Jul 15, 2025 City Council

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ALL RIGHT, THE

[ Call to Order]

FIRST ON THE AGENDA IS COUNCIL MEMBER MACALUSO 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.

UH, FATHER GOD, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENCE.

I ASK THAT YOU BLESS US AT THIS MEETING TODAY AND CONTINUE TO PROVIDE COMFORT TO THE FAMILIES DEALING WITH THE TRAGEDY AND LOSS FROM THE FLOODS.

PLEASE ALSO PROVIDE PROTECTION TO OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND THE OTHER VOLUNTEERS AS THEY CONTINUE TO WORK THROUGH THE DAMAGE.

AND JESUS NAME I PRAY, AMEN.

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

ALRIGHT, WE HAD THE PROCLAMATION TO BE READ BEFORE, BUT, UH, WE'LL READ THAT ONE AFTER THE 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)]

ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING EVENTS.

IS THAT, UH, MS. GONZALEZ OR MR. JAMES? OKAY.

I APOLOGIZE ABOUT THAT.

SO, UM, WE HAVE SOME THINGS GOING ON APPROPRIATE THAT OUR PARKS TEAM AND CREW ARE HERE.

WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PARKS ITEMS GOING ON ON FRIDAY, JULY 25TH, MUSIC AND MOVIES IN THE PARK, 8:00 PM AT WENDY SWAN MEMORIAL PARK.

AND THE FILM THAT WE'LL BE SHOWING, UH, HAVE SOME CHRISTMAS IN JULY IS ELF.

UM, ON SATURDAY JULY 26TH, IT'LL BE THE MINI GOLF AT THE LIBRARY AT SHIRTZ LIBRARY FROM 10:00 AM TO 4:00 PM IT IS FREE.

SO ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO COME CHECK THAT OUT.

ON SUNDAY, JULY 27TH IS AL PROWL AT CRESCENT BEND NATURE PARK, AND THAT STARTS AT 8:30 PM AND THEN ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 1ST, WE'LL HAVE OUR COUNCIL BUDDY BUDGET RETREAT, WHICH BEGINS AT 8:30 AM HERE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS.

AND THEN FINALLY, THE LAST THING IS THE, UH, NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS GOING TO BE ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 5TH AT 6:00 PM HERE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS.

THANK YOU.

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

WE DID HAVE ONE PROMOTION THIS MONTH, AND IT WAS HECTOR CASTRO WAS PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF POLICE OFFICER TO SERGEANT.

AND ALSO, I WANT TO GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT AND KUDOS TO OUR STAFF FOR THE EXCELLENT WORK THEY DID ON THE 4TH OF JULY FOR OUR JUBILEE.

MANY OF 'EM ARE IN THE ROOM TONIGHT, BUT, UH, ALL DEPARTMENTS CHIPPED IN AND IT IS A LONG DAY, AND THEY GIVE UP THEIR HOLIDAY SO WE CAN ALL HAVE A GREAT HOLIDAY IN THIS COMMUNITY.

AND I, I THINK THEY DO A FANTASTIC JOB EVERY YEAR.

I ALSO WANT TO SAY, UH, THANK YOU AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE WORK DONE BY OUR EMS DEPARTMENT, SENDING OUR AMBU AS WELL AS TWO AMBULANCES AND THE STRIKE TEAM UP TO THE FLOOD AFFECTED AREAS, AS WELL AS OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, SORRY, OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT SENDING A SWIFT RESCUE BOAT.

AND OUR EMERGENCY MANAGER, BRANDON HIGH, WHO HAS BEEN THERE FOR THE ENTIRE DURATION OF THE TIME THAT THIS HAS OCCURRED, AS WELL AS OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT SENDING SOME FOLKS UP THERE TO HELP DO SEARCH AND RECOVERY.

SO KUDOS TO ALL OF THEM FOR CHIPPING IN AND HELPING OUR REGION.

AND I'M, I'M PROUD OF THE FACT THAT OUR EMPLOYEES AND THE CITY OF SHIRTZ IS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN OUR REGIONAL, UH, RESPONSE GROUPS THAT, THAT DO STEP IN AND DO A GREAT JOB WHEN, WHEN THEY'RE NEEDED.

SO, AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MAYOR.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND RECOGNITIONS BY THE MAYOR.

NOW, UH, I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS I I LIKE TO SAY.

I WANNA TAKE THIS MOMENT TO EXPRESS HOW INCREDIBLY PROUD I AM OF OUR EMS AND OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT WHO RESPONDED TO THE, UH, THE FLOODS AT KERRVILLE, THEIR COURAGE, THEIR PROFESSIONALISM, AND THEIR SELFLESS DE SELFLESS DEDICATION DURING THE TIME OF CRISIS.

UH, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST INCREDIBLE TO SEE.

THEY DIDN'T HESITATE IT, THEY ACTED.

AND I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR SHOWING WHAT TRUE SERVICE IS LIKE, APPRECIATED, SO MUCH APPRECIATE.

I ALSO WANNA SAY, UH, SINCE WE HAVE THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE AND CREW HERE, UH, THE 4TH OF JULY, UH, INCREDIBLE CEL CELEBRATION, IT COULDN'T HAPPEN.

BUT, UH, I JUST WANNA SAY THAT QUALITY OF LIFE IS VERY IMPORTANT.

AND THAT'S WHAT THE PARKS AND RECREATION, UH, COMMITTEE AND TEAM, UH, PROVIDE IS THAT QUALITY OF LIFE, THAT EXTRA THING THAT BRINGS SMILES TO

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AND THAT'S WHY I WANTED YOU TO STAY HERE A LITTLE LONGER BEFORE WE READ THE PROCLAMATION.

'CAUSE I DIDN'T WANT YOU TO SCATTER OUT THE DOOR, BUT I, I WANTED TO JUST EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO.

WITH THAT, WE'LL GO

[ Proclamations]

UH, COUNCIL MEMBER G**O WILL BE READING THE, UH, PROCLAMATION FOR OUR PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH.

AND IF I CAN HAVE, UH, ALL THE STAFF AND THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, PLEASE COME UP HERE AND JOIN US.

EVERYBODY ON SET? ALRIGHT.

UH, PARK, PARK AND RECREATION MONTH, JULY, 2025.

WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION IS AN INTEGRAL, INTEGRAL PART OF THE COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THIS COUNTRY, INCLUDING THE CITY OF SHIRTZ.

AND WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELLNESS, IMPROVING THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF PEOPLE WHO LIVE NEAR PARKS.

AND WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION PROMOTE TIME SPENT IN NATURE, WHICH POSITIVELY IMPACTS MENTAL HEALTH BY INCREASING COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE AND WELLBEING, AND ALLEVIATING ILLNESSES SUCH AS DEPRESSION, ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDERS, AND ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE PARKS.

WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION ENCOURAGE PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES BY PROVIDING SPACE FOR POPULAR SPORTS, HIKING TRAILS, SWIMMING POOLS, AND MANY OTHER ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO PROMOTE ACTIVE LIFESTYLES.

AND WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION IS LEADING, IS A LEADING PROVIDER OF HEALTH OF HEALTHY MEALS, NUTRITION SERVICES, AND EDUCATION.

AND WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION PROGRAMMING AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES SUCH AS OUTTA SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMMING, YOUTH SPORTS, ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ARE CRITICAL TO CHILD DEVELOPMENT.

AND WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION INCREASES A COMMUNITY'S ECONOMIC PROSPERITY THROUGH INCREASED PROPERTY VALUES, EXPANSION OF LOCAL TAX BASE, INCREASED TOURISM, THE ATTRACTION AND RETENTION OF BUSINESS AND CRIME REDUCTION.

AND WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION IS FUNDAMENTAL TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL WELLBEING OF OUR COMMUNITY.

AND WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION IS ESSENTIAL AND ADAPTABLE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT MAKES OUR COMMUNITIES RESILIENT IN THE FACE OF NATURAL DISASTERS AND CLIMATE CHANGE.

WHEREAS PARKS AND NATURAL RECREATION AREAS ENSURE THE ECOLOGICAL BEAUTY OF OUR COMMUNITY AND PROVIDE A PLACE FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS TO CONNECT WITH NATURE AND RECREATE OUTDOORS.

WHEREAS THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HAS DE DESIGNATED JULY AS PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH, WHEREAS THE CITY OF SHIRTS RECOGNIZES THE BENEFITS DERIVED FROM THE PARKS AND RECREATION RESOURCES.

NOW THEREFORE, MAYOR OF SHIRTS, PROCLAIMS JULY ONE THROUGH 31, 20 25 NATIONAL PARK AND RECREATION MONTH IN THE CITY OF SHIRT.

HE CALLS UPON THE RESIDENTS OF THIS CITY TO OBSERVE THIS MONTH BY GETTING OUT AND ENJOYING THE BEAUTIFUL PARKS IN THE CITY OF SHIRTS.

SIGN MAYOR RALPH CACHE MAYOR.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER GUERRERO.

UH, MY NAME IS LAUREN RUM.

I'M DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION FOR THE CITY OF SHIRTS.

UM, THIS MONTH'S THEME, UH, THIS YEAR'S THEME IS BUILD TOGETHER, PLAY TOGETHER.

UM, IT'S REALLY A REMINDER EVERY YEAR OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF MORE THAN 160,000 FULL-TIME PARKS AND RECREATION PROFESSIONALS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, ALONG WITH HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PART-TIME SEASONAL AND VOLUNTEERS WHO YOU SEE UP HERE TODAY WHO MAINTAIN OUR COUNTRY'S CLOSE TO HOME PARKS.

SO EACH JULY WE CELEBRATE THEM AND HOW THEY IMPROVE THE LIVES OF TENS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE MAKING A LASTING IMPACT IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.

UM, I WANNA THANK EVERYBODY HERE TODAY WHO CAME TO SUPPORT OUR PROCLAMATION.

THESE FOLKS DEDICATE COUNTLESS HOURS TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY THROUGH OUR PROGRAMS. WE ESTIMATE OVER 22,000 HOURS OF SERVICE OUR VOLUNTEER THROUGH OUR YOUTH PROGRAMS, OUR YOUTH

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UH, WE HAVE OVER 18,000 VISITS TO OUR PICK POOL.

WE HAVE 995 BOOKINGS IN OUR CIVIC AND COMMUNITY CENTER CENTERS.

WE SERVE OVER 15,000 MEALS AT OUR SENIOR CENTER.

UM, WE HOST OVER 41 EVENTS AND PROGRAMS IN OUR CITY, AND WE MAINTAIN 457 ACRES OF PARKLAND AND 25 MILES OF TRAIL.

UH, THIS IS A BIG TASK WITH THE BIG IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY.

UM, AND I WANNA THANK VOLUNTEERS AND THE WONDERFUL STAFF IN THE CITY THAT WE HAVE, WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO IT WITH, WITH ALL THESE FOLKS WHO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.

UH, WANTED TO ESPECIALLY CALL OUT OUR PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS HERE TONIGHT.

ELIZABETH WILEY AND ROBERT SHERIDAN.

UH, WE HAVE SOME SISA MEMBERS.

DORA BOYLE.

JASON HERNANDEZ, MICHELLE HERNANDEZ, SENIOR CENTER DIRECTOR, YASHIKA WARRIOR, OUR MASTER NATURALIST, CAROL AND WOLFER AND MARK KITZ.

THANK YOU FOR THE, ALL THE TIME YOU PUT INTO PARKS ION THE CITY OF SHARKS.

THANK YOU TO THE STAFF.

UM, IN THE THEME ALSO OF BUILDING TOGETHER.

YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT A LOT OF EXCITING CAPITAL PROJECTS COMING UP OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS.

THANK YOU TO THE EDC, UH, FOR THE 12 MINUTE INVESTMENT IN SHORTS, PARKS, AND QUALITY OF LIFE PROJECTS.

WE'RE REALLY EXCITED FOR THE FUTURE.

UH, WANNA THANK THE SPOUSES HERE TODAY AS WELL.

UH, THEY SPEND A LOT OF, UH, TIME WHILE THEIR FAMILIES ARE AWAY WORKING ON HOLIDAYS, 4TH OF JULY BEING AN EXAMPLE.

AND WE'RE SO EXCITED TO HAVE ALL THE PARKS AND RICK BABIES HERE WITH US TONIGHT.

THEY'RE THE FUTURE.

UH, WE HAVE A SPOT SAVED FOR YOU GUYS WHEN YOU'RE READY TO WORK.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU.

GOT IT.

GOOD JOB, GREG.

THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE YOU.

OKAY,

[ 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 FOR THREE MINUTES, AND WE ASK, BEFORE ADDRESSING THE COUNCIL, PLEASE PROVIDE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, MAYOR PRO TEMP, PLEASE CALL OUR FIRST SPEAKER.

UH, THE FIRST ONE IS MAGGIE TITTERING.

GOOD EVENING MAYOR COUNCIL, UH, A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON THIS WEEK.

WE JUST HAD OUR, UH, MONTHLY CHAMBER LUNCHEON AND GRADUATION OF LEADERSHIP CORE CLASS TODAY.

THANK YOU, MAYOR FOR ATTENDING.

THAT ALWAYS MAKES THE BUSINESSES IN THE AREA SO HAPPY TO SEE YOU AND MINGLING WITH THEM AND SITTING WITH THEM.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING.

UH, WE HAVE TWO RIBBON CUTTINGS THIS WEEK ON THE 17TH AND THE 18TH, BOTH AT 10:00 AM BOTH AT THE KRAMER HOUSE.

SO IF YOU ARE ABLE TO COME, THAT WOULD BE AWESOME.

VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THAT.

WE HAVE ALSO, UH, SET THE TIME, AND I KNOW , I KNOW THE APPLICATIONS HAVEN'T GONE OUT YET FOR, UH, OPEN CITY COUNCIL POSITIONS OR SCHOOL BOARD, BUT WE HAVE ALREADY SET THE DATE FOR MEET THE CANDIDATES HOSTED BY THE CHAMBER.

IT'S GOING TO BE OCTOBER 8TH FROM 6:00 PM TO SEVEN 30 AT THE BLUEBONNET ROOM IN, UH, THE SHIRT CIVIC CENTER.

UH, WE WILL BE DOING BOTH, UH, PERSONS THAT ARE RUNNING FOR COUNCIL AND SCHOOL BOARD.

UH, SUBSEQUENTLY ON THE NEXT WEDNESDAY ON THE 15TH, WE WILL BE DOING THE SLO UH, COUNCIL, AND THEN THE GREEN VALLEY, UH, SUD THAT THEY, I BELIEVE THEY HAVE TWO MEMBERS THAT ARE UP FOR REELECTION TOO.

SO, UH, HOWEVER MANY PEOPLE ARE THERE.

UM, WE HAVE A COUPLE SPONSORS ON THE SIDELINES THAT I HOPE TO ANNOUNCE THE NEXT TIMELINE BEFORE YOU.

BUT, UH, VERY EXCITED TO PROVIDE THIS SERVICE AGAIN FOR OUR CITIES.

UM, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, UM, I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW, UH, MAYOR, I KNOW WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS.

I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT AND KUDOS TO FRONTIER.

I KNOW THE TRANSITION HAS BEEN HARD, AND WE HAD A LOT OF BUSINESSES CALL BECAUSE THEIR DUMPSTERS WERE TAKEN AWAY, 3 0 0 9 TROPICAL SMOOTHIE ABLES AND STUFF.

AND WE WERE ABLE TO WORK.

AND AS SOON AS THEY FOUND OUT THAT THEIR, THEIR DUMPSTERS HAD BEEN TAKEN IN THE MORNING, THEY WERE UNAWARE THERE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A SCHEDULE.

UH, CHRIS COX HAD JUMPED IN THERE, AND I WOULD SAY PROBABLY WITHIN HOURS OF THAT SAME DAY, THE DUMPSTERS WERE TAKEN

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UM, BECAUSE THAT COULD BE A REALLY BAD SITUATION WITH RESTAURANTS AND EVERYTHING.

UH, BUT AS FAR AS I KNOW, THE BUSINESSES THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTING BACK TO ME, THEY'VE MADE THE TRANSITION.

THEY HAVE THE CORRECT DUMPSTERS.

CHRIS HAS BEEN LIKE JOHNNY ON THE SPOT ON HIS CELL PHONE, GIVING OUT HIS NUMBER.

UM, MYSELF AND FAIRHAVEN WHERE I LIVE, UM, WE JUST LOVED TO SEE THE BULK PICKUP.

IT HAPPENED, UH, A WEEK OR SO AGO, AND THERE'S BEEN THIS UNSIGHTLY POOL LEAVINGS, UH, ON THE SIDE OF THE STREET COMING INTO COPPER'S COVE.

AND IT'S BEEN THERE, I'D SAY, FOR ABOUT A MONTH.

AND THIS BIG, HUGE TRUCK CAME, AND IT WAS LIKE A CLAW.

IT WAS KIND OF FASCINATING, KIND OF A GEEK THAT WAY.

BUT YEAH, IT, IT TOOK IT ALL AWAY.

AND SO THAT'S EVERY OTHER WEEK.

AND I JUST, UH, WENT TO THE HOA MEETING LAST NIGHT AND THE PRESIDENT AND, UH, THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE, UH, BOARD WERE VERY HAPPY ABOUT HOW THINGS WERE GOING.

SO I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SEEMS TO BE RUNNING SMOOTHLY AND OUR BUSINESSES IN THE CITY OF SHIRTZ SEEM TO BE SATISFIED.

SO THANK YOU.

WELL, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU KANGI FOR THOSE COMMENTS.

UH, DANIEL JAMERSON.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR.

COUNCIL AND STAFF AGAIN.

IT'S BREAKFAST TIME.

DAN JAMESON.

WE'RE REPRESENTING THE VFW 1000 FM 78 CAME MISS.

IF YOU LOOK FOR A BIG OLD HOLLISTER AND A M 68 1 TANK FROM VIETNAM AREA, IT'S OUT FRONT.

SO IF YOU, WE ASK EVERYBODY TO COME OUT, WE'VE UPPED TO THE PRICE TO $12 A PLATE.

ALL YOU CAN EAT EGGS TO ORDER.

YOU CAN'T BEAT THE PRICE.

YOU GO TO DENNY'S OR EVEN IHOP TRY TO GET THE SAME MEAL.

YOU'RE GONNA PAY 15, 20 BUCKS OR EVEN MORE FOR THE SAME PRICE KIND OF MEAL.

SO PLEASE COME OUT, SUPPORT THE VFW, THESE ARE VETERANS WHO ARE COOKING FOR YOU AND OUR FIRST RESPONDERS.

PLEASE.

YOU GUYS, IF YOU'RE IN UNIFORM ON DUTY, COME GET A QUICK MEAL BEFORE YOU GO OUT ON A RUN.

SAME WAY WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, FIRE DEPARTMENT.

YOU GUYS COME OUT, YOU GUYS ARE MORE THAN WELCOME.

AND, UH, CHIEF LOWRY, I KNOW YOU'RE AROUND.

IF YOU SEE, GET A CALL AND SAY, WE'VE GOT A BIG RED TRUCK TICKING UP, MULTIPLE PARKING ILLEGALLY PARKED.

COME GIVE IT A TICKET.

IT'S ONLY ONE OF YOUR FIRE TRUCKS.

THANK YOU, .

CALLIE, DENA, IF YOU CAN SPEAK IN THE MIC AND NAME AND ADDRESS PLEASE, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

HI, .

UM, I ACTUALLY WANTED TO PUT SOMETHING ON THE NEXT AGENDA.

AND IT'S REVOLVING, UM, ANIMAL CRUELTY CASES AND NEGLECT AND THINGS THAT SHIRTS, I THINK AS A GROWING CITY IS STARTING TO OVERLOOK, WE'RE STARTING TO GET A LOT MORE PEOPLE IN.

AND SAN ANTONIO IS STARTING TO UP ITS GAME.

AND I REALLY THINK THAT WE NEED TO START MATCHING THAT.

UM, THERE'S A LOT OF AMBIGUITY IN HOW THE LAW IS WRITTEN, AND I FEEL LIKE SHIRTS COULD BE A PROPONENT IN PUSHING FORWARD STRONGER PROTECTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND, YOU KNOW, ANIMALS AND THINGS THAT CAN'T PROTECT THEMSELVES.

SO AS AN ADVOCATE, I WANTED TO PUT THAT ON AN AGENDA AT SOME POINT TO VISIT.

THAT'S IT.

OKAY.

COULD YOU PROVIDE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE? CALLIE DENA.

30 49 MONTH CHECK.

THANK YOU.

WAIT THAT WAY.

AND THAT'S IT.

THANK YOU.

BARBARA PALAMA.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR.

CITY COUNCIL.

UH, I WANTED TO PRESENT SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED TO ME IN ON FEBRUARY.

I WAS, UM, AND I MIGHT GET EMOTIONAL 'CAUSE IT WAS PRETTY TRAUMATIC FOR ME.

I WAS ATTACKED BY A DOG ON FEBRUARY 26TH, AND THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT MADE.

THERE WAS, UH, THE DOG, THE ANIMAL SHELTER EVENTUALLY TOOK THE DOG.

UM, AND I ALSO MADE A POLICE REPORT TO THE OWNER WHO ASSAULTED ME.

AND I'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH THIS NOW SINCE FEBRUARY, AND I HAVEN'T REALLY BEEN SERVED BY THE PEACE OFFICERS OR THE ANIMAL, UH, SHELTER, UH, OFFICER AS I THINK I SHOULD HAVE.

I'VE RETURNED CALLS TO THE, UM, CRIME VICTIMS UNIT.

EVERY TIME I CALL, YOU CAN'T LEAVE A MESSAGE.

THE, THE MACHINE IS FULL.

UM, RIGHT NOW I'M GOING THROUGH SMALL CLAIMS COURT OVER THIS, THIS WHOLE INCIDENT.

UM, I'VE GOT SCARRING THAT IS NEVER GONNA HEAL.

UM,

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AND, UM, I HAVE SOME DOCUMENTATION HERE AND IT'S PRETTY DISAPPOINTING BECAUSE I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN THIS AREA AND I, I, THE NEIGHBOR AND THE DOG THAT, UH, BOTH ATTACKED ME AND ACTUALLY BIT THE, THAT DOG BIT.

MY DOGS IS FOUR DOORS DOWN FOR ME.

HE DRIVES BY MY HOUSE.

I HAD TO FILE A, UH, LIKE A CALL FOR THE POLICE FOR THEM TO DOCUMENT THE HARASSMENT.

AT FIRST, THE POLICE WOULD NOT COME OUT.

IT TOOK ME THREE PHONE CALLS AND THREE PEACE OFFICERS TO FINALLY GET SOMEBODY TO RETURN MY PHONE CALL.

I HAD WITNESSES.

THEY SAID WITNESSES WEREN'T ENOUGH, THAT UNLESS AN OFFICER IS PRESENT, THEY COULD NOT ACTUALLY, UM, DOCUMENT WHAT WAS GOING ON.

AND SO, HERE WE ARE.

SO I'VE GOT A SMALL CLAIMS COURT.

I'VE GOT ALL MY PAPERWORK, WHICH I'LL LEAVE WITH YOU TO, TO VIEW.

AND I JUST WANTED EVERYONE TO BE AWARE OF WHAT HAPPENED.

UH, I LIVE JUST A COUPLE OF BLOCKS FROM HERE ON 700 MAPLE DRIVE.

UM, AND I'M A PROUD RESIDENT AND I TYPICALLY WOULDN'T COME TO CITY, UH, COUNCIL FOR THIS, BUT I FELT THAT IT WAS A WARRANTED.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR, FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU.

IF YOU CAN, UH, SEE THE CHIEF BACK THERE AND PROVIDE THE DOCUMENTATION THAT YOU HAVE, AND HE WILL, UH, TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT, UH, THE INFORMATION YOU HAVE, OKAY? OKAY.

THANK YOU, SIR.

ALRIGHT, MAYOR AL.

THANK YOU MAYOR PEARL TEMP.

ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE 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 COUNCIL.

ITEM NUMBER ONE MINUTES.

ITEM NUMBER TWO, APPOINTMENTS, REAPPOINTMENTS AND RESIGNATIONS OF CITY OF SHIRTS, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, AND COMMITTEES.

ITEM NUMBER THREE, RESOLUTION NUMBER 25 R 0 8 1.

ITEM NUMBER FOUR, RESOLUTION NUMBER 25 R 0 8 7.

ITEM NUMBER FIVE, RESOLUTION NUMBER 25 R 0 8 8.

ITEM NUMBER SIX, RESOLUTION NUMBER 25 R 0 8 9.

ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, RESOLUTION NUMBER 25 R 0 9 0.

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

AND ITEM NUMBER NINE, RESOLUTION NUMBER 25 R 0 9 5.

COUNSEL, DO ANY OF THESE NEED TO BE REMOVED FOR SEPARATE ACT FOR SEPARATE ACTION.

COUNCIL MEMBER WESTBROOK, ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, UH, RESOLUTION 25 R 0 9 3.

OKAY, COUNCIL, ANY OTHERS? IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE, UH, CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS ONE THROUGH SEVEN AND NINE.

SO MOVE SECOND.

WE HAVE MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER WATSON AND SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN COUNCIL.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

I'M NOT SEEING ANYTHING ON THE SCREEN.

IS IT BEING CAPTURED? OKAY.

WE HAVE SOME DIFFICULTIES, SO WE'LL JUST CALL IT DOWN.

UH, WE'LL GO DOWN THE AISLE.

COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, WE'LL START WITH COUNCIL MEMBER WATSON? YES.

OKAY.

COUNCIL MEMBER MACALUSO? YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, GUERRERO? YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER WESTBROOK? YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER HAYWARD AYE.

COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN.

AYE.

WE HAVE SIX AYES.

NO OBJECTION.

MOTION PASSES.

ALRIGHT, WE'LL MOVE BACK TO

[8. Resolution 25-R-093 - Authorizing an Interlocal Agreement with 791 Purchasing Cooperative (S.Gonzalez/J.Kurz/D.Ellenburg)]

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

AUTHORIZATION OF AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH 7 91 PURCHASING COOPERATIVES.

ALL RIGHT, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER WESTBROOK, YOU HAVE QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS? YEP.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR SHOWING UP.

SO FIRST RE TWO REASONS.

REALLY WHY, UM, THE FIRST REASON WAS I THOUGHT IT WAS A LARGE ENOUGH FINANCIAL IMPRINT TO SORT OF ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT IT.

AND TWO, UM, WELL, I FORGOT THE SECOND REASON, BUT IT WAS A FINANCIAL IMPRINT, REALLY, THAT MOVING FORWARD, UH, MOVING FORWARD.

SO I HAD SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT IT, ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF, UM, THE CONTRACT WE HAD WITH THE, UH, WITH THE TRASH.

UM, SO YOU WANT ME TO JUST GO DOWN MY LIST OF QUESTIONS OR YOU WANT TO ANSWER 'EM ONE BY ONE? UH, YOU, WE CAN GO, YEAH, HOWEVER YOU WANNA WORK, SIR.

ALRIGHT, LEMME DO THIS WAY.

LET ME READ 'EM OFF AND THEN WE CAN GO BACK TO THE TOP AND YOU CAN ANSWER 'EM AS, AS WILL AND FAIR ENOUGH.

ROGER? YEAH.

ALRIGHT, THANKS.

SO WHAT IS THE ANTICIPATED COST SAVINGS OR FINANCIAL

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IF THIS IS 10 YEARS, THIS IS A 10 YEAR CONTRACT, THAT'S A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT PERIOD OF TIME FOR US TO ENTER IN SOMETHING AND NOT HAVE AT LEAST A DISCUSSION OR INFORMATION SUBMITTED TO THE, UH, TO THE CITY COUNCIL.

YES.

UH, COUNCILMAN? UM, WELL THE BIGGEST PER UH, BENEFIT OF USING ANY PURCHASING COOPERATIVE IS THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO ENGAGE IN THE ALREADY CONDUCTED RFPS THAT HAVE BEEN COMPETITIVELY BID AND YOU'RE USING ECONOMIES OF SCALE WITH THIS, THE, INSTEAD OF US GOING OUT AS ONE ENTITY AND SAYING, WE MIGHT WANNA BUY, LET'S SAY, A VEHICLE FROM YOU, THEY'RE GOING OUT AND SAYING, ALL OF THESE MEMBERS OF OUR COOPERATIVE MAY COME AND PURCHASE A GOOD OR A SERVICE THROUGH YOU.

SO THEY TEND TO BE ABLE TO OBTAIN BETTER PRICING AS A GROUP PURCHASING THAN US INDIVIDUALLY.

AND AS FAR AS THE FINANCIAL OBLIGATION, THERE IS NO FINANCIAL OBLIGATION.

WE'RE UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO MAKE ANY PURCHASES OR ENTER INTO ANY NUMBER OF CONTRACTS.

OBVIOUSLY WE INTEND TO OR WE WOULDN'T BE HERE TRYING TO JOIN, BUT THERE'S NO MINIMUM FISCAL OBLIGATION YEAR OVER YEAR.

AND AS OF CURRENT, WE ARE A MEMBER OF 13 OTHER CO-OPS TO INCLUDE, SUCH AS BY BOARD TIPS, S GOODBYE SOURCE WELL, AND MANY OTHERS.

SO REMEMBER, SO WE DON'T HAVE TO USE IT.

SO WORST CASE SCENARIO, IF WE, OR IF WE DIDN'T, IF WE DIDN'T HAVE TO USE IT, WE DON'T, WE DON'T HAVE TO USE 'EM WHATSOEVER.

SO THEORETICALLY FOR THE NEXT 10 YEARS, IF WE NEVER USE THEIR SERVICES, THERE'S NO NEGATIVE SIDE EFFECT TO THE CITY OF SHIRTZ, CORRECT? CORRECT.

THAT WE'RE, WE'RE UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO USE THEM ONCE WE BECOME A MEMBER, AND THEN WE CAN CANCEL IF WE DECIDE WE DON'T WANT TO USE THEM FOR SOME REASON.

WHAT'S THE, UM, SO WE'RE A MEMBER 13 OTHER COOPERATIVES.

WHAT DOES THIS COOPERATIVE PROVIDE THAT THE OTHER ONES DO NOT? SO EACH COOPERATIVE REACHES OUT TO VENDORS TO TRY TO OBTAIN VARIOUS CONTRACTS, AND A LOT OF THEM TEND TO SPECIALIZE IN CERTAIN THINGS.

SVIC, FOR EXAMPLE, OFFERS A LOT OF EMS AND EMERGENCY SERVICE TYPE CONTRACT TIPS IS A LOT OF FLEET AND FLEET MANAGEMENT STUFF.

UH, THIS ONE, FOR EXAMPLE, IS A LOT OF THEIR CONTRACTS RESOLVE IN BULK FUEL, ENERGY, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, GOVERNMENT CONSULTING, FURNITURE, FLEET SERVICES, REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE.

AND WHAT BROUGHT THIS COOPERATIVE TO OUR ATTENTION WAS WE HAD A DEPARTMENT REACH OUT TO US THAT'S WANTING TO ENGAGE INTO A CONTRACT WITH A VENDOR THAT IS A PART OF THIS COOPERATIVE.

FAIR ENOUGH.

LOOKING INTO IT, IT'S JUST ONE MORE TOOL WE COULD HAVE IN OUR TOOLBOX TO USE GOING FORWARD WHEN WE NEED TO ACQUIRE GOODS AND SERVICES.

HOW OFTEN DO WE USE THE OTHER COOPERATIVES? UM, I KNOW BUYBOARD IS OUR BIG ONE.

THAT THAT ONE IS USED ALMOST ON A DAILY BASIS.

I, AND WE'VE JUST DONE AN AUDIT OF IT, AND I THINK THERE'S ROUGHLY ABOUT A $40,000 REBATE COMING IN BECAUSE THEY OFFER A REBATE.

THIS ONE, I DON'T BELIEVE THEY OFFER A REBATE, BUT AGAIN, YOU'RE GETTING THAT BULK DISCOUNT THAT THEY'VE ACQUIRED THROUGH THEIR CONTRACT.

THANK YOU.

I DON'T THINK WE WENT ONE BY ONE, BUT YOU ANSWERED MY MAIN CONCERN.

SO I DO APPRECIATE THE, UH, INFORMATION.

THANK YOU, SIR.

COUNCIL, ANY OTHER COMMENTS? I, I WILL ALLOW OFFER, I THINK DANIEL DID AN

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YOU HAVE THE ADVERTISING, YOU HAVE THE STAFF TIME, ALL OF THOSE THINGS THAT TIME AND EXPENSE THAT GOES WITH ADMINISTERING A MONTH AND A HALF, TWO MONTH LONG, UH, RFP OR RFQ OR, OR BID PROCESS.

BUT EVEN IF A CONTRACT WAS OVER 50,000, IT'D STILL COME OVER TO COUNCIL ANYWAY.

AND THAT WAS GONNA BE MY NEXT POINT.

YOU WILL SEE ANYTHING THAT'S IN EXCESS OF THE STATE REQUIREMENT COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL.

OKAY.

COUNCIL MEMBER GUERRERO, JUST TO, JUST TO RECAP, DID YOU STATE THAT IF THE SERVICES ARE NOT USED THERE, THERE'S NO, THERE'S NO CHARGE.

YEAH.

THERE, THERE'S NO FINANCIAL OBLIGATION.

IT'S ALMOST LIKE SAYING WE GET A WALMART MEMBERSHIP TO THAT.

WE COULD GO INTO WALMART AND SHOP IF WE WANT TO, BUT WE DON'T HAVE TO PURCHASE ANYTHING THROUGH THEM.

GOTCHA.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN.

YEAH, I, THE, THESE, UH, UH, COOPERATIVES ARE, ARE COMMON ALONG A LOT OF GOVERNMENT, UH, AGENCIES AND, AND I KNOW THAT THEY'RE, THEY'RE VERY, UH, MUCH A, A MONEY SAVING VALUE AT THE END OF THE DAY AS WELL AS WHAT, UH, STEVE WAS SAYING THERE.

IT SAVES OUR, UH, PURCHASING FOLKS A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH SEPARATE, UH, YOU KNOW, BIDDING WARS, ET CETERA, JUST TO GET THE SAME PRICE THAT THEY'RE GONNA GET BY GOING THROUGH THE CO-OP.

SO, UH, HAVING SAID THAT, YOU KNOW, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE RESOLUTION 25 R 0 9 3 SECOND.

OKAY.

WE HAVE A MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN, SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER HAYWARD, COUNCIL MEMBER WESTBROOK, DO YOU STILL HAVE THE QUESTION? UH, YES, MAYOR, I WOULD WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT MAYBE A MONTH OR TWO AGO, UM, I THINK THERE WAS A MODIFICATION TO THE GENERATOR CONTRACT THAT WAS 70,000 THAT WAS PLACED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

SO NOT EVERYTHING OVER 50,000 IS AUTOMATICALLY BROUGHT.

I KNOW IT WAS SORT OF A MODIFICATION TO AN EXISTING THING, BUT THAT $50,000 LIMIT IS, WELL, IT'S NOT SET AND FAST.

'CAUSE I, FOR THE GENERATORS IT WAS 70,000 AND THAT WAS PLACED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

SO THAT'S ALL I'M YES, BUT IT'S STILL BROUGHT UP TO COUNCIL.

YES.

BUT THERE'S DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BEING ON A CONSENT AGENDA AND HAVING A DISCUSSION AND HAVING A PRESENTATION FROM MY VIEWPOINT.

THAT'S IT.

THAT'S, I UNDERSTAND YOUR POINT, BUT IT CAN ALWAYS BE PULLED OUT ALSO.

SO YEAH, IT'S JUST LIKE THIS ONE, BUT THE MOTION'S BEEN MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN SECOND BY MAYOR PROTIME HAYWARD.

COUNSEL, ANY OTHER COMMENTS? PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

I STILL SEE A MALFUNCTION IN OUR VOTING, SO WE'LL GO WITH, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN.

AYE.

AYE.

COUNCIL MEMBER MACALUSO AYE.

AYE.

COUNCIL MEMBER WESTBROOK PRE YES.

YES.

MAYOR PERAM HAYWARD.

AYE.

WE HAVE SIX AYES.

NO OBJECTIONS.

MOTION PASSES.

I THINK WE'VE VOTED SO MUCH ELECTRONICALLY.

WE'VE FORGOTTEN HOW TO DO IT, MAN.

, VERBALLY, MAYBE JUST ASSUME OKAY.

IT'S NOT CLEARING.

YEAH, IF YOU COULD GO AHEAD AND, UH, PUBLISH THE VOTE AND SEE IF THAT WORKS FOR ME.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, SO WE'LL MOVE ON.

WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER NINE.

NO, I'M SORRY.

ITEM NUMBER 10,

[10. Resolution 25-R-091 - Authorizing an application to the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) for the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) (S.Williams/G.Rodgers)]

TEEM FOR HAZARDOUS MITIGATION GRANT PROGRAM.

CHIEF FLOOR IS YOURS.

EVENING MAYOR COUNCIL.

AND MR. WILLIAMS, I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO WORK ON, OH, WAIT.

THERE YOU GO.

OKAY.

NO, I CAN'T DO IT FROM HERE.

HE'S ACTUALLY RUNNING IT, SO I HAVE TO LIKE, GIVE HIM HAND SIGNALS OR SOMETHING.

ANYWAY, SO TONIGHT I COME TO YOU AND ASKING FOR YOUR PERMISSION TO ALLOW CITY MANAGERS, STEVE WILLIAMS, UH, TO SUBMIT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, UH, GRANT TO TEXAS DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR A GENERATOR THAT, IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, WOULD SUPPORT PUBLIC SAFETY.

UH, THE ONE THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW IS, IS VERY OLD.

UH, IT REQUIRES A LITTLE LOT OF EXCESS MAINTENANCE, AND SO WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REFRESH THAT AND ACTUALLY GET ONE THAT'S A LITTLE STRONGER AND CAN HANDLE A LITTLE BIT MORE.

UH, WE'VE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE FOR IT NOT TO FAIL A STEERING TIMES THAT WE'VE NEEDED IT, BUT IT HAS STRUGGLED, UH, WITH MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR WHEN WE HAVEN'T.

GO AHEAD, BENNY.

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SO, AS I SAID, VERY SIMILAR LAST WEEK.

THIS IS, UH, HOMELAND SECURITY, UH, LONG-TERM MITIGATION MEASURES AND, AND DISASTER DECLARATION.

SO IF YOU CAN ONLY IMAGINE SOMETHING WITH THE CILLO CREEK RELATIVE TO, UH, WHAT'S GOING ON WITH GU, GUADALUPE AND COMAL, I MEAN, I APOLOGIZE, GUADALUPE AND COLORADO RIVERS, UH, THAT WOULD, THIS WOULD BE VERY BENEFICIAL TO US, MUCH LIKE ALSO DURING SNOWMAGEDDON, UH, WHEN WE RELIED ON THAT FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.

BUT, SO ON THIS PARTICULAR GRANT, IT, IT IS A 75 20 5%, UH, GRANT.

WE'RE DOING IT FOR $325,000.

THIS NUMBER WAS OBTAINED THROUGH A, UH, PROCESS THAT, UH, INTERNAL SERVICES DID AND BROUGHT SOMEONE IN TO DO A STUDY AND SAID, THIS IS THE SIZE OF MACHINE YOU WOULD NEED IN ORDER TO MEET THE DEMAND.

UH, PLUS I BELIEVE LIKE 20%.

SO THE NUMBER THEY PROJECTED WAS $325,000.

OUT OF THAT, WHERE WE, WHERE WE TO GET THIS, OUR REQUIREMENT WOULD BE TO PAY $81,250.

THE REST WOULD BE PICKED UP THROUGH THE FEDERAL GRANT PROCESS, MUCH LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT PREVIOUSLY.

THE APPLICATION IS, IS COMING DUE BEFORE LONG.

UH, IT'LL GO IN THE REVIEW PROCESS AND WE'LL BE NOTIFIED.

WE PROBABLY WILL NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR ONE, UM, BEFORE THE END OF THE BUDGET PROCESS THIS YEAR.

QUESTIONS? ALRIGHT.

THANK YOU, CHIEF.

ALRIGHT, COUNSEL, UH, FLOOR'S OPEN FOR DISCUSSION.

COUNCIL MEMBER GUERRERO CHIEF, YOU, YOU MENTIONED THAT THE, UH, THAT IT WOULD BE, UH, STRONGER, BETTER THAN THE ONE THAT YOU GUYS HAVE NOW.

UH, HOW, HOW WOULD YOU, WHAT ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF THAT? WELL, WHEN THAT PARTICULAR UNIT WAS PUT IN, UH, WHILE THE TECHNOLOGY WAS NOT AS EFFICIENT, THERE WAS NOT NEAR AS MUCH.

SO THE DRAW AND DEMAND, THE DEMAND ON THE SYSTEM OVER THE COURSE OF TIME THAT OF THINGS THAT WE'VE ADDED IS GREATER AND THEREFORE, UH, DO I THINK SOMETHING SIMILAR IN SIZE WOULD MEET YES.

BUT THE STANDARD IN TODAY'S WORLD IS TO ADD THE 20% BUFFER FOR WHATEVER EVENT THAT YOU EXCEEDED WHAT HAS BEEN ESTIMATED, YOU WOULD STILL HAVE THAT IN RESERVE.

GOTCHA.

AND I ALSO LIKE THE, UH, 25 75 SPLIT.

THAT'S, I LIKE THAT.

TRYING TO DO OUR PART.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER WATSON.

UM, MY MOTION THAT WE APPROVE RESOLUTION 25 R ZERO NINE.

ONE SECOND HAVE MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER WATSON, SECOND BY COUNCIL, UM, MAYOR PRO TEMP HAYWARD COUNCIL, ANY OF YOUR COMMENTS, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

AYE, HE SAID IT'S WORKING.

IT'S WORKING NOW.

OKAY.

IF WE CAN PUBLISH THE VOTE, PLEASE.

WE HAVE SIX AYES.

NO OBJECTION.

MOTION PASSES.

RIGHT.

WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER 11, RESOLUTION NUMBER 25 R 0 9 2.

YES.

MAYOR, IF I MAY, REAL QUICK, JUST SO FOLKS KNOWING, FOLKS WATCHING IN THE AUDIENCE, WE'RE HAVING LOTS OF DIFFERENT ISSUES THAT COME IN AND OUT.

SO JUST TO BE CLEAR, IT MAY SEEM LIKE IT WORKS FOR A MOMENT AND AS SOON AS IT DONE, IT GOES AWAY.

IT'S LIKE DURING THE PRESENTATION, IT WENT AWAY FROM YOUR SCREENS AND TO CRANK YOUR NECK.

SO WE'RE JUST HAVING A LOT OF GLITCHINESS WITH IT TONIGHT.

SO STUFF MAY SEEM TO WORK AND THEN STOP WORK.

WE APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S PATIENCE.

ALL RIGHT.

WE'LL PLAY IT BY THE, WE'LL PLAY IT BY THE WAY IT COMES THE WAY IT'S PITCHED.

THANK YOU, SIR.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

ITEM

[11. Resolution 25-R-092 - Authorizing an application to the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) for the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) (S.Williams/G.Rodgers)]

CHIEF, THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING.

GREG ROGERS, FIRE CHIEF, I COME BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL MR. WILLIAMS TO ASK THE CITY MANAGER FOR HIS, UH, ALLOWING HIM TO SUBMIT THIS GRANT, UH, IN THE SAME FASHION WE DID THE PREVIOUS ONE.

HOWEVER, THIS ONE'S EXPANDED, UH, IN A GREATER FASHION.

AND IF YOU, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE NUMBERS, GO AHEAD VINNY.

ONE MORE.

THAT'S THE SAME PROCESS THERE.

IT'S A GREATER NUMBER THAT WE GOT TO $985,000 TOTAL.

HOWEVER, WE RESUBMITTED IN THIS PROCESS, THE PUBLIC SAFETY GENERATOR, AGAIN, IN THE EVENT THAT WE DID NOT GET IT ON THE FIRST SUBMISSION.

SO WE WANTED TO TAKE TWO SHOTS AT IT.

SHOULD WE GET IT IN THE FIRST SUBMISSION? OBVIOUSLY WE WOULD SUBTRACT $325,000 OFF OF THIS ONE.

AND OUR, OUR, UH, COMMITMENT OF THE 25% WOULD GO DOWN THE $81,000 RESPECTIVELY GETTING US ROUGHLY 165,000.

THAT WOULD BE THE CITY'S COMMITMENT IN THAT PROCESS.

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I THINK WE GOT THAT ONE.

ANY QUESTIONS? ALRIGHT, COUNCIL FLOOR'S OPEN FOR DISCUSSION.

MAYOR PRO TEM HAYWARD, I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY I COMMEND THE, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR GOING AFTER THE GRANTS AND BEING PROACTIVE AND GETTING THE THINGS THAT WE NEED AS A CITY, OR YOU NEED IT IN YOUR POSITION AND MAKING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BIGGER, BETTER, AND STRONGER.

SO I APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU.

WELL, I, I, IT TAKES A LOT OF PEOPLE.

IT'S NOT JUST US.

UM, WHILE WE MAY HAVE THE, THE LEAD ON THE PROCESS, UH, THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT SUPPORT IT TO MAKE US GET TO THIS POINT.

SO, BUT THANK YOU.

I'LL PASS THAT ALONG.

ALRIGHT, COUNCIL MEMBER GUERRERO, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 25 R 0 9 2.

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

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? DON, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

WE CAN PUBLISH THE VOTE, PLEASE.

WE HAVE SIX AYES, NO OBJECTIONS.

MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU CHIEF.

THANK YOU ALL.

HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

ALRIGHT, WE

[12. Ordinance No. 25-B-031 - Consideration and approval by the city council of the City of Schertz, Texas authorizing the issuance of “City of Schertz, Texas, Combination Tax and Limited Pledge Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Series 2025”; providing for the payment of said certificates by the levy of an ad valorem tax upon all taxable property within the city and further securing said certificates by a lien on and pledge of the pledged revenues of the system; and other matters incident and related thereto. First & Final Reading (S.Gonzalez/J.Walters/A.Friedman)]

ORDINANCE NUMBER 25 B 0 3 1, CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF SHS, TEXAS AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF THE CITY OF SHS, TEXAS COMBINATION TAX AND LIMITATION PLEDGE REVENUE CERTIFICATE OF OBLIGATION SERIES 2025, PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT AND SET CERTIFICATES BY THE LEVY OF AN VALORIAN TAX UPON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY.

AND FURTHER SECURITY SET CERTIFICATES BY A LIEN ON THE PLEDGE OF THE PLEDGE REVENUES OF THE SYSTEM IN OTHER MATTERS INCIDENT AND RELATED THERETO.

THIS IS THE FIRST AND FINAL READING, MR. WALTERS FLOOR IS YOURS.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNSEL.

MY NAME IS JAMES WALTERS, I THE FINANCE DIRECTOR HERE FOR THE CITY OF SHIRTZ.

UH, TODAY WE HAD A BOND SALE, UM, LEADING UP FOR THAT $56 MILLION THAT WE HAD BEEN WORKING ON, UH, THROUGHOUT THE, FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS.

UH, WE ISSUED, UM, A, UH, NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE THESE, THESE BONDS.

UM, WE PUBLISHED THE PAPER FOR A COUPLE OF, UH, COUPLE OF WEEKS, UH, LETTING THE PUBLIC KNOW THAT THIS WAS, THIS WAS COMING UP AND, UH, TODAY WE ACTUALLY, UM, GOT THE, THE QUOTES FROM POTENTIAL BUYERS, UM, TO PURCHASE THESE BONDS.

AND THOUGH THE, THE BEST OF IT, THE BEST PRICE IS IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY.

UH, I'LL INTRODUCE ANDREW FRIEDMAN WITH SAMCO OR, UH, FROM SAMCO TO GO AND GO OVER THE OVERALL BILL BIDDING PROCESS.

UM, BUT ULTIMATELY WE HAVE A, GOT A REALLY GOOD RATE.

UH, WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THE RATE.

UM, AND, UH, JUST A REMINDER THAT THE PROJECTS FUNDED BY THESE WERE, UH, LISTED IN THE, UH, CIP PLAN AND THE BONDS WERE STRUCTURED IN A WAY TO NOT RAISE TAXES.

SO THIS IS WITHIN OUR ALLOTTED, UH, CAPACITY.

UM, AND SO WE BELIEVE THE TAX RATE WILL REMAIN THE SAME, UH, EVEN AFTER THIS SALE.

AND FOR THE WATER SEWER PORTION.

THESE ITEMS WERE ALSO, UH, CONSIDERED IN THE FIVE YEAR RATE STUDY THAT WE HAD CONDUCTED PREVIOUSLY AS WELL.

UM, SO AGAIN, UH, WE DON'T EXPECT ANY FINANCIAL, UM, CHANGE IN PART WHEN WE'VE ALREADY HAVE ALREADY REALIZED AND PUT INTO OUR, UM, PROJECTIONS AND, UM, UH, WE'RE VERY HAPPY WITH HOW THE, THE SALE CAME OUT.

AND I'LL TURN OVER TO ANDREW TO KIND OF GO OVER THE ITEMS. AND LUCKILY HE BROUGHT HAND COPIES, SO JUST IN CASE THE, UH, COMPUTER SYSTEM DECIDED TO GET FINICKY, UH, WE DO HAVE SOME ITEMS THAT WE, OR, UH, UM, WE DO HAVE SOME PAPER COPIES THAT HE WAS HANDED OUT TO YOU SO WE CAN LOOK OVER THE ITEMS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, JAMES.

ANDREW FRIEDMAN WITH SAMCO CAPITAL MARKETS FINANCIAL ADVISOR TO THE CITY.

UH, MR. WALTER DID A GREAT JOB OF SUMMARIZING ALL THE STEPS WE'VE TAKEN TO GET HERE, UH, AND ULTIMATELY THE RESULTS OF THIS CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION FOR YOUR APPROVAL THIS EVENING.