[ Call to Order]
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TODAY'S TUESDAY, MARCH 3RD, 2026.
WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND CALL THIS REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER AT 6 0 1.
UH, WE'RE GONNA START BY DOING OUR PLEASURE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES AND TO THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND ALSO OPENING PRAYERS.
COUNCILMAN WESTBROOK, I CAN EVERYBODY STAND PLEASE? EVERYBODY STAND BONES OFF.
UH, HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY TONIGHT.
GRANT THIS COUNCIL WISDOM, HUMILITY, AND UNITY AS WE MAKE DECISIONS THAT IMPACT THE LIVES OF OUR RESIDENTS.
IN HONOR OF WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH, WE GIVE SPECIAL THANKS FOR THE WOMEN AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, PAST AND PRESENT, WHOSE LEADERSHIP, COURAGE, AND DEDICATION STRENGTHEN OUR CITY, BLESS THEIR WORK, PROTECT THEIR FAMILIES, AND CONTINUE TO RAISE UP THEIR VOICES OF INTEGRITY AND COMPASSION IN PUBLIC SERVICE.
GUIDE OUR WORDS AND ACTIONS TO REFLECT, RESPECT, FAIRNESS, AND THE COMMON GOOD.
IN YOUR, IN YOUR NAME WE PRAY.
I PLEDGE TO THE FLAG OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC, WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUAL WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO BE TEXAS.
ONE STATE HONOR GOD, ONE AN INDIVIDUAL.
YOU GOT YOUR MIC? OH, THIS ONE? NO, I MOVED MINE OVER HERE.
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WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON
[ National Employee Appreciation Day-March 6, 2026 (Councilmember Guerrero)]
TO PROCLAMATIONS STARTING OUT WITH NATIONAL EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION DAY MARK 6 20 26.IT'S, UH, NATIONAL EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION.
IF YOU'RE AN EMPLOYEE FOR THE CITY OF YOUR CHURCH, COME ON UP.
WE WANNA RECOGNIZE YOU THIS EVENING.
A LOT OF PEOPLE, OH MY GOSH, WE GOT EVERYBODY UP HERE.
NATIONAL EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION DAY, MARCH 6TH, 2026.
WHEREAS CITY OF CHURCH'S EMPLOYEES ARE DEDICATED PUBLIC SERVANTS WHO PERFORM THEIR, THEIR JOBS WITH PROFESSIONALISM, COMPASSION, AND PRIDE.
WHEREAS THE CITY OF SHEZ CURRENTLY HAS 464 EMPLOYEES WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROTECTING PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH, CARING FOR THE LESS FORTUNATE ENFORCING LAWS, SAFEGUARDING THE ENVIRONMENT, BUILDING AND MAINTAINING ROADS, PROMOTING ECONOMIC GROWTH, LICENSING PROFESSIONALS AND BUSINESSES, PRESERVING OUR HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES.
WHEREAS THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF SHIRTZ RESIDENTS WHO BENEFIT FROM THE SERVICES PROVIDED EACH DAY BY THE CITY OF SHIRT'S EMPLOYEES.
WHEREAS CITY OF SHIRT'S EMPLOYEES SUPPORT THE STATE OF TEXAS GOVERNMENT BY SERVING AS RESPONSIBLE STEWARDS OF TAX, OF TAXPAYER FUNDS AND ENJOYING IN EFFORTS TO IMPROVE OPERATIONS AND ENHANCE SERVICE DELIVERY THROUGHOUT STATE AGENCIES.
WHEREAS MANY CITY OF CHURCH'S EMPLOYEES SUPPORT WELLBEING OF THEIR COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT ACTS OF VOLUNTEERISM AND CHARITY, INCLUDING SUPPORTING THE MANY WORTHWHILE ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF SHIRTS.
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SHIRTS HAS A STAFF APPRECIATION COMMITTEE WHOSE PRIMARY FOCUS IS TO O OVERSEE EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION PROGRAMS TO ENSURE EMPLOYEES FEEL VALUED AND MOTIVATED.STAFF APPRECIATION EVENTS ARE DESIGNED TO BOOST MORALE, RETENTION, AND ENGAGEMENT BY FOSTERING A POSITIVE ORGANIZATIONAL CU CULTURE.
ANNUAL EVENTS INCLUDE THE EMPLOYEE COOKOUT AND STAFF EXCELLENCE AWARDS, THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY EVENTS, AS WELL AS NUMEROUS OTHER EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
WHEREAS THE CITY OF SHIRTZ ALSO RECOGNIZES EVERY DEPARTMENT'S NATIONAL RECOGNITION DAY, WEEK, MONTH WITH A PROCLAMATION.
MAYOR RALPH RODRIGUEZ OF CHURCH TEXAS HEREBY RECOGNIZES MARCH 6TH AS 2026, NATIONAL EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION DAY.
HE ENCOURAGES THE CITY OF SHIRTS TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THEIR COMMITMENT AND DEDICATION THAT OUR EMPLOYEES PROVIDE OUR GREAT COMMUNITY SIGN.
MAYOR OF SHIRTS, MR. RALPH RODRIGUEZ.
ARE YOU GONNA SPEAK OR AM I, OH, I, IF YOU PREPARED SOMETHING, I'LL GO AHEAD AND SAY SOMETHING AND THEN IF JESSICA WANTS TO SAY SOMETHING, SHE CAN AS WELL.
SO YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW THAT SHIRTZ IS A SERVICE DRIVEN ORGANIZATION, AND THAT MEANS THAT IT IS RUN AND FUELED BY OUR EMPLOYEES.
AND I HAVE TO SAY THAT I'M EXTREMELY PROUD TO BE PART OF THIS TEAM AND AMONG THIS GROUP BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME OF THE BEST EMPLOYEES THAT THERE ARE IN THIS COUNTRY.
THEY'RE ALL VERY DEDICATED TO WHAT THEY DO EVERY SINGLE DAY AND DO IT WELL AND DO IT WITH A COMMITMENT THAT REALLY HELPS OUR BUILD OUR COMMUNITY INTO SOMETHING SPECIAL.
SO I JUST WANT TO GIVE EACH OF YOU GUYS A ROUND OF APPLAUSE AND SAY THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO.
AND NOW, I JUST WANNA SAY, AS A, AS A REPRESENTATIVE FROM HR, I'M, I'M OBVIOUSLY ONE OF, OF MANY, AND THE STAFF APPRECIATION COMMITTEE, SOME OF WHO ARE HERE TONIGHT ARE REALLY THE ONES WHO THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE YEAR, UM, ARE CONSTANTLY THINKING OF WAYS TO, TO HONOR AND RECOGNIZE OUR EMPLOYEES.
AND SO WE'RE SO GRATEFUL FOR, FOR ALL OF THE VOLUNTEER HOURS THAT, UM, THEY PUT FORTH INTO THIS EFFORT.
AND IN FACT, TOMORROW WE HAVE OUR, UM, STAFF, UH, APPRECIATION EMPLOYEE BREAKFAST FROM SEVEN 30 TO EIGHT 30.
UM, SO I COME OUT ENJOY TACOS AND COFFEE CART AND ALL, ALL THINGS GOOD.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE RECOGNITION.
YEAH, THIS IS A GREAT SPOT RIGHT BEHIND JERRY.
THE, I JUST WOULD LIKE TO ECHO THOSE WORDS BY OUR CITY MANAGER, STEVE WILLIAMS. OUR EMPLOYEES ARE DEFINITELY ONE OF OUR MAIN LIFELINES TO BE ABLE TO SERVE OUR RESIDENTS, SO WE DEFINITELY APPRECIATE EACH ONE OF YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK.
[ 311 Recognition Day-March 11, 2026 (Councilmember Westbrook)]
NEXT WE'RE GONNA HAVE 3 1 1 RECOGNITION DAY, MARCH 11TH, 2026.EVERYBODY SAW ME TRIP, SO I'M GLAD TO KNOW THE CITY HAS INSURANCE.
WHEREAS THE THREE ONE ONE CALL CENTER PROVIDES CITIZENS WITH A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT FOR ALL NON-EMERGENCY SERVICES THAT CAN BE REPORTED IN PERSON ELECTRONICALLY OR BY ANY OTHER MEANS OF COMMUNICATION.
AND WHEREAS SINCE THE CREATION OF THE 9 1 1 EMERGENCY SYSTEM, NON-EMERGENCY CALLS HAVE SLOWED OPERATORS RESPONSE TIMES TO TRUE EMERGENCIES.
AND WHEREAS IN 1996, BALTIMORE MARYLAND ADOPTED THE FIRST
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3 1 1 SYSTEM AS A WAY TO EASE PRESSURE ON THE OVERBURDEN 9 1 1 SYSTEM.THE NEW SYSTEM FREED UP EMERGENCY PHONE LINES AND SHORTEN WAIT TIMES FOR EMERGENCY CALLS, HELPING 9 1 1 DISPATCHERS GET EMERGENCY SERVICES TO FOLKS THAT NEED THEM MORE QUICKLY, ULTIMATELY SAVING LIVES.
WHEREAS THE 3 1 1 SYSTEM ALSO INVITED THE CITIZENS TO BE THE EYES AND THE EARS OF THE CITY, WHILE MORE CLOSELY CONNECTING THE PUBLIC SECTOR TO ITS CITIZENS.
AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF SHIRTZ HAS 2 3, 1, 1 CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP REPRESENTATIVES WHO HAVE A COMBINED TOTAL OF 14 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE.
NOW, THEREFORE, RALPH RODRIGUEZ, THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SHIRTZ, DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM MARCH 11TH, 2026 AS NATIONAL 3 1 1 DAY.
I, HE ENCOURAGES ALL RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF CERTS TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE COMMITMENT, THE DEDICATION, AND THE HARD WORK OF OUR 3 1 1 STAFF PROVIDES FOR THE CITIZENS OF OUR GREAT CITY.
THANK Y'ALL SO MUCH FOR THIS RECOGNITION.
I KNOW 3 1 1 REALLY APPRECIATES IT.
THESE TWO LADIES WORK SO HARD EVERY DAY ANSWERING RESIDENT PHONE CALLS AND CONCERNS AND QUESTIONS.
UM, THEY GO SO FAR AND ABOVE, BEYOND, UH, THEIR CALL OF DUTY AND I HAVE PERSONALLY WITNESSED THEM, YOU KNOW, CALL BACK RESIDENTS TO GET, MAKE SURE THAT THEY GOT THE INFORMATION THAT THEY NEEDED.
I'VE WITNESSED THEM CHASE RESIDENTS DOWN THE PARKING LOT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY GOT WHERE THEY'RE NEEDED TO BE.
UH, SO THEY GO ABOVE AND BEYOND EVERY DAY.
SO WE'RE EXTREMELY APPRECIATIVE OF THEM.
AND THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.
WE DEFINITELY APPRECIATE A 3 1 1 STAFF.
UH, SO IF YOU HAVE AN EMERGENCY, WE ALL KNOW TO DIAL 9 1 1.
IF YOU HAVE A MAJOR CONCERN, YOU HAVE A ISSUE.
UH, AND THEN YOU CAN DIAL 3 1 1 TO GET THOSE ADDRESSED.
SO WE DEFINITELY APPRECIATE OUR STAFF FOR THAT.
[ Procurement Month-March 2026 (Councilmember Heyward)]
LAST PROCLAMATION THAT WE HAVE IS THE PROCUREMENT MONTH, MARCH, 2026.WE HAVE, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER DR.
UM, AS SOMEONE WHO HAS SPENT, UH, MANY YEARS, UM, OF MY CAREER IN FEDERAL AND ACQUISITION CONTRACTING, I UNDERSTAND FIRSTHAND THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF, UH, MANAGING, UH, PUBLIC DOLLARS.
SO WITH THAT, UH, LOOK FORWARD TO THIS PROCLAMATION.
GET THE GLASSES ON NATIONAL PROCUREMENT MONTH, MARCH, 2026.
WHEREAS PROFESSIONAL PUBLIC PROCUREMENT IS CRUCIAL FOR THE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE OPERATION OF ALL GOVERNMENT ACROSS THE GREAT STATE OF TEXAS, INCLUDING THE CITY OF SHIRTS.
AND WHEREAS PUBLIC PROCUREMENT REQUIRES SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS, AND THE CITY OF CHURCH'S PURCHASING DEPARTMENT HAS A DEDICATED STAFF OF PROCUREMENT PROFESSIONALS WITH MORE THAN 32 YEARS COMBINING EXPERIENCE.
AND WHEREAS THESE PROCUREMENT PROFESSIONALS DEDICATE THEMSELVES TO PROVIDING THE BEST VALUE FOR EVERY TAXPAYER DOLLAR BY PROVIDING HIGH CALIBER, STRATEGIC, LOGISTICAL AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT FOR THE CITY, AND DEDICATING THEMSELVES TO EXPANDING THEIR KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD.
AND WHEREAS IN ADDITION TO THE PURCHASE OF GOODS AND SERVICES, PUBLIC PROCUREMENT ADDS VALUE TO THE ORGANIZATION BY PERFORMING SUCH FUNCTIONS AS EXECUTING, IMPLEMENTING AND ADMINISTERING CONTRACTS, DEVELOPING STRATEGIC PROCUREMENT STRATEGIES, CULTIVATING WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE, WITH SUPPLIERS AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATIONS, AND PROVIDING SAFETY AND RISK MANAGEMENT SUPPORT TO CITY STAFF.
AND WHEREAS PUBLIC PROCUREMENT HAS TREMENDOUSLY INFLUENCED ON THE ECONOMIC CONDITIONS IN THE CITY OF CHURCHS, THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND INDEED ACROSS THE UNITED STATES WITH CUMULATIVE PURCHASING POWER RUNNING INTO BILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
AND WHEREAS THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GOVERNMENTAL PURCHASING HAS DESIGNATED THE MONTH OF MARCH AS PROCUREMENT MONTH TO FURTHER EXPAND THE AWARENESS OF THE PURCHASING PROFESSIONAL'S ROLE TO GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, THE GENERAL PUBLIC BUSINESS AND CORPORATE LEADERSHIP.
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THEREFORE, RALPH MAYOR RALPH RODRIGUEZ OF SHIRTS, TEXAS HEREBY RECOGNIZED MARCH, 2026 AS PROCUREMENT MONTH.AND HE ENCOURAGES ALL RESIDENTS CITY OF CHURCH TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE DEDICATION AND HARD WORK THAT THE CITY OF CHURCH PURCHASING DEPARTMENT PROVIDES ON A DAILY BASIS.
UM, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, STAFF AND RESIDENTS, I WANNA SAY THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT FOR RECOGNIZING PROCUREMENT MONTH AND THE WORK THAT MY STAFF PUTS IN, UH, ONE OF US COULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT.
UM, BUT THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT WORKS TIRELESSLY DAILY TO ENSURE WE'RE FOLLOWING ALL REGULATORY COMPLIANCE AND BEING SAFEGUARDS FOR THE TAXPAYERS DOLLARS AND ALL THE PURCHASES THAT THE CITY HAS TO DO AND THE CONTRACTS.
AND WE DEPRECIATE THE SUPPORT AND THANK YOU.
AND AGAIN, I'D REALLY LIKE TO THANK OUR PURCHASING DEPARTMENT A LOT, UH, 'CAUSE THEY ARE DEFINITELY LOOKING OUT FOR THE TAXPAYERS OF OUR CITY TO MAKE, MAKING SURE THAT OUR TAX DOLLARS GET SPENT WISELY.
SO WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO, WE'RE
[ Employee Introductions EMS: Matthew Burzynski-EMT; Ethan Collum-EMT; Kyle Cool-EMT; Azalea Iniguez-EMT; Jorge Morales-EMT; Ricardo Rodriguez-Osoria-EMT; Noah Thatcher-EMT; James Fleishmann-Paramedic; Melinda McCoy-Paramedic; Saeed Valdes-Paramedic; Daniel Patlan-Paramedic Library: Rachel Bowerman, Library Assistant; Helena Frende-Library Assistant; Veronica Jones-Library Assistant Planning: Brandon Elliott, Planner Public Works (Water): Chandler Layer, Water/Wastewater Operator Trainee; Romeo Pena, Water/Wastewater Operator Trainee Utility Billing: Emilia Zapata-Utility Billing Specialist]
GONNA MOVE ON TO EMPLOYEE INTRODUCTIONS.UH, AND THEN WE'RE GONNA DO, UH, UH, PRESENTATIONS AND CITY EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS AFTER THAT, I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND BRING UP, UH, ITEM 11, WHICH IS OUR WORKSHOP, AND THEN WE'LL, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA AND THEN WE'LL, WE'LL FOLLOW THE, THE REST OF THE AGENDA ITEMS, UH, AF IN ORDER AFTER THAT.
SO, UH, MOVING ON TO EMPLOYEE INTRODUCTIONS.
WE HAVE, UM, WE HAVE ASSISTANT CHIEF OF OPERATIONS OF SHE CMS, TYLER BOKER.
COUNSEL, MR. WILLIAMS, MS. GONZALEZ.
THEY'RE ON CALLS RIGHT NOW, BUT WE DO HAVE ONE OF OUR BRAND NEW FULL-TIME EMTS.
UH, SHE JOINED SHIRTS IN JANUARY OF 2026.
SHE WAS BORN HERE IN SHIRTS, AND AS PART OF THE MILITARY FAMILY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE IN FLORIDA NORWAY BEFORE RETURNING HOME TO SERVE HER COMMUNITY.
AZALEA EARNS HER BACHELOR'S DEGREE FROM TEXAS STATE AND GRADUATED FROM THE SHIRTS EMS TRAINING ACADEMY AS AN EMT.
THOUGH SHE HAS BEEN AN EMS FOR ONLY THREE MONTHS, SHE HAS ALREADY SHOWN GREAT ENTHUSIASM AND DEDICATION OUTSIDE OF WORK SHE ENJOYS OUTDOORS.
WE'RE PROUD TO HAVE HERE ON OUR TEAM HERE, FULL TIME WITH US.
WE WELCOME ALIA TO THE CITY OF CHURCH FAMILY.
NEXT, UH, WE HAVE THE LIBRARY.
UM, I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF INTRODUCING MS. VERONICA JONES TO YOU ON MY LEFT.
UM, SHE STARTED AT CHURCH'S PUBLIC LIBRARY AS A LIBRARY ASSISTANT FAIRLY RECENTLY.
UM, SHE WAS BORN IN MARYLAND, BUT SHE, UH, WENT TO STEEL HIGH SCHOOL HERE.
UM, AND SHE GRADUATED FROM STEEL HIGH SCHOOL.
UH, SHE IS A TEXAS STATE GRADUATE.
SHE STUDIED, UM, GRAPHIC DESIGN THERE IN MAY, 2024.
I HAVE SOME FUN FACTS ABOUT HER.
UM, HER FAVORITE TV SHOWS ARE DR.
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HER FAVORITE FOOD IS A MAC AND CHEESE FAVORITE COLOR IS PINK.UM, AND WHEN WE ASKED HER WHAT SHE'S MOTIVATED BY, UH, SHE'S MOTIVATED BY WATCHING AND BEING AROUND PEOPLE THAT INSPIRE HER.
SO WE THINK THAT THAT'S GONNA BE A VERY EASY THING TO DO, BEING HERE, UH, WORKING FOR CITY OF SHIRTS.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR VERONICA FOR JOINING US.
ALRIGHT, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, CITY STAFF AND GUESTS.
UM, I'M SO EXCITED TO INTRODUCE RACHEL TO YOU.
RACHEL GARMAN ALSO JOINED US IN FEBRUARY AS A LIBRARY ASSISTANT.
SHE'S A HOMETOWN GIRL AS WELL.
SHE, UM, WAS BORN IN SAN ANTONIO, GRADUATED FROM SAN CLEMENS HIGH SCHOOL IN 2016.
UM, SHE GRADUATED FROM TEXAS A AND M IN 2022 AND THEN ATTENDED, UM, NYU FOR GRADUATE COURSES IN ENGLISH.
I THINK WE'VE, UH, BROUGHT HER TO THE LIBRARY SIDE.
UM, SHE'S INTERESTED IN PURSUING A DEGREE IN LIBRARY SCIENCE, SPECIFICALLY ARCHIVES.
SHE GREW UP IN THE SHIRTZ PUBLIC LIBRARY.
WE JUST, UM, CELEBRATED HER MOM'S RETIREMENT OF 23 YEARS AT THE LIBRARY.
SO IT'S FUN TO HAVE RACHEL ON THE STAFF SIDE NOW.
UM, FROM SOME HOBBIES AND FUN FACTS, RACHEL UM, ENJOYS SPENDING TIME WITH HER DOG, DOING THE NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD, HANGING OUT WITH HER NIECES AND NEPHEWS.
SHE, UM, HELPED FOUND HER GRAD SCHOOL TRIVIA TEAM, WHICH WAS APTLY NAMED THE EARNEST FLEMING WAYS.
SHE'S A BIG READER AND WE'RE SO EXCITED TO HAVE HER ON OUR TEAM.
IT IS MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE HELENA FRIEND A WHO BEGAN SERVING OUR COMMUNITY AS PART OF A PART-TIME LIBRARY SYSTEM AT SEARCH PUBLIC LIBRARY ON JANUARY 26TH.
SHE WAS BORN AND RAISED IN SAN ANTONIO.
THEY, HER ROOTS EXTEND OVERSEAS.
HALF HER FAMILY LIVES IN ENGLAND WHERE HER MOM'S FROM, AND SHE SPENT MUCH OF HER CHILDHOOD TRAVELING THERE EVERY COUPLE OF YEARS.
AS A CHILD, SHE WAS FAR MORE LIKELY TO BE FOUND WITH A BOOK OR A SKETCH PAD THAN OUTSIDE PLAYING.
THOUGH HER MOM MADE SURE SHE TRIED EVERYTHING FROM SOCCER TO BALLET TO KARATE.
SHE ATTENDED IN NORTH SIDE, NORTHEAST ISD AND GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL IN THE TOP 1% OF HER CLASS, EARNING THE DISTINCTION OF TOP RANKED GIRL IN HER GRADUATING CLASS.
HER ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS EARNED HER MULTIPLE SCHOLARSHIPS, WHICH ALLOWED HER TO ATTEND TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY IN SAN MARCO.
ON WHAT AMOUNTED TO A FULL RIDE, SHE EARNED A BFA IN GRAPHIC DESIGN AND EVEN BECAME A SMALL TIME PUBLISHED ILLUSTRATOR DURING HER COLLEGE.
YEARS AFTER GRADUATING, SHE RETURNED TO SERVE HER FORMER SCHOOL DISTRICT AS A GRAPHIC ARTIST.
IN ADDITION TO HER WORK IN THE LIBRARY, SHE TEACHES AFTERSCHOOL ART AND LAUNCHED A SMALL ART BUSINESS THIS PAST JUNE.
WHETHER SHE'S READING, DRAWING, BAKING, OR HELPING FRIENDS AND FAMILY WITH THEIR OWN CREATIVE PROJECTS, SHE BRINGS PASSION AND CREATIVITY TO EVERYTHING THAT SHE DOES.
FAMILY IS A BIG PART OF HER LIFE.
HER PARENTS NOW RETIRE, LIVE NEARBY, AND SHE MAKES IT A PRIORITY TO SEE THEM ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK TO WALK AND FOR DINNER.
SHE AND HER PARTNER VISIT HER GRANDMOTHER EVERY FRIDAY TO SPEND TIME WITH HER AND LEND A HELPING HAND.
HER YOUNGER BROTHER, A MECHANICAL ENGINEER IN AUSTIN, RECENTLY PURCHASED A HOME WITH HIS PARTNER.
AND SHE'S INCREDIBLY PROUD OF EVERYTHING HE HAS ACCOMPLISHED.
SHE EVEN MET HER PARTNER IN A WAY THAT PERFECTLY REFLECTS HER CREATIVE SPIRIT AT AN ANIME CONVENTION WHERE THEY WERE DRESSED AS TWO DIFFERENT ITERATIONS OF THE SAME CHARACTER.
EACH YEAR, THEY DESIGNED NEW COSTUMES TOGETHER.
SHE OFTEN TRANSFORMS THRIFT STORE FINDS INTO SOMETHING NEW.
WHILE HE BUILDS HIS DESIGNS ENTIRELY FROM SCRATCH.
HER PATIENCE, CREATIVITY, AND GENUINE DESIRE TO HELP OTHERS MAKE HER A WONDERFUL ASSET.
TO THE LI WE ARE ECSTATIC TO HAVE HER ON OUR LIBRARY TEAM AND WE HOPE THAT SHE STICKS AROUND FOR YEARS TO COME.
WE DEFINITELY WELCOME OUR LIBRARY ASSISTANCE TO THE CITY OF SHIRTS, FAMILY.
I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF INTRODUCING BRANDON ELLIOT, OUR NEW PLANNER.
HE STARTED WITH THE PLANNING DIVISION ON JANUARY 26TH.
HE MOVED TO SHIRTZ WHEN HE WAS SEVEN YEARS OLD AND IS A GRADUATE OF STEEL HIGH SCHOOL.
HE WENT ON TO OBTAIN HIS BACHELOR'S AND MASTER'S FROM TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION.
AND AFTER TEXAS STATE, HE STARTED HIS CAREER IN MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT WITH THE CITY OF DRIPPING SPRINGS, AND THEN WENT ON TO HAYES COUNTY FOR THE TRANSPORTATION SIDE.
BRANDON NOTED THAT HE IS MOST EXCITED ABOUT RETURNING TO THE CITY HE GREW UP IN AND BEING PART OF THE PLANNING TEAM.
AND WE'RE JUST VERY EXCITED TO HAVE BRANDON HERE WITH US.
WE DEFINITELY WELCOME, UH, BRANDON TO THE CITY OF CHURCH FAMILY.
UH, NEXT WE HAVE PUBLIC WORKS.
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GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL.TONIGHT I HAVE THE HONORS OF INTRODUCING TWO OF OUR MOST RECENT EMPLOYEES THAT WERE HIRED.
ALTHOUGH A MAN OF VERY FEW WORDS AND PROBABLY THE QUIETEST PERSON AT PUBLIC WORKS, I WAS ABLE TO GATHER THAT ROMEO WAS BORN IN SAN ANTONIO.
HE DID GRADUATE FROM EAST CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL AND BEFORE HE CAME TO THE CITY OF SHIRTS, HE DID WORK, UH, WITH SAN ANTONIO WATER SYSTEM.
HE DOES ENJOY SPENDING TIME WITH HIS FAMILY AND WATCHING FOOTBALL, AND HE'S EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO ADVANCE HIS CAREER HERE AND BE ABLE TO GET HIS WATER LICENSE.
CHANDLER WAS BORN IN ETTE, TEXAS.
UH, HE WAS DUE TO BE INTRODUCED AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, BUT HE WAS REPRESENTING THE CITY OF SHIRTS IN DALLAS AT THE STATE LEVEL EQUIPMENT RODEO.
UH, WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO HAVE HIM ON.
HE ENJOYS SPENDING TIME WITH HIS FAMILY, HIS WIFE, AND THREE KIDS.
AND IF HE HAD THE CHANCE, HE WOULD VISIT TOKYO
UM, I MET MY WIFE IN 2016 IN DALLAS, AND SHE DRUG ME DOWN DALLAS.
AND SHE DRUG ME DOWN HERE TO HER HOMETOWN OF SHIRTS.
SHE GRADUATED FROM CLEMENS HIGH SCHOOL.
SO THIS CITY IS MY SECOND HOME, AND NOW IT'S GONNA BE MY FOREVER HOME, HONESTLY.
UM, I HAVE THREE BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN.
THE OTHER ONE WAS, YEAH, THAT ONE IN THE BACK WAS TALKING A LITTLE BIT.
SO, UH, BUT I COME FROM A LONG LINE OF CONSTRUCTION WORK IN UNDERGROUND UTILITIES, HEAVY HIGHWAY WORK.
UM, AND I'M JUST VERY GRATEFUL TO BE HERE AND HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THIS TOWN SPECIFICALLY.
AND HOPEFULLY I'LL BE HERE FOR THE NEXT 30 YEARS.
THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH AND WELCOME YOU TO THE CITY OF CHURCH FAMILY.
HAVE A LOT OF, UH, RESPECT FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DIVISION.
UH, THOSE PEOPLE, THEY'RE OUT THERE WORKING SOME OF THE HOTTEST DAYS THAT WE HAVE DURING THE MONTH OF JULY AND AUGUST TO INCLUDE SOME OF THE COLDEST DAYS THAT WE HAVE.
AND THEY'RE OUT THERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT TRYING TO REPAIR WATER LEAKS, MAIN BREAKS, THOSE KIND OF THINGS.
SO DEFINITELY APPRECIATE THEM VERY MUCH.
[ Presentation of 2026 TRAPS Gold Medal Award to the Schertz Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Department. (S.Gonzalez/L.Shrum)]
ON TO PRESENTATIONS, PRESENTATIONS OF 2026 TRAPS GOLD MEDAL AWARD TO THE SHIRTS, UH, PARKS, RECREATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICE DEPARTMENT.GOOD EVENING MAYOR COUNCIL, MR. WILLIAMS. UM, WANTED TO JUST BRIEF YOU REALLY QUICKLY, UM, ON OUR AWARDS FROM OUR TEXAS RECREATION AND PARK SOCIETY.
GET IT UP ON THE SCREEN THINKING.
WANTED TO BRIEF YOU ON, UM, AGAIN, OUR TEXAS RECREATION PARK SOCIETY STATE INSTITUTE, UM, THAT WE ATTENDED IN FEBRUARY DOWN IN CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS.
UM, THE, THE SOCIETY IS A 2,700 MEMBER ORGANIZATION OF PARKS AND RECREATION PROFESSIONALS ACROSS THE STATE.
UM, WE ARE AN AFFILIATE OF TML.
UM, AND SO IN THIS INSTITUTE WE HAVE EDUCATION SESSIONS, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, STATEWIDE NETWORKING.
WE HAVE A STATE MAINTENANCE RODEO COMPETITION.
WE WERE THE WINNERS HERE AT THE CENTRAL REGION, SO WE SENT SOME FOLKS UP TO THE STATE.
AND THEN WE HAVE STATE AWARDS PROGRAM THAT RECOGNIZES EXCELLENCE IN PROGRAMMING AND OPERATIONS.
SO, UM, I KNOW OUR CITY MANAGER, MR. WILLIAMS, TALKS A LOT ABOUT BUILDING THE SHIRTS BRAND.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I ALSO, UM, WANTED TO DO SINCE I STARTED HERE ALMOST 10 YEARS AGO.
I WANTED TO TELL YOU WHAT YOUR GREAT TEAM IS DOING OUT THERE, UM, AT THE STATE LEVEL.
SO WE HAD THREE SESSIONS PRESENTED AT THIS INSTITUTE.
UM, NEXT LEVEL LEADERSHIP WAS A SESSION PRESENTED BY SIDNEY PEREZ.
AND THEN CASSIE PADDOCK PRESENTED CRISIS READY.
IT WAS A SPECIAL EVENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, ALONG WITH BRANDON HIGH, OUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR.
AND THEN CASSIE ALSO PRESENTED LEADERSHIP LESSONS, UH, SESSIONS.
SO AS YOU CAN SEE IN THOSE PHOTOS, YOU KNOW, PACKED, PACKED ROOMS. SO REALLY GREAT EDUCATIONAL CONTENT
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THAT OUR PARKS, IMMIGRATION LEADERS ARE SHARING ACROSS THE STATE.AND THEN IN THE TEXAS RECREATION AND PARK SOCIETY, WE ARE, I'M ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
I'M THE CENTRAL REGION DIRECTOR.
SIDNEY PREEZ WAS THE VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR FOR THE WHOLE STATE INSTITUTE.
CASSIE PADDOCK IS YOUR EDUCATION TASK FORCE CHAIR.
SO THAT'S ALL THE EDUCATION PROPOSALS THAT COME IN.
SHE REVIEWS THOSE AND SETS UP THE EDUCATION FOR THE INSTITUTE.
AND THEN WE HAVE CAT SHIELD, WHO'S ON THE AWARDS COMMITTEE FOR THE STATE AND THE REGION.
AND THEN AT THE INSTITUTE, WE HAD OVER 50 HOURS OF VOLUNTEERING.
UM, JARED MOTNEY WAS AN IRRIGATION JUDGE.
WE HAD STAFF WHO WERE ROOM HOSTS, CEU MONITORS AND THE STAFF CHECK-IN TABLES.
SO IT'S A GREAT, UM, PRESENCE THERE.
AT THE INSTITUTE, WE ALL WERE WEARING OUR SHIRTS.
UM, AND WE HAD A GREAT PRESENCE.
YOU'RE A MAINTENANCE RODEO TEAM.
UM, WE PLACED THIRD PLACE IN THE STATE IN THE TRUCK AND TRAILER COMPETITION.
SO CONGRATS TO COLE MOODY AND STEVEN LOVELACE.
WE ALSO HAD RAY TAEK WINCO PLACED THIRD PLACE IN THE ZERO TONE MOWER IN THE STATE.
HE WASN'T ABLE TO BE HERE TODAY, BUT GREAT JOB TO RAY.
AND THEN COLE MOODY PLACED FOURTH IN THE STATE IN THE NAIL DRIVING COMPETITION.
AND SADLY, THE REST OF OUR TEAM DIDN'T PLACE, BUT I WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THEM.
IAN KING, ROBERT DOBRATZ, DIEGO MARTINEZ.
AND THEN, UM, FINALLY OUR STATE AWARDS.
SO, UM, WE WERE VERY HONORED TO RECEIVE THE GOLD MEDAL AWARD, HENCE THE SHIRTS RIGHT.
WE HAD TO REPRESENT, UM, FOR EXCELLENCE IN PARKS AND RECREATION OVER THE LAST, UM, THREE YEARS.
IT'S THE HIGHEST AWARD THE STATE ORGANIZATION CAN GIVE TO A DEPARTMENT.
IT LOOKS AT PROGRAM ATTENDANCE, REVENUE GENERATION, UM, POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
ALL THE MARKERS THAT WE JUDGE OURSELVES ON, WE SCORED VERY, VERY HIGHLY ON.
IT'S A GOAL THAT WE HAD SET AS A DEPARTMENT MANY YEARS AGO, UM, WHEN I STARTED HERE 10 YEARS AGO TO GET TO THIS LEVEL AND, AND WE'RE THERE.
SO SUPER, SUPER PROUD OF THIS TEAM.
UM, WE ALSO WON A CLASS FOUR ARTS AND HUMANITIES AWARD.
IT'S A STATEWIDE AWARD, UM, RECOGNIZING OUR MONSTERS VILLE COLLEGIATE PROGRAM THAT WE DID.
SO WE'VE GOT THOSE AWARDS HERE TODAY AND WANTED TO CELEBRATE WITH COUNCIL.
ONCE AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2026 TRAPS AWARD WINNERS.
THANK YOU FOR GOING OUT AND REPRESENTING THE CITY OF CHURCH VERY WELL.
AND WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND MOVE
[ 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.Rodriguez)]
ON TO CITY EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING CITY EVENTS.
UM, SO JUST A COUPLE ITEMS FOR THIS EVENING AND FROM OUR AWARD-WINNING PARKS DEPARTMENT ON SATURDAY, MARCH 7TH.
THEY'LL BE PUTTING ON THE KIT CANCER PEP RALLY IN 5K THAT BEGINS AT EIGHT 30 AT PICKLE PARK.
AND, UH, I KNOW THERE'S SOME CHANCE FOR SOME RAIN THIS WEEKEND, SO HOPEFULLY IT'LL HOLD OFF FOR THE EVENT.
BUT ANY UPDATES WILL BE POSTED ON THE SOCIAL MEDIA IF THERE ARE ANY CHANGES TO IT ON SATURDAY, MARCH 14TH, AGAIN, FROM PARKS, THE NATURE NATURE DISCOVERY SERIES 9:30 AM AT CRESCENT BEND NATURE PARK.
AND THEN FINALLY, OUR NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE MARCH 17TH AT 6:00 PM HERE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
NEXT WE HAVE ANNOUNCEMENTS AND RECOGNITION BY OUR CITY MANAGER, STEVE WILLIAMS. THANK YOU, MARY.
JUST A COUPLE OF QUICK ANNOUNCEMENTS.
WE HAD A FEW PROMOTIONS THIS LAST MONTH AND ALWAYS EXCITED TO SEE THIS.
AND IT MEANS FOLKS ARE MOVING UP IN THE WORLD.
SO, SAMANTHA PINELLO, SHE IS OUR NEW CIVIC CENTER COORDINATOR, AND
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SHE PROMOTED FROM ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT.SHE'S PROBABLY SITTING OUT THERE.
WHERE ARE YOU, SAMANTHA? THERE YOU GO,
AND WE'VE GOT BEN ECMO AND JAYDEN FINCHER.
THEY ARE BOTH NOW POLICE OFFICERS AND PROMOTED FROM THE RANK OF CADET.
SO CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THREE.
I HAVE ONE MORE ITEM, MAYOR, AND IT IS TO CONGRATULATE OUR OWN SARAH GONZALEZ TO BE, SHE WAS DULY ELECTED AS THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE BOARD REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE TEXAS CITY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION.
AND IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH TCMA, IT IS THE PREMIER, UH, MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION FOR CITY MANAGERS AND SENIOR EXECUTIVES AND MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.
AND WE'RE PROUD OF HER FOR JOINING THE BOARD.
SO CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYBODY.
AND CONGRATULATIONS, SARAH, FOR, FOR SERVING ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR TCMA AND ALSO TO OUR CITY MANAGER, STEVE WILLIAMS, WHO IS NOW THE PRESIDENT.
[11. March 2026 Quarterly Streets Update (B James/K Woodlee/R Martinez)]
GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO OUR WORKSHOP.UH, ITEM 11 IS MARCH 20, 26, QUARTERLY STREET UPDATE.
AND I BELIEVE WE'RE GONNA HAVE ROBERT MARTINEZ AND KATHY WOODLEY.
UH, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, ROBERT MARTINEZ.
UH, I AM THE PUBLIC WORKS, UH, PUBLIC WORKS STREET SUPERVISOR.
UH, I'M GONNA GO OVER A COUPLE OF, OF OUR, UH, CURRENT UPDATES FOR THE, UH, YEAR 2025 FOURTH QUARTER.
UM, IT'S NOT COMING UP ON THE SLIDE.
I HAVE A DEEP VOICE AND I WAS HOPING IT WOULD CARRY.
ANDREW, CAN YOU WORK THIS? SURE.
I'M GONNA HAVE KATHY HELP ME OUT A LITTLE BIT HERE.
ANYWAY, IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH OUR STREETS DASHBOARD, UM, IT FOLLOWS THROUGH ON ALL THE, UH, MAINTENANCE THAT THE PUBLIC WORKS, UH, DEPARTMENT DOES IS STREET RELATED, UH, POTHOLES, STREET MAINTENANCE, UH, SIDEWALKS, AND, UH, OTHER ISSUES.
UM, THIS INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE, UH, SHAREPOINT.
UM, I'M SUPPOSED TO INTRODUCE A JOKE TO YOU BEFORE I GET STARTED.
SO SINCE JOHN NOVAK COULDN'T JOIN US, I'M GONNA BEAT HIM OUT ON JOKES.
SO, UM, WHAT DID THE STREETS WORKERS SAY TO THE WRITER? THE POTHOLE THICKENS.
UM, SO GOING TO THE MAINTENANCE DASHBOARD, IF YOU, UH, LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN, UM, YOU'RE LOOKING AT SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT, UH, PUBLIC WORKS TAKES CARE OF ON A DAILY BASIS.
UH, POTHOLES, SIDEWALK ISSUES, STREET ISSUES AND OTHER ISSUES.
OTHER ISSUES PERTAIN TO, UM, UH, WHETHER IT'S AN EMERGENCY CALL, TREES DOWN, UH, SIGN ISSUES, UH, EMERGENCY, UH, WE WORK WITH, UH, CLOSELY WITH THE, UH, EMERGENCY SERVICES IF THEY NEED OUR HELP, UH, ON ACCIDENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
WE ALSO, TOO, I WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THE 3 1 1 LADIES.
UM, I TALK WITH THEM PROBABLY DAILY BECAUSE EVERY PHONE CALL THEY GET IS USUALLY RELATED TO PUBLIC WORKS.
AND SO WE'RE RESPOND TO IT RIGHT AWAY.
AND I WANT TO TELL THEM THANK YOU.
UM, BECAUSE THEY'RE REALLY PATIENT WITH ME.
SOMETIMES I'M OVERWHELMED AND, UH, UH, I HAVE TO CALL 'EM BACK FOR MORE INFORMATION.
UM, SO AGAIN, UH, OTHER ISSUES YOU COULD SEE IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE LARGEST THAT WE HAVE.
UH, WE ALSO WORK WITH NEIGHBORING CITIES AND WE ALSO WORK WITH TDOT, UH, BECAUSE WE CAN RESPOND MUCH QUICKER, UH, FOR THE TEXTILE OFFICES.
UM, SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE OTHER ISSUES THAT WE HAVE.
UM, ONE OF OUR BIGGEST, UM, PROJECTS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON IS THE SIDEWALK ISSUE.
AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE GET, WE GET A LOT OF CALLS ON SIDEWALKS.
UH, WE ARE PUTTING TOGETHER A PROGRAM, UH, TO LOOK AT, UM, TO SEE WHAT, UM, HOW DANGEROUS THE SIDEWALK IS.
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CATEGORIES, UH, ONE THROUGH, UH, ONE THROUGH THREE SEVERITY OF THE SIDEWALK.UH, IF IT'S ANYTHING FROM AN INCH, ONE INCH TO INCH AND A HALF, UH, THAT'S A SERIOUS ISSUE.
WE TRY TO ADDRESS THOSE ACCORDINGLY.
UH, WE DO HAVE A, I'M SORRY, I SKIPPED OVER A LITTLE BIT.
I THOUGHT YOU WERE GONNA TALK ABOUT SIDEWALKS.
OH YEAH, THAT, THAT'S IT RIGHT THERE.
SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE SIDEWALK ISSUES, SEVERITY INDEX, UH, THE LOW SEVERITY IS ANYTHING FROM A HALF INCH SEPARATION.
UM, IT COULD BE A SIDEWALK SINK, SINKING, CRACKING, UH, WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE.
AND THEN YOU LOOK AT MEDIUM INCH AND A HALF TO, I'M SORRY, ONE INCH, HALF INCH TO ONE AND A HALF INCH SEPARATION, UH, TO INCLUDE CRACKING AS WELL.
AND OF COURSE, THE HIGH ONE IS THE, UH, ONE TO ONE HALF INCH, UH, OF SEPARATION.
UH, AS YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE OLDER AREAS, UH, ESPECIALLY IN THE AVIATION HEIGHTS, WE HAVE A LOT OF THAT.
AND AS WE GET THE COMPLAINTS, WE ADDRESS 'EM ACCORDINGLY.
OUR LIST OF SIDEWALKS IS VERY, VERY LONG.
SO, UM, WHEN WE TALK TO A RESIDENT, WE ASK, UH, BE PATIENT, YOU'RE ON THE LIST.
UH, WE'RE, WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR SUBCONTRACTORS TO GET OUT THERE, UH, TO TAKE CARE OF SOME OF THESE ISSUES.
AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE LIST, RIGHT NOW, WE ARE IN THE BELMONT, UH, SUBDIVISION, UH, AND THE RTA SUBDIVISION AND THE WINDBROOK SUBDIVISION.
UM, CURRENTLY THEY ARE, ARE ALMOST COMPLETE, PROBABLY ABOUT 50%.
WE HAVE ANOTHER TWO LIST OF ABOUT 16 TO 17 SIDEWALKS ON THOSE TWO LISTS.
UH, FOR THEM TO GET STARTED, UH, BEFORE THEY EVEN COMPLETE HERE.
WE WANT 'EM TO STAY HERE AND CONTINUE ON FIXING OUR SIDEWALKS.
LEMME GO BACK TO THAT WHERE WE WERE BEFORE.
NO, LET ME GO TO THE, UM, UM, SO ONE OF THE PROJECTS THAT I WANTED TO SEND TO YOU, AND I THINK KATHY, WE MAY HAVE TO GO BACK, BUT THAT'S OKAY.
UM, I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL HAVE EVER TRAVELED FM 4 82 AND OLD NACODOCHES ROAD.
IT'S A HEAVILY TRAVELED AREA BY, UM, QUARRY TRUCK TRAFFIC.
UM, WE OWN A LITTLE PORTION OF THAT CURVE THAT'S THERE, AND IT WAS IN VERY, VERY BAD SHAPE.
UM, I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY PHONE CALLS WE GOT ON THAT WEEKLY, DAILY, AND MONTHLY.
UH, THAT WAS ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROJECTS WE TACKLED IN THE 2025, UH, YEAR.
IF YOU HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE, TAKE A DRIVE ON A SUNDAY.
AND IT'S MUCH SMOOTHER, MUCH CLEANER.
THE NEIGHBORING HOMES THERE THANKED US BECAUSE NOW THEY DON'T HAVE TO WASH THEIR HOUSE BECAUSE OF ALL THE DUST THAT ACCUMULATED THERE.
THERE IS PROBABLY ABOUT 200 TO 300 TRUCKS THAT COME THROUGH THAT AREA DAILY, UH, BECAUSE OF THE LOCAL QUARRIES, THE ASPHALT PLANT, THE AGGREGATE PLANTS, UH, THAT TRAVEL ALL ALONG.
UH, FM 2252 AND OLD NACODOCHES ROAD.
UH, CURRENTLY WE ARE WORKING AROUND, UH, NEIGHBORHOODS, UM, FOR MANHOLES.
UM, I'M SORRY, I'M GONNA GO BACK TO CRACK CEILING.
UM, YOU CAN SEE OUR CRACK SEAL PROGRAM, UM, WHERE WE'VE COVERED, WE WERE ACTUALLY IN THE WILLOW GROVE ESTATES NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, WHICH WE'VE COMPLETED, UH, 0.95 MILES OF CRACK CEILING.
UM, CRACK CEILING IS ONE OF THE BEST MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS WE CAN HAVE IN OUR STREETS, UH, TO SEAL ANY, UH, ANY CRACKS THAT ALLOW WATER TO GO DOWN AND DESTROY THE SUBBASE.
IT'S A PRESERVATIVE THAT WE USE.
UM, THERE IS A TIMEFRAME ON OUR CRACK CEILING.
UH, WE USUALLY START, UH, EARLY OCTOBER AND WE RUN TO USUALLY END OF MAY, MAYBE 1ST OF JUNE.
UH, UM, WE TRY TO KEEP IT DURING THE COOLER MONTHS BECAUSE WHEN THE SUMMER COMES, UH, IF WE LAY THIS MATERIAL DOWN, IT CAN BE PICKED UP BY A TIRE AND, AND IT JUST DOESN'T WORK RIGHT FOR US 'CAUSE IT'S VERY, VERY HOT.
UH, SO WE TRY TO LIMIT THE, THE COOLER WEATHER, UH, WHEN WE DO MOST OF OUR CRACK CEILING.
UH, AND I WILL MOVE FORWARD TO ODD HOLES AND THAT'S A BIG ONE.
WE'VE ACQUIRED A NEW POTHOLE TRUCK AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
UH, THAT POTHOLE TRUCK WILL ALLOW US TO GO IN THERE.
UM, CUT THE AREA, REMOVE THE ASPHALT OLD ASPHALT, PACK THE SUBBASE, AND PUT NEW HUMMOCKS INSIDE THAT, UM, PATCH.
WHAT WE'VE HAD IN THE PROBLEM IN THE PAST IS WHEN WE
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PURCHASE THE ASPHALT, WE HAVE A LIMIT AMOUNT OF TIME TO LAY THAT ASPHALT DOWN BECAUSE IT WILL GET HARD ON US, IT'LL COOL DOWN.UH, WITH THIS POT PATCH TRUCK, IT'S GOT A HEATING UNIT IN THERE, SO WE CAN PRETTY MUCH PATCH ALL DAY LONG WITH THIS.
IT IS A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A, A PROCESS, BUT, UH, IT'S BEEN WORKING OUT FOR US.
UM, YOU COULD SEE THAT WE'VE, UH, WE DO HAVE SOME TEMPORARY PATCH THAT WE USE.
WE TRY TO USE THAT WHEN IT RAINS.
IF THERE'S AN EMERGENCY ON A POT, YOU'LL SEE THAT MATERIAL, UH, PUT OUT THERE.
UM, LAST YEAR WE DID 823 TONS OF ASPHALT ON SEVERAL PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
PART OF THAT WAS THE RE REHABILITATION OF OLD NACODOCHES ROAD.
WE ALSO DID A SMALL PROJECTS AT THE CLEMENTS HIGH SCHOOL, UH, WHERE THEY PUT THE NEW SECURITY BUILDING AT ONE OF THE ENTRY GATES.
AND, UH, AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PICTURES, THEY PUT A LITTLE SECURITY, UH, OFFICE THERE.
AND WE DID THE TURNAROUND FOR 'EM.
AND WE DID THE PAINTING, THE STRIPING, OUR, UH, STREET STRIPING PROGRAM.
WE ACQUIRED A NEW, UH, PAINT STRIPER AND IT'S YET TO BE PUT OUT TO SERVICE.
UH, FLEET HAS TAKEN A LOOK AT IT AND WE'LL SOON HAVE THAT OUT.
WE HAD SOME ISSUES ON, UH, ALSATION WAY IN THE RHINE VALLEY SUBDIVISION, UH, WITH SOME SPEEDING ISSUES, UH, WITH THE HELP OF ENGINEERING.
UM, IF YOU HAVEN'T NOTICED, WE DID SOME PAINTING AND STRIPING.
WE PUT SOME BULB OUTS, UH, TO HELP TRAFFIC COMING OUT ON THE SIDE ROADS, UH, WITH BETTER VISIBILITY.
AND, UH, WE ALSO INCLUDED SOME, UH, UM, YELLOW REFLECTORS DOWN THE CENTER LINE OF THE ROAD.
AND IT SEEMS TO HAVE HELPED SLOW TRAFFIC DOWN BECAUSE THERE, NOW THERE'S AN OBJECT IN THE ROAD.
THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS, SO THEY SLOW DOWN TO TAKE A LOOK AND SEE WHAT IT IS.
AND IT APPEARS TO BE HELPING, UM, WITH THE SPEEDING ISSUE IN THERE.
UH, WE'VE ALSO COMPLETED THE SHIRTZ ANIMAL SHELTER, KRAMER HOUSE COMMUNITY CIRCLE IN SHIRTZ PARKWAY.
UM, AND ALSO ON ELBEL ROAD AND BORG FIELD, WE WORKED WITH, UH, ENGINEERING TDOT.
UH, WE DID SOME RES STRIPING AND SOME ARROWS IN THERE TO HELP THE TRAFFIC.
INSTEAD OF MAKING A LEFT, NOW BOTH TRAFFIC CAN GO ACROSS THE STREET.
SO WE ADDED THAT STRIPING AND THE ARROWS IN THAT AREA.
SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE STREET MAINTENANCE DASHBOARD, UH, OVER THE QUARTERS THE NUMBERS WILL CHANGE.
UH, BUT IN THE CENTER AREA, THE HIGHLIGHTED COLORS, WHEN YOU GO INTO OUR DASHBOARD, YOU CAN CLICK ON THERE AND YOU CAN SEE WHAT THOSE ISSUE ARE.
UH, AS YOU CAN SEE, THE LIGHT BLUE ONES, I CAN TELL YOU THOSE ARE ALL POTS.
SO IN REFERENCE TO THAT, WE, UH, WE SHARE THAT WITH ENGINEERING.
THOSE ARE PROBABLY MOST OF OUR RURAL ROADS.
UH, GRAY TOWN ROAD, UM, TRAINER HILL, WE ROAD, MASKEY ROAD, IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN DOWN MASKEY ROAD.
AND ALSO, UM, FILE ROAD DOWN, DOWN SOUTH, I'M SORRY, DOWN NORTH TOWARDS I 10.
UH, THOSE REPRESENT ALL THE POTS THAT WOULD REPAIR.
UH, SO THE LAST ONE, SO THE LAST ONE SHOWS THE FOURTH QUARTER.
UM, THE RESULTS, AS YOU CAN SEE IN EACH CATEGORY, THE NUMBERS CHANGE BECAUSE WE ADDRESS CERTAIN AREAS, UM, DAILY.
SO THOSE NUMBERS CAN CHANGE, UM, DEPENDING ON THE QUARTER AND THE WEATHER, UH, THINGS LIKE THAT.
AND THAT'S HOW THOSE NUMBERS GROW.
AS YOU CAN SEE, MOST OF THEM ARE IN POTHOLE ISSUES.
WE'RE HOPING THAT THESE NUMBERS GROW IN THE SIDEWALK REPAIRS, AND THAT'S WHAT OUR GOAL IS.
SO, UM, TO HELP ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE OLD SIDEWALKS AND THE MISSING SIDEWALKS WITHIN THE CITY.
ANY QUESTIONS? THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
SO ROBERT, THANK YOU, UH, TALKED ABOUT THE MAINTENANCE THAT PUBLIC WORKS DOES.
KATHY, I'M SORRY, CAN I ADD ONE THING REALLY QUICKLY? MAYOR, JUST AS FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE WHO MIGHT BE WATCHING AND WHO HAVE NOT SEEN THE DASHBOARD, IF YOU GO ONTO IT, IT IS A LOT AN INTERACTIVE DASHBOARD WHERE IF YOU CLICK ON EACH OF THOSE DOTS, IT WILL BRING UP A DESCRIPTION OF AND A PICTURE STATUS, ET CETERA, ET CETERA, AND COST AS WELL AS A PICTURE OF THE ACTUAL POTHOLE IN THE BEFORE AND AFTER.
SO JUST, JUST FOR PEOPLE'S INFORMATION.
YEAH, IT IS REALLY PRETTY COOL TO, TO PLAY AROUND THERE AND GET A LOT MORE INFORMATION.
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HOW IS IT DETERMINED THAT ALL THE CRACKS, ONE INCH, HALF AN INCH, WHO DOES THAT? SOMEBODY JUST WALKS THE SIDEWALKS ALL OVER, OR HOW DOES THAT THIS IS A BIG PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT, SO ROBERT WILL EXPLAIN ROBERT.SO, SO ONE THING IN THE NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE, IN THE NEXT YEAR OR TWO, WE WILL MOST LIKELY DO ANOTHER PAVEMENT CONDITION INDEX CITYWIDE FOR THE STREETS.
WE'VE DONE THOSE, WE TRY TO DO 'EM EVERY FIVE YEARS OR SO, AND THAT'S WHERE WE LEARN WHAT STREETS, UM, HAVE A CONDITION SO THAT WE CAN GO IN AND RESURFACE THEM WITHOUT HAVING TO RECONSTRUCT OR REHABILITATE.
UM, SO WE KIND OF CAN RANK THE STREETS AND WHERE WE SHOULD.
UM, BUT WE HAVE NOT DONE THAT FOR SIDEWALKS HISTORICALLY.
SO PUBLIC WORKS HAS TAKEN ON SOMETHING SIMILAR FOR THE SIDEWALKS? UM, YES.
SO WHAT WE DO CURRENTLY, AGAIN, AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE THE COMPLAINT THROUGH 3 1 1, IF IT'S A SIDEWALK ISSUE, WE DO SEND SOMEBODY OUT THERE TO LOOK AT THE SEVERITY OF THE SIDEWALK.
AT THAT TIME IS WHEN WE KNOW WE'RE TO PLACE THAT REPAIR PROCESS.
IT CAN BE FROM 30 DAYS TO 90 DAYS BEFORE WE CAN GET OUT THERE, BUT HOPEFULLY WITH THE PCI THAT KATHY'S TALKING ABOUT, THAT'LL, THAT STUDY WILL INCLUDE SIDEWALKS HOPEFULLY IN THE FUTURE.
SO IT'S THROUGH, THROUGH 3 1 1 IS BASICALLY HOW YOU FIND OUT THAT THERE'S A SIDEWALK CONDITION.
SO ON BROOK HOLLOW, I SAW ON PAGE, I THINK ON SIX, IT MAY HAVE BEEN SLIDE SIX, Y'ALL MENTIONED THAT, UM, IT WAS A SIDEWALK FOR BROOK HOLLOW, THE WINDBROOK SUBDIVISION.
CURRENTLY WE HAVE BROOK HOLLOW, THERE'S TWO IN THAT AREA.
AND ROLLING BROOK, WE ALSO HAVE TWO AREAS THAT ARE BEING REPAIRED.
SO ON BROOK HOLLOW, THE, THE STREET, THEY HAVE THE, UH, THAT MANHOLE COVER, IT'S LIKE A SPEED BUMP.
SO IS THAT RELATED TO THE SIDEWALK OR IS THAT JUST A SEPARATE CONDITION? THAT'S FUTURE, SIR.
THAT'S A SEPARATE STREET ISSUE.
AND THAT'S GONNA BE PART OF WHAT I'LL EVALUATE NEXT YEAR.
UH, ACTUALLY THAT IS ON OUR REPAIR LIST.
CURRENTLY WE'RE ON THE NORTH CLIFF AREA REPAIRING, UH, MANHOLE AREAS.
AND SO WE HAVE THAT AREA ON OUR LIST AS WELL.
SO IN KENSINGTON RANCH, THEY HAVE THE CONCRETE AROUND THE MANHOLE, BUT IN BROOK HOLLOW THEY DON'T.
WHAT IS, WHAT DISTINGUISHES WHETHER IT'S CONCRETE OR HOW DOES THAT RECTIFIED, I'M GONNA LET LARRY STEP IN ON THIS ONE FOR YOU.
UH, SO TO ANSWER YOUR SPECIFIC, UH, QUESTION SPECIFICALLY, UH, WE, OUR STANDARDS HAVE CHANGED A LITTLE BIT OVER TIME, RIGHT? AND SO NOW YOU SEE THE, THE CONCRETE, UH, COLLARS, CONCRETE ENCASEMENT, CONCRETE COLLARS, UH, ABOVE, ABOVE GROUND.
SO THE ASPHALT GOES LEVEL TO IT, RIGHT? YOU COULD SEE SOME OLDER AREAS OF TOWN WHERE THE, THERE'S ACTUALLY CONCRETE COLLARS DOWN THERE, UH, CONCRETE ENCASEMENT, BUT THE ASPHALT GOES TO THE TOP OF IT.
KIND OF CHANGE THAT PRACTICE OVER TIME BECAUSE OF, UH, HOW, HOW LONG THE STREETS LAST.
ONCE IT SETTLES AROUND THERE, YOU'LL GET THAT BUMP IN THE MIDDLE, RIGHT? AND SO THERE'S A BUNCH OF AREAS.
WE ADDRESSED A BUNCH OF THESE UP IN KINDA THE NORTH CLIFF AREA, ALSO A FEW UP IN THE BELMONT AREA, RIGHT? AND SO THOSE, THOSE STREETS ARE SETTLING AROUND THERE.
AND SOMETIMES THE STREETS ARE IN OKAY SHAPE, RIGHT? OR SOMETIMES YOU'RE GETTING A LOT OF SPING AROUND IT, RIGHT? SO YOU'RE GETTING A LOT OF CRACKING AND THEY'RE, THEY'RE OPENING UP SO THEY NEED A BIGGER CASE.
BUT THERE'S A LOT OF MANHOLES IN, IN AREAS OF TOWN THAT ARE OLDER WHERE THE STREET'S IN DECENT SHAPE AROUND IT, RIGHT? UH, JUST THE, THE STREET IS SETTLING ALL TOGETHER, RIGHT? SO THINK ABOUT AND, AND WANT SOMETHING I WANTED TO BRING UP.
SO WE HAD A COMPLAINT ABOUT, UH, UH, BORK FELL A WHILE BACK, RIGHT? SO WE GOT THOSE DRAINAGE STRUCTURES ON THE SIDES, RIGHT? THE INLETS, AND YOU ALSO SOME GUYS WITH DRAINAGE MANHOLES IN THE ROAD AS WELL AS SEWER MANHOLES, RIGHT? SO THE SAME THING'S HAPPENING WITH THERE, THAT STREET IS REALLY IN DECENT SH FOR MOST OF IT, RIGHT? AND THAT STREET WAS DONE BEFORE MY CAREER HERE AT THE CITY, RIGHT? SO IT'S BEEN THERE A LONG TIME, BUT ALL THAT STREET IS, IS SETTLING AT THE SAME TIME.
IT'S ACTUALLY WHAT WE WANT FROM A STREET, RIGHT? WE WANT IT TO STAY, WE WANT THAT COVER TO STAY GOOD, BUT THERE'S NO WAY FOR, THERE'S NO WAY TO KEEP IT FROM SETTLING OVER TIME, RIGHT? IT'S JUST THE, THE NATURE OF IT.
YOU HAVE TRAFFIC ON, YOU GET WEIGHT ON IT.
JUST THE WEIGHT OF THE STREET ITSELF WITH THE SOIL AROUND IT.
SO THAT'S ACTUALLY WHAT WE LOOK FOR IN A STREET TO LAST A LONG TIME.
UH, BUT WE HAVE TO COME IN AND DO THOSE REPAIRS EVERY NOW AND THEN, RIGHT? 'CAUSE THE MAIN HOLE STRUCTURES ARE, UM, ARE, UH, JUST, IT'S THE STREET'S SETTLING AROUND IT.
SO WE'LL DO AN ASPHALT OVERLAY TO TAKE CARE OF THAT.
AND SO, AGAIN, A WHILE BACK WE HAD SOME, UH, UH, COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE DRAINAGE STRUCTURES ON BORK FIELD, NOT THE FIRST TIME WE'VE ADDRESSED THEM.
AND SO, UH, JUST DO, DO WANT TO MENTION, UH, THAT, UH, WE'RE, WE'RE ACTUALLY GONNA BE CLOSING, UH, TWO LANES OF BO FELL DOWN NEXT WEEK.
SO WE'LL HAVE ONE LANE IN EACH DIRECTION AND TRAFFIC WILL BE SHIFTED OVER.
IF YOU'RE GONNA ADDRESS THE DRAINAGE MANHOLE THAT'S COME UP FOR A WHILE.
THE ACTUAL ISSUE IS THE TOP OF THE DRAINAGE MANUAL IS FAILING.
AND SO WE'RE GONNA GO IN THERE, WE'RE GONNA REPLACE THAT TOP, WE'RE GONNA PUT THE MANHOLE BACK, AND THEN WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA FIX THE
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PAVEMENT AROUND IT.SO VERY SIMILAR TO OTHER PARTS OF TOWN IS THE STREET'S KIND OF SETTLING AROUND THE MANHOLES AND THEN WE FIX THE ASPHALT TO, TO RAMP UP.
UM, THIS AS A REMINDER TOO, WE, WE DECIDED TO START THIS PROJECT, UH, NEXT WEEK BECAUSE SCHOOL IS GONNA BE ON SPRING BREAK AND WE WANTED TO NOT INTERRUPT THE SCHOOL BUS TRAFFIC AND THE PARENTS THAT ARE DROPPING KIDS OFF AT DOBY AND THE NEIGHBORING, UH, CLEMENS HIGH SCHOOL.
AND THAT'S WHY WE SELECTED MONDAY.
SO WE'LL BE COMPLETED IT DURING SPRING BREAK.
WE GOT FIVE DAYS AND THESE GUYS ARE GONNA BE REALLY WORKING HARD TO GET IT DONE.
MAYBE COUNCILMAN JUST TO CHIME IN, 'CAUSE YES, SIR.
HAVING RECEIVED THESE QUESTIONS, COUNCILMAN GUERRERO, WE GET A FAIR NUMBER OF THOSE FOR THE MANHOLES AS WELL, RIGHT? JUST TO SORT OF SUMMARIZE WHAT LARRY SAID, AND ROBERT, WE'RE HAVING THIS ISSUE QUITE A BIT NOW IN SOME NEIGHBORHOODS WITH THAT SETTLING AROUND THE MANHOLES, AND WE'LL SEND THE CREW OUT IN PUBLIC WORKS AND THEY'LL SORT OF KNOCK OUT THE ONES THAT THEY CAN KNOCK OUT.
WHAT THEY FIND IS SOMETIMES IT'S A MORE SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM THAT THEY HAVE TO ORDER MATERIALS OR PARTS OR THINGS LIKE THAT, OR TAKES MORE THAT THEY HAVE TO COME BACK TO.
THE OTHER PROBLEM IS THEY'LL SORT OF MOVE ON TO A DIFFERENT AREA OF THE CITY AND THEN WE'LL CONTINUE TO SEE THAT WITH OTHER MANHOLES.
SO AT TIMES IT FEELS LIKE WE'LL GO THROUGH, WE'LL KNOCK SOME OUT, WE DON'T FIX QUITE ALL OF THEM BECAUSE THERE'S A BIGGER ISSUE OR WE'LL KNOCK 'EM OUT, MOVE ON TO A DIFFERENT AREA, AND THEN YOU CONTINUE TO SEE SETTLING WITH OTHER MANHOLES.
AND SO IT FEELS LIKE A LOT OF TIMES WE'LL CORRECT SOME AND THEN WE TURN AROUND AND, AND WE START HAVING MORE PROBLEMS ON OTHERS.
SO YEAH, IT'S JUST ONE OF THOSE AREAS THAT I WOULD SAY WE ARE LOOKING AT HOW WE DEAL WITH IT BECAUSE IT'S A CHALLENGE TO KEEP UP WITH THIS ISSUE WE'RE HAVING, PARTICULARLY IN CERTAIN NEIGHBORHOODS, I THINK MORE SO THAN OTHERS WITH THIS SINKING AROUND MANHOLES.
AND AGAIN, I, COUNCILMAN GRE CAN SPEAK TO THAT BECAUSE HE'S BEEN GOOD ABOUT HELPING US.
GOT A FAIR NUMBER OF THOSE FROM HIM WHERE HE SPOTS THOSE AND SENDS 'EM IN.
I, SO I CERTAINLY HOPE THAT DURING THE WHOLE, UH, BUDGET PROCESS THAT IT SORT OF RISES TO THE TOP.
I THINK THAT'S A CONSISTENT, YOU KNOW, SO QUALITY, QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUE FOR CITIZENS IS MANHOLES SORT OF BECOMING SPEED BUMPS, SETTLING? UM, I THINK WE DID A GOOD JOB LAST YEAR WITH LAST YEAR'S BUDGET.
JUST HIS, WE, WE DID, AS ROBERT TALKED ABOUT, RIGHT? COUNCIL SUPPORTED A LOT OF ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT, RIGHT? THE, THE POTHOLE MACHINE THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE.
YOU GUYS ALSO ADDED ADDITIONAL STAFF TO THE STREETS DEPARTMENT, I THINK LAST YEAR.
NO WATER, SEWER, NOT STREETS, NOT STREETS, DRAINAGE LAST YEAR.
SO YEAH, THAT IS SOMETHING WE'LL KEEP IN MIND, RIGHT? PART OF WHAT I THINK WE'VE GOTTEN SOME GOOD COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL IN THE PAST ARE HOW ARE WE APPROACHING THESE THINGS? AND SO AGAIN, AS ROBERT TOUCHED ON, WE'RE APPROACHING THE SIDEWALK REPAIR DIFFERENTLY THAN WE ARE.
WE'RE GETTING THE EQUIPMENT, WE'RE APPROACHING THOSE.
AND SO PART OF IT I THINK IS TO MAKE SURE AS WE COME BACK AND ASK FOR MONEY THAT WE KNOW WE ARE IN A GOOD POSITION TO USE THAT.
WE'VE GOT SIGNIFICANT SIDEWALK ISSUES TO CATCH UP ON, SIGNIFICANT MANHOLE ISSUES TO CATCH UP ON, UH, IN PARTICULAR.
SO YEAH, THAT'S SOMETHING WE'LL COME BACK AND TALK ABOUT WITH BUDGET.
UM, IN REGARDS TO, UH, IDENTIFYING, I, I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT THE SEVERITY OF THE, UH, REPAIRS LOW, MEDIUM, HIGH.
IS THERE A TIMEFRAME WHEN THESE, UH, WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU HIT A HIGH, IS THERE A DESIGNATED TIMEFRAME WHEN WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE REPAIRED? IS THERE A DESIGNATED TIME THAT, THAT WE HAVE? SO, SO NOT EXACTLY YET.
SO AS WE'VE BEEN WORKING IN EVALUATING OUR, OUR SIDEWALK REPAIR PROCESS, WE, WE UNDERTOOK A DIFFERENT APPROACH, UM, STARTING THE CONVERSATION SIX MONTHS OR SO AGO, I THINK.
AND ONE OF THE ISSUES WE HAVE IS WE HAVE A SIGNIFICANT BACKLOG OF SIDEWALK REPAIR KIND OF COMPLAINTS THAT WE HAVEN'T HAD FUNDING, HAVEN'T HAD STAFF TO GET TO HAVE BEEN FOCUSED ON OTHER THINGS.
AND SO PART OF WHAT WE UNDERTOOK THAT ROBERT REFERENCED IN, IN HIS SLIDE, AND I DON'T KNOW IF HE REMEMBERS WHICH ONE IT WAS, IS WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW IS WE'RE TAKING THE CALLS AND THE COMPLAINTS THAT WE GET PER QUARTER, SO IN A THREE MONTH WINDOW.
AND WHAT WE'RE DOING IS CONTRACTING WITH ONE OF OUR FOLKS TO REPAIR THOSE THE, THE NEXT QUARTER.
AND SO WHAT WE'RE REALLY UNDERTAKING WITH THIS EFFORT IS CAN WE KEEP UP WITH THE REPAIR PROJECTS WE HAVE JUST GOING FORWARD? UM, AND SO WE'RE INTO THE FIRST BATCH OF THOSE, WE'LL BE THE NEXT BATCH OF THOSE THAT, THAT THEY TALKED ABOUT COMING UP.
AND SO WHEN WE COME BACK TO YOU AGAIN, WE'LL BE ABLE TO GIVE A BETTER FEEL FOR WHETHER OR NOT THE RESOURCES WE HAVE, WE CAN KEEP UP WITH THE NEW COMPLAINTS COMING IN
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AND THAT'LL GIVE US A FEEL KIND OF WHERE WE STAND.BUT WE ESTIMATED WE HAD, HOW MUCH WAS THE COST? DID WE HAVE THE SIDEWALK COMPLAINTS WE HAVE GOING BACK? IF ROBERT REMEMBERS THAT, HOW LONG THE LIST WAS.
DO YOU REMEMBER HOW LONG THE BACKLOG WAS THAT WE HAVEN'T TOUCHED YET, IS IT'S PRETTY GOOD.
IT'S PROBABLY ABOUT 40, 45 SIDEWALKS.
AND WE'RE, THESE ARE TAKING CARE OF SOME OF THE BACKLOG THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE.
SO WE'RE HOPING, UH, BY THE END OF FISCAL YEAR WE'LL BE PRETTY CLOSE TO KNOCKING OUT OUR BACKLOG THAT WE HAVE AND THEN LOOKING AT SOME OF THE LOWER SEVERITY SIDEWALKS BECAUSE WE'RE JUST KNOCKING OUT THE MORE SIGNIFICANT ONES CORRECT AT THIS POINT.
RIGHT? SO, SO PART OF THE THING IS WE'RE TRYING TO COME IN AND GET THE MOST SIGNIFICANT, SO IDEALLY IS WE MOVE THIS FORWARD, THE NEW COMPLAINTS COMING IN WILL KNOCK THOSE, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, IF IT COMES IN, IF IT JUST MISSES THE CUTOFF THEORY, IT WAITS THREE MONTHS, GETS THE REPAIR THE NEXT QUARTER.
SO YOU'RE PROBABLY FOUR OR FIVE MONTHS MAYBE IT MAY GO TO, TO GET THE REPAIR.
UM, YOU KNOW, IT COULD BE IF IT COMES IN, IN THE END IT GETS KNOCKED OUT WITHIN A MONTH OR SO.
BUT THAT'LL GIVE US A FEEL OF DO WE REALLY HAVE THE RESOURCES TO KNOCK OUT THOSE MOST SIGNIFICANT JUST TO KEEP UP AND START CATCHING UP.
BUT AGAIN, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, YOU MAY HAVE A SIDEWALK THAT'S JUST BELOW THAT HIGH PRIORITY AND THOSE FOLKS ARE STILL SAYING, HEY, WHEN DO THEY GET MINE? WHEN ARE THEY GETTING MINE? BUT THIS'LL GIVE US A BETTER HANDLE ON HOW MUCH WE CAN KEEP UP WITH THE MOST SEVERE NOW, BUT THAT'S THEORETICALLY AT THREE TO SIX MONTHS THEY SHOULD HAVE THOSE KNOCKED OUT.
YEAH, I I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, JUST CONCERNS THAT, YOU KNOW, IF YOU HAVE A, A HIGH PRIORITY, YOU KNOW, SEVERITY, THAT WE ENSURE THAT, YOU KNOW, THE SAFETY IS NOT COMPROMISED, THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
SOMETHING WE CAN THINK ABOUT HERE, BRIAN, IT MIGHT BE ALSO IMPORTANT TO, TO POINT OUT THAT THERE'S, YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE TYPES OF REPAIRS.
SOME REQUIRE A LOT MORE THAN OTHERS.
SOME IS MAYBE JUST SHAVING DOWN TO MAKE IT EVEN SOME MIGHT BE CUTTING OUT A SECTION TO COMPLETELY REPLACE IT.
SO IN SOME INSTANCES, DON'T WE USE CONTRACTORS TO TO, TO COMPLETE THAT FORCE THE MOST COST EFFECTIVE WAY TO DO IT? THAT'S RIGHT.
SO WE GENERALLY USE CONTRACTORS TO DO THAT.
AND AGAIN, JUST TO SPREAD THOSE DOLLARS, THAT'S WHY WE KIND OF BUNDLE 'EM UP AS OPPOSED TO WE GET A CALL ON A COMPLAINT, WE DON'T CALL THE CONTRACTOR AND SAY, HEY, GO OUT AND DO THIS ONE, GET A CALL IN A DIFFERENT AREA.
WE, WE KIND OF SAVE THEM UP FOR THE QUARTER.
THAT'S WHY YOU HAVE THAT WINDOW OF, OF HOW WE APPROACH IT.
THANK YOU COUNCILMAN GU GUERRERO.
HOW, HOW DO YOU DETERMINE, 'CAUSE YOU, YOU WERE SAYING MR. JAMES, THAT, UH, WHEN YOU GO TO A NEIGHBORHOOD, YOU TRY TO KNOCK OUT AS MUCH WORK AS POSSIBLE, CORRECT? N NOT EXACTLY.
WE, WE GO OUT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD TACKLING A CERTAIN AR ASPECT OF WORK, RIGHT? SO WE'LL GO OUT TO A NEIGHBORHOOD AND WE'LL DO CRACK CEILING IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE MAY NOT TACKLE THE MOST OTHER SIGNIFICANT ISSUES WITH THAT, OR WE'LL GO OUT AND WE'LL TACKLE POTHOLES.
BUT WHAT WE DON'T DO IS WE DON'T SEND A CREW OUT AND SAY, ALL RIGHT, IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD, LET'S TACKLE EVERY SINGLE THING WE SEE, RIGHT? IN PART BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO SPEND ALL THOSE RESOURCES, UM, DOING ALL OF THOSE THINGS WHEN WE'VE GOT OTHER PEOPLE GOING, HEY, I'VE GOT THIS BIG POTHOLE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, WE JUST NEED TO GO OUT AND TACKLE THAT POTHOLE TOO.
SO WHAT I THINK I WAS TRYING TO SAY IS WHEN WE GET THOSE LISTS OF THE MANHOLES SPECIFICALLY, WE'LL GO OUT, WE KNOCK OUT THOSE MANHOLES THAT ARE, UM, THAT WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO, THAT DON'T HAVE A LARGER STRUCTURAL PROBLEM, AND THEN WE ORDER THE PART TO DO WHAT WE CAN OR BRING IN A CONTRACT OR SCHEDULE TO COME BACK AND DO THAT BIGGER PROBLEM MANHOLE, BUT THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO A DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOOD.
BUT AGAIN, WHAT I WOULD SAY IS WE ARE SEEING THESE HAPPEN SO OFTEN THAT WE'LL GO OUT AND LOOK AT A NEIGHBORHOOD AS WE'RE FIXING SOMETHING OVER HERE.
THAT ONE DOESN'T LOOK SO BAD YET, SO WE DON'T TOUCH IT.
BUT THEN LITERALLY FOUR MONTHS LATER IT'S GOTTEN WORSE.
YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES IT DOES, SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T.
AND SO WHILE WE'VE MOVED ON TO ANOTHER NEIGHBORHOOD, NOW SOMEBODY'S CALLING US ABOUT THAT ONE.
BUT AGAIN, IT'S ABOUT SPREADING THOSE RESOURCES AS OPPOSED TO GOING AND KNOCKING OUT EVERY SINGLE ONE.
THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE A REAL PROBLEM THAT MAY OR MAY NOT GET WORSE, BUT THAT'S DONE AT THE EXPENSE OF HITTING SOMEBODY ELSE'S NEIGHBORHOOD.
SO BASICALLY IT'S THE SEVERITY THROUGHOUT THE CITY IS WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT, NOT NEIGHBORHOOD BY NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE ADDRESS SORT OF A SEVERITY ISSUE BECAUSE WE JUST DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES TO SEND A CREW INTO A NEIGHBORHOOD TO DEAL WITH EVERY PROBLEM AND THEN HAVE OTHER CREWS OUT DEALING WITH ALL OF THE OTHER THINGS CITYWIDE.
WE WOULD, THERE WOULD BE A PRICE TO PAY FOR THAT COMPREHENSIVE FOCUS ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD, IF THAT.
DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? THAT MAKES SENSE.
OH, WE, UH, ALSO, I KNOW AT THE LAST, UH, COUNCIL MEETING, I REQUESTED TO TRY AND GET AN UPDATE, UH, ON, UH, OKAY.
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SO I'M GONNA GO KIND JUST TO THE OTHER EXTREME FROM FIGHTING THE FIRES AND THOSE TYPES OF MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES, UM, TO OUR, THE PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE TO CONTRACT OUT.
THEY'RE A LITTLE BIT LONGER TERM, UM, LARGER PROJECTS.
UM, WE'VE HAD SOME GREAT SUCCESSES FAIRLY RECENTLY WITH SOME OF THE RESURFACING PROJECTS THAT WE'VE DONE IN NEIGHBORHOODS.
UM, WE WILL NOW TALK ABOUT OUR 2024 SPAM REHABILITATION PROJECT.
UH, AND IT INCLUDES THREE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS.
ANDREWS, WHICH IS JUST ABOUT WRAPPING UP, I THINK THEY STILL HAVE SOME MORE RESTORATION TO DO AND MAYBE SOME, UH, SOME FIX UPS THERE.
IT ALSO WILL INCLUDE MAPLE, WHICH WILL GET UNDERWAY SHORTLY.
AND WE ARE IN THE THICK OF DOVE MEADOWS AND, AND SILVER TREE.
UM, WE HAVE NOT DONE A REHABILITATION PROJECT OF THIS MAGNITUDE FOR QUITE SOME TIME SINCE BEFORE MY TIME HERE AT THE CITY.
UM, SO WE ARE CERTAINLY ENCOUNTERING SOME THINGS THAT, UM, MAYBE WEREN'T EXPECTED WHEN WE SET OUT WITH THIS REHABILITATION.
SO THIS IS A, UM, WHERE WE'RE TAKING OUT CURB AND GUTTER TEARING OFF THE ASPHALT, UM, DOING CEMENT STABILIZATION OF THE BASE, WHICH IS A MESSY, MESSY PROCESS.
UM, IT WORKS GREAT FOR THE LONG TERM STRUCTURE OF THE ROAD, BUT, BUT IT'S A REAL MESS WHEN IT'S GETTING DONE.
UM, AND SO ONE THING WE'RE GONNA POTENTIALLY LOOK AT SOME ALTERNATIVE METHODS TO, UM, REACH A SIMILAR, UM, PRODUCT, BUT THERE ARE SOME TRADE OFFS WITH THAT.
WE'RE, WE'RE PRETTY FAR ALONG WITH THAT.
UM, BUT WHAT I WANNA DO IS ACKNOWLEDGE, I'M SURE YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM LOTS OF THE FOLKS HERE TONIGHT.
UM, WE'VE BEEN HEARING FROM THEM, WE'VE GOT A HANDLE, I BELIEVE ON A LOT OF THE ISSUES.
UM, WE UNDERSTAND A LOT OF THE ISSUES WE STILL HAVE WORK TO DO.
I WAS EVEN READING, UH, SOME RESPONSES FROM THE CONTRACTOR COMING INTO THIS MEETING THIS EVENING.
SO I WANT TO, UM, ACKNOWLEDGE SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT, THAT WE'VE BEEN HEARING ABOUT AND, UM, AND LET Y'ALL KNOW SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE GONNA TRY AND DO TO TACKLE THOSE THINGS.
UM, AND LESSONS WE'RE LEARNING FOR, FOR FUTURE PROJECTS.
UM, SO, SO THE C CITY CONTRACTED WITH A GENERAL CONTRACTOR.
UH, I BELIEVE THE NOTICE TO PROCEED DATE WAS SEPTEMBER OF 25.
UH, AND THEY'RE CONTRACTUALLY OBLIGATED TO FINISH THE PROJECT, WHICH DOES INCLUDE ST.
ANDREW'S, DOVE, MEADOWS AND MAPLE.
BY JULY 17TH, 2026, THERE'S REALLY TECHNICALLY NOTHING THAT WE CAN DO TO FORCE THEM TO SPEED UP.
THEY, THEY'RE ABLE TO MEET THAT DEADLINE FOR COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT.
UM, SO UNDERSTAND IT'S TAKING LONGER.
HOPEFULLY, IN THE FUTURE, WE CAN WRITE IN MORE PROVISIONS WITHIN THE CONTRACT TO STIPULATE LIMITED AREAS OF WORK INSTEAD OF ALLOWING THEM TO DICTATE THE, THE SCHEDULE OF THINGS.
UM, SO WE DO RECOGNIZE THAT THE CONTRACTOR AND THEIR SUBCONTRACTOR, THERE ARE SOME PROBLEMS THERE.
THE REMOVAL OPERATIONS OF CURB AND SIDEWALK GOT AHEAD OF THE REPLACEMENT EFFORT.
SO WE HAD LARGE PORTIONS OF THE SUBDIVISION IN DIFFERENT AREAS THAT WERE LEFT OPEN WITHOUT BEING PORED IN A TIMELY FASHION.
UH, COMMUNICATION IS PROBABLY THE NUMBER ONE THING.
UM, WE SHOULD HAVE MET WITH THE NEIGHBORS BEFORE THE PROJECT EVEN STARTED TO, TO HELP COMMUNICATE SOME OF THESE THINGS.
WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN SENDING OUT MORE NOTICES, UM, THROUGHOUT THE JOB AND MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE SOLID POINTS OF CONTACT, BOTH AT THE CITY AND WITH THE CONTRACTOR FOR FOLKS TO CONTACT IF THE NOTICES AREN'T SUFFICIENT FOR TO ANSWER ALL OF THEIR QUESTIONS.
WE HAVE MET WITH THE CONTRACTOR MULTIPLE TIMES TO ADDRESS THE SHORTCOMINGS.
THEY HAVE NOT SOLVED ALL THE ISSUES THAT WE'VE BROUGHT UP.
WE CERTAINLY HAVEN'T SOLVED ALL THE ISSUES THAT WE'RE HERE.
WE'RE HEARING FROM FOLKS, BUT WE WILL NOT FINISH THE JOB.
WE WILL NOT ACCEPT THE JOB UNTIL EVERYTHING HAS BEEN ADDRESSED.
UM, APPROPRIATELY, UH, THE CONTRACTOR HAS INCREASED PERSONNEL WORKING ON THE PROJECT TO SPEED UP COMPLETION.
UH, THE FINAL DRESS UP OF TREATED BASE AND PAVING IS EXPECTED DURING THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF MARCH.
WEATHER PERMITTING, WE'RE FINALLY GETTING A LITTLE BIT MORE.
UM, I WOULD CONSIDER ADEQUATE SERVICE FROM THE CONTRACTOR, AND NOW IT WILL RAIN, SO THAT WILL, WILL THROW A LITTLE WRENCH IN THE THE NEAR TERM SCHEDULE.
UM, I WANNA MAKE SURE EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS ANY EXCAVATED AND DISTURBED AREA.
AREAS WILL GET NEW TOPSOIL WILL BE SODDED.
UM, I'M HEARING STORIES THAT THE TOPSOIL IS BEING JUST THROWN DOWN
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ON TOP OF DEBRIS THAT'S BEEN LEFT.UM, WE UNDERSTAND THAT WE'LL BE INVESTIGATING THAT AND MAKING SURE THAT THE DEBRIS IS, HAS BEEN APPROPRIATELY REMOVED.
UH, WANNA POINT OUT THAT THERE'S PART OF, UH, DOVE MEADOWS AND SILVER TREE, THE AREA HIGHLIGHTED IN PURPLE THAT IS JUST, UH, TO BE BEGINNING, UM, THIS WEEK AND NEXT WEEK.
THERE'S LESS CONCRETE WORK TO BE DONE.
UM, SO WE DID PROVIDE SOME NOTICES TO RESIDENTS ABOUT THIS ON THE 20TH OF FEBRUARY.
UH, AND OUR CONTRACTOR IS, UM, BEING TASKED WITH PROVIDING ADDITIONAL NOTICES THAT WE ARE, UM, REVIEWING BEFORE THEY GO OUT.
APPARENTLY, SOME OTHER NOTICES WENT OUT FROM THE SUBCONTRACTOR WITHOUT OUR AWARENESS.
UM, WE ARE REQUESTING 48 HOURS NOTICE BEFORE FOLKS NEED TO MAKE ANY ARRANGEMENTS FOR PARKING.
UM, SOME OTHER THINGS THAT, THAT I'VE BEEN HEARING, I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE HAVE HEARD AND WE ARE WORKING ON IT.
UM, JUST GENERAL CONSTRUCTION, DEBRIS AND TRASH, UH, STAGING AREAS IN INAPPROPRIATE LOCATIONS ON HOA PROPERTY, ON SOME PERSONAL PROPERTY.
WE ARE ADDRESSING THAT WITH THE CONTRACTOR.
HE'S ADDRESSING IT WITH HIS SUBCONTRACTOR.
UH, ANY AREAS, AGAIN THAT HAVE BEEN DISTURBED BY CONSTRUCTION WILL BE, UH, PUT BACK TO, UH, THE STATE THEY WERE IN PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION OR BETTER SPRINKLER SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN DAMAGED.
PRIVATE DRIVEWAYS AND WALKWAYS HAVE BEEN DAMAGED.
UM, WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS THE CLAIMS PROCESS TO GO THROUGH THE CONTRACTOR AND HOW TO MAKE THAT CONTACT AND, AND WHAT TO DO IF A CLAIM NEEDS TO BE MADE.
MANY OF THESE ITEMS WILL BE REPAIRED AND TAKEN CARE OF BY THE CONTRACTOR THEMSELVES.
IF THEY'RE NOT, FOLKS ARE CERTAINLY ENCOURAGED TO MAKE A CLAIM WITH THE CONTRACTOR AFTER THE FACT.
UM, SO NEXT I'LL GIVE A BRIEFING ON THE MAPLE DRIVE PROJECT, WHICH SHOULD BE STARTING THIS WEEK.
UM, THERE ARE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF WORK IN DIFFERENT SEGMENTS.
IT'S A MUCH, UH, IT SHOULD BE A MUCH MORE STREAMLINED PROCESS THAN THE DOVE MEADOWS.
UM, THE WEST END IS JUST STRAIGHT WORK, NO CURB REMOVAL.
SO IT'S, IT'S MUCH MORE STRAIGHTFORWARD.
UH, THE MIDDLE SEGMENT IS RECONSTRUCTION, SIMILAR TO THE RECONSTRUCTION IN, UH, DOVE MEADOWS, BUT AGAIN, IT'S VERY LIMITED IN ITS SCOPE.
ONE, TWO BLOCKS I BELIEVE OF MAPLE DRIVE AND THE EAST END WILL HAVE SOME MINOR CONCRETE WORK AND STREET WORK.
UH, THE PROJECT NOTIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN DONE THREE DIFFERENT NOTIFICATIONS, LETTING FOLKS KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING, UH, AT THEIR, ON THEIR BLOCK.
UH, AND WE ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE CONTRACTOR TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ADHERE TO THESE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
UM, THE AREA BETWEEN CHESTNUT AND VICKI LYNN IS WHERE THEY WILL BE BEGINNING.
AND THAT IS IN THE, UM, MOST SIGNIFICANT PART OF THE, UH, CONSTRUCTION.
UH, ANOTHER PLACE THAT WE'RE DOING A SIMILAR PROJECT, BUFFALO VALLEY SOUTH, WE'VE HAD SOME, SOME SIMILAR ISSUES, LOTS OF DUST.
THESE ARE, ARE VERY, UM, DIFFICULT PROJECTS WHEN YOU'RE WORKING IN AN ALREADY DEVELOPED SUBDIVISION AND YOU'VE GOT STREETS THAT ARE IN SUCH A SHAPE THAT THEY REALLY DO NEED TO BE EITHER RECONSTRUCTED OR REHABILITATED.
IT IS A MESSY, MESSY, UH, PROJECT.
UM, AND WE REALLY DO OWE IT TO THE CITIZENS TO SORT OF HOLD THEIR HANDS THROUGH THESE THINGS A LITTLE BIT BETTER AND DO WHAT WE CAN TO MINIMIZE THE INCONVENIENCE.
BUT I'M, I'M HOPEFUL THAT IN THE END, WE'LL HAVE GREAT PRODUCTS.
SO THE, THE DIFFERENCE WITH BUFFALO VALLEY SOUTH AND DOVE MEADOWS IS DOVE MEADOWS IS JUST STREETS.
WE REPLACED WATER AND WASTEWATER.
UM, AND THERE'S A FINAL SECTION OF SEWER MAIN TO BE REPLACED.
AND THAT IS GONNA BE DONE BY PIPE BURSTING.
THEY CAN ACTUALLY GO IN THROUGH THE MANHOLES, UH, AND, UM, BURST THE PIPE OUT FROM THE INSIDE.
UH, FINAL TESTING IS STILL NEEDED AS FAR AS THE STREET WORK.
UM, THE CEMENT TREATMENT, UH, IS COMPLETED IN NEARLY ALL THE AREAS.
UM, THERE IS SOME ADDITIONAL CURB REPLACEMENT UNDERWAY, AND IT IS ANTICIPATED TO BE COMPLETED IN MARCH.
AND THEN PAVING SHOULD BE DONE IN EARLY APRIL.
DO YOU WANNA TALK ABOUT BACKUP ONE SLIDE? MM-HMM
SO JUST TO EXPLAIN SOME OF THE CHALLENGES WE HAD ON THIS ONE IS, RIGHT, THIS NEIGHBORHOOD IS SO OLD YES.
THE CONTRACTOR RAN INTO THINGS UNEXPECTEDLY, RIGHT? MOST OF THE NEWER NEIGHBORHOODS, WE HAVE A FAIR IDEA WHERE THINGS ARE.
BUT IN THE BUFFALO VALLEY SOUTH,
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RIGHT, WE HAD A LOT OF UTILITY, UNEXPECTED CONFLICTS, GAS LINES WHERE THEY WERE NOT EXPECTED.UM, WE REPLACED, YOU KNOW, THE SEWER LINES, THE WATER LINES, AND THE LATERALS AND SERVICES TO EACH LOT.
AND QUITE OFTEN THEY WERE NOT WHERE THEY WERE EXPECTED TO BE.
IT WAS DIFFICULT TO, TO FIGURE OUT WHERE THE HOUSE WAS GETTING ITS SERVICE FROM.
SO, UM, SO THOSE ARE SOME ADDITIONAL CHALLENGES DOWN THERE.
SO IS THIS IN THE AREA OF Z STREET? DOMAN FIRST STREET, YES.
UH, SO THE NEXT SET OF STREETS THAT WE'RE, UM, WORKING ON DESIGN FOR RIGHT NOW, UM, THERE'LL BE, UM, THE, THESE ARE RESURFACING, THESE ARE NOT THE REHABILITATION, UM, FULL REHABILITATION OF THE STREETS LIKE DOVE MEADOWS.
BUT WHAT WE ARE FINDING IS THAT THESE STREETS HAVE DETERIORATED MORE QUICKLY THAN WAS ANTICIPATED WHEN WE PUT THE PROJECT TOGETHER AND SAID, WE'RE GONNA RESURFACE THESE STREETS.
AND THAT WAS BASED ON PAVEMENT CONDITION ASSESSMENTS THAT WERE DONE SEVERAL YEARS AGO.
WE THOUGHT, WE'LL GO IN THERE, WE'LL DO SOME CRACK CEILING, WE'LL DO SOME LEVEL UP REPAIRS, WHERE THERE'S SOME LOCALIZED BASE FAILURES.
UH, AND IT WILL, IT WILL BE FAIRLY SIMPLE, MORE LIKE THE SLURRY SEALS THAT YOU'VE SEEN IN SOME OF THE OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS.
UM, SO THE STREETS HAVE DETERIORATED SOMEWHAT MORE, QUITE A BIT MORE, AS A MATTER OF FACT, WHICH MEANS THERE'S MORE BASE REPAIR THAT'S NEEDED.
THERE'S SOME, UM, CONCRETE WORK THAT'S NEEDED THAT WE DIDN'T EXPECT TO BE NEEDED.
UM, WE ARE EVALUATING FUNDING OPTIONS FOR THIS ONE.
UM, IT WAS BUDGETED AT 1.1 MILLION, AND IT'S CURRENTLY ESTIMATED TO BE $3.4 MILLION.
SO THAT'S A SIGNIFICANT SHORTFALL.
SO WE NEED TO EVALUATE WHETHER WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO FIND SOME FUNDING SOMEWHERE, UM, OR IF WE'RE GONNA JUST TAKE SOME OF THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS OUT.
THE PROBLEM IS IF WE DON'T MOVE QUICKLY, WE COULD BE LOOKING AT NEEDING TO DO THE FULL REHABILITATION, LIKE THE DOVE MEADOWS PROJECT IN MORE OF THESE NEIGHBORHOODS.
SO WE'LL BE HAVING THAT CONVERSATION AS WE MOVE FORWARD AND, AND IN THE BUDGET PROCESS AS WELL.
KRAMER FARMS IS A REHABILITATION PROJECT, UM, AND THE DESIGN IS ALMOST COMPLETE ON THAT ONE.
THIS IS JUST ABOUT HALF OF THE KRAMER FARMS NEIGHBORHOOD.
SO WE WILL CERTAINLY BE, UM, WORKING HARD TO HOPEFULLY AVOID SOME, WE WON'T BE ABLE TO AVOID ALL THE PROBLEMS AND ALL OF THE INCONVENIENCES FOR FOLKS.
UM, BUT WE WILL WORK AS HARD AS WE POSSIBLY CAN ON THE COMMUNICATION AND AVOIDING SOME OF THE, UM, PROBLEMS THAT WE'VE BEEN HAVING IN DUFF MEADOWS.
UH, 2026 SPAM WE ARE LOOKING AT, THE DESIGN IS UNDERWAY FOR, THIS ONE SHOULD HAVE THE DESIGN COMPLETED AT THE END OF MARCH.
THAT'LL BE WOODLAND OAKS, HORSESHOE OAKS, AND FAIRWAY RIDGE.
THOSE ARE JUST RESURFACING PROJECTS.
THE EXPECTATION IS THAT THEY, UM, HOPEFULLY WILL COME IN AND THEY WILL STILL BE MINOR BASE REPAIRS, CRACK SEAL, AND THEN SLURRY SEAL.
SAVANNAH DRIVE RESURFACING IS A LITTLE BIT MORE SIGNIFICANT.
UM, AND I CANNOT TELL YOU, I APOLOGIZE, MR. NOAC HAS ALL THIS RIGHT IN THE TOP OF HIS HEAD, UM, WHETHER THAT ONE IS A MILL AND OVERLAY OR IF IT'S ALSO A SLURRY SEAL.
BUT, UM, BUT WE DO EXPECT INITIAL PLANS BY THE END OF MARCH ON THAT ONE.
UM, WE'VE ACTUALLY BUNDLED TOGETHER WITH THOSE PROJECTS, THE TSAT CROSSWALKS.
WE HAVE TWO IN HOMESTEAD AND ONE ON SAVANNAH.
UM, THAT, UH, WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT BEING ABLE TO IMPLEMENT SOME OF THOSE.
SO THOSE ARE ACTUALLY PART OF, WE'RE CONTRACTING THEM AND FOR THE DESIGN AND FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, ALONG WITH THE SAVANNAH PROJECT.
UH, NORTH CLIFF COUNTRY CLUB OF ESTATES IS UNDER DESIGN.
THAT ONE IS REPLACING WATER AND SEWER AND REHABILITATING THE STREETS.
SO THAT'S A BIG ONE THAT'S GONNA, THAT'S GONNA TAKE QUITE SOME TIME.
UM, WE'VE GONE THROUGH ONE ROUND OF REVIEW OF THE DESIGN AND, UH, WE'LL CONTINUE ON WITH THAT.
SHEZ FOREST IS STREET WORK AND ALSO SOME WATERLINE REPLACEMENT THROUGH THE SUBDIVISION.
UH, CONSTRUCTION COSTS HAVE COME IN HIGHER THAN EXPECTED, SO WE'RE LOOKING AT SOME VALUE ENGINEERING TO, UM, TRY TO, UM, LIMIT PERHAPS SOME OF THE, UH, IMPROVEMENTS OR SOME OF THE COSTS, BUT BE ABLE TO STILL MAKE, UH, MOST OF THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE HOPE TO.
THERE ARE SOME DRAINAGE ISSUES THERE THAT WE'RE HOPING TO RESOLVE.
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ROAD, UH, THE PLANS ARE AT 95%.DIDN'T GET SELECTED, BUT WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO APPLY AS THAT ONE COMES AROUND.
WE'RE ALSO APPLYING FOR ANOTHER GRANT THIS SUMMER, AND WE ARE LOOKING TO INCLUDE A GRANT FROM THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD, UH, TO ASSIST WITH THE WATER, RE WATER LINE RELOCATIONS TO GO ALONG WITH THAT PROJECT.
MAIN STREET, FINALIZING WATER AND SEWER PLANS, COORDINATING WITH TXDOT AND, UH, PUBLIC OUTREACH AND SOME EASEMENT ACQUISITION IS EXPECTED TO START SOON.
LOOKOUT ROAD, UH, MORE CHALLENGED THERE, TRYING TO ACQUIRE THE RIGHT OF WAY THAT WE NEED AT SHIRTZ PARKWAY AND DOORWAY INTERSECTIONS WITH LOOKOUT ROAD.
UH, WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE PLAN MODIFICATIONS SOON, AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET STARTED WITH CONSTRUCTION IN THE NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE.
UM, ONE THING THAT CAME UP, I I THINK A LOT OF YOU PROBABLY ALREADY GET THE EMAILS ABOUT THIS, BUT THERE WILL BE A FULL CLOSURE OF LOWER SEINE ROAD, UM, AT 1518 BEGINNING TOMORROW FOR TWO FULL DAYS, WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
UM, SO THERE WILL BE DETOURS OUT THERE.
AND OF COURSE, ALL OF THIS IS WEATHER PERMITTING, SO, UM, SO IF IT RAINS AND THEY CAN'T DO THE WORK, BE ON THE LOOKOUT, THEY'LL, THEY'LL BE A DETOUR ANOTHER DAY.
UH, SO COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS.
I HAVE A, I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS.
ONE IS, ARE WE DOING ANYTHING FOR DUST CONTROL ON SOME OF THESE SUBDIVISIONS AND THE OLDER PART OF SHIRTS AND DOVE MEADOWS? YES.
SO THE CONTRACTOR IS SUPPOSED TO, AND I KNOW THAT THEY HAVE, I, I'VE SEEN IT IN SOME INSTANCES.
I GET REPORTS FROM, UM, OUR INSPECTORS THAT THEY DO RUN THE WATER TRUCK SOMETIMES, THEN THAT BECOMES A SLOPPY MESS.
SO THAT'S A KIND OF A, A DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD THERE.
BUT THEY DO TRY TO KEEP THINGS, UM, AS DUST FREE AS POSSIBLE.
UM, I THINK ANOTHER SITUATION THERE IS, THERE'S THE DUST AND THEN THERE'S THE SORT OF MESSY SLURRY THAT GETS CREATED WHEN THEY LEAVE THE SURFACE AFTER THE CEMENT STABILIZATION, AND THEN THAT, UM, CEMENT GETS ON THE CARS.
THIS IS ANOTHER THING THAT, THAT WE UNDERSTAND IS A PROBLEM.
UM, THE DUST I HEAR IS GETTING ON HOUSES, ALL OF OUR CARS, THIS SORT OF THING.
SO THEY SHOULD BE KEEPING THE DUST KNOCKED DOWN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
UM, I KNOW THAT DAYS GO BY WHEN THE TRUCK BREAKS DOWN, OR FOR WHATEVER REASON IT DOESN'T GET WATERED AS MUCH AS IT SHOULD.
UM, BUT WE WILL CONTINUE TO TRY AND STAY ON THEM ABOUT THAT.
AND THEN LASTLY, AS YOU STATED, I THINK COMMUNICATION IS KEY.
AS FAR AS, UH, KEEPING OUR RESIDENTS INFORMED OF WHEN THEY'RE GONNA BE AFFECTED BY THIS CONSTRUCTION.
UH, AND SO THAT WAY THEY CAN KNOW WHEN THINGS MIGHT RETURN BACK TO SOME NORMALCY AND JUST MAKING SURE THAT EVERYTHING GETS, UH, PUT BACK, UH, JUST LIKE IT WAS FOUND.
AND, UH, WE HAVE, UH, COUNCILMAN, UH, GUERRERO YEAH.
REFERRING TO THE, UH, DO DOVE METALS NEIGHBORHOOD.
UM, I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION ABOUT THAT.
WHY, WHY DID, WHY DID THE CONTRACTOR DO ALL THE STREETS INSTEAD OF DOING IT ONE BY ONE? I CANNOT ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
UM, WE, SOME OF IT MIGHT, BUT I MIGHT ARGUE THAT IT MAY BE MORE INEFFICIENT THE WAY THEY ACTUALLY CHOSE TO DO IT.
BUT WE CONTRACTUALLY, BECAUSE THE WAY OUR CONTRACT IS WRITTEN, IT DIDN'T, DOESN'T ALLOW US, AND, AND NO CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT ALLOWS US TO DICTATE MEANS AND METHODS.
SO WE CAN'T TELL THE CONTRACTOR EXACTLY HOW TO PERFORM THE JOB.
WE SAY, THIS IS THE EXISTING PLAN, THIS IS THE FINAL PLAN, GO BUILD IT.
UM, WE WILL LOOK IN THE FUTURE FOR OTHER PROJECTS TO TRY TO PHASE THINGS AND BUILD THAT INTO THE CONTRACT SO THAT THE CONTRACTOR DOES HAVE A LIMITATION AS FAR AS HOW MUCH THEY CAN TEAR UP BEFORE THEY RESTORE.
UM, AND, AND I THINK MAYBE MORE DIRECTLY, I THINK THE CONTRACTOR KIND OF ACKNOWLEDGED THERE WAS PROBABLY THEIR SUBCONTRACTOR AS KATHY JUST GOT OUT AHEAD OF THEMSELVES.
I THINK EVERYBODY LOOKS AT IT NOW AND SAYS, YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE IN AND TORE, TORN SO MUCH UP, WHETHER IT'S ONE STREET OR TWO STREETS, SHOULD HAVE DONE A SMALLER AREA.
KNOCKED THAT OUT, JUMPED ON AND PAVED THAT, MOVED ON TO THE OTHER.
WE ARE ALL IN AGREEMENT WITH THAT, WHY THEY DID IT THAT WAY, WHETHER THEY THOUGHT THEY WOULD GO FASTER ON THE SECOND PART, WHETHER THEY HAD MISCOMMUNICATION.
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IT'S NOT ENTIRELY CLEAR TO US, BUT THEY HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED I THINK THAT YEAH, THEY GOT OUT AHEAD OF THEMSELVES AND THEY UNDERSTAND THE ISSUES THAT WE'RE HAVING AS WE'RE HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS.WELL, JUST, JUST LIKE MR. RODRIGUEZ IS SAYING, I MEAN, THE COMMUNICATION IS KEY.
SO THE, THE RESIDENTS, THAT'S, THAT'S MY MAIN CONCERN.
THEY NEED MILESTONES, THEY NEED COMMUNICATION.
THEY NEED TO KNOW WHAT'S, WHAT'S HAPPENING, IF NOT MONTHLY, WEEKLY, BUT THEY NEED TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
I WENT OVER THERE NOT TOO LONG AGO, AND IT'S, IT'S, IT'S A COMPLETE MESS.
ALL THE STREETS ARE JUST, THEY'RE NOT GOOD.
AND WE ALREADY KNEW, EVERYBODY ALREADY KNOWS THIS.
SO THEY DEFINITELY NEED SOME TYPE OF MILESTONE WHEN THE, WHAT'S HAPPENING WITHIN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS, WHEN IS THE COMPLETION DATE? AND THEY ALSO NEED INFORMATION AS FAR AS GETTING, GETTING ALL THE, THE DAMAGES, UH, PAID BACK.
SO YEAH, WE, WE WOULD AGREE WITH YOU.
AGAIN, I THINK, AND AGAIN, NOT AS AN EXCUSE, BUT THIS WAS A MORE SIGNIFICANT PROJECT THAN WE HAVE UNDERTAKEN IN RECENT MEMORY.
ON THE ONE HAND, IT'S, IT'S A BIG MESS.
THIS IS NOT WHAT WE TYPICALLY DO.
WE'RE GOING INTO A BUNCH OF CURB, YOU'RE SEEING THE WORK ON THE DRIVEWAY REPLACEMENT.
I MEAN, PART, YOU WANNA EXPLAIN PART OF WHY WE'RE DOING WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE IN TERMS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, WHY IT, IT, THIS WAS THE EFFORT AS OPPOSED TO A MORE MINOR MM-HMM
SO PART OF THE NEED FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CURB AS OPPOSED TO JUST BEING ABLE TO RESURFACE THE STREET, HAS TO DO WITH SETTLING UNDER THE STREET, ALSO SETTLING UNDER THE CURB.
UM, DRAINAGE HAS BEEN CHALLENGED.
UM, THERE'S BEEN SETTLING THAT CAUSES DRAINAGE TO FLOW COUNT COUNTER TO, TO WHERE IT WANTS TO GO.
SO WE NEED TO GO IN AND MAKE THOSE CORRECTIONS, NOT JUST THE STREET, BUT BEYOND THE STREET, THE CURB AND THE GUTTER AND BEHIND.
AGAIN, TO BE CLEAR, RESIDENTS ARE RIGHT TO BE FRUSTRATED.
WE'RE FRUSTRATED WITH THE CONTRACTOR ON THIS.
THE, THE THING I THINK TO KEEP IN MIND IN PART, NOT THAT IT COULDN'T HAVE BEEN DONE BETTER, IS THAT IF YOU'RE SAYING, WELL, WHY DIDN'T WE HEAR ABOUT THIS WITH THE LAST YEAR'S PROJECTS OR THE YEAR BEFORE? HIS PROJECT IS, WE HAVE NOT DONE THIS SIGNIFICANT LEVEL, WE'VE NOT HAD THIS AMOUNT OF CURB WE'VE HAD TO GO IN.
WE'VE NOT HAD THE DRIVEWAYS THAT HAVE TO DONE.
BUT AGAIN, THIS IS THE BALANCE WE'RE TRYING TO FIND.
RIGHT? WE'RE GONNA GO IN AND SPEND A BUNCH OF MONEY ON THIS, AND THE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, WHAT RESIDENTS DON'T WANT IS THEN TO LOOK UP A YEAR OR TWO LATER AND GO, HEY, IT'S FALLEN APART AGAIN.
AND IF WE HADN'T DEALT WITH THIS ISSUE OF THE SETTLING IN THE CURB MM-HMM
WHICH IS PART OF WHY THERE'S THIS ISSUE, WE WOULD'VE SEEN THAT.
AND SO I GET THE FRUSTRATION, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A $6 MILLION PROJECT ON THESE THAT WE'RE DOING.
SO IT'S A FAIRLY SUBSTANTIAL, AGAIN, TRYING TO DO BETTER GOING FORWARD.
AND I THINK, AS KATHY SAID, WE'RE GONNA BE HAVING SOME CONVERSATIONS IN FUTURE PROJECTS, YOU KNOW, IN TERMS OF HOW WE DO THOSE AND WHAT WE DO WITH THOSE AND WHAT METHODS ARE DONE TO TRY TO GET A BETTER RESULT IN LESS MESSY.
I THINK, UM, WE'RE NOT HERE TO KIND OF BEAT ANYBODY UP, BUT DEFINITELY WANNA LEARN FROM OUR MISTAKES AND GOING FORWARD, MAYBE TRYING TO PHASE IN SOME OF THESE REPAIRS SO THAT WAY THEY DON'T GO IN AND JUST TEAR UP THE WHOLE SUBDIVISION.
AND AS LONG AS WE'RE LEARNING, UH, AS WE CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD AND MAKING THINGS BETTER FOR OUR RESIDENTS, THAT'S THE MAIN THING.
AND THEN I'LL GO AHEAD AND, UH, GO TO DR.
I WAS LOOKING AT THE, UM, THE NOTICE TO PROCEED DATE, THE NTP, UH, 25, SEPTEMBER 25, AND THEN, UH, A COMPLETION DATE, ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE OF 17 JULY 26TH.
MY CALCULATION IS ABOUT NINE TO 10 MONTHS.
IS THAT, IS THAT NORMAL FOR THIS PARTICULAR SIZE OF PROJECT OR? SO I THINK IT IS.
UM, AND REMEMBER THIS IS, IS ST.
ANDREWS AND OF MEADOWS AND SILVERTREE AND MAPLE DRIVE.
SO IT'S A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME.
UM, THERE IS ONE LITTLE DETAIL THAT I DON'T HAVE, BUT I KNOW WHEN I READ IT, THERE WERE ACTUALLY, THERE WAS A BASE THERE BID AND A BASE TIME, AND THEN AN ALTERNATIVE.
AND I DO NOT KNOW WHAT THAT ALTERNATIVE WAS.
BUT, BUT IT ADDED A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO THE, MAYBE TO EXPLAIN THAT.
SO THE WAY IT WORKS IS THERE'S NOT THE EXPECTATION THAT THEY'RE GONNA START CONSTRUCTION IMMEDIATELY IN THAT SEPTEMBER DAY, AND IT'S GONNA TAKE THAT LONG, RIGHT? YEAH.
THE WAY WE DO IT AND THE WAY WE BID THESE OUT, AND THEY PRICE THE COST OF THIS BASED ON WE'RE GONNA GIVE YOU A WINDOW OF TIME TO DO THIS MM-HMM
AND YOU WORK IT IN HOW YOU WANT.
I THINK CERTAINLY WE CAN DO SOME THINGS TO TIGHTEN THOSE UP AS BEST WE CAN.
WE WILL LIKELY PAY MORE FOR THAT COST YEAH.
TO TIGHTEN THAT UP BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE AS MUCH FLEXIBILITY WITH OTHER JOBS THAN THIS AND THE OTHER.
AND I, AND I THINK LIKE THE MAYOR AND, UM,
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YOU KNOW, COUNCILMAN GUERRE WAS TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, COMMUNICATION WAS DEFINITELY, YOU KNOW, UM, THAT WE NEED TO GET BETTER AT ON THIS PRO, YOU KNOW, ON THESE TYPE OF PROJECTS.I KNOW, YOU KNOW, AS A FORMER CONTRACTING GUY, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE CAN DO IS, YOU KNOW, BUILD INTO THE RFQ, POSSIBLY A PRESENTATION OF SOME SORT AHEAD OF TIME FOR THE RESIDENTS YES.
THAT HEY, BY THE CONTRACTOR, HEY, THIS IS WHAT'S HAPPENING.
YOU KNOW, AGAIN, WE MAY NOT LIKE THE INFORMATION THAT WE'RE BEING GIVEN, BUT AT LEAST WE'RE GIVEN IT.
SO I THINK THAT PIECE WOULD BE DEFINITELY AN IMPROVEMENT.
AND THEN SECONDLY, YOU KNOW, I TOOK A DRIVE DOWN THERE WHEN I FIRST HEARD ABOUT THIS AND, AND WENT ON A SOLO DRIVE.
AND, UM, AND THEN I WENT ON THE SECOND TRIP, THERE WAS A LOT OF DEBRIS IN THE, UM, IN THE, UH, UH, VALLEY.
AND I, AND I ACTUALLY TOOK SOME PHOTOS.
THERE WAS JUST DEBRIS SCATTERED ALL OVER THE PLACE.
AND THEN THERE WAS KIDS THERE, STUDENTS THAT ARE TRAVELING TO GO TO SCHOOL.
SO MY CONCERN IS SAFETY, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE TAKING THIS ROUTE.
THIS, UH, I CAN'T THINK OF THE, UH, THE, THE ROUTE SOME, THERE WAS SOME WIRES ZONE.
THE WHAT? THE WIRES STICKING UP.
ACTUALLY THERE WAS WIRES STICKING UP AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
AND THE KIDS ARE GOING TO SCHOOL, GOING TO THE PARK, ET CETERA.
SO JUST, WE NEED TO BE CONSCIOUS OF THAT AND MAKE SURE WHOEVER'S EXPECTING TO, YOU KNOW, HEY, YOU KNOW, THAT WE LOOK AT THOSE AREAS AS WELL TO BE OF SAFETY AND CONCERN.
AS, AS YOU GUYS ARE COMMUNICATING WITH, WITH THE CONTRACTOR, JUST TELL THEM TO LOOK AT IT AT A, AS AT A DIFFERENT ANGLE.
WHAT IF THEY WERE THE ONES THAT WERE LIVING THERE? YES, SIR.
I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR CONCERNS, BUT DEFINITELY APPRECIATE Y'ALL ADDRESSING, UH, OUR COMMENTS.
SO JUST TO ADDRESS THE, THE, UM, ISSUE OF OUR, OUR COMMITMENT TO STREET MAINTENANCE AND MAINTAINING THAT ASSET, IF YOU'LL REMEMBER, THE COUNCIL IDENTIFIED FIVE PRIORITIES, UM, I BELIEVE, OR FOUR PRIORITIES FIVE, SIX YEARS AGO PRIOR TO ME GETTING HERE.
AND WE'VE KIND OF REFASHIONED THOSE.
WE'VE USED THAT AS A THEME OF OUR BUDGETING PROCESS.
AND I JUST WANNA RECAP A, A COUPLE OF ITEMS THAT WE HAVE OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS ADDED SIGNIFICANTLY MORE TO THE OPERATING BUDGET IN TERMS OF OUR MAINTENANCE.
SO THE FIRST PART OF WHAT YOU HEARD IN TERMS OF A PRESENTATION WAS OUR DAILY MAINTENANCE TYPE THINGS, POTHOLES, SMALL REPAIRS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE INCLUDED IN THAT HAS BEEN BECOME, HAS BEEN ADDED SIDEWALKS AS WELL.
SO THAT'S A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THAT.
SO IN OUR OPERATING BUDGET THIS YEAR, IF YOU REMEMBER WHEN WE ADOPTED IT, WE HAVE $1.91 MILLION IN THE STREETS DEPARTMENT FOR REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE.
AND THEN WE ALSO ADDED A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR REPAIRS TO SIDEWALKS AS WELL AS LATE IN THE PROCESS, $315,000 IN THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT TO, FOR TR TRAFFIC SAFETY ISSUES, WHICH SPEAKS TO CROSSWALKS AND SOME SIDEWALK A REARRANGEMENT, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS TO MAKE IT SAFER FOR OUR RESIDENTS.
SO WE ARE MAKING THIS A VERY HIGH PRIORITY, AND OF COURSE WE CAN GET BETTER IN THE WAY WE DELIVER IN A LOT OF WAYS, BUT IN SOME WAYS.
BUT THE CITY IS COMMITTED TO MAKING SURE THAT WE INVEST IN THAT, GOING FROM CRACK SEAL TO RESURFACING, TO RECONSTRUCTING TO, I MEAN, TO, UH, REHABBING TO COMPLETELY RECONSTRUCTING ROADS.
SO AS A REMINDER, WE DID DEVELOP A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM IN THE LAST TWO YEARS.
THIS IS A COMPREHENSIVE TENURE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM THAT IDENTIFIES AND ORGANIZES AND IDENTIFIES FUNDING MECHANISMS FOR THESE MAJOR CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT ARE OUT THERE.
THIS INCLUDES THINGS LIKE WATER, SEWER, DRAINAGE, IT PARKS, BUT IT ALSO INCLUDES STREETS.
SO IF YOU LOOK AT OUR CIP CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR THE 10 YEAR PERIOD, WE HAVE TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY SIX, TWO HUNDRED AND SEVEN $0.6 MILLION IN PROJECTS IDENTIFIED OVER THAT SPAN OF TIME.
NOW WE REALLY DETAIL OUT THE FIRST FIVE YEARS OF OUR CIP AND IN THAT SPAN OF TIME WITH, UH, THERE ARE ABOUT $103 MILLION IN PROJECTS THAT ARE IDENTIFIED.
AND FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR ALONE, WE, WE HAVE $53.9 MILLION AND 14.8 IN THAT WAS APPROVED IN PREVIOUS YEARS.
SO WE HAVE A LARGE COMMITMENT ON THE BEHALF OF THE CITY TO PLAN FOR WELL IN, IN THE SHORT TERM, TO REALLY START WORKING ON THESE SIGNIFICANT CAPITAL PROJECTS.
SOME THAT MIGHT, THEY, THEY TAKE A LONG TIME, SO THEY MIGHT PUSH A LITTLE BIT AND THINGS HAPPEN AND, UH, WE'RE
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TRYING TO IDENTIFY VARIOUS REVENUE SOURCES, SO IT MIGHT PUSH OUT.BUT IN, IN ESSENCE, WE HAVE A $207 MILLION STREET CIP THAT'S ON THE BOOKS RIGHT NOW.
UM, SO I, I JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT.
SO WE HAVE PUT A LOT OF WORK INTO, UH, MAKING SURE THAT WE, WE MAINTAIN IT FROM THE LOWEST, YOU KNOW, THE EASIEST REPAIR ALL THE WAY UP TO THE BIGGEST BECAUSE WE DO GET CALLS, LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, ON LOWER SEIN, THAT IS A MAJOR $18 MILLION RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT OF THAT STREET FROM AN OLD COUNTRY ROAD TO A THREE LANE WITH THE CENTER LANE URBAN HITTER REDO ALL THE WAY DOWN.
AND WE ARE WORKING WITH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO TRY AND RECEIVE GRANT FUNDING FOR THAT AS WELL.
AND I, I SAY ALL THIS, THIS TO SAY THAT WE, IT, IT SHOWS THAT WE ARE PLANNING AND WE'RE COMMITTED AND, UH, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE HAVE BUMPS ALONG THE WAY AND WE'RE GONNA FIX THOSE.
BUT, UH, WE'RE, WE'RE COMMITTED TO MOVING FORWARD.
AND SO FOR THE FOLKS WHO ARE HERE TO SPEAK, WE WANNA HEAR EVERYTHING THEY HAVE TO SAY AND JUST WANNA LET YOU KNOW THAT I'LL LISTEN TO FOLKS IF YOU WANNA TALK PERSONALLY AFTERWARDS WITH PARTICULAR I ISSUES.
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GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO OUR REGULAR, UH, BACK UP TO HEARING OF RESIDENCE.UH, AT THIS TIME, UH, IS SET ASIDE FOR ANY PERSON WISHING TO ADDRESS ANY COUNSEL.
EACH PERSON SHOULD FILL OUT THE SPEAKER'S REGISTER PRIOR TO THE MEETING.
PRESENTATION SHOULD BE LIMITED TO NO MORE THAN THREE MINUTES.
AS YOU COME UP, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS.
MAYOR PRO TIMM DAVIS, DO WE HAVE ANYBODY WISH YOU TO SPEAK? AND MR. MAYOR, WE HAVE QUITE A FEW TONIGHT.
FIRST UP IS DELILAH, UM, GOANA.
AND, UM, COUNCILWOMEN AND MEN AND OUR GUEST.
MY NAME IS DELIA GAONA AND I AM THE OWNER OF A SMOOTHIE KING THAT WE JUST OPENED UP IN THE SHIRT STATION COMMUNITY.
WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO BE PART OF THE COMMUNITY AND, UH, WE'RE WANTING TO INVITE EVERYONE HERE AND THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, UH, TO OUR GRAND OPENING THAT WE'RE HAVING ON FRIDAY.
IT IS GOING TO BE, UM, OUR RIBBON CUTTING AND WE'LL BE HAVING SMOOTHIES FOR $2, THE ANGEL FOOD.
AND, UM, I JUST WANT YOU GUYS TO IMAGINE WALKING, WALKING INTO A STORE WHERE EVERY INGREDIENT HAS A PURPOSE.
WHERE THE MENU ISN'T JUST ABOUT FLAVOR, BUT ABOUT FUELING YOUR DAY, YOUR WORKOUT, YOUR GOAL, AND EVEN YOUR DREAMS. IT'S NOT JUST A SMOOTHIE SHOP, IT'S SMOOTHIE KING.
WE BELIEVE A SMOOTHIE SHOULD DO MORE THAN JUST TASTE GOOD.
WE ARE A PURPOSE-DRIVEN LIFESTYLE BRAND, COMMITTED TO INSPIRING PEOPLE TO LIVE A HEALTHY AND ACTIVE LIFESTYLE.
OUR MISSION IS VERY SIMPLE, TO BE AN INTRICATE PART OF EVERY HEALTH AND FITNESS JOURNEY.
AND HOW DO WE DO THAT? BY CLEAN, BLEND, PROMISE, PURPOSEFUL INGREDIENTS, AND CUSTOMIZING YOUR DRINKS.
AND WE DON'T JUST SELL DRINKS, WE SELL, WE SELL BREAD, WE SELL ACAI BOWLS, AND I BROUGHT SOME SAMPLES.
WE HAVE SOME COUPONS FOR EVERYBODY, ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO TAKE 'EM.
I'M SO EXCITED TO TELL YOU WE ARE THE FIRST SMOOTHIE KING IN SHIRTS.
UH, SWEETIE KING HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE 1973 AND NOW THERE ARE SEVERAL OF 'EM ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES.
OVER THE YEARS, WE'VE EVOLVED FROM SIMPLY SELLING SMOOTHIES TO BECOMING A PARTNER OF A HEALTHY LIVING.
WE ALIGN OUR BRAND WITH ACTIVE LIFESTYLES, PARTICIPATING WITH FITNESS COMMUNITIES, OUR SCHOOLS, EVERYONE AROUND US, AND I KNOW THAT EVERYONE'S WORKING VERY HARD WITH THE ROADS.
AND WE WILL HAVE THOSE SMOOTHIES READY FOR YOU FOR A NICE COOL DRINK IN A WORLD FULL OF QUICK FIXES AND EMPTY CALORIES.
WE STAND FROM SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
TRANSPARENCY, EMPOWERMENT, AND COMMUNITY.
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BEING INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY.I STARTED THIS BECAUSE MY SON WAS SWIMMING AND HAS SWAM FOUR YEARS IN A ROW, GONE TO REGIONAL DISTRICT AND STATE, AND NOW HE IS AT OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY, SWIMMING.
SO I WANNA BE A PART OF THE COMMUNITY AND HELP EVERYONE THAT WE CAN.
SO PLEASE COME BY AND SEE US ON FRIDAY.
WE WILL HAVE THE SMOOTHIES READY FOR YOU.
BIGGEST CONCERN THAT'S BEEN BROUGHT TO ME IS ABOUT HAVING A PLAYGROUND AREA FOR SPECIAL NEEDS KIL CHILDREN.
THERE'S NOT ONE IN THE CITY THAT I'M AWARE OF, AND I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE 68, SO THAT'S LONG TIME.
WE NEED TO GET SOME KIND OF PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AND HAVE IT COVERED FOR OUR SPECIAL NEEDS KIDS RANGING FROM THE AGE OF ABOUT NINE TO ABOUT 18.
THESE KIDS, WHETHER THEY HAVE A PLACE TO PLAY OR NOT, THEY NEED A PLACE TO PLAY.
THAT'S THEIR BIGGEST PARAMETERS.
THE OTHER THING IS OUR BREAKFAST COMING UP ON THE 21ST, EIGHT TO 11 FOR THE VFW.
A LOT OF Y'ALL HAVE ALREADY ASKED ME ABOUT IT.
PLEASE COME OUT 12 BUCKS, ALL YOU CAN EAT, COME AND GET SOMETHING TO EAT.
IT'S WORTH YOUR TIME AND EFFORT.
NOT TO MENTION, YOU KNOW, ROCK POINT HAS THEIR GOOD BREAKFAST TOO.
NEXT UP IS MR. ADAM GREEN COUNT DOWN CLOCK.
I'M A PASTOR, I'M NOT GOOD WITH THESE THINGS.
HELLO TO, UH, MAYOR MANAGER'S COUNCIL.
UM, I'M THE LEAD PASTOR, UH, DOWN HERE AT 500 CHURCHS PARKWAY AT, UH, WHAT I LIKE TO CALL OUR LITTLE SLICE OF HEAVEN BETWEEN THE DOLLAR GENERAL AND ARLAND IN TEXAS.
I'M HERE TO REALLY ASK FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AND YOUR HELP.
UM, I'D BE GREATLY APPRECIATIVE OF IT.
SPECIFICALLY IN REGARDS TO SIGNAGE.
UM, OUR CHURCH HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF MOVING INTO A LEASE SPACE, UH, DOWN HERE BETWEEN DOLLAR GENERAL AND AR BACK IN 2017.
SO THAT'S NINE YEARS AGO, A LITTLE OVER NINE YEARS AGO NOW.
UM, AND WHEN WE MOVED IN, WE PLACED SIGNS MADE OF, OF VINYL ON ALREADY PRE-EXISTING AREAS THAT ALREADY WERE THERE BEFORE WE EVEN ARRIVED, USED BY THE CHURCH THAT USED THE FACILITY BEFORE US.
SO WE'VE PLACED SIGNS ON BOTH THE FACADE OF OUR BUILDING AND ON THE WOODEN PREVIOUSLY EXISTING FRAME OUT BY THE STREET SINCE THAT TIME.
SO FOR OVER NINE YEARS, WE HAVE HAD SIGNAGE THAT WE HAVE CHANGED PERIODICALLY WHEN IT FELT LIKE IT GOT DINGY OR WE CHANGED SERVICE TIMES.
BUT THOSE SIGNS AREN'T SAYING, HEY, COME EAT OUR FRIED CHICKEN.
THEY'RE NOT SAYING, HEY, UH, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A FARMER'S MARKET.
THEY SIMPLY SAY, THIS IS WHO WE ARE.
THIS IS WHERE WE, EXCUSE ME, WHERE WE MEET, AND THIS IS WHEN WE MEET.
THESE ARE ALL THE SIGNS HAVE SAID IN, IN VARYING DEGREES, SIZES, AND ALL OF THAT.
FOR OVER NINE YEARS, WE'VE HAD ZERO ISSUES, ZERO COMPLAINT, OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
SO I WAS INCREDIBLY SURPRISED TO RECEIVE A PHONE CALL YESTERDAY, UH, SAYING THAT OUR SIGNS WERE NOT IN COMPLIANCE, WE NEEDED PERMITS.
AND THOSE PERMITS NOW BASED ON, UM, AN ORDINANCE THAT WAS PASSED, I GUESS LAST YEAR, UM, BY THIS GROUP, WHICH I AGREE, APPLAUD AND, AND APPRECIATE TRYING TO KEEP THOROUGHFARES LOOKING CLEAN AND LOOKING NICE, UM, TO, TO, TO MY UNDERSTANDING.
UM, WE, WE, WE NEVER HAD ANY SORT OF QUESTION OR CONCERN UP TO THAT POINT.
UH, AND SO AND SO I WAS, I WAS REAL SURPRISED TO GET A PHONE CALL.
UM, AND NOW THERE ARE PERMITS THAT WE CAN GET, BUT NONE OF THEM WILL ALLOW US TO ACTUALLY KEEP OUR SIGNAGE UP ON OUR SPACE, LETTING PEOPLE KNOW WHO WE ARE, WHERE WE ARE, AND WHERE WE MEET AND WHAT TIME WE DO THAT.
WE, WE ARE IN A LEASE SPACE, SO WE DON'T WANT TO SPEND A BUNCH OF MONEY ON PERMANENT SIGNAGE.
UM, WE'RE, WE'RE A CHURCH THAT, UH, LOVES THIS COMMUNITY WORKS HAND IN HAND WITH, UH, THE CITY, UM, PARTICIPATING IN EVENTS.
MANY OF Y'ALL HAVE TAKEN PICTURES IN FRONT OF OUR SIGNS FOR YEARS, UM, AT VARIOUS EVENTS
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AND HAD NO PROBLEMS. AND SO I NEED YOUR HELP TO POSSIBLY COME UP WITH A SOLUTION FOR A PERMIT OR SOMETHING THAT WE CAN PAY FOR AND BE ABLE TO KEEP THE SIGNAGE UP, UH, THROUGHOUT THE YEAR RATHER THAN TAKING IT DOWN AND UP AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS.I'M A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER.
I RESIDE AT 43 17 WILLOW OAK AND SHIRTS BY BACKGROUND.
MY 24 YEARS IN THE AIR FORCE AS ENGINEERING, ALSO ENGINEERING FOR AT AND T AND DEFENSE CONTRACTORS.
I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO A LOT OF TESTS AND EVALUATION OF PRODUCTS, PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES TO SEE THAT THEY ACTUALLY WORK AS INTENDED IN THE ENVIRONMENT THAT THEY'RE INTENDED.
SO TONIGHT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THE RESIDENTS ARE BEING GROSSLY OVERCHARGED FOR SEWER.
FIRST WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE SHIRTS, SEWER CHARGE CHART THAT COMES OUT.
AND OF NOTE, I WOULD, UH, POINT YOU TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT THERE.
BASICALLY THERE'S A $16 40 CENTS CHARGE OF DOING NOTHING.
UNDERSTAND, BILLY, WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN SEWER LINES, WE HAVE TO OPERATE LIFT STATIONS AND SO FORTH.
SO THE STUFF CONTINUES TO ROLL THAT WAY.
HOWEVER, IF YOUR WATER RATE COMES OUT TO BE SUCH THAT THE AVERAGE USAGE IS OVER 12,000 GALLONS, YOU'RE CHARGED $5 AND 40 CENTS PER THOUSAND GALLONS.
HOWEVER, IF IT'S OVER 12,000, YOU'RE CHARGED $12 AND 38 CENTS PER THOUSAND.
AND WE'LL GET TO THAT AT THE END.
OF NOTE IS THE SEWER CHARGE OF $79 AND 4 CENTS.
YOU CAN SEE THE CONSUMPTION THROUGH THE, UH, YEAR.
MY WATER RATE FOR THE MONTH IS UNDERSTANDABLY LOWER, SO I'M PAYING MORE FOR SEWER THAN I AM FOR WATER, BUT THIS IS A TIME WHEN I'M NOT DOING THAT MUCH WATERING, BUT I AM HAVING TO WATER.
IF YOU CALL SOMEBODY LIKE, UH, THOMAS TURF GRASS AND SAY, I'D LIKE FOR YOU TO DELIVER YOUR $4,000 SOD PROJECT TO MY HOUSE, AND OH, BY THE WAY, I'M NOT GOING TO WATER IT FOR THE MONTHS OF NOVEMBER, DECEMBER, JANUARY, FEBRUARY, AND HALF OF MARCH, AND I WANT YOU TO GUARANTEE IT THROUGH THAT PERIOD OF TIME, THEY'RE GONNA LOOK AT YOU LIKE YOU'VE LOST YOUR MIND.
THE CITY WOULD NOT CONCEIVE OF NOT WATERING THEIR PARKS AND PLAYGROUND AREA IN THOSE MONTHS EITHER.
OBVIOUSLY, THEY SAY WE USE, UH, REPROCESSED WATER THAT'S NOT AVAILABLE TO THE HOME, UH, USER.
HOWEVER, THERE WAS A PLAN AT ONE TIME TO ADD A SECOND WATER METER, BUT THAT REQUIRED A LICENSED PLUMBER TO INSTALL.
I'M NOT SURE OF THE INSTALLATION TECHNIQUE, BUT IT SEEMS THAT THERE'S AN ALTERNATIVE TO THAT, THAT IF A SECOND METER IS INSTALLED, YOU WOULD HAVE YOUR MAIN METER, THE TOTAL FLOW, YOU WOULD HAVE YOUR IRRIGATION METER TO THEN BE SUBTRACTED FROM YOUR TOTAL FLOW AND THAT WOULD GIVE YOU YOUR ACTUAL FLOW.
SO WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS THIS DATA IS FROM THE CITY, UH, WATER DEPARTMENT FOR NOVEMBER, DECEMBER AND JANUARY.
OBVIOUSLY FEBRUARY IS JUST NOW AVAILABLE, BUT YOU CAN SEE MONSTROUSLY THAT I'VE WATERED THREE TIMES IN NOVEMBER, THREE TIMES IN DECEMBER, TWICE IN JANUARY.
YOU'LL ALSO NOTICE THAT AFTER THE WATERINGS IN NOVEMBER, YOU REALLY WANT TO, BUT CAN I CONTINUE ON WITH THIS? WHAT DO YOU SAY? I'LL, UH, GO AHEAD AND ALLOW YOU ANOTHER THREE MINUTES IF YOU CAN WRAP THAT UP.
SO YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE'S SOME ADDITIONAL WATERING BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME ZONES THAT GET BURNED OUT BY THE SUN.
WHEN YOU TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THIS, YOU CAN SEE HOW DRAMATIC MY DAY-TO-DAY USAGE IS VERSUS THE DAYS THAT I WATER.
WE LOOKED AT, THERE'S DECEMBER AND THERE'S JANUARY.
NOW WHEN YOU TABULATE THAT AND IN AN EXCEL SPREADSHEET, YOU CAN CLEARLY IDENTIFY WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU, THE DAYS YOU'VE WATERED, FOR EXAMPLE, NOVEMBER 7TH, 2000 528 GALLONS.
NOW, IF YOU WERE TO CHARGE ME, WHICH YOU DO FOR SEWER RATE BASED ON THAT, THE TOTAL WATER CONSUMPTION THERE IS 10,399 GALLONS.
HOWEVER, IF YOU TAKE THE THREE WATERING DAYS, TAKE THE DAY BEFORE THE DAY AFTER AND AVERAGE
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THEM TOGETHER, YOU COME UP WITH 117 INSTEAD OF 2,528 AND SO FORTH.AND YOU CAN SEE THAT IF YOU THEN REPLACE THOSE INTO THE COLUMN ON THE RIGHT AND ADD THAT UP, YOU CAN SEE THAT ESSENTIALLY I PUT 3,841 GALLONS DOWN THE DRAIN OF THE 10,399 I PURCHASED.
YET, IF I'M GOING TO BE CHARGED FOR THAT MONTH AS BEING REPRESENTATIVE OF MY SEWER RATE, I WOULD BE PAYING $72 AND 55 CENTS FOR 12 MONTHS AFTERWARDS AS OPPOSED TO THE MORE REALISTIC RATE OF $37 AND 14 CENTS BASED ON WHAT I'M ACTUALLY PUTTING DOWN THE SEWER.
IF YOU MULTIPLY THAT BY 12 MONTHS, YOU GET AN ANNUAL COST OF $870 VERSUS $445.
WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT CHU CHANGE HERE.
THEN FOR DECEMBER, THE SAME THING THEN FOR JANUARY.
SO YOU CAN SEE THAT ON AVERAGE, MY MONTHLY SEWERAGE CHARGE SHOULD BE, IF BASED ON THIS DATA OVER THREE MONTHS, IT SHOULD BE ABOUT SIX, UH, $36, NOT $72 OR 69 OR 62, AND DEFINITELY NOT 79.
AGAIN, IF YOU NEEDED MORE DETAIL, YOU CAN SEE THAT HERE.
AND I SIMPLY EXPANDED THOSE OUT SO THAT YOU COULD SEE WHAT IS BEING CALCULATED.
SO WHEN YOU ADD THAT TOGETHER, THE PRESENT PROCESS FOR NOVEMBER IS THE FIRST LINE, DECEMBER THE SECOND LINE, JANUARY THE THIRD LINE.
AND YOU CAN SEE HOW MUCH I'M BEING OVERCHARGED ON THE RIGHT, $424, $437, $304, DEPENDING ON WHICH OF THOSE MONTHS WERE TO HAVE BEEN THE AVERAGE FOR THE NOVEMBER TO MARCH 15TH TIMEFRAME.
SO THAT LEADS US TO RECOMMENDATIONS.
CITY CAN PERFORM DATA REC, UH, DATA REDUCTION ON THE SAME DATA THAT THEY GAVE ME.
IT TAKES AN EXCEL SPREADSHEET AND A SCRIPT TO DO THAT.
AN ALTERNATIVE, WHICH I THINK WOULD BE MUCH MORE FAIR, WOULD BE TO ADOPT THE JAN MONTH OF JANUARY, JUST JANUARY AND TELL PEOPLE IF YOU WATER, YOU'RE GONNA PAY A SEWER CHARGE ON THAT FOR THE NEXT YEAR.
AND I THINK PEOPLE CAN WORK WITH THAT.
IF NEITHER OF THOSE IS, IS ADOPTED, THEN ALLOW RESIDENTS WHO WANNA SPEND THE TIME WANT TO INVESTIGATE, TAKE THE DATA AND REDUCE IT JUST AS I'VE DONE AND SAY, $36 IS WHAT I SHOULD BE PAYING NOT 79.
AND THERE SHOULD ONLY BE ONE RATE FOR THOUSAND GALLONS, NOT FIVE 40, AND THEN 1238.
CAN YOU GO AHEAD AND WRAP IT UP PLEASE? OKAY.
YOU CAN SEE THE FINAL NOTES THERE.
UH, I CAN REMAIN HERE FOR QUESTIONS.
MR. WILLIAMS, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND SHIRTZ COMMUNITY.
MY NAME IS SARAH DIETZ AND I AM RUNNING FOR SHIRTZ CITY COUNCIL PLACE SIX IN THE SPECIAL ELECTIONS ON APRIL 4TH.
I'M A WIFE TO A 32 YEAR FIRE LIEUTENANT WHO GOT HIS START RIGHT HERE IN THE CITY OF SHIRTS.
I'M A MOM AND A BONUS MOM TO FIVE CLEMONS GRADUATES, TWO OF WHICH ARE FIRST RESPONDERS.
SO IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING THAT PRO PUBLIC SAFETY IS VERY, VERY DEAR TO MY HEART.
SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS AND STRONG SUPPORT FOR POLICE, FIRE AND EMS ENSURING THEY HAVE THE RESOURCES THAT THEY NEED IS VERY IMPORTANT TO OUR FAMILY.
I'M A STRONG SUPPORTER OF THIS COMMUNITY.
MY HUSBAND'S FAMILY HAS CALLED THE CITY OF SHIRTS, THEIR HOME FOR OVER 150 YEARS.
I WANT RESPONSIBLE, THOUGHTFUL GROWTH THAT PROTECTS THE HOMETOWN FEELING THAT MY HUSBAND GREW UP WITH WHILE PLANNING WISELY FOR THE FUTURE.
I WANT OUR CHILDREN AND OUR GRANDCHILDREN TO BE PROUD TO CALL THIS THEIR HOME FOR YEARS TO COME.
I'M A FORMER TEACHER AT S-C-U-C-I-S-D, I COULDN'T LEAVE IT ALONE WHEN I RESIGNED.
SO NOW I'M A CURRENT BOARD MEMBER FOR THE SCUC EDUCATION FOUNDATION AND I AM THE CURRENT PRESIDENT FOR THE WOMEN'S COUNCIL OF REALTORS.
HELPING, EDUCATING, VOLUNTEERING HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY LIFE'S PASSION.
I'M READY TO SERVE THE CITIZENS OF SHIRTS.
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GOOD EVENING MAYOR COUNCIL STAFF IN SCHWARZ COMMUNITY.MY NAME IS RAQUEL GUTIERREZ AND I AM A CANDIDATE FOR COUNCIL PLACE SIX.
I LIVE AT 10 16 SILVER TREE SHORTZ, TEXAS COUNCIL MEMBERS CONSIDER THIS DEDICATED LEADERSHIP ANTICIPATES NEEDS BEFORE THEY BECOME PROBLEMS. IT MEANS LOOKING YEARS INTO THE FUTURE, NOT JUST FIVE MINUTES AHEAD.
SO TOMORROW MORNING, RESIDENTS WILL WAKE UP AND TURN ON THEIR WATERFALLS.
AND WITHOUT A QUESTION, WHETHER CLEAN, WITHOUT QUESTIONING WHETHER CLEAN WATER WILL FLOW, RESIDENTS WILL WONDER ABOUT WATER PRESSURE.
AND IN AN EMERGENCY, THEY WILL EXPECT FIRE HYDRANTS TO PERFORM WITHOUT HESITATION.
THAT CONFIDENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY EXISTS BECAUSE PAST COUNCIL PLANNED AHEAD LONG BEFORE THE URGENCY OF GROWTH DEMANDED IT.
THAT IS OUR COMMUNITY STANDARD IN THE EXPECTATION IS HIGH.
AS OUR CITY CONTINUES TO GROW, WATER PLANNING IS NOT JUST ANOTHER DISCUSSION POINT.
IT IS ONE OF THE MOST SERIOUS RESPONSIBILITIES ENTRUSTED TO THIS COUNCIL.
FOR EVERY ROOFTOP, EVERY COMMERCIAL PERMIT ISSUED, FOR EVERY SMALL BUSINESS IN EVERY EXPANSION, EACH ONE OF THOSE INCREASES DEMAND ON INFRASTRUCTURE THAT MUST BE SUSTAINABLE, RELIABLE, AND FINANCIALLY.
SOUND WATER IS MORE THAN JUST A UTILITY.
IT SUPPORTS OUR CITY'S ECONOMIC SECURITY.
ADDITIONALLY, WATER PROVIDES STABILITY FOR FAMILIES WHO ARE TRUSTING THIS COUNCIL TO GET IT RIGHT.
DECISIONS MADE AT THIS LEVEL ARE NOT TEMPORARY.
COUNCIL SHAPES OUR CITY'S FUTURE FOR YEARS TO COME.
DECISIONS MAY REQUIRE THOUGHTFUL FORESIGHT, TRANSPARENCY, AND DISCIPLINE, FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP.
ADDITIONALLY, FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY WORKS THE SAME WAY.
PLANNING AHEAD MEANS MORE THAN SITTING AROUND THE TABLE DURING BUDGET MEETINGS.
IT MEANS MANAGING TODAY'S PRESSURES WHILE PREVENTING TOMORROW'S VULNERABILITIES.
IN A FAST GROWING CITY, IT MEANS PROTECTING RESERVES BEFORE THEY ARE STRAINED.
AND ENSURING GROWTH PAYS FOR FUTURE GROWTH.
IT MEANS RESPECTING HOMEOWNERS SITTING AROUND THE KITCHEN TABLE, THE SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS BALANCING PAYROLL AND THE RETIREE LIVING ON A FIXED INCOME.
BECAUSE ONCE INFRASTRUCTURE PATHS ARE CHOSEN, ONCE BUDGETS ARE COMMITTED AND FINALIZED, THEY ARE NOT EASILY REVERSED.
RESPONSIBLE GROWTH IS A BLESSING, BUT ONLY WHEN INFRASTRUCTURE KEEPS PACE.
WHEN FINANCIAL FOUNDATIONS ARE SOLID, WHEN DECISIONS ARE GUIDED BY LONG-TERM CONSEQUENCES RATHER THAN SHORT TERM URGENCIES.
SO THIS EVENING I ASK COUNSEL, ARE YOU PREPARING THIS CITY FOR TOMORROW OR SIMPLY MANAGING TODAY? BECAUSE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THOSE TWO APPROACHES WILL DEFINE THIS CITY.
LONG AFTER ALL OF US ARE GONE, A RESIDENTS DESERVE PREPARATION.
THEY DESERVE LEADERSHIP THAT LOOKS BEYOND THE MOMENT.
THAT IS WHY I'M STEPPING UP FORWARD TO SERVE THE RESIDENTS OF THIS COMMUNITY WITH COURAGE, INTEGRITY, AND STEADFAST FAITH.
I CONSIDER MYSELF A FIVE STAR COMMUNITY ADVOCATE.
THANK YOU FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF YOUR TIME.
I LOOK FOR YOU ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL.
BOB JAMISON, 45 0 4 BRUSH CREEK DRIVE SHIRTS.
MR. MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, CITY, UH, MANAGEMENT.
I'M HERE ABOUT, UH, 45 73 ROY RICHARDS, THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE RATHER LARGE, UH, BUILDING STRIP CENTER, UH, COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT BY BOUND PROPERTIES 20 FOOT FROM MY PROPERTY LINE.
THEY HAVE ALSO MILLED OFF 12 FOOT OF THE PLAT SURFACE ON AUGUST 11TH.
WE, WELL, I WAS IN TOUCH WITH CITY ENGINEERING BECAUSE WE WANTED THE DRAINAGE PLANS AND THE PLAT LEVELING PLANS.
CITY ENGINEERING SAID, SUBMIT A FREEDOM INFORMATION ACT.
ON THE 25TH OF AUGUST, WE SUBMITTED THAT REQUEST.
10 DAYS, 10 BUSINESS DAYS WENT BY AND THE CITY DID NOT FULFILL THE OBLIGATION ACCORDING TO LAW AND STATE LAW.
IF YOU MISS THE DEADLINE, IT'S CONSIDERED
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TO BE PUBLIC INFORMATION AND SHOULD BE PROVIDED, NOT THE CITY.THEY HIRED AN ATTORNEY AND WE GOT A LETTER AND A PHONE CALL.
WE WERE CALLED TERRORISTS OR AFFILIATED WITH TERRORISTS, AND THEREFORE THE INFORMATION WOULD NOT BE PROVIDED TO US.
AND IT WAS SENT TO THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
MR. PAXTON CITY SENT THEIR DOCUMENTATION AND WE SENT OURS 45 DAYS LATER THROUGH THIS DELAYING ACTION, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE FOUND FOR US ON ALL ACCOUNTS AND THE INFORMATION WAS RELEASED.
45 DAYS LATER, OUR ENGINEERING FIRM, COGO POINT ENGINEERING, REVIEWED IT.
UM, WE STILL HAVE SOME CONCERNS.
THIS BACKS UP, UH, 20 FOOT FROM OUR PROPERTY LINE, MOSTLY DRAINAGE ISSUES.
MY QUESTION IS, WHO AUTHORIZED THIS? I HAVE TO ABIDE BY THE RULES.
I CAN'T COME IN HERE AND CALL SOMEBODY A TERRORIST.
WOULD IT HAPPEN TO US? AND I'VE BEEN TO THIS ENOUGH MEETINGS HERE TO UNDERSTAND WE HAVE SOME FINANCIAL CONCERNS.
WHY IS TAXPAYER MONEY BEING SPENT TO HIRE AN ATTORNEY TO DEFEND A LARGE BUSINESS ENTITY? IT MAKES NO SENSE TO ME.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN WAS, UH, GETTYSBURG, ADDRESS A GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE BY THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE.
GOOD EVENING COUNCIL MAYOR, JUST WANNA THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AT THIS MEETING.
I'M A RESIDENT OF THE DOVE MEADOWS PROJECT AND, UM, SPEAKING FOR THE COMMUNITY OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE COMMUNITY.
I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF THE DOVE MEADOWS REGARDING THE PAVEMENT PROJECTS THAT BEGAN IN OC LATE OCTOBER.
WE SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS AND RECOGNIZE THE LONG-TERM VALUE OF MAINTAINING OUR STREETS.
OUR PURPOSE TONIGHT IS TO PROVIDE AWARENESS OF ONGOING CONDITIONS AS PROJECT, UH, AS THE PROJECT PROGRESSES.
I KNOW SOME OF THIS WAS MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, BUT I'M JUST SPEAKING OUT AS A RESIDENT FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE COMMUNITY.
UH, SINCE LATE OCTOBER, DUST MITIGATION AND PROPERTY RELATED IMPACTS HAVE BEEN THE PRIMARY CONCERNS WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE SUSTAINED LEVEL OF DUST ASSOCIATED WITH SIDEWALK REMOVAL, GRADING AND PAVING ACTIVITY HAS AFFECTED DAILY LIVING CONDITIONS.
RESIDENTS HAVE REPORTED UPON RESPIRATORY, UPPER RESPIRATORY IRRITATION AND INCREASED STRAIN OF ON THE HVAC SYSTEMS. DUE TO THE DUST INFILTRATION VEHICLES HAVE, UH, REQUIRED REPEATED CLEANING.
MULTIPLE TIRE REPAIRS HAVE OCCURRED AND UNDERCARRIAGE CONCERNS HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED.
IN ADDITION, RESIDENTS HAVE EXPERIENCED IRRIGATION SYSTEM DISRUPTIONS, LANDSCAPING IMPACTS, AND DOCUMENTED FALLS WITHIN ACTIVE WORK AREAS, INCLUDING EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS.
THESE OBSERVATIONS ARE BEING CAREFULLY DOCUMENTED AND ORGANIZED INTO A COMPREHENSIVE RESTORATION REPORT THAT WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE PRIME CONTRACTOR IS BELL FOR REVIEW.
THERE ARE ALSO SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS RELATED TO STAGING AREAS.
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND DEBRIS HAVE AT TIMES BEEN STORED IN UNSECURED LOCATIONS.
ADDITIONALLY, NEIGHBORHOOD WALKWAY WALKING TRAILS HAVE BEEN UTILIZED FOR STAGING PURPOSES, RESULTING IN COMPLETE DISRUPTION FOR RESIDENTS WHO REGULARLY USE THOSE PATHS.
WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT THOSE TRAILS BE RESTORED TO THEIR ORIGINAL CONDITION UPON PROJECT COMPLETION.
YOU MAY ALSO NOTE THAT THIS PROJECT HAS NOW EXTENDED ACROSS SEVERAL MONTHS, INITIAL PROJECTIONS REFERRED COMPLETION IN EARLY MARCH.
HOWEVER, A CLEARLY DEFINED AND VERIFIED COMPLETION TIMELINE HAS NOT YET BEEN CONFIRMED.
WE, AS WORK CONTINUES, RESIDENTS WOULD BENEFIT FROM REALISTIC SCHEDULE WITH CLEARLY COMMUNICATED MILESTONES.
OUR REQUEST IS STRAIGHTFORWARD,
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CONSISTENT DUST MITIGATION, SECURE SITE MANAGEMENT, FULL PROPERTY AND TRIAL RESTORATION AND TRANSPARENT.MAY I SPEAK? COULD, COULD YOU, I JUST HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE TO GO, SIR.
IF YOU CAN WRAP IT UP WITHIN THE NEXT MINUTE.
PARDON? IF YOU CAN WRAP IT UP WITHIN THE NEXT MINUTE.
UH, OUR, OUR REQUEST IS STRAIGHTFORWARD, CONSISTENT DUST MITIGATION, SECURE SITE MANAGEMENT, FULL PROPERTY AND TRAIL RESTORATION, AND TRANSPARENT TIMELINE COMMUNICATION MOVING FORWARD.
DOVE MEADOWS RESIDENTS REMAIN COMMITTED TO A COLLABORATIVE AND AND SOLUTION ORIENTED APPROACH.
WE SUPPORT IMPROVED INFRASTRUCTURE AND SIMPLY WANNA ENSURE THAT THE FINAL OUTCOME REFLECTS THE CITY'S STANDARDS FOR SAFETY, QUALITY AND RESTORATION.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION, MR. MAYOR.
THE LAST PERSON I SIGN UP IS MIGUEL VASQUEZ.
GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL AS WELL AS CITY STAFF.
MIGUEL VASQUEZ AND I SERVE AS PRESIDENT OF THE SHIRTS CEMETERY ASSOCIATION.
AND ON BEHALF OF THE ASSOCIATION, I'M HERE TODAY HERE TODAY TO GIVE YOU THANKS.
THE CITY COUNCIL CITY, AND AS WELL AS THE SHIRTS, UH, HISTORICAL PRESERVATION COMMITTEE IN AWARDING IS A PRESERVATION GRANT.
SO I JUST WANTED TO SHOW YOU, UM, AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT WE DID WITH THE GRANT.
UH, LET'S SEE IF I CAN FIGURE OUT HOW THIS WORKS.
UH, SO HERE'S THE, UM, JUST AS A REFRESHER, THIS IS THE ENTRANCE TO THE CEMETERY AND IT SHOWS YOU OUR TEXAS HISTORICAL MARKER THAT WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THE MISSION AND GOALS OF THE CEMETERY, YOU KNOW, PRESERVE LOCAL HISTORY, PROTECT AND ENHANCE THE BURIAL GROUNDS, AND CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT FOR THE PUBLIC FOR LEARNING AND REMEMBRANCE.
SO THE CEMETERY WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1905, WE'RE ONE OF SEVEN HISTORICAL CEMETERIES THAT SITUATED ALONG CIVIL OAK CREEK, UH, BASICALLY FROM OLD TOWN SHIRTS BACK IN THE EARLY 19 HUNDREDS.
SO ONCE AGAIN, THE CEMETERY EXTENDS, UH, THEIR GRATITUDE TO THE CITY AND THE PRESERVATION COMMITTEE.
UM, AND WHAT WE DID WITH THE MONEY IS WE CREATED WHAT ARE CALLED INTERPRETIVE, UH, WHAT WE CALL THE INTERPRETIVE PANEL PROJECT.
SO THIS, UH, SHOWS YOU, UH, ONE OF THE PANELS HERE, UH, DESCRIBING THE ARRIVAL OF THE FIRST FARM WORKERS TO THE AREA.
AND WE WERE ABLE TO FIND SOME OLD PICTURES AS WELL.
SO WE DO HAVE PICTURES OF PEOPLE ACTUALLY PICKING COTTON.
UH, HERE'S ANOTHER PANEL WHICH, UH, DESCRIBES THE FOUNDING OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN CHURCHS, AND IT ALSO SHOWS WE HAVE A FACSIMILE OF THE LETTER THAT WAS WRITTEN BY THE PRIEST, UH, TO THE ARCHDIOCESE, UH, TO BUILD THE CHURCH HERE IN CHURCH.
AND THAT CHURCH NOW IS ACTUALLY THE CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD.
UH, ANOTHER PANEL THAT, UH, DESCRIBES SOME OF THE HISTORY OF THE CEMETERY ITSELF AND SOME OF THE, UH, ASPECTS OF, OF THE PARTICULAR GRAVE SITES.
AND ANOTHER ONE ON THE ECOLOGY OF NEARBY CILLO CREEK.
AND ALSO A PANEL DESCRIBING THE NATIVE AMERICAN PRESENCE ON THE GROUNDS OF THE CEMETERY.
SO THAT SHOWS YOU SOME OF THE PICTURES, UM, OF SOME OF THE, UH, FLINTSTONES THAT WE FOUND.
UH, ARROWHEADS, DAGGERS, UH, THAT TELLS YOU THERE'S BEEN A PRESENCE HERE IN THIS AREA OF PEOPLE AT LEAST 2000 YEARS.
ALRIGHT, SO BEFORE ANY OF THE MIGRATIONS THAT CAME TO THIS AREA.
UM, AND SO ACTUALLY, UH, A LITTLE SECRET, ANYTIME WE HAVE A BURIAL OUT THERE, UH, IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY THAT I CAN SIFT SOME OF THE DIRT, AND THAT'S HOW WE FIND SOME OF THE ARTIFACTS LITTLE TIDBIT THERE.
SO A SECOND PART OF THE PROJECT, UM, WAS THE CREATION OF A BRICK WALKWAY TO CONNECT, UH, THESE DIFFERENT PANELS, UH, WHICH MAKES IT EASIER FOR WALKING AND ALSO ANYBODY IN A WHEELCHAIR.
AND THAT'S ANOTHER VIEW OF THE WALKWAY.
AND THAT WAS THE RECEPTION WHEN WE, UH, UH, DEDICATED EVERYTHING.
THE MONEY ACTUALLY THAT, UH, YOU, UH, GAVE US, BASICALLY WERE GIVING IT BACK TO THE PUBLIC, SO THANK YOU.
HAVING NO MORE, UH, RESIDENTS TO BE HEARD.
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GONNA GO TO, WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.IF YOU WANNA STEP UP, IF YOU'LL STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.
I LIVE AT 2 9 2 4 PO ROAD IN SHEZ, TEXAS.
UM, WHETHER THE CITY OR, UH, CITY IS AWARE OR NOT, UH, UM, PREVIOUSLY, UH, ONE OF THE MOST UNDERESTIMATED YET SIGNIFICANT ISSUES THAT INFLUENCED THE RECENT ELECTIONS, UH, WAS THE NEW TRASH, UH, CONTRACTOR, UH, SET FOR THE TRASH SERVICES INSUREDS HERE RECENTLY.
UM, WHILE WE WERE GENERALLY EXPECTING, YOU KNOW, ASSOCIATED COSTS TO INCREASE JUST TO REGULAR COLA INCREASE, UM, THE CITY'S EFFORTS, UH, TO ADEQUATELY ENGAGE AND PULL THE CONSTITUENTS REGARDING THE OPTIONS AND SELECTION WITH THE NEW TRASH, UH, CONTRACTOR, WERE INSUFFICIENT.
AS A RESULT, RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN, UH, LEFT PAYING MORE AND WHILE RECEIVING DIMINISHED SERVICES FROM THE CURRENT PROVIDER OF FRONTIER WASTE SOLUTIONS.
ALTHOUGH SOME MAY VIEW THIS AS AN OLD ISSUE, I URGE YOU TO RECOGNIZE THAT IT'S A LINGERING ISSUE AND THE CITY'S RESPONSE TO ONGOING SERVICE COMPLAINTS WILL UNDOUBTEDLY REMAIN A DETERMINING FACTOR IN FUTURE ELECTIONS.
THE CITY HAS PUBLICLY STATED THAT THE BULK TRASH PICKUP SERVICES ALLOWED FOR, UH, THREE CUBIC, UH, YARDS OF WASTE PER RESIDENCE EVERY TWO WEEKS.
UH, AN AMOUNT SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBED AS THE EQUIVALENT TO THREE TOP LOAD, UH, WASHING, UH, MACHINES ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE.
I HAVE FORMALLY REQUESTED A COPY OF THE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY AND FRONTIER WASTE SOLUTIONS TO VERIFY THE SPECIFIC CONTRACTUAL LANGUAGE, HOWEVER, YET HAVE YET TO RECEIVE CONFIRMATION OF THE PRECISE TERMS BEYOND, UH, WHAT HAS BEEN PUBLICLY COMMUNICATED.
THE CORE ISSUE IS FRONT TIER WASTE SOLUTIONS DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE COLLECTING ANYWHERE NEAR THE ADVERTISED CAPACITY FOR BULK, UH, BRUSH PICKUP, UM, AND IS ROUTINELY LEAVING BULK, UH, TRASH ITEMS BEHIND.
I'VE ALREADY CALLED TWICE, ONCE FOR A MISSED PICKUP AND ONCE FOR ITEMS LEFT BEHIND.
UM, AS WITH TYPICAL SPRING CLEANUP, I'VE, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU, I'VE MOWED, UH, AND BEGGED DEAD GRASS FOR MY YARD USING 42 GALLON CONTRACTOR BAGS.
UM, USUALLY BECAUSE WE'RE GOING EVERY TWO WEEKS, THEY SIT, UH, SIT IN THE BACK OF YOUR BED OF YOUR PICKUP TRUCK, AND THEN WHEN THE TIME COMES FOR PICKUP, YOU'RE LEFT WITH HALF OF IT SITTING, UH, STILL THERE.
WHEN A, UM, WHEN YOU CONTACT FRONTIER WASTE SOLUTIONS, THEY HIDE BEHIND THE CITY'S CONTRACT.
THEY JUST SHOW THAT THEIR SOLE OBLIGATION IS TO THE CITY AND THEY DISMISS ANY CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS.
UM, AND JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA THAT, I MEAN, THERE'S, EVERYBODY HAS CAMERAS.
THERE'S, I MEAN, THE MATH IS PRETTY SIMPLE.
IF IT FITS IN THE BACK OF A PICKUP TRUCK, IT'S LESS THAN TWO C CUBIC YARDS.
I MEAN 42 GALLON, UH, UH, UH, TRASH BAGS, OR EVEN THEIR, PER THEIR WORDS, THEY ALLOW UP TO 55 GALLON, THAT'S FIVE TO SEVEN CUBIC FEET.
THERE'S 81 CUBIC FEET IN THREE CUBIC YARDS.
IT'S BEING GROSSLY UNDERESTIMATED.
WHEN I CALLED THE TRASH SERVICE, THEY SAY THAT THEY, THE TRASH MAN JUST BASICALLY LIMITS IT TO FIVE BAGS.
AND SO, UM, WITH THAT, I JUST ASK THAT MAYBE THE CITY CAN GET INVOLVED.
ONE, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE DOING WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO DO AND ALSO BE TRANSPARENT ABOUT IT AND KEEP A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT, LIKE WEB, UH, PLACE WHERE WE CAN SUBMIT COMPLAINTS THAT CAN BE USED IN THE FUTURE FOR ANY RENEGOTIATION OR NEW BIDDINGS.
WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND GO INTO A FIVE MINUTE RECESS AT EIGHT 15.
WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND COME OUTTA RECESS AND RESUME OUR REGULAR SCHEDULE MEETING.
MOVING ON FROM, UH, HEARING OF RESIDENCE.
[ 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.]
WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.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'RE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA.
UP ON THE REQUEST OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, IS THERE ANY ITEM ON THE AGENDA THAT YOU WISH PULLED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? I MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE, UM, CONSENT AGENDA AS A,
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IN ITS ENTIRETY.I GOT A MOTION BY, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, WESTBROOK.
AND I GOT A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER SHERIDAN.
UH, IF I CAN GET COUNCIL MEMBERS CAST OF VOTES.
HAVING, UH, SIX YAYS, NO NAYS.
[4. Resolution 26-R-040 - Authorizing the land acquisition of the property located at 12235 Aztec Way for an amount not to exceed $100,000 plus closing costs, specifying funding sources, and other matters in connection therewith (S.Williams/B.James) ]
ON TO DISCUSSION ACTION.ITEM RESOLUTION ON ITEM FOUR, RESOLUTION 26 DASH R DASH 0 4 0 AUTHORIZING THE LAND ACQUISITION OF THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1 2 2 3 5 AZTEC WAY FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED A HUNDRED THOUSAND, A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS PLUS CLOSING COSTS, SPECIFYING FUNDING SOURCES AND OTHER MATTERS AND CONNECTION THERE WITH, THANK YOU MAYOR.
UH, STAFF IS COMING TO YOU SEEKING AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE THE PROPERTY AT 1 2 3, 5 1 2, 2 3 5 AZTEC WAY.
SO AGAIN, THAT'S THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF FM 78 AND AZTEC WAY.
YOU MAY HAVE KIND OF DRIVEN PAST IT, NOT REALLY NOTICED IT BEFORE.
UM, IT'S PARTIALLY IN OUR ETJ AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THIS MAP.
UM, BUT AGAIN, WE HAD APPRAISAL DONE A FEW YEARS AGO ON THAT CAME IN AT A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.
THE PROPERTY OWNER IS NOW OFFERING TO SELL IT.
SO STAFF IS SEEKING APPROVAL TO PURCHASE THE PROPERTY.
UH, NO MORE THAN A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS PLUS CLOSING COST.
COUNCIL MEMBER DAVIS, I MEAN MAYOR PRO TIM DAVIS, I APOLOGIZE.
UH, ON THIS PROPERTY, THERE'S A, YES, THERE'S A BILLBOARD THAT FACES FM 78.
HAS THAT ISSUE BEEN RESOLVED AS WELL? SO WE HAVE, WE HAVE GONE IN THROUGH THE LEASE WITH THE PROPERTY ON, OR WE'VE, WE'VE GOTTEN A COPY OF THE LEASE, UM, FROM THE PROPERTY OWNER WITH, UH, AND REVIEWED THAT, UH, THERE IS A RIGHT OF FIRST REF OR KIND OF A, AN OPTION TO BUY RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL, IF YOU WILL, FOR THE BILLBOARD COMPANY.
WE HAVE SEEN CORRESPONDENCE WHERE THEY HAVE INDICATED THEY AREN'T INTERESTED IN PURCHASING IT, UH, BUT THEY'D LIKE TO MAINTAIN THE SIGN THERE.
SO AFTER APPROVAL TONIGHT, WHICH AUTHORIZES TO WE'RE GOING TO REACH OUT AND GET IN WRITING FROM THEM AS WE WOULD NEED THAT THEY ARE NOT EXERCISING THAT, THAT.
UH, WE ALSO WILL, AS PART OF CLOSING, HAVE AN AGREEMENT SIGNED, UH, MAKING CLEAR TO THE BILLBOARD COMPANY AND THE SELLER AND THE CITY THAT WE ARE BUYING, THAT WE OWN THE UNDERLINE RIGHTS AND THAT REVENUE FROM THAT GOES TO THE CITY OF SHIRTS.
UH, I WILL SAY THIS, THAT IN THE EASE IN THE LEASE AGREEMENT, THERE'S, UH, PARTICULAR PROVISION THAT SAYS IF THE PROPERTY IS ACQUIRED ESSENTIALLY BY A GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY, THE, THE LEASE EXTENDS FOR 30 YEARS, UH, AS OPPOSED TO THE NORMAL SORT OF THREE YEAR OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
SO WE WILL BE SITTING DOWN WITH THE BILLBOARD COMPANY TO HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT.
UM, AGAIN, IT'S A BIT OF A MIXED BAG, AND WE WOULD PROBABLY COME BACK TO COUNCIL, BUT ON THE ONE HAND WE COULD SAY, WELL, WE, WE DON'T WANT THEM HAVING THE RIGHT TO LEASE THIS BILLBOARD FOR THE NEXT 30 YEARS.
THE OTHER PART OF IT THOUGH, IS WE DO DERIVE REVENUE FROM IT, AND OVER 30 YEARS WE COULD PAY FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTY.
I THINK ONE OF THE BENEFITS THOUGH, THAT STAFF WOULD SEE IS THAT IF IN A MORE REASONABLE TIMEFRAME THAT THAT LEASE EXPIRED AND THE CITY HAD THE BILLBOARD, WE WOULD SORT OF BE ABLE TO USE THE BILLBOARD.
LIKE WE USED THE ONE ON, UM, I 35 FOR FOLKS COMING IN AND OUT OF THE CITY, UM, TO, TO ADVERTISE CITY EVENTS, THINGS LIKE THAT, AS OPPOSED TO SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT COME WITH, UH, PERHAPS IF, UH, IT'S, IT'S ON CITY PROPERTY, BUT PEOPLE TAKE ISSUE WITH WHAT'S BEING ADVERTISED.
SO THAT'S STILL TO BE SORTED OUT WITH IT.
THE WAY THAT LEASE AGREEMENT IS WRITTEN, IF IT'S PURCHASED BY A GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY OR ACQUIRED BY A GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY, IT EXTENDS THE LEAST 30 YEARS.
COUNCIL MEMBER WESTBROOK? YES.
WHEN YOU SAY CLOSING COSTS, WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? YOU KNOW, YOU'RE, YOU'RE TYPICALLY ON THE CLOSING COSTS.
YOU GET 'EM MAYBE $10,000, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
YOU KNOW, ALL THE VARIOUS THINGS THAT COME.
SO WITH THE FREEWAY MANOR PROPERTIES WE BUY, WE'LL PAY $4,000 OR SOMEONE CLOSING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH TITLE WORK AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THOSE WILL BE.
I JUST DIDN'T KNOW, YOU KNOW? YEAH.
IT'S WHETHER IT'S 3%, 6%, I DIDN'T WANNA, I KNOW THERE'S SOME, IF YOU JUST SAY A ROUNDABOUT 10,000,
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THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME.I IT'S PROBABLY ABOUT WHAT IT'S, WE CAN CERTAINLY LET YOU KNOW AFTER THE FACT WHAT THIS ONE WAS.
UH, BUT AGAIN, WITH ALL THE FREEWAY MANOR PROPERTIES AND OTHER, WE, WE SAYS A SALE PRICE THING, CLOSING COST.
I THINK THE BACKSTORY BEHIND THAT WAS JUST THAT AS LONG AS WE KNOW UPFRONT, SIR, THEREFORE YES SIR, I DIDN'T WANT ANY SURPRISES.
AND SOMEBODY SAYS, OH, YOU PAID AN ABSORBENT AMOUNT OF CLOSING COSTS AND WE DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT.
I DON'T WANT ANY SURPRISES, THAT'S ALL.
10,000 SEEMS, I MEAN, THAT'S, I'M THROWING THAT OUT AGAIN.
I, I'D HAVE TO SEE WHAT THEY ARE, BUT THEY'RE STANDARD CLOSING COSTS AND AGAIN, AS WE GO THROUGH, WE NEGOTIATE SOME OF THOSE OUT WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER.
BRIAN, UH, DO YOU MIND STEPPING BACK ONE STEP INTO EXPLAINING WHAT WE'RE PURCHASING THE PRO? YES, THANK YOU.
WHY WE'RE PURCHASING THE PROPERTY? THE, THE MAIN REASON? YEAH.
WE'RE BUYING THE PROPERTY FOR A FEW REASONS, RIGHT? ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE'RE BUYING THE PROPERTY IS, AS YOU RECALL, YOU'VE RECEIVED COMPLAINTS IN THE PAST FROM RESIDENTS ABOUT, UH, TRASH, DEBRIS, ILLEGAL DUMPING, UH, CAMPSITES ON THE PROPERTY.
UM, AND THAT'S PROVEN TO BE A CHALLENGE FOR US TO MANAGE, RIGHT? AS MUCH AS WE'VE TRIED TO WORK WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER WHO LIVES, YOU KNOW, OUT OF TOWN, UH, IT BECOMES AN ISSUE FOR THEM TO GET NO TRESPASS ORDERS AND KEEP FOLKS FROM CAMPING OUT ON THE PROPERTY AND CONTINUING TO PILE UP DEBRIS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
THEY'RE NOT ADEQUATE RESTROOM FACILITIES.
AND, AND PART OF IT TOO IS THERE'S A LITTLE STRIP THAT'S NOT IN THE CITY, AND SO WE DON'T EVEN HAVE AUTHORITY OVER THAT PORTION OF THE PROPERTY.
AND I WILL SAY BEAR COUNTY'S BEEN A GOOD PARTNER WITH US, BUT ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS, IF WE OWN IT, WE CAN NOW CONTROL IT.
WE CAN PATROL IT, WE CAN KEEP PEOPLE OUT OF THERE, UH, GOING FORWARD.
UH, A COUPLE OTHER REASONS THAT THERE'S SOME BENEFITS, OBVIOUSLY, AS I NOTED, THE SLO CREEK RUNS THROUGH HERE.
SO AS WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT NEEDING TO CLEAR OUT AREAS OF UNDERBRUSH AND GROWTH AND THINGS LIKE THAT FOR FLOOD PLAIN WORK, WE WOULD OWN THE PROPERTY AND IT MAKES IT EASIER TO DO THAT.
AND THEN FINALLY, THE, THE, UM, PROPERTY IS ADJACENT TO THE CITY PARK, AND I CANNOT REMEMBER AT THE MOMENT WHAT THAT CITY PARK IS CALLED.
UM, SO AGAIN, WE ARE NOT BUYING IT AS PARK PROPERTY.
WE'RE NOT BUYING IT AS PARK PROPERTY, BUT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF REASONS HOW IT BENEFITS US.
BUT REALLY THE REASON THAT WE, WE DID THIS TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM WE HAVE WITH LEGAL DUMPING AND CAMPSITES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
COUNCIL MEMBER GUERRERO, UH, YOU WERE SAYING MR. JAMES, THAT UH, IF WE DO PURCHASE IT, THAT WE CAN USE A BILLBOARD TO, UH, ANNOUNCE FOR EVENTS.
IS THAT SO, SO WHAT I WAS RESPONDING TO WAS COUNCILMAN DAVIS'S QUESTION, SO THAT IF WE WERE TO BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE LEASE WITH THE BILLBOARD COMPANY AND THEY LEFT THE BILLBOARD, THEN WE WOULD BE ABLE TO USE IT TO ADVERTISE OUR OWN CITY EVENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
BUT RIGHT, TO BE CLEAR, GOING IN IS THE WAY THE CONTRACT, THE LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE BILLBOARD COMPANY IS, IS, AND I CAN'T REMEMBER, IT'S LESS THAN FIVE YEARS REMAINING ON THE NORMAL LEASE, BUT THERE'S A PROVISION THAT I ASSUME HAS TO DO WITH RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION AND A RIGHT OF WAY TAKE THAT GIVES THEM RIGHTS FOR 30 YEARS TO MAINTAIN IT, UM, GOING FORWARD.
AND SO WE'LL HAVE TO TRY TO NEGOTIATE THAT.
WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY, UH, AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO.
BUT AGAIN, I THINK FROM A STAFF PERSPECTIVE, ON THE ONE HAND YOU CAN SAY WE'RE DERIVING REVENUE FROM IT.
FLIP SIDE IS DO WE REALLY WANT PEOPLE DOING THAT? SECOND IS IF WE CONTROLLED IT, WE COULD PUT OUR OWN ADVERTISEMENTS OR IT'S POSSIBLE WE REACH AGREEMENT SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN FOR A LENGTH OF TIME, BUT WE HAVE RIGHTS TO PUT OUR THINGS UP FOR A BIT.
SO WORST CASE SCENARIO, IT'S NOT OURS.
WE'RE SITTING AROUND FOR 35 YEARS OR SO DRIVING REVENUE.
UH, BUT AGAIN, WE WOULD, WE WOULD IDEALLY LIKE TO SHORTEN THAT, UH, I THINK IS THE GENERAL CONSENSUS.
BUT WE WOULD COME BACK TO COUNSEL WOULD, UH, IN, IN CASE WE DID, LET'S JUST SAY WE DID GET IT, UM, WOULD WE ADVERTISE SPECIAL ELECTIONS? UH, SO I CAN'T SAY EXACTLY WHAT WE WOULD ADVERTISE ON IT.
RIGHT? MY ASSUMPTION IS THE BILLBOARD COMPANY WOULD NOT WANT TO GO TO THE EXPENSE OF REMOVING IT.
THEY, YOU KNOW, WE'D PROBABLY NEGOTIATE TO LEAVE IT.
MY ASSUMPTION IS WE WOULD USE IT MUCH LIKE WE USE THE ONE ON I 35.
SO WE WOULD USE IT AS BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS THAT GO UP AND STAY UP A LONG TIME LIKE THE BIG JUBILEE WE'RE HAVING FOR THE ANNIVERSARY.
BUT WE WOULD NOT PROBABLY USE IT AND CHANGE THE METHOD, THE MESSAGE OUT AS OFTEN AS WE DO WITH THE ELECTRONIC SIGN.
SO I DON'T THINK WE USE THE 35 FOR THINGS LIKE SPECIAL ELECTIONS.
SO I WOULDN'T THINK WE WOULD DO THAT HERE JUST BECAUSE OF THE COST OF HAVING TO CHANGE THE MESSAGE THAT OFTEN.
BUT CERTAINLY THAT'S A POLICY DIRECTION FOR COUNCIL, BOTH THIS ONE, IF WE GET OWNERSHIP AND THE 35 BILLBOARD, I JUST WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE SPECIAL ELECTIONS ADVERTISED A LOT MORE.
'CAUSE A, A LOT OF TIMES A LOT OF THE, OUR RESIDENTS DON'T EVEN KNOW THERE'S
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A SPECIAL ELECTION GOING ON.NO, I, I CERTAINLY CAN APPRECIATE THAT.
AND SO WE CAN CERTAINLY TAKE INPUT FROM COUNCIL AS TO HOW YOU WOULD LIKE US TO DO THAT GOING FORWARD.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF VOTERS TURN OUT, IT CERTAINLY LIGHT.
SO I CERTAINLY THINK AWARENESS IS A BIG PART OF IT.
I MOTION TO, UH, APPROVE RESOLUTION 26 DASH R DASH 0 4 0 SECOND.
UH, I BELIEVE MAYOR PRO TEM DAVIS HAD A ANOTHER QUESTION HE WANTED TO ASK.
SO US PURCHASING THIS TRIGGERS POTENTIALLY A 30 YEAR EXTENSION OF THAT BILLBOARD LEASE.
IS THERE ANYTHING IN THE CURRENT DOCUMENTATION THAT WE HAVE THAT TALKS ABOUT THE COSTS OR THE RENTAL AGREEMENT? DOES, DOES ARE, ARE THEY LOCKED INTO THAT SAME WHATEVER THEY'RE PAYING NOW FOR 30 YEARS? SO YEAH, THE AGREEMENT, THE WAY IN MY READING OF IT DOESN'T SPEAK TO WHAT THAT RENTAL RATE IS BEYOND THE EXTENSION TERM.
MY, MY READING OF IT, I DON'T SEE THAT IT SAYS IN 20 YEARS HOW MUCH THEY HAVE TO PAY.
THERE'S, THERE'S AN INCREASED CLAUSE THAT KIND OF GOES IN FOR THE NORMAL TERM OF THE AGREEMENT AND AN EXTENSION ON THE AGREEMENT, BUT IT SEEMS TO SORT OF STOP.
I DID NOT SEE THAT IT SPECIFIED HOW MUCH THAT IS.
SO THAT WOULD CERTAINLY BE SOMETHING WE'D HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THEM ABOUT, UM, IN TERMS OF THE RATE.
BUT IT DIDN'T, MY RECOLLECTION IS IT DIDN'T SAY THIS IS THE RENTAL RATE FOR THAT FULL 30 30 YEAR.
ONE OF THE THINGS I NOTED, AND I CAN GRAB IT, I DON'T MISSPEAK, UM, IS THE, THE LEASE SCHEDULE, UH, THAT'S ATTACHED, THE RENTAL TERM ONLY GOES OUT TO LEASE YEAR 10 AND IT, IT STOPS THERE.
IT'S AS IF THEY, THEY THREW THIS PROVISION IN ON THE 30 YEAR THING, BUT DIDN'T THINK IT THROUGH FULLY AND SAY THIS IS WHAT WOULD HAPPEN.
SO AGAIN, I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO SORT OUT WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY.
COUNCIL MEMBER WATSON, DO YOU STILL HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION YOU WANNA ASK? OKAY.
SO, UH, WE HAVE A MOTION THAT WAS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER BEN GUERRERO, SECONDED BY, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER MICHELLE WATSON.
UH, CAN I GET COUNCIL TO GO AHEAD AND CAST THE VOTES? CAN I GET THE VOTES PUBLISHED PLEASE? ALL RIGHT.
HAVING FIVE YAYS, ONE NAY MOTION PASSES.
[5. Resolution 26-R-039 - Authorizing a Wastewater Transmission and Treatment Capacity Lease Agreement with Green Valley Special Utility District (GVSUD) for temporary sewer capacity (S.Williams/B.James)]
WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND, UH, GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION ON ITEM NUMBER FIVE.UH, RESOLUTION 26 DASH R DASH 0 3 9 AUTHORIZING A WASTEWATER TRANSMISSION AND TREATMENT CAPACITY LEASE AGREEMENT WITH GREEN VALLEY SPECIAL UTILITY DISTRICT, ALSO KNOWN AS GV UD FOR TEMPORARY, UH, SEWER CAPACITY.
UH, CITY COUNCIL WILL GO INTO CLOSE SESSION UNDER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 51 DASH SEVEN TWO DELIBERATION ABOUT REAL PROPERTY AND WE'LL BE GOING EXECUTIVE SESSION AT EIGHT 40.
WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND COME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 9 41.
UH, NO ACTION WAS TAKEN IN EXECUTIVE SESSION ON, UH, ITEM FIVE, RESOLUTION 26 R DASH 39.
UH, THE ITEM YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU IS PRIMARILY A SEWER CAPACITY LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SHIRTS AND GREEN VALLEY, UH, SUD.
ESSENTIALLY IT PROVIDES, UM, RIGHTS FOR SHIRTS FOR ESSENTIALLY THE NEXT SIX YEARS TO THEIR 125,000 GALLONS OF CAPACITY IN THE SOUTH CHURCH TREATMENT PLANT.
YOU MAY RECALL, COUNCIL APPROVED THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS TO DO THE DESIGN FOR THE EXPANSION OF THAT PLANT.
AND WE THINK THAT PLANT EXPANSION WILL TAKE FOUR TO FIVE YEARS TO HAPPEN.
THIS GIVES US THE CAPACITY THAT WE DESPERATELY NEED IN SOUTHERN SHIRTS OR A PORTION OF IT THAT WE NEED IN SOUTHERN SHIRTS TILL THAT, TILL THAT HAPPENS, THE COST $250,000 A YEAR.
BUT THE OTHER THING WE WANTED TO POINT OUT IS IT ALSO INCLUDES A RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL FOR THE CITY OF SHE'S WATER LEASE RIGHTS IN THROUGH THE SI VALLEY LOCAL GOVERNMENT CORPORATION.
IF THE CITY DECIDES TO SELL THOSE RIGHTS, DOESN'T OBLIGATE US TO SELL THOSE.
THE PROCESS WE WOULD HAVE TO DO TO DO THAT CERTAINLY WOULD NEED TO COORDINATE WITH CITY OF
WITH THAT, THAT WOULD SHAPE HOW WE GO.
SO AGAIN, IT'S A WRITE OF FIRSTUS DOESN'T OBLIGATE US TO, TO SELL THOSE, UH, TO THEM.
BUT PART OF THE QUESTION WE HAD HAD TO DO WITH SORT OF WHY THESE AGREEMENTS,
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SO THIS IS THE WATER CCN.YOU CAN SEE FM 1518 I 10 COMING DOWN HERE.
THERE'S NOTHING ON THE SCREEN, THERE'S NOTHING ON THE SCREEN IF WE CAN GET IT ON THE SCREEN.
NOW WE'VE GOT IT ON THE SCREEN.
SO THE BLUE HASHED AREA IS THE, THERE ARE GREEN HASHED AREAS IS THE WATER CCN, UM, THAT C-B-L-G-C HAS.
AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE, UH, I 10 15 18 SLO CREEK.
GENERALLY LOWER SEINE ROAD KIND OF COMES DOWN THROUGH HERE.
AND THEN THE OTHER WE'VE GOT IS THE SEWER.
IT'S NOT QUITE AS LARGE AN AREA, BUT THIS IS THE AREA, UM, IN SHIRTS THAT GREEN VALLEY HAS THE RIGHTS TO SERVE FOR SEWER AS WELL.
SO WE THINK THAT, UH, PART OF THE REASON FOR THE BENEFIT OF THAT PROVISION IF WE CHOOSE TO SELL, IS THAT GREEN VALLEY IS THE PROVIDER OF WATER AND SEWER FOR A GOOD PORTION OF OUR COMMUNITY, OUR RESIDENTS, OUR BUSINESSES GOING FORWARD.
AND WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? GO AHEAD.
UH, SIR, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 26 R 0 39 SECOND.
OKAY, I HAVE A MOTION MADE BY MAYOR PRO TIM DAVIS, UH, TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 26.
I MEAN, UH, RESOLUTION 26 R DASH 0 3 9.
SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER WATSON.
UH, IF I CAN GET ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS TO GO AHEAD AND CAST THE VOTES.
CAN I GET THE VOTES, UH, PUBLISHED PLEASE.
ALRIGHT, HAVING, UH, FIVE YAYS, ONE NAY.
[6. Ordinance 26-S-007- Conduct a public hearing and consider amendments to Part III of the Schertz Code of Ordinances, Unified Development Code (UDC), to Article 4 Section 21.4.3- Notice Requirements (B.James/L.Wood/D.Marquez).]
AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER SIX.UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, SHERIDAN, DID YOU HAVE A, UH, SOMETHING THAT YOU WANNA SAY ON THAT LAST ONE? NO, I'M GOOD.
UH, MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER SIX.
UH, ORDINANCE 26 DASH S DASH 0 0 7.
CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER AMENDMENTS TO PART THREE OF THE CHURCH CODE OF ORDINANCES, UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE UDC TO ARTICLE FOUR, SECTION 21 DASH FOUR DASH THREE.
MR. MAYOR, MR. WILLIAMS ORDINANCE 26 S 0 0 7 PROPOSED UDC AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE FOUR, SECTION 2143 NOTICE REQUIREMENTS.
DAISY MARQUEZ, SENIOR PLANNER, WE'RE HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE, UH, PLANNING STAFF IS IN INITIATING SOME UDC AMENDMENTS TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LAW.
IN THE PAST 89TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION, HOUSE BILL 24, UM, CAME OUT AS A RESULT OF THAT.
AND IT WENT INTO EFFECT SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2025.
IT REGULATED HOW HOMEROOM MUNICIPALITIES WOULD NEED TO NOTICE FOR ZONE CHANGES.
THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DID HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ON FEBRUARY 4TH, 2026.
AND THEN WE DO WANNA MAKE NOTE THAT THE NOTICE WAS PUBLISHED IN THE SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS WITH AN ADDITIONAL ZERO, BUT IT IS THE SAME ITEM.
SO HERE ARE THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS, UDC SECTION 2143.
WE REMOVED LANGUAGE THAT WAS NOT COMPLIANT, THAT WAS EXTRA, AND WE INCLUDED THAT LANGUAGE DIRECTLY FROM THE LGC, THE NOT LATER THAN THE 10TH DAY BEFORE.
AND THE NOTICE SIGN MUST BE AT LEAST 24 INCHES LONG BY 48 INCHES WIDE.
SO WHEN WE LOOK AT UDC AMENDMENTS, WE LOOK TOWARDS UDC, SECTION 2147 D FOR THE CRITERIA OF APPROVAL.
AND AGAIN, STAFF PROPOSES AMENDMENTS TIME TO TIME WHEN IT COMES TO STATE LAW CHANGES, AND WE'RE PRETTY PROACTIVE OR REACTIVE WITH THAT.
AND THESE ARE TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THAT TO ENSURE THE WELFARE OF THE CITY.
UM, IT IS, UM, THE CITY'S GOAL TO REMAIN COMPLIANT WITH THE TEXAS LGC.
SO AGAIN, THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE TODAY FOR THESE AMENDMENTS.
AND, UM, THERE WASN'T AN ERROR TO, THERE WAS NOT AN ERROR TO CORRECT WITH THESE AMENDMENTS.
AGAIN, IT'S IN RESPONSE TO CHA TO CHANGES IN STATE LAW.
AND AGAIN, WE TOOK THAT LANGUAGE DIRECTLY FROM THE TEXAS LGC, THE NO LATER THAN THE 10TH DAY.
AND THE SIGNS MUST BE AT LEAST 24 INCHES LONG BY 48 INCHES WIDE.
WE UNDERSTAND IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT ODD OF LANGUAGE, BUT WE TOOK IT STRAIGHT FROM THE TEXAS LGC AND THESE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS ARE DIRECTLY IN LINE WITH THESE CHANGES FROM THE 89TH LEGISLATOR.
AND THEN WE DO WANNA NOTE THEY WERE EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2025.
AND SINCE ITS EFFECTIVE DATE PLANNING STAFF HAS ENSURED THAT ALL THE NOTICE SIGNS WE'RE COMPLIANT WITH STATE LAW.
WE'RE JUST COMING BACK NOW AND MAKING THOSE AMENDMENTS.
SO OUR UDC COMPLIES WITH THAT.
UM, THESE AMENDMENTS WERE REVIEWED BY
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SHORTZ FIRE EMS AND PD WITHOUT OBJECTIONS, AND IT WENT TO LEGAL REVIEW AND WE NOT RECEIVE OBJECTIONS.AND YOU CAN SEE SOME IMAGES BELOW WHAT OUR NEW NOTICE SIGNS LOOK LIKE THAT ARE COMPLIANT WITH STATE LAW AND THE MAIN DIFFERENCES.
UM, BEFORE OUR SIGNS WERE MADE BY THE SIGN SHOP AND THEY WERE YELLOW, OUR P AND Z WORKED REALLY HARD TO WORK ON A LAYOUT FOR THEM, BUT NOW THEY HAVE TO LOOK A SPECIFIC WAY.
'CAUSE A THIRD PARTY, UM, PROVIDES THEM AND STAFF IS RECOMMENDED.
YOUR APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE 26 0 0 7 TO REMAIN CONSISTENT WITH THE STATE LAW CHANGES AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION HELD A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM ON FEBRUARY 4TH AND MADE A RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL TO CITY COUNCIL WITH A UNANIMOUS VOTE.
OKAY, AT THIS TIME I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP, UH, UH, OPENED A PUBLIC HEARING AT, UH, 9 48.
ANYBODY WISH YOU TO COME UP TO SPEAK? UH, FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO COME UP TO SPEAK ON THIS TOPIC, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK ON THIS TOPIC.
I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 9 49.
UH, AT THIS TIME I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN IT UP TO COUNSEL FOR DISCUSSION ON ORDINANCE 26 DASH S DASH 0 0 7.
DOES THIS REQUIRE ALL SIGNS TO BE CHANGED FROM SEPTEMBER 1ST, 25 FORWARD, OR ANY SIGNS, YOU KNOW, REGARDLESS OF, YOU KNOW, ALL SIGNS NEED TO BE CHANGED TO MEET THIS NEW STANDARD.
SO IT WENT INTO EFFECT SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2025 FOR ZONE CHANGE NOTICES FOR HOMEROOM MUNICIPALITIES.
UM, BEFORE THERE WASN'T ANY SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS ON WHAT IT NEEDED TO BE.
WE KIND OF, UM, OUR PNZ WORKED REALLY HARD TO COME UP WITH A DESIGN THAT WOULD NOTIFY RESIDENTS, BUT SINCE, UM, THE LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION, THEY MADE IT SPECIFIC ON HOW BIG IT NEEDED TO BE.
UM, SINCE SEPTEMBER 1ST, UM, STARTING ALL NOTICES BEFORE THAT TIME, WE MADE SURE THAT SIGNS WERE OUT FOR ZONE CHANGES FOR THAT SEPTEMBER 1ST DATE TO BE COMPLIANT.
UM, SO WE KIND OF BACKTRACKED WE PREPARED IN ADVANCE FOR THAT TO BE EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1ST.
SO BASICALLY WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS THAT ALL SIGNS WILL COMPLY TO THIS NEW STATUTE? YES, CORRECT.
REGARDLESS OF, YOU KNOW, IT WAS DONE A YEAR AGO, TWO YEARS AGO, THREE YEAR GOALS.
COUNCIL MEMBER WATSON, I MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ORDINANCE 26 S 0 0 7 SECOND.
ORDINANCE 26 DASH R DASH 0 0 7 BY COUNCIL MEMBER WATSON.
SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MACALUSO LUSO.
UH, CAN I GET EVERYBODY TO CAST THE VOTES? CAN I GET THE VOTES POSTED, PLEASE? ALL RIGHT.
[7. Ordinance 26-S-004 - Conduct a public hearing and consider a request for a Specific Use Permit to allow a convenience store with gas pumps on approximately 7.8 acres of land, located approximately 51-feet west from the intersection of IH-35 N Access Road and FM 2252, also known as 18920 IH 35 N, more specifically known as Guadalupe County Property Identification Number 114083 and Comal County Property Identification Number 119021, City of Schertz, Comal and Guadalupe County, Texas. (B.James/L.Wood/D.Marquez)]
WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO ORDINANCE 26 DASH S DASH 0 0 4.CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING, CONSIDER A REQUEST FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT TO ALLOW A CONVENIENCE STORE WITH GAS PUMPS ON APPROXIMATELY 7.8 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 51 FEET WEST FROM THE INTERSECTION OF I 35 NORTH AXIS ROAD AND FM 2252, ALSO KNOWN AS 18,920 I 35 NORTH, MORE SPECIFICALLY KNOWN AS GUADALUPE COUNTY PROPERTY AND IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 1 1 4 0 83 IN KAMAL COUNTY PROPERTY IDENTIFICATION, IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 1 1 9 0 2 1.
CITY OF CHURCH, KAMAL AND GUADALUPE COUNTY, TEXAS.
GOOD EVENING AGAIN, COUNSEL MAYOR MR. WILLIAMS. AND THEN I JUST WANNA CHECK IN.
CAN YOU ALL SEE THE PRESENTATION? OKAY, THERE WE GO.
HERE'S THE SUBJECT PROPERTY OUTLINED IN YELLOW.
IT IS LOCATED, UM, WEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF I 35 AND FM 2252.
IT IS SURROUNDED BY GB ZONING AND IT IS CURRENTLY ZONED GB.
UM, AND THEN FURTHER DOWN SOUTH WE HAVE RA.
UM, ON JANUARY 22ND, WE SENT OUT EIGHT PUBLIC NOTICES.
A SIGN WAS PLACED BY THE APPLICANT.
WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY RESPONSES.
IT DID GO TO P AND Z OFF FEBRUARY 4TH, AND IT WAS POSTED IN THE SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS ON FEBRUARY 11TH.
SO WHY ARE WE HERE TONIGHT? UM, AN APPROVED SEP IS REQUIRED TO ALLOW CONVENIENCE STORE WITH GAS PUMPS IN GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT.
UM, THE PROPERTY ALREADY HAS THE GB ZONING AND, UM, THIS PROPERTY MIGHT LOOK FAMILIAR BECAUSE IN A PREVIOUS SPECIFIC USE PERMIT WAS APPROVED FOR THIS LAW ON THE JANUARY 9TH, 2024 CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
IT DID EXPIRE THOUGH ON JANUARY 9TH, 2026 AND
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IT EXPIRED BECAUSE WE DO HAVE THAT STIPULATION AND CONDITION THAT A BUILDING PERMIT NEEDS TO BE APPROVED WITHIN TWO YEARS.AND I DO WANNA NOTE THAT APPLICANT HAS BEEN WORKING VERY HARD TO MEET THAT DEADLINE, BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE KIND OF MET IT VERY CLOSELY.
UM, THEY DO HAVE AN APPROVED SITE PLAN, FINAL PLAN, AND THEY'RE CLOSE TO HAVING APPROVED BUILDING PERMITS.
WE'RE WAITING, UM, FOR THIS SUP IF IT IS APPROVED TO BE APPROVED.
AND AS YOU CAN SEE, HERE'S AN APPROVED SITE PLAN THAT ACTUALLY MEETS ALL OF OUR, UM, SITE DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.
AND AGAIN, THIS IS VERY DIFFERENT FROM OTHER S UPS OR ZONE CHANGES.
UM, THEY HAD ONE, THEY WERE WORKING TOWARDS IT, SO YOU CAN SEE THEY'RE MEETING ALL THE REQUIREMENTS.
THEY HAVE THE INTENT OF BUILDING THIS, IT'S JUST IT RAN OUT OF TIME.
AND FOR SPECIFIC USE PERMITS, WE LOOK TOWARDS UDC, SECTION 21 5 11 D FOR THE CRITERIA OF APPROVAL.
THE SUBJECT AREAS DESIGNATED AS MIXED USE CENTER, WHICH IS MEANT FOR COMMERCIAL AND RECREATIONAL USES ALONG TRANSPORTATION CORRIDORS AND THE SUBJECT PROPERTIES ALONG I 35.
SO THEY'RE GONNA TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR AND IT MEETS THE INTENT OF THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP.
SO THE GENERAL AREA ZONE, GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, UM, IT'S MEANT FOR RETAIL SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS ALONG PRINCIPAL TRANSPORTATION CORRIDORS.
IT'LL, UM, SERVE THE COMMUNITY AND IT'S ALSO ALREADY SURROUNDED BY GENERAL BUS BUSINESS DISTRICT ZONING AND IT'LL BE REQUIRED TO MEET ALL THE ARTICLE NINE SITE DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.
SO IT'LL MEET, UM, ALL THE CODES APPLICABLE, UM, IN THE CITY OF SHIRTZ.
AND AS YOU SEEN BY THE APPROVED SITE PLAN, THEY'RE ALREADY MEETING THOSE REQUIREMENTS AND THE EXISTING GB ZONING IN THE AREA.
UM, THERE IS EXISTING GB ZONING IN THE AREA, SO IT MEETS, UM, THE CHARACTER AREA AND THE ONLY ACCESS FOR THE PROPERTY IS ACTUALLY ALONG I 35.
UM, THEY'RE WELL AWARE OF THAT THEY'VE BEEN WORKING WITH TECH.
SO FOR ACCESS POINTS IT WILL NOT AFFECT THE GENERAL SAFETY OF THE AREA.
AND ALL UDC REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN MET FOR THIS APPLICATION.
UH, THE APPLICATION WAS REVIEWED BY EMS FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS AND THEY DID NOT PROVIDE OBJECTIONS AND A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR THE PROPERTY FOR THE SAME USE WAS APPROVED PREVIOUSLY AND IT JUST EXPIRED EARLY THIS YEAR.
SO, UH, THE PROPOSED SEP MEETS THE INTENT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN, FUTURE LAND USE MAP, AND IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE AREA.
THUS, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THIS SEP TO ALLOW CONVENIENCE STORE WITH GAS PUMPS AT THIS SUBJECT PROPERTY CONDITION.
UPON THE FOLLOWING, A BUILDING PERMIT IS APPROVED WITHIN TWO YEARS OF THE ADOPTION OF THIS SEP ORDINANCE.
AND THE PNZ HELD A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM ON FEBRUARY 4TH, AND THEN MADE A RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL WITH THE CONDITIONS PROPOSED BY STAFF TO CITY COUNCIL WITH A UNANIMOUS VOTE.
OKAY, AT THIS TIME I'LL OPEN IT UP TO PUBLIC HEARING AT 9 55.
UH, SO FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS TOPIC, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND YOU'LL BE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
WE'LL CLOSE, UH, THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 9 55.
DO I HAVE ANY, UH, I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN IT UP TO DISCUSSION BY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
YEAH, I WANT A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 26 DASH S DASH 0 0 4.
OKAY, I HAVE A MOTION TO, UH, APPROVE ORDINANCE 26 DASH S 0 0 4 BY, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER GUERRERO.
SECONDED IN BY COUNCIL MEMBER WATSON.
CAN I GET, UH, COUNCIL TO CAST THE VOTES? CAN I GET THE VOTE TO PUBLISH PLEASE? ALRIGHT, HAVING SIX YAYS, NO NAYS.
[8. Ordinance 26-S-005 - Conduct a public hearing and consider a request for a Specific Use Permit to allow a Truck Terminal on approximately 4.1 acres of land, located approximately 600-feet west of the intersection of Baugh Lane and Schwab Road, also known as 23870 Baugh Lane, more specifically known as Comal County Parcel Identification Number 464879, City of Schertz, Comal County, Texas.(B.James/L.Wood/W.Willingham)]
TO ITEM EIGHT.ORDINANCE 26 DASH S DASH 0 0 5.
CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER A REQUEST FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT TO ALLOW A TRUCK TERMINAL ON APPROXIMATELY 4.1 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 600 FEET WEST OF INTER OF THE INTERSECTION OF BALL LANE AND SCHWAB ROAD, ALSO KNOWN AS 2 3 8 7 0 BALL LANE, MORE SPECIFICALLY KNOWN AS KAMAL COUNTY PARCEL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 4 6 4 8 7 9.
CITY OF SHEZ, KAMAU COUNTY, TEXAS.
MAYOR MR. WILLIAMS. ORDER IS 26 S 0 0 5.
A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT REQUEST FOR A TRUCK TERMINAL ON 4.1 ACRES OF LAND FOR YOUR ORIENTATION.
THIS IS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY HERE OUTLINED IN RED.
YOU CAN SEE THAT THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONED AS GB GENERAL BUSINESS, AS ARE THE ADJACENT PROPERTIES TO THE SIDES AND TO THE SOUTH AND TO THE NORTH HERE.
IT IS CURRENTLY ZONED AS M1 MANUFACTURING LIGHT DISTRICT.
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CISCO CURRENTLY IS LOCATED, AND THIS IS THE QT LOCATED ON SCHWAB AND 35 6 PUBLIC'S NOTICES WERE SENT OUT ON JANUARY 23RD, 2026.WE HAVE RECEIVED ZERO RESPONSES.
A PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE WAS ALSO PUBLISHED IN THE SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS ON FEBRUARY 11TH, 2026 AND TWO NOTIFICATION SIGNS WERE PLACED ON THE PROPERTY BY THE APPLICANT BACKGROUND FOR THIS SITE.
SO THERE WAS AN SUP ORDINANCE THAT WAS PASSED WITH ORDINANCE 23 S 33.
THAT ORDINANCE WAS PASSED ON JANUARY 9TH, 2024.
AND JUST LIKE ALL OTHER, UH, SEP ORDINANCE THAT WE'RE HEARING TODAY, UH, THAT SUP HAD A CONDITION THAT IT WOULD EXPIRE WITHIN TWO YEARS.
AND SO THAT EX SUP DID EXPIRE ON JANUARY 9TH, 2026.
HOWEVER, BETWEEN THAT TWO YEAR PERIOD, A PRELIMINARY PLAT, A FINAL PLAT AND A SITE PLAN WAS CERTIFIED IN THIS PROCESS.
AND THEN A BUILDING PERMIT WAS ALSO APPLIED FOR PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION.
SO THE APPLICANT HAS BEEN WORKING TOWARDS GETTING THIS DONE.
UDC SECTION 2154 D OUTLINES CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL.
SO THIS PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY DESIGNATED AS REGIONAL CORRIDOR AND THAT IS INTENDED FOR COMMERCIAL AND ENTERTAINMENT AREAS ALONG MAJOR THOROUGHFARES.
AND THEN WE SEE THAT THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONED AS GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, WHICH IS INTENDED FOR RETAIL AND SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS.
SO IT IS APPLICABLE WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND PLAN.
SO AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, THE PROPERTY'S CURRENTLY ZONED AS GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, WHICH IS INTENDED FOR RETAIL AND SERVICE.
AND THE TRUCK TERMINAL IS INTENDED TO BE USED AT THE CISCO DEVELOPMENT AS A SUPPORT FOR THAT ESTABLISHMENT.
THE TRUCK TERMINAL USE IS SURROUNDED BY GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT GB AND MANUFACTURING DISTRICT LIGHT M1 TO THE NORTH, AND THE REQUEST IS SUPPORTING THE CISCO DEVELOPMENT LOCATED TO THE NORTH.
THUS IT DOES PRESERVE THE CHARACTER OF THE SURROUNDING AREA.
THE REQUESTED SPECIFIC USE PERMIT IS INTENDED TO ALLEVIATE THE PARKING SITUATION AT CISCO, WHICH IS ADJACENT TO THE PROPERTY, AND THUS IT DOES SUPPORT THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE CITY.
ALL UDC REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN MET FOR THIS PROPOSED SPECIFIC USE PERMIT.
THERE'S A CERTIFIED SITE PLAN FOR THE PROPERTY AND IT HAS MET ALL DESIGN REQUIREMENTS OF ARTICLE NINE.
THERE'S ALSO AN APPROVED FINAL PLA, WHICH IS PENDING COUNTY RECOMMENDATION SHIRTS.
FIRE EMS AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS HAVE ALSO BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE SPECIFIC USE PERMIT AND HAVE NOT PROVIDED ANY CONCERNS SPECIFIC TO THIS REQUEST.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION DUE TO THE CONSISTENCY WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND PLAN STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE 26 S 0 0 5 WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITION.
A BUILDING PERMIT IS APPROVED WITHIN TWO YEARS OF THE ADOPTION OF THE SEP ORDINANCE AND THE COMMISSION.
THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION HELD A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE ITEM ON FEBRUARY 4TH, 2026, AND MADE A RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL WITH THE CONDITIONS AS PROPOSED BY STAFF TO CITY COUNCIL WITH A UNANIMOUS VOTE.
OKAY, AT THIS TIME I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN IT UP TO, UH, TO O UH, OPEN PUBLIC HEARING AT 10 O'CLOCK.
UH, SO IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS TOPIC, UH, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND YOU'LL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK ON ONCE, TWICE.
WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 10 0 1 ON ORDINANCE 26 DASH S DASH 0 0 5 AT THIS TIME I'LL OPEN IT UP TO COUNCIL FOR DISCUSSION.
CAN I GET A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION.
I HAVE A MOTION BY, UH, MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER MACALUSO.
SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WESTBROOK.
UH, CAN I GET EVERYBODY TO CAST THE VOTES? CAN I GET THE VOTES PUBLISHED? OKAY.
[9. Ordinance 26-S-006 - Conduct a public hearing and consider amendments to Part III of the Schertz Code of Ordinances, Unified Development Code (UDC), to Article 8 Section 21.8.4 - Home Occupations and Article 16- Definitions (B.James/L.Wood/W.Willingham)]
ON TO ITEM NINE, ORDINANCE 26 DASH S DASH 0 0 6.CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING, CONSIDER AMENDMENTS TO PART THREE OF THE CHURCH CODE OF ORDINANCES, UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE UDC TO ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION 21.8 0.4, HOME OCCUPATIONS AND ARTICLE 16 DEFINITIONS WELL FLOORS YOUR CLOSURE.
GOOD EVENING COUNSEL MAYOR MR. WILLIAMS, ORDINANCE 26 S 0 0 6 REVISIONS TO UDC, ARTICLE EIGHT HOME OCCUPATIONS AND ARTICLE 16 DEFINITIONS.
SO BACKGROUND ON THIS CASE, ON JUNE 12TH, 2025, THE TEXAS HOUSE BILL 24 64 WAS ADOPTED.
SO AS WE KNOW BACK IN THE SUMMER OF 2025, THE TEXAS STATE LEGISLATURE WAS MEETING AND PASSED A NUMBER OF LEGISLATION, ONE OF THOSE BEING A LIMIT TO MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY TO REGULATE NO IMPACT HOME-BASED BUSINESSES.
AND SO HERE IN THE CITY OF SCHERTZ WE DO HAVE ARTICLE EIGHT, WHICH IS INTENDED TO REGULATE HOME OCCUPATIONS.
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AND SO, AS WE'LL SEE IN THE NEXT SLIDES, THIS HAS ESSENTIALLY LIMITED THE ABILITY OF SHIRTS TO REGULATE HOME OCCUPATIONS.SO THIS IS TEXAS LGC 2 2 2 9 9 0 2, WHICH ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE YOU'LL SEE HERE.
THIS IS BASICALLY DEFINING WHAT IS A NO IMPACT HOME BASED BUSINESS, WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY A BUSINESS THAT IS HAPPENING INSIDE A HOME AND IT IS NOT CREATING ANY KIND OF NUISANCE SUCH AS TRAFFIC OR NOISE OR ANYTHING OF THE LIKE.
ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, YOU'LL SEE WHAT THE RESTRICTIONS ARE, WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY SAYING THAT ANY MUNICIPALITY CANNOT PROHIBIT THE OPERATION OF A NO IMPACT HOME-BASED BUSINESS.
SO WE CANNOT REQUIRE PERMITS OR ANY OTHER KINDS OF APPROVALS.
SO THE CHANGES WE ARE MAKING OR THAT ARE PROPOSED WOULD BE THE ADDITION OF A REFERENCE TO NO IMPACT HOME-BASED BUSINESSES PER THE LGC, WE HAVE ELIMINATED 10 CRITERIA AND ADDED OR REVISED EIGHT TOTAL CRITERIA OUT OF SECTION 2184 B.
WE HAVE ALSO ELIMINATED SECTIONS 2184 C THROUGH 2184 F IN ORDER TO BE COMPLIANT WITH THE TEXAS LGC.
AND SO THESE SECTIONS WERE ESSENTIALLY WHAT WAS USED PREVIOUSLY IN ORDER TO PERMIT OR PROHIBIT CERTAIN ACTIVITIES.
AND LASTLY, WE HAVE A DEFINITION REVISED TO COMPLY WITH THE TEXAS LGC IN ARTICLE 16.
SO UDC SECTION 2147 D OUTLINES CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL.
TEXAS HOUSE BILL 24 64 DOES PROHIBIT MUNICIPALITIES FROM ADOPTING AND ENFORCING ORDINANCES THAT PROHIBIT NO IMPACT HOME-BASED BUSINESSES.
SO THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT IS BRINGING THE UDC INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE LGC.
IT IS THE GOAL OF THE CITY SHIRTS TO REMAIN COMPLIANT WITH STATE LAW AND THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT IS ENSURING THAT WE CONTINUE TO BE COMPLIANT WITH STATE LAW.
TEXAS HOUSE BILL 24 64 WAS PASSED ON JUNE 12TH, 2025 AND IT WAS EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY UPON ITS ADOPTION.
SO THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT IS IN RESPONSE TO THE PASSAGE OF THIS BILL.
STAFF HAS ENSURED THAT ALL UDC REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN MET FOR THE PROPOSED UDC AMENDMENT.
THE SHIRTS, FIRE EMS AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS HAVE REVIEWED THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS AND HAVE PROVIDED NO OBJECTIONS.
THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS HAVE ALSO BEEN REVIEWED, REVIEWED WITHOUT OBJECTION BY OUR LEGAL TEAM, AND NO ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS WERE REQUESTED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION IN ORDER TO BRING THE UDC IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICIES ESTABLISHED IN TEXAS, HB 24 64 STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE 26 S 0 0 6 AND THE COMMISSION ALSO HELD A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE ORDINANCE ON FEBRUARY 4TH, 2026 AND MADE A RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL TO CITY COUNCIL WITH THE UNANIMOUS VOTE.
OKAY, AT THIS TIME I'LL OPEN UP, UH, RESOLUTION, UH, OR ORDINANCE 26 DASH S DASH 0 0 6 TO, UH, OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING AT 10 0 5.
FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS TOPIC, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND YOU'LL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE, I'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 10 0 6.
UH, AT THIS TIME I'LL OPEN IT UP TO COUNSEL FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION.
HAVE DONE, CAN I GET A MOTION, A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ORDINANCE 26 S 0 0 6.
I HAVE A MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER WATSON AND SECONDED BY, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER SHERIDAN.
CAN I GO AHEAD AND, UH, GET COUNSEL TO CAST THE VOTES? ALRIGHT, HAVE, CAN I GET THE VOTES POSTED PLEASE? ALRIGHT, HAVING SIX YAYS, NO NAYS.
[10. Ordinance 26-S-008 - Conduct a public hearing and consider amendments to Part III of the Schertz Code of Ordinances, Unified Development Code (UDC) to Article 5, Section 21.5.7- Dimensional and Development Standards, and Article 16 Definitions (B.James/L.Wood/D.Marquez). ]
10.ORDINANCE 26 DASH S DASH 0 0 8.
CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING, CONSIDER AMENDMENT TO PART THREE OF THE CHURCH CODE OF ORDINANCES, UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE UDC TO ARTICLE FIVE, SECTION 21.5 0.7 DIMENSIONAL ON DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
COUNCIL MAYOR MR. WILLIAMS ORDINANCE 26 S 0 0 8 PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE FIVE, SECTION 2157 DIMENSIONAL AND AMENDMENT STANDARDS.
DAISY MARQUEZ, SENIOR PLANNER.
SO PER UDC SECTION 2147 STATED COUNCIL MAY REQUEST, UM, YOU TO SEE AMENDMENTS TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN SOUND STABLE AND DESIRABLE DEVELOPMENT.
AND AS YOU KNOW, ON SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2024, UM, THERE WAS A VERY THOROUGH DISCUSSION ON IMPERVIOUS COVERAGE, UH, AS A WORKSHOP WAS HELD.
AND CITY COUNCIL AS A RESULT OF THAT REQUESTED AND AMENDMENT TO PULL IMPERVIOUS COVERAGE REQUIREMENTS AND
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THE EXCLUSION OF DECORATIVE PAPERS FROM IMPERVIOUS COVERAGE DEFINITION.UH, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION DID HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS AMENDMENT ON FEBRUARY 4TH, AND THEY DID MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE PROPOSED UDC AMENDMENT SPECIFICALLY TO THE PROPOSED ARTICLE 16 AMENDMENTS.
AND THEN AGAIN, THIS WAS POSTED IN THE SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS ON FEBRUARY 11TH, AND THE ORDINANCE WAS NOTICED WITH AN EXTRA ZERO, BUT IT IS THE SAME ITEM.
AND THEN THIS IS THE TABLE WE ARE REFERRING TO FOR THE UDC SECTION 2157 AMENDMENTS.
WE ARE SPECIFICALLY REFERRING TO THE KEY.
UM, SO THE TEXT WAS AMENDED TO SAY SWIMMING POOL WATER SURFACE AREAS DO NOT COUNT TOWARDS THAT MAXIMUM IMP IMPERVIOUS COVERAGE LIMITATIONS.
SO AN OVERFLOW DEVICE WOULD NO LONGER BE REQUIRED.
AND THEN FOR ARTICLE 16, UM, WE ADDED LANGUAGE TO THE END OF THE DEFINITION OF IMPERVIOUS COVERAGE TO NOT INCLUDE DECORATIVE PAVERS INTENDED FOR RESIDENTIAL LANDSCAPING PURPOSES THAT ARE NOT USED FOR TRAVEL.
SO AGAIN, YOU CAN USE AS MUCH DECORATIVE PAVERS AS YOU WANT FOR RESIDENTIAL LANDSCAPING PURPOSES, BUT NOT FOR DRIVING.
AND THIS IS THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION'S PROPOSAL.
UM, FOR THE ARTICLE 16 DEFINITIONS NOT TO INCLUDE DECORATIVE PAVERS IN RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS FOR A MAXIMUM OF THE 25% OF THE ALLOWABLE MAXIMUM IMPERVIOUS COVERAGE PERCENTAGE PER UDC SECTION 21 5 7 A.
AND WE'LL UNPACK THAT IN A BIT.
SO UDC SECTION 21 4 7 D IS THE CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL FOR PROPOSED UDC AMENDMENTS.
AND AGAIN, UH, CITY COUNCIL IS ALLOWED TO REQUEST AMENDMENTS TO THE UDC TO PROMOTE HEALTH SAFETY AND GENERAL WELFARE.
AND WE'RE HERE BECAUSE OF THAT WORKSHOP AND THE RESULT OF CITY COUNCIL REQUESTING THOSE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.
AND, UM, AGAIN, THE UDC DOES ALLOW CITY COUNCIL TO REQUEST AMENDMENTS IF THEY BELIEVE, UM, IT IT MEETS THE GOALS, OBJECTIVES, AND THE POLICIES OF THE UDC.
UM, AND AGAIN, THIS PROPOSED AMENDMENT DOES NOT CORRECT AN ERROR.
IT'S A DIRECT RESULT OF A REQUEST FROM CITY COUNCIL.
AND THIS PROPOSED UDC AMENDMENT WAS REVIEWED BY SHIRTZ FIRE EMS AND POLICE DEPARTMENT WITHOUT OBJECTIONS AND WENT TO LEGAL FOR REVIEW.
WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY SPECIFIC OBJECTIONS.
AND THEN, UM, WE'LL KIND OF UNPACK NOW, UM, WHAT PNZ PROPOSED AT THE FEBRUARY 4TH, 2026 MEETING.
UM, THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY OPPOSITIONS TO THE FIRST SECTION, SO THE KEY AND THE SWIMMING POOL PORTION, BUT THEY DID, UM, REQUEST CHANGES TO THE ARTICLE 16 DEFINITIONS.
YOU CAN KIND OF SEE IT SIDE BY SIDE.
THE RED TEXT IS WHAT IS AMENDED AND KIND OF A SUMMARY OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO.
THE STAFF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE 16 ALLOW DECORATIVE PAVERS TO BE USED FOR RESIDENTIAL LANDSCAPING PURPOSES, WHICH WOULD NOT COUNT TOWARDS THE MAXIMUM IMPERVIOUS COVERAGE LIMITATIONS.
AND THE PAVERS CANNOT BE USED FOR VEHICULAR TRAVEL.
SO YOU WON'T SEE IT IN DRIVEWAYS.
WE WOULDN'T ALLOW IT IN RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAYS.
UM, BUT WHEN IT COMES TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION PROPOSED AMENDMENTS, THEY WOULD ONLY ALLOW 25% OF THE ALLOWABLE IMPERVIOUS COVERAGE TO BE USED FOR RESIDENTIAL PAVERS.
AND THEY CAN BE USED FOR VEHICLE TRAVEL.
SO THEY CAN BE USED FOR DRIVEWAYS AND TO KIND OF VISUALLY BREAK THAT DOWN FOR YOU, THIS IS A REAL LIFE EXAMPLE OF A PLOT PAN FOR, UM, A RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT COMING IN.
UM, THIS IS STRAIGHT ZONING, SO 70 BY ONE 20, IT'S A LOT OF APPROXIMATELY 8,400 SQUARE FEET.
SO 50% OF THE MAXIMUM IMPERVIOUS COVERAGE ALLOWED WOULD BE FOUR TO 200 SQUARE FEET.
SO THINK HALF, UM, THIS HOME, FOR EXAMPLE IS 3,868 SQUARE FEET, UM, OF THE HOME AND IMPERVIOUS COVERAGE.
SO THINK DRIVEWAY CONCRETE AREAS IN THE FRONT AND THE BACK.
UM, SO ONLY 8% IS REALLY LEFT TO BE USED.
332 SQUARE FEET, UM, FROM STAFF'S, UH, PROPOSED UDC MSS TO ARTICLE 16.
ALL THE LANDSCAPE AREAS CAN BE USED AS DECORATIVE PAPERS, BUT AGAIN, IT CANNOT BE USED FOR DRIVEWAYS.
WE DON'T, WE DON'T IMPOSE ANY RESTRICTIONS ON THAT.
BUT FROM THE PROPOSED PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, UM, AMENDMENTS ONLY 25%, SO ABOUT A THOUSAND SQUARE FEET OF THE 50%.
SO THE FIF 4,200 CAN BE USED FOR, UM, DECORATIVE PAVERS AND THEY ARE ALLOWING IT ON RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAYS.
SO THIS JUST KIND OF SHOW YOU THE VISUAL REPRESENTATION OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO.
SO WITH THAT, UM, THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS, AGAIN ARE A RESULT OF THE DIRECTION PROVIDED BY COUNCIL FROM THE SEPTEMBER 17TH, UH, CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP AND STAFF HAS PROVIDED THESE AMENDMENTS AS A RESULT OF THAT.
AND, UH, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE 26 S 0 0 8, UH, PER CITY COUNCIL'S DIRECTION.
AND THEN THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MADE A RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL TO ORDINANCE 26 S 0 0 8 WITH AMENDMENTS TO THE PROPOSED ARTICLE 16 AMENDMENTS WITH THE FINEMAN VOTE WITH COMMISSIONER OUTLAW
AND THEN COMMISSIONER OUTLAW DENOTE HE VOTED NAY TO, DUE TO THE ARTICLE 16 AMENDMENTS PROPOSED BY PNZ.
AND I DO WANNA KNOW, UM, WHEN YOU MAKE YOUR VOTE, PLEASE SPECIFY
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IF YOU'RE GONNA MAKE, UM, AN APPROVAL BASED ON STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION, IF THAT IS YOUR VOTE, OR BASED ON THE PLANNING AND ZONINGS COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION FOR THE ARTICLE 16 AMENDMENTS.OKAY, AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN UP ORDINANCE 26 DASH S DASH 0 0 8 TO, UH, PUBLIC HEARING AT 10 13.
IS THIS ALREADY ON? I GUESS IT STAYS ON.
UM, PAST MY BEDTIME, UM, I'M GLENN OUTLAW 37 29 FORSYTH PARK HERE IN SHIRTZ.
AND, UH, AS, UM, DAISY POINTED OUT, I VOTED NAY ON THE P AND Z RECOMMENDATIONS PRIMARILY OVER THE PAVER ISSUE, NOT THE SWIMMING POOL ISSUE.
AND I HAVE TWO CONCERNS WITH THAT.
NUMBER ONE IS I DON'T THINK IT SHOULD BE A FLAT EXEMPTION FOR PAVERS.
I THINK PAVERS SHOULD BE RATED SOMEWHERE BETWEEN ZERO.
YOU KNOW, CONCRETE IS A HUNDRED PERCENT PERVIOUS AND GRASS IS ZERO AND PAVERS ARE SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN.
AND RATHER THAN PICKING AN ARBITRARY NUMBER AND SAYING YOU CAN HAVE 25% OR 50%, I THINK IT SHOULD BE BASED ON SOME KIND OF A RATIONAL, UH, NUMBER.
I ALSO, UM, FELT BAD ABOUT THE DRIVEWAY THING BECAUSE IF YOU WATCH THE VIDEO THAT THAT WAS MY DOING, UH, AND I THINK ONE OF MY COMPADRES THERE ON THE COMMISSION WAS DOING ME A FAVOR BY INCLUDING THAT.
BUT REAL QUICK, BACK IN AUGUST OF 2024, I TOOK, YOU KNOW, MY DRIVEWAY WAS CRACKED BY PIECES OF IT WERE SUNK AND IT LOOKED LIKE HELL.
AND, UM, SO I CONTACTED, UM, BECAUSE I WAS GONNA HAVE SOME OTHER WORK DONE, A PAVER COMPANY, AND WE WERE GONNA DO THE DRIVEWAY IN PAVERS.
SO I, YOU KNOW, THEY PRICED IT OUT.
THEY DREW UP THE DESIGN, I PAID THE DEPOSIT, THEY WENT TO PULL PERMITS, AND GUESS WHAT? THEY COULDN'T GET ONE.
OKAY, BECAUSE BURIED IN THE UDC 21 POINT 10.2 POINT E ALL DRIVEWAYS AND ALL REQUIRED OFF STREET PARKING SPACES SHALL BE ON A PAVED CONCRETE OR ASPHALT SURFACE.
SO I'M NOT SURE THIS IS THE RIGHT VEHICLE TO GET THIS CHANGED, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT CHANGED.
UM, PAVERS ARE ALLOWED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS.
UH, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS GO OVER IN A S NOT ONLY CAN I CAN A HOMEOWNER ABUSE THEM IN A DRIVEWAY, SLOS USING 'EM IN THEIR ROADWAYS.
IF YOU TAKE RIPS CHRYSLER UP, UP, UH, TO SYBIL VALLEY DRIVE, THE INTERSECTIONS ARE PAVERS.
UH, IF YOU PULL INTO WHATEVER, I DON'T THINK IT'S SLO STATION, BUT IF YOU PULL INTO THE SAN TICOS DEVELOPMENT, PAVERS ARE EXTENSIVE THROUGHOUT THE PARKING LOT.
UM, SO ANYWAY, BECAUSE I COULDN'T PULL A PERMIT, I HAD SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS WITH A CITY ENGINEER AND, AND I WAS LED TO BELIEVE THAT SHE WASN'T AGAINST USING PAVERS FOR DRIVEWAYS.
BUT, YOU KNOW, THERE WERE OTHER CONSIDERATIONS IN TERMS OF DESIGN SPECS AND SOME DETAILS LIKE THAT.
AND, AND I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT BETWEEN THE ENGINEER AND PLANNING, THEY WERE WORKING A BROADER ISSUE ABOUT HOW TO ADDRESS THE USE OF PAVERS IN THE CITY OF SHIRTS.
SO, UM, I JUST, I FINALLY GAVE UP AND I HAD THE DRIVEWAY REPAIRED.
UM, AND IT LOOKED NICE FOR A WHILE, BUT IT STILL LOOKS LIKE NOT VERY GOOD.
UM, AND AGAIN, I'M NOT SURE THIS IS THE RIGHT WAY TO DO IT, BUT THE PROBLEM IS, YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN OVER A YEAR SINCE I TRIED TO DO THIS AND I'VE SEEN NO ACTION ON ANYBODY'S PART TO CHANGE THE UDC AND ALLOW WHAT I THINK IS A VERY LOGICAL, UM, USE OF PAVERS TO DO A DRIVEWAY.
SO I WOULD CERTAINLY, UM, YOU KNOW, APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION.
IF YOU DON'T WANT TO DO IT HERE, THEN UM, YOU KNOW, ADDRESS IT ANOTHER WAY.
BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, I'M PAST MY PROJECT.
YOU PROBABLY, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT LOOKING TO DO IT RIGHT NOW, BUT, UM, I'M SURE THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE IN SHIRTS THAT WOULD, THAT WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THIS.
DO HAVE ANY OTHER MEMBERS WISHING TO SPEAK? GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE.
I'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 10 17.
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UH, WE WENT, UH, INTO, UH, OPEN SESSION OR, OR OPEN TO, INTO PUBLIC HEARING AT 10 13.SO, SO, UH, AT THIS TIME I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN IT UP FOR COUNSEL FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION.
OH, UH, YOU GOT TWO OR THREE DOWN THERE.
GO AHEAD, MAYOR PRO TEMP DAVIS.
UH, YEAH, I THINK THERE'S SOME GOOD, SOME GOOD TALKING POINTS THERE.
ONE, I DO, I DO THINK THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE INTENT OF WHAT COUNSEL AND OUR, AND OUR DISCUSSIONS WERE BACK IN 24, EARLY 25 WITH REGARDS TO PAVERS.
UH, AND IN LINE WITH THE, THE CONVERSATION ABOUT DRIVEWAYS.
UH, NUMBER ONE, IT, I DON'T THINK IT'S AS SIMPLE AS, AS IS SAYING A PAVER SHOULD COUNT FOR 25% BECAUSE IT'S DIFFERENT THAN, THAN THE GRASS IN YOUR BACKYARD.
BECAUSE WE HAD THOSE DISCUSSIONS AND WE TALK ABOUT IMPERVIOUS COVER AND THE NATURE OF BEING IMPERVIOUS YARDS ARE DIFFERENT.
THERE'S A BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN IF YOUR BACKYARD IS JUST TOP SOIL OR SOIL VERSUS IT HAS A SAND BASE VERSUS IT HAS A CLAY BASE.
THE RATE OF IMPERVIOUS COVER OR THE RATE OF, OF, OF ABSORPTION OF WATER INTO THAT SURFACE VARIES GREATLY.
AND, AND PART OF THE WHOLE DISCUSSION ON THIS WAS WHEN WE GOT THE PRESENTATION FROM THE ORIGINAL STAFF WAS HOW WAS THE STAFF GONNA SORT THROUGH ALL THIS? I MEAN, WE REALLY DON'T HAVE THE, THE CAPABILITY, THE ABILITIES FOR STAFF TO GO OUT THERE AND DO SOIL SAMPLES AND DO CALCULATIONS ON HOW PERVIOUS YOUR BACKYARD IS.
UH, AND THAT WAS THE SAME DISCUSSION WITH REGARDS TO PAVERS AS PART OF YOUR LANDSCAPING.
UH, IT'S, IT WOULD BE INCREDIBLY TIME CONSUMING FOR THE STAFF TO GO OUT THERE AND FIGURE OUT, WELL, I'VE GOT 27 12 BY 12 PAVERS, SO THAT EQUATES TO SOME KIND OF MEASUREMENT VERSUS SOMEBODY ELSE THAT HAS A SIX SQUARE FOOT AREA THAT'S A COLLECTION OF BRICKS OR SOMETHING ELSE.
UM, SO PART OF THIS, PART OF THIS WAS TO MAKE OUR IMPERVIOUS COVER STANDARDS CLEAR, UH, AND EASIER FOR THE STAFF TO LOOK AT.
UH, I DO THINK THAT MAYBE GOING FORWARD IT MIGHT NOT BE A BAD IDEA TO ADDRESS.
I CAN UNDERSTAND THE CONCERN ABOUT VEHICLE PARKING ON PAVERS, UM, BECAUSE THAT'S A DIFFERENT CONSTRUCT THAN SOMEONE SITTING ON PAVERS IN THEIR BACKYARD, UH, ON A LOUNGE CHAIR OR WALKING ON PAVERS THAT THEY HAVE IN A, IN A PATHWAY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
THERE'S A DIFFERENT REQUIREMENT IF YOU'VE GOT A VEHICLE THAT'S PARKED OR DRIVING ON SOMETHING.
UH, THERE'S CERTAINLY AN, TO ME, THERE'S CERTAINLY AN OPTION GOING FORWARD TO CONSIDER THE ABILITY TO HAVE A STAMPED CONCRETE PAVER LOOK ON YOUR DRIVEWAY.
UH, AND I'M SURE THERE'S THE, THE, THERE'S THE CAPABILITY OF, UH, AS WE'RE REDOING STREETS, IF WE DECIDE TO HAVE PAVERS IN THE STREETS OR SOMEONE WANTS TO REDO THEIR DRIVEWAY WITH A ACTUAL BRICK FINISH, UH, BUT AGAIN, THAT GENERALLY HAS SOME KIND OF MORE STABILIZED CONCRETE UNDERNEATH IT, UH, TO SUPPORT THOSE PAVERS.
UH, YOU JUST GENERALLY DON'T TAKE PAVERS OR BRICKS AND PUT THEM IN DIRT AND THEN DRIVE YOUR VEHICLES ON IT, BECAUSE OVER TIME, THAT'S JUST GONNA SEPARATE AND, AND SINK.
UM, SO THAT WOULD BE MY TAKE ON IT.
UH, AGAIN, I I, I PREFER THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION.
IT'S, IT'S CLEAR, IT'S SIMPLE.
YOU LOOK AT THE STRUCTURES THAT ARE OUT THERE, YOU LOOK AT THE CONCRETE, YOU LOOK AT THE ASPHALT, THOSE ARE DEFINITELY SOLID OBJECTS.
UH, BUT LET'S NOT WORRY ABOUT EVERY LITTLE BRICK AND, AND, AND, YOU KNOW, LANDSCAPING STONE THAT SOMEONE'S GOT IN THEIR, IN THEIR YARDS AND, AND JUST, IF I MAY, SO IF, IF SOMEBODY CAME IN AND SAID, I WANT TO DO STAMPED CONCRETE ON A DRIVEWAY, WE, WE TREAT THAT LIKE CONCRETE, RIGHT? IT'S NOT SOME PAVER, IT'S CONCRETE.
YEAH, I WOULD, I WOULD SAY COUNCILMAN, UH, DAVIS TOOK SOME OF MY COMMENTS AWAY FROM ME, BUT, UH, I, I THINK, YOU KNOW, YOUR CONCERN IF YOU START ALLOWING PAVERS THAT YOU'RE GONNA GET JOHN OVER THERE TO GET SOME PAVERS FROM HOME DEPOT AND, AND YOU KNOW, CREATE HIS OWN DRIVEWAY AND IT'S NOT GONNA, UH, BE AESTHETICALLY PLEASING, BUT IT'S ALSO GONNA COME APART AND FALL APART.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, THERE'S OBVIOUSLY PROFESSIONAL ONES THAT ARE DONE THAT HAVE A HIGHER QUALITY PAVER THAT THAT CAN HANDLE HIGHER WEIGHT LIMITS AND ALL THAT THAT LOOKS VERY, UH, PROFESSIONAL AND VERY NICE.
BUT, UH, I THINK YOU HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL WITH WHAT YOU ALLOW BECAUSE YOU KNOW, FOR EVERY ONE OF THOSE YOU'RE GONNA GET ONE THAT'S NOT GONNA BE LIKE THAT.
SO, UM, I WOULD PREFER TO STAY WITH, UH, THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION MYSELF, COUNCIL MEMBER WESTBROOK,
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I SHARED SIMILAR CONCERNS.HOWEVER, UM, MUCH TO, UH, MR. OUTLAW, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING CONCERNING PAVERS IN THE FUTURE.
RIGHT? THERE SHOULD BE, I MEAN, EVEN, MAN, I HATE TO SAY THERE ARE OTHER ENTITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES THAT ALLOW IT AND THEY LOOK PERFECTLY FINE.
SO, UM, SO I GUESS IT SHOULD BE AN OPTION.
SO I GUESS WHAT I'D SAY IF, IF, AND, AND I THINK SOME OF THE COMMENTS BOTH WAYS HAVE BEEN EXPRESSED, IF THAT'S SOMETHING COUNCIL WANTS AT THE END OF THE COUNCIL MEETING, YOU CAN CERTAINLY REQUEST STAFF COME BACK WITH AN ITEM, UH, MORE FULLY RESEARCHED TO DISCUSS ALLOWING PAVERS IN DRIVEWAYS IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE.
I ALSO AGREE WITH, UH, COUNCILMAN, UH, WESTBROOK, IF YOU CAN GIVE US MORE INFO.
SO IS IT THE COUNCIL'S WISHES TO GO AHEAD AND, UH, BRING THIS BACK AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING, UH, WITH CHANGES OR, OR HOW MUCH, WHAT KIND OF TIMELINE WOULD YOU BE NEEDING TO BE ABLE TO MAKE? WE CHANGES MOTION FOR THIS AND THEN AT THE END OF THE AGENDA, WE'LL PUT IT ON FOR A WORKSHOP IN REGARDS TO THE, LIKE ROADWAY WITH PAVERS.
YEAH, I THINK THAT WOULD BE THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION.
IF YOU'RE COMFORTABLE WITH THIS, APPROVE, APPROVE IT.
IF THE IDEA IS, HEY, IT RAISES QUESTION ABOUT PAVERS AND DRIVEWAYS, THEN WE'D REQUEST YOU HAVE US COME BACK AND DO THAT AS A SEPARATE ORDINANCE.
IT KIND OF HELPS IT NARROW WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
I THINK IT MAKES IT A LITTLE EASIER FOR STAFF.
SO I MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ORDINANCE 26 S 0 0 8.
I HAVE A MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER WATSON, THE STAFF? YES.
WITH THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS.
AND SECONDED BY, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, WESTBROOK.
CAN I GO AHEAD AND GET THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, CASH A VOTES.
UH, CAN I GET THE VOTES POSTED PLEASE? ALRIGHT.
[ Requests and Announcements Requests by Mayor and Councilmembers for updates or information from Staff Requests by Mayor and Councilmembers that items or presentations be placed on a future City Council agenda City and Community Events attended and to be attended (Council)]
ALL RIGHT.UH, THIS BRINGS US TO REQUEST AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.
UH, ANY REQUESTS BY COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR UPDATES OR INFORMATION FROM STAFF COUNCIL MEMBER WATSON, IF WE CAN HAVE THAT UPDATE FOR THE NEXT AGENDA OR IN A COUPLE WEEKS OR WHATEVER THAT'S AVAILABLE TO US.
COUNCIL MEMBER WESTBROOK? YES, MAYOR AND, UH, CITY COUNCIL.
I'D LIKE TO SORT OF IN LIGHT OF THE CHANGES THAT ARE COMING UP, IF I CAN REQUEST, I'M NOT SURE, MAYBE IT'S A WORKSHOP OR MAYBE IT'S A, UM, A REPORT BASICALLY ABOUT HOW WE WILL MOVE FORWARD IN TERMS OF, UH, FILLING THE BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES MOVING FORWARD.
I KNOW HISTORICALLY WE JUST DEFAULTED INTO OUR PREVIOUS SPOT.
I THINK THERE SHOULD BE AN OPEN DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW WE'RE GONNA SORT OF DEAL WITH THAT COMING UP IN MAY.
AND IF I CAN, UM, MAYBE EVEN DEAL WITH THE BYLAWS.
I MEAN, BEFORE YOU'RE PICKING RIGHT BETWEEN WHICH BOARD OF COMMITTEE YOU ON SHOULD BE ON, MAYBE YOU SHOULD TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR DUE DILIGENCE AND READ THE, UH, BYLAWS AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THAT COMMITTEE BEFORE MAKING A DECISION WHETHER YOU HAVE THE TIME AND EFFORT TO DO SO.
ANY OTHER WISHES BY, BY COUNSEL.
IS THERE ANY, UH, ITEMS OR PRESENTATIONS THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, WISH TO BE PLACED ON FUTURE CITY COUNCIL AGENDAS? OTHER THAN THE ITEMS THAT WERE JUST MENTIONED? OKAY.
UH, SO AT THIS TIME I'LL GO AHEAD TO OPEN IT UP TO THE CITY COMMUNITY EVENTS ATTENDED OR TO BE ATTENDED BY COUNCIL? NOTHING FROM ME, SIR.
UH, WE HAD A, ANOTHER JUBILEE COMMITTEE MEETING.
I DID HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET OUT THE VOTE YESTERDAY AT THE, UM, CHURCH CIVIC CENTER WAS THE CIVIC CENTER.
IT WAS A GET OUT THE VOTE EVENT.
I WILL BE, I ATTENDED THE OFFICER BILL FREEMAN RETIREMENT CEREMONY AND ALSO ATTENDED THE CHURCH'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD MEETING AS WELL.
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OKAY.THIS WILL CONCLUDE, UH, THE COUNCIL MEETING AT 10 28.