[A. CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:03] NOW... SPEAK A GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. WELCOME TO OUR COUNCIL MEETING. WILL YOU PLEASE CALL ROLE? >> YES, THE PLEDGES AS WELL AS A MOMENT OF SILENCE. >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE NEGATIVES 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. [1. Announcements/Reminders:] >> THANK YOU. PLEASE BE SEATED. ONE QUICK HOUSEKEEPING ITEM, WE WILL BE PULLING ITEM D3 NOT JUST FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA BUT FROM THE AGENDA IN ITS ENTIRETY AND THAT WILL COME BACK LATER. SO WITH THAT DONE, LET'S JUMP INTO SECTION B1, ANNOUNCEMENT AND REMINDERS. >> I HAVE SEVERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR YOU THIS EVENING FOR ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT, THE NEWEST EPISODE OF THE "TOWN TALK" PODCAST IS OUT ON YOUTUBE AND SPOTIFY. SHARING MY TALKS ABOUT BEING A PUBLIC SAFETY HEADQUARTERS AND DISCUSSES ALL THE WAY HIS DEPARTMENT KEEPS RESIDENTS SAFE. GET READY TO HAVE YOUR BURNING QUESTIONS ANSWERED. >> I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE. ON THE HALF OF SERVICES, SPONSORSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR KEY PICTORIAL BEAUTIFUL FUND-RAISER APRIL 22ND FROM 6:00 TO 8:30 P.M. FUNDS FROM THIS EVENT SUPPORT KB P'S PUBLIC PARK INITIATIVES. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT KEYPICTORIA --SIGNUPTOVOLUNTEET ORIABEAUTIFUL.COM. FROM APRIL 9TH THROUGH 12TH. THIS EVENT WILL FEATURE THE TOP GOLFERS EIGHT THROUGH 19 ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE TOURNAMENT IS PART OF THE PREVIEW SERIES TO HELP EMERGING PLAYERS TO GAIN NATIONAL LEVEL COMPETITIVE EXPERIENCE AND BUILD STANDING FOR FUTURE EVENTS. RIVERSIDE HAS PARTNERED WITH REINFORCING WITH JUNIOR GOLF DEVELOPMENT AND YOUTH SPORTS. DISCOVER VICTORIA IS THE SPONSOR FOR THE EVENT TO THE AREA GENERATING HOTELS, RESTAURANTS, AND BUSINESSES. IN ADDITION, RIVERSIDE PARK WILL HOST ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY APRIL 18TH AND 19TH FEATURING A 1.45-MILE ROAD COAST WITH A MIX OF CARS COMPETING AGAINST THE CLOCK. WILL ALSO INCLUDE FOOD, DRINK. ALONGSIDE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE UNIQUE VEHICLES AND MEET DRIVERS UP CLOSE. LASTLY, THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT PLANNING SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, CLUBS, OTHER GROUPS TO BE A PART OF KEEPING VICTORIA BEAUTIFUL. PARKS AND RECREATION WILL PROVIDE TRASH BAGS, SAFETY VESTS AND OTHER SUPPLIES TO BE USED. ADOPTERS ARE ASKED TO CLEAN [2. Public & Employee Recognitions:] THEIR CHOSEN PART OR A MINIMUM OF ONE YEAR. AFTER THE GROUP HAS COMPLETED A SIX MONTH TRIAL. MATT, PARKS WILL RECOGNIZE THE GROUPS ADOPTION OF THE PARK TO APPLY AND VIEW MORE INFORMATION. THAT IS ALL THE ANNOUNCEMENTS I HAVE FOR THIS EVENING, MAYOR. >> WE WILL MOVE INTO [00:05:04] RECOGNITIONS. QUITE A FEW SO WE'LL START WITH A PROCLAMATION OF CHILD ABUSE AWARENESS MONTH. >> CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT AFFECTING EVERY SEGMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY RESULTING IN 1213 REPORTS OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT IN THE YEAR 2025 AND 119 PLACED IN FOSTER CARE AND ADDRESSING THIS REQUIRES INPUT AND ACTION FROM EVERYONE, WHEREAS OUR CHILDREN ARE OUR MOST VALUABLE RESOURCE AND WILL SHAPE THE FUTURE OF TEXAS AND CHILD ABUSE WILL HAVE LONG-TERM PSYCHOLOGICAL AND EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL EFFECTS THAT HAVE LASTING CONSEQUENCES FOR VICTIMS OF ABUSE AND WHERE CONDITIONS REDUCE OR AFFECT RISK AND REDUCE THE EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN, WHEREAS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION ACTIVITIES SUCCEED BECAUSE OF THE CONNECTION BETWEEN CHILD WELFARE OFFICIALS, AND FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESSES, LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, AND WHEREAS COMMUNITIES MUST MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO PROMOTE PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES THAT CREATE STRONG AND THRIVING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, WHEREAS WE ACKNOWLEDGE WE MUST WORK TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY TO INCREASE AWARENESS ABOUT CHILD ABUSE AND CONTRIBUTE TO PROMOTING THE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN A SAFE STABLE NURTURING ENVIRONMENT AND WHERE PREVENTION REMAINS THE BEST DEFENSE FOR OUR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. I COME I DUANE CROCKER, THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF VICTORIA, TEXAS, URGING ALL CITIZENS TO RECOGNIZE US MONTH BY RECOGNIZES THEMSELVES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE ARE ALL CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE GO BLUE DAY FRIDAY AP APRIL 26TH, 2026. [APPLAUSE] >> GOOD EVENING MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS MEGAN GUM. WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THIS PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING APRIL AS CHILD ABUSE AWARENESS MONTH. YOUR SUPPORT HELPS SHINE A LIGHT ON AN ISSUE THAT IMPACTS CHILDREN RIGHT HERE IN IN OUR. IN 2025, TEXAS CONDUCTED 155 FORENSIC INTERVIEWS AND PROVIDED OVER 1,080 TRAUMA FOCUSED CHARITY SESSIONS. 119 CHILDREN WERE PLACED IN FOSTER CARE. EACH NUMBER REPRESENTS A CHILD WHO NEEDED SAFETY, SUPPORT, AND SOMEONE TO BELIEVE THEM. THE REALITY IS ONE IN SIX CHILDREN IN TEXAS WILL EXPERIENCE SEXUAL ABUSE BEFORE THEIR 18TH BIRTHDAY. WE BELIEVE PROTECTING CHILDREN IS A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY THROUGH EDUCATION AND OUTREACH WE EMPOWER OUR COMMUNITY IF THEY SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING. WE ARE HONORED TO PARTNER WITH THE VICTORIA POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, THE DF PS, MENTAL HEALTH, COJOINT INVESTIGATIONS IN CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN TO HELP STRENGTHEN THE OUTCOME FOR THESE CASES AND IT STRENGTHENS OUR COMMUNITY. EARLY INTERVENTION IS CRITICAL. IT REDUCES TRAUMA. IT HELPS BREAK THE CYCLE OF ABUSE. WE ARE PROUD TO STAND ALONGSIDE OUR FELLOW CHILD WELFARE WE ARE ALL COMMITTED EQUALLY TO PROTECTING CHILDREN AND THE MONTH OF APRIL HELPS US TO ENHANCE THAT OUTREAC. WE NOTICED AN 11% INCREASE LAST YEAR DURING THIS TIME AND REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE. THAT IS EMPOWERING THE COMMUNITY TO REPORT IF THEY SEE SOMETHING. TOGETHER WE CAN BE THEIR VOICE, THEIR SUPPORT, AND THEIR LIGHT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR THE IMPORTANT WORK YOU DO IN OUR COMMUNITY. MUCH APPRECIATED WORK YOU DO. MOVING ONTO ITEM 2B. MISS HILBRICH? >> WE FIRMLY BELIEVE THE VALUES OF COMPASSION, EMPATHY, AND COMMITTEE SUPPORT ARE THE FOUNDATION OF THE UNITED HARMONIOUS SOCIETY AND FOSTERS CONNECTIONS AND TRANSFER DIFFERENCES, AND THE STRENGTH OF CITIES, TOWNS, VILLAGES ARE BASED IN THE WILLINGNESS OF RESIDENCES TO SERVE AND UPLIFT ONE ANOTHER AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROFOUND IMPACT THAT CAN BE ACHIEVED WHEN WE EXTEND A HELPING HAND TO OUR NEIGHBORS [00:10:03] LIFTING THEM UP AND COLLECTIVELY WORKING TO IMPROVE LIVES, AND WHEREAS THE NURTURE AND A CULTIVATING GIVING WITHIN OUR CITIES EMPHASIZES THAT VOLUNTEERISM IS NOT JUST A DUTY BUT A SOURCE OF PERSONAL FULFILLMENT AND CRITICAL STRENGTH AND AS WE WORK SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH AND LEARN FROM EACH OTHER, MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING INCREASES MISCONCEPTIONS CAN BE CORRECTED AND YOUR FRIENDSHIPS CAN BE BUILT AND WERE AS WE URGE ALL CITIZENS TO CARE FOR ONE ANOTHER, VOLUNTEERS AND ENGAGE IN ACTS OF SERVICE AND KINDNESS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO OUR CITY'S BETTERMENT AND WELL-BEING REGARDLESS OF BACKGROUND OR BELIEF, WHEREAS WE RECOGNIZE JUSTSERVE.ORG AS A COVER HAS A RESOURCE CONNECTING VOLUNTEERS THEMSELVES WHILE VICTORIA, TEXAS, JOINS A GROWING LIST OF A HUNDRED OF DUANE CROCKER CELEBRATE THOUSANDS AND VICTORIA WHO HAVE VOLUNTEERED THEIR TIME TO ARE MANY WORTHY ORGANIZATIONS AND ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO ENGAGE IN VOLUNTARY OPPORTUNITIES TO THE BENEFIT OF OUR CITY. [APPLAUSE] >> [INAUDIBLE] >> HONORABLE MAYOR, COUNC COUNCILWOMEN, IT'S AN HONOR TO CELEBRATE SOMETHING GREAT. I KNOW YOU LISTEN TO A LOT OF COMPLAINTS. HAVE TO SOLVE A LOT OF PROBLEMS AND THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE. JUST TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT JUST SERVE, A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN WHAT YOU KNOW. JUST SERVE CITY AWARD IS A MUNICIPALITY THAT HAS FORMERLY COMMITTED TO PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING VOLUNTEERISM. THESE CITIES THAT HAVE THIS AWARD HAVE DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL DEDICATION TO PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING VOLUNTEERISM, CREATING A CULTURE OF SERVICE THAT UPLIFTS INDIVIDUALS, STRENGTHENS NEIGHBORHOODS, AND BUILD LASTING CONNECTIONS. THIS AWARD HAS ONLY BEEN AWARDED TO THE SEVEN CITIES IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, INCLUDING HOUSTON AND ARLINGTON. IN THE UNITED STATES ONLY 104 HAVE RECEIVED THIS AWARD AND THIS IS ALSO A WORLDWIDE AWARD WHICH 117 HAVE BEEN GIVEN OUT. IT'S BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES SO YOU GUYS ARE IN A VERY HIGH LEVEL GROUP OF CITIES. WE'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR THAT. ONCE AGAIN, JUST SERVE AS AN ORGANIZATION THAT HELPS VOLUNTEERS FIND OPPORTUNITIES TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THEIR OWN COMMUNITY. IT USES WEBSITES AND THE PHONE APPS TO CONNECT VOLUNTEERS TO COMMUNITY PROJECTS. ON THE CITY SIDE, AND KEEP VICTORIA BEAUTIFUL, IT'S AN EDUCATION NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT PROMOTES COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN THE UNIFICATION AND PRESERVATION OF THE VIC VICTORIA, VICTORIA 'NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. WE FEEL LIKE IT SORT OF A MARRIAGE THE TWO AND WOULD LIKE TO CELEBRATE THIS GREAT ACHIEVEMENT YOU AND YOUR STAFF HAVE ACHIEVED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU. VERY HONORED BY THE RECOGNITION AND WE APPRECIATE Y'ALL BEING OUT HERE TONIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE NEXT A PROCLAMATION FOR NATIONAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK. MISS HILBRICH. >> YES. WHEREAS THE WEEK OF APRIL 16TH HAS BEEN DESIGNATED TO CELEBRATE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AND AS THE PROGRAM PROVIDES LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WITH THE RESOURCES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF LOW TO MODERATE INCOME FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES, AND AS CDG B FUNDS ARE USED BY THOUSANDS OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE NATION TO PRESS THE HUMAN SERVICE NEEDS WHILE PROMOTING SUSTAINABILITY AND WHERE AS THE PROGRAM PROVIDES ANNUAL FUNDING AND FLEXIBILITY TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND PROVIDING DECENT, SAFE, SANITARY [00:15:03] HOUSING, A SUITABLE LIVING ENVIRONMENT, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES TO LOW TO MODERATE INCOME FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS MORE AS A CITY OF VICTORIA HAS USED CBD G FUNDS TO FUND VARIOUS ACTIVITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE CITY OF VICTORIA REMAINS COMMITTED TO LEVERAGING FEDERAL RESOURCES THROUGH THE CDBG PROGRAM WHILE BUILDING A MORE PROSPEROUS FUTURE FOR ALL RESIDENTS. THEREFORE I, DUANE CROCKER, PROCLAIM THE WEEK AS NATIONAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WEEK AIDEN VICTORIA, TEXAS IN VICTORIA, TEXAS. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR, AND COUNSEL. WE APPRECIATE YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT IN THE PROGRAM AND UNDERSTAND THE FUNDING AS A CITY AS WELL AS OUR RECIPIENTS. THEY DO A LOT OF HARD WORK. A LOT OF HARD WORK THAT GOES INTO THESE PROGRAMS. IT'S A LOT OF GOOD WORK. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR Y'ALL'S CONTINUED SUPPORT. >> THANK YOU FOR ALL THE JOBS. OKAY. WE'LL MOVE INTO OUR KEEP VICTORIA BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFICATION AWARD FOR APRIL. GOOD EVENING. HOW ARE YOU? >> FANTASTIC. HOW ARE YOU GUYS? >> THANK YOU. BEFORE I GET STARTED WITH THE AWARD I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AGAIN TO RICK AND KAREN PERKINS, CHRIS OLSON, EVERYBODY WHO IS INVOLVED WITH JUST SERVE IN GIVING THIS CITY AWARD TO THE VICTORIA. WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO A CONTINUED RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU GUYS SO THANK YOU. SO... I JUST TURNED 50. >> DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER. >> I'M SO HONORED TONIGHT TO PRESENT THIS BEAUTIFICATION AWARD. AND I WANTED TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY OF OUR LADY OF VICTORY IN GENERAL, THE PARISH, THE CHURCH, THE CATHEDRAL ITSELF. IN NOVEMBER OF 1955 FUND-RAISING BEGAN AMONG LOCAL CATHOLICS FOR THE ACQUISITION OF LAND FOR A PARISH CHURCH. THE 20 ACRES OF LAND WERE ACTUALLY DONATED FROM THE ESTATE OF TOM AND MARTIN O'CONNOR. TOM O'CONNOR JR. PROVIDED THE FUNDS FOR THE CHURCH AND DEDICATED THE CHURCH IN MEMORY OF HIS WIFE. OTHE CHURCH WAS COMPLETED IN THE SUMMER OF 1958 AND IN 1982 IT WAS DESIGNATED AS THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH WHEN THE DIOCESE OF VICTORIA IN TEXAS WAS ESTABLISHED. THE CATHEDRAL CENTER ITSELF WAS DEDICATED ON SEPTEMBER 20TH OF 2017 AND IS A FACILITY FOR RELIGIOUS, SOCIAL, AND EDUCATIONAL FUNCTIONS WITH THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE BEING A GATHERING PLACE FOR O LV. THIS PROPERTY CAUGHT THE EYE OF KEEP VICTORIA BEAUTIFUL BECAUSE LOOK AT ALL THE GREEN SPACE THEY HAVE ADDED TO THIS IN NORMA'S PARKING LOT. THIS PHOTO DOES NOT EVEN CAP CAPTURE. THERE'S MORE TREES ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE PHOTO. IT'S REALLY, REALLY A BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF PROPERTY AND IT IS REALLY WELL-KEPT AND IT REALLY IS A LITTLE GEM ON THE CORNER OF AIRLINE AND LORREN. I'M HONORED TO PRESENT THIS AWARD TO ADJUSTED TO JUSTIN MATIAS. PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING HIM. >> GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. THANK YOU, COUNCIL. THANK YOU TO MISS BYRD AND HER TEAM. THE SCHOOL AND CHURCH ARE HONORED TO BE RECOGNIZED. A LOT OF HARD WORK AND DEDICATION HAVE WENT INTO PRESERVING THE CURRENT OLV CATHEDRAL AND PROPERTY. THE GROUNDS AND FACILITIES TAKE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND UPGRADES. THIS CANNOT BE ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF OUR MAINTENANCE TEAM AND ARE DEDICATED PARISHIONERS OVER THE YEARS. WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK OUR PARTNERS WITH YOU LETT MOST OFU [00:20:08] KNOW OLV AS A SCHOOL AND CHURCH. THE CATHEDRAL CENTER YOU SAW IN THE PICTURE ALSO SERVES ST. VINCENT DEPAUL. WE ALSO SERVE THE EMMAUS CENTER. WE THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING OUR COMMITMENT TO OUR COMMUNITY AND THE CITY AND GENERATIONS OF VICTORIA RESIDENTS WILL FOREVER REMEMBER THIS PROPERTY FOR HOW IT HAS EVOLVED SINCE THE 1950S. SO WE THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING OUR LADY OF VICTORY SCHOOL AND PARISH AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING US TONIGHT. [APPLAUSE] >> WELL-DESERVED RECOGNITION. THANKS FOR BEING HERE. MR. GARZA, I BELIEVE WE HAVE ONE MORE PUBLIC EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION. >> I HAVE SEVERAL, ACTUALLY. THERE IS A RETIREMENT AND PROMOTIONS THAT I'LL SPEAK TO YOU BUT BEFORE I GET TO THOSE, I'LL RECOGNIZE CRAIG CHRISTIANSEN. NOT PICTURED. HE STANDING IN THE BACK. THERE HE IS. HE'S INSPECTOR FOR US, EARNED HIS CERTIFICATION LAST WEEK. THIS IS THE FIRST CERTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR A NEW BUILDING INSPECTORS. JOIN THE CITY NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR AFTER THE RETIREMENT OF A LONGTIME INSPECTOR AND HE IS ALREADY PROVING HE CAN EASILY FILL THOSE SHOES. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR DEDICATION. [APPLAUSE] IN ADDITION, ASHLEY STRUBLE RECENTLY COMPLETED THE WILLIAM KING COLE LEADERSHIP CITY. THIS PROGRAM BRINGS TOGETHER LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROFESSIONALS ACROSS TEXAS TO STRENGTHEN LEADERSHIP, COLLABORATION, AND ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS. THE PROGRAM COVERED TOPICS SUCH AS STRATEGIC MEDICATION, HUMAN RESOURCES, ETHICS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, BUDGETING, AND CITY MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING THE HISTORY OF THE PROFESSION. THIS TYPE OF TRAINING HELPS ENSURES ARC MEDICATION EFFORTS REMAIN IN LINE WITH THE BROADER GOALS AND OPERATION OF THE CITY. MORE IMPORTANTLY, SHE GOT TO MEET SOME OF MY MENTORS AT THIS PLACE AND I HOPE THEY DIDN'T GIVE HER ANY BAD INFO ABOUT ME TO USE AGAINST ME LATER. BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR DEDICATION AS WELL. [APPLAUSE] AND SO I'LL GET TO OUR PROMOTIONS. JONATHAN CERVANTES WHO IS PICTURED HERE. THANK YOU FOR STANDING. RECENTLY PROMOTED TO GENERAL FOREMAN FOR STREETS AND DRAINAGE MARCH 16TH. JONATHAN BEGAN HIS CAREER WITH THE CITY OF VICTORIA AS A STREET MAINTENANCE WORKER MARCH OF 2020 STARTING ON A PATCH OF CREW WORK WHERE HE LEARNED THE FINE METALS OF ROAD REPAIR. HE EARNED HIS CLASS CBL AND ENHANCE THE SKILLS, GETTING MORE EXPERIENCE TRICKING HIS ABILITY TO WORK AS PART OF A TEAM. HE SPENT THREE YEARS DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND OVER SEEDING DAILY OPERATIONS. INCLUDES DELMA CONTINUES TO STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE. JONATHAN, CONGRATULATIONS. SO NOW I'LL GET TO A GREAT ANNOUNCEMENT I THINK. BITTERSWEET ANNOUNCEMENT. FOR THOSE THAT ARE UNAWARE, WE RECENTLY CELEBRATED LAST WEEK THERE RETIREMENT OF WANDA NORTH SO I WANT TO ASK HER AT A MINIMUM TO STAND IF YOU DO NOT MIND, WANDA. [APPLAUSE] I'M GOING TO READ YOU A COUPLE OF REMARKS THAT I VERBALIZED THAT HER RETIREMENT CEREMONY. OR EVEN BECOME A PARTY SOCIAL. BEGAN OR STORY 1984 AS A PERSONNEL SPECIALIST AND OVER THE YEARS HER DEDICATION AND TALENT LED HER TO KEY ROLES INCLUDING PAYROLL COORDINATOR, HR GENERALIST, HR MANAGER, MOST RECENTLY ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES. THROUGH HER CAREER, WANDA HAS LET HER PAYROLL AND BENEFIT SECTION WITH EXCELLENCE MAKING SURE HER SECTION WAS ALWAYS TAKEN CARE OF. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF RETIREES IT CAME TO THE SOCIAL LAST WEEK AND THAT SPEAKS VOLUMES TO WA WANDA. WE HAD OUR FORMER HR DIRECTED AS WELL AS SHARM EL, OUR FORMER CITY MANAGER SHE HAS BROUGHT A LEVEL OF CUSTOMER SERVICE, GENUINE CARE TO TRULY SET THE STANDARD FOR OUR DEPARTMENT. WANDA HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE CITY'S BEST ADVOCATES. [00:25:03] SOMEONE PEOPLE COULD LOOK TO HELP SHAPE THE EXPERIENCE OF SO MANY EMPLOYEES THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, LITERALLY THOUSANDS. WHILE SHALL BE GREATLY MISSED, HER NEXT CHAPTERS WHEN SHE'S ABSENTLY EARNED. WANDA, WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR YEARS OF DEDICATION, LEADERSHIP, AND THE LEGACY LEAVE BEHIND. WE WISH YOU ALL THE BEST. [APPLAUSE] I TRIED TO ASK HER TO SAY A FEW WORDS BUT SHE DOESN'T WORK FOR US ANYMORE. SO SHE DOESN'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING I SAY. BUT IN LIGHT OF HER RETIREMENT, THAT ALSO CREATES AN OPPORTUNITY SO AS PART OF TONIGHT'S ANNOUNCEMENTS I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ANNOUNCE A COUPLE OF PROMOTIONS WITHIN THE HR DEPARTMENT. I'D LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THE PROMOTION OF BRIAN HANEY TO ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES. BRIAN BRINGS OVER 30 YEARS OF LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE INCLUDING SERVING IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY AND HIS CITY AND HIS TENURE OF RISK MANAGEMENT. SERVING OVER 500 EMPLOYEES, HE'S KNOWN FOR HIS STRONG LEADERSHIP, STRATEGIC MIND-SET, AND ABILITY TO TRANSLATE COMPLEX CHALLENGES TO SOLUTIONS. BRIAN'S BACKGROUND IN ORGANIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT COMBINED WITH HIS SERVICE PROVIDES HIS GROWTH IN SUCCESS TO OUR WORKFORCE. BRIAN COME CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] IN ADDITION, KAITLYN RANDALL HAS BEEN PROMOTED TO OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR WITHIN OUR HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT. HAS BEEN A DEDICATED MEMBER OF THE HR TEAM SERVING A SPECIALIST WHERE SHE SERVED A KEY ROLE IN ENSURING ACCURATE PAYROLL PROCESSING, AND COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL REGULATIONS. KNOWN FOR HER COMMITMENT TO SERVING EMPLOYEES, A POSITIVE EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE. HER ABILITY TO COLLABORATE ACROSS DEPARTMENTS AND MANAGE CRITICAL PROCESSES POSITIONS ARE WELL TO OVERSEE DAILY HR OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT THE CONTINUED SUCCESS OF THE ORGANIZATION. REFLECTS ARE PROVEN PERFORMANCE AND DEDICATION TO EXCELLENCE AND SERVICE TO OUR ORGANIZATION. [4. Citizen Communication:] CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] THAT IS ALL I HAVE FOR THIS EVENING, MAYOR. BIG LOTS GOING ON IN THE CITY. CONGRATS TO ALL, PARTICULARLY MS. NORTH ON HER RETIREMENT. MOVING TO THE AGENDA. WE HAVE ANY ITEMS FOR COUNCIL THIS EVENING? DO WE HAVE ANYTHING? WE WILL JUMP INTO COMMUNICATION. I HAVE ONE CAR THIS EVENING AND IT'S FROM MICHAEL. >> GOOD EVENING. I LIVE AT 2107 NORTH BEN JORDAN. I JUST WANTED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT SOMETHING THAT'S VERY SKETCHY IN VICTORIA. THERE ARE A TWO LARGE HOMELESS CAMPS LIVING BY THE VICTORIA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT AND ONE CARRIES A BIG OLD MACHETE ABOUT THIS BIG. I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY ARE LIVING THERE. THEY ARE LIVING BY THE RAILROAD, YOU KNOW. THERE ARE BIG ROCKS BLOCKING THEM AND STUFF AND I WISH SOMEONE COULD SPEAK TO THE SUPERINTENDENT TO THE VICTORIA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT AND TELL HER. THAT'S A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF THAT'S LEGAL, TO BE SLEEPING BY THE RAILROAD TRACKS. IF I TRAIN DERAILED OR SOMETHING, IT COULD KILL THOSE HOMELESS PEOPLE. BUT I WISH THEY COULD RELOCATE THAT HOMELESS CAMP SOMEWHERE ELSE. NOT BY THE SCHOOL. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER, SOMEONE ALLEGEDLY EXPOSE THEMSELVES TO A LITTLE GIRL AT PETIT WELDER AND CHASED HER IN A CAR AND POLICE DID SOLVE IT AND CAPTURED HIM AND HE GOT THE MAXIMUM PENALTY OF TEN YEARS. THERE ARE MORE SEX OFFENDERS IN VICTORIA AND IN THE COUNTY AND IT'S NOT JUST CHILDREN. SOME OF THEM RAPE ELDERLY PEOPLE AND THE PHONE NUMBER TO CPS, THAT'S WITH ELDERLY PEOPLE, IT'S 1-800- WISH SOMEONE COULD TAKE E [00:30:01] OF THAT HOMELESS CAMP. THAT IS A VERY DANGEROUS SCENARIO. I DO NOT KNOW IF THE SUPERINTENDENT OR ANYONE KNOWS ABOUT IT. BUT YOU SEE THEM GOING BACK AND FORTH ON THE RAILROAD TOWARDS THE SCHOOL AND I WISH SOMEONE COULD TAKE CARE OF IT. AND WE ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH PEOPLE LIVING AT THE CAR WASH BY THE SALVATION ARMY PREI TRIED TO CALL THE OWNER BUT THERE IS NO PHONE NUMBER. THERE IS NO ADDRESS. THERE IS NO NAME ON THE BUSINESS. I DO NOT KNOW WHO OWNS THE BUSINESS, I DO NOT KNOW THE ADDRESS. I DON'T KNOW THE NAME OF IT. BUT IT'S KIND OF HARD. HE OWES ME $0.75 TOO! HE TOOK MY MONEY. COULD YOU PAY ME, MR. PROCTOR, I WANT MY $0.75. BUT I CAN'T GET IT BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW HIS PHONE NUMBER, HIS ADDRESS, HIS NAME, AND THE [D. Consent Agenda:] VACANT HOUSE BY THE SALVATION ARMY, THEY ARE LITTERED AND STUFF. THE RED ROOM BUSINESS IS ALL TRASHED OUT. I WISH SOMEONE COULD HIRE A CONTRACTOR. I'VE USED MY 3 MINUTES. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. MOVING ON DOWN THE AGENDA WE HAVE NO ITEMS OR PUBLIC HEARINGS AND WILL JUMP TO THE CONSENT AGENDA AND WE HAVE PULLED ITEM D3 FROM THE AGENDA. MISS HILBRICH, CAN YOU READ THE AGENDA? >> ITEM D1 IS THE ADOPTION OF MINUTES. ITEM D2 IS AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED IN NORTH BEN JORDAN FROM CALLEM INVESTMENTS, LS LESSEE TELL MICHAEL MIKELL MICHAEL LLC, ITEM D4, THAT 380 AGREEMENT TO AMEND THE SCOPE OF WORK. >> THANK YOU, MISS HILBRICH. THOUGH I HAVE A MOVEMENT ONTO AN [1. Support local educational institutions and workforce development in co...] CONSENT? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? AND CONSENT AGENDA PASSES. >> MR. MAYOR, WHILE WE ARE NUTS MUST HAVE ANY COMMENT I'D LIKE TO ISSUE A THANK YOU TO THE COMPANY MAKING A DONATION TO TE CITY. >> YES, VERY MUCH SO. ALL RIGHT. MOVING THEN TO OUR ACTION ITEMS, WILL BEGIN WITH ACTION ITEM E1. >> LOCAL EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE CITY'S GROWING VICTORIA INITIATIVE. >> OKAY. THIS WAS PLACED OUT ON THE AGENDA AT MY REQUEST. I DO NOT HAVE A PRESENTATION FOR YOU. AS YOU'RE AWARE ON MARCH 12TH WE HELD OUR GROWING VICTORIA SUMMIT WITH A HEAVY FOCUS ON EDUCATION AND THE IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION IN OUR COMMUNITY. NOT ONLY FROM COMMUNITY STANDPOINT BUT FROM A WORKFORCE STANDPOINT, FROM A QUALITY OF LIFE STANDPOINT. FOCUSING ON HOW IMPORTANT OUR SCHOOLS ARE. PRIVATE SCHOOLS, PUBLIC SCHOOLS FROM K-12, THE VICTORIA COLLEGE, TOUCH TRAINING, AND OBVIOUSLY TEXAS A&M VICTORIA. I REQUESTED THIS ITEM BE PLACED ON THE AGENDA AS A FOLLOW-UP TO THAT, TO REALLY, I GUESS, EMPHASIZE AND SHOW SUPPORT FOR OUR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. THIS RESOLUTION IS A LITTLE BIT, WE DON'T NORMALLY DO THIS, BUT I'D LIKE TO READ THIS RESOLUTION BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT I THINK PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHERE WE ARE COMING FROM. THIS IS A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING LOCAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN CONNECTION TO THE GROWING VICTORIA INITIATIVE WERE AS ON MARCH 122026 THE CITY OF VICTORIA HELD THE INAUGURAL GROWING VICTORIA SUMMIT WHEREAS GROWING VICTORIA IS AN INITIATIVE THAT WAS ESTABLISHED LAST YEAR IN RESPONSE TO OUR LACK OF GROWTH AND ITS THREAT TO OUR COMMUNITY'S LONG-TERM FINANCIAL STABILITY AND OUR EFFORT TO ENHANCE LIVABILITY IN VICTORIA. WHEREAS THE INITIATIVE AIMS TO TACKLE THIS CHALLENGE BY FOCUSING ON RETAIL RECRUITMENT, SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, POLITY OF LIFE, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, AND HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. WHEREAS THE GROWING VICTORIA SUMMIT WAS ESTABLISHED AS A WAY TO HELP EDUCATE OUR COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS ON THIS CHALLENGE AND THE VARIOUS INITIATIVES UNDERWAY TO HELP ADDRESS IT. WHEREAS AS PART OF THAT SUMMIT, THE CITY RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF STRONG AND SUCCESSFUL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES AS IT RELATES TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND THE FUTURE GROWTH OF VICTORIA. AND WHEREAS THE CITY ENCOURAGES ALL CITIZENS TO SUPPORT OUR LOCAL EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS, BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE, FROM K-12 TO VICTORIA COLLEGE TO TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY VICTORIA. WHEREAS BE IT RESOLVED BY THE [00:35:02] CITY COUNCIL, VICTORIA, THE CITY COUNCIL HEREBY SUPPORTS LOCAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FROM K K-12, TO TEXAS A&M VICTORIA AND THIS RESOLUTION SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY UPON ADOPTION. SO WITH THAT, I THINK THIS IS A GREAT FOLLOW-UP TO OUR SUMMIT AND HOPEFULLY A STRONG MESSAGE TO OUR COMMUNITY THAT THE [2. Name the City's Community Center the "Gary Moses Community Center" ; a...] IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. >> WITH THAT I MOVED TO APPROVE. >> I SECOND IT. >> ANY DISCUSSION OR COMMENT? >> THANK YOU. IT'S VERY WELL READ. >> THANK YOU. WITH THAT THEN, ALL IN FAVOR OF THE RESOLUTION PLEASE SAY IN FAVOR AYE. ANY OPPOSE? AND THE RESOLUTION PASSES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MOVING ON TO ITEM E TO. >> A RESOLUTION NAMING THE COMMUNITY CENTER THE GARY MOSES COMMUNITY CENTER AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. >> THANK YOU, MISS HILBRICH. I'LL TAKE THE LEAD ON THIS ONE AS I ANNOUNCED AT THE SUMMIT THIS WAS I THINK AN EASY DECISION. FOR US TO RENAME OUR COMMUNITY CENTER AFTER SOMEBODY WHO REALLY HAS BEEN THE HEART OF OUR COMMUNITY TO GET TOGETHER NOT JUST AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER BUT THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY IN VARIOUS EVENTS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. I AM PRETTY SURE THAT IF YOU ASK GARY HE HAD TALKED TO EVERYBODY IN TOWN. PROBABLY MORE THAN ONCE. YOU KNOW, HE'S JUST BEEN SUCH AN IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY. AS MAYOR VICTORIA, I THINK THAT'S A WELL-EARNED TITLE. THROUGH THIS RESOLUTION, WELL, I'LL JUST READ IT. A RESOLUTION NAMING THE CITY'S COMMUNITY CENTER THE GARY MOSES COMMUNITY CENTER AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ON MARCH 122026 MAYOR DUANE CROCKER ANNOUNCED THE CITY INTENDS TO RENAME THE EXISTING COMMUNITY CENTER THE GARY MOSES COMMUNITY CENTER. WHEREAS THE COMMUNITY HAS SHOWN OVERWHELMING SUPPORT FOR THIS INITIATIVE, WHEREAS GARY MOSES KNOWN AS BROTHER GARY TO THE CITIZENS OF VICTORIA HAS DEDICATED HIS LIFE TO THE PROMOTION OF OUR CITY, ITS CITIZENS, LOCAL EVENTS, AND THE PEOPLE OF THIS RUNNING REGION. WHEREAS NOT ONLY HAS HE EDUCATED MANY YOUTH IN VICTORIA DURING HIS 37 YEAR CAREER AS A U.S. AND TEXAS HISTORY TEACHER AT PATTY WELDER, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY AS SHOWN AS CARING IN EACH OF THEM AND INSTILLING PRIDE IN OUR COMMUNITY. THE UNOFFICIAL LIFETIME MAYOR OF THE CITY OF VICTORIA AND IS GREGARIOUS NATURE HAS BROUGHT MANY PEOPLE TOGETHER AND IMPACTED COUNTLESS RESIDENTS THROUGH HIS LOVE OF COMMUNITY AND PEOPLE PER THIS RESOLUTION SHALL COME EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY UPON ADOPTION. SO WITH THAT, DO I HAVE ANY MOTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THIS RESOLUTION? >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> I SECOND IT. >> IT'S A GREAT PLEASURE I'D LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION AND [1. Presentation on Victoria ISD's Bond Program. Ms. Sheila Collazo, VISD ...] SECOND TO THAT. >> I THINK WE ALL WANT TO MAKE THE MOTION. I WILL PUT IT DOWN AS ALL OF US. ANY DISCUSSION OR COMMENT ON THIS? ALL RIGHT. I THINK THIS IS PROBABLY THE MOST POPULAR THING WE'LL DO. >> VERY MUCH SO. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? WELL DESERVED ACCOLADES FOR BROTHER GARY. MOVING ON TO SECTION F. WILL BEGIN OUR CITY MANAGER'S REPORT. AND MR. GARZA, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU FOR ITEM F1. >> WE HAVE A SPECIAL GUEST. WE HAVE TWO REPORTS THIS EVENING. THE FIRST IS PRESENTATION FROM OUR SUPERINTENDENT MS. SHEILA COLLAZO. SHE WILL PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE UPCOMING BOND PROGRAM AS SHE MAKES HER WAY TO THE PODIUM TO MAKE HER PRESENTATION. I WANT TO REMIND YOU THIS PRESENTATION IS STRICTLY INFORMATIONAL, FACTUAL. THIS CITY CANNOT TAKE A FORMAL POSITION BUT WE DO THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THE PUBLIC BE EDUCATED AND INFORMED WHAT THE BOND PACKAGE INCLUDES. >> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. >> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR CROCKER, MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL, AN HONOR TO BE HERE. I WANT TO START BY COMMENDING YOU FOR THE GROWING VICTORIA SUMMIT WHICH HIGHLIGHTED AND PRIORITIZED EDUCATION. WE KNOW THAT EDUCATION IS PARAMOUNT TO A THRIVING CITY. [00:40:02] WITH THAT, WE HAVE AN UPCOMING BOND IN THE MAY ELECTION AND I WANT TO TAKE US BACK ABOUT A YEAR. WE DID THE RIBBON-CUTTING FROM MISSION VALLEY AND MISSION VALLEY PRIOR TO THAT IS ONE OF THE OLDEST ESTABLISHED SCHOOLS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. AS WE WERE DOING THE RIBBON-CUTTING AND I WAS SPEAKING TO THE AUDIENCE THERE, WE TALKED ABOUT HOW THE STUDENTS IN MISSION VALLEY WOULD BE EXPOSED TO AND PART OF THIS THRIVING COMMUNITY WITH THIS BRAND-NEW SCHOOL. WE ALSO SAID THAT WHAT WE WANTED TO SEE WAS REGARDLESS OF THE STUDENT'S ZIP CODE, REGARDLESS OF WHICH CORNER, EVERY VICTORIA STUDENT SHOULD BE EDUCATED IN THE FACILITY OF THAT CALIBER. THE MISSION VALLEY SCHOOL, THE BOND HAD A BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEES OF OUR BOARD MADE A DECISION TO OPEN UP APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBERS OF THE CITY TO APPLY IT TO BE PART OF A BOND ACTION COMMITTEE. WE RECEIVED QUITE A FEW APPLICATIONS. EVERY BOARD MEMBER SELECTED SIX CITIZENS THAT WOULD SERVE AND WE HAD A PLUS ONE IN THERE. WE HAD 43 MEMBERS OF A BOND ACTION COMMITTEE THAT HELPED START THIS NEW BOND PROCESS THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY ENGAGED IN. THE COMMITTEE STARTED MEETING IN JUNE, MET MULTIPLE TIMES. WE STARTED WITH A 30 MILLION DOLLAR BOND PACKAGE TO TAKE CARE OF THE BILLS WHICH WERE EAST, WEST, SHALIMAR, THE FINE ARTS CENTER, AND THE AQUATIC CENTER. AS THE COMMITTEE STARTED LOOKING AT NEEDS, DURING TOURS, ET CETERA, THE BOND GREW OVER TIME AND WE LANDED WITH A BOND HAS 11 PROJECTS, THAT IMPACTS 18 SCHOOLS, AND WERE AT $240 MILLION BOND PROPOSAL. I'M JUST GOING TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT. MANY PEOPLE IN HERE HAVE BEEN PART OF THE PRESENTATION AT ONE POINT. THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE BOND PACKAGE. IT IS ONE PROPOSITION ONLY AND IT'S ALL FOR INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITIES AND IT HAS 11 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS THAT IMPACTS 18 CAMPUSES ACROSS THE DISTRICT. I TALKED ABOUT THE BOND ACTION COMMITTEE AND THEY CONTINUE TO WORK WITH US TO HELP DEFINE AND MOVE THIS WORK. IF APPROVED, THE BONDS CAN ONLY BE USED WE ARE TALKING ABOUT ALTHOUGH THERE IS SOME LATITUDE HOW WE FUND BUT SHOULD THE NEED ARISE SINCE RELATED TO INSTRUCTION. I'LL HAVE SOME HANDS OUT HANDOUTS.THE 11 BOND PROJECTS IG TO GO THROUGH RATHER QUICKLY. SO WHY THIS BOND? THE GOAL WAS TO MODERNIZE ALL INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITIES. THE AVERAGE AGE OF OUR FACILITIES IS 48 YEARS OLD. WE HAVE MANY CAMPUSES THAT ARE 75, 76 YEARS OLD THAT NEED IMPROVEMENTS AND FACILITY UPGRADES AND INCLUDED ASSET IMPROVEMENT FOR THE 2010 BILLS WHICH ARE THE CAMPUSES AND FACILITIES I JUST TALKED ABOUT. MADE MAJOR COMPONENT UPGRADES AND THOSE WERE OUR NEWER SCHOOLS WHICH ARE 16 YEARS OLD, IF WE THINK ABOUT THAT. WE ARE ALSO GOING TO BE RIGHTSIZING FROM 14 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO 12 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND PEOPLE MAY ASK WHY. BOTH OF THESE TWO CAMPUSES HAVE MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES IN ADDITION TO THAT OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS WE'VE LOST 2,000 STUDENTS IN ENROLLMENT. ABOUT 200 STUDENTS A YEAR, WHAT WE SEE OUR STUDENTS ARE NOT LEAVING US BECAUSE BIRTHRATES ARE DECLINING SO IF WE LOOK AT AGES 5-12 WE HAVE FEWER STUDENTS IN THOSE GRADE RANGES WHICH MEANS IT MAKES SENSE FOR US TO DOWNSIZE AND RIGHT SIZE THOSE TWO SCHOOLS. IN DOING SO WE REDUCE INSURANCE COSTS AND UTILITY COST. THAT'LL BE UP TO $.6 MILLION A YEAR. RAISING UP TO $6 MILLION A YEAR. WE LOOK AT HOW WE SAVE FUNDS AND BECOME STEWARDS OF PUBLIC FUNDS AS WELL. DOING THIS CAN ALSO REDUCE ADMINISTRATIVE AND MAINTENANCE COSTS AND GROUND BECAUSE MAXIMIZING SOME OF OUR FACILITIES THAT HAVE BEEN UNDERUTILIZED. WE HAVE A COMMITTEE THAT HELPS US LOOK AT THAT WORK AS WELL. AND WE ARE GOING TO REDUCE ONGOING FACILITY REPAIRS OVER TIME WITH THE BOND. SO THE FIRST OF THIS ELEMENTARY [00:45:04] I'M SHOWING PICTURES ON CAMPUS. THE CAMPUS WAS BUILT IN 1954 ABOUT A LITTLE OVER 75 YEARS O OLD. YOU SEE THE REROUTING OF THE PLUMBING ON THE ROOF. YOU SEE ALL THE ROOFING ISSUES AND UNDERGROUND PLUMBING ISSUES. THE LAST ONE, THE PICTURE IN THE BOTTOM IS A CURRENT ISSUE AND WE HAVE ANYONE THAT HAS EMERGED SINCE THEN. WE PROBABLY HAVE A 5-FOOT POLE WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT HOW WE ARE GOING TO SOLVE THE PLUMBING ISSUES WE CURRENTLY HAVE. NEXT ONE IS O'CONNOR ELEMENTARY. O'CONNOR ELEMENTARY HAS A GREASE TRAP ISSUE. A ONE-YEAR EXTENSION FROM THE CITY TO GET THAT FIXED AND WE HAVE MAJOR UNDERGROUND PLUMBING ISSUES ALONG WITH SOME OTHER FACILITY INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS. THIS CAMPUS IS ALSO ABOUT 75 YEARS OLD. SO PROJECT NUMBER ONE IS GOING TO VICTORIA ELEMENTARY. WHAT WILL BE DOING WITH THIS PROJECT IS COMPL COMBINING O'COR ELEMENTARY WHICH IS CLOSE IN PROXIMITY. BUILT ORIGINALLY FOR 550 STUDENTS. WE HAVE 320 STUDENTS THERE RIGHT NOW. SO THERE IS ROOM TO EXPAND THAT. WE WOULD BE ADDING ON ADDITIONAL CLASSROOMS, PARKING LOT, IN ADDITION TO THE CAFETERIA, PLAYGROUND EXPANSION, SOME OTHER THINGS TO ACCOMMODATE A LITTLE BIT OF GROWTH FOR THAT CAMPUS. AGAIN, RIGHTSIZING TOGETHER. VICKERS ELEMENTARY, WE HAVE SOME PORTABLE CLASSROOMS THERE AND IF YOU LOOK AT NUMBER ONE ON THE PICTURE, WILL BE ADDING SOME CLASSROOM ADDITION THERE. NEW FACADE IN THE OFFICE AREA IN RECONFIGURING THE EXISTING OFFICES FOR INSTRUCTION WITH SMALL CLASSROOMS LIKE SPEECH DYSLEXIA IN THOSE KIND OF TH THINGS. THE SYSTEM AT VICKERS ELEMENTARY IS OVER 20 YEARS OLD. IT IS FAILING AS WELL SO WE'LL BE REPLACING THE SYSTEM AND THEN CONVERTING THE EXISTING MECHANICAL ROOM INTO STAFFED RESTROOMS. THERE'S ONLY ONE ADULT RESTROOM THE ENTIRE SCHOOL. WE WILL ALSO BE'S RESURFACING AND EXPANDING THE PARKING LOT SO THAT STUDENT PICKUP HAPPENS ON THE GROUNDS RATHER THAN ON THE STREET AS IT CURRENTLY DOES. HERE YOU SEE A COUPLE OF PICTURES. YOU CAN SEE THAT IT HAS A PARTIAL ROOF THAT IS NEW BUT THE REST OF THE ROOF NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WE GET INTO PROJECT THREE WHICH IS PATTI WELDER MIDDLE SCHOOL WHERE THE BOND ACTION COMMITTEE MET THEY TALKED ABOUT TWO LEGACY CAMPUSES THEY WANTED TO PRESERVE. ONE WAS PATTI WELDER AND THE OTHER ONE WAS THE CURRENT MIDDLE SCHOOL, THE OLD VICTORIA HIGH CAMPUS. FOR THIS ONE WILL TALK ABOUT COMPLETE MODERNIZATION AND ASSET IMPROVEMENT. IT NEEDS A PARTIAL ROOF, HVAC ELECTRICAL PUMPING ELEMENT PLUMBING, AND AS A NONFUNCTIONAL WING ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE. THERE ARE A CLASSROOMS OR THE PLAN FOR THIS FACILITY IS TO TURN IT INTO A PERFORMING ARTS ACADEMY SO THOSE A CLASSROOMS WOULD BE CONVERTED TO DANCE, MUSIC, ALL OF THE THEATER ARTS TYPE CLASSROOMS WE WOULD NEED. THE CAFETERIA AND KITCHEN NEED RENOVATION ON NUMBER TWO AND WOULD ALSO BE RESURFACING THE PARKING LOT AND EXPANDING IT. WHAT YOU SEE HERE ARE SOME OF THE PICTURES FOR PATTI WELDER. IF YOU LOOK AT THE CURRENT WALL WHICH ARE THE WINDOWS, THOSE ARE INITIAL CURTAIN WALL SYSTEMS. IF WE LOOK AT THE PICTURE ON THE LEFT, THE CAMPUS IS STRUCTURALLY SOUND AND THERE'S A SMALL PART IN THE ENTRANCE WHERE THE FOUNDATION NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED. IT NEEDS AN ADDITIONAL ROOF AND IT ALSO NEEDS THAT WING ON THE RIGHT SIDE IN THE BOTTOM THAT NEEDS TO BE UPGRADED. PROJECT FOUR IS THEY ARE BOTH S.T.E.M. SCHOOLS AND THEY ALIGN WITH EASE. SO WE WILL FULL THEATER PROGRAM, AND EAST HIGH SCHOOL HAS THE STM PROGRAM. WE WOULD BE RELOCATING THE EAST STEM, THIS IS THE BUILDING. AND THAT 56 CLASSROOM BUILDING WILL BE CONVERTED INTO THE SMITH STEM ACADEMY AND YOU SEE A RENDITION OF WHAT THAT MIGHT LOOK LIKE IN THE BOTTOM. [00:50:04] SO WE ARE ADDING A NEW ENTRY WITH AN ELEVATOR TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS ADA ACCESSIBLE. WE ARE ADDING SAFETY AND FIRE SUPPRESSION UPGRADES, A PLAYGROUND JIM, CAFETERIA, AND THOSE KIND OF THINGS. THIS IS LESS THAN BUILDING A BRAND-NEW ELEMENTARY AT THE EXISTING SIGHT WHICH WE DID HAVE THE LAND TO DO. THIS IS WHAT WE ENVISION. STUDENTS ACTUALLY HAVE FULL STM EXPSTEMEXPERIENCES IN THE FACILT DOES EXACTLY THAT. A LITTLE DISMAL. BUT AS WE TALKED ABOUT WITH ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS AT SOLID CONCRETE AND STRUCTURALLY SOUND. >> MRS. NOVOSAD, WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL THAT WAS CALLED THE NEW BUILDING. IT'S NOT NEW ANYMORE. >> NOT SO NEW ANYMORE. SO STEM MIDDLE SCHOOL IS PROJECT NUMBER FIVE. FULL MODERNIZATION OF THAT CAMPUS. THE CURTAIN WALL, THE ROOF, ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING. WE'D BE RENOVATING THE EXISTING LIBRARY AND CAFETERIA. THEY WOULD HAVE A NEW FACADE WITH COVERED ENTRY BECAUSE IT DOESN'T HAVE A COVERED ENTRY. SAFETY AND FIRE SUPPRESSION UPGRADES AND THE COURTYARD FLOODS. WE'LL SHOW YOU PICTURES OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. I WAS TALKING TO SOMEBODY ELSE TODAY AND THEY SAID, I WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL THEN AND IT USED TO FLOOD THEN. IT DOES. IF YOU LOOK AT THE PICTURES. AT THE TOP YOU SEE THE EXISTING CURTAIN WALL. ALL THOSE WINDOW SYSTEMS WOULD BE REPLACED TO ALIGN WITH THE 56 CLASSROOMS SO IT BECOMES ONE COHESIVE COMPLEX. YOU SEE IN THE BOTTOM. THE FACADE IN ENTRY COMING IN IT'D BE A COVERED AREA THAT IS NOT COVERED. YOU SEE THE PLUMBING ISSUES AND HOW THOSE ARE CLAMPED AT THIS POINT AND AT THE BOTTOM RIGHT YOU SEE THE FLOODING HAPPENS? STUDENTS HAVE TO LEAVE THIS BUILDING TO GET TO THE CAFETERIA SO THEY WALK THROUGH THAT WATER WHEN IT'S RAINING. PROJECT NUMBER S SIX A AND 6B. THERE WERE INITIAL CONVERSATIONS ABOUT COMBINING THOSE TWO SCHOOLS. TOO MANY STUDENTS TO DO THAT. THE ULTIMATE DECISION ON THE BOND ACTION COMMITTEE WAS TO KEEP THOSE CAMPUSES SEPARATE. HOPKINS ELEMENTARY WOULD BE RECEIVING A BRAND-NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. SIMILAR TO THE FLOOR PLAN WE CURRENTLY USE WITH SHALIMAR AND TORRES. WE'D BE SAVING ON PLANS BY USING THAT EXISTING PLAN AT THE DISTRICT ALREADY OWNS. WE HAVE NORTHSIDE, SOUTHEAST SIDE, AND SOUTH SIDE WITH THE SAME FLOOR PLAN DISTRICTWIDE. THIS BUILDING OR SCHOOL WOULD BE BUILT AT THE EXISTING HOPKINS SITE. YOU SEE THE CAMPUS AT TOP AND GRAY AND YOU SEE THE PARKING LOT AND THE DISTRICT OWNS ALL THAT PROPERTY BETWEEN HOPKINS AND THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB. WE BE BUILDING THE CAMPUS RIGHT THERE AND BUILDING THE CAMPUS WHILE WE WOULDN'T DISRUPT OPERATIONS EVENTUALLY DEMOLISHING THE OLD HOPKINS SCHOOL WHICH WILL SEEM JUST A MINUTE. AND THEN WE GET INTO PICTURES HERE THAT SHOW US HOPKINS ELEMENTARY. THIS CAMPUS IS 76 YEARS OLD. DUDLEY ELEMENTARY HAS THE MAIN BUILDING, BUILDING ONE YOU SEE IS THE OLDEST BUILDING. IT IS A SMALL CAFETERIA, VERY SMALL. IT HAS AN OFFICE IN A FEW CLASSROOMS THERE. THE OTHER BUILDINGS ON THE OUTSIDE. THOSE ARE BUILT IN THE POTTERY 80S A AND A POSTURING 90S. ALL OF IT RELATIVE AS WE ARE TALKING HERE. MOST OF THE BUILDINGS ARE IN GOOD SHAPE. WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IS WE WOULD REPLACE BUILDING A WHICH IS NUMBER ONE. WE CAN DO THAT AND THE ARCHITECTS HAVE FITTED IT TO SAY WE CAN DO THAT CONSTRUCTION WHILE STILL OPERATING THE SCHOOL. WE'D COME BACK IN AND WHEN IT'S COMPLETE. NUMBER TWO IS REDOING THE PARKING LOT. THIS IS DUDLEY ELEMENTARY. YOU SEE THE DIFFERENCE AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE TOP PICTURE ON THE RIGHT, THAT'S THE OLD BUILDING AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE [00:55:01] LEFT YOU CAN SEE THE NEWER BUILDINGS. THE BOTTOM PICTURE SHOWS YOU THE EXISTING KITCHEN AND THE CAFETERIA IS WHAT'S RIGHT NEXT TO THAT. THE KITCHEN AND THE CAFETERIA ARE ALMOST THE SAME SIZE. THEY WOULD GET A BRAND-NEW CAFETORIUM, CAFETERIA H WITH AIN AUDITORIUM. AT VICTORIA EAST AND VICTORIA WEST, WE BE ADDING AN ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC EXIT. WE HAVE PLANS THAT SUPPORTS THAT. THEY COME OFF THE STUDENT PARKING LOT. AT WEST IT'LL COME UP THE PARKING LOT ONTO 87 WITH A PROTECTED RIGHT TURN. AT LEAST IT WOULD COME OFF THE STUDENT PARKING LOT WITH A RIGHT TURN AT THE ACCESS ROAD ON THE LOOP. ALL THESE CAMPUSES AND FACILITIES YOU SEE HERE WOULD GET HVAC UPGRADES, ELECTRICAL PLUMBING, AND ROOF. WE WORK WITH THE ARCHITECTS TO GO BACK AND THEY HIRE THERMAL ENGINEERS. THEY WENT BACK AND LOOKED AT THE ENTIRE CAMPUS TO DETERMINE WHICH PARTS OF THE ROOFS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALL OF IT OR SOME OF IT. THEY BUY THE DIVIDE PARTIAL AREAS THAT NEED REPLACEMENT, WHICH WE'LL DO DO WITH THE BOND. AND THEY ARE STARTING THE SERVICE WARRANTY FOR US AS IT HAPPENS RATHER THAN REPLACING THE ENTIRE ROOF AT SUBSTANTIAL COST. THE PERIMETER WALLS, THAT'S WATER SEEPING IN THAT NEEDS TO BE PREPARED. PROJECT EIGHT IS ASSET IMPROVEMENT FOR THE OTHER CAMPUSES HERE. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT ALOE ELEMENTARY, DILI ON IT HAS STRUCTURALISSUES. THAT CHIMNEY NEEDS TO COME DOWN. WE WOULD BE REPLACING IT IF YOU LOOKED AT THE LEFT PICTURE AT THE BOTTOM WITH A NEW ENTRANCE AND FACADE EXPANDING THE OFFICE AREA BECAUSE IT IS VERY, VERY SMALL. WE WOULD ALSO RESURFACE THE PARKING LOT HERE. SOME OF THE ELECTRICAL NEEDS TO BE UPGRADED. YOU CAN'T SEE THE PICTURE BUT THERE ARE SOME ELECTRICAL UPGRADES THAT NEED TO HAPPEN. WHEN HARVEY OCCURRED HERE. MOST OF THE ROOF WAS REPLACED. JUST A SMALL SECTION OF THE SCHOOL THAT NEEDS TO BE REDONE. OLV ELEMENTARY ON THE OTHER HAND THE ROOF IS 26 YEARS OLD. THAT CAMPUS WILL RECEIVE A BRAND-NEW ROOF AND SOME MODEST MODERNIZATION. ROWLAND, WE WOULD BE REROUTING DROP-OFF AND PICKUP BEHIND THE SCHOOL. IT WOULD GO STRAIGHT BACK BEHIND THE SCHOOL RATHER THAN THAT BACK THAT CURRENTLY HAPPENS BETWEEN ROWLAND AND HOWELL MIDDLE SC SCHOOL. AND THEN A $3 MILLION PLUMBING ISSUE ALL UNDER THE SCHOOL. WHAT YOU SEE ON THE LEFT-HAND PICTURE AND THE OTHERS AS WELL IS STANDING WATER. THE PLUMBING HAS BEEN CLAMPED IN MULTIPLE AREAS. THE MORE IT HAS BEEN CLAMPED, THE MORE IT BREAKS. $3 MILLION TO RE-PLUM THE ENTIRE SCHOOL. AND THEN WE GET TO DEMOLITIONS. I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT STROMAN LAST. SO'CONNOR WOULD GET DEMOLISHED. HOPKINS WOULD BE DEMOLISHED WHEN THE NEW SCHOOL IS BUILT. DUDLEY WOULD GET DEMOLISHED WITH BUILDING. STROMAN ON THE OTHER HAND HAS BEEN CLOSED FOR FIVE YEARS. THE DISTRICT HAS BEEN PAYING $520,000 A YEAR FOR INSURANCE, UTILITY, AND THE MAINTENANCE COSTS FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS. THAT'S ABOUT $2.5 MILLION THAT HAVE BEEN SPENT FOR A CAMPUS THAT IS HOLDING CURRENTLY OUR TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT WHICH CAN BE MOVED, OR CONNECTION CENTER, WHICH CAN BE MOVED, AND WE HAVE PART OF VSA, 150 STUDENTS THERE, WE HAVE ANOTHER LOCATION WE CAN MOVE THEM TO. ALL OF THIS INCLUDES FULL DEMOLITION, ABATEMENT, AND MOLD REMEDIATION FOR STROMAN. AND PROJECTS TEN AND 11 ARE THE SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS AS WE ADD NEW BUILDINGS. [01:00:02] CAMERAS, DOOR ACCESS, THOSE KIND OF THINGS THAT HAVE TO BE CONCLUDED AND THE DISTRICT HAS ALREADY DONE SOME L.E.D. LIGHTING ENHANCEMENTS. THE BOND WOULD COVER DISTRICTWIDE WHICH WE KNOW CONTRIBUTES TO SIGNIFICANT SAVINGS ON UTILITY COSTS. I JUST WANT TO SHARE A COUPLE OF TAX SCENARIOS WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT WITH THE COMMUNITY. IF MY HOME IS APPRAISED AT ONE OF THE 40,000 OR LESS. HAS LESS THAN 140 HOMESTEAD EXTENSIONS SO THEY WOULD BE ZERO TAX INCREASE FOR ME AS A HOMEOWNER. IF MY HOME IS APPRAISED AT 240,000 WITH 140,000 HOMESTEAD EXTENSION, THERE'S A HUNDRED THOUSAND TAXABLE VALUE LEFT. IT'LL BE $210 A YEAR, OR 750 A MONTH. 140,000 HOMESTEAD WOULD LEAD TO A TAXABLE VALUE. WHICH EQUATES TO $420 A YEAR OR $35 A MONTH. 65 OR OLDER THERE IS GENERALLY NOT A TAX INCREASE. BUT WE SUGGEST THAT PEOPLE TALK TO THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT IS ACCURATE FOR THEM. AND JUST A COUPLE OF QUICK COMPARISONS AS A LOOK AT THE 2017 BOND COMPARED TO THE CURRENT BOND. THEY WERE ABOUT THE SAME AMOUNT. IN 2017 YOU CAN SEE THE COMBINED TAX RATE WAS $1.26. AN INCREASE AT THE TIME WHICH TOOK THAT COMBINED TAX RATE. THE AVERAGE HOME VALUE WAS WANTED 51,000. THEY HAD A HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION AT THE TIME OF 25,000 WHICH LEFT $126,000 TAXABLE VALUE. TAXES FOR THE HOMEOWNER $1,596. IF I TAKE THAT 7-CENT INCREASE IT AT A $1 TO THE $0.03 THE TAXES WOULD'VE BEEN $1,684. THIS PROPOSED BOND, THE LOWEST TAX RATE WE'VE HAD IN 30 YEARS BECAUSE OF SOME THINGS, AND ALSO BECAUSE OF COMPRESSION. OUR TOTAL COMBINED TAX RATE IS $0.80 WITH THE $0.21 IT WOULD BE $1.01. HOMESTEAD EXTENSION LEAVES A TAXABLE VALUABLE, VALUE OF $99,000. TAXES FOR THIS HOME ARE 798. ADD THE $0.21 AND IT TAKES IT UP TO ABOUT $17.39 A MONTH. SO WE SHARE THIS TO SHOW NEW TAX RATES, LOWEST WE'VE EVER H HAD. THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION IS DIFFERENT. STATE IS TALKING ABOUT MOVING FROM HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION $280,000 WHICH WILL LOWER THE TAXES MORE. WE DO NOT KNOW IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THAT BUT THAT IS PART OF THE DISCUSSION. WE HAVE A COMMUNITY BAILOUT THAT'S GOING OUT THIS WEEK. WE HAVE A NEWSPAPER WE PUT TOGETHER THE DETAILS ALL OF THIS AND MORE IN THIS NEWSPAPER WILL BE MAILED OUT TO EVERY CITIZEN IN VICTORIA SO THEY SHOULD BE RECEIVING THOSE IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. >> THAT'S A LOT OF INFORMATION. >> IT IS. I GAVE YOU THE "READER'S DIGEST" VERSION "READER'S DIGEST" VERSION. >> WE APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I KNOW YOU PUT A LOT OF WORK IN THIS PRINT NOT ONLY YOUR STAFF BUT I CAN SEE THE PRESIDENT BACK [2. City of Victoria Short Term Rental Registration Program Presentation. ...] THERE WHILE CONCERNED. I KNOW THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF WORK, THE BOND ACTION COMMITTEE PUT IN A LOT OF WORK AND WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING TONIGHT GIVING THE INFORMATION. >> THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION. >> ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE] WE WILL KEEP IT GOING WITH OUR SECOND PRESENTATION FOR THIS EVENING. JOEL NOVOSAD, OUR DIRECTOR, WILL BE PRESENTING. GOOD EVENING, MR. NOVOSAD. >> GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR. I'M HAPPY TO PRESENT A SHORT PRESENTATION A PROJECT WE BEEN WORKING ON QUITE SOME TIME NOW. THIS IS IN RELATION TO SHORT-TERM RENTALS IN VICTORIA. A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT AS A OR AIRBNB, AND SOME BACKGROUND ON THIS BY THE STATE OF TEXAS HAS COLLECTED HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX FOR SHORT-TERM RENTAL SINCE [01:05:03] 2017. THIS DAY ONLY COLLECTS IT FOR THEMSELVES. ESTABLISHED AT THE TIME THEY REQUIRED LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO SET UP THEIR OWN PROCESS FOR HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAXES. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE AT THE TIME BUT AS YOU'LL SEE SHORTLY THERE WEREN'T THAT MANY SHORT-TERM RENTALS HERE IN 2017. SOME OF THEM RESPONDED BY JUST SAYING THEY ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE A SHORT-TERM RENTAL ANY ANYMORE. WE DETERMINED AND HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT FEEDBACK FROM A NUMBER OF OUR TOURISM PARTNERS TO MAKE ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO COLLECT HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAXES AND TRYING A VERY MEASURED AND DELIVERED APPROACH WITH THE OWNERS. SO PEOPLE WILL CLOSE THROUGH PLATFORMS LIKE AIRBNB AND VRBO. SERVICES, SOME GREAT DEMOS WITH THE STAFF OF A COMPANY CALLED AIRDNA. THEY HAVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH AIRBNB AND VRBO. THAT'S A PRETTY MODEST SUBSCRIPTION FEE. IF WE MOVE FORWARD FOR THIS, THOUGH SERVICES COULD BE INVALUABLE TO US. IN LOOKING AT THE MOST RECENT STATS WE HAVE FOR A REASONABLE MONTH ON MY MOST RECENT DEMO ON AIRDNA WE HAD 75,000 REVENUE. THEIR AVERAGE RATE IS CLOSE TO OUR HIGHER END HOTELS HERE AND 42 AVAILABLE LISTINGS. YOU CAN SEE RIGHT HERE ON THIS GRAFT GROWTH. 2017 TO THE FAR LEFT SIDE OF THE GRAPH AND FEWER THAN TEN SHORT-TERM RENTAL LISTINGS. WE NOW HAVE OVER 40. WE SEE THE TREND AND THEY ARE GROWING. WE RECOGNIZE OF COURSE WITH THE GROWING VICTORIA INITIATIVE, A NEW TEXAS A&M VICTORIA, WE COULD SEE THESE LISTINGS CONTINUE TO GROW THE COMING YEARS. AND YOU SEE HERE THE REVENUE THAT THESE SHORT-TERM RENTALS HAVE LISTED THE PAST FEW YEARS AND YOU'VE SEEN THAT GROW OVER $800,000. WELL BELOW AROUND A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS JUST A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. WE ARE NOT ONLY SEEING THE NUMBER BUT SEEING THE REVENUE GO UP. AND AVAILABLE LISTINGS BY NIGHT, BY ROOM TYPE. YOU THINK IT MIGHT JUST BE PEOPLE RENTING OUT ONE ROOM AT THEIR HOUSE WHICH YOU CAN SEE THERE'S QUITE A NUMBER OF FULL PROPERTIES THERE. THREE BEDROOM PROPERTY IS A MAJORITY OF THE LISTINGS HERE IN VICTORIA. HOW DO WE COME ABOUT THIS? I MYSELF WORKED CLOSELY WITH OUR CITY ATTORNEY. WE HAD SEVERAL VIRTUAL MEETINGS. THEY WERE VERY COMPLIMENTARY IN OUR APPROACH ON THIS IN TAKING TIME TO COMMUNICATE WITH SHORT-TERM RENTAL OWNERS, TO CONSIDER ALL THE INS AND OUTS OF A POTENTIAL PROGRAM AND RESEARCHED WHAT OTHER CITIES HAVE DONE A GREAT MANY WHO HAVE DONE THIS. I'M SURE MY STAFF HAS HEARD ME A LOT OF TIMES WORKING ON THIS BUT THEY ARE A PROGRAM THAT IDENTIFIED AS HAVING SOMETHING I'D LIKE TO CRAFT A PROGRAM I LIKE TO HAVE FOR US AFTER. A BIG PART OF WHAT WE DID IS COMMUNICATION. WE HAD A COUPLE OF WO WORKSHOP LISTENING SESSIONS. SOME OF THEM REPRESENT MULTIPLE PROPERTIES SHOWING UP. AND WHILE THEY WERE A LITTLE GUARDED AT TIMES THROUGH THE POTENTIAL THEY WARMED UP AS WELL BUT WE DO NOT HAVE THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL OWNERS. THEY RELIED ON AIRBNB TO GET THOSE OUT. IF YOU GO TO AIRBNB, CAN'T EVEN SEE THE SHORT TERM UNTIL YOU ACTUALLY BOOK IT. WE'D DISCUSSED THIS A COUPLE OF TIMES. CONTINUAL COMMUNICATION WITH AIRBNB STAFF AND THOSE DEMONSTRATIONS WITH VRBO PIT WHAT ARE THE PROGRAM DETAILS? MANY OTHER CITIES, SAN ANTONIO IS 450. HOUSTON, DALLAS, HOUSTON, AUSTIN, THE MOST EXPENSIVE ONE I FOUND WAS $1500 IN THE DALLAS METROPLEX AREA. IT'S A VERY MODEST FEE. THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO COLLECT HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAXES TO THE CITY OF VICTORIA AND THOSE HAVE BEEN INSURED BY AIRBNB THAT THOSE WOULD BE REFLECTED ON THE BOOKING WHEN SOMEBODY -- THEY'LL SUBMIT BY THE CITY FIRE MARSHAL AND ANNETTE WAS KIND ENOUGH AND [01:10:06] AT LEAST ONE OPERABLE EMERGENCY ESCAPE IN EACH BEDROOM. SOMETHING LIKE AN UNOBSTRUCTED WINDOW OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. MUST HAVE A WORKING SMOKE DETECTOR IN EACH BEDROOM AND ONE ON EACH LEVEL IN THE HALLWAY AND MUST PROVIDE A WORKING CARBON MONOXIDE ON THE PROPERTY. A CLEAR EVACUATION PLANNING CASE OF A FIRE. SO THE BENEFITS TO THE CITY. THIS LEVELS THE PLAYING FIELD. THE SHORT-TERM ADVANTAGE OVER PROPERTIES. CHARGING AND REMITTING TAXES. MAKES SURE THAT CITY STAFF KNOWS WHAT ARE SHORT-TERM RENTALS. INSPECTIONS ENSURE VISITORS RECEIVING STATE LOCATION TO STAY. THERE'S BEEN A COUPLE OF CITIES OUT THERE WERE FOLKS STAYED AT A SHORT-TERM RENTAL THAT MAY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE CITY AND ACCIDENTS HAD HAPPENED. BENEFITS TO THE SHORT-TERM RENTALS. WE MAKE SURE TO EXPRESS THIS TO THEM. RIGHT NOW WE CAN'T HAVE ANY FORMAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM BECAUSE THEY HAVE AN ADVANTAGE OR PAYING THE HOTEL. IF THE EVENT IS COMING INTO TOWN WHETHER IT IS SPORTING OR MEETINGS, SHORT TERM WHEN WE HAD OUR WORKSHOPS CONNECTING THEM WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT BRING IN WORKERS, HOSPITALS, VICTORIA ISD, COLLEGES, WE CAN BE A SORT OF SALES STAFF FOR THEM. A LOT OF THESE FOLKS, IT'S PASSIVE INCOME NOT WANTING TO SPEND A BUNCH OF TIME NOT WANTING TO SELL THE PROPERTY BUT WE CAN MAKE THOSE CONNECTIONS FOR THEM. SO THE TIMELINE FOR THIS AP APRIL 21ST THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE THE NEXT READING GRADE SECOND AND THIRD WILL BE MAY 5TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING. AFTER THIS ORDINANCE GOES INTO EFFECT, THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL OWNERS WILL HAVE 30 DAYS TO COMPLETE THE STEPS. PROPERTY OWNERS, NONCOMPLIANCE WILL BE ADDRESSED WITH THE CITY LEGAL DEPARTMENT. AT THIS TIME I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. SPEAK OF THE 30 DAYS, IF IT HAS TO BE INSPECTED BY THE FIRE MARSHAL -- >> WE CAN AMEND THAT TOO. THESE ARE STILL MALLEABLE THINGS. >> THEY MAY NOT COME UP AT THE EXACT SAME TIME EITHER. >> WE UNDERSTAND IT'S A NEW PROGRAM AND WE WILL GRANT LEEWAY. >> THE ONLY THING I WILL ADD IF YOU DO NOT MIND IS WE ARE TRYING TO KEEP IT AS SIMPLE AS POSSIBLE SINCE IT IS A NEW CONCEPT FOR US. I PARTICIPATED IN WHAT OF THE MEETINGS THAT JOE REFERENCED AND MOST OF THE FOLKS IN OUR COMMUNITY IT'S PASSIVE INCOME. THEY MIGHT ONLY HAVE ONE PROPERTY AND SOME LARGER COMMUNITIES MORE TOURIST CENTER COMMUNITIES YOU HAVE PEOPLE THAT OWN A BIT OF PROPERTIES WHERE THAT IS THEIR JOB, RIGHT? WE HAVE ONE OR TWO OF THOSE HERE. FOR THE MOST PART IT'S FOLKS THAT AREN'T DOING THIS FOR A LIVING SO THEY ARE ALSO LEARNING ABOUT PROGRAMS LIKE THIS FOR THE FIRST TIME. THERE WAS AN INDIVIDUAL IN ONE OF THE MEETINGS, I THINK HE OWNED PROPERTIES IN CORPUS AND SO HE IS FAMILIAR BUT SOME OF THE PEOPLE, THIS IS THEIR FIRST EXPOSURE TO IT WHICH IS WHAT YOU WANT TO KEEP IT AS SIMPLE AS POSSIBLE. HOWEVER WE RECOGNIZE THAT THERE ARE IMPLICATIONS THAT COULD POTENTIALLY ARISE OVER TIME BECAUSE THEY'VE COME UP IN OTHER PLACES. ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF US BEING LATE IN THE GAME ADOPTING SOMETHING LIKE THIS IS WE ARE ABLE TO OBSERVE CHALLENGES OTHER PEOPLE FACE IN WHAT HAPPEN OVER TIME AND ONE OF THE ONES THAT'S BECOME COMMON IS THAT IN CERTAIN AREAS WHERE HAVING AN AIRBNB HAS BECOME COMMON, YOU LIMIT IT. IN SAN ANTONIO THERE CAN BE ONLY SO MANY AIRBNB'S CURRENT NEIGHBORHOOD AND THEY TRY AND CONTROL SOME OF THAT BECAUSE AS YOU CAN IMAGINE SOMETIMES NEAR THE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS OR SOME KIND OF DESTINATION IF YOU HAVE AN INFLUX OF VISITORS IT COULD POSE TRAFFIC ISSUES IN THE EVENING OR OTHER SAFETY ISSUES. AND SO I MENTION THAT AS AN EXAMPLE. THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES LATER DOWN THE LINE TO POTENTIALLY ADDRESS ISSUES THAT MIGHT ARISE IN TIME. BUT FOR NOW WE WANT TO KEEP IT AS SIMPLE AS POSSIBLE AND FOCUS ON THE PUBLIC SAFETY ELEMENT OF [H. Executive Sessions:] IT. >> VERY GOOD. THANK YOU FOR THAT ADDITIONAL INFO. [01:15:01] ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS POINT? THERE MAY BE MORE ONCE WE ACTUALLY SEE THE ORDINANCE ITSELF TO DRAFT WHICH WILL SEE BEFORE WE GET TO THE MEETING. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE THE INFORMATION. MR. GARS, IS THAT IT IT FOR YOUR REPORTS? >> YES, AND WE DO HAVE A * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.