[A. CALL TO ORDER]
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THE MARCH 19 CITY COUNCIL MEETING. MS. HIBBERT, WE CALL
THE ROLE, PLEASE? >> I WILL. COUNCILMEMBER
>> COUNCILMEMBER SOLIZ? >> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER SCOTT? >> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER YOUNG? >> HERE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER LOFFGREN? >> HERE.
>> AND MAYOR BAUKNIGHT? >> HERE.
>> WILL YOU PLEASE JOIN ME FOR THE PLEDGE AND THEN A MOMENT OF 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. UNDER THE TEXAS FLAG I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD WHEN YOU MUNICIPAL.
THANK YOU. WELCOME, EVERYONE. COUNCILMEMBER DELAGARZA, HOW
[1. ANNOUNCEMENTS/REMINDERS]
ARE YOU THIS EVENING? >> RATE. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR
AND COUNCIL'S. >> YOU HAVE REMINDERS FOR US?
>> I HAVE A FEW. ON BEHALF OF THE PARKS DEPARTMENT, AND REALLY THE COMMUNITY CENTER OPERATION AS WELL, WE WANT TO REMIND THE PUBLIC THAT TOMORROW EVENING FROM 6:00 TO 7:30 P.M., WE WILL BE HOSTING A KUM-N-GO MEETING TO DISCUSS THE COMMUNITY CENTER MASTER PLAN. THIS WILL BEGIN WITH A ROUGHLY 15 MINUTE PRESENTATION BY THE CONSULTANT JUST HIGHLIGHTING THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEY . IN CASE YOU ARE INTERESTED, WE HAD NEARLY 900 RESPONSES TO THE SURVEY FOR THE COMMUNITY CENTER , WHICH, UP TO THIS POINT, HAS BEEN THE MASTER PLAN THAT HAS GARNERED THE MOST SURVEY RESPONSES, BEATING THE RECORD FOR THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN. SO, THERE'S DEFINITELY A LOT OF INTEREST IN OUR COMMUNITY CENTER. SO, THE PUBLIC AND WHOMEVER WOULD LIKE TO JOIN THIS CONVERSATION CAN DO SO TOMORROW EVENING. THE COMMITTEE THAT WE PUT IN PLACE TO DISCUSS THE COMMUNITY CENTER MASTER PLAN WILL ALSO BE MEETING OF THE COURSE OF THE NEXT TWO DAYS TO REVIEW THE SAME RESULTING CONTINUE HAVING CONVERSATIONS AROUND RECOMMENDATIONS AND IDEAS. ON BEHALF OF THE CONVENTION VISITORS BUREAU, WE WANT TO ACTUALLY CONVEY CHANGE TO OUR BICENTENNIAL POSTER CONTEST . THE DEADLINE HAS NOW BEEN EXTENDED TO FRIDAY, MARCH 29TH , AND NOW, EACH SCHOOL CAN SUBMIT A LIMITED NUMBER OF SUBMISSIONS, BUT ONLY ONE PERSON OR SUBMISSION PER STUDENT. WE RECEIVED SOME FEEDBACK THAT OUR PREVIOUS GUIDELINES MIGHT HAVE DISCOURAGED TEACHERS FROM DOING THIS EXERCISE WITH ALL OF THEIR STUDENTS. SO, WE ARE NOW ALLOWING A LIMITED NUMBER OF SUBMISSIONS PER CLASS AND PER SCHOOL IN ORDER TO HOPEFULLY FACILITATE MORE PARTICIPATION BY TEACHERS AND STUDENTS. SO, SUBMISSIONS SHOULD BE MADE TO THE CONVENTION VISITORS BUREAU . VISITORS WILL BE NOTIFIED BY MAY 5TH. FOR MORE INFORMATION AND DETAILS ON HOW TO ENTER, PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE. ON BEHALF OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES , WE WANT TO REMIND THE PUBLIC THAT, AS PART OF THE BICENTENNIAL BEACONS, KEEP VICTORIA BEAUTIFUL IN COLLABORATION WITH THE UNITED WAY SERVING A VICTORIA DAY OF CARING ON SATURDAY, APRIL 13 FROM 8:00 A.M. TO 11:00 P.M. THIS INVITES RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO PARTICIPATE AND ACCESS SERVICE ACROSS THE CITY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MANY OF OUR NONPROFITS. VOLUNTEERS ARE REGISTERED IN ADVANCE TO SEE THE CORRECT T-SHIRT SIZE, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT IS IMPORTANT, AND CHOOSE HER
[2. PUBLIC & EMPLOYEE RECOGNITIONS]
SERVICE OPPORTUNITY. THOSE ARE OUR ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THIS EVENING, AND I AM HAPPY TO TRANSITION TO RECOGNITIONS.>> PLEASE DO. >> ALL RIGHT. WE DO HAVE A COUPLE THIS EVENING. I WANT TO BEGIN BY RECOGNIZING OUR COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR, WHO RECENTLY EARNED CERTIFICATION FROM THE PUBLIC RELATIONS SOCIETY OF LEADERSHIP PROGRAM .
COMPLETION OF THIS FIVE WEEK PROGRAM ALLOWED COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC RELATIONS PROFESSIONALS TO EXPAND THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND HOW TO CONDUCT IN A MOMENT 32 PLANS. THEY ALSO LEARNED BUDGETING, FORECASTING, RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, AND OTHER RELATED SKILLS NEEDED TO LEAD WITH AUTHENTICITY , EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE, AND STRONG ETHICS. AS ALWAYS, WE ARE VERY BLESSED AND GRATEFUL THAT WE HAVE A GREAT LEADERSHIP TEAM THAT VALUES PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT , AND CONTINUES TO PURSUE THESE OPPORTUNITIES. OBVIOUSLY, ASHLEY IS NO DIFFERENT. AT THIS POINT, SHE CAN PROBABLY BE TEACHING THE STUFF. BUT, WE REALLY APPRECIATE HER DEDICATION. WE ALL BEASLEY ALSO THE PRODUCT THAT COMES OUT OF HER DEPARTMENT. THANK YOU, ASHLEY, FOR YOUR DEDICATION.
>> CONGRATULATIONS. >> YEAH. I THOUGHT YOU WERE
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GOING TO STAND UP AND SAY LITTLE SPEECH. NO? WELL, IF NOT, YOU CAN CERTAINLY EXPECT THE NEXT ONE TOO. NEXT, I WANT TO TAKE A FEW MINUTES AND JUST SHARE WITH YOU JUST SOME WORDS ASSOCIATED WITH OUR HR DIRECTOR , WHO OF COURSE MANY OF YOU KNOW BY NOW WILL BE LEAVING THE CITY OF VICTORIA AT THE END OF THE MONTH AFTER 13 YEARS OF SERVICE. WE HAD A LUNCH WITH HER THIS MONDAY AS AN EXECUTIVE TEAM , AND IT WAS VERY EVIDENT TO THAT CONVERSATION JUST THE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT THAT SHE HAS HAD , NOT ONLY ON OUR ORGANIZATION, BUT ON THE LIVES OF OUR EMPLOYEES , AND THE LIVES OF OUR EXECUTIVE TEAM JUST WITH HER PROFESSIONALISM AND HER CARING PERSONALITY . SHE DEFINITELY HAS LEFT AN IMPACT. SOME OF THE WORDS USED TO DESCRIBE HER, FOR EXAMPLE , YOU KNOW, SHE IS AN INSTITUTION. SHE REPRESENTS THE INSTITUTION. SHE IS THE INSTITUTION. YOU KNOW, SHE IS THE LIGHTS, RIGHT? THERE WERE SO MANY WONDERFUL THINGS THAT WERE SAID, YOU KNOW, ABOUT HER AS HR DIRECTOR, BUT QUITE FRANKLY MORE ABOUT HOW SHE IS AS A PERSON. WE WILL CERTAINLY MISS HER, THE HR DIRECTOR, BUT I THINK WE WILL MISS CHERYL THE PERSON MORE. WE CERTAINLY WISH HER THE BEST, AND THANK HER FOR HER SERVICE. OUR HR DEPARTMENT, FOR THE RECORD, HAS TAKEN LEAPS AND BOUNDS UNDER HER LEADERSHIP OVER THE LAST 13 YEARS. I JOKED WITH THE STAFF ON MONDAY THAT WHEN I GOT HERE FIVE YEARS AGO AND WAS LEARNING ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE HR DEPARTMENT, IT WOULD BOGGLE MY MIND JUST THE PATH THAT THE HR DEPARTMENT HAS GONE OVER DURING HER TIME HERE. SO, YOU KNOW, IT IS EASY TO TAKE FOR GRANTED WHEN YOU HAVE A SMOOTH OPERATION. WE OBVIOUSLY HAVE RETENTION AGREEMENT CHALLENGES, BUT OPERATIONALLY SPEAKING, THE HR PROCESS HAS BECOME A LOT BETTER THAN IT HAS BEEN HISTORICALLY. AND A LOT OF THAT HAS TO DO WITH CHERYL AND HER LEADERSHIP. SO, WE NOW HAVE A MORE FAMILY CENTRIC ORGANIZATION WITH POLICY CHANGES, WE HAVE EMPLOYEE HELPING EMPLOYEES COMMITTEE THAT OTHERS WERE INVOLVED WITH, BUT CHERYL HAS BEEN INVOLVED WITH FOR SURE . WITH THAT, I JUST WANT TO PUBLICLY THANK CHERYL FOR HER SERVICE TO THE CITY OF VICTORIA, AND I WISH HER THE BEST. WE WILL CERTAINLY MISS YOU , AND I HOPE WE CAN ALL AGREE TO THAT. LET'S GIVE HER THE RUN OF APPLAUSE SHE DESERVES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE WORKING FOR EVERYONE IN THIS ORGANIZATION. THEY TAKE BEING THE VOICE OF THEM PLEASE VERY SERIOUSLY, AND I TAKE A LOT OF PRIDE IN THAT.I WAS OPEN WHENEVER I TALKED TO THE CITY THAT VICTORIA HAS GOT A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART , AND WILL ALWAYS HAVE THAT PLACE. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT. I WILL MISS VICTORIA, BUT I WILL STILL BE AROUND. I WILL COME AND VISIT OCCASIONALLY. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.
>> CHERYL, WE WILL CERTAINLY MISS YOU, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR MANY YEARS OF OUTSTANDING SERVICE. WE CAN'T SAY ENOUGH.
GREAT JOB. >> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT.
>> THANK YOU, CHERYL. >> THOSE ARE ALL THE
[3. ITEMS FROM COUNCIL]
RECOGNITION THAT WE HAVE FOR THE CITY.>> OKAY, THANK YOU. ITEM B3 THEN IS ITEMS FOR COUNSEL. I WILL JUST MAKE A NOTE REALLY QUICK THAT WE ARE PULLING ITEM D7 FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA. ANY OTHER ITEMS FOR THE
COUNCIL? >> I KNOW IT IS NOT THE CITY'S PROBLEM, BUT THE MEDIUM THAT IS GOING TOWARDS WERE COMING FROM HOUSTON RIGHT THERE IN FRONT OF WALMART , I WAS A DISCOUNT TIRE, AND THEY WERE TELLING ME THAT AT LEAST TWICE A WEEK, SOMEBODY GOES IN THERE TO BUY TIRES BECAUSE THEY RUN INTO THAT MEDIUM . I THINK HE GOES INTO JETS MAINTENANCE? IF THERE WAS SOME WAY THAT YOU COULD, YOU KNOW, MAKE IT MORE OBVIOUS ? BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IT IS, LIKE, IT IS CAUSING A LOT OF PROBLEMS . JUST TO BE ABLE TO EITHER LIGHT IT UP, PUT SOME POLES, PUT SOME KIND OF, YOU KNOW, THINGS THAT SAY OKAY, YOU WILL HIT THE MEDIUM IF YOU TURN RIGHT HERE. BECAUSE, YOU KNOW,
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IT IS DIRECTLY WHERE THE LINE IS TO TURN INTO WALGREENS -- WALMART. RIGHT BEFORE YOU GET IN THERE , THERE IS AN ARROW THAT SAYS YOU CAN TURN. SO YOU GET ON THERE AND YOU THINK, OKAY. BUT NOPE. DISCOUNT TIRES AS THEY MAKE A LOT OF BUSINESSTHERE. >> WELL, WE DID SAY THAT THE MEDIAN WOULD NOT IMPACT BUSINESSES.
JUST KIDDING. BUT, WE CAN CERTAINLY LOOK AT THAT JUST TO SEE WHAT KIND OF MARKINGS, DELINEATORS SIGNS, ET CETERA.
THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS AN ISSUE, THEN WE WILL CERTAINLY LOOK AT IT FOR SURE.
>> I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. >> WHAT YOU ARE SAYING IS THE TURN IS A FURTHER FOR WALMART, BUT YOU ARE AFRAID THAT YOU MISS IT BECAUSE IT IS A SHORT QUEUE.
>> AND IT DOES HAVE THAT ARROW RIGHT THERE. IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR THE ARROW TO TURN, IT'S RIGHT THERE. AND THEN YOU GO, WE DO MINUTE, ESPECIALLY FURTHER AHEAD. BUT YOU CAN'T CHANGE LANES, YOU BACKUP, IT IS JUST A MESS.
>> I THINK THAT WAS DONE SO THAT JET MAINTENANCE WOULD HAVE AN ENTRANCE WITH THE PEOPLE HAVING TO DO A U-TURN.
>> RIGHT. >> VERY GOOD. THANK YOU, MISS
LEWIS. YES, SIR? >> MAYOR AND COUNCIL L MEMBERS, IF YOU COUNCIL MEETINGS AGO, WE HAD A SPEAKER . THE ACTIVE FIRE CHIEF, SHANNA MARTIN, CAME UP AND GAVE HIS ANNUAL REPORT. AT THAT TIME, I HAD ASK SOME QUESTIONS CONSIDERING THE CARDIAC ARREST SUCCESS. IT'S LEFT A LITTLE BIT OF A CONFUSION AT THE END ABOUT THE LOW PERCENTAGE. ANYWAYS, I HAVE INVITED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BACK TO EXPLAIN A LITTLE BETTER ON THE SAVE RATES, AND EXACTLY WHAT CREATES A GOOD OUTCOME WHEN IT IS A CARDIAC ARREST AND WHAT DOESN'T. SO, THAT IS SOME OF THE DILEMMAS THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS, YOU KNOW? MAKING SURE THAT THESE CARDIAC ARRESTS ARE HANDLED CORRECTLY AND EFFICIENTLY. THERE ARE A LOT OF FACTORS INVOLVED THAT PERTAIN TO CARDIAC ARREST.
ANYWAYS, I THINK SOMEONE WILL COME UP FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO GIVE US A TALK ABOUT WHAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE IN CARDIAC ARREST, AND WHAT WE ARE DOING IS A FIRE DEPARTMENT
TO BRING THESE NUMBERS UP. >> GOOD.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I DO WANT TO THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THE CHANCE TO EXPLAIN THAT. I REMEMBER SITTING US IN THE SUM OF THE LIFE-SAVING BOARDS. THE QUARTERLY DO AN ACTIVITY WHERE I FIRST HEARD THAT STATISTIC.
IT'S SUCH A LOW NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ARE SURVIVING DISCHARGE FROM THE HOSPITAL. I THINK IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS NOT THE QUALITY OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS
THAT IS CAUSING THAT NUMBER. >> RIGHT.
>> WE WILL HAVE OUR EMS CHIEF GIVE YOU AN EXPLANATION OF WHAT THAT ENTAILS, THE FACTORS AND THINGS THAT COULD BE IMPROVED , AND WHAT WE ARE DOING ABOUT THAT TO IMPROVE THOSE THINGS , AND THEN I WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS
AFTER. SO, THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING.
>> THANK YOU. SO, WE ARE GOING TO START OFF WITH SOME DATA OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS FOR OUR CARDIAC SURVIVAL RATES, AS WELL AS OUR RETURN TO SPONTANEOUS ELECTION RATES.
PRETTY MUCH WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT FOR 2020 TO 2023 , WE HAVE BROKEN OUT TO THE AMOUNT OF CARDIAC ARRESTS THAT WERE FOR ALL RESPONSES. AND CITY AND COUNTY AS WELL TOGETHER. SO, WE ARE NOT MAKING A DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE TWO. BUT, YOU CAN SEE IN THE DATA THAT WE HAVE BEEN HOLDING STEADY AROUND 115 -- I'M SORRY, 105 RESPONSES RELATED TO CARDIAC ARREST. IN WITH WE DID CPR. WE DID FILTER OUT SOME OF THE DATA FOR THIS .
SO, THINGS ARE WE DID NOT DO CPR FOR FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER. THE VIABILITY WAS NOT THERE, OR THERE WAS A DRAMATIC REST WHERE THERE WAS NOT ANYTHING NEEDED BECAUSE IT WOULD BE FUTILE. BUT I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT ALL OF OUR PERCENTAGES OF SURVIVAL OF FROM THE HOSPITAL HAVE CHANGED.
THEY HAVE GONE DOWN. OUR RATES HAVE MAINTAINED MORE OR LESS STEADY WITHIN 10% OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS, AND REALLY, WHAT THAT RATE IS IS THAT IS WHEN WE ARRIVE TO RELOCATION, WE DO CPR ON AN INDIVIDUAL, AND WE GET A RETURN SPONTANEOUS CIRCULATION. WHAT SPONTANEOUS CIRCULATION IS IS WE ARE NO LONGER DOING CPR . WE ARE NO LONGER PUSHING DRUGS. THAT PERSON HAS A SUSTAINED HEARTBEAT. THERE ARE A LOT OF FACTORS THAT GO INTO THAT NUMBER THAT I WILL DELVE INTO MORE ON THE NEXT PAGE, BUT OUR RATES FOR THIS PAST YEAR OR
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27%. THE NATIONAL AVERAGE THAT I WAS ABLE TO PULL UP FROM 2022, WHICH WILL REFLECT MORE OR LESS ON THE SAME TIMELINE DESPITE THE DIFFERENCES IN YEARS, IS JUST OTHER REPORTS WERE MADE, IS 23%. SO, WE ARE ABOVE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE ON THAT DESPITE BEING BELOW THE NATIONAL AVERAGE PEOPLE WALKING OUT OF THE HOSPITAL AND BEING DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL ALIVE. UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAVE A LOT OF INFLUENCE ON WHAT PICKS THE RATE UP. WE DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE A LOT OF INFLUENCE ON WIKIS A PERSON ALIVE ONCE THEY REACH THE HOSPITAL. THERE ARE A LOT OF FACTORS THAT GO INTO THAT, AND IT WILL BE ON THE SCOPE OF THIS PRESENTATION. WHAT WE DO HAVE IN THIS NEXT SLIDE IS SOME INFORMATION THAT DOES PLAY A FACTOR, AND IT WILL GOING TO OUR NEXT TOPIC HERE. BUT, WHAT INFLUENCE THAT SPONTANEOUS CIRCULATION RATE . THERE ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT , WE HAVE BROKEN UP INTO THE TIME FRAMES THAT THE DATA REFLECTS, AND WE TRY TO TRACK. AFTER FOUR MINUTES, YOUR BRAIN STARTS TO DIE WITHOUT OXYGEN OR GOOD HEART RATES. SO, IF YOU'RE NOT GETTING OXYGEN TO THE BRAIN WITHIN FOUR MINUTES, YOUR BRAIN IS STARTING TO DIE. YOU SEE THERE ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT THAT WE HAVE A BROKEN DOWN INTO TWO MINUTE INCREMENTS UNTIL WE GET INTO 10 MINUTES. 80% OF THE CALLS THAT WE RESPOND TO HAPPEN AFTER THE FOUR MINUTE MARK. WE ARE WAY BEHIND THE BALL ON SURVIVABILITY WHEN WE ARRIVE ON SCENE. THE TOPOGRAPHIC THERE, ONLY 14% OF THE PEOPLE THAT WE RESPONDED TO THIS PAST YEAR HAD CPR THAT WAS DONE BY A BYSTANDER . THAT COULD BE A FAMILY MEMBER OR A CIVILIAN.SO, WE DO HAVE LAW ENFORCEMENT, WE DO A FIRST RESPONDERS, WE DO HAVE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS OUT AND ABOUT, BUT A LARGE MAJORITY OF THE TIME , THERE IS STILL TIME WE ARE LEAVING ON THE TABLE FOR ANY BYSTANDERS OR FAMILY MEMBERS NOT DOING CPR. SO, ONLY 14%. WE HAD 15 CALLS, SO I KNOW THE MATH IS WEIRD THERE , BUT 15 CALLS. WE HAD A FAMILY MEMBER OR BYSTANDER WITH CPR OUT OF 105 RESPONSES WE HAD LAST YEAR. IT PLAYS A HUGE FACTOR IN SURVIVABILITY . THE QUICKER YOU CAN DO CPR, THE BETTER. IF YOU ARE ON THE BOTTOM LEFT , WE HAVE THIS ICON. 67% OF THE CARDIAC ARRESTS WE RESPONDED TO LAST YEAR WERE IN SOME OF THESE HOME. SO, PRETTY MUCH IF YOU ARE NOT NOTIFYING 911 RIGHT AWAY AND STARTING CPR RIGHT AWAY , IT WILL TAKE AT LEAST FOUR MINUTES FOR US TO GET TO YOU. IT WILL TAKE TWO TO THREE MINUTES FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT TO GET YOU TO START ANY KIND OF CPR. SO, IT IS A BIG, BIG DRIVER AND WHAT KEEPS YOU ALIVE . AND WE REALIZE THAT AS A DEPARTMENT. WE HAVE TO TRY TO TAKE STEPS . THIS PAST YEAR, WE STARTED FORMING PARTNERS OF THE DIFFERENT AGENCIES , AND I WILL THE CHIEF COME APPEAR SHORTLY TO TALK ABOUT THAT, BUT I DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THERE ON THE TOP RIGHT THE CHANCE FOR SURVIVAL, AND THAT IS THE RECOGNIZED CHAIN. THE BIGGEST THING IS REALIZING THAT SOMEBODY IS HAVING A HEART ATTACK, BUT THE SECOND BIGGEST ONE, THAT IS THE ONE WE FALL DOWN ON AS A LOCATION, AND THAT IS NOT SPECIFIC TO VICTORIA, THAT IS LOCATION SPECIFIC TO TEXAS, ESPECIALLY IN THE SOUTH REGION, THAT WE DON'T DO GOOD EARLY CPR. AND IF WE CAN GET THE NUMBER UP , WE CAN INCREASE THE SURVIVABILITY. WE WILL INCREASE OUR RATE. IT ALL TRICKLES DOWN . THE EARLIER YOU GET CPR, THE BETTER. IF YOU WILL GIVE ME A SECOND , THE CHIEF CAN COME APPEAR AND GIVE A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL ON THE STEPS THAT WE ARE TAKING TO ADDRESS THAT
ISSUE THAT WE FOUND OUT. >> ALL RIGHT. I AM CHIEF WOODWARD. SO, WE TALKED ABOUT GETTING THE ROSC NUMBERS UP, AND HONESTLY, THE BEST WAY TO DO THAT IS TO IMPROVE OURSELVES , TO THE MATRIX, AND LOOK TO SEE HOW WE CAN GET CPR, YOU KNOW, TO THE PUBLIC FASTER. SO, THE POLICE OFFICERS ARE ALREADY TRAINED , THE OFFICES ARE ALREADY TRAINED. HOW CAN WE DO THAT? BASICALLY, WE GOT TOGETHER AND PARTNERED WITH ALL OF THE DIFFERENT MEMBERS OF THE RACK, WHICH IS THE VICTORIA COLLEGE DETOUR HOSPITAL OR CITIZENS HOSPITAL . YOU KNOW, THE OFFICE OF EMERGING MANAGEMENT, ALL OF THOSE DIFFERENT ENTITIES. WE GOT TOGETHER, AND WE STARTED A CAMPAIGN. AS YOU CAN SEE THERE , THE EARLY CPR CAN DOUBLE OR TRIPLE SOMEBODY'S CHANCE OF SURVIVAL. SO, THAT IS WHAT WE ARE GOING OUT AND DOING FOR PUBLIC HANDS ONLY CPR TRAINING.
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SO, THESE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT WE NAMED, AND THOSE ARE ALL OF OUR PARTNERS THERE THAT WE PARTNERED WITH. WE ARE DOING HEART SAVER CLASSES, WE ARE DOING HANDS ONLY CPR CLASSES, WE HAVE DONE SOME DIFFERENT THINGS AT EACH ONE OF THE VENUES WHERE WE TRAIN PEOPLE HOW TO DO HANDS ONLY CPR. SO FAR RIGHT NOW, -- WAS A WE HAVE 2000 PEOPLE OUT THERE WILLING TO PUT FORTH THAT EFFORT , YOU KNOW, AND GET THEM TO START DOING THAT. AND OF COURSE, THIS IS THE PREFACE OF THE WHOLE CLASS, YOU KNOW? WE ARE HAVING CONSTANT PEOPLE CALLING MY OFFICE TRYING TO GET CLASSES. WE ACTUALLY HAVE TWO.WE HAVE A LUNCH AND LEARN TOMORROW WHERE WE PARTNERED WITH THE PD. WE ACTUALLY HAVE ANOTHER LUNCH AND LEARN GOING ON AT THE SAME TIME. SO, WE HAVE SEVERAL SCHEDULED THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE YEAR. ANY QUESTIONS?
>> HAS THERE BEEN ANY COMMUNICATION IN REGARDS TO
THIS? >> YES. WE ARE PLANNING ON DOING SOME STUFF WITH THEM. BUT WE WILL TRY TO DO IS A MAIN BIG EVENT WITH THEM MAY BE AT A FOOTBALL GAME OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT . WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THAT RIGHT NOW.
>> AND THE CHIEF HAS BEEN VERY INSTRUMENTAL IN COMMUNING WITH US AT THE COLLEGE. SO, I WANT TO APPLAUD HIM AND THE OTHER FIRE DEPARTMENT MEMBERS WHO ARE REALLY STEPPING UP TO GET THE PUBLIC TRAINED IN COMPRESSION ONLY CPR.
>> THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. OBVIOUSLY, IT IS A GOOD REMINDER FOR ALL OF US THAT WE NEED TO ACQUIRE THOSE SKILLS AND KEEP THOSE SHARP, BECAUSE THEY MAKE A DIFFERENCE. SO, I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU WERE DOING THERE. HOPEFULLY WE WILL GET TO OUR GOAL THIS YEAR. THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
>> SO, WE WILL SEE WHAT THE LUNCH AND LEARN TOMORROW?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE APPRECIATE IT. VERY HELPFUL.
HOPEFULLY THAT BROUGHT SOME FURTHER CLARITY , COUNCIL
>> PERFECT, THANK YOU. >> OKAY, THANK YOU. ANY OTHER ITEMS FROM COUNSEL? OKAY. THEN WE WILL MOVE ON TO B 4 WITH CITIZENS CAN INDICATION. I FIND MYSELF COMMENT CARDS. IS THERE ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO COUNSEL? ] THAT IN THE MINUTES. A TURNAROUND LIKE, I THOUGHT I SAW HIM GOING I COULD HAS WHEN HE WAS THERE.
EVEN WITHOUT COMMENT, YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME. IT IS GOOD
TO SEE YOU. MOVING ON THEN -- >> IT FEELS A LITTLE WEIRD.
>> WE WON'T KNOW HOW TO ACT, BUT WE WILL MOVE FORWARD.
[1. An ordinance amending the Drought Contingency Plan, Division 3 of the City Code.First Reading. Ken Gill, Director of Public Works]
MOVING ON THEN TO ITEM C WHICH IS ITEMS WITH PUBLIC HEARINGS.ORDINANCE AMENDING THE DROUGHT AMEND THE PLAN OF THE CITY CODE. THIS ITEM IS ON FIRST READING.
>> I WANT TO GO OVER WHAT I DID LAST COUNCIL SESSION.
BASICALLY, WHY WE ARE HERE TO CONSERVE WATER. SUMMERS ARE GETTING HOTTER, WATER IS A LIMITED RESOURCE , AND WE NEED TO PROTECT THE ECOSYSTEM. THOSE ARE THE BIG THREE DRIVERS OF WATER CONSERVATION. SOME BACKGROUND , THE CITIES PERMIT TO GET WATER FROM THE GUADALUPE RIVER WAS FILED IN 93, GRANTED IN '96 . BASED ON OUR OFF CHANNEL RESERVOIRS, WHICH WE HAD 10 OF THEM , EIGHT FUNCTIONABLE, SOME OF THEM ARE A LITTLE SHALLOW INTO THE HIGH SIDE. WE INITIATED A DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PER TCEQ , AND IT IS REQUIRED TO UPDATE EVERY FIVE YEARS. THIS IS OUR CURRENT STAGES. IN THE ORDINANCE, WE HAVE STAGE ONE, STAGE TWO, THREE, FOUR, AND FIVE. WE HAVE MIRRORED A LOT OF WHAT TCEQ HAS THE PUT FORTH TO ALL OF THE CITIES WITH DROUGHT CONTINGENT THE. THAT WAY IS YOU HEAR CORPUS CHRISTI OR SAN ANTONIO THAT HAS STAGE TWO, STAGE THREE, THEY ARE A LOT LIKE OURS OR MERIT TO THEM. IT
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HELPS CITIZENS AS THEY COME INTO TOWN . THEY KNOW THAT DROUGHT CONTINGENCIES ARE BASICALLY SIMILAR AND A LOT OF THE CITIES. AS YOU WILL NOTE, SOME OF THE THINGS IS REDUCTION IN WATER USE ON DRAFT PLAN STAGES. THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS WE DO WANT TO CHANGE. AS POINTED OUT LAST TIME, WE DO WANT TO INCREASE THE REDUCTION OF WATER CONSUMPTION. WE DID CHANGE THOSE TO REFLECT WITH OUR INCREASE IN OUR OFF CHANNEL RESERVOIRS AREA AND WE WANT TO KEEP THOSE FULL. THAT WILL IMPACT OUR WATER REDUCTION. SO, THOSE WERE CHANGED FROM THE LAST TIME. AND THEN, OUR DROUGHT RESTRICTIONS FOR CUSTOMERS, THIS IS VERY SIMILAR. WE DID CHANGE THE TIMES TO P.M. INSTEAD OF MIDNIGHT. WE GOT THOSE CORRECTED. THAT WAS CRITICAL TO BE CONSISTENT THROUGH THE DROUGHT ORDINANCE. AND THEN OUR PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN.THIS IS SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS FOR THE CITIZENS. AS WE CAME TO THE FREEZE EVENTS , CITIZENS DID GREAT. I MEAN, WE WENT THIS LAST FREEZE, WE AVERAGED ABOUT 15 MILLION GALLONS, WHICH IS ABOUT FIVE OVER. SO, WE GOT THE WORD OUT TO THE CITIZENS, WE GOT THE WORD OUT TO THE APARTMENT COMPLEXES, AND THEY DID A PHENOMENAL JOB ON LIMITING THEIR WATER DURING A FREEZE. I THINK WE CAN ACHIEVE THE SAME THING IF YOU REALLY PUSH THIS PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN. ONE OF THE THINGS I ADDED WAS ON THE BOTTOM, CYCLE AND SOAK . I THINK THAT IS AN IMPORTANT ONE. IF WE CAN GET THAT OUT, THE THEORY IS RUN YOUR SPRINKLER FOR 10 MINUTES THREE TIMES WITH AN HOUR SEPARATING EACH CYCLE. THAT IS A NEW THING WITH THE ECOLOGISTS IS INSTEAD OF RUNNING IT FOR AN HOUR OR 30 MINUTES AT A TIME, RUN FOR 10 MINUTES, LET IT SOAK IN, FRONTED AGAIN, LET IT SOAK IN, AND I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO PUSH AS FAR AS OUR PUBLIC HEADING OUT THERE. ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS IS WE TALKED ABOUT WHY THE TIMES, YOU KNOW, WE GO FROM 6:00 A.M. TO MIDNIGHT. YOU REALLY DON'T WANT TO WATER BECAUSE OF THE FUNGUS. THE BEST TIMES TO WATER IS EARLY IN THE MORNING , AND AT NIGHT RIGHT BEFORE DAWN IS WHEN WE DO OUR JOB AT THE WATER PLANT TO MAKE SURE ALL OF THE TOWERS ARE FULL, WE ARE RUNNING AT CAPACITY SO THAT WE GET THAT MORNING EARLY RUSH OUT THERE, BUT IT IS ALSO THE BEST TIME TO WATER. ONE THING I LEARNED JUST AS A SIDE NOTE IS THAT IF YOU WATER DURING THE DAY WHEN IT IS 95 DEGREES , YOU ARE ACTUALLY PUTTING BOILING WATER ON YOUR GRASS. YOU ARE GOING TO KILL IT. AND THAT IS SOMETHING I THINK WE NEED TO GET OUT TO THE PUBLIC. DON'T WATER DURING THE DAY. YOU ARE DOING MORE HARM THAN YOU ARE HELPING. WHAT IS NEXT? AFTER THE FIRST READING, IF APPROVED, WE GO TO THE SECOND READING , AND THE NEXT WEEK, WE'LL BRING THE WATER CONSERVATION AS A RESOLUTION AS PART OF THE DROUGHT CONTINGENCY ORDINANCE. I KNOW ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT THAT WAS DISCUSSED IS THE SECTION THAT IS STAGE FIVE, THE EMERGENCY WATER SHORTAGE . WE HAVE THE WORD UNPRECEDENTED. WE ARE CONSIDERING CHANGING THAT TO CRITICAL, BECAUSE ONCE IT HAS HAPPENED , THERE IS YOUR PRESIDENTS. SO, THAT IS ONE OF THE CHANGES WE WILL BRING BACK ON THE SECOND AND THIRD READING.
>> DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? GO AHEAD.
>> I HAVE ONE QUESTION/COMMENT. I LIKE YOUR THOUGHT OF THE TIMING AND WATERING FOR 10 MINUTES, AND THEN WAITING. WE HAVE A SPRINKLER SYSTEM , AND IT IS NOT DESIGNED TO RUN THREE TIMES A DAY. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE GOT IT SET FOR TIME , AND THEN IT RUNS AGAIN THE NEXT DAY. I AM JUST CURIOUS IF THAT IS A NEWER SYSTEM ? WOULD KNOW HOW TO DO IT.
>> YEAH, BECAUSE YOU CAN SET IT TO WATER MORE THAN ONCE A DAY.
YOU JUST HAVE TO SET UP A PROGRAM FOR IT TO WATER AT A
CERTAIN TIME, AND THEN WATER AT >> THERE IS A PUBLIC SERVICE
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ANNOUNCEMENT. THANK YOU. >> JUST TO ADD ONTO THAT , THAT IS ONE PARTICULAR ONE WE WANT TO GET OUT , AND WE MIGHT DO IT SPECIFICALLY. THERE ARE A LOT OF INDIVIDUALS WITH SPRINKLER METERS . GET THE WORD SPECIFICALLY TO THOSE CUSTOMERS TO SET YOUR TIMES TO THE ACTUAL DAY IS WHEN WE ARE IN A DROUGHT STAGE TWO, WHERE IT IS EITHER A THURSDAY , SUNDAY, OR WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY. SET THEM UP. THAT IS REALLY WHAT YOU NEED. TWO DAYS OF WATERING A WEEK IS PLANNING DURING THAT TIME, BECAUSE YOUR GRASS GOES DORMANT ANYWAYS. IT SLOWS DOWN.
SO, THAT IS ANOTHER THING WE WANT TO DO, IS GET THE WORD OUT TO THE PLACES A SPRINKLER METERS, INCLUDING THE
BUSINESSES. >> CAN YOU GO BACK A COUPLE OF SLIDES TO THE PERCENTAGES AND THE LEVELS WITHIN THE
RESERVOIRS? >> WHERE DID I GO?
MEETING. >> I CAN ASK IT EVEN WITHOUT
THE SLIDE. HOW ABOUT THAT? >> OKAY.
>> SO, BECAUSE OUR PERCENTAGES ARE BASED ON THE LEVEL WITHIN THE OFF CHANNEL RESERVOIRS NUMBER PARTICULARLY NUMBER
>> OKAY. WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT CONNECTING THOSE RESERVOIRS , OR HAVING BETTER CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THEM. WHAT IMPACT, IF WE WENT THROUGH WITH THAT PROJECT ON CONNECTING THOSE RESERVOIRS, WHAT IMPACT WOULD THAT HAVE ? DOES THAT IMPACT EIGHT? OR IS THAT THE OTHER RESERVOIRS?
>> IT WOULD IMPACT EIGHT. WHAT WE ARE DOING NOW TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA, WE HAVE ALL OF THE RESERVOIRS. WE MANUALLY SWITCH WATER FROM ONE RESERVOIR TO ANOTHER WITH PIPING. WE ARE DOING THAT NOW. AND BY INTERCONNECTING THEM THROUGH NATURAL MEANS, WE WOULD NOT BE OUT THERE SETTING A PUMP. IF IT IS, YOU KNOW, TRY, OR THE PUMP GOES DOWN. A LOT OF TIMES WE WILL HAVE TO RENT ONE FOR DURING THE SUMMER TO REALLY GET THAT WATER FROM 7:00 TO 6:00, AND THEN 6:00 TO 8:00. SO, IT'S MORE OF A PHYSICAL, NATURAL CONNECTION.
>> GOT IT. OKAY. >> AND JUST TO GIVE YOU ONE LAST QUICK QUESTION OR COMMENT, OUR RESERVOIRS WERE VERY FULL TO WHAT THEY WERE LAST YEAR. WE ARE IN BETTER
SHAPE THIS YEAR. >> VERY GOOD. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY THEN. ITEM C1 THEN, I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. IF ANYONE WISHES TO ADDRESS THAT ITEM? I AM SEEING NO ONE COME FORWARD. I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, AND ENTERTAIN ANY MOTIONS IN RESPECT TO THAT ITEM.
>> I HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM C1. ALL
[D. CONSENT AGENDA]
>> ALL OPPOSED , SO SAY? OKAY, MOVING ONTO THE CONSENT AGENDA.
WE WILL DO ITEMS ONE THROUGH SIX.
>> YES, SIR. ITEM D1 IS ADOPTION OF Tâ– HE SPECIAL ITEMS IN THE REGULAR MEETING HELD ON MARCH 5TH, 2024. NUMBER TWO IS AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A BUDGET TO THE FY 2024 BUDGET TO AN AMOUNT OF $221,000.00 TO COVER THE COST OF MODIFICATIONS TO PREVENT WATER INTRUSION AT THE CITY PUBLIC WORKS FACILITY.
SECOND AND THIRD READING. NUMBER THREE IS APPROVE AN UPDATED VERSION OF THE CITY OF VICTORIA SEAL AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO FACILITATE THE TRADEMARKING OF THE UPDATED CITY VICTORIA SEAL. NUMBER FOUR IS APPROVE THE INTERLOCAL COOPERATION CONTRACT FOR THE FAILURE TO APPEAR PROGRAM.
NUMBER FIVE IS A WORD THE ANNUAL NFPA FIREFIGHTER MEDICAL ASSESSMENT AND PHYSICAL CONTRACT OF LIFE SCAN WELLNESS CENTERS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $72,000.00. ITEM SIX IS A RESOLUTION TO THE CITY OF VICTORIA SUSPENDING THE APRIL 4TH, 2024 EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE AEP TEXAS INCORPORATED REQUESTED RATE CHANGE TO PERMIT THE CITY TIME TO STUDY THE REQUEST AND TO ESTABLISH REASONABLE RATES.
>> THANK YOU. ANY MOTIONS ON ITEMS D1 THROUGH SIX?
>> I HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE? ANY
[7. Appoint presiding judges and alternate judges for the May 4, 2024 Joint General Election. April Hilbrich, City Secretary]
OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. ITEM D7? SPIKE ITEM D CAPITAL SEVEN IS RESIDING JUDGES AND ALL ALTERNATE JUDGES FOR THE MAY 4TH 2024 JOINTS GENERAL ELECTION.>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THE RESOLUTION BEFORE YOU TONIGHT WOULD ALTERNATE THE JUDGES FOR THE MAY 4TH ELECTION. ELECTIONS ADMINISTERED WOULD BE A REVISED LIST OF JUDGES JUST YESTERDAY. SHE DID REDUCE THE NUMBER OF POLLING PLACES. SHE ORIGINALLY HAD 37 , BUT REDUCE THAT TO 20
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, AND THAT IS BASED ON WHICH ENTITIES ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE ELECTION. SHE ALSO HAD TO CHANGE A COUPLE OF THE JUDGES NAMES JUST TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE JUDGES THAT CAN ACTUALLY SERVE ON THOSE DAYS . BY REDUCING THE NUMBER OF POLLING PLACES, THE SHARED COST OF THE ELECTION DOES REDUCE. SO, THAT IS A GOOD THING. AND THE OTHER ENTITIES PARTICIPATING WHAT US WOULD BE DRAINAGE DISTRICT 3, AND WATER CONTROL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? AND A COPY OF THE NEW LIST IS LOCATED ON THE DAIS.>> ARE WE APPOINTING JUDGES FOR ALL OF THESE ELECTIONS, AND ARE
WE THE ONLY BODY? >> NO, EVERYONE SHOULD APPOINT THEIR OWN JUDGES. WE ARE SHARING THE SAME JUDGES, BUT YOU SHOULD APPOINT YOUR JUDGES. THAT'S ACTUALLY REQUIRED AS PART OF THE ELECTION CODE. THAT IS SOMETHING THE CITY COUNCIL
SHOULD DO. >> TO THEY JUST THERE FOR THE SELECTION? OR IS IT FOR A LONGER PERIOD?
>> YOU CAN APPOINT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. I BELIEVE THE COUNTY JUDGE IT . I BELIEVE THAT IS ALLOWED. BUT, YOU USUALLY HAVE TO MAKE CHANGES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
JUST ESPECIALLY WHEN SPECIAL ELECTIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT COME UP. SOMETIMES SHE HAS TO MAKE CHANGES. PEOPLE GO ON VACATIONS. A LOT OF THESE ARE OLDER PEOPLE THAT TAKE THESE POSITIONS , OR PEOPLE THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, NOT, YOU KNOW, RETIRED OR STAY AT HOMES . SOMEONE GOT BECAUSE THEY GET PAID A STATEMENT TO SERVE , BUT SOMETIMES, THEY ARE JUST NOT
>> SURE. >> SO, IN APRIL, WE ARE ALL
VOTING ON THE SAME JUDGES? >> YES, MA'AM. WE WILL ALL SHARE THE SAME JUDGES. AND THAT HELPS REDUCE COST AS WELL.
>> ARRAY. I MOVE THAT WE ADOPT D7.
>> I HAVE A MOTION ON A SECOND ON D7. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE?
[1. Approval of the 2024-2026 2035 Comprehensive Plan Action Agenda. Julie Fulgham, Director of Development Services]
>> SO, MOVING TO SECTION E. >> I WILL READ IT. NUMBER ONE, APPROVAL OF THE 2024-2026 AGENDA. YOU HAVE SEEN IT, BUT I FELT THAT IT WAS APPROPRIATE TO RUN THROUGH IT AGAIN FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT IS WATCHING TODAY THAT MIGHT NOT HAVE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO WATCH THE
WORKSHOP. >> GOOD EVENING. THIS IS TAKE TWO OF OUR 2024-2026 ACTION AGENDA. AS YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE COMPANION DOCUMENT TO OUR COMPANY AND PLAN. OUR CONFERENCE OF PLAN IN 2035 WAS ADOPTED IN 2016, AND THAT IS OUR LONG-RANGE PLAN THAT COVERS A 20 YEAR PLANNING HORIZON.
THIS PROPOSED ACTION AGENDA WILL REPLACE OUR 2021 -2023 ACTION AGENDA, WHICH WAS ADOPTED IN 2021 , AND THE PROPOSED ACTION AGENDA HAS ALREADY A SHORT-TERM AND MIDTERM ACTION AGENDA ITEMS , WHICH ARE ALL, OF COURSE, TIED TO OUR COMP PLAN, AND THEN SOME OF THEM ARE TIED TO OUR SPECIAL MASTER PLANS THAT WE HAVE SINCE ADOPTED THAT ALSO WERE RECOMMENDED IN OUR PLAN. SO, THIS IS THE ORIGINAL ACTION AGENDA THAT WAS PUBLISHED BACK IN 2016. IF YOU TAKE A MINUTE AND LOOK AT THOSE, YOU WILL RECOGNIZE MANY THINGS WE HAVE CHECKED OFF AND COMPLETED. NUMBER ONE ON THAT LIST, I KNOW IT IS REALLY SMALL, BUT IT A SPECIAL AREA PLANS. AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF SPECIAL AREA FOCUS PLANS , AND YOU WILL NOTICE ON THE PROPOSED ACTION AGENDA THAT THERE ARE ITEMS ON THIS LIST THAT WE HAVE NOT DONE YET THAT ARE BEING CARRIED FORWARD THAT WE ARE STILL WORKING ON. JUST A WATER SUPPLY AND STORAGE. AS YOU KNOW, OUR COMP PLAN IS PROVIDED TO FIVE FOCUS AREAS , WHICH IS LAND-USE, DEVELOPING, MOBILITY, GROWTH AND IF A STRUCTURE, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, AND RECREATION AND AMENITIES. AND WITHIN THOSE SECTIONS, WE HAVE A LOT OF OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS , AND IT IS REALLY JUST A SUMMARY OF THAT PREVIOUS SLIDE. IT IS A LITTLE EASIER TO READ, NOT QUITE SO SMALL. THE COMPLETED MASTER PLANS ARE ALSO BUILDING UPON OUR COMP PLAN, WHICH, AS I SAID, HAVE A 20 YEAR HORIZON. THIS MAY BE OUR SECOND TO LAST OR LAST ACTION AGENDA AS WE WRAP THIS ACTION AGENDA UP THAT WE ARE PROPOSING OR REQUESTING THAT YOU ADOPT TONIGHT. WE WILL DEFINITELY NEED TO START TALKING ABOUT WHEN WE ARE GOING TO UPDATE OUR CITYWIDE CONFERENCE OF PLAN, DO AN UPDATE, OR MAYBE EVEN JUST WORK ON A COMPLETELY NEW PLAN. SO,
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THESE ARE THE PROPOSED ACTION ITEMS . UNDER LADIES AND DEVELOPMENT, WE HAVE THREE, WHICH IS ADOPT THE NEW OR UPDATED FLOODPLAIN MAPS , THE INUNDATION OR DRAINAGE STUDY IMPLEMENTATION AND DRAINAGE FEE , AND THEN ALSO DOING AN ANALYSIS OF REDEVELOPMENT AREAS THAT NEED TO STRUCTURE PROJECTS TO FACILITATE THAT DEVELOPMENT. UNDER THE MOBILITY CHAPTER OR SECTION, WE HAVE TRANSIT ROUTE STUDY , INCREASED DOWNTOWN PARKING ACCESS AND IMPROVEMENTS SPECIFICALLY ALSO INCLUDING A.D.A. COMPLIANCE , PEDESTRIAN AND MOTOR SAFETY A PUBLIC INFORMATION CAMPAIGN , GRANT RECONSTRUCTION, NORTH STREET RECONSTRUCTION , AND THEN A COMPLETE STREET PACKAGE MOBILITY PROJECT. THIS IS A SPECIFIC PROJECT OUT OF THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN. GROWTH CAPACITY AND MANAGEMENT IS OUR LARGEST SECTION. WE HAVE UPDATE THE EXISTING WATER SEWER AND STRUCTURE, DEVELOP WATER SUPPLY STRATEGY , MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE LEVELS OF SERVICE POPULATION GROWTH AS IT RELATES TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENTS , WATER CONSERVATION, PUBLIC INFORMATION CAMPAIGN , WHICH SOMEWHAT TIES INTO THE ORDINANCE THAT YOU JUST ADOPTED ON FIRST READING , EMERGENCY APPEARED IS IN RESPONSE CAPABILITIES, STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AND PUBLIC OUTREACH ENGAGEMENT, INCREASE SAFETY DEPARTMENT INCREASES THE TECHNOLOGY, AND STUFFED OF ELEMENT OR RETENTION, COMPLETE OUR LANDFILL EXPANSION PROJECT , A WASTE DIVERSION CAMPAIGN, AMEND LANDFILL CONTRACT TO INCLUDUDE CLASS ONE NONHAZARDOU WASTE , CONTINUE THE UNIFICATION AND MAINTENANCE OF OUR CITY WHICH YOU HAVE BEEN DOING, WHICH INCLUDES THE SAME CLEANUPS, AND CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE, WHICH MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE, BUT THE LEASE MAINTAIN OUR ISO READING , WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT INCLUDE RELOCATION A FIRE STATION NUMBER FIVE, DEPENDING ON WHAT OUR NEXT ISO REVIEW STATE IS.WORD WASTER IS CATCHING MY ATTENTION.
>> YES, I AM SORRY, THAT IS A TABLE. IT IS TRASH DIVERSION.
RECYCLING. >> WELL, WASTER FITS.
>> SORRY. I WAS JUST TRYING TO SWING RIGHT PAST THAT TYPO.
>> OUR SECOND LAST IS ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY . WORK FOR SUPPORT SPECIFICALLY CHILDCARE AND TRANSPORTATION , WORKFORCE DEVELOPING, SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES , AND THAT IS MORE OF A MAIN STREET INITIATIVE AS FAR AS MAIN STREET PARTNERSHIP AND LOCAL BUSINESS THERE. DIVORCE OF KENNY STRUCTURE, VOLUNTEER NETWORK TO THE PUBLIC, DEVELOPMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR NEW INDUSTRIAL PARK AIRPORTS WERE EITHER 69 DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES. WE BELIEVE THOSE ARE ALL BIG ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE CITY THAT CAN BE DEVELOPED FURTHER. CREWMATE AND IMPLEMENT A DOWNTOWN OPERATION GUIDEBOOK , DEVELOP A DOWNTOWN MINUTES PROGRAM, ANSWERING THANK YOU MEDICATION OUTREACH OF DOWNTOWN OFFERINGS TO COMMITTEE PARTNERS, REALLY SPECIFICALLY THE COLLEGE AND THE UNIVERSITY. AND THEN THE LAST SECTION OF RECREATION AMENITIES , WE HAVE A PARK STANDARDS INVESTMENTS IN EXISTING PARKS . INSTEAD OF PEACE MAILING ENHANCEMENTS, WE REALLY LOOK AT THE WHOLE PARK AND TOTALITY'S. WE ARE LOOKING AT INVESTMENTS INTO THAT SPECIFIC PARK. COMMUNITY CENTER RESTORATION EXPANSION AND RENOVATION, RIVERSIDE PARK REJUVENATION , SPECIFICALLY SPLASH PAD TRAILS AND OTHER PROJECTS, TRACY PARK RENOVATIONS AND EXTENSIONS, MLK PARK RECONSTRUCTION, A MARKETING PLAN FOR PROGRAM SPECIFICALLY FOR RESIDENTS SO THEY KNOW WHAT OUR OFFERINGS ARE, OF THE COMMUNITY ORIGINAL PER CAPITA FIELDS, THE LONE TREE TRAIL NETWORK PHASE EXPANSION , AND THE MAINTENANCE OF THESE TO THE RIVERSIDE GOLF COURSE AND HOUSE. SO, WHAT IS NEXT IS TONIGHT, WE ARE ASKING YOU TO ADOPT THE 2024 THROUGH 2026 ACTION AGENDA. I KNOW THIS PRESENTATION WAS COVERED AT OUR QUARTERLY WORKSHOP , AND I KNOW WE KIND OF COVERED A LOT OF GROUND THERE, BUT I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT MIGHT HAVE COME TO MIND SINCE THEN.
>> ANY QUESTIONS? >> THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE IT.
I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION WITH THE RESPECTED ITEM.
>> I WILL MOVE TO ADOPT. >> SECOND.
>> MOTION AND SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY
[2. Award the 2024 Residential Street Maintenance Project to Clark Construction of Texas, Inc. in the amount of $2,556,838.60. David Sheblak, City Engineer]
>> ANY OPPOSED? THAT MOTION CARRIES.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK.
>> ITEM D TO? >> ITEM D TO IS AWARE THE 2024 RESIDENTIAL STREET MAINTENANCE PROJECT TO CLERK CONSTRUCTION OF TEXAS INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,556,000.00 .
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>> GOOD EVENING. >> I AM HERE TO PRESENT THE RECOMMENDED AWARD OF THE 2024 RESIDENTIAL STREET MINUTES PROJECT. THIS IS THE SIX STRAIGHT YEAR IN WHICH WE PERFORMED RESIDENTIAL STREET MINUTES PROJECTS . OUR BUDGET FOR THIS YEAR FOR THIS PROJECT WAS $2,000,556.00 . WE PROPOSED A TOTAL OF 3.27 MILES OF IMPROVEMENTS TO BE A PART OF THIS PROJECT . OF THAT, THERE WERE FOUR SEPARATE SUBDIVISIONS. STUBBLEFIELD ADDITION, WE HAVE FOUR-POINT NINE MILES. ACRE SUBDIVISION, POINT TO TWO MILES. NUMBER HILL SUBDIVISION, POINT FOR TWO MILES , PATNA MORE DIVISION, AND THEN A PORTION OF PLEASANT. DOWN TO THE CITY LIMITS , WHICH WAS POINT FOR MILES. THE PROPOSED SCOPE OF WORK WAS ONE COURSE SKIP SALE . THAT WAS GOING TO BE AN EMERALD HILLS SUBDIVISION. IT IS A LITTLE BIT MORE INVOLVED IN THE STREET , BUT THAT WAS ON A STREET THAT WAS A LITTLE BIT MORE DETERIORATED AND SOME OF THESE PREVIOUS ONES. THERE WAS AN OVERLAY OR HOT MIX ASPHALT , AND THEN ALSO, WE PROPOSED RECONSTRUCTION , WHICH CAN INCLUDE LIMESTONE BASE , EXCAVATION DOWN TO SUBGRADE LIMESTONE BASE , ONE COURSE CHIP SALE, AND THEN AN INCH AND A HALF OF --. ON THE STUBBLEFIELD ADDITION, THERE WERE VARIOUS STREETS , GEORGE STREET, STATE AVENUE , AND TROY STREET. THOSE ARE COVERED UP BY THE LINES THEY PUT ON THERE. ACRES ADDITION WAS BETWEEN NORTH STREET AND PARKER HIGHWAY, JUST NORTH OF THE RAILROAD, AND CONSISTED OF AVENUE C , AND I HAVE ALSO COVERED UP THE OTHER TWO STREET NAMES, SO I CANNOT TELL YOU THOSE. EMERALD HILLS SUBDIVISION WOULD HAVE J STREET , J DRIVE, TOPAZ LANE . THE SUBDIVISION WAS A PLAINVIEW STREET , MUMFORD STREET , I AM TRYING TO SEE ALL OF THOSE.
>> YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO KNOW THAT MY MEMORY BY NOW.
LAUGHTER ] >> I SHOULD HAVE! SORRY ABOUT THAT, FOLKS. AND THEN, A PLEASANT GREEN, THE MOST SOUTHERN SECTION FOR THE RENTS GOING BACK TO CITY LIMITS. WE RECEIVED ONE PROPOSAL FROM CLERK CONSTRUCTION OF TEXAS INCORPORATED IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,662,355.00 . THEIR CONTRACT TIME WAS PROPOSED AT 270 CALENDAR DAYS WITH THE PROPOSED START DATE OF APRIL OF THIS YEAR, WITH THE COMPLETION -- THAT IS A TYPO. IT SHOULD BE DECEMBER OF 2024. I DID NOT CATCH THAT ONE. THIS PROPOSAL WAS OVER OUR BUDGET . ONCE WE REALIZE THAT, WE BEGAN DISCUSSIONS WITH CLERK CONSTRUCTION TO FIGURE OUT WAYS TO REDUCE THE COST OF THE PROJECT . WE WERE ABLE TO A COMPASS IS BY MODIFYING THE PROPOSED SCOPE OF WORK ON A COUPLE OF THE STREETS, AND THEREFORE, REDUCE THE COST OF THE PROJECT BY ONE .1 MILLION.
PROPOSED CHANGES ARE WE WANT TO REVISE THE WORK ON GOODWIN AVENUE, AVENUE C . THESE ARE ALL IN ACRE SUBDIVISIONS. THOSE WERE ORIGINALLY GOING TO BE RECONSTRUCTED, BUT AFTER GOING AND LOOKING AT THE STREET A LITTLE BIT CLOSER, WE DETERMINED THAT WE WERE ABLE TO, BY REALLY RECLAIMING CHIP SALE AND ONYX, WE WOULD HAVE A GOOD SERVICE ON THE ROAD , AND THAT WOULD BE SATISFACTORY. AND ALSO, WE BELIEVE THAT WE CAN REDUCE THE QUANTITY OF SOME OF THE HOT MIX LEVEL REPAIRS THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO DO ON SOME OF THE STREETS. THOSE QUANTITIES WERE ALWAYS JUST SORT OF , WELL, OKAY, LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT IT. THIS IS WHAT WE THINK WE WILL NEED TO DO , AND SOMETIMES, WE ALWAYS BUMP THOSE QUANTITIES JUST SO THAT WE ARE COVERED ON THAT. BUT AFTER LOOKING AT THE STREETS, AND DISCUSSING THIS WITH CLERK CONSTRUCTION , WE FEEL THAT WE COULD REDUCE SOME OF THOSE QUANTITIES, AND BRING DOWN THE OVERALL COST OF THE PROJECT. STAFF RECOMMENDS WE AWARD THIS CONTRACT IN THE AMOUNT OF -- I WILL GET OUT AND JUST A SECOND.
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THERE ANY QUESTIONS? >> I WILL JUST MENTION , AND I GUESS EVEN ASKED THE QUESTION , BUT YOU MAY BE ASKING YOURSELF, WELL, I THOUGHT WE DISCUSSED DOING A LONGER PART OF PLEASANT GREEN . KEEP IN MIND THAT WHAT WE ARE AWARDING TODAY IS STRICTLY JUST WHAT WE CLASSIFY AS OUR RESIDENTIAL STREET PROGRAM. AND SEPARATELY, WE BET OUT SOME OF THE MORE THOROUGH FAIRS AND OVERLAYS. WE TYPICALLY PAY THOSE OUT SEPARATE. THAT IS THE REASON WHY YOU'RE ONLY SEEING YOUR SECTION OF PLEASANT GREEN , BECAUSE WE SEE THE REMAINING PART OF PLEASANT WE GET AROUND TO REWARDING THE OTHER WORK.
>> JUST LAST WEDNESDAY, RECEIVED BID ON SOME OVERLAYS , AND TWO SECTIONS OF PLEASANT GREEN WERE ON THEIR FROM OUR RENT DOWN TO -- HIGHWAY . THAT WILL BE A COMPLETE RECONSTRUCTION . THE PROJECT, JUST COMPLETING THE DESIGN WILL BE ADVERTISED SHORTLY, AND WE WILL TAKE BID IN THE FIRST PART OF APRIL ON THAT STRETCH.
>> WELL, SINCE YOU MENTIONED RECONSTRUCTION , I HAD A QUESTION, AND THEN EVERYTHING YOU ARE PROPOSING WITH THE RECONSTRUCTION. AND I KNOW YOU ARE NEW. YOU MENTIONED WHAT THE RECONSTRUCTION WOULD BE. BUT I DID NOT HEAR MY FAVORITE WORDS.
IT GEO-GRID. IS THAT STILL PART OF OUR SPECS?
>> YES, MA'AM, IT IS. THAT MIGHT HAVE JUST GLOSSED OVER THAT , JUST TRYING TO KEEP THE TEXT A LITTLE BIT SHORTER.
>> I JUST REALLY ENJOY THOSE WORDS.
>> I WILL MAKE SURE TO INCLUDE THOSE NEXT TIME.
>> WE CAN ALWAYS MAKE SURE TO COUNT ON OUR COUNCILMEMBER TO POINT OUT IF ANYTHING IS MISSING.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY, THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION.
>> I MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. THAT WE HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND FOR ITEM D2. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE?
[3. Approve Entertainment District Boundary Expansion. Kate Garcia, Main Street Manager]
>> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? ITEM D3 THEN.
ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT BOUNDARY EXPANSION.
>> GOOD MORNING, COUNSEL. >> GOOD EVENING.
>> OF BLAIR HAVE A SPELLING ERROR FREE AND SHORT PRESENTATION. SO, THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROPOSAL IS TO EXPAND THE ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT TO IMPROVE BOTH CURRENT AND OWN FUTURE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS THAT WILL HOPEFULLY STRENGTHEN THE DISTRICT. SO TODAY, HERE IS YOUR CURRENT BOUNDARY. I'VE GIVEN A COUPLE OF POINTS OF INTEREST TO HELP ORIENT YOU.
YOU CAN SEE WE ARE TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN CENTRAL . IT GOES UP THE GOOD ONE, COMES ALL THE DOWN, OVER TO GLASS, AND WILLIAM WITH A COUPLE OF BUMPS DOWNS. SO, WE ARE PROPOSING TO EXPAND THE BOUNDARY TO INCLUDE A MORE NORTHERN EASTERN PASS.
SO, YOU CAN SEE WE PROPOSED EXPANDING IT UP TO POWER AVENUE , AND OVER TO THE PHARAOH, ESSENTIALLY. SO, WHAT THAT WILL INCLUDED THE PUBLIC LIBRARY, ONE BLOCK NORTH OF THAT, YOU KNOW, WHAT WAS PRIOR, THE FUNERAL HOME. WE ARE ANTICIPATING THAT TO BE DEVELOPED INTO SOMETHING SUITABLE FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT , AND THEN OVER YOU WILL SEE MIDDLE SCHOOL REAL SCARED ONE MORE BLOCK EAST, , AND THEN ONE BLOCK ABOUT THAT YOU WILL SEE POWER AVENUE WAREHOUSE. AND AGAIN, THAT WILL INCLUDE THOSE SITES THAT I JUST MENTIONED . THAT WILL STRENGTHEN THIS ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT. AND AGAIN, I JUST WANTED TO OVERLAY WHAT THE MAIN STREET BOUNDARY LOOKS LIKE WITH THE CULTURAL DISTRICT , WITH THE ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT. I KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF DISTRICTS AND BOUNDARIES , BUT THIS WILL ALSO HELP FLUSH OUT MORE THAT AREA WITHIN THOSE DISTRICT AS WELL.
>> I HAVE A QUICK WESTON. >> YES, MA'AM?
>> THE AREA THE PICKS UP FOREST, IT'S RIGHT IN FRONT
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OF THE BACKORDER WE HAVE THE STAGE . OF THE ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT GOES ALL THE WAY TO THAT NORTH BOUNDARY FOREST?>> YES, MA'AM. WILL GO RIGHT UP TO 104 CONNOR PLAZA
PIPELINE. >> OKAY. ANOTHER THE IDEA OF THE ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT IS TO BE ABLE TO GO FROM POINT A TO POINT B WITH A BEER OR A WINE IN YOUR HAND. I WAS JUST WONDERING IF THAT WAS GOING TO ENCOMPASS THAT WHOLE AREA RIGHT IN THEIR THAT WE JUST RENOVATED.
>> YES, MA'AM, IT WILL. >> OKAY.
>> THAT WAS CERTAINLY ONE OF THE ASPECTS OF THE ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT. I THINK IT WAS ALSO GETTING INTO SOME PERMITTING, AND SOME THINGS OF THAT NATURE THAT MAKE THAT PROCESS HERE IS EASIER FOR FESTIVALS, EVENTS, OR THAT SORT
OF THING. >> ONE OF THE KEY THINGS, YOU KNOW, THE MAYOR HAS MENTIONED, RIGHT, IS THIS HELPING FACILITATE MORE EVENTS, RIGHT? ONE OF THE THINGS WE ENVISIONED UNDERTAKING IN THE NEAR FUTURE ONCE WE REALLY GET PAST THE COMPLETION OF THE PLAZA IS TRYING TO REIMAGINE MEMORIAL SQUARE. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT FOR YEARS. YOU MAY RECALL, YOU KNOW, THE NONPROFIT THAT CAME WANTING TO PUT A MONUMENT UP SOMEWHERE. WE DISCUSSED PLACING IN MEMORIAL SQUARE. SO WE NEVER REALLY CAME BACK AROUND TO FINALIZING FURTHER IMPROVING THAT SPACE. SO, AND OBVIOUSLY, WE HAVE AN EFFORT UNDERWAY TO REVITALIZE THE MIDDLE SCHOOL .
SO, IT JUST MAKES IS TO INCLUDE THOSE AREAS AS PART OF THIS TO SUPPORT THE PRIVATE SECTOR EFFORTS GOING ON OFFICIAL SCHOOL, BUT CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OUR PUBLIC EFFORTS IN THE
SQUARE. >> WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS OF INCLUDING THE LIBRARY , WHICH IS A CITY COUNTY BUILDING WITHIN THIS DISTRICT? I MEAN, ARE WE TRYING TO FACILITATE EVENTS WITH ALCOHOL? OR ARE WE JUST LETTING PEOPLE WALK FROM THE SOUTH BORDER OR BACK-AND-FORTH? I WAS JUST
WONDERING ABOUT THAT ONE. >> YES, MA'AM. THE GOAL IS CONNECTIVITY , AND KIND OF KEEPING THE BOUNDARY. SO, INSTEAD OF HAVING TO HAVE DISJOINTED CENTERS IN THE CITY, THAT IS WHAT WE WERE GOING FOR.
>> THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. MISS GARCIA, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, SIR. >> I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION WITH THE SPEC TO THESE ITEMS AREA
>> WE HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE?
>> E3 PASSES. THE CITY MANAGER REPORT. MR. GARZA?
>> WE DON'T HAVE ANY FOR THIS EVENING , BUT WE DO HAVE A
[H. EXECUTIVE SESSIONS]
HEALTHY EXECUTIVE SESSION. >> VERY GOOD. THEN WE WILL ADJOURN INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION . LET'S TAKE A 10 MINUTE BREAK
BEFORE WE DO SO. >> THE CITY COUNCIL REESES FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION ON MARCH 19TH, 7:54. THE FOLLOWING HAPPENS, FIVE AT ONE .08 SEVEN,
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.