[00:00:15] GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. WELCOME TO THE MEETING FOR TUESDAY, JUNE 3. SANDRA, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC 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. AGAIN, WELCOME, EVERYONE. GLAD TO SEE A FULL HOUSE TONIGHT. WE [1. Announcements/Reminders:] WILL JUMP STRAIGHT INTO THE ITEMS AND START WITH ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REMINDERS. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING FOR US THIS EVENING? >> GOOD EVENING, MARIN COUNTY MET. ON BEHALF OF PUBLIC WORKS, WE WANT TO REMIND THE PUBLIC WE ENTERED STAGE THREE DROUGHT RESTRICTIONS. RESIDENTS MUST CONTINUE TO LIMIT CERTAIN TYPES OF NONESSENTIAL WATER USAGE TO THE HOURS OF 6:00 A.M. AND 8:00 AM INCLUDING SPRINKLERS , SUNDAYS AND THURSDAYS FOR STREET ADDRESSES ENDING IN EVEN NUMBERS AND SATURDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS FOR ODD NUMBERS. AMONG OTHER RESTRICTIONS. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT A RESEARCHERS, VISIT VICTORIA TX.GOV/NEWSROOM. IN ADDITION, THE PUBLIC AND ALSO RECEIVE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AROUND THE DROUGHT RESTRICTIONS BY TUNING INTO THE LATEST EPISODE OF THE CITY'S TOWN TALK PODCAST AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE AND SPOTIFY. THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR DISCUSSES THE COMPLEX AND OFTEN OVERLOOKED PROCESS OF GETTING WATER FROM THE RIVER TO FAUCETS. PLUS, LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CITY UP HIS DROUGHT RESTRICTIONS WHAT THE CITY IS DOING TO ENSURE AN ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY FOR YEARS TO COME. SO WHAT ARE THE WATER YOU WAITING FOR? >> I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE. >> I DID NOTHING. I ACTUALLY READ IT. THANK YOU. ON BEHALF OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, WE WOULD LIKE TO REMIND THE PUBLIC THAT THERE HOSTING THE FOURTH ANNUAL CASTING WITH TOPPS FISHING EVENT FROM 8:00 A.M. UNTIL 12 A COPY HIM ON SATURDAY, JUNE 7 AT SUN VALLEY RANCH. CHILDREN AGES TWO 315 CAN MEET THEIR LOCAL FIRST RESPONDERS. OFFICES WILL HELP CHILDREN WITH HOOKS, REELING IN FISH, TAKING FISH OFF HOOKS, ET CETERA. THERE WILL BE FOUR ONE HOUR TIMESLOTS WITH A MAXIMUM OF 50 PARTICIPANTS PER HOUR. PARTICIPANTS MUST REGISTER INNOVATES BY CONTACTING THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT UNION OR EMAILING . THOSE ARE THE [2. Public & Employee Recognitions:] ANNOUNCEMENTS. >> GREAT. THANK YOU. WE WILL JUMP INTO PUBLIC AND EMPLOYEE [a. Keep Victoria Beautiful beautification award for June. Christy Youker,...] RECOGNITIONS. WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE AWARD FROM KEEP VICTORIA BEAUTIFUL THIS MONTH. WELCOME. >> HELLO, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. WE ARE HERE TO AWARD A BEAUTIFICATION AWARD FOR JUNE. I JUST REALIZED THAT I ALSO DIDN'T GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT TO THE LAST CLEANUP. WE HAD THE CLEAR ENOUGH IN MAY WITH 176 VOLUNTEERS CLEANING UP 18 LOCATIONS ALL AROUND VICTORIA . THE NEXT ONE WILL BE SEPTEMBER 20 . THAT IS THE NEXT BIG CLEANUP. WE ARE GETTING THE WORD OUT ON THAT. GIVEN THAT, I WILL BRING UP MEREDITH TO ANNOUNCE THE WINNER FOR JUNE. >> WELCOME . >> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. TONIGHT WE ARE HONORING THE JUNE BEAUTIFICATION AWARD WINNER . THEY ARE LOCATED AT 4800 NORTH NAVARRO. THEY HAVE BEEN IN THIS LOCATION. THEY MOVED IN IN 2022. FEBRUARY, MARCH, THREE YEARS. THEY ALSO EXPANDED FROM THE FORMER HOME OFF OF ON EAST RIO GRANDE. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THEY COMPLETELY GUTTED THIS BUILDING AND REMODELED IT, AND THEY HAVE BEEN NOMINATED TWO TIMES, IF I AM NOT MISTAKEN. THEY HAVE A BIG PROPERTY . LINDA AT THE FRONT DESK TOLD ME [00:05:07] WHENEVER SHE COMES INTO WORK, SHE SEES TRASH FLYING ACROSS THE PARKING LOT, SHE CHASES IT DOWN. AS WE KNOW, THERE IS ALWAYS A SOUTHEAST WIND BLOWING 50 MILES PER HOUR HERE, AND THERE IS SO MUCH TRAFFIC ALONG NAVARRO THAT IT REALLY DOES TAKE QUITE AN EFFORT TO KEEP BIG PROPERTIES CLEAN. NOT TO MENTION, THE BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPING AND THE GROUNDS AND BUILDING IN GENERAL. TONIGHT I AM PROUD TO PRESENT THIS AWARD . JUST WANT TO SAY SHE HAS MENTIONED EFFORT, ADJUST THE TEAM BEHIND ME FROM THE DESIGN OF THE BUILDING TO THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT GETTING FUNDING FOR SUCH A PROJECT LIKE THIS TO THE CONSTRUCTION TEAM USING LOCAL CONTRACTORS TO EVEN OUR OWNER FOR HAVING THE VISION OF A PROJECT SUCH AS THAT SCALE. I JUST WANT TO THANK THEM FOR MAKING THAT PROJECT COME TO FRUITION. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. CONGRATULATIONS. YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER PUBLIC EMPLOYEE RECOGNITIONS BACK >> I HAVE ONE MORE. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK APRIL AND JACKIE TO COME TO THE FRONT. THERE IS A NICE AWARD I WANT EVERYBODY TO SEE THEM HOLD. THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE RECEIVED A TEXAS MUNICIPAL CLERK'S ACHIEVEMENT OF EXCELLENCE AWARD TO RECOGNIZE EXCELLENCE IN THE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT MANAGEMENT OF RESOURCES IN THE MUNICIPAL CLERK'S OFFICE. WHEN AWARDED, THE OFFICE COVERS A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS. THE CITY OF VICTORIA'S OFFICE IS ONE OF ONLY 45 OFFICES STATEWIDE THAT HAVE RECEIVED THE AWARD FOR THE 2025-2026 CYCLE. THIS IS THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE TIME THE OFFICE HAS RECEIVED THE AWARD. THIS IS A TESTAMENT TO APRIL AND HER TEAM'S CONTINUOUS EFFORT TO OFFER AMAZING CUSTOMER SERVICE AND TOP-OF-THE-LINE SERVICES IN GENERAL. APRIL, VAN DREW -- SANDRA, JACKIE, CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU FOR DOING WHAT YOU DO. STEAL YOUR FOR A QUICK PICTURE, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. >> SURE . >> THEY WORKED SO HARD THAT THEY STAYED IN THE OFFICE UNTIL 5:00 THE HIM. WE CANNOT TAKE THE PICTURE BEFORE THE MEETING. [3. Items from Council:] JUMP INTO ITEMS FROM COUNCIL. I KNOW WE HAVE ONE ON THE AGENDA, AND MISS MS. BUTLER, THIS WAS YOUR ITEM . >> THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF PROGRESS WITH ANIMAL SERVICES IN THE LAST FEW YEARS SINCE MARK SLOAT CAME ON AS DIRECTED. ONE OF THE MOST RECENT INITIATIVES HAS REALLY GAINED MOMENTUM WITHIN THE COMMUNITY , REUNITING LOST PETS . AS MOST OF US HERE IN VICTORIA KNOW, WE SEE A LOT OF ANIMALS EITHER STRAY OR LOST, AND WITHOUT USING SOCIAL MEDIA, WE ARE NOT TYPICALLY ABLE TO FIND WHERE THOSE ANIMALS GO TO IF THEY ARE NOT MICROCHIPPED. HE HAS WORKED WITH PETCO FOR A LOVE LOST PROGRAM WE HAVE SEEN THE BENEFITS FROM JUST A FEW DAYS AGO WHERE A MINIATURE DOCKS AND THAT WAS NOT MICROCHIPPED WAS REUNITED , A 16-YEAR-OLD REUNITED BECAUSE OF THIS PROGRAM. I REALLY WANTED HIM TO COME AND DISCUSS THE PROGRAM AND BRING AWARENESS TO VICTORIA AND THE CITIZENS , NOT JUST WITHIN THE CITY, BUT THE COUNTY AS WELL. >> I BROUGHT PROPS AND A HANDOUT. EACH OF YOU HAVE A HANDOUT. THANK YOU, SIR. THE HANDOUT GIVES YOU A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE THING . IT IS SUPER SIMPLE. WE ARE USING THE QR CODE. THIS IS A COOPERATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN BEST FRIENDS HUMANE SOCIETY AND OUR ANIMAL SOCIETY. WHEN YOU CLICK ON THE QR CODE, A IS THE RIGHT TO THE , [00:10:03] ARE YOU LOST WITH A PHOTO OR POSTING A DOG THAT YOU FOUND. WHAT HAPPENED THE OTHER DAY, WHEN THE STARS ALIGN JUST RIGHT, THE ANIMAL ADVISORY CHAIR BUT ONE OF OUR SIGNS IN HIS YARD. A YOUNG LADY LOST HER CHIHUAHUA. SHE SAW THE SIGN AND POSTED IT ON THE LOVE LOST SIGHT. CALEB LIVES NEXT DOOR AND FINDS THE DOG. HE GOES TO THE SAME SIGN, CLICK SIGN THAT QR CODE AND IT SHOWS HIM A BUBBLE WITH THAT DOG SAYING SHE LIVES A BLOCK DOWN THE ROAD. I JUST HAPPEN TO BE GOING OVER THERE TO BRING HIM SOMETHING. I GOT TO SEE THE WHOLE REUNION. HE CAME FULL CIRCLE. THE THING I WANT TO IMPRESS -- AND THIS IS THE SITE RIGHT HERE. WE HAVE OUR OWN DASHBOARD THAT ACTUALLY TRACK SOMEBODY PEOPLE USE OUR SIGN AND QR CODE. I CAME UP WANTING TO DO THIS IN THE CITY LAST NOVEMBER. WE JUST WEREN'T ABLE TO BRING IT UP. PETCO AND BEST FRIENDS CAME UP WITH IT AS A NATIONWIDE THING. THE FIRST 35 , THE FIRST PART WAS A 35 PEOPLE OR 35 ENTITIES INVOLVED. WE WERE PICKED AS ONE OF ONLY 13 TO MOVE ONTO THE NEXT PHASE, WHICH IS WHERE WE GIVE OUT THE SCANNER KIDS AND STUFF. WE'VE GOT FOUR KIDS TO GO OUT TO PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN THE HIGH INTAKE AREAS. THESE WILL BE PEOPLE WE PICK THAT ARE WILLING TO HAVE PEOPLE KNOCKING ON THEIR DOOR AND CALLING AND WANTING TO HAVE A DOG SCANNED IF THEY ARE PROACTIVE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. IT IS AN EFFORT TO KEEP DOGS OTHERS SHELTER. A LITTLE HISTORY, FROM 2018 TO 2022, BEFORE I CAME, VICTORIA COUNTY SERVED 610 DOGS. OF THOSE, 3674 WERE KILLED . MOSTLY FOR NO REASON OTHER THAN SPACE. I'M TRYING TO KEEP THE ANIMAL NUMBERS DOWN. IT IS NOT ABOUT PERCENTAGE OF MORE ABOUT THE REASON WHY THEY ARE EUTHANIZED. WE DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM EUTHANIZING DOGS THAT ARE DANGEROUS OR AGGRESSIVE TO THE COMMUNITY AND KILL LIVESTOCK AND THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT WE ARE TRYING TO NOT KILL DOGS THAT ARE PETS. VICTORIA IS KNOWN FOR HAVING LOOSE DOGS. THIS IS ALSO AN EFFORT TO TRY TO BRING THE PUBLIC AWARENESS THAT IT IS NOT OKAY FOR YOUR MORNING COFFEE AND LET YOUR DOG RUN OUT THE FRONT DOOR. WE HAVE TO KEEP THEM HOME AND SAFE. PEOPLE NEED TO FEEL SAFE WALKING DOWN THE STREET OR THE SIDEWALK. ALSO, IT KEEPS YOUR PET SAFE. WE DON'T WANT THEM GETTING HIT BY CARS. WE PICK UP A LOT OF DOA ANIMALS. WE JUST NEED TO KEEP THEM HOME. HOPEFULLY, INVOLVING THE COMMUNITY, THEIR PEERS, WILL HELP WITH SOME OF THAT AND PEOPLE WILL START ENGAGING NEIGHBORS AND TALKING TO PEOPLE. THIS PROGRAM, THE PETCO LOVE SCANS BOTH RING NEIGHBORHOODS , IF YOU HAVE THE RING DOORBELLS . WE ARE ALSO IN THE RING COMMUNITY. YOU CAN POST YOUR COMMUNITY. IT ALSO SCANS ANY LOST OR FOUND PET POSTS ON NEXT-DOOR. THEY HAVE NOT YET GET IT WORKING FOR FACEBOOK, BECAUSE FACEBOOK IS A LOT MORE COMPLICATED WITH THEIR SOFTWARE. THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO MAKE THAT WORK, BUT THEY'RE WORKING ON TRYING TO MAKE IT WORK FOR FACEBOOK. ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE POST WILL BE SCANS. IF YOU LOOK AT THE LAST PAGE OF HER PAMPHLET I HANDED YOU, IT IS A HEAT MAP OF VICTORIA BUT UNFORTUNATELY, IT IS MOSTLY RED. WE WERE SURPRISED BY ANY OF THE AREAS IT SHOWED. IF YOU'RE FROM VICTORIA, YOU KNOW IT IS QUEEN CITY, SILVER CITY, BUT THE NICE THING IS THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO SEE CHANGE, BECAUSE WE HAVE THE HISTORICAL MARKER OF HIGH INTAKE, AND THEN WE CAN CHANGE IT. THAT IS ANOTHER REASON WE WERE PICKED, BECAUSE WE HAVE REALLY GOOD DATA. WE WILL BE ABLE TO TRACK THIS AND SEE IF IT WORKS. EVERY TIME ONE IS SUCCESSFUL, IT ACTUALLY SHOWS ON THE DASHBOARD HOW IT IS WORKING. I APPRECIATE IT. WHAT I AM HOPING IS THAT AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE CITY, WE ARE GOING TO ASK TO PUT SIGNS UP IN OTHER AREAS, LIKE SCHOOLS, POSSIBLY PARKS. OF COURSE, WE ONLY WANT TO PUT SIGNS UP WHERE WE HAVE PERMISSION. WE DON'T WANT TO BE A BOTHER OR CAUSE THINGS TO LOOK BAD. YOU WILL SEE MORE SIGNS. THIS WILL BE TRACKED THROUGH SEPTEMBER. HOPEFULLY, SOMETIME IN OCTOBER OR NOVEMBER THEY WILL HAVE THE TOTALS, AND WE WILL FIGURE OUT HOW EFFECTIVE IT IS. RIGHT NOW, IT IS NOT COSTING US ANYTHING, AND THAT IS THE BEST PART. IS FREE TO US, AND IT HAS BEEN HELPFUL SO FAR. >> IF SOMEONE WANTS TO GET ASSIGNED, HOW DID THEY GET A HOLD OF YOU? >> THEY CAN COME OUT TO THE ANIMAL SERVICES, CALL OR EMAIL US. IF YOU SEE MY TRUCK, I WALKED DOWNTOWN, I WALK THE DOG A WONDERFUL DOWNTOWN. I ALWAYS HAVE SIGNS IN MY TRUCKS IF YOU'RE IN THE AREA I WANT TO WALK A DOG WITH ME, YOU CAN CALL ME AT THE ANIMAL SERVICES OFFICE. YOU CAN TEXT ME AND TELL ME YOU WANT TO WALK A DOG. WE RAN INTO THE MAYOR COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. YOU DIDN'T GO HOME WITH THE DOG YET. >> I DID NOT. YET. >> I DO THAT FOR TWO THINGS. LIKE A SECOND I LOVE THE [00:15:11] DOWNTOWN, A BEAUTIFUL AREA. ALSO, IT IS A WAY TO GET ATTENTION ABOUT THE DOGS. WHEN YOU SEE ME WALKING AROUND ON A HOT DAY IN TEXAS, PEOPLE STOP AND TALK TO ME. IF YOU SEE ME, FEEL FREE TO ASK. LIKE IS THAT, OFFICERS ALSO HAVE SIGNS. IF YOU SEE A DOG TRUCK, THEY HAVE EXTRA SIGNS WITH THEM. >> COULD I ASK A QUESTION? SINCE YOU'RE HERE, I APOLOGIZE FOR PUTTING YOU ON THE SPOT, BUT I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T ASK YOU THIS. A LOT OF PEOPLE CONTACT ME AND TRY TO REACH ANIMAL CONTROL AND CAN'T REACH THEM ON THE WEEKEND. WHAT IS THE BEST THING TO DO WHEN THEY ARE TRYING TO FIND ANIMAL CONTROL? SHOULD THEY CALL THE POLICE , NONEMERGENCY? POLICE NONEMERGENCY OR THE COUNTY SHERIFF. >> IF DEEMED NECESSARY -- >> WE ONLY COME OUT ON PRIORITY CALLS ON THE WEEKENDS. INJURED OR SICK ANIMALS. PEOPLE INJURED WITH BITES AND WHATNOT. STRAIGHT IN THE STOCKS, WE DON'T. >> SAME FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. >> OKAY. >> THEY ARE AWARE. SUPER HELPFUL. >> VERY HELPFUL. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. WE APPRECIATE IT. >> I THINK COUNCILMEMBER BUTLER FOR INVITING ME. I APPRECIATE THE COUNSEL -- COUNCIL'S SUPPORT. CITY MANAGER HAS BEEN WONDERFUL TO WORK WITH. THE WHOLE CITY HAS BEEN GOOD. >> FANTASTIC. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING WITH THE NUMBERS LOOK LIKE WITH THIS PROGRAM. >> I WILL COME BACK IN THE FALL AND LET YOU KNOW. >> PLEASE DO. ANY OTHER ITEMS? OKAY. MOVING TO CITIZENS COMMUNICATION. I HAVE NO GREEN CARDS. THAT IS A FIRST. >> WELFARE CHECK . [D. Consent Agenda:] >> WE WILL JUMP STRAIGHT TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. CAN YOU HELP ME OUT? >> ADOPTION OF MINUTES FOR THE REGULAR MEETING HELD MAY 20, 2025, RESOLUTION APPROVING THE THIRD AMENDMENT TO THE DEBRIS MANAGEMENT CONTRACT OF THE DEERFIELD BEACH, FLORIDA. APPROVE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH THE ALLIANCE TRANSPORTATION GROUP LLC FOR THE VICTORIA TRANSIT PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PLAN AND SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT OF $84,000. RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF A PUMP AND MOTOR MODEL 400 DS C 3 FROM LEWIS ELECTRIC MOTORS AND PUMPS FOR THE SURFACE WATER TREATMENT PLANT IN THE AMOUNT OF 180,000. RESOLUTION AWARDING A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WITH MERCER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR THE COLLECTION LINE REPAIRS AT U.S. 59 LIFT STATION IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 123,000. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN APPLICATION TO THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES PROGRAM FOR THE GUY GRANTS TRAIL PROJECT TO CONSTRUCT A MULTIUSE TRAIL CONNECTING DIE GRANT TO LONETREE HIKE AND BIKE TRAIL IN THE ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF 2,414,000 AND COMMITTING TO THE REQUIRED LOCAL MATCH AMOUNT OF AN ESTIMATED 482,800. RESOLUTION APPOINTING MEMBERS TO THE BOARD OF HEALTH. RESOLUTION APPROVING A THREE-YEAR RENEWAL OF THE CITY'S MICROSOFT ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT WITH SHI GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS INC. FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $314,506.16. RESOLUTION REAPPOINTING MEMBERS OF THE GOLDEN CRESCENT REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY MOTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE CONSENT AGENDA? >> MOVED TO ACCEPT THE CONSENT [1. Reappoint Vanessa Heinold as the Municipal Court Judge. Duane Crocker,...] AGENDA AS RED. >> I WILL SECOND THAT. >> MOTION AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THE CONSENT AGENDA PASSES. WE WILL JUMP INTO ITEM E 1. REAPPOINT VANESSA HEINOLD AS LATEST FULL COURT JUDGE. AS YOU ARE ALL AWARE, SHE DOES AN EXCELLENT JOB FOR US AS MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE AND HAS , THROUGH OUR CONVERSATIONS, AGREED TO EXTEND HER TERM. I THINK SHE'S VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE MOVE, AS WE ALL ARE, TO THE NEW PUBLIC SAFETY HEADQUARTERS. THIS WOULD BE AN APPOINTMENT FOR AN ADDITIONAL TWO-YEAR TERM FOR HER TO CONTINUE THE EXCELLENT JOB SHE DOES. I WILL ENTERTAIN ANY MOTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THAT APPOINTMENT. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND . >> MOTION AND SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. CONGRATULATIONS . I TOLD YOU YOU WERE A SHOE IN. [2. Consider the recommendation of the Planning Commission in regards to a...] >> THANK YOU, JUDGE. THINK YOU VERY MUCH. >> MOVING ONTO >> 2. CONSIDER THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION IN REGARDS TO A VARIANCE TO SECTION 21-180, TABLE 4-1 MINIMUM DRIVEWAY CLEARANCE TABLE AND SECTION [00:20:01] 21-198, LANDSCAPED AREA REQUIRED, FOR A COMMERCIAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3109 HOUSTON HIGHWAY. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR TWO VARIANCES. ONE TO THE DRIVEWAY STANDARDS THAT REQUIRE SEPARATION FROM THE INTERSECTION OF STREETS, AS WELL AS LANDSCAPER REQUIREMENTS. YOU WILL SEE THE SUBJECT PROPERTY OUTLINED IN YELLOW. THE PROPERTY OWNER REQUESTED A BUILDING PERMIT TO BUILD AN ADDITIONAL BUILDING ON SITE. OF COURSE, THEY WERE TOLD AT THAT TIME TO COMPLETE THE SITE PLAN REQUIREMENTS IN ORDER TO OBTAIN A BUILDING PERMIT. THE RED CIRCLE SHOWS BOTH OF THE PROPERTIES THAT ARE OWNED BY THE PROPERTY OWNER. LOTS 13 AND 12. THE FIRST SITE PLAN IN 1984. THEY SUBMITTED AN AMENDED SITE PLAN. IT WAS APPROVED IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR. AS YOU SEE ON THE SITE PLAN, THE COMMENTS THAT THE DRIVEWAY THAT HAS LONG EXISTED, BUT WAS NOT SHOWN OF THAT ORIGINAL 1984 SITE PLAN, I AM NOT SURE. WE DON'T HAVE ANY DATA SHOWING WHEN IT WAS PERMITTED. YOU SAW ON THE AERIAL. IT IS STILL IN EXISTENCE. WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHEN THAT CAME INTO PLAY. HOWEVER, THE SITE PLAN THEY SUBMITTED THAT WAS APPROVED DID SHOW THERE WOULD BE NO DRIVEWAY, AND YOU CAN SEE IN THE LARGE LAWN AREA IN THE BACK THAT IT IS TITLED GRASS, WHICH WOULD'VE COMPLIED WITH THE LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS. THIS IS WHAT THE PROPERTY LOOKS LIKE PRIOR TO THE CONSTRUCTION. YOU CAN SEE THE AERIAL FROM FEBRUARY 2024 THAT DOES SHOW THAT DRIVEWAY IN EXISTENCE, BUT IT ALSO SHOWS THAT THE ENTIRE BACKYARD AREA IS GRASS AND IS NOT A YARD. DURING THE INSPECTION PROCESS, OF COURSE, STAFF REVIEWS , GOES OUT AND EXPECT, NOT JUST THE BUILDING, BUT ALSO THE SITE FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE SITE PLAN. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ENTIRE GRASS AREA HAD BEEN CONVERTED TO A LAY DOWN YARD, AND THE DRIVEWAY WAS STILL IN EXISTENCE. SUPPLY HAS SINCE REQUESTED A NEW SITE PLAN THAT ALLOWS A FULL LAY DOWN YARD WITHOUT ANY -- BEING UNDER THE LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS, AS WELL AS KEEPING THAT NONCONFORMING DRIVEWAY IN THE CURRENT LOCATION AND THAT UPGRADING OR MAKING ANY CHANGES. THIS IS WHAT THE SITE NOW LOOKS LIKE. BOTH PLANNING COMMISSION AND STAFF DID RECOMMEND DENIAL OF THIS VARIANCE . THE WHOLE POINT OF THE PLANNING PROCESS IS TO IDENTIFY THESE ISSUES AND BE ABLE TO WORK THROUGH THEM. I AM SUBMITTING A SITE PLAN THAT TECHNICALLY COMPLIED WITH THE ORDINANCE, BUT THEN WAS NOT FOLLOWED. IT DOES LEAD TO PROBLEMS THAT ARE HARDER TO ADDRESS. WE DID ASK SOME OF OUR DIRECTORS THAT DEAL WITH LARGE VEHICLES AND 18 WHEELERS IF AN 18 WHEELER COULD TURN INTO THE PROPERTY, AND IF YOU LOOK -- IF YOU ARE CONSIDERING ONLY UTILIZING THE PROPERTY IN YELLOW, IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT FOR 18 WHEELERS TO TURN IN AND OUT. HE DOES OWN BOTH PROPERTIES. AND SO, STAFF REPEATEDLY RECOMMENDED THAT HE REACH OUT TO DESIGN PROFESSIONALS IN OUR COMMUNITY . THEY HAVE PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE THAT FIGURES OUT 18 WHEELER TURNING RADIUS AND COULD HAVE HELPED BETTER PLAN FOR THE NEW LAY DOWN YARD AND TO FIX THE NONCONFORMING DRIVEWAY SITUATION. FOR THOSE REASONS, STAFF DOES RECOMMEND DENYING THE VARIANCE. >> OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? >> HAVE THEY MADE ANY ATTEMPTS OTHER THAN THE MOST RECENT WITH THE NEW SITE PLAN THEY SUBMITTED, ANY LANDSCAPING CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED, OR ANY PROPOSED WAY TO RECTIFY THE CHALLENGES? >> THEY ARE GOING THROUGH -- THE SOLUTION IS TO GO THROUGH THE VARIANCE. >> OKAY . >> I'M SURE IF THE VARIANCE WERE TO BE UPHELD OR DENIED, WE WOULD HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD, OF COURSE. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. >> I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. [00:25:04] >> A COUPLE OF PEOPLE HERE IN THE AUDIENCE ARE HERE FROM -- REPRESENTING THE OWNER. I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL, IF YOU WOULD LIKE, ABOUT YOUR REQUESTED VARIANCE TO PROVIDE A BALANCED INFORMATION TO COUNCIL WOULD BE IMPORTANT, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO SO. WE WANT TO GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY. >> I AM LOCAL OWNER . WE BUILT THE LITTLE MILDEW BUILDING BETWEEN THE TWO BUILDINGS FOR STORAGE FOR FILTERS. AS WE DID THAT, WE HAVE ALWAYS USE THAT ROAD TO COME IN FOR THE 18 WHEELERS TO UNLOAD. AND NOW, THEY'RE SAYING WE CAN'T USE IT AND HAVE TO TEAR THAT UP. THERE IS NO WAY FOR US TO GET IN THERE ANY OTHER WAY. WE WOULD HAVE TO PARK ON THE STREET OR WHATEVER. I AM TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WE CAN DO. >> THAT IS THE CURVED ROAD THAT GOES THROUGH THE BACK PROPERTY? >> YES, SIR. THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE. WE HAVE ALWAYS USED IT . >> AND YOU ARE COMING OFF. >> YES, SIR. THEY PUT THE MEDIAN IN THERE NOW. THERE IS NO WAY FOR THEM TO TURN IN THERE ANYMORE. WE HAVE TO COME AROUND THIS WAY . THE ONLY WAY TO COME IN THERE IS RIGHT THERE WHERE WE HAVE ALWAYS COME IN. RIGHT THERE ON THAT CORNER. THERE ARE NO OTHER BUSINESSES OUT THERE. A DEAD-END ROAD. THERE IS VERY LITTLE TRAFFIC AT ALL. WE HAVE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS . WITHOUT THAT ROAD, I CAN'T DO BUSINESS. OR A HAVE TO PARK ON THE MAIN ROAD AND UNLOAD ON THE MAIN ROAD. >> THE ORIGINAL SITE PLAN SUBMITTED SHOWED THAT DRIVEWAY WOULD BE CLOSE, AND OBVIOUSLY, THAT CHANGES. CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT? >> I AM NOT AWARE THAT AT ALL. >> OKAY . >> THE CONTRACTOR WITH ME CAN TALK ABOUT IT . >> OKAY. WAS YOUR INTENTION GOING INTO THE PROJECT FROM THE GET GO THAT THAT DRIVEWAY WOULD BE THE ACCESS POINT FOR YOUR LAY DOWN YARD? >> YES. >> OKAY. >> WHICH DRIVEWAY? THERE IS ONE CLOSER TO HOUSTON WHY WAY AND A SECOND ONE. >> RIGHT THERE ON THE CORNER. THE BIG DRIVE THE GOES RIGHT OUT THERE. WE CAME IN AND DID SIDEWALKS AND CURBS AND EVERYTHING THEY ASKED, BUT IT IS NOT FEASIBLE IN MY BUSINESS. >> I DROVE BY TODAY. YOU CAN'T SEE IT ON THIS PICTURE, BUT FURTHER UP BY THE BUILDING ITSELF IS WHERE HE IS REFERRING TO THAT THEY PUT IN SIDEWALKS AND CURBS AND ANOTHER DRIVEWAY. IT DIDN'T SHOW UP HERE. >> IT IS A BIG AREA. WE'RE GOING TO LANDSCAPE IT AND ALL THAT, BUT AS FAR AS WHAT THEY'RE ASKING FOR, IT IS A LITTLE BIT MUCH . >> THE WHOLE REASON WE HAVE A DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS SO THAT THEY CAN SEE ISSUES LIKE THIS BEFORE YOU DO THE WORK. AND SO, NOW WHAT THEY ARE SAYING IS, AS AN ALTERNATE SOLUTION, TO SOMEHOW MAKE THAT DRIVEWAY BE UTILIZED IN PART OF THE ADJOINING PROPERTY AS WELL. HAVE YOU PUT ANY CONSIDERATION INTO THAT? HAVE YOU TALKED TO THEM ABOUT THAT SOLUTION? >> I AM SORRY. I AM NOT UNDERSTANDING YOU. THERE IS NO OTHER PLACE . >> THE REASON FOR NOT USING THE DRIVE IS BECAUSE IT WASN'T ON THE ORIGINAL PLAN. IT WASN'T ON THE PLAN YOU SUBMITTED . AND SO, THEY DIDN'T EVER ADDRESS THE FACT -- >> I SEE WHAT YOU ARE SAYING. >> BECAUSE IT WAS NEVER ON THERE. THEY SAW ON THE SITE PLAN THAT IT WASN'T. >> I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ARE SAYING. I DIDN'T KNOW IT WASN'T ON THAT PLAN. THAT WAS DONE WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE. THAT IS WHY I AM HERE. >> I THINK, LIKE A LOT OF SITUATIONS, IT SOUNDS LIKE A SERIES OF MISCOMMUNICATIONS. >> I KNOW. WHAT AM I GOING TO DO? I HAVE BEEN HERE ALL MY LIFE. WE ARE TRYING TO CONDUCT BUSINESS. NOW THEY WANT TO SHUT ME DOWN. >> THAT IS WHY AM ASKING IF YOU ARE OPEN TO LOOKING AT ANOTHER SOLUTION. >> YES, MADAM. WE TALKED TO THEM ABOUT OTHER SOLUTIONS. THERE IS NO WAY TO DO THAT. I MEAN, -- >> HISTORICALLY, THAT DRIVEWAY, HOW LONG HAVE YOU USED THAT IN ITS CURRENT FORMAT OR CURRENT LOCATION?. 30 YEARS. [00:30:07] >> THAT IS WHAT I THOUGHT I HEARD . >> ONE OF THOSE DRIVEWAYS THAT IS NOT PAVED AND DOESN'T HAVE THE PAVED ENTRANCES THAT WE RUN INTO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH. >> OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> NO. SO THE DRIVEWAY CLOSER TO HOUSTON HIGHWAY -- THERE IS ONE AT THE VERY TOP PART OF THE SCREEN. THERE IS THAT ONE AND THE ONE WHERE THE LITTLE ROAD COMES OUT. AT ABOUT 1:00 OR NOON. KEEP GOING. 3109. STRAIGHT UP TO YOUR RIGHT. DOWN A LITTLE BIT. RIGHT THERE TO THE RIGHT. THAT IS THE DRIVEWAY RIGHT THERE. >> THAT HAS ALL BEEN CLOSED IN. THEY MADE US PUT SIDEWALKS IN THERE ALL THE WAY TO THERE . >> SO THAT DRIVEWAY RIGHT THERE IS -- IS IS GOT TO BE, WHAT? 80 FEET? 100 FEET? >> WHICH ONE ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? SHOW ME. >> WHERE THE BROWN SPOT IS COMING OUT THE DRIVEWAY. >> YES. RIGHT THERE IS ABOUT 40 FEET. SO THAT IS WHY WE CAN COME THROUGH THERE. PLENTY OF ROOM. YOU KNOW. >> I TO SHOW THE CURRENT SITE PLAN. >> CAN USING MAC IN? -- ZOOM IN? >> >> THE NEW BUILDING IS RIGHT IN BETWEEN THOSE BUILDINGS. IT IS 30 FEET. >> IN HERE AND PARK HERE? >> THOSE ARE SHIPPING CONTAINERS. >> YES. THAT IS STORAGE . >> >> ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? >> ANY TRAFFIC ISSUES WITH THE 30 YEAR USE THAT YOU HAVE USED THIS DRIVEWAY? >> NO, SIR. >> OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE APPRECIATE YOUR INPUT. IF WE HAVE SOMETHING ELSE, WE WILL DEFINITELY ASK. >> THANK YOU. >> YOU BET. COUNCIL, THE AGENDA ITEM IS TO DENY THE VARIANCE . >> WHICH IS WHAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION -- >> RECOMMENDED. JUST AS A REMINDER TO EVERYONE. >> IF WE APPROVE THIS AS WRITTEN, IT IS A DENIAL . >> THAT'S CORRECT. JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE WAS AWARE OF THAT. >> -- I THINK WE PROBABLY NEED TO HAVE SOME DISCUSSION ON THIS. WHAT WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND AND THEN DISCUSS? >> I MOVE WE ADOPT. >> IS THERE A SECOND? >> I WILL SECOND SO WE CAN HAVE A DISCUSSION. >> OKAY. THERE IS A MOTION BEFORE COUNCIL TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION BEFORE US DENYING THE VARIANCE REQUESTED. AND NOW, I WILL OPEN UP THE DAIS FOR DISCUSSION ON THAT TOPIC AND MOTION. >> I DROVE BY AND TOOK A LOOK AT THE PROPERTY . I UNDERSTAND THE -- I WILL USE THE WORD MISCOMMUNICATION IN REGARD TO WHAT WAS PRESENTED . IT SOUNDS LIKE WHAT YOU SAID, IT MAY, THERE HAS BEEN A SERIES OF MISCOMMUNICATIONS. I LOOK AT THE BUSINESS ITSELF, WHERE IT IS LOCATED, WITH THE USE IS, AND I UNDERSTAND THE ISSUE THAT PLANNING HAS . HOWEVER, IT IS MY RECOMMENDATION WE GRANT THE VARIANCE . I DON'T KNOW ABOUT [00:35:03] THE LANDSCAPING. THERE'S NOT A WHOLE BUNCH IN THERE. EVEN THE GREEN SPOT THERE ARE NOW HAS A GAS LINE AND ELECTRICITY UNDERNEATH IT. FOR THE SIGNAGE IN THE AREA . IT IS VERY INDUSTRIAL. I THINK IT SERVES ITS PURPOSE. I UNDERSTAND THE CONCERNS , BUT I THINK COMMON SENSE SAYS, IN THIS REGARD, ERRING ON THE SEE THAT SIDE OF THE VARIANCE FOR THIS PROPERTY OWNER. >> THIS IS A LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AREA . I THINK THERE'S VERY LITTLE TRAFFIC BACK THERE. >> THAT IS A ROUGH ROAD. >> IT IS A ROUGH ROAD. MY CONSIDERATION OF THIS WAS, IN PART, HISTORICAL USE. THIS IS A THIRTY-YEAR USAGE IN THE PAST. I KNOW WE HAVE PUT A NEW IN PLACE. THE MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN WE WERE CONSIDERING THAT AND CONSIDERING PROVISIONS WITHIN THAT, THERE WOULD BE SCENARIOS BROUGHT UP ABOUT, WELL, HOW DO WE ADJUST FOR THIS OR THAT? THE ANSWER WAS ALWAYS, WELL, SOMEONE CAN APPLY FOR A VARIANCE. GIVEN THE SITUATION, I THINK OUR JOB IS TO TAKE THE FACTS AS THEY EXIST ON THE GROUND, LOOK AT WHAT THE UDO SAYS, AND SAYS DOES IT MAKE SENSE TO APPLY IN THIS SCENARIO? GIVEN THE HISTORICAL USES, THE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL NATURE OF THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, YOU KNOW, TO ME, IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO SAY YOU HAVE TO HAVE THIS DRIVEWAY MOVED OFF OF HERE , BECAUSE I THINK THAT IS GOING TO LEAD TO FURTHER PROBLEMS. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT WE DON'T ALLOW USAGE IN THE DRIVEWAY HAVING TRUCKS ON THE STREET VERSUS IN THE PARKING LOT, WHICH I THINK WOULD BE A BETTER SITUATION. I WOULD TEND TO FAVOR , AS WELL, THE GRANTING OF THE VARIANCE. >> I AM IN COMPLETE AGREEMENT WITH THAT. I AM ALIGNED WITH THAT AS FAR AS TRAFFIC FLOW. ALTHOUGH WHAT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED CERTAINLY COULD WORK. THEN YOU ARE LOOKING AT THE TRUCK SPILLING OUT ONTO HOUSTON HIGHWAY AND THE CONSTRAINTS THAT THEN IMPOSES VERSUS THEIR USE OF THE BACK ROADS THEY ARE USING RIGHT NOW TO ACCESS. THEY WOULD BE EXITING AND BLOCKING TRAFFIC. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR ACCIDENTS THAT WAY TOO. PLUS, THE HISTORICAL USE. >> I AM GOING TO SEE IF I CAN CONVINCE ANYBODY OTHERWISE. BECAUSE IN MY YEARS ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION, AND THERE WERE MANY, WE HAD VERY FEW SITUATIONS WHERE SOMEONE SUBMITTED A SITE PLAN AND THEN DIDN'T FOLLOW IT. IT IS DIFFICULT FOR ME TO ACCEPT THAT THE CONTRACTOR DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING. SO WHILE I AGREE THERE WAS MISCOMMUNICATION, I DON'T THINK IT IS THE CITY'S RESPONSIBILITY FOR THAT MISCOMMUNICATION. I THINK THEY WERE VERY CLEAR . HAD THIS BEEN PRESENTED, THEY WOULD HAVE ALSO, IN THIS CASE, TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION THE ADJOINING PROPERTY, WHICH IS OWNED BY THE SAME OWNER. THIS IS NOT A UNIQUE , IT IS GOT TO BE HANDLED JUST WITHIN THIS PROPERTY, WHICH IS SOMETHING FAIRLY COMMON , BECAUSE THERE IS A SOLUTION WITH THE ADJOINING PROPERTY. IF PLANNERS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY, THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ADDRESS THIS UPFRONT. ADDRESSING THE FACT THIS HAS BEEN USED FOR YEARS . THAT IS ONE OF THE REASONS WE HAVE THE UDO AND ONE OF THE REASONS WE DO PLANNING AND SITE PLANS, SO THAT WHEN WE HAVE SITUATIONS LIKE THIS, AND WE ALL KNOW THERE ARE OTHERS IN TOWN TOO, IF WE DON'T TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THEM , THEN WHEN DO WE ADDRESS THEM? LASTLY, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT THE PEOPLE ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION HAVE BEEN APPOINTED BY US TO ADVISE US , AND ALL ALL OF OUR BOARDS, WHEN WE MAKE A DECISION THAT IS CONTRARY TO WHAT THEY, IN THIS CASE, GAVE AS UNANIMOUS RECOMMENDATION , IT REALLY SENDS A MESSAGE TO THEM AS WELL. SO I AM CONCERNED ABOUT WHO WOULD WANT TO SEND WHAT KIND OF MESSAGE TO. >> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR DISCUSSIONS? OKAY. THE MOTION BEFORE US IS TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO DENY THE VARIANCE. WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. I WILL CALL A VOTE ON THAT. ALL IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION SAY AYE . I BELIEVE THE MOTION FAILED. IF OUR INTENT IS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH GRANTING THE VARIANCE, I WOULD NEED A MOTION FOR AMENDMENT . IS THAT CORRECT? >> THAT'S CORRECT. >> MOTION FOR AMENDMENT TO THE RESOLUTION TO GRANT THE [00:40:03] VARIANCE, RATHER THAN DENY THE VARIANCE. DO I HAVE THAT MOTION. >> I WILL MAKE THE MOTION TO AMEND TO GRANT THE VARIANCE. -- IN REGARDS TO THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3109 HOUSTON HIGHWAY. >> DO I HAVE A SECOND? >> I WILL SECOND . >> MOTION AND SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE AMENDMENT MOTION? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. I BELIEVE THE MOTION GRANTING THE VARIANCE PASSES BUT OBVIOUSLY, THESE ARE DIFFICULT SITUATIONS AND DIFFICULT ITEMS TO DEAL WITH. CERTAINLY, WE APPRECIATE THE WORK THE BOARD PUTS IN. WE APPRECIATE THE POSITIONS THAT BUSINESS OWNERS HAVE WHERE SOMETIMES RULES SET IN A VACUUM DON'T NECESSARILY APPLY TO WHAT IS ON THE GROUND. I WILL SAY THAT I THINK SUPPLIES IS ADDING TO THEIR BUSINESS. THAT IS PART OF WHAT THEY WERE DOING. THAT IS PART OF WHAT WE WERE REALLY TRYING TO PROMOTE, GROWING VICTORIA. WE WANT BUSINESSES TO THRIVE AND GROW. WE DON'T WANT THINGS THAT MAYBE DON'T APPLY TO THE REAL-LIFE SCENARIO TO GET IN THE WAY OF THAT. I THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR POSITION ON THIS AND CONSIDERATION. I KNOW IT WAS NOT TAKEN LIGHTLY. >> WE HAVE AN AMENDED MOTION. >> WE VOTED, AND IT PASSED. >> TO AMEND IT? >> YES. IS THAT CORRECT? BUT YES, WE VOTED TO AMEND IT. >> -- I THINK THE ISSUE IS NORMALLY THE FIRST AND SECOND THE RESOLUTION, AMEND AND GO BACK AND VOTE ON THE AMENDED RESOLUTION. THIS TIME IT FAILED, AND THEN WE AMENDED IT. THAT IS WHERE THE CONFUSION IS. >> DO WE NEED TO GO BACK AND REDO THE VOTE ON GRANTING THE VARIANCE? I DON'T THINK WE DO, BECAUSE THE MOTION TO GRANT FAILED. >> THAT IS WHERE THE CONFUSION IS. YOU DIDN'T AMEND AND ADOPT. YOU DENIED IT, AND THEN HE [3. Award the Anthony Rd & Hanselman Rd Sanitary Sewer Improvements Pr...] OPENED UP A NEW MOTION AMENDED IT. >> CORRECT. >> KIND OF DIFFERENT THAN I WOULD NORMALLY DO IT. >> GOT IT. I DON'T ALWAYS DO THINGS THE SAME WAY. LET'S MOVE ON TO LETTER E 3. RESOLUTION TO AWARD THE ANTHONY RD & HANSELMAN RD SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT TO RAM ROD UTILITIES, LLC IN THE AMOUNT OF RAM ROD TO. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MET. TONIGHT WE WILL CONSIDER WATER CONTRACT FOR SEWER IMPROVEMENTS ON ANTHONY ROAD AND HANSELMAN ROAD. THIS PROJECT IS PART OF THE 2025 CIP. I JUST DREW A BLANK. IT WILL ADDRESS TWO SEPARATE ISSUES IN THIS AREA. IT IS LIKE A SLIDE IS MISSING. ANYWAY. THERE ARE TWO SEPARATE ISSUES IN THIS AREA THAT ARE TO BE ADDRESSED HERE. ONE IS THAT ON ANTHONY ROAD DURING WET WEATHER THE SEWER LINE WILL OVERFLOW DUE TO THE LIFT STATION PUMPING INTO A LINE THE SLIGHTLY UNDERSIZED. THE OTHER ISSUES IS THAT THERE IS AN AREA BETWEEN HANSELMAN ROAD AND HIGHWAY 59 THAT IS CURRENTLY UNSERVED WITH SANITARY SEWER. THE BUDGET FOR THIS PROJECT IS $2,400,000. THE EXISTING -- THIS IS IN THE WRONG ORDER. I AM SORRY. ANYWAY, THE MAP HERE SHOWS HANSELMAN ROAD RUNNING FROM EAST TO WEST IN RED. THAT WILL -- WE WILL PIPE BURST THAT LINE FROM 15 INCH TO 18 INCH. GOING UP ANTHONY ROAD, ABOUT HALFWAY, TOWARD LONETREE, AGAIN, PIPE BURSTING AND INCREASING THE SIZE OF THAT FROM 15 INCH TO 18 INCH. FROM THEIR UP TO THE LIFT STATION AT LONETREE AND ANTHONY ROAD, WE WILL INCREASE THE LINE SIZE FROM 12 INCH TO 16 INCH. THEN GOING SOUTH FROM HANSELMAN ROAD, WE WILL CONSTRUCT A 12 INCH SEWER LINE THAT WILL PROVIDE ACCESS TO SANITARY SEWER FOR ABOUT 70 ACRES IN THAT AREA. OUR PROPOSALS WERE RECEIVED ON MAY 7. WE RECEIVED SIX -- PROPOSALS. AFTER EVALUATING THESE, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PROPOSAL FROM RAM ROD UTILITIES LLC AT $2,050,000 AND 120 DAYS OF [00:45:06] CONSTRUCTION TIME PROVIDED THE BEST VALUE TO THE CITY. ENGINEERING STAFF RECOMMENDS YOU AWARD THIS CONTRACT TO RAM ROD UTILITIES. >> THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION WITH RESPECT TO ITEM E 3 FOR AWARDING OF THE CONTRACT. >> MOVE TO APPROVE. >> SECOND . >> A MOTION AND SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. LETTER E 3 PASSES. MOVING [4. Appoint three members to the Victoria Development Commission, Board of...] TO ITEM E 4. >> RESOLUTION APPOINTING THREE MEMBERS TO THE VICTORIA DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION BOARD OF DIRECTORS . >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THIS WILL APPOINT THREE COUNCIL MEMBERS TO THE VICTORIA DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION. BEFORE DECIDING ON WHO TO APPOINT, I WILL GIVE YOU A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF WHAT THAT COMMISSION DOES AND THE FUNCTIONS. THE DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION WAS CREATED BACK IN 1982 AS A PUBLIC NONPROFIT TO PROMOTE COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL AND MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES BY ISSUING BONDS ON BEHALF OF THE DEVELOPER. IT SIMPLY ACTS AS A CONDUIT TO ALLOW BORROWERS AND PRIVATE ENTITIES TO FINANCE THE PROJECT ON A TAX-EXEMPT BASIS. THERE ARE THREE WAYS THEY CAN DO THAT. THEY CAN ISSUE SMALL ISSUE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS, SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL, WATER AND SEWER , WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROJECTS, AND SPECIAL EXEMPTIONS FOR PROMOTING TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS, SUCH AS AN AIRPORT. IF THIS LOOKS FAMILIAR, IT IS BEEN A LONG TIME, BUT MY TO THIS PRESENTATION WAY BACK IN 2020 WHEN WE WERE ALL ON ZOOM BECAUSE OF COVID. JUST A FEW OF THE PROJECT THEY HAVE DONE IN THE PAST. IF YOU GREW UP HERE IN VICTORIA, LIKE ME, YOU REMEMBER THE NEW AGB COMING IN AT THE CORNER OF RIO GRANDE. THAT WAS A PROJECT THEY SUPPORTED. ISSUANCE OF THOSE BONDS . IT IS NO LONGER THERE, OF COURSE. A LITTLE CAESARS SITS AT THAT CORNER, AND THEY MOVED SLIGHTLY FURTHER ON THAT PROPERTY. GULF COAST PAPER WAS A PROJECT DONE IN 1983 AS WELL SHOWING 1.$2 MILLION . ONE MORE IS THE MOTEL PROJECT, WHICH WAS DONE IN 1984. THAT CURRENTLY IS BEST VALUE INN AND SUITES. JUST A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE BOARD. THREE DIRECTORS SERVE ON THE BOARD. THEY HAVE TO BE CITY COUNCILMEMBERS. THEY SERVE TWO-YEAR TERMS. THEY MAY BE REAPPOINTED. THE TERM SHALL NOT EXCEED THE PERIOD FOR WHICH THE DIRECTORS ARE A PUBLIC OFFICIAL OF THE CITY. THAT IS PART OF OUR PROBLEM. THIS BOARD HAS NOT MET IN A FEW YEARS. CURRENTLY WE HAVE TWO TAKE A SPOT BECAUSE THEY WERE HELD BY THE FORMER MAYOR AND FORMER COUNCILMEMBER . WE HAVE TWO VACANCIES . DR. YOUNG CURRENTLY SITS ON THAT BOARD BY HIMSELF. WE NEED TO APPOINT -- HIS APPOINTMENT ACTUALLY EXPIRES THIS MONTH. WE ACTUALLY NEED TO APPOINT THREE MEMBERS, ALL OF WHICH NEED TO BE FROM COUNCIL. DR. YOUNG HAS GRACIOUSLY AGREED TO BE REAPPOINTED, IF YOU ALL WISH TO DO SO. BUT WE NEED TWO OTHER VOLUNTEERS. >> VOLUNTEERS IS A GREAT WORD . >> YES. >> CAN I MAKE A NOMINATION? IF YOU WANT TO VOLUNTEER, GO AHEAD. >> I WILL VOLUNTEER. >> I WOULD LIKE TO VOLUNTEER AS WELL. >> GREAT. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. >> SHE HEARD WE DON'T MEET FOR SEVERAL YEARS. VERY INFREQUENT. >> BASED ON THE VOLUNTEERS, I THINK YOU AND I ARE LEFT TO MAKE THE MOTION. >> I DO NOT WANT TO VOLUNTEER. I WILL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPOINT COUNCILMEMBER KIDDER, COUNCILMEMBER BUTLER AND MAYOR PRO TEM YOUNG. >> THANK YOU. >> TO VICTORIA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD. >> DO WE HAVE A SECOND? >> AREN'T YOU GOING TO SECOND? >> I GUESS I NEED TO. I WILL SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [1. CDBG 2025 Annual Action Plan Proposed Budget and Funding Recommendatio...] CONGRATULATIONS, AND THANK YOU ALL. WE APPRECIATE IT. WE HOPE AS THINGS GROW AND DEVELOP THAT BOARD WILL SEE LOTS MORE ACTION IN THE COMING YEARS. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> LET'S MOVE ON TO CITY MANAGER'S REPORT. >> WE HAVE ONE ITEM THIS EVENING RELATED TO THE CITY -- CDBG ANNUAL ACTION PLAN. I WILL TURN IT OVER TO JULIE FOR THE PRESENTATION. >> IT IS THAT TIME OF YEAR WE ALWAYS GIVE YOU A RECOMMENDATION FOR THE PLAN YEAR UPCOMING OCTOBER 1 FOR COMMUNITY BLOCK GRANTS. JUST A REFRESHER, THIS [00:50:06] IS AN ANNUAL GRANT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT . THE CITY OF VICTORIA IS AN ENTITLEMENT CITY. WE RECEIVE THIS GRANT BECAUSE OUR POPULATION IS OVER 50,000. THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT IS TO REDUCE POVERTY AND ITS EFFECTS AND DEVELOP VIABLE COMMUNITY THROUGH A VARIETY OF WAYS. THIS IS WHAT THE ANNUAL TIMELINE LOOKS LIKE. IN MARCH WE HAVE A PRE-APPLICATION WORKSHOP MANDATORY FOR ALL THE NONPROFITS WHO WISH TO APPLY TO ATTEND. THE INTENT TO REQUEST FUNDING. THAT INTENT IS TO BRIEFLY DESCRIBE A PROGRAM THEY WANT TO WE CAN TALK TO THEM AND MAKE SURE THEIR PROGRAM MEETS ALL THE MULTITUDE OF REQUIREMENTS THAT COME WITH THE CDBG GRANT PUBLISHED BY HUD. ONCE WE HAVE MADE SURE THAT -- WHAT THE INTENT IS, AND THAT IT DOES MEET THE REQUIREMENTS, THEY CAN SUBMIT THE FULL APPLICATION, WHICH IS THROUGH THE END OF APRIL. THEN WE TAKE MAY TO REVIEW THE APPLICATIONS, AND THEN, OF COURSE, BRING THE RECOMMENDATIONS TO YOU IN JUNE, AND THEN IN AUGUST WE HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS AND ASKING FOR FORMAL APPROVAL TO SUBMIT BY AUGUST 16, WHICH IS THE TO HUD. THIS YEAR HAS BEEN A LITTLE DIFFERENT, BECAUSE NORMALLY WE RECEIVE THE FUNNY RECOMMENDATION IN LATE APRIL. THIS YEAR, IT IS ALMOST A MONTH DELAYED. WE HAVE PARTIAL RECOMMENDATION. I HOPE YOU FORGIVE US. ENTITLEMENT FUNDS THIS YEAR WERE $537,925. WE HAVE UNALLOCATED FUNDS FROM PREVIOUS YEARS. SO THE TOTAL FUNDS TO BUDGET IS 595,000 , APPROXIMATELY. THE PROPOSED OFFENDING BUDGET IS THE 20% ADMINISTRATION , AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM FOR 92,000, DEMOLITION AT 62,000 , AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM FOR 92,000, DEMOLITION AT 62,840. PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT, $57,939.24. THE REASON THAT IS TO BE DECIDED IS THAT WE ARE WORKING WITH PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING ON WHAT THOSE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS ARE. THERE ARE SEVERAL SIDEWALK PROJECTS WE CAN FIND, POSSIBLY FIND, AND WE ARE TRYING TO GET QUOTES AND FIGURE OUT EXACTLY. I TELL YOU THE PUBLIC AND PERMITS ARE PROPOSED TO BE SIDEWALKS, BUT I CAN'T TELL YOU EXACTLY WHERE. AND THEN, PUBLIC FACILITIES, PROPOSING TO BE 195,000 AND PUBLIC SERVICES 80,500, WHICH AGAIN, WE ARE ALWAYS CAPPED AT 15% FOR THE PSA, ALTHOUGH THAT IS REALLY THE GREATEST NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY. JUST A REMINDER, THESE PLANS CAN ONLY HELP THOSE THAT ARE LOW TO MODERATE INCOME, OR HELP NEIGHBORHOODS IN ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED AREAS, WHICH THE CENSUS TRACTS WHERE THE MAJORITY IS BELOW THE MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME. THESE ARE THE NEW LIMITS THAT JUST WENT INTO EFFECT. THE PUBLIC FACILITY RECOMMENDATION IS JUST ONE PROJECT AT 195,000 TO THE VICTORIA HOUSING AUTHORITY TO REPLACE WINDOWS AND REPAINT THE BUILDING AS FILLMORE APARTMENTS. BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB DID APPLY FOR A NEW AC UNIT. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE LOCATED IN A CENSUS TRACT THAT HAS FLIPPED OUT AT THE ELIGIBLE CENSUS TRACTS. NORMALLY, THE CENSUS TRACTS ARE ESTABLISHED EVERY 10 YEARS WITH THE CENSUS, BUT BECAUSE OF THE ISSUES WITH THE 2020 CENSUS , BECAUSE WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC, THEY'RE NOT SURE -- THEY DID IT FEEL LIKE THE DATA WAS VERY RELIABLE. THEY HAVE SINCE PUBLISHED NEW GUIDANCE AND NEW CENSUS TRACTS THAT WE ARE TO FOLLOW. WE UPDATED THE MAP THAT WENT INTO EFFECT LAST OCTOBER. SO THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB IS NO LONGER IN AN ELIGIBLE SERVICE TRACT. THEORETICALLY, IT IS GOOD. AMINES NEIGHBORHOOD IS MUCH MORE ECONOMICALLY VIABLE THAN IT WAS IN THE PAST. THESE ARE THE PUBLIC-SERVICE ACTIVITIES RECOMMENDATIONS. YOU SEE 128,000 YOU SEE $128,453 WAS REQUESTED, BUT WE ARE ONLY ALLOWED TO GRANT 80,500. WE HAVE QUITE A FEW RETURNING PROGRAMS. WE DID THAT WE ARE RECOMMENDING FUNDING EVERYONE THAT APPLIED, JUST NOT AT THEIR FULL FUNDING REQUEST, BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THE AMOUNT OF FUNDS TO FULLY READ -- FUND THEIR REQUEST. WE DO HAVE SOME NEW PROGRAMS . THAT IS TRAUMA CARE FOR VICTIMS OF TRAUMA OR ABUSE, FAMILY SERVICES, RESOURCE HUB, A PERPETUAL HELP HOME IS NOT REALLY NEW TO THE PROGRAM, BUT THEY ARE BACK. I GUESS MIDCOAST IS NOT REALLY A NEW AGENCY, BUT THE PROGRAM IS YOU KNEW. AGENCIES WE HAVE HELPED IN THE PAST. AS I MENTIONED, THIS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO HUD BY AUGUST 16. IF EVERYONE CAN GIVE AHEAD [00:55:02] NOT ON THESE RECOGNITIONS, WE CAN WRITE THE PLAN OVER THE SUMMER. WILL HAVE THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN THAT WE HAD THE MINUTES ON THE SPRING IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS IN OUR ACTION PLAN. THAT WILL ALL BE PRESENTED AT THE AUGUST 16 -- AUGUST 5 COUNCIL MEETING FOR APPROVAL. THEN WE CAN SUBMIT TO HUD BY AUGUST 16. I WILL END ON A LITTLE BIT OF BAD NEWS. THE NATIONAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION, WHICH IS THE TRADE ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLANNERS , RELEASED THIS QUOTE , OR STATEMENT EARLIER IN MAY . PRESIDENT TRUMP'S BUDGET IS PROPOSING TO COMPLETELY ELIMINATE THE HUD PROGRAM. SO CURRENTLY, THE CURRENT BILL THAT JUST PASSED, THE ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL, DOESN'T -- HAS A CUT THAT HAS NOT CUT THE CDBG PROGRAM YET, BUT THERE ARE GOING TO BE MANY SUBSEQUENT BUDGET BILLS THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER THAT WE DO BELIEVE ONE OF THEM WILL CUT IT, OR JUST NOT END UP IN ANY OF THOSE BILLS AND BE CUT FOR LACK OF FUNDING. THERE WON'T BE ANY APPROPRIATIONS. THERE IS A SPECIFIC BILL THAT COMPLETELY REPEALS THE ENTIRE PROGRAM, WHICH IS ANOTHER WAY TO KILL IT, LACK OF FUNDING OR COMPLETELY ILLUMINATE THE PROGRAM. THAT WAS SPONSORED BACK IN FEBRUARY, BUT IT HAS BEEN SITTING IN THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES. SO IF THIS -- THESE PLANS GO INTO EFFECT AND FUNDING IS NOT ALLOCATED , OR THE PROGRAM IS COMPLETELY CUT, THIS WILL BE OUR LAST YEAR TO RECEIVE CDBG FUNDS. >> OKAY. >> ON THAT NOTE -- >> ANY QUESTIONS. >> I DO HAVE ONE. YOU PROBABLY ANSWER THIS. IS THE FUNDING YOU RECEIVE COMPLETELY FEDERAL? ARE THERE ANY STOOD D'ESTE OR LOCAL FUNDS? >> IT IS ALL FEDERAL. >> I JUST HAVE A COMMENT. JULIE, YOU AND YOUR TEAM WORK REALLY HARD ON THIS. I APPRECIATE THE TIME YOU GUYS SPENT WITH ME TO HELP ME UNDERSTAND HOW IT ALL WORKS. I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU A SHOUT OUT , AND YOUR TEAM, BECAUSE YOU DO WORK REALLY HARD ON ALL OF THIS. >> WE HAVE KIND OF JOKED, BUT OUR LIFE WILL BE A LOT EASIER , BUT HELP SO MANY PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT WE ARE VERY HEARTBROKEN THAT THE PLAN IS TO ELIMINATE IT. IT IS A HUGE NEED. >> CERTAINLY, WE WILL BE WATCHING THAT AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS . AUGUST HIS FINAL APPROVAL DATE, THEORETICALLY. >> THEORETICALLY. >> OKAY. KEEP US POSTED ON DEVELOPMENTS . >> OKAY. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS. VERY MUCH APPRECIATED. >> AND WE ARE GOOD ON FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS BACK >> ABSOLUTELY. I WILL ECHO MISS MS. BUTLER. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK, AND YOUR WHOLE TEAM, AND TO ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR ALL THE GREAT WORK THEY DO. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER CITY MANAGER REPORTS THIS EVENING. >> NO, SIR. >> UNDERSTAND WE DON'T HAVE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE ARE OUT AT 5:58. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.