May 07, 2024 City Council

[Call to Order ]

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ALL RIGHT.

THE TIME IS, UH, 6 0 1.

OUR REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR MAY 7TH, 2024 IS NOW IN SESSION.

BEFORE WE GET STARTED, I JUST WANNA MENTION THAT THE, UH, THE, UM, SOUND, UH, IS NOT DUBBED IN WITH THE VIDEO ON YOUTUBE, SO THEY'RE HAVING SOME DIFFICULTIES THERE.

SO IF YOU SEE YOUTUBE AND YOU SEE OUR MOUSE MOVING WITH NOT NO SOUND COMING OUT, IT'S NOT TV, IT'S, UH, , BUT THEY'RE TRYING TO GET THAT TAKEN CARE OF.

WITH THAT FIRST ON THE AGENDA, AS COUNCIL MEMBER HAYWARD WOULD 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 EVERYONE.

BOW.

DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, THANK YOU FOR US ARRIVING HERE SAFELY.

THANK YOU FOR THE RECENT REIGN THAT WE MUCH NEEDED.

THANK YOU FOR THIS WONDERFUL DAY.

I ASK YOUR GUIDANCE AND WISDOM TO BE UPON US AS WE DISCUSS AND DELIBERATE ON VARIOUS ISSUES THAT WILL IMPACT THE LIVES OF OUR RESIDENTS.

GRANT US THE DISCERNMENT TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT ARE JUST AND FAIR AND THAT WILL PROMOTE THE WELLBEING OF OUR COMMUNITY.

MAY WE CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER IN UNITY AND IN HARMONY FOR THE GREATER GOOD OF THE CITY.

THANK YOU FOR OUR WONDERFUL STAFF THAT WE HAVE, AND KEEP THEM SAFE AND PRESS UPON THEIR HEARTS THAT THEY ARE TRULY APPRECIATED.

IN YOUR SON'S NAME, AMEN.

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 IN THE VISIBLE WITH, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE.

FOR ALL, HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER HAYWARD.

OKAY.

WE HAD A, A FEW PROCLAMATIONS, BUT WE'RE GOING, WE'RE GOING, UH, TO DO THOSE LATER.

[Employee Introductions ]

FIRST IS EMS. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR GUTIERREZ COUNSEL, AND MR. WILLIAMS. TONIGHT I'M HERE TO INTRODUCE MY NEWEST TEAM MEMBER.

MY NAME IS ALLISON GOEL.

I'M THE OFFICE MANAGER.

I'VE BEEN WITH THE CITY OF SHIRTS FOR ALMOST 22 YEARS.

I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE BROOKE BUSH.

UM, SHE IS HERE A RESIDENT OF SLO.

SHE'S BEEN HERE SINCE FEBRUARY 12TH, AND SHE'S ALMOST BEEN HERE THREE MONTHS.

SHE'S A EMS BILLING SPECIALIST.

SHE'S A GRADUATE OF UTS, TEXAS A M, TEXAS A M, TEXAS AM SAN ANTONIO.

AND SO SHE HAS HER BACHELOR'S DEGREE FROM THERE.

AND SO I JUST WANTED TO INTRODUCE HER.

HELLO.

I'M VERY HAPPY TO BE HERE.

WELL, WELCOME TO OUR TEAM.

GREAT TO SEE YOU HERE.

NEXT WE HAVE THE MUNICIPAL COURT.

UH, GOOD EVENING, UH, MAYOR CONSUL.

MR. WILLIAMS, I AM IN.

I'M INTRODUCING SAMANTHA ERO.

SAMANTHA WAS BORN IN CALIFORNIA, BUT NOT RAISED IN CALIFORNIA, UH, BECAUSE AT THE AGE OF SEVEN, SHE AND HER FAMILY MOVED TO TEXAS.

SAMANTHA RECEIVED HER EDUCATION, SOME EDUCATION AT NORTHEAST ISD, BUT COMPLETED HER HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA, JUDSON, SAMANTHA AND HER NEWLY HUSBAND OF FOUR MONTHS, THREE MONTHS.

THREE MONTHS NOW, UH, RESIDE IN OLO.

IN HER SPARE TIME, SHE ENJOYS READING, TRAVELING.

MOST OF HER, MOST OF HER.

ONE OF HER MOST RECENT TRIPS WAS A SURPRISE, HONEYMOON TO HAWAII.

SO, WELCOME, SAMANTHA TO THE CITY OF CHURCH MIDDLE SCHOOL COURT.

THANKS.

MIKE'S YOURS.

IF YOU WANNA, THE MICROPHONE'S YOURS, IF YOU WANNA SAY A FEW WORDS.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

WELL, WELCOME ABOARD.

NEXT WE HAVE THE, UH, CIVIC CENTER.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL, MR. WILLIAMS, IT'S MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE MY NEW EVENT COORDINATOR, DAWN WILLIAMS. WE WERE LUCKY TO GET HER AWAY FROM THE NEW BRAUNFELS, UH, TEAM OVER THERE.

SO I WILL LET DAWN SAY A FEW WORDS AS WE WERE TOO BUSY TODAY TO WORK ON HER

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THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

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WELCOME.

WELCOME TO OUR TEAM.

NEXT WE HAVE THE LIBRARY.

GOOD EVENING.

UM, I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF INTRODUCING MIGUEL MARTINEZ TO, UM, THE LIBRARY STAFF.

HE STARTED IN MARCH AS A LIBRARY ASSISTANT, PART-TIME.

UM, HE'S TEXAS BORN AND RAISED.

HE, UM, GOT HIS MA, OR SORRY, BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN MEDIA STUDIES FROM UNT, AND HE PLANS TO CONTINUE HIS EDUCATION AND, UM, WORKING ON A MASTER'S DEGREE WHILE WORKING AT THE LIBRARY.

UM, AND IN HIS FREE TIME SHOULD BE AS NO SURPRISE THAT HE LOVES READING.

UM, HE ALSO ENJOYS PLAYING WITH HIS TWO DOGS AND BOULDERING, RIGHT? SO PLEASE WELCOME, JOIN ME IN WELCOMING MIGUEL .

WELCOME.

THANKS FOR HAVING ME.

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WELCOME TO OUR TEAM.

NEXT WE HAVE PUBLIC WORKS, EVENING MAYOR'S COUNCIL.

THIS IS, UH, MICHAEL WILLIS.

HE JOINED OUR WATER, WASTE WATER DIVISION OF PUBLIC WORKS, UH, BACK IN MARCH.

UH, UH, WHAT IS THE PHRASE PART OF YOUR JOB SO FAR? YOU SAID THE UNEXPECTED CHALLENGES JUST ABOUT EVERY DAY.

HUH? UH, FAVORITE HOLIDAY IS, UH, CHRISTMAS, UH, 'CAUSE IT'S A REMEMBRANCE OF THE BIRTHS OF CHRIST.

NAME.

AMEN.

FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM? FOOTBALL.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS ONE THOUGH.

SAN FRANCISCO 49 ERS DREAM VACATION TOUR.

JERUSALEM.

AND FAVORITE WAY TO RELAX IS TO READ MIKES ALL YOURS THERE.

UH, JUST THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

WELL, WELCOME TO OUR TEAM.

NEXT IS, UH, PURCHASING.

GOOD EVENING MAYOR COUNCIL.

IT'S MY PRIVILEGE TO BE HERE TONIGHT TO INTRODUCE OUR NEW PURCHASING MANAGER, DANIEL ELLENBERG.

UH, DANIEL ORIGINALLY HILLS FROM NORTH CAROLINA, BUT HAS LIVED IN MANY PLACES AND TRAVELED EXTENSIVELY AS HE SERVED THE UNITED STATES ARMY, UM, FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS.

HIS, HIS EXPERIENCE INCLUDES COMPREHENSIVE SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING PURCHASING, CONTRACT MANAGEMENT, VENDOR AND ASSET MANAGEMENT, ALL OF WHICH WILL CERTAINLY SERVE HIM WELL IN HIS NEW ROLE HERE.

UM, I'M SO EXCITED TO HAVE DANIEL ON OUR TEAM AS HE BRINGS BOTH A, A NEW AND FRESH PERSPECTIVE AND A, AND A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE TO THE CITY.

SO CERTAINLY VALUE ADDED.

SO PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING DANIEL.

I WON'T BREAK FROM TRADITION.

THANKS FOR HAVING ME.

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WELCOME, DANIEL.

ALRIGHT,

[City Events and Announcements ]

ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING EVENTS.

MR. JAMES.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UH, JUST TO LET FOLKS KNOW THIS SATURDAY, MAY 11TH, WE HAVE OUR NATURE DISCOVERY SERIES THAT'S DISCOVER THE FOREST, 9:30 AM TO 11:00 AM AT CRESCENT BEND NATURE PARK.

UH, ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 15TH, WE HAVE THE 2024 POLICE MEMORIAL THAT WE DO IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SLO PD.

THAT'LL BE FROM 6:00 PM TO 8:00 PM AT THE SANCO THEATER, UH, SATURDAY, MAY 18TH.

WE'RE BACK AT CRESCENT BEND NATURE PARK FOR THE DARK SKIES AND FIREFLIES EVENT THAT STARTS AT 7:00 PM SUNDAY, MAY 19TH.

EMS IS HAVING THEIR TOUCH A TRUCK EVENT, AND THAT'S CELEBRATING THEIR 50TH ANNIVERSARY EXTRAVAGANZA.

THAT'S 10:00 AM TO 2:00 PM AND THAT'S AT THE FORUM SHOPPING CENTER, SORT OF THE MAIN ENTRANCE.

AND THEN WE'LL BE BACK HERE FOR OUR NEXT REGULAR SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETING ON TUESDAY, MAY 21ST.

THANK YOU MR. JAMES ANNOUNCEMENTS AND RECOGNITIONS BY OUR CITY MANAGER, MR. WILLIAMS. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I JUST WANNA GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO A COUPLE OF OUR EMPLOYEES.

WE HAD STARLA BLAKE WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE SLO POLICE DEPARTMENT AS THE DISPATCHER OF THE YEAR, AND SERGEANT MARTY TREVINO WAS RECOGNIZED BY S-C-U-C-I-S-D EDUCATION FOUNDATION AS SRO OF THE YEAR.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH OF THEM.

OH, CONGRATULATIONS.

DEFINITELY.

ALRIGHT, NEXT, UH, ANNOUNCEMENTS AND RECOGNITIONS BY THE MAYOR.

I HAVE NONE.

WE DO HAVE A COUPLE PRO PROCLAMATIONS, BUT WE'RE GONNA READ THOSE AFTER THE HEARING OF RESIDENTS.

UM, SO NEXT IS

[Hearing of Residents ]

EACH PERSON IS LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES, AND WE ASK, BEFORE ADDRESSING THE COUNCIL FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME

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NOW WE HAVE ALSO THREE PUBLIC HEARINGS, SO YOU DO HAVE OPTIONS.

YOU MAY CHOOSE TO SPEAK DURING THE HEARING OF RESIDENCE OR WAIT UNTIL THE PUBLIC HEARING, OR YOU CAN SPEAK AT BOTH.

THE OPTION IS YOURS WITH THAT MAYOR PRO TEMP.

PLEASE CALL FIRST SPEAKER.

MAGGIE TITTERING.

THAT WAS PERFECT.

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THANK YOU.

UH, MAGGIE TITTERING, UH, PRESIDENT OF THE CHAMBER.

UH, 1730 SHIRTS PARKWAY.

UH, A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS.

UM, REALLY GREAT VIDEO.

WE JUST POSTED ON OUR FACEBOOK FROM MAY 5TH.

UH, OUR MILITARY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE WAS THERE TO WELCOME THE HONOR FLIGHT VETERANS, AND IT IS JUST SO, UH, IT IS SO AWESOME TO SEE THEM COMING OFF THE PLANE.

AND YOU COULD HEAR 'EM HOOPING AND HOLLERING AND STUFF, BUT IF YOU GET A CHANCE TO, UH, CHECK OUT OUR, OUR FACEBOOK, IT, IT, IT IS TRULY A GREAT, GREAT VIDEO.

ON THE 21ST OF MAY, WE HAVE OUR MONTHLY CHAMBER LUNCHEON, AND WE ARE HAVING TEXT DOT COME OUT AND THEY'RE GONNA GIVE US AREA UPDATES ABOUT THE PROJECTS, UH, THE ONGOING PROGRESS, IF THEY THINK THEY'RE STILL GONNA MEET THEIR DEADLINES.

AND THAT IS THE 21ST OF MAY.

YOU CAN REGISTER RIGHT NOW ONLINE FOR THAT.

AND WE HAVE THREE RIBBON CUTTINGS FOR, UH, THE CITY SHIRTS COMING UP.

UH, TWO OF THEM THAT SAME WEEK, MAY 22ND, WE'RE GOING TO BE WELCOMING MAYDAY PEZ SOLUTIONS.

THEIR RIBBON CUTTING IS AT 10:00 AM AND IT'LL BE AT OUR SHIRTS, OFFICES AT 1730 SHIRTS PARKWAY.

MAY 23RD AT ONE COMMERCIAL PLACE, SUITE 1 0 1 WILL BE WELCOMING AT 10:00 AM IN THE MORNING.

EDWARD JONES, MATT BAUER, UH, REPRESENTATIVE.

AND THEN ON THE 29TH AT 4:00 PM WE'RE GOING TO BE WELCOMING G AND J CONTRACTING, WHICH IS AT 17 3 0 5 IH 35.

AND THAT IS ALL ON OUR WEBSITE.

UH, YOU ALL WILL PROBABLY ALREADY BE GETTING THE, UH, CALENDAR REMINDERS ABOUT THAT.

UH, ONE LAST THING, UH, PUTTING ON MY SHIRTS, HISTORICAL PRESERVATION COMMITTEE HAT, UH, WE'RE VERY PLEASED THAT IT'S ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT TO APPROVE TWO NEW MEMBERS TO OUR COMMITTEE, WHICH WILL BRING US TO SEVEN COUNCIL MEMBERS ON, UH, FOR THAT BOARD.

AND WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE PENDING THE JUNE, UH, MEETING TO BE A TOTAL OF EIGHT.

SO WE'RE VERY PLEASED.

UH, OUR, OUR COMMITTEE IS GROWING.

WE HAVE SOME EXCITING EVENTS THAT ARE UPCOMING TO, UH, GIVE YOU ANOTHER UPDATE PROBABLY AT THE END OF THIS MONTH ON, IT'S IN JULY.

AND LAST, UM, IT WAS GREAT THAT YOU ALL HAD THE WORKSHOP THAT YOU DID BEFORE THESE COUNCIL UH, MEETING, THIS COUNCIL MEETING.

AND IT'S GREAT THAT RESIDENTS CAN COME OUT AND HEAR YOU ALL DISCUSSING IT.

JUST ONE COMMENT, UH, TALKING ABOUT MOVING ON MAIN.

UH, IF, IF IT'S THE BRANDING OF THE EVENT, AND I REALLY DO FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE BRANDED IT WELL, IT MIGHT BE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF POSTPONING IT.

THIS IS JUST A RESIDENCE, UH, COMMENT, UH, BECAUSE YOU HAVE BRANDED IT SO MUCH AS WHAT IT IS TO RENAME IT AND MOVE IT EVEN FOR A COUPLE YEARS BECAUSE WE'RE HAVING THE MAIN STREET RENOVATIONS HAPPENING.

I DON'T KNOW, I THINK IT KIND OF DILUTES WITH ALL THE HARD WORK YOU'VE ALREADY PUT INTO IT.

SO JUST AS A RESIDENT, I WOULD SAY, IF YOU WERE LOOKING FOR A COMMENT, POSTPONE IT FOR THE YEAR AND THEN IF YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A SEPARATE EVENT, HAVE A SEPARATE EVENT, BUT IT'S NOT THE EVENT BEING RENAMED OR REBRANDED.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

LAST NAME ON THIS ONE.

I, I REALLY CAN'T MAKE IT OUT, BUT IT'S REAGAN.

OKAY.

REAGAN ROW.

I'M, I WANTED TO, UH, 7 9 9 3 TRAINER HILL ROAD, UNIT FOUR.

UH, I'M HERE TO MENTION, ASK A CO ONE QUESTION OF ONE OF THE MEMBERS AND THEN ALSO POINT OUT A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT, THAT WAS NOT BROUGHT UP AT THE LAST, IN THE INTRODUCTION OF THE BEXAR COUNTY ANNEXATION PROJECT OR PROPOSAL.

UM, Y'ALL MADE THE COMMENT THAT IT WAS ONLY GONNA MAKE AN $18 DIFFERENCE PER MONTH.

I THINK, UH, SOMEONE QUOTED THAT.

UH, THAT'S FOR THE AGRICULTURAL ONLY.

UH, AND, AND YOU NEED TO THINK TO THINK ABOUT THIS REAL HARD, OKAY? WHEN YOU START MAKING US PART OF THE CITY AND NOT PROVIDING THE, THE SERVICES THAT YOU CAN'T PROVIDE, UM, IT'S ALSO GOING TO ADD $487 AND 20 CENTS FOR EVERY A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS OF OUR, UH, THE FULL, UH, APPRAISAL VALUE OF OUR HOU OUR HOMESTEAD ON THAT PROPERTY.

NOW, IN THE, IN THE CASE OF OUR HOUSE, WE BUILT A $200,000 HOUSE IN 2010.

Y'ALL ARE VALUING, OR APPRAISAL DISTRICT IS NOW VALUING IT JUST SHORT OF HALF

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SO WE'RE TALKING MORE THAN $18.

AND I HEARD THE GASP WHEN EVERYBODY, THAT'S NOT MUCH, AND WE DON'T EVEN, IS THAT, WAS THAT ON THE QUESTION IS, IS WAS THAT ON A PER ACRE BASIS THAT, UH, I, I BELIEVE IT WAS THE CITY MANAGER WHO HAD THREW OUT THE $18.

WE DON'T HAVE A BACK AND FORTH DISCUSSION.

WE'RE JUST HERE, UH, WE'RE HERE JUST TO LISTEN TO YOUR CONCERNS.

WELL, I'LL BE HAPPY TO SPEAK TO YOU DIRECTLY IF YOU'D LIKE TO THIS.

OKAY.

JUST, IT'S VERY UNDERESTIMATED AND WE DON'T KNOW HOW YOU CALCULATED THAT, BUT YOU CAN SEE IT'S GOING TO HAVE A BIG IMPACT ON US WITHOUT ANY SERVICES.

THE SECOND THING IS WE, AFTER THE, DURING THE BREAK AND THE MEETING LAST TIME, UH, WE TALKED WITH SEVERAL MEMBERS AND ALSO TALKED WITH, UM, THE, THE, UH, LEGAL, UH, THE ATTORNEY, CITY ATTORNEY ABOUT THE, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE WERE ORIGINALLY SIGNED UP FOR THE, UH, DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, IT WAS TO, FOR THE CITY OF SHIRTS TO CREATE CODES THAT WOULD AFFECT AGRICULTURAL AREA INSTEAD OF TRYING TO APPLY CITY CODES TO AGRICULTURAL AREA.

APPARENTLY THAT HAS NOT BEEN DEVELOPED.

AND SO THAT YOU HAVE THE REQUIREMENTS THAT YOU CANNOT PUT BARB WIRE OUT IN THE COUNTRY, YOU CANNOT REPAIR WITHOUT GETTING A BUILDING PERMIT.

SO THANK YOU.

SEE, SEE YOU NEXT TIME.

ASHLEY.

UM, GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCIL MAYOR, MR. WILLIAMS. UM, ASHLEY , 1400 SHIRTZ PARKWAY.

I AM THE BUSINESS ENGAGEMENT MANAGER WITH THE SHIRTZ EDC, AND I'M ALSO A MEMBER OF THE SHE'S LEADERSHIP CORPS.

SO I'M HERE JUST TO OBSERVE YOUR MEETING TONIGHT.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME.

KAYLYN MAR.

HOPEFULLY I SAID THAT RIGHT.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

UH, MY NAME IS KAYLYN MAHAR.

I AM ALSO PART OF THE SHIRTS CHAMBER LEADERSHIP CORPS, AND I'M JUST OBSERVING THE MEETING.

I'M SORRY, DID WE GET THE ADDRESS? OH, IT'S UH, 6 0 5 1 FM 3 0 0 9.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

LAST ON THE LIST IS, UH, JOSHUA BERRY.

JOSHUA BERRY, 1 2 3 7 0 STEIN VALLEY.

UH, I COME ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE OF THE RHINE VALLEY SUBDIVISION.

UM, I'M NOT HERE TO DEBATE THE ACTIONS OF MR. MARKS AS HE, AND I'VE ALREADY TALKED EXTENSIVELY, BUT I AM HERE TO ASK WHY WE'RE NOW GOING THROUGH OUR FOURTH SPEED TEST AND NOTHING EVER GETS DONE.

WE NEED STOP SIGNS.

I LIVE ON A BEND.

I HAVE A CHILD THAT'S ON THE SPECTRUM.

IT JUST STARTS INTO THE STREET.

WE HAVE CHILDREN OUT HERE, WE'VE HAD DEAF CHILDREN IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, AND CARS ARE JUST FLYING DOWN.

I HAVE A VIDEO TO SHOW WHAT IT'S LIKE COMING FROM THE DIRECTION OF MY HOUSE AROUND THAT TURN, YOU CAN'T SEE ANYTHING AND VEHICLES PULL OUT INTO ALSATION WAY JUST TO BE ABLE TO SEE AROUND THE CORNER BECAUSE THE DEVELOPERS THOUGHT IT HAD A GOOD IDEA TO PUT, UH, STONE PILLARS RIGHT THERE.

SO YOU CAN'T SEE ANYTHING.

AT THE SAME TIME, I THINK IT'S RATHER RIDICULOUS THAT I'VE LIVED IN MY HOUSE FOR FIVE YEARS NOW AND FOR FOUR AND A HALF OF THOSE WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET STOP SIGNS TO BE ABLE TO BE PUT IN OR WE'VE TRIED TO GET OUR PARK FIXED OR THE MOW OF THE, THE LAWNS MOW OR LIKE THE GREEN BELT MODE AND EVERYTHING.

AND IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE JUST PULLING TEETH TO THE POINT THAT WE'RE JUST GONNA DO IT OURSELF.

WE'RE WE'RE TIRED OF.

IT'S HOW DIFFICULT IS IT TO PUT STOP SIGNS IN FIRST OFF? AND IF IT WAS YOUR CHILD THAT LIVED IN THAT AREA, HOW WOULD YOU FEEL? WITH CARS JUST GOING BY WITH NO DISREGARD TO PEOPLE THAT ARE WALKING.

I'M RETIRED FROM THE MILITARY, I'M RETIRED FROM CIVIL SERVICE.

I CANNOT RUN, I CAN'T FIGHT.

I HAVE TO STILL USE MY BODY AS

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HOW DIFFICULT IS IT FOR PEOPLE TO ACTUALLY HAVE SOME HONOR AND SOME SELF-RESPECT IN THIS LIFE? WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO COME UP HERE AS CITIZENS AND BEG, IF YOU WILL, ON OUR HANDS AND KNEES.

I UNDERSTAND THE ACTIONS THAT SAID INDIVIDUAL DID TAKE.

I COMPLETELY GET IT AS A FATHER OF TWO, TRUTHFULLY, I WOULD'VE DONE THE SAME.

I'VE SEEN IT DONE.

I'VE BEEN BEHIND THE BUSES AS WHEN WE HAVE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY STANDING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND PEOPLE LITERALLY ARE SKIPPING THE BUS.

LAST I CHECKED, IT'S A STOP SIGN RIGHT THERE ON THE BUS ALMOST HITTING THESE INDIVIDUALS.

IT'S GETTING TO THE POINT THAT WE ARE CARRYING TO PROTECT OURSELVES.

I LOVE OUR PD.

I GOT NOTHING BUT RESPECT FOR 'EM, BUT THEY CAN'T BE EVERYWHERE.

AND WHEN WE GET TOLD TO POLICE IT OURSELF, SO TO SPEAK, YOU KNOW, WITHIN REASON, WE HAVE TO DO WHAT WE HAVE TO DO.

BUT NO PARENT SHOULD HAVE TO PUT THEMSELVES AT RISK TO PROTECT THE CHILDREN.

I'LL LEAVE IT WITH THAT.

HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY.

ALRIGHT,

[Proclamations ]

SO THE FIRST ONE IS THE NATIONAL POLICE WEEK.

UH, COUNCIL MEMBER HAYWARD WILL BE READING THE PROCLAMATION.

IF I CAN PLEASE HAVE THE REPRESENTATIVES, UH, JOIN ME UP HERE AT THE PODIUM.

I'VE NEVER NOTICED.

ALRIGHT, WE CAN'T HAVE ALL THE UNIFORMS ON ONE SIDE.

WELL, IT LOOKS NICE.

ALRIGHT.

BOOK END.

THERE YOU GO.

WE'RE MAKING IT WORK.

YEAH, IT'S WORKING.

UM, SO TODAY I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF READING, UM, THE POLICE MEMORIAL AND POLICE WEEK.

UH, THE FIRST ONE IS PROBABLY, YOU KNOW, SAD BECAUSE PEOPLE HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES, UH, IN SERVICE OF DUTY AND THEN POLICE WEEK TO RECOGNIZE WHAT THEY DO.

AND, UH, THIS GROUP KNOWS TRULY HOW I FEEL ABOUT THEM.

SO, NATIONAL POLICE MEMORIAL DAY, MAY 15TH, 2024, NATIONAL POLICE WEEK, MAY 12TH THROUGH THE 18TH, 2024.

I'M GONNA GET THE LARGE VERSION SO I CAN READ IT.

WHEREAS THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY OF SHIRTZ POLICE, POLICE DEPARTMENT PLAY AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN SAFEGUARDING THE RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OF THE CITIZENS OF SHIRTS AND PROVIDE A VITAL PUBLIC SERVICE.

AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF SHIRTS POLICE DEPARTMENT CONSISTS OF 68 SWORN OFFICERS, 16 PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBERS, FOUR RECORD CLERKS, 16 TELECOMMUNICATORS, 16 CROSSING GUARDS, AND NINE ANIMAL CONTROL STAFF MEMBERS.

WHEREAS THE CITY OF CHURCHS POLICE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO APPROXIMATELY 29,821 SERVICE CALLS LAST YEAR.

WELL, WHEREAS THE CITY OF SHIRTS, POLICE DEPARTMENT HOSTS 15 COMMUNITY EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WHICH INCLUDE BREAKFAST WITH THE BLUE COMMUNITY, CAR SEAT CHECK, CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY, JUNIOR POLICE ACADEMY, COMMUNITY SAFETY PRESENTATIONS TO BOY SCOUTS, GIRL SCOUTS, AND DAYCARES AND ET CETERA.

WHEREAS IT IS IMPORTANT FOR ALL THE CITIZENS KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THE DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES, HAZARDS, AND SACRIFICES OF THEIR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND THE MEMBER OF OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RECOGNIZED THEIR DUTY TO SERVE THE PEOPLE BY SAFEGUARDING LIFE AND PROPERTY, BY PROTECTING THEM AGAINST VIOLENCE AND DISORDER AND BY PROTECTING THE INNOCENT AGAINST DECEPTION AND THE WEAK AGAINST THE OPPRESSION.

AND NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED THAT ON BEHALF OF MAYOR RALPH GUTIERREZ AND CITY COUNCIL, WE CALL UPON ALL CITIZENS TO OBSERVE MAY 15TH AS NATIONAL POLICE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY TO HONOR THOSE OFFICERS WHO THROUGHOUT THEIR COURAGEOUS DEEDS, HAVE MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE IN SERVICE TO THEIR COMMUNITY, OR HAVE BECOME DISABLED IN PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES.

AND LET US RECOGNIZE AND PAY RESPECT TO THE SURVIVORS OF OUR FALLEN.

I FURTHER CALL UPON THE CITIZENS OF CHURCHS AND UPON ALL

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AND IN DOING SO, HAVE ESTABLISHED THEMSELVES AND IN INEVITABLE AND ENDURING REPUTATION, PRESERVING THE RIGHTS AND SECURITIES OF ALL CITIZENS.

THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR SERVICE.

WE TRULY APPRECIATE YOU KEEPING US SAFE.

GOOD EVENING.

I'M LIEUTENANT LACO WITH THE SHERIFF'S POLICE DEPARTMENT ON BEHALF OF CHIEF JAMES LOWRY AND THE REST OF THE, THE DEPARTMENT.

UH, WE WANT TO THANK YOU AND THE COUNCIL AND ULTIMATELY THE CITIZENS SHIRTS FOR THE, UH, UH, GREAT SUPPORT THAT WE RECEIVED.

SO WE WANT TO THANK YOU AS FAR AS MAY 15TH.

OFFICER MEMORIAL DAY, PLEASE ON THAT DAY, REMEMBER THE OFFICERS WHO HAVE FALLEN AND JUST SAY A QUICK THANK YOU TO YOURSELF.

WE WOULD APPRECIATE THAT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK Y'ALL.

NEXT IS THE, UH, WORLD FACILITIES MANAGEMENT AND COUNCIL MEMBER WATSON WILL READ THE PROCLAMATION.

IF I CAN PLEASE HAVE THE REPRESENTATIVES JOIN ME UP HERE.

YOU GOTTA BALANCE IT.

READY WORLD FACILITY MANAGEMENT DAY, MAY 8TH, 2024.

WHEREAS WORLD FACILITY MANAGEMENT DAY IS MAY 8TH, 2024.

AND THIS YEAR'S THEME IS INSPIRE, INTEGRATE, INNOVATE.

AND WHEREAS THE FACILITY MANAGEMENT IS A PROFESSION DEDICATED TO ENSURE THE FUNCTIONALITY, COMFORT, SU SUSTAINABILITY AND EFFICIENCY OF THE BUILDINGS IN WHICH WE LIVE AND WORK.

AND WHEREAS THE FACILITY MANAGERS ENSURE THE BUILDINGS AND ALL COMPONENTS WORK PROPERLY, WHETHER THE SPACE IS IN THE FACTORY HOSPITAL OFFICE, SHOPPING MALL, AIRPORT MUSEUM, MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, THE FACILITIES MANAGERS PERFORM OVERSEAS, A VARIETY OF ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS.

UM, SECURITY MANAGEMENT, GROUND MANAGEMENT, EMERGENCY AND RESPONSE, DISASTER MIGRATION, UH, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY PLANNING.

AND WHEREAS FM IS CRUCIAL PART OF EVERY ORGANIZATION BECAUSE OF IT ENSURES THE PLACES AND SAFE COMFORT AND HEALTH AND ORGANIZATION SUCH AS THE INTERNATIONAL FM ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT COMMUNITIES THROUGH CO CAREER DEVELOPMENT, SORRY, AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS TO IMPAIR EMPOWER FACILITY MANAGERS TO SOLVE CHALLENGES TODAY AND IN THE FUTURE.

WORLD FM DAY RECOGNIZES THE EFFORT OF THE FACILITY MANAGEMENT ANYWHERE IN THE FACILITY.

MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS INFLUENCE THE HEALTH, SAFETY, PRODUCTIVITY, AND WELLBEING OF PEOPLE WHO UTILIZE THE BUILDING ENVIRONMENT.

WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE POSITIVE IMPACT FACILITY MANAGERS HAVE ON THE INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY OF OUR POPULATION AND OUR ECONOMY.

AND IT IS FITTING AND IMPROPER TO RECOGNIZE THE EFFORTS IN THE ORGANIZATIONS INDIVIDUALS WORKING TO ENSURE A SAFER AND DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT, HEALTHY AND HAPPY OCCUPANTS IN A SUSTAINABLE WORLD.

NOW THEREFORE, IT IS RESOLVED AT MAYOR GUTIERREZ CITY OF ASSURES DUE HERE BY PROCLAIM MAY 8TH, 2024 AS WORLD FACILITY MANAGEMENT DAY.

THANK YOU.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

UM, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO THE GUYS.

THEY WORK REALLY HARD DAY IN AND DAY OUT TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF OUR BUILDINGS THAT WE HAVE, AIR, ELECTRICITY, OR VICE VERSA.

SORRY, IT'S THE OTHER WAY AROUND.

UM, BUT THANK YOU MAYOR COUNCIL FOR UM, ACKNOWLEDGING THE GENTLEMAN AND, UM, THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK.

THANK.

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AND SHE MENTIONED THE AIR, ESPECIALLY IN THE SUMMERTIME, BUT I HAD A DIFFERENT PROBLEM IN THE SUMMERTIME.

I HAD TWO VENTS COMING OUTTA MY WALL AND I WAS FREEZING WHEN IT WAS A HUNDRED OUTSIDE.

I WAS JUST COLD ALL THE TIME.

BUT I THANK YOU FOR FIXING THAT PROBLEM.

APPRECIATE IT.

ALRIGHT, NEXT WE HAVE, UH, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WEEK AND, UH, MAYOR PRO TEMP MACALUSO WILL BE READING THE PROCLAMATION IF I CAN HAVE THE REPRESENTATIVES UP HERE.

OKAY.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WEEK MAY 6TH THROUGH THE 10TH, WHEREAS MORE THAN 100,000 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OR RELATED PROFESSIONALS WORLDWIDE ARE COMMITTED TO CREATING, RETAINING AND EXPANDING TOP TIER OPPORTUNITIES THAT FACILITATE LONG-TERM EQUITABLE COMMUNITY GROWTH.

AND WHEREAS THE SHIRTS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION IS COMMITTED TO PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND ATTRACTING INVESTMENT TO OUR CITY.

AND WHEREAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONALS SERVE AS STEWARDS, BRIDGING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS SUCH AS RESIDENTS, BUSINESS LEADERS, ELECTED OFFICIALS, INDUSTRY EXECUTIVES AND EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATIONS TO COLLABORATE IN PROMOTING JOB CREATION, COMMUNITY INVESTMENT INFRASTRUCTURE ADVANCEMENTS IN AN OPTIMISTIC FUTURE.

AND WHEREAS DURING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WEEK, WE CELEBRATE THE IMPORTANCE OF FOSTERING AN ENVIRONMENT THAT SUPPORTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP, INNOVATION, AND THE GROWTH OF ALL SMALL, OF SMALL BUSINESSES.

WE ARE THE BACKBONE OF OUR LOCAL ECONOMY.

AND WHEREAS A SHIRTS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION HAS BEEN A CATALYST TO SIGNIFICANT COMMERCIAL CAPITAL INVESTMENT INTO THE COMMUNITY OVER THE PAST 26 YEARS NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT ON BEHALF OF MAYOR RALPH GUTIERREZ, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SHIRTZ, RECOGNIZES MAY 6TH TO THE 10TH, 2024 AS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WEEK AND REMINDS INDIVIDUALS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS COMMUNITY CELEBRATION WITH SUPPORTS, EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES, BETTERING LIVES, AND MOVING SOCIETY FORWARD.

THANK YOU PAUL.

MY NAME IS SCOTT WEYMAN.

I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE EDC.

WE'VE GOT A LOT OF EXCITING THINGS TO GO ON HERE AT THE CITY OF SHEZ.

WE HAVE A WONDERFUL COUPLE LIAISONS, COUNCIL MEMBERS, BROWN AND, AND HAYWARD.

WE HAVE A BRAND NEW, UH, BOARD.

A LOT OF 'EM HAVE KIND OF NEW AND INTERESTING GOALS THAT WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS AND LEADERSHIP WITH THE CITY HAS ALWAYS BEEN WONDERFUL.

SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO TO ALLOW US TO DO WHAT IT IS THAT WE DO.

THANKS.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

OUR NEXT PROCLAMATION IS NATIONAL PREVENTION WEEK AND COUNCIL MEMBER GIBSON WILL BE READING THE PROCLAMATION.

IF I CAN HAVE THE, UH, REPRESENTATIVES, PLEASE JOIN ME UP HERE.

IT IS AN ABSOLUTE PLEASURE TO READ THIS PROCLAMATION FOR THE WONDERFUL FOLKS STANDING UP HERE.

NATIONAL PREVENTION WEEK, A CELEBRATION OF POSSIBILITY MAY 12TH THROUGH 18TH 2024.

WHEREAS NATIONAL PREVENTION WEEK, A CELEBRATION OF POSSIBILITY IS A PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE THE WORK OF COMMUNITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS DEDICATED TO RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION AND POSITIVE MENTAL HEALTH.

AND WHEREAS WE RECOGNIZE THE POWER OF PREVENTION AND THE SMALL DAILY ACTIONS DONE BY INDIVIDUALS COMBINED WITH THE ACTIONS OF FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES COME TOGETHER TO MAKE UP THE LARGER BO BOLD MOVEMENT OF PREVENTION.

AND WHEREAS THE GUADALUPE COUNTY COM COMMUNITY COALITION WORKS DAILY WITH THE COMMUNITY AND ALL OF THEIR PARTNERS TO PROMOTE THE AWARENESS OF SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION AND POSITIVE MENTAL HEALTH, IMPLEMENTING PREVENTION STRATEGIES AND SHOWCASING EFFECTIVENESS OF EVIDENCE-BASED PREVENTION RESOURCES, AND WHEREAS

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WE WANT TO CONTINUE THIS CONVERSATION BEYOND NATIONAL PREVENTION WEEK AND WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO SHARE YOUR UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE ON WHY PREVENTION IS IMPORTANT TO YOU.

AND NOW THEREFORE VIA RESOLVE.

RALPH GUTIERREZ'S, MAYOR OF CITY OF SHIRTS, HEREBY PROCLAIMS MAY 12TH THROUGH 18TH 2024 AS NATIONAL PREVENTION WEEK AND URGES RESIDENTS TO JOIN THE GUADALUPE COUNTY COMMUNITY COALITION IN RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE, USE, PREVENTION, AND POSITIVE MENTAL HEALTH.

UH, I WANT TO THANK MAYOR GUTIERREZ, MR. WILLIAMS AND THE COUNCIL FOR THIS PROCLAMATION, RECOGNIZING MAY 12TH THROUGH THE 18TH AS NATIONAL PREVENTION WEEK.

THIS RECOGNITION UNDERSCORES OUR CITY'S COMMITMENT TO YOUTH SUBSTANCE USE, PREVENTION AND MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS.

MY NAME IS KATINA EBERHARD AND I RUN THE GUADALUPE COUNTY COMMUNITY COALITION AND I HAVE SOME COALITION MEMBERS AND OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS HERE WITH ME TODAY.

AS WE ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION, LET US REAFFIRM OUR RESOLVE TO PRIORITIZE PREVENTION EFFORTS, ENHANCE EDUCATION, AND STRENGTHEN PARTNERSHIPS THAT SUPPORT OUR YOUTH.

THROUGH COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES, WE CAN CREATE A NETWORK OF SUPPORT THAT NURTURES RESILIENCE AND EMPOWERS OUR YOUTH TO LEAD FULFILLING LIVES FREE FROM SUBSTANCE MISUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH STIGMA.

I'M GRATEFUL TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THIS PROCLAMATION, WHICH AMPLIFIES OUR SHARED DEDICATION TO BUILDING A HEALTHIER, SAFER COMMUNITY FOR OUR YOUTH.

LET'S MOVE FORWARD WITH PURPOSE AND DETERMINATION IN FULFILLING THIS IMPORTANT MISSION.

AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND YOUR COMMITMENT TO OUR YOUTH AND OUR COMMUNITY.

OUR NEXT PROCLAMATION IS THE INTERNATIONAL FIREFIGHTERS DAY.

UH, COUNCIL MEMBER WESTBROOK WILL BE READING THE PROCLAMATION AND IF I CAN HAVE THE REPRESENTATIVES AND JUST TO MENTION, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, WESTBROOK IS ALSO A FIREFIGHTER, SO IT WAS OUR HONOR TO HAVE THE PROCLAMATION BE READ BY A FIREFIGHTER.

UH, GOOD EVENING.

THE GOOD BOOK SAYS, UH, THERE'S NO GREATER LOVE THAN THE LAY DOWN, THAN THE LAY DOWN ONE'S LIFE FOR, FOR SOMEONE ELSE.

AND SO THAT PROBABLY EMBODIES THE, THE LIFE OF A FIREFIGHTER ALWAYS WILLING TO RISK.

UM, SO I'M PROUD TO SORT OF SAY INTERNATIONAL FIREFIGHTERS DAY MAY 4TH, 2024.

WHEREAS FIREFIGHTERS DEDICATE THEIR LIVES TO THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY.

AND SOMETIMES THAT DEDICATION IS IN THE FORM OF COUNTLESS HOURS VOLUNTEERED OVER MANY YEARS AND OTHERS.

IT IS MANY SELFLESS YEARS WORKING IN THE INDUSTRY.

IN ALL CASES, IT RISK THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE OF A FIREFIGHTER'S LIFE.

AND WHEREAS INTERNATIONAL FIREFIGHTERS DAY IS A TIME WHERE THE COMMUNITY CAN RECOGNIZE AND AND HONOR THE SACRIFICES AND FIREFIGHTERS MAKE TO ENSURE THAT THEIR COMMUNITIES AND ENVIRONMENT ARE AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE.

IT IS ALSO A DAY IN WHICH CURRENT AND PAST FIREFIGHTERS CAN BE THANKED FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS.

AND WHEREAS INTERNATIONAL FIREFIGHTERS DAY HAS OBSERVED EACH YEAR ON THE 4TH OF MAY ON WHERE WE REMEMBER THE PAST FIREFIGHTERS WHO HAVE DIED WHILE SERVING OUR COMMUNITY ARE DEDICATED THEIR LIVES TO PROTECTING THE SAFETY OF US ALL AND SHOW OUR SUPPORT AND APPRECIATION TO THE FIREFIGHTERS WORLDWIDE WHO CONTINUE TO PROTECT US SO WELL THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

AND WHEREAS HAILING FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE, THEY ARE OUR MOTHERS, FATHERS, BROTHERS, SISTERS, AUNTS, UNCLES, GRANDPARENTS, NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS.

THEY PROTECT US WITHOUT WANTING RECOGNITION OR REWARD IN OUR TIME OF NEED.

THEY'RE THERE WITH COURAGE, COMPASSION, AND LOYALTY.

THEY'RE THE ESSENCE OF THE TRUE MEANING OF THE COMMUNITY.

AND I'M GONNA ADD ONE, WHEREAS THE FIREFIGHTERS ARE THE HEROES OF ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT.

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT RALPH GUTIERREZ'S MAYOR WILL NOW CALL UPON ALL CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF CHURCHS TO OBSERVE MAY 4TH, 2024, AS INTERNATIONAL FIREFIGHTERS DAY IN RECOGNITION OF THE SELFLESS AND DEDICATED EFFORTS OF OUR FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES PERSONNEL.

YES, SIR.

GOOD EVENING.

JOHN PERRY, BATTALION CHIEF WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

UH, AND ON BEHALF OF, UH, FIRE CHIEF ROGERS, UH, WHO CANNOT BE HERE THIS EVENING,

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THANK Y'ALL AGAIN.

[Consent Agenda Items ]

THESE ITEMS REQUIRE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION AND LAST REQUESTED BY COUNSEL.

ITEM NUMBER ONE MINUTES.

ITEM NUMBER TWO, RESOLUTION NUMBER 24 R 52.

ITEM NUMBER THREE, APPOINTMENT REAPPOINTMENTS RESIGNATION FOR BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND COMMITTEES.

ITEM NUMBER THREE HAS BEEN PULLED, SO WE WILL, UH, WE'LL GO WITH ITEM.

ALRIGHT, COUNSEL, ITEM NUMBER THREE HAS BEEN PULLED.

UH, DO I HAVE ANY OTHER CONSENT ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE PULLED FOR SEPARATE ACTION? IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA? ITEMS ONE AND TWO, SO MOVED.

SECOND.

I HAVE MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER HAYWARD AND SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER WATSON.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? IF NOT, IF YOU CAN PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

WE CAN PUBLISH THE VOTE PLEASE.

WE HAVE 60 A'S NO OBJECTIONS.

MOTION PASSES.

OKAY.

[3. Appointment/Reappointment/Resignations For Boards/Commissions/Committees (S.Edmondson) ]

I PULLED THE ITEM NUMBER THREE, WHICH IS THE APPOINTMENT, REAPPOINTMENTS AND RESIGNATIONS FOR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.

WE'LL DO THIS IN TWO SEPARATE, UH, TWO SEPARATE STEPS.

FIRST IS THE APPOINTMENTS OF, UH, SOPHIA RODRIGUEZ AND ALSO MARIA FREE.

UM, COUNSEL, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE APPOINTMENTS? SO MOVED.

SECOND MOTION HAS BEEN MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER HAYWARD AND SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER WATSON.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? IF NOT, YOU CAN PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

WE CAN PUBLISH THE VOTE PLEASE.

WE HAVE SIX YAYS, NO OBJECTIONS.

MOTION PASSES NOW.

ITEM NUMBER THREE, THE SECOND SECTION, THE APPLICANT, ROBERT MARKS, HAS SHOWN TO EXERCISE HIS RIGHT TO RESOLUTE DETERMINATION FOR HIS POSITION ON THE TRANSPORTATION SAFETY COMMISSION AND THE PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD AND RESCINDED HIS RESIGNATION AND ELECTIVE FOR COUNSEL TO MAKE THE FINAL DECISION.

SO LET US PROCEED WITH DIGNITY AND DILIGENCE RELATED TO THIS MATTER AND PROCEED.

SO THE RESOLUTION ACTUALLY IS REMOVE THE, THE RESIGNATION AND ACTUALLY PUT IN REMOVAL OF ROBERT MARKS FROM THE BOARDS.

COUNSEL, ANY COMMENTS? ANY QUESTIONS? DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? ITEM NUMBER THREE, THE REMOVAL OF ROBERT MARKS FROM FROM T SAC AND THE PARKS AND RECREATION, UH, BOARD.

SO MOVE SECOND, HAVE MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER WATSON AND SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HAYWARD.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? COUNCIL, IF YOU CAN PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

WE CAN PUBLISH THE VOTE PLEASE.

WE HAVE SIX YAYS, NO OBJECTIONS.

MOTION PASSES.

ALRIGHT, WE'LL MOVE ON.

WE HAVE, UH,

[4. Ordinance 24-H-07- Conduct a public hearing, consider and possible action on proposed updates tothe Schertz Code of Ordinances, Chapter 34 - Health, Article IV Smoking in public places and ArticleVI - Illegal Smoking Materials. First Reading (B.James/L.Wood/A.Cantu). ]

THE FIRST ONE IS ITEM NUMBER FOUR, ORDINANCE NUMBER 24 H ZERO SEVEN.

CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING, CONSIDER AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON PROPOSED UPDATES TO THE SHIRT'S, CODE OF ORDINANCE CHAPTER 2034 HEALTH ARTICLE FOUR, SMOKING IN PUBLIC PLACES.

AND ARTICLE FIVE, ARTICLE SIX, ILLEGAL SMOKING MATERIAL.

THIS IS OUR FIRST READING FLOOR.

IS YOURS.

THANK YOU.

OKAY, GOOD EVENING,

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LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE EVOLUTION OF SMOKING DEVICES.

AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE THE FIRST GENERATION, WHICH IS DISPOSABLE SLASH SIG LIKE THEN CAME THE INTRO TO MEDIUM SIZED RECHARGEABLE SLASH REFILLABLES.

THEN CAME THIRD GENERATION, WHICH YOU SEE IS LARGE SIZE TANK SLASH MODS.

OKAY.

AND THEN LASTLY, WE HAVE OUR FOURTH GENERATION, WHICH IS NICOTINE SALT SLASH POD MODS.

SO AS YOU CAN SEE, SMOKING DEVICES ARE CONTINUOUSLY EVOLVING.

FIRST PROPOSED UPDATE WILL BE UPDATING OUR LANGUAGE, TERMINOLOGY DEFINITION TO MATCH STATE RULES THROUGHOUT CHAPTER 34.

ARTICLE FOUR DEFINITIONS ARE TO INCLUDE ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICE, RETAIL, TOBACCO STORE, AND VAPING.

NEXT, WHAT PROPOSED UPDATES ARE ADDITION AND REVISION TO SUBSECTION 34, 89, 34, 93, AND 34 94.

NEXT ARE PROPOSED REVISIONS TO SUBSECTION 34, 91, 34, 94, AND 34 96 UPDATING, WHICH INCLUDES THE REMOVAL OF SECTION 34 95, DISPOSITION OF FILTERS AND UPDATING PENALTIES.

LAST WE HAVE IS THE REMOVAL OF ARTICLE SIX, ILLEGAL SMOKING MATERIALS.

IT IS A CITY'S DESIRE TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND SAFETY CONDITION FOR ALL ESTABLISHMENTS.

AND THE PROPOSED REVISIONS WILL BRING CODE OF ORDINANCES INTO ALIGNMENT WITH STATE LAW AND CONSIST AND BE CONSISTENT WITH SURROUNDING MUNICIPALITIES.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, THIS ITEM IS ON THE AGENDA AS AN OPEN PUBLIC HEARING.

IS THERE ANYONE IN THE IN ATTENDANCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO, UH, ADDRESS THE COUNCIL RELATED TO THIS? UH, THIS SUBJECT, THE MIKE'S YOURS.

IF YOU CAN PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.

I'M BACK.

UH, MY NAME IS KATINA EBERHARD AND I LIVE AT 1 0 1 PATRICK HENRY DRIVE HERE IN SHIRTZ.

UH, AND I'M HERE TONIGHT TO JUST EDUCATE ABOUT THE DANGERS OF SECONDHAND SMOKE AND SECONDHAND AEROSOL FROM VAPES BOTH IN THE WORKPLACE AND IN GENERAL.

SO FIRSTLY, I'LL ADDRESS THE UNDENIABLE HEALTH RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH EXPOSURE TO SECONDHAND SMOKE.

ACCORDING TO ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE CDC AND THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, SECONDHAND SMOKE CONTAINS OVER 7,000 CHEMICALS, INCLUDING MORE THAN 70, WHICH ARE KNOWN CARCINOGENS THAT CAUSE HEART DISEASE, LUNG CANCER, AND OTHER SERIOUS ILLNESSES.

HOSPITALITY WORKERS AND OTHER NON-SMOKERS EXPOSED TO SECONDHAND SMOKE ARE AT AN INCREASED RISK FOR DEVELOPING THESE ILLNESSES, CHILDREN, PREGNANT WOMEN AND INDIVIDUALS WITH PREEXISTING HEALTH CONDITIONS AND ARE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE AS WELL.

SECONDHAND SMOKE IS THE THIRD LEADING CAUSE OF PREVENTABLE DEATH IN THE UNITED STATES, CLAIMING THE LIVES OF APPROXIMATELY 42,000 AMERICANS EVERY YEAR.

THAT'S ABOUT THE SAME AS THE ENTIRE POPULATION OF SHIRTS CONCERNING VAPING.

THE USE OF ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY MORE PREVALENT, ESPECIALLY AMONG OUR YOUTH.

THE AEROSOL EMITTED FROM THESE DEVICES CONTAINS HARMFUL SUBSTANCES SUCH AS NICOTINE, ULTRA FINE PARTICLES, VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS, AND HEAVY METALS, WHICH CAN BE INHALED BY BYSTANDERS.

RECENT DATA SHOWS EXPOSURE TO SECONDHAND AEROSOL FROM VAPING CAN IMPAIR RESPIRATORY FUNCTION, IMPOSE HEALTH RISKS LIKE SECONDHAND SMOKE.

OUR YOUTH ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE IMPACTS OF SECONDHAND SMOKE AS WELL IN OUR AREA.

THE AVERAGE AGE OF FIRST USE OF TOBACCO OR A TOBACCO PRODUCT IS 12 YEARS OLD.

ONE IN 10 OF OUR YOUTH REPORTED USING A TOBACCO PRODUCT IN THE PAST MONTH.

THIS EARLY EXPOSURE HARMS THEIR DEVELOPING BRAINS AND BODIES AND INCREASES THE LIKELIHOOD OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AND LIFELONG HEALTH ISSUES.

FURTHERMORE, SECONDHAND SMOKE NOT ONLY POSES HEALTH RISKS, BUT ALSO EXACTS A SUBSTANTIAL ECONOMIC TOLL ON OUR COMMUNITY.

ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION, SECONDHAND SMOKE COSTS OUR ECONOMY $5.6 BILLION PER YEAR DUE TO LOSS PRODUCTIVITY ALONE.

FOR EXAMPLE, NON-SMOKERS EXPOSED AT WORK ARE AT AN INCREASED RISK FOR HEALTH PROBLEMS. ACCORDING TO THE ORGANIZATION, SMOKE-FREE GAPS, SECONDHAND SMOKE RELATED ISSUES COST TEXAS OVER $8.8 BILLION ANNUALLY IN HEALTHCARE.

SO I JUST WANNA THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS CRITICAL ISSUE.

BY RAISING AWARENESS

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GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNSEL, MR. WILLIAMS. MY NAME IS THERESA SPIES.

I AM A RESIDENT OF CHURCH.

I LIVE AT 5 7 4 9 BILL HAAS.

AND I WILL TAKE A MOMENT REAL QUICK TO JUST SHOUT OUT TO THE POLICE ON FIRE WHO HELPED MY NEIGHBORHOOD TODAY AND THE LINKS AT SCENIC HILLS.

IT WAS A CRAZY DAY FOR MY NEIGHBORS AND MY FAMILY.

SO, UM, WE DON'T NEED TO WAIT UNTIL THE NATIONAL WEEK TO SAY THANK YOU TO THOSE, UM, THOSE, UM, BRAVE FOLKS WHO HELPED OUT TODAY AND DO SO IN OUR COMMUNITY ALL THE TIME.

I'M HERE TODAY WEARING TWO HATS.

UM, I AM A MOM AND A WIFE AND I LIVE IN THE CITY OF SHIRTS.

AND SO I'M VERY PROUD THAT Y'ALL ARE CONSIDERING THIS ORDINANCE THAT GETS RID OF SOME OF THE EXEMPTIONS IN SOME OF OUR BUSINESSES THAT WE'RE STILL ALLOWING, UM, TOBACCO, BUT ALSO, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY TO ME, UM, ALSO INCLUDES VAPING BECAUSE THAT, THAT CHART OF ALL THE GENERATIONS OF DEVICES THAT ARE OUT THERE, THAT'S WHAT SCARES ME AS A MOM.

THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS THAT ARE CHANGING, UM, AND VAPING IS AN EPIDEMIC FOR OUR KIDS.

AND I THINK THAT THIS IS A REALLY BOLD STEP THAT Y'ALL ARE TAKING TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR CITY WITH THIS ORDINANCE, THIS WOULD BE A TOBACCO, A COMPREHENSIVE TOBACCO FREE ORDINANCE.

AND SO YOU WOULD JOIN MANY OTHER CITIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE WHO ARE TAKING THIS STEP TO MOVE INTO THE NEXT CENTURY AND REALLY PROTECT OUR, NOT JUST OUR YOUNG ONES, BUT EVERYBODY, UM, AGAINST SECONDHAND SMOKE.

SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.

THE OTHER HAT THAT I'M WEARING TODAY IS I AM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION LOCALLY.

AND SO WE ARE, OUR MISSION IS TO BE A RELENTLESS FORCE FOR LONGER, HEALTHIER LIVES.

SO I JUST WANNA THANK YOU FOR TAKING THIS STEP OR CONSIDERING TAKING THIS STEP TO JOIN US IN THAT MISSION.

SO, UM, I DO WELCOME YOU WORKING MORE WITH THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION AND OTHER THINGS THAT WE DO.

AND AGAIN, MY NAME IS THERESA SPIES, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS CONSIDERATION TONIGHT.

UH, MAYOR GUTIERREZ, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, MY NAME IS SARAH STAFFORD.

I'M A BOARD CERTIFIED PEDIATRICIAN AT NORTHEAST PEDIATRIC ASSOCIATES AND WE WORK OUT OF 5,000 SHIRTZ PARKWAY HERE IN SHIRTZ.

UH, AS A PEDIATRICIAN WHO SEES SHIRTZ FAMILIES EVERY DAY, I STRONGLY SUPPORT THE PROPOSED UPDATES TO OUR CITY'S SMOKING ORDINANCE THAT YOU'LL CONSIDER THIS EVENING.

YOUR LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT ON THESE UPDATES WILL IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE TO EVERYONE IN SHIRTS.

WHILE THE DAMAGING HEALTH EFFECTS OF SMOKING ARE WELL KNOWN, WHAT IS OVERLOOKED IS THE IMPACT THAT SECONDHAND SMOKE HAS ON PEOPLE WHO HAVE, UH, MADE THE CHOICE NOT TO SMOKE.

EVERY YEAR, 42,000 AMERICANS DIE FROM PREVENTABLE DISEASE, SUCH AS HEART DISEASE AND LUNG CANCER DUE TO THEIR EXPOSURE TO SECONDHAND SMOKE.

AND THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT UPDATED SMOKING ORDINANCE IF PASSED, WILL ENSURE ALL SHIRTS RESIDENTS ARE PROTECTED FROM DANGEROUS INDOOR EXPOSURE TO SECONDHAND SMOKE WHILE AT WORK.

AS A DOCTOR, I'M PROUD TO WORK IN THE CITY OF SHIRTS, A CITY THAT PRIDES ITSELF ON BEING FAMILY FRIENDLY AND PROMOTING HEALTH.

UH, PLEASE SUPPORT THIS UPDATED SMOKING ORDINANCE 'CAUSE WE'RE GONNA JOIN OVER THE OVER A HUNDRED TEXAS CITIES THAT HAVE ALREADY PASSED SIMILAR ORDINANCES.

AND I JUST WANNA SAY FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AS A PEDIATRICIAN, WE USED TO START TALKING TO KIDS ABOUT SMOKING AND VAPING WHEN THEY WERE IN HIGH SCHOOL.

I RECENTLY HAD A 10-YEAR-OLD TELL ME THAT THEY WERE OFFERED A VAPE IN THEIR, UH, PUBLIC SCHOOL BATHROOM.

SO THIS IS NOT JUST LIKE HYPOTHETICAL, THIS IS HAPPENING AND IT'S HAPPENING TO KID AT VERY YOUNG AGES.

WE'RE BEING OFFERED VAPING AND CIGARETTE STUFF MUCH YOUNGER, AND THEY'RE, IT'S REALLY BEING MARKETED TO THEM.

SO IF WE'RE BEING REALLY HONEST, THIS IS VERY REAL AND IT'S HAPPENING EVERY DAY.

AND SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S BECOME VERY REAL IN MY LIFE AND THIS IS SOMETHING YOU GUYS CAN REALLY, UH, TAKE, TAKE CHARGE OF TODAY.

SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU.

UH, HELLO MAYOR COUNSEL, MY NAME IS MARCUS KAVANAUGH AND I LIVE AT TEN FOUR ONE EIGHT CONNELL POND.

AND I HAVE A PREPARED STATEMENT, UH, FROM, UH, DR. DEAN.

HE'S A, UH, A RETIRED PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGIST AND HE SAYS THAT, UM, HE'S CONCERNED WITH ALLOWING SMOKING IN PUBLIC PLACES.

IS THE IMPACT THAT SECONDHAND SMOKE HAS ON CHILDREN WITH ASTHMA OR INDIVIDUALS WITH SENSITIVE LUNGS.

SECONDHAND SMOKE IS AN, IS AN INHALED IRRITANT THAT CAN IRRITATE THE LINE OF THE LUNGS WITH CHILDREN WITH ASTHMA.

CHILDREN WITH ASTHMA HAVE EASILY IRRITATED LUNGS ON A BASIS OF, OF, UM, ALLERGY PREDISPOSITIONS.

INHALED IRRITANTS LIKE TOBACCO SMOKE VAPING, OR EVEN POORLY VENTILATED ROOMS CAN EXPOSE OR EXPOSURE TO EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS CAN TRIGGER ASTHMA ATTACK.

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THIS MEANS THAT THE LUNG FUNCTION CAN DIP THE CRITICALLY LOW LEVELS THAT ARE UNRECOGNIZABLE TO CHILDREN OR PARENTS.

ADDITIONALLY, INFLAMMATORY TRIGGERS SUCH AS TOBACCO SMOKE VAPING, OR, OR POLLUTION OR EXPOSURE TO HIGH LEVELS OF ALLERGIC IRRITANTS CAN FURTHER INFLAME THE LUNG LINING AND DROP THE LUNG FUNCTION TO SYSTEMIC LEVELS WHERE THE CHILD IS COUGHING WITH EXERCISE OR SLEEP DISRUPTION DUE TO COUGHING.