[Call to Order]
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OKAY, WE'LL DO A CALL ORDER OF TODAY'S MEETING AT 6:00 PM UH, AS YOU CAN SEE, THE MAYOR IS ABSENT, SO I'LL BE, UH, TAKING HIS SPOT TODAY.
OTHER THAN THAT, IF, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN CAN COME DOWN AND, AND LEAD US IN PRAYER AND P PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE.
IF EVERYONE CAN STAND, PLEASE.
JOIN ME IN PRAYER BY YOUR HEADS, PLEASE.
LORD, WE ALWAYS START WITH GRATITUDE AND WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE WHAT WE ENJOY IN OUR COMMUNITY.
OUR WORLD IS, UH, NOT EXACTLY AT PEACE WHEN WE TAKE SANCTUARY HERE IN OUR HOMES WITH THE TRUSTS THAT WE ARE PROTECTED BY YOU AND YOUR GOODWILL.
WE THANK YOU FOR THE QUALITY OF THE FIRST RESPONDERS, OUR MAINTENANCE AND PUBLIC WORK SPECIALISTS, PARKS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS, AND ALL THE OTHER WORKERS THAT WE OFTEN TAKE FOR GRANTED, BUT ARE ESSENTIAL TO MAINTAINING THE PEACE, OUR SAFETY, AND OUR QUALITY OF LIFE EVERY DAY.
TONIGHT, WE ASK YOU TO GUIDE OUR CITY COUNCIL AND STAFF IN MAKING DECISIONS THAT ARE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY, SO THAT WE CAN ALL CONTINUE TO ENJOY THE WONDERFUL GIFTS THAT YOU, YOU HAVE PROVIDED US IN OUR CITY.
AND HAPPY 50TH ANNIVERSARY TO CHURCH, THE MS PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE.
FOR JUSTICE, HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD.
[Proclamations]
NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS A PROCLAMATIONS.UH, WE HAVE A FEW, AND THE FIRST ONE WILL BE WORLD MS. DAY, WHICH IS MAY 30TH, 2024.
SO ALL THOSE THAT ARE HERE FOR WORLD MS. DAY, WOULD YOU PLEASE COME UP UP? DON'T BE SHY.
UM, TODAY I AM ACTUALLY HONORED TO BE ABLE TO READ THIS WORLD MS. DAY, UM, WITH HAVING FAMILY AND FRIENDS BEING DIAGNOSED WITH MS AND KNOWING HOW IT AFFECTS EVERYONE DIFFERENTLY AND HOW FAMILIES CAN BE AFFECTED.
I'M JUST HONORED THAT THEY DECIDED THAT THEY WANTED TO DO ONE IN CHURCH BECAUSE THEY'VE NEVER DONE AN MS WORLD, A INSURANCE THEY'VE ALWAYS DONE IN SAN ANTONIO.
SO THANK YOU FOR THANK YOU TAKING THE TIME TO WANNA DO THIS HERE.
SO, WITH THAT SAID, I'LL READ THE PROCLAMATION WORLD MSA MAY 30TH, 2024.
WHEREAS THE NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY, SAN ANTONIO CHAPTER WILL OBSERVE WORLD MSA ON MAY 30TH, 2024 TO SHARE, EDUCATE, AND BUILD AWARENESS OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS.
AND WHEREAS EVERY DAY, MILLIONS OF AMERICANS FACE THE INCREDIBLE CHALLENGE OF HAVING TO LIVE WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, THE CHRONIC DISEASE THAT AFFECTS THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM.
AND WHEREAS MS IS A DESTROYER OF CONNECTIONS, IT DISRUPTS SIGNALS AND SEPARATES MINDS FROM BODIES AND PULLS US AWAY FROM EACH OTHER.
WHEREAS THE CITY OF CHURCH RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF SUPPORTING INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH MS, THEIR FAMILIES, CAREGIVERS, AND ACKNOWLEDGES THE NEED FOR INCREASED UNDERSTANDING RESEARCH AND RESOURCES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THOSE IMPACTED BY THIS CONDITION.
AND WHEREAS THE NATIONAL MULTIPLE SC MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY IS DEDICATED TO RAISING FUNDS FOR THE RESEARCH OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AND TO PROVIDE LOCAL PROGRAMS FOR PEOPLE AFFECTED WITH THIS DISEASE.
NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED ON BEHALF OF RALPH GUTIERREZ, THE MAYOR THROUGH PROCLAIM MAY 30TH, MS. WORLD DAY IN THE CITY OF SHIRTS AND URGE ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN IN, IN RECOGNIZING AWARENESS, OFFERING SUPPORT, AND PROMOTING UNDERSTANDING OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING? THANK YOU.
IT'S AN HONOR TO BE HERE, UH, TODAY.
THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO RECOGNIZE, UM, MS. AND MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS.
UM, AND WE ARE STILL FIGHTING SO THAT NO ONE HAS TO FACE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS ALONE.
AND IF YOU DO KNOW SOMEONE, WE DO HAVE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT ARE AVAILABLE
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THROUGH OUR ONE 800 FIGHT MS NUMBER.UM, AND WE WANNA PASS THAT ALONG.
SO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE AWARENESS ON THIS MONTH, ON THIS DAY.
AND, UH, WE'RE SO GRATEFUL, UH, FOR THE CITY OF SHIRTS.
OKAY, NEXT WE HAVE NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK, WHICH IS MAY 19TH THROUGH THE 25TH.
COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN, ALL THESE WELL-DRESSED PUBLIC WORK SPECIALISTS.
A SEA OF BLUE
NOBODY ELSE HIDING OUT BACK THERE.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S MAKE IT OFFICIAL.
CITY OF CHURCH'S PROCLAMATION, NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK PROCLAMATION, MAY 19TH THROUGH 25TH, 2024.
ADVANCING QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL OR AS PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS FOCUS ON INFRASTRUCTURE, FACILITIES, AND SERVICES THAT ARE OF VITAL IMPORTANCE TO SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT, RESILIENT COMMUNITIES AND TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE AND WELLBEING OF THE PEOPLE OF SHEZ TEXAS.
AND WHEREAS THESE INFRASTRUCTURE, FACILITIES AND SERVICES COULD NOT BE PROVIDED WITHOUT THE DEDICATED EFFORTS OF PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE ENGINEERS, MANAGERS, AND EMPLOYEES AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR REBUILDING, IMPROVING, AND PROTECTING OUR NATION'S TRANSPORTATION, WATER SUPPLY, WATER TREATMENT, AND SOLID WASTE SYSTEMS, PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND OTHER STRUCTURES AND FACILITIES ESSENTIAL FOR OUR CITIZENS.
AND WHEREAS IT IS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST FOR THE CITIZENS, CIVIC LEADERS AND CHILDREN IN CHURCH TEXAS TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE OF AND TO MAINTAIN AN ONGOING INTEREST AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC WORKS AND PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMUNITIES.
AND WHEREAS THE YEAR 2024 MARKS THE 64TH ANNUAL NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK, SPONSORED BY THE AMERICAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION AND CANADIAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION, WHO HAVE CHOSEN AT THE AS THIS THEME CONNECTING THE WORLD THROUGH PUBLIC WORKS.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT RALPH GUTIERREZ'S MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SHIRTS DOES HEREBY DESIGNATE THE WEEK, MAY 19TH THROUGH 25TH.
2024 IS NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK AND URGES ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION AND CANADIAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND ACTIVITIES, EVENTS AND CEREMONIES DESIGNED TO PAY TRIBUTE TO OUR PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS, ENGINEERS, MANAGERS, AND EMPLOYEES, AND TO RECOGNIZE THE SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS THEY MAKE TO PROTECTING OUR NATIONAL HEALTH, SAFETY, AND QUALITY OF LIFE.
THANKS, SIR
UH, COUNCILMAN, UH, THESE ARE THE FOLKS YOU'LL SEE OUT THERE, UH, DURING THE DAY, NIGHTS AND WEEKENDS, RESPONDING TO ANYTHING FOR RESIDENTS AND CITIZENS.
SO APPRECIATE, UH, RECOGNITION AND JUST IF YOU NEED ANYTHING, NEED ANYTHING, WE'RE HERE.
SO, THANK YOU SPEAKERS HERE IN FRONT.
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OKAY, WITH THAT, WE'LL GO TO OUR FINAL PROCLAMATION.IT IS NATIONAL EMS WEEK, UH, THE WEEK OF MAY 19TH THROUGH THE 25TH.
COUNCIL MEMBER WESTBROOK, I THINK WE HAVE SPECIAL CEREMONY GO FOR.
UH, IF YOU COULD, WE'RE MISSING A COUPLE FROM OUR STAFF.
IT'S OUR 50TH ANNIVERSARY, SO IF YOU COULD GIVE US ABOUT FIVE SECONDS.
WHAT A WONDERFUL PRESENTATION.
NATIONAL EMS WEEK IS MAY 19TH THROUGH THE 25TH, HONORING OUR PAST, FORGING OUR FUTURE, WHEREAS THE 2024 EMS WEEK THEME, HONORING OUR PAST, FORGING OUR FUTURE.
AND WHEREAS THIS THEME IS PARTICULARLY MEANINGFUL NOW, TO REMIND PEOPLE THAT EVERY DAY WE ARE FACED WITH SO MANY NEW CHALLENGES IN OUR LIVES, AND YET WE STILL RISE ABOVE THEM ALL AND CONTINUE TO RESPOND, SUPPORT AND CARE FOR THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITIES.
WHEREAS EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ARE A VITAL PUBLIC SERVICE, AND THE MEMBERS OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES TEAMS ARE READY TO PROVIDE LIFESAVING CARE TO THOSE IN NEED 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.
AND WHEREAS ACCESS TO QUALITY EMERGENCY CARE DRAMATICALLY IMPROVES THE SURVIVAL AND RECOVERY RATE OF THOSE WHO EXPERIENCE SUDDEN ILLNESS OR INJURY.
AND WHEREAS THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES SYSTEM CONSISTS OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS, EMERGENCY NURSES, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS, PARAMEDICS, FIREFIGHTERS, FIRST RESPONDERS, EDUCATORS, ADMINISTRATORS, AND OTHERS.
AND WHEREAS THE MEMBERS OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES TEAMS, WHETHER CAREER OR VOLUNTEER, ENGAGED IN THOUSANDS OF HOURS OF SPECIALIZED TRAINING AND CONTINUE CONTINUING EDUCATION TO ENHANCE THEIR LIFESAVING SKILLS.
AND WHEREAS IT IS APPROPRIATE TO RECOGNIZE THE VALUE AND THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE PROVIDERS BY DESIGNATING EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES WEEK, BE IT THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, THAT I, RALPH GUTIERREZ, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SHIRTS, HEREBY COMMEND AND CONGRATULATE SAFES AND SHIRTS, EMERGENCY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES FOR THEIR VALUABLE CONTRIBUTION, OUTSTANDING DEDICATION, AND PRE-HOSPITAL CARE TO THE CITY OF CERTS AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES IN THE AREA, HEREBY JOIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE STATE OF TEXAS, DESIGNATING MAY 19TH THROUGH 24TH, 2024 AS THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES WEEK WITH A THEME HONORING OUR PAST, FORGING OUR FUTURE.
UM, AND, AND FIRST AND FOREMOST, I APPRECIATE, UH, THANK YOU FOR COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR FOR ALL THE SUPPORT.
UH, SECOND, I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD TO, UH, REMEMBER THE, OUR FOUNDING MEMBERS ARE SAFES AND I SEE SUSAN BECK, UH, BACK THERE.
UM, YOU'VE SPENT COUNTLESS HOURS, UH, VOLUNTEERING AND YOUR MOM AND YOUR DAD, UH, THE LATE HAL BALDWIN, UH, I MISS HIM.
UM, AND THEN WE JUST WANTED TO REALLY SHOWCASE OUR DEPARTMENT.
SO, UH, WE HAVE ADMIN STAFF, WE HAVE EMS EDUCATORS, WE HAVE OUR BILLING STAFF, WE HAVE SWAP MEDICS, WE HAVE OUR, THE PIPES AND DRUMS HERE.
OUR, OUR, THE FOUNDING MEMBERS FROM CISO, OUR DEPARTMENTS, UH, DR.
HE'S BEEN OUR MEDICAL DIRECTOR FOR 30 YEARS.
WE HAVE, UH, AGAIN, MORE SPORTS STAFF, AND THEN OF COURSE OUR CREWS.
OUR CREWS ARE THE ONES THAT DO THE DAY IN AND DAY OUT.
WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT THEM.
AND THEN FOR THE FOLKS THAT ARE IN PLAIN CLOTHES, THOSE ARE ACTUALLY OUR BRAND NEW EMT CLASS.
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FUTURE EMTS, UH, AND MAYBE EMPLOYEES ONE DAY.YOU GONNA PLAY? LET'S GO ON THE WAY OUT.
[Presentations]
MOVING RIGHT ALONG.WE'LL HEAD TO, UH, PRESENTATIONS.
FIRST ONE UP IS PRESENTATION OF KICK CANCER PEP RALLY AND 5K RUN DONATION TO MAYS CANCER CENTER AT UT HEALTH.
SAN ANTONIO, MD ANDERSON CANCER CLINIC.
UM, SO WE HAVE OUR, UH, KIT CANCER 5K RECAP AND CHECK PRESENTATION TODAY.
UM, SO IF YOU RECALL, WE HAD THE KIT CANCER 5K BACK IN MARCH.
UM, AND SO WE ALWAYS DO, UM, IN MAY, TYPICALLY ONCE EVERYTHING'S WRAPPED UP WITH FINANCE, UM, OUR CHECK PRESENTATION.
SO, UM, HERE'S JUST SOME OF THE INFO ABOUT OUR PEP RALLY AND 5K WITH SOME PICTURES.
UM, SO WE DID HAVE TWO IRON SPONSORS WITH HEB AND SHIRT SE BLOW EMERGENCY CLINIC, AND THEN OUR T-SHIRT SPONSORS THIS YEAR WERE GVEC SHIRTS, BANK AND TRUST, STATE FARM, NATHAN OBERON AND SAMCO CAPITAL.
AND THEN WE ALSO HAD CLEMENS HIGH SCHOOL DRUMLINE AND CHEER OUT HERE FOR THE PEP RALLY.
AND ORANGETHEORY LED OUR WARMUP, OUR ATTENDANCE THIS YEAR, WE HAD 583 PARTICIPANTS, PROBABLY MORE LIKE SIX 50 TO 700, UM, ATTENDEES THAT DAY.
UM, IF YOU COUNT THE PEOPLE THAT WERE JUST CHEERING RACERS ON, UM, WE HAD 22 TEAMS AND OUR LARGEST TEAM WAS THE PASCAL PATRIOTS WITH 131 RUNNERS, UM, FROM PASCAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
THEY WON THE TEAM CHALLENGE AND JUST HAD THEIR CANCER POOL PARTY THIS PAST WEEKEND AT PICK ROW PARK.
AND THEN WE JUST KIND OF WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT, UM, WHAT WE'VE KIND OF DONE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
SO TOTAL DONATIONS FOR CANCER RESEARCH, UM, SINCE THIS STARTED IN 2009, IS $215,362 AND 74 CENTS RAISED FOR CANCER RESEARCH.
AND THEN WE JUST KIND OF ALSO WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT,
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UM, THE REBRANDING THAT WE DID, UM, IN 2020, AND THEN KIND OF HOW OUR ATTENDANCE IS CREEPING BACK UP NOW, UM, WITH THE REBRAND OF KIT CANCER, AND THEN ALSO OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE S-C-U-C-I-S-D SCHOOL DISTRICT.SO IF YOU KIND OF LOOK AT THOSE NUMBERS, IT'S TR IT'S TRENDING UP WHERE WE'VE BEEN HAVING, UM, REALLY GOOD ATTENDANCE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
UM, AND SO THIS YEAR WE RAISED $14,294 AND 96 CENTS, UM, FOR CANCER RESEARCH.
AND, UM, UT HEALTH IS NOT ABLE TO BE HERE TODAY, BUT I DO HAVE MS. WILCHECK HERE.
UM, SO THIS, THIS RACE WAS ORIGINALLY THE WILCHECK WALK FOR LIFE, UM, AFTER HER LATE HUSBAND AND, AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, UM, TONY WILCHECK.
SO I HAVE THE CHECK PRESENTATION.
UM, WE'LL JUST TAKE A PICTURE WITH THE BIG CHECK.
I DON'T KNOW IF PAUL, YOU WANNA COME DOWN FOR THE PICTURE? USUALLY THE MAYOR WOULD.
OUR SECOND, UH, PRESENTATION IS, UH, PRESENTATION, CELEBRATING THE CREATION OF THE DRY AL CREEK NATURE PARK.
UH, MS. ROME, GOOD EVENING MAYOR PROTO COUNCIL.
I JUST WANTED TO COME TONIGHT, UM, AND CELEBRATE, UM, THE DRY AL CREEK NATURE PARK.
UM, WE'VE TRIED TWO TIMES NOW TO HAVE AN UNVEILING CEREMONY OUT AT THE SITE, AND DUE TO WEATHER, WE HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL.
SO WE DECIDED WE WOULD COME TO YOU, UM, AND CELEBRATE AND BRING YOU IMAGES OF, UM, WHAT THE FUTURE PARK MAY LOOK LIKE.
UM, AND SO WE'D ALSO RELEASED A PRESS RELEASE.
UM, THERE'S A LOT OF BUZZ RIGHT NOW ABOUT IT AND THE WORK THAT THE GREAT SPRINGS IS DOING.
UM, SO I JUST WANNA HIGHLIGHT A FEW THINGS AND THEN I'LL HAVE THE, UH, GREAT SPRINGS, CEO GARY MERRITT COME UP AND TALK, UM, ABOUT THE GREAT CONSERVATION SU SUCCESS STORY THAT THIS PROJECT IS.
SO, UM, FOR THOSE ON NEW ON COUNCIL WHO DON'T KNOW, THE, UM, DRY COWELL CREEK NATURE PARK IS A NEW 10 AND A HALF ACRE PARK ON THE DRY CO MALL CREEK, UM, MISNOMER.
IT IS NOT ALWAYS DRY, IT IS WET RIGHT NOW GIVEN THE RAIN, UM, BUT IS DRY A LOT OF THE TIME.
IT IS GENERALLY LOCATED AT BUNKER STREET AND FM 4 82.
UM, SO IT'S KIND OF, UM, IN THE SCHWAB ROAD AREA BEHIND AMAZON, IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THAT AREA.
UM, DIRECTLY ABUTTING THIS NEW PARK IS THE HISTORIC ST.
ACROSS THE STREET IS, UM, THAT'S JUST DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET IS THE CHAPEL.
UM, IT WAS DESIGNATED AS A HISTORIC SITE BY THE CHURCH HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMITTEE IN 2011.
UH, THIS PARCEL, THE CHURCH, THE CEMETERY, AND SEVERAL OTHER SURROUNDING PARCELS AND BUILDINGS ARE PART OF THE HISTORIC COMA TOWNSHIP.
SO IT'S A PRETTY, UM, INTERESTING AREA.
THIS PARK WILL PROVIDE TRAIL CONNECTIVITY FOR THE GREAT SPRINGS TRAIL.
IT IS ALSO ALONG THE EL CAMINO RIAL DE LOS TEJAS NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL.
SO IT'S A UNIT OF THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WHERE THEY DO HISTORIC TRAILS.
UM, GIVEN THE REMARKABLE HISTORICAL AND HERITAGE VALUE OF THE AREA WITH THE TRAIL CONNECTIVITY, YOU KNOW, THIS WILL BE A VERY VALUABLE PARK AND RECREATIONAL AMENITY FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS.
UM, THIS NEW PARK WAS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY THE JACOB AND THERESE HERSHEY FOUNDATION.
UM, THEY PARTNERED WITH THE GREAT SPRINGS PROJECT TO PROVIDE A LOW INTEREST BRIDGE LOAN TO PURCHASE THE LAND.
UM, AND IT'S GONNA BE A KEY CONNECTOR FOR THE TRAIL NETWORK.
AND THEN THE CITY OF SHE, CITY COUNCIL OBVIOUSLY COMMITTED TO PURCHASE THIS TRACK FROM THE GREAT SPRINGS PROJECT.
AND SO AGAIN, IT'S A REALLY GREAT PROJECT.
UM, I'LL LET GARY SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT THAT.
THANK YOU, LAUREN PRO, TIM AND COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE, TO GIVE OUR THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROJECT.
UH, LAUREN LAID OUT REALLY WELL THE, THE REASONS WHY THIS PARTICULAR PIECE OF PROPERTY IS IMPORTANT AND, AND THE VALUE OF, OF A PARK IN THIS PART OF THE, THE CITY OF SHIRTS WITH THE CREEK TRAIL CONNECTIVITY, THE
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ECONOMIC, UM, ENGINE THAT, THAT THAT AL TOWN SITE COULD BE.BUT THE BEST PART OF IT FOR US AT GREAT SPRINGS PROJECT WAS THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY FROM TOP TO BOTTOM.
FROM, UM, GREAT TEAM HERE, LAUREN AND THE STAFF, CITY MANAGER, UM, ALL OF YOU, WE'VE, WE'VE JUST, AT EVERY OPPORTUNITY FELT REALLY WELL SUPPORTED IN OUR WORK HERE.
UM, IT, IT WAS AN A, A LONG PROJECT FOR A, A SMALL PIECE OF PROPERTY, BUT EVERY PROJECT HAS ITS OWN CHARACTER TO IT.
SO FOR US, UM, HAVING A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CITY, THE CITY RECOGNIZING THE VALUE OF THIS PROPERTY, US BEING ABLE TO DEVELOP THE, UH, FUNDING SOURCE, THE JACOB AND THERESA FOUNDA, UH, HERSHEY FOUNDATION TO LOAN US THE MONEY SO THAT WE COULD BUY IT UNTIL Y'ALL WERE READY TO BUY IT FROM US, UM, IN A PASS THROUGH TRANSACTION JUST AT EVERY STEP.
IT'S JUST BEEN WONDERFUL FOR US.
SO THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE WITH YOU.
AND, UH, WE STAND BY READY TO HELP HOWEVER WE CAN WITH THE GREAT WORK Y'ALL ARE DOING HERE.
I JUST WANTED TO ALSO, UM, SHOW YOU THE OTHER, UH, RENDERINGS.
AND WE DO HAVE SOME, UM, BOARDS OUTSIDE IF PEOPLE WANNA TAKE A LOOK AT IT ON THEIR WAY OUT TONIGHT.
UM, JUST A TRAILHEAD VISION THERE OF THE FUTURE DRY KAMAL CREEK TRAIL.
FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW, THE CITY OF NEW BRAUNFELS IS ALSO WORKING ON THEIR VERSION OF THE SAME TRAIL.
AND WE WILL MEET IN THE MIDDLE ONE DAY.
AND THEN SOME SITE PHOTOS AGAIN, SEE THERE'S SOME WATER THERE, IT'S NOT DRY.
UM, BEAUTIFUL OAK TREES, HERITAGE SIZED TREES, AND THEN THE HISTORIC SITES SURROUNDING THE, UH, THE NEW PARK.
SO IT'S GONNA BE A GREAT PROJECT.
UM, AND WITH, UH, JUST A REMINDER AS WELL FOR THE NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS, WE DID, UH, THE CITY APPLIED FOR A TRAIL GRANT FROM TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT AND WE WERE AWARDED THAT GRANT.
SO WE'RE WORKING ON THE AGREEMENT RIGHT NOW, SO WE WILL BE ABLE TO DEVELOP THE SITE IN THE NEXT, UH, COUPLE YEARS.
WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THE MAYOR PROTO DOWN.
UM, GREAT SPRINGS WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT US WITH A, UM, MAP OF THE NEW PARK.
DOES ANYONE ON THE COUNCIL HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? ALRIGHT, MOVING
[City Events and Announcements]
ON TO CITY EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.UH, FIRST IS ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING CITY EVENTS.
SO, UH, THIS SUNDAY, UH, MAY 26TH AT 3:30 PM AT CRESCENT BEND NATURE PARK.
UH, WE ARE HAVING THE WALK WITH A NATURALIST PROGRAM, SO THAT'S THREE 30 IN THE AFTERNOON.
UH, AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW, MONDAY, MAY 27TH IS MEMORIAL DAY, SO CITY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED.
HOWEVER, VFW POST 8 3 1 5, ALONG WITH THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COUNCIL, 6 3 5 8 ARE HOSTING THEIR ANNUAL MEMORIAL DAY, UM, UH, HONORING EVENT, UH, THIS YEAR THAT'S GONNA BE AT 10:00 AM OVER IN SLO, UH, AT SLO VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK, 38 64 SLO VALLEY DRIVE.
UM, AND THEN ALSO THE DAY BEFORE HAS POSITIVE BIT OF NEWS ON, ON, UH, SUNDAY, UH, OR RATHER ON SATURDAY IS THE PICK ROLL PARK OPENS UP.
SO IT KICKS OFF THE, UH, PICK PARK POOL OPEN FOR THE SUMMER THROUGH AUGUST 11TH.
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND RECOGNITIONS BY THE CITY MANAGER, MR. WILLIAMS. UH, NO ANNOUNCEMENTS THIS WEEK, SIR.
AND THEN ANNOUNCEMENTS AND RECOGNITIONS BY THE MAYOR PRO TIM AND I HAVE NONE AT THIS
[Hearing of Residents]
TIME.WE WILL MOVE TO THE HEARING OF RESIDENCE.
UH, 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 THAT FOR THE RECORD, YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS.
THE FIRST ONE I HAVE ON THE LIST IS, UH, DANIEL JAMESON.
MY NAME IS DANIEL JAMESON, 10 48 RICHMOND DRIVE HERE IN SHIRTZ.
AND AS BRIAN HAS ALREADY ALLUDED ABOUT, MONDAY THE 27TH IS THE VETERANS MEMORIAL FESTIVITIES IN SLO.
I AM THE LIAISON FOR SHIRTS, SELMA, AND
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SAU CITY COUNCIL AND ONE ELECT.Y'ALL KNOW THAT THE FLAGS ON MAIN STREET ARE PUT UP BY THE VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS, AND WE HONOR OUR VETERANS HERE IN THE CITY OF SHEZ AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.
SO WHEN YOU SEE THOSE FLAGS FLYING, REMEMBER TO SALUTE OR EVEN THANK A VETERAN FOR THEIR SERVICE, BECAUSE WE STOOD FOR YOUR FREEDOM, AND IT'S YOUR FREEDOM THAT WE STOOD FOR.
AND WE WILL STAND EVEN FOR THE DAY WE DIE, THAT THAT FREEDOM GOES.
SO AS THE OFFICIAL LIAISON FOR THE CITY COUNCIL AND, AND THE VFW HERE IN SHIRTS 83 15, AND ON BEHALF OF THE COMMANDER, MIKE MARTINEZ, PLEASE.
AND NOW ALSO ON THE THIRD SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH, THERE IS A BREAKFAST OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
AND WE WANT EVERYBODY TO COME AND GET A BREAKFAST AS MANY AS POSSIBLE, BECAUSE IT'S YOUR VETERANS GIVING BACK TO YOU GUYS WHAT WE'VE DONE FOR YOU GUYS.
SO PLEASE COME HAVE A BREAKFAST ON US, $10 A PLATE, EGGS TO ORDER, BISCUITS, GRAVY, HASH BROWNS, SAUSAGE, BACON, BISCUITS, UH, YOU NAME IT, WE PRETTY MUCH GOT IT.
THE AMBULANCE, PLEASE COME GET A BREAKFAST, $10 A PLATE EVERY THIRD SATURDAY FROM EIGHT TO 11.
AND THEN, LIKE I SAID, WE WILL BE THERE MONDAY WITH OUR UNIFORMS ON AND OUR HATS LETTING KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, WE ARE HERE FOR YOU AS THE COMMUNITY.
MY NAME IS LINDA KLEER, 10 29 WATER OAK SHORTZ, TEXAS.
I AM HERE AS A MEMBER OF THE LEADERSHIP CORPS FROM THE CHAMBER.
AND SO I AM HERE TO OBSERVE THE MEETING.
OKAY, THAT'S ALL I HAVE, UH, ON THE LIST.
[Consent Agenda Items]
TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.ITEMS, UH, 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.
FIRST ONE ARE THE MINUTES FROM THE MAY 7TH MEETING.
ITEM FOUR IS RESOLUTION 24 R 49.
ITEM FIVE IS RESOLUTION 24, R 53.
NUMBER SIX IS RESOLUTION 24 R 54 7 IS RESOLUTION 24, R 55 AND EIGHT WAS RESOLUTION 24 R 57.
UH, IS THE COUNCIL REQUEST ANY OF THESE ITEMS TO BE REMOVED FOR SEPARATE ACTION? IF NOT, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS THREE THROUGH EIGHT.
MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER HAYWARD AND SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER WATSON.
IF EVERYONE CAN PLACE THEIR VOTE, CAN IT BE PUBLISHED? OKAY.
[Discussion and Action Items]
ON TO DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS. RESOLUTION 24 R 56 APPROVAL AND PRESENTATION OF THE 2024 RECIPIENTS OF THE HAL BALDWIN SCHOLARSHIP.UM, MS. GONZALEZ, THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TIM, UM, COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGER WILLIAMS, WE ARE HERE TONIGHT.
UM, IT'S ALWAYS AN EXCITING TIME OF THE YEAR, UM, WHEN THIS ITEM COMES AROUND.
SO TONIGHT FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IS THE APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 24 R 56.
AND, UH, BEFORE, UH, WE CAN DO THE PRESENTATION, WE NEED COUNSEL TO APPROVE THE AMOUNTS FOR THE SCHOLARSHIPS.
SO THE COMMITTEE HAS MET AND SELECTED THREE VERY QUALIFIED STUDENTS TO RECEIVE THE RECI, UH, THE SCHOLARSHIPS.
SO, UM, RECOMMEND APPROVAL, BUT I HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AMOUNT.
OKAY, I HAVE MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER HAYWARD AND A SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN WATSON.
IF, CAN EVERYONE PLACE THEIR VOTE?
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CAN YOU PLEASE PUBLISH THE VOTE? AND IT'S UNANIMOUS.SO, UM, IF I CAN PLEASE HAVE THE THREE STUDENTS COME JOIN ME UP HERE, AND THEN ALSO MS. SUSAN, AND, UM, OH, OKAY.
AND MAYOR PRO TEMS, SINCE YOU WERE ON THE COMMITTEE, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER GIBSON WAS ALSO ON THE COMMITTEE AS WELL.
UM, BUT IF YOU CAN COME JOIN US AND WE WILL DO, UM, THE PRESENTATION AND, UH, RECOGNIZE THESE WONDERFUL STUDENTS.
SO FIRST WE'LL BE STARTING WITH CARLY HOFFMAN ON BOARD.
ALL RIGHT, SO, MS. CARLY IS A RECIPIENT OF $2,500, AND SHE IS A SENIOR AT SAMUEL CLEMENS HIGH SCHOOL AND WILL BE ATTENDING TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY.
IN THE FALL, SHE, SHE PLANS TO STUDY ANIMAL SCIENCES WITH A MINOR IN AGRICULTURE LEADERSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT.
UPON GRADUATION, SHE WOULD LIKE TO WORK FOR THE TEXAS A AND M AGRILIFE EXTENSION WITH HER ULTIMATE GOAL OF BECOMING A YOUTH LEADERSHIP COORDINATOR WITH THE EXTENSION SERVICE.
CARLY STATES THAT THE MEANING OF PUBLIC SERVICE TO HER IS PUTTING OTHERS' NEEDS ABOVE YOUR OWN AND ACTING IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
SO NEXT UP WE HAVE JAVAN TOLIVER.
UH, JAVAN IS ALSO A $2,500 RECIPIENT.
UM, HE IS A SENIOR AT STEELE HIGH SCHOOL AND WILL BE ATTENDING TRINITY UNIVERSITY IN THE FALL.
HE PLANS TO COMPLETE HIS UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE IN ENGINEERING SCIENCES AND THEN OBTAIN HIS MASTER'S DEGREE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING AND BECOME A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER LIKE HIS MOM, UH, IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.
LIKE HIS MOM, HE WANTS TO WORK IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE SECTOR, SPECIFICALLY WITHIN THE CIVIL ENGINEERING CAREER FIELD TO HELP IMPROVE THE HIGHWAYS AND ROADS IN TEXAS.
SURE, TXDOT WOULD BE HAPPY TO HIRE HIM.
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE HAVE MR. CONNOR GOBIN.
CONNOR IS THE RECIPIENT OF $5,000.
HE IS A SENIOR AT SAMUEL CLEMONS HIGH SCHOOL AND WILL BE ATTENDING TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY IN THE FALL.
HE PLANS TO PURSUE A MAJOR IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE, AND WHEN HE TURNS 20 AND A HALF, HE WANTS TO JOIN A POLICE ACADEMY AND OBTAIN HIS PEACE OFFICER'S LICENSE.
BY THE TIME HE IS 21, HE HOPES TO HAVE A GREAT CAREER IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, EVENTUALLY BE A TEXAS STATE TROOPER, AND SERVE HIS COMMUNITY FOR AS LONG AS HE CAN.
CONNOR STATES THAT THE MEANING OF PUBLIC SERVICE TO HIM IS SUPPORTING THE COMMUNITY THAT SUPPORTS YOU.
IT IS ALWAYS HAVING THE BACK OF THE PUBLIC AND DOING THINGS IN THE PUBLIC'S BEST INTEREST.
AND SO I'D ALSO LIKE TO TURN THE MIC OVER TO MS. SUSAN BECK.
UM, SO I LET HER, UH, SPEAK A FEW WORDS IF SHE'D LIKE.
I APPRECIATE THE UNANIMOUS, UM, UH, VOTE.
UH, WE HAD SOME EXCELLENT APPLICANTS THIS YEAR, UM, EIGHT TO BE EXACT.
UH, THE CHOICE WAS NOT THAT OF AN EASY ONE.
IT WAS, UM, UH, THE KIDS ARE ALL VERY TALENTED THESE DAYS, AND, UH, I'LL TELL YOU, IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO READ SOME OF THESE THINGS, WHAT THESE KIDS DO IN THEIR VERY SHORT LIVES ARE MORE THAN I'VE DONE IN 50 YEARS OF MINE.
SO THESE KIDS WERE VERY DESERVING.
MY FATHER WOULD BE VERY, VERY PROUD, ALWAYS WAS PROUD OF THIS SCHOLARSHIP.
AND, UM, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING IT TO CONTINUE.
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A QUICK WORD, I, I REALLY, UH, APPRECIATE AND WAS HONORED TO SERVE ON THE COMMITTEE WITH, UH, MEMBERS OF THE BALDWIN FAMILY.IT'S A, A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR KIDS IN OUR, IN OUR CITY TO, TO SUBMIT FOR, FOR THIS SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY THAT, YOU KNOW, EVERYONE NEEDS ASSISTANCE AND THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM.
SO I WAS VERY HONORED TO SIT ON THAT COMMITTEE AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE, TO THE WINNERS.
WE HAVE, UH, ORDINANCE 24 S 18 APPROVE A REQUEST TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY 1.8 ACRES OF LAND FROM PRE-DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT TO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT, KNOWN AS BEXAR COUNTY PROPERTY IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 3 0 8 3 8 5, ALSO KNOWN AS 12 3 9 6 SCHAEFER ROAD, CITY OF SHIRTZ, BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS.
UH, THIS WOULD BE THE FINAL READING.
DOES, UH, COUNCIL REQUEST A PRESENTATION? NO.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVE MY MOTION.
MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER WATSON SECOND.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER DAVIS.
UH, IF EVERYONE CAN PUT IN THEIR VOTE.
CAN YOU PUBLISH THE VOTE, PLEASE? OKAY.
MOVING ON TO ORDINANCE 24 S 19 I APPROVING A REQUEST TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY THREE ACRES OF LAND FROM PRE-DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT TO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT, A PORTION OF BEXAR COUNTY PROPERTY IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 3 0 8 4 0 2, ALSO KNOWN AS 11 6 2 7 VOGUES PASS.
THIS AGAIN, WOULD BE A FINAL READING.
DOES UH, ANYONE ON THE COUNCIL REQUEST A PRESENTATION? NO, I HAVE A MOTION.
SECOND MOTION BY, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER HAYWARD.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER WATSON, IF EVERYONE CAN, UM, PUT IN THEIR VOTE.
UH, CAN A VOTE BE PUBLISHED, PLEASE? OKAY.
MOVING ON TO ORDINANCE 24 H ZERO SEVEN, APPROVING AMENDMENTS TO THE SHIRTS, CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 34, HEALTH ARTICLE FOR SMOKING IN PUBLIC PLACES.
AND ARTICLE SIX, ILLEGAL SMOKING MATERIALS.
DOES UH, ANYONE ON THE COUNCIL REQUEST A PRESENTATION? UH, NO.
I DON'T REQUEST A PRESENTATION, BUT I DO HAVE A QUESTION SINCE I WASN'T UNABLE TO BE HERE.
UH, WHAT IS THE CITY'S PLAN WITH REGARDS TO NOTIFYING ALL OF OUR BUSINESSES SHOULD THIS PASS TONIGHT? UH, SO THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THE NEW STANDARDS WITH REGARDS TO, UH, VAPING INSIDE THEIR FACILITY AND AS WELL AS THE IMPACT OF THE, UM, THE ELIMINATION OF THAT 25 FOOT EASEMENT FROM AN ENTRANCEWAY? YEAH.
SO, UM, BEING THE SANITARIAN, WE DO HEALTH, UH, INSPECTION ROUTINES.
SO WE'RE GOING TO INCLUDE THAT IN OUR INSPECTION REPORT BEING, ARE THEY FOLLOWING THE, IF PROPOSED ORDINANCE PASSES THE NO SMOKING, LIKE WITH THE SIGNAGE BEING POSTED ALONG WITH THE REMOVAL OF THE 25 FEET RULE? UM, EACH INSPECTION'S EITHER DONE ONCE A YEAR, TWICE A YEAR.
SO ONCE WE GO OUT THERE, WE'LL EDUCATE FIRST, BECAUSE AS IT'S NEWLY PA PROPOSED PASSING, WE'LL, UM, GET THEM IN COMPLIANCE.
SO ONE OF THE THINGS IS, WE'LL PROBABLY WORK WITH PUBLIC AFFAIRS TOO, BECAUSE THIS APPLIES TO SORT OF A WIDE RANGE OF BUSINESSES, EVEN THOUGH WE DON'T INSPECT.
AND SO I THINK THE WAY WE TYPICALLY APPROACH THIS IS WE WILL LIKELY HAVE FOLKS SAY, OH, I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT WE'LL GET WIND, THAT SOMEBODY A MONTH FROM NOW DIDN'T KNOW THAT IT HAD PASSED.
WE'LL GO OUT, WE'LL INFORM 'EM, GIVEN THE INFORMATION, AND, AND LIKELY WHAT WE'LL DO IS TAKE ABOUT SIX MONTHS OR SO TO GET EVERYBODY UP TO SPEED, UH, WITH IT.
BUT WE'LL WORK WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WHEN THEY DO THEIR INSPECTIONS OF BUSINESSES AS WELL.
UM, AND, AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO, AGAIN, I WANNA BE CLEAR, FOLKS SHOULDN'T EXPECT THAT THEY'RE GONNA GO OUT NEXT WEEK AND, AND EVERYBODY IS FULLY INFORMED.
IT'S GONNA TAKE A LITTLE BIT FOR FOLKS TO BECOME AWARE OF IT.
SO WE'LL ENFORCE AS WE TYPICALLY DO, WHICH IS INFORMANT FOR US, GIVE A WARNING AND THEN ASSUME WE GET COMPLIANCE FROM THERE, WHICH WE GENERALLY DO.
SO IT'LL BE A LIGHT HAND, UH, AT FIRST JUST TILL WE GET THE WORD OUT, BECAUSE THERE'S NOT REALLY A GOOD WAY TO LET EVERY SINGLE
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BUSINESS PUBLIC PLACE KNOW, UH, TILL IT HAPPENS.BUT OBVIOUSLY WE'LL WORK WITH PARKS, PUBLIC AFFAIRS, UH, THINGS LIKE THAT ON SIGNAGE.
I I I WAS THINKING THAT, UH, UH, MAYBE A SHIRTS MAGAZINE ARTICLE WOULDN'T HURT.
UM, AND THEN PERHAPS OTHER AVENUES.
YOU MENTIONED FIRE DEPARTMENT DOING YOUR INSPECTIONS AND SANITARIAN OF COURSE.
UM, BUT I WOULD ALMOST THINK THAT IF SOMEONE HAD TO COME IN FOR A PERMIT YEP.
UH, IF THEY'RE GETTING A, A PERMIT FOR THIS TYPE OF ESTABLISHMENTS WHERE, WHERE THIS IS TYPICALLY A PROBLEM, IT MIGHT, IT MIGHT BE NICE TO HAVE A FLYER MADE UP.
UH, SAME THING IF SOMEONE'S COMING IN TO, UH, RENEW A A, AN ALCOHOL LICENSE.
UM, AGAIN, A A CITY FLYER THAT YOU CAN JUST HAND OUT WITH THEIR PAPERWORK WOULD BE A, A GREAT INFORMATION TOOL, I THINK.
YEAH, NO, I THINK THAT'S GREAT.
AND THOSE ARE THE KIND OF THINGS WE'LL DO.
AND I THINK WHAT WE'LL ASSUME IS THAT BECAUSE WE DO MULTIPLE DIFFERENT WAYS, PEOPLE WILL STILL FIND OUT AT DIFFERENT TIMES.
AND SO AGAIN, IF, IF FOLKS OUT THERE ARE AWARE OF A PLACE, THEY CAN CERTAINLY EMAIL THE CITY, LET US KNOW.
WE'LL GO OUT AND TALK TO THE BUSINESS OWNER AND INFORM 'EM, THINGS LIKE THAT.
ANY FURTHER COMMENT QUESTIONS? IF I HAVE A, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE PASS.
MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER HAYWARD, A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER DAVIS.
UH, IF EVERYONE COULD PLEASE RECORD YOUR VOTE IF THE VOTE CAN BE PUBLISHED, PLEASE.
UH, MOVING RIGHT ALONG TO, UH,
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WORKSHOP SHIRTZ AREA, SENIOR CENTER OPERATIONAL REVIEW.SO, UM, FOR THOSE WHO, UM, MAY REMEMBER, UM, I WAS UP HERE IN JANUARY OF 2023.
UM, WE WERE HAVING SOME ISSUES AT THE SENIOR CENTER, UM, CAME BACK TO COUNCIL IN MAY OF 2023.
UM, TALK THROUGH SOME OF THE THINGS WE WERE DOING THERE IN TERMS OF THE OPERATIONS REVIEW.
AND THEN NOW WE'RE BACK AGAIN THIS YEAR TO KIND OF REVIEW WHAT WE'VE DONE SINCE THAT TIME.
UM, AND WE ARE NOW COMPLETING, UM, THEY'RE COMPLETING A SURVEY EVERY YEAR.
SO WE HAVE THE RESULTS OF THOSE SURVEYS.
SO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT CAME OUT OF THAT INITIAL, UM, MEETING ABOUT A YEAR AGO WERE, UM, HELPING TO BETTER DEFINE THE ROLES, UM, AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE YMCA STAFF.
SO THE CITY HAS A CONTRACT WITH THEM TO MANAGE, UM, THE CENTER.
AND WHAT THAT INCLUDES IS THE OPERATIONS, THE DAY TO DAY OF THE PROGRAMS AND THE ACTIVITIES THAT HAPPEN THERE.
UM, THE JANITORIAL, THE LIGHT MAINTENANCE, UM, PROVIDING THE PERSONNEL AND OBVIOUSLY PROVIDING MEMBER ENGAGEMENT, UM, SIGNING PEOPLE UP AND, YOU KNOW, GOING OUT IN THE COMMUNITY AND KIND OF RECRUITING MEMBERS.
AND THEN THE NUTRITION COMPLIANCE.
SO, UM, THE CITY HAS A, UM, AGREEMENT WITH ACOG, UM, TO BE REIMBURSED, UM, FROM, FROM THE FEDERAL, UM, NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR THE LUNCHES THAT WE PROVIDE THERE.
SO THEY HAVE TO WORK WITH US HAND IN HAND TO, UM, KEEP THE PAPERWORK FLOWING FOR THE, UH, NUTRITION COMPLIANCE.
AND THEN THE CITY'S RESPONSIBILITY IS, UH, PROVIDE THE MEMBERSHIP SOFTWARE AND COLLECT THOSE MEMBERSHIP FEES.
UM, THE CONTRACT OVERSIGHT OF THE, UM, THE YMCA OPERATIONS THERE.
WE PAY THE UTILITIES, WE DO THE BUILDING MAINTENANCE AND THE LANDSCAPING.
AND THEN THE ROLE OF THE SENIOR CENTER ADVISORY BOARD IS TO PROVIDE INPUT, UM, AND RECOMMEND PROGRAMS AND POLICIES ON HOW TO OPERATE THE CENTER.
SO THOSE INITIATIVES THAT WE'VE BEEN KIND OF, UH, KEEPING TRACK OF AND REPORTING BACK ON OUR LEVEL OF SERVICE, UM, WE HAD DONE AN AUDIT OF THE, UM, WISE OPERATIONS THERE AND POST COVID.
I, UM, THE, THE AMOUNT OF PROGRAMS HAS, HAS DECLINED.
UM, AND THERE'S BEEN SOME, UM, SOME TURNOVER THERE WITH SOME STAFF.
UM, AND WE'VE BEEN REALLY WORKING WITH THEM ON GETTING BACK TO THAT LEVEL OF SERVICE THAT WE EXPECT THAT, UM, SORT OF OUTLINED IN THE CONTRACT.
AND, UM, OBVIOUSLY COVID HAS CHANGED THINGS IN THE WORLD, BUT WE THINK WE CAN GET BACK TO THE AMOUNT OF PROGRAMS. UM, AND THEN THE MEMBERSHIP, YOU KNOW, KIND OF GOING UP IN TURN.
UM, ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON A GARDEN PROJECT OUT THERE.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE DRIVEN BY, BUT THE, UM, SENIOR CENTER ADVISORY BOARD HAD BEEN RAISING MONEY OVER THE YEARS, AND WE, THEY VOTED TO UTILIZE THAT MONEY TO EXPAND THEIR GARDEN.
UM, SO THE, UM, PARKS DEPARTMENT, UM, CONTRACTED WITH THE CREW.
THEY BUILT AN EXTENSION TO THEIR PATIO, RAISED GARDEN BEDS, PLANTED A NEW TREE, THEY'RE GONNA DO SOME FRUIT TREES TO COME.
AND THEN WE ARE DOING A MEMORIAL WALL, UM, FEATURE
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THERE WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO, UM, COME UP WITH SOME CRITERIA TO NOMINATE PEOPLE TO BE ON THAT WALL.AND THAT WAS ALL, UM, DRIVEN BY THAT ADVISORY BOARD.
AND THEN WE DO A MEMBER SURVEY.
LIKE I SAID, UM, THE CITY DID IT THE FIRST YEAR.
THE Y STAFF IS DOING IT, UM, GOING FORWARD, UNLESS WE FEEL LIKE WE HAVE AN ISSUE AND WE WANNA DO OUR OWN, UM, IT IS PART OF THEIR CONTRACT TO DO AN ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP SURVEY.
UM, SO AGAIN, LEVEL OF SERVICE I TALKED ABOUT THAT.
UM, WE ARE, ARE STILL, LIKE I SAID, WORKING ON THAT.
UM, THERE IS A NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE YMCA HERE.
UM, SHE HAS BEEN HERE NOT QUITE A YEAR, I THINK.
AND SO, UM, WE HAVE BEEN, UM, WORKING AND BUILDING THAT RELATIONSHIP AND GETTING ON THE SAME PAGE AS TO WHAT WE EXPECT THERE AT THE SENIOR CENTER IN TERMS OF PROGRAMS, BRINGING BACK THE FIELD TRIPS AND SORT OF THE EVENING PROGRAMS THAT HAVE DECLINED OVER THE YEARS.
UM, GENERAL COMPLIANCE, KEEPING UP WITH FORUMS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
THEY HAVE DONE BETTER ON COMMUNICATION HAS IMPROVED, UM, WITH THE NEW STAFF.
AND THEN, UM, AGAIN, THE GARDEN CONTRACT OR GARDEN PROJECT I ALREADY TALKED ABOUT.
UM, AND THEY'RE STILL WORKING ON THE CRITERIA.
SO THEN THE SURVEY OVERVIEW, JUST JUST A QUICK, UM, COMPOSITION.
IT'S LIKE A, IT'S A DIFFERENT SITE.
UM, THERE'S 11 QUESTIONS, 10 SCALES, ONE'S OPEN-ENDED, SO THEY CAN WRITE WHATEVER THEY WOULD LIKE.
UM, AND THEN WE DO IT ONLINE, BUT WE ALSO ALLOW THEM TO DO IT IN PERSON ON PAPER.
AND THEN WE, UM, ENTER THE INFORMATION FOR THEM.
THE RESPONSE RATE THIS YEAR WAS 133.
UM, FILLED OUT THE RESPONSE OR FILLED OUT THE SURVEY, I'M SORRY, IN 2023 WE HAD 238.
SO WE DID HAVE A LOWER RESPONSE RATE THIS YEAR.
UM, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S JUST APATHY, PEOPLE DIDN'T WANNA FILL IT OUT THIS YEAR OR THEY JUST WEREN'T THERE THAT WEEK.
I'M NOT REALLY SURE WHY WE HAD A LOWER RESPONSE RATE, BUT ESSENTIALLY IT WAS 17% OF THE TOTAL MEMBERSHIP THIS YEAR FILLED IT OUT.
WHEREAS LAST YEAR IT WAS 37% OF THE, UM, I'M SORRY, UH, 31% OF THE TOTAL MEMBERSHIP ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP IS, IS THOSE 200 TO 300 PEOPLE THAT ARE THERE EVERY SINGLE DAY.
UM, WE HAVE A LOT OF MEMBERS WHO COME IN A COUPLE TIMES A YEAR AND DON'T COME BACK.
SO WE ESTIMATE, UM, THE, THE AMOUNT OF ACTIVE MEMBERSHIPS AS WELL.
SO, UM, OVERALL POSITIVE RESULTS, UM, ABOUT THE SENIOR CENTER.
SO, YOU KNOW, IS THE STAFF KNOWLEDGEABLE AND HELPFUL? ARE THE VOLUNTEERS KNOWLEDGEABLE AND HELPFUL? DO I FEEL WELCOME AT THE SENIOR CENTER? HAVE I MET FRIENDS? UM, ARE THE COMPLAINTS THAT WE HAVE MEMBER COMPLAINTS RESOLVED IN A, UM, YOU KNOW, A TIMELY MANNER? UM, ARE THE FACILITIES CLEAN AND WELL KEPT? AND SO THE BLACK IS THE NOT AVAILABLE, NOT APPLIC, NOT APPLICABLE.
UM, BUT THE DARK GREEN IS, YOU KNOW, STRONGLY AGREE.
SO YOU CAN SEE, AGAIN, OVERALL POSITIVE RESULTS ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE IF YOU'RE REALLY INTO THE NUMBERS.
UM, THERE'S THE WEIGHTED AVERAGES THERE, UM, AND HOW THEY COMPARE, UM, FROM YEAR TO YEAR.
SO ALL SLIGHT INCREASES AS YOU CAN SEE, SO THAT'S GOOD.
UM, HOW WOULD YOU RATE THE GROUP EXERCISE CLASSES? VERY HIGH, WHICH IS A GOOD THING.
UM, BUT THEN THEY ALL WANNA COME AT THE 10:00 AM SLOT, SO, YOU KNOW, WE'LL WORK THROUGH THAT
UM, QUESTION EIGHT WAS, YOU KNOW, HOW WOULD YOU RATE THE PROGRAMS? THAT'S BINGO, THAT'S, UM, YOU KNOW, COOKING CLASSES, THAT'S ALL THE THINGS THEY DO.
SO AGAIN, A PRETTY POSITIVE RESULTS THERE.
AND AGAIN, A SLIGHT UPTICK, UM, 4.1% UPTICK ON THE RATINGS THIS YEAR.
AND THEN HOW WOULD YOU RATE THE FREE LUNCH PROGRAM? YOU KNOW, I STILL GET THE BROCCOLI IS SOGGY COMMENT CARDS, BUT THEY ARE OVERALL VERY HAPPY WITH THE NUTRITION PROGRAM.
UM, HOW LIKELY ARE YOU TO REFER FRIENDS AGAIN, GOOD RESULTS.
AND THEN WE HAVE OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS, AND THEN WE KIND OF GROUP THEM BY, UH, CATEGORY, UM, YOU KNOW, CLEANLINESS, THERE'S ALWAYS THOSE FOLKS WHO COME BY AND RUN THEIR FINGER ACROSS THE WALL, SO THEY KEEP US IN CHECK.
UM, AND THEN, UM, PROGRAMS, 14% OF THE RESPONSES THEY MENTIONED ADDITIONAL PROGRAM OFFERINGS.
SO AGAIN, WE'RE HEARING THE SAME THING.
WE WANNA SEE, UH, MORE PROGRAMS THERE, DIFFERENT VARIETY.
UM, STAFF I THINK IS ANOTHER ONE.
22% OF RESPONSES MENTIONED STAFF, UH, BOTH POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE.
YOU KNOW, WE, WE, UM, THEY CAN ANSWER EITHER WAY.
UM, BUT THEN POSITIVES, WE HAD A LOT MORE, UM, POSITIVE, UM, COMMENTS.
I'M SAYING THIS IS A GREAT INSTRUCTOR OR I REALLY LIKE WHAT YOU'RE DOING HERE.
UM, LIKE I SAID, I THINK IN GENERAL WE STILL HAVE WORK TO DO.
UM, WE STILL GOTTA WORK WITH OUR, OUR Y FOLKS TO GET THE LEVEL OF SERVICE UP, CONTINUE WITH THE, WITH THE COMPLIANCE AND THE THINGS THAT WE NEED.
BUT I THINK IT'S, UM, IT'S BEEN A
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GOOD IMPROVEMENT SINCE WE CAME BACK A YEAR AGO.SO I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS AT THIS TIME.
UH, COUNCIL MEMBER WATSON, JUST I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF MAYBE THAT, UH, FOLLOW UP SURVEY AFTER SIX MONTHS FOR THE ADMIN PART TO SEE IF THEIR NEEDS HAVE BEEN MET ABOUT THE COMPLAINING AND YOU KNOW, IS THERE A SPECIFIC INSTEAD OF JUST LIKE ONE SITUATION.
SO JUST KIND OF A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAILED ON THAT.
TO SEE, YOU KNOW, I CAN LOOK INTO THAT.
IS THERE'S SOMETHING THAT MAYBE THAT'S YASHIKA CAN DO ON THAT.
THERE IS, UH, NO ACTION TO BE TAKEN SO WE CAN, UH, MOVE ALONG.
[Requests and Announcements]
REQUESTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.UH, COUNCIL, ANY UPDATES OR INFORMATION REQUESTED FROM STAFF? NO.
COUNCIL, ANY ITEMS OR PRESENTATIONS TO BE PLACED ON A FUTURE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA IF OKAY.
AND, UH, CITY AND COMMUNITY EVENTS ATTENDED OR PLAN ON ATTENDING? UH, COUNCIL MEMBER DAVIS.
I HAD THE, UH, MAIN STREET COMMITTEE MEETING, UH, LAST WEEK.
AND, UH, THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD LAST NIGHT.
COUNCIL MEMBER WESTBROOK AT THE, UM, THE WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE, UH, CITY OF SHIRTS EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION.
UH, I GUESS IT WAS THE LUNCHEON.
I HAVE A FEW, UH, THE SHIRT, YOUNG LEADERS GRADUATION, UH, THE NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP LUNCHEON, THE TML BUDGET AND AUDIT MEETING, WHICH IS PART OF MY DUTIES AS A PRESIDENT-ELECT TO LOOK AT OUR TML BUDGET TO SEE WHERE WE NEED TO EITHER INCREASE OR CHANGE SOME ACTIVITIES WITH TML, UH, THE MAIN STREET COMMITTEE, UH, THE POLICE MEMORIAL, ICSC IN LAS VEGAS, WHICH I JUST GOT BACK, WHICH IS THE INTER, THE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF SHOPPING CENTERS.
AND SO I THINK IT WAS A VERY GOOD CONFERENCE, UH, WITH SOME CLASSES AND IN SPEAKING WITH, UH, DEVELOPERS AND COMPANIES COMING TO THE CITY.
SO I THINK, UH, BUILDING THOSE RELATIONSHIPS ARE GREAT.
UH, UH, MAIN STREET, UH, UH, COMMITTEE MEETING.
APPRECIATE ALL THE EFFORTS THAT THE STAFF'S PUTTING INTO THAT.
THE, UH, UH, NORTHEAST PARTNERSHIP, UH, CHAMBER LUNCH, AND THAT'S ALL.
AND I ALSO WENT TO THE NORTHEAST PARTNERSHIP LUNCH, UM, THE EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION BARBECUE, AND ALSO THE, UH, MEMORIAL SERVICE THAT THE, UH, POLICE DEPARTMENT'S HELD.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS? OKAY, IT IS 6 58 AND WE ARE ADJOURNED.