRIS MEEK WAS HIRED BY THE CITY OF SHIRTZ.
HE IS A CAPTAIN WITH OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT AND HE ACTUALLY STARTED AS A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER AND THEN BECAME FULL-TIME, PAID AND WENT TO GRADE SCHOOL AT STEIN ELEMENTARY, MOVED TO PRATTVILLE, ALABAMA FOR SEVERAL YEARS BECAUSE HIS FATHER WAS IN THE AIR FORCE AND MOVED BACK HOME, UH, TO SLO AND HIS FOR HIS HIGH SCHOOL YEARS AND GRADUATED FROM CLEMENS HIGH SCHOOL THERE.
SO HE STARTED COLLEGE TO BE AN ARCHITECT, BUT DIDN'T QUITE WORK OUT AND DECIDED TO CHANGE CAREER PATHS.
UH, WORKED AS AN ELECTRICIAN TO PAY PAY FOR FIRE SCHOOL, ATTENDED SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE FOR FIRE SCHOOL AND JOIN, JOINED THE SHIRTZ FIRE DEPARTMENT AS A VOLUNTEER.
AND THEN EVENTUALLY A PAID FIREFIGHTER JOINED STRAC RESCUE TEAM IN 2000.
AND WHICH MEANS HE'S JOINED THE TASK FORCE ONE WATER RESCUE TEAM AS WELL IN 2006, MOVED INTO THE TRAINING AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WITH THE CITY FOR SIX YEARS AND THEN ALSO HAS ALSO OBTAINED HIS ASSOCIATES IN FIRE SCIENCE LEADERSHIP IN 2017.
UM, CHRIS ALSO OBTAINED HIS MASTER FIREFIGHTER, MASTER FIRE INVESTIGATOR, MASTER FIRE INVEST INVESTIGATOR AND INSPECTOR IN 2017.
AND HE WAS RECENTLY PROMOTED TO CAPTAIN FOR THE UP AND COMING TRUCK COMPANY AFTER BEING A LIEUTENANT FOR 17 YEARS.
IS THAT THE NEW TRUCK OUT THERE? NO, THE NEW TRUCK.
AND, UH, HE HAS A BLENDED FAMILY WITH FIVE CHILDREN, A DAUGHTER THAT'S A SENIOR AT TEXAS STATE, AND A SON WHO IS A SENIOR AT CLEMENS HIGH SCHOOL.
AND THREE STEPSONS, ONE THAT'S A JOURNEYMAN GV, UH, JOURNEYMAN WITH GVC AND ALSO A SENIOR AT TEXAS STATE AND ANOTHER THAT IS A
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SENIOR AT CLEMMENS HIGH SCHOOL.UM, AND SOME FUN FACTS ABOUT CHRIS IS HIS, HIS FAMILY HELPED START THE SHIRTS, VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE S VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS, HIS GREAT-GRANDPARENTS, UNCLES, AUNTS AND GRANDPARENTS AND COUSINS.
HE LOVES TO HUNT, SHOOT, AND DO ANYTHING AROUND THE WATER.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE.
UM, 25 YEARS OF DEDICATION AND I'M GONNA THANK MY FAMILY AND MY CHILDREN FOR, UH, ALL THE BACKING AND THE SACRIFICES THAT THEY'VE MADE.
AND THANKS TO THE CITY OF CHURCH FOR ALL THE OPPORTUNITIES I'VE HAD.
I JUST WANNA SAY CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SERVING OUR CITY AND OUR COMMUNITY.
[ Employee Introductions City Secretary's Office: Evelyn "Mechelle" Powell, Records Management Coordinator (PT) Economic Development Corporation: Amy Madison, Deputy Director of Economic Development Engineering: Serena Contreras, Associate Engineer Planning Dept: William Willingham, Planner Police Dept: Benjamin Ekomo, Public Safety Communications Officer; Patrick Beuligmann, Police Cadet; Kelsey Ragland, Police Records Specialist; Griffin Roberts, Police Officer; Robert Surre, Crossing Guard Public Works: Jorge Guzman, Water/Wastewater Worker I; Jesse Nauta, Street Maintenance Worker I Utility Billing: Brittany Rodriguez, Utility Billing Specialist; Margaret Bevere, Utility Billing Specialist]
RECOGNITIONS.WE'LL START OFF WITH OUR, UH, CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE.
I, GOOD EVENING MAYOR COUNSEL.
UH, IT IS MY ESTEEM PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE YOU ALL TO MICHELLE POWELL, WHO IS OUR NEW RECORDS MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR.
SHE COMES TO US WITH OVER 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELD.
SHE HOLDS A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE FROM LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY IN HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND A MASTER OF SCIENCE FROM TRINITY UNIVERSITY IN HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION.
SHE WAS AN ARMY BRAT AND A THIRD GENERATION VETERAN.
SHE SERVED THE AIR FORCE FOR EIGHT YEARS AS A MEDICAL SERVICE CORPS OFFICER WITH AN EMPHASIS ON MANAGING HEALTH RECORDS.
FOLLOWING WITH HER CAREER, UH, WITH THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION, UH, SHE LOOKS FORWARD TO SHARING HER KNOWLEDGE, EXPERTISE, AND YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN HER NEW ROLE AS THE RECORDS MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR FOR SHIRTS, SHE'S AT JUDSON ROCKET, HAVING GRADUATED FROM JUDSON HIGH SCHOOL IN 1983.
SHE CURRENTLY RESIDES IN THE CITY OF CONVERSE WITH HER SON AND FOUR DOGS.
HER FAVORITE PASTIMES ARE WATCHING SPORTS, READING, GARDENING, AND SPENDING TIME WITH HER FAMILY.
AND I HAD THE PLEASURE OF SPENDING, UH, THREE DAYS LAST WEEK AT A CONFERENCE IN WACO WITH HER AND GOT TO KNOW HER, AND I THINK SHE'S VERY VALUABLE ASSET TO THE CITY OF SHIRTS.
MICHELLE, MICHELLE, MIKE'S YOURS.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO USING ALL THESE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION THAT I'VE BEEN, UM, SO BLESSED TO, TO RECEIVE AND SHARING IT BACK IN MY COMMUNITY.
SO I KNOW RECORDS MANAGEMENT IS NOT A JOB THAT'S GLAMOROUS AND LOTS OF PEOPLE, UH, DON'T HAVE A GOOD, UH, FEELING ABOUT IT.
BUT I'M HERE TO HOPEFULLY CHANGE THAT AND MAKE IT SOMETHING THAT WE ALL CAN DO AND, AND ENJOY AND WORK TOGETHER AND IMPROVE AND BUILD OUR PROGRAM.
NEXT WE HAVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
THANK MR. MAYOR GIVES ME A GREAT PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE AMY MADISON, OUR NEW DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF OUR EDC.
UH, AMY WINS AN AWARD FOR, FOR BEING WITH THE CITY OF LIVE OAK 18 YEARS AGO.
AND SHE ACTUALLY, OR I'M SORRY, THE CITY OF SHIRTS 18 YEARS AGO, AND SHE RETURNED TO THE CITY OF SHIRTS TO WORK FOR US AT THE EDC.
SO WE'RE VERY, VERY HAPPY TO HAVE HER.
AMY AS AN UNDERGRAD FROM PHILLIPS UNIVERSITY AT OKLAHOMA, THEY WERE THE SKUNKS PE GET IT PU USE COACH.
AND SHE ALSO WANTED TO GO TO OKLAHOMA STATE REALLY BAD, BUT SHE JUST COULDN'T.
SO SHE WENT TO OKLAHOMA UNIVERSITY FOR A MASTER'S DEGREE.
SHE HAS, SHE HAS A RESUME THAT'S AS LONG AS YOUR ARM AND WE'RE VERY HAPPY TO HAVE HER HERE.
I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO SAY NEXT.
WELL, THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO GET BACK AT HIM.
DO I, DO I SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT? UM, NO.
I, I REALLY AM EXCITED TO BE HERE.
UH, YOU KNOW, THEY SAY YOU CAN'T GO HOME AGAIN.
CAN'T WAIT TO GET STARTED AND WORK UNDER THE LEADERSHIP.
BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR, UH, FOR PROVIDING ME THAT OPPORTUNITY.
EXCITING THINGS ARE COMING DOWN THE PIKE, I'M SURE.
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WELCOME TO OUR TEAM.I AM VERY PLEASED TO INTRODUCE SOMEONE WHO'S AT THE BEGINNING OF HER CAREER, UM, AFTER HEARING SOME ABOUT SOME REALLY SEASONED FOLKS.
SHE IS OUR, OUR NEWEST ASSOCIATE ENGINEER.
UM, SHE'S FAIRLY LOCAL, HAS LIVED IN CONVERSE HER WHOLE LIFE.
UH, WENT TO JUDSON WHERE SHE PLAYED SOCCER AND VIOLIN AND TOOK MANY TRIPS TO DISNEY OVER THE YEARS.
SHE HAS A DOUBLE MAJOR DEGREE FROM ST.
MARY'S IN ENGINEERING, SCIENCES AND MATH.
AND SHE DID A STINT OF SIX MONTHS AT A DISNEY COLLEGE PROGRAM AND WANTS TO BE AN IMAGINEER SOMEDAY.
WELL, WE'LL TRY TO IMAGINE SOME THINGS HERE IN CHURCHS.
UH, SHE HAS A MASTER'S FROM LSU AND CIVIL ENGINEERING WITH A CONCENTRATION IN TRANSPORTATION.
SHE PLAYS ADULT LEAGUE SOCCER AND COACHES A U FIVE AND U 18 TEAM.
SHE ENJOYS CRAFTS, PAINTING AND SPENDING TIME WITH HER YORKIES LADY AND OREO.
UH, SO I AM A WOMAN OF VERY FEW WORDS, BUT I WILL SAY THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY AND I'M EXCITED TO BE A PART OF THIS TEAM.
NEXT WE HAVE THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT.
I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF INTRODUCING WILLIAM WILLINGHAM, WHO IS OUR NEW PLANNER AND PLANNING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
WILLIAM IS A TWO TIME GRADUATE OF TEXAS A AND M.
HE FIRST OBTAINED HIS BACHELOR'S IN URBAN PLANNING AND THEN A MASTER'S IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION.
HE WAS RAISED IN SAN ANTONIO AND GRADUATED FROM MACARTHUR HIGH SCHOOL IN 2022.
HE INTERNED WITH THE PLANNING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND HE JUST LOVED BEING HERE SO MUCH AND MISSED US SO MUCH.
HE DECIDED TO COME BACK AND BE A PLANNER WITH US.
SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO HAVE WILLIAM BACK ON BOARD WITH US.
I DIDN'T HEAR ANY WHOOPS IN THE AUDIENCE, BUT THAT'S OKAY.
BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNSEL FOR HAVING ME BACK.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, UH, STAFF FOR HIRING ME AND BRINGING BACK ON.
UM, IT WAS MY PLEASURE TO WORK HERE TWO YEARS AGO AND I'M HAPPY TO BE BACK AGAIN AND START A CAREER HERE.
NEXT WE HAVE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
GOOD EVENING MAYOR COUNSEL, MR. WILLIAMS AND STAFF.
I'M LIEUTENANT LACORE AND I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF INTRODUCING OUR NEWEST EMPLOYEES AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
TO MY LEFT HERE IS PATRICK GELMAN.
HE STARTED AS A POLICE CADET WITH US ON JULY 29TH AFTER RETIRING FROM THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AS A SECURITY FORCES OFFICER, SECURITY FORCES, UH, MEMBER.
HE GRADUATED FROM EDWARDS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL IN 2003.
HE COMES FROM A LAW ENFORCEMENT FAMILY, HIS FATHERS AND, UH, BOTH HIS UNCLES WERE CANINE OFFICERS.
HE WAS A CANINE OFFICER AS WELL IN, UH, IN THE MILITARY WHILE STILL ACTIVE DUTY.
HE BECAME A CERTIFIED DEPUTY, UH, CERTIFIED SHERIFF'S DEPUTY IN FLORIDA IN 2013.
HOLDS AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE.
HE'S FINISHING UP HIS, UH, BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA.
HE HAS AN AMAZING DAUGHTER NAMED LILY WHO ATTENDS ROSE GARDEN.
HE ENJOYS THE OUTDOORS HUNTING AND FISHING.
HE WOULDN'T TELL ME HIS, UH, WHAT DO YOU CALL THAT? HANDICAP? HIS HANDICAP.
HE WOULDN'T TELL ME HE WAS HANDICAPPED, BUT HE SAID HE IS AN AVID GOLFER.
THANK YOU CITY COUNCIL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
UM, LOOKING FORWARD TO, UH, SERVING THE CITIZENS HERE IN SHIRTZ WITH SUCH A FINE PROFESSIONAL, UH, AGENCY.
AND, UH, MY HANDICAP IS EIGHT
DID YOU HEAR THAT STEVE? EIGHT.
I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF INTRODUCING TO YOU, UH, BENJAMIN OMO.
HE IS, UH, ONE OF OUR NEWEST TELECOMMUNICATORS.
HE STARTED WITH US AUGUST 12TH.
HE WAS BORN AND RAISED IN SAN ANTONIO, ATTENDING MULTIPLE SCHOOLS THROUGH ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL.
GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL AT JAMES MADISON.
UH, HIS JUNIOR, SENIOR, HIGH, SENIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL.
HE ATTENDED TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY IN ST.
MARK'S, GRADUATING THIS YEAR WITH A BA IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE.
HE LOVES LIVES LOCALLY AND HE HAS A BROTHER AND A SISTER.
HE SAID HE LIKES ALL KIND OF MUSIC.
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AND HE MAKES GAMING WALKTHROUGH VIDEOS FOR HIS YOUTUBE CHANNEL.SO BASICALLY HE TOLD ME IT WAS, YOU WATCH, YOU'RE PLAYING GAMES ON YOUR YOUTUBE AND TELLING PEOPLE WHAT YOU'RE DOING WHILE YOU'RE PLAYING A GAME.
AM I RIGHT? BENNY CUOMO MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
I JUST WANNA SAY I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THE CITY OF SHIRTS BRINGING ME ON AFTER GRADUATING FROM TEXAS STATE.
I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THAT.
I'M EXCITED TO BE A PART OF THE TEAM AND START OFF MY CAREER IN THE CITY OF SHIRTS.
NEXT I HAVE THE PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO YOU, KELSEY KJ RAGLIN.
SHE IS A RECORD SPECIALIST HERE AT SHIRTZ.
SHE, UH, STARTED IN JULY OF 24.
SHE'S, UH, SAYS SHE'S IN CHARGE OF PREPPING THE DETECTIVES CASES, UH, FOR PROSECUTORS, BEARCOM ISLAND, GUADALUPE COUNTY.
SHE'S PREVIOUSLY WORKED IN HAYES COUNTY ON, UH, A TYLER RMS SYSTEM.
AS YOU ALL WELL KNOW, WE ARE, UH, TRANS TRANSITIONING TO IT.
SO SHE BRINGS A LOT OF EXPERIENCE THERE FOR US.
SHE WAS BORN IN SAN ANTONIO AND A PRODUCT OF THE NORTHEAST INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT IN GRADUATE OF MADISON HIGH SCHOOL.
SHE WON THE THIRD GRADE SPELLING BEE AND SHE'S A STICKLER FOR SPELLING AND GRAMMAR.
SHE LIVES WITH A PARTNER AND TWO CATS.
SHE HAS A NEPHEW AND SHE'S GOT A NEW NIECE SOON TO BE BORN.
UH, HER MOTHER WORKS FOR NORTHEAST ISD AND HER FATHER WORKS FOR S-E-U-I-S-D.
SHE OWNS OVER 400 PHYSICAL MOVIES AND OVER A HUNDRED PHYSICAL BOOKS IN HER COLLECTION.
SHE WRITES YOUNG ADULT FANTASY STORIES WITH THE HOPE OF BEING PUBLISHED ONE DAY.
AND SHE FUN FACT, SHE SAYS, I BROKE MY ANKLE PLAYING WITH QUIDDITCH AT TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY.
YES, THE GAME HARRY POTTER, UH, PLAYED, BUT SHE DID NOT FLY.
UM, JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK FOR THE CITY OF SHIRTZ.
UH, LIKE YOU SAID, I WAS BORN IN SAN ANTONIO, SO I'VE ALWAYS BEEN RIGHT DOWN THE ROAD AND IT'S A PLEASURE TO JOIN THE TEAM.
NEXT IS, UH, POLICE, UH, CADETS, OR IS THAT, THAT'S IT.
NEXT THEN WE HAVE PUBLIC WORKS COUNCIL MAYOR, UH, I HAVE PLEASURE.
UH, STREET, UH, WATER, WASTE WATER WORKER ONE.
HE WASN'T ABLE TO JOIN US TODAY.
HE'S ACTUALLY WORKING ON A WATER LEAK.
SO, UH, UH, HE WAS BORN IN DALLAS, TEXAS.
HE ATTENDED CLARK HIGH SCHOOL.
HE'S RECENTLY BOUGHT A HOME IN THE CITY OF CILLO AND HE IS NOW AN AVID FISHERMAN AND HE SPENDS TIME WITH HIS TWO DOGS AND I WILL LET HIM KNOW HE MISSED OUT.
AND ALSO TOO, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE MR. JESSE NAAU.
HE'S OUR NEW STREETS WORKER ONE, UH, HE COMES TO US WITH A WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE IN ASPHALT CONCRETE AND HE'S VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE WITH STREET MAINTENANCE WORK AND, UH, HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATION.
HE HAS FIVE KIDS, TWO GIRLS AND THREE BOYS.
I WOULD ATTEMPT TO SAY THEIR NAMES, BUT I DON'T WANNA MESS 'EM UP.
SO, UH, HE ENJOYS WORKING ON CARS, SPENDING TIME WITH FAMILY, PLAYING SPORTS WITH HIS KIDS.
UH, MR. JESSE NATO, UH, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR OPPORTUNITY AND HAPPY TO BE HERE.
AND NEXT WE HAVE UTILITY BILLING.
I'M THE UTILITY BILLING DEPARTMENT MANAGER AND I'M VERY PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE TWO OF OUR UTILITY BILLING SPECIALIST.
FIRST WE HAVE BRITTANY RODRIGUEZ.
UH, SHE GREW UP IN SAN ANTONIO AND STILL LIVES IN SAN ANTONIO.
SHE ATTENDED CHURCHILL HIGH SCHOOL.
UH, SHE ATTENDED NORTHEAST LAKEVIEW COLLEGE AND SHE HAS A REAL ESTATE LICENSE.
SHE'S MARRIED AND SHE HAS, UH, AN 11-YEAR-OLD SON WHO LOVES, UM, PLAYING SPORTS.
SO HER HUSBAND AND HER, UH, ENJOY, UM, WATCHING THEIR SON PLAY AT SPORTING EVENTS.
UH, SHE ENJOYS GOING TO CHURCH.
SHE HELPS HER PASTOR DOING QUILTING AND SEWING, AND SHE LOVES TO BAKE.
JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
SO, NEXT I HAVE, UH, MARGARET PE.
UM, MARGARET, UH, IS FROM EL PASO.
UH, SHE IS CURRENTLY LIVING HERE
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IN CHURCHS.UH, SHE HAS A 26-YEAR-OLD SON, ONE GRANDDAUGHTER, AND WITH ANOTHER ONE ON HER WAY.
UM, SHE WENT TO AUSTIN HIGH SCHOOL IN EL PASO.
UH, SHE ATTENDED WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY WHERE SHE OBTAINED A DEGREE IN HUMAN SERVICES.
UH, SHE TAUGHT HIGH SCHOOL, UM, SPANISH GRAMMAR IN TEXAS HISTORY FOR FIVE YEARS.
SHE LOVES TO DANCE, SHE LOVES READING, AND SHE LOVES, UH, LISTENING TO MUSIC.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO FINISHING STRONG IN THE CITY OF SHIRTS AND WELCOME TO OUR TEAM.
[ City Events and Announcements Announcements of upcoming City Events (B.James/S.Gonzalez) Announcements and recognitions by the City Manager (S.Williams) Announcements and recognitions by the Mayor (R.Gutierrez)]
EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING CITY EVENTS.
PARKS IS A LOT GOING ON THIS MONTH, UH, STARTING SEPTEMBER 5TH AND GOING THROUGH THE 26TH ON THURSDAY MORNINGS 9:00 AM TO 10:30 AM THEY'RE DOING ARCHERY FOR SENIORS.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH THROUGH NOVEMBER 12TH, EXPLORING THE INS AND OUTS OF 3D, PRINTING AND DESIGN AT CREATIVE LAB.
THAT'S AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER, FIVE 30 TO 6:30 PM THIS COMING SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH.
WE HAVE PAUSE IN THE POOL AT PICK ROW POOL.
THERE ARE TWO TIME SLOTS FOR THAT.
12:00 PM AND 2:00 PM AND FOLKS CAN REGISTER IN ADVANCE ONLINE.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER, SEPTEMBER 7TH IS EDGE EDUCATION IN THE PARK.
THAT'S, UH, 10:00 AM TO 11:00 AM AT CRESCENT BEND NATURE PARK.
UH, SEPTEMBER 11TH AND 12TH, EMPOWER THE NEXT GENERATORS GENERATION OF BUILDERS AND CREATORS WITH GIRLS WITH GRIT.
THAT'S SEVEN OR 5:00 PM TO 7:00 PM AT THE NORTH CENTER, AGES EIGHT TO 18.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH THROUGH NOVEMBER 14TH, UH, AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER, 5:30 PM TO 6:30 PM UH, PARKS AND REC IN CONJUNCTION WITH I CODE, UH, IS TEACHING ABOUT SCRATCH DIGITAL ARTS AND GAME DESIGN.
UH, SEPTEMBER 14TH, MORE ARCHERY.
9:30 AM TO 12:30 PM AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
AND THEN THE NEXT, UM, MEETING FOR COUNCIL IS, UH, SEPTEMBER 17TH, HERE IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
THE ANNOUNCEMENTS OF RECOGNITIONS BY OUR CITY MANAGER, MR. WILLIAMS. THANK YOU MAYOR.
REBECCA VERA, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES MANAGER, WHO IS ALSO A REGISTERED SANITARIAN WITH THE STATE, HAS MET ALL THE CRITERIA AND PASSED A NATIONAL LEVEL EXAM TO EARN THE CREDENTIAL OF BEING A CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL IN FOOD SAFETY FROM THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION, THE NEHA.
AND THIS IS A PRESTIGIOUS CREDENTIAL AND IT'S WELL RESPECTED THROUGHOUT THE INDUSTRY.
RIGHT ANNOUNCEMENTS OF RECOGNITIONS BY THE MAYOR.
[ Hearing of Residents This time is set aside for any person who wishes to address the City Council. Each person should fill out the speaker’s register prior to the meeting. Presentations should be limited to no more than 3 minutes. All remarks shall be addressed to the Council as a body, and not to any individual member thereof. Any person making personal, impertinent, or slanderous remarks while addressing the Council may be requested to leave the meeting. All handouts and/or USB devices must be submitted to the City Secretary no later than noon on the Monday preceding the meeting. Handouts will be provided to each Councilmember prior to the start of the meeting by the City Secretary. All USB devices will be vetted by City IT staff to ensure City property is protected from malware. Discussion by the Council of any item not on the agenda shall be limited to statements of specific factual information given in response to any inquiry, a recitation of existing policy in response to an inquiry, and/or a proposal to place the item on a future agenda. The presiding officer, during the Hearing of Residents portion of the agenda, will call on those persons who have signed up to speak in the order they have registered.]
ON THE AGENDA IS THE HEARING THE RESIDENCE.THIS TIME IS SET ASIDE FOR ANY PERSON WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL.
EACH PERSON IS LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES.
AND WE ASK BEFORE ADDRESSING THE COUNCIL FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS NOW.
WE HAVE SEVERAL PUBLIC HEARINGS TODAY, SO YOU DO HAVE SOME OPTIONS.
YOU MAY SPEAK DURING THE HEARING OF RESIDENCE.
YOU MAY ALSO SPEAK DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING, OR YOU MAY SPEAK AT BOTH.
ALRIGHT, WITH THAT MAYOR PRO TEMP, PLEASE CALL OUR FIRST SPEAKER.
UH, I AM HERE TODAY BECAUSE I AM A CANDIDATE FOR HOUSE DISTRICT 44, SO RUNNING FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE.
AND I JUST WANTED TO INTRODUCE MYSELF TO THE COUNCIL AND EVERYONE HERE AS WELL.
UM, GREW UP IN THE VALLEY IN SOUTH TEXAS.
MY FAMILY'S FROM EL PASO AND, UH, MOVED TO SINE ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO AND I HAD A GOOD MEETING WITH, UH, MAYOR RALPH LAST MONTH.
AND I'M JUST HERE BECAUSE I WANT TO HAVE SOME OPEN LINES OF COMMUNICATION WITH YOU ALL.
I THINK THAT'S ESSENTIAL FOR, UH, HAVING A GOOD REPRESE UH, REPRESENTATIVE IN AUSTIN.
AND I'LL LEAVE SOME CARDS WITH YOU ALL ON THE COUNCIL AND IF ANYBODY WANTS TO MEET WITH ME, I'LL, UH, I'LL BE HERE IN THE BACK FOR A BIT AS WELL.
I RESIDE AT 29 60 RED TIP CHURCHS, TEXAS.
I CAME TO SPEAK TONIGHT AS A CITIZEN OF THIS CITY, AS AND AS PRESIDENT OF THE CHURCH POLICE ASSOCIATION.
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THE SBA APPRECIATES ALL THE EFFORTS AND WORK DONE BY THE CITY EMPLOYEES AND NOT ONLY PREPARING THIS YEAR'S BUDGET AND TAX RATE PROPOSALS, BUT TO OF ALL THE CITY EMPLOYEES AND OF ALL THE HARD WORK THEY DO.THE SBA APPRECIATES THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY ALL MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL.
ON A PERSONAL NOTE, AS A RESIDENT, I TAKE COMFORT THAT THE CITY COUNCIL DOES NOT JUST PUT A RUBBER STAMP ON ANYTHING JUST LAID IN FRONT OF THEM BY ANYBODY, WHETHER IT BE CITY STAFF OR NOT.
IN THE LAST 15 YEARS BETWEEN THE INCREASE IN TAX RATE AND AN INCREASE IN MY PROPERTY TAX VALUE, I'VE SEEN MY PROPERTY TAXES DOUBLE AS A 20 YEAR RESIDENT OF THE CITY.
AND OVER A 20 YEAR EMPLOYEE, I HAVE A PERSPECTIVE THAT NO ONE ELSE IN THIS ROOM CAN SHARE.
I GET TO SEE BOTH SIDES OF THE PICTURE.
I'M NOT JUST LOOKING OUTSIDE IN.
I SEE HOW THE TAX BURDEN AFFECTS THE FAMILY.
I SEE HOW THE LACK OF SERVICES OF THE CITY OR QUALITY OF SERVICES AFFECT THE FAMILY.
I SEE THE CONSTRAINTS OF BUDGET AND LIMITING OF PAY AFFECTING THE FAMILY.
I ALSO SEE IN THE HISTORY OF HISTORY OF THE CITY AND THE DECISIONS MADE BY CITY COUNCIL AND HOW THOSE DECISIONS AFFECT ALL I, THE SBA MUST SAY IN THE MOST SPECIFIC TERMS, NOT RAISING THE TAX RATE AND LIMITING THE ECI ARE MISTAKES THAT WILL LEAD THE CITY ON THE SAME ROAD.
IT HAS GONE DOWN MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE.
THE REASON CITED AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING FOR NOT RAISING THE TAX RATE AND LIMITING THE AMOUNT OF THE ECI ARE THE SAME REASONS THAT HAVE BEEN CITED EACH TIME BEFORE.
THIS IS WHAT LED THE CITY TO GO FROM BEING THE TOP PAYER IN THE AREA IN A PREMIER CITY, NOT ONLY IN THE AREA, BUT IN TEXAS TO FALLING TO A POSITION WHERE WE ARE ALL STRUGGLING.
THESE SAME REASONS ARE WHAT LED THE CITY TO HAVE TO PAY OUT 600,000 IN 2015 TO CORRECT THE PAY DISPARITY THAT IT HAD WITH ITS COMPETITORS.
THAT SAME REASONS THAT LED THE CITY, AGAIN, APPROXIMATELY TO PAY ANOTHER 1.2 MILLION IN 2020 TO CORRECT THE SAME PROBLEM.
AND AGAIN, THESE SAME REASONS THAT THE CITY HAD TO PAY 1.1 MILLION LAST YEAR WITH AN ADDITIONAL 700,000 NEEDED THIS YEAR.
THE SPA ASKED YOU, I ASK YOU AS A CITIZEN OF SHIRTS, DO NOT LEAD US BACK DOWN THAT SAME ROAD.
APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT AND YOUR TIME.
I'M DANA ELDRIDGE, 2 6 2 8 GALLANT FOX DRIVE, SHORTZ, TEXAS.
UM, I CHOSE TO SPEAK NOW BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE I'M GONNA MAKE IT TO THE END OF THE THING WHEN A PUBLIC HEARING COMES UP.
FOR THIS ONE, I JUST MADE A LONG TRIP FROM FLOWER MOUND.
UM, THE APARTMENTS THAT ARE BEING TALKED ABOUT TONIGHT, UH, UP BEHIND EVO, MY MAIN CONCERN IN THAT IS THE ACCESS TO IT.
UH, COMING OFF OF THE FRONTAGE ROAD, YOU HAVE A DRIVEWAY GOING UP TO IT.
YOU HAVE RIPS CHRYSLER IT'S BEING EXTENDED.
NOT SURE IT'S GOING ALL THAT WAY.
AND THERE IS NO OPENING ON OLD STEIN ROAD FOR THIS AREA.
THERE'S GONNA BE A LOT OF, UM, TRAFFIC INVOLVED WITH THAT IF THEY ARE ABLE TO GET DOWN TO OLD STEIN.
WE HAD A SMALL AMOUNT OF ASPHALT PUT ON THAT HERE NOT TOO LONG AGO.
IT'S CRACKING ALREADY PRETTY BAD WITH ALL THIS RAIN.
IT'LL PROBABLY BE CRACKED SOME MORE.
SOMEHOW OLD STEIN IS GONNA HAVE TO GET FIXED OR THIS PROCESS IS GONNA BE A REAL PAIN FOR A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE.
WHEN 35 GETS BLOCKED OFF WITH ALL THE CONSTRUCTION GOING ON.
OLD STEIN IS A NIGHTMARE TO GET OUT ON.
UH, MY BACKYARD FACING IT, I SEE IT ALMOST ON A, NOT A DAILY BASIS, BUT, UH, THREE OR FOUR TIMES A WEEK THAT NEEDS TO BE PUT INTO THE PLANNING AND NEEDS TO BE THOUGHT ABOUT.
DO WE NEED SOME OF THOSE APARTMENTS? PROBABLY WOULD NOT HURT, BUT WE'VE GOTTA BE READY FOR IT.
WE HAVE TO HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE THERE WITH THAT ROADWAY.
WHERE WE'RE RIGHT NOW WE DON'T.
LET ME PUT THE CHAMBER HAT ON FIRST.
UH, JUST A FEW THINGS TO LET YOU ALL KNOW ABOUT.
WE HAVE A RIBBON CUTTING FOR GEO FILL CONSTRUCTION ON THE 12TH OF SEPTEMBER.
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UM, WE KNOW THEY'VE BEEN OPEN FOR A WHILE, BUT THEY'VE JUST FINALLY GOTTEN AROUND TO DOING THAT RIBBON CUTTING.AND IT'LL BE AT 4:00 PM AND ALSO WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS MONTH'S LUNCHEON.
IT IS STATE OF EDUCATION AND THAT IS ALWAYS THE LUNCHEON THAT WE HAVE AN UPDATE FROM OUR SUPERINTENDENT OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
ALSO FROM, UH, THE PRESIDENT OF, UH, NORTHEAST LAKE BUTTE COLLEGE, BUT ALSO BOTH SCHOOLS ARE THE ONES WHO ARE PREPARING AND SERVING OUR LUNCH.
AND THEN OF COURSE, WE HAVE A CHECK TO GIVE TO, UH, BOTH SCHOOLS FOR DECA PROGRAMS FROM FUNDS THAT WERE RAISED AT THE CHAMBER BOWLS.
SO WE'RE, IT'S GONNA BE A GREAT LUNCHEON.
SO IF, UH, YOU'RE ABLE TO, WE WOULD LOVE FOR YOU ALL TO ATTEND.
UH, STICKING ON MY, UH, SHIRTS, HISTORICAL PRESERVATION COMMITTEE HAT.
UM, I HOPE YOU ENJOY THE SHIRTS.
UH, THEY WERE QUITE POPULAR AT OUR TRIVIA NIGHT.
AND, UH, I ACTUALLY, I ACTUALLY, YEAH, IF YOU COULD SHOW EVERYBODY, IT SAYS YOU'RE CUTOFF.
AND THEN THE BACK IS ACTUALLY THE HISTORY OF THE CITY OF SHIRTS.
'CAUSE IT WAS ORIGINALLY CALLED CUTOFF, BUT, UH, I SAW A COUPLE PEOPLE WALKING AROUND ICHI BEING SHIRTS WEARING THEM, AND IT WAS JUST REALLY FUNNY.
SO WE DO HAVE SOME, WE'LL BE, UH, SELLING A FEW AT OUR NEXT FUNCTION.
AND ALSO TYING IN WITH THAT, OCTOBER 1ST THROUGH THE 16TH IS OUR FIRST SCAVENGER HUNT.
SO IT'S TOTALLY FREE FOR ANY RESIDENT TO COME.
THEY'LL PICK UP A MAP AT THE VISITOR CENTER BETWEEN THE HOURS OF EIGHT AND 3:00 PM MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
AND WHAT THEY'RE GONNA DO IS THERE ARE RIDDLES ON THE FRONT FOR LOCATIONS AND SHIRTS.
THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE THERE NOW.
UH, BUT THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO FIGURE OUT THE RIDDLE, GO TO THE LOCATION, MARK IT OFF ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE MAP, AND ONCE THEY'VE GONE TO ALL THE LOCATIONS, THEY TURN THE MAP BACK IN.
AND THEN WE WILL DRAW FOR PRIZES.
AND WE HAVE THREE PRIZES, FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD WITH THE GRAND PRIZE BEING A STAY OUT OF BED AND BREAKFAST HERE IN SHIRTZ AT ONE OF THE OLDER HOUSES THAT HAVE BEEN REDONE.
SO IF ANYBODY IS INTERESTED FOR MORE INFORMATION, UH, GIVE US A CALL OVER AT (210) 619-1952.
BUT THAT WILL START AUG, UH, OCTOBER 1ST THROUGH THE 16TH.
THAT'S ALL FOR OUR PUBLIC HEARING.
[ Consent Agenda Items The Consent Agenda is considered self-explanatory and will be enacted by the Council with one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless they are removed from the Consent Agenda upon the request of the Mayor or a Councilmember.]
ITEMS ARE CONSIDERED SELF-EXPLANATORY AND INFORMATION PACKETS ARE PROVIDED.COUNCIL AND AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC VIEWING.
THESE ITEMS REQUIRE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION UNLESS REQUESTED BY COUNSEL.
ITEM NUMBER TWO, RESOLUTION NUMBER 24 R 92.
ITEM NUMBER THREE, RESOLUTION NUMBER 24 R ONE 14.
ITEM NUMBER FOUR, RESOLUTION NUMBER 24 R 90.
ITEM NUMBER FIVE, RESOLUTION NUMBER 24 R ONE 17.
COUNSEL, DO ANY OF THESE NEED TO BE REMOVED FOR SEPARATE ACTION? IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS ONE THROUGH FIVE.
MOTION'S BEEN MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER WATSON AND SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HAYWARD.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? COUNSEL, IF YOU CAN PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
WE CAN PUBLISH THE VOTE, PLEASE.
WE HAVE SEVEN AYES, NO OBJECTIONS.
WE'LL MOVE ON TO DISCUSSION ITEMS. ITEM
[6. Resolution 24-R-113 - Presentation and Adoption of the City of Schertz Strategic Plan (S.Williams)]
NUMBER SIX, RESOLUTION NUMBER 24 R ONE 13, A PRESENTATION AND ADOPTION OF THE CITY INSURED'S STRATEGIC PLAN.UH, JUST A COUPLE OF COMMENTS BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO RON.
IF YOU'LL REMEMBER BACK ON FEBRUARY 2ND, WE HAD A STRATEGIC PLANNING RETREAT WITH THE COUNCIL AND STAFF.
WE SPENT A WHOLE DAY, UH, PUTTING TOGETHER, UM, PUTTING TOGETHER AN UPDATE TO OUR STRATEGIC PLAN.
DID A A SWOT ANALYSIS, AS WELL AS, UM, TALKED ABOUT A GREAT NUMBER OF THINGS.
SO WE'VE GOT RON COX FROM RON COX CONSULTING, WHO LED THAT EFFORT FOR US HERE, UM, TO GO OVER HIS FINAL REPORT FROM THAT AS WELL.
AS WE'LL TALK ABOUT SOME OTHER THINGS IN TERMS OF HOW WE'LL BE HEADING NEXT.
THE, UH, SINCE THAT RETREAT, I'LL JUST LEAD IN THAT WE DID HAVE SEVERAL FOLLOW UP MEETINGS WITH RON AND STAFF AS WELL AS AMONG THE MANAGEMENT TEAM, AND THEN ULTIMATELY WITH THE EXECUTIVE TEAM TO COME UP WITH THE FINAL VERSION OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WE'RE PRESENTING TO YOU TONIGHT.
AND WE'LL BE, WE'LL BE SHOWING YOU FOR ADOPTION.
RON'S GOT A POWERPOINT THAT HE'S GONNA GO THROUGH, BUT HE ALSO HAS A RE A REPORT THAT HE'S GONNA SHOW YOU A PAGE OR TWO OUT OF THAT.
I FAILED TO, I DIDN'T PUT IT IN THE PACKET, BUT IT IS AVAILABLE FOR, YOU'D LIKE TO SEE IT.
IT'S, IT'S MORE OF A TEXT VERSION.
SO I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO RON COX.
THANK YOU, UH, STEVE, IT'S GREAT TO BE HERE, MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR, UH, HAVING ME BACK IN FEBRUARY AND I'M, UH, GLAD IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE BACK.
UH, TODAY I WANTED TO BRIEFLY GO THROUGH WHAT WE DID, UH, AT THAT MEETING AND WHAT HAS RESULTED FROM THAT,
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UH, FOR YOU.YOU SEE, UH, PROBABLY SEEN THIS DRAFT, UH, POWERPOINT'S GOT SEVERAL SLIDES ON IT.
I PROMISE NOT TO READ EVERY SLIDE TO YOU.
WELL, WE'LL GO THROUGH 'EM FAIRLY QUICKLY.
I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU THAT OVERVIEW.
YOU'LL RECALL THAT WE SPENT, WE, WE HAD TWO PARTS TO OUR AGENDA FOR THE DAY.
THE FIRST PART WAS TO TALK ABOUT GOVERNANCE.
THAT IS HOW DO YOU WORK TOGETHER AND WHAT, WHAT IS YOUR LEADERSHIP COMMUNICATION EXPECTATIONS, AND THEN THE VISION THAT YOU HAVE FOR THE COMMUNITY.
AND THEN BASED ON THAT, WE WENT INTO THAT SWOT ANALYSIS THAT STEVE DESCRIBED JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO.
YOU KNOW, THIS IS, UM, THE, ONE OF THE THEMES, UH, THAT WE'VE, THAT I'VE HEARD TODAY IS PREPAREDNESS AND PREPAREDNESS CAN COME IN THE FORM OF PEOPLE CAN COME IN THE FORM OF EQUIPMENT, AND IT CAN COME IN THE FORM OF PLANS AS WELL.
SO THIS IS ONE OF THOSE KEY FACTORS IN PLANNING FOR, UH, THE FUTURE AND UNDERSTANDING HOW YOU WANT THIS CITY TO MOVE FORWARD.
WE STARTED OUR PROCESS IN JANUARY, UM, AND I MET WITH, UH, EACH OF YOU, UH, IN, UH, IN A ZOOM MEETING.
AND THEN I MET WITH, UH, STEVE AND STAFF, UH, IN A ZOOM MEETING AS WELL.
UH, AND THEN WE HAD OUR SESSION ON THE SECOND.
I CAME BACK ON MARCH THE SEVENTH.
AND SINCE THEN, AS, AS YOU HEARD, UH, STEVE TALK ABOUT THE STAFF MET SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THAT TO REFINE AND HONE, UH, THE, THE HIGH LEVEL PORTIONS OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN.
AND I'M GONNA SHOW YOU THOSE HIGH LEVEL PORTIONS.
AND THEN VERY BRIEFLY TURN TO THAT, UH, SECOND DOCUMENT THAT STEVE MENTIONED AND SHOW YOU HOW THE SWOT ANALYSIS FIT IN, UH, THAT YOU ALL THE RESULTS OF THE SWOT ANALYSIS FIT IN WITH, UH, WITH, WITH THE HIGH LEVEL STRATEGIC PLAN THAT THEY WORKED ON.
THEY DID AN EXCELLENT JOB OF, OF DOING THAT.
AND SO THAT BRINGS US TO TONIGHT'S REPORT.
UM, WITH IT, WITH THE GOVERNANCE MODEL, WE WITH, YOU'LL REMEMBER THAT THAT CARTOON ABOUT BUILDING THAT CORRAL.
AND SO WE CONTINUE TO BUILD THAT CORRAL AND YOU BUILD THAT IN A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT WAYS THROUGH THE STRATEGIC PLAN, THROUGH THE GOVERNANCE MODEL, THROUGH THE BUDGETING THAT YOU'RE GONNA BE CONSIDERING THROUGH, UH, DEVELOPMENTS AND IMPROVEMENTS TO YOUR INFRASTRUCTURE THAT YOU'LL ALSO BE TALKING ABOUT TONIGHT.
UH, THOSE KEY, UH, ASPECTS OF GOVERNANCE ARE ABOUT EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP, MEANINGFUL COMMUNICATION, UNDERSTANDING ROLES AND EXPECTATIONS, BOTH AT THE COUNCIL LEVEL AND AT THE STAFF LEVEL.
AND THEN THAT PROACTIVE VISIONING AND PLANNING THAT WE, UH, THAT WE SPENT THE MAJORITY OF OUR DAY, UH, WORKING ON.
I PUT THIS SLIDE UP BECAUSE IT, IT, IT SIGNIFIES SORT OF THOSE BASIC INGREDIENTS THAT YOU PUT INTO, UH, THE, THE EVERYDAY LIFE OF, OF CITY GOVERNMENT.
AND IT STARTS WITH THE VISION.
AND IF YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND AND CAN'T DEFINE YOUR VISION, THEN EVERYTHING ELSE IS DIFFICULT TO FALL, TO FOLLOW THROUGH WITH.
AND SO WE START WITH THAT VISION AND HAVE THAT MISSION.
WE HAVE OUR VALUES, UH, OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND, UH, AND OUR ANNUAL BUDGET AND OUR ANNUAL REPORT.
AND NOW YOU HAVE THE ANNUAL STRATEGIC PLAN THAT FITS INTO THAT PROCESS.
UH, WELL, WE DON'T EVER WANNA BE HELD, UH, UH, UH, AT, AT, AT HOSTAGE TO THOSE THINGS THAT MATTER LEAST, BUT WE WANNA LOOK AT WHAT DOES MATTER MOST TO THE COMMUNITY.
WE STARTED OUR DISCUSSIONS TALKING ABOUT YOU INDIVIDUALLY, WHAT, UH, WHO ARE YOU AND, AND WHY DID YOU RUN? AND WHAT ARE THOSE ATTRIBUTES THAT YOU HAVE? AND I'LL NOT AS, AS I SAID, I'LL NOT GO THROUGH EACH OF THESE SLIDES.
BUT AS WE RECORDED THAT FROM THE CONVERSATIONS TO THE DAY, WE WERE ABLE TO GET A BETTER FEEL FOR HOW, WHY YOU ALL HAVE COME TOGETHER, WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO YOU AS A GROUP, AND THEN HOW YOU'RE GOING TO, TO MOVE FORWARD, UH, TOGETHER.
UH, AND THEN HOW YOU'RE GOING TO, UH, CONTRIBUTE, WHAT ATTRIBUTES YOU HAVE, HOW YOU'RE GOING TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE OVERALL GOOD OF THE, OF THE GOVERNANCE OF THE, OF THE, UH, OF THIS COUNCIL.
AND, UH, THE, THE LEADERSHIP WITH THE STAFF.
WE TALKED ABOUT LEADERSHIP AND HOW WILL YOU LEAD AND YOU INDICATED THESE THINGS, UH, AS WE TALK THROUGH THIS PROCESS ABOUT HOW YOU WILL LEAD WITH COMPASSION, BE THOUGHTFUL TO HAVE VISION, THOSE KINDS OF, OF DESCRIPTIVE, UH, ADJECTIVES.
AND THEN HOW WILL YOU COMMUNICATE THIS? UH, THIS IS SOMETIMES VERY IMPORTANT FOR COUNSELS.
AND I'M, I'M NOT SAYING THAT YOU HAVE THIS DIFFICULTY, BUT SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE DIFFICULTY, UH, COMMUNICATING WITH EACH OTHER.
AND I FEEL LIKE IF YOU DON'T DEFINE HOW YOU'RE GOING TO COMMUNICATE AND WHAT YOUR EXPECTATIONS ARE IN ADVANCE, THEN THERE, THOSE THINGS THAT ARE LEFT UNSAID ARE SOMETIMES THE MOST DIFFICULT THINGS TO OVERCOME.
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UNDERSTANDING HOW YOU WANT TO COMMUNICATE AND HOW YOU WILL COMMUNICATE WITH, UH, EACH OTHER IS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR IN THIS OVERALL PROCESS OF GOVERNING THIS COMMUNITY.SO TH THESE KIND, THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT YOU ALL TALKED ABOUT, UH, DURING THE COURSE OF OUR TIME TOGETHER WITH REGARD TO COMMUNICATION.
IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WE EXPECT OF EACH OTHER SO THAT WE CAN FULFILL THOSE EXPECTATIONS AND NOT BE LEFT IN A VACUUM OF, OF FRUSTRATION, UH, AS WE WORK THROUGH THIS PROCESS.
AND SO, YOU ALL TALKED ABOUT WHAT YOU EXPECT OF EACH OTHER, AND JUST AS IMPORTANTLY, YOU TALKED ABOUT WHAT YOU EXPECT OF STAFF, UH, AND, AND, AND, AND HOW THEY NEED TO BE PREPARED AND HOW THEY NEED TO BE, UH, WORKING WITH YOU ALL IN ORDER TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS, UH, AS, AS YOU MOVE THROUGH THE COURSE OF, OF YOUR LIVES TOGETHER AND YOUR WORK TOGETHER.
AND, AND, UH, THIS IS ALSO VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE IF, IF THE, IF THE CITY MANAGER AND THE STAFF FIND THAT OUT AFTER YOU BECOME FRUSTRATED WITH THEM NOT FULFILLING YOUR EXPECTATIONS, THEN IT, IT CREATES A DYSFUNCTION.
IT CREATES A PROBLEM THAT HAS TO, HAS TO BE OVERCOME.
SO DEFINING THAT IN ADVANCE IS IMPORTANT.
AND SO I'M GLAD THAT, THAT YOU ALL, UH, UH, CREATED THIS LEVEL OF EXPECTATION FOR THE STAFF.
NOW, I DIDN'T ASK THE STAFF, BUT I ASKED YOU, WHAT DO YOU THINK THE STAFF EXPECTS OF YOU AS YOU GO THROUGH THESE, UH, PROCESSES TOGETHER AND YOU, UH, PUT YOUR THINKING CAPS ON AND, AND, AND, UH, WORK THROUGH THOSE, UH, WORK THROUGH THAT DISCUSSION AS WELL.
WE TALKED ABOUT THE COUNCIL MANAGER FORM OF GOVERNMENT AND HOW THAT FITS IN THIS WHOLE THING.
AND WHERE THE CITY MANAGER SITS IS THE FULCRUM BETWEEN THE COUNCIL AND THE STAFF.
AND THAT INFORMATION FLOW GOES BACK AND FORTH.
SOMETIMES THAT'S, THAT'S DIFFICULT.
AS WE KNOW, UH, DEPARTMENT HEADS VERY WELL.
AND SO WE HAVE TO PAY ATTENTION TO THE, TO THE, TO THE WAY THE GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE IS ESTABLISHED, UH, PER THE CHARTER, AND MAKE SURE THAT WE UNDERSTAND THAT.
ALL OF THAT ABOUT UNDER UNDERSTANDING ROLES AND FULFILLING EXPECTATIONS.
SO WE HAVE, WE, WE DEFINED, YOU DEFINED YOUR LEADERSHIP QUALITIES, YOUR COMMUNICATION STANDARDS, YOUR EXPECTATIONS.
YOU DEFINED WHAT YOU CONSIDERED THE EXPECTATIONS WERE OF THE, OF THE STAFF FOR YOU.
AND THEN WE TALK ABOUT VISIONING.
WE TALK ABOUT VISIONING AND PLANNING, AND THERE'S THAT SAME LIST AGAIN.
UH, AND SO WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT VISION, I ASKED YOU WHAT THE KEY ELEMENTS WERE OF THE VISION FOR YOUR COMMUNITY.
THAT'S A LITTLE BIT EASIER THAN THAN JUST SITTING OUT A A STATEMENT ON WHAT IS OUR VISION STATEMENT.
UH, YOU ALREADY HAVE A VISION STATEMENT THAT WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT IN THE NEXT SLIDE, BUT I WANTED YOU TO, TO, TO DISCUSS WHAT THAT, WHAT THOSE ELEMENTS WERE OF YOUR VISION FOR THE COMMUNITY.
AND THIS IS THE LIST THAT YOU CAME UP WITH IN THAT REGARD.
UH, GOOD ROADS, A PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO GATHER, UH, BALANCED DEVELOPMENT, SOLID ECONOMIC, V BASE, FAMILY CENTERED COMMUNITY.
UM, UH, A NEW TERM, HIGHER INISH, UH, I SHOULD HAVE PUT THAT IN.
UM, PROVIDE SOLID SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY, HAVE ITS OWN IDENTITY, AND BE A HOME FOR, FOR EVERYONE WHO'S HERE.
UH, A HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE WITH, WITH GREAT PARKS, LOCAL CRIME EVENTS, AND WORK, WORKING WITH OUR PARTNERS, UH, PARTICULARLY THE ISD, AND THEN AN EXPECTATION OF A HIGHER QUALITY, UH, REGARDING, UH, UH, UH, REGARDING THAT DEVELOPMENT THAT IT'S BUILT TO LAST.
AND SO THAT SORT OF ROUNDS OUT WHAT, WHAT YOU ALL INDIVIDUALLY, UH, THOUGHT THE THE VISION SHOULD BE FOR THE COMMUNITY.
AND, UM, AND, AND THEN WE WENT BACK TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE, THE, THE VISION STATEMENT, COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITY.
EACH OF THESE ITEMS SHOULD, AND IN FACT, DO FIT WITHIN THOSE THREE DESCRIPTIVE, UH, TERMS, UH, COMMUNITY SERVICE AND OPPORTUNITY AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO WITH REGARD TO YOUR PLANS, EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO WITH REGARD TO YOUR BUDGETS AND YOUR ACTIVITIES, YOUR, YOUR ORDINANCES, YOUR YOUR RESOLUTION SHOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH THAT VISION ELEMENT.
AND IF THEY'RE NOT, THEN YOU NEED TO QUESTION WHY THEY'RE NOT.
AND TWO THINGS NEED, ONE OF, TWO THINGS NEED TO HAPPEN.
YOU EITHER NEED TO SHIFT OR CHANGE YOUR VISION, ONE OR THE OTHER.
YOU WANNA BE CONSISTENT AS YOU WORK THROUGH THAT, YOUR MISSION, UH, LEADING, IMPROVING AND SERVING
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A LIVABLE, SUSTAINABLE, AND FINANCIALLY SOUND COMMUNITY, THAT'S HOW WE GO ABOUT AND HOW THE STAFF IS, IS EXPECTED TO GO ABOUT GETTING TO THAT COMMUNITY, UH, AND SERVICE AREA IN THE VISION.SO YOU ALSO HAVE HAD ALREADY IDENTIFIED, UH, KEY CORE VALUES BACK IN 2018 OF DOING THE RIGHT THING, DOING THE BEST THAT YOU CAN TREAT OTHERS THE WAY YOU WANT TO BE TREATED AND WORK COOPERATIVELY AS A TEAM.
YOU HAD ALSO IN 2018 OR SOMETIME IN THAT TIMEFRAME, DEVELOPED YOUR POLICY VALUES AND YOU DEVELOPED OPERATIONAL VALUES, BOTH POLICY AND OPERATIONAL.
AND IF YOU RECALL, WE TALKED ABOUT THAT, UH, TO, TO SOME DEGREE, WE, WE DEFINED OR WE LOOKED AT WHAT THE DEFINITIONS OF EACH OF THOSE POLICY VALUES, SIX POLICY VALUES AND FIVE OPERATIONAL VALUES.
WE LOOKED AT THOSE DEFINITIONS AND WE JUST FAMILIARIZED OURSELVES WITH THAT.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK WE NOTED WAS THERE ARE A LOT OF 'EM, AND I THINK, AND AND I, AND SO THE STAFF IN THEIR WORK, AFTER I CAME IN MARCH, THEY SPENT A LOT OF TIME TAKING A LOOK AT THESE POLICY VALUES AND THE OPERATIONAL VALUES AND TRYING TO CONDENSE THEM INTO A COHESIVE, SMALLER GROUP OF GOALS AND OBJECTIVES.
AND, AND, AND SO THEY'RE BRINGING TO YOU, UH, TONIGHT THE FIVE MAJOR GOALS.
UH, AND THEN UNDER THAT, YOU'LL SEE SOME OBJECTIVES HERE IN JUST A SECOND.
FIVE MAJOR GOALS OF SUSTAINABLE GOVERNMENT, SAFE AND LIVABLE COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE, INVESTMENT, SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND THRIVING ECONOMY.
AND WITHIN EACH OF THOSE, THEN THEY PREPARED OBJECTIVES TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THAT.
AND I'M NOT GONNA READ ALL OF THESE, UH, BECAUSE THERE'S, THERE'S SEVERAL OBJECTIVES.
BUT YOU CAN SEE, UH, IN THIS FIRST ONE, UH, THE OBJECTIVE TO PROTECT THE CITY'S FINANCIAL STABILITY, INTEGRITY, AND CR CREDIBILITY, SUSTAINABLE GOVERNMENT, ALL OF THESE OBJECTIVES TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THAT.
AS YOU WORK THROUGH THIS, RECRUIT, DEVELOP AND RETAIN QUALIFIED STAFF, IDENTIFY AREAS WHERE IMPROVEMENTS ARE NEEDED FOR THE USE OF DATA, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION.
INNOVATIVE APPROACHES ENSURE GOVERNMENTAL TRANSPARENCY.
AND SO YOU'LL SEE AS YOU LOOK AT THESE MORE CLOSELY, A SERIES OF OBJECTIVES FOR EACH OF THOSE SIX, UH, GOALS THAT WERE PREPARED NOW.
THOSE WERE CONSOLIDATIONS OF THE EXISTING AND CONSISTENT WITH THE EXISTING, BUT I THINK HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB OF MAKING IT MUCH MORE, UM, USABLE, MUCH MORE, MUCH USER FRIENDLY AND MUCH MORE UNDERSTANDABLE.
AND ABLY, UH, GRAB, GRABBED, GRABBED HOLD OF.
THAT'S, THAT'D BE A NEW TERM I THINK TOO.
UH, GRASPED SAFE AND LIVABLE COMMUNITY.
THE, THE OBJECTIVES FOR INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT, UH, THE OBJECTIVES FOR SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND THE OBJECTIVES FOR THRIVING ECONOMY.
SO AS WE, AS WE, UH, SIR, YOU'LL COME UP AS WE AS, AS I WORKED WITH THEM, WE, WE STARTED THE WORK OF, OF AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.
AND THAT WILL, UH, ALSO BE PROVIDED TO YOU IF YOU WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
AND WHAT IT DOES, IT, IT TAKES THOSE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, AND THEN IT TAKES THE, THE RESULTS.
THAT'LL, THAT'LL BE, THAT'LL WORK.
IT TAKES THE RESULTS OF THE SWAT AND INSERTS, THE RESULTS OF THE SWAT, UH, INTO WHAT I CALL STRATEGIES AND ACTION STEPS WITHIN EACH OF THOSE GOALS.
SO AS YOU LOOK, UH, THE, THE HIGHER LEVEL YOU, YOU SEE THE GOAL.
YOU, YOU, YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, BUT AT THE MORE DETAILED LEVEL, YOU SEE THE RESULTS OF THE SWOT ANALYSIS FOR EACH ONE OF THOSE, UH, SIX MAJOR GOAL AREAS.
AND THEY ALL FIT, EVERYTHING FIT THAT YOU ALL WORKED ON DURING THE COURSE OF YOUR, OF YOUR SWOT ANALYSIS.
SO THERE'S NOTHING IS LEFT OUT OF THIS, INCLUDING, UH, HOW YOU ALL INDIVIDUALLY VOTED ON EACH ONE OF THOSE.
YOU REMEMBER, YOU PUT THE DOTS UP NEXT TO THE ONES THAT WERE MOST IMPORTANT TO YOU.
AND SO I PUT A RED STAR FOR EACH ONE OF THOSE DOTS, UH, AS WE WORKED, UH, THROUGH THIS PROCESS.
AND, UH, AND SO FOR GOALS TO, UH, FOR THE SUSTAINABLE GOVERNMENT, UH, STRATEGIES WERE TO ESTABLISH AN, A ADVOCACY PROGRAM FOR, UH, LEGISLATIVE ISSUES, SEEK OUT GRANTS FOR VARIOUS NEEDS.
SOME OF THE ACTIONS LOBBY TO SEEK DISABLED, UH, VETERANS HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION, FOR EXAMPLE, WAS TALKED ABOUT.
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ABOUT DURING THE, DURING THE SWOT ANALYSIS.SO ALL OF THAT FITS TOGETHER AS, UH, AS WE WORK THROUGH THIS PROCESS, AND IT CASCADES DOWN INTO GREATER DETAIL FROM THE HIGHER LEVEL OF THE SIX GOALS, THE OBJECTIVES, THE STRATEGIES TO OBTAIN THOSE OBJECTIVES, AND THE ACTIONS TO OBTAIN THOSE STRATEGIES.
AND SO, UH, YOU SEE THAT FOR EACH OF THOSE SIX.
'CAUSE WHAT I WANTED YOU TO SEE WAS THAT, NUMBER ONE, YOUR WORK DID NOT GO UNNOTICED.
THE WORK OF, OF DOING THE SWAT WAS IMPORTANT.
THOSE WERE ISSUES THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO YOU, WERE IMPORTANT TO YOU ALL, INCLUDING THE STAFF AT THE TIME THAT WE DID THAT IN FEBRUARY.
AND SO THEY NEEDED TO BE, UH, MEMORIALIZED, BUT THEY ALSO NEEDED TO BE PUT INTO THE, INTO THE, UM, STRATEGIC, UH, AREAS OF THE PLAN AS WE, UH, AS WE TRY TO FINALIZE THIS PROCESS TOGETHER.
AND, UM, AND SO THAT, THAT, UH, COMPLETES OUR, OUR PROCESS.
I'M NOT SURE I CAN GET OUT OF THIS, BUT THAT'S OKAY.
UH, SO, SO WE TOOK, WE, WE TALKED ABOUT GOVERNANCE AND WE DID OUR SWOT ANALYSIS.
THE STAFF THEN HAS PREPARED, UH, THE STRATEGIC PLAN, UH, AND THEN THE, UH, AND THEN NOW WE HAVE PUT THE RESULTS OF THE SWOT ANALYSIS INTO THAT SO THAT YOU HAVE, UH, SOME STEPS TO FOLLOW IN THAT REGARD.
AND I THINK STEVE HAS SOME MORE, UH, COMMENTS TO MAKE.
AND I APPRECIATE, AGAIN, THE OPPORTUNITY THAT, THAT YOU GAVE ME, STEVE, THAT, UH, THAT YOU ALL HAVE GIVEN ME AND THE PATIENCE THAT YOU GAVE ME TO, TO WORK WITH YOU THAT DAY AND TO VISIT WITH EACH OF YOU AND GET TO KNOW YOU.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO MAYBE GETTING INVITED BACK SOMEDAY.
THAT'LL, THAT'LL, UH, THAT'LL MAKE MY DAY, IF YOU CAN, THANK YOU.
I, I, I, I THINK RON DID AN EXCELLENT JOB DESCRIBING THE, THE PROCESS AND WHAT WE ENDED, HOW WE EVOLVE TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY.
THE, THE STRATEGIC PLAN IS SOMETHING THAT, IT'S A CENTRAL PLANNING DOCUMENT FOR US, OF COURSE, AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'VE DEVELOPED A BASELINE, AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO USE THAT BASELINE TO, AS WE PROCEED DEVELOPING OUR ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET, OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, UPDATING OUR STRATEGIC, OUR, OUR MASTER PLANS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
WE WILL LOOK AT THOSE THROUGH THE LENS OF HOW THEY FLOW AND IT SHOULD FLOW UP THROUGH THE OBJECTIVES AND THE GOALS ULTIMATELY TO THE MISSION AND VISION.
SO THAT'S THE INTENTION OF, OF UPDATING THE STRATEGIC PLAN.
I FEEL LIKE WE DID, UM, A A REALLY, I, I'M REALLY PLEASED WITH THE END PRODUCT OF CONSOLIDATING THE TWO DIFFERENT SETS OF VALUES AND REDEFINING THEM ULTIMATELY AS OUR GOALS AND RETAINING OUR, OUR VALUES AS AN ORGANIZATION, OUR, OUR CORE VALUES.
AND, UH, FURTHER IDENTIFY FURTHER DEFINING UNDERNEATH THOSE GOALS WITH THE OBJECTIVES AND, AND KIND OF SETTING THAT BASELINE FOR US.
I, I DID WANNA SHOW YOU THAT LINDA KLEPPER AND HER TEAM PUT TOGETHER, UH, A KIND OF A, A MORE GRAPHICALLY PLEASING VERSION FOR OUR WEBSITE THAT YOU'LL SEE.
NOT NO OFFENSE, RON, TO YOUR REPORT, IT'S BEAUTIFUL AS WELL.
BUT THIS WILL BE WHAT GOES ON THE WEBSITE, AND YOU'LL SEE THIS EVOLVE OVER TIME TO INCLUDE SOME OF THOSE ACTION STEPS AND, AND CORE, YOU WANT TO FLIP THROUGH IT REAL QUICK, SO IT, IT'LL, IT'LL HAVE AN INTRODUCTION PORTION AND THEN, UH, IT'LL ROLL THROUGH, SAY OUR MISSION, VISION, AND VALUES, AND THEN, UM, OUR GOALS WITH THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.
AND THEN EACH OF THOSE WILL HAVE THE OBJECTIVES UNDERNEATH THAT.
UM, AND YOU CAN JUST SEE HOW THEY'RE ALL REPRESENTED THERE.
AND AS, AS I SAID, WE'LL PUT THIS ON THE WEBSITE AND YOU'LL SEE IT EVOLVE OVER TIME AS, AS WE INCORPORATE THOSE THINGS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE SWOT ANALYSIS AS WELL AS NEW THINGS.
IT'S KIND OF A LIVING, BREATHING DOCUMENT.
AND WE'LL, WE'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.
WE DO HAVE A RESOLUTION FOR APPROVAL.
ALRIGHT, COUNSEL, QUESTIONS? I DON'T SEE ANYBODY WANTING TO ASK A QUESTION.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? UH, RESOLUTION NUMBER 24 R ONE 13.
SECOND, HAVE MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MAYOR PROTON GIBSON, AND SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER WATSON.
ANY COMMENTS? COUNSEL, IF YOU CAN PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
WE CAN PUBLISH THE VOTE, PLEASE.
WE HAVE SEVEN AYES, NO OBJECTIONS.
ALRIGHT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.
[7. Ordinance No. 24-B-152 - Consideration and approval by the city council of the City of Schertz, Texas authorizing the issuance of “City of Schertz, Texas, Combination Tax and Limited Pledge Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Series 2024”; providing for the payment of said certificates by the levy of an ad valorem tax upon all taxable property within the city and further securing said certificates by a lien on and pledge of the pledged revenues of the system; and other matters incident and related thereto. First & Final Reading (S.Williams/J.Walters/A.Friedman)]
ORDINANCE NUMBER 24 B 1 52, CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHURCHS TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF[01:15:01]
THE CITY OF CHURCHS TEXAS, COMBINATION TAX AND LIMITED PLEDGE REVENUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION SERIES 2024, PROVIDING FOR THE RE THE PAYMENT OF SET CERTIFICATES BY THE, THE LEVY OF AN VALORIAN TAX UPON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY, AND FURTHER SECURING THE SET CERTIFICATE BY LIEN ON THE PLEDGE OF THE PLEDGE REVENUES OF THE SYSTEM AND OTHER MATTERS, INCIDENTS AND RELATED THERETO.THIS IS OUR FIRST AND FINAL READING.
AND, UH, MR. WALTERS IS OUT THIS EVENING, SO I'LL BE FILLING IN FOR ALL FINANCE RELATED ITEMS TO THE BEST THAT I CAN.
UM, BUT WHAT WE HAVE HERE TONIGHT, UM, IS THE ORDINANCE THAT AUTHORIZES THE SALE OF THE, UH, CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATIONS FOR THE PROJECTS PREVIOUSLY PROPOSED AND PROPERLY NOTICED SUBSEQUENT TO THE NOTICE OF INTENTION THAT WAS ADOPTED BY COUNCIL ON JULY 2ND.
UM, THE CERTIFICATES WILL FUND STREET IMPROVEMENTS IN AMOUNT OF $20 MILLION, UH, MORE SPECIFICALLY THE TRAFFIC FLOWS AND IMPROVEMENTS ALONG LOWER SEINEN ROAD, AND THEN ALSO THE IMPROVEMENTS TO MAIN STREET.
UM, SO I HAVE HERE TONIGHT MARK MCCLINNEY WITH SAMCO TO GO OVER THE RESULTS WITH, UH, COUNSEL OF THE BOND SALES AND THEN ALSO WANT TO MAKE NOTE THAT THERE IS A SPECIFIC MOTION THAT NEEDS TO BE MADE FOR THIS ITEM.
UM, SO THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO YOU.
SO WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO MARK.
MY NAME'S MARK MCCLINNEY WITH SAMCO CAPITAL MARKETS ASSOCIATE JACK MCCLINNEY WITH SAMCO CAPITAL MARKETS ON JULY 2ND, YOU ALL AUTHORIZED US TO DO GO FORWARD WITH THE NOTICE OF INTENTION RESOLUTION, AND WE STARTED THAT PROCESS WORKING WITH STEVE, UH, BRIAN, SARAH AND, AND JAMES ON ON DEVELOPING A PRELIMINARY OFFICIAL STATEMENT AND GOING THROUGH THE RATING PROCESS, THE RATING PROCESS, AND THE RATING REPORT IS ON YOUR DAAS.
UH, I WANTED TO POINT OUT JUST A FEW ITEMS. CHURCH REMAINS ONE OF THE HIGHEST RATED CITIES IN TEXAS.
YOUR AA PLUS, THE HIGHEST RATING IS AAA.
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CARRIES AA AND THEY CAN PRINT MONEY.
YOU ALL DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO PRINT MONEY, YOU CAN JUST MANAGE YOUR RESOURCES AND YOU'VE DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB AND YOU'VE ALWAYS DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB.
THE SECOND PAGE, UH, WITH STANDARD EMPLOYERS, WE GO THROUGH AN INTERVIEW PROCESS THAT STEVE, UH, JAMES, SARAH, THEY ANSWER QUESTIONS AND THEN DO A Q AND A WITH THEM FOR ABOUT AN HOUR.
AND THEY JUST DO AN EXCELLENT JOB OF EXPLAINING, SHARING, SHOWING WHAT THE CITY'S ALL ABOUT.
A LOT OF THE STUFF THAT YOU JUST WENT THROUGH WITH THE STRATEGICS PLAN.
BUT ONE OF THE THINGS I WANTED, A FEW OF THE THINGS I WANT TO QUICKLY SHOW YOU ON THE SECOND PAGE OF THAT REPORT, UH, IN THE SECOND PARAGRAPH, WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT, STANDARD REPORTS, YOU HAVE TO BE COMPARABLE TO RATINGS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, BUT THEY, THEY TALK ABOUT THE CITY'S STRONG BUDGETARY PERFORMANCE AND DEMONSTRATED BY ITS CONSISTENTLY POSITIVE OPERATING RESULTS.
IT'S NOT JUST YOU ALL GOING FORWARD AND MAKING, UH, BUDGET AND THEN FOLLOWING THE BUDGET.
IT'S, YOU PERFORM AND OUTPERFORM THAT BUDGET YEAR IN AND YEAR OUT.
UH, THE BULLET POINTS BELOW THAT, STRONG ECONOMIC METRICS DRIVEN BY THE LOCATION.
WE HAVE THE CITY, BUT WE HAVE THE METROPOLITAN AREA THAT WE GET THE BENEFIT OF, UH, AND SAN ANTONIO AND TEXAS IN GENERAL IS DOING VERY WELL.
YOU HAVE CONSISTENT CONSERVATIVE BUDGETING AND GROWTH AND SALES TAX REP, SO THAT'S ANOTHER SOURCE.
YOUR STRONG FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT POLICIES, EVERYTHING THAT YOU ALL CONTROL, YOU DO FAR AND BEYOND WHAT MOST CITIES DO.
AND THAT RATING REFLECTS DOWN TO WHAT YOU END UP GETTING AND THE BETTER RATING YOU GET, THE MORE INTEREST YOU HAVE FROM INVESTORS AND THE LOWER INTEREST RATES YOU GET.
AND SO WITH THAT, I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO JACK AND LET HIM GO THROUGH THE BIDS.
UH, I WILL ADD ONE LAST THING FROM OUR BUDGET.
WHEN WE STARTED IN JUNE, WE'RE RUNNING INTEREST RATES ABOUT FOUR AND A HALF PERCENT.
YOUR NET RESULT CAME IN AT AT 3 77, BUT IT'S ABOUT 1,000,008 AND LOWER PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST REPAYMENT OVER THE TIME OF THE BONDS, WHICH SAVES TAXPAYERS MONEY.
UH, SO WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT TO JACK, LET HIM GO THROUGH THE, UH, ACTUAL BIDS.
MAYOR AND COUNSEL, HOW ARE Y'ALL? UM,
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REALLY JUST TO ECHO WHAT THE REPORT SHOWS, WE HAD NINE BIDS COME IN FROM ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY.NEW YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, FLORIDA, UH, WISCONSIN.
UH, OUR LEADING BID AT 3 7 7 CAME IN FROM RW BAIRD AND WE'D LIKE TO RECOMMEND THAT THAT'S THE BID THAT WE GO WITH.
WELL, UH, COUNSEL QUESTIONS? I THINK WE JUST ASKED FOR A MOTION MAYOR AND, AND USING THAT LANGUAGE.
YEAH, THERE'S A SPECIFIC, SPECIFIC MOTION THAT'D LIKE, UH, SOMEONE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE.
I MOVE THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTS AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF SHIRTS, TEXAS COMBINATION TAX AND LIMITED PLEDGE REVENUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION SERIES 2024.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, SECOND.
MOTIONS TO BE MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER GIBSON.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HAYWARD.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? COUNSEL, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
MS. MAYOR, I JUST HAVE TO GET TWO SIGNATURES FROM YOU AND THEN TWO FROM THE CITY SECRETARY AND I CAN UPPER RIGHT.
SORRY, I WAS LOOKING AT THE, THAT FUNDS WILL BE HERE LATE IN SEPTEMBER.
ALRIGHT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.
[8. Ordinance 24-T-153 - Authorizing adjustments to the FY 2023-24 Budget. First Reading (S.Gonzalez/J.Walters)]
NUMBER 24 T 1 53 AUTHORIZING ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FY 20 23 20 24 BUDGET.UH, SARAH GONZALEZ, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER.
UM, SO THIS ITEM BEFORE YOU, UM, AGAIN, IT'S A, UH, BUDGET ADJUSTMENT.
AND WHAT WE HAVE STARTED DOING IS WE, UM, BUNDLED DIFFERENT BUDGET REQUESTS TOGETHER IN ONE ADJUSTMENT ORDINANCE AS OPPOSED TO BRINGING FORWARD ONE EVERY TIME THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE.
SO WE ARE HERE TONIGHT TO ADJUST THE BUDGET TO MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS.
AND JUST GOING TO QUICKLY RUN THROUGH THESE, UM, AND TOUCH ON THE ITEMS AND INFORMATION THAT WAS FOUND IN YOUR PACKETS.
SO FIRST UP IS PARKS AND, UH, PARKS BUDGET IS GONNA BE ADJUSTED.
COMBINATION, UM, OF PERSONNEL INCREASES, UM, THE SWITCHING TO A MOWING CONTRACT.
UM, AND THEN ALSO, UM, SOME HEALTH INSURANCE, UM, SELECTIONS THAT WERE MADE DURING LAST OPEN ENROLLMENT.
AND THEN FINALLY, UM, AN ADJUSTMENT FOR SUPPLIES USED TO MAKE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE ON, UM, THE PARKS.
THE SECOND ONE ON HERE IS THE POOLS.
IT'S, UH, GONNA INCREASE FOR WATER USAGE.
THIRD ON HERE, EVENT FACILITIES.
SO THIS ONE IS AN EMPLOYEE THAT, UM, WHEN THE REORG HAPPENED, UM, THE PERSONNEL BUDGET WAS IN A DIFFERENT BUDGET, SO THIS IS PUTTING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE CORRECT BUDGET.
UM, AND THEN ALSO, UH, HEALTH INSURANCE SELECTIONS AS WELL.
THERE IS, UH, SOME TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT SERVICES THAT WAS UTILIZED, UM, WHEN WE HAD, UH, SOME FOLKS OUT AS, AS WELL IN THIS ONE.
IT'S GOING TO INCREASE FOR SOME HEALTH INSURANCE SELECTIONS.
UM, LEGAL SERVICES BUDGET WILL INCREASE, UM, LET'S SEE HERE FOR, TO COVER ADDITIONAL LEGAL SERVICES SEEN IN THE CURRENT YEAR.
UH, NEXT STEP IS, UH, THE EDC AND TURS.
THE SEDONA TAX INCREMENT REFINANCING ZONE CAME IN HIGHER THAN EXPECTED.
UM, SO IT WILL INCREASE THE EDCS BUDGET AND AFTER THAT IS FLEET.
AND SO REALLY FLEET AND FACILITIES, BOTH OF THOSE COVER, UM, VEHICLES THAT WERE ORDERED AND APPROVED IN THE 2223 BUDGET, BUT DID NOT ARRIVE UNTIL THIS CURRENT YEAR.
UH, FLEET'S BUDGET IS ALSO BEING ADJUSTED TO THE MOTOR VEHICLE SUPPLY LINE, UM, FOR VEHICLES THAT HAD TO BE REPAIRED AND THEN OUTSIDE COLLISION REPAIR AS WELL.
UM, THERE'S ALSO A GENERATOR RENTAL FOR PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDINGS.
AND THEN WE HAVE FIRE DEPARTMENT BUDGET, THE BIG ONE ON HERE.
UM, AND THAT IS INCREASING FOR OVERTIME FOR STATE DEPLOYMENTS, BUT IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT IT'S FULLY REIMBURSED BY THE STATE.
UH, WE'LL BE COVER COVERED BY MONEY COMING IN FROM THE STATE.
SO AGAIN, IN THE GENERAL FUND, UM, THE ADJUSTMENTS ARE
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GONNA BE OFFSET BY AN ADDITIONAL, UM, $700,000 IN NEW COMMERCIAL BUILDING PERMITS AND ADDITIONAL ABOUT $50,000 AND RESIDENTIAL PERMITS.AND AGAIN, THAT AMOUNT THAT I MENTIONED FROM THE STATE, UM, FROM THE REIMBURSEMENTS FOR THE FIRE DEPLOYMENTS.
AND THEN FINALLY ON HERE WE HAVE THE CAPITAL RECOVERY SEWER FUND.
UM, AN ADJUSTMENT THAT'LL BE COMING FROM THE RESERVES 1.86 MILLION.
UM, LET'S SEE, THIS IS FOR THE WOMEN HOLLERING CREEK SEWER TRUNK LINE.
THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN APPROVED AND THIS WAS THE SELECTED FUNDING SOURCE.
UM, AND SINCE THE LAST CAPITAL RECOVERY ALLOCATION, THE SEWER IMPACT FEES HAVE RAISED AN ADDITIONAL 1.86 MILLION, SO THAT CAN BE ASSIGNED TO THIS PROJECT.
ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE ON THIS ONE, THAT THE REMAINING FUNDING TO CLOSE THE PROJECT, UM, IS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 420,000, WHICH WILL BE COLLECTED AND ASSIGNED TO THE PROJECT IN THIS COME UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR.
SO WITH THAT, UM, HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT I CAN, BUT AGAIN, THIS IS JUST, UM, SETTLING UP ON THE DEPARTMENT'S, UM, BUDGETS TO GET THEM IN LINE WITH WHERE THEY NEED TO BE WITH THE EXPENDITURES THAT HAVE HAPPENED.
SO IF NOT, WE HAVE RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS RESOLUTION OR THIS ORDINANCE.
ALL RIGHT, COUNSEL FLOORS OPEN FOR DISCUSSION.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? UH, ORDINANCE NUMBER 20 14 1 53 HAVE A MOTION MADE BY, UM, PRO 10 GIBSON.
OKAY, COUNSEL, ANY OTHER COMMENTS? WILL YOU PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE? WE CAN PUBLISH THE VOTE, PLEASE.
AND WE HAVE SEVEN AYES, NO OBJECTIONS.
[9. Resolution 24-R-93 - Authorizing the City Manager to contract with OpenGov, Inc., Inc. for an asset management software program (B.James/D.Hardin-Trussell)]
TO, UH, ITEM NUMBER ONE NINE, UH, RESOLUTION NUMBER 24 R 93, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO CONTRACT WITH OPENGOV INC.FOR AN ASSET MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE PROGRAM.
I'M JACK WOODER, THE DIRECTOR OF PATIENT TECHNOLOGY,
CHAD CALLED IN SICK TODAY, SO I AM TAKING HIS PLACE.
UM, WE'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE ASSET MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE PROGRAM THAT THIS CITY REALLY DOESN'T HAVE.
WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PACKAGES THAT WE USE THAT ARE NOT INTEGRATED, THAT WE'RE TRYING TO REPLACE WITH A SINGLE PACKAGE.
AND THIS IS KIND OF THE PROCESS THAT WE WENT TO COME UP WITH A RECOMMENDATION.
SO CURRENTLY WHAT THE CITY HAS, THERE'S, UH, WEB QA, WHICH IS OUR, OUR WORK ORDER SYSTEM, UH, QUARTERMASTER AND MANAGER PLUS, WHICH IS OUR ASSET MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS. AND, UM, THESE PROGRAMS ARE NOT REALLY SUPPORTED ANYMORE.
MANAGER PLUS AND QUARTERMASTER ESPECIALLY, THEY HAVE NO SUPPORT AVAILABLE FOR THESE PROGRAMS. AND SO THERE'S NO CLOUD HOSTED PROGRAMS AVAILABLE FOR THESE PACKAGES, AND THEY JUST, THEY DON'T MEET WHAT WE NEED.
UM, IT'S ALSO, THE SOFTWARE IS NOT VERY RELIABLE BECAUSE IT'S NOT SUPPORTING ANYMORE.
THERE WAS A COUPLE OF ATTEMPTS TO DO AN UPGRADE THAT FAILED BY THE, BY THE PROGRAMS OF THE MANAGER OF THE SOFTWARE THEMSELVES.
SO IT'S JUST, WE'RE LIMPING ALONG TRYING TO KEEP THIS GOING.
SO SOME OF THE INEFFICIENCIES THAT WE'VE UH, RUN INTO IS THAT THESE PROGRAMS ARE NOT INTEGRATED.
THEY DON'T TALK TO EACH OTHER, THEY DON'T SHARE DATA, THEY DON'T GIVE INFORMATION BACK AND FORTH, OR THEY DON'T TIE IN WITH GIS, WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT.
IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR ASSET MANAGEMENT, YOU WANNA KNOW WHERE A PARTICULAR PIECE OF EQUIPMENT IS.
UM, OUR REPORTING IS NOT ACCURATE.
IF YOU RUN A REPORT, SOMETIMES YOU'LL GET EIGHT ITEMS. NEXT TIME YOU RUN THE REPORT, YOU'LL GET 10.
THE DATABASE IS NOT IN GOOD SHAPE.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO MOVE AWAY FROM THESE.
THE OTHER THING THAT WE'VE RUN ACROSS IS THAT THE, THEY DON'T HAVE APPS FOR TABLETS OR PHONES FOR THE, THE PEOPLE IN THE FIELD WHEN THEY'RE ACTUALLY REPORTING ISSUES, THEY DON'T, THEY DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO THE SOFTWARE, WHICH IS A REAL STRAIN.
YEAH, I THINK THAT THIS, UH, THE INEFFICIENCIES IS WE GET A LOT OF STUFF LIKE, UH, WE'LL GET A CALL FROM THREE ONE ONE, HEY, THERE'S A PROBLEM ON CHURCH PARKWAY SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 78 AND 35.
SO IT'S, WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME TRYING TO FIND THESE, YOU KNOW, AND THESE INEFFICIENCIES COST THE CITY A LOT OF MONEY IN THE LONG RUN.
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PROPOSALS.WE CREATED A COMMITTEE OF SIX MEMBERS TO REVIEW THE PROPOSALS.
THEY WERE SCORED INDIVIDUALLY.
WE COME UP WITH FOUR PACKAGES THAT WE REVIEWED.
UM, SO THE EVENTUAL WINNER WENT TO OR CHOSEN THAT WE LIKED THE BEST, I GUESS WOULD BE OPENGOV.
UM, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT STOOD OUT A LOT WAS THE INTEGRATION WITH CURRENT PACKAGES THAT WE ALREADY HAVE, LIKE INCODE.
UM, GIS IS ALSO TIGHTLY INTEGRATED WITH THIS PROGRAM.
AND IT HAS A, IT HAS PROGRAM MANAGEMENT WORK, ORDER SYSTEM, ASSET MANAGEMENT, UM, AND THE REPORTING THAT IS INVOLVED WITH THIS IS VERY NICE.
YOU GET THE INFORMATION THAT YOU NEED QUICKLY, EASILY, MANAGEMENT CAN FIND THE INFORMATION THAT THEY NEED.
YEAH, AND THERE'S, THERE'S A LOT OF ABILITY WITH IT FOR WHEN YOU'RE ON YOUR PHONE, YOU SEE A PROBLEM.
LIKE SAY YOU'RE IN A PARK AND THERE'S A BENCH THAT'S BROKEN, IT'LL AUTOMATICALLY BE ABLE TO ALERT US ABOUT IT AND SHOW US A MAP EXACTLY WHERE IT'S AT.
SO THIS, THIS SOFTWARE IS, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF CITIES ARE USING IT, IT WORKS REALLY WELL, BUT THAT ABILITY TO GIVE US THAT INFORMATION QUICK CAN SAVE US A LOT OF ISSUES.
ONE OF THE THINGS TOO THAT WE HAD NOTICED IN SOME OF OUR DISCUSSIONS BACK AND FORTH IS BECAUSE THE PROGRAMS THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY USING ARE NOT INTEGRATED STAFF WAS DOING DATA ENTRY TWICE TO TRY TO KEEP TRACK OF EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON.
SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE REDUCE STAFF WORKLOAD ALSO, UM, THE, THE MOBILE APPLICATIONS ARE VERY IMPORTANT FOR US.
LIKE WAS JUST MENTIONED, WHEN WE ARE HAVE A CITIZEN THAT WANTS TO REPORT AN ISSUE, THEY CAN PULL UP THE WEBSITE ON THE PHONE, REPORT AN ISSUE, AND IT'LL GEOTAG IT RIGHT THERE AT THE SPOT.
SO WE KNOW EXACTLY WHERE WE NEED TO GO TO WORK ON THAT PROBLEM.
ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE'VE, I'VE DISCOVERED IN IT OVER MANY YEARS IS THAT A LOT OF VENDORS WHEN THEY, WHEN THEY'RE TALKING TO YOU, THEY'RE PUTTING ON A DEMO.
THEY'RE WRITING FOR THE DEMO SO THEY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE, WHAT THEY'RE, WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.
THEY WRITE THE DEMO TO MATCH THAT, BUT IT'S KIND OF VAPORWARE DOESN'T REALLY EXIST.
ONE OF THE KEY FEATURES THAT WE LIKED ABOUT OPENGOV IS THERE ARE CITIES AROUND US THAT USE IT.
WE KNOW IT'S A REAL WORKING PRODUCT.
SO THIS IS A COUPLE DASHBOARDS THAT WE GRABBED OFF OF THE WEB, INCLUDING THE ONE ON THE RIGHT THERE IS FROM NEW BRAUNFELS.
AND THOSE ARE ACTUALLY CITIZEN REPORTED ISSUES WITH THE GEOTAG LOCATION OF WHERE IT'S AT.
SO YOU CAN CLICK ON THAT LITTLE DOT, IT'LL BRING UP THE ISSUE, WHAT IT WAS, WHAT IT WOULD TOOK TO FIX IT, IF IT WAS GREEN, IT'S DONE ALREADY.
IT'S JUST AN EASIER WAY FOR US TO TRACK WHAT'S GOING ON.
I WILL SAY THAT, UM, OPENGOV WASN'T THE LEAST EXPENSIVE OF THESE PRODUCTS, BUT IT WAS THE ONE THAT TIGHTLY INTEGRATED WITH WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE AND IS A PROVEN SOLUTION.
ANY QUESTIONS? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.
UH, COUNSEL FLOOR'S OPEN FOR DISCUSSION.
COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN, UH, DOES THIS OR DOES IT NEED TO INTEGRATE WITH THE CITY VIEW? I BELIEVE IT DOES INTEGRATE WITH CITY VIEW.
IT'S A SEPARATE, WE, WE USE 'EM FOR DIFFERENT THINGS, RIGHT.
DOESN'T NEED TO, YEAH, IT, IT DOESN'T REALLY NEED TO.
SO CITYVIEW IS THE PERMITTING SOFTWARE.
THIS IS REALLY THE ASSET MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE.
THERE, THERE PROBABLY ARE SOME CROSSOVER AREAS, BUT THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT.
I THINK THE BIGGEST ADVANTAGE ON THIS ONE IS THE INTEGRATION WITH ERP PRO, THE NEW INCODE IN TERMS OF WORK OR IN TERMS OF, UH, PO REQUISITION ENTERING.
BUT THERE'S, THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT OF CROSSOVER WITH CITYVIEW COUNCIL MEMBER MACALUSO.
SO JUST GOING OFF OF THE GRADING, WHAT WAS THE, THE BIGGEST NEGATIVE ABOUT PSD CITYWIDE CONSIDERING IT WAS THE HIGHEST RANKED? IT'S OKAY, SO, SO FAIR ENOUGH.
I THINK, UH, THE, THE COUPLE BIGGEST NEGATIVES WE HAD CONCERN WITH WAS THE INTEGRATION WITH ENCODE AND THE EASE OF USE OF THE SOFTWARE PROGRAM.
THERE WAS A BIG ELEMENT, I THINK AFTER WE HAD THE DEMOS WITH REGARD TO THE EASE OF USE OF THE SOFTWARE.
THE CONCERN WAS WITH SOME OF THE OTHERS, IT JUST WASN'T AS EASY TO USE.
WHEN YOU OPEN US, IT OPENED IT UP, IT WASN'T AS INTUITIVE.
AND, AND FRANKLY WE JUST HAVE A BIG CONCERN THAT WE GET A SOFTWARE THAT'S NOT REAL EASY TO USE FOR A LOT OF OUR FOLKS WHO DO DO REALLY GOOD WORK ON WHAT THEY DO, BUT THEY AREN'T REAL
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COMPUTER SOFTWARE SAVVY.AND, AND SO WE DON'T GET THE BENEFIT OF IT THAT WE WOULD THINK WE WOULD.
SO AGAIN, YOU KNOW, THESE ARE, THESE ARE THE FLEET MECHANICS, THESE ARE THE PARKS MAINTENANCE WORKERS, THESE ARE THE PUBLIC WORK STREET WORKERS.
WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WHEN THEY GO IN THEY CAN OPEN IT UP.
THE SOFTWARE IS VERY EASY TO USE.
AND I THINK THAT WAS PROBABLY THE BIGGEST SEWING POINT, WAS EASE OF USE OF THE SOFTWARE IN THE DASHBOARD.
AND, AND AGAIN, TO BE CLEAR, I THINK I WILL SAY THIS, I THINK MANAGEMENT SHARED YOUR CONCERN, RIGHT? IT WAS THIS ITEM WAS INTENDED TO COME LAST MEETING, BUT WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT GIVEN THAT COST DIFFERENCE TO UNDERSTAND FROM STAFF WHY THEY ULTIMATELY, AFTER THE DEMO WENT WITH ONE OF THE MORE EXPENSIVE SOFTWARE PROGRAMS. AND I THINK THAT WAS THE BIG THING THAT AS, AS STAFF SAID, WHAT WE HAVE TODAY REALLY DOESN'T WORK FOR WE, WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING.
AND IT DOESN'T MEAN WE HAVE TO DO THE MOST EXPENSIVE, BUT I THINK FROM THE MANAGEMENT STANDPOINT, WE STAND TO GAIN A LOT BY HAVING A SOFTWARE THAT WE CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF AND GET THE MOST OUT OF.
AND SO I THINK, AGAIN, FROM TALKING TO THE FOLKS ON THE COMMITTEE AND THAT HEADED IT, IT WAS THE EASE OF USE OF THIS ONE THAT KICKED IT OVER THE EDGE, FRANKLY.
COUNCIL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 24 R 93 SOLE MOVE? DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND HAVE MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER WATSON.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HAYWARD COUNCIL, ANY OTHER COMMENTS PLEASE? CASSIE WROTE, WE CAN PUBLISH THE VOTE PLEASE.
WE HAVE SEVEN AYES, NO OBJECTIONS.
[10. Resolution 24-R-103 - Authorizing the City Manager to enter into an Agreement with My House of Design for Graphic Design Services. (S.Gonzalez/L.Klepper/D.Christensen) ]
MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 10, RESOLUTION NUMBER 24 R 1 0 3, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A AGREEMENT WITH MY HOUSE OF DESIGN FOR GRAPHIC DESIGN SERVICES.ALRIGHT, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
I'M DEVIN CHRISTIANSEN, THE COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER FOR THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT.
AND TONIGHT WE ARE HERE, UM, TO DISCUSS OUR MAGAZINE CONTRACTS FOR GRAPHIC DESIGN AND FOR PRINTING.
UM, SO AS YOU KNOW, SHIRTS MAGAZINE IS OUR NUMBER ONE COMMUNICATION TOOL IN THE CITY, AND WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THIS, UM, SERVICE TO OUR RESIDENTS AND GETTING INFORMATION OUT THERE ABOUT CITY PROGRAM SERVICES AND EVENTS.
SO OUR CURRENT CONTRACT WITH OUR GRAPHIC DESIGNER, MY, MY HOUSE OF DESIGN EXPIRES AT THE END OF THIS MONTH.
AND SO WE WENT OUT FOR A FORMAL, UM, RFP PROCESS AND WE RECEIVED THREE BIDS.
UM, SO THE, UM, MY HOUSE OF DESIGN WAS THE HIGHEST SCORING FIRM AND WAS ALSO THE LOWEST COST.
UM, AND IS OUR CURRENT VENDOR.
THOUGH WE ARE RECOMMENDING THE APPROVAL OF, UM, THIS RESOLUTION TO BE ABLE TO ENTER INTO THE CONTRACT FOR A THREE YEAR TERM AND TWO ADDITIONAL TERMS OF ONE YEAR, UM, CAN ALSO BE, UM, AN OPTION FOR RENEWAL.
COUNCIL MEMBER HAYWARD, UH, I'D JUST LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT, UM, UH, NUMBER 10, RESOLUTION 24 R 1 0 3.
SECOND HAVE MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER HAYWARD SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER WATSON.
COUNCIL, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
WE CAN PUBLISH THE VOTE, PLEASE.
WE HAVE SIX EAS, NO OBJECTIONS.
[11. Resolution 24-R-102 - Authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Walsworth Publishing Company, Inc. for printing services. (S.Gonzalez/L.Klepper/D.Christensen)]
ITEM NUMBER 11, RESOLUTION NUMBER 24 R 1 0 1 0 2 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH WALWORTH PUBLISHING COMPANY INCORPORATED FOR PRINTING SERVICES.SO THIS ONE, UM, AGAIN, IS FOR, UM, THIS IS FOR OUR PRINTING AGREEMENT AND WE ARE CURRENTLY WITH WALWORTH PUBLISHING.
UM, AND THAT CONTRACT ALSO EXPIRES AT THE END OF THIS MONTH.
SO OUR, WE WENT OUT FOR RFP ON THIS ONE AS WELL AND WE RECEIVED TWO BIDS.
UM, SO WALWORTH PUBLISHING COMPANY WAS THE HIGHEST SCORING FIRM AND ALSO THE LOWEST COST.
UM, AND SO WE ARE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL FOR THIS CONTRACT AS WELL FOR THE MAGAZINE TO CONTINUE TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THIS SERVICE.
UM, ALSO FOR A THREE YEAR AGREEMENT WITH THE OPTION TO RENEW FOR TWO ADDITIONAL TERMS OF ONE YEAR.
ANY QUESTIONS? RIGHT? COUNSEL? FLOORS OPEN FOR DISCUSSION.
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MEMBER WATSON I MOTION WE APPROVE RESOLUTION 24 R 1 0 2.HAVE A MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER WATSON, A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HAYWARD COUNCIL, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
WE CAN PUBLISH THE VOTE, PLEASE.
[12. Resolution 24-R-106 - Approving an Amendment to the Interlocal Agreement (ILA) between the City of Cibolo and the City of Schertz for Dispatch Services (S.Williams/J.Lowery)]
TO ITEM NUMBER 12, RESOLUTION NUMBER 24 R 1 0 6 AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF CILO AND THE CITY OF CHURCH FOR DISPATCH SERVICES.GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
MR. WILLIAMS. UH, THIS EVENING WE'RE BE TALKING ABOUT AN AMENDMENT TO OUR ILA FOR CONTRACT SERVICES WITH THE CITY OF OW.
UH, WE ORIGINALLY ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT IN 2010.
IT WAS AMENDED IN 2015, 2017 AND 2019.
THE ORIGINAL I-L-I-L-A, THERE WAS A FEE OF $160,000 THAT WE CHARGED TO THE CITY OF CIVIL OAK THAT WE WERE REIMBURSED FOR THOSE DISPATCH SERVICES.
THERE WAS AGREEMENT, UH, THERE WAS WRITTEN AGREEMENT IN THERE THAT WE COULD INCREASE THOSE FEES, BUT HOWEVER, WE HAVE NEVER INCREASED THOSE FEES.
THE LAST TIME AGAIN THAT WE DID THIS WAS IN 2019.
UPON REVIEWING THIS ILA, UH, WE DECIDED TO COME UP WITH A MORE DEFINITIVE WAY OF CALCULATING THOSE COSTS WHERE IT WAS FAIR FOR BOTH PARTIES.
I ALSO GAVE Y'ALL DOCUMENTATION ON HOW WE WERE GONNA DO THAT, SO IT'S CODIFIED FOR FUTURE AND HOW WE DID, HOW WE CAME UP WITH THESE COSTS.
AND BY LOOKING AT THAT, WE DECIDED TO USE A CALL FOR SERVICE VOLUME.
AND THROUGH EVALUATION WE DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A 0.35 FACTOR OF OUR CALLS FOR SERVICE THAT THE CITY OF CILO USES FOR OUR CALL FOR SERVICE.
THEN IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE USE A WEIGHTED COST FOR OUR DISPATCH SERVICES AND HOW MUCH DISPATCHERS WE HAVE TO ADD TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF RESPONDING TO THOSE CALLS FOR SERVICE.
AND USING THAT CURRENTLY, AGAIN, WE CHARGE $160,000.
THE NEW FEE BASED OFF OF A 0.3 FACTOR AND A WEIGHTED COST FOR DISPATCHERS, SUPERVISORS AND OUR MANAGER.
THE NEW FEE IS $493,028 FOR A YEAR.
CITY OF CIVICO HAS AGREED TO THAT.
THEY HAVE A COUNCIL MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 20TH, IS WHEN IT GOES TO THEIR COUNCIL.
AND TONIGHT I AM PRESENTING THIS TO YOU TO AUTHORIZE AND REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION FOR THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN THIS AMENDMENT TO OUR ILA.
ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL MEMBER BUR GIBSON, I WAS GONNA MAKE A MOTION, BUT I WANNA MAKE SURE IF ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING ELSE.
LET'S SEE IF, UH, ANY OTHER COMMENTS, QUESTIONS BEFORE A MOTION IS MADE.
COUNCIL MEMBER WATSON? NO, I WAS GONNA MOTION.
MAYOR PROTON GIBSON FLOOR IS YOURS.
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 24 DASH R DASH 1 0 6.
SECOND HAVE A MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MAYOR 10 GIBSON AND SEC SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER DAVIS.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? COUNCIL PLEASE.
COUNSEL VOTE WE CAN PUBLISH THE VOTE PLEASE.
WE HAVE SEVEN AYES, NO OBJECTIONS.
[13. Resolution 24-R-107 - Accepting a grant award from the Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority for a License Reader Program to combat vehicle burglary and theft. (S.Williams/J.Lowery)]
ON TO ITEM NUMBER 13, RESOLUTION NUMBER 24 R 1 0 7.ACCEPTING A GRANT AWARD FROM THE MOTOR VEHICLE CRIME PREVENTION AUTHORITY FOR A LICENSE READER PROGRAM TO COMBAT VEHICLE BURGLARY AND THEFT CHIEF, GOOD EVENING AGAIN.
SO ONE OF, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WERE TRYING TO DO WHEN I WAS HIRED ON IS THERE'S SEVERAL THINGS.
ONE IS LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY AND THEN HOW CAN WE IMPROVE A LOT OF OUR TECHNOLOGY THROUGH GRANTS.
SO I THINK THIS HITS BOTH THOSE PRONGS.
SO LICENSE PLATE READERS HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
THAT'S NOT NEW TECHNOLOGY, BUT WHAT REALLY IS NEW, THE ABILITY TO COLLECT THAT DATA, QUERY IT AND USE IT FOR INVESTIGATIVE PURPOSES FROM CRIMINAL OFFENSES TO MISSING PERSONS.
SO WE HAVE APPLIED FOR A GRANT THROUGH THE UH, MOTOR VEHICLE CRIME PREVENTION AUTHORITY AS A LICENSE PLATE READER PROGRAM.
IT'S A TWO YEAR OPPORTUNITY, BUT I AM ASKING FOR A ONE YEAR FOR PERMISSION TO ALLOW THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT THIS GRANT.
THE ORIGINAL GRANT THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR IS VALUED AT $92,810.
OUR OBLIGATION TO THAT IS 15,468.
SO 83.33% OF THIS GRANT IS GOING TO BE FUNDED THROUGH, UH, THE MOTOR VEHICLE, UH, CRIME PREVENTION AUTHORITY.
SO WHAT DOES THE LICENSE PLATE READER PROGRAM INVOLVE? IT'S THROUGH A COMPANY CALLED FLOCK, FLOCK CAMERAS.
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17 STRATEGIC CAMERAS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.15 OF THOSE ARE WHAT WE WOULD CALL A FIXED CAMERA.
TWO OF 'EM ARE GONNA BE A PAN TILT ZOOM CAPABILITY.
WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS CAPTURE PEOPLE COMING INTO OUR CITY THAT WE KNOW ARE KNOWN OFFENDERS OR STOLEN VEHICLES ONCE THEY LEAVE OUR CITY THAT DOES THIS NO GOOD, BUT IF THEY COME INTO OUR CITIES, WE'LL BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT INFORMATION OF READILY AVAILABLE.
WE'LL HAVE THAT GOING TO OUR MDCS AND OFFICERS CAN IMMEDIATELY RESPOND WHEN THOSE VEHICLES COME IN.
AND WE CAN ALSO TRACK MISSING PERSONS.
AND WE JUST RECENTLY HAD THAT SUCCESS STORY WHEN WE HAD A MISSING PERSONS ON THE CIVIL ALERT LAST MONTH.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, IN THE AREA SAN MARCUS LIVE, OAK UNIVERSAL CITY, CILO, SELMA, BERNIE, GUADALUPE COUNTY, HAYES COUNTY, KYLE WINDCREST, JUST TO NAME A FEW ARE CITIES THAT ALREADY HAVE THE FLOCK CAMERA AND THE OTHER CITIES THAT ARE IN PROGRESS ARE SINE NEW BRAUNFELS AND CONVERSE.
WE'RE ABLE TO SHARE THAT DATA AND WORK TOGETHER.
THE OTHER THING THAT I AM VERY SENSITIVE TO IS THE BIG BROTHER, BIG SISTER, UH, IDEA OF COLLECTING DATA.
THE FLOCK CAMERA SYSTEM AND THE SOFTWARE THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE ACQUIRING ONLY KEEPS DATA FOR 30 DAYS.
AFTER 30 DAYS IT IS DUMPED UNLESS WE GO IN THERE AND LINK IT TO A CRIMINAL EPISODE OR AN INVESTIGATION THAT WE'RE DOING.
SO WE KNOW WE DON'T HOLD DATA FOR MORE THAN 30 DAYS.
THE OTHER PART ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGY, IT ALLOWS US TO JUST GO IN AND ENTER PARTIAL LICENSE PLATES, BUT IT ALSO ALLOWS US TO GO IN AND WE CAN PUT IN SUCH A THING AS WE'RE LOOKING FOR A WHITE FOUR DOOR CAR, A TWO DOOR RED CONVERTIBLE WITH A PARCEL LICENSE PLATE OR A FLORIDA LICENSE PLATE, TEXAS LICENSE PLATE.
AND IT CAN GO THROUGH ALL THAT DATA IN THREE TO FOUR MINUTES AND GIVE US CAPABILITIES.
AGAIN, IT'S JUST AN INVESTIGATIVE LEAD.
IT DOES NOT GIVE US PROBABLE CAUSE TO MAKE AN ARREST.
IT'S JUST LIKE FACIAL RECOGNITION, BUT IT'S AN INVESTIGATIVE LEAD.
SO WHAT I'M ASKING FOR AGAIN, IS PERMISSION TO, UH, AUTHORIZE OUR CITY MANAGER TO ALLOW US TO ACCEPT THIS GRANT SO THAT WE CAN BECOME A MEMBER OF THE FLOCK CAMERA SYSTEM.
AGAIN, THE FIRST YEAR IT WOULD BE, UH, 16.9% IS WHAT WE'RE PUTTING INTO IT, OR 16.6%.
THERE IS NO FUTURE OBLIGATION IF WE WANNA WALK AWAY IN 60 DAYS, 90 DAYS, WE WOULDN'T WANT TO DO THAT IF WE'VE ALREADY PAID THAT.
BUT IN 12 MONTHS, IF WE DON'T WANT TO CONTINUE WITH THIS, WE'RE DONE.
THERE'S NO FURTHER FINANCIAL OBLIGATION.
OUR INTENT IS TO APPLY AGAIN FOR A NEW GRANT AND NEXT YEAR WE'RE HOPING FOR A HUNDRED PERCENT GRANT, AGAIN, TAKING THAT OPPORTUNITY TO USE THE GRANTS TO HELP US LEVERAGE THIS TECHNOLOGY.
ALRIGHT, COUNCIL FLOORS OPEN FOR DISCUSSION.
COUNCIL MEMBER GIBSON, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
ALRIGHT, BEFORE WE ACCEPT THE MOTION, IS THERE ANY, ANY QUESTIONS, ANY COMMENTS? RIGHT.
MOTION'S BEEN MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER GIBSON.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? WELL HOLD ON.
COUNCIL MEMBER WESTBROOK, YOU HAD QUESTION.
SO AFTER THAT, HOW MUCH IS THE MAINTENANCE? YOU KNOW, IS THERE ANY MAINTENANCE UPKEEP AFTER TWO YEARS, IF WE WANT TO GO WALK AWAY AT END OF TWO YEARS, WE CAN'T DO IT.
IT WOULD PROBABLY BE BETWEEN 21 AND 27.
BUT OUR INTENT IS TO CONTINUE FOR THE GRANTS UNLESS THE GRANTS DRY UP.
IT'S A YEARLY GRANT AT THIS TIME IS HOW YOU APPLY FOR IT.
YOU CAN ONLY DO ONE YEAR AT A TIME.
ALRIGHT, ANY OTHER COMMENTS, QUESTIONS? MOTION HAS BEEN MADE BY MAYOR PROTON GIBSON.
MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER WATSON.
COUNCIL, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
WE CAN PUBLISH THE VOTE PLEASE.
WE HAVE SEVEN AYES, NO OBJECTIONS.
[14. Resolution 24-R-108 - Authorizing a contract with Keystone Construction Services, LP, relating to the Riata Lift Station Relocation Project (B.James/K.Woodlee/E.Schulze)]
TO ITEM NUMBER 14.RESOLUTION NUMBER 24 R 1 0 8 AUTHORIZING THE CONTRACT WITH KEYSTONE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LP RELATED TO THE RTA LIFT STATION RELOCATION PROJECT.
UM, AS YOU'RE AWARE, TEXDOT HAS EVERY ROAD UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
NEXT PROJECT IS INTERFERING WITH THE LOCATION OF ONE OF OUR LIFT STATIONS THROUGHOUT A LIFT STATION, WHICH IS LOCATED BETWEEN, UH, FAIR LAWN AVENUE AND FM 1103.
UM, WE'VE KIND OF BEEN GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS FOR A WHILE NOW.
THE SITE FOR THE LIFT STATION HAS ALREADY BEEN SECURED.
THE EASEMENTS HAVE BEEN SECURED.
UM, AND NOW WE'VE RECENTLY BID THE PROJECT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION.
UM, THE CONSTRUCTION INCLUDES A DUPLEX LIFT STATION WITH ABOUT, UM, 424 GALLON MINUTE PUMPS.
A 12 FOOT DIAMETER, 20 FOOT DEEP WET WELL VALVE VAULT.
UM, ASSOCIATED ELECTRICAL MOTOR CONTROL CENTERS.
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OF 12 INCH GRAVITY MAIN AND 360 FEET OF SIX INCH.THE EXISTING LIFT STATION WITHIN THE RIGHT OF WAY OF THE NEWLY TX, UM, SECTION OF ROADWAY THAT WILL ALL BE DEMOED AND REMOVED AND OUT OF EVERYBODY'S WAY FOR, FOR ANY CONFLICTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEW PROJECT.
UM, CONSTRUCTION BIDS, UH, TWO WERE RECEIVED ON AUGUST 15TH.
KEYSTONE CONSTRUCTION WAS A LOW QUALIFIED BIDDER.
THEIR BID WAS $2,545,375, UM, FOR A 10% TIME CONTINGENCY FOR UH, CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT.
UH, THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT THERE'S GONNA BE, UH, NO A NOT TO EXCEED RECOMMENDATION OF $2.8 MILLION.
INITIAL FUNDING WILL BE THROUGH THE SEWER RESERVES.
HOWEVER, IT IS AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY PROJECT, SO IT'S FULLY REIMBURSABLE THROUGH TECH STOCK.
UM, AND THAT INCLUDES THE DESIGN SERVICES, THE EASEMENT ACQUISITIONS, UH, EVERYTHING IS AS FAR AS THE PROJECT GOES, THERE'S NO BETTERMENT ASSOCIATED WITH IT.
UM, DAVID KNIPPER WITH UEG, THE DESIGN ENGINEER, HE'S WORKED WITH KEYSTONE IN THE PAST.
HE VETTED 'EM AND GAVE HIGH RECOMMENDATIONS AND PROVIDED A RECOMMENDATION FOR AWARD TO KEYSTONE AS A LOW BIDDER AT ABOUT $2.5 MILLION.
ALRIGHT, COUNSEL FLOOR'S OPEN FOR DISCUSSION.
WE DON'T SEE ANY, OH, YOU SAID IT'S FULLY REIMBURSED, SO IT'S JUST A MATTER OF CORRECT.
DOING WORK, WE'LL WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.
WE'LL THE CITY WILL HAVE TO INITIALLY FUND THE PROJECT.
UM, AND THEN AS INVOICES COME IN, WE'LL SUBMIT THOSE.
WE'LL PAY THE CONTRACTOR FIRST, BUT THEN WE'LL REIMBURSE OUR TO TXDOT AFTER WE SEND THEM INVOICES WITH OUR, UM, OUR AGREEMENT WITH TEXTS THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE NOW.
ALRIGHT, COUNSEL, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 24 R 1 0 8.
SECOND HAVE MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER HAYWARD SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER WATSON.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? COUNSEL, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
WE CAN PUBLISH THE VOTE, PLEASE.
WE HAVE SEVEN AYES, NO OBJECTIONS.
[15. Resolution 24-R-98 - Authorizing a Subdivision Improvement and Reimbursement Agreement for the Ackerman Development. (S.Williams/B.James)]
RESOLUTION NUMBER 24 R 98 AUTHORIZING THE SUBDIVISION IMPROVEMENT AND REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT WITH ACKERMAN DEVELOPMENT.UM, SO WHAT WE HAVE IS A SUBDIVISION IMPROVEMENT AGREEMENT, UM, WHICH WE DO FAIRLY OFTEN.
THIS IS WITH THE ACKERMAN DEVELOPMENT, WHICH IS, UH, SOUTH OF THE CYPRUS POINT SUBDIVISION ACROSS FROM PARKLANDS ACROSS ECKERT.
ESSENTIALLY WHAT THEY NEED, YOU MAY RECALL, IS AN OFFSITE SECTION OF OF EASEMENT COUNSEL APPROVED AN AUTHORIZATION FOR US TO GO TRY TO REQUIRE THAT THIS IS REALLY THE AGREEMENT WITH THE DEVELOPER FOR THE CITY TO PAY FOR REIMBURSE THE DEVELOPER FOR THAT SECTION OF LINE ACROSS THE PROPERTY.
AND THE LARGER COMMUNITY BENEFIT IS IT PROVIDES A LOOPED WATERLINE SYSTEM WHEN THE ACKERMAN DEVELOPMENT COMES IN TO CYPRESS, PARKLANDS, ET CETERA.
UM, THERE ARE SOME PROVISIONS IN HERE TO ALLOW ACKERMAN TO GET GOING ON RESIDENTIAL HOMES WHILE THAT GETS BUILT, BUT WE ASSUME IT'LL BE DONE UNFAIRLY QUICK.
UH, BUT AGAIN, THAT WAS REALLY AS WE GO THROUGH THAT EASEMENT ACQUISITION PROCESS, AND AGAIN, WE WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK TO COUNSEL BEFORE WE ACTUALLY PULL THE TRIGGER ON THE EASEMENT ACQUISITION.
OTHERWISE, IT'S A FAIRLY STANDARD AGREEMENT.
COUNSEL FLOOR OPEN FOR DISCUSSION.
IS THERE, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 24 R 98.
A MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER WATSON.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HAYWARD.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? COUNCIL, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
YOU CAN PUBLISH THE VOTE PLEASE.
WE HAVE SEVEN AYES, NO OBJECTIONS.
[16. Resolution 24-R-99 - Authorizing an Improvement Agreement for the Den Ott Hill Development for ROW acquisition reimbursement and to acquire ROW from SCUCISD. (S.Williams/B.James) ]
ALRIGHT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 16.AUTHORIZING IMPROVEMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE D DEN OT HILL DEVELOPMENT FOR RIGHT AWAY AC ACQUISITION REIMBURSEMENT AND TO ACQUIRE RIGHT AWAY FROM CHURCHS CIVIL UNIVERSAL CITY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.
UM, SO THIS ONE, UM, IS RELATED FRANKLY TO THE ZONING CASE YOU HAVE COMING FORWARD.
THERE'S SOME CONNECTION WITH IT, UM, THOUGH OBVIOUSLY THEY, THEY EACH WORK INDEPENDENT OF ONE ANOTHER, BUT ESSENTIALLY THE DEVELOPER IN THAT CASE APPROACHED THE CITY, UM, ABOUT TRYING TO GET THE EXTENSION OF RIPS CHRYSLER, UH, TO THEIR
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PROPERTY TO POTENTIALLY PROVIDE ACCESS IF THE ZONING IS APPROVED AND IF THEY MOVE FORWARD WITH DEVELOPMENT.UH, YOU MAY RECALL THAT RIPS CHRYSLER IS BEING BUILT, UH, ESSENTIALLY FROM, UH, SLA VALLEY DRIVE OVER TO THE EDGE OF THE EMBRY PROPERTY, KIND OF GENERALLY BEHIND EVO, UH, WITH THE EMRE MULTIFAMILY PROJECT AND THE MERIT, UH, COMMERCIAL PROJECT.
AND SO THAT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
NOW THE ASSUMPTION IS THAT'LL BE COMPLETE.
AGAIN, THIS DEVELOPER WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE OPTION TO MAKE THAT CONNECTION.
THE CITY'S INVOLVED BECAUSE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS THE ABILITY TO TRANSFER THE OWNERSHIP TO THE CITY MORE EASILY THAN THEY DO A PRIVATE DEVELOPER.
IN THIS CASE, IT'S GOING TO BE A CITY ROAD.
IT'S ON THE CITY'S THOROUGHFARE PLAN.
IT'S GOING TO BE NEEDED TO PROVIDE ACCESS.
SO THE WIN-WIN ON THIS ONE A LITTLE BIT IS A SECTION OF ROAD THAT THE CITY NEEDS TO PROVIDE LARGER ACCESS AND CIRCULATION IS GETTING BUILT BY A PRIVATE DEVELOPER.
THE BENEFIT FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS THEY GIVE THAT RIGHT OF WAY AND THAT SECTION OF ROAD WOULD THEN BE BUILT ACROSS THEIR PROPERTY THAT IF THEY CAME IN TO DEVELOP THAT SITE, THEY WOULD BE OBLIGATED TO BUILD IT.
UM, AND AGAIN, IT PROVIDES ADDITIONAL ACCESS TO THE PROPERTY THAT'S UP FOR ZONING.
UM, AGAIN, FROM RIPS CHRYSLER, WHICH WHICH SEEMS TO BE BENEFICIAL TO, TO EVERYONE.
AGAIN, TO BE CLEAR HOW THIS WOULD WORK IS, ASSUMING COUNCIL APPROVES THIS TONIGHT, WE'LL LET THE SCHOOL DISTRICT KNOW YOU APPROVED IT.
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, UH, STAFF WOULD THEN TAKE IT TO THEIR BOARD FOR APPROVAL IN AN AGREEMENT TO, TO SELL THE PROPERTY, UH, THE RIGHT OF WAY TO THE CITY.
AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT JUST KIND OF SAID, HEY LOOK, WE SPEND TAXPAYER MONEY TO ACQUIRE THESE PROPERTIES TO BE BILLED.
UH, IT'S A PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT.
WE, HOW DO WE JUSTIFY KIND OF GIVING IT AWAY? UM, IN, IN WHICH FARES? SO THEY WOULD HAVE AN APPRAISAL DONE TO DETERMINE THE VALUE PER OUR AGREEMENT WITH THE DEVELOPER.
THEY WOULD THEN PAY FOR THAT PRICE PER THE APPRAISAL IF THEY WANNA MOVE FORWARD.
AND THEN IT WOULD OBLIGATE THEM TO BUILD THAT SECTION OF ROAD.
SO IT'S NOT AS BENEFICIAL TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO JUST GIVE THE RIGHT OF WAY RIGHT NOW AND NOT HAVE THE ROAD BUILT BECAUSE IN THEORY, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT COULD COME IN AND, AND ADJUST THE, THE RIGHT OF WAY ALIGNMENT A LITTLE BIT.
AND SO, AGAIN, I WANNA BE CLEAR IS WHAT WOULD HAPPEN HERE IS IF YOU APPROVE THIS TONIGHT, IF THE SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES IT AND THEN THE DEVELOPER MOVES FORWARD WITH THE PROJECT KIND OF CONTINGENT ON THE ZONING AND OTHER THINGS WORKING OUT, WE EXECUTE THAT AGREEMENT.
THEY WOULD PUT UP ASURITY, THE PURCHASE WOULD OCCUR, UH, FOR THE RIGHT OF WAY, AND THEN THE DEVELOPER WOULD BE OBLIGATED TO BUILD IT.
SO AGAIN, I WANNA BE CLEAR, YOU COULD APPROVE THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT COULD APPROVE IT IF SOMETHING HAPPENED ON THE DEVELOPER END, THEY MAY COME BACK AT SOME POINT AND SAY, UH, WE'RE, WE'RE NOT GONNA MOVE FORWARD.
BUT WHAT IT DOES IS IT, UH, KIND OF CLEARS A PATH FOR THEM TO KNOW ONE OF THE OPTIONS THEY HAVE TO GET ACCESS.
UM, SO IT'S, IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN WE'VE DONE BEFORE, BUT WE'VE DONE SORT OF THESE ELEMENTS, UM, WITH OTHER DEVELOPERS.
WE'VE GONE AND ASKED THE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR EASEMENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT FOR THE SADDLEBROOK PROJECT.
WE'VE DONE DEVELOPER FUNDED ACQUISITION OF EASEMENT AND RIGHT AWAY YOU MAY RECALL HOMESTEAD THE SEWER LINE FORCE MAIN WHERE WE WENT AND ACQUIRED IT ON THAT.
SO IT'S, IT'S KIND OF A MASHUP OF A COUPLE DIFFERENT THINGS.
SO WITH THAT, I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
ALRIGHT, COUNCIL FLOORS OPEN FOR DISCUSSION.
ALRIGHT, COUNCIL MEMBER WATSON I MOTION WE APPROVE RESOLUTION 24 R 99 SECOND, A MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER WATSON, SECOND BY MAYOR 10 GIBSON.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? COUNCIL, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
IF WE CAN PUBLISH THE, WE CAN PUBLISH THE VOTE PLEASE.
I KNOW YOU ALL, WERE WAITING FOR THIS PORTION OF, UH, THE CITY COUNCIL.
UH, BUT AT THIS TIME WE'RE GONNA TAKE A, UH, PRIVILEGE AND JUST TAKE A, A 10 TO 15 MINUTE RECESS, UH, BEFORE WE GET STARTED ON THE, THE PUBLIC HEARING.
UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE.
UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE.
IT'S, UH, IT'S BEEN QUITE A BIT LONG DAY AND I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, UH, WE WERE READY FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING HERE.
[17. Ordinance 24-S-146 - Conduct a public hearing and consider a request to rezone approximately 38.8 acres of land from Single-Family Residential/Agricultural District (R-A) and General Business District (GB) to Apartment/Multi-Family District (R-4), known as Guadalupe County Property Identification Number 68294, 68295, 68296, 68302, 68303, 68315 68316, generally located 1,100 feet to the west of the FM 2252 and IH 35 intersection, City of Schertz, Guadalupe County, Texas. First Reading (B.James/L.Wood/S.Haas)]
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NUMBER 17, A PUBLIC HEARING ORDINANCE NUMBER 24 S 1 46.CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER A REQUEST TO RESOLVE APPROXIMATELY 38.8 ACRES OF LAND FROM SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT RA AND GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT GB TO APARTMENT MULTIFAMILY DISTRICT R FOUR, KNOWN AS GUADALUPE COUNTY PROPERTY IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 6 8 2 9 4 6 8 2 9 5 6 8 2 9 6 6 8 3 0 2 6 8 3 0 3 6 8 3 1 5 6 8 3 1 6.
LOCATED 1100 FEET TO THE WEST OF FM 2252 AND IH 35 INTERSECTION, CITY OF SHEZ, GUADALUPE COUNTY, TEXAS.
AND THIS IS OUR FIRST READING.
THANK YOU COUNSEL MAYOR MR. WILLIAMS. ORDINANCE 24 S 1 46 SAMUEL HAAS, SENIOR PLANNER, GIDO BEARINGS HERE.
UH, THE PROPERTY HERE IS OUTLINED IN GREEN.
THAT'S APPROXIMATELY 38 ACRES.
UH, CURRENT USE IS RESIDENTIAL AND ALSO UNDEVELOPED.
WE HAVE OLD WHEEL SIGN TO THE SOUTH HERE TO THE NORTH WE HAVE I 35 AND THEN THIS IS FREEWAY MANNER JUST TO THE EAST.
AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE, UH, THE EVO PROPERTY AND BUSIES OVER HERE TO THE, UH, WEST.
SO ON JUNE 21ST, UH, 2024, A TOTAL OF 21 PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE WAS SENT OUT.
UH, AS OF SO 13 RESPONSE, UH, RESPONSES WERE RECEIVED IN OPPOSITION AND NINE WERE IN FAVOR.
TWO SIGNS WERE POSTED ON THE PROPERTY AND A PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE WAS POSTED IN THE SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS AS WELL.
SO THE, THE 13 OPPOSITION VOTES, UH, THERE WERE, UM, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE 2 1 1.
IF THE PROTEST, UH, THE SIGNED PROTEST MUST BE WRITTEN AND SIGNED BY AT LEAST 20% OF EITHER THE AREA OF THE LOTS OR LAND COVERED BY THE PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE, IT WILL TRIGGER THE THREE-FOURTHS, UH, REQUIREMENT.
AND THAT, AS YOU CAN SEE HERE FROM THE BOTTOM, IT IS CURRENTLY AT 28.7%.
SO THAT HAS TRIGGERED THE THREE-FOUR REQUIREMENT.
SO THE EXISTING, UH, ZONING CURRENTLY IS GENERAL BUSINESS AND SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AGRICULTURE.
THAT IS THE EXHIBIT ON THE LEFT SIDE.
AND THEN THE PROPOSED ZONING IS A APARTMENT MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL R FOUR.
THAT IS THE EXHIBIT ON THE RIGHT.
A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON THIS, THE APPLICANT PREVIOUSLY REQUESTED A ZONE CHANGE ON THE SAME PROPERTY.
UH, IT WAS PREVIOUSLY ABOUT 18 ACRES.
UH, THEY HAVE ADDED 20 ACRES TO THE REQUEST.
UH, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE SEVEN TO ZERO VOTE ON THAT REQUEST.
BUT HOWEVER IT WAS, THE REQUEST WAS DENIED ON OCTOBER 10TH, 2023 BY CITY COUNCIL.
UH, DUE TO THE, UH, SUPER MAJORITY REQUIREMENT, THE AFFIRMATIVE VOTE WAS FIVE TO TWO AND IT DID NOT MEET THAT THREE FOUR, UH, THRESHOLD.
THE APPLICANT HAD TO WAIT SIX MONTHS PER THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE 21 5 4 C FIVE.
SO WHEN, UH, EVALUATING, UM, ZONE CHANGES, THE STAFF USES THE CRITERIA FOR OF APPROVAL AND 21 5 4 D I'LL JUST GO THROUGH THESE ONE BY ONE.
AND NUMBER ONE, WHETHER THE PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE OR ZONING MAP AMENDMENT IMPLEMENTS THE POLICIES OF THE ADOPTED COMPREHENSIVE LAND PLAN, INCLUDING THE LAND USE CLASSIFICATION OF THE PROPERTY ON THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP.
SO THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND PLAN DESIGNATES THIS AREA AS MIXED USE CENTER AND UH, THAT DESIGNATION IS INTENDED TO INTEGRATE DENSER RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, AND OFTEN ENTERTAINMENT SPACES NEARBY, TYPICALLY ALONG SIGNIFICANT TRANSPORTATION CORRIDORS.
THE R FOUR REQUEST WOULD CONFORM TO THIS LAND USE DESTINATION IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS IT DOES IT IS THE DENSER RESIDENTIAL THAT IS SPECIFICALLY CALLED OUT IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND IT ALSO ABUTS, UH, TRANSPORTATION CORRIDORS.
THIS IS A MAP OF THE, UH, LAND USE CATEGORIES ON THE COMPREHENSIVE UH, PLAN.
THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP, THE PROPERTY IS OUTLINED IN YELLOW AND AS YOU CAN SEE, IT IS FIRMLY WITHIN THAT MIXED USE CENTER DESIGNATION.
NUMBER TWO, WHETHER THE PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE OR ZONING MAP AMENDMENT PROMOTES THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND GENERAL WELFARE OF THE CITY AND THE SAFE, ORDERLY, EFFICIENT, AND HEALTHFUL DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY.
SO IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE SAFE, ORDERLY, AND EFFICIENT DEVELOPMENT AND EXPANSION OF THE CITY, THE APARTMENT MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL CHECK SHOULD NOT BE LOCATED IN AREAS WHERE THEY WERE INCREASED TRAFFIC THROUGH SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOODS AND SHOULD BE LOCATED ADJACENT TO ARTERIAL STREETS WITH SUFFICIENT CAPACITY TO CARRY THE INCREASED TRAFFIC.
THIS PROPERTY IS NOT ADJACENT TO ANY LARGE SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOODS.
ALSO, THE PROPOSED ZONE CHANGES ADJACENT TO I 35 TO THE NORTH AND OLD STEIN TO THE SOUTH,
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WHICH IS A SECONDARY ARTERIAL.NUMBER THREE, WHETHER THE USE IS PERMITTED BY THE PRO BONO ZONE CHANGE AND PROPOSED CHANGE IN ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION IN THE STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO SUCH USES WILL BE APPROPRIATE IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA OF THE LAND TO BE RECLASSIFIED.
SO THE AREA RIGHT NOW IS CURRENTLY DEFINED BY UNDEVELOPED LAND, RURAL LIKE RESIDENCES, COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES, AND A LARGE MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT THAT'S TO THE WEST.
THAT INCLUDES A MULTIFAMILY COMPONENT CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW THAT IS THE SHIRT STATION DEVELOPMENT.
UH, THE USE IS PERMITTED WITHIN THE PROPOSED ZONE.
CHANGE WOULD ALIGN WITH WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE AREA.
AND I'LL JUST REMIND COUNCIL THAT ARTICLE NINE IS IN PLACE TO ENSURE THAT ANY NEGATIVE IMPACTS ON OTHER RESIDENTS IN THE AREA, UH, ARE THAT IS IN PLACE TO BE MITIGATED.
SO NUMBER FOUR, WHETHER THE PROPOSED CHANGE IS IN ACCORD WITH ANY EXISTING OR PROPOSED PLANS FOR PROVIDING PUBLIC SCHOOLS STREETS, WATER SUPPLY, SANITARY CEREAL, OTHER PUBLIC SERVICES AND UTILITIES TO THE AREA.
THE MASTER RAFFA PLAN, UH, THE PROPERTY DOES ABUT THE, UH, FREEWAY I 35 AND ALSO OLD STEIN, WHICH IS A SECONDARY ARTERIAL.
THERE IS A FUTURE EAST WEST CONNECTOR CLASSIFIED AS A RESIDENTIAL COLLECTOR.
I'LL TOUCH ON THAT AGAIN IN A MOMENT.
AND THEN THERE'S ALSO A FUTURE NORTH-SOUTH CONNECTOR CLASSIFIED AS A SECONDARY ARTERIAL.
THIS IS THE MASTER THOROUGHFARE PLAN, UH, MAP HERE.
THE PROPERTY IS OUTLINED IN GREEN OLD WIER.
STU TO THE SOUTH, AS YOU CAN SEE IS A SECONDARY ARTERIAL.
AND THEN WE HAVE THE FUTURE NORTH SOUTH CONNECTOR RIGHT HERE RUNNING ALONG PORTIONS OF THE PROPERTY.
AND THEN THE ALSO PLANNED, UH, RESIDENTIAL COLLECTOR RUNNING ALONG PORTIONS OF THAT PROPERTY AS WELL.
AND HERE'S AN AERIAL EXHIBIT AGAIN THAT, UH, EAST WEST CONNECTOR IS THIS BLUE LINE HERE AS YOU CAN SEE.
AND THIS IS THE RIPS CHRYSLER EXTENSION.
AS YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THIS LITTLE LIKE S-CURVE DOWN HERE THAT'S CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION SO THAT THERE'S PORTIONS OF THAT CONNECTOR THAT ARE ALREADY BEING BUILT GOING THAT'LL BE MOVING TOWARDS THAT PROPERTY.
NUMBER FOUR, CONTINUED UH, WATER UTILITIES.
THERE'S A 12 INCH WATER LINE RUNNING ALONG THE I THREE FIVE ACCESS ROAD.
THERE'S A 16 INCH WATER LINE THAT RUNS THROUGH PORTIONS OF THE PROPERTY AS WELL.
UH, FOR SEWER THERE'S AN EIGHT INCH LINE, APPROXIMATELY 900 FEET TO THE WEST.
UH, IN THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTY THERE'S ALSO A 24 INCH SEWER LINE THAT RUNGS ALONG DEAN ROAD, APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET TO THE SOUTH OF PROPERTY OF THE PROPERTY.
UH, THE, A APPLICANT IS REQUIRED TO CONNECT TO ADEQUATE UTILITY FACILITIES PER UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE.
ARTICLE 15 AND A MORE DETAILED ENGINEERING VIEW WILL OCCUR AT THE TIME OF THE PLATTING PROCESS.
UH, A PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE WAS ALSO MAILED TO S-C-U-C-I-S-D TO NOTIFY THEM OF THE PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE AND SHIRTS.
FIRE EMS AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS ARE NOTIFIED AS ZONE CHANGE AND HAVE PROVIDED NO OBJECTIONS.
NUMBER FIVE, WHERE THERE'S BEEN AN ENVIRONMENTAL OR ECONOMIC CHANGE WITH WARRANT WITH WHICH WARRANT.
THE REQUESTED CHANGE, UH, JUST INCLUDED IN HERE THAT AS YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN A TOPIC OF DISCUSSION OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS ABOUT THE RISE IN HOME PRICES THAT WOULD SUPPORT MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING.
UM, NUMBER SIX, WHETHER THERE'S AN ERROR IN THE ORIGINAL ZONING OF THE PROPERTY, THERE WAS NO ERROR.
NUMBER SEVEN, WHETHER ALL THE APPLICANT'S BACKED TAXES OWED TO THE CITY OF PAID, THIS DOES NOT IMPACT CITY COUNCIL'S DECISION.
AND NUMBER EIGHT, WHETHER OTHER CRITERIA ARE MET, WHICH AT THE DE DISCRETION OF PLANNING AND ZONING OR CITY COUNCIL ARE DEEMED RELEVANT AND IMPORTANT IN THE CONSIDERATION OF THE AMENDMENT.
STAFF HAS ENSURED THAT ALL UDC REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN MET AND AT THIS TIME HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY SPECIAL ORATION.
SO THE ZONE CHANGE REQUEST DOES CONFORM TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
IT MEETS THE INTENT OF THE UDC AND IT DOES ADHERE TO THE CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL.
THEREFORE, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE 24 S 1 46 ON JULY 3RD, 2024.
THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MET AND ME RECOMMENDED AND APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST WITH A SIX TO ZERO VOTE.
AND I BELIEVE THE APPLICANT IS HERE TO GIVE A PRESENTATION AS WELL.
ALRIGHT, THE APPLICANT CAN AND THE APPLICANT CAN PLEASE, UH, COME UP.
UH, NAME AND ADDRESS AND TITLE.
ASHLEY FAIRMONT, KILLING GRIFFIN AND FAIRMONT 1 0 1 0 1 REUNION PLACE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TODAY.
UM, AS SAM MENTIONED, WE ARE BACK WITH THIS REQUEST AGAIN, BUT WE HAVE MADE SOME CHANGES, UM, THAT, THAT I THINK MAKE IT BETTER.
UH, IT'S AN IMPROVED REQUEST AND HOPEFULLY IT WILL GET YOUR, UM, APPROVAL THIS EVENING.
UM, WE, WE BELIEVE IN THIS SITE AS A MULTI-FAMILY PROPERTY AND IS A PLACE WHERE ADDITIONAL HOUSING AND DENSER HOUSING CAN BE ADDED TO THE CITY.
UM, AND SO WITH THAT START WITH, WITH SOME OF THE CHANGES AND SAM DID A GOOD JOB OF SUMMARIZING THE REQUEST.
SO SOME OF THIS IS REPETITIVE AND I, I DO APOLOGIZE, BUT I THINK IT'S ALL PRETTY IMPORTANT.
UM, SO WE STARTED WITH JUST 20 ACRES AND THAT 20 ACRES WAS THIS PIECE HERE WHERE THE STAR IS.
UM, AND, AND THAT WAS THE FIRST REQUEST.
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SINCE THEN WE HAVE ADDED AN ADDITIONAL 18, WHICH IS THIS PROPERTY HERE.UM, AND THAT PROPERTY HAS FRONTAGE ON OLD STEIN AND THE PURPOSE OF ADDING THAT TRACT ONE IS, IS FOR ADDITIONAL HOUSING, BUT TWO, UM, TO HAVE AN ADDITIONAL ACCESS POINT ONTO OLD STEIN FROM THE PROPERTY.
UM, SO JUST TO KIND OF TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS AREA AND, AND WHAT'S HAPPENING, I'M SURE YOU ALL ARE VERY FAMILIAR.
UM, BUT, BUT AGAIN, THE STAR HERE IS THE PROPERTY LOCATION.
UH, THERE'S THE COMMERCIAL FRONTAGE ALONG I 35.
YOU HAVE BUSIES FLEA MARKET, WE HAVE THE MOBILE MINI, WHICH IS MOVING, SO THAT WILL BE FUTURE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT.
OBVIOUSLY EVO AND ENTERTAINMENT USE SHIRT STATION IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
UM, AND WITH THAT, YOU KNOW, WE ANTICIPATE QUITE A BIT OF NEW RETAIL, BIG BOX, UM, SERVICE COMMERCIAL USE AS WELL AS THE EMBRY HOUSING PROJECT TO THE REAR, WHICH IS A SINGLE FAMILY RENTAL BUILD TO RENT, UH, MARKET RATE PROJECT.
UH, CURRENT ZONING IS, IS THE RA.
UM, AND AS SAM MENTIONED WE DID, WE ARE REQUESTING THE R FOUR AND STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL AND P AND Z ALSO RECOMMENDED APPROVAL.
UM, SO IN ADDITION TO ADDING THE OTHER PROPERTY, THIS PROPERTY ALSO HAS CHANGED IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
SO WITH THE NEW UPDATE TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, THIS AREA WAS GIVEN THAT MIXED USE CENTER DESIGNATION.
UM, AND THERE AREN'T A WHOLE LOT OF AREAS IN THE CITY OF SHIRTS THAT HAVE THAT MIXED USE CENTER DESIGNATION.
AND THE IDEA IS TO CONCENTRATE HOUSING, COMMERCIAL AND RETAIL AND REALLY FOCUS, UM, ON WALKABILITY ON BRINGING PEOPLE TO THE AREA.
AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE WANNA CREATE WITH THIS HOUSING IS ACCESS TO COMMERCIAL ACCESS TO RETAIL, WHETHER YOU WORK THERE OR YOU ARE SHOPPING THERE, YOU'RE EATING THERE.
UM, AND JUST TO CREATE A REALLY INTERESTING DYNAMIC MIXED USE DESIGNATION.
AND JUST TO KIND OF WALK THROUGH A LITTLE BIT, THE GOALS OF THE PLAN, UM, AND NOT TO READ WORD FOR WORD, BUT THE MIXED USE IS TO ENCOURAGE MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT TO CREATE VIBRANT, WALKABLE NEIGHBORHOODS, COMMERCIAL AND RETAIL AREAS WITH ACCESS TO AMENITIES, UH, TO EXPAND HOUSING OPTIONS AT DIFFERENT PRICES FOR ALL.
AND SO THAT'S A BIG FOCUS HERE IS WE ARE LOOKING AGAIN AT THE MULTIFAMILY WITH APARTMENTS AND PROBABLY SOME TOWN HOME USES AS WELL.
UM, THE DEVELOPER OF THIS TRACK IS ALSO WORKING WITH THE HOUSING AUTHORITY TO CREATE SOME WORKFORCE HOUSING HERE AS WELL.
AND I THINK THE HOUSING AUTHORITY WILL, WILL SPEAK ON THAT A LITTLE BIT THIS EVENING.
UM, BUT THE IDEA IS TO HAVE A PLACE FOR ADDITIONAL PEOPLE TO LIVE IN SHIRTS WHO WANT TO LIVE HERE, WHO ALREADY LIVE HERE, UM, BUT MAYBE NEED A DIFFERENT HOUSING OPTION.
MAYBE A PURCHASING A HOME IS NOT IDEAL.
UM, SO THIS WE THINK IS A, A PERFECT LOCATION.
AND AGAIN, THE MIXED USE CENTER IS COMBINING HIGH DENSITY HOUSING TYPES, SERVING LOCAL COMMUN COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL USES.
AND AGAIN, THAT LIVE WORK AND AND PLAY TYPE AREA.
UM, A BIG QUESTION AND, AND I THINK IMPORTANT PORTION OF THIS DEVELOPMENT IS THE MASTER THERE.
UM, HERE ON THIS EXHIBIT, OBVIOUSLY THERE'S RIPS CHRYSLER AND THE EXTENSION IS WAS MENTIONED.
UH, THIS PORTION IS CURRENTLY BEING CON CONSTRUCTED BY EMBR AND MERRI.
AND THEN AS YOU HEARD IN THE LAST ITEM ON THE AGENDA, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT PIECE.
UH, AND THEN THIS IS THE SITE BEING CONSIDERED FOR REZONING THIS PROPERTY HERE IN THIS PROPERTY HERE.
UH, WHAT WE'VE WORKED WITH THE CITY ON ADDITIONALLY IS THIS NORTH SOUTH COLLECTOR, WHICH WOULD BE A SECONDARY ARTERIAL REALLY.
THE EXTENSION OF 2252, UH, WOULD COME DOWN IF YOU CAN SEE IT THROUGH THE, THE CENTER OF THE PROPERTY HERE.
UH, SO THAT WOULD IN THE FUTURE PROVIDE THAT DIRECT ACCESS TO OLD STEIN, UM, AND THEN ALSO PROVIDE ACCESS TO BOTH PIECES OF THIS PROPERTY.
UM, SO IT WOULD BE A SECONDARY ACCESS POINT FOR THIS PIECE IN THE MIDDLE.
AND THEN REALLY A PRIMARY ACCESS POINT FOR THIS PIECE.
UH, JUST ANOTHER EXHIBIT SHOWING WHAT WOULD BE BUILT ALONG WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT.
AND, AND AS YOU ALL KNOW, THE, THE CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, THE BUILDING OF IMPROVEMENTS COMES ALONG WITH DEVELOPMENT.
SO THAT'S WHY THIS ACQUISITION WOULD BE PAID FOR BY THE PROJECT AND ALSO CONSTRUCTED BY THE PROJECT, UH, FOR THIS PIECE HERE OF THE RIPS CHRYSLER EXTENSION TO THE SITE, AND THEN ALSO THE OLD WIER STEIN EXTENSION OR 2252 EXTENSION TO OLD WIER STEIN.
UM, I'LL, I'LL TOUCH ON IT IN A MINUTE, BUT ACCESS HAS BEEN A REAL HOT TOPIC ON THIS CASE.
UH, AND SO THAT'S WHY IT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO GO OUT AND FIND, OR, YOU KNOW, NOT FIND, BUT TRY TO WORK OUT TWO ACCESS POINTS FROM MAJOR FAIR AFFAIRS.
AND SO THAT'S WHY WITH THE HELP OF, OF BRIAN AND THE CITY TEAM, WE'VE ABLE TO, UH, WORK WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND ESTABLISH THAT CONNECTION OF R'S CHRYSLERS.
AND THE OTHER MAIN ACCESS POINT WOULD BE THAT 2252 EXTENSION FROM OLD STEIN.
AND, AND ALSO JUST TO TAKE A STEP BACK, WE ARE ASKING FOR THE R FOUR.
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NOT ASKING FOR THE PDD, I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER MULTI-FAMILY REQUESTS BEFORE YOU ASKING FOR PDDS.UM, AND, AND THE FEEDBACK HAS BEEN, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING UNIQUE, YOU KNOW, AND THIS WE THINK IS A STANDARD MULTIFAMILY PROJECT WITH APARTMENTS, TOWN HOME PRODUCT, UH, AND WE DON'T NEED ANY VARIANCES.
WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR ANY VARIANCES FROM CODE.
UM, SO IN WORKING WITH STAFF, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT R FOUR WAS PROBABLY A BETTER REQUEST THAN THE PDD.
UM, SO DEN KNOT HILL, I THINK IN A LOT OF TESTIMONY TONIGHT, YOU WILL HEAR, UM, CONCERNS ABOUT DEN KNOT HILL AND, AND WHAT IS THAT? THAT IS THE ACCESS POINT FROM THE PROPERTY TO I 35.
SO IT'S THIS ROAD HERE AND LEMME TAKE A STEP BACK.
AND THAT IS HOW THIS PROPERTY IS ACCESSED NOW.
AND THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW THAT WILL BE USED.
THE OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY, THE DENSBERGER TRACK, THE ONE WE'RE TRYING TO REZONE, OWN A 30 FOOT WIDE STRIP OUT TO 35.
UM, AND THAT THIS ROAD HERE IS DI NOT HILL IS PRIMARILY ON THEIR PIECE, BUT IT ALSO COMES OVER ONTO, UH, WE'LL CALL IT THE OP PROPERTY.
UM, AND THEY OWN ALSO THIS STRIP HERE.
SO THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT OWNERSHIP.
UH, WE ARE INCLUDING THIS IN OUR ZONING REQUEST BECAUSE IT IS OWNED BY THE GINSBERGS AND PART OF THEIR PROPERTY.
UM, BUT FOR PURPOSES OF DEVELOPMENT, THAT'S WHY, AGAIN, THERE'VE BEEN A LOT OF QUESTIONS, CONCERNS ABOUT USE OF THAT ROAD AND USE OF THAT DRIVEWAY.
AND SO THAT'S WHY WE WENT AND FOUND THE TWO OTHER ACCESS POINTS.
UM, THERE IS A PRIVATE EASEMENT AGREEMENT FOR USE OF THIS ROAD.
UM, THERE'S NO INTENTION OF THIS DEVELOPMENT TO VIOLATE THAT AGREEMENT IN ANY WAY.
UM, SO WE WOULD NOT BE DEPRIVING ANYONE OF THEIR ACCESS OR USE OF THAT ROAD.
AND SO AGAIN, THE PRIMARY ACCESS POINTS WOULD BE THE RIBS, CHRYSLER, AND THE 2252 EXTENSION.
AND THIS, AGAIN, IS JUST SHOWING THAT ROAD AND THE DIFFERENT TRACKS.
UM, THERE WAS QUESTIONS ABOUT OWNERSHIP.
SO I DID INCLUDE THIS IN THERE.
WE HAD A SURVEYOR, UM, PREPARE A SURVEY REPORT JUST CONFIRMING THAT THE PROPERTY IS OWNED BY THE GINSBERGS.
UH, AND THAT'S THAT 30 FOOT ACCESS STRIP WITH THAT EASEMENT AGREEMENT.
AND AGAIN, THESE ARE JUST THE SEPARATE APPRAISAL DISTRICT PARCELS SHOWING OWNERSHIP BY TWO DIFFERENT OWNERS OF THAT AREA.
BUT AGAIN, OUR, OUR REQUEST TONIGHT IS FOR A ZONING CHANGE.
I DON'T WANT TO GET TOO WRAPPED UP INTO THE ACCESS IN THE ROAD AND HOW IT'S USED AND HOW IT'S OWNED.
UM, BUT I DO THINK THERE WILL BE CONCERNS AND QUESTIONS ABOUT IT.
SO WE DO WANT TO, TO ADDRESS IT, BUT AGAIN, THAT PRIVATE ACCESS EASEMENT AGREEMENT IS IN PLACE AND WILL REMAIN IN PLACE.
UH, AGAIN, JUST TO KIND OF A CONCEPT, WE'RE NOT REQUESTING THE PDD, BUT SO YOU CAN HAVE AN IDEA OF HOW THIS SITE WOULD BE DEVELOPED.
IT WOULD BE THE MULTI-FAMILY, UM, IN THE CENTER, AND THEN A PHASE DEVELOPMENT WITH SOMETHING LESS DENSE ALONG OLD STEIN THAT MADE ME KIND OF GET INTO SOME SITE PLANS AND EXHIBITS.
AND I KNOW THAT, AGAIN, IT'S JUST A STRAIGHT ZONING AND THIS ISN'T INCLUDED WITH THE REQUEST, UM, BUT JUST FOR SOME VISUALS.
SO WITH THAT IN MY PRESENTATION, BUT I DO, UM, AGAIN, THINK THAT WITH THIS MIXED USE CENTER, WITH THE ADDITION OF THE OTHER PROPERTY, UM, THAT THIS IS AN IDEAL LOCATION TO ADD MORE HOUSING, UM, TO THE CITY OF SHIRTZ.
AND AGAIN, THOSE DIFFERENT TYPES OF HOUSING OPTIONS THAT IT'S HARD TO FIND OTHER PLACES IN THE CITY WHERE THEY FIT IN.
UM, AND THIS WOULD ALLOW FOR SOME WORKFORCE HOUSING AND THIS WOULD ALLOW FOR PEOPLE WHO CHOOSE TO RENT.
THIS WOULD ALLOW FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO WALK TO AMENITIES.
UM, AND WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL SUPPORT IT.
BEFORE I OPEN UP THE, THE PUBLIC HEARING, I JUST WANNA REMIND COUNSEL THAT ON AUGUST 28TH, MR. HAROLD, UH, DENSBERGER DID FORWARD AN EMAIL TO THE REST OF THE COUNCIL IN FAVOR OF THIS, UH, PROJECT.
AND I JUST WANNA MAKE, UH, SURE THAT IT'S IN THE RECORD, UH, BECAUSE, UH, I'M SURE MR. DENSBERGER WILL BE LOOKING AT THE, AT THE COUNCIL MEETING.
BUT, UH, THIS COUNCIL DID RECEIVE THAT EMAIL WITH THAT THIS IS AN OPEN PUBLIC HEARING, AND IF THERE IS ANY, IF THERE'S ANYONE IN ATTENDANCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNSEL IN REGARDS TO THIS SUBJECT, PLEASE COME UP TO THE MIC.
AND BEFORE YOU DO, YOU ARE AUTHORIZED, UH, THREE MINUTES AND PLEASE, UH, PROVIDE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.
I'M, UH, WITH, UH, SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE, UH,
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UH, CHURCH HOUSING AUTHORITY.I'M A COMMISSIONER AND, UH, I JUST WANNA EXPRESS, UH, OUR SUPPORT FOR A PROJECT LIKE THIS.
WE ARE OUR, WE HAVE A TREMENDOUS NEED FOR WORKFORCE HOUSING.
UH, IT'S, IT'S REALLY SAD THAT YOU'VE GOT, YOU KNOW, TEACHERS AND FIREFIGHTERS AND, UH, YOU KNOW, YOUNG, UH, NEWLY EMPLOYED, UH, WORKERS THAT CAN'T AFFORD TO LIVE HERE BECAUSE THE RENTS ARE SO HIGH.
AND SO WE ARE WORKING WITH PROJECT AS Y'ALL KNOW, UH, ON 1518, THE APARTMENT'S OUT THERE.
AND, UH, IT'S, UM, IT'S COME ALONG GREAT.
I THINK IT'S GONNA BE A A, A REAL BENEFIT TO, FOR THE CITY AND THE, BUT THE WE NORTH, NORTH CHURCH IS, IS UNDERSERVED.
THERE'S NOT A LOT OF HOUSING OUT THERE, AND THAT'S AN AREA THAT I THINK WE NEED TO FOCUS ON.
AND SO, UM, AS YOU KNOW, HUD'S GETTING OUT OF THE LANDLORD BUSINESS AND, UM, SO THEIR FUTURE BUSINESS MODEL IS GOING TO BE PROVIDING VOUCHERS FOR, AND IT'S INCOME BASED.
AND SO IT'D BE A IT OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT, THAT YOUNG SINGLE MOM THAT WORKS FULL-TIME, THAT, UH, SHE CAN AFFORD TO LIVE IN A NICE AREA AND LIVE WHERE SHE WORKS, WHICH IS, WHICH IS A A, YOU KNOW, SO IT'S REALLY A SHAME THAT, THAT, YOU KNOW, SOMEONE HAS TO DRIVE FROM CONVERSE TO, TO SHIRTS TO WORK BECAUSE THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO LIVE HERE.
AND THIS PROVIDES THAT OPPORTUNITY.
SO, UM, I THINK THE LOCATION IS, UM, I THINK IT'S A GREAT LOCATION FOR IT.
I MEAN WE, YOU KNOW, THIS IS EARLY STAGES, I KNOW, BUT, UH, WE'RE, UH, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS ABOUT IT AND I THINK THAT, UH, JUST WANNA LET Y'ALL, THAT THE BOARD S SUPPORTS IT.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE? MIC'S OPEN.
UM, HOW WOULD YOU FEEL ABOUT HAVING APARTMENTS A HUNDRED TO 200 FEET FACING THE FRONT OF YOUR HOUSE? I AM HERE TO IMPLORE ALL OF YOU TO REJECT THE REZONING OF THE RURAL LAND ADJACENT TO OUR FAMILY'S HOMES.
A VOTE TO ALLOW APARTMENTS IN OUR FRONT YARD WILL DEVASTATE THE LIVES OF OUR FAMILIES.
OR WAIT, LET GIVE YOU THE OTHER 1, 2, 3 0 5 DUN OT HILL.
A VOTE TO ALLOW APARTMENTS IN OUR FRONT YARD WILL DEVASTATE THE LIVES OF OUR FAMILIES THAT HAVE OCCUPIED THIS AREA OF THE CITY FOR GENERATIONS.
THE USE OF THIS LAND HAS BEEN RURAL AND AGRICULTURE REZONING TO R FOUR DOES NOT FIT.
THE LAND WAS PREVIOUSLY OWNED BY MY GREAT UNCLE, AND HE HAD THREE HUGE DUMPS THAT ARE NOW FILLED AND COULD BE TOXIC.
I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE LOSS OF OUR PRIVACY, DECREASED HOME VALUE, CONSTRUCTION AND NOISE.
THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER LAND FOR SALE AND SHIRTS THAT WOULD BE BETTER SUITED FOR APARTMENTS.
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF I, I THANK YOU.
NICOLE SHARP, UH, 2233 DEN KNOT HILL.
UM, THIS IS, AS WE DISCUSSED PREVIOUS, PREVIOUSLY DENIED BY CITY COUNCIL IN OCTOBER BECAUSE THE LACK OF ACCESS NOW, INSTEAD OF ACTUALLY SOLVING THE PROBLEM, THE DEVELOPERS JUST ADDING MORE PROPERTY.
ALL OF THE SURROUNDING HOMEOWNERS ARE OPPOSED TO THIS REZONING.
AND ALL OF THE FORMS THAT WERE IN FA FAVOR WERE SELLERS OF THE PROPERTIES.
THE UDC CODE FOR MULTIFAMILY IS DIFFERENT THAN RESIDENTIAL.
TO ACCOMMODATE A LARGER INFLUX OF TRAFFIC SHOULD BE LOCATED ADJACENT TO ARTERIAL STREETS WITH SUFFICIENT CAPACITY TO CARRY THE INCREASED TRAFFIC GENERATED.
THIS PROPERTY DOES NOT MEET THE INGRESS AND EGRESS REQUIRED BY THE CITY'S UDC CODE.
THE ACCESS THEY HAVE TO THE PROPERTY ARE UNREALISTIC.
THE ACCESS TO 35, THE ONLY ARTERIAL ROAD ACTUAL ARTERIAL ROAD IS BY A DEEDED, PERMANENT AND PROFESSIONAL 30 FOOT PRIVATE ROAD EASEMENT.
ALLOWING THIS DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPER ACCESS TO THE PRIVATE ROAD WOULD BE ALLOWING ACCESS TO PROPERTY THEY HAVE NO LEGAL AUTHORITY TO PERMIT.
AND THAT THE USE OF THE PRIVATE ROAD EASEMENT FOR A COMMERCIAL APARTMENT COMPLEX IS A VIOLATION OF THE DEED RESTRICTIONS THAT RUN WITH THE PROPERTY.
THE DEEDED PERMANENT PERPETUAL PRIVATE STREET MAINTENANCE EASEMENT AGREEMENT STATES THAT NOTHING IN THE AGREEMENT SHALL EVER BE CONSTRUED AS A DEDICATION OF ANY INTEREST TO THE PUBLIC OR GIVE ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC ANY RIGHT WHATSOEVER.
CITY COUNCIL'S APPROVAL OF THE DEPARTMENT HAVING ACCESS TO A PRIVATE ROAD WILL BE CHALLENGED IN COURT UNDER APPLICABLE TRESPASS OF LAND AND TRESPASS OF TRI TITLE STATUTES.
THE OTHER ACCESS POINT THEY'RE ATTEMPTING TO SQUEEZE INTO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING THROUGH THE RESOLUTION 24 R 99 IS STILL JUST A HYPOTHETICAL ACCESS POINT.
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APPROVED BY S-C-U-C-I-S-D BOARD AND OTHER AVENUES, AGAIN, LIKE WAS STATED AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING REGARDING THIS PROPERTY IS NOT AN IDEAL LOCATION AND IT'S STILL LANDLOCKED.WE SHOULDN'T MAKE EXCEPTIONS TO THE UDC CODE FOR POSSIBLE MEANS OF ACCESS.
THE UDC CODE ALSO STATES THE APARTMENT MULTIFAMILY DISTRICT SHOULD NOT BE LOCATED IN AREAS WHERE THERE WOULD INCREASE TRAFFIC THROUGH SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOODS.
THIS PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WOULD BE PUSHING TRAFFIC FROM OVER 600 UNITS INTO OUR SMALL PRIVATE DRIVEWAY.
IT ALSO STATES THAT MULTI-FAMILIES ARE SUITABLE BUFFERS BETWEEN SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICTS AND COMMERCIAL USES.
THIS IS NOT WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED.
IF APPROVED, YOU'LL BE SANDWICHING OUR SUBDIVISION AND THESE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTS BETWEEN COMMERCIAL AND MULTIFAMILY, WHICH IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE UDC CODE AND THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN.
HAROLD DENSBERGER 2220, UH, 2229 DEN KNOT HILL.
UM, REPRESENT MYSELF AND GLORIA DENSBERGER, MY WIFE.
SO THE CITY SAYS THAT THE PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE IS ADJACENT TOCH 35 NORTH, WHICH IS AN ONTARIO ROAD.
BUT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THROUGH A PRIVATE ROAD, EASEMENT IT.
THEY DON'T OWN ALL THAT ROAD EASEMENT.
THERE'S AREAS WHERE THEY ONLY OWN 24 FEET.
SO HOW ARE THEY GONNA ACCESS THAT AREA? THE ODDS ON THE OTHER HALF.
AND WE'RE NOT WILLING TO GIVE 'EM ACCESS THROUGH THERE.
SO HOW IS IT ADJACENT TY 35? I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT.
HOW CAN IT MEET YOUR CODE? WHEN YOU GOT A 24 TO 30 FOOT STRIP THAT GOES DOWN TO 35, THE PROPERTY THEY'RE GONNA DEVELOP IS NOT ADJACENT TO H 35, WHICH EVERYBODY IS SAYING.
SO, AND THEN MY DAUGHTER JUST SPOKE AND SHE TOOK WHAT ELSE I WAS GONNA SAY, UM, THE ONLY OTHER THING I WANTED TO SAY BEFORE YOU, BEFORE Y'ALL CAST YOUR VOTE, UNDERSTAND THAT A PROVEN, A PRIVATE ROAD EASEMENT FOR A APARTMENT DEVELOPMENT IS BEYOND THE CITY'S SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITY.
IT'S BEEN IN THERE FOR SINCE THE FIFTIES.
AND IT WILL GO TO LEGAL, IT WILL GO THROUGH THE COURT SYSTEM BEFORE THEY GET ACCESS THROUGH OUR ROAD.
I'M JOHN JASICK, UH, AT 1 9 0 1 8 OH WHEELER STEIN ROAD.
UH, I AM A LONG-TERM RESIDENT AND PROPERTY OWNER, UH, HERE AT, UH, INSUREDS.
I'VE BEEN IN THIS AREA FOR OVER 55 YEARS, BORN AND RAISED HERE.
UH, AND I'VE SEEN EVERYTHING, THE DEVELOPMENT THAT'S HAPPENED IN SHIRTS, WHICH IS FRANKLY, UH, NOTHING SHORT OF INCREDIBLE, UH, THAT'S HAPPENED.
FIRST OF ALL, I UNDERSTAND WHY THE OPPOSITION, UH, DOESN'T WANT APARTMENTS NEXT TO THEM.
THERE SEEMS TO BE, YOU KNOW, NO PLACE WHERE APARTMENTS CAN GO.
I UNDERSTAND THEIR NEED TO KEEP THE RURAL AND URBAN.
AND I WOULD LOVE TO KEEP IT THAT WAY AS WELL.
UNFORTUNATELY, TIME HAS PASSED US BY THE TIME TO TRY TO KEEP THIS STUFF RURAL WHERE I COULD FARM IT AND MY FATHER FARMED IT, AND I CAN RANCH IT LIKE MY GRANDFATHER RANCHED IT.
THAT TIME LEFT US 20 OR 30 YEARS AGO.
AND UNFORTUNATELY I'D LOVE TO GO BACK TO MY YOUTH WHERE I COULD ROAM AROUND HERE FOR MILES AND NOT SEE ANYBODY, BUT SOME COWS AND HORSES AND SOME DEER.
WE ARE NOW IN THE MIDDLE OF A MAJOR METROPOLITAN AR AREA, AND CITIES BUILD HOUSES, CITIES BUILD STARBUCKS, CITIES, BUILD WILLY'S ICE HOUSES AND MOVIE THEATERS.
WE ALSO DO HIGH DENSITY HOUSING, AND THIS AREA IS RIPE FOR THAT AS WELL.
SO, YOU KNOW, THE TIME TO PROTEST ALL THE URBAN ENCROACHMENT WAS BACK WHEN NORTH CLIFF FIRST BEGAN.
FOR THOSE THAT REMEMBER WHEN NORTH CLIFF CAME OR WHEN WE LET BELMONT PARK COME IN THE OES PROPERTY, OR WE PUT WILLOW POINT NORTH OF US, OR WE PUT ANA ON VOL PLACE, OR WE LET YOU KNOW, I CAN GO ON AND ON AND ON ABOUT ALL THE DEVELOPMENTS THAT HAVE HAPPENED.
I MEAN, WE'RE NOT RURAL ANYMORE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CITY AND CITIES ARE, YOU KNOW, HAVE APARTMENTS WITH RESPECT TO THE ROAD, I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN TO, THIS IS LIKE THE, YOU KNOW, SEVERAL TIMES I'VE SIT HERE.
I SEEM LIKE I'M IN THE MOVIE GROUNDHOG DAY ALL OVER AGAIN.
WE KEEP TALKING ABOUT THE ROAD, THE ROAD, THE ROAD THEY'VE PUT FORTH A PLAN TODAY THAT TAKES THE PRIVATE ROAD OUT OF THE QUESTION.
THE PRIVATE ROAD, AS THE LAST GENTLEMAN JUST SAID, IS ABSOLUTELY GONNA TURN OUT TO BE A LEGAL ISSUE BETWEEN THEM ON A PRIVATE EASEMENT.
THEY OWN THE ROAD, THE YACHTS OWN THE ROAD.
THEY HAVE TO SORT OUT WHAT THAT EASEMENT IS.
BUT THAT'S A RED HERRING FOR US.
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PROPOSAL IN FRONT OF US TODAY IS TO USE RIPS CHRYSLER AND THE I 35 CONNECTOR TO I 35 AND, UH, OH STEIN.IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH USING THE HIGH DENSITY APARTMENTS FOR THAT PRIVATE ROAD.
IT'S A CONFUSING ISSUE TO TO, TO DISTRACT US FROM THE, FROM THE POINT THAT WE HAVE IN HAND.
THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO SORT IT OUT BECAUSE THE BUYER HAS RIGHTS TO THAT ROAD AND THEY HAVE RIGHTS TO THE ROAD.
THAT ROAD IS NOT AS PLANNED TO BE USED FOR THE APARTMENTS.
THE APARTMENTS ARE GONNA GO THROUGH THE RIBS, CHRYSLER AND THE I 35 CONNECTOR.
AND IF THAT SHOULD GET BUILT, WHEN IT GETS BUILT, THE PROJECT GET APPROVED.
IF THEY DON'T GET IT BUILT, IT WON'T GET APPROVED.
I JUST, I JUST HAD TO SAY THAT EVEN THOUGH I DON'T REALLY HAVE A DOG IN THAT HUNT, OTHER THAN I HEAR ABOUT IT, YOU KNOW, OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN, IT'S A POINT OF CONTENTION, BUT IT SHOULDN'T BE.
IT'S A PRIVATE ISSUE GONNA BE WORKED OUT LEGALLY, AS THE LAST GENTLEMAN SAID.
BUT THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO ME AND I SUPPORT THE PROJECT AS IT IS.
I THINK IT'S TIME FOR US TO HAVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR ALL WALKS OF ALL WALKS OF LIFE.
I'M ONE OF THE OWNERS OF THE PRIVATE ROAD KNOWN AS DEN KNOT HILL ROAD.
IF REZONING, THE R FOUR IS ALLOWED, THE DEVELOPER SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A MEANS FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE DEN KNOT HILL.
THE PRIVATE ROAD EASEMENT DEEDS STATE, THE EASEMENT IS PERMANENT AND PERPETUAL, MEANING IT CANNOT BE REMOVED AND DOES NOT EXPIRE.
IF THE CITY ALLOWS THE DEVELOPER ACCESS TO A PRIVATE ROAD, YOU'RE ALLOWING ACCESS TO PROPERTY, YOU HAVE NO LEGAL AUTHORITY TO PERMIT.
AND THE USE OF THE PRIVATE ROAD EASEMENT FOR A COMMERCIAL APARTMENT COMPLEX IS A VIOLATION OF DEED RESTRICTIONS THAT RUN WITH THE PROPERTY.
PLEASE THINK ABOUT THIS BEFORE ALLOWING THE REZONING TO R FOUR.
IF THEY HAVE ANY INTENTION TO USE DENT OUT HILL FOR ANY MEANS OF INGRESS AND EGRESS.
I LIVE AT 1 8 9 4 0 OLD STEIN ROAD.
AND, UH, I AM HERE TO EXPRESS, UH, AN OPPOSITION TO THIS REZONING.
OLD WHEATER SIDE ROAD IS ALREADY SUPPORTING, UM, TRAFFIC ACCESS TO, UH, WILLOW POINT, THE WILLOW POINT SUBDIVISION THAT LIES ENTIRELY IN THE S NEIGHBORHOOD ACROSS ACROSS OF OLD WIENSTEIN.
AND, UH, ANY MORE, ANY MORE TRAFFIC BURDEN ON WIENSTEIN ROAD WOULD NOT BE TOLERABLE AND IT WOULD NOT BE ACCEPTABLE.
AND I KNOW THAT THIS IS A, A POINT THAT THAT JUST KEEPS GETTING BROUGHT UP AND BROUGHT UP, BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT, THAT HAS TO BE ADDRESSED.
I MEAN, THAT'S, YOU'RE TRYING TO PUT, YOU'RE TRYING TO BUILD A SHIP IN A BOTTLE.
I MEAN, I, I SUPPOSE SOME PEOPLE THINK IT, IT CAN BE DONE, BUT WE GOTTA BE PRACTICAL WITH THIS.
AND I KNOW THAT, THAT THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE WHO MAY BE SUPPORTING THIS, BUT, UH, UH, THEY DON'T LIVE THERE ANYMORE.
SO WE'RE THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE THERE AND, AND THAT'S OUR, THAT'S OUR EVERYDAY LIFE.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S MY, UH, THAT'S MY STATEMENT.
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GOOD EVENING COUNSEL MEMBERS.UM, I CURRENTLY LIVE IN AUSTIN, TEXAS AT 78 0 6 COBRAM LANE.
UM, I WANTED TO ADD MY VOICE IN SUPPORT OF THE REZONING OF THIS PROPERTY.
UM, MY BROTHERS AND I CURRENTLY OWN PART OF THE PROPERTY THAT IS BEING DISCUSSED, AND WE ARE REALLY HOPEFUL THAT OUR PROPERTY CAN BE TURNED INTO A WELL-PLANNED, WELL-DEVELOPED MULTI-FAMILY COMMUNITY THAT BENEFITS NOT ONLY THE FUTURE RESIDENTS, BUT THE CITY OF SHIRTZ AS WELL AS MENTIONED BY MY BROTHER A FEW MINUTES AGO.
UM, THE ISSUE OF THE DUN KNOT ROAD, UM, WOULD SEEM TO BE A NON-ISSUE, AS IT IS OUR UNDERSTANDING AND HAS BEEN DISCUSSED TONIGHT ALREADY, THAT THE DEVELOPER HAS WORKED REALLY HARD TO, UM, UH, GET THE ACCESS UNRELATED TO DUN TO DUN KNOT ROAD.
AND THIS IS A PROCESS THAT WILL CONTINUE AS THE PROJECT MOVES FORWARD.
AND AS HE MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS PROJECT.
UM, AS MARK JUST MENTIONED, HE'S CORRECT.
WE DON'T LIVE THERE ANYMORE, BUT WE DO THINK THAT PEOPLE SHOULD LIVE THERE.
AND I THINK TRAFFIC IS ALWAYS AN ISSUE THAT CAN BE WORKED ON AND PLAN FOR AND FIXED.
SO I DON'T THINK THAT'S A REASON TO NOT DEVELOP THIS PROPERTY INTO SOMETHING THAT OTHER PEOPLE CAN ENJOY AND USE AND LIVE THERE.
UM, IF IT WERE UP TO ME, UM, YOU KNOW, I WOULD TURN OUR LAND INTO A PARK AND KEEP IT THAT WAY AND NEVER CHANGE, BUT THAT'S NOT REALISTIC.
IT'S PROBABLY NOT EVER GONNA HAPPEN ANYMORE.
SO I FEEL LIKE, UM, TURNING OUR LAND INTO A NEW COMMUNITY THAT MANY PEOPLE CAN ENJOY IS THE NEXT BEST SOLUTION.
HOW YOU DOING? UH, ADAM SHARP, 2233 DEN KNOT HILL.
SO, AS SAID, THEY DON'T LIVE HERE, RIGHT? SO WE'RE THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF CHURCH, AND EVERYBODY THAT LIVES HERE IS OPPOSED TO IT.
I MEAN, IF YOU LOOK AT IT, IT SAID 28%, AND REALLY, IT'S MR. TUUK OWNS THE ADJACENT LAND TO THAT ONE AS WELL.
AND REALLY IT'S LIKE 70, 75% THAT IT, THAT'S COMPLETELY OPPOSED TO, EXCUSE ME.
UM, AND, AND LIKE THEY SAID, WITH DEVELOPMENT COMES NEW ROADS, AND YET THEY'RE DOING THE MINIMUM AMOUNT OF ROADS THAT THEY POSSIBLY CAN DO TO PUSH THIS THROUGH, RIGHT? RICKS KISSNER, AGAIN, IS PROPOSED, BUT WHERE DOES THAT STOP? RICH KISSNER WILL NEVER GET DEVELOPED PAST THIS.
IF THIS APARTMENT COMPLEX GOES THROUGH RICKS KISSNER TERMINATES AT THEIR PROPERTY, THERE'S, THERE'S NOWHERE FOR IT TO GO.
THE ODDS HAVE ALREADY SAID THAT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO HELP, UM, THE FUTURE OF THAT ROAD.
THEY'RE NOT GONNA HELP DEDICATE ANYTHING WITH THIS APARTMENT COMPLEX.
UM, WE NEED TO REALIZE OF WHAT IT IS THAT THAT PROPERTY IS NOT A TYPICAL MULTI-FAMILY SITE, RIGHT? IT'S FAR OFF THE ROAD.
I MEAN IT, THERE'S A MULTITUDE OF OF THINGS THAT DON'T TECHNICALLY FIT THE UDC CODE, RIGHT? WE'RE CLOSE, BUT IT'S NOT, THERE'S PLENTY OF OTHER PROPERTIES IN THE CITY OF SHIRTS THAT MEET EVERY REQUIREMENT OF THE UDC CODE.
THIS PROPERTY DOES NOT MEET THOSE REQUIREMENTS.
THEY'RE CLOSE, RIGHT? AND THEY SAY, OH, WELL THE FUTURE, WE'RE GONNA DO THIS.
THE OUGHTS HAVE ALREADY SAID THAT THEY'RE NOT GONNA DO ANYTHING TO SELL THEIR PROPERTY, RIGHT? SO ALL THESE ROADS TERMINATE AT THAT, AT THAT END.
THIS, THIS PROPERTY IS LANDLOCKED, IT'S STILL NOT GONNA GO.
YES, BUT HOW MUCH TRAFFIC ARE WE GONNA PUT DOWN? RICK'S KIER, HOW MUCH TRAFFIC ARE WE GONNA PUT DOWN
IF ANYBODY'S IN FRONT OF STEEL HIGH SCHOOL IN FRONT OF CLEMENS HIGH SCHOOL, YOU KNOW HOW MUCH TRAFFIC THAT IS, EACH ONE OF THESE SCHOOLS IS GONNA GENERATE THAT MUCH MORE TRAFFIC.
AND WHAT ARE WE LIKE? THERE'S NO DEVELOPMENT, THERE'S NO LONG-TERM PLAN ON THAT, ON THE BACKSIDE OF IT, OTHER THAN AN MENT DOMAIN, MAYBE TO, TO INCREASE THOSE ROADS.
THIS PROPERTY IS GOING TO INCREASE SO MUCH TRAFFIC THAT IT'S JUST GONNA, IT'S GONNA LANDLOCK THAT AREA, RIGHT? AND, AND SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
UH, AND I WANTED TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS PROPOSAL.
MY PARENTS BOUGHT THE LAND IN 1965 AND THEY ADDED A SECOND PIECE A COUPLE YEARS LATER.
THEY BUILT A HOUSE THERE AND WE MOVED THERE WHEN I WAS ONE AND A HALF.
I SPENT MY ENTIRE CHILDHOOD THERE UNTIL I GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE.
THE LAND IS TOO SMALL TO USE AS A VIABLE AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISE.
MY FATHER FARMED IT PART-TIME AS A, AS A SECOND JOB, YOU KNOW, AND AS A HOBBY WHEN HE LIVED THERE.
THEREFORE, I BELIEVE THAT THIS PROPOSAL WILL BE A GOOD USE OF THE LAND AND WILL BE BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY AND THE PEOPLE MOVING INTO THE AREA AND INTO THE STATE, ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF TODAY'S HIGH HOUSING COST AND INTEREST RATES.
AND I'D ALSO JUST WANT TO ADDRESS ONE MORE TIME THE ROAD ISSUE.
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DOESN'T GO THROUGH THE OTHER PROPERTIES.AND THERE'S A CONNECTOR FROM I 35.
SO SAYING THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S LANDLOCKED AND THERE, AND THE TRAFFIC'S GONNA IMPACT THEM.
THE, THE, THE, THE ROUTE OF WAY IS A MUTE ISSUE, RIGHT? THEY, IT IS NOT GONNA BE USED, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT IT IS.
SO, YOU KNOW, WE UNDERSTAND THAT NOBODY, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY WANTS THEIR LITTLE PIECE TO STAY PRIVATE.
BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S ALSO OUR, OUR RIGHTS AS, AS, AS LANDOWNERS AND THE COMMUNITY.
I GUESS ONE OTHER THING I WANNA SAY IS, WHAT YOU'RE VOTING ON TONIGHT IS REZONING.
IT'S NOT VOTING ON IT GETTING BUILT.
IT HAS TO MEET ALL THE OTHER STEPS AND PROCESSES THAT THE CITY HAS LAID OUT, INCLUDING THE ROADS AND MAKING SURE ALL THAT HAPPENS BEFORE IT GOES, RIGHT? SO REZONING, IT JUST ALLOWS THAT PROCESS TO CONTINUE TO GO ON TO MAKE THE, YOU KNOW, MEET ALL THE OTHER VARIOUS PIECES THAT YOU NEED FOR THAT THING TO HAPPEN.
AND AT THE END, I DO TRULY BELIEVE IT WILL BE BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY AND THE AREA.
I MEAN, YOU LOOK AT THE, YOU LOOK AT THE, UH, THE MAP, THE SATELLITE MAPS THAT YOU SHOWED.
YOU ALREADY HAVE MASSIVE DEVELOPMENT ALL IN THERE.
SO YOU, NOW YOU'RE GONNA SAY, WE'RE GONNA STOP NOW HERE AT THIS PIECE THAT, YOU KNOW.
ANYWAY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
I THINK MY BROTHER AND SISTER ALREADY MENTIONED EVERYTHING ELSE, SO DON'T HAVE MUCH MORE TO ADD.
GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS CAROLINE MCDONALD, UH, WITH BROWN MCDONALD HERE ON BEHALF OF MS. SANDRA OTT.
ADDRESS IS 100 NORTHEAST LOOP FOUR 10, SUITE 1385 IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.
AND WE ARE HERE TO RESPECTFULLY OPPOSE, UH, THE ZONING CASE THAT IS BEFORE YOU TODAY.
I KNOW I'M LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES, AND SO I WILL MAKE IT BRIEF.
UM, USUALLY I'M HERE IN SUPPORTIVE DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORTIVE GROWTH, UM, YOU KNOW, SEEING MASTER PLAN COMMUNITIES.
HOWEVER, I'M SUPPORTIVE OF SMART, UH, DEVELOPMENT THAT'S ALSO LEGAL.
UM, I KNOW THIS ROAD KEEPS ON COMING UP IN FRONT OF YOU AND WAS A MAJOR, UH, POINT OF CONTENTION AT THE LAST GO AROUND AT CITY COUNCIL.
UH, SO MUCH SO THAT THE APPLICANT ACTUALLY REMOVED IT FROM THE ZONING CASE LAST TIME, AND I BELIEVE IT'S BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THE REQUIRED SIGNATURES ON THE ZONING APPLICATION.
STATE LAW CITY CODE REQUIRES THAT ALL PROPERTY OWNERS MUST SIGN THE ZONING APPLICATION THAT'S SUBMITTED AND GOES THROUGH THE PROCESS WITH THE CITY.
THERE ARE THREE PEOPLE THAT DID NOT SIGN THAT APPLICATION, AND THAT'S THE OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS, THE BROTHERS AND THE SISTERS THAT ALSO OWN THIS ROADWAY.
SO WITHOUT THIS ROADWAY, THERE IS NO ACCESS TO 35.
THERE IS NO PARALLEL OF THE DEVELOPMENT.
2 35, WHICH MEETS THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WHICH MEETS THE ZONING ORDINANCE, WHICH MEETS THE UDC.
WITHOUT THIS ACCESS, THEY DON'T HAVE A MAJOR ROUTE TO A MAJOR HIGHWAY.
THEY HAVE THE TWO PROPOSED ROADWAYS THAT WILL BE DEVELOPED ALONG WITH THE DEVELOPMENT.
HERE IS THE ACCESS POINT ONTO 35.
IT'S ABOUT A 12 TO 15 FOOT STRIP OF ROADWAY THAT IS ALSO OWNED BY MY CLIENT.
HERE ARE THE DEEDS AND THE EASEMENTS THAT WE WENT THROUGH.
WE'VE ALSO HIRED MARATHON TITLE.
THEY'VE COMPLETED A PRELIMINARY TITLE REVIEW.
UM, IT'S INCONCLUSIVE AT THIS POINT AS THEY'RE STILL GOING THROUGH THE DOCUMENTS, BUT WE DO BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE OTHER OWNERS THAT SHOULD HAVE SIGNED THAT APPLICATION.
FURTHERMORE, WITH THE REZONING REQUEST TO R FOUR INSTEAD OF A PDD, THEY ARE ALLOWED UP TO 930 UNITS, MULTIFAMILY UNITS WITHOUT ANY RESTRICTIONS, WHICH I BELIEVE IS INCOMPATIBLE WITH WHAT IS, UH, AROUND THERE RIGHT NOW.
UH, I BELIEVE A PDD WOULD BE MORE APPROPRIATE.
IT WOULD LIMIT THEIR DENSITY, LIMIT THE NUMBER OF UNITS, ESTABLISH A LAYOUT, ESTABLISH BUFFERS, UM, BUT THIS NEXT TO THE SINGLE FAMILY, THE RURAL THAT'S HERE, IS JUST INAPPROPRIATE.
SO WITH THAT, UH, I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR, UH, DENIAL OF THE APPLICATION THAT'S BEFORE YOU TODAY.
I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNSEL? GOOD EVENING.
UM, MY NAME'S TINA DENSBERGER BURDETT.
I RESIDE AT 26 52 POPLAR GROVE LANE AND SHIRTZ.
I'M THE DAUGHTER OF HAROLD DENSBERGER.
UM, UNFORTUNATELY MY DAD PASSED AWAY OR HE WOULD BE STANDING HERE IN FRONT OF YOU ASKING YOU TO APPROVE THE REZONING.
UM, I WOULD LIKE TO HONOR HIS WISHES AND I WOULD LIKE TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE REZONING.
AND AS FAR AS THE ROAD SIGNATURE GOES, UH, MY BROTHER IS THE EXECUTOR, HAROLD DENSBERGER, WHO'S NOT HERE
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TONIGHT.HE WOULD'VE AUTHORIZED THAT BY SIGNING THE AGREEMENT.
SO HE, HE ALREADY SIGNED THAT.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO'D LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNSEL? MY NAME IS KEITH DENSBERGER.
I RESIDE AT 3 0 5 EAST FOURTH STREET IN YORKTOWN, TEXAS.
I LIVED AT, UH, 2303, UH, DAN KNOT HILL FOR 15 YEARS BEFORE THE CONTRACT GOT PLACED ON THIS LAND, WHICH CAUSED ME TO LOOK FOR A HOME SOMEPLACE ELSE.
UH, I AM THE OLDEST SON OF HAROLD DENSBERGER.
AND, UH, IT WAS HIS WISHES AND HE, HE INITIATED THIS CONTRACT WITH THE BUYER BEFORE HE PASSED AWAY, AND IT WAS HIS WISHES IN HIS WILL THAT WE CONTINUE AND, AND PASS THAT.
AND I'M HERE TO ASK YOU TO PLEASE VOTE AND, UH, CHANGE THE ZONING TO THE PROPER ZONING SO WE THE APARTMENTS CAN BE BUILT.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE.
PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED NOW, BEFORE I OPEN IT UP TO COUNCIL, I DO HAVE A COUPLE WORDS I WANNA SAY.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S ALWAYS FEAR WHEN THERE IS SOME TYPE OF CHANGE COMING.
AND THAT'S, UH, WE, WE SEE THAT HERE AT COUNCIL ANYTIME THERE'S A REZONING APPLICATION.
AND THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF NEW DEVELOPMENT IS TO ENHANCE THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY AND OUR CITY TO MAKE IT OUR CITY A MORE VIABLE AND LIVABLE PLACE FOR ALL THE RESIDENTS.
ONE OF THE CITY'S MAJOR CHALLENGES IS AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
AND THIS PROJECT ADDRESSES THIS CONCERN.
AND THE NATURAL LAYOUT OF ANY CITY IS WHERE YOU HAVE BUSINESSES THAT MULTI-FAMILY, THEN RESIDENTIAL.
WELL, WE KNOW WE CAN'T PUT, UH, RESIDENTIAL RIGHT OFF OF I 35.
SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS LAYOUT AND YOU HAVE A STRIP OF LAND THAT THAT'S NOT IN QUESTION, AND THEN YOU HAVE THE MULTI-FAMILY ON THIS, UH, VACANT PIECE OF LAND, IT MORE OR LESS FOLLOWS THE CONSISTENCY OF THE LAYOUT.
AND OUR CITY STAFF PLAYED A CRUCIAL ROLE IN DEC DECISION MAKING TO PRE TO PROTECT OUR CITY'S DEVELOPMENT.
THEY WORK TO ENSURE THE DEVELOPER PLANS ARE ALIGNED WITH OUR ZONING REGULATIONS, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, AND THE COMMUNITY NEEDS.
AND REGARDING THIS APPLICATION, OUR CITY STAFF RECOMMENDED APPROVAL.
THE PLANNING ZONING DEPARTMENT ALSO RECENTLY VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO APPROVE THIS MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX.
YOU KNOW, THE PROJECT IS AIMED AT PROVIDING MUCH NEEDED HOUSING OPTIONS FOR THE GROWING POPULATION THAT WE HAVE.
AND COMMUNITY FEEDBACK WAS, IS ALSO CONSIDERED TO ENSURE THAT NEW DEVELOPMENT WOULD ENHANCE THE PROPOSED AREA.
AND TODAY WE, WE HAVE SIX INDIVIDUALS THAT CAME IN FAVOR OF THIS PROJECT.
AND THEN WE HAD FOUR INDIVIDUALS THAT CAME IN HERE AND QUESTIONED THE ROAD, THE ACCESS ROAD TO I 35.
AND AFTER SPEAKING WITH, UH, MR. JAMES, THIS IS A ZONING APPLICATION.
THIS IS NOT ABOUT THE ROAD BECAUSE EVEN IF THE COUNCIL APPROVES THIS ZONING APPLICATION, THE APPLICANT MUST MEET THE REQUIREMENTS THAT THE CITY IMPOSES THE EGRESS AND INGRESS OF TWO, TWO, UH, ENTRANCES AND EXITS.
AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT THE APPLICANT IS TRYING TO DO HERE IS PROVIDE ACCESS.
AND THE ONLY REASON THAT ROAD IS MENTIONED ON THE APPLICATION, THE ONLY REASON IT IS PART OF THE, THE, UH, GRAPHICS THAT THEY SHOWED US IS THAT THEY OWN A PIECE OF THAT ROAD.
THAT IS THE ONLY REASON THAT PIECE OF ROAD IS PART OF THE APPLICATION.
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BUT IF YOU TAKE, IF THEY DIDN'T OWN THIS PIECE OF THE ROAD, IT WOULDN'T BE ON THE APPLICATION.YOU KNOW, THERE IS SOME FEAR, BUT THE FEAR WAS NOT ABOUT THE MULTIFAMILY, THE FEAR WAS ABOUT THE ROAD.
THAT'S WHAT, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THE, THE MAJORITY OF YOU CAME UP HERE AND SAID IT'S A ROAD.
IT WASN'T ABOUT THE MULTIFAMILY.
ONLY A FEW OF YOU MENTIONED MULTIFAMILY.
THIS ROAD IS NOT GONNA BE PART OF THE COMPLEX.
THIS ROAD IS GONNA AVOID ACCESS WHERE YOUR PROPERTIES ARE BECAUSE THEY'RE GONNA COME OFF RIDGE KESSLER OR OLD STEIN.
AND THAT'S WHY I SAY THIS, THIS APPLICANT ADDRESS THE EGRESS AND INGRESS.
AND WITH THAT, UH, I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN IT FOR COUNSEL FOR DISCUSSION.
UH, COUNSEL FLOORS OPEN FOR DISCUSSION.
YEAH, I, I, I VOTED NO LAST TIME, THE LAST TIME THIS CAME UP BEFORE COUNCIL, UM, THE ONLY WAY IN OR OUT WAS DONE DEN OT HILL ROAD.
UM, WHICH SEEMED RIDICULOUS AT THE TIME.
UH, THIS, THIS REVISION HERE, UH, YOU KNOW, I KNOW WE'VE MADE A LOT OF CHANGES, UM, ESPECIALLY WITH THE EXTENSION OF RIPS CHRYSLER COMING OFF OF CIVIL VALLEY DRIVE.
AND THE, AND THE EVENTUAL TIE IN TO 2252 ALL THE WAY DOWN TO, UH, STEIN MAKES A LOT OF SENSE.
BUT I, I HAVE TO SAY, I STILL HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THIS AND, AND I'M, I'M, I'M KIND OF TORN, YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE I'M THE LIAISON TO THE HOUSING AUTHORITY AND I DEFINITELY KNOW THE HOUSING ISSUES IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THIS IS THE TYPE OF OF DEVELOPMENT THAT WE DESPERATELY NEED TO BALANCE OUT OUR COMMUNITY.
I ALSO SPENT A LOT OF YEARS ON THE TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION WHERE WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME TALKING ABOUT HOW DO WE FIX SOMETHING THAT WASN'T PLANNED RIGHT THE FIRST TIME.
UM, SO, AND THAT'S WHAT GIVES ME A PROBLEM WITH THIS.
IF, IF WHAT WE SAW COMING BEFORE US TONIGHT SHOWED RIPS CHRYSLER COMING INTO THE DEVELOPMENT AND ROADS THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT THAT COME ALL THE WAY DOWN THE, UH, STEIN AS THE EGRESS AND ACCESS POINTS, THAT WOULD MAKE SENSE TO ME.
BUT WE STILL KEEP ON TALKING ABOUT DEN OT HILL ROAD.
AND MY CONCERN IS YOU PUT IN MULTI-FAMILY APARTMENT COMPLEXES AND THE WAY IT WAS SHOWN ON THE DRAWING HERE TONIGHT, IT SHOWS RIPS CHRYSLER COMING UP TO THAT FRONT CORNER INTERSECTING WITH DANON HILL ROAD, WHICH IS ONLY 30 FEET WIDE.
AND I DON'T THINK THAT MEETS THE STANDARDS FOR ANY OF OUR STREETS COLLECTORS.
UH, WE DON'T HAVE A, A CITY STREET THAT'S GOT A RIGHT OF WAY OF 30 FEET OR LEFT.
IT'S NEVER BEEN STAFF'S UNDERSTANDING THAT DEN O WAS INTENDED TO BE DEDICATED AS A CITY STREET AND SEE CLEAR.
AND THIS IS MY CONCERN BECAUSE I SPENT A LOT OF TIME, I SPENT THREE AND A HALF HOURS ON 35 TODAY IN TRAFFIC.
UM, I, I'VE SEEN HOW PEOPLE DRIVE AND WHEN WE PUT IN, IF WE PUT IN THIS MANY UNITS HERE, AND AGAIN, WE DESPERATELY NEED 'EM SOMEWHERE, THERE'S GONNA BE SOME FOLKS THAT EVENTUALLY GO DOWN TO WETSTEIN AND TURN LEFT OR RIGHT THAT, YOU KNOW, IF THEY TURN RIGHT, IT TAKES 'EM TO SLO VALLEY DRIVE.
IF THEY GO DOWN RIPS CHRYSLER, IT TAKES 'EM TO, TO SBO VALLEY DRIVE.
AND IT'S NOT GONNA TAKE LONG FOR A GOOD NUMBER OF PEOPLE TO SIT THERE AND SAY, WELL, IF I GO DOWN AND HIT CLOW VALLEY DRIVE TO TRY TO GET ON 35 TO GO SOMEWHERE, IT'S NOT GONNA TAKE LONG FOR THEM TO REALIZE, WELL, IF I JUST DRIVE DOWN DEN KNOT HILL ROAD, I MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN AND GO OVER THE OVERPASS OF 2252.
AND I JUST DON'T SEE HOW I UNDERSTAND IT'S OWNED BY THE, THE FOLKS THAT WANNA DEVELOP THIS LAND.
AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THE FOLKS AROUND THERE HAVE THE RIGHT, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, TO USE THAT ROAD AND WILL ALWAYS BE ABLE TO USE THAT ROAD.
SO WILL A LOT OF PEOPLE LIVING IN A LOT OF APARTMENTS WILL USE THE ROAD THAT IS NOT ANYWHERE CLOSE TO BEING DESIGNED FOR THAT VINE OF TRAFFIC.
AND THAT'S, I THINK THAT'S JUST THE FACT.
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ME, AS LONG AS WE KEEP ON THROWING DEN OTT HILL AS A CONNECTING POINT TO THIS PROPERTY, I'VE GOT A PROBLEM WITH IT.I MEAN, IF IT, IF IT'S RIPS CHRYSLER DOWN THE STEIN, IT, IT KIND OF MAKES SENSE.
SO UNDER UNDERSTOOD COUNCILMAN, AND, AND AGAIN, WE, WE HAVE THOSE ISSUES WITH, WITH ACCESS BOTH IN THE SHORT TERM, MEDIUM TERM AND EVEN LONG TERM.
SO ONE OF THE CHALLENGES HERE IS AS YOU'VE HEARD PRETTY MUCH EVERYONE SAY WHO STOOD UP, IS THAT THEY ALL SEEM TO AGREE THERE'S AN ACCESS EASEMENT THAT GIVES ALL OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS RIGHTS TO ACCESS CONNECTION TO 35.
AND, AND THAT'S NOT A CITY THING.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE PROPERTY OWNERS AT SOME POINT IN THE PAST OR PROPERTY OWNER AGREED TO AND CREATED AND DEDICATED AND, AND SO IT'S NOT THE CITY GRANTING RIGHTS AS THE IRONY DESPITE WHAT PEOPLE SAY.
AND, AND SO WHILE I UNDERSTAND THE CITY MAY HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE PROPERTY OWNER AVAILING THEMSELVES OF A RIGHT, THAT THEY HAVE IT, IT'S NOT A CITY ISSUE.
NOW, AGAIN, I'LL, I'LL SAY A COUPLE THINGS.
WE OFTEN STRUGGLE TO, WELL THERE, THERE ARE MULTIPLE POINTS TO THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS.
FIRST AND FUNDAMENTAL, YOU HAVE TO HAVE ZONING.
SO THE QUESTION IS, DO YOU COME IN AND GET ZONING? AND SO WHAT STAFF LOOKS AT WITH THAT IS WILL THE ROAD NETWORK THAT'S PROPOSED SUPPORT THE PROPOSED LAND USE AND THAT'S NOT TODAY, THAT'S WHEN OUR INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORK IS BUILT OUT.
AND THAT'S A FUNCTION IN PART BECAUSE STATE LAW PROHIBITS US FROM REQUIRING AS MANY ROAD IMPROVEMENTS AS WE WOULD LIKE TO REQUIRE.
AND SO AGAIN, WE'VE HEARD THIS BEFORE, WE'VE HEARD AT PNZ INFRASTRUCTURE LAGS DEVELOPMENT AND, AND I CAN PROBABLY POINT NEARLY EVERY DEVELOPMENT WE'VE HAD IN OUR COMMUNITY AND SAY AT THE TIME IT DEVELOPED, INFRASTRUCTURE ACCESS WASN'T WHERE WE WOULD LIKE IT TO BE.
BUT IN THIS CASE, WHAT WE'VE GOT IS THE PROPERTY IS ADJACENT TO AN ARTERIAL OF VOLT LEADER STEIN, IT'S ADJACENT TO AN ARTERIAL THAT'S COMING DOWN THE 2252 EXTENSION.
AND THEN YOU'VE GOT THIS LITTLE BIT OF A CONNECTION FROM A COLLECTOR, WHICH IS RIPS CHRYSLER.
AND SO FROM A STAFF PERSPECTIVE, THAT ROAD ACCESS FROM OUR THOROUGHFARE PLAN IS SUFFICIENT FOR THE PROPERTY.
AND ONCE YOU MOVE BEYOND THAT, THE NEXT STEP WOULD BE PLATTING.
AND SO AGAIN, WE'VE GOT REQUIREMENTS THAT COME IN WITH PLATTING AS TO WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN, THE ADJACENCY OF ROADS THAT COME IN, DEPENDING ON THE LAND USE, HOW MANY POINTS OF STREET ACCESS IT HAS TO HAVE, ET CETERA.
AND THEN THAT NEXT STEP IS THE, THE SITE PLAN APPROVAL THAT COMES IN AND THE TIA THAT WOULD COME IN WITH THAT AND THE REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCESS THAT YOU'VE GOT THAT AND EACH OF THOSE THREE MAY BE DIFFERENT.
SO, SO AGAIN, I WANNA BE CLEAR, THE CITY IS NOT SAYING THEY HAVE TO TAKE ACCESS OFTEN, NOT, WE WE'RE FRANKLY NOT THE ONES WHO DETERMINE WHETHER THIS EASEMENT GIVES THEM RIGHTS TO OR NOT TO.
THAT IS ALSO THE CITY SAYING IS WHEN THEY COME INTO DEVELOP WHAT THEY COULD BUILD THERE AND MAKE IMPROVEMENTS MAY OR MAY NOT BE SUFFICIENT TO PROVIDE APPROPRIATE, UM, INFRASTRUCTURE TO ACCOMMODATE THE ANTICIPATED TRAFFIC.
THAT'S WHERE THEIR TIA WOULD COME INTO THE FACT AND IT WOULD BE PROBLEMATIC TO DUMP MORE TRAFFIC ON SOMETHING THAT CAN'T HANDLE IT.
RIGHT? BUT I CAN'T STAND UP HERE AND SAY THE CITY CAN DENY THE ABILITY FOR THEM TO TAKE ACCESS OFF SOMETHING THAT THEY HAVE GOING GOING FORWARD.
THAT'S, THAT'S THE REALITY OF IT.
UM, MY, LIKE I SAID THOUGH, MY CONCERN IS, IS IF THE DEVELOPER COMES IN AND SAYS, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GONNA EXTEND RIPS KREISLER, UH, AND WE'RE GONNA CONNECT THE WEEDER STEIN, THE CITY'S GONNA COME BACK AND SAY, WELL, YEAH, YOU'VE GOT YOUR ACCESS POINTS AND THEY'RE BEING BUILT THROUGH CURRENT ROAD STANDARDS AND ALL THAT KIND OF GOOD STUFF.
BUT IF THEY ALSO HAVE THAT CONNECTION TO DEN KNOT HILL ROAD, THAT'S GONNA BE AN ACCESS POINT.
THE CITY'S NOT GONNA HAVE A CONCERN WITH IT UNTIL WE HAVE 200, 300 CARS A DAY TRYING TO GO DOWN DEN KNOT HILL ROAD AND GET ON THAT FRONTAGE ROAD WHEN THE ROAD IS NOT DESIGNED FOR THAT KIND OF VOLUME OF TRAFFIC, WHICH ULTIMATELY IT COULD POSSIBLY GET FROM THE AMOUNT OF BUILDINGS WE'RE PUTTING BACK THERE.
AND SO, SO LET ME AGAIN BE CLEAR.
I'VE NOT JUST, I'M NOT TRYING TO BE ARGUMENT OF, I DON'T RECALL A CONVERSATION I'VE BEEN IN, AND SO I ONLY SAY THAT SAY IT'S POSSIBLE THERE
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WAS ONE OCCURRED, BUT, BUT I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THERE'S BEEN A CONVERSATION TO DEDICATE DID NOT HILL AS A CITY STREET.SO JUST WHEN WE USE THE TERM ROAD, I WOULD SAY ACCESS DRIVE IS PRESENT FINE.
SO AGAIN, THE QUESTION WOULD BE THEN IS WITH A TIA, WHAT WAS, WHAT DOES THAT ACCESS DRIVE NEED TO LOOK LIKE, BE BUILT? LIKE HOW WIDE DOES IT NEED TO BE TO ACCOMMODATE THE TRAFFIC COMING IN AND OUT OF IT? YOU'RE RIGHT, IF YOU LOOK OUT THERE TODAY, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ROAD SURFACE IS, 10, 12 FEET WIDE OR THE THE DRIVE SURFACE, THAT'S NOT ENOUGH TO ACCOMMODATE TWO-WAY TRAFFIC.
SO AGAIN, THEY WOULD NEED TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO THAT.
SO THE QUESTION, IF IT'S, CAN THEY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS SUFFICIENT TO ACCOMMODATE THAT? IT, THEY, THEY PERHAPS COULD, RIGHT? SO AGAIN, IF WE DON'T HAVE, THEY COULD, BUT THERE'S NO REQUIREMENT AT ANY OF THIS STAGE RIGHT NOW TO DISCUSS THAT OR HAVE THAT, THAT THAT'S CORRECT.
AND, AND THERE'S, ONCE THE ZONING'S APPROVED AND IT'S ZONED FOR R FOUR, WHICH GIVES THEM THE GREEN LIGHT TO WORK ON THE PLAT AND LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE, THEY CAN COME IN AND DO A PLAT THAT MEETS OTHER CITY STANDARDS, BUT IN FACT STILL LEAVES DEAD ON HILL ROAD THE WAY IT IS, WHICH CREATES A POTENTIAL ROAD HAZARD, STREET HAZARD ACCESS POINT HAZARD THAT THE CITY WILL HAVE TO ADDRESS IN THE FUTURE.
SO, SO I WOULD ARGUE COUNCILMAN THAT IF THEY CAME IN WITH A SITE PLAN THAT CREATED A CONDITION THAT WAS A HAZARD, THE CITY AGAIN WOULD CONSULT WITH THE ATTORNEY.
BUT I'M NOT SURE WE HAVE TO APPROVE A SITE PLAN THAT CREATES A HAZARD THAT WE CAN DEMONSTRATE CREATES A HAZARD, RIGHT? AND, AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT THAT HAZARD AND, AND, AND IN ALL SERIOUS, I'M NOT SURE WHAT THAT HAZARD WOULD BE, RIGHT? THE ISSUE WOULD BE IS ACCOMMODATING TWO-WAY TRAFFIC.
IT CAN'T ACCOMMODATE TWO-WAY TRAFFIC IN TERMS OF ITS WIDTH TODAY.
AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE THE CITY ARGUMENT.
IF YOU'RE NOT GONNA MAKE ANY IMPROVEMENTS TO THIS, IT CAN'T ACCOMMODATE TWO-WAY TRAFFIC THAT I THINK MOST FOLKS WOULD SAY THAT WOULD CREATE A HAZARDOUS CONDITION IN TERMS OF CARS RUNNING INTO ONE ANOTHER.
AND I AGREE, AND I I HAVE TO MAKE THE SAME COMMENT I MADE LAST TIME.
THE GO AHEAD AND APPROVE THIS AND WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT LATER IS NOT SOMETHING THAT I SUBSCRIBED TO, UH, AND, AND COUNSEL COUNCIL, I MEAN, WELL, MR. JAMES CAN, CAN THE COUNCIL MAKE A A MOTION TO APPROVE IT WITH, WITH OPTIONS NOT TO USE THE, NOT TO USE THIS RELEVANT UNTIL LITIGATION IS SETTLED? I, SO I DON'T BELIEVE YOU CAN, AND AGAIN, COUNCILMAN, I I I WOULD, LET ME SAY THIS, I WOULD CAUTION COUNSEL, IF YOU CONSIDER EVERY CASE YOU'VE HAD BEFORE YOU AND EVERY CASE YOU WOULD HAVE COMING FORWARD WHERE SOMEONE STANDS UP AND ARGUES THEY DON'T HAVE RIGHTS TO DO THIS OR THIS IS THIS OR THIS IS THAT, AND WE'RE GOING TO BASE OUR DECISION UPON THAT, RIGHT? MM-HMM.
STAFF WILL RECOMMEND DENIAL ON EVERY SINGLE THING THAT COMES UP BECAUSE SOMEONE WILL MAKE SOME CLAIM THAT FOLKS CAN OR CAN'T DO SOMETHING.
AND SO AGAIN, I CAN APPRECIATE THE POSITION AND IF COUNCIL'S POSITION IS, WE SHOULD NOT RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF ZONING, I'M GONNA TAKE THIS TO AN EXTREME.
UNLESS WE'RE A HUNDRED PERCENT CONFIDENT THAT THERE WON'T BE A CONDITION THAT FOLKS DON'T LIKE, WE'RE NOT GONNA RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF ANYTHING GOING, GOING FORWARD.
I MEAN, AND, AND, AND I SAY THAT TO AN EXTREME AND I APPRECIATE YOUR POINT.
I MEAN, BUT THERE'S ALWAYS THAT FOR ME, THERE'S ALWAYS THAT POTENTIAL THAT YOU, YOU, YOU ZONE SOMETHING OR YOU PLAN SOMETHING AND YOU KNOW, THERE SOMEBODY DIDN'T DOT AN I OR CROSS A T OR YOU JUST DIDN'T SEE YOU'RE, THERE'S NEVER A HUNDRED PERCENT I GET THAT.
BUT THIS ACCESS POINT IS KNOWN.
THIS IS NOT SOMETHING TO ME THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'LL, WE'LL STUMBLE UPON LATER.
IT WAS, IT WAS THE CONTENTIOUS POINT THE FIRST TIME BECAUSE IT WAS THE ONLY WAY IN AND OUT.
UM, AND NOW IT'S NOT THE ONLY WAY IN OR OUT, BUT IT'S STILL PART OF THE MAIN ENTRANCE THE WAY THEY, THE DESIGN THAT WE SAW HERE TONIGHT.
UH, SO LIKE I SAID, I, YOU KNOW, PE IF TRAFFIC'S BACKED UP ONSLOW VALLEY DRIVE, THE RESIDENTS ARE GONNA DRIVE UP THE DENON HILL AND MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN AND COME UP DEN ROAD WHILE PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO LEAVE THE COMPLEX
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BY GOING DOWN.I MEAN, THIS IS MORE THAN OBVIOUS.
THAT TO ME, AND AGAIN, I SPENT YEAH, WHAT, EIGHT, NINE YEARS ON TRAFFIC SAFETY.
UM, I GOT 30 YEARS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT.
UH, THE WRITING ON THE WALL FOR THIS ONE IS SO OBVIOUS TO ME.
AND, AND I DON'T DISAGREE WITH THE ACCOUNTS.
THE ONLY THING I THINK YOU AND I DISAGREE IS WHAT SEEMS OBVIOUS TO ME IS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO IMPROVE THE SURFACE IN DID NOT TO ALLOW FOR THAT TO BE THAT ACCESS POINT.
IT, IT FUNDAMENTALLY, I I AGAIN NEVER SAY NEVER, RIGHT? BUT THAT THEY WOULD MAKE THIS INVESTMENT IN THE PROPERTY, IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS PROPERTY AND WHAT SEEMS TO BE THE MOST OBVIOUS HIGH PROFILE WAY IN AND OUT, WHICH IS THE FRONTAGE OFF I 35, THAT, THAT THEY WOULD ALLOW THAT TO STAY IN THE CONDITION IT'S IN.
WHICH, WHICH AGAIN, I I'M NOT SURE YOU CAN ARGUE YOU CAN EVEN FIT TWO CARS PAST AND NOT IMPROVE THAT TO WIDEN IT OUT TO, TO A A, A DRIVE WIDTH APPROPRIATE TO ACCOMMODATE THE BUT TRAFFIC, DOES IT HAVE THE WIDTH TO BE WIDENED OUT FOR TWO, TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC.
SO, SO IF YOU COULD HAVE 20 FEET, YOU CAN FIT TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC BECAUSE IT'S NOT, AGAIN, IT'S NOT A CITY STREET, THERE'S NO NEED FOR PARKWAY, RIGHT? YOU LITERALLY NEED THE PAVEMENT TO ACCOMMODATE IN A TYPICAL LANE OF TRAFFIC ON A ROAD IS IS 10 FEET.
SO YEAH, IT'S, IT'S, IF IT'S THAT WIDE, IT'S WIDE ENOUGH TO PROVIDE TWO LANES IN AND OUT.
I MEAN THE BIGGER ISSUE IS HOW YOU FLARE IT AT 35 WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS YOU HAVE AND WHAT HAPPENS WITH I 35 NEXT.
AND AGAIN, THAT'S SOMETHING FOR A DAY TO COME, BUT AGAIN, TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC CAN BE ACCOMMODATED AND DRIVE IN IN 20 FEET EASILY.
MR. JAMES, YOU MADE AN INTERESTING POINT.
IF THE APPLICANT IS GOING TO SPEND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF CAPITAL INVESTMENT AND RISK AND LEAVE DOWN OUT ROAD THE WAY IT IS, IT JUST DOESN'T SEEM LOGICAL.
BUT, BUT AGAIN, THAT ALL DEPENDS ON IT.
MAYBE THE APPLICANT CAN SHED SOME LIGHT ON THE, ON THE EGRESS INGRESS THAT IS IN QUESTION HERE.
BUT, BUT AGAIN, AND I WILL SAY THIS AS A FUN, BUT I'M NOT DISAGREEING WITH COUNCILMAN DAVIS.
I CAN'T STAND UP AND PROMISE THEY CAN DO THAT.
AND PEOPLE HAVE DONE A LOT OF THINGS THAT HAVE SHOCKED ME THAT THEY'VE ALLOWED TO HAPPEN, SO, FAIR ENOUGH.
UM, I I JUST WANNA SAY THE, YOU KNOW, THE INTENT IS NOT TO USE D KNOT FOR THIS PROJECT.
UH, SO THERE'S BEEN QUESTIONS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, HOW DO WE GUARANTEE THAT? AND THAT'S HARD.
WE, WE COULD GATE OFF THE PROJECT.
I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT IS SOMETHING WE CAN COMMIT TO.
UM, BUT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE WILLING TO DO AND SAY THAT THIS APARTMENT PROJECT WILL NOT USE DI KNOT HILL FOR ACCESS TO 35.
UM, SO WE, WE COULD CONSIDER DOING THAT.
UM, ONE OF THE, UH, SPEAKERS MENTIONED THAT, YOU KNOW, THE RIPS CHRYSLER WOULD NOT EXTEND BEYOND THIS PROJECT BECAUSE THEY WOULDN'T DEDICATE THE RIGHT OF WAY.
SO IF RIPS CHRYSLER DEAD IN DEAD ENDS INTO THIS PROJECT, WE HAVE TO MAKE IT FIRE ACCESSIBLE.
SO, YOU KNOW, IS IT A, A LARGE CUL-DE-SAC? IS IT A TURNAROUND? YOU KNOW, THAT IS THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE PROJECT.
UM, DID NOT, YOU KNOW, WE, WE DON'T WANT TO USE THAT.
I MEAN IT IS ACCESS TO 35 BUT AS WAS MENTIONED, IT'S NOT GOOD ACCESS.
UM, THE ROAD IS NOT IN A GOOD CONDITION TO USE.
UM, THERE ARE AGAIN A ROAD AGREEMENT OUT THERE AND THERE ARE CERTAIN CONDITIONS OF THAT AGREEMENT, UM, THAT TALK ABOUT HOW THAT ROAD CAN AND CANNOT BE CHANGED.
SO I THINK IF THERE WAS ANY ATTEMPT TO IMPROVE THAT ROAD, UM, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE YOU HEARD SPEAK TODAY IN OPPOSITION WOULD PROBABLY RAISE CONCERNS UNDER THOSE COVENANTS THAT THAT ROAD CAN'T BE CHANGED FROM WHAT IT IS.
UM, SO THE INTENT HERE IS NOT TO USE THAT FOR ACCESS AND TO HAVE RIPS CHRYSLER BE THE MAIN ACCESS POINT AND THEN THE 2252 EXTENSION BE THE SECONDARY.
THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION.
WELL I WOULD LIKE TO TELL YOU THAT I THINK I'VE BEEN CONSISTENT WHEN TALKING TO PEOPLE, CONSTITUENTS THAT I WAS COMFORTABLE WITH APARTMENT COMPLEXES ALONG 35 AND I 10 SORT OF ON OUTSKIRTS OF, UH, OF SHIRTS.
UM, I THINK I'VE BEEN CONSISTENT ABOUT THAT.
BUT WHERE I WILL PUSH BACK IS THE NARRATIVE THAT THERE'S A LACK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE CITY OF SHIRTS.
PARTIALLY BECAUSE I'VE ASKED FOR REPORTS, DEFINITION METRICS TO DEFINE LACK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND NOBODY HAS PROVIDED ME ANYTHING.
WE LIVE IN CHURCH, UNIVERSAL CITY AREA.
THERE'S AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN UNIVERSAL CITY.
IT'S ALL WITHIN 5, 10, 15 MINUTES OF THIS, OF ANY PART OF THE CITY OF CHURCHS.
THERE'S AFFORDABLE HOUSING, HOWEVER YOU WANNA DEFINE IT.
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YOU START SEEING WHETHER THERE'S A LACK OF IT, I PUSH BACK ON THE NARRATIVE NARRATIVE BECAUSE THERE'S NO DEFINITION OF IT AND I HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY REPORT AND THERE'S NOBODY TO TELL ME ONE WAY OR THE OTHER THAT WHAT DEFINES A LACK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING.UM, NO OFFENSE SIR, BUT I DON'T OWE, UM, ANY LADY, ANY PERSON, ANY INDIVIDUAL, SINGLE OR MARRIED A RIGHT TO LIVE IN SHIRTS.
THEY WANNA LIVE IN SHIRTS, ACQUIRE THEIR KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES TO COME MOVE HERE.
I DON'T OWE IT, I DON'T OWE ANYBODY ANYTHING.
UM, SO THAT'S SORT OF WHERE I PUSHED BACK ON THAT NARRATIVE THERE.
UM, THAT'S SORT OF MY POINT, MAYOR.
COUNCIL, ANY OTHER COMMENTS? COUNCIL MEMBER HEGWOOD, I KNOW WE'RE JUST VOTING ON THE ZONING CHANGE AND EVERYTHING HAS TO MEET THE CRITERIA FOR THIS PROJECT TO GO THROUGH.
IF IT DOES NOT MEET THE CRITERIA TO MY UNDERSTANDING, IT WILL FAIL IN THE PLATTING PROCESS.
SO WE'RE JUST ALLOWING IT BECAUSE OF THE TRANSPORTATION, UM, OR THE TRAFFIC STUDY DOESN'T HAPPEN UNTIL AFTER.
SO A LOT OF THINGS DON'T HAPPEN IN THE BEGINNING OF THE ZONING PHASE.
IT HAPPENS IN THE PLANNING STAGE, CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT.
AND CAN I HAVE ASHLEY COME BACK UP FOR A SECOND PLEASE? SURE.
WHEN YOU MAY, I KNOW THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ZONING CHANGE BECAUSE YES, EVERYONE KEEPS BRINGING UP THE ROAD.
SO AS A DEVELOPER AND YOU'RE REPRESENTING THE DEVELOPER, IF YOU DID A CUL-DE-SAC, WHICH WOULD BE THE DEAD END OF THAT ROAD MM-HMM.
AND THE DEVELOPER WOULD BE, BECAUSE EVERYONE KEEPS SEEING THAT DEN NOT ROAD IS THE PROBLEM.
OTHER THAN THAT THERE'S NOT A PROBLEM.
AND, AND, AND THAT WAS PART OF THE AGREEMENT WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO PAY FOR THE RIGHT OF WAY AND TO CONSTRUCT THE EXTENSION OF THE ROAD.
UM, AND THEN AGAIN, AS YOU HEARD THOUGH, THE ROAD DEAD ENDS AT THE PROPERTY.
SO IT WOULD HAVE TO BE SAFE FIRE ACCESS AND ALSO FOR, FOR GUESTS NOT JUST TO DRIVE IN AND OUT, YOU KNOW, THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO TURN AROUND AS WELL.
AND THEN THE OTHER QUESTION IS WHAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF DOING A STRAIGHT ZONING AS AS OPPOSED TO A PDD? WE ACTUALLY CAME IN AND TRIED TO DO A PDD FIRST, UM, AND THAT'S WHY THERE'S A SIX MONTH DELAY, BUT YOU KNOW, IT'S ALMOST BEEN A YEAR.
AND IN WORKING WITH THE STAFF, UM, IT WAS JUST DETERMINED THAT THERE WASN'T, WE WEREN'T ASKING FOR ANY VARIANCES RIGHT.
AND WE WEREN'T PROPOSING ANYTHING THAT WAS UNUSUAL LIKE SHIRT STATION OR UNIQUE.
UM, AND SO STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION WAS THAT WE GO WITH THE STRAIGHT ZONING.
UH, WE HAD, YOU KNOW, IN THAT PDD PUT IN UM, SOME ADDITIONAL DENSITY LIMITATIONS AND BUFFERING REQUIREMENTS TO, TO LOCK THAT IN THROUGH THAT PROCESS.
BUT, AND THAT IS WHY I LIKE THE PDD BECAUSE IT ALLOWS FOR, YEAH, THE UNIQUENESS AND A DIFFERENT DESIGN.
IT'S NOT NECESSARILY GOING AGAINST THE CITY'S UDC, IT IS GIVING THOSE EXTRA DESIGN ELEMENTS AND BUFFERS WHERE THE STRAIGHT DONNING DOESN'T DO THAT.
UM, SO WHAT IS THE FULL REQUIREMENT TO INCLUDE THE ROAD IN THE ZONING REQUEST? I MEAN, IS THERE NOT A WAY TO DO THE ZONING REQUEST WITHOUT INCLUDING THE STRIP? SO, SO YOU COULD CERTAINLY APPROVE THE ZONING BUT NOT APPROVE THAT STRIP THAT IS D NOT AS PART OF THAT AND LEAVE IT RA THAT WOULD NOT SOLVE THE ISSUE THAT COUNCILMAN DAVIS RAISED WITH IT THOUGH, WITH REGARD TO ACCESS, YOU JUST WOULDN'T HAVE REZONED THAT, UM, PORTION OF IT.
SO IT DOESN'T, DOESN'T FIX COUNCILMAN DAVIS'S ISSUE, WHICH IS IF THEY HAVE RIGHTS TO USE OT, THE PROPERTY TO ACCESS THAT SOMEHOW THAT WOULD PROHIBIT THEM FROM BEING ABLE TO DO THAT.
BUT WHEN THEY BRING UP THE OPTION OF, YOU KNOW, FENCING OFF THE ROAD OR GATING IT OFF TO WHERE IT'S NOT ACCESSIBLE, YOU CAN'T MAKE THAT A REQUIREMENT.
I'M NOT SURE HOW COUNSEL CAN MAKE THAT A REQUIREMENT OF THE ZONING THAT THE APPLICANT CANNOT AVAIL THEMSELVES TO ACCESS THAT THEY HAVE RIGHTS TO, OR EVEN, AND, AND FRANKLY, I'M GONNA BE HONEST, THEY OWN THE UNDERLYING PROPERTY, RIGHT? THE STRIP ON THAT RUNS UP TO 35, YOU'RE EFFECTIVELY END RUNNING TO DENY THEM ACCESS.
TO UTILIZE THAT, TO ACCESS A ROADWAY, I THINK WOULD BE PROBLEMATIC GOING FORWARD.
RIGHT NOW, AGAIN, IF THERE'S A LIFE SAFETY ISSUE TO DEMONSTRATE IT'S PROBLEMATIC, THAT BECOMES A BASIS TO DENY ACCESS.
BUT, BUT AGAIN, I, WE'VE NOT GOTTEN TO THAT POINT,
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RIGHT? I, I THINK SO, SO YEAH, I, I'M NOT AWARE OF HOW YOU CAN SAY, WE JUST DON'T WANT YOU TO USE YOUR PROPERTY THAT HAS FRONTAGE ON THE FRONTAGE ROAD TO TAKE ACCESS OFF THE FRONTAGE ROAD BECAUSE OTHER PEOPLE HAVE RIGHTS VIA AN EASEMENT TO USE YOUR PROPERTY TO ACCESS THE FRONTAGE ROAD AND WE'RE GONNA LET THEM KEEP DOING IT.AND AGAIN, I DON'T MEAN TO BE ARGUMENT, I DON'T MEAN TO BE DIFFICULT, I'M TRYING TO KIND OF PHRASE IT IN A WAY TO, THERE, THERE ARE ALWAYS A COUPLE SIDES TO, TO, IF, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.
SO YEAH, I THINK, I THINK WE UNDERSTAND THAT.
I MEAN, I THINK, AND AGAIN, THE APPLICANT HAS SAID THEY'RE NOT PLANNING TO, IF THERE'S A WAY WE COULD THINK OF TO DO IT, WE TELL YOU, I'M NOT AWARE OF A WAY THAT COUNSEL, AS PART OF A ZONING CAN SAY YOU CAN'T USE THE PROPERTY YOU OWN TO TAKE ACCESS FUNDAMENTALLY, IF IT COMES UP IN THE PLATTING OR SITE PLAN AND STAFF CAN FIND A BASIS FOR THAT, WE, WE COULD, I'M JUST HESITANT TO EVEN GO THERE BECAUSE I DON'T, I DON'T THINK WE WOULD.
I THINK THAT'S, I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, JUST LIKE COUNCILMAN DAVIS SAID, THAT JUST CAUSES ME THE MOST QUESTION ON IT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THE OTHER NORTH SOUTH ARTUR, I MEAN, HOW, HOW FAR IN THE FUTURE IS THAT EVEN GONNA BE CONSTRUCTED? WE, WE DON'T KNOW YET.
SO, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE, YOU'RE, YOU'RE PUTTING YOUR BETS ON THE TWO ROADS, THE ONE THAT, UH, ISN'T COMPLETE YET, BUT WILL BE.
AND THEN YOUR OLD STEIN, WHICH WE KNOW OLD STEIN IS NOT CONDUCIVE TO A WHOLE LOT MORE TRAFFIC.
I MEAN, AND, AND SO AGAIN, I UNDERSTAND THAT AND I I'M GONNA, AGAIN, IF COUNSEL'S POSITION IS STAFF SHOULD NOT RECOMMEND ZONING CASES WHERE WE HAVE DEVELOPMENT COMING ON A ROAD THAT WE CANNOT REQUIRE THAT ENTIRE ROAD TO BE FULLY IMPROVED.
THE ONLY CAUTION I WOULD HAVE IS THERE IS VERY LITTLE THAT STAFF IS GOING TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF COMING FORWARD BECAUSE OF THAT, THAT THAT'S THE CHALLENGE THAT WE'VE GOT.
I MEAN, NEARLY EVERY ZONING CASE WE DO, THERE ISN'T ADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURE.
THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOLLOWS THE DEVELOPMENT.
I, I, I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THAT.
AND THAT'S, THAT'S THE CHALLENGE THAT WE FACE.
IT'S, IT'S LIKE WHY 1103 IS NOT IMPROVED YET.
WHY 15 EIGHTEENS NOT IMPROVED YET.
WHY LOWER SEINES NOT IMPROVED YET? WHY THE WHEAT STEIN'S NOT IMPROVED YET? AND SO ON THE ONE HAND YOU CAN SAY, WE'RE NOT GONNA LET ANY ZONING HAPPEN AND THE CITY'S GONNA FOOT THE BILL, THE ENTIRE BILL FOR MAKING THOSE IMPROVEMENTS OR DEVELOPMENT WILL OCCUR AND THEY WILL MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO THEIR PORTION OF ROAD AND THE CITY WILL HAVE TO THEN COME IN AND MAKE THE PORTIONS AROUND IT.
SO THERE IS LESS FOR US TO DO WHEN THAT HAPPENS.
'CAUSE IF THIS PROPERTY PLATTED JASON TOLD STEIN, IT'S NOT CLEAR TO ME WHY THEY WOULDN'T HAVE TO IMPROVE THEIR SECTION OF OLD STEIN, WHICH MEANS THE CITY WOULDN'T HAVE TO, BUT YOU'RE RIGHT, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A GAP WHERE IT'S NOT IMPROVED.
AND THAT'LL COME LATER AND PEOPLE WILL COMPLAIN ABOUT TRAFFIC FIRST TO SORT OF SAY THAT.
BUT THE ALTERNATIVE IS NOT IDEAL EITHER.
IT MEANS THE CITY IS FUNDING ALL OF THAT ON THE FRONT END.
IS DOES THEN ON HILL DOES THAT STRIP OF, OF ROADWAY, UM, DOES THAT STRIP OF ACCESS POINT, WHATEVER, DOES THAT HAVE ITS OWN PROPERTY IDENTIFIER NUMBER? I'M LOOKING AT THE MAP HERE AND IT LOOKS LIKE THAT IS 6 8 3 2 5.
BUT THAT IS NOT PART OF THE ZONING REQUEST THAT WE'RE ADDRESSING TONIGHT.
YOU CAN EXCLUDE THAT, YOU KNOW, PANHANDLE FROM THE REZONE REQUEST AND NOT ZONE IT AS YOU KNOW, MULTIFAMILY.
BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THEY COULDN'T TAKE ACCESS FROM IT.
I MEAN, HERE WE GUYS ARE GOING, I'M TRYING TO THINK OF A WAY TO GET WHAT YOU WANT AND I JUST CAN'T THINK OF ONE.
UM, SO AGAIN, THERE ARE PROS AND CONS TO EVERYTHING.
I, I HOPE THAT KIND OF HELPS, YOU KNOW, NOT SAYING YOU'RE RIGHT OR WRONG, WHICHEVER WAY YOU WANNA GO WITH IT, JUST TRYING TO OFFER SOME INFORMATION.
NO, I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
I JUST THINK IT WEAKENS THE PROPOSAL OF HAVING THIS ROAD EXCEPT, YOU KNOW, ESSENTIALLY IS GONNA END UP BEING ONE OF THE MAIN ENTRANCES TO THE PROPERTY.
UH, I JUST DON'T SEE HOW IT NEVER WILL NOT BE I AGAIN, COUNCILMAN, I, I'M, I'M WITH YOU.
I THINK I SAID IF, IF SEEMS TO ME THEY WOULD MARK IT OFF IT AGAIN, I'VE NOT HEARD ANYBODY STAND UP AND SAY WITH WHAT THEY SAID THAT THERE'S A RESTRICTION.
WELL, I UNDERSTAND THAT THE IDEA IS THAT IT'S NOT GONNA BE USED.
BUT PLEASE, PLEASE, NO, THIS, THIS IS FOR COUNSEL.
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YOU HAD YOUR OPPORTUNITY, YOU HAD YOUR OPPORTUNITY.THIS IS A COUNSEL REQUESTING QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED.
UM, I UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S, YOU KNOW, THE DEVELOPER STATING THAT THEIR PREFERENCE IS TO NOT USE THE ROAD AND THEY DON'T, AND THEIR PLAN CURRENT PLANS ARE TO NOT USE THE ROAD.
BUT JUST AS WE'VE DISCUSSED, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S GONNA COME TO THE POINT WHERE IF IT'S ACCESSIBLE, I MEAN, YOU'RE, YOU'RE NOT GONNA KEEP PEOPLE OFF THE ROAD.
I MEAN, THERE'S NO DOUBT IT'S GONNA BE A LOT SHORTER RUN FOR THEM TO MAKE IT TO THE 35 FRONTAGE BY USING THAT RUN, BUT BY USING THAT ROAD.
SO THAT, THAT'S JUST THE PART THAT THAT CONCERNS ABOUT.
YEAH, AND AND AGAIN, I I I, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, I I HATE TO GO TOO FAR BECAUSE IT HASN'T COME FORWARD.
I, I WOULD, I WOULD THINK THERE WOULD BE A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS AMONG STAFF AND CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY IF, WHEN THE APPLICANT CAME IN TO SITE PLAN THIS PROPERTY, IF THEY HAD A CONNECTION TO OT O AND AGAIN, GO THROUGH THE TIA PROCESS, MAKE SURE WE, WE AGAIN AS THE CODE GIVES US THE AUTHORITY TO, UM, SET THOSE STANDARD TERMS OF SOME OF THE, UM, ASSUMPTIONS IN THE TIA.
THAT IT WOULDN'T, THAT IT WOULDN'T BE PROBLEMATIC IF THAT SURFACE WERE NOT IMPROVED TO ALLOW THE APARTMENT TO ACCESS IT.
SO AGAIN, I CAN'T GO AS FAR TO SAY THE CITY CAN DENY IT, BUT, BUT AGAIN, I THINK THERE WOULD BE A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS AMONG STAFF AND THEN CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY AS TO WHETHER OR NOT WE, WE HAVE TO ALLOW THAT, HAVE TO APPROVE THAT SITE PLAN OR ALLOW THAT ACCESS IF NO IMPROVEMENTS ARE MADE TO OT.
I, I DON'T WANT TO GO TOO FAR 'CAUSE WE HAVEN'T HAD IT, HAVEN'T SEEN IT, DON'T GET INTO TOO MANY HYPOTHETICALS.
BUT IF, IF, AGAIN, YOU'VE GOT, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PAVEMENT IS, BUT IT'S 10, 12 FEET, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
IT LOOKS LIKE TO ALLOW TWO-WAY TRAFFIC OF THAT MANY VEHICLES TODAY THAT YOU WOULDN'T CREATE A SAFETY ISSUE IF THAT SURFACE WERE NOT IMPROVED.
SO AGAIN, I CAN'T GO SO FAR AS THE STATE STAFF COULD DENY IT, BUT THAT WOULD BE A SIGNIFICANT CONCERN TO US THAT WE WOULD HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY, THIS PROJECT.
ANY OTHER ABOUT CREATING THAT CONDITION OR LITERALLY CARS CAN'T PASS, RIGHT.
AND UH, YOU KNOW, OUR, OUR PREVIOUS, UH, DISCUSSIONS AND WHATNOT WERE MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THE, UH, UH, EMERGENCY VEHICLE ACCESS, NOT THE RESIDENTS, UH, UH, COMMUTES.
AND NOW WITH THE NEW RIPS CHRYSLER AND 2052 EXTENSION THAT MORE THAN, UH, SUPPORTS EMERGENCY VEHICLE ACCESS AND EGRESS AND THAT, THAT WAS THE BIG PORTION OF THE, UH, DISAPPROVAL LAST TIME.
AND AGAIN, WE'RE NOT HERE TO DESIGN ANYTHING FOR THEM.
THEY'VE MADE CERTAIN AGREEMENTS ALREADY UP FRONT.
UH, AND AGAIN, LIKE MR. UH, MR. JAMES SAYS, UNTIL WE SEE A SITE PLAN, TILL WE GET INTO THE, UH, APPROVAL PROCESS, IT'S NOT OUR JOB TO SAY, WELL I WANT THIS AND I WANT THIS ROAD OVER HERE AND I DON'T, I WANT IT FENCED OFF FOR NOW AND I WANT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE.
OUR JOB IS TO, IS TO ZONE IT OR NOT ZONE IT, UH, PER, PER THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, UH, NOT TO GET INTO ROAD DESIGN AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
UH, TO ME IT'S VERY CLEAR THAT THEIR, UH, PROPOSAL, UH, INCLUDES FULL EMERGENCY VEHICLE INGRESS AND, UH, EGRESS ROUTES WITH MODERN ROAD DESIGN AND, AND BUILD THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE D KNOT ROAD.
UH, TO ME IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT'S GONNA BE A LONG TERM, UH, UH, LEGAL BATTLE BETWEEN THE OWNERS.
UH, AND YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO, NOBODY'S GONNA BE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING ON THERE FOR A WHILE, BUT, UH, AND THIS WHOLE PROJECT'S GONNA TAKE SOME TIME TO GET GOING.
UH, I THINK WE ALL KNOW THAT YOU COULD HAVE SOMETHING APPROVED, YOU KNOW, FROM, FROM A ZONING STANDPOINT AND IT COULD BE QUITE A LONG TIME BEFORE WE EVER SEE ANY, UH, APPROVED PLATS AND PERMITS AND WHATNOT, UH, FLOWING.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE.
SO THE, THE QUESTION IS NOW IS DO WE APPROVE IT FOR R FOUR OR NOT? YEAH, THAT IS THE, UH, THAT IS THE QUESTION THAT IS ON HAND.
IS THIS A PROPER PLACE TO DO AN R FOUR? THE ROADS WILL BE LOOKED AT DURING THE PLANNING PROCESS AND THAT THAT EGRESS AND THE EGRESS ARE NOT PROVIDED DURING THE SITE PRO PROCESS.
SO, SO AGAIN, I WANT TO SAY THIS, UNLESS THEY MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF THE CODE YES.
BUT I ALSO WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR, WE, WE HAVE
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A LOT OF FOLKS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT ARE UNHAPPY WITH THE AMOUNT OF ACCESS THAT'S PROVIDED WITH NEW DEVELOPMENT AND WHY ROADS AREN'T APPROVED.EVERY TIME WE GET ANYTHING DOWN IN SOUTHERN SHIRTS, EVERYBODY COMES OUT REASONABLY ENOUGH SO, AND SAYS 1518 IS HORRIBLE.
LOWER SINE IS HORRIBLE, SCHAFFER IS HORRIBLE TRAINER HA HALE IS HORRIBLE.
AND, AND THEY AREN'T WRONG IN THAT.
SO I JUST DON'T WANT TO SAY THAT SOMEHOW FOLKS ARE GONNA BE HAPPY.
AND AGAIN, PER THE CIP DOCUMENT, OLD STEIN'S 28 TO 33.
RIGHT? SO YOU COULD HAVE THIS BILL AND GO A LONG PERIOD OF TIME WITHOUT OLD WIER STEIN BEING APPROVED.
MAYOR PROTON GIBSON, IT SEEMS LIKE WE'VE REALLY COME TO A CONSISTENCY HERE.
I I WANT US TO REALLY STAY ON TOPIC TONIGHT PLEASE.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 24 DASH S DASH 1 46 BEFORE I GET A SECOND, UH, COUNCILMAN, UH, WATSON, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY? I WAS GOING TO GO AHEAD AND SECOND.
MAYOR PROTO MADE THE MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 24, EXCUSE ME, 24 S 1 46 SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER WATSON.
COUNSEL, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
WE CAN GO, WE CAN GO AHEAD AND UH, PUBLISH THE VOTE PLEASE.
WE HAVE SIX AYES WHEN OBJECTION.
[18. Ordinance 24-S-148 - Conduct a public hearing and consider a request to rezone approximately 71 acres of land from Single-Family Residential/ Agricultural District (R-A) and Agricultural District (AD) to approximately 41 acres as Single-Family Residential District (R-2) and approximately 30 acres as Single-Family Residential District (R-6), known as Bexar County Property Identification Number 310022, more specifically known as 12840 Lower Seguin Road, City of Schertz, Bexar County, Texas. First Reading (B.James/L.Wood/D.Marquez)]
MOVE ON TO UH, ITEM NUMBER 18.CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER A REQUEST TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY 71 ACRES OF LAND FROM SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT AND AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT TO APPROXIMATELY 41 ACRES AS SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT R TWO AND APPROXIMATELY 30 ACRES OF SINGLE FAMILY RESIDE RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT R SIX SIX KNOWN AS BEAR COUNTY PRODUCTIVITY IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 3 1 0 0 2 2, MORE SPECIFICALLY KNOWN AS 1 28 40.
LAURA SINE ROAD, CITY OF CHURCH, BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS.
FIRST READING, MS. MARCUS FLOORS.
YOURS GOOD EVENING, MORE LIKE GOOD NIGHT MAYOR COUNCIL DAISY MARQUEZ PLANNER ORDINANCE 24 S 1 48.
A PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE FROM AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT AND SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT RA TO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT R TWO AND SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT R SIX HERE IS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY OUTLINED ON GREEN.
IT IS LOCATED IN BEXAR COUNTY.
IT IS ALSO KNOWN AS 1 2 8 4 0 LOWER SINE ROAD AND IT IS CURRENTLY UNDEVELOPED.
AND HERE, JUST TO SHOW YOU AGAIN, IT IS OUTLINED IN YELLOW.
UM, IT IS LOCATED CLOSE TO OUR NEWER SADDLEBROOK RANCH DEVELOPMENT HAPPENING ALONG LOWER SINE HERE TO THE LEFT IS UM, 1518 OFF OF THIS SCREEN.
AND THEN HERE TO THE RIGHT WHERE THAT BEND IN LOWER SEINEN ROAD IS, IS UM, SLO CREEK.
SO IT KIND OF FOLLOWS THAT BEND.
SO THIS IS WHERE THE PROPERTY IS AND THEN CARMEL RANCH.
AND THEN THIS AREA HERE TO THE RIGHT IS SLO, UM, THE CITY OF SLO ETJ.
SO THAT'S NO LONGER IN OUR CITY LIMITS.
AND ON JULY 22ND WE SEND OUT A TOTAL OF 13 PUBLIC HEARING NOTICES AND AS OF AUGUST 7TH WE RECEIVED FOUR IN OPPOSITION, ZERO IN FAVOR AND ZERO NEUTRAL WASN'T SIGNED, WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY.
AND ON AUGUST 14TH WE POSTED IN THE SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS AND WE ACTUALLY RECEIVED 25% IN OPPOSITION.
AND AS PER LGC 21 2 11 0.006, WE WILL BE NEEDING A THREE FOURTHS AFFIRMATIVE VOTE FOR THIS TO PASS TONIGHT.
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AGAIN, THIS PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE IS FOR APPROXIMATELY 71 ACRES OF LAND FROM SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT AD TO APPROXIMATELY 41 ACRES AS SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT R TWO AND APPROXIMATELY 30 ACRES AS SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT R SIX.THIS IS KIND OF DIFFERENT, UM, THEY'RE SPLITTING OR THEY'RE PROPOSING TO SPLIT THE PROPERTY INTO TWO ZONING DISTRICTS.
UM, THEY'RE ASKING FOR STREET ZONING AGAIN, THE LEFT AS R TWO AND THE RIGHT AS R SIX.
AND AGAIN, WHEN WE GO THROUGH ZONE CHANGES, STAFF GOES THROUGH UDC, SECTION 2154 D WHICH IS OUR CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL AND I'LL BE GOING THROUGH THEM ONE BY ONE.
SO ONE, WHETHER THE PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE OR ZONING MAP AMENDMENT IMPLEMENTS THE POLICIES OF THE COMP PLAN, INCLUDING THE LAND USE CLASSIFICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF AND THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP.
SO YES, THE PROPOSED SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT R SIX AND PROPOSED SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT R TWO IMPLEMENT THE POLICIES OF THE ADOPTED COMP PLAN.
SO IN THE COMP PLAN WE HAVE THIS DESIGNATED AS COMPLETE NEIGHBORHOOD AS SEEN HERE OUTLINED IN YELLOW AND COMPLETE NEIGHBORHOODS ARE GENERAL AREAS CHARACTERIZED BY A MIXTURE OF COMPLETE HOUSING OPTIONS WITH SUPPORTING LAND USES.
SO THE PROPOSED SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT R SIX AND R TWO WILL PROVIDE A MIXTURE OF HOUSING OPTIONS WITHIN THE SAME PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THIS INTENT OF THE COMPLETE NEIGHBORHOOD LAND USE DESIGNATION.
SO TWO, WHETHER THE PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE OR ZONING MAP AMENDMENT PROMOTES THE HEALTH SAFETY, GENERAL GENERAL WELFARE OF THE CITY AND SAFE EARLY FISHERMAN AND HELPFUL DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY.
AND WE'RE TRYING TO ENCOURAGE DEVELOPMENT COMPATIBLE WITH SURROUNDING USES, UTILIZING STANDARDS AND TRADITIONAL USES TO ALLEVIATE NEGATIVE IMPACTS.
AND THE PROPOSED R SIX AND R TWO DIMENSIONAL AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AS STATED IN UDC SECTION 2157 A OF THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE ARE COMPATIBLE WITH WHAT IS IMMEDIATELY IN THE SURROUNDING AREA.
UM, IT PROPOSES LOTS THAT ARE 70 BY ONE 20 AND 60 BY ONE 20.
SO VERY MUCH WHAT'S ALREADY KIND OF EXISTING IN THE AREA, BUT IT'S KIND OF THIS HEALTHY MIX UM, THAT'S COMPATIBLE AND WHAT'S ALREADY SEEN ALONG LOWER SE THREE.
WHETHER THE USE IS PERMITTED BY THE PROPOSED CHANGE IN ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION AND THE STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO SUCH USES WILL BE APPROPRIATE IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA OF THE LAND TO BE RECLASSIFIED.
SO YES IS THE, THE USE IS PERMITTED IN R SIX AND R TWO ARE APPROPRIATE IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA OF THE LAND TO BE RECLASSIFIED.
THE PURPOSE AND INTENT OF R SIX IS TO ALLOW FOR RESIDENTIAL LOTS AGAIN WITH THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE OF 7,200 SQUARE FEET ALONG WITH SCHOOLS, CHURCHES AND PARKS NECESSARY TO CREATE BASIC NEIGHBORHOOD UNITS AND R TWO.
UM, PURPOSE AND INTENT IS TO ALLOW FOR SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED RESIDENTIAL WITH A MINIMUM LOT SIZE OF 8,400 SQUARE FEET WITH SCHOOLS, CHURCHES AND PARKS NECESSARY TO CREATE BASIC NEIGHBORHOOD UNITS.
SO AGAIN, IT'S THE SAME THING THAT YOU ALREADY SEE ALONG LOWER SEIN AND WHAT'S ALREADY DEVELOPING IN THAT AREA.
FOUR, WHETHER THE PROPOSED CHANGE IS IN ACCORD WITH ANY EXISTING OR PROPOSED PLANS FOR PROVIDING PUBLIC SCHOOL STREETS, WATER SUPPLY, SANITARY SEWERS OR OTHER PUBLIC SERVICES AND UTILITIES TO THE AREA.
SO THE CITY OF CHURCH IS ACTUALLY THE WATER AND SEWER PROVIDER FOR THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND LAURA SEIN IS IDENTIFIED AS A SECONDARY ARTERIAL WITH 90 FEET OF RIGHT OF WAY IN THE MASTER THOROUGHFARE PLAN.
AND THERE IS A PRINCIPAL ARTERIAL WITH 120 TO 130 FEET OF RIGHT OF WAY ON THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY NOT PLOTTED AND ANY PROPOSED ACCESS POINTS ONTO LOWER SEIN ROAD WILL BE REVIEWED DURING THE PLATTING PROCESS BY OUR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT AND A PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE WAS MAILED TO S-C-U-C-I-S-D TO NOTIFY THEM OF THE PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE AND INCLUDED AS ATTACHMENTS TO UM, THE CITY COUNCIL MEMO WERE THE MOST RECENT DEMOGRAPHIC REPORTS FOR S-E-U-C-I-Z AS WELL AS THEIR MOST RECENT TENURE CAMPUS FORECASTING PRESENTATIONS.
AND UM, THIS ZONE CHANGE WAS SENT TO THE CITY OF SHARKS POLICE, FIRE AND EMS DEPARTMENTS AND THEY HAVE INDICATED THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY CONCERNS REGARDING THE PROPOSED REZONING REQUESTS AND THEIR ABILITY TO PROVIDE SERVICES.
FIVE WHERE THERE HAVE BEEN ANY ENVIRONMENTAL AND OR ECONOMICAL CHANGES WHICH WEREN'T THE REQUESTED CHANGE.
SO THE SUBJECT PROPERTY WAS ACTUALLY PART OF THESE NEWLY ANNEXED PROPERTIES WITHIN THE CITY OF SHEZ IN JULY OF 2024 AND WAS GIVEN THE AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT 80 ZONING WITH ANNEXATION AND THIS APPLICANT WAS WAITING FOR THEIR ANNEXATION TO START THEIR PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE REQUEST AND SIGNIFICANT CHANGES ARE HAPPENING TO LOWER SEIN
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ROAD WITH NEW RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE CONCURRENT WITH THE FM 1518 CONSTRUCTION.I'M PRETTY SURE YOU'RE VERY AWARE WITH ALL OF THAT HAPPENING.
AND THEN WHETHER THERE IS AN ERROR IN THE ORIGINAL ZONING OF THE PROPERTY FOR WHICH THE CHANGE IS REQUESTED, THERE IS NO ERROR IN THE ORIGINAL ZONING OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
THE SUBJECT PROPERTY WAS GIVEN THE AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT ZONING WITH ITS HONOR SECTION IN JULY OF 2024 AND WHETHER ALL OF THE APPLICANT'S BACKTEST OWED TO THE CITY HAVE BEEN PAID IN FULL, THIS DOES NOT IMPACT THE FIRST HEARING AT CITY COUNCIL.
AND BUT THERE OTHER CRITERIA ARE MET WHICH AT THE DISCRETION OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND THE CITY COUNCIL ARE DEEMED RELEVANT AND IMPORTANT IN THE CONSIDERATION OF THE AMENDMENT AND STAFF HAS ENSURE ALL UDC REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN MET FOR THE PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE AND AT THIS TIME HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY SPECIAL CONSIDERATION FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OR THE CITY COUNCIL.
SO AGAIN, DUE TO, DUE TO THE COMPATIBILITY WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE POLICIES IN THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN AND FUTURE LAND USE MAP, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE 24 S 1 48 AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MET ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7TH AND HELD A PUBLIC HEARING FOR ORDINANCE 24 S 1 48 AND MADE A RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL WITH A SEVEN VOTE.
UM, ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? AND THE APPLICANT IS ALSO HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THEM.
ALRIGHT, WE CAN HAVE THE APPLICANT.
PATRICK CHRISTENSEN, THREE 15 EAST COMMERCE SAN ANTONIO.
UH, IT'S ALWAYS DIFFICULT TO FOLLOW, EXCUSE ME, YOUR CITY STAFF.
THEY COVER ABSOLUTELY EVERY DETAIL AND EVERYTHING.
I THOUGHT I WAS GONNA SAY THEY KIND OF ALREADY COVERED BUT I WILL BE QUICK 'CAUSE I KNOW IT'S VERY LATE HERE ON BEHALF OF MERITAGE HOMES TRYING TO DO A NEW SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION, WE WE HOPE THAT YOU WOULD SUPPORT OUR CASE.
WE BELIEVE THIS IS A GOOD AREA, IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PART OF THE CITY OF SHIRTZ.
LIKE, LIKE SHE SAID, WE WERE WAITING FOR THE ANNEXATION TO BE COMPLETED BEFORE WE WOULD COME AND SUBMIT THE APPLICATION.
BUT I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
JUST TRYING TO DO A SINGLE FAMILY SUBDIVISION.
ALRIGHT, THIS ITEM IS ON THE AGENDAS AN OPEN PUBLIC HEARING.
IS THERE ANYONE IN ATTENDANCE WHO'D LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL IN REFERENCE TO THIS SUBJECT? GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE.
ALRIGHT, PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.
COUNCIL FLOOR IS OPEN FOR DISCUSSION.
COUNCIL MEMBER HAYWARD, I JUST WANNA KNOW WHY THIS WAS SORT OF LIKE A PDD WHERE THERE WOULD BE HOMES INTERMINGLED WITH THE SMALLER HOMES AND THEN THE LARGER HOMES.
KIND OF GIVING IT A LITTLE BIT OF INTEREST BECAUSE TO ME JUST HAVING ONE SET FOR ONE AND THEN ONE FOR THE OTHER, IT JUST DOESN'T HAVE ANY FLOW.
NOT SAYING THAT A PD DD SO IS THERE, WELL I'LL, I'LL BE REAL QUICK BEFORE BRIAN COMES UP.
UM, WE DIDN'T NEED ANY VARIANCES AGAIN FOR A PD D SO THAT'S WHY WE DIDN'T ASK FOR THAT.
AND, AND YOUR CODE REQUIRES THAT, UH, IT'S EITHER RR SIX OR THE RR SIX CANNOT BE MORE THAN 30 ACRES.
SO THAT'S WHY WE KIND OF BROKE IT UP THAT WAY TO THE 8,400 SQUARE FOOT LOTS AND THE 7,200 SQUARE FOOT LOTS.
I JUST, I MEAN I GUESS FOR ME I'M, I WAS LOOKING AT THE PLAN AND THE FLOW AND I, I KNOW THEY DON'T NEED ANY VARIANCES BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE VARIANCES TO MY KNOWLEDGE TO HAVE TO DO A PDD.
IT JUST GIVES A LITTLE BIT MORE DESIGN ELEMENT OR NOT SO, SO MAYBE IT'S NOT, AND I APOLOGIZE, EXPLAIN TO ME AGAIN WHAT YOU WOULD APPLY TO HAVE SEEN.
SO I'M JUST, IT JUST LOOKS BOXY BECAUSE YOU GOT OUR TWO, WHAT IS IT, R TWO ON ONE SIDE AND OUR SIX ON THE OTHER.
IT JUST LOOKS A LITTLE BOXY AND I GUESS THE LAYOUT IS WEIRD BECAUSE YOU'RE GONNA HAVE LIKE A SECTION OF THE SMALLER HOME, SMALLER LOTS AND THEN ANOTHER SECTION OF THE LARGER LOTS, RIGHT? AND BECAUSE I'M USED TO, I GUESS MAYBE 'CAUSE I'M USED TO NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE YOU KIND OF HAVE THE MIX OF SMALLER LOTS AND BIGGER LOTS TOGETHER AND THE CURVY ROADS TO GIVE IT SOME INTEREST, RIGHT? SO AGAIN, KEEP IN MIND THAT THE ZONING SETS THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE AND THAT WITH THAT DESIGN, MEANING THE CITY DESIGN STANDARDS GENERALLY YOU HAVE SOME LOTS THAT ARE BIGGER THAN OTHERS BECAUSE THEY AROUND A CUL-DE-SAC OR A KNUCKLE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
AND YOU WOULD HAVE THAT HERE TOO BECAUSE ALL AGAIN THE ZONING DOES IS SET THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE AND SO WE SEE THAT THROUGHOUT DEVELOPMENTS WHERE YOU GET SOME VARIATION IN THE LOT SIZE BECAUSE OF THAT DESIGN.
WHAT WE HAVE NOT SEEN HERE ARE FOLKS COME IN WHO INTENTIONALLY SAY, I'M GONNA MIX UP LOT SIZES AND HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT BY DESIGN WITHIN IT.
IT DOESN'T WORK IN TERMS OF HOW THEY LAY OUT INFRASTRUCTURE OR
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HOW THEY MARKET IT.UM, AND SO YOU WOULDN'T HAVE GOTTEN THAT ANYWAY.
AGAIN, WE, WE SEEM TO HAVE A FAIR AMOUNT OF DISCUSSION TONIGHT ABOUT THE PD DD VERSUS STRAIGHT ZONING.
SO PERHAPS STAFF MISUNDERSTOOD THE DIRECTION WE RECENTLY GOT FROM COUNCIL, WHICH WAS AND FROM THE MAJORITY OF COUNCIL THAT UNLESS THEY'RE DOING SOMETHING REALLY UNIQUE AND CREATIVE, DON'T BE COMING IN WITH A BUNCH OF PDDS, TWEAK THE STANDARDS, RUN IT AS STRAIGHT ZONING BECAUSE WE DON'T LIKE THE PDDS AND ALL THE LITTLE THINGS THEY TEND TO THROW IN SOME OF WHICH UP THE STANDARD BUT THEN OTHERS SORT OF UNDERCUT THE STANDARD, RUN IT AS STRAIGHT ZONING.
SO THAT'S KIND OF WHAT YOU ARE HEARING A STAFF SAYING UNLESS IT'S REALLY UNIQUE YOU JUST NEED TO RUN IT AS STRAIGHT ZONING, LET IT STAND ON ITS OWN.
YEAH, I WAS JUST GONNA SECOND WHAT BRIAN SAID THAT YOU KNOW, SOME, SOME OF THE FEW PAST PDDS THERE WAS SOME DISAGREEMENT ON IT BECAUSE IT SEEMED LIKE IT WAS PUT IN PLACE MORE TO KIND OF GO AWAY FROM SOME OF OUR STANDARDS INSTEAD OF ACTUALLY KIND OF EXCEED, YOU KNOW, OR HAVE SOME KIND OF SPECIAL PLAN THAT WE WOULD ALL BE A PART OF.
SO THAT'S WHY THEY'VE BEEN PUSHING THE STRAIGHT ZONING TO KIND OF, 'CAUSE THAT'S KIND OF WHAT SOME OF US WERE UH, STATING.
BUT IF NOBODY ELSE HAS UH, ANY COMMENTS I'D, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION BEFORE I ACCEPT YOUR MOTION.
UH, COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN HAD A QUESTION? NO.
COUNCIL MEMBER MACALUSO HAS MADE THE MOTION TO TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 24 S ONE 40, EXCUSE ME, 24 S 1 48 AND IT'S SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER WATSON COUNCIL.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? WILL YOU CAN PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE? WE CAN PUBLISH THE VOTE PLEASE.
ALRIGHT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER
[19. Ordinance 24-S-149 - Conduct a public hearing and consider a request to rezone approximately 79 acres of land from Planned Development District (PDD) to Single-Family Residential District (R-1), known as Bexar County Property Identification Number 310060, more specifically known as 8676 Trainer Hale Rd, City of Schertz, Bexar County, Texas. First Reading (B.James/L.Wood/D.Marquez)]
19.CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER A REQUEST TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY 79 ACRES OF LAND FROM PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT PDD TO F, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT R ONE KNOWN AS BEAR COUNTY PROPERTY IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 3 1 0 0 6 0, MORE SPECIFICALLY KNOWN AS 86 76 TRAIN HILL ROAD, CITY OF SHERTZ, BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS.
ORDINANCE 24 S 1 49, A PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE FROM PDD TO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT R ONE ON APPROXIMATELY 79 ACRES.
HERE IS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY OUTLINED IN GREEN, AGAIN APPROXIMATELY 79 ACRES LOCATED IN BERA COUNTY AND IT IS CURRENTLY UNDEVELOPED AND HERE JUST TO KIND OF SHOW YOU BETTER, IT IS OUTLINED IN YELLOW, IT IS ALONG TRAINER HILL ROAD AND HERE IS WEIR ROAD AND IT'S ALONG THAT BEND THAT MEETS IH 10 AND UM, 1518 IS OFF THE SCREEN HERE TO THE LEFT.
THIS IS UM, HERE TO THE SOUTH IS PROPERTY ZONED AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT THAT IS NEWLY ANNEXED INTO THE CITY OF SHEZ.
HERE TO THE NORTH IS THE REST OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY ZONED PDD PART OF THAT STERLING GROVE PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT PART OF ORDINANCE 22 S 28.
UM, WE WILL GET INTO THAT UM, A LITTLE BIT MORE IN THE PRESENTATION.
UM, BUT THIS IS KIND OF JUST TO SHOW YOU WHERE WE ARE.
ON JULY 22ND, WE SENT OUT A TOTAL OF SIX PUBLIC HEARING NOTICES AND AS OF AUGUST 7TH WE ONLY RECEIVED FIVE IN FAVOR.
ONE SIGN WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY AND ON AUGUST 14TH WE POSTED IN THE SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS.
AND THIS PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE AGAIN IS FOR APPROXIMATELY 79 ACRES OF LAND TO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT R ONE AND AGAIN GOING THROUGH UDC SECTION 2154 D CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL.
ONE, WHETHER THE PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE OR ZONING MAP AMENDMENT IMPLEMENTS THE POLICIES OF THE ADOPTED COMPREHENSIVE LAND PLAN, INCLUDING THE LAND USE CLASSIFICATION OF THE PROPERTY ON THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP.
YES, THE PROPOSED SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT R ONE DOES IMPLEMENT THE POLICIES OF THE ADOPTED COMPREHENSIVE LAND PLAN AND FUTURE LAND USE MAP.
SO THE SUBJECT PROPERTY HERE OUTLINED IN YELLOW WITH THE STAR IS IDENTIFIED AS COMPLETE NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP AND THE COMPLETE NEIGHBORHOOD LAND USE DESIGNATION IS MEANT TO PROVIDE FOR A MIXTURE OF HOUSING TYPES WITH SUPPORTING LAND USES AND THE PROPOSED SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
R ONE REQUIRES 9,600 SQUARE FOOT LOTS WHICH WOULD PROVIDE FOR A HOUSING TYPE THAT IS NOT YET A LONG TRAINER HILL ROAD.
AND THE PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE PROVIDES A NEW HOUSING TYPE WITHIN THE IMMEDIATE AREA AND MEETS THE INTENT OF THE COMPLETE NEIGHBORHOOD LAND USE DESIGNATION
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AND IMPLEMENTS THE POLICIES OF THE ADOPTED COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN.SO TWO, WHETHER THE PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE OR ZONING MAP AMENDMENT PROMOTES THE HEALTH SAFETY, GENERAL GENERAL WELFARE OF THE CITY AND SAFE, EARLY, EFFICIENT AND HELPFUL DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY.
AND THE DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT R ONE AS LISTED IN TABLE 2157 A ARE COMPATIBLE WITHIN THE IMMEDIATE AREA OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
UM, THESE ARE 80 BY ONE 20 LOTS, AGAIN 9,600 SQUARE FEET.
UM, THIS IS THE LARGEST, UM, STRAIGHT R ONE LOTS THAT WE HAVE HERE WITHIN THE CITY OF SHEZ.
WHETHER THE USE IS PERMITTED BY THE PROPOSED CHANGE OF THE ZONING DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION AND THE STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO SUCH USE WILL BE APPROPRIATE AND THE IMMEDIATE AIR OF THE LAND TO BE RECLASSIFIED.
YES, THE USE IS PERMITTED IN THE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT R ONE ARE APPROPRIATE IN THE IMMEDIATE ERROR TO BE RECLASSIFIED.
AGAIN, THE PURPOSE AND INTENT OF THE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT R ONE IS FOR SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS ON A MINIMUM 9,600 SQUARE FOOT LOT SIZE TOGETHER WITH SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, AND PARKS NECESSARY TO CREATE BASIC NEIGHBORHOOD UNITS.
AND THE PROPOSED R ONE WOULD ALLOW FOR A MAXIMUM NUMBER OF APPROXIMATELY 357 UNITS OF AT THE MINIMUM DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS LISTED IN 21 5 7 8, WHICH DOES NOT ACCOUNT FOR REQUIRED STREETS LARGER, LOTS, IRREGULAR, LOTS DRAINAGE AND PROPOSED AMENITIES.
AND ADDITIONALLY THE LOT DIMENSIONS OF THE PROPOSED SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT R ONE ACT AS A TRADITION TRANSITIONAL ZONING DISTRICT ADJACENT TO THE AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT PROPERTY TO THE EAST AND THE PRE-DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT PROPERTY TO THE WEST FOR WHETHER THE PROPOSED CHANGE IS IN ACCORD WITH ANY EXISTING OR PROPOSED PLANS FOR PROVIDING PUBLIC SCHOOL STREETS, WATER SUPPLY, SANITARY SEWERS, OR OTHER PUBLIC SERVICES AND UTILITIES TO THE AREA.
SO THIS SUBJECT PROPERTY IS COMPLETELY WITHIN THE GREEN VALLEY SPECIAL UTILITY DISTRICT CCM FOR WATER AND SEWER AND THE PROPERTY'S LOCATED ALONG TRAINER HILL ROAD, WHICH IS A SECONDARY ARTERIAL WITH A 90 FEET OF RIGHT OF WAY PER THE MASTER FER PLAN.
AND ALTHOUGH THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY NOT PLOTTED, THE CITY OF CHER'S ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT WILL REVIEW THE PROPOSED ACCESS POINTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT DURING THE PLATING PROCESS AND A PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS MAILED TO S-E-U-C-I-S-C TO NOTIFY THEM OF THE PROPOSED CHANGE.
AND THE CITY OF CHER'S POLICE FIRE AND EMS DEPARTMENT HAVE INDICATED THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY CONCERNS REGARDING THE PROPOSED REZONING REQUESTS OR THEIR ABILITY TO PROVIDE SERVICES.
FIVE, WHETHER THERE HAVE BEEN ANY ENVIRONMENTAL AND OR ECONOMICAL CHANGES WHICH WEREN'T THE REQUESTED CHANGE.
SO THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY LOCATED WITHIN THE STERLING GROVE PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT AND HAS BEEN SINCE THEIR APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE 22 S 28 AND 2022.
AND THIS SUBJECT PROPERTY CONSISTS OF PORTIONS OF PHASE ONE, TWO, AND THREE OF THE STERLING GROVE PDD AND THE PDD IS BUILT OF SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS WITH A MIXTURE OF DIMENSIONS BEING 55 0 165 BY ONE 10 AND HALF ACRE LOTS.
AND THE PDD RESTRICTS DEVELOPMENT TO THE STREET LAYOUT AND PHASING OF THE PDD AND ALTHOUGH THE APPLICANT CAN DEVELOP THE LAND WITH THEIR APPROVED PDD DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS, THEY'RE DEPENDENT ON UNDEVELOPED LAND FOR REQUIRED POINTS OF ACCESS, STREETS AND OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE.
AND THE PROPERTIES WITHIN THE STERLING GROVE PDD THAT ARE WITHIN PHASE ONE TWO AND THREE OF THE PD DO NOT HAVE ANY CURRENT PLANNING APPLICATIONS AT THIS TIME.
AND THE APPLICANT IS READY TO START THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS AND SUBMIT PLANNING APPLICATIONS FOR THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IF THE PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE IS APPROVED.
SO LEAVING THE STERLING GROVE PDD IN AN APPROVED ZONE CHANGE TO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT R ONE WOULD ALLOW THE APPLICANT TO SUBMIT THE APPROPRIATE PLANNING APPLICATIONS WITHOUT BEING RESTRICTED TO THE STERLING GROVE PDD LAYOUT AND WITHOUT NEEDING TO DEPEND ON ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS TO DEVELOP THE REQUIRED INFRASTRUCTURE THE APPLICANT NEEDS AND IF THE ZONING CHANGES APPROVED, THE APPLICANT WOULD NEED TO MEET ALL OF THE CITY SHIRTS REQUIREMENTS FOR THE APPROXIMATELY 79 ACRES APPRO INDEPENDENTLY.
AND THIS IS JUST TO SHOW YOU, UM, HOW MUCH OF THE 79 ACRES KIND OF TAKE OUT OF THAT STERLING GROVE PDD.
THEY WERE PART OF PHASES ONE, TWO, AND THREE AS STATED BEFORE.
AND INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THEIR PHASES THAT THESE 79 ACRES WERE PART OF WERE DEPENDENT ON THE REST OF THE LAND THAT WAS IN WITHIN THAT PDD.
SO THEM LEAVING AND REQUESTING A ZONE CHANGE ALLOWS THEM TO ACT INDEPENDENTLY, SUBMIT THE PLANNING APPLICATIONS
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THAT THEY NEED TO DEVELOP ON THEIR OWN MEET CITY STANDARDS WITH JUST STREET ZONING.SO SIX WEATHERS AND ERROR IN THE ORIGINAL ZONING OF THE PROPERTY FOR WHICH THE CHANGE IS REQUESTED.
NO, THERE WAS NO ERROR IN THE ORIGINAL ZONING OF THE PROPERTY IN 2022.
THE SUBJECT PROPERTY WAS PART OF THIS LARGER PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OF THE STERLING GROVE PDD BUT NO GROUND HAS BEEN BROKEN FOR THAT PROPOSED STERLING GROVE PDD THE A, THE APPLICANT IS READY TO DEVELOP AND THEY WANT TO MEET THE CITY OF SHIT'S REQUIREMENTS.
THE APPLICANT NEEDS TO CHANGE THE STREET LAYOUT, WHICH ULTIMATELY CHANGES THE INTENT AND THE CHARACTER OF THE STERLING GROVE PDD AND A ZONE CHANGE ALLOWS THE APPLICANT TO DEVELOP THE SUBJECT PROPERTY SOONER AND SUBMIT THE APPLICABLE PLANNING APPLICATIONS.
WHETHER ALL OF THE APPLICANT APPLICANT'S BACK TEXAS O TO THE CITY HAVE BEEN PAID IN FULL, THIS DOES NOT IMPACT THE FIRST READING AT CITY COUNCIL AND EIGHT, WHETHER OTHER CRITERIA ARE MET, WHICH AT THE DISCRETION OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND THE CITY COUNCIL ARE DEEMED RELEVANT AND IMPORTANT IN THE CONSIDERATION OF THE AMENDMENT.
STAFF HAS ENSURE ALL UDC REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN MET FOR THE PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE AND AT THIS TIME HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY SPECIAL CONSIDERATION FROM THE PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION OR THE CITY COUNCIL.
SO STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE 24 S 41 49 ZONE CHANGE TO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT R ONE DUE TO ITS COMP COMPATIBILITY WITHIN THE SURROUNDING AREA IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN AND MEETING INTENT OF THE COMPLETE NEIGHBORHOOD LAND USE DESIGNATION.
THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MET ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7TH, HELD A PUBLIC HEARING FOR ORDINANCE 24 S 1 49 AND MADE A RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL WITH THE SEVEN OH VOTE.
AND I KNOW THE APPLICANT IS HERE AND THEY CAN TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
OKAY, THE APPLICANT WOULD LIKE TO LOOK FORWARD.
UH, MY NAME'S PAUL LANDO WITH MTR ENGINEERS 1 2 7 7 0 CIMARRON PATH, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 4 9.
UH, SO AS STAFF MENTIONED, UH, WE'RE HERE BECAUSE WE ARE UNABLE TO, UH, I GUESS CONTROL OUR OWN DESTINY, UH, BECAUSE OF THE, UH, THE TRACK WAS PART OF THE PDD.
SO WHAT WE'RE REQUESTING IS OUR WIND ZONING.
UH, THIS DEVELOPER IS THE SAME DEVELOPERS THAT DEVELOPED HALLEY'S COVE JUST TO THE WEST, UM, RIGHT ON 1518.
AND THE INTENT IS THE SAME BUILDERS WILL BE IN THIS PROJECT SO IT IT'LL HAVE THE SAME, UH, STYLE OF HOUSING AS THE HALLEY'S COAST DEVELOPMENT, UH, HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT Y'ALL HAVE.
ALRIGHT, THIS ITEM IS ON THE AGENDA AS AN OPEN PUBLIC HEARING.
IS THERE ANYONE IN ATTENDANCE WHO'D LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL IN REFERENCE TO THIS SUBJECT? GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE.
ALRIGHT, PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.
COUNCIL FLOOR IS OPEN FOR DISCUSSION.
SO YOU'RE TAKING 79 ACRES FROM STERLING STERLING GROVE PDD AND INSTEAD OF THE ANYWHERE FROM 55 TO 60 FOOT AREA UP TO HALF ACRE LOTS, YOU'RE GONNA TAKE THIS 79 ACRES AND TO R ONE, WHICH IS 9,600 MINIMUM SQUARE FEET.
AND HALLEY'S COVE, IS THAT NOT ALSO R ONE OR IS THAT IT? IT WAS A PDD BUT UH, GENERALLY FOLLOWED 80 BY ONE 20 AS WELL.
HOW, HOW MANY UNITS DID YOU SAY WOULD FIT ON THAT PROPERTY? RIGHT NOW IT'S A LITTLE OVER 200, MAYBE ABOUT 210.
NOW PART OF THE REASON IT WAS A HALF ACRE LOTS IS BECAUSE THEY WERE GONNA BE ON SEPTIC AND THAT'S A MINIMUM REQUIREMENT FOR SEPTIC BECAUSE THEY WERE UNDER LITIGATION WITH UH, DA DIFFERENT COMPANY THAT, THAT'S CORRECT.
AND SO WITH THE RESOLUTION WITH THE CITY OF SHEZ IN GREEN VALLEY, UH, WE WERE ABLE TO EXTEND SEWER AND, AND UH, TO THE SUBDIVISION AND PUT IN THE 80 BY ONE 20 LOTS.
OKAY, THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION.
ALRIGHT COUNSEL, ANY OTHER COMMENTS? IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? UH, ORDINANCE 24 S 1 49 SECOND.
ALRIGHT, MOTION HAS BEEN MADE BY MAYOR PRO TENT GIBSON AND SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER WATSON.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? YOU CAN PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
WE CAN PUBLISH THE VOTE PLEASE.
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WE HAVE SEVEN YAYS.[20. Ordinance 24-T-150 - Conduct a Public Hearing and Adopt a budget for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2024, and ending September 30, 2025, in accordance with the Charter of the City of Schertz, Texas; providing for the filing of the Budget; providing that this Ordinance shall be cumulative of all Ordinances; providing a Severability Clause; and providing an Effective Date. Final Reading (S.Gonzalez/J.Walters)]
WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 20.CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPT A BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR, BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST, 2024, AND THEN ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2025.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF SHARDS TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR THE FILING OF THE BUDGET.
PROVIDING FOR THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL ORDINANCES, PROVIDING A DURABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
MS. GONZALEZ FLOOR IS YOURS? YES.
OKAY, UM, SAVING THE BEST FOR LAST I GUESS.
SO WE HAVE HERE, UM, THE FINAL READINGS FOR THE BUDGET FOR THE 20 24 20 25.
SO JUST TO QUICKLY TOUCH ON THESE, UM, I DON'T WANNA SPEND TOO MUCH TIME AS WE'VE ALL GONE THROUGH THESE MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT, UH, THE FIVE BUDGET PRIORITIES THAT HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED AS WE WERE DEVELOPING THE BUDGET, AGAIN, SOME UPDATES SINCE THE LAST TIME WE WERE HERE AT COUNCIL FOR THE GENERAL FUND.
UM, IT IS UPDATED TO THE ECI AT 3.5%.
UM, WE HAVE REMOVED THE PROPOSED EXPANSION OF INCENTIVE PAY IN THE HOTEL OCCUPANCY FUND.
UM, WE ADDED MONEY TO THE BUDGET TO REPLACE OR OR ALLOCATING THE MONEY TO REPLACE THE ELECTRONIC SIGN THAT COUNCIL VOTED ON EARLIER TONIGHT.
AND THEN, UH, THE SHORTS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION HAS BEEN UPDATED TO INCLUDE PAYMENT FOR, UM, ANTICIPATED DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE PAYMENTS AND THEN ALSO THE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CIP FOR THE, UH, TO COMPLETE THE APPROVED LOOKOUT ROAD IMPROVEMENTS AND TO UPGRADE THE SHIRT.
SOCCER COMPLEX FIELD LIGHTING.
UM, AS A REVIEW, UH, WE HAVE, UH, ACROSS ALL FUNDS, HEALTH INSURANCE SAVINGS, UM, THAT WAS, I BELIEVE BROUGHT THE LAST MEETING AS WELL FOR APPROVAL OF THAT.
UM, 11% DECREASE, CHANGING ALL LINES OF COVERAGE.
AGAIN, I MENTIONED THE WAGE ADJUSTMENTS WE'RE MAINTAINING MARKET POSITION FOR COMPENSATION, WE'RE PROPOSING A 3.5% ECI EFFECTIVE OCTOBER OF 2024 AND THEN IT STILL FACTORS IN AND KEEPS OUR, UM, CURRENT MERIT AND STEP PROGRAM GENERAL FUND.
WHEN WE LOOK AT THE EXPENDITURE SIDE, UH, THE PROPOSED BUDGET IS ABOUT 52, UM, MILLION AND 589,778.
UM, INCREASE ABOUT 2.6 FROM THE 2023.
2024 ADOPTED BUDGET AGAIN TOUCHES ON THE NON PERSONNEL BUDGET, DECREASING 1.9% AND THE PERSONNEL BUDGET INCREASING 7.5%.
SO WHEN WE LOOK AT THOSE INCREASES, WE HAVE ABOUT $700,000 IN NON-DISCRETIONARY ITEMS. ALL THESE ITEMS, UM, COUNCIL HAS SEEN BEFORE WE'VE COVERED.
UM, AND THEN THE EXPANDED PROGRAMS OF 1.3 MILLION FOR THE ECI MERIT STEP AND THEN FACTORING IN THAT INSURANCE ADJUSTMENT, UM, WITH THE DECREASE OF PREMIUMS. WHEN WE LOOK OVER THE FINAL GENERAL FUND BUDGETS OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS, YOU CAN SEE THE INCREASE OF THE, THE NOSE NUMBERS THERE AND AGAIN COMING TO ABOUT $52.5 MILLION.
WHEN WE LOOK AT THE INS AT THE RATE OF 0.1574, IT WILL ALLOW US TO, YOU KNOW, BE ABLE TO ISSUE THE, UH, DEBT ISSUANCES AS SHOWN ON THE SCREEN.
WE LOOK AT PROPERTY TAX RATES.
AGAIN, THIS IS A SEPARATE ITEM TO COME TWO ITEMS FROM NOW, BUT AGAIN, WHEN WE LOOK AT THE DEFINITIONS OF NO NEW REVENUE, THE VOTER APPROVED THE CURRENT, AND THEN THE PROPOSED TAX RATE, AGAIN, OUR CURRENT TAX RATE IS AT 0.4872.
THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE WOULD BE 0.4805.
THE VOTER APPROVAL RATE, OR THE MAXIMUM THAT COUNSEL HAS SET WOULD BE 0.4990.
AND WHAT WE HAVE, UM, IN FRONT OF YOU FOR THIS ITEM IS A PROPOSED TAX RATE OF 0.4900.
SO AGAIN, THIS, THE PROPOSED BUDGET ASSUMES THIS RATE, HOW THAT LOOKS WHENEVER YOU, UH, SPLIT IT UP BETWEEN M AND O AND IINS IS SHOWN RIGHT THERE.
SO THE M AND O WOULD BE GOING FROM 0.33 TO FOUR TO 0.3 3, 2 6.
AND THEN THE INS IS 0.1548, GOING TO 0.1574.
AND THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE ON THE, UH, THE BILL INCREASE.
WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING AT 0.4900 WOULD BE AN INCREASE OF 2% AND ABOUT A $32 INCREASE ON THE, UM, THE AVERAGE TAXABLE HOME HOME BILL.
WHEN WE LOOK AT OTHER OPERATING FUNDS OF THE BUDGET, THE WATER AND SEWER FUND, AGAIN, WE'VE TOUCHED ON THIS BEFORE.
IT COVERS THE, UH, FI UH, FIVE NEW, UH, WATER WASTEWATER WORKER ONE POSITIONS METER TECHNICIAN AND RECLASSIFYING THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE TO ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT AND ALSO PROVIDES SOME VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT AND THEN THAT TRANSFERRED TO THE C-I-P-C-I-P FUND TO BE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THE PROJECTS
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THAT HAVE BEEN SET OUT IN THIS UPCOMING CIP YEAR EMS FUND.UM, AGAIN, ALL THESE ARE, ARE PROPOSED TO BE POSITIONS FUNDED AT MIDYEAR PART-TIME TO FULL-TIME SUPPLY COORDINATOR, 12 HOUR BATTALION CHIEFS AND UH, PEAK HOUR TRUCK.
AND THEN AGAIN, WHEN COUNSEL APPROVED THE UM, FEE INCREASES, IT ADDS 1.3 MILLION IN REVENUE TO THE EMS FUND.
SO AGAIN, UM, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, UM, BUT STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT WE APPROVE ORDINANCE 24 T ONE 50 AT THE PROPOSED 4 9 0 0 RATE.
ALRIGHT, UH, THIS ITEM IS ON THE AGENDA AS AN OPEN PUBLIC HEARING.
IS THERE ANYONE IN THE TENANTS WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL IN REFERENCE TO THIS SUBJECT? GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE.
ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL FLOOR IS OPEN FOR DISCUSSION.
UH, AT THIS POINT HERE I'D LIKE TO MAKE A, A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 24 T ONE 52ND MOTIONS BEEN MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN, SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM GIBSON.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? COUNCIL MEMBER WATSON, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? NO, I WAS MOTIONING.
ALRIGHT COUNSEL, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
WE CAN PUBLISH THE VOTE, PLEASE.
WE HAVE SEVEN AYES, NO OBJECTIONS.
ALL RIGHT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 21.
[21. Resolution 24-R-116 - Ratifying the property tax increase reflected in the Adopted Budget for FY 2024-25. (S.Gonzalez/J.Walters)]
RESOLUTION NUMBER 24 R ONE 16 RATIFY THE PROPERTY TAX INCREASE REFLECTED IN THE END, THE ABD ABDUCTED BUDGET FOR FY 2024 AND 2025.UM, SO THIS ITEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 1 0 2 0.007 C WITH THE ADOPTION OF A BUDGET THAT WILL REQUIRE RAISING MORE REVENUE FROM PROPERTY TAXES THAN IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
A SEPARATE VOTE MUST BE TAKEN TO RATIFY THE PROPERTY TAX INCREASE REFLECTED IN THE BUDGET.
SO AGAIN, THIS VOTE MUST BE SEPARATE FROM THE VOTE TO APPROVE THE BUDGET OR ADOPT THE TAX RATE.
SO WITH THAT, UM, WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 24 R ONE 16.
ALRIGHT, COUNSEL FLOORS OPEN FOR DISCUSSION.
COUNCIL MEMBER WATSON, I AM MAKING A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 24.
SECOND HAVE MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER WATSON AND SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER WESTBROOK.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? YOU CAN PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
WE CAN PUBLISH THE VOTE PLEASE.
WE HAVE FIVE YAYS, TWO OBJECTION.
[22. Ordinance 24-T-151 – Conduct a Public Hearing and approve an Ordinance approving the appraisal roll; setting the tax rate; levying and assessing general and special ad valorem taxes for the use and support of the municipal government of the City of Schertz, Texas. Final Reading (S.Gonzalez/J.Walters)]
TO PUBLIC HEARING.ORDINANCE NUMBER 24 T 1 51, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVING ORDINANCE APPROVING THE APPRAISAL ROW, SETTING THE TAX RATE.
11, THE ASSESSING GENERAL AND SPECIAL VALORIAN TEXAS FOR THE USE AND SUPPORT OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY OF CHURCHS TEXAS.
UM, SO JUST A QUICK RECAP AGAIN ON THE TAX RATE AND HERE'S THE SAME SLIDE OF THE TAX RATE DEFINITIONS.
AGAIN, THE PROPOSED TAX RATE TAX RATE IS AT 0.4900, WHICH THE PROPOSED BUDGET ASSUMES THIS RATE THE SPLIT OF HOW IT WOULD SHOW FOR M AND O AND I-M-S-I-N-S SET THIS RATE.
AND AGAIN, THE PROPOSED RATE AT 4 9 0 0 IS ABOUT $30 AND $59 INCREASE, WHICH IS EFFECTIVELY A 2% INCREASE.
AND THERE IS SPECIFIC LANGUAGE MOTION THAT NEEDS TO BE READ, WHICH I BELIEVE YOU ALL HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU.
UM, SO WITH THAT, WE STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE 20 14 1 51 AND IT'S PUBLIC HEARING.
SORRY,
IS THERE ANYONE IN ATTENDANCE WHO'D LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL IN REFERENCE TO THIS SUBJECT? GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE.
ALRIGHT, PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.
COUNSEL QUESTIONS NOW BEFORE, BEFORE I ACKNOWLEDGE, UH, MAYOR PRO 10 GIBSON.
NOW I STRONGLY, STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT THE PROPERTY TAX INCREASE AT THIS TIME IT'S NOT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF OUR CITY.
OUR RESIDENTS ARE ALREADY FACING RISING PRICES IN MANY AREAS FROM GROCERIES TO UTILITIES, AND EVEN AN INCREASE IN THEIR HOME APPRAISED VALUE.
ADDING A HIGHER TAX BURDEN WILL ONLY COMPOUND THESE CHALLENGES.
WE ARE IN A SITUATION WHEN NEW CONSTRUCTION WILL INCREASE OUR TAX REVENUE.
WE HAVE PART 35 WILL ADD OVER $1 MILLION IN VALORIAN TAX
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CORE FIVE LOGISTICS CENTER.THE EMORY SUBDIVISION WILL ADD ANOTHER 150,000 AND THAT WE INCLUDE THE SHIRT STATION COMPLEX $300,000 AND THAT'S NOT INCLUDING THE TAX SALES TAX THAT WILL BE GENERATED FROM THESE STORES.
THESE REVENUE SOURCES AND OTHERS IN PRODUCTION WILL BRIDGE THE FINANCIAL GAP THAT WE'RE FACING TODAY.
PATIENTS WILL SEE US THROUGH THIS BUDGETARY GAP.
A TAX INCREASE WILL PLACE ADDITIONAL STRAIN ON HOMEOWNERS A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE IS NOT THE RIGHT PATH FORWARD.
THEREFORE, I DO NOT SUPPORT OR ENDORSE A TAX INCREASE WITH A TAX RATE OF 49 0 0.
YOU KNOW, I WAS, UM, HAD THE PRIVILEGE TODAY OF INTRODUCING SENATOR TED CRUZ AT A FUNCTION THIS MORNING.
HE MENTIONED THAT AN INCREASE IN TAX SIF ECONOMIC GROWTH, AS SMALL AS THIS IS, IT'S JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT I THINK PATIENTS WOULD GUIDE US THROUGH.
WE CAN STILL PROVIDE THE ECI THAT STAFF IS RECOMMENDED.
I JUST DON'T THINK THAT AT THIS POINT THE, UH, TAX INCREASE WOULD BE IN OUR BEST INTEREST WITH THAT COUNCIL MEMBER GIBSON.
UH, UM, I I RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE.
I THINK THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY, IN ORDER FOR US TO GROW OUR CITY, THIS IS ONLY, UH, UH, APPROXIMATELY $9 AND SOME CHANGE PER YEAR INCREASE.
I THINK THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE REALLY HAVE TO LOOK AT THE OVERALL GENERAL PURPOSE OF THE INCREASE.
IT'S NOT JUST FOR ECI PURPOSES, ECI WILL BE TAKING CARE OF WHETHER IF WE DID IT OR NOT.
UM, I'M LOOKING AT OUR ENTIRE CITY AS A WHOLE.
UM, I WANNA MAKE A MOTION, BUT I WANNA ALSO GIVE MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK UPON IT.
COUNCIL, ANY OTHER COMMENTS? RIGHT.
COUNCIL MEMBER GIBSON, IF YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION, I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY TAX RATE BE INCREASED BY THE ADOPTION OF A TAX RATE OF 0.4900, WHICH IS EFFECTIVELY AT 2.0% INCREASE IN THE TAX RATE.
SECOND MOTION HAS BEEN MADE BY MAYOR PROTON GIBSON.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER WATSON.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? COUNCIL, IF YOU PLEASE CAST A VOTE, WE CAN PUBLISH THE VOTE PLEASE.
WE HAVE FIVE YAYS, TWO OBJECTIONS.
[ Closed Session]
TWO CLOSED SESSIONS TODAY.ITEM NUMBER 23, THE CITY COUNCIL WILL MEET IN CLOSED SESSION UNDER SECTION 5 51 0 7 4 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENTAL CODE PERSONAL MATTERS TO CONDUCT THE ANNUAL EVALUATION OF THE CITY MANAGER STEVE WILLIAMS. AND ITEM NUMBER 24, THE CITY COUNCIL WILL MEET IN CLOSE SESSION UNDER SECTION 5 51 0.074 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENTAL CODE PERSONAL MATTERS TO CONDUCT THE ANNUAL EVALUATION OF THE CITY SECRETARY, MS. SHEILA EDMONDSON.
WE WILL RECONVENE AFTER OUR DISCUSSION.
[ Reconvene into Regular Session]
THE TIME IS NOW 1206.UH, WE RECONVENED INTO OUR REGULAR SESSION AFTER OUR DISCUSSION AND DELIBERATION REGARDING OUR CLOSED SESSION IN REFERENCE TO ITEM ITEM NUMBER 23, OUR CITY MANAGER'S, UH, EVALUATION.
OUR START TIME WAS 10 35 AND TIME WAS 1111.
THERE IS ACTION, UH, TO BE TAKEN AND THE CHAIR WILL MAKE A MOTION TO INCREASE THE SALARY OF OUR CITY MANAGER WITH A 3.5% INCREASE EFFECTIVE ONE OCTOBER, AND ALSO PROVIDE A THREE YEAR CONTRACT WITH AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF ONE OCTOBER, 2024 AND PROVIDE 40 HOURS OF ANNUAL LEAVE.
I HAVE A SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEMP GIBSON.
ANY DISCUSSION? COUNSEL, IF YOU CAN PLEASE VOTE AND IF WE CAN PUBLISH THE VOTE.
ITEM NUMBER 26 IN REFERENCE TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 24, CITY SECRETARY'S.
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START TIME WAS 1113.THE CHAIR WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO INCREASE OUR CITY SECRETARY'S, UH, SALARY BY A 5.5% INCREASE EFFECTIVE ONE OCTOBER.
HAVE A SECOND MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER WATSON COUNCIL.
ANY DISCUSSION? IF NOT, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
WE HAVE A SECOND MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER WATSON.
COUNSEL, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
WE CAN PUBLISH THE VOTE PLEASE.
[ Information available in City Council Packets - NO DISCUSSION TO OCCUR]
WE'LL MOVE ON.INFORMATION AVAILABLE FOR CITY COUNCIL.
WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER 27 MONTHLY UPDATES, MAJOR PROGRESS, MAJOR PROJECTS IN PROGRESS IN CPI.
ITEM NUMBER 28, BERK COUNTY APPRAISAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS NOMINATION PACKAGE FOR 2025.
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ALSO, WELL, THAT'S SEPTEMBER 20, 24.
ITEM NUMBER 28, THE BEXAR COUNTY APPRAISAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS NOMINATIONS PROCESS FOR 2025.
ITEM NUMBER 29, THE AL COUNTY APPRAISAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS NOMINATIONS.
THESE ARE INFORMATION PACKETS THAT WERE PROVIDED TO COUNSEL AND AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC VIEWING AT OUR WEBSITE.
WITH THAT, UH, REQUEST AN ANNOUNCEMENTS BY OUR CITY COUNCIL.
IS THERE ANY INFORMATION YOU'RE REQUESTING FROM STAFF? SEE NO INPUT.
[ Requests and Announcements Requests by Mayor and Councilmembers for updates or information from Staff Requests by Mayor and Councilmembers that items or presentations be placed on a future City Council agenda City and Community Events attended and to be attended (Council)]
COUNCIL, IS THERE ANY POSSIBLE ITEMS YOU'D LIKE TO PLACE ON THE FUTURE AGENDA? I GOOD.ANY POSSIBLE ITEMS YOU'D LIKE TO PLACE ON THE FUTURE? AGENDA? ALRIGHT, FINISH UP.
ANY UH, ANNOUNCEMENTS BY COUNCIL MEMBERS OR EVENTS ATTENDED? UH, COUNCIL MEMBER DAVIS? NO SIR.
COUNCIL MEMBER WATSON? NOTHING TONIGHT.
COUNCIL MEMBER WESTBROOK, YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE SWEATING A LITTLE BIT.
YOU WANT US TAKE COUNCIL MEMBER HAYWARD? I'M GONNA SAY I HAVE THINGS, BUT I'LL DO IT NEXT WEEK.
NOTHING TONIGHT IT IS WITH MY SINCERE REGRET TO ANNOUNCE THAT TONIGHT WILL BE OFFICIALLY MY LAST MEETING ON SHORT CITY COUNCIL.
IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE TO SERVE THIS GREAT CITY AND PREMIER CITY OF SHIRTS, TEXAS.
AND I WILL BE RESIGNING MY SEAT FOR, UM, MEDICAL AND FAMILY REASONS.
AND IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE TO SERVE.