[ Call to Order]
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WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND BRING THIS REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER.
WE'RE GONNA START OUT BY OPENING PRAYER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAGS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE STATE OF TEXAS BY AMER PRO TIMM DAVIS.
HEAVENLY FATHER, WE GATHER TODAY WITH A SHARED PURPOSE TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY WITH INTEGRITY AND CARE.
WE ASK YOU FOR A SPIRIT OF UNITY TO FILL THIS ROOM REMINDING US THAT EVERY DECISION MADE HERE CARRIES THE HOPES AND CONCERNS OF OUR NEIGHBORS.
MAY WE LISTEN WITH OPEN MINDS, SPEAK WITH RESPECT AND ACT WITH COMPASSION.
ALWAYS STRIVING TO STRENGTHEN THE BONDS THAT HOLD OUR COMMUNITY.
TOGETHER, GRANT WISDOM AND CLARITY TO THOSE ENTRUSTED WITH LEADERSHIP.
MAY THEIR CHOICES BE GUIDED BY FAIRNESS, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND A GENUINE COMMITMENT TO THE COMMON GOOD.
IN MOMENTS OF DISAGREEMENT, LET MISUNDERSTANDING PREVAIL OVER DIVISION.
LET UNDERSTANDING PREVAIL OVER DIVISION AND MAY THOUGHTFUL DIALOGUE LEAD TO SOLUTIONS THAT BENEFIT ALL.
HELP EACH LEADER HERE REMAIN MINDFUL OF THE RESPONSIBILITY THEY CARRY AND THE TRUST PLACED IN THEM BY THE PEOPLE THEY SERVE.
WE ALSO LIFT UP THE SAFETY AND WELLBEING OF OUR COMMUNITY.
WATCH OVER OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, PUBLIC SERVANTS, AND ALL WHO WORK TO PROTECT AND SUPPORT OTHERS.
MAY OUR CITY BE A PLACE WHERE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES FEEL SECURE, VALUED, AND HEARD.
GUIDE US IN MAKING DECISIONS THAT PROMOTE PEACE, RESILIENCE, AND OPPORTUNITY.
FOR EVERY RESIDENT IN THIS SHARED EFFORT, MAY WE MOVE FORWARD WITH PURPOSE AND DEDICATION.
PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD.
[ Special Announcement Hal Baldwin Scholarship - Students attending for the Hal Baldwin Scholarship need to sign in on the sheet located on the back podium. If you are watching remotely, please email Sarah Gonzalez at sgonzalez@schertz.com to virtually sign in. Please note this is the last Council meeting to give you credit for the scholarship. Please direct any questions to Ms. Gonzalez.]
ANNOUNCEMENTS.STUDENTS INTENDING FOR THE HAL BALDWIN SCHOLARSHIP NEED TO SIGN IN ON THE SHEET LOCATED IN THE BACK OF THE PODIUM.
IF YOU'RE WATCHING REMOTELY, PLEASE EMAIL SARAH GONZALEZ AT SGONZALEZ@SHIRTZ.COM TO VIRTUALLY SIGN IN.
PLEASE NOTE, THIS IS THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING TO GIVE YOU, TO GIVE YOURSELF CREDIT FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP.
PLEASE DIRECT ANY QUESTIONS TO MS. GONZALEZ.
[ National Library Week - April 19-25, 2026]
UH, FOUR PROCLAMATIONS THIS EVENING THAT WE WANNA RECOGNIZE.UH, WE'RE GONNA START OUT BY NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK APRIL 19TH THROUGH THE 25TH TO 2026.
NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK, APRIL 19TH THROUGH THE 25TH, 2026.
WHEREAS LIBRARIES BE CREATIVELY, FEEL, IMAGINATION AND INSPIRE LONG LIFE LEARNING OFFERING IS A SPACE WHERE INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES CAN FIND JOY THROUGH EXPLORATION AND DISCOVERY.
WHEREAS LIBRARIES SERVE AS VIBRANT COMMUNITY HUBS, CONNECTING PEOPLE WITH KNOWLEDGE, TECHNOLOGY, AND RESOURCES, WHILE FOSTERING CIVIC EN ENGAGEMENT, CRITICAL THINKING, AND CULTURAL ENRICHMENT.
WHEREAS LIBRARIES PROVIDE FREE AND EQUITABLE ASSES TO BOOKS, DIGITAL TOOLS, AND INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING, ENSURING THAT ALL INDIVIDUALS, REGARDLESS OF BACKGROUND, HAVE THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO LEARN, CONNECT, AND THRIVE.
WHEREAS LIBRARIES PROTECT THE RIGHT TO RETHINK AND EXPLORE WITHOUT CENSORSHIP STANDING AS CHAMPIONS OF INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM AND FREE EXPRESSION.
WHEREAS LIBRARIES, LIBRARIANS, AND LIBRARY WORKERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE JOINING TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK UNDER THE THEME, FIND YOUR JOY NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT MR. RALPH RODRIGUEZ, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SHIRTZ, PROCLAIMED
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APRIL 19TH TO THE 25TH.2026 AS NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK.
DURING THIS WEEK, MR. RODRIGUEZ ENCOURAGES ALL RESIDENTS TO VISIT THE LI THEIR LIBRARY, EXPLORE ITS RESOURCES, AND CELEBRATE ALL THE WAYS THAT THE LIBRARY HELPS YOUR, YOUR, OUR COMMUNITY FIND JOY.
SIGNED MAYOR SHIRTS, MR. RALPH RODRIGUEZ.
THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR THE RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK.
I WANNA TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK THE PEOPLE STANDING UP HERE THIS EVENING REPRESENTING THE LIBRARY.
THESE ARE STAFF MEMBERS, LIBRARY VOLUNTEERS, LIBRARY FOUNDATION MEMBERS, ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS.
AND I ALSO WANNA EXTEND A SHOUT OUT TO THE EMPLOYEES THAT ARE UNABLE TO BE HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE THEY ARE KEEPING THE LIBRARY OPEN AND ASSISTING OUR PATRONS.
SO WITHOUT THE DEDICATED WORK AND COMBINED EFFORT FROM ALL OF THESE PEOPLE, WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO WHAT WE DO.
YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS MAY FEEL SMALL, BUT THEY MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE IN OUR LIBRARY AND COMMUNITY.
SO WITH THAT, WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO VISIT US IN PERSON OR VIRTUALLY TO FIND YOUR JOY THROUGH THE LIBRARY AND EXPLORE ALL IT HAS TO OFFER.
THANK YOU AGAIN IN, OKAY, THIS NEXT PROCLAMATION
[ Administrative Professionals Week - April 19-25, 2026]
IS ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS WEEK, A APRIL 19TH TO THE 25TH.THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO CALL UP REBECCA GONZALEZ, DAWN HAMPTON, SHELLY KRAUS, TAMMY LAWRENCE, JACQUELINE MARBACH, MARGARET MCAH, HAY, OPA, WEBB Z REED, MELISSA RODRIGUEZ, SARAH RODRIGUEZ, CRYSTAL RUBIO, AND JAMIE SEL.
NATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS WEEK APRIL 19TH THROUGH THE 25TH OF 2026.
WHEREAS NATIONAL SECRETARY'S WEEK WAS ORGANIZED IN 1955 BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, RENA, TO PROFESSIONAL SECRETARY'S WEEK IN THE YEAR 2000 BECAME ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS WEEK.
AND WHEREAS ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS WEEK 2026 FOCUSES ON HONORING THE OFFICE PROFESSIONALS WHO MAKE OFFICE WORK REFLECTING THE INTEGRAL AND SIGNIFICANT ROLE THAT OFFICE PROFESSIONALS PLAY IN MODERN BUSINESS.
AND WHEREAS ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS PLAY AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN, IN COORDINATING THE OFFICE OPERATIONS OF BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT, EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.
AND WHEREAS ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS WE COULD HAS OBSERVED ANNUALLY AND IN OUR NATION, THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 3.5 MILLION ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS WHO MAKE IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS AT THE WORKPLACE.
AND WHEREAS THE WORK ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS TODAY REQUIRE ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE IN COMMUNICATIONS, COMPUTER SOFTWARE, OFFICE TECHNOLOGY, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, ORGANIZATION, CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND OTHER VITAL OFFICE MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, HAVE THE WILLINGNESS TO LEARN AND ACCEPT NEW CHALLENGES.
AND WHEREAS ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS SERVE AS INFORMATION HUBS, MANAGING, UH, CATTLE ONGOING INFORMATION ORGANIZING AND THE OFFICE SPACE AND MASTERING OFFICE TECHNOLOGY.
AND WHEREAS ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS ARE EMPLOYED IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS, INCLUDING BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT, AND ACADEMIC SETTINGS.
AND NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT I, RALPH RODRIGUEZ, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SHIRTZ, PROCLAIM NATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS WEEK APRIL 19TH THROUGH THE 25TH, 2026,
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AND THE CITY OF SHIRTZ.AND I URGE ALL CITIZENS TO THANK THE CITY OF SHIRTS, ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS FOR PROVIDING BENEFICIAL SERVICES TO OUR WORKPLACE AND OUR COMMUNITY.
[ International Firefighter's Day-May 4, 2026]
IS RECOGNIZING OUR FIREFIGHTERS, UH, AND THESE GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS ARE VERY, VERY SPECIAL DEDICATED INDIVIDUALS WHO, UH, ARE ALWAYS RUNNING IN WHEN EVERYBODY ELSE IS RUNNING OUT.THESE INDIVIDUALS ALSO, I'VE SEEN THEM FIRSTHAND ASSIST THE PUBLIC, WHETHER IT'S CHANGING THE TIRE OR JUST, UH, HELPING THEM AT THE TIME OF THEIR NEED.
SO INTERNATIONAL FIREFIGHTERS DAY MAY 4TH, 2026, UH, WHEREAS FIREFIGHTERS DEDICATE THEIR LIVES TO THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY, AND SOMETIMES THAT DEDICATION IS IN THE FORM OF COUNTLESS HOURS, VOLUNTEERS OVER MANY YEARS AND OTHERS, IS THAT AS MANY SELFLESS YEARS WORKING IN THE INDUSTRY, IN ALL CASES AT RISK, THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE OF FIREFIGHTERS LIFE.
AND WHEREAS INTERNATIONAL FIREFIGHTERS DAYS A TIME WHERE THE COMMUNITY CAN RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE SACRIFICES THAT FIREFIGHTERS MAKE TO ENSURE THEIR COMMUNITIES AND ENVIRONMENT ARE AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE.
IT IS ALSO A DAY IN WHICH CURRENT AND PAST FIREFIGHTERS CAN BE THANKED FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS.
AND WHEREAS INTERNATIONAL FIREFIGHTERS DAY IS OBSERVED EACH YEAR ON THE 4TH OF MAY, WILL WE REMEMBER THE PAST FIREFIGHTERS WHO HAVE DIED WHILE SERVING OUR COMMUNITY OR DEDICATED THEIR LIVES TO PROTECTING THE SAFETY OF, OF US ALL AND SHOW US SUPPORT AND APPRECIATION TO FIREFIGHTERS WORLDWIDE WHO CONTINUE TO PROTECT US SO WELL THROUGHOUT EACH YEAR.
AND WHEREAS HAILING FROM ALL THE WALKS OF LIFE, THERE ARE MOTHERS, FATHERS, BROTHERS, SISTERS, AUNTS, UNCLES, GRANDPARENTS, NEIGHBORS, AND FRIENDS.
THEY PROTECT US WITHOUT WANTING RECOGNITION OR REWARD.
AND OUR TIME OF NEED ARE THERE WITH COURAGE, COMPASSION, AND LOYALTY.
THEY'RE THE ESSENCE OF THE TRUE MEANING OF COMMUNITY.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT I, RALPH RODRIGUEZ, MAYOR OF CHURCH, DO HEREBY COM PROCLAIM MAY 4TH, 2026 AS INTERNATIONAL FIREFIGHTERS DAY, AND CALL UPON THE CITIZENS TO OBSERVE THIS DAY IN RECOGNITION OF THE PATRIOTIC SERVICE AND DEDICATED EFFORTS OF OUR FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICE PERSONNEL.
IF I CAN GET Y'ALL TO COME UP, PLEASE.
GOOD EVENING, AND THANK YOU, MAYOR.
I HAVE JUST A FEW SHORT WORDS I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT KIND OF REFLECTS THE DAY AND, AND EXPLAINS WHY WE'RE HERE ON THIS DAY.
INTERNATIONAL FIREFIGHTERS DAY, WE PAUSED TO RECOGNIZE THE UNWAVERING SERVICE AND COMMITMENT DEMONSTRATED BY THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE FIRE SERVICE HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND AROUND THE WORLD.
MAY 4TH SERVES AS AN ANNUAL REMINDER OF THE ESSENTIAL ROLE FIREFIGHTERS PLAY IN SAFEGUARDING LIVES, PROPERTY, AND THE WELLBEING OF THE PUBLIC.
THIS OBSERVANCE WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1999, FOLLOWING A TRAGIC LOSS OF FIRE FIREFIGHTERS IN VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA, WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES WHILE BATTLING A DEVASTATING BUSH FIRE.
THEIR SACRIFICE PROMPTED A GLOBAL COMMITMENT TO HONOR ALL FIREFIGHTERS WHO HAVE FALLEN IN THE LINE OF DUTY, AS WELL AS THOSE WHO CONTINUE TO SERVE AS PRO WITH PROFESSIONALISM, COURAGE, AND INTEGRITY.
ON BEHALF OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND ALL OUR MEMBERS HERE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP, LEADERSHIP, AND SUPPORT TOGETHER.
WE REMAIN DEDICATED TO STRENGTHENING THE SAFETY AND PREPAREDNESS OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOU ALL.
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THE NEXT PROCLAMATION[ Building and Safety Month-May 2026 ]
WE HAVE IS BUILDING AND SAFETY MONTH, MAY, 2026, BUILDING SAFETY MONTH, MAY, 2026.WHEREAS THE CITY OF SHIRTZ IS COMMITTED IN RECOGNIZING THAT THE GROWTH AND STRENGTH DEPENDS ON THE SAFETY AND ESSENTIAL ROLE.
OUR HOMES, BUILDINGS, INFRASTRUCTURE PLAY BOTH IN EVERYDAY LIFE AND WHEN DISASTER STRIKES.
AND WHEREAS OUR CONFIDENCE AND RESILIENCE IN THESE BUILDINGS THAT MAKE UP OUR COMMUNITY IS ACHIEVED THROUGH THE DEVOTION OF OUR BUILDINGS, SAFETY OFFICIALS, ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, BUILDERS, TRACE PEOPLE, DESIGN PROFESSIONALS, LABORERS, PLUMBERS, AND OTHERS IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY WHO WORK YEAR ROUND TO ENSURE THE SAFETY CONSTRUCTION OF THE BUILDINGS.
AND WHEREAS BUILT TO LAST, THE THEME FOR THE BUILDING SAFETY 2026 CELEBRATES INTERNATIONALLY ENCOURAGES ZA TO GET INVOLVED AND RAISE AWARENESS IN THE BUILDING AND SAFETY OF OUR PROFESSIONAL, LOCAL, AND GLOBAL SCALE.
NOW THEREFORE, IT BE RESOLVED THAT RALPH RODRIGUEZ, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SHIRTZ, PROCLAIMS THIS MONTH AS MAY, 2026 AS BUILDING AND SAFETY MONTH.
I'D LIKE TO THANK THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR RECOGNIZING THE MONTH OF MAY AS BUILDING SAFETY MONTH.
UM, WE ARE HAVING SEVERAL EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE MONTH.
WE WOULD LIKE TO INVITE PEOPLE TO, UH, WHAT WE, AN EVENT WE CALL THE ASK THE INSPECTOR EVENT.
WE'RE GONNA BE AT THE SHIRTZ HOMETOWN HARVEST ON MAY 2ND.
WE'LL BE AT THE SHIRTZ LIBRARY FROM 10 30 TO 12 ON MAY 7TH, AND MAY 20TH WILL BE FROM 10 30 TO 1130 AT THE SHIRTZ, UH, SENIOR CENTER.
[ YMCA Presentation (Mr. Louis Lopez)]
WE HAVE THE YMCA DOWN, UH, FOR THEM TO PRESENT TODAY, THAT HAS BEEN PUSHED TO MAY 5TH, 2026, WHICH WILL BE OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.[ 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)]
ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPCOMING CITY EVENTS.UH, JUST SO FOLKS KNOW, SUNDAY, APRIL 26TH OUT AT CRESCENT BEND NATURE PARK, THERE IS THE NATURE SCAVENGER HUNT.
THAT'S 3:30 PM TO 4:30 PM AND CRESCENT BEND IS 12 8 0 5 WEST SCHAEFER ROAD.
UH, AS JIM MENTIONED, SATURDAY MAY 2ND IS THE SHIRTZ HOMETOWN HARVEST.
THAT'S 9:00 AM TO 1:00 PM AT PICK PARK, 7 0 3 OAK STREET.
UH, TO LET FOLKS KNOW, WE HAVE A RUNOFF ELECTION COMING UP.
THE ACTUAL ELECTION DAY IS SATURDAY, MAY 16TH, AND THAT'S FOR COUNCIL PLACE SIX.
EARLY VOTING BEGINS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29TH, RUNS THROUGH TUESDAY, MAY 12TH.
THERE'S MORE INFORMATION ON THAT ON OUR WEBSITE.
AND THEN OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE HERE, UH, TUESDAY, MAY 5TH AT 6:00 PM THANK YOU.
UH, ANNOUNCEMENTS AND RECOGNITION BY OUR CITY MANAGER, STEVE WILLIAMS. THANK YOU, MAYOR.
SO, ONE ANNOUNCEMENT, LOVE WHERE YOU LIVE.
SUREZ WAS HELD THIS PAST WEEKEND, AND WE RECEIVED A REALLY NICE EMAIL FROM ERIC WILBER, ONE OF THE ORGANIZERS OR THE ORGANIZER.
HE SHARED THAT WE ASSISTED 51 NEIGHBORS WITH THE HELP OF 348 VOLUNTEERS FROM NINE DIFFERENT CHURCHES AS WELL AS SOME OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.
AND THIS IS THE RECORD NUMBER OF CHURCHES INVOLVED AND THE TH THIRD HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOLUNTEER TO PARTICIPATE.
BUT ALSO, WE HAD SIX CODE ENFORCEMENT CASES THAT WERE RESOLVED THROUGH THIS PROCESS.
SO IF YOU'RE NOT AWARE, THE CITY COLLABORATES WITH THIS ORGANIZATION AND THIS GROUP OF CHURCHES, AND WE HELP THEM.
WE, WE PARTICIPATE IN THE EVENT AS WELL AS HELP THEM GATHER CASES AND PEOPLE THAT WE CAN HELP.
AND IT'S A WAY THAT, THAT WE CAN CONTRIBUTE ALONG WITH THIS ORGANIZATION TO ABATING SOME OF THOSE NEW, UH, NUISANCES THAT ARE OUT THERE THAT
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SOMEBODY MIGHT NEED A LITTLE BIT OF HELP GETTING THAT DONE.AND IT, IT'S SOMETHING, IT'S A GREAT THING FOR OUR COMMUNITY, AND WE'RE, WE'RE HAPPY TO DO IT AND BE A PART OF IT, AND, AND WE'RE REALLY GLAD THAT IT WAS SO SUCCESSFUL.
AND THEN ALSO, I WANNA GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND CRYSTAL FOR DESIGNING AND GETTING THESE COOL LITTLE FIESTA METALS FOR FIESTA TIME.
I, I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THE TIME TO RECOGNIZE OUR YMCA, UH, HERE IN THE CITY SHIRKS.
I TOOK THE TIME TO, UM, GO AND TOUR THE FACILITY THIS PAST FRIDAY.
AND, UH, THERE'S SOME WONDERFUL PEOPLE OVER THERE.
UH, FREDDY DELGADO, UH, SUSIE LEWIS.
UM, THEY WERE AMAZING AND SHOWING ME AROUND, UH, ALSO DOUG WAS THERE AS WELL, UH, AND TAKING THEIR TIME TO JUST SHOW ME AROUND TO SEE WHAT THEY'RE OFFERING TO THE CITIZENS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND EVERYTHING THAT THEY HAVE TO OFFER IS AMAZING TO INCLUDE THE AQUATIC CENTER THAT'S OVER THERE.
SO, UH, AND THEN THE THINGS THAT THEY ALSO DO, JUST TO REACH OUT TO RESIDENTS OUT IN THE COMMUNITY WHERE YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO BE A MEMBER TO PARTICIPATE IN SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THEY DO AT THE AQUATICS CENTER, YOU KNOW, SO BE LOOKING FOR, UM, SOME OF THOSE, UH, EVENTS AS THEY COME UP.
SO, SO CONGRATS TO THE YMCA FOR EVERYTHING THEY DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
[ Hearing of Residents This time is set aside for any person who wishes to address the City Council. Each person should fill out the speaker’s register prior to the meeting. Presentations should be limited to no more than 3 minutes. All remarks shall be addressed to the Council as a body, and not to any individual member thereof. Any person making personal, impertinent, or slanderous remarks while addressing the Council may be requested to leave the meeting. All handouts and/or USB devices must be submitted to the City Secretary no later than noon on the Monday preceding the meeting. Handouts will be provided to each Councilmember prior to the start of the meeting by the City Secretary. All USB devices will be vetted by City IT staff to ensure City property is protected from malware. Discussion by the Council of any item not on the agenda shall be limited to statements of specific factual information given in response to any inquiry, a recitation of existing policy in response to an inquiry, and/or a proposal to place the item on a future agenda. The presiding officer, during the Hearing of Residents portion of the agenda, will call on those persons who have signed up to speak in the order they have registered.]
AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO HEARING OF RESIDENTS.THIS TIME IS SET ASIDE FOR ANY PERSON WHO WISHES TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL.
EACH PERSON SHOULD FILL OUT THE SPEAKER REGISTER PRIOR TO THE MEETING.
PRESENTATION SHOULD BE LIMITED TO NO MORE THAN THREE MINUTES.
ALL REMARKS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE COUNCIL AS A BODY AND NOT TO ANY INDIVIDUAL MEMBER THEREOF, ANY PERSON MAKING PERSONAL IMP PERTINENT OR SLANDEROUS REMARKS.
WHILE ADDRESSING THE COUNCIL MAY BE REQUESTED TO LEAVE THE MEETING.
ALL HANDOUTS AND OR USB DEVICES MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE CITY SECRETARY NO LATER THAN NOON ON THE MONDAY PROCEEDING.
THE MEETING HANDOUTS WILL BE PROVIDED TO EACH COUNCIL MEMBER PRIOR TO THE START OF THE MEETING BY THE CITY SECRETARY.
ALL USB DEVICES WILL BE VERIFIED AND VETTED BY THE CITY IT STAFF TO ENSURE CITY PROPERTY IS PROTECTED FROM MALWARE.
UH, WITH THAT SAID, UH, WHEN I CALL UP YOUR NAME, IF YOU'LL PLEASE, UH, STATE, UH, YOUR ADDRESS.
UH, SO WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND HAVE ALICE PFEIFFER
UM, WE ACTUALLY HAVE AN ELECTION GOING ON RIGHT NOW.
UM, IT'S FOR THIS, UH, SHIRTS, SCHOOL DISTRICTS BOND, AND IT CURRENTLY IS, UM, WE'RE IN EARLY VOTING RIGHT NOW UNTIL THE 28TH, AND THE ELECTION IS MAY 2ND.
UM, MY NAME IS ALICE PFEIFFER.
I'M WITH STUDENTS FIRST, AND, UH, THANK YOU, UM, MAYOR RODRIGUEZ, COUNCIL AND CHURCH MANAGEMENT FOR HAVING ME HERE TONIGHT.
SO I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING THAT IMPACTS ALL OF US, WHETHER OR NOT YOU HAVE CHILDREN IN OUR SCHOOLS, AND THAT'S THE FUTURE OF OUR COMMUNITY.
BOND ISN'T JUST BUILDING AND STADIUM REPAIRS.
IT'S ABOUT PROTECTING THE VALUE AND STRENGTH OF OUR PLACE WE CALL HOME.
RIGHT NOW, OUR SCHOOLS ARE FACING REAL CHALLENGES, AGING FACILITIES, SAFETY CONCERNS, AND TECHNOLOGY REPLACEMENTS.
THESE JUST AREN'T INCONVENIENCES.
THEY DIRECTLY AFFECT HOW OUR STUDENTS CAN LEARN AND HOW SAFE THEY ARE WHILE DOING IT.
THE BOND IS RESPONSIBLE PLANNING FOR, TO ADDRESS THESE NEEDS.
IT IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS A LONG-TERM INVESTMENT THAT WILL COMMUNITY WILL SERVE FOR YEARS TO COME.
I KNOW THAT WHENEVER WE TALK ABOUT A BOND, THE FIRST QUESTION IS TAX INCREASE.
BUT THAT'S A FAIR TO UNDERSTAND, TO THINK THAT, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO LOOK AT VALUE SCHOOLS.
STRONG SCHOOLS PROTECT PROPERTY VALUES.
THEY ATTRACT FAMILIES, FAMILIES AND BUSINESSES, AND CREATE A COMMUNITY THAT WE ARE PROUD TO BE PART OF.
BEYOND ECONOMICS ARE SOMETHING MORE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE NEXT GENERATION.
WE HAVE BENEFIT FROM THOSE WHO INVESTED IN US THROUGH SCHOOLS, TEACHERS, AND OPPORTUNITIES.
NOW IT'S OUR TURN TO DO THE SAME.
IT'S ABOUT MAKING OUR STUDENTS SAFE, MODERN ENVIRONMENTS WHERE THEY CAN SUCCEED.
TONIGHT, I'M ASKING YOUR SUPPORT, NOT JUST FOR THE BOND, BUT FOR OUR STUDENTS AND OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR FUTURE.
SO PLEASE VOTE YES FOR PROPOSITION A, B, AND C, WHICH IS WAS WITHIN THE
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BOND.AND SO I HAVE MY LITTLE SIGN, AND IF ANYBODY WANTS A SIGN FOR THEIR FRONT YARD, I HAVE SOME WITH ME.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL IN CITY MANAGEMENT.
I ACTUALLY LIVE IN NEW BRAUNFELS IN CASE YOU DON'T RECOGNIZE THE ADDRESS, THAT'S WHY.
BUT I AM WITH THE LEADERSHIP CORE CLASS OF 2026 WITH THE CHAMBER.
I'M HERE TO LISTEN AND OBSERVE AND LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW THE CITY RUNS.
2 6, 2 8 GALL FOX DRIVE, SHIRTZ, TEXAS.
YOU SAID THAT LIKE YOU WERE GONNA LIKE, I LIKE WAS EXPECTED OR SOMETHING, OR OTHER.
UM, I'M UP HERE TO TALK TRASH TODAY.
I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE TIRED ABOUT THAT, BUT IT'S BEEN ABOUT ONE YEAR SINCE WE APPROVED THE NEW TRASH THING FOR, UH, SHIRTS.
BEEN ABOUT A YEAR SINCE I RECEIVED 15,000 PLUS EMAILS TO MY EMAIL ADDRESS FOR EVERY RESIDENT FOR THE CITY OF SHIRTS.
UM, I SAW AN ARTICLE IN THE, UH, PAPER.
IT SAYS UNIVERSAL CITY TO CHANGE TRASH SERVICES.
FRONTIER WASTE SOLUTIONS IS GONNA PROVIDE TRASH SERVICES TWICE A WEEK, RECYCLING SERVICES ONCE A WEEK, BULK AND BRUSH PICKUP ONCE A WEEK.
AND HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE PICKUP ONCE A WEEK.
NOW THEY'RE GONNA CHARGE 'EM 27 85.
AND WE'VE GOT A FEE HIKE GETTING READY TO HAPPEN HERE BECAUSE WE APPROVE THEM TO DO IT EVERY YEAR.
GIVE US A FEE HIKE ON WHAT THEY'RE GONNA PROVIDE.
UM, I'D LIKE TO KNOW IF POSSIBLE, HOW MUCH THAT FEE HIKE IS GONNA BE AND IF THERE'S A CHANCE THAT WE CAN RENEGOTIATE THE CONTRACT SO THAT MAYBE WE CAN GET TRASH PICKUP.
SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE PAYING AN EXTRA $9 A MONTH FOR AN EXTRA TRASH CAN MIGHT NOT HAVE TO PAY THAT.
THEY, THEY MIGHT HAVE TO PAY THE HIGHER RATE, BUT THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET AWAY WITHOUT HAVING TO PAY THE EXTRA $9 FOR AN EXTRA TRASH CAN.
AND THE DOLLAR AND 10 CENTS WE HAVE TO PAY FOR, UM, HAZARDOUS WASTE PICKUP, WHICH WE WERE SUPPOSED TO GET CHARGED IF WE HAD A CALL, AND THEN IT GOT RATED ROLLED INTO OUR MONTHLY BILL.
UM, I'M JUST CURIOUS IS IF WE CAN'T LOOK AT REDOING THAT CONTRACT, UM, WITH MR. CHRISTOPHER COX FROM FRONTIER.
UM, WASTE, UM, I GOT HIS NAME BECAUSE HE HELPED ME GET THROUGH THE 15,000 EMAILS.
UM, IT'S SOMETHING THAT MIGHT BE, UM, SOMETHING TO LOOK AT WITH THE COUNCIL.
UM, JUST A, JUST A HEADS UP, JUST APPRECIATE YOUR THOUGHTS ON IT AND IF WE CAN GET OUT HOW MUCH IT'S GONNA BE RAISED.
PROBABLY THE PEOPLE IN CITY THE SHIRTS WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THAT TOO.
NEXT WE HAVE RAQUEL GUTIERREZ.
GOOD EVENING MAYOR, COUNCIL STAFF AND SHIRTZ RESIDENTS.
MY NAME IS RAQUEL GUTIERREZ AND I RECITED 10 16 SILVER TREE.
MOST OF YOU KNOW THAT I'M A CANDIDATE IN THE CURRENT CITY COUNCIL RUNOFF.
I WANNA START BY THANKING THE RESIDENTS OF SCHWARTZ FOR THEIR ENGAGEMENT AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT ACROSS THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING THE RECENT DISCUSSION WITH THE NORTH CLIFF COMMUNITY.
THAT CONVERSATION REINFORCED HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR RESIDENTS TO STAY INVOLVED, ASK QUESTIONS, AND PARTICIPATE IN THE PROCESS.
THE OTHER THING IS, AS I GO FROM DOOR TO DOOR, I'M HEARING SOMETHING CONSISTENTLY, THE ELECTION CONFUSION WE'VE HAD BACK TO BACK ELECTIONS, AND MANY RESIDENTS ARE TRYING TO KEEP TRACK OF WHAT IS ON THE BALLOT AND WHEN TO GET OUT AND VOTE.
THIS CITY COUNCIL RUNOFF IS A LOCAL ELECTION THAT DIRECTLY IMPACTS ROADS, PUBLIC SAFETY, INFRASTRUCTURE, QUALITY OF LIFE, AND HOW GROWTH IS MANAGED MOVING FORWARD.
EARLY VOTING FOR CITY COUNCIL RUNOFF IS JUST SEVEN DAYS AWAY.
I ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO STAY INFORMED AND PARTICIPATE WHEN RESIDENTS ENGAGE, IT
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STRENGTHENS THE SYSTEM.THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, AND I APPRECIATE THE CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT AND SUPPORT OF OUR RESIDENTS.
MAKE A PLAN AND CAST YOUR VOTE IN THE CITY.
NEXT WE HAVE JONATHAN MARQUEZ.
UM, FIRST I WANTED TO CLARIFY MY ACTIONS AT THE PRE-BUDGET RETREAT MEETING.
I LEFT BECAUSE I HAD TO, I HAD TO RETURN TO WORK NOT BECAUSE OF ANY UNRULINESS OR LACK OF ORDER IN THE ROOM.
I TOOK A EARLY LUNCH BREAK FROM WORK TO ATTEND THAT MEETING BECAUSE I BELIEVE MY PRESENCE AND CONTINUED EFFORT COULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
I WAS HOPEFUL THAT DURING SUCH A CRITICAL TIME, THE BUDGET DISCUSSION, SOMEONE ON THIS COUNCIL WOULD SPEAK UP AND ENSURE THESE CONCERNS WERE ADDRESSED AND INCLUDED.
UNFORTUNATELY, THAT DID NOT HAPPEN.
IT'S DISHEARTENING, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU CONSIDER WHAT'S ACTUALLY AT STAKE, CHILDREN'S SAFETY.
AND I KNOW TRULY DEEP DOWN IN MY HEART, THAT IF THIS ISSUE INVOLVED ANY OF YOUR CHILDREN OR GRANDCHILDREN OR EVEN SHARED SCHOOLS, THEN THE SIDEWALKS WOULD'VE BEEN BUILT YEARS AGO.
BUT BACK TO THE UNRULINESS, I ALSO WANNA REMIND EVERYONE THAT YOU ARE THE ELECTED OFFICIALS CHOSEN BY THE PEOPLE OF SHIRTS TO REPRESENT THEM.
YOU WERE ELECTED TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS, TO ASK QUESTIONS, TO ENGAGE AND TO MAKE DECISIONS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE COMMUNITY.
THAT RESPONSIBILITY BELONGS TO EACH OF YOU.
IF I WANTED QUESTIONS TO BE ASKED BY RAQUEL, I WOULD'VE, I WOULD'VE GONE AND VOTE FOR HER.
AND I'LL BE HONEST, I'M BEGINNING TO LOSE FAITH IN THIS COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR.
I'VE ATTENDED MULTIPLE MEETINGS, AND THE DEPARTMENTS THAT CONSISTENTLY STAND OUT TO ME ARE ONLY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND PARKS AND RECREATIONS BEYOND THE CITY COUNCIL, ALLOCATING FUNDS AND MAKING PROCLAMATIONS.
I HAVE YET TO SEE ANY MEANINGFUL INITIATIVES THAT ARE BEING BROUGHT FORWARD.
WHAT POLICIES ARE ACTIVELY BEING IN DEVELOPED TO IMPROVE OUR COMMUNITY? I SEE OUR CITY MANAGER DOING AN AMAZING JOB WITH THE FINANCES, BUT WHAT ARE WE DOING WITH THE MONEY BESIDES PARK STREETS AND PAYROLL? WHEN WILL THE CITY MAKE IMPACTFUL CHANGES LIKE MAYOR CASTRO DID IN SAN ANTONIO WITH THE PRE-K FOR, FOR ESSAY? I DON'T KNOW ABOUT ALL OF YOU, BUT ONLY BEING OFFERED A HALF DAY IS MORE OF A BURDEN ON THE REGULAR GUY.
THIS IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE OF POLICY WORKING FOR THE PEOPLE.
I WOULD ASK ALL OF YOU TO DO A DEEP REFLECTION ON WHAT INITIATIVES YOU ARE PUSHING AND WHAT DIFFERENCE YOU PLAN ON MAKING MACON THEN AS A COMMUNITY, WE NEED TO ASK OURSELF WHY NOT, WHY CAN'T CHURCH START SOMETHING NEW AND BE A PART OF SOMETHING? GREAT, THANK YOU.
GOOD EVENING COUNCIL MEMBER AND, UH, CITY MAYOR AS WELL AS CITY MANAGER.
UM, I RESIDE AT 5 2 9 9 TOP RIDGE LANE.
UM, I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE, UH, CLASS OF 2026 WITH THE LEADERSHIP CORPS OF THE CHAMBER.
UM, JUST HERE TO OBSERVE AND SEE HOW THINGS GO THROUGHOUT THIS PROCEEDING.
UM, REALLY APPRECIATE YOU GUYS ALLOWING ME TO BE HERE.
OKAY, THAT'LL END HEARING OF THE RESIDENTS.
[ 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.]
ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. THE CONSENT AGENDA IS CONSIDERED SELF-EXPLANATORY AND WILL BE ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL WITH ONE MOTION.THERE'LL BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THESE ITEMS UNLESS THEY'RE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA.
UPON THE REQUEST OF THE MAYOR OR COUNCIL MEMBER.
COUNCIL MEMBERS THERE ANY ITEMS Y'ALL WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? HAVING NONE, CAN I ENTERTAIN A MOTION? SO MOVED.
HAVING A, UH, CAN I GET EVERYBODY TO CAST THE VOTES? OKAY.
I HAD A MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER HAYWARD, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WATSON.
UH, CAN I GET THE VOTES PUBLISHED PLEASE? HAVING SEVEN YAYS, NO NAYS.
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MOVING ON TO DISCUSSION ACTION ITEMS.[4. Resolution 26-R-054 - Authorizing the land acquisition of approximately 3 acres of land located at the western ends of Church Street and Zuehl Road, Property ID 67672 for an amount not to exceed $125,000 plus closing costs, specifying funding sources, and other matters in connection therewith (S.Williams/B.James)]
UH, ITEM NUMBER FOUR, UH, RESOLUTION 26 DASH R DASH 0 54, AUTHORIZING THE LAND ACQUISITION OF APPROXIMATELY THREE ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT THE WESTERN ENDS OF CHURCH STREET AND ZO ROAD PROPERTY.ID 6 7 6 7 2 FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 125,000 PLUS CLOSING COSTS, SPECIFYING FUNDING SOURCES AND OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION.
THERE WITH, WE HAVE, UH, MR. BRIAN JAMES.
UH, BRIAN JAMES, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER.
SO THE RESOLUTION YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU IS TO PURCHASE APPROXIMATELY THREE ACRE PIECE OF PROPERTY.
UM, AND AGAIN, IT'S GENERALLY AT THE END OF CHURCH STREET IN ZUL STREET.
UH, THIS IS THE PROPERTY, UH, HIGHLIGHTED, UM, FOR $125,000 PLUS CLOSING COSTS.
YOU MAY RECALL THAT YOU AUTHORIZED THE PURCHASE, UH, A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO OF THE MANGUM PROPERTY UP HERE.
THAT PROPERTY IS SET TO CLOSE IN MAY.
UM, THE CITY OF SHIRTZ ALSO CURRENTLY OWN SOME PROPERTY IN THE VICINITY.
UH, RIGHT NOW, AND THIS IS ONE MORE PIECE WE'RE ASKING TO PICK UP AGAIN, AS WITH THE, THE MANGUM PROPERTY, THERE ARE A FEW REASONS FOR THIS.
UM, AGAIN, IT'S ON THE CILO CREEK.
YOU CAN SEE FROM THE AERIAL PHOTO, IT'S, IT'S OVERGROWN.
UM, AND, AND SO AGAIN, BY OWNING IT, IT ALLOWS US TO MORE EASILY, UH, DEAL WITH ANYTHING WE WANT TO DO TO MITIGATE THE VEGETATION, UH, WITHIN THE FLOODPLAIN.
UM, IT ALSO, AGAIN, GIVES US A LARGER PIECE, UH, NEXT TO THE, THE PARK PIECE, UH, TO DO WHAT WE WANT WITH GOING FORWARD.
AGAIN, WE DON'T HAVE A PARTICULAR PLAN, UH, BUT THE PROPERTY CAME UP FOR SALE.
UH, WE THINK IT MAKES SENSE TO PURCHASE IT AT THIS POINT.
SO I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
COUNCIL MEMBER GUERRERO, I HAVE A QUESTION, MR. BRYANT, AND IN PURCHASING THIS, SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO, YOU'RE SAYING MAINTAIN IT CORRECT? FROM ALL THE BRUSH, WE CAN DO WHAT WE WANT WITH IT.
WE CAN FINE TUNE IT, FIX IT, CLEAN IT UP.
HOW, HOW MUCH IS THAT GONNA COST US AS FAR AS MAINTENANCE IS CONCERNED? SO, SO IT'S PROBABLY NOT A WHOLE LOT.
IT'S PROBABLY LESS THAN $5,000 A YEAR.
AND THAT REALLY IS, AGAIN, TO MEET OUR REQUIREMENTS FOR MOWING, UH, ADJACENT TO A RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY.
UH, AGAIN, REALLY THAT'S THE REQUIREMENT OF WHAT WE HAVE TO DO MINIMUM, UH, WITH THESE PROPERTIES IS WITHIN THEIR, WITHIN A CERTAIN DISTANCE OF THE RIGHT OF WAY OR CERTAIN DISTANCE OF A RE OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY, WE WOULD MOW THEM.
SO WHAT WOULD HAPPEN REALLY IS LIKELY, UH, PARKS AS PART OF, UH, THEIR CONTRACT FOR MOWING UP HERE WOULD SIMPLY ADD, UH, THIS PROPERTY AND THEY WOULD COME IN AND CLEAN IT UP AND MOW IT IN THIS AREA.
UH, BUT BEYOND THAT, WE'RE NOT PLANNING TO DO ANYTHING WITH IT RIGHT AWAY.
LIKE I SAID, YOU MAY RECALL THAT, UM, THE PUBLIC WORKS OR DRAINAGE DEPARTMENT HAD A PROPOSAL TO DO SIGNIFICANT VEGETATION REMOVAL IN THE DRAINAGE WAY.
AND SO THAT'S A SIGNIFICANT MORE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE WANT TO DO WITH.
BUT OUR, OUR, YOU'RE PROBABLY LESS THAN $5,000 A YEAR, UH, JUST FOR THE MINIMUM AMOUNT OF MOWING WE'D BE REQUIRED TO DO.
I WOULD SAY, I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION NOW.
I MEAN, WHAT ABOUT, UH, SAY HOMELESS? ARE WE GONNA HAVE MORE PATROLS THERE? MORE EYES ON, ON THE GROUND? YEAH.
SO, SO TO BE BLUNT, ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT WITH REGARD TO THE PROPERTY UP HERE THAT WE'VE PURCHASED IS THE FACT THAT WE DO HAVE HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS IN THE AREA.
THOSE HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS WILL GET ON THIS PROPERTY.
THE PROPERTY OWNER LIVES IN, UH, SEIN, IT'S IN BEXAR COUNTY.
IT'S A BIT OF A CHALLENGE TO, TO DEAL WITH THOSE ISSUES.
WE CAN BETTER MANAGE THOSE ON OUR OWN PROPERTY, RIGHT? SO YEAH, WHAT WE HAVE MADE CLEAR IS WITH THE PURCHASE HERE AND THEN THIS PURCHASE, WE NEED AN ACTIVE PROGRAM TO REGULARLY BE GOING OUT THERE.
AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE FOUND IT REALLY TAKES, RIGHT? IS REGULARLY GOING OUT THERE, NOT FORGETTING ABOUT IT FOR A MONTH, FOR SIX WEEKS, LOOKING UP, SENDING SOMEBODY OUT AND FINDING YOU HAVE A HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT AND WHAT YOU GET WITH THAT, OBVIOUSLY.
OR YOU GET, UM, THE TRASH, THE DEBRIS, THE WASTE, THE THINGS LIKE THAT.
UM, AND SO YEAH, THIS IS ONE THAT I THINK STAFF FULLY HAS BEEN TALKING ABOUT.
UH, WE NEED TO ACTIVELY MANAGE THAT, AND BY OWNING IT, IT ALLOWS US TO BETTER ACTIVELY MANAGE IT BECAUSE WE CAN ESSENTIALLY ISSUE A NO TRESPASS ORDER BECAUSE IT'S OUR OWN PROPERTY.
UH, AND IT MAKES IT EASIER FOR US TO DO THAT.
AND SO WE THINK ULTIMATELY WHAT THAT'LL LEAD TO, WHILE WE HAVE TO DO A LOT OF REGULAR VISITS OUT THERE, IT'LL SAVE US TIME AND MONEY OVER THE LONG RUN BECAUSE WE WON'T
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BE HAVING TO DEAL WITH, UH, THE WAY WE DEAL WITH THE ISSUES NOW, IF THAT, DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? YEAH, IT, IT DOES.BUT WHAT ABOUT, YOU'RE SAYING IT WON'T COST MORE THAN 5,000 FOR MAINTENANCE, CORRECT? THE, THE MOWING OF IT, IF WE JUST WANNA DO THE BARE MINIMUM MOWING, RIGHT, WHICH IS REALLY, WE HAVE TO MOW WITHIN A CERTAIN DISTANCE OF RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES AND WITHIN THE RIGHT OF WAY, THAT'S THE MINIMUM WE HAVE TO DO.
NOW, LIKELY WE'LL DO A BIT MORE THAN THAT.
BUT AGAIN, THE THING I WOULD SAY IS THAT BEYOND, AT THIS POINT, DOING THE, THE LITTLE BIT ABOVE THE MINIMUM LEVEL OF MAINTENANCE, WE DON'T HAVE A PLAN FOR ANY OF THESE PROPERTIES, RIGHT? AND SO THAT'S SOMETHING TO BE DEVELOPED OVER TIME.
ADDITIONALLY, AS WE GO THROUGH OUR EFFORT TO CLEAN OUT THE UNDERBRUSH AND THE GROWTH ON THE S OAK CREEK FOR DRAINAGE PURPOSES, WE'LL HAVE THAT.
BUT AGAIN, AT THIS POINT, THEY'RE KIND OF GONNA SIT THERE LIKE SOME OF THE OTHER PROPERTIES THAT WE HAVE PURCHASED OVER THE LAST YEAR, THE ONE OFF 1518, UM, YOU KNOW, NORTH OF 78, THE ONE, YOU KNOW, THE ONE ON ON, UM, THE OTHER ONE SCHAFER'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT BECAUSE IT'S USED IN BY TXDOT, BUT IT, IT, MAYBE THE BETTER ONE IS THE ONE UP OFF 4 82, UH, THE TRAILHEAD, UH, YOU KNOW, WE JUST DO THE MINIMUM KIND OF MAINTENANCE ON IT UNTIL WE'RE READY TO REALLY DO SOMETHING WITH IT.
SO RIGHT NOW, JUST THE THE, THE PLAN IS TO ACQUIRE IT, DO THE VERY MINIMUM.
UM, ARE YOU GOING TO, UM, SAY HIRE MORE STAFF OR DO WE HAVE THE STAFF TO REDIRECT? NO, I DON'T.
THIS ISN'T, SO LET ME SAY THIS RIGHT, AND I THINK THAT'S A FAIR QUESTION.
AT SOME POINT WE CAN ADD PROPERTIES AND WE DON'T NEED TO ADD STAFF BASED ON THOSE.
NOW, AT SOME POINT THOUGH, WE DO LOOK UP AND WE LOOK UP TWO YEARS LATER AND WE SAY, WELL, WE BOUGHT, YOU KNOW, 10 PROPERTIES AND WE'VE ADDED 50 ACRES.
WE, WE, WE NEED TO, TO THE MAINTENANCE.
IT'S A LITTLE BIT LIKE STREETS, RIGHT? WE HAVE ONE NEW NEIGHBORHOOD BUILT.
I DON'T NEED TO HIRE A NEW PERSON FOR STREET MAINTENANCE, BUT WE LOOK UP AFTER A COUPLE YEARS AND WE'VE ADDED FIVE NEIGHBORHOODS.
WE NEED TO START ADDING STAFF WITH THAT.
SO I THINK IT'S A, IT'S A VALID QUESTION.
THE, THE BENEFIT ON THIS PIECE IS WE ALREADY OWN THIS PIECE UP HERE THAT WE DO HAVE TO GO IN AND DO THAT MAINTENANCE.
SO AGAIN, WE GET SOME ECONOMIES OF SCALE AND SOME EFFICIENCIES BY SENDING, UH, FOLKS OUT.
THEY TAKE CARE OF THIS ONE, THEY CAN TAKE CARE OF THIS ONE FAIRLY EASILY.
UM, AND, AND REALLY THE OTHER THING THAT IS GONNA TAKE MORE TIME, FRANKLY, AS YOU NOTED, IS GOING TO BE CHECKING ALL OF THE PROPERTIES IN THIS AREA FOR HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS.
AND I'LL BE BLUNT, AS WE START TO DO THAT ON OUR PROPERTIES, THAT'S GENERALLY GONNA MOVE THOSE FOLKS OUT TO OTHER AREAS AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO START WORKING ON WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS THERE, AS THOSE FOLKS TEND TO RELOCATE FROM WHERE THEY ARE NOW TO OTHER PROPERTIES.
DOES THAT, DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? MAKES SENSE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS.
WE HAVE A MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER WATSON, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WESTBROOK.
UH, CAN I GET EVERYBODY TO CAST THE VOTES? CAN I GET THE VOTES PUBLISHED HAVING SEVEN YAYS? NO NAYS.
UH, ITEMS 5, 6, 7, AND EIGHT, UH, ARE NOT OPEN FOR DISCUSSION.
UH, JUST FOR INFORMATION ONLY.
[ 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) ]
TO REQUEST AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.UH, REQUEST BY MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR UPDATES OR INFORMATION FROM STAFF.
UH, GO AHEAD, COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, SHERIDAN MAYOR.
UM, I THINK WE'VE HAD, UH, SEVERAL ISSUES IN REGARDS TO THE TRASH.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US, UH, SEE SOMETHING MAYBE FROM THE CITY TO, TO PRESENT SOMETHING ON THE STAFF AND SEE THERE'S SOMETHING WE CAN DO TO MAYBE, UH, ADJUST OR SOMETHING.
UM, BUT IT'S TIME FOR US TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT CONTRACT AND SEE IF WE CAN IMPROVE IT OR SATISFY OUR CUSTOMERS AS RESIDENTS.
UH, CITY MANAGER STEVE WILLIAMS. WELL, I NORMALLY WOULDN'T RESPOND IN THIS FORM OR THIS PART OF THE AGENDA, BUT WE ARE DEVELOPING A SURVEY THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY REQUESTED AND WE'LL BE GI GIVING THAT TO THE COUNCIL TO TAKE A LOOK AT.
AND WE'RE GONNA SURVEY OUR, THE COMMUNITY AND GET THAT FEEDBACK AND BRING THAT TO Y'ALL SO WE WE CAN HAVE THAT ORGANIZED AND, AND PUT TOGETHER FOR Y'ALL.
COUNCIL MEMBER GUERRERO, I, I ALSO AGREE 'CAUSE ANY CONTRACT CAN BE MODIFIED, SO I WOULD DEFINITELY LOOK INTO THAT.
WE CAN MODIFY THE CONTRACT IF NEED TO BE, AND WHENEVER THE, UH, RESIDENTS SAY,
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YEAH, WE CAN MODIFY IT.COUNCIL, MAYOR MACALUSO, JUST, JUST ON THAT, I'D LIKE TO SEE SOME STATISTICS, ESPECIALLY WITH THE RECYCLING.
UH, I THINK THEY COULD PROBABLY GIVE US A GOOD IDEA OF HOW MUCH OF IT IS CURRENTLY, UM, BEING USED AND IF THE NEEDS EVEN THERE FOR INCREASED RECYCLING.
SO I'D LIKE TO SEE IF THAT, UH, IS THE CASE AND HOPEFULLY FRONTIER CAN PROVIDE THAT FOR US, ESPECIALLY ON THE TRASH AS WELL.
ANY OTHER REQUESTS? AND I KNOW, UM, I ALSO TOURED, UH, OVER, UH, WHERE DAVENPORT, UH, SCHOOL IS OVER THERE BY 1103.
AND THE REQUEST OF TRYING TO EXPAND AND CONNECT THE SIDEWALK, UH, WE'RE ONLY TALKING ABOUT A HUNDRED YARDS, IS ALL WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
THAT'S ALL WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THAT CONNECTION.
SO IF WE COULD REALLY TAKE A HARD LOOK AT THAT TO FIND OUT WHAT WE CAN DO TO KEEP OUR, UH, KIDS SAFE AS THEY WALK TO AND FROM SCHOOL.
YOU HAD ASKED FOR A PRESENTATION ON THAT AT THE LAST MEETING, SO WE ANTICIPATE COMING BACK WITH THAT, UH, NEXT MONTH FOR AN UPDATE ON THE COST, ET CETERA ON THAT FOR YOUR REQUEST.
AND I HAVE NO OTHER REQUESTS, ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE REQUESTS.
UH, MOVING ON TO REQUEST BY MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT ITEMS OR PRESENTATIONS BE PLACED ON FUTURE CITY COUNCIL AGENDAS.
DO WE HAVE ANY ITEMS BY COUNCIL MEMBERS WISH TO BE PLACED ON FUTURE AGENDAS? COUNCIL MEMBER? MAYOR.
UH, WHEN WILL, UM, COMMITTEE REASSIGNMENTS BE DONE? WHEN THE ELECTION IS OVER WITH, OR? YEAH.
UH, WE'RE GONNA WAIT FOR THE ELECTIONS TO BE DONE FOR US TO BE ABLE TO RESIGN, UH, DUE COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS.
AND THEN THE, UM, COMMITTEE BYLAWS.
I THINK THAT WAS REQUESTED BY ME, MAYBE, UH, LAST MEETING OR THE MEETING BEFORE.
MOVING ON TO, UH, CITY AND COMMUNITY EVENTS INTENDED OR TO BE ATTENDED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS? ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING? YES, MR. MAYOR, I HAD WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THE, UH, HOUSING AUTHORITY MEETING THIS PAST WEEK.
SORRY, JUST HAD THE S MEETING.
THE, UH, S-S-L-G-C MEETING, UH, POLICE PROMOTION, THAT IS ALL ATTENDING THE POLICE PROMOTION, THE S-E-U-I-S-D, UH, EDUCATION FOUNDATION TODAY, AND THEN ALSO THE LUNCHEON CHAMBER.
AND I TOO ATTENDED THAT, UH, HOUSING, UH, AUTHORITY BOARD MEETING.
SO, UM, HAVING, UH, NO ITEMS, UH, NO OTHER ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION.
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND END TONIGHT'S COUNCIL MEETING AT 6 48.