Nov 16, 2021 City Council

[A. CALL TO ORDER]

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MOMENT OF SILENCE. >>> APLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE PUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH

LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG; I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE, UNDERGOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

>> WELCOME, EVERYBODY, IF YOU HAVEN'T KILL FILLED OUT A CARD AND WANT TO SPEAK TONIGHT, MAKE SURE YOU CAN SPEAK AT CITIZENS' COMMUNICATION TIME. MR. GARZA, DO WE HAVE ANY

ANNOUNCEMENTS OR REMINDER? >> GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, NOTHING ON MY PART.

>>> PUSH EMPLOYEE WRECK 96S? NO, SIR. >>> ITEMS FROM COUNCIL?

>> GO AROUND THE HORN, ANYBODY? QUIET BUNCH TONIGHT. ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO ONTO

[4. Citizen Communication:]

TONIGHT. GOOD EVENING. >> GOOD EVENING.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MAYOR, NO MAYOR PRO-TEM ANYMORE, OKAY. >> WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH LOOSE DOGS AND I JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU HOW YOU CAN FILE A CITIZEN'S COMPLAINT, YOU JUST GO TO THE MUNICIPAL COURT AND YOU ALSO HAVE TO FILE A DANGEROUS DOG AFFIDAVIT IF A DOG BITES YOU.

A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE SAYING WHY AREN'T ANIMAL CONTROL DOING ANYTHING ABOUT ALL THESE DOG BITE CASES. THE PERSON THAT GETS BIT HAS TO FILE A DANGEROUS DOG AFFIDAVIT.

AND A LOT OF TIMES THE PERSON THAT GETS BIT DOESN'T EVEN KNOW THAT.

THEY'RE IN THE HOSPITAL AND THEY COME BACK A MONTH LATER AND THAT SAME DOG THAT BIT THEM STILL RUNNING AROUND. AND THEY ARE WONDERING, WHY DIDN'T ANIMAL CONTROL TAKE CARE OF IT YOU HAVE TO SIGN A DANGEROUS DOG APPLICATION AND MOST PEOPLE DON'T KNOW.

THAT WE'VE HAD 652 DOG BITES FROM 2014 TO 2019 THAT IS ABOUT 110 DOG BITES A YEAR IN VICTORIA COUNTY. AND THAT IS AN AVERAGE OF ONE DOG BITE PER FOUR DAYS AND THE DOG OWNERS ARE NOT BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE OR RESPONSIBLE. NORMALLY THE WAY ANIMAL CONTROL DOES IT. THEY GIVE THEM A $75 NON-JUDICIAL, NON-CRIMINAL TICKET THAT DON'T COUNT AGAINST THEM. THEY PAY THE $75 AND LET THEM GO. IF THE DOG IS VACCINATED AND ALL THE SHOTS ARE IN ORDER AND IT HAS BEEN SPAYED AND NEUTERED THE FINE IS ONLY $25. THEY PAID THE $25 AND THEN RELEASE IT AGAIN. I'VE HAD A NEIGHBOR IN FOUR MONTHS WHO LET HIS DOG GO THREE TIMES AND YOU WOULD THINK AFTER THE THIRD TIME ANIMAL CONTROL WOULD HAVE A HEARING OR CALL IT A NUISANCE PET OR SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, IT JUST GETS RIDICULOUS. I'M GOING TO START DOING THINGS DIFFERENT. I'M JUST GOING TO FILE CITIZENS COMPLAINT WITH THE MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE AND JUST TAKING OUT OF ANIMAL CONTROL'S HANDS AND LET THE MUNICIPAL JUDGE HANDLE IT. AND I CAN FILE IN THE APPROPRIATE JP COURT.

AND THE DOGS THAT DID BITE THE POLICE OFFICERS, THEY WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE AND THE OWNER.

BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME CLASS C MISDEMEANOR CHARGES LIKE IN A DOG BITES YOU BUT IF IT IS NOT REAL SERIOUS WHERE ANIMAL CONTROL OR A POLICE OFFICER COULD FILE WITH THE MUNICIPAL COURT LIKE SOME CLASS C MISDEMEANORS WHERE THEY DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE ■DISTRICT ATTORNEYNESS BECAUSE THE DOG OWNERS AREN'T BEING RESPONSIBLE AND ACCOUNTABLE AND IT HASN'T BEEN -- THE FLAKER IS A PIT BULL AND BULLDOG RUNNING LIEU ALL THE TIME.

I HAVE HAVE MY MACE IN MY BAG AND I'M PREPARED FOR I. THANK YOU.

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>> THANK YOU. MS. ANNE RIGHTER. REMEMBER, AS WE GO THROUGH THESE

REMARKS KEEP THEM TO 3 MINUTES LIKE MR. VON DERA DID. >> ANNE RICKER, 101 COURT.

GOOD EVENING. HOME OWNERS, PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND CITY OF TEXAS BECAME VICTIMS IN 1997 WHEN LEGISLATURES CHANGED THE PROPERTY TAX LAWS. SUDDENLY COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES COULD LOWER THEIR TAX CONTRIBUTIONS SUBSTANTIALLY AS A MEDIAN OF COMPARABLE PROPERTIES.

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY TEXAS PROPERTY TAX WAS NO LONGER BASED ON PROPERTY VALUE.

NEW SUPER STORES AND REFINERIES WORTH 10 TIMES MORE THAN COMPARABLE STORES AND REFINERIES COULD MEDIAN DOWN ITS EVALUATION. AS MONEY TIGHTENED, TAX, DISTRICTS STAYEDWIDE AGGRESSIVELY RAISED EVALUATIONS. I DELETE S ISD GAVE NO QUARTER AND THE STATE LOWERED THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO SCHOOLS. MANY BUSINESSES CLOSED AND LANDLORDS ASKED FOR LOWER EVALUATIONS ON EMPTY BUILDINGS. MORE BUSINESSES COULD IMMEDIATE YAP DOWN. TAX DISTRICTS CONTINUE TO RAISE EVALUATIONS, BUT NOW HOME OWNERS ARE SHOULDERING THE LAX LOAD DISPORPROTIONATELY. THE ISD BOARD AND SHY LOST

EMPATHY FOR OWNERS. >> RAISED RATES AFTER HARRI AND THE CITY HAS RAISED RATES DURING THE COVID DISASTER. HOME OWNERS ARE SUFFERING AND THE CITY COUNCIL NEEDS A MIND SET CHANGE. OTHER CITIES HAVE PUT SOLAR INSTALLATIONS ON THEIR BUILDINGS, BESIDES PERSONNEL, ELECTRICITY IS USUALLY THE HIGHEST EXPENSE.

AUSTIN ISD HAS SOLAR INSTALLATION, SOME 45 OF THEIR 130 SCHOOLS.

AUSTIN'S POW BER COMPANY GIVES AUNT 110 MILLION A YEAR SO THEIR CITY.

IF VICTORIA SOUGHT SOWING THE SAME OPPORTUNITIES, VICTORIA POWER WOULD EXIST AND AND GIVE $13 MILLION A YEAR TO THE CITY. USE THE AMERICANS ARE SKEW ABOUT FUND.

PURCHASE AT LEAST ONE SOLAR INSTALLATION ON A CITY BUILDING. REINVEST THE SAVINGS IN MORE ENERGY-SAVING PROJECTS. A GRANT IS THE BEST POSSIBLE START TO A SELF-FUNDING PROGRAM.

I THOUGHT A 3-YEAR RETURN ON INVESTMENT POSSIBLE UNTIL I DISCOVERED DEMAND CHARGE.

CEDAR DELETE SAR, INTENTIONAL ACADEMY IN TEXAS CLAIMS A FIVE-YEAR RUPP ON COALAR VICTIM.

THAT IS LIKELY CORRECT WHEN USING GRANT MONEY. >> CAN ENSURE THE COUNCIL THAT

HIS SOLAR INSTALLATIONS SURVIVE BOTH RUSHINGS THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU MS. RICHTER.

>> LAST ONE IS MR. RENDON. >> GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE COUNCIL.

THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO HEAR ME OUT. WE'VE BEEN IN BUSINESS 2014, MY BROTHER STARTED THE COMPANY AT THAT TIME, I PARTNERED WITH ANYMORE 2015, TOOK IT OVER AND BROUGHT IT TO VICTORIA IN 2017. IF YOU WERE TO TALK TO THE FOLKS AT VEC AND LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES HERE BOTH WILL CONTEST THAT WE DO STELLAR INSTALLATION SERVICES FOR OUR CLIENTS.

ONE OF THE THINGS I'M ABSOLUTELY PROUD OF IS THE FRACT THAT UNLIKE MANY OF OUR COMPETITORS WE DON'T TAKE ANY CHORT CUTS OR SHORT -- CHORT CUTS OR SHORTCHANGES.

MANY OF YOU MAY KNOW JUDGE ANNIE RAMOS, HER SONS IS ONE OF MY PARTNERS AND HE'S ALSO ONE OF MY CLIENTS. IN FACT, HE BECAME A CUSTOMER FIRST AND THEN HE BECAME A PARTNER AFTERWARDS TO WORK WITH US. WE INSTALLED HIS SYSTEM JANUARY, FOUR DAYS BEFORE HURRICANE HARVEY CAME IN. NOBODY SPATED WE'D HAVE AN IMPACT THAT SOON. AS ANYBODY WOULD EXPECT, HE GOT NERVOUS AND SCARED AND WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, ET CETERA, ET CETERA, ET CETERA. AND I ASSURED HIM.

I SAID AT THAT TIME WE HAD INSTALLED 350 SYSTEMS ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS AND THE SYSTEMS WE INSTALLED HAVE ALL SURVIVED HURRICANE, MAINABLY BECAUSE OUR SYSTEMS WERE DESIGNED AND ENGINEERED TO WITHSTAND 130 MILES PER HOUR WINDS. ALL STAMPED AND APPROVED.

I SEE MR. RICKY BACK HERE, RICK, WHO RUNS Y'ALL CITY. AND WE DO A LOT OF OUR PAPERWORK

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>>> THANK YOU MR. RENDON. >> ALL RIGHT, THROWS THE THREE REGISTERED FOR CITIZENS COMMUNICATION. AT THIS TIME WE'LL CLOSE CITIZEN COMMUNICATION AND GO ON WITH

ITEMS FOR PUBLIC HEARING. C WITH UN. >> ORDINANCE AMENDING 2021-2022 BUDGET OF CITY OF VICTORIA AND CARRYING FORWARD ENCOUPLE BRANSES OUTSTANDING SEPTEMBER

ANY OTHERTH 2021. >> FOR FISCAL YEAR CARRY OVERENCOUPLE BRANSES ARE THAT TOTALING JUST UNDER $8 MILLION AND THERE IS A LIST OF THOSE THAT WAS INCLUDE IN THE Y'ALL'S PACKET THIS IS AN ITEM WE PRESENT EACH YEAR FOR ANY CONTRACTS OR PURCHASE ORDERS FILL OUTSTANDING AS OF OUR FISCAL YEAR ENDS WHICH WAS SEPTEMBER 30TH.

WE DO HAVE A LEGAL COMMITMENT FOR THESE ITEMLESS, IS THEREFORE ONCE THE GOODS ARE RECEIVED OR SERVICES RENDERED WE DO HAVE TO PAY FOR THEM. JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PROCESS. WE DO START THIS IN AUGUST. WE DISCUSSED WITH IT THE DEPARTMENT, WHICH P. O.SAND CONTRACTS NEEDS BE CARRIED OVER. THE REASON WHY THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF DELAY BEFORE WE BRING IT TO COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL IS JUST WAITING ON THOSE FINAL INVOICES TO COME IN SO WE CAN GIVE Y'ALL AN ACCURATE NUMBER OF WHAT ACTUALLY IS BEING CARRIED OVER INTO THE NEW FISCAL YEAR. THIS ITEM IS NOT GOING TO AFFECT THE FISCAL 2022 HOSPITALLED BUDGET. ALL THESE CARRY OVERS WILL ALSO BRING IN THE BUDGET FROM THE PRIORY. WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS WHEN WE FUTURE BUDGET TOGETHER LAST YEAR, WE HAD CONSIDERED THESE PURCHASE ORDERS AND CONTRACTS FULLY, PENDED LAST YEAR SO THEY'RE ALREADY TAKEN OUT OF FUND BALANCE, THEREFORE WE'RE ADDING INTO IT THE BUDGET.

AND WHAT ALL SEE IN OUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THERE WILL BE AN UNDESIGNATED OR UNRESTRICTED LINED AND A FUND BALANCE LINE THAT REPRESENTS THESE CARRY OVERINCUMBRANCES.

IN & TRUTHFULLY THE ENCOUPLE BRANS CARRY OVERIS A MATTER OF FAN TRANSPARENCY SINCE THAT ALREADY EXISTS. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

>> AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE THE OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ITEM C1.

[1. An ordinance amending the 2021-2022 Budget of the City of Victoria, an...]

CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >>> MOVE TO ADOPT C1.

>> SECOND. >> GREAT, MOTION AND SECOND, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION?

>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR AAYE, THOSE OPPOSE SAME SIGN, MOTION CARRIES TO PASS.

[D. Consent Agenda:]

WHICH ONTO THE CONSENT AGENDA. >> ITEM D1 IS THE ADOPTION OF MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING ON NOVEMBER 2 PRESIDENT, 2021. D2 IS A RESOLUTION REAPPOINTING MEMBERS OF THE VICTORIA SALES TAX DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS, D TREE CASTING VOTE FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A MEMBER TO THE THE VICTORIA COUNTY CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT BRDZ.

>> D4 APPROVING THE PERSON OF A TRIMBLE X7 LASER SCANNER SYSTEM FROM ALLTERRA CENTRAL IN THE

AMOUNT OF $50,668.39. >>> D5 APPROVE THE PAYMENT OF TCEQ ANNUAL CONSOLIDATED WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT FEEFOR FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS FOR IN AMOUNT OF $114,324.67.

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>> AND D66 APPROVE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH SHERIFFARIUM'S COMPANY IN THE

AMOUNT OF $76,150.78. >> THANK YOU. >> GO AHEAD.

>>> MOVE WE ADOPT A CONSENT AGENDA. >>> I SECOND WHERE MOTION AND SECOND TO AM PROVE THE CONSENTATH ALL KNOWS FAVOR AAYE J THOSE OPPOSE SAME SIGN, MOTION

[1. Appeal of Building and Standards Commission's Demolition Order for 405...]

COMMISSION'S DEMOLITION ORDER FOR 405 WEST JUAN LYNN STREET. >>> GOOD EVENING, I JUST WANT TO LET COUNCIL KNOW THAT THE PROPERTY OWNER ACTUALLY WITHDREW THIS APPEAL DUE THE SEVERE FIRE DAMAGE THAT OCCURRED ON N THE BUILDING YESTERDAY. I DID WANT TO TAKE THIS MOMENT TO JUST LET COUNCIL KNOW THAT AS WE GO THROUGH AND ARE SO MUCH MORE ACTIVE ON OUR BUILDING STANDARDS COMMISSION AND AS WE'RE GOING THROUGH THE COURT OF RECORD UPDATES, OR IMPLEMENTATION WITH OUR MUNICIPAL COURT THAT WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO COMPLETELY REDO OUR BUILDING STANDARDS ORDINANCE AND MAKE SURE WE'RE IN COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LAW. IT IS A PRETTY SIMPLE ORDINANCE, IT IS PRETTY MUCH COPY AND PASTED FROM STATE LAW AND MAKE SURE THAT IS ALL STILL ACCURATE. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ONE SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE THAT WE'RE GOING BRING FORWARD TO COUNCIL. WE'RE GOING TO ASK COUNCIL TO ENACT AN ATTENDANCE POLICY. WE DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE POL PROBLEM WITH COMMISSIONERS NOT ATTENDING BUT WE HAVE HAD THAT IN THE FAST. WE'VE BEEN ASKING FOR BYLAWS AND A PROPOSED ORDINANCE DEALING WITH ALL OF OUR BUILDING STANDARDS COMMISSION PROBABLY AROUND FEBRUARY IF ALL GOES WELL. I JUST WANT TO TAKE TIME TO LET

Y'ALL KNOW. >>> OKAY. THANK YOU.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. FULL GRAM. >>> I WOULD LIKE TO KIND OF MAKE A COMMENT BECAUSE I THINK THIS MIGHT BE THE SAME BUILDING THAT THERE WAS AN ARTICLE AND PAPER AND THERE HAD BEEN A FIRE AND IT MADE ME REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF EVERYBODY INVOLVED IN THE WHOLE PROCESS OF HANDLING SUBSTANDARD BUILDINGS AND IN HANDLING THE ULTIMATE DEMOLITION OR REPAIR, LOOKING AT THE ARTICLE THIS THE PAPER, THERE WERE 18 PEOPLE THAT ATTENDED THAT. THERE WERE 18 PEOPLE PUT IN ARM'S WAY BECAUSE OF A FIRE IN A BUILDING THAT HAD ALREADY BEEN DECLARED AS A SUBSTANDARDCH I REALLY PROUD OUR PROCEDURE AND HOPE WE CAN DON'T PERHAPS MACIT MORE EFFICIENT.

>> THANK YOU, WELL-SAID, MISS SCOTT. >>> WITH THAT WE'LL JUST LET

[2. Authorize an application to the Economic Development Administration's ...]

>>> AUTHORIZING AN APPLICATION TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM IN AN APPROXIMATE MAT AMOUNT OF $1,618,600 FOR THE CITYWIDE LED STRAIGHTLIGHTING PROJECT COMMIT CITY MATCH REQUIREMENT AND IDENTIFY SOURCE OF FUNDING FOR

THE MATCH. >>> AND MS. CONNALLY WILL GIVE US A PRESENTATION AND WE CAN

VOTE AFTER THAT ON EACH ONE INDIVIDUALLY. >> EXACTLY.

>> SO THESE ARE THE AUTHORIZING RESOLUTIONS THAT WE DO FOUR FOR ALL STATE AND FEDERAL GRANTS THAT SET FORTH THE CITY MANAGER HAS AUTHORIZED IT. THAT HE IS THE AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE, THAT WE HAVE THE MATCH WHERE THE FUNDING IS COMING FROM.

THAT IS ALL THAT IS IN THE RESOLUTION THAT IS ATTACHES ATTACHED TO THIS ITEM THIS PRESENTATION WILL SUMMARIZE THE THREE APPLICATIONS WE HAVE FENDING -- PENDING RIGHT NOW.

THE RESOLUTIONS HAVE TO BE ATTACHED TO THE MISSION IS, WHICH IS WHY WE'RE DOING SUH -- SUBMISSION WHICH IS WHY WE'RE DOING THIS BEFORE WE FINISH THE ACTUAL APPLICATION.

WE ONE OF THESE WORKS FOR -- THIS ONE. >> SO THE FIRST SOMEONE A DOWNTOWN SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT WHICH WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY. THE TOTAL PROJECT COST RIGHT NOW ESTIMATED AT $5 MILLION. WE'RE ASKING FOR 75/25 SPLIT. THAT IS A LITTLE BETTER THAN THE 80/20 THAT IS REQUIRED. WHICH MEANS THAT THE FEDERAL SHARE WOULD BE 3.75, AND OUR SHARE WOULD BE 1.25 MILLION. THIS PROJECT WILL UPGRADE AND ADD SIDEWALK, STANDARDIZED LIGHTING SIGNALS AND RESULT UTILITIES, FOR ON STREET PARKING, DECORATIVE LIGHTING, CROSSWALKS, TREES, GRASS AND IRRIGATION AND THE IMPORTANT POINTS ARE EXTENDED THE VICTORIA PERCEIVED DOWNTOWN COURT TO CREATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES.

THERE IS A LOT THAT GOES ALONG WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY IN TERMS OF WHAT THE CITY HAS ALREADY INVESTED WHAT THAT HAS MEANT FOR PEOPLE DOWNTOWN AND BUSINESSES DOWNTOWN. AND WHAT OUR FUTURE EXPANSIONS AND INVESTMENTS ARE GOING TO

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AND THAT IS A LIST OF THE STREETS THAT WE HAVE IDENTIFIED FOR THIS PROJJECT.

>> AND I'LL JUST BRIEFLY ADD ON THAT PROJECT THAT THIS STEMS RIGHT OUT OF THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN. YOU MAY RECALL A DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN IDENTIFIES A PRIMARY CORRIDOR FOR OUR DOWNTOWN. AND LITERALLY THE LOCATION OF THESE SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS IS CONSISTENT WITH THAT PRIMARY CORRIDOR THIS GRANT IS ONE STEP TOWARDS THE DIRECTION OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN, WHICH IS REALLY FOCUSING ON THE PRIMARY

CORRIDOR. >> NEXT WE HAVE THE CITYWIDE LED LIGHTING PROJECT.

THIS ONE IS APPROXIMATELY 1.618,6. AGAIN, WE'RE GOING WITH A 75/25 COST-SHARE THON WHICH MEANS WE WOULD BE ASKING FOR THE EDA TO COVER JUST OVER 1.2 MILLION AND WE WOULD COVER THE $404,000. AND WHAT THIS IS GOING TO DO IS REPLACE THE HIGH PRESSURE SODIUM LIGHTS, HPS IS FOR HIGH PRESSURE SODIUM. SOME ARE MERCURY VAPOR LIGHTS, TOO. I HAVE LEARNED AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNTF ABOUT CITY LIGHTING FROM OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS. BUT OBVIOUSLY THE LIGHTS REPRESENT COST SAVINGS AND AN INCREASE IN BRIGHTNESS. WE'LL REPLACE SOME OF THE FIXTURE ARMS FOR CONSISTENCY.

I'M SURE YOU NOTICED TXDOT REPLACED SOME OF THEM ALONG OUR RIO GRANDE AND SO THEY'RE NOT CONSISTENT. SO THEY WILL REPLACE THOSE WHERE IT MAKES SENSE AND WE HAVE THE RIGHT OF WAY AND IT WILL FIT AND THE POLE WILL TAKE THE WEIGHT OF THE ARM AND WE WILL REPLACE THOSE TO MATCH. WE'LL TRIM AWAY OBSTRUCTING TREES AND THEN FINALLY WE'LL DO A PHOTO METRIC STUDY, AS THIS IS ALL GETTING COMPLETELY TO IDENTIFY WHERE WE ACTUALLY NEED TO ADD LIGHTS AND THEN, THIS ENHANGSES LIVERRIBILITY AND INCREASES PUBLIC SAFETY, PROTECTS INVESTMENTS AND YOU KNOW, NEW DEVELOPERS COME IN AND DON'T WANT TO BUILD BRANDS-NEW FACILITIES IN A REALLY DARK AREA. AND IT FOSTERS A BETTER ENVIRONMENT FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. AND THEN THE RIVERSIDE GOLF COURSE SCREENS RENOVATION PROJECTS THIS WILL HE APPLY TO THE TRAVEL TOURISM OUTDOOR RECREATION THIS ONE IS 1.364 MILLION, 75/25 COST SHARE. THE FEDERAL SHARE WILL BE A LITTLE OVER A MILLION AND THE CITY SHARE 43,2 THUNDERER. THIS WILL RECONSTRUCT THE GREENS TO IMMEDIATE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OUR GREENS HAS DRAINAGE ISSUE AND CAUSES ROT I HAVEN'T LEARNED AS MUCH ABOUT GREENS AS CITY LIGHTING, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THE EVALUATOR ARE SURPRISED THEY'RE IN AS GOOD SHAPE AS THEY ARE. AND WE'RE GOING TO REPAVE THE GOLF COURSE STAGING AREA AND ADDS ADA COMPLIANT GOLF COURTS AND HAD E-MAIL EXCHANGES WITH OUR GOLF PRO WHOLE TOLD ME THE SIZE OF THE POTENTIAL TO DOUBLE ARE PROFIT FROM THE GOLF COURSE OVER THE NEXT EIGHT YEARS IT WILL INCREASE SPORTS COUPLISM, ADDITION OF ADA WILL INCREASE OPPORTUNITY FOR OUTDOOR RECREATION AND I THINK THAT IT WILL HA V SOME OTHER BENEFITS IN TERMS OF LOCAL IMPACT. AND WE'RE STILL KIND OF WORKING THROUGH THAT PORTION OF THE

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. >> AND THEN JESUS HAS A BIT OF AN UPDATE ON SOME OTHER

POTENTIAL PROJECTS. >> SURE, SO YOU MAY RECALL THAT THERE ARE A FEW OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE RELATED PROJECTS THAT WE ARE ASSESSING ON WHETHER THEY MAKE SENSE TO SUBMIT FOR A GRANT AS WELL. COUPLE OF THOSE PROJECTS URBAN ENGINEERING IS HELPING WITH US PREENGINEERING WORK. THEY'RE LOOKING AT POTENTIALLY ADDING A ROAD THAT WOULD CONNECT THE FUTURE INTERSTATE OR CURRENT U.S. 59 TO BUSINESS 59 TO ALLOW FOR EASIER ACCESS TO THE AIRPORT. THAT IS SPECIFIC ENGINEERING PROJECT IS ON HOLD SIMPLY DUE TO

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HOWEVER, THEY HAVE PROCEEDED WITH CONTINUING TO LOOK AT ENHANGSING WATER AND SEWER UTILITIES ALONG THE I-69 CORRIDOR, WE HAD A MEETING THIS AFTERNOON WITH URBAN TO DISCUSS THAT. AND MORE THAN LIKELY WE'LL BE MAKING A DECISION ON WHETHER IT

WOULD BE COMPETITIVE TO SUBMIT A GRANT FOR THAT PROJECT OR NOT. >> IT IS IMPORTANT TO KEEP IN MIND THAT WITH THE UTILITY PROJECT IT BECOMES MORE COMPLEX BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL FOR EASEMENT ACQUISITION WHICH CREATES, YOU KNOW, EXTRA LEVEL OF COMPLEXITY WITH THE GRANT PROCESS AND EVEN JUST THE ADMINISTRATION PIECE OF IT. BUT NONETHELESS, MEETING IN DECEMBER WE'LL PLAN TO HAVE FURTHER DISCUSSION YOU ON THAT PROJECT.

AS IT RELATES TO BROADBAND, YOU MAY RECALL THAT DEREK HAS SUGGESTED THERE IS OTHER SOURCES OF PHONES ASSOCIATED FOR BROADBAND, SPECIFICALLY THROUGH COVID-19 CAPITOL FUND PROJECT THAT IS AVAILABLE AND THERE IS OBVIOUSLY OTHER FUNDS THAT ARE COMING DOWN THE PIPELINE WITH THE NEW INFRASTRUCTURE BILL SIGNED TODAY I BELIEVE IT WAS OR YESTERDAY.

AND SO MORE THAN LIKELY WE WILL NOT BE SUBMITTING A GRANT THROUGH THE EDA SPECIFICALLY FOR BROADBAND AND PRIORITIZING SOME OF THE OTHER GRANT OPPORTUNITIES FOR BROADBAND.

>> JUST TO BE CLEAR, THOUGH, YOU'RE NOT PROPOSING BUILDING ANYTHING THAT LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE

THAT ANYWHERE IN VICTORIA, CORRECT? >> CORRECT.

>> THANK YOU. >> WE'LL BE LOOKING AT THAT AND SAYING WHERE IS THAT GOING.

>> ALL RIGHT, HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT ANYBODY MIGHT HAVE ON ANY OF THE PROJECTS.

>> ON THE LIGHTING GRANT, A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS, I DIDN'T SEE WHERE EXACTLY KIND OF THE

PLAN WAS TO LAY OUT, MAYBE I MISSED IT. >> THE WHOLE CITY.

>> THE ENTIRE CITY. >> SO IT IS ALL THE LIGHTING. >> CORRECT.

>> IN THE CITY. >> OKAY. >> AND WHEN YOU SAID AEP

PROVIDING ASSISTANCE ON THIS WHAT IS THEIR ROLE IN THIS? >> THEIR SOLE THEY OWN THE

LIGHTS AND THEY'RE THE ONES WHO ARE GOING TO BE DOING THE WORK. >> OKAY.

>> SO WE WILL HAVE A CONTRIBUTION IN & AID AGREEMENT TO COMPLETE THIS PROJECT.

>> GOTCHA. >>> AND ONE OTHER QUESTION I HAD ON THE DOWNTOWN SIDEWALK PROJECT, IF WE GO FORWARD WITH THE TAX-FREE INVESTMENT, TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE IS THAT SOMETHING THAT CAN BE REIMBURSED OR MATCHED BY THE CITY?

CAN THAT BE REIMBURSED OUT OF THAT SUNDAY IN. >> YES.

>> DO WE NEED TO DO ANYTHING AHEAD OF TIME TO IDENTIFY THAT IS A POTENTIAL?

>> NOT FOR THIS GRANT, BECAUSE TECHNICALLY IT ISN'T CREATED YET.

IN THE MOMENT WE SUBMIT THE GRANT WE CAN'T NIPT THE GRANT APPLICATION THAT ANY FUNDS WOULD BE REIMBURSED THROUGH THE TURS BECAUSE IT DOESN'T EXIST YET. BUT ULTIMATELY WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO ADMINISTERING IT WE WOULD HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH YOU AND THE TERS BOARD IF IT IS

SET UP,SCHEDULE A REIMBURSEMENT PAYMENT. >> OKAY.

>> AND ON THAT TOPIC IN DECEMBER WHEN WE HAVE OUR WORKSHOP, THAT IS WHEN WE'LL HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH YOU ABOUT PLUGGING IN ALL OF THESE MATCHES SO THAT WE CAN ACCOUNT FOR THE SCENARIO OF GETTING ALL THE GRANTS WHICH WOULD BE AMAZING, BUT OBVIOUSLY UNLIKELY THAT WE GET ALL OF THEM. BUT AT THE SAME TIME WE WANT TO PROPERLY PLAN NRICIP FOR THE SCENARIO OF US GETTING ALL THE GRANTS. SO THAT PIECE WE'LL DISCUSS IN

DECEMBER. >> ALL RIGHT. >> GOOD MR. LOFGREN?

>> THANK YOU, KATY. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU MS. CONNALLY.

>> BACK TO ITEM LET'S SEE E2. NEED A MOTION ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.

>> MOVE TO ADOPT E2. >>> SECOND. >> MOTION AND A SECOND IS THERE ANY FURTHERED DISCUSSION ABOUT THE CITYWIDE LED STRAIGHTLIGHTING PROJECT GRANT? NO? OKAY ALL KNOWS FAVOR AAYE. THOSE OPPOSE SAME SIGN.

[3. Authorize an application to the Economic Development Administration's ...]

E3. >> E3 IS A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN APPLICATION TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION'S ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM IN AN APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $5 MILLION FOR THE DOWNTOWN SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT COMMIT CITY MATCH REQUIREMENT AND IDENTIFYING THE SOURCE OF FUNDING FOR THE MATCH.

>> MOVE WE ADOPT E3. >> SECOND. >> IZ HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> THOSE OPPOSE, SAME SIGN.

[4. Authorize an application to the Economic Development Administration's ...]

>> MOTION CARRIES. E4. >> ITEM E4 IS A RESOLUTION

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FUNDING FOR THE MATCH. >>> MOVE TO ADOPT E4. >>> PARM?

>> SECOND. >> MOTION AND A SECOND ON E4 IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION?

>> ALL RIGHT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSE SAME SIGN.

[5. Adopt the 2021 Parks and Recreation Master Plan. Jason Alfaro, Directo...]

MOTION CARRIES. ITEM E5. >> E5 IS A RESOLUTION TO ADOPT

THE 2021 PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND

COUNCIL. >> GOOD EVENING MR. AL FARROW. ALFARO.

>>> GOT AN ENTER AWJ WE MANY BUT PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN THAT WE PRESENT TO YOU FOR HOPEFULLY FOR FORMAL ADOPTION BUT ALSO BROUGHT MR. LEE KEELING OUR CHAIR FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION AS WELL AS CHRISTIAN WHROINTS IS THE PROJECT PLANNER.

HE DOES HAVE A VERY, VERY BRIEF PRESENTATION IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO GO INTO THAT.

BUT NONETHELESS, I WOULD LIKE TO LET LEE HAVE THE FLOOR REAL QUICK.

>> MAYOR BALK DELETE S BAUKNIGHT AND COUNCIL, IT HAS BEEN A LONG SEVERAL MONTHS THAT THE PARKS COMMISSION HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THE MASTER PLAN PROJECT THAT WE'RE UNDERTAKING.

IT IS SOMETHING THE COMMISSION IS VERY, VERY EXCITED ABOUT. IT IS VERY PROUD TO BRING TO YOU TODAY IN RECOMMEND THAT COUNCIL APPROVE THE PLAN. YOU'RE GOING HEAR A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE PLAN IN DETAIL FROM KRISIAN. HE CAN KIND OF UPDATE YOU AND ANSWER QUESTIONS THAT I'M SURE YOU'LL HAVE. BUT I THINK ONE THING THAT YOU'LL APPRECIATE WHEN YOU TAKE THE TIME TO LOOK AT THIS PLAN IS THAT YOU'LL SEE THAT THIS IS A VERY, VERY DEEP, DEEP DIVE INTO WHAT WE HAVE, WHAT OUR COMMUNITY WOULD LIKE TO SEE.

IT ATTEMPTS TO MATCH THOSE THINGS UP AND IT GOES INTO HOW WE DO THINGS AND IT GIVES US A LOT OF SUGGESTIONS ABOUT HOW WE COULD LOOK AT THAT AND SEE IF WE CAN IMPROVE THE WAY WE DO A LOT OF THINGS. IT IS A CHALLENGING PLAN. THERE IS A LOT THERE FOR ALL OF US THE COMMISSION IS EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH COUNCIL, TO GET THE PLAN, MAKE THE PLAN YOU KNOW, A LIVING, WORKING DOCUMENT THAT LETS US IMPLEMENT AND IMPROVE THE PARKS -- OUR PARKS SITUATION AROUND THE ENTIRE CITY. A LOT OF THE PLANNED VOTE IS DEVOTED TO EQUITY AND HOW CAN IMPROVE THE DISTRIBUTION OF THESE PARK RESOURCES ACROSS THE COMMUNITY. IT IS AN AREA I'M PARTICULARLY EXCITED ABOUT SO ANYWAY, WE'RE EXCITED TO BRING THIS TO YOU. I KNOW YOU'LL HAVE QUESTIONS FOR MR. LINTS AND VERY HAPPY TO

PRESENT THE PLAN TO COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. >> MR. DEATH KEELING? THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LEADING THE PARKS COMMISSION THROUGH THIS PROCESS AND FOR ALL THE

PARKS COMMISSIONERS. >> I KNOW IT HAS BEEN LONG BUT IT IS A VERY NICE MASTER PLAN.

LISTEN TO ALL THE INPUT, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE DID OUR JOINT MEETING TOGETHER ON RIVERSIDE PARK THERE WAS A BUNCH OF INPUT AND IT WAS WELL TAKEN, WELL RECEIVED AND I THINK WE HAVE A BETTER PRODUCT ATTEND OF IT. THANK YOU FOR ALL Y'ALL'S HARD WORK ON IT.

>> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, SIR. HERE WE HAVE CHRISTIAN LINTS HIRE AS WELL, SIR AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE A QUICK PRESENTATION OR JUST ROLL INTO QUESTIONS,

HOWEVER WOULD YOU LIKE. >>> QUICK PRESENTATION SOUNDS GREAT.

>> MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME YET AGAIN I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH YOU. LE IS OF THE PRESENT SLIDES I'LL PROVIDE YOU THIS EVENING THESE ARE THINGS YOU'VE ALREADY SEEN BUT HELPFUL TO GET THIS INFORMATION IN THE RECORD SO THE GENERAL PUBLIC UNDERSTANDS WHAT IS IN THE PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN.

>>> SO, OF COURSE, WHAT THIS PLAN ADDRESSES AS YOU ARE ALL ACQUAINTED WITH NOW.

MASTER PLAN IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE YOU VISION OR CRIED HOW IT WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NEXT 20 YEARS, 10 TO 20 YEARS. AND ALSO HOW YOU'RE GOING PROVIDE RECREATIONAL SERVICES TO THE RESIDENTS OF YOUR COMMUNITY, AS I'VE TOLD YOU BEFORE THE PARKS AND CREATION MASTER PLAN PREPARED BY THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND WILDLIFE SO THAT IT ACTUALLY PUTS YOU IN A BETTER POSITION IN THE FUTURE TO RECEIVE GRANTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT.

IN ADDITION TO THAT AND IN ADDITION TO A TYPICAL PARKS SYSTEM MASTER PLAN, YOUR PARKS MASTER PLAN INCLUDES SOME VERY SPECIFIC CONCEPTUAL DESIGN PLANS FOR THREE PARKS WITHIN YOUR PARK

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SYSTEM AS WELL. >> S YOU'RE WELL AWARE THIS IS A PROCESS THAT HAS OCCURRED OVER THE LASTARY IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OTHER MASTER PLANNING EFFORTS THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN VICTORIA FROM THE VERY BEGINNING JUST ABOUT THIS TIME LAST YEAR IS WHEN WE GOT STARTED DEVELOPING A VISION AND GOING OUT THROUGH THE SPRING AND SUMMER, ASSESSING EXISTING CONDITIONS AND PREPARING INITIAL RECOMMENDATIONS. THERE WAS DIFFERENT TYPES OF STAKEHOLD EVER OUTREACH, PUBLIC OUTREACH THROUGHOUT THE PLANNING PROCESS, INCLUDING INTERVIEWS WITH MANY OF YOU OR MOST OF YOU UP THERE ON THE DIAST, FOCUSED REVIEWS MEETING TO ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THE OVERALL PARK OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SLEEVE THREE SPECIFIC PARKS, TOWN HALL MEETINGS, PUBLIC INFORMATION BOOTH AND AS YOU'RE ALSO WELL AWARE OF WE WORKED ON THIS IN CONJUNCTION AND UNDER THE OVERSIGHT OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION THROUGHOUT THE LAST YEAR. YOUR MASTER PLAN HAS TAKEN NINE GOALS THAT WERE ORIGINALLY IN YOUR 2012 PLAN AND REDUCED THAT DOWN TO FOUR SPECIFIC GOALS, THE FIRST OF WHICH DEALS WITH HOW YOU'RE GOING TO GROW AND DEVELOP YOUR PARK SYSTEM IN THE FUTURE AS YOUR POPULATION GROWS.

THE SECOND GOAL INVOLVES HOW YOU ARE GOING TO MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE YOUR PARK SYSTEM ASSETS, YOUR RECREATIONAL ASSETS, THE THIRD GOAL REFERS TO YOUR PLAN FOR FUTURE COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING AND EVENTS THAT WILL BE CONDUCTED IN VICTORIA, AND FINALLY THE FOURTH GOAL DEALS WITH ALL THOSE OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE ISSUES THAT YOU CONSIDER WHEN YOU'RE CONSIDERING HOW YOU CAN EFFECTIVELY DELIVER RECREATION SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY THERE ARE OVER 60 RECOMMENDED ACTION IN THE WORK PROGRAM INCLUDING WAYS YOU MIGHT CHANGE HOW YOU OPERATE ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS, REGULATIONS, POLICIES AND PROGRAMS. BUT ALSO THERE IS A SERIES, A FAIRLY LONG LIST OF WHAT WE TERM NEAR PARK SYSTEM INVESTMENTS.

THESE ARE BASICALLY INVESTMENTS THAT SHOULD BE MADE IN THE NEAR TERM TO ACTUALLY IMPROVE THE CONDITION OF YOUR EXISTING PARK PROPERTIES. THE PLAN RECOMMENDS THAT YOU MAINTAIN THE TARGET LEVELS OF SERVICE FOR PARKLAND ACREAGE IN REGIONAL COMMUNITY NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS BUT ALSO ADDS A RECOMMENDATION THAT YOU SEEK TO TRY TO PROVIDE NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS AND MULTIUSE TRAILS WITHIN A ONE HALF MILE OR 10-MINUTE WALK SHED OF ALL RESIDENTIAL AREAS. THE PARK PLAN ALSO INCLUDES A TARGET LEVEL OF SERVICE FOR RECREATIONAL FACILITIES, IDENTIFY SOME VERY COMMON RECREATIONAL FACILITIES THAT YOU WOULD SEE IN MOST MUNICIPAL PARK SYSTEM AND PROVIDES, GIVES YOU A TARGET TO TRY TO ATTAINNARD TO THE NUMBER OF FACILITIES YOU MIGHT OFFER IN YOUR FACILITIES OR IN SOME CASES LIKE WITH SKATE PARKS OR COMMUNITY CENTER RECOMMENDED SQUARE AS I'VE SAID BEFORE WHEN WE MET THE TARGETED LEVELS OF SERVICE ARE ASPIRATIONAL AND ALWAYS ADVISORY AND GIVE YOU THAT DIRECTION TO

SHOOT FOR. >> SOME KEY RECOMMENDATIONS THROUGHOUT THE PLAN INCLUDE THE RECOMMENDATION FOR UPDATES TO YOUR LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS TO INCLUDES PARKLANDS DEDICATION STANDARDS IN ADDITION TO THE CONCEPTUAL PLANS THAT WERE PREPARED FOR THREE OTHER PARKS THAT ARE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OR EXPANSION OF LONE TREE CREEK PARK THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM WE RECOMMEND IMPROVEMENTS TO WALKING FACILITIES WITHIN A QUARTER MILE OF PARKS AND CONSIDERS HOW YOU MIGHT MONITOR AND MANAGE THE TYPES OF RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS AS YOU MOVE FORWARD AND A NUMBER OF ACTIONS THAT DEAL WITH THE WAY YOU MAINTAIN OR SCHEDULE MAINTENANCE OF ALL OF YOUR PARK SYSTEM ASSETS AND HOW IN ADDITION TO THAT HOW YOU MAY DEVELOP SPECIFIC STANDARDS THAT ALLOW YOU TO DETERMINE IN ADVANCE WHAT TYPE OF DESIGN FEATURES OR ES SYMPATHETIC FEATURES YOU WANT TO INCORPORATE INTO THE PARK SYMPTOM HAVE A UNIFORM ESTHETIC LOOK. I'LL WEND A COUPLE MORE SLIDES ON THE DEVELOPMENT PLANS AS YOU'RE WELL AWARE, THREE CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS WERE PREPARED. AND THE PARKS CHOSEN FOR THE PLANS WERE CHOSEN BUS THEY REPRESENTATIVE THREE DIFFERENT CLASSIFICATIONS OR THREE DIFFERENT TYPES OF PARKS IN YOUR COMMUNITY AND IN MOST MUNICIPAL PARK SYSTEMS. THEY WERE ALSO CHOSEN BECAUSE OF THEIR DIFFERENT SCALE OR SIZE AND ALSO HOW THEY WERE DISTRIBUTED AROUND THE DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE COMMUNITY. THE PLANS THAT WERE PREPARED PROPOSE A SERIES OF UPGRADES, IMPROVEMENTS AND ENHANCEMENTS AND NEW AMENITIES THOSE PARKS TO REDEVELOP THEM ACCORDING TO WHAT WE CALL COMPLETE PARKS AND COMPLETE PARKS ESSENTIALLY CONSIDERS FIVE DIFFERENT

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WE'RE REALLY ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT THE PLAN THAT HAS BEEN PREPARED. I'LL SAY WE WERE REALLY ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT HAVING WORKED WITH YOUR PARKS AND RECS DEPARTMENT OVER THE LAST YEAR, THEY'VE BEEN A REALLY GREAT PARTNER TO WORK WITH. THIS IS REALLY THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THIS PLAN ARE RATHER AMBITIOUS, BUT, I WILL TELL YOU THAT SO MANY OTHER COMMUNITIES, YOUR PEER COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT TEXAS ARE ALSO BEING VERY AMBITIOUS ABOUT THE PARKS AND THE RECREATIONAL SERVICES THAT THEY OFFER.

WE FEEL THAT IT IS A WAY FOR YOU NOT ONLY TO ASSURE THAT YOU'RE PROVIDING FOR THE LONG-TERM QUALITY OF LIFE FOR YOUR RESIDENTS, BUT ALSO THAT YOU'RE KEEPING UP WITH THOSE OTHER COMMUNITIES AND TRYING TO TRACK LONG-TERM INVESTMENT AND GROWTH TO YOUR COMMUNITY.

SO CERTAINLY HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE OR PERHAPS JASON CAN ANSWER A FEW, TOO.

>> THANK YOU, MR. LINTZ, DO YOU HAVE FURTHER QUEST. >> THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THIS PLAN TOGETHER FOR US REALLY APPRECIATE IT AND LOOK FORWARD TO USING IT TO IMPROVE OUR PARK

SYSTEM AND GROW IT, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU ALL. >> OKAY.

WE HAVE ITEM E5. >> YOU'RE GOOD? >> I MOVE WE ADOPT E5.

>>> I SECONDS IT AND MOTION AND A SECOND, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON IT MR. ALFARO I DIDN'T THANK YOU BUT THANK YOU FOR LEADING THE DEPARTMENT THROUGH THIS EFFORT.

>> THANK YOU, MY PLEASURE. >> AND THE REST OF US. >> SO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY

AYE. >> AYE. >>> THOSE OPPOSE SAME SIGN.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> ITEM E6.

[6. Request an audit of Victoria County Central Appraisal District process...]

>> E6 IS A RESOLUTION REQUESTING AN AUDIT OF VICTORIA COUNTY CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT

PROCESSES AND VALUATIONS. >> MAYOR, I DO NOT HAVE A PRESENTATION ON THIS ITEM TONIGHT AT YOUR REQUEST THIS ITEM LOTS BEEN BROUGHT BACK PURSUANT TO TO DISCUSSION LED BY

MR. CROCKER AT THE LAST MEETING. >> DO WE HAVE A MOTION? ASK I MOVE WE ADOPT.

>> SECOND. >> THIS IS A RESOLUTION TO YOU KNOW, REQUEST AN AUDIT OR THIRD PARTY REVIEW OF THE PROCESSES, RIGHT? I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO SPEAK TO THE OTHER TAXING ENTITIES THAT ALSO HELP FUND THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT.

SO THAT THEY MAY ALSO PROVIDE A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THIS AUDIT, AND HOPEFULLY THEN THE BOARD CAN VOTE ON IT AND APPROVE OF DOING SUCH AN AUDIT. BUT THANKS FOR BRINGING THIS TO

US, MR. CROCKER. >> APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. >> ALL RIGHT, ANY OTHER COMMENT?

OKAY, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >>> AYE.

>>> THOSE OPPOSE SAME SIGN. >> WE'RE DONE WITH ITEM E6. AND INTO CITY MANAGER REPORT.

[F. City Manager Reports:]

>> ALREADY, I HAVE AN HOUR-LONG PRESENTATION SCHEDULED FOR TONIGHT.

BECAUSE THERE IS NO WAY WE'RE GETTING OUT BEFORE 7. I'M JUST KIDDING.

I DO V WANT TO GO THROUGH A FEW SLIDES JUST SUMMARIZING THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN JUST TO PROVIDE SYMPTOM CONTEXT AS TO WHY WE'RE HAVING A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE. AND REALLY THE BIG THING I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT ABOUT THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN IS THE FACT THAT THIS IS THE COMMUNITY'S DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN.

I WANT TO REMIND YOU AND EVERYONE ABOUT THE PROCESS THAT STAFF UNDERTOOK IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THE FEEDBACK AND IT STARTED WITH THE CREATION OF ADOWNTOWN ADVISORY COMMITTEE THAT MET SEVERAL TIMES, ON-LINE SURVEYS AND INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE AND OBVIOUSLY PLENTY OF INFORMATION BEING SPREAD ON SOCIAL MEDIA AS WELL. THROUGH THE SURVEY PROCESS, WE RECEIVED NEARLY 750 RESPONSES. AND YOU CAN KIND OF SEE AND AS A REFRESHER WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT CAME OUT OF THAT PROCESS RANGING FROM WANTING BETTER ENTERTAINMENT, RESTAURANTS, SHOPPING, BUSINESSES, YOU NAME IT ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE THERE ARE CATEGORIES THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GLEAN FROM THAT PUBLIC SPACES, TUNING AND ENTERTAINMENT ARTS AND CULTURE, CONNECTIVE AND -- CONNECTIVITY AND HOUSING. ALL OF THAT NOT ONLY CAME FROM THE PROFESSIONALS INVOLVED IN THE EXERCISE, BUT ALSO OUR RESIDENTS AND I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO KEEP THAT IN MIND. ONE OF THE ELEMENTS OF THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN IS MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS ON CATALYTIC PROJECTS WHICH IN OTHER WORDS WERE PROJECTS THAT COULD HAVE SPIN-OFF EFFECTS AND SORT OF SERVE ADDRESS WHAT KICKS HOPEFULLY A SNOWBALL EFFECT.

THIS RENDERING HERE IS REFLECTIVE OF ALL OF THE CATALYTIC PROJECTS IDENTIFIED IN

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THAT LOOK BETTER ON THIS IMAGE THAN THEY DO IN REAL LIFE. >> ANOTHER SUGGESTION CAME IN RESPECT TO THE LIBRARY WHICH IN ESSENCE IS CONTINUING TO ACTIVATE SOME OF THE EXTERIOR SPACES. WE ALSO APPLIED FOR A GRANT TO HIRE AN ARCHITECT THAT IS SPECIFIC TO LIBRARIES TO POTENTIALLY HELP US ACTUALLY DESIGN WHAT IS SUGGESTED HERE WHICH IS AN ENTRANCE FACING MAIN STREET SO THAT WE CAN BETTER CONNECT THE MORE ACTIVITY WE'RE TRYING TO HAVE ON MAIN STREET AS OPPOSED TO RIGHT NOW IT DOESN'T QUITE FEEL THAT WAY.

AND FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND IT USED TO BE THAT WAY, AND I DON'T KNOW AT WHAT SPECIFIC POINT THAT CHANGED BUT WE WANT TO BRING THAT BACK BUT BETTER. AND SO WE'RE HAVING

CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THAT. >> OF COURSE, ONE OF THE BIG ONES IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PLAZA AND THE IDEA OF EXTENDING THE PLAZA WHILE ALSO ADDING AMENITIES TO THE PLAZA SUCH AS PUBLIC REST ROOMS, WHICH ON THIS IMAGE IS THE LITTLE BUILDING BEHIND THE 6 FLAGS MONUMENT.

THIS ALSO ACCOUNTS FOR EITHER FULL OR PARTIAL CLOSURE TO ACCOUNT FOR JUST CREATING A MORE PEDESTRIAN SPACE. THEY'RE OBVIOUSLY STILL OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE FOOD TRUCKS GO IN. OBVIOUSLY IT IS WHERE WE SET UP THE STAGE.

BUT REALLY JUST CREATING A SAFER SPACE FOR PEOPLE TO GATHER AROUND DELLIUM PLAZA.

IN IS JUST ANOTHER LOOK OF DOWNTOWN IF I WERE TO HAVE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE ALSO HAVE INCORPORATED INTO THE GRANT SUCH ADDRESS THE LIGHTING. WE RECOGNIZE RECOGNIZE THAT ONE OF THE ISSUES NOTIFIED THE PLAN IS THE SAFETY ASPECT OR PERCEIVED LACK OF SAFETY WHICH LIKING PLAYS A BIG ROLE IN HELPING THAT. YOU NOTICE THE IMAGE IT IS NOT ONLY THE LIGHTS GOING ACROSS MAIN STREET BUT ALSO AN INTENTIONAL EFFORT IN BRINGING TO LIFE THE FIRST FLOOR OF THESE BUILDINGS THROUGH WINDOWS, AND GRAPHICS AND SIGNAGE AND ACTIVATING ROOFTOPS WHERE POSSIBLE TO REALLY JUST CREATE SOME MORE ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND NO, I WON'T KAY IT NOT IN THIS SETTING, I WON'T SAY IT IN THIS SETTING.

ULTIMATELY THERE WAS A SPECIFIC LIST OF 10 HIGHEST IMPACT PROJECTS AND 10 EASY WINS THAT COULD BE SUMMARIZED THROUGH COMBINATION OF OPERATIONAL MAINTENANCE AS WELL AS CAPITOL IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE'RE APPLYING FOR A GRANT FOR AS WELL AS THE ONE ASSOCIATED WITH DELLIUM PLAZA. THESE ARE ALL IDENTIFIED AS IMPACT PROJECT AND EASY WINS, I WON'T GO THROUGH EACH ONES THIS IS JUST A REFRESHER, BUT THIS IS A GOOD SEGUE INTO HAVING A CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW DO WE FUND THINK THINGS? AND I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMIND OURSELVES ON THE DIFFERENT AVENUES BEFORE I GO INTO SPECIFICS WE ALREADY HAVE SOURCES OF FOUND ACHIEVE OUR OBJECTIVE TO HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX DOLLARS, WE HAVE THOSE, PIER FORTUNATE TO HAVE THOSE NOT EVERY COMMUNITY IS ABLE TO BRING IN 1.6 TO 1.9 MILLION IN HOT TAX REVENUE, RIGHT, WE'RE FORTUNATE AND BLESSED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THESE.

BUT NONETHELESS THAT IS AN OPTION. WE ALSO ARE ALL FAMILIAR WITH THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR TAX ABATEMENTS OR AGREEMENTS UNDER THE 380 CAPABILITY.

I WON'T GO INTO THAT, BUT THAT IS AN OPTION FOR US TO SPUR SOME OF THE PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT AND PROJECTS THAT AREN'T ON PUBLIC-OWNED LAND. WE WOULD POTENTIALLY NEED TO INCENTIVIZE THAT. AND THE SPECIFIC TO THE TERS, WE HIRED A CONSULTANT.

YOU'VE MET HIM, WITH TXP, DECADES OF EXPERIENCE IN THIS FIELD.

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THAT IS WHY HE'S NOT HERE TODAY BECAUSE HE'S HELPING ANOTHER COMMUNITY SET ONE UP TODAY.

AND SO, HE HELPED US PUT INFORMATION TOGETHER THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU.

I KNOW SOME OF IT THIS IS REPETITIVE BUT IMPORTANT TO HAVE A REFRESHER.

TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE IS A TOOL THAT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS CAN USE TO FINANCE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS, THE ADDITIONAL REVENUE THIS IS NOLL A NEW TAX AND THAT'S HERE.

SO IT IS NOT AN INCREASE IN TAX RATE. SOY WANT TO JUST MAKE THAT CLEAR. IT IS RELATED TO THE INCREMENT. WE ALL KNOW THAT VALUES GROW EVERY YEAR AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE REVENUE THAT COMES FROM THAT INCREASE IN VALUE GOES INTO OUR GENERAL FUND OR INS RATE AND THE IDEA IS TO CREATE AN INCREMENT AND REALLOCATE THOSE FUNDS INTO A FUND SPECIFIC TO THE AREA REFERRED TO ADDRESS THE TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE.

AND THIS CAN HELP PROVIDED ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR PROJECTS AND HELP BETTER JUST REDUCED OUR NEED TO ISSUE DEBT AND I'LL GET INTO THAT IN A FUTURE SLIDE WHEN WE HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT POTENTIAL DEBT IMPACT. BUT THE THERE WAS WITH A WAY TO EXPLAIN WITH IT A GRAPH OR IMAGE THIS WOULD BE THE BEST WAY TO TRY TO DO THAT. AND IN ESSENCE, AT THE MOMENT, THAT IT IS ESTABLISHED IT TAKES THE MOST RECENT VALUE, SO, FOR EXAMPLE, REESTABLISHED IT THIS CALENDARRARY IT WOULD TAKE THE 2021 VALUES AND THAT WOULD BE WHAT IS IN BLUE OR WHAT LOOKS TO BE BLUE ON THE SCREEN. AND THEN OBVIOUSLY OVER TIME THE VALUES OF THOSE PROPS -- PROPERTIES WITHIN THE REINVESTMENT ZONE INCREASE AND THAT IS WHAT YOU CAN SEE AS AN ORANGE COLOR. AND THAT PART IN THE ORANGE SCHOLAR WHAT GOES INTO THE FUND.

TYPICALLY TERSS ARE SET UP FOR 20 TO 25-YEAR PERIOD. SO AT THE CONCLUSION OPPORTUNITIES HAVE OPPORTUNITIES CONTINUE THEM OR END IT AND NOW ALL THAT MONEY GOES INTO THE GENERAL OPPORTUNITY. IT IS INTENDED TO HELP ACHIEVE AN OBJECTIVE TO IMPROVE INVESTMENTS WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO. THANKS TO THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT SO FAR? I HOPE I'M MAKING SENSE.

>> I WOULD SAY THE CAPTURED APPRAISED VALUE, THE INCREASING IN APPRAISED VALUE ONLY? BECAUSE IF THE TAXES WENT UP THE AM OF TAXES YOU COULD COLLECT FROM THAT PROPERTY WOULD GO UP WHETHER THE APPRAISED VALUE WENT UP OR NOT IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT THE TAX RATE IS, IT IS THE VALUE

OF THE PROPERTY. >>> BASED OFF OF VALUE. AND I'LL HIT ON THAT WHEN WE GET

TO THE SCENARIO. >>> BUT VALUE TIMES THE TAX RATE.

>> CORRECT. >> BUT AS AN EXAMPLE,ETTE F LET'S SAY, SO I'LL GET TO A SLIDE THAT SHOWS THAT THE VALUE IS $67 MILLION AND I'LL ANSWER YOUR QUESTION IN A DIFFERENT WAY

WHEN I SHOW THAT SLIDE. >>> JUST GRAPH, RIGHT, IT MIXES VALUE AND REVENUE RIGHT,

OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A RELATIONSHIP. >> THERE IS A RELATIONSHIP.

>> AND THE PART THAT WE CAN CONTROL, IS OBVIOUSLY THE RATE. , BUT TIP MAGICALLY THE VALUE IS CONSISTENT WITH, DEPENDABLE AND IS THERE, RIGHT IN ANY CASE I'LL COME BACK TO YOUR QUESTION WHEN I SHOW THE OTHER SLIDE. SO MOVING ON, ONE OF THE FIRST WHAT'S THAT COMES ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT ESTABLISHING A TAX INCONTRACT REINVESTMENT ZONE ASIDE FROM THE FINANCIAL PIECE, WHAT CAN YOU USE THE MONEY FOR. IT IS REALLY TWO BUCKET, CAPITOL EXPENDITURE AND OPERATING EXPENSES. THIS SUMMARIZES FROM A LEGAL STANDPOINT WHAT ALL CAPITAL EXPENDITURES. RANGING FROM ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY AND TO LITERALLY DEMOLISHING BUILDINGS OR RENOVATING THEM CREATING GRANT PROGRAMS. IT WILL JUST ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO TO GET PROPERTY MOVING TO ULTIMATE MALTLY INCREASE THE VALUE OF THE PROPERTY THE UNDEVELOPED PROPERTY ON THE OPERATING SIDE WE CAN USE THEM FOR ORGANIZATIONAL TYPE OF EXPENALTYTURE, PROFESSIONAL SERVICE COSTS AND CAN USE THEM FOR REALLY JUST ANYTHING ASSOCIATED WITH HELPING THE RUNNING OF THE OPERATION FOR DOWNTOWN AND I THINK THIS IS AN IMPORTANT TIME TO KIND OF MAKE THE POINT THAT WHAT WE EXPECT TO BE ABLE TO USE THE TERS FOR IS HELPING SUPPLEMENT THE OPERATION OF OUR MAIN STREET PROGRAM

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AS WELL AS WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER CROCKER SUGGEST ARMYIER AND WHERE POSSIBLE HELP SUPPORT SOME SMALL SCALE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. I THINK IT WOULD BE UNREALISTIC TO EXPECT THE TOURISTS TO PAY FOR EVERY SINGLE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT DOWNTOWN QUITE FRANKLY THERE IS NOT ENOUGH MONEY TO GO INTO THE TERS TO COVER SOME OF THE LARGER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS BUT DEFINITELY SOME OF THE SMALLER SCALE LIKE THE MATCH FOR THE GRANT PROGRAM, POTENTIALLY MAYBE SOME IMPROVEMENTS ARE PROBABLY REASONABLE BUT IF WE EVER GOT THE POIN TOT DO SOME TYPE OF COMPLETE RECONSTRUCTION TYPE OF PROJECT THROUGH DOWNTOWN THAT WOULD BE COST PROHIBITIVE TO EXPECT TOURISTS TO HELP PAY FOR IT.

>> WHEN YOU SAY THE TERS WOULD SUPPLEMENT THOSE, THE IDEA THE TERS WOULD BE THE FUNDING NECK -- MECHANISM FOR THE THINGS YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT FROM AN ORGANIZATIONAL ?APT.

>> POTENTIALLY IT COULD, RIGHT. IT WOULD TAKE A LITTLE WHILE TO BUILD UP THE REVENUE THE TERS, I WOULDN'T SOMETHING THAT 1 FEASIBLE TO DO THE FIRST YEAR BUT ONCE WE START GET INTO YEARS 3 AND 5 IT WILL BE A WELCOMED CONVERSATION TO HAVE IF IT IS APPROPRIATE TO SIMPLY JUST TRANSFER, IF YOU WILL THE EXPENDITURE OF MAIN STREET FULLY TO THE TERS AND PULL IT AWAY FROM HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX. THAT WOULD BE FEASIBLE. I'M JUST REDUCTABOUT TO KIND OF SAY, FULLY THAT THAT'S GOING TO BE ABLE TO HAPPEN ON DAY ONE, BECAUSE IT WILL TAKE SEVERAL YEARS FOR THE TERS TO BUILD UP AN ANNUAL REVENUE THAT WOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WOULD BE NEEDED FOR THE OPERATION OF MAIN STREET. ADDRESS AN EXAMPLE IT IS ROUGHLY $300,000. AND IN THE MODEM THAT TRAVIS HAS PUT TOGETHER WE WOULDN'T HIT $300,000 IN REVENUE UNTIL THE TERS UNTIL YEAR FIVE OR 6. GRANTED THAT IS A CONSERVATIVE

MODEL BUT IT WILL TAKE SOME TIME FOR THAT TO BUILD UP. >> I JUST LOOK AT IT, YOU KNOW, IF WE PUT THIS TERS TOGETHER, THAT AT SOME POINT, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT BE REALLY THE CATALYST FORDOWNTOWN INSTEAD OF ANOTHER SUPPLEMENT OR THIS WOULD BE DOWNTOWN COMING TOGETHER, WHAT HAPPENS IN DOWNTOWN SUPPORTS DOWNTOWN THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS AND THAT SORT OF THING.

SO I AM GLAD TO HEAR, BUT OBVIOUSLY I REALIZE THIS ISN'T A FIRST-YEAR THING, IT IS GOING TO

TAKE TIME. >>> RIGHT. >> I APPRECIATE YOUR ANSWER,

THANK YOU. >> AND WHAT IS EXSITING ABOUT THE POTENTIAL TO DO THAT IS THE RIPPLE EFFECT THAT THAT COULD HAVE. BECAUSE IF WE CAN GET TO A POIN WHERETO THE TERS CAN FULLY SUPPORT THE MAIN STREET OPERATION AS AN EXAMPLE, WELL, 10 THAT FREES UP MONEY ON HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX SIDE TO POTENTIALLY DO MORE WITH OUR CONVENTION VISITOR BUREAU OR COMMUNITY CENTER OR SPORTS TOURISM AND OTHER THINGS THAT WE CAN UTILIZE THAT MONEY FOR. AND SO WHAT IS EXCITED ABOUT WHAT YOU POSE IS THE RIPPLE

EFFECT OF THAT. >>> SURE, SURE. OKAY SO THE NEXT QUESTION SOMEBODY WOULD ASK IS HOW DO YOU SET IT UP, AND FIRST OFF WE NEED TO IDENTIFY THE AREA.

I'LL SHARE A MAP WITH YOU HERE SHORTLY, BUT AFTER WE GO THROUGH THAT, IT IS REQUIRED TO SET UP A FINANCING PLAN WHICH WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF SETTING UP. EVENTUALLY WHEN IT IS SET UP WE NEED TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING. PART OF SETTING UP IS ESTABLISHING A GOVERNING BODY OR BOARD OR MAX 15 IF WE GO DOWN THAT PATH I WOULD RECOMMEND KEEPING IT SMALL AND EASY AND MANAGEABLE AND THIS PROJECT PLAN AND FINANCING PLAN IS PART OF THE LEGAL REQUIREMENT.

THAT IS PART OF WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON. TYPICALLY AT THIS STAGE THESE PLANS ARE VERY GENERIC BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE AS MUCH FLEXIBILITY AS POSSIBLE WITH WHAT THE TERS HAS THE CAPABILITIES OF DOING AND EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE THE INTENT LOOKING AT SUPPLEMENTING OPERATIONS, DOING SOME MINOR MAINTENANCE AND CAPITOL PROJECTS, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE FLEXIBLE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE IN OUR PLAN TO ENSURE THAT 5, 10 YEARS FROM NOW THINGS MIGHT BE DIFFERENT AND THERE MIGHT BE AN APPETITE OR THE MONEY TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE ORIGINALLY STARTED OFF DOING.

DON'T BE SURPRISED WHEN WE SHARE THE PLAN WITH YOU IN THE NEAR FUTURE THAT IT IS GOING TO BE

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AND SO NOW THAT SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENT IS AN EXPENSE THAT IS SHARED ACROSS THE BOARD WITH OTHER ENTITIES AND NOT JUST ON THE SHOULDERS OF THE CITY THAT CREATES A VERY EXCITING OPPORTUNITY. AND WE'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH THE COUNTY VICTORIA COLLEGE AND THE PORT AND WERE ALL CONTINUING IN THEIR RESPECTIVE PROCESSES TO REQUEST

THEY PARTICIPATE. >>> WHAT IS SING-FAMILY. >> GREAT QUESTION, THE SINGLE FAMILY BECAUSE THE EXEMPTIONS ARE DIFFERENT THE EXEMPTIONS FOR EACH OF THESE TAXING JURISDICTIONS WOULD LOOK SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT, FOR EXAMPLE THERE ARE EXEMPTIONS THAT ONLY A APPLY TO CITY TACKS BUT DON'T APPLY TO COUNTY OR VICE VERSE IS A SO THERE IS SOME UANCES IN THE

LAWS THERE THAT CHANGE THAT FIGURE. >> SO LE'S TALK THROUGH A DOCUMENT OF -- A COUPLE OF SCENARIOS. WE WANTED TO POTENTIALLY 1 A SCENARIO THAT INCLUDED THE POTENTIAL PARTNERS TO HAVE A BEST CASE SCENARIO FOR YOU TO TALK OBTAIN WHAT WE DID IS SAY, OKAY, LET'S SAY FOR ARGUMENT SAKE WE SET UP THE REINVESTMENT ZONE FOR 25 YEARS, WE HAVE ALL ENTITIES PARTICIPATING AT 100%. WE MAINTAIN THE TAX RATE CONSTANT -- I'LL AND I'LL COME BACK TO THAT A LITTLE LATER AS WELL -- LET'S ASSUME A 2.5 INCREASE YEAR OVER YEAR AND EVER RIZZ YEAR THERE IS NEW ADOPT TO A TUNE OF $100,000 WHICH IS PRETTY CONSERVATIVE THE YOU THINK ABOUT SOMEBODY POPPING UP A BUILDING OR RENOVATING A BUILDING IT IS IT WILL BE MORE THAN 100,000 BUT WE WANTED TO BE CONSERVATIVE WITH OUR COST EXECUTIVES WE WOULD REAR OUTPERFORM THE PROJECTION THAN UNDERPERFORM THE PROJECTION BUT TAKING THAT INTO ACCOUNT AND, AGAIN, OVER 25-YEAR PERIOD THIS COULD POTENTIALLY YIELD ALMOST $9 MILLION AND AGAIN THIS IS BECAUSE OF PARTICIPATION OF THE OTHER ENTITIES AND YOU'LL SEE THERE THAT, IF THE CITY WERE TO GO AT IT ALONE IT WOULD BE LESS THAN HALF OF THAT.

SO IT IS REALLY BIG DEAL TO TRY TO GET OUR PARTNERS INTO THE FOLD NOW TO MY POINT EARLIER, IF THERE IS A 5 TO $10 MILLION CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS NEEDED IN DOWNTOWN AS YOU CAN SEE THE TERS POTENTIALLY MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ABSORB THAT EXPENS AT 110%.

WE NEED TO BE REALISTIC WHAT COMES OUT OF THE TERS OR NOT. SOME OF THE QUESTIONS IS WHAT IMPACT COULD THIS HAVE ON DEBT CAPACITY ON THE BOTTOM THE NUMBER TO LOOK AT IS THE RED.

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IN THIS CONVERSATION ABOUT IMPACT ON DEBT WE'RE LEAVING SOME DEBT ON THE TABLE, KEEP IN MIND IT IS BETTER TO DO THAT AND INCLUDE THE INS RATE AND ESTABLISH THE TERS BECAUSE A, THE TERS IS IS NOT ISSUING ANY DEBT NOT JUST CASH BUT FROM OTHER ENTITIES.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? >> DAN TERSS BE SET UP WITH THE RESTRICTION IT DOES NOT HAVE THE

ABILITY TO ISSUE DEBT? >> YEAH, LIKE PROMISE TO THE VOTERS 2.0?

>> BECAUSE YOU SAID THAT IS BASED ON TERS NOT ISSUING DEBT. >> I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER THE TO THAT WE. I CAN ASK PHOTOGRAPHS THERE IS A WAY TO SOMEHOW, ATTACH THAT TO THE PLAN OR I'D HAVE TO ASK TRAVIS ON THAT PIECE. OBVIOUSLY OUR RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO NOT SO THAT WITH COOP AS MUCH FLEXIBILITY AS POSSIBLE OVER THE YEARS.

AND I KNOW THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED THAT OUR INTENT IS TO NOT ISSUE DEBT BECAUSE IT REALLY ISN'T.

OUR INTENT IS TO SUPPLEMENT OPERATIONS AND EXPAND ON THE GRANT PROGRAMS WE HAVE DOWNTOWN AND DO SMALL SCALE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS PAY-A-A-YOU-GO PROJECT.

>> IT WOULD HAVE TO BE OKAY BIDS THE CITY COUNCIL? >> GREAT POINT.

SO ULTIMATELY FUNCTIONALLY THIS WOULD WORK SIMILAR TO SEPARATE LEGAL ENTITY GETS APPROVED BY COUNCIL, SAME THICK. THE WOULD GET TOGETHER MORE THAN LIKELY ONCE A QUARTER AND DISCUSS THEIR BUDGET ONCE A YEAR AND ULTIMATELY BRING THAT TO COUNCIL FOR FINAL APPROVAL BECAUSE THE CITY IS THE ONE ESTABLISHING ESTABLISHING THE TERS THE CITY HAS THE ULTIMATE ABILITY TO SIGN OFF ON THE EXPENDITURE OF THE TERSS.

THEY WILL HAVE A SEAT AT THE TABLE ON THE BOARD SO THAT WILL PLAY WHICH ENTITIES PARTICIPATE OR NOT WILL PLAY A ROLE IN WHO GETS APPOINTED TO THE BOARD. LEGALLY THEY NEED TO HAVE ONE SEAT ON THE BOARD AND SAME FOR COLLEGE AND NAVIGATION DISTRICT THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.

>> ONE OF THE THINGS WE WANTED TO LOOK AT, TOO WAS SAYING, OKAY, WHAT IF WE DECREASED THE TAX RATE AND THE SCENARIO WE CAME UP WITH 2% ANNUALLY IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE WE LOOKED AT DECREASING THE CITY'S TAX RATE, NOT EVERYBODY ELSES. AND REALLY WE COULD RUN ANY SCENARIO POSSIBLE. AND I'M HAPPY TO SENDS YOU THE RAW FILE IF YOU WANT TO, YOU KNOW, REVIEW THE DAD THAT, RUN DIFFERENT SCENARIOS YOURSELF, HAPPY TO DO THAT.

BUT IN THIS INSTANCE, BY DECREASING THE CITY TAX RATE 2% ANNUALLY OVER THE 25-YEAR PERIOD IT ACTUALLY DROPS THE CITY'S PIECE TO 3 MILLION. FROM IT WAS AT 4, IT WAS AT 4.2.

AND SO IT DROPS IT TO 3. I THINK I FORGOT TO CHANGE THE LAST NUMBER ON THE SLIDE.

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>> LIKE WAIT A MINUTE, I WAS GOING TO SAYING AGY MATH, BUT I CAN'T SAY THAT?

>> NO. >> SO WHERE WE ARE WITH IT, AS I ELUDED TO EARLIER, WE'RE HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH THE DIFFERENT PARTNERS, TRYING TO EDUCATE THEM ON THE TERS, SO THAT HOPEFULLY THEY CAN CONSIDER JOINING AS PARTNERS INTO THE TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE.

THIS UPCOMING MONDAY I'LL BE MAKING A PRESENTATION TO COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT GOING OVER THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN AND INTRODUCING INTRODUCING THE REINVESTMENT ZONE, LAST WEEK DANIELLE AND I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT WITH A 1/2GRATION DISTRICT AT THEIR BOARD MEETING MADE A SIMILAR PRESENTATION AND THEY VERBALIZED SUPPORT AND WORKING WITH THEM TO POTENTIALLY HAVE AN AGREEMENT FOR THEIR CONSIDERATION AS SOON AS THEIR MEETING IN DECEMBER IF WE'RE ABLE TO DO THAT. VICTORIA COLLEGE WE HAD AN EXECUTIVE MEETING WITH THEIR COUNCIL AS WELL. AND THEY'RE INTERESTED IN SEEING SOME EXAMPLES OF SOME MOUS AND WE ENVISIONED AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS WITH THEY'RE FULL BOARD DECEMBER-JANUARY TIME FRAME.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE WE DO NEED TO ESTABLISH THE TERS BY THED OF THE CALENDAR YEAR IF WE WANT TO USE A DELETE S 2021 STARTING POINT IF WE WAIT JANUARY TO FEBRUARY TO SET IT UP WE HAVE TO USE 2022. WE V WANT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF DOING IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

TO THAT ENDS WE AS THE CREATOR OF THE TERS ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT NEED TO BE ON BOARD BY THE END OF THE CALENDAR YEAR. COUNTY, THE 1/2GRATION DISTRICT, VICTORIA COLLEGE CAN JOIN IN JANUARY, FEBRUARY, IT DOESN'T IMPACT THAT PIECE OF IT. SO I WANT TO MAKE THAT DISTINCTION THAT THE TIME CLOCK IF THERE IS INTERESTED IN PURSUING WITH THIS IS REALLY MORE ON US AND SO WHAT WE'D LIKE TO DO IS HAVE A PUBLIC EDUCATION SESSION ON NOVEMBER 30TH TO INVITE THE IN A DIFFERENT SETTING OTHER THAN COUNCIL TO LEARN ABOUT THE TERSS DANIELLE HAS PLANS SENDING OUT INFORMATION AND ALSO OPEN IT UP CITYWIDE FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN JUST LEARNING MORE OBTAIN IT SO WE PLAN ON HAVING THAT ON TUESDAY MORNING NOVEMBER 30TH AND IF AFTER TONIGHT'S CONVERSATION, AFTER THAT CONVERSATION THERE IS CONTINUED INTEREST AND SUPPORT FOR THE TERS WE WOULD THE LIKE TO RECOMMEND WE BRING IT FORWARD OFFICIALLY ON DECEMBER 7TH AND THEN HAVE THE FINAL READING ON DECEMBER 14TH SO THAT WE

CAN KNOCK IT OUT BY THE CALENDAR YEAR. >> AND WITH THAT HAPPY TO ANSWER

ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE. >> CAN YOU PUT THE SLIDE BACK UP THAT HAD SINGLE FAMILY A SCENARIOS WERE DEVELOPED. COMMERCIAL DOESN'T SEEM TO RISE VERY MUCH. THERE ARE YEARS, COMMERCIAL, FOR EXAMPLE, TAKE A BIG HIT.

I JUST WANT EVERYONE TO UNDERSTAND THAT. IT IS NOT NECESSARILY -- IT IS

HARD TO PREDICT HOW MUCH MONEY YOU'RE GOING GET IN THE FUTURE. >> IT IS, WHICH IS WHY WE WANT TO TAKE A CONSERVATIVE APPROACH TO IT. THE IS SCENARIO RUN AT 2.5% AT THE AGGREGATE LEVEL AND SO THAT IS HOW WE FUNNELED THAT INTO IT. TO GO BACK TO THE PREVIOUS QUESTION THAT YOU HAD ASKED EARLIER SO WHEN WE SET IT UP IT IS BASED OFF OF THE VALUE, IF THE VALUE HURRICANE THAT IMPACTS VALUES NEXT YEAR TORE YEAR AFTER THAT, THAT DROPS THE VALUES BELOW 67 MILLION NOTHING GOES INTO THE TERS. THE TERS IS BASED OFF OF THE TOTAL BASE OF 67. IF THERE EVER IS A YEAR WHERE, IT DOES GO BELOW 67, THEN NONE

OF IT GOES INTO THE TERS. BECAUSE IT IS BASED OFF OF VALUE >> SO NIGHT DO YOU NEED SOME TYPE OF DIRECTION FROM COUNCIL THAT YOU WOULD LIKE US TO SEE US PROCEED ON WITH THE NEXT STEP?

>> IDEALLY, YES. >> COULD YOU GO TO YOUR LAST SLIDE AGAIN?

>> YES. >> THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT.

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SO. >> I THINK WE SHOULD PROCEED. >>> YEAH, SO OUR PORTIONS ARE IN

RED, RIGHT? >> CORRECT. >> AND I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN VISITING WITH OTHER TAXING ENTITIES AND THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT I WOULD STILL LIKE TO PROCEED WITH, I DON'T KNOW IT WILL BE SOME HUGE NUMBER FOR US IN THE FUTURE.

BUT CAN HELP WITH SOME THINGS AND INTERESTED TO SEE WHAT IT CAN DO AND THE CITY COUNCIL CAN

TERMINATE IT AT ANY TIME. >>> THERE IS FLEXIBILITY AROUND THAT AND I COULD HAVE ADDED SOME MORE SLIDES KIND OF JUST TRYING TO SELL IT BUT I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO ALSO KEEP IN MIND THAT IF OUR INTENTION IS TO REDEVELOP DOWNTOWN AND IF WE PUT OURSELVES IN THE SHOES OF AN INVESTOR OR A PROPERTY OWNER DOWNTOWN AND WE'RE ASKING THEM TO CLAN UP THE PROPERTY, FIX UP YOUR FA SAID, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER IT IS, WE HAVE A BETTER CHANCE AT ACHIEVING SUCCESS AT THAT BY REASSURING THEM THAT WE HAVE MONEY SET ASIDE SPECIFICALLY TO ENSURE THAT THE SIDEWALK IN FRONT OF THEIR PROPERTY IS IN GOOD SHAPE. CLASSIC EXAMPLE, IF YOU'VE BEEN TO THE NEW CHICK-FIL-A OFFICE SPACE IN DOWNTOWN THEY ASKED THAT WE REDO THE SIDEWALK IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING AND WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE THAT WORK. AND SO YOU KNOW, WE ONLY FORESEE THIS TYPE OF WORK OR REQUEST OR NEEDS INCREASING AS DANIELLE CONTINUES TO JUST DO A GREAT JOB WITH THE MAINTAIN STREET PROGRAM AND SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE THE MONEY SET ASIDE SO THAT FROM A DEVELOPER'S STANDPOINT THEY SEE THAT THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO PUT THE MONEY ASIDE TO ENSURE THE MONEY IS THERE FOR ANY IMPROVEMENT OR MAINTENANCE THAT MIGHT BE NEEDED TO ENSURE

THEIR SUCCESSES. >> I THINK IT IS A GREAT PROGRAM.

IT CERTAINLY HAS BEEN AROUND A WHILE. IT IS GOOD TO ME TO SEE VICTORIA JUMP ON THAT BANDS WAGON, I THINK IT WOULD BE GREAT FOR DOWNTOWN AND FRANKLY, I DON'T WANT TO GET OFF OF THE SCHEDULE HERE, BUT THERE ARE OTHER PARTS IN TOWN THAT I THINK WE MIGHT ALSO CONSIDER LOOKING NAT THE FUTURE DEPENDING ON HOW THIS ONE GOES.

BUT I'M IN FAVOR OF IT. >> GREAT. >>> I AGREE.

I THINK IT HAS A LOT OF POTENTIAL. GIVES VICTORIA VISION AND GIVES

CITIZENS OF VICTORIA HOPE FOR IMPROVEMENT. >> I LIKE THE CONCEPT OF IT FROM DOWNTOWN STAYING IN DOWNTOWN AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK THESE NUMBERS ARE PRETTY CONSERVATIVE AND I SEE THIS ACTUALLY FREEING UP MONEY FOR SOME OTHER THING, TOO, AND I -- I HAVE REFERRED TO IT AN EAT WHAT YOU KILL FROM THE STANDPOINT DOWNTOWN CAN RISE AND FALL ON ITS OWN MERITS WHICH I

LIKE A LOT. SO I LIKE THIS PROGRAM. >> FANTASTIC.

>> ANY NEED FOR EXECUTIVE

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