Jun 22, 2021 Special City Council

[A. CALL TO ORDER]

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>> GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR JUNE 22, 2021.

THE TIME IS 5:00 P.M. I WILL BEGIN BY CALLING THE ROLL.

COUNCIL MEMBER DELAGARZA. >> I AM >> COUNCIL MEMBER

>> HERE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT. >> MS. SCOTT PRESENT AND

>> COUNCIL MEMBER >> >> LOFFGREN?

>> HERE. >> MAYOR PRO TEM SO SOLIZ IS NOT IN ATTENDANCE AND NOT JOINING VIA ZOOM. I WILL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER AND ASK THE CITY ATTORNEY TO

SELECT THE PROCESS TO CHOOSE A COUNCIL MEMBER AS CHAIR PRO TEM. >> JUST A QUICK REMINDER, FOR THOSE WHO MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ONLINE LAST NIGHT FOR OUR MEETING WHEN NEITHER THE MAYOR NOR THE MAYOR PRO TEM IS PRESENT, WE NEED TO NOMINATE A MEMBER OF COUNCIL TO RUN THE MEETING AND NEED TO DO THAT AGAIN TONIGHT. I WILL OPEN THE DOOR FOR SOMEONE

TO RUN TONIGHT. >> I NOMINATE MR. BAUKNIGHT. >> YES.

>> ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF MR.

BAUKNIGHT RUNNING THE MEETING SAY AYE. >> AYE

>> ANY OPPOSED? >> IT'S YOUR MEETING MR. BAUKNIGHT.

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

ALL. >> AT THIS TIME WE WILL TAKE A MOMENT OF SILENCE TO ALLOW EACH MEMBER OF CITY COUNCIL AND THOSE IN ATTENDANCE TO PREPARE THEIR HEARTS AND MINDS TO

APPROPRIATELY DO THE BUSINESS OF OUR CITY. >> THANK YOU.

[1. Announcements/Reminders:]

YOU CAN GO TO VICTORIA TX DOT GOV FORWARD SLASH TALK TO COUNCIL.

THERE'S MANY OPTIONS RANGING FROM WATCHING ON TV OR SPEAKING IN CITIZEN'S COMMUNICATION THROUGH ZOOM. DO WE HAVE ANY? I WILL OPEN CITIZENS COMMUNICATIONS. WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED CARDS FROM ANYBODY.

MR. FOOT. >> NO, SIR, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THAT MAYOR PRO TEM

JOSEPHINE SOLIZ JOINED THE MEETING. >> MS. SOLIZ, WOULD YOU LIKE TO

TAKE OVER THE MEETING? >> YOU'RE DOING FINE. >> GOOD TO HEAR YOUR VOICE.

>> THANK YOU. GOOD TO HEAR YOU. SEEING THERE'S NO ONE HERE FOR CITIZENS COMMUNICATION, WE WILL CLOSE CITIZENS COMMUNICATION AND GO STRAIGHT INTO THE WORK

[1. Overview of Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2021-2022. City Staff]

SESSION. >> GOOD EVENING MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

TONIGHT WE CONTINUE RUNNING THROUGH THE DEPARTMENTAL STORIES WITH OPEN GOV.

TONIGHT WE WILL HEAR FROM THREE DIFFERENT OR THREE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES IF YOU WILL, THE FIRST BEING DEVELOPMENT AND QUALITY OF LIFE. FOLLOWED BY MOTEL TAX FUND AND PUBLIC WORKS. TO KICK OFF THE DEVELOPMENT AND QUALITY OF LIFE SECTION OF IT,

WE WILL HAVE JULIE TALK ABOUT DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. >> GOOD EVENING.

SO I'M NOT GOING TO GO TOO IN DEPTH BECAUSE A LOT OF WHAT IS IN THIS STORY, I JUST PRESENTED TO COUNCIL AT THE JUNE 1ST MEETING AS PART OF MY ANNUAL REPORT.

I WILL TOUCH ON THE HIGHLIGHTS AND THE BUDGET COMPONENTS. SO, WE ACTUALLY HAD TWO STORIES OR MORE THAN TWO STORIES, EACH INDIVIDUAL DIVISION HAS A STORY AT THE BECOME IS THE LIST OF STORES IN THE LANDING PAGE. THERE'S A COMBINED PAGE WHERE WE PUT THE DIFFERENT DIVISIONS INTO ONE COMBINED STORY. THIS IS OUR OVERALL ORGANIZATIONAL CHART.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE INDIVIDUALS DIVISION STORIES, YOU WILL SEE A LOT OF HANGING YOU KNOW ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE SAYS. IF THEY DON'T MAKE SENSE, YOU CAN COME BACK TO THE CHART WHERE IT MAKES MORE SENSE. WE HAVE FIVE DIVISIONS. DEVELOPMENT SERVICES ADMIN IS THE DIRECTOR AND THE ADMIN PARTIALLY FUNDED THROUGH MPO. OUR PLANNING ADMINISTRATOR AND TWO GRANT FUNDED PLANNING POSITIONS IN THAT DEPARTMENT PAID THROUGH THE GRANT FUNDS.

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[LAUGHTER] OUR GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ARE LISTED OUT THERE AND COULD BE SUMMED UP TO SAYING WE STRIVE TO PROVIDE EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE IN EVERYTHING WE DO.

OUR 21 HIGHLIGHTS AGAIN WERE MAINLY COVERED IN MY ANNUAL REPORT SO I WILL HIT ON HIGHLIGHTS WE HAD THIS PAST MONTH, THE FORMAL ADOPTION OF OUR THOROUGHFARE MASTER PLAN AND I WANT TO RECOGNIZE COREY MULLINS ONE OF OUR INSPECTORS WHO RECEIVED HIS STATE PLUMBING LICENSE AND RICK MADRID WHO WAS APPOINTED TO THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL RESIDENTIAL ENERGY CODE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE. WHICH IS A REALLY BIG DEAL. THAT IS ONE OF 48 INDIVIDUALS NATIONWIDE AND HE WAS APPOINTED TO THAT COMMITTEE. THOSE ARE HIGHLIGHT SAYS.

THE NEXT WE GET INTO OUR METRICS WHICH AGAIN I WON'T GET INTO ACTUALLY A LOT OF THE SPECIFICS BECAUSE I JUST PRESENTED THEM, BUT, I DID WANT TO HIGHLIGHT ALL THE THINGS THAT OPEN GOV CAN DO.

IF YOU CLICK ON THIS CLICK TO EXPLORE DATA, IT WILL OPEN A NEW WINDOW AND GIVE YOU THESE TABLES THAT YOU CAN MANIPULATE ANY WAY YOU WANT. YOU CAN SORT THEM, CLICK ON THEM. I WAS PLAY WG IT EARLIER AND FOUND I CLICKED ON A LINE AND GOT NERVOUS BECAUSE I COULDN'T GET IT BACK. THEY'RE IN TABLE FORMAT TO COMPARE YEAR OVER YEAR. OUR FISCAL YEAR '21 IS YEAR TO DATE.

I HAVE UPDATED THE PLANNING AND CODE ENFORCEMENT TO TODAY'S FISCAL YEAR THROUGH TODAY.

OUR INSPECTIONS DIVISIONS IS THROUGH THE JUNE 1ST DATE AND OUR GIS DIVISION ACTUALLY IS FROM WHAT I PUT IN THE BUDGET. ALL THESE YEAR TO DATE WILL BE UPDATED WHEN WE PUBLISH THE AUGUST VERSION AND MAKE SURE THE FULL FISCAL YEAR WILL BE UPDATED AFTER OCTOBER 1ST.

SO, OUR DEPARTMENTAL EFFICIENCIES INCLUDED OF COURSE UPDATING OUR THOROUGHFARE MASTER PLAN AND WE ARE EMBARKING ON A UNIFIEDED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCIES TO PROVIDE CLEAR GUIDANCE. OUR GIS ONLINE STORIES HAVE BEEN UTILIZED TO MORE EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATE WITH THE PUBLIC. THAT HELPS WITH US OUR PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUESTS.

OF COURSE WE IMPLEMENTED INTERGOV UPDATES AND UPDATED THE CITIZEN'S ACCESS TO THE SELF SERVICE PORTAL WHICH ALLOWS PEOPLE TO APPLY FOR PERMITS AND PROVIDES A MUCH EASIER WAY TO RECEIVE AND GAIN THAT PUBLIC INFORMATION. WE ALSO HAVE REFERRED OWNERS OF BUILDINGS TO CDBG IF THE BUILDING HAD BEEN TAGGED BY CODE ENFORCEMENT.

DIVIDED OUR DUTIES BETWEEN ABATEMENT TO COMBAT THE BROKEN WINDOW THEORY AND TRY TO TACKLE THOSE NUISANCES THAT WILL BRING DOWN A NEIGHBORHOOD AND RESULT IN LESS IN THE FUTURE AND ELIMINATED A SECOND REVIEW OF TITLE SEARCHES BY OUR LEGAL DEPARTMENT BECAUSE WE'RE HIRING A COMPANY TO DO THOSE TITLE PROGRAMS FOR US. WE WILL CONTINUE OUR IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERGOV. CONTINUE OUR DUTIES AND WE HAVE TWO BIG PROJECTS THAT AREN'T REFLECTED IN THE BUDGET. WE WILL PERFORM A DEMOGRAPHIC STUDY AND EMBARKING ON THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE. WE'RE GOING THROUGH THE PERMIT PROCESS FOR THAT AND EXPECT A CONTRACT COUNCIL BY THE END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR. SO THAT'S GOING TO BE OUR TWO VERY LARGE WORK ITEMS AND THAT DEMOGRAPHIC STUDY OF COURSE WILL BE USED LATER ON TO UPDATE OUR TRAVEL DEMAND MODEL. SO, GETTING INTO THE BUDGET. THIS IS AN OVER SHOT OF THE FIVE DIVISIONS IN THIS COMBINED STORY. YOU CAN PLAY WITH YOU KNOW THE DIFFERENT PERCENTAGES AND SUCH. AND THEN HERE IS THE DETAILS OF OUR BUDGET.

IT'S JUST A REMINDER, WE HAVE ALSO BUDGETED THE MPO AND CDBG FUNDS THAT ARE NOT REFLECTED IN

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THAT IS APPROVED AND HAS BEEN PUT ON THE WEBSITE AND WE WILL BE WORKING ON A STORY FOR THAT.

THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT BUDGET IS BUDGETED THROUGH OUR ANNUAL ACTION PLAN WHICH I GAVE A PRESENTATION OF OUR RECOMMENDATION ON THE JUNE 1ST MEETING.

THAT WILL COME BACK TO COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL IN AUGUST. SO THE BUDGET IS RELATIVELY FLAT EXCEPT FOR PERSONNEL. THAT WILL GO UP 4.5 % COMPLETELY RELATED TO THE COMPENSATION STUDY. OUR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS GOING DOWN A LITTLE BIT.

WE ARE REDUCING OUR TRAVEL AND TRAINING MAINLY BECAUSE ICC IS ALLOWING US TO PROCTOR THOSE EXAMS ON SITE INSTEAD OF HAVING TO SEND OUR INSPECTORS ELSEWHERE.

THAT'S A REDUCTION IN TRAVEL AND TRAINING AND AN INCREASE IN OUR ADVERTISING AND PUBLICATIONS AND OUR PUBLIC RELATIONS IN PREPARATION OF HOSTING MEETINGS FOR OUR UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE. OVERALL THAT IS A DECREASE IN OUR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS.

AND THEN OUR CAPITAL OUTLAY IS BUDGETED $13,500 FOR TWO ITEMS. ONE IS FLOORING FOR 4500 IN OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICE. IT HAS CARPET AND ON A VERY WARM HUMID DAY, HAS TRACES OF A LOCKER ROOM SMELL AND THE OTHER BIG EXPENSE IS A $9,000 GPS UNIT FOR OUR GIS UNIT.

WE HAVE A NEW SUBDIVISION, THE STAFF WILL GO OUT AND GPS EVERY MAN HOLE, WATER METER AND GIS AND THAT'S HOW WE HAVE SUCH AN EXCELLENT ACCURATE GIS SYSTEM. SO HERE'S DIFFERENT BREAK DOWN OF THE EXPENSES AS YOU SEE OVER THE YEARS. PERSONNEL IS OUR LARGEST EXPENSE. AND THEN HERE IS OUR REVENUE. AS YOU CAN SEE, WE ARE BUDGETING ABOUT A 5%, 4.5 % INCREASE IN OUR BUILDING PERMIT LICENSE ACTIVITY.

AND IF YOU LOOK DIG INTO OUR METRICS. WE HAVE AN UPTICK IN DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY. THAT'S KIND OF A CONTINUATION OF UPTICK THAT BUDGET INCREASE IN OUR REVENUE. AND WITH THAT, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

>> I CAN'T REMEMBER BUT I DON'T THINK THAT THE ONLINE PAYMENT FOR ONLINE PERMITS IS FUNCTIONAL

YET. IS THAT A GOAL FOR NEXT YEAR? >> I BELIEVE IT WAS FUNCTIONAL.

WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT DROPPING OUT. EVEN IN THE OFFICE.

I WILL CHECK ON THAT AND MAKE SURE WE HAVE BEEN STEADILY FUNCTIONAL.

IT'S KIND OF IN AND OUT. YES IT'S PART OF THE IMPROVEMENT ON ALL --

>> THANK Y'ALL FOR GETTING THAT GOING ONLINE. IT'S A LOT EASIER.

SO NEXT UP JASON WILL TAG TEAM PARKS AND REC WITH ROLANDO I BELIEVE.

>> YES, SIR. GOOD EVENING. >> GOOD EVENING JASON.

>> GOOD EVENING JASON. >> GOOD EVENING MAYOR PRO TEM. WELL, JUST WANTED TO TAKE A REALLY QUICK MINUTE TO TOUCH ON PARKS AND RECREATION. REALLY LONG DESCRIPTION BUT THE DEPARTMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERALL MAINTENANCE AND APPEARANCE OF THE PARK SYSTEM AND RECREATIONAL OFFERINGS FOR THE CITY. WE HAVE OVER 900 ACRES OF PARK LAND. 16 PARKS AND 19 BALL FIELDS. FOUR AND A HALF MILES OF RIVER PARK LAND AND NINE MILES OF TRAILS IN ADDITION TO ALL THE OTHER VERBIAGE.

TO MAINTAINING THE OVERALL LANDSCAPING OF THE PARKS TO SUPPORTING CONSERVATION AND STEWARDSHIP OF LAND, WATER AND NATURAL RESOURCES. AND THEN OF COURSE, THE RECREATION DIVISION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR 12 LEAGUES, THE TAAF WINTER GAMES AND SPORTS TOURNAMENTS. OUR ORGANIZATIONAL CHART DIDN'T FIT ON THE SCREEN.

FOR PARKS AND RECREATION, WE HAVE THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, THE PARK SUPERINTENDENT.

THE RECREATION MANAGER AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS THAT REPORT TO BOTH THE ASSISTANT

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AS WELL AS TRYING TO ALSO MAYBE PUT IN A SPORTS TOURISM PIECE AS WELL.

SO WITHOUT ANY KIND OF ADDITIONS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE WILL BE LOOKING AT AND EXPLORING IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE. THE DEPARTMENT MISSION, THE MISSION OF THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT IS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR VICTORIA CITIZENS BY PROVIDING A COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM OF PARKS, SYSTEMS AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS. AS WELL AS PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONSERVATION EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. SOME OF THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES THAT WE HAVE REALLY TIE INTO THE 2035 COMP PLAN. WE WANT TO PROVIDE A HIGH QUALITY PARK PLAN THROUGH ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND INCREASE THE RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY AND WE ALSO WANT TO INCLUDE THE 2035 COMP PLAN. WE FEEL THERE'S A GOOD PORTION OF THIS WE'RE CURRENTLY DOING AND MAKING EFFORT INTO MEET THOSE GOALS. FOR INSTANCE THE PARKS MASTER PLAN IS IN THERE. REVITALIZING EXISTING PARKS. THAT'S GOING TO TOUCH ON SOME OF THIS BUDGET LATER ON AND OBVIOUSLY INCREASE SPORTS TOURISM THROUGH TAAF WINTER GAMES. SOME OF THE 2020 HIGHLIGHT, I'M NOT GOING TO READ THEM ALL.

I WILL HIT THE ONES IMPORTANT TO VERBALIZE. WE COMPLETED THE EVERGREEN CEMETERY AND GIS MAPS. WE INCREASED TOURNAMENTS BY FOUR AND THAT'S A PLUS.

WE IMPLEMENTED COVID FRIENDLY EVENTS LIKE THE HALLOWEEN DRIVE THROUGH PARADE AND THE REVERSE CHRISTMAS PARADE. WE ARE ACTUALLY HAVE FIELDERS CHOICE ON SITE THIS WEEK TRYING TO RAMP UP RIVERSIDE PARK. WE INCREASED SPLASH PAD SEPARATIONS BY 152% BY EXPANDING THE HOURS AND DAYS. WE STARTED TO DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENT A TREE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM AND MOSQUITO MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. ONE OF BIGGEST THINGS WE WERE AWARDED THE TPWD GRANT FOR THE DUCK POND. HERE'S SOME STATISTICS.

IT'S JUST A PAVILION AND GAZEBO RENTALS. IN 2020, WE HAD 282, AS OF WHEN THIS REPORT WAS PULLED A MONTH AGO. WE'RE ABOUT 215.

SO THIS IS THE SUMMER IS THE HEAVY SEASON FOR US IN PARKS AND RECREATION.

SO WE EXPECT TO SEE THAT IF NOT HIT 282 GO BEYOND THAT. SOME OF OUR SPORTS LEAGUE METRICS. IN SPRING OF 2020. IT SAYS REVENUE COVID.

WE DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING MAKE. WE HAD TO 86 EVERYTHING. THERE'S NO REVENUES FOR THAT.

ANOTHER THING I WANTED TO POINT OUT QUICKLY IS SUMMER OF 2020, WE HAVE A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF SPORTS WITH REVENUE. YOU CAN LOOK AT SUMMER OF 2021 AND SAY WE DON'T HAVE AS MUCH BECAUSE WE'RE STILL ON GOING NOW. CURRENTLY WE HAVE THE HIGH SCHOOL FAST PITCH SOFTBALL THAT JUST STARTED AND WE'RE DOING FAIRLY WELL COMPARED TO LAST YEAR. DEPARTMENTAL EFFICIENCIES, WE REORGANIZED ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES. IT'S JUST TO HELP WITH THE SPECIAL EVENT CONSULTATIONS AND ALLOWS MORE TIME FOR OUR RECREATION COORDINATORS TO FOCUS ON PROGRAMS. WE HAVE A NEW MOSQUITO SPRAYERS THAT INCREASED OUR OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY.

IT REALLY HELPING OUT WITH PAPERWORK ON THE EMPLOYEE SIDE. WE IMPLEMENTED THE LARVAICIDE PROGRAM. THAT DOES HELP, IF WE CAN KNOCK THOSE OUT WHEN THEY ARE BABIES, WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THEM WHEN THEY ARE ADULTS. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING FIVE NEW GATES THROUGHOUT RIVERSIDE PARK TO HELP WITH THE FLOODING AND REALLY TRY TO KEEP AS MANY BUSINESSES OPEN AS WE CAN WHILE KEEPING THE PARKS SECURE AND CLOSED DOWN IN A SAFE MANNER WHEN WE HAVE FLOODING. THEN THE LAST ONE I WANTED TO POINT OUT, WE HAVE INCREASED TRAINING AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PART TIME RECREATION STAFF TO HELP FACILITATE THE LEAGUES WE HAVE CURRENTLY TAKING PLACE. SOME OF THE 2022 NEW PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES, RIVERSIDE STADIUM IS ACTUALLY GOING TO CELEBRATE THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY

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WE WILL BE LOOKING AT DOING SOMETHING WITH THAT. OF COURSE, THE REDESIGN, WE HAVE A REDESIGN AND INVESTMENT IN QUEEN CITY PARK. THAT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO VERBALIZE. IT'S REALLY GREAT THING WE'RE DOING.

OF COURSE, LAUNCHING NEW EVENTS SUCH AS BIKE RODEO AND THE FAMILY FISH OUT.

WE'RE RE-ESTABLISHING THE TREE CITY U.S.A. PROGRAM. WE'RE WORKING WITH THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION ON THAT AS WELL. AND REALLY COLLABORATING WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND TRYING TO BRING ON NEW EVENTS AND COLLABORATE WITH THE SOUTH SIDE COALITIONS AND OTHERS. SOME OF THE BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS YOU WILL SEE ARE THE PERSONNEL AND BENEFITS. THEY'RE GOING TO INCLUDE $176,000 FOR THE PHASE TWO OF THE COMP PLAN. THE SUPPLIES DID INCREASE BY $45,000 DUE TO FUEL, CHEMICALS AND HERBICIDE. WE WANTED TO INCLUDE THE SOCCER FIELDS INTO THAT.

THIS PAST YEAR WE DIDN'T HAVE IT BUDGETED AND WANTED TO MAKE SURE THE FUNDING WAS INCLUDED IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET. YOU WILL SEE A FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THAT LINE ITEM. WE HAVE AN INCREASE OF $7,000 FOR SOFTWARE AND MAINTENANCE.

WE HAVE ADDITIONAL CELL PHONES AND REQUEST OF RENTAL EQUIPMENT. WE HAD SOME MINOR DECREASES IN OTHER CHARGES. INTERDEPARTMENTAL INCREASE WAS $110,000.

THIS INCLUDED $96,500 IN ONE-TIME FUNDS FOR VEHICLE REPLACEMENT.

THAT'S WHY A GOOD CHUNK OF THAT WENT. CAPITAL EXPENDITURES, TWO 56 THOUSAND DOLLARS. WE HAVE A PLETHORA OF THINGS AND 160 THOUSAND FOR TED LEE PARK.

WE ARE LOOKING TO EXTEND JUST THE AREA TO ALLOW FOR YOU KNOW WHETHER WE DECIDE TO DO, WHETHER EXTENDING THE FIELDS OR ALLOWING PLACE FOR FAMILIES TO RELAX AND REST.

WE ARE LOOKING IN HELPING OUT WITH THE PARK AND THE RECREATION SIDE, WE HAVE HALLOWEEN THAT WE WANT TO BUDGET FOR AND PARTNERED EVENTS AS WELL. SO JUST GETTING DOWN TO THE BUDGET ITSELF. YOU CAN SEE WHERE SOME OF THESE HAD INCREASED.

OVERALL WE'RE LOOKING AT 6.8 INCREASE TO THE OVERALL BUDGET. A GOOD CHUNK OF THAT $176,000 WAS FOR THE PERSONNEL AND BENEFITS. THIS IS OUR EXPENSES.

AND OUR DEPARTMENT STAFFING LEVEL STAYED THE SAME AS A MENTIONED EARLIER AND HERE'S THE RECOMMENDED AND RECOMMENDED LESS FOR THIS YEAR. AGAIN VEHICLES WAS PART OF THAT.

LEASE PROGRAM FOR OR THE VEHICLES FOR THE LEASE PROGRAM AND EQUIPMENT WAS PART OF THAT.

THE LAND AS I MENTIONED FOR THE SOCCER FIELD, THE TWO ACRES AND THE OTHER STRUCTURES IN THE CAPITAL OUTLAY I PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED AS WELL. ON THE RECREATION SIDE, WE DID ADD, WE DID REQUEST $6,000 FOR THE HALLOWEEN, YOUTH AND PARTNER EVENTS.

OUR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES DID GO DOWN. IT WAS DUE TO CUSTODIAL SERVICES BEING BASICALLY IN HOUSE THROUGH ROGER AS WELL AS COMBINED CONTRACT ON THE GRASS MOWING.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR PARKS AND RECREATION UNLESS ANYBODY HAS QUESTIONS FOR ME.

>> I DO HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. >> YES, MA'AM. WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE EVENTS THAT WE HAD AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU KEPT GOING DURING COVID.

THE REVERSE CHRISTMAS OR THE REVERSE LIGHTED PARADE WAS AN INTERESTING EXPERIENCE.

BUT, WE DON'T PLAN ON REPEATING THAT DO >> NO, MA'AM.

>> OKAY. >> NOT IF WE CAN HELP IT. >> IT WAS A GREAT EVENT FOR THOSE THAT COULD GET THERE. WE NEEDED TO IMPROVE ON OUR EFFICIENCIES IF WE DID IT AGAIN.

I'M NOT ADVOCATING DOING IT. LET'S GO BACK TO OUR MORE TRADITIONAL PARADE.

>> I AGREE, YES, MA'AM. >> THANK YOU. HOW MUCH DOES IT COST US TO

SPRAY THE ENTIRE CITY FOR MOSQUITO TREATMENT? >> THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION.

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BUT I WOULD HAVE TO GET YOU SOLID NUMBERS. >> OKAY.

I'M TALKING MANPOWER, CHEMICAL. >> SURE. >> FULLY LOADED.

>> ABSOLUTELY. I WILL DEFINITELY GET THAT TO YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. RIGHT BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY CENTER.

EXCUSE ME. SO, THE COMMUNITY CENTER WE HAVE OVERALL 12300 SQUARE FEET OF SPACE. WE OFFER 12 RENTABLE SPACE OPTIONS.

COMMUNITY CENTER IS USED FOR SPECIAL EVENTS, WORKSHOPS ET CETERA.

THE STAFF IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CHAIR AND TABLE ARRANGEMENTS AND BASICALLY EVERYTHING THAT'S ASSOCIATED WITH ANYTHING THEY HAVE OVER THERE. THE ORGANIZATIONAL CHART.

WE HAVE A COMMUNITY CENTER SUPERVISOR THAT REPORTS TO THE DIRECTOR AND ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT WHO ASSIST THE SUPERVISOR AND OF COURSE OUR COMMUNITY CENTER OPERATIONS.

THE DEPARTMENT MISSION IS GOING TO BE THE SAME. IT'S TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE VICTORIA CITIZENS BY PROVIDING A COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM OF PARKS RECREATION AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS. SOME OF THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES WE HAVE FOR THE COMMUNITY CENTER. THEY'RE GOING TO BE TO OBVIOUSLY MAINTAIN THE STRUCTURE AND APPEARANCE OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER AND MAINTAIN AND UPDATE THE GENERAL MAINTENANCE PLAN.

ANOTHER THING WE WILL WORK IS TO DEVELOP A BUSINESS AND MARKETING PLAN.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO COLLABORATE WITH THE CV B TO HOST REGIONAL AND STATE EVENTS CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS. WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AT THE PARTNERING WITH THE RECREATION DIVISION TO UTILIZE THE COMMUNITY CENTER DURING NONPEAK HOURS FOR RECREATION PROGRAMS FOR THE COMMUNITY. BASICALLY MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

SOME OF THE 2021 HIGHLIGHTS, SORRY, THAT WE HAVE. SO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC WAS A BIG ONE. I HEARD THAT FAIRLY OFTEN HERE. BUT WE DID WORK AROUND THE NEW LOGISTICS WE NEEDED TO IMPLEMENT AND BE ABLE TO CONTINUE HAVING THOSE RENTALS.

THE FACILITY WAS USED FOR THE COVID-19 VACCINATIONS. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HE WE ARE EXPERIENCING CURRENTLY AND EVEN AT THE END OF LAST YEAR WAS JUST MORE EVENTS STARTING TO COME UP NOW THE GOVERNOR LIFTED SOME OF THE MANDATES, WE'RE STARTING TO SEE THE CRAWFISH BOIL AND CIRCUS THAT CAME INTO TOWN. AND PERFORMANCE METRICS WE HAVE.

YOU CAN SEE BACK IN 20, YEAH, 2019. WE HAD 216 RENTALS JUST IN 2020 WE ONLY HAD ABOUT 76 OR SO. AND CURRENTLY WE HAVE ROUGHLY 126.

SO AGAIN STARTING TO SEE THAT INCREASE AGAIN. SOME DEPARTMENTAL EFFICIENCIES THAT WE HAVE. ROGER, YOU DIDN'T WRITE THIS BUT, HE DID MENTION THIS LAST TIME, WE HAVE BACK UP GENERATORS. THEY WERE INSTALLED AND WE'RE WAITING FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO FLIP THE SWITCH AND GET THEM RUN RUNNING, THANK YOU, ROGER FOR THAT. WE ARE WORKING WITH THE CVB TO PUT COMMUNITY EVENTS ON THE CALENDAR. ? OF THE 2022 PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES. TO HOST RECREATION PROGRAMS. WE ARE PLANNING TO ADJUST THE RENTAL RATES AND WE'RE CURRENTLY AS A PARKS AND RECREATION DIVISION UNDERGOING A NEW SPECIAL EVENT APPLICATION AND WANT TO MAKE IT STREAM LINED FOR THE CITIZEN AND MAKE SURE ALL PARTIES INVOLVED KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON.

WE'RE GOING TO UPDATE OUR RENTAL APPLICATION FOR THE COMMUNITY CENTER TO MIRROR OR REFLECT THAT FOR WHAT WE HAVE IN PARKS AND REC. 2022 BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS.

I THINK THERE'S TWO MAIN ONES HERE. PERSONNEL AND BENEFITS IS A BIG THING. $32,000 FOR PHASE TWO. CAPITAL $342,000.

ALL OF THOSE WERE ONE-TIME FUNDS. A GOOD CHUNK OF THAT, ALMOST $300,000 IS THE H VAC CHILLER FOR THE DOME. WE HAD MONEY FUNDED FOR THAT.

WE WERE ABLE TO BRING IN SOME FOLKS AND LOOK AT THE HVAC SYSTEM AND BASICALLY REALIZE WE NEED A WHOLE NEW SYSTEM IN THERE. IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE CAN JUST PATCH. WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING IS SEE WHAT WE CAN DO WITH THOSE FUNDS AND USE THEENGINEERING SE REDUCE THE COST FOR NEXT YEAR WHEN WE HAVE H VAC BUDGETED IF

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IT'S APPROVED. >> WHEN WAS THAT LAST REPLACED? I KNOW YOU WEREN'T HERE? I REMEMBER BIDDING ON IT. I THINK IT WAS AT LEAST EIGHT YEARS AGO.

>> SEEMS LIKE ONLY 10 YEARS OLD. >> I THINK IT'S A LITTLE OVER 10.

>> THAT'S ALL WE GOT OUT OF THAT CHILLER? >> YES, SIR.

MIGHT CONSIDER CHANGING BRANDS THEN. SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 10

YEARS. >> IT'S COLD IN THE WINTER AND HOT IN THE SUMMER.

IT NEEDS TO BE FLIP FLOPPED. AGAIN THIS IS JUST THE PERSONNEL COSTS WERE AGAIN ONE OF BIGGEST ONES. OVERALL MAINLY DUE TO THE $300,000 FOR THE HVAC.

21.4 INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE BUDGET. HERE'S AN EXPENSE REPORT.

AND I THINK THIS ONE IS PROBABLY A LITTLE BETTER FOR ME IT IS. YOU CAN SEE 2021-2022 UP BECAUSE

OF THE $300,000 FOR HVAC. >> CAN YOU CLICK ON REVENUES? PROBABLY PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD.

YEAH. FULL TIME STAFFING AGAIN THAT'S PRETTY MUCH GOING TO STAY THE SAME. WE ARE LOOKING AT THE SPORTS TOURISM PIECE.

WHILE IT WON'T TAKE ANYTHING FROM HERE, IT COULD CHANGE AS FAR AS JOB DESCRIPTION IN THE FULL TIME STAFFING LIST. AND THEN AGAIN JUST THE AMOUNT RECOMMENDED.

WANTED TO SHOW THIS TO YOU. THE HVAC IN THERE IS $45,000 FOR THE DOME HEAT REPLACEMENT AND 250 WE HAVE FOR H VAC CHILLERS. IN TOTAL, $295,000. WE HAVE SECURITY CAMERA, COMPUTER HARDWARE. PROJECTOR SCREEN FOR THE ANNEX AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER. OKAY. THANK Y'ALL.

>> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. ROLANDO HERNANDEZ WITH THE RIVERSIDE GOLF COURSE. HEAD GOLF PRO. GOING TO DO THE SAME THING

>> RUN THROUGH OUR STORY AND LET YOU KNOW WHAT WE HAVE GOING ON FOR THIS YEAR.

KIND OF QUICK LITTLE BREAK DOWN AND REMINDER. THE CITY TOOK OVER THE GOLF COURSE IN 2017. ALWAYS OWNED THE PROPERTY BUT TOOK OVER MANAGEMENT.

THINGS ARE GOING REALLY WELL. STILL KIND OF THE SAME GOAL IN MIND, TRYING TO PROVIDE A WELL-CONDITIONED GOLF COURSE. SOMETHING THAT'S ENJOYABLE ASK STILL A FAIR PRICE AND GOOD VALUE FOR OUR COMMUNITY. DEFINITELY WANT TO BE PART OF THE ENHANCING THE LIVEABILITY FOR THE COMMUNITY SO STILL A BIG PART FOR US. ORGANIZATION CHART.

NO REAL CHANGE HERE. WE ARE WORKING ON ADDING A LEAD MECHANIC.

WE DO HAVE OUR MECHANIC THAT IS RETIRING ACTUALLY THIS MONTH. ACTUALLY IN A FEW DAYS.

SO WE WILL BE REPLACING THEM LOOKING TO HAVE THAT POSITION TAKE A LITTLE MORE RESPONSIBILITY AS A LEAD MECHANIC, HELPS WITH OVER REPAIRS TO MOWERS AND EQUIPMENT NOT HAVING TO CALL OUT THE MANUFACTURER TO DO IT. IT CAN BE CHEAPER TO DO INHOUSE.

HAVING TO ORDER PARTS. WITH A PROPER LEAD MECHANIC, WE CAN TAKE CARE OF A LOT OF THINGS IN HOUSE AND SAVE MONEY IN THE BUDGET AS WELL. OTHER PARTS PRETTY SIMPLE AND STRAIGHTFORWARD. CLUB HOUSE STAFF, I OPERATE WITH PART TIME STAFF.

OUR SUPERINTENDENT DOES HAVE A CREW OF EIGHT OTHERS THAT WOULD BE FULL TIME GUYS THAT HELP TAKE CARE OF THE GOLF COURSE. MOW FOR CARE FOR THE GOLF COURSE.

>> HOW DOES THAT BENCH MARK WITH THE OTHER GOLF COURSES IN TOWN FOR THE THE PERSONNEL TO

MAINTAIN THE GOLF COURSE? >> PROBABLY CLOSE. I IMAGINE EVERYBODY IS IN EIGHT TO 10 PERSONNEL RANGE. I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THEY MORE.

>> THEY HAVE LESS. >> DEPENDING ON BUDGETS AND THEIR CARE TRAFFIC.

IT COULD BE ALL OVER THE BOARD. I HAD 12 IN MY GOLF COURSE IN SAN ANTONIO.

SO IT CAN GO UP AND DOWN. IT'S GOING TO BE PURELY BASED ON BUDGETS.

HOW MANY HANDS YOU CAN ACTUALLY AFFORD. WE WOULD DEFINITELY TAKE MORE IF WE COULD GET THEM. IT'S SOMETHING WE WILL BE WORKING TOWARDS TRYING TO

IMPROVE AND INCREASE THAT STAFF FOR MORE HANDS. >> ONE THING TO KEEP IN MIND AND COMPARING IF WE GO DOWN THE PATH OF COMPARING, IS THE SIZE OF THE GOLF COURSE.

BECAUSE OUR GOLF COURSE FROM AN AREA STANDPOINT WAS DESIGNED TO BE YOU KNOW A 27 HOLE GOLF

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OTHER GOLF COURSES. >> GREAT POINT. >> YOU HAVE FIVE EXTRA HOLES.

WE ARE CARRYING FOR ALMOST 200 ACRES. MOST GOLF COURSES ARE LESS THAN 100. MINE IN SAN ANTONIO WAS 75 ACRES.

JUST THE AMOUNT OF SPACE. EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT ALL PURELY MANICURED, IT STILL TAKES TIME TO MOW AND DEBRIS. THERE'S STILL A LOT OF UPKEEP FOR THAT AMOUNT OF AREA.

MOVING ALONG. DEPARTMENT MISSION WOULD FOLLOW ALONG WITH THE PARKS AND REC.

OUR LITTLE PIECE WOULD BE AGAIN TO ENJOYABLE WELL-CONDITIONED GOLF COURSE TO COMPLEMENT THE PARK AND PROVIDE A RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COMMUNITY. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES.

STILL LOOKING TO INCREASE LEVEL OF TOURNAMENTS. NUMBER OF EVENTS WE HOST AND NUMBER OF ROUNDS. WE ARE LOOKING AT ADDING AN ADDITIONAL 20 MEMBERS.

WE WILL GET TO THE ADDITION OF 20 GOLF CARTS AND LEAD US TO ADD EXTRA MEMBERS.

WE WILL GET INTO THAT IN A FEW MORE MINUTES. INCREASE IN MERCHANDISE SALES.

THINGS GO WELL, WE'RE SEEING MORE TRAFFIC, MORE ROUNDS AND MORE PEOPLE IN THE GOLF SHOPS.

THAT LEADS TO ADDITIONAL EYES ON HATS, GOLF CLUBS AND ADDITIONAL PURCHASES.

WE ARE SEEING THAT GO ALONG AND TREND WITH THE UPTICK IN ROUNDS. ON THE GOLF COURSE SIDE.

ALWAYS TRYING TO MAINTAIN GREAT GREEN SURFACES. ONE OF BIG KEYS FOR OUR AREA IN SOUTH TEXAS IS HAVING GOOD GREENS. FAIRWAYS HAVE ANY A LONG WAY.

THEY ARE IN GREAT SHAPE AND OVERALL GREENS ARE DEFINITELY WHAT WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME WILL ON AND MAKE SURE WE'RE FOCUSING ON. THERE ARE SEVERALTYING -- SEVERAL TEEING AREAS TO NOT WEAR OUT ONE SPOT. GIVE IT TIME FOR REST AND THE AREAS TO FILL IN TO CONTINUE TO HAVE A WELL-GROOMED TEEING AREA. NOTHING TOO WORN OUT AND WE HAVE A FEW THAT COULD USE HELP AND INCREASE IN SIZE. LASTED ONE THERE, JUST ADDING LANDSCAPING AND COLOR. PART WILL GO WITH THE DUCK POND PROJECT.

THE SECOND PHASE TO THAT, WILL BE USING OR ON PART OF OUR GOLF COURSE.

WE HAVE AREAS TO ADD COLOR AND KIND OF PIGGYBACK ON THAT AREA ON NUMBER 9.

WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT PART AS WELL. 2021 HIGHLIGHTS.

FIRST ONE IS A BIG ONE FOR US. CAME IN WITH A NET INCOME OF $109,000.

THE PROJECTION FOR LAST YEAR WAS TO BE IN THE RED. ABOUT $70,000.

GREAT TURN AROUND. JUST A BUNCH OF ROUNDS. THE GOLF COURSE HAS TAKEN A BIG TURN AND WE'RE SEEING PEOPLE PLAY MORE FREQUENTLY. WE MAINTAINED OUR 200 PERSON LIMIT AND WE HAVE 54 PEOPLE ON THE WAIT LIST. WITH THE 20 ADDITIONAL GOLF CARTS, STILL LEADS US WITH A HEALTHY NUMBER TO REPLENISH AS WE LOSE MEMBERS.

TYPICAL MEMBERS ARE LOST TO MORE SO TO WORK THAN ANYTHING ELSE IS WHAT WE SEE.

WORK PLANS CHANGE OR THEY'RE MOVING FOR WORK. I HAVEN'T ONE THAT HAS BEEN BECAUSE OF GOLF COURSE. I ONLY EVER HAD ONE COMPLAINT THAT THE GOLF COURSE WAS TOO BUSY. THAT'S NOT A BAD THING IN MY EYES.

WE WILL TAKE IT AND MOVE O.4500 MORE ROUNDS LAST YEAR THAN PROJECTIONS.

GOES WITH THE NET INCOME AND HOW WE SEE GOOD MOVEMENT TO THE GOLF COURSE AS A WHOLE.

WE WERE VOTED BEST GOLF COURSE FROM THE VICTORIA ADVOCATE. DEFINITELY A WIN FOR THE GUYING CARING AND MAINTAINING THE GOLF COURSE. REALLY BIG ONE FOR US.

WE GOT THE IRRIGATION PUMP STATION REPLACED IN DECEMBER. THAT WAS ALMOST $100,000.

DEFINITELY NEEDED. IT WAS A 30-YEAR OLD PUMP STATION.

HAD OLD TECHNOLOGY AND WAS A DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD AS WELL.

IS A HUGE PIECE OF THE GOLF COURSE. HELPS WITH IRRIGATION LINES WITH LINES BUSTING. IT CAN RAMP UP PRESSURE WITHOUT SHOOTING ALL THE PRESSURE OUT AT ONE TIME. IT CAN TAKE ITS TIME. GREAT FOR THE LINES AND IRRIGATION SYSTEM AS A WHOLE. I WILL TOUCH ON OTHER IRRIGATION POINTS IN A MINUTE.

FEW OF OUR METRICS HERE. JUST SHOWING ROUNDS OF GOLF AND WHAT WE HAVE DONE OVER THE PAST COUPLE YEARS. YOU CAN SEE THEM AS A WHOLE. IT WILL BREAK DOWN TO THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF ROUNDS. YOU CAN SEE REALLY STEADY GROWTH.

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WE'RE MOVING FORWARD AND SHOWING A LITTLE BIT OF AN UPTICK THIS YEAR.

PEOPLE ARE PLAYING MORE OFTEN OR MULTIPLE TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

INCLUDING OUR MEMBERS AS WELL. THEY ARE ENJOYING THE GOLF COURSE.

EFFICIENCIES. AGAIN GOING BACK TO THE IRRIGATION, BEING ABLE TO ADD IN THE PUMP STATION REPLACE THE PUMP STATION. WE WERE ABLE TO DO ADDITIONAL IRRIGATION AROUND THE GREENS. BEING ABLE TO SEPARATE THE GREENS.

THEY WOULD RUN AS TWO OR THREE SPRINKLERS AT A TIME COVERING THE ENTIRE AREA.

WE WERE ABLE TO SEPARATE WHERE WE COULD RUN HEADS SEPARATELY AND BY THEMSELVES.

AREAS THAT WERE BEING OVER WATERED OR OVER WATERED OUTSIDE OF THE GREEN COMPLEXES CAN NOW BE BETTER MANAGED AND WE DON'T END UP WITH SUCH SATURATED AREAS OF GOLF COURSE.

JUST OVERALL PROVIDES A BETTER TURF HEALTH EVERYWHERE. LIMITS TO OUR WATER AND BECOMES MORE EFFICIENT WITH WATERING. SOME OF THE SPENDING FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION IS TRYING TO DO OUR BEST WITH FINDING DEALS AND TAKING REBATES FROM SUPPLIERS.

NEW ICE MAN SOUNDS SILLY BUT GREAT FOR THE STAFF. PROVIDE ICE FOR THE DRINKS AND

WATER COOLERS. >> ARE YOU LEASING THAT OR DID YOU BUY IT?

>> WE BOUGHT IT. YES, SIR WE BOUGHT IT. NEW PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES.

AGAIN EXPANDING THE CART FLEET BY 20 WILL HELP US INCOME OUR ANNUAL PASS MEMBERSHIPS, GIVING US 20 MORE MEMBERSHIPS AND PROVIDING A LOT OF ROOM TO TAKE ON ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF GOLF AS WELL. NOT ONLY DO THOSE CARTS KIND OF GET SEEN AS THEY GO TO THE MEMBERSHIPS BUT ON A TYPICAL DAY, HAVING 20 ADDITIONAL GOLF CARTS, PROVIDES MORE SEATS TO GET OUT TO GOLF. WE HAVE PLENTY OF SPACE ON OUR TEE SHEET AND TIME IS NEEDING THE GOLF COURTS TO DO SO. THAT WILL BE A BIG ONE AND A GREAT KICK FOR THE GOLF COURSE THIS COMING YEAR. THAT WILL BE AWESOME. CONTINUE TO OFFER JUNIOR PROGRAMS. TRYING TO EXPAND THOSE. ADDING ADDITIONAL DATES AND CAMPS AND LOOKING AT COMING UP WITH SOMETHING FOR THE FALL AND THE SPRING TO BE ABLE TO OFFER JUNIOR CAMPS THOSE TYPE OF EVENTS, LADIES OR MEN'S BEGINNERS CAMPS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR RATHER THAN JUST THE SUMMER. WORKING ON EXPANDING THOSE AS WELL. ENHANCING THE SHORT GAME PRACTICE AREA.

WE HAVE A GREAT AREA TO WORK ON PUTTING AND CHIPPING. WE ARE LOOKING AT ADDING A BUNKER TO HAVE A BUNKER PRACTICE. THAT'S SOMETHING WE DON'T HAVE IN THE AREA AT THE MOMENT. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE IN HOUSE.

WE WILL BE LOOKING AT HAVING OUR STAFF DO THAT. THAT IS A GOAL BEFORE THE END OF SUMMER IF WE CAN MAKE THAT HAPPEN, IF NOT IT WILL BE A WINTER GOAL WHEN WE HAVE MORE FREE TIME. IMPROVE IRRIGATION AND MAXIMIZE AREAS TEE BOXES.

IRRIGATION IS COMING WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON AND IMPROVE LIFTING HEADS IN FAIRWAYS AND EXPANDING THE IRRIGATION TO REACH FURTHER PARTS OF THE GOLF COURSE.

A LOT OF OUR IRRIGATION BASICALLY RUNS DOWN THE MIDDLE OF THE FAIRWAYS.

STRETCHES A LITTLE OUT AND DOESN'T COVER OUR ROUGH AREAS. WE WILL LOOK AT ADDING LINES TO INCREASE THE OVERALL HEALTH OF THE ROUGH JUST OUT OF THE SITE OF THE FAIRWAYS AS WELL.

WE HAD HAND ME DOWN COOLERS THAT WERE THERE WHEN WE REOPENED THE BUSINESS.

AND REPLACING THOSE WOULD BE GREAT. IT WOULD DEFINITELY TAKE AWAY A FEW DECIBELS IN THE GOLF SHOP. THE COOLERS CAN GET LOUD AS THEY GET OLDER.

THAT'S GREAT FOR INSIDE THE GOLF SHOP. BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS.

LIKE MOST OTHERS COMPENSATION PLAN STUDY WILL TAKE OUR PERSONNEL COSTS A LITTLE BIT.

SUPPLIES GOING UP A LITTLE BIT. SAND AND SEED SOD. THIS IS ADDING SOME OF THE THAT COLOR TO THE AREAS OF THE GOLF COURSE. THE SAND FOR OUR AERIFICATION PRACTICES AND TOP DRESSING OF THE GREENS. COST OF GOODS SOLD WILL INCREASE THAT'S GOING WITH THE TREND MORE PEOPLE THAT WE'RE SEEING, THE MORE PRODUCTS WE BUY TO PROVIDE TO THEM TO PURCHASE FROM US. A HAND IN HAND IN THAT ONE. CONTRACTUAL SERVICES BECAUSE OF THE GOLF CARTS WE WILL BE LEASING. THAT WILL BE GOING UP AS WELL.

AND THEN CAPITAL EXPENSES, THIS WILL BE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TWO BEVERAGE COOLERS AT ABOUT $6,000. WE ARE GOING TO MOVE TO A NEW POINT OF SALE SYSTEM ALONG WITH THAT AND REPLACE OUR CHIP CARD READERS WITH PIN PADS. THAT BECOMES A LITTLE BIT OF A

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GOLF CART. >> WHY ARE WE REPLACING THE POINT OF SALE IF WE JUST BOUGHT

IN 2018. >> THE ONE WE'RE UP NOW IS EASY LINKS.

THEY WERE PURCHASED BY GOLF NOW. THEY ARE NOT SUPPORTING THE EASY LINKS POINT OF SALE.

WE WILL TRANSITION TO GOLF NOW AS A POINT OF SALE. STILL CLOUD BASED AND SIMPLE TO OPERATE. DOES PROVIDE ADDITIONAL ENHANCEMENTS FROM THE TEE SHEET.

JUST A BETTER SYSTEM. HAVING E-MAILS AND PHONE NUMBERS THROUGH A PROFILE WE CAN TEXT OR E-MAIL PEOPLE THAT ARE ON OUR TEE SHEET. IF IT WAS JUST A CART PATH TODAY, WE COULD TEXT EVERYONE. OR WE HAD AN INCH OF RAIN, BRING MOSQUITO SPRAY.

PROVIDE ADDITIONAL COMMUNICATION AVENUES AS WELL. >> JUST THAT WE ONLY HAD IT FOR

THREE YEARS. >> YES, SIR. .

WE SHOULD HAVE A LONGER LIFE CYCLE. >> GOLF NOW HAS A REALLY GOOD PRODUCT AND CONTINUE TO BE INNOVATIVE. THEY ARE PURCHASING OTHER COMPANIES TO LIMIT I GUESS WHAT IS BEING OFFERED. BUT THEY'RE DOING A REALLY GOOD JOB WITH TECHNOLOGY AND MOVING ALONG WITH THE GOLF INDUSTRY. I'M EXCITED TO GET INTO THE G 1 SOFTWARE. I HOPE IT IS SOMETHING WE CAN USE FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND WE'RE NOT HAVING TO BOUNCE AROUND BECAUSE THAT IS, ADDITIONAL TIME ON MY END WORKING WITH THEM TO SET ALL THAT STUFF UP AS WE'RE GOING BACK THROUGH INVENTORY MEMBERS AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF.

YES, I HOPE THIS IS SOMETHING WE WILL BE ABLE TO EXTEND FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND USE FOR

SEVERAL YEARS MOVING FORWARD. >> ON THE ADDITIONAL GOLF CARTS, ARE THEY PART OF THE ORIGINAL

CONTRACT OR THE COST, IS WHAT I'M LOOKING AT. >> NO, MA'AM.

THIS WAS A PART OF BUDGET AMENDMENT WE JUST DID. A COUPLE MONTHS AGO.

SO WE WILL BE ADDING THE 20 CARTS. THE BUDGET AMENDMENT COVERED THE REMAINDER OF THIS YEAR, THEY ARE STILL IN PRODUCTION. WE DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE THEM YET.

WE WOULDN'T BEING PAYING FOR THEM UNTIL WE HAVE THEM BUT WILL BE INCLUDED FOR NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET AND PART OFF PURCHASING R LEASING THE GOLF CARTS IS BEING ABLE TO ADD THE 20 MEMBERSHIPS AND WILL EASILY COVER THE COST OF LEASE FOR THE GOLF CARTS YEAR OVER YEAR WITH SOME INCOME LEFT

OVER AS WELL. >> OKAY. BUT MY QUESTION WAS, IS THE COST FOR THOSE GOLF CARTS THE SAME AS THE COST OF ORIGINAL CONTRACT THAT WE HAVE?

>> YES. PRICE PER GOLF CART. WITHIN CENTS OR

YES. >> OKAY. OKAY.

THAT'S MY QUESTION. THANK YOU. >> YOU'RE WELCOME.

RUNNING DOWN THE EXPENSES. AGAIN CHANGE IN THE PERSONNEL COSTS FROM COMPENSATION STUDY.

WHAT ELSE DO WE HAVE HERE? SAND AND SOME OF THE SEED AND SOD.

ADDING COLOR TO AND OF THE AREAS. CONTRACTUAL SERVICES.

THIS GOES BACK TO THE GOLF CARTS. AGAIN, WITH ROGER AND THOSE GUYS HELPING FROM BUILDING SERVICES, BEING ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF THE JANITORIAL SERVICE, WE WILL SAVE MONEY IN THAT CATEGORY. COST OF GOODS WE TALKED ABOUT GOING UP WITH THE CURRENT TREND.

AND THEN THE CAPITAL OUTLAY ITEMS. THE INCREASE OF 5%.

AND COUPLE CHUNKS FROM SOME WELL KNOWN AREAS AGAIN. PERSONNEL, THE GOLF CARTS AND THOSE CAPITAL ITEMS IS THE BULK OF WHAT WE'RE SEEING FROM INCREASE IN EXPENSES.

LITTLE VISUALIZATION. IF YOU GUYS WANT TO DIG THROUGH THESE AGAIN, THEY'RE ALL INTERACTIVE THAT YOU CAN GET TO AND SEE WHAT IS LISTED IN THERE. HERE'S A GOOD ONE, ONE THAT OBVIOUSLY WANTING TO GET TO. SHOWS OUR EXPENSES IN REVENUES FROM THE PAST YEAR.

WHAT WE STARTED WITH THIS YEAR AND THEN WHAT OUR PROJECTIONS ARE FOR THIS YEAR.

WE'RE STAYING WITHIN RANGE OF OUR BUDGET AND EXPENSES BUT REVENUES LOOK GREAT IF WE CONTINUE ON OUR SAME TREND. WE LOOK TO BE IN A VERY GOOD SPOT BY THE END OF THE YEAR.

MAKING MONEY. DOING BETTER THAN LAST YEAR. HOPEFULLY WEATHER GIVES US A CHANCE TO DO THAT. WE'RE SEEING THE SAME NUMBER OF ROUNDS AND INCREASE IN ROUNDS BEING OPEN FOR APRIL AS OPPOSED TO CLOSED LAST YEAR. EVERYTHING LOOKING GREAT.

PEOPLE ARE ENJOYING THE GOLF COURSE AND WE'RE SEEING THAT. BEING ABLE TO SHOW OUR REVENUES COMING IN AND ABOVE OUR EXPENSES. DEFINITELY THE WAY WE LIKE FOR THE GOLF COURSE TO BE ABLE TO OPERATE. AGAIN ANOTHER LITTLE BREAK DOWN OF WHAT WE LOOK AT FOR REVENUES PROPOSED FOR NEXT YEAR AND WHAT WE'RE PROJECTING FOR THIS YEAR.

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DEFINITELY WHAT WE WANT TO SEE OUT THE GOLF COURSE. FULL TIME STAFFING.

NO CHANGE HERE. I WILL SAY OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS, WE WILL START LOOKING IN OUR, AND ARE ALREADY LOOKING AT TRYING TO ADD ADDITIONAL HELP TO BOTH AREAS.

NOT ONLY FOR ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT BUT WE'RE TRYING TO ADD THAT MOVING FORWARD AND

ALSO IN THE ASSISTANT OR FULL TIME IN THE GOLF STORE. >> CAN YOU GO

BIT. >> SURE. OKAY.

YOU'RE REVENUES ARE $228,000. >> YOU EXPECT $228,000 OF A NET INCOME.

>> PROJECTED. YOU KNOW THERE'S DEFINITELY GOING TO BE CHANGE AND BASED ON

WHETHER THEY CAN GO UP, HAVING GREAT WEATHER. >> AND YOUR EXPENSES WERE

$62,000 MORE. YOUR NET INCOME WILL BE WHAT? >> 62 FROM 228.

>> >> THE ONE ABOVE IT. THE COMPARISON.

THE LAST ONE. SO $240,000 LESS EXPENSES. WE LOOK AT 1303 WITH EXPENSES OF

1062. >> I WANT TO KNOW, YOU MADE, I WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOUR

BE. >> THAT >>

>> YES, >> OKAY. PROJECTED AGAIN.

>> YEAH. THAT'S FOR NEXT YEAR. THE PROJECTED IS 243 FOR THIS

YEAR. WE'RE PRETTY CLOSE. >> ARE WE KEEPING A FUND BALANCE? ARE WE TREATING THIS AS AN ENTERPRISE FUND?

>> IT IS AN ENTERPRISE FUND AND WE ARE ABOVE THE THREE MONTHS RESERVE.

ONE OF MY GOALS IS TO BE ABOVE THREE MONTHS. YOU HAVE WINTER AND THE EARLY

SPRING SIDE. I WOULD SAY SIX MONTHS. >> THERE'S HEAVY CAPITAL.

>> ABSOLUTELY. >> YOU MAY RECALL THAT WHEN WE PRESENTED THE CIP, THE GREENS SCORED HIGH. SO, THIS IS ONE OF THOSE UNIQUE SMALL FUNDS WE'RE BUILDING UP CASH BALANCE MIGHT HELP WITH OFF SETTING THE CASH EXPENDITURES. WE WANT IT TO BE SELF SUFFICIENT BUT FROM A CAPITAL STANDPOINT, THAT'S THE DREAM SURE.

>> SO. YEAH. I WOULD SAY LEAVE IT IN THERE.

>> DO WE HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT CAPITAL, LIKE, SO THIS BUILDING OR THAT BUILDING?

>> THE GREENS RENOVATION. Y'ALL CAN CORRECT ME IF I AM WRONG, IT WAS $600,000 ALONE.

>> CLOSER TO A MILLION DOLLARS. >> YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A MILLION.

>> FOR A 10 YEAR PERIOD. WHAT ABOUT THE BUILDINGS. >> WHAT ABOUT THE BUILDINGS THAT

ARE THERE? >> WHAT OTHER CAPITAL ITEMS? >> RELATED TO THE GOLF COURSE?

>> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. WE HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT GOING THROUGH AND IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE SUPER FORMAL IN TERMS OF HAVING TO HIRE SOMEBODY. BUT IN TERMS OF INTERNALLY GOING THROUGH AN EXERCISE WITH YOU AND THE PUBLIC BUT REALLY TRYING TO DO A MASTER PLAN FOR THE GOLF COURSE BECAUSE ONE OF THINGS WE OFTEN GET FEEDBACK ON. FOR TOURNAMENTS, THERE ISN'T NECESSARILY SPACE FOR SOMEBODY TO YOU KNOW HAVE THEIR LUNCH AFTER PLAYING THE TOURNAMENT.

AND SO WE KNOW THAT FROM THE USERS OF THE GOLF COURSE, THEY HAVE SOME WANTS AND SO, IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR US TO AT SOME POINT GO THROUGH A PROCESS TO SAY, OKAY, WHAT ARE THE WANTS OF USERS AND STAKEHOLDERS? THERE MAY BE OPPORTUNITIES TO INCREASE THE REVENUE STREAM IF THERE WAS A SPACE THAT COULD BE RENTED. SO THAT'S FORTHCOMING.

>> GO FOR IT. >> BUT IT'S A CHALLENGE BY >> CORRECT.

>> YEAH. >> BUT, JUST FYI, YOU KNOW, GOING BACK THREE OUR FOUR YEARS.

ONE OF THE ITEMS WE PRESENTED TO YOU WAS A BUSINESS PLAN. ONE OBJECTIVE OF THE BUSINESS PLAN WAS TO CRAWL, WALK AND RUN. WELL WE ARE AT THE STAGE NOW WE'RE STARTING TO WALK.

AND AS YOU SEE, WE DIDN'T EXPECT THAT HUGE BUMP RIGHT AWAY. NOW WE'RE AT A POINT WHERE WE HAVE TO REEVALUATE THE WHOLE SITUATION. I BELIEVE PARK AND ROLANDO HAVE UPDATED THAT BUSINESS PLAN AND THEY CALL IT A BUSINESS PLAN. WHEN I STARTED OFF WITH.

ALSO LOOKING AT THE MASTER PLAN FOR THAT AREA. THERE ARE OTHER OBJECTIVES THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT. AS WE LOOK AT AS MR. GARZA MENTIONED, THERE'S A REVENUE

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YES WE'RE AWARE. THE WHOLE CONVERSATION IS THIS BUSINESS PLAN WAS A CRAWL, NOW

WE'RE GOING TO WALK AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO RUN. >> I WAS IMPRESSED AND I WAS SKEPTICAL WHEN WE TOOK IT OVER AND YOU HAVE DONE A JOB.

>> SO WAS >> THANK YOU. >> YOU'RE WELCOME.

MOVING RIGHT ALONG. >> I'M SORRY. WOULD SOMEBODY MAKE A NOTE, I WANT TO TALK TO SOMEBODY ABOUT THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN ITSELF.

I'M FINDING THAT WHOLE THING THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IN '23 AND NOT IN '22.

I DON'T KNOW -- WHAT WHOLE THING? THE GREENS IMPROVEMENTS.

>> THAT'S CORRECT. IT'S IN '23. >> IT'S IN '23.

NOT '22. WHEN THEY PRESENTED, I'M SORRY MR. GARZA.

YOU WEREN'T HERE YESTERDAY, YOU HAVE TO MAKE UP FOR IT. >> WELL, IT'S LIKE Y'ALL DID GREAT LAST NIGHT. FEELS LIKE I'M JUST, I SHOULDN'T EVEN BE HERE ANYMORE.

I THINK I PROBABLY TUCKED OUT OF THAT CONVERSATION. >> YOU COULD IMPLY NEXT YEAR.

THE WHOLE CIP, IT'S WITHIN THE FIVE-YEAR TIME FRAME AND THE GOLF IS IN '23 AND

>> YEAH. THANK YOU. >> AND BECAUSE IT'S A LIVING BREATHING DOCUMENT, ONCE WE ACTUALLY GO INTO THE SPECIFICS OF THE 2023 ADDITION OF THE CIP PROGRAM, HOPEFULLY AT THAT TIME FRAME, WE WILL HAVE RESERVES WHERE WHAT WE HAVE IN THE PROGRAM ISN'T THE WAY INVISION IT NOW. HOPEFULLY THAT

>> GOOD. KEEP GOING? >> STICKING WITH STAFFING NUMBERS. SOMETHING WE WILL WORK ON TO LOOK FOR EXTRA HELP AND HANDS AS WE MOVE FORWARD. BUILDING OUR REVENUE AND BEING ABLE TO ASSUME THE EXPENSES MOVING FORWARD. SOME OF THE THINGS YOU CAN SEE HERE.

THINGS THAT WERE REQUESTED AND AT THE MOMENT NOT RECOMMENDED, THINGS WE WILL WORK TOWARDS.

FEW OF THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. TOILETS AND SINKS FOR OUR PROSHOP.

UPDATING THOSE AS WELL. SMALL TOOLS AND SUPPLIES. WE'RE HAVING TO BUY MORE JUST TYPICAL STUFF, TOILET PAPER, PAPER TOWELS FOR ALL AREAS OF THE GOLF COURSE.

BEER PURCHASE IS GOING UP, CURRENT TREND. FOOD IS ACTUALLY GOING BACK DOWN. AND WE'LL KEEP AN EYE ON THAT ONE.

THAT ONE IS KIND OF A ONE THAT FLUCTUATES WITH OUR GOLF TOURNAMENTS.

MERCHANDISE MOVING BACK UP. WE SEE MORE TRAFFIC AND SEE PEOPLE PURCHASE MORE.

NOT ONLY GOLF BALLS AND GLOVES BUT APPAREL AND HATS AND HEAD WEAR AS WELL.

SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE WE WILL BE SAYING THE SAME AS THIS YEAR. EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ALL THAT STUFF, ALL STILL GOOD AND ROCKING MOVING FORWARD. OTHER SMALL TOOLS.

STAYING CLOSE TO THE SAME. CHEMICAL BUDGET STAYING THE SAME.

WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO KEEP IT WHERE HE'S AT. THE SUPERINTENDENT IS DOING A GOOD JOB AND WE WILL TRY TO KEEP HIM WHERE HE'S AT. THAT LOOKS ABOUT IT FOR

>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU GUYS. NEXT WE HAVE MS. WILLIAMS.

>> NO. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE, YEAH, THERE YOU GO.

OTHER WILLIAMS. YES, YOU THREW ME OFF. YOU KEPT IT SHORT.

YOU GOT TO SAY THE FULL LAST NAME TO DIFFERENTIATE. >> ALL RIGHT.

GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL. SO IN PROVIDING YOUR OVER VIEW THIS EVENING ON THE BUDGET, FOR FISCAL YEAR '22, I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF OVER VIEW OF VICTORIA PUBLIC LIBRARY FIRST. SO VICTORIA PUBLIC LIBRARY IS A DEPARTMENT OF CITY OF VICTORIA FOCUSING ON MEETING THE CITIZENS NEEDS FOR LIFELONG LEARNING. RECREATIONAL LEARNING.

ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY THROUGH

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WE HAVE HELD TWO POSITIONS UNFILLED THIS LAST YEAR DUE TO ATTRITION.

AND WE'RE ABLE TO STILL PROVIDE THAT QUALITY CUSTOMER SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY DUE TO A MOVE THAT WE MADE TO A CENTRAL SERVICE DESK AND I'M GOING TO TOUCH ABOUT THAT FURTHER UNDER

EFFICIENCIES. >> WAS THAT THE NEW CARPET? >> YES, IT IS.

BEAUTIFUL PICTURE FROM OUR COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO SHANE LUCRE. SO OUR MISSION IS TO FOCUS ON SERVING THE CITIZENS OF ALL AGES WITH THE VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES IS SERVICES THAT SUPPORT QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. SINCE I RECENTLY PRESENTED BY ANNUAL REPORT A FEW WEEKS AGO, I WILL SKIP OVER THE HIGHLIGHTS AND GOALS BUT THEY ARE INCLUDED IN MY STORY.

I WANT TO GO BACK TO, OKAY. SO UNDER DEPARTMENTAL EFFICIENCIES, THIS LAST YEAR WE HAD TWO DEPARTMENTAL PROJECTS WHICH CREATED EFFICIENCIES. THOSE INCLUDE COMBINING OUR TWO SERVICE DESK TO A ONE SERVICE DESK MODEL WHEN WE RECARPETED AND HAD THE BUILDING REARRANGED.

THAT GAVE US THE ABILITY TO ELIMINATE TWO STAFF POSITIONS AT A COST SAVINGS OF $70,000.

AND THEN SECONDLY, WE WERE ABLE TO CUT OUR CATALOGING SOFTWARE WHEN WE MIGRATED TO THE NEW SOFTWARE I HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT A FEW TIMES TO COUNCIL, AND THAT NEW SOFTWARE THAT WE MIGRATED TO MADE THE CATALOGING PROCESS EASIER AND WE WERE ABLE TO CUT THAT FROM OUR BUDGET AS WELL.

OUR NEW PROGRAMS FOR 2022 INCLUDE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR NEW MULTIYEAR STRATEGIC PLAN, A LIBRARY SERVICE EXPANSION PLAN. CONTINUED PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE BRONTE MEETING ROOM. TECHNOLOGY AND UPGRADES ARE REFLECTED IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET. I WILL COVER THAT AS WELL. SO TAKING A LOOK AT BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS. MOVING ON DOWN. SO OUR BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS FOR FISCAL YEAR '22 INCLUDE A $92,000 COST FOR PHASE TWO OF THE COMP PLAN.

WITH A $70,000 REDUCTION CREATED BY THE ELIMINATION OF TWO STAFF POSITIONS.

WHICH WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY THAT MOVE TO THE ONE SERVICE DESK. AND THEN THERE WAS A $36,000 REDUCTION IN MAINTENANCE. SINCE WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY FEES ASSOCIATED WITH THE SOFTWARE MIGRATION. SO YOU SEE THAT UNDER THE MAINTENANCE LINE.

THE $36,129. AND THEN OUR CONTRACTUAL SERVICES LINE, ALSO IT DECREASED BY A LITTLE OVER $14,000 AND THAT WAS DUE TO THE ERATE DISCOUNTED INTERNET WE RECEIVE

NOW. >> I GOT A QUESTION. >> ON THE PERSONNEL COSTS.

>> YES. >> IN YOUR BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS YOU HAVE $92,000 INCREASE AND REDUCTION OF $70,000. I'M SLOW ON MATH. I THINK THAT'S $22,000 INCREASE

NET BUT THE BUDGET DOWN BELOW SHOWS $46,000. >> IF YOU CLICK ON THE DETAIL THERE ON THE PERSONNEL, ONE OF THINGS THAT YOU MAY RECALL FROM OUR PRESENTATION YESTERDAY, WE HAVE BASELINE ADJUSTMENTS SO EVERY DEPARTMENT ALSO ACCOUNTS FOR THESE BASELINE ADJUSTMENTS WHICH ARE CHANGING IN COMPENSATION THROUGH TURNOVER, SOMETIMES WE LOSE PERSONNEL AND THEY'RE REPLACED. THAT'S A BAD WORD TO USE. THE NEW HIRE IS AT A DIFFERENT PAY SCALE THAN THE POSITION WAS BEFORE. THAT HAPPENS MORE OFTEN THAN YOU MIGHT THINK BECAUSE OF DIFFERENCES IN EXPERIENCES. BASELINE DIFFERENCES ARE PART OF

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>> BUT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT NEXT YEAR. >> I UNDERSTAND BUT THE BASELINE ADJUSTMENTS THAT TAKE PLACE THIS YEAR EFFECT FUTURE BUDGETS. FOR EXAMPLE, IF WE HAVE A POSITION THAT MAKE SAYS X MONEY NOW, THEN THAT NEW POSITION IS HIRED THIS FISCAL YEAR, BUT THAT NEW POSITION IS NOW PAID Y, THAT DIFFERENCE IS FORMALLY CAPTURED IN THE FOLLOWING YEAR'S BUDGET BECAUSE THAT'S THE NEXT TIME WE FORMALLY MAKE THE ADJUSTMENT. SO WE MAKE CHANGES EVERY YEAR AS

-- TURNOVER TAKES PLACE. >> IF I PLAY. ONE GOOD EXAMPLE IS WE ARE COMPARING ORIGINAL TO PROPOSED. NOT WHAT HAPPENED IN A YEAR AM SO FOR EXAMPLE, AT THE ORIGINAL BUDGET YOU HAD INDIVIDUAL WE BUDGETED $30,000 TURN KEY. THAT INDIVIDUAL MIGHT HAVE BEEN HERE 10 YEARS AND DECIDES TO LEAVE. NOW WE BUDGET THAT PERSON FOR ENTRY LEVEL. MAYBE $20,000. THAT $10,000 DELTA, LAST YEAR'S TMRS WE HAD A HIGHER RATE. IT'S JUST TAKEN THE INDIVIDUAL ITEM ITSELF, HERE'S THE NET FOR THE GROWTH COMPENSATION, AND HERE'S THE TWO PEOPLE WHO LEFT. WITHOUT CONSIDERING ANY OTHER VARIABLES THAT MIGHT END UP RESULTING TO THE NET 46. THAT'S ALL I'M TRYING TO SAY.

WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO GIVE YOU THE DETAILS AND SHOW YOU MORE IF YOU NEED TO.

SECOND? >> SURE. RIGHT THERE.

SO YOU'LL, TMRS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE. SHOWS $161,000 FOR FISCAL YEAR '22 WHEN THE ORIGINAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR '21 WAS 155.

WHY IS THAT? WELL, BECAUSE WE'RE ADDING FUNDING FOR EMPLOYEES COMPENSATION AND SO THAT PERCENTAGE WHILE IT'S LESS, FROM A DOLLAR TO DOLLAR DIFFERENCE IS ACTUALLY MORE. BECAUSE NOW EMPLOYEES AND LIBRARY DEPARTMENT ARE MAKING

MORE MONEY. THAT LINE ITEM GOES UP. >> RIGHT.

BUT I WOULD ASSUME THAT'S ALREADY IN THE $92,000. >> I UNDERSTAND.

BUT JUST GIVING YOU AN EXAMPLE OF THE DIFFERENT LINE ITEMS AND HOW THEY CHANGE TO YEAR OVER

YEAR. >> I WILL GET WITH MR. REYNA DURING BREAK.

>> WE JUST NEED THE ADJUSTMENTS TO SEE WHERE THE VARIANCES ARE. >> SO, BACK TO THE INTERNET CONNECTION EXPENSES. WE WENT FROM PAYING AROUND $8,000 DOWN TO ABOUT $1,600 ANNUALLY DUE TO E-RATE DISCOUNTS. AND THEN THE CANCELLATION OF UNNEEDED CATALOGING SOFTWARE UNDER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. THAT DIFFERENCE OF $11,000.

AND THEN CAPITAL EXPENDITURES ARE PROPOSED FOR $38,000 IN ONE-TIME FUNDS.

THOSE ARE FOR A NEW PROJECTOR, SCREEN, AUDIO UPGRADES AND NEW TABLES FOR THE BRONTE MEETING

ROOM AND NEW CHAIRS FOR THE MAIN MEETING SPACE. >> WHAT IS DATA LINES MEAN?

>> LET'S SEE. DATA LINES. THOSE ARE --

>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT. THOSE ARE OUR HOT SPOTS. AND THE HOT SPOT PROGRAM IS RUNNING REALLY WELL. WE HAVE PROBABLY A WHOLE LIST RIGHT NOW OF AT LEAST 25 PEOPLE WAITING ON THOSE HOT SPOTS. THEY HAVE CHECKED OUT AND ARE EXTREMELY POPULAR.

AND THEN DOWN TO REVENUES, >> THE HOT SPOT PROGRAM WE'RE CHECKING OUT HOT SPOTS AND GIVEN

FREE DATA AWAY. >> YES. THAT WAS PART OF THE BEEN THIS

CURRENT YEAR BUDGET. YES. >> COULD YOU GO BACK TO LIGHTS AND POWER. $2,000 LESS. IS ELECTRICITY GOING TO BE LESS OR LED LIGHTS OR? THAT ONE IS I KNOW AN AVERAGE NUMBER THAT I RECEIVED FROM

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$577,010. >> THE FINANCE, OR THE LIGHTS AND POWER LINE WAS AT $57,000,

IS DOWN TO >> WHY? >> YES.

>> WELL, IF YOU GO BACK TO THE PAST COUPLE YEARS, IT ALWAYS HAS BEEN GOING DOWN.

I THOUGHT I CAN'T GO ANY FURTHER. I'M BRINGING IT DOWN TO COST

>> IS EVERY DEPARTMENT GOING DOWN? >> NOT EVERY DEPARTMENT.

LET ME GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE. YOU HAVE STREET LIGHTS. OKAY.

JUST BECAUSE YOU WENT DOWN LAST YEAR DOESN'T MEAN YOU'RE GOING TO GO DOWN THIS YEAR.

WE WILL HAVE A MORE AGGRESSIVE PLAN ON THE STREET LIGHTS. SO THOSE THAT WERE NOT FUNCTIONING, IF THEY START TO FUNCTION, WELL YOU CAN HAVE LIGHT COST.

SO WHEN IT COMES TO STREET LIGHTS, IT'S DIFFERENT VARIABLES.

YOU DEAL WITH A UNIT LIKE A LIBRARY OR STRUCTURE THAT'S PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD, I AM COMFORTABLE WITH THAT. YOU CAN SEE ANOTHER ONE IN PD FOR EXAMPLE CAME DOWN A LITTLE.

FIRE STATION. A TAD OF IT. NOT LIKE ACROSS THE BOARD.

I HOPE THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION. >> ALSO THERE'S BEEN VARIANCE IN OPEN HOURS, WE'RE STILL NOT BACK TO WHERE WE WERE WITH 2019 AS FAR AS HOURS.

YOU'RE TURNING OFF THE LIGHTS A LITTLE EARLIER. >> I'M SORRY, I WANT TO GO BACK TO THE HOT SPOTS. THEY'RE IN THE BUDGET BUT THE SECOND COLUMN SHOWING THE ORIGINAL BUDGET SHOWS ZERO FOR 2021 AND NOW YOU'VE GOT A $4,000 IN 2022.

>> THAT IS THE, IT'S THE AGREEMENT, THE ANNUAL AGREEMENT. YEAH, IT'S NOT THE COST FOR THE ACTUAL HOT SPOT, BUT INTERNET AGREEMENT THAT YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR, THAT CONNECTION AGREEMENT

EACH YEAR. >> CAN GRANT?

>> I'M SORRY. >> ACTUALLY, WITHIN OUR 2021 BUDGET, THAT MONEY WAS ACTUALLY CAPITALIZED IN OUR INTERNET CONNECTION SO IT WASN'T. WE'RE JUST NOW MOVING OVER TO

ANOTHER LINE ITEM. SO. >> SO IT'S PRIMARILY WHAT WE HAVE BEEN USING IN HOUSE BUT WE'RE ALSO USING IT WITHIN THE LIBRARY AND CHECKING IT OUT.

I JUST REMEMBER AND CONVERSATIONS THAT WE HAD ABOUT NOT DOING THAT THROUGH THE

LIBRARY. >> WE ARE NOT UTILIZING OUR SERVICE TO PROVIDE THAT.

THE HOT SPOTS THAT, AS FAR AS USING THE HOT SPOTS FOR OUR INTERNET SERVICE?

I'M NOT SURE WHAT YOU'RE MEANING. >> YOU'RE SAYING IT'S PART OF

THE WHOLE BUDGET THAT YOU HAVE OR THE PLAN THAT YOU HAVE. >> ON THE LINE ITEM WHERE WE HAD INTERNET EXPENSES, IN 2021, IN THIS YEAR, IT WAS ALL COMBINED IN THERE.

NOW WE'RE MOVING IT ACROSS INTO DATA LINE VERSE INTERNET EXPENSES.

WE'RE SEPARATING THEM OUT. >> OKAY. YOU'RE SAYING IT'S IN THE BUDGET

JUST NOT AT THIS SPOT BUDGET. >> YES.

>> I'M TRYING TO RECALL THE CONVERSATION THAT WE HAD UP HERE ON THE DAIS TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE GETTING HOT SPOTS AND YOUTUBING AND TIKTOKING AND EVERYTHING LIKE THIS.

I'M A LITTLE TAKEN BACK. I DON'T RECALL WHAT THE CONVERSATION ENDED IF ANYBODY

CAN REMIND ME. >> YEAH, WE WERE JUST -- >> YEAH, WE WERE JUST SIDE CHATTING ABOUT IT. OUR RECOLLECTION THEY WERE QUESTIONS SURROUNDING THE PROGRAM WHEN IT WAS PRESENTED LAST YEAR AND THEY WERE CONCERNS BROUGHT UP.

WE TOOK THE POSITION THAT IF THOSE CONCERNS WERE MITIGATED, IT WOULD BE FINE SO THEY STAYED IN THE BUDGET. WHEN THE BUDGET OF APPROVED, THEY STAYED THAT WAY.

I DON'T KNOW -- >> I'M SORRY. >> HOW LONG CAN YOU CHECK ONE

OUT? >> CURRENTLY WE CHECK THEM OUT FOR THREE WEEKS THE SAME AS THE MATERIALS. AND IF THEY DO NOT RETURN THEM, THEY GET TURNED OFF IMMEDIATELY.

SO WE HAVE THE CONTROL ON IT. WHERE WE CONTROL LIKE THE ACCESS.

AND WE JUST STARTED THIS PROBABLY IN APRIL, MAY. IT'S BEEN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, WE'RE STILL EVALUATING THAT CHECK OUT PERIOD AND THEY ALSO FALL UNDER THE FILTERING

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THAT'S WHAT LIMITS THE ACCESS TO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU HAD BROUGHT UP.

>> SO NO DARK WEB OR >> CORRECT. >> NO.

>> HOW MANY UNITS DO WE >> WE HAVE 10. >> YES.

ANY AND YOU HAVE A WAIT LIST? >> YES WE DO. >> THAT'S WHY YOU'RE GOING TO

EVALUATE WHETHER THREE WEEK SYSTEM TOO LONG? >> IF YOU NEED EMERGENCY INTERNET SERVICE, I CAN SEE IT. THREE WEEKS ISN'T AN EMERGENCY. WE HAVE NO EXPECTATION OF HOW IT WAS GOING TO TAKE OFF. AND IT IS TAKEN OFF. IT'S PRETTY POPULAR.

>> I WOULD LOVE FREE INTERNET TOO. >> NOTHING IS FREE.

>> I KNOW. OKAY. AND THEN MOVING DOWN TO REVENUES. THE REVENUES FOR THE LIBRARY IS THE FEES FINES AND PRINTING AND WE DO NOT FORESEE ANY CHANGES IN THOSE REVENUES, WE'RE NOT PROPOSING INCREASING IN FISCAL YEAR '22. SO THAT IS WHAT OUR REVENUES WORK OUT TO.

KIND OF AVERAGING OUT. THEY ARE PRETTY VARIABLE DEPENDING ON HOW MANY FINES YOU'RE BRINGING IN OUR HOW MANY MATERIALS ARE DAMAGED THROUGHOUT A YEAR AND PAID FOR THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND PRINTING. AND THEN JUST TO REPEAT OF OUR STAFFING LEVEL.

AND RECOMMENDED NOT RECOMMENDED LISTS. AND THAT WRAPS UP THE PRESENTATION FOR THE VPL BUDGET FOR '22. ANY QUESTIONS?

NO THANK YOU. >> YOU'RE WELCOME. WE HAVE MR. FERRELL WITH

MOTEL TAX >> YES, SIR. >> GOOD EVENING.

HOW ARE YOU ALL HANGING IN THERE? >> HANGING IN THERE.

GOOD. WE WILL QUICKLY GO THROUGH THE MOTEL TAX FUND.

THIS WILL BE MORE OF AN OVERARCHING CONVERSATION ABOUT THE FUND ITSELF AND THEN JOEL AND DANIELLE WILL PROVIDE MORE CONTEXT ON THE SPECIFIC USES OF THIS FUNDS.

AS YOU'RE ALL FAMILIAR. THE MOTEL TAX FUND IS A SPECIAL REVENUE FUND, FUNDED ON EVERY ROOM NIGHT STAY OF LESS THAN 30 DAYS THAT COST MORE THAN $2. I ALWAYS LIKE TO THROW THAT MORE THAN $2. AS YOU KNOW. I DON'T NEED TO READ THE MISSION ON THIS. ALTHOUGH I SHOULD HAVE HAD ROGER WRITER A BETTER ONE.

WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FUND TO DO PROGRAMS THAT WE COMMITTED $135,000 TO PREVIOUSLY.

ONE RECOMMENDATION OR ONE CHANGE THAT WILL COME WITH THAT THIS YEAR IS THE INTENT TO BE ABLE TO SORT OF ACCEPT THAT WE HAVE A STABLE FUND BALANCE ENOUGH. THE ENDING FUND BALANCE FROM THIS PROPOSED BUDGET IS $2.3 MILLION. WE'RE CONFIDENT THAT WE CAN GIVE AWAY $135,000 IN THE GRANT PROGRAM AND NOT WORRY ABOUT COLLECTIONS FROM THE COMING YEAR. THE MONEY GIVEN IS A PREVIOUS YEAR AND CAN MAKE THE COMMITMENT

TO THE PREVIOUS ORGANIZATIONS, WHICH IS A BIG LEAP FORWARD. >> THANK YOU MR. REYNA.

>> SET A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO. >> WE WILL CONTINUE TO SET ASIDE THAT 20%.

I NOTICED THAT. SO WE WILL CONTINUE SETTING ASIDE THAT 20% AS WELL TO CONTINUE THE FUND BALANCE GOING. SO ALTHOUGH IN THIS YEAR IN THE HIGHLIGHTS THAT ARE COMING, YOU WILL SEE AN INCREASE TO CONTRACTUAL SERVICES. THAT IS JUST PRICES GOING UP IN THE CONTRACTS. THE TRANSFERS IS THE BIGGER AREA WHERE YOU WILL SEE THE INCREASE.

THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH WHAT JASON TOLD YOU ABOUT FOR THE COMMUNITY CENTER UPGRADES WITH THE CHILLERS AND THE, THERE'S SOME SOUND IMPROVEMENTS IN THE DOME AND OTHER THINGS GOING ON AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER. THERE'S ALSO CAPITAL EXPENDITURES AT $125,000.

THOSE ARE ONE-TIME EXPENSE THAT WILL BE USED AGAIN IN CELEBRATION OF THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF RIVERSIDE STADIUM FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN LOCKER ROOM AS WELL AS LIGHTING AT THE OTHER SPORTS COMPLEXES. WE WILL ALSO BEGIN IN THIS PROGRAM, IN THIS NEXT FISCAL YEAR MAKING PLANS WHETHER OR NOT WE DO THE STUDY YET IS GOING TO DEPEND ON THE LOCAL ECONOMY AND

GLOBAL ECONOMY. >> BUT THE, WE WILL BEGIN MAKING PLANS FOR HOW TO TAKE STEPS AND

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CONVENTION CENTER. >> GOING TO THE TOPIC OF RIVERSIDE STADIUM AND THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY, WE ARE EXPLORING OPPORTUNITIES TO GO THROUGH MORE THOROUGH ASSESSMENTS OF THE STADIUM BECAUSE WE RECOGNIZE THE NEEDS OF THE STADIUM MIGHT BE MUCH BROADER THAN EVEN JUST THE MINOR PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR.

QUITE FRANKLY, WE DIDN'T REALIZE IT WOULD BE THE 75TH UNTIL WE HAD A STAFF MEETING AT THE PARK ITSELF AND JASON BROUGHT IT UP AND WE ALL JUST LOOKED AT EACH OTHER AND REALIZED, THIS IS THE PERFECT TIME FOR US TO REALLY LOOK AT THE FACILITY AND HAVE A GREAT CELEBRATION ON THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY SO WE'RE LOOKING MORE INTO THAT. SO THERE'S A SLIGHT CHANCE OVER THE NEXT SIX MONTHS WE MIGHT COME WITH A BUDGET AMENDMENT OF SOME KIND OR AT LEAST HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH YOU ABOUT MAYBE DOING A FEW MORE PROJECTS AT THE PARK SIMPLY JUST TO REALLY HONE IN ON THAT CELEBRATION OF 75 YEARS TO BE COOL TO HAVE A CELEBRATION FOR IT. AND WHAT BETTER WAY THAN HAVING A STADIUM WITH ALL OF ITS ISSUES ADDRESSED AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. JUST FULL TRANSPARENCY. THE OTHER ELEMENT WE PUT THOUGHT INTO IS IN 2024, THE CITY WILL CELEBRATE 200 YEARS. WE KNOW FROM OUR EXPERIENCE IN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO BEING INVOLVED IN THE TRICENTENNIAL THAT SAN ANTONIO WENT THROUGH.

THAT'S A PROCESS THAT STARTS YEARS IN ADVANCE. WE INVISION WORKING WITH THE NEXT MAYOR TO START PUTTING TOGETHER A COMMITTEE TO START THINKING ABOUT WHAT THAT CELEBRATORY YEAR WOULD LOOK LIKE FOR US IN 2024. OBVIOUSLY THAT IS SOMETHING THAT MORE THAN LIKELY WOULD INCLUDE AND BE INVOLVED WITH THE MOTEL TAX DOLLARS.

>> I WAS WONDERING IF WE NEEDED TO HAVE THAT AS A GOAL AND OBJECTIVE FOR THIS YEAR'S BUDGET

TO START SETTING THAT ASIDE? >> YEAH, WE CAN ABSOLUTELY ADD IT.

WE CAN EVEN LOOK AT STARTING TO ADD MINIMAL RESOURCES FOR NOW FOR THE PLANNING PART OF IT.

>> I WOULD RATHER BUILD UP THE CASH OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS SO THAT WHEN WE GET TO '24,

THERE'S A FUND THERE THAT DRAW ON. >> OKAY.

>> I LIKE THAT TOO. >> WE CAN LOOK AT THAT. THE WAY THAT OTHER COMMUNITIES ALSO GO ABOUT THE PLANNING ASPECT IS THROUGH FUNDRAISING AS WELL.

REALLY IT'S A COMMUNITY CELEBRATION. NOT JUST A COV CELEBRATION.

AND SO, NORMALLY THAT WOULD ENTAIL HAVING A PLANNING COMMITTEE THAT WOULD SPEAR HEAD FUNDRAISING, SEEK SPONSORS AND THINGS OF THAT SORT. IT MAKES SENSE TO BRING MONEY TO THE TABLE ASKING FOR SPONSORS. WE CAN DEFINITELY TAKE A DEEPER DIVE INTO THAT.

AND START THAT PROCESS SOONER RATHER THAN LATER. >> THE ONLY OTHER THING NOT REFLECTED IN THE NUMBERS AND THE EXPENSES IN THE BUDGET, OUR GERMANE TO CONVERSATIONS WE HAD IS THE POTENTIAL RELOCATION OF THE VISITOR CENTER. WE ARE STILL EXPLORING THE OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO US ON THAT. SHOULD WE DECIDE ON AN OPTION, THAT WILL COME BACK FOR CONSIDERATION FOR FUND BALANCE OR ADDITIONAL FUNDS FROM OTHER REVENUE SOURCES.

SO. GOING FORWARD, YOU WILL SEE KIND OF THE ADDITION OF THE CAPITAL EXPENSES FOR RIVERSIDE STADIUM AND EVERYTHING ELSE IS PRETTY CLOSE TO THE SAME FROM BEFORE EXCEPT FOR THAT ADDITIONAL $250,000 FOR THE COMMUNITY CENTER IMPROVEMENTS.

REVENUE WE DO EXPECT TO INCREASE BEYOND LAST YEAR. JUST BECAUSE OF HOTEL STAYS AND THINGS THAT ARE COMING BACK AND RETURNING TO NORMAL. AND THAT'S SORT OF THE SUMMARY OF THE OVER VIEW OF THE FUND AND AS I MENTIONED, JOEL AND DANIELLE WILL GET INTO THE MORE SPECIFIC USES OF SOME OF THESE DOLLARS. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER DOLLARS RELATED TO THE FUND ITSELF. NOT FOR THE FUND, ARE THERE

GRANT OPPORTUNITIES FOR RIVERSIDE STADIUM REHABBING? >> POTENTIALLY.

WE DO PLAN ON, I WAS GOING TO HIT ON IT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT NEXT STEPS IN THE BUDGET AND TIMELINE. WE PLAN ON HAVING A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE RECOVERY FUNDS.

BECAUSE OF THE SPORTS TOURISM COMPONENT ATTACHED TO IT. BUT WE PLAN ON HAVING THAT CONVERSATION AND ALL THE PROJECTS THAT WE RECEIVE FROM SOME OF YOU, PROJECTS WE RECEIVE FROM THE COMMUNITY. WE PLAN TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION IN JULY.

IT MAKES, IF THERE ARE PROJECTS THAT WE CAN REACH QUICK CONSENSUS ON, IT MAKES SENSE TO INCORPORATE THEM FORMALLY INTO THE BUDGET WHEN IT'S FORMALLY INTRODUCED TO YOU AGAIN IN AUGUST. AND SO IN JULY, WE PLAN ON HAVING A CONVERSATION AROUND

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VSC IS A SOURCE OF FUND FOR THAT INVESTMENT AS WELL. ON TOP OF MOTEL TAX FUND.

SO. IF WE LOOK UP THE WATER SYSTEM FROM THE GOLF COURSE, CAN WE USE THE GOLF COURSE FUND? THAT'S ALL OKAY.

THANK YOU >> THANK YOU. MR. FERRELL.

>> CONVENTION AND VISITOR'S BUREAU. >> GOOD EVENING COUNCIL.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I'M GOING TO RUN DOWN THE CONVENTION AND VISITOR'S BUREAU STORY FOR THIS UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR AND A TOUCH ON A COUPLE OF SUCCESSES FROM THIS PAST YEAR.

OUR DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION, WE ARE ONE OF SMALLER DEPARTMENTS IN THE CITY TO HELP RESIDENTS AND VISITORS EXPLORE VICTORIA. ONE OF BIG THINGS WE STRIVE FOR IS SUPPORTING OUR LOCAL PARTNERS. I WILL USE THAT TERM THROUGHOUT THE PRESENTATION.

THAT'S RUNNING THE GAMUT FROM THE HOTELS TO ATTRACTIONS TO EVEN DINING AND SHOPPING AND NIGHT LIFE LOCATIONS. ANYTHING THAT WE SEE CAN BE AN ASSET TO BRING PEOPLE TO VICTORIA AND ENRICH THEIR EXPERIENCE WHEN THEY ARE HERE. WE ALSO DEVELOP OUR OWN TOURISM PRODUCTS. I WILL TALK ABOUT THOSE WE DEVELOPED IN THE RECENT JUST HERE RECENTLY AND PROVIDED SERVICES TO MEETING AND SPORTS EVENTS.

WE HELP THEM HAVE SUCCESSFUL EVENTS AND POSITIVE EXPERIENCES IN VICTORIA AND LOOK TO INCREASE OUR ROLE TO HELP OUR OWN RESIDENTS HAVE PRIDE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND EXPERIENCE OUR COMMUNITY AND ENJOY IT. THAT DEVELOPS THE GRASS-ROOTS ADVOCATES AND PEOPLE WHO BRING IN THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILY IN SOME OF YOUR STRONGEST MARKETERS CAN BE THOSE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE AND REALLY LOVE THEIR COMMUNITY. SO, WE WORK TO GROW AND FOSTER THAT SENSE OF PRIDE IN VICTORIA. OUR ORGANIZATION CHART. THERE ARE FOUR POSITIONS IN OUR CHART. THE DIRECTOR, MYSELF, NANCY BRITTON.

BRIDGET POSTAL, OUR GUEST SERVICES SPECIALIST AND WE HAVE AN OPEN POSITION WITH THE GROUP SALES AND SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE. OUR DEPARTMENT MISSION TO FOSTER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN VICTORIA TO POSITION AS ONE OF PREMIERE MARKET DESTINATIONS FOR TRAVEL THROUGH DESTINATION DEVELOPMENT. SOME OF OUR GOALS AND OBJECTIVES TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF VICTORIA. WE DO THAT THROUGH WEBSITE AND TRACK OUR WEBSITE VISITS SOCIAL MEDIA REACH. EVEN REQUESTS FOR PRINTED TRAVEL INFORMATION.

WE DO STILL GET THOSE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOR ACTUAL MAILED BROCHURES.

SO WE DO FULFILL THE REQUESTS AS WELL. INCREASE OVER NIGHT HOTEL OCCUPANCY FROM LEISURE TRAVEL. WE ARE SEEING EVENTS RETURN AND STABLE FASHION AND WE ARE ON PARWITH GETTING SPECIAL RATES. WORKING WITH OUR HOTELS TO DO OUR BEST TO TRACK WHO IS COMING OUT OF TOWN AND ATTENDING OUR LEISURE EVENTS. IT'S DEFINITELY EASY TO TRACK THINGS LIKE CONVENTIONS AND SPORTS TOURNAMENTS WHEN THEY HAVE SET ATTENDEES.

BUT ALSO WORKING TO TRACK THOSE LEISURE TRAVELERS. AND I MENTIONED THE CONVENTION AND SPORTS TRAVEL. AND WE ALSO WORK TO SERVICE THEM TO GIVE THEM POSITIVE EXPERIENCES BECAUSE MANY OF THOSE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE REPEAT ANNUAL EVENTS ESPECIALLY THE SPORTS TOURNAMENTS. INCREASE VISIBILITY OF VICTORIA AS A DESTINATION FOR THOSE EVENTS. SENDING OUT SALES PACKETS. MAKING CONTACTS WITH THE SPECIAL ASSOCIATION MEETING PLANNERS. INCREASE THE NUMBER OF ACTIVITIES SENT AROUND VICTORIA.

I WILL TALK ABOUT THOSE WE HAVE DONE LATELY AND ALSO ASSISTING OUR TRAVEL OR TOURISM PARTNERS IN THE COMMUNITY TO HELP THEM BE THE MOST SUCCESSFUL VERSIONS OF THEIR OPERATIONS.

SO JUST A COUPLE OF 2021 HIGHLIGHTS WE HAD THIS YEAR. DEREK TOUCHED ON THAT.

THE SCORING PROCESS AND ACHIEVING OUR TEXAS MUSIC FRIENDLY COMMUNITY DESIGNATION.

WE'RE ONLY ONE OF 20 COMMUNITY THAT IS HAVE A FILM FRIENDLY AND MUSIC FRIENDLY, EXCUSE ME, COMMUNITY DESIGNATION FROM THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR. WE DID ESTABLISH OUR TOURISM ADVISORY BOARD AND THEY ARE HAVING QUARTERLY MEETINGS AND GETTING GREAT FEEDBACK FROM THAT BOARD. WE ALSO DEVELOPED THE MUSIC FRIENDLY COMMUNITY ADVISELY BOARD AS ONE OF REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MUSIC FRIENDLY COMMUNITY DESIGNATION.

I MENTIONED TOURISM PROJECTS WE CREATED. I HOPE YOU HAVE SEE THE BIRDING DECK THAT OPENED LAST WEEK AT THE NATURE SANCTUARY. WE HOPE TO GROW THAT AND

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ALSO PARTNERING WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS LIKE MAIN STREET TO PROVIDE PAYMENT FOR MUSICIANS AND THE ART WALK THAT WAS HERE. GREATEST EVENT DOWNTOWN. AND ALSO WORKING WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS OUTSIDE OF THE CITY, VICTORIA REGIONAL AIRPORT TO ASSIST TRAVELERS ON THE FLIGHTS THERE. ALSO WORKING WITH LOCAL MEDIA PARTNERS APPEARING REGULARLY.

I SHOW ONCE A WEEK ON KVIC, 104.7 TO TALK ABOUT EVENTS AND THINGS GOING ON IN VICTORIA.

THAT'S AT NO COST TO US. ALSO SOME EVENTS WE HAVE COMING UP MOTORCYCLE CANNON BALL.

A VERY EXCITING EVENT COMING UP IN SEPTEMBER 24TH. GOING TO HAVE OVER 120 ANTIQUE MOTORCYCLES VERY VALUABLE ANTIQUE MOTORCYCLES ARE MAKING A CROSS COUNTRY TRIP FROM MICHIGAN TO SOUTH PADRE AND ONE OF THEIR LAST STOPS IS IN VICTORIA. NEVER TRAVELS THE SAME ROUTE TWICE. WE SEE THIS AS A GREAT EVENT TO BRING IN VISITORS THIS YEAR.

THAT'S CLOSER TO THE END OF OUR FISCAL YEAR THERE IN LATE SEPTEMBER.

ALSO WORKING WITH OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS AND LAUNCHING OUR TOWN TALKS.

THE RETURN OF QR CODES. WE HAVE BEEN USING THOSE DEVELOP TRACKABLE QR CODES OFFERING INFORMATION DISPLAYS AT VICTORIA HOTELS AND TRACK USAGE IN OUR TRAIL THROUGH TIME INTERPRETIVE DISPLAYS. WE ARE FINDING MULTIPLE USES FOR THOSE PROJECTS.

GOING OVER PERFORMANCE METRICS. WE HAVE BEEN SEEING STRONG RETURNS TO OUR DIGITAL ASSETS.

PROJECTED TO BE AT 58 THOUSAND. OUR SOCIAL MEDIA REACH EXPECTED TO BE 3.2 MILLION.

THAT'S AT OUR EXPLORE VICTORIA TEXAS FACEBOOK PAGE. YOU SEE THE DROP OFF AT VISITORS CENTER. A DIRECT RESULT OF COVID. WE'RE SEEING PEOPLE GET MORE COMFORTABLE AND COME BACK TO OUR CENTERS. WE ARE LOOK TO GO HAVE THAT BOUNCE BACK FOR NEXT FISCAL YEAR. SOME DEPARTMENTAL EFFICIENCIES.

WE HAVE ACTUALLY DID TRANSFER EMPLOYEE WORKING FROM THE GROUP SALES AND SERVICES POSITION TO MAIN STREET TO HELP THEM IN THEIR DUTIES. WE ARE WORKING TO FULFILL THOSE DUTIES OF THAT POSITION WITH OUR REMAINING POSITIONS IN OUR DEPARTMENT.

USING EXISTING CITY OF VICTORIA FACILITIES. WE MENTIONED THE BIRDING DECK TO CREATE TOURISM ATTRACTIONS. YOU'RE NOT LOOKING AT A BIG HEAVY START UP COST, JUST ENHANCING WHAT THE CITY HAS AND A REALLY GREAT AREA. PARTNERING WITH LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS. I MENTIONED THE RADIO STATIONS. THAT WAS NO COST.

JUST A WIN-WIN FOR US AND THEIR STATIONS. AND ALSO OUT SOURCING CONTRACTING TASK THAT IS WE NEED TO DO ON THE REGULAR SUCH AS REFILLING BROCHURE RACKS AT HOTELS. THAT WAS A BIG TIME CONSUMER FOR OUR STAFF AND WE HAVE THAT OUT SOURCED. WE ARE LOOKING AT WAYS TO OPTIMIZE.

NEW PROGRAMS. CONDUCTING RESEARCH TO IDENTIFY OUR CURRENT AND POTENTIAL TRAVELERS TO VICTORIA. THE NEW VISITOR LOCATION WILL BE INVOLVED IN THAT PROCESS.

JASON MENTIONED THE TAAF WINTER GAMES. WE ARE HAPPY TO HELP OUT WITH THAT. ENHANCING VICTORIA STANDING AS A PREMIERE OUT DOORS SPORTS DESIGNATION. AND MAIN STREET GUIDED TOURS OF VICTORIAN NEIGHBORHOODS.

THERE'S GREAT TRANSPORTATION COMPANIES THAT HAVE VERY UNIQUE SHUTTLE BUSES.

COULD BE A WAY TO PROVIDE GUIDED TOURS. I KNOW THERE'S BEEN DESIRE TO SEE MORE ENGAGEMENT WITH THE HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOODS BUT UP TO THIS POINT, IT HAD BEEN PRIMARILY THE VPIS HISTORIC HOMES TOUR ONCE A YEAR. PERHAPS THAT'S SOMETHING WE COULD DO MORE REGULARLY. VICTORIA MAIN STREET, DISCUSS A POSSIBLE FILM FESTIVAL COLLABORATION IN 2022. AGAIN THE INSIDER PROGRAM. THIS WOULD BE AN AMBASSADOR PROGRAM TO EDUCATE VICTORIA RESIDENTS AND FOSTER PRIDE IN THE COMMUNITY AND GET THEM MORE KNOWABLE ABOUT THINGS TO DO HERE. AND THEN CREATE A SERIES OF HOSPITALITY TRAININGS. EDUCATE OUR PARTNERS WHAT TO OFFER FRONT LINE WORKERS AND

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BUDGET FISCAL YEAR 2022 BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS. WHAT WE WOULD BE LOOKING TO SPEND THE FUNDS TOWARDS SO. WE HAVE THE PERSONNEL BENEFITS THAT'S AGAIN DIRECTLY TIED TO THE COMPENSATION STUDY. A DECREASE, $10,000 TO REDUCE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ONE WAS PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY. SECURING A LITTLE OF THAT. CAPITAL EXPENDITURES.

THIS WAS A ROLL OVER FROM PREVIOUS YEARS. LOOKING FOR GATEWAY SIGN LOCATIONS. GATEWAY SIGN LOCATIONS WOULD BE THE LARGE STONE WELCOME TO VICTORIA FOUNDED BY MARTIN DE LEON. THERE'S A DESIRE TO SEE PUTTING THOSE ON U.S. 59. THE CORRIDOR THERE. SO WORKING WITH TXDOT ON IF THERE COULD BE A LOCATION FOR THOSE. TYPICAL ACTIVITIES OF THE CVB.

DIRECT MARKETING AND ADVERTISING WITH TOURNAMENTS AND PARTNERING WITH MAIN STREET PROGRAM FOR LIVE MUSIC. JUST GOING DOWN THE BUDGET NUMBERS FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. AGAIN THE PERSONNEL COST RISE DUE TO THE COMPENSATION PLAN STUDY. YOU SAW THE CONTRACTUAL SERVICES DECREASE.

THAT WAS FOR PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY NEEDS BEING FULFILLED THIS YEAR AND INTERPRETIVE DISPLAY BEING PUT UP AT THE VICTORIA ADVOCATE LOCATION.

INTERDEPARTMENTAL, TYPICAL RISES AND CAPITAL OUT LAY WAS FOR LAPTOPS AND DOCKING STATIONS AND ACHIEVED IN THE PAST FISCAL YEAR. BUDGETING RELATIVELY FLAT AND DECREASES TO A DEGREE IN AND AREAS. AGAIN JUST A VISUALIZATION OF THOSE EXPENDITURES. THE STAFFING POSITIONS RIGHT NOW, WE DO HAVE FOUR POSITIONS AND WOULD HAVE THAT FOR THIS UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR. I MENTIONED THE GROUP SALES AND SERVICE MANAGER THAT TRANSITIONED TO A ROLE WITH THE MAIN STREET PROGRAM.

WE LOOK TO, WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF DISTRIBUTING THOSE TASKS OF THAT TO THE DIRECTOR AND THE GUEST SERVICES SPECIALIST. AND WHAT WE REALLY ARE PLANNING ON LOOKING AT ARE OTHER NEEDS OUR DEPARTMENT HAS, ESPECIALLY WITH DIGITAL COMMUNICATION AND SOCIAL MEDIA. SO, HAVING AND REALLY ROBUST SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE AND MAINTAINING OUR WEBSITE. IT WOULD BE A PRIME CALENDAR FOR THAT.

HAVING A POSITION THAT IS MANAGING THE WEBSITE OR EXPLORE VICTORIA WEBSITE IS WELL TRAFFICKED AND WE WANT TO KEEP ALL THE INFORMATION AS CURRENT AND ALSO CHANGING ON THERE AND

UPDATED AS POSSIBLE. >> GOT A QUESTION ON EXPENSES, $770,956 YET THE MOTEL TAX

$795,056. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE? >> 79 --

>> $795,566 AND WHAT THE MOTEL TAX HAD TRANSFERRED TO YOU. WHERE IS THE DIFFERENCE?

>> THE DIFFERENCE -- >> OH,. I WAS GOING TO SAY THE DIFFERENCE PROBABLY JUST STAYS WITHIN HIS OWN, I DON'T WANT TO CALL IT FUND BALANCE, BUT EVERY YEAR THE AMOUNT THAT'S TRANSFERRED TO HIS DEPARTMENT OR SAY COMMUNITY CENTER OR ANY OTHER DEPARTMENT, IT DOESN'T ALL GET EXPENDED BECAUSE JOEL HAS GOT A DEPARTMENT WHERE HE MIGHT HAVE VACANCIES AND NOT ACTUALLY USE IT AND THE MONEY FALLS BACK AT THE END OF THE YEAR ONCE EVERYTHING IS RECONCILED AND GOES BACK TO MOTEL TAX FUND. I ASSUME IF GILBERT WERE HERE

WOULD SAY HE AS IN TYPICAL GILBERT FASHION -- >> THEN IT WOULD SAY, TRANSFER BACK TO MOTEL FUND. THAT HAPPENS AT THE END OF THE YEAR.

RIGHT. WHERE DID HE GO? HE'S GETTING CAUGHT UP.

AT THE END OF THE YEAR, WHICH WOULD BE DURING THE AUDITING PROCESS.

THAT'S WHEN THE RECONCILIATION TAKES PLACE. YES, BUT WE WOULD SEE IT IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR WHAT IS EXPECTED ON THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

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YOU HAVE TO SHOW IT SOMEWHERE. >> IT TRANSFERS >> WHAT ABOUT THE TRANSFER BACK

OUT. >> EVERY YEAR THE MOTEL TAX FUND GET TRANSFERRED.

WE'RE NOT SEEING THESE >> >> SIR.

>> AND ALL THOSE STORIES, WE DON'T SEE A FUND BALANCE. RIGHT SO, TO ME IN MY

PERCEPTION, WE'RE HIDING $25,000 SOMEWHERE. >> THERE'S A SECTION -- ON THE LANDING PAGE, GO BACK TO THE LANDING PAGE. CAN YOU SHOW THEM THE CASH FLOW

STATEMENT. >> AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE STILL HAVE TO WORK ON.

IT'S MORE OF A SHOW ME HOW YOU NAVIGATE.

>> I'M JUST WONDERING IF WE'RE REALLY DOING -- BUDGETING BALANCED.

THIS DOESN'T BALANCE IN MY EYES WHEN WE TRANSFER MORE THAN THE EXPENSES ARE.

>> THE REMAINING BALANCE STAYS IN CBG FUND BALANCE. >> WHY?

>> I'M NOT GOING TO LIE TO YOU. IT STAYS THERE TO MANAGE ANY OTHER FUTURE COSTS.

I MEAN, >> BUT YOU HAVE TO MANAGE TO YOUR BUDGET.

IF IT'S $770,000. IT'S NOT $795,000. OKAY.

WELL NO. BUT OKAY. THE FUND BALANCE PICKS UP THE

DIFFERENCE. >> HE'S SAYING THE TRANSFER IS MORE THAN WHAT THE CV B BUDGET

IS. >> OH. THE $100,000 GOES TO BOOST FEST.

>> THE PRESENTATION WE JUST DID ON THE MOTEL TAX FUND. GOES TO --

>> I NEED TO SEE IF. >> GOES TO CVB. THEIR BUDGET IS $770,000.

>> HE'S TO THE TALKING ABOUT BOOT FEST. >> HE'S SIMPLY --

>> YEAH. SO THE COMMENT IS THOSE NUMBERS SHOULD PERFECTLY ALIGN EVERY YEAR TO TRULY ACHIEVE A BALANCED BUDGET. AND IF THERE'S MONEY LEFT OVER AND DOESN'T GET SPENT, IT STAYS THERE AND IT'S FINE. IT SHOULD START OFF AT AN EQUAL

PLAYING FIELD. >> THERE'S THAT ONE. YOU HAVE 795 IS THE TOTAL

TRANSFER. >> RIGHT. IT'S 695.

SHOWING IN. YOU SEE IT UP THERE. >> 695.

I'M SORRY. SCROLL UP TO SHOW THIS IS THE PRO FORMA FROM CVB.

>> YOU SEE $695,000. THE $100,000, YOU SEE THE COST CENTER IN BOOT FEST SIDE OF IT.

WE SHOW TWO STRAIGHT SIDES. YOU HAVE 795 COMING OUT FROM HOTEL.

695 GOES TO CVB. 100 TO BOOT FEST. THERE SHOULD BE ONE.

IT'S NOT IN THERE. THERE SHOULD BE ONE CASH FLOW THAT SHOWS 795 SO YOU DON'T GET CONFUSED. I'M CONFUSED WITH THE BOOT FEST IS WITHIN THE CVB BUDGET --

TREATED SEPARATELY? >> I HAVE CVB COST CENTER AND A BOOT FEST COST CENTER BECAUSE I

WANT TO TRACK SEPARATELY. >> SO THEN IF PRO FORMA OF THE CVB IS 695 OR 696.

THAT'S WHAT THE EXPENSES SHOULD BE IN THE CVB BUDGET. ARE THEY SEEING THIS?

>> THEY'RE SEEING IT UP ON THE SCREEN. >> WE NEED TO DETAIL THIS OUT A LITTLE BETTER. I DO APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. HERE'S YOUR COMBINED SECTION.

CVB, 696 THAT INCLUDES THE TRANSFER AS WELL. BOOT FEST, 263, THAT INCLUDES IT IS $100,000 TRANSFERRED PLUS THE PROPOSED REVENUE WE WILL GET FROM THE PROGRAM ITSELF.

OKAY. IF YOU GO TO EACH CALL CENTER, I DO APOLOGIZE.

I WILL FIX THIS. YOU WILL SEE A BREAK DOWN OF THE 263 BEING $100,000 BEING

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THOSE ADD UP TO 795. >> WHY IS THE BUDGET MORE -- >> THE BUDGET IS MORE.

>> BECAUSE CVB HAS ITS OWN FUND BALANCE. >> THEY ARE DRAWING DOWN TO

BUDGET FROM 695 FROM 770. >> DRAWING IT DOWN SIR. >> IF YOU LOOK AT CVB.

I NEED C-- >> UNDESIGNATED FUND BALANCE. IT SHOWS IT GOING UP.

DOESN'T IT? >> IT'S THE THE VERY BOTTOM GILBERT.

RIGHT THERE. I HAVE $391,000. THEY HAVE PLENTY ENOUGH TO

ABSORB THAT REDUCTION. >> THEY'RE TAKING THE $75,292 PROJECTED ACTUAL OUT OF 2021.

AND ADDING IT TO THE 695 TO COME UP WITH THE 770? YOU LOST ME ON YOUR MATH, SIR.

>> OKAY. SO THERE'S $375,000 PROJECTED, END OF THE YEAR

>> AND IT'S GOING TO DROP DOWN TO $300,000. >> CORRECT.

>> I'M DRAWING IT DOWN. >> SO YOU ADD THAT $75,000 THEREABOUTS GETTING TAKEN OFF

AND ADD TO 695 AND GIVES YOU YOUR 770. >> WE'RE FORGETTING THE

PERCENTAGE WE WANT TO KEEP POTENTIALLY IN THE FUND BALANCE. >> THE ONLY OTHER WAY TO GET TO 770. YOUR EXPENSES 771. IT'S DRAWING IT DOWN FROM 375 TO 300. IT HAS TO GO TO DO ABOUT THE BOOT FEST.

>> GO BACK TO THAT ONE. >> WHERE YOU WERE AT. SHOW IT.

SO, YOU'RE PROPOSING THAT YEAR ESTIMATING WE WILL END UP AT $375,000 AT THE END OF THIS

YEAR. END OF FISCAL YEAR 22, $75,000. >> ADD TO 695.

THAT GIVE US YOU 770956. >> RIGHT. >> I UNDERSTAND HOW THAT ALL ADDS NOW. STILL LOOKING FOR THE OTHER THAT GOT TRANSFERRED THAT WASN'T $100,000 THAT WASN'T BOOT FEST. THE 795 -- GOT THAT. I'M THERE WITH THAT.

AND THEN WHY DO WE HAVE A 40% FUND BALANCE? >> OH, AND CVB?

>> UH-HUH. GETTING READY FOR '24. >> BECAUSE WE'RE CONSERVATIVE.

>> IF YOU GO BACK TO THE LAST COUPLE YEARS AND LOOK AT YOUR MARKETING PLAN, THEY'RE COMING UNDER. AND THAT'S BEEN ACCUMULATING. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO TELL

YOU. THE NUMBERS ARE THE NUMBERS. >> IF YOU TRANSFERRED BACK TO THE HOTEL MOTEL FUND. IF COUNCIL WANTS TO CHANGE THE PHILOSOPHY TO USE IT OR SEND IT

BACK, IT'S YOUR CALL. >> OKAY. I HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THAT.

>> I'M SORRY. FOR -- YOU HAVE GIVEN ME AN IDEA OF WHAT WE NEED TO DO WITH THIS

WORKSHEET. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR GOING THROUGH

IT WITH ME. >> I DON'T PARTICULARLY MIND THE LARGE FUND BALANCE IF WE USE APPROPRIATELY FOR LONG-TERM CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. BUT THAT'S A PHILOSOPHICAL THING

UP HERE. >> I GUESS I WOULD HAVE RATHER SEEN AS A TRANSFER TO CVB ON THAT MOTEL TAX FUND AS 695 AND THEN EXPENDITURES ARE 770 AND WE'RE PULLING DOWN.

WOULD HAVE MADE MORE SENSE. >> THAT WAS ONE OF MY FUTURE RECOMMENDATIONS.

I WILL TAKE CARE OF IT SO YOU CAN SEE IT MORE TRANSPARENT. >> IT MAKES SENSE TO KEEP BOOT

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>> YES. BUT, ONE OF THE POINTS IS YOU CAN ABSOLUTELY USE THAT FUND BALANCE AND WHATEVER COUNCIL DECIDES TO DO. WITH SPORTS EVENTS AND TOURNAMENTS. SUPPORTING THE EVENTS THAT HAPPEN IN VICTORIA.

>> GILBERT. WOULD THIS MONEY BEING, IF YOU PUT IT BACK INTO THE GENERAL

FUND, WOULDN'T IT BE DESIGNATED FUNDS? >> IT'S THE HOTEL OCCUPANCY

FUND. >> RIGHT BUT THEN YOU HAVE TO DESIGNATE AS LIKE ENCUMBERED FUNDS. YOU CAN'T USE IT FOR ANYTHING ELSE.

>> YOU CAN REPROGRAM THEM WITHIN THE LIMITATIONS AND GUIDELINES OF THE HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX

DOLLAR USAGE. >> OKAY. WHICH ISN'T GENERAL FUND.

>> RIGHT. OKAY. THANK YOU.

JOEL, WILL YOU GO BACK UP THERE TO THE AMOUNT OF VISITORS TO THE CENTER.

>> YES, SIR. AND JUST SEEING THE TRENDS. I KNOW WITH COVID, YOU KNOW IT'S DROPPED 50%. AND THIS YEAR IT'S NOT MUCH MORE.

I KNOW YOU HAVE A SMALL JUMP UP. IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT THAT TREND IS AND HOW YOU KNOW DID THE PANDEMIC CHANGE TRENDS IN WHAT PEOPLE DO? IT'S ALWAYS BEEN A CONCERN OF MINE IN HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL ACTUALLY GO TO A VISITOR'S CENTER.

AND WHAT IS THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH IT? IN '18, IT WAS 1250 AND YOU DIVIDE OUT BY HOW MANY DAYS YOU'RE OPEN. YOU GET THREE OR FOUR PEOPLE COME IN A DAY. WHAT IS THE COST OF THAT? AND WHAT IS THE WORTH OF THAT?

>> YOU MEAN THE WORTH OF THE VISITOR CENTER? >> I WOULD ARGUE WE DON'T EVEN

KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION RIGHT NOW. >> BECAUSE CURRENTLY --

>> THE TREND IS DOWN. >> CURRENTLY THE VISITOR CENTER IS ONLY OPEN MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 8:00 TO 5:00. IF WE REALLY WANT TO CAPTURE A TRUE NUMBER OF VISITORS, WE SHOULD GO THROUGH -- YOU MAY RECALL ONE OF BIG GOALS OF RELOCATING THE VISITOR CENTER IS TO ADJUST THE HOURS SO IT CAN BE OPEN LATER, OPEN ON WEEKENDS. THAT WOULD BE A REALLY GREAT EXERCISE TO REALLY TRY AND CAPTURE OKAY, WHAT DO THOSE TRENDS LOOK LIKE? BECAUSE A MONDAY TO FRIDAY, 8:00 TO 5:00 IS VERY LIMITED. I GET IT, AT LEAST IT'S CONSISTENT. WE HAD MORE PEOPLE COMING IN MONDAY TO FRIDAY 8:00 TO 5:00.

I GET THAT. BUT, WE COULD BE MORE ACCESSIBLE AT THE VISITOR CENTER AND PART OF THAT TO YOUR POINT ABOUT HABITS. CAN HIT ON THE TECHNOLOGY SIDE AND SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE PLANNING ON HITTING ON THE INTERACTIVE --

>> OH, YES. THE INTERACTIVE, THE ITINERARY BUILDER.

>> THAT AND THE STORY WALKING AROUND AND STUFF LIKE THAT. >> YES.

ABSOLUTELY. SO WE ARE, HAVE COMMUNICATED A COUPLE PROJECTS USING STORY MAPS WITH THE GIS DEPARTMENT. WE DO HAVE AN INTERACTIVE OLD VICTORIA TOUR DRIVING MAP.

WE TALK ABOUT THE 2024 PLANS. THERE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSIONS ABOUT HAVING AN INTERACTIVE DOWNTOWN WALKING TOUR TO LOOK AT THE HISTORIC SITES AND WHERE THEY ONCE WERE DOWNTOWN.

I CAN TOUCH ON THE VISITOR CENTER. I CAN CHECK THE NUMBERS AND SEE HOW THEY HAVE BEEN DOING ANECDOTALLY, I HAVE BEEN SEEING MORE VISITORS IN THE VISITOR CENTER. IF WE HAD A LOCATION THAT WAS MORE VISIBLE AND JESUS TALKED ON THE EXTENDED HOURS. THAT COULD BE A FACTOR OF INCREASED ATTENDANCE.

WE ARE UTILIZING THOSE DIGITAL PROJECTS WITH THE OLD VICTORIA DRIVING TOUR.

THERE HAVE ONE LOOKING INTO A WALKING TOUR MAP. >> THAT'S MY CERTAINLY MY THOUGHT GOING FORWARD IS HOW MANY MORE PEOPLE WILL USE THE DIGITAL PLATFORMS AND JUST MAKING SURE THAT IF WE SIT THERE AND LOOK AT DOING AN INVESTMENT, IT'S A SOUND INVESTMENT WITH

DATA TO BACK IT UP. >> YES, SIR. THAT'S MY THOUGHT.

OKAY. GOING BACK TO DEPARTMENT LEVEL STAFFING.

AGAIN CARING THE FOUR POSITIONS INTO FISCAL YEAR '22. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE THE DIRECTOR

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SO, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY MORE QUESTIONS ON THE CVB AT THIS TIME.

>> I HAVE A QUESTION. YES, SIR. CAN I POSE THIS TO JESUS AND HE SAID HE NOTICED THE SAME THING. I WAS OUT OF STATE AND WHEN I CAME BACK STOPPED AT VISITOR'S

CENTER AND HAD ALL THE PAM PAMPHLETS. >> HE'S TALKING ABOUT THE STATE

VISITOR CENTER FROM NEW ORLEANS. >> FROM LOUISIANA, YES, SIR. THEY HAVE THEM IN ORDER AND IT WAS LIKE CORPUS AND PORT LAVACCA AND THERE WAS NO VICTORIA UP ABOVE.

AND I HAD TO GO ASK. I SAID DO YOU HAVE A PAMPHLET FOR VICTORIA.

THEY SAID IT'S ON THE BOTTOM. I WANT TO KNOW HOW WE GET UP THERE WITH EVERYBODY ELSE INSTEAD OF BEING, IN FACT I PUT SOME UP THERE AND COVERED UP SOMEBODY.

>> ARE IT WASN'T ALPHABETICAL. >> IT WAS BY THE ROUTE YOU WOULD >> COMMISSIONER.

>> MR. LOFFGREN. >> YOU MIGHT CONSIDER MAKING A MOTION TO CHANGE THE CITY'S NAME TO DOUBLE A AARDVARK. IF YOU DROVE FROM CORPUS TO HOUSTON, IT WOULD SHOW YOU THE CITIES ON YOUR ROUTE. WE WERE NOT THERE. WE WERE DOWN AT THE BOTTOM.

I WANT TO BE UP AT THE TOP. >> YES, SIR. I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO DRIVE OVER THERE EVERY TIME AND MOVE THEM FROM AND PUT THEM UP THERE AT THE TOP.

>> WE REGULARLY SEND THEM TO THEM AND MOST RECENTLY SENT THEM.

WE WILL CHECK THERE. >> I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE'RE ON THE BOTTOM.

>> I WILL CHECK THAT OUT. >> DR. YOUNG AND I CAN VOLUNTEER TO GO TO NEW ORLEANS TO COME BACK. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

>> DO Y'ALL WANT TO TAKE A BREAK? >> YES, SIR PLEASE.

JUST REAL QUICK. >> SO JOE HAS A SECOND PART TO HIS PRESENTATION AND HE'LL KICK IT BACK UP, TALKING ABOUT BOOT FEST AND WHERE THAT OTHER PORTION OF THE MONEY GOES.

>> OK, THANK YOU, COUNCIL AND AS YOU ALL MAY KNOW, BOOST FEST IS HELD EVERY FIRST WEEKEND IN OCTOBER AND THE USUAL FEATURES INCLUDE NATIONAL TOURING AND LOCAL REGIONAL ACTS, FOOD AND FOOD VENDORS AND OUR 2020 EVENT WAS CANCELED BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC BECAUSE THIS IS SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 1 AND 20 IN DOWNTOWN VICTORIA. THE MISSION IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE, HIGH QUALITY AND ENTERTAINMENT EXPERIENCE THAT GENERATES SIGNIFICANT IMPACT IN VICTORIA AND OUR GOALS AND WAYS TO MEASURE ANY POLICE INCIDENTS MAKE SURE THERE'S NO INJURIES AND WE MEASURE HOW WELL OUR VENDORS DO AND WE PLAN TO FIND A WAY TO GAUGE THE IMPACT AT A LOT OF OUR BUSINESSES THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY AND SOME THAT COME TO MIND ARE RETAILERS AS WELL AS NIGHT LIFE AND I'VE HEARD THAT THE BOOST FEST IS ONE OF THE BEST OF THE YEAR AND IF WE COULD GET NUMBERS ON THAT, IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL AND PROVIDE A HIGH QUALITY ENTERTAINMENT EXPERIENCE, MEASURE THE ATTENDANCE AND BOOST FEST DOES PRODUCE IN-KIND MEDIA. SOME 2020 HIGHLIGHTS, THE EVENTS DID NOT HAPPEN IN 2020 AND SOME EXPENDITURES THAT COME OUT OF -- NOW BOOT FEST IS SPLIT OVER TWO YEARS AND YOU HAVE A BOOST

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SOME PERFORMANCE METRICA THAT WE'RE LOOKING S, 10,000 AND HOTEL OCCUPANCY RATE OF 80% THAT WEEKEND.

>> WAS WAS 2019 NUMBERS? >> IT WAS ABOUT 8,000 AND NOW AT THE TIME, WE HAD NOT DEVELOPED THE EARNED-MEDIA AND THERE ARE NO BENCHMARKS AND OCCUPANCY WAS 75% AND WE'RE LOOKING FOR A

RAISE ON THE HOTEL OCCUPANCY. >> WHAT IS THE COOL CALCUL?

>> THERE SOME TOOLS THAT WE'RE RESEARCHING TO FIND HOW TO MEASURE THAT, BUT WE REALIZE THAT BOOT FEST DOES PRODUCE SOME

FREE PUBLICITY. >> HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH THAT IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO CALCULATE IT.

>> IT IS MANAGE TO ACCOMPLISH, BUT THAT IS THE FIRST TIME THAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACHIEVE THAT METRIC, SO IT'S A LEARNING

PROCESS. >> I'M JUST A LITTLE AFRAID YOU'RE PUTTING $50,000 IN THAT LINE ITEM AND YOU CAN USE YOUR EARNED MEDIA VALUE, UNKNOWN CALCULATION TO GET TO IT.

>> YES, SIR. >> INSTEAD OF SAYING TBD OR SOMETHING AND WE KNOW ONCE WE FORGET HOW TO CALCULATE IT, WE

CAN REPORT IT. >> YES, SIR.

>> THAT'S GOOD FEEDBACK, YES, SIR.

SOME DEPARTMENTAL EFFICIENCIES, TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY SUPPLIES OR EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND NO COST, WORKING WITH DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENTS TO OPTIMIZE EVENT STAFFING FOR CITY EMPLOYEES TO REDUCE OVERTIME EXPENSES AND EXTREME LINING AND LOOKING AT PERFORMERS THAT MAY NOT BE CRITICAL TO THE EVENT AND PERFORMERS IN THE PAST SUCH AS TRICK ROPERS AND THE MARGARITA SALERS AND HELP UPFRONT COST, BECAUSE WE HAVE HAD FEEDBACK IN THE PAST AND I DON'T DRINK BEER AT BOOT FEST AND A LOT TO SELL THAT WOULD FILL THAT GAP WITH A MUCH LESS UPFRONT COST.

>> I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE TRICK ROPER AND ACTUALLY, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT STRUCK ME THAT BELONGED IN BOOST FEST.

ARE YOU LOOKING AT LIMIT ELIG THAT COMPLETELY?

>> HE'S ABOUT A $900 COST FOR TWO 20-MINUTE PERFORMANCES.

IT'S NOT A LOT OF TIME. >> HE'S A GOOD DECISION AND THANK YOU.

>> YES, HAM. WE MA'AM.

WE SAW GREAT COMMUNITY EVENTS, SUCH AS KID'S FEST AND THEY BROUGHT A LOT OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND WE THINK THOSE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS CAN FULL THE FILL THE GAP AND WE CAN HAVE A GREATER SENSE OF COMMUNITY WITHOUT HAVING TO SPEND A LOT OF MONEY ON THE PERFORMANCES.

>> VICTIM. THANK YOU.

>> AS FAR AS THE NEW INITIATIVES, LOOKING AT SEVERAL SMALL PERFORMING ERAS IN DOWNTOWN VICTORIA, WE'RE LOOKING AT MAINSTREAM FOR LOCAL BUSINESS CLUSTERS FOR LOCAL ENTERTAINERS THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON SATURDAY TO ACTIVATE GREATER AREAS TO MAKE THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES TO FEEL A PART OF THE EVENT.

WE'RE LOOKING FOR THE BOOST FESD TO ENGAGE WITH STAKEHOLDERS AND WE DO WANT IT TO BE A REALLY COMMUNITY PLANNED EVENT AND SO TO MEET WITH THE STAKEHOLDERS AND TO HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FOR CITY COUNCIL TO SEE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE EVENT AND DISCUSS THE FUTURE OF THE EVENT AND FISCAL YEAR '22 BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS, AS MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY TONIGHT REQUESTING THE $100,000 TRANSFER FROM HOT FUNDS FOR THE 2021 PROGRAM AND 20/22 WILL BE PAYING FOR CITY HALF OVERTYPE, RESALE, SERVICE FEES, CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES, ADVERTISING

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AND LOOKING AT OUR EXPENSES FOR BOOT FEST, YOU SEE HOW BOOT FEST OPERATES OVER TWO FISCAL YEARS AND SO YOU CAN SEE, YOU KNOW, THE PERSONNEL COSTS AND, AGAIN, I LOOKED TO OPTIMIZE THAT, BRINGING THAT DOWN, BUT THAT WOULD BE PAID OUT -- FOR BOOT FEST '21, PAID OUT OF NEXT YEAR AND YOU SEE CONTRACTUAL SERVICES AND THINGS SUCH AS BEVERAGES FOR RESALE AND SO, THAT'S WHERE, AGAIN, BOOT FEST OPERATES OR THE TWO FISCAL YEARS AND WE'RE PLANNING FOR ANOTHER GREAT EVENT AND SOME SMALL WRINKLES AND CHANGES TO THE EVENT, BUT PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE OF THE EVENT AND ADDRESSING IT GOING FORWARD.

AT THIS TIME, I CAN ANSWER MY AY QUESTIONS.

>> DID WE TRANSFER THAT BACK TO THE MOTEL TAX FUND SINCE WE

DIDN'T HOLD IT LAST YEAR. >> THERE WAS A TRANSFER IN LATE OF 2020 BEFORE THE PANDEMIC HIT OF 50,000 TO THE BOOT FEST FUND TO CREATE A WORKING FUND IS THROUGHOUT THE BUDGET, THAT $100,000 WAS NOT PRESENTED AS A PART OF THE BUDGET PROCESS DUE

TO THE CANCELLATION, CORRECT. >> WE NEVER TRANSFERRED THE

$100,000. >> SO WE DID TRANSFER 50 --

>> BACK IN 2019. >> AND HAVE YOU EVER LOOKED AT WHAT IT WOULD TAKE IF YOU CHARGED ADD MINIMUMMANCE ?

>> WE DIDN'T LOOK AT THE EXACT EXPENDITURES, BUT, AGAIN, THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS WE WANT TO DISCUSS WITH WHEN WE ENGAGE THE STAKEHOLDERS. THERE AREN'T MANY FACETS OFF THE TABLE. WE WANT TO DISCUSS WHAT THE FUTURE OF WHAT VICTORIA'S SUGGEST SIGNATURE EVENT COULD BE AND THAT IS A TOPIC UP FOR

DISCUSSION. >> THAT WON'T BE GREAT.

YOU THINK THE TURKEY FEST CHARGES.

>> YES, I DO. >> WELL, THANK YOU, AND NOW WE HAVE THE MAIN STREET PROGRAM WITH THE SECOND D WILLIAMS, NAT

CAPONE. >> GOOD EVENING.

AND SO, I'M HOPING THAT MY PRESENTATION BEING THE SMALLEST DEPARTMENT WILL BE RATHER SHORT. AND SO -- JUST WARMING UP.

DEPARTMENT MONEY STREET IS A CITY DEPARTMENT THAT OVERSEES THE VICTORIA MAIN STREET MANAGED BY THE MAIN STREET BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND IT'S A 501C3. AND STRIVES TO PROVIDE A FUN IS THRIVING DOWNTOWN ENVIRONMENT BY FOCUSING ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, MARKETING PROMOTION AND COHOSTING SPECIAL EVENTS FOR FUTURE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT. AND HERE IS MY PROPOSED ORGANIZATIONAL CHART, BECAUSE AS MAY KNOW, I AM THE ONLY PERSON IN THIS DEPARTMENT AND I WILL TALK ABOUT AMENDMENTS THAT JOEL TOUCHED ON AS FAR AS A STAFF THAT IS UNDERNEATH ME CURRENTLY HELPING ME OUT BUT I'LL TOUCH MORE ON THAT LATER, BUT PROPOSING A DOWNTOWN COORDINATOR POSITION WOULD BE A NEW POSITION IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. OUR MISSION, THE THIS CONTRIBO OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH AS WELL AS FOR ENTERTAINMENT AND PERSONAL ENJOYMENT AND OUR VISION IS JUST AS 150 YEARS AGO TO GATHER IN DOWNTOWN VICTORIA. THIS IS AN CROSS-ROADS OF MULTI-CROSS ROADS FEATURE RESIDENTIAL LIVING WITH EMERGING BUSINESSES ROOTING IN THE SMALL TOWN FEEL.

AND SOME OF MY GOALS THAT I HAVE ARE, OF COURSE, INCREASED DEPARTMENT STAFF AND GROW AND CHANGE THE FACADE PROGRAM WHICH YOU WILL EXPAND ON AND FILL VACANT BUILDINGS, KEEP DOWNTOWN VIBRANT AND CLEAN, BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES, AND PROPERTY OWNERS, INCREASE THE DECORE AND I'LL TOUCH MORE ON THAT, CONTINUE TO DRAW MORE FOOT TRAFFIC, ESTABLISH A COMPLETE LIST OF INCENTIVES FOR PERSPECTIVE DEVELOPERS, WHICH THEN ROLLS INTO THE DOWNTOWN FINDINGS ONCE WE HAVE THAT COMPLETED MASTER PLAN BY THE END OF THE YEAR.

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WE DIDN'T EMPLOY THIS, BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE CHRISTMAS ON THE SQUARE AND I STILL HAVE IT AND CANNOT WAIT TO USE IT.

WE PLAN TO DEPLOY THAT AT THE NEXT CHRISTMAS ON THE SQUARE EVENT. WE PUT THE LIGHTS ON THE FACADES AND HIRED GOHN ELECTRIC TO INSTALL THIS AND WE HAD ARTISTS IN THE MARKET KNOWN AS THE MARKET ON MAIN AND THEN, WE HELPED TO COHOST A LOT OF THE EVENTS, AND WE HAD THE BIKE RIDE KID'S FEST AND THE MOST RECENT EVENT, WHICH WAS SUCCESSFUL WAS THE ART WALK THAT WAS HELD ON JUNE 4TH.

JUST TO GIVE YOU A QUICK UPDATE, WE HAD 17 LOCATIONS IN DOWNTOWN THAT OPENED AFTER HOURS ON A FRIDAY FROM 5:30 TO 8:30 AND THERE WERE ABOUT 33 LOCAL ARTISTS AND IT WAS OVER 100 PIECES OF ART AND HUGELY SUCCESSFUL WITH .

THEY HELPED US WITH THE TROLLEY AND TRANSPORTATION BECAUSE IT WAS SPREAD OUT AND IT WAS REALLY EXCITING TO SEE PEOPLE WALKING ON A FRIDAY NIGHT IN DOWNTOWN VICTORIA WITH THE RESTAURANTS BOOMING AND BUSINESS WAS GOOD. SO IT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS.

THAT IS A QUARTERLY EVENT HAPPEN ON SEPTEMBER 3RD, THE NEXT ONE. AND THAT IS COSPONSORED WITH VICTORIA ART WEEK. I HAVE TO GIVE THEM A LOT OF CREDIT BECAUSE THEY HELPED OUT A LOT WITH RECRUITING THOSE ARTISTS SO, VICTORIA ART WEEK, THANK YOU.

>> IT WAS A GREAT EVENT AND DID ANYONE MAKE A COMMENT THAT THE SHUTTLE SERVICE RUNS PASSED THE END OF THE EVENT?

>> WE ARE MAKING ADJUSTMENTS BECAUSE WE DID REALIZE THAT THREE HOURS WASN'T LONG ENOUGH FOR EVERYBODY TO GET TO ALL 17 LOCATIONS. WE ALSO DID RUN INTO ISSUES WITH THE BUS DRIVER GETTING A LITTLE LOST.

SO WE'RE GOING TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO THAT, AS WELL.

THE MAP WAS USEFUL AND WE HAD PRINTED 250 MAPS AND THEY WERE OUT WITHIN THE FIRST HOUR AND A HALF AND IT WILL BE LONGER AND HOPEFULLY, EVERYBODY CAN HAVE A BETTER CHANCE TO MAKE IT AROUND

AND HOPEFULLY EXPANDS EXPAN. >> I'M GETTING AT THE STROKE OF 8:30. THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE END OF THE SHUTTLE AND SOME OF US WERE NOT ANYWHERE NEAR WHERE OUR CAR WAS AT 8:30. AND SO, I THINK THE SHUTTLE COMPANY DID MAKE THE DECISION TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE, BUT JUST KIND OF A COMMENT THAT YOU SHOULD USUALLY WHEN THERE ARE SHUTTLE SERVICES, THEY LET PEOPLE TO GET BACK TO WHERE THEY WERE.

>> THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME KNOW THAT AND WE'LL MAKE THOSE ADJUSTMENTS. GOOD POINT.

AND MOVING ON, LET'S SEE, DEVELOPED AND INITIATE THE FACADE PROGRAM AND JUST AN UPDATE ON THAT, WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THREE PROJECTS.

THIS IS THE VICTORIA THEATER ON CONSTITUTION STREET AND RESTORING THE FACADE AND THAT LEAVES ME WITH -- WE STARTED WITH $50,000 AND RIGHT NOW, I'M LOOKING AT 11,000 LEFT OVER IN THAT ACCOUNT AND THERE ARE OTHERS THAT ARE TRYING TO GET THEIR PROJECTS IN. SO WE'LL TOUCH MORE AS TO WHY I'M GOING BACK TO THE VICTORIA SALES CORPORATION AND ASKING FOR MORE MONEY. AND WE PROVIDED SUPPORT TO BUSINESSES DURING COVID. WHEN I FIRST STARTED WAS WHEN THINGS WENT CRAZY WITH COVID. SO MY ROLE WAS MORE OR LESS TRYING TO GET INFORMATION OUT TO ALL OF THE BUSINESSES ON WHAT THE SAFETY PROTOCOLS WERE FOR COVID.

ANY OF THE GRANTS COMING DOWN OR LOCAL GRANTS THAT WERE AVAILABLE TO HELP THEM STAY AFLOAT AND WE DEPLOYED OUT THOSE PARKING SIGNS TO GO PICK UP ORDERS AND REALLY JUST FOCUSED ON TRYING TO HELP THE BUSINESSES WERE CLOSED DOWN FOR MEALS AND THINGS.

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AND AS YOU CAN SEE, HERE ARE SOME OF THE REFLECTIONS OF THE YEAR AND WE HAVE THE TREE AND THOSE ARE MY BOARD MEMBERS, MOST OF THEM. AS FAR AS OUR PROMOTIONS GO, WE TRY TO KEEP UP WITH THE STREET POLL MANNERS MANORS AND THIE CARS AND COFFEE EVENTS AND THERE IS ANOTHER ONE.

AS FAR AS MY PERFORMANCE METRICS, EVERY YEAR, NOT SO MUCH IN LINE WITH THE FISCAL AREA, I HAVE TO REPORT BACK TO THE TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION AS MENTIONED IN MY ANNUAL REPORT, PRIVATE AND PUBLIC INVESTMENTS, NEW BUSINESSES OR EXPANSIONS, JOBS JOBS GAINED AND THEY'RE COLLECTED EITHER FROM THE BUSINESS OWNER, WHEN THEY START CONSTRUCTION OR I GET MONTHLY REPORTS FROM THE PERMITTING OFFICE AND THEY PELL ME WHO HAS PULLED A PERMIT AND ARE IS A DOLLAR AMOUNTITUDE TO AT PERMIT.

THAT'S WHERE I COLLECT THAT INFORMATION.

I'VE ADDED THE FACADE GRANT UNDER THE PROJECTED INVESTMENT AND THEN, AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, I LOOKED TO THE CDC FOR $100,000. AND THAT IS TO HOPEFULLY IMPACT NOT JUST THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDINGS BUILDINGS BUT TO EXPANDS EXE WE HAVE INCENTIVES FOR DEVELOPMENT ON THE INSIDE OF THE BUILDING.

AS I'VE MOVED THROUGH THIS FACADE GRANT, THERE'S A NEED TO REHAB THE OLDER BUILDINGS TO BE RETROFITTED, WHETHER IT BE INSTALLING AN ELEVATOR OR A GREASE TRAP TO TURN IT INTO A RESTAURANT, WHICH CAN BE COSTLY. AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US HELP IN THOSE ASPECTS TO EXPANDS O MEET CODE REQUIREMENTS WHEN DEVELOPING THE OLDER BUILDINGS IN THE DOWNTOWN.

>> ON PROGRAM, GRAPEVINE, TEXAS IMPLEMENTED THAT AND DID A

GREAT JOB. >> THANK YOU FOR THE SUGGESTION.

>> I HAVE A QUESTION. THE FACADE WORKING ON THE THEATER, IS THAT THE OLD THEATER IN ON CONSTITUTION?

>> YES, MA'AM. >> THEY'RE NOT USING IT AGAIN, ARE THEY? THIS IS GOING BACK TO THE

FAMILY, RIGHT. >> CORRECT.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON MY PERFORMANCE METRICS IN.

>> DOES IT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ANY BUSINESSES THAT CLOSED OR IS THAT RELATED TO THE NEW BUSINESS/ EXPANSION?

YOU AM NOT AWARE OF ANY. >> ROSEBED CLOSED.

>> BUT I DON'T KNOW IF WE SHOULD KEEP TRACK OF THAT, SO WE MAKE

SURE WE'RE GAINING. >> I'M THINKING BACK OF THE WORKSHEET AND I'M SURE IT ASKS FOR THAT, BUT IF YOU WANT TO SEE

THAT, I CAN ADD IT. >> NET OR EXPANSIONS.

>> I CAN DO THAT. >> GOOD QUESTION.

>> DEPARTMENT EFFICIENCIES. SO THE NUMBER ONE IS YOU'RE AWARE WE RAISED $67,000 TO RAISE THE COSTS FOR THE 30-FOOT CHRISTMAS TREE. THEY HAVE MOVED TO SUPPORT MAINLY THE MAIN STREET BUT THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE WHILE THEY HIRE AN EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT AND HER PRIMARY ROLE HAS BEEN TREMENDOUS IF HELPING WITH FACILITATING THE EVENTS AND THE OVERALL PROMOTION OF THE DOWNTOWN AND SHE HAS DONE A GREAT JOB AND HAS BEEN A HUGE HELP AND SEEING ORGANIZED ON TOP OF THESE EVENTS SUCH AS THE ART WALK AND UPCOMING OPPORTUNITY

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AND INSTALL AND REMOVAL OF THE 30-FOOT CHRISTMAS TREE, I KNOW ORIGINALLY, I HOPED THAT OUR STAFF COULD DO THAT IN-HOUSE, BUT THEN WHEN I STEPPED INSIDE OF THE TREE, I REALIZED THAT IT IS A LOT MORE ADVANCED AND IT NEEDS A SPECIAL PROFESSIONAL TO TAKE CARE OF THAT. EACH BRANCH HAS ITS OWN WIRE AND PLUG-IN AND IT'S INTENSE. THAT'S INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET AND YOU WANT TO KEEP THE SONG LIST FRESH FOR WHEN IT DOES ACTIVATE AND PERFORMS ITS SHOW FOR THE PLAYLIST AND I LOOK TO INSTALL DECORATIVE FENCING TO CLOSE THE FOREST STREET OFF.

SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT LOOKS FOR FESTIVE AND INSTALL 3D HOLIDAY DISPLAYS TO FILL THE SPACE WITH MORE DECORATIONS.

SO THEN WE'LL ALSO LOOK FORWARD TO RENEWING THE LAWN AND LANDSCAPING MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS.

AS FAR AS HOW WE ROLL OUT THE FACADE GRANT AND WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE IN THE FUTURE, YOU KNOW, I HAVE 50,000 STAYING OFF SIDE FOR THE EXTERIOR, BUT THAT COULD CHANGE.

IT COULD BE ANY AMOUNT WITH A SMALLER AMOUNT FOR THE EXTERIOR ITEMS AND THEN WE HAVE A LARGER AMOUNT THAT WE PUT TOWARDS GRANTS FOR THE INSIDE ITEMS OR THE HIGHER DOLLAR ITEMS SUCH AS YOU SEE THERE. ELEVATORS, SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS AND HVAC UNITS. AND THEN, OF COURSE, IMPLEMENT THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN. DIVING INTO THE NEW PROGRAMS, YOU KNOW, AS WE OPEN THINGS BACK UP, I NEEDED MORE ASSISTANCE WITH THE EVENTS, PROMOTION AND DESIGN, BASICALLY, ON THE FLIERS AND SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT AND SO, WHEN I WENT BACK TO BUILDING BRANDS, YOU KNOW, WOKED OUT O DEAL TO HELP PROMOTE THE MORE AND MORE EVENTS THAT WE GET AS THINGS CONTINUE TO OPEN UP AND WE CONTINUE TO DRIVE PEOPLE TO DOWNTOWN.

THEY ARE A LOCAL DOWNTOWN BUSINESS.

THEY'VE BEEN A TREMENDOUS SUPPORT IN DESIGNING AND PROMOTING DOWNTOWN AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THEY HAVE DONE FOR MAIN STREET IS, EVERY WEEK WE HAVE A BUSINESS OF THE WEEK AND WE PROMOTE SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY, AND PROMOTE OUR MONTHLY NEWSLETTERS, ANY AND ALL EVENTS IN THE DOWNTOWN, MASTER PLAN AND WE HAD 20 PEOPLE COME TO THAT EVENT.

AND THEN, OF COURSE, WE HIGHLIGHTED WOMEN IN BUSINESS MONTH AND SO WE WOULD LIKE TO EXPAND AND RENEW THE SERVICES IN THE BUDGET. AND THE NEXT PART, AND THIS JUST MY BILL HE'S, BY A FEW AMENITIES IN CITY HALL.

WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS A HAMMOCK POD AND OUR HAMMOCK STATION AND WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS PURCHASING THREE HAMMOCK STATIONS SIMILAR TO THIS ONE IN THE PICTURE AND DEPLOY THEM IN THE PLAZA. HAMMOCKS WOULD NOT BE PROVIDED AND YOU WOULD HAVE TO BRING YOUR OWN AND ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO HANG OUT IN DOWNTOWN, IN VICTORIA. AND THEN, ALSO, SOME THE REQUESTS RECENTLY IS, IMPROVING THE COURTYARD JUST OUT OF THE

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SINCE WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A CENTRALLY LOCATED HUB OF RESTAURANTS. AND SO WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS PURCHASE SOME NICE FURNITURE FOR THE CITY COURTYARD TO ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO COME AND SIT IS EAT THEIR LUNCH OR DINNER.

>> THAT WOULD BE LIKE PARKS AND RECREATION HAS IN SOME OF THE

PARKS. >> IT WOULD LOOK LIKE THIS WITH THE UMBRELLA AND IT COB LIKE E LIKE A PICNIC TABLE WITH AN

UMBRELLA. >> ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT TAKING OUT SOME OF THE SHRUBS AROUND CITY HALL?

>> I'M CURRENTLY WORKING IN FINALIZING A CONTRACT WITH A VENDOR TO IMPROVE THE LANDSCAPING AT CITY HALL AND THE

PLAZA. >> IT IS KIND OF HIDING EVERYTHING IN CITY HALL RIGHT NOW.

HAIRY. >> IT'S TO BLOCK THE SUN FROM GETTING IN THROUGH ALL OF THE WINDOWS.

>> AND FINALLY, THE DOWNTOWN MAST EVERY PLAN.

WE'VE BEEN WORKING AND COLLECTING ALL OF THE FEEDBACK AND WE HAD 700 RESPONSES ON THE SUR X-RAY SURVEY AND THE SECOND ONE IS IN JULY.

THE MONEY THING IS WORKING TO DEVELOPING A CAPITAL OUTLAY PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023 TO HOPEFULLY START INITIATING THE CONCEPTUAL DESIGNS PROPOSED IN THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN.

SO YOU WON'T SEE IT HERE AND THAT'S WHY A LOT OF THE STUFF IS NOT HERE THIS YEAR, BECAUSE WE'RE WAITING FOR THE FINAL RESULTS OF THE MASTER PLAN. SO BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS, HIRE THE DOWNTOWN EVENT'S COORDINATOR, THE SUPPLY ES SUPPLIES DECD WE HAVE THE MOTION CONTRACT FINISHED OUT OF VSCC, I HAD A BOTANICAL AND AG LIGHT ITEM, WE'RE TAKING THAT AWAY IS MOVING THAT INTO -- NOT NECESSARILY MOVING IT.

THE CONTRACT WILL ABSORB THOSE COSTS, BECAUSE THE LANDSCAPER WILL DO WHAT I HAD IN THE BOTANICAL AND AG LIGHT ITEM.

THEY WILL PURCHASE PLANTS, ROTATING COLOR IN THE CITY HALL AREA AND SO FORTH AND SO ON. AND CONTRACTUAL SERVICES INCREASE TO 76,000 AND DUE TO THE ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS AND THE BUILDING BRAND'S MARKETING IN THE CHRISTMAS TREE ACCESSORIES.

POUT OTHER CHARGES INCREASE TO0 FOR THE CHRISTMAS-ON--THE SQUARE

EVENT. >> ON THE COMMUNITY CHRISTU REQUESTED EXTRA CHRISTMAS TREES FOR THE ORNAMENTS, WILL WE BE ASKING FOR MORE ORNAMENTS FOR THE KIDS?

>> I'M WORKING WIT BOARD WO INCLUDE FUNDRAISING WITH THE TREES AND WORKING WITH THE CHILDREN ON THE ORNAMENTS.

>> THANK YOU. >> THE OTHER THING TO POINT OUT IS THAT EVEN THOUGH I'M PROPOSING FOR ADDING A PERSON, IT DOES NOT REFLECT IN MY PERSONAL COAST CURRENTLY, T WILL IN AUGUST AND THAT WILL REFLECT THAT MY CELLULAR SERVICE LINE ITEM AND THAT PERSON WITH THE CONFERENCES THAT WE GO INTO ON AND ANNUAL BASIS AND GIVE THEM THE TOOLS TO DO THE JOB.

OPEN TO QUESTIONS. >> I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE

PACE PROGRAM. >> OK.

IS IS THE CITY OR COUNTY DOING ANYTHING SO THAT WE COULD --

DON'T WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING -- >> YES.

>> ARE WE LOOKING AT WHAT WE COULD DO TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN?

>> YES.

>> I HAVE BEEN WAITING DILIGENTLY.

>> SHE'S BEING KIND. WHAT SHE WANTS TO SAY I'M THE

HOLD UP. >> NO, NO.

>> YOU MIGHT DESCRIBE WHAT IT IS SO PEOPLE KNOW WHAT WE'RE

TALKING ABOUT. >> GO FOR IT.

>> OK. SO THE TEXAS PACE AUTHORITY PROGRAM WAS BROUGHT TO US WHEN WE MEETING WITH DEVELOPERS

INTERESTED IN THE COMMENTS. >> THAT WAS LAST YEAR.

>> LAST YEAR. CURRENTLY, WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO

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THAT IF THAT MAKES SENSE. >> SOON WE'LL BE HAVING A CONVERSATION ABOUT TRYING TO UTILIZE ENERGY SAVINGS TO PAY FOR SOME OF THE UPDATES IMPD NEEDED IMPROVEMENTS

NEEDED. >> THAT'S A SIMILAR PROGRAM.

AND THE PACE PROGRAM ALLOWS THIS TO PERFORM THIS IN PARTNER WITH

SOMEBODY -- >> THE SAVINGS WOULD PAY FOR THE

IMMINENTS. >> YES.

IMPROVEMENTS. >> THIS IS NOT ANYTHING WE WOULD CONTRIBUTE BUT IT PAYS FOR THE PROCESS.

>> SO WHAT'S THE HOPED-UP ? >> IT WAS RECOMMENDED TOSS BY TO TACKLE IT FROM A COUNTY PERSPECTIVE BECAUSE MOST OTHER ENTITIES WHO HAVE SIGNED ONTO THE PACE PROGRAM, IT'S COUNTIES AND NOT CITIES AND SO, IT'S BEEN A PROCESS TO TRY AND PRESENT THE PROGRAM TO THE COUNTY OR GO THAT ROUTE, BUT WE'LL BRING THAT FORWARD AND THAT WAS OUR ORIGINAL INTENT TO TAKE A COUNTY-WIDE APPROACH AND WE'RE AT THE POINT WHERE WE DON'T WANT TO DELAY IT AND WE'LL BRING IT TO YOU SOON.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? AWESOME.

>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

>> WE HAVE A DECISION POINT RIGHT HERE, MR. G GARZA?

>> YOU HAVE A DECISION POINT. WE ARE PUBLIC WORKS AND I'M NOT SURE HOW MUCH YOU ENVISION TAKING GOING THROUGH THAT.

>> NOT LONG. >> DEFINE NOT LONG.

>> THIRTY MINUTES. >> AT THE MOST.

>> AND THEN IT'S DARRYL AFTER THAT.

>> FLIGHT 752 FIVE MINUTES. >> LAST NIGHT WE GOT OUT AT 8:30 AND WE COULD PROBABLY GET OUT AT 8:30 AGAIN.

>> YEAH, BUT YOU'RE THE LAST ONE.

>> I PROMISE NOT TO TALK UP AN HOUR TODAY.

>> THERE MAY BE MORE BABY PICTURES.

>> I MAY SHOW YOU A BABY PICTURE OF MIKE IN A FIREFIGHTER OUTFIT

TO KEEP IT FAIR. >> I WOULD LIKE A WHOLE NIGHT BACK. THAT WOULD BE AWESOME.

>> I AGREE. >> WELL, THAT GIVES ME THE

RUNDOWN. >> I'LL GO -- THE OVERALL FIRST, THE PUBLIC WORKS, IT'S REVENUE IS GENERAL FUND AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANT TO THANK ALL THE OTHER INTERNAL DEPARTMENTS.

OUR DIVISIONS ALL WORK TOGETHER AS A GOAL TO IMPROVE THE CITIZEN'S LIVES, PROVIDE A SERVICE OF STREETS, WATER, SEWER AND EVERYTHING BETWEEN THE POWER POLLS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THOSE IS PUBLIC WORKS. IT'S KIND OF A GOOD WAY TO LOOK LOOK -- WHEN YOU DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD, THAT'S PUBLIC WORKS AND THEN TO IMPROVE OUR EMPLOYEE RELATIONS INTERNALLY.

WE WANT QUARTERLY MEETINGS AS A GROUP, BRING THEM TOGETHER AND OUR GOAL TO KEEP THOSE GUYS WORKING TOGETHER AND UTILIZE OTHER EQUIPMENT, UTILIZE THEIR OTHER FUNCTIONS INSTEAD OF

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AND I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT OUR PART WHERE WE WENT THROUGH COVID AS A GROUP AND WE ALL DID VERY WELL AND WE WENT THROUGH THE FREEZE AND THAT WAS PROBABLY ALL PUBLIC WORKS AND I THINK THAT THEY DID A COMMENDABLE JOB GOING THROUGH IT AND GETTING THE WATER SYSTEM BACK UP IN THREE DAYS. A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE MISSED THIS ONE AND I HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN IT, THE MAY 18TH, RAIN STORM THAT WE HAD. AND THAT WAS HARD ON PUBLIC WORKS AND HARD ON DRAINAGE AND THEY GOT THROUGH IT WITH FLYING COLORS. EFFICIENCIES, CROSS-TRAINING EQUIPMENT FROM DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS AND WE GOT THROUGH WITH PIO AND WE WANT OUR SOUTH-SIDE CLEAN-UP AND WE DID A LOT WITH OUR INLETS AND SOME OF OUR NEW PERHAPS, AS JESUS

MENTIONED -- >> YOU KNOW YOU HAVE THE HOUSE THERE -- WHAT DO WE NEED -- WHEN DO WE NEED TO GREASE THE BEARINGS AND CHANGE THE MOTOR OR WHEN DO WE NEED TO BACKWASH THE FACULTIER THE FILTERS AND WE KNOW IN FIVE YEARS WHAT TO DO AT OUR WASTE WATER PLANTS.

AND SOME OF THE THINGS IN WASTE WATER -- THE DEPARTMENT MISSION, AGAIN, WATER, WASTE WATER, UTILITY BILLING AND ALL OF THE FUNCTION, PRETREATMENTS INCLUDE ASKED INCLUDED AND SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS IS INCREASING THE STAFF'S LICENSING AND GETTING THEM HIGHER LICENSES AND SO THAT THE KNOWLEDGEABLE OF WHAT THEY'RE DOING OUT THERE AND THAT'S EVERYONE OF THEM AND AT SOME POINTS, WE WERE HIGHER MAINTENANCE STAFF AND WE WANT THEM LICENSED TO GIVE THEM MORE OPPORTUNITIES.

PART OF THAT IS, YOU KNOW, GETTING THEM MORE INVOLVED AND WE WANT TO GET THOSE INVOLVED SO THAT THEY GIVE US BACK CRITICAL THINKING. A LOT OF TIMES WE DON'T ASK OUR EMPLOYEES, WE TELL THEM, WE WANT INPUT BACK AS PART OF THE QUARTERLY MEETINGS. ONE OF THE OTHER HIGHLIGHTS WE'VE DONE IS WE HIRED -- INTERNALLY, A PLANT MANAGER AT BOTH REGIONAL WASTE WATER AND ODEM PLANT, HIRED THE WATER MANAGER FOR THE SURFACE WATER PLANT, BOTH INTERNAL AND THAT SHOWS YOU ARE OUR STRENGTHS OF BRINGING PEOPLE UP IN THE ORGANIZATION AND . FOLLOWING THOSE TWO, OUR CHIEF OPERATOR FROM WITHIN AND HIRED OUR CHIEF WATER OPERATOR WITHIN.

WE'VE DONE RECONFIGURING OF TOWER THREE PIPING, WHICH IS THE WATER TOWER ON ARMORY STREET FOR BETTER CHLORINE AND INCREASED ODOR CONTROL AT LIFT STATIONS AND CERTAIN POINTS OF MANHOLES TO REDUCE CITIZEN COMPLAINTS AND WE'VE HARDENED OUR TOWERS AND OUR FACILITIES AGAINST FREEZING AND I KNOW WE HAD A LOT OF ISSUES AT WATER TOWERS AND WE CONTINUE TO LOOK AT WAYS TO HARDEN AND REINFORCE THE THE INSULATION.

>> HAVE WE LOOKED AT A DIFFERENT PRESSURE GAUGE?

>> WE, WE HAVE A BETTER GAUGE SYSTEM.

ONE OF THE THINGS AS A PART OF THE BUDGET IS TO GET A COMPANY

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IT'S 20 YEARS OLD AND IT WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED.

AND WE'RE BEHIND THE TIMES ON IT AND THAT'S GOING TO HELP LOOK AT WATER TOWERS, HOW TO GET THE CONTROLS TO THEM.

THERE'S ANOTHER FEATURE THAT CENSUS ANALYTICS HAS AND WE'LL LOOK AT THAT THAT IS A FEATURE INSTEAD OF RELYING ON SCATA AND RADIO, THIS ONE DOES IT OFFER THE TOWERS LIKE YOUR WATER METERS AND READS PRESSURES TO LOOK AT THAT AS BACK-UP DURING THOSE TIMES. AND REVIEWING OUR -- JESUS TOOK THAT ONE AWAY FROM ME. PERFORMANCE-BOSSED CONTRACTS. , THAT IS A HIGHLIGHT WE'RE LOOKING AT AND THAT'S A GREAT PLAN AND WE'RE ALREADY -- WE'RE VISIONING TOWARDS THAT AT THE WASTE WART PLANT BY LOOKING AT THE BAR SCREEN REPLACEMENT IN THIS PAST YEAR'S BUDGET WITH THE CLARIFIERS AND WORKING ON THOSE.

AND WITH THIS, WE CAN LOOK AT DIFFERENT METHODOLOGY TO APPROVE THE EFFICIENCY, AND THAT'S A PART OF THAT.

WE'VE GOT A BACK-UP. THE BACK-UP BROKE AND NOW WE DON'T HAVE EITHER ONE. WE'RE INITIATING AND CONTINUING TO REINFORCE ATTITUDE OF IF IT'S BROKEN, GET IT FIXED.

WE'VE DONE WORK AT WATER PLANT THREE AND I DON'T THINK IT'S E WATER WELLS AND STARTING THE ROUTINE OF THE LIFT STATIONS.

I WANT TO SAY THAT WITH BOTH OF OUR DEPARTMENTS WORKING TOGETHER, YOU THINK WE CAN REALLY STREAMLINE UTILITY BILLING, STREAMLINE OUR METER TEST AND HOW ACCURATE ARE THEY? WITH FINANCE, WE CAN LOOK AT THE FINANCIAL PORTIONS AND GET DOWN TO WHERE OUR BOTH DIVISIONS ARE WORKING AS ONE AND THAT'S ONE THAT WE CONTINUE TO WORK TOWARDS BOTH OF US IN MEETINGS.

AND DID YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING?

GILBERT? >> I THOUGHT WE WERE WORKING TOGETHER AS IT IS. METRICS, WE WANT THAT WITH PUBLIC INFORMATION TO GET THE CITIZENS, YOU KNOW, OUT THERE AND LET THEM UNDERSTAND WHAT IT DOES AND INCREASE THAT NUMBER AND WHAT SALES STAYS ABOUT THE SAME.

>> WHAT IS IT? >> EXCUSE ME.

>> WHAT IS IT? >> THAT YOU WANT THE ACCIDENTS TO CITIZENS TO UNDERSTAND?

>> THAT YOUR WATER METER AND YOU CAN LOOK AT IT.

IF YOU'RE HAVING A LEAK, YOU CAN SEE IT, IF YOU'RE OUT OF TOWN AND YOU CAN GET NOTIFICATIONS AND IT JUST GIVES THAT CITIZEN THE OWNERSHIP OF THAT METER AND THEY CAN CALL US IF THEY HAVE ISSUES OR WE CAN INFORM THEM WHEN -- THEY MIGHT HAVE A LEAK AND YES, IT'S PROBABLY A TOILET LEAKING.

>> I WOULD ADD SOMETHING TO THAT NOW.

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WE HAD A MEETING WITH ASHLEY AND THEY'RE DEVELOPING A MARKETING PLAN AND I'LL BRING THAT FORWARD TO MR. GARZA IN A COUPLE OF

WEEKS OR SO. >> THANK YOU.

>> SOME OF THE OTHER METRICS, I LOOK AT WATER LINES REPLACED AND METERS AND AN INDICATION OF GROWTH, AND WE'RE INCREASING ON THE WATER AND THAT IS TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA, THAT'S 4.115 BILLION GALLONS OF WATER THAT WE STREET AND I LOOKED IT UP TODAY THAT THE UNITED STATES TREATS AND SELLS 14 BILLION GALLONS OF BOTTLED WATER.

SO WE'RE A THIRD, IF YOU CAN IMAGINE, WE TREAT ONE-THIRD OF THE CITY'S CONSUMPTION OF BOTTLED WATER IS A NEAT INTERESTING IDEA THAT WE TREAT A LOT OF WATER.

>> THE COUNTRY'S CONSUMPTION? >> YES, IT'S FOR EVERYTHING, BUT IT'S NOT JUST FOR BOTTLED WATER USAGE.

>> A QUESTION ON YOUR WATER SALES PROJECTED TO BE 13.5 MILLION, BUT YOUR WATER TREATMENT IS GOING UP.

>> THAT IS PARTLY DUE -- WE'RE ESTIMATING THAT ON A TREATMENT AND THAT'S JUST WHAT WE'VE SEEN AS FAR AS SPRINKLER SYSTEMS, FIRE SYSTEMS ARE FLUSHING THAT WE GO THROUGH AND ON THE PROJECTED USE OF WATER SALES, AGAIN, THAT'S A PROJECTED AMOUNT. IT COULD BE CHANGE.

THIS YEAR, I DON'T EXPECT OUR PROJECTED SALES WILL GO DOWN BECAUSE OF THE RAIN WE'VE HAD THIS SUMMER.

DEPARTMENT EFFICIENCIES, NEW METER TEST BENCH, IMPROVING TO

TEST MORE ACCURATELY. >> I HAVE ENOUGH QUESTION.

WATER LINES REPLACED. >> YES.

>> WE'RE TRENDING DOWN ON WATER LINES REPLACED, BUT OUR WATER BREAKS REPAIRED CONTINUE TO INCREASE.

WHY ARE WE NOT REPLACING MORE WATER LINES?

>> JUST THE IP. >> AVAILABLE FUNDING.

>> YES. >> ONE THING TO KEEP IN MIND, TOO, IS THAT THERE'S NO PERFECT CORRELATION BETWEEN BREAKS AND THE NEED FOR SEWER LINE REPLACEMENTS, SO AURAL IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE. THE SO THERE'S GOING TO BE, YOU KNOW, ONE-OFF BREAKS THAT TAKE PLACE THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM THAT MAY NOT WARRANT A COMPLETE LINE REPLACEMENT.

>> I SAW IN 2020, ALMOST 14,000 LINEAR FEET WERE AT 3,650 NEXT YEAR AND THAT WAS A LARGE DROP-OFF, BUT I UNDERSTAND WHY.

>> YEAH, IT'S THE UPDATE P IP R. >> EFFICIENCIES, I WANT TO TOUCH ON THESE, INCREASE THE ODOR CONTROL AND IT REDUCES THE TIME TO CLEAN OUT A LINE AND THE TEXAS OPTIMIZATION PROGRAM, WHICH IS A PROGRAM THAT GETS US NOTIFICATION AND REWARDS IN THE WATER SYSTEM, IMPROVING RESPONSE TIME FOR SLOW LEAKS, THAT'S ONE THAT WE'VE DONE AND IT IS SHOWING ITS GAINS.

SOME OF THE NEW PERHAPS, IDENTIFY ISSUES AND TOWER NUMBER ONE TO MAKE SURE IT'S ISOLATED FROM PLANT THREE.

THAT WAS A PART OF THE FREEZE, WE NEED TO ISOLATE THOSE BECAUSE YOU ARE PUMPING TO TOWER ONE AND GOING TO PLANT THREE AND IT'S A LONG WAYS AND A LOT OF CONNECTIONS BETWEEN IT AND THAT'S ONE OF THE NEW PROGRAMS WE WILL FIND OUT HOW WE ISOLATE THOSE. AND CUSTOMIZE THE SENSE SIS CENS ANALYTIC GROUPS AND DEFINING METER GROUPS SUCH AS VS I.D. AND PUTTING THOSE IN A GROUP AND DEFINING DEPARTMENT COMPLEXES

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WHAT? >> NO, DURING MY PRESENTATION --

(INAUDIBLE) >> OH, THE MANUALS, THAT'S ANOTHER ONE, A NEW PROGRAM IS BOTH IN WATER AND WASTE WATER PLANTS, WE WANT TO GET OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUALS.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY. WE ARE RUNNING OFF JUST THE MANUALS THEY PROVIDED WHEN THE PLANT WAS BUILT.

YOU HAVE BEEN THROUGH IT AND YOU HAVE A VIRTUAL WORK-THROUGH OF THE PLANT. WHAT THAT WILL DO, THAT GIVES US TO THE NEXT STEP OF NOW WE CAN DO A MAINTENANCE PROGRAM.

WE'VE GOT AN OPERATION MAINTENANCE MANUAL AND WE KNOW THE NAME AND WE KNOW THE LAST TIME IT WAS SERVICED AND NOW WE CAN START WORKING ON THE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM AND WE'LL START ON THAT EARLY. WORK THOSE COMBINATIONS TO GET EFFICIENT AND PLAN THE FUTURE FOR THE WATER AND SEWER PLANTS.

BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS, AGAIN, AND THE MANUALS WERE SOME OF THE BIG-TICKET ITEMS, 316, AND WE ARE GETTING A GENERATOR ON GENERATOR. WE FOUND THAT WE CAN KEEP UP WITH THE LIFT STATIONS HAVING ONE GENERATOR ON A TRAILER AS LONG WE HAVE THE HOOK-UPS. WE CAN MOVE THAT TO ANTHONY ROAD AND IF WE NEED TO MOVE THAT SOMEWHERE ELSE, WE PUMP THAT DOWN. WE WERE DOING THAT DURING A FREEZE, BUT IT WAS A CHALLENGE. WE HAD TO RENT THAT ONE

GENERATOR. >> HOW ABOUT KW?

>> THE LARGEST KW FOR THE LARGEST LIFT STATION.

WE NEED TO RUN ONE. WE DON'T NEED A DOUBLE PUMP.

I HAVE 80,000 SET UP FOR IT. >> THE SCATA, I MENTIONED THAT, ONE-TIME ITEM AND WE HAVE THE PLANT CLARIFIER AND WE'LL PROBABLY PUSH THAT INTO THAT PERFORMANCE PROJECT AND WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF THE BIG THINGS, ALSO, IS CHLORINE ROOM AND WE'RE UPDATING AT THE SURFACE WATER PLANT.

IT'S 20 YEARS OLD AND CHLORINE HAS EATEN EVERYTHING AND WE'RE START TO REPLACE SOME OF THE CALLS.

YOU'LL BE BRINGING YOU THE SCRUBBER THAT GETS RID OF THE CHLORINE GAS AND WE'RE LOOKING AT REPLACING THE DOORS AND THE HOIST. IT'S BEEN LONG OVERDUE.

AND SOME OF THE OTHER ONES ARE SECURITY CAMERAS AND GATES AT THE SURFACE WATER PLANT AND ANYWAYS A THAT'S A BIG ONE. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THE CITIZENS KNOW THEIR WATER IS SAFE.

THE GATE IS MARGINAL AND THERE ARE NO CAMERAS TO CHECK PEOPLE.

DURING THE FREEZE, WE HAD A COUPLE OF INTERESTING PHONE CALLS. AND I'M GOING TO -- IF YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, THERE'S A LOT OTHER BUDGET ITEMS, BUT I WANT TO GET ONTO THE STREETS, ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC.

STREETS, WE HAVE ROUGHLY SAME THING, EXCEPT WE'RE THREE DIVISIONS IN AND WE HAVE ENGINEERING, STREETS AND TRAFFIC. AND 325 MILES OF STREETS, SAME THING WITH DRAINAGE OR MORE AND OUTFALLS, WE ALSO MAINTAIN AND WE HAVE OVER 100 SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS AND WE KEEP GROWING QUICKLY. TEX-DOT IS HELPING US TO GET TO THAT POUND. WE NEED POINT.

WE CLEAN CURBS AND INLETS. WE NEED TO RESPOND TO THE

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DO WHAT WE CAN AHEAD OF TIME BEFORE WE GET THE CITIZEN CALLS.

IT'S FRUSTRATING FOR US WHEN WE HAVE TO RELY ON CITIZENS TO CALL FOR POTHOLES AND WE ARE DOING THAT NOW, BY WANT TO GET BETTER AT THAT. STORM SEWER CLEANING, AGAIN, WE HAVE A VAC TRUCK FROM THE WASTE WATER DIVISION AND WE'RE GOING TO BE USING THAT TO CLEAN OUT THE STORM SEWERS AND THAT'S MY BELIEF, IS I DON'T THINK STORM SEWERS IN VICTORIA HAVE BEEN CLEANED. I'VE CLEANED A FEW ON RED RIVER AND A FEW ON THE PROJECTS AND IT'S GREAT BENEFITS.

I THINK THAT'S ANOTHER PROGRAM I WANT TO START IS A STORM SEWER CLEANING PROGRAM, MUCH LIKE SANITARY CLEANING.

THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED DURING THE DRAINAGE MASTER PLAN.

UPGRADE LIGHTNING. THAT'S ANOTHER BIG INITIATIVE.

WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT.

LET'S MOVE ONTO THE HIGHLIGHTS. WE'VE PATCHED 17,300 POTPOLES FROM APRIL TO DECEMBER. BE SAW-CUT SAM HOUSTON TO NARARO SO THE BUMP WON'T BE THERE. ONE IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH AND TWO OUGHT TO BE GOOD. SOUTH-SIDE CLEAN-UP, 300 LINEAR FEET OF CURB, 36 INLETS AND 18 SIDEWALKS THAT WERE BROKEN AND ONE OF THE NEAT PROJECTS THAT I PERSONALLY WAS INVOLVED IN, REAL PROUD OF IS THE RIVER REPAIRS, $1.16 MILLION GRANT AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PAID 986,000 AND WE PAID 1877 AND YOU CAN SEE PROJECT AT THE RIVER AND IT'S PROTECTING OUR RAW WATER PUMP STATION AND HIGHLIGHTS, WE CHANGED ALL OF THE HPS LIGHTING TO LED AND GOT THOSE WORKING. AND WE HAVE DONE NORTH HYDES SEAL COAT PROJECTS AND MANY, MANY PROJECTS AND COULD GO ON AND ON ON THOSE. WE'VE DESIGNED A LOT OF PROJECTS IN-HOUSE, NORTH HEIGHTS AND AGAIN, BOTH PHASING.

BEN WILSON PROJECT, KIND OF GIVE YOU AN UPDATE.

AND WE'LL BE MANAGING THAT PROJECT AND WE ALREADY ARE AND CLOSE TO GETTING YOU THE 90% PLAN'S SUBMITTAL AND WE'RE EXPECTING THAT LATER THIS AREA. AND YOU HAD TALKED ABOUT BID NAT AND HOW IT'S WORKING FOR US. IT'S AN ELECTRONIC FORM WHERE A CONTRACTOR CAN GET ON IT FOR FREE, LOOK AT THE PLANS FOR FREE AND DOWNLOAD THEM AND THEN THEY CAN ALSO GET ON THAT PROGRAM AND THEY CAN FULL IN THEIR PROPOSAL AND SUBMIT IT ELECTRONICALLY.

IT.CAS IT SAVES US A TON OF MD NO MORE PAPER.

THEY'VE BOUGHT INTO IT AND I THINK THE STATE IS IN IT NOW AND IT'S BEEN A GREAT PROGRAM AND I WANT TO SAY THAT PART OF THAT INITIATIVE AND EFFICIENCY AND HIGHLIGHT WAS GOING TO THE PROPOSAL, COMPETITIVELY SEALED PROPOSAL AT A LOW BID.

I'M STILL ON HIGHLIGHTS. >> YOU DON'T STILL HAVE TO BE ON

HIGHLIGHTS. >> I HAVE ONE LAST SEEN.

ON A SIGN KNOCKED DOWN, PEOPLE HIT A SIGN AND WE WOULD TAKE THE POLE AND THROW IT AWAY. THE NEW GUY WE HIRED SAID, WHY DO WE NEED TO DO THAT. I'LL BUY A PIPE THREADER, RETHREAD IT AND PUT IT BACK ON AND WE'RE DONE.

THAT'S THE PART OF OUR EMPLOYEE'S THINKING IN SAYING, WE DON'T HAVE TO BUY A NEW POLE, WE CAN RETHREAD IT AND STICK IT BACK IN. YOU WANT TO TOUCH ON THIS, BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW THAT ANYBODY HAS.

WHEN YOU DO ENGINEERING DESIGN, ALL OF THE PROJECTS WHERE YOU DON'T SEE AN ENGINEER AND WE DO THIS IN-HOUSE, ALL REHABS, OUR SEAL-COAT PROJECTS ON AND ON AND ON, IT'S 5% TO 8% TIMES THE

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WE'VE GONE DOWN CONSISTENTLY AND THE GOAL IS, WE DON'T HAVE ANY POTHOLES, BUT I WILL TELL YOU REALISTICALLY, AFTER MAY AND JUNE, I WOULD IMAGINE OUR POLL NUMBERS WILL RISE, BUT IT'S A GOOD GAUGE TO LOOK AT REACTIVE AND PROACTIVE.

OUR GOAL IS TO GET THAT REACTIVE DOWN TO ANYTHING, WHERE THE

CITIZENS DON'T HAVE TO CALL. >> IS THAT WHY WE'RE SEEING THE INCREASE IN REACTIVES BECAUSE OF THE REASON.

>> YES. THEY'RE CALLING IN MORE.

>> EFFICIENCIES, AM I GETTING CLOSE? I'M PRETTY MUCH DONE, BECAUSE YOU THINK I TOUCHED BASE AND I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE CIP PROGRAM, IS WE'VE GOT A LOT COMING UP FORWARD AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT.

IT'S BUILT INTO BOTH BUDGETS, THE WATER BUDGET AND THE GENERATE FUND BUDGET AS IT GOES INTO SOME OF THE -- I'LL HIT IT REAL QUICK AND YOU CAN LOOK AT THIS, THE OUTLAYS AND TRANSFERS AND ALL GO BACK INTO LOOK AT YOUR CIP BOOK FOR 2022 IS 2N GO OVER THIS AT A LATER DATE. I WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT A LOT OF OUR BUDGET GOES BACK TO THAT CIP AND THIS IS OUR CROWNING GLORY FOR 2021, TO FINALLY HAVE A BOOK THAT IS USED BY EVERYBODY AND I'M DONE.

>> THERE'S AN ALLOTMENT FOR PHASE 2 OF THE COMPENSATION PROGRAM AND PUBLIC WORKS IS ONE OF OUR DEPARTMENTS WITH THE HIGHEST TURNOVER AND SO WE ARE TRYING TO DO THE BEST WE CAN THROUGH THE PARAMETERS OF THE PROGRAM OF THE STUDY TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THOSE NEEDS AND PUBLIC WORKS IS A BIG ONE AND HOPEFULLY THAT HELPS US OUT LONG-TERM AND IT'S ONE THING TO HAVE THIS RATE, RIGHT, AND TS MULTIPLE VARIABLES IN THAT.

>> IT'S GAD THAT GOOD THAT, BUT LOOKING A THE TRENDS AND LOOKING AT THE PERSONNEL COSTS WITH THE VARIANCE OF -.34, IT'S

GOOD ADJUSTMENTS WILL BE MADE. >> AND BACK TO THE FACT THERE

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CAN YOU SCROLL UP? AND WE VERY INTENTIONALLY -- BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS. WE WANT AN AMOUNT.

WHAT'S IN THERE FOR COMPENSATION, BUT THE REALITY IS THERE ARE 180 TOSS 180 FOR2 COMPREHENSIVE RECOMMENDATION, BUT BECAUSE WE LOP ELIMINATE Y ENGINEER, IT DOESN'T STAND OUT AS INCREASE OF THE PERSONNEL INCREASES.

YOU ADD IN BASELINE ADJUSTMENTS AND THAT'S WHY WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE PUT IN THE EXACT AMOUNT. IN ANY CASE, THANK YOU, KEN.

>> THANK YOU. >> SO IT'S JUST ME AND MY NINE BUDGETS LEFT.

>> GOOD EVENING. SO, I'M GOING TO GO FAIRLY QUICKLY HERE BECAUSE I DID DO ANY ANNUAL REPORT JUST ABOUT A MONTH IS A FEW DAYS AGO, BUT ESSENTIALLY WE COVER SOLID WASTE RECYCLING, RIGHT-AWAY MOTION, AND ALL OF THIS FALLS UNDER OUR DEPARTMENT AND THIS IS A PICTURE OF THE HARDEST WORKING PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE AND I APPRECIATE THEM BECAUSE THEY MAKE ME LOOK GOOD

EVERY DAY. >> IS THAT WHY IT'S IN THERE FOUR TIMES IN THE BOOK?

>> THAT'S A GREAT PICTURE. >> AND JUST OUR CHART, WE HAVE THE DIRECTOR AND YOU ALL MET KRISTY, DOING A GREAT JOB AND OUR ASSISTANT AND THE PRINCIPAL CLERKS AT SOLID WASTE THAT ANSWER THE PHONE. NOW I'M JUST GOING TO TOUCH BASE ON SOME OF THESE THAT YOU THINK ARE IMPORTANT.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO US TO ENSURE THAT ALL ENVIRONMENTAL DEPARTMENTS ENHANCE THE LIVEABILITY FOR THE CITY OF VICTORIA AND ALSO THAT WE PROVIDE CONSISTENT OUTSTANDING CUSTOMER SERVICE. WE DO NOT GET A LOT OF MISSED PHONE CALLS FOR MISSED TRASH. WE DO GET MISSED UNDERSTANDINGS BUT NOT A LOT OF MISSED TRASH, WHICH IS A GOOD THING.

WE'RE PROACTIVE. WE IMPROVE OUR ROUTE EFFICIENCY.

THIS IS IMPORTANT FROM THE PRIVATE SIDE.

WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO NOT RAISE OUR RATES SINCE I GOT HERE.

AND THAT'S GOING ON 13 YEARS. AND YOU CAN'T DO THAT UNLESS YOU'RE BEING PRODUCTIVE IN YOUR LINE OF WORK.

AND SCROLLING DOWN WE'RE WORKING TO KEEP VICTORIA BEAUTIFUL AND WE'LL BE HANDING OUT OUR SEC SED BEAUTIFICATION AWARD ON JULY 6TH AND KVB HAS MADE A LOT OF TRUEDS STRIDES IN TH.

AND THEN, ALSO, IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT ALL OF OUR BEAUTIFICATION PROJECTS THAT WE'VE DONE IN THE LAST YEAR OR SO. HIGHLIGHTS, OF COURSE, KEEP VICTORIA BEAUTIFUL, BUT I WOULD ASK YOU TO GO THROUGH AND LOOK BECAUSE TO SCROLL THROUGH THIS AND WE'VE GOT HIGHLIGHTS FOR DAYS BECAUSE WE'VE GOT SO MANY DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, DIVISIONS

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LANDSCAPE PROJECTS ARE DOWN FROM WHAT THEY WERE FROM LAST YEAR AND WE DO BIGGER PROJECTS BECAUSE WE'RE TAKING ON THE FOUNTAIN AT THE HILLER HOUSE THAT WERE MORE EXPENSIVE THAN THIS AREA. THE DEPARTMENT EFFICIENCIES.

WE'VE RECENTLY, AND WE TOOK OVER MOWING FOR THE WHOLE CITY AND MOVED THAT INTO MY DEPARTMENT AND WE BID OUT THE CONTRACTS OVERSEE THOSE CONTRACTS. WHAT THAT DOES IS SO IF MR. GARZA WHO IS DRIVING AROUND TOWN AND THEY SEE A LOT THAT BELONGS TO THE CITY OR SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE MOWED, THEY CAN CALL ONE PLACE, WHEN IT WAS MOWED LAST OR NEXT AND WE CAN HANDLE THE ISSUE IF THERE WAS AN USH.

ISSUE. YOU WANT TO TOUCH ON THE TWO SUPERVISORS. WE HAD A MANAGER AND A SUPERVISOR. WE NEVER REPLACED THE MANAGER.

WE'VE BEEN HOLDING THAT FOR YOU WHILE.

AND WHAT WE'VE DONE IS WE'VE CREATED TWO SUPERVISORS.

ONE SUPERVISOR OVERSEES SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING AND THIS IS AN ALL-OUGHT ALL-OUGHT . ONE IS BRUSH, BULKY AND WHAT THAT DOES IS ALLOWS ME TO FOCUS EVEN MORE ON THE PRODUCTIVITY FOR THE INDIVIDUALS BECAUSE THEY HAVE A SUPERVISOR WHO DEALS JUST THEIR LINES OF BUSINESS. AND THEN THEY BOTH ANSWER TO ME.

SOME OTHER PICTURES THERE AND THAT'S A PICTURE OF THE LAST CLEAN-UP AND WE HAVE 90 PEOPLE SHOW UP AND THAT WAS IMPRESSIVE.

NEW PROGRAMS, EXPANDING KBV. YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ADOPT A PARK OR CITY PROPERTY FOR AN HOUR, FOR A DAY AND BY GOING NOUN E AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE WORKING THROUGH.

THERE'S ONE OTHER CITY IN TEXAS THAT DOES THAT NEAR DALLAS.

WE THOUGHT THIS WAS A NEAT THING.

WE'VE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE COME IN TO DO CLEAN-UPS IN THEIR AREAS AND THEY'VE DONE SOME ON THE RIGHT-OF-WAY AND SOME IN THE LOOP, AS WELL. THIS WILL MAKE THAT EASIER.

ANOTHER THING THAT WILL BE A BIG CHANGE, I THINK, WE'RE LOOKING AT OUR TAGGING SYSTEM. RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE ONE TAG THAT COVERS EVERYTHING. SO IF YOUR TRASH IS BLOCKED, OVERLOADED AND FOR WHATEVER REASON, THERE'S ONE TAG AND WE'LL CREATE MULTIPLE TAGS, DIFFERENT COLORS SO THAT WE TAG A RECYCLE CART SPECIFICALLY FOR RECYCLING.

IF IT'S YARD WASTE, IT'S SPECIFICALLY FOR YARD WASTE.

SOMETIMES ONE CAUSES CONFUSION AND THAT MAY HELP US GOING FORWARD. WE HAVE THE GREEN RIBBON PROJECT PROJECT. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THESE ALREADY. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT OUR BIG EXPEND EXPENDITURES.

WE HAVE THE PHASE COMPENSATION STUDY.

ON THE RESIDENTIAL SIDE, TWO NEW AUTOMATED TRUCKS, THAT'S $708,000. THE PRICE OF TRUCKS HAS GONE UP EXTENSIVELY, THE SURCHARGES ARE ON THESE TRUCKS.

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ALSO INCLUDED IN THERE IS $500,000 FOR US TO GET A NEW MODULAR BUILDING INSTALLED AND THEN I WILL MOVE MY OFFICES FROM 700 MAIN TO SOLID WASTE. AND SO THOSE ARE THE TWO BIG CHANGES OR THREE BIG CHANGES AS YOU GO THROUGH AND THERE ARE SMALL INCREASES AND DECREASES AND SO, WE CAN GO THROUGH THAT IF YOU WOULD LIKE. BUT THE MAIN THING TO TALK ABOUT IS REVENUES AND EXPENSES. THE DIFFERENCE YOU SEE THERE IS THOSE TRUCKS IF THAT BUILDING AND THOSE ARE ONE-TIME AND WHAT'S IMPORTANT THAT I BRING UP IS THAT THIS YEAR, AND I'M SORRY TO SAY THIS, MISS ALYSE, BECAUSE I KNOW YOU'RE ONLINE, IS I WILL HAVE TO DO RATE INCREASES. THE REASON *R REASON THEY O THE COMMERCIAL CONTRACT. AND THE CURRENT COMPANY THAT I A■M NEGOTIATING WITHAND I HAVE TO BE CAREFUL HOW TO SAY THAT.

>> THANK YOU. >> -- WOULD CAUSE --

>> HE'S NEGOTIATING IT ALL BY HIMSELF.

>> IT'S ALL HIM. >> I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE CREDIT

FOR THAT. >> HE WROTE THE WHOLE BUDGET.

>> I'M DOING IT ALL MYSELF.

>> BUT THERE WILL BE A TEN-CENT INCREASE ON THE HOUSEHOLD HAZARD WASTE AND 10-CENT ON THE CURBSIDE RECYCLING.

SO THOSE TWO PROGRAMS WILL INCREASE TO A TOTAL OF 20-CENTS BETWEEN THE PROGRAMS. HOWEVER, MY OTHER LINES OF BUSINESS, NO INCREASES. THIS IS IMPORTANT AS WE COME THROUGH WITH THE BUDGET AND AS I COME BACK WITH THE CONTRACT IN THE NEAR FUTURE, IF NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE, THEN WE WILL BE -- IT WILL BE BROUGHT UP THAT NIGHT AGAIN, AS WELL.

AND WITH THA I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

>> AND WE ARE PLANNING ON DOING THAT NEXT MONTH.

>> YES. >> SO SOMETHING THAT WILL HAPPEN IN TERMS OF THE RECOMMENDATION ON THE CONTRACT.

>> WE DO NOT HAVE A SIGNED CONTRACT YET, BUT WE ARE WORKING

ON IT. >> IS THAT FACTORED INTO THE

BUDGET YOU'RE PRESENTED? >> YES, MA'AM, IT IS.

>> YES. >> AND THAT'S WHY WE WANTED TO BRING IT UP TONIGHT, TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE AWARE, IT IS IN THE

BUDGET. >> DAUGHTER, DARRYL, I SAW E 400 TRASH CANS ORDERED. ARE WE GOING TO BE REPLACING OR IS THAT -- I THOUGHT WE HAD TALKED ABOUT REPLACING SOME OF

THE TRASH CANS? >> YES, MA'AM.

SO THERE'S A COUPLE THINGS GOING ON.

YOU'LL NOTICE, TOO, WHEN WE SCROLL BACK UP, WE HAVE DELIVERED MORE EXTRA CARTS IN THE LAST YEAR THEN WE'VE DONE DUE TO COVID AND PEOPLE BEING AT HOME AND SO WE HAVE ACTUALLY -- AND WE ARE GETTING FIVE DOLLARS APIECE AND IT IS ADDITIONAL REVENUE THAT WE ACCOUNT FOR, BUT I KNOW AT THE SAME TIME, WE'RE STARTING TO SEE, OUR CARTS HAVE BEEN OUT THERE FOR 13 13 13.

WE'RE STARTING TO SEE SOME OF THE DAMAGED ONES THAT WE WOULD GET A LONGER LIFE OUT OF THEM. BUT WE ARE SEEING SOME OF THEM COME BACK. I DIDN'T INCREASE THE NUMBER OF CARTS THIS AREA COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS AREAS BECAUSE I REALLY THINK AS PEOPLE GO BACK TO WORK, I'LL GET THE OTHERS BACK.

YOU MAY BE BACK ASKING FOR A BUDGET TRANSFER NEXT JUNE BECAUSE I'M NOT SEEING THEM COME BACK.

BUT OUR HOPE WITH PEOPLE GOING BACK TO WORK, WE'LL SEE SOME OF THOSE COME BACK. AND THAT DAYS INTO THE TIPPING FEE DECREASES NEXT YEAR. RECYCLES WAS UP THIS YEAR.

THIS TRASH WILL MOVE BACK TO THE RESTAURANTS AND OUT OF OUR TRASH

CANS. >> THANK YOU.

>> THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS AND YOU'LL TURN IT OVER TO

MR. GARZA. >> I AM NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE ELECTION. SO YOU WILL LITERALLY TAKE 30 SECONDS AND I WANTED TO DO A QUICK BUDGET WRAP-UP AND JUST

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AND AS THOUGH, A BIG PART IS DUE TO THE SALES TAX BACK TO 2019 LEVELS. OF COURSE, A BIG PART OF OUR PROGRAM IS THE PHASE TWO OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WHICH WE'LL HAVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THAT PROGRAM.

WE DO PLAN IN JULY HAVING A CITY MANAGER'S REPORT, SOME RECOMMENDATIONS AND DISCUSSION ON THE USAGE OF THE RESCUE ACT FUNDS BECAUSE PER THE TIMELINE, WE'LL OFFICIALLY INTRODUCE A FORMAL PROPOSED BUDGET IN AUGUST AND SO WE WANT TO WRAP UP THROUGH THE MONTH OF JULY TO PRODUCE A PROPOSED BUDGET IN THE FIRST MEETING IN AUGUST THAT IS AS COMPLETE AS IT CAN BE AND WE WANT TO BRING FORWARD THE CONTRACT DAUGHTER DARRYL SN JURISDICTIONAL. THE CIP PROGRAM IS A LARGE ONE, $31 MILLION, WHICH IS THE LARGEST EVER.

WE DISCUSSED BRIEFLY THE HIGH APPRAISED VALUES OR THE INCREASE IN VALUES CREATING THE LOWER PROPERTY TAX RATE AND PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY TO CAPTURE OFF ADDITIONAL REVENUE TO CONTINUE OUR PATH OF OUR ORGANIZATION IN THE GOALS WE HAVE.

WE BRIEFLY HIT ON THE HEALTH FUND, WHICH WE RECOGNIZE WHICH IS A BIG PART OF THE CONVERSATION FOR OUR EMPLOYEES.

IN AUGUST, WE WILL INTRODUCE THE PROPOSED BUDGET AND ONE OF THE OTHER ELEMENTS WE'LL BE DOING THROUGH JULY IS THAT DURING OUR ONE-ON-ONE JULY MEETINGS, A BUGG TOPIC IS THE BUDGET.

AFTER YOU ABSORB EVERYTHING, THERE MAY BE QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSIONS THAT WE MAY NEED TO HAVE.

YOU CAN SEE THE OTHER OTHER N AUGUST.

WE HAVE AN OPTION FOR A BUDGET WORK SECTION AT THE PETE MEEN AUGUST. IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR, WE NEED PUBLIC MEETINGS AND A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF DAYS SPACED OUT AND ULTIMATELY, IT WOULD LEAD TO FINAL ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET AT A SPECIAL MEETING ON AUGUST 31ST.

IT'S QUICK AND IT WILL COME BEFORE YOU KNOW IT.

WE INTENTIONALLY ALWAYS SCHEDULE IT OUT THIS WAY TO GIVE US WIGGLE ROOM IN CASE WE HAVE TO MOVE PUBLIC HEARINGS OUT, IN CASE THERE'S THINGS THAT COME UP AND OUR FISCAL YEARS YEAR COD WE NEVER KNOW WHERE THESE CONVERSATIONS ARE HEADED.

SO FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE, WE SCHEDULE FINAL APPROVAL BY THE END OF AUGUST AND THEN WE'LL SEE HOW THE CONVERSATION GOES IN AUGUST OR THROUGH THE COURSE OF JULY AND SEE IF ANYTHING NEEDS TO CHANGE. BUT THIS IS WHERED STANDS FOR NOW. WHERE IT STANDS FOR NOW.

>> THIS IS A QUESTION FOR YOU TO MAKE SURE I RECALL CORRECTLY FROM YESTERDAY'S PRESENTATION. WE HAVE INCREASED REVENUES THAT WE'RE PROJECTING OF 12.6 MILLION.

>> YES. >> AND OF THAT, PROPERTY TAX IS

$545,000 IN INCREASED REVENUE. >> CORRECT.

>> AND 200,000 IS ATTRIBUTABLE TO NEW PROPERTY.

>> CORRECT. >> AND THAT'S ON THE ROLLS AND 345,000 IS JUST THE INCREASE IN APPRIZED

APPRAISED VALUE. >> CORRECT.

>> AND THE THE EXPENSE IS FROM GENERAL FUND, AS WELL.

>> CORRECT. SO, I MEAN, IF SEAWANTED , THAT WE'RE TRANSFERRING OVER $8 MILLION TO THE CIP PROGRAM AND WE HAVE INCORPORATED CLOSE TO 7 MILLION DOLLARS $N WILLSON PROJECT AND SO THOSE TWO COMBINED HELPED WHY THE THE BG INCREASE IN EXPENSES. AND PAYROLL, YES.

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TERMS OF THE INCREASE POINT. >> YES.

>> YES. >> THIS IS A QUESTION FOR GILBERT. WHAT ABOUT THE --

>> HE JUST WALKED OUT. >> THE TAXES THAT WERE ON PROTEST, THAT FIGURE IS NOT USED TO CALCULATE THE PROPOSED NEW REVENUE, THE ONES PROTESTED RIGHT NOW.

>> SO IT WON'T BE FINALIZED UNTIL WE RECEIVE THE TAX ROLLS NEXT MONTH AND SO BY THEN, THROUGH THE PROCESS THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT HAS, IT SHOULD BE FINALIZED.

WHAT WE'RE PROJECTING FOR INCREASED APPRAISED VALUES IS NOT OFF ACCOUNTING FOR ANY AMOUNT THAT MIGHT NOT BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE PROTEST. SO THAT NUMBER MIGHT CHANGE.

>> OK. >> AND YOU HAD THREE TAX RATES ON THE FIRST PAGE OF THE BUDGET. YOU HAD -- I KNOW THE PROPOSED BUDGET AND THEN YOU HAVE YOUR EFFECTIVE TAX RATE AND THEN THE TAX RATE WITH THE CURRENT APPRAISED VALUE.

ARE WE CONSIDERING JUST LOWERING BECAUSE OF THE INCREASE IN VALUE? WOULDN'T IT BE HARD TO INCREASE

THAT TAX RATE? >> YES.

REALISTICALLY SPEAKING, IT'S HARDER TO INCREASE THE TAX RATE IN GENERAL, BUT WHEN HAVE YOUR APPRIZED APPRAISED VALUES AND THE LIMITATION ON HOW MUCH WE CAN BRING IN ON THE PROPERTY TAX SIDE.

SO IT'S NOT AS EASY AS IT WAS BEFORE, WHERE CITIES COULD TAKE EVEN MORE ADVANTAGE OF INCREASED VALUES.

WE DON'T HAVE THAT OPTION OR LURKS ARE LUX ARE OR LUX ARE LUXURY. YOU CAN CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG.

>> THE ONLY THING TO ADD TO, WE'RE NOT DOING EFFECTIVE TAX RATE, SO EVEN WITH THAT SAID, WE'RE NOT LOSING ALL OF THAT, TECHNICALLY. AS MR. GARZA MENTIONED, YOU STILL HAVE THE OTHER PROGRAMS THAT YOU HAVE TO WORK TOWARDS.

AND SO RIGHT NOW, IT'S 5844, 5847 AND WE'RE A PENNY SHY FROM A NEW TAX RATE NUMBER AND WE'RE BELOW THE NUMBER OF THE VOTER-APPROVED TAX RATE. AND MR. GARZA CAPITALIZED IN NOT TALKING A LOAD OFF -- A HUGE INCREASE.

BOTTOM LINE, WHAT YOU'LL SEE IS CLOSE TO ALMOST A THREE-PENNY

DROP IN THE TAX RATE. >> BUT, AS I INCLUDED IN THAT PRESENTATION, IF COUNSEL IS OPEN TO CONVERSATIONS ABOUT NEW PROGRAMS OR PAYING OFF ADDITIONAL DEBT EVEN SOONER TO CREATE FUTURE DEBT CAPACITY, I MEAN, THOSE ARE ON THE TABLE, AS

WELL. >> OK.

>> SO IT'S NOT SET IN STONE, YET, WE'RE STILL WORKING ON

THAT. >> CORRECT.

LIKE I MENTIONED YESTERDAY, WE WON'T HAVE A FORMAL RECOMMENDATION UNTIL NEXT MONTH AND ONE OF THE THINGS DURING THE ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS IN JULY IS THE OPTIONS AND HOPEFULLY BY THEN, WE HAVE A BETTER IDEA OF WHERE WE STAND WITH THE TAX

RATE. >> OK.

>> THAT'S GREAT. THANK YOU.

>> YOU'RE WELCOME. >> ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS?

>> IF THERE'S NO FURTHER QUESTIONS AND NO MORE

INFORMATION, WE ARE ADJOURNED. >> AND JUST QUICKLY, WE'LL PUT UP A NOTICE, WE'RE CANCELING

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