HOW? OKAY, IF I CAN GET EVERYBODY'S ATTENTION.
[ Call to Order]
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IT'S 6:00. TODAY IS AUGUST 4TH, 2026. IT'S LIKE I STATED, IT'S 6 P.M.WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND BRING THIS REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING INTO SESSION, AND WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND START BY THE OPENING PRAYER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE STATE OF TEXAS BY COUNCIL MEMBER GUERRERO.
IF I CAN GET EVERYBODY TO PLEASE STAND. OKAY, EVERYONE, BOW YOUR HEADS. LORD, WE ASK FOR STRENGTH, COURAGE, AND WISDOM FOR EACH ONE OF US TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS FOR OUR CITY.
PLEASE WATCH OVER THIS ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL MEETING AS WE ALL WORK TOGETHER TOWARDS RESOLUTION OF EXISTING CHALLENGES AND ISSUES FOR THE BEST INTEREST OF OUR RESIDENTS.
WE WORSHIP YOU, LORD, AS WE ACCEPT YOUR SON JESUS CHRIST AS OUR SAVIOR.
AMEN. AMEN. I 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 FOR ALL.
HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE.
TEXAS. ONE NIGHT UNDER GOD, ONE INDIVISIBLE.
THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN COUNCIL MEMBER GUERRERO.
THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OUR FIRST ITEM IS DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS.
[1. Appointment of Mayor Pro Tem - Discussion, consideration, and/or action regarding the confirmation, appointment, or election of the Mayor Pro Tem. (Mayor/Council) Oath of Office: New Mayor Pro Tem]
APPOINTMENT OF MAYOR PRO TEM DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION AND OR ACTION REGARDING THE CONFIRMATION APPOINTMENT OR ELECTION OF THE MAYOR.MAYOR PRO TEM PRESENTING WILL BE OUR CITY SECRETARY, SHEILA EDMONTON.
THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL AND CITY STAFF.
THE APPOINTMENT PROCEDURE FOR THE MAYOR PRO TEM IS AS FOLLOWS A THE COUNCIL WILL DISCUSS AND WITH THE MAJORITY VOTE, APPOINT A COUNCIL MEMBER TO SERVE AS THE MAYOR PRO TEM FOR THE CITY.
IN ADDITION TO BE APPOINTED TO THIS POSITION, THE MAYOR PRO TEM, A COUNCIL MEMBER, MUST BE AN ELECTED MEMBER OF COUNCIL AND A MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING. C TERM DATES FOR THE MAYOR PRO TEM POSITION WILL BEGIN IN FEBRUARY AND AUGUST OF EACH YEAR, TERMS WILL BE SEQUENTIALLY ROTATE. WILL SEQUENTIALLY ROTATE ACCORDING TO EACH COUNCIL MEMBERS PLACE D IF A COUNCIL MEMBER THAT IS UP FOR APPOINTMENT AS MAYOR PRO TEM IS VACANT OR IS HELD BY COUNCIL MEMBER WHO IS NOT QUALIFIED OR CHOOSES NOT TO SERVE AS MAYOR PRO TEM.
THE MAYOR PRO TEM APPOINTMENT WILL GO TO THE NEXT QUALIFIED COUNCIL MEMBER.
THE NEXT IN ROTATION IS COUNCIL MEMBER MICHELLE WATSON.
THANK YOU. OKAY. AFTER. ARE THERE ANY DISCUSSIONS? IF THERE ARE NO DISCUSSIONS, CAN I GET SOMEONE TO MAKE A MOTION? I MAKE A MOTION THAT COUNCIL MEMBER MICHELLE WATSON BECOME THE NEXT MAYOR PRO TEM SECOND.
CAN I GET EVERYBODY TO CAST THEIR VOTES? DOES SHE WANT IT? WOULD YOU LIKE TO ACCEPT THE MAYOR PRO TEM POSITION? OKAY. GO AHEAD. ALL RIGHT. CAN I GET THE VOTES PUBLISHED, PLEASE? HAVING FOUR YEAS. NO NAYS. MOTION PASSES.
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND STEP DOWN. I'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO GIVE THE OATH OF OFFICE.
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IF YOU RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. REPEAT AFTER ME. I, MICHELLE WATSON, I'M MICHELLE WATSON.DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR. DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF.
CITY OF CHARLOTTE. MAYOR PRO TEM. CITY OF SCHERTZ.
MAYOR PRO TEM OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND WILL, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS.
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE.
SO HELP ME GOD, SO HELP ME GOD. CONGRATULATIONS.
OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO EMPLOYEE INTRODUCTIONS.
[ Employee Introductions EMS: Linda Castleman Donlea-Administrative Assistant; Animal Control: Kariza Menchaca-Kennel Technician Police: David Salazar III-Police Officer; Mark Perez-Police Officer Police-Dispatch: Eugenio Gonzalez-Public Safety Communications Officer Public Works-Water: Zion Thomas-Water/Wastewater Operator Trainee; Frederick Jones-Water/Wastewater Operator Trainee; Lorenzo Blanco-Water/Wastewater Operator Trainee; Desmond Garcia Water/Wastewater Operator Trainee]
THIS TIME WE HAVE MS. WE HAVE LINDA CASSELL. WE HAVE MS ASSISTANT CHIEF TYLER BOWKER.ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL. LINDA DONNELLY JOINED US HERE AT MS AS OUR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT AND MAY OF 2026, WHERE SHE PROVIDES ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT, MANAGES INCOMING COMMUNICATIONS, AND HELPS KEEP DAILY OPERATIONS RUNNING SMOOTHLY.
ORIGINALLY, SHE WAS BORN IN ATHENS, OHIO. SHE SPENT PART OF HER CHILDHOOD IN GERMANY BEFORE MOVING TO ALABAMA AND FINALLY HERE IN TEXAS, WHERE SHE GRADUATED FROM TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY.
LINDA ENJOYS SPENDING TIME WITH HER HUSBAND SHANNON, HER CHILDREN, AND ESPECIALLY HER FIRST GRANDCHILD, WHILE ALSO CHEERING ON ALABAMA FOOTBALL AND WORKING IN THE YARD WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY. WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE LINDA.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO HER CONTINUED SUPPORT HERE.
SHE'S BEEN A GREAT ASSET TO US IN THE FRONT OFFICE, KEEPING US ALL RUNNING SMOOTHLY AND ON TASK.
SO THANK YOU. SAY SOMETHING. THANK YOU. I'M GLAD TO BE HERE.
WELL, THANK YOU AND WELCOME TO THE CITY OF SHIRTS. THANK YOU.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I HAVE OFFICER DAVID SALAZAR.
HE COMES WITH US WITH 16 YEARS EXPERIENCE FROM THE OPD.
HE HAD VARIOUS ROLES, BUT HE LEFT THERE AS A SERGEANT.
SO HE'S GOING TO HIT THE ROAD. VERY EXPERIENCED.
HE COMES FROM US FROM FRANKFURT, GERMANY BEFORE HE MOVED, BEFORE HE MOVED TO TEXAS.
HE'S BEEN WITH HIS WIFE FOR 26 YEARS AND HE HAS GRANDKIDS AS WELL, WHICH MAKES ME FEEL VERY OLD.
SO I THINK WE'RE THE SAME AGE. AND HE ENJOYS VARIOUS HOBBIES, INCLUDING BOXING, BASKETBALL, TRACK AND FIELD. I'M SORRY. THAT'S HIS KIDS. SORRY.
HE DOES ENJOY COLLECTING POCKET KNIVES AND SPENDING TIME WITH WITH WITH HIS FAMILY.
SO. AND OFFICER PEREZ COULD NOT BE HERE TODAY.
SO HE WILL. HE'LL BE PUSHED INTO SEPTEMBER. OKAY, EVERYBODY, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
I ENJOY SO FAR MY EXPERIENCE HERE AT THE CITY.
IT'S BEEN VERY POSITIVE AND I'M HAVING A GOOD TIME.
I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING HERE FOR THE REST OF MY CAREER.
THANK YOU. WELL, WELCOME TO THE CITY OF SCHERTZ.
LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING YOU. NEXT WE HAVE POLICE DISPATCH.
WE HAVE COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER FELICIA CAMPOS WILL BE INTRODUCING STAFF.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL. WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT WELCOMING OUR NEWEST PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER, EUGENIO GONZALEZ. HE BEGAN HIS CAREER WITH US JULY 13TH OF 2026.
EUGENIO WAS BORN IN MONTERREY, MEXICO. MEXICO.
EXCUSE ME. HE SPENT HIS EARLY CHILDHOOD IN MIAMI, FLORIDA BEFORE MOVING TO SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.
HE AND HIS GIRLFRIEND, CHASTITY, WILL BE CELEBRATING THEIR FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY SOON.
ONE OF YOU EUGENIO'S MOST UNIQUE HOBBIES IS HIS PASSION FOR PINBALL MACHINES.
HE NOT ONLY ENJOYS PLAYING PINBALL, BUT HE ALSO REPAIRS AND RESTORES MACHINES IN HIS SPARE TIME.
RECENTLY, HE HAS DEVELOPED A NEW LOVE FOR RUNNING AND IS CURRENTLY TRAINING TO COMPETE.
HIS FIRST HALF MARATHON. WHENEVER HE HAS A LITTLE FREE TIME BETWEEN WORK, PINBALL AND RUNNING, HE ALSO ENJOYS READING. WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE EUGENIO BECOME PART OF OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM,
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AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WATCHING HIM GROW IN HIS NEW ROLE.THANK YOU COUNCIL. THANK YOU MAYOR. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE WORKING FOR THE CITY OF SCHERTZ. WELL, WE WELCOME YOU TO THE CITY OF SCHERTZ FAMILY. THANK YOU.
NEXT UP, WE HAVE PUBLIC WORKS AND WATER. WE HAVE WATER WASTEWATER CREW CHIEF PAUL LOPEZ.
WE'LL BE INTRODUCING STAFF. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL.
I'M HERE TO INTRODUCE A COUPLE EMPLOYEES. FIRST OFF, WE HAVE ZION THOMAS.
HE'S FROM STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA. HE IS A BACKGROUND IN PLUMBING.
HE HAS A LOT OF GREAT KNOWLEDGE HE BRINGS TO OUR TEAM.
HE ENJOYS FOOTBALL. HE ENJOYS ALL TYPES OF MUSIC, MOSTLY COUNTRY AND METAL.
HE ENJOYS READING AND SLEEPING, AND HE ENJOYS MICHAEL JACKSON AND LIKES WORKING OUT.
NEXT WE HAVE FREDERICK JONES. HE'S FROM MIDLAND, TEXAS.
HE ENJOYS FAMILY TIME FISHING AND HUNTING. HE ENJOYS JAZZ MUSIC.
HE ENJOYS MEDITATING. AND IF HE HAS, HE'D LIKE TO VISIT THE VIRGIN ISLANDS.
MY PLEASURE OF BEING HERE. I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT THE CITY HAVE DONE.
AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO ELEVATING AND SUCCESS WITH EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU. I'LL SAY IT'S AN HONOR TO BE HERE IN TEXAS, MOVING FROM CALIFORNIA.
SO FAR, I'M LOVING IT. I LOVE THE BRISKETS AND THE CULTURE AND I LOVE THE GAS STATIONS.
I LOVE THAT. ALSO PLAN ON BEING HERE FOR, I'LL SAY A LIFETIME RETIRING HERE.
IT'S GREAT PEOPLE, A GREAT SOCIETY AND ALL AROUND LOVE FOR EVERYBODY.
SO APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY. WELCOME TO THE CHURCH FAMILY.
NEXT UP, WE HAVE CITY EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.
[ City Events and Announcements Announcements of upcoming City Events (DCM Brian James/ACM Sarah Gonzalez) Announcements and recognitions by the City Manager (CM Steve Williams) Announcements and recognitions by the Mayor (Mayor Ralph Rodriguez)]
ANNOUNCEMENTS BY UPCOMING CITY EVENTS. WE HAVE ACM SARAH GONZALEZ.THREE, FOUR AND FIVE CANDIDATE PACKETS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED.
APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED BY THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE FROM 8 A.M.
TO 5 P.M. ON BUSINESS DAYS UNTIL MONDAY, AUGUST 17TH.
ANY QUESTIONS? YOU CAN REACH OUT TO THE CITY SECRETARY.
THE COUNCIL BUDGET RETREAT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO TUESDAY, AUGUST 11TH.
START TIME WILL BE 5 P.M. HERE IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 15TH WILL BE THE CARDBOARD BOAT REGATTA THAT WILL START AT 10 A.M.
AT PICKEREL PARK POOL. AND THEN FINALLY, OUR NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 18TH AT 6 P.M. HERE IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP, WE HAVE ANNOUNCEMENTS AND RECOGNITION BY THE CITY MANAGER, STEVE WILLIAMS. NO ANNOUNCEMENTS THIS TIME, MAYOR. THANK YOU. OKAY.
AND THEN WE HAVE ANNOUNCEMENTS AND RECOGNITIONS BY THE MAYOR. I DO JUST WANT TO ADDRESS COUNCIL AND THE CITY STAFF AND A LOT OF THE RESIDENTS WHO'S KIND OF REACHED OUT AND HAVE THEY'VE HAD THEIR MY FAMILY AND THEIR PRAYERS.
MY MOM DID FALL ILL AND SHE ENDED UP PASSING AWAY THIS PAST FRIDAY.
SO THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL YOUR CONDOLENCES AND YOUR PRAYERS AND FOR KIND OF BEING THERE FOR US.
[ 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.]
EACH PERSON SHOULD FILL OUT THE SPEAKER'S 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, IMPERTINENT OR SLANDEROUS REMARKS WHILE ADDRESSING THE COUNCIL MAY BE REQUESTED TO LEAVE THE MEETING OR HANDOUTS AND OR USB DEVICES MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE CITY SECRETARY NO LATER THAN NOON ON THE MONDAY PRECEDING THE MEETING.
FIRST UP, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MR. DANIEL JAMISON AS YOU COME UP.
FOR THE RECORD, IF YOU'LL JUST PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS, PLEASE.
DANIEL JAMISON 11. OH, WELL, A THOUSAND FM 78.
ON BEHALF OF THE VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS. AND I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT FOOD.
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YOU KNOW, JUST BRING YOUR APPETITE IN A $12 DONATION AND WE'LL FEED YOU TO THE GILLS.A FEW OF THE COUNCIL PEOPLE HAVE INDULGED IN OUR BREAKFASTS.
LOVED IT. AND FOR THE SIZE OF THE MEAL YOU GET, YOU CAN'T BEAT THE PRICE.
SO PLEASE, AUGUST 15TH, 8 TO 11 HERE AT THE VFW HALL.
AND WE WELCOME EVERYBODY. PUT IT ON YOUR COUNCIL CALENDARS.
COUNCIL AND STAFF. COME HAVE A GOOD BREAKFAST ON US.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT UP, WE HAVE KERRY FLANAGAN.
OKAY. AND THEN NEXT UP, WE HAVE DAVID PRESTRIDGE.
YOU'LL BE GIVEN SIX MINUTES, AND SHE'S FORWARDING HER TIME TO YOU.
FOUR MINUTES AND FIVE SECONDS SHOULD BE ADEQUATE. I LIKE IT IF YOU'LL REFER TO THEIR HANDOUTS.
EIGHT AND A HALF BY 11, AND THEN SOME YELLOW PAGES, THEIR DRAWINGS AND THEIR FAIRLY CONDENSED.
SO YOU PROBABLY REALLY WON'T BE ABLE TO GATHER MUCH FROM THEM, AT LEAST FROM THE MEETING.
BUT I'LL BE REFERRING TO THOSE SO THAT LATER ON, IF YOU WANT TO TAKE TIME TO PERUSE THEM.
GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBERS, MR. WILLIAMS, STAFF AND CITIZENS ASSURANCE. MY NAME IS DAVID PRESTRIDGE.
I'D LIKE TO UPDATE YOU ON THE PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED SINKHOLE IN OUR COMMUNITY LOCATED ON HILLSIDE.
THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS HAPPEN. AND THANK YOU, MR. JAMES, FOR YOUR TIME. IN THE PLANS AND PAPERWORK THAT MR. JAMES BROUGHT, PART OF WHICH IS INCLUDED IN THE HANDOUT READING A SECTION OF THE DESIGN SPECIFICATION THAT'S ON THE EIGHT AND A HALF BY 11 SHEET CONTAINING SECTION B, IT SAYS THREE DEVELOPMENT CONDITIONS SHALL BE ANALYZED FOR EACH DEVELOPMENT SECTION C AND E ONE.
THE AREA HIGHLIGHTED REQUIRES THE CITY TO REQUIRE THE DEVELOPER TO DETERMINE IF THE INCREASED RUNOFF FROM THE ULTIMATE WATERSHED DEVELOPMENT RESULTS IN ADVERSE IMPACT TO OTHER PROPERTIES? PART PART OF THAT SEE THAT WAS HIGHLIGHTED STARTS WITH THE SENTENCE.
ACCORDING TO TEXAS WATER CODE 11.086 AND THE CITY OF SCHERTZ.
DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS THE CITY RESPONSIBLE. THE CITY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THAT PROPOSED DEVELOPMENTS DO NOT RESULT IN ADVERSE IMPACT TO OTHER PROPERTIES. ADDITIONALLY, WE BELIEVE THAT THE CITY HAD THE ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THEIR LAYING FURTHER DEVELOPMENT AND THE ADDITIONAL RUNOFF CREATED BY THE IMPERVIOUS COVERAGE WOULD BE HANDLED IN A MANNER THAT DID NOT AFFECT OTHER PROPERTIES.
THAT RUN OFF TO AN EXISTING DRAINAGE SYSTEM CONSTRUCTED BY SCENIC HILLS.
PRIOR TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AREA IN C1 AND AREA C1 AND C7.
I BELIEVE THAT'S ON PAGE C, THE FIRST PAGE 1111 TO 17 PAGE AREAS MARKED C ONE AND C SEVEN.
YOU'LL SEE A LARGE WHITE AREA. THERE WAS ALL THAT AREA THERE.
THE WATER FLOWED DOWN INTO OUR DRAINAGE SYSTEM.
PREEXISTING DRAINAGE SYSTEM. WITHIN THAT AREA, THERE WAS A TWO APPROXIMATELY TWO ACRE HOLDING POND THAT OF COURSE, WENT AWAY AND HOUSES WERE BUILT OVER TOP OF IT.
IN A LOT OF THAT AREA HAD NO WATER RUNNING THROUGH IT.
IT ALL COMES FROM THE DEVELOPMENT UP ABOVE US.
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RUNNING THROUGH IT. WE'D LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT THE CITY FAILED TO INSPECT OR VERIFY THE UNKNOWN INFRASTRUCTURE THAT CAME WITH THE ANNEXATION OF SCENIC HILLS, PRIMARILY THAT DRAINAGE SYSTEM THAT IS IN QUESTION PRIOR TO APPROVING THE ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT HAD THAT BEEN DONE, THEY WOULD HAVE DISCOVERED THAT DESPITE THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY DRAWINGS PROVIDED BY WILLIAMS STEAKHOUSE INCORPORATED DATED DECEMBER 1980, OF WHICH YOU HAVE A COPY, THAT.THE PLANS CALLED FOR DRAIN PIPES OF 30 INCH DIAMETERS.
FIRST SECTION FOLLOWED BY DRAIN PIPE OF 36 INCH DIAMETER SECOND DECK SECTION.
IN ACTUALITY, WHEN THOSE FAILED AND WE DUG THEM UP AND REPLACED THEM, WE FOUND THAT THAT FIRST SECTION THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A 30 INCH WAS ACTUALLY AN 18 INCH DIAMETER. THE NEXT SECTION THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A 36 INCH PIPE WAS ACTUALLY A 24 INCH DIAMETER PIPE.
SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE AREA AND IMPERVIOUS COVER, THE PIPES THAT WERE SUPPOSED TO BE THERE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE HANDLED IT WITHOUT TOO MUCH PROBLEM. THE ISSUE IS THE THE, THE PIPES THAT WERE ACTUALLY THERE WERE UNDERSIZED AND THEY COULD NOT HANDLE IT.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A STANDARD PRACTICE WHEN YOU APPROVE NEW DEVELOPMENT OFF OF AREAS YOU HAD ANNEXED, FOR YOU TO ACTUALLY VERIFY THE INFRASTRUCTURE BEFORE YOU TIE INTO IT.
APPARENTLY IT WASN'T DONE THIS TIME. BASED ON THIS DISCREPANCY, UNFORTUNATELY YOU KNOW, MR. JAMES HAS CONTENDED THAT THE CITY HAS NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE.
BUT BASED ON THIS INFORMATION, WE HAD TO UNFORTUNATELY DISAGREE WITH HIM.
WE THINK THE CITY HAS ACTUAL ALL RESPONSIBILITY.
WE THEREFORE REQUEST. WE THEREFORE REQUEST YOU CREATE A RESOLUTION TO REIMBURSE. SCENIC HILLS COMMUNITY $308,529 FOR THE COST OF COMPLETED REPAIRS AND ADDITIONAL FUNDS APPROXIMATING 170 TO $185,000 TO COMPLETE THE REPAIRS OF THE REMAINING 170 FOOT SECTION OF PIPE THAT FOLLOWS WHAT HAS ALREADY FAILED. TOTAL OF THAT IS 478. 529 TO 493. 529.
WE WELCOME AND AWAIT FURTHER DIALOG WITH THE CITY TO RESOLVE THIS IMPORTANT ISSUE.
ON ANOTHER NOTE, NOT DIRECTLY CONNECTED WITH THE DRAIN LINE, BUT OF SIGNIFICANCE, I THINK SINCE ANNEXING SCENIC HILLS IN 2004, THE CITY OF SCHERTZ HAS COLLECTED UPWARDS OF $6 MILLION IN PROPERTY TAXES FROM SANDY HILLS.
WHEN WE CALL. WE RECEIVE NO OTHER SERVICES FROM THE CITY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU.
NEXT UP TO SPEAK IS TRACY CAMPOS. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL. MY NAME IS TRACY CAMPOS. I LIVE AT 12340 SCHAEFER ROAD.
IT'S NOT AN EASEMENT. IT'S AN ACTUAL RIGHT OF WAY.
ON WEDNESDAY, AROUND WEDNESDAY, JULY 23RD AT 9 A.M., I WAS MOWING THE YARD AT SCHAEFER ROAD AND SCHERTZ NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE TRUCK DROVE BY SLOWLY, TWICE. I WAS THERE, I STOPPED AND IN CASE THEY WANTED TO TALK TO ME, THEY NEVER STOPPED TO TALK TO ME.
I DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT UNTIL JULY 29TH, WHEN I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE CITY TELLING ME THAT I HAVE A NUISANCE VIOLATION, EXCESSIVE GROWTH OF WEEDS OR OTHER VEGETATION.
SO I CALLED TO FIND OUT IF THIS WAS THE YARD.
IT'S FOUR ACRES. I'M TRYING TO MOW IT. I HAVEN'T GOT IT ALL DONE.
I THOUGHT IT WAS AN ERROR, SO I CALLED AND LEFT A MESSAGE FOR THE PERSON THAT WROTE THE LETTER,
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JUSTIN LANGFORD. HE CALLED ME BACK AFTER LATE THAT EVENING.EVEN THE PART THAT I HAVEN'T MOWED THAT DAY HE SAID THAT IT WAS THE AREA IN FRONT OF THE FENCE, BUT I TOLD HIM, THAT'S NOT OUR PROPERTY. THAT'S A RIGHT OF WAY.
THAT WAS PURCHASED IN 2011 WHEN THEY DID THE DRAINAGE ON SCHAEFER ROAD, AND THEY PUT IN CURBS AND BOUGHT THE RIGHT OF WAY FROM US. WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THAT PROPERTY. THERE'S BEEN A FORCE MAIN INSTALLED IN THAT PROPERTY.
SPECTRUM HAS A BOX ON THAT PROPERTY, AND THERE ARE DEEP RUTS IN THERE THAT PROHIBIT ME FROM MOWING THAT PROPERTY WITH MY MOWER OR WALKING IT, BECAUSE THE RUTS ARE ABOUT A FOOT DEEP. THEY NEVER THE CONTRACTOR, WHEN THEY PUT IN THE FORCE MAIN, THEY DID NOT COME BACK AND LEVEL UP. I JUST I STILL I TOLD HIM I CALLED, YOU KNOW, BEXAR COUNTY HAS ALWAYS MAINTAINED THIS PROPERTY.
AND HE GOES, NO, WE MAINTAIN IT. YOU DON'T MAINTAIN RIGHT OF WAY.
PROPERTY OWNERS DO NOT MAINTAIN RIGHT OF WAY. THEY MAINTAIN EASEMENTS. AND HE CHECKED HIS SCHEDULE.
WE ARE ON THE SCHEDULE TO BE MOWED. AND HE GOES ALL THE WAY FROM SCHAEFER ROAD FROM I THINK HE SAID FROM LEAST NO, NOT LISA MEADOWS, BUT FROM WHERE? PART OF IT.
HE DOESN'T KNOW ALL OF IT. BUT HE WAS IN FRONT OF OURS ALL THE WAY TO THE CREEK.
AND WE ARE ON THE SCHEDULE TO BE MOWED. I TOLD WHAT'S GOING ON.
THE COUNTY WILL MAINTAIN IT. NOT NOT THE PROPERTY OWNER.
I CAN'T DO IT PHYSICALLY BY PUSH MOWER OR WITH A RIDING MOWER.
AND MY DAD, I LIVE WITH MY FATHER. HE'S 96 YEARS OLD.
HE'S GOT CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE. HE HAS A-FIB.
I HAVE TO WATCH HIM. I ALSO HAVE A BOYFRIEND THAT LIVES WITH US.
HE JUST HAD A STROKE LAST MONTH AND SO I JUST CAN'T DO IT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE GORDON MCCLEARY. GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBERS, MR. WILLIAMS AND STAFF AND CITIZENS OF SCHERTZ.
MY NAME IS GORDON MCCLEARY. I RESIDE AT 3713 HILLSIDE AND SHIRTS.
AND I THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME AND SPEAK ON BEHALF OF OUR COMMUNITY.
AND I WANT TO REITERATE, AS LAID OUT BY DAVID PASTRICK SCENIC HILLS RESIDENTS, WE HAVE INCURRED PERSONAL COST BECAUSE OF THE UPSTREAM DEVELOPMENT OF THE APPROVAL OF THE CITY'S SHIRTS, BASED ON INACCURATE INFORMATION REGARDING THE SCENIC HILLS DRAINAGE SYSTEM.
THE SCENIC HILLS INFRASTRUCTURE WAS ANNEXED AND THEREFORE UNKNOWN TO CITY PLANNERS.
ONE WOULD THINK THE CITY WOULD HAVE VERIFIED IT BEFORE APPROVING FURTHER DEVELOPMENT.
AS A RESULT, THE CITY SHIRTS BEARS TOTAL RESPONSIBILITY IN MY OPINION, AND I URGE YOU TO PLEASE CREATE A RESOLUTION TO REIMBURSE $308,529 TO SCENIC HILLS FOR THE COST OF COMPLETED REPAIRS, AND THE PROBABLE AMOUNT OF $170,000 TO COMPLETE THE REPAIRS TO THIS DRAIN LINE.
IT'S A TOTAL OF $478,529, AND IT'S ROUGH ON A SMALL COMMUNITY LIKE SCENIC HILLS.
CITY OF SHIRTS WE FEEL IS RESPONSIBLE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU. NEXT UP, WE HAVE OATH AND WARNER.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, MR. JAMES AND FELLOW CITIZENS.
I ALSO 3717 HUNTERS, GLEN, THEN WARNER. I ALSO LIVE IN SHIRTS AND I WOULD ASK THE COUNCIL TO BE COGNIZANT OF THE FACT THAT WE HAVE A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF OUR COMMUNITY THAT'S 80 PLUS AND LIVING ON LIMITED FIXED INCOME AND HAVING A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT TO TRY TO COVER THESE EXPENSES WOULD BE, EXCUSE ME, BURDENSOME TO SAY THE LEAST, PARTICULARLY WHEN IT'S NOT OUR WATER THAT'S GOING THROUGH THESE LINES AND CAUSING THE PROBLEM. IT'S COMING FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD UP ABOVE US.
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AND SO I WOULD IMPLORE YOU TO KEEP THAT IN MIND AND TO COME UP WITH A REASONABLE SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM.THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT UP WE HAVE TONY RIVERS.
MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE TIME TO SPEAK WITH YOU TODAY.
THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT THAT I CAN ADD TO WHAT HAS BEEN SAID.
THE PROPER PREPARATION TO HANDLE WATER WAS NOT MADE IN THIS CASE.
AND IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT THAT IS DONE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. NEXT WE HAVE AN MCMASTER. GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, MR. WILLIAMS, STAFF AND CITIZENS OF SCHERTZ.
MY NAME IS ANN MCMASTER. I RESIDE AT 3604 ELM COURT.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU ON BEHALF OF SCENIC HILLS COMMUNITY.
I THEREFORE HAVE LIVED AT SCENIC HILLS FOR ABOUT SEVEN YEARS NOW.
WE'VE HAD PRIOR ISSUES WITH THIS THAT WE'VE COVERED AND HAD, AS OTHON HAD SAID, AND AS DAVID HAS SAID, WE'VE COVERED CHARGES AND WATER BECAUSE OF THIS SEWER DRAIN.
AS OUTLINED BEFORE BY OUR PREVIOUS SPEAKER, MR. PRESTRIDGE, SCENIC HILLS HAS INCURRED A SIGNIFICANT PERSONAL COST BECAUSE OF UPSTREAM DEVELOPMENT APPROVED BY THE CITY OF SCHERTZ.
BASED ON INACCURATE INFORMATION REGARDING SCENIC HILLS DRAINAGE, SINCE THE SCENIC HILLS INFRASTRUCTURE WAS ANNEXED AND THEREFORE UNKNOWN TO THE CITY PLANNERS, ONE WOULD THINK THAT THE CITY WOULD HAVE VERIFIED BEFORE APPROVING FURTHER DEVELOPMENT.
AS A RESULT, THE CITY OF SCHERTZ BEARS TOTAL RESPONSIBILITY IN MY OPINION.
I URGE YOU TO CREATE A RESOLUTION TO REIMBURSE US $308,529 TO SCENIC HILLS FOR THE COST OF THIS REPAIR AND THE PROBABLE ADDITIONAL COST OF 170 FOR THE NEXT SESSION.
THAT MOVES OUT TO COUNTRY CLUB BOULEVARD FOR A TOTAL OF 4000 704,700.
THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE MISSY JETER.
HI. MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, MR. WILLIAMS, STAFF AND CITIZENS OF SCHERTZ.
MY NAME IS MISSY JETER. I AM NEW TO THIS AREA.
I AM THE SECRETARY OF THE BOARD AND WE ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AS OUTLINED BY OUR PREVIOUS SPEAKER, DAVID PRESTRIDGE, SCENIC HILLS RESIDENTS HAVE INCURRED SIGNIFICANT PERSONAL COSTS BECAUSE OF UPSTREAM DEVELOPMENT APPROVED BY THE CITY OF SCHERTZ BASED ON INACCURATE INFORMATION REGARDING SCENIC HILLS DRAINAGE.
SINCE THE SCENE WAS WRITTEN FOR STRUCTURE WAS ANNEXED AND THEREFORE UNKNOWN TO THE CITY PLANNERS, ONE WOULD THINK THE CITY WOULD HAVE VERIFIED IT BEFORE APPROVING FURTHER DEVELOPMENT.
AS A RESULT, THE CITY ASSERTS, BEARS TOTAL RESPONSIBILITY, IN MY OPINION.
I URGE YOU TO CREATE A RESOLUTION TO REIMBURSE SCENIC HILLS $308,529 FOR THE COST OF THE COMPLETED REPAIRS, WITH AN ADDITIONAL COST OF $170,000.
REPAIRS TO THE DRAIN LINE. THE TOTAL WOULD BE 4000 $478,529.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. THAT'LL END.
HEARING OF THE RESIDENTS. MOVING ON TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA.
[ 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.]
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THE CONSENT AGENDA IS CONSIDERED SELF-EXPLANATORY AND WILL BE ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL WITH ONE MOTION.TO HAVE ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS WISHING TO REMOVE ANYTHING FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA.
HAVING NONE, CAN I GET SOMEONE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA? MOTION. SECOND. OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER GUERRERO.
SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WATSON. I MEAN, MAYOR PRO TEM WATSON.
I'M SORRY. I STAND CORRECTED. SO IF I CAN GET EVERYBODY TO CAST THEIR VOTES.
CAN I GET THE VOTE TO PUBLISH, PLEASE? HAVING FOUR YEAS. NO NAYS. MOTION PASSES. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS.
[4. Resolution 26-R-089 - Authorizing an Interlocal Agreement with the City of Garden Ridge Regarding Sewer Capacity and Wheeling (Deputy City Manager Brian James)]
ITEM NUMBER FOUR, RESOLUTION 26-R-089. AUTHORIZING AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF GARDEN RIDGE.SEWER CAPACITY AND WETLAND. WE HAVE OUR DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, BRIAN JAMES.
GARDEN RIDGE GENERALLY DOES NOT HAVE SEWER SERVICE.
THEY'RE MOSTLY ON SEPTIC, BUT THE AREA IS KIND OF RIGHT NORTH OF US.
THEY HAVE SOME AREAS THEY WANT TO DEVELOP FOR COMMERCIAL USES.
SO GARDEN RIDGE IS CHALLENGE IS HOW DO THEY GET THE SEWER FLOWS FROM THEIR COMMUNITY THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY TO ONE OF CMA'S LINES BECAUSE CMA'S LINE DOESN'T RUN UP TO GARDEN RIDGE, AND THE WAY THEY WOULD DO THAT IS REACH OUT TO US AND SAY, HEY, SHIRTS, YOU GUYS HAVE SEWER LINES IN THE AREA.
AND SO ESSENTIALLY WHAT THE ILA DOES IS LAYS OUT THAT IT ALLOWS THEM 750 LOUIS OF SEWER CAPACITY, WHICH WHICH WE'LL HAVE ENOUGH TO COVER THOSE FLOWS.
AND FOR THAT, THEY MAKE TWO KINDS OF PAYMENTS TO THE CITY OF SHIRTS.
ONE IS AN ONGOING PAYMENT EVERY YEAR BASED ON THE AVERAGE GALLON OF FLOW, THAT THEY WOULD THEN SEND THROUGH THE CITY OF SHIRTS TO HELP US COVER OUR GENERAL, ONGOING AND MAINTENANCE COSTS OF THAT SEWER LINE.
THE OTHER THING THAT THEY WOULD DO IS AT THE TIME WHEN THEY HAVE DEVELOPMENT IN THEIR COMMUNITY, THAT EITHER GETS A TAP OR A BUILDING PERMIT AND WANTS TO TIE IN, THEY WOULD PAY THE EQUIVALENT FEE OF OUR SEWER IMPACT FEE THAT BUSINESSES IN THE COMMUNITY PAY. THEY WOULD PAY THAT RATE, OR IF IT GOES UP HIGHER IN THE FUTURE, THEY WOULD PAY THAT.
SO AGAIN, IT'S A FAIR SYSTEM. THEY'RE NOT GETTING A FREE RIDE.
THEY'RE PAYING THEIR FAIR SHARE. AND REALLY, WHAT'S THIS KIND OF MAXIMIZE ECONOMY OF SCALE FOR A LINE THAT WE WOULD HAVE, WE'D HAVE TO MAINTAIN ANYWAY. SO PARTLY IT'S BEING A GOOD NEIGHBOR, BUT ALSO PARTLY IT'S, IT'S HAVING THEM PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE TO HAVE REVENUE ASSOCIATED WITH IT.
IT'S A, IT'S A 20 YEAR AGREEMENT. THE ONE CHANGE FROM WHAT'S IN THE STAFF REPORT IS SINCE THE, THE STAFF REPORT WAS PUBLISHED, WE HAD PUT IN A THREE YEAR PROVISION FOR CANCELLATION CANCELING THAT GARDEN RIDGE CALLED UP AND SAID, YOU KNOW, IF WE WERE TO NEED TO CANCEL OR IF FOR SOME REASON THE CITY OF SCHERTZ CANCELED THIS, WE WOULD BASICALLY HAVE TO BUILD A WHOLE NEW SEWER LINE THROUGH SCHERTZ TO GET TO CMA'S LINE.
WE'RE NOT SURE WE CAN DO ALL THAT IN THREE YEARS. COULD WE MAKE IT FIVE YEARS? THAT'S CERTAINLY FINE WITH US. SO STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THIS WITH THE CHANGE TO THE CANCELLATION PERIOD OF GOING FROM THREE YEARS TO FIVE YEARS.
BUT I THINK OBVIOUSLY, FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE, IF GARDEN RIDGE WANTED TO CANCEL AND WANTED TO CANCEL SOONER THAN THAT, WE WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK TO COUNCIL. I DON'T SEE WHY WE WOULDN'T, BUT BASICALLY THAT CHANGE WOULD BE TO GIVE THEM TIME TO MAKE ALTERNATE ARRANGEMENTS, BUILD A SEWER LINE. IF FOR SOME REASON WE CANCELED.
SO I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER WESTBROOK. YES, SIR.
SO. YES, SIR. LOOKING THROUGH THE ORDINANCE, I GUESS THE RESOLUTION.
YES, SIR. ON PAGE TWO, DOWN AT THE BOTTOM. IT'S JUST A LANGUAGE I JUST YOU'RE SEEING.
HERE'S THE LANGUAGE THAT I READ. OKAY. ANNUAL BASIS.
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THAT'S. SO WE'RE JUST SEEING 34 $0.34 A GALLON, $0.34 A GALLON THAT THEY PAY US ONCE A YEAR, EVERY YEAR BASED ON THE FLOW. RIGHT. AND THEN THERE'S A 3% ANNUAL INCREASE ON THAT.SO THAT'S THE ONGOING ANNUAL PAYMENT THAT'S SIMILAR TO SOME OF THE OTHER AGREEMENTS THAT WE'VE GOT.
FOR INSTANCE, WE DID WITH GVSU GREEN VALLEY DOWN IN SOUTHERN SHIRTS.
THERE'S A SIMILAR KIND OF PAYMENT THAT THEY PAY.
I DON'T HAVE NO IMPACT ON OUR ABILITY TO USE THE PIPES WHATSOEVER.
AND THEN WE LOOK UP AND FIND OURSELVES GOING, OH, NOW WE'RE SHORT.
WHAT DO WE DO? WE'VE GOT TO GO SPEND A BUNCH MORE MONEY.
RIGHT. WE'RE DOING SOME IMPROVEMENTS IN THE AREA AS IS.
WE ALREADY PLAN TO SORT OF SIZE FOR THAT BASED ON THESE CONVERSATIONS GOING ON.
AND SO THAT'S WHY THE 700 50LU CAP. AND THEN CERTAINLY AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE, IF WE REALIZE THAT WE'VE GOT MORE THAN THAT, THEY NEEDED MORE THAN THAT. POTENTIALLY WE COULD RECALCULATE THAT.
WE'D HAVE TO COME BACK TO COUNCIL TO UP IT, BUT WE'RE COMFORTABLE WITH THE 750 THAT WE CAN.
WE WILL BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THAT FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS, FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS.
RIGHT. WE, YOU KNOW, IN THIS AREA, REALLY, WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO PUT IN SEWER TO KIND OF COVER OUR ULTIMATE BUILD OUT, RIGHT? IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT MOST OF OUR A LOT OF OUR AREA UP THERE IS DEVELOPED.
SO WE KNOW GENERALLY THE FLOWS THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE COME IN COMING FORWARD.
RIGHT. I WOULD NOT ANTICIPATE WE'RE GOING TO GET A REALLY, REALLY LARGE WATER SEWER USER COMING INTO THE AREA, RIGHT? BECAUSE WHEN WE'VE HAD SOME OF THOSE, WE BASICALLY.
SO, I MEAN, THAT WOULD BE THE CAVEAT TO IT. BUT WE DON'T ANTICIPATE THIS TO BE A PROBLEM.
IT'S CONSISTENT WITH OUR PLANS FOR EDC AND OUR PLANS FOR OUR WATER AND SEWER MASTER PLAN.
THE WATER MASTER PLAN AND SEWER MASTER PLAN. RIGHT.
YES, SIR. THAT'S WHERE WE LOOK AT, RIGHT. THE PLAN I'M TALKING ABOUT IS THE SIZE OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE NEED, RIGHT? BECAUSE NOT ALWAYS. SOMETIMES WE'LL WE'LL PUT IN A SMALLER LINE THAN WE ULTIMATELY NEED.
AND THEN WE'LL COME IN AND UPSIZE IT LATER OR ON A PARALLEL PIPE? LATER. OTHER TIMES WHAT WE'LL DO IS, HEY, WHEN WE PUT IT IN THE FIRST TIME, WE'RE GOING TO PUT IT IN BIGGER THAN WE NEED RIGHT NOW SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO COME BACK IN AND DO THAT. THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE IT. DOES THAT HELP? OKAY. YES, SIR. IT HELPS. YES. OKAY. NEXT WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER GUERRERO.
ALL RIGHT, MR. JAMES. YES, SIR. EVERYTHING SEEMS TO TO SOUND SMOOTH.
YOU'RE SAYING THEY'RE GOING TO BE PAYING 3% INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE ON THAT $0.34 PER AVERAGE GALLON, WE BUILT IN A 3% FACTOR, RIGHT? BECAUSE $0.34 TODAY WE LOOK AT AND GO, OH, THAT'S PRETTY GOOD.
SO WE PUT IN THAT 3% ANNUAL INCREASE AS A WAY TO COVER THOSE THOSE THE COSTS GOING UP OVER TIME.
THEY'LL PAY A SEWER IN A SPECIFIC WAY. AND I'M NOT TRYING TO BE EVASIVE.
AND I'LL TELL YOU WHAT I MEAN. THEY PAY THE EQUIVALENT IMPACT FEE AS IF IT WERE IN OUR SHIRT SERVICE AREA AS IT EXISTS TODAY, OR AS IT WOULD GO UP IN THE FUTURE. SO IT'S A IT'S A IT'S THE COST THAT WE CHARGE TODAY, WHICH IS GENERALLY THE MAXIMUM.
OR IF IT WERE TO INCREASE IN THE FUTURE, THAT THAT INCREASE.
RIGHT. SO IT'S WHAT WE FELT, TO BE HONEST. IT'S SORT OF THE FAIR SHARE, RIGHT? BECAUSE OF THE WAY IMPACT FEES WORK. AND YOU'LL GET A PRESENTATION ON THIS IN TWO WEEKS IS IMPACT FEES COVER THE COST THAT THE CITY HAS OF BUILDING NEW INFRASTRUCTURE TO ACCOMMODATE NEW DEVELOPMENT.
RIGHT? SO AS NEW DEVELOPMENT COMES IN AND WE HAVE TO BUILD WATER TOWERS, WE HAVE TO ADD WATER LINES, WE HAVE TO BUILD SEWER LINES. IT'S THAT CHARGE FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT TO SAY BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF NEW DEVELOPMENT, THIS IS WHAT WE NEED TO BUILD. HERE'S THE COST OF THAT.
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IT WOULD NOT THAT REDUCTION WOULD NOT AUTOMATICALLY APPLY TO GARDEN RIDGE.YOU COULD OFFER TO HIM IN THE AGREEMENT, WHICH I'M SURE THEY WOULD BE FINE WITH. RIGHT. BUT OFTEN WHAT WE DO WHEN WE MAKE POLICY DECISIONS ABOUT SETTING IMPACT FEES IS YOU MAY SAY, LOOK, BUSINESSES THAT COME IN BRING OTHER BENEFITS TO THE COMMUNITY, RIGHT? THEY SALES TAX SERVICES WE NEED, WE DON'T WANT TO CHARGE THE FULL AMOUNT.
SO THAT THAT WORDING IS VERY SPECIFIC. THEY PAY THE EQUIVALENT OF WHAT OUR BUSINESSES PAY TODAY.
RIGHT. YOU GOT A TEN ZERO ZERO ZERO SQUARE FOOT OFFICE BUILDING HERE, 10,000 SQUARE FOOT OFFICE BUILDING IN THERE, SAME SIZE METER. IT'S GOING TO PAY THE SAME AMOUNT. INSURANCE ARE THERE.
IF WE INCREASE THAT, SAY, TEN YEARS FROM NOW, THAT GOES UP, WHICH COSTS GO UP.
THEY WOULD PAY THAT HIGHER AMOUNT JUST LIKE OUR BUSINESSES WOULD AS WELL.
OKAY. SO THEY'RE WILLING TO PAY THE 3% INCREASE.
THEY'RE WILLING TO PAY THE THE FEES, EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD.
THE DEVELOPER. SO AGAIN, THAT DEVELOPER, THAT OFFICE BUILDING, FOR EXAMPLE, GARDEN RIDGE IS GOING TO COLLECT IT FROM THEM, HAND IT OVER TO US. AND BUT THAT 3% THAT GARDEN RIDGE IS GOING TO IS GOING TO PAY AND THEY'RE GOING TO COLLECT THAT THROUGH THEIR SEWER RATES.
I WOULD ASSUME THAT THEY CHARGE TO THOSE USERS.
OKAY. AND ALSO, YOU'RE SAYING THIS IS A 20 YEAR AGREEMENT, A 20 YEAR AGREEMENT.
AND. AND WHAT I HAD WRITTEN IN IT INITIALLY WAS IF ANYBODY WANTED TO CANCEL, IT'S A THREE YEAR HEADS UP, GARDNER HAD SAID. YEAH, WE LOOKED AT THAT. WE GET IT.
WE COULD USE A LITTLE MORE CUSHION. CAN YOU MAKE IT FIVE YEARS? AND WE WERE FINE WITH THAT BECAUSE ESSENTIALLY WHAT HAPPENED IS GARDEN RIDGE WOULD HAVE TO BUILD A SEWER LINE FROM THEIR COMMUNITY DOWN TO WHERE THE CCMA LINE IS, AND THAT WILL TAKE SOME TIME FOR, FOR THAT TO HAPPEN.
AND SO THAT'S WHY THEY NEED THAT LONG WINDOW TO GET IT BUILT.
NOW, THE OTHER PART OF THE REASON WE'RE DOING THIS IS IF WE DIDN'T DO THIS AND THEY SAID, OKAY, WELL, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO COME THROUGH, THEN THEY WOULD HAVE TO COME THROUGH AND ACQUIRE EASEMENTS FROM OUR BUSINESSES, OUR PROPERTY OWNERS, TO GET ACROSS TO CONNECT THERE.
OR THEY'D HAVE TO PUT IT IN OUR RIGHT OF WAY, COMPETING WITH OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AND THINGS LIKE THAT, WHICH ISN'T REALLY BENEFICIAL FOR US. IT'S NOT BENEFICIAL TO OUR PROPERTY OWNERS.
AGAIN, IT MAKES SENSE TO HAVE THIS WIN WIN, BUT I WILL TELL YOU THAT WHAT YOU SHOULD EXPECT ON THIS IS THAT 20 YEARS FROM NOW, I DON'T ANTICIPATE THE SITUATION CHANGING, LIKELY 19 OR 15 YEARS FROM NOW.
IF EVERYBODY'S WATCHING THIS, THEY'LL COME BACK AND SAY, HEY, WE NEED TO EXTEND THE AGREEMENT, RIGHT? THIS IS GREAT FOR 20 YEARS, BUT THIS IS ONE THAT WE WOULD ANTICIPATE.
UNLESS SOMETHING RADICALLY CHANGES KIND OF FOREVER, THEY WOULD BE FLOWING SEWER THROUGH OUR CITY.
AND AGAIN, BUT PART OF WHY WE PUT THAT 20 YEAR IS IT IS A DIFFERENT WORLD.
15 YEARS FROM NOW, WE MAY HAVE A DIFFERENT TAKE.
THEY MAY HAVE A DIFFERENT TAKE. AND IT LETS US REVISIT THAT DISCUSSION.
BUT JUST JUST FOR CLARITY, WE WOULD ASSUME THIS WOULD CONTINUE AND CONTINUE BECAUSE AGAIN, 15 YEARS FROM NOW, WE DON'T WANT THEM GOING OUT AND HAVING TO ACQUIRE EASEMENTS OR PUT INFRASTRUCTURE IN OUR RIGHT OF WAY, IF THAT IF THAT MAKES SENSE. YES IT DOES. OKAY.
NOW THERE'S A PROVISION LIKE YOU WERE SAYING, THEY EXTENDED IT TO FIVE YEARS, CORRECT? RIGHT. WHERE THEY CAN REQUEST IT AFTER WE HAD AGREED TO THREE YEARS.
BUT AS THEY WENT BACK AND TALKED TO THEIR CITY ENGINEER, HE SAID, WE CAN MAYBE GET IT BUILT IN THREE YEARS, BUT THAT'S TOUGH. CAN YOU SEE IF THEY'LL DO FIVE YEARS? SO HE CALLED ME LAST WEEK, THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR, AND ASKED IF IT WOULD BE FIVE YEARS. AND I SAID, SURE, THAT'S FINE. THAT'S YOU KNOW, IF THAT GIVES YOU THE CUSHION, WE'RE GOOD WITH IT. BUT I WOULD SAY, YOU KNOW, IF THEY IF THEY GOT THAT DONE AND IF THEY GAVE US NOTICE AND THEY GOT IT BUILT IN FOUR YEARS, WE'D, WE'D PROBABLY COME TO COUNCIL AND RECOMMEND, HEY, THEY'VE GOT IT BUILT.
NO REASON FOR THEM TO KEEP PAYING. THEY'VE SWITCHED OVER YOU KNOW, AND ENDED AT THAT POINT, BUT WE'D HAVE THAT DECISION. OKAY. SO, SO BASICALLY THE BALL'S IN THEIR COURT, THEY CAN CANCEL UP TO FIVE YEARS, BUT WHAT ABOUT IF SOMETHING. AND WE COULD CANCEL IT TOO, RIGHT? WE CAN, WE CAN CANCEL IT, BUT WE'VE GOT TO GIVE NOTICE.
RIGHT? SO AGAIN, IT'S THIS NOTICE PROVISION NOT FOR FAULT.
YOU KNOW, AND AGAIN, THERE COULD BE THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO WORK OUT IF THIS IS WHERE YOU'RE GOING, RIGHT? SO AGAIN, IF THEY DON'T COMPLY WITH OUR WHAT'S THE WASTE PROVISION, LARRY, OF IN THE INDUSTRIAL WASTE ORDINANCE.
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LIKE, WHAT'S SOMETHING YOU CAN'T DUMP IN THE ACID.THANK YOU. KATHY, YOU CAN'T DUMP ACID IN THERE.
IF GARDEN RIDGE IS DUMPING ACID, THEN WE'RE HAVING THIS BIGGER CONVERSATION WITH GARDENERS GOING, LOOK, YOU'RE LETTING THIS BUSINESS DUMP ACID. THAT'S A PROBLEM WITH CCMA, WHO'S THEIR TREATMENT PROVIDER? IT'S A PROBLEM WITH US AS WELL.
AND WE WOULD GO THROUGH AND SORT THAT OUT. YEAH.
HOWEVER, WHAT ABOUT US? IF SOMETHING HAPPENS, IT IMPACTS SHIRTS.
THAT'S RIGHT. WE CANCEL. WE'VE GOT THE. IT'S EITHER PARTY CAN CANCEL WITH THE WITH THE NOTICE.
RIGHT. BUT I WILL SAY IF WE'VE GOT A PROBLEM LIKE THEM NOT FOLLOWING THE INDUSTRIAL WASTE ORDINANCE.
THAT'S A, FRANKLY, A BIGGER, DIFFERENT ISSUE THAT WE'RE BRINGING IN OUR CITY ATTORNEY.
THEY'RE BRINGING IN THE CITY ATTORNEY, WE'RE BRINGING IN CCMA.
THEY'RE BRINGING THEIR ATTORNEY IN. IT'S A IT'S A BIGGER DEAL IF WE'RE ALLOWING A USER.
RIGHT. AND WHAT THEY WOULD LIKELY DO, I WOULD EXPECT JUST LIKE US, RIGHT. IF CCMA SAID, HEY, YOU GOT SOME BUSINESS THAT'S DUMPING ACID IN THE SEWER DRAIN, WE'D GO OUT AND GO, WHAT ARE YOU GUYS DOING? YOU CAN'T BE DOING THAT. WE'D ISSUE A CITATION.
WE'D FIND THEM. IF THEY DIDN'T, WE'D PROBABLY WORK WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY TO DISCONNECT THEM FROM THE SEWER. FRANKLY, THAT'S HOW THAT'S HOW BIG A DEAL THIS THIS THING IS.
AND SO WE DON'T ANTICIPATE THAT HAPPENING. IT IT CAN, I GUESS, BUT IT'S NOT IT'S NOT THE KIND OF THING WE WOULD ANTICIPATE HAPPENING WITH GARDEN RIDGE, BUT WE WOULD DEAL WITH IT IF THAT TIME CAME.
YEAH. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT SHIRTS HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO CANCEL IF WE HAVE TO.
YEAH WE DO. WE HAVE THAT ABILITY. THE ONE THING THOUGH, IS AGAIN, IF IT'S IF IT'S KIND OF NOT FOR FAULT, WE'VE GOT TO GIVE THEM THAT FIVE YEAR NOTICE BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO LEAVE THEM HIGH AND DRY WITH THEM GOING, WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO TOMORROW WITH ALL THESE BUSINESSES THAT ARE FLOWING SEWER? UNDERSTANDABLE.
I JUST DON'T WANT SHIRTS TO BE. YES, SIR. GET THE SHORT END OF THE STICK.
IF WE. IF WE NEED TO COUNCIL. I WOULD LIKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO.
NOTHING FURTHER. THANK YOU. OKAY. AND JUST FOR CLARITY, IF WE DECIDE TO CANCEL THE CONTRACT, THEY STILL NEED THE FIVE YEARS. IT'S A FIVE YEAR NOTICE, RIGHT? THEY'RE CONCERNED.
RIGHT. THE REASON FOR THE FIVE YEAR IS NOT THAT THEY WOULD CANCEL.
BASICALLY, THAT'S THE REASON FOR THE FIVE YEARS.
IF THEY HAD SAID, HEY, IT'S US CANCELING, WE'D PROBABLY SAY, YEAH, GIVE US A YEAR'S NOTICE, SIX MONTHS NOTICE, Y'ALL CAN CANCEL IT. BUT WE JUST MADE IT ONE IN THE SAME.
BUT IT'S REALLY IF WE WERE TO CANCEL, THEY NEED TO BUILD A SEWER LINE.
OKAY. MAYOR PRO TEM WATSON, DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROJECT, AND I WANTED TO GO AHEAD AND MOTION THAT WE APPROVE RESOLUTION 26 R 089.
SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION MADE BY MAYOR PRO TEM WATSON, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DIETZ.
CAN I GET EVERYBODY TO CAST THEIR VOTES? CAN I GET THE VOTES, PLEASE? HAVING FOUR YEAS, NO NAYS. MOTION PASSES. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO
[5. Declaration of Emergency - July 15, 2026 (Fire Chief Greg Rodgers) ]
ITEM FIVE. DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY. JULY 15TH, 2026.WE HAVE FIRE CHIEF GREG ROGERS. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL AND MR. WILLIAMS. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. I BELIEVE THERE WAS WATER WE NEEDED TO DISCUSS.
SO JUST BRIEFLY BEFORE I, I KICK OFF TO DISCUSS WHY WE'RE HERE, I WANT TO EXPOUND ON MY PROFOUND APPRECIATION FOR ALL OF STAFF AND EVERYTHING THAT THEY DID DURING THIS EVENT.
I CANNOT EXPRESS HOW QUICKLY THEY WERE ABLE TO COME TOGETHER AND WHAT THEY WERE ABLE TO DO, IN MY OPINION, SAVED A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK THAT WE WOULD HAVE HAD TO DO OTHERWISE, WHETHER THAT'S FOR RESIDENTIAL OR SAVING PEOPLE IN SOME SHAPE OR FORM. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT IT WAS A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH THEM THAT FAST 36 HOURS.
SO THAT SAID OUR FLOOD RESPONSE, EVACUATION AND DISASTER DECLARATION ON JULY 15TH.
IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO VERY OFTEN, THANK GOODNESS.
BUT LET ME KIND OF WALK THROUGH WHY WE DID AND HOW WE GOT THERE.
I HAPPEN TO BE AT A MEETING IN BEXAR COUNTY AT THE 911 CENTER ABOUT 9 A.M.
THAT WAS MY OPPORTUNITY TO BE CLOSE ENOUGH TO FOUR TORNADOES.
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NOT BECAUSE OF THE RAIN, BECAUSE EVERYTHING WAS PREDICTED TO BE FURTHER TO THE SOUTH, SOUTHWEST, AND WEST. IT WAS MORE OF IS THAT TYPE OF WEATHER GOING TO BE UPON US AND WHAT WE WOULD HAVE TO DEAL WITH? SO IN MONITORING THAT, WE JUST KEPT AN EYE ON EVERYTHING THAT WAS GOING ON FROM THAT POINT UNTIL ABOUT 1:00.I LEFT THE I LEFT THERE AT 1130, AND I'LL COVER THAT MORE LATER.
BUT PREPARATIONS INITIATED FOR A MAJOR FLOODING EVENT AT 1:00.
EVACUATIONS WERE ORDERED FOR IMPACTED AREAS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PUBLIC SAFETY.
A DISASTER DECLARATION ISSUED AT 330 TO SUPPORT THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND RECOVERY AND COUNCIL ACTION TONIGHT FOR THE DECLARATION RATIFICATION UNDER THE TEXAS DISASTER ACT OF 1975.
SO HERE'S WHAT WE WERE LOOKING AT. AND I THINK EVERYBODY REMEMBERS THIS.
WE KNEW THAT WE WERE GOING TO HAVE SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST.
TO WHAT DEGREE? THIS WAS A SMALL AMOUNT. AND THAT DOESN'T LOOK HORRIBLY BAD.
HOWEVER, ONE DAY LATER, BURN AREA ALONE HAD SIX PLUS INCHES MORE OF RAIN AND.
THEY ARE OUR INDICATOR OF WHAT WE CAN EXPECT TO DOWNSTREAM AND DEPENDING ON HOW TIME CHANGES AND IT'S BEEN A WHILE, HOW QUICKLY THAT WATER CAN GET TO US. WHAT IS NICE AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THIS IS THE TECHNOLOGY THAT HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE, AND MORE IS TO COME. THAT ALLOWS US TO MAKE EDUCATED DECISIONS ON WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO, RATHER THAN JUST HOPING AND PRAYING A LITTLE BIT.
SO HERE'S WHAT WE HAD THERE. SO WHY DO WE DO IT AND WHO ARE THOSE INVOLVED? OVERALL, WE HAVE OUR PARTNERSHIP AND MANY GOOD FRIENDS IN THE BURNING FIRE DEPARTMENT.
SO I WAS IN TOUCH WITH THEM TO SEE WHAT KIND OF RAIN THEY WERE HAVING REGULARLY.
AS I SAID, THEY'RE OUR INDICATOR AT THE END OF THE PROCESS, WHEN IT WAS ALL SAID AND DONE, THEY HAD ESTIMATED, BECAUSE OF THEIR GAUGE STOPPED WORKING, THAT THEY HAD 27 PLUS FEET OF WATER COMING OUT FROM THAT AREA DOWN TOWARDS US.
ANYONE THAT WAS HERE IN THE 97, 98 TIME, WELL, 97 WAS 16 PLUS FEET OF WATER WHILE THE 98 FLOOD HERE IN SCHERTZ ALONE JUST IN THE LOCAL AREA, CAUSE THE SAME KIND OF DEVASTATION AND ACTUALLY FLOODED PLACES.
WHILE I WAS IN THAT MEETING AT BEXAR COUNTY, I COULD, I COULD MONITOR THINGS AS IT WAS PROGRESSING.
AND WHILE IT WAS COMING UP, IT WASN'T ANYTHING OF OVERLY GREAT CONCERN AT THE MOMENT.
FROM THERE WE FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS WE MADE A DECLARATION DECLARATION HERE.
AND LIFE SAFETY IS, AS WE ALWAYS KNOW, IS A PRIMARY FOCUS AND OBJECTIVE.
WE TALKED ABOUT HOW IT WAS COMING, BEGAN THE PREDICTIONS OF WHAT TIME IT MIGHT REACH DOWNSTREAM THROUGH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, AS WELL AS THE TECHNOLOGY, AND WAS WERE THOSE TWO MARRYING TOGETHER AND MAKING SENSE TO US, WHICH TO A CERTAIN DEGREE THEY WERE? THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTED A MAJOR FLOOD FOR US BETWEEN 8 P.M.
AND 2 A.M. THE OVERNIGHT CIBOLO CREEK ENDED UP CRESTING AT 22.5FT FOR US.
AROUND 2:30 A.M. WE HAD TWO CALLS FOR SERVICE WITHIN INVOLVED.
NO DANGEROUS PEOPLE. IT WAS JUST WATER MOVING SOME THINGS AROUND AND ENDED UP WITH THE TRAILER KIND OF FLIPPED OVER AT ONE TIME, BUT LUCKILY NO ONE WAS IN IT. AND BECAUSE OF EVERYTHING AND THE TEAM AND THE WORK THAT THEY DID UP FRONT IN A PROACTIVE FASHION I BELIEVE PROVIDED A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF CALM TO THE COMMUNITY, THE PRESENCE AND THE VISIBILITY THAT WE HAD, AND A GREAT AMOUNT OF CREDIT GOES TO THEM FOR FOR THE WAY THEY RESPONDED TO THAT.
SO I TALKED ABOUT THAT AT 8:30 A.M. MEETING 9 TO 11, WE MONITORED WEATHER LOCATION AT 11:00.
ABOUT 1130, ACTUALLY, I LEFT TO GO BACK TO THE OFFICE, STAYING IN TOUCH WITH OUR TEAM AND TALKING ABOUT PREPARING FOR WHAT WE MIGHT COME PUBLIC WORKS. AND LARRY AND HIS SQUAD WERE ALREADY WAY AHEAD OF THE GAME IN TERMS OF GETTING BARRICADES OUT.
AND I DON'T MEAN OUR TYPICAL RESPONSE. AND I SAY BARRICADES.
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THE GOAL WAS TO MAKE THINGS A LITTLE BOLDER, A LITTLE MORE VISIBLE, A LITTLE GRANDER THAN WE DO FOR OUR TYPICAL, YOU KNOW, FLOODS THAT WE GET THAT COME AND GO RATHER QUICKLY.AT THIS POINT, WE DID KNOW THAT THE WATER WAS COMING FAIRLY UP FAIRLY FAST.
SO HERE'S TO HELP UNDERSTAND THAT IS AN EXAMPLE AND WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE.
WE STATED 22.5FT. YOU'LL SEE HERE THAT THIS GAUGE ITSELF STOPPED AT 21.94.
THEY WERE OFF BY 5 TO 7FT UPSTREAM. SO THAT HELPED US UNDERSTAND THE REASON OURS IS NOT AS HIGH AS SOME OR LESS THAN OTHERS IS WHEN IT GETS DOWN TO OUR REGION, WE REALLY WIDEN OUT SO WE CAN ABSORB A GREAT DEAL OF WATER WHEN IT GETS PAST US.
WHERE IS IT GOING? OR IN THIS CASE, IT CAN ALSO GO IN UP TO AVIATION HEIGHTS AREA.
SO YOU SEE QUICKLY ON THE 16TH AT MIDNIGHT THAT WE HAD A LITTLE DIP.
AND THEN IT JUST IT TOOK OFF AND THAT'S WHERE THE WALL CAME.
IF YOU THINK BACK TO LAST YEAR IN THE TRAGEDY OF KERRVILLE, EVERYONE TALKED ABOUT THE WALL OF WATER.
BUT THAT'S PRETTY MUCH THE CONCEPT OF WHAT WAS OCCURRING.
UNDER THE WATER. SO THIS IS THE PART THAT WAS ADDED TO OUR WATER CHALLENGE BETWEEN 1 AND 12 AND ONE, THE RAIN AND BERNIE AND BETWEEN PRETTY MUCH BULVERDE AND THERE WAS STILL SIGNIFICANT, WE HAPPENED TO STOP, WHICH ALLOWED ALL OF OUR WATERSHED, THANKFULLY, TO GO AWAY AND GAVE US SOME MORE CAPACITY.
HAD IT BEEN RAINING HERE? WE'RE HAVING A DIFFERENT CONVERSATION RIGHT NOW.
AND HELD A MEETING WITH WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR WAS SOME HISTORICAL DATA.
WHAT DO WE, WHAT'S BEEN THE HISTORY OF SHIRTS AND THE CHALLENGES THAT YOU'VE HAD? SO I REACHED BACK TO, I DON'T WANT TO AGE THEM TOO BAD HERE, BUT I, ASSISTANT CHIEF JOHN PERRY AND CAPTAIN CHRIS MEEK, WHO HAVE BEEN HERE A LONG, LONG TIME. THEIR ENTIRE LIVES, THEY'VE SEEN ALL OF THESE FLOODS.
THE FACT THAT WE HAD, THAT WE HAD IN OUR POCKET WAS THAT IT STOPPED RAINING. I CAN'T EMPHASIZE THAT PART ENOUGH, BUT THEY SAID WHAT HAPPENED IN 97 AND 98. SO THAT HELPED ME COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THE RIGHT THING TO DO AT THAT POINT, WITHOUT A DOUBT, WAS EVACUATE AREAS OF THE CITY THAT WE KNOW ARE PROBLEMATIC AND THAT THAT ALSO DOING IT SO EARLY, THE IMPORTANCE OF THERE IS YOU HAVE MOBILITY CHALLENGED PEOPLE, DIFFERENT THINGS GO ON.
PEOPLE AREN'T HOME FROM WORK YET. THEY GET HOME.
AND IF YOU WEREN'T HOME WHERE THEY COULD TALK TO YOU, THEY LEFT AND SAID, YOU NEED TO LEAVE.
THEY KNOW THOSE AREAS. THEY WERE UNBELIEVABLY QUICK AND EFFICIENT IN WHAT THEY DID.
I CAN'T APPLAUD THEM ENOUGH. SO HOW DO WE FIGURE OUT WHERE WE COULD GO? WE KNEW THAT HISTORICALLY WE COULD FLOOD, BUT WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? WE HAD THANK YOU, KATHY, FOR A LITTLE NEWER MAP OF WHAT FLOODS COULD BE, AS WELL AS WHAT FEMA HAS ONLINE THAT ARE MAYBE A LITTLE BIT OUTDATED, BUT BETWEEN THE TWO, WE COULD MAKE AN EDUCATED GUESS.
I GO BACK TO THE FACT THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE RAIN, WHICH MEANS EACH CREEK WAS NOT FLOODED.
THAT'S A HUGE THING FOR OUR REGION. TYPICALLY SPEAKING, WHEN WE COME DOWN TO CIBOLO, THAT WHOLE AREA IS FULL OF WATER AS WELL AND PROBLEMATIC FOR THE REGION AS WE MOVED INTO THE EVACUATION PORTION OF THINGS.
THE OTHER PART WAS GETTING TO KNOW. COMMUNICATING WITH THE COUNTY AND THE STATE AND OUR NEIGHBORS TO THE NORTH IN CIBOLO, AND FINDING OUT WHAT THEY WERE DOING AND WHERE ASSETS WOULD BE SO WE COULD FOCUS AND NOT WORRY ABOUT THAT PART, AND WE COULD FOCUS ON GETTING THE CITY OF SCHERTZ PREPARED.
SO WE DID A MANDATORY EVACUATION OF PECAN GROVE AND VOLUNTARY FOR LONE OAK, RIO VISTA, BUFFALO VALLEY, AND LATER ADDED SOUTHERN PORTION OF AVIATION HEIGHTS AND IS SPOKEN ABOUT A COUPLE OF TIMES.
WE HAD 3 TO 5 HOMES THAT PROBABLY HAD A LITTLE WATER GET TO THEM, BUT THAT WAS ABOUT IT.
I'VE TALKED ABOUT THE PERSONNEL. WE DID AN AMAZING JOB.
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AND HERE'S WHERE WE ARE. AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE FEMA MAP, THE ONE ON THE LEFT PECAN GROVE THAT IS JUST IT WRAPS RIGHT AROUND THERE, FILLS RIGHT UP. AND THERE'S NO WAY FOR THOSE PEOPLE TO GET OUT.SO IT WAS IN MY MIND BEING PROACTIVE IN THAT FASHION.
WE FIGURED OUR EFFORTS WOULD BE THAT THE REASON IT WAS VOLUNTARY, IF SOMETHING DID COME UP, WE COULD CHANGE THAT AND STILL GET DOOR TO DOOR IN TIME. WE, I MEAN, WE THAT'S THE BEAUTY.
WE DID HAVE TIME AND WE COULD GET IN THERE. THAT WAS THE OTHER PART.
HE WAS NOT WITH US AT THE TIME. HIS REPLY TO MR. WILLIAMS SERVED TO US, AS IS HIS SIGNATURE AT THE MOMENT, UNTIL WE COULD GET HIS FORMAL PROCESS DONE.
IT IS VERY, VERY HARD DURING THESE THINGS, WITH EVERYTHING GOING ON IN DYNAMIC AS FAST AS THAT IS TO KEEP CONSTANT UPDATES GOING ON. SO WE. WE TRULY DID OUR VERY BEST, PROBABLY AN AREA WE WE WOULD TRY TO IMPROVE, BUT AT THE TIME WE FOCUSED ON SETTING A CADENCE, DOING MEETINGS AND UPDATING DURING THOSE TIME FRAMES.
AND FROM THIS POINT AT 530, WE WERE IN FULL SWING WITH COMMUNICATION AND TO THE PUBLIC.
I THINK WATCHING HOW THEY RESPONDED SAID THAT THAT REALLY DID WORK TO A SIGNIFICANT DEGREE.
AND FROM THERE, WE BEGAN FOCUSING ON OUR OPERATIONAL PLAN AND CONTINUED MONITORING.
SO BY THE TIME WE REACHED 630 OR 7:00, EVERYTHING WAS REALLY IN PLACE.
THE EVACUATION HAD GONE WELL. WE HAD A VERY GOOD IDEA OF WHAT THE WATER WAS GOING TO LOOK LIKE.
THE PREDICTIONS WERE ACCURATE AND EVERYTHING COMING DOWNSTREAM ELECTRONICALLY MATCHED THAT.
WE KNEW THAT 20 PLUS FEET OF WATER WAS COMING NOW.
NOW IT'S JUST A QUESTION OF HOW HIGH IS THAT GOING TO COME IN OUR REGION. SO I KNOW IT SOUNDS CLICHE, BUT YOU ALL KNOW AND YOU'VE HEARD IT ENOUGH TIMES WHEN WATER IS GOING, PEOPLE TEND TO PLAY AND SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS.
I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH THAT WE HAD NO CALLS OF THAT NATURE.
SO ALL UNDERSTOOD THIS. I GO BACK TO PD, I GO BACK TO PUBLIC WORKS, AND THOSE PEOPLE, THEY WERE OUT SITTING OUT THERE ALL NIGHT LONG WHERE THE COMMUNITY CAME UP. THEY ENGAGED THEM. THEY DIDN'T TELL THEM TO GO HOME.
THERE WAS NO DANGER IN ANY. THEY DIDN'T. THERE WAS NO CHALLENGE ON EITHER SIDE.
I TALKED ABOUT THE EVACUATION AIRPORT OPENING A SHELTER AT THE CIVIC CENTER.
SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE, WE'VE OPENED THE SHELTER FOR THE CIVIC CENTER FIVE TIMES.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME ANYONE'S WALKED THROUGH THE DOOR.
AND THEY WERE THANKFUL. THEY WERE APPRECIATIVE.
WE TALKED THEM THROUGH THE SMALL DETAILS THAT YOU'VE GOT TO DO TO MAKE THAT SAFE.
AND IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, THEY TOOK ON 311 FROM OVER THERE AS WELL.
SO WE TRANSFERRED THAT AS AS WE FIGURED THERE WOULD BE CALLS COMING IN FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE AND TO HAVE THEM IN THAT SPACE, RATHER THAN SITTING AND BUILDING TWO ALLOWED THEM TO WEAR TWO HATS.
SO THAT WAS GREAT. THEY MADE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT.
WE WERE ABLE TO GET RED CROSS TO BRING SOME EXTRA COTS.
WE DID NOT NEED THEM, BUT COTS AND BLANKETS WERE PROVIDED.
ANTIETAM WAS IN CONSTANT CONTACT. SHOULD WE HAVE NEEDED ANY ADDITIONAL ASSETS? SO AGAIN, IF ANYTHING ELSE, SIMPLY AN UNBELIEVABLE JOB THERE.
PD, I WILL SAY THEY USED ALL AVAILABLE PERSONNEL.
BUT THEY DID A VERY GOOD JOB IN DOING THAT. AND PUBLIC WORKS WAS EVERYWHERE.
LARRY, HIS TEAM, NICK AND LARGE TIP OF THE HAT TO ROBERT MARTINEZ AS WELL.
SO FROM A FIRE PERSPECTIVE, YOU KNOW AS WELL AS I DO, THE BUSINESS DOESN'T STOP.
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ASSETS FROM THE DOWNTOWN AREA OUT TOWARDS OUT 1518, TOWARDS STATION THREE AND ALL THAT REGION THAT WE SERVE.HOW ARE WE GOING TO BE ABLE TO HELP THEM? SO WE CALLED IN PERSONNEL.
MS PUT AN AMBULANCE OUT THERE SO THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO BE ABLE TO DO THE SAME THING, ALLOWING THEM THE SAME SERVICE THEY HAVE EVERY DAY, EXCEPT THEY WEREN'T GOING TO GET ANYTHING FROM THE OTHER SIDE IF THE WATER CUT US OFF IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
WE WORKED ON I HAD I HAD CRIT WITH ME AND HE WAS HE'S VERY GOOD IN THE EOC WORLD.
SO HE DEVELOPED THIS AN INCIDENT ACTION PLAN AS WE WENT TO KEEP US UP TO SPEED.
THAT ALLOWS THE STATE TO SEE US IN THE SOC IF THEY WANT TO, AS WELL AS IN THE COUNTY.
WHEN THE TRAILER, FOR EXAMPLE, DID GET CAUGHT UP, WE HAD A SIGNIFICANT RESPONSE TO THE REGION.
AND WHILE WE WERE TIED UP ASSETS OUT OF MARION THROUGH THE TEXAS GAME.
WARDEN SHOWED UP AND THEY WERE ABLE TO SUPPORT INSIDE THE CITY DURING THAT PERIOD.
SO AFTER THE AFTER PLAN, RIGHT? ONCE, ONCE THE EXCITEMENT'S OVER AND EVERYTHING'S SUPPOSED TO GO BACK TO NORMAL, IT DOESN'T REALLY DO THAT SO QUICKLY. BUT HOW CAN WE HELP IT? AS THE WATER BEGAN TO RECEDE WE WATCHED AGAIN.
BACK TO THE GAUGES. HOW IT CAME DOWN ABOVE US.
THAT WAS THE EXPECTATION OF HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE FOR US.
IT ACTUALLY WENT MUCH QUICKER. I HEARD FROM SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT THE WATER MOVED FROM BERNIE TO US, PROBABLY 3 TO 4 HOURS QUICKER THAN IT HAS IN HISTORY.
SO THAT'S ANOTHER, YOU KNOW, CHECK MARK TO UNDERSTAND SHOULD THIS HAPPEN AGAIN.
BUT THEY ALSO DECIDED ONCE THAT BEGAN BECAUSE OF THE DARKNESS IN WHAT YOU CAN'T SEE THAT WE WERE GOING TO WAIT TILL DAYLIGHT TO BEGIN THOSE WINDSHIELD SURVEYS AND SEE WHAT WHAT WAS GOING ON IN THE COMMUNITY. PD DROVE ROADWAYS.
THEY DID AN INCREDIBLE JOB GETTING OUT THERE VERY QUICKLY.
AND THE INITIAL PASS FOR ALL OF THAT WAS COMPLETED IN THE EVACUATION, LIFTED BY 1230 THE NEXT DAY.
STILL A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK TO BE DONE, BUT ESSENTIALLY THAT'S 24 HOURS IN A NUTSHELL.
BUT THIS WAS SIGNIFICANTLY MORE RAIN THAN LAST YEAR.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER GUERRERO.
IS THERE ANY PREPARATIONS THAT WE CAN DO TO IMPROVE FOR THE NEXT TIME FOR THE NEXT FLOOD CRISIS? ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO BETTER. AS FAR AS PREPARING THE, I WOULD SAY THE INITIAL PART IS NOW THAT WE HAVE EVEN MORE HISTORICAL DATA IS UNDERSTANDING WHAT THAT WATER WOULD LOOK LIKE COMING DOWN AGAIN.
AND I DON'T KNOW THAT YOU WOULD CHANGE MUCH. WE COULD IF I SAID LIKE WE STRETCHED PD, WE COULD CALL A LITTLE MORE SUPPORT, BUT IT WAS IMPACTING THE REGION SO GREATLY. I DON'T KNOW THE AVAILABILITY TO A LARGE EXTENT.
I KNOW THAT ONCE IT GOT PAST US AND GOT OVER TO SAINT HEDWIG, IT WAS 36IN FULL OF WATER.
I THINK THAT'S A WIN. I, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN ALWAYS LOOK BACK ON IT, BUT I, I THINK AS I SAID, I WOULD SAY TIME AND TIME AGAIN IS SOMEBODY SAYS I DID WRONG, I WOULD CHALLENGE THAT BECAUSE I'M A PROACTIVE THINKER.
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THANK YOU CHIEF. IF THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS, CAN I GET A MOTION TO RATIFY THE MAYOR'S LOCAL DISASTER DECLARATION AND PREPARATION FOR MAJOR FLOODING IN THE EVENT AND THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, A MOTION.SECOND. SECOND. OKAY, I HAVE A MOTION MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER GUERRERO.
I HAVE A SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM WATSON. CAN I GET EVERYBODY TO CAST THEIR VOTES? CAN I GET THE VOTES, PLEASE? HAVING FOUR YEAS, NO NAYS.
MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. CHIEF. LASTLY, COUNCIL.
THANK YOU TO YOU AND YOUR STAFF. MOVING ON TO ITEM SIX.
[6. Ordinance 26-B-018 - Consideration and approval by the city council of the City of Schertz, Texas authorizing the issuance of “City of Schertz, Texas, Combination Tax and Limited Pledge Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Series 2026”; providing for the payment of said certificates by the levy of an ad valorem tax upon all taxable property within the city and further securing said certificates by a lien on and pledge of the pledged revenues of the system; and other matters incident and related thereto. (Finance Director James Walters)]
ITEM SIX IS ORDINANCE 26-P-018. CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SHIRTS. SHIRTS. TEXAS. AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF THE CITY OF SHIRTS.TEXAS COMBINATION TAX AND LIMITED PLEDGE REVENUE.
CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION SERIES 2026. AND WITH US, WE HAVE OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR, JAMES WALTERS.
ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. MY NAME IS JAMES WALTERS. I'M THE FINANCE DIRECTOR HERE FOR THE CITY OF SHIRTS. PREVIOUSLY, WE COME TO COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM TO PUBLISH A NOTICE OF INTENTION OF ISSUING DEBT AS WELL AS A RESOLUTION TO REIMBURSE OURSELVES FOR ANY EXPENSES RELATED TO THOSE ITEMS THAT WE'VE INCURRED UP UNTIL WE ACTUALLY RECEIVED THE FUNDS.
SOME OF THESE PROJECTS ARE KICKING OFF AND ONGOING.
BUT TONIGHT WE BRING FORWARD THE ACTUAL BOND SALE FOR COUNCIL'S APPROVAL.
ORIGINALLY, ESTIMATES HAD OUR OVERALL INTEREST RATE COMING IN ABOUT 4.5.
WE CAME IN AT 4.2%, SO EVEN LESS THAN WHAT WE ORIGINALLY THOUGHT.
SO THAT WAS VERY, VERY GOOD. DURING THE PROCESS, WE ALSO TALKED TO STANDARD AND POOR'S AND S&P RERATED US AND CONFIRMED OUR AA+ BOND RATING. AND THE BOND RATING IS VERY IMPORTANT.
IT HELPS US KEEP THE INTEREST RATES LOW SO WE PAY LESS OVERALL WHENEVER WE DO GO OUT AND BORROW.
SO TONIGHT BEFORE COUNCIL WE'RE ASKING YOU TO ACCEPT THE DEBT ISSUANCE AS THEY'VE COME IN.
WE HAVE MARK MCLARNEY FROM SAMCO, WHO'S OUR FINANCIAL ADVISORS WHO ASSISTED ALL THE UNDERWRITERS TO HELP PREPARE THIS BOND ISSUANCE GO OUT AND FIND AND NEGOTIATE THE BOND SALE WITH VARIOUS ENTITIES.
SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL HELP TO ANSWER. WE ALSO HAVE, AGAIN, MARK MCLARNEY FROM SAMCO. IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS OVER HOW THE ISSUANCE WENT OR QUESTIONS FOR UNDERWRITERS OR HOW THAT WORKS AS WELL. ANY DISCUSSIONS ON ORDINANCE 26-B-018? COUNCILMEMBER GUERRERO? YOU'RE SAYING WITH THE BOND WE WOULD PAY 4.2% INTEREST. IS THAT IS THAT CORRECT? YES. EFFECTIVELY OUR YIELD OR THE BOND YIELD ON IT IS 4.2.
OKAY. WELL I WOULD PREFER TO PAY NO INTEREST.
IS THERE ANY WAY THAT WE CAN PAY FROM OUR ADDITIONAL SALES REVENUE IF COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO CONSIDER THAT IN THE FUTURE, WE DO HAVE SOME FUTURE BOND ISSUANCES THAT WE COULD MAKE THAT DISCUSSION WITH, BECAUSE WE MADE THIS DECISION TO GO OUT SIX MONTHS AGO.
AND IF WE PULL OUT NOW, THAT COULD HURT FUTURE OFFERINGS.
SINCE WE HAVE GONE THROUGH A LENGTHY NEGOTIATION PROCESS COMING OUT THE LAST MINUTE, IF WE TRY TO RENEGOTIATE WITH THOSE SAME FOLKS IN THE FUTURE, THEY COULD LOOK AT, OH, THEY'RE NOT SURE IF THIS IS GOING TO GO THROUGH. SO WE COULD END UP PAYING A HIGHER INTEREST RATE IN THE FUTURE IF WE DO THAT.
WELL, I'M JUST SAYING BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO PAY. I WOULD PREFER NOT TO PAY INTEREST.
AND IF WE DO HAVE THE ADDITIONAL FUNDS OUT FOR TO PAY CASH OVER THE NEXT TEN YEARS.
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THE CITY OF SCHERTZ FOR THE GENERAL FUND IS STILL ESTIMATED TO ISSUE OVER $100 MILLION IN DEBT FOR ONGOING INTEREST PROJECT OR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.WHILE WE DO HAVE SOME FUNDS, WE COULD TAKE 9 MILLION OFF OF THAT OVERALL AND THAT 100 MILLION, THAT'S NOT JUST A WHOLE LOT OF MONEY. BUT AGAIN, WE COULD STILL DO THAT.
WE DO HAVE FUTURE ISSUANCES PLANNED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS.
SO IF THAT'S COUNCIL, OUR RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO JUST USE THE CASH ON THAT FUTURE ISSUANCE.
SO THE CURRENT NEGOTIATIONS THAT WE'VE GONE THROUGH DON'T FALL THROUGH AGAIN, ENTIRELY COUNCIL'S OPERATIONS OR CONSIDERATION, THERE ARE ONLY, I WILL SAY THERE'S ONLY A FEW COMMUNITIES IN TEXAS THAT HAVE EVER GONE FULLY DEBT FREE.
IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I'VE CHECKED. I'M NOT SURE IF THERE'S STILL DEBT FREE, IF THEY'VE HAD TO ISSUE SOME DEBT. BUT THAT IS A GOAL THAT SOUNDS GREAT AND IS VERY HARD TO ACHIEVE, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE COULD LOOK AT GOING FORWARD IF COUNCIL WANTS TO GO THAT ROUTE AS WELL.
BUT WE JUST NEED THAT DIRECTION GOING FORWARD DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS.
WELL, AND JAMES, I WOULD ADD THAT, YOU KNOW, WE DO HAVE A BUDGET RETREAT.
WE'LL BE DISCUSSING THE OPERATING BUDGET, BUT AS WELL AS THE CIP ON THE SEVENTH.
SO THERE'LL BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO 11 11TH AT 5 P.M..
SORRY, NOT THE SEVENTH, THE 11TH AT 5 P.M. WE'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DIG A LITTLE DEEPER INTO THE OVERALL CIP AND OUR FUNDING STRATEGY FOR THAT, BECAUSE IT IS A TEN YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, A PLAN THAT WE'VE LAID OUT.
AND THIS IS ONE PIECE OF IT. AND WHAT JAMES IS SAYING, I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT YOU REALLY DON'T WANT TO GET ALL THE WAY UP TO A SALE AND THEN PULL OUT ARBITRARILY. IT CAN REALLY DAMAGE YOUR REPUTATION IN THE MARKET WITH THE INSTITUTIONAL BUYERS THAT BUY YOUR BONDS.
AND IT CAN ULTIMATELY COULD HARM YOUR, YOUR BOND RATING, SO IT WOULD DEFINITELY NOT BE ADVISABLE.
I'M SURE MARK WOULD PROBABLY BACK ME UP ON THIS AS WELL TO PULL OUT AT THE LAST MINUTE ON A SALE.
AND I'M NOT I'M NOT TRYING TO DO THE WRONG THING, BUT IF IT'S GOING TO BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF SHIRTS TO PAY CASH, I'M ALL FOR IT. YEAH, YOUR POINT IS WELL TAKEN.
JUST FOR THIS SALE, WE FEEL LIKE IT WOULD BE BEST TO TO ACCEPT THE SALE AND MOVE ON.
NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. OKAY. MAYOR PRO TEM WATSON.
I WANTED TO MAKE A MOTION. I MOVE THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT THE ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS COMBINATION TAX LIMITED PLEDGE REVENUE CERTIFICATE.
CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION SERIES 2026. SECOND.
OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION MADE TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 26 DASH BE DASH 018.
AND BY MAYOR PRO TEM WATSON. I HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER WESTBROOK.
CAN I GET EVERYBODY TO CAST THEIR VOTE? CAN I MOTION TO TABLE IT? I'M SORRY. CAN I MOTION TO TABLE IT. I DON'T I DON'T KNOW THAT CITY SECRETARY ALREADY HAD A MOTION A SECOND. SO THE MOTION WASN'T TIMELY.
OKAY. CAN I GET EVERYBODY TO CAST THEIR VOTES.
CAN I GET THE VOTES, PLEASE? 73AS1A. MOTION PASSES. OKAY. YEAH. THREE. AYES ONE. NAY. MOTION PASSED.
SO THANK YOU, MR. WALTERS. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO ITEM SEVEN. ITEM SEVEN IS ORDINANCE 26-S-017.
[7. Ordinance 26-S-017 - Conduct a public hearing and consider a request to rezone approximately 0.26 acres of land from General Business District (GB) to Main Street Mixed-Use District (MSMU), generally located approximately 50-feet southwest of the intersection of Main Street and Lindbergh Ave, specifically known as Guadalupe County Property Identification Number 67454, City of Schertz, Texas (Senior Planner Daisy Marquez)]
CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER A REQUEST TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY 0.26 ACRES OF LAND FROM GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, ALSO OTHERWISE KNOWN AS GB, TO MAIN STREET MIXED USE DISTRICT, ALSO KNOWN AS MSMU.SPECIFICALLY KNOWN AS GUADALUPE COUNTY PROPERTY IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 67454.
CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS. WITH US, WE HAVE SENIOR PLANNER DAISY MARQUEZ.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. COUNCIL. MR. WILLIAMS. ORDINANCE 26017 APPOINTED SIX ACRES.
ZONE CHANGE TO MSMU. DAISY MARQUEZ, SENIOR PLANNER.
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HERE'S THE SUBJECT. PROPERTY OUTLINED IN YELLOW.IT'S TO THE WEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF LINDBERGH AVENUE AND MAIN STREET.
TO THE NORTH IS MAIN STREET ARE RIGHT OF WAY TO THE SOUTH IS THE RAILROAD OWNED BY UNION PACIFIC.
AND THEN TO THE EAST YOU'LL SEE MAIN STREET MIXED USE ALREADY ZONED PROPERTIES.
AGAIN, THIS PROPERTY IS NOT PLATTED AND IT'S APPROXIMATELY 0.26 ACRES.
WE DID SEND OUT 15 PUBLIC NOTICES ON JULY 9TH.
WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY RESPONSES. WE DID PUBLISH IN THE SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS ON JULY 15TH.
AGAIN, THE MAIN STREET MIXED USE ZONING DISTRICT WAS PUT IN PLACE ESSENTIALLY ALLOW FLEXIBILITY FOR THESE SMALLER LOTS ALONG MAIN STREET IN THE OLDER PARTS OF SHIRTS, SO THEY CAN STILL DEVELOP AND WE CAN ENCOURAGE REDEVELOPMENT ALONG OUR MAIN STREET.
AND AGAIN, JUST SOME OTHER FLEXIBILITY THAT'S ALLOWED WITHIN THE ZONING DISTRICT RIGHT OF WAY.
SCREENING IS NOT REQUIRED AS WE WOULD WITH OUR REGULAR LARGER LOTS THAT MEET CURRENT REQUIREMENTS.
AGAIN, GIVING THEM THAT FLEXIBILITY TO REDEVELOP THESE SMALLER LOTS.
AND WHEN WE LOOK TOWARDS OUR CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL FOR ZONE CHANGES.
IN THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN, THIS AREA IS DESIGNATED AS MAIN STREET.
YOU'LL SEE THAT IN THE PURPLE. YELLOW IS OUR SUBJECT PROPERTY.
AND AGAIN IT'S MEANT FOR RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL AND CULTURAL AND ENTERTAINMENT SPACES.
INTENTIONS. SORRY. GOING BACKWARDS INSTEAD OF FORWARD, ANY NEW DEVELOPMENT IS REQUIRED TO MEET THE SITE DESIGN REQUIREMENTS AND BE COMPLIANT WITH THE UDC AND ITS REQUIREMENTS AS THEY MOVE THROUGH THE PROCESS AS THEY DECIDE TO REDEVELOP THE LOT.
THEY WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS AND MEET ALL THE REQUIREMENTS OF MSM.
U PER THE LETTER OF INTENT, THE APPLICANT IS WISHING TO REVITALIZE MAIN STREET WITH THEIR LOT AND WITH THE SUMMARY PROVIDED THAT ENGINEERING REVIEWED IN THEIR MEMO IS THAT THERE WOULD BE NO ADVERSE IMPACT TO THE CITY'S TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM WITH THE PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE.
AND THIS SUBJECT PROPERTY HITS ALL OF THOSE THREE AREAS.
AND WE ALREADY HAVE A LONG MAIN STREET, COMMERCIAL RESTAURANT, RETAIL AND PERSONAL SERVICES.
SO ALL UDC REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN MET FOR THIS PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE.
FIRE, EMS AND PD HAVE REVIEWED THIS PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE WITHOUT OBJECTIONS.
AND THEN AGAIN, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION HELD A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM ON JULY 22ND.
SO WITH THAT, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE 2617.
DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE PROPERTY ON MAIN STREET ITS COMPATIBILITY WITH THE PROPOSED ZONING DISTRICT AND THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN, FUTURE LAND USE MAP, AND THEN THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION HELD A PUBLIC HEARING ON JULY 22ND AND MADE A RECOMMENDATION OF OF APPROVAL TO CITY COUNCIL WITH A SIX ZERO VOTE. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. OKAY. IS A DEVELOPER HERE TODAY TONIGHT WITH US? NO. OKAY. WELL, AT THIS TIME I'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN IT UP FOR PUBLIC HEARING AT 728.
IF THERE'S ANYBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND SPEAK ON BEHALF OF ORDINANCE 26-S-017.
GO AHEAD AND COME ON UP. YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS, PLEASE, WHEN YOU COME UP.
AND MCMASTER, 3604 ELM COURT, SCHERTZ, TEXAS.
WHAT IS THE PROPOSED PROPERTY GOING TO BE USED FOR? WHAT IS THE PROPOSED PROPERTY GOING TO BE USED FOR? I BELIEVE IT'S GOING TO BE A PARKING LOT. OKAY.
AND THAT NONE OF THAT MENTIONED IT WAS GOING TO BE A PARKING LOT.
WASN'T KNOWN IF YOU WERE AWARE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ORDINANCE 26-S-017? HAVING NONE, I'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 730.
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ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE ANY DISCUSSIONS ON ITEM ON ORDINANCE 26-S-017? WE HAVE MAYOR PRO TEM WATSON. I HAVE A QUESTION.SO DOES REZONING HELP HIM FINISH HIS PROJECT FASTER? YES, MA'AM. IT'S LESS FLEXIBILITY. WE QUITE LITERALLY HELPED HIM FILL OUT THE APPLICATION IN OUR OFFICE.
WE HAVEN'T SEEN ANY SITE DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS SINCE THEN, THOUGH.
AND HE'S EXPEDITED. YES, BUT WE EXPEDITED IT.
SO WE HELD A SPECIAL MEETING FOR HIM ON JULY 22ND.
OKAY. WITH THIS ITEM. AND THEN WE PRE NOTICED IT FOR TODAY.
YES. SO THE MAIN STREET MIXED USE DISTRICT, RIGHT? THAT WE CREATED THAT YOU GUYS PASSED. YES. IS TO HELP THOSE FOLKS WHO ARE DEALING WITH SMALLER LOTS AND HOW, HOW IS IT ON THEM MAKES IT EASIER TO DEVELOP? AND SO WE SAID, LOOK, THIS REALLY MAKES IT EASIER FOR YOU.
WE AGREED. HE SAID, WELL, HOW MUCH TIME IS IT GOING TO TAKE? SO STACY SAID, CREDIT TO HER BECAUSE SHE'S NOT TAKING ENOUGH CREDIT FOR HELPING HIM FILL OUT THE APPLICATION. SCRAMBLING ON SPECIAL MEETING, KUDOS, SPECIAL MEETING, EXPEDITING TO YOU GUYS.
SO YEAH, THIS IS IN HIS BENEFIT. HE TURNED IN THE APPLICATION.
OUR GOAL IS TO GET HIM THROUGH. THANK YOU. OKAY.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? HAVING NONE, CAN I GET A MOTION TO ACCEPT ORDINANCE 26-S-017.
SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY, I HAVE A MOTION MADE BY MAYOR PRO TEM WATSON.
SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DIETZ. CAN I GET EVERYBODY TO CAST THEIR VOTES, PLEASE? CAN I GET THE VOTES PUBLISHED? HAVING FOUR YEAS, NO NAYS.
ORDINANCE PASSES. ITEM EIGHT IS IN YOUR CITY COUNCIL PACKETS. NO DISCUSSION ON ITEM EIGHT AND NINE.
MOVING ON TO REQUEST BY MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR UPDATES OR INFORMATION FROM STAFF.
[ 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)]
DO I HAVE ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS NEEDING ANY UPDATES FROM STAFF? COUNCIL MEMBER. WESTBROOK. YES, MAYOR. SO I THINK WE RECEIVED THE CITY MANAGER SENT US A I BASICALLY AN EMAIL TALKING ABOUT MAYBE CONSIDERING THE POSSIBILITY OF BEING CITY COUNCIL, TRYING TO SEE HOW WELL WE WORK AS A CITY COUNCIL, MAYBE CITY COUNCIL OF THE YEAR AS, AS AWARDED BY THE TML AND SO OUR TEXAS MUNICIPAL CITY MANAGERS ASSOCIATION. I'M JUST MAYBE WE THROW IT OUT THERE.MAYBE WE CONSIDER IT JUST FOR TO SEE IF I THINK WE WORK WELL AS A GROUP.
AND BARRING ANY, YOU KNOW, ANY, ANYTHING CRAZY, MAYBE WE STAND A GOOD SHOT OF, YOU KNOW, OF ACHIEVING THAT, PUTTING SCHERTZ ON THE MAP. CAN I ADD ONE THING? DO YOU MIND? NO. JUST JOKING. I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY.
WE WOULD LOVE TO DO THAT TO HELP, YOU KNOW. IF THERE ARE A FEW FOLKS THAT WANT TO VOLUNTEER.
OKAY. AND ONE. OH. YES. CERTAINLY, SIR.
THEN WE HAVE COUNCILMEMBER GUERRERO, YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU WANT STAFF TO ADDRESS.
I WANT I WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS THE STATUS ON THE ON THE COINS? I BELIEVE MAYOR PRO TEM WATSON IS WORKING ON THE COUNCIL CHALLENGE COINS.
OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER DIETZ. I WOULD LIKE MORE RESEARCH AND INVESTIGATION TO BE DONE REGARDING THE SCENIC HILLS ISSUE AND THE FINDINGS PRESENTED BACK TO US.
PLEASE. OKAY. WE GOT OUR DEPUTY CITY MANAGER.
GOING TO HEAD THAT UP. SO. AND THEN I'D LIKE FOR OUR STAFF, IF THEY CAN, TO.
REACH OUT TO AYE. I KNOW THAT THEY'RE WORKING ON THAT SEWER LINE ON BUBBLING SPRINGS ROAD.
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BECAUSE THERE'S HEAVY MACHINERY THAT IS IDLING AND RUNNING THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT.BECAUSE I KNOW THAT KIND OF PLAYS PRETTY HEAVY ON THE A C SYSTEMS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO IF WE CAN AT LEAST I KNOW, I KNOW THAT THAT'S REALLY NOT US.
BUT IF WE CAN WORK WITH KMA TO KIND OF GET WITH THE RESIDENTS THAT LIVE AROUND THERE AND GIVE THEM AN UPDATE AS TO AS FAR AS LIKE GIVING THEM SOME TIMELINES ON THEIR PROJECTS. SO THAT WAY THEY CAN EXPECT YOU KNOW, A TIME FRAME OF WHEN THINGS WILL BE FINALIZED OUT THERE.
IS THERE ANY ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE PLACED ON FUTURE CITY COUNCIL AGENDAS? SO BEFORE YOU BEFORE YOU ADJOURN, THOUGH, I DO WANT TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO SOMETHING BECAUSE THERE WAS UPDATES MADE TO YOUR CHARTER THE LAST CHARTER ELECTION, AND BECAUSE YOU'RE LACKING SOME MEMBERS TONIGHT, THE ITEM THAT WAS FOR THE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION, EVEN THOUGH THE VOTE WAS A MAJORITY VOTE, FAILED TO PASS BECAUSE OF THE PROVISIONS IN YOUR CHARTER THAT REQUIRE FOUR AFFIRMATIVE VOTES.
SO IT WAS A THREE ONE VOTE. BECAUSE IT'S THE SAME MEETING.
IF IF THIS COUNCIL WANTS TO RECONSIDER IT, YOU YOU CAN RECONSIDER IT.
AND I'M JUST PUTTING THAT OUT THERE IN CASE IT'S SOMETHING THAT THE COUNCIL WANTS TO ENTERTAIN. OKAY, SO THAT TAKES US BACK TO ITEM SIX, WHICH IS ORDINANCE 26-B-018.
NO. OR IS THAT IT? NO, THAT WAS ITEM SEVEN, CORRECT? ITEM SIX. YEAH. OKAY. GOING BACK TO ORDINANCE 20 ON ITEM SIX, ORDINANCE 26-B-018. CONSIDERATION APPROVAL BY THE CITY COUNCIL.
CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATIONS SERIES 2026, PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF SAID CERTIFICATES BY THE LEVY OF AN AD VALOREM TAX UPON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY AND FURTHER SECURING SAID CERTIFICATES BY LIEN ON PLEDGE OF THE PLEDGE, REVENUES OF THE SYSTEM AND OTHER MATTERS INCIDENTS RELATED THERETO.
SO FOR THE FIRST STEP, IF YOU WANT TO DO THAT WOULD BE THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER, WOULD HAVE TO BE MADE, SECONDED AND VOTED UPON. AND IF THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER PASSES, THEN YOU COULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THE MAIN ITEM.
THE FIRST, YOU KNOW, FIRST MOTION TO RECONSIDER HAS TO PASS.
IF THAT IF THAT IF SOMEBODY WANT TO MAKE A MOTION TO RECONSIDER ITEM SEXUAL ORDINANCE 26-P-018.
DAN, WOULD IT BE A I'M SORRY, WERE YOU ABOUT TO MAKE A MOTION? WOULD BE IT WOULD IT BE INAPPROPRIATE FOR OUR FINANCIAL ADVISOR TO SAY A FEW WORDS? THAT'S NOT UP TO ME. OKAY, STEVE, IF THEY IF THEY WANT TO RECONSIDER IT, IF IT IS RECONSIDERED, THEN THEN THAT'S UP TO THE MAYOR AS THE CHAIR.
YEAH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO DO WE HAVE ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO MAKE A MOTION TO RECONSIDER? THE MOTION THAT WE RECONSIDER ORDINANCE 26. NO, THAT'S NOT THE RIGHT ONE.
YES. 26 B 018. SECOND. SECOND. OKAY. HAVE A MOTION MADE TO RECONSIDER ORDINANCE 26-B-018.
SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DIETZ. MOTION MADE BY MAYOR PRO TEM WATSON.
CAN I GET EVERYBODY TO CAST THEIR VOTES? CAN I GET THE VOTES PUBLISHED? A HAVING THREE A'S, ONE A THE MOTION DOESN'T PASS.
IS THAT CORRECT? BECAUSE WE NEED FOUR. ALL RIGHT.
OKAY. SO THE ITEM WE WON'T RECONSIDER. AND SO THIS ITEM ITEM, JUST NOTE THAT ITEM SIX, ORDINANCE 26-B-018 WILL NOT PASS BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO TAKE FOUR VOTES WITH WITH US ONLY HAVING FOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT,
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WE NEED AT LEAST FOUR VOTES FOR IT TO PASS. SO THIS WILL GET PUSHED TO THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.CORRECT? NO. MAYOR. MAY I, MAY I HAVE OUR FINANCE ADVISOR.
AND IT WILL AFFECT FUTURE BOND SALES AND POSSIBLY OUR BOND RATING.
WE HAVE TO MEET THAT DATE AND WE WENT OUT. AND THEY'LL BE EXPENSES THAT THE CITY ACCRUES BECAUSE THE BOND RATING AND SEVERAL OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT HAS OCCURRED UP TO NOW AT. AND THESE WERE ALL DONE AT THE DIRECTION OF CITY COUNCIL TO PROCEED.
OH YEAH. WE, THAT DATE DOES STATE WE'RE SELLING TODAY.
AND THE ONLY OTHER OPTION AT THIS DATE WE CAN STATE.
IN A DATE CERTAIN GOING FORWARD. SO IF YOU SAID IF ONE OF THE ITEMS WAS TO HAVE A MOTION TO SELL NEXT WEEK OR TWO WEEKS, WE COULD DO THAT. BUT IF THIS DIES TODAY, WE'D HAVE TO START OVER.
AND WE DON'T HAVE TIME TO DO THAT AND GET IT IN ON THE TAX RATE.
SO BUT THERE UNFORTUNATELY, THERE ARE EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH WHAT'S OCCURRING TO THIS YEAR.
PARDON. WOULD IT PUSH A YEAR. YEAH. YOU'D BE DOING IT AFTER THE FISCAL YEAR.
SO YOU WOULDN'T HAVE IT WOULDN'T BE INCLUDED IN YOUR TAX RATE.
YES, SIR. IT WILL. AND DO WE HAVE AN IDEA ABOUT HOW MUCH I'M WILLING TO GIVE AN ESTIMATE? BECAUSE I WASN'T EXPECTING THIS. WE WOULD OWE A BOND RATING FEE AND SOME LEGAL FEES, AND I WOULD ESTIMATE IT'D BE APPROXIMATELY 50 TO $75,000.
OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER WESTBROOK, YOU HAVE A QUESTION? YES. YEAH. I GUESS THIS IS FOR THE ATTORNEY. WOULD WE EVEN HAVE THE ABILITY TO RECONSIDER AGAIN A THIRD TIME? A SECOND TIME? THERE'S NOTHING IN YOUR PROCEDURES THAT SAY YOU CAN OR YOU CANNOT.
SO, SO, SO THIS IS I'M NOT PUTTING YOU ON THE SPOT.
COUNCIL MEMBER. BUT THIS IS ALL DEPENDENT UPON YOUR ABILITY OR WILLINGNESS TO CHANGE YOUR VOTE.
I MEAN, I UNDERSTAND YOU DON'T WANT, YOU KNOW, TO PAY ANY INTEREST RATE, BUT IN THE LONG TERM, THE CITY OF SCHERTZ MAY BE NEGATIVELY HARMED BY THIS.
SO I DON'T WE GOT TO HAVE WE ALL HAVE TO SATISFY YOUR RESERVATIONS FOR MOVING FORWARD.
THAT'S WHY I'M IN A MOTION TO RECONSIDER. OKAY.
FAIR ENOUGH. THANK YOU. SO BASED ON THE INFORMATION THAT WE'VE RECEIVED.
DO WE WANT TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION TO RECONSIDER? HE DID. YES HE DID. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? ALL RIGHT, SO WE DO HAVE A MOTION TO RECONSIDER ITEM SIX, WHICH IS ORDINANCE 26-B-018.
AND WE HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER WESTBROOK.
CAN I GET EVERYBODY TO CAST THEIR VOTES? CAN I GET THE VOTES, PLEASE? OKAY. HAVING FOUR YEAS, NO NAYS. MOTION PASSES.
NOW GOING BACK TO RECONSIDER ORDINANCE 26-P-018.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 26-P-018, SO MOVE.
MAKE A SECOND. I HAVE TO READ THE WHOLE THING.
I MOVE THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS COMBINATION TAX AND LIMITED PLEDGE REVENUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION SERIES 2026. SECOND. OKAY. HAVING A MOTION MADE BY MAYOR PRO TEM WATSON, SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WESTBROOK. CAN I GET EVERYBODY TO CAST THEIR VOTES? CAN I GET THE VOTES, PLEASE? OKAY. HAVING FOUR YEAS, NO NAYS. ORDINANCE PASSES.
THANK YOU. OKAY. MOVING ON TO. CITY AND COMMUNITY EVENTS ATTENDED OR TO BE ATTENDED. WE'LL START WITH MAYOR PRO TEM WATSON.
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NOTHING AT THIS TIME.ATTENDED THE COLOSSEUM TRADING CARDS, RIBBON CUTTING AND ALSO THE GUAM LIBERATION EVENT.
YES. HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE OPENING OF THE COLOSSEUM CARDS OPENING ALSO ATTENDED THE STATE OF THE DISTRICT FOR THE SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-UNIVERSAL CITY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. THEY HAD A BREAKFAST AND PRESENTED NEW MATERIAL.
ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO WHAT ARE THE, THE FARMERS MARKET OUT OF THE PARK.
BOUGHT SOME PAIR OF BUTTER PEAR BUTTER JELLY.
I DON'T KNOW IF EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT PEAR BUTTER IS SORT OF JELLY ON A GOOD BISCUIT.
I ALSO WENT TO THE STATE OF S COOK BREAKFAST THE COLISEUM TRADING CARDS, RIBBON CUTTING, LAST WEEK I ATTENDED THE TML NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION CONFERENCE IN SAN ANTONIO. AND THEN THIS MORNING, THE CONVOCATION FOR THE CLEMENS THEATER AS WELL.
IT WAS A FANTASTIC TURNOUT. IT IS THE BIGGEST GUAM CELEBRATION THAT THEY DO IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.
AND BEING AROUND BEING SURROUNDED BY ALL THOSE PEOPLE WAS VERY HUMBLING AND IT WAS VERY, VERY AWESOME TO BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THEIR CULTURE AND ALSO TO KNOW THAT THERE ARE STILL SURVIVORS FROM WORLD WAR TWO.
IT WAS AMAZING TO AMAZING TO BE ABLE TO MEET AND GREET THEM.
SO FANTASTIC. SO WITH ALL THAT SAID THIS WILL END OUR REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AT 747. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.