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>> GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO OUR MEETING FOR TUESDAY, JUNE 16TH WILL YOU PLEASE CALL ROLE ROLL?
>> COUNCILMAN DELAGARZA. >> I AM PRESENT.
>> COUNCILMAN SPACE EXPERT. >> COUNCILWOMAN SCOTT.
COUNCILMAN LOFFGREN. MAYOR CROCKER.
>> HERE. >> PLEASE JOIN ME FOR THE PLEDGES FOLLOWED BY A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH I STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
THANK YOU, PLEASE BE SEATED. AGAIN, WELCOME EVERYONE PART A COUPLE OF HOUSEKEEPING MATTERS BEFORE WE GET STARTED.
ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA WE WILL PULL UP THE CONSENT AGENDA
[1. Announcements/Reminders:]
AND MOVED TO ACTION ITEMS FOR COUNCIL DISCUSSION.WITH THAT TAKEN CARE OF, WE WIL JUMP TO ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REMINDERS STRAIGHT SEB HAVE A PINCH HITTER COMING TO THE PLATES. HOW ARE YOU?
>> I HOPE I DON'T STRIKE OUT. >> YOU GOT THIS.
>> AS A REMINDER, ALL NON- EMERGENCIES IF THE OFFICERS WIL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY JUNE 19TH I OBSERVANCE OF THE JUNETEENTH HOLIDAY. OFFICES WILL REOPEN AT 8:00 A.M ON JANUARY 22ND PAIR THE VICTORIA PUBLIC LIBRARY WILL CLOSE AT 5:00 P.M. ON JUNETEENT AND REOPEN SATURDAY JUNE 20TH A 10:00 P.M. ALL TRASH RECYCLING AND YARD WASTE PICKUP WILL GO AS NORMAL PERIODS MUNICIPAL COURT WILL HAVE LIMITED SERVICES AVAILABLE ON THURSDAY JUNE 18TH DUE TO A PLAN OF SERVER MIGRATION TO THE CLOUD -BASED SYSTEM.
WITH ONLINE PAYMENTS IT WILL BE AVAILABLE BY PHONE AND E-MAIL FOR GENERAL QUESTIONS FOR THIS UPGRADE IS EXPECTED TO REDUCE I TREE STAIN AND REDUCE SERVICE ACCESS.
THEY ARE ALSO COHOSTING A CAR SEAT EDUCATIONAL CLASS ON MONDA AT 10:00 A.M. AT 2525 NORTH MAI STREET.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT EITHER OF THESE ITEMS, YOU MAY CONTACT THE COURT AT 361485 (361)485-4050 OR E-MAIL THE CLERK OF COURT.
FROM PARKS, JOINED THE PARKS AN RECREATION DEPARTMENT ON SATURDAY JULY 4TH AT 10:00 A.M. IN DOWNTOWN FOR THE AMERICAN 25 PARADE CELEBRATING OUR NATION'S 250TH ANNIVERSARY.
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED, BUT A FEW SPOTS REMAIN OPEN FOR LAST-MINUTE PARTICIPANTS WANTIN TO BE PART OF THIS HISTORIC OCCASION. PROGRAMMING WILL INCLUDE NATIONAL ANTHEM AND THE COLOR GUARD, FLAG DETAIL AND A BRIEF DEDICATION CEREMONY AT THE BANDSTAND.
WHERE A COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUE MARKING THAT NATION'S 250TH ANNIVERSARY WILL BE UNVEILED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DOCTORS OF THE AMERICAN RESOLUTION. IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN THE PARADE, REACH OUT TO ELISHA RAMOS BY PHONE AT 361-4853 TO 00. CVB IN CONJUNCTION WITH THAT INVITES THE COMMUNITY TO CELEBRATE AMERICA TO 50 WITH AN ANNUAL FOURTH OF JULY AFTER THE GARY MOSER'S COMMUNITY CENTER O SATURDAY JULY 4TH FOR THE FUN KICKS AT 5:00 P.M. WITH LIVE TRUCKS, INFLATABLE SPIRIT BY LOOKING GEISLER IN THE CROWBAR SPAN AND A HIGH ENERGY PERFORMANCE BY OUR HEADLINER LC ROCKS. AND THIS LED TO A FANTASTIC FIREWORKS BY ADVENTURE FIREWORK STARTING AT 9:30 P.M.
[2. Public & Employee Recognitions:]
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>> WE WILL JUMP TO PUBLIC AND EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION SPIRIT WE
HAVE ANYTHING THIS EVENING? >> WE DO.
I'M GOING ASK TO STAND UPRIGHT PROMISED I WOULDN'T MAKE HER GE UPFRONT. RUBY BOONE IS OUR DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY IN RECEIVED THE TEXAS YOUNG LAWYERS ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT'S AWARD OF MERIT AT THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS.
THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES HER OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO TH LEGAL PROFESSION WITHIN HER LOCAL COMMUNITY AND ACROSS THE STATE. AMONG HER MANY CONTRIBUTIONS SH COORDINATED THE TEEN OF PUBLIC SERVICE ATTORNEYS TO SPEAK WITH HEISEL STUDENTS ABOUT THE TEXAS COURT SYSTEM SERVED ON A COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE FOR REVIEWING AND APPROVING FUNDING FOR LOCAL AFFILIATE PROGRAMMING THROUGH TEXAS AND PARTICIPATING IN PODCASTS HIGHLIGHTING CAREER AND PUBLIC SERVICE BIRD THROUGH THESE EFFORTS AND MANY OTHERS, SHE HAS HELPED ADVANCE THE MISSION AS A PUBLIC SERVICE ARM OF THE STATE BOARD OF TEXAS.
I WOULD ASK YOU TO ALL GIVE HER A HAND.
[APPLAUSE] >> CONGRATULATIONS, REVIEW.
THE CITY OF VICTORIA HAS EARNED THREE STATEWIDE AWARDS FROM THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF MUNICIPAL INFORMATION OFFICERS.
I WAS TOLD TO READ THIS WITH A LOT OF JOY.
TO GET YOUR DOING A GREAT JOB O THAT.
>> COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC'S AFFAIRS UNDER THE WORK OF EXCELLENCE AND PODCAST CATEGORY TOWN TALK.
THE ENTRY FOCUSED ON THE USE OF PODCAST TO SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AN CRITICAL SERVICES.
THAT'S NOT ALL. THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES EARNED A AWARD OF HONOR IN THE VIDEO CAMPAIGN CATEGORY FOR THE VIDEO SERIES PROMOTING NEW WIZARD TOO THAT HELPS RESIDENTS LIKE A PROPER DISPOSAL FOR COMMON ITEMS . ONE MARK, FINALLY, THE VICTORIA FIRE DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS EARNED AN AWARD OF HONOR IN THE CIVIC ENGAGEMEN CATEGORY FOR THE 2025 FIRE PREVENTION SHOW WHICH FEATURED SPONGEBOB, ONE OF MY FAVORITES, AND HIS FRIENDS PORTRAYED BY FIRE DEPARTMENT AND PLACE TEACHING KIDS ABOUT LITHIUM ION BATTERY SAFETY.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PIO OFFICE.
[APPLAUSE] AND THEN IT IS ALSO WITH GREAT PRIDE THAT I TAKE PART IN WELCOMING MALLORY CRAB, JUST BECAUSE I WAS PART OF HER INTERVIEW PROCESS AND SHE DID A GREAT JOB, SHE HAS BEEN HIRED A OUR COMMUNITY CENTER SUPERVISOR FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT.
AND THIS ROLE SHE WILL OVERSEE OVERALL OPERATIONS OF THE GARY MOSES COMMUNITY CENTER INCLUDIN MANAGING THE FACILITY RENTALS, CUSTOMER SERVICE, MAINTENANCE, PROGRAM COORDINATION, MARKETING 'S, AND PROMOTIONS. SHE WORKED AT SPRING CREEK PLAC EVENT CENTER IN VICTORIA FOR SI YEARS WORKING AS A VENUE OPERATIONS MANAGER AND EVENT COORDINATOR.
SHE HOLDS AN ASSOCIATE OF ARTS DEGREE FROM THE VICTORIA COLLEG AND WITH HER EXPERIENCE, I THIN SHE'S GOING TO DO A GREAT JOB.
[APPLAUSE] AND LAST, BUT DEFINITELY NOT LEAST, THE POLICE DEPARTMENTS WERE IN A RECORD NINE NEW HIRES LAST WEEK. THAT IS IMPRESSIVE.
WE WANT TO WELCOME THE NEW OFFICERS.
I HOPE I DON'T MISS THESE UP, BUT OFFICER BUNGEE NO, OFFICER OBVIOUS GARCIA, OFFICER STAYTON OFFICER TURNER, OFFICER WATSON, AN OFFICER ANSWER, WELCOME TO THE CITY OF VICTORIA POLICE DEPARTMENT.
[APPLAUSE] WITH THAT, MAYOR, I AM DONE WIT
[3. Items from Council:]
THE ANNOUNCEMENTS. >> THANK YOU.
WE WILL MOVE ON THEN TO ITEMS FROM COUNSEL.
MISS BUTLER, AND UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE AN ITEM THIS EVENING.
>> I RECENTLY ATTENDED THE POLICE OFFICERS MEMORIAL IN DAILY ON PLAZA AND AFTER SPEAKING WITH OTHERS WHO HAVE GATHERED THERE FOR EVENTS, IT WAS HIGHLIGHTED TO ME HOW UNFORGIVING THE TEXAS SUN CAN B WHEN GROUPS ARE GATHERED THERE.
SO WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO ASK IS THAT WE CONSIDER OPTIONS THAT
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WOULD MITIGATE HEAT AND PROVIDE SHADE AT DAILY ON PLAZA FOR EVENTS. WHEN WE DO THAT RESEARCH I WOUL LIKE IT TO INCLUDE COSTS, I WOULD LIKE FOR IT TO CONSIDER THE HISTORICAL THE FACT THAT DAILY ON PLAZA IS A HISTORICAL SITES AND WHAT OTHER OPTIONS WE HAVE TO KIND OF PROVIDE SOME SHADE FOR PEOPLE TOGETHER THEY'RE ESPECIALLY OVER THESUMMER MONTHS. >> YES, MA'AM, I UNDERSTAND.
>> PERRY GOOD, THANK YOU. >> JUST AN OBSERVATION I NOTICE WE HAVE SOME SCOUTS IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO WELCOME THEM. I SUSPECT THEY'RE WORKING ON A MERIT BADGE IN I COMMEND THEM FOR THAT.
[APPLAUSE] ANY OTHER ITEMS THIS EVENING.
[4. Citizen Communication:]
AND NOW YOU RELATE AT THE HOSPITAL.LEDGER HERE. >> WE WILL MOVE ON TO CITIZENS COMMUNICATION. I HAVE THREE CARDS THIS EVENING PERRY JUST REMINDER IF YOU COULD , PLEASE KEEP YOUR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES. WE WILL START WITH MISS WILMA EDWARDS. MS. EDWARDS, WELCOME BACK GREAT
IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE YOU. >> THANK YOU.
I THINK I HAVE IT IN THE BACK ROW.
I AM GLAD TO BE BACK AND YOU HAVEN'T PUT ME ON THE PAYROLL, SO I DON'T HAVE TOO MUCH TO REPORT.
AT LIKE TO TALK TO ABOUT SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED AND 202 AND I KNOW THE MAYOR AND EVERYBODY HAD THIS THE VICTORIA CITY MANAGEMENT MASTER PLAN. THE MASTER PLAN GOT OVER TO CIVIL CITY, THEY GAVE US ONLY TWO BALLS AND TWO SMALL NETS FO BASKETBALL FOR THAT NEIGHBORHOOD .
I AM COMING TO TELL YOU, EVERY TIME THEY WANT TO DISCUSS SOMETHING THEY TELL ME, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY WE HAVEN'T HAD PEOPLE TO FOLLOW UP ON WHAT THEY PROMISED EVERYBODY.
THIS WAS AND 2021. THE ONLY WAY THEY REMEMBER ME I BECAUSE WE HAVE A HOLIDAY COMIN UP, THE 19TH OF JUNE AND THEY THINK OKAY, WHERE IS THE STUFF THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE OVER HER AT THE PARK? I DON'T KNOW, BUT I WANT TO ASK THEM WHY IT'S TAKING SO LONG TO TAKE THINGS AT CIVIL CITY, A LO OF YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE CIVIL CITY IS, BUT WE PUT THAT TOGETHER. WHEN WE ASK FOR THINGS, WHY WON'T YOU DO WHAT YOU PROMISE? I'M JUST BRINGING IT TO, SILVER CITY IS OVER THERE ON THE SIDE BY THE PARK.
WE HAVE PEOPLE GOING OVER THERE AND SEE THE SAME OLD THING.
THE SAME LITTLE SWAYING, ESTATE TO SIT DOWN ON, HALF A BASKETBALL, AND THIS IS WHAT IS ONLY LEFT.
THEY GAVE US TWO BASKETBALLS. TWO BASKETBALL NETS.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON, BUT I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHEN ARE YOU ALL GOING TO DO THIS AND I HOPE YOU CAN THEY DON'T HAVE TO MUCH TO PLAY WITH OVER THERE. I JUST KNOW WHAT TO TELL YOU BECAUSE WHEN THEY COME AND TELL ME THAT I HAVE TO COME DOWN HER AND TALK TO YOU, AND I DON'T GE NO RESULTS, SO, MAYBE BY JULY I WILL HAVE SOME ITEMS PLACED IN THAT MARTIN LUTHER KING PARK.
I KNOW YOU CAN'T ASK ME NO QUESTIONS, BUT I'M GETTING TO THE POINT WHERE I DON'T FEEL LIKE MOVING AROUND SINCE I'M 85 YEARS OLD AND I'M STILL GOING. I WANT YOU ALL TO PRAY FOR ME AND HELP ME IN THIS CIVIL CITY AREA.
PLEASE DO THIS BEFORE JULY. SOMETHING BEFORE JULY 4TH.
THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MISS EDWARDS.
THE NEXT CARD I HAVE IS FROM MICHAEL.
SINCE YOU ARE ALREADY UPFRONT. >> GOOD AFTERNOON CITY COUNCIL.
JESUS WILL BE 40 YEARS OLD ON FRIDAY AND 40 IS A REAL IMPORTANT AGE TO BE BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN THEY CAN'T LEGALLY
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DISCRIMINATE AGAINST YOU BECAUS OF YOUR AGE, BETWEEN 40 AND 70, THE FED SCANS, SO IF YOU WANT T DISCRIMINATE AGAINST THEM BECAUSE OF HIS AGE, YOU'VE GOT TWO MORE DAYS.ANYWAY, I LIVE AT 2107 NORTH BE JORDAN, APARTMENT 120 TO.
I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE MANAGEMENT.
THEY ARE MAKING THIS PAPER $8 A MONTH TO SPRAY FOR BUGS, BUT THEY NEVER SHOW UP OR, FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS THEY'VE NEVER SHOWED UP AND THEN IF THEY DO, THEY JUST GO AND THAT'S IT.
IT BE LIKE TO GO TO MCDONALD'S AND YOU GET EIGHT CHICKEN NUGGETS IN THEY JUST PUT TO AND THEY ARE.
YOU'RE GOING TO COMPLAIN. THAT'S JUST NORMAL.
I NORMALLY WOULDN'T BRING THIS UP, BUT THERE ARE COCKROACHES, MICE, RATS, THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT WANT TO BORROW MY CATS TO CHASE RATS OUT OF THEIR APARTMENT.
MY CAT IS SCARED OF THOSE BIG RATS LIKE THAT.
HE WILL CHASE A SMALL ONE. I WOULD LIKE MANAGEMENT TO TAKE CARE OF ITS. THERE IS MATTRESSES, THERE'S FURNITURE EVERYWHERE, AND THE ONLY REASON THEY STARTED CLEANING IT UP TODAY IS BECAUSE THREE PEOPLE FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT CAME AND THEY ARE TRYING TO GET THE GOVERNMENT OF THEIR BACK THERE IT I DON'T THINK THAT'S RIGHT WHERE THEY ARE CHARGING $8 A MONTH TO SPRA FOR BUGS, BUT THEY DON'T SPRAY.
I HAVE TO BITE MY OWN BUG SPRAY AND THAT IS JUST NOT RIGHT.
THEY SHOULDN'T CHARGE ANYTHING. THAT'S VERY DISHONEST WHEN SOMEONE CHARGES $8 A MONTH IN THEN THEY DON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THERE'S A LOT OF MATTRESSES AND FIRE HAZARDS BECAUSE OF THAT GOVERNMENT MAY BE NOT TODAY BECAUSE IT RAINS, BUT THERE'S FURNITURE ALL OVER THE PLACE AN TRASH AND THAT MANAGEMENT NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF IT.
THERE ARE PEOPLE WHOSE STOVES DON'T WORK.
THEIR AIR CONDITIONS DON'T WORK. THERE IS WATER ALL OVER.
WHY AREN'T THEY COMPLAINING? BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO GET EVICTED. I DON'T CARE IF THEY EVICT ME.
I HAVE 18 INCHES CLEARANCE TO SLEEP, SO MY SUV WOULD BE MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE COMPARED TO WHEN I WAS IN THE NAVY.
THANKS AND HAVE A GOOD AFTERNOON .
>> THE LAST CARD I HAVE IS CAROLINA PEREZ.
GOOD EVENING, WELCOME. >> HELLO.
I WANT TO APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE. I'M VERY NERVOUS.
I'M SHAKING. I HAVE A WHOLE SCRIPT THAT I WROTE, SO IF I STUTTER. I AM CLEARLY NOT PEREZ HIM 23 YEARS OLD AND CURRENTLY ATTENDING SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY TO PURSUE A MASTERS IN ARTS ADMINISTRATION.
ONE OF MY ASSIGNMENTS AND ART ADVOCACY IN CLASS, I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT AN IMPORTANT ISSUE I HAVE NOTICED IN MY COMMUNITY. I HAVE OBSERVED THAT THE CITY JUST NOT CURRENTLY OFFER GRANTS SPECIFICALLY FOR ART ORGANIZATIONS BECAUSE ARTS, NONPROFITS DO NOT RECEIVE CONSISTENT GOVERNMENT FUNDING. THEY RELY HEAVILY ON INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS AND SPONSORSHIPS TO OPERATE.
WHILE THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES WHERE 5O1C3 NONPROFITS RECEIVE FUNDING COMMITMENT HE ART ORGANIZATIONS AREN'T ABLE TO QUALIFY DUE TO SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS.
I AM HERE TODAY TO S THE CITY T CONSIDER CREATING A GRANT SPECIFICALLY FOR THE ART ORGANIZATIONS IN VICTORIA.
IN LARGER CITIES SUCH AS SAN ANTONIO, AUSTIN, AND HOUSTON, GRANT OPPORTUNITIES ARE MORE WIDELY AVAILABLE PRIDE ALTHOUGH VICTORIA IS SMALL, IT IS STILL GROWING CITY IN I HAVE PERSONALLY SEEN AN INCREASE IN ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION WITHIN LOCAL ART ORGANIZATIONS. FOR EXAMPLE, LOCAL PERFORMANCES AND EVENTS CONTINUE TO DROP MOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS BRINGING PEOPLE DOWNTOWN AND SUPPORTING NEARBY BUSINESSES.
THESE DEMONSTRATES THAT THE ART ARE NOT ONLY CULTURALLY VALUABLE , BUT ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY.
THESE ORGANIZATIONS PLAY A VITA ROLE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
THEIR MISSIONS OUR TO EDUCATE, PRESERVE CULTURE AND PROVIDE ENTERTAINMENT TO THE PEOPLE OF VICTORIA IN THE SURROUNDING AREAS. IN MANY WAYS, THEY ACTIVELY SUPPORT AND ENRICH THE CITY. IT WOULD BE MEANINGFUL TO SEE THE CITY SUPPORT THE ARTS AND RETURN.
THE GRANT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE I A LARGE AMOUNT, EVEN MODEST
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FUNDING WOULD MAKE A SIGNIFICAN DIFFERENCE.ANOTHER OPTION WOULD BE TO EXPAND ELIGIBILITY FOR SO THAT ALL 5O1C3 NONPROFITS INCLUDING ART ORGANIZATIONS HAVE EQUAL ACCESS TO FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES. AFTER ALL, OUR SHARED GOAL IS T SUPPORT AND STRENGTHEN THE VICTORIA COMMUNITY.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS. WE WILL CLOSE OUT COMMUNICATIONS
[D. Consent Agenda:]
. WE HAVE NO ITEMS OR PUBLIC HEARING SO WE WILL JUMP TO THE CONSENT AGENDA IN.WE HAVE HOLD ITEMS D2 AND D4, SO , WILL YOU PLEASE READ THE REMAINING THINGS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
>> D1, ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES FROM THE REGULAR MEETING HELD O JUNE 2ND OF 2026. D3, A RESOLUTION APPROVING A CONTRACT AMENDMENT TO TYLER TECHNOLOGIES INC., ENTERPRISE CRP FOR HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PHASE II, SCHEDULE UPDATE AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE ADJUSTMENT.
D5, RESOLUTION PROVIDING REGULARS WITH DCCM INFRASTRUCTURE INC. FOR THE VICTORIA METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION MPO. REGIONAL FREIGHT MOBILITY PLAN AND NOT TO EXCEED $150,000. RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ANNUAL SOFTWARE FOR ONE SOLUTION WITH CENTRALSQUARE TECHNOLOGIES LLC, RENEWAL FOR THE POLICE RMS AND COMPUTER AIDED DISPATCH IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $230,503.61 .
>> JOY HAVE A MOTION ON THESE CONSENT ITEMS BY STICKY EMOTION
TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. >> EMOTION IN AS I CAN.
ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. SO THEN WE WILL MOVE TO ITEMS D
[2. Award a construction contract for the Riverside Park Soccer Field Park...]
AND TAKE THAT UP AS AN ACTION ITEM.MISS WEST? >> AWARD A CONSTRUCTION CONTRAC FOR THE RIVERSIDE PARK'S SOCCER FIELD PARKING LOT PAVING PROJEC TO CLARK CONSTRUCTION OF TEXAS IN THE AMOUNT OF $364,500.
>> MR. SHEBLAK, GOOD EVENING. I THINK THERE WERE A COUPLE OF QUICK QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM IN TERMS OF THE REPAVING AND WHAT IS GOING TO BE ADDED IN THAT SORT OF THING.
WE JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THOSE ROW QUICK.
>> THAT IS PRETTY MUCH IT. I WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY DECIPHERING THE CHARGE, I COULDN'T QUITE TELL WHAT COLOR WENT WITH WET AND I ALSO ATTICU HAD SOME CONCERN JUST WITH THAT AREA IN THE BACK WHERE PEOPLE ARE PARKING CURRENTLY AND TRYIN TO THINK ABOUT IT, WE ARE ADDIN ENOUGH SPACES I GUESS IS OUR ASSUMPTION THAT WE ARE ADDING ENOUGH SPACES THAT THEY WON'T CONTINUE TO PARK BACK THEY ARE OR WHY WE NOT STRIPING THAT.
>> THAT AREA WE DIDN'T HAVE THA IN THE PROJECT AS FAR AS REPAVING THAT. CURRENTLY THERE IS SOME OLD ASPHALT IN THAT AREA. WE WERE JUST GOING TO USE THE EXISTING DRIVE ACCESS THAT'S TO RED RIVER AND HAVEN ACCESS ROAD TO THE NEW PARKING LOT THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE CONSTRUCTING.
PEOPLE MAY STILL PARK THERE, WE WON'T NECESSARILY BE ABLE TO STOP THEM. I AM HOPING THEY WILL PARK IN THE NEW PARKING LOT THAT IS STRIPED AND THAT IS CLOSER TO
THE ACTUAL SOCCER FIELDS. >> OKAY.
THAT MAKES SENSE. SO YOU ARE ADDING TO THE EXISTING PARKING LOTS AND JUST MAKING IT BIGGER, BUT IT WILL B
A CONTINUATION. >> YES, MA'AM.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION. SO THAT THE CONCRETE BLOCK THAT IS THERE THAT IS GOING TO BE TORE UP?
>> THAT HAS BEEN REMOVED ALREADY .
IF YOU CAN LOOK AT THIS MAP I HAVE HERE, WHAT I HAVE HAD AIR IN BLUE, THAT IS THE EXISTING PARKING LOT.
WHAT WE HAVE BEEN READ IS WHAT WE ARE LOOKING TO EXPAND AND ADD . AND THEN OF COURSE IT'S NOT DRAWN VERY SMOOTHLY, BUT YOU SE THE ACCESS ROAD GOING UP TO THE LEFT TOWARD RED RIVER. I FORGET.
240 SOME ODD PARKING SPACES IS WHAT WERE ADDING OVERALL.
SOME OF THAT COMES ABOUT BECAUS OF THE RESTRIPING OF THE EXISTING PARKING NOT BECAUSE IT HAS SOME AREAS THAT ARE MARKED OFF FOR A WALK IN. THERE WAS SOME THOUGHT EARLY ON
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AND THE PAST YEARS OF UTILIZING THE CONCRETE FOUNDATION AS STRIPING IT FOR PARKING. THAT WAS DEEMED NOT VERY EFFICIENT USE OF THE AREA PLUS THE FACT THAT IT WAS ELEVATED.THERE WAS POTENTIAL FOR ACCIDENTS, SOMEONE WALK OFF THE EDGE OF IT EVEN IF WE'D HAD SOM KIND OF BARRIER THERE.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> THE DRIVE TO THE BACK PARKIN LOT. IS IT GOING TO BE BORDERED WITH
WE WEREN'T PLANNING ON THAT. IS JUST GOING TO BE NEW ASPHALT.
>> THAT BACK PARKING LOT WITH THE ASPHALT AREA THAT EXIST NOW IS PRETTY TORN UP THERE IS A LO OF GLASS AND DEBRIS ON IT.
>> OKAY. I WASN'T AWARE OF THE GLASS AND DEBRIS, BUT I'M SURE WE CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT GETTING THAT
SWEPT UP. >> IT DOESN'T SHOW THERE ARE POTHOLES FROM RIGHT NOW AS YOU GO FROM RED RIVER INTO THAT RED PARTS, ARE YOU GOING TO DO IT ALL THE WAY I'M SURE YOU'RE GOING TO FIX IT ALL THE WAY, BU RIGHT NOW THERE ARE POTHOLES.
>> WE WOULDN'T PUT THOSE ON THE DIAGRAM.
THEY WILL BE PART OF THE FIX OF COURSE.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO LEAVE THEM. >> IS JUST THAT THE DIAGRAM DOESN'T GO FAR ENOUGH IS WHAT I'M SAYING.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> THERE WAS A SECOND DRAWING THAT I THINK WAS SENT OUT ALSO THAT SHOWS ALL OF THIS A LITTLE CLEARER. THAT MAY BE HELPFUL TO ANSWER SOME OF THESE QUESTIONS RIGHT I DON'T KNOW IF EVERYONE WAS ABLE
TO DECIPHER THAT. >> THIS IS THE ACTUAL LAYOUT DRAWING THAT WENT OUT WITH THE CONSTRUCTION BID DOCUMENTS AND
YOU CAN SEE 248 REGULAR SPACES. >> OBVIOUSLY IF THE FIRST DIAGRAM WON'T BE THE CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS.
>> THAT IS CORRECT. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
>> I HAVE A COMMENTS. THIS IS MUCH NEEDED.
THE PARKING LOT THAT WAS PUT THERE AT FIRST, THIS IS, SOCCER HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY POPULAR IT'S A GREAT FACILITY.
PEOPLE ARE PARKING UP THE STREE BECAUSE OF THE OVERFLOW SO THIS
JOY HAVE A MOTION REST WITH RESPECT TO THIS ITEM?
>> EMOTION AND THE SECOND GREAT ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? D2 IS APPROVED. MISS WEST, WE WILL JUMP TO D4.
[4. Approve a professional services agreement with Gary Middleton for repr...]
APPROVING OF CYSTS WITH GARY MIDDLETON FOR CONSULTATION SERVICES RELATED TO MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLY IN THE AMOUNT OF$27,500. >> G WANT ME TO TAKE THIS ONE?
>> I CAN EXPLAIN. >> GOOD EVENING, JUST A QUICK EXPLANATION. FOR ME POSTED THE AGENDA FOR THIS PARTICULAR ITEM MAY HAVE A UNDERSTANDING THAT THE CONTRACT AMOUNT WAS GOING TO BE $27,500. THE CONTRACT AMOUNT DROPPED DOW TO $27,000 EVEN SO WE UNFORTUNATELY HAD ALREADY POSTE AND COULDN'T GO BACK AND CHANGE IT AT THAT POINT, I WANT TO MAK SURE AS VOTED ON, AND THAT RIGHTIST WEIGHT IT CAN BE IN FRONT OF YOU EACH IS AN UPDATED RESOLUTION WITH THE CORRECT AMOUNT ON ITS END SO WE WILL JUST NEED AN AMENDMENT TO THE ORIGINAL DOLLAR AMOUNT AS POSTE AND THEN IF YOU CAN VOTE ON THE RESOLUTION IN FRONT OF YOU. WE WOULD TAKE CARE OF THAT
PROBLEM. >> ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT?
>> DO WE NEED TO MOVE TO ADOPT FIRST AND THEN DO AN AMENDMENT?
>> I BELIEVE SO YES. >> DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT
ITEM T4? >> AMICK THAT MOTION.
LEAKAGE WE HAVE A SECOND? I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, WITH THAT, ANY MOTIONS TO AMEND ITEM D4 TO REFLECT 27,000 VERSU
$27,500. >> I MOVE THAT WE AMEND T4.
>> MOTION AND AS I CAN ON THE AMENDMENT.
IN THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THE AMENDMENT? SEEING NONE ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE .
ANY OPPOSED? I BELIEVE THEN WE WILL VOTE ON THE AMENDED MOTION WHICHIMPROVE AMOUNT OF $27,000.
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WE HAVE A MOTION IN THE SECOND ON THAT ALREADY.[1. Approve a purchase with Thirkettle Corporation d/b/a Aqua-Metric Sales...]
>> IT IS APPROVED AFTER THE HOOPS OR JUMP THROUGH.
WE GOT IT COVERED PRIDE WITH THAT THEN, WE WILL JUMP DOWN TO OUR ACTION ITEMS THAT WERE POSTED AND WE WILL START WITH
ITEM E1. >> A RESOLUTION APPROVING PURCHASE OF AQUA-METRIC FOR THE WATER METER REPLACEMENT PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $761,404.
>> GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. TODAY I WANT TO PROPOSE A 2026 WATER METER REPLACEMENT PROJECT. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS IN BETWEEN, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. BEFORE WE START I WANTED TO GIV SOME BACKGROUND ABOUT THE METER REPLACEMENT PROJECT.
IN 2012, THE CITY PARTNERED WIT CHEVRON CORPORATION REPLACING APPROXIMATELY 20,000 METERS. SINCE THEN, THEY WENT AHEAD AND WENT TO ADVANCED METERING INFRASTRUCTURE METERS METER.
WHAT THAT MEANS IS IF WE GO AHEAD AND CHECK THAT METERS, WE CAN COMMUNICATE WITH THE BASE STATIONS AND PICK THAT UP.
THE CITY STARTED THE METER REPLACEMENT AND PHASE ONE AND FISCAL YEAR OF 2024 FOR METER RELIABILITY IN REDUCED NO READS ACROSS THE CITY'S 23,731 METERS. OF COURSE NO READS ARE IN THE WATER METER THAT CANNOT COMMUNICATE TO THE UTILITY BILLING OFFICE TO AN MIA SYSTEM PURCHASE FOR CONTEXT AND 2024 PHASE ONE HAD 1700 METERS THAT WERE REPLACED AND 1700 RADIOS FOR TOTAL COST OF $653,000. AND AND 2025, PHASE TWO REPLACE 650 METERS AND 3,000 RADIOS FOR $808,000.
WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING THIS YEAR IS AT PHASE THREE IS TO GO AHEA AND REPLACE 1,000 RESIDENTIAL METERS AND REPLACE 4,000 TO HUNDRED RADIOS FOR A TOTAL OF $761,404.
THIS WOULD TAKE LESS THAN A YEA TO GO AHEAD AND DO IN-HOUSE, PUBLIC WORKS STAFF WILL COMPLET THIS INSTALLATION AND WORK WILL PRIORITIZE AND REDUCE NO READ OCCURRENCES.
THIS PROJECT WILL SUPPORT MORE ACCURATE AND EFFICIENT.
SOME BENEFITS OF DOING THE PROJECT THIS WAY WILL SAVE US ROUGHLY 40-45 PERCENT OF INSTALLATION BY DOING THIS IN-HOUSE. BY REPLACING THESE METERS WILL WE HAVE BETTER ACCURACY, NEWER EQUIPMENT, LONGER WARRANTY, IMPROVE RELIABILITY, AND REDUCE NO READS.
THIS WILL MAKE US A LOT MORE EFFICIENT THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS . SOME OF OUR FUTURE PLANS MOVING FORWARD IS TO GO AHEAD AND WORK WITH THAT UTILITY BILLING OFFIC AND CROSS TRAIN, TRANSITION THE ROLE TOWARD IT METER TECHNICIAN WITHIN THE UTILITIES FOR ON-THE-JOB ON THE JOB DESCRIPTION OF HIS OR UTILITY BILLING OFFICE, THEY HAVE SOME SIMILARITIES, SOME OF THESE ARE GOING TO BE SETTING AND PULLING METERS, MINOR REPAIRS, TURN ON' WITH PEOPLE NOT PAYING THEIR BILLS ON THURSDAYS. AND METER READING.
THE NO READS. ART METER TECHNICIAN RESPONSIBILITIES ARE THE SAME ONES AS ABOVE AND THE ABILITY T OBTAIN THE STATE LICENSES CLASP B CDL, CURB STOP REPLACEMENTS, METER CALIBRATION TESTING, LARG METER VALVE REPLACEMENTS, AND HEATER RELOCATIONS. THIS CITY IS GOING TO START A PROACTIVE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM. WE WILL HAVE A DESIGNATED CREW THAT IS GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CONTINUALLY REPLACE THESE METER EVERY YEAR. TO HELP REDUCE THE NUMBER OF
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NON- MEETING METERS ARE NOT GOING TO ADD POSITIONS WE JUST RESTRUCTURE A LITTLE BIT ON HOWEVER DOING THINGS.THIS HAS INCREASED THAT METER ACCURACY BY USING THE AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION TESTING STANDARDS THAT ARE SET FORTH BY THE STATE AND WE ARE GOING TO COMPLETE MORE METER REPLACEMENT IN-HOUSE TO APPROVE EFFICIENCY WHILE ALSO STREAMLINING METER SERVICES BY COMBINING THE PUBLI WORKS AND UTILITY BILLING OFFIC STAFF. WITH THAT, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.
>> ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS PROJECT ?
>> HOW LONG DOES A METER LAST? >> ANYWHERE FROM TEN YEARS OR 1 MILLION GALLONS, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST RATE UNTIL IT START
LOSING SOME OF ITS ACCURACY. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU.
>> WE WILL ENTERTAIN ANY MOTION WITH RESPECT TO ITEM E1? TO KEEP MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM E1.
>> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I WOULD JUST ADD THAT THIS IS A ONGOING PROJECT THAT WILL HAVE MULTIPLE PHASES IN SHE SAW, THI WAS PHASE THREE, AND I THINK THIS IS A GOOD STEP FORWARD FOR THE CITY TO UNDERTAKE AND MOVE FORWARD. THE FACT THAT WERE DOING IT IN-HOUSE IS GREAT. THANK YOU GUYS FOR PUTTING THAT TOGETHER. WITH THAT THEN, ALL IN FAVOR OF ITEM E1, SIGNIFIED BY SAYING AYE .
[1. Overview of Emergency Management Contracts. Darryl Lesak, Assistant Ci...]
ANYONE OPPOSED? IT PASSES.THEN WE WILL JUMP INTO OUR CITY MANAGER REPORTS ARE IN THIS, OU ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER REPORTS, WHAT YOU HAVE FOR US THIS
EVENING? >> GOOD EVENING, AGAIN.
I AM GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR CONTRACTS FOR DISASTE MANAGEMENT. MR. LOFFGREN ASKED FOR A BIT OF AN UPDATE JUST ONE BECAUSE WE ARE PULLING INTO HURRICANE SEASON IN TWO WE JUST APPROVED THOSE CONTRACTS AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING. JUST TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS HOW THIS WHOLE PROCESS WORKS, BACK AND 2017, W WORKED WITH THE COUNTY WITH RIC AND HIS FOLKS TO ESTABLISH A DEBRIS MANAGEMENT PLAN. THIS IS A VERY INTENSIVE PLAN FROM START TO FINISH AND WE TOO THAT TO THE STATES, HAVE IT APPROVED BY THE STATE. WITH THIS ALLOWED US TO DO AT THIS TIME WAS TO ALSO HAVE FEMA APPROVAL SO IF WE HAD AN INCIDENT WE COULD RECEIVE EXTRA EXTRA MONEY OVER THE NORMAL 90 PERCENT REIMBURSEMENT OR 85 PERCENT REIMBURSEMENT RATE AT ALLOWED US TO SEEK AN EXTRA I BELIEVE IT WAS 3 PERCENT REIMBURSEMENT. WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IT OR $10 MILLION, 3 PERCENT IS QUITE A BIT.
SO WE HAVE TO CONTRACTS COME AT THE FIRST IS THE DEBRIS MANAGEMENT CONTRACT. WE HAVE THAT CONTRACT AND WHAT THEY DO FOR US IS WE ARE IN CONTACT WITH THEM PRETTY MUCH THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WHETHER IT'S HURRICANE SEASON OR NOT BECAUSE THIS IS NOT JUST FOR HURRICANES.
WE CAN USE THIS IN CASE OF TORNADOES, WE CAN USE THIS IN CASE OF A LOT OF THINGS. WE ACTUALLY WORKED WITH THE COUNTY TO LOOK AT WHETHER OR NO THE COUNTY NEEDED TO BRING THAT IN AFTER WE HAVE THAT LITTLE TORNADO THAT HIT SOUTH OF TOWN.
WHAT THEY PROVIDE IS A TEMPORAR DEBRIS MANAGEMENT SITE.
THEY PICK UP STUFF INSIDE THE CITY LIMITS AND TAKE IT TO A SITE IN ORDER FOR US TO MEET REGULATIONS WE HAVE TO REDUCE THAT BEFORE HE GOES TO THE LANDFILL SO IT GETS CRUSHED, COMPACTED, GRANTED, AND THEN HAULED AT A LATER DATE.
THEY DO ALL THE DEBRIS REMOVAL SO THEY HAVE THE BIG TRUCKS THA RUN THROUGH TOWN THAT PICK UP EVERYTHING.
THE SOLID WASTE GUYS HELPED A LITTLE BIT, BUT OUR GOAL IS THA OUR GARBAGE GUYS GO BACK TO PICKING UP REGULAR GARBAGE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO GET PEOPLE BACK TO NORMAL, AS NORMAL AS WE CAN GET THEM TO BE. THEN THERE IS A LONG LIST OF THINGS THAT APPLY FROM WATER TO GENERATORS TO CUTTING DOWN TREE THAT ARE LEANING OR HANGING, CLEANING OUT OUR STORM DRAINS, LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS. THE SECOND PART OF THAT IS IN ORDER TO RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE FEDS, WE HAVE TO HAVE MONITORING COMPANY MONITOR THE CONTRACTOR.
SO WHAT THE MONITORING SERVICE DOES IS THEY FOLLOW THE
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CONTRACTOR, THEY TAKE PICTURES OF BEFORE AND AFTER EVERY SINGL LOAD. THEY KEEP TRACK OF ALL OF THE TICKETS FOR DISPOSAL SO THEY WA IN, THEY WAY OUT, WE HAVE TO KNOW HOW MANY YARDS OR HOW MANY TONS, AND THEN WE GET THE BILL FROM THEM. THEY APPROVE THE BILL BASED OFF OF WHAT THEY MONITORED AND THEN WE PAY THE BILL.WITHOUT THAT, WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SEEK REIMBURSEMENT.
THE BIGGEST PART OF THIS IS THAT , AND SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE BEEN HERE WHEN WE WERE GOING THROUGH HARVEY IS THAT THEY PROVIDED ME WITH AN ONLINE SYSTEM OR I COULD SEE WE'RE ALL THE TRUCKS WERE INSIDE THE CITY LIMITS OF VICTORIA AND ALL OF THEM WERE INSIDE OUR COUNTY. WITH THAT ALLOWED ME TO DO IS I WE HAD AREAS THAT NEEDED TO LITTLE MORE HELP THAN OTHER AREAS BECAUSE SAY THERE'S MORE TREES, I COULD MOVE TRUCKS AS I THOUGHT I NEEDED TO, BUT IT ALS HELPS WITH WE DON'T HAVE INDIVIDUAL INDIVIDUAL COUNCILMEMBERS THINKING THEY'RE NOT GETTING SERVICE IN THEIR AREA BECAUSE I CAN SHOW YOU WHERE EVERY TRUCK WAS AND EVERY SINGLE PICKUP IS A GREEN DOT I CAN CORRELATE THAT TO A PICTURE AND A TIME.
SO THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT WHEN I COMES TO DEALING WITH THE PUBLI BECAUSE I CAN SHOW THEM WHERE W WERE AND WHEN WE WERE THERE AND HOW LONG WE WERE THERE AND WHAT WE PICKED UP.
THEN A BIG PART WE DIG AND FIND OUT ABOUT UNTIL A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, BUT I BELIEVE IT WAS 21 OR 22, WE ACTUALLY HAD AN AUDIT COME THROUGH FROM FEMA, FINANCE CONTACTED ME.
I CONTACTED TETRA TECH, 24 HOUR THEY PUT A COST IS NO STAFF TIM OTHER THAN THE TIME FOR ME TO CALL THEM.
THEY KEEP TRACK OF ALL OF THAT THAT'S BEING DONE.
THIS IS WHY WE HAVE THIS CONTRACT.
AFTER HARVEY IN LESS THAN THREE MONTHS, WE WERE DONE BEFORE THANKSGIVING, WE MADE THREE COMPLETE TRIPS THROUGH TOWN, THOSE OF YOU THAT WE'RE HERE WILL REMEMBER THIS WE PICKED UP 401,000 CUBIC YARDS, 8,813 LOADS .
FOR CUT DOWN THE 452 LEANERS WE HAD 5,930 TO HANGERS SPRAYED LEANERS AND HANGERS ARE INJURIES , THEY HAVE TO BE CHECKED BY AN ARBORIST IN APPROVED BY THE MONITORING COMPANY BEFORE WE CUT THEM DOWN OR WE DON'T GET REIMBURSED AND THEN WE REMOVED 42 STUMPS. AND THAT NUMBER IS ALSO RIVERSIDE GOLF COURSE, RIVERSID PARK.
WE HAVE A LOT OF DAMAGE THERE FROM THE FLOOD.
>> CAN YOU GIVE AN ESTIMATE ON WITHOUT HURRICANE HARVEY, WHAT NORMAL CUBIC YARD PICKUP WOULD BE?
>> ON AN ANNUAL BASIS? >> SURE.
>> NO I CAN'T, BUT I WOULD TELL YOU THAT I REALLY CAN'T, BUT IT WOULD BE ONLY A COUPLE OF HUNDRED TONS PER TICKET THAT'S WHAT I WAS GETTING UPTIGHT HOW BIG IS THIS BIG NUMBER.
>> I WOULD SAY THIS IS WELL OVE I MEAN YOU CAN'T EVEN FATHOM WHAT THIS IS COMPARED TO WHAT W PICK UP, IT'S A LOT MORE THAN WHAT WE PICKUP. I DON'T KNOW THAT NUMBER OFF AND . YOU WILL SEE THAT NEXT WEEK IN OUR COUNCIL WORKSHOP. WITH KRISTY'S NUMBERS ON HER BUDGET. SO WE CAN KIND OF COMPARE THEN,
BUT IT IS SUBSTANTIALLY LESS. >> THANK YOU.
SO JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE CONTRACTS.
WE CONTRACTED JUNE 3RD OF 2020, THAT CONTRACT RUNS OUT MAY 31ST OF 2025. THERE ARE TWO ADDITIONAL ONE-YEAR RENEWALS. WE DID THE FIRST ONE IN 25.
YOU JUST APPROVE THE LAST ONE LAST WEEK.
WE WILL BE PUTTING THAT OUT TO BID NEXT SPRING.
ARE ACTUALLY THIS WINTER. THE REASON THESE CONTRACTS DON' LINE UP IS I DON'T WANT TO HAVE A NEW CONTRACTOR AND A NEW MONITORING COMPANY AT THE SAME TIME.
WE DID THAT ON PURPOSE, SO WHEN WE HAVE A NEW CONTRACTOR, WE WILL HAVE THE SAME MONITORING COMPANY IF SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN IN 27. THE CONTRACTOR TETRA TECH RUNS YEAR LATER THAN WHAT THE OTHER CONTRACT RUNS, THERE'S TWO ADDITIONAL WE JUST AT THE FIRST ADDITIONAL TWO WEEKS AGO SO THERE IS WILL RUN OUT IN JUNE O 27.
AT THAT POINT WE MAY HAVE BEEN NEW OLD CONTRACTOR, BUT A NEW
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MONITORING COMPANY DEPENDING ON HOW THAT GOES.I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO THAT OUR CITIZENS KNOW WE DON'T PAY DIME FOR THIS UNLESS WE ACTIVAT THAT CONTRACT AND ONLY COUNSEL CAN ACTIVATE THAT COUNSEL THAT CONTRACT, IT'S NOT A DECISION THAT THE CITY MANAGER OR MYSELF CAN MAKE.
IT HAS TO BE APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL A DISASTER DECLARATION, THEN I CAN ACTIVATE THAT CONTRACT.
I WILL TELL YOU THESE PEOPLE AR IN CONTACT WITH US ALL YOUR, AN TIME THERE IS SOMETHING IN THE GULF, WE HEAR FROM THEM AND THE ARE READY TO GO TO WORK AT ALL TIMES.
WITH THAT I WILL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION AND THIS GOES BACK TO FEMA REIMBURSEMENT AND TRACKING PART OF MY RECOLLECTION IS CORRECT, WE COULD NOT ONLY BEING REIMBURSED FOR PERSONAL TIME, BUT ALSO MACHINE HOURS? IS THAT CORRECT? IS THAT TRACT THROUGH TETRA TECH ?
>> THERE IS A CERTIFICATION PROCESS THAT HAS TO HAPPEN AS PART OF US USING OUR OWN TRUCKS SO OUR TRUCKS HOW QUICK THAT WENT. WE GO IN AND THEY WAY OUR TRUCKS , THEY CHECK OUR TRUCKS, WE HAVE TO KEEP TRACK OF OUR OW TIME, BUT THEY KEEP TRACK OF TH MILEAGE, THE YARDAGE, AND ALL O
THAT. >> I WANT TO BRIEFLY ADD, GOOD EVENING. YOU ARE HERE.
>> I AM HERE, YES. SO FINANCE TRUCKS A LOT OF THAT INFORMATION FOR US IN-HOUSE, SO OUR FINANCE TEAM PUTS TOGETHER ALL OF THE DOCUMENTS IN THE FORMS OF EACH DEPARTMENT FILL OUT THROUGHOUT ANY EMERGENCY. IT'S INCUMBENT UPON US TO TRACK OUR TIME, TRACK OUR EQUIPMENT HOURS IN ALL OF THAT IS MAINTAINED BY FINANCE THAT'S WHAT ALLOWS US THE OPPORTUNITY TO DETERMINE WHAT IS THE TOTAL COST OF THAT BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW , IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR REIMBURSEMENT OUR COUNTY NEEDS TO MEET A CERTAIN THRESHOLD OF DAMAGE, OUR STATE NEEDS TO MEET CERTAIN THRESHOLD OF DAMAGE SO HOW THAT DAMAGE EXPENSES IS CALCULATED IN PART IS DUE TO WHAT THE EXPENSE FOR US HAS BEE THROUGHOUT THAT PARTICULAR EMERGENCY.
SO ANYTIME THE EEOC IS ACTIVATE WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVES THERE THAT ARE CONSTANTLY ASKING FOR DAILY UPDATES ON OUR BURN RATES AND REALLY TRYING TO ASCERTAIN WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
AS IT RELATES TO THIS SPECIFIC SCENARIO WHERE IT IS TO PRE- MANAGEMENT, ABSOLUTELY THAT COMPANY HELPS US TRACK THAT.
AS IT RELATES TO EVERYTHING ELS WE DO OR THAT OUR OWN EMPLOYEES DO, WE TRACK THAT OURSELVES. MAY ULTIMATELY DECIDE WHETHER W SEEK THAT REIMBURSEMENT WERE NOT .
I JUST THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO DISTINGUISH THAT.
>> THANK YOU. >> THIS QUESTION IS FOR DARRELL.
DARRELL, DURING THE HARVEY CLEANUP, WE HAD SEVERAL COMPANIES HELP US WITH DEBRIS, CORRECT? AND WE HAD ONE COMPANY THAT CAM IN AND BECAUSE THE PRICE WASN'T RIGHT, THEY LEFT TO FLORIDA, BECAUSE THEY HAVE A HURRICANE A
THE SAME TIME FRAME. >> THEY HAD TO WEEK AFTER OURS,
YES, SIR. >> SO THAT COMPANY THAT LEFT, ARE THEY RELATED IN ANY SHAPE, FORM, OR A FASHION BECAUSE THEY
KIND OF LEFT US IN A BIND. >> IS IN NO.
I KNOW THAT'S NOT THE ANSWER YO WANT.
THE WAY THAT THEY WORK IS THEY ARE LIKE A BROKER.
SO THEY HAVE PROBABLY HUNDREDS OF COMPANIES THAT WORK FOR THEM ALL THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. THERE WE'RE EVEN COMPANIES FROM VICTORIA BECAUSE WHILE THEY ARE HERE, THEY ARE FINDING COMPANIE THEY CAN BRING INTO HELP WITH THAT.
THEY DO HAVE COMPANIES THAT FOLLOW THEM ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY WITH THOSE BIG TRUCKS A WELL.
ONE OF THE MAJOR CONTRACTORS THAT WAS WORKING WITH THEM AT THAT TIME DID BECAUSE AT THE TIME THE GOVERNOR SAID WE WILL JUST REIMBURSED 100 PERCENT OF WHATEVER THE COST IS.
SO WHILE WE WERE PAYING LIKE $1 A TON FOR THEM TO PICK UP STUFF HOUSTON STARTED ADVERTISING $70 A TON AND STARTED BRINGING IN PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE STATE. SO WE HAD TO COME BACK, WE CAME BACK TO COUNSEL AND WE DID RAIS OUR RATE.
AT THINK WE WENT TO $14.50, AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET SOME OF THOSE BACK. I DON'T KNOW FOR SURE THAT THAT COMPANY EVER CAME BACK GREAT I KNOW THEY WANTED TO COME BACK A ONE POINT BUT THEY WERE KIND OF DONE WITH THEM AT THAT POINT BECAUSE BEEN THE ONCE THEY GOT THERE, WE OWN OUR OWN LANDFILL.
I WAS ABLE TO GIVE ALL OF OUR TRUCKS PRIORITY OVER EVERYTHING ELSE. HOUSTON JUST NOT.
WHEN THEY GOT OVER THERE AND STARTED WAITING HOURS BECAUSE
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THEY MAKE THEIR MONEY BY HOW MANY YARDS THEY HAUL, YOU CAN'T MAKE MONEY HAULING YARDS IF YOU'RE SITTING IN LINE.SO THAT WAS WHY WE WERE ABLE TO DO IT FOR A MUCH SMALLER RATE THAN THE $70 THAT HOUSTON WAS OFFERING.
SO THE ANSWER IS I DON'T KNOW I THEY ARE NOW, BUT AT THAT TIME
THEY DID NOT COME BACK. >> I GUESS MY OTHER QUESTION WOULD BE, DO THOSE COMPANIES STILL HAVE AN OPTION TO COME
BACK INTO OUR AREA? >> THAT WOULD BE TOTALLY UP TO BECAUSE THEY WOULD BE LISTED AS ONE OF THEIR PREFERRED VENDORS
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> CLARIFICATION?
>> YES OR CLARIFICATION. JUST FOR 2025, WE ARE ESTIMATIN
ABOUT 25,000 TONS. >> AND THANK YOU COMPARED IT TO
401,000? >> THOSE WERE CUBIC YARDS.
>> THAT WAS CUBIC YARDS, BUT YO CAN FIGURE ABOUT WITH BRUSH, IT'S A MIXTURE OF BRUSH AND DEBRIS, SO IT STILL SUBSTANTIALLY HIGHER THAN WHAT WE PICK UP.
>> THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION. I THINK THAT CONCLUDES OUR CITY
[H. Executive Sessions:]
MANAGER REPORTS. I BELIEVE WE DO HAVE A SHORT EXECUTIVE SESSION SO WE WILL TAKE A TEN MINUTE BREAK.WE WILL BE BACK AND TEN MINUTES FOR THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.
>> THE CITY COUNCIL COUNSELOR RECESSES UNTIL AT 550 TO P.M.
EXECUTIVE SESSION DELIBERATION AS FOLLOWS, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551087 AND 551071.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.