Sep 05, 2023 City Council

[A. CALL TO ORDER]

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MEETING. CAN YOU PLEASE CALL TH ROLL?

>> COUNCILMAN DELLA GARZA? COUNCIL MEMBER CROCKER? COUNCILMAN SCOTT? MAYOR PRO TEM YOUNG? MARY WIEDEN?

>> OKAY. NOW IF EVERYONE WOULD PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE FOLLOWED BY A MOMENT OF SILENCE

[1. Announcements/Reminders:]

>> GOOD EVENING MR. FARRELL. HO ARE YOU?

>> I AM GREAT. I HAVE ONE ANNOUNCEMENT AND THEN I WILL TURN IT OVER. THE FIRST MEETIN IN OCTOBER FOR THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBE THE THIRD. WE WILL BE MOVING THAT OCTOBER 2ND TO ACCOMMODATE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT. IT WILL BE 5:00 ON OCTOBER THE SECOND FOR THE FIRST MEETING IN OCTOBER.

NEGATIVING MAYOR AND COUNCIL. JESUS SENDS HIS BEST AND I WILL BE DOING MY BEST TO BE AS GOOD AT THIS AS HE IS. ON FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 8TH WE WILL BE IN THE ANNEX CONVENING THE QUARTERLY CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION. ALS COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE INVITED T KEEP THE THIRD ANNUAL CITYWIDE FALL SWEEP ON SATURDAY SEPTEMBE 9TH. INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REGISTER AT VICTORIA TX.GOV/KTVB. PARKS IS HOLDING THE KIDS KAYAK RIVER ADVENTURE ON SATURDAY SEPTEMBER THE NINTH. TO REGISTER FOR ONE OF THE 10 AVAILABLE SPOTS VISIT VICTORIA TX.GOV/PARKS. FROM TH FIRE DEPARTMENT THEY WILL BE HOSTING THE OPEN HOUSE TOMORROW AT FIRE STATION NUMBER ONE UNDE THE REMODELED FIRE STATION. THA IS AT 606 EAST GOODWIN STREET. ALSO IN COMMEMORATION OF SEPTEMBER 11TH THE VICTORIA ARE FIRST RESPONDERS WILL HOLD THE 91 MEMORIAL CEREMONY AT THE FIELD OF HONOR. SEPTEMBER IS NATIONAL LIBRARY CARD SIGN-UP MONTH. DOZENS OF BUSINESSES WIL OFFER BENEFITS AS PART OF THE SHOW YOUR LIBRARY CARD PROGRAM.

TO VIEW THE FULL LIST OF THOSE PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES THE LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD IS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR APPOINTMENT FOR THREE POSITIONS APPLICATIONS ARE DUE BY SEPTEMBER 18TH AND CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE VICTORIA TX.GOV/BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. OR AT THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE. ON SEPTEMBER 8TH RESIDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO SIGN UP FOR THE NEW VICTORIA X MOBIL PASSPORT. THEY WILL BE ABLE TO CHECK IN AT MANY DIFFERENT LOCATIONS FOR CHANCE TO WIN MONTHLY OR QUARTERLY PRIZES. TH PASSPORT CAN BE FOUND AT EXPLOR

[a. September 2023 Keep Victoria Beautiful Business Beautification Award. ...]

I HAVE RIGHT NOW. >> GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL. BEFORE WE ANNOUNCE THE SEPTEMBER WINTER I WANT TO FOLLOW UP WITH WHAT DEREK SAID ABOUT THE FALL SWEEP. MANY OF YOU HAVE COME TO THESE BEFORE AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO CLEANING UP A LOT OF VICTORIA WITH AT LEAST 8 TO 9 REMOTE LOCATIONS I ADDITION TO THE LOOP THAT WE WILL BE CLEANING UP. I WANT TO THANK THE CHOPPING BLOCK WHICH WILL BE PROVIDING BREAKFAST BRINGING THEIR TRAILER AND I WANT TO THANK THE SALVATION ARM FOR THEIR CANTEEN AS WELL AND THE DELL POPULAR DISTRIBUTING.

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MEREDITH BYRD IS GOING TO ANNOUNCE THAT FOR US.

>> I LIKE TO ECHO WHAT THEY SAI ABOUT THE FALL SWEEP. WE REALLY ENCOURAGE THE COMMUNITY TO PARTICIPATE HOPEFULLY WE WILL BE DONE BEFORE IT GETS TOO HOT BECAUSE WE ARE USUALLY PACKED U OUT OF THERE BEFORE 10. IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU. MOVING RIGHT ALONG TO THE SEPTEMBER AWARD WINNER I WANTED TAKE A MOMENT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR WORTHY NOMINEES.

YOU CAN FILL OUT THE SHORT NOMINATION FORM ON THE CAKE VICTORIA BEAUTIFUL WEBSITE BUT JUST KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN WHEN YOU'RE TRAVELING AROUND TOWN IF YOU SEE A BUSINESS THAT IS REALLY LOOKING NICE. WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU BECAUSE W ARE ALWAYS ON THE LOOKOUT FOR DESERVING BUSINESSES. TONIGHT'S AWARD IS TO MORRIS CHIROPRACTIC I JUST LEARNED THIS LOCATION AT 601 SOUTH MAIN STREET THE BUILDING WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1938. IT'S BEEN A CHIROPRACTIC PRACTICE EVER SINCE THEN STARTING WITH DR. MORRIS'S GRANDMOTHER AND NOW SHANE AND GINA MORRIS HAVE BEEN RUNNING THIS OUT OF THERE SINCE 1996. I IS A BEAUTIFUL PROPERTY RIGHT O THE CORNER A COUPLE BLOCKS DOWN FROM WHERE WE ARE TONIGHT. THEY'VE DONE A FANTASTIC JOB EVEN THROUGH THE HEAT MAKING IT LOOK NICE. NOT JUST THE GROUND AND THE GREENERY ITSELF BUT THE BUILDING AND THE FENCING IS BEAUTIFUL. EVERYTHING REALLY EMBODIES THE SPIRIT OF THIS AWARD THAT WE ARE PRESENTING TONIGHT. SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT THIS AWARD.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YO AND IT IS AN HONOR TO JOIN THOS WHO RECEIVE THIS AWARD IN THE PAST AS WELL AS WE APPRECIATE BEING HIGHLIGHTED WITH SO MANY BUSINESSES IN VICTORIA. WANT TO THANK ALL THE E PEOPLE HERE AS WELL.

[b. Hunger Action Month Proclamation. Jeff Bauknight, Mayor]

>> WE HAVE TWO PROCLAMATIONS FO THIS EVENING. LET'S START WITH THE HUNGER ACTION MONTH PROCLAMATION.

>> WHEREAS ONE IN EIGHT PEOPLE IN TEXAS FACE HUNGER AND ONE OF EVERY FIVE CHILDREN DO NOT KNOW WHERE THEIR NEXT MEAL WILL COME FROM. EVERYONE NEEDS NUTRITIOUS FOOD TO THRIVE IN EVERY COMMUNITY IN AMERICA PEOPLE WOR HARD TO PROVIDE FOR THEMSELVES AND FAMILIES WITH 34 MILLION PEOPLE INCLUDING 9 MILLION CHILDREN FACED FOOD INSECURITY IN THE U.S. IN VICTORIA COUNTY 14% OF OUR POPULATION ARE ONE O OUT OF EVERY SEVEN RESIDENTS AR FOOD INSECURE. WE ARE COMMITTED TO TAKING STEPS TO COMBAT HUNGE IN EVERY PART OF THE COMMUNITY AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL RESOURCE THAT THOSE IN VICTORIA NEED AN WERE AS THEY ARE COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH THE FOOD BANK OF THE GOLDEN CRESCENT A MEMBER OF FEEDING AMERICA NATIONWIDE FOOD BANKS AND EDUCATING THE PEOPLE ABOUT THE ROLE AND IMPORTANCE O FOOD BANKS ADDRESSING HUNGER AND RAISING THE AWARENESS AND NEED TO DEVELOP MORE RESOURCES AND ATTENTION TO HUNGER ISSUES. WHERE IS NEARLY 38,000 PEOPLE I THIS REGION RELY ON FOOD PROVIDED BY THE FOOD BANK OF TH GOLDEN CRESCENT WHEREAS IT HAS DELIVERED IN MORE THAN 3.3 1 MILLION MEALS THROUGH THE NETWORK OF FOOD PANTRIES SOUP KITCHENS SHELTERS AND OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND THA THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER IS THE DESIGNATED AS HUNGER ACTION MONTH IN ORDER TO BRING ATTENTION TO FOOD INSECURITY AN ENLIST THE PUBLIC IN THE MOVEMENT AND HUNGER BY TAKING ACTION INCLUDING SOCIAL MEDIA SHARES AND DONATIONS TO ENSURE THAT EVERY COMMUNITY HAS THE FOOD THAT THEY NEED TO SURVIVE.

WHEREAS FOOD BANKS ACROSS THE COUNTRY INCLUDING THE FOOD BANK THE GOLDEN CRESCENT CONTINUE TO WORK TIRELESSLY TO THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER TO BRING AWARENESS TO END HUNGER IN THEIR LOCAL

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PLACE. THANK YOU. >> WE HAVE THE NATIONAL RECOVER

[c. National Recovery Month Proclamation. Jeff Bauknight, Mayor]

MONTH PROCLAMATION. >> MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE HAVE THE COMMITMENT AND SUPPORT IMPACTED WITHIN A JOURNEY OF IMPROVED HEALTH AND OVERALL WELLNESS. THE FOCUS EVERY SEPTEMBERS TO CELEBRATE ALL PEOPLE THAT MAKE THE JOURNE OF RECOVERY POSSIBLE BY EMBRACING THE TAGLINE RECOVERIE FOR EVERYONE. EVERY PERSON EVER FAMILY EVERY COMMUNITY. IT SPREADS THE MESSAGE THAT PEOPLE CAN RECOVER EVERY DAY. WHERE'S THE IMPACT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE ARE APPARENT IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY WITH 11.3 MILLION PEOPLE LIVING WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDERS THROUGH RECOVERY MONTH PEOPLE BECOME MORE AWARE AND ABLE TO RECOGNIZE THE SIGNS OF SUBSTANC USE DISORDERS AND ENCOURAGE THOSE TO SEEK HELP. MANAGING TH EFFECTS OF THESE CONDITIONS HEL INDIVIDUALS ACHIEVE HEALTHY LIFESTYLES PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY. IT CONTINUES TO WORK TO IMPROVE THOSE WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS EDUCATING COMMUNITY ABOUT AFFECTIVE DISORDERS THAT ARE AVAILABLE. WHEREAS FACES AND VOICES IN THE RECOVERY OUTREACH CALL UPON OUR COMMUNITY TO OBSERVE THIS MONTH WITH COMPELLING PROGRAMS AND EVENTS THAT SUPPORT THE OBSERVANCE THE 32ND ANNIVERSARY OF RECOVERY MONTH FOR THE ABOVE REASONS I A ASKING THE CITIZENS TO JOIN ME IN CELEBRATING THIS SEPTEMBER A RECOVERY MONTH. THEREFORE I DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER IS NATIONAL RECOVERY MONTH IN VICTORIA, TEXAS.

>> THANK YOU MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. SINCE 1989 NATIONAL RECOVERY MONTH HAS HAPPENED EVERY SEPTEMBER. WE ALL KNOW TH MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS AFFECT MILLIONS. WE ALL KNOW SOMEONE WHO IS AFFECTED BY THIS TERRIBL DISEASE. WE APPRECIATE THE CITY AND THE COMMUNITY FOR SUPPORTIN RECOVERY IN OUR CURRENT EFFORTS AND EXPANSION THAT IS TO COME I THE COMING YEARS. THANK YOU AND

WE APPRECIATE IT. >> I HAVE TWO EMPLOYEE RECOGNITIONS AND I THINK ALLISO HAS ONE AS SOON AS I'M DONE AS WELL. I KNOW THAT ELI WAS IN YO IS HERE SOME CAN ASK HIM TO COM UP FOR MOMENT. WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL TO HIM AND TO HAVE AN EMPLOYEE WHO IS BECOME A CERTIFIED BUILDING OFFICIAL.

THIS IS A THREE-PART TEST FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND IT IS NOT EASY. WE ARE HAPPY TO RECOGNIZ ELI. SO GOOD JOB.

>> I WAS NOT ACTUALLY PLANNING ON SPEAKING BUT THERE WAS A COMBINATION OF LONGTIME EFFORT QUITE A FEW YEARS OF LEARNING CODES AND I APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT FROM THE DEPARTMENT. AS I WAS COMING INTO THE DEPARTMEN I DO APPRECIATE ALL OF THE SUPPORT THEY'VE BEEN PROVIDING AND BEING ABLE TO ACHIEVE THIS IS A BIG MILESTONE. SECONDLY OU CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU HAD TWO AWARDS IN THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION DESTINATION EXCELLENCE AWARD PROGRAM THIS PAST WEEK. WE HAD FIRST PLACE I THE LEISURE AND TOURISM MARKETING CAMPAIGN WITH A BUDGE OF 500,000 200 MILLION FOR THE YOU WILL LOVE SHOPPING PROMOTIO

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>> GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL. IT IS NOT OFTEN THAT W GET TO BE HERE IN OUR DEPARTMEN AND HAVE EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION S I'M GOING TO STAND RIGHT UP HERE. I WOULD LIKE YOU TO HELP ME CONGRATULATE RUBIE BOONE WHO IS AN ASSISTANT TO THE ATTORNEY SHE'S BEEN SELECTED BY THE STAT BAR OF TEXAS AND THE TEXAS YOUN BAR ASSOCIATION TO BE A MEMBER OF THE CLASS OF LEADERSHIP AS BOT TO DESIGN RECRUIT TRAINING ELECTS THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY IN THE STATE BAR TEXAS. ENSURING THAT PRODUCES PREDICTION DEMOGRAPHICS REPRESENT THE DIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS CULTURALLY ETHNICALLY GEOGRAPHICALLY AND IN PRACTICE AREAS. IT WILL EXAMINE WHAT IS EXPECTED FROM LEADERS WITH THE ADVICE AND GUIDANCE THE CURRENT LEADERS TO DISCOVER HOW BEST TO ENGAGE IN PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT TO BE EFFECTIVE IN THE PROFESSION AND IN THE COMMUNITY. THE YEAR-LONG PROGRAM CONSISTS OF TWO TRAINING SESSIONS AND CONCLUDES WITH GROUP TRAINING PROJECTS DURING THE STATE BAR ANNUAL MEETING. BEING SELECTED FOR THIS PROGRAM IS CONSIDERED TO BE A GREAT PRIVILEGE. YOU MA ONLY SELECT 20 PER YEAR TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM. I PROMISE RUBIE SHOULD IF I HAD T COME UP HERE THIS EVENING BUT SHE WILL HAVE TO COME BACK HERE IN ONE YEAR WHEN SHE GOES THROUGH THE ENTIRE PROGRAM AND PASSES WITH FLYING COLORS.

[3. Items from Council:]

CONGRATULATIONS. >> OKAY LET'S GO TO ITEMS FROM

THE COUNCIL PLEASE. >> I WOULD LIKE TO PULL ITEM

NUMBER D 2. >> I WOULD LIKE TO PULL ITEM NUMBER D4 AND D7. AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING, AND SECTION C NUMBER ONE AND TWO BEFORE WE GO TO THE CONSENT AGENDA MR. FARRELL WILL GIVE US A PRESENTATION ON THE PUBLIC SAFETY HEADQUARTERS. AND THEN W WILL DO THE CONSENT AGENDA AND THE FINAL E ITEMS. AFTER THAT WE WERE TO CITIZENS Q NEGATIONS

[4. Citizen Communication:]

>> MY FIRST TIME DOINING THIS A I DO NOT REHEARSE. I WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR AND THE COUNSEL FOR THE CONTINUED SUPPORT WE'V APPLIED AND BEEN A RECIPIENT FO ALMOST THE ENTIRE ORGANIZATION ALLOWING US TO BEGIN MARKETING TO OUTSIDE COMMUNITIES WHEN WE HAD NO MARKETING SPEAK OF BEFOR THAT. THIS YEAR WE WILL BE CELEBRATING THE 40TH ANNIVERSAR SEASON SO IT IS THE 40TH YEAR WE'VE BEEN IN VICTORIA. I JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU A BIT ABOUT OUR SEASON AND SEE IF YOU WILL ALL TURN OUT. WE HAD A VERY EXCITING CELEBRATION OF DANCE THE SEASON THAT ALSO HIGHLIGHTS THE TALENT FROM WITHIN OUR CITY OUR FIRST PERFORMANCE IS SEPTEMBER 23RD IT IS A MIXED REPERTORY OF DIFFERENT DANCES.

WE ALSO SHOWCASE WORK BY OUR STAFF WE HAVE AN ARTIST WHO'S I RESIDENTS AND YOUNG DANCERS THA WE HOPE DEVELOP THEIR OWN VOICE THROUGH CHOREOGRAPHY. THIS YEAR IS SPECIAL AS WE BRING IN FIVE DIFFERENT PERFORMING GROUPS OF ALUMNI WHO PERFORM AND WORK ALL OVER THE COUNTRY INCLUDING SHAYNA BRANDMAN AND HER HUSBAND BRIAN. THEY ARE HERE IN TEXAS FROM DETROIT AND THEY WERE JUST NOMINATED FOR BESSIE AWARD WHIC IS A BIG DEAL IN NEW YORK FOR PRESENTING DANCE WORK WHICH THE WILL PRESENT ENTER SHOW AS WELL AS BEING A RECENT GRADUATE IN NEW YORK. LORI LOOK YOUR AND

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>> MR. LONEROCK? >> GOOD EVENING COUNCIL AND MAYOR. I WOULD LIKE TO THINK JESUS WITH THAT THREE PEOPLE BEAUTIFICATION DETAIL. THE OWNER DIDN'T WANT TO CLEAN IT UP. THEY HAD A WHOLE BUNCH OF PEOPLE THAT WERE LIVING THERE A THAT OLD CONVENIENCE STORE AND AFTER THEY LEFT IT WAS ALL TRASHED OUT. MR. NICE GUY'S SMOKE SHOT THEN TAKE CARE OF IT THEY HAD THAT BEAUTIFICATION TEAM TAKING CARE OF IT. I APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. AND ALSO THERE WAS A SHOOTING BY CHRIST KITCHEN AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW THIS THERE WAS A WOMAN THAT SHOTS ONE ELSE IN TH TORSO IF YOU GO THERE, BE CAREFUL. LAST DECEMBER THE TASK FORCE CALLED FOR HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING THEY BUSTED SEVEN PEOPLE IN QUEEN CITY PARK AREA ONE OF THE PERSONS TO BE INDICTED WAS MY NEIGHBOR THE TRAILER PARK. THEY PASSED A NE LAW THAT IF YOU'RE DRUNK AND YO KILL HUSBAND-AND-WIFE YOU HAVE TO PAY THE CHILD SUPPORT BECAUS THEY CAN'T SUPPORT THEM. I DON' KNOW HOW YOU'RE GONNA PAY CHILD SUPPORT WHILE YOU'RE IN PRISON. THE PROBLEM WITH PANHANDLERS AT HEB I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY COME HERE WHETHER THERE'S LIKE A PANHANDLING MEMO FROM CORPORATIONS THAT SAY COME HERE WITH THESE ARE NOT PEOPLE THAT JUST LOST THEIR JOB. THEY'VE BEEN DOING THIS YEAR AFTER YEAR AND A LOT OF THEM HAVE WARRANTS FOR THEIR ARREST IN THOSE KIND OF THINGS. THEY'RE LEAVING ABANDONED CARS IN THE PARKING LOT AT HEB. THE MANAGEMENT LEFT A MESSAGE ON THE CAR AND STILL NOTHING HAPPENED. ALSO THE PANHANDLERS HAVE BEEN HARASSING THE CUSTOMERS THEY HAD TO CALL POLICE OFFICERS AND GET THE MANAGEMENT TEAM AT HEB TO CONFRONT THE PANHANDLER THEY KNOW THE LAW BUT BY THE TIME TH POLICE OFFICERS COME TO THE SIDEWALK THEY KNOW THAT IS THEI SAFE PLACE WHERE THE POLICE CAN'T GET THEM. THANK YOU AND HAVE A GREAT DAY. WITH THAT WE WILL CLOSE THE CITIZENS

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

>> THAT IS THE BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING.

>> GOOD EVENING BY THEM AND COUNSEL. I AM GOING TO ADDRESS THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE FIRS AND THE SECOND ON THIS

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THE LAST TIME WE WERE HERE, WE PROPOSE A BUDGET OF 246 MILLION OF COURSE ON THE FAR RIGHT-HAND SIDE IS THE FAMOUS WILL AND THE GENERAL FUND IS $16 MILLION. THE SMALL SERVICES TO THE CITIZENS WHICH INCLUDES THE LAS TIME WITH THE $390,000 FOR THE ENTRY MARKET. OR THE PD FIRE. I THE SUMMARY WE ARE GOING UP FRO 183 LAST YEAR TO $256,000. THAT IS AN INCREASE IN A NUTSHELL.

71.1% EQUATES $70 MILLION. CAPITAL EXPANSION AT 105. WE TALK ABOUT THE PERSONNEL AND THAT SHOULD REPRESENT 97% OF TOTAL REASON WHY THE BUDGET WEN UP. AGAIN PROPERTY TAX IS GOING DOWN APPROXIMATELY 6.84%. OTHE THAN THAT I HAVE NO OTHER COMMENTS. I WANT TO KEEP IT SIMPLE HERE SO THAT'S IT. MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM C1 THE BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING DOES ANYONE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC

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

[1. Update on design of the Public Safety Headquarters (PSHQ) building. Je...]

BUILDING WILL LOOK LIKE. >> GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL. IT IS EXCITING TO BE BACK IN FRONT OF YOU AFTER SO

MANY MONTHS. >> IT TAKES A HUGE EFFORT FOR IMPORTANT PROJECTS LIKE THIS. LOCAL ARCHITECTS HAVE BEEN BIG CONTRIBUTORS TO THE PROJECT AS WELL AND OF COURSE A GCM AND SP GLASS. IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE IT'S BEEN ALMOST 10 MONTHS SINC THE DESIGN BUDGET AND PROFIT WA APPROVED. I WANTED TO GIVE A HIGH-LEVEL OVERVIEW OF WHERE WE ARE IN THIS PROCESS. IT IS BEEN ALMOST 9 TO 10 MONTHS OF THE DESIGN PHASE YOU CONFIRM WHERE IT'S GOING TO BE AND HOW BIG IT'S GOING TO BE. WE FINISH THA IN EARLY MARCH AND THEN WE WENT TO DESIGN DEVELOPMENT PHASE WHERE YOU START TO PICK OUT THE COLORS AND THE MATERIALS AND CONFIRM THE PLAN AND FLOW AND ADJACENCIES. THAT TOOK TO ABOUT THE END OF MAY WHEN WE GOT TO 75% OF OUR DESIGN DEVELOPMENT.

AS MANY OF YOU KNOW THE PROJECT SLOW DOWN A LITTLE BIT FOR THRE MONTHS BECAUSE WE GOT SMALL GLASS IN THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER WAS ON BOARD. WE HAD TO RECONCILE THE SIZE THE BUDGET AND ALL OF THOSE DETAILS. I BELIEVE IT WAS AUGUST 25TH AND WERE IN THE FINAL BIG STEP. WER ALL THE DETAILING IS DONE. AND THEN WE WILL FINISH UP BUT BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY THING

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THE BUILDING IS ON THE SECOND FLOOR WITH THE TOWER IN THE BAC WE HAD SO MUCH WITH THE USER GROUPS WITH ONE OF THESE GROUPS IN MENTAL HEALTH. IT'S SO IMPORTANT YOU CAN SEE THE OUTE PERIMETER WITH INDOOR AND OUTDOOR FITNESS ACTIVITIES.

UPDATED RENDERINGS IF YOU ARE STANDING LITERALLY RIGHT ON MAI STREET THERE WILL BE A BUS STOP HERE WITH AN ADDED SIDEWALK ON MAIN STREET. THIS WILL BE YOUR ACTUAL VIEW COMING STRAIGHT ONT THE PROPERTY TOWARD THAT NICE ENTRY CANOPY ON THAT TWO-STORY VOLUME. MUNICIPAL COURT ENTRY I HERE ON THE LEFT SIDE AND THEN YOU HAVE THE PROPERTY RETURNED DOOR ON THE RIGHT WITH HIS FIVE SQUARE WINDOWS ARE. IF YOU ARE DRIVING NORTHBOUND THIS IS A VIEW YOU MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED BEFORE YOU TURN LEFT ONTO THE PROPERTY. YOU TURN LEFT AND ENTER INTO THIS PARKING WHETHER IT'S RECORDS OR POLICE IN THIS VIEW. THIS IS A BACK WITHIN A SECURED STAFF AREA. THIS FOCUSE ON THE BACK OF THE SIX CORE SPACE ONE GOES TOWARD THE LEFT WHICH IS MORE TOWARD THE PROPERTY AND EVIDENCE INTAKE AN OTHER PATROL FUNCTIONS AND THE ONE ON THE RIGHT IS THE MAIN STAFF ENTRY. PLENTY OF AREAS FO OUTDOOR AMENITIES WHERE THEY MA FEEL SAFE AND SECURE WITHIN A PROTECTED AREA WHICH THEY DO NO HAVE TODAY. THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING IS A PROBABLY SHOULD'V SAID IN THE BEGINNING IS A LOT OF INSPIRATION DRAWN FROM A LOT OF GREAT OLD HISTORIC BUILDINGS THERE'S A RICH PALETTE OF REAL MASONRY AND DIFFERENT KINDS OF TEXAS STONE AND LIMESTONE ALLOWING A REAL RUSTIC FEEL TO

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>> THE PICTURES ARE GREAT WE AR VERY EXCITED AGAIN SO THANK YOU FOR PUTTING ALL THIS TOGETHER THE USER GROUPS HAVE GIVEN A TO OF AN. AND THESE ARE THINGS WE WOULD NOT HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT BECAUSE WE DON'T USE THEM ON A DAILY BASIS. WE ARE VERY EXCITE TO BE ABLE TO FEATURE THIS AND SHOW YOU SOME BETTER GRAPHICS AND MORE INTERESTING 3-D MOVEMENT IN THIS FACILITY.

>> I ALSO HAVE A QUESTION. >> WHEN YOU ARE SHOWING THE FRONT THAT WAS THE LIGHTING FIXTURE THAT HAS A DESIGN THAT' DIFFERENT. CAN WE GO BACK TO THE OUTSIDE?

>> THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF INSPIRATION HERE WITH THAT LOGO

IT'S LIKE A FLYING V? >> USING THREE OF THEM. IT'S BIRD INSPIRED AND KIND OF V-SHAPED. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE AN AIRPLANE OR A BIRD. THEN I SAW THE CITY LOGO INSIDE AND I COUL NOT UNDERSTAND. THAT'S JUST THE

LIGHTING FIXTURE? >> IT'S A 20 FOOT TALL SPACE. O I THOUGHT THAT WAS ON THE WALL. VERY NICE. WE DO HAVE ENOUGH ACREAGE YOU'RE PUTTING IN THE LOWEST PART OF THE PROPERTY? THE SITE WILL BE REGRADED. ONC YOU GET DOWN THE IT FLATTENS TH ENTIRE WAY. CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE ONE WE SHOWED THAT? IS A BIG OPEN SPACE ON THE LEFT. IF YOU REMEMBER IN SCHEMATIC DESIG THERE WAS THE IDEA ABOUT THREE ACRES THAT MIGHT'VE BEEN SOLD BACK. BECAUSE THE DEAL DID NOT TRANSPIRE, THE DESIGN WAS PRETT MUCH SET AT THAT POINT. THERE HAS TO BE A MINIMUM CURB CUT

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[D. Consent Agenda:]

WITH THE MANUFACTURE DELIVER I THE AMOUNT CANNOT EXCEED 92,000

$206 AND ONE CENT. >> THE CONSENT AGENDA IS IN RED

[2. Approve a variance to Section 5-149(A)(1)(5) for a property located at...]

FREESTANDING SIGNS. >> I ASKED FOR THIS TO BE PULLE SIMPLY SO WE COULD REVISE THAT RESOLUTION A BIT. THERE IS A CONDITION ON THE VARIANCE AND I DON'T LIKE THE WAY IT WAS WORDE WITHOUT ADDITIONALLY INCLUDING THAT CONDITION. THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT HAS REDONE THIS AND WE HAVE BEFORE US A NOW PROPOSE REVISED RESOLUTION THAT BEGINS THE SAME BUT NUMBER TWO IS ADDE WHICH IS A CONDITION SHALL BE PLACED ON THIS VARIANCE WHERE I THE SIGN SHALL BE PERMITTED AS PLAN SUBMITTED BY PART OF THE VARIANCE APPLICATION AND THAT N ADDITIONAL FREESTANDING SIGNAGE BE CONSTRUCTED ON NORTH AND JORDAN STREET FRONTAGE FROM LOT ONE BLOCK ONE AND THE VARIANCE FOR THE SIGN ONLY IF IT IS REMOVED IN THE FUTURE THAN FUTURE SIGNAGE SHALL COMPLY WIT THE SIGN ORDINANCE. DO WE HAVE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THI FIRST? I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THIS WITH THE NEW

RESOLUTION THEREIN. >> SECONDED.

>> IF WE ACCEPT THAT CONDITIONE MOTION DO WE NEED TO STRIKE THE WORD PLURAL FREESTANDING SIGNS AND THAT RESOLUTION? IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE SAYING YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE MORE THAN ONE SIGN IF

YOU HAVE A PLURAL HERE. >> AND READING THAT CONSENT AGENDA AND YOU HAVE THAT ON THE FIRST LINE OF THE RESOLUTION WITH A REDUCTION OF MINIMUM SETBACKS WITH A PERMANENT

FREESTANDING SIGN. >> THAT IS REFERENCE TO THAT

SECTION OF THE CODE >> I THINK IT IS IN VARIANCE WITH THOSE THAT DEAL WITH THE FREESTANDING SIGNS. THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION HOWEVER. IT WAS APPROVED WITH THIS CONDITION SO WANTED IT TO BE CLEAR IN OUR ADOPTION. THE MOTION INCLUDES ITEM NUMBER TWO WHICH WE CALL BELOW THE LINE. IS THERE ANY

[4. Award the 2023 Sanitary Sewer Line Cleaning Project to National Works,...]

FURTHER DISCUSSION? >> RESTART ON CONTINENTAL WHICH IS REALLY CLOSE TO WHERE YOU HAVE THE CONGESTION ON RED RIVER. I WAS THAT GOING TO AFFECT THE TRAFFIC HERE?

>> WE COORDINATED THE WORK BETWEEN THE CONTRACTOR MAIN LAN DOING THE CONSTRUCTION WORK TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY BOTH WORK

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HE ONLY HAS TWO SETUPS RIGHT THERE CONTINENTAL AND BUSINESS 59. AND THEN HE'S GOING TO JUMP AND KEEP WORKING HIS WAY SOUTH.

SO WE ARE GOING TO COORDINATE AND MAKE SURE THAT NOTHING HAPPENS BETWEEN BOTH OF THEM. EITHER WAY IT'S GOING TO GET COORDINATED TO GIVE THE LEAST DISRUPTION. ARE WE GIVING THEM

120 DAYS TO DO THE JOB? >> UPSTREAM OF ARTIE CLEAN A SECTION OF IT. IT HAS A LOT OF MATERIAL WE FORMED THE CONTRACTOR THROUGH HERE HE IS ANTICIPATING TO GET DONE EARLY BUT REALISTICALLY THAT LINE HAS A LOT OF SLUDGE MATERIAL BUILDU

AND IT THAT WE MUST GET OUT. >> I MOVE THAT WE ADOPT BEFORE.

MOTION IN A SECOND TO ADOPT THE ITEM. IS THERE ANY FURTHER

[7. Approve Change Order #3 to the Ben Wilson Street - Airline Road to US ...]

>> I KNOW THAT WE CHANGE ORDER NUMBER ONE AND THEY WERE ASKING FOR EXTENSION OF TIME AND IT ADDED 121 DAYS. WILL THIS GIVE THEM ENOUGH TIME TO FINISH THE JOB? JUST TO GIVE EVERYBODY TH UPDATE THEY DID GET ALL OF THE MATERIALS IN FOR THE CLOCK TOWER. THE ONE THAT IS KIND OF IFFY IS THE ACTUAL DISPLAY PART THAT THEY ARE STILL WORKING ON. HOPEFULLY THEY WILL GET THAT I BUT THE GOAL IS TO FINISH THE ROADWAY AND GET THAT OPEN AND GOING. DID ANTICIPATE HAVING THE ROAD OPEN BY THE HOLIDAYS?

>> THAT IS CORRECT. >> WHICH HOLIDAY? HALLOWEEN?

>> THANKSGIVING. LET'S GO FOR THAT ONE. MAKE SURE YOU CLARIFY

>> SECONDED. MOTION IN A SECOND TO APPROVE THE ITEM. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL

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

>> ITEM E1 APPROVES AND ADOPTS BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR GETTING OCTOBER 1ST 2023 IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $255,895,381.

>> I LIKE TO SPEND MONEY SO I WILL ASK TO PROVE THIS.

>> WAS THAT EMOTION? OKAY. I SECOND THAT. THIS IS THE BUDGE FOR THE CITY OF VICTORIA FOR TH TOTAL OF 200 $85,895,381. THAT IS A BIG BUDGET. WHICH IS WHY W LOOKED AT THE PUBLIC SAFETY HEADQUARTER BUILDING BECAUSE THAT IS A BIG PART OF THIS BUDGET. THANK YOU STAFF ARE PULLING ALL THIS BUDGET WORK TOGETHER. THE STAFF UNDERNEATH YOU AND EVERYTHING I KNOW IT'S ALMOST A YEAR LONG PROCESS TO GET TO THIS POINT. BUT THIS IS THE FINAL READING. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE I

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

>> THIS IS A RESOLUTION RATIFYING THE PROPERTY TAX.

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>> I MOVE THIS. MOTION PASSES. OCEAN AND A SECOND TO APPROVE I

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

>> MOTION AND A SECOND. IS THER ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES. WITH THAT WE DO THE CITY MANAGE REPORT ALREADY DOES ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? IT SEEMS

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