Dec 03, 2024 City Council

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ALL RIGHT.

THE TIME IS,

[ Call to Order ]

FIRST ON THE AGENDAS, COUNCIL MEMBER MACALUSO WILL LEAD US WITH THE OPENING PRAYER AND THE PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAGS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE STATE OF TEXAS.

PLEASE RISE.

IT'S ON.

ALRIGHT, BOW YOUR HEADS.

UH, LORD, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO BE HERE.

UH, WE COME TO YOU ASKING FOR YOUR WISDOM AND GUIDANCE.

AS WE MEET TONIGHT, I ASK THAT YOU WORK THROUGH US ALL TO DO WHAT IS BEST FOR THE CITIZENS OF OUR GREAT CITY, AND ALLOW US TO HAVE MEANINGFUL AND HONEST DISCUSSIONS ON THE ISSUES BEING CONSIDERED.

UH, WE ASK THESE THINGS IN YOUR NAME.

AMEN.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE OF LIBERTY AND JUSTICE.

FOR HONOR, THE TEXAS FLAG LED JESUS TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE.

OH MY GOD.

ONE INDIVIDUAL.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, MACALUSO.

UH, FIRST ON THE AGENDA, WE

[ Employee Introduction Parks: Melanie Santiago-Administrative Assistant Police:Christopher Brusich-Police Officer, Joshua Dorantes-Police Officer Public Works: Krystopher Rojas-Industrial Electrician]

FIRST, WE'LL HAVE, UH, PARKS.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL.

MR. WILLIAMS. I HAVE THE PLEASURE TONIGHT TO INTRODUCE MS. MELANIE SANTIAGO.

SHE'S A NEW ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT IN OUR DEPARTMENT, UM, PRIMARILY HOUSED AT THE CIVIC CENTER.

MELANIE, UM, IS CURRENTLY PURSUING A DEGREE IN IT CYBERSECURITY AT ST.

PHILIP'S COLLEGE.

UM, SHE BRINGS, UH, YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN ADMINISTRATIVE WORK AND CUSTOMER SERVICE OUTSIDE OF WORK.

SHE ENJOYS SPENDING TIME WITH HER SWEET DOG, MIMI, READING BOOKS AND EXPLORING NEW RECIPES TO COOK.

SHE SAYS, UM, SHE'S EXCITED TO BE A PART OF THIS WONDERFUL COMMUNITY AND SHE LOOKS FORWARD TO CONTRIBUTING TO THE CITY'S GROWTH AND GOALS.

I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW THAT I WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH HER IN HER INTERVIEW PROCESS.

SHE TALKED ABOUT WANTING TO HELP IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE COMMUNITY, AND I THOUGHT, WOW, HAS SHE BEEN WATCHING ME ON CITY COUNCIL VIDEOS OR WHAT? SO, THANK YOU MELANIE, WELCOME TO OUR TEAM.

HI EVERYONE.

I'M SO EXCITED TO BE HERE AND I LOOK FORWARD IN WORKING WITH Y'ALL TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WELL, THANK YOU AND WELCOME TO OUR TEAM.

NEXT WE HAVE, UH, POLICE DEPARTMENT, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, CITY MANAGEMENT.

I'VE GOT TWO EMPLOYEES TO PRESENT TO Y'ALL TONIGHT.

BOTH OF THEM STARTED ON NOVEMBER 18TH.

FIRST I HAVE CHRISTOPHER BRUIT.

HE CAME TO US FROM CHICAGO.

UH, HE WAS IN THE MARINES FOR ABOUT 20 AND A HALF YEARS AS A AVI AVIONICS ELECTRICIAN, I BELIEVE TECH A TECHNICIAN.

UM, HE, AFTER THAT HE WAS AT SAN ANTONIO PD AND DECIDED TO COME TO SHIRTS.

HE'S GOT, UM, A WIFE THAT HE'S BEEN BEEN WITH FOR 23 YEARS AND FIVE KIDS IN AGES FROM 22 TO SIX.

SO A VERY WIDE RANGE.

YES.

UM, HE LIKES TO SPEND TIME WITH HIS FAMILY, READ AND WORK OUT, AND COOK, AND HIKING, FISHING, AND TRAVELING.

SO, HERE'S OFFICER, UH, BRUCES.

HELLO.

NICE TO MEET YOU ALL.

AND I'M LOOKING VERY, UH, VERY EXCITED TO SERVE, UH, THE CITY THAT I LIVE IN.

AND I'M GLAD TO BE HERE.

WELCOME TO OUR TEAM.

NEXT IS JOSHUA D DURANTE.

YOU CAN COME UP HERE.

YEAH.

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UH, HE IS FROM HERE, ACTUALLY, HE WENT TO SCHOOL AT STEEL HIGH SCHOOL.

UM, HIS FAMILY WAS IN THE NAVY, SO THEY TRAVELED AROUND A LOT.

BUT HE ENDED UP COMING BACK HERE HOME TWO SHIRTS.

UM, HE, SORRY.

HE WORKED AT TEXAS STATE DUE TO UNIVERSITY POLICE FOR ABOUT THREE YEARS.

UM, AND HE HAS A BACHELOR DEGREE FROM, FROM A, FROM FROM, UH, FROM A UT SA, UM, IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND A MINOR IN ENVIRONMENT.

BI, BI, BI VITAL SCIENCE.

UM, HE HAS PLANS TO SUBSTITUTE, SET HIS, UH, ROOTS HERE AND SHIRTS AS WELL.

AND ON HIS SPARE TIME, HE LIKES TO GO FISHING AND IS STARTING TO, TO, UH, PICK UP FLY FISHING.

SO, UH, GOOD EVENING.

UH, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

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I'M GLAD TO BE HERE.

THANK YOU.

WELCOME TO OUR TEAM.

AND FINALLY WE HAVE PUBLIC WORKS.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

UH, TODAY I'LL BE INTRODUCING TO YOU THE NEWEST EMPLOYEE IN THE WATER AND WASTEWATER DEPARTMENT, CHRISTOPHER ROJAS.

CHRISTOPHER IS MARRIED, HE HAS TWO KIDS.

HIS FIRST JOB ACTUALLY WAS AT A VETERINARY CLINIC.

UM, HIS FAVORITE PART ABOUT THIS JOB CURRENTLY IS THE CHALLENGE.

HIS FAVORITE HOLIDAY IS CHRISTMAS 'CAUSE HE ENJOYS GETTING THE FAMILY TOGETHER.

UH, HIS FAVORITE HOBBY IS FISHING.

AND WHEN HE IS NOT FISHING, HE LIKES WATCHING FOOTBALL.

HIS FAVORITE TEAM IS THE BUFFALO BILLS AND HIS FAVORITE CLASS IN SCHOOL WAS SCIENCE.

AND THIS IS CHRISTOPHER ROJAS.

HE IS A MASTER ELECTRICIAN AND HE IS OUR INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICIAN.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU, UH, FOR HAVING ME HERE.

IT'S AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE.

UM, I DO LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING THE COMMUNITY AND UM, YOU KNOW, THROUGH MY JOURNEY AS A ELECTRICIAN, I BELIEVE I CAN BRING, UH, ALL MY EXPERIENCE, UM, YOU KNOW, WORKING OUT IN THE OIL FIELDS AND UH, AND UM, I CAN BRING IT, BRING IT HERE.

AND THERE'S PLENTY OF CHALLENGING WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE OUT HERE.

SO THANK Y'ALL.

WELL WELCOME TO OUR TEAM.

AWESOME.

WE HAVE A COUPLE PRESENTATIONS.

[ Presentation on the upcoming Holidazzle event on Saturday December 7, 2024. (S.Gonzalez/L.Shrum/C.Paddock)]

CASSIE FLOOR IS YOURS.

THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING.

ALRIGHT, SO I'M JUST HERE TO GIVE UM, Y'ALL A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF HOL DAZZLE, WHICH IS THIS WEEKEND.

YOU SHOULD HAVE ALSO ALL GOTTEN THIS PACKET.

UM, JUST HAS MORE DETAILED INFORMATION OF TIMELINES AND THINGS.

BUT WE'LL GO OVER ALL OF THE ELEMENTS, UM, RIGHT NOW AS WELL AS DECK THE CITY HALL.

SO DECK, THE CITY HALL IS THIS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5TH.

UM, AT 6:00 PM WE WILL HAVE CRAFTS AND ACTIVITIES GOING ON.

SO JUST LIKE LAST YEAR, THE SILVER SEREN WILL BE BACK.

UM, TO DO SOME CAROLING FOR US, WE'LL HAVE A HOLIDAY CRAFT LETTERS TO SANTA WITH THE YMCA.

UM, WE'RE ALSO GONNA DO, UM, OUR LARPING GROUP THAT MEETS ON SATURDAYS.

IT'S DOING A LEATHER ORNAMENT CRAFT AS WELL.

SO WE'LL HAVE THAT.

AND THEN OF COURSE THE PHOTO BOOTH.

UM, WE'LL HAVE THE HOLIDAY LIGHTS, SO THE BUILDING TREES AND CANOPY LIGHTS.

YOU'LL SEE THAT WE DID MORE LIGHTING THIS YEAR.

UM, MAINLY IN THE CANOPIES, YOU'LL NOTICE THAT.

AND THEN WE'LL ALSO HAVE HOT COCOA AND COOKIES, WHICH IS SPONSORED BY THE CHAMBER AND SERVED BY RIVER CITY COMMUNITY CHURCH.

AND THEN ON SATURDAY WE'VE GOT A FULL DAY PACKED WITH LOTS OF ACTIVITIES.

WE'LL START OFF WITH BREAKFAST WITH SANTA, UM, IN THE MORNING AT 8:00 AM THERE ARE THREE SESSIONS IF ANYBODY IS, UM, KNOWS SOMEBODY THAT'S STILL TRYING TO GET TICKETS.

WE HAVE A FEW SPOTS LEFT AT 8:00 AM BUT THE NINE 15 AND 10 30 ARE PRETTY MUCH SOLD OUT AT THIS POINT.

THAT'S GONNA BE OVER AT THE CIVIC CENTER AND THE BLUE BONNET HALL.

AND THAT BREAKFAST IS SPONSORED AND PROVIDED BY ABEL'S DINER.

AND THEN RIGHT ACROSS THE HALL WE HAVE THE CHRIS K CRINGLE MARKET.

UM, WE HAVE 39 VENDORS, I WANNA SAY.

I THINK THE 40TH VENDORS ACTUALLY LIGHT UP TOYS THAT WE HAVE, UM, FOR THE PARADE IN THE AFTERNOON.

SO THAT'S FROM 10 TO THREE SO YOU CAN GO GET YOUR HOLIDAY SHOPPING DONE.

AND THEN FROM FOUR TO EIGHT WE HAVE THE HOLIDAY HOOPLA, OUR BIG EVENT, UM, OUT AT THE SPORTS COMPLEX WHERE WE'LL HAVE FOOD TRUCKS, S'MORES PICTURES WITH SANTA, UM, THE PICTURES ARE FREE BUT SANTA'S ONLY THERE FROM FOUR TO FIVE 30 'CAUSE THEN HE HAS TO SKEDADDLE DOWN TO THE PARADE.

UM, SO IF YOU WANT YOUR PICTURES WITH SANTA, MAKE SURE THAT YOU SHOW UP EARLY AND UM, DO THAT FROM FOUR TO FIVE 30.

AND THEN WE'LL HAVE, HAVE THE MOUNT SHIRT SNOWHILL AGAIN.

UM, THE TWO SNOW PLAY AREAS, ICE RINK, INFLATABLES, FACE PAINTING, BALLOON, TWISTERS, THE WHOLE NINE YARDS.

SO THAT'LL BE A LOT OF FUN THERE.

AND THEN OF COURSE WE END THE NIGHT WITH OUR FESTIVAL OF ANGELS PARADE.

UM, PARADE KICKS OFF AT 6:00 PM THE STAGING IS AT PICK PARK ALONG ARROW.

AND THEN, UM, OUR ROAD CLOSURES, JUST SO YOU'RE AWARE, WILL START AT 4:00 PM WITH SECONDARY ROADS.

AND THEN MAJOR, UH, ROADS SHUTTING DOWN AT FIVE WITH A FULL SHUTDOWN BY FIVE 30 SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT THE ROUTE IS FULLY SHUT DOWN AND SAFE, UM, FOR THE PARADE TO STEP OFF.

AND THEN JUST A REMINDER, WE DO HAVE THE SAME PARADE ROUTE.

SO WE'LL START AT PICK PARK, COME DOWN OAK AND TURN ON TO 1518 DOWN MAIN AND THEN TURN UP SHIRTZ PARKWAY AND END AT COMMUNITY CIRCLE RIGHT HERE BY THE SPORTS COMPLEX.

AND THAT IS WHAT I HAVE FOR HOL DAZZLE.

UM, IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS, I KNOW WE'VE GOTTEN SOME ABOUT WEATHER, IT IS A RAIN OR SHINE EVENT, UNLESS IT'S LIKE THUNDERSTORMING.

UM, BUT WE UM, MET THIS MORNING AND IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE ONLY SUPPOSED TO GET LIKE A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF RAIN THE ENTIRE DAY.

AND THE METEOROLOGIST SAID IT MIGHT MISS US ALTOGETHER.

SO THAT'S WHAT

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ALRIGHT, COUNSEL QUESTIONS.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

I DON'T SEE ANY, I THINK WE'RE ALL EXCITED.

UH, YOU KNOW, THE HOLIDAYS ARE HERE.

YEAH.

AND WE'RE KICKING THEM OFF THIS THURSDAY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU MS. BOCK.

ALRIGHT.

ALRIGHT, WE'LL MOVE ON.

[ Presentation of TRAPS 2024 Central Region Awards to the Schertz Parks & Recreation Department. (S.Gonzalez/L.Shrum)]

ALL OF THOSE LOOK HEAVY LIKE I'M STAYING HERE.

I THOUGHT I CHANGED THIS TO SAY ME AND JARED, BUT JARED AND I WILL BE, UM, DOING THE AWARDS AND I'LL LET HIM START 'CAUSE WE'RE GONNA KICK IT OFF WITH SOME AWARDS THAT OUR, UH, MAINTENANCE CREW GOT.

COUNSEL, HOW ARE YOU? SO WE DID, UH, PARTICIPATE ON NOVEMBER 14TH AT THE TRAPS RODEO UP IN AUSTIN AND HAD ONE OF OUR BEST YEARS WE'VE EVER HAD UP THERE.

UM, JUST TO GIVE YOU SOME CONTEXT, THERE'S ABOUT 200 PEOPLE PARTICIPATING IN THIS RODEO ABOUT, UH, 22 DIFFERENT, UH, AGENCIES WERE INVOLVED IN IT.

AND WE REALLY DID SOME, UH, WONDERFUL THINGS.

SO THIRD PLACE MOWER, RAY KINKO, UM, LET'S SEE, WE DID TRUCK AND TRAILER WOULD BE DIEGO MARTINEZ AND DANIEL DIONE.

SIXTH PLACE, UM, TRUCK AND TRAILER, COLE MOODY AND LARRY BACKHOE.

IAN KING, FIFTH PLACE, IRRIGATION FOR THE FIRST TIME WE PLACED AN IRRIGATION SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE.

JOB.

AND THEN, UH, NAIL DRIVING COAL MOODY SIXTH PLACE.

SO JUST TO GIVE YOU SOME CONTEXT ON THESE NAILS, THESE ARE NOT LITTLE NAILS THAT YOU WOULD GET AT THE HARDWARE STORE.

THESE ARE GINORMOUS NAILS AND HE WAS ABLE TO HIT THIS INTO THE BOARD WITH THREE HITS.

SO JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU SOME CONTEXT ON THAT.

OH, GREAT JOB GUYS.

YES, WE'LL DO PICTURES PROBABLY AFTER THE REST OF THE AWARDS, BUT DON'T YOU GUYS BE UP HERE, , I GET THE SYMBOLIC NAIL.

THANK YOU.

.

SO THE FOLLOWING DAY WE ALSO HAD OUR CENTRAL REGION AWARD OR CENTRAL REGION CONFERENCE, WHICH, UM, LAUREN IS THE, UM, DIRECTOR FOR THE CENTRAL REGION, UM, FOR TEXAS.

SO THE REGIONS, THERE'S FIVE DIFFERENT REGIONS IN TEXAS.

UM, SO THE CENTRAL REGION, WE HAD OUR CONFERENCE AND THEY DO THE AWARDS, UM, AT THE CONFERENCE.

AND WE TOOK HOME FOUR AWARDS THIS YEAR, WELL, I'LL SAY THREE AND A HALF 'CAUSE ONE OF THE AWARDS WE SUBMITTED NOMINATING SOMEONE AND THAT AWARD WON.

SO THE GREAT SPRINGS PROJECT'S ACTUALLY THE ONE THAT WON THAT AWARD.

UM, BUT WE HAD FOUR AWARDS, SO PARK PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR WAS OUR VERY OWN LAUREN SHRM.

SO THAT'S AMAZING.

WOW.

AND THEN THE CONSERVATION AWARD WENT TO THE GREAT SPRINGS PROJECT, WHO WE NOMINATED.

UM, AS YOU MIGHT REMEMBER, THEY WORKED WITH US CLOSELY FOR THE DRY KAMEL CREEK, UM, PROPERTY THAT WE PURCHASED LAST YEAR.

UM, SO THEY'VE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN UM, KIND OF MOVING THAT FORWARD, UM, TRYING TO GET THAT TRAIL CONNECTED FROM THE SPRINGS.

AND THEN WE ALSO WON TWO PHOTO AWARDS.

SO, YOU KNOW, WE TRY TO DO, DO, UM, PHOTOS AT ALL OF OUR EVENTS TO CAPTURE THE GREAT THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING AND, UM, ALL THE FUN THAT PEOPLE ARE HAVING.

AND SO WE WON IN TWO CATEGORIES.

SO WE HAD, UM, A FACILITIES PHOTO OF VETERANS MEMORIAL, UM, PLAZA, UM, AND THAT WON THE FACILITIES CATEGORY.

UM, THAT'S THE PHOTO THERE UP AT THE TOP IN THE MIDDLE.

UM, GREAT PHOTO BY TONY MORENO.

UM, WHO'S ONE OF OUR PHOTOGRAPHERS THAT COMES OUT TO A LOT OF EVENTS.

HE'LL BE AT HOL DAZZLE THIS WEEKEND ACTUALLY.

UM, AND THEN OUR PHOTO FOR SPECIAL EVENTS ALSO WON FOR OUR COLOR FIGHT AND THAT WAS BY STACEY LOVETT.

UM, AND THAT'S THAT CENTER PHOTO IN THE MIDDLE THERE AS WELL.

SO, UM, WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF ALL OF THE, UM, AWARDS THAT WE GOT.

UM, WE TRY TO SUBMIT SOMETHING EACH YEAR, UM, AND KEEP SPREADING THE NAME OF SHIRTS.

SO THERE WE GO.

GOOD JOB, TEAM COUNCIL.

ANY COMMENTS? NO COMMENTS.

I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU ALL.

UH, YOU KNOW, THE SAFETY AND SECURITY IS IMPORTANT, YOU KNOW, BUT PUTTING SMILES ON PEOPLE'S FACES IS JUST AS IMPORTANT.

I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU ALL.

YOU DO SUCH A GREAT JOB.

KEEP DOING IT.

THANK YOU.

YOU WANNA DO A PHOTO? WILL WE COME DOWN FOR THE PHOTO? YES.

THANK YOU.

, IS THAT MINE? IS THAT YOU DO BEST? I HAVE YOU GUYS COME FRONT OF THIS.

HOLD IT, COME ON.

GO.

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THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, WE'LL MOVE ON

[ 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)]

ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING EVENTS.

MS. GONZALEZ? YES, THANK YOU MAYOR.

UM, IN ADDITION TO ALL THE FUN FESTIVITIES AT HOL DAZZLE ON SATURDAY, UM, THE LIBRARY WILL BE HAVING, UM, UH, CUDDLY CREATURES COCOA AND CRAFTS.

AND THAT'LL BE FROM 12 TO THREE ON SATURDAY AS WELL.

SO KIND OF IN BETWEEN THAT BREAK TIME.

UM, AND I BELIEVE THEY'RE HAVING LLAMAS THERE MAYBE, UM, TO COME OUT.

AND SO THAT SHOULD BE A LOT OF FUN.

UM, AND THEN ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17TH IS GONNA BE TEEN TUESDAY, MOVE MOVIE NIGHT AT THE LIBRARY FROM 4 45 TO SIX 30.

AND IT'S GONNA BE DR.

SEUSS IS HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS.

AND, UH, THE LAST THING ON HERE, WE'LL HAVE OUR NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETING ON THE DECEMBER 17TH AT 6:00 PM THANK YOU.

THANK YOU MS. GONZALEZ ANNOUNCEMENTS AND RECOGNITIONS BY OUR CITY MANAGER, MR. WILLIAMS. UH, NO ANNOUNCEMENTS MAYOR, OTHER THAN JUST SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO TEAM FUN AND ALL.

THEY DO ALL THAT EXCELLENT STUFF THAT THEY DO IN THOSE COMPETITIONS.

IT JUST TRANSLATES TO DOING A GREAT JOB HERE IN SHIRTZ.

INDEED.

ALRIGHT, ANNOUNCEMENTS OF RECOGNITIONS BY THE MAYOR.

I HAVE DONE SO.

WE'LL MOVE ON.

NEXT IS A HEARING THE

[ 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.]

THIS TIME IS SET ASIDE FOR ANYONE 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.

NO ONE SIGNED UP.

SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO

[ 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.]

AGENDA ITEMS, CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS ARE CONSIDERED SELF-EXPLANATORY AND INFORMATION PACKETS ARE PROVIDED TO COUNSEL AND AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC VIEWING.

THESE ITEMS REQUIRE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION UNLESS REQUESTED BY COUNSEL.

ITEM NUMBER ONE MINUTES.

ITEM NUMBER TWO, RESOLUTION NUMBER 24 R 1 59.

ITEM NUMBER THREE, R, MASTER CALENDAR.

ITEM NUMBER FOUR, RESOLUTION NUMBER 24 R 1 61.

COUNSEL, DO ANY OF THESE NEED TO BE REMOVED FOR SEPARATE ACTION? HEARING NONE.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS ONE THROUGH FOUR.

SO MOVE SECOND.

A MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER WATSON AND SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HAYWARD.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? COUNCIL PLEASE, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

WE CAN PUBLISH THE VOTE, PLEASE.

WE HAVE SIX AYES, NO OBJECTIONS.

MOTION PASSES.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO DISCUSSION

[5. Resolution 24-R-150 - Establishing a legislative platform and priorities for the 89th legislative session in Texas. (S.Gonzalez/L.Klepper)]

ESTABLISHING A LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM AND PRIORITIES FOR THE 89TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION IN TEXAS.

MS. CLIPPER FLOOR IS YOURS.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

UM, I AM HERE TONIGHT, UH, TO GO OVER THE LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM AND PRIORITIES THAT STAFF HAS DRAFTED FOR THE 89TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION, WHICH WILL BE BEGIN ON JANUARY 12TH.

UM, AHEAD OF THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION, IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO IDENTIFY, UM, THE PRIORITIES FOR THE CITY OF SHIRTS SO THAT STAFF IS ENABLED TO GO AND ADVOCATE AND WORK WITH OTHER CITIES, UH, WORK WITH OUR LEGISLATORS.

UH, IN THE INTEREST OF THE CITY OF SHIRTS, UM, APPROVING THE RESOLUTION DOES NOT LIMIT ELECTED OFFICIALS.

UM, IT'S, UH, DOESN'T LIMIT YOU TO ONLY, UM, ADVOCATING FOR THESE.

UM, THIS IS JUST A BROAD LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM THAT GUIDES STAFF IN OUR INTERACTIONS WITH TML LEGISLATORS AND OTHER CITY GROUPS.

UM, SO OUR LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM SETS CLEAR PRIORITIES, UM, FOR OUR ADVOCACY.

UM, AND THESE PRIORITIES HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED BASED ON PAST CONCERNS, UM, AND IMPACTS ON PREVIOUS LEGISLATION.

UM, WHILE ALSO KEEPING IN MIND AND TRYING TO ALIGN WITH OUR UPDATED, UH, STRATEGIC PLAN, WHICH YOU ALL ADOPTED IN SEPTEMBER.

UM, THE PLATFORM IS BROAD IN NATURE AS WE'RE NOT YET SURE HOW BILLS ARE GONNA BE DRAFTED AND HOW, UM, WHAT THE SPECIFIC, UM, ISSUES OR TOPICS WILL BE.

UM, AND SO WE WANT IT TO BE MORE BROAD IN CAPTURING, UM, UH, TOPICS AND PRIORITIES THAT WE FEEL, UM, WOULD BE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY OF SHIRTS AND THE COMMUNITY.

UM, OUR TIMELINE, UH, ONCE THIS IS ADOPTED, UM, WITH ANY ADDITIONS OR EDITS THAT YOU GUYS MAY HAVE TONIGHT, UM, STAFF PLANS TO MEET WITH OUR LEGISLATORS, TML STAFF AND OTHER CITIES, UM, THAT ARE ADVOCATING FOR SIMILAR BILLS AND ISSUES SUCH AS THE DVHS EXEMPTION.

UM, WE'VE ALREADY BEEN WORKING ON,

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UM, WE WOULD ALSO ENCOURAGE COUNCIL AND ANY RESIDENTS TO WORK WITH STATE LEGISLATURES AND ADVOCATE, UM, AND PARTICIPATE IN ADVOCACY EFFORTS.

UM, I BELIEVE ONE WAY THE CITY ALREADY DOES THIS IS THROUGH NEP, UH, THE NORTHEAST PARTNERSHIP.

THEY DEVELOP A LEGISLATIVE AGENDA, UM, BASED ON THE CITIES IN THIS REGION AND THEIR PRIORITIES WAS TO OFTEN ALIGN.

AND SO THAT THAT GROUP, UM, HELPS WITH LEGISLATION AS WELL.

UM, A NUMBER OF BILLS HAVE ALREADY BEEN FILED.

UM, JUST FOR REFERENCE, THESE ARE THE CITY RELATED BILLS THAT HAVE BEEN FILED SO FAR.

UM, AND A LOT OF THESE ARE ALREADY RELATED TO THE PLATFORM THAT WE HAVE OUTLINED.

UM, SO I WILL CONTINUE WALK, WORKING, UH, ON TRACKING THESE BILLS, THE MONEY BILLS THAT WILL BE, UM, PUT FORWARD AND FILED IN THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

UM, AND THEN, UM, TRYING TO PROVIDE UPDATES TO COUNCIL AS NEEDED, UM, ON THOSE BILLS AND THE STATUS OF THEM.

BUT, UH, WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, SO ESSENTIALLY THE LEGISLATIVE, UH, PLATFORMS SUPPORTS, UH, THE CITY OF SHIRTS WOULD SUPPORT FUNDING FOR DISABLED VETERANS HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.

WE ALREADY PASSED THAT RESOLUTION BACK IN JULY.

UM, UH, FUNDING FOR ADDITIONAL, UH, FUNDING OR ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR LOCAL TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS, PARKS AND TRAILS DEVELOPMENT.

UM, OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT RECENTLY PROCURED GRANTS THROUGH THE TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE.

SO THAT KIND OF FUNDING IS IMPORTANT IN ENABLING OUR COMMUNITY TO DEVELOP, UM, OUR PARKS AND OUR OUTDOOR SPACES AS WELL AS OUR TRAILS.

UM, ALSO STATE GRANT FUNDING WE WOULD SUPPORT FOR, UH, THE WATER, UH, WATER RESOURCES THROUGH THE TEXAS WATER MEANT WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD.

UM, HOWEVER, THERE'S CERTAIN LEGISLATION THAT WE WOULD OPPOSE, RIGHT? UNFUNDED MANDATES.

UH, THEY CAN CREATE A STRAIN ON CITY AND THEY CAN DIVERT RESOURCES AWAY FROM LOCAL PRIORITIES.

UM, AND IT FORCES CITIES TO REALLOCATE BUDGETS IN WAYS THAT MAYBE COULD NEGATIVELY IMPACT ESSENTIAL SERVICES.

UM, WE WOULD OPPOSE, UM, LEGISLATION THAT WOULD ERODE THE ZONING AUTHORITY AND LOCAL DEVELOPMENT TOOLS.

UM, THERE'S ALREADY BEEN A BILL FILED A PREEMPTION ON DENSITY.

RIGHT NOW IT'S BRACKETED, SO IT WOULDN'T IMPACT OUR CITY.

UM, BUT I I, I AM SURE THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE THE ONLY BILL THAT'S FILED.

UM, WE ARE STILL VERY EARLY IN THE STAGES, SO THERE WILL BE MANY MORE BILLS FILED.

UM, ANY MEASURES THAT UNDERMINE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TOOLS, UM, THINGS LIKE, UH, TAX ABATEMENT OR INCENTIVES, UM, THEY ALLOW US TO BE COMPETITIVE, UM, TO ATTRACT BUSINESSES.

SO WE WOULD OPPOSE, UM, ANY MEASURES THAT WOULD UNDERMINE THAT.

UM, PREEMPTION OF LOCAL CONTROL, LOCAL CONTROL C LOCAL CONTROL ALLOWS CITIES TO ADDRESS UNIQUE CHALLENGES SPECIFIC TO THEIR CITY.

UM, AND SO THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD OPPOSE.

UM, BILLS HAVE BEEN FILED ON THAT.

AND THEN RESTRICTIONS ON ADVOCACY.

THERE'S BEEN SEVERAL BILLS FILED ON THAT, UH, PRO PROHIBITING THE CITY FROM ESSENTIALLY WORKING WITH ORGANIZATIONS LIKE TML ON ADVOCACY.

AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR YOU, SO I HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS, UM, AND OR ANY ADDITIONS OR EDITS YOU GUYS MAY HAVE ON THE AGENDA.

ALRIGHT, COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN.

WELL, I COMMEND YOU FOR BREAKING ALL THAT DOWN INTO A CONDENSED, UH, READABLE, UH, LIST THERE.

I THINK IT'S SHORT, SWEET TO THE POINT.

UH, AND FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THERE'S ALREADY OVER 2000 BILLS FILED.

UH, WE'RE LOOKING AT PROBABLY OVER 7,000 BY THE TIME LEGISLATURE, UH, UH, IS IN FULL SESSION.

SO YOU GOT YOUR HANDS FULL.

THANK YOU.

IF YOU CAN FOCUS ON THIS, UH, LET US KNOW, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO, TO MEET WITH ANYBODY AND, UH, GIVE 'EM OUR, UH, SUPPORT.

THANKS, COUNCIL MEMBER HAYWARD.

UM, I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW ALSO THAT WE'RE WORKING, OR I'VE KIND OF PARTNERED WITH TIMO AS WELL TO TRY SO THAT WE CAN HAVE ALL OF US KIND OF BE ON THE SAME PAGE OF WHAT'S HAPPENING.

SO THEY'LL PROBABLY BE SENDING INFORMATION AS WELL, BUT THERE ARE LOTS OF BILLS AND I WAS ON A MEETING YESTERDAY AND THERE MAY BE A POTENTIAL BILL THAT COULD AFFECT US ALL CITIES IN A REALLY BAD WAY.

SO, UM, AND THEN WE HAVE OUR MEETING, OUR BOARD MEETING.

AND SO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU TALKED ABOUT, THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE'RE TAKING UP AS A BOARD TO DECIDE WHETHER WE SUPPORT AND SEEK AND PASSAGE.

SO I'LL LET YOU KNOW HOW THAT TURNS OUT.

BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING THIS.

'CAUSE FOLLOWING THAT AND THINGS THAT HAPPENED, OH MAN, WE'RE IN FOR A RIDE THIS YEAR.

IT'LL BE A LOT , YOU KNOW, UM, SOME TIME AGO, I, I WAS ACTUALLY LOOKING AT THE, THE REPRESENTATIVES, STATE REPRESENTATIVES AND THE SENATORS THAT WE HAVE THERE, ABOUT 186 OF THEM, SOMEWHERE AROUND THAT, THAT NUMBER AND ONLY 39 HAVE MUNICIPAL EXPERIENCE.

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IT'S AMAZING HOW WE'RE GONNA HAVE CLOSE TO 9,000 BILLS FILED ON THIS SESSION.

I'VE ALREADY SOLVED, WHAT WAS IT, 45 PAGES RELATING TO TAXES.

YEAH.

YES.

IT'S QUITE A BIT.

SO, AND THE IMPACT IT WILL HAVE, LIKE YOU SAID, I, I THINK, UH, HAVING YOU ADVOCATE FOR THE CITY AT THIS LEVEL, I THINK IT'S A GREAT, GREAT OPPORTUNITY, UH, FOR US TO MAKE SURE THAT AUSTIN HEARS US.

ABSOLUTELY.

AND, AND, AND I JUST WANNA SAY, UH, THANKS TO, UH, OUR CITY MANAGER FOR, FOR PLACING YOU IN THIS SITUATION BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE THIS BEFORE WE WERE ON OUR OWN.

AND, UH, STEVE, I JUST WANNA SAY THANKS FOR, FOR MAKING THIS, UH, A PRIORITY BECAUSE IT DOES HAVE A BIG, BIG IMPACT ON US, AS YOU SAID, UH, DISABLED VET EXEMPTIONS, UH, NOBLE CALLS, BUT IT WAS UNFUNDED AND IT AFFECTED US BY $5 MILLION AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT, UH, GOES ON IN AUSTIN.

BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH.

APPRECIATE IT.

ABSOLUTELY.

THANK YOU.

A LOT OF WORK COMING YOUR WAY.

OH, YES, YES.

WE'RE GETTING READY.

COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN, DO WE NEED TO, UH, UH, MAKE A MOTION TO PASS, UH, RESOLUTION 24 R ONE 52ND, HAVE A MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN.

SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HAYWARD COUNCIL.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? IF YOU CAN PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE, WE CAN PUBLISH THE VOTE, PLEASE.

WE HAVE SIX AYES, NO OBJECTIONS.

MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU AGAIN.

ITEM NUMBER SIX,

[6. Resolution 24-R-160 - Authorizing a construction contract with E-Z Bel Construction for the Buffalo Valley South Project (B.James/K.Woodlee/J.Nowak)]

MR. NOVAK FLOOR IS YOURS.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR.

COUNSEL, AS USUAL, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU.

IF SOMETHING, I'VE ALWAYS WONDERED THIS TIME OF THE YEAR, HOW MUCH DOES SANTA'S SLEIGH COST? NOTHING.

IT WAS ON THE HOUSE.

.

I'M HERE THIS EVENING TO TALK ABOUT, UH, THE BUFFALO VALLEY SOUTH CONSTRUCTION PROJECT AND A CONTRACT AWARD.

THIS IS THE AREA WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

IT'S THE AREA SOUTH OF FM 78.

IT'S ONE OF OUR OLDER NEIGHBORHOODS IN, IN OUR COMMUNITY.

FIRST STREET, CHURCH, STREET, ZOO, EAST SECOND, ON ALL THOSE STREETS.

BASICALLY THE SITUATION WE HAVE IS WE HAVE AGING INFRASTRUCTURE.

WE PUT TOGETHER A BID PACKAGE.

WE RECEIVE THREE BIDS.

THE BIDS RANGE FROM ABOUT 4.8 MILLION TO JUST OVER 6 MILLION.

AND THAT'S FOR THE BASE BID PLUS TWO ADDITIVE ALTERNATES WE HAD IN THE BID PACKAGE.

ALTERNATE NUMBER ONE WAS TO DO A SECTION OF SEWER LINE REPLACEMENT OR SEWER MAIN REPLACEMENT THAT, UH, WOULD BE PIPE BURSTING AS OPPOSED TO CONVENTIONALLY DIGGING UP A LONG TRENCH, PULLING THE PIPE OUT AND REPLACING IT.

UH, THE REASON FOR THAT ADDITIVE ALTERNATE IS THERE'S A SECTION AT THE END OF WASTE STREET THAT EXTENDS IN AN EASEMENT ACROSS PRIVATE PROPERTY.

IT GOES RIGHT THROUGH KIND OF THE MIDDLE OF A, OF A STORAGE YARD FOR, FOR THAT PROPERTY OWNER.

AND PIPE BURST WOULD BE LESS DISRUPTIVE IF WE COULD DO THAT IN THAT AREA.

ALTERNATE NUMBER TWO IS THE MOST EXPENSIVE ONE, AND IT'S A BIG ONE.

IT RANGED FROM ABOUT 764,000 TO OVER A MILLION DOLLARS.

AND THAT'S WHEN WE REPLACE, UM, THE WATER MAINS AND THE SEWER MAINS.

WHEN WE BACKFILL THE TRENCH, YOU CAN USE EITHER NATIVE MATERIAL, THE MATERIAL YOU DIG OUT WHEN YOU GO TO REPLACE THE LINE, OR YOU USE FLOWABLE FILL.

FLOWABLE FILL IS A CEMENT PRODUCT.

IT'S SELF COMPACTING.

SO YOU BASICALLY PUT IT IN, YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT DOING IT IN LIFTS AND COMPACTING EACH LIFT SO IT CAN GO A LITTLE BIT QUICKER.

UM, IT'S BEEN KIND OF OUR, OUR POLICY THAT WE WANTED TO, EVERY TIME WE CUT INTO AN EXISTING STREET AND WE DO THE BACKFILL TO USE FLOWABLE, FILL ON THOSE TRENCHES TO AVOID FUTURE SETTLEMENT.

WE DON'T WANNA, YOU KNOW, REPAVE THE STREET OR DOING REAL NICE PATCH AND THEN A SHORT TIME IT SETTLES AND CAUSES US PROBLEMS. UM, SO ADDITIVE ALTERNATE TO NUMBER TWO WAS FOR THAT WE HAD KIND OF A MIXED BAG IN ANALYZING THE BIDS.

YOU KNOW, NOT EVERYBODY WAS LOW ON ALL THREE SECTIONS OF, OF THE BID PACKAGE.

WE HAD ONE THAT WAS LOW ON THE BASE BID

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SO WE LOOKED AT, AT EVERYTHING AND WE FEEL IT'S, IT'S IN OUR BEST INTEREST TO AWARD THE BASE BID PLUS BOTH ALTERNATES.

AND IF WE DO THAT, WE WIND UP WITH A TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT OF ABOUT 4.8 MILLION AND WE'RE ASKING FOR A NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF 5.3 MILLION TO GIVE US SOME CONTINGENCY.

WE ARE TALKING ABOUT SOME UTILITY REPLACEMENT WORK HERE.

AND WHEN YOU START DIGGING AND YOU START MESSING WITH PIPES, YOU UNCOVER THINGS IN CONSTRUCTION THAT YOU DON'T ANTICIPATE OR YOU, YOU, YOU'RE SURPRISED BY.

SO WE'D LIKE TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF CONTINGENCY ON THAT WITH COUNCIL APPROVAL.

UM, WE WOULD ESTIMATE CONSTRUCTION STARTING NOW.

WE HAVEN'T TALKED TO THE LOW BIDDER YET.

WE WOULDN'T START TALKING TO THEM UNLESS YOU APPROVE THE CONTRACT AWARD, BUT WE'RE ANTICIPATING THEY WOULD GET STARTED IN EARLY 2025.

AND BECAUSE OF THE UNDERGROUND WORK, THAT'S WHAT'S GONNA TAKE THE LONGEST.

BUT ONCE WE REPLACE THE UNDERGROUND PIPES, WE ARE GONNA REHAB THE STREETS SO THE EXISTING STREET SURFACE IS GONNA BE STRIPPED OFF.

WE'LL CEMENT STABILIZE THE MATERIAL UNDERNEATH AND REP PAVE THE STREETS.

SO WE'LL HAVE BASICALLY NEW LOOKING STREETS WHEN WE'RE DONE.

ALL OF THAT WORK IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN LATE 2025.

IT'S GONNA TAKE ALMOST A YEAR TO GET ALL THAT STUFF DONE.

ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU MR. NOVAK.

ALL RIGHT.

COUNCIL FLOOR'S OPEN FOR A DISCUSSION.

COUNCIL MEMBER WESTBROOK OR MAYOR TEMP WESTBROOK.

THAT'S PROBABLY WHY HE DIDN'T PICK UP.

YEAH, I WAS LIKE NEVER PRO TEMP .

NO, NOT EVEN.

I WAS LIKE, I DON'T THINK HE, I DON'T THINK HE HEARD YOU.

I DON'T THINK I WAS LIKE, ANYWAY, I THOUGHT I HEARD A DIFFERENT NAME.

SORRY.

.

.

MAYBE I'M JUST HUNGRY.

SO DOES THAT INCLUDE THE AMOUNT INCLUDE, UM, PROJECT MANAGER? THEY HAVE A PROJECT MANAGER AND THE CITY HAS A PROJECT MANAGER.

HOW DOES THAT USUALLY WORK? UM, WE WILL BE DOING MOST OF THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT, THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, AND WE'LL BE DOING MOST OF THE INSPECTIONS.

WE WILL BE HIRING A, UM, A TESTING FIRM TO DO MATERIALS TESTING DURING THE COURSE OF THE PROJECT.

AND SO THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE, UM, THE CONTINGENCY FUND, WHAT IS THAT BETWEEN THE, IS IT 10%, 15%? HOW MUCH DID YOU SET ASIDE FOR CONT IT'S ABOUT 10%.

OKAY.

AND WHAT THAT'S FOR IS TO COVER SOMETHING LIKE, SAY WE'RE NOT ANTICIPATING THERE'S A A SEWER SERVICE HERE.

THERE SHOULDN'T BE ONE, IT'S NOT ON OUR MAPS.

WE UNCOVER AN ADDITIONAL ONE THAT WE NEED TO REPLACE THAT WOULD INCREASE OUR, OUR COST.

'CAUSE YOU PAY FOR THOSE ON A PER EACH BASIS.

IF WE DIG INTO SOMETHING WE ENCOUNTER CONTAMINATED WITH SOILS OR SOFT SOILS AND WE HAVE TO OVER EXCAVATE, UM, SOMETIMES YOUR QUANTITIES, PARTICULARLY WHEN YOU'RE DEALING WITH FLOWABLE FUEL ENTRENCHING, THOSE COULD RUN A LITTLE LONG.

THAT'S WHAT THAT CONTINGENCY IS FOR.

IT'S TO COVER THOSE INCIDENTALS OR THOSE THINGS THAT MAY COME UP DURING CONSTRUCTION.

IF WE DON'T USE IT, THEN THAT MONEY GOES BACK, UM, YOU KNOW, TO THE CITY COFFERS AND CAN BE USED ON OTHER PROJECTS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THE, I THINK THE LAST QUESTION IS, IS THERE LIKE THE TIME DEADLINE, IS THERE LIKE A COST FOR THE VENDOR IN CASE IT DOESN'T FINISH IN A TIMELY MANNER? IF THEY DON'T FINISH WITHIN THE CONTRACTED TIME? THEY'RE ASSESSED WHAT'S CALLED LIQUIDATED DAMAGES, WHICH ARE $600 PER DAY FOR EVERY DAY THEY GO BEYOND THE ALLOTTED TIME FOR THE WORK.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN, MAKE A MOTION OR RE APPROVE RESOLUTION 24 R ONE 62ND.

SECOND HAVE MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN.

SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, WATSON COUNCIL.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? WE CAN PLEASE CAST THE VOTE.

WE CAN PUBLISH THE VOTE PLEASE.

WE HAVE SIX AYE.

NO OBJECTIONS.

MOTION PASSES.

NEXT

[7. Application for Landmark Property Designation - Consideration of a Landmark Property Designation for the Schertz-Cibolo Cemetery, which is located at 93 Bubbling Springs Road. (S.Williams/B.James).]

CONSIDERATION OF THE LANDMARK PROPERTY DESIGNATION FOR THE SHE SLO CEMETERY, WHICH IS LOCATED AT 93 BUBBLING SPRINGS ROAD.

MR. JAMES FLOOR IS YOURS.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

UH, AS YOU MAY KNOW, UH, THE CHURCH'S HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMITTEE, ONE OF THEIR JOBS IS TO PROMOTE AWARENESS OF THE CITY'S PAST IMPORTANT PLACES, THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND WITH THAT WE HAVE THE LANDMARK PROPERTY DESIGNATION.

I WANNA BE CLEAR, THIS IS AN HONORARY DESIGNATION, WHICH IS WHY WE DO A PROCLAMATION WITH IT.

IT DOESN'T COME WITH ANY STRINGS ATTACHED TO IT.

IT DOESN'T LIMIT THE PROPERTY OWNER AS TO WHAT THEY CAN OR CAN'T DO.

DOESN'T CAUSE THEM TO FALL UNDER ANY STATE REGULATIONS.

BUT WHAT IT DOES DO IS IT BRINGS AWARENESS, UH, IN OUR COMMUNITY ABOUT THE PROPERTY AND ITS IMPORTANCE IN THIS HISTORY.

AND SO WE RECEIVED, UH, AN APPLICATION, UH, FROM DR.

MIGUEL VASQUEZ, USED TO BE THE CHAIR OF THE SHIRTS HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMITTEE.

NOW HE'S

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UH, HE SUBMITTED THE APPLICATION, THE WRITEUP, WHICH IS INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET AT THE OCTOBER MEETING, THE SHIRTS HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF IT.

UM, AND THEN THAT BRINGS THAT HERE TO CITY COUNCIL.

SO WHAT WE'RE REALLY ASKING IS COUNCIL TO, UH, VOTE TO APPROVE THE, THE DESIGNATION.

AND THEN THERE'S A PROCLAMATION FOR THE MAYOR TO READ AND PRESENT TO THE THE PROPERTY, UH, TO DR. VASQUEZ.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MR. JAMES.

COUNSEL, COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN.

I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE LANDMARK PROPERTY DESIGNATION FOR THE CHURCH CEMETERY.

SECOND, HAVE A MOTION MADE BY CO COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN.

SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HAYWARD COUNCIL.

ANY ANY COMMENTS, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

WE CAN PUBLISH THE VOTE, PLEASE.

WE HAVE SIX AYES, NO OBJECTION.

MOTION PASSES.

IF I CAN PLEASE HAVE MR. MIGUEL VASQUEZ.

AND, UH, ANYBODY ELSE, PLEASE JOIN US UP HERE AT THE, UH, PODIUM SO WE CAN READ THE PROCLAMATION.

MAYOR, THE CITY ASSURES PROCLAMATION, LANDMARK PROPERTY DESIGNATION CHURCH CIVIL CEMETERY 93 BUBBLING SPRINGS ROAD, DECEMBER 3RD, 2024.

WHEREAS THE CITY ASSURES AND THE SHIRTS HISTORICAL PRESERVATION COMMITTEE FEEL, IT IS IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE PLACES THAT REPRESENT UNIQUE FEATURES OF THE CITY'S LANDSCAPE, EITHER BY THEIR NOSTALGIC AESTHETIC, ARCHITECTURAL, HIS HISTORICAL OR SYMBOLIC CHARACTER.

WHEREAS THE CITY ASSURES SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATES TO RECOGNIZE AND PROMOTE AWARENESS TO THOSE PLACES THAT COMPRISE OF THE MOST VALUED HISTORICAL ELEMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY'S PAST THROUGH THE INCREASE AWARENESS OF THEIR EXISTENCE.

WHEREAS THE CITY ASSURES DESIRES TO RECOGNIZE PLACES THAT REPRESENT UNIQUE FEATURES OF OUR CITY LANDSCAPE, NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT, AESTHETIC, ARCHITECTURAL AND SYMBOLIC CHARACTER THROUGH THE CREATION OF THEIR HERITAGE NEIGHBOR NEIGHBORHOODS OR LANDMARK PROPERTY DESIGNATIONS.

WHEREAS THE HERITAGE NEIGHBORHOOD AND OR LANDMARK PROPERTY DESIGNATIONS SHALL BE SUCH A NATURE AS TO FREE OF THE DESIGNATION STATUS PER CHAPTER 4 42, SECTION 3 1 5 0 0 6 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENTAL CODE.

WHEREAS THE DEEDS FAMILY LAND DEEDED FROM 1908 EXPRESSLY SET ASIDE ONE ACRE PARCEL OF LAND FOR A CEMETERY WITH INSTRUCTIONS NEVER TO BE SOLD.

WHEREAS THE OAK TREES, WHICH ARE NOW APPROACHING 300 YEARS, CONTINUE TO SYMBOLICALLY EMBRACE THOSE FIRST FARM WORKER FAMILIES AND PROVIDE ENDURING SHADE TO THE DESCENDANTS AND VISITORS TO THE BURIAL GROUND TODAY.

WHEREAS OTMAR PAT DEEDS GRANDSON OF INE DEEDS DEED AT THE CEMETERY PROPERTY OVER TO THE CHURCH CEMETERY ASSOCIATION IN 1973.

AND THE ASSOCIATION BROUGHT IN ADJACENT TWO ACRES FROM THE DEEDS FAMILY IN 1982.

WHEREAS THE DESCENDANTS OF THE EARLY FARM WORKERS HAVE BECOME PROFESSIONALS IN THEIR ASPECTS OF FIELDS AND BUSINESSES, AS WELL AS BECOMING OFFICERS IN ALL BRANCHES OF THE US MILITARY.

THEY HAVE MAINTAINED A STRONG BOND TO THIS CEMETERY AND THE VOLUNTARYISM THROUGH THEIR EFFORTS HAVE MAINTAINED THE HONOR AND RESPECT OF THIS ANCESTRAL RESTING PLACE.