[0:02] Thank you. Gaylor you ready.

[0:09] Good evening. We've got some

[0:12] seating up front, feel free to

[0:13] come on in. And once we close,

[0:13] the doors will get the meeting

[0:27] started.

[0:28] Okay. Missus,

[0:28] Wilkinson. We please call

[0:32] rule. Yes, Sir. Councilmember

[0:32] Carter.

[0:33] >> Here, Councilmember Cup

[0:37] easy. Councilmember Edwards

[0:38] care, Mayor pro tem spread

[0:40] line here. Councilmember

[0:41] Lebowski here, Councilmember

[0:43] Ryan here in Maryland.

[0:46] >> Here we have a quorum. And

[0:46] before we start with tonight's

[0:50] meeting. Just want to take a

[0:51] moment of silence to recognize

[0:53] CHAIRMAN Crowd sing. He was

[0:57] our county judge. Friend of

[1:01] mine for over 20 years a

[1:02] dedicated public servant who

[1:02] passed away unexpectedly over

[1:07] the weekend. If you honor him

[1:08] with a moment of silence, I'd

[1:22] appreciate it.

[1:28] Now invite

[1:29] Councilmember Carter to lead

[1:30] us in the invocation, followed

[1:44] by the pledges.

[1:44] >> We come before you seeking

[1:47] peace, comfort and guidance.

[1:48] We lift up the family and

[1:49] loved ones of Judge Sherman

[1:52] Krause e. His sudden passing

[1:53] has deeply affected our

[1:59] community. Police surround a

[2:00] family, loved ones and friends

[2:00] with your comfort and grant

[2:04] them peace in the days ahead.

[2:07] We thank you for first

[2:07] responders who created it.

[2:08] Courageously acted to protect

[2:09] our children Canyon Middle

[2:12] School. Watch over them and

[2:13] their families and bless them

[2:16] for their service. We ask your

[2:17] blessing on the city of New

[2:17] Braunfels, its leaders and its

[2:22] people. Grant us wisdom, unity

[2:23] and compassion as we serve

[2:25] this community. In your name,

[2:40] we pray.

[3:26] >> Okay. We get to start the

[3:28] meeting off with a little fun.

[3:30] We have a couple

[3:31] proclamations. And then we're

[3:31] gonna we're gonna do a

[3:34] retirement. So the first one

[3:34] we're going to do is for

[3:37] entrepreneurship.

[3:38] Entrepreneurship Week. Would

[3:39] anybody here for

[3:40] entrepreneurship? We come up

[3:54] and join me.

[4:01] So whereas

[4:02] entrepreneurship is a driving

[4:04] force of innovation, economic

[4:06] growth and community

[4:08] prosperity. The entrepreneurs

[4:09] play a vital role in creating

[4:11] jobs, strengthening local

[4:12] economies and enhancing the

[4:12] quality of life for residents

[4:16] in New Braunfels. And whereas

[4:17] the city Braunfels is home to

[4:20] a diverse and dynamic

[4:21] entrepreneurial ecosystem,

[4:23] including small businesses,

[4:24] startups, family-owned

[4:27] enterprises makers, innovators

[4:28] and lifestyle brands that

[4:29] contribute to the city's

[4:31] unique character economic

[4:31] resilience and long-term

[4:35] growth. And whereas the

[4:36] Greater New Braunfels Chamber

[4:38] of Commerce plays a critical

[4:38] role in supporting

[4:40] entrepreneurship. Business

[4:42] programming, mentoring

[4:43] networking workforce

[4:45] initiatives and economic

[4:46] development strategies

[4:47] designed to help entrepreneurs

[4:48] start grow and sustain

[4:52] successful businesses. And

[4:53] whereas the chamber's economic

[4:54] development efforts in

[4:56] collaboration with public and

[4:58] private partners help

[4:58] strengthen the local business

[5:00] climate by supporting business

[5:01] attraction, retention

[5:05] expansion and innovation while

[5:05] fostering an environment where

[5:06] entrepreneurs entrepreneurs

[5:09] can thrive. And whereas

[5:12] entrepreneurship, education

[5:13] and career exploitation

[5:13] exploration are central to

[5:16] developing a strong future

[5:18] workforce and local career and

[5:19] technical education or cte

[5:23] programs. School districts,

[5:23] post-secondary institutions

[5:25] and workforce partners help

[5:26] inspire and prepare students

[5:29] to pursue entrepreneurship,

[5:29] innovation and business

[5:30] ownership as a viable career

[5:36] path. And whereas engaging

[5:37] entrepreneurship through

[5:37] education, workforce

[5:39] development and community

[5:40] partnerships, supports talent,

[5:42] development, economic move.

[5:43] Mobility and long-term

[5:47] prosperity for New Braunfels.

[5:48] And whereas National

[5:49] Entrepreneurship Week provides

[5:51] an opportunity to recognize

[5:52] celebrate and support

[5:52] entrepreneurs will

[5:54] highlighting programs and

[5:56] partnerships that cultivate

[5:57] innovate, innovation and

[5:58] inspire the next generation of

[6:01] business leaders. Now,

[6:01] therefore, be it resolved that

[6:02] I deal in its mayor. The city

[6:05] of Braunfels, Texas, hereby

[6:08] proclaim FEBRUARY 14th through

[6:09] 21st 2026. As Entrepreneurship

[6:21] Week. All right. Thank you,

[6:22] Mike Crowley. And with the the

[6:24] Bravo Chamber of Commerce. And

[6:29] I'm joined here today. We have

[6:31] folks from our spark Small

[6:33] business Center. We have

[6:34] Northeast Lakeview College and

[6:34] they have their business

[6:35] department. That's right here

[6:38] in New Braunfels. One of our

[6:39] business owners, I think most

[6:39] of America, some of the world

[6:43] knows about. And I could. The

[6:44] plan is better because I did

[6:45] not know that there's going to

[6:47] be a fire department.

[6:50] Retirement tonight in every

[6:51] good fireman's. Got a side.

[6:55] Hustle. So I imagine there's a

[6:56] bunch of small business owners

[6:56] right here and I look around

[6:57] the room and there's there's

[7:01] several I've seen I know

[7:02] there's a mom here. The young

[7:03] man who is trying to create

[7:04] faith-based t-shirts that I've

[7:06] seen on social media, theirs

[7:08] is other businesses here,

[7:10] folks that are trying to start

[7:12] the thing about starting your

[7:13] own business is this isn't a

[7:14] big corporation. This is this

[7:16] is when your neighbors. This

[7:17] is somebody who decides that

[7:18] they're going to make

[7:19] something and bring it to

[7:23] their community. And what what

[7:23] better thing can we celebrate?

[7:26] And so we're fortunate and

[7:27] that to have what we have here

[7:28] in our startup ecosystem. With

[7:28] our spark small business

[7:32] center. We have come isd.

[7:33] Raise your hand if you're

[7:35] coming. Isd. They have the e

[7:37] que better program for the

[7:39] high school students to go

[7:41] through and go through shark

[7:43] tank like Environment, New

[7:45] Braunfels isd has a program.

[7:47] And if you have any kids that

[7:49] are middle school or high

[7:51] school, Braunfels Youth

[7:52] Collaborative is going to be

[7:54] launching a venture lab. Small

[7:56] business startup. For those

[8:01] aged students. New Braunfels

[8:02] we're all in as a community

[8:03] and our business startups. And

[8:03] I think the city for

[8:18] recognizing it.

[8:53] Okay. Next is

[8:54] career and technical Education

[8:56] month. So anybody here with

[8:56] career and Technical Education

[8:59] month.

[8:59] >> Come on up. I see some

[9:14] familiar faces.

[9:23] So whereas

[9:26] career and technical education

[9:26] or cte, prepare students for

[9:28] future success by equipping

[9:29] them with the academic

[9:30] knowledge, technical skills

[9:32] and leadership. Competencies

[9:33] needed to thrive in an

[9:34] evolving workforce in a

[9:37] rapidly changing economy while

[9:39] also supporting the long-term

[9:39] economic stability and quality

[9:40] of life for the city, for the

[9:44] Citizens of New Braunfels.

[9:45] Whereas cte programs offered

[9:46] by New Braunfels Independent

[9:47] School District and come out

[9:48] independent school district.

[9:50] Provide students with

[9:52] meaningful hands-on learning

[9:53] experiences that connect

[9:56] classroom instruction to

[9:57] real-world careers,

[9:58] post-secondary education and

[9:59] lifelong learning

[9:59] opportunities that benefit

[10:00] both students and the broader

[10:04] community. And whereas career

[10:04] and technical education

[10:06] fosters essential leadership

[10:08] skills such as problem solving

[10:10] teamwork, communication,

[10:13] adaptability and innovation

[10:15] preparing students to become

[10:17] productive employees,

[10:17] entrepreneurs and civic minded

[10:18] leaders who contribute

[10:22] positively to the community.

[10:23] And whereas strong connections

[10:24] between the education and

[10:26] industry are critical to

[10:28] workforce readiness and

[10:28] collaborative partnerships

[10:29] among the school districts,

[10:31] higher education institutions,

[10:34] employers and workforce

[10:34] organizations help ensure that

[10:35] local businesses have access

[10:39] to skilled workforce while

[10:39] providing residents with

[10:40] pathways to stable

[10:44] high-quality careers. Whereas

[10:44] the Greater New Braunfels

[10:47] Chamber of Commerce supports

[10:48] career and technical education

[10:49] through strategic partnerships

[10:50] with local school districts by

[10:51] connecting educators and

[10:53] students to the business

[10:54] community facilitating career

[10:58] exploration and work. Based

[10:59] learning opportunities,

[11:00] mentorship and alignment

[11:01] between education, pathways

[11:04] and workforce needs all of

[11:05] which strengthen the local

[11:06] talent pipeline and support

[11:06] the well-being of their

[11:09] Braunfels. Residents. And

[11:11] whereas these efforts enhance

[11:12] economic opportunity, reduced

[11:14] workforce gaps, support

[11:15] business growth and help

[11:16] ensure that New Braunfels

[11:18] remains a vibrant, resilient

[11:18] and prosperous community for

[11:22] citizens. And whereas the

[11:23] Career and Technical Education

[11:24] Month provides an opportunity

[11:27] to recognize the impacts of

[11:28] cte. Educators,

[11:29] administrators, students and

[11:31] industry partners who are

[11:33] cleverly to prepare students

[11:34] for successful careers and

[11:35] meaningful contributions that

[11:37] benefit the entire community.

[11:40] Now, therefore, be it resolved

[11:41] that I knew Leonard's mayor

[11:42] the city of New Braunfels,

[11:42] Texas, do hereby proclaim the

[11:45] month of FEBRUARY 2026. As

[11:46] career and Technical Education

[11:58] Month.

[11:58] >> Really wasn't planning on

[12:02] saying anything. This is a

[12:02] this is a committee meets

[12:06] every single month in more

[12:07] frequently than that chamber

[12:08] hall. My name scored a bunch

[12:09] of and the chair and vice

[12:13] chair and now Michael step

[12:14] into that role and been in the

[12:16] committee now. I think 6 or 7

[12:17] years time search. Go by

[12:19] quick. I'll tell you a quick

[12:19] story to loop all this stuff.

[12:22] Kind of back together and then

[12:23] tour this young man I have

[12:23] since he was a 6th grader at

[12:25] one of our local schools when

[12:28] I met him, he tried out for

[12:29] the 7th grade soccer team with

[12:32] Crocs on. And even if someone

[12:33] at his house would have

[12:34] supported him. But those

[12:36] cleats. He didn't have enough,

[12:38] you know, high enough to be

[12:40] able to play on the team. And

[12:44] so through communities in

[12:46] schools, MR. Rickard, here's

[12:47] the ceo. You know, he was able

[12:48] to get connected with the

[12:52] mentor. And we help kind of

[12:53] give them some direction over

[12:54] these last few years. And I

[12:55] was a junior at one of our

[12:56] local schools and he plays on

[12:56] varsity soccer team. He has

[12:58] his grades up and he just went

[13:01] to Tstc. Well last week for

[13:05] the chili cook off. And he's

[13:06] going to, you know, be able to

[13:08] connect with some local

[13:09] employers and have a job where

[13:10] he'll be able to, you know,

[13:12] help take care of his own

[13:14] family. And I just think it's

[13:14] important pause for a second

[13:17] and tell stories like that

[13:18] because tstc and what they're

[13:19] doing out there at that

[13:21] campus. You know, the

[13:21] initiative came straight from,

[13:23] you know, the New Braunfels

[13:25] edc. And, you know, this

[13:25] council turned around and

[13:26] support of that initiative.

[13:29] And so now this kid has been

[13:33] able to go full circle and get

[13:34] get on the right path for a

[13:34] successful future. And the

[13:36] last thing I'll say it's kind

[13:38] of funny is that this

[13:39] committee 30 years ago started

[13:43] communities in schools. And so

[13:43] it's pretty unique to see

[13:44] everything kind of come full

[13:46] circle. And I think I've been

[13:50] talking long longer than

[13:51] proclamation by now. So I'm

[13:51] gonna hang it up. Thank you,

[13:52] Mayor. Thank you. Council

[13:56] Mike. Real quick. I want to

[13:58] make sure that we get our

[13:59] other education partners

[13:59] recognized again. We had

[14:00] Northeast Lakeview, New

[14:03] Braunfels up here. They've

[14:06] been real strong supporter of

[14:06] cte for both of our sons will

[14:08] be on both of our school

[14:09] districts.

[14:10] >> But that's what we're here

[14:13] today is from New Braunfels.

[14:15] We tstc that they've done a

[14:18] lot over the last 3 years and

[14:20] creating this this talent

[14:21] pipeline and engaging with our

[14:23] students. We have our school

[14:24] districts which really proud

[14:26] to support. There's an event

[14:28] that we've done the last 2

[14:29] years. And I thought you

[14:30] mention it. It's okay. Has

[14:33] still love you. Where people

[14:36] think we're crazy. But the

[14:38] first year we did 500th

[14:39] graders this last year. We did

[14:40] 1000 this next year. We're

[14:44] doing 1500. Where we take from

[14:46] the local middle schools or

[14:47] bring a man and we expose him

[14:47] to career opportunities that

[14:48] are right here. So this last

[14:50] year we had 50 employers show

[14:54] up at the Civic Center and

[14:55] show hands on what a career

[14:55] looks like and what they do.

[14:57] It's everything from advanced

[14:57] manufacturing diesel

[15:02] mechanics. Yeah, it

[15:05] cybersecurity. You name it.

[15:08] Our fire department was there.

[15:10] We had our police department

[15:10] there this year. They didn't

[15:12] bring the guns last year. They

[15:17] brought all the guns. But

[15:18] we're very fortunate to have

[15:18] this community that that

[15:21] embraces our talent pipeline.

[15:21] And making sure that the folks

[15:26] that live here. Our kids. That

[15:27] when they graduate school,

[15:28] they have opportunities right

[15:29] here because in the past that

[15:32] wasn't a thing. In the past of

[15:33] some of the graduate school

[15:35] here they were leaving and

[15:36] they're going somewhere else

[15:37] to work in somewhere else to

[15:38] live and somewhere else to

[15:40] worship. We're helping create

[15:43] this ecosystem here where we

[15:44] get to have our families with

[15:45] us. And so now I know that

[15:47] when my kids graduate high

[15:49] school, there's opportunity

[15:50] for them right here. And

[15:50] that's because of this. This

[15:51] great city and its leadership.

[16:05] So thank you very much.

[16:29] Chief

[16:44] was on. I think you're next.

[16:45] >> introduce you to very

[16:48] special guest behind me. Is

[16:53] Bush. Which is given 31 years

[16:56] of service. To the New

[17:09] Braunfels Fire Department. So

[17:12] 31 years ago. Look a little

[17:17] bit different. There was no

[17:19] Facebook. There was no digital

[17:20] cameras. There was no Google.

[17:23] There was no wifi, no gps. I

[17:24] mean, if if you had to get a

[17:24] location, you put out a key

[17:29] map. And you hope that you got

[17:29] it right in half the time you

[17:30] return, the came different

[17:35] directions. But just our world

[17:38] changed, Dani changed. Let's

[17:39] talk about to see pictures of

[17:44] them and some things never

[17:48] change. But, you know, he

[17:49] started as a firefighter

[17:52] paramedic. And he was focused.

[17:55] On the other. The patient. Or

[17:56] the fire right in front of

[18:00] them. But like anything, he

[18:01] evolved. He bawled as a

[18:03] leader. He started managing

[18:07] fire crews. Large-scale

[18:11] incidents, natural disasters.

[18:12] But one thing that never

[18:14] change was his desire to help.

[18:15] And thing else is his focus on

[18:17] people. Because Don t always

[18:25] knew that. People matter most.

[18:26] You Dani truly embody the

[18:31] concept. Of a servant leader.

[18:34] >> lot of firefighters,

[18:35] unfortunately, where we can be

[18:36] driven by ego. You got to put

[18:40] the fire out. We got a win.

[18:41] And that's the kind of

[18:42] firefighter you want to show

[18:43] up to your house on the on the

[18:45] worst day of your life. You

[18:46] want to fire fighter that

[18:47] wants to win no matter what

[18:50] the incident. But Don t always

[18:51] took a little bit of a

[18:52] different approach. He always

[18:55] wanted to win. But you always

[19:01] want is people safe? I think

[19:03] back when I first got here, I

[19:06] actually gave a letter of

[19:08] Commendation. Dani, it was in

[19:13] OCTOBER of 22. He had just

[19:14] made a fire and it was at a

[19:15] local business or restaurant.

[19:18] We have firefighters committed

[19:19] inside that had heavy fire,

[19:20] heavy smoke. We have put

[19:22] firefighters on the roof. To

[19:23] cut a hole to ventilate the

[19:26] products of combustion to able

[19:27] to make the visibility better

[19:28] and the environment more

[19:29] tenable. So firefighters could

[19:33] put the fire out. And like

[19:34] most firefighters, the hole

[19:35] goes. We've got to put the

[19:36] fire out. We've got to put the

[19:38] fire out. Dani was the

[19:41] incident commander. So for

[19:43] those not in the fire service,

[19:45] he stands outside he make sure

[19:46] that the entire incident is

[19:48] managed in official way. And

[19:53] in a safe way. Now

[19:53] firefighters are going to be

[19:54] focused on putting the fire

[19:55] out and that's where the ego

[19:59] comes in. Well, while he

[19:59] realize there's no more people

[20:01] inside. He evacuated the

[20:03] structure. Got everybody off

[20:06] the roof. Got everybody out of

[20:09] this structure still burning.

[20:10] Lot of firefighters weren't

[20:11] happy with that. Firefighters

[20:12] don't like to leave a

[20:14] structure. When it's still

[20:18] burning and go defensive. 2

[20:19] minutes shortly after that,

[20:19] the entire structure

[20:22] collapsed. We last an entire

[20:26] crew that day. But just like

[20:26] Donny was always focused on

[20:30] people. He put his ego aside.

[20:31] And he made sure everybody

[20:32] goes home. And that's what

[20:34] happened that day. And i

[20:35] remember giving them that that

[20:36] presentation in front of U.S.

[20:39] Troops. Also told if you cry

[20:48] them use Now you leave a

[20:49] legacy. You know, legacies are

[20:51] important in the fire service.

[20:52] Many can say your legacy is a

[20:55] lives. You saved. You are a

[20:56] firefighter. Paramedic. You

[20:57] probably can't even remember

[20:58] how many lives you touched

[21:00] either in the back of an

[21:01] ambulance or on a fire scene.

[21:04] But your legacy stance. At the

[21:07] very end here. All the men and

[21:09] women, firefighters. That

[21:12] serve. With courage. With

[21:14] commitment. But also with your

[21:17] example. So I want you to

[21:21] remember that. Your legacy is

[21:22] not the 31 years. Their legacy

[21:22] is not the incidents you

[21:25] commanded. It's the careers

[21:29] that u shaped. It's the men

[21:29] and women that will always

[21:30] talk about you at a fire

[21:34] station. Good and bad. And

[21:35] more than thing else. Your

[21:36] legacy is going to be your

[21:40] family. Know your At the end

[21:42] of the day that one of the

[21:43] hardest things to do is not

[21:45] being a firefighter. It's

[21:47] being married to a firefighter

[21:51] being the daughter, son of a

[21:52] firefighter cause how many

[21:52] times did you have to

[21:53] celebrate Christmas the day

[21:55] before the day after or

[21:57] unfortunately an anniversary,

[21:59] the day before the day after.

[22:00] Your legacy stands. Not only

[22:03] by the lives he's touched, but

[22:03] those that supported you

[22:04] throughout your career. So Don

[22:09] t. On behalf of myself. More

[22:10] times I found myself in your

[22:13] office. As asking questions,

[22:16] advice. Behalf of of very

[22:18] grateful City. On behalf of

[22:20] your family. The firefighters

[22:25] here with us. Enjoy your

[22:26] retirement. You will earn and

[22:27] have earned every minute thank

[22:41] you.

[22:51] Okay. Now you can call me

[22:51] a s#

[22:51] #

[22:56] because a fix to cry.

[22:57] I don't want to say thank

[22:58] thank you for the kind words,

[23:00] >> Thank you for letting me

[23:05] stay let's go with that. I've

[23:07] been very blessed in my life

[23:09] would have started here. It

[23:12] was number 17 on shift. Now we

[23:15] have 51 people and when it

[23:16] started here. There were 4

[23:17] fire stations and we had 4

[23:18] person crews except for

[23:21] downtown that had 5. It's been

[23:26] a journey. And the people

[23:27] would like to just too many

[23:30] did godly an indoor to start.

[23:33] So I'll just a 3 technically

[23:34] 4. But Anderson, at the back

[23:37] there with the baby. Parker's,

[23:38] the one that threw the ball.

[23:40] It you sorry about that. But

[23:46] under Hannah. And don't know

[23:51] what to do without you. By

[23:51] GOD. I love each and every one

[23:56] of you. You know, the drill.

[23:57] If you need me catch from a

[24:00] mobile questions. Questions

[24:01] questions, questions,

[24:02] questions, questions. Thank

[24:12] you.

[24:13] >> We have a representative

[24:23] from Donna Campbell's office.

[24:25] So we have a representative

[24:29] from Donna Campbell's office.

[24:29] >> Ohtani when I saw I

[24:33] thought. Was more worried

[24:34] about how I was after the

[24:38] party Known you for a long

[24:42] time. So very proud of you.

[24:43] And so variable blast of no

[24:43] new and had you in our

[24:46] community. Senator Donna

[24:51] Campbell. Had this Texas flag

[24:52] flown for you over the state

[24:57] Capitol last week. So we have

[24:58] a circuit certificate of

[25:02] recognition for over 31 years.

[25:03] And the New Braunfels Fire

[25:03] Department Department

[25:05] Battalion Chief wish and

[25:07] gratitude for your dedicated

[25:09] in your honorable service. It

[25:12] was flown over the state

[25:13] Capitol on the 6th day of

[25:25] FEBRUARY. You

[25:25] >> Okay, we have their family

[25:39] come up for a picture.

[25:39] People

[25:48] are asking. At the council

[26:03] center behind it.

[26:22] >> All right. My brother,

[26:23] sister firefighters with what

[26:25] time to catch fish. The crack

[26:26] of dawn. What time to go hunt

[26:28] and the crack of dawn. Hey, if

[26:29] you want to get a hold of

[26:44] coming at the crack of noon.

[27:31] >> Okay. Is is everybody going

[27:32] to hang out for the rest of

[27:46] the meeting?

[28:54] Okay. Next up is

[28:55] citizens communication. Before

[28:56] we launch into that. I just

[28:58] want to read a couple of

[28:59] excerpts from our ordinance

[29:02] just as a friendly reminder.

[29:05] One of them, Israel in regards

[29:08] to my duties here. It says as

[29:10] the presiding officer, their

[29:11] mayor shall have the primary

[29:15] duty free. For ensuring that

[29:16] the council's rules procedures

[29:17] are followed in for

[29:19] maintaining dignity and order

[29:21] at all council meetings. And

[29:22] then under the decorum

[29:26] section. It says in all

[29:28] discussions, disrespectful

[29:29] language and personalities

[29:34] shall be avoided. No personal

[29:35] attacks shall be allowed by

[29:37] any speaker. So I just wanted

[29:38] to bring that up, which will

[29:39] apply to both our citizens,

[29:40] communication and any public

[29:43] hearing items. We're going to

[29:45] start with citizens

[29:46] communication. This is a time

[29:47] for citizens to address the

[29:48] city Council on issues and

[29:49] items of concern that are not

[29:52] on this agenda. There will be

[29:54] no city council action at this

[29:57] time. If you'd like to address

[29:58] counsel, please step up to the

[29:59] podium state. Your name with

[30:00] your resident non resident or

[30:15] live in the etj.

[30:19] >> Good evening. My name is

[30:22] Bob King. I am a resident

[30:25] taxpayer of the city Sense

[30:26] 2009, what we just witnessed

[30:30] is wonderful. We should

[30:31] celebrate our first

[30:32] responders, every single

[30:34] opportunity we have. Because

[30:35] they're the absolute most

[30:38] important thing. To this city.

[30:40] But we have to do more than

[30:41] just celebrate and we got to

[30:46] pay him too. Esteem the mayor,

[30:47] honorable councilmembers

[30:50] fellow citizens. I'd like to

[30:53] reframe to discussions this

[30:54] body I think would like you to

[30:55] believe are unrelated when in

[30:59] fact they are related. When

[31:00] residents ask, why are police

[31:04] department is understaffed? Or

[31:04] why officer pay remains stuck

[31:06] at or below the median. The

[31:10] response we often hear is that

[31:10] paying police more would

[31:12] require higher taxes. I think

[31:15] that's simply not true. Taxes

[31:17] do not need to go up. To

[31:19] improve police pay priorities

[31:23] need to change. The problem

[31:23] isn't that the city lacks

[31:24] revenue. The problem is that

[31:26] the city has first chosen to

[31:29] use some of its general fund

[31:29] to subsidize real estate

[31:34] development. And then only it

[31:35] must cobble together from what

[31:37] remains for public safety and

[31:38] other things. So let's be

[31:41] clear about how this works.

[31:42] Hearst District routinely

[31:45] direct 85% of new property tax

[31:46] revenue away from the general

[31:49] fund. And in the ring, fenced

[31:50] development or improvement

[31:53] projects. That's money that

[31:54] could otherwise support police

[31:56] fire and other core services.

[31:58] Instead, it's locked up for

[32:00] decades to reimburse

[32:00] infrastructure parking site,

[32:03] work. And other costs that

[32:06] seem at least to this taxpayer

[32:08] to principally benefit private

[32:08] developers in preferred parts

[32:12] of town. Lair on top of that.

[32:16] Section 3.80, agreements which

[32:17] rebate tax dollars back to

[32:19] developers project by project.

[32:22] And the result is the same.

[32:23] Future. General fund revenue

[32:25] is spoken for before it even

[32:29] arrives. So when city leaders

[32:31] claim that they cannot afford

[32:32] to staff New Braunfels police

[32:36] adequately or move first

[32:37] responder compensation be on

[32:38] the media. That isn't because

[32:41] we lack money. It's because

[32:41] city leaders have other

[32:46] priorities. Keep in mind that

[32:47] nbpd is substantially

[32:50] understaffed versus state and

[32:53] national averages. Some 113

[32:54] sworn officers below the

[32:55] median. According to one

[32:58] mayoral candidate.

[32:59] Furthermore, nbpd isn't

[33:02] policing average residential

[33:04] population. As we all know,

[33:05] our officers are policing

[33:10] river crowds. Festivals, live

[33:10] music gatherings and bar

[33:11] districts. They often spend

[33:12] more time dealing with

[33:14] visitors and residents. More

[33:16] weekend. A nighttime

[33:18] enforcement, more alcohol

[33:20] related incidents, more strain

[33:22] per officer. And yet we staff

[33:23] nbpd as those as if those

[33:27] realities do not exist.

[33:29] Because I believe police

[33:30] staffing does not produce

[33:33] ribbon cuttings. Happy Chamber

[33:35] of Commerce or compact

[33:36] campaign contributions

[33:36] subsidize real estate

[33:40] projects. Do. That's the

[33:41] uncomfortable truth. So when

[33:42] residents are told that better

[33:45] first responder compensation

[33:46] requires raising taxes. I

[33:50] believe that's a false choice.

[33:50] The real choice is between

[33:52] continuing to prioritize

[33:53] developer subsidies or

[33:56] prioritizing public safety. We

[33:57] could choose to leave more of

[33:58] our tax base and the general

[34:00] fund if we wanted to, we could

[34:03] choose to scale back subsidies

[34:04] and a market that clearly

[34:06] doesn't need them. We could

[34:07] choose to treat police

[34:10] staffing as a central, not

[34:12] optional. Instead, this city

[34:15] has chosen subsidized growth.

[34:16] First and public safety.

[34:18] Second. That's a policy

[34:20] decision. That's their

[34:21] priority. If we paid our first

[34:23] responders better than our

[34:24] peers instead of just

[34:25] targeting the media, we would

[34:30] have a superior force and

[34:30] adequate numbers. The solution

[34:32] is to change our priorities or

[34:33] change our council members.

[34:45] Thank you very much. Hello,

[34:46] everyone. My name is Michael

[34:48] French. I live in the city.

[34:49] >> Mayor City Councilmembers

[34:52] members. City manager, thank

[34:53] you very much tonight for

[34:56] allowing me to speak. I want

[34:57] address you directly because

[34:59] this decision comes down. To

[35:02] leadership and timing. For

[35:03] years on New Braunfels Police

[35:04] Department has come to you

[35:08] directly for help. They're

[35:09] currently and too close to 140

[35:11] police officers. Compared to

[35:12] the national average of the

[35:14] United States. They do not

[35:17] have proper weapons training

[35:18] facilities do not any more

[35:20] police officers that they need

[35:21] more vehicles. The new more

[35:22] updated communications

[35:25] equipment. Why do we as a

[35:26] second fastest growing city in

[35:28] the United States have to

[35:30] continuously pay for other

[35:31] officers from other counties

[35:32] to work local events here in

[35:37] New Braunfels. Our city

[35:38] utilizes outside off-duty law

[35:40] enforcement officers to help

[35:42] manage security and traffic

[35:43] for local events. Braunfels

[35:43] Police Department staff are

[35:46] unavailable. There are 2

[35:47] options to do the right thing

[35:49] and to support are wonderful

[35:52] police department. You can

[35:53] either either move forward

[35:55] with the crime Control and

[35:59] Prevention district. The ccpd

[35:59] that's allowed by Texas law

[36:00] and one quarter of a cent per

[36:03] $0.08 of each sales tax. Or

[36:04] you could propose something

[36:06] maybe of a bond. A bond will

[36:08] not work. The ccpd we'll work

[36:13] and I will tell you why. We

[36:15] are a city of roughly 125,000

[36:16] residents. But in practice, we

[36:19] police far more than that. We

[36:20] have roughly 10 to 15,000

[36:22] visitors each and every day we

[36:24] have millions of visitors

[36:26] every year. Seasonal surges,

[36:27] alcohol related activities and

[36:29] events, activities and events

[36:31] traffic. The new Mayfair

[36:33] community events that

[36:34] dramatically increased calls

[36:35] for police service and so much

[36:37] more. Tonight. I want to be

[36:41] very clear. A crime control

[36:42] and prevention district to

[36:45] ccpd does what no other option

[36:46] can do. Officers should not

[36:48] have to walk the streets for a

[36:49] month collecting signatures

[36:50] only for you to quickly look

[36:51] at them and tell them that

[36:53] they have failed. Many times.

[36:56] They have asked for this

[36:59] almost every year since 2022.

[37:00] Why are you making a great

[37:01] police officers this arduous

[37:05] task? They have enough to do

[37:06] already. And the bigger

[37:07] question is why we supporting

[37:12] them and their needs? Ccpd

[37:13] provides ongoing, dedicated

[37:15] voter approved funding for

[37:16] crime control. This is funding

[37:18] that could be used for hiring

[37:21] officers funding over time,

[37:21] improving retention and

[37:23] staffing for peak tourism

[37:24] seasons. It allows the city to

[37:27] keep pace with growth instead

[37:28] of reacting to it years too

[37:32] late. This is not theoretical.

[37:32] This is how cities across the

[37:35] great state of Texas and the

[37:36] race to the nation stabilizes

[37:37] the price departments. Mayor

[37:41] and City Council. This is also

[37:44] the most fiscally responsible

[37:45] option. Ccpd is a pay as you

[37:48] go. No debt, no interest, no

[37:49] burden pushed on to feed these

[37:51] future city councils like you

[37:53] or the taxpayers in New

[37:55] Braunfels. Like unlike

[37:58] property tax base, bonds as an

[38:00] option, ccpd funded through

[38:00] sales tax ensures that

[38:02] visitors not just residents

[38:06] help pay for police services

[38:07] but more than finances. This

[38:08] is about officer safety and

[38:12] sustainability. Under staffing

[38:13] does not announce itself. A

[38:16] great headlines. It shows up

[38:17] very quietly and single

[38:19] officer responses and delayed

[38:21] backup and mandatory overtime

[38:23] and fatigue and burnout and

[38:24] then and experienced officers

[38:28] leaving the force. Those are

[38:30] warning signs and once they

[38:32] become visit, visit visible,

[38:32] excuse me to the public. The

[38:35] cost. The legal cause, the

[38:37] financial cost and the human

[38:42] cost will be much great. Your

[38:43] roles as mayor and city

[38:43] council and city manager not

[38:45] just to maintain today's

[38:49] budget, but it is its to set

[38:50] the city and the sustainable

[38:52] patch past for the future.

[38:54] Ccpd create something very

[38:56] important. A fully-staffed

[38:57] supported protected police

[39:00] force. For the safety of our

[39:01] officers, the resilience of

[39:04] our police department and the

[39:06] long-term security of New

[39:07] Braunfels. I urge you to

[39:08] prioritize and crime control

[39:10] and prevention district. Not

[39:14] as an alternative someday, but

[39:15] as a resolution that we need

[39:15] now today. Thank you very

[39:28] much, guys. Thank you. Good

[39:29] evening, mayor and council. My

[39:32] name my name is Justin

[39:32] Meadows. I am a citizen and

[39:33] this community and I wasn't

[39:37] planning to speak tonight.

[39:38] >> But this is a particular

[39:40] the last 2 comments

[39:42] particularly important to

[39:43] because topic that I've been

[39:46] following since 2016. And in

[39:47] full disclosure, I'm sure that

[39:49] we have a lot of things in

[39:50] common. But one thing that

[39:52] apparently we don't as facts.

[39:55] And and just full disclosure,

[39:57] I've had plenty of videos made

[39:58] about me in the past. So

[40:01] another one won't hurt my

[40:02] feelings. It if you want to

[40:04] write about me, go and read

[40:04] about me. I could care But

[40:07] here's the facts. The New

[40:08] Braunfels Police Department,

[40:10] these are just notes that I've

[40:11] kept up with overtime and come

[40:13] back them up with facts. The

[40:13] New Braunfels Police

[40:14] Department actually put out a

[40:17] crime snap sheet issue,

[40:19] JANUARY 14th, 2026 letting our

[40:21] community know that community

[40:22] crime against property is

[40:26] actually down 7%. What are

[40:27] communities crimes against

[40:29] property there, burglaries,

[40:30] thefts, motor vehicle, thefts,

[40:34] vandalism. Crime against a

[40:37] society. What are those drugs?

[40:38] Narcotics, gambling offenses,

[40:40] weapons laws, violations. Our

[40:42] overall crime in this

[40:42] community, even though we've

[40:43] grown is down 6%. And if you

[40:45] don't believe me, just going

[40:47] ask your police force. They're

[40:48] the ones that are issuing this

[40:54] information. Officer increase.

[40:57] Somebody said something about

[40:58] officers increase not

[40:59] happening. We're down 113. I

[41:00] would love to see the

[41:00] supporting documentation for

[41:03] that. Because this over the

[41:06] last 10 years is engaged in

[41:09] many are many surveys with the

[41:12] police department and opened

[41:14] up the lines of communication

[41:15] with them. Officers have

[41:16] increased in his community

[41:17] every year over the last 10

[41:20] years with the exception of

[41:22] 2026, we had 2172 officers,

[41:25] uniformed at the beginning of

[41:26] 2026. In your budget. You only

[41:30] approved 172 outside of that.

[41:31] We've increased our officer

[41:31] uniforms. Officers put

[41:34] positions by 53. I'm not

[41:35] making this up its facts. If

[41:36] you don't believe me, go ask

[41:39] your police department. To

[41:41] inform the decisions that

[41:41] using. You employed a

[41:45] consulting firm again, this

[41:45] got 22 years of experience

[41:46] doing 400 plus of these

[41:48] studies across the country.

[41:51] Now I'm no consultant and I

[41:52] definitely don't have

[41:53] credentials. But if you don't

[41:56] believe me. Through an open

[41:57] records request and asked for

[41:58] the survey, you'll see it.

[42:01] It's there. They'll tell you,

[42:03] okay. They use input from the

[42:05] staff to use input from the

[42:07] employees. Some of the key

[42:07] findings from that particular

[42:09] one. That was the last when we

[42:12] did stated that That we're

[42:13] doing an extraordinary job in

[42:17] response time. Apparently

[42:18] we're not. We're not policing

[42:20] a normal crowd. So we must not

[42:21] be an extraordinary job. But

[42:22] the professional sure think

[42:24] that we are employees don't

[42:25] feel that over time as

[42:28] excessive. Okay. I've been

[42:29] around long enough to know

[42:30] that the river challenges have

[42:34] been here for quite some time.

[42:35] Our police chiefs have done a

[42:36] great job of making that job a

[42:39] little bit easier and well, lo

[42:40] and behold, it staff doesn't

[42:41] feel like over time as

[42:43] excessive. Turnovers. Very low

[42:46] in our police department.

[42:47] Patrol staffing is adequate.

[42:50] Interesting. I didn't make

[42:51] that up. Doing open records

[42:52] request. You can get the

[42:54] survey. I'm just sick and

[42:57] tired of all the lies. Go make

[42:58] your video write a blog. I

[43:00] could care less. Go get the

[43:01] facts. This community deserves

[43:15] better.

[43:20] >> All right. Good evening,

[43:24] Kodiak or a resident. Before

[43:25] again, I want to acknowledge

[43:27] the moment we're in as a

[43:28] country, public trust in

[43:28] government is fragile right

[43:29] now from national failures of

[43:32] transparency. Unanswered

[43:33] questions and accountability

[43:34] surrounding the Epstein files

[43:35] people across the country are

[43:36] losing faith that institutions

[43:37] tell the truth or hold power

[43:41] accountable. When it happens

[43:43] to citizens disengage. They

[43:43] stopped voting. They stop

[43:45] participating in democracy.

[43:46] Weekends because people don't

[43:47] care but because they feel

[43:49] shut out. That is why local

[43:51] government matters more than

[43:53] ever trust is rebuilt, closest

[43:55] to home and participation is

[43:56] essential. Voter turnout in

[43:58] our last local election cycle

[43:59] was alarmingly low. We cannot

[44:01] allow that to become the norm.

[44:02] Accountability only works when

[44:04] people show up, stay engaged

[44:05] and demand better peacefully

[44:06] lawfully and persistently.

[44:09] With that in mind, I live in

[44:11] New Braunfels and I'm here

[44:12] because I care deeply about

[44:12] the integrity of the city, not

[44:15] just how it looks on paper.

[44:16] But how it operates in real

[44:18] life for the people who live

[44:18] here. That's not my first time

[44:21] standing before you and that

[44:23] matters because long before

[44:25] federal court filings long

[44:26] before public attention, long

[44:26] before this became

[44:29] uncomfortable. I came here

[44:30] with one goal to prevent

[44:32] exactly where we are now for

[44:33] more than 2 years, I raised

[44:33] concerns about whether our

[44:36] municipal systems were

[44:37] operating with constitutional

[44:39] and statutory bounds. I asked

[44:41] questions about basic

[44:42] compliance questions. Any

[44:43] well-functioning government

[44:43] should be able to answer

[44:46] clearly and confidently.

[44:48] Instead of clarity, what

[44:50] followed was delay instead of

[44:51] correction avoidance instead

[44:53] of transparency, silence that

[44:54] silence did not resolve the

[44:56] problem allowed it to grow.

[44:58] Let me say this plainly, this

[44:58] is not about personalities,

[45:01] grudges or political theater.

[45:02] It is about whether power in

[45:04] the city's exercise lawfully

[45:05] and what that means when

[45:06] structural safeguards or treat

[45:09] is optional. Rather than

[45:10] essential. I'm not discuss the

[45:11] details. Details my ongoing

[45:11] federal civil litigation that

[45:14] belongs in court. But I can

[45:15] speak about the broader

[45:15] governance failures that

[45:18] brought us here legally

[45:19] required. Documentation is

[45:20] missing for years is missing

[45:22] for years. That is not a

[45:24] clerical oversight, but

[45:24] evidence subject of

[45:25] preservation obligations is no

[45:28] longer available. That is not

[45:29] a misunderstanding. When

[45:30] warnings are repeatedly raise

[45:30] and repeatedly ignored. That

[45:33] is not an accident at that

[45:34] point. The issue is no longer

[45:36] individual air is

[45:37] institutional breakdown and

[45:37] that breakdown affects real

[45:42] people. Every citation issued

[45:42] every find collected every

[45:43] punishment imposed by a system

[45:44] operating with unresolved

[45:47] authority defects. Kerry's

[45:48] consequences, people paid

[45:49] money. People face penalties,

[45:50] people trusted that the city

[45:54] had done its job correctly.

[45:55] That trust was misplaced. The

[45:56] harm does not disappear just

[45:59] because time has passed since

[46:00] last fall that this council to

[46:01] take a simple, responsible

[46:02] step conduct an internal

[46:05] review of the municipal court

[46:07] identify impacted cases and

[46:09] correct improper financial

[46:10] liberty related outcomes. That

[46:11] request was not radical. It

[46:14] was remedial and yet it was it

[46:15] has gone unanswered.

[46:15] Accountability does not end

[46:18] with acknowledging a problem.

[46:19] It begins with reporting with

[46:22] repairing the damage. There's

[46:23] another issue that a juror

[46:24] deserve attention tonight. The

[46:25] way that's the way this city

[46:26] responds when authorities

[46:28] question rather than

[46:29] addressing compliance failures

[46:30] directly in early, the city

[46:31] has increasingly relied on

[46:33] outside and legal defense

[46:34] funded by taxpayers to manage

[46:36] exposure instead of correcting

[46:38] conduct. That approach MAY

[46:39] delay consequences, but it

[46:41] does not eliminate them.

[46:42] That's all you're doing is

[46:45] kicking the can down the road.

[46:46] And it transfers the cost

[46:48] inaction on to the public to

[46:49] be clear legal counsel as a

[46:51] vital role in a city act

[46:52] lawfully. But when public

[46:53] funds are repeatedly use to

[46:54] defend issues that stem from

[46:55] an resolve, compliance

[46:56] failures, governance has

[46:59] drifted from stewardship and

[46:59] insulation that is not

[47:01] leadership. That is Avoidance.

[47:02] Braunfels is growing rapidly.

[47:06] Growth brings opportunity but

[47:06] also magnifies the

[47:08] consequences of unchecked

[47:09] authority. The larger we

[47:10] become more critical. It is

[47:10] that our systems operate

[47:12] cleanly lawfully and

[47:12] transparently. Which brings me

[47:14] to why this moment matters.

[47:16] The city's approaching an

[47:17] election cycle. Leadership

[47:19] will change. New voices will

[47:21] enter this room and the

[47:22] choices made now. Well,

[47:24] confront problems honestly

[47:28] already for them. Already for

[47:29] them again, will shape the

[47:30] culture of governance that

[47:31] follows. To the residents of

[47:33] New Braunfels watching this

[47:36] local government matters. This

[47:38] chamber determines how

[47:39] interstate they did. A weather

[47:40] authority is restrained are

[47:41] assumed citizens to respect

[47:45] respected are processed.

[47:46] Democratic euro does not

[47:48] announce itself loudly. It

[47:49] happens quietly when oversight

[47:50] is postponed responsibilities

[47:50] deferred. I'm here tonight

[47:52] because postponement is no

[47:53] longer acceptable. Resolution

[47:57] requires action, not rhetoric.

[47:58] And courage, not going to be

[48:00] whether the reform public

[48:01] accountability or judicial

[48:02] review. The truth has a way of

[48:03] emerging. The question before

[48:05] this council is not whether

[48:05] that happens, but whether it

[48:20] happens with integrity.

[48:23] >> Okay. Seeing nobody Close

[48:26] citizens communication. Next

[48:29] item up as our consent agenda.

[48:32] All items listed below are

[48:34] considered to be routine and

[48:34] non-controversial by the city

[48:36] council will be approved by

[48:38] one motion to be no separate

[48:39] discussion of these items on

[48:42] Councilmember citizen. So

[48:43] request which case item will

[48:44] be removed from the consent

[48:45] agenda considered as part of

[48:47] the normal order of business.

[48:48] Citizens must be present to

[48:50] pull an item. This is what

[48:51] consent of any items been

[48:53] pulled. Counselor there any

[48:58] items you'd like to pull?

[49:00] We'll be taking up our action

[49:03] items along with resolutions

[49:04] beginning with approval of a

[49:06] resolution to consent to the

[49:07] creation of the Gulf, our

[49:09] Municipal utility district or

[49:12] a mud within the city's extra

[49:14] troops. Extraterritorial

[49:15] jurisdiction Etj in Guadalupe

[49:16] County consisting of

[49:19] approximately 250 acres and

[49:20] authorizing the city manager

[49:21] to execute a development

[49:24] agreement between the city of

[49:25] Braunfels and Union One Road

[49:31] llc. Approval of a resolution

[49:32] authorizing the submission of

[49:34] an application for funding

[49:35] under the U.S. Department of

[49:37] Justice Bureau of Justice

[49:38] Assistance, Edward Byrne

[49:39] Memorial Justice Assistance

[49:40] Grants program as administered

[49:42] by the Office of the Governor

[49:45] Public Safety Office, Criminal

[49:46] justice divisions, fiscal

[49:49] year, 2027 Criminal Justice

[49:50] program. Grant and authorizing

[49:52] the city manager or their

[49:54] designee to act on behalf of

[49:55] the city of Braunfels and all

[49:58] matters related to this grant.

[49:59] Including execution of all

[50:01] required documentation

[50:02] associated with any resulting

[50:04] a word and designating the

[50:05] director of finance for or

[50:06] their designee as the

[50:06] financial officer for the

[50:10] grant awarded. Approval of

[50:11] resolution of the City Council

[50:13] of the City of New Braunfels

[50:14] authorizing the city manager

[50:16] to act on behalf of the City

[50:17] of Braunfels and then a

[50:18] Brussels national airport in

[50:20] all matters related to

[50:20] application for funding

[50:21] through the airport

[50:23] infrastructure Grant program

[50:25] for the Braunfels National

[50:26] Airport Pavement,

[50:26] rehabilitation, engineering

[50:29] and Design project and

[50:30] pledging that the city of

[50:31] Braunfels will comply with the

[50:32] grant requirements of the

[50:32] Texas Department of

[50:37] Transportation. Approval of a

[50:38] resolution authorizing the

[50:40] submission of an application funding provided by the

[50:43] office of the Governor Public

[50:45] Safety Office, Criminal

[50:46] Justice Divisions, Rifle

[50:47] Resistant Body Armor Grant

[50:50] program for fiscal year 2027

[50:50] and authorizing the city

[50:52] manager or designee to act on

[50:54] behalf of of the city of

[50:55] Braunfels and all matters

[50:56] related to this grant,

[50:58] including the execution of all

[50:59] required documentation

[51:01] associated with any resulting

[51:03] award and designating the

[51:04] director finance or their

[51:05] designee as the financial

[51:06] officer for this grant, as it

[51:10] has awarded. Approval of

[51:12] resolution of the City Council

[51:13] of the City of New Braunfels

[51:14] authorizing the city manager

[51:15] to act on behalf of the city

[51:16] Braunfels. And Braunfels mean

[51:19] it's full to New Braunfels

[51:21] National Airport and all

[51:22] matters regarding application

[51:24] of the fiscal year 2026

[51:25] Infrastructure Investment and

[51:29] Jobs Act. I j Competitive

[51:30] Federal Aviation

[51:31] Administration. Faa contract

[51:35] Tower Fct Grant program. And

[51:36] pledging that the city of

[51:37] Braunfels will comply with the

[51:38] grant requirements of the

[51:39] Texas Department of

[51:45] Transportation. And Ordinances

[51:46] beginning with the approval of

[51:47] the first and final reading of

[51:47] an ordinance or during a

[51:49] regular election to be held in

[51:50] the city of Braunfels on MAY.

[51:51] Second 2026 for regular city

[51:55] officers. And establishing a

[51:55] early voting locations and

[51:57] polling places for this

[51:59] election and making making

[51:59] provisions for the conduct of

[52:03] the election. Approval of the

[52:04] first reading of an ordinance

[52:06] amending Park operating Hours

[52:08] Section. 86 dash 3 rules and

[52:09] regulations for Control of

[52:12] Park and recreation areas.

[52:13] Approval of the first reading

[52:15] of an ordinance to amend the

[52:16] city's code of ordinances

[52:17] chapter. 66 historic

[52:19] Preservation Section 66 dash.

[52:24] 57.1 incentives. Approval of a

[52:25] second final reading of an

[52:26] ordinance appointing the

[52:27] initial board of directors to

[52:29] the city of New Braunfels Tax

[52:30] Increment Reinvestment Zone.

[52:33] Number 2 for the river mill

[52:34] naming the place designations

[52:36] of point directors,

[52:37] establishing term dates and

[52:40] declaring an effective date.

[52:41] Approval of a second final

[52:42] reading of an ordinance

[52:43] appointing the initial board

[52:44] of directors to the city

[52:45] Braunfels Tax Increment

[52:47] Reinvestment Zone. Number 4

[52:49] present park naming the place

[52:51] designations be appointed

[52:52] directors, establishing term

[52:52] dates and declaring an

[52:57] effective date. Approval of

[52:58] the second final reading of an

[52:59] ordinance amending the

[53:00] Braunfels Code of Ordinances.

[53:02] Chapter 100 dash 20 changing

[53:04] the membership composition of

[53:06] the roadway. Impact Fee

[53:07] Advisory Committee income

[53:11] plants. S p 18. 83. And

[53:12] approval of the second final

[53:14] reading of an ordinance

[53:16] requested by Vincent heaping

[53:17] or Vincent Gerard and

[53:19] Associates Inc to rezone

[53:21] approximately 0.1 of an acre

[53:22] of current school to

[53:24] subdivision block one. A lot

[53:26] to be from r One single-family

[53:28] district to r one s up

[53:29] single-family district with a

[53:31] special use permit to allow

[53:32] telecommunications Tower

[53:33] currently addressed a 2 to one

[53:34] to listen way. Motion to

[53:41] approve. Mayor Pro tem moves

[53:43] for approval. Councilmember

[53:44] the Bosque seconds misses

[53:44] Wilkinson. Will you please

[53:45] call roll Councilmember

[53:49] Carter.

[53:51] >> Councilmember could pc. I

[53:52] councilmember Edwards, I Mayor

[53:54] Pro Tem Spradley. I

[53:55] councilmember love asking I

[53:56] councilmember I and I and

[53:56] Mayor Leonard.

[54:00] >> Motion carries. Next. We'll

[54:01] take up for individual items.

[54:03] First, one being a public

[54:04] hearing and first reading of

[54:05] an ordinance adopting the

[54:06] youth program standards of

[54:07] care for the Parks and

[54:14] Recreation Department.

[54:16] >> Good evening, Mayor City

[54:16] Council. I'm Stephanie our

[54:17] recreation manager for the

[54:18] Parks and Recreation

[54:23] Department. Tonight. I'm

[54:23] presenting to you the youth

[54:26] program. Standards of care as

[54:27] a department. We update this

[54:30] is a team yearly. These are

[54:33] standards put in place that

[54:35] monitor how hire staff, how we

[54:38] train them. Staff ratios,

[54:39] qualifications, our facility,

[54:40] health and safety standards

[54:43] and so forth. And so in order

[54:45] to receive exempt status, we

[54:46] do need to file and submit a

[54:49] copy of the standards of care.

[54:50] Notice of public hearing and a

[54:51] copy of the ordinance adopting

[54:53] the standards for 2026. We had

[54:57] no updates this year. That's

[55:00] all I have on this one. Any

[55:06] questions. All right. Thank

[55:08] you. Open the site the public

[55:08] hearing. If anybody would like

[55:09] to speak to this item, please

[55:11] step up to the podium state.

[55:11] Your name with your resident

[55:16] non-resident live in the tj.

[55:17] >> Seeing no one will close

[55:18] public make a motion to

[55:23] approve. And I'll second it.

[55:24] Councilmember and MISTER

[55:25] Approval councilmember about

[55:25] ski seconds all in favor.

[55:27] Raise your right hand. Motion

[55:32] carries unanimously. Next item

[55:33] is a public hearing. And first

[55:35] reading of an ordinance

[55:37] amending the city of Braunfels

[55:38] Code of Ordinances. Section

[55:40] one, 18 dash. 46 y traffic

[55:44] impact analysis.

[55:45] >> Good evening, mayor and

[55:46] council tonight we're

[55:48] presenting on some updates to

[55:48] some requirements for the

[55:53] traffic impact analysis. So

[55:55] traffic impact analysis or a

[55:56] tia? It's a very specialized

[55:58] ensuring study prepared by a

[56:00] traffic engineer. And what it

[56:01] does is looks at a development

[56:02] and evaluate what the impact

[56:04] is to the transportation

[56:06] system. It's required for new

[56:08] development redevelopment. Any

[56:09] change in land use that sent

[56:10] us a pay to did generate new

[56:14] traffic or change in traffic?

[56:16] It's required for masterplan

[56:19] plats permits zoning. And

[56:20] basically the point is to

[56:23] identify mitigation measures

[56:23] for the development in order

[56:25] to mitigate the impact that

[56:27] they're having to adjacent

[56:31] streets and intersections. And

[56:32] some of those mitigations

[56:33] could be traffic control

[56:33] devices like stop signs or

[56:36] signals that could be traffic

[56:38] calming different intersection

[56:39] improvements, new turn lanes,

[56:40] additional travel lanes. There

[56:40] are a lot of different design

[56:46] elements. So are updating just

[56:48] a few amendments. The first

[56:49] one has to do with the roadway

[56:50] planning level analysis. This

[56:53] is different than the

[56:55] intersection analysis. But

[56:56] currently we're not following

[56:58] what the code Code indicates

[56:59] that all streets in the study

[57:03] area have to be looked at,

[57:04] which very excessive. It's not

[57:07] very practical. The

[57:08] development you're looking at

[57:09] is not necessarily impact all

[57:11] of the street. So what our

[57:12] current practices, as we

[57:15] determine these roadways at

[57:16] scoping. So meeting with the

[57:17] developer engineer with city

[57:19] staff and the sighting which

[57:21] roadways actually need to be

[57:24] analyzed. And this is a much

[57:25] more intuitive process. Then

[57:29] just looking at every road.

[57:31] The next one is a street

[57:32] design analysis for

[57:33] development and construction

[57:35] traffic on perimeter and

[57:38] approach streets. And this is

[57:39] really targeting developments

[57:40] that are coming on on rural

[57:42] roads in the county where we

[57:44] have less than 24 feet of

[57:46] pavement and honestly, the

[57:47] pavement condition isn't so

[57:47] great to see Young suffered

[57:50] road on. There is an example.

[57:51] So when you have increase in

[57:52] traffic on these roads, they

[57:54] really get beat up. So we're

[57:55] looking at roadway design and

[58:00] pavement design on those. The

[58:01] next one. And this has to do

[58:04] with thoroughfare plan update.

[58:04] So this is approved with us or

[58:06] fair plan as a recommendation.

[58:08] So what this does is they have

[58:11] to consider in mitigate

[58:13] adjacent residential areas,

[58:14] depending on if they're having

[58:15] to extend a thoroughfare

[58:19] through residential area. The

[58:20] next one is turn lane

[58:20] requirements. So used to have

[58:23] a city criteria that we used.

[58:24] We moved to Texas criteria and

[58:26] then with their latest roadway

[58:28] design manual, they updated

[58:29] theirs and they no longer

[58:31] really align with an urban or

[58:33] suburban area. There are a lot

[58:33] more appropriate for rural

[58:34] areas. So we're going to

[58:35] revert back to our previous

[58:39] city criteria. And the last

[58:40] one is an expiration date. So

[58:40] this was something that needed

[58:44] some clarity in code. So

[58:45] what's being proposed is your

[58:46] t I worksheet will expire 2

[58:49] years after the approval date.

[58:50] The report will expire 3 years

[58:53] from the approval date or

[58:55] >> if 2 years have passed from

[58:56] one of the phase bill about

[58:59] years, what they're

[58:59] recommending and that will

[59:02] also cause it to be expired.

[59:03] But the city engineer does

[59:05] have the authority to extend

[59:05] not by one year periods. It

[59:07] could be multiple periods. It

[59:09] really just depends on the

[59:12] area and the reason for this

[59:13] is our network and our

[59:15] traffic, as you all know,

[59:17] changes rapidly. And national

[59:18] guidance generally recommends

[59:19] that after one to 3 years.

[59:22] Your studies are out of date.

[59:24] So we do recommend approval.

[59:26] We feel like it addresses our

[59:28] current practice provides

[59:30] clarity and then looks at that

[59:31] development and construction

[59:31] traffic on those rural county

[59:33] roads, which has become a lot

[59:35] bigger of an issue in the past

[59:37] few years. We did take this to

[59:39] planning Commission in JANUARY

[59:41] and they unanimously

[59:42] recommended approval. We do

[59:43] have supported both county in

[59:47] Guadalupe County engineers,

[59:48] and we're looking at an

[59:48] effective date of FEBRUARY.

[59:49] 23, which would be that

[59:55] secondary. Taking questions.

[1:00:00] Questions for MISS Farmer

[1:00:01] >> My biggest concern about

[1:00:02] that. He I as for small

[1:00:09] business. Little businesses.

[1:00:09] How is it going to affect

[1:00:10] people that are moving into a

[1:00:11] building that was already

[1:00:13] operated as a business? I have

[1:00:15] changed from a flower shop,

[1:00:18] too. Pop in restaurant or

[1:00:28] maybe. And items that was.

[1:00:30] Retail center and it changes

[1:00:31] Want to make sure that those

[1:00:32] businesses are not highly

[1:00:33] burden. I know they can do a

[1:00:36] worksheet in some cases. But

[1:00:37] in some cases of full-blown ti

[1:00:39] eye for small business that

[1:00:41] has minimal traffic as

[1:00:42] additional Bernard and

[1:00:46] paperwork as well as costs

[1:00:47] factors. That's far. We have

[1:00:48] to go to professional ones. So

[1:00:50] could you address our Dillon

[1:00:55] with availability and the un

[1:00:55] burdening of small business?

[1:00:57] Not big business. I'm in. I

[1:01:00] understand subdivisions retail

[1:01:01] centers and so on. So for me,

[1:01:06] the in the small business in

[1:01:07] particular.

[1:01:10] >> So none of these amendments

[1:01:11] really affects small

[1:01:11] businesses in particular,

[1:01:13] really and then versus anybody

[1:01:16] else. I haven't really seen a

[1:01:17] small business come in,

[1:01:18] especially if it's a space

[1:01:20] that was already occupied by

[1:01:21] something that triggers a

[1:01:24] full-blown tia report. So

[1:01:25] sometimes we'll have something

[1:01:26] that comes in on an area that

[1:01:27] we know we have traffic issues

[1:01:30] and safety concerns and we

[1:01:31] might have them look at those

[1:01:33] specific safety concerns, but

[1:01:34] it might not trigger that

[1:01:36] full-blown tr report. We're

[1:01:37] looking at level of service at

[1:01:39] intersections and delays in

[1:01:41] adding lanes and adding

[1:01:42] capacity and things like that.

[1:01:44] But usually what comes up is

[1:01:48] like queuing for drive-thrus.

[1:01:48] And if we have a particularly

[1:01:49] troubling corner, we want to

[1:01:51] make sure we're not spilling

[1:01:53] out into the right of way. So

[1:01:53] it's a lot less of an effort

[1:01:56] than a real, like a level one

[1:01:58] report. As far as when folks

[1:01:59] are coming in and they're just

[1:02:02] going to repurpose a building.

[1:02:03] I've had probably about 5 in

[1:02:04] the last few months. Just come

[1:02:06] in and we fill out the

[1:02:07] worksheet together. So why

[1:02:09] haven't sent been sending

[1:02:11] people away? I welcome it. If

[1:02:12] they're not going to be

[1:02:13] engaging with an engineer, it

[1:02:13] just makes a lot more sense

[1:02:16] for us to just get it out of

[1:02:17] the way. Pretty quickly. So I

[1:02:19] don't have any issue handling

[1:02:21] that. But if they're going to

[1:02:22] have to engage an engineer

[1:02:23] anyway, and they do have one

[1:02:24] on staff and they need to go

[1:02:29] ahead and use that resource.

[1:02:29] >> That's great. And I just

[1:02:30] want to make sure that some

[1:02:31] cases it's not duplicate to,

[1:02:34] you know, we it was approved a

[1:02:35] year before the business went

[1:02:36] under new business in there,

[1:02:39] we do it again. And now as

[1:02:40] some Boeing time, just how

[1:02:42] many of them do have to do.

[1:02:43] >> Most of the time, the

[1:02:44] worksheet, even if it's

[1:02:45] expired, unless we've shifted

[1:02:49] to a new ite manual where the

[1:02:50] trips have been updated

[1:02:51] generally were able to just

[1:02:53] issue that re approval pretty

[1:02:55] quickly. And again, if it's

[1:02:56] just to change interest rates,

[1:02:57] that's a quick conversation.

[1:02:58] People come up to the front

[1:02:58] counter and we just ride it

[1:03:02] out right then. And there.

[1:03:03] >> I have one more quick

[1:03:06] question. When it comes to I

[1:03:09] mean, we've seen. People come

[1:03:11] up to the Dias and express

[1:03:13] their concerns about traffic

[1:03:14] regards to some of our schools

[1:03:15] within our 2 school districts

[1:03:18] here in New Braunfels. How do

[1:03:19] any of these modifications to

[1:03:23] this? Effect? Our

[1:03:24] relationships or with

[1:03:27] qualifications for from, for

[1:03:27] our school districts for

[1:03:30] these. Possible new schools

[1:03:35] changing of schools.

[1:03:36] >> So a lot of the problematic

[1:03:39] school areas were done while

[1:03:40] ago. We're very aggressive

[1:03:43] when schools come in, a lot of

[1:03:44] them, they want to do double

[1:03:45] stocking and they have to

[1:03:45] prove to us that single stack

[1:03:46] will be contained on their

[1:03:47] site where they have to

[1:03:50] provide a turn. Lane because a

[1:03:51] lot of the times when I go

[1:03:52] watch a school that was

[1:03:53] designed as double stack,

[1:03:54] they're not using double stack

[1:03:57] of Merced safety concerns. And

[1:03:58] so we've been very aggressive

[1:04:01] on schools lately just to make

[1:04:02] sure that that's being

[1:04:03] addressed. I think one of the

[1:04:05] probably the worst cases

[1:04:07] Buck's farms, not one was

[1:04:09] designed ago. And the queue

[1:04:10] really extends out. And we

[1:04:10] really are limited on what we

[1:04:12] can do on site with the

[1:04:14] school. And so now when they

[1:04:16] come in, where really tough on

[1:04:20] making sure that that address

[1:04:21] and the traffic engineers that

[1:04:22] are higher. They understand

[1:04:23] that they're expecting that

[1:04:23] when they come in, we have

[1:04:24] charter schools that come in

[1:04:26] and and they will meet in that

[1:04:27] scoping meeting. We discussed

[1:04:29] that up front. I have to see

[1:04:31] single stack and they

[1:04:32] acknowledge because they know

[1:04:33] especially when buses get

[1:04:34] restricted, that we start to

[1:04:37] see issues. So even a didn't

[1:04:38] have issues can start to have

[1:04:39] issues spending on buses which

[1:04:43] we saw. So the part of that is

[1:04:45] building up our transportation

[1:04:46] network for multi-modal as

[1:04:47] well. I think on Goodwin,

[1:04:48] we've seen some improvement on

[1:04:49] that. That sidewalk isn't

[1:04:54] which is very encouraging. So

[1:04:55] these particular amendment's

[1:04:55] answer your question, not

[1:04:57] necessarily affect schools,

[1:04:59] specifically, but I just want

[1:05:00] to let you know that when we

[1:05:01] do review schools, we are

[1:05:02] looking at staffing pretty

[1:05:04] heavily.

[1:05:09] >> Any other questions?

[1:05:10] Alright, open public hearing

[1:05:12] anybody would like to speak to

[1:05:13] this item, please step up to

[1:05:14] the podium state. Your name

[1:05:15] where you're resident non

[1:05:20] resident living the t j.

[1:05:20] Seeing nobody. Close public

[1:05:23] hearing. Motion for approval.

[1:05:27] All second. Mayor Pro tem

[1:05:29] spread limos for approval.

[1:05:30] Councilmember Ryan seconds on

[1:05:33] favor. Raise your right hand.

[1:05:36] Motion carries unanimously.

[1:05:38] And the next item is discuss

[1:05:40] and consider the first reading

[1:05:41] of an ordinance amending

[1:05:42] Appendix d of the New

[1:05:43] Braunfels code of ordinances

[1:05:44] to adopt new fees for traffic

[1:05:48] Impact. Analysis Services.

[1:05:49] >> mayor before Carly starter

[1:05:50] presentation. I want to

[1:05:51] provide just a really brief

[1:05:52] history and why we're here

[1:05:55] tonight with this item for the

[1:05:57] last several years. We have

[1:05:59] outsourced our traffic impact

[1:06:00] analysis review. So we have

[1:06:03] sent that out to 3rd party in

[1:06:05] 2023. Were revised the fees to

[1:06:06] make sure that we were

[1:06:07] covering the costs for so

[1:06:10] whatever was built to the city

[1:06:11] by that 3rd party reviewer, it

[1:06:13] was the fee that the applicant

[1:06:15] paid that has created some

[1:06:16] issues. The fees are not clear

[1:06:18] at the beginning of the

[1:06:19] process. In addition as we

[1:06:22] continue to modify and improve

[1:06:23] our processes, we are trying

[1:06:24] to bring more and more

[1:06:26] in-house. Everything is under

[1:06:28] one roof. And so that's what

[1:06:29] we are doing tonight. And so

[1:06:29] we would like to modify those

[1:06:33] fees to make sure that we are

[1:06:34] covering the cost of our staff

[1:06:35] time. So I'll turn it over to

[1:06:38] Carly now.

[1:06:39] >> So as Jordan mentioned,

[1:06:42] it's all pass through at the

[1:06:43] moment. So any time that the

[1:06:46] report comes in for review at

[1:06:48] the scoping level, we send it

[1:06:49] to the 3rd party and they

[1:06:50] provide an estimate for that

[1:06:50] review. And then we passed

[1:06:53] that fee on to the developer

[1:06:54] they pay. And then the report

[1:06:56] goes 2 for review. When it

[1:06:57] comes back in for a review,

[1:07:01] it's the same you really don't

[1:07:02] know what kind of fee you're

[1:07:02] going to get when you apply

[1:07:06] for a report. The other issue

[1:07:06] is when staff has an in-house

[1:07:08] review, there is no fee

[1:07:11] currently. So we're not

[1:07:11] accounting for staff review in

[1:07:14] Stafford as well. So the fees

[1:07:16] that you see here on the

[1:07:18] table, I'll just run through

[1:07:19] them very quickly. So the work

[1:07:20] she currently is $100 and the

[1:07:23] proposes to 40 for level one

[1:07:25] report. Again, it's a

[1:07:26] third-party cost. Those have

[1:07:28] been up in the high thousands

[1:07:30] as well. And we're proposing a

[1:07:34] 2400 for level 2 and 3, all

[1:07:36] third-party costs. But for the

[1:07:39] level to the proposal is 4,320

[1:07:44] the level 3 would be 6,240. So

[1:07:45] those do sound like high

[1:07:45] levels, but they're pretty on

[1:07:46] par with what we expect when

[1:07:50] the party comes in. They're

[1:07:52] based off of the review fees

[1:07:53] that we see from 3rd parties

[1:07:56] and what their rates are.

[1:07:56] Again, a traffic impact.

[1:07:58] Analysis is a very

[1:08:00] specialized, a report that is

[1:08:01] prepared. So it does take a

[1:08:05] lot of a lot of knowledge and

[1:08:06] a lot of review and a lot of

[1:08:10] effort as well. And what this

[1:08:11] does is allows us to conduct

[1:08:14] our in-house review, but also

[1:08:15] allows us to kick it out to a

[1:08:18] 3rd party is needed. I do want

[1:08:20] point out the additional

[1:08:24] review see is only $960 just

[1:08:25] for reference. Usually when

[1:08:27] the 3rd party does a second

[1:08:28] review, it might be 1000 maybe

[1:08:30] 2000, less than the initial

[1:08:32] cost. So although we are

[1:08:34] having these what might look

[1:08:35] like higher costs up front.

[1:08:37] First. They are on par with

[1:08:38] what 3rd party has been

[1:08:38] billing. And then second, when

[1:08:39] they come back in for that

[1:08:42] review, it's a lot less. And

[1:08:44] it just continues from there.

[1:08:45] We don't charge for a comment

[1:08:49] review meeting. So we changed

[1:08:51] that from 2.50, to 0 and then

[1:08:51] for re revision review. And

[1:08:55] this is specifically, for

[1:08:56] example, if a master plan they

[1:08:58] had reviewed and approved

[1:08:58] report and then they had to

[1:08:59] adjust some lots. They have to

[1:09:01] come back in with her master

[1:09:03] plan and you re revision. And

[1:09:07] so depending on the level we

[1:09:07] have some fees for that. So

[1:09:09] the level on nine's, 60 level,

[1:09:15] too 1009, 20 level, 3, 2,880.

[1:09:16] So really in the long run,

[1:09:17] this provides consistency for

[1:09:20] the development community and

[1:09:21] also in the long run, it's

[1:09:22] going to be cheaper than what

[1:09:23] we're seeing them have to be

[1:09:25] charged with with repeat

[1:09:27] reviews. We are have been able

[1:09:28] to increase staff time on

[1:09:32] working on terror reports. And

[1:09:34] so we've seen a lot less use

[1:09:35] of the Tory party. But this

[1:09:35] does allow us to continue to

[1:09:38] use them for more difficult

[1:09:39] cases are very large

[1:09:45] developments as well. And just

[1:09:45] as a reminder, the difference

[1:09:46] between the different levels

[1:09:47] have to do with the site

[1:09:51] boundary. And the 3rd party

[1:09:53] reviews are subject to the

[1:09:54] Texas Professional Services

[1:09:55] Procurement Act. And so it

[1:09:56] doesn't go to the lowest

[1:09:59] bidder. It goes to the highest

[1:10:01] qualified and it has to be a

[1:10:02] fair negotiated price. And

[1:10:04] again, since it is a a

[1:10:07] technical skill preparing

[1:10:09] reports and reviewing tr

[1:10:09] reports, you know, having that

[1:10:10] qualification basis. Very

[1:10:13] important. So that's where

[1:10:14] these rates come from. And

[1:10:14] they tend to vary depending on

[1:10:15] the company that you're

[1:10:18] looking at. The review fees

[1:10:20] and requirements as

[1:10:21] background. They vary widely

[1:10:22] across comparable cities. Some

[1:10:25] cities don't charge some

[1:10:26] cities. Charge a lot. The city

[1:10:30] of Kyle, I access $15,000. And

[1:10:31] then others will. If you pay

[1:10:33] me, I will write your chair

[1:10:33] report for you. So there's a

[1:10:35] lot of variation across

[1:10:40] different cities in Texas. But

[1:10:41] we do recommend approval of

[1:10:42] this and the fees schedule as

[1:10:46] presented. Again allows the

[1:10:48] development to pay for their

[1:10:48] part of of doing that here. I

[1:10:51] and having it reviewed and

[1:10:52] allow staff to flexibility to

[1:10:53] review it in house or kick it

[1:10:56] out to the party is needed. Is

[1:10:58] we need a little more

[1:11:00] capacity. So this would be

[1:11:01] effective. MARCH 30th 2026. We

[1:11:04] pushed in this light on and

[1:11:05] any tia scoped after would

[1:11:09] held to these fees. Any

[1:11:15] questions? One of the issues.

[1:11:19] Comes up most often. Whether

[1:11:21] these small business, big

[1:11:21] business in between whatever's

[1:11:24] third-party review.

[1:11:26] >> Since 30 40 review came in

[1:11:29] the speed maneuverability

[1:11:34] inside the city has been

[1:11:35] deteriorated and the length of

[1:11:37] time to get things done. And

[1:11:39] every case was outside. It's

[1:11:44] just exacerbated. And was

[1:11:45] in-house and charging the fee.

[1:11:46] Probably nobody has an issue

[1:11:49] with that because you know,

[1:11:50] off a sense tax dollars from

[1:11:56] what people see. The last we

[1:11:58] can deal with 3rd party, which

[1:12:05] I'm seeing the results of it.

[1:12:06] I remember 15 years ago when

[1:12:07] everything was primarily in

[1:12:11] House. I think everybody

[1:12:11] coming in private citizens

[1:12:13] looking for permitting and

[1:12:16] business looking for

[1:12:16] permitting and everything

[1:12:19] going through those. It much

[1:12:23] more growth change So where we

[1:12:24] had to go outside because we

[1:12:25] couldn't keep enough personnel

[1:12:28] to be able to deal with. I

[1:12:30] would rather pay. Local

[1:12:34] government to money to get it

[1:12:35] through. So I can talk

[1:12:36] face-to-face with somebody on

[1:12:38] it versus dealing with a 3rd

[1:12:40] party reviewer from Tennessee.

[1:12:43] Just my comment. Any

[1:12:47] questions?

[1:12:48] >> All right. We'll put this

[1:12:49] to public hearing if anybody

[1:12:50] would like to speak to this

[1:12:52] item. Please step up to the

[1:12:53] podium state. Your name where

[1:12:54] you're resident non-resident

[1:12:59] live in the etj. Seeing none.

[1:13:00] Close public hearing any

[1:13:05] discussion. Make a comment

[1:13:07] just like Councilmember

[1:13:08] Edwards said that my

[1:13:09] constituents much prefer to

[1:13:12] deal in House. Then with

[1:13:13] third-party reviewers. And I

[1:13:16] appreciate the fact that my

[1:13:17] constituents also want to see

[1:13:18] development pay for

[1:13:19] development. So putting a

[1:13:19] price tag on that were

[1:13:21] recouping the time that

[1:13:22] taxpayers are paying you to be

[1:13:24] here and your staff. I

[1:13:28] appreciate that. And I'll add

[1:13:32] to that. It also. Knowing that

[1:13:35] our staff in house is handling

[1:13:36] this. I feel like can make

[1:13:37] ensure that if there are red

[1:13:40] flags, if there are issues.

[1:13:41] >> y'all who work for our city

[1:13:45] know it in and out and can be

[1:13:46] able to understand the

[1:13:48] ecosystem a little better than

[1:13:48] an outside consultant. So

[1:13:50] while I understand they are

[1:13:51] necessary, I hope the

[1:13:53] efficiencies that we put in

[1:13:55] place, especially in this

[1:13:56] department will ensure that

[1:13:57] everybody is paying a fair

[1:13:57] price and getting the business

[1:14:05] done on time. Entertain a

[1:14:06] motion.

[1:14:07] >> Like a motion to approve.

[1:14:12] Second. It. Councilmember Cup

[1:14:13] easy move approval.

[1:14:14] Councilmember about ski

[1:14:15] seconds own favor. Raise your

[1:14:17] right hand. Motion carries

[1:14:21] unanimously. Next item is

[1:14:22] discussing consider the first

[1:14:24] reading of an ordinance to

[1:14:26] amend Section one, 26 Dash

[1:14:28] 3.46 Of the code of ordinances

[1:14:29] of the city to Braunfels to

[1:14:29] restrict parking on

[1:14:35] Willowbrook. Farmer again.

[1:14:37] >> So if council remembers a

[1:14:39] traffic calming plan was

[1:14:41] approved in 2024 for

[1:14:42] Willowbrook, which is a

[1:14:42] subject or a street in the

[1:14:45] AUGUST Field subdivision. And

[1:14:48] this was due to traffic safety

[1:14:49] speeding concerns with that

[1:14:49] cut through traffic coming

[1:14:50] between all this and 11, a

[1:14:56] one. So this is Willowbrook

[1:14:58] again in between 11. I want to

[1:14:59] now this. It's the only

[1:15:00] connection between those 2

[1:15:01] roadways other than Barbaro,

[1:15:06] 7.46 This was the original

[1:15:07] traffic calming plan that was

[1:15:09] approved. It had a handful of

[1:15:11] speed complications. It had a

[1:15:11] proposed raise crosswalk for

[1:15:12] the park and any traffic

[1:15:16] circle. When the traffic

[1:15:17] calming plan was approved.

[1:15:19] Council did caviar that staff

[1:15:20] should have the ability to

[1:15:21] adjust as needed by working

[1:15:26] with the community. So today,

[1:15:27] 4 out of 5 of those proposed

[1:15:29] speed humps. They've been

[1:15:31] installed. And we did look at

[1:15:32] doing that raised crosswalk

[1:15:33] and the Mini roundabout.

[1:15:34] However, they were determined

[1:15:37] to be infeasible during

[1:15:38] design. A lot of that had to

[1:15:38] do with costume drainage being

[1:15:43] very prohibited. So what we

[1:15:45] decided to do instead is draft

[1:15:46] a plan for enhance

[1:15:47] intersections. And so if you

[1:15:50] look back at the map, these 2

[1:15:51] intersections would be Shepard

[1:15:52] path and Colonial Avenue there

[1:15:58] by men park. Our site

[1:15:58] conditions. We've got 30 feet

[1:16:00] of pavement. Let's it's a

[1:16:03] standard curve. We do have

[1:16:03] some large curb and what's in

[1:16:04] the area? It's mostly

[1:16:05] residential homes in the 2.

[1:16:10] Have Tim in Park. So we have 2

[1:16:12] different design alternatives.

[1:16:14] Option one is just standard

[1:16:15] intersection improvements with

[1:16:16] enhanced crosswalks and

[1:16:18] painted bulb outs of both

[1:16:19] intersections. It squeezes

[1:16:20] your 2 through lanes down to

[1:16:23] 10 feet. And it doesn't

[1:16:24] interfere much with the

[1:16:24] current parking activity due

[1:16:28] to the school. Option. 2,

[1:16:29] however, also has those cross

[1:16:31] walks and painted bulb outs.

[1:16:32] But it does restrict parking

[1:16:35] on one side and it allows for

[1:16:36] to 10 foot lanes for through

[1:16:38] traffic approaching. Between

[1:16:42] the 2 intersections and then

[1:16:42] also a dedicated buffered

[1:16:44] parking area adjacent to the

[1:16:45] park. So this is going to be

[1:16:45] very reminiscent of the

[1:16:46] Kentucky Boulevard layout that

[1:16:53] we presented last year. So we

[1:16:54] did meet with the members of

[1:16:56] the H.O.A. Board for AUGUST

[1:16:56] Fields and some feedback

[1:16:59] from the residence. The second

[1:17:01] option was the preferred

[1:17:01] alternative. And this is

[1:17:03] because we have high volume.

[1:17:04] We have high speeds but also

[1:17:06] high parking activity. And so

[1:17:07] we had to find a way to

[1:17:10] combine them all and make it

[1:17:12] safer park crossing, which

[1:17:13] also has access to that shared

[1:17:15] use path as well through 2

[1:17:17] Park. However, that parking

[1:17:18] restriction doesn't require

[1:17:18] ordinance. And so that's why

[1:17:23] we're here tonight. So this is

[1:17:25] the proposed layout of that

[1:17:25] striping. Again, it's very

[1:17:26] similar to Kentucky where you

[1:17:28] shift the traffic over to one

[1:17:30] side. You have your 10 foot

[1:17:33] lanes to slow speeds and then

[1:17:33] you have your buffered parking

[1:17:34] area that aligns on the park.

[1:17:38] You do have to cross walks. We

[1:17:38] did work with the

[1:17:41] neighborhood. They did request

[1:17:42] additional marked crosswalk.

[1:17:45] So we did add those in and the

[1:17:47] sign plan is up there to see

[1:17:48] where the parking signs would

[1:17:49] go. But the red line indicates

[1:17:49] really where the snow park he

[1:17:57] would be. So the

[1:17:58] recommendation is restrict

[1:18:00] parking on the Southside of

[1:18:01] Willowbrook. The installation

[1:18:02] would be groups without

[1:18:04] overall traffic calming plans.

[1:18:06] So even when approve, we would

[1:18:07] not actually be installing

[1:18:08] those no parking signs until

[1:18:10] the pavement markings are laid

[1:18:12] out. The timing is going to be

[1:18:14] dependent on funding

[1:18:15] availability and then that

[1:18:15] prioritization score in line

[1:18:16] with our neighborhood traffic

[1:18:19] calming plan. The

[1:18:20] Transportation Traffic

[1:18:21] Advisory board unanimously

[1:18:21] recommended approval on

[1:18:24] JANUARY. 8th 2026. This is a

[1:18:25] public hearing and we did send

[1:18:27] out notices to all of the

[1:18:27] properties that are adjacent

[1:18:31] to a parking zone. In general.

[1:18:33] The intent was to try to not

[1:18:35] restrict parking in front of

[1:18:36] homes. There are one or 2

[1:18:38] properties are affected by

[1:18:39] that that the rest of them are

[1:18:40] side access and have front

[1:18:44] access on side streets. You

[1:18:47] know, take any questions.

[1:18:53] >> Any questions? All right.

[1:18:54] Thank you. Open public hearing

[1:18:55] funny, but I'd like to speak

[1:18:56] to this item. Please step up

[1:18:58] to the podium state. Your name

[1:18:58] where you're resident

[1:18:59] non-resident are live in the

[1:19:13] etj.

[1:19:14] Good evening. My name is

[1:19:17] Karen Fraley. I'm a resident

[1:19:18] of AUGUST fields. I'm also on

[1:19:19] the traffic Committee.

[1:19:23] >> In our community there. And

[1:19:26] we appreciate. That. The tent

[1:19:28] that the city has been

[1:19:31] listening to our concerns. We

[1:19:33] appreciate the traffic. Humps

[1:19:36] bumps ever. You want to call

[1:19:37] them? They are the largest

[1:19:39] ones I've ever seen in the

[1:19:40] city. I've haven't found any

[1:19:44] is big. Is that? To the point

[1:19:47] that we ended up getting a

[1:19:47] different wheelchair and

[1:19:48] because it was hitting the

[1:19:54] hump every time. But we are

[1:19:55] concerned that we have a lot

[1:19:57] of parents waiting for

[1:20:00] children and we need to slow

[1:20:02] traffic down. And so we

[1:20:04] appreciate that. You've come

[1:20:08] up with a plan and we did meet

[1:20:09] with the neighbors, not

[1:20:11] everybody was in favor, but

[1:20:12] I've never seen a plan that

[1:20:14] makes everybody in favor

[1:20:16] unless it's to have ice cream.

[1:20:16] And then those who can't have

[1:20:22] dairy are still disappointed.

[1:20:23] So we appreciate it very much.

[1:20:25] And we're also looking

[1:20:26] forward. We know that Brooks

[1:20:29] Avenue was designed to take

[1:20:32] the traffic through our

[1:20:33] neighborhood and over to Fry

[1:20:37] road. There's nothing for it

[1:20:38] to go through right now

[1:20:39] because there is a farmer's

[1:20:39] field there. And as a retired

[1:20:43] farmer. Nobody likes to give

[1:20:45] up farmland. So I don't know

[1:20:46] what's going to happen with

[1:20:47] that because having farming in

[1:20:48] your neighborhood is

[1:20:51] important, too. But want to

[1:20:51] thank you very much. And

[1:20:55] we've. You come up with the

[1:20:56] idea based on what we were

[1:20:57] presented with, that this

[1:21:00] would at least slow things

[1:21:01] down. And I appreciate your

[1:21:07] time and effort. Hi, my name.

[1:21:08] Is he still a crown and a

[1:21:09] resident of AUGUST field part

[1:21:13] of the H.O.A. Committee. And I

[1:21:14] like to think Harley for

[1:21:16] working with us because one of

[1:21:18] my biggest concern was parking

[1:21:21] on both sides. You have little

[1:21:23] ones crossing from the park in

[1:21:26] the running between the parked

[1:21:27] cars into the other side of

[1:21:27] the street to get to their

[1:21:31] car. I've seen some close

[1:21:33] encounters and it worries me a

[1:21:37] lot. So Just you know, I'm

[1:21:38] hoping that the council will,

[1:21:42] at least, you know. Give us,

[1:21:44] you know, a little bit more

[1:21:45] protection children Park area.

[1:21:48] Also. Thank you very much for

[1:21:51] your time in. Thank you.

[1:21:51] Calling for working with us a

[1:22:02] lot. Thank you. Seeing no one

[1:22:03] else will close public hearing

[1:22:05] discussion.

[1:22:07] >> Now motion for approval, I

[1:22:11] have a question sink into

[1:22:15] city. When might need to have

[1:22:18] a discussion with the school

[1:22:18] district says some point time

[1:22:21] every elementary.

[1:22:21] >> Puts a burden on our city

[1:22:23] streets. The traffic that

[1:22:27] they're seeing

[1:22:29] >> amount that they back up a

[1:22:30] half a mile so mild that there

[1:22:33] are amended and around. I

[1:22:34] think school district's going

[1:22:35] to have to start making a

[1:22:37] bigger parking lot for parent

[1:22:39] pickup or they're going to

[1:22:40] have to adopt. The program is

[1:22:41] a limited where they have the

[1:22:44] human bus going. We're 2

[1:22:45] parents to us up a little bit

[1:22:46] walk a series kids home to cut

[1:22:51] it down. This is probably the

[1:22:52] 3rd or 4th case. If you just

[1:22:53] take a look what's going on,

[1:22:54] the high school one is doing

[1:22:56] in my district. We're going to

[1:22:57] have to address is somewhere

[1:23:00] in our. Plan and traffic

[1:23:03] impact analysis.

[1:23:06] >> Ladies, if you could come

[1:23:06] back up towards the podium,

[1:23:14] please. I have a question. So.

[1:23:15] You've been heavily involved

[1:23:17] in this. And obviously you

[1:23:18] live in that neighborhood. I

[1:23:19] want you to tell me candidly

[1:23:20] and honestly, because this is

[1:23:23] a big redesign.

[1:23:25] >> Does this answered the bell

[1:23:28] as for you, our concern,

[1:23:29] meaning does it answer the

[1:23:33] call for safety? Is it going

[1:23:34] as far as you need the city to

[1:23:37] go? What? I don't want to

[1:23:38] spend a bunch of money for it

[1:23:40] not to be the right solution.

[1:23:41] So I want honesty and candor,

[1:23:43] please.

[1:23:44] >> I live right next to the

[1:23:53] park and I think it's a start.

[1:23:53] We still have a lot of traffic

[1:23:58] at the entrance. One thing

[1:24:00] would have been are we able to

[1:24:00] pull that picture of the

[1:24:05] neighborhood back up again?

[1:24:08] One. Idea that was floated,

[1:24:12] but it was not. It did not

[1:24:14] come to a consensus. Here is

[1:24:18] there. There is a road.

[1:24:19] Colonial Avenue right below

[1:24:20] the circle. There.

[1:24:24] >> And then. Willowbrook goes

[1:24:27] from left to right. Putting a

[1:24:30] 3 way stop there. Would

[1:24:34] certainly slow people down.

[1:24:35] And as well as having some of

[1:24:37] our police enforcement sitting

[1:24:40] there for a while and making

[1:24:41] people realize that stop signs

[1:24:47] mean a lot. Was a thought we

[1:24:50] came up with, but it was not

[1:24:51] presented to us as something

[1:24:59] that could be offered to us.

[1:25:00] Other than that, I think at

[1:25:01] some point we're going to have

[1:25:05] to address. The fact that we

[1:25:08] have school pick-up people

[1:25:09] parked on both sides of the

[1:25:13] entrance. Whether it says no

[1:25:16] parking Good. The law park

[1:25:17] right here in half and half

[1:25:22] into this zone. One of the

[1:25:24] neighbors did go through the

[1:25:25] Freedom of Information Act and

[1:25:28] found that. There really

[1:25:30] aren't any citations written.

[1:25:31] And I think people have the

[1:25:35] idea that if they're sitting

[1:25:36] in their car, maybe the know

[1:25:37] tollway zone doesn't apply to

[1:25:42] them. On the other hand, it's

[1:25:43] the it's the worst from.

[1:25:49] About. 2.30, to 4.20, and then

[1:25:52] it all disappears as if there.

[1:25:52] We didn't have to schools near

[1:25:57] us. One of things that I

[1:26:00] >> what I say. And I look

[1:26:04] another school. Income. No

[1:26:06] county and I the way they have

[1:26:07] everything set up and it's

[1:26:08] very organized. Theirs. You

[1:26:12] know, I just it's amazing.

[1:26:14] >> We don't have that in our

[1:26:16] community. And so when I look

[1:26:17] at this particular picture

[1:26:20] here. What I'm thinking, is it

[1:26:22] going to prevent children that

[1:26:24] are in the park? To crossover

[1:26:27] will vote. Kids. Look, they

[1:26:29] just don't. That's right.

[1:26:31] That's just nature of And so

[1:26:33] they're not going to look. The

[1:26:36] cross walks of them to help

[1:26:37] because cars will have slow

[1:26:39] down. I mean, that's part of.

[1:26:41] The rules of traffic. We don't

[1:26:44] have that. Don't slow down

[1:26:46] near the park area I don't

[1:26:47] know. Like that curve area in

[1:26:49] thing like that. If a car

[1:26:55] cannot park on.

[1:26:56] >> Ma'am, can you move over in

[1:26:59] front of the Mike? If? The

[1:27:01] cars are not parked on the

[1:27:02] side of Wilbur King on park

[1:27:03] closer to the park.

[1:27:04] >> The children will go into

[1:27:07] their cars by park area with a

[1:27:09] car czar. There will not. They

[1:27:12] won't have. An opportunity to

[1:27:13] cross the street without

[1:27:14] looking. And I've seen it a

[1:27:17] lot of times where cars are

[1:27:22] racing through. And, you know,

[1:27:23] thank goodness that, you know,

[1:27:26] this child did not get hit,

[1:27:27] but it's not only one child

[1:27:31] that it happens. Daily basis

[1:27:36] during school Okay. Yes. On

[1:27:36] after the school's over there.

[1:27:37] There's not that much going

[1:27:40] on. But then on weekends, when

[1:27:41] people come to visit the park

[1:27:42] that are not from our

[1:27:44] neighborhood, then they park

[1:27:45] both sides. And then you have

[1:27:47] the same. Not not as others

[1:27:49] say the bat, but you you still

[1:27:51] have that situation where a

[1:27:53] child will cross the street to

[1:27:54] the other side with the car's

[1:27:58] part. About these children.

[1:28:00] This park is not a part of the

[1:28:00] school. This is a part of your

[1:28:03] neighborhood.

[1:28:05] >> car owned by the city of

[1:28:07] New Braunfels, which I just

[1:28:09] think is this is my first time

[1:28:09] living in a neighborhood. And

[1:28:13] I think it's fantastic. Our

[1:28:14] >> H.O.A. Maintains the

[1:28:17] mowing. You have provided the

[1:28:21] park there. And so we get

[1:28:24] people from all over New

[1:28:26] Braunfels and even people who

[1:28:27] are visiting the area. I got

[1:28:27] to visit with a couple from

[1:28:31] New Zealand. Found the park

[1:28:33] and decided company lunch

[1:28:34] there.

[1:28:35] >> But that park is not

[1:28:38] connected to the My point

[1:28:39] could you tell us I happen to

[1:28:40] know this neighborhood. I

[1:28:41] don't live there, but I know

[1:28:43] the neighborhood. This is the

[1:28:47] worst school. Situation that

[1:28:49] in my opinion. That I've seen

[1:28:53] in the city. So I don't want

[1:28:55] be understated it. You're not

[1:28:56] my district or anything like

[1:28:57] that. I don't want to

[1:28:57] interrupt, but I'm just saying

[1:28:59] from an independent

[1:29:01] perspective, this is a

[1:29:02] problem. How many cases is the

[1:29:09] school from your neighborhood?

[1:29:10] The pace is pace is I mean,

[1:29:12] it's easy walk it, Evan, these

[1:29:14] was that we have little kids.

[1:29:16] But bad how far is it to the

[1:29:18] first school? Because this is

[1:29:20] 2 schools it. The I'd like to

[1:29:21] know how kids were directed to

[1:29:23] your neighborhood to block it.

[1:29:25] I'm just going to bring things

[1:29:26] back on topic with this item

[1:29:28] is for restricted parking on

[1:29:30] Willowbrook The item on the

[1:29:32] agenda is the restricted

[1:29:33] parking will, Brooke, what it

[1:29:34] could possibly bring up school

[1:29:37] and other stuff at another

[1:29:37] time.

[1:29:39] >> But but there's a lot of

[1:29:40] lane Reedus and there's a lot

[1:29:40] of money that is going to be

[1:29:44] used on

[1:29:45] >> So to me, it is relevant

[1:29:46] that if we're going to make a

[1:29:50] change. It needs to be the

[1:29:52] right change. And that's what

[1:29:55] I'm trying to address. Those

[1:29:56] questions. MAY I say something

[1:29:57] short, the school, the

[1:29:57] elementary school, which is

[1:29:59] 500 elementary.

[1:30:00] >> Most of the children live

[1:30:03] in the neighborhood. Very. I

[1:30:06] see the people that are coming

[1:30:08] from with the airport is I

[1:30:09] don't know what area of town

[1:30:15] that is. But middle school has

[1:30:15] a lot of traffic coming in

[1:30:20] from. The airport is so the

[1:30:25] seller. Sour road and then

[1:30:26] damper road that farmland all

[1:30:29] back Those children go to that

[1:30:29] school that middle school. All

[1:30:31] right. Have a a whole

[1:30:34] different. Not only and area

[1:30:35] that, you know, people that

[1:30:36] live in in the immediate area

[1:30:38] of the school, you have a lot

[1:30:39] of people coming in traveling

[1:30:45] through Salo Road and also

[1:30:47] from the dam, guy for a day

[1:30:48] for neighborhood coming in. So

[1:30:51] you have a lot of traffic.

[1:30:56] From that side, too. From my

[1:30:57] perspective and I say this to

[1:31:00] council we need to look at the

[1:31:02] and I agree with Councilmember

[1:31:08] Edwards. Spending money to the

[1:31:10] extent that we are. We need to

[1:31:13] do these things right. And

[1:31:15] what I see is back in. 24,

[1:31:17] believe you said there was a

[1:31:17] change. Now we're making

[1:31:18] another change. Each time we

[1:31:20] make a change its money.

[1:31:21] >> That's all I'm saying.

[1:31:24] That's why was asking series

[1:31:25] of questions.

[1:31:26] >> And just to clarify, we're

[1:31:27] dealing with striping. We're

[1:31:28] not building any new roads.

[1:31:31] It's just striking.

[1:31:34] >> Yes, right. I do my thing.

[1:31:35] Yes, ma'am, it is. I also

[1:31:41] think that. Because we are

[1:31:44] trying to figure out what will

[1:31:47] best serve the people in

[1:31:48] AUGUST field and the children

[1:31:51] back and forth. I I believe

[1:31:55] this is a good step forward as

[1:31:57] were the traffic humps

[1:32:01] speedbumps, whatever silent

[1:32:05] policeman and I think that

[1:32:08] that's a helpful so and what I

[1:32:09] meant earlier was we MAY need

[1:32:11] to come back again. Sometimes.

[1:32:15] It's just not clear, but I

[1:32:17] think that this will give

[1:32:19] people an idea of where they

[1:32:21] should be driving and drive

[1:32:25] carefully. And this is not a

[1:32:25] road Raleigh. Let's see if I

[1:32:26] can get over on the other

[1:32:27] side.

[1:32:31] >> So there are speed humps on

[1:32:35] will Rick record? In 2024, the

[1:32:36] council approves some traffic

[1:32:37] calming measures and gave

[1:32:38] staff some direction to

[1:32:38] continue to work with the

[1:32:41] neighborhood. And so this is

[1:32:43] and additional measure of

[1:32:44] traffic calming added on has

[1:32:47] been going to work with the

[1:32:48] neighborhood. Yeah. If you've

[1:32:51] ever had an opportunity to go

[1:32:53] back Alvarez and out Barber

[1:32:57] Rossa, you start seeing around

[1:32:59] 3.34 o'clock the people coming

[1:33:04] from. 46 who don't want to

[1:33:04] have to wait. And I know

[1:33:05] eventually something will come

[1:33:06] in that will change things.

[1:33:06] And I don't know I MAY be

[1:33:11] alive and I MAY not be.

[1:33:12] >> That's okay. I'm not

[1:33:14] worried about But to watch all

[1:33:15] these cars coming in through

[1:33:19] those areas that really

[1:33:20] weren't built for that kind of

[1:33:21] traffic. And I know that's not

[1:33:24] what we're talking about. But

[1:33:24] it brings them through our

[1:33:27] neighborhood. Us. We can stand

[1:33:31] there with little. Counters

[1:33:33] and say let me make sure live

[1:33:34] here and not because of a

[1:33:38] public hero, but we appreciate

[1:33:39] Any in the same think what MR.

[1:33:40] Murray took all those

[1:33:42] >> points into consideration.

[1:33:44] Did the traffic coming

[1:33:49] measures? Correct?

[1:33:52] >> Yes. So the difficulty with

[1:33:52] this neighborhood is it's not

[1:33:53] just that we have cut through

[1:33:56] traffic. We see that on, you

[1:33:57] know, would road and how are

[1:34:00] we done those right? The

[1:34:01] challenge with this one is

[1:34:03] there's also such heavy

[1:34:05] parking activity. And so you

[1:34:06] have people that are very

[1:34:08] impatient, trying to get

[1:34:09] through and then you have cars

[1:34:11] parked on both sides on 35th

[1:34:12] Street and we've had reports

[1:34:15] of people saying I get deep

[1:34:17] into this q a between parked

[1:34:17] cars. Now here comes somebody,

[1:34:19] you know, I have to reverse a

[1:34:20] 8th of a mile back so that

[1:34:22] they can pass mean it's it's

[1:34:27] awkward. We cannot do this

[1:34:28] through the entire

[1:34:29] neighborhood because this is

[1:34:30] the only section where we

[1:34:33] don't have homes fronting. The

[1:34:34] rest of the roadway has homes

[1:34:37] fronting and so unless we get

[1:34:38] a string of people to come

[1:34:40] forward, willing to give up

[1:34:41] parking for another house. And

[1:34:43] that's a touchy subject. As we

[1:34:44] all know, this is the only

[1:34:46] area that we can really

[1:34:48] accomplish this. We know that

[1:34:49] there continues to be issues

[1:34:51] at the front of the

[1:34:52] neighborhood with enforcement.

[1:34:52] It's about something that

[1:34:53] we're working with a choice

[1:34:54] separately on Henri looking at

[1:34:57] that and what we can do. But

[1:34:58] as far as addressing this hole

[1:35:00] in the traffic calming plan,

[1:35:02] this is what we're presenting

[1:35:02] to look at. We have

[1:35:04] high-volume high-speed and

[1:35:05] high parking. What do we do so

[1:35:08] that everybody has their spot?

[1:35:08] >> And do you mind addressing

[1:35:12] this stop sign? That's

[1:35:12] something we can use thank

[1:35:13] you, ladies. Don't have to

[1:35:16] stay up here.

[1:35:17] >> So we warrants at this

[1:35:18] particular intersection. That

[1:35:20] was something that came in.

[1:35:21] The volumes are very low. Does

[1:35:23] not want an always stop for

[1:35:25] the Texas mean when you from

[1:35:26] traffic control devices, stop

[1:35:28] sign shall not be used for

[1:35:30] speed control. When you put in

[1:35:32] a stop sign that's not

[1:35:32] warranted. People start to

[1:35:33] disregard it. We see that a

[1:35:36] lot in the city and then you

[1:35:37] really increase your safety

[1:35:38] issue with uncertainty of

[1:35:41] people blowing through stop

[1:35:42] signs.

[1:35:43] >> I would also like to make a

[1:35:45] point after twenty-twenty the

[1:35:45] school districts could not

[1:35:48] find enough bus drivers. So

[1:35:49] they went from picking up

[1:35:51] children from 2 mile radius or

[1:35:53] one mile radius out to a 2

[1:35:55] mile radius. So everybody

[1:35:55] lives within that 2 mile

[1:35:56] radius either walks or drives

[1:35:59] back and forth to school.

[1:36:00] Right? And so that's and the

[1:36:01] school was built before that

[1:36:03] happened. And before the

[1:36:04] neighborhood. And so the

[1:36:05] school wasn't even design for

[1:36:10] that. For that radius to

[1:36:11] expand like that. So it made a

[1:36:13] lot of children within that

[1:36:14] radius have to get to school

[1:36:16] some other kind of way. So

[1:36:18] that's why we're seeing that

[1:36:20] see I would probably statewide

[1:36:25] definitely see why.

[1:36:26] >> Anymore discussion on the

[1:36:27] restricted parking on

[1:36:30] Willowbrook. Not entertain a

[1:36:31] motion. I'll just say real

[1:36:33] quick. I feel like again, I

[1:36:34] really appreciate the moderate

[1:36:35] approach that city staff.

[1:36:37] >> Brings these issues too. So

[1:36:37] we're not spending a ton of

[1:36:40] money up front to address an

[1:36:41] issue that neighbors and

[1:36:44] people are going to unhappy

[1:36:46] about that conflict with other

[1:36:47] laws and regulations. Thank

[1:36:47] you for doing your due

[1:36:49] diligence and doing this piece

[1:36:50] by piece to get us where we

[1:36:52] need to be listening to our

[1:36:53] citizens. I'd like to make a

[1:36:56] motion to approve. And had I

[1:36:57] had made the motion to earlier

[1:37:03] a second so councilmember

[1:37:04] about scheme is for approval.

[1:37:04] Councilmember Ryan seconds all

[1:37:05] in favor. Raise your right

[1:37:06] hand.

[1:37:10] >> Motion carries unanimously.

[1:37:12] Next item is discussing

[1:37:13] consider approval of a

[1:37:14] resolution of the city of New

[1:37:15] Braunfels, Texas authorizing

[1:37:18] the use of eminent domain

[1:37:19] proceedings for the

[1:37:20] acquisition of roadway that is

[1:37:21] necessary to advance and

[1:37:22] achieve the public use of

[1:37:24] improving Kohlenberg road to

[1:37:25] meet the existing and future

[1:37:27] needs of the city in the

[1:37:27] event, negotiations are

[1:37:30] unsuccessful. And this is for

[1:37:33] property owned by Kay Wilford

[1:37:37] at 1.0, 0, 3, 4 acre 4th.

[1:37:38] 45,040 square-foot tract of

[1:37:43] land. In the am has now is a

[1:37:45] survey number. 98 in Comal

[1:37:47] County, Texas and being out of

[1:37:49] the remainder of the called

[1:37:50] 92.4 9 acre tract recorded in

[1:37:53] document number 2, 0, 0, 3, 0,

[1:37:55] 6, 0, 2, 5, 9, 5, 6, The

[1:37:56] official public records of

[1:37:59] Comal County, Texas, also

[1:38:00] being county parcel number 7,

[1:38:05] 1, 7, 0, 5, And property owned

[1:38:07] by k will for being a 0, 5, 8,

[1:38:12] 1, acre or 25,301 square-foot

[1:38:13] temporary construction

[1:38:14] easement in the am as mouser

[1:38:16] surveyed number. 98 Comal

[1:38:17] County, Texas and being out of

[1:38:19] the remainder of the called

[1:38:21] 92.4 9 acre tract record and

[1:38:24] document number 2, 0, 0, 3, 0,

[1:38:27] 6, 0, 2, 5, 9, 5, 6, the

[1:38:28] official public records of

[1:38:30] County, Texas in county parcel

[1:38:35] number 7, 1, 7, 0, 5, And

[1:38:37] property owned by Len k will

[1:38:42] for being a 0, 5, 7, 6 acre or

[1:38:43] 25,077 square-foot tract of

[1:38:44] land in the am as as or serve

[1:38:46] a number. 98 of Comal County,

[1:38:48] Texas and being out of the

[1:38:51] remainder of the called 92.4 9

[1:38:52] acre tract recorded in

[1:38:55] document number 2, 0, 0, 3, 0,

[1:38:56] 6, 0, 2, 5, 9, 5, 6, of the

[1:38:58] official public records of

[1:39:00] County, Texas. Being county

[1:39:01] parcel number 4, 2, 8, 4, 6,

[1:39:06] 8,

[1:39:07] >> Good evening. Mayor and

[1:39:07] council Matthew has been

[1:39:08] assistant director of public

[1:39:12] works. The Kohlenberg Road

[1:39:15] Project one of the bond

[1:39:16] projects that was approved. It

[1:39:18] is a roadway widening and

[1:39:19] realignment of Kohlenberg road

[1:39:22] between ice. 35 and fm 11. 0,

[1:39:24] 1, provide traffic signal

[1:39:25] updates at fm 11. 0, one

[1:39:26] continuous shared use path on

[1:39:28] both sides of the road

[1:39:30] installation of underground

[1:39:32] storm sewer and utility rilo

[1:39:35] up upgrades in relocations.

[1:39:37] This is a typical cross

[1:39:38] section of the road going from

[1:39:40] a 2 lane road. So road way

[1:39:41] section as it is right now to

[1:39:41] a four-lane divided roadway

[1:39:47] section. As part of

[1:39:51] acquisition of project, we do

[1:39:51] have to acquire necessary

[1:39:54] right of way from the property

[1:39:57] owners parcel. Is owned by

[1:39:58] Lynn Wolfe Heart the right of

[1:40:00] way. Apologizes, type there as

[1:40:03] 1.0, 0, 3, 4, acres. And

[1:40:05] there's about a 5.5, 8, 1,

[1:40:07] acre, temporary construction

[1:40:08] easement initial offer.

[1:40:08] Letters were sent last year

[1:40:13] and MARCH. We have not

[1:40:15] received an official

[1:40:15] counteroffer from the

[1:40:16] property, but conversations

[1:40:19] with the property owner, they

[1:40:20] have indicated a value about 2

[1:40:20] and a half times. The initial

[1:40:23] offer letter. Final offer

[1:40:26] letter was sent this past

[1:40:28] month. The city has been

[1:40:29] willing to reach an agreement

[1:40:31] with this property owner about

[1:40:32] 50% higher than what the

[1:40:36] appraised value was based off

[1:40:37] of comparable offer on the

[1:40:38] property. But they have not

[1:40:43] accepted. Parcel. 3 is also

[1:40:45] owned by Lynn Wolfe Again,

[1:40:48] this is a 0.5, 7, 6 acre right

[1:40:48] of way off the front edge of

[1:40:51] the property. There. Initial

[1:40:51] offer letter on this one again

[1:40:54] was sent in MARCH of last year

[1:40:56] and conversations with the

[1:40:56] property owner. They've had no

[1:40:58] objections to this offer on

[1:41:00] the property. However, with

[1:41:01] the other outstanding

[1:41:02] negotiation we have yet to

[1:41:05] reach an agreement and sign.

[1:41:07] An agreement on this property.

[1:41:08] So final offer letter on this

[1:41:09] property again was sent out

[1:41:15] last month. Again, just an

[1:41:17] overview of the eminent domain

[1:41:19] process in Texas. This is a a

[1:41:20] process, the legal process

[1:41:20] that is set up for the

[1:41:24] negotiation of property. So by

[1:41:24] no means the city is coming in

[1:41:28] and taking anybody's property.

[1:41:28] We do our good faith effort to

[1:41:30] negotiate with the property

[1:41:31] owner. We have tended praise

[1:41:32] along the property to make an

[1:41:34] initial offer letter. As you

[1:41:35] can see, we've been

[1:41:37] negotiating with this property

[1:41:40] owner for almost a year at

[1:41:41] this point trying to reach an

[1:41:42] agreement. But in order to

[1:41:42] keep the project on track in

[1:41:44] order to keep the schedule for

[1:41:48] construction on track. This is

[1:41:48] our next method of going

[1:41:53] through. So it involves a 3

[1:41:54] point commissioners,

[1:41:55] independent commissioners that

[1:41:55] are appointed by the county

[1:42:00] judge. They hear the evidence

[1:42:02] from both are expert witness,

[1:42:03] which is typically our

[1:42:04] appraiser and the property

[1:42:05] owners expert witness, which

[1:42:07] is typically their praise or

[1:42:07] and it's a method to being

[1:42:08] able to determine the fair

[1:42:12] market value on a property.

[1:42:13] Once the commissioners make

[1:42:14] their award of the fair market

[1:42:15] value, the city does take

[1:42:17] possession of the property.

[1:42:18] And then it can continue to go

[1:42:19] on. If there's an objection on

[1:42:21] either side into a judicial

[1:42:23] process. But at the time of

[1:42:24] the commissioner's award, we

[1:42:26] do take position of the

[1:42:26] property in can begin working

[1:42:31] on our project. So time line

[1:42:32] So here tonight to seek city

[1:42:37] council approval. Shortly

[1:42:38] after will file are eminent

[1:42:39] domain petitions hoping to

[1:42:39] have commissioners hearing

[1:42:43] sometime in MARCH or APRIL

[1:42:44] with the Payment of award and

[1:42:45] hopefully APRIL to be able to

[1:42:45] keep the project timeline on

[1:42:48] track. So with that, I'm happy

[1:42:51] to answer any questions. Any

[1:42:56] questions. All right. Thank

[1:42:57] you, MR. Aikman Open the The

[1:42:58] public hearing if anybody

[1:42:59] would like to speak to this

[1:43:00] item, please step up to the

[1:43:01] podium.

[1:43:02] >> State your name with your

[1:43:08] resident non resident or etj.

[1:43:09] Seeing none. We'll close

[1:43:10] public hearing any discussion

[1:43:16] motion to approve.

[1:43:17] Councilmember Edwards must for

[1:43:17] approval. Councilmember Cup

[1:43:21] easy seconds. All in favor.

[1:43:24] Raise your right hand. Motion

[1:43:28] carries unanimously. And our

[1:43:30] next item is discussing

[1:43:32] consider approval of the

[1:43:32] second and final reading of an

[1:43:33] ordinance appointing the

[1:43:36] initial board of directors to

[1:43:37] the city of New Braunfels Tax

[1:43:38] Increment Reinvestment Zone.

[1:43:41] Number 5 for the West end

[1:43:43] naming the place designations

[1:43:44] of the appointed directors

[1:43:45] establishing term dates and

[1:43:48] declaring an effective date.

[1:43:49] Goody's Wilkinson mayor and

[1:43:50] council Gayle Wilkinson City

[1:43:53] secretary's office.

[1:43:55] >> When a asked municipality

[1:43:56] brings the appointment of

[1:43:59] don't think the mikes on. Can

[1:44:00] you know, maybe I'm not close

[1:44:04] enough. Okay. I'm sorry. I'll

[1:44:06] start over when a municipality

[1:44:07] brings the appointment of

[1:44:08] directors for a Turner's, they

[1:44:13] have to do so using an

[1:44:14] ordinance JANUARY. 26 council

[1:44:15] passed the first reading with

[1:44:17] the 6, vote. And we're here

[1:44:18] tonight for the second reading

[1:44:26] and for a vote.

[1:44:27] >> Any questions for Missus,

[1:44:31] Wilkinson? Okay. Will open

[1:44:33] this item to public hearing if

[1:44:34] anybody would like to speak to

[1:44:35] this item, please step up to

[1:44:37] the podium state. Your name

[1:44:37] where you're resident

[1:44:52] non-resident or even the etj.

[1:44:57] >> My name is Joe Wieland

[1:45:00] Massaro summer resident and I

[1:45:02] would like to say that I'm in

[1:45:05] favor of Tony Carter's comment

[1:45:05] from the last council meeting

[1:45:07] in regards to this agenda

[1:45:09] item. You all know very

[1:45:10] clearly where I stand on this

[1:45:13] matter. And Maryland. She made

[1:45:14] it very clear at the beginning

[1:45:14] of this meeting. You wouldn't

[1:45:15] entertain anybody saying

[1:45:18] anything.

[1:45:18] >> Negative about this for

[1:45:20] consideration of your

[1:45:21] decision, which it's

[1:45:22] surprising to me because I

[1:45:23] think in and of itself that

[1:45:24] speaks volumes about the fact

[1:45:26] that if we can only say nice

[1:45:28] things and we ordinance and we

[1:45:29] can't break its

[1:45:33] unconstitutional. It really

[1:45:34] truly is like if we can't

[1:45:35] discuss concerns, how can we

[1:45:38] make of an accurate vote? And

[1:45:39] if the citizens can't share

[1:45:39] any feedback other than

[1:45:43] positive. I just don't think

[1:45:44] you're able to use this item

[1:45:47] all in regards to this item. I

[1:45:49] did not believe Andres

[1:45:50] campuses, the right choice as

[1:45:50] district one voted him out

[1:45:52] overwhelmingly from 3 to 12%.

[1:45:53] Voter turnout selecting MISS's

[1:45:56] Carter to replace him and now

[1:45:57] yeller, incest or asleep.

[1:45:59] Bringing back your own friends

[1:46:01] to represent district one when

[1:46:01] the voters were clearly saying

[1:46:16] no, thank you.

[1:46:17] Hi, my name is

[1:46:32] Ashley. All sent. I'm a

[1:46:32] resident. I'm actually a

[1:46:32] resident of district 3, but

[1:46:33] just over the bounry line of

[1:46:33] district funds, spend a lot of

[1:46:33] time in the West end

[1:46:33] >> so I just wanted to start

[1:46:33] off by saying I'm excited

[1:46:33] about the possibility of free

[1:46:34] investment in that area. It

[1:46:37] seems like a great opportunity

[1:46:38] grow and and important

[1:46:39] historical district in our

[1:46:41] town. I want to speak

[1:46:44] specifically to and what I

[1:46:45] think would be a really bad

[1:46:47] precedent to set that when

[1:46:49] someone is voted out of public

[1:46:51] service that they can no

[1:46:52] longer come back in and serve

[1:46:59] our community. Just that idea

[1:47:02] the voter turnout just

[1:47:06] speaking to the last comment

[1:47:06] or believe. Councilmember

[1:47:10] Carter received 419 votes and

[1:47:13] and and purrs received 338

[1:47:15] votes let all congratulations

[1:47:17] to Councilmember Carter. It is

[1:47:17] really hard to get people to

[1:47:20] show up to vote. And and you

[1:47:22] know, that's that's an

[1:47:23] achievement. But that's a

[1:47:25] difference of 81 votes between

[1:47:27] the 2. That doesn't sound like

[1:47:31] a mandate from voters that

[1:47:31] Anders compost could never

[1:47:36] serve our community again. I'd

[1:47:39] also point out that 338 votes

[1:47:40] is actually an increase of

[1:47:42] votes from the last time and

[1:47:43] risk on us was on the ballot.

[1:47:44] So more voters actually turned

[1:47:45] out from him in that election.

[1:47:47] And again, that just doesn't

[1:47:50] sound like a mandate from that

[1:47:52] community that he couldn't

[1:47:53] serve our community anymore. I

[1:47:54] think it's we've already at

[1:47:58] the last meeting that was.

[1:47:59] It's available online for

[1:48:00] people to watch. I think that

[1:48:04] it was well articulated

[1:48:05] ability to serve that he's

[1:48:07] highly qualified, obviously

[1:48:08] from the district. His family

[1:48:09] has deep roots in the district

[1:48:13] is business owners and at as

[1:48:14] community builders. So the

[1:48:17] only reason he would be

[1:48:17] rejected was because he lost

[1:48:22] the last election. And and as

[1:48:23] representatives once you're

[1:48:24] elected, you have a great

[1:48:29] opportunity. To represent

[1:48:31] everybody to bring us all

[1:48:32] together. It you're not there

[1:48:34] just to represent the people

[1:48:35] who voted for you. You're

[1:48:38] there to represent the entire

[1:48:40] community voters, people who

[1:48:41] never vote people who have

[1:48:42] time to show up here to speak

[1:48:42] at these meetings, people who

[1:48:44] don't have time, you're there

[1:48:48] to represent everybody and and

[1:48:51] making the decision not to

[1:48:52] appoint someone because they

[1:48:53] just lost. The last election

[1:48:56] is a huge missed opportunity

[1:48:57] to bring district one better

[1:48:59] voters together. It's a huge

[1:49:01] missed opportunity just to set

[1:49:02] an example that we are all

[1:49:03] community members and we're

[1:49:05] all in this together and to

[1:49:07] give those 338 voters who

[1:49:09] voted for Anders compost, the

[1:49:10] chance to still be represented

[1:49:11] in that community. Thanks very

[1:49:24] much.

[1:49:25] >> Hello, my name is Kayla

[1:49:26] Wenzel. I live in district

[1:49:29] one. I'll be honest. I don't

[1:49:30] follow a whole lot all the

[1:49:35] time. What's going on? But

[1:49:36] this caught my eye on

[1:49:37] Facebook. And so I've written

[1:49:40] something Scurry back. I want

[1:49:42] to speak tonight because it's

[1:49:43] important that the record

[1:49:44] reflect that not all district.

[1:49:45] One residents oppose this

[1:49:48] appointment. And that's

[1:49:49] supporting it does not mean

[1:49:51] ignoring concerns or

[1:49:52] dismissing voters. I've heard

[1:49:53] it said repeatedly at the last

[1:49:55] election had the highest

[1:49:58] turnout. That's a good thing.

[1:49:59] High turnout strengthens the

[1:50:02] legitimate legitimacy of the

[1:50:03] election outcome. But it's

[1:50:04] also important to be precise

[1:50:06] about what that election

[1:50:08] decided voters elected in

[1:50:09] councilmember. They did not

[1:50:12] vote on Ayers e. Board.

[1:50:14] Appointments for future

[1:50:17] pointed service. That election

[1:50:19] was also a 3 Bay race. While

[1:50:21] Councilmember Carter won MR.

[1:50:22] Compost still received over

[1:50:23] 40% of the vote, demonstrating

[1:50:25] that a substantial portion of

[1:50:26] district. One supported him

[1:50:27] even with multiple candidates

[1:50:30] on the ballot. That context

[1:50:31] matters when claims are made

[1:50:35] about voter rejection. What I

[1:50:36] continue to hear in opposition

[1:50:38] to this appointment is

[1:50:38] disagreement over past

[1:50:41] comment, not allegations of

[1:50:42] misconduct, conflict of

[1:50:44] interest or lack of

[1:50:45] qualification. There was also

[1:50:47] no alternative. Nobody

[1:50:48] presented that. I'm aware of.

[1:50:53] I could be wrong. But MR.

[1:50:55] Compost brings experience

[1:50:56] directly relevant t I r

[1:51:00] Seaboard prior to city Council

[1:51:01] service of familiarity with

[1:51:03] municipal budgeting and

[1:51:04] redevelopment process is

[1:51:05] private sector management

[1:51:05] experience and deep ties to

[1:51:09] the West Side. Those are

[1:51:09] practical assets for

[1:51:11] overseeing complex

[1:51:13] redevelopment funds. This is

[1:51:14] an appointed board, not an

[1:51:16] elected office, losing an

[1:51:18] election, even in a tough high

[1:51:20] turnout race does not

[1:51:20] disqualify someone from

[1:51:24] appointed civic service. So I

[1:51:25] asked council to evaluate this

[1:51:26] appointment based on the

[1:51:26] responsibilities of the board

[1:51:28] in the long-term interest of

[1:51:29] district. One, not on a

[1:51:30] petition pressure or

[1:51:31] implication. Thank you for

[1:51:43] your time. Good evening

[1:51:44] Council and mayor, thank you

[1:51:47] for. Taking your comments

[1:51:48] tonight. First, I want to say

[1:51:49] I'm here. My name life in

[1:51:53] district one. Resident. I

[1:51:55] actually resigned just 2

[1:51:56] blocks from.

[1:52:02] >> This Turner's. I support

[1:52:04] the appointment of Andres

[1:52:07] compost to the tourist board.

[1:52:08] And I briefly want to say that

[1:52:11] my good neighbor and friend,

[1:52:12] MISTER Fernando, you read

[1:52:13] that, which I believe reached

[1:52:14] out to you today. The email

[1:52:18] also supports Fernando. Also

[1:52:19] sports, Andre, is he MAY not

[1:52:20] support the rest of my

[1:52:21] comments. I wanted to get that

[1:52:24] out of the way. Early because

[1:52:25] I didn't share everything had

[1:52:27] to say with them because I

[1:52:29] wanted to get into some kind

[1:52:30] of some bigger concerns as it

[1:52:35] relates to this appointment.

[1:52:37] The opposition to his

[1:52:38] appointment, in my opinion,

[1:52:39] doesn't have anything to do

[1:52:40] with his ability to serve our

[1:52:44] community. It has nothing to

[1:52:45] do with ability and commitment

[1:52:49] to the West side. Or

[1:52:49] understanding. And

[1:52:54] redevelopment. It is an

[1:52:56] attempt to cancel someone from

[1:52:57] public service over an

[1:52:58] imperfect statement. I would

[1:53:01] agree with that. And he

[1:53:02] subsequently lost the election

[1:53:03] probably because of that

[1:53:10] statement. As you are all

[1:53:11] aware, MR. Compost during his

[1:53:12] term participated in a

[1:53:12] long-range planning

[1:53:15] discussion. And spoke about

[1:53:15] planning for future

[1:53:18] generations. The phrasing he

[1:53:22] used was not the best. I'm not

[1:53:23] sure if he's publicly said

[1:53:23] that. I know he said to me he

[1:53:26] could have framed it better.

[1:53:27] And that really should have

[1:53:28] been the end of it. Except it

[1:53:30] wasn't. Because now the

[1:53:34] argument is that. We should

[1:53:35] never serve if somebody loses

[1:53:38] an election. This should never

[1:53:39] served in the community again

[1:53:40] on any board were any

[1:53:43] capacity. Take into account

[1:53:46] that this man? Knows this city

[1:53:50] as well as any of us. To me,

[1:53:51] that's an extreme position and

[1:53:52] it should alarm everyone in

[1:53:56] this room. And let's be honest

[1:53:57] about the precedent that's

[1:54:01] being asked to be set. If

[1:54:02] losing an election

[1:54:02] disqualifies someone from

[1:54:08] serving. Our great community.

[1:54:08] The elections become lifetime

[1:54:10] bans instead of democratic

[1:54:14] process. For poorly worded

[1:54:15] statement during policy

[1:54:17] discussion. Becomes grounds

[1:54:20] for permanent exclusion than

[1:54:21] on conversation in this city

[1:54:23] is over. People stop speaking

[1:54:27] plainly. And only the loudest

[1:54:28] and most performative voices

[1:54:32] will remain. That is how local

[1:54:34] government to grades. Here's

[1:54:37] another fact. It is not talked

[1:54:41] about. This turns district and

[1:54:42] the surrounding neighborhoods

[1:54:46] and community. Voted Mr.

[1:54:48] Compost won a majority of

[1:54:52] those residents. What does

[1:54:52] that tell me in which to that

[1:54:56] whole council? That tells me

[1:54:58] and should tell council that

[1:54:59] the people most affected by

[1:55:03] this board trust, MR. Compass.

[1:55:04] And if you dismiss that

[1:55:05] reality because it's

[1:55:06] politically inconvenient. At

[1:55:12] best, it's cynical. Attorneys

[1:55:15] exist to deal with long time

[1:55:15] lines, recommendations to

[1:55:16] council that won't fit neatly

[1:55:17] into an outrage cycle. Does

[1:55:21] your New Braunfels up until

[1:55:22] recently has been immune to

[1:55:24] the woke left. Cancel culture.

[1:55:25] He's been prominent throughout

[1:55:28] the nation. Unfortunately, it

[1:55:29] has arrived and it's closed

[1:55:30] and so-called Christian

[1:55:32] conservatism. Same playbook is

[1:55:34] that left just different

[1:55:38] uniform. Manufacturing

[1:55:41] offense. Stripping context and

[1:55:44] demanding cancellation. That

[1:55:45] kind of politics needs to stay

[1:55:49] on social media. Mayor, you

[1:55:49] and I agree the devil is

[1:55:55] active. You don't have to like

[1:55:58] MISTER Compost. The test is

[1:56:00] whether this council reward.

[1:56:03] Manufactured outrage. Or

[1:56:05] support responsible

[1:56:07] governance. And finally.

[1:56:12] Quote. From Cs Lewis.

[1:56:13] Tolerance is not an end in

[1:56:17] itself. It is the discipline

[1:56:18] that allows people who

[1:56:20] genuinely disagree to live

[1:56:23] together without coercion. If

[1:56:23] this city abandons that

[1:56:25] discipline. We won't get

[1:56:28] better leaders. I fully

[1:56:29] support. MISTER Kopp Thank

[1:56:38] you. Hello, Chase Taylor

[1:56:40] District 5. I'll be brief and

[1:56:41] I want to take some pressure

[1:56:42] off. You because we all know

[1:56:43] you're gonna vote. We're not

[1:56:43] here to really change your

[1:56:44] mind. We're just here to be

[1:56:46] put on the record.

[1:56:47] >> The only thing that's been

[1:56:48] asked of MR. Campuses that he

[1:56:50] apologize and he hasn't done

[1:56:51] that. And so anyone that can

[1:56:52] make an excuse for that, I'd

[1:56:54] love to hear it, but he's here

[1:56:55] tonight. So he has an

[1:56:57] opportunity to do that. I'd

[1:56:57] like to offer them the

[1:57:07] opportunity. Thank you. Mayor

[1:57:12] Council. Thank you for. This.

[1:57:16] I guess.

[1:57:19] >> I think we all know your

[1:57:20] name, but the man stayed of to

[1:57:21] make that it's calm a resident

[1:57:24] of district. One. I have

[1:57:27] publicly apologized. The

[1:57:30] comments that I made. Were

[1:57:32] made in the context of a

[1:57:35] planning session. A five-year

[1:57:38] planning session. Where we

[1:57:40] were talking about what the

[1:57:41] future of New Braunfels going

[1:57:45] to look like. I misspoke and I

[1:57:49] said the city was not 4

[1:57:49] residents over 65. And what I

[1:57:51] meant was. The future of the

[1:57:54] city. It's not for residents.

[1:57:55] 65 and older. The future of

[1:57:57] the city is for our children,

[1:57:58] not my parents. Not your

[1:58:05] parents. I apologize for that.

[1:58:06] I have apologized for that

[1:58:08] before. What I will say is

[1:58:12] that. As Carter, if you

[1:58:13] recall, when you applied to

[1:58:15] the library board? Well, you

[1:58:16] are running as my opponent. I

[1:58:19] voted to appoint you. Because

[1:58:20] I believe that you're you have

[1:58:21] the opportunity. To voice your

[1:58:26] side. Of an issue that I care

[1:58:27] deeply about and was

[1:58:28] absolutely on the other side

[1:58:30] of. And I gave me that

[1:58:32] opportunity. I voted to

[1:58:33] appoint you and all I'm asking

[1:58:47] is for the same respect.

[1:58:48] Good

[1:58:54] Evening Council my name

[1:58:57] Roberto I'm a resident

[1:58:58] district. One and I own

[1:58:59] property right smack in the

[1:59:00] middle of this 2 years.

[1:59:04] Brand-new cues number 5. And

[1:59:04] I've also recommended in the

[1:59:12] first reading. Also over 65.

[1:59:16] From my perspective And this

[1:59:17] is the will only way I kind of

[1:59:19] know how to put I served in

[1:59:22] the U.S. Army for 12 years.

[1:59:26] And some thanks 60 year-old

[1:59:27] guy. Thank you for your

[1:59:29] service. Doesn't think.

[1:59:30] Doesn't faze me at all and

[1:59:32] doesn't mean a thing. So I

[1:59:34] don't know what he said. What

[1:59:37] contacts I didn't have to

[1:59:38] dodge a bullet does not bother

[1:59:45] me. I look forward to working

[1:59:47] I I know him when he served

[1:59:48] an.

[1:59:48] >> As a COUNCILMAN, I reached

[1:59:52] out to him once and he

[1:59:52] listened to care of what I

[1:59:55] needed to do. I do appreciate

[2:00:01] what all of you usually. And

[2:00:01] today I wasn't planning to

[2:00:05] speak, but I feel invisible.

[2:00:07] Yeah, I'm I'm recommended on

[2:00:07] that tears. And I'm like,

[2:00:08] well, you know, looks like on

[2:00:11] days running the show. You

[2:00:12] know, so, you know, I look

[2:00:13] forward to working with not

[2:00:15] only him but everyone else on

[2:00:18] the on the on the

[2:00:19] recommendation. I only know a

[2:00:20] couple of the people in don't

[2:00:24] don't know them very well. But

[2:00:26] I hope to be able to work with

[2:00:27] them and work with the

[2:00:27] council. Me, my understanding.

[2:00:28] And this is what confuses me

[2:00:34] too. Whatever this tears

[2:00:35] recommends is, is all it is.

[2:00:36] It's a recommendation to the

[2:00:41] City Council. So even we MAY

[2:00:42] recommend something that

[2:00:45] doesn't get through and I'm

[2:00:46] just not sure what the

[2:00:51] controversy. With serving on

[2:00:51] the board agree with some of

[2:00:56] that things just because you.

[2:00:59] And I'm not sure that losing

[2:00:59] the election is right to

[2:01:04] rather say lost re-election.

[2:01:04] >> I'm not sure what that

[2:01:08] controversy is about. Again,

[2:01:11] haven't paid much attention to

[2:01:12] the comment I heard or just

[2:01:13] don't understand what is

[2:01:17] about. You know, I for me. I'm

[2:01:18] here. I'm alive breathing. If

[2:01:26] I can still participate and be

[2:01:27] effective in in city

[2:01:27] government where I where I

[2:01:29] lived on the corner, there, I

[2:01:31] really look forward to. It

[2:01:36] just wish that we could move

[2:01:37] forward without this kind of

[2:01:39] seems like a personal. Attack

[2:01:42] on individual. For something

[2:01:47] that. Again, to me, he's like.

[2:01:50] You go back to. Sticks and

[2:01:55] stones, you MAY break my

[2:01:56] bones, but it's all it was,

[2:01:57] you know, I don't know. Like I

[2:01:59] said. Few pretty and have to

[2:02:02] duck, you know, so. Anyway,

[2:02:03] look forward to it. Thank you

[2:02:06] all for what you do. I hope we

[2:02:08] can get past this and do some

[2:02:09] good things for that district.

[2:02:10] One, I want to mention real

[2:02:12] quick, too, because we always

[2:02:12] hear about, well, I've been

[2:02:15] here since it isn't that my

[2:02:19] family. I'm very proud of it.

[2:02:21] My great grandfather rolled

[2:02:21] San Antonio here to New

[2:02:24] Braunfels back in 18. 97.

[2:02:25] We've been here. I've been

[2:02:28] here. Not that long, but my

[2:02:30] family. I.

[2:02:34] >> And that and that I moved

[2:02:36] to, you in and out back live,

[2:02:38] the New York, my wife's back.

[2:02:39] You were.

[2:02:41] >> Spend 20 something years in

[2:02:42] New York as part of our

[2:02:43] military service accent or so.

[2:02:44] I look forward to it and thank

[2:02:57] you for your time.

[2:02:58] >> Casing nobody else. Close

[2:02:59] public hearing. Any

[2:03:02] discussion. Motion to approve.

[2:03:06] I will second it.

[2:03:07] Councilmember Edwards moves

[2:03:08] for approval. Councilmember

[2:03:10] the Bosque seconds.

[2:03:11] >> Missus, I can do it. I can

[2:03:16] do it. Councilmember could pc.

[2:03:19] Councilmember Edwards. Mayor

[2:03:22] Pro Tem Spradley. I

[2:03:23] Councilmember Lebowski. I

[2:03:24] Councilmember Ryan. I

[2:03:27] councilmember Carter. On

[2:03:31] behalf Strickland. And Mayor

[2:03:41] Leonard's motion carries.

[2:03:44] >> And just want there were

[2:03:46] some misleading comments in

[2:03:48] the public comment portion of

[2:03:49] the meeting earlier. And so

[2:03:51] anybody that once the facts on

[2:03:52] the police were going to have

[2:03:56] a police update on MARCH 23rd.

[2:03:57] But anybody that's concerned

[2:03:57] or interested in what's going

[2:03:59] with the police department

[2:04:00] come to the MARCH 23rd meeting

[2:04:04] get an update from pd. With

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