Jan 20, 2026 City Council

[A. CALL TO ORDER]

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WELCOME TO OUR COUNCIL MEETING FOR TUESDAY, JANURARY 20, 2026 .

PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >>

>> IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE FOLLOWED BY 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 PLEASE BE SEATED. WELCOME, EVERYONE . GOOD TO SEE LOTS OF FOLKS IN THE HOUSE INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD. WE WILL GET TO A PROCLAMATION FOR THEM SHORTLY, BUT BEFORE WE DO

[1. Announcements/Reminders:]

GOOD EVENING. >> I HAVE A COUPLE OF ANNOUNCEMENTS THIS EVENING. IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE THERE'VE ONLY BEEN TWO SO THE SHOULD GO QUICK. ON BEHALF OF OUR LIBRARY WE WANT TO REMIND THE PUBLIC THAT THE BOOK SALE IS GOING ON FOR 2026 HAPPENING THIS WEEK. IS OPEN FOR EVERYONE TO SHOP JANUARY 18TH THROUGH JANUARY 23RD AND SATURDAY JANUARY 24TH. ON BEHALF OF OUR CONVENTION VISITORS BUREAU WE WANT TO REMIND THE PUBLIC AND INVITE THEM TO APPLY TO FULFILL TWO TERMS WITHIN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE MAIN STREET PROGRAM. THESE TERMS EXPIRE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2026. THE BOARD MANAGERS IN THE NONPROFIT VICTORIA PROGRAM SUPPORTS OTHER VOLUNTEER INITIATIVES DOWNTOWN. RESIDENTS WHO LIVE OR WORK ON BUSINESSES A■RE ENCOURAGED O APPLY BY FEBRUARY 13TH AND FOR MORE INFORMATION YOU CAN VISIT OUR WEBSITE. THAT'S ALL I HAVE

FOR THIS EVENING. >> THAT WAS QUICK. LET'S MOVE

[2. Public & Employee Recognitions:]

>> WHERE IS THE MISSION OF VICTORIA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT IS ACHIEVING EXCELLENCE FOR ALL ENSURING EVERY STUDENT IS SUPPORTED AND PREPARED FOR FUTURE SUCCESS AND WHERE IS THE MISSION OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS TO MEET THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF ALL CHILDREN AND TO EMPOWER THEM TO BECOME COMPETENT, PRODUCTIVE CONTRIBUTORS TO DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY IN AN EVER-CHANGING WORLD AND WHERE IS THE LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS ARE ELECTED BY THE COMMUNITY TO DO WHAT IS BEST FOR STUDENTS AND WHEREAS LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS WORK CLOSELY WITH PARENTS, EDUCATIONAL PROFESSIONALS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO CREATE THE EDUCATIONAL VISION WE WANT OUR STUDENTS AND WHEREAS LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THE STRUCTURE THAT PROVIDES A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM AND WHEREAS LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS ARE STRONG ADVOCATES FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION AND PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN COMMUNICATING THE NEEDS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO THE PUBLIC AND THE PUBLIC'S EXPECTATIONS TO THE DISTRICT. THEREFORE I, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF VICTORIA TEXAS PROCLAIMED JANUARY 2026 AS SCHOOL BOARD RECOGNITION MONTH IN VICTORIA, TEXAS, AND URGED CITIZENS TO JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING THE DEDICATION AND HARD WORK OF LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND WORK WITH THEM TO SUPPORT AN EDUCATION THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF BOTH TODAY'S AND TOMORROW'S

CHILDREN. >> THANK YOU ALL FOR THE RECOGNITION THEN THANK YOU FOR BEING PARTNERS WITH US AND WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE YOU AS WELL. THANK YOU ALL.

>> THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY. IT'S NEVER AN EASY TASK. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MUCH APPRECIATED. LET'S MOVE ON.

THE NEXT ONE IS RECOGNITION OF OUTGOING BOARD OR COMMISSION

MEMBER. >> YES, SIR. WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER LOFFGREN . HE HAS SERVED ON THE BOARD SINCE 2020 AND THE CITY APPRECIATES YOUR WILLINGNESS TO

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>> I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR TO SERVE. THIS IS A WONDERFUL THING . I APPRECIATE ALL THE PEOPLE I'VE SERVED WITH. THREE MAYORS , MANY PEOPLE. ALL DEDICATED TO ECONOMIC GROWTH IN VICTORIA , AND I'M VERY PROUD TO HAVE SERVED. THERE'S ONE PERSON . I COULD NAME A LOT OF PEOPLE, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SINGLE OUT DANIELLE WILLIAMS FOR EVERY TIME I NEEDED SOMETHING , SHE WOULD GET IT FOR ME AND SHE KEEPS THE CORPORATION GOING AND I THANK HER FOR HER WORK . I WILL MISS

IT ACTUALLY. THANK YOU. >>

>> MARK, YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB ON THAT COMMISSION AND YOU WILL BE MISSED ON THAT COMMISSION. WE HAVE A CAPABLE FILL IN AND THERE'S A NEW GUY COMING IN AND WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT KEEPING THE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION MOVING FORWARD.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. ALL RIGHT. MR. GARZA, DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER PUBLIC EMPLOYEE RECOGNITIONS TONIGHT?

>> I HAVE TWO. I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE TWO OF OUR WONDERFUL EMPLOYEES WHO WERE RECENTLY PROMOTED. WANT TO ANNOUNCE THAT EMMA TUCKER HAS BEEN PROMOTED TO CITY ASSISTANT ENGINEER. GIVE

HER A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. >>

>> EMMA BECAME THE ASSISTANT CITY ENGINEER ON JANUARY 12TH AND HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PLANNING DESIGN AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC UTILITIES AND ROADWAY INFRASTRUCTURE THAT SUPPORTS SAFETY MOBILITY AND THE GROWTH OF OUR COMMUNITY. IS LICENSED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER WITH EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE MANAGING COMPLEX ENGINEERING PROJECTS FROM CONCEPT THROUGH CONSTRUCTION. A STRONG TECHNICAL FOUNDATION ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND COLLABORATIVE APPROACH HAVE EARNED THE TRUST OF COLLEAGUES AND PARTNERS ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION. SHE HOLDS A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING FROM TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY AND DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND PROFESSIONALISM AND COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SERVICE MAKES HER EXCEPTIONALLY WELL-SUITED FOR THIS LEADERSHIP

ROLE. CONGRATULATIONS. >> RECENTLY EMILY ERICKSON , I BELIEVE SHE'S HERE. WAS PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF SERGEANT ON JANUARY 16TH AND A SERVE MANY ROLES IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT INCLUDING TRAFFIC SAFETY UNIT PATROL, AND CRISIS NEGOTIATION TEAM. IF YOU'VE BEEN AROUND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT USUALLY HAVE SEEN EMILY. SHE HAS BEEN A MAN DID ASSESS ASSET TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND I WITNESSED HER GROWTH IN THE 6 1/2 YEARS I'VE BEEN HERE SO I WAS EXCITED TO SEE SHE WAS GETTING PROMOTED TO SERGEANT. CONGRATULATIONS.

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[3. Items from Council:]

>> THANK YOU . WE MOVE ON TO ITEMS FROM COUNSEL. DOES ANYONE

[4. Citizen Communication:]

EVENING AND WELCOME. >> HEY. I AM BRIDGET SHORT. I LIVE IN DOWNTOWN VICTORIA. I HAVE LIVED THERE SIX YEARS , AND I ABSOLUTELY LOVE MY NEIGHBORHOOD. BUT -- WE HAVE AN ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM AS FAR AS LONG AS I'VE LIVED THERE AND I'VE ONLY LIVED THERE SIX YEARS , BUT IT HAS BEEN A PERVASIVE PROBLEM. I HAVE CALLED EVERYONE IN VICTORIA . I HAVE EVEN CALLED TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE BECAUSE WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO LIKE TO FEED CATS. I DON'T HAVE PROBLEMS WITH CATS. I LOVE CATS AND I LOVE CRITTERS. I LOVE ALL OF GOD'S CREATURES, HOWEVER, THESE PEOPLE LIKE TO FEED CATS ON EVERYBODY ELSE'S CURB EXCEPT THEIR OWN. AGAIN, FEED THE KITTIES. FEED THEM, HOWEVER , THE PROBLEM WITH FEEDING THE KITTIES IS WE NOW

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PEOPLE WHO TAKE CARE -- >> ANIMAL CONTROL?

>> YES. SO I'VE CALLED EVERYBODY AND EVERYBODY KIND OF LIKE PUTS A LITTLE BAND-AID ON IT FOR A WHILE BUT NO ONE HAS TAKEN CARE OF THE PROBLEM. IT IS A HEALTH PROBLEM BECAUSE THERE ARE BUZZARD FECES EVERYWHERE. AND SKUNKS ARE EVERYWHERE. MY HOUSE PERSONALLY HAS BEEN SPRAYED THREE TIMES BECAUSE THE CAT FOOD BRINGS OTHER CRITTERS. NOT JUST THE BUZZARDS. SKUNKS .

I WENT TO THE GYM ONE MORNING AND CAME HOME AND THERE IS A SKUNK ON MY FRONT PORCH. I WAS LIKE, , I'VE LIVED IN THE COUNTRY AND I'VE NEVER HAD A SKUNK ON MY PORCH. IT IS MY HEARTS DESIRE THAT Y'ALL WILL LISTEN TO THE PROBLEM AND AT LEAST START TWEAKING THE PROBLEM AND TRULY LISTENING. IT IS NOT JUST ME. I KNOW THERE ARE OTHER NEIGHBORS WHO ARE EQUALLY CONCERNED. BUT I SEEM TO BE THE MOST VOCAL AND I'M OKAY WITH

THAT. MY TIME HAS EXPIRED. >> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENT. THE NEXT CARD I HAVE IS FOR MATT. WELCOME.

>> THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK TONIGHT. I'M A LONGTIME RESIDENT OF VICTORIA AND RECENTLY PURCHASED A HOME DOWNTOWN NEAR WHERE SHE LIVES AND I'M HAVING A SIMILAR ISSUE.

IT'S NOT JUST THEORETICAL OR ABSTRACT ISSUE. BUT IT IS PERSONALLY AFFECTING ME DUE TO EVERY EVENING AT 6:00 P.M. AN INDIVIDUAL PULLS UP NEXT TO MY PROPERTY AND COMES ONTO MY PROPERTY. MAYBE IT'S AN EASEMENT. I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT THAT PART OF IT , BUT SHE PUTS OUT A LARGE AMOUNT OF CAT FOOD, WHICH IN TALKING TO OTHER NEIGHBORS HAS CREATED A COLONY OF FERAL CATS. I SEE THEM IN MY YARD CONSTANTLY. SOMETIMES I'VE SEEN SEVERAL DOZEN CATS AT THESE FEEDINGS EVERY EVENING AND ONCE SHE DRIVES AWAY IN HER VEHICLE, THE BUZZARDS , WHICH ARE NOW RESTING ON MY HOME IN AND AROUND MY HOME ON THE ROOF AND IN THE TREES , ET CETERA, THEY COME DOWN AND SCARE OFF THE CATS AND THEY GO BACK TO ROOST IN THE EVENING. THIS IS NOT ABOUT DISLIKING CANCER ANIMALS. THE CATS CARRY DISEASES AND YOU HAVE BUZZARDS , WHICH ARE NATURAL DISPOSERS OF CARCASSES AND NOW WE ARE DISRUPTING THAT AND BRINGING THEM INTO THE DOWNTOWN AREA AND GENERALLY AFFECTING PEOPLE'S ENJOYMENT OF THEIR HOMES. IS THERE A BETTER WAY FOR HER TO FEED THE CATS? PROBABLY.

AND IF SOME KIND OF ENFORCEABLE ORDINANCE WAS PUT INTO PLACE RATHER THAN US HAVING TO CONFRONT THIS INDIVIDUAL OR TAKE OUR OWN MEASURES TO CURB THE ISSUE , IT WILL CREATE ALTERCATIONS THAT I DON'T THINK THE CITY WANTS. I THINK AN ORDINANCE ENFORCEABLE BY THE CITY WOULD BE THE MOST EFFECTIVE MEASURE. THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT.

>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. I APPRECIATE IT. THE NEXT CARD

IS FROM STEVE MOSES. WELCOME. >> GOOD EVENING MAY YOUR AND PEOPLE OF CITY COUNCIL. HALF OF ME IS MISSING. HOPEFULLY YOU HAVE A PACKET AND WHEN MY WIFE WAS TAKEN TO WEIMER TEXAS AND

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SHE MISSED HER DOCTORS APPOINTMENTS . SHE DID NOT HAVE HER PRESCRIPTIONS . SHE WAS MISSING EVERYTHING. THE BLATANT POLICE MISCONDUCT. THIS HELPED CAUSE MY WIFE'S DEATH. AFTER 10 DAYS MY WIFE GOT IN THAT HOT BOX , I WAS CALLING ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES EVERY NIGHT AND THEY ARE OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY , SHE BECAME UNCONSCIOUS, SHE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL IN COLUMBUS TWICE AND SHE WAS UNCONSCIOUS AND THEY RUSHED HER HOME BY AMBULANCE ON THE 14TH OF SEPTEMBER AND THE NEXT TWO WEEKS SHE WAS INAUDIBLE ] I WAS RIGHT BY HER SIDE. THIS IS AN 2021. AND THEY GAVE ME THE WORST NEWS . MR. MOSES, THE CHANCE OF YOUR WIFE'S ARRIVAL ARE SLIM TO NONE. AND I TOLD THEM NO MATTER WHAT, I'M GOING TO PRAY . MY WIFE LOVES THE LORD AND I'M GOING TO PRAY AND I BROUGHT IN SIX DIFFERENT PASTORS THAT I KNEW AND PRAY FOR MY WIFE. SHE NEVER REGAINED CONSCIOUSNESS AND I WAS RIGHT BY HER SIDE. AND I WATCHED MY WIFE DIE . SHE HAD JUST COME HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL ON A MEDICAL POA AND IT SHOWS THAT IN THERE. THEY DID NOT GO BY WHAT I HAD. I TOLD THE POLICEMAN THE TRUTH AND THEY DID EVERYTHING WRONG BESIDES GOING TO INTO MY HOME WITHOUT A WARRANT AND SERGEANT SWANSON COMMITTED POLICE MISCONDUCT. SO MY WIFE DIED AND I WENT IN THERE AND WATCHED HER AND HAD TO BRUSH HER HAIR BACK. I WATCHED HER DIE AND HALF OF ME DIED WITH HER. UNTIL I CAN GET THIS UNDER CONTROL, I WANT FOR ME TO BE AT PEACE WITH THIS AND I AM NOT.

NOT UNTIL SERGEANT SWANSON IS TERMINATED AND THAT YOU AND THE CITY MANAGER KNOWS THAT THE NEW CHIEF OF POLICE WILL NOT SPEAK TO ME. SO ONE OF YOU, PROBABLY THE CITY MANAGER, HAS PROBABLY TOLD HIM NOT TO AND YOU KNOW ABOUT IT. ONE OTHER THING REAL QUICKLY. I'VE WRITTEN YOU TWO LETTERS ASKING YOU TO EXPLAIN WHAT THE OTHER PEOPLE YOU TALKED TO SAID THEY DIDN'T DO WRONG. I WILL GIVE YOU UNTIL THE END OF THE MONTH RESPECTFULLY, MAYOR, IF YOU CAN PROVIDE ANYTHING IN WRITING THAT THEY DID RIGHT, THOSE POLICE OFFICERS BECAUSE I HAVE A TON OF DOCUMENTATION TO PROVE THEY WERE WRONG AND I APPRECIATE YOU VERY MUCH. GOD BLESS YOU. I HOPE YOU HAVE EMPATHY. IF YOU GO HOME TO KNOW THIS IS ONE OF YOUR LOVED ONES THAT IT HAPPENED TO HOW BADLY YOU WOULD FILL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I RESPECT EVERY ONE OF

YOU. GOD BLESS YOU. >> THANK YOU, SIR. THE NEXT CARD

IS FROM MICHAEL. >> GOOD EVENING. I LIVE AT 2207 WALKED TO THE ANIMAL CARE SERVICES AND THEY HELPED HIM, WHICH I APPRECIATE. THERE IS A PERSON THAT LIVES ON 2207 NORTH HAD 29 AND ANIMAL CARE SERVICE CAPTURED 11 OF THEM DOGS COME IN AND OUT AND I'VE SEEN A PITBULL GOING INTO HIS YARD FROM THE OUTSIDE. ANIMAL CARE SERVICES GOES AND TELLS JOE , HE IS THE HOMEOWNER. HE DOES VOLUNTEER WORK AT CHRIST'S KITCHEN AND HE REFUSED TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THE DOG. THIS WENT ON THE NEWS AND ANIMAL CARE SERVICE HAS BEEN THERE NUMEROUS TIMES. I REMEMBER ONE TIME I WAS RIDING A BIKE WHILE ANIMAL CARE SERVICE WAS THERE AND A DOG TRY TO ATTACK ME. I WISH YOU WOULD SECURE THOSE DOGS. THERE'S NO EXCUSE FOR THAT. IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS AND HE REFUSES TO FIX EVERYTHING PROPERLY SPECIFICALLY THE GATES. THEY CAN GO IN AND OUT EVEN WHEN

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APPRECIATE EVERYTHING. THANKS. >> THANK YOU. NEXT CARD IS RICK

COLEY. >> JUST LIKE THE DOG. LAST TIME I WAS HERE I APPRECIATE THE WORK CITY HAS DONE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IN TANGLEWOOD AND I HOPE IT WILL LAST FOR 30 OR 40 YEARS. THAT IS NOT MY REASON FOR BEING HERE. 3 OF 5 BEECH WOOD. I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE LIBRARY. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ISSUE IS EXACTLY OR THE STATUS BUT I WANT TO GIVE YOU MY OPINION ABOUT THE BOOK SITUATION AT THE LIBRARY. PEOPLE WHO WANT TO BAN BOOKS ARE ALWAYS ON THE WRONG SIDE OF HISTORY AND THEY LOOK A LITTLE FOOLISH TRYING TO DO SOMETHING THAT'S KIND OF A WASTE OF TIME. THAT'S MY PERSONAL OPINION. KIDS -- YOUR KIDS KNOW MORE ABOUT THINGS YOU DON'T WANT THEM TO KNOW ABOUT THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE, AND DATA HAVE TO GET THAT INFORMATION FROM THE LIBRARY. PEOPLE COMPLAIN THAT THEIR VALUES ARE BEING CORRUPTED. I WOULD SAY THAT THE VALUE IS NOT BEING CORRUPTED, THEY ARE BEING CHALLENGED AND THEY SHOULD BE CHALLENGED. IF SOME BOOKS DON'T REPRESENT YOUR PERSONAL VALUES, THEN DO YOUR JOB AS A PARENT AND EXPLAIN TO YOUR CHILDREN WHY THESE BOOKS DON'T EXPRESS YOUR VALUES. IT'S A TEACHABLE MOMENT. THERE ARE SOME BOOKS IN ARE NOT MONOLITHIC. WE HAVE DIVERSE OPINIONS AND YOU MIGHT BE SURPRISED HOW DIVERSE IT REALLY IS. THERE ARE ITEMS IN THE LIBRARY THAT DO NOT REPRESENT MY VALUES AND I TRUST THEY DON'T REPRESENT THE VALUES OF MOST PEOPLE HERE , BUT THEY ARE IN THE LIBRARY AND THEY REPRESENT HISTORY AND THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN THE PAST. THERE IS A BOOK THERE THAT HAS THINGS SUCH AS WITCHES AND SORCERERS ARE REAL AND MUST NOT BE ALLOWED TO LIVE. HOMOSEXUALITY IS PUNISHABLE BY DEATH. STUBBORN AND REBELLIOUS CHILDREN CAN BE STONED TO DEATH.

IF YOU CREATE AN OFFENSIVE WORK OF ART, YOUR ANCESTORS CAN BE CURSED FOR 4 GENERATIONS. THAT IS IN OUR LIBRARY. THERE ARE DOCUMENTS THAT EXPRESS THAT. IF A PERSON CAN HANDLE SNAKES AND DRINK POISON WITHOUT HARMING THEMSELVES, THEY CAN ALSO HEAL THE SICK. YOU ARE ALLOWED TO OWN SLAVES, BUT YOU SHOULD NOT MISS TREAT YOUR SLAVES. SLAVES, YOU SHOULD OBEY YOUR MASTERS. NATURE TEACHES IS A DISGRACE FOR A MAN TO HAVE LONG HAIR. IF A MAN A WOMAN , HE MUST MARRY HER AND HER FATHER AND MUST GIVE HER FATHER MONEY FOR THAT PRIVILEGE. THESE THINGS ARE IN THE LIBRARY.

I'M NOT ADVOCATING FOR THEM I'M JUST SAYING THEY EXIST.

THESE ARE NOT MYTHS AND NOT METAPHORS. THEY WERE WRITTEN BY VERY SERIOUS PEOPLE AND STRICTLY ENFORCED BY MORE SERIOUS PEOPLE.

THEY DON'T REPRESENT OUR VALUES TODAY BUT THEY SHOULD NOT BE BANNED FROM THE LIBRARY. THAT'S MY ONLY POINT. SOME IDEAS NEED TO BE CHALLENGED NOT BY BANNING THEM BUT BY REPLACING THEM WITH BETTER IDEAS. THAT IS WHAT LIBRARIES DO AND THAT'S ALL I

HAVE TO SAY. >> THANK YOU. THE FINAL CARD I HAVE , CHRISTOPHER FIELDS. IS THAT INDIVIDUAL HERE? THANK YOU.

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THE MAYOR DECLINED. IT CREATES AN UNAVOIDABLE CONTRADICTION .

WHEN THE WHITE HOUSE, THE CONGRESS , STATE LEADERSHIP AND MAYORS ACROSS 700 SQUARE MILES OF TEXAS RECOGNIZE VALUE BUT THIS OFFICE DOES NOT, IT'S NO LONGER CREDENTIALS. IT'S A QUESTION OF JUDGMENT, DISCRETION AND MOTIVE. WHEN OPPORTUNITY IS RECOGNIZED AT EVERY LEVEL EXCEPT FOR ONE, REASONABLE PEOPLE WAS MUST ASK WHY IF PERSONAL DISCOMFORT OR UNEXAMINED BIAS ARE INFLUENCING WHO IS WELCOMED AND WHO DISMISSED, RAISES LEGITIMATE ETHICAL CONCERNS FROM THIS BODY AND THE CITY. IF THE MAYOR DISMISSES AN OPPORTUNITY THAT DIRECTLY BENEFIT SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS, HE'S NOT DISMISSING ME. IS DISMISSING THE PEOPLE OF VICTORIA HE CLAIMS TO SERVE ESPECIALLY WHEN THE STATE SENATOR OF THIS VERY JURISDICTION HAVE ALREADY EXPRESSED INTEREST IN ALIGNMENT. LEADERSHIP IS REVEALED NOT ONLY BY WHAT WE SUPPORT BUT BY WHAT WE TURN AWAY. A MAYOR WHO CANNOT RECOGNIZE VALUE WHEN IT STANDS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF HIM WHILE THE REST OF THE NATION HAS WARRANTS CAREFUL CONSIDERATION ABOUT STEWARDSHIP AND DISCERNMENT. THE TORY DESERVES LEADERSHIP OF SEEING OPPORTUNITY WITHOUT PREJUDICE AND ACTING

WITHOUT BIAS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

[1. An ordinance amending Chapter 9 of the City of Victoria Code of Ordina...]

>> AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 9 OF THE CITY OF VICTORIA CODE OF ORDINANCES TO ADOPT THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE, WITH

AMENDMENTS. JULIE FULGHAM, >> WE ARE HERE TO ASK FOR APPROVAL OF ADOPTION OF THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE WHICH IS ALL THE OTHER INTERNATIONAL COCOUNSEL CLOSED THAT YOU HEARD OF THE LAST MEETING. TO START THE PRESENTATION IS SIMPLE.

WHERE WE ADOPT THE FIRE CODE STARTS WITH THAT ADOPTION AND HAS HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS AND SECTIONS OF THE CODE THAT WE DO NOT WISH TO ADOPT IN THIS JUST UPDATES WHAT THOSE NUMBERS ARE FROM THE 2021 VERSION TO THE 2024 VERSION . AND NEXT WE GET INTO -- THAT SECTION -- AND THEN WE GET INTO THE ACTUAL AMENDMENTS. THE LOCAL AMENDMENTS UNIQUE TO VICTORIA. THIS IS BACKGROUND INFORMATION. THE ADOPTION OF THE 2024 ] PROCESS THAT THE REST OF THE INTERNATIONAL CODES PROCESS FOLLOWS . WE HAD MEETINGS WITH THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT AND APPEALS TO GO THROUGH SIGNIFICANT CHANGES OF THE FIRE

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THE NEXT SECTION IS COMMERCIAL DUCT SYSTEMS. THIS IS KIND OF SOMETHING WE HAD A LOT OF COMPLAINTS.

BECAUSE OF THIS REGULATION BASICALLY IF YOUR COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENT YOU HAVE TO HAVE A COMMERCIAL HOOD AND DUCT SYSTEM.

SMALL OPERATION SUCH AS DAYCARES ARE ONLY MAKING CHICKEN NUGGETS WOULD HAVE TO INSTALL COMMERCIAL HOOD AT A CONSIDERABLE EXPENSE AND SO WE ARE KEEPING THE REQUIREMENT BUT ALLOWING BASICALLY FIRE CODE OFFICIAL TO WAIVE THAT REQUIREMENT IF NEEDED. THE INTENT IS TO LET SMALL TYPES OF ESTABLISHMENTS LIKE DAYCARE THAT MAKE CHICKEN NUGGETS. NEXT TO SECURITY GATES AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT A FEW FIRE MARSHALS THAT IS FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS WOULD BE CONNECTED -- INTERIOR ALARM SYSTEMS BE CONNECTED TO THE ACTUAL SECURITY GATES . SO IF THERE WAS AN ALARM IT WOULD ALLOW ACCESS. IT'S REALLY COST PROHIBITIVE TYPE OF REGULATION AND IT WAS NEVER ENFORCED. THERE IS A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT IN THIS TECHNOLOGY WISE SO RADIO RECEIVERS TO OPEN GATES IS THE WAVE OF THE FUTURE SO WE ARE LOOKING FOR THAT AND WANT TO EVENTUALLY ADOPT THAT REQUIREMENT. IN THE MEANTIME WE ARE DELETING THE REQUIREMENT FOR

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>> ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. CULTURAL WILL BE THE WORD OF THE DAY. THANK YOU. WITH THAT -- THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WILL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM. IF THERE'S ANYBODY WISHING TO ADDRESS COUNSEL ON THIS MATTER, PLEASE COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME. SEEING NO ONE I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

AND ENTERTAIN A MOTION WITH RESPECT TO THIS ITEM.

>> MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM.

>> SECONDED. >> ARE THERE ANY DISCUSSIONS? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THANK YOU FOR

[2. An ordinance amending Chapter 4, Article I and Article III, of the Cit...]

>>4, ARTICLE I AND ARTICLE III, OF THE CITY OF VICTORIA, CODE OF ORDINANCES AND ADDING SEC. 4-37. FEEDING ANIMALS PROHIBITED.ALLIS

ON LACEY, CITY ATTORNEY >> GOOD EVENING . AS YOU MIGHT RECALL THE NOVEMBER 18TH WE INVITED ON THE REQUEST OF COUNCILMAN YOUNG THE FORMER DIRECTOR OF ANIMAL SERVICES TO COME AND GIVE A PRESENTATION TO CITY COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY ON FEEDING COMMUNITY CATS. ONE TO SHOW YOU TONIGHT IS A BRIEF VERSION OF THE PRESENTATION THAT HE GAVE. I DIDN'T THINK WE NEEDED TO WALK THROUGH THE WHOLE THING AGAIN BUT I WANTED TO HIT THE HIGHLIGHTS. WHAT I'M PRESENTING IS AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING FEEDING OF WILD ANIMALS, STRAY ANIMALS AND CATS AS REQUESTED BY COUNCILMAN YOUNG. A FEW OF THE POINTS THAT HE MADE IN THAT PRESENTATION IN NOVEMBER . WHY CATS SHOULD NOT BE FED ON PUBLIC ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS. IT DIRECTLY -- AND OTHER HEAVY TRAFFIC AREAS CREATES PROBLEMS FOR THE CATS IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY. AND WHILE IT MAY BE WELL-INTENTIONED THE LOCATION MATTERS. WHAT ARE THE ISSUES THAT THIS CAN CREATE? CAN CREATE MAJOR TRAFFIC HAZARDS, THE TWO UNSANITARY CONDITIONS, ESCALATE NUISANCE WILDLIFE AND PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERNS . IT CREATES COMPLAINTS IN NEIGHBORHOODS AND IT CAN UNDERMINE ORGANIZED ANIMAL SERVICES SUCH AS THE TRAP AND NEUTER AND RETURN AND OTHER SHELTERS TRYING TO WORK ON THE EFFORTS OF ADDRESSING STRAY CATS. IN SUMMARY , FEEDING CATS IS NOT THE PROBLEM. WHERE IT OCCURS IS THE ISSUE. SIDEWALKS ARE UNSAFE AND UNSANITARY AND CAN BE DISRUPTIVE FEEDING

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TO QUESTIONS. >> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT -- I KNOW THIS IS UPDATED LANGUAGE AND THANK YOU FOR GETTING IT TO US. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING ANYTHING IN

THIS PROPOSED ORDINANCE? >> THE CLARIFYING LANGUAGE I DID ADD WAS I INCLUDED THE INCLUDING STREETS SIDEWALKS AND OTHER PUBLIC PROPERTY IS CONSISTENT WITH OTHER LANGUAGE AND ART CHAPTER 4 AND IT FLOWS BETTER AND GIVES CLARIFICATION TO THAT.

>> FOR FURTHER CLARIFICATION , THIS IS PROHIBIT SOMEONE FROM ACTIVITIES OF THIS NATURE ON THEIR OWN PROPERTY? LIKE THEIR

HOUSE FOR EXAMPLE? >> IS NOT THE INTENT OF THIS ORDINANCE. I'VE BEEN TOLD IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT CONFUSING AS WRITTEN BUT THAT IS NOT THE INTENT. AND I DON'T BELIEVE IT

DOES. >> OKAY.

>> I WAS CAN ASK THE WAY I WAS READING IT IS I CAN DO THIS ON

MY PROPERTY. >> YES, MA'AM.

>> BUT NOT THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY IN THE EDGE OF MY

PROPERTY. >> NOT ON THE SIDEWALK OR IN FRONT OF YOUR PROPERTY AND NOT DOWN THE STREET FROM YOUR HOUSE.

>> MY FRONT PORCH WOULD BE FINE.

>> YES, MA'AM. >>

>> I WOULD LIKE TO ON FUTURE READS SEE SOME CLARIFICATION ON PRIVATE PROPERTY AND WHAT FEEDING ON PRIVATE PROPERTY

PARAMETERS LOOK LIKE. >> I CAN CERTAINLY BRING THAT

BACK. >> JUST FOR FURTHER CLARIFICATION FOR ANYBODY WHO MAY BE LOOKING AT THIS, WHAT IMPACT DOES IT HAVE ON YOU MENTIONED THE TNR PROGRAM ? WHAT IMPACT WOULD HAVE ON THAT PROGRAM? BUT HOPEFULLY THE IMPACT IS IT MAKES THAT PROGRAM STRONGER. AND THAT THE HOPE IS THAT IT WOULD ENCOURAGE CITIZENS WHO ARE TAKING IT UPON THEMSELVES TO FEED THESE CATS TO REACH OUT TO THE TNR PROGRAM.

AND ARE CODED DEFINES DISH IT HAS A SPECIFIC DEFINITION THAT INCLUDES SHOTS, VACCINATIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO THAT THEY CAN KEEP TRACK OF THE CATS. IT'S NOT TRAPPING THEM AND PUTTING THEM IN A PLACE TO BE ADOPTED. IT MAKES SURE THEY ARE TAKE GANG CARE OF THEM AND NOT SPREADING DISEASE AND THEY CAN CONTROL WHERE THEY ARE BEING FED AND SO MY HOPE IS IT WOULD ENCOURAGE CITIZENS WHO ARE TAKING THIS UPON THEMSELVES TO THEN INSTEAD CALL EITHER ANIMAL RESCUE GROUPS ARE ONE OF THE LOCAL ANIMAL SHELTERS TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THE TNR ORGANIZATION AND LET THEM KNOW THERE'S A COMMUNITY OF CATS THAT NEED TO BE TAKING CARE OF AND LET THEM HANDLE IT AS THE EXPERTS IN THAT

SITUATION. >> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER

QUESTIONS? >> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE COMMENT.

CITY CAN PASS THE ORDINANCE , BUT THE COUNTY HAS TO ENFORCE IT. PEOPLE COME AND TALK ABOUT STRAY DOGS. PLEASE CALL THE COUNTY ABOUT THE STRAY DOGS. IF WE PASS THIS, CALL THE COUNTY ABOUT ENFORCING IT. IT IS THE COUNTY THAT ENFORCES THESE

ORDINANCES. >> I WILL AT A CLARIFICATION THERE. CHAPTER 4 IT IS THE COUNTY , WHICH IS ANIMAL

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>> CALL ANIMAL CONTROL. >> I HAVE A COMMENT . I'M READING THIS AND I LIKE THE WAY IT IS WRITTEN ON THE PROBLEM WITH UNDERSTANDING IF IT'S OWNER-OCCUPIED YOU CAN DO IT ON YOUR PROPERTY. PERHAPS IF THE PROPERTIES WERE ALL LISTED AND THERE WAS AN EXCEPTION , THAT MIGHT BE WAY'S LIST IF YOU HAVE UNDEVELOPED PROPERTY AND YOU WOULD SAY ON ANY PROPERTY INCLUDING STREETS AND SIDEWALKS , AND SO FORTH. IT WOULD BE AN EXCEPTION OR AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE GOING ABOUT IT THAT WAY THAT THE PERSON DOING IT WAS ON THEIR PROPERTY. BUT I LIKE IT THE WAY

IT IS. >> I CAN ADD ANOTHER EXCEPTION GOING FORWARD. ON THE NEXT READING THAT INCLUDES AN EXCEPTION FOR YOUR OWN PRIVATE PROPERTY. BUT THAT'S WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR. WHERE IT DEFINES PERHAPS NOT BEING NEAR NEIGHBORING PROPERTY NOT BEING NEAR A SIDEWALK. REFRAINING FROM DOING SO WHERE IT'S NEAR THE STREET IS WHERE IT'S A CONCERN.

THE SIDEWALK OR NEIGHBORING PROPERTY. LIKE ON YOUR FRONT PORCH. THAT IS A DISTANCE AWAY FROM THOSE AREAS. I THINK THAT

WOULD BE BENEFICIAL. >> ABSOLUTELY. YES, MA'AM.

>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. WITH THAT I WILL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING WITH RESPECT TO THIS ITEM. I KNOW WE'VE HEARD FROM A FEW INDIVIDUALS FOR THE FIRST ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD WISH TO ADDRESS COUNSEL ON THIS MATTER, PLEASE COME FORWARD. YES, SIR. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME.

>> MY NAME IS COLTON WANT TO EXPRESS GRATITUDE TO COUNSEL AND THE CITY FOR ADDRESSING THIS ITEM AND HAVING THE FORESIGHT TO UNDERSTAND THE

IMPACT THANK YOU ALL. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT.

ANYONE ELSE WISH TO ADDRESS COUNSEL ON THIS MATTER? SEEING NO ONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM AND ENTERTAIN A MOTION WITH RESPECT TO THIS ITEM.

>> I MAKE A MOTION FOR THIS . >> I'M SHOCKED IT CAME FROM YOU. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU IN THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT IN ANIMAL SERVICES AND MARK FOR HIS SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE. THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING AND IT WILL DO WONDERS TO ADDRESS SOME ISSUES AND NUISANCE PROBLEMS THAT WE HAVE.

>> AS A MATTER OF PROCESS I POINT OUT THIS IS THE FIRST READING OF THIS ORDINANCE AND I'M ASSUMING ON THE NEXT AGENDA

THE SECOND OR THIRD MEETING. >> THAT'S THE PLAN.

>> ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE ANY OPPOSED? THAT PASSES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS.

[D. Consent Agenda:]

>> IT IS AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE FY2025-26 BUDGET IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,973,416.45 FOR THE DISPATCH PAY PROGRAM, REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) SOFTWARE, ADDITIONAL BOND REDEMPTION PROGRAM, AND FUTURE CIP PROJECTS. SECOND AND THIRD READING. WESLEY JANECEK, APPROVE A VARIANCE TO SECTION 21-138 (B); TABLE 2-1: MINIMUM LOT SIZE AND LOT WIDTH FOR HANSELKA SUBDIVISION LOCATED 882 GUADALUPE ROAD. JULIE FULGHAM, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES APPROVE THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH DOUCET & ASSOCIATES, INC. FOR DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE STAYTON AVE/WEST OUTFALL STREAM EROSION PROTECTION PROJECT IN AN AMOUNT OF $25,000.00, FOR A TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT OF $155,000.00.

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>> THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A MOTION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA?

>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECONDED.

>> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE . ANY OPPOSED?? THE CONSENT AGENDA IS

[1. Reappoint/Appoint members to the Building and Standards Commission. Ap...]

>> THE RESOLUTION BEFORE YOU TONIGHT APPOINTS OR RE-APPOINTS MEMBERS TO THE BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION. THE PURPOSE OF THAT COMMISSION IS THE COMMISSION IS TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS AS REQUESTED BY THE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO DETERMINE CASES FOR BUILDING IS UNSAFE IT SHALL PROCEED TO DETERMINE WHETHER IT SHALL BE VACATED, REPAIRED, SECURED, DEMOLISHED, AND/OR THE OCCUPANTS RELOCATED. MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION SERVED TWO YEAR TERMS. CURRENT MEMBERS ARE ROBERT BROOKS, DAVID BROWN, INAUDIBLE ] . THE NEW TERMS FOR THIS APPOINTMENT WILL BEGIN ON JANUARY 1ST OF 2028. ALL CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS HAVE EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN BEING REAPPOINTED. THE APPLICATIONS OF THE BOARD MEMBERS WERE ATTACHED TO THE PACKET FOR YOUR REVIEW AND WE HAD TWO ADDITIONAL APPLICANTS THAT WERE RECEIVED FROM TWO OTHERS AND THEY ARE ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA FOR YOUR REVIEW. WE HAVE NINE APPLICANTS AND SEVEN SPOTS. SOMEONE IS ASKING FOR REAPPOINTMENT. ON YOUR BALLOTS THAT WERE ON THE DAIS BEFORE THE MEETING THAT INCLUDES YOUR NAMES , IF YOU WILL PLEASE CIRCLE THE NAME OF SEVEN INDIVIDUALS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO POINT OR REAPPOINT TO THIS BOARD. THEY WILL REMAIN IN MY OFFICE FOR REVIEW SHOULD ANYONE WANT TO REVIEW THEM AND SEVEN IS WHAT YOU NEED TO CHOOSE AND THEY HAVE TO GET A MAJORITY OF THE VOTE IN

ORDER TO BE ADDED. >>

>> DID ANYBODY WATCH THE GAME LAST NIGHT?

>> THE FOURTH-DOWN RUN WAS GOOD.

>> I FELT SORRY FOR THE BEARS. >> HE MADE THAT THROW INTO THAT INTERCEPTION. BUT THAT WAS THE HIGHLIGHT REEL.

>> MENDOZA DIVING INTO THE END ZONE.

>> OKAY. I'M SORRY ABOUT THE DELAY. THE MEMBERS WHOSE NAMES WILL BE ADDED TO THE RESOLUTION ARE ROBERT BROOKS, DAVID BROWN, PETERS, CLAY, SHERRY STRICKLAND AND VICTOR MARSHALL. THE SEVEN THAT WERE CURRENTLY SERVING WILL BE REAPPOINTED.

>> SO I GUESS WE NEED A MOTION WITH RESPECT TO THE INCLUSION OF

THOSE NAMES IN THE RESOLUTION. >> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THAT

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MOTION. >> WELL DONE. IS THERE A SECOND.

>> I HAVE A MOTION IN THE SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED?? CONGRATULATIONS TO EACH OF THEM

[2. Authorize the use of $570,000 of excess Capital Improvement Program (C...]

>> I'M GOING TO ABSTAIN FROM THIS ITEM FOR A PROFESSIONAL

CONFLICT. >> AUTHORIZE THE USE OF $570,000 OF EXCESS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (CIP) FUNDS TO PURCHASE LAND FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SHOOTING RANGE FOR OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A LAND PURCHASE AGREEMENT FOR 17.75 ACRES, KNOWN AS 490 ADCOCK RANCH ROAD, FOR THE SAME IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $570,000. JESÚS A.

GARZA, CITY MANAGER >> VERY EXCITING TIMES RIGHT NOW FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. I WILL SPEAK LATER ABOUT THE PLAN FOR THE MOVE TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY HEADQUARTERS, BUT IN LINE WITH THAT WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT HOW TO ENHANCE OUR SHOOTING RANGE CAPABILITIES FOR QUITE SOME TIME AND A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY ON THE EXISTING SITE. IT WAS BUILT IN THE LATE 1960S BECAUSE THE BUILDING THAT WE ARE IN NOW WAS ALSO BUILT IN THE LATE 1960S. WE WANTED TO BRING TO LIGHT SOME CHALLENGES THAT HAVE EXISTED BUT PLAYED A HUGE ROLE IN OUR PURSUIT TO FINDING AN ALTERNATIVE SITE. YOU CAN SEE BY THE MAP TO THE RIGHT IT'S LOCATED WITHIN THE FEMA FLOODWAY. IT WAS DAMAGED DURING HURRICANE HARVEY AND IS CURRENTLY LOCATED CLOSE TO DOWNTOWN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. ALL THOSE REASONS MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO REINVEST INTO THE SITE. AND IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO INVEST IN HAVING THE FACILITY BE ABLE TO TAKE MORE THINGS ON BECAUSE OF ITS PROXIMITY TO NEIGHBORS AND THE IMPACT TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE. BECAUSE OF THOSE FACTORS WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT OPTIONS FOR A FEW YEARS AND ULTIMATELY CAME ACROSS THE PROPOSED SITE , WHICH LEADS TO THE ACQUISITION IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY FOR CONSIDERATION. THIS IS ROUGHLY 18 ACRES AND INCLUDES A MANUFACTURED HOME AND INCLUDES A GUN RANGE AND STORAGE FACILITY AND HAS A GENERATOR INSTALLED THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR US. HERE ARE A FEW PICTURES OF THE SITE.

I FORGOT TO POINT OUT THAT EVEN THOUGH THERE IS ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS IT'S NOT CLOSE TO A LARGE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. SOME OF THE BENEFITS AND OPPORTUNITIES WITH THIS COME WITH ACCESSIBILITY AND SAFETY. THE RELIABILITY BECAUSE IT'S NOT ENOUGH FLOODWAY AND THE ACCESSIBILITY IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE CURRENTLY THE CURRENT RANGES UNDER CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS OF HOW OFTEN IT CAN BE UTILIZED IN THE TIME OF DAY BECAUSE WE TRY TO BE MINDFUL OF THE IMPACT TO THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS. WITH THIS BEING OUTSIDE OF TOWN IT PROVIDES GREATER ACCESSIBILITY TO THE SITE AND IT IS SAFER BECAUSE WE ARE AROUND THIS MANY INDIVIDUALS AND PROPERTIES AND IT SAFER TO BE OUT WHERE THERE ISN'T MUCH AROUND. IT PROVIDES SPACE TO EXPAND TRAINING CAPABILITIES AS DIFFICULT TO REINVEST IN THE CURRENT SITE BECAUSE OF ITS LOCATION IN THE FLOODWAY. THIS ALLOWS US THE ABILITY TO EXPLORE WHAT COULD COME IN THE FUTURE IN THE AREAS OF TRAINING FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. WE BELIEVE HAVING ACCESS TO PERSONNEL COULD LEAD TO RECRUITMENT EFFORTS BECAUSE WE ARE IN FULL CONTROL OF THE FACILITY AND WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD COME AS A PRIORITY YOU CERTAINLY FACILITY WOULD BE OUR VERY OWN MEMBERS OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. WE ARE LOOKING TO MOVE INTO THE PUBLIC SAFETY HEADQUARTER FACILITY THIS MONTH . THIS CONTINUES US TO MODERNIZE OUR OFFERINGS FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL AND WE ARE EXCITED AND I KNOW THAT THE INTERIM CHIEF AND LEADERSHIP IS EXCITED ABOUT THIS AS WELL.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT THAT THIS EFFORT WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE VISION OF THE PREVIOUS CHIEF, CHUCK. HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN BRINGING THE OPPORTUNITY TO US AND EXPLORING THOSE OPTIONS AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK HIM FOR HIS INVOLVEMENT THAT HAS LED US TO TODAY. SOME OF THE DETAILS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONTRACT IT'S $560,000 PURCHASE PRICE. IT'S $30,000

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QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS. >> THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION. I KNOW A LOT OF WORK WENT INTO MAKING THIS AND PUTTING IT TOGETHER. WITH THAT I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION WITH RESPECT TO THIS ITEM FOR THE PURCHASE OF THIS PROPERTY.

>> MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM.

>> SECONDED. >> ANY DISCUSSION?

>> THIS WILL BE A MUCH IMPROVED FACILITY OVER THE CURRENT SITUATION. A GREAT MOVE FOR THE DEE . ALL IN FAVOR? THAT PASSES.

[3. Authorize the City Manager to execute all documents necessary to trans...]

>>AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO TRANSFER THE PROPERTY AT 1103 PINE STREET, BEING 3.4 ACRES AS PART OF FARM LOT 2, BLOCK 1 IN RANGE 3 OF THE EAST OF TOWN ORIGINAL FOUR LEAGUE GRANT TO THE CITY OF VICTORIA, AND FORMERLY THE CITY OF VICTORIA'S WATER TREATMENT FACILITY, TO THE VICTORIA HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION. JESÚS A. GARZA,

CITY MANAGER. >> THIS IS A SIMILAR PRESENTATION THAT WAS GIVEN IN SEPTEMBER. I WANT TO KEEP MY REMARKS ON THIS PROJECT AT A VERY HIGH LEVEL BECAUSE A LOT OF THE SPECIFICS ARE BEING HANDLED WITH THE HOUSING AND FINANCE CORPORATION. BRIEFLY, YOU ARE ALREADY AWARE THAT THIS IS THE OLD PURCHASING WAREHOUSE USED AS A WATER TREATMENT FACILITY. ONE THING IMPORTANT TO NOTE IS WHAT IS AROUND IT. THERE'S A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD AROUND IT AND WALKING DISTANCE TO PINE STREET NEIGHBORHOOD PARK . IT IS WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE TO A MIDDLE SCHOOL. WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE TO EASY ACCESS TO SOME ESSENTIAL SERVICES THAT COULD BENEFIT A RESIDENT. BECAUSE OF THAT WHEN WE WERE HAVING CONVERSATIONS OF HOW TO REDEVELOP THE SITE WE LANDED ON RESIDENTIAL AS BEING THE HIGHEST USE FOR THE SITE. THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE IN A BRIEF SNAPSHOT OF THE OLD INFRASTRUCTURE THAT'S THERE NOW. WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS PROJECT WITH THE HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS, WHICH SOUNDS CRAZY. BUT AS PART OF PREPARING REMARKS FOR THIS PRESENTATION , IT'S BEEN ALMOST 2 YEARS THAT WE STARTED THIS CONVERSATION WITH THE HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION. BECAUSE OF THE PREVIOUS USES OF THE SITE, WE STARTED THE CONVERSATION WANTING TO EXPLORE FROM AN ENVIRONMENTAL STANDPOINT AND THERE HAVE BEEN STAFF INVOLVED WITH THIS PROJECT, WHICH IS WHY IN PROVIDING THE OVERVIEW BECAUSE WHO IS THE BEST PERSON TO GIVE THE OVERVIEW.

THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF STAFF INVOLVED WITH THIS. KATIE STARTED THIS BECAUSE WE THOUGHT THAT THE PATH FORWARD TO REDEVELOP THE SITE WAS THROUGH GRANT OPPORTUNITY AND WE THOUGHT THAT THE PATH TO REDEVELOP THIS WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE WE THOUGHT THERE WOULD BE SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS THAT COULD'VE ONLY BEEN ADDRESSED OR REMEDIATED THROUGH THE PURSUIT OF A GRANT. KATIE TOOK THE BATON AND RAN WITH IT AND GOT US THROUGH THE ENVIRONMENTAL CASE THAT DEEMED THAT THERE IS SOME INFRASTRUCTURE THAT NEEDS TO BE DEMOLISHED AND THINGS THAT NEED TO BE CAPPED BUT DID NOT REVEAL

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INAUDIBLE ] AND JULIE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THAT AND THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF MOVING PARTS AND INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE HELPED GET US TO TODAY. AND BASICALLY THESE ARE DIFFERENT ELEMENTS OF THE STEPS WE'VE EITHER GONE THROUGH OR WE ARE STILL WORKING THROUGH IN ORDER TO SUCCESSFULLY CONVERT THE SITE INTO A PRODUCTIVE USE, WHICH WE BELIEVE IS FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES. ON FRIDAY JULIE WILL TAKE THE LEAD IN PROVIDING MORE DETAILED UPDATE . I ADDED A BULLET HERE. IT CAME UP IN CONVERSATION WITH THE MAYOR THIS MORNING THAT WE THOUGHT WOULD BE A GREAT POINT TO MAKE. OUR EFFORT TO REDEVELOP PINE STREET IS A DIFFERENT EFFORT THAN THE LOT INTEL PROGRAM. THERE IS, OF COURSE, SHARED COMMON GOAL, WHICH IS HOW CAN WE IMPROVE THE AFFORDABILITY OF BECOMING A HOMEOWNER . THERE'S THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF LET'S FOCUS ON OLDER PARTS OF THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE THEY HAVE SOME ESTABLISHED INFRASTRUCTURE WITH ACCESS. THERE ARE COMMON GOALS THAT ARE ATTACHED TO THE INFILL PROGRAM AND TO THE PINE STREET REDEVELOPMENT BUT I WANT TO MAKE CLEAR THEY ARE TWO COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. JUST A LITTLE MORE DETAIL ABOUT WHERE WE ARE. SOME OF THE DEMOLITION WORK AND ABANDONMENT OF THE UTILITY LINES IS ONGOING. THE DEMOLITION WORK -- STILL ONGOING? GOT IT. I KNEW IT HAPPENED LAST WEEK. THAT IS IN PROGRESS. JULIE WILL TAKE THE LEAD IN DEVELOPING THE RFQ BECAUSE WE WANT TO PARTNER WITH THE DEVELOPER TO REDEVELOP THE SITE. WE THINK RESIDENTIAL IS THE BEST USE FOR THE SITE AND WITH THE WORK OF JULIAN KEN AND OTHERS IN THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT THEY DEVELOPED THIS LAYOUT THAT GIVES YOU A SENSE OF WHAT IT COULD LOOK LIKE IF IT'S LAID OUT FOR SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, WHICH MATCHES WHAT IS THERE NOW ACROSS THE STREET WITH THE REMAINDER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. WE KNOW FROM, FOR EXAMPLE , FROM OTHER STUDIES THAT SMALLER LOTS AND DENSER DEVELOPMENT , OF COURSE, BRINGS A GREATER ROI ON THE FINANCIAL SIDE LONG-TERM. THOSE WERE SOME OF THE THINGS WE WERE FOCUSED ON. I'VE ALLUDED TO ON A FEW OCCASIONS FINANCE CORPORATION MEETING THAT WILL TAKE PLACE THIS FRIDAY. I BELIEVE AT 1:00 P.M. OR 1:30 P.M. HERE. WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING THAT MEETING WITH YOU. ON THAT AGENDA THEY WILL CONSIDER ACCEPTING THE SAME PROPERTY THAT THE CITY IS OFFERING TO TRANSFER TO THE HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION. HAVE TO LEGALLY ACCEPT THAT AND THAT'S ON THE AGENDA FOR FRIDAY AND JULIE WILL PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE REDEVELOPMENT AND WHAT IS COMING UP . WE WILL ALSO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE INFILL HOUSING PROGRAM THAT'S A SEPARATE PROGRAM. AND AN ACTION ITEM AND RESPONDED TO AN RFQ IN AN EFFORT TO FIND A PARTNER FOR THE INFILL HOUSING PROGRAM. AND DANIELLE WILL TAKE THE LEAD IN PROVIDING IT UP DATE ON OTHER TAX CREDIT HOUSING INITIATIVES . THE VICTORIAN , AND THOSE UPDATES WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION ON FRIDAY.

BIG PICTURE ALL THE FOCUS TURNS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE RFQ.

I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.

>> ANY QUESTIONS ON THE PROPOSED TRANSFER? WHAT WE SAW THERE WAS CONCEPTUAL. IT'S OBVIOUSLY WHATEVER THE DEVELOPER COMES IN MAY HAVE A DIFFERENT IDEA, BUT THIS IS JUST A CONCEPT THAT WHAT COULD BE THERE BUT IT COULD LOOK DIFFERENT THAN THAT AS WE GO

THROUGH THAT PROCESS. >> WE DEFINITELY HAVE THE PREFERRED .YOU KNOW, SITE PLAN AND APPROACH , WHICH IS DOING

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>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION. I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION WITH RESPECT TO THIS ITEM. FOR AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF THE PROPERTY TO THE HOUSING -- VICTORIA HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION.

>> I MOVE WE ADOPT THIS. >> ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR

[1. Update on Public Safety Headquarters . Jesús A. Garza, City Manager]

>> I WILL JUST STAY UP HERE. VERY INTENTIONALLY BECAUSE THE ADDRESS OF THE PUBLIC HEADQUARTER FACILITY IS 2525 MAIN STREET. I REALLY DON'T HAVE A PRESENTATION. I HAVE AN INVITATION THAT I WANT TO PUT OUT BECAUSE WE ARE OFFICIALLY TOMORROW BEGINNING TO MOVE INTO THE FACILITY . IT IS STILL NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. WE ANTICIPATE IT WILL OCCUR IN FEBRUARY , BUT WE WILL START TO MOVE EQUIPMENT AND PERSONNEL AND THINGS THAT ARE NOT NECESSARILY CUSTOMER SERVICE FACING INTO THE FACILITY THIS WEEK AND WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING. IT WAS FEBRUARY IN 2024 WE HAD THE GROUNDBREAKING FOR THIS FACILITY.'S ALMOST TO THE DAY TWO YEARS LATER WE ARE MOVING IN AND LOOK FORWARD TO WHAT IT HAS TO OFFER. THOSE THAT ARE MOVING AND ARE VERY EXCITED. WE HOSTED AN OPEN HOUSE A COUPLE OF WEEKENDS AGO WE HAD ALMOST 150 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES COME BY AND SEE THE FACILITY AND EVERYONE HAD NOTHING BUT GREAT THINGS TO SAY ABOUT IT AND WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS. WITH THAT COMES THE FORMALITY OF DOING AN OFFICIAL RIBBON CUTTING. SO TO PLAY ON THE 25 THAT WILL TAKE PLACE ON FEBRUARY 25TH AT 10:00 A.M. . WE LOOK FORWARD TO HOSTING YOU . THIS WILL MAINLY BE A CEREMONY HONORING , OF COURSE, THE FACILITY AND RIBBON-CUTTING AND A VERY BRIEF OPEN HOUSE AND RECEPTION. THE OPEN HOUSE WILL NOT HAVE EVERY SINGLE ASPECT OF THE FACILITY OPEN OR ACCESSIBLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC BUT WE WANT TO HAVE THE LOBBY AND SOME COMMON AREAS ACCESSIBLE TO OUR CONSTITUENTS. IT IS THERE IS AS MUCH AS IT IS OURS BUT WE WILL HAVE PERSONNEL ALREADY WORKING IN THE FACILITY AND THERE ARE SOME SENSITIVE AREAS THAT NOT EVERY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC HAS ACCESS TO. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SHARING WHAT WE CAN WITH THE PUBLIC ON THAT DAY WITH A BRIEF RECEPTION AFTER THE RIBBON-CUTTING ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25TH, AT 10:00 A.M. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ABOUT THE PROJECT AND THE MOVE IN THE RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY OR ANYTHING ELSE.

>> ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. IT'S EXCITING. IT'S A BIG PROJECT. A MILESTONE FOR THE CITY AND FIRST RESPONDERS AND MUNICIPAL COURT.

IT'S DEFINITELY A FACILITY AT THE CITY CAN BE PROUD OF. I'M EXCITED ABOUT GETTING THOSE FOLKS IN AND UNDERWAY. I VERY MUCH LOOK FORWARD TO THE RIBBON-CUTTING. DON'T ASK ME TO MOVE. I HAVE A TRUCK BUT I'M NOT HELPING YOU MOVE.

>> DO YOU HAVE SCISSORS? >> I KNOW WHERE I CAN GET SOME.

ANYTHING ELSE UNDER THE CITY MANAGER REPORT?

[H. Executive Sessions:]

>> NO, SIR. >> WE WILL HAVE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION. WITH THAT, WE WILL TAKE A 10 MINUTE BREAK AND THEN WE WILL RECONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION . IT IS 6:16.

>> THE CITY COUNCIL EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 6:16. SUBJECT MATTER IS AS TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE ÷ FOLLOWS.

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