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THE TIME IS NOW 6:00 PM OUR REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR JUNE 18TH IS NOW IN SESSION.
FIRST ON THE AGENDA IS MAYOR PRO TEMP MACALUSO WILL LEAD US WITH THE OPENING PRAYER AND THE PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAGS OF UNITED STATES AND THE STATE OF TEXAS.
THANK YOU LORD, FOR ALLOWING US TO BE HERE TODAY.
I THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR BLESSINGS AND THE GRACE THAT YOU HAVE, UH, GIVEN US.
I ASK THAT YOU WORK THROUGH US TO, UH, HELP US MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS WE CAN FOR THE CITIZENS.
UH, PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC BEFORE, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, AND LIBERTY AND JUSTICE.
FLAG PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEMP.
[Proclamations]
FIRST ON THE AGENDA, WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION, UH, NATIONAL PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH, JULY 20, 24.I CAN PLEASE HAVE THE REPRESENTATIVES FOR PARKS AND RECREATIONS.
JOIN ME UP HERE BY THE PODIUM.
WE HAVE THE, UH, CITY OF ASSURES, PARKS AND RECREATION, THE CITY, ASURS PROCLAMATION, PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH, JULY, 2024.
WHEREAS THE PARKS AND RECREATION IS A INTEGRAL PART OF COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THIS COUNTRY, INCLUDING THE CITY ASURS.
WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATIONS PROMOTES THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS, IMPROVING THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF PEOPLE WHO LIVE NEAR PARKS.
WHEREAS THE PARKS AND RECREATION PROMOTES TIME SPENT IN NATURE, WHICH POSITIVELY IMPACTS MENTAL HEALTH BY INCREASING COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE, THE WELLBEING, ALLEVIATING ILLNESSES SUCH AS DEPRESSION AND ATTENTION DEFICIT DEFICIT DISORDER.
WHEREAS THE PARKS AND RECREATION ENCOURAGES PHYSICAL ACTIVITY BY PROVIDING SPACE FOR POPULAR SPORTS, HIKING TRAILS, SWIMMING POOLS, AND MANY OTHER ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO PROMOTE ACTIVE LIFESTYLES.
WHEREAS THE PARKS AND RECREATION IS THE LEADING PROVIDER OF HEALTHY MEALS, NUTRITION SERVICES, AND EDUCATION.
WHEREAS THE PARKS AND RECREATIONS PROGRAMMING AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES SUCH AS OUTTA SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMMING, YOUTH SPORTS, ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, AND CRITICAL, ARE CRITICAL TO CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT.
WHEREAS THE PARKS AND RECREATION INCREASES A COMMUNITY BY ITS ECONOMIC PROSPERITY THROUGH INCREASED PROPERTY VALUES, EXPANSION OF LOCAL TAX BASE INCREASE TOURISM, THE ATTENTION AND RETENTION OF BUSINESSES AND CRIME REDUCTION, WHEREAS THE PARKS AND RECREATION IS AN ESSENTIAL, IS ESSENTIAL AND ADAPTABLE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT MAKES OUR COMMUNITY RESILIENT IN THE FACE OF NA, NATURAL DISASTERS AND CLIMATE CHANGES.
WHEREAS THE PARKS AND OUR NATURAL RECREATION AREAS ENSURE THE ECOLOGICAL BEAUTY OF OUR COMMUNITY AND PROVIDE A PLACE FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS TO CONNECT WITH NATURE AND THE GREAT OUTDOORS.
WHEREAS THE US HOUSE OF REP REPRESENTATIVES HAS DE DESIGNATED JULY AS PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH, WHEREAS THE CITY ASSURES RECOGNIZES THE BENEFITS DERIVE FROM THE PARKS AND RECREATION RESOURCES.
NOW, THEREFORE, I RALPH GUTIERREZ MAYOR FOR THE CITY OF SHIRTS DO, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM JULY 1ST THROUGH THE 31ST, 2024 AS NATIONAL PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH IN THE CITY OF SHIRTS.
AND I CALL UPON ALL THE RESIDENTS OF THIS CITY TO OBSERVE THIS MONTH BY GETTING OUT AND THEN JOIN THE BEAUTIFUL PARKS IN OUR CITY.
THANK Y'ALL FOR JOINING US, MS. HAM, IF YOU'D LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS.
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THANK YOU, MAYOR, AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE FOR BEING HERE.UM, EVERY YEAR WE CELEBRATE PARK AND RECREATION MONTH.
UM, THIS YEAR'S THEME IS WHERE YOU BELONG.
UM, IT'S ON THE BACK OF THE SHIRT.
UM, THE THEME IS HIGHLIGHTING THE ROLE, UH, THAT PARKS AND RECREATION PROFESSIONALS AND VOLUNTEERS, WHICH MANY OF THESE FOLKS UP HERE ARE VOLUNTEERS.
THE ROLE THEY PLAY IN FOSTERING A SENSE OF BELONGING WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY.
UM, TONIGHT I WANT TO TAKE THE TIME TO RECOGNIZE ALL THESE INDIVIDUALS UP HERE FOR THEIR WORK MAKING SHIRTS, PARKS, AND REC, UM, AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND SHIRTS.
UM, THESE FOLKS SPEND COUNTLESS HOURS.
THEY RUN HUNDREDS OF PROGRAMS. WE DO HUNDREDS OF RENTALS IN OUR, OUR CIVIC CENTER AND COMMUNITY CENTERS, AND WE MAINTAIN OVER 450 ACRES OF PARKS AND TRAILS IN THE CITY.
UH, REALLY WANNA HIGHLIGHT AND POINT OUT OUR PARKS BOARD MEMBERS THAT ARE HERE TONIGHT.
THEY DEDICATE THEIR TIME TO HELPING US DEVELOP THE VISION FOR THE SYSTEM.
SO, IF YOU'LL RAISE YOUR HAND WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME BRAD SNOW BEHIND ME.
AND ELIZABETH WILEY, YOU NEED TO BE UP HERE.
UM, SO THANK YOU TO MY PARKS AMERICAN ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS.
I ALSO HAVE OUR MASTER NATURALIST HERE WHO SPEND, UM, HUNDREDS OF HOURS AT CRESCENT BEND NATURE PARK.
UM, PROVIDING NATURE EDUCATION FOR OUR YOUTH, AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THEY DO.
I'VE GOT REPRESENTATIVES HERE FROM BUFFALO VALLEY YOUTH ASSOCIATION.
UM, SERVE OVER 1200 YOUTH AND, UH, BASEBALL, SOFTBALL, BASKETBALL AND VOLLEYBALL.
UM, DO GREAT THINGS IN THE COMMUNITY.
WE ALSO HAVE REPRESENTATIVES HERE FROM THE CHURCH YOUTH SOCCER ALLIANCE.
OVER A THOUSAND KIDS IN SOCCER.
UM, PLAYING IN SHIRTS AT THE SHIRT.
I'VE GOT SENIOR CENTER ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS HERE TONIGHT.
UM, AND WE'VE GOT OUR PARTNERS WITH THE YMCA HERE AS WELL, THAT HELP US, UH, RUN OUR REC CENTER, AQUATIC CENTER AND SENIOR CENTER.
AND, UM, THE BACKBONE OF THE TEAM HERE, THE SUREZ PARKS AND REC STAFF.
UM, IF WE, IF YOU'D RAISE YOUR HAND PARK OPS, RAISE YOUR HAND PARK OPS, PARKS MAINTENANCE.
THEY'RE FORGETTING THAT THEY MAINTAIN 450 ACRES OF PARKS, UM, RECREATION TEAM.
THIS AMAZING GROUP OF PEOPLE FOR ALL YOU DO, UM, FOR THE COMMUNITY.
UM, AND PLEASE THE COMMUNITY COME JOIN US IN JULY.
THROUGHOUT THE MONTH, WE'RE GONNA HAVE PROGRAMS AT ALL OF OUR PARKS.
WE'VE GOT A GLOW PARTY, FOAM PARTY, FIELD OF DAY, TRIVIA NIGHT.
THERE'S SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY.
SO YEAH, JOIN US AS WE CELEBRATE PARKS AND REC MONTH.
YEAH, WE'RE ALL GONNA, ME AND LARRY ARE GONNA DIP DOWN RIGHT WHEN IT'S TAKEN.
YOU KNOW, A LOT, A LOT OF INDIVIDUALS SELECT SHIRTS FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS.
UH, YOU KNOW, SAFETY AND SECURITY, WE HAVE THAT COVERED.
WE ALSO, YOU KNOW, THEY ALSO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
BUT ONE THING WE SOMETIMES NEGLECT IS THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
UH, QUALITY OF LIFE IS VERY IMPORTANT AND YOU ALL MAKE SURE IT'S, YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS.
[Presentations]
RIGHT.NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS A PRESENTATION OF, UH, THE GOVERNMENT DEALS.
1 MILLION IN LIFE LIFETIME SALES MILESTONE CERTIFICATE TO THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT.
I AM YOUR ACCOUNT MANAGER WITH GOV DEALS.
WE HELP THE CITY SELL SURPLUS.
UH, YOU RECENTLY SURPASSED $1 MILLION IN LIFETIME SALES, WHICH MEANS 1 MILLION OF THE TAX DOLLARS THAT HAVE GONE BACK INTO THE CITY BUDGET.
UH, SO IT TOOK YOU 17 ISH YEARS TO
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GET HERE, BUT IN THE PAST COUPLE YEARS, YOU'VE REALLY ACCELERATED, UH, SO FAR THIS YEAR YOU'RE AT, UH, $155,000 JUST IN THIS YEAR.AND IN THE PREVIOUS, UH, FISCAL YEAR, YOU SOLD $160,000.
SO YOU GUYS HAVE REALLY ACCELERATED.
IT'LL TAKE YOU DEFINITELY LESS THAN 17 YEARS TO REACH THE SECOND MILLION.
SO, AS A GESTURE OF APPRECIATION, UH, GOV DEALS, WE ALWAYS LIKE TO GIVE A CERTIFICATE TO THE DEPARTMENT THAT HANDLES, UH, ALL OF THE GOV DEALS SALES.
SO WE'D LIKE TO GIVE THIS GESTURE TO THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT, WHATEVER YOU GUYS WANT.
WOULD Y'ALL COME DOWN, MAYOR AND, AND CITY MANAGER FOR A PICTURE, PLEASE FOR DEALS? OH, YEAH.
OUR NEXT PRESENTATION IS, UM, THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF MUNICIPAL OFFICERS AWARD.
TWO, THE SHIRTZ PUBLIC AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
UM, WE ARE HERE TONIGHT TO, UM, SHOWCASE THE 2024 T AWARDS THAT OUR PUBLIC AFFAIRS TEAM WON RECENTLY AT OUR TAMO CONFERENCE.
THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF MUNICIPAL INFORMATION OFFICERS IS MADE UP OF COMMUNICATORS AND, UH, PIOS ALL OVER THE STATE.
UM, THIS PAST YEAR THEY HAD 688 AWARD ENTRIES.
UM, IT WAS 140 MORE THAN LAST YEAR, A RECORD SETTING YEAR.
UM, WE DID TAKE HOME SIX AWARDS AND HERE WITH ME TONIGHT, UM, IS DEVIN CHRISTENSEN, OUR COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER, AND JENNA COOK ARE MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALISTS, AND THEY'RE GONNA PRESENT THE AWARDS.
UM, LIKE LINDA SAID, WE WERE, UM, PLEASED TO GET AWARDED SIX AWARDS THIS YEAR.
UM, SO WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE HOME TWO FIRST PLACE AWARDS AND THE FIRST ONE WAS FOR OUR SHIRTS MAGAZINE.
SO AS YOU ALL GET THAT IN THE MAIL EVERY MONTH, UM, IT IS A LARGE UNDERTAKING THAT WE MAKE SURE GETS OUT THE DOOR EVERY, EVERY SINGLE MONTH.
UM, AND WE WORK WITH, UM, ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS ON DIFFERENT ARTICLES AND ALSO SHOWCASING OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS WELL.
UM, WE HAVE, UM, OUR FREELANCE WRITERS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS THAT WE WORK WITH REGULARLY THAT REALLY HELP US OUT GETTING THIS, UM, PUBLICATION OUT AS WELL AS OUR DESIGNER.
SO, UM, AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S ONE OF THE JUDGE'S COMMENTS ON THAT FOR THAT.
UM, AND THAT WAS HER BEST, BEST, UM, EXTERNAL NEWSLETTER.
AND THEN, UM, WE ALSO RECEIVED A FIRST PLACE FOR OUR STATE OF THE CITY VIDEO.
UM, SO THIS ONE, UM, AS YOU MAY HAVE SEEN IT WAS, UM, INSPIRED BY THE JAMES CORDEN CARPOOL KARAOKE.
UM, SO WE HAD, UM, STEVE, UH, WILLIAMS, OUR CITY MANAGER IN THERE, AS WELL AS OUR, UM, MANY OTHER STAFF MEMBERS.
UM, SO THAT ONE WAS REALLY FUN TO PUT TOGETHER.
UM, AND WE WORKED WITH A REALLY AMAZING VIDEOGRAPHER THAT'S LOCAL TO US, UM, THAT HELPED US PUT THAT ALL TOGETHER.
SO, AND THEN WE RECEIVED THE AWARD OF EXCELLENCE, A SECOND PLACE FOR OUR RECRUITMENT CAMPAIGN.
UM, SO WORKED REALLY CLOSELY WITH HR DEPARTMENT ON PUTTING THIS TOGETHER TO CREATE A COMPREHENSIVE CAMPAIGN FOR HIRING, UM, MANY DIFFERENT GRAPHICS AND, UM, OUR RECRUITMENT VIDEO THAT WENT INTO THAT.
SO, UM, WE WERE ABLE TO, UM, INCREASE OUR, UM, APPLICATIONS WITH THAT GREATLY.
UM, SO WE SAW SOME REALLY GREAT RESULTS FROM IT.
SO HERE'S ANOTHER JUDGE'S COMMENT ON THAT ONE.
SO THE RECRUITMENT VIDEO WON THE AWARD OF HONOR.
UM, SO WORKED WITH OUR SAME VIDEOGRAPHER, UM, ON THAT ONE TO CAPTURE FOOTAGE OF ALL OF OUR MANY DEPARTMENTS COORDINATING ALL THAT.
UM, AND, UM, SO SECOND PLACE ON THAT OR THIRD PLACE.
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AND THEN, UM, ANOTHER THIRD PLACE AWARD AWARD OF HONOR FOR OUR, UM, BEST USE OF SHORT FORM VIDEO.SO WE SUBMITTED SEVERAL OF OUR DIFFERENT REELS THAT WE PUT OUT ON INSTAGRAM AND FACEBOOK, UM, ON DIFFERENT EVENTS AND PROGRAMS. SO I THINK WE SUBMITTED FIVE OR SIX OF OUR DIFFERENT REELS THAT PERFORMED THE BEST THROUGHOUT THE LAST YEAR.
UM, AND SO JENNA WORKS GREATLY ON DOING, PUTTING THOSE TOGETHER, UM, AND WORKING WITH ALL OF OUR DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS ON DIFFERENT INSPIRATION AND IDEAS, UM, TO PUT THOSE TOGETHER.
SO, UM, THE TAMMY AWARDS, UH, THESE GIRLS, UH, DESERVE A BIG HAND.
UM, A LOT OF THIS IS A REFLECTION OF THEIR HARD WORK, THEIR CREATIVITY, UM, AND THEIR EXCITEMENT TO COMMUNICATE TO OUR RESIDENTS.
UM, BUT A LOT OF WHAT DEVIN MENTIONED, UM, IT DOES TAKE A VILLAGE TO DO THIS, RIGHT? SO THERE'S A LOT OF DEPARTMENTS INVOLVED IN THIS, UM, AND GOT A LOT OF GOOD FEEDBACK FROM THE AWARDS ON THIS.
SO JUST VERY PROUD OF THE TEAM AND VERY PROUD OF ALL THE DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE INVOLVED.
AND IF WE COULD GET THE MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER DOWN FOR A PHOTO, PLEASE.
AND, AND I DO WANT TO COMMENT, I, I DID HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO THE AWARD CEREMONY AND SIX AWARDS IS UTTER DOMINATION.
IF YOU CONSIDER THE OTHER CITIES, THEY DID AN EXCELLENT WORK.
BUT FOR THESE GUYS TO PULL SIX AWARDS IS INCREDIBLE.
SO I, I JUST WANT TO PUT THAT INTO CONTEXT.
YOU KNOW, THAT, UH, OUR CITY MANAGER HAD TASKED OUR CITY, UH, EMPLOYEES TO, UH, BRAND OUR CITY, BUILD THE BRAND, MAYOR, BUILD THE BRAND, OH MY GOD.
OUR NEXT PRESENTATION IS THE UPCOMING 4TH OF JULY JUBILEE.
MS. UH, WHO IS IT? MS. SEAN, CASSIE.
SO, UM, I ALSO PUT PACKETS UP THERE FOR ALL OF Y'ALL THAT KIND OF JUST HAVE SOME INFORMATION ABOUT, UM, WHERE TO BE AT CERTAIN TIMES.
UM, BUT WE'LL GO THROUGH HERE REAL QUICK AND JUST KIND OF GIVE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE 4TH OF JULY.
UM, IT IS OUR 48TH ANNUAL JUBILEE.
SO 50TH IS COMING UP HERE SOON.
WE'VE GOT TWO YEARS TO PLAN WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO FOR THAT.
UM, THE FIRST KIND OF PRO, UH, PROJECT THAT COMES FIRST IS PROJECT FLAG LINE THAT ISN'T NECESSARILY ON THE 4TH OF JULY, BUT IT IS FOR THE 4TH OF JULY.
SO WE SET UP, UM, LOTS OF FLAGS ALONG SHIRTZ PARKWAY ON BOTH SIDES.
THE SETUP FOR THAT WILL BE ON FRIDAY, JUNE 28TH, SO THAT'S NEXT FRIDAY AT 7:30 AM.
UM, WE HAVE ABOUT A HUNDRED VOLUNTEERS THAT COME OUT AND HELP WITH THAT PROCESS, AND THEN WE WILL TAKE THEM DOWN THE MONDAY AFTER THE 4TH OF JULY ON JULY 8TH AT 7:30 AM AS WELL.
UM, MARKETING STUFF, YOU'LL SEE THE BILLBOARD IS ALREADY UP FOR THE 4TH OF JULY.
UM, MARKETING THE, UM, ACTIVITIES.
AND THEN WE HAD A MEDIA ADVISORY THAT GOES OUT TODAY AND WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER ONE ON JULY 1ST.
UM, YOU SHOULD HAVE ALREADY SEEN, WE HAVE LOTS OF EMAIL BLASTS, WEBSITE, SOCIAL MEDIA, UM, ADS IN THE MAGAZINE, THINGS LIKE THAT.
JUST REALLY COMMUNICATING, UM, THOSE FESTIVITIES TO THE PUBLIC SO THAT THEY'RE AWARE OF, UM, WHAT IS HAPPENING.
UM, SO STARTING OFF ON THE 4TH OF JULY, WE'LL START OFF WITH THE FREEDOM 5K AT 9:15 AM THAT WILL BEGIN FROM THE HAL BALDWIN MUNICIPAL COMPLEX AND WE'LL FOLLOW THE ROUTE OF THE, UM, PARADE.
SO DOWN CHURCH PARKWAY ONTO MAIN STREET,
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UM, AND THEN DOWN TO PICK, PARK AND TURN ON ARROW AND THEN RETURN TO, UM, THE MUNICIPAL COMPLEX AND THEN FOLLOWED BY THE PARADE SHORTLY AFTER AT NINE 30.UM, THE THEME THIS YEAR, IT'S ALWAYS OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING THAT'S 4TH OF JULY THEMED, UM, BUT THIS YEAR IT'S LET FREEDOM REIGN AND THAT PARADE WILL BE AT 9:30 AM HERE IS THE, UH, PARADE ROUTE AND 5K ROUTE JUST FOR, UM, YOUR AWARENESS.
SO LIKE I SAID, WE'LL START ON CHURCHS PARKWAY, TURN ONTO MAIN STREET ONTO FM 1518 AND COME BACK UP ARROW THE PARADE STAGES IN, UM, THE SUC CLEMENS PARKING LOT.
UM, AND SO WE'LL HAVE OUR MUNICIPAL ENTRIES ON, UM, SHEZ PARKWAY, AND THEN THE REST OF THEM WILL STAGE ON BUFFALO DRIVE.
THE CARNIVAL, UM, IS BACK THIS YEAR, SO THAT WILL OPEN AT 11:00 AM UM, IN THE MEYER, UM, UH, FIELDS OVER THERE, UH, RIGHT ACROSS FROM PICK PARK.
UM, SO THEY'LL HAVE, I WANNA SAY IT'S BETWEEN 18 AND 20 DIFFERENT RIDES AND UM, CARNIVAL ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS SOME FOOD VENDORS.
AND THEN THE JUBILEE ACTUALLY LIKE REALLY KICKS OFF AT 6:00 PM WITH OUR LIVE MUSIC WITH GROOVE NIGHT.
UM, THAT'S WHEN A FOOD TRUCKS OFFICIALLY OPEN IS AT 6:00 PM AND THEN OUR FAMILY ZONE OPENS, UH, WE'LL HAVE ACTIVITIES HOSTED BY A COUPLE OF OUR PARTNER GROUPS.
THE PURPOSE CHURCH WILL BE OUT THERE DOING ACTIVITIES.
WE HAVE OUR SKYHAWK SPORTS GROUP OUT THERE, UM, HOSTING ACTIVITIES.
AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE OUR MONSTERS VEIL, UM, WHICH IS THE LARPING GROUP THAT MEETS IN PICK PARK EVERY SATURDAY.
UM, THAT WILL BE OUT THERE AS WELL.
UM, AT SIX O'CLOCK WE ALSO KICK OFF FLOATING FIREWORKS.
SO THAT IS A SOLD OUT, UM, EVENT WHERE THEY GET TO WATCH THE FIREWORKS FROM THE POOL, UM, WHICH IS KIND OF A COOL EXPERIENCE.
AND THEN IN, UM, NEW THIS YEAR, BECAUSE WE ARE DOING OUR PARKS MASTER PLAN, WE WILL HAVE OUR CONSULTANTS OUT THERE WITH A FEEDBACK, UM, BOOTH TO TALK TO RESIDENTS ABOUT THE PARKS MASTER PLAN AND GET FEEDBACK ON SITE IN PERSON.
AND THEN OF COURSE, JUBILEE IS LOCATED AT PICK PARK WITH THE FIREWORKS GETTING SHOT OFF, UM, FROM THE CREEK EVENING TIMELINE.
UM, SO 7:00 PM IS WHEN WE HAVE, UM, THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL WELCOME.
SO WE'LL HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF LIVE MUSIC AND THEN ONCE Y'ALL ARRIVE, WE'LL UM, HAVE THE MAYOR SAY A COUPLE WORDS AND INTRODUCE YOU.
AND THEN, UM, WE'LL GO BACK TO LIVE MUSIC UNTIL NINE 13.
THAT'S WHEN THEY'LL PLAY THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER.
AND THEN, UM, NINE 15 WE'LL HAVE OUR FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR, WHICH LASTS ABOUT 15 TO 18 MINUTES.
UNFORTUNATELY WE DON'T HAVE, UM, OLA HERE TO SING FOR US AGAIN, THOUGH,
IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY, UM, QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.
UM, THE PACKETS HAVE SOME EXTRA INFORMATION FOR YOU AS WELL, UM, ABOUT JUST TIMELINES, LIKE I WOULD, UM, ASK THAT YOU PROBABLY WANNA ARRIVE BETWEEN EIGHT AND NINE FOR THE MORNING PORTION, UM, JUST SO THAT YOU HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO GET TO YOUR GOLF CARTS.
AND THEN IN THE EVENING AROUND 6, 6 30, UM, BEFORE THE SEVEN O'CLOCK.
UH, COUNSEL QUESTIONS? OKAY, THANK YOU.
THIS IS OUR BIGGEST, UH, BIGGEST CITY PARTY WE HAVE.
[City Events and Announcements]
MOVE ON TO CITY EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS OF, UH, ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING EVENTS.MS. GONZALEZ? YES, THANK YOU MAYOR.
UM, TOMORROW, UH, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19TH CITY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED, UM, FOR JUNETEENTH HOLIDAY ON SATURDAY, JUNE 22ND WILL BE THE FIRST FLOAT AND FLICK.
UM, IT'S GOING TO BE THE LITTLE MERMAID.
IT'LL BE AT PICK PARK POOL, AND IT'LL START AT 7:00 PM ON SUNDAY.
JUNE 23RD WILL BE AL PROWL AND THAT IS AT CRESCENT BEND NATURE PARK FROM, UH, START TIME AT 8:30 PM AND FINALLY, WE'LL BE BACK HERE ON TUESDAY, JULY 2ND FOR THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETING AT 6:00 PM THANK YOU.
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND RECOGNITIONS BY OUR CITY MANAGER, MR. WILLIAMS. UH, NO ANNOUNCEMENTS THIS WEEK, MAYOR.
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND RECOGNITIONS BY THE MAYOR.
JUST ONE SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, MARK DAVIS HAS JUST BEEN AWARDED THE DOCTORATE'S DEGREE AND I JUST WANNA SAY CONGRATULATIONS DR. DAVIS.
[Hearing of Residents]
IS THE HEARING RESIDENCE.THIS, THIS TIME IS SET ASIDE FOR ANY PERSON WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS 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.
MAYOR PRO TEMP, PLEASE CALL FIRST SPEAKER FIRST.
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GOOD EVENING MAYOR, COUNCIL, CITY MANAGER AND STAFF.UH, I WAS, UH, TALKING WITH, UH, MICHELLE WATSON EARLIER AND, UH, REMEMBER YOUR SONG ABOUT, UH, WHAT YOU GOT COOKING.
HOW ABOUT A CHILI COOKOFF? EVERYBODY LOVES A GOOD HOT BOWL OF CHILI.
JULY THE 13TH AND 14TH AT THE VFW HALL.
OVER HERE ON 78, BEHIND THE BIG TANK IS OUR CHILI COOKOFF.
SO IF YOU LIKE A GOOD HOT BOWL OF CHILI AND YOU WANT TO FIND OUT WHAT SOME OF 'EM TASTES LIKE AROUND THE STATE, COME GET A BITE TO EAT AND BRING AN APPETITE.
AND OUR THIRD SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH IS OUR BREAKFAST.
FIRST RESPONDERS, EMS, FIRETRUCK, POLICE, ALL OF Y'ALL BRING AN APPETITE, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE ON DUTY.
Y'ALL COME AND Y'ALL WILL BE TREATED TO A BREAKFAST AND EGGS TO ORDER WITH ALL KINDS OF GOODIES.
AND MY ADDRESS IS 10 48 RICHMOND DRIVE, HERE IN SHIRTZ, LONGTIME RESIDENT AND A VFW LIFE MEMBER AND POST CHAPLAIN.
UH, JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW IF YOU DID NOT GET THE CALENDAR UPDATE.
JUNE 20TH, UH, THAT RIBBON CUTTING HAS BEEN CANCELED AND RESCHEDULED.
THAT WAS FOR GEO FILL CONSTRUCTION.
THEY WERE GONNA CELEBRATE THEIR 20 YEAR ANNIVERSARY AND FINALLY HAVE THEIR RIBBON CUTTING.
BUT DUE TO THE SCHEDULED WEATHER FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS, UH, WE DECIDED, UH, BETTER TO ERR ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION.
AND, UH, THEY WERE THE ONES WHO REACHED OUT AND DID THAT.
SO IT'LL BE SCHEDULED BACK THE SECOND WEEK OF SEPTEMBER AND WE'LL LET YOU KNOW EXACTLY THE DATE WHEN WE FIX UPON IT.
THIS FRIDAY, UH, WILL BE THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE'S 19TH ANNIVERSARY.
UH, 19 YEARS AGO, UH, JUNE 21ST, 2005, WE OFFICIALLY BECAME A CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
BUT AS I SHARED AT OUR LUNCHEON TODAY, OUR ROOTS GO WAY BACK TO 1974 WITH THE SHIRTS, UH, BUSINESS CLUB, WHICH WAS, I BELIEVE FIVE BUSINESSES THAT INCLUDED SHIRTS, BANK AND TRUST.
AND, UH, FROM THEM MEETING IN STOREFRONTS TO THEN EXPANDING TO THE SHIRTZ BUSINESS ASSOCIATION, WHICH WAS 29 BUSINESSES AND SHIRTS TO NOW, UH, 621 BUSINESSES IN 20 SURROUNDING CITIES AND 10 COUNTIES.
WE'VE COME A LITTLE WAYS FROM THOSE FIVE BUSINESSES, BUT WE ARE SO GRATEFUL TO BE WHERE WE'RE AT AND VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE CITY OF SHIRTZ FOR THE SUPPORT THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US, UH, FOR HOW YOU'VE HELPED US BUILD AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT 19 PLUS MORE YEARS ON DOWN THE ROAD AND JUST EXCITING THINGS TO HAPPEN FROM THAT.
UH, ON THE 28TH, MARK YOUR CALENDARS.
IT'S OUR FIRST SMOOTHIE CELEBRATION AT TROPICAL SMOOTHIE.
UM, AND STEVE JOHN'S IN THE FAMILY GIVE US FREE SMOOTHIES AND BREAKFAST TREATS.
SO PLEASE COME ON OUT FOR THAT.
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, UH, KIND OF COORDINATING WITH THE PARKS AND RECS ANNOUNCEMENT.
UH, THE SHIRTS HISTORICAL PRESERVATION COMMITTEE IS GOING TO PARTNER WITH MOVIES IN THE PARK ON THE 26TH OF JULY, 7:00 PM WE'RE GONNA HOST A TRIVIA NIGHT, AND WHAT THAT'S GOING TO BE IS ABOUT SHIRTS HISTORY.
SO IT'S GOING TO BE PAST, PRESENT, IT'S GONNA BE FUN.
THERE'S PRIZES, WHATABURGER, AND SHIRTS HAS DONATED A WHOLE MESS OF GIFT CARDS PLUS A HUGE $250 GIFT BASKET.
SO THERE'S GONNA BE WINNERS ON EVERY ROUND, AND I BELIEVE THERE IS SEVEN TO NINE ROUNDS OF 10 QUESTIONS.
THAT'S GONNA BE AT CYPRUS POINT PARK, JULY 26TH, AND IT'S AT 7:00 PM REGISTRATION FOR PARTICIPATING FOR TRIVIA NIGHT WILL BE AT SIX 30.
OKAY, LAST WE HAVE, UH, STEVEN STARK.
UH, I'M STEVEN STARK, 3,900 ARROYO SEKO CHURCH, TEXAS.
I'M JUST HERE TO SAY THANKS TO THE CITY'S PARKS AND RECS DEPARTMENT.
UH, LAST WEEK MY CHURCH CONDUCTED A VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL AT 12 PARKS AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS FROM UNIVERSAL CITY CONVERSE, SELMA SHIRTS AND OLO.
AND WE HAD OVER 330 CHILDREN EACH DAY AND OVER 200 VOLUNTEERS.
AND I JUST WANT TO THANK THE PARKS AND RECS FOR A WONDERFUL TIME HERE IN SHIRTS.
WE WERE UNDER THE SHADE TREES OR UNDER A PAVILION ALL DAY.
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IT WAS VERY COOL OUT THERE.I HAD, UH, SEVERAL WILDLIFE VISITORS AT ONE PARK.
ARMADILLOS SHOWED UP EVERY DAY,
SO I JUST WANTED TO PASS MY THANKS ALONG TO THE PARKS AND RECS FOLKS.
ALL RIGHT, NOW WE WILL MOVE ON.
[Consent Agenda Items]
CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS ARE CONSIDERED SELF-EXPLANATORY AND INFORMATION PACKETS ARE PROVIDED TO COUNCIL AND AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC VIEWING.THESE ITEMS REQUIRE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION AND UNLESS REQUESTED BY COUNSEL.
ITEM NUMBER TWO, RESOLUTION NUMBER 24 R 59.
ITEM NUMBER THREE, RESOLUTION NUMBER 24 R 58.
ITEM NUMBER FOUR, RESOLUTION NUMBER 26 R 64.
AND ITEM NUMBER FIVE, ORDINANCE NUMBER 24 S 20.
COUNSEL, DO ANY THESE ITEMS NEED TO BE REMOVED FOR SEPARATE ACTION.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS? SO MOVED.
HEARD OF, UH, MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER HAYWARD AND THE SECOND CAME FROM COUNCIL MEMBER WATSON.
ALRIGHT, COUNCIL, IF YOU CAN PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
WE CAN PUBLISH THE VOTE, PLEASE.
WE HAVE SEVEN AYES, NO OBJECTIONS.
[Discussion and Action Items]
MOVE ON TO DISCUSSION ITEMS. ORDINANCE NUMBER 24 S 26 APPROVE A REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW MIXED USE CELL STORAGE IN GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT GB ON APPROXIMATELY 2.2 ACRES OF LAND EAST, LOCATED EAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF FM 30 0 9 AND FOREST RIDGE, MORE SPECIFICALLY KNOWN AS A PORTION OF GUADALUPE COUNTY PROPERTY IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 7 0 5 0 6 CITY ASSURES GUADALUPE COUNTY, TEXAS.AND THIS IS OUR FINAL READING COUNSEL.
DO UH, DO WE NEED A PRESENTATION OF, UH, OF THE ORDINANCE? NO.
COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 24 S 26.
SECOND HAVE MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN 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'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, DISCUSSION AND OR ACTION ON THE CITY CHARTER REVIEW.
CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION PRESENTS PRESENTED TO THE CITY.
LET ME START OVER ON THIS ONE.
DISCUSSION AND OR ACTION ON THE CITY CHARTER REVIEW FINAL REPORT.
CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION PRESENTS THEIR CITY CHARTER FINAL REPORT ON CHARTER PROPOSITIONS FOR NOVEMBER 5TH, 2024.
UH, MAYOR, CITY MANAGER COUNCIL.
UM, TONIGHT WE HAVE MR. RICHARD JE, OUR VICE CHAIR FROM THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION, WHO WILL GO OVER THE CHARTER REVIEW FINAL REPORT.
I'D LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE OVER HERE AT THE COUNCIL FOR BEING ABLE TO TAKE THIS AND STARTING WITH THE, UH, CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION.
I KNOW THAT IT EVERY TIME THE UH, IN THE CITY IT STATES THAT THE SECTION 1203 CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION, THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL PERIODICALLY APPOINT A CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION, WHICH SHALL CONSIST OF THE LESS THAN FIVE AND NO MORE THAN 11 CITIZENS OF THE CITY.
IT SHALL BE THE DUTY OF THE COMMISSION TO INQUIRE INTO THE OPERATION OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT UNDER THE CHARTER PROVISIONS AND DETERMINE WHETHER ANY SUCH PROVISIONS REQUIRE REVISION AND TO THIS.
AND PUBLIC HEARINGS MAY BE HELD AND THE COMMISSION SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO COMPEL THE ATTENDANCE OF ANY OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF THE CITY TO REQUIRE THE SUBMISSION OF CITY RECORDS, WHICH IT MAY CONSIDER NECESSARY TO THE CONTINUE OF SUCH HEARING.
UH, IN REGARDS TO THIS STATEMENT, AND I'M SURE ALL OF YOU HAVE IT, BASICALLY WHAT IT IS IS THAT THE CHARTER COMMITTEE SHALL BE IN PLACE FOR 180 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST MEETING AND THE FIRST MEETING TO OCCUR WITHIN THE 45 DAYS
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OF THE DATE OF APPOINTMENT.IF DURING THIS TERM NO REPORT IS PRESENTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL, THEN ALL RECORDS OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMISSION SHALL BE FILED WITH THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION SHALL BE DISMISSED.
IN THIS CASE, WE WERE IN THAT TIME PERIOD AND WE STAYED THERE 180 DAYS TOGETHER WAS GREAT
THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION HAS COMPOSED THIS YEAR OF 11 MEMBERS AND I'D JUST LIKE TO GO THROUGH REAL QUICKLY AND READ OFF THE NAMES OF THOSE.
THE CHAIR WITH DANA ELDRIDGE, MR. PAUL WILEY, MR. DAVID BENNETT, MR. MARCUS FORTE, MR. DEMETRIC HERRON, DR. ROGER L. BOOKER, MR. CHRIS EVANS, MS. MICHELLE TEKI, MS. DANIELLE CRAIG, MR. BENJAMIN GUERRERO, AND OF COURSE MYSELF THERE.
UH, BASICALLY WHAT WE WANTED TO DO OR WANTED TO KEEP IT IN CERTAIN KIND OF RESPECT FOR EVERYONE HERE, YOU HAVE ALL RECEIVED FORMATS FOR THIS SET UP.
SO THE CHARTER REVIEW HAS DIFFERENT PROPOSALS IN IT THAT HAVE BEEN MADE AND EACH OF YOU HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO KIND OF TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND READ IT.
SO WHAT I'M SET GOING TO DO IS JUST GO THROUGH THE PROPOSITIONS IN EACH ONE OF THESE AND JUST TO START YOU OFF PROPOSITION A, WHICH IS TO BE AMENDED TO SPECIFICALLY ALL SPECIFY, ALL ANNEXATIONS SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATE LAW.
A LOT OF THESE THINGS THAT WE'VE HAD DONE, MR. SANTEE WAS THERE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE STAYED WITHIN THE CONFIRMATION OF THE STATE LAW FOR EVERYTHING.
CAN WE ADVANCE PLEASE? THANK YOU.
UH, THE NEXT ONE IS PROPOSITION B IS TO BE AMENDED TO INCREASE THE AREA FOR NOTIFICATION OF THIS ANNEXATION FROM 200 FEET TO 1000 FEET FROM THE AREA TO BE DISH ANNEXED.
THE CITY OF CHURCH BE AMENDED TO CLARIFY THAT ANY INCREASE IN CITY COUNCIL COMPENSATION IS NOT EFFECTIVE FOR MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL DURING THE TERM, WHICH THE INCREASE IS EFFECTUATED PROPOSITION D, THE CITY OF CHURCH B, AMENDED TO REMOVE THE SIGNING OF PLATS FROM THE LIST OF OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS REQUIRED TO BE SIGNED BY THE MAYOR PROPOSITION E CITY OF CHURCHS BE AMENDED TO CLARIFY THAT NO MAYOR OR COUNCIL MEMBER MAY BE EMPLOYED BY THE CITY UNTIL TWO YEARS AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THEIR TERM OF OFFICE, CITY OF CHURCH BE AMENDED TO REMOVE UNNECESSARY LANGUAGE.
AND BY THAT WE MEAN IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WERE ON THE PROCESS NEEDED TO BE KIND OF TAKEN OFF.
SO WE KIND OF WORKED WITH THAT LANGUAGE.
CITY OF CHURCHS BE AMEND TO REQUIRE THE PASSAGE OF AN ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION REQUIRE ONE READING.
AND AGAIN, TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE DIFFERENT PROCESSES IN HERE, ONE READING WOULD BE SUFFICIENT ON SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT WE HAD TAKEN A LOOK AT.
NEXT, UH, THE CITY OF SHIRTS BE AMENDED TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE CITY MANAGER BECOME A RESIDENT OF THE CITY WITHIN FOUR MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF HIS OR HER APPOINTMENT.
AGAIN, SOMETHING THAT WAS, UH, DISCUSSED QUITE WELL WITH THE ATTORNEY AS WELL, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS ALL IN PLACE.
CITY OF CHURCHS BE AMENDED TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE CITY MANAGER TO ESTABLISH A SYSTEM TO CONTROL THE USE AND REPLACE OF EXPENDABLE ITEMS. AGAIN, SOMETHING THAT NEEDED TO BE WORKED ON SO THAT THE CITY MANAGER IS INVOLVED IN ALL THIS.
SO WE JUST WANT THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT HE WAS KNOWLEDGEABLE OF EVERYTHING GOING ON AND SETTING UP THE PROCESS.
THE CITY OF CHURCH BE A MINUTE TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE CITY SECRETARY TO REPORT ADMINISTRATIVELY TO THE CITY MANAGER.
OKAY? AND AGAIN, WE TOOK A LOOK AT IT FROM THE STANDPOINT OF HOW THE CITY MEN, HOW THE, UH, CITY SECRETARY IS PROCESSED THROUGH THE SYSTEM AND WHAT IT IS
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NECESSARY FOR HER TO BE ABLE TO DO THE CITY OF SHIRTZ BE AMENDED TO CHANGE THE PERCENTAGE OF VOTERS REQUIRED TO SIGN AN INITIATIVE OR REFERENDUM PETITION FROM 15% TO 10%.AGAIN, WE TOOK A LOOK AT THIS FROM THE STANDPOINT OF SEEING HOW MANY PEOPLE ACTUALLY VOTE.
AND A LOT OF YOU, I'M SURE ARE UNDER THE IMPRESSION OF HOW, OR I SHOULD SAY NO EXACTLY PERCENTAGE WISE, THE CITY, THE AMOUNT THAT DO VOTE FOR US.
SO OF THAT GROUP, WHAT PERCENTAGE DO WE NEED TO MAKE TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THOSE AMENDMENT CHANGES NEXT CITY OF CHURCHS BMN TO CHANGE THE PERCENTAGE OF VOTERS REQUIRED TO SIGN A RECALL PETITION FROM 20% TO 15%.
AND AGAIN, SAME SITUATION OCCURS IN THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT ACTUALLY VOTE.
IT CHANGES DIFFERENTLY WITH TIME PERIODS THAT ARE INVOLVED.
AND IF THAT'S THE CASE, THEN WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE EVERYTHING COVERED AND ARE ABLE TO DO THAT.
THE CITY OF CHURCH BE AMENDED TO REQUIRE THE CITY COUNCIL APPOINT A CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION NO LATER THAN FIVE YEARS AFTER THE MOST RECENT CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION.
AND AGAIN, YOU TAKE A LOOK AT JUST EXACTLY WHAT IT IS THAT IS INVOLVED AND WHAT CAN OCCUR WITHIN THE CITY DURING THAT TIME PERIOD.
WHAT MUST BE DONE TO MAKE ANY KIND OF CORRECTIONS THAT ARE NECESSARY FOR THE CITY AND FOR THE COMMUNITY AS WELL.
THE CITY OF CHURCHS BE AMENDED TO PROVIDE THAT.
EACH MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL APPOINTS A CITIZEN TO THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION AND THE MAYOR APPOINTS TWO CITIZENS TO THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION, ONE OF WHICH SHALL BE THE CHAIR.
AND AGAIN, WE TOOK A LOOK AT JUST EXACTLY HOW IT IS.
A LOT OF THE, I MEAN, DURING THIS PAST TIME, THE SAME THING OCCURRED.
YOU KNOW, THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER WOULD COME UP WITH PEOPLE THAT WOULD BE SERVING ON THE BOARD, WHICH IS JUST THE WAY IT SHOULD BE, AND THE MAYOR TO THEN CONTROL THE OTHER TWO PEOPLE.
THE CITY CHARTER OR THE CITY OF CHURCH BE AMENDED TO CLARIFY THAT CITY COUNCIL SHALL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON A PROPOSED DIS ANNEXATION, NOT LATER THAN 30 DAYS AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.
AGAIN, THIS WAS A REVIEW WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF JUST EXACTLY HOW THAT MIGHT AFFECT EVERYTHING.
AND WE CAME UP WITH IT FOR 30 DAYS, WHICH WAS MORE ACCEPTABLE TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.
EVERYTHING WAS REALLY DONE VERY WELL.
AND I WANTED TO THANK THE PEOPLE THAT ATTENDED, NOT ONLY THOSE THAT WERE THE CHAIR MEMBERS, BUT THE CITY MANAGERS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, THE MAYOR, AND MOST OF ALL MR. SANT WHO WAS THERE OVERLOOKING EVERYTHING AND SAYING, YEAH, THAT'S OKAY.
AND THEN HE SAID, OH YEAH, YOU GUYS DID A FANTASTIC JOB AND YOU GREAT.
EVERYTHING IS REALLY WONDERFUL.
UH, YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE A LOOK AT ALL OF THESE AS MR. SANTI PROBABLY WOULD EXPLAIN TO YOU, UH, AND YOU CAN ADD TO IT, BUT YOU CANNOT TAKE AWAY FROM IT BECAUSE OF THE RULINGS AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
SO IN EVERYTHING ELSE, I'M KIND OF ALL FINISHED AND I WANTED TO THANK YOU ALL FOR ALLOWING US TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.
FIRST OF ALL, LET ME JUST SAY THANK YOU TO YOU AND, UH, ALL THE REST OF THE, UH, COMMITTEE THAT, UH, FOR THE CHARTER REVIEW.
I, I KNOW IT WAS A, A VERY, VERY HEAVILY TASKED, UH, THING TO DO AND LOOK AT EACH ONE OF THESE TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, WE UNDERSTAND, UH, THE DIRECTION THE CITIZENS WANNA GO BECAUSE THIS IS GOING TO BE ON THE ELECTION, UH, FOR OUR CITIZENS TO VOTE ON EACH ONE OF THESE PROPOSITIONS.
UH, AGAIN, THANK YOU, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR EFFORTS IN PUTTING THIS ALL TOGETHER.
WITH THAT, I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN IT UP FOR COUNSEL QUESTIONS.
BEFORE YOU DO, YES, THERE'S ONE THING I DID FORGET AND THAT WAS TO THANK CITY SECRETARY FOR BEING THERE AND MAKING SURE THAT WE WERE ALL DOING THE THING THAT WE WERE SUPPOSED TO DO AND THEN GETTING IT
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TOGETHER SO THAT WE WOULD HAVE A, A VERY GOOD COPY.ALRIGHT, COUNSEL, QUESTIONS? UH, I I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION.
IF, IF YOU CAN GO BACK TO NUMBER NI THINK, UH, OUR CHARTER'S GOING FROM, UH, HAVING FIVE TO 11 TO HAVING A MAXIMUM OF NINE, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, BECAUSE EACH COUNCIL MEMBER WILL HAVE ONE AND THE MAYOR WILL HAVE TWO.
SO WE'RE GOING TO NINE MAX INSTEAD OF HAVING FIVE TO 11, IF I'M, IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT.
ALRIGHT, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.
NOW COUNCIL, DO, UM, IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL PROPOSITIONS THAT YOU WOULD CONSIDER FOR THIS CHARTER REVIEW? I DON'T SEE ANY, ANY COMMENTS.
UH, I THINK WE NEED TO VOTE ON THIS, UH, BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE ON THE BALLOT.
AM I CORRECT? SO YES, YOU'LL, YOU'LL ULTIMATELY HAVE TO ORDER THE ELECTION AND AT THAT TIME, THAT'S WHEN YOU'LL APPROVE ALL THE MEASURES AND PROPOSITIONS AS PART OF THAT PROCESS BETWEEN NOW AND THE TIME WHEN IT'S, OR WHEN WE CALL THAT ELECTION, IF THIS COUNCIL, I MEAN, YOU DON'T HAVE TO DECIDE WHAT YOU WANT TO, IF YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING TONIGHT, IN MY OPINION, YOU HAVE UNTIL THE TIME THAT WE CALL THAT ELECTION TO DECIDE IF THERE'S ANY ADDITIONAL MEASURES AND PROPOSITIONS THAT YOU BELIEVE ARE APPROPRIATE.
I MEAN, I, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU INTEND TO DISCUSS IT FURTHER OR HAVE IT ON OTHER AGENDAS, BUT I YOU DO STILL HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME, UH, IF THERE ARE OTHER ADDITIONAL THINGS THAT YOU WANT TO ADD.
SO AT THIS TIME, THERE'S NO ACTION REQUIRED, BUT UH, I DO WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR TO THE COUNCIL THAT ON JULY 16TH WE ARE CALLING FOR THE ELECTION AND THE SPECIAL ELECTION.
ON THE 16TH, WE'LL HAVE THREE RESOLUTIONS BROUGHT FORWARD.
ONE TO CALL FOR THE ELECTION CALL FOR THIS SPECIAL ELECTION.
AND THEN THE THIRD RESOLUTION WOULD BE COUNCIL OFFICIALLY ACCEPTING THE PROPOSED, THE PROPOSED PROPOSITIONS TO BE PLACED ON THE BALLOT.
ALRIGHT, WITH THAT, UM, I DON'T SEE ANY, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? THANK YOU ALL AGAIN SO MUCH.
WE DO HAVE A COUPLE CLOSED SESSIONS.
UH, ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, THE CITY COUNCIL WILL MEET IN CLOSED SESSION SESSION UNDER SECTION 5 5 1 0 7 4 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE PERSONNEL MATTERS TO DISCUSS THE EVAL EVALUATION PROCESS OF OUR CITY MANAGER, MR. STEVE WILLIAMS, AND ALSO ITEM
[Closed Session]
NUMBER NINE, THE CITY COUNCIL WILL MEET ENCLOSED SESSION UNDER SECTION 5 51 0 7 4 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE PERSONAL MATTERS TO DISCUSS THE EVALUATION PROCESS OF OUR CITY SECRETARY, MS. SHEILA SSON.WE WILL RECONVENE AFTER OUR DISCUSSION
[Reconvene into Regular Session]
IS NOW, UH, 8 0 5.WE RECONVENE INTO OUR REGULAR, REGULAR SESSION AFTER OUR DISCUSSION AND DE DELIBERATION REGARDING OUR CLOSED SESSION AGENDA.
ITEM NUMBER 10 IN REFERENCE TO OUR CITY MANAGER EVALUATION START TIME WAS 6 55.
ITEM NUMBER 11 IN REFERENCE TO OUR CITY SECRETARY EVALUATION PROCESS START TIME WAS 7 51.
[Information available in City Council Packets]
ITEM NUMBER 12, ANNEXATION UPDATE INFORMATION PACKAGES WERE PROVIDED TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC VIEWING@CHURCH.COM.UH, COUNSEL, ANY POSSIBLE UPDATES OR INFORMATION REQUESTED FROM STAFF? HEARING NONE.
COUNSEL, ANY POSSIBLE ITEMS YOU'D LIKE TO PLACE ON THE FUTURE? AGENDA? NONE.
[Requests and Announcements]
BY CITY COUNCIL MAYOR, MAYOR PRO, TEMP MACALUSO.COUNSEL MEMBER DAVIS? NOTHING TO TONIGHT, SIR.
COUNCIL MEMBER WATSON, NOTHING THIS WEEK, COUNCIL MEMBER GIBSON.
I ATTENDED THE, UH, PD SERGEANT CEREMONY, UM, PROMOTION CEREMONY, AND CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR, UH, OFFICERS WELL DESERVED.
ALSO, CAN, UM, ATTENDED THE COUNCIL MEMBER WEBINAR AND, UH, THE ROTARY CLUB MEETING.
ALSO, COUNCIL MEMBER WESTBROOK.
I ATTENDED THE, UM, FIRE ACADEMY GRADUATION AND ALSO THE METHODIST, I GUESS RIBBON CUTTING.
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CARDIAC CLINIC.COUNCIL MEMBER HAYWARD? UH, YES.
I ATTENDED THE JUNIOR SENIOR FIRE ACADEMY GRADUATION.
UH, THE INTERVIEW COMMITTEE, THE TML WEBINAR, THE NEP LUNCHEON AND THE CHAMBER LUNCHEON TODAY.