[00:00:10] >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. WELCOME TO THE TUESDAY, AUGUST 20TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING. COUNCILMAN DELAGARZA. >> I'M HERE. COUNCILMAN KIDDER. COUNCILWOMAN SCOTT. COUNCILMAN LOFFGREN. MAYOR CROCKER. >> HERE. >> PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGES AND A MOMENT OF SILENCE. >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG; I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. >> THANK YOU. AGAIN, WELCOME, EVERYONE. WE WILL START OUT [1. Announcements/Reminders:] THIS EVENING WITH ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REMINDERS. MR. GARZA. >> , MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. I HAVE A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR YOU THIS EVENING. WE WANT TO REMIND THE PUBLIC THAT NOT ALL NONEMERGENCY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED IN OBSERVANCE OF LABOR DAY. THE VICTORIA PUBLIC LIBRARY WILL BE CLOSED ON THIS DAY, HOWEVER, THE RIVERSIDE GOLF COURSE WILL REMAIN OPEN. TRASHED YARD WASTE AND RECYCLING SCHEDULED FOR -- THERE IS A MISSPELLING ON HERE. IT WILL BE COLLECTED AS USUAL. THEY TRIED TO GET ME. YOU KNOW. THE MAYOR'S YOUTH COUNCIL IS OPEN TO HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS AND SENIORS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN LOOKING -- LEARNING ABOUT GOVERNMENT. FOR MORE INFORMATION, GO TO VICTORIATX.GOV. ON THE PARKS COMMISSION. APPLICATIONS ARE DUE BY SEPTEMBER 4TH TO THE SECRETARY'S OFFICE AND CAN BE FOUND AT WE ARE SEEKING VOLUNTEERS TO HELP MAKE THE CITY'S FIRST FESTIVAL A SUCCESS . TO SIGN UP AS A SPONSOR UNDERWRITER OR INDIVIDUAL VOLUNTEER, PLEASE VISIT DISCOVERVICTORIATEXAS.COM . FOR MORE INFORMATION ON SPONSORSHIP OR UNDERWRITING PACKAGES, PLEASE CONTACT THE MAINSTREET PROGRAM AT 361-385-1210. FINALLY, ENVIRONMENT SERVICES, WE WANT TO INVITE SERVICEMEMBERS TO VOLUNTEER AND THAT TAKES PLACE FROM 8:00 TO 10 CALL HIM. TEAMS WILL BE CLEANING UP AT LEAST EIGHT MILES ON OUR ROADWAYS. INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REGISTER AT VICTORIATX.GOV IN ADVANCE TO PLAN FOR DIFFERENT VOLUNTEER [a. Victoria Northeast Senior League Baseball Team Day Proclamation. Duane...] LOCATIONS. >> THANK YOU, MR. GARZA. >> ITEM B 2. EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION SPREAD WE WOULD COME INTO THE FIRST ONE WE HAVE. WE HAVE QUITE A FEW SPECIAL GUESTS IN THE HOUSE TONIGHT. VICTORIA NORTHEAST SENIOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAM IS HERE THIS EVENING AFTER THEIR HISTORIC SEASON. MAKING IT TO THE COLLEGE WORLD SERIES. THE COLLEGE WORLD SERIES. THAT'S NEXT, GUYS. WE ARE EXPECTING. MAKING IT TO THE WORLD SERIES POINT WE WANTED TO CONGRATULATE THEM, AND WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR THEM THIS EVENING. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE READ THAT FOR US. >> YOU SIR. WHERE IS THE DEDICATION AND SPORTSMANSHIP OF [00:05:01] THE TEAM, COACHES AND PARENTS HAS PROVEN TO BE REWARDING TO ALL INVOLVED, AND WHERE IS THE NORTHEAST SENIOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAM HAS ACHIEVED A LEVEL OF SUCCESS THAT FEW TEAMS THROUGHOUT THE STATE ARE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH BY WINNING THE TEXAS EAST SENIOR LEAGUE DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP, THAT SECTION 14 BEEN SHIP, AND THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, AND WHEREAS THE NORTHEAST TEAM EARNED THE PRIVILEGE OF COMPETING IN THE SENIOR LEAGUE WORLD SERIES BY WINNING THE SOUTHWEST SENIOR LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP, AND PLACING FIFTH IN THE NATION FOR TEAMS IN THE SENIOR LEAGUE, AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF VICTORIA HAS HONORED -- IS HONORED TO HAVE SUCH GREAT ATHLETES AND YOUNG MEN REPRESENTING HER COMMUNITY, THEREFORE, I MAYOR CROCKER RECOGNIZE THIS AS THE TEAM FOR AN AWESOME SEASON AND WISH THEM CONTINUED SUCCESS IN LIFE AND ON THE FIELD. SPOKE A FEW WORDS HERE. TALENTED GROUP OF MEN WE HAVE HERE. BOYS FROM VICTORIA TITANS BASEBALL. THEY PUT A LOT OF WORK IN THIS , AS APRIL MENTIONED. ALL THE TOURNAMENTS POINT HOUR AND HALF DRIVE. TO OUR TRIPS EACH NIGHT, PLAYING THREE OR FOUR NIGHTS OUT OF THE WEEK POINT A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM THE PARENTS OF THE PLAYERS. IT WAS A TEAM EFFORT FROM DAY ONE. WE KNEW WHAT KIND OF GROUP WE HAD HERE. OUR GOAL WAS TO GET HERE TO THE WORLD SERIES. WE ACTUALLY DID THAT HERE. IT IS A TALENTED GROUP WE HAD -- HAVE HERE. HOPEFULLY THIS GETS SOME FUTURE KIDS TOGETHER. THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING THE TEAM. APPRECIATE THAT -- EVERYTHING, VICTORIA. >> AND I WILL SAY REAL QUICK, AS WELL. IT WAS AN AMAZING, LONG, LONG, LONG BOYS I'VE EVER COACHED. I'VE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE. THEY PUT IN SO MUCH HARD WORK AND DEDICATION AND I HOPE THIS GROWS THIS FOR THE FUTURE LITTLE LEAGUE BOYS THAT COME UP. THEY HAVE SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO AND SOMEONE TO LOOK UP TO. AS MUCH THANKS AS I HAD, I HAD A GREAT TIME OVER THE SUMMER MYSELF AS COACH COME AND WATCH THESE BOYS GROW WAS AMAZING. THANK YOU AGAIN, GUYS. >> WELL, CONGRATULATIONS, GUYS. WELL EARNED, AND WHAT A GREAT SEASON. >> WITH THAT, ITEM 2. TO HAVE [3. Items from Council:] ANY -- DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER RECOGNITIONS THIS EVENING? >> WE DO NOT. >> I WILL MOVE TO ITEM THAT I 3. ITEMS FROM COUNCIL. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING THIS EVENING? >> I HAVE ONE THAT I JUST WANTED TO ASK ABOUT. I KNOW WE'VE HAD A RECENT ISSUE AT IN JORDAN WITH OF THE WATER LEAK AGAIN. IT SEEMS LIKE THAT INTERSECTION SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM. SO MAYBE MR. GILL CAN HELP EXPLAIN WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE CHALLENGES WE FACE THERE. >> OKAY. FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO COMMEND OUR STREETS DIVISION AND UTILITY DIVISIONS. THEY BOTH COMBINED FORCES TO FIX THE LEAK. I WANT TO COMMEND THEM. THEY DID A WONDERFUL JOB. THE STREET IS PATCHED. THEY DID THE PATCHING TODAY. AND IT'S NOT -- THERE IT GOES. I'M GOING TO GO A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT IS IN THAT AREA. YOU SEE WHERE THOSE LINES INTERSECT WITH THAT T. THERE IS A 20 INCH CAST-IRON MAIN. IN HOUSTON. TO THE EAST IS A 24 INCH, BUT MOSTLY 20 INCH -- A LITTLE BIT 24, BUT MOSTLY 20. THAT GOES FROM JORDAN ALL THE WAY TO LAURENT. THERE IS A 12 INCH CAST-IRON THAT GOES FROM THEN JORDAN . IT IS 1952 TO 1956 POINT WE HAVE SEEN THE DATES ON THEM. WHEN THEY BREAK, THEY DON'T BREAK A LITTLE BIT. THEY SPLIT FROM END-TO-END, AND IT IS 20 FOOT SECTIONS WHEN THEY BREAK. WE'VE HAD TWO LARGE BREAKS IN THE INTERSECTION. MISCELLANEOUS LEAKS. THAT IS WHEN IT LEAKS A LITTLE BIT BUT ENOUGH TO BE ANNOYING. IN OTHER SECTIONS. THE REASON WHY THEY ARE DOING THAT IS THE GROUND SHIFTS WHEN [00:10:05] IT GETS REALLY DRY OR REALLY WENT. THEY HAD A PRETTY GOOD SUMMER WHERE IT IS CONSISTENTLY WET , AND HERE, IT TRIED A LITTLE BIT. THE MOISTURE DRIES UP AND IT SHRINKS. OTHER FACTORS THAT ENCOURAGE THOSE BREAKS IS PRESSURE INCREASING DURING HIGH DEMAND PERIODS. THERE IS SOME CAST-IRON WITHIN PLANT THREE SITE. AND THE ONE THING I WANT TO BRING OUT IS THERE IS A 20 FOOT SECTION, 20 INCH CAST-IRON MAIN, UNDER THAT INTERSECTION, AND IN THAT ONE PIECE, AND IT IS SOUTH OF WHERE THE BREAK JUST OCCURRED, BUT NORTH OF THE BREAK, IT HAPPENED ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO. THERE IS A LITTLE SECTION, BUT IN THAT SECTION, THERE IS AN EIGHT INCH GASOLINE CROSSES THAT WATER LINE. THERE'S ALSO SOME VALVES WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH. AND IT IS ALSO IN THAT ONE JOINT, CONFLICTS WITH STORMS OVER THAT. SO WE ARE CROSSING OUR FINGERS THAT THAT ONE HOLDS UP. WE'VE GOT IT IN THE PLAN TO REPLACE. ESTIMATED COST, THE AIRLINE, THE 20 INCH AND 24 INCH IS ABOUT 200 FEET. ESTIMATED COST IS 2.6 MILLION. AND THAT IS WHERE WE COULD PICK UP THAT ONE JOINT IN THAT INTERSECTION AND GET THAT OUT OF THE WAY. THEN WE HAVE BEN JORDAN 20 INCH AIRLINE, SAM HOUSTON. THAT IS 3500 FEET, AND THAT IS 3.8 MILLION, AND AN AIRLINE, 20 INCH, GOING TO SAM HOUSTON .20 700 -- 50 LINEAR FEET AND ESTIMATED COST OF 2 MILLION. THAT IS KIND OF THE GENERAL AREA OF WHAT IS OUT THERE, CAST-IRON WISE. >> THANK YOU. ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. GILBERT? NO, THANK YOU FOR GIVING US AN UPDATE ON THAT. OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS OVER AN $8 MILLION FIX. I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT AT LEAST PART OF IT IS IN OUR CIP AND IT'S IN AN AREA WE KNOW TO PAY ATTENTION TO. AND I WANT TO ECHO WHAT YOU SAID. OUR FOLKS DID A FANTASTIC JOB OF GETTING OUT THERE . A LOT OF WORK AND A LOT OF -- SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME AND GETTING BACK OVER IT. [4. Citizen Communication:] INAUDIBLE ] KUDOS TO THEM. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU POINT ANY OTHER ITEMS FROM COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT. THEN I WILL MOVE INTO FEW CARDS. THE FIRST ONE I HAVE IS WILMA EDWARDS. >> GOOD EVENING. >> GOOD EVENING. WELCOME BACK. >> THANK YOU. I'M HERE REPRESENTING TWO AREAS OF RETURN. ONE IS SILVER CITY. ONE IS WE CALL IT UNDER THE HILL. I'M COMING HERE TO LET YOU KNOW WE NEED A BUILDING UNDER THE HILL. I KEEP SAYING UNDERHILL. I THINK MOST PEOPLE SAY UNDER THE HILL. I'M GOING TO BRING ATTENTION TO YOU. THEY TORE THAT BUILDING DOWN AND I'M GOING TO SAY BY MISTAKE. IT WAS A HISTORIC BUILDING, AND WHEN WE TOOK OVER THE BUILDING, THE MASONIC HALL LET US USE THE BUILDING AND WE BECAME A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. AND EVERYBODY THAT I KNEW OF HEARD ABOUT US, AND WE REDID THE WHOLE BUILDING. EVERYONE CAME AND HELPED. EVEN PEOPLE FROM OUT OF TOWN. WE PUT THE BUILDING BACK IN ORDER. THE ONLY THING WE DIDN'T DO, AND WE ARE STILL IN THE PROCESS OF DOING IT, WE ARE PUTTING A ROOF ON THE BUILDING. SO THIS YOUNG LADY. SHE CAME OUT AND SAID -- DECIDED THE BUILDING IS NOTE -- YOUNG -- NO YOUNGER -- IT WAS IN BAD SHAPE. SHE CAME OUT AND TOOK A PICTURE AND WHEN SHE WENT TO THE BOARD MEETING WITH THAT PICTURE, IT SHOWED A WHOLE LOT OF TRASH OUT THERE. AND THEY DECIDED, BECAUSE OF THAT, THEY CONDEMNED THE BUILDING, BUT THE TRASH WAS NOT THERE BECAUSE IT WAS TRASH. WE WAS INAUDIBLE ] THE BUILDING. THE PAINTERS CAME IN. WE HAD PAINTERS. EVERYTHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. THEY ARE BEING DONE BY THE CITIZENS OF VICTORIA. WE HAD THE WINDOWS PUT IN. THE PAINT DONE. EVERYTHING THAT WE NEEDED TO KEEP THE BUILDING GOING WAS DONE -- DONATED BY EVERYBODY. AND I BROUGHT THE [00:15:01] CORNERSTONE IN TO LET YOU KNOW HOW LONG THE BUILDING WAS THERE. THEY DIDN'T TRY TO HELP ME GET A HISTORICAL PLOT OR ANYTHING FOR THAT BECAUSE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED AS A HISTORICAL BUILDING. YES. I DON'T KNOW IF HE CAN SEE IT OR NOT, BUT HE MIGHT WANT TO TAKE IT, SO SOMEBODY CAN READ INSTEAD OF ME. MISTER. >> >> GIVE IT TO HIM BECAUSE HE KNOWS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT. >> HE'S NOT THAT STRONG >> HE WANT TO -- WOULD YOU LIKE TO READ THAT FOR THEM? THAT IS THE BUILDING. THAT IS WHAT IS LEFT OF THE BUILDING. YOU CAN JUST READ IT FROM YOUR SEATS. YOU WILL READ IT FROM YOUR SEAT. YES SIR. I APPRECIATE THAT. WE NEED TO KNOW THE YEAR. HOW LONG THAT BUILDING WAS THERE. >> ALL RIGHT. SO, IT SAYS ORGANIZED BY LEVY JONES, 1932. JIM COOK, WORSHIPFUL MASTER. SECRETARY BERNICE LEWIS, WHERE THEY MENTIONED, LOVELING STONE, BY HONORABLE CLAUDE WOODS. 33 DEGREES. >> THE MAIN THING -- >> GRANT MASON. >> THE MAIN THING IS THE YEAR. HOW LONG IT WAS THERE. DID Y'ALL SEE HOW LONG THE BUILDING WAS THERE? IT WENT THROUGH ALL THE STORMS. EVERY STORM. DAMAGE TO THE BUILDING. THAT IS HOW BUILDING WAS. I COME TO ASK YOU -- I KNOW MICAH HAS BEEN WORKING ON THIS AND THE CITY MANAGER HASN'T -- I WON'T SAY THAT BECAUSE I DIDN'T TALK TO HIM. >> I JUST READ IT. >> I WAS A MEMBER, AND THEY CHARGE A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION TAXES , AND THE TAXES WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE TAXED. THIS IS HOW MUCH MONEY THAT THE CITY, COUNTY, OR WHOEVER OWNS THE MASONIC HALL BECAUSE THE MASONIC HALL IS ONE I CAN GO ON THERE AND GET BACK INTO THE BUILDING. AND IF Y'ALL HAVE QUESTIONS, LET ME KNOW BECAUSE THIS IS A NEED . THE PEOPLE DOWN THERE NEED CLOTHES. THE PEOPLE DOWN THERE NEED EVERYTHING. THEY NEED EVERYTHING. WE HAD GONE SO FAR THAT WE HAD A YOUNG MAN THAT WOULD GO OUT AND HELP PEOPLES, AND WE DECIDED TO NAME THE BUILDING SOUTHSIDE WALMART POINT WE WERE GOING TO GET IN TROUBLE, BUT WE DON'T PUT THAT OUT. BUT WE HAD CLOTHES. EVERYTHING THEY NEEDED. WE HAD IT. THAT WAS ONLY FROM DONATIONS, AND RIGHT NOW, THEY WILL BRING THE CLOTHES TO MY HOUSE. PLEASE LET ME GET A BUILDING AND IF YOU PUT THE TAX MONEY BACK IN THERE, WE CAN USE THAT MONEY TO BUILD A BUILDING. AND I APPRECIATE Y'ALL LISTENING BECAUSE THEY UP THERE BOTHERING ME. WHEN WE GOING TO GET IT? I GO TO THE STORE, WHEN ARE WE GOING TO GET IT? BECAUSE IT IS A NEED. IT IS REALLY A NEED FOR THE LIVING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THEY COME FROM ALL THE NEIGHBORHOOD -- EVEN FROM CRISIS KITCHEN. >> THANK YOU, MISS EDWARDS. YOU ARE APPRECIATED. I WILL LOOK FORWARD TO IF YOU COULD GET SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND YOU AND I COULD VISIT ON IT. ALL RIGHT. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LISTENING. >> THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THE NEXT CARD I HAVE IS DAVID PETERS. GOOD EVENING, MR. PETERS. >> GOOD EVENING. I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE A LOT OF TIME. I'M JUST HERE TO BASICALLY PUT MY NAME IN THE HAT FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION. I AM CURRENTLY IN THE BUILDINGS AND STANDARDS COMMISSION, WHERE I HAVE LEARNED TO LISTEN TO THE CITY 'S RECOMMENDATIONS, AND I'VE ALSO LEARNED TO LISTEN TO JUST THE CITIZENS . THEIR OUTPUT AND WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO HEAR, AND HOW WE CAN HELP THEM WITH THEIR THINGS AND ALSO TO DO THE RIGHT THING, AND TAKE THE STEPS NECESSARY, AND SO I WOULD BE HONORED AND PRIVILEGED [00:20:04] TO BE A MEMBER OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. >> THE NEXT ONE I HAVE IS RALPH GONZALES. GOOD EVENING, SIR. WELCOME. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I ALSO HAVE SUBMITTED MY APPLICATION FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION. MY NAME IS RAFAEL GONZALEZ. MOST PEOPLE KNOW ME AS RALPH. I'M JUST TRYING TO PUT THE -- PUT A FACE TO THE APPLICATION BASICALLY. I'VE ALWAYS BEEN CURIOUS ABOUT THE CITY AND HOW IT OPERATES AND MORE SO IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS WHEN I TOOK THE THREE COURSES, SPONSORED BY THE CITY, AND THAT REALLY GOT THE CURIOSITY UP AND THANKFULLY, I WAS ABLE TO HELP OUT WITH THE COMMITTEE, ALSO. THAT REALLY GOT THE INTEREST UP. A LITTLE BIT OF MY BACKGROUND IS I'M A FIVE-YEAR RETIREE FROM BACKGROUND IN PLANNING AND LOGISTICS. I HAVE DONE SOME INTERNATIONAL TRAVELING. DOING WORK WITH CLIENTS. I THINK I'M A GOOD TEAM PLAYER. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SOME OF THAT. SOME OF MY COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IS 841 YEAR COURT MEMBER OF AN ANNUAL TOY DRIVE THAT WE DO LOCALLY AT THE INDUSTRIAL WORKERS CHRISTMAS PARTY. SO 40 YEARS STRONG DOING THAT. AND THEN, VERY ACTIVE WITH THE VICTORIA POLICE ACADEMY ALUMNI GROUP, SO I'VE BEEN HELPING OUT WITH SOME OF THE NONPROFITS. MOSTLY WITH THE NONPROFITS. SO BASICALLY, JUST LOOKING FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. AND YOUR SUPPORT, AND WHENEVER YOU ARE MAKING THAT DECISION , LET THE CHIPS FALL WHERE THEY FALL, BUT I'M LOOKING FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN AND CONTRIBUTE. THANK YOU MUCH. >> VERY GOOD. THANK YOU, MR. GONZALES POINT >> VICTOR MENDOZA. >> GOOD EVENING. >> GOOD EVENING. >> LET'S SEE. AT LEAST FOUR OR FIVE OF YOU REMEMBER ME FROM THREE YEARS AGO WHEN I STOOD HERE, SEEKING APPOINTMENT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION, WHICH, YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS APPOINTED ME TO THAT. I'M FINISHING MY FIRST THREE-YEAR TERM AND I'M SEEKING REAPPOINTMENT TO THE COMMISSION. WE HAVE DONE SOME GOOD THINGS POINT WE HAD A GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIP. WE ARE SEEKING REAPPOINTMENT TO SERVE ANOTHER THREE YEARS. I AM CURRENTLY SERVING AS SECRETARY TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION POINT I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> NEXT IS MR. HARLEY FISK. GOOD EVENING, MR. FISK. WELCOME BACK. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. I AM WITH A GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT APPLIED FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION POSITION. AS YOU KNOW, I AM WILLING TO BE QUITE VOCAL ABOUT MY OPINIONS HERE IN VICTORIA. I THINK IT IS A GREAT CITY. THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT IT COULDN'T BE BETTER. I'VE BEEN HERE FOR ABOUT FIVE YEARS. I WAS IN YOCUM. WE GOT VERY LITTLE HARVEY THERE. I DID NOT MISS COVID. I HAVE HAD A MULTITUDE OF DIFFERENT JOBS. MOST OF WHICH TAUGHT ME HOW TO SOLVE PROBLEMS. RIGHT. AND BY LOOKING AT ALL THE FACTS, LOOKING AT THE LAW, THE LETTER OF THE LAW AND THE SPIRIT OF THE LAW, AND DETERMINING WHAT IS THE BEST COURSE FORWARD FOR THE GREATEST NUMBER OF PEOPLE. SO I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW I'M THROWING MY HAT IN THE RING, AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU, MR. FISK. NEXT CARD IS ROMERO RODRIGUEZ. WELCOME, SIR. >> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS ROMERO. I'M ALSO HERE FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSIONER. >> CAN YOU LOWER THE MIC A LITTLE BIT? >> I'M A LITTLE SHORT. BECAUSE I WANT TO GET INVOLVED WITH THE CITY. I DO A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION. I DO A LOT OF GETTING INTO VOLUNTEERING . I [00:25:03] ALSO DID THE GOVERNMENT HOMES FOR THE HURRICANE HARVEY. I DID THEM ALL THE WAY AROUND, EVEN IN HOUSTON. JASPER, TEXAS. SO I PRETTY MUCH KNOW, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT HOW THE CITY WANTS THEIR HOUSES BUILT, OR HOW THEY WANT TO HELP THE COMMUNITY MAKE IT BETTER POINT KNOCKED DOWN THESE HOUSES AND, YOU KNOW, PUT THEM UP IN 30 DAYS. SO, ALSO, WEATHERIZATION. WE'VE DONE THAT. I HAVE A BUSINESS. IT IS ROMERO'S CONSTRUCTION. SO I DO CONSTRUCTION . I JUST GOT OFF THE GROUP RIGHT NOW. IT IS HOT. I'M STILL HOT. BUT, I WANT TO HELP MY COMMUNITY. I WANTED TO MAKE IT BETTER. ALSO, I'M 31. I ALSO WANT TO BE A REPRESENTATION OF OTHER YOUNG MEN TO, AND ALSO JUST GIVE IT A TRY. WE ALL CAN DO IT. WE ALL CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN. ALSO, MAKE THE COMMUNITY BETTER, EVEN WITH HAVING OUR COMMUNITY CLEAN. HAVING THESE HOMELESS PUT SOMEWHERE TO WHERE WE CAN, YOU KNOW, DON'T HAVE THEM ON THE STREETS, BECAUSE THEY ARE EVERYWHERE. YOU KNOW. JUST TO MAKE IT ALL GREEN. ALL WELL HERE IN VICTORIA. MAKE IT BEAUTIFUL. I AM WILLING TO DAY AND NIGHT STUDY TO GET INTO THIS SPOT. I'M SO ANXIOUS. I'M EXCITED. EVEN IF I DON'T, I'M STILL GOING TO TRY. AND I'M GOING TO CONTINUE TO TRY BECAUSE I'M NOT A QUITTER. AND I'M A PROBLEM SOLVER. I DON'T MAKE PROBLEMS. I SOLVE THE PROBLEMS. SO, I HAVE BEEN HERE ALL OF MY LIFE. ACTUALLY, MY FATHER JUST PASSED AWAY BACK IN 2016. DRUNK DRIVER CROSSING THE STREET . I ALSO WANT TO MAKE THAT A PRIORITY BECAUSE THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF THAT HAPPENING. CROSSING THE STREETS, FOR THE PEOPLE, SO I'M HERE . >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR INPUT. APPRECIATE IT. >> MR. VANDERA. WELCOME BACK, SIR. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I LIVE AT 2204 EAST NORTH STREET. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE S.W.A.T. TEAM AND THE VICTORIA POLICE DEPARTMENT. THEY ARRESTED AN ALLEGED DRUG DEALER ON SEPTEMBER 22ND 2023, AND GOT A GRAND JURY INDICTMENT MAY THIS YEAR, AND ON AUGUST THE SIXTH. HE WAS SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS, AND EVER SINCE THE ARREST, IT IS A LOT MORE PEACEFUL AND QUIET. I APPRECIATE THOSE THREE POLICE CARS THAT CAME THROUGH, PLUS ALL THE S.W.A.T. TEAMS, AND EVERYTHING, AND A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW, BUT IF YOU TRY TO FLUSH THE DRUGS DOWN THE TOILET, IT IS A THIRD-DEGREE FELONY. IT IS CALLED TAMPERING WITH EVIDENCE. IT IS 2 TO 10 YEARS. YOU KNOW, SO A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THAT, SO I'M GIVING THEM A HEADS UP SO THAT THEY WILL KNOW , SO IF YOU HAVE A LITTLE MARIJUANA, YOU WOULD BE BETTER OFF NOT FLUSHING IT AND JUST SAYING, HEY, YOU GOT ME. BUT I APPRECIATE ALL THE EFFORT, AND THE SPECIAL CRIMES UNIT, AND THE TRAILER PARK MANAGER, THREE TIMES. THERE IS PLENTY OF WORK TO BE DONE AT THE TRAILER PARK, AND ALSO, THE PLUMBERS, I DON'T KNOW IF THEY WENT ON STRIKE, BUT THEY HAVEN'T BEEN WORKING, THURSDAY, FRIDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY, AND I KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS WHEN THEY ARE NOT WORKING. THAT MEANS RICK IS ON VACATION OR SOMETHING, AND HE IS NOT THERE TO CALL THEM TO COME TO WORK, BUT I WISH SOMEONE COULD CALL HIM TO COME TO WORK. THEY PUT SOME FENCE DOWN, AND IT IS MADE OF RUBBER, AND MY MOTHER TRIPPED ON IT, AND SHE HURT BOTH OF HER KNEES, AND HER ANKLE, AND BOTH OF HER EYES, AND I TOOK OFF WORK AND TOOK HER TO THE EYE DOCTOR, BUT I WOULD LIKE FOR THEM TO BE MORE LIKE SAFETY ORIENTATED. I WOULD LIKE THEM TO FINISH IT. THE TRAILER PARK OWNER AND THE MANAGER HAS BEEN DRAGGING THEIR FEET ON THIS PROJECT, AND IT SEEMS LIKE THEY HAVE NO INTENTION OF FINISHING IT, BUT I WISH SOMEONE FROM THE CITY OF VICTORIA COULD TAKE PICTURES OF [00:30:03] IT. MAYBE THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT, AND SAID IT, YOU KNOW, TO THE TRAILER PARK OWNER, SO HE KNOWS WHAT'S GOING ON. I MEAN, HE IS A SEASONED SUPERLAWYER, SO HE SHOULD BE ABLE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET THIS ACCOMPLISHED, BUT I DO WANT TO THANK THE CITY OF VICTORIA. THERE ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE INVOLVED IN GETTING ALL OF THIS DONE. I APPRECIATE IT, AND HAVE A GOOD DAY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MR. RUNNELS. >> I HAVE ONE MORE CARD. MR. STARKEY. I BELIEVE YOU ARE HERE IN REFERENCE TO ITEM C 1. I [1. An ordinance vacating, closing, and abandoning the unimproved portions...] WILL HANG ONTO THIS UNTIL WE HAVE THAT HEARING. SO THEN THAT CONCLUDES CITIZEN COMMUNICATIONS. AND WE CAN MOVE INTO THAT PARTICULAR ITEM. ITEM C1.. MISS HOBART. >> AN ORDINANCE VACATING, CLOSING, AND ABANDONING THE UNIMPROVED PORTIONS OF WOLFRAM STREET, HUNDING STREET, AND ELSA STREET, IN THEIR ENTIRETY, AS THEY ABUT PROPERTY OWNED BY CHAD STARKEY, IN BLOCKS 1, 3, AND 4 OF THE GREEN'S ADDITION TO THE CITY OF VICTORIA, IN RESPONSE TO THE PETITION OF 100% OF THE ADJOINING LAND OWNERS. >> MS. FULGHAM. >> THIS IS BLOCKS ONE, THREE, AND FOUR. THE ORIGINAL PHOTO YOU SEE DOES HAVE THE RIGHT OF WAYS THAT ARE PROPOSED TO BE ABANDONED AS WELL AS ALL THE PROPERTY OWNED BY MR. STARKEY AND HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW. AND SO, WITH THIS ABANDONMENT, HE WILL BE REPLANTING ALL OF THAT LAND INTO A SINGLE LOT FOR AGRICULTURAL USE, WHICH IS A GREAT WAY TO ELIMINATE BOTS THAT DON'T HAVE IMPROVED RIGHT OF WAYS OR UTILITIES TO THEM. SO I HOPE YOU SUPPORT THIS REQUEST. QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM C1.. >> SO GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL. MY NAME IS CHAD STARKEY. I THINK SHE DID A GREAT JOB. I AM THE OWNER OF 906 GUENTHER. I GREW UP ON THIS PROPERTY. MY GRANDFATHER OWNED IT SINCE THE MID-70S. HE PASSED AWAY IN 2015. MY UNCLE WAS KEEPING UP WITH IT. WHEN HARVEY CAME, HE WAS OVERWHELMED, AND I TOOK OVER OWNERSHIP AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR TAXES. I WAS PROVIDED THE PLAT, AS YOU COULD SEE, FROM 1919. THERE ARE THREE ROADS THERE THAT WERE NEVER DEVELOPED, TO MY KNOWLEDGE, WERE NEVER DEVELOPED. I DON'T LIVE HERE ON THE PROPERTY. I WORK IN HOUSTON, SO I COMMUTE BACK AND FORTH. A THREE-HOUR DRIVE. SO IT IS ABOUT FIVE ACRES ALTOGETHER, AND IT TAKES ME BRINGING A TRACTOR AND TRYING TO MOW IT, AND LIKE SHE SAID, I WOULD LOVE TO PUT A FENCE UP AND USE IT FOR AGRICULTURE. THERE ARE NEIGHBORS THAT I GOT TO KNOW PRETTY GOOD, AND OPENED IT UP TO CATTLE TO GRAZE TO HELP KEEP THE MOWING UNDER CONTROL. I HAVE CLEANED UP SYRINGES, NEEDLES, TIRES, MATTRESSES, JUNK, AND EVEN MATERIAL THAT IS THROWN OVER THE RIVER BANK. I CAN'T CONTROL WHEN I'M NOT THERE. SO I FENCE WILL HELP DETER OR ELIMINATE THE DUMPING. AGAIN, I HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH THE NEIGHBORS WHEN SOMEBODY IS OUT THERE, I GET A CALL. ONCE AGAIN, WORKING IN HOUSTON, THERE IS LITTLE TIME FOR ME TO GET HERE TO TAKE CARE OF IT. I HIRED A SURVEY COMPANY TO COME OUT AND IDENTIFY PROPERTY BOUNDARIES. THIS IS WHEN I REALIZED -- THERE ARE PHOTOS I WILL GIVE TO YOU, MR. MAYOR. MY GRANDPA'S STRUCTURES ARE NOT ALL ON HIS PROPERTY. IT'S ON THE CITY RIGHT-OF-WAY. AS A KID, I GOT MY NAME, HANDPRINT, AND DATE IN THERE. I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS CITY PROPERTY UNTIL ABOUT 2018. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, CONVEYANCE OF THE RIGHT AWAY ALLOWS US TO CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN THE PROPERTY WHILE MAKING MY LIFE, QUALITY OF LIFE, EASIER, AND KEEPING THE PROPERTY CLEAN. >> VERY GOOD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. APPRECIATE IT. >> THANKS. >> IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ONE QUESTION. THIS POVERTY IS WITHIN THE FLOODPLAIN, CORRECT? >> YES SIR. >> ALL RIGHT. I WILL MAINTAIN ANY MOTIONS WITH RESPECT TO ITEM C1.. >> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM C1. >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION ON ITEM C1? SENSING NONE, I'LL CALL [00:35:04] FOR THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> ALL OPPOSED? ITEM C1 PASSES. [D. Consent Agenda:] MR. STARKEY, THANK YOU FOR COMING. I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT THEN. MOVING TO SECTION D THEN. CONSENT AGENDA. >> ITEM D1. ADOPTION OF MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING HELD ON AUGUST 6, 2024. APRIL HILBRICH, CITY SECRETARY. ITEM D2 IS APPROVE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH GARY MIDDLETON FOR REPRESENTATION AND CONSULTATION SERVICES RELATED TO MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLY IN THE AMOUNT OF $24,000.00. I MOVE WE ADOPT THE CONSENT AGENDA. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND A [1. Approve a Services Agreement with Siddons Martin Emergency Group, LLC ...] SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, AYE . ANY OPPOSED? THE CONSENT AGENDA PASSES. MOVING TO ITEM E1. >> ITEM E1 IS APPROVE A SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH SIDDONS MARTIN EMERGENCY GROUP, LLC TO PERFORM MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR ON THE CITY'S FIRE APPARATUS AND AMBULANCES. ROGER WELDER,DIRECTOR OF BUILDING SERVICES. >> THANK YOU. I HAVE A REAL QUICK PRESENTATION . THE PRESENTATION WILL SPEAK TO BOTH THE FIRST AND SECOND ITEM ON THE AGENDA. THEY ARE IN CONJUNCTION. AMBULANCES. THEY ARE EFFECTIVELY THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER SUPPORT GROUP FOR THOSE TYPES OF EQUIPMENT. WE HAVE ABOUT 19 UNITS THAT FIX -- FIT WITHIN THEIR SCOPE IN OUR FLEET. FRANKLY, THEY HAVE BEEN FALLING BEHIND ON MAINTENANCE OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. WE STARTED WORKING WITH BACK ON TRACK. SIDDONS MARTIN SPECIALIZE IN AMBULANCE MAINTENANCE. THEY ARE OE DEALER, EFFECTIVELY. THEY ARE ABLE TO GET SPECIAL SERVICE TOOLS, SO WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO BE WORKING WITH THEM ON THIS PROJECT. REAL QUICK HERE, YOU CAN SEE AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT ALL THEY DO. COLLISION CENTER IS VERY IMPRESSIVE FOR FIRETRUCKS. THEY ARE VERY HEARTY. DIFFICULT TO REPAIR AFTER ACCIDENTS. LUCKILY, WE DON'T HAVE MANY OF THE SPIRIT FOR PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE SERVICES, IN OUR CONTRACT THAT WE HAVE DRAFTED HERE, THE PREVENTIVE INTERNETS PORTION OF THIS IS A MENU OF ITEMS. THAT MENU ITEMS HAVE FIXED PRICING. WE DO KIND OF KNOW HOW MANY DIFFERENT SERVICES SUCH AS BRAKE JOBS WE WILL SEE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WHICH HELPS US ESTIMATE THE TOTAL COST OF THIS CONTRACT. WE WILL HAVE OE PARKS IN STOCK IN VICTORIA, TEXAS. THIS CONTRACT EFFECTIVELY BRINGS SIDDONS-MARTIN TO VICTORIA TO WORK IN OUR SERVICE LOCATION LOCATED ON NORTH STREET. THEY WILL HAVE A DESIGNATED AREA. THEY WILL HAVE A DESIGNATED PARTS ROOM. WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO OUTFIT THEM WITH AS MUCH OF THE AGREEMENT AS WE CAN, THAT WAY WE ARE BRINGING SOME AROUND. I ALSO HAVE A SERVICE TRUCK IN THE AREA SO THEY CAN DO REMOTE WORK ON SITE AT FIRE STATIONS, WHICH WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT. THEY ALSO OFFER ALL OF THE TESTING NEEDED TO CERTIFIED FIRETRUCKS FOR DUTY, SUCH AS PUMP TESTING. SO REAL QUICK, ON THE PROVISIONS OF THE CONTRACT, WE WILL HAVE ASE CERTIFIED TECHNICIANS WORKING HERE. I THINK WE PLAN ON HAVING TWO FULL-TIME TECHS. FIXED PRICING FOR MAINTENANCE ITEMS AND OEM SUPPORT. THEY WILL COMMUNICATE WITH MANUFACTURERS OF THE TRUCKS AND GET REAL-TIME ADVICE ON HOW TO FIX THESE UNITS. THE MOBILE SERVICE AND THE LOCATION OF THE SERVICE CENTER. THE SECOND ITEM ON THE ACTION AGENDA IS THE LEASE AGREEMENT. IT IS BASICALLY ZERO-SUM LEASE AGREEMENT. THERE IS A $60 PER YEAR LEASE. IT ALLOWS THEM TO OCCUPY OUR FACILITY, AND, YOU KNOW, REALLY, THE HOPE GOING FORWARD WITH THIS IS THAT THE PROGRAM IS SUCCESSFUL FOR US, BUT ALSO, FOR THE REGION. I THINK IF WE, AS IN VICTORIA, CAN PROVE THAT THERE IS A NEED HERE FOR THESE SERVICES, I THINK THAT WE MAY SEE GROWTH OF -- OPPORTUNITIES FOR OURSELVES AND FOR SIDDONS-MARTIN TO HELP IN THE AREA. WE ARE LOOKING VERY FORWARD TO IT. THAT'S IT. I HAVE A COUPLE REPRESENTATIVES HEAR FROM SIDDONS-MARTIN. THEY'RE HERE TO HELP ME ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE REGARDING THE CONTRACT. >> THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? [00:40:04] >> I UNDERSTAND THIS WORK IS CURRENTLY BEING DONE AT THEIR FACILITY IN CORPUS. IS THAT CORRECT? >> THAT'S CORRECT. WE HAVE THE MAINTENANCE CONTRACT WITH TRANS DEATH. IT IS UNDER THEIR PURVIEW. SOME OF THE ITEMS SEEM TO BE BEYOND THEIR CAPABILITY. WHEN WE GET TO THAT POINT, THEY WILL SUBCONTRACT WITH SIDDONS-MARTIN. THEY SEE A LOT OF OUR GOVERNMENT AS IT IS. THERE IS NO CONTRACT RATE FOR THOSE SERVICES. IT WAS PAY-AS-YOU-GO. KIND OF SERVICE. FUNNELED THROUGH TRANS DEV. YOU WILL SEE SOME CHANGES TO THE TRANS DEV CONTRACTOR TO REMOVE THESE VEHICLES. OUR RATE WILL BE CHANGED IN THE NEAR FUTURE. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY QUESTIONS? >> YES. >> SO THEY WILL SERVE OTHER ENTITIES. >> THEY COULD GOING FORWARD. I THINK THE INTENTION IS THAT THEY WOULD SERVE VICTORIA ONLY NOW. IN THE FUTURE, IF THIS EXPANDS INTO WHAT WE HOPE IT WILL FOR THE AREA, IT IS LIKELY THAT A SERVICE CENTER OF THEIR OWN COULD BE PUT TOGETHER. SPOKE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> OKAY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> WE WILL TAKE THESE UP SEPARATELY, THEN POINT I'LL ENTERTAIN ANY MOTIONS WITH RESPECT TO ITEM E1, WHICH IS THE SERVICES AGREEMENT. >> MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM E1. >> SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY [2. Approve a Lease Agreement with Siddons Martin Emergency Group, LLC to ...] AYE. >> AYE.. ITEM E2. ITEM E2 IS TO APPROVE A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH SIDDONS MARTIN EMERGENCY GROUP, LLC TO OCCUPY A DESIGNATED AREA INSIDE THE CITY OF VICTORIA SERVICE CENTER LOCATED AT 1102 E. NORTH ST., VICTORIA, TX 77901. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND ON ITEM E2. WE WILL CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY [3. Authorize an adjustment to the contract amount with J.S. Haren Company...] AYE. ANY OPPOSED? >> AYE. WE MOVE ON TO ITEM E3. >> ITEM E3 IS A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE CONTRACT AMOUNT WITH J.S. HAREN COMPANY FOR THE CDBG-DR FLOODGATES & INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT TO $5,356,580. >> GOOD EVENING, MS. CONNALLY. >> A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY ON THE PROJECT. JUST QUICKLY, THIS IS THE FLOODGATES AND PUMP STATIONS PROJECT THAT WAS A RESULT OF FUNDING WE GOT FROM THE TEXAS GENERAL LAND OFFICE THROUGH THE DISASTER RELIEF AND POST HURRICANE HARVEY FUNDING. THE PROJECT WAS AWARDED IN JANUARY 2020. THE THIRD BID FOR FLOODING THAT WE DID IN MARCH 2022, WE AWARDED AT 2 MILLION OVER THE APPROVED GRANT BUDGET. AND AT THAT TIME, WE ASKED COUNCIL TO AUTHORIZE A CHANGE ORDER TO ADDRESS THE PROJECT TO CLOSER TO THE APPROVED CONSTRUCTION BUDGET, WHICH WE DID. IT WAS A LOT OF WORK AND COORDINATION OF EFFORT WITHIN THE GLO, TO MAKE SURE THE CHANGES WE MADE DIDN'T CHANGE THE BENEFITS FOR THE AREA. AND NOW THAT WE ARE FINISHED WITH THE PROJECT, WE JUST NEED TO MAKE THIS ADJUSTMENT. THE DIFFERENCES ABOUT -- DIFFERENCE IS ABOUT $330. THE GREAT NEWS ABOUT THAT IS IT IS GOING TO BE EVEN LESS THAT THE CITY WILL ACTUALLY -- HAVING CASH BECAUSE WE HAVE $175,000 FROM THE GLO TO PUT TOWARDS THIS THAT REDUCES IT FURTHER TO $177,000. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS COME I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM. >> THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE THE INFORMATION. I WILL ENTERTAIN ANY MOTIONS WITH RESPECT TO ITEM E3. >> I MOVE WE ADOPT E3. >> ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND POINT >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A [4. Authorize an application to the Natural Resource Conservation Service'...] SECOND ON TICKETING. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. >> AYE.. >> E3 PASSES. WE MOVE ON TO ITEM E4. >> ITEM E4 IS A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE AN APPLICATION TO THE NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION SERVICE'S EMERGENCY WATERSHED PROTECTION PROGRAM FOR FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO REPAIR EROSION DAMAGE IN THE WEST OUTFALL/STAYTON AVENUE BRIDGE AREA IN AN ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF $949,992.00 WITH THE CITY REQUIRED TO MATCH 25% OF CONSTRUCTION COSTS. >> YOU ARE STILL AT THE PLATE, MS. CONNALLY. >> BECAUSE OF [00:45:08] FUNDING THAT'S GOING TO HELP US REPAIR EROSION AT THE WEST OUTFALL, WHICH IS RIGHT AT THE BRIDGE AS YOU'RE COMING INTO THE PARKING LOT OF THE PUMPHOUSE. IN JANUARY 2024, THERE WAS A LOT OF FLOODING THAT CAUSED DAMAGE IN THAT AREA. EROSION DAMAGE ON EITHER SIDE OF THE CULVERT. IT IS COMPLETELY BROKEN UP. THAT IS ALLOWING FOR FURTHER EROSION TO HAPPEN AS FLOODING HAPPENS. TXDOT NOTICED IT. THEY NOTIFIED KEN ABOUT IT. KEN HAS CONNECTIONS WITH NRCS. THEY CALLED TO SEE IF THEY COULD HELP US TECHNICALLY AND FINANCIALLY BRADY CAN SEE OUT THE BRIDGES. LOOK HOW IT IS COMPLETELY BROKEN UP. THE APRONS ARE COMPLETELY BROKEN UP. AND SO, IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS DOESN'T CONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM DURING FLOOD EVENTS, NRCS HAS AGREED TO HELP US, WE WILL APPLY TO THEM FOR FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. THEY HAVE PROVIDED A PLAN FOR RECOVERY, LIKE WHAT THEY THINK WE NEED TO DO TO FIX IT. THEY HAVE GIVEN US A STATEMENT OF A PRELIMINARY COST ESTIMATE. IT IS -- THE TOTAL IS ALMOST $1 MILLION. AND NRCS IS GOING TO COVER ACCORDING TO WHAT THEY TOLD US RIGHT NOW, 100% OF THE FUNDING FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND THEN THE CONSTRUCTION PORTION WOULD BE 875, 25 NRCS AND 20 FOR THE CITY. AND THIS SHOWS WHAT EXACTLY IT IS THEY ARE PLANNING TO REPAIR. THEY'RE GOING TO PUT THE APRONS BACK ON EITHER SIDE OF THE CULVERT, THEN THEY ARE ALSO GOING TO DO A LOT OF SHORING UP ALONG THE INSIDE CURVE OF WHERE THE WATER COMES IN THERE. AND I THINK THAT'S IT. YEAH. DID YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? >> ONE QUESTION I HAVE. WILL THIS NECESSITATE SHUTTING DOWN THAT BRIDGE FOR ANY PERIOD OF TIME WHILE THE WORK IS DONE? >> NO. IT SHOULDN'T. IT'S MOSTLY GOING TO BE ON EITHER SIDE. THE HARD PART IS GOING TO BE GETTING THAT EQUIPMENT DOWN IN THERE. AND WE HAVE ALREADY GOTTEN CONTACT WITH THE CONSULTING ENGINEER WHO DID THE LAST REPAIRS, IF YOU NOTICED THE ONE ACROSS FROM THE GOLF COURSE. AND THEY DID THAT, AND THE ONE OVER BY THE WATER PLANT, THE WATER PUMP STATION. THEY ALREADY LOOKED AT IT AND THEY ARE WORKING ON GETTING THE PROPOSAL. THE GOOD THING WITH NRCS IS WHAT YOU SAW FUNDING LIES, COST WISE, IS, THAT IS A ROUGH COST. AND AS WE WORK ON GETTING ENGINEERING COSTS, WE CAN SUBMIT THAT, AND THERE IS POTENTIAL TO GET MORE OF IT PAID, AS WE MOVE FORWARD. THIS IS JUST THE APPLICATION. MOVING BACK TO YOU, THE ACTUAL CONTRACT WITHIN NRCS. >> DO WE HAVE ANY IDEA OF THE TIMING OF HOW LONG IT TAKES, WITH THE PROCESS APPLICATION? >> IT DOES NOT TAKE LONG. THEY HAVE A 200 -- 220 DAY PROJECT TIMELINE FOR COMPLETION, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION. THE WHOLE THING. THEY KNOW THAT IS NOT REALISTIC, SO THERE IS ALWAYS AN EXTENSION PROCESS, BUT WHY WE ARE MOVING QUICK ON THE PROPOSAL IS TO GET THIS THING MOVING SO THAT WE CAN GET IT DESIGNED, GET THE APPROVAL WITH NRCS. >> OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> IT CERTAINLY LOOKS LIKE A PROJECT WE NEED TO PAY ATTENTION TO. THANK YOU. >> OF COURSE. [5. Appoint or Reappoint Members to the Planning Commission. April Hilbric...] >> SO I WILL ENTERTAIN ANY MOTIONS WITH RESPECT TO ITEM E4. >> I MOVE WE ADOPT THIS ITEM. >> I SECOND IT. >> I'VE GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? >> ITEM E4 PASSES. THAT TAKES US TO OUR NEXT ACTION ITEM. THAT IS ITEM E5. >> THIS IS TO REAPPOINT MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL. WE WILL APPOINT OR REAPPOINT MEMBERS TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION. SO THE PURPOSE OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION IS TO ORGANIZE AND EXERCISE CONTROL OVER THE LAND THAT HAS LAND WITHIN THE CITY, AND THE 3.5 MILE EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION. [00:50:05] THE ETJ. THE COMMISSION MEETS MONTHLY AND THEY REVIEW THE SUBMITTED PLANS AND VARIANCE REQUESTS. SOMETIMES, VARIANCE REQUESTS AND UP HERE AND COUNCIL. THE DUTY IS TO APPROVE THOSE PLATS THAT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS DETAILED IN THE CITY CODE. THEY CAN'T JUST MAKE DECISIONS AND APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE PLATS ARE VARIANCES BASED ON THEIR OWN DISCRETION. THEY HAVE TO FOLLOW WHAT IS IN THE CITY CODE. SO THE COMMISSION IS MADE UP OF NINE MEMBERS. THEY SERVE THREE-YEAR TERMS AND THEY MAY NOT SERVE MORE THAN TWO CONSECUTIVE THREE-YEAR TERMS. AND IF AN APPOINTEE FAILS A VACANCY, WHICH ONE OF THE APPOINTEES TONIGHT IS A VACANCY, THEY MAY SERVE TWO FULL TERMS IF THE APPOINTMENT HAD LESS THAN 18 MONTHS REMAINING. SO THE CURRENT MEMBERS ARE REBECCA SPEARS, BRIAN ELTING, THE VACANCY, DAVID BROWN INAUDIBLE ] DR. DIRK HUNT, MENDOZA, WHO WE HEARD FROM EARLIER THIS EVENING, AND MONICA RODRIGUEZ. SO WE HAVE A TOTAL OF FOUR OPPONENTS TO DO TONIGHT. THE THREE APPOINTMENTS WILL EXPIRE IN AUGUST OF 2020 -- OR EXPIRE IN AUGUST OF 2024 WITH THE NEW TERM ENDING IN AUGUST 2 DOZEN 27. THOSE ARE THE THREE FULL YEAR TERMS. THEY'RE INTERESTED IN BEING REAPPOINTED AND THERE ELIGIBLE TO BE REAPPOINTED. THE UNEXPIRED TERM ENDS IN AUGUST OF 2026 POINT THAT MAKES IT SUBJECT TO BEING CONSIDERED TO THE FIRST TERM OF ANYONE SERVING . WE RECEIVED SEVERAL APPLICATIONS INCLUDED IN THE PACKET. WE RECEIVED APPLICATIONS FROM MR. ROMERO RODRIGUEZ WHO WE HEARD FROM TONIGHT. MR. HURLEY FISK. HE WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND. RALPH GONZALEZ, WHO WE HEARD FROM TONIGHT, AND MONICA RODRIGUEZ WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND. MR. MENDOZA >>. THEY ARE ALL VERY INTERESTED. THE THREE OESTREICH MARKS HER TO GET THE PEOPLE THAT CURRENTLY SERVE AND DO WISH TO BE APPOINTED. >> MR. MAYOR, I WOULD MAKE A RECOMMENDATION THAT WE REAPPOINT THE THREE CURRENT MEMBERS. MONICA RODRIGUEZ, VICTOR MENDOZA , AND -- TO THOSE PLACES. >> I HAVE A MOTION FOR THE REAPPOINTMENT OF THOSE THREE INDIVIDUALS. WHICH WOULD LEAVE -- >> THE VACANCY. >> YES SIR. >> IS THERE A SECOND THAT MOTION? I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THE REAPPOINTMENT. I BELIEVE ON YOUR BALLOTS, IT WOULD BE CANDIDATES 6, 7, AND 8. >> YES OR POINT >> ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? >> ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? OKAY. THAT TAKES CARE OF THAT ISSUE. >> THE BALLOTS ARE ON YOUR DESK. THE BALLOTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW AT THIS TIME. YOU'LL NEED TO VOTE ON THE VACANCY NUMBER IT IF YOU CIRCLED THE NAME OF THE TOP FIVE ON THE LIST, TO FILL THE VACANCY, THAT WOULD AND TWO YEARS FROM NOW IN 2026. I WILL COME AROUND AND COLLECT THIS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> SURE. >> MY REDUNDANCIES. >> YOU CAN DO IT TWICE? >> SO THE PERSON THAT RECEIVED THE MOST VOTES AND THE MAJORITY IS MR. RALPH GONZALEZ. HIS NAME WOULD BE ENTERED IN THE PROCLAMATION ALONG WITH THE [00:55:01] OTHER THREE INDIVIDUALS THAT YOU APPOINTED FOR THAT RESOLUTION. >> DO WE NEED A MOTION TO ACCEPT THAT VOTE OR ARE WE GET ON THE BOAT? -- VOTE? >> IT WAS THREE VOTES? >> IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE AT LEAST FOUR COUNCIL? I KNOW WE HAVE RUN INTO THIS ISSUE IN THE PAST WITH OTHER BOARDS, WHERE WE TAKE THE APPROACH OF WE HAVE WHOEVER HAS MORE VOTES BUT IT'S NOT REFLECTIVE OF WHO HAS THE MAJORITY. I DON'T WANT TO REPEAT THAT. IT MIGHT MAKE SENSE TO TAKE THE TOP TWO. AND THEN REVO UNTIL WE GET FOUR. >> I UNDERSTOOD THAT WAS A MAJORITY. OUR PROCESS HAS BEEN, IF SOMEONE DIDN'T RECEIVE MAJORITY, WE SUBMITTED THE TOP TWO AGAIN. >> THE TOP TWO WOULD BE MR. FISK AND MR. GONZALES. YOU HAVE TO VOTE BETWEEN MR. FISK AND MR. GONZALES. >> TWO AND FIVE. >> SORRY. I WAS GOING TO HELP YOU AGAIN. >> OKAY. MR. GONZALES POINT -- HE DID RECEIVE THE MAJORITY. >> DO WE NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION WITH THOSE NAMES IN IT ? WITH THAT BE CORRECT? >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION APPOINTING MR. GONZALES, MR. MENDOZA, AND --. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> I REALLY WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU THAT WERE PRESENT THAT APPLIED. PLEASE DON'T LOSE HEART. PLEASE KEEP YOUR APPLICATIONS CURRENT. IT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN . WE ONLY HAD A FEW SPOTS. BUT I WANTED TO THINK EVERYBODY THAT IS SERVING AND THAT HAS ASKED TO SERVE. >> IT IS A VERY IMPOTENT COMMISSION AND WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THOSE WHO SERVE ON IT AND THOSE THAT ARE WILLING [1. FY 2025 Proposed Budget Work Session. Jesús A. Garza, City Manager] TO. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU, MISS SCOTT. >> ALL RIGHT. THAT THEN CONCLUDES OUR ACTION ITEMS. DO WE HAVE ANY CITY MANAGER >> NO, SIR. I BELIEVE WE HAVE ITEM G IS A WORK SESSION RELATED TO PHYSICAL YOUR 2025 PROPOSED BUDGET. >> SO WE DON'T HAVE A PRESENTATION PREPARED FOR THIS EVENING ASSOCIATED WITH THE BUDGET, HOWEVER, WE DID WHEN -- EXCUSE ME -- WHEN I PROPOSE THE BUDGET, I DID SHOW ON THE CALENDAR THAT WE WOULD HAVE A WORK SESSION TODAY. THE INTENT WAS TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO ASK ANY CUSHIONS OR BRING ANYTHING UP RELATED TO THE BUDGET THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP. CERTAINLY, THIS IS JUST AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO HAVE A CONVERSATION THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE. IF NOT, THEN OKAY. MIGHT AS WELL. >> THANK YOU, MR. GARZA. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY CUSHIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THE BUDGET THAT HAVE COME UP SINCE WE LAST SPOKE? WAS PROPOSED. NO? OKAY. I WILL JUST SAY THIS. A LOT OF THE TIME AND EFFORT AND WORK WENT INTO THE BUDGET. CERTAINLY, WE APPRECIATE THAT. NEVER A DIFFICULT TASK, BUT IN THE CURRENT ECONOMIC INFORMED WE FIND OURSELVES IN, I KNOW THE TASK IS MADE EVEN MORE DIFFICULT, SO CERTAINLY, ON BEHALF OF COUNCIL, I WOULD SAY TO STEPH GILBERT IN YOUR SQUAD, GREAT JOB OF WORKING THROUGH THAT, AND WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE YOUR WORK, SO POINT >> AND WESLEY, TOO. >> I INCLUDED THE SQUAT. WESLEY, YOU'RE PART OF THE SQUAT. VERY GOOD. >> DO WE HAVE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION THIS EVENING? >> NASSER. >> WITH T * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.