Sep 06, 2022 City Council

[A. CALL TO ORDER]

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I. >> GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE CITY COUNSEL MEETING FOR TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH, 2022, MS. HILBRICH WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL ROLL.

SILENCE. >> 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. >> THE TEXAS FLAG, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE, UNDER GOD, ONE, AND INDIVISIBLE. ASK.

MR. GARZA, DO YOU HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS OR REMINDER? >> I HAVE ONE WE DO HAVE A

[a. Hunger Action Week Proclamation. Jeff Bauknight, Mayor]

>> WHEREAS HUNGER AND POVERTY ARE OF VITAL CONCERNS IN TEXAS WHEREAS 14% OF PEOPLE FACE HUNGER AND ONE IN EVERY FOUR CHILDREN DO NOT KNOW WHAT THEIR NEXT MEAL WILL COME FROM AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF VICTORIA IS COMMITTED TO TAKING STEPS TO FIGHT HUNGER IN EVER IRY PART OF OUR COMMUNITY AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF VICTORIA IS ADMITTED TO WORKING WITH THE FOOD BANK OF THE GOLDEN CRESCENT IN NETWORKWIDE FOOD BANK AND EDUCATING PEOPLE ABOUT THE ROLL AND IMPORTANCE OF FOOD BANKS ADDRESSING HUNGER AND NEED TO DEVELOP MORE RESEARCH, AND WHEREAS NEARLY 44,000 FAMILIES IN THE GOLDEN CRESCENT REGION PROVIDED BY FOOD BY THE FOOD BANK OF THE GOLDEN CRESCENT EACH MONTH AND WHEREAS THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC HAS HAD A DEVASTATING HEALTH IMPACT ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND FOOD BANK OF THE GOLDEN CRESCENT HAS DISTRIBUTED APPROXIMATELY FIVE MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD TO PEOPLE IN 11 COUNTIES THIS YEAR THROUGH ITS NETWORK OF FOOD PANTRIES, FOOD KITCHENS, SHELTERS AND OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND WHEREAS THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER HAS BEEN DESIGNATED HUNGER ACTION MONTH IN ORDER TO BRING ATTENTION TO FOOD INSECURITIES IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND TO ENGAGE THE PUBLIC IN ACTION, INCLUDING VOLUNTEERSHIPS, SOCIAL MEDIA SHARES AND TO ENSURE NOBODY HAS TO MAKE AN IMPOSSIBLE CHOICE BETWEEN FOOD AND OTHER NECESSITIES LIKE MEDICINE, UTILITIES AND CHILD CARE.

WHEREAS FOOD BANKS ACROSS THE COUNTRY INCLUDING THE FOOD BANK OF THE GOLDEN CRESCENT CONTINUE TO WORK TIRELESSLY THROUGH THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER TO BRING AWARENESS AND HEALTH AND HUNGER TO HUNGER IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY NOW THEREFORE I, JEFF BAUKNIGHT, MAYOR OF VICTORIA RECOGNIZE SEPTEMBER 2022, HUNGER ACTION MONTH AND ALL THIS OBSERVE ADVANCE TO THE ATTENTION OF OUR

CITIZENS. >> OBJECT BEHALF OF THE FOOD BANK OF THE GOLDEN CRESCENT WE THANK CITY COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR AND ALL OF THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOR THEIR SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THESE YEARS WE HAVE JUST RECENTLY MOVED INTO OUR NEW LOCATION AND SPENT OUR DAY THERE TODAY. AND DOUBLES OUR KAFT AND WAREHOUSE AND TRIPLES OUR REFRIGERATION AND TO DO SO MUCH MORE FOR THE COUNTIES WE OBSERVE WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR

[b. Introduce Daron Lewis as the City of Victoria's new Fire Marshal. Robe...]

[a. September 2022 Keep Victoria Beautiful Business Beautification Award. ...]

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INDICATION AWARD. >> I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE COMMUNITY OF VICTORIA FOR THEIR

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IF IT WASN'T FOR THE COMMUNITY, WE WOULD NOT HAVE A SONIC TOWN. AND WHEN I GO TO DALLAS FOR ANYWHERE WHERE WE'RE LOOKING AT FRANCHISEES, THEY ARE VERY ENVYIOUS OF VICTORIA BECAUSE THEY KNOW WE ARE A SONEC TOWN. AND I THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND THE SECOND GROUP IS I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE IS MY GENERAL MANAGER MIKE GONZALEZ. AND THE CREW THAT AND Y'ALL KNOW HOW DIFFICULT IT IS THESE DAYS TO GET A CREW TO WORK. THEY WORK TIRELESSLY AND THEY ARE FABULOUS AT THAT LOCATION AND AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR HELPING US KEEP VICTORIA BEAUTIFUL AND OUR COMMITMENT

SIDE. >> I THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU.

THANKS FOR THE PRIDE YOU TAKE, YES, SIR. >> AMAZINGLY ASK AN ATTORNEY NOT TO SAY MUCH ISN'T ALWAYS EASY. I WILL WILL KEEP IT SHORT AND SWEET AND Y'ALL HAVE MADE MY WEEK BY RECOGNIZING MY WIFE OR HER LANDSCAPING AT THE SONIC. THAT HAS BEEN REAL NICE FOR ME.

BECAUSE SHE HEADS UP THE COMPLIMENT DEPARTMENT. SHE DOESN'T GET THAT MANY CALLS IN THE COMPLAIN DEPARTMENT AND I GET PLENTY OF CALLS. NOW YOU KNOW WHO TO CALL IF YOU HAVE A COMPLAINT OR COMPLIMENT, AND I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL AGAIN FOR EVERYTHING I YOU PROVIDE IN THIS TOWN. I HAVE ALSO BEEN INVOLVED IN HELPING CLEAN UP A LOT OVER ALL IN SALEM ROAD THAT BELONGS TO MY AFFAIR WHO WASN'T SO GOOD AT CLEANING IT UP AND I WANT TO RECOGNIZE AN EMPLOYEE THAT Y'ALL HAD MARY OR MARIE, SHE JUST RETIRED.

>> GRACE. >> GRACE MARIE, SHE WAS UNBELIEVABLE BUT SHE GID A GREAT JOB WITH ME AFTER ME MAKING A COMPLAINT TO HER NOT JUST ABOUT LANDSCAPING IT IS ABOUT TRYING TO CLEAN UP OTHER PARTS OF THE TOWN. Y'ALL Y'ALL ARE DOING A GREAT

JOB. >> THANK YOU,. >> YOU GOOD? WE'RE GOOD WITH PUBLIC AND EMPLOYEE RECOGNITIONS, WE'RE GOING TO GO TO ITEMS FROM

[a. Library Advisory Board Meeting Update . Jeff Bauknight, Mayor]

>> I CALLED THEM OUT AT THE MEETING, TOO. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, I HAVEN'T HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO RESCHEDULED MEETING DID NOT HAVE QUORUMS ON THE THAT LATER, YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU THAT HAS BEEN PUT IN YOUR READ FILE AS WELL AS A COUPLE OF OTHER DOCUMENTS I REFERENCED AS PART OF MY UPDATE.

I WILL GO THROUGH EACH AGENDA ITEM BRIEFLY ONE OF THE FIRST MEETING WAS UPDATE FROM MARINE ART HELPING US GO THROUGH OUR LIBRARY STRATEGIC PLAN I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW DIFFICULTIES] IS CENTERED AROUND THE SERVICES THE LIBRARY OFFERS. AND NEEDS THE LIBRARY HAS AND NOT NECESSARILY ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONTEND OR CONVERSATIONS THAT MIGHT BE GOING ON ASSOCIATION WITH THE LIBRARY SHE SHARED RECEIVED FLEW THE ON-LINE SURVEY EXERCISE AND SOME OF THE PUBLIC MEETINGS WE RECENTLY ALSO COMPLETED SOME WORK FOR THE SITE PLANNING OF THE ENTIRE SITE WE RECEIVED A GRANT LAST YEAR TO REVAMP TO BE MORE CONSISTENT WITH THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLANT AND ALSO LOOKING AT PATIO SPACE AND THAT PROJECT HAS CONCLUDEED AND WE'RE PROVIDE MORE IN-DEPTH

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>> POLICY CONVERSATION PROVIDED A BRIEF UPDATE TO THE BOARD ON A CONVERSATION THAT HAD TAKEN PLACE HERE IN TERMS OF THE YOU HAVE FOR THEM. WE INTENTIONALLY LISTED THIS ITEM AFTER WE WANT IT TO BE CLEAR THAT THE CURRENT CONVERSATION AROUND THE POLICY HAD NOTHING TO DO ON THE AGENDA. WE SPOKE TO THEM ABOUT YOUR CONVERSATION AROUND POTENTIALLY HAVING A DESIRE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WE ALSO SPOKE TO THEM ABOUT CONCERN AROUND ININAPPROPRIATE, OBSCENE OR MATERIAL BUT THERE IS POTENTIALLY CONCERN AROUND INAPPROPRIATE CONTENT WE SHARED WITH IT THEM AWE ADD CONVERSATION AROUND COMMUNITY STANDARDS AND CONVERSATION AROUND COMMUNITY CONTENT AND PLACEMENT OF BOOKS WE REITERATED THAT POINT TO THEM BECAUSE WE KNOW THERE CAN BE CHATTER THAT SUGGESTS OTHERWISE FROM A COUNCIL'S PERSPECTIVE SO WE MADE THAT POINT CLEAR WITH THE BOARD AS WELL.

ON THOSE TOP IS THE BOARD DID HAVE A BRIEF CONVERSATION AROUND COMMUNITY STANDARD.

THEY FELT THAT YOU KNOW, TRYING TO HAVE A CONVERSATION AROUND COMMUNITY STANDARD THEY SUGGESTED IT IS SOMETHING THAT IT IS PROBABLY BEST TO HIRE A CONSULTAND TO COME IN FROM THE OUTSIDE TO HAVE A ROBUST CONVERSATION TO DEVELOP THIS COMMUNITY STANDARD AND FELT THAT WAS NOLL THEIR ROLE OF EXPERTISE. AND I QUITE FRANKLY AGREE.

I THINK IT RECOGNIZES THAT. THERE WAS A CONVERSATION AROUND, YOU KNOW, EVEN IF THERE WERE COMMUNITY STANDARD THERE IS DEFINITELY HE'S ANSWER THE OF THE LIBRARY BOARD TO INCLUDE A REFERENCE TO COMMUNITY STANDARD AS IT RELATES TO THE DEVELOPMENT COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT POLICY BECAUSE IT IS THEIR OPINION THAT THE LIBRARY IS FOR ALL. THEY'RE CONCERNED THAT POTENTIAL INCLUSION OF A COMMUNITY STANDARD MIGHT LIMIT MATERIALS. BUT IT DIDN'T REALLY EXTEND INTO A MUCH MORE DETAILED CONVERSATION THAN THAT. THE CONVERSATION FOCUSED AROUND THE REVALUATION PROCESS SO AS YOU KNOW, THE REVALUATION PROCESS CURRENTLY REQUIRES CITIZENS TO SUBMIT A FORM AND THE LANGUAGE THAT IS IN THE FORM FOR THE MOST PART ONLY GIVES OPTION TO REMOVE A BOOK SO THERE WAS SOME SUGGESTIONS ABOUT MAYBE HAVE A MORE ROBUST FORUM TO ALLOW RESIDENTS TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS AND PRETHERE WAS SOME BRIEF

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THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF EMPATHY TO STAFF AND IMPACT ON STAFF IT WOULD BE THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF BOOKS THAT WOULD GO THROUGH A PROCESS, BUT IT WAS A VERY IN-DEPTH CONVERSATION AFTER THAT OF YOU OF THE BOOK LOOKS.ORG THIS IS WHAT THE STORY OF THOSE HAVE BEEN, WHICH IS AN INDEPENDENT RATING WEBSITE AND I KNOW THERE HAS BEEN CONVERSATION ONE POINT MADE WAS EVEN DIFFICULTIES] CONVERSATION AROUND THE ROLE OF PARENTS THAT HAS BEEN TALKED ABOUT AND ULTIMATELY SUGGESTED AND CAME UP WITH A RECOMMENDATION TO RESTRICT A JUVENILE LIBRARY CARD WE'LL TAKE TIME DIFFICULTIES]. AND THAT WAY YOU CAN HAVE MORE TIME TO REVIEW THOSE.

WE KNOW FOUR APPOINTMENTS ARE UP FOR THE COUNTY ALL FOUR ARE UP AT THE SAME TIME.

THAT CREATES ANISH ISSUE WITH EXISTING MEMBERS DON'T BLAME THEM FOR POTENTIALLY LOSING INTEREST AND GETTING INVOLVED WITH F THE COUNTY JUDGE IS SAYING THEY'RE GOING TO BE REPLACED. ON OUR AGENDA NEXT MEETING AND EXPECT THE COUNTY TO MAKE THEM BY THE END OF THE MONTH AND LASTLY, I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T TAKE A MOMENT TO SUGGEST MY LEVEL OF SUPPORT FOR OUR LIBRARY STAFF I BELIEVE WE CAN ATTEST WHAT THE DEPARTMENT OVER THE YEARS

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>> THANK YOU, MR. GARZA THE ONLY THING I DO HAVE TO SAY, I DO LIKE BOOK LOOKS.

I LIKE THEIR RATING SYSTEM. I DO REALIZE THAT JUST LOOKING AT WHAT YOU'VE PROVIDED WITH US

TONIGHT THAT SYSTEM WOULD BE DIFFERENT HAD WE HAD BOOK LOOKS. >> DOESN'T CRAFT OUR POLICY, NEITHER DOES BOOK LOOKS WE'RE ALL INDIVIDUALS IN THE CITY AND CHOOSE HOW WE WANT OUR POLICY DEVELOPED AND IF WE WANTED TO FOLLOW SOMETHING LIKE BOOK LOOKS THAT IS OUR PURVIEW EVEN THOUGH THEY SAY THAT DOESN'T MEAN IT IS NOT GOING TO BE IN THE PUBLIC LIBRARY JUST NOT THE SECTION WE'RE IN. AND THANK YOU FOR GETTING THOSE 15 APPLICANTS, OR ALL THE APPLICANTS TO US EARLY. I'M GOING TO TRY TO MAKE PHONE CALLS MYSELF JUST TO TALK TO ALL

OF THEM AND I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO REACH OUT WHEN YOU CAN. >> IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING,

RIGHT. >> ONCE WE FINALALLIZED THE LOGISTICS WE WILL SEPTEMBER SEND

THOSE OUT, AND WE'LL SEE HOW THE CONVERSATION GOES. >> I WANT TO REITERATE WHAT YOU SAID OR BUILT UPON. WE DO A GREAT JOB UP HERE AND HOPEFULLY IT SETS AN EXAMPLE AND RESPECTFULNESS WE GET THROUGH THIS ISSUE, IT IS A TOUGH ISSUE AND EMOTIONAL ISSUE, BUT KEEP IN MIND MOST OF THE PEOPLE DOING THIS ARE PRETTY MUCH VOLUNTEERS THAT ARE TRYING TO GET IT RIGHT IT INCLUDES THE LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS. CHOSEN TO VOLUNTEER FOR THEY'RE COMMUNITITY AND CERTAINLY THE STAFF, THIS IS NOT EASY FOR DANA AND HER STAFF.

IT IS A TOUGH ISSUE FOR ALL OF US, EVERYBODY NEEDS TO BE RESPECTFUL SPEAK YOUR MIND BUT DO IT POLITELY IN A RESPECTFUL MANNER. ANY OTHER ITEMS FROM COUNCIL?

[4. Citizen Communication:]

LAURIE EDER, BECAUSE THIS IS ABOUT PARKS. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, I AM LORI EDUCATOR, AND I AM UP HERE TODAY TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE APPOINTMENT LAST OCTOBER I WAS FINISHING OUT A TERM I HAVE THOROUGHLY ENJOYED WORKING WITH PARKS AND REC STAFF IS WALKING THROUGH THE MASTER PLAN PROS AND I ENJOYED BEING ON YOUR BOARD

AND LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THAT, THANK YOU. >> GREETINGS MR. MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. HOPE Y'ALL HAD A NICE LABOR SYSTEM I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE COLLECTION POLL SI I APPRECIATE THE WORK ON THE CIRCULATION POLICY. BUT AT THIS POINT IF T ALSO COLLECTING POLICY CHANGES,

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>> HI, MY KIDS AND I LOVE TO READ. WE CAN VISIT TIMES AND PLACES AND EVENS WE CAN NEVER REACH IN OUR LIFE AND BOOKS WE'VE LEARNED ABOUT NEW PEOPLE AND THINGS AND LEARNED BIG WORDS WE CAN'T PRONOUNCE AND WE'VE EXPANDED OUR VIEWS OF THE WORLD.

THAT IS WHAT IS SO POWERFUL ABOUT THE LIBRARY. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE ARE MANY HERE THAT SEEK TO LEAVE OUR WORLD SMALLER NOT BROADER I'VE NOW READ 15 OF THE 21 BOOKS ON THE PROPOSED BAN AND NONE OF THEM INCLUDED EVEN A WHIFF OF PORNOGRAPHY, MOST DIDN'T HAVE A KISS THE FACT THATSTHIS INKNOCKOUS BOOKS ARE ON THE LIST TELLS ME THE RELIGION WE HERE IS TOVILLIFY BEING GAY, THE PROPOSED ACTION FOR REMOVE THESE BOOKS FROM SHELFS IS ASKING YOU TO SILENCE THE LGBTQ VOICE, TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITY SMALL-MINDED.

THAT IS NOT THE COMMUNITY I LOVE. IN MAKING LGBTQ BOOKS TABOO, YOU WOULD BE TELLING PEOPLE WHO ALREADY DON'T FIT INTO THEIR MORALITY THAT THEY'RE DAMAGED OR BAD INSTEAD OF MAKING THEM FEEL SMALL, WE SHOULD BE HELPING THEM SEE THEM AS LEADERS AND INNOVATORS I'VE READ ABOUT. THERE MAY BE BOOKS ON THE LIST WITH PICTURES THAT MAKE PEOPLE UNCOMFORTABLE. I DIDN'T SEE THEM THE 15 BOOKS I READ, HOWEVER, DON'T BELONG ON ANY PROPOSED BAN AND THE FACT THAT THEY ARE IS NOTHING MORE THAN AN EFFORT TO PAINT LGBTQ PEOPLE AS BAD. THEY'RE NOD BAT, AND NEITHER ARE YOU.

PLEASE DON'T MAKE VICTORIA A SMALL-MINDED PLACE. YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HELP

ALL KIDS FLOURISH. PLEASE MAKE THAT CHOICE. >> THANK YOU, SHELLEY.

>> GOOD EVENING, MY NAME IS SHELLEY -- LIKE TO THANK THE HOTEL OCCUPIES STAFF COMMITTEE FOR RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE VICTORIA CLUB TO BE AWARDED FUNDS TO BE HELD APRIL 1ST AND SECOND OF 2023 THE FUNDS GENERATED BY THIS SHOOT ALLOWS US TO SEND OUR MEMBERS TO COMPETITIONS ACROSS TEXAS TO COMPETED TO WIN SCHOLARSHIPS. ON BEHALF OF THE CLUB YOU'LL LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME AND BELIEVING IN OUR YOUTH IN VICTORIA COUNTY.

>> MR. JIM HESTER. >> HELLO, I'M JIM HESTER, I'VE BEEN IN VICTORIA FOR 44 YEARS NOW AND WE HAVE RAISED SIX KIDS IN VICTORIA AND LIFE WAS ALSO

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MEASURE, YOU EXPLAIN, AND VERIFY. >> TEST EXPERIMENTALLY I WANT TO UNDERSTAND TO I THINK ABOUT SOMETHING GOING ON AND LET'S TRY THAT.

ONE OF THE WEAKNESSES IS TRIED THIS EXPERIMENT ON KIDS TO THAT IS PART OF THE ARGUMENT. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A PETITION OUT THERE I THINK A PRETTY GOOD DEAL TO DO THAT. A BOOK CALLED TRANSGENDERED TO TRANSFORM, TRANSITION THAT WILL TRULY SET YOU FREE, THE AUTHOR TELLS US HOW SHE BOUGHT THE LIE THAT SHE NEEDED TO BECOME AND ONLY ENDED UP BECOME A WOMAN THAT COULD NEVER HAVE KIDS AND.

AND SO MY CONCERN IS WE'RE GOING ABOUT AN EXPERIMENT HERE NONE OF THESE IT IS A GREAT TO SAY BUT ALL THE DATA WE HAVE THIS DOLL. YOU CAN GET THE DOLL FROM AMERICAN GIRL THIS IS THE DIFFICULTIES]. FIRST RESPONDERS TO COVID STUFF. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, MR. HEYEC. >> GOOD TO SEE YOU, GOOD TO SEE YOU GUYS.

>> MY NAME IS JOHN HEYEC, 213 WOOD HAYES DRIVE AND I'M UP HERE BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE TO BE CONSIDERED TO THE PARKS COMMISSION. AND I

>> RECOGNIZED REALLY ENJOYED AN OPPORTUNITY. AND WOULD LIKE TO BE CONSIDERED

FOR FUTURE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

>> HARLEY FISKE. >> GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK.

I'VE BEEN LISTENING TO THE DEBATES ON BOOKS FOR SOME TIME AND SPOKEN A TIME OR TWO.

TIME TO CLARIFY YOUR THOUGHTS, THE DISCUSSION IS NOT REALLY ABOUT BOOKS.

IT IS NOT ABOUT OUR CHILDREN OR OUR GRANDCHILDREN. THIS DISCUSSION IS ABOUT CONTROL. THERE IS A VERY VOCAL GROUP IS TRYING TO CONTROL THE NARRATIVE.

THEY THINK WE SHOULD ALL FOLLOW THEIR LEAD AND NOT THINK AND THINK ALIKE.

THEY WISH TO MARGINALIZE MEMBER OF THE LGGTQ+ COMMUNITIES THOSE OWHO CHOOSE TO SUPPORT ALL OF GOOD'S CHILDREN AND ANY WAY WE CAN. I'VE LISTENED TO SPEAKERS AND STATISTICS THAT SUPPOSEDLY SHOWED THE SUICIDE RATE OF THE LGBT INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE SUPPORT THEY NEED. IT THEY'VE BEEN SILENT AS TO THE EFFECT OF MARGINALIZING IF POPULATION. IF NOT MENTIONED THE DUE TO A LACK OF UNDERSTANDING, ACCEPTANCE. I'VE HEARD THIS GROUP USE THE BIBLE TO TESTIFY THEIR DESIRE TO MARGINALIZE, THIS IS THE SAME BIBLE PERHAPS THAT GROUP WOULD BE BETTER OFF IF THEY REMEMBER THAT OF THESE THE GREATEST OF ALL THESE IS LOVE. THANK YOU.

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>> THERE. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNSEL, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK GILBERT.

THERE YOU ARE. JESUS ON LOWERING THE PROPERTY TAXES FOR FLEE%.

I APPRECIATE IT. >> 5%. >> OH, 5%.

OKAY. I FORGOT. BUT ANYWAY, JESUS SUMMED UP EVERYTHING FOR THE BOOK BUT I DID GIVE UPDATED INFORMATION FOR EVERYONE TO LOOK AT AND ALSO, I BELIEVE IT WAS MASTERS ACADEMY, THE TEACHERS CAN START CARRYING FIREARMS AND STUFF BASED UPON --

I WAS JUST TESTING YOU THAT'S GOOD. >> AND ALSO WANT TO THANK DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND COMMISSIONER BURN, THEY HAD NINE DOGS AND ANIMAL CONTROL BECAUSE DOG ABUSE CASES HAVE MOVED THEM FROM ANIMAL CONTROL TO NOW ANIMAL CONTROL START TRAPPING DOGS AND I UNDERSTAND THEY HAVE TO BITE YOU BEFORE THEY CAN HELP YOU.

I NEED SOME TRAPS, YOU KNOW AND SAID THEY ORDERED SOME BUT I HAVEN'T GOT ANY YET.

I DON'T KNOW. THERE IS 30 DOGS AND THERE WAS A PIT BULL THAT RUNS ALL OVER THE PLACE AND THERE ARE OTHERS AND NOT JUST IF YOU WANT I CAN TAKE PICTURES.

ANIMAL CONTROL WILL ALWAYS HAVE A JOB BECAUSE THEY CAN CATCH 10 A DAY AND NEVER BE FINISHED AND JUST WANT TO APPRECIATE THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY GET IN AND STOP ANIMAL CONTROL AND IT IS NOT WHO IS RIGHT OR WRONG. IT IS OUR CONSTITUTION AND STUFF, APPRECIATE IT.

>> MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK WITH YOU AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN, AND AGAIN AND AGAIN. I KNOW YOU WERE SAYING HERE IS THIS GUY COMES AGAIN.

ANYWAY I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY. LAST TIME I SPOKE WITH YOU, I ASKED IF YOU REALIZE THAT IF YOU MIGHT HAVE BEEN SELECTED, APPOINTED FOR JUST SUCH A TIME AS THIS AND I THINK YOU WANT TO REALIZE, ALL OF YOU NOT JUST PUT INCENTIVE HAPPY STANCE BUT IN THESE MOMENTS AND TIMES AN OPPORTUNITY TO AS WE HAVE SEEN N AGE INAPPROPRIATE LITERATURE THAT IS BEING OFFERED TO THE YOUTH.

SOME OF THE CHECKS TO THE ELECTION POLICY MADE BY THE LIBRARY BOARD SUCH AS RESTRICTED LIBRARY CARDS WOULD PREVENT OTHER CHILDREN FROM CHECKING OUT OBSCENE LITERATURE.

ONLY ONE STEP, LITERATURE THAT STILL AVAILABLE ON THE SHELFS AND FOR CHILDREN CAN PICK IT UP, AND BEGIN THE PROCESS OF CORRUPTION OF THEIR MINDS SEXUALLY EXPLICIT WORDS.

WE & ME AND YOU MUST PUT A STOP. WE APPRECIATE YOUR HELP IN ADDRESSING AND RECTIFYING THE PROBLEM. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK WITH YOU.

>> WITH THAT WE'LL CLOSE CITIZENS COMMUNICATION. THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING FORWARD

[1. Budget Public Hearing. Gilbert Reyna, Chief Financial Officer]

FOR PUBLIC HEARING. >> ITEM C 1 IS A BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING.

>> WHAT. >> COUNCIL, REALLY DON'T HAVE A PRESENT 8 BUT WANT TO INFORM PUBLIC

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[2. Public Hearing on the 2022-2023 City of Victoria Tax Rate. Gilbert Rey...]

PUBLIC HEARING AND GO TO ITEM C 2. >> C 2 IS THE PUBLIC 20222023

CITY OF VICTORIA TAX RATE. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL. CITY PRESENT 8, BEFORE DIFFICULTIES] CLOSE ATTACKS RATE 55.82. EWOULD LIKE TO STICK WITH THE DOLLARS IT IS OPEN TO PUBLIC HEARING FOR C 2, ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM, PLEASE, STEP FORWARD. SEEING NO ONE RISE UP, WE'LL CHEESE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

[D. Consent Agenda:]

>> NOW FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA, WE'RE GOING TO PULL ITEM D 5, YES, SIR.

THE ADOPTION OF MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF AUGUST 16TH, 2022 MEETING A SPECIAL MEETING ON AUGUST 30TH, 2022. D 2 IS A RESOLUTION APPROVING A VARIANCE TO SECTION 2182 FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT SOUTH E STREET IN ORDER TO ALLOW FOR THE APPROVAL OF A FINAL PLAT DEPICTING THE REDUCTION OF MINIMUM LOT.

APPROVING A VARIANCE TO SECTION 21-A. 1402 LIME STREET AND 1504 WEST GAUD LUP STREET IN ORDER THE ALLOW FOR THE APPROVAL TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF OFF-STREET PARKING FACILITIES. FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 406 WEST SAN ANTONIO STREET IN ORDER TO ALLOW FOR THE APPROVAL DEPICTING THE REDUCTION OF SETBACK LINES.

RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO INNERLOCAL COOPERATION.

>> I MOVE WE ADOPT THE AGENDA CONSENT AGENDA AS READ. >> SECOND.

>> ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEMS D 1 THROUGH 4 AND 6.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE, THOSE OPPOSE, SAME SIGN. >> D 5 IS A RESOLUTION APPROVING VARIANCE TO SECTION 5-49-AR FOR PROPS LOCATE AT 6512 AND 6704 IN ORDER TO ALLOW FOR THE APPROVAL

TO OFFER THEM AND ASSIST MULTISTANTING FREE. >> IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY AND

YOUR REFILE WAS AN UPDATED RESOLUTION. >> I MOVE WE ADOPT THIS ITEM

WITH THE UPDATED RESOLUTION. >> I SECOND IT. >> ALL RIGHT, SOMEBODY SECONDS

IT. >> ALL RIGHT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR AAYE, THOSE OPPOSE SAME SIGN,

[1. Approve and adopt a budget for the Fiscal Year beginning on October 1,...]

MOTION CARRY, E-1. >> ITEM E-1 IS AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING ON OCTOBER 1ST, 2022 IN THE TOTAL AM OF 183,000,131,658.

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> MOTION AND SECOND ON ITEM E 1 TO APPROVE IT. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? THANK YOU.

MR. AND THE REST OF THE STAFF FOR GETTING ALL THIS TOGETHER, ALL THE DEPARTMENT HEADS AS WELL

[2. Ratify Property Tax. Gilbert Reyna, Chief Financial Officer]

[3. Set the Tax Rate for the 2022 tax year at a total rate of $0.5582 per ...]

>> E-3 IS AN ORDINANCE SETTING A TAX RATE TOTAL RATE OF.5882 OF PROPERTY EVALUATION AND LANGUAGE

SAT THE DIAST FOR EACH OF YOU. >> PROVE THE PROPERTY TAX RATE BE BY ADOPTION OF TAX RATE OF.

05582 WHICH IS EFFECTIVE A 2 PONENT 22% INCREASE IN THE TAX RATE.

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>> I SECOND. >> I'M GOING TO CLARIFY THAT, TAX RATE OF 5.5582.

>> YES. >> WE IS A REDUCTION OF 5%. >> BIG REDUCTION.

POINT 52 PIR, IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF

[4. Approve the second renewal of the City's annual bulk fuel supply contr...]

CONTRACT IN THE A OF 832,WAS 27. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN QUESTIONS AROUND

DIFFICULTIES]. >> ROGER IF YOU CAN SPEND A QUICK MINUTE REMINDING COUNCIL ON OUR ARRANGEMENT, HOW WE COME UP WITH IT AND THE FACT THIS IS IS AROUND AMENDMENT AND

DIFFICULTIES]. >> SURE. SO THE LAST BID ON THIS CONTRACT WAS IN 2020. WE SOLICITED SEVERAL BURREDS, I THINK WE HAD FOUR COMMISSIONS THE WAY SUPPLIERS BID THIS CONTRACT IS BASED OFF OF A KNOWN AS RAT PRICE THROUGH THE DIFFICULTIES] THERE ARE THREE DIFFERENT RANGE OF PRICING.

THE PRICE OF EACH PRODUCT TO DELIVER TO US. AND THEN, GIVE US THE WHOLE NUMBER DIESEL AND ANY COMPETITIVE THEIR DIFFERENTIAL RATE BASED ON THE PRICE OF THEM.

SO WE RUN A FIRST YEAR CONTRACT AND HAS 3 RENEWALS. THIS WOULD BE OUR SECOND RENEWAL

. >> THANK YOU THERE WELDER, ANY MOTION?

>> MOVE WE ADOPT. >> I SECOND. >> MOTION AND A SECOND IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION DON'T FORGET TLC SEASON OPENS SATURDAY.

>> YES, SIR. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR AAYE. >> AYE.

[5. Allocate funding to outside agencies for 2022-2023 from the Hotel Occu...]

>> THOSE OPPOSE SAME SIGN. E 5. >> E-FIVE IS A RUSSIAN ALOE DATING FUNDING FOR OUTSIDE AGENCY FOR 2022-2023 HOTEL OPPOSITESY FUNDS.

>> MAYORING COUNCIL THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS EVENING. I HAVE A SHORT PRESENT 8 JUST TO GO OVER THIS YEAR'S ANNUAL HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX FUND REWARDS PROGRAM HOW THAT WENT AND TO PRESENT A RESOLUTION FOR YOUR VOTE TONIGHT TO AWARD SPECIFIC AMOUNTS TO AGENCIES WHO APPLIED.

>> JUST SO YOU TIMELINE OF THE PROCESS AND HOW IT WORKED THIS YEAR THE MONTH OF JULY, THE ENTIRE MONTH OF JULY WE HAD THE APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR THOSE TIMES FOR ALL ORGANIZATIONS THAT DIDN'T WANT TO APPLY. WE DID HOST FOUR WORKSHOPS. ONE ON THE 6TH, THE 13TH, THE 20THAND THE 27TH. THOSE ARE ALL IN PERSON LOCATED AT 1700 NORTH MAIN NORTH 20 FIVE. AND THOSE WERE HELD DURING THE OPEN APPLICATION PERIODS.

IN EARLY AUGUST WE DID HAVE THE REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS, BASED ON THE OBTAINIVE DATE PROVIDED BY EACH APPLICANT ON AUGUST 17TH THE HOT FUND SUBCOMMITTEE MET AND HAD UNANIMOUS OR COMPLETE ATTENDANCE AT THAT MEETING WITH AND ELIZABETH WITH CHILDRENNEST DISCOVERY MUSEUM AND MET FOR SEVERAL HOURS A PUBLICLY HOSTED MEETING ACCESS TO THE PUBLIC AND AT THAT MEETING -- COUNCIL WOMAN UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED THE RECOMMENDATIONS APPROVAL OF RECOMMENDATIONS. HERE TONIGHT TO CONSIDER THE RESOLUTION IF THE VOTE APPROVE THE RESOLUTION TONIGHT WORK WITH LEGAL TO FORMULATE THE CONTRACT TOO TO THE AGENCIES.

>> JUST A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION ON THE PROGRAM THIS YEAR.

AS IN YEARSPASS 135,000 TOTAL AVAILABLE AND TOTAL AVAILABLE FUNDING, A CONSISTENT WITH PREVIOUS YEARS WHICH WAS APPROVE BY COUNCIL AND AUGUST 2ND MEETING, WE DID HAVE 27

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THOSE THREE DID PROVIDE THE THERE ARE SOME SUCCESS STORIES WORKING WITH US AND WORKED CLOSELY WITH THEM ON MEMORIAL WEEKEND BASH, A GROUP THAT NEEDED SOME ASSISTANCE TRACKING THE ROOM NIGHT AND THEIR AWARD INCREASED A LITTLE OVER $2800 FROM PRIOR YEARS IN ARE EVENTS THAT PRODUCED ROOM NIGHTS AND WILL WORK MORE CLOSELY WITH THEM AND HELP THEIR SCORE.

THERE WERE TWO APPLICANTS YOU SEE THERE WHO DID HAVE STARS BY THEIR NAMES THE GREATER VICTORIA AND TEXAS WATER SAFARI. THEY WERE MAXED OUT. THAT WAS THE AMOUNT THEY REQUESTED ON THEIR APPLICATION SO THEY WERE MAXED OUT AT THAT AMOUNT.

AND YOU CAN SEE EVERY AWARDEE EVERY APPLICANT WAS RECOMMENDED AT SOME LEVEL OF FUNDING.

>> THEY DO HAVE A CHANCE TO SUBMIT A WRITTEN APAPPEAL IF THEY DO NOT AGREE WITH THE SUBCOMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION FOR YOUR CONSIDER 8 WE RECEIVED NO APAPPEALS.

>> ONCE A SUBCOMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE APPROVED, CVB, CURRENT REIMBURSEMENT PROJECT THIS DOES GO FROM OCTOBER 1, 2022 THROUGH DEPTH 30TH, 2023.

THE ORGANIZATIONS CAN BE REIMBURSE IN SINGLE INSTALLMENTS OR REIMBURSED THROUGH PERIODIC INSTALLMENTS THEY APVERSUS SOMETHING LIKE A GOLF TOURNAMENT.

SEE RECOMMENDED ALLOCATION OF 135. 27 TOTAL APPLICATIONS.

WE DO UNDERSTAND AS I MENTIONED HAD A RECORD NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS THAT WILL BE SOMETHING WOE DISCUSS POSSIBLY AT AN UPCOMING WORKSHOP AT COUNCIL.

WE CAN SEE THAT AMOUNT OF APPLICATIONS POSSIBLY INCREASE. I THINK THAT IS DEFINITELY DUE THE CVB BEING A OUTWARD ORGANIZATION AND COME ACROSS A LOT OF GROUPS AND FOLKS PUTTING ON EVENTS AND ENGAGEMENT WITH OUR APPLICANTS. ARE THEY HAPPY WITH THE PROCESS OR CONCERNS ABOUT THE GROWING NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS. IT WILL BE A MULTI-FAS EED APPROACH. WE WERE HAPPY TO PROVIDE SOME LEVEL OF FUNDING THIS YEAR, BUT IT IS A PROGRAM WE'LL BE TAKING A LOOK AT AS WELL IN THE COMING MONTHS.

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I CAN ABSENCE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME. >> I JUST ANSWERED MINE, JOEL,

THANK YOU. >> I JUST WANT TO COMMEND YOU THE FACT THAT WE DIDN'T GET ANY APAPPEALS MAY HAVE BEEN AN ABOUT BER RIGS BUT I THINK WE'RE GETTING IT DOWN OR MAYBE WE'VE

GOT IT DOWN. >> THANK YOU. >> MOVE TO APPROVE.

>> THANK YOU. >> I SECOND. >> ONLY THING I HAD TO SAY IS KEEP IN MIND WHAT HE JUST SAID WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE A POLICY DECISION.

I CAN SEE THIS GETTING WHERE THERE IS SO MANY APPLICANTS, WE'RE TRYING TO AWARD EVERYBODY THAT, WE'RE NOT HELPING ANYBODY. AND SO WE MAY HAVE TO DECIDE AS A COUNCIL IF WE WANT TO CONSOLIDATE IT AND MAKE SURE THAT WE, YOU KNOW, MAKE IT A WIDE VARIETY THAT IS STILL ELIGIBLE, BUT WHERE IT IS MORE IMPACTFUL, BUT, A MINIMUM HOTEL NIGHT STAYS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT MIGHT -- I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS, BUT WE NEED TO WORK ON IT.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? >> YOU THINKING ABOUT INCREASING THE ALLOCATION?

I MEAN THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT -- >> NO, I'M THINKING ABOUT RESTRICTING THE APPLICANT THROUGH REQUIREMENTS. BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE THE GROWTH AND HOTEL TAX FUNDS TO REALLY GROW THROUGH A MORE MONEY TO ALLOCATE AS OPPOSED TO MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE DECIDE WHAT WE -- WHAT WE THINK IS IMPORTANT FOR THE APPLICANTS TO QUALIFY. THAT'S IT, I DON'T WANT TO WATER IT DOWN WHERE IT IS NOT

AFFECTING ANYBODY, NOT HELPING ANYBODY. >> MAYBE A PERCENTAGE OF WHATEVER THEIR PROFITS ARE SO THAT IF THEY NEED MORE MONEY OR BASE IT ON A FINANCIAL REPORT

INSTEAD OF JUST OR ADD THAT TO IT. >> IT WOULD BE A WHOLE HOST OF

DIFFERENT WAYS WE'LL HAVE TO BRAINSTORM. >> OKAY.

>> PUT A BUNCH OF IDEAS OUT THERE AND I AM SURE THEY HAVE SOME, TOO.

IF THERE IS NO OTHER COMMENTS, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ITEM E 5 PLEASE SAY AYE, THOSE

[6. Reappoint/Appoint three members to the Parks and Recreation Commission...]

OPPOSE SAME SIGN. ITEM E 6. >> E 6 IS A RESOLUTIONRIE APPOINTED A APPOINTED THREE MEMBERS OF THE MARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION.

>> GOOD EVENING. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, TO MY RESOLUTION BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING RECREATION AREAS THE BOARD IS COMPOSED OF NINE MEMBERS THAT SERVE THREE--YEAR TERMS. CURRENT MEMBERS INCLUDE MR. JESSE OLIVERAS APPOINTMENT OF THREE MEMBERS WILL EXPIRE AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER, LAURIE EDER AND AND ARE ELIGIBLE FOR REAPPOINTMENT AND THE NEW APPOINTMENT WILL EXPIRE IN 20 OF 2025. AND THE APPLICATIONS ARE RECEIVED FROM MS. EDER, WE HEARD FROM EARLIER TODAY SO THE BALLOTS THEY ALREADY HAVE YOUR NAME ON THEM CIRCLE THE NAME WITH WHO YOU WISH TO APPOINTED TO THE COMMISSION.

JUST ONE MOMENT. >> REQUEST CUED THE JEOPARDY THEME.

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>> SO WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE THAT WE'VE CHOSEN, MS. LAURIE EDER AND THERE WAS A TIE BETWEEN MR.

WITH LORI EDER. >> ALL RIGHT ANYBODY CARE TO MAKE A MOTION.

>> I MOVE WE REAPPOINT WAS IT LORI AND MR. URBAN KNOW AND JOHN HEYEC TO THE PARKS AND

RECREATION COMMISSIONGY SECOND IT. >> ALL RIGHT, MOTION AND A

SECOND, ANY COMMENT? >> BIG THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY THAT HAS CHOSEN TO SERVE.

IF YOU DID NOT, WEREN'T SUCCESSFUL THIS EVENING, DON'T BE DETERRED, PLEASE GO AHEAD AND PUT YOUR NAME IN FOR SOMETHING ELSE WE REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE CITIZENS THAT STEPPED FORWARD AND VEERED FOR THESE IMPORTANT POSITIONS FOR THE CITY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND WITH THAT ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVES AS NAMES READ SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSE, SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES.

[H. Executive Sessions:]

AND 551.071. >> RECESS FOR TEN MINUTES.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.