Jan 21, 2025 City Council

[ Call to Order ]

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ALL RIGHT.

THE TIME IS NOW 6:00 PM OUR REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR JANUARY 21ST, 2025 IS NOW IN SESSION.

FIRST ON THE AGENDA IS COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN WILL LEAD US WITH THE OPENING PRAYER AND THE PLEASURES OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAGS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE STATE OF TEXAS.

PLEASE RISE.

GOOD EVENING.

LET US PRAY.

THANK YOU, LORD, FOR THE SNOW DAY WE JUST HAD TODAY WITHOUT ANY MAJOR ISSUES.

AND THANK YOU FOR THE, UH, SMOOTH ELECTIONS THAT WE'VE JUST HAD, UH, IN OUR CITY.

ADDITIONALLY, THANK YOU FOR THE NEW ADMINISTRATION AND GIVE THEM GUIDANCE FOR LEADING OUR COUNTRY AS YOU'VE GIVEN US GUIDANCE FOR LEADING OUR CITY.

THIS IS A BUSY TIME, UH, IN OUR NATION.

IT'S A BUSY TIME IN OUR CITY, A BUSY TIME IN, UH, IN THE STATE.

UH, WE HAVE NEW LEGISLATURE COMING IN, UH, TO BE WORKED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

JUST GIVE US A STRENGTH TO WORK WITH 'EM ALL GRACEFULLY AND, UH, WITH THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

WITH THAT WE PRAY.

AMEN.

AMEN.

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

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO BE TEXAS.

ONE STATE UNDER GOD.

ONE AN INDIVISIBLE.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN.

FIRST WE HAVE,

[ School Board Recognition Month (Councilmember Westbrook)]

WE HAVE THE SCHOOL BOARD RECOGNITIONS, UH, MONTH.

AND, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER WESTBROOK WILL BE READING THE PROCLAMATIONS.

IF I CAN PLEASE HAVE THE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE, UH, SHARED SLO UNIVERSAL CITY, ISD.

PLEASE JOIN ME UP HERE.

AND ALSO, UH, THE JUDSON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.

PLEASE JOIN US UP HERE BY THE PODIUM.

I DO.

GOOD EVENING SCHOOL, BORDER RECOGNITION MONTH 2025, WHERE WHEREAS IN THE MONTH OF JANUARY, 2025, EAST CENTRAL INDEPENDENT, UH, SCHOOL DISTRICT, JUST IN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, RANDOLPH FIELD, INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT FOUNDERS ACADEMY AND SHIRTS, UNIVERSAL CITY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND THE CITY OF SHIRTS WILL CELEBRATE SCHOOL BOARD RECOGNITION MONTH TO RECOGNIZE THE DEDICATION AND HARD WORK OF SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE MEMBERS.

AND WHEREAS THE MISSION OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS TO MEET THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF ALL CHILDREN, TO EMPOWER THEM TO BECOME COMPETENT, PRODUCTIVE CONTRIBUTORS TO A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY AND AN EVER-CHANGING WORLD.

AND WHEREAS SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS ARE STRONG ADVOCATES FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION AND ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR COMMUNICATING THE NEEDS OF THE SCHOOLS TO THE PUBLIC AND THE PUBLIC'S EXPECTATIONS TO THE DISTRICT, AND WHERE TO CREATE AN EDUCATIONAL VISION FOR THE STUDENTS.

EDUCAT SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS WORK CLOSELY WITH PARENTS, EDUCATIONAL PROFESSIONALS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY LEADERS.

NOW, THEREFORE, RALPH GUTIERREZ, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SHIRTZ AND RECOGNITION THEREOF, DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM JANUARY, 2025 TO BE SCHOOL BOARD RECOGNITION MONTH.

AND HE URGES ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN HIM IN RECOGNIZING THE DEDICATION AND HARD WORK OF LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, AND IN WORKING WITH THEM TO MOLD AN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF BOTH TODAY'S AND TOMORROW'S CHILDREN.

THANK YOU.

I HAVE THE PROCLAMATION HERE.

WOULD YOU SAY, UM, THANK YOU SO MUCH FROM YOUR NEIGHBORS DOWN THE ROAD.

WE TRULY APPRECIATE THE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE AS WE WORK TOGETHER AS SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEES TO PROVIDE A BRIGHT FUTURE FOR OUR STUDENTS.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

I APPRECIATE THIS.

THIS IS A, A OUTSTANDING RECOGNITION.

IT'S NOT VERY OFTEN THAT WE GET RECOGNIZED IN SUCH A MANNER.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THE CITY OF SHIRTZ AND FOR THIS RECOGNITION, I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO INTRODUCE THE REST OF MY BOARD THAT'S HERE.

MY BOARD SECRETARY BELINDA EVANS, MY BOARD ASSISTANT SECRETARY, AMY THOMAS, UH, TRUSTEE DAN SCHWART, TRUSTEE JERRY, UH, PERKINS.

I GIVE RIGHT A MINUTE.

AND TRUSTEE MARGARET CARLIN, UH, ONE OTHER PET TRUSTEE IS NOT HERE.

SHE IS AWAY.

AND I WILL TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, WITHOUT SEVEN OF US AND WITH OUR SUPERINTENDENT, MS. PAIGE MALONEY, WE WOULD NOT HAVE THE GOOD SCHOOL, GOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT.

WE HAVE, AND I THINK IT'S A DIRECT REFLECTION ON THE CITY OF SHEZ AND ALSO CITY OF CIVIL LOW.

SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS PROCLAMATION AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING WITH OUR EFFORTS TO WORK WITH THE CITY OF CHURCH IN THE FUTURE.

THANK YOU.

THANK, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YOU KNOW, UH, BEING A TRUSTEE OR BEING ON THE SCHOOL BOARD, UH, THEY TAKE CARE OF THE MOST PRECIOUS RESOURCE THAT WE HAVE, OUR KIDS, AND IT'S NOT EASY, UH, WITH THE NUMBER OF DIFFERENT CHARACTERS, DIFFERENT, UH, CHALLENGES, UH, THAT YOU ALL FACE.

AND, UH, WE JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING

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APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU.

I APPRECIATE IT.

PAIGE.

PAIGE? PAIGE, ARE YOU COMING? SHE ALL RIGHT.

NEXT ON THE AGENDA, WE HAVE THE

[ Presentation of the FY 23-24 Parks & Recreation Annual Report (S.Gonzalez/L.Shrum)]

THIS PRESENTATION HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL OUR NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING, SO WE'LL MOVE ON

[ Discussion and consideration of forthcoming financing of Schertz/Seguin Local Corporation Bond Issuance (S.Gonzalez/J.Walters)]

DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF THE FORTHCOMING FINANCES OF THE CHURCH, SEIN LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOND, UH, ISSUANCE.

MR. JAMES.

THANK YOU, MAYOR BRIAN JAMES, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER.

UH, JUST REAL QUICK, UH, AS MOST OF YOU KNOW, WE ARE A, A CITY.

WE ARE, UH, IN S-S-L-G-C, THEY PROVIDE OUR WATER.

UH, ONE OF THE THINGS WITH THAT ORGANIZATION IS THAT WHEN THEY WANT TO ISSUE DEBT, THE CITY OF SHIRTS, AS WELL AS THE CITY OF SEIN, HAVE TO HAVE TO APPROVE THAT.

SO, UH, THEY WOULD LIKE TO ISSUE DEBT COMING UP.

BUT TO EXPLAIN MORE ON THAT, I'M GONNA IN INTRODUCE ANDREW T FRIEDMAN.

HE IS THE SENIOR MANAGING DIRECTOR, UH, WITH PUBLIC FINANCE WITH SAM K CAPITAL MARKETS, AS WELL AS JACK MCCLINNEY TO SORT OF EXPLAIN HOW MUCH AND WHAT AND WHY, UH, AND, AND PROVIDE YOU THE SCHEDULES.

WITH THAT, I'LL TURN TO ANDREW.

GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR AND COUNSEL.

UH, PLEASURE TO BE BEFORE YOU ALL.

UH, AS MR. JAMES WAS EXPLAINING, WHEN SL L GC, WHICH CITY OF SHIRTZ IS A 50% OWNER IN THE CORPORATION, ALONG WITH THE CITY OF SINE WISHES TO BORROW MONEY TO MAKE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, BOTH THE CITY OF SINE AND THE CITY OF SHIRTZ HAVE TO APPROVE ANY BOND SALE.

AND SO TONIGHT IS JUST REALLY INFORMATIONAL AND A PRESENTATION FOR YOU ALL, UH, THAT THE CORPORATION DOES WISH TO BORROW AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $15 MILLION, UH, FOR CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SYSTEM, UH, WE WOULD BE BACK.

AND ON THURSDAY OF LAST WEEK, THE CORPORATION ADOPTED A PARAMETER SALE RESOLUTION SO THAT THEY'VE TAKEN THE ACTION NECESSARY, WHICH THE CITIES NOW NEED TO RATIFY.

UH, THAT WILL COME BACK TO YOU ALL AT YOUR FEBRUARY 18TH.

CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

CITY OF SINE, UH, WILL TAKE ACTION THAT SAME DAY AT THEIR COUNCIL MEETING.

ONCE BOTH OF THE CITIES HAVE AUTHORIZED THE CORPORATION TO PROCEED, UH, WILL, THE CORPORATION WILL THEN ENTER INTO THE BOND MARKET TO PRICE ITS BONDS, UH, AND WITH APPROVAL AT THAT POINT, UH, WITH, UH, THE DESIGNATED PRICING OFFICERS BEING THE, UH, BOARD PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER OF THE CORPORATION, UH, TO LOCK IN INTEREST RATES CLOSE, AND THEN ULTIMATELY PROCEED WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS ONCE THE FUNDS ARE DELIVERED.

UH, THE, THIS FINANCING PART OF THEIR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN, IT'S BEEN FACTORED INTO YOUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND THE CITY'S UTILITY RATES ALREADY.

SO THAT'S ALL BAKED IN.

UH, AND SO WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.

UH, MR. WILLIAMS OR MR. JAMES, IF I'VE LEFT ANYTHING OUT THAT YOU BELIEVE IS PERTINENT FOR THE COUNCIL, I'M CERTAINLY HAPPY TO DOUBLE BACK AND, UH, CLARIFY.

BUT, UH, THAT'S REALLY ALL I'VE GOT FOR YOU THIS EVENING.

WE'LL BE BACK ON FEBRUARY 18TH, UH, WITH THAT FORMAL APPROVAL FROM YOU ALL BY RESOLUTION.

YOU, UH, COUNSEL FLOOR IS OPEN FOR DISCUSSION.

THERE'S NO DISCUSSION AT THIS POINT.

I, EVERYBODY IS VERY FAMILIAR WITH S-S-L-G-C AND EXACTLY THE SERVICES THAT ARE BEING PROVIDED, AND OF COURSE, THE CAPTAIN IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE NEEDED.

UH, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION.

APPRECIATE IT.

VERY WELCOME.

THANK YOU ALL.

ALRIGHT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO CITY EVENTS

[ City Events and Announcements Announcements of upcoming City Events (B. James/S. Gonzalez) Announcements and recognitions by the City Manager (S. Williams) Announcements and recognitions by the Mayor (R. Gutierrez)]

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MR. JAMES, THANK YOU.

UH, JUST AS TO LET FOLKS KNOW, THIS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, JANUARY 24TH AND 25TH, THERE IS THE READ BEFORE BOOK SALE.

UH, THAT'S FROM 10:00 AM TO 5:00 PM AT THE SHIRTZ LIBRARY ON SHIRTZ PARKWAY.

UH, A COUPLE OF PROGRAMS THAT THE LIBRARY HAS AS WELL.

UH, SATURDAY OR SUNDAY RATHER.

JANUARY 26TH IS THE EASY READING WORKSHOP.

IT HELPS TEACH ADULTS HOW TO SUPPORT CHILDREN AND LEARNING TO READ.

UH, THAT'S FROM 1:00 PM TO 3:00 PM UH, THURSDAY THE 30TH, THEY HAVE A SESSION, MEDICARE 1 0 1, UH, THAT IS AT 6:00 PM AT THE LIBRARY PARKS ON SATURDAY.

FEBRUARY 1ST IS HOSTING THE MOTHER, SON, DADDY, AND, UH, DADDY DAUGHTER DANCE.

UH, FOUR TO 6:00 PM UH, ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1ST FOR THE MOTHER SUN DANCE, SEVEN TO 9:00 PM FOR THE DADDY DAUGHTER DANCE.

YOU CAN CHECK THE CITY'S WEBSITE FOR SIGNUP INFORMATION.

OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE TO CANVAS THE RUNOFF ELECTION.

THAT'LL BE JANUARY 28TH.

THAT HERE AT COUNCIL CHAMBERS, UH, THOUGH I BELIEVE THE TIME IS DIFFERENT, SO CHECK THE WEBSITE.

AND THEN OUR NEXT REGULAR MEETING IS FEBRUARY 4TH, UH, BACK HERE.

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

UH, WANT TO GIVE A COUPLE OF KUDOS TO THE STAFF AND, UM, JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY WHO WORKED SO HARD IN PLANNING FOR OUR BAD WEATHER DAY THAT WE HAD.

UH, THERE'S A LOT THAT GOES INTO IT IN PREPARATION, AND WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT IT WASN'T WORSE THAN IT, THAN IT TURNED OUT TO BE, BUT EVERYBODY WORKED VERY HARD AND WORKED DURING THE EVENT AS WELL.

SO VIRTUALLY ALL THE CITY DEPARTMENTS INVOLVED IN THAT PLANNING EFFORT AND, AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE SQUARED AWAY.

ALSO, I WANTED TO, UH, JUST GIVE IT, UM, AS KUDOS TO OUR FIRE PERSONNEL.

SO FIRE PERSONNEL AND ASSETS FROM AROUND TEXAS HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED TO LOS ANGELES TO HELP WITH THE FIRES OUT THERE, INCLUDING SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS FROM OUR AREA.

LAST WEEK, SHIRTZ FIRE SENT CARL SCHULTZEY, PATRICIA WILSON, TYLER WINKA, AND AMANDA MATTHEWS ON A TWO WEEK DEPLOYMENT.

ALSO, JOHN PERRY HAS BEEN DEPLOYED AS PART OF THE MEDICAL SUPPORT RESPONSE TEAM.

SO SAY A LITTLE PRAYER FOR THOSE GUYS.

THEY HAVE ONE MORE WEEK IN THEIR DEPLOYMENT.

THE, ALSO, WE WERE FORTUNATE AND HAD THE P PRIVILEGE OF HOSTING THE 2025 CHAMBER LEADERSHIP CORE CLASS TO TALK ABOUT MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT AND THEN HAVE 'EM PARTICIPATE IN A M CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

UM, WE WERE ABLE TO GIVE 'EM A FIRSTHAND LOOK AT THE CITY'S DECISION MAKING PROCESS.

AND, UH, THANKS TO THE CHAMBER AND ALL OF OUR STAFF WHO MADE THAT HAPPEN, IT, IT WAS A BIG SUCCESS.

SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MAYOR.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, ANNOUNCEMENTS AND RECOGNITIONS BY THE MAYOR.

UH, I HAVE SEVERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS HERE.

FIRST, UH, SPECIAL THANKS AND GRATITUDE TO OUR EMS CREW WHO IS, WHO ARE ASSISTING WITH THE, UH, CALIFORNIA FIRES AS, UH, OUR CITY, UH, MANAGER MANSION.

AND ALSO, UM, YOU KNOW, OUR, UH, CITY COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN INDICATED THE, UH, NUMBER OF ELECTIONS AND EVERYBODY THAT TOOK OFFICE, UH, THIS PAST, UH, PAST COUPLE WEEKS.

UH, CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEW PRESIDENT, DONALD J. TRUMP.

UH, OUR US SENATOR CRUZ WON HIS, HIS ELECTION ARE CONGRESSMAN HENRY QUAY AND ALSO CONGRESSMAN GREG CASAR, OUR STATE SENATOR DONNA CAMPBELL AND OUR STATE REP ALLEN SCHOOLCRAFT.

AND AS MR. JAMES MENTIONED, WE ARE CANVASING THE VOTE FOR CITY COUNCIL.

PLACE FORWARD NEXT WEEK ON THE 28TH AT FIVE 30.

WE'LL MOVE ON.

NEXT IS THE

[ Hearing of Residents This time is set aside for any person who wishes to address the City Council. Each person should fill out the speaker’s register prior to the meeting. Presentations should be limited to no more than 3 minutes. All remarks shall be addressed to the Council as a body, and not to any individual member thereof. Any person making personal, impertinent, or slanderous remarks while addressing the Council may be requested to leave the meeting. All handouts and/or USB devices must be submitted to the City Secretary no later than noon on the Monday preceding the meeting. Handouts will be provided to each Councilmember prior to the start of the meeting by the City Secretary. All USB devices will be vetted by City IT staff to ensure City property is protected from malware. Discussion by the Council of any item not on the agenda shall be limited to statements of specific factual information given in response to any inquiry, a recitation of existing policy in response to an inquiry, and/or a proposal to place the item on a future agenda. The presiding officer, during the Hearing of Residents portion of the agenda, will call on those persons who have signed up to speak in the order they have registered.]

THIS TIME IS SET ASIDE FOR ANY PERSON WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL.

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

MAYOR PRO TEMP, PLEASE CALL FOR SPEAKER BEN GUERRERO.

MR. MAYOR CITY COUNCIL, MR. WILLIAMS, THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.

AYE.

BENJAMIN GUERRERO, LIVING IN 5 0 6 CAPI COURT LANE, WANT TO TAKE THIS TIME TO THANK ALL REGISTERED VOTERS IN SHIRTS WHO CAME OUT AND VOTED DURING THE SPECIAL ELECTION ON 14TH DECEMBER, 2024 AND THE RUNOFF ELECTION ON 18 JANUARY, 2025.

I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE GUADALUPE COUNTY CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICANS FOR THE, THE SHIRTS POLICE ASSOCIATION FOR THEIR ENDORSEMENT.

AND MR. ROY RICHARD FOR HIS ENDORSEMENT.

DURING THE

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IN ADDITION, I CONGRATULATE TIM DUSIK FOR HIS EFFORTS DURING HIS CAMPAIGN IN CLOTHING.

I WANT TO THANK THE ENTIRE CHURCH SHIRTS LEADERSHIP FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.

THANK YOU ALL.

JOSH P*****K, HE'S SPEAKING ON ITEM.

YOU'RE GONNA SPEAK NOW OR ITEM SEVEN? I JUST HAD A QUICK COMMENT.

OH, GO AHEAD.

UH, JOSH P*****K.

THANK YOU MAYOR, CITY MANAGER, CITY COUNCIL FOR YOUR TIME HERE.

WE JUST WANT TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW WE ARE HERE PRESENT TONIGHT.

WE'LL BE HERE AFTER YOUR EXECUTIVE SESSION.

UM, IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SER THAT WE COULD BE HELPFUL WITH, UM, WE'D LOVE YOUR SUPPORT ON THAT ITEM, OBVIOUSLY.

UM, AND ALSO HAPPY TO FIND A WAY FOR THANK NICK DYER.

YOU'RE GOOD.

THANK YOU MAGGIE TITTERING.

GOOD EVENING COUNSEL.

UH, WE HAVE QUITE A FEW THINGS GOING ON, ESPECIALLY THE LAST WEEK OF JANUARY.

OBVIOUSLY WE HAD TO CANCEL OUR LUNCHEON TODAY, BUT, UH, I THINK IN VIEW OF THE WEATHER AND THE SAFETY OF OUR MEMBERS AND EVERYONE INVOLVED, THAT WAS A GOOD CALL.

UH, WE WILL BE DOING OUR STATE OF THE CHAMBER ADDRESS, WHICH IS OUR ANNUAL, WE HAVE TO HAVE MEETING FOR OUR MEMBERSHIP IN MARCH BECAUSE NEXT MONTH IS THE VERY HIGHLY ANTICIPATED STATE OF THE CITIES.

SO, UH, CANNOT WAIT TO SEE THE VIDEOS AND THE PRESENTATIONS AND ALL THE EXCITING THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON.

UM, SO ANYWAYS, EVERYBODY THAT WAS RSVP'D FOR THE LUNCHEON TODAY IS GONNA BE TRANSFERRED TO FEBRUARY'S UNLESS WE GET AN EMAIL FROM YOU ALL SAYING YOU DON'T WANNA HAVE THAT DONE.

UH, THE BOB MILLS RIBBON CUTTING CHANGED.

UH, IT WAS THE 23RD.

IT IS NOW THE 31ST.

WE DID SEND THAT UPDATE OUT TO EVERYONE.

I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE YOU HAVE IT.

SO THE 31ST OF JANUARY AT 10:00 AM WE WILL BE DOING THEIR OFFICIAL RIBBON CUTTING.

BOB MILLS HIMSELF WILL BE THERE, SO I HOPE YOU ALL CAN ATTEND, UH, THE DAY PRIOR TO THAT ON THE 30TH, JAMES FAMILY TAX, WHICH IS RIGHT UP SHIRTS PARKWAY, WE WILL BE DOING THEIR GRAND OPENING AT THEIR LOCATION AT 10:00 AM AS WELL.

ON THE 29TH.

THIS IS ALL IN THE SAME WEEK.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WAS THINKING.

WE HAVE OUR EPIC EDUCATION CLASS.

IT'S THE FIRST ONE OF THE YEAR WE DO THESE QUARTERLY AND IT'S GOING TO BE FUNDING YOUR SMALL BUSINESSES, UH, THE SMALL BUSINESS, UM, ASSOCIATION WITH THE, UH, THE S-B-D-C-U-T-S-A.

UH, THEY'RE GONNA BE PUTTING THIS ON AND THEY'RE GONNA BE SHOWING OUR BUSINESSES THAT ARE NEEDING MONEY TO PERHAPS BUILD A BUSINESS OR EXPAND THEIR BUSINESS WHERE THEY CAN FIND THOSE GRANTS AND THE MONEY SOURCES.

AS WELL AS, UH, TALK ABOUT THE SERVICES THEY OFFER, WHICH ARE FREE CONSULTING, HOW TO DO YOUR BUSINESS PLANS, THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND THESE ARE ALL FREE OFFERINGS.

SO THEY'LL BE PUTTING THIS ON FROM EIGHT TO 11:00 AM ON THE 29TH AT THE SHIRT CIVIC CENTER.

AND, UH, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, OUR ANNUAL HEALTH AND HOME SHOW IS GOING TO BE SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1ST FROM 10 TO 1:00 PM UH, AT BOTH SIDES OF THE CIVIC CENTER.

SO THE BLUE BONNET, UM, HALL, AS WELL AS THE GRAND BALLROOM.

WE HAVE CLOSE TO 70 VENDORS.

AGAIN, METHODIST HOSPITAL NORTHEAST IS OUR SPONSOR, AND WE ALSO HAVE SHORT CIVIL EMERGENCY CLINIC AND, UH, BAPTIST NEIGHBORHOOD HOSPITAL, UH, SIGNING ON WITH THAT.

SO IT'S FREE FOR THE PUBLIC TO COME OUT, UH, FREE FLU SHOTS, UH, HEALTH SCREEN, ALSO PROVIDERS FROM TO ROOFERS.

SO, UH, PLEASE, RESIDENTS COME ON OUT.

AND, UH, THAT IS ALL I HAVE.

THANK YOU.

NEXT IS OUR CONSENT

[ Consent Agenda Items The Consent Agenda is considered self-explanatory and will be enacted by the Council with one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless they are removed from the Consent Agenda upon the request of the Mayor or a Councilmember.]

THESE ITEMS REQUIRE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION UNLESS REQUESTED BY COUNSEL.

ITEM NUMBER ONE MINUTES.

ITEM NUMBER TWO, APPOINTMENTS, REAPPOINTMENTS AND RESIGNATIONS.

ITEM NUMBER THREE, RESOLUTION NUMBER 25 R 0 0 7.

ITEM NUMBER FOUR, RESOLUTION NUMBER 25 R 0 0 1.

ITEM NUMBER FIVE, RESOLUTION NUMBER 25 R 0 1 2.

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

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

SO MOVE SECOND.

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

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? COUNCIL, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

WE CAN PUBLISH THE VOTE, PLEASE.

WE HAVE SIX AYES, NO OBJECTIONS.

MOTION PASSES.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER

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DISCUSSION

[6. Ordinance 25-S-004 - Consider amendments to Part III of the Schertz Code of Ordinances, Unified Development Code (UDC), to Article 11, Section 21.11.6 Prohibited Signs and Section 21.11.17 Temporary Signs. (B.James/L.Wood/E.Delgado)]

CODE OF ORDINANCES, UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE TO ARTICLE 11, SECTION 21 POINT 11.6, PROHIBITED SIGNS AND SECTION 25 POINT 11 POINT 17 TEMPORARY SIGNS.

UH, IS THE STAFF READY TO, UH, DISCUSS ON THIS PRESENTATION? NO SIR.

WE HAD DESIRED IT TO BE, UH, DISCUSSED NEXT MEETING.

OKAY.

SHALL WE GO AHEAD AND, UH, LEAVE IT AS A ITEM OR COUNSEL ANY COMMENTS? WE'LL LEAVE IT AS TABLE.

ALRIGHT, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND LEAVE IT AS TABLE ITEM.

SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM

[7. Resolution 25-R-005 - Approving a Utility Service Extension Request for the Woman Hollering Townhomes (B.James/K.Woodlee)]

NOW THIS ITEM REQUIRES THAT COUNCIL CONSULT WITH OUR, OUR ATTORNEY.

THEREFORE, WE WILL RETURN AFTER OUR CLOSED SESSION, UH, WHICH IS ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.

SO ITEM NUMBER

[ Closed Session]

THE TIME IS NOW 6 21.

WE WILL RECONVENE AFTER OUR SESSION TEAM.

[ Reconvene into Regular Session]

AND ALSO ITEM NUMBER NINE.

OUR START START TIME WAS 6 27.

OUR END TIME WAS SEVEN 11.

AT THIS POINT, WE ARE GOING TO TABLE ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.

IT WILL BE, UH, BROUGHT BACK UP FOR DISCUSSION ON OUR NEXT MEETING.

UH, SO NO ACTION IS REQUIRED AT THIS TIME.

SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR

[10. Workshop Discussion on the Integration of Space Force into Veterans Memorial Plaza (S.Gonzalez/L.Shrum)]

WE HAVE A WORKSHOP DISCUSSION ON THE INTEGRATION OF THE SPACE FORCE INTO OUR VETERANS MEMORIAL PLAZA.

THIS WORKSHOP DISCUSSION HAS BEEN POSTPONED ALSO INTO OUR NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING.

SO OUR NEXT

[11. January 2025 Quarterly Streets Update]

SWE FLOOR IS YOURS.

UM, BEFORE I GET STARTED, UH, JUST A QUICK BRIEF ON THIS MORNING, I TRIED TO SEND OUT A UPDATE ON THE ICE CONDITIONS ON OUR ROADWAYS.

MY COMPUTER WAS OBVIOUSLY COLD AND IT DIDN'T WANNA, THEY DIDN'T WANNA WAKE UP EARLY THIS MORNING EITHER.

SO, UH, BUT REST ASSURED OUR STREETS WERE SAFE.

OUR CREWS WERE OUT ALL NIGHT, UH, MAKING SURE THAT ANY AREAS, UH, THAT NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED WERE ADDRESSED AND THEY'LL BE OUT AGAIN TONIGHT.

UH, REASSURING OUR SAFETY OF OUR CITIZENS AND ANYBODY TRAVELING THROUGH OUR CITY.

SO, UH, I'D LIKE TO GET STARTED.

UM, IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE SCREEN, BEAR WITH ME.

UM, SO KEEP IN MIND ON THE STREETS MAINTENANCE DASHBOARD, UH, THE DATE, OCTOBER 1ST THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST.

THIS IS OUR QUARTERLY, UM, RESULTS OF OUR, OF OUR PROGRAM HERE.

UM, LOOKING AT THIS, UH, AT THE MAP THAT'S CURRENTLY UP THERE, SEE IF I CAN INCREASE THE SITE.

OOPS.

OOPS.

DID I MESS IT UP, JOHN? HERE WE GO.

SO, LOOKING AT THE CURRENT, UH, COMPLETED RESULTS, REMEMBER THAT THIS IS, UH, WHEN WE STARTED THE PROGRAM, THE FIRST PAGE SHOWED RE OUR QUARTERLY RESULTS.

UH, GO OVER TO THE LEFT, UH, I'LL TAKE YOU TO THE POTHOLE.

SO EVERYTHING IN BLUE REPRESENTS, UH, POTHOLES THROUGHOUT OUR CITY THAT WE'RE REPAIRED, UH, EITHER A COMPLETE REPAIR OR A TEMPORARY REPAIR.

UM, LOOKING AT THE MAP, YOU CAN SEE WHERE SOME AREAS OF, OF, UH, SIGNIFICANCE WERE.

UH, MAINLY, UH, BEHIND RANDOLPH, LOWER SEGUIN ROAD, UH, SOME OF OUR RURAL ROADS, YOU WILL SEE THE REPAIRS.

UH, TRAINER HILL, FALL ROAD, THESE WERE ALL DOWN SOUTH OF THE CITY.

AND THEN A COUPLE AREAS AROUND, UM, OLD STEIN BETWEEN SHIRTZ PARKWAY AND, UH, SHIRTZ, UH, SELMA CITY LIMITS.

UH, AND THEN WE HAVE SOME THROUGH,

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UH, SOME OF THE MAJOR ONES, LINDBERGH, UH, COUPLE OF THE OLDER STREETS THERE.

AND AS YOU CAN SEE, SOME AREAS DOESN'T SHOW ANY POTHOLES WITHIN THE AREA.

THOSE ARE OUR NEWLY DEVELOPED AREAS.

UH, YOU CAN ACTUALLY CLICK ON TO ANY ONE OF THESE.

UM, I'LL GIVE YOU A LITTLE UPDATE.

UH, LEMME SEE IF I CAN FIND ONE.

AND IT'LL ACTUALLY SHOW YOU THE REPAIR.

THIS IS A TEMPORARY REPAIR.

UM, SOME AREAS ON LOWER SINE ROAD, IF YOU LOOK AT THE PICTURE, YOU WILL SEE SIGNIFICANT CRACKING IN THE PAVEMENT.

SO A LOT OF THOSE REPAIRS WERE DONE TEMPORARILY, UM, BECAUSE OF THE CURRENT CONDITIONS OF THE ROADWAY.

AND THEN, UH, WE'LL JUMP OVER TO THE SIDEWALK.

UH, THE MAP REPRESENTS, UM, ANY SIDEWALKS, UH, THAT HAD, THAT WERE ISSUES THROUGH THE SIDEWALK.

UM, WHETHER IT BE, UH, UTILITY REPAIR, WE REMOVED THE CONCRETE, UM, OR IF IT WAS A COMPLAINT BECAUSE OF A TRIP HAZARD.

UM, AND THESE, I, I'M NOT REALLY SURE IF WE ENTERED ON THE CONTRACTOR PIECE.

LEMME SEE IF I CAN, UH, OOPS.

DO IT AGAIN.

JOHN.

YOU CAN CLICK ON THE DOTS AND IT SHOWS THE REPAIRS AND IT'LL GIVE YOU AN ADDRESS AND A PICTURE OF THE REPAIR.

UH, WE'VE TRIED TO UPDATE TO DO IT BEFORE AND AFTER, BUT UH, WE'RE STILL CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE PROGRAM, SO, UM, UM, BEAR WITH US ON THAT ONE.

AND SO I'LL MOVE FORWARD.

SO THE NEXT ONE IS OUR STREET, STREET ISSUES.

SO, LOOKING AT THE MAP AGAIN, UH, AGAIN, YOU COULD, THE, THE STREET ISSUES IS, IS ANYWHERE WHERE WE'VE GONE IN AND DONE A MAJOR REPAIR, WHETHER IT WAS AROUND A MANHOLE COVER, UH, ANYTHING THAT NOT RELATED TO A POTHOLE.

THESE WERE AREAS THAT WERE LARGER THAN, UH, UH, 10 BY 10.

UM, LET'S SEE IF I CAN GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE WITHOUT MESSING UP THE SCREEN.

THERE'S AN AREA THERE WHERE WE CAME IN AND DID A REPAIR.

UH, SOME INSTANCES THEY'RE MUCH LARGER.

UH, THANKS TO COUNCIL FOR GETTING US THE SPREADER BOX IN THE LAY DOWN MACHINE.

WE WERE ABLE TO DO SOME MUCH BIGGER PATCHES THROUGHOUT THE CITY TO SEE IF I CAN FIND.

UM, THERE'S AN AREA WHERE WE USE THE LAY DOWN MACHINE.

UM, SO WE'RE, WITH THE NEW EQUIPMENT THAT WE HAVE, WE'RE ABLE TO GO IN THERE AND TO, UH, ADDRESS, UM, SOME OF THE BIGGER ISSUES WE HAVE ON THE PAVEMENT.

UM, WE ALSO HAVE BARRY, AM I MISSING IT? UH, OTHER WHICH WE'RE WORKING ON WHERE WE, UH, WILL BE INPUTTING, UH, SIGN MAINTENANCE, UH, WHETHER IT BE A DAMAGE SIGN FROM AN ACCIDENT OR JUST AN OLD SIGN.

UH, WE'RE GOING IN, UH, WITH A PROGRAM AND WE'LL BE ENTERING IN THIS, UH, MAP AS WELL, UH, TO SHOW OLDER SUBDIVISIONS WHERE WE'VE GONE IN AND REPLACED OLD, UM, DEFACE SIGNS OR FADED SIGNS AND STANDARD.

UH, CURRENTLY WE HAVE SOME SIGNS THAT, UH, WE'RE TRYING TO GET 'EM UP TO THE MT M-U-T-C-D STANDARD.

UH, SO THAT WILL BE HOPEFULLY UPDATED HERE SOON.

WE'RE WORKING WITH IT ON THAT PROGRAM.

AND I THINK, NOT LEMME GO BACK.

IT'S NOT IN THE AGAIN, UH, THIS, UH, I'M SORRY.

THAT'S OKAY.

SO THIS IS A CURRENT MAP HERE.

UH, ALL, OH GOSH, ALL OF OUR SIDEWALKS WITHIN THE CITY.

I KNOW IT'S A LITTLE HARD, BUT I KEEP MESSING IT UP.

SO, UH, IF YOU LOOK TO THE RIGHT, IT SAYS, UH, IT'S GOT IT COLOR CODED.

UM, SIDEWALKS THAT ARE, UH, AND I CAN'T READ THE WRITING THERE.

IT'S KIND OF SMALL COMPLIANCE SIDEWALKS.

UH, IF YOU LOOK INTO, IN THE RED IS WHERE WE HAVE MISSING SIDEWALKS.

AND AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE RED, IT'S MORE IN THE OLDER SUBDIVISION AVIATION HEIGHTS.

WE HAVE SOME SIDEWALKS ON ONE SIDE OF THE ROAD, SOME SIDEWALKS WE DON'T HAVE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD.

UM, AND THEN IN THE YELLOW WE HAVE, UH, WHERE WE HAVE SIDEWALKS, BUT THEY'RE NOT COMPLIANT.

THEY'RE NOT UP TO CITY STANDARD IS, WHICH, WHICH WE WOULD WOULD LIKE TO HAVE.

COULD BE OTHER ISSUES IN THOSE TWO AS WELL.

UM,

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UH, THIS IS A PROGRAM WE, WE JUST STARTED WORKING ON.

SO, UH, THERE'LL BE MORE UPDATES TO COME ON THIS PROGRAM HERE.

AND THEN OF COURSE, THIS IS OUR NEXT, UH, THIS IS OUR CRACK CEILING PROGRAM.

WE'VE GOT A LITTLE SLOW START THIS YEAR.

UH, BUT SO FAR WE'VE COMPLETED 1.68 MILES.

UH, YOU COULD SEE THE AMOUNT OF MATERIAL WE'VE USED.

UH, A COUPLE OF THE STREETS WE ADDRESSED IN THE NORTH CLIFF AREA.

THESE WERE AREAS WHERE THEY, UH, A COUPLE YEARS AGO THEY DID A TOTAL RECONSTRUCTION AND WE'RE JUST TRYING TO KEEP THE MAINTENANCE UP ON THE ROAD, UH, AND ADDRESSING ANY CRACKS THAT THAT MAY, UH, UH, COME ABOUT.

UH, AND THEN WE ALSO ADDRESSING AREAS, ELBOW ROAD, UH, SOME OF THE AREAS THAT WERE ON THE PAST, UH, SPAM, CIP PROJECTS THAT WE, UH, WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE UP KEEPING AND, AND, UH, STAYING ON TOP OF THOSE ROADS AS WELL.

AND OF COURSE THIS IS, UM, SOME OF OUR OTHER, UH, AREAS THAT WE ADDRESS SOME OF OUR BIGGER PATCHES.

YOU CAN SEE ON THE FAR RIGHT, UH, WE DID A, UH, PRETTY GOOD REPAIR ON THAT AREA.

UM, IT SHOWS THE TOTAL POTHOLES FOR THE QUARTER, THE TOTAL STREET ISSUES FOR THE QUARTER.

AND THEN, UH, THE AMOUNT OF MATERIAL, UH, THE UPM UH, POTHOLE MAT, UH, POTHOLE PATCH MATERIAL.

UM, AND THEN OF COURSE THE AMOUNT OF HOT MIX THAT WE'VE PURCHASED, UH, IN THAT QUARTER.

AND THEN SOME OF THE LARGER STREET REPAIRS, YOU'LL SEE, 41 20 CHERRY TREE, UH, CILO VALLEY DRIVE, ELBOW ROAD AND EXCHANGE.

UH, WE DID SOME MAJOR REPAIRS IN THAT AREA.

UM, THE UPM, IT STANDS FOR UNIQUE PAVING MATERIAL.

WE'VE, UH, WE'VE GONE THROUGH A LOT OF DIFFERENT VENDORS FOR, UH, POTHOLE MATERIAL AND THIS WORKS THE BEST FOR US AND WE'RE ABLE TO BUY IT, UH, BY THE TON.

SO, UH, THERE'S A REASON WE STICK WITH THAT.

A LOT OF TIMES THEY WANNA SELL IT TO YOU BY THE BAG AND IT'S MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE THAT WAY.

SO, AND IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO JOHN.

WELL, BEFORE YOU DO, UH, THANK YOU FOR THE, UH, THE SPREAD, YOU KNOW, THE NUMBERS, THEY'RE VERY IMPRESSIVE, YOU KNOW, AND THAT'S, THAT'S ONE THING THAT, YOU KNOW, UH, WHAT WE WANTED TO DO IS SHOW OUR RESIDENTS THAT WE ARE ACTIVELY WORKING THE ISSUES, THE POTHOLES THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED.

AND IF THEY HAVEN'T BEEN WORKED ON THIS BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED, AS YOU CAN SEE, THE NUMBER IS CLOSE TO A THOUSAND POTHOLES.

UH, THANK YOU.

THANKS FOR, FOR THE STAFF TO ADDRESSING THESE.

WE'LL, PLEASE CONTINUE.

THANKS Y'ALL FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE POTHOLE TRUCK.

IT'S, IT'S, UH, IT'S BEEN A GREAT FOR US AND, AND WE'RE ABLE TO UTILIZE IT IF BEST POSSIBLE.

SO, GREAT JOB.

GREAT JOB GUYS.

AND MAYOR, IF I COULD ADD, JUST AS A REMINDER, WE DO HAVE THE INTERACTIVE DASHBOARD TOOL ON THE WEBSITE.

YES SIR.

UNDER THE PUBLIC WORKS PAGE, WHERE YOU CAN GO IN, YOU CAN SELECT YOUR OWN, HOW MUCH DID WE DO THIS MONTH? HOW MUCH DID WE DO ALL YEAR? AND IT, AND IT CHANGES THE NUMBERS FOR YOU AND YOU CAN CLICK DIRECTLY ON IT AND PULL UP THOSE PICTURES THAT ROBERT WAS SHOWING YOU.

YES.

SO WE'RE WORKING WITH IT.

WE'RE TRAINING OUR GUYS.

UM, WE'VE REACHED OUT TO LARRY TO ALLOW US, UH, SOME IPADS THAT WE COULD TAKE IN THE FIELD.

SO WHEN WE ACTUALLY DO THE STREET REPAIR, POTHOLE SIGN INSTALLATION, WE, WE CLICK IT AND IT ENTERS IT RIGHT AWAY.

WE'RE TRYING TO ELIMINATE THE PAPERWORK.

SO THE PROGRAM WITH IT IS WORKING OUT REALLY GREAT.

IT IS JUST, WE GOTTA CONTINUE THE TRAINING ON IT.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

WOW.

ROBERT, COUNCIL, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ROBERT? OKAY, LARRY, I COULD, UH, JUST FOR A SECOND.

UH, BRIAN, UH, MENTIONED IT.

SO, UH, UH, WE DO HAVE THE, UH, SO WE'RE OBVIOUSLY WE'RE IDENTIFYING, UM, THE POTHOLE.

SO WITH THE WEATHER THAT WE HAD, OBVIOUSLY WET WEATHER, UH, WITH THE FREEZER RAIN, IT'S GONNA POP OUT A LOT.

SO AGAIN, WE HAVE THAT, UH, YOU, YOU CAN CALL IN THREE ONE WORK ORDERS, BUT YOU CAN ALSO SEE IT ONLINE, UH, THE WORK THAT WE WE'VE DONE.

AND SO YOU'RE GONNA SEE A LOT MORE POTHOLES ON THE STREETS.

WE'RE GONNA BE OUT WORKING ON IT, UH, ESPECIALLY.

UH, SO THAT'S GONNA BE, UH, YOU'RE GONNA SEE A LOT MORE TO THOSE NOW WE'RE GONNA BE CONCENTRATING ON 'EM.

AGAIN, APPRECIATE THE, UH, THE PATCH TRUCKS SO WE CAN KEEP THAT ASPHALT HOT AND WE CAN WORK THROUGH THE CITY INSTEAD OF HAVING TO PREPARE A BUNCH OF AREAS RUN BACK AND FORTH.

UM, AND THEN ALSO, UH, WE'RE WORKING ON, UH, THE, UH, THE ASSET MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE.

UH, THAT AND A BIG PART OF THAT.

SO THIS FIRST PHASE, UH, WE'RE NOT GONNA BE IN UNFORTUNATELY FOR THE STREETS.

WE'RE GONNA INCORPORATE IN THE SECOND PHASE.

IT'S GONNA HAPPEN NEXT YEAR.

UH, STREETS MAINTENANCE.

SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO TRACK AND REPORT THOSE NUMBERS A LOT BETTER.

RIGHT.

SO WE DID THIS PRECURSOR DASHBOARD GIS PUT TOGETHER FOR US TO HELP OUT A LOT.

ONCE WE GET THAT, UH, AS ASSET MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE FULLY IMPLEMENTED,

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SO HOPEFULLY IN THE NEXT, UH, YEAR OR SO, AFTER A FEW MORE QUARTER REPORTS, WE'LL BE ABLE TO PRESENT THAT INFORMATION, UH, A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY AND HAVE A LOT MORE, UH, STATS FOR YOU SO WE CAN JUST HELP OUT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU GUYS.

YEP.

COUNCIL, ANY COMMENTS? ALRIGHT.

ALRIGHT, WE'LL MOVE ON THEN.

UH, I'LL REQUESTING ANNOUNCEMENTS.

UM, COUNSEL.

OH, JOHN, YOU GONNA DO? GOOD EVENING MAYOR.

COUNCIL, MY APOLOGIES.

GO AHEAD.

ASPHALT, THAT'S THE WORD ON THE STREET.

, UH, HERE TO TALK, UH, GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON OUR SPAM EFFORTS.

UH, 2024 SPAM RESURFACING PROJECT.

THAT'S OUR STORY SEAL PROGRAM.

WE'VE COMPLETED THE CONCRETE AND BASE REPAIRS IN THE NORTH CLIFF AREA.

YOU RECALL WE'RE DOING SOME STREETS UP IN THAT, UH, GENERAL AREA.

OUR CONTRACTOR RIGHT NOW IS WORKING ON, ON THE PREP WORK IN THE KENSINGTON RANCH AND SAVANNAH BLUFF AREAS.

THEY HAVE COMPLETED SOME OF THAT WORK, BUT THE COLDER WEATHER, THE RAINY WEATHER HASN'T, UH, REALLY BEEN CONDUCIVE TO THAT.

SO IT'S TAKING A LITTLE BIT LONGER TO GET THROUGH THAT.

BUT THEY WILL BE CONTINUING TO WORK THROUGH THE PROJECT AND WE'RE ANTICIPATING APPLYING THE SLURRY SEAL ON ALL THE STREETS IN THE PROGRAM THIS SPRING.

AND THE COST OF THAT IS ABOUT 2.4 MILLION.

THE REHABILITATION PROJECT, THESE ARE STREETS THAT WE NEED TO DO, BUT THEY NEED MORE THAN JUST RESURFACING.

SO WE'RE DOING A LITTLE BIT MORE EFFORT ON THOSE.

SO IT'S A SMALLER IN TERMS OF MILEAGE PROJECT, BUT THEY TEND TO BE MORE PER STREET BECAUSE IT'S, IT'S MORE WORK.

WE'RE ADVERTISING FOR BIDS THIS MONTH.

WE ANTICIPATE OPENING ON THE 13TH OF FEBRUARY AND HAVE A CONTRACT AWARD RECOMMENDATION TO YOU THE FIRST MEETING OF MARCH.

NOW WITH THIS PROJECT, LIKE WE ALWAYS RUN INTO WITH ALL THESE PROJECTS, AS WE START GETTING IN DESIGNS, START FINALIZING 'EM, WORKING TOWARDS THAT BID PACKAGE, WE SOMETIMES ENCOUNTER THINGS THAT REQUIRE US TO MAKE SOME CHANGES.

IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, IF YOU REMEMBER BACK EARLY ON SHIRTS, FOREST WAS ONE OF THE SUBDIVISIONS THAT WAS IN THE PROGRAM.

WE HAD TO DELAY THE STREET WORK ON THAT.

AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS THERE'S A WATER LINE THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IN THE MAIN ROAD.

THERE'S ACTUALLY A COUPLE DIFFERENT STREET NAMES THAT GOES THROUGH THAT SUBDIVISION.

WE DON'T WANT TO GO WORK ON THE STREETS AND THEN TEAR 'EM UP TO HAVE TO REPLACE A UTILITY.

SO WE'RE HAVING TO SLIDE THAT PROJECT BACK A LITTLE BIT.

SO WHAT WE'RE DOING IS SIMILAR TO WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH THE BUFFALO VALLEY SOUTH PROJECT, WHERE WE'RE KIND OF COMBINING THE STREET WORK AND THE UTILITY WORK.

SO YOU WILL SEE UPCOMING, UH, A TASK ORDER TO DO THE WATER LINE REPLACEMENT DESIGN AND, AND THAT'LL GO FORWARD AS ITS OWN STANDALONE PROJECT.

WE REPLACE THE WATER LINE, THEN WE'LL DO THE, THE STREET WORK RIGHT AFTER THE WATER LINE'S REPLACED.

COLUMBIA DRIVE WAS ALSO ONE OF THE STREETS IN THE NORTH CLIFF AREA THAT WE WERE GONNA TRY TO RESURFACE WITH THE PROGRAM.

UNFORTUNATELY WE RAN INTO A FEW SNAGS WITH THAT.

THE SOILS KEEP MOVING AROUND UP THERE, WHICH HAPPENS WITH SOME OF OUR CLAYS AND THAT ARE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

SEE SURFACE MOVEMENT IN THE PAVEMENT.

IT TURN STARTS OUT KIND OF SMOOTH AND STARTS TURNING INTO A LITTLE BIT OF A ROLLER COASTER.

WHAT WE'VE REALLY NOTICED FROM WHEN WE FIRST LOOKED AT 'EM TO, WHEN WE LOOK AT 'EM AGAIN AS WE GO THROUGH THE DESIGN PROCESS, A FEW MONTHS LATER WE'VE SEEN RAPID DETERIORATION IN THAT STREET.

THE BASE FAILURES HAVE GOTTEN MUCH LARGER AND WE'VE SEEN LARGE CRACKS IN THE PAVEMENT, NOT JUST THE SMALLER CRACKS THAT WE GO OUT AND CRACK SEAL.

THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT DOES.

THESE STARTED OUT THAT WAY.

THEN A MONTH LATER THESE OPENED UP.

THERE'S NOT ONLY REALLY WIDE, BUT THEY'VE CRACKED ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE PAVEMENT LAYER.

YOU CAN LOOK THROUGH THE CRACK AND YOU CAN SEE THE GRAVEL AND THE DIRT UNDERNEATH THEM.

SO WE NEED TO DO MORE THAN JUST A RESURFACING ON, ON THE STREET.

AND SO WE LOOKED AT DIFFERENT OPTIONS AND OUR BEST RECOMMENDATION OF THE SOIL MOVEMENT, WE'VE GOTTA ADDRESS THE CLAY MOVEMENT TO REALLY GIVE A FINISHED PRODUCT THAT'S GONNA LAST THE SERVICE LIFE WE EXPECT IT TO.

SO WE NEED TO RECONSTRUCT THE STREET.

SO WE'RE GOING BEYOND REHABILITATION.

WE'RE HAVING TO GO INTO THE FULL BLOWN RECONSTRUCTION TO REDUCE THAT SUBGRADE MOVEMENT.

IT'S GONNA BE MORE COSTLY.

IT MEANS IT'S GONNA BE A PROJECT ON ITS OWN.

IT'S GONNA COST ABOUT A MILLION DOLLARS MORE THAN WHAT REHABILITATION WOULD COST.

THAT'S ABOUT 50% MORE

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SO I'M LOOKING AHEAD TO THE 2025 LIST.

SO OUR CONSULTANT WORKING ON A SCOPE AND FEE PROPOSAL FOR THAT SL SEAL WORK AREAS ARE GONNA INCLUDE RIO VISTA.

THAT ONE ACTUALLY WE'VE DONE OUR LAST BIT OF COORDINATION WITH THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO DELAY THAT ONE BECAUSE WE'VE GOT ANOTHER WATER LINE THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IN RIVER ROAD.

SO WE'RE PROBABLY GONNA HAVE TO BUMP THAT.

UH, THE VILLAGE, JONAS WOODS WOODBRIDGE AND WOODLAND OAKS SUBDIVISIONS.

AND THEN SOME INDIVIDUAL STREETS.

VERDE ENTERPRISE BUSINESS PARKWAY, MID CITIES PARKWAY CORRIDOR, LOOP ROAD, THAT'S THE LITTLE LOOP ROAD THAT GOES AROUND.

SLOT SKIS AND STUFF UP THERE.

CHILI'S, UH, BALL LANE, BELL NORTH.

NOW BELL NORTH.

I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT ONE A LITTLE BIT 'CAUSE WE DO HAVE A SEWER LINE EXTENSION PROJECT THAT THAT'S GONNA BE DESIGNED AND DONE AS A SEPARATE PROJECT 'CAUSE IT'S SMALL ENOUGH.

WE'RE GONNA GET THAT DONE FIRST.

BUT WE'LL STILL BE ABLE TO DO THE STREET WORK WE THINK IN THE SAME FISCAL YEAR BECAUSE IT'S A SMALL ENOUGH PROJECT BALL LANE FOUR, OAKS LANE AND STEIN ROAD.

NOT THE PART THAT'S IN REALLY BAD SHAPE BETWEEN SHIRTZ PARKWAY AND UH, SELMA CITY LIMITS.

BUT THE OTHER SECTION FROM SHIRTZ PARKWAY TO 3 0 0 9, THAT WOULD BE A RESURFACING PROJECT.

IT WOULD BE SLURRY SEAL BECAUSE THAT'S A BUSIER TRAVEL ROAD.

IT WOULD BE A MILL AND OVERLAY.

WE ALSO HAVE A REHABILITATION PROJECT PLANNED FOR A 2025 SPAN PROGRAM.

THAT WOULD BE THE KRAMER FARM SUBDIVISION.

YOU KNOW, THE STREETS MAY NOT LOOK TOO BAD WHEN YOU DRIVE ON THEM, BUT WE'VE GOT A LOT OF BASE FAILURES, A LOT OF BIG CRACKING IN THERE.

AND WHEN WE GET TO A CERTAIN POINT WHERE YOU HAVE SO MANY BASE FAILURES ON THE INDIVIDUAL STREET, IT'S ACTUALLY MORE COST EFFECTIVE TO TRY TO THEN TRY TO GO IN AND PATCH ALL OF THEM TO JUST DO A REHABILITATION.

SO WHEN THOSE STREETS FIT, YOU KNOW, THEY DETERIORATE TO THAT POINT.

WE HAVE TO TAKE 'EM OUT OF SLURRY STEEL AND PUT 'EM INTO REHABILITATION.

WE HAVE OTHER PROJECTS GOING ON.

I MENTIONED IT BRIEFLY EARLIER.

THE BUFFALO VALLEY SOUTH PROJECT.

WE'VE AWARDED THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT.

WE'RE EXPECTING TO START CONSTRUCTION THIS SPRING AND THAT'S GONNA BE REPLACING BOTH WATER AND SEWER LINES AND THEN REHABILITATING ALL THE STREETS SHIRTS, FOREST I ALSO MENTIONED THAT'S WHEN WE KIND OF HAD TO DELAY A LITTLE BIT.

BUT WE'RE GONNA DO THE WATER LINE REPLACEMENT AND THEN WE'LL DO THE STREET WORK.

WE EXPECT TO HAVE THE TASK ORDER, UM, AGREEMENT BEFORE YOU FOR APPROVAL AT YOUR FEBRUARY 4TH MEETING.

BANEY RECONSTRUCTION, THAT'S A PIECE FROM SINE ROAD TO GRAY TOWN.