Aug 29, 2023 City Council

[A. CALL TO ORDER]

[4. Citizen Communication:]

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

[2. Public Hearing on the 2023-2024 City of Victoria Tax Rate. Gilbert Rey...]

[D. Consent Agenda:]

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

[2. Set the Tax Rate for the 2023 tax year at a total rate of $0.4898 per ...]

[3. Approve a resolution to forward the draft Airport Joint-Action Agreeme...]

[H. Executive Sessions:]

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GOOD AFTERNOON. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE JULY

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>> THAT WAS FOR THE PRESENTATION THAT WE HAVE LATER ON IN THE AGENDA. IT SAYS YMCA AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 4 I BELIEVE THAT IS WHAT MR. OLIVER WAS GOING TO BE SPEAKING

TO. >> CHAIR: YOU ARE GOING TO PRESENT. OKAY I'M SORRY THAT IS FINE.

NYONE ELSE ANY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC? EVEN MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO ARE PART OF THE PARKS COMMITTEE STAFF WHO WANT TO ADDRESS THIS DECISION CAN DO SO BUT NOBODY IS RAISING THEIR HANDS SO WE WILL GO ON TO ITEM NUMBER SEE ON THE AGENDA APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.

THE MINUTES ARE ATTACHED TO THE PACKET THAT YOU RECEIVED LAST

WEEK. >> THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT

WERE RECORDED. >> YES, CORRECTIONS YOU WOULD

LIKE TO MAKE? >> YES SIR.AGAIN ON THE OTHER BUSINESS LAST MEETING I REQUESTED THAT ALL COMMISSIONERS WERE SHARED WITH THE PARKS LIST THE PARC LIST AND IT IS AN ACCUMULATIVE OF MY SERVICE HERE AS A PARKS COMMISSIONER I WANTED TO SHARE THOSE ITEMS WITH THE COMMISSIONERS AND YOU AGREE THAT WE WOULD DO THAT AND YOU WOULD SEND OUT A LIST BUT IT GOT RECORDED INCORRECT LEE ON THE MINUTES AND NOTHING WAS SENT OUT TO FOLLOW UP WITH THAT

FROM LAST TIME. >> CHAIR: I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT HAVING THAT ADDED ON HERE. WE DO HAVE PRINTOUTS FOR EVERYBODY THAT WE ARE THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY GETTING OFF OF THE PRINTER SO WE CAN HAND IT OFF TO YOU.

WE HAD SOME DISCUSSION THAT WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE ON THAT PARTICULAR ITEM ON THE PARKS INTEGRATION INTEGRATION UPDATE.

> WE DID NOT HAVE ANY ITEMS TO VIEW BEFORE THE MEETING SOO IT MAKES IT HARD FOR US TO DISCUSS ITEMS THAT NO ONONE HAS GOTTEN TO REVIEW. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

>> CHAIR: NOTED.ED. >> COMMISSIONER: ALSO ON OTHER BUSINESS WEE DISCUSSED THE NEED FOR THE CITY POOL AND THAT DID NOT MAKE IT ONTO THE AGENDA ITEM.

IT DID NOT MAKE IT ONTO THE REPORT.

>> CHAIR: IT DID NOT MAKE IT TO THE MINUTES OR CURRENT

AGENDA? >> COMMISSIONER: IT DID NOT MAKE IT ON THE REPORT FOR THE LAST FOR THE LAST MEETING.

IT IS NOT LISTED ON THE MINUTES AND WE HAD A LENGTHY DISCUSSION

ABOUT IT. >> CHAIR: WE CAN MAKE THAT

CHANGE AND CORRECT IT. >> COMMISSIONER: IS THERE REASON WHY THESE ARE GETTING LISTED? THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE LEASE THIRD TIME I'VE ASKED FOR THIS TO BE ON THE AGENDA AND LOOK IT IS HANDED TO MENO.

WE WANT TO REVIEW THIS BEFORE HAND.

>> I UNDERSTAND IT IS MY FAULT.

APOLOGIES FOR THAT YOU HAVE IT IN FRONT OF YOU IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT IT YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO DISCUSS IT DURING THE PARKS AND RECREATION EVENT.

>> CHAIR: LET'S TAKE THAT UP DURING THE UPDATE AND FOR PURPOSES ON WHAT IS BEFORE THE COMMISSION RIGHT NOW IS THE CHANGES TO THE MINUTES. JUST CUT YOU THINK, DID YOU

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DOES EVERYBODY UNDERSTAND WHAT THE CHANGES WERE TO THE MINUTES? DO YOU HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE

THE MINUTES AS AMENDED? >> COMMISSIONER: YES.

>> CHAIR: IS THERE A SECOND? >> COMMISSIONER: I WILL SECOND

. >> CHAIR: ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE . ANY OPPOSED? GOOD. WE WILL MOVE ON TO -SORRY, OTHER BUSINESS. WE'VE GOT SEVERAL ITEMS IT LOOKS LIKE HERE ITEM D1 PARK SIGNAGE DISCUSSION.

>> SPEAKER: YES, GOOD EVENING MISSION.

WE HAVE HAD HALF ASSOCIATES MR. AARON COOPER ONLINE FOR US HERE HE IS ON THE SCREEN ABOVE YOU OR BEHIND YOU OR IN FRONT OF YOU HOWEVER IT WORKS. YOU MAY RECALL AARON COOPER WAS PART OF THE HALF ASSOCIATES TEAM THAT WORKED ON THE PARKS AND REC RATION MASTER PLAN SEES VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE CITY OF VICTORIA AS IT RELATES TO THE PARKS AND REC RATION MASTER PLAN.E'VE HAD MULTIPLE DISCUSSIONS THAT HE STAFF HAS HAD MULTIPLE DISCUSSIONS WITH ERIN AND HIS TEAM JUST ABOUT SOME OF THE OTHER ASSIGNMENTS THAT THEY HAVE FOR THE PROJECTS. IN REGARDS TO THE DOG PARKS SIGN THE DUCK POND SIGN AND THE PARK ENTRY SIGNAGE.

WE HAD SPOKE TO THE COMMISSION A COUPLE MEETINGS BACK ABOUT ENGAGING WITH THE INJURY SIGNS AND SECONDARY SCIENCE.

WITH ALL THAT BEING SAID WE HAVE AARON COOPER ON THE LINE HE IS HERE TO CHAT WITH THE COMMISSION A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THOSE SIGNS AND I BELIEVE A POTENTIAL LOCATION.

I WILL HAND IT OVER TO AARON AND LET HIM TAKE IT AWAY.

>> THANK YOU JASON. IT'S GOOD TO SEE EVERYBODY AGAIN IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE WE DID THE PARKS FASTER PLAN AND IT'S GOOD TO SEE THOSE EFFORTS RESULTING IN SOME UPDATES TO THE PARK AND IMPROVEMENTS.

AS JASON HAD MENTIONED WE HAVE BEEN ASKED TO LOOK AT THE SIGNAGE THROUGHOUT RIVERSIDE PARK AND HOW PEOPLE ARE GOING TO NAVIGATE AND FIND THEIR WAY AROUND RIVERSIDE PARK AND ONE OF THE MORE PRESSING SIGN ISSUES WITHIN THE PARK IS THE DOG PARK. AS YOU KNOW THE DOG PARK IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. THERE HAVE BEEN FUNDS RAISED RECENTLY AND VERY SUCCESSFULLY FOR THE PRODUCTION OF THE BRICKS TO BE IN COOPERATED INTO THE ENTRANCE OF THE PARK.

WHAT I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU TODAY IS THE VERY FIRST BLUSH, ONE IMAGE YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN BEFORE OUT OF THE PARKS PLAN WHICH HAS BEEN GETTING GOOD FEEDBACK FROM THE CITY STAFF.

I WILL SHOW THAT ONE AND A COUPLE OF OTHERS AND THIS IS US THROWING STUFF THE WALL IN SEEING WHAT STICKS WITH YOU ALL TO SEE IF YOU HAVE ANY STRONG FEELINGS FOR ONE OF THE OTHER OR TWO OR THREE. YES.

WITHOUT FURTHER ADO GOING TO SHARE MY SCREEN HERE.

>>> CAN YOU ALL CONFIRM THAT YOU CAN SEE THIS?

>> YES. >> WONDERFUL.

SO, THIS IS SOMETHING YOU HAVE POTENTIALLY SEEN BEFORE.

WE HAVE PUT TOGETHER SOME MARKETING AND THERE WAS NOT A SIGN YET FOR THE DOG PARK CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS.

THIS IS A VERY TRADITIONAL COLUMN THAT WOULD HAVE MASONRY VENEER AT THE BOTTOM WITH SOME BRICK ON TOP OF THE VENEER AND THEN A REALLY NICE BIG PARK CONNECTING THE TWO COLUMNS FOR PEOPLE TO WALK THROUGH AND REALLY CREATING THAT FORMAL SINCE OF INJURY. IN TALKING WITH THE MANUFACTURERS OF BRICKS IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY ARE GOING TO BE YOUR CLAY-BASED BRICK WHICH SHOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR A MASONRY FACADE LIKE WERE SHOWING IN THIS IMAGE.

SO WHAT WE CAN CALL THIS IS OPTION A.

WE'VE GOT A SECOND OPTION AND THIS ONE IS A LOT MORE CONTEMPORARY AND THIS IS REALLY USING LIMESTONE VENEER ON ALL OF THESE COLUMNS AND HAVING A SLIGHTLY TALLER ONE CAN MAYBE

HAVE A PLAQUE ON IT. THEN, >> WOULD BE USED IN CHILE AS SORT OF THIS THRESHOLD. RUNNING ALONG THE LENGTH OF THAT ENTRY. IT IS SORT OF LIKE A PHYSICAL OBJECT THAT YOU ARE PASSING ACROSS ON YOUR WAY INTO THE

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IT CAN BE BRICK ALONG THE BASE OF THESE COLUMNS.

IT CAN BE A CAST STONE WHICH COULD ALSO BE ENGRAVED AND MAYBE THERE IS AN OPTION TO HAVE DIFFERENT MATERIAL ENGRAVED A POTENTIAL FOR OTHER PLAQUES AND EMBELLISHMENTS ON THE COLUMNS BUT THIS IS A BIT MORE GEOMETRIC AND CONTEMPORARY HAVING THAT GRANDSONS OF ENTRY THE OVERHEAD BEAM WITH RIVERSIDE PARK ACROSS THE TOP. BUT REALLY, THESE ARE JUST

THREE SHOTS IN THE DARK. >> COMMISSIONER: CAN WE SEE

NUMBER 1? >> SPEAKER: THERE'S NO PARTICULAR THEME THAT NEEDS TO BE FOLLOWED WITH THIS.

WE WILL PROBABLY BE SETTING THEME OF WAY SIGNAGE THROUGHOUT THE PARK. WE CAN COMBINE ANYTHING THAT YOU HAVE JUST SEEN OR SOMETHING ENTIRELY DIFFERENT.

THIS IS YELLS PARK AND YELLS DIVISION I AM JUST AN

INSTRUMENT TO HELP REACH IT. >> COMMISSIONER: CAN WE SEE

NUMBER 1 AGAIN? >> SPEAKER: YES.

IT MIGHT HELP IF I ZOOM IN. I KNOW YOUR SCREEN IS BIG.

>> COMMISSIONER: WHICH ONE DO YOU LIKE BEST?

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* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.