Aug 03, 2021 City Council

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>> GOOD EVENING. WELCOME TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR AUGUST 3, 2021.

WE WILL BEGIN BY ASKING OUR CITY SECRETARY TO CALL THE ROLL.

THE MEETING. PLEASE 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 THE CITY COUNCIL AND THOSE IN ATTENDANCE TO PREPARE THEIR HEARTS AND MINDS TO APPROPRIATELY DO THE BUSINESS OF OUR CITY. [SILENCE] THANK YOU.

THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER REMAINS LIMITED WITH SEATING TO ALLOW FOR SOCIAL DISTANCING.

FOR THOSE REASONS, WE CONTINUE TO ALLOW CITIZENS PARTICIPATION THROUGH VIDEOCONFERENCING.

TO LEARN ABOUT WAYS THAT YOU CAN WATCH AND PARTICIPATE REMOTELY, YOU CAN GO TO VICTORIA TX.GOV/TALK TO COUNSEL. FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO SPEAK IN PERSON TO THE COUNCIL, CITIZENS COMMUNICATION AND DURING PUBLIC HEARING, WE ASK YOU COMPLETE A COMMENT CARD AND GIVE IT TO A STAFF MEMBER. THEY'RE LOCATED RIGHT OUTSIDE THE DOOR. I ALSO WANT TO WELCOME THE FORMER MAYOR.

IT IS GOOD TO SEE YOU HERE AGAIN. AND DON'T WORRY I KNOW THAT YOU ARE SPEAKING SO, YOU DO NOT NEED A CARD. WITH THAT, ANNOUNCEMENTS.

[B. Communication:]

>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS WE HAVE A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR YOU THIS EVENING FIRST OFF, OR TO START OFF, I WANT TO ASK CHRISTY YOUKER TO COME UP.

>> HELLO KNOW WE WILL ANNOUNCE THE AUGUST WINNER. >> GOOD AFTERNOON MAYOR AND COUNCIL AS THE CHAIR OF KEEP VICTORY BEAUTIFUL, I WANT TO TAKE A FEW MOMENTS TO FORMALLY ANNOUNCE AND ANNOUNCE THE AUGUST KEEP VICTORY BEAUTIFUL AWARD TO FROST BANK.

THEY HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY ADDED TO THE AESTHETIC OF THE VICTORIAN MODEL AS A TEXAS CHARTERED BANK HEADQUARTERED IN SAN ANTONIO IT IS ONE OF THE LARGEST BANKS IN THE UNITED STATES THAT IS CHOSEN TO INVEST IN OUR AREA WITH THE SAME STANDARDS EXPECTED IN THE METROPOLITAN AREAS. FROST BANK WAS NOMINATED BY LOCAL CITIZEN VICTORIAN SCORED BASED ON CRITERIA LOCATED ON THE WEBSITE@KEEPVICTORIABEAUT IFUL.ORG.

BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE DISCOVERED THE BUILDING FRONT IS ATTRACTIVE AND INVITING WITH BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPING. THE PARKING AREA IS LITTER FREE WHICH IS DIFFICULT TO DO ON A HIGH TRAFFIC STREET IN A WINDY CITY SUCH AS VICTORIA. FROST BANK EXCELLED IN EVERY CATEGORY. SO WE WANT TO EXPRESS OUR GRATITUDE FOR THE LEVEL OF EXCELLENCE THAT ELEVATES THE CITY OF VICTORIA'S APPEARANCE. PLEASE JOIN ME IN THANKING FROST BANK. [APPLAUSE] [LAUGHTER]

>> THANK YOU. NEXT, I WANT TO CALL -- TO MAKE A SPECIAL INTRODUCTION THIS

EVENING. >> GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THING IS FALLING DOWN! IT IS AN EXCITING TIME FOR ME AND THE VICTORIA POLICE DEPARTMENT. I GET TO AN ADDITIONAL MEMBER OF MY COMMAND STAFF.

WENT TO A RESTRUCTURE AND IN DOING SO, I NOTICED THAT I NEED A LITTLE MORE HELP TO KIND OF

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BUT WE ALSO NEED TO MAKE SURE WE WORKING ON CRIME INITIATIVES, REDUCING CRIME AND LOOKING AT QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES FOR EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE CITY.

I GOT WITH THE CITY MANAGER AND GOT A PLAN TOGETHER AND WE HAD A GREAT POOL OF CANDIDATES.

WE ENDED UP WITH THREE AND THEN THERE WAS ONE. AND SO, HAD THE BAILIFF FOR ONE OF THESE ON YOUR DESK THERE. SO YOU CAN READ ABOUT HIS BIO. 40 YEARS EXPERIENCE, OF COURSE IN 40 YEARS IT ENDS UP BEING AT LEAST A PAGE BIO I DID NOT WANT TO READ THE WHOLE THING.

THAT IS YOUR READING PLEASURE, YOU HAVE IT THERE. I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE DEPUTY CHIEF YOUNG. A FORTY-YEAR CAREER WITH DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT WHERE AND I NEVER WORKED UNDER EACH OTHER OR AROUND EACH OTHER BUT WE WERE PEERS IN COMMAND STAFF AT THE DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND I WAS ALWAYS VERY IMPRESSED WITH HIS WORK ETHIC, HE'S A MAN OF HIGH INTEGRITY, HE HAS A HIGH DRIVE AND I THINK HE'S A GREAT ADDITION TO OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND HE IS GOING TO BRING A LOT OF INSIGHT TO OUR PATROL DIVISION AND OUR INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION. WILL LET CHUCK GIVE A LITTLE BIT.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE MAYOR, COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGER FOR THE OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE IT IS A FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY. AN IMPORTANT PART LIKE I SAID YESTERDAY, OF MY SWEARING IN, I CANNOT BE ANY MORE APPRECIATIVE OF MY WIFE, NATLIE, WHO IS AT THE HOUSE AND PROSPER WHICH IS WHERE WE LIVED.ORTH OF DALLAS. WITHOUT HER, WITHOUT EVERYBODY INVOLVED IN THIS PROCESS, I WOULD NOT BE HERE. I'M VERY FORTUNATE AND THANKFUL AND YOU'LL GET TO KNOW ME I HOPE AND I'M A PRETTY HUMBLE GUY AND I APPRECIATE THIS

OPPORTUNITY VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. >> YOU'RE WELCOME.

AUGUST 11, WE WILL HAVE THE A GROUNDBREAKING SERMON FOR ENCHANTED GARDENS AT 11 I AM OFF OF BEN JORDAN. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO ATTEND IF YOU ARE AVAILABLE.

[2. Public & Employee Recognitions:]

>> PLEASE.>> THANK YOU. I WANT TO BRIEFLY RECOGNIZE ASHLEY, RECENTLY GOT CERTIFIED.

THE GRADUATE LEVEL LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM BUILDS SUCCESSFUL AND ETHICAL LEADERS THROUGH EXPONENTIAL LEARNING THEORETICAL INSTRUCTION, APPLICATION COURSES, CASE STUDIES AND OTHER INTERACTIVE INSTRUCTION AND TOPICS RELATED TO PUBLIC RELATIONS ADVERTISEMENT AND MARKETING. AS PART OF THE PROGRAM SHE DEVELOPED A THREE YEARS COMMUNICATION PLAN WHICH WE ARE VERY APPRECIATIVE. ENGAGE IN CRISIS SCENARIO EXERCISES AND PRESENTATIONS BY LEADING COMMUNICATIONS PROFESSIONALS.

WE WOULD LIKE TO PUBLICLY THANK HER FOR HER DEDICATION TO THE CITY, TO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND REALLY JUST GIVE HER A ROUND OF APPLAUSE! [APPLAUSE]

AND THAT IS IT! >> ITEMS FROM COUNSEL, IS THERE ANYTHING ANYONE HAS THAT IS NOT

SPECIFIC ON THE AGENDA? >> MR. MAYOR, JASON OVER THERE, IF WE CAN GET AN UPDATE ON THE

SOCCER COMPLEX FOR COUNSEL AND POSSIBLY THE PUBLIC AS WELL. >> TONIGHT OR -- >> WE, I DID NOT KNOW IF THERE WAS AN UPDATE RIGHT NOW OR IF WE COULD GET IT.

>> I CAN SAY WE ARE PREPARING THE CITY MANAGERS REPORT. POTENTIALLY FOR THE NEXT MEETING. OR THE FIRST MEETING SEPTEMBER THAT WOULD BE INCLUSIVE OF

PROJECT UPDATES. >> THAT'S FINE. >> IF IT'S OKAY WITH YOU WE CAN

DO PART OF THAT PRESENTATION. >> THAT'S FINE ANOTHER SOME DECISIONS THAT NEED TO BE MADE AND GETTING FIELDS DONE AND WHERE IT WILL PLAY WITH THE FALL SEASON.

WE'RE JUST LOOKING FOR A TIMELINE IN THAT REGARD. >> OKAY, ABSOLUTELY.

>> THANK YOU. >> WE CAN SEND SOMETHING TO EMAIL AS WELL FOR NOW.

>> OKAY THAT'S PERFECT. >> ALL RIGHT. IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE, I NEED TO GET ON MY SOAPBOX FOR A MINUTE AND TALK ABOUT VACCINES. AS YOU KNOW, COVID CASE COUNT

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I'M NOT MANDATING THAT AND KNOW WHAT WILL BE MANDATING A VACCINE.

BUT I DO WANT TO SHARE SOME STATISTICS ABOUT VACCINES, TO HELP PEOPLE MAKE A CHOICE ON WHETHER OR NOT THEY WANT TO GET IT. LOCALLY HERE, THE BEST WE HAVE RIGHT NOW IS 89 PERCENT OF ALL NEW CASES ARE NOT VACCINATED PEOPLE.

THAT MEANS 11 PERCENT ARE BREAKTHROUGH CASES FOR PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD AT LEAST ONE SHOT OF THE VACCINE. WE WORK ON COLLECTING DATA THAT WE HAVE FOR NATIONAL SO THAT WE CAN MAKE IT MORE RELEVANT FOR LOCAL BUT NATIONALLY, 93 PERCENT OF ALL THOSE HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID IN UNVACCINATED. I RECENTLY READ THAT SINCE JUNE OR JULY, 99.965 PERCENT, 99.965 PERCENT OF COVID RELATED DEATHS, ARE FIGHT UNVACCINATED INDIVIDUALS. I THINK THERE'S A PRETTY STRONG EVIDENCE ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF VACCINES AND I NOTICED A PERSONAL CHOICE. BUT I WANT EVERYONE THAT CHOOSES NOT TO GET A VACCINE TO UNDERSTAND THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH IT.

THEY'RE SEEING A HUGE INCREASE IN THE 25 TO 40-YEAR-OLD AGE GROUP.

THIS DELTA VARIANT IS DIFFERENT FROM THE PREVIOUS ONES. PREVIOUS TRANSMISSION RATE WAS IF YOU HAD COVID YOU'RE LIKELY TO TRANSMIT IT TO ONE PERSON. THIS ONE, IF YOU HAVE THE DELTA VARIANT YOU MIGHT TRANSMIT THAT TO NINE. IT IS THAT MUCH MORE CONTAGIOUS. SO PLEASE, TAKE EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO THE DATE ON VACCINES IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT IT, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN. WHERE THE PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT.

BUT VACCINES ARE A GOOD WAY TO STEM THE TIDE. THANK YOU.

>> GOOD INFORMATION. >> THANK YOU. >> ANYONE ELSE?

>> NO, I CONCUR. [LAUGHTER] >> OKAY NOW CITIZEN

[4. Citizen Communication:]

WE WILL START WITH MICHAEL -- GOOD EVENING, MICHAEL. >> GOOD EVENING LADIES AND.

I WAS GOING TO TALK ABOUT PERMITS BUT I WANT TO THANK THE CHIEF OF POLICE, DETECTIVES MADE A VERY GOOD ARREST IN A TRAILER PARK AND I DON'T KNOW THESE DETECTIVES, I JUST SEE THEM, I CAN TELL THAT THERE CHASING DRUG DEALERS. WHEN IS DETECTIVE SOTO AND ALSO GARCIA. THEY BOTH MADE SOME ARRESTS IN AND AROUND THE TRAILER PARK AND TWO OF THE PEOPLE IN A TRAILER PARK OR IN THE STATE JAIL. I WILL BE CONTESTING THEIR PAROLE WHEN IT COMES UP, YOU KNOW 100 PERCENT. AND I JUST WANTED TO APPRECIATE THEIR HARD WORK AND WE HAVE -- COMING UP FROM WHEN THE EARTH TO THE TRAILER PARK MANAGER TWO YEARS AGO. I APPRECIATE THEIR HARD WORK AND ON PERMITS, THE TRAILER PARK OWNER, HE ISN'T GETTING PERMITS WHEN HIS PARKING TRAILER HOUSES.

AND I WANT HIM TO GET PERMITS. IT IS A LAW, HE HAS TO DO IT AND HE KNOWS HE HAS TO, HE IS A SEASONED ATTORNEY AND HE OWNS LOTS OF TRAILER PARKS AND THE REASON I WANT HIM TO FOLLOW THE LAWS AND GET A PERMIT, IS BECAUSE IF THERE IS NO PERMIT, THEY WILL JUST PARK IT IN THERE AND LEAVE IT. I WANT THEM TIED AND ANCHORED ACCORDING TO THE PERMIT BECAUSE THIS IS HURRICANE SEASON. AND HE TRIED TO SNEAK THREE TRAILERS AND OUR RESTRUCTURINGS KNOCKED TWO IN AND NEVER DID GET A PERMIT. THERE ARE TWO RV'S NEVER TIED DOWN. A STICK WAS HOLDING IT FROM MOVING.

A BIG OLD STICK. THERE IS NO WAY TO BUILDING INSPECTOR WOULD SAY YOU JUST PUT A STICK THERE! THAT'S FINE JUST DON'T PARKING ON CONCRETE USING SCISSORS JACK AND DO IT ON THE GROUND. THAT IS WHY I WANT HIM TO GET PERMITS.

IT IS A LAW AND THEY WERE WORKING ON IT WITHOUT A PERMIT. IS NOT JUST A CIVIL OFFENSE IF YOU WORK ON IT WITHOUT A PERMIT. IT IS ALSO A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

I WOULD LIKE THE TRAILER PARK OWNER TO DO IT PROPERLY. HE OWNS TRAILER PARKS ALL OVER THE STATE OF TEXAS. HE KNOWS BETTER AND HE IS A SEASONED ATTORNEY SO YOU EXPECT MORE OUT OF AN ATTORNEY THAN A REGULAR PERSON. BUT ALSO, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OF THE POLICE AND STUFF ALL OF THEIR WORK AND THE TRAILER PARK.

THE TWO PEOPLE IN THE UNIT, THEY HAVE OVER 500 CASES OF COVID-19.

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YOU KNOW SO, I RECOMMEND ANY POLICE OFFICERS TO WEAR A MASK WHEN THEY COME THROUGH THE TRAILER PARK. THANKS AND HAVE A GOOD DAY. APPRECIATE IT.

>> THANK YOU. NEXT UP WE HAVE VICTOR MENDOZA. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNSEL. I PUT IN AN APPLICATION FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

I JUST WANTED TO COME SEE IF ANYTHING ABOUT MY DEEP DESIRE TO BE PART OF THE ORGANIZATION.

I DO NOT KNOW IF YOU HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT MY APPLICATION.

AND I AM A LICENSED MECHANICAL ENGINEER IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. RETIRED FROM ALCOA I WORKED 41 YEARS. I CAN GIVE YOU THE HOURS AND SECONDS! [LAUGHTER] WHAT I DID WAS, ENGINEERING DESIGN.

ENGINEERING GROUPS FROM THE MECHANICAL ELECTRICAL AND CIVIL PERSPECTIVE.

MULTIMILLION DOLLAR PROJECTS. AND VERY AWARE OF THE REQUIREMENTS AND ALSO OSHA, AND IT WOULD BE A GOOD BENEFIT TO THE COMMISSION. I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR VOTE TO ACCEPT ME AS ONE OF THE COMMISSIONERS. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, MR. MENDOZA. >> ONE OTHER THING. >> YES.

>> WHEN I CAME HERE AND 75, I WAS SINGLE. I MET A YOUNG LADY AND 76.

AND WE'VE BEEN MARRIED 45 YEARS. LITTLE DID I KNOW AT THE TIME

THAT THE YOUNG LADY WAS -- >> I SAW HIM THROUGH THE HOLE. [LAUGHTER]

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GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE, COUNCIL AND MAYOR. I AM DAN -- BEEN HERE ALL OF MY LIFE. I WANT TO PUT IN MY APPLICATION FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

AGAIN, I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO SERVE ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION SEVERAL YEARS BACK.

AND IT WAS A VERY INTERESTING AND, IT WAS REALLY -- FULFILLING FOR ME.

I SERVED MY TERM, GOT OFF. I JUST RETIRED AFTER 40 YEARS OF SERVICE AT THE.

[INAUDIBLE] AND I LIKE TO DEVOTE MY TIME NOW, TO IF YOU ALL CHOOSE TO MAY BE ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION, I WILL DEVOTE MY TIME. I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU CAN BE ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION BUT YOU HAVE TO ATTEND THE MEETINGS.

I WILL TELL YOU RIGHT NOW I DID NOT MISS ANY MEETINGS ALL OF MY TIME.

IT'S JUST A VERY FULFILLING AND I DO APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THAT CHANCE TO GET ON THE TEAM AGAIN. AND SO, THANK YOU ALL. AND I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DID TALKING ABOUT COVID. IT IS A REAL THING OUT THERE AND WE REALLY NEED TO BE SENSITIVE TO THAT.> THANK YOU FOR SERVING ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

>> THANK YOU. >> MR. ADAM -- >> GOOD AFTERNOON MAYOR, COUNSEL. WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE HERE.

I AM ADAM DAUGHTRY, LOOKING FOR YOUR APPOINTMENT FOR PLANNING COMMISSION.

I'M IN A GENERATION TEXAN. MY ROOTS ARE DEEPER HERE THAN THE LOCAL CROSSROADS.

I GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL IN GOLIAD, JOINED THE MILITARY, IN THE MILITARY 15 YEARS, GOT MY BACHELORS DEGREE FROM EMORY UNIVERSITY AND AIRPORT MANAGEMENT.

WHILE I WAS IN THE MILITARY WAS ALSO ABLE TO BE PART OF THE AIRPORT TASK FORCE.

THAT THE MILITARY OFFERED. I WAS ABLE TO MEET WITH LOCAL OFFICIALS, LOCAL CITY OFFICIALS TO COME UP WITH A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO DETERMINE IF THEIR PARTICULAR CITY WAS AVAILABLE FOR NEW AIRPORT, WITH FOUR DIFFERENT SERVICES AS WELL AS WITH FAA, BECOME A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO SEE IF THE CITY WOULD BE AFFECTED BY ENVIRONMENTAL RESIDENTIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. WE WORK JOINTLY WITH THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND SO FORTH, TO DETERMINE WHAT RULES OR REGULATIONS TO ENSURE THAT IT

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I DID NOT PUT MY NAME IN FOR CITY COUNCIL, I DID NOT FEEL LIKE I WAS READY FOR IT.

DID NOT FEEL I WAS, HAD THE RESOURCES OR EDUCATION TO GET IT.

WHILE I'M PREPARING FOR PLANNING COMMISSION AND ALSO ENROLLING INTO THE CITIZENS ACADEMY AS WELL AS CITIZENS FIRE ACADEMY AS WELL AS POLICE ACADEMY.

IF I COULD GET YOUR APPOINTMENT, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO WORK

WITH EVERYBODY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MR. DAUGHTRY.

CHRISTOPHER -- >> GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU FOR THE INVITATION TO COME SPEAK. I WOULD LIKE TO BE APPOINTED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

AND SO, JUST A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON MYSELF. IN 2008 I MOVED HERE AFTER I RECEIVED THE INVITATION TO WORK FOR.

I'VE LIVED FOR 13 YEARS I THOUGHT IT WAS TIME TO STEP UP AND BE INVOLVED A LITTLE BIT MORE IN MY COMMUNITY. I RECEIVED MY LICENSE AND ARCHITECTURE ABOUT ONE YEAR AGO. AND SO, 13 YEARS I'VE WORKED WITH THE CITY.

AND THE COUNTY. ON MANY PROJECTS. AND I FEEL LIKE I HAVE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE TO BE ABLE TO HELP COMMISSION OUT AND HELP THE CITY AND BE MORE

INVOLVED WITH COMMUNITY. APPRECIATE ANY CONSIDERATION. >> THANK YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS ON GETTING THAT LICENSE. I KNOW THAT IS DIFFICULT.

MR. JOE -- >> HELLO, I GUESS I AM AS WELL, FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON ME. WAS A ENGINEER GETTING MY DEGREE FROM VICTORIA COLLEGE. I WORKED MY WAY UP AND MANAGED BAP AND HILLCORP IN TEXAS.

IN CHARGE OF 40 ENGINEERS AND 20 SOME ODD RIGS. MANAGING MULTIMILLION DOLLAR ACCOUNTS WITH THAT. I ALSO WORKED OUT FOR MOST OF PLASTICS WHERE I WAS CERTIFIED IN INDUSTRIAL FIREFIGHTING, HAZMAT AND HIGH ANGLE RESCUE TRAINING.

I MADE A PROMISE TO MYSELF AND MY FAMILY THAT I WAS GOING TO FIND A PLACE FOR ME IN THE CITY OF VICTORIA. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS GO AROUND CITY COUNCIL WAS NOT IN THE STARS FOR ME BUT IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE. I WAS ABLE TO LEARN A LOT AND MEET A LOT OF NEW PEOPLE. ONE THING I DO BRING THAT ISN'T IN THE FORM OF DEGREES AND QUALIFICATIONS ON THAT LEVEL IS, EVERYTHING I'VE DONE, I'VE ALWAYS BEEN VERY BIG IN THE PROBLEM-SOLVING AND TROUBLESHOOTING AND COMING UP WITH SOLUTIONS ON THE FLY.

I KNOW YOU HAVE A LITTLE MORE TIME TO THINK THINGS THROUGH THEN WHAT WE DID IN MY OTHER FIELD. BUT I KNOW I CAN BRING A LOT OF PASSION, OF COURSE, AND A LOT OF YOU KNOW, HAVE A LOT OF SKEPTICISM IN QUESTION A LOT OF THINGS BUT IT IS NOT TO GO AGAINST AUTHORITY OR GOING AGAINST THE GRAIN. IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT WE ARE DOING AS A CITY IS THE RIGHT THING AND I BELIEVE WE CAN USE MORE PEOPLE WHO LIKE TO QUESTION THINGS AND ON THAT LEVEL. I APPRECIATE ANY CONSIDERATION FOR THE APPOINTMENT. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK UP HERE.

GODSPEED EVERYBODY. >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, MRS. CYNTHIA STALEY.

>> I'M NOT APPLYING FOR PLANNING COMMISSION. [LAUGHTER] I AM ALREADY ON IT! BUT I DO WANT TO SAY THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY.

IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE, JANUARY 2020. AND I HAVE NOTES BECAUSE THEY TOLD ME YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES SO I WILL TRY REALLY HARD TO STICK TO THIS! WHAT I HAVE TO SAY TODAY IS IMPORTANT TO HOPE I DON'T CRY. SO I AM CYNTHIA STALEY, PRESIDENT OF -- HABITAT FOR COMMUNITY. SINCE LAST TIME I UPDATED YOU REBUILD A TOTAL OF 55 HOMES. 15 IN VICTORIA COUNTY ON 40 IN -- COUNTY.

WE ALSO COMPLETED OVER 65 HURRICANE HARVEY REPAIRS. IN OUR DISASTER RECOVERY WORK ACTUALLY RAMPS UP THIS DECEMBER. ONE IMPORTANT LESSON WE LEARNED FROM DOING ALL OF THE HARVEY AND -- REPAIR WORK IS THAT OUR COMMUNITY REALLY NEEDS TO LOOK AT BUILDING RESILIENCY. ONE WAY HABITAT CAN FACILITATE AND INCREASE RESILIENCY IS BY

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WE ARE OFFERING ZERO PERCENT MICROLOANS AND THAT PROGRAM WILL LAUNCH IN THE FALL.

TO BUILD RESILIENCY IN VICTORIA, WE ALSO REALLY NEED TO LOOK AT INCREASING THE SUPPLY OF AFFORDABLE SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES, IN THE CITY.

I NEED TO CONGRATULATE YOU GUYS ON THE ENCHANTED GARDEN PROJECT.

I MEAN, THAT IS FABULOUS! AND I KNOW IT WILL MEET A SIGNIFICANT NEED.

AND AS I THINK I'M CONFUSED HERE, THAT'S IN JORDAN WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE ONE THAT YOU INTRODUCED OVER ON THE SOUTH SIDE? THE BIG ONE.

ISN'T THAT ANOTHER ONE? THERE ARE TWO OF THEM, RIGHT? >> CURRENTLY ENCHANTED GARDENS IS THE ONLY ONE THAT IS SCHEDULED FOR GROUNDBREAKING. THERE ARE PLENTY OF OTHER

PROJECTS THAT ARE CONCEPTUAL AND IN THE WORKS. >> THAT'S MOST THINKING OF EXCUSE ME! ANYWAY CONGRATULATIONS ON ENCHANTED GARDEN! WE ARE ALL EXCITED ABOUT THAT. AM HERE TO TALK ABOUT HOMEOWNERSHIP SO LET'S DO THAT FOR A SECOND. WE ARE ACTUALLY LOOKING AT INTRODUCING WHAT WE WILL CALL H2. WE'VE NOT BEEN OFFICIALLY BUT IT WILL BE A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PROGRAM AND THESE HOMES WILL BE BUILT IN OWNERSHIP WITH THIRD-PARTY LENDERS WILL NOT HOLD THE MORTGAGES. THESE HOUSES WILL BE 1400+ SQUARE FEET, OR FOR GRANITE AND TILE AMENITIES AND THEY WILL SELL BETWEEN 159 AND $190,000.

BUT TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, WE REALLY NEED MORE LAND. IDEALLY, WE'D BE ABLE TO HAVE A NEIGHBORHOOD READY TO GO, TO BUILD MULTI-INCOME HOMES. I KNOW THAT YOU KNOW THE AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP INVENTORY HAS WORSENED IN THE LAST 18 MONTHS.

AS A GOVERNING BODY THAT WORKS WITH THE CITY MANAGER AND STAFF TO SET BUDGETS, I KNOW YOU WANT YOUR EMPLOYEES TO BE ABLE TO BUY HOMES HERE. I WANT TO REALLY QUICKLY JUST LOOK AT SOME CITY EMPLOYEE SALARIES THAT WERE AVAILABLE. AND WE WILL LOOK AT THE FIRST RESPONDERS SALARIES. 36, 3600 FOR EMT TRAINING TO 68,000 -- IF WE LOOK AT THOSE AND LOOK AT THE OLD-SCHOOL METHOD OF 2C ANNUAL SALARY TO DETERMINE THE HOME PRICE, IT MEANS FOLKS FALLING INTO THIS INCOME RANGE ARE LOOKING FOR HOUSES PRICED BETWEEN 110,000 AND 170,000. I WILL SKIP AHEAD HERE. THIS MORNING, THERE WERE ONLY 17 HOMES IN THE PRICE RANGE AND THEY ARE ALL OVER 50 YEARS OLD. THE CITY ISSUED 234 NEW HOME PERMITS LAST YEAR. ONLY FIVE OF THOSE WOULD HAVE BEEN AFFORDABLE FOR THESE EMPLOYEES THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HERE. TWO OF THOSE WERE HABITAT

HOMES. >> MISS STALEY, CAN YOU WRAP IT UP?

>> YES, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I NEED YOU TO HEAR MY HEART. WHAT IS IMPORTANT IS THAT AS THE CITY COUNCIL, I CHALLENGE YOU, ENCOURAGE YOU TO CAST A VISION.

YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB WITH THE RENTAL SITUATION. LET'S COME BACK TOGETHER WITH THE WORKFORCE ROUNDTABLE AND FOCUS ON HOMEOWNERSHIP. I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU GUYS TO CAST A VISION FOR WHAT HOMEOWNERSHIP WILL LOOK LIKE IN VICTORIA NOW AND IN THE FUTURE.

THERE IS A LOT OF WORK THAT WE NEED TO DO. HABITAT CAN BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSES ALL DAY LONG. BUT WE CANNOT BE THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN WE CANNOT DO BY OURSELVES AND WE NEED TO INCREASE STOCK OF STARTER HOMES.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, I APPRECIATE IT. >> THANK YOU.

AND MAYOR, I WAS ANTICIPATING YOU -- >> WE CAN.

>> ARE YOU SURE? >> YES. I DID NOT FILL OUT A CARD, I'M SORRY. BEFORE I GO ANY FURTHER, THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNSEL FOR YOUR SERVICE. I KNOW WHAT IT IS LIKE, RIGHT? SO I APPRECIATE IT.

I'M NOT HERE TO ASK FOR MONEY OR COMPLAIN SO NO WORRY. YOU SHOULD HAVE COPY OF SOMETHING LIKE THAT A POWERPOINT. I APOLOGIZE FOR THE LATENESS, I THINK THAT I EMAILED YOU, JEFF YESTERDAY. AND YOUR CITY MANAGER GOT

COPIES TO YOU. >> I FORWARDED IT TO YOU VIA EMAIL.

>> OKAY. EVEN IF YOU DON'T HAVE IT IT'S OKAY IS VERY BRIEF.

I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF HONOR 361. YOU MAY HAVE HEARD OF THE ORGANIZATION, HAVE DONE FUNDRAISERS AND THINGS IN RECENT YEARS.

THERE ARE ABOUT A MONUMENT, BUILDING A MONUMENT AND I WILL GO THROUGH MY PRESENTATION HERE. THEY ARE A 501(C)(3). THEY WERE ORGANIZED IN 2012, THEIR FIVE BOARD MEMBERS. THE OBJECTIVE OF HONOR 361 IS TO CONSTRUCT A MONUMENT DEDICATED THE RESIDENCE OF AREA CODE 361 WHO SERVED IN THE WAR ON TERROR.

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WHICH IS I THINK IT SUMS IT UP. SOME OF THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE HERE.

THERE ARE FIVE OF THEM. I SAY FOUR EARLIER? THERE ARE FIVE.

I WILL READ OUT THE NAMES THEY CAN STAND, PABLO PEREZ, PUT THEM ON THE SPOT.

GILBERT RAMON, IS GILBERT HERE? HE DID NOT SHOW. DAN -- AND KAT HICKLE AND CHRIS, IS CHRIS HERE? THEY DID NOT CHECK THEIR EMAIL, DID THEY? THESE THREE HAVE WORKED SIGNIFICANTLY ON THIS PROJECT. AND THEY ARE GOOD PEOPLE.

WHEN THEY ASKED ME TO COME PRESENT FOR THEM I COULD NOT SAY NO.

THANK YOU GUYS. CONTINUING, AND I'M NOT WATCHING THE CLOCK, TELL ME TO

BE QUIET IF I HAVE TO. >> WE TURNED IT OFF. >> OKAY, THANK YOU.

[LAUGHTER] WHAT WE ARE REQUESTING IS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL GIVE US PERMISSION TO PUT THIS MONUMENT ON PUBLIC PROPERTY, CITY PROPERTY.

IN SOME OF THE BIGGEST CONSIDERATIONS WHEN DECIDING THAT, BECAUSE THESE GUYS CAME TO ME QUITE A WHILE BACK. AND I ALWAYS CAUTION THEM ABOUT PUTTING IT SOMEWHERE THAT IT WILL BE MAINTAINED AND PERPETUITY. CANNOT PUT ON PRIVATE PROPERTY.

I MEAN, OVER THE YEARS AS PEOPLE COME AND GO YOU KNOW, KIND OF LIKE AN OLD CEMETERY SADLY, SOMETIMES IT GETS NEGLECTED. BUT A MONUMENT SUCH AS THIS SHOULD BE ON A PUBLIC PROPERTY. IN A PUBLIC SPACE WHERE IT WILL BE MAINTAINED.

SOMETHING REASONABLY HIGH VISIBILITY, A PEACEFUL LOCATION PERHAPS IT ADDS TO THE SURROUNDINGS. SPECIFICALLY, WHAT WE LIKE TO SEE IS ON A FUTURE AGENDA, PUT A RESOLUTION GRANTING PERMISSION TO PLACE THE MONUMENT.

MAYBE PUT A TIME ON IT, TWO YEARS OR THREE YEARS. YOU KNOW WITHIN THAT WINDOW AND WE HAVE A LOCATION AND EVERYTHING SPECIFIC IN THAT RESOLUTION.

THAT IS REALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHENEVER YOU GET AROUND TO THAT, YOU HAVE TO WORK WITH SOME OF THE BOARD MEMBERS, BUT IF YOU COULD PUT THAT ON THE AGENDA, GET IT PASSED THAT WAY IT IS SOMETHING THAT SAYS OKAY, THAT HURDLE HAS BEEN OVERCOME. BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY IT RELATES TO FUNDING. WHICH IS THE NEXT TOPIC.HE CURRENT STATUS.

THE ESTIMATE WAS ABOUT 70,000 TO BUILD AND PLACE A MONUMENT. I THINK IT'S PROBABLY AN OLD ESTIMATE. IT WILL PROBABLY BE MORE. WE ARE CERTAINLY NOT ASKING FOR ANYTHING FROM THE CITY THAT WOULD BE RAISED PRIVATELY. ABOUT HALF OF IT IS CURRENTLY RAISED. OBVIOUSLY, HAVING A FIRM LOCATION SET FOR THE MONUMENT WILL MAKE IT EASIER TO RAISE THE REST. THEY HAVE HAD FUNDRAISING EFFORTS. OVER THE YEARS, THEY'VE BEEN DIVERSE.

BATTLE FOR THE MONUMENT, A CROSSFIT TYPE THING, RIGHT GUYS? AND I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS IN YOUR POSITION, JEFF, I WOULD GO TO THOSE AND SAY SOME REMARKS.

THEY WERE ALWAYS WELL ATTENDED. A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM OUT OF TOWN.HEN THEY ALSO HAD EVENTS LIKE SOFTBALL GAMES AND TOURNAMENTS AND OTHER THINGS. FUNDRAISING IS ALWAYS A SLOW AND TEDIOUS PROCESS. DO YOU HAVE, DO MOST OF Y'ALL HAVE THIS? THERE IS A PICTURE OF THE MONUMENT THERE. YOU CAN SEE THAT, OKAY GOOD.

THERE ARE FOUR SIDES TO IT. THERE IS A SOLDIER ON THE MONUMENT, THAT IS MARINE PFC RUST. HE WAS KILLED, YOU CAN SEE THE OTHER SIDE THERE ARE NAMES FOR THE DECEASED VETERANS. SO, IT'S A VERY ATTRACTIVE, PROBABLY BLACK AND WHITE PICTURE DOES NOT DO IT JUSTICE BUT IT IS REALLY, I THINK, A VERY NICE MONUMENT.

AND THEN LOCATION. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS SUBJECT TO DISCUSSION AND WHATNOT. BUT IN TALKING TO ME OVER THE YEARS I'VE ALWAYS THOUGHT, IN RIVERSIDE PARK, BY THE ROSE GARDEN IF YOU SEE THE PICTURE THAT WAS SUPPLIED, IT IS KIND OF BLACK AND WHITE. THERE IS A CIRCLE IN THERE. THERE'S A REALLY NICE, ALONG THE WALKING TRAIL. IT GOES BY THE ROSE GARDEN ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH THAT? AND THE TREES AND A NICE SPOT MAYBE ALONG THERE. EVERYBODY SEEMS TO SETTLE TO

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I WOULD SAY IT'S A PEACEFUL AREA. THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE PERMISSION TO PLACE IT THERE. AND IF THAT CHANGES, PERHAPS YOU HAVE SOMETHING BETTER THAT COULD COME UP IN DISCUSSION. THERE IS A LIST OF NAMES IN THE HANDOUT CURRENTLY.

THE VETERANS IN THE 361 AREA CODE THAT ARE DECEASED. THERE ARE 32 NAMES THERE, I THOUGHT THAT WAS APPROPRIATE TO AT LEAST INCLUDE THAT IN THE PRESENTATION.

OKAY, THAT'S IT, QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING WHILE WE HAVE THESE GUYS HERE?

>> NO, BUT I'LL JUST ASK THE CITY MANAGER AND STAFF TO WORK WITH THE BOARD.

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A PLACE FOR IT. I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU ALL FEEL BUT IF THERE'S SOME WAY WE CAN FIT IN WITH THE MASTER PLANS THAT WE ARE INCORPORATING.

>> ABSOLUTELY! >> OKAY. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. >> GOOD TO SEE YOU. >> MR. FOOTE?

>> YES WE HAVE TWO ZOOM ATTENDEES THAT WISH TO ADDRESS COUNSEL.

FIRST IS WALTER --, YOU ARE ALLOWED TO SPEAK. YOU ARE MUTED SIR, YOU NEED TO

UN-MUTE. >> HELLO! >> WE CAN HEAR YOU.

>> HELLO, CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> YES, SIR. >> YES THANK YOU.

I'M SORRY I'M HAVING A BAD CONNECTION. MAYOR, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY MANAGEMENT, [INAUDIBLE] IF AND WHEN ANY OF YOU GO TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PLEASE TAKE THOSE VALUES WITH YOU.

AS I MENTIONED, KNOW THAT THE TRAFFIC -- I DON'T REALLY CARE HOW FAST THE CARS GO.

[INAUDIBLE] FLASHING SPEED LIMIT TIMES REALLY NEEDED?

THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WITH REVENUE GENERATED -- >> HE DISCONNECTED.

>> THANK YOU, WE DID RECEIVE SOME THANK YOU CARDS FROM THE CITIZENS OVER THERE.

THEY WERE DROPPED OFF AT MY OFFICE AND WE PASSED THEM AROUND AND WE ALL LOOKED AT IT.

THANK YOU FOR THOSE. >> OKAY THE NEXT PERSON WHO WISHES TO SPEAK IS.

MAYOR, I'M APPLYING FOR A POSITION OF CITIZEN ON PLANNING COMMISSIONER.

MY NAME IS -- LET ME BRIEFLY DISCUSS BACKGROUND, PERSONAL AND -- ARE CURRENTLY VICE PRESIDENT OF THE -- ASSOCIATION AND ALSO THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AT UHP, I'VE BEEN THERE FOR 20 YEARS. TEACHING AND AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA, TEXAS TECH, TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN MARCOS AND -- BASICALLY, I HAVE LARGE NUMBER BASICALLY EXPERIENCE. A DIFFERENT WAY TEACHING CLASSES.

REGARD TO MY PERSONAL BACKGROUND, AND IF YOU DON'T MIND, I GREW UP AS A MILITARY DEPENDENT IN HAWAII. , JAPAN, KOREA AND ETHIOPIA. IT IS PART OF ELEMENTARY, HIGH

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PLANNING IS AN ACTIVE PROCESS WITH GOALS AND POLICIES FOR DIRECTING AND MANAGING.

THE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE CITY. I'M DOING THE SAME THING FOR MY FUTURE.

AS AN EXAMPLE SOME PLAN SHOULD ADDRESS SUCH ISSUES AS LOCATION, GROWTH, HOUSING NEEDS FOR THE CITY AND ALSO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IF CERTAIN POLICIES ARE APPROVED.

MOREOVER, PLANNING HELPS THE FUTURE DEMAND FOR SERVICES. INCLUDING SEWER, ROADS AND PROTECTION. THAT MEANS MONEY. WE NEED MONEY TO HAVE THOSE TYPE OF PLANS. BASICALLY, PLANNING SAVES MONEY.

SET THE GROUND RULES FOR DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND QUALITY OF LIFE. I WAS PART OF THE PROCESS, STARTING THIS YEAR AND RETIRE NEXT YEAR. -- FLORIDA, ALASKA, CALIFORNIA AND TEXAS.

LET ME -- >> EXCUSE ME. WE HAVE A THREE MINUTE LIMIT ON THE CITIZENS COMMENTS. CAN YOU TAKE MAY BE 10 SECONDS TO WRAP IT UP?

HELLO? >> DID HE DISCONNECT? >> IF YOU WANT TO WRAP IT UP IN

10 OR 15 SECONDS THAT WOULD BE GREAT. >> I BELIEVE HE IS STILL

TALKING BUT DOES NOT REALIZE HE IS MUTED. >> IS HE MUTED?

BECAUSE I'M NOT HEARING ANYTHING. >> WELL, YES.

WE MUTED HIM TO ALLOW OTHERS TO SPEAK. I'M NOT SURE IF HE CAN HEAR US.

>> CARRY ON. THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING VIRTUALLY.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WISHES TO ADDRESS CITY COUNCIL? SEEING NONE WE WILL CLOSE

[1. Adopting the City's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) 2021 - 20...]

>> THIS IS RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE CITY COMMUNITIES DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT 2021, 2022 AT ONE YEAR ACTION PLAN AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021 Ã2022 CDBG PROGRAM TO THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT. >> GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL HAVE A SHORT PRESENTATION. IF YOU REMEMBER WE WENT OVER THIS, OUR PROPOSED BUDGET AT THE JUNE 1 COUNCIL MEETING. I JUST HAVE A SHORT RECAP FOR THE FUNDS PROPOSED.

THIS IS THE PLAN YEAR 2021 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN WE ARE ASKING FOR APPROVAL TONIGHT.

IT CORRESPONDS WITH A FISCAL YEAR 22. THAT STARTS IN OCTOBER.

OKAY. SO AGAIN, ASKING TONIGHT FOR APPROVAL FOR THE 2021 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN. WE ARE GRANTED 627,688 THROUGH HUD OUR PROPOSED IS AN ADMINISTRATION COST WITH SALARIES AND SUPPLIES AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

>> ONE QUICK THING. NONE OF OUR MONITORS CAN SWITCH OVER.

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>> I WAS ALSO INCLUDED IN THE AIM THE LAST SEVERAL PAGES MAY BE ANOTHER OPTION TO SEE IT.

AGAIN, OUR ADMINISTRATION IS APPROXIMATELY 125,020 PERCENT OF ENTITLEMENT.

AND WE ARE ALLOCATING 125,000 TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM WHICH IS OUR REHABILITATION PROGRAM THAT WE ARE PROPOSING TO PARTNER WITH HABITAT. HOW THAT PARTNERSHIP WORK, THEY WILL BE AFTER APPROVAL TONIGHT, LATER WE WILL HAVE TO COME BACK TO COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL IN A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING AND CONTRACT WITH HABITAT FOR HUMANITY.

BUT HABITAT WANTED TO PERFORM ALL THE LEGWORK FOR US AS FAR AS QUALIFYING ALL OF THE APPLICANTS, DOING A LOT OF THE INSPECTION WORK REQUIRED FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL SPIRIT TURN THAT OVER TO US FOR CONTRACTING AND IT WOULD BE A TRUE PARTNERSHIP WITH HABITAT.

AND THE ROOF AND REHABILITATION PROGRAM IS ROOFS AND ALSO TO MAKE REPAIRS.

TWO ELIGIBLE HOMES. WINDOWS, BUILDING ENVELOPE AND AGING IN PLACE REPAIRS SUCH AS BATHROOM CONVERSIONS AND WHEELCHAIR RAMPS. WE ARE PROPOSING APPROXIMATELY $67,000 FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD PROGRAMS WHICH CONTINUE TO BE THE DEMOLITION.

YOU REMEMBER FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT PRESENTATION, WE CONTINUE TO HAVE A LOT OF BUILDINGS AND A LOT OF DEMOLITION AND THIS REALLY HELPS SUPPLEMENT THE PROGRAMS. WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE WILLING TO APPLY AND ELIGIBLE TO APPLY. AND THEN WE ARE PROPOSING TO HUNDRED $15,800 FOR PUBLIC FACILITIES. AND $93,500 FOR PUBLIC SERVICE ACTIVITIES. WHICH IS CAPPED BY HUD TO BE 15 PERCENT OF OUR ENTITLEMENT.

OUR 2021 PUBLIC FACILITY RECOMMENDED FUNDING IS 15,800 TO THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB TO FINISH SOME EXTERIOR TRIM PAINT REPAIRS JUST A BLUE PORTION. THEY HAVE SOME PAINT, THE BLUE PAINT IS FLAKING. 15,000 WILL FIX THAT FOR THEM. $100,000 FOR A CLINIC RENOVATION. ANOTHER $100,000 TO UP GRADE PROPERTIES AT 401 S. DEPOT.

LEGAL DEPARTMENT IS CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE STATE FOR A PUBLIC BENEFIT LEASE.

WE ARE WORKING ON ACQUIRING THAT. SO WE HAVE RIGHTS TO THEN SUBLEASE THAT FOR A DAYCARE WE HAVE. AND USING $100,000 OF THE FUNDS TO GO TOWARDS THAT. THE 2020 PUBLIC SERVICE ACTIVITIES AGENCY RECOMMENDATIONS. YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN, BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB POWER OUR SUMMER CAMP WE ARE RECOMMENDING 10,000 PER COMMUNITY ACTION COMMITTEE, ONE OF THE SENIOR SERVICES CARE PROGRAM IS $10,000, AND OF THE PROGRAM FOR THEM IS MEALS ON WHEELS, 7500.

THE FOOD BANK, KIDS WEEKEND MEALS PROGRAM, FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE BACKPACK PROGRAM.

$15,000. CASA VOLUNTEER TRAINING 7500, THE WELLNESS COMMUNITY WILL HELP PAY FOR STAFF PERSON 22,000, MEALS ON WHEELS VICTORIA $14,000 AND CAFC) TO G

MEALS, SAME MEALS ON WHEELS VICTORIA SENIOR CENTER IS 7500. >> IF I COULD JUST TELL COUNCIL THAT YOU WERE NICE ENOUGH TO INCLUDE THE POWERPOINT IN THE ACTUAL WRITE UP.

AND SO WITHIN OUR AGENDA, WE DO HAVE A POWERPOINT. >> AND SO THE RECOMMENDED FUNDING FOR THE PSA ARE 92,550 PERCENT MAX IS THERE AND 94,000.

WE ARE SLIGHTLY UNDER. WHAT WE ARE ASKING FOR TONIGHT IS APPROVAL OF THE ANNUAL ACTION PLAN. THIS IS AN ITEM THAT REQUIRES A PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT IN THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. HAVE HAD A PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD OPEN LAST MONTH AND NOT RECEIVED ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AND WE MUST SUBMIT THE 21 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN TO HUD AUGUST 16 TO MEET THE STATUARY DEADLINE. AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY

QUESTIONS. >> HOW MANY PEOPLE APPLY? FOR EACH CATEGORY.

>> IT VARIES GREATLY. THIS YEAR, WE WERE ABLE TO FIND IN SOME CAPACITY, EVERYONE THAT APPLIED. THERE WAS ONE AGENCY THAT APPLIED BUT THE FUND, THE PROGRAM THEY SUBMITTED ACTUALLY DID NOT MEET THE GUIDELINES. AND SO WE TRY TO WORK WITH THEM

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THIS YEAR WE WERE ABLE TO FUND EVERYONE THAT APPLIED IN SOME CAPACITY.

YOU CAN SEE ON THIS CHART WHAT THEY REQUESTED VERSUS WHAT WE RECOMMENDED.

WE WERE VERY SUCCESSFUL IN ALWAYS GIVING SOMETHINGT MAY NOT BE THE FULL AMOUNT .

>> WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE HOME DELIVERED MEALS AND CAFC) TO GO MEALS?

>> HOME DELIVERY ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE STRICTLY HOMEBOUND. CAFC), THE PEOPLE TO GO, HAVE SOME ABILITY TO GET OUT BUT THEY ARE STILL INCOME RESTRICTED AND NEED THE

SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD. >> DO THEY JUST GO TO ANY RESTAURANT?

>> IT IS TO THE SENIOR CENTER. IT IS THE FORMER SENIOR CENTER THEY REBRANDED AND IT IS MEALS

ON WHEELS. >> AND THE BACKPACK PROGRAM FOR THE KIDS.

IS THAT GOING TO COVER JUST THROUGH SCHOOL? OR THE SUMMER? OR IS THAT, IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE A LOT OF MONEY. THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING.

>> IT ONLY PROVIDES 3000 MEALS. GENERALLY IT IS THROUGH THE SCHOOL YEAR AND THEY WORK WITH -- I THINK THEY GO THROUGH KIDS CONNECTION. THEY GIVE THOSE 3000 MEALS TO

AS MANY KIDS AS THEY CAN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. >> CAN THE SALVATION ARMY APPLY

FOR ANYTHING? >> ABSOLUTELY! THERE ARE RULES ON REQUIRING YOU KNOW, WORSHIP. HAVE TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO EVERYBODY.

ANY SORT OF ACTIVITY CANNOT BE MANDATED OR A REQUIREMENT. BUT AS YOU CAN SAY WE HAVE FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE APPLIED OR DO APPLY. -- BEING ONE OF THEM.

>> YOU MAY HAVE SAID THIS BEFORE BUT WHAT WAS THE CASA? >> THEY USE IT TO TRAIN VOLUNTEERS. AND VOLUNTEERS SHOULD BE ABLE TO ASSIST 40 CHILDREN BASED OFF OF THE NUMBER OF THE TRAINING MATERIALS AND HOW MANY VOLUNTEERS THEY CAN TRAIN WITH

THE FUNDS AND HOW MANY CHILDREN THEY WILL BE ABLE TO HELP. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM C1.

SEEING NO ONE COMING TO COMMENT, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ENTERTAIN A

MOTION. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, I WILL CALL FOR THE QUESTION. ALL IN FAVOR? THOSE OPPOSED?

[D. Consent Agenda:]

MOTION CARRIES. CONSENT AGENDA. >> ITEM D1 IS ADOPTION MINUTES FOR THE JULY 13, 2021 SPECIAL MEETING AND JULY 2021 REGULAR MEETING.

D2 ORDINANCE FOR THE ANNEXATION OF TWO TRACTS OF LAND TOTALING APPROXIMATELY 12.056 ACRES OF LAND OWNED BY GOLDEN CRESCENT HOLDINGS LLC AND BEN STREIFF, PAIGE STREIFF, BRUCE JANK AND DARLA FOX. THE ITEMS ON THE SECOND AND THIRD READING.

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTERS 5 AND UNDER THE VICTORIA CITY CODE BY ADOPTING THE 2021 INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODES SERIES AS AMENDED. WE ALSO HAVE APPROVAL OF A VARIANCE OF SECTION 21 Ã50 5C FOR PROPERTY LOCATED SOUTHWEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF NORTHWEST ZAC LENTZ PARKWAY AND FM 236 IN ORDER TO ALLOW REBUILDING OF A PRIVATE DRIVEWAY INTO A PUBLIC ROADWAY INTERSECTION FOR PROPOSED LOCAL STREET LOCATED WITHIN THE SUBDIVISION. THEN APPROVE A VARIANCE FOR SECTION 21 Ã50 8D AND SECTION 21 Ã5090 FOR A PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3627 SALEM ROAD AND 52 SHELL ROAD IN ORDER TO ALLOW FOR THE PROPERTY OWNERS TO CONTINUE USING ON-SITE WATER WELLS, WASTEWATER DISPOSAL SYSTEMS TO CREATE TWO PLATTED SINGLE-FAMILY LOTS IN THEIR CURRENT PARTIAL CONFIGURATION.

THEN WE HAVE AN APPROVAL OF MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH VICTORIA COUNTY FOR 2021 EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM. THEN APPOINT GILBERT P. REYNA, JR. CPA AS A REPRESENTATIVE TO PERFORM NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE AND VOTER APPROVAL TAX RATE

[1. Confirm the City's program for HOT Funds for Outside Agencies. Joel No...]

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DELIVER CERTIFIED TAXABLE TO THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. >> ALL IN FAVOR?

THIS PASSES. NEXT. >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING HERE THIS EVENING. I HAVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION ON THE ANNUAL HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX GRANT PROCESS. AND WE WILL BE PRESENTING THE TOTAL AMOUNT TO BE APPROVED BY COUNCIL FOR THE ALLOCATIONS TO THE APPLICANTS. JUST A BRIEF TIMELINE ON THE PROCESS THUS FAR. IN MID JULY ON THE 12TH WE OPENED APPLICATIONS.

TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND ADVERTISE THE APPLICATIONS. LATE JULY WE DID HOLD FOUR APPLICANT WORKSHOPS, ON THE 5:46 PM AND ONE ON THE 20TH AND ONE ON THE 22ND AT NOON.

THEN ONE ON THE 27TH AT 6 PM. WE MAY THOSE AVAILABLE AT NOON HOURS AS WELL AS EVENING HOURS TO THE APPLICANTS. WHICH WOULD CLOSE WAS ALLOCATIONS ON THIS PAST FRIDAY JULY 30TH. WE'LL HAVE A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE TOURISM ADVISORY BOARD TO MAKE SUGGESTIONS. EARLY OCTOBER THE AGREEMENTS BECOME EFFECTIVE.

THE AMOUNT WILL BE RECOMMENDING TO COUNSEL THIS YEAR WAS THE AMOUNT APPROVED LAST YEAR FOR $135,000. IT IS CONSISTENT WITH PREVIOUS YEARS AND ACCOMMODATES AVAILABLE FUND BALANCE EXPECTED REVENUES. AGAIN THIS IS TOTAL AMOUNT THAT WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE APPLICANTS IN THE REVIEW PROCESS.

AT THIS TIME I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. >> IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE ORIGINAL HOT FUND COMMITTEE THAT CITY COUNCIL PUT TOGETHER, THAT THEY ARE NO LONGER?

>> YES. >> THEY ARE OR ARE NOT? >> THEY ARE NOT.

IT IS NOW BEING OVERSEEN BY A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE TOURISM ADVISORY BOARD.

ANY OF THOSE MEMBERS WHO ARE NOT APPLYING FOR THE FUNDS SO THERE'S NO CONFLICT OF INTEREST

WOULD BE SERVING ON THE SUBCOMMITTEE. >> OKAY, WERE THEY MADE AWARE THAT THEY WERE NOT GOING TO BE MEETING ANYMORE AND BECOMING PART OF THE COMMITTEE?

>> YES MA'AM. I DID RECEIVE A CALL FROM MY PREVIOUS COMMITTEE MEMBER AND THEY DISCOVERED THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THAT WHICH WAS AN OVERSIGHT AND I APOLOGIZE TO THE. I'VE SPOKEN TO HIM. THE MEMBERS WE HAVE JUST HAVE ONE THAT WAS RESHOT TO US AND WAS UNDERSTANDING. WE WERE NOT GIVEN A FORMALIZED NOTICE. I APOLOGIZE. YES MA'AM.

>> THEY WEREN'T VERY HAPPY. I GOT THE COMPLAINTS. SO I THINK THAT THAT WAS A SLIP ON YOUR PART. AND I GOT THE BRUNT FOR IT. PLEASE BE CAREFUL.

>> YES MA'AM. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

>> MOTION. >> SECOND. >> A MOTION AND SECOND ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT, ITEM E2.

[2. Appointment of Members to the Planning Commission. April Hilbrich, Cit...]

>> I APOLOGIZE, THIS IS DEPARTMENT OF MEMBERS TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

APRIL WILL MOVE TO THE MICROPHONE. >> GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS PRODUCE A QUICK PRESENTATION ON INFORMATION YOU'VE SEEN MANY TIMES BEFORE WE POINT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION. I WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH YOUR PERMISSION TO ACTUALLY MOVE ONTO THE APPOINTMENTS SO WE DO HAVE THREE VACANCIES AVAILABLE. ALL OF THE VACANCIES ARE FOR FULL TERMS THEY WILL BE FOR THREE YEARS AUGUST 2024.E HAVE ONE COMMISSIONER WHO IS NO LONGER SERVING AND OTHERS THAT ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE TERM LIMITS. WE HAD 10 APPLICANTS AND THE MAJORITY OF THEM SPOKE THIS EVENING. EXPRESSING THEIR DESIRE TO SERVE AND IS A GREAT TURNOUT AND A VERY PROUD OF THEM FOR COMING ON EXPRESSING THE DESIRE TO SERVE AND WE HAVE A REALLY GREAT APPLICANT POOL BEFORE THE MEETING PLACED BALLOTS ON THE DAIS FOR EACH OF YOU IF YOU PRAISE YOUR NAME ON THE BALLOT AND CIRCLE THE THREE NAMES OF THE PEOPLE THAT YOU WISH TO APPOINT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION, THE TOP THREE GO-GETTERS WILL BE THE ONES THAT WE MOVE FORWARD WITH AND IF THERE IS A TIE, WE WILL ASK YOU TO VOTE AGAIN. YOU'LL SEE THERE ARE SEVERAL THERE AND ONCE YOU'RE DONE IF YOU, THE BALLOTS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW IN MY OFFICE.

WE WILL PICK UP THE BALLOTS AS SOON AS YOU'RE READY. >> I WOULD TAKE THIS TIME TO

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PLEASE STEP FORWARD AGAIN, IF YOU DO NOT GET APPOINTED TONIGHT.

FANTASTIC! THANK YOU. JUST A MOMENT WHILE WE TALLY THESE. E. OKAY AFTER TALLYING THE VOTES, VICTOR MENDOZA RECEIVED FIVE VOTES AND WE HAVE THREE PEOPLE THAT RECEIVED THREE VOTES.

WE WILL VOTE AGAIN BETWEEN THOSE THREE PEOPLE AND THOSE THREE PEOPLE ARE NAMES] IF YOU COULD PLEASE CHOOSE BETWEEN THOSE THREE.

>> CAN YOU PLEASE SAVE THEM AGAIN? >> YES,

WILL PICK TWO OF THOSE PLEASE. >> THANKS. >> SO, OUT OF THOSE THREE, THE TOP VOTE GETTERS WILL BE.

APPOINTING VICTOR MENDOZA, DANIEL -- AND ADAM --. >> THANK YOU.

I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION. >> A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR.

ONCE AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR THEIR APPLICATION.

IT WAS A PHENOMENAL GROUP TO CHOOSE FROM. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE. AT THIS TIME, ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED?

MOTION CARRIES. ITEM E3. >> ITEM E3 IS RESOLUTION

[3. Approve a contract with Fun Abounds, Inc. for solar light installation...]

AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $75,000. >> GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

A REALLY BRIEF PRESENTATION FOR YOU TONIGHT. MAJORITY OF THIS IS IN THE PACKET AS WELL. A QUICK PROJECT BACKGROUND. THE PARKS WERE IDENTIFIED AND RECOMMENDATIONS WERE MADE BASICALLY THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING.

THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FUNDING WE HAVE A $75,000. OUT OF THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT INSTALLING 10 SOLAR LIGHTS, THREE WOULD BE GOING TO PINE STREET PARK, REMAINING SEVEN WOULD GO OVER TO QUEEN CITY PARK. AN RFP WAS PUBLISHED MAY 31, BID OPENINGS JUNE 23, AND WITH A REVIEW COMMITTEE AND WE HAD SELECTED FUN ABOUNDS INC., THEY

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WE LIKED IN PARTICULAR WORK WITH NO SUN FOR THREE DAYS AND SOME OF THE LIFESPAN OF THE EQUIPMENT AS YOU CAN SEE LISTED BELOW, SOLAR PANELS IS 20+ YEARS, LED FIXTURES UP TO 50,000 HOURS. AND THE BIGGEST THING WE'VE ACTUALLY HAD TO WORRY ABOUT IS THE BATTERIES. THESE ARE THE LOCATIONS IN THE QUEEN CITY PARK WHERE THE SEVEN LIGHTS WOULD BE GOING. REALLY AROUND THE OUTER PERIMETER, THREE ON THE TOP, TWO ON THE BOTTOM AND TWO CLOSE TO THE PAVILION AND SIDEWALK. AT PINE STREET COMMUNITY PARK, WE HAVE THE THREE THAT WOULD BE ON EAST STREET. BASICALLY, IT IS RIGHT AROUND THE PAVILION OR PLAY SCAPE IF YOU WILL AND BASKETBALL COURT. JUST TRYING TO SHED A LITTLE LIGHT OVER THERE. WITH THAT, TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

>> BRIEFLY, I JUST WANT TO ADD THAT THIS EFFORT HAS REALLY BEEN A LONG TIME COMING.TAFF HAS BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH RESIDENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS THAT LIVE OR WORK AROUND THESE AREAS. AND THE LACK OF LIGHTING IS SOMETHING THAT HAS COME UP WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, WITH US, ABOUT POTENTIALLY CONTRIBUTING TO SOME OF THE ISSUES IN THOSE AREAS. AND SO THIS LIGHTING HOPEFULLY, WILL DO MORE THAN JUST LIKE THE PARK SO THAT PEOPLE CAN USE IT IN THE EVENINGS. BUT HOPEFULLY, CREATE A SAFER ENVIRONMENT THAT ALSO MAKES IT EASY FOR POLICE DEPARTMENT TO PATROL THE AREA AND HOPEFULLY KEEP SOME OF THE BAD BEHAVIOR THAT MIGHT BE TAKING PLACE IN THOSE AREAS AND HOPEFULLY

HELPING WITH THAT CAUSE. >> IS THERE ANY HOPES IN THE FUTURE WITH MORE FUNDING TO GET

MORE LIGHTS AROUND PINE TREE PARK? >> YES SIR.

THAT IS SOMETHING WE'VE TALKED ABOUT INCLUDING IN THE BUDGET NOT JUST WAITING ON FUNDING.

>> GREAT. >> HOW DOES THIS PRICING COMPARE TO WHAT WE WOULD HAVE PUT UP NORMALLY? THAT WAS NOT SOLAR POWERED? JUST A REGULAR LIGHT STAND WITH

LED LIGHTS. >> IS A REALLY GOOD QUESTION. I CAN TELL YOU WHAT WE DID WITH FUN ABOUNDS INC., THE PRICE WAS ABOUT $8000 FOR SOLAR LIGHTING. WITH THIS PRODUCT THEY WERE ABLE TO BRING IT DOWN TO 7500. IN RELATION TO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, I'M NOT TOO SURE.

I WOULD HAVE TO LOOK AT THAT AND GET AN ANSWER FOR YOU. >> JUST CURIOSITY.

I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE TO DO ELECTRICAL WIRE AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

GO UNDERGROUND. >> SOLAR IS THE WAY TO GO NOW. >> MAY BE.

[LAUGHTER] >> LED AT LEAST! >> THANK YOU.> YES, SIR.

>> NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. OTION FROM SOMEONE? >> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND. >> THANK YOU. ALL IN FAVOR? ALL OPPOSED? THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME WE WILL TAKE A FIVE MINUTE BREAK. WE'LL SEE IF WE CAN GET MR. FOOTE TO WORK HIS MARRIAGE FOR US AND THEM WILL GO TO THE CITY MANAGER REPORT AND COME BACK AND DO E4.

OKAY? WE WILL GO INTO TAKE A BREAK AT TO ORDER.

IT IS 6:15 PM. AS WE STATED BEFORE WILL HAVE MR. JESUS A. GARZA DO HIS

[1. Deliver Fiscal Year 2021-2022 City of Victoria Proposed Annual Budget ...]

PRESENTATION BEFORE WE TAKE UP ITEM E4. >> GOOD AFTERNOON.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. I HAVE A SHORT, ONE HOUR PRESENTATION.

TO GO THROUGH THIS EVENING. UT I WILL TRY AND MAKE IT SHORTER THEN IN JUNE BECAUSE HOPEFULLY, YOU HAD TIME TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE PUT IN PLACE.

TO TRY AND MAKE -- NOTHINGS HAPPENING. I WAS TRYING TO PLAN IT OUT SUPER SMOOTH TO BE ABLE TO TRANSITION. HOPE THAT YOU TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE INCREASED ACCESSIBILITY. T JUST DIDN'T WORK. [LAUGHTER] APPARENTLY! IN ANY CASE, ONE OF THE BIG THINGS WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS IS TRYING TO ENHANCE THE WAY WE GO ABOUT PUTTING TOGETHER THE BUDGET. TO FIND THAT COMPROMISE BETWEEN SOMETHING THAT HELPS STAFF WORK MORE EFFICIENTLY AND PRODUCTIVE AND MAKE IT QUITE FRANKLY JUST AN EASIER PROCESS FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED. AT THE END OF THE DAY CAN ALSO BE A PRODUCT EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO YOU AND THE PUBLIC. WHAT I WANT TO DO BRIEFLY IS SIMILAR TO WHAT WHAT I DID IN

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THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS IMPROVED SIGNIFICANTLY, EVEN FROM THE TIME HE SHOWED IN JUNE. HOPEFULLY YOU HAD TIME TO CHECK IT OUT AND RECURS A PUBLIC WHO MIGHT BE LISTENING, TO GO TO OUR WEBSITE AND BE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS.

SO, THIS IS NOT GOING SMOOTH AT ALL! >> NOW YOU KNOW HOW WE FEEL

THOUGH. >> SORRY? >> NOW YOU KNOW HOW WE FEEL

THOUGH. >> THIS IS TRUE. AND IN CASES OF THE FRONT OF OUR WEBSITE. YOU'LL NOTICE THERE IS A BUTTON FOR FISCAL YEAR ANNUAL BUDGET.

THIS WILL TAKE YOU TO A PAGE WHERE WE HAVE INFORMATION RELATED TO OUR OFFICIALLY PROPOSED BUDGET AS WELL AS THE FIVE-YEAR CIP THAT THE COUNCIL CENTER FOR IN MAY.

YOU WANT TO TAKE A DEEPER DIVE INTO THE PROPOSED BUDGET YOU CAN CLICK THE LINK.

IT WILL TAKE YOU TO A BRAND-NEW OVERVIEW OF THE BUDGET. THIS OVERVIEW DID NOT EXIST IN THIS SIMPLISTIC FORM BACK IN JUNE. WE'VE DONE -- STAFF HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK. TRYING TO PUT IN A FORMAT THAT IS MUCH EASIER TO FOLLOW.

ONE OF THE THINGS, WE MADE SOMETHING EASIER TO FIND THE TRANSMITTAL LETTER.

I'VE EMAILED YOU A COPY AND YOU HAVE A PHYSICAL COPY IN FRONT OF YOU.

AN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET. THE 10 PAGE DOCUMENT WILL WALK YOU THROUGH THE DETAILS OF HOW THE BUDGET COMPARED TO LAST YEAR AS WELL AS TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THE BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS AND THE VARIOUS FUNDS. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO REVIEW THAT AND I ENCOURAGE ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC TO GO THROUGH THAT. FOR THOSE THAT ARE INTERESTED IN SOMETHING THAT IS MORE COMPREHENSIVE, AND GO INTO THE DETAILS OF VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS OR WHATNOT, WE ALSO CREATED A BUDGET OVERVIEW IT ALSO FACILITATES FINDING THOSE TOPICS OF INTEREST TO YOU. AND FOR EXAMPLE IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN REVENUE-CLICK REVENUES, TAKE A DEEP DIVE. IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN TRYING TO LEARN ABOUT THE GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS VERSUS ENTERPRISE FUNDS, YOU CAN DO THAT HERE AS WELL. I'M NOT GOING TO DETAIL OBVIOUSLY BUT ONE OF THE NEAT FEATURES STEP AT A WHERE THE BUTTONS AT THE BOTTOM.

SO IT MAKES IT EASIER TO RETURN TO THE PREVIOUS PAGE OR GO TO THE NEXT PAGE.

AND SO IT IS JUST MUCH EASIER TO NAVIGATE. WE ARE PART OF THE PRODUCT.

I WANT TO THINK THE FINANCE TEAM PUBLICLY, FOR THEIR WORK. OBVIOUSLY THAT INCLUDES GILBERT AND LAURA, WESLEY. THEY'RE ALL HERE TONIGHT SO I WANT TO THANK THEM AND GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THEIR HARD WORK IN THE PROCESS. [APPLAUSE] IT IS ALL OUT THERE! WE ENCOURAGE YOU AND THE PUBLIC TO CHECK IT OUT.

TAKE ME BACK TO THE POWERPOINT, PLEASE. ALL RIGHT, ONE OF THE ELEMENTS ALSO WE INCORPORATED LESTER THAT WE STARTED DOING LAST YEAR, AS A WAY TO MAKE IT EASIER AND EASIER TO TALK ABOUT THE GREAT THINGS THAT WE DO, IS WE CREATE A BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS DOCUMENT. THIS IS EVEN SHORTER THAN THE TRANSMITTAL LETTER AND OBVIOUSLY MORE GRAPHIC ORIENTED. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF FINALIZING THE BUDGET HIGHLIGHT DOCUMENT THAT WILL FINALIZE THROUGHOUT THE MONTH AS WE FINALIZE THE BUDGET WITH YOU, THAT WILL ALSO SERVE AS AN EASY ACCESS TO FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING WITH REVIEWS AND SOME OF THE BIG EXPENDITURES. THIS IS ALSO SOMETHING WE ARE TRYING TO GET MORE IN THE HABIT OF DOING. THIS PDF WOULD BE SOMETHING AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE. EXCUSE ME, FOR ANY OF YOU THAT WANT TO USE IT FOR A SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE. THIS WOULD BE THE APPROPRIATE FLYER OR PDF TO USE FOR THAT EXERCISE. IN A NUTSHELL THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022 CAN BE IN THESE CATEGORIES. WE'LL TALK ABOUT ECONOMIC RECOVERY, OBVIOUSLY PANDEMIC THERE WERE BUDGET IMPACTS LAST YEAR. WE'LL TALK ABOUT RECOVERY OF THAT. LIKE EVERY BUDGET WE HAVE A BALANCED BUDGET.

I DO WANT TO ADD A NOTE THAT WHEN WE REFER TO A BALANCED BUDGET, WE ARE REFERRING TO THE CORE BASE OF THE BUDGET. ENERAL FUND AND SOME OF THOSE ELEMENTS.

OBVIOUSLY, OUR BUDGET IS ALL-INCLUSIVE AND INCLUDES NOT ONLY OPERATING BUDGET BUT A CAPITAL BUDGET. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT WHEN WE REFER TO A BALANCED BUDGET WE ARE REFERRING TO THE OPERATIONAL COMPONENT ASPECT OF IT.

AS OPPOSED TO THE WHOLE BUDGET. BECAUSE THE CIP THROWS IT OFF. AS ANOTHER PROJECT THAT CARRY OVER, SOME THAT WE SAVE MONEY FOR ENDED UP TAKING A WILD TO DEVELOP.

AND SO IN THIS PARTICULAR BUDGET WE HAVE A UH B PROJECT IN THE CIP, THE MONIES NOT EVEN COMING FROM US. IT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE EXPENSE SIDE.

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WE'LL TALK BRIEFLY ABOUT GRANT PROGRAMS AND I WILL DIGRESS A LITTLE TO TALK ABOUT THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN TO PIGGYBACK OFF OF WHERE WE LEFT OFF LAST TIME WE SPOKE ABOUT IT. CIP WE TALKED ABOUT IT, WE WILL TALK ABOUT IT MORE THIS EVENING GOING INTO SOME SPECIFICS ON WHAT SOME OF THE PROJECTS ARE FOR FISCAL YEAR 22.

WE'LL TALK A LITTLE ABOUT THE APPRAISED VALUES AND HOW IT CREATES AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOWER PROPERTY TAX RATE. AND OF COURSE HEALTH PLAN FUND WHICH IS SOMETHING WE SPECIFICALLY HAVE POINTED OUT IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS AS BEING A CONCERN NOW FINALLY BEGINNING TO REBOUND AND WILL SHARE THAT WITH YOU AS WELL. OVERALL, OUR PROPOSED BUDGET INCREASE $166 MILLION. THIS IS JUST A GRAPHIC REPRESENTATION OF HOW IT'S ALL MADE UP. OBVIOUSLY, THE GENERAL FUND IS THE BIGGEST FUND OUT OF THE VARIOUS FUNDS THAT WE HAVE WITH THE CITY, THE GENERAL FUND IS HIGHLIGHTED ON THE RIGHT.

YOU SHOW THAT REVENUE ON THE OUTER EDGES WITH EXPENDITURES IN THE MIDDLE.

THIS IS THE FUND THAT WILL SPEND A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA TIME AND SAID THIS IS WHERE OPERATIONAL DEPARTMENTS ARE FUNDED OUT OF AND OF COURSE PROPERTY TAXES AND SALES TAX PREDOMINANTLY GOES INTO. IT IS ALWAYS THE FUND THAT NECESSITATES AND RIGHTFULLY SO THE MOST ATTENTION. THAT DOESN'T LOOK PRETTY. [LAUGHTER]

>> WE WORK SO HARD TO COME UP WITH IMAGES THAT WERE PRETTY. HOPEFULLY JUST MEANS IT WILL GET BETTER. AFTER TODAY. ON THE REVENUE SIDE, TODAY'S PRESENTATION WANT TO FOCUS ON TALKING ABOUT WAS CHANGED COMPARED TO THE LAST TIME WE SPOKE ABOUT THIS. AS YOU KNOW BACK IN JUNE 22 WE PRESENTED AT TRIAL BUDGET WHERE WE SPECIFICALLY WENT THROUGH WHERE WE WERE WITH THE BUDGET AND DEPARTMENTS HEADED OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE THEIR DEPARTMENTAL BUDGETS AND PROVIDED A GREAT OVERVIEW OF SPECIFICS OF HOW THINGS MIGHT BE CHANGING FOR THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS TODAY.

TODAY WE FOCUS BIG PICTURE ENTER THE INFORMATION WE PROVIDED HOPEFULLY GET A CHANCE TO GO THROUGH THE SPECIFICS OF APPEARED IN JUNE WE PROPOSED A BUDGET THAT WAS 151.2 MILLION NOW WE ARE PROPOSING HUNDRED 53, THIS IS A REVENUE BUDGET SPECIFICALLY.

THEN INCREASE OF -- IF YOU'RE WONDERING, WHAT IS IT MADE UP OF YOU ASKING THE RIGHT PERSON.

BECAUSE YOU HAVE A SLIDE THAT TELLS YOU EXACTLY WHERE THAT $1.8 MILLION CAME FROM.

I DO WANT TO CALL SPECIFIC ATTENTION TO THE CIRCLES THAT HAVE STARS BECAUSE THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT MAKE UP THE BULK OF THE AMOUNT. ONE OF THE THINGS WE DID NOT GET A CHANCE TO TALK ABOUT IN JUNE, WAS THE STABILIZATION FUND.

YOU MIGHT RECALL THAT A FUND WAS ESTABLISHED LAST YEAR AS A WAY TO TRANSFER FUNDS THAT WE MIGHT HAVE LEFT OVER AT THE END OF THE YEAR OR THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, TO BE ABLE TO BUILD UP MONEY THAT COUNSEL HAVE THE DISCRETION TO APPLY IT TOWARDS WHATEVER NEED MIGHT COME UP IN THE FUTURE. THAT FUND WAS CREATED LESTER WAS NOT CREATED WITH A SEATED AMOUNT. SO THIS MILLION DOLLARS WOULD BE THE FIRST AMOUNT THAT WE WOULD TRANSFER INTO THE STABILIZATION FUND. AND THE TRANSMITTAL LETTER THERE'S A SECTION OF THE PARAGRAPH THAT VERY SPECIFICALLY TALKS ABOUT STABILIZATION FUND AND WHAT IT COULD BE UTILIZED FOR. THE VERBIAGE CAME STRAIGHT FROM THE POLICY COUNCIL ADOPTED LAST YEAR. IN ANY CASE, THE MILLION DOLLARS IS IN THERE. AND THEN YOU WILL NOTICE THEY HAD BROKEN A SPECIFICALLY, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF MORE MONTHS FOR STAFF TO PUT THIS TOGETHER. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF THINGS BEING APPROVED TO BE MORE ACCURATE AND AS ACCURATE AS POSSIBLE.

OBVIOUSLY PIGGYBACK UP WE ADJUST THAT SLIGHTLY. WE ALSO ON THE PROPERTY TAX RATE, WE WILL HIT ON THAT, EXPECTING TO RECEIVE ADDITIONAL PROPERTY TAX REVENUE COMPARED TO WHAT WE HAD PROPOSED IN JUNE. YOU'LL ALSO NOTICE THAT ON THE UTILITY FUND SIDE THERE'S A RE , THE ONLY ONE ON THERE WHICH IS A DECREASE IN WATER SALES.

SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO THE FACT THAT IT IS RAINED A LOT THIS SUMMER AND A LOT THE LAST TWO SUMMERS. I THINK WE FINALLY GOT TO THE POINT WHERE WE SAID MAYBE WE DO NEED TO BUDGET ASSUMING IT WILL RAIN A LOT EVERY SUMMER NOW. AND SO, AT FIRST YOU THINK IT IS A FLUKE. IT WILL REBOUND. THREE SUMMERS NOW, IT'S RAINED THIS MUCH. WE ARE ADJUSTING THE WATERS SLIGHTLY.

THE BIG OTHER STAR AT THE BOTTOM IS THE DEBT FUND FOR TAXES.WE ARE TALKING ABOUT LEVERAGING SOME OF THE ADDITIONAL REVENUE TO PAY OFF OR REDEEM SOME EARLY TO CREATE DEBT CAPACITY. THAT IS REFLECTED ON THERE AS WELL.

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ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS IS SOMETIMES, WE ARE NOT PERFECT AND SO SOMETIMES, THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE INTENDED TO INCLUDE IN THE BUDGET AND PRESENTATION IN JUNE. AFTER FURTHER LOOKING WE FORGO , WE TALKED ABOUT IT BUT FORGOT TO INCLUDE IT AND I WILL SINGLE A COUPLE OF THOSE THINGS OUT. THIS RIGHT HERE IS JUST AN OVERVIEW OF THE DIFFERENT FORMAT TO SHOW YOU THE INCREASE IN REVENUE BUDGET.

THIS $14 MILLION INCREASE IS IN CONTRAST TO THE ORIGINAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 21 WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN THE BUDGET ADOPTED IN SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR. AND YOU NOTICE THAT $14 MILLION INCREASE AND WE TRY TO SUMMARIZE AND SHOW IN DIFFERENT WAYS, WHERE THAT IS MADE UP OF PRISONERS ON THE GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS, THERE TAXES ASSOCIATED WITH THAT AND SOME OTHER THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT RELATED TO CIP TRANSFER WHICH I'LL GET TO. AS WELL AS THE CREATION OF THE STABILIZATION FUND, ENTERPRISE FUNDS AS WELL AS INTERNAL SERVICE FUND.

WE CAN GO INTO DETAIL AS YOU LIKE BUT FOR NOW WE ARE KEEPING IT BIG PICTURE.

IF YOU'RE INTERESTED OR FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN TAKING A DEEPER DIVE INTO THAT 14 MILLION, WE ALSO PUT TOGETHER THIS SLIDE. IT TAKES A SLIGHTLY DEEPER DIVE. FOR EXAMPLE ON THIS FRONT WILL NOTICE TAXES IN ITSELF FOR ALMOST $3 MILLION. COMBINATION OF SALES TAX, PROPERTY TAX AND MOTEL TAX COMBINED. YOU'LL NOTICE THAT WHILE INCREASED FEES FOR JUNE, IS TO A DECREASE FROM WHAT WAS ADOPTED THIS TIME LAST YEAR. WE'RE STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT LONG-TERM WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE. I DO NOT NECESSARILY WANT TO GO THROUGH THESE ONE BY ONE IF THAT'S OKAY. BUT I WILL LEAVE IT UP THERE FOR A SECOND FOR THOSE THAT WANT TO VIEW IT. AND OF COURSE, IF AT ANY POINT YOU HAVE QUESTIONS. I WILL ANSWER ALL OF YOUR QUESTIONS.

OKAY, SPECIFICALLY ON SALES TAX, THIS IS WHERE WE TALKED ABOUT ECONOMIC RECOVERY.

WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT IT THIS WAS OBVIOUSLY A CONCERN FOR US WHEN THE PANDEMIC HIT.

BECAUSE NO ONE KNEW WHAT IMPACT IT WOULD HAVE ON PEOPLES HABITS OF SHOPPING AND THINGS OF THAT SORT. YOU'LL NOTICE THAT WE TOOK A HIT.

YOU WILL NOTICE THAT IN FISCAL YEAR 21, WE BUDGETED 15.5 OR CLOSE TO 15.5.

WE ARE NOW BUDGET FOR PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 22, 17.1 WHICH IS NEARLY $1.7 MILLION SWING.

YOU WILL ALSO NOTICE WITH PROJECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS FISCAL YEAR, IT'S ACTUALLY HIGHER THAN WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING FOR NEXT YEAR. THAT IS INTENTIONAL.

BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH WE ARE ALL HOPEFUL, THAT THIS CONTINUES TO TURN UPWARD, THERE STILL A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY IN THE COMMUNITY AND JUST IN THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT.

OBVIOUSLY THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF FUNDS THAT HAVE BEEN INJECTED INTO THE ECONOMY STEMMING FROM CONGRESS. THAT TYPICALLY TRANSLATE TO PEOPLE SPENDING MONEY.

AND SO WITH THINGS CHANGE WITH UNEMPLOYMENT, SOME OF THOSE CHECKS THAT CAME FROM THE STIMULUS FUNDS, THEN THAT, ALL THAT CHANGING OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS, WE DON'T WANT TO TAKE A CHANCE. RATHER TAKE A CONSERVATIVE APPROACH AND EVEN A $1.7 MILLION SWING THAT IS STILL SUFFICIENT TO COVER GOALS. HOPEFULLY THIS TIME NEXT YEAR WE ARE ABLE TO BUDGET THE HIGHER AMOUNT AND HAVE A POSITIVE CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW THINGS CONTINUE TO TREND UPWARD. BUT AS THE MAYOR MENTIONED EARLIER, THERE ARE SOME CHANGING CIRCUMSTANCES IN THE COMMUNITY RELATED TO COVID THAT

NOBODY KNOWS WHAT THINGS WILL LOOK LIKE SIX MONTHS FROM NOW. >>> VERY BRIEFLY WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE PROPERTY TAX RATE. UNE, WE SHOWED YOU AN ESTIMATE OF WHERE WE THOUGHT WE WOULD BE WITH THE INCREASE IN APPRAISED VALUES. IT TURNED OUT TO BE HIGHER THAN WHAT WE PRESENTED IN JUNE. AND SO WHAT WE SHOW AS OF TODAY OR AS OF WHEN RECEIVED THE CERTIFIED TAX ROLES THAT THE NEXT VALUES WOULD INCREASE 8.7 PERCENT.

ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE, WE SHOW A TABLE SHOWING THE LAST FIVE YEARS TO GIVE YOU A SENSE OF THE LAST FIVE YEARS AS IT RELATES TO THAT. OBVIOUSLY, WHERE WE ARE NOW IS DIFFERENT. WE ARE SEEING AN INCREASE IN APPRAISED VALUES.

IN TWO CATEGORIES I WANT TO FOCUS ON. RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

YOU MAY RECALL THAT LAST SUMMER, I SPENT AND GILBERT SPENT SOME EXTRA TIME PUTTING SLIDES TOGETHER TO SHOW THAT WE HAD THIS INTERESTING THING GOING ON WE HAD RESIDENTIAL VALUES GOING UP IN BUSINESS, COMMERCIAL GOING DOWN. WE'VE BEEN TALKING FOR OVER A

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AND SO WE ARE CERTAINLY PLEASED TO SEE THAT BOTH RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL ARE TRENDING TOGETHER IN THE SAME DIRECTION. THAT TO ME IS A GOOD SIGN THAT OUR COMMUNITY IS GROWING.

AND THAT THE ECONOMY IS RECOVERING. AND JUST OVERALL, WE ARE DOING BETTER AS IT RELATES TO THIS PROCESS. SOME OF THAT IS PROBABLY ATTRIBUTED TO THE NET INCREASE. AS YOU CAN SEE THERE ARE OTHER FACTORS IN THAT AS WELL.

ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT YOU APPROVED ON CONSENT WAS THE OFFICIAL DELIVERY OF THE TAX ROLES MORE SPECIFICS ARE ATTACHED TO THAT AIM. BUT HERE YOU GO.

INCREASE 8.7 PERCENT. THAT CREATES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO BE ABLE TO LOWER THE TAX RATE AND BE ABLE TO GENERATE SOME ADDITIONAL REVENUE. BACK ON JUNE 22 WHEN WE PRESENTED THE BUDGET WE INITIALLY PROPOSED A TAX RATE OF.5844.

WE HAD ALSO AT THE TIME, HAD AN OPTION THAT INCREASED ROUGHLY .59, THE ADDITIONAL OPTION WAS TO REDUCE OR NOT REDUCE BUT REDEEM SOME BONDS TO BE ABLE TO CREATE SOME DEBT CAPACITY.

SINCE THEN, I'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE SOME CONVERSATIONS WITH ALL OF YOU.

THERE'S INTEREST IN REDEEMING SOME BONDS AND WE ARE PROPOSING TODAY THAT YOU CAN CONSIDER DOING IS, APPROVING IF YOU WILL, THE PROCESS FOR A TAX RATE TO BE .582 WHICH IS STILL ROUGHLY 2.5, 2.3 CENTS LOWER WHAT WE ARE TODAY. THIS PRESENTS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY THAT I'M NOT SURE WE WILL SEE AGAIN. BECAUSE I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD COUNTER EXPECT THAT EVERY SINGLE YEAR, WILL HAVE A INCREASE OF OVER EIGHT PERCENT.

AND SO WE WANT TO TRY AND MAXIMIZE THE BENEFIT ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.

WE ARE ALSO BEING SENSITIVE TO THE TAXPAYER. SO HAVING MEDIUM HAPPY MEDIUM.

IT LOWERS IT TWO AND HALF CENTS. THAT PARTICULAR OPTION, YOU NOTICE AT THE BOTTOM HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW, THAT THIS ALLOWS US THE ABILITY TO TRANSFER HALF $1 MILLION TO REDEEM BONDS. AND IF YOU THINK BACK TO THE ONE SLIDE WHERE WE HAD CIRCLES, AND THERE WAS ONE STORE CLOSE TO HALF $1 MILLION THAT WAS FOR REDEEM BONDS. THAT'S WHAT THIS IS. HAS THE ABILITY, THE POTENTIAL FOR US TO CREATE $7.5 MILLION IN DEBT CAPACITY. IN ORDER TO GRAPHICALLY SHOW WHAT WE THOUGHT WE WOULD SHOW IT TO THE WAY WE'VE SHOWN ALL OF THE DEBT CAPACITY IN PREVIOUS CONVERSATIONS. THE LAST TIME WE TALKED TO ABOUT DEBT CAPACITY AND CIP WAS IN MAY. WHICH IS THE GRAPH ON THE LEFT AND BY THE WAY THIS IS STRICTLY GO AND CO. THIS REDEEM THE BONDS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THEIR UTILITY SIDE AND REVENUE THIS IS STRICTLY GO AND CO. YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE INCREASED IN 2024 TO GIVE YOU A SENSE OF HOW IT WOULD AFFECT THIS TABLE WHICH YOU'VE HOPEFULLY BECOME ACCUSTOMED TO SEEING.

HOWEVER, AS I'VE ALWAYS MENTIONED, I FORGOT THAT ONE, THAT IS IMPORTANT.

ONE OF THE THINGS WE ALSO STARTED DOING LAST YEAR WAS TRYING TO GET A SENSE OF WHAT THE IMPACT IS TO RESIDENTS. THIS IS SOMETHING WE STARTED INCORPORATING LAST YEAR TO A GREATER DEGREE. THIS IS SIMPLY TO ILLUSTRATE WHAT THAT BUDGET IMPACT IF YOU WILL, WOULD BE TO THE RESIDENT. IF WE WENT WITH THE PROPOSED TAX RATE.

AND SO YOU SEE THAT FOR SAY $200,000 PROPERTY, THE ANNUAL TAX INCREASE WOULD BE $24.

THIS TAKES INTO ACCOUNT A SIX PERCENT INCREASE IN THE APPRAISED VALUES.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT EVERY SITUATION IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT THERE IS NO WAY FOR US TO STAND UP AND SCIENTIFICALLY SHOW AT THE BUDGET IMPACT WOULD BE FOR EVERY SINGLE RESIDENT IN VICTORIA SO WE HAVE TO MAKE SOME ASSUMPTIONS.

AND SO EXCUSE ME, SOME PROPERTY VALUES WENT UP THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX PERCENT SOMEONE UP 10 OR 15 PERCENT. THIS IS JUST ILLUSTRATE AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE FOR SOMEONE WHOSE PROPERTY VALUES WENT UP SIX PERCENT. THEY WOULD SEE THE 200,000 OC AN ADDITIONAL ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION. IF WE CAN CALL IT, PROPERTY TAX

OF $24. THAT'S A GOOD ONE RIGHT? >> CAN YOU GO BACK A SLIDE?

>> YES MA'AM. >> SO, WITH THE INCREASED CAPACITY THAT YOU HAVE SHOWN IN

24. >> RIGHT. >> THAT ISN'T NECESSARILY 24,

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COULD THAT BE AVAILABLE IN 23? WILL BE AVAILABLE IN 22? >> WE CAN MOVE THINGS AROUND BUT THERE WOULD BE PROS AND CONS TO THAT. BECAUSE RUMOR THE PART OF THE STRATEGY WAS TO TRY AND REDEEM BONDS TO HAVE SOME INTEREST SAVINGS.

AND SO THAT WE COULD ALWAYS MOVE THINGS AND, MOVE THINGS AROUND IN ORDER TO MANAGE OUR NEEDS. BUT THERE WOULD ALSO BE A CONVERSATION ABOUT OKAY IF WE MOVE SOME OF THAT, FOR EXAMPLE A CLASSIC EXAMPLE 54 MILLION, IF WE MOVE SOME OF THAT UP, WE MAY NOT NECESSARILY SEE AS MUCH INTEREST SAVINGS AS WE ORIGINALLY PRESENTED.

BUT THAT MIGHT BE OKAY BECAUSE IF WE NEED TO SPEND THE MONEY THAT WE SPEND THE MONEY.

THIS FLEXIBILITY IS INTENDED TO SHOW YOU AT LEAST GRAPHICALLY WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.

AND I KNOW GILBERT PULLED UP HIS MICROPHONE TO SAY SOMETHING TOO.

>> WHAT GROWTH PERCENTAGE ARE USING FOR 2023? >> ONE PERCENT.

>> ONE PERCENT? >> YEAH. >> GO BACK, A QUESTION ABOUT -- THE COMMENT, THE REASON WHY WE SELECTED 2024 IS WE STARTED DOING DESIGN AND EVERYTHING ELSE WHERE THE -- CONSTRUCTION IN 25 AND FORWARD. YOU COULD MOVE THAT, I JUST PICKED 24. CAN YOU DO 23? YES.

YOU CAN MOVE IT TO 25, 26. YOU CAN MOVE IT ALL AROUND. THERE IS A FACTOR CONSIDERED AS

WELL. THAT'S ALL I WANT TO SAY. >> THANK YOU.

AND TO THE QUESTION WE CAN SHOW YOU A DIFFERENT TABLE THAT SHOWS THE CONSERVATIVE APPROACH THAT WE TOOK TO CREATE THIS WHICH WAS ONE PERCENT. FOR INSTANCE, EVEN IF NEXT YEAR AND THE EUROPE THAT WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THIS CONVERSATION AGAIN, IF AND IS IT IS AN INCREASE OF 8.7 PERCENT MAYBE IT'S FOUR PERCENT, WAS TO CREATE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THE SAME DISCUSSION BECAUSE THIS IS ALL BASED OFF OF JUST ONE PERCENT.

AS YOU SAW ON THE FIVE-YEAR TABLE, IT'S ALL OVER THE PLACE. AND SO IT'S APPROPRIATE FOR US TO TAKE THAT ONE PERCENT APPROACH AND SIMPLY JUST TAKE LIKE WE ARE NOW, HAVING THE ANNUAL CONVERSATION AND OPPORTUNITY WHEN IT PRESENTS ITSELF.

OKAY. AS YOU KNOW, LIKE TO PRESENT OPTIONS SO WE HAVE A COUPLE OF OPTIONS FOR YOU RELATED TO THE PROPERTY TAX RATE. THIS OPTION THAT WE ARE CALLING OPTION NUMBER TWO, WILL STILL COVERS THE GOAL OF REDEEMING SOME BONDS EARLY TO CREATE DEBT CAPACITY, JUST NOT AS MUCH. IN THIS PARTICULAR SCENARIO, THE FUTURE DEBT CAPACITY CREATED WILL BE 3.5 MILLION. AND YOU WILL SEE THAT IT MEANS THE TAX RATE WOULD DECREASE BY A FULL THREE CENTS. IN THIS SCENARIO. NONE OF THESE SCENARIOS, DO YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS ASSOCIATED WITH OPERATIONS. I JUST WANT TO THROW THAT OUT THERE, WITH THESE OPTIONS WE ARE REALLY TALKING ABOUT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE REDEEMING OF

BONDS MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE. >> WITH THIS NEW PROPOSED -- WITH OPTION NUMBER TWO, WOULD

WE HAVE TO DO ANY ADJUSTMENTS TO THE PROPOSED BUDGET? >> SO WE WOULD HAVE TO MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS IN GENERAL OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT MONTH.

I HAVE SOME SLIDES RELATED TO KIND OF HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE THINGS WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. THAT WILL IMPACT HOW THIS LOOKS.

AND SO, REGARDLESS OF WHEN WE TALK ABOUT -- WHAT WE TALK ABOUT TODAY I FORESEE SOME CHANGES THAT WOULD IMPACT WITH THE BUDGET LOOKS LIKE. I WILL TALK A LITTLE ABOUT THAT WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE BUDGET CALENDAR AND NEXT STEPS.F THAT HELPS.

>> THAT THREE CENT DIFFERENCE WOULD BE A SAVINGS TO THE TAXPAYER.

>> CORRECT. IF YOU WANT TO SEE EXACTLY WHAT THAT WILL BE WE HAVE THE SLIDE HERE AS WELL TO GIVE HER A SENSE OF COMPARISON. AND SO, FOR EXAMPLE SAME SCENARIO WHERE IT IS SIX PERCENT INCREASE. AND SO, YOU WILL SEE THAT I SHOULD'VE PUT THEM ALL THE SAME SLIDE SO YOU CAN SEE THAT. ON THE 200,000 OPTION THIS IS $10. IF I GO TO THIS WHEN IT WAS 24. ON THE $300,000 SIDE OF IT, THE PROPOSED TAX RATE IS 35 ANNUALLY. THIS OPTION IS 14.

>> WHAT WAS THE DIFFERENCE IN THE REDEMPTION OF THE BONDS? >> OPTION ONE TAKES HALF $1

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IN THIS CASE 225,000. THAT'S WHY THE DEBT CAPACITY SCREEN HALF CREATED.

THAT'S WHY THE ANNUAL INCREASES GO DOWN. THAT IS HOW IT'S ALL CONNECTED IF YOU WILL. THERE IS A THIRD OPTION IT REALLY IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO AT MINIMUM, TALK ABOUT SB2 AND HOW IT WORK. YOU KNOW THAT WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO GO UP TO SERVE PERCENTAGE TOMMY OF CARRYOVER TAX RATES THAT YOU COULD CARRY OVER, AND SO I WANT TO BRIEFLY SHOW YOU FOR EXAMPLE, THAT EVEN UNDER THIS OPTION THAT ONLY REDEEMS UTILIZING 225,000, YOU SEE THE CIRCLE THERE IN THE UNUSED TAX RATE WHICH IS.0092.

THE POINT IN SHOWING YOU THIS IS SET UNDER SB2 THERE STILL SOME CAPACITY THERE.

SHOULD COUNSEL WANT TO MAXIMIZE REVENUES UNDER SB2. WITH THAT SCENARIO, WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE WOULD BE THIS. THAT'S WHAT UNDER THIS SCENARIO, THE CIRCLE UNDER UNUSED TAX RATE IS ZERO BECAUSE THIS IS THE MAX. ANSWER BECAUSE BECAUSE THIS IS SIGNIFICANT COMPARED TO PREVIOUS YEARS IS CHRIS A VERY ODD, NOT ODD, BUT OPPORTUNE SITUATION. WHERE EVEN IF WE WERE TO GO THE MAX OPTION, IT STILL DECREASES TAX RATE FROM WHERE WE ARE TODAY. AND SO, THE BIG DIFFERENCE HERE WHICH I GUESS I SHOULD HAVE HIGHLIGHTED, IS THAT WHILE THE REDEEMED BONDS PORTION OF IT WOULD STILL SIMPLY BE HALF $1 MILLION TO CREATE THE 7.5, THE FIGURE THAT CHANGES THE FIRST BULLET, PROPERTY TAX REVENUE INCREASES A MILLION . IN BOTH OTHER SCENARIOS, THAT WAS 662. THE FIRST BULLET IN BOTH OF THE PROPOSED AND OPTION NUMBER TWO FOR GENERAL FUND, IS 662,000. THE MAX OPTION REDEEMS TO CREATE 7.5, BUT THE AMOUNT GOING TO GENERAL FUND IS A MILLION. THIS WOULD OBVIOUSLY CREATE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS BECAUSE WE DIDN'T CREATE A BUDGET ACCOUNTED FOR THAT.

IF COUNSEL WANTED TO ENTERTAIN THIS WOULD HAVE TO WORK WITH YOU TO TALK ABOUT WHAT WE DO

WITH THE EXTRA CASH. >> WOULD THAT BE CONSIDERED ONLY FOR A ONE-TIME EXPENSE?

>> NO. >> YOU CAN USE IT FOR ONGOING EXPENSES?

>> CORRECT. >> SAME THING FOR THE 662,000? >> CORRECT.

BUT THE BUDGET WE PUT TOGETHER IS ALREADY ACCOUNTED FOR US RECEIVING THAT 662,000.

>> OKAY. >> BUT IS DEFINITELY NOT COUNTED TO RECEIVE A MILLION . > IT WILL BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A MILLION AND 662,000.

>> RIGHT. A LITTLE OVER 300,000. OKAY.

NOW, THE ACTION ITEM THAT COMES AFTER WE FINISH THE PRESENTATION, TO BE CLEAR, IS NOT A FORMAL VOTE ON THE TAX RATE. THE FORM OF -- THIS IS FOR A PROPOSAL OF THE TAX RATE. AS YOU MAY RECALL YOU CAN ALWAYS LOWER IT.

AS WE GO THROUGH THIS EXERCISE OVER THE NEXT MONTH. BUT IT IS MUCH HARDER TO INCREASE IT. AND SO THAT IS PART OF THE REASON WHY WE PROPOSE A TAX RATE THAT WE DO. BECAUSE WE WANT TO CREATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THE DISCUSSION WITH YOU OVER THE NEXT MONTH ABOUT HOW WE MIGHT BE ABLE OR WHY WE MIGHT NEED THAT 7 1/2 MILLION DOLLARS IN DEBT CAPACITY IN THE FUTURE. BUT I HAVE A FEW SLIDES IN THE LATER ROUNDS THAT FURTHER EXPLAINED THAT. SHIFTING GEARS A LITTLE BIT ON THE MOTEL TAX RECEIPTS. I TALKED ABOUT HOW SALES TAX REBOUNDS.

AND SALES TAX GOES TO PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS. WHEN WE HAVE IS FOR YOUR 20 TO 1.7. YOU WILL SEE THAT IN 2019, AND 2018 WE WERE ACTUALLY HOVERING RIGHT BELOW 2 MILLION. THERE STILL SOME RECOVERY NEEDED AS A RELATES TO HOT FUNDS. WILL KEEP AN EYE ON THAT AND HOPEFULLY CONTINUES TO INCREASE OVER TIME. AND HOPEFULLY, PEOPLE ARE TRAVELING AROUND, COMING AND VISITING US I HOPE. ON THE CIP THIS ALL RELATED TO REVENUE.

SO I MORE SLIDES WHEN I GET TO THE EXPENDITURE VERSION OF THE PRESENTATION.

BUT THIS IS IN ESSENCE, TO SHOW WHERE THE $31.1 MILLION IS COMING FOR THE CIP.

AGAIN, THE CIP PROGRAM EMBEDDED IN THE BUDGET IS THE SAME PROGRAM THAT COUNSEL VERBALLY SIGNED OFF ON INMATE. AND SO EVEN THOUGH WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE SOME THINGS TO TALK ABOUT, THIS IS STRICTLY, HAS EMBEDDED WHAT COUNSEL SIGNED OFF ON MAKE.

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FOR ALL OF THE YEARS. YEAH, THAT ONE. I MEAN, I HOPE THAT IT COMES IN AT 17.185 BUT IT'S LIKE A CRYSTAL BALL THING. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN.

YOU THINK IF YOU LOOK AT THE PREVIOUS YEAR, PREVIOUS YEARS NOT REALLY GOOD TO LOOK AT BUT

IF YOU LOOK AT 2020, IT DOESN'T COME IN THAT WELL. >> RIGHT IN FISCAL YEAR 20 KEEP IN MIND, THE TIMELINE OF ALL OF THIS, RIGHT? PANDEMIC REALLY WAS AT THE HEIGHT. [INAUDIBLE] UNABLE TO FISCAL YEAR 20 BUT KEEP YOUR MOTHER PANDEMIC REALLY KICKED OFF THE SPRING OF CALENDAR YEAR 20.

FISCAL YEAR 20 THAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT WHICH A 16.3, IS REFLECTIVE OF ALREADY HAVING A COVID OR PANDEMIC IMPACT. YES, SIR? OKAY.

ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ON THIS SLIDE? >> I THINK WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT IS IN 2021, OF ALL OF THE STIMULUS MONEY IN THERE. SO YOU KNOW --

>> THAT IS MY ONLY POINT THERE'S A LOT OF STIMULUS MONEY.

>> CORRECT, WHICH IS WHY WE ARE PROPOSING 17.1 AND NOT 70.6 OR 17.7 OR 17.8.

>> LOOKS LIKE 2019 WHICH, I JUST HOPE IT COMES THAT WAY. I HOPE NOTHING ELSE.

>> THAT IS A GOOD OBSERVATION. BUT IF YOU RECALL THE STIMULUS CAME IN AFTER MARCH WHEN THE BIG DOLLARS -- IF YOU NOTICE THE NUMBERS, IT IS NOT MIMICKING, IT IS SO CONSERVATIVE EVEN AFTER BECAUSE I WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF 21. BECAUSE I THINK THE MONIES OUT THERE THAT'S A GIVEN BUT 2022 I DON'T SEE THAT HAPPENING. MAYBE NOT BUT RIGHT NOW IT DOESN'T. LET'S GO BACK TO 2020. $16 MILLION, WE HAD A BUDGET OF 15 SO TECHNICALLY CAME IN OVER BUDGET BUT NOT BAD. IF YOU GO BACK TO 1817, 16 AND $17 MILLION RANGE MARKET. THE LAST COMMENT I HAVE TO SAY IN 2020, I STILL FEEL COMFORTABLE RIGHT NOW TO THIS DAY AS OF TODAY, -- THE WAY THE MARKET WORKS DOWN THE ROAD, EVERYONE GETS SCARED. BUT RIGHT NOW IN 2022, ONE BIG ASSUMPTION NOT INCORPORATED A PLAY IN OUR FAVOR THAT OFFSET NEGATIVES COMING DOWN THE ROAD WHICH AS YOU RECALL, THE STATE

PASSED THE NEW -- >> THAT'S TRUE. >> WE DON'T WANT TO PLAY THAT CARD YET BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE NUMBER WILL BE. I KNOW IT WILL BE POSITIVE BUT AGAIN, I WILL BE TOO AGGRESSIVE BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN THE WAY IT IS RIGHT NOW WITH THE ECONOMY. SO LET THAT ONE OFF AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN MOVE A LITTLE

SLOWLY BUT THUS THE LOGIC IN THAT PROJECTION. >> THANK OU, SIR.

>> A VERY GOOD TRACK RECORD, I BELIEVE YOU. .

>> SERIOUSLY! >> HE'S QUALIFIED, HE TOLD YOU HIMSELF.

[INAUDIBLE] >> HE SAID HE WAS QUALIFIED TODAY, RIGHT?

[LAUGHTER] >> THAT'S RIGHT. AGAIN, THIS IS STRICTLY ON THE REVENUE SIDE. WE HAVE SOME FUNDS COMING DOWN AND I WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT THE $7.3 MILLION IN HERE FOR FISCAL YEAR 22 IS FOR THE HALF THAT WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED.

FOR THE HALF THAT WE ANTICIPATE RECEIVING, RIGHT SMACK IN THE MIDDLE FISCAL YEAR 22, THAT IS WHAT IS REFLECTIVE IN THAT. ON THE EXPENSE SIDE THERE IS AN INCREASE OF 3 MILLION.

THIS IS WHY I MADE THE COMMENT EARLIER ON BECAUSE I FEEL IT'S IMPORTANT FOR EVERYONE TO UNDERSTAND WHY OUR EXPENDITURE BUDGET IS ALWAYS LARGER THAN THE REVENUE BUDGET.

YOU CAN SEE THAT IS 163. AND AGAIN, IF YOU ARE WONDERING WHAT MAKES UP THE $3 MILLION, I HAVE A SLIDE JUST FOR YOU. THAT SUMMARIZES WHAT THAT $3 MILLION DIFFERENCE IS COMPARED TO THE PRESENTATION YOU RECEIVED IN JUNE. AND SIMILAR TO REVENUES VERSION OF THIS, THE STAR, CIRCLES REFLECT THE BIGGEST CHANGES. AND I WILL START ON THE TOP, ASSOCIATED WITH ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FUND. WE BRIEFLY TALKED ABOUT THE

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BUT THINK BACK TO WHEN WE PRESENTED THE RESCUE ACT FUND WHERE WE HAD SUGGESTED UTILIZING $1.5 MILLION FOR ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS. AND WE ACTUALLY ENDED UP DECREASING THAT TO A MILLION . SOME OF THOSE PROJECTS WE HAD ORIGINALLY SLATED TO BE PAID FOR BY THE RESCUE PLAN ACTOR ACTUALLY NOW INCORPORATED INTO THE BUDGET.

I'M TALKING ABOUT THINGS FOR EXAMPLE, UNDER UTILITY FUND THINGS LIKE THE GLASS WINDOW, SOME OF THE HEATERS, THE HEXAGON, UPGRADES, THESE ARE SMALL EXPENDITURES THAT WE WERE INCLUDING IN THE FUNDS BUT AT DIRECTION OF COUNSEL AND WANTED TO FOCUS ON THE TRANSFORMATIONAL PROJECTS, WE PULLED UP THE SMALLER THINGS. WE'VE INCORPORATED THEM INTO THE BUDGET. THE BIG THING, THE BIG NEW THING IF YOU WILL, NOT REALLY NEW BUT NEW TO THE BUDGET. THAT YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH IS THE BUILDING AND RENOVATION OF FIRE STATION NUMBER ONE. THAT IS A PROJECT THAT SEEMS TO JUST NEVER END.

AND SO, I WAS JOKING THAT IT'S BEEN TALKED ABOUT SINCE AFTER HARVEY.

RIGHT? AND IT JUST KEEPS TRUCKING! SO, THAT PRODUCT WILL NOT BE COMPLETED OBVIOUSLY IN FISCAL YEAR 21. AND SO, WE WANT TO SIMPLY CARRY IT OVER TO FISCAL YEAR 22. YOU SEE THAT MAKES UP 1.2 MILLION OUT OF THE 1.8 MILLION DIFFERENCE ON THE GENERAL FUND SIDE. AND AGAIN, YOU'LL SEE THE STABILIZATION FUND TRANSFER WHICH IS A GREATER AMOUNT OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND.

YOU WILL GET TO THE BOTTOM THE $500,000 TO REDEEM BONDS TO CREATE THE SEVEN HALF-MILLION DOLLAR CAPACITY THAT WE ARE RECOMMENDING. IT IS NOTED ON THERE.

YOU'LL SEE A CIRCLE THERE FOR IT COMMERCE SERVER AND ROUTERS. THERE WAS ANOTHER ELEMENT WE INCLUDE IN THE RESCUE PLAN ACT UNDER THE TECHNOLOGY BUCKET AND WE ENDED UP PULLING OUT IN INCLUDING IT ON HERE.OME OTHER ELEMENTS ARE STRAIGHTFORWARD.

EARLIER I MENTIONED THAT WE, ONCE WE WENT BACK AND SCRUBBED THE BUDGET WE REALIZE THAT WE DID NOT FULLY INCORPORATE SOMETHING INTO THE BUDGET WHICH WAS THE INTENTION.

ONE THING WE DID NOT PROPERLY ACCOUNT FOR WAS ADDITIONAL STAFF FOR MAIN STREET.

YOU HEARD DANIELLE TALK ABOUT I EVEN HAD IT LISTED WHEN I SHOWED THE ADDITIONAL POSITIONS. WE JUST HAD NOT PROPERLY ACCOUNTED FOR.

AND SO THIS CORRECTS THAT. YOU'LL NOTICE A DIFFERENCE WHEN I GET TO THE SLIDE THAT CHANGES FROM A LITTLE OVER 1.92 2 MILLION ON PERSONNEL. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? OKAY. AGAIN, JUST SHOWING THE SAME INFORMATION.

AN EXPENDITURE SIDE COMPARED TO WHERE WE WERE AND 21. A $20 MILLION INCREASE SO THIS BRIEFLY SUMMARIZES WHERE THE MONEY IS COMING FROM. ONE OF THE BIG THINGS WE WILL TALK ABOUT AND I WILL HAVE SPECIFIC TABLES ON, IS INCREASED AND CIP TRANSFER AND HOW IS A HISTORIC INCREASE GOING INTO THE CIP PROGRAM. AND SO, WE WILL GRAPHICALLY SHOW THAT. IT MAKES UP A LARGER AMOUNT UNDER THE GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS PIECE AND WE TALKED ABOUT HAVING A $2 MILLION PAY PROGRAM FOR EMPLOYEES AND THAT CONTRIBUTES TOWARDS OPERATION. THIS AGAIN IS JUST A DIFFERENT VERSION THAT KIND OF HITS ON SOME OF THE CHANGES. AS YOU HAVE BEEN ACCUSTOMED TO, WHAT'S IN RED ARE THINGS ARE DECREASED FOR FISCAL YEAR 22 AND IN COMPARISON TO FISCAL YEAR 21.

WE SEE SOME OF THOSE GRANTS ARE COMING OFF THE BOOKS BECAUSE THOSE ARE COMPLETED.

AND WE'VE ADDED -- WHICH WE REFERRED TO A LITTLE WHILE AGO. I'LL JUST LEAVE THAT UP THERE FOR SECOND VERSUS GOING THROUGH THAT LINE ITEM BY LINE ITEM. IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS ON THAT MOVING FORWARD. THIS IS WHERE START GETTING INTO SOME SPECIFICS.

THIS SLIDE, WHEN I SHOWED IT TO JUNE, HAD 1.9 SOMETHING ON IT. IF YOU'RE WONDERING WHY IS IT 2 MILLION NOW? THAT'S BECAUSE WE PUT THE MAIN STREET POSITION IN THERE WHICH WAS OUR INTENTION BACK THEN. WE JUST HAVE FORGOT. YOU'LL ALSO NOTICE ONE OF THE CHANGES IS ON THE ADDED POSITIONS. AT THE BOTTOM WE NOW OFFICIALLY INCORPORATED THE TWO GRANT SPECIALIST POSITIONS THAT ARE PLANNED AND FUNDED THROUGH THE RESCUE PLAN ACT THAT CAME OUT OF THE RUBBLE SUPPORT FROM COUNSEL WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT IT. AND SO WE'VE ADDED THAT PEER ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE ALSO GOT TO TRY AND INCREASE I GUESS, THE ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE, IS THAT WE HAVE REALLY BROKEN DOWN WHAT THAT $2 MILLION IS MADE UP OF.

AND SO YOU SEE THAT FOR BASELINE ADJUSTMENTS, 314,000, THEN YOU SEE THE PHASE 1,

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HE SEE THOSE AMOUNTS AND YOU SEE THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF 1.2 FOR PHASE 2 OF THE COMPENSATION PROGRAM THAT WE TALKED ABOUT. BECAUSE WE ADDED THOSE TWO GRANT SPECIALIST CONDITIONS IT DOESN'T AFFECT THE COUNT. WE TALKED ABOUT CHANGING POSITIONS TO STAY ON THE SAME FTE COUNT WE WERE AT A FLAT NUMBER BUT ADDING THOSE WE JUMP UP TO 641.

AS YOU SAW EARLIER SOME POSITIONS WE ARE ROCKING AND ROLLING WITH ALREADY SUCH AS THE DEPUTY CHIEF POSITION. OKAY. TRANSFER INCREASE, THIS IS SOMETHING TO SHOW THIS CATEGORY BECAUSE THIS IS ONE OF THE LARGEST CHANGES IN THE BUDGET.

ON THE GENERAL FUND SIDE IT IS THE CIP. WE WILL HIT ON THAT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES. IN THE GENERAL FUND SIDE YOU HEARD ME TALK ABOUT HOW WE ARE MAKING A HISTORIC TRANSFER TOWARD THE CIP PROGRAM. THIS IS NOTED ON HERE SO YOU CAN SEE HOW THIS TRANSFER COMPARES TO THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

SO YOU CAN SEE THE $8.2 MILLION TRANSFER FROM GENERAL FUND TO THE CIP PROGRAM IS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN IN PREVIOUS YEARS AND THIS IS REFLECTIVE OF OF COURSE, CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WANTING TO ADDRESS AS MANY STREETS AS POSSIBLE IN THE CIP PROGRAM.

WE ARE TRYING TO ESTABLISH AND BUILD A BUDGET REFLECTIVE OF YOUR PRIORITIES, REFLECTIVE OF THE PARTIES OF THE CITIZENS AND RESIDENTS WHICH ARE ALL AROUND RESIDENTIAL STREET AND TO THAT END THE CIP PROGRAM WHICH I TALKED ABOUT BEING A LITTLE OVER $31 MILLION THIS IS A QUICK BREAKDOWN OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. WE'LL SEE THAT IN THE RESIDENTIAL STREETS PORTION OF IT. ROUGHLY 25 PERCENT OF THAT.

WE'LL GO THROUGH THIS IN A LITTLE BIT GREATER DETAIL THAN I DID IN JUNE SIMPLY FOR FORMALITY STAKES AS THIS MIGHT BE THE FIRST TIME FOLKS AREN'T SITTING INTO THE PRESENTATION AND A GOOD REFRESHER FOR YOU AS WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THE CIP PROGRAM SPECIFICALLY FOR SUCH FISCAL YEAR 22. BEFORE I GET TO THAT WE WANT TO FIND A WAY TO GRAPHICALLY SHOW HOW INVESTMENT IN RESIDENTIAL STREETS ARE SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASING FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS. THIS GRAPH OR TABLE IF YOU WILL, THE DARKER RED IS REFLECTIVE OF THE INVESTMENT IN RESIDENTIAL STREETS. YOU CAN SEE HOW THAT PORTION OF THE CIP IS HIGHER THAN IT'S EVER BEEN IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

THE BIG REASON IS THE FACT THAT WE ARE INCORPORATING MORE DIVERSE PORTFOLIO IF YOU WILL STREET MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS. TRYING TO FIND BETTER BALANCE BETWEEN CAPITOL PROJECTS, COMPLETE RECONSTRUCTION AND THOSE THAT DON'T NECESSITATE IN THAT IN ORDER TO EXTEND THEIR LIFE. AND WE WENT THROUGH -- A STUDY THAT ENABLED US TO DO THAT BRIEFLY THESE ARE SOME, THE PROJECTS INCLUDED CLOSE TO $7.7 MILLION RESIDENTIAL STREET PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEAR 22. THE TOP ONES ARE OBVIOUSLY ASSOCIATED WITH LARGE THOROUGHFARES IN THE BOTTOM HALF ASSOCIATE WITH RESIDENTIAL.

IN CASE YOU'RE WONDERING, ONE OF THOSE STREETS, WERE MAJORITY ARE -- THE PROCESS SEEMS TO BE

EFFECTIVE. WE ARE DOING MORE OF THAT. >> WHAT IS THE AVERAGE RATING

OF THOSE TREATS? IN THE HIGH 60S? >> ON AND OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD IF YOU ARE REFERRING TO SPECIFICALLY LIKE THIS, THE STREETS I DON'T KNOW.

WE CAN CERTAINLY FAIL, I'M JUST KIDDING. WE CAN GET IT.

AND IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN SEEING THE SPECIFICS OF EACH WE ARE HAPPY TO PUT THAT TOGETHER AS WELL. I KNOW WE HAVE IT BECAUSE I SEEN I JUST DON'T REMEMBER OFF

THE TOP OF MY HEAD. >> SUMMARY MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT EVERYTHING, WHAT IS IT --

A MEETING LAST NIGHT I JUST WANTED TO -- -- >> THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT THAT

WILL BE THAT SIDE. >> WEST SIDE. >> YES MA'AM.

>> WATER STREET. I'M NOT SURE WHERE VICTORIA STREET IS.

I KNOW THAT WATER STREET IS IN TERRIBLE SHAPE BETWEEN BRIDGE OR REALLY WHEREVER YOU COME AROUND, AND SO IS THAT, WHERE IS VICTORIA RELATION? BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE, DO YOU

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HAVE THIS UNJUST A SEAL COAT? IT NEEDS MUCH MORE THAN THAT. >> THAT IS PART OF THE CONVERSATION WE WANT TO HAVE WITH COUNSEL AT THE SECOND MEETING IN AUGUST.

BECAUSE WE DO NEED TO HAVE A MORE SPECIFIC CONVERSATION WITH YOU ABOUT THE WORK THAT THE STREETS WERE RECOMMENDED TO VERSUS WHAT, WE NEED TO UPDATE THE RECOMMENDATION.

WE STILL WANT TO TACKLE THE STREETS BUT THAT SPECIFIC FINISHED PRODUCT WE NEED TO HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT. I DON'T WANT TO NECESSARILY TALK TOO MUCH ABOUT WHAT IT MIGHT BE NOW BECAUSE WE NEED TO HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT IN THE FUTURE.

>> ON THE SIDE WHERE YOU RESIDENTIAL STREET MAINTENANCE PROGRAM IT COULD BE SEAL COAT.

>> ABSOLUTELY. IT WILL BE SEAL COAT, IT WILL BE OVERLAY, AND WE INTENTIONALLY DID NOT PUT SPECIFICS OF WHICH STREET WAS OVERLAY AND WHICH WAS SEAL COAT. BECAUSE WE NEED TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH YOU BECAUSE IT MIGHT LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN THE TIME WE SHARED THAT IN MAY.

WHAT IS NOT CHANGING IS THE STREETS THAT WE WANT TO HIT IN 22.

>> WHAT HAPPENED? >> I AM NOT DONE. PART OF THE 22 CIP ALSO INCLUDES SOME STREETS THESE ARE LISTED ON THERE, SOME OF THESE ALSO NEED TO HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT BUT NONETHELESS THEY ARE IN THERE. I WILL NOTE THAT ON THE PRODUCT YOU LEFT IT IN THERE BUT THAT PROJECT WILL BE DELAYED BECAUSE IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE GET TO THE RESIDENTIAL DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT FIRST. BEFORE WE GO IN AND THEY DESIGNED THE ANTHONY ROAD IMPROVEMENT. I WILL NOT READ THESE ONE BY ONE. BUT I WANTED THAT TO SERVE AS A REFRESHER FOR YOU WHAT WAS INCLUDED FOR FISCAL YEAR 22 IN THE CIP PROGRAM. AS I SAID, WE PLAN ON HAVING A WORKSHOP WITH YOU AT THE AURA CITY MANAGERS REPORT THE SECOND MEETING IN AUGUST WHERE WE CAN MAP THESE OUT AND JUST HAVE A MORE ROBUST REFRESH OF EVERYTHING.

>> UHB, IS NOT IN WILSON? >> YES. SORRY.

IT IS EVERYBODY'S BAD BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY SAW THIS AND DID NOT CATCH THAT.

>> I SAW IT THIS MORNING. >> THAT'S TRUE! [LAUGHTER]

>> J COMES BEFORE W, THAT'S HOW I ALWAYS REMEMBER. >> THAT'S TRUE!

>> YOU MENTIONED TANGLEWOOD. THE DESIGN OF THE STREETS THAT WE HAVE IN THE FIVE-YEAR CIP FOR TANGLEWOOD IS INCLUDED IN FISCAL YEAR 22. AS WELL AS SOME OTHER PROJECTS.

I DO HAVE A FUTURE SLIDE LATER IN THE PRESENTATION THAT WILL HIT ON A COUPLE OF TOPICS WHICH ARE PART OF THE REASON WE HAVE THE CONVERSATION. I KNOW THERE IS INTEREST IN REVISITING THE CONVERSATION ABOUT TANGLEWOOD IS ALSO THAT SOMETHING WE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE

THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF AUGUST. >> GOOD. >> THE MAJOR GRANT PROGRAMS OR REALLY WANT TO DIGRESS QUITE A BIT ACTUALLY. YOU WILL NOTICE THE CHANGE IN PRESENTATION. BECAUSE I REALLY WANT TO HIT ON A COUPLE OF THINGS BECAUSE LAST TIME WE HIT ON THE RESCUE PLAN ACT FUND FOR THE CITY, THERE WERE SOME CHANGES THAT CAME.

AND QUITE FRANKLY HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO TALK ABOUT PUBLICLY SO I WANT TO DIGRESS BRIEFLY TO TALK ABOUT IT. WHAT WE LAST PRESENTED, THAT SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATION OF HOW TO USE A 7.25 THAT WE ALREADY HAVE, WE ACTUALLY MADE A RECOMMENDATION OF $6.8 MILLION.

AFTER FEEDBACK FROM COUNSEL, WE DECREASED UP TO 5.35. THAT IS WHERE WE DECREASE THE ORGANIZATION NEEDS FROM 1.5 TO A MILLION . WE MADE A COUPLE OF OTHER ADJUSTMENTS. I WANTED TO PUBLICLY COME BACK AND OFFICIALLY CONVEY IN A PUBLIC SETTING THAT WE DECREASE AT 6.8 TO 5.35 TO ALLOW MORE FUNDS TO BE ON THE TABLE IF YOU WILL ONCE WE FINISH SOME OF THE STUDIES AND WE CAN HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT SOME OF THE TRANSFORMATION INITIATIVES. I CAN TELL YOU I START HAVING MEETINGS WITH SOME OF THE NONPROFITS THAT SUBMITTED PROJECTS AS WELL TO TRY AND DISCERN THE IMPACT OF THE PROJECTS REALLY HOPEFULLY TRY TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO YOU AS PART OF THE DISCUSSION THAT WE NEED TO HAVE ABOUT WHAT IS TRANSFORMATIONAL VERSUS NOT. I REALIZE THAT HIS POLICY DIRECTION FROM YOU. BUT I ALSO LIKE THE IDEA OF US ALSO HAVING A PROFESSIONAL RECOMMENDATION ASSOCIATED WITH THAT SO WE ARE WORKING ON THAT AS WE SPEAK.

I DO WANT TO SPECIFICALLY TALK A LITTLE ABOUT THE MILLION DOLLARS RELATED TO ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS.OU OBVIOUSLY NOTICE THAT WE TOOK OUT A LOT OF THE LITTLE ITEMS, I NEED TO REMOVE THAT BUT WE TOOK OUT SOME OF THE LITTLE ITEMS THAT WE INCORPORATED IN THERE. I WANT TO FOCUS ON EMPLOYEE WELLNESS.

BECAUSE WE HAVE A IDEA THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO GET SOME INPUT FROM COUNSEL ON.

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THE DATA SUGGESTS THAT VACCINATION IS THE WAY TO GO. AND WE RECOGNIZE THAT WE ARE LIMITED IN HOW WE CAN MITIGATE THE SPREAD. BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE ORDERS THAT THE GOVERNOR HAS ISSUED AND OTHER THINGS TAKEN PLACE. WE DO WANT IN A WAY TO PUT ALL OF OUR EGGS IN THE BASKET OF TRYING TO HAVE AS MANY EMPLOYEES VACCINATED AS POSSIBLE. SO WE HAVE AN IDEA TO OFFER INCENTIVE THAT COULD BE UTILIZED FOR HSA CONTRIBUTION BUT ONLY FOR THOSE RECEIVED THE VACCINE OVER AMOUNT OF $500.

I RECEIVED FEEDBACK THAT MAY BE THE AMOUNT COULD COME DOWN TO 250.

WE ALSO RECEIVED FEEDBACK FROM THE EMPLOYEE SIDE THAT NOT EVERY EMPLOYEE THAT HAS RECEIVED THE VACCINE HAS AN HSA WITH US. AND SO THAT IF WE FOCUS ON JUST HSA, THE EMPLOYEE WOULD MISS OUT ON THE OPPORTUNITY OF RECEIVING THE INCENTIVE.

AND SO, IT WOULD BE HSA BUT FOR THOSE THAT DON'T HAVE HSA IT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE A STIPEND OR SOME KIND THAT WE COULD GIVE THEM. IT IS SOMETHING COMPLETELY NEW THAT I WANT AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRING UP. HOPEFULLY TO GET SOME SUPPORT OR DIRECTION FROM COUNSEL BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY THE RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDS ARE YOURS. AND WE DON'T WANT TO GO DOWN A PATH ASSUMING ANYTHING.

AND SO, IF WE CAN DIGRESS FOR ANOTHER FIVE MINUTES OR SO ON THE TOPIC, I WOULD BE

INTERESTED IN RECEIVING FEEDBACK. >> I HAVE A QUESTION.

>> YES MA'AM? >> AND HE SAID THE DEADLINE WAS ON THE EMAIL, IT SAID SEPTEMBER

30? >> SO, YEAH. THE IDEA IS TO OBVIOUSLY TRY AND GET AS MANY EMPLOYEES VACCINATED AS MUCH IS POSSIBLE, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

THERE WAS IDEA FROM THE MAYOR IF WE GO DOWN THE PATH TO PUT A DEADLINE TO IT TO TRY AND GET

FOLKS, GET IT TAKEN CARE OF AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. >> DOES INCLUDE THE PEOPLE THAT

ARE ALREADY VACCINATED? >> YES MA'AM. >> I DON'T WANT THEM TO FEEL THAT THEY ARE READY GOT FROM TODAY UNTIL THE END OF SEPTEMBER.

>> WILL DEFINITELY NOT REWORD THE LATE BLOOMERS. THE IDEA IS TO PROVIDE THIS TO

THOSE THAT HAVE RECEIVED THE VACCINE AT ANY POINT. >> DOES NOT INCLUDE COUNSEL?

[LAUGHTER] EMPLOYEES? >> I'M NOT A BIG FAN OF INCENTIVIZING IN THIS MANNER. I SUGGESTED ANOTHER METHOD, IT MIGHT BE MORE DIFFICULT FROM A HR PERSPECTIVE. WHEREAS, IF AN EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN VACCINATED AND HAS A BREAKTHROUGH CASE OF COVID, THAT THEY WOULD RECEIVE REGULAR PAY FOR THOSE TWO WEEKS THAT THEY ARE OUT. AND IF YOU ARE UNVACCINATED, YOU WOULD HAVE TO SICK TIME, VACATION TIME, AND WOULD NOT NECESSARILY GET TO KEEP YOU KNOW, YOUR REGULAR PAY.

AND SO THEN YOU'RE BEING REWARDED IN THAT WAY, FOR TAKING THE VACCINE.

AND I THINK OVERALL, 10 PERCENT OR 11 PERCENT BREAKTHROUGH, IT WILL BE MORE COST EFFECTIVE.

>> WE LOOKED TO DOING THAT AT MY OFFICE AND KIND OF HOW WE DEAL WITH STAFF.

I CAN TELL YOU FROM KIND OF A PERSONAL STANDPOINT, IN REGARDS IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED THE VACCINE, WE ARE NOT GOING TO -- WE DID PRIOR, BUT WE HAVE KIND OF HAD TO MAKE A DECISION IN REGARDS TO HOW DO WE DO THIS, AND AND IF ALONG THE SAME LINES THAT YOU WERE JUST TALKING

ABOUT HOW WE ARE DEALING WITH IT. >> ARE YOU ASKING US?

>> YES. >> YOU HAVE A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE OF BEING A CITY

EMPLOYEE AND -- >> I LIKE THE INCENTIVE PROGRAM.

>> SO MANY PEOPLE ARE USING PERSONAL REASONS, RELIGIOUS REASONS AND OTHER REASONS AND YOU KNOW, I THINK THE INCENTIVE WOULD PROBABLY BE BETTER THAN KIND OF YOU KNOW, STOPPING THEM

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BE APPROPRIATE BECAUSE THAT WAS THEIR CHOICE. >> I DID ASK DOCTOR MCNEIL YESTERDAY. OF THE CASES THAT HE IS SEEING OF INDIVIDUALS IN THE HOSPITAL, DOES HE EVER ASK ABOUT THE VACCINE AND HE SAID OF COURSE, I ALWAYS ASK ABOUT THE VACCINE.

I SAID WHAT IS THE MOST COMMON THING OR REASON WHY PEOPLE COME IN UNVACCINATED? AND HIS WAS NOT PERSONAL BELIEFS OR THIS OR THAT, IT IS JUST MISINFORMATION.

YOU KNOW, A TRANSMITTER WAS HANGING OUT OF THE ARMY AFTER THE NEEDLE CAME OUT.

[LAUGHTER] BLOOD BETWEEN THE VACCINATED AND UNVACCINATED PERSON THAT THEY SAW ON THE INTERNET WERE DEFINITELY DIFFERENT. IT IS JUST THAT TYPE OF TERRIBLE MISINFORMATION.AND I KIND OF JOKED AT THE TIME THAT MAYBE WE SHOULD TELL EVERYONE THAT WE PUT OUR DISHES THROUGH A ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE TO KILL THAT SO WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT BECAUSE THIS IS TRUE IS EVERYTHING ELSE. I STILL THINK IT IS A VERY PERSONAL CHOICE FOR PEOPLE. AND I DON'T KNOW THAT THE INCENTIVE IS GOING TO CHANGE THAT PERSONAL CHOICE ON THAT SIDE. ONE OF THE REASONS I PROVIDED THE STATISTICS TONIGHT WAS TO TRY AND SHOW FROM EMPIRICAL DATA, THAT THE VACCINE DOES PROTECT YOU. AND SHOW THAT DOES WORK. AND STILL, I THINK IT IS A PERSONAL CHOICE, FOR PEOPLE WHETHER THEY WANT TO TAKE IT OR NOT AND I RESPECT THAT.

I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD MANDATE OR INCENTIVIZE IT OR ANYTHING ELSE.

EVERYBODY NEEDS TO TAKE THEIR OWN PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR HEALTH.

AND DECIDE WHETHER THEY WANT THE VACCINE OR NOT.ALL WE CAN DO IS PROVIDE THE INFORMATION

TO SAY HERE IS THE RISK IF YOU DON'T. >> FOR ME IT'S LIKE, IF YOU'RE NOT VACCINATED, YOU COULD CAUSE THE HEALTHCARE FUND A LOT OF MONEY.

AND THEY PAY THE SAME AMOUNT FOR THEIR HEALTHCARE, AS SOMEONE WHO IS VACCINATED.

TO ME, IN FACT, IF WE HAD TO RAISE THE HEALTHCARE -- WE WANT TO RAISE IT FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT VACCINATED AND RAISE IT FOR PEOPLE WHO SMOKE. BECAUSE EVERYONE IS PAYING FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO, THOSE ARE THEIR CHOICES. I DON'T KNOW, I THINK IF YOU ARE VACCINATED, I THINK THE HSA CONTRIBUTION IS A GOOD IDEA. BECAUSE THOSE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO SAVE MORE MONEY THAN THE PEOPLE THAT ARE UNVACCINATED. I MEAN, IF IT'S INCENTIVE HOW DO YOU DO FOR THE PEOPLE THAT DON'T HAVE A HEALTH ACCOUNT? MAYBE YOU GIVE THEM HALF OF

WHAT YOU WOULD PUT -- >> IT WOULD BE SUBJECT TO TAXES.

>> WHICH IT WOULD BE. >> IT WOULD BE SUBJECT TO TAXES.

IF YOU HAVE HSA AND THAT IT IS TAX-FREE. >> WRIGHT, YOU CAN GIVE HAVE TO SOMEONE WHO DID NOT -- SAY THAT YOU WERE GOING TO PUT 250 IN HSA.

IF YOU GIVE THEM 125, IF THEY'RE NOT IN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, THEY HAVE TO PAY THE

TAXES ON THAT. >> BECAUSE WE ARE SELF-INSURED THE MORE PEOPLE WE HAVE IN OUR HEALTHCARE PROGRAM, THE BETTER. AND THAT IS A SUBTLE STATEMENT AS WELL.

>> EXACTLY. >> I THINK IF WE ARE GOING DOWN THAT ROAD IT WOULD BE A FLAT, SAME AMOUNT. JUST ONE SUBJECT TO TAXES AND ONE IS NOT.> THAT'S TRUE.

>> CONSENSUS WISE, -- >> IT WOULD BE A CONSINCENTIVE YOU GIVE 250 INSTEAD OF 125 OR

-- >> I DON'T THINK WILL CHANGE ANYBODY.

JUMP ON THE HEALTHCARE -- >> THE ISSUE THERE WOULD BE THAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR THEM TO GET INTO THE HEALTHCARE PLAN AT THIS POINT. BUT IF WE DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS AND WE EVER LOOK AT IT AGAIN, I WOULD BE IN FAVOR OF THAT DIFFERENCE BECAUSE WE'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT IT. IT MAKES SENSE. AND THAT IS HOPING THAT WE

NEVER HAVE TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS AGAIN. >> ARE YOU SUGGESTING THAT YOUR

SUPPORTIVE OF THE PROGRAM? I'M ASKING COUNCILMAN SCOTT. >> 250, I'M COMFORTABLE WITH

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125 IF IT IS NOT WITHIN THE HSA. >> IF WE DO IT, IT IS BETTER TO DO IT ACROSS THE BOARD BECAUSE TO THE MAYOR'S POINT, IT IS COMING ACROSS AS PENALIZING SOMEBODY FOR NOT BEING ON THE HEALTH PLAN. NOT HAVING AN HSA.

IT IS EASIER FOR IT TO JUST BE A FLAT AMOUNT. AND EITHER IF YOU HAVE HSA GOES

INTO THE HSA OR IF YOU DON'T, IT CAN GO THAT ROUTE. >> ALSO IF VACCINATED -- AFTER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. THE WHOLE THING IS THAT WE WANT PEOPLE TO GET VACCINATED.

>> CORRECT. >> I DUNNO IF ADDING THE MONEY WILL GET MORE PEOPLE VACCINATED. BUT IF IT GETS A FEW PEOPLE VACCINATED TO ME IT IS WORTH

IT. >> HOW MANY DO WE STILL HAVE -- >> IS A DIFFICULT NUMBER TO FIGURE OUT. BECAUSE WE HAVE A PRETTY GOOD SENSE OF THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE DONE IT THROUGH THE CLINICS THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT TOGETHER WE DON'T KNOW WHO HAS GONE BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT TOLD EMPLOYEES NEED TO COME REPORT WHEN YOU GET IT OR GOT IT YOU KNOW THAT TYPE OF THING. OUR BEST GUESS IS HALF. THAT MY CONVERSATION WITH THE CHIEF JUST LAST WEEK WAS OUR BEST GUESS. WE HAD TO GUESS HALF.

>> THERE IS SOME ADDITIONAL HIDDEN EXPENSES IN THIS. WE WOULD GIVE PEOPLE, I ASSUME WE WOULD PAY THEM WHEN THEY WENT TO GET THE SHOT. WE WERE GIVING PEOPLE OFF AND PAY THEM AND THEY REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY CENTER, WHEN THEY REPORT TO QUALIFY.

I MEAN THERE IS STILL SOME LOST WORK TIME INVOLVED IN THE PROGRAM AS WELL.

YOU KNOW, IT IS DOLLARS BUT IT ADDS UP. >> THAT IS NOT A CONCERN FOR

US. >> NUMBER IS A FINANCIAL CONCESSION ALSO BEING MADE IN THE PROGRAM. WHICH DOES RAISE THE COST OF THE PROGRAM.

>> IF THEY DON'T -- COST TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. >> THEY CAN DO DURING THE LUNCH

HOUR -- >> I WOULD SUPPORT THE INCENTIVE PROGRAM WITH A $250

MARK. >> AND A DEADLINE. >> AND A DEADLINE.

>> I HEAR CONSENSUS FOR 250, DEADLINE NOVEMBER 30 OFFERED TO NEW EMPLOYEES AFTER SEPTEMBER

30. >> UNDERSTOOD, GOT IT! FOR A SECOND I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO BE THE TIEBREAKER. [LAUGHTER] > THE NEW

EMPLOYEES, A TWO-MONTH WINDOW? >> TWO MONTHS AFTER. >> I WILL TALK ABOUT HOW WE WILL, WHAT MAKES SENSE IN THAT REGARD TO NEW EMPLOYEES. OKAY, THANK YOU FOR GOING ON THAT JOURNEY AND DIGRESSING ON THE TOPIC I THINK IT WAS A WORTHWHILE CONVERSATION.S WE TRY AND QUITE FRANKLY HAVE THE HEALTH OF -- AND RESILIENCY OF THE ORGANIZATION.

WE OFFER CRITICAL SERVICES SORT OF THING IT'S A SIMPLE AS, IS DIFFERENT FOR ADMINISTRATIVE FOLKS THAT WORK FROM HOME. OR THINGS OF THAT SORT BUT WE HAVE A GLUT OF CRITICAL THINGS LIKE PUBLIC SAFETY, GARBAGE PICKUP AND PUBLIC WORKS. WHERE THEY HAVE TO COME TO WORK AND INCREASES RESPONSIBILITY THAT WE HAVE TO ENSURE THAT PEOPLE CAN COME TO WORK.

BECAUSE IF NOT IT IMPACTS OUR ABILITY TO DELIVER THE SERVICE. THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT IN OUR EFFORTS TO TRY AND BE BETTER AT THAT. BACK TO THE BUDGET.

I THINK -- IT WENT OVER THE HOUR ALREADY. I WILL SPEND TOO MUCH TIME BECAUSE YOU OR FAMILIARITY. WE WENT THROUGH THIS WITH CONSULTANTS AND THE TIMELINE REALLY STARTED JANUARY 2020. IT HAS BEEN A SLOW BUT STEADY PROCESS BECAUSE THE STUDY, CONTRARY TO POPULAR BELIEF INCLUDE MORE THAN SIMPLY LOOKING AT COMPARISONS OF COMPENSATION. JOB TITLES, CLASSIFICATIONS, JOB DESCRIPTIONS, REALLY REVAMPING THE ENTIRE STRUCTURE FOR THE ENTIRE ORGANIZATION. SOMETHING THAT HADN'T TAKEN PLACE SINCE THE 80S. IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR US TO DO THAT.

PHASE 1 WAS SOMETHING WE IMPLEMENTED IN JANUARY. THIS YEAR.

EARLIER THIS YEAR AND IT WAS THE POLICE AND FIRE SO THIS IS A CONTINUANCE OF THAT.

BACK IN FISCAL YEAR 21, COUNSEL HAD APPROVED 350,000 FOR THE PROGRAM.

BUT WE ACTUALLY ENDED UP BECAUSE THEY STARTED IN JANUARY, COMMITTING OURSELVES TO CRAFT HALF $1 MILLION. THE REASON WE INCLUDED THAT IS THE FIRST TIME YOU'RE SEEING IN

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I'M GOING TO FLY THROUGH THIS. SPECIFICALLY THE 1.2 IS A BIG ONE IN FISCAL YEAR 22.

THAT IMPACTS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF EMPLOYEES. WE FORECAST THAT WILL IMPACT CLOSE TO 300 EMPLOYEES. THE $1.2 MILLION. PART OF THAT WILL INCREASE THE MINIMUM WAGE OFFICIALLY FROM $11 AN HOUR TO $13 AN HOUR. SOMETHING WE THINK IS IMPORTANT. ESPECIALLY JUST IN A COMPETITIVE MARKET.

THE EVERYONE IS TRENDING TOWARDS THE CONCEPT OF A LIVING WAGE.

THEY RECOGNIZE THAT $13 AND HOURS PROBABLY STILL NOT A LIVING WAGE IN VICTORIA.

BUT WE ARE TRENDING THAT DIRECTION.ITH THIS PROGRAM. WE ALSO COGNIZANT OF THE FACT THAT NOT EVERY EMPLOYEE WILL SEE AN INCREASE BECAUSE THERE WAS 40 PERCENT OF EMPLOYEES THAT WERE ALREADY MAKING ABOVE THE MINIMUM OF THE MARKET DATA PER THE STUDY.

AND SO THOSE EMPLOYEES WILL NOT BE OFFICIALLY IMPACTED BY THE PAY PROGRAM BUT THERE ARE SOME EMPLOYEES WITH ENOUGH THAT WE DID IMPACT PART OF THE BASIN ADJUSTMENT.

FOR EXAMPLE, TELECOMMUNICATION OPERATORS. WE WILL INCREASE THEIR PAY -- WE INCREASE THE PAIN JANUARY TO BE COMPETITIVE BECAUSE OF THE VACANCIES THAT THEY HAD.

RATHER THAN WAITING UNTIL OCTOBER 1 TO INCREASE THE PAY FOR OPERATORS WE WENT AHEAD AND DID IN JANUARY. THERE'S A FEW OTHER EXAMPLES JUST ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION, THERE IS A LOT OF MOVEMENT, MORE PEOPLE TRANSITION IN AND THAT CHANGES HOW MUCH THE PEOPLE GET PAID. SOMETIMES IT PUTS US IN A POSITION WHERE IF THE PAY FOR A NEW PERSON COMING TO GET THEM ON BOARD. IN ANY CASE, OFFICIALLY THERE ARE SOME POSITIONS THAT WILL NOT SEE INCREASE BUT UNOFFICIALLY, THERE ARE SOME POSITIONS ARE STILL SOUGHT BENEFIT THANKS TO THE STUDY. THEY WILL CONTINUE TO BENEFIT WITH TURNOVER AND TACKLING ISSUES. I DO FEEL PROUD OF THE FACT THAT IF APPROVED, THIS PROGRAM WOULD FOR THE FIRST TIME, EVER MORE THAN LIKELY, HAVE ALL 641 EMPLOYEES WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION MAKING A MINIMUM AND THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THE CITY HAS EVER BEEN ABLE TO CONFIDENTLY SAY, NOW WE HAVE THE DATA TO BACK IT UP.

AND TO BE CLEAR NOT SUGGESTING EMPLOYEES ARE SIMPLY WORTHY OF THE MINIMUM OF WHAT THEY SHOULD BE PAYING. BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY WE'VE EMPLOYEES ARE WORTHY OF GETTING PAID MORE THAN THE MINIMUM. BUT I DO THINK IT'S A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS AS IT RELATES TO COMPENSATION.ECAUSE THIS IS NOT SOMETHING WE PLAN ON DOING ONE AND DONE. SOMETHING WE HOPE WE CAN DO TO GET YOUR SUPPORT IN THE COMING YEAR AND TO THAT END, FISCAL YEAR 23, A CRYSTAL BALL TO THE FUTURE. ANOTHER AGAIN, THERE WERE SOME FOLKS THAT DID NOT SEE A PAY INCREASE. WE WANT TO BE SENSITIVE TO THAT BECAUSE SOME INDIVIDUALS WOULD NOT HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE, BY THE TIME I GET TO 23 FOUR OR FIVE YEARS.

WE WANT TO BE SENSITIVE TO THAT. IN TERMS OF PRIORITY LEVELS, WE KNOW THAT WITH POLICE AND FIRE, WE NEED TO ALSO WORK ON MOVING INTO THEIR APPROPRIATE STEP.

YOU MIGHT RECALL WE UPDATED THE STEP PROGRAM FOR POLICE AND FIRE, RECENTLY MOVED THEM TO THE CLOSEST STEP THEY WERE AT. IT STILL CREATES COMPRESSION ISSUE WHERE WE MIGHT HAVE SOMEONE HERE FOR FIVE YEARS MAKING MUCH OF SOMEONE THAT STARTS TOMORROW.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT MOVING FORWARD, WE ARE SENSITIVE TO AND CAN REALLY APPROPRIATELY PLACE OUR PERSONNEL WE ARE IN THE STEP PROGRAM THEY ARE EXPERIENCING WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND WHATNOT THAT EARNS THEM TO BE. IT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT IS JUST A CHALLENGE WITH POLICE AND FIRE. BUT IT MAKES A LITTLE BIT EASIER TO TACKLE BECAUSE OF THE FORMALIZED STEP STRUCTURE THEY HAVE.

BUT GENERALLY SPEAKING AGAIN CAN WE HAVE EMPLOYEES THAT MIGHT BE ON AN HOURLY SPECTRUM WERE SALARIED. THAT COULD BASED ON EXPERIENCE, COULD BE FURTHER ALONG SO WE WANT TO BE SENSITIVE TO THAT MOVING FORWARD. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? ON THE HEALTH FRONT STRAIGHTFORWARD. THE ENDING WORKING CAPITAL BOUNCES ON THE UP. THUS THE REDLINE. GOOD NEWS FOR US.

AS YOU KNOW OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST FIVE YEARS, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF TALK ABOUT MAKING CHANGES TO THAT. YOU MAY RECALL LAST YEAR, WE INCREASED CONTRIBUTION BY

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SO WE REVERSED THAT IT IS GOOD NEWS BECAUSE IT MEANS WE CAN KEEP THE SAME RACE THAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY FOR EMPLOYEES. BECAUSE WE ARE NOT FEELING THAT PRESSURE THAT WE WERE FEELING HISTORICALLY SPEAKING. REALLY QUICKLY, THE BUDGET, THE INFAMOUS BUDGET WHEEL.

AND SO, THIS IS SIMPLY TO SHOW YOU A COMPARISON OF THE FISCAL YEAR 21 BUDGET COMPARED TO FISCAL YEAR 22. THERE HAS BEEN ONE CHANGE THIS TO THE VERSION THAT YOU SAW IN JUNE. IN JUNE, WE DID NOT IDENTIFY THE CIP AS A DIFFERENT PIECE OF THE PIE. WE INCLUDED THAT IN PUBLIC WORKS.

IT LOOKED KIND OF WEIRD BECAUSE IT LOOKED LIKE PUBLIC WORKS BUDGET WAS INCREASING SIGNIFICANTLY. SOME OF THE FEEDBACK AND CONVERSATIONS I'VE HAD WITH THE MAYOR, THEY ARE TRENDING US TO BE MORE VISUAL AND BEING MORE INTENTIONAL WITH HOW WE SHOW COOPERATING OVER THE YEARS IF YOU WILL. AS OPPOSED TO LUMPING SOME OF THESE TOGETHER. WE ARE TRYING TO BE BETTER AT THAT EVEN WITH THIS EXAMPLE.

PUBLIC WORKS, YOU SEE THAT FISCAL YEAR 21, THEY WERE AT THE 12 PERCENT AND YOU SEE HOW THAT, THE PERCENTAGE WISE, GOES DOWN BUT MONEY GOES FROM 5.91 25.95.

IT'S REALLY MORE OF APPLES TO APPLES COMPARISON RELATED TO THE OPERATION.

BY PULLING OUT THE CIP THAT WE HAD INCLUDED IN JUNE.E ALSO HAVE THE ADDITION OF THE STABILIZATION TRANSFER. AND THE FIRE STATION PROJECT. THUS THE BIG DIFFERENCE THERE.

ON THE RIGHT. OKAY. I'M GOING TO FLY TO THE REST OF THESE BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WE ARE ALREADY TAKING UP TOO MUCH TIME.N ANY CASE SIMILAR TO THE PREVIOUS SLIDE THIS IS JUST FOR THE GOVERNMENT REVENUE. A INCREASE IN THE GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS COMPARED TO FISCAL YEAR 20 CAN SEE IN THE GENERAL FUND IS $1.3 MILLION.

THIS IS JUST ANOTHER SLIDE THAT GOES INTO GREATER DETAIL TALKING ABOUT WHAT THAT IS MADE UP OF. THE EXPENDITURE SIDE FOR GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS, GOES UP $13 MILLION. AGAIN, THIS KIND OF ATTEMPTS TO SUMMARIZE WHAT THAT IS.

YOU'LL SEE A LOT OF CONSISTENT TERMS DOORKNOCKING, PAY PROGRAMS, CIP TRANSFER, STABILIZATION FUND TRANSFER, FIRE STATION, A DIMMING OF THE BOND PROGRAM, PRODUCTION OF GRANT FUNDS BECAUSE WE HAD SOME GRANT THAT CAME OFF. YOU SEE THOSE CONSISTENT THEMES JUST SPREAD OUT THROUGHOUT. JUST TO SHOW IT IN DIFFERENT WAYS IF YOU WILL, SAY CAN SEE SPECIFICALLY WHERE IT IS. JUST ANOTHER WAY TO SHOW THAT. I WILL NOT SPEND TOO MUCH ON THE ENTERPRISE FUNDS. I KNOW WE FOCUS A LOT OF TIME ON GOVERNMENTAL BUT WE HAVE A UTILITY THAT WE OPERATE. ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FUND SO WE WANT TO BE SENSITIVE TO THAT AND TO SEE HOW THERE'S A $5 MILLION INCREASE. YOU WILL NOTICE THAT IT IS MAINLY DUE TO THE CIP, THAT IS THE BIG TICKET ITEM. IF YOU'RE WONDERING WHAT THAT -- LIMITED RELATED TO THE FIRST CARES ACT IF YOU WILL. AND SOME THINGS YOU DID AT THE TIME WITH THAT INITIAL MONEY. THAT SEEMS LIKE FOREVER AGO. THE INITIAL CARES ACT THAT CAME THROUGH. AGAIN, JUST A DIFFERENT WAY TO SHOWCASE THAT.

IF I'M GOING TO FAST TO SLOW ME DOWN, PLEASE. DO YOU WANT ME TO SLOW DOWN?

FASTER? GOT IT! >> HE ALREADY KNOWS WHAT'S

COMING. >> YEAH.OKAY ENTERPRISE FUNDS.

YOU GET IT I WILL FLY THROUGH IT. BECAUSE THIS IS IMPORTANT.

ON THE BUDGET CALENDAR ON THE CONSENT AGENDA YOU ALSO APPROVE THE BUDGET CALENDAR AT THE

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WE INCORPORATED AND SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING ON THE 24TH. SHOULD IT NECESSITATE ADDITIONAL CONVERSATIONAL COUNSEL EITHER WAY PROGRESSIVE IF WE MEET THE DARE NOT DEFINITELY THE EXTRA TIME IN BETWEEN THE 17TH AND THE 31ST. TO UPDATE THE BUDGET SHOULD IT BE NECESSITATING UPDATE PRIOR TO AN OFFICIAL VOTE ON THE 31ST.

THAT'S WHY WE SPREAD OUT THE CON-- THE WAY WE DID. AUGUST 31 A PROMISE I WILL GIVE A SIMPLIFIED VERSION OF THIS PRESENTATION. THAT IS SLOWLY REFLECTIVE OF WHATEVER CHANGES COME ABOUT OVER THE NEXT MONTH. THAT ON THE 31ST BY THE WAY WOULD BE THE FIRST OFFICIAL VOTE ON THE TAX RATE. TODAY'S ACTION AFTER THE PRESENTATION, IS SIMPLY JUST TO KEEP THE CLOCK GOING. AND WE CAN STAY WITH THIS WHEN IT GETS APPROVED TONIGHT OR IT CAN GET LOWER. BUT IT CANNOT GO HIGHER BECAUSE IT'S JUST THE CLOCK ALL OVER AGAIN. THAT IS WHY WE WANT TO HIRE AT THIS POINT IN THE PROCESS. THEN WORK YOUR WAY DOWN. ULTIMATELY SEPTEMBER 7 WHICH IS THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING WOULD BE THE FINAL ADOPTION OF EVERYTHING.

I DID NOT PUT ANY PRETTY PICTURES BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE TIME.

WHAT WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE SECOND MEETING REFER TO THE FIRE STATION.

NOT THE ARCHITECT INVOLVED SOME PRICING IS MORE ACCURATE. AND UP-TO-DATE.

THERE'S A LOT OF COST OF MATERIALS AND LABOR AND THINGS OF THAT SORT INCREASING THE PRICE OF THE PROJECT. WE WILL TALK TO ABOUT THAT. SOME DRAINAGE NEEDS THAT WE HAVE COME TO REALIZE BASED OFF OF SOME OF THE RECENT RAIN EVENTS.

AND BASED OFF SUMMER PRELIMINARY DATA THAT WE HAVE FROM THE MASTER PLAN.

WE WANT TO START HAVING THE CONVERSATION WITH YOU. MAINLY BECAUSE OF IMMEDIATE NEEDS AND HOPEFULLY RECALL SOME OF THE PICTURES I SENT YOU AND SOME AREAS OF CONCERN WE HAVE THERE. THE RESIDENTIAL STREET PROGRAM, HE HEARD COUNCILWOMAN SCOTT TALK ABOUT REVISITING PHASED APPROACH AT TANGLEWOOD. WE ALSO WANT TO HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE MNS ENGINEERING STUDY REPORT. FOR FURTHER ESCALATION STUFF, THE IMS STUDY WHICH SIMPLY LOOKED AT THE SURFACE OF THE STREETS.

NOW IT LOOKED AT THE BASE, AT LEAST NOT OVER DENTISTRY IS BECAUSE IT WOULD BE TOO EXPENSIVE FOR US TO DO THAT. IT MAKES MORE SENSE TO LOOK AT THAT THE YEAR BEFORE YOU AFFIX THE STREET VERSUS INVESTING A BUNCH OF MONEY, PAYING FOR STUDY FOR A STREET THAT YOU WILL NOT GET TO IN FIVE YEARS BECAUSE YOUR TO RETEST ANYWAY. WHAT THE TEAM DID IS HIRED -- TO LOOK AT THE BASE FOR THE STREETS IN 2022. IT EVEN SUMS FOR 23.

SO WE WILL HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THE RESULTS BECAUSE IT WOULD LEAD TO A DIFFERENT RECOMMENDATION ON THE APPLICATION NEEDED ON THE PARTICULAR STREET.

WE WANT TO BE TRANSPARENT WITH YOU ON THAT. WE WANT TO HAVE A CONVERSATION OF POTENTIALLY ADDING SOME STREETS BECAUSE WE ARE JUST A FEW STREETS AWAY FROM BEING ABLE TO INCLUDE 25 PERCENT OF OUR STREETS INVENTORY IN THE CIP OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.

CURRENTLY WE ARE 23 PERCENT. STREETS ROSS WILL BE STREETS ARE IDENTIFIED AS RATING BELOW 40. WE THINK IT'S A OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO BE MORE INTENTIONAL WITH A GOAL OF 25. AND SO WE WANT TO HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT.

THE LAST ONE SPORTS FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS, THIS IS RELATED LIMITED TO SOCCER BECAUSE WHAT'S INVOLVED IN THIS IMPROVEMENT IS RELATED TO PARKING.

AT THE SOCCER COMPLEX AND DOUS NECESSITATING -- YOU HAVE HEARD US TALK ABOUT THIS AROUND THE CORNER AND WE ARE ALSO HOSTING A TOURNAMENT. DID I SAY THAT RIGHT?

>> YES. >> YES. IN THE SPRING.

THERE ARE SOME MINOR IMPROVEMENTS TO RIVERSIDE STADIUM THAT WE WANT TO DO IN PREPARATION FOR THAT. WE WANT TO GENERALLY HAVE A CONVERSATION BECAUSE IF WE ADD IT IT WOULD BE PART OF THE CIP. IF ANY OF THAT ALTARS WILL BE PRESENTED OFFICIALLY TODAY THAT WOULD NECESSITATE A CHANGE IN THE BUDGET IN TIME FOR THE MEETING ON THE 31ST.

>> WOULD YOU GO BACK TO THE CALENDAR? >> YES.

>> IN THE PAST WE'VE ALWAYS KIND OF SPLIT SOME OF THE VOTES ON THE BUDGET AND THE TAX RATE FROM EACH OTHER. I ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WAS AN ODD ARRANGEMENT.

BUT SOMETIMES WE WOULD BE ON THE SECOND VOTE ON THE BUDGET BUT ONLY THE FIRST VOTE ON THE

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BECAUSE IT IS DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST. >> YES MA'AM IT IS DIFFERENT FROM THE WAY WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST. EARLY IN THE BUDGET CYCLE THIS YEAR I SAT DOWN WITH -- AND WE ACTUALLY WENT OVER THE PROCESS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE SIMPLIFIED VERSION OF THE BUDGET CALENDAR WOULD STILL COMPLY WITH STATE REGULATIONS WHILE MAKING IT EASIER FOR COUNCIL AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND THE

PROCESS. >> I'M ALL DONE -- I'M ALL FOR THAT.

>> WE ARE READY APPROVE THE BUDGET CALENDAR IN CONSENT. >> RIGHT, I KNOW!

>> THE 31ST, WE WILL CANVAS VOTES. >> YES.

ACTUALLY, -- >> 21ST IS THE ELECTION. >> I HAD APRIL, THE CANVASSING OF THE SPECIAL, THE RUNOFF. ARE WE DOING THAT ON THE 31ST? YES, 31ST.

YES. 31ST IS THE CANVASSING. >> THE SWEARING-IN WOULD BE

SEPTEMBER 7, THE FIRST REGULAR MEETING AFTER THE CANVAS. >> OKAY, THANK YOU.

>> WE'VE ALREADY APPROVED THE BUDGET. [LAUGHTER]

>> THE FIRST OFFICIAL COUNCIL MEETING OF THE NEW COUNCIL MEMBER WILL BE VOTING ON THE BUDGET. THAT WOULD BE A DOOZY. [LAUGHTER] ALL JOKES ASIDE, WHOEVER COMES OUT VICTORIOUS IN THE ELECTION I WOULD OBVIOUSLY MEET WITH IN GENERAL. BUT OBVIOUSLY, MEET WITH SPECIFICALLY TO TAKE A DEEP DIVE INTO THE BUDGET, TO MAKE SURE THE HOPEFULLY THE INDIVIDUAL IS PREPARED AS POSSIBLE TO MAKE A DECISION. AND OF COURSE, IT WOULD BE UP TO THEM IF THEY WANT TO ACTUALLY VOTE OR ABSTAIN OR WHATEVER. THAT WOULD BE UP THERE BUT OBVIOUSLY I WOULD DO MY PART TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE AS PREPARED AS POSSIBLE LEADING UP

TO THAT. >> WE WILL TOO. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT.

>> ABSOLUTELY. JUST SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND LIKE A TALK ABOUT THE COMPENSATION PROGRAM, WE WANT TO KEEP IT GOING. WE WANT TO CONTINUE KEEPING AN EYE ON HEALTH PLAN BECAUSE IT'S IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. IT MIGHT CREATE OPPORTUNITIES IN THE FUTURE. NOT RIGHT NOW BUT IN THE FUTURE.

THE CI PROGRAM WE'VE HIT ON. ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO MENTION IS THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF MASTER PLANS IN THE WORKS. WE DO PLAN ON WORKING WITH SCHEDULING TWO BUDGET WORKSHOPS WITH COUNSEL AT THE ONES WE DO AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER. ONE IN SEPTEMBER AND ONE IN DECEMBER. ONE SEPTEMBER WILL FOCUS ON PRESENTATIONS REGARDING MASTER PLANS AND THE ONE IN DECEMBER OF COURSE, THE CONTINUATION OF CIP.ND ANYTHING ELSE YOU MIGHT WANT TO TALK ABOUT. BUT KEEP THAT IN MIND AS YOU JUST THINK ABOUT AND REFLECT ON THE TAX RATE. BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A LOT OF THINGS COMING WHICH IS WHY WE PROPOSE THE TAX RATE THAT CREATE AS MUCH DEBT CAPACITY AS POSSIBLE.

WHICH IS THE ADDITIONAL 7.5. WITH THAT I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU

MIGHT HAVE. >> DID YOU SAY YOU WANTED FOR US TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHICH

TAX RATE TONIGHT? >> WHEN THE MAYOR CALLS BACK ITEM E4, YOU WILL OFFICIALLY VOTE ON A RESOLUTION. THAT WOULD PICK A TAX RATE, THE TAX RATE THAT WE WOULD CONTINUE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT. AS I MENTIONED AS A RESOLUTION TO KICK OFF THE PROCESS AND THEN THERE WAS A TECHNICALITY. BUT TECHNICALLY, THE FIRST FOOT ON THE TAX RATE OFFICIALLY

WOULD BE ON THE 31ST. >> I HAVE A QUESTION. >> YES, SIR?

>> ON MOTEL TAX. IF I BOOK A ROOM ON EXPEDIA, WHERE DOES THE MONEY, THE MOTEL TAX GO? DOES IT GO TO THE LOCATION? OR DOES IT GO TO A CENTRAL PLACE IN TEXAS RIGHT NOW? I KNOW THE SALES TAX IS GOING TO CHANGE BUT WHERE DOES -- IF I BOOK ON EXPEDIA, DO WE GET THE, IF I BOOK A HOTEL ON EXPEDIA, DO WE GET THAT HOTEL

TAX? >> WE ARE SUPPOSED TO. >> THE SHORT ANSWER IS YES.

COUPLE OF YEARS AGO THERE WAS SOME UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THAT. THERE WAS A LARGE LAWSUIT THAT TOOK PLACE WITH SEVERAL CITIES INVOLVED LED BY THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.

AGAINST SEVERAL OF THE BOOKING AGENCIES AND ALL GOT RESOLVED. AS WE UNDERSTAND IT CURRENTLY TODAY, THE MONEY IS BEING REMITTED BACK TO THE LOCALITIES.

>> WE HAVING AN AUDIT OF SALES TAX. >> CORRECT.

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>> WILL THAT COULD MOTEL TAX? >> NO, THAT SEPARATE. UNLIKE SALES TAX WILL BE NEVER DONE AN AUDIT OF THAT KIND, THE CITY HAS DONE AUDITS ON HOTELS. BUT THEY ARE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT BECAUSE AUDITS ON HOTELS ARE INDIVIDUALIZED. IT IS NOT FEASIBLE OR REALISTIC TO AUDIT ALL HOTELS AT ONCE UNTIL TYPICALLY YOU TAKE TURNS. AUDITING HOTELS BECAUSE IT'S ACTUALLY PROCESS OR SOMEONE GOES IN AND COMPARES THE INFORMATION THAT THEY ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT TO THE STATE WITH THEIR OWN BOOKS AND IS A MORE EXPENSIVE PROCESS TO DETERMINE IF SOME OF THE REPORTING IS NOT ACCURATE. BUT WE ALREADY DO THAT NOW.

ONE ELEMENT OF THAT IS DOES IT INCLUDE EXPEDIA? I'M NOT SURE.

BUT THAT AUDIT PROCESS DOES COMPARE THE OCCUPANCY RATES AS THEY REPORT THEM.

WITH THE MONEY THAT GETS REMITTED. THAT WOULD IDENTIFY A NEED OR

ANY DISCREPANCIES IF NEEDED. >> ARE THERE DIFFERENCES NOTED? >> CHILDREN WOULD BE MORE

INTIMATELY FAMILIAR WITH THAT PART. >> YES AND IF THEY TAKE A DEEP DIVE, RECONCILED BACK SO EVEN THOUGH EXPEDIA MIGHT -- THEY DO NOT -- THE REPORT TO THE STATE BECAUSE THE HOTEL REPORTS TO THE STATE. AND IT'S RECONCILED BACK TO INDIVIDUAL CITIES. -- THEY GET PENALIZED BECAUSE OF NUMBER OF DAYS WHEN SOMEONE STAYS THERE AND IS NOT NECESSARILY A TAX ANYMORE.

THAT IS ONE OF THE DISCREPANCIES AND MORE OF AN EDUCATION THAN ANYTHING ELSE.

DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? >> YES. >> AND FROM NOW ON I WILL JUST

SUBMIT AS A RE FILE ONCE AUDIT IS COMPLETE. >> OKAY.

THANK YOU. >> THAT WAS AN HOUR AND 30 OR 24 MINUTES.

>> I APPRECIATE IT. >> IT WAS A BUNCH OF GREAT INFORMATION.

I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME TO PUT THE PRESENTATION TOGETHER AND CONTINUE INFORMING US. ALL RIGHT AT THIS TIME I'LL GO BACK TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR.

[4. Propose Tax Rate, schedule public hearings, and schedule a vote to ado...]

>> THIS IS PROPOSING TAX RATE SCHEDULE PUBLIC HEARINGS AND SCHEDULING A VOTE TO ADOPT THE TAX RATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021 Ã 2022.> I WISH TO MAKE A MOTION.

>> A MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> TO BE CLEAR, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT -- PROPOSED? MOTION IS FOR PROPOSED .5882 TAX RATE, EMOTION AND A SECOND

ON THAT. ANY DISCUSSION? >> I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS.

BECAUSE THIS IS THE TIME TO SET IT TO GIVE OURSELVES THE MOST FLEXIBILITY.

I AM IN FAVOR OF SETTING IT AT THE VOTER APPROVED RATE OF .5974, WHICH IS THE MAX WE CAN GO TO WITHOUT GOING TO THE VOTERS. I DON'T KNOW ANYONE ELSE FEELS.

>> I CAN TELL YOU HOW I FEEL. I DON'T SEE MYSELF EVER VOTING FOR THAT ONE.

I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT WE ARE STILL IN A KIND OF, FLEXIBLE STATE WITH COVID.

IT COULD AFFECT PEOPLE MIGHTILY IN THEIR POCKETBOOKS AND PROPERTY TAX WISE.

I DON'T WANT TO GO DOWN TO THE EFFECTIVE TAX RATE FOR -- NO NEW TAX.

>> NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE. >> THANK YOU. BECAUSE FOR SO MANY YEARS WE'VE DONE THAT. I THINK IT HAS HURT US. THIS PROPOSE ONE IS FANTASTIC THAT IT GIVES US GREATER FLEXIBILITY TWO YEARS DOWN THE ROAD FOR JUST A SMALL AMOUNT OF INCREASE THIS TIME. AND WE DON'T GET REALLY THE WAY TO SET UP WE DON'T GET ADDITIONAL DEBT CAPACITY BY GOING TO THE FULL RATE, 338 EXTRA TO SPEND.

I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT WE ARE NOT GOING ALL THE WAY DOWN. BUT WE ARE NOT GOING ALL THE

WAY UP EITHER. >> THAT IS MY THOUGHT. I DON'T KNOW HOW Y'ALL FEEL.

>> I FEEL THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION, THE OTHER TAXING ENTITIES.

AND WE GO TO THE MAX AND EVERYONE DECIDES TO GO TO THE MAX, WE WILL BE TAXED OUT.

I WOULD RATHER GO WITH THE PROPOSED. >> HOPEFULLY, THEY TAKE ACCOUNT

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OF US AS WELL. >> I UNDERSTAND. BUT WE ARE CONSIDERATE.

>> I KNOW! >> I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE'VE ALWAYS GONE WITH THE NO TAX RATE. THE NO REVENUE TAX RATE. BECAUSE WE ARE ALWAYS THINKING ABOUT EVERYBODY ELSE. BUT IN THE LONG RUN IT IS THE TAXPAYER THAT YOU KNOW, WE

SHOULD BE THINKING ABOUT. I THINK IT IS FAIR. >> THE COUNTY FOR YEARS, WITH THEIR EXISTING TAX RATE, LET IT GO OFF AND KEPT DROPPING LIKE WE DID.

>> WAS TO HAVE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF SERVICES TO PROVIDE TO OUR CITIZENS.

HOPEFULLY THEY APPRECIATE IT BUT THE .5882 IS WHEN I'M COMFORTABLE WITH.

>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.F THERE IS NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, CALL FOR A VOTE.

ALL IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? THANK YOU.

>> MAYOR, I WAS JUST GOING TO MENTION THAT WE DON'T, THERE IS NO NEED TO

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