Dec 17, 2024 City Council

[A. CALL TO ORDER]

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OF THE YEAR. WANT TO WISH EVERYONE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR FOR THOSE THAT SWITCH OFF THE PROGRAMMING BEFORE THAT END OF THE RECORDING, WHICH I DON'T BLAME YOU. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE CALL THE ROLE.

>> COUNCILMAN DELAGARZA. COUNCILMEMBER -- AND MAYOR

CROCKER . >> HERE.

>> PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGES AND 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.

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

>> THANK YOU, PLEASE BE SEATED. WELCOME, EVERYONE. WE WILL MOVE

[1. Announcements/Reminders:]

>> I HAVE SEVERAL AND THEY ARE RELATED TO HOLIDAY CLOSURES SO BEAR WITH ME. ALL NONEMERGENCY CITY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24TH AND WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25TH IN THE OBSERVANCE OF CHRISTMAS EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY. OFFICES REOPEN 8:00 A.M. ON THURSDAY, TO THE 26TH. NONEMERGENCY OFFICES CLOSE ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1ST IN OBSERVANCE OF NEW YEAR'S DAY AND REOPEN ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 2ND. ON BEHALF OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, WE WANT TO MAKE A COUPLE OF ANNOUNCEMENTS RELATED TO THE SCHEDULE. WE DON'T HAVE TRASH PICKUP ON WEDNESDAYS. HOWEVER , ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25TH, THERE IS CURBSIDE RECYCLING SCHEDULED FOR THAT DAY THAT WILL BE COLLECTED ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28. CURBSIDE RECYCLING AND YARD WASTE SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 1ST WILL BE PICKED UP ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 4TH. RESIDENTS WITH EXTRA GARBAGE FROM THE HOLIDAY SEASON THAT DO NOT FIT INTO THE BIN MAY PLACE THE EXCESS GARBAGE INTO PLASTIC TRASH BAGS. THE EXCESS GARBAGE PICKED UP ON REGULARLY SCHEDULED GARBAGE COLLECTION DAYS ON DECEMBER 26TH THROUGH THE 31ST. BECAUSE OF THAT, YARD WASTE WILL NOT BE COLLECTED IN A TIMEFRAME TO ACCOMMODATE THE EXTRA GARBAGE COLLECTION SERVICE. ADDITIONALLY, FOR THOSE THAT WOULD LIKE CHRISTMAS TREES, ELECTIVES AND DESIGNATED YARD WASTE COLLECTION DAYS BEGINNING THURSDAY, JANUARY 2ND. STANDS, LIGHTS, ORNAMENTS, OTHER ARTIFICIAL MATERIALS MUST BE REMOVED FROM THE TREE . ARTIFICIAL OR FLOCKED TREES NOT ACCEPTED AS PART OF THIS PICKUP . LASTLY, THE LENTIL AND COMPOST SITE CLOSE ON DECEMBER 25TH AND JANUARY 1ST. ON BEHALF OF THE LIBRARY, THE LIBRARY WILL BE CLOSED ON TUESDAY, THE 24TH AND WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25TH. THE LIBRARY WILL CLOSE EARLY AT 5:00 P.M. ON TUESDAY, TO THE 31ST AND CLOSED ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1ST AND REOPEN ON JANUARY 2ND. ON BEHALF OF THE PARKS DEPARTMENT, RIVERSIDE GOLF COURSE CLOSES AT 3:00 P.M. ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24TH AND CLOSED ALL DAY ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25TH . THE GOLFERS WILL REOPEN ON JANUARY 1ST. MORE IMPORTANT, ON BEHALF OF THE PARKS DEPARTMENT WE WANT TO INVITE THE PUBLIC AND RESIDENTS TO END THE CITY BICENTENNIAL YEAR WITH A BANG. PARKS AND REC WILL HOST NEARS A BLASTOFF ON DECEMBER 31ST AT THE SPECIAL EVENTS AREA LOCATED NEAR RIVERSIDE STADIUM. RESIDENTS CAN ENJOY PRESHOW ACTIVITY STARTING AT 6:00 P.M. AND FIREWORKS BEGINNING AT 9:00 P.M. RESIDENTS WELCOME TO PARK IT RIVERSIDE STADIUM, RIVERSIDE SOCCER COMPLEX, THE GOLF COURSE, OR CHILDREN'S PARK TO VIEW THE SHOW. RESIDENTS CANNOT PARK ON THE GRASS EXCEPT WITH OVERFLOW PARKING AREAS DESIGNATED BY OUR PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT VICTORIA TX OR VICTORIA TX.GOV FOR ALL THE CLOSURES. THAT IS THE

ANNOUNCEMENTS PART OF IT. >> THAT WAS A LOT.

[2. Public & Employee Recognitions:]

>> I THINK I SAID IT ALL RIGHT.

>> YOU HAVE EMPLOYEE RECOGNITIONS THIS EVENING ?

>> I DO. THERE ARE TOO MANY RICKS. NOT THAT RICK . I WILL HOLD OFF ON THAT ONE. THERE HE IS, LOOK AT THEM, RIGHT ON CUE.

HE IS NOT LATE, HE IS JUST ON TIME. I WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE

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GENERIC SHOUT OUT TO ALL OF THE STAFF THAT PLAYED A ROLE ORGANIZING SOME EVENTS THAT HAVE ALREADY TAKEN PLACE.

HOPEFULLY YOU HAD A CHANCE TO ENJOY THE PARADE , THAT WAS ORGANIZED BY OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT A COUPLE WEEKENDS AGO, THIS PAST WEEKEND WE HAD MERRY ON MAIN COORDINATED BY OUR MAIN STREET PROGRAM. I COULD LIST OFF A LOT OF NAMES, GENERALLY SPEAKING, I WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE EMPLOYEES INVOLVED FROM PARKS AND REC, FROM PUBLIC WORKS, PUBLIC SAFETY, MAIN STREET ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, EVERYONE THAT PLAYED A ROLE PUTTING ON THESE EVENTS, THEY WERE A GREAT TURNOUT, EVERYBODY I SPOKE WITH REALLY ALSO ENJOYED THE LOCATION BECAUSE THIS WAS THE FIRST CHRISTMAS SEASON THAT WE HAD THESE EVENTS IN OUR EXPANDED PLAZA, WHICH ONLY ADDED A FLAIR TO THE EVENTS SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE STAFF INVOLVED. VICTORIA PUBLIC LIBRARY HELD ANOTHER GINGERBREAD HOUSE WORKSHOP EVENT THAT I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND WITH MICHAEL. THAT WAS A VERY SUCCESSFUL EVENT SO CONGRATULATIONS FOR ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL EVENT AND TO ALL OF THE LIBRARY STAFF FOR PUTTING THAT ON. JOIN ME WITH A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THE STAFF INVOLVING THOSE EVENTS. THANK

YOU. >> APPLAUSE .

>> RECEIVING NOTHING BUT TONS OF POSITIVE FEEDBACK FOR THE POSITIVE ACTIVITIES AT DATELINE PLAZA, JOB WELL DONE SO THANK YOU. MOVING ON, ITEMS FROM COUNCIL, A FEW ITEMS THIS EVENING AND WE WILL START WITH MS. BUTLER, YOU HAD ONE.

>> I NOTICED THERE HAS BEEN QUITE A FEW QUESTIONS ASKED REGARDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF , I BELIEVE IT IS BITCOIN MINING ON MAIN STREET. I WAS HOPING THAT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC YOU COULD PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THAT.

>> YES, WE DID RECEIVE AN APPLICATION, BUILDING PERMIT, AND TRY TO LOOK AT THE EXACT ADDRESS, I DID NOT HAVE IT READY. RIGHT THERE ON MAIN, IT IS SPRING CREEK. AS FAR AS BITCOIN MINING OR NOT, THE APPLICATION STATED THAT IT WAS A DATA CENTER, WE HAVE HAD OTHER DATA CENTERS IN TOWN. THE EXACT TYPE OF DATA IT IS STORING OR USING I COULD NOT TELL YOU. THE APPLICATION WAS FOR A DATA CENTER DEVELOPMENT, THOSE ARE COMICS STYLE EQUIPMENT TYPE . I HATE TO CALL THEM BUILDINGS, NOT REALLY STRUCTURES. HOW WE PERMIT THOSE, PERMIT OFF OF THE MANUFACTURING RECOMMENDATIONS, WHEN THEY APPLY FOR THE PERMIT, THERE PROVIDE MANUFACTURING REQUIREMENTS. WHEN THEY CONNECT TO BUILD A SERVICE TO CONNECT TO ELECTRICITY OR CONNECT TO ANY OF OUR SYSTEMS, THOSE PLANS AND HOW THEY SHOW THE CONNECTIONS HAVE TO BE ENGINEERED. IT IS ON THE FLOODPLAIN, OTHER THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE -- TRAILERS, LITTLE I LINED OUTSIDE THE FLOODPLAIN, WE DID GET THE FLOODPLAIN PERMITS, URBAN ENGINEERING WAS THE ENGINEER ON RECORD FOR THE FLOODPLAIN REQUIREMENTS AND SUBSEQUENT ENGINEERS FOR THE CONNECTIONS, ELECTRICAL PERMIT REQUIREMENTS. ESSENTIALLY IT IS MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT THAT HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED OR PLACED THERE FOR DATA CENTER , ACCORDING TO THE APPLICATION. THE APPLICATION WAS MADE BY EMORY ENERGY PARTNERS , I BELIEVE OUT OF

WEST TEXAS. >> ANY CONCERNS THAT THE PUBLIC MAY HAVE SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO EMORY OR DO WE HAVE --

>> WHAT WOULD BE AN EXAMPLE OF A CONCERN ?

>> SOME HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING THE DECIBELS THAT MAY BE EMITTED BY A STRUCTURE OF THAT KIND. THERE HAS BEEN SOME DISCUSSION ON SOCIAL MEDIA ABOUT THAT. THAT MIGHT BE ONE

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>> WE DO HAVE A CITY NOISE ORDINANCE. IF THE DECIBELS EXCEED WHAT THAT ORDINANCES, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WOULD BE THE APPROPRIATE AGENCY TO CALL AND THEY WOULD MEASURE IF IT EXCEEDED WHAT THE NOISE ORDINANCE ALLOWED. BUT THAT IS THE ONLY THING I CAN THINK OF AS FAR AS IF THERE IS A COMPLAINT REGARDING, THEY DID MEET THE PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS, EXTENSIVE ENGINEERING, THOSE ENGINEERS DID PROVIDE ALL OF THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION.

>> WE WOULD HAVE TO CHECK TO SEE IF THE NOISE ORDINANCE WE DO HAVE IS MADE FOR NOISE EQUIPMENT. I'M NOT SURE IF THE NOISE ORDINANCES THAT SPECIFIC THAT WE CAN EXPLORE THAT UNTIL IT BECOMES A CONCERN. OBVIOUSLY IT IS ALREADY THERE. IF THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO ADJUST MOVING FORWARD AND APPLY FOR FUTURE PROJECTS, WE CAN LOOK AT THE NOISE ASPECT OF IT

FOR SURE >> I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD, OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO GO BACK AND DOUBLE CHECK, -- JUST PLACE LAST YEAR AND IF WE NEED TO UPDATE THAT FOR THESE TYPES OF FACILITIES FOR WHATEVER REASON THAT WE DO THAT. IF Y'ALL COULD TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AND GET BACK TO US, I WOULD VERY

MUCH APPRECIATE IT. >> DEFINITELY, I CAN DO THAT.

>> I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THE INFORMATION FORWARD, I KNOW IT HAD A LITTLE BIT OF BUZZ BEHIND IT WITHIN THE CITIZENS OF THE COMMUNITY. FOR US TO GET IN FRONT OF IT IS GREAT.

>> MY UNDERSTANDING THERE IS A STATE REGISTRY OPENING FOR THESE BITCOIN, THAT IS NOT IN PLACE UNTIL FEBRUARY. I THINK THAT ONCE WE HAVE ACCESS TO THAT REGISTRY ONCE THE STATE HAS IT UP, IT WILL BE TELLING OR HELPFUL FOR US, WHAT IS A DATA CENTER VERSUS -- ARE THEY THE SAME? IT WILL HELP US DIRECT WHERE OUR RESEARCH NEEDS TO GO.

[3. Items from Council:]

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS.

>> THANK YOU, MS. HILBRICH, APPRECIATE THAT. I HAVE A COUPLE ITEMS, COUNCIL, IF ANYBODY HAS ANYTHING ELSE, IF NOT, I WILL JUMP INTO THE TWO THAT I HAVE. FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO GET AN UPDATE, GOOD TO UPDATE THE PUBLIC ON THE DISINFECTED LINE LEAK WE HAD AT THE WATER TREATMENT FACILITY. I BELIEVE WE ARE PREPARED TO ADDRESS IT, I APPRECIATE IT,

THANKS . >> UPCYCLE, GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I WILL GIVE YOU THE UPDATE FROM PUBLIC WORKS ON WHAT HAPPENED. I KNOW IT HAS BEEN AN EXCITING WEEKEND, I WANT TO SHARE EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE .

>> HE DOES HAVE A FEW SLIDES, AS I.T. WORKS TO BRING THOSE UP, I WILL MENTION SIMPLY THAT IN BOTH OF THE ITEMS THE MAYOR WILL CALL UP FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, VERY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT STAFF DID IN RESPONSE TO SOME OF THESE INCIDENCES THAT YOU WILL HEAR ABOUT TONIGHT. IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING WE HAVE EXCEPTIONAL STAFF THAT HAVE ENOUGH PRACTICE, WHICH MAY NOT BE A GOOD THING, BUT WE HAVE BEEN IN SITUATIONS THAT WANT IMMEDIATE RESPONSE QUITE A BIT IN THE LAST FIVE YEAR PERIOD . I THINK THAT WE ARE SEEING THE RESULTS OF THAT CONTINUAL PRACTICE AND TO PLAY WITH HOW SMOOTH SOME OF OUR RESPONSES HAVE BEEN AND WHERE THIS PAST WEEK. I WILL LET GREG GET INTO MORE DETAILS WITH THIS ITEM SPECIFICALLY.

>> OKAY, HERE WE GO. THIS HAPPENED YESTERDAY . BEFORE I GET INTO IT, I WANT TO GO AHEAD AND SAY FIRST OFF, THIS INCIDENT IS NOT THE SAME TYPE OF INCIDENT WE HAD FIVE YEARS AGO WITH THE CHLORINE LEAK. THIS IS A VERY DIFFERENT INCIDENT. THIS INCIDENT STARTED YESTERDAY AT 10:45 A.M. THE OPERATOR WAS MAKING HIS ROUNDS AT THE PLANT LIKE THEY NORMALLY DO AND I NOTICED THERE WAS DISINFECTANT LEAK. IF YOU LOOK UP HERE, NORTH OF HERE TOWARD THE MAP, THERE WILL BE ON THE TOP WHERE IT SAYS, ISOLATION VALVES, THERE IS A LITTLE DOT, COMING FROM THE BACK OF THE PLANT. THERE IS A CHLORINE DIOXIDE GENERATOR , THE RED LINE THAT GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN AND TO THE OTHER ISOLATION VALVES SOUTH. THERE ARE TWO VALVES, ONCE THE OPERATOR NOTICED THIS LEAK WAS

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GOING BACK A LITTLE BIT, THIS WAS NOT DUE TO NEGLIGENCE ON OUR PART LEAVING ANYTHING OPEN, THIS WAS JUST A LINE THAT BROKE. ONCE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WENT AHEAD AND TOOK CONTROL OF THE SCENE , THEY DID DECIDE TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PARK AS A PRECAUTION JUST BECAUSE IT IS DISINFECTION BYPRODUCTS OR DISINFECTION PROCESS. IT DOES HAVE VERY SMALL SIDE EFFECTS, A LITTLE INHALATION HAZARDS IF YOU BREATHE IT IN DIRECTLY.

RIGHT NOW FEEDING ROUGHLY 700 PARTS PER UNIT WHICH IS 131%.

YOU WOULD LITERALLY HAVE TO BE STANDING THERE FOR A LONG TIME TO GET A LOT OF THE EFFECTS. THE PLANT MANAGER REPORTED THIS INCIDENT TO TEXAS COMMISSIONER OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TO LET THEM KNOW WHAT HAPPENED AS WELL TO P.I.O. DID A GREAT JOB KEEPING EVERYONE INFORMED WITH NUMEROUS UPDATES, THE FIRST ONE STARTING AT 11:34, THE OTHER ONE WAS AROUND 2:00 . AT 11:40, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CONTROLLED THE SCENE AND EVERYTHING WAS EXTINGUISHED. IF Y'ALL HAVE QUESTIONS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW RIGHT NOW SO THAT I CAN ADDRESS THEM BECAUSE I KNOW THAT I'M THROWING A LOT OF INFORMATION OUT HERE. DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS RIGHT NOW? OKAY. MOVING ON TO THE NEXT SLIDE, THE PARK WAS REOPENED TO THE PUBLIC AT 2:05 AND AT 3:30, THE TC TO DID SEND AN INSPECTOR OUT WHERE THEY FOUND WE DID NOT HAVE ANY WRONGDOING, THERE WERE NO VIOLATIONS OR ANYTHING ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. OUR WATER PRODUCTION WAS NOT AFFECTED DURING THIS TIME WHATSOEVER. WE WERE STILL PRODUCING SAFE WATER AND AT THIS TIME, 7:30 LAST NIGHT ALL REPAIRS WERE MADE BY CITY STAFF AND OPERATIONS RESUMED AS NORMAL. THIS WAS A THREE INCH LINE, IF YOU LOOK AT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE PICTURE, WHERE IT WAS DUG UP. THE FIRST SLIDE ON THE TOP LEFT INDICATES HOW SMALL THIS SMOKER, OFFGASSING WAS. THIS GAS IS 2 1/2 TIMES HEAVIER THAN AIR SO IT STAYS LOW TO THE GROUND. YOU WILL NOT SEE IT GO STRAIGHT UP LIKE YOU WOULD WITH A FIRE. THE PICTURE BENEATH IS ANOTHER AREA, I KNOW IT MIGHT BE HARD TO SEE BECAUSE IT IS A WHITE AREA, THIS AREA WAS SIX FOOT BY SIX FOOT SO IT WAS A VERY SMALL AREA. WE DID NOT HAVE ROARING FLAME OR WHATNOT, MORE OR LESS SMOLDERING ON THE GROUND. ONCE THIS WAS EXTINGUISHED, THE STAFF WENT AHEAD AND MADE SURE THE LINE WAS FLESHED OUT BEFORE CITY STAFF WORKED ON IT TO PREVENT EXPOSURE, NO MATTER HOW SMALL THE EXPOSURE COULD BE.

ONCE AGAIN, THE PUBLIC WORKS STAFF WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE INVOLVED DURING THIS EVENT. THIS GOT EVERYBODY INVOLVED, THE POLICE, FIRE DEPARTMENT, P.I.O. , PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, THANK YOU. LIKE JESUS MENTIONED, OUR STAFF ARE VERY WELL TRAINED, THEY HANDLED IT PERFECTLY, WE COULD NOT BE HAPPIER ABOUT HOW THIS WAS TAKEN CARE OF . WE DON'T LOOK FOR STUFF LIKE THIS TO HAPPEN BUT WHEN IT DOES, THESE GUYS DID A HECK OF A JOB AND IT WAS VERY WELL DONE.

>> ANY QUESTIONS? >> THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION, VERY THOROUGH. I WILL ECHO YOUR THANKS TO THE PUBLIC WORKS, FIRE DEPARTMENT, P.I.O. , I THINK IT WAS HANDLED SWIFTLY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THAT.

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>> THANK YOU, GREG FINALLY, I WAS HOPING TO GET AN UPDATE ON THE AIRPLANE EMERGENCY LANDING OFF OF THE LOOP LAST WEEK .

>> SURE. >> TALK ABOUT THINGS THAT

DON'T HAPPEN VERY OFTEN. >> ABSOLUTELY. MOST OF THE TIME YOU SEE AS WITH SEVERE WEATHER, WE DO A FEW OTHER THINGS. THE CRASH ON 463 AND MOCKINGBIRD LAST WEEK. A LITTLE BIT OF AN INCIDENT, I WILL NOT READ THE SLIDES IN ENTIRETY, HIGHLIGHTED IS THE AIRCRAFT IN DOWNTOWN VICTORIA ON FINAL DESCENT DECLARED EMERGENCY SEVERAL MINUTES OUT FROM THE AIRPORT.

OBVIOUSLY RESULTING IN LANDING ON THE ACCESS ROAD, LOOP 463 COMING TOWARD MOCKINGBIRD STRIKING A LIGHT POLE AND TWO VEHICLES, SEVERAL VEHICLES THERE CAUSING HIM TO COME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. THIS IS 3-D IMAGING, I BELIEVE FROM DPD DRONE TEAM, FANTASTIC DRONE FOOTAGE. THE ACTUAL WRECKAGE SITE AND SCENE ITSELF, AUTHORIZED BY FAA TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO VIEW THIS. FANTASTIC MEASURE FROM THEM ON ACTUALLY DEVELOPING RE-ENACTMENT OF THE SCENE ITSELF AND LIVE IMAGING SO THE FAA WILL BE USING THAT DURING THEIR INVESTIGATION AND NTSB. BREAK EVERYTHING DOWN INTO THE TIMELINE ASSOCIATED BUT I CAN GIVE YOU A LITTLE HISTORY, AROUND 3:00 WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED, FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED ON SCENE, VICTORIA POLICE DEPARTMENT, DPD TROOPER SHORTLY THEREAFTER.

THEY TOOK CARE AND CUSTODY OF THE SCENE, SECURED THE AREA AND STARTED WORKING THE ACTUAL ACCIDENT IN SOUTH TRANSPORTING THE NECESSARY PATIENTS TO THE HOSPITALS, PROVIDING NECESSARY TREATMENT TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED . SHORTLY AFTER, WE HAD THE CITY COMMAND POST SHOW UP IN THE VICTORIA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE COMMAND POST SET UP AT TWO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. THE CITY COMMAND POST SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR TECHNICAL OPERATIONS TO WORK ON TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN.

QUICKLY IDENTIFIED WITHIN THE FIRST HOUR OR TWO TO TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT WAS GOING TO BE A BIG FACTOR BECAUSE WITH THE SCHOOL LETTING OUT RIGHT AS THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN THE NEXT DAY GOING TO SCHOOL SO A LOT OF COORDINATION THAT WOULD BE TAKING PLACE. SOME OF THE PICTURES THAT YOU SEE WILL BE THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE COMMAND TRAILER BEING UTILIZED FOR THAT PURPOSE FOR THE COMMAND MEETING THROUGHOUT THE EVENING. THE TEAM CAME TOGETHER I BELIEVE AT 5:00, IF I'M CORRECT, THEY DID AN UPDATE AND FANTASTIC JOB WITH THE PRESS GETTING INFORMATION OUT. IT CAUGHT NATIONAL ATTENTION, REACHED OUT TO HOUSTON OUT TO NATIONAL ATTENTION TO THE NATIONAL CHANNELS. DID A GREAT JOB THEY'RE WORKING DIRECTLY WITH -- MEMBERS AND EXECUTIVE TEAM, ABLE TO PUT TOGETHER A PLAN WITH A LOT OF INFORMATION THAT WENT OUT TO PARENTS, THE CITIZENS OF VICTORIA . I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE AGENCIES OUT THERE, OBVIOUSLY OUR OFFICE, COUNTY JUDGE'S OFFICE NOTIFIED, I KNOW THAT THE MAYOR WAS NOTIFIED AS WELL BY THE CITY MANAGER, THE FIRE MARSHAL WAS ON-SITE, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, FIRE DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC WORKS, I WILL TALK ABOUT THOSE FOLKS IN A FEW MINUTES BECAUSE THEY WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN THE SUCCESS. VICTORIA COMMUNICATION DIVISION IN P.I.O., CITY MANAGER WAS THERE PROVIDING GUIDANCE. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WERE THERE WITH VERY HEAVY LOADS WITH WHAT THEY HAD TO PERFORM AND OBJECTIVES WITHIN A SHORT TIMEFRAME. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, FAA, NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD , NTSB, THEY GIVE KUDOS TO OUR ORGANIZATION AND THE ABILITY TO PUT TOGETHER INCIDENT OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND COMPLEXITY IN SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THAT COORDINATION WE HAVE HERE, TESTAMENT TO THE CITY LEADERSHIP AND YOUR DIVISIONAL DEPARTMENTS THAT ALLOW THEIR PERSONNEL AND STAFF TO PERFORM THEIR JOBS SO HATS OFF TO THOSE FOLKS. THE BIGGEST THANK YOU WE HAVE IS THE CITIZENS OF VICTORIA. THE CITIZENS REACTED AND RESPONDED ACCORDINGLY, CITIZENS COMING TO THE CRASH SITE TO HELP AND RESPONDING AS CITIZENS SHOULD DO . THEY WERE THERE TO ASSIST FELLOW CITIZENS, THAT WAS GREAT TO SEE. ADHERENCE OF WHAT INFORMATION PUT OUT BY THE P.I.O. TEAM AND ADMINISTRATION TO ADHERE TO, A VERY UNIQUE THING, SHUTTING DOWN A LOT OF ROADS WITH A SINGLE POINT GETTING INTO EAST HIGH SCHOOL AND THE CITIZENS OF VICTORIA, THE SCHOOL REALLY RESPONDED WELL THE NEXT DAY . NOT TO LEAVE THEM OFF BUT TO GO TO CRESCENT REGION, ONE OF THE FIRST CALLS WE ALWAYS DO AS FIRST RESPONDERS IS TO THE HOSPITALS. THEY NEED TO KNOW SURGE CAPACITY. IF THE DOCTOR IS IN THE E.R., HE COULD BE THE ONLY ONE WITH EIGHT TO 10 BEDS FULL. WE NOTIFY HOSPITALS IMMEDIATELY, SALVATION ARMY CANNOT THE NEXT DAY TO SUPPORT REHAB FOR THE FIRST RESPONDERS THAT WERE THERE. BY 10:00 THAT NIGHT ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT, WE HAD EVERYTHING LINED OUT WITH NTSB AND NTSB. WE WENT TO THE LONG-HAUL THINKING WE WOULD BE THERE A COUPLE DAYS LIKE WE HAD PREVIOUS YEARS WHEN WE USED

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HAVE. >> DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING?

>> NO. I JUST HAVE A COMMENT. I CONTINUE TO BE AMAZED AT THE COLLABORATION AND RESPONSE FOR EMERGENCIES. KUDOS TO YOU AND

EVERYBODY INVOLVED . >> YES, SIR, THANK YOU.

>> VERY PROUD . >> I SHOULD'VE MENTIONED EARLIER, BOTH SHERIFF'S, THE SUCCESS WE HAVE BECAUSE OF ONGOING PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE HAVE. WE PUT ATTITUDE DECIDE WHETHER WE WORK FOR THE CITY OR THE COUNTY, WORK TOGETHER WELL DURING EXERCISES, TABLETOPS, YOU NAME THE EVENT, WE COME TOGETHER AS ADHESIVE UNIT AND MAKE THE JOB RIGHT SO THANK YOU

FOR THAT, APPRECIATE IT . >> VERY GOOD AND THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE AND INFORMATION. ECHO WHAT WAS ALREADY SAID, GREAT JOB BY EVERYBODY, MUCH APPRECIATED. THANK YOU FOR COORDINATING THAT AND FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. OKAY. ARE THERE

[4. Citizen Communication:]

GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME BACK. >> THANK YOU.

>> GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I MICHAEL AND LIVE IT 22 NORTH EAST STREET. VICTORIA OAKS TRAILER PARK.

WHENEVER YOU ARE A PILOT OF A PLANE, I WOULD ALWAYS THINK YOU MIGHT WANT TO CHECK TO MAKE SURE THERE IS NO FUEL IN IT JUST TO BE ON THE SAFE SIDE AREA I WAS A HALF TANK BEFORE I COME, JUST TO MAKE SURE I FILLED IT UP. THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE THE BEST WAY TO START YOUR DAY SAFE IF YOU ARE A PILOT. I'M HAVING PROBLEMS AT THE TRAILER PARK. THERE IS A WHOLE BUNCH OF MUD AND IT SEEMS LIKE MANAGEMENT AND PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEY DON'T WANT TO TAKE CARE OF IT . WHEN IT RAINS, IT IS A MUD PIT AND THERE IS MUD ALL OVER 2204 EAST NORTH STREET , ALL OVER IT. THE PUBLIC WORKS IS IN CHARGE OF IT AND THEY DO A TERRIFIC JOB BUT THEY CAN'T KEEP UP WITH ALL OF THIS MUD. ALSO, THEY ARE OVERCHARGING FOR WATER BILLS.

ONE PERSON OVER SEVERAL MONTHS, HE SAYS THAT HE WAS PAYING $800 A MONTH WATER BILL. THAT IS TOO MUCH. SOMEONE THE OTHER DAY SAID THAT THEY ARE PAYING TWO OR THREE TIMES MORE THAN WHAT THEY SHOULD AND THEY ARE SCARED TO REPORT THEM BECAUSE THEY ARE SCARED OF BEING EVICTED . I GOT EVICTED AND ALL I DID WAS PAY THE LOTSEE ON TIME FOR 30 YEARS AND DESPITE THAT, I WAS ADDICTED . PEOPLE ARE SCARED OF GETTING EVICTED BY THE PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEY AND GENERAL MANAGER. ANYWAY, THEY THINK THEY CAN BUY TRAILER PARK REAL CHEAP AND DON'T FIX IT UP. I APPRECIATE JESUS GARZA, HE HAS BEEN PUESOURCES IN THE TRAILER PARK AND STUFF WITH DIFFERENT PEOPLE COMING TO

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THANKS AND HAVE A GOOD EVENING, APPRECIATE IT.

[1. 2023 CDBG Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER...]

>> THANK YOU. THAT WAS THE ONE CARD I HAVE THIS EVENING SO MOVE ON TO ITEM C, ITEMS WITH PUBLIC HEARINGS. WE BEGIN WITH

C .1 . >> THE 2023 CDBG CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORT OR THE CAPER . THIS ITEM IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND REPORT SO NO ACTION WILL BE

TAKEN. >> OKAY, GOOD EVENING. THIS IS THE 2023 CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT OR THE CAPER . FOR REMINDER FOR EVERYBODY, THE CAPER IS --

>> TIME-OUT, INTRODUCE YOURSELF.

>> I'M ZACHARY WENDEL, COMMUNITY PLANNER AND CDBG .

>> YES, THAT IS AN APT DESCRIPTION.

>> THE CAPER IS THE INDIVIOR REPORT, IT TELLS US HOW WE USED FUNDS, THE ANNUAL ACTION PLAN TELLS US HOW WE PLAN TO USE THEM AND THE CAPER IS WHAT WE DID WITH THE MONEY. THE CAPER IS REQUIRED A PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE I SUBMIT IT TO HUD AND IT DOES NOT REQUIRE FORMAL ACTION FROM Y'ALL AS COUNCIL , WE NEED A PUBLIC HEARING. AND FOR CITY RUN PROGRAMS FOR CDBG, IT MINISTRATION, $111,000 THAT WAS CLOSED AND COMPLETED , THE REMAINING BALANCE OF THAT $22,000 WHICH WILL BE REALLOCATED TO FUTURE PROGRAMS . OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM FOR FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER DOWN PAYMENT CLOSING COST ASSISTANCE, WE DID NOT HAVE ANYBODY TO DATE GET QUALIFIED FOR THIS BUT I WILL HAVE ANOTHER SLIDE. WE HAD ONE FROM PAST YEARS, MANY. I WILL SHOW Y'ALL ON ANOTHER SLIDE.

WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF OWNER OCCUPIED HOME REHAB PROGRAM, WE HAVE SEVEN HOUSES CURRENTLY BEING ASSISTED. THE DEMO PROGRAM FOR 2023, FOUR SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURES. YOU WILL SEE ON FURTHER SLOUGHED WE HAD OTHER FUNDS FROM OTHER YEARS WHERE WE DEMOED SOME OTHER STRUCTURES BUT WE WILL GET INTO THAT. AS PART OF OUR ADMINISTRATION COST, THIS PAST YEAR WE FINISHED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, CITIZENS MEDICAL, AND UNITED WAY, WE WERE ABLE TO COMPLETE A COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TEXAS A&M SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, LITERALLY JUST FINISHED IT SO I DON'T HAVE THE RESULTS YET BUT I DO PLAN ON BRINGING BACK THE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO HELP PRESENT THOSE RESULTS AND DISCUSS THOSE RESULTS AS WELL. WE DID HAVE ADMINISTRATION FUNDS THAT WENT TOWARDS GETTING THIS ASSESSMENT DONE WHICH WAS A BIG NEED AND WILL HELP US PLAN FOR FUTURE SERVICES IN VICTORIA. PUBLIC FACILITY PROJECTS WITH BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB, WE HELP THEM WITH TECHNOLOGY ROOM CENTER , THAT WAS COMPLETED AND CLOSED AND FAMILY SERVICES STILL IN THE PROCESS OF THEIR DAY CENTER SO THAT WILL STAY OPEN UNTIL THEY COMPLETE THAT. I BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE ON THE LATER END OF THAT PROJECT SO THAT SHOULD BE FINISHING UP THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS, MAYBE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR AREA MEALS ON WHEELS, WE HELP THEM WITH THE PARKING LOT, WE DO THAT. THAT ONE CAME UNDER BUDGET SO WE WILL REALLOCATE THOSE FUNDS TO FUTURE PROGRAMS. --, HELPED THEM WITH CLOTHING AND DONATIONS SORTING AREA AND YMCA, CHILD CARE PROGRAM TO HELP SEPARATE THEIR KIDS BY AGE GROUP BETTER SO THEY HAVE MORE ROOM. PRIOR YEARS, WE DID HAVE ONE FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER ASSISTANCE FROM PREVIOUS YEAR

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THOSE SHOULD BE, HALFWAY THROUGH THOSE HOUSES. 22, 21, 19, A LOT OF DEMO MONEY. WE DID THREE SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURES FROM THE 2020 MONEY, DEMOLISHED FIVE, 2021 MONEY, WE DID FOUR FROM 2020 MONEY AND NINE FROM 2019. IN TOTAL, WE DEMOLISHED 25 SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURES WITH CDBG FUNDS THIS PAST YEAR. AND PRIOR YOUR PUBLIC FACILITY PROJECTS COMPLETED THIS PASS PROGRAM YEAR, WE HAD THE VICTORIA HOUSING AUTHORITY, THEIR EXTERIOR WEATHERIZATION AND PAINTING. ONLY ABLE TO HELP THEM WITH THEIR WINDOWS BECAUSE IT WENT OVER BUDGET BUT THEY WERE ABLE TO COVER THE COST OF THE PAINTING OF THOSE APARTMENTS. IF YOU HAVE DRIVEN BY THOSE, THEY LOOK VERY REFRESHED, THEY NEEDED A GOOD LIFT. PERPETUAL HELP HOME , WE DID THEIR DAY CENTER, DAY CARE RENOVATION PROJECT. AND A COUPLE OF HIGHLIGHTS, THIS IS ONE OF OUR DEMO PROPERTIES .

UNFORTUNATELY, THEIR HOME WAS DAMAGED IN A FIRE AND BECAUSE THEY WERE IN ONE OF THE LOW TO MODERATE INCOME CENSUS BLOCK GROUPS, WE WERE ABLE TO HELP THEM DEMOLISH AND CLEAR THE LAND SO THAT THEY CAN REUSE THAT LAND FOR WHATEVER PURPOSE THEY NEED. HERE IS ANOTHER SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE, IT WAS A SHED THAT WAS A PAIN FOR THIS HOMEOWNER AND WE WERE ABLE TO DEMOLISH AND CLEAR THAT FOR THEM. THIS WAS OUR MEALS ON WHEELS, DOING THE BACK PARKING LOT. YOU CAN SEE HOW RUGGED IT WAS BEFORE . THEY HAVE A NICE, SAFE, PARKING LOT FOR THEIR VOLUNTEERS AND VISITORS. AND THEN THE LAST ONE I HAVE IS THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB WITH THEIR TECHNOLOGY CENTER. THE PICTURES ON THE LEFT, IT WAS A VERY TINY CLOSET, THEY KNOCKED DOWN THAT ORANGE WALL AND ABLE TO MAKE A WHOLE TECHNOLOGY CENTER FOR THEIR KIDS. AND THEY MADE IT MULTIPURPOSE, THEY CAN PULL OUT THE COMPUTERS AND USE THAT ROOM HOWEVER THEY SEE FIT . IT GAVE THEM THE ROOM THAT THEY NEED. OKAY. PUBLIC SERVICE , WE DID REALLY, REALLY WELL WITH PUBLIC SERVICES. THESE ARE THE ONES CAPPED AT 50% -- 15%. WE HAD -- BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS PROGRAM, ASSISTED 59 INDIVIDUALS AND HAD A COUPLE HUNDRED DOLLARS WITH REMAINING FUNDS WHICH WILL REALLOCATE IN THE FUTURE. BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB, AFTERSCHOOL CHILDCARE PROGRAM ASSISTED 35 CHILDREN/ YOUTH. COMMUNITY ACTION COMMITTEE HAD THEIR HOME DELIVERED MEALS. THEY WERE ABLE TO ASSIST SEVEN SENIORS OVER THE ANSWER 1075 MEALS. AND THEY HAD THEIR CV -- SENIOR SERVICES CARE PROGRAM WHERE THEY ASSISTED 36 SENIORS, FOOD BANK OF THE GOLDEN CRESCENT, THEIR KIDS BACKPACK PROGRAM, ABLE TO SERVE 117 CHILDREN WITH MEALS ON THE WEEKENDS WHEN THEY ARE NOT AT SCHOOL. GOLDEN CRESCENT CAPER ONE, A VOLUNTEER FOR EVERY CHILD IN NEED PROGRAM, ABLE TO HELP BRING ADVOCACY FOR 31 CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES.

GULF BEEN CENTER, WELLNESS COMMUNITY, ABLE TO ASSIST 18 INDIVIDUALS. MEALS ON WHEELS, MEAL DELIVERY PROGRAM, NINE INDIVIDUALS ASSISTED AND 858 MEALS WERE SERVED. UNITED WAY OF THE CROSSROADS, THE COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS PROGRAM, THEY WERE ABLE TO ASSIST 35 INDIVIDUALS. IN TOTAL, ALL OF OUR RECIPIENTS FOR PUBLIC SERVANTS ASSISTED 347 INDIVIDUALS AND OUR INITIAL GOAL WAS 220. THEY GREATLY EXCEEDED THAT GOAL. ALL OF OUR SUB RECIPIENTS MET THEIR GOAL OR EXCEEDED IT AND SPENT ALL OF THEIR MONEY. I'M VERY PROUD OF THEM AND VERY GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF THE SUB RECIPIENTS. I CAN'T DO IT ALL, IT IS JUST ME, I RELY ON THE SUB RECIPIENTS TO

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LOT. >> IT IS ALREADY A YEAR LATE.

ANY QUESTIONS ? >> I HAVE A COMMENT.

CONGRATULATIONS ON EXCEEDING GOALS . I DO HAVE A QUESTION THAT I THINK IT IS A VERY POSITIVE QUESTION FOR FEEDBACK FROM YOU, WHAT DO YOU SEE THE CHALLENGE WITH THE DOWN PAYMENT? WHAT COULD HELP WITH THAT?

>> THAT ONE IS A UNICORN THAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR . THEY HAVE TO MEET THE INCOME LIMITS, 80% LOW TO MODERATE INCOME, THEY ALSO HAVE TO QUALIFY FOR A MORTGAGE. I'M GETTING PEOPLE JUST ABOVE THAT 80% OR IF THEY ARE BELOW THAT 80%, THEY COME WITH A NUMBER, I DON'T HEAR FROM THEM AGAIN WITH THE APPLICATION. I DO FOLLOW UP WITH THEM TO SEE IT IS MAINLY TRYING TO GET IN THE INCOME LIMIT AND GET THEM QUALIFIED

FOR MORTGAGE . >> SPREADING THE WORD WOULD

HELP. >> YES. P.I.O. HAS BEEN A GREAT HELP WITH THAT, ALL OF THE COMMUNITY MEETINGS WE GO, I SHARE WITH THE SUB RECIPIENTS, IF THEY KNOW OF ANYBODY. KIND

OF REALLY PUSH IT. >> CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN ON THE

NUMBERS. >> THANK YOU.

>> THOSE CRITERIA ARE NOT SOMETHING, WE DON'T WRITE

THOSE CRITERIA? >> CORRECT. HUD SETS THE INCOME LIMITS I BELIEVE EVERY JUNE, THEY COME OUT WITH NEW INCOME LIMITS. WHEN THOSE NEW INCOME LIMITS COME OUT, I DO FOLLOW UP WITH PREVIOUS APPLICANTS, IF THEY WERE RIGHT OVER THAT 80% TO SEE IF THEY HAVE FALLEN INTO THAT.

>> OKAY, THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? APPRECIATE IT. WITH THAT, I WILL OPEN UP PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM C.1, THE 2023 CDBG CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORT . IF ANYONE WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE COME FORWARD . SEEING NO ONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING . I UNDERSTAND WE DO NOT NEED TO TAKE ACTION

[D. Consent Agenda:]

>> ITEM D .1 IS ADOPTION OF MINUTES HELD DECEMBER 10, 2024.

D .2 REPORTING MEMBERS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, D .3 APPROVED THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO FLEET MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF VICTORIA AND CAPER SEVEN IN THE AMOUNT OF $338,922.07. ITEM D .4 RESOLUTION APPROVING INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY FOR GROUNDWATER EXCHANGE BIO AQUATIC STUDY IN

THE AMOUNT OF $90,195. >> THANK YOU. YOU HAVE ANY

[1. Approve an interlocal agreement with the Golden Crescent Regional Plan...]

>> MOTION TO APPROVE . >> SECOND .

>> MOTION TO APPROVE IN SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. CONSENT AGENDA PASSES . MOVING TO SECTION D, ACTION ITEMS, START

WITH ITEMS E .1. >> RESOLUTION APPROVING INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE GOLDEN CRESCENT REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION TO OPERATE VICTORIA TRANSIT PUBLIC , VICTORIA PUBLIC TRANSIT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 IN THE AMOUNT

OF $228,855. >> TO PRESENT THIS ITEM, WE HAVE ALEJANDRA CRUZ, -- REGIONAL SERVICES PLANNER FROM

TRANSIT . >> WELCOME .

>> IT IS A PLEASURE TO BE BEFORE Y'ALL. LET ME ADJUST THIS BECAUSE I'M SHORT, SORRY. I'M GOING TO LET ANDREW, THE PLANNER FOR REGIONAL SERVICES TO INTRODUCE YOU , GO OVER PERFORMANCE DATA AND I WILL TAKE IT AWAY AND COVER THE FINANCIALS BEFORE WE GET INTO THE PRESENTATION, JUST SO YOU KNOW THE BACK STORY BEHIND IT, I FELT IT WAS GOOD FOR YOU ALL TO GET A SNAPSHOT OF TWO YEARS, LOOKING AT PERFORMANCE DATA, FROM HER PREVIOUS AND LOCAL AGREEMENT, PART OF THE DELIVERABLES IS GIVING ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT. HE WILL GO THROUGH THE FIGURES WITH YOU AND STOP IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE ASK HIM BEFORE I ROLL INTO THE FINANCIALS FOR BOTH OF THE YEARS WE WILL COVER. ANDREW,

PLEASE COME UP. >> THAT EVENING, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. I WILL ADJUST THE MIC. I'M SORRY. GOOD EVENING. I WILL BE GOING OVER THE PERFORMANCE DATA. I WOULD LIKE TO DIRECT YOUR ATTENTION TO THE TWO CHARTS. THE FIRST ONE IS

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THE PARATRANSIT SYSTEM PICKS THEM UP AND TAKES THEM TO THEIR DESTINATION. THE FIXED IS THE NORMAL ROUTE RUNNING THROUGH VICTORIA. ON THE FAR RIGHT, I HAVE HIGHLIGHTED THE CHANGES, PERCENTAGES YOU CAN SEE THE MAJOR CHANGES IN THE COLOR CODING ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT. I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THE TRIPS THAT HAVE CHANGED OVER THE YEARS, MOSTLY DUE TO THE REINSTATEMENT OF PEARS THAT HAPPENED AT THE BEGINNING OF FISCAL YEAR 2024. ANY QUESTIONS?

>> CAN YOU REMIND ME WHEN THE FARE WENT AWAY, WHAT YEAR WAS THE FIRST YEAR WE WENT AWAY FROM FARES?

>> EARLY 2020 WHICH WOULD BE FISCAL YEAR 21.

>> THE DATA TO SUPPORT, EVEN PREVIOUS YEARS TO '23, RIDERSHIP INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY WHEN THERE WAS NO

FARE? >> YES, IT HOVERED AROUND

200,000 MARK. >> HOW DOES '24 COMPARED TO PREVIOUSLY WHEN THERE WAS A FARE PRE-PANDEMIC, DO WE HAVE A

SENSE OF THAT ? >> I DON'T MEMBER THE NUMBER OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD EXACTLY, IT IS LOWER PRE-PANDEMIC .

>> THAT IS WHAT I THOUGHT, I RECALL YOU MENTIONING FROM PREVIOUS CONVERSATIONS EVEN THOUGH IT DECREASED IN 2024 BECAUSE OF THE FARE, IT IS FEWER PEOPLE RIDING IT THEN THERE WAS THAT THERE PREVIOUS TO THE PANDEMIC?

>> THAT IS CORRECT. >> I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT

TREND IS CLEAR. >> IS THAT THE SAME NUMBER OF

ROUTES? >> YES, THE SAME NUMBER OF ROUTES. BEGINNING OF FISCAL YEAR 25, THIS SEPTEMBER WE DID CUT GOLD BUT NOT REFLECTED YET IN THIS DATA SET.

>> WHEN WILL THE TRANSIT STUDY BE DONE?

>> THE LAST CORRESPONDENCE , THEY SHOULD BE SENDING TO TXDOT AT THE END OF THE MONTH, THEN IT IS TXDOT REVIEW, END OF THE MONTH OR EARLY NEXT MONTH WE SHOULD HAVE THE TRANSIT STUDY AT HAND.

>> YOU CAN KEEP GOING. >> THIS WILL BE PERFORMANCE METRICS, THESE ARE USED AS METRICS ACROSS ALL OF THE TRANSIT AGENCIES IN TXDOT, OPERATING COST PER HOUR PER PASSENGER PER MILE. THE LEFT IS PARATRANSIT AND THE RIGHT IS MOTOR BUS. POINT OUT THE OPERATING COST PER PASSENGER ON THE MOTOR BUS HAS DOUBLED. THIS WOULD BE DUE TO RECENT FARE'S IN LOWER RIDERSHIP AS A RESULT. MOST OF THE DATA POINTS SEEM CONSISTENT THROUGH THE TWO YEARS. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OVER THIS DATA SET? SEEING NO QUESTIONS, THESE ARE THE ANNUAL MAINTENANCE COSTS PER VEHICLE. AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS ONE DOWN BY 22% , THIS IS DUE TO POLICY CHANGES WITH THE DRIVERS.

PREVIOUSLY THE DRIVERS WOULD OFTEN CHOOSE WHICH VEHICLE THEY WOULD USE. SOMETIMES THEY CHOOSE OLDER VEHICLE MORE PRONE TO BREAKDOWNS, MEANT TO BE USED MORE AS A SPARE VEHICLE. WITH FISCAL YEAR '24, MORE STRICTLY ENFORCED USING THE NEW ALL VEHICLES , MORE SUITABLE FOR DAILY USE AND URBAN ROUTES. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS WITH THIS DATA SET ?

>> IT SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD CHANGE.

>> GOOD POLICY. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

>> I WILL ADJUST AGAIN. BEFORE I GO INTO HER RAMBLING OFF WITH FEDERAL AND LOCAL LISTS, THIS IS TO GIVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT I'M REFERRING TO. WHEN I REFER TO FEDERAL FUNDING OR FEDERAL SHARE, FUNDING DIRECTLY GIVEN TO US BY THE FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION ADMINISTRATION. WHEN I'M REFERRING TO LOCAL, THAT CAN COME IN DIFFERENT FORMS, DIFFERENT SOURCES SUCH AS THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. YOU WILL HAVE THE CITY OF VICTORIA, EMT'S NONMEDICAL EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION, FARES IN ONE BUCKET AND ADVERTISING IN OTHERS. THOSE ARE OTHER REVENUE SOURCES TO HELP MATCH OUR

FEDERAL FUNDING. >> I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO SEE THE STATE FUNDS TRENDS OVER TIME. LIKE JESUS MENTIONED, PRE-PANDEMIC, DURING PANDEMIC, AND THE EFFECTS IT COULD HAVE ON THE FUNDING IN THEIR FORMULA ALLOCATIONS.

TXDOT, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, THEIR FORMULA IS 50% MEAT AND 50% PERFORMANCE. BECAUSE OUR RIDERSHIP DECREASED, 39% LAST FISCAL YEAR, BECAUSE OF THE REINSTATEMENT OF EARS, WE SAW A DECREASE OF $20,000 IN STATE

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>> CAN YOU GO BACK A COUPLE SLIDES? I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT THE ONE WHERE YOU SHOW THE LOCAL VERSUS STATE, THE GRAPHIC. I KNOW THAT FOR SOME COUNCILMEMBERS INVOLVED IN THIS CONVERSATION WITH TRANSIT FOR MANY YEARS, YOU HAVE OBSERVED THE TREND OF THE TRANSIT SYSTEM REQUESTING ADDITIONAL FUNDS FROM US. THERE WAS THIS BELIEF THERE WAS A CORRELATION BETWEEN TXDOT PROVIDING LESS MONEY AND THE NEED FOR US TO INCREASE. WE WEREN'T ALWAYS INCREASING OUR LOCAL ALLOCATION, WHICH MEANT NOT BEING ABLE TO DRAW DOWN AS MUCH MONEY FROM THE FEDERAL DOLLARS. IT IS A DOUBLE WHAMMY.

I THINK IT IS A VERY IMPORTANT POINT, I KNOW THIS IS WHERE SHE IS HEADED AS WELL, I WANT TO REITERATE IT MYSELF, US ALONG WITH THE STATE MAKE UP THE LOCAL PIECE. IF TXDOT IS DECREASING THEIR PORTION, SOMEONE HAS TO MAKE UP THE LOCAL PIECE IN ORDER TO TRY TO DRAW DOWN THE SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. I THINK THAT IS IMPORTANT TO REITERATE AS MANY TIMES AS POSSIBLE. PLEASE CARRY

ON. >> I DID PUT TOGETHER, INSTEAD OF THROWING NUMBERS ON THE WALL FOR YOU ALL, ITERATION AND RAKE DOWN. THESE ARE MORE NUMBERS BEFORE I SHOW THE PIE CHART .

THESE ARE THE DIFFERENT SOURCES IT TOOK TO MAKE UP THAT AMOUNT OF LOCAL SHARE TO MATCH THE FEDERAL FUNDING . THIS IS THE PIE CHART I WAS TELLING YOU ABOUT, EASY ON THE EYES. THE OTHER THAT IS $330,000, THAT IS WHAT CGRPC HAD TO PUT UP TO MAKE US WHOLE. THAT IS MORE THAN RECEIVED FROM THE CITY OF VICTORIA TO OPERATE THE PROGRAM SO THAT DOES HAVE IMPACT ON OTHER PROGRAMS BECAUSE OF THE FUND IT PULLED FROM TO COVER THAT EXPENSE. WE DO NOT WANT TO DO THAT MOVING INTO FISCAL YEAR '25, WE ARE CURRENTLY IN. LATER ON THIS PRESENTATION, I WILL TELL YOU WHAT WE ARE EXPECTING BASED OFF OF PROJECTED OPERATED COST TO OPERATE THE PROGRAM.

>> YOU ARE GOING BACKWARDS. >> I'M NOT TECH SAVVY EITHER, MY APOLOGIES. OKAY, LET ME GO BACK. FOR FISCAL YEAR '25, Q 1, SNAPSHOT OF WHAT IT COST US SO FAR. THOSE FIGURES AT THE RATE WE ARE GOING FOR PERMANENT MAINTENANCE, OPERATIONS, ADMIN, LOOKING TO COVER THE ENTIRETY OF OPERATIONS TO .3, LOCAL SHARE , REITERATING THE IMPORTANCE OF MAKING UP THE LOCAL SHARE PORTION, WE NEED A LITTLE OVER 1 MILLION. AT THE RATE WE ARE GOING. JUST BEING CONSERVATIVE, LOOKING AT SERVICE PROBABLY REDUCED BY MARCH. GOING TO LOOK AT THOSE CONVERSATIONS IN TERMS OF WE CAN'T MAKE THIS WHOLE AND WE DON'T GET OTHER FORMS OF REVENUES TO MATCH OUR FEDERAL EXPENSES, WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE FOR THE SYSTEM ? I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR YOU ALL TO BE IN THE KNOW TO HAVE A HEADS UP THAT IS PROBABLY WHAT WE ARE GOING TO LEAN TOWARDS. WE WILL TRY TO CONTROL WHAT WE CAN INTERNALLY. WE CANNOT CONTROL FUEL, TIRES, TUBES, EVERYTHING THAT COMES WITH MAINTENANCE. WE CAN CONTROL OPERATIONS IN TERMS OF SCHEDULING AND WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE. WE WILL START THE CONVERSATIONS WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH. THIS RIGHT HERE IS SO THAT YOU ALL HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF THIS YEAR'S LOCAL SHARE AND THE SOURCES THAT WE HAVE . YOU HAVE THE STATE, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THAT $333,000 AMOUNT. YOU HAVE THE VICTORIA SALES TAX DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION WHICH IS THE AMOUNT , BROUGHT FORWARD TODAY FOR APPROVAL WHICH IS 228,000.

FARES, IF WE COLLECT AS MUCH FARES AS LAST YEAR, 108 AND NONEMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION, THE PORTION PUT BACK INTO THE VICTORIA TRANSIT PROGRAM. IF YOU CAN RECALL THE

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>> YES, I HAVE A QUESTION. YOU ARE SHORT HOW MUCH MONEY ? IF YOU WOULD RUN IT FOR THE WHOLE YEAR AT THE PRESENT?

>> $318,138.58 . >> WHEN THE TRANSIT STUDY COMES

OUT, IT MAY CHANGE, RIGHT ? >> NOT FOR THIS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, BY THE TIME WE HAVE THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROCESS AND WE GET TO IMPLEMENT IT, LOOKING AT FISCAL YEAR 26 TO

SEPTEMBER 2025 >> IF YOU'RE SHORT, WHY ARE YOU ASKING FOR THE SAME AMOUNT AS LAST YEAR ?

>> WE DID NOT HAVE ANY FIGURES TO GO OFF OF WHAT WE WOULD NEED TO MAKE OURSELVES WHOLE AS OF RIGHT NOW BECAUSE DURING COVID, WE HAD INFLUX OF EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDING THAT CAME IN, IT IS HARD TO PROJECT WHAT IT WOULD COST TO OPERATE THE SYSTEM CURRENTLY. IT WAS A BALLPARK NUMBER, WE KNOW THAT WE FOR SURE NEED $220,000, WE WILL NOT TURN IT DOWN, WE WOULD TAKE MORE, GLADLY. JUST SO WE GET IT APPROVED AND CONTINUE OPERATING, WE WENT AHEAD WITH THAT NUMBER. IF THAT AMOUNT NEEDS TO CHANGE, THAT IS COMPLETELY UP TO THIS BODY. WE DO NEED THE INTERLOCAL APPROVE TODAY FOR THAT AMOUNT TO CONTINUE OPERATING AT LEAST UNTIL MARCH WHEN WE HAVE TO DO

SOME CUTBACKS. >> I NOTICE, PERHAPS YOU SAID THIS, I NOTICED THAT THE STATE'S CONFIRMATION WAS 507, NOW 339 , THE BIGGEST PERCENTAGE REDUCTION BETWEEN THE TWO YEARS, WHAT WAS THE REASON FOR THAT REDUCTION IN

CONTRIBUTION? >> THAT STATE FUNDING AMOUNT FOR 507,000, THAT IS ROLLOVER STATE FUNDING. THAT ROLLED OVER BECAUSE WE HAD INFLUX OF EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDING. THAT FUNDING WAS NO MATCH REQUIRED, WHAT TXDOT ALLOWED US TO DO WAS TO EXTEND THOSE STATE GRANTS TO HELP COVER THE EXPENSES. WE NO LONGER HAVE THAT, WE ARE BACK TO THE BASELINE OF WHAT THE

FORMULA IS 333,000 . >> AS I LOOKED OVER COVID FUNDS

ESSENTIALLY? >> IT IS NOT COVID FUNDING, IT IS STATE-FUNDED NOT UTILIZED BECAUSE OF INFLUX OF EMERGENCY

RELIEF FUNDING THAT WE HAD. >> GOT IT, OKAY. THAT MIGHT BE PART OF IT, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, THE REDUCTION IS ALSO DUE TO THE DECREASE IN RIDERSHIP .

>> CORRECT, IT IS. >> THERE IS A CORRELATION BETWEEN THAT. THE FACT THAT RIDERSHIP WENT DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY IN '24, COMPARATIVELY SPEAKING TO '23, TXDOT WOULD SEND YOU LESS MONEY THE NEXT YEAR. THAT IS THE COMMON DENOMINATOR HERE WITH THIS THAT IS PROBABLY EASIER AND MORE TANGIBLE TO WRAP OUR HEADS AROUND, THE DECREASE IN RIDERSHIP LEADS TO LESS MONEY FROM THE STATE SO SOMEBODY HAS TO MAKE UP THAT LOCAL PIECE IN ORDER TO DRAW DOWN THE AMOUNT OF MONEY NEEDED FROM THE FEDERAL SIDE OF IT.

>> THE CORRELATION BETWEEN THAT IS REINSTITUTION OF FARES , WE

ARE ASSUMING . >> YES, FROM DATA, IT IS SHOWING REINSTATEMENT OF FAIR -- FARES .

>> IT LEADS TO FROM A STRATEGY STANDPOINT, BECAUSE OF THE REVENUE FROM THE STATE OUTWEIGHS THE REVENUE MADE BY FARES, FROM THE STRATEGY STANDPOINT, THE TRANSIT SYSTEM AND US , THE OWNER, IF YOU WILL, OF THE SYSTEM, DO WE REMOVE FARES? EVEN THOUGH WE LOSE 108,000, WE KNOW THAT WE WILL GET ADDITIONAL 200, 250,000 FROM THE STATE NEXT YEAR? THESE ARE STRATEGY CONVERSATIONS THAT NEED TO BE HAD BETWEEN US, IT IS OUR TRANSIT SYSTEM, THAT IS THE ONE PIECE I SHOULD'VE MENTIONED AT THE BEGINNING. IN MY 5 1/2 YEARS HERE , I HAVE HEARD THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE VIEW IT AS, THE REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION TRANSIT SYSTEM. IT IS OUR TRANSIT SYSTEM, WE HIRE THEM TO RUN IT. WE NEED TO HAVE SOME OWNERSHIP AND PLAY A ROLE IN WHAT KIND OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM WE WANT IN OUR COMMUNITY . AND BE PART OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS. WE WANTED TO HAVE THIS PRESENTATION TONIGHT IN THIS SETTING BECAUSE WE COULD HAVE EASILY NOT HAD IT TONIGHT BECAUSE THE MONEY IS COMING FROM GCRPC, HAD A CONVERSATION TO BRING THIS BEFORE YOU, WE

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>> THE STATES, WHEN THEY DO THEIR CALCULATION OF WHAT THE SHARE IS GOING TO BE, WITH THE PERCENTAGES GOING TO BE, IS THERE ANY DIFFERENCE IN THE CALCULATION IF YOU CHARGE A FARE VERSUS IF YOU DON'T CHARGE A FARE ? ARE THOSE TWO

PROGRAMS TREATED DIFFERENTLY? >> NO, IT DOES NOT AFFECT IT OTHER THAN IF YOU REMOVE FARES, YOUR RIDERSHIP WILL INCREASE THEREFORE INCREASING THE AMOUNT THE STATE WILL GIVE YOU BECAUSE THEY WILL SEE THE DATA , YOU HAVE MORE NEED. THE DEMAND IS THERE, WE WILL GIVE YOU MORE MONEY VERSUS --

>> THE STATE INCENTIVIZES NOT CHARGING THERE .

>> IF YOU LOOK AT IT FROM THAT, YES.

>> THE STATE DOES NOT CARE IF YOU CHARGE A FARE OR NOT. IT HAPPENS IN OUR PARTICULAR INSTANCE, THERE IS A CORRELATION BETWEEN RIDERSHIP AND FARES.

>> GOT IT , OKAY. >> NONEMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION HAS DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY AS WELL. WAS THAT BASED ON QUARTER ONE ? OR HISTORICALLY SPEAKING, WHICH ONE IS THE ANOMALY ? THE 17 OR 69?

>> THE 69 IS AN ANOMALY. WE ARE IN SUCH A BIG HOLE, WE PUT THE REVENUE WE GOT FROM NONEMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION TO URBAN TRANSIT, WHEN REALLY IT IS URBAN AND RURAL, YOU WANT TO KEEP THOSE WITHIN THE COMPANY COMPARTMENTALIZE POOLS. BECAUSE WE WANTED TO MAKE UP OVER $300,000, WE DID THAT ROUTE. THAT 17,000 IS A PERSON OF WHAT RIDES ORIGINATE HERE PUTTING BACK INTO THE PROGRAM .

>> OKAY, THANK YOU. >> THESE PROJECTED FIGURES ARE US RUNNING WITHOUT THE GOLDRATT, WE WOULD RUN SEVEN ROUTES BUT WE ARE RUNNING SIX ROUTES RIGHT NOW. WE ARE OPERATING ON A SERVICE CUT THAT STARTED AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS FISCAL YEAR. WE ARE SAVING $25,000 MONTHLY BY DOING THAT CUT AS WELL. FOOD FOR THOUGHT, I KNOW IT IS A LOT, WE OPERATE THIS PROGRAM ON THE CITY 'S BEHALF AND WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU AT THE TABLE WHEN WE HAVE THAT DISCUSSION ON HOW TO MAKE US WHOLE ON THE DIFFERENT STRATEGIES, SUCH AS WE EXPLORE GOING FARE-FREE, WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE ?

>> FOR ADDITIONAL CONTEXT, UP UNTIL THREE YEARS AGO OR SO, THE ALLOCATION TOWARD TRANSIT WAS COMING FROM CITY'S GENERAL FUND, WHICH AT THE TIME MADE IT DIFFICULT TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT INCREASING THAT AMOUNT. AT THAT POINT, IT WAS COMPETING WITH POLICE VEHICLES, FIRE ENGINES, LITERALLY COMPETING WITH EVERY OTHER EXPENSE THAT COMES FROM A GENERAL FUND. WE MADE VERY INTENTIONAL SWITCH CHANGING THE SOURCE OF FUNDS GOING TO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TO THE GOLDEN CRESCENT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, CHANGE THE MIND-SET FROM PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, SOMETHING UTILIZED BY THE LESS FORTUNATE TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TOOL THAT HELPS CONNECT PEOPLE WITH JOBS, HELPS CONNECT PEOPLE WITH THE RESOURCES AND AMENITIES WE PROVIDE LIKE RIVERSIDE PARK AND OTHER THINGS. I THINK WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED THAT MIND SHIFT WITHOUT PEOPLE VIEW PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AND THE ROLE IT CAN PLAY WITH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. HENCE THE EFFORT TO GO THROUGH ROUTE STUDY BECAUSE OF A LOT OF THE FEEDBACK OUR STAFF HER THROUGH OTHER MASTER PLANNING PROCESSES AND OUR OWN, MAYBE YOURS, IT IS NOT REALLY GOING TO THE PLACES IT NEEDS TO GO. IT DOES NOT MAKE SENSE, IT TAKES FOREVER, THAT TYPE OF THING. THERE WAS A CONSULTANT THAT WAS HIRED THAT IS ASSESSING AND LOOKING AT ALL OF THAT. THE MESSAGES WE HAVE GIVEN TO THE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, WE FULLY EXPECT THE CONTRIBUTION TOWARD TRANSIT TO GO UP WHEN IT CAME TIME TO IMPLEMENT THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE PLAN. THE WHOLE POINT OF THE PLAN AND ENHANCING THE ROUTES WAS TO BETTER CONNECT PEOPLE, FOR EXAMPLE, ON THE SOUTH SIDE TO JOBS ON THE NORTH SIDE AS ONE EXAMPLE. THERE IS A CORRELATION BETWEEN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THAT.

UNFORTUNATELY, THE TIMELINE AND PROCESS FOR THAT ROUTE STUDY HAS TAKEN LONGER THAN WHAT WE ANTICIPATED SO IT PUT US IN A POSITION WE HAVE TO POTENTIALLY CONSIDER CONTRIBUTING ADDITIONAL DOLLARS JUST TO KEEP THINGS AS IS FOR FISCAL YEAR '25 TO BUY US TIME TO FIGURE OUT, WHAT IS THAT NEW ROUTE SYSTEM LOOK LIKE? WHAT DO THOSE IMPROVEMENTS LOOK LIKE? WHICH

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>> I WOULD THINK THE RESULTS OF THE STUDY WILL HELP DRIVE A PATH FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION ABOUT THE BEST WAY TO MAXIMIZE STATE DOLLARS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. I THINK WE DO WHAT WE CAN TO HOLD THE LINE, IF YOU WILL . ONCE THE STUDY COMES IN, I THINK IT IS DEFINITELY GOING TO FACILITATE FURTHER CONVERSATIONS THAT NEED TO BE HAD AROUND THESE ISSUES AND

AREAS. >> YES, WE NEED TO HAVE FURTHER CONVERSATIONS. THIS IS JUST A STOPGAP.

>> RIGHT. >> THE STOPGAP IS ONLY IF WE FIND ADDITIONAL $318,000 . IN THE ABSENCE OF THAT ADDITIONAL $318,000, THE SYSTEM GOES THROUGH ADDITIONAL REDUCTIONS OF SERVICE IN MARCH, JUST TO BE CLEAR. THAT WOULD INCREASE OUR ALLOCATION BY THAT AMOUNT. AND PUT US ABOVE HALF A MILLION

DOLLARS. >> WE NEED TO HAVE THIS CONVERSATION AFTER THE TRANSIT --

>> YES. >> LIKELY MORE THAN $318,000.

BECAUSE IF YOU REMOVE FARES, THAT 118,000 THAT WOULD BE MADE UP IN FARES WOULD NEED TO BE MADE UP? WE GET RID OF FARES TO

INCREASE RIDERSHIP ? >> MY UNDERSTANDING IT IS NOT THAT EASY TO GET RID OF FARES, IS IT?

>> IF WE ARE GOING TO REMOVE FARES, IT WOULD SHOWED NO BURDEN ON THE COMMUNITY WHATSOEVER, IT WOULD BE A QUICKER PROCESS THAN IT WOULD BE TO INCREASE THE COST. IF WE INCREASE THE COST AND WE HAVE TO UNDERGO FARE EQUITY

ANALYSIS. >> FARES ARE WHAT?

>> $1.50 OR $1.75. >> ALWAYS WONDERED WHY IT

WASN'T JUST $1? >> THERE IS ONE POINT WE WERE FARELESS. ANY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS WE MAKE ON BEHALF OF THIS PROGRAM, COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PROGRAMMING, THE BUS FACILITIES, BUS STOPS, ANY BUSES THAT WE PROCURE, IT IS DONE THROUGH THAT PROGRAM AND STAFF DOES APPLY FOR TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT CREDITS TO MAKE UP THAT MATCH REQUIRED FOR THAT CAPITAL PROJECT. IF YOU LOOK AT THE SYSTEM AS A WHOLE, THERE ARE ELEMENTS THAT ARE NOT CAPTURED IN THIS AS FAR AS THE PROGRAM AND ENHANCING, WE ARE DOING OUR DUE DILIGENCE TO TRY TO CUT BACK ON ANY EXPENSE THAT WE CAN

TO OPERATE. >> GOING BACK TO FARES FOR JUST A MINUTE FOR PEOPLE THAT MAYBE NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT USING THE TRANSIT SYSTEM, HOW ARE THE FARES PAID ? IS IT CASH, CREDIT CARD, ARE THERE TRANSIT CARDS , WHERE DO THEY GET THE CARDS OR

TOKENS? >> RIGHT NOW IT IS JUST CASH .

WE DO HAVE OTHER PROGRAMS THAT YOU CAN GET VOUCHERS FOR AND GET A RIDE. THOSE ARE ALL VOUCHER BASE, IT IS EITHER VOUCHER OR CASH IN HAND. WE DO HAVE CARDS WE HAVE NOT IMPLEMENTED THAT STAGE YET BECAUSE WE ARE LOOKING AT DOING FARE COLLECTION EQUIPMENT ENHANCEMENTS TO TRY TO

STREAMLINE THAT PROCESS. >> THANK YOU.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE FOR

US? >> NO, I HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT

EVENING AND HAPPY HOLIDAY . >> THANK YOU, YOU TOO. I MOVE

THAT WE ADOPT . >> I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT ITEM E. 1. MOTION AND SECOND? FURTHER DISCUSSION?

>> YES, I LOOK FORWARD TO THEM COMING BACK .

>> YES, I THINK WE HIGHLIGHTED THE NEED FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION AND LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING THAT.

>> WE ANTICIPATE BRINGING IT TO THE SALES TAX DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION , IN THAT SETTING, SINCE THE FUNDING WOULD

ORIGINATE FROM THAT GROUP. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND

[2. Authorize posting and publication of notice of intention to issue cert...]

PASSES. MOVING ON TO E. 2 . >> NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ISSUE

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IMPROVEMENTS. >> WELCOME .

>> TANK YOU , GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. AS PART OF THE FISCAL 2025 PROGRAM, ORIGINALLY WE HAD PRESENTED ISSUING AS PART OF THE BUDGET $6 MILLION IN BONDS AND AT LAST WEEK'S MEETING, WE PRESENTED OPTION TO COVER INCREASED COST ON A PROJECT TO BRING THAT TOTAL ISSUE TO $7.76 MILLION.

TONIGHT'S ITEM, WHAT WE ARE DOING IS AUTHORIZING MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF BONDS TO ISSUE, NOT ACTUALLY ISSUING ANY TONIGHT , THAT WILL COME IN FEBRUARY. WE HAVE THE OPTION AT ANY TIME TO MODIFY THE AMOUNT THAT WE DO ISSUE BASED ON SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT REGARDING MODIFICATION FOR VINE STREET. ASSUMING WORST-CASE THE AMOUNT ISSUED FOR BONDS. THAT IS PRETTY MUCH WHAT I'VE GOT HERE. I HAVE DUSTY TRAILER HERE, OUR FINANCIAL ADVISER FROM -- CAPITAL MARKETS AND HE

WILL GO OVER THE TIMELINE. >> GOOD EVENING EVERYONE , IT IS OUR HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO REPRESENT THE CITY OF VICTORIA AS FINANCIAL ADVISER. AS WESLEY INDICATED, THE ACTION BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING IS SIMPLY THE START OF THE PROCESS, THE APPROVAL OF THE NOTICE OF INTENT AND PUBLICATION OF THAT NOTICE OF INTENT THAT NOTICE MUST BE PUBLISHED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME 45 DAYS PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF THE DEBT . AT THIS POINT RIGHT NOW, WE ARE ANTICIPATING THE DEBT TO BE SOLD ON FEBRUARY 18TH, THAT IS WHEN WE COME BACK BEFORE COUNCIL WITH THE FINAL PRODUCT. WE WILL BE OUT ON THE MARKET TO SELL THE CEOS THAT DAY THAT WILL LOCK IN THE FINAL INTEREST RATE AND FINAL TERM OF THE CO S. LIKE WESLEY INDICATED, THE $7.76 MILLION AMOUNT IS MAXIMUM AMOUNT, YOU CANNOT GO ABOVE THAT AMOUNT. AS COUNCIL AND STAFF MEET BETWEEN NOW AND FEBRUARY, WE CAN BRING THE AMOUNT DOWN IF IT IS DETERMINED THAT IS THE MORE APPROPRIATE AMOUNT. WE WILL BE WORKING CLOSELY WITH STAFF BETWEEN NOW AND THEN TO FINALIZE THE PRELIMINARY OFFICIAL STATEMENT OFFERING DOCUMENT, WE WILL VISIT WITH THE RATING AGENCY IN JANUARY AND BE READY TO HAVE THE SALE IN FEBRUARY AND HAVE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL REVIEWED THE TRANSACTION FOR APPROVAL , THE CITY ANTICIPATED TO RECEIVE

FUNDS THE MIDDLE OF MARCH . >> ARE YOU DOING THE RIGHT

MEETINGS? >> YEAH, YOU ARE THE BOSS.

>> WE HAVE TO GET THAT CREDIT UPGRADE.

>> YES, SIR. >> ANY QUESTIONS? MERRY

CHRISTMAS, MR. BOND. >> MERRY CHRISTMAS, MR.

LOFFGREN . >> THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION, APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE, LOOK FORWARD TO

WORKING WITH YOU >> THANK YOU, Y'ALL. MERRY

CHRISTMAS. >> IF THERE IS NOTHING FURTHER,

MOTION FOR E. 2 . >> MOTION AND SECOND, ANY

[3. Approve contract with Tyler Technologies, Inc. for the Tyler Munis ERP...]

MOVING TO E. 3 . >> RESOLUTION APPROVING CONTRACT WITH TYLER TECHNOLOGIES WITH THE TYLER MUNIS ERP SYSTEM ESTIMATE AMOUNT OF $2,289,000.

>> GOOD EVENING, TONIGHT, THIS ITEM IS , WE WENT THROUGH THE PROJECT OF PROCURING NEW ERP , WHICH IS ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING SYSTEM, LAYMAN'S TERMS, MORE LIKE ACCOUNTING SYSTEM, IT IS NAMED SUCH BECAUSE IT CAN DO MORE THAN ACCOUNTING, PRIMARILY USE IT FOR ACCOUNTING AT THIS TIME, PAYROLL AND THAT SORT OF THING BUT IT CAN ENCOMPASS ALL CITY SERVICES INCLUDING DEVELOPMENT, PERMITTING PROCESS, MUNICIPAL COURT, ALL OF THAT. A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON WHERE WE ARE TODAY, WE HAVE BEEN USING -- SINCE FISCAL YEAR 2000, IT CAME AT A COST OF $1.3 MILLION AND ONE TIME COST TO PUT THAT SYSTEM IN PLACE. THIS IS VERY ROBUST SYSTEM, SUITED FOR BIGGER CORPORATIONS, LARGE ACCOUNTING STAFFS AND I.T.

DEPARTMENTS THAT CAN DEDICATE RESOURCES EXCLUSIVELY TO THE SYSTEM WE HAVE USED IT, WORKED WELL FOR US BUT NEVER USE IT TO MAXIMUM CAPACITY DUE TO THE PERSONNEL THAT WE HAVE.

>> I HAVE GIVEN THE EXAMPLE THAT THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO UTILIZES S.A.P. AND HAS A WHOLE TEAM AT THE I.T. DEPARTMENT THAT HANDLES S.A.P. IT IS THAT KIND OF SOFTWARE THAT YOU NEED

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THAT TYPE OF SUPPORT . >> THIS IS A LITTLE BUSY HERE, THERE ARE TWO CHARTS. THEY LOOK ALMOST IDENTICAL, THE ONE ON THE LEFT MAPS OUT OUR CURRENT SYSTEMS WITH S.A.P. AND HOW THEY TALK TO ONE ANOTHER. CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW, EVERYTHING IS DONE VIA MANUAL ENTRY. TRANSACTION ENTERED INTO ONE SYSTEM AND MANUALLY IMPORTED INTO S.A.P. WHAT WE WANTED TO DO AS PART OF THE SYSTEM IS MODERNIZE AND INTEGRATE AS MUCH AS WE COULD . NOW WHEN YOU LOOK ON THE RIGHT SIDE, OUR GOAL , THE ERP THAT WE PICKED, WE WOULD WANT AUTOMATIC , MORE LIKE NIGHTLY IMPORT, SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS AUTOMATICALLY THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO MANUALLY. IT REDUCES DATA ENTRY ERRORS, THAT SORT OF THING. AND ALSO, WHERE NEEDED, WE COULD HAVE INTERFACE WHERE WE ENTER LIVE DATA BETWEEN THE TWO . WE HAD TO LIMIT THAT SOMEWHAT BECAUSE OF THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH HAVING LIVE INTERFACE, IT IS MORE COST-EFFECTIVE TO DO THE AUTOMATED IMPORTS. OUR PROCUREMENT PROCESS HAS BEEN ABOUT 15 MONTH PROCESS, WE STARTED THIS IN SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR. WE CONSULTED WITH -- AS THE ERP CONSULTANT, THEY DID THE LEG WORK DEVELOPING THE ERP AND GOING THROUGH THE SCORING AND ASSISTING WITH THAT PROCESS. WE ISSUED THE RFP , CLOSED IN APRIL. OUT OF THE SEVEN PROPOSALS, NARROWED IT DOWN TO TWO WE CALLED TO DO LIVE DEMOS, EACH ONE OF THE VENDORS CAME FOR A DAY AND A HALF AND PRESENTED THE PRODUCT TO US AS WELL AS CONSULTANT. CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS IN SEPTEMBER AND HERE TONIGHT TO PRESENT THAT CONTRACT. AND ALSO, I DID NOT MENTION THIS BEFORE, WE DO HAVE DAVID CARL, HE IS WITH TYLER TECHNOLOGIES, HE IS ON ZOOM RIGHT NOW. IF I HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PRODUCT ITSELF, HE IS ONLINE AND WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM -- CONSULTING. THROUGH THIS PROCESS, RECOMMENDING TYLER MUNIS ERP SYSTEM. TYLER IS A COMPANY THAT HAS BEEN AROUND, BASICALLY STARTED USING COMPUTERS. THEY PROVIDE SOFTWARE EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE PUBLIC SECTOR. IT IS VERY MUCH TAILORED TO GOVERNMENT OPERATION . LIKE I SAID, THEY ARE PRETTY LARGE OPERATION, THEY CURRENTLY HAVE OVER 50 CITIES USING THE ERP, SOME OF THE MAJOR CITIES ARE LISTED THERE AS WELL AS SAN MARCUS.

THEY ARE VERY EXPERIENCED IN TEXAS. WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT AS PART OF THE PROJECT AND IMPLEMENTING FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WHICH WOULD BE PHASE ONE OF THE PROJECT AND WOULD TAKE ROUGHLY 12 MONTHS TO IMPLEMENT IN EACH ONE WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED ONE AFTER THE OTHER. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INCLUDES COUNTY AND ACCOUNTS PAYABLE BUDGET, PROCUREMENT AS WELL, HUMAN RESOURCES , SOME OF YOU MAY RECALL , WE DID SWITCH OVER TO -- FOR THAT WHOLE HR SYSTEM, NOT REPLACING THAT SYSTEM, TAKING OUT OF IT PAYROLL AND TIMEKEEPING WHICH HAD BEEN S.A.P. BEFORE AND PUTTING IT BACK WITH ERP, IT MAKES MORE SENSE TO KEEP DATA UP-TO-DATE AND FROM BUDGETING PERSPECTIVE, EVERYTHING IS IN SYNC . THAT WOULD BE PHASE TWO OF THE PROJECT. THE LAST PHASE OF THE PROJECT WOULD BE UTILITY BILLING, IT WILL TAKE ESTIMATED 36 MONTHS TO GET FULLY IMPLEMENTED. SOME KEY IMPROVEMENTS AND COMPARISONS TO THE TWO, TYLER IS A CLOUD-BASED SYSTEM SO WHAT YOU SEE WITH THOSE, YOU GET THE LATEST AND GREATEST PRODUCT AT ALL TIMES.

WHAT WE HAVE WITH S.A.P., I COULD NOT TELL YOU THE LAST TIME WE HAD AN UPGRADE, IT LOOKS THE SAME TO ME SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE. TYPICALLY HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS UPGRADE AS WELL WHERE IS THE CONTINUOUS UPDATES YOU GET WITH THIS PRODUCT ARE INCLUDED WITH THE MAINTENANCE FEE THAT YOU PAY EACH YEAR.

THERE WILL BE MORE AUTOMATION AND BETTER REPORTING TOOLS, A LOT LESS MANUAL PROCESSES, A LOT OF MANUAL DATA ENTRY, DOWNLOADING EXCEL, UPLOADING OTHER FILES TO DO FINANCIAL ANALYSIS SO THAT WILL BE A BIG HELP FOR US. WE HAVE NEGOTIATED 10 YEAR CONTRACT WITH THEM SO HAVE A GOOD IDEA OF WHAT WILL BE PAYING THE NEXT 10 YEARS. WITH IT BEING A NEW PRODUCT AND MUCH MORE USER-FRIENDLY INTERFACE, ASSISTANCE PORTAL AS WELL WHERE THEY CAN PAY ANY BILLING THE CITY ISSUES, UTILITY BILLING AND ANYTHING ELSE YOU MAY GET, FALSE ALARM FEE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT WOULD ALSO BE THERE. I WILL SKIP

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AWAY. WE WILL GET THERE. >> IT IS THE FUND THAT NEVER GOES AWAY. I FEEL LIKE FIVE YEARS FROM NOW REFERENCING THE

TXDOT OVERPASS. >> IT IS NICE.

>> I HOPE THAT WE ARE. >> OUR PLAN FOR THE FUTURE ONE-TIME COST , TO FUND THAT PRIMARILY THROUGH THE GENERAL FUND, WATERFRONT, ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FUND, ROUGHLY OVER 900,000 LEFT TO FUND THERE. WE PROPOSE INITIALLY SPLITTING THAT EVENLY AMONGST THOSE FUNDS. AND DEPENDING UPON CAPACITY, WE COULD CONSIDER OTHER FUNDS SUCH AS COMMUNITY CENTER , HOTEL TAX TO HELP CONTRIBUTE TO SOME OF THOSE COSTS. FUTURE MAINTENANCE WE WILL SEE ADDED INTO I.T. FUN SOFTWARE, MAINTENANCE BUDGET LINE , WITH THE I.T. FUND, IT IS INTERNAL SERVICE FUND, ALL OF IT IS MONEY, ALL OF THE REVENUE COMES FROM ALL OF THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS. THAT TOTAL SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE COST WOULD BE ALLOCATED OUT AMONGST ALL

CITY FUNDS. >> CITY DEPARTMENT GOES TO BUDGET PRESENTATIONS, THANKS, JAMES. DEPARTMENTAL BUDGETS GO UP TYPICALLY BECAUSE OF THE I.T. PART GOES UP .

>> BY YEAR FOUR IT WILL GO DOWN. YOU'RE WELCOME.

>> ARE YOU GOING TO BE HERE THEN, JAMES?

>> THAT IS BASICALLY WHAT I'VE GOT. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME ON ANYTHING, I'M HERE AS WELL AS REPRESENTATIVE FROM TYLER AND OUR CONSULTANT AS WELL .

>> WE DID, WESLEY, AS PART OF THE CIP , WE DID INCLUDE THREE YEAR PLAN, WE DID INCLUDE THE ALLOCATION FOR THIS PROJECT.

HISTORICALLY, WE HAVE NOT NECESSARILY INCLUDED I.T.

CENTRIC PROJECTS OR CONSIDERED IT A CAPITAL PROJECT. BUT WE CHANGE THE DEFINITION OF HOW WE DEFINED CAPITAL PROJECT A FEW YEARS AGO AND BECAUSE OF THE QUANTITY OF MONEY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS I.T. INVESTMENT, HE ADDED IT TO THE CIP . EVEN THOUGH HE IS GOING THROUGH THE FUNDING SOURCES NOW, DON'T THINK THAT NEEDS TO SORT OF HAPPEN OUTSIDE OF THIS. IT IS ALREADY INCORPORATED INTO THE CIP AND WOULD BE MOVING FOR AS PART OF THE THREE YEAR CIP PLAN ALREADY PRESENTED AND SIGNED

OFF ON EARLIER IN THE YEAR. >> ANY QUESTIONS? IT SEEMS THE PRESENTATION IS FOR LESS MONEY AND YOU WILL GET A MORE FUNCTIONAL AND INTEGRATED SYSTEM, DID I WHITTLE THAT DOWN

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APPROPRIATELY ? >> EXACTLY .

>> THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE THE INFORMATION. I WILL ENTERTAIN MOTIONS RESPECTING E. 3. MOTION AND SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION ON E. 3 LIKES ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? E. 3 PASSES

[1. Parks and Recreation Commission Update. Lisa Wube, Director of Parks a...]

REPORTS THIS EVENING? >> WE DO, WE HAVE TWO, PARKS AND RECREATION CENTRIC THE FIRST SPEARHEADED BY LISA WUBE SO I WILL TURN IT OVER TO HER FOR THE PARKS AND RATE

COMMISSION UPDATE . >> GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I'M HERE TO PRESENT PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION UPDATE. THIS YEAR'S NATIONAL PARKS IN ASSOCIATION IS WHERE YOU BELONG, CELEBRATES THE MANY WAYS PROFESSIONALS ACROSS THE COUNTRY FOSTER A SENSE OF BELONGING IN THEIR COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING WELCOMING AND INCLUSIVE PROGRAMS, ESSENTIAL SERVICES FOR ALL AGES AND ABILITIES AND SAFE ACCESSIBLE SPACES TO BUILD MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS. OUR GOAL, AS WELL AS THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION, IS TO LEVERAGE THE VALUE FOR OUR COMMUNITY. WE WANT TO WORK WITH OUR RESIDENTS CONTINUOUSLY PROVIDING QUALITY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. I WANT TO THANK OUR ELECTED LEADERSHIP AS WELL AS PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSIONERS FOR HELPING US BE IN A SPACE WHERE WE CAN GROW.

THEY ARE AN IMPORTANT LIAISON FOR IMPROVING THE PARKS AND RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES IN OUR DEPARTMENT AND WE HAVE NINE BOARD MEMBERS. WINOVICH, THE VICE CHAIR IS HERE THIS EVENING

. >> RIGHT BEHIND YOU HIDING.

>> LORI -- IS THE CHAIR, BRIAN BILLINGSLY IS THE VICE CHAIR, JOHN --, GLENDA --, DONNA ROBERTS, HARLEY FISK, MICHAEL --. I WILL HAVE BRIAN COME UP AND TALK BEFORE I CONTINUE WITH THE PRESENTATION TO GIVE YOU A BIT OF THE HISTORY, THE MEETING TIMES, SHORT-TERM GOALS, LONG-TERM OBJECTIVES, AND

CURRENT PROJECTS. >> GOOD EVENING, WELCOME .

>> THANKS, THANKS, LISA, THANKS, COUNCIL FOR LETTING US BE HERE TONIGHT. I WANT TO SPEAK QUICKLY, LISA ASKED ME TO COME TO THE MEETING AND THANK COUNCIL. I HAVE BEEN ON THE PARKS AND REC COMMISSION FOUR YEARS NOW, GOING THROUGH A LOT OF THE LONG-TERM PLANNING PROJECTS, WEEKENDS AT THE PARK'S OFFICE, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, WHAT DOES THE COMMUNITY WANT OUT OF THE PARKS DEPARTMENT, HOW CAN WE WORK WITH THE ALL AS VOLUNTEERS THAT CARED DEEPLY ABOUT THEIR PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT IN VICTORIA TO MAKE IT BETTER FOR EVERYBODY. I REALLY APPRECIATE Y'ALL DOING SOMETHING WITH THAT BECAUSE WHEN I FIRST GOT ON THE COMMISSION, ARE WE GOING TO GO THROUGH THE LONG, ARDUOUS PLANNING PROCESSES AND PUT THESE MASSIVE, 100 PAGE REPORTS TOGETHER AND THEY GO GET STUCK ON A CITY SHELF SOMEWHERE AND NOTHING GETS DONE. TO MY SURPRISE, THE WHEELS MOVED QUICKLY AND WE HAVE SEEN A LOT OF STUFF HAPPENED, Y'ALL HAVE APPROVED PROJECTS IN RIVERSIDE PARK, BRONSON PARK, A LOT OF NEW PLAY STRUCTURES. BEING A FAMILY DAD OF THREE LITTLE KIDS THAT UTILIZE THE PARKS A LOT, IT IS AWESOME TO TAKE THE KIDS TO THE PARKS, FOUR OR FIVE YEARS AGO WHEN MY KIDS WERE LITTLE, HAD RUSTY JAGGED EDGES, NO, NO, DON'T GO PLAY OVER THERE. THERE IS NO MORE PEA GRAVEL, HARD CONCRETE WHEN THEY FALL DOWN, SEEING THE NICE NEW PARKS MEANS A LOT TO ME AS A PARENT AND CITIZEN IN VICTORIA AND COMMISSIONER TO SEE THAT CITY COUNCIL TAKES IT SERIOUSLY, TAKES OUR RECOMMENDATIONS SERIOUSLY AND PUTS MONEY BEHIND THESE PROJECTS TO MAKE THE COMMUNITY BETTER. AS A FELLOW SERVANT OF THE COMMUNITY, I APPRECIATE Y'ALL STANDING BEHIND THE PARKS AND REC COMMISSION AND HELPING US OUT WITH THESE INITIATIVES SO THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU AND APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE TO THE PARKS BOARD. I KNOW YOU ARE BIG ASSET FOR US SO THANK YOU.

>> HERE IS A LITTLE HISTORY ABOUT OUR PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION, IT WAS ESTABLISHED BY CITY COUNCIL NOVEMBER 19, 1962. THIS WAS PRIOR TO THE CREATION OF A PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT . AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, THE PURPOSE OF THE COMMISSION WAS TO ADVISE THE CITY COUNCIL IN MATTERS PERTAINING TO ACQUISITION, DEVELOPMENT, MANAGEMENT, MAINTENANCE, AND THE USE OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION AREAS AND FACILITIES. SINCE 1962 , SIGNIFICANT MILESTONES IN DEVELOPMENT. WE FAST-FORWARD TO 2020 . STAFF NOTED THAT THE BYLAWS FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION WAS OUTDATED AND IT NEEDED REVISIONS. TO REFLECT THE CURRENT OPERATIONS OF THE CITY PARKS AND THE MISSION.

ON AUGUST 10TH, COMMISSION REVIEWED AND APPROVED A

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ON SEPTEMBER 15TH, PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSIONERS WERE APPOINTED TO THE COMMISSION DURING THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. OUR MEETING TIMES ARE IN THIS VERY ROOM , CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, THE SECOND MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 5:00 AND WE DO HAVE LIVE PUBLIC ACCESS AVAILABLE ON TV 15. I WAS GOING TO HIGHLIGHT A BIT OF OUR SHORT-TERM GOALS FOR OUR COMMISSIONERS AND BOARD. WE OVERSEE, WE WANT TO OVERSEE THE SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PARKS MASTER PLAN, NUMBER ONE SHORT-TERM GOAL. AS WELL AS HOLD A COMMISSION WORKSHOP ONCE A YEAR. OUR MASTER PLAN IS THE ROAD MAP TO GUIDE US YOUR TASING THE NEEDS AND SET CLEAR VISION FOR PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT AND OUR COMMISSION, WE TYPICALLY HAVE ANALYSIS SHARED WITH THE COMMISSION THAT PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE VIEW OF OUR PARK SYSTEM. WE ALSO WANT TO INCREASE VOLUNTEER EFFORTS WITH OUR CITYWIDE EVENTS. WE WANT TO TELL OUR ORGANIZATION STORY AND WHY PEOPLE SHOULD SUPPORT IT. WE ALSO WOULD LIKE TO APPLY FOR OUR TREE CITY USA DESIGNATION. IT IS A NATIONAL URBAN FORESTRY ORGAN THAT RECOGNIZES COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE ESTABLISHED PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE THEIR COMMUNITY FOREST AND EXPAND THEIR PUBLIC TREES. SOME OF OUR LONG-TERM OBJECTIVES ARE TO INTRODUCE NEW RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS , ENSURE ACCESSIBILITY FEATURES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AT ALL OF OUR PARKS , AND PROMOTE ACTIVE LIFESTYLE THROUGH EXPANDED FITNESS AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS. , WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO RE-ESTABLISH A PARKS FOUNDATION. WE ARE CONSIDERING RE-ESTABLISHING THE EXISTING PARK FOUNDATION, VICTORIA PARKS COALITION INC. . LASTLY, WE WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE CAPRA ACCREDITATION. COMMISSION FOR ACCREDITATION OF PARKS AND RECREATION AGENCIES THAT WE CALL CAPRA, IT IS A WAY FOR PARKS AND RECREATION AGENCIES TO DEMONSTRATE THAT THEY MEET NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR EXCELLENCE AND SERVICE AND OPERATION . WE LOOK TO APPLY IN 2025. OUR CURRENT PROJECTS, AS I SPOKE BEFORE, IS OUR TREE CITY USA INITIATIVE . I WANTED TO SHARE A FEW HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR NEXT STEPS IN ORDER FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. FIRST, WE NEED TO MAKE AN OFFICIAL REQUEST FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION TO SERVE AS THE TREE ADVISORY BOARD. AT OUR LAST BOARD MEETING, THE COMMISSIONERS VOTED TO SERVE AS A DUAL BOARD. ALSO TO CREATE AIM FOR CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION, THE FIRST READING IN SECOND READING OF WHAT WOULD HAVE TO BE CREATED OUR NEW TREE ORDINANCE DOES NOT INCLUDE PUBLIC PRIVATE PROPERTY. AND ALSO FINAL ADOPTION BY CITY COUNCIL . THE APPROVED ORDINANCE WILL BE ADDED TO THE MUNICH CODE AND ALSO, THE LAST STEP IS SUBMITTING TREE CITY USA APPLICATION. OUR BOARD ALLOWS US TO BRING DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES TO THE TABLE.

THEIR INSIGHT IS VALUABLE AND WE APPRECIATE THEIR SUPPORT . I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS SHOULD YOU HAVE THESE

AT THIS TIME. >> LISA, CAN YOU REMIND ME, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WOULD HAVE THIS INFORMATION SO I APOLOGIZE, I REMEMBER THAT WE USED TO HAVE TREE DESIGNATION,

CORRECT ? >> YES.

>> AND THAT ENDED WHEN ? >> IT WAS ACTIVE 14 YEARS AGO.

OUR GOAL IS TO RE-ESTABLISH THAT . YOU WILL SEE THE SIGNAGE ON THE WAY TO THE PARK'S OFFICE, IT IS ONE SIGN, REALLY CLOSE, AS YOU DRIVE . WHEN I SAW IT, I CALLED IMMEDIATELY TO THE TREE CITY OFFICE. OUR BOARD HAD ALREADY TAKEN SOME STEPS, WE ARE JUST REVISITING IT AND BRINGING IT FULL-CIRCLE. IT DOES REQUIRE YOUR SUPPORT SO WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO BRINGING

THAT INITIATIVE FULL-CIRCLE. >> SOME OF YOU MAY RECALL WHEN HER PREVIOUS PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR, JASON --, RIGHT BEFORE HE LEFT, HE MADE A PRESENTATION BEFORE YOU AROUND IT, ONE OF THE OBSERVATIONS/CON CERNS BROUGHT UP, WHAT IMPACT WOULD PURSUING THIS DESIGNATION HAVE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS? WE DID NOT DELVE INTO THE DETAILS OF THE TIME BUT JASON DID MAKE THE COMMENT THAT YOU CAN GO ABOUT THIS IN A WAY

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PROPERTY. >> YES, SIR, THANK YOU FOR THAT

AREA >> CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE

PREVIOUS SLIDE? >> I WILL TRY.

>> DON'T CALL HER OUT ON THE NUMBERS.

>> I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT ITEM ONE.

>> NOT YET.

>> IS THERE A QUESTION?

>> WHAT DO YOU ACTUALLY HAVE TO PHYSICALLY DO BESIDES THIS TO

QUALIFY? >> I CAN GIVE YOU ONE EXAMPLE THAT WE COMPLETED RECENTLY AT BRONSON PARK. WE WOULD HAVE TO HOST ARBOR DAY CELEBRATION. THE CRITERIA FOR KEEPING THIS TREE CITY USA DESIGNATION IS QUITE SIMPLE, ACTUALLY. YOU HOLD ARBOR DAY EACH YEAR . YOU MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE A COMMUNITY PROGRAM GEARED TOWARD TREE PRESERVATION, THINGS OF THAT SORT. COMMUNITY EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES TO SHARE. THERE ARE ABOUT AT LEAST THREE PAGES WORTH OF OPTIONS THAT OUR PARKS MAINTENANCE TEAM CAN IMPLEMENT, THAT THE CITY CAN. WE HAVE LOTS

OF CHOICES. >> GOING BACK TO THE CAPRA THAT WE ARE LOOKING TO DO, IS THERE ANY GRANT FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THAT DESIGNATION?

>> NO, SIR. >> OKAY.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> I LOOK FORWARD TO LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE USA PROGRAM. AESTHETICS PART OF PARKS, THEY DO MORE THAN THAT, I THINK IT IS SOMETHING WE NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT. I WILL BE INTERESTED LEARNING MORE AS WE GO FORWARD.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> OKAY, WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE

[2. Riverside Golf Course Update on Fees and Improvements. Lisa Wube, Dire...]

>> GOOD EVENING, WELCOME. >> YOU HAVE TO PUT THAT ON YOUR

BUSINESS CARD NOW. >> GOOD EVENING, HEAD GOLF PROFESSIONAL AT RIVERSIDE GOLF COURSE TO LITTLE UPDATE, I KNOW THERE ARE COUPLE NEW FACES, I'VE NOT BEEN HERE IN A WHILE, SITTING HERE A LITTLE BIT. TO BE A LITTLE BACKGROUND FIRST ON THE GOLF COURSE, TELL YOU WHERE WE ARE HEADED AND WHAT WE HAVE GOING ON RIGHT NOW AND A COUPLE PROJECTS WE ARE LOOKING TO DO HERE IN THE FUTURE. OVERALL WHERE WE ARE AT. A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND, RIVERSIDE GOLF COURSE LOCATED IN RIVERSIDE PARK ENCOMPASSES 200 OF THE 660 ACRES IN THE PARK . ON DAY-TO-DAY BASIS, OUR MAINTENANCE STAFF IS TAKING CARE OF ALL OF THAT, THERE'S 150 ACRES THAT IS MAINTAINED AND MOWED ON A WEEKLY BASIS, THE OTHER 50 ACRES WOODED AREAS, WE HAVE SOME PONDS AT A FEW PLACES THAT WE MOW TWICE A YEAR. WE ARE THE ONLY MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSE LOCATED IN VICTORIA COUNTY, THE NEAREST PUBLIC GOLF COURSES ARE FOUND 30, 35 MINUTES AWAY, SMALLER TOWNS THAT SURROUND US. AS FAR AS PUBLIC 18 HOLE GOLF COURSE, THE NEXT CLOSEST PLACE WILL BE AN HOUR AWAY , CITY IS THE FIRST ONE THAT COMES TO MIND, BAY CITY IS THE NEXT AND ADDING TO THE HOUSTON, AUSTIN, SAN ANTONIO, CORPUS , THE NEXT ONES AFTER THAT. CURRENTLY, 18 HOLE GOLF COURSE, FULLY DRIVING RANGE, SHORT GAME PRACTICE AREA, FIVE-HOLE PRACTICE COURSE. THE FIVE-HOLE PRACTICE COURSE CAME ABOUT FROM WHAT USED TO BE THIRD AND NINE CREATED AT THE GOLF COURSE, I WILL TALK ABOUT THE REVAMPS WE HAVE GONE THROUGH. THAT PRACTICE CAME FROM THE OLD NINE AND I WILL GET TO HOW WE GOT TO THAT POINT. CITY OBVIOUSLY ALWAYS OWN THE GOLF COURSE AND THE LAND. IT WAS LEASED TO A COMPANY BY THE NAME OF VPIA, IT WAS A NONPROFIT THAT RAN THE COMPANY SINCE THE '50S, WHEN THE GOLF COURSE WAS BUILT THE FIRST NINE BUILT IN THE EARLY '50S, THE SECOND 19 LATE '50S AND EARLY '60S. CITY TOOK OVER THE ACTUAL OPERATION OF THE GOLF COURSE IN 2017. THE GOLF COURSE SHUTDOWN JUNE 27 TWO TO ALLOW FOR REGROWTH AND COURSE IMPROVEMENTS, THE GOLF COURSE

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NOW, OBVIOUSLY OPERATED BY THE CITY, ALL EMPLOYEES ARE EMPLOYED BY THE CITY OF VICTORIA. 11 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES AND HOVER AROUND 12 PART-TIME EMPLOYEES, PART-TIMERS ARE CLUB TIME STAFF AND OUTSIDE STAFF . MAINTENANCE STAFF ARE NINE OF THE 11 BUT FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES. THEY DO HELP US MANAGE THE GOLF COURSE SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. RIGHT TO HAVE ALL OF THOSE GUYS. REAL QUICK BEFORE I GET TOO FAR, GOLF COURSE HAS GONE THROUGH LITTLE PROCESS, WE HAVE GONE THROUGH THE PANDEMIC WITH EVERYBODY ELSE. SOME OF THOSE AREAS AND SOME OF THE GROWTH OF THE GOLF COURSE FED BY THE PANDEMIC AND PEOPLE PICKING UP GOLF, NICE PICK FOR US IN THE GAME OF GOLF AS A WHOLE. IT IS REALLY TO THE POINT WE WILL TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS WE ARE DOING AND WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING THE PAST FEW YEARS. MOVING INTO SOME OF OUR BUDGET AND WHAT WE HAVE DONE OVER THE SEVEN YEARS THAT WE HAVE BEEN AROUND, SIX AND SEVEN YEARS, WE HAVE SEEN POSITIVE FINANCIAL RETURN. TALK ABOUT POSITIVE FINANCIAL RETURN, THE GOLF COURSE DOES PAY FOR EVERYTHING THAT IT DOES. IT IS SELF-SUFFICIENT, NOT SUBSIDIZED BY THE CITY AT ANY POINT. THAT DOES INCLUDE PAYROLL, EVERYTHING WE DO, ALL OF THE REVENUE WE GENERATE, WE ARE PAYING FOR EVERYTHING WE DO AT THE GOLF COURSE AS WELL. SOMETHING I DON'T BELIEVE SEEN IT MANY MINUTES THE POLITIES, GOLF COURSES AS A WHOLE, AS LONG AS ON THE PLUS SIDE, THEY FEEL GOOD THE FIRST PLACE, HAVING BEEN A SPOKE GOLF COURSE RUN IN THAT MANNER, THERE WILL BE FEW TO FIND THAT HER DOING THAT. WITH THE COMPLETION OF FISCAL YEAR '24, THE GOLF COURSE RESERVE FUND IS GOING TO CLIP JUST OVER $1 MILLION. THE IDEA BEHIND OUR RESERVE FUND HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO KEEP SIX MONTHS OF OPERATING EXPENSES IN THAT FUND. THAT IS ROUGHLY 600, $650,000 WE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE, THE GOLF COURSE GETS SHUT DOWN, FLOOD OR HURRICANE, WHATEVER THAT MAY BE, CONTINUED OPERATIONS AND REBUILD WHATEVER WE NEED TO AT THAT POINT. THAT HAS BEEN A PIECE SET FORTH BY GILBERT AND HIS FINANCE TEAM WHEN WE TOOK OVER THE GOLF COURSE AND DECIDED THE CITY WAS GOING TO OPERATE AND MOVE THE GOLF COURSE FORWARD FROM 2017. A COUPLE OF THINGS, TALKING ABOUT THAT RESERVE FUND BEING AT $1 MILLION AND HAVING A LITTLE BIT OF CUSHION AT THAT POINT. WE ARE MOVING TO THE POSITION OF HAVING SOME ROOM TO DO SOME OF HER OWN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT NEEDS. NOT TALKING ABOUT MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN IMPROVEMENTS, WE ARE LOOKING AT DOING A COUPLE THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO BE APPEARANCE AND APPEAL DRIVEN FOR OUR GOLF COURSE AND THAT INITIAL IDEA OR LOOK WHENEVER YOU GET TO THE GOLF COURSE. THE PERSON YOU'RE SEEING IS THE PARKING LOT. THESE ARE A COUPLE ITEMS WE ARE WORKING ON IS GETTING BIDS TO UNDERSTAND COST. THIS IS SOMETHING WE WOULD LIKE TO DO FISCAL YEAR '26, IF WE HAVE ALL OF OUR INFORMATION TOGETHER, PRESENT THAT TO YOU GUYS AS WE WORK OUR WAY THROUGH THAT BUDGET AND WORKING TOWARD FISCAL YEAR '26. PARKING LOT IS A BIG ONE, IT DOES HAVE AREAS THAT NEED TO BE REPAIRED, LOW AREAS. NICE SEAL , STRIKE, REPLACE CURB STOPS WITH ADDED APPEAL. ONE OF THE IMPROVEMENTS WE CAN MAKE , THAT FALLS INSIDE THE 300,000, $400,000 CUSHION THAT WE HAVE, SOMETHING WE ARE LOOKING TO FUND OURSELVES AND PAY FOR OUT OF GOLF COURSE RESERVE FUND. THE SECOND AREA IS THE CART STAGING AREA AND SOME OF THE PATHS CONNECTING TO FIRST TEE BOX, 10TH TEE BOX. DID YOU BRING THE MAP OF THE STAGING AREA? THE PARKING LOT IS A LITTLE BIT EASIER TO UNDERSTAND THESE ARE THE AREAS WE ARE LOOKING TO CONCRETE.

CURRENTLY, THERE IS A LOT OF ASPHALT WITH HOLES AND CHIPS AND SOME AREAS DON'T HAVE ANY CONCRETE, IT IS MUD OR COLLEGIATE, A WHOLE MIX OF STUFF. UNIFORMITY AND APPEARANCE, LOOK TO CONNECT THESE THINGS WITH CONCRETE. YOU CAN SEE THE LARGER AREA IS THE STAGING AREA, STAGE CARTS FOR DAILY PLAY , DOING EVENTS AND HAVING TOURNAMENTS , THE GATHERING, DO ANNOUNCEMENTS . SOME OF THE OTHER AREAS PEELING OFF HIS CONNECTING, GOING TO THE DRIVING RANGE, THE FIRST TEE BOX, 10TH TEE BOX. PART OF A LITTLE PIECE OF THIS NOT ON THE MAP IS CART PATH THAT WOULD GO TO THE PRINTED CART SHEDS,

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JAMES, CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE PRESENTATION PLEASE? THE LAST PIECE OF THIS WOULD BE THE ENTRANCE SIGN TO THE GOLF COURSE. CURRENTLY WE DON'T HAVE ONE, WE HAVE THE NAME ON THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING. WITH THE REDO OF THE DUCK POND AND DOG PARK, THEY HAVE AWESOME SIGNS THAT ARE THERE AND GREAT SEEING GOING UP TO THOSE PLACES. I DON'T BELIEVE WE ARE LOOKING AT SOMETHING THAT GRAND OR BIG. WE HAVE SPACE SET OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ENTRANCE THAT WOULD FIT WELL, SOMETHING NOT AS TALL THAT CAN BE A LITTLE MORE VISIBLE FOR GUESTS, CUSTOMERS, PARK PATRONS DRIVING BY. OBVIOUSLY, WE WANT SOMETHING TO MATCH THEIR DESIGN, PROBABLY ON LESSER

SCALE . >> THINK MORE MONUMENT SIGN AND HALF , THEY DID DESIGN BASICALLY DESIGN MANUAL FOR PARK SIGNAGE PLAN . WE PLAN ON PRESENTING BACK TO YOU AT AN UPCOMING COUNCIL MEETING TO LOOP YOU INTO WHAT THE SIGNAGE LOOKS LIKE AT DIFFERENT LEVELS BUT NOT EVERY SIGN IS --, ARCHITECTURALLY, COLOR WISE, ET CETERA, MAKE SURE THAT ALL SIGNAGE IS CONSISTENT WITH THE SAME BRICK , SAME COLORS, LETTERS AND FONT, ET CETERA . THAT REPORT, LISA WILL PRESENT AT UPCOMING COUNCIL MEETING. I KNOW WE HAD, TRACY PARK WAITING FOR THAT TO BE COMPLETED IN ORDER TO ASSIGN THERE AS WELL.

MORE TO COME ON THAT PIECE IN THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS.

>> THE SECOND THING WE WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT, IF WE ARE GOING INTO THE RESERVE FUND, PART OF US PUTTING MONEY INTO THAT RESERVE, GENERAL REVENUES GENERATED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, MOSTLY FROM GREEN FEES. THE NEXT PART OF IT WOULD BE, AS WE MOVE TO FISCAL YEAR OR CALENDAR YEAR '25, LOOKING AT INCREASING GREEN FEES BY $2 THIS YEAR, ANNUAL PASS FEE, THE NEXT SLIDE, MOVING UP $72 , $6 A MONTH FOR THOSE THAT PAY ON A MONTHLY BASIS. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN CONSISTENT TREND FOR US, WE STARTED OFF WITH FEES IN 2018 AND MOVED UP A DOLLAR IN 2019, KEPT THOSE FEES FOR 2020 AND MOVED UP ANOTHER DOLLAR IN 2021 AND MOVED UP $2 IN 2023. $2 JUMP 2022 TO 2023, THE COST OF GOODS KICKED OUR REAR ENDS AS WE GOT TO THAT POINT . EVERYTHING FROM MAINTENANCE AND CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS IN THOSE THINGS FOR THE GOLF COURSE, EVEN THE COST OF GOODS AT THE GOLF SHOP , LEASES ON EQUIPMENT, ALL OF THOSE THINGS GOING UP SO THAT WAS THE INITIAL REASON FOR MOVING UP $2 AND KEEPING MATT TRENT AND MOVING EVERY TWO YEARS, THE COST CONTINUING TO BE WHAT THEY ARE, WE WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE THAT PLANT, MOVING UP $2 AGAIN THIS YEAR. DOING IT IN THE PAST, I HAVE NOT GOTTEN REAL KICK BACK FROM MEMBERS OR DAILY PLAY, THEY UNDERSTAND THERE IS A NEED TO INCREASE FEES GOING FORWARD, THEY APPRECIATE GOING SMALL INCREMENTS, NOT MOVING $5, $7 AT A TIME. THE CHANGING THIS YEAR, STILL VERY COMFORTABLE TO PROVIDE VALUE FOR THE COMMUNITY IN WHAT WE ARE OFFERING THE GOLF COURSE AND WHAT WE ARE CHARGING WITH THE GREEN FEE. THESE NUMBERS DON'T INCLUDE THE USE OF A GOLF CART. I KNOW THAT IS ONE OF THE QUESTIONS, THE GREEN FEE AND PAY FOR THE GOLF CART, THIS DOES ENCOMPASS BOTH OF THEM. WE WOULD NOT CHANGE ANY OTHER FEES, IT WOULD BE GREEN FEES. THE ONE THAT IS NOT ON HERE IS THE PRACTICE COURSE, CURRENTLY CHARGE $9, THAT WOULD GO UP $2 UP TO $11. THE PRACTICE COURSE IS AWESOME, GET A LOT OF USE.

WE SAW A LITTLE OVER 4000 PLAY S. AWESOME TO SEE THAT IS BEING

USED AS MUCH AS IT IS. >> I DON'T MEAN TO CATCH YOU OFFGUARD WITH THIS QUESTION, IT HIT ME AS YOU ARE TALKING THROUGH THIS, WE HAVE BEEN VERY INTENTIONAL WHEN WE CHANGE THE FEES TO MAKE SURE WE ADD THE VALUE PIECE. CAN YOU GIVE A FEW EXAMPLES OF SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT HAVE ENHANCED THAT VALUE AND EXPERIENCE AT OUR GOLF COURSE THE LAST TWO OR THREE YEARS SO THEY CAN HAVE AN EXAMPLE OF THE THINGS WE HAVE INVESTED IN THAT COINCIDE WITH THAT INCREASE? HISTORICALLY SPEAKING, IF YOU'RE GOING TO INCREASE THE FEE BUT NOT

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IF YOU ARE INCREASING THE FEES BUT PUTTING MONEY BACK INTO THE GOLF COURSE, IT IS MORE PALATABLE FOR PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND WHY THE INCREASE IS NEEDED. CAN YOU GIVE A FEW EXAMPLES OF THOSE IMPROVEMENTS?

>> IN 2020 IS WHEN WE ADDED THE DRIVING RANGE. THE OLD NINE-HOLE COURSE, IT USED TO BE CALLED THE BLUE GOLF COURSE, WHEN THE CITY TOOK OVER THE GOLF COURSE , OF THOSE 27 HOLES, 18 HOLES WERE BEING USED TO PLAY. OF THE 18 HOLES, FOUR WERE ON TEMPORARY GREENS, CUT A CIRCLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FAIRWAY RATHER THAN USING THE GREEN COMPLEX. WHEN WE GOT INTO THE GOLF COURSE UNDERSTANDING THE CONDITION OF IT , THE BEST ROUTE FOR US TO GET THE GOLF COURSE MOVING AGAIN WAS TO TAKE THE ORIGINAL 18 HOLES AND REVAMP THOSE 18 HOLES. THEY HAD THE BEST STRUCTURE, THE BEST GRASP ON TOP OF THEM TO GO FROM THERE AND FILL IN. THE THIRD NINE HOLES, WHILE NICE TO HAVE THEM, WASN'T REALLY GREAT AS FAR AS A RETURN ON INVESTMENT FOR USING THAT PART OF THE GOLF COURSE. THINK OF ANOTHER THIRD OF UPKEEP, MORE EMPLOYEES TO TAKE CARE OF THAT SPACE AND NEEDED TO CHARGE A FEE HIGHER THAN WHAT WE ARE AT RIGHT NOW.

TAKING THAT PART OF THE GOLF COURSE, WE DID KEEP FIVE HOLES, IT WAS GREAT DURING COVID, A PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO LEARN TO PLAY GOLF, GET IN THE GOLF WITHOUT BEING RUSHED OUT ON THE GOLF COURSE. TURNING THAT AROUND, ADDING THE DRIVING RANGE , FALLING DRIVING RANGE IN 2023, WE ADDED TURF HITTING LINE SO IT CAN BE USED ON DAYS IS A LITTLE BIT SOFT. WE CAN USE THE TURF LINE, WE USE THE REAL GRASS AS WELL. THE SHORT GAIN AREA, WE PUT IN A PRACTICE BUNKER LAST YEAR AND HAVE DONE IMPROVEMENTS FOR CAR -- CART PARKING IN THAT AREA AND ACTIVITY THAT GOES TO THE PRACTICE COURSE THAT ORIGINALLY THERE BECAUSE NOT INTENDED TO BE USED THAT WAY. SOME OF THOSE THINGS IN THAT AREA USED OUT ON THE GOLF COURSE , WE HAVE ADDED CONCRETE AREAS THAT ARE HELPING WITH TRAFFIC FLOW AND WHERE GOLF CARTS MOVE. WE WILL ADD A FEW MORE IN THE CURRENT BUDGET, MONEY FOR SOME CONCRETE WORK AS WELL, THAT WE WILL BE DOING FOR CONNECTIVITY'S, PARKING, FOR APPEARANCE. SOME OF THE AREAS WORN OUT THAT WE CAN'T GROW OUT, PEOPLE WANT TO SAY OUT OF, PUT CONCRETE THERE AND MAKE IT MORE FUNCTIONAL FOR US AND APPARENT ITEM FOR US AS WELL .

>> GPS. >> GPS, SORRY. SO USE TO IT AT THIS POINT. ADDED GPS T■O HE GOLF COURSE HAS BEEN AWESOME.

OBVIOUSLY WHAT WE HAD GOING ON YESTERDAY, IT IS A GREAT WAY FOR US TO NOTIFY EVERYBODY ON THE GOLF COURSE. ASKED TO CLEAR THE ENTIRE GOLF COURSE, MESSAGE THAT GOES OUT TO EVERYBODY THAT SEES IT RIGHT AWAY, PEOPLE START MOVING TO THE END OF THE GOLF COURSE. GIVES US IDEA HOW FAST PEOPLE ARE PLAYING, TRACKS THE PACE OF PLAY. GIVES PEOPLE A NICE VISUAL, THE VISITORS WE DID GET THE DON'T PLAY VERY OFTEN. IT IS A GREAT VISUAL LEADING THEM ACROSS THE GOLF COURSE, YARDAGES, ALL THE LITTLE THINGS, USE IT FOR ADVERTISEMENTS, GOLF TOURNAMENTS THAT WE HOST, THEY GET ADVERTISEMENTS THEY WANT TO PUT ON THE GPS, WE USE THAT AS WELL AND FOR UPKEEP AND LITTLE MESSAGES AS PEOPLE GO THROUGHOUT THE DAY. IT HELPS US PROTECT THE GOLF COURSE ON DAYS IT RAINED TOO MUCH, A CAR PASS ONLY, GIVES US A WAY TO RESTRICT PEOPLE FROM DOING WHAT THEY SHOULD NOT BE DOING. THAT PART OF IT HAS BEEN AWESOME FOR US, AS OPERATOR, I REALLY ENJOYED THE GPS SYSTEM. AGAIN, GREEN FEES A COUPLE BUCKS, GOING UP FOR 2025 . AND LOOKING AT ANNUAL PASS FEES, $72, THE SAME AS WE DID TWO YEARS AGO, THE $72 WOULD BE FOR THE YEAR AS A WHOLE. WE DO HAVE QUITE A FEW MEMBERS THAT PAY ON A MONTHLY BASIS, LOOKING AT $6 A MONTH WE WOULD BE GOING UP. AS MOVING UP IN FEES LOOKING INTO THE TWO OR THREE PROJECTS WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER, THE PARKING LOT, STAGING AREA, ENTRANCE SIGN, THIS IS GOING TO HELP US RECOUP SOME OF THAT MONEY AND START TO REBUILD THAT RESERVE FUND AGAIN. THIS IS WHAT I'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT, OTHER NEIGHBORS A LITTLE BIT CLEARER RATHER THAN HAVING TO READ THEM OFF OF THE GRAPHS. THE RATES, YOU CAN SEE THE $40, TALKS ABOUT JUNIOR RATE, $53, NONRESIDENT, WEAKENED ROUNDS, THAT IS THE MOST EXPENSIVE ROUND. THAT DOLLAR AMOUNT DOES INCLUDE THE USE OF A GOLF CART, PRACTICE COURSE MOVING TO $11 IN ANNUAL PASS MEMBERSHIPS SHOWS WHERE WE ARE AT AND WHERE WE WILL BE IN 2025. APPROXIMATE $50,000 IN ADDED REVENUE FROM THESE CHANGES BASED ON THE NUMBER OF ROUNDS WE HAVE SEEN THE PAST YEAR AND THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE, OBVIOUSLY HOPING THAT WILL BE A BIGGER NUMBER THAN THAT. PRETTY

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SOMETHING ESTABLISHED WHEN WE GOT THE GOLF COURSE AS WELL.

>> FEES RELATED TO THE GOLF COURSE DON'T COME BEFORE COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL, ALL OTHER FEES LIKE WE DISCUSSED FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS DO. NONE OF US , SOME OF YOU I GUESS , WERE PART OF THE CONVERSATION IN 2017. AS OF NOW, IT IS STRICTLY ON ME TO MAKE THOSE CHANGES. OBVIOUSLY, WE WANT TO BE TRANSPARENT WITH WHAT WE ARE DOING, HENCE THE PRESENTATION.

I WANT TO BE CLEAR THIS WILL NOT COME BEFORE YOU AS A VOTE

BECAUSE OF THAT RESOLUTION. >> SOME THINGS WE'RE LOOKING FOR IN THE FUTURE. THE FIRST ONE IS A BIG ONE, THE GOLF COURSE RENOVATIONS. A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND, THE GOLF COURSE WAS BUILT IN THE '50S, THE ORIGINAL PORTION, THE 18 HOLES THAT WE PLAY, PART OF THE ORIGINAL BUILD, GREEN COMPLEXES ARE PUSH UP GREENS. THEY TOOK THE DIRT WHERE THE GREENS ARE AT AND PUSHED THEM INTO THE MOUND, LEVELED THEM OUT ON THE TOP AND PUT GRASS ON TOP. THE SOIL AND DEFINITION PROFILES OF THAT DIRT ARE MUD AND CLAY . THE WORST PART ABOUT THAT IS THERE IS NO FILTRATION FOR WATER OR NUTRIENTS. TRY TO GROW GRASS ON TOP OF THOSE IS VERY HARD TO TAKE CARE OF THEM PROPERLY. ONE OF THE THINGS WE ARE LOOKING TO DO AND CONTINUE TO PUSH FOR IN THE CIP IS BASICALLY GOLF COURSE RENOVATION THAT INCLUDES GREEN COMPLEXES, IRRIGATION SYSTEM , OLD AND OUTDATED, SEVERAL AREAS THAT DON'T HAVE VALVES. IF WE HAVE A LEAK IN ONE PART OF THE GOLF COURSE, NOT NECESSARILY ABLE TO CUT OFF THAT PART OF THE GOLF COURSE, WORK ON THE LEAK . WE HAVE TO SHUT OFF THE ENTIRE SYSTEM TO WORK ON IT WHICH ALSO LEADS TO ISSUES WITH WATERING THE GOLF COURSE AT NIGHT IF WE HAVE A LEAK THAT CANNOT GET REPAIRED ONE DAY IN THE ARROGATION DOES NOT RUN AT NIGHT. IF YOU DO GREENS, OBVIOUSLY WANT TO DO THE IRRIGATION SEE CARE FOR THEM PROPERLY. FAIRWAYS WOULD BE PART OF THE PROJECT, TEE BOXES, REGRESSING FAIRWAYS AND TEE BOXES, BUNKER INNERVATION TO HELP WITH DRAINAGE. THE BIGGEST PART OF THIS IS TO DO ALL OF THESE THINGS THROUGH THE USGA REVIEW THAT WE HAD, ABOUT $6 MILLION. ONE OF THE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT WITH FINANCE ABOUT AND GILBERT ABOUT AND JESUS , WORKING TO SEE HOW WE GET THAT

DONE IN THE NEXT BUDGET YEARS. >> TO BE CLEAR AND MORE DIRECT, EVEN THOUGH THE GOLF COURSE DOES REALLY WELL FOR ITSELF, IT WILL NEVER GENERATE ENOUGH CASH IN ITS FUND BALANCE TO PAY FOR

THESE RENOVATIONS WITH CASH. >> SURE .

>> THIS ITEM IN PARTICULAR, SOME OF THE OTHERS MAY BE, THIS ITEM IN PARTICULAR WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE NORMAL CIP TO FUND WITH SOURCES ELSEWHERE, CITY POLICY, GENERAL FUND, CEO S OR WHATEVER IT IS ,

JUST TO BE CLEAR ON THAT. >> A COUPLE OTHERS, THIS WOULD BE A SPACE USED BY GOLF COURSE AND PARKS. SOMETHING TO USE AFTER GOLF TOURNAMENTS FOR PEOPLE TO JOIN TO DO SCORING, HAVE FOOD . WE CURRENTLY DON'T HAVE THAT TYPE OF SPACE AT THE MOMENT. A COUPLE DIFFERENT AREAS WE HAVE LOOKED AT TO POTENTIALLY USE AS THAT SPACE SURROUNDING THE GOLF COURSE.

TWO OF THOSE AREAS ARE CLOSE TO THE DUCK POND OR WITHIN REACH OF OUR PARKING LOT SO THAT GIVES THE OPTION FOR PARK TO RENT THE SPACES OR USE THE SPACES AS WELL. KIND OF COMBINED SPACE OF USE FOR GOLF, GOLF TOURNAMENTS WE WOULD NOT USE EVERY SINGLE WEEKEND. FOR EVENTS AND BIGGER WEEKENDS OR HANGOUT PLACE FOR GUYS AFTER GOLF . SOME KIND OF SHARED SPACE AND TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A COVER SO THERE IS PROTECTION WHILE THEY ARE OUT THERE, DURING THE SUMMER MAYBE NOT SO MUCH DURING THE WINTER OR FALL. THE MAIN CART BARN , IT HAS SOME YEARS ON IT, FOR THE MOST PART, STRUCTURALLY SOUND. AS FAR AS UPDATING IT, IF THERE IS A WAY THROUGH ENGINEERING TO EXPAND SOME OF THAT SPACE TO BE ABLE TO REARRANGE HOW WE PARKED GOLF CARTS, RUN THEM THROUGH THE CART BARN , SOME OF THEM ARE IDEAS WE WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE TO LOOK AT. BASICALLY MORE FUNCTIONAL WITH AN UPDATE TO THE EXTERIOR SO IT BLENDS IN WITH THE OTHER THINGS WERE DOING AS FAR AS APPEARANCE.

SOME OF THE OTHER ITEMS WE ARE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW.

>> ONE OF THE THINGS WE FORGOT TO MENTION WHICH I THINK IS IMPORTANT , THERE HAVE BEEN IMPROVEMENTS ON THE WORKING CONDITIONS FOR STAFF. SOMETIMES WE GET SO CAUGHT UP ON INVESTING THE MONEY MADE AT THE GOLF COURSE ON THINGS THAT ENHANCE THE USER EXPERIENCE. AS AN EXAMPLE, RECENTLY, BASICALLY

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PREVIOUS TO THAT, THE ONLY AIR-CONDITIONED SPACE IN THE SHOP WAS THE MANAGER/SUPERVISOR 'S OFFICE. THINGS THAT WE SORT OF TAKE FOR GRANTED, WE NEEDED TO INVEST TO IMPROVE WORKING CONDITIONS OF OUR EMPLOYEES AS WELL. WE INVESTED IN THOSE TYPES OF THINGS AS WELL AND IT IS IMPORTANT TO VERBALIZE THAT

AS WELL. >> THANK YOU, THAT IS VERY

IMPORTANT . >> IN REGARDS TO FUNDING, YOU MENTIONED A LOT OF GOLF COURSE RENOVATIONS, PREVIOUSLY GONE OUT FOR SOME GRANT FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES, WHICH WE DID NOT GET BUT WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK AT THOSE OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL,

I IMAGINE. >> GRANTS FOR GOLF COURSES ARE VERY RARE BECAUSE GOLF COURSES ARE NOT FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. YOU WILL NEVER FIND TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE GRANT THAT CAN GO TOWARD A GOLF COURSE, IF ANYTHING, YOU MIGHT FIND A FOUNDATION OF SOME KIND THAT PROVIDES GRANTS FOR GOLF COURSES. TYPICALLY BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO PAY TO USE THAT AMENITY, IT IS NOT ACTUALLY CONSIDERED OR QUALIFIES FOR THE TRADITIONAL GOVERNMENT CENTRIC PARKS AND RECREATION GRANTS.

>> WE HAVE APPLIED FOR THAN BEFORE? RECENTLY.

>> MAY BE A BETTER WAY TO WORD IT IS COMPETITIVELY SPEAKING, WE WOULD NOT COMPETE WELL WITH OTHERS. I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYTHING SPECIFIC THAT SAYS, YOU CAN'T APPLY IF YOU CHARGE FOR THE SERVICE. IT IS CERTAINLY A FACTOR IF YOU'RE DPW, YOU DO THAT. THE TIME I HAVE BEEN HERE, WE HAVE NOT APPLIED FOR GRANT FOR THE GOLF COURSE. I DON'T KNOW.

>> WE DID, WE WORKED ON A FEW GRANTS, I DON'T BELIEVE EVER WENT THROUGH, WHETHER WE WERE APPROVED FOR .

>> THEY WERE DECLINED . >> I WOULD HAVE TO SEE WHAT THOSE WERE, KATIE HELPED US WITH THOSE . NOTHING WOULD EVER QUALIFIED FOR. ENTITY TAKING MONEY FOR THEIR SERVICES, TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS THE GOLF COURSE, IT IS HARD TO COMPETE. I DON'T KNOW, IN MY YEARS OF GOLF, I NEVER UNDERSTOOD THE GRANT FUNDED FOR ANY OF THE PLACES THAT I HAVE BEEN. I THINK THEY

ARE HARD TO COME BY. >> I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND, I KNOW THAT WE PREVIOUSLY DID IT.

>> YEAH, I REMEMBER KATIE WORKING ON IF YOU, NOT A LOT OF

TRACTION THERE. >> I WANT TO GIVE A BIG KUDOS, WHEN WE TOOK THIS ON IN 2017, THE GOAL WAS TO BE SELF-SUFFICIENT. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE REALLY ENVISIONED THAT IT WOULD DO THAT, NOT ONLY DID YOU DO IT, AT 1.6 RESERVE FUND IS QUITE IMPRESSIVE. PARTICULARLY FOR THE VALUE , THE COURSE ITSELF AND THE PLAY. IT IS ELEVATED IMMENSELY AND HAS BEEN A GREAT ASSET TO THE CITY.

CONGRATULATIONS . >> YES, SIR, THANK YOU.

>> WELL SAID. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ? I WILL JUST SAY THAT ANYONE AROUND GOLF KNOWS THERE'S NOTHING INEXPENSIVE RUNNING A GOLF COURSE. I THINK THE PROPOSED FEES ARE VERY REASONABLE IN LIGHT OF THE COST THAT IT TAKES. YOU HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB OUT THERE AND WE APPRECIATE IT SO THANK YOU FOR

[H. Executive Sessions:]

THE INFORMATION TONIGHT. >> THANK YOU, GUYS.

>> MR. GARZA, ANYTHING IS ON CITY MANAGER REPORTS? I UNDERSTAND WE DO HAVE EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE WILL ADJOURN INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AND TAKE 10 MINUTE BREAK. I WILL TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY , WHICHEVER ONE, HAVE A VERY BLESSED CHRISTMAS SEASON AND HAPPY NEW YEAR. WE WILL GO IN AT 7:03 .

>> CITY COUNCIL RECESS ON 17TH DAY OF DECEMBER AT 7:03 P.M.

DELIBERATION IS AS FOLLOWS, TEXAS CODE

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