Apr 01, 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 APRIL 1ST, 2025 IS NOW IN SESSION.

FIRST ON THE AGENDA, I WILL LEAD US WITH THE OPENING PRAYER AND THE PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAGS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE STATE OF TEXAS.

PLEASE RISE ALMIGHTY.

FATHER, AS WE GATHER HERE TODAY TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY, WE HUMBLY ASK FOR YOUR GUIDANCE AND WISDOM.

GRANT US A STRENGTH TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT WILL BENEFIT ALL CITIZENS, UPHOLD JUSTICE AND FOSTER UNITY.

MAY OUR DISCUSSIONS BE FILLED WITH UNDERSTANDING, RESPECT, AND COMPASSION FOR ONE ANOTHER.

BLESS OUR CITY WITH PROSPERITY, SAFETY, AND HARMONY.

AMEN.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WIDGE.

IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

HONORED THE TEXAS FLAG.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AN INDIVIDUAL.

OKAY.

BEFORE

[ Special Announcements Hal Baldwin Scholarship (R.Gutierrez)]

AS A REMINDER, STUDENTS THAT ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE HAL BALDWIN SCHOLARSHIP ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN IN ON THE SHEET LOCATED IN THE BACK IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE SO ALREADY.

AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, UH, YOU CAN FORWARD AN EMAIL TO SGONZALEZ@SHIRTS.COM.

THAT'S S-G-O-N-Z-A-L-E Z@SHIRTZ.COM.

WE HAVE

[ National Library Week - April 6-12, 2025 (Councilmember Watson)]

SO IF I CAN, UH, OUR FIRST PROCLAMATION IS GONNA BE THE NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK APRIL 6TH THROUGH THE 12TH, 2025.

IF I CAN, UH, HAVE THE PARTICIPANTS UP HERE AND COUNCILMAN COUNCIL MEMBER WATSON WILL BE READING THE PROCLAMATION.

OKAY.

OKAY.

I SEE THAT KIND OF EVEN IT OUT, WHEREAS LIBRARIES, UM, NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK APRIL 6TH THROUGH APRIL 12TH, 2025.

WHEREAS LIBRARIES SPARK CREATIVITY, FUEL, IMAGINATION, AND INSPIRE LONG, LONG LIFELONG LEARNING, OFFERING A SPACE WHERE INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES CAN EXPLORE NEW IDEAS AND BE DRAWN TO NEW POSSIBILITIES.

AND WHEREAS LIBRARIES SERVE A VIBRANT COMMUNITY HOOK, CONNECTING PEOPLE WITH KNOWLEDGE, TECHNOLOGY, AND RESOURCES, WHILE FOSTERING CIVIC ENGAGEMENTS, CRITICAL THINKING AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT.

AND WHEREAS LIBRARIES, PARTNERS WITH SCHOOLS, BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS CONNECTING THE DOTS TO MAXIMIZE RESOURCES, INCREASING EFFICIENCY AND EXPANDING ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL SERVICES, STRENGTHENING THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.

AND WHEREAS LIBRARIES EMPOWER JOB SEEKERS, ENTREPRENEURS, AND LIFELONG LEARNERS BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO RESOURCES, TRAINING, AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT SUPPORT CAREER GROWTH AND ECONOMIC SUCCESS.

AND WHEREAS LIBRARIES PROTECT THE RIGHTS TO READ, THINK, AND EXPLORE WITHOUT CENSORSHIP STANDING AS CHAMPIONS OF INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM AND FREE EXPRESSION.

AND WHEREAS DEDICATION, DEDICATED LIBRARIANS AND LIBRARY WORKERS PROVIDE WELCOME SPACES THAT INSPIRE DISCOVERY, COLLABORATION, AND CREATIVITY FOR ALL.

IN WHEREAS SHIRTS, PUBLIC LIBRARY WAS ESTABLISHED 47 YEARS AGO BY RESIDENTS REQUEST AS 22 STAFF MEMBERS AND APPROXIMATELY 45 VOLUNTEERS WHO SERVE THE CITY.

AND WHEREAS THE SHIRTS, I'M SORRY, SHIRTS, PUBLIC LIBRARY HAS MORE THAN 411,000 CHECKOUTS, 223,000 VISITS AND PRIOR PROVIDED 447 PROGRAMS TO ALMOST 20,000 ATTENDEES LAST YEAR.

AND WHEREAS THEIR SHIRTZ PUBLIC LIBRARY PROVIDES ACCESS TO MORE THAN 300,000 ITEMS IN MULTIPLE FORMS, INCLUDING PHYSICAL ITEMS SUCH AS BOOKS, MAGAZINES, NEWSPAPERS, DVDS, AUDIO BOOKS, GAMES KITS, AND DIGITAL ITEMS SUCH AS EBOOKS,

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AND WHEREAS THE LIBRARY LIBRARIANS AND LIBRARY WORKERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE JOINING TOGETHER TODAY TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL LIBRARIES WEEK UNDER THE THEME DRAWN TO THE LIBRARY.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT'D BE RESOLVED.

RALPH GUTIERREZ, MAYOR OF S SHIRTS PROCLAIM APRIL 6TH THROUGH 12TH 2025 AS NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK.

DURING THIS WEEK, I ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO VISIT THEIR LIBRARY, EXPLORE THE RESOURCES, AND CELEBRATE ALL THE WAYS THAT THE LIBRARY DRAWS US TO THE COMMUNITY.

THERE YOU GO.

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

COUNCIL MEMBER WATSON.

UM, I CANNOT TELL YOU STRONGLY ENOUGH HOW MUCH I LOVE OUR LITTLE LIBRARY THAT'S JUST GROWN AND GROWN AND GROWN OVER THE YEARS.

AND I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MUCH AN HONOR IT IS, AND I GET ALL CHOKED UP EVERY YEAR.

BUT IT'S SUCH AN HONOR TO LEAD THIS GROUP OF PEOPLE AND TO, UM, WORK AT THE LIBRARY.

AND IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TO THE LIBRARY, PLEASE, PLEASE COME AND VISIT US AND SEE ALL THE THINGS THAT WE CAN DO THAT CAN JUST COLOR YOUR WORLD AND MAKE A, A BIG DIFFERENCE IN EVERYONE'S LIFE.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS.

VERY MUCH APPRECIATE IT.

LISTEN TO THE MAYOR.

HE SAID, COME SEE US.

SO Y'ALL COME AND DO THAT.

NO, NOT OUR NEXT PROCLAMATION

[ National Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month - April 2025 (Councilmember Macaluso)]

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

AND COUNCIL MEMBER MACALUSO WILL BE READING THE PROCLAMATION CHILD, SORRY, THIS LITTLE BIT, CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND AWARENESS MONTH IN CHURCH TEXAS APRIL, 2025.

WHEREAS MORE THAN 53,851 CASES OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT WERE CONFIRMED IN TEXAS DURING 2024.

AND WHEREAS THERE WERE 253 CONFIRMED VICTIMS OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT IN GUADALUPE COUNTY IN 2024.

AND WHEREAS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION IS A COMMUNITY RESPONSIBILITY IN FINDING SOLUTIONS DEPENDS ON INVOLVEMENT AMONG ALL PEOPLE.

AND WHEREAS COMMUNITIES MUST MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS THAT BENEFIT CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES.

AND WHEREAS EFFECTIVE CHILD ABUSE, UH, EXCUSE ME, ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAMS SUCCEED BECAUSE OF PARTNERSHIPS AMONG A VARIETY OF ENTITIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SCHOOLS, RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS, LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, CHILD BELONG, THE GUADALUPE COUNTY CHILD WEALTH WELFARE BOARD, CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTERS, COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES, BIKERS AGAINST CHILD ABUSE AND OTHER COMMUNITY BASED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

AND WHEREAS EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY SHOULD BECOME MORE AWARE OF CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONSIDER HELPING PARENTS RAISE THEIR CHILDREN IN SAFE NURTURING ENVIRONMENTS, AS WELL AS SUPPORTING LOCAL PROFESSIONALS DEDICATED TO MEETING THE NEEDS OF CHILD ABUSE VICTIMS. AND NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED.

RALPH GUTIERREZ MAYOR OF CITY SHIRTS HEREBY PROCLAIMS APRIL, 2025, IS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND AWARENESS MONTH IN CHURCH TEXAS, AND URGES ALL CITIZENS TO WORK TOGETHER TO REDUCE CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT AND TO SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE THE RESPONSE OF OUR COMMUNITY WHEN CHILD ABUSE OCCURS IN THE MONTHS AND YEARS AHEAD, NOT QUITE THAT TALL.

HI, I'M CHRISTIE WILLIAMS. I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE GULE COUNTY CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER.

WE ARE A NONPROFIT SERVING HERE IN GULE COUNTY WITH A SATELLITE OFFICE HERE IN SHIRTZ.

WE'VE BEEN ON, IN OPERATION FOR 21 YEARS SERVING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WHEN THERE ARE ALLEGATIONS OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT.

IN 2024, WE SERVED 903 CHILDREN AND

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WE WORK ALONGSIDE A LOT OF PARTNERS, UM, INCLUDING THE, SOME OF THOSE THAT ARE STANDING UP HERE, BUT LOTS MORE THAT ARE NOT HERE WITH US TONIGHT.

AND THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO WAY THAT WE COULD NOT DO THE WORK.

UH, THERE'S NO WAY WE COULD DO THE WORK WITHOUT ALL OF OUR PARTNERSHIPS AND MOST CERTAINLY WITHOUT THE PARTNERSHIP AND THE SUPPORT OF THE CITY OF SHIRTZ.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT.

GOOD, GOOD EVENING.

THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TODAY.

I AM MY MAYOR MCKENZIE, AND I SERVE AS THE COMMUNITY LIAISON FOR SGRC TEXAS BELONG.

WE ARE DEEPLY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO STAND UNITED WITH US AND RAISING AWARENESS AND PREVENT PREVENTING CHILD ABUSE.

SGRC, TEXAS AND BELONG PLAY A CRUCIAL ROLE IN THE SOUTH CENTRAL AND HEAL COUNTRY REGION AND OVERSEEING CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS IN FOSTER CARE WITH RESPONSIBILITIES RANGING FROM CHILD PLACEMENT TO CASE MANAGEMENT AND PERMANENCY PLANNING FOR CLOSE TO 850 KIDS.

WE UNDERSTAND WE CANNOT TAKE ON THIS CHALLENGE ALONE TODAY.

WE ASK THAT YOU COMMIT TO BEING PART OF THE SOLUTION.

TOGETHER WE CAN IMPACT THE LIVES OF THESE VULNERABLE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES CREATING STRONGER COMMUNITIES AND A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR ALL.

THANK YOU.

AS I SAID, UH, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT ALL OF US GET INVOLVED.

WE ARE PART OF THE SOLUTION, AND THE PINWHEELS ARE UP TO MAKE SURE THAT WE RECOGNIZE THAT EACH ONE OF THESE PINWHEELS RECOGNIZE A CHILD THAT HAD BEEN ABUSED IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT WAYS.

SO PLEASE HELP IN IN SOLVING THAT ISSUE THAT WE HAVE.

UH, I THINK THAT THE CHILDREN DESERVE OUR BEST.

THANK YOU, CHRISTIE, FOR EVERYTHING.

OUR NEXT, UH,

[ Sexual Assault Awareness Month - April 2025 (Councilmember Guerrero)]

AND COUNCIL, COUNCIL MEMBER GUERRERO WILL BE READING THE PROCLAMATION.

IF I CAN PLEASE HAVE THE, UH, REPRESENTATIVES JOIN ME UP HERE AT THE, AT THE PODIUM NATIONAL SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS AND PREVENTION MONTH, APRIL, 2025.

WHEREAS EVERY 68 SECONDS, ANOTHER PERSON IN THE UNITED STATES IS SEXUALLY ASSAULTED AND IN TEXAS, TWO IN FIVE WOMEN AND ONE IN FIVE MEN ARE VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT.

AND IN PHYSICAL YEAR 2024, THRIVING HEARTS CRISIS CENTER RENDERED 850 SERVICES TO 379 SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND PROVIDED 94 HOSPITAL ACCOMPANIMENTS FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT EXAMS. WHEREAS MOST VICTIMS ARE SEXUALLY ASSAULTED BY SOMEONE THEY KNOW AND 91% OF VICTIMS DID NOT REPORT TO POLICE.

WHEREAS IT IS APPROPRIATE TO SALUTE THE MORE THAN 20 MILLION VICTIMS WHO HAVE SURVIVED SEXUAL ASSAULT IN THE UNITED STATES AND EFFORTS OF VICTIMS, VOLUNTEERS AND PROFESSIONALS WHO COMBAT SEXUAL ASSAULT.

WHEREAS NATIONAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND PRIVATE SECTOR SUPPORTERS SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED AND APPLAUDED FOR THEIR WORK IN PROMOTING AWARENESS ABOUT SEXUAL ASSAULT.

WHEREAS POLICE FORENSIC WORKERS AND PROSECUTORS SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED AND COMMENDED FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES TO INCREASE THE PERCENTAGE OF SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES THAT RESOLVE IN THE PERSECUTION, PROSECUTION, AND INCARCERATION OF THE OFFENDERS.

WHEREAS SEXUAL VIOLENCE IS A PERSISTENT AND PERSUASIVE PROBLEM IN OUR SOCIETY, ONE THAT REQUIRES ATTENTION YEAR ROUND.

AND IN ORDER TO FOSTER HEALTHY COMMUNITIES, ALL CITIZENS MUST SUPPORT THE EFFORT TO END SEXUAL VIOLENCE EVERY MONTH OF THE YEAR.

AND WHEREAS NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESSES IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND

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NOW THEREFORE, MAYOR OF SHIRTZ DO LIKE PROCLAIM APRIL, 2025 AS NATIONAL SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS AND PREVENTION MONTH IN SHIRTS AND URGE ALL THE CITIZENS TO OBSERVE THIS MONTH BY SUPPORTING THE GOALS AND IDEAS OF VICTIMS AND THOSE WORKING TOWARDS AWARENESS AND PREVENTION.

AND BY PARTICIPATING IN COMMUNITY EVENTS IN TESTIMONY, THEY'RE AWARE OF MAYOR OF SHIRTS OFFICIALLY AND CAUSED A SEAL OF THE CITY OF SHIRTS BE FX ON THIS 1ST OF APRIL, 2025, SIGNED MAYOR OF SHIRTZ.

HI, MY NAME'S MANJE IKA AND I AM THE CEO OF THRIVING HEARTS CRISIS CENTER.

WE HAVE BEEN SERVING VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT IN GUADALUPE COUNTY FOR OVER 41 YEARS NOW.

IN 2024, MY TEAM SERVED 514 SURVIVORS OF NOT ONLY SEXUAL ASSAULT, BUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

AND THAT'S WHAT A TEAM OF SEVEN ADVOCATES THOSE ADVOCATES DO.

THE COURTROOM ACCOMPANIMENTS, WE PROVIDE SHELTER.

THEY PRO UH, THEY ALSO PROVIDE ACCOMPANIMENTS TO THE FORENSIC EXAMINATIONS.

AND THE WORK IS NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART.

SO I AM VERY, VERY PROUD OF MY TEAM AND THE AMOUNT OF LIVES THAT THEY HAVE TOUCHED WITH THEIR ADVOCACY AND THEIR ACCOMPANIMENT SERVICES.

WE COULD NOT DO THE WORK THAT WE DO WITHOUT THE PARTNERSHIP OF THE CITY OF SHIRTS AND THE CITY COUNCIL AND AS WELL AS OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO ARE HERE WITH US TONIGHT.

UM, ON APRIL 30TH IS ACTUALLY DENIM DAY AND ON DENIM DAY, WE ALL WEAR JEANS TO SUPPORT SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT SO THAT WE CAN STAND IN SOLIDARITY SO THAT EVERY SURVIVOR KNOWS THAT WHAT THEY WERE WEARING HAD NO BEARING ON WHETHER THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN ASSAULTED OR NOT.

THANK YOU ALL.

THANK YOU.

OUR NEXT

[ National Crime Victim's Rights Week - April 6-12, 2025 (Councilmember Westbrook)]

AND COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN WILL BE READING THE PROCLAMATION.

IF I CAN HAVE THE PRE REPRESENTATIVES, PLEASE SHOW ME UP HERE.

ALRIGHT, GOOD EVENING, ALL CITY OF SHERIFF'S PROCLAMATION NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS RIGHTS WEEK INSURANCES TEXAS APRIL 6TH THROUGH 12TH 2025.

WHEREAS MILLIONS OF AMERICANS ARE VICTIMS OF CRIME EACH YEAR.

AND THESE CRIMES ALSO AFFECT FAMILY MEMBERS, FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS, AND COWORKERS.

AND WHEREAS CRIME CAN LEAVE A LASTING PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, OR FINANCIAL IMPACT ON PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES AND OF ALL ECONOMIC, RACIAL, AND SOCIAL BACKGROUNDS.

AND WHEREAS IN 1984, THE CRIME VICTIMS FUND WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT SOURCE OF SUPPORT FOR CRIME VICTIM SERVICES AND COMPENSATION THROUGH FINES AND PENALTIES PAID BY CONVICTED FEDERAL OFFENDERS.

AND WHEREAS THE CRIME VICTIMS FUND TODAY SUPPORTS THOUSANDS OF VICTIMS ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS WHO PROVIDE HELP AND SUPPORT TO CHILD VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ABUSE, STALKING VICTIMS, SURVIVORS OF HOMICIDE VICTIMS, VICTIMS OF DR.

DRUNK DRIVING CRASHES, AND VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC DATING AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND OTHER CRIMES.

AND WHEREAS BY ENSURING THAT FEDERAL OFFENDER CRIMINAL FINES AND PENALTIES ARE DEPOSITED INTO THE CRIME VICTIMS FUND, CONGRESS AFFIRMED THAT THOSE WHO COMMIT CRIMES SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE IMPACT OF THEIR ACTIONS.

AND WHEREAS THE CRIME VICTIMS FUND PROVIDES VICTIM ASSISTANCE TO MILLIONS OF CRIME VICTIMS ANNUALLY, AND ALSO PROVIDES COMPENSATION FUNDS TO THOUSANDS OF CRIME VICTIMS EACH YEAR FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES RELATED TO THEIR VICTIMIZATION.

AND WHEREAS THE VICTIM ASSISTANCE COMMUNITY FACES NEW CHALLENGES TO REACH AND SERVE ALL VICTIMS, INCLUDING VICTIMS OF NEWLY RECOGNIZED CRIMES.

AND WHEREAS NOW IS THE TIME TO EMBRACE A NEW EMPHASIS ON LEARNING

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AND WHEREAS NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS WEEK PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE THE ENERGY, CREATIVITY, AND COMMITMENT THAT LAUNCHED THE VICTIM'S RIGHT MOVEMENT INSPIRED ITS PROGRESS AND CONTINUES TO ADVANCE THE CAUSE OF JUSTICE FOR CRIME VICTIMS. AND WHEREAS ADVOCATES OF JOINING FORCES WITH VICTIM SERVICE PROVIDERS, CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCIES, AND CONCERNED CITIZENS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF SHIRTS AND AMERICA TO RAISE AWARENESS OF VICTIMS' RIGHTS AND OBSERVE NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS WEEK NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT RALPH GUTIERREZ'S, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SHIRT SHIRTZ SAYS, HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF APRIL 6TH THROUGH 12TH 2025 AS NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS WEEK IN SHIRTS AND REAFFIRMS THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO RESPECT AND ENFORCE VICTIMS' RIGHTS AND ADDRESS VICTIMS' NEEDS DURING NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS WEEK AND THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

AND EXPRESS OUR APPRECIATION FOR THOSE VICTIMS AND CRIME SURVIVORS WHO HAVE TURNED PERSONAL TRAGEDY, TRAGEDY INTO A MOTIVATING FORCE TO IMPROVE OUR RESPONSE TO VICTIMS OF CRIME AND BUILD A MORE JUST COMMUNITY SIGN.

RALPH GUTIERREZ, MAYOR, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

MY NAME IS HEATHER DAVIS AND I'M THE CRIME VICTIM LIAISON WITH SHIRTZ PD.

AND I'VE BEEN HERE FOR OVER A YEAR NOW.

UM, FIRST I WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO MY SERGEANT AND MY CHIEF FOR WALKING UP HERE WITH ME FOR EVERY PROCLAMATION, BUT, UM, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THESE AND I'M SO GRATEFUL TO BE A PART OF THIS ORGANIZATION.

AND SO FOR 2024, I PROVIDED SERVICES FOR ALMOST 400 VICTIMS AND 1,414 SERVICES TOTAL.

SO, UM, I'M VERY GRATEFUL TO BE A PART OF THAT AND TO, UM, TO BE ABLE TO, WITH THOSE SERVICES PROVIDED THERE ANYWHERE FROM A RANGE OF, UM, SCHEDULING FORENSIC INTERVIEWS, UM, STRANGULATIONS TO REFERRALS TO, UM, CRIME VICTIM COMPENSATION APPLICATIONS, UM, SO THERE'S NUMEROUS, UM, UH, THAT, UM, I PROVIDE TO THE VICTIMS. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.

SO THANK YOU.

NO, WE JUST HAD FOUR PROCLAMATIONS BEING READ.

ONE TO RECOGNIZE THE NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK, AND I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO GO OUT THERE AND, UH, READ A BOOK.

AND THEN WE ALSO HAD RECOGNITION OF, UH, THE, UH, NATIONAL CHILD ABUSE.

WE HAD THE SEXUAL ASSAULT AND ALSO THE NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS WEEK TO, UH, BRING AWARENESS TO THE COMMUNITY OF THESE ISSUES AND ALSO TO RECOGNIZE AND THANK THOSE PEOPLE THAT ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF THESE PROGRAMS. I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING OUT HERE.

WITH THAT,

[ Employee Introductions Parks & Recreation: Athena Nolen, Civic Center Manager Public Works: Leroy Moody-Drainage Worker I; Beau Schultz-Water/Wastewater Worker I; Jason Trial-Water/Wastewater Worker I Utility Billing: Frank Gomez-Meter Technician; Courtney Pettis-Utility Billing Specialist; Dana Russell-Utility Billing Specialist]

NEXT WE HAVE EMPLOYEE INTRODUCTIONS, AND OUR FIRST ONE IS PARKS AND RECREATION.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, MR. WILLIAMS. UM, TODAY I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF INTRODUCING OUR NEW CIVIC CENTER MANAGER, ATHENA NOLAN.

UM, SHE'S BEEN HERE FOR ALMOST A MONTH NOW AND HAS BEEN A GREAT ADDITION TO OUR TEAM.

ATHENA IS A BORN AND RAISED TEXAN WHO COMES FROM A BACKGROUND OF HOSPITALITY, INCLUDING HOTELS, RESTAURANTS, PRIVATE CLUBS, AND MOST RECENTLY THE ALCOHOL BEVERAGE INDUSTRY.

SHE LIVES IN NORTHERN SAN ANTONIO WITH HER HUSBAND, DAUGHTER, TWO DOGS, AND ONE CAT.

AS A CIVIC CENTER MANAGER, SHE IS COMMITTED TO SIMPLIFYING THE BOOKING PROCESS AND ADDING VALUE TO THE CIVIC AND COMMUNITY CENTERS FOR THE RESIDENTS OF SHIRTS.

TINA.

HELLO EVERYONE.

UM, I AM VERY EXCITED TO BE JOINING THE CITY OF SHIRTS, PARKS AND RECREATION TEAM.

AND EVERYONE HAS BEEN SO WARM AND WELCOMING SO FAR, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO A LONG AND FUN CAREER HERE AT THE CITY OF SHIRTS.

WELL, WELCOME TO OUR TEAM.

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GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

TONIGHT I'LL BE INTRODUCING OUR TWO NEWEST WATER AND WASTEWATER WORKER ONES.

I'VE GOT BO BO SCHULTZ AND JASON TAL.

IF Y'ALL TWO WOULD COME UP HERE, PLEASE.

JASON FIRST HERE.

JASON WAS BORN IN HOBSON, TEXAS.

HE ENJOYS SPENDING TIME WITH HIS KIDS AND DOING, DOING REMODELING SO HE CAN WORK WITH HIS HANDS.

UH, HIS FAVORITE RADIO STATION IS CALEB.

UH, HE WOULD LIKE EVERYBODY TO KNOW THAT HE IS A HARD WORKER, A GODLY MAN, AND LOVES TO MAKE PEOPLE SMILE.

HE WOULD LOVE TO MEET ANYBODY FROM SEAL TEAM SIX, AND IF HE CAN GO ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, IT WOULD BE TO CHINA.

AND THIS IS JASON.

THANKS, MIKE.

SEARS.

YES.

I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS SUPPOSED TO TALK UH, .

I JUST WANT TO TELL Y'ALL THANK Y'ALL FOR LETTING ME BE A PART OF THE SHIRTS AND, UH, HOPEFULLY I CAN MAKE EVERYBODY PROUD AND HAPPY.

WELL, WELCOME TO OUR TEAM, JASON.

THANK YOU, SIR.

AND NEXT I HAVE BO.

BO IS FROM SAN ANTONIO.

HE ENJOYS HUNTING, FISHING, PLAYING GOLF, AND WORKING ON HIS TRUCK.

HE ENJOYS COUNTRY MUSIC AND ROCK MUSIC.

HIS FAVORITE MOVIE IS LONESOME DOVE AND HE'S EXCITED FOR THE OPPORTUNITY SO HE CAN KEEP GAINING EXPERIENCE AND BETTERING HIMSELF.

GOOD EVENING.

I JUST WANNA SAY I'M REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF JOINING, UH, CITY OF SHIRTS.

I'VE LIVED HERE FOR ABOUT 13 YEARS, WENT TO CLEMONS, AND I'M EXCITED TO STAY IN SHIRTS.

WELCOME TO OUR TEAM, BRO.

THANK YOU, SIR.

I'M GONNA INTRODUCE, UH, LEROY MOODY.

HE WAS A RETURNING EMPLOYEE.

HE LEFT FOR A LITTLE BIT, HAD TO DO SOME, SOME, UH, HAD TO TAKE CARE OF HIS DAD FOR A LITTLE WHILE.

AND, UH, HE LIKES TO RIDE HORSES.

HE CALF ROPES.

HE WANTS TO GO TO COLORADO AND GO HUNTING.

HE IS LIKES COUNTRY MUSIC.

HE WANTS TO ANY OF THE JOHN WAYNE MOVIES, , AND THAT IF HE COULD MEET ANYBODY, HE'D LIKE TO MEET JOHN WAYNE IF HE WAS STILL ALIVE.

LEROY MOODY, , YOU DON'T WANT SAY NOTHING.

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WELL, LEROY, WELCOME, WELCOME TO OUR TEAM.

I, I'M ALSO A JOHN WAYNE FAN, SO WITH THAT, UH, UTILITY BUILDING IS NEXT SHORT.

GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY MANAGER MAYOR.

UH, MY NAME IS RUDAL ROSALES AND I'M THE UTILITY BILLING MANAGER AND I'M VERY EXCITED TO INTRODUCE THREE OF OUR TEAM MEMBERS TO A UTILITY BILLING SPECIALIST IN ONE METER TECH.

SO FIRST I HAVE MS. DANA RUSSELL.

SHE STARTED WITH US ON FEBRUARY THE 24TH.

SHE GREW UP IN HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA, NEW YORK, AND MIAMI, RIGHT? THE EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK.

UH, SHE WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL IN MIAMI, FLORIDA AND MOVED TO SYLO 15 YEARS AGO.

SHE MISSES IN THE PALM TREES.

UH, SHE'S BEEN MARRIED FOR 20 YEARS.

SHE HAS FIVE CHILDREN, UH, TWO OF 'EM STILL AT HOME.

UH, SHE HAS A GRAND BABY IN ARIZONA AND SHE'S THREE YEARS OLD.

SHE ENJOYS TRAVELING BACK TO FLORIDA TO VISIT HER DAD AND TO ARIZONA TO VISIT HER DAUGHTER AND HER FAMILY.

HER YOUNGEST CHILD IS A FRESHMAN IN HIGH SCHOOL.

HI THERE.

HI.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY AND I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING A PART OF GIVING EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR OUR UTILITY BILLINGS DEPARTMENT.

WELCOME TO OUR TEAM, DANIEL.

OKAY, NEXT I HAVE, UH, COURTNEY PETTI.

SHE ALSO STARTED FEBRUARY THE 24TH.

UH, SHE GREW UP IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS AND MOVED TO SAN ANTONIO ABOUT ALMOST FIVE

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UH, SHE STARTED WORKING WITH US AS A TEMP, UH, BACK IN APRIL OF 2023.

AND NOW A PERMANENT EMPLOYEE.

UM, SHE'S VERY HAPPY TO BE WITH US.

UM, SHE'S MARRIED, HAS THREE CHILDREN, UM, AND HAS A PET DOG AND SHE LOVES TO SING.

UM, I'M EXCITED TO BE PART OF THE CITY OF SHIRTS FAMILY, AND I THANK Y'ALL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.

WELCOME TO OUR TEAM, COURTNEY AND, UH, FRANK GOMEZ.

UH, HE STARTED, UH, IN FEBRUARY 10TH, 2025.

UH, GREW UP IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS AND STILL LIVES THERE.

UH, HE'S HAPPILY MARRIED FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS, UH, HAS THREE CHILDREN, HIS HOBBIES, HEART, UH, PLAYING WITH HIS KIDS FISHING.

HE ENJOYS THE OUTDOORS WITH HIS WIFE AND KIDS AND HE LIKES TO TRAVEL AND EXPLORE.

I WANNA TELL Y'ALL, THANK Y'ALL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR WORKING FOR Y'ALL.

UM, BACK AT HOME, THEY DIDN'T GIMME THE OPPORTUNITY AND, UH, MODERN TOWN DID.

SO I JUST WANNA SAY THANK Y'ALL AND I PLAN TO STAY HERE FOR THE NEXT 25 YEARS AND RETIRE FROM Y'ALL.

, WELCOME TO OUR TEAM, FRANK.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, WE'LL MOVE ON

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

MR. JAMES.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

UH, FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT IS A BIT OF A SAD ONE.

UNFORTUNATELY, WE'VE DISCONTINUED THE TRADITION OF THE CHAMBER PRESIDENT SHOUTING OUT, GO BUFFS EVERY TIME A NEW EMPLOYEE IS INTRODUCED WHO GRADUATED FROM CLEMONS HIGH SCHOOL.

AS YOU NOTICE, SHE DIDN'T DO THAT TONIGHT.

ACTUALLY, THAT'S AN APRIL FOOL'S JOKE.

NEXT MONTH SHE'LL BE BACK SHOUTING OUT GO BUFFS WHEN WE INTRODUCE A CLEMENS GRAD.

ALRIGHT, COMING UP, UH, A LOT GOING ON THESE, THESE WEEKENDS.

FRIDAY, APRIL 4TH, UH, THE PARKS DEPARTMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE YMCA IS SPONSORING THE EASTER EGG EXTRAVAGANZA.

UNFORTUNATELY, I THINK ALL OF THOSE SPOTS HAVE BEEN FILLED UP.

YOU CAN CHECK THE WEBSITE IF YOU CAN SEE IF A SPOT FREES UP.

CERTAINLY IF COUNCIL WANTS TO STOP BY THAT EVENING AND SEE FOLKS JUMPING IN THE POOL TO GET EGGS.

THAT'S AT THE AQUATIC CENTER.

UH, THE NEXT DAY, SATURDAY, APRIL 5TH, WE'VE GOT THE ONE COMMUNITY CAR SHOW.

THAT'S THE POLICE ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONS.

THAT'S FROM SEVEN TO 4:00 PM OVER IN TICOS.

IT'S SLO CROSSING.

ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO GO OUT FOR A GREAT TIME ON THAT.

UH, ALSO, AND YOU GOTTA FIGURE OUT WHAT YOU WANNA DO OR HIT BOTH OF 'EM.

ON SATURDAY, APRIL 5TH, WE HAVE THE FARMER'S MARKET THE PARKS IS DOING.

THAT'S 9:00 AM TO 1:00 PM AT PICK PARK OVER ON OAK STREET, UH, SATURDAY APRIL 12TH.

AGAIN, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO DECIDE WHAT ALL YOU WANT TO DO.

UH, THE LIONS CLUB IS DOING THE EASTER IN THE PARK, 8:00 AM TO 1:00 PM THAT'S OVER AT PICKLE PARK ON OAK STREET.

AT THE SAME TIME, LOVE WHERE YOU LIVE IS DOING THEIR SPRING SERVICE DAY.

THAT'S EIGHT TO NOON OR 4:00 PM HOWEVER LONG YOU CAN HELP OUT.

FOLKS CAN MEET UP AT THE ROCK POINT CHURCH PARKING LOT AT 500 SHORTZ PARKWAY TO GET ASSIGNMENTS AND AND MOVE OUT, UH, FROM THAT.

AND THEN, UH, ALSO SATURDAY, APRIL 12TH, THE PARKS DEPARTMENT'S POWER WHEELS DERBY TWO TO 5:00 PM BACK HERE ON COMMUNITY CIRCLE DRIVE.

THE LAST ANNOUNCEMENT, NOT AN APRIL FOOL'S JOKE, IT IS SARAH GONZALEZ'S BIRTHDAY TODAY.

SO WE ALL WISH HER A HAPPY BIRTHDAY AS SHE SPENDS HER EVENING HERE WITH US AT CITY COUNCIL.

OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING IS APRIL 15TH.

THANK YOU, MR. JAMES.

AND, UH, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MS. GONZALEZ .

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

I WANNA SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO RICHARD KONS.

HE JUST LEFT, ACTUALLY, HE WAS PROMOTED TO SERGEANT AND WE WANNA SAY BIG CONGRATULATIONS TO HIM.

AND THEN LAST WEEK WE HAD AN EMS TEAM TAKE THE ABUS DOWN TO THE HARLAN JANE AREA TO SUPPORT WITH FLOOD EVACUEES.

WE, THE TEAM CONSISTED OF MIKE S SCHONE, TYLER BOKER, CHRIS FORSTER, UH, TERRON JAM, ALEXIS MARTINEZ, ROLANDO GONZALEZ, AND KYLE KOOL.

SO, GREAT JOB.

UH, I JUST WANNA SAY OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT AND EMS DEPARTMENT WHEN CALLED UPON DO HELP SERVE THE REST OF OUR STATE AND ALL KINDS OF, UH, EMERGENCIES.

AND, UH, WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF THAT EFFORT.

SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MAYOR.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND RECOGNITIONS BY THE MAYOR.

I HAVE NONE.

SO WE'LL MOVE ON.

NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS A

[ 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, 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.

WE DO HAVE FOUR PUBLIC HEARINGS SCHEDULED TODAY.

SO THERE IS SOME CHOICES YOU MAY SPEAK DURING THE HEARING RESIDENCE.

YOU MAY CHOOSE TO WAIT

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THE CHOICE IS YOURS.

WITH THAT, OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS TOM ARMSTRONG.

GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCILS CITY STAFF.

MY NAME'S TOM ARMSTRONG.

I'M THE MUNICIPAL MANAGER FOR REPUBLIC SERVICES.

UH, SOME FOLKS WITH ME TONIGHT, OUR GENERAL MANAGER, BILL RICH, UH, TWO OF MY COUNTERPARTS, BOW AND JORDAN, AND TWO OF OUR DRIVERS, UH, AS WELL.

PACO AND LEO ARE ARE HERE FOR SUPPORT AS WELL TONIGHT.

UM, I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE SOLID WASTE.

UH, RFP.

UM, JUST START OFF WITH, WHEN I WAS GROWING UP, MY FATHER OFTEN SAID, IF IT ISN'T BROKE, DON'T FIX IT.

AND I FEEL LIKE THERE'S WISDOM IN THAT SENTIMENT, ESPECIALLY WHEN CONSIDERING THE CURRENT RFP FOR SOLID WASTE SERVICES.

REPUBLIC SERVICES HAS BEEN A RELIABLE PARTNER, THE CITY FOR EIGHT YEARS, EVER SINCE WE ACQUIRED BEAR WASTE IN 2017.

OVER THAT PERIOD, RESIDENTS AND CITY STAFF HAVE GIVEN POSITIVE FEEDBACK TO US.

UH, WITH THE TWO FINALISTS FOR THE RFP SCORING, ESSENTIALLY NECK AND NECK, WE FEEL LIKE THAT SMALL DIFFERENCE, IS THAT TRULY SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO RISK SWITCHING TO AN UNPROVEN ALTERNATIVE.

UH, THE CONSULTANT LYNN DID A GREAT JOB COORDINATING THE ENTIRE RFP PROCESS.

WE BELIEVE THAT THE SCORING METHOD USED WAS FAIR.

HOWEVER, I DO FEEL THERE'S A COUPLE OF KEY FACTORS THAT MAY HAVE BEEN OVERLOOKED.

UH, THE FIRST ONE IS INCUMBENT, UH, PERFORMANCE IN THE RFP.

THERE'S NO REWARD OR PENALTY FOR THE JOB THAT THE INCUMBENT HAS DONE.

WE FEEL LIKE WE'VE CONSISTENTLY PROVIDED, UH, HIGH LEVEL OF SERVICE AND DEMONSTRATED ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT IN THE, UH, COMMUNITY.

WE'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH LOVE, LOVE WHERE YOU LIVE FOR THE LAST EIGHT, EIGHT YEARS, COORDINATING WITH THEM, UH, WE FEEL LIKE THOSE THINGS SHOULD COUNT FOR SOMETHING WHEN EVALUATING, UH, PROPOSALS.

THE SECOND ONE IS A TRANSITION PLAN CONSIDERATION.

AND WHILE EVERY TRANSITION PLAN IS DESIGNED TO BE SMOOTH, WE FEEL LIKE WE HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT NO MATTER HOW THOROUGH THE PLAN, THERE WILL INEVITABLY BE BUMPS IN THE ROAD.

WE FEEL IT'S IMPORTANT TO CONSIDER POTENTIAL DISRUPTION TO SERVICES TO THE CITY AND RESIDENTS DURING THIS TRANSITION PERIOD.

UH, SWITCHING PROVIDERS MAY NOT BE AS SEAMLESS AS IT SEEMS ON PAPER AND IT'SS ESSENTIAL THAT THAT SHOULD BE WEIGHED DURING THE THE PROCESS.

THE LAST LAST ONE IS DEMONSTRATIVE RESPONSIVENESS.

WHETHER TO SIMPLE INQUIRIES FROM CITY OR CUSTOMERS TO RESOLVE ISSUES OR CONCERNS.

WE FEEL LIKE WE'RE A PROVEN COMMODITY, UH, AND A PROVEN COMMUNITY PARTNER TO LIVING WORLD CLASS CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE.

IN CONCLUSION, VERY QUICKLY, WHILE A SMALL DIFFERENCE IN SCORING BETWEEN THE TWO FINALISTS MAY SEEM LIKE REASON TO MAKE A CHANGE, WE FEEL LIKE WE SHOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER THE LONG TERM IMPACT OF TRANSITIONING AWAY FROM A TRUSTED PARTNER.

AND THE ADAGE MIGHT BE WORTH CONSIDERING THAT IF IT ISN'T BROKE, MAYBE WE SHOULDN'T FIX IT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SIR.

NEXT IS, UH, DANA RIDGE, DANA ELDRIDGE, 2 6 2 8 GALLANT FOX DRIVE, SHEZ, TEXAS 7 8 1 0 8.

UM, I READ THE WRITE UP IN THE NEW, IN THE MINUTES ABOUT THE, UH, WASTE COLLECTION, UH, 96 GALLON CONTAINER.

UH, THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD SIZE.

THAT'S ABOUT LIKE THIS, ABOUT LIKE THIS 30, 30 TO 35 POUNDS.

UH, I'M GETTING TO THE POINT WHERE THAT'S GONNA BE KIND OF TOUGH TO ROLL IT IN AND OUT.

HAS ANY COORDINATION BEEN DONE WITH THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS WHERE THEY FORBID YOU TO HAVE YOUR TRASH CANS BE SEEN? AND IF WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO HAVE TWO OF 'EM, ONE FOR RECYCLE AND ONE FOR TRASH, UM, YOU KNOW, THE ONE GOING TO THE ONE DAY A WEEK, IT'S JUST MY WIFE AND I, WE MIGHT HAVE A COUPLE BAGS A WEEK.

SO THAT'S NOT A BIG PROBLEM.

THE SIZE OF THE CONTAINERS AND HOW WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT WAYS TO KEEP 'EM UNDER WRAPS SO THAT WE DON'T GET WRITTEN UP BY OUR HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION IS, UM, SOMETHING I THINK NEEDS TO BE CONSIDERED BY COUNCIL AND OR COORDINATE

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UH, ANOTHER ITEM WENT BY THIS WEEKEND AND WE'RE HAVING THIS DISCUSSION ABOUT, UH, TEMPORARY SIGNS FOR TWO MONTHS NOW.

THERE'S BEEN FLAGS BLOWING ON 35, UM, IN FRONT OF BOB MILLS FURNITURE.

HOW LONG ARE THEY GONNA BE ALLOWED TO STAY UP? 'CAUSE NOW THEY'RE ON THE BACKSIDE LEADING DOWN TOWARDS WALMART, THE BACKSIDE OF THAT PARKING LOT, THEY'RE BACK IN THAT AREA, UH, CLOSE TO BEING IN FRONT OF THE LAQUINTA INN BACK THERE.

SO JUST OUTTA CURIOSITY, ARE WE GOING TO TRY TO CONTROL THOSE AT ALL OR ARE WE JUST GONNA GO WITH THIS, THE TIME THAT WE'VE CITY'S HAD TO CITY STAFF HAS HAD TO PUT IN ON DOING THESE SIGNS AND THEN NOT TAKE ANY ACTION.

AND WHEN THINGS ARE UP THERE AS LONG AS THEY ARE RIGHT NOW, OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MAGGIE TUTTON.

THANK YOU MAYOR CITY COUNCIL.

UM, IRONICALLY I'M GONNA TOUCH ON A COUPLE OF SUBJECTS THAT WERE JUST BROUGHT UP.

UM, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR ACKNOWLEDGING A LETTER I SENT, UH, REFERENCING THE TEMPORARY SIGNS.

I KNOW THAT, UH, CITY COUNCIL WAS REVIEWING SOME OPTIONS ABOUT, UH, WHAT TO DO AS THEY ARE REVISING AND REWRITING THE UDC CODES, HAVING TO DO WITH THE FEATHER FLAGS, UM, UH, IN ALL DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF THE A-FRAME SIGNS AND EVERYTHING.

UM, I JUST WANTED TO TOUCH ON, I'M NOT GONNA READ THE LETTER THAT I WROTE BECAUSE YOU ALL HAVE IT, BUT JUST ASKING FOR, UH, COUNSEL TO RECONSIDER THE OPTION THAT THEY TOOK UNTIL THE SIGN OR THE, UH, ORDINANCES REWRITTEN.

BECAUSE SOME OF THE ELEMENTS THAT ARE IN THERE THAT YOU WILL ALLOW FEATHER FLAGS, BUT FOR A SET AMOUNT OF TIME, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS MORE THAN REASONABLE BECAUSE AS ONE OF, AS DANA JUST SAID, UM, YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T WANT THEM UP THE WHOLE TIME AND THERE HAS TO BE AN ALLOWABLE TIME PERIOD TO WHERE IF IT'S A GRAND OPENING FOR A BUSINESS THAT'S TRYING TO GET VISIBILITY, THAT THEY'RE ALLOWED TO DO THIS.

BUT OF COURSE, THERE'S A TIME PERIOD WHERE, OKAY, YOU'RE OPEN AND IT'S TIME TO COME DOWN.

PERFECTLY REASONABLE.

I WOULD JUST SAY THOUGH, THAT AS YOU'RE, AS YOU ARE GOING AND DOING THE FINAL REWRITE, WHETHER IT IS FINALIZED AT THE JUNE MEETING OR IN THE AUGUST MEETING, THAT YOU WOULD RECONSIDER THE POSSIBILITY OF OPTION TWO, UH, THAT WAS PRESENTED.

I AM NOT TRYING TO MAKE IT HARD ON CODE ENFORCEMENT.

THOSE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN HAVE SUCH A HARD TIME GOING AROUND.

THERE'S SO MANY BUSINESSES.

UM, BUT I REALLY DO WANNA SEEK A WAY TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THESE SMALLER BUSINESSES THAT ARE A BOB MILLS WHO DOES GREAT AND, AND HAS GREAT VISIBILITY, BUT ARE DOWN ROADS OR SIDE ROADS AND THEY CAN'T BE SEEN.

AND THIS IS THEIR ONLY WAY TO BE SEEN AND NOT SO OF A OBNOXIOUS WAY.

SO IF YOU WOULD PLEASE THINK ABOUT THAT AND RECONSIDER, WE WOULD VERY MUCH APPRECIATE IT.

UH, SECOND, WE WERE VERY PLEASED TO SEE ON THE PUBLIC HEARINGS THAT ONE OF OUR CHAMBER MEMBERS FRONTIER, UH, WASTE SOLUTIONS IS BEING CONSIDERED AND STAFF RECOMMENDATION, UH, FOR THIS PUBLIC HEARING THAT THEY COULD BE OUR POSSIBLE NEW, UH, WASTE PROVIDER.

UM, I, MYSELF, I UNDERSTAND WHAT, UM, DANA WAS ALSO SAYING.

I MYSELF WELCOME A BIGGER CONTAINER, .

UH, I'M ONLY ONE PERSON AND A DOG, BUT, UH, SOMETIMES WHEN YOU'RE DOING EXTRA THINGS OR IT'S HOLIDAYS AND STUFF, IT'S REALLY GREAT TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA ROOM AND NOT BE STACKING UP STUFF.

I HAVE SOME NEIGHBORS THAT STACK THEIR GARBAGE ALL ALONG THE CURB AND THEN IT GETS TORN INTO, AND THEN IT'S ALL OVER THE STREETS AND ALL OVER THE ROADS AND IT JUST MAKES FOR A REALLY, REALLY NASTY LOOKING NEIGHBORHOOD.

SO, VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

AND, UH, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, UM, WE DO HAVE THIS FRIDAY A RIBBON CUTTING FOR ANOTHER NEW SHIRTS BUSINESS.

IT'S CALLED A TWISTED TREE ADVERTISING AGENCY.

IT'LL BE AT 10:00 AM IT'LL BE AT OUR KRAMER HOUSE, 1730 SHIRTS PARKWAY.

SO IF YOU'RE ABLE TO ATTEND AND SUPPORT THIS NEW SHIRTS BUSINESS, WE'D APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MAGGIE.

ALRIGHT, WE'LL

[ 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.]

NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS CONSENT.

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

THESE, THESE ITEMS REQUIRE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION.

AND LAST REQUESTED BY COUNCIL.

ITEM NUMBER ONE MINUTES.

ITEM NUMBER TWO, RESOLUTION NUMBER 25 R 0 3 0.

ITEM NUMBER THREE, RESOLUTION NUMBER 25 R 0 3 6.

ITEM NUMBER FOUR, RESOLUTION NUMBER 25 R 0 3 7.

ITEM NUMBER FIVE, RESOLUTION NUMBER 25 R 0 3 9.

ITEM NUMBER SIX, RESOLUTION NUMBER 25 R 0 1 4, EXCUSE ME.

RESOLUTION NUMBER 25 R 0 4 1.

ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, RESOLUTION NUMBER 25 R 0 4 3.

ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, RESOLUTION NUMBER 25 R 0 4 4.

AND ITEM NUMBER NINE, RESOLUTION NUMBER 25

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COUNSEL, DO ANY OF THESE NEED TO BE REMOVED FOR SEPARATE ACTION? IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS ONE THROUGH NINE.

SO MOVE SECOND.

WE HAVE A MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER WATSON AND SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN COUNCIL, ANY OTHER COMMENTS? NONE, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

WE CAN PUBLISH THE VOTE, PLEASE.

WE HAVE SIX AYES, NO OBJECTIONS.

MOTION PASSES.

ALRIGHT, WE'LL

[10. Ordinance 25-S-012 – Conduct a public hearing and consider amendments to Part III of the Schertz Code of Ordinances, Unified Development Code (UDC), to Article 5, Section 21.5.4. - Zoning Change. (B.James/L.Wood/S.Haas)]

ORDINANCE NUMBER 25 S 0 1 2, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER AMENDMENTS TO PART THREE OF THE SHIRTS.

CODE OF ORDINANCES, UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE UDC TO ARTICLE FIVE, SECTION 25.5 0.4 ZONING CHANGES.

MR. HAAS FLOOR IS YOURS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR COUNCIL, MR. WILLIAMS, THIS IS ORDINANCE 25 S 0 1 2 UDC ADMINIS, ARTICLE FIVE.

SAMUEL HAS SENIOR PLANNER.

SO STAFF IS PROPOSING THESE AMENDMENTS TO HELP ALIGN WITH, UH, THE UDC WITH RECENT CHARTER AMENDMENTS.

THIS IS A FAIRLY STRAIGHTFORWARD, SIMPLE, UH, CHANGE THAT WE'RE PROPOSING.

IT IS JUST IN, UH, ARTICLE FIVE, SECTION 21 5 4, SUBSECTION E FOUR, AND I'LL TOUCH ON THAT IN A SECOND.

ESSENTIALLY, UH, THE CHANGE THAT, UH, IN THE CHARTER THAT NEEDS REFLECTION IN THE UDC IS ABOUT HOW ORDINANCES NOW ONLY REQUIRE ONE HEARING.

UH, THERE WAS, UH, SOME LANGUAGE IN, UH, 21 5 4 E FOUR THAT, UH, REVOLVES AROUND PROTEST, UH, VOTES AND HOW THEY'RE CALCULATED.

AND IT HAS ALL THESE, UH, REGULATIONS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, BETWEEN THE FIRST READING AND SECOND READING AND ALL THAT STUFF.

SO THAT ALL THAT'S KIND OF MOOT NOW.