Apr 06, 2021 City Council

[A. CALL TO ORDER]

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. >>> GOOD EVENING. WELCOME TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR APRIL SIXTH, 2021. WE'LL HAVE THE QUORUM CALLED AT THIS TIME AND ASK OUR CITY

SECRETARY TO CALL THE ROLL. >> YES MA'AM PLEASE JOIN ME FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

>>> CAN WE REMAIN STANDING FOR A PRAYER? AT THIS TIME WE'LL TAKE A MOMENT OF SILENCE TO REFLECT UPON THE CHALLENGES THAT OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FACE EVERY DAY ON OUR BEHAVE. TODAY WE THANK PARTICULARLY ABOUT STATE TROOPER CHAD WALKER AND CAPITOL POLICE OFFICER WILLIAM EVANS WHO BOTH LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE LINE OF DUTY LAST WEEK. THANK YOU.

>>> SITTING HERE REMARINERS LIMITED TO ALLOW FOR SOCIAL SOCIAL DISTANCING AND THERE ARE STILL MANY RESIDENTS IN OUR HIGH RISK POPULATION. FOR THIS REASON WE WILL ALSO CONTINUE AHOW LONG CITIZEN PARTICIPATION THROUGH VIDEO CONFERENCEING.

TO LEARN ABOUT ALL THE WAYS YOU CAN WATCH THE MEETING AND PARTICIPATE REMOTELY, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO VISIT THIS WEB SITE. THEIR MANY OPTIONS FOR HOW YOU CAN PARTICIPATE IN OUR MEETING TONIGHT. RANGING FROM WATCHING ON TV OR SPEAKING TO CITIZENS COMMENTS THROUGH ZOOM.

[1. Announcements/Reminders:]

>> GOOD EVENING MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCIL JUST VERY BRIEFLY I WANT TO REMIND THE PUBLIC ABOUT MUNICIPAL COURT AND THEY WILL BE HOSTING A JAVA WITH THE JUDGE MEAT AND GREET THIS FRIDAY -- I'M SORRY. IT'S THE WRONG DATE ON THIS.

YES THERE WE GO. 16TH. APRIL 16TH AT BELLA FARM FROM 9 TO 10 AM. SORRY.

I HAVE THE WRONG TEXT ON THIS MOTEL. BUT IN ANY CASE.

WAS THAT THE CORRECT DATE AND TIME? OKAY.

SO APRIL 16, 9 TO 10 AM. AT BELLA FARMS. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. >>> AT THIS TIME WE'LL HAVE

[a. Mayor Rawley McCoy Memorial Month Proclamation. Mayor Pro-Tem Josephin...]

WHEREAS THE MAYOR CONTINUED TO REPRESENT VICTORIA THROUGH INVOLVEMENT WITH MANY OTHER

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FRANCIS EPISCOPAL CHURCH AND OBTAINED THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION FROM THE SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY.

WHEREAS MAYOR MCCOY WILL BE DEEPLY MISSED THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH HE STROV TO UNITE THROUGH THE CIVIC WORK AND LATER THROUGH PUBLIC SERVICE AS MAYOR.

THEREFORE I THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN ME AS MAYOR PRO TEM OF THE CITY OF VICTORIA DESIGNATE APRIL 2021 AS MAYOR MCCOY MONTH IN VICTORIA, TEXAS.

AT THIS TIME I'LL ASK I'LL SAY SOMETHING AND THEN ALL THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL SAY SOMETHING TO KATE. KATE, I MET RON DURING ONE OF THE PRAYER SERVICE AT THE MOSQUE AND WE WERE TALKING AND HE SAID JOSIE, YOU KNOW THINGS LIKE THIS WOULDN'T HAPPEN IF PEOPLE WOULD JUST LEARN TO LOVE EACH OTHER. AND I REALLY ADMIRED HIM FOR SAYING THAT. AND IT SHOWED IN THE WORK THAT HE DID.

HE TRULY LOVED EVERYBODY. AND I THANK YOU FOR LETTING US HAVE HIM FOR THAT ONE YEAR AND A HALF. I KNOW THAT WAS HIS PASSION AND I LOVED HIM FOR IT.

THANK YOU. >> I'D LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING.

CAN YOU GUYS HEAR ME. >> YES WE CAN. >>> BEING MAYOR HE CARED DEEPLY ABOUT VICTORIA. GREAT GENTLEMEN. SCHOLAR, GREAT COMMUNICATOR, GREAT LEADER. HE DIED IN EVERYBODY'S OPINION AND HE WOULD NOT OFFER THIS UNTIL HE GOT EVERYBODY ELSE. IT WAS IMPORTANT TO HIM. HE WANTED VICTORIA TO MOVE FORWARD. HE UNDERSTOOD THE ECONOMIC GROWTH.

NO PART OF VICTORIA SHOULD BE LEFT OUT OF GROWTH. I WILL MISS HIM.

HE WAS A GREAT FRIEND. THANK YOU.

>>> THERE'S A BIG EMPTINESS IN THIS ROOM. HE FILLED THIS ROOM WITH A SMILE. WITH HIS WELCOMENESS. JUST HIS VISION THAT HE HAD FOR VICTORIA. AND ESPECIALLY FOR PARTS OF MY DISTRICT.

LARGE PARTS OF MY DISTRICT. I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW HOW TO DO IT AND HE DID IT IN EXTREMELY SHORT TIME. HE IS TRULY MISSED. INSTEAD OF HE TOOK US UNDER HIS WING AND SAID, YOU KNOW, WE ARE GOING TO DO THIS RIGHT. AND NOW WITH HIM GONE, WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE THAT VISION. THANK YOU FOR SHARING HIM WITH US.

>>> HI KATE. HE GREW TO BE VERY SPECIAL TO ME. WHEN I MOVED BACK TO TOWN I GOT TO WORK WITH HIM IN GREAT DEPTH FIRST PROJECT THAT WE DID IN TOWN, THE VICTORIA COUNTRY CLUB REMODEL.

HE WAS THE ARK TEXT AND HE REALLY TOOK THE TIME TO SPEND WITH ME AND TEACH ME ABOUT CONSTRUCTION AND HELP ME FURTHER UNDERSTAND THE COD FROM HIS HIS PERSPECTIVE WHICH WE OFTEN TALKED ABOUT DIFFERENT CODE ISSUE AND CONSTRUCTION AND NICE FRIENDSHIP GREW OUT OF IT.

I WAS REALLY HAPPY THAT HE GOT ELECTED MAYOR. I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW EFFECTIVE HE WAS IN THE TWO YEARS THAT WE GOT TO HAVE HIM. HE REENERGIZE THE ENTIRE

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US AS WELL. >>> I FEEL LIKE HE WAS TAKEN FROM US WAY TOO SOON.

I OF COURSE KNOWN HIM AND KNOWN YOU FOR YEARS IN DIFFERENT CAPACITIES.

WHEN HE FIRST WAS ELECTED TO AS MAYOR HE WAS A LITTLE BIT ROUGH AROUND THE EDGES AND I JUST SO APPRECIATED SO QUICKLY THAT HE WAS SO RESPONSIVE TO COMMENTS TO SUGGESTIONS.

I KIND OF CALLED HIM DOWN ONE TIME IN A MEETING AND HE APPRECIATED IT AND IT REALLY SURPRISED ME THAT HE, HE RESPONDED TO IT AND THOSE LITTLE ROUGHNESS AROUND THE EDGES WERE GONE ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. AND I ECHO WHAT EVERYONE SAYS, HE WAS SO EFFECTIVE. HE WAS NOT DONE. THERE'S SO MANY THINGS THAT HE PUT IN MOTION THAT WE ALL FEEL THAT, THAT DRIVE BEHIND US. AND A LOT OF THE COMMUNITY DOESN'T REALLY UNDERSTAND THAT WHEN WE SAY WE WANT TO CONTINUE THAT COURSE.

MAYBE SOME OF THESE COMMENTS EXPLAIN IT THAT HE WANTED ALL VICTORIA TO BE BETTER.

AND ALL OF IT TO BE INCLUDED IN EVERYTHING. IT WAS JUST A PLEASURE TO HAVE

HIM AS MAYOR. I'M GOING TO MISS HIM. >>> HI KATE.

IT'S FUNNY WALKING IN HERE AND NOT LOOKING OVER THERE AND SEEING HIS HAT OVER ON THE S SIDE. THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS THAT I THINK WE WOULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF AND PROBABLY DON'T RESPECT AT ANY TIME BUT IT'S SOME OF THE SMALL THINGS AND ECHOING SOME OF WHAT MY FRIENDS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE SAID ABOUT HIS STEPPING IN TO THIS ROLE AND BEING THE PERFECT PERSON AT THE TIME TO LEAD VICTORIA AND HE DID A BEAUTIFUL JOB AND I THINK YOU CAN SEE BY COUNCIL UP HERE AND WE DON'T ALWAYS HAVE TO AGREE BUT WE CERTAINLY RESPECT EACH OTHER AND RESPECT EACH OTHER'S COMMENTS. HE HELPED LEAD THAT.

SITTING IN THAT CHAIR AND HE DID A BEAUTIFUL JOB. HE WAS TRULY A RENAISSANCE MAN.

AS MUCH AS TALKING ABOUT CITY POLITICS AND DIRECTION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND EVERYTHING THAT HE HAD A PASSION FOR AND REALLY ALL OF US AS WELL, I'LL MISS SITTING THERE AND SIMPLY TALKING MUSIC WITH HIM. THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS THAT HE HAD PASSIONS FOR THAT OUTSIDE OF CITY THINGS THAT ARE MADE HIM WHO HE WAS AND SPECIAL TO SO MANY PEOPLE SO I'LL MISS THOSE SEEMLY SILLY CONVERSATIONS BUT WERE VERY VALUABLE. I MISS MY FRIEND BUT THANK YOU FOR HAVING HIM AND ALLOWING TO SHARE HIM WITH US AND THE ENTIRE CITY. SO I'M A BETTER PERSON FOR

KNOWING HIM AND I THANK YOU. >> I THINK WE NEED TO GIVE HIM APPLAUSE. [APPLAUSE].

>>> NEXT WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR NATIONAL LIBRARY WORKER D DAY.

[b. National Library Workers Day Proclamation. Mayor Pro-Tem Josephine Sol...]

PROCLAMATION? >> I CAN GO AHEAD AND DO AN

INTRODUCTION FIRST. >> OKAY. >> GREAT.

EVERYONE CAME IN. IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A TRAFFIC YOU SHOULD HAVE HEARD THEM BACK HERE. I COULD HEAR THEM IN THE LOBBY. THEY WERE BEING VERY NOISY.

SO TONIGHT I HAVE LIBRARIANS WITH ME FROM ALL ACROSS VICTORIA.

WE HAVE SO MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF LIBRARIES IN VICTORIA AND I WANT TO RECOGNIZE JUST THE DEPTH OF LIBRARY SERVICES WE HAVE HERE IN VICTORIA AND RECOGNIZE EACH ONE OF THESE

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OKAY. SEE WHAT DIRECTION I'M GOING. SO I'LL START TO MY RIGHT AND IT'S KAREN LOCKER WITH UHB LIBRARY. SHE'S THE DIRECTOR.

AND NEXT TO HER IS MISS PENA WHO IS THE HOPKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LIBRARIAN.

AND THEN JENNIFER STEWART WHO IS THE VICTORIA COLLEGE DIRECTOR.

AND THEN RIGHT BEHIND ME IS MARY JANE CALLAHAN, SHE IS THE LIBRARIAN FROM TRINITY EPISCOPAL. AND SISTER LILLIAN YOND AND SHE'S WITH NAZARETH ACADEMY.

AND THEN I HAVE KATRINA VILLELLA ONE OF MY STAFF. SHE'S MY TECHNOLOGICAL SERVICES MANAGER. SHE'S ONE OF THE PEOPLE WHO HELPED ME ORGANIZE THIS EVENT AND ALL THE EVENTS WERE DOING THIS WEEK AT VICTORIA PUBLIC LIBRARY TO CELEBRATE OUR STAFF.

AND THEN WE HAVE SHERRY RAN SHACK AND SHE'S THE WEST HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARIAN AND THEN AT THE END IS MY ASSISTANT DIRECTOR JESSICA BURGER. ALSO BIG SUPPORT, BIG HELP TO ME AND I ALSO JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE ALL THE STAFF AT U P L.

COULDN'T BRING THEM ALL IN TODAY BUT WE ALL RECOGNIZE THEM THIS WEEK FOR THEIR SERVICE AND IT IS IS NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK SO HAVING A LITTLE CELEBRATION WITH THEM ALSO.

[APPLAUSE]. >> THANK YOU FOR BRINGING ALL DIFFERENT LIBRARIANS TO US.

THAT WAS A REALLY GOOD THOUGHT. MAKES ME EXPAND MY THOUGHT PROCESS.

THANK YOU. >>> APRIL WILL READ THE

PROCLAMATION SO EVERYBODY CAN COME UP. >> WHEREAS LIBRARIES PROVIDE INVALUABLE SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY REGARD LEADS OF AGE, SOCIO-ECONOMIC BACKGROUND THROUGH HARD WORK AND DEDICATION AND WHEREAS LIBRARY STAFF SERVE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES AND DELIVER CHILDREN AND ADULT PROGRAMS THAT ENRICH AND RECOGNIZE OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITIES, DEVELOP NEW SERVICES AND ENHANCE LITERACY AND PRE-SERVE OUR HISTORY AND SUPPORT LEARNING OF ALL AGES AND WHEREAS LIBRARY STAFF WORK COLLECTIVELY TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO THOUSANDS OF ITEMS EACH YEAR AND BRING VICTORIA AND SURROUNDING COLLEGES IN PERSON AND ON LINE WHEREAS CITY, LIBRARIES, WORKERS AND SUPPORTERS ACROSS AMERICA ARE CELEBRATING NATIONAL LIBRARY WORKER DAY SPONSORED BY THE AMERICAN LITERACY PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION NOW THEREFORE I THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN ME AS MAYOR PRO TEM CITY OF VICTORIA APRIL 6, 2021 AS NATIONAL LIBRARY WORKER DAY IN VICTORIA, TEXAS.

[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.

OKAY. ITEMS FROM COUNCIL. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS NOT

[3. Items from Council:]

>> I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING FOR THE FUTURE AGENDA BUT LIKE TO THANK GINA FOR HER HELP WITH THE CONTRACT AND SHE KNOWS WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT. COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT THE FLOWERS AND LAND SKAICHING BY THE LOOP ARE WONDERFUL. AND IT MAKES ME PROUD TO LIVE IN VICTORIA. AT OUR LAST MEETING IT WAS DISCUSSED THAT WE HAD A NEW, HOW CAN I PUT IT, NEW WAY TO FINANCE OUR CI P. MUCH MORE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT USE OF TAX DOLLARS AND I APPLAUD THE STAFF AND TO BE CREATIVE AND HELP VICTORIA USE TAX DOLLARS WISELY. I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.

AND ONE OTHER THING I WANTED TO BRING UP. IT HAS BEEN POINTED OUT TO ME THAT WE HAD THE FREEZEMENT AND IT'S ALREADY BEEN SAID BUT PUBLIC WORKS, WATER DEPARTMENT NEEDS A SHOUT OUT. THEY ARE ESSENTIAL TO VICTORIA AND THEY NEED TO REALIZE THAT

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AND I THANK THEM FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK. THAT'S IT FROM ME.

I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO PUT ON THE AGENDA.

>>> RICKY? >> I JUST SAW ON THE AGENDA EARLIER UNDER CITY MANAGER REPORT THE SECOND ITEM IS PRESENTATION CONCERNING HIGHWAY 59. I HAVE SEVERAL COMMENTS I'D LIKE TO MAKE AT THAT TIME.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE I'M GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ABOUT THE BUSINESS OWNERS COMPLAINTS AND THE UNCERTAINTY FROM BUSINESS OWNERS AND CONFUSION GOING ON, ON THIS 59

PROJECT OF THE MEDIAN PROJECT BY TEXAS DOT. >> I WAS ALSO ASKED BY A CLIENT WHEN YOU ARE GOING DOWN ON NOVARRO THE MEDIAN YOU REALLY CAN'T SEE THEM SOMETIMES ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THEY ARE FROM OUT OF TOWN SO THEY WERE ASKING IF THERE'S ANY WAY THAT WE COULD EITHER PAINT THE CURB OR SOMETHING SO THAT THEY DON'T BUMP INTO THE CURB.

BECAUSE WE ARE NOT USED TO THEM FIRST AND I DON'T KNOW WHETHER YOU CAN PAINT THEM.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU CAN DO TO ROUND THEM OUT SO PEOPLE CAN SEE THEM.

I HAVE TROUBLE SEEING THEM AT NIGHT. NOT JUST SOMETIMES BUT ALL THE TIME. SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE COULD DO FOR THOSE MEDIANS.

I JUST THOUGHT WOULD I BRING IT UP. OKAY.

>> WE CAN HAVE THAT CONVERSATION DURING CITY MANAGER REPORT AND THAT WAY IT'S MORE COMPREHENSIVE CONVERSATION WITH SOME CONTEXT ON THE PURPOSE AND THE INTENT AND GOALS AND THINGS OF THAT SORT. I THINK THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.

>> OKAY. >>> ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY. NOW WE HAVE SYSTEMS COMMUNICATION.

[4. Citizen Communication:]

COMMENTS WILL BE LIMITED TO 5 MINUTES IN DURATION AND WILL BE RECEIVED BY AUDIO ONLY.

THERE WILL NOT BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE ANY PRESENTATION OR VISUAL MATERIAL EITHER IN PERSON OR TELECONFERENCE. PLEASE REMEMBER TO SILENCE IN I CELL PHONE, TELEVISION OR OTHER BACKGROUND NOISE SO THAT WE CAN HEAR YOUR COMMENTS CLEARLY.

IT IS GENERALLY THE PRACTICE OF THE CITY COUNCIL NOT TO RESPOND TO COMMENTS MADE DURING THIS TIME BUT CITY STAFF WILL BE AVAILABLE TO FOLLOW-UP AS SOON AS NECESSARY.

I DO HAVE A COMMENT CARD AND IT'S FROM MICHAEL BAND. MICHAEL?

>> HI. I'M MICHAEL FROM VICTORIA OAKS. MY CONDOLENCES TO STATE TROOPERS THAT LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE LINE OF DUTY. ONE OF THE TROOPERS, HE WAS JUST TRYING TO HELP A DISABLED CAR. HE WASN'T EVERYONE GOING TO GIVE HIM A TRAFFIC TICKET AND I ALSO, I HAD A STATE TROOPER SAVE MY LIFE.

I FELL ASLEEP BEHIND THE WHEEL ABOUT 55 MILES PER HOUR COMING FROM WORK AND MY WINDOW WAS ROLLED DOWN AND HE ROLLED HIS WINDOW DOWN AND YELLED AT ME ON THE BULL HORN TO WAKE ME UP AND STUFF. I DON'T KNOW WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF IT WASN'T FOR HIM.

AND JUST WANTED TO THANK CODE ENFORCEMENT FOR PICKING UP ALL THE TRASH.

THE PEOPLE IN THE PARK WON'T DO IT ON THEIR OWN AND THEY HAVE TO WRITE THEM UP AND DOCUMENT EVERYTHING. JUST WANTED TO THANK LAW ENFORCEMENT.

THEY MADE ANOTHER ARREST WITH SOME ONE IN THE TREASURE PARK AND HE GOT TRANSFERRED TO VICTORIA AND HE JUST GOT OUT OF JAIL SO PROBABLY GOING TO BE RUCKUS AGAIN.

I USE LINK AND THAT KEEPS TRAFFIC WHEN PEOPLE GET OUT OF JAIL.

YOU PROBABLY LIVE ON THE NORTH SIDE SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT.

I'M ONLY THE WRONG SIDE OF THE RAILROAD TRACKS. I'M ONLY THE SOUTH SIDE, YOU KNOW. AND I THINK LAW ENFORCEMENT SHOULD GET EXTRA MONEY JUST FOR WORKING THE TRAILER PARK. IT'S THAT BAD. AND ANY WAY, WE HAD 2 PEOPLE ON

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SO THEY HAVE THEIR HANDS FULL. AND ONE OF THE GUYS ON FELONY PROBATION HAS A DWI HERE AND GOT TRANSFERRED AND THE OTHER GUY HE GOT ARRESTED FOR UNAUTHORIZED USE OF A CAR AND TAMPERING WITH EVIDENCE AND DA HASN'T FILED CHARGES YET. SOMETIMES TAKES LIKE A YEAR.

AFTER SOME ONE, YOU KNOW, GETS CHARGED WITH SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, AFTER THEY GET ARRESTED IT CAN TAKE TWO YEARS BEFORE ACTUALLY GO TO JAIL AND STUFF WITH THE COVID-19.

BUT WANT TO APPRECIATE EVERYTHING EVERYONE INVOLVED. MR. MCCOY HE DON'T REMEMBER MY NAME. HE CALLED ME THE DOG MAN BECAUSE I WAS ALWAYS GRIPING ABOUT DOG PROBLEMS IN THE TRAILER PARK AND HE CALLED ME DOG MAN.

HOW ARE THE DOGS DOING. I SAID THEY ARE STILL BAD. HE SAYS YOU WANT ME TO COME IN THE PARK AND SEE IF I CAN RUN THEM ALL AND CALL THE POUND OR CALL THE COMMISSIONERS OR ANYTHING BUT THANKS AND HAVE A GOOD DAY. APPRECIATE IT.

>>> IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK YOU NEED TO RAISE YOUR HAND NOW. OKAY YOU CAN COME ON UP.

>> ANN RICKER. HAMPTON COURT. I BROUGHT A PICTURE AND YOU SAID YOU CAN'T HAVE ANY PICTURES. BUT I WANT TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THE CROSSWALKS ON THE NO VARIOUS A AND RIO GRAND. MAYBE TO MAKE THEM MAKE THE TRAFFIC MORE VISIBLE. LOTS OF WHITE PAINT. ISLAND.

RAIL. MAYBE EVERYONE A PALM TREE TO GET THEIR ATTENTION.

CAN I GIVE THIS DRAWING TO ANYBODY?

>> YES. I HEARD THAT YOU Y'ALL WERE GETTING SOME MONEY FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. AND I THOUGHT MAYBE Y'ALL COULD BE YOUR OWN P P A. WHERE YOU PUT SOLAR ON SOME OF YOUR CITY BUILDINGS AND THEN HAVE YOUR OWN POWER AGREEMENT WITH YOURSELF AND PAY YOURSELF BACK.

SO THIS IS AN INVESTMENT THAT YOU WHERE YOU CAN -- AND YOU COULD PROBABLY CREATE -- CAN I TAKE THE STAND? YES. OKAY THANKS.

WHERE YOU CAN INVEST IF NOT ONLY THE CITY PUBLIC BUILDINGS BUT OTHER PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND MAKE MONEY BACK ON IT AND IT COULD BE A GROWING THING. I DID A PROSPECTUS ON MAYBE THE MONEY THAT AISD HAS. THEY HAVE ABOUT 9 MILLION SOMETHING.

THEY HAVE OVER COLLECTED IN THE BOND. BUT I REALIZE THAT IF THEY INVESTED THAT MONEY ON PUBLIC BUILDINGS THAT IN 10 YEARS THEY COULD START GETTING, LIKE, 19 19 MILLION BACK MUST THEY COULD CONTINUE TO INVEST ON PUBLIC BUILDINGS.

SO I FIGURED BY THE TIME THE YEAR 2043 CAME AROUND THEY COULDN'T PUT IT ON 2967 BUILDINGS SOLAR PLUS THEY COULD HAVE COLLECTED JUST FREE MONEY. THEY 0COULD SPEND LIKE 5 04 MILLION SO I THINK IT'S LOOKING INTO IT. I'M PRETTY GOOD WITH NUMBERS.

COME FROM A FAMILY OF BANKERS. I THINK IT'S WORTH LOOKING AT. THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT I WAS GOING TO TALK ABOUT THOSE TWO THINGS. SO Y'ALL CAN KEEP THE PICTURE.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

>>> JAMES DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ELSE THAT WANTS TO TALK TO US. COME ON UP SIR.

L. >> GOOD EVENING MAYOR PRO TEM AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I COMMUNICATE WITH SOME OF Y'ALL INDIVIDUALLY ABOUT THE BUSINESS 59 PROJECT TEX DOT IS PROPOSING. I HAVE TO PARTICULAR CONCERNS ABOUT THE AREA BETWEEN NOVARRO

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BUT I NOTICE THAT NO VARIOUS 0IS NOT EVERYONE A CROSSWALK INTERSECTION AND EVERYONE BROUGHT MORE ATTENTION TO ME THAT WE NEED SOMETHING IN BETWEEN THOSE 2 AREAS FOR THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS AND FOR THOSE CITIZENS AND FOR THE BUSI BUSINESSES.

BECAUSE WHEN THE TRAFFIC IS REDIRECTED, IT'S GOING TO IMPACT A LOT OF PEOPLE INCLUDING THE HOSPITAL. SO I HOPE YOU LOOK AT THAT SERIOUSLY BECAUSE I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A LONG-TERM CONCERN. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

>> THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE?

OKAY. >>> ITEMS WITH PUBLIC HEARING. ITEMS OF PUBLIC HEARING.

>> ITEM C 1 ORDINANCE AND SECTION 14 OF THE CITY CODE RELATED TO PERMITS.

[1. An ordinance amending Section14-52(B) of the City Code related to Itin...]

>> I WANT TO SPEAK BRIEFLY TO THIS. CURRENT HI FOR THE MARKET ON MAIN EVENT UNDER OUR CURRENT ORDINANCE I AM TO APPLY FOR THE VENDOR PERMIT AND APPLY ALL THE RULE AND REGULATION THAT IS GO WITH MY VENDOR AND PROPOSE MY MAIN STREET EVENT WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE ZIP ORGANIZATION ALONG WITH PARK AND RECREATION FOOD FEST.

THAT'S ESSENTIALLY WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING HERE. >> ANY MORE COMMENTS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL OR ANYBODY? PUBLIC HEARING. IT'S OPEN TO PUBLIC HEARING.

ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY ON ITEMS C 1? SEEING NONE.

CAN WE DISCUSS DOES ANYBODY NEED TO DISCUSS IT. >> MISS WILLIAMS, WHAT IS THE L BY HAVING THE VENDOR PERMIT RIGHT NOW, WHAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH IT?

>> WELL, CURRENTLY I WOULD HAVE TO BACK GROUND CHECK ALL MY VENDORS BUT I RECRUIT AND THERE IS MONETARY I THINK IT'S $80 PER PERSON AND I WOULD HAVE TO FOLLOW THE PERMIT INDIVIDUALLY

FOR EACH PARTICIPANT OR EACH VENDOR. >> WHY ARE THOSE VENDORS ALLOWED TO DO IT WHILE OTHERS NEED TO GO THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS? WHY IS IT OKAY FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO HIRE THEM AND THIS MAY NOT BE FREE TO ANSWER.

>> MAYBE. >> WHY IS IT OKAY THAT THE GOVERNMENT CAN HIRE THEM WITHOUT DOING THE PROPER CHECK AND EVERYTHING BUT IF IT'S JUST VENDOR COMING TO TOWN THEY HAVE TO BE CHECK. HOW DO WE ENSURE WE GET THE SAME LEVEL OVEN DOOR THAT THE

PERMIT SETS UP. >> I DO HAVE A SET OF RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT THEY HAVE TO

ADHERE TO. >> I THINK THE INTENT WITH THE ORIGINAL, I'M JUST GUESSING HERE, BUT I ASSUME THE INTENT WAS TO TRY AND I HATE TO USE THE WORD PROMOTE BUT FACILITATE IS A BETTER WORD. FACILITATE THE ACTIVATION OF THE PLAZA.

YOU MAY RECALL THE PARK DEPARTMENT USED TO BE THE DEPARTMENT THAT WAS MORE DIRECTLY INVOLVED WITH THE PLAZA AND SO WE ARE CALLED THE FARMER MARKET FOR EXAMPLE.

TAKE PLACE IN THE PLAZA. WHICH IS A CONVERSATION FOR ANOTHER DAY ABOUT THE REFERENCES TO FARMER MARKET IN OUR CODE AND ADJUSTMENT THAT MIGHT NEED TO COME FROM THAT.

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SO I THINK THAT WAS A BIG PART OF IT. >> SO IN THIS ORDINANCE I DON'T

SEE THAT IT'S JUST FOR THE PLAZA. >> CORRECT.

BUT IT WAS SPECIFIC TO PARKS. BUT THAT'S WHY, THAT'S MY GUESS THAT'S WHAT CAUSED IT TO BE THAT WAY BECAUSE AGAIN PARKS WAS CENTERED AROUND THE PLAZA. OBVIOUSLY PARKS IS INVOLVED WITH OTHER EVENTS BUT I THINK PART OF THE REASON WHY WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO HAVE IT.

I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS WHERE THE CONVERSATION IS HEADED BUT I THINK WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO HAVE THAT PERMIT WHERE OTHER FOLKS HAVE TO REGISTER FOR IT BECAUSE SOME OF THE SOLICITATION APPLIES TO THAT AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THAT PROCESS IN PLACE AND THAT PERMIT IN PLACE FOR SOME OF THE DOOR TO D DOORMENT SO I, AGAIN I DON'T KNOW IF IF THAT'S WHERE THE CONVERSATION WAS GOING. I THINK WE SHOULD KEEP IT AND WAY FOR THE CITY TO HELP FACILITATE EVENTS IS BY US HAVING NOT SAVE THE EXPENSE PART OF IT. WE CAN CERTAINLY JUST GO THROUGH THE PROCESS BUT IT WOULD MEAN THE CITY PAYING ITSELF FOR A PERMIT IS WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE IF THERE WASN'T AN EXCEPTION, IF YOU WILL. APRIL IS NODDING HER HEAD NO. SHE'S ABOUT TO CORRECT ME.

>> THOSE PERMIT ARE ISSUED INDIVIDUALLY SO EVEN IF 2 PEOPLE ARE WORK AGO BOOTH EACH INDIVIDUAL PERSON HAS TO BE BACKGROUND CHECK AND PAY THE $80 BACKGROUND FEE.

IT'S EACH INDIVIDUAL PERSON THAT IS THEIR SOLICITING AND, NOT THE CITY.

THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE WE ISSUE TO DOOR TO DOOR SALESMEN AS WELL.

SO THERE'S VERY FEW EXCEPTIONS WRITTEN INTO THIS SECTION OF CODE BEING SOME OF THEM BEING THE LOCATION WHERE THE SELLER IS TAKING PLACE AT THE PLAZA OR SPECIAL EVENTS AREA OR PARK AND SOME EXCEPTIONS FOR IF THE INDIVIDUAL IS UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE AND IF IT'S AN EVENT OR

BOOTH THAT'S SPONSORED BY 501 C 3 AND LOCAL ORGANIZATION. >> ARE WE TRYING TO GET AT THE FEE AND NOT PAYING THE FEE FOR ONE OR TRYING TO GET RID OF ALL THE REQUIREMENTS? PAUSE I'M WONDERING, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE CLASSIC CARS ONCE A MONTH AND IMAGINE THAT THEY HAVE TO FOLLOW THE RULES SO. JUST WONDERING WHETHER WE ARE THROWING THE BABY OUT WITH THE

BATH WATER IF WE ARE JUST TRYING TO GET TO THE FEE. >> THE CARS EVENT THEY ARE NOT

SELLING ANYTHING. >> OKAY. >> BUT IN THE PAST GOING FROM MY EXPERIENCE WITH PARKS AND RECREATION WE HAD ALL THE SEVERAL LOCATIONS AND THOSE ARE AVAILABLE TO ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO HAVE THEIR OWN MARKET EVENT. I PURPOSELY STRATEGICALLY PLACED MY MARKET EVENT CLOSE TO RESTAURANTS AND OTHER RETAILERS DOWNTOWN IN A PARKING LOT BEHIND THE BOX COFFEE TO TRY TO DRAW MORE TRAFFIC IN THAT AREA WHEREAS RIGHT NOW THE PLAZA IS A LITTLE VACANT ACROSS THE STREET AND WE ARE WORKING TOWARDS GETTING IT FILLED BUT THAT'S KIND OF WHERE I STAND TODAY. ON THAT EVENT.

>> STILL FOR ME BECAUSE I DON'T SEE WHY IF THE GOVERNMENT IS RUNNING THE EVENT THEN THE RULES DON'T APPLY. BUT IF IT'S A PRIVATE CITIZEN PUTTING ON AN EVENT EVERYONE IF

IN THE PLAZA AT RULES STILL APPLY. >> SO MY CURRENT RULES AND REGULATIONS ARE VERY MUCH IN LINE WITH WHAT IS IN THE ORDINANCE AS FAR AS I DON'T ALLOW FIVRMS. NO KNIVES. NO FIREWORKS. I DON'T ALLOW SELLING OF ANY ANIMALS. IT'S ALL HAND MADE HOMEGROWN ITEMS AND THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH ME IN ORDER TO GET APPROVED TO BE A VENDOR. I ONLY CHARGE 20 DOLLARS AND IT'S FOR 10 BY 10 SPACE AND I PAY FOR THEM OUT $100 AND NOT MAKE THE MONEY BACK.

>> IF A PRIVATE COMPANY HELD THAT SAME TYPE OF MARKET EVENT IN DOWNTOWN IT WOULD BE

REQUIRED TO PAY $100. >> I WANT TO MAKE CLARIFYING POINT BECAUSE I THINK APRIL IS TO MAKE IT TOO IF I DON'T. ORDINANCE ALLOWS FOR THESE PLACES THAT APRIL VERBALIZEED.

THE PLAZA AND SOME FACILITIES AT THE PARK THAT DON'T REQUIRE IT FOR ANYBODY.

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OF. >> OKAY. >> I CAN'T TELL YOU I CAN'T READ ALONG WITH YOU OR UNDERSTAND HOW IT CURRENTLY READS IN THE ORDINARY NANCY.

>> I GET THAT. OKAY. >> MAYBE THAT'S WHERE I'M STRUGGLING WITH IT. NOT BEING ABLE TO READ THE FULL CONTEXT OF WHAT THE CITY CODE

IS. >> WELL THERE IS NO RUSH TO THIS EITHER SO WE COULD CERTAINLY COME BACK AND HAVE A MORE EDUCATIONAL APPROACH TO IT AND HAVE A MORROW BUST

CONVERSATION ABOUT IT, IF YOU LIKE. >> THAT WOULD BE MY PREFERENCE.

IF ALL THE REST OF YOU WANT TO -- >> IT'S A GREAT IDEA.

I THINK I'M NOT SURE I SEE THE DOWN SIDE ON IT. I THINK IT'S A POSITIVE THING FOR VICTORIA SINCE WE ARE PROMOTING THE GROWTH OF DOWNTOWN AND DIFFERENT AREAS.

>> IF I CAN INTERJECT I WANT TO APOLOGIZE FOR THE EXHIBIT NOT BEING ATTACHED.

I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS NOT ATTACHED TO THAT. THAT'S MISSED COMMUNICATION BETWEEN MAIN STREET AND MYSELF AND WE'LL GET YOU THAT EXHIBIT WHEN THIS ITEM COMES BACK FOR THE NEXT READING. I AGREE. ABSOLUTELY SHOULD SEE THE TEXT AND ORDINARY ANSWER YOU ARE VOTING ON BEFORE YOU VOTE ON IT.

>> THANK YOU. >> BASED ON WHAT YOU JUST SAID THOUGH, I THINK THAT CLARIFIED IT FOR ME AND I'M MORE COMFORTABLE WITH IT AND WE ARE GOING TO HAVE 2 READINGS ON THIS AND SO WE MIGHT CONSIDER THAT AND CONSIDER GOING ON WITH THE VOTE AND THEN HAVING HAVING THE FULL TEXT FOR THE NEXT READING.

L. >> IF THAT'S OKAY, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.

>> DO WE HAVE A MOTION. >> WE DON'T HAVE A MOTION. >> SORRY.

>> SHOULD WE ADOPT THIS OPTION. >> I SECOND. >> ANY MORE DISCUSSION?

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL THOSE OPPOSED. >> MOTION CARRIES.

>>> OKAY NOW WE GO INTO THE CONSENT AGENDA. APRIL WILL READ THE CONSENT

[D. Consent Agenda:]

AGENDA, PLEASE. >> D 1 THE ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES OF THE MARCH, I DON'T HAVE THE DATE, MARCH 15 MEE MEETING. ITEM D 2.

RESOLUTION APPOINTING THE HEALTH AUTHORITY FOR THE CITY OF VICTORIA.

D 3 RESOLUTION POINTING DENTIST TO THE BOARD OF HEALTH. D 4 RESOLUTION APPROVING RENEWAL OF THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS AND ITEM D 5 IS AN ORDINANCE ON SECOND THIRD READING AMENDING THE FY 202 2020-2021 FOR FIRE STATION TO LEASE GOLF CART AND UTILITY VEHICLE AND CITY CONTRIBUTION TO THE TEX DOT GREEN RIBBON

PROJECT AND AMOUNT OF 1.1.5 MILLION MUST. >> I MOVE WE ADOPT THE AGENDA

AS PRESENTED. >> SECOND. >> OKAY.

IT HAS BEEN MADE MOTION TO ADOPT THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?

>> FIB OPPOSED. >> MAY I INTERJECT ONE THING. I WANT TO THANK DR. MCNEIL FOR ASKING TO BE REAPPOINTED. I DIDN'T EXPECT THAT AFTER THIS LAST YEAR DEALING WITH COVID-19

BUT I WANT HIM TO KNOW I REALLY DO APPRECIATE HIM. >> I APPRECIATE HIM.

>> BEING REPOINTED. >> I SECOND THAT. ABSOLUTELY.

WE'D LIKE TO ALSO WELCOME GRANT TO BE THE DENTIST T.DAVID?

>> IF I MAY GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. THE DOCTOR WANTED TO PASS ALONG HIS APPRECIATION FOR ALLOWING HIM TO SERVE ONCE AGAIN AND HONOR AND HE DOES LOOK FORWARD CONTINUING THAT. HE'S A LITTLE CRAZY I THINK FOR TAKING IT ON AGAIN BUT HUGE ASSET FOR US AND WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING HE HAS DONE FOR US IN THE COMMUNITY FOR SURE.

>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE COMMENTS. OKAY.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? OPPOSE? OKAY.

ITEM E 1 WAS TAKEN OFF THE AGENDA. SO WE GO TO ITEM E 2.

[2. Approve an Advanced Funding Agreement with TxDOT for improvements to t...]

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>> BRIEFLY WHAT THIS IS IS THE MEDIAN PROJECT INCLUDED LUMINARY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MEDIAN ALL THE WAY UP. AS THEY WERE CONSTRUCTING AND PUTTING IN THE LUMINARY THEY FOUND OUT THAT THE MEDIAN WAS TOO NARROW TO PLACE THOSE LUMINARY INSIDE THE MEDIAN AND FOR CONTINUITY PURPOSES WE DISCUSSED IT WITH TEX DOT AND THEY SAID IF YOU GO INTO THIS TO ADVANCE FUNDING AGREEMENT THEY WOULD ULTIMATELY REPLACE THE MEDIAN.

MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT WIDER. LANES ABOUT 6 INCHES WIDER ON EITHER SIDE TO BE ABLE TO PLACE THE LUMINARY IN THERE. THAT PROVIDES CONTINUITY BASICALLY FROM AIRLINE ALL THE WAY UP TO THE LOOP. THAT'S THE MAIVRN PURPOSE OFFER THIS ADVANCE FUNDING AGREEMENT.

>> MOVE WE APPROVE ITEM HE FEEL 2. >> SECOND.

>> ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL THOSE OPPOSE?

MOTION CARRIES. >> THANK YOU. >> I THINK THAT'S GREAT.

THANK YOU FOR SEEING THAT AND GET THAT GO CONTINUITY.

>>> CAN WE EXPECT TO YOU DO THE SAME THING FOR RIO GRAND?

>>> ON ITEM E 3? >> OKAY WE WERE GOING -- LET ME

[3. A resolution supporting destination sourcing of sales tax, and opposin...]

[4. A resolution in support of SB 1067, which provides that the prohibitio...]

[5. A resolution supporting HB 4183, which would allow the City to hold an...]

[6. A resolution opposing HB1869, which would limit the City's ability to ...]

[7. A resolution opposing HB 753, which would prohibit the City from charg...]

[8. A resolution opposing HB 1513, which would prohibit Texas peace office...]

[9. A resolution opposing HB 3784, which would eliminate enforcement mecha...]

>> THAT'S FINE. >> WOULD YOU WANT THEM READ INDIVIDUALLY TAKE A VOTE AND GO

TO THE NEXT ONE? >> YOU COULD ALSO READ THEM ALL

AND THEN APPROVE THEM AS A SLATE. >> YES.

I LIKE THAT. >> OKAY. SO WE'LL READ ALL AND THEN V

VOTE. >> IF WE WANT TO PULL ONE OUT I THINK WE CAN PULL ONE OUT.

>> I'M SURE WE'LL TALK AS WE GO ALONG. >> THOMAS YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

>> QUESTIONS AT THE END OR THE BEGINNING. >> READ THEM ALL.

>> YES, SIR. >> E 3 RESOLUTION SUPPORTING DESTINATION SOURCEING OF SALES TAX PLACE OF BUSINESS OR TAX. RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT OF SENATE BILL 10 67 WHICH PROVIDES THAT THE PROHIBITION CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL BENCH IN PUBLIC PLACE CERTAIN HOURS APPLY TO ALL PUBLIC PLACE WHETHER LICENSED OR PERMITTED PREMISES. E 5 IS RESOLUTION SUPPORTING HOUSE BILL 1483 WHICH WOULD ALLOW THE CITY TO HOLD ELECTION TO IMPOSE 1 CENT PER GALLON TAX ON THE SALE OF GASOLINE FOR MISSING. E 6 IS A RESOLUTION OPPOSING 1869 WHICH WOULD LIMIT THE CITY ABILITY TO ADDRESS INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS.

E 7 RESOLUTION OPPOSING HOUSE BILL 7 53 WHICH PROHIBIT THE CITY FROM CHARGING MORE THAN 2% FRANCHISE FEE ON SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICE AND RESOLUTION HOUSE BILL 1513 THAT PROHIBIT TEXAS PEACE OFFICERS FROM USING LESS THAN LETHAL PROJECTILE IN HIGH RISK CROWD SITUATIONS AND ITEM E 9 RESOLUTION OPPOSING HOUSE BILL 37 3784 WHICH WOULD ELIMINATE ENFORCEMENT MECHANISM RELATED EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANS.

>>> BEFORE I ADDRESS YOUR QUESTION T-FIRST LET ME THANK THE COMMITTEE THAT HAS BEEN WORKING VERY HARD ON LEGISLATIVE ISSUES OVER THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS.

SINCE THE LAST TIME THAT I SPOKE WITH YOU WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF BILL FILING AT THE LEGISLATURE AND THAT MEANS AS WITH ANY DUE DATA HOT OF THINGS GOT FILED RIGHT BEFORE THE DUE DATE. AND SO IT WAS A LOT OF WORK TO GO THROUGH ALL THOSE BILLS.

I THANK MY STAFF FOR THEIR T TIRELESS EFFORTS IN REVIEWING THE BILL SUMMARY.

I THANK THE CREATION OF THE BILL SUMMARY. I THANK THE COMMITTEE FOR WORKING THROUGH THAT TO ESTABLISH THE CITY POSITION ON THE VARIOUS RELEVANT BILLS.

IT HAS BEEN A LONG PROCESS. WE ARE FINALLY MOVING IN TO THE NEXT PHASE OF THAT PROCESS.

SO THIS IS A LONG PRESENTATION. I'LL TRY TO GO QUICKLY THROUGH IT.

IT'S AGAINST MY NATURE TO SPEAK SHORTLY BUT I'LL DO MY BEST. AND TO YOUR QUESTION, WHY DIDN'T WE TAKE QUESTIONS AS WE GO THROUGH EACH INDIVIDUAL BILL.

IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT ANY OF THE BILLS THAT I'M SUMMARIZING OR ABOUT THE POSITION THAT WE ARE RECOMMENDING THE CITY TAKE ON ANY OF THE BILLS, LET'S TAKE UP THE QUESTIONS AS WE ARE DISCUSSING THE BILL AND IF IT REACHES A POINT WHERE YOU WANT TO PULL ONE OF THOSE BILLS OFF OF THE SLATE OF THAT WE VOTE ON TOGETHER LATER, JUST SAY SO AND WHY DON'T WE TAKE THAT ITEM UP FOR VOTE AT THAT TIME AND THEN WHATEVER IS LEFT OVER WE CAN GET TO THE END WE CAN VOTE ON SELECTIVELY. IF THAT PROCESS WILL WORK FOR EVERYBODY. I SEE HEAD NODDING AROUND THE TABLE.

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>> HURT. E 3 IS A RESOLUTION THAT SUPPORTS DESTINATION SOURCEING OF SALES TAX. I SPOKE ON THIS BILL OR ONE OF THESE BILLS TODAY AT THE CAPITOL IN AUSTIN AND GOT TO HEAR BOTH SIDES OF THE STORY. IN TEXT COLLECTION OF SALES TAX IS SPLIT AMONG 2 DIFFERENT SYSTEMS. SOME ITEMS ARE TAXED AT THE ORIGIN OF THE PRODUCT WHERE THE BUSINESS MAKES THE SALE AND OTHER ITEMS TAXED AT THE DESTINATION WHERE THE CONSUMER ACTUALLY TAKES DELIVERY OF THE PRODUCT.

THAT'S MOST EVIDENCE IN INTERNET SALES. WHERE YOU ORDER SOMETHING ON LINE, FREQUENTLY THAT PRODUCT IS SALES TAX SOURCEED AT THE LOCATION OF THE DISTRIBUTION CENTER. AND SO IF YOU ORDER SOMETHING FROM BED BATH BEYOND THEY HAVE A DISTRIBUTION CENTER AND THAT CENTER COLLECTS THE SALES TAX AND USE IT TO FIX THEIR STREETS AND ROADS. NOT OURS. SO THIS COLLECTION OF BILLS SEEKS TO IM MEMENT A RULE CHANGE THAT THE COMPTROLLER WANTS TO PUT INTO THE RULES.

COME PAROLEER WANTS DESTINATION SOURCEING ON ALL SALES TAX THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

BUT HE DELAYED THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE RULE THAT HE WROTE UNTIL AFTER THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION TO GIVE THE LEGISLATURE A CHANCE TO WEIGH IN. THERE HAD BEEN SEVERAL BILLS FILED ON THIS SUBJECT. HOUSE BILL 24 2410. HOUSE BILL 4072 THAT I TESTIFIED TO ON TODAY WOULD CODIFY THE COMPTROLLER CHANGE AND IMPLEMENT DESTINATION SOURCEING. HOUSE BILL 1038 AND OTHERS WOULD CODIFY THE EXISTING RULE PRIOR TO THE AMENDMENT TO T THEY.324 AND WOULD ALLOW TAX TO BE SOURCEED AT THE PLACE OF BUSINESS. HERE IN THE CITY OF VICTORIA IT'S BETTER FOR US TO USE DESTINATION SOURCEING BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ONE OF THOSE LARGE DISTRIBUTION CENTERS AND SO THE POSITION WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY TAKE ON THESE BILLS IS TO SUPPORT HOUSE BILL 24 2410, HOUSE BILL 4072 AND OTHER BILLS THAT WOULD RESULT IN DESTINATION SOURCEING OF SALES TAX AND TO OPPOSE SENATE PILL 1038 AND OTHER BILLS THAT WOULD IMPLEMENT PLACE OF BUSINESS OR ORIGIN OF SOURCEING OF THAT SALES TAX. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS?

E 3. >> IF NONE OF THESE BILLS MAKE IT THROUGH THEN THE COMPTROLLER ORDER GOES INTO EFFECT IN OCTOBER.

>> THAT'S CORRECT. IF NO BILLS PASS, THEN THE COME TROL TER IS GOING TO SWITCH THE STATE OVER TO DESTINATION SOURCEING FOR INTERNET SALES SPECIFICALLY.

PART OF THE DIALOGUE TODAY AT THE CAPITOL WAS THAT HOUSE BILL 4072 THAT WE WERE ACTUALLY DEBATING APPLIES TO MORE THAN JUST INTERNET SALES. SO THE ISSUE IS ACTUALLY BROADER THAN JUST WHAT I HAVE LAYED OUT HERE. FOR EXAMPLE A BATCH PLANT IN KA PEL SELLS CONCRETE THIS GETS INSTALLED ON PROJECT IN NEIGHBORING COMMUNITY, THAT COULD POTENTIALLY BE AFFECTED BY THIS BILL AS WELL. BUT AS THE SPEAKER, EXCUSE ME THE COMMITTEE CHAIR SAID TODAY, IT'S THE PLACE WHERE PEOPLE ARE BUYING THE PRODUCT THAT IS GENERATING THAT SALES TAX AND THAT SALES TAX IN MY OPINION SHOULD BE USED TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY WHERE IT IS BEING GENERATED. NOT SOME OTHER COMMUNITY

ELSEWHERE IN THE STATE. >> THAT WAS THE CHAIRMAN. >> THAT WAS THE CHAIR OF THE

COMMITTEE. >> THAT'S GOOD COMMENT FROM H HIM.

>> YES. YES. I THOUGHT IT WAS.

>> I WAS HEAD OF THE INTERSTATE SALES. >> THOSE SALES HAVE BEEN HANDLED BY SUPREME COURT DECISION, WAY FAIR DECISION, THAT ALREADY SAYS THAT SALES TAX NEED TO BE GENERATED AT THE STATE WHERE THE -- I HAVE TO DOUBLE CHECK THAT.

I KNOW IT HAS BEEN HANDLED BY SUPREME COURT DECISION BUT I HAVE TO GO BACK AND REFER BACK TO THAT IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHETHER THAT'S DESTINATION OR ORIGIN.

GREAT QUESTION. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

MOVING ON TO ITEM E 4 THEN. E 4 DEALS WITH SENATE BILL 10 67 PRIMARILY WHICH CLARIFIES THE DEFINITION OF PUBLIC PLACE RELATED TO ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION. CURRENTLY THE TEXAS ALCOHOL PINCH CODE SAYS THAT YOU CAN NOT CONSUME ALCOHOL IN ANY PUBLIC PLACE AFTER 2:00 A.M.

BUT IT DOESN'T PROVIDE DEFINITION OF A PUBLIC PLACE. WHAT IT SAYS IS A LICENSED FACILITY THAT'S AMAZE THAT HAS AN ALCOHOL PERMIT, LICENSED FACILITY IS A PUBLIC PLACE.

BUT IT DOESN'T SAY WHAT OTHER PLACES MIGHT BE PUBLIC PLACES OR WHETHER THERE ARE SOMEPLACE

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THERE ARE CERTAIN BUSINESSES THAT ARE CURRENTLY OPERATING AS A BRING YOUR OWN BEER NIGHT CLUB FOR EXAMPLE. BECAUSE THEY ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND THEY CHARGE A COVER TO GET IN THE DOOR, I WOULD CONSIDER THAT TO BE A PUBLIC PLACE.

HOWEVER, IT IS ARGUABLY NOT WITHIN THE DEFINITION OF PUBLIC PLACE FOR THE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL AND THEREFORE THOSE TYPES OF BUSINESSES CONTINUE TO OPERATE AFTER 2:00 A.M. WE HAVE SOMEPLACES THAT DON'T EVEN OPEN THE DOORS UNTIL 11:00 O'CLOCK.

AND SOME OF THOSE PLACES HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS WITH CRIMINAL ACTIVITY T.YOU HAVE PEOPLE WANDERING OUT OF THOSE ESTABLISHMENTS. WE HAVE INCIDENTS OF DRUNK DRIVING. YOU HAVE NEIGHBORHOOD PROBLEMS. YOU HAVE PARKING OVERFLOW PROBLEMS. WE HAVE HAD REPORTS OF PEOPLE TRYING -- TRASH CANS BEING DUMPED OVER. ALL SORTS OF PRISONS THAT GO ALONG WITH THOSE TYPES OF BUSINESS. WE ARE SEEKING SUPPORT FOR THIS BILL BECAUSE WE THINK IT WOULD MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THAT TYPE OF BUSINESS THAT IS A BRING YOUR OWN BEER NIGHT CLUB WOULD HAVE TO COMPLY WITH THE TEXAS ALCOHOL BENCH COMMISSION AND SHUT DOWN THEIR ACTIVITY AT 2:00 A.M. ALONG WITH ALL THE OTHER BARS. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT BILL? L. ALL RIGHT MOVING ON. L ITEM E 5 ON YOUR AGENDA.

IS A LOCAL FIELD TAX ELECTION. IF THIS BILL PASSES, IT WILL ALLOW CITY COUNCIL THE OCEAN OF CALLING AN ELECTION TO ASK CITIZENS TO VOLUNTARILY TAX THEMSELVES ONE PENNY PER GALLON OF GAS. AND TO USE THAT MONEY SOLE HI FOR THE CONSTRUCTION MAINTENANCE AND POLICING OF PUBLIC ROADWAYS WITHIN OUR CITY.

SO THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ALLOW THE COMMUNITY TO PUT THEIR WALLET WHERE THEIR MOUTHS HAVE BEEN WITH REGARDS TO THEIR DISCUSSION ABOUT THE QUALITY OF CITY STREETS.

WE KNOW THAT CITY STREETS ARE ISSUE FOR OUR CONSTITUENT. YOUR CONSTITUENT AND IF THEY WOULD LIKE THE OPPORTUNITY TOP HAVE AN ELECTION TO TAX THEMSELVES IN ORDER TO GENERATE REVENUE FOR THIS, THIS BILL WOULD MAKE THAT POSSIBLE. IMPORTANTLY, THOUGH, THE BILL DOESN'T AUTOMATICALLY CREATE A TAX. IT ONLY ALLOWS US TO CALL AN ELECTION SO THAT THE CITIZENS CAN CHOOSE. FOR THAT REASON I THINK IT'S A GOOD BILL. IT'S NOT IMPLEMENTING A NEW TAX.

MERELY ALLOWING FOR LOCAL CONTROL.

>> THAT PART IS WHAT SWAYED ME ON THIS. WE WERE TALKING IN THE COMMITTEE. IT'S JUST A TOOL THAT WE CAN HAVE IN THE TOOL BOX.

DOESN'T MEAN WE EVER HAVE TO ACT UPON IT OR TAKE IT TO THE VOTERS TO SEE IF IT'S SOMETHING THEY WANT. BUT IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE ANOTHER TOOL IN THE TOOL BOX TO PROVIDE SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDING IF WE WANT TO MOVE IN THAT DIRECTION.

>> I I LIKE MORE LOCAL CONTROL. I AGREE. >> IT ALSO LETS US COLLECT A

LITTLE PIT OF TAX FROM PEOPLE THAT ARE PASSING THROUGH. >> CONTINUE THE TOURISM.

>> LOTS OF OTHER CITIES DO IT. >> YES MAYOR. >> ALL RIGHT.

ITEM E 6 IS A BILL WE ARE GOING TO RECOMMEND OPPOSING. THIS IS A BIT OF A COMPLICATED BILL THAT HAS A VERY SIMPLE ORIGIN. ALL THAT THE BILL DOES IS ADD THAT BOLD UNDERLINE PHRASE INTO THE DEFINITION OF A DEBT. IT NOW SAYS THAT A DEBT IS ONLY A BOND WARRANT ET CETERA THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED AT AN ELECTION AND IS PAID BY PROPERTY TAXES. THE IMPACT OF THAT BILL HAS IS ON OUR TAX RATE.

THAT DEFINITION OF DEBT IS USED IN THE CALCULATION OF M AND O VERSUS TAX RATE WHEN WE GET AROUND THIS SUMMER TO VOTE ON THE TAX RATE FOR OUR COMMUNITY, YOU ALL KNOW THAT YOU ARE VOTING ON THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION SIDE OF THAT TAX RATE.

AND THAT DUE TO SENATE BILL TWO IN THE LAST SESSION YOU CAN NOT INCREASE YOUR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION TAX RATE MORE THAN 3 AND A HALF PERCENT WITHOUT GOING TO THE VOTERS.

ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TAX RATE IS THE DEBT SERVICE TAX RATE WHICH STAT TOYRL YOU MUST SET AT A RATE NECESSARY TO PAY YOUR DEBTS. YOU DON'T HAVE A CHOICE IN WHAT YOUR DEBT SERVICE TAX RATE IS. THE ONLY CHOICE YOU GET IS WHETHER OR NOT YOU SELL BONDS.

THIS CHANGES THE DEFINITION OF WHAT TYPES OF DEBT GET INCLUDED ON THE DEBT SERVICE SIDE OF THE

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TAX BILL. >> YES. >> IF THIS BILL WERE TO PASS, THEN ANY ITEM, ANY TYPE OF POND THAT WE MIGHT CHOOSE TO SELL THAT DOES NOT GO TO THE VOTERS

-- I'M SORRY. >> ARE YOU ASKING A QUESTION?

>> I'M SORRY. THAT WASN'T A QUESTION. JAMES JUST TOLD ME THAT WAS NOT A QUESTION. SO IF YOU DON'T TAKE YOUR BONDS TO THE VOTERS.

THEN IT MUST BE ACCORDING TO THIS DEFINITION INCLUDED ON THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION SIDE OF THE TAX RATE. SINCE YOU CAN'T INCREASE YOUR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION BUDGET TO COVER THAT NEW DEBT, 3 AND A HALF PERCENT INCREASE WITHOUT GOING TO THE VOTER, YOU ARE KIND OF CAUGHT BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE. THIS IS A DEFINITION THAT WOULD ESSENTIALLY ELIMINATE OUR ABILITY TO CONTINUE TO SERVICE DEBT THE WAY THAT WE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST. SO CERTIFICATE OF OBLIGATION. REVENUE BONDS.

THE TYPES OF BONDS THAT VICTORIA HAS TRADITIONALLY SOLD WOULD NO LONGER BE ABLE TO BE SERVICED UNDER THE DEBT SERVICE SIDE. THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE SERVICED

BY M AND O. CLARIFY SOMETHING. >> YES THANK YOU.

NOT THE REVENUE BOND. >> NO. >> QUICKLY GIVE US AN EDUCATION

ON WHICH TYPES OF BONDS. >> TALKING ABOUT ANY OTHER BONDS THAT SERVE THROUGH M AND O SIDE OF THE BOND. REVENUE BOND IS UTILITY PLACED BY OPERATION REVENUE LIKE WATER SEWER ET CETERA ET CETERA. THIS IS DIRECTLY IMPACTING YOUR HOME TAX CALCULATION.

I WANT TO CLARIFY ABOUT THE REVENUE BOND.

>> I TOLD HIM I WAS PROBABLY GOING TO GET THAT WRONG AND ASKED HIM TO PLEASE INTERRUPT ME IF I DID THAT. ALL RIGHT. SO WE REALLY -- BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF DEBT CAPACITY COMING ON LINE IN THE FUTURE, WE REALLY WANT THE DEFINITION TO STAY THE WAY IT CURRENTLY IS SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO SET OUR TAX RATE THE WAY THAT WE HAVE. THERE HAS BEEN YEARS OF FINANCIAL PLANNING DONE BY THIS COUNCIL TO TRY TO MAKE SURE WE WOULD BE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT DEBT CAPACITY GOING FORWARD AND IF THIS WERE TO PASS IT MIGHT LIMIT OUR ABILITY TO ACCESS THAT.

THAT'S WHY I HAVE PHRASED THIS AS IT WOULD LIMIT OUR ABILITY TO SERVE OUR INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS. BECAUSE WE PLAN ON SERVICING THAT INFRASTRUCTURE THROUGH

SELLING OF BONDS. >> WERE YOU ABLE OTHER COMMENT ON E 5 THAT I SEE AS JUST A A SHORT CUTTING OF THIS ANY TAX ON GALLON OF GASOLINE. IT NEVER ADDRESSES ELECTRIC VEHICLES. THAT USE THE SAME ROADS. SO I HOPE IN THE FUTURE TO SEE SOME TYPE OF REPLACEMENT I GUESS OR SOMETHING BUT WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO WHEN THERE'S A BUNCH MORE ELECTRIC VEHICLES ON THE ROAD AND THE ROADS ARE DONE BY TAX BY THE GOVERNMENT.

>> FOR DISCUSS THANKSGIVING BILL IT BECAME OBVIOUS THAT THE STATE WIDE GAS TAX HASN'T BEEN INCREASED IN YEARS. AND ARGUABLY HAS FALLEN BEHIND. THE MORE EFFICIENT OUR VEHICLES ARE, THE MORE WEAR AND TEAR WE ARE CREATING PER GALLON OF GAS. AND SO EVEN WITHOUT ELECTRIC VEHICLES, THE FUEL TAX IS FALLING BEHIND. IF YOU ADD ELECTRIC VEHICLES INTO THAT, IT'S GOING TO FALL EVEN FURTHER BEHIND. I THINK THIS IS THE STATE LEGISLATURE WAY OF GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO HELP GET CAUGHT BACK UP ON THAT.

>> ALL RIGHT. MOVING BACK FORWARD TO THE DEBT FINANCING THAT WE WERE JUST DISCUSSING. I KNOW IT WAS A VERY COMPLICATED DISCUSSION.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT DEBT FINANCING? ALL RIGHT.

MOVING ON THEN TO E 7. FRANCHISE FEE CAP. THIS IS HOUSE BILL 7 53.

AND WHAT IT SAYS IS THAT OUR FRANCHISE FOR SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES CAN NOT BE MORE THAN 2%. FRANCHISE FEES AS YOU ALL KNOW FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO MIGHT NOT BE FAMILIAR WITH T THEM. THEY ARE ESTABLISHED BY CONTRACT WITH BUSINESSES, PRIVATE ENTITY THAT WANT TO USE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THEIR BUSINESS. THINK FOR EXAMPLE OF WASTE MANAGEMENT.

WE HAVE A FRANCHISE AGREEMENT WITH THEM. THEY ARE USING CITY PUBLIC STREETS, PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE TO COLLECT SOLID WASTE AND DELIVER IT OUT TO THE LAND F FILL. UNTIL DOING SO THEY ARE USING A PUBLICLY OWNED RESOURCE, OUR STREETS, AND CAUSING WEAR AND TEAR ON THOSE STREETS. WE CHARGE THEM FOR THAT AND IT'S CALLED A FRANCHISE FEE. THAT FRANCHISE FEE IN OUR WASTE MANAGEMENT CONTRACT RIGHT NOW

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WE ARE KIND OF TRAPPED. SO WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT COUNCIL OPPOSE HOUSE BILL 7 53 AND ALLOW US TO CONTINUE TO HAVE ARM LENGTH NEGOTIATIONS TO ESTABLISH THOSE FRANCHISE FEES.

>> THERE A PARTICULAR REASON THAT WHO BROUGHT THIS UP. >> MY UNDERSTANDING THIS IS A BILL THAT GETS FILED FREQUENTLY IN MULTIPLE LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS AND HAS NOT PASSED IN THE PAST. THIS YEAR IT SEEMS TO BE GAINING SOME LEGS AND THAT HAS

US MORE WORRIED ABOUT IT THAN IN THE PAST. >> WHAT ARE THE BRIEF I READ TALKED ABOUT HOW I GUESS PART OF THE ARGUMENT IS IT ADDS AN EXPENSE TO THE PRIVATE BUSINESS AND REALLY WANT TO HAVE MORE COMPETITION THINGS OF THAT SORT.

THIS SHOULD BE LOWER. BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THAT EXPENSE IS PASSED ON TO THE CONSUMER.

RIGHT? >> ANOTHER THE SECOND BULLET POINT ABOUT WHAT THIS BILL DOES IT PROHIBITS US FROM HAVING A SINGLE PROVIDER LIKE WE CURRENTLY HAVE. OUR FRANCHISE AGREEMENT RATE NOW IS AN EXCLUSIVE AGREEMENT.

WE DO THAT IN PART BECAUSE IT'S PART OF THE NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT AND THIS WOULD PROHIBIT THAT. SO THERE ARE LAYERS TO THIS BUT I THINK IT GENERALLY SPEAKING THE LOSS OF REVENUE FOR OUR COMMUNITY WOULD BE DAMAGING.

>> E 8 ALMOST DONE. THIS IS A COMPLICATED BILL. AND I APOLOGIZE THAT THIS MAY COME ACROSS AS MORE POLITICAL IN THE NATIONAL SENSE OF POLITICS THAN WE TYPICALLY DEAL WITH IN THIS COUNCIL CHAMBER. BUT WHAT THIS BILL WOULD DO IS PROHIBIT THE USE OF LESS LETHAL PROJECTILE TO CONTROL ACTIVITY OR MOVEMENT OF A GATHERING OF PEOPLE.

THIS IS ESSENTIALLY CROWD CONTROL OR RIGHT OF CONTROL. AND HISTORY LEATHERAL PRO PSYCHIATRIC TILE YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND IS A SPECIFIC TYPE OF BULLET THAT IS USED BY POLICE OFFICERS. SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS SAND BAG ROUNDS OR RUBBER BULLETS OR SOME OF THOSE WORDS ARE VERY PARTICULAR. SOME OF THOSE ARE JUST COMMON VERNACULAR. THIS SPECIFICALLY REFERS TO LESS LETHAL PROJECTILE AND MY RECOLLECTION IS IT DEFINES WHICH ONES THEY ARE. THE BILL SAYS THAT POLICE OFFICERS CAN NOT USE THEM FOR CROWD CONTROL. THE REASON THAT'S A PROBLEM IS BECAUSE A, IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE LESS LETHAL PROJECTILES IN YOUR ARSENAL TO USE AT THAT MOMENT THEN AN OFFICER ON THE STREET HAS TO CHOOSE BETWEEN AN EVEN LESS EFFECTIVE MEANS OF CONTROLLING THE SITUATION SUCH AS PERHAPS A TASER OR A MORE LETHAL RESPONSE.

IT'S TAKING OUT THE MIDDLE GROUND AND FORCING A DILEMMA WHERE YOU ARE FORCED TO DECIDE BETWEEN TWO THINGS YOU DON'T WANT OR WON'T WORK. ALL RIGHT.

AND SO THIS IS NOT A GOOD BILL. I UNDERSTAND WHERE IT'S COMING FROM.

I UNDERSTAND THE INCIDENTS OF THE LAST CALENDAR YEAR THAT HAVE CAUSED BILLS HIKE THIS TO COME TO THE LEGISLATURE. BUT IT'S NOT AN EFFECTIVE BILL. NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT IT LACKS A DEFINITION OF WHAT A GATHERING OF PEOPLE IS. ARE WE SPECIFICALLY TALKING ABOUT RIOT CONTROL OR IS THIS A BROADER DEFINITION? SO THERE ARE A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS BILL. WE RECOMMEND OPPOSING HOUSE BILL 1513 TO ALLOW OUR POLICE OFFICERS SHOULD THE OCCASION ARISE TO USE ALL OF THE RESOURCES THEY CURRENTLY HAVE AVAILABLE. LAST ITEM IS E 9 ON THE AGENDA.

IF YOU DON'T MIND I'LL BRIEFLY ADD TO THAT ACCIDENT THAT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT IS LIKE MANY

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SO I DON'T WANT COUNCIL OR THE PUBLIC TO THINK THAT THERE ISN'T SOME FORM OF STRUCTURE OR PROFESSIONALISM THAT GOES AROUND HOW THEY USE ALL THE RESOURCES THEY HAVE AVAILABLE TO THEM NOW. SO I JUST WANT TO REASSURE EVERYONE THAT YES EVERYONE THOUGH OUR POSITION IS THAT WE WANT THEM TO HAVE ALL RESOURCES AVAILABLE, THERE IS A VERY STRUCTURED APPROACH TO HOW THEY CHOOSE WHICH ONES TO UTILIZE IN ANY PARTICULAR SITUATION.

SO I JUST WANT TO THROW THAT OUT. >> THAT'S A GOOD CLARIFICATION.

THANK YOU. >>> LAST ITEM IS E 9 ON THE AGENDA. ENFORCEMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN. IN TIMES OF DISASTER WE HAVE AN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN THAT HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED IT INCLUDES IN THE EMERGENCY MANAGE THE PLAN CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN OR EXECUTIVE OSHDZ THAT HAVE BEEN ISSUED ORDER THAT EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN.

THINK ABOUT HURRICANE HARVEY WHEN IT CAME THROUGH. WHEN WE NEEDED TO IMPOSE EVACUATION ORDERS. DO YOU WANT THOSE ORDERS TO BE MANDATORY OR DISCRETIONARY? DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MANDATORY AND DISCRETIONARY IS WHETHER OR NOT YOU ENFORCE IT OR NOT.

MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER CARRIES WITH IT CRIMINAL PENALTIES IF PEOPLE DO NOT LEAVE. THINK ABOUT AFTER HURRICANE HARVEY.

IF WE HAD NEEDED TO IMPOSE A CURFEW TO PREVENT PEOPLE FROM LOOTING AT NIGHT.

THANK GOODNESS WE DID NOT. YOU ENFORCE THAT A, THROUGH CRIMINAL VIOLATION FOR LOOTING AND THEFT. BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT YOU CAN HAVE CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS JUST FOR BEING OUT ON THE STREETS IN VIOLATION OF THE CURFEW BECAUSE THAT'S HOW YOU CONTROL THE MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE DURING THAT DISASTER. GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 4 18173 IS THE SECTION THAT CURRENTLY GIVES LOCAL JURISDICTIONS AND THE STATE THE AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE THOSE KILL VIOLATIONS IN THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN. THIS BILL SIMPLY REPEALS THAT SECTION. WE WOULD NO LONGER HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO HAVE CRIMINAL PENALTIES ASSOCIATED WITH OUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN. AND SO WHEN THE TIME CAME TO IMPOSE A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER, IT WOULD MERELY BE DISCRETIONARY.

ALL RIGHT. AND SO WE BELIEVE THAT IN ORDER TO ACTUALLY PROVIDE FOR MEA MEANINGFUL ORDERS, ENFORCEABLE ORDERS, THEN WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO HAVE THAT AUTHORITY. SO WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY OPPOSE HOUSE BILL 37 3784.

>> CLARIFICATION, JUST BECAUSE WE CALL IT AN EVACUATION OR MANDATORY EVACUATION, I DON'T RECALL THAT WE EVER IMPOSED ANY CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR PEOPLE THAT CHOSE NOT TO EVACUATE.

>> IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING WE DID NOT. I DON'T KNOW OF ANY CRIMINAL PENALTY THAT IS WERE IMPOSED DURING HURRICANE HARVEY FOR VIOLATION OF THE ORDERS.

>> I THINK THE ONLY MANDATORY MIGHT HAVE BEEN LOW LYING AR AREAS.

>> WHEN WE HAD THE MANDATORY EVACUATION WE SPECIFICALLY CARVED OUT NEIGHBORHOOD AND AREAS THAT WERE IF DANGER OF FLOODING. THAT'S CORRECT.

NO QUESTIONS THEN MADAM MAYOR PRO TEM WE ARE READY FOR A CALL ON THE QUESTION OF THE ENTIRE

SLATE. >> OKAY. WE'LL CALL FOR THE QUESTION

FOR. >> WE NEED TO HAVE A MOTION FIRST.

>> SORRY. >> THANK YOU. >> SO I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE

SLATE OF E 3 THROUGH E 9 AS SINGLE VOTE. >> I SECOND.

>> I SECOND IT. >> OKAY. NOW I'LL CALL FOR THE QUESTION.

OKAY. ALL THOSE WHO FAVOR. ALL OPPOSE?

MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOUR DEPARTMENT FOR CONTINUE TO GO DO THAT. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH

[2. Presentation on US 59 Business Median Project. Julie Fulgham, Developm...]

>>> WE HAVE THE CITY MANAGER REPORTS. >> YES MA'AM SO WE HAVE 3 REPORTS FOR YOU THIS EVENING. I'LL TAKE THESE A LITTLE OUT OF ORDER FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR SPECIAL GUEST WITH US TONIGHT FROM TEX DOT. SO I DO WANT TO ASK MICHAEL OUR SKIIER TO COME UP AND TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE U.S. 59 BUSINESS U.S. 59 MEDIAN

PROJECT. >>> GOOD EVENING LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. AND I THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO COME AND PRESENT THE ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT ON BUSINESS 59. START OFF I'M MICHAEL AND I AM THE VICTORIA ENGINEER FOR THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OAKLAND DISTRICT. I OVERSEE CONSTRUCTION MAINTENANCE OPERATION IN VICTORIA, JACKSON AND CALHOUN COUNTY. SO TONIGHT AGAIN AS YOU KNOW WE

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TALK ABOUT THE PROJECT NEED AND THE PURPOSE. FOR WE'LL GET INTO THE CRASH DATA LATER ON IN THE PRESENTATION BUT I HAVE BEEN ANALYZING THE CRASH DATA ALONG THAT CORRIDOR A NUMBER OF FEDERAL INCIDENTS PARTICULARLY INVOLVING PEDESTRIANS ALONG THAT CORRIDOR. AS YOU KNOW RIGHT NOW FROM NOVARRO TO LOOP 4 63 WE HAVE A CONTINUOUS LEFT-HAND TURN LANE. WITH THAT BASICALLY VEHICLE ARE ABLE TO NAVIGATE IN THE LEFT TURN LANE AND MAKE UNCONTROLLED TURNING MOVEMENTS IN ANY PARTICULAR DRIVEWAY ALONG THE ROUTE. WITH THE TYPE OF BUSINESSES WE HAVE ALONG BUSINESS 59 WE CAN SEE A LOT OF OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF TRAFFIC CONGESTION AND WITH THAT A VERY HIGH VOLUME OF PEDESTRIANS TRAFFIC. SO WHAT ARE WE TRYING TO DO? THE PROJECT PURPOSE IS TO IMPROVE SAFETY ALONG THE CORRIDOR, REDUCE CRASHES, FATALITIES, CONTROL TURNING MOVEMENT TO REDUCE CRASHES, INCREASE MOBILITY AND REDUCE CONGESTION AND MAKE TRAVEL S SAFER FOR PEDESTRIANS. SO THIS IS DPAT A TAKEN FROM 2017 TO TO 2020.

AND LOOKING AT ALL THE TOTAL REPORTED CRASHES ALONG BUSINESS 59 WITHIN THAT CORRIDOR TOTAL OF 169 REPORTED CRASHES AND OF THESE WE HAD 8 FATAL OR INCAPACITATING CRASHES.

OF THOSE LOOKING AT THE DETAILS ON THE 8 FATAL CRASHES OR INCAPACITATE TAKING, MOST OF THOSE DEAL WITH EITHER IMPROPER LEFT-HAND TURN MOVEMENT ACROSS TRAFFIC AND THEN THE REMAINDER IS FROM PEDESTRIANS. SO THIS IS THIS IS SOME GRASS THAT WOULD I LIKE TO SHOW YOU.

IT'S A LOT OF INFORMATION SHOWN ON THIS SHEET. ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE IT'S WHAT WE CALL A HEAT MAP. BASICALLY PLOT ALL OF THE CR CRASHES WITHIN REALLY ANY GIVEN BOUNDARY WHICH HERE WE SELECTED THE VICTORIA CITY LIMITS. I APOLOGIZE FOR CHANGING BUT IT SHOWS THE HEAT MAP FOR BUSINESS 59 AND AS YOU CAN SEE WHAT WE HAVE HIGHLIGHTED THERE'S SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF CRASHES ALONG THAT CORRIDOR. THE BRIGHTER THE COLOR AS IT GETS TO RED AND YELLOW THAT'S MORE CRASHES IN NUMBER. TOP RIGHT PIE CHART IS BASICALLY SHOWING ALL THE COLLISIONS ON BUSINESS 59 AND SHOWING THAT AS PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL CRASHES IN THE VICTORIA AREA AND SO SINCE 20142014 WAS RELATIVELY LOW AND YOU SEE THE INCREASE. ROUGHLY HOVERING AROUND 20 PERCENT.

THAT'S 20 PERCENT OF ALL VICTORIA CRASHES RELATED TO THE CRASHES ON BUSINESS 59.

WHAT THE CHART TELLS US. THEN THE BOTTOM CHART IS DOCUMENTING THE SEVERE CRASHES AND AS YOU CAN SEE SINCE 2014 THE TREND ON THAT TREND LINE IS DEFINITELY TRENDING UPWARDS AND OUR GOAL WITH THE PROJECT WOULD BE TO REVERSE THE TREND AND GET DO MORE IN THE DOWNWARD DIRECTION. ONE THING I WANT YOU TO LOOK AT AND WE COVERED THIS WHENEVER WE DISCUSSED THE NOVARRO MEDIAN PROJECT IS OUR MEDIANS ARE THEY BENEFICIAL? DO AT THE WORK. DO THEY IN FACT REDUCE CRASHES? SO THIS DATA IS FROM ANALYZED BASED ON THE NOVARRO SECTION NORTH OF THE LOOP FROM LOOP 4 63 TO GLASGOW AND BASICALLY WE TOOK THE 2 YEARS PRIOR TO THE, REALLY THREE YEARS BEFORE THE MEDIAN WAS INSTALLED AND THEN COMPARED IT TO THE 4 YEARS AFTER. LOOKING THROUGH 2004 TO 2006 CRASH WERE HIS SOMEWHERE HOVERING AROUND THE 200 MARK. ONCE THE MEDIAN WAS INSTALLED AT THE END OF 2006 YOU COULD SEE THE DRASTIC REDUCTION IN NUMBER OF CRASHES ALONG THAT CORRIDOR. GOING DOWN THE 134 CRASHES IN 2010.

AND SO OVER ALL OUT OF THAT OVER THOSE 4 YEARS 36.36.3 PERCENT REDUCTION IN CRASHES THROUGH THAT SECTION THAT HAS BEEN INSTALLED.

SO WITH THE IM PRACTICE. AS STATED IT'S VERY SIMILAR TO THE NOVARRO MEDIAN PROJECT WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING. THERE IS SOME MINOR CHANGES THAT I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS.

MAIN THING IS DUE TO OUR MEETING WITH SO NOVARRO WE HAVE 14 FOOT MEDIAN AS YOU APPROACH AN INTERSECTION IT REDUCES DOWN TO 4 FOOT MEDIAN AT THE INTERSECTION ITSELF.

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THERE IS A COUPLE LEFT TURN LANES SECOND BULLET TALKS ABOUT LEFT TURN LANES TO THE MEDIAN AT VARIOUS LOCATION TO ALLOW TURNING MOVEMENTS. THAT IS REALLY TALKING ABOUT, WE'LL GET IN A LITTLE BIT WHEN I GO THROUGH THE ACTUAL LAYOUT IS THERE'S SOME SPECIFIC LOCATIONS THAT PARTICULARLY WE TRAY TO LOCATE ALL THE L OR TURNING MOVEMENT AT TRAFFIC SIGNIFICANT FALL HOWEVER THEIR A COUPLE EL OF LOCATIONING ALONG THE CORRIDOR WE PROSECUTE POSE LEFT-HAND TURN LANE AT UNSIGNAL INTERSECTION AND I'LL EXPLAIN THOSE REASONS HERE SHORTLY. WITH THIS PROJECT WE ARE LOOKING TO ADD SOME SIDEWALKS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS. WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO WITH THAT IS RIGHT NOW THERE IS QUITE A BIT OF SIDEWALK ALONG THE CORRIDOR AND WHAT WE ARE LOOKING TO DO IS BASICALLY FILL IF THE GAP. PROVIDE CONTINUOUS OR PROVIDE FOR CONTINUOUS ACCESS TO SIDEWALK BASICALLY FROM THE NOVARRO TO I THINK THE END OF THE CURB AND GUTTER WHICH IS SOMEWHERE JUST WEST OF SAM HOUSTON WHERE CURB AND GUTTER ENDS.

SO WE LOOKING FOR CONTINUOUS ACCESS TURN LANES WITHIN THE TURN LANE SECTION WITH SIDEWALK AND CURB RAMP SO PEDESTRIANS CAN WALK, TRAVEL PARALLEL TO THE ROAD WHICH TO THE NEAREST SIGNAL INTERSECTION AND SAFELY CROSS AT CROSS-OVER IS WHAT THE SIDEWALK WOULD BE INVOLVED IN.

AND THEN ALSO WHEN WE SAY INCREASE ILLUMINATION THROUGHOUT THE CORRIDOR.

CURRENTLY WE HAVE ILLUMINATION IN PLACE. IT IS ON THE OUTSIDE.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING TO DO IS TO SUPPLEMENT THAT ILLUMINATION THAT'S THERE TO PROVIDE WHAT IS CONSIDERED CONTINUOUS ILLUMINATION AS YOU PROBABLY SEEN ON NOVARRO MEDIAN.

WE WOULD BE SUPPLEMENTING WHAT IS OUT THIS PROVIDING MORE ILLUMINATION AND UPGRADING THE EXISTING ILLUMINATION TO THE NEW STANDARD OF THE LED ILLUMINATION WHICH IS BRIGHTER.

USE LESS ELECTRICITY ET CETERA. SO THIS IS A THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE TYPICAL SECTION AND IF YOU HAVE DRIVEN DOWN NOVARRO I'M SURE YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH WHAT WE HAVE.

IT'S VERY SIMILAR TO RIO GRAND. DEPENDING WHERE YOU ARE AT ALONG THE CORRIDOR YOU EITHER HAVE TWO OR 3 LANES AND AS YOU APPROACH THE INTERSECTIONS THE MEDIAN NARROWS.

AS WE SEE HERE. IT SHOWS 2 FOOT PROPOSED MEDIAN AT THE INTERSECTION ITSELF OR AT THE TURN LANES FOR TRAVELERS TO GET INTO THAT TURN LANE TO MAKE A LEFT-HAND TURN.

WANT TO DISCUSS WHY AND WHEN TO CONSIDER A RAISED MEDIAN. TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD WE PULLED SOME DATA FROM THEM AND PACE CHICAGO FROM THAT INFORMATION GATHERED RAISED MEDIAN PLAY AS CRITICAL ROLE IN THE OPERATION AND SAFETY OF ROADWAY ESPECIALLY ON ROADWAY WITH MULTIPLE LANES, WITH HIGH LEVEL OF PEDESTRIANS ACTIVITY AS WE SEE ALONG THIS AREA.

ALSO THE HIGH CRASH LOCATION ARE WHERE IT'S DESIRABLE TO LIMIT LEFT THE URN TO IMPROVE SAFETY. SO RATE NOW AS I STATED PREVIOUSLY IF YOU ARE IN THAT LEFT TURN LANE, BASICALLY ANY MOVEMENT WHERE YOU ARE TURNING LEFT INTO A DRIVEWAY ANYTHING LIKE THAT IS CONSIDERED A CONFLICT POINT. COULD BE POTENTIAL CONFLICT POINT. BY ADDING THE MEDIAN AND CONCENTRATING THE LEFT TURN MOVEMENT AT SIGNAL OR THE TURN BASE WE PROPOSED IT'S REDUCING THE NUMBER OF CONFLICT POINTS ALONG THE CORRIDOR AND THUS REDUCING IMPROVING SAFETY AND REDUCING THE NUMBER OF CRASHES.

ALSO THE ESTHETIC CONSIDERATION BEHIND THE MEDIAN IT SEVERAL. GET INTO A LITTLE BIT MORE OF THE SAFETY BENEFIT BEHIND THE MEDIAN SO SAME RESEARCH SHOWS RAISED MEDIAN IMPROVE SAFETY BY REDUCING THE NUMBER OF CRASHES. REDUCING THE SEVERITY OF CRASHES WHEN THEY DO HAPPEN AND THEN OBVIOUSLY DECREASING THE NUMBER OF FATALITIES AND INCAPACITATING INJURIES.

AND SO THE REASON FOR THE CRASH REDUCTION? CONFLICT AREAS ARE LOUISED LEFT TURN REDUCED OR ELIMINATED AND IMPROVED SAFETY FOR PEDESTRIANS BECAUSE THEY ARE BASICALLY ENCOURAGED TO USE THE CROSS-OVER AT THE SIGNAL INTERSECTIONS.

SO NOW I'D LIKE TO GO OVER KIND OF JUST WALK YOU THROUGH OUR LAYOUT OUR PROPOSED LAYOUT FROM NOVARRO INTO 4 63. IF I CAN SWITCH OVER TO THE GOOGLE IMAGE? I'LL ZOOM IN ON NOVARRO. I'LL WALK DOWN THE ROAD. SO HERE AT NOVARRO, RIO GRAND

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BAY TO TURN SOUTH ON TO NOV NOVARRO. >> BEFORE YOU MOVE FURTHER I GUESS NORTH CAN WE TALK ABOUT THE INTERSECTION OF NOVARRO REAL QUICK.

SOME OF THE COMMENTS AND CROSSWALK AND WHAT NOT. >> YES.

>> HAS THERE BEEN CONSIDERATION TO INCORPORATE PEDESTRIANS CROSSING AT THAT INTERSECTION?

>> I HAVE NOT REALIZED THERE WASN'T ONE. UNTIL IT WAS BROUGHT UP.

BUT HAS IT BEEN BROUGHT UP BEFORE. >> NO.

I HONESTLY DIDN'T REALIZE THAT EITHER. WE DO HAVE OVERLAY PROJECT COMING UP ON THIS ROUTE AS WELL THAT WE WILL BE REPLACING THE CROSSWALK THROUGH THIS WHERE THERE'S EXISTING BUT THAT'S ONE THING THAT I DID MAKE A NOTE TO VISIT WITH THE STAFF IN OAKLAND ABOUT WHAT THE PEDESTRIANS ELEMENTS THAT WE HAVE OR WILL PUT IN PLACE.

BECAUSE THERE ARE RAMP THERE. IF WE HAVE RAMP WOULD I SEE US PUTTING CROSSWALK ACROSS FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER. SO I'LL TAKE THAT BACK AND CHECK ON THAT.

>> IS THERE MORE TO A CROSSWALK THAN THE PAINT AND THE INDICATION OF IT.

>> AS FAR AS THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL ITSELF THERE ARE SOME PEDESTRIANS ELEMENTS THAT GO ON AS FAR AS THE DETECTORS AND WHEN LETTING PEDESTRIANS KNOW WHEN TO CROSS, WHEN NOT TO CROSS. I DO NOT KNOW OFFHAND IF THIS CURRENT SIGNAL, I KNOW MOST OF THEM ALONG THE ROUTE DO HAVE THOSE ELEMENTS IN PLACE. THAT'S SOMETHING I WAS GOODING

TO CHECK ON AS WELL. >> OKAY.

>> WHILE YOU ARE GOING THROUGH THIS WALKING DOWN THE ROAD. SOME OF THE IF A SALT LAKE CITY BECAUSE PEOPLE DON'T GO TO SIGNAL INTERSECTION. JUST EXPLAIN YOUR DESIGN.

WHAT STOPS PEOPLE FROM CROSSING AT ANY PARTICULAR POINT NOT A SIGNAL CROSSWALK.

>> OKAY. >> YOU KNOW. >> I SENT SEEN THAT ON NOVARRO.

THAT THERE'S ANYTHING IN THE DESIGN THAT STOPS THAT. >> IT TRULY IMPROVES PEDESTRIANS SAFETY WHEN YOU HAVE HAD CROSS NOVARRO. I UNDERSTAND AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE DISCUSSED. RIGHT NOW WITH LEFT TURN LANE YOU ARE BASICALLY CROSSING 7 LANES OF TRAFFIC. WITH THE MEDIAN IN PLACE DOES THE MEDIAN AUTOMATICALLY STOP PEDESTRIANS FROM CROSSING IT? NO IT DOESN'T BUT IT DOES PROVIDE SOME SORT OF SAFE H HAVEN, IF YOU WILL. MIDWAY ACROS.

I KNOW YES WE ENCOURAGE ALL PEDESTRIANS TO USE TO CAN YOU THE SAFE INTERSECTIONS TO CROSS BUT I AGAIN I KNOW IT DOESN'T PREVENT THEM AND SO THE MEDIAN THAT'S ONE THING IT DOES IS

PROVIDE SOME SORT OF SAFE HAVEN FOR PEDESTRIANS. >> WE DON'T HAVE YOU DON'T HAVE

CARS MAKING LEFT TURNS SMOO THAT'S CORRECT. >> COMPETING WHICH WE DON'T WANT THEM THERE BUT I'LL ASK ANOTHER QUESTION. AS YOU GO THROUGH THIS I'M STARTING TO GET QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ABILITY TO MAKE U TURNS SPECIFICALLY ON NOVARRO BUT THE SAME QUESTION HERE. ARE U TURNS ALLOWED. SIGNAL.

>> YES. SIGNAL INTERSECTION U TURN ARE, IT'S A LEGAL TURNING MOVEMENT.

>> IS THERE GOING TO BE A SEPARATE SIGNIFICANT UNTIL FOR U TURNS SO PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT PEOPLE MAKING U TURNS AND OTHER PEOPLE CROSSING AT THE SAME TIME.

>> RIGHT ON RED. I CAUGHT MYSELF SLAMMING ON BRAKE.

>> THAT'S A CHANGE WHENEVER YOU DO IMPLEMENT A MEDIAN THERE'S MORE U TURNS AND SO IT DOES TAKE, IF YOU HAVE A DRIVER AT THE INTERSECTING LOCATION BOTH HAVE TO BE BE AWARE.

BUT ALONG THE SAME AS NO VARIOUS O. ONCE WE ARE DONE WITH THE PROJECT I'M SURE WE'LL COORDINATE WITH THE CITY AND DO ANY CHANGES THAT NEED TO BE MADE TO THE TRAFFIC SIGNALS THEMSELVES AS FAR AS SEQUENCING AND ANYTHING LIKE THAT. WILL BE MADE.

IF ANY CHANGES ARE NEEDED. >> ALONG THE LINES OF U TURNS, WHEN I BROUGHT IT UP WHEN THE NOVARRO MEDIAN WAS BEING DESIGNED I ASKED ABOUT SPECIFICALLY HOW ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO TURN 3 QUARTER TON F-250 AROUND IN THAT THING? YOU CAN'T.

YOU CAN ALREADY SEE WHERE PEOPLE GRASS ARE GETTING HIT BECAUSE THE CAR OR THE TRUCK GO UP ON THE CURB. I WAS TOLD AT THAT TIME WELL, YOU JUST GO DID YOU KNOW TO THE

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I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THAT'S OUR ANSWER IS THAT WE ARE TAKING THOROUGHFARE TR TRAFFIC, PUSHING IT ON TO RESIDENTIAL STREETS SO THAT PEOPLE CAN MAKE U TURN AND GET BACK AND GO IN THE OTHER DIRECTION. IS THAT REALLY THE ANSWER?

>> I DON'T KNOW SIR. >> OKAY. >> SMALLER CAR.

>> YOU HAD BEEN USING A VAN PRETTY SOON. >> NO VAN.

NOT ALLOWED. >> MY SON SAYS THAT. HE'S DRIVING A VAN NOW.

>>> AS WAS STATED EARLIER, SO WE HAVE, WE HAVE NOVARRO. WE HAVE THE RAMP.

AFTER WE HAVE STAKE HOLDER MEETING, PUBLIC MEETING, PUBLIC HEARING.

WE HAD COMMENTS BACK FROM EMS WHO STATED THEY DO USE GOLDMAN QUITE A BIT.

CAN YOU GO GOLD MAN BECAUSE KIND OF MID POINT ACCESS TO THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS SO ONE THING WE ARE LOOKING TO IMPLEMENT YOU CAN SEE IT RIGHT HERE WHAT WE CALL A TRAFFIC WORM. IT DOES NOT ALLOWED FOR THROUGH TRAFFIC ON GOLDMAN TO PROCEED TO CROSS THE ROAD TO GOLDMAN OR TRAFFIC ON GOLDMAN TO TAKE IT IF HEADING NORTON GOLDMAN TO TAKE A LEFT INTO THE EASTBOUND DIRECTION. BUT WHAT IT DOES PROVIDE IS SAY FOR WESTBOUND TRAFFIC ON RIO GRAND IT PROVIDES THEM A TURN LANE TO BE ABLE TO TURN LEFT ON TO GOLDMAN AND VISA VERSA FOREST BOUND TRAFFIC TO GET INTO A DEDICATED TURN HANE AND MAKE A LEFT ON TO SOUTH BOUND GOLDMAN. SO STILL PROVIDES A LEFT HAND TURNING MOVEMENT THERE EXCEPT IT JUST DOESN'T ALLOW THE THROUGH MOVEMENTS.

>> WORK WELL TO HAVE A SIGNAL LIGHT THERE? AND CROSSWALK OR IS THIS

SUFFICIENT. >> WELL LOOKING AT THE DISTANCES FROM MY UNDER UNDERSTANDING, THE DISTANCE BETWEEN GOLDMAN AND NOVARRO, GOLDMAN AND RIO GRAND IT'S A RELATIVELY SHORT DISTANCE. THAT I DON'T BELIEVE BASED ON OBVIOUSLY WOULD HAVE TO GO INTO, YOU WOULD HAVE TO DO A WARRANT TO SEE IF IT WAS JUSTIFIED BUT AS FAR AS THE LENGTH OF THE TURN BASE, WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO ACHIEVE IT WAS AROUND 600 FOOT TURN BAY AT EACH INTERSECTION, WE ARE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT WITH THE SIGNAL AT THAT INTERSECTION. SO THAT WAS THE THOUGHT OF DOING THE TRAFFIC WORM AT THAT

LOCATION. >> NO CROSSWALK THERE EITHER. >> NO CROSSWALK.

>> GET CLOSER, HOW WIDE IS THIS MEDIAN SNL WE ARE SAYING WE DON'T NECESSARILY WANT PEDESTRIANS TRAFFIC THERE BUT THE REALITY IS THAT THERE'S STILL A MEDIAN NOT DIRECTLY ON GOLDMAN BUT IN MID BLOCK WHERE PEOPLE RUN ANY WAY. HOW WIDE IS THE MEDIAN THERE.

>> I BELIEVE THE IMMEDIATE AN THERE AT THAT LOCATION IS 2 FOOT WIDE MEDIAN.

>> IF NOVARRO IS FIXED FROM CROSSWALK STANDPOINT WE HAVE CROSSWALK THIS AND THEN THERE WOULD BE LAURENT, NOTHING IN BETWEEN THERE THAT WOULD BE SAFE FOR PEDESTRIANS.

>> WELL THERE IS NOT A CON CONTROLLED, THERE WILL NOT BE, AS PLANNED NOW THERE'S NOT A CONTROLLED ACCESS POINT FOR THEM TO CROSS. ISM ALSO NOT JAY WALKING

BECAUSE THERE'S NOT A LIGHT. >> DO WE HAVE ANY KIND OF COUNTS ON HOW MANY PEOPLE ACTUALLY DO CROSS THERE WILL? THEY CROSS EVERYWHERE BUT IS THERE MORE PEOPLE CROSSING

THERE? I'M NOT SO SURE THERE ARE. >> I DON'T KNOW THE DATA BEHIND THAT. IF ANYBODY IS CHECKING ON THAT AT THAT TIME 8. THIS IS MAINLY

JUST ACCESS FOR EMS OR FIRE. >> YES THAT WAS ONE OF THE CONCERNS BROUGHT UP WAS EMS.

ANYBODY WILL BE ABLE TO USE THE CUT BUT THAT WAS ONE OF THE. >> LINE ON NOVARRO BECAUSE FIRE DEPARTMENT REQUESTED ACCESS. THAT WASN'T PLANNED TO BE A CUT THERE.

>> THAT AND ALSO BASED ON WHEN THE WARRANT WAS DONE FOR THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL, YOU KNOW, WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU HAD MEDIAN THROUGH THERE OR TO GET THAT WARRANT A LOT OF THE TRAFFIC THAT IS IN THE RESTAURANTS CAN BASICALLY NAVIGATE AROUND BY THE HEALTH CENTER AND COMING OUT MORNING GLORY. PROPOSED TRAFFIC COUNT IS WHAT REALLY DROVE THAT SIGNAL WARRANT AT THAT LOCATION. BECAUSE THAT IS A SPOT, DESTINATION PEOPLE TRAVEL AND SO TO GET OUT DUE TO THOSE PROPOSED COUNT IS HOW THAT WAS WARRANTED.

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ROADWAY. SO THAT'S THAT CUT. >> GO BACK TO LAURENT.

L STLL ANY DESIGNATED CROSSWALK THERE AT LAURENT FOR PEDESTRIANS?

LOOK LIKE AN OLD ONE. >> YES IT IS THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO CHECK BECAUSE ON OUR, WE HAVE ANOTHER PROJECT OUTSIDE OF THIS MEDIAN PROJECT. OVERLAY PROJECT THAT WILL BEGIN HERE IN THE NEXT MONTH OR 2. NIGHTTIME PAVING JOB WHERE THE ROADWAY WILL COMPLETELY GET RESURFACINGED. THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE ON THERE IS TO RESTRIPE ALL THE PEDESTRIANS CROSSWALKS. SO I'LL GO BACK ON THIS LOCATION AS WELL AND CONFIRM.

I KNOW WE HAVE AS PART OF THE NOVARRO MEDIAN PROJECT WE HAVE ONGOING NOW WE REBUILT THE RAMP AND SIDEWALKS ALONG THIS ROUTE AS WELL AND SO MAKE SURE IF WE HAVE RAMP FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER THAT WE'LL BE IM ME MEMENTING THE CROSSWALKS AS WELL.

>> THERE WERE NO LINES AT ALL. NO CONTRACTS WALKS AT ALL. SO NOW WE DON'T HAVE CROSSWALK

AT LAURENT, GOLDMAN. >> SOUNDS LIKE HOPEFULLY BY THE END OF THIS WE'LL HAVE

CROSSWALK AT NOVARRO AND LAURENT. >> I THINK THERE'S SIGNAGE AT

LAURENT THERE. THAT SAYS WALK OR DON'T WALK. >> THERE IS.

>> STRIPING MAY NOT BE ON THE GROUND ANY MORE BUT IT IS A SIGNAL CROSSWALK.

>> IT IS. BUT THE PEDESTRIANS ELEMENTS ARE AT LAURENT.

I MEANT AT THIS CORNER WITH L THIS AND WE LOOKED AT ACCESS TO PUSH PUT TON AND GET PETS ACCESS TO THAT. ELEMENTS ARE THERE. WHEN WE COME THROUGH WITH OUR PROJECT WE'LL HAVE THAT STRIPED FOR THE CROSSWALKS.

WE TALKED ABOUT ASSAILIA AND STOLT AND WHAT WE MACHINED TO DO THERE.

NEXT INTERSECTION BEN JORDAN. AGAIN ABOUT A 600 FOOT LEFT-HAND TURN BAY IN BOTH

DIRECTIONS. TO ACCESS ON THE BEN JORDAN. >> AGAIN THE INTERSECTIONS WILL

BE SIGNALIZE. >> YES MA'AM. THAT LOCKS RIGHT THERE IS

SIGNALIZE. >> I DIDN'T MEAN IT LIKE. THAT PEDESTRIANS ASPECT OF IT.

>> YES. THIS ONE IS. IT'S ALREADY HAS THE

PEDESTRIANS ELEMENTS AS WELL. >> FOR CLARIFICATION I ASSUME THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS WOULD

CONTINUE. >> YES MA'AM.

NEXT LOCATION WANT TO DISCUSS IS PALM DRIVE. RIGHT HERE BY THE HOSPITAL.

SO AFTER WE HAD OUR STAKE HOLDER MEETING WE HAD A SIT DOWN MEETING WITH THE HOSPITAL AND BASICALLY WENT OVER THEIR RENOVATION PLANS WITH THEM AND FROM MY UNDERSTANDING BASED ON THAT MEETING WHENEVER THEIR RENOVATION IS DONE, WE HAVE BASICALLY 2 DIFFERENT ACCESS POINTS AT THEIR ER. EMERGENCY VEHICLE LOCATION WHICH THEY WILL ACCESS ON THE PALM DRIVE WITH DIRECT DRIVEWAY INTO THE PARKING LOT AND THEN NORMAL EVERY DAY VEHICLES WILL BE USING TO ACCESS THE ER WE USE HOSPITAL DRIVE. SO WITH THAT PROPOSED TRAFFIC COUNT ON MORNING GLORY WE PROPOSE TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT PALM AT THAT LOCATION AND IT WILL BE, HAVE A TURN LANE WITH DIRECT ACCESS ON TO PALM DRIVE ITSELF.

AND THEN WITH THAT AT HOSPITAL DRIVE WE WILL NOT HAVE A SIGNAL THERE DUE TO THE DISTANCE BETWEEN BEN WILSON AND HOSPITAL BUT WE ARE PLANNING TV A LEFT-HAND TURN LANE FOREST BOUND TRAFFIC FOR NORMAL VEHICLES SAY TRAVELING TO THE ER INSTEAD OF FORCING THEM TO SIGNAL AND MAKE U TURN TO GET TO THE ER WITH DIRECT ACCESS TO HOSPITAL DRIVE TO MAKE THE TURN

TO ACCESS THE HOSPITAL AT THAT ROUTE. >> OKAY.

THAT'S BETWEEN BEN JORDAN AND HOSPITAL DRIVE. TOUGH LARGE TRACTOR TRAILERS AT THE STATION AND FUNERAL HOME AND 2 UHV DORM. SO ALL THAT TRAFFIC WILL COME

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SO THEY ARE ALL GOING TO HAVE TO TURN RIGHT AND THEN TURN AGAIN LEFT ON BEN WILSON AND TURN LEFT ON RED RIVER AND HEAD SOUTH BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE MOST OF THE CHURCHES ARE AND 90 PERCENT OF THE CEMETERIES ARE IN WEST VICTORIA. THAT'S GOING TO CREATE A HUGE, HUGE PROBLEM FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT. MAJOR PROBLEM.

>> OKAY. WE MET. WE HAD SOME COMMENTS FROM THE FAWN RALL HOME AND I DON'T KNOW THE ACCIDENT OF THOSE DISCUSSIONS.

I KNOW OUR DISTRICT STAFF HAD SOME DISCUSSION WAS THEM. WE ALSO DID HAVE A SIT DOWN MEETING WITH SIT COULD AND DISCUSSED THEIR OPERATION AND WHAT WE WOULD BE DOING THERE.

YES, SIR I DO RECOGNIZE. >> RIGHT NOW. >> THAT'S A BREAK IN THE IN

MEDIAN THOUGH RIGHT. >> NO THERE'S NO BREAK THERE. >> THERE'S A BREAK RIGHT HERE

AT PALM. SIGNAL AT PALM DRIVE. >> U TURN.

YOU CAN'T MAKE A U TURN THERE WITH THE FUNERAL. >> THERE'S CONSTRUCTION GOING

ON IN FRONT OF THE DODGE PLACE. >> PROCESSION WOULD HAVE LAW ENFORCEMENT PATROL THAT MIGHT

BE ABLE TO HELP WITH TRAFFIC. I DON'T KNOW. >> RIGHT NOW THERE'S CONSTRUCTION, WITH CONSTRUCTION THERE THERE'S TRAFFIC BACKED UP PAST THE INTERSECTION OF BEN WILSON. SO DURING THE DAY PEAK BUSINESS HOURS WHEN FUNERAL PROCESSION COME OUT OF THE FUNERAL HOME BETWEEN 8 AND 12 AND AGAIN 1 AND 4 L YOU HAVE 100 VEHICLE COMING OUT OF THERE. THAT TRAFFIC IS ALL HAVE TO GO TO BEN WILSON TO TAKE A LEFT AND RED RIVER AND TAKE ANOTHER LEFT AND SOUTH ON RED RIVER IN FRONT OF THE BIG COLLEGE DURING BUSINESS HOURS AND THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS COMING OUT. I DON'T THINK ALL THAT IS BEING TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION. THAT'S GOING TO BE A NIGHTMARE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT.

I'M TELLING YOU IT'S GOING TO BE A NIGHTMARE. MARK MY WORD.

LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ON THE STREET NOW HAVE ALREADY CONFIDED IN ME AND TOLD ME THAT'S GOING TO BE A NIGHTMARE. IT'S GOING TO BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND TRAFFIC IS GOING TO BE STOPPED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. I DON'T THINK THAT IS BEING TAKEN IN CONSIDERATION HOW SLOW A FUNERAL PROCESSION IS. I'D HIKE FOR TO YOU GO BACK AND ADDRESS IT SOME MORE AND BRING BACK MORE INFORMATION ON HOW THAT WILL BE FIXED.

>> YES, SIR. >> BECAUSE IT'S NOT GOING TO WORK.

I CAN TELL YOU NOW. >> OKAY.

>> WHILE WE ARE LOOKING AT THAT SAME INTERSECTION I'M KIND OF CURIOUS ABOUT THE BREAK IN PALM BY CONTINUING THE THEME ABOUT U TURNS BECAUSE OF ALL THE RESTAURANTS ON THE OTHER SIDE.

SO WOULD PEOPLE BE ABLE TO MAKE U TURNS THIS TO GET TO THE RESTAURANT.

>> YES MA'AM. >> EVERYONE THOUGH THE MEDIAN DOESN'T NARROW DOWN THERE'S NOT

A LEFT TURN LANE. >> OH. WELL AS FAR AS.

>> GET BACK TO MCDONALD'S AND GET BACK TO FRANCIS MARTY AND BACK TO THE DORMATORIES.

>> YES. YOU KNOW, WITH THE WAY THE MEDIAN IS LAID OUT IT DOESN'T PROVIDE A LEFT-HAND TURN LANE. THAT'S SOMETHING I WOULD HAVE TO CHECK AT THAT LOCATION.

>> OKAY. >> AND GET BACK TO YOU. >> REASON FOR THESE MEDIAN IS TO NOT PUSH VEHICLE INTO THE RESIDENTIAL AREAS. WELL, THAT DOES IT RIGHT THERE WHEN YOU HAVE VEHICLE THAT WANT TO COME BACK TO MAKE A LEFT ON PALM AND GO INTO THE RESIDENTIAL AREA OR RIGHT ON PALM SO COME BACK AROUND. I CAN TELL YOU THAT.

THAT'S ALSO GOING TO HAPPEN. SO THAT'S KIND OF IMPEDING. >> WERE YOU ABLE TO MEET WITH UHV. CAN THE BUS DO A U TURN TO GET TO THE DORM FROM THE CAMPUS.

>> I DON'T KNOW IF OUR DISTRICT STAFF MET WITH THEM. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY COMMENTED.

>> THEY HAVE INTERNAL BUS SERVICE AND COME DOWN BELKYS NEREYS WILSON.

OF COURSE TAKE A RIGHT ON RIO GRAND AND TAKE A LEFT INTO THEIR DORMS AND THEY FERRY STUDENTS TO CAMPUS AND GOES OVER TO AIRLINE.SO THEY ARE MAKING A BIG LOOP.

BUT I DON'T KNOW WITHOUT THAT TURN LANE THERE ON PALM AND CUE UP FOR U TURN IF THEY ARE ABLE

TO. >> I'LL CHECK. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY HAD

DISCUSSION WITH THEM. >> THANK YOU. L.

>> SOL WE DISCUSSED PALM. HOSPITAL DRIVE. AND NEXT ONE HAD BEEN AT BEN

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WILSON OBVIOUSLY WHERE THERE'S A SIGNAL. >> GOING TO BE A WALKWAY AT BEN

WILSON. >> I THINK THERE'S ONE RIGHT NOW.

WITH LIGHTS. WHY I WAS PART OF THE HIGHWAY WE HAD ASKED FOR LIGHTING

BECAUSE OF THE COLLEGE. >> THEY TRY TO PUSH THE STUDENTS TO RIDE THE BUS BECAUSE OF THE ACCIDENTS. BECAUSE OF THE LARGE INTERSECTION. SO YES IF THAT HASN'T BEEN ADDRESSED IT'S POOR PLANNING.

>> NEXT OPENING IS AT SAM HOUSTON. CURRENTLY ALL PEDESTRIANS ELEMENTS ARE AT THAT LOCATION. NEXT LOCATION IS AT I BELIEVE THAT'S TAKE WOOD WHERE THE WAL-MART IS AT THAT TRAFFIC SIGNAL LOCATION. WE HAVE A BREAK THERE AT THAT SIGNAL. NEXT LOCATION AFTER OUR PUBLIC MEETING THIS IS JET MAINT MAINTENANCE. THEY REQUESTED A MEETING AND BASICALLY THE TYPE OF VEHICLE, THEY BRING IN VERY LARGE CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT ON OVER SIZE LOW BOY TRAILERS AND SHARE TO WHAT WE DISCUSSED WITH ZIT CO- THE REASON THEY WORK WITH WHAT THEY TOLD US ABOUT A BASICALLY ALL THE TRAFFIC EXITING LEFT ON THE PROPERTY FROM BEN JORDAN AND LEAD BACK TO 87 AT THAT DIRECTION ANY WAY SO AFTER DISCUSSIONS WITH THEM BASICALLY BRINGING THE TRUCK INS AT ON THAT SAME ROUTE WASN'T THAT BIG OF AN ISSUE. NOW JET MAINTENANCE AS YOU CROSS, IF YOU ARE ON IF YOU ARE ON 87 AND YOU GET ON BEN JORDAN I BELIEVE YOU HAVE TO CROSS RAILROAD TRACKS. THAT'S THE ISSUE WITH THOSE LOW BOY TRAILERS.

CAN'T BE DONE. THEY WILL DRAG GET HUNG UP ET CETERA.

SO THAT WAS ONE OF THE PUSH IS TO PROVIDE EASTBOUND LEFT TURN LANE INTO JUST THE JET MAINTENANCE DRIVEWAY PARTICULARLY FOR THEIR TRAILERS AND ACCESS FROM THE TRAILER BECAUSE REALLY THIS DIRECTION AS FAR AS THEM IN THE EAST BOUND DIRECTION IS THE ONLY WAY THE TRAILER CAN MAKE IT AT THAT LOCATION BECAUSE DUE TO THE RAILROAD TRACK. NO WAY FOR THEM TO COME IN FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. SO THAT WOULD BE.

>> YOU ALL WORKED WITH THEM ON THE LENGTH OF THE CUT TOO BECAUSE OF THE LONG TURNING

RADIUS. >> YES, SIR. >> THANK YOU.

>> NEXT CUT WE HAVE IS ANOTHER ONE THAT GETS IT WAS L NOT ISSUES WITH DESIGN BUT MADE A DESIGN CHANGE WAS HERE AT JOHN STOCK. THIS IS ANOTHER ONE OF THE BUSINESSES WITH HE MET WITH THEY PING IN VERY LARGE CRANES FOR OIL FIELD USE AND ONE OF THE CONCERNS ORIGINALLY WE HAD THE MEETING THAT EXTENDED ALL THE WAY TO JOHN STOCK BAR AND WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO MAKE A LEFT-HAND TURN OUT OF THE BUSINESS AND WHAT WE DISCUSSED WITH THEM, DIDN'T WANT TO HAPPEN IS THEY BRING BIG CRANES SOUTH INTO VICTORIA.

BACK TO WHATEVER THE ADJACENT ROADWAY WAS. I BELIEVE SAM HOUSTON THISEN BACK UP TO AIRLINE AND NAVIGATE THE LARGE CRANE ON THE CITY STREETS.

SO WE WORKED WITH THE TEXAS TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE TO COME UP WITH POSSIBLE SOLUTION AT THIS LOCATION WHERE WE ARE LOOK TO GO ACTUALLY BREAK IN IN THE ACTUAL CURB MEDIAN IN THIS LOCATION AND WE ARE GOING TO REMAIN BASICALLY A STRICH MEDIAN BEYOND THAT POINT TO JOHN STOCK BAR WHERE FAST CO-CAN EXIT AND CROSS THAT LOCATION.

WE DISCUSSED IT'S CLOSE IN YOU HAVE TO TRAFFIC SIGNAL BUT YOU SHOULD SEE A BREAK IN TRAFFIC TO MAKE A SAFE LEFT-HAND TURN. SIMILAR WITH THE BUSINESS ACROSS THE ROAD AT INGRAHAM.

I GUESS THE CONCRETE PLANT. THEN OBVIOUSLY THE NEXT BREAK WILL BE AT THIS INTERSECTION OF JOHN STOCK CAR. AND THEN BETWEEN JOHN STOCK BAR AND LOOP 4 63 THERE IS NO PROPOSED CUT ALONG THIS ROUTE. MEDIAN IS BASICALLY PROJECTED TO END AT LOOP 4 63 RIGHT THERE

AT THAT TRAFFIC SIGNAL. >> OLD GOOGLE EARTH. >> LOOK LIKE IT.

>> I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS. >> OKAY. >> L EVERYWHERE YOU HAVE A SIGNAL WILL THERE BE CROSSWALKS FOR PEDESTRIANS?

>> YES. THERE WILL BE ACCESS FOR PEDESTRIANS TO CROSS AT THE

SIGNAL INTERSECTIONS. >> OKAY. WHEN YOU PUT IN A LIGHT AND MEDIAN, ARE YOU RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR REPAIR IN THE FUTURE OR IS THE CITY RESPONSIBLE?

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>> ACCORDING TO THE MUNICIPAL MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT ANY LUMINARY WITHIN THE CITY LIMIT SIMILAR TO THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL THE CITY IS THE ONE THAT MAINTAIN THOSE LUMINARES.

>> WHAT ABOUT THE MEDIAN? >> EXCUSE ME.

>> SO YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ROAD AND THE MEDIAN. >> YES THAT'S CORRECT.

WE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ROAD WHICH AND THE MEDIAN ITSELF.

>> WHAT ABOUT THE SIDEWALKS. >> SIDEWALKS SNL WE REALLY, I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH MAIN MAINTENANCE, I GUESS SINCE I HAVE BEEN AS, WE HAVEN'T HAD WHOLE LOT OF ISSUE WITH SIDEWALK MAINTENANCE. TYPICALLY IT'S ONCE YOU COME IN AND GO THROUGH ALL THE ADA

PROCESS THERE'S TYPICALLY NOT WHOLE LOT OF ISSUES WITH THOSE. >> YOU ARE PUTTING NEW SIDEWALK IN. ARE YOU PUTTING THEM DOWN TO THE LOOP.

>> NO. WHAT THE PROPOSAL IS I BELIEVE IT'S AT THE I THINK RIGHT HERE AT SAM HOUSTON IS WHERE, YES, THE CURB GUTTER ENDS BASICALLY RIGHT HERE AT THAT I GUESS A LITTLE STRIP CENTER AT SAM HOUSTON AND RIO GRAND AN THAT'S BASICALLY WHERE WE ARE PROPOSING TO END THE SIDEWALKS BECAUSE BEYOND THAT WE HAVE OPEN DITCH AND SO SIDEWALK BECOME VERY DIFFICULT, NOT DIFFICULT. TO MAINTAIN ADA ACCESS IT'S, YOU WOULD HAVE A LOT OF RETAINING KUSH CURB TO MAINTAIN THE OF DITCH IN THAT AREA.

SO I KNOW, I BELIEVE ONE OF THE THINGS, ONE OF THE PROJECTS ON THE M P O THAT IS ON THE LIST IS THE BASICALLY WHAT WE CALL TRUNK LINE CORRIDOR. BASICALLY PUT IN UNDERGROUND STORM SEWER WHETHER AT THAT TIME YOU CAN PROVIDE PEDESTRIANS ACCESS.

BUT BEYOND THAT POINT I THINK THAT'S LATER. SOMETHING ON THE LIST ON M P O

LIST. >> WE HAD FATALITY THERE. >> YES.

>> TO GOOD DOWN TO WAL-MART OR SOMETHING. OR MOTEL 6.

>> I KNOW PEOPLE WHO WANT MORE PEDESTRIANS CROSSING BUT DO PEOPLE THE MEAD AND GIVE SAFETY FOR PEDESTRIANS. THERE WILL BE PEOPLE THAT DON'T CROSS AT THE CROSSWALKS. THEY HAVE AN ISLAND IN THE MIDDLE.

>> MICHAEL, THE SIDEWALKS GOING TO BE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE STREET UP UNTIL THAT AREA OR

WHAT WILL ABOUT OVER HERE? I WAS JUST ASKING. >> THE SIDEWALK ARE THE CURRENT NOVARRO PROJECT WE ARE BUILDING SIDEWALK FROM LAURENT TO BEN WILSON ON BOTH SIDES.

CONTINUOUS SIDEWALK. THEN AS SECOND PART OF THE PROJECT OR WHEN THIS THE BUSINESS 59 MEDIAN PROJECT WE LOOK TO FILL IN ANY GAP THERE ARE THAT BASICALLY PROVIDE CONTINUOUS ACCESS ON BOTH SIDES WITH CURB RAMP AT EVERY CORNER. REBUILDING ANY DRIVEWAY TO MAINTAIN ACCESS ACROSS DRI DRIVEWAYS THAT ARE CURRENTLY AN ISSUE.

>> OKAY. THANK YOU. EARLIER IN THIS MEETING THERE WAS A QUESTION ABOUT PAINTING THE MEDIAN OR MAKING THEM APPEAR.

>> YES, I WAS GOING TO TOUCH ON THAT. SO ON THAT NO VARIOUS 0PROJECT WE ARE STILL IN THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE. ONCE THEY FINISH THE LAST MILESTONE WE'LL FINISH THE MILESTONE BETWEEN CREST WOOD AND AIRLINE AND THEN THE WORK THAT IS PROPOSED BETWEEN WHERE THE EXISTING MEDIAN IS BETWEEN STAR A PUCKS AND HOOP 4 63.

WHAT KEN TALKED ABOUT WITH THE PROPOSED ILLUMINATION. REBUILD THE MEDIAN.

GET THAT INSTALLED AND THEN AS PART OF THE PROJECT WE ARE GOING TO BE BASICALLY COMING IN NIGHTTIME OPERATION. MILLING ALL THE PAVEMENT OUT AND RESURFACING NEW HOT MIX.

AFTER WE REHOT MIX THE ROAD WE HAVE YELLOW STRIPE ADJACENT TO THAT MEDIAN WHICH WILL BE

REFLECTIVE STRIPES YOU'LL BE ABLE, IT WILL STAND OUT. >> OKAY.

>> I DON'T KNOW IF I'M AHEAD OF MYSELF WHAT'S THE TIME LINE ON RIO GRAND PROJECT.

>> RIO GRAND IS SCHEDULED TO LET IN JULY OF THIS YEAR WHICH MEANS CONSTRUCTION WOULD TENTATIVELY START ABOUT 3 TO 4 MONTHS BEYOND THAT.

>> AND END? HOW LONG BEFORE SAM HOUSTON OR JOHN STOCK BAR.

>> HOW LONG UNTIL DONE. >> COMPLETION? I THINK THERE'S ROUGHLY 18 MONTH OF CONSTRUCTION ON THIS PROJECT. I THINK SIMILAR TO NO VARIOUS

0WHICH IS 18 MONTHS. >> ILLUMINATION IS IT GOING TO BE LIKE NOVARRO OR OFF TO THE

SIDES. >> SO THAT'S THE ISSUE WITH SAM HOUSTON.

FROM WHAT WE GATHER THE RIGHT-OF-WAY BASED ON OUR RIGHT-OF-WAY MAP ANYWHERE FROM 2 TO 5 FOOT LESS THAN WHAT WE HAVE ON NOVARRO AND L THAT 2 TO 5 FOOT IS CRITICAL WITH

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COULD CAUSE THAT ILLUMINATION POLE TO COME DOWN. IT'S COMING DOWN ON OPPOSING TRACK. THAT WAS ONE OF THE FACTORS THAT BECAUSE OF THE NARROW MEDIAN, WE ARE LOOKING TO PUT THE ILLUMINATION ON THE OUTSIDE.

HOWEVER IT IS CONTINUOUS ILLUMINATION. YOU WON'T HAVE GAP.

LOOK LIKE NOVARRO DOES IN THE ESSENCE IT'S HIT FROM ONE END TO THE OTHER.

IT'S JUST THE ILLUMINATION WILL BE ON THE OUTSIDE. >> I UNDERSTAND THAT.

IT'S UNFORTUNATE FROM EAST THEFT ICK STANDPOINT IT IS PRETTY GOING UP NOVARRO AND LIGHTING MUCH BETTER BUT I UNDERSTAND. THANK YOU.

>> POLE ON BOTH SIDES OR EFFICIENTLY ENOUGH TO BE ON ONE SIDE.

>> I BELIEVE THERE'S PAVEMENT WIDTH. POLICY ON BOTH SIDES.

A LOT OF THEM ARE I BELIEVE A HOT OF THE CURRENT LIGHTS ARE I THINK THEY ARE HUNG OFF AE P POWER POLE AND SO WHEREVER THERE'S GAME WE'LL BE SUPPLEMENTING WITH NEW POLE AND UPGRADING EVERYTHING TO THE LED LIGHTS. BRIGHTER WHITE LIGHT.

>> NEW POLE YOU WOULD PUT UP TO FILL THE GAP WOULDN'T BE AE P. >> NO.

THEY WOULD BE OUR TYPICAL ALUMINUM METAL POLE THAT WE USE.

>> EXCEPT THERE WOULD BE THE NOVARRO MEDIAN POLE ONLY 30 FOOT BECAUSE THEY ARE CAST ON BOTH SIDES WHEREAS THESE DEPENDING ON WHAT SIDE THEY ARE ON THEY WOULD BE THE 50 FOOT

POLE TO CAST THE LIGHT. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING AND TALKING ABOUT THIS.

I KNOW IT'S PROBABLY NOT COMFORTABLE POSITION YOU ARE IN.

IT'S VERY UNPOPULAR IN THE TOWN. I KNOW THE REASONS WHY TEX DOT IS TRYING TO DO IT TO IMPROVE SAFETY AND REDUCE AUTOMOBILE WRECKS AND EVERYTHING BUT

THANKS FOR BEING HERE. IT'S VERY UNPOPULAR THOUGH. >> I GOT IN AN ARGUMENT WITH AUTO ZONE EMPLOYEE THIS WEEKEND WHEN HE BLAMED THE CITY FOR NOVARRO AND THE PROBLEM AND THE MEDIAN AND HI TO FINALLY TELL HIM I'M ON CITY COUNCIL. DEFINITELY TEX DOT.

CALL THEM AT THEIR OFFERS. >> I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS. LIKE I SAID I'LL JOT DOWN SOME NOTES. DO I PLAN TO FURTHER THESE DISCUSSIONS SO THANK YOU ALL AS

WELL. >> ON THE OTHER SIDE I DO SEE, I DRIVE THAT ROAD I EVER DAY AND SEE A LOT OF PEDESTRIANS AND I'M GLAD WE ARE GOING TO HAVE RESPITE FOR THEM.

THEY ARE NOT GOING TO BE CONFLICTING WITH CARS BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN TIMES WHEN THE CARS COMING AT THEM AND THEY DON'T MOVE. SO AT LEAST WELL STOP THE CARS

FROM COMING AT THEM. >> YES MA'AM. OKAY.

THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU.

>>> ALL RIGHT SO I WANT TO ACTUALLY ASK DARYL TO COME UP AND PROVIDE YOU THE NEXT CITY

MANAGER REPORT WHICH IS HIS ANNUAL REPORT. >> CAN WE TAKE A 5 MINUTE BR

BREAK. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> GOOD.

>> THAT IS YOUR CALL. >> 5 MINUTES

[3. Annual Report for the Environmental Services Department. Darryl Lesak,...]

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>> THIS IS HOW OUR DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO OPERATE THIS YEAR,

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WITH THAT, I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

>> DARRYL, THE FIGURES IN FRONT OF US, THEY DON'T INCLUDE ANYTHING FROM THE FREEZE, DO THEY?

>> NO, MA'AM, THIS WAS PUT TOGETHER, ACTUALLY, RIGHT AFTER THE FREEZE AND I WILL TELL YOU -- AND I WAS SPEAKING WITH DR. YOUNG AWHILE AGO, MOST MONDAYS NOW, I'M RUNNING AN EXTRA RESIDENTIAL TRUCK TO PICK UP YARD WASTE AND WE'RE STILL HAVING TROUBLE FINISHING. NORMALLY THIS TIME OF YEAR PEOPLE ARE COMPLETELY REMOVING. AND WE HAVE SEEN THE TUESDAY AND THURSDAY ROUTES START TO SLACK OFF.

THE MONDAY AND FRIDAY ROUTES HAVE NOT AND I THINK OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS WE'LL SEE THAT AS MORE STUFF GETS REPLACED AND IT'S SO MANY OF THE SHRUBS AND THINGS THAT ARE AFFECTING YARD WASTE. THE BRUSH AND BULKY HAS NOT REPLACED THAT. IT'S THE SHRUBBERY AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS THAT ARE WE'RE SEEING THE LARGE INCREASE.

>> DAUGHTER, WHEN DARRYL,E WE'VE HAD A PICK-UP?

>> WE'VE HAD OUR HHW. CALL THE 800 NUMBER AND TELL YOU

A DATE. >> CAN YOU SAY WHAT THAT IS,

HHW? >> HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE PICK-UP AND PROVIDED BY WASTE MANAGEMENT CALLED AT YOUR DOOR.

YOU CALL AN 800 NUMBER AND THEY'LL TELL YOU WHEN THEY'LL BE TO YOUR HOUSE AND DO NOT PUT IT OUT TO THE STREET.

YOU PUT IN THE PACKAGE AND SET IT BY YOUR FRONT DOOR ON THE DAY THEY SAY THEY'LL BE THERE IS YOU CAN USE THE SERVICES AS MANY TIMES YOU WANT PER YEAR AND THEY PICK UP OIL, USED PESTICIDES, HERB HERBICIDES AND PAINT.

THEY DON'T TAKE AMMUNITION AND THEY DO NOT TAKE THINGS LIKE -- MY MIND JUST WENT BLANK -- MEDICAL WASTE.

>> THEY DO TAKE BATTERIES? >> YES, MA'AM, BATTERIES.

BATTERY, YOU CAN TAKE THEM TO THE INTERSTATE AND THE INTERSTATE WILL PAY YOU, BUT IF YOU WANT TO TAKE THEM TO THE

INTERSTATE -- >> WHO'S GIVING UP AM ARC A?

>> WHAT ABOUT COMPUTERS AND THINGS OF THIS NATURE?

>> IF YOU'RED IN THE LIMITS OF VICTORIA, YOU CAN CALL THE SAME AT-YOUR-DOOR NUMBER AND I KNOW THEY HAVE WORKED WITH SEVERAL BUSINESSES TO TAKE THEIR STUFF AND THEY WORK WITH US TO TAKE ALL OF OURS THAT WE GET FROM IT AND THEY COME BY OUR OFFICE AND PICK IT UP. THE COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS AREN'T PAYING LIKE RATE PAYERS BUT IT CAN BE DONE.

>> HOME COMPUTER, WE CAN CALL AND THEY'LL PICK IT UP?

>> YES, MA'AM. THE TURN-AROUND IS A WEEK AND A HALF AND WHAT'S RECYCLED CAN BE RECYCLED.

WHAT CAN'T IS THEN TAKEN CARE OF AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SAFE.

>> WE HAVE HAD COMMUNITY TYPE OF THINGS IN THE PAST FOR THAT,

HAVEN'T WE? >> WE HAVE.

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AND IT COST US ABOUT $230,000. AND IF YOU'LL REMEMBER AT THAT TIME, AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL WILL, BUT I DO BECAUSE I WAS ON THE COMMITTEE, WE HAD THE PLANS AND THEY WERE PAYING FOR THAT. WITHIN I GOT TO THE STAY E IT AND THEY TOOK IT. THE ISSUE NOW IS THAT THE COMMODITY PRICES HAVE DROPPED SO LOW THAT THOSE COMPANIES AROUNDT WILLING TO DO THAT FOR FREE. DUE TO THE MARKETS RIGHT NOW, NOBODY IS WILLING DO THAT. AT A REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING TODAY, I SAT ON THE WASTE COMMITTEE AND WE HAD A BIG DISCUSSION BECAUSE THE SMALLER COMMITTEES HAVE HAVING TROUBLE GETTING RID OF THE HAZARDOUS WASTE MUCH LESS EWASTE BECAUSE NO ONE IS WILLING TO TAKE IT.

>> WITH THE HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE, IT'S IMPORTANT TO PUT IT AT THE DOOR, NOT AT THE STREET, BECAUSE WE DON'T NEED PEOPLE GOING BY AND ENDING UP WITH MARYLAND HAZARDOUS WASTE AND THROWING IT IN THE TRASH.

>> THAT'S A GOOD POINT. ALONG WITH THAT, WE DON'T NEED OUR EMPLOYEES MISTAKING THIS FOR TRASH EXTENDING UP IN THE LANDFILL, WHICH IS THE WHOLE REASON WE HAVE THIS, WHICH IS TO

KEEP IT OUT. >> THANK YOU.

>> WE HAVE ONE LAST CITY MANAGER REPORT THAT CAME AT THE REQUEST OF COUNCIL LOUGHGRIN AND I KNOW MIKE WILL GO THROUGH THIS VERY

[1. Update on Ongoing Master Plans. Mike Etienne, PhD, Assistant City Mana...]

FAST, INDEED. >> AND, YES, I WILL.

THIS IS A QUICK UPDATE ON THE WAY WE ARE WITH THE MASTER PLAN.

WE HAVE FOUR MASTER PLANS THAT ARE UNDERWAY.

THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN AND THE PARK'S MASTER PLAN AND THOROUGHFARE MASTER PLAN AND SO THIS I'LL START WITH THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN AND THE CONSULTING TEAM IS WORKING WITH A STEERS COMMITTEE AND MAIN STREET BOARD AND YOU SHOULD SEE THIS ITEM COME TO YOU FOR APPROVAL IN AUGUST OF THIS YEAR. AND SO, AGAIN, LIKE WHEN WE ADOPT -- WHEN YOU ADOPT THE PLAN, IT WILL BE A COMPONENT OF THE 2035 COMP PLAN AND SO, IN TERMS OF WHERE WE ARE IN THE PLANNING PROCESS, VERY QUICKLY, SO, THE FIRST TASK WAS THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND WE ARE AT 90% COMPLETE AND SECOND TASK WAS THE CONDITION ANALYSIS AND SNAPSPOT, WHAT'S THE CURRENT CONDITION OF DOWNTOWN. AND SO THE CONSULTANTSES E WRITTEN THE FIRST TWO CHAPTERS AND WORKING ON THE VISIONING PROCESS IN TERMS OF WHAT IS THE VISION FOR DOWNTOWN AND WHAT ARE THE GOALS AND SO FORTH AND THAT'S 80% DONE AND THE MASTER PLAN AND THE TOOLS. THE PLAN ADOPTION WILL COME AUGUST OF 2021. IN TERMS OF THE MAJOR THEMES OR FININGS, FINDINGS, THERE'S A PENT UP DEMAND AND PEOPLE OR RESPONSIBILITIES WANT S WANT TO SEE THE DOWNTOWN THRIVE AND BE THE CENTER OF THE COMMUNITY. THERE'S A HIGH DEMAND TO MAKE THE DOWNTOWN MORE WALKABLE AND CREATE A CULTURE AND ART'S DISTRICT. ANOTHER ONE COMING UP IS THE NEED FOR MORE NIGHT LIFE, MUSIC DOWNTOWN AND, OF COURSE, FOR HOUSING AND RESIDENTIAL LIVING DOWNTOWN.

IN TERMS OF WHAT'S REMAINING, REMAINING TASKS, DRAFT MASTER PLAN, THAT'S UNDERWAY. CONSULTANTS ARE WORKING ON THAT WITH THE COMMITTEE AND JUNE 2ND, WE'LL HAVE OUR SECOND PUBLIC SURVEY TO PRIORITIZE THE ACTIVITIES FOR DOWNTOWN AND THEN IN JULY, A DRAFT IMPLEMENTATION AND FUNDING TOOLS AND OF COURSE, CITY COUNCIL IN ALL OF 2021.

SO THAT'S THE UPDATE ON THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN AND DANIELLE WILLIAMS HAS BEEN THE POINT PERSON WORKING WITH THE COMMITTEE AND THE MAIN STREET BOARD AND CONSULTANT ON THE PROJECT. AND THE NEXT UPDATE AND WHERE WE

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THE CONSULTANT TEAM, THE PARK'S COMMISSION IS LEADING THE EFFORT WITH LEE HEALING AS K CHAIR. WE ANTICIPATE THIS COMING TO COUNCIL IN OCTOBER. THIS IS WHERE WE ARE IN THE PLANNING PROCESS AND 100% COMPLETE IN REGARDS TO THE BACKGROUND AND RESEARCH AND PUBLIC OUTREACH IS STILL ONGOING AT 80% AND, OF COURSE, THE PLAN WILL COME TOW TO YOU IN OCTOB.

IN TERMS OF MAJOR FINDINGS OR THEMES, THERE'S A HIGH DEMAND FOR DOG PARKS IN OUR PARKS. WE HAVE 16 PARKS ALL TOGETHER.

SO THAT'S THE FIRST THING WE HEAR.

WE WANT A DOG PARK. THE SECOND THING WE HERE IS THE UPGRADED PLAYGROUNDS, RESTROOMS IN THE PARKS, MORE TRAILS AND SOME WATER FEATURES, IE, SPRAY PADS.

THE CONCEPTIONUAL PADS. YOU KNOW MISS SCOTT WAS IN ATTENDANCE FOR THE CONCEPTUAL AND WE'RE DEVELOPING THE MINI-MASTER PLANS FOR RIVERSIDE AND MLK PARK.

SO THIS SHOULD BE PRESENTED IN OCTOBER OF 2021.

AND THE THIRD IS THE THOROUGHFARE MASTER PLAN, AND THE CONSULTANT IS AT ATG ALIGE AND THIS IS IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR AND THIS IS WHERE WE ARE WITH THE PLANNING PROCESS.

WE'RE GETTING CLOSE. AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE PROJECT TASK AND SOME OF THE MAJOR FINDINGS AND THE ROADWAY IS PROJECTED TO EXPERIENCE SEVERE CONGESTION BY 2025 AND THERE ARE GAPS AND SOME OF THE ROADS ARE FAILING BECAUSE OF SPILLOVER TRAFFIC. THIS IS THE REMAINING TASK.

WITH HAVE A STAKEHOLDER MEETING THAT WAS TODAY AND THEN WE HAVE THE DRAFT PLAN THAT'S GOING TO BE WORKED ON AND THE ANTICIPATION ADOPTION IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR.

JULIE FOLGER IS WORK ON THIS PLAN.

FOR THE PARK'S MASTER PLAN, JASON ALFARROW IS LEAD STAFF.

THE LAST PLAN THAT WE ARE WORKING ON IS THE DRAWNAGE N AND THEN URBAN PLANNING THERE'S A TECHNICAL COMMITTEE AND THIS PLAN WILL COME TO YOU FOR APPROVAL IN JUNE SO THE SAME TIME PERIOD AS THE THOROUGHFARE MASTER PLAN.

SO THIS IS WHERE WE ARE IN THE PLANNING PROCESS.

AS YOU CAN SEE, ALL OF THE THE S ARE WELL UNDERWAY AND CLOSE TO COMPLETION AND SOME OF THE REMAINING TASKS ARE THE QUALITY CONTROL AND THAT'S TO MAKE SURE THE DATA, THE GIS SYSTEM IS IN PLACE AND WE'RE EVALUATING 30 PARCELS, LARGE PARLE CELLS TO N FOR DEVELOPMENT AND A SECOND STAKEHOLDER MEETING IN MAY AND CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR.

AND IN TERMS OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT, AGAIN, THE MORE PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT, THE BETTER THE PLAN, SO WE ARE MAKING GOOD PROGRESS AND INVOLVING THE COMMUNITY AND WE HAVE A DEDICATED WEB PAGE, VICTORIATXGO V.MASTERPLANS.

YOU CAN FIND OUT WHO IS ON THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, WHEN THE MEETINGS ARE, OPEN HOWS HOUSD YOU HAVE DRAFT REPORTS.

AND THE CONSULTANTS ARE READY OR PREPARED TO MEET WITH YOU, ONE-ON-ONE, IF YOU NEED AN UPDATE BEFORE IT'S PRESENTED TO CITY COUNCIL AND THEY'VE OFFERED THAT TO YOU.

AND I KNOW THE PARKS' MASTER PLAN, PROBABLY IN MAY, WE'RE COORDINATING AND WE WOULD LIKE A MEETING TO TALK ABOUT THE CONCEPTUAL PLANS AND WE YOU HAVE THE RIVERSIDE AND MLK PARK AND WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT THE CONCEPTUAL PLANS AND SEE WHAT WE

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YOU IF YOU IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

>> THERE'S ANOTHER MASTER PLAN IN THE WORKS THAT DOESN'T NECESSARY DOESN'T NECESSITATE A LOT OF INPUT.

IT DOESN'T GET MUCH LOVE FROM DARRYL OR MIKE.

OUR LANDFILL HAS BEEN GOING THROUGH AN EXPANSION MASTER PLAN. AND THAT PARTICULAR PLAN WOULDN'T NECESSITATE ANY COUNCIL ACTION BUT WE WANT TO SHARE THAT WHEN IT'S READY AND THAT WILL HAPPEN IN THE SUMMERTIME AT SOME POINT. AS YOU NOTICE, A LOT OF THE PLANS WILL BE OFFICIALLY COMPLETED OR OFFICIALLY ADOPTED OR PRESENTED COME SUMMERTIME. WE WANT TO BE MINEFUL MINDFT ARE THE OPPORTUNITIES TO INCORPORATE INTO THE 2022 BUDGET? WE DON'T NEED TO WAIT UNTIL AUGUST TO KIND OF AGREE ON WHAT'S IMPORTANT BASED ON THE INFORMATION THAT WE KNOW AND SO, PROVIDING UPDATES LIKE TONIGHT, HOPEFULLY THAT HELPS US AND YOU WHERE THOSE PLANS ARE HEADED SO THAT YOU'RE NOT SURPRISED BY CONVERSATIONS WE MIGHT WANT TO HAVE AS A PART OF THE BUDGET PRESENTATIONS.

BUT AS MIKE SAID, HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

>> FACILITIES, AS THAT KICKED OFF YET?

>> IT HAS NOT OFFICIALLY KICKED OFF.

>> THAT IS ANOTHER MAST EVERY PLAN THAT MASTER PLAN

IN THE WORKS. >> THE RFQ FOR THE FACILITY'S MASTER PLAN, DERICK IS SPARE SPAREHEADING THAT THIS SUNDAY

FOR THE FACILITY'S MASTER PLAN. >> AND WE WILL FINE IT FINDE

WEBSITE? >> WE CAN INCORPORATE IT, BUT THE PRIORITY FOR THE MASTER PLAN WERE THE ONES THAT PREDOMINANTLY ME WERE THE ONES WE'RE JUST DOING.

SO WE CAN PUT IT OUT THERE TO BE TRANSPARENT, BUT AS IT RELATES TO OUR FACILITY, THAT'S NOTING ANYTHING THAT WE ENVISION HAVING SPECIFIC PUBLIC INPUT ON AND THAT'S JUST MORE HAVING SOMEBODY ASSESS A FACILITY TO GATHER AS MUCH INFORMATION.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, WE HAD A MEETING TODAY WITH ROGER AND HIS DEPARTMENT TRYING TO KIND OF PLAN OUT HOW WE ENVISION THE FUTURE OF THE DEPARTMENT. SO AS YOU RECALL, THE BUILDING SERVICE'S DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE FOR LESS THAN TWO YEARS. SO WHAT WE PLAN TO USE IT FOR IS TO HELP US TO DEVELOP A PROACTIVE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM.

WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WE DON'T KNOW.

IN ORDER FOR US TO GET DIFFERENT ELEMENTS INTO SOME TYPE OF ROTATION, WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND AS MUCH AS WE CAN ABOUT IT AND THAT PLAN WILL HELP US TO DO THAT.

AS WELL AS SET THE GROUNDWORK STRATEGIC EFFORT ON ANY EXPANSIONS WE MIGHT NEED FOR FACILITIES OR MAJOR RENOVATIONS

AND IT'S ALL AT PLAY. >> DOES THAT INCLUDE THE PUBLIC

SAFETY BUILDING? >> THE PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY IS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT PARTICULAR RFQ BECAUSE THAT ASSESSMENT IS ALREADY BEING WORKED ON BY THE CONSULTANT INVOLVED WITH THE INITIAL ONE IN 2018. SO WHAT WE'RE DOING IS SIMPLY HIRING, IF YOU WILL, THAT SAME ARCHITECT INVOLVED WITH THAT PROGRAM SINCE THEY'RE ALREADY VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE NEEDS OF PLUS AND FIRE. POLICE AND FAIR.

WE'RE IN THE FIRE OF OFFICIALLY ENGAGING THEM AGAIN AND I ENVISION THEY'LL BE BACK IN TOWN MEETING WITH POLICE AND FIRE AT THE END OF THE MONTH TO RAMP THAT UP SO WE CAN PRESENT OPTIONS TO COUNCIL ABOUT HOW TO HAVE BETTER FACILITIES FOR ADMINISTRATION OF BOTH. BUT MAINLY POLICE.

>> EXACTLY. I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT.

>> THANK YOU, MIKE, FOR THE UPDATES.

>> THANK YOU, DERICK. >> AND THANK YOU FOR BEING

PROACTIVE. >> A MAN OF A LOT OF WORDS.

>> SORRY, DERICK. >> THANK YOU, DERICK.

>> YEAH, THANK YOU, DERICK. >> THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING

PROACTIVE. >> THOSE ARE ALL OF THE CITY

[02:30:03]

MATTERS FOR THIS EVENING. >> AT THIS TIME, WE'LL BREAK OFF

[G. Executive Sessions:]

>> THE CITY COUNCIL WILL RECESSION INTO 7:37.

EXECUTIVE SESSION WITH TEXAS 551.071 WITH ATTORNEY INVOLVING CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION AND OTHER MATTER IN WHICH THE ATTORNEY TO THE GOVERNMENT BODY UNDER THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF THE TEXAS STATE BAR CLEARLY CONFLATES WITH THE ACT AND EXECUTIVE SECTION OF 5511.7 TO DELIBERATE THE OFFER OF A FINANCIAL OR OTHER INCENTIVE TO A BUSINESS PROSPECT THAT THE CITY COUNCIL EXPANDS OR NEAR VICTORIA WITH WHICH THE CITY OF VICTORIA IS ENACTING

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.