[00:00:01] GOOD EVENING. WELCOME TO THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR TUESDAY, AUGUST 30TH, 2022. MISS HOLBROOKE, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL COUNCILMAN DELLA GARZA? MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILWOMAN SOLIS HERE. COUNCILMAN CROCKER HERE. COUNCILWOMAN SCOTT HERE, COUNCILMAN LOFGREN HERE, AND MAYOR NINE HERE. AND I HAVE HEARD FROM DR. YOUNG. HE'S PROBABLY COME IN A LITTLE BIT LATE. IF YOU EVERYONE WILL PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGES, FOLLOWED BY A MOMENT OF SILENCE. PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG AND PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO BE TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE INDIVISIBLE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. MANY ITEMS FROM COUNCIL THIS EVENING. [3. Items from Council:] I HAVE ONE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO ASK, BUT ON THE PROJECT FOR THE MAIN STREET PROJECT, JUST BECAUSE IT WAS COMING IN ON MAIN STREET AND THE STREET IS HORRIBLE. IS THE STREET GOING TO HAVE AN OVERLAY IN THAT PROJECT OR NOT? YES. CAN DANCERS? NO, IT WILL NOT. NO, IT WILL NOT HAVE AN OVERLAY. NOT ANYTIME SOON. MAIN STREET NOR BRIDGE STREET IS INCLUDED IN ANY THE THE PLANS TO OVERLAY OR RESEAL. AT THIS TIME. OCCUPY WALL STREET WOULD BE. THAT'S THE PART THAT'S ON THE DALIAN PLAZA. RIGHT. I UNDERSTAND. BUT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A 210 ANNIVERSARY AND PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO COME DOWN MAIN STREET. THAT'S NOT A VERY PRETTY PICTURE. RIGHT. AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE COULD SURELY ADD. I MEAN, THAT'S UP TO THE CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL, OF COURSE. BUT WE CAN WE CAN THINK IT'S WORTHY OF A DISCUSSION. WE'LL GO BACK AND TALK TO STAFF AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MRS. SOLIS BRINGING THAT UP. ANYBODY ELSE? ALL RIGHT. WE'LL CLOSE ITEMS FROM COUNCIL AND GO INTO CITIZENS COMMUNICATION. [4. Citizen Communication:] MS.. CATHERINE OLSEN, PLEASE REMEMBER TO KEEP YOUR COMMENTS TO 3 MINUTES. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. MY FOCUS HERE TODAY IS THE LIBRARY AS IT RELATES TO THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF OUR COMMUNITIES CHILDREN. DID YOU KNOW UNDER THE LIBRARY'S GUIDELINES, A 12 YEAR OLD IS A YOUNG ADULT? MRI STUDIES HAVE MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR SCIENTISTS TO WATCH THE RATE AT WHICH THE BRAIN MATURES AND HAVE DISCOVERED THE MALE BRAIN DOESN'T FULLY DEVELOP UNTIL AGE 25. FOR WOMEN, IT'S 21. THE LAST PART OF THE BRAIN TO MATURE IS THE PART THAT CONTROLS COMPLEX THINKING, DECISION MAKING, IMPULSE CONTROL AND PERSONALITY. SO YOU CAN SEE THE PROBLEM WITH CALLING A 12 YEAR OLD A YOUNG ADULT WHEN YOU PUT EXPLICIT, OBSCENE AND GRAPHICALLY SEXUAL CONTENT AS DEFINED BY THE TEXAS PENAL CODE 4321 IN FRONT OF THESE YOUNG MINDS, UNDER THE GUISE OF EDUCATION, YOU'RE GROOMING THEM TO BE ACCEPTING OF IDEAS THAT COULD DESTROY THEIR LIVES. SEXUAL ADDICTION AND CONFUSION GO HAND-IN-HAND WITH EARLY EXPOSURE TO NAKEDNESS, OFTEN ESCALATING CONTINUALLY TO SATISFY THE GROWING ADDICTION. IT CAN ALSO LEAD TO FAILED OR DYSFUNCTIONAL SEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ABUSE. A MORE SERIOUS CONCERN IS THE FACT THAT IN SOME SCHOOL DISTRICTS, CHILDREN ARE COUNSELED ABOUT GENDER REASSIGNMENT BY THE SCHOOL COUNSELORS, FOLLOWED UP BY ACQUIRING PUBERTY, BLOCKING MALE ORDER HORMONES, ALL WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE AND CONSENT OF THE PARENTS. WE ARE NOT THERE YET, BUT WE MUST HOLD THE LINE AND PROTECT OUR CHILDREN FROM THIS GREAT EVIL. HAVING MATERIALS ON THE SHELVES OF OUR LIBRARIES. THESE MATERIALS ON THE SHELVES OF OUR LIBRARIES IS AN INVITATION DOWN A ROAD THAT IS CONFUSING AND DANGEROUS. SEXUAL CONTENT IS NOT OKAY FOR CHILDREN. RECENTLY, IT CAME TO MY ATTENTION THAT IN ORDER TO NORMALIZE PEDOPHILIA, THERE IS AN EFFORT TO RENAME PEDOPHILES MINOR ATTRACTED PERSONS YEARS AGO. AS A PEDIATRIC NURSE, I WENT TO A SEMINAR ON IDENTIFYING SEXUAL PREDATORS AND AT RISK CHILDREN. WELL, IT WOULD SEEM THAT EVERYTHING I LEARNED BACK THEN ON HOW TO PROTECT CHILDREN HAS FLIPPED TO HOW TO GROOM CHILDREN FOR THE PREDATORS PLEASURE. ENCLOSING EXPOSING ANY CHILD TO ANY SEXUAL CONTENT IS CRIMINAL. A 12 YEAR OLD IS NOT AN ADULT. I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE ON THAT. THE GUIDELINES NEED CHANGING. IT IS UNFORGIVABLE TO MISTREAT ANY HUMAN BEING. [00:05:02] I THINK WE SHOULD LOVE ALL OF OUR FELLOW MEN AND WOMEN. I THINK WE SHOULD BE KIND TO THOSE WHO FIND THEMSELVES STUCK SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE. BUT I DO NOT BELIEVE WE SHOULD PROMOTE TO YOUNG CHILDREN LIFESTYLES THAT ARE DIFFICULT, MUCH LESS START MUTILATING AT A YOUNG AGE AS IS HAPPENING. IT MUST STOP. MANY YOUNG INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN MANIPULATED DOWN THIS PATH AND MADE PERMANENT CHANGES TO THEIR BODIES THAT CANNOT BE UNDONE. PERMANENT BODY CHANGE CHOICES BELONG TO THE MATURE, INDIVIDUAL ADULT. WE MUST EXIT THE SLIPPERY SLOPE WE ARE ON AND PROTECT THE CHILDREN, BEGINNING WITH THE BOOKS THEY READ IN THE LIBRARY. LET THE CHILDREN BE CHILDREN AND READ STORIES THAT BILL VALUES AND LOVE FOR OTHERS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES. THAT'S ALL WE ASK. THANK YOU, MR. OLSEN. BILL BAUER, PLEASE. HELLO. FIRST, I WANT TO SAY THANKS FOR LISTENING TO WHAT I AND OTHERS HAVE TO SAY TODAY. I KNOW YOU HAVE MANY IMPORTANT ISSUES. YOU HAD TO MAKE DECISIONS ON, AND I WOULD THINK THAT THIS ONE WOULD BE AN EASY ONE. BUT WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS HOW IT CAN BE CLEARLY STATED IN THESE MEETINGS. AND THE ONES THAT I'VE ATTENDED, I'VE ATTENDED A FEW, THAT THE PURPOSE FOR ADDRESSING YOU AND THE LIBRARY BOARD IS TO MAKE YOU AWARE THAT THERE ARE BOOKS THAT CHILDREN AND YOUTH COME ACROSS IN THE LIBRARY THAT ARE OBSCENE AND AT BEST INAPPROPRIATE AND SHOULD BE PLACED WHERE THEY'RE NOT SO EASY TO STUMBLE ACROSS IN DESIGNATED AREA. I'VE HEARD SOME PARENTS SAY THAT WE'RE TRYING TO BAN BOOKS. THE VICTORIA ADVOCATE ALSO SAID IT THIS WAY. AND, YOU KNOW, THAT INFLUENCES A LOT OF PEOPLE. AND I DON'T I DIDN'T HEAR THAT HERE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO BAN BOOKS. I'VE HEARD SOME PARENTS SAY THAT WE'RE TRYING TO BAN THE BOOKS. AND I. THESE PARENTS SAY THAT THEIR PARENTS SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR KIDS AND AS WELL THEY SHOULD BE THAT THEY SHOULD MODIFY THEIR KIDS FOR READING. AND THAT'S GOOD. AND THAT THE KIDS WILL COME AND ASK QUESTIONS AND THEY CAN DISCUSS THINGS WITH THEM. AND THAT'S ALSO GOOD. BUT REALLY, WHEN I WAS A KID, I BELIEVE IT OR NOT, IT WAS ONCE, ONCE UPON A TIME, AND I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF MY NOT MY KIDS SO MUCH RIGHT NOW, BUT MY GRANDKIDS GOT I'VE GOT GRANDKIDS THAT ARE AGES THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE TODAY. BUT WHEN I WAS A KID, I IF I CAME ACROSS IMAGES OF SOMETHING AND I DID, YOU KNOW, LIKE IN THE LIBRARY OR WHEREVER, I DIDN'T RUN TO MY MOM AND AND SAY, WHAT'S THIS? OR ASK THEM QUESTIONS, DIDN'T DO IT. WHAT I WOULD DO IS I'D SIT THERE AND I FOUND IT. I'M READING, I'M LOOKING, LOOKING AROUND, SEE WHO'S AROUND. AND SOMEBODY COMES, CLOSE IT UP, PUT IT BACK A LITTLE WHILE. IF I HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE, I'M BACK THERE AGAIN AND I DON'T THINK I'M SOME KIND OF DEVIANT THAT'S JUST A KID. AND THAT'S ALL WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TODAY. SO I WOULD TIME TO GO. I'D PUT IT AWAY, GO HOME, COME BACK ANOTHER TIME. GUESS WHAT? I'D BE LOOKING FOR THAT BOOK AND LOOKING TO SEE MAYBE IF THERE'S SOME MORE TO WRITE. THANK YOU, MR. BAUER. IF YOU COULD WRITE THAT IN JUST REAL QUICK. YES, SIR. OKAY. WELL, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT THERE ARE THESE IMAGES STAY WITH THE KIDS, AND THERE ARE INAPPROPRIATE BOOKS THAT NOT HAVE BEEN SELECTED IN THE FIRST PLACE AND DEFINITELY NOT PLACE WHERE THEY COULD BE READILY PICKED UP BY INNOCENT CHILDREN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. BRENDA BROOKS, PLEASE. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK AGAIN. WHY ARE OUR CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM ANXIETY? AND WHAT IS ANXIETY, APPREHENSION AND WORRY, OFTEN ACCOMPANIED BY PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS? NAUSEA IS OFTEN A RESULT, AS WELL AS CHEST PAINS AND SHORTNESS OF BREATH. X-RATED STIMULI. [00:10:01] IS IT AFFECTING OUR CHILDREN? CAUSING INNER TURMOIL AND FEELINGS OF DREAD? EMOTIONS WHICH ARE CHARACTERIZED BY UNPLEASANT STATE OF INNER TURMOIL. TRIGGERS WHICH CAUSE IMAGINED THREATS TO THEIR SAFETY AND THEIR WELL-BEING. YIELDING TO SLEEP DIFFICULTIES SUCH AS PROBLEMS IN FALLING OR STAYING ASLEEP. WHAT ARE WE DOING TO OUR CHILDREN? WHO IS ACCOUNTABLE? IF NOT US, THEN WHO? I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE HEARD ABOUT ALL THE CHILDREN THAT ARE HAVING ANXIETY THESE DAYS. SOME OF THEM ARE EVEN HAVING TO GET SERVICE DOGS TO HELP SETTLE THEM DOWN BECAUSE THEY'RE BEING THEY'RE SEEING WAY MORE THAN THEY COULD SHOULD SEE AS CHILDREN. ALL THE DAY WILL THE DAY COME THAT WE WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR WHAT WE HAVE ALLOWED TO INFLUENCE THE GENERATIONS TO COME. MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CONCERNED CITIZENS. THE BOOKS AND OUR LIBRARY ARE JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG WHEN IT COMES TO THE BATTLE FOR THE WELLBEING OF OUR CHILDREN. BUT IT IS A START AND IT'S TIME THAT WE STAND UP AND THAT WE START TAKING STEPS TO PROTECT OUR FUTURE GENERATIONS FROM THOSE THINGS THAT WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE THEM TO SELF DESTRUCT. WHAT IS YOUR PART? WHAT IS MY PART? AS FOR ME, I HAVE A VOICE AND I WILL USE IT. MY INTENTIONS ARE SIMPLY TO DO MY PART TO HELP PROTECT OUR CHILDREN FROM THE PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL PAIN THAT THIS PRESENT SOCIETY IS INCLINED TO ATTEMPT TO INFLICT UPON THEM. I END WITH THIS QUOTE FROM ST MATTHEW BUT WHOSOEVER CAUSES ONE OF THESE LITTLE ONES WHO BELIEVE IN ME TO STUMBLE, IT WOULD BE BETTER FOR HIM TO HAVE A HEAVY MILLSTONE HUNG AROUND HIS NECK AND TO BE DROWNED IN THE DEPTH OF THE SEA. THANK YOU FOR HEARING ME. THANK YOU, MS.. BROOKS. MR. FISK. GOOD EVENING, AND THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK. HI. I JUST GOT BACK FROM A LITTLE VACATION TRIP. UNFORTUNATELY, I DIDN'T BRING ANY SLIDES, BUT DRIVING A LOT AND GOING TO A CERTAIN MUSEUM REMINDED ME OF A LOT OF THINGS THAT. I PROBABLY MORE OR LESS FORGOT OR PUT IN THE BACK OF MY MIND. I HAPPENED TO VISIT A MUSEUM DEDICATED TO A GREAT AMERICAN CHILD EDUCATION EXPERT. THE EXPERT SPENT MANY YEARS ON TV HELPING CHILDREN DEVELOP INTO GOOD, PRODUCTIVE TEENS AND THEN ADULTS. THAT EXPERT WAS MR. ROGERS. AND HE TAUGHT US MANY THINGS, INCLUDING THAT DISCOVERING THE TRUTH ABOUT OURSELVES IS LIFETIME WORK. BUT IT IS WORTH THE EFFORT. AMONG THE THINGS HE THOUGHT HE TAUGHT CHILDREN WAS THAT WHETHER WE TALK ABOUT IT OR NOT, WE HUMAN BEINGS ARE LOVABLE, THAT WE HAVE VALUE THAT WE HOPE FOR IS REAL. OUR JOB IN LIFE IS TO HELP PEOPLE REALIZE HOW RARE AND VALUABLE EACH ONE OF US IS, THAT EACH OF US HAS SOMETHING THAT NO ONE ELSE HAS. WHATEVER WILL HAVE SOMETHING INSIDE THAT IS UNIQUE FOR ALL TIME. HE SPOKE OF TALKING ABOUT FEELINGS AS IMPORTANT WORK, THAT FEELINGS ARE NATURAL AND NORMAL THAT MAKES IT EASIER TO SHARE THEM WITH ONE ANOTHER AND THAT IT CAN BE HARD FOR CHILDREN TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THESE. BUT ANYTHING HUMAN IS MENTIONABLE AND ANYTHING MENTIONABLE IS MANAGEABLE. THE MENTIONABLE CAN BE DIFFICULT AND THE MANAGING TOO. BUT IT CAN BE DONE IF SURROUNDED BY LOVE AND ACCEPTANCE. WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO TALK TO OUR CHILDREN AND THE THINGS THEY WANT TO TALK ABOUT. THEY HAVE TO FEEL THAT THEIR THOUGHTS ARE VALUED. IF WE WANT THEM TO BE FREE AND OPEN ENOUGH TO HAVE THE IMPORTANT CONVERSATIONS. CHILDHOOD ISN'T SOMETHING THAT WE JUST GET THROUGH. IT'S A BIG JOURNEY. IT'S ONE WE HAVE ALL TAKEN. MOST LIKELY, THOUGH, WE HAVE FORGOTTEN HOW MUCH WE HAD TO LEARN ALONG THE WAY ABOUT OURSELVES AND OTHERS. SO PROVIDE YOUR CHILDREN WITH THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO BECOME RESPONSIBLE ADULTS. LET THEM READ WHAT THEY CHOOSE AND BE PREPARED TO DISCUSS THEIR FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS IN A CALM AND ACCEPTING MANNER, LETS THEM LEARN. THERE ARE MANY KINDS OF PEOPLE AND BELIEFS IN THE WORLD. ALLOW THEM TO CHOOSE THEIR OWN PATH TO FOLLOW. THAT WILL LET YOU EARN THEIR RESPECT AND THEY WILL BE WILLING TO SHARE THEIR EMOTIONS, FEARS AND DREAMS WITH YOU FOR ALL OF THEIR LIVES. TRUST THEM. IF YOU DON'T, YOU WILL MUCH. [00:15:03] YOU WILL MISS MUCH OF THEIR LIVES. IF YOU DON'T TRUST THEM, THEY WILL NOT TRUST YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. FISK. MR. VONDRA. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. COUNCIL. JUST WANTING TO THANK JESUS FOR LOWERING THE PROPERTY TAXES. I APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. AND THERE'S A PROBLEM. I DON'T WANT TO CALL THEM STRAY DOGS OR OWN TWO DOGS. YOU KNOW, THESE DOGS BELONG TO SOMEONE. AND FOR THE LAST MONTH, YOU KNOW, THE PIT BULL FROM TRAILER 27 BEEN RUNNING LOOSE AND ANIMAL CONTROL HASN'T BEEN DOING THEIR JOB. AND I DID REPORT IT TO THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT AND I WAS TOLD THAT THERE'S NINE DOGS, FOUR DOG ABUSE CASES AND THE KENNELS. SO FROM SIX MONTHS TO ONE YEAR, THAT'S HOW LONG THE COURT CASE IS GOING TO TAKE. SO THEY'RE NOT PICKING UP DOGS ANYMORE UNLESS IT BITES YOU OR SOMETHING. SO I WAS WONDERING, YOU KNOW, IF THEY COULD TAKE THE DOGS TO THE COMMISSIONER'S HOUSE, YOU KNOW, AND LET HIM STAY THERE, YOU KNOW, SO THEY CAN MAKE ROOM FOR THESE DANGEROUS DOGS THAT'S RUNNING AROUND BECAUSE THEY DON'T RELATE TO ME, BECAUSE THEY LIVE IN THE COUNTY AND MOST OF THESE LOOSE DOGS ARE IN THE CITY, YOU KNOW, AND I DECIDED TO STOP CALLING THE POLICE AND THE POLICE AND THE PAST. I LET THE POLICE HANDLE THE DOGS, BUT THAT'S NOT THEIR JOB. SO I'M GOING TO LET ANIMAL CONTROL HANDLE IT. AND I WOULD JUST LIKE, YOU KNOW, SOME SOME, YOU KNOW, JUST SHOW THEM, SHOW SOME CONCERN. THEY JUST ACT REAL, INDIFFERENT, AND THEY DON'T WANT TO DO THEIR JOB. AND I'M TALKING ABOUT MANAGEMENT. YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE PROBLEM, NOT THE NEW HIRES OR ANYTHING. AND THIS THERE'S A PICTURE OF TWO PIT BULLS OR ONE I WAS TOLD WAS A PIT BULL. AND THEY'RE RUNNING AROUND ON GEORGE STREET AND THAT POOR GUY BEER JOINT, THERE'S TWO OF THEM AND THERE IS SOME PIT BULLS AT CHRIST KITCHEN. SOMEONE NEEDED A RIDE THERE AND I GAVE HIM A RIDE TO CHRIST KITCHEN. THERE'S PIT BULLS AND LOOSE DOGS ALL AROUND CHRIST KITCHEN AND NO ONE'S DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. AND THEY HAVE THIS POSSE RIGHT NOW. THEY'RE NOT PICKING UP DOGS. AND ALSO, IF A DOG BITES YOU, YOU HAVE TO SIGN A DANGEROUS DOG AFFIDAVIT. ANIMAL CONTROL DON'T WORK WITH YOU ANYMORE. YOU HAVE TO GO TO THE MUNICIPAL COURT AND TO THE APPROPRIATE JOB COURT. THAT WAY THEY CAN'T MOVE IT OR SHUFFLE IT FROM COURT TO COURT. AND JUST RECENTLY, THERE IS A DOG ATTACK ON A FIVE YEAR OLD. AND ON THE COMMENT BELOW, IT SAID THERE WAS LIKE 15 LOOSE DOGS IN THAT AREA. IT WAS AROUND THE ODUM AREA. AND I JUST WANTED TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT OF LOOSE DOGS AND ANIMAL CONTROL ISN'T DOING THEIR JOB AND THEY REALLY NEED TO IMPROVE. THANKS AND HAVE A GOOD DAY. APPRECIATE IT. SANDRA. OH, MISS LAUREN FLAKE. GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR CONFRONTING THIS ISSUE BOLDLY AND THOUGHTFULLY. WE HAVE HEARD REPEATEDLY THAT PARENTS MUST MONITOR THEIR CHILDREN AS THEY'RE SEARCHING THE LIBRARY SHELVES FOR THEIR NEXT ADVENTURE STORY. I WOULD ESTIMATE THAT AS A CHILD, I MIGHT HAVE LOOKED THROUGH 5 TO 10 BOOKS FOR EVERY ONE I CHECKED OUT BECAUSE I ALWAYS CHECKED OUT THE MAXIMUM NUMBER. I POTENTIALLY LOOKED THROUGH 50 BOOKS EVERY VISIT. IF A PARENT HAS TWO OR THREE CHILDREN IN THE LIBRARY WITH THEM, HOW COULD THEY POSSIBLY MONITOR EVERY BOOK THAT EACH ONE OF THEIR CHILDREN TOUCH? WE HAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD THAT PARENTS MUST SIGN FOR THE BOOKS THAT THEIR CHILDREN CHECK OUT. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY INCORRECT. IT IS A LIE, IF YOU IF YOU WILL, PARENTS DO INDEED SIGN THE APPLICATION FOR THEIR CHILDREN TO RECEIVE THEIR OWN LIBRARY CARD. AFTER THAT, THE CHILD DOES NOT NEED THE PARENT'S APPROVAL FOR CHECKING OUT ANY MATERIAL. IN ADDITION, WE HEARD A FEW WEEKS AGO ABOUT HOW DIFFICULT IT WAS TO FIND THE BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY, THE ONES IN QUESTION. I FIND THIS INTERESTING BECAUSE THIS WHOLE PROJECT WAS INITIATED BECAUSE A CHILD FOUND ONE OF THESE BOOKS INDEPENDENTLY AND TOOK IT TO THEIR PARENT. I'VE ALSO HEARD OF ANOTHER CHILD THAT LOCATED A BOOK AND THEY FOUND IT OFFENSIVE. THEY HID IT IN THE SHELVES AND THE NEXT TIME THEY CAME TO THE LIBRARY, IT WAS BACK ON OPEN ON THE SHELF. SO THEY TOOK IT TO THEIR PARENT AND THE PARENT FILLED OUT THE REQUEST FOR REEVALUATION FORM. BUT THE BOOK HAD ALREADY BEEN CHALLENGED AND DENIED, SO IT WAS NOT REEVALUATED. IRONICALLY, AFTER THAT, THE LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD DEBATED A CHALLENGE TERM AT THEIR QUARTERLY MEETING OF HOW OFTEN A BOOK CAN BE CHALLENGED [00:20:07] BECAUSE THERE IS NOTHING IN WRITING IN THEIR POLICIES. IF YOU LOOK THROUGH THE PACKETS THAT YOU WERE GIVEN LAST MONTH, YOU KNOW THAT THESE A LOT OF THE BOOKS DEPICT MINORS ENGAGED IN SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONDUCT. THIS CONDUCT IS ALL INAPPROPRIATE FOR CHILDREN, WHETHER IT'S HETEROSEXUAL OR HOMOSEXUAL OR OTHERWISE. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PROTECTING THE INNOCENCE OF CHILDREN. COLOSSIANS TWO EIGHT READS SEE TO IT THAT NO ONE TAKE YOU CAPTIVE THROUGH PHILOSOPHY AND EMPTY DECEPTION ACCORDING TO THE TRADITIONS OF MERE MEN FOLLOWING THE ELEMENTARY PRINCIPLES OF THIS WORLD RATHER THAN FOLLOWING CHRIST, ONE DAY STORIES WILL BE TOLD ABOUT THE PUBLIC LIBRARIES ACROSS THE NATION WHO ARE PUSHING AN AGENDA ON INNOCENT CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND THE PARENTS AND CONCERNED CITIZENS WHO STOOD UP AGAINST THEM. HOW WILL VICTORIA BE REMEMBERED? THE FUTURE IS IN YOUR HANDS. THANK YOU, MR. FLAKE. MS.. GAY PATEK. GREETINGS. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR HAVING AN OPEN DISCUSSION ABOUT THE LIBRARY COLLECTION POLICY AT THE LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, FOR ALL YOU ARE DOING TO MOVE US CLOSER TO A SOLUTION. I APPRECIATE IT, MR. CROCKER. I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU HAD TO SAY. THERE ARE MILLIONS OF BOOKS OUT THERE, AND NOT ALL OF THEM ARE IN OUR LIBRARY. AND THE LEGAL OPINIONS DO LOOK TO COMMUNITY STANDARDS AND THAT WE NEED TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT BOOKS WE DO WANT IN OUR LIBRARY. THANK YOU, MS.. SOLIS. I APPRECIATED YOUR COMMENTS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME CHANGES GOING FORWARD AND A JOINT EFFORT BETWEEN THE LIBRARY BOARD AND THE CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU. MR. DELLA GARZA, YOU AGREED WITH MR. CROCKER AND MR. AND MS.. SOLIS AND I'M SURE OTHERS ON WHAT THEY HAD TO SAY. AND YOU ENCOURAGED US TO FIND A SOLUTION. THANK YOU, MR. LOFGREN. WHAT CAN I SAY? THANK YOU FOR BEING WILLING TO HAVE THE CONVERSATION. I APPRECIATE IT. DR. YOUNG, I LOVE THAT YOU SAID YOU DON'T YOU YOU DON'T SEE PRE-TEENS AS YOUNG ADULTS. YOU PERCEIVE YOUNG ADULTS AS COLLEGE AGE, AND SO DOES THE MIT EDU. YOU ALSO MADE THE COMMENT THAT MAYBE WE NEEDED MORE CLASSIFIED CLASSIFICATIONS IN THE LIBRARY. AND MR. O'LAUGHLIN, I BELIEVE YOU SAID THAT, TOO. I KNOW IT WAS STATED THAT WE DON'T HAVE SET AGES IN SECTIONS OF THE LIBRARY, BUT YOU CAN SEE THE AGES IN THE CARD CATALOG. AND ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, YOUNG ADULTS ARE CONSIDERED TO BE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 12 AND 18. MS.. SCOTT, I LOVED WHAT YOU SAID AS WELL. YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME CHANGES GOING FORWARD. THE FACTS OF HUMAN REPRODUCTION. REPRODUCTION HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE THE CAVEMAN. RIGHT NOW, OUR COLLECTION POLICY IS A ONE SIZE FITS ALL. A SEPARATE POLICY FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WOULD BE GOOD. THE POLICY NOW IS TOO BROAD. I COULDN'T AGREE WITH YOU MORE. I WAS GOING TO SAY THANK YOU, MR. GARZA. HE'S DONE THIS TO ME BEFORE. WHERE? HE'S NOT BEEN HERE. BUT IS IT ETANA? MR. TONY ETIENNE. THANK YOU. AND MR. FARRELL. AND MISS LACY. AND MR. CAPONE. THANK YOU. ALSO TO THE LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK. I BELIEVE THERE IS A SOLUTION OUT THERE, AND I BELIEVE WE WILL FIND IT. THE FINAL THING I WANT TO SAY IS I'M NOT FIGHTING ANYONE OR ANY GROUP ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I'M FIGHTING FOR MY GRANDCHILDREN AND FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS TO BE ABLE TO MAKE GOOD DECISIONS BASED ON TRUTH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU, MR. POTTER. STAN RINK. MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANKS FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK WITH YOU THIS AFTERNOON. I THINK THAT PROBABLY BY NOW ALL OF YOU ARE AWARE THAT OUR CHILDREN OR YOUNG PEOPLE ARE POTENTIALLY AT RISK TO BEING EXPOSED TO AGE INAPPROPRIATE, SEXUALLY EXPLICIT, OBSCENE LITERATURE. AND THAT'S AVAILABLE TO GENERAL CIRCULATION IN THE VICTORIA PUBLIC LIBRARY. SOME OF THE LITERATURE GOES INTO GRAPHIC DETAIL, AS ALL OF YOU ARE AWARE, THE DETAIL CONCERNING DRUG USE, DRINKING, ILLICIT SEX, RAPE, MASTURBATION, VIOLENCE IS A PARENT AND A GRANDPARENT AND A GREAT GRANDPARENT. [00:25:03] IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO LOOK AFTER THE WELL-BEING OF THE CHILDREN THAT GOD HAS GIVEN ME CHARGE OF, AND I DO MY BEST TO DO THAT. HOWEVER, AS ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CITY OF VICTORIA, YOU'RE IN A POSITION TO RESTRICT SOME OF THIS OBSCENE LITERATURE FROM APPEARING ON THE SHELVES OF VICTORIA PUBLIC LIBRARY. I TRUST THAT YOU KNOW THAT WHO KNOWS? BUT WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN ELECTED AND PUT IN TO POSITION TO ADDRESS THESE VERY ISSUES AT THIS POINT IN TIME. MANY OF THE PARENTS AND THE GRANDPARENTS OF THIS COMMUNITY DEEPLY APPRECIATE YOUR HELP AND THE EXERCISE OF YOUR GOD GIVEN AUTHORITY. TO REMOVE SUCH MATERIALS FROM VIDEO AND TO RESTRICT. FUTURE PURCHASES AND DONATIONS OF THIS TYPE OF MATERIAL TO THE LIBRARY. WE WOULD LIKE YOU ALL TO KNOW THAT WE APPRECIATE A GRATEFUL FOR YOUR DILIGENCE AND WORKING TOWARD A SOLUTION. TO PROTECT THE INNOCENCE OF OUR CHILDREN. THANKS SO MUCH. THANK YOU, MR. INK. ALL RIGHT, THAT'S IT. FROM ITEMS FROM FOR CITIZENS COMMUNICATION. AND I DID SKIP OVER ANNOUNCEMENTS, REMINDERS, PUBLIC AND EMPLOYEE RECOGNITIONS. BUT WE DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING FOR THOSE AT THIS MEETING. SO AT THIS TIME, WE'LL GO INTO ITEMS WITH THE PUBLIC HEARING, SEE ONE. I DON'T SEE ONE AS A BUDGET, A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE BUDGET. [1. Budget Public Hearing. Gilbert Reyna, Chief Financial Officer] GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, MR. REYNA. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MAYOR. I HOPE YOU'RE DOING WELL. THANK YOU. YOU ARE TALKING TO A MATURE, INTELLIGENT MAN NOW HAS 25 YEAR OLD. SO MY WIFE SAYS, NO, YOU'RE NOT. BUT ANYWAY, REAL QUICK PRESENTATION, I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE A LOT OF TIME BACK IN AUGUST. THE SECOND HAS JUST DELIVERED THIS TO YOU ALL. I WANT YOU TO TAKE BEAR ATTENTION THAT THE COLOR WORKS. THIS TIME WE'RE PROPOSING A BUDGET OF $103 MILLION, OF WHICH $105 MILLION GOVERNMENT ONLY GOT ENTERPRISE FUNDS 61 AND INTERNAL SERVICES OF $17 MILLION BELOW THEIR KIND OF BE CAPPED AT 80% OF THE OVERALL BUDGET CONSISTS OF THE GENERAL FUND, THE CONSTRUCTION FUND, BECAUSE YOU GOT LARGE SHIPS UTILITY OPERATING FUND, THE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICE FUND AND OF COURSE THE HEALTH FUND. WE'VE GOT THE 37 FUNDS THAT MAKES UP THE REMAINING $37 MILLION. THOSE ARE MAINLY SPECIAL REVENUES, SMALL ONES, ETC., ETC.. IF YOU COMPARE THIS YEAR'S BUDGET TO THE LAST LAST YEAR'S BUDGET, YOU'RE LOOKING AT A $12 MILLION INCREASE OUT THERE. AND ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, IT LAYS OUT THE VARIANCES, CONTRACTUAL SERVICES, UP SUPPLIES AND MAINTENANCE. INTERNAL SERVICES, MAINLY FOR VEHICLES, FUEL TECHNOLOGY. PERSONNEL, THE PAY AND STAFFING, CIP TRANSFERS AND OF COURSE, THE CIP PROGRAM, OF COURSE, TO DECREASE THE RPA GRANT IS NO LONGER THERE. SO DECREASE YOUR DEBTS GOING DOWN BY CLOSE TO $1,000,000. THE CAPITAL IS GOING DOWN IS ACTUALLY THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE DUCK POND AND SOME BUILDINGS FROM LAST YEAR. AND OF COURSE, THE OTHER IS FROM THE TRANSFER FOR STABILIZATION FUND AND INCREASE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND THAT WE'RE DOING THIS YEAR. THERE'S A DIFFERENCE OF THAT. I'LL LEAVE YOU WITH THIS NOTE, HOPEFULLY FOR THE PUBLIC THAT ANY QUESTION IT'S ON THE WEBSITE, THEY CAN GO OUT AND LOOK AT THE BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS AND THE BUDGETS THERE TOO. YOU CAN DRILL DOWN TO THE MINIMUM ACCOUNTS AND LOOK OVER IT AND EVERYTHING ELSE. DETAIL. MAYOR, THAT'S IT FOR THIS PRESENTATION. I'LL LEAVE IT. OKAY. THANK YOU. THIS TIME WE'RE GOING TO OPEN ITEM C ONE AS PUBLIC HEARING ANYBODY WISHING TO SPEAK ON ITEM C ONE, PLEASE STEP FORWARD TO THE MIC. NO ONE APPROACHING THE MIC. I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ENTERTAIN ANY MOTIONS. YOU WANT ME TO READ ITEM THAT IS LATER ON THAT THIS IS ACTUALLY JUST A PUBLIC HEARING? OH, OKAY. I'M SORRY. WOULD YOU LIKE FOR ME TO READ IT NOW AND VOTE NOW ON WHICH ONE? IT'S ACTUALLY DOWN IN THE ACTION ITEM. SO IT WOULD BE ITEM E ONE. I COULD READ IT. NOW, IF YOU WANTED TO GO AHEAD AND VOTE, I WOULD JUST FINISH THESE TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS FIRST. THANK YOU FOR KEEPING ME STRAIGHT. OKAY, SO ITEM C TWO IS A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE 2022 2023 CITY OF VICTORIA TAX RATE. [2. Public Hearing on the 2022-2023 City of Victoria Tax Rate. Gilbert Rey...] I JUST HAVE ONE SLIDE PRESENTATION HERE. I WANT TO RECAP A COUPLE OF POINTS, ESPECIALLY MAYBE CORRECT SOME ITEMS THAT WERE PUBLISHED IN THE VICTORIA ADVOCATE. [00:30:03] I DON'T BLAME THEM FOR IT BECAUSE IT KIND OF IS VERY TECHNICAL. IF YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND THE WHOLE SITUATION. BUT BASICALLY THE CITY IS PROPOSING TO LOWER TAX RATE BY $0.03 FROM PRIOR YEARS OF 58.82 TO THE CURRENT PROPOSAL 5582. NOW, THE THIRD PART, WHICH A LOT OF PEOPLE FORGET AND I KNOW EVERYBODY IN COUNCIL KNOWS ABOUT IT, THAT YOU HAVE THE OLD TERMINOLOGY LIKE, OH MAN, LIKE ME, YOU SHOULD USE THE EFFECTIVE TAX RATE. NOW YOU GOT TO KNOW NEW RATE, TAX RATE, WHICH BASICALLY SAYS TO THE PUBLIC, THIS IS A TAX RATE THAT WOULD GENERATE THE SAME AMOUNT OF REVENUE YOU DID IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR. THAT'S ALL IT DOES. THE FLAWS WITH THAT IS THAT, WELL, OKAY THEN MY FUEL DIDN'T GO UP. MY DOLLAR STAYED CONSTANT FOR THE WHOLE YEAR. SO THERE'S A LITTLE GIVE AND TAKE THERE. NOW, THE EFFECTIVE TAX RATE, OH, THE NO NEW TAX RATE IS A 5461. COMPARE THAT TO THE PROPOSED TAX RATE. THAT'S IT'S HIGHER. THE PROPOSED TAX RATE IS HIGHER BY 1.21 CENTS. OH, THAT 2% YOU SAW IN THE PAPER. WHY THAT $0.01, AS YOU RECALL, COUNCIL. ONE OF OUR STRATEGIES FINANCIALLY, ESPECIALLY ON THE SIP, IS TRY TO REDEEM SOME BONDS SO WE CAN ACCOMMODATE FUTURE BOND DEBT CAPACITY DOWN THE ROAD WHERE WE NEED IT, WHERE OUR SIP PLANS ARE. BUT ON THIS BUDGET, WE HAVE A HALF MILLION DOLLARS REDEMPTION. GUESS WHAT? THAT'S A PENNY AND SOME CHANGE. THAT'S THAT PENNY THAT'S CAUSING THIS WHOLE DEAL. SO FOR THE PUBLIC PURPOSES, WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE IS THAT WE'RE USING WE'RE PAYING OFF A CREDIT CARD A LITTLE EARLIER THAN NORMAL. AND IT'S A GOOD STRATEGY. BUT THIS IS OUR SECOND YEAR IN A ROW WE'VE DONE THIS. WHAT HAPPENS HERE? WE ALLOW US TO DOWN THE ROAD TO ACCOMMODATE SOME MORE BOND CAPABILITY WHEN WE START LOOKING AT OUR CAP MAYBE THREE, FIVE, SIX YEARS DOWN THE ROAD. SO WE DON'T USE IT ALL AT ONE TIME. SO THAT MAKES SENSE. YES. OTHER THAN THAT, COUNSEL, THE LAST COMMENT, THE CARRIER TAX RATE, THERE'S THE LAST THIRD YEAR WE LEFT ABOUT 0.0013 ON THE TABLE. SO WE DIDN'T TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT. BUT ANYTHING ELSE? THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR THIS PUBLIC HEARING, SIR. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM C TO ANYBODY WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. PLEASE STEP TOWARDS THE MIC. SEEING NO ONE COME FORWARD. WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND MOVE ON TO ACTION ITEMS. OH, I'M SORRY. A CONSENT AGENDA? YES, SIR. ITEM ONE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA IS A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE FORMATION OF THE VICTORIA PUBLIC FACILITY CORPORATION. [D. Consent Agenda:] SO I MOVED TO ADOPT A SECOND KIND OF MOTION IN A SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA IS PRESENT IT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES NOW. ACTION ITEMS. ITEM E ONE IS AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING ON OCTOBER 1ST, 2022, IN THE AMOUNT OF TOTALING [1. Approve and adopt a budget for the Fiscal Year beginning on October 1,...] $183,131,658. I MOVE THAT WE ADOPT A BUDGET OF $183,131,658 IS PRESENTED. MY SECOND. THANK YOU. YOUR MOTION IN A SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, GILBERT, TO YOU AND THE REST OF THE STAFF. I KNOW THIS IS NOT JUST AN OVERNIGHT PROCESS TO GET TO THE BUDGET. A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT AND THOUGHT HAS GONE INTO IT. AND WE APPRECIATE ALL THAT THAT HARD WORK TO GET TO IT ALL. THANK YOU TO OUR STAFF HERE TO HOPEFULLY CONTINUE TO GET BETTER AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE FOR LOWERING THE TAX RATE. YOU GOT THAT, TOO. ALL RIGHT. GET A MOTION IN SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE, THOSE OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES E TWO AND A. B TWO IS AN ORDINANCE SETTING THE TAX RATE FOR 2022 TAX YEAR AT THE TOTAL RATE OF 0.5582 PER $100 OF PROPERTY VALUATION. [2. Set the Tax Rate for the 2022 tax year at a total rate of $0.5582 per ...] AND THE MOTION LANGUAGE WAS ON THE DAIS FOR EACH OF YOU. ANYBODY. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION. I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY TAX RATE BE INCREASED BY THE ADOPTION OF A TAX RATE OF 0.5582, WHICH IS EFFECTIVE EFFECTIVELY A 2.22% INCREASE IN THE TAX RATE. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND. THANK YOU, MR. GILBERT, FOR THE EXPLANATION AND EASIER TERMS THAN ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON IT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES E THREE. ITEM E THREE IS THE DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE REDEMPTION OF THE PORTION OF THE OUTSTANDING CITY OF VICTORIA, TEXAS GENERAL OBLIGATION REFUNDING BOND [3. Discuss and approve a resolution authorizing the redemption of a porti...] SERIES 2013 A DURING THE CITY'S 2022 2023 FISCAL YEAR. [00:35:02] GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. AND WE'RE PRESENTING TONIGHT AS A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO REDEEM OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL IN FISCAL 2023 ON ITS SERIES 2013, A GENERAL OBLIGATION REFUNDING BONDS. THIS WILL ALSO ALSO AUTHORIZE THE CITY TO SET ITS DEBT SERVICE TAX RATE TO THE LEVEL NECESSARY TO MAKE THESE PAYMENTS. SO AS WE'VE DISCUSSED IN THE PAST, THE BOND REDEMPTION IS SIMILAR TO MAKING EXTRA PAYMENTS ON A ON A MORTGAGE. BY MAKING THESE PAYMENTS, YOU REALIZE INTEREST SAVINGS AS WELL AS CREATE A FUTURE DEBT CAPACITY WHICH WHICH WE HAVE DISCUSSED PREVIOUSLY REGARDING OUR CIP FINANCING, WE WOULD BE REDEEMING A PARTIAL AMOUNT OF OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS FROM OUR FISCAL 25 YEAR ON THE SERIES 2013. A SERIES THIS REDEMPTION WOULD THE REDEMPTION PAYMENT WOULD BE MADE WITH OUR REGULAR DEBT SERVICE PAYMENT ON FEBRUARY 15, 2023. SO AS GILBERT HAD MENTIONED THAT THIS THE TAX RATE FOR DEBT SERVICE SIDE, IT'S ALREADY INCLUDING THIS ADDITIONAL 500,000 THAT'S NEEDED TO MAKE THIS REDEMPTION. SO YOU CAN SEE THERE THE WITHOUT THE REDEMPTION, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN 20.17 WITH THE REDEMPTION IS 21.27. THE DEBT SERVICE FOR THE YEAR GOES UP 500,000. AND THEN IN OUR FISCAL 25 YEAR, IT WILL CREATE AN ADDITIONAL $6.4 MILLION IN ACCUMULATED DEBT CAPACITY. AND AGAIN, THIS OPTION WAS INCLUDED IN OUR PROPOSED BUDGET FROM AUGUST 2ND, SO THERE WOULDN'T BE ANY CHANGE TO THE TAX RATE THAT'S ALREADY BEEN PRESENTED. AND WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. NO, THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING TO DO THIS AND GETTING DEBT PAID OFF WHEN WE CAN GET IT PAID OFF QUICKER. IT HELPS US BE MORE FLEXIBLE IN THE FUTURE. MUCH APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT. ANYBODY CHOOSE TO MAKE ANY MOTIONS? I MOVE. WE ADOPT THIS ITEM OF MOTION IN A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM E THREE. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. ALL RIGHT. THAT CONCLUDES OUR BUSINESS DURING REGULAR SESSION. WE DO HAVE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO IT'S 537. [H. Executive Sessions:] WE'RE GOING TO ADJOURN INTO A RECESS, INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, THE CITY COUNCIL RECESS FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION ON THE 30TH DAY OF AUGUST 2022 AT 537. THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THE EXECUTIVE EXECUTIVE SESSION DELIBERATION IS AS FOLLOWS. TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.087551.071. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.