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Thank you. Gaylor you ready.

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Good evening. We've got some

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seating up front, feel free to

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come on in. And once we close,

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the doors will get the meeting

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Okay. Missus,

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Wilkinson. We please call

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rule. Yes, Sir. Councilmember

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Carter.

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>> Here, Councilmember Cup

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easy. Councilmember Edwards

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care, Mayor pro tem spread

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line here. Councilmember

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Lebowski here, Councilmember

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Ryan here in Maryland.

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>> Here we have a quorum. And

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before we start with tonight's

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meeting. Just want to take a

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moment of silence to recognize

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CHAIRMAN Crowd sing. He was

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our county judge. Friend of

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mine for over 20 years a

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dedicated public servant who

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passed away unexpectedly over

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the weekend. If you honor him

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with a moment of silence, I'd

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appreciate it.

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Now invite

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Councilmember Carter to lead

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us in the invocation, followed

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by the pledges.

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>> We come before you seeking

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peace, comfort and guidance.

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We lift up the family and

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loved ones of Judge Sherman

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Krause e. His sudden passing

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has deeply affected our

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community. Police surround a

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family, loved ones and friends

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with your comfort and grant

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them peace in the days ahead.

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We thank you for first

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responders who created it.

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Courageously acted to protect

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our children Canyon Middle

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School. Watch over them and

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their families and bless them

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for their service. We ask your

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blessing on the city of New

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Braunfels, its leaders and its

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people. Grant us wisdom, unity

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and compassion as we serve

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this community. In your name,

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we pray.

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>> Okay. We get to start the

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meeting off with a little fun.

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proclamations. And then we're

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gonna we're gonna do a

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retirement. So the first one

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we're going to do is for

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entrepreneurship.

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Entrepreneurship Week. Would

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anybody here for

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entrepreneurship? We come up

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and join me.

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So whereas

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entrepreneurship is a driving

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force of innovation, economic

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growth and community

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prosperity. The entrepreneurs

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play a vital role in creating

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jobs, strengthening local

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economies and enhancing the

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quality of life for residents

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in New Braunfels. And whereas

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the city Braunfels is home to

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a diverse and dynamic

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entrepreneurial ecosystem,

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including small businesses,

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startups, family-owned

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enterprises makers, innovators

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and lifestyle brands that

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contribute to the city's

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unique character economic

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resilience and long-term

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growth. And whereas the

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Greater New Braunfels Chamber

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of Commerce plays a critical

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role in supporting

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entrepreneurship. Business

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programming, mentoring

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networking workforce

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initiatives and economic

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development strategies

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designed to help entrepreneurs

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start grow and sustain

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successful businesses. And

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whereas the chamber's economic

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development efforts in

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collaboration with public and

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private partners help

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strengthen the local business

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climate by supporting business

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attraction, retention

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expansion and innovation while

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fostering an environment where

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entrepreneurs entrepreneurs

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can thrive. And whereas

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entrepreneurship, education

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and career exploitation

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exploration are central to

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developing a strong future

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workforce and local career and

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technical education or cte

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programs. School districts,

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post-secondary institutions

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and workforce partners help

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inspire and prepare students

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to pursue entrepreneurship,

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innovation and business

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ownership as a viable career

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path. And whereas engaging

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entrepreneurship through

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education, workforce

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development and community

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partnerships, supports talent,

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development, economic move.

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Mobility and long-term

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prosperity for New Braunfels.

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Entrepreneurship Week provides

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an opportunity to recognize

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celebrate and support

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entrepreneurs will

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highlighting programs and

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partnerships that cultivate

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innovate, innovation and

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inspire the next generation of

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business leaders. Now,

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therefore, be it resolved that

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I deal in its mayor. The city

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of Braunfels, Texas, hereby

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proclaim FEBRUARY 14th through

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21st 2026. As Entrepreneurship

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Week. All right. Thank you,

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Mike Crowley. And with the the

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Bravo Chamber of Commerce. And

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I'm joined here today. We have

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folks from our spark Small

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business Center. We have

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Northeast Lakeview College and

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they have their business

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department. That's right here

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in New Braunfels. One of our

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business owners, I think most

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of America, some of the world

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knows about. And I could. The

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plan is better because I did

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not know that there's going to

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be a fire department.

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Retirement tonight in every

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good fireman's. Got a side.

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Hustle. So I imagine there's a

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bunch of small business owners

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right here and I look around

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the room and there's there's

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several I've seen I know

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there's a mom here. The young

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man who is trying to create

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faith-based t-shirts that I've

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seen on social media, theirs

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is other businesses here,

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folks that are trying to start

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the thing about starting your

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own business is this isn't a

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big corporation. This is this

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is when your neighbors. This

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is somebody who decides that

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they're going to make

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something and bring it to

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their community. And what what

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better thing can we celebrate?

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that to have what we have here

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in our startup ecosystem. With

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our spark small business

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center. We have come isd.

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coming. Isd. They have the e

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que better program for the

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high school students to go

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through and go through shark

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tank like Environment, New

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are middle school or high

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school, Braunfels Youth

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launching a venture lab. Small

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business startup. For those

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aged students. New Braunfels

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we're all in as a community

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and our business startups. And

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I think the city for

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recognizing it.

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career and technical Education

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month. So anybody here with

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familiar faces.

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career and technical education

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or cte, prepare students for

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future success by equipping

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them with the academic

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knowledge, technical skills

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and leadership. Competencies

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needed to thrive in an

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evolving workforce in a

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rapidly changing economy while

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also supporting the long-term

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economic stability and quality

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of life for the city, for the

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Whereas cte programs offered

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by New Braunfels Independent

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independent school district.

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meaningful hands-on learning

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real-world careers,

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both students and the broader

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community. And whereas career

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fosters essential leadership

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skills such as problem solving

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teamwork, communication,

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adaptability and innovation

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preparing students to become

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productive employees,

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entrepreneurs and civic minded

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leaders who contribute

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positively to the community.

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between the education and

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industry are critical to

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workforce readiness and

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employers and workforce

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organizations help ensure that

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local businesses have access

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to skilled workforce while

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providing residents with

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pathways to stable

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high-quality careers. Whereas

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the Greater New Braunfels

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Chamber of Commerce supports

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career and technical education

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through strategic partnerships

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connecting educators and

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students to the business

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exploration and work. Based

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mentorship and alignment

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between education, pathways

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and workforce needs all of

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which strengthen the local

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talent pipeline and support

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the well-being of their

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whereas these efforts enhance

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economic opportunity, reduced

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workforce gaps, support

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business growth and help

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ensure that New Braunfels

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remains a vibrant, resilient

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and prosperous community for

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citizens. And whereas the

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Career and Technical Education

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to recognize the impacts of

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cte. Educators,

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administrators, students and

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industry partners who are

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cleverly to prepare students

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for successful careers and

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meaningful contributions that

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benefit the entire community.

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Now, therefore, be it resolved

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that I knew Leonard's mayor

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the city of New Braunfels,

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Texas, do hereby proclaim the

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month of FEBRUARY 2026. As

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career and Technical Education

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Month.

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>> Really wasn't planning on

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saying anything. This is a

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this is a committee meets

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every single month in more

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frequently than that chamber

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hall. My name scored a bunch

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of and the chair and vice

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chair and now Michael step

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into that role and been in the

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committee now. I think 6 or 7

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years time search. Go by

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quick. I'll tell you a quick

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story to loop all this stuff.

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Kind of back together and then

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tour this young man I have

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since he was a 6th grader at

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one of our local schools when

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I met him, he tried out for

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the 7th grade soccer team with

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Crocs on. And even if someone

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at his house would have

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supported him. But those

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cleats. He didn't have enough,

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you know, high enough to be

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able to play on the team. And

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so through communities in

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schools, MR. Rickard, here's

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the ceo. You know, he was able

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to get connected with the

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mentor. And we help kind of

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give them some direction over

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these last few years. And I

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was a junior at one of our

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local schools and he plays on

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varsity soccer team. He has

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his grades up and he just went

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to Tstc. Well last week for

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the chili cook off. And he's

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going to, you know, be able to

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connect with some local

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employers and have a job where

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he'll be able to, you know,

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help take care of his own

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family. And I just think it's

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important pause for a second

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and tell stories like that

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because tstc and what they're

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doing out there at that

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campus. You know, the

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initiative came straight from,

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you know, the New Braunfels

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edc. And, you know, this

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council turned around and

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support of that initiative.

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And so now this kid has been

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able to go full circle and get

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get on the right path for a

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successful future. And the

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last thing I'll say it's kind

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of funny is that this

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committee 30 years ago started

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communities in schools. And so

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it's pretty unique to see

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everything kind of come full

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circle. And I think I've been

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talking long longer than

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proclamation by now. So I'm

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gonna hang it up. Thank you,

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Mayor. Thank you. Council

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Mike. Real quick. I want to

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make sure that we get our

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other education partners

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recognized again. We had

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Northeast Lakeview, New

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Braunfels up here. They've

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been real strong supporter of

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cte for both of our sons will

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be on both of our school

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districts.

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>> But that's what we're here

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today is from New Braunfels.

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We tstc that they've done a

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lot over the last 3 years and

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creating this this talent

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pipeline and engaging with our

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students. We have our school

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districts which really proud

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to support. There's an event

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that we've done the last 2

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years. And I thought you

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mention it. It's okay. Has

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still love you. Where people

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think we're crazy. But the

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first year we did 500th

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graders this last year. We did

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1000 this next year. We're

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doing 1500. Where we take from

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the local middle schools or

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bring a man and we expose him

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to career opportunities that

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are right here. So this last

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year we had 50 employers show

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up at the Civic Center and

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show hands on what a career

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looks like and what they do.

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It's everything from advanced

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manufacturing diesel

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mechanics. Yeah, it

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cybersecurity. You name it.

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Our fire department was there.

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We had our police department

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there this year. They didn't

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bring the guns last year. They

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brought all the guns. But

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we're very fortunate to have

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this community that that

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embraces our talent pipeline.

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And making sure that the folks

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that live here. Our kids. That

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when they graduate school,

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they have opportunities right

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here because in the past that

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wasn't a thing. In the past of

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some of the graduate school

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here they were leaving and

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they're going somewhere else

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to work in somewhere else to

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live and somewhere else to

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worship. We're helping create

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this ecosystem here where we

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get to have our families with

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us. And so now I know that

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when my kids graduate high

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school, there's opportunity

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for them right here. And

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that's because of this. This

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great city and its leadership.

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So thank you very much.

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Chief

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was on. I think you're next.

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>> introduce you to very

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special guest behind me. Is

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Bush. Which is given 31 years

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of service. To the New

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Braunfels Fire Department. So

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31 years ago. Look a little

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bit different. There was no

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Facebook. There was no digital

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cameras. There was no Google.

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There was no wifi, no gps. I

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mean, if if you had to get a

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location, you put out a key

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map. And you hope that you got

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it right in half the time you

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return, the came different

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directions. But just our world

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changed, Dani changed. Let's

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talk about to see pictures of

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them and some things never

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change. But, you know, he

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started as a firefighter

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paramedic. And he was focused.

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On the other. The patient. Or

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the fire right in front of

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them. But like anything, he

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evolved. He bawled as a

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leader. He started managing

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fire crews. Large-scale

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incidents, natural disasters.

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But one thing that never

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change was his desire to help.

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And thing else is his focus on

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people. Because Don t always

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knew that. People matter most.

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You Dani truly embody the

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concept. Of a servant leader.

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>> lot of firefighters,

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unfortunately, where we can be

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driven by ego. You got to put

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the fire out. We got a win.

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And that's the kind of

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firefighter you want to show

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up to your house on the on the

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worst day of your life. You

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want to fire fighter that

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wants to win no matter what

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the incident. But Don t always

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took a little bit of a

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different approach. He always

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wanted to win. But you always

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want is people safe? I think

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back when I first got here, I

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actually gave a letter of

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Commendation. Dani, it was in

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OCTOBER of 22. He had just

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made a fire and it was at a

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local business or restaurant.

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We have firefighters committed

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inside that had heavy fire,

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heavy smoke. We have put

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firefighters on the roof. To

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cut a hole to ventilate the

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products of combustion to able

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to make the visibility better

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and the environment more

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tenable. So firefighters could

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put the fire out. And like

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most firefighters, the hole

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goes. We've got to put the

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fire out. We've got to put the

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fire out. Dani was the

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incident commander. So for

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those not in the fire service,

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he stands outside he make sure

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that the entire incident is

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managed in official way. And

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in a safe way. Now

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firefighters are going to be

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focused on putting the fire

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out and that's where the ego

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comes in. Well, while he

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realize there's no more people

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inside. He evacuated the

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structure. Got everybody off

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the roof. Got everybody out of

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this structure still burning.

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Lot of firefighters weren't

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happy with that. Firefighters

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don't like to leave a

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structure. When it's still

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burning and go defensive. 2

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minutes shortly after that,

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the entire structure

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collapsed. We last an entire

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crew that day. But just like

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Donny was always focused on

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people. He put his ego aside.

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And he made sure everybody

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goes home. And that's what

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happened that day. And i

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remember giving them that that

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presentation in front of U.S.

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Troops. Also told if you cry

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them use Now you leave a

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legacy. You know, legacies are

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important in the fire service.

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Many can say your legacy is a

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lives. You saved. You are a

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firefighter. Paramedic. You

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probably can't even remember

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how many lives you touched

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either in the back of an

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ambulance or on a fire scene.

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But your legacy stance. At the

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very end here. All the men and

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women, firefighters. That

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serve. With courage. With

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commitment. But also with your

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example. So I want you to

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remember that. Your legacy is

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not the 31 years. Their legacy

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is not the incidents you

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commanded. It's the careers

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that u shaped. It's the men

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and women that will always

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talk about you at a fire

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station. Good and bad. And

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more than thing else. Your

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legacy is going to be your

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family. Know your At the end

579
00:21:42,377 --> 00:21:43,440
of the day that one of the

580
00:21:43,440 --> 00:21:45,944
hardest things to do is not

581
00:21:45,944 --> 00:21:47,477
being a firefighter. It's

582
00:21:47,477 --> 00:21:50,477
being married to a firefighter

583
00:21:51,144 --> 00:21:52,111
being the daughter, son of a

584
00:21:52,111 --> 00:21:52,744
firefighter cause how many

585
00:21:52,744 --> 00:21:53,411
times did you have to

586
00:21:53,411 --> 00:21:55,378
celebrate Christmas the day

587
00:21:55,378 --> 00:21:57,577
before the day after or

588
00:21:57,577 --> 00:21:59,311
unfortunately an anniversary,

589
00:21:59,311 --> 00:22:00,877
the day before the day after.

590
00:22:00,877 --> 00:22:03,440
Your legacy stands. Not only

591
00:22:03,440 --> 00:22:03,678
by the lives he's touched, but

592
00:22:03,678 --> 00:22:04,411
those that supported you

593
00:22:04,411 --> 00:22:07,411
throughout your career. So Don

594
00:22:09,478 --> 00:22:10,178
t. On behalf of myself. More

595
00:22:10,178 --> 00:22:13,110
times I found myself in your

596
00:22:13,110 --> 00:22:15,411
office. As asking questions,

597
00:22:16,311 --> 00:22:18,145
advice. Behalf of of very

598
00:22:18,145 --> 00:22:20,745
grateful City. On behalf of

599
00:22:20,745 --> 00:22:23,145
your family. The firefighters

600
00:22:25,111 --> 00:22:26,511
here with us. Enjoy your

601
00:22:26,511 --> 00:22:27,245
retirement. You will earn and

602
00:22:27,245 --> 00:22:30,245
have earned every minute thank

603
00:22:41,545 --> 00:22:43,545
you.

604
00:22:51,780 --> 00:22:51,345
Okay. Now you can call me

605
00:22:51,345 --> 00:22:51,455
a s#

606
00:22:51,455 --> 00:22:51,571
#

607
00:22:51,571 --> 00:22:51,681
#

608
00:22:51,681 --> 00:22:53,681
#

609
00:22:56,979 --> 00:22:57,612
because a fix to cry.

610
00:22:57,612 --> 00:22:58,978
I don't want to say thank

611
00:22:58,978 --> 00:23:00,211
thank you for the kind words,

612
00:23:00,211 --> 00:23:03,211
>> Thank you for letting me

613
00:23:05,412 --> 00:23:07,645
stay let's go with that. I've

614
00:23:07,645 --> 00:23:09,612
been very blessed in my life

615
00:23:09,612 --> 00:23:12,612
would have started here. It

616
00:23:12,778 --> 00:23:15,110
was number 17 on shift. Now we

617
00:23:15,110 --> 00:23:16,979
have 51 people and when it

618
00:23:16,979 --> 00:23:17,645
started here. There were 4

619
00:23:17,645 --> 00:23:18,246
fire stations and we had 4

620
00:23:18,246 --> 00:23:20,646
person crews except for

621
00:23:21,120 --> 00:23:24,120
downtown that had 5. It's been

622
00:23:26,120 --> 00:23:27,879
a journey. And the people

623
00:23:27,879 --> 00:23:30,279
would like to just too many

624
00:23:30,279 --> 00:23:33,446
did godly an indoor to start.

625
00:23:33,446 --> 00:23:34,346
So I'll just a 3 technically

626
00:23:34,346 --> 00:23:37,346
4. But Anderson, at the back

627
00:23:37,912 --> 00:23:38,612
there with the baby. Parker's,

628
00:23:38,612 --> 00:23:40,112
the one that threw the ball.

629
00:23:40,112 --> 00:23:43,712
It you sorry about that. But

630
00:23:46,120 --> 00:23:49,120
under Hannah. And don't know

631
00:23:51,113 --> 00:23:51,846
what to do without you. By

632
00:23:51,846 --> 00:23:56,130
GOD. I love each and every one

633
00:23:56,130 --> 00:23:57,813
of you. You know, the drill.

634
00:23:57,813 --> 00:24:00,446
If you need me catch from a

635
00:24:00,446 --> 00:24:01,713
mobile questions. Questions

636
00:24:01,713 --> 00:24:02,379
questions, questions,

637
00:24:02,379 --> 00:24:04,379
questions, questions. Thank

638
00:24:12,846 --> 00:24:13,513
you.

639
00:24:13,513 --> 00:24:15,913
>> We have a representative

640
00:24:23,746 --> 00:24:25,546
from Donna Campbell's office.

641
00:24:25,546 --> 00:24:28,546
So we have a representative

642
00:24:29,280 --> 00:24:29,880
from Donna Campbell's office.

643
00:24:29,880 --> 00:24:32,880
>> Ohtani when I saw I

644
00:24:33,980 --> 00:24:34,613
thought. Was more worried

645
00:24:34,613 --> 00:24:38,213
about how I was after the

646
00:24:38,447 --> 00:24:42,470
party Known you for a long

647
00:24:42,281 --> 00:24:43,113
time. So very proud of you.

648
00:24:43,113 --> 00:24:43,713
And so variable blast of no

649
00:24:43,713 --> 00:24:46,414
new and had you in our

650
00:24:46,414 --> 00:24:48,414
community. Senator Donna

651
00:24:51,314 --> 00:24:52,414
Campbell. Had this Texas flag

652
00:24:52,414 --> 00:24:56,140
flown for you over the state

653
00:24:57,147 --> 00:24:58,514
Capitol last week. So we have

654
00:24:58,514 --> 00:25:00,914
a circuit certificate of

655
00:25:02,214 --> 00:25:03,281
recognition for over 31 years.

656
00:25:03,281 --> 00:25:03,847
And the New Braunfels Fire

657
00:25:03,847 --> 00:25:05,847
Department Department

658
00:25:05,847 --> 00:25:07,800
Battalion Chief wish and

659
00:25:07,800 --> 00:25:09,470
gratitude for your dedicated

660
00:25:09,470 --> 00:25:12,470
in your honorable service. It

661
00:25:12,481 --> 00:25:13,114
was flown over the state

662
00:25:13,114 --> 00:25:16,714
Capitol on the 6th day of

663
00:25:25,214 --> 00:25:25,915
FEBRUARY. You

664
00:25:25,915 --> 00:25:28,915
>> Okay, we have their family

665
00:25:39,747 --> 00:25:39,948
come up for a picture.

666
00:25:39,948 --> 00:25:41,948
People

667
00:25:48,348 --> 00:25:51,348
are asking. At the council

668
00:26:03,248 --> 00:26:05,248
center behind it.

669
00:26:22,516 --> 00:26:23,215
>> All right. My brother,

670
00:26:23,215 --> 00:26:25,615
sister firefighters with what

671
00:26:25,615 --> 00:26:26,315
time to catch fish. The crack

672
00:26:26,315 --> 00:26:28,582
of dawn. What time to go hunt

673
00:26:28,582 --> 00:26:29,482
and the crack of dawn. Hey, if

674
00:26:29,482 --> 00:26:33,682
you want to get a hold of

675
00:26:44,249 --> 00:26:47,849
coming at the crack of noon.

676
00:27:31,683 --> 00:27:32,350
>> Okay. Is is everybody going

677
00:27:32,350 --> 00:27:36,550
to hang out for the rest of

678
00:27:46,450 --> 00:27:48,450
the meeting?

679
00:28:54,885 --> 00:28:55,985
Okay. Next up is

680
00:28:55,985 --> 00:28:56,985
citizens communication. Before

681
00:28:56,985 --> 00:28:58,717
we launch into that. I just

682
00:28:58,717 --> 00:28:59,751
want to read a couple of

683
00:28:59,751 --> 00:29:02,151
excerpts from our ordinance

684
00:29:02,218 --> 00:29:05,218
just as a friendly reminder.

685
00:29:05,484 --> 00:29:08,651
One of them, Israel in regards

686
00:29:08,651 --> 00:29:10,852
to my duties here. It says as

687
00:29:10,852 --> 00:29:11,551
the presiding officer, their

688
00:29:11,551 --> 00:29:14,551
mayor shall have the primary

689
00:29:15,551 --> 00:29:16,918
duty free. For ensuring that

690
00:29:16,918 --> 00:29:17,518
the council's rules procedures

691
00:29:17,518 --> 00:29:19,385
are followed in for

692
00:29:19,385 --> 00:29:21,785
maintaining dignity and order

693
00:29:21,785 --> 00:29:22,385
at all council meetings. And

694
00:29:22,385 --> 00:29:24,785
then under the decorum

695
00:29:26,852 --> 00:29:28,818
section. It says in all

696
00:29:28,818 --> 00:29:29,485
discussions, disrespectful

697
00:29:29,485 --> 00:29:31,485
language and personalities

698
00:29:34,180 --> 00:29:35,918
shall be avoided. No personal

699
00:29:35,918 --> 00:29:37,850
attacks shall be allowed by

700
00:29:37,850 --> 00:29:38,252
any speaker. So I just wanted

701
00:29:38,252 --> 00:29:39,985
to bring that up, which will

702
00:29:39,985 --> 00:29:40,685
apply to both our citizens,

703
00:29:40,685 --> 00:29:43,850
communication and any public

704
00:29:43,485 --> 00:29:45,452
hearing items. We're going to

705
00:29:45,452 --> 00:29:46,252
start with citizens

706
00:29:46,252 --> 00:29:47,619
communication. This is a time

707
00:29:47,619 --> 00:29:48,785
for citizens to address the

708
00:29:48,785 --> 00:29:49,785
city Council on issues and

709
00:29:49,785 --> 00:29:52,785
items of concern that are not

710
00:29:52,785 --> 00:29:54,685
on this agenda. There will be

711
00:29:54,685 --> 00:29:57,852
no city council action at this

712
00:29:57,852 --> 00:29:58,585
time. If you'd like to address

713
00:29:58,585 --> 00:29:59,485
counsel, please step up to the

714
00:29:59,485 --> 00:30:00,252
podium state. Your name with

715
00:30:00,252 --> 00:30:03,252
your resident non resident or

716
00:30:15,319 --> 00:30:17,719
live in the etj.

717
00:30:19,486 --> 00:30:22,486
>> Good evening. My name is

718
00:30:22,586 --> 00:30:25,952
Bob King. I am a resident

719
00:30:25,952 --> 00:30:26,652
taxpayer of the city Sense

720
00:30:26,652 --> 00:30:29,520
2009, what we just witnessed

721
00:30:30,786 --> 00:30:31,519
is wonderful. We should

722
00:30:31,519 --> 00:30:32,153
celebrate our first

723
00:30:32,153 --> 00:30:34,153
responders, every single

724
00:30:34,853 --> 00:30:35,486
opportunity we have. Because

725
00:30:35,486 --> 00:30:37,886
they're the absolute most

726
00:30:38,953 --> 00:30:40,853
important thing. To this city.

727
00:30:40,853 --> 00:30:41,686
But we have to do more than

728
00:30:41,686 --> 00:30:45,286
just celebrate and we got to

729
00:30:46,520 --> 00:30:47,153
pay him too. Esteem the mayor,

730
00:30:47,153 --> 00:30:49,153
honorable councilmembers

731
00:30:50,860 --> 00:30:53,860
fellow citizens. I'd like to

732
00:30:53,520 --> 00:30:54,419
reframe to discussions this

733
00:30:54,419 --> 00:30:55,120
body I think would like you to

734
00:30:55,120 --> 00:30:58,120
believe are unrelated when in

735
00:30:59,200 --> 00:31:00,190
fact they are related. When

736
00:31:00,190 --> 00:31:03,190
residents ask, why are police

737
00:31:04,530 --> 00:31:04,753
department is understaffed? Or

738
00:31:04,753 --> 00:31:06,820
why officer pay remains stuck

739
00:31:06,820 --> 00:31:10,287
at or below the median. The

740
00:31:10,287 --> 00:31:10,920
response we often hear is that

741
00:31:10,920 --> 00:31:12,587
paying police more would

742
00:31:12,587 --> 00:31:15,200
require higher taxes. I think

743
00:31:15,200 --> 00:31:17,320
that's simply not true. Taxes

744
00:31:17,320 --> 00:31:19,320
do not need to go up. To

745
00:31:19,320 --> 00:31:21,720
improve police pay priorities

746
00:31:23,200 --> 00:31:23,887
need to change. The problem

747
00:31:23,887 --> 00:31:24,587
isn't that the city lacks

748
00:31:24,587 --> 00:31:26,987
revenue. The problem is that

749
00:31:26,987 --> 00:31:29,187
the city has first chosen to

750
00:31:29,187 --> 00:31:29,820
use some of its general fund

751
00:31:29,820 --> 00:31:32,220
to subsidize real estate

752
00:31:34,520 --> 00:31:35,820
development. And then only it

753
00:31:35,820 --> 00:31:37,200
must cobble together from what

754
00:31:37,200 --> 00:31:38,540
remains for public safety and

755
00:31:38,540 --> 00:31:41,540
other things. So let's be

756
00:31:41,554 --> 00:31:42,187
clear about how this works.

757
00:31:42,187 --> 00:31:44,187
Hearst District routinely

758
00:31:45,520 --> 00:31:46,221
direct 85% of new property tax

759
00:31:46,221 --> 00:31:49,221
revenue away from the general

760
00:31:49,954 --> 00:31:50,621
fund. And in the ring, fenced

761
00:31:50,621 --> 00:31:52,621
development or improvement

762
00:31:53,721 --> 00:31:54,754
projects. That's money that

763
00:31:54,754 --> 00:31:56,653
could otherwise support police

764
00:31:56,653 --> 00:31:58,854
fire and other core services.

765
00:31:58,854 --> 00:32:00,870
Instead, it's locked up for

766
00:32:00,870 --> 00:32:00,787
decades to reimburse

767
00:32:00,787 --> 00:32:02,787
infrastructure parking site,

768
00:32:03,487 --> 00:32:06,454
work. And other costs that

769
00:32:06,454 --> 00:32:08,288
seem at least to this taxpayer

770
00:32:08,288 --> 00:32:08,987
to principally benefit private

771
00:32:08,987 --> 00:32:11,387
developers in preferred parts

772
00:32:12,955 --> 00:32:16,688
of town. Lair on top of that.

773
00:32:16,688 --> 00:32:17,355
Section 3.80, agreements which

774
00:32:17,355 --> 00:32:19,555
rebate tax dollars back to

775
00:32:19,555 --> 00:32:21,955
developers project by project.

776
00:32:22,888 --> 00:32:23,588
And the result is the same.

777
00:32:23,588 --> 00:32:25,255
Future. General fund revenue

778
00:32:25,255 --> 00:32:28,855
is spoken for before it even

779
00:32:29,621 --> 00:32:31,755
arrives. So when city leaders

780
00:32:31,755 --> 00:32:32,855
claim that they cannot afford

781
00:32:32,855 --> 00:32:35,855
to staff New Braunfels police

782
00:32:36,550 --> 00:32:37,855
adequately or move first

783
00:32:37,855 --> 00:32:38,555
responder compensation be on

784
00:32:38,555 --> 00:32:41,288
the media. That isn't because

785
00:32:41,288 --> 00:32:41,888
we lack money. It's because

786
00:32:41,888 --> 00:32:44,288
city leaders have other

787
00:32:46,355 --> 00:32:47,221
priorities. Keep in mind that

788
00:32:47,221 --> 00:32:49,221
nbpd is substantially

789
00:32:50,255 --> 00:32:52,655
understaffed versus state and

790
00:32:53,755 --> 00:32:54,389
national averages. Some 113

791
00:32:54,389 --> 00:32:55,220
sworn officers below the

792
00:32:55,220 --> 00:32:57,422
median. According to one

793
00:32:58,422 --> 00:32:59,688
mayoral candidate.

794
00:32:59,688 --> 00:33:01,688
Furthermore, nbpd isn't

795
00:33:02,455 --> 00:33:04,455
policing average residential

796
00:33:04,822 --> 00:33:05,456
population. As we all know,

797
00:33:05,456 --> 00:33:07,856
our officers are policing

798
00:33:10,122 --> 00:33:10,955
river crowds. Festivals, live

799
00:33:10,955 --> 00:33:11,622
music gatherings and bar

800
00:33:11,622 --> 00:33:12,222
districts. They often spend

801
00:33:12,222 --> 00:33:14,555
more time dealing with

802
00:33:14,555 --> 00:33:16,889
visitors and residents. More

803
00:33:16,889 --> 00:33:18,456
weekend. A nighttime

804
00:33:18,456 --> 00:33:20,222
enforcement, more alcohol

805
00:33:20,222 --> 00:33:22,289
related incidents, more strain

806
00:33:22,289 --> 00:33:23,389
per officer. And yet we staff

807
00:33:23,389 --> 00:33:26,989
nbpd as those as if those

808
00:33:27,789 --> 00:33:29,560
realities do not exist.

809
00:33:29,560 --> 00:33:30,756
Because I believe police

810
00:33:30,756 --> 00:33:33,156
staffing does not produce

811
00:33:33,189 --> 00:33:35,322
ribbon cuttings. Happy Chamber

812
00:33:35,322 --> 00:33:36,256
of Commerce or compact

813
00:33:36,256 --> 00:33:36,822
campaign contributions

814
00:33:36,822 --> 00:33:38,822
subsidize real estate

815
00:33:40,189 --> 00:33:41,889
projects. Do. That's the

816
00:33:41,889 --> 00:33:42,756
uncomfortable truth. So when

817
00:33:42,756 --> 00:33:45,756
residents are told that better

818
00:33:45,989 --> 00:33:46,623
first responder compensation

819
00:33:46,623 --> 00:33:49,230
requires raising taxes. I

820
00:33:50,560 --> 00:33:50,722
believe that's a false choice.

821
00:33:50,722 --> 00:33:52,423
The real choice is between

822
00:33:52,423 --> 00:33:53,156
continuing to prioritize

823
00:33:53,156 --> 00:33:55,156
developer subsidies or

824
00:33:56,623 --> 00:33:57,423
prioritizing public safety. We

825
00:33:57,423 --> 00:33:58,256
could choose to leave more of

826
00:33:58,256 --> 00:34:00,589
our tax base and the general

827
00:34:00,589 --> 00:34:03,523
fund if we wanted to, we could

828
00:34:03,523 --> 00:34:04,156
choose to scale back subsidies

829
00:34:04,156 --> 00:34:06,456
and a market that clearly

830
00:34:06,456 --> 00:34:07,223
doesn't need them. We could

831
00:34:07,223 --> 00:34:09,623
choose to treat police

832
00:34:10,423 --> 00:34:12,623
staffing as a central, not

833
00:34:12,623 --> 00:34:15,230
optional. Instead, this city

834
00:34:15,690 --> 00:34:16,423
has chosen subsidized growth.

835
00:34:16,423 --> 00:34:18,156
First and public safety.

836
00:34:18,156 --> 00:34:20,560
Second. That's a policy

837
00:34:20,560 --> 00:34:21,756
decision. That's their

838
00:34:21,756 --> 00:34:23,156
priority. If we paid our first

839
00:34:23,156 --> 00:34:24,230
responders better than our

840
00:34:24,230 --> 00:34:25,857
peers instead of just

841
00:34:25,857 --> 00:34:28,857
targeting the media, we would

842
00:34:30,230 --> 00:34:30,823
have a superior force and

843
00:34:30,823 --> 00:34:32,790
adequate numbers. The solution

844
00:34:32,790 --> 00:34:33,990
is to change our priorities or

845
00:34:33,990 --> 00:34:36,390
change our council members.

846
00:34:45,590 --> 00:34:46,290
Thank you very much. Hello,

847
00:34:46,290 --> 00:34:48,924
everyone. My name is Michael

848
00:34:48,924 --> 00:34:49,623
French. I live in the city.

849
00:34:49,623 --> 00:34:51,623
>> Mayor City Councilmembers

850
00:34:52,724 --> 00:34:53,357
members. City manager, thank

851
00:34:53,357 --> 00:34:56,900
you very much tonight for

852
00:34:56,900 --> 00:34:57,324
allowing me to speak. I want

853
00:34:57,324 --> 00:34:59,900
address you directly because

854
00:34:59,900 --> 00:35:02,900
this decision comes down. To

855
00:35:02,557 --> 00:35:03,857
leadership and timing. For

856
00:35:03,857 --> 00:35:04,524
years on New Braunfels Police

857
00:35:04,524 --> 00:35:07,524
Department has come to you

858
00:35:08,291 --> 00:35:09,240
directly for help. They're

859
00:35:09,240 --> 00:35:11,824
currently and too close to 140

860
00:35:11,824 --> 00:35:12,491
police officers. Compared to

861
00:35:12,491 --> 00:35:14,624
the national average of the

862
00:35:14,624 --> 00:35:17,624
United States. They do not

863
00:35:17,857 --> 00:35:18,624
have proper weapons training

864
00:35:18,624 --> 00:35:20,957
facilities do not any more

865
00:35:20,957 --> 00:35:21,624
police officers that they need

866
00:35:21,624 --> 00:35:22,224
more vehicles. The new more

867
00:35:22,224 --> 00:35:24,224
updated communications

868
00:35:25,458 --> 00:35:26,191
equipment. Why do we as a

869
00:35:26,191 --> 00:35:28,240
second fastest growing city in

870
00:35:28,240 --> 00:35:30,240
the United States have to

871
00:35:30,240 --> 00:35:31,991
continuously pay for other

872
00:35:31,991 --> 00:35:32,691
officers from other counties

873
00:35:32,691 --> 00:35:36,291
to work local events here in

874
00:35:37,291 --> 00:35:38,191
New Braunfels. Our city

875
00:35:38,191 --> 00:35:40,125
utilizes outside off-duty law

876
00:35:40,125 --> 00:35:42,125
enforcement officers to help

877
00:35:42,125 --> 00:35:43,258
manage security and traffic

878
00:35:43,258 --> 00:35:43,925
for local events. Braunfels

879
00:35:43,925 --> 00:35:46,325
Police Department staff are

880
00:35:46,958 --> 00:35:47,658
unavailable. There are 2

881
00:35:47,658 --> 00:35:49,325
options to do the right thing

882
00:35:49,325 --> 00:35:52,325
and to support are wonderful

883
00:35:52,425 --> 00:35:53,910
police department. You can

884
00:35:53,910 --> 00:35:55,910
either either move forward

885
00:35:55,910 --> 00:35:58,910
with the crime Control and

886
00:35:59,125 --> 00:35:59,791
Prevention district. The ccpd

887
00:35:59,791 --> 00:36:00,491
that's allowed by Texas law

888
00:36:00,491 --> 00:36:03,458
and one quarter of a cent per

889
00:36:03,458 --> 00:36:04,125
$0.08 of each sales tax. Or

890
00:36:04,125 --> 00:36:06,525
you could propose something

891
00:36:06,592 --> 00:36:08,958
maybe of a bond. A bond will

892
00:36:08,958 --> 00:36:12,558
not work. The ccpd we'll work

893
00:36:13,292 --> 00:36:15,158
and I will tell you why. We

894
00:36:15,158 --> 00:36:16,325
are a city of roughly 125,000

895
00:36:16,325 --> 00:36:19,325
residents. But in practice, we

896
00:36:19,425 --> 00:36:20,225
police far more than that. We

897
00:36:20,225 --> 00:36:22,225
have roughly 10 to 15,000

898
00:36:22,892 --> 00:36:24,825
visitors each and every day we

899
00:36:24,825 --> 00:36:26,625
have millions of visitors

900
00:36:26,625 --> 00:36:27,692
every year. Seasonal surges,

901
00:36:27,692 --> 00:36:29,559
alcohol related activities and

902
00:36:29,559 --> 00:36:31,925
events, activities and events

903
00:36:31,925 --> 00:36:33,492
traffic. The new Mayfair

904
00:36:33,492 --> 00:36:34,192
community events that

905
00:36:34,192 --> 00:36:35,159
dramatically increased calls

906
00:36:35,159 --> 00:36:37,525
for police service and so much

907
00:36:37,525 --> 00:36:41,125
more. Tonight. I want to be

908
00:36:41,525 --> 00:36:42,926
very clear. A crime control

909
00:36:42,926 --> 00:36:45,192
and prevention district to

910
00:36:45,192 --> 00:36:46,292
ccpd does what no other option

911
00:36:46,292 --> 00:36:48,590
can do. Officers should not

912
00:36:48,590 --> 00:36:49,225
have to walk the streets for a

913
00:36:49,225 --> 00:36:50,959
month collecting signatures

914
00:36:50,959 --> 00:36:51,626
only for you to quickly look

915
00:36:51,626 --> 00:36:53,959
at them and tell them that

916
00:36:53,959 --> 00:36:56,259
they have failed. Many times.

917
00:36:56,259 --> 00:36:59,259
They have asked for this

918
00:36:59,426 --> 00:37:00,326
almost every year since 2022.

919
00:37:00,326 --> 00:37:01,126
Why are you making a great

920
00:37:01,126 --> 00:37:03,526
police officers this arduous

921
00:37:05,192 --> 00:37:06,426
task? They have enough to do

922
00:37:06,426 --> 00:37:07,726
already. And the bigger

923
00:37:07,726 --> 00:37:10,726
question is why we supporting

924
00:37:12,393 --> 00:37:13,559
them and their needs? Ccpd

925
00:37:13,559 --> 00:37:15,559
provides ongoing, dedicated

926
00:37:15,593 --> 00:37:16,759
voter approved funding for

927
00:37:16,759 --> 00:37:18,659
crime control. This is funding

928
00:37:18,659 --> 00:37:21,930
that could be used for hiring

929
00:37:21,930 --> 00:37:21,693
officers funding over time,

930
00:37:21,693 --> 00:37:23,600
improving retention and

931
00:37:23,600 --> 00:37:24,526
staffing for peak tourism

932
00:37:24,526 --> 00:37:27,626
seasons. It allows the city to

933
00:37:27,626 --> 00:37:28,293
keep pace with growth instead

934
00:37:28,293 --> 00:37:31,893
of reacting to it years too

935
00:37:32,160 --> 00:37:32,860
late. This is not theoretical.

936
00:37:32,860 --> 00:37:35,793
This is how cities across the

937
00:37:35,793 --> 00:37:36,493
great state of Texas and the

938
00:37:36,493 --> 00:37:37,926
race to the nation stabilizes

939
00:37:37,926 --> 00:37:40,326
the price departments. Mayor

940
00:37:41,493 --> 00:37:44,293
and City Council. This is also

941
00:37:44,293 --> 00:37:45,426
the most fiscally responsible

942
00:37:45,426 --> 00:37:48,693
option. Ccpd is a pay as you

943
00:37:48,693 --> 00:37:49,593
go. No debt, no interest, no

944
00:37:49,593 --> 00:37:51,527
burden pushed on to feed these

945
00:37:51,527 --> 00:37:53,827
future city councils like you

946
00:37:53,827 --> 00:37:55,793
or the taxpayers in New

947
00:37:55,793 --> 00:37:57,793
Braunfels. Like unlike

948
00:37:58,827 --> 00:38:00,930
property tax base, bonds as an

949
00:38:00,930 --> 00:38:00,827
option, ccpd funded through

950
00:38:00,827 --> 00:38:02,394
sales tax ensures that

951
00:38:02,394 --> 00:38:04,794
visitors not just residents

952
00:38:06,460 --> 00:38:07,627
help pay for police services

953
00:38:07,627 --> 00:38:08,294
but more than finances. This

954
00:38:08,294 --> 00:38:11,294
is about officer safety and

955
00:38:12,127 --> 00:38:13,660
sustainability. Under staffing

956
00:38:13,660 --> 00:38:16,161
does not announce itself. A

957
00:38:16,161 --> 00:38:17,460
great headlines. It shows up

958
00:38:17,460 --> 00:38:19,194
very quietly and single

959
00:38:19,194 --> 00:38:21,194
officer responses and delayed

960
00:38:21,194 --> 00:38:23,594
backup and mandatory overtime

961
00:38:23,927 --> 00:38:24,627
and fatigue and burnout and

962
00:38:24,627 --> 00:38:27,270
then and experienced officers

963
00:38:28,527 --> 00:38:30,461
leaving the force. Those are

964
00:38:30,461 --> 00:38:32,161
warning signs and once they

965
00:38:32,161 --> 00:38:32,861
become visit, visit visible,

966
00:38:32,861 --> 00:38:35,794
excuse me to the public. The

967
00:38:35,794 --> 00:38:37,627
cost. The legal cause, the

968
00:38:37,627 --> 00:38:40,627
financial cost and the human

969
00:38:42,428 --> 00:38:43,270
cost will be much great. Your

970
00:38:43,270 --> 00:38:43,728
roles as mayor and city

971
00:38:43,728 --> 00:38:45,594
council and city manager not

972
00:38:45,594 --> 00:38:47,994
just to maintain today's

973
00:38:49,461 --> 00:38:50,161
budget, but it is its to set

974
00:38:50,161 --> 00:38:52,961
the city and the sustainable

975
00:38:52,961 --> 00:38:54,528
patch past for the future.

976
00:38:54,528 --> 00:38:56,928
Ccpd create something very

977
00:38:56,995 --> 00:38:57,661
important. A fully-staffed

978
00:38:57,661 --> 00:38:59,661
supported protected police

979
00:39:00,628 --> 00:39:01,628
force. For the safety of our

980
00:39:01,628 --> 00:39:04,280
officers, the resilience of

981
00:39:04,495 --> 00:39:06,161
our police department and the

982
00:39:06,161 --> 00:39:07,628
long-term security of New

983
00:39:07,628 --> 00:39:08,328
Braunfels. I urge you to

984
00:39:08,328 --> 00:39:10,728
prioritize and crime control

985
00:39:10,895 --> 00:39:13,295
and prevention district. Not

986
00:39:14,428 --> 00:39:15,128
as an alternative someday, but

987
00:39:15,128 --> 00:39:15,761
as a resolution that we need

988
00:39:15,761 --> 00:39:18,761
now today. Thank you very

989
00:39:28,950 --> 00:39:29,495
much, guys. Thank you. Good

990
00:39:29,495 --> 00:39:32,162
evening, mayor and council. My

991
00:39:32,162 --> 00:39:32,828
name my name is Justin

992
00:39:32,828 --> 00:39:33,495
Meadows. I am a citizen and

993
00:39:33,495 --> 00:39:36,495
this community and I wasn't

994
00:39:37,428 --> 00:39:38,628
planning to speak tonight.

995
00:39:38,628 --> 00:39:40,662
>> But this is a particular

996
00:39:40,662 --> 00:39:42,562
the last 2 comments

997
00:39:42,562 --> 00:39:43,262
particularly important to

998
00:39:43,262 --> 00:39:46,262
because topic that I've been

999
00:39:46,629 --> 00:39:47,962
following since 2016. And in

1000
00:39:47,962 --> 00:39:49,495
full disclosure, I'm sure that

1001
00:39:49,495 --> 00:39:50,162
we have a lot of things in

1002
00:39:50,162 --> 00:39:52,728
common. But one thing that

1003
00:39:52,728 --> 00:39:55,728
apparently we don't as facts.

1004
00:39:55,829 --> 00:39:57,762
And and just full disclosure,

1005
00:39:57,762 --> 00:39:58,496
I've had plenty of videos made

1006
00:39:58,496 --> 00:40:01,329
about me in the past. So

1007
00:40:01,329 --> 00:40:02,562
another one won't hurt my

1008
00:40:02,562 --> 00:40:04,162
feelings. It if you want to

1009
00:40:04,162 --> 00:40:04,829
write about me, go and read

1010
00:40:04,829 --> 00:40:07,362
about me. I could care But

1011
00:40:07,362 --> 00:40:08,429
here's the facts. The New

1012
00:40:08,429 --> 00:40:10,296
Braunfels Police Department,

1013
00:40:10,296 --> 00:40:11,290
these are just notes that I've

1014
00:40:11,290 --> 00:40:13,620
kept up with overtime and come

1015
00:40:13,620 --> 00:40:13,962
back them up with facts. The

1016
00:40:13,962 --> 00:40:14,662
New Braunfels Police

1017
00:40:14,662 --> 00:40:17,662
Department actually put out a

1018
00:40:17,929 --> 00:40:19,529
crime snap sheet issue,

1019
00:40:19,529 --> 00:40:21,396
JANUARY 14th, 2026 letting our

1020
00:40:21,396 --> 00:40:22,196
community know that community

1021
00:40:22,196 --> 00:40:24,596
crime against property is

1022
00:40:26,963 --> 00:40:27,629
actually down 7%. What are

1023
00:40:27,629 --> 00:40:29,396
communities crimes against

1024
00:40:29,396 --> 00:40:30,430
property there, burglaries,

1025
00:40:30,430 --> 00:40:32,830
thefts, motor vehicle, thefts,

1026
00:40:34,563 --> 00:40:36,963
vandalism. Crime against a

1027
00:40:37,630 --> 00:40:38,290
society. What are those drugs?

1028
00:40:38,290 --> 00:40:40,290
Narcotics, gambling offenses,

1029
00:40:40,429 --> 00:40:42,960
weapons laws, violations. Our

1030
00:40:42,960 --> 00:40:42,796
overall crime in this

1031
00:40:42,796 --> 00:40:43,496
community, even though we've

1032
00:40:43,496 --> 00:40:45,196
grown is down 6%. And if you

1033
00:40:45,196 --> 00:40:47,996
don't believe me, just going

1034
00:40:47,996 --> 00:40:48,730
ask your police force. They're

1035
00:40:48,730 --> 00:40:52,330
the ones that are issuing this

1036
00:40:54,396 --> 00:40:56,396
information. Officer increase.

1037
00:40:57,463 --> 00:40:58,530
Somebody said something about

1038
00:40:58,530 --> 00:40:59,463
officers increase not

1039
00:40:59,463 --> 00:41:00,300
happening. We're down 113. I

1040
00:41:00,300 --> 00:41:00,730
would love to see the

1041
00:41:00,730 --> 00:41:02,730
supporting documentation for

1042
00:41:03,963 --> 00:41:06,963
that. Because this over the

1043
00:41:06,997 --> 00:41:09,130
last 10 years is engaged in

1044
00:41:09,130 --> 00:41:12,130
many are many surveys with the

1045
00:41:12,130 --> 00:41:14,530
police department and opened

1046
00:41:14,730 --> 00:41:15,830
up the lines of communication

1047
00:41:15,830 --> 00:41:16,497
with them. Officers have

1048
00:41:16,497 --> 00:41:17,797
increased in his community

1049
00:41:17,797 --> 00:41:20,263
every year over the last 10

1050
00:41:20,263 --> 00:41:22,930
years with the exception of

1051
00:41:22,930 --> 00:41:24,930
2026, we had 2172 officers,

1052
00:41:25,300 --> 00:41:26,197
uniformed at the beginning of

1053
00:41:26,197 --> 00:41:29,197
2026. In your budget. You only

1054
00:41:30,464 --> 00:41:31,230
approved 172 outside of that.

1055
00:41:31,230 --> 00:41:31,830
We've increased our officer

1056
00:41:31,830 --> 00:41:33,830
uniforms. Officers put

1057
00:41:34,930 --> 00:41:35,631
positions by 53. I'm not

1058
00:41:35,631 --> 00:41:36,330
making this up its facts. If

1059
00:41:36,330 --> 00:41:39,764
you don't believe me, go ask

1060
00:41:39,764 --> 00:41:41,300
your police department. To

1061
00:41:41,300 --> 00:41:41,597
inform the decisions that

1062
00:41:41,597 --> 00:41:43,997
using. You employed a

1063
00:41:45,310 --> 00:41:45,797
consulting firm again, this

1064
00:41:45,797 --> 00:41:46,564
got 22 years of experience

1065
00:41:46,564 --> 00:41:48,831
doing 400 plus of these

1066
00:41:48,831 --> 00:41:51,231
studies across the country.

1067
00:41:51,731 --> 00:41:52,464
Now I'm no consultant and I

1068
00:41:52,464 --> 00:41:53,164
definitely don't have

1069
00:41:53,164 --> 00:41:56,164
credentials. But if you don't

1070
00:41:56,564 --> 00:41:57,264
believe me. Through an open

1071
00:41:57,264 --> 00:41:58,464
records request and asked for

1072
00:41:58,464 --> 00:42:01,464
the survey, you'll see it.

1073
00:42:01,731 --> 00:42:03,664
It's there. They'll tell you,

1074
00:42:03,664 --> 00:42:05,464
okay. They use input from the

1075
00:42:05,464 --> 00:42:07,298
staff to use input from the

1076
00:42:07,298 --> 00:42:07,998
employees. Some of the key

1077
00:42:07,998 --> 00:42:09,298
findings from that particular

1078
00:42:09,298 --> 00:42:12,698
one. That was the last when we

1079
00:42:12,698 --> 00:42:13,398
did stated that That we're

1080
00:42:13,398 --> 00:42:16,398
doing an extraordinary job in

1081
00:42:17,965 --> 00:42:18,931
response time. Apparently

1082
00:42:18,931 --> 00:42:20,864
we're not. We're not policing

1083
00:42:20,864 --> 00:42:21,865
a normal crowd. So we must not

1084
00:42:21,865 --> 00:42:22,531
be an extraordinary job. But

1085
00:42:22,531 --> 00:42:24,698
the professional sure think

1086
00:42:24,698 --> 00:42:25,298
that we are employees don't

1087
00:42:25,298 --> 00:42:28,298
feel that over time as

1088
00:42:28,865 --> 00:42:29,531
excessive. Okay. I've been

1089
00:42:29,531 --> 00:42:30,431
around long enough to know

1090
00:42:30,431 --> 00:42:33,431
that the river challenges have

1091
00:42:34,265 --> 00:42:35,698
been here for quite some time.

1092
00:42:35,698 --> 00:42:36,431
Our police chiefs have done a

1093
00:42:36,431 --> 00:42:39,398
great job of making that job a

1094
00:42:39,398 --> 00:42:40,531
little bit easier and well, lo

1095
00:42:40,531 --> 00:42:41,132
and behold, it staff doesn't

1096
00:42:41,132 --> 00:42:43,498
feel like over time as

1097
00:42:43,498 --> 00:42:45,898
excessive. Turnovers. Very low

1098
00:42:46,932 --> 00:42:47,632
in our police department.

1099
00:42:47,632 --> 00:42:50,320
Patrol staffing is adequate.

1100
00:42:50,465 --> 00:42:51,332
Interesting. I didn't make

1101
00:42:51,332 --> 00:42:52,698
that up. Doing open records

1102
00:42:52,698 --> 00:42:54,198
request. You can get the

1103
00:42:54,198 --> 00:42:57,198
survey. I'm just sick and

1104
00:42:57,532 --> 00:42:58,198
tired of all the lies. Go make

1105
00:42:58,198 --> 00:43:00,331
your video write a blog. I

1106
00:43:00,331 --> 00:43:01,650
could care less. Go get the

1107
00:43:01,650 --> 00:43:03,465
facts. This community deserves

1108
00:43:15,232 --> 00:43:17,232
better.

1109
00:43:20,733 --> 00:43:23,133
>> All right. Good evening,

1110
00:43:24,732 --> 00:43:25,432
Kodiak or a resident. Before

1111
00:43:25,432 --> 00:43:27,599
again, I want to acknowledge

1112
00:43:27,599 --> 00:43:28,232
the moment we're in as a

1113
00:43:28,232 --> 00:43:28,899
country, public trust in

1114
00:43:28,899 --> 00:43:29,599
government is fragile right

1115
00:43:29,599 --> 00:43:32,599
now from national failures of

1116
00:43:32,799 --> 00:43:33,599
transparency. Unanswered

1117
00:43:33,599 --> 00:43:34,799
questions and accountability

1118
00:43:34,799 --> 00:43:35,566
surrounding the Epstein files

1119
00:43:35,566 --> 00:43:36,299
people across the country are

1120
00:43:36,299 --> 00:43:37,533
losing faith that institutions

1121
00:43:37,533 --> 00:43:41,133
tell the truth or hold power

1122
00:43:41,732 --> 00:43:43,660
accountable. When it happens

1123
00:43:43,660 --> 00:43:43,699
to citizens disengage. They

1124
00:43:43,699 --> 00:43:45,633
stopped voting. They stop

1125
00:43:45,633 --> 00:43:46,766
participating in democracy.

1126
00:43:46,766 --> 00:43:47,432
Weekends because people don't

1127
00:43:47,432 --> 00:43:49,799
care but because they feel

1128
00:43:49,799 --> 00:43:51,499
shut out. That is why local

1129
00:43:51,499 --> 00:43:53,866
government matters more than

1130
00:43:53,866 --> 00:43:55,266
ever trust is rebuilt, closest

1131
00:43:55,266 --> 00:43:56,566
to home and participation is

1132
00:43:56,566 --> 00:43:58,499
essential. Voter turnout in

1133
00:43:58,499 --> 00:43:59,199
our last local election cycle

1134
00:43:59,199 --> 00:44:01,566
was alarmingly low. We cannot

1135
00:44:01,566 --> 00:44:02,633
allow that to become the norm.

1136
00:44:02,633 --> 00:44:04,433
Accountability only works when

1137
00:44:04,433 --> 00:44:05,366
people show up, stay engaged

1138
00:44:05,366 --> 00:44:06,533
and demand better peacefully

1139
00:44:06,533 --> 00:44:08,533
lawfully and persistently.

1140
00:44:09,933 --> 00:44:11,233
With that in mind, I live in

1141
00:44:11,233 --> 00:44:12,330
New Braunfels and I'm here

1142
00:44:12,330 --> 00:44:12,766
because I care deeply about

1143
00:44:12,766 --> 00:44:15,333
the integrity of the city, not

1144
00:44:15,333 --> 00:44:16,233
just how it looks on paper.

1145
00:44:16,233 --> 00:44:18,660
But how it operates in real

1146
00:44:18,660 --> 00:44:18,966
life for the people who live

1147
00:44:18,966 --> 00:44:21,700
here. That's not my first time

1148
00:44:21,700 --> 00:44:23,600
standing before you and that

1149
00:44:23,600 --> 00:44:25,367
matters because long before

1150
00:44:25,367 --> 00:44:26,670
federal court filings long

1151
00:44:26,670 --> 00:44:26,600
before public attention, long

1152
00:44:26,600 --> 00:44:28,600
before this became

1153
00:44:29,799 --> 00:44:30,567
uncomfortable. I came here

1154
00:44:30,567 --> 00:44:32,533
with one goal to prevent

1155
00:44:32,533 --> 00:44:33,200
exactly where we are now for

1156
00:44:33,200 --> 00:44:33,867
more than 2 years, I raised

1157
00:44:33,867 --> 00:44:36,267
concerns about whether our

1158
00:44:36,533 --> 00:44:37,233
municipal systems were

1159
00:44:37,233 --> 00:44:39,233
operating with constitutional

1160
00:44:39,600 --> 00:44:41,700
and statutory bounds. I asked

1161
00:44:41,700 --> 00:44:42,434
questions about basic

1162
00:44:42,434 --> 00:44:43,100
compliance questions. Any

1163
00:44:43,100 --> 00:44:43,800
well-functioning government

1164
00:44:43,800 --> 00:44:46,800
should be able to answer

1165
00:44:46,834 --> 00:44:48,334
clearly and confidently.

1166
00:44:48,334 --> 00:44:50,667
Instead of clarity, what

1167
00:44:50,667 --> 00:44:51,367
followed was delay instead of

1168
00:44:51,367 --> 00:44:53,670
correction avoidance instead

1169
00:44:53,670 --> 00:44:54,234
of transparency, silence that

1170
00:44:54,234 --> 00:44:56,234
silence did not resolve the

1171
00:44:56,234 --> 00:44:58,300
problem allowed it to grow.

1172
00:44:58,300 --> 00:44:58,967
Let me say this plainly, this

1173
00:44:58,967 --> 00:45:01,367
is not about personalities,

1174
00:45:01,601 --> 00:45:02,867
grudges or political theater.

1175
00:45:02,867 --> 00:45:04,767
It is about whether power in

1176
00:45:04,767 --> 00:45:05,701
the city's exercise lawfully

1177
00:45:05,701 --> 00:45:06,434
and what that means when

1178
00:45:06,434 --> 00:45:08,834
structural safeguards or treat

1179
00:45:09,267 --> 00:45:10,501
is optional. Rather than

1180
00:45:10,501 --> 00:45:11,167
essential. I'm not discuss the

1181
00:45:11,167 --> 00:45:11,867
details. Details my ongoing

1182
00:45:11,867 --> 00:45:14,267
federal civil litigation that

1183
00:45:14,335 --> 00:45:15,135
belongs in court. But I can

1184
00:45:15,135 --> 00:45:15,767
speak about the broader

1185
00:45:15,767 --> 00:45:17,767
governance failures that

1186
00:45:18,967 --> 00:45:19,634
brought us here legally

1187
00:45:19,634 --> 00:45:20,334
required. Documentation is

1188
00:45:20,334 --> 00:45:22,401
missing for years is missing

1189
00:45:22,401 --> 00:45:24,680
for years. That is not a

1190
00:45:24,680 --> 00:45:24,601
clerical oversight, but

1191
00:45:24,601 --> 00:45:25,801
evidence subject of

1192
00:45:25,801 --> 00:45:28,680
preservation obligations is no

1193
00:45:28,680 --> 00:45:29,135
longer available. That is not

1194
00:45:29,135 --> 00:45:30,135
a misunderstanding. When

1195
00:45:30,135 --> 00:45:30,834
warnings are repeatedly raise

1196
00:45:30,834 --> 00:45:33,234
and repeatedly ignored. That

1197
00:45:33,701 --> 00:45:34,401
is not an accident at that

1198
00:45:34,401 --> 00:45:36,568
point. The issue is no longer

1199
00:45:36,568 --> 00:45:37,235
individual air is

1200
00:45:37,235 --> 00:45:37,901
institutional breakdown and

1201
00:45:37,901 --> 00:45:40,301
that breakdown affects real

1202
00:45:42,100 --> 00:45:42,868
people. Every citation issued

1203
00:45:42,868 --> 00:45:43,601
every find collected every

1204
00:45:43,601 --> 00:45:44,934
punishment imposed by a system

1205
00:45:44,934 --> 00:45:46,934
operating with unresolved

1206
00:45:47,135 --> 00:45:48,935
authority defects. Kerry's

1207
00:45:48,935 --> 00:45:49,635
consequences, people paid

1208
00:45:49,635 --> 00:45:50,335
money. People face penalties,

1209
00:45:50,335 --> 00:45:53,335
people trusted that the city

1210
00:45:54,968 --> 00:45:55,668
had done its job correctly.

1211
00:45:55,668 --> 00:45:56,368
That trust was misplaced. The

1212
00:45:56,368 --> 00:45:59,368
harm does not disappear just

1213
00:45:59,401 --> 00:46:00,135
because time has passed since

1214
00:46:00,135 --> 00:46:01,468
last fall that this council to

1215
00:46:01,468 --> 00:46:02,268
take a simple, responsible

1216
00:46:02,268 --> 00:46:04,668
step conduct an internal

1217
00:46:05,135 --> 00:46:07,401
review of the municipal court

1218
00:46:07,401 --> 00:46:09,435
identify impacted cases and

1219
00:46:09,435 --> 00:46:10,168
correct improper financial

1220
00:46:10,168 --> 00:46:11,201
liberty related outcomes. That

1221
00:46:11,201 --> 00:46:14,168
request was not radical. It

1222
00:46:14,168 --> 00:46:15,135
was remedial and yet it was it

1223
00:46:15,135 --> 00:46:15,802
has gone unanswered.

1224
00:46:15,802 --> 00:46:18,202
Accountability does not end

1225
00:46:18,302 --> 00:46:19,402
with acknowledging a problem.

1226
00:46:19,402 --> 00:46:22,269
It begins with reporting with

1227
00:46:22,269 --> 00:46:23,435
repairing the damage. There's

1228
00:46:23,435 --> 00:46:24,869
another issue that a juror

1229
00:46:24,869 --> 00:46:25,569
deserve attention tonight. The

1230
00:46:25,569 --> 00:46:26,802
way that's the way this city

1231
00:46:26,802 --> 00:46:28,802
responds when authorities

1232
00:46:28,902 --> 00:46:29,802
question rather than

1233
00:46:29,802 --> 00:46:30,868
addressing compliance failures

1234
00:46:30,868 --> 00:46:31,535
directly in early, the city

1235
00:46:31,535 --> 00:46:33,602
has increasingly relied on

1236
00:46:33,602 --> 00:46:34,569
outside and legal defense

1237
00:46:34,569 --> 00:46:36,469
funded by taxpayers to manage

1238
00:46:36,469 --> 00:46:38,335
exposure instead of correcting

1239
00:46:38,335 --> 00:46:39,200
conduct. That approach MAY

1240
00:46:39,200 --> 00:46:41,402
delay consequences, but it

1241
00:46:41,735 --> 00:46:42,402
does not eliminate them.

1242
00:46:42,402 --> 00:46:45,402
That's all you're doing is

1243
00:46:45,969 --> 00:46:46,602
kicking the can down the road.

1244
00:46:46,602 --> 00:46:48,436
And it transfers the cost

1245
00:46:48,436 --> 00:46:49,369
inaction on to the public to

1246
00:46:49,369 --> 00:46:51,360
be clear legal counsel as a

1247
00:46:51,360 --> 00:46:52,869
vital role in a city act

1248
00:46:52,869 --> 00:46:53,536
lawfully. But when public

1249
00:46:53,536 --> 00:46:54,236
funds are repeatedly use to

1250
00:46:54,236 --> 00:46:55,269
defend issues that stem from

1251
00:46:55,269 --> 00:46:56,236
an resolve, compliance

1252
00:46:56,236 --> 00:46:58,236
failures, governance has

1253
00:46:59,336 --> 00:46:59,936
drifted from stewardship and

1254
00:46:59,936 --> 00:47:01,136
insulation that is not

1255
00:47:01,136 --> 00:47:02,803
leadership. That is Avoidance.

1256
00:47:02,803 --> 00:47:05,203
Braunfels is growing rapidly.

1257
00:47:06,203 --> 00:47:06,736
Growth brings opportunity but

1258
00:47:06,736 --> 00:47:08,403
also magnifies the

1259
00:47:08,403 --> 00:47:09,636
consequences of unchecked

1260
00:47:09,636 --> 00:47:10,303
authority. The larger we

1261
00:47:10,303 --> 00:47:10,936
become more critical. It is

1262
00:47:10,936 --> 00:47:12,203
that our systems operate

1263
00:47:12,203 --> 00:47:12,969
cleanly lawfully and

1264
00:47:12,969 --> 00:47:14,936
transparently. Which brings me

1265
00:47:14,936 --> 00:47:16,703
to why this moment matters.

1266
00:47:16,703 --> 00:47:17,369
The city's approaching an

1267
00:47:17,369 --> 00:47:19,203
election cycle. Leadership

1268
00:47:19,203 --> 00:47:21,360
will change. New voices will

1269
00:47:21,360 --> 00:47:22,803
enter this room and the

1270
00:47:22,803 --> 00:47:24,236
choices made now. Well,

1271
00:47:24,236 --> 00:47:26,236
confront problems honestly

1272
00:47:28,770 --> 00:47:29,436
already for them. Already for

1273
00:47:29,436 --> 00:47:30,103
them again, will shape the

1274
00:47:30,103 --> 00:47:31,770
culture of governance that

1275
00:47:31,770 --> 00:47:33,270
follows. To the residents of

1276
00:47:33,270 --> 00:47:35,670
New Braunfels watching this

1277
00:47:36,103 --> 00:47:38,503
local government matters. This

1278
00:47:38,803 --> 00:47:39,670
chamber determines how

1279
00:47:39,670 --> 00:47:40,336
interstate they did. A weather

1280
00:47:40,336 --> 00:47:41,803
authority is restrained are

1281
00:47:41,803 --> 00:47:44,203
assumed citizens to respect

1282
00:47:45,870 --> 00:47:46,503
respected are processed.

1283
00:47:46,503 --> 00:47:48,270
Democratic euro does not

1284
00:47:48,270 --> 00:47:49,203
announce itself loudly. It

1285
00:47:49,203 --> 00:47:50,303
happens quietly when oversight

1286
00:47:50,303 --> 00:47:50,970
is postponed responsibilities

1287
00:47:50,970 --> 00:47:52,770
deferred. I'm here tonight

1288
00:47:52,770 --> 00:47:53,503
because postponement is no

1289
00:47:53,503 --> 00:47:55,503
longer acceptable. Resolution

1290
00:47:57,670 --> 00:47:58,670
requires action, not rhetoric.

1291
00:47:58,670 --> 00:48:00,370
And courage, not going to be

1292
00:48:00,370 --> 00:48:01,370
whether the reform public

1293
00:48:01,370 --> 00:48:02,503
accountability or judicial

1294
00:48:02,503 --> 00:48:03,937
review. The truth has a way of

1295
00:48:03,937 --> 00:48:05,170
emerging. The question before

1296
00:48:05,170 --> 00:48:05,870
this council is not whether

1297
00:48:05,870 --> 00:48:08,870
that happens, but whether it

1298
00:48:20,937 --> 00:48:22,937
happens with integrity.

1299
00:48:23,204 --> 00:48:25,604
>> Okay. Seeing nobody Close

1300
00:48:26,337 --> 00:48:28,337
citizens communication. Next

1301
00:48:29,370 --> 00:48:32,104
item up as our consent agenda.

1302
00:48:32,104 --> 00:48:34,710
All items listed below are

1303
00:48:34,710 --> 00:48:34,770
considered to be routine and

1304
00:48:34,770 --> 00:48:36,771
non-controversial by the city

1305
00:48:36,771 --> 00:48:38,804
council will be approved by

1306
00:48:38,804 --> 00:48:39,504
one motion to be no separate

1307
00:48:39,504 --> 00:48:42,338
discussion of these items on

1308
00:48:42,338 --> 00:48:43,671
Councilmember citizen. So

1309
00:48:43,671 --> 00:48:44,871
request which case item will

1310
00:48:44,871 --> 00:48:45,571
be removed from the consent

1311
00:48:45,571 --> 00:48:47,471
agenda considered as part of

1312
00:48:47,471 --> 00:48:48,138
the normal order of business.

1313
00:48:48,138 --> 00:48:50,404
Citizens must be present to

1314
00:48:50,404 --> 00:48:51,380
pull an item. This is what

1315
00:48:51,380 --> 00:48:53,838
consent of any items been

1316
00:48:53,838 --> 00:48:56,238
pulled. Counselor there any

1317
00:48:58,571 --> 00:49:00,505
items you'd like to pull?

1318
00:49:00,505 --> 00:49:03,804
We'll be taking up our action

1319
00:49:03,804 --> 00:49:04,838
items along with resolutions

1320
00:49:04,838 --> 00:49:06,638
beginning with approval of a

1321
00:49:06,638 --> 00:49:07,305
resolution to consent to the

1322
00:49:07,305 --> 00:49:09,205
creation of the Gulf, our

1323
00:49:09,205 --> 00:49:11,605
Municipal utility district or

1324
00:49:12,380 --> 00:49:14,539
a mud within the city's extra

1325
00:49:14,539 --> 00:49:15,838
troops. Extraterritorial

1326
00:49:15,838 --> 00:49:16,738
jurisdiction Etj in Guadalupe

1327
00:49:16,738 --> 00:49:18,738
County consisting of

1328
00:49:19,472 --> 00:49:20,671
approximately 250 acres and

1329
00:49:20,671 --> 00:49:21,905
authorizing the city manager

1330
00:49:21,905 --> 00:49:24,205
to execute a development

1331
00:49:24,205 --> 00:49:25,338
agreement between the city of

1332
00:49:25,338 --> 00:49:28,338
Braunfels and Union One Road

1333
00:49:31,471 --> 00:49:32,172
llc. Approval of a resolution

1334
00:49:32,172 --> 00:49:34,272
authorizing the submission of

1335
00:49:34,272 --> 00:49:35,205
an application for funding

1336
00:49:35,205 --> 00:49:37,972
under the U.S. Department of

1337
00:49:37,972 --> 00:49:38,605
Justice Bureau of Justice

1338
00:49:38,605 --> 00:49:39,772
Assistance, Edward Byrne

1339
00:49:39,772 --> 00:49:40,605
Memorial Justice Assistance

1340
00:49:40,605 --> 00:49:42,405
Grants program as administered

1341
00:49:42,405 --> 00:49:45,739
by the Office of the Governor

1342
00:49:45,739 --> 00:49:46,805
Public Safety Office, Criminal

1343
00:49:46,805 --> 00:49:48,805
justice divisions, fiscal

1344
00:49:49,539 --> 00:49:50,772
year, 2027 Criminal Justice

1345
00:49:50,772 --> 00:49:52,472
program. Grant and authorizing

1346
00:49:52,472 --> 00:49:54,472
the city manager or their

1347
00:49:54,472 --> 00:49:55,172
designee to act on behalf of

1348
00:49:55,172 --> 00:49:58,339
the city of Braunfels and all

1349
00:49:58,339 --> 00:49:59,339
matters related to this grant.

1350
00:49:59,339 --> 00:50:01,339
Including execution of all

1351
00:50:01,339 --> 00:50:02,439
required documentation

1352
00:50:02,439 --> 00:50:04,272
associated with any resulting

1353
00:50:04,272 --> 00:50:05,739
a word and designating the

1354
00:50:05,739 --> 00:50:06,306
director of finance for or

1355
00:50:06,306 --> 00:50:06,939
their designee as the

1356
00:50:06,939 --> 00:50:09,339
financial officer for the

1357
00:50:10,806 --> 00:50:11,839
grant awarded. Approval of

1358
00:50:11,839 --> 00:50:13,872
resolution of the City Council

1359
00:50:13,872 --> 00:50:14,572
of the City of New Braunfels

1360
00:50:14,572 --> 00:50:16,572
authorizing the city manager

1361
00:50:16,572 --> 00:50:17,839
to act on behalf of the City

1362
00:50:17,839 --> 00:50:18,772
of Braunfels and then a

1363
00:50:18,772 --> 00:50:20,272
Brussels national airport in

1364
00:50:20,272 --> 00:50:20,872
all matters related to

1365
00:50:20,872 --> 00:50:21,406
application for funding

1366
00:50:21,406 --> 00:50:23,406
through the airport

1367
00:50:23,839 --> 00:50:25,390
infrastructure Grant program

1368
00:50:25,390 --> 00:50:26,106
for the Braunfels National

1369
00:50:26,106 --> 00:50:26,773
Airport Pavement,

1370
00:50:26,773 --> 00:50:28,773
rehabilitation, engineering

1371
00:50:29,406 --> 00:50:30,406
and Design project and

1372
00:50:30,406 --> 00:50:31,639
pledging that the city of

1373
00:50:31,639 --> 00:50:32,406
Braunfels will comply with the

1374
00:50:32,406 --> 00:50:32,940
grant requirements of the

1375
00:50:32,940 --> 00:50:34,940
Texas Department of

1376
00:50:37,600 --> 00:50:38,390
Transportation. Approval of a

1377
00:50:38,390 --> 00:50:40,390
resolution authorizing the

1378
00:50:40,106 --> 00:50:43,506
submission of an application funding provided by the

1379
00:50:43,506 --> 00:50:45,306
office of the Governor Public

1380
00:50:45,306 --> 00:50:46,473
Safety Office, Criminal

1381
00:50:46,473 --> 00:50:47,140
Justice Divisions, Rifle

1382
00:50:47,140 --> 00:50:49,540
Resistant Body Armor Grant

1383
00:50:50,730 --> 00:50:50,740
program for fiscal year 2027

1384
00:50:50,740 --> 00:50:52,806
and authorizing the city

1385
00:50:52,806 --> 00:50:54,740
manager or designee to act on

1386
00:50:54,740 --> 00:50:55,373
behalf of of the city of

1387
00:50:55,373 --> 00:50:56,340
Braunfels and all matters

1388
00:50:56,340 --> 00:50:58,707
related to this grant,

1389
00:50:58,707 --> 00:50:59,306
including the execution of all

1390
00:50:59,306 --> 00:51:01,306
required documentation

1391
00:51:01,473 --> 00:51:03,373
associated with any resulting

1392
00:51:03,373 --> 00:51:04,840
award and designating the

1393
00:51:04,840 --> 00:51:05,540
director finance or their

1394
00:51:05,540 --> 00:51:06,240
designee as the financial

1395
00:51:06,240 --> 00:51:09,840
officer for this grant, as it

1396
00:51:10,607 --> 00:51:12,674
has awarded. Approval of

1397
00:51:12,674 --> 00:51:13,606
resolution of the City Council

1398
00:51:13,606 --> 00:51:14,307
of the City of New Braunfels

1399
00:51:14,307 --> 00:51:15,173
authorizing the city manager

1400
00:51:15,173 --> 00:51:16,400
to act on behalf of the city

1401
00:51:16,400 --> 00:51:18,440
Braunfels. And Braunfels mean

1402
00:51:19,707 --> 00:51:21,940
it's full to New Braunfels

1403
00:51:21,940 --> 00:51:22,974
National Airport and all

1404
00:51:22,974 --> 00:51:24,407
matters regarding application

1405
00:51:24,407 --> 00:51:25,606
of the fiscal year 2026

1406
00:51:25,606 --> 00:51:27,606
Infrastructure Investment and

1407
00:51:29,874 --> 00:51:30,374
Jobs Act. I j Competitive

1408
00:51:30,374 --> 00:51:31,840
Federal Aviation

1409
00:51:31,840 --> 00:51:33,840
Administration. Faa contract

1410
00:51:35,974 --> 00:51:36,940
Tower Fct Grant program. And

1411
00:51:36,940 --> 00:51:37,907
pledging that the city of

1412
00:51:37,907 --> 00:51:38,707
Braunfels will comply with the

1413
00:51:38,707 --> 00:51:39,240
grant requirements of the

1414
00:51:39,240 --> 00:51:41,240
Texas Department of

1415
00:51:45,707 --> 00:51:46,441
Transportation. And Ordinances

1416
00:51:46,441 --> 00:51:47,174
beginning with the approval of

1417
00:51:47,174 --> 00:51:47,807
the first and final reading of

1418
00:51:47,807 --> 00:51:49,874
an ordinance or during a

1419
00:51:49,874 --> 00:51:50,741
regular election to be held in

1420
00:51:50,741 --> 00:51:51,441
the city of Braunfels on MAY.

1421
00:51:51,441 --> 00:51:53,841
Second 2026 for regular city

1422
00:51:55,141 --> 00:51:55,807
officers. And establishing a

1423
00:51:55,807 --> 00:51:57,641
early voting locations and

1424
00:51:57,641 --> 00:51:59,274
polling places for this

1425
00:51:59,274 --> 00:51:59,974
election and making making

1426
00:51:59,974 --> 00:52:02,974
provisions for the conduct of

1427
00:52:03,575 --> 00:52:04,708
the election. Approval of the

1428
00:52:04,708 --> 00:52:06,708
first reading of an ordinance

1429
00:52:06,708 --> 00:52:08,474
amending Park operating Hours

1430
00:52:08,474 --> 00:52:09,141
Section. 86 dash 3 rules and

1431
00:52:09,141 --> 00:52:11,541
regulations for Control of

1432
00:52:12,375 --> 00:52:13,541
Park and recreation areas.

1433
00:52:13,541 --> 00:52:15,741
Approval of the first reading

1434
00:52:15,741 --> 00:52:16,375
of an ordinance to amend the

1435
00:52:16,375 --> 00:52:17,775
city's code of ordinances

1436
00:52:17,775 --> 00:52:19,775
chapter. 66 historic

1437
00:52:19,908 --> 00:52:21,908
Preservation Section 66 dash.

1438
00:52:24,441 --> 00:52:25,341
57.1 incentives. Approval of a

1439
00:52:25,341 --> 00:52:26,308
second final reading of an

1440
00:52:26,308 --> 00:52:27,608
ordinance appointing the

1441
00:52:27,608 --> 00:52:29,541
initial board of directors to

1442
00:52:29,541 --> 00:52:30,241
the city of New Braunfels Tax

1443
00:52:30,241 --> 00:52:32,241
Increment Reinvestment Zone.

1444
00:52:33,541 --> 00:52:34,641
Number 2 for the river mill

1445
00:52:34,641 --> 00:52:36,408
naming the place designations

1446
00:52:36,408 --> 00:52:37,750
of point directors,

1447
00:52:37,750 --> 00:52:39,475
establishing term dates and

1448
00:52:40,741 --> 00:52:41,408
declaring an effective date.

1449
00:52:41,408 --> 00:52:42,208
Approval of a second final

1450
00:52:42,208 --> 00:52:43,800
reading of an ordinance

1451
00:52:43,800 --> 00:52:44,175
appointing the initial board

1452
00:52:44,175 --> 00:52:45,475
of directors to the city

1453
00:52:45,475 --> 00:52:47,475
Braunfels Tax Increment

1454
00:52:47,508 --> 00:52:49,508
Reinvestment Zone. Number 4

1455
00:52:49,575 --> 00:52:51,442
present park naming the place

1456
00:52:51,442 --> 00:52:52,142
designations be appointed

1457
00:52:52,142 --> 00:52:52,742
directors, establishing term

1458
00:52:52,742 --> 00:52:55,142
dates and declaring an

1459
00:52:57,775 --> 00:52:58,509
effective date. Approval of

1460
00:52:58,509 --> 00:52:59,642
the second final reading of an

1461
00:52:59,642 --> 00:53:00,775
ordinance amending the

1462
00:53:00,775 --> 00:53:02,875
Braunfels Code of Ordinances.

1463
00:53:02,875 --> 00:53:04,609
Chapter 100 dash 20 changing

1464
00:53:04,609 --> 00:53:06,542
the membership composition of

1465
00:53:06,542 --> 00:53:07,176
the roadway. Impact Fee

1466
00:53:07,176 --> 00:53:09,176
Advisory Committee income

1467
00:53:11,142 --> 00:53:12,342
plants. S p 18. 83. And

1468
00:53:12,342 --> 00:53:14,209
approval of the second final

1469
00:53:14,209 --> 00:53:16,375
reading of an ordinance

1470
00:53:16,375 --> 00:53:17,675
requested by Vincent heaping

1471
00:53:17,675 --> 00:53:19,175
or Vincent Gerard and

1472
00:53:19,175 --> 00:53:21,342
Associates Inc to rezone

1473
00:53:21,342 --> 00:53:22,242
approximately 0.1 of an acre

1474
00:53:22,242 --> 00:53:24,642
of current school to

1475
00:53:24,942 --> 00:53:26,909
subdivision block one. A lot

1476
00:53:26,909 --> 00:53:28,942
to be from r One single-family

1477
00:53:28,942 --> 00:53:29,642
district to r one s up

1478
00:53:29,642 --> 00:53:31,676
single-family district with a

1479
00:53:31,676 --> 00:53:32,709
special use permit to allow

1480
00:53:32,709 --> 00:53:33,442
telecommunications Tower

1481
00:53:33,442 --> 00:53:34,642
currently addressed a 2 to one

1482
00:53:34,642 --> 00:53:37,642
to listen way. Motion to

1483
00:53:41,430 --> 00:53:43,409
approve. Mayor Pro tem moves

1484
00:53:43,409 --> 00:53:44,143
for approval. Councilmember

1485
00:53:44,143 --> 00:53:44,809
the Bosque seconds misses

1486
00:53:44,809 --> 00:53:45,409
Wilkinson. Will you please

1487
00:53:45,409 --> 00:53:47,409
call roll Councilmember

1488
00:53:49,342 --> 00:53:51,243
Carter.

1489
00:53:51,243 --> 00:53:52,310
>> Councilmember could pc. I

1490
00:53:52,310 --> 00:53:54,710
councilmember Edwards, I Mayor

1491
00:53:54,776 --> 00:53:55,443
Pro Tem Spradley. I

1492
00:53:55,443 --> 00:53:56,509
councilmember love asking I

1493
00:53:56,509 --> 00:53:56,976
councilmember I and I and

1494
00:53:56,976 --> 00:53:58,976
Mayor Leonard.

1495
00:54:00,809 --> 00:54:01,909
>> Motion carries. Next. We'll

1496
00:54:01,909 --> 00:54:03,876
take up for individual items.

1497
00:54:03,876 --> 00:54:04,576
First, one being a public

1498
00:54:04,576 --> 00:54:05,943
hearing and first reading of

1499
00:54:05,943 --> 00:54:06,776
an ordinance adopting the

1500
00:54:06,776 --> 00:54:07,376
youth program standards of

1501
00:54:07,376 --> 00:54:10,376
care for the Parks and

1502
00:54:14,110 --> 00:54:16,110
Recreation Department.

1503
00:54:16,110 --> 00:54:16,943
>> Good evening, Mayor City

1504
00:54:16,943 --> 00:54:17,610
Council. I'm Stephanie our

1505
00:54:17,610 --> 00:54:18,176
recreation manager for the

1506
00:54:18,176 --> 00:54:20,176
Parks and Recreation

1507
00:54:23,310 --> 00:54:23,977
Department. Tonight. I'm

1508
00:54:23,977 --> 00:54:26,410
presenting to you the youth

1509
00:54:26,410 --> 00:54:27,177
program. Standards of care as

1510
00:54:27,177 --> 00:54:30,177
a department. We update this

1511
00:54:30,977 --> 00:54:33,610
is a team yearly. These are

1512
00:54:33,610 --> 00:54:35,676
standards put in place that

1513
00:54:35,676 --> 00:54:38,310
monitor how hire staff, how we

1514
00:54:38,310 --> 00:54:39,710
train them. Staff ratios,

1515
00:54:39,710 --> 00:54:40,377
qualifications, our facility,

1516
00:54:40,377 --> 00:54:42,777
health and safety standards

1517
00:54:43,510 --> 00:54:45,110
and so forth. And so in order

1518
00:54:45,110 --> 00:54:46,110
to receive exempt status, we

1519
00:54:46,110 --> 00:54:49,310
do need to file and submit a

1520
00:54:49,310 --> 00:54:50,440
copy of the standards of care.

1521
00:54:50,440 --> 00:54:51,944
Notice of public hearing and a

1522
00:54:51,944 --> 00:54:53,710
copy of the ordinance adopting

1523
00:54:53,710 --> 00:54:56,710
the standards for 2026. We had

1524
00:54:57,144 --> 00:55:00,144
no updates this year. That's

1525
00:55:00,310 --> 00:55:04,510
all I have on this one. Any

1526
00:55:06,440 --> 00:55:08,110
questions. All right. Thank

1527
00:55:08,110 --> 00:55:08,744
you. Open the site the public

1528
00:55:08,744 --> 00:55:09,444
hearing. If anybody would like

1529
00:55:09,444 --> 00:55:11,440
to speak to this item, please

1530
00:55:11,440 --> 00:55:11,777
step up to the podium state.

1531
00:55:11,777 --> 00:55:14,777
Your name with your resident

1532
00:55:16,745 --> 00:55:17,777
non-resident live in the tj.

1533
00:55:17,777 --> 00:55:18,677
>> Seeing no one will close

1534
00:55:18,677 --> 00:55:21,677
public make a motion to

1535
00:55:23,440 --> 00:55:24,111
approve. And I'll second it.

1536
00:55:24,111 --> 00:55:25,311
Councilmember and MISTER

1537
00:55:25,311 --> 00:55:25,944
Approval councilmember about

1538
00:55:25,944 --> 00:55:27,945
ski seconds all in favor.

1539
00:55:27,945 --> 00:55:30,945
Raise your right hand. Motion

1540
00:55:32,345 --> 00:55:33,511
carries unanimously. Next item

1541
00:55:33,511 --> 00:55:35,178
is a public hearing. And first

1542
00:55:35,178 --> 00:55:37,450
reading of an ordinance

1543
00:55:37,450 --> 00:55:38,450
amending the city of Braunfels

1544
00:55:38,450 --> 00:55:40,111
Code of Ordinances. Section

1545
00:55:40,111 --> 00:55:42,511
one, 18 dash. 46 y traffic

1546
00:55:44,745 --> 00:55:45,911
impact analysis.

1547
00:55:45,911 --> 00:55:46,778
>> Good evening, mayor and

1548
00:55:46,778 --> 00:55:48,111
council tonight we're

1549
00:55:48,111 --> 00:55:48,845
presenting on some updates to

1550
00:55:48,845 --> 00:55:51,245
some requirements for the

1551
00:55:53,611 --> 00:55:55,578
traffic impact analysis. So

1552
00:55:55,578 --> 00:55:56,411
traffic impact analysis or a

1553
00:55:56,411 --> 00:55:58,511
tia? It's a very specialized

1554
00:55:58,511 --> 00:56:00,245
ensuring study prepared by a

1555
00:56:00,245 --> 00:56:01,912
traffic engineer. And what it

1556
00:56:01,912 --> 00:56:02,612
does is looks at a development

1557
00:56:02,612 --> 00:56:04,212
and evaluate what the impact

1558
00:56:04,212 --> 00:56:06,145
is to the transportation

1559
00:56:06,145 --> 00:56:08,112
system. It's required for new

1560
00:56:08,112 --> 00:56:09,145
development redevelopment. Any

1561
00:56:09,145 --> 00:56:10,378
change in land use that sent

1562
00:56:10,378 --> 00:56:14,578
us a pay to did generate new

1563
00:56:14,745 --> 00:56:16,780
traffic or change in traffic?

1564
00:56:16,780 --> 00:56:18,478
It's required for masterplan

1565
00:56:19,845 --> 00:56:20,879
plats permits zoning. And

1566
00:56:20,879 --> 00:56:23,790
basically the point is to

1567
00:56:23,790 --> 00:56:23,912
identify mitigation measures

1568
00:56:23,912 --> 00:56:25,145
for the development in order

1569
00:56:25,145 --> 00:56:27,512
to mitigate the impact that

1570
00:56:27,512 --> 00:56:29,912
they're having to adjacent

1571
00:56:31,679 --> 00:56:32,679
streets and intersections. And

1572
00:56:32,679 --> 00:56:33,312
some of those mitigations

1573
00:56:33,312 --> 00:56:33,979
could be traffic control

1574
00:56:33,979 --> 00:56:36,790
devices like stop signs or

1575
00:56:36,790 --> 00:56:38,212
signals that could be traffic

1576
00:56:38,212 --> 00:56:39,212
calming different intersection

1577
00:56:39,212 --> 00:56:40,120
improvements, new turn lanes,

1578
00:56:40,120 --> 00:56:40,712
additional travel lanes. There

1579
00:56:40,712 --> 00:56:44,312
are a lot of different design

1580
00:56:46,379 --> 00:56:48,146
elements. So are updating just

1581
00:56:48,146 --> 00:56:49,712
a few amendments. The first

1582
00:56:49,712 --> 00:56:50,946
one has to do with the roadway

1583
00:56:50,946 --> 00:56:53,346
planning level analysis. This

1584
00:56:53,746 --> 00:56:55,946
is different than the

1585
00:56:55,946 --> 00:56:56,645
intersection analysis. But

1586
00:56:56,645 --> 00:56:58,612
currently we're not following

1587
00:56:58,612 --> 00:56:59,446
what the code Code indicates

1588
00:56:59,446 --> 00:57:03,460
that all streets in the study

1589
00:57:03,790 --> 00:57:04,980
area have to be looked at,

1590
00:57:04,980 --> 00:57:07,346
which very excessive. It's not

1591
00:57:07,346 --> 00:57:08,379
very practical. The

1592
00:57:08,379 --> 00:57:09,790
development you're looking at

1593
00:57:09,790 --> 00:57:11,979
is not necessarily impact all

1594
00:57:11,979 --> 00:57:12,612
of the street. So what our

1595
00:57:12,612 --> 00:57:15,120
current practices, as we

1596
00:57:15,279 --> 00:57:16,446
determine these roadways at

1597
00:57:16,446 --> 00:57:17,146
scoping. So meeting with the

1598
00:57:17,146 --> 00:57:19,246
developer engineer with city

1599
00:57:19,246 --> 00:57:21,113
staff and the sighting which

1600
00:57:21,113 --> 00:57:24,130
roadways actually need to be

1601
00:57:24,130 --> 00:57:25,446
analyzed. And this is a much

1602
00:57:25,446 --> 00:57:27,846
more intuitive process. Then

1603
00:57:29,946 --> 00:57:31,180
just looking at every road.

1604
00:57:31,180 --> 00:57:32,746
The next one is a street

1605
00:57:32,746 --> 00:57:33,546
design analysis for

1606
00:57:33,546 --> 00:57:35,480
development and construction

1607
00:57:35,480 --> 00:57:37,880
traffic on perimeter and

1608
00:57:38,380 --> 00:57:39,346
approach streets. And this is

1609
00:57:39,346 --> 00:57:40,130
really targeting developments

1610
00:57:40,130 --> 00:57:42,313
that are coming on on rural

1611
00:57:42,313 --> 00:57:44,347
roads in the county where we

1612
00:57:44,347 --> 00:57:46,580
have less than 24 feet of

1613
00:57:46,580 --> 00:57:47,247
pavement and honestly, the

1614
00:57:47,247 --> 00:57:47,914
pavement condition isn't so

1615
00:57:47,914 --> 00:57:50,480
great to see Young suffered

1616
00:57:50,480 --> 00:57:51,747
road on. There is an example.

1617
00:57:51,747 --> 00:57:52,747
So when you have increase in

1618
00:57:52,747 --> 00:57:54,647
traffic on these roads, they

1619
00:57:54,647 --> 00:57:55,347
really get beat up. So we're

1620
00:57:55,347 --> 00:57:58,347
looking at roadway design and

1621
00:58:00,280 --> 00:58:01,813
pavement design on those. The

1622
00:58:01,813 --> 00:58:04,147
next one. And this has to do

1623
00:58:04,147 --> 00:58:04,880
with thoroughfare plan update.

1624
00:58:04,880 --> 00:58:06,947
So this is approved with us or

1625
00:58:06,947 --> 00:58:08,314
fair plan as a recommendation.

1626
00:58:08,314 --> 00:58:11,947
So what this does is they have

1627
00:58:11,947 --> 00:58:13,814
to consider in mitigate

1628
00:58:13,814 --> 00:58:14,547
adjacent residential areas,

1629
00:58:14,547 --> 00:58:15,180
depending on if they're having

1630
00:58:15,180 --> 00:58:17,580
to extend a thoroughfare

1631
00:58:19,447 --> 00:58:20,140
through residential area. The

1632
00:58:20,140 --> 00:58:20,714
next one is turn lane

1633
00:58:20,714 --> 00:58:23,714
requirements. So used to have

1634
00:58:23,947 --> 00:58:24,947
a city criteria that we used.

1635
00:58:24,947 --> 00:58:26,947
We moved to Texas criteria and

1636
00:58:26,947 --> 00:58:28,114
then with their latest roadway

1637
00:58:28,114 --> 00:58:29,214
design manual, they updated

1638
00:58:29,214 --> 00:58:31,470
theirs and they no longer

1639
00:58:31,470 --> 00:58:33,147
really align with an urban or

1640
00:58:33,147 --> 00:58:33,814
suburban area. There are a lot

1641
00:58:33,814 --> 00:58:34,447
more appropriate for rural

1642
00:58:34,447 --> 00:58:35,114
areas. So we're going to

1643
00:58:35,114 --> 00:58:38,114
revert back to our previous

1644
00:58:39,414 --> 00:58:40,114
city criteria. And the last

1645
00:58:40,114 --> 00:58:40,848
one is an expiration date. So

1646
00:58:40,848 --> 00:58:43,848
this was something that needed

1647
00:58:44,582 --> 00:58:45,548
some clarity in code. So

1648
00:58:45,548 --> 00:58:46,614
what's being proposed is your

1649
00:58:46,614 --> 00:58:49,614
t I worksheet will expire 2

1650
00:58:49,948 --> 00:58:50,681
years after the approval date.

1651
00:58:50,681 --> 00:58:53,647
The report will expire 3 years

1652
00:58:53,647 --> 00:58:55,150
from the approval date or

1653
00:58:55,150 --> 00:58:56,115
>> if 2 years have passed from

1654
00:58:56,115 --> 00:58:59,148
one of the phase bill about

1655
00:58:59,148 --> 00:58:59,815
years, what they're

1656
00:58:59,815 --> 00:59:02,181
recommending and that will

1657
00:59:02,181 --> 00:59:03,381
also cause it to be expired.

1658
00:59:03,381 --> 00:59:05,315
But the city engineer does

1659
00:59:05,315 --> 00:59:05,981
have the authority to extend

1660
00:59:05,981 --> 00:59:07,715
not by one year periods. It

1661
00:59:07,715 --> 00:59:09,615
could be multiple periods. It

1662
00:59:09,615 --> 00:59:12,315
really just depends on the

1663
00:59:12,315 --> 00:59:13,548
area and the reason for this

1664
00:59:13,548 --> 00:59:15,480
is our network and our

1665
00:59:15,480 --> 00:59:17,215
traffic, as you all know,

1666
00:59:17,215 --> 00:59:18,381
changes rapidly. And national

1667
00:59:18,381 --> 00:59:19,480
guidance generally recommends

1668
00:59:19,480 --> 00:59:22,480
that after one to 3 years.

1669
00:59:22,582 --> 00:59:24,810
Your studies are out of date.

1670
00:59:24,810 --> 00:59:26,480
So we do recommend approval.

1671
00:59:26,480 --> 00:59:28,315
We feel like it addresses our

1672
00:59:28,315 --> 00:59:30,315
current practice provides

1673
00:59:30,415 --> 00:59:31,115
clarity and then looks at that

1674
00:59:31,115 --> 00:59:31,815
development and construction

1675
00:59:31,815 --> 00:59:33,948
traffic on those rural county

1676
00:59:33,948 --> 00:59:35,915
roads, which has become a lot

1677
00:59:35,915 --> 00:59:37,882
bigger of an issue in the past

1678
00:59:37,882 --> 00:59:39,549
few years. We did take this to

1679
00:59:39,549 --> 00:59:41,415
planning Commission in JANUARY

1680
00:59:41,415 --> 00:59:42,815
and they unanimously

1681
00:59:42,815 --> 00:59:43,549
recommended approval. We do

1682
00:59:43,549 --> 00:59:46,549
have supported both county in

1683
00:59:47,449 --> 00:59:48,490
Guadalupe County engineers,

1684
00:59:48,490 --> 00:59:48,849
and we're looking at an

1685
00:59:48,849 --> 00:59:49,449
effective date of FEBRUARY.

1686
00:59:49,449 --> 00:59:51,849
23, which would be that

1687
00:59:55,382 --> 00:59:57,382
secondary. Taking questions.

1688
01:00:00,716 --> 01:00:01,382
Questions for MISS Farmer

1689
01:00:01,382 --> 01:00:02,749
>> My biggest concern about

1690
01:00:02,749 --> 01:00:06,349
that. He I as for small

1691
01:00:09,116 --> 01:00:09,749
business. Little businesses.

1692
01:00:09,749 --> 01:00:10,449
How is it going to affect

1693
01:00:10,449 --> 01:00:11,782
people that are moving into a

1694
01:00:11,782 --> 01:00:13,516
building that was already

1695
01:00:13,516 --> 01:00:15,282
operated as a business? I have

1696
01:00:15,282 --> 01:00:18,282
changed from a flower shop,

1697
01:00:18,382 --> 01:00:21,382
too. Pop in restaurant or

1698
01:00:28,160 --> 01:00:30,830
maybe. And items that was.

1699
01:00:30,830 --> 01:00:31,183
Retail center and it changes

1700
01:00:31,183 --> 01:00:32,349
Want to make sure that those

1701
01:00:32,349 --> 01:00:33,183
businesses are not highly

1702
01:00:33,183 --> 01:00:36,683
burden. I know they can do a

1703
01:00:36,683 --> 01:00:37,650
worksheet in some cases. But

1704
01:00:37,650 --> 01:00:39,149
in some cases of full-blown ti

1705
01:00:39,149 --> 01:00:41,983
eye for small business that

1706
01:00:41,983 --> 01:00:42,583
has minimal traffic as

1707
01:00:42,583 --> 01:00:44,583
additional Bernard and

1708
01:00:46,416 --> 01:00:47,116
paperwork as well as costs

1709
01:00:47,116 --> 01:00:48,516
factors. That's far. We have

1710
01:00:48,516 --> 01:00:50,383
to go to professional ones. So

1711
01:00:50,383 --> 01:00:53,383
could you address our Dillon

1712
01:00:55,183 --> 01:00:55,883
with availability and the un

1713
01:00:55,883 --> 01:00:57,383
burdening of small business?

1714
01:00:57,383 --> 01:01:00,650
Not big business. I'm in. I

1715
01:01:00,650 --> 01:01:01,350
understand subdivisions retail

1716
01:01:01,350 --> 01:01:05,550
centers and so on. So for me,

1717
01:01:06,617 --> 01:01:07,170
the in the small business in

1718
01:01:07,170 --> 01:01:09,170
particular.

1719
01:01:10,583 --> 01:01:11,217
>> So none of these amendments

1720
01:01:11,217 --> 01:01:11,883
really affects small

1721
01:01:11,883 --> 01:01:13,883
businesses in particular,

1722
01:01:13,951 --> 01:01:16,617
really and then versus anybody

1723
01:01:16,617 --> 01:01:17,350
else. I haven't really seen a

1724
01:01:17,350 --> 01:01:18,250
small business come in,

1725
01:01:18,250 --> 01:01:20,216
especially if it's a space

1726
01:01:20,216 --> 01:01:21,117
that was already occupied by

1727
01:01:21,117 --> 01:01:23,517
something that triggers a

1728
01:01:24,950 --> 01:01:25,684
full-blown tia report. So

1729
01:01:25,684 --> 01:01:26,384
sometimes we'll have something

1730
01:01:26,384 --> 01:01:27,517
that comes in on an area that

1731
01:01:27,517 --> 01:01:30,840
we know we have traffic issues

1732
01:01:30,840 --> 01:01:31,484
and safety concerns and we

1733
01:01:31,484 --> 01:01:33,184
might have them look at those

1734
01:01:33,184 --> 01:01:34,117
specific safety concerns, but

1735
01:01:34,117 --> 01:01:36,150
it might not trigger that

1736
01:01:36,150 --> 01:01:37,584
full-blown tr report. We're

1737
01:01:37,584 --> 01:01:39,484
looking at level of service at

1738
01:01:39,484 --> 01:01:41,751
intersections and delays in

1739
01:01:41,751 --> 01:01:42,651
adding lanes and adding

1740
01:01:42,651 --> 01:01:44,184
capacity and things like that.

1741
01:01:44,184 --> 01:01:47,784
But usually what comes up is

1742
01:01:48,510 --> 01:01:48,751
like queuing for drive-thrus.

1743
01:01:48,751 --> 01:01:49,451
And if we have a particularly

1744
01:01:49,451 --> 01:01:51,840
troubling corner, we want to

1745
01:01:51,840 --> 01:01:53,840
make sure we're not spilling

1746
01:01:53,840 --> 01:01:53,984
out into the right of way. So

1747
01:01:53,984 --> 01:01:56,251
it's a lot less of an effort

1748
01:01:56,251 --> 01:01:58,651
than a real, like a level one

1749
01:01:58,651 --> 01:01:59,784
report. As far as when folks

1750
01:01:59,784 --> 01:02:02,251
are coming in and they're just

1751
01:02:02,251 --> 01:02:03,451
going to repurpose a building.

1752
01:02:03,451 --> 01:02:04,884
I've had probably about 5 in

1753
01:02:04,884 --> 01:02:06,584
the last few months. Just come

1754
01:02:06,584 --> 01:02:07,385
in and we fill out the

1755
01:02:07,385 --> 01:02:09,285
worksheet together. So why

1756
01:02:09,285 --> 01:02:11,618
haven't sent been sending

1757
01:02:11,618 --> 01:02:12,318
people away? I welcome it. If

1758
01:02:12,318 --> 01:02:13,510
they're not going to be

1759
01:02:13,510 --> 01:02:13,718
engaging with an engineer, it

1760
01:02:13,718 --> 01:02:16,251
just makes a lot more sense

1761
01:02:16,251 --> 01:02:17,885
for us to just get it out of

1762
01:02:17,885 --> 01:02:19,851
the way. Pretty quickly. So I

1763
01:02:19,851 --> 01:02:21,850
don't have any issue handling

1764
01:02:21,850 --> 01:02:22,784
that. But if they're going to

1765
01:02:22,784 --> 01:02:23,618
have to engage an engineer

1766
01:02:23,618 --> 01:02:24,318
anyway, and they do have one

1767
01:02:24,318 --> 01:02:28,518
on staff and they need to go

1768
01:02:29,251 --> 01:02:29,918
ahead and use that resource.

1769
01:02:29,918 --> 01:02:30,585
>> That's great. And I just

1770
01:02:30,585 --> 01:02:31,285
want to make sure that some

1771
01:02:31,285 --> 01:02:34,285
cases it's not duplicate to,

1772
01:02:34,551 --> 01:02:35,485
you know, we it was approved a

1773
01:02:35,485 --> 01:02:36,185
year before the business went

1774
01:02:36,185 --> 01:02:39,185
under new business in there,

1775
01:02:39,418 --> 01:02:40,850
we do it again. And now as

1776
01:02:40,850 --> 01:02:42,485
some Boeing time, just how

1777
01:02:42,485 --> 01:02:43,552
many of them do have to do.

1778
01:02:43,552 --> 01:02:44,918
>> Most of the time, the

1779
01:02:44,918 --> 01:02:45,618
worksheet, even if it's

1780
01:02:45,618 --> 01:02:48,180
expired, unless we've shifted

1781
01:02:49,119 --> 01:02:50,485
to a new ite manual where the

1782
01:02:50,485 --> 01:02:51,151
trips have been updated

1783
01:02:51,151 --> 01:02:53,118
generally were able to just

1784
01:02:53,118 --> 01:02:55,318
issue that re approval pretty

1785
01:02:55,318 --> 01:02:56,520
quickly. And again, if it's

1786
01:02:56,520 --> 01:02:57,218
just to change interest rates,

1787
01:02:57,218 --> 01:02:58,119
that's a quick conversation.

1788
01:02:58,119 --> 01:02:58,785
People come up to the front

1789
01:02:58,785 --> 01:03:02,385
counter and we just ride it

1790
01:03:02,785 --> 01:03:03,419
out right then. And there.

1791
01:03:03,419 --> 01:03:06,119
>> I have one more quick

1792
01:03:06,119 --> 01:03:09,860
question. When it comes to I

1793
01:03:09,860 --> 01:03:11,319
mean, we've seen. People come

1794
01:03:11,319 --> 01:03:13,520
up to the Dias and express

1795
01:03:13,520 --> 01:03:14,752
their concerns about traffic

1796
01:03:14,752 --> 01:03:15,452
regards to some of our schools

1797
01:03:15,452 --> 01:03:17,852
within our 2 school districts

1798
01:03:18,619 --> 01:03:19,319
here in New Braunfels. How do

1799
01:03:19,319 --> 01:03:22,319
any of these modifications to

1800
01:03:23,919 --> 01:03:24,752
this? Effect? Our

1801
01:03:24,752 --> 01:03:26,752
relationships or with

1802
01:03:27,352 --> 01:03:27,986
qualifications for from, for

1803
01:03:27,986 --> 01:03:30,386
our school districts for

1804
01:03:30,986 --> 01:03:33,386
these. Possible new schools

1805
01:03:35,419 --> 01:03:36,919
changing of schools.

1806
01:03:36,919 --> 01:03:39,652
>> So a lot of the problematic

1807
01:03:39,652 --> 01:03:40,919
school areas were done while

1808
01:03:40,919 --> 01:03:43,319
ago. We're very aggressive

1809
01:03:43,719 --> 01:03:44,419
when schools come in, a lot of

1810
01:03:44,419 --> 01:03:45,530
them, they want to do double

1811
01:03:45,530 --> 01:03:45,753
stocking and they have to

1812
01:03:45,753 --> 01:03:46,953
prove to us that single stack

1813
01:03:46,953 --> 01:03:47,553
will be contained on their

1814
01:03:47,553 --> 01:03:50,553
site where they have to

1815
01:03:50,886 --> 01:03:51,553
provide a turn. Lane because a

1816
01:03:51,553 --> 01:03:52,386
lot of the times when I go

1817
01:03:52,386 --> 01:03:53,319
watch a school that was

1818
01:03:53,319 --> 01:03:54,619
designed as double stack,

1819
01:03:54,619 --> 01:03:57,519
they're not using double stack

1820
01:03:57,519 --> 01:03:58,219
of Merced safety concerns. And

1821
01:03:58,219 --> 01:04:01,219
so we've been very aggressive

1822
01:04:01,586 --> 01:04:02,553
on schools lately just to make

1823
01:04:02,553 --> 01:04:03,420
sure that that's being

1824
01:04:03,420 --> 01:04:05,353
addressed. I think one of the

1825
01:04:05,353 --> 01:04:07,153
probably the worst cases

1826
01:04:07,153 --> 01:04:09,353
Buck's farms, not one was

1827
01:04:09,353 --> 01:04:10,120
designed ago. And the queue

1828
01:04:10,120 --> 01:04:10,953
really extends out. And we

1829
01:04:10,953 --> 01:04:12,620
really are limited on what we

1830
01:04:12,620 --> 01:04:14,953
can do on site with the

1831
01:04:14,953 --> 01:04:16,387
school. And so now when they

1832
01:04:16,387 --> 01:04:19,987
come in, where really tough on

1833
01:04:20,530 --> 01:04:21,153
making sure that that address

1834
01:04:21,153 --> 01:04:22,187
and the traffic engineers that

1835
01:04:22,187 --> 01:04:23,530
are higher. They understand

1836
01:04:23,530 --> 01:04:23,720
that they're expecting that

1837
01:04:23,720 --> 01:04:24,686
when they come in, we have

1838
01:04:24,686 --> 01:04:26,887
charter schools that come in

1839
01:04:26,887 --> 01:04:27,587
and and they will meet in that

1840
01:04:27,587 --> 01:04:29,320
scoping meeting. We discussed

1841
01:04:29,320 --> 01:04:31,320
that up front. I have to see

1842
01:04:31,320 --> 01:04:32,320
single stack and they

1843
01:04:32,320 --> 01:04:33,453
acknowledge because they know

1844
01:04:33,453 --> 01:04:34,153
especially when buses get

1845
01:04:34,153 --> 01:04:37,153
restricted, that we start to

1846
01:04:37,353 --> 01:04:38,530
see issues. So even a didn't

1847
01:04:38,530 --> 01:04:39,520
have issues can start to have

1848
01:04:39,520 --> 01:04:42,520
issues spending on buses which

1849
01:04:43,287 --> 01:04:45,254
we saw. So the part of that is

1850
01:04:45,254 --> 01:04:46,220
building up our transportation

1851
01:04:46,220 --> 01:04:47,654
network for multi-modal as

1852
01:04:47,654 --> 01:04:48,387
well. I think on Goodwin,

1853
01:04:48,387 --> 01:04:49,254
we've seen some improvement on

1854
01:04:49,254 --> 01:04:51,654
that. That sidewalk isn't

1855
01:04:54,121 --> 01:04:55,287
which is very encouraging. So

1856
01:04:55,287 --> 01:04:55,920
these particular amendment's

1857
01:04:55,920 --> 01:04:57,820
answer your question, not

1858
01:04:57,820 --> 01:04:59,721
necessarily affect schools,

1859
01:04:59,721 --> 01:05:00,587
specifically, but I just want

1860
01:05:00,587 --> 01:05:01,821
to let you know that when we

1861
01:05:01,821 --> 01:05:02,487
do review schools, we are

1862
01:05:02,487 --> 01:05:04,587
looking at staffing pretty

1863
01:05:04,587 --> 01:05:06,587
heavily.

1864
01:05:09,587 --> 01:05:10,287
>> Any other questions?

1865
01:05:10,287 --> 01:05:12,687
Alright, open public hearing

1866
01:05:12,787 --> 01:05:13,487
anybody would like to speak to

1867
01:05:13,487 --> 01:05:14,587
this item, please step up to

1868
01:05:14,587 --> 01:05:15,221
the podium state. Your name

1869
01:05:15,221 --> 01:05:17,621
where you're resident non

1870
01:05:20,188 --> 01:05:20,854
resident living the t j.

1871
01:05:20,854 --> 01:05:23,254
Seeing nobody. Close public

1872
01:05:23,955 --> 01:05:26,355
hearing. Motion for approval.

1873
01:05:27,921 --> 01:05:29,921
All second. Mayor Pro tem

1874
01:05:29,921 --> 01:05:30,621
spread limos for approval.

1875
01:05:30,621 --> 01:05:33,210
Councilmember Ryan seconds on

1876
01:05:33,188 --> 01:05:36,188
favor. Raise your right hand.

1877
01:05:36,888 --> 01:05:38,321
Motion carries unanimously.

1878
01:05:38,321 --> 01:05:40,210
And the next item is discuss

1879
01:05:40,210 --> 01:05:41,880
and consider the first reading

1880
01:05:41,880 --> 01:05:42,855
of an ordinance amending

1881
01:05:42,855 --> 01:05:43,621
Appendix d of the New

1882
01:05:43,621 --> 01:05:44,655
Braunfels code of ordinances

1883
01:05:44,655 --> 01:05:48,254
to adopt new fees for traffic

1884
01:05:48,254 --> 01:05:49,488
Impact. Analysis Services.

1885
01:05:49,488 --> 01:05:50,880
>> mayor before Carly starter

1886
01:05:50,880 --> 01:05:51,521
presentation. I want to

1887
01:05:51,521 --> 01:05:52,555
provide just a really brief

1888
01:05:52,555 --> 01:05:55,555
history and why we're here

1889
01:05:55,855 --> 01:05:57,988
tonight with this item for the

1890
01:05:57,988 --> 01:05:59,721
last several years. We have

1891
01:05:59,721 --> 01:06:00,388
outsourced our traffic impact

1892
01:06:00,388 --> 01:06:03,388
analysis review. So we have

1893
01:06:03,688 --> 01:06:05,855
sent that out to 3rd party in

1894
01:06:05,855 --> 01:06:06,688
2023. Were revised the fees to

1895
01:06:06,688 --> 01:06:07,322
make sure that we were

1896
01:06:07,322 --> 01:06:10,550
covering the costs for so

1897
01:06:10,550 --> 01:06:11,122
whatever was built to the city

1898
01:06:11,122 --> 01:06:13,550
by that 3rd party reviewer, it

1899
01:06:13,550 --> 01:06:15,322
was the fee that the applicant

1900
01:06:15,322 --> 01:06:16,550
paid that has created some

1901
01:06:16,550 --> 01:06:18,880
issues. The fees are not clear

1902
01:06:18,880 --> 01:06:19,889
at the beginning of the

1903
01:06:19,889 --> 01:06:22,889
process. In addition as we

1904
01:06:22,955 --> 01:06:23,655
continue to modify and improve

1905
01:06:23,655 --> 01:06:24,489
our processes, we are trying

1906
01:06:24,489 --> 01:06:26,289
to bring more and more

1907
01:06:26,289 --> 01:06:28,422
in-house. Everything is under

1908
01:06:28,422 --> 01:06:29,122
one roof. And so that's what

1909
01:06:29,122 --> 01:06:29,822
we are doing tonight. And so

1910
01:06:29,822 --> 01:06:33,422
we would like to modify those

1911
01:06:33,522 --> 01:06:34,855
fees to make sure that we are

1912
01:06:34,855 --> 01:06:35,556
covering the cost of our staff

1913
01:06:35,556 --> 01:06:38,389
time. So I'll turn it over to

1914
01:06:38,389 --> 01:06:39,755
Carly now.

1915
01:06:39,755 --> 01:06:42,155
>> So as Jordan mentioned,

1916
01:06:42,455 --> 01:06:43,356
it's all pass through at the

1917
01:06:43,356 --> 01:06:46,220
moment. So any time that the

1918
01:06:46,220 --> 01:06:48,122
report comes in for review at

1919
01:06:48,122 --> 01:06:49,356
the scoping level, we send it

1920
01:06:49,356 --> 01:06:50,560
to the 3rd party and they

1921
01:06:50,560 --> 01:06:50,722
provide an estimate for that

1922
01:06:50,722 --> 01:06:53,356
review. And then we passed

1923
01:06:53,356 --> 01:06:54,560
that fee on to the developer

1924
01:06:54,560 --> 01:06:56,589
they pay. And then the report

1925
01:06:56,589 --> 01:06:57,589
goes 2 for review. When it

1926
01:06:57,589 --> 01:07:01,189
comes back in for a review,

1927
01:07:01,423 --> 01:07:02,123
it's the same you really don't

1928
01:07:02,123 --> 01:07:02,789
know what kind of fee you're

1929
01:07:02,789 --> 01:07:06,230
going to get when you apply

1930
01:07:06,230 --> 01:07:06,723
for a report. The other issue

1931
01:07:06,723 --> 01:07:08,889
is when staff has an in-house

1932
01:07:08,889 --> 01:07:11,230
review, there is no fee

1933
01:07:11,230 --> 01:07:11,756
currently. So we're not

1934
01:07:11,756 --> 01:07:14,423
accounting for staff review in

1935
01:07:14,423 --> 01:07:16,323
Stafford as well. So the fees

1936
01:07:16,323 --> 01:07:18,356
that you see here on the

1937
01:07:18,356 --> 01:07:19,423
table, I'll just run through

1938
01:07:19,423 --> 01:07:20,723
them very quickly. So the work

1939
01:07:20,723 --> 01:07:23,656
she currently is $100 and the

1940
01:07:23,656 --> 01:07:25,856
proposes to 40 for level one

1941
01:07:25,856 --> 01:07:26,756
report. Again, it's a

1942
01:07:26,756 --> 01:07:28,790
third-party cost. Those have

1943
01:07:28,790 --> 01:07:30,956
been up in the high thousands

1944
01:07:30,956 --> 01:07:34,556
as well. And we're proposing a

1945
01:07:34,990 --> 01:07:36,856
2400 for level 2 and 3, all

1946
01:07:36,856 --> 01:07:39,423
third-party costs. But for the

1947
01:07:39,423 --> 01:07:42,423
level to the proposal is 4,320

1948
01:07:44,457 --> 01:07:45,900
the level 3 would be 6,240. So

1949
01:07:45,900 --> 01:07:45,857
those do sound like high

1950
01:07:45,857 --> 01:07:46,823
levels, but they're pretty on

1951
01:07:46,823 --> 01:07:50,423
par with what we expect when

1952
01:07:50,590 --> 01:07:52,457
the party comes in. They're

1953
01:07:52,457 --> 01:07:53,157
based off of the review fees

1954
01:07:53,157 --> 01:07:56,230
that we see from 3rd parties

1955
01:07:56,230 --> 01:07:56,657
and what their rates are.

1956
01:07:56,657 --> 01:07:58,257
Again, a traffic impact.

1957
01:07:58,257 --> 01:08:00,657
Analysis is a very

1958
01:08:00,724 --> 01:08:01,390
specialized, a report that is

1959
01:08:01,390 --> 01:08:04,990
prepared. So it does take a

1960
01:08:05,657 --> 01:08:06,590
lot of a lot of knowledge and

1961
01:08:06,590 --> 01:08:10,457
a lot of review and a lot of

1962
01:08:10,457 --> 01:08:11,590
effort as well. And what this

1963
01:08:11,590 --> 01:08:14,790
does is allows us to conduct

1964
01:08:14,790 --> 01:08:15,490
our in-house review, but also

1965
01:08:15,490 --> 01:08:18,891
allows us to kick it out to a

1966
01:08:18,891 --> 01:08:20,224
3rd party is needed. I do want

1967
01:08:20,224 --> 01:08:22,624
point out the additional

1968
01:08:24,524 --> 01:08:25,191
review see is only $960 just

1969
01:08:25,191 --> 01:08:27,291
for reference. Usually when

1970
01:08:27,291 --> 01:08:28,240
the 3rd party does a second

1971
01:08:28,240 --> 01:08:30,124
review, it might be 1000 maybe

1972
01:08:30,124 --> 01:08:32,524
2000, less than the initial

1973
01:08:32,557 --> 01:08:34,791
cost. So although we are

1974
01:08:34,791 --> 01:08:35,824
having these what might look

1975
01:08:35,824 --> 01:08:37,658
like higher costs up front.

1976
01:08:37,658 --> 01:08:38,257
First. They are on par with

1977
01:08:38,257 --> 01:08:38,991
what 3rd party has been

1978
01:08:38,991 --> 01:08:39,791
billing. And then second, when

1979
01:08:39,791 --> 01:08:42,858
they come back in for that

1980
01:08:42,858 --> 01:08:44,910
review, it's a lot less. And

1981
01:08:44,910 --> 01:08:45,224
it just continues from there.

1982
01:08:45,224 --> 01:08:48,824
We don't charge for a comment

1983
01:08:49,580 --> 01:08:51,291
review meeting. So we changed

1984
01:08:51,291 --> 01:08:51,958
that from 2.50, to 0 and then

1985
01:08:51,958 --> 01:08:54,958
for re revision review. And

1986
01:08:55,158 --> 01:08:56,225
this is specifically, for

1987
01:08:56,225 --> 01:08:58,225
example, if a master plan they

1988
01:08:58,225 --> 01:08:58,958
had reviewed and approved

1989
01:08:58,958 --> 01:08:59,691
report and then they had to

1990
01:08:59,691 --> 01:09:01,391
adjust some lots. They have to

1991
01:09:01,391 --> 01:09:03,158
come back in with her master

1992
01:09:03,158 --> 01:09:06,758
plan and you re revision. And

1993
01:09:07,910 --> 01:09:07,758
so depending on the level we

1994
01:09:07,758 --> 01:09:09,758
have some fees for that. So

1995
01:09:09,758 --> 01:09:12,758
the level on nine's, 60 level,

1996
01:09:15,225 --> 01:09:16,625
too 1009, 20 level, 3, 2,880.

1997
01:09:16,625 --> 01:09:17,825
So really in the long run,

1998
01:09:17,825 --> 01:09:20,225
this provides consistency for

1999
01:09:20,458 --> 01:09:21,592
the development community and

2000
01:09:21,592 --> 01:09:22,658
also in the long run, it's

2001
01:09:22,658 --> 01:09:23,458
going to be cheaper than what

2002
01:09:23,458 --> 01:09:25,725
we're seeing them have to be

2003
01:09:25,725 --> 01:09:27,858
charged with with repeat

2004
01:09:27,858 --> 01:09:28,892
reviews. We are have been able

2005
01:09:28,892 --> 01:09:31,892
to increase staff time on

2006
01:09:32,959 --> 01:09:34,492
working on terror reports. And

2007
01:09:34,492 --> 01:09:35,192
so we've seen a lot less use

2008
01:09:35,192 --> 01:09:35,892
of the Tory party. But this

2009
01:09:35,892 --> 01:09:38,525
does allow us to continue to

2010
01:09:38,525 --> 01:09:39,920
use them for more difficult

2011
01:09:39,920 --> 01:09:41,492
cases are very large

2012
01:09:45,126 --> 01:09:45,825
developments as well. And just

2013
01:09:45,825 --> 01:09:46,525
as a reminder, the difference

2014
01:09:46,525 --> 01:09:47,159
between the different levels

2015
01:09:47,159 --> 01:09:50,759
have to do with the site

2016
01:09:51,359 --> 01:09:53,920
boundary. And the 3rd party

2017
01:09:53,920 --> 01:09:54,392
reviews are subject to the

2018
01:09:54,392 --> 01:09:55,325
Texas Professional Services

2019
01:09:55,325 --> 01:09:56,125
Procurement Act. And so it

2020
01:09:56,125 --> 01:09:59,260
doesn't go to the lowest

2021
01:09:59,260 --> 01:10:01,792
bidder. It goes to the highest

2022
01:10:01,792 --> 01:10:02,626
qualified and it has to be a

2023
01:10:02,626 --> 01:10:04,825
fair negotiated price. And

2024
01:10:04,825 --> 01:10:07,859
again, since it is a a

2025
01:10:07,859 --> 01:10:09,260
technical skill preparing

2026
01:10:09,260 --> 01:10:09,759
reports and reviewing tr

2027
01:10:09,759 --> 01:10:10,392
reports, you know, having that

2028
01:10:10,392 --> 01:10:12,392
qualification basis. Very

2029
01:10:13,459 --> 01:10:14,126
important. So that's where

2030
01:10:14,126 --> 01:10:14,859
these rates come from. And

2031
01:10:14,859 --> 01:10:15,459
they tend to vary depending on

2032
01:10:15,459 --> 01:10:17,859
the company that you're

2033
01:10:18,926 --> 01:10:20,692
looking at. The review fees

2034
01:10:20,692 --> 01:10:21,793
and requirements as

2035
01:10:21,793 --> 01:10:22,526
background. They vary widely

2036
01:10:22,526 --> 01:10:24,926
across comparable cities. Some

2037
01:10:25,626 --> 01:10:26,359
cities don't charge some

2038
01:10:26,359 --> 01:10:29,959
cities. Charge a lot. The city

2039
01:10:30,459 --> 01:10:31,159
of Kyle, I access $15,000. And

2040
01:10:31,159 --> 01:10:33,159
then others will. If you pay

2041
01:10:33,159 --> 01:10:33,859
me, I will write your chair

2042
01:10:33,859 --> 01:10:35,159
report for you. So there's a

2043
01:10:35,159 --> 01:10:37,559
lot of variation across

2044
01:10:40,326 --> 01:10:41,393
different cities in Texas. But

2045
01:10:41,393 --> 01:10:42,930
we do recommend approval of

2046
01:10:42,930 --> 01:10:45,693
this and the fees schedule as

2047
01:10:46,693 --> 01:10:48,226
presented. Again allows the

2048
01:10:48,226 --> 01:10:48,926
development to pay for their

2049
01:10:48,926 --> 01:10:51,426
part of of doing that here. I

2050
01:10:51,426 --> 01:10:52,893
and having it reviewed and

2051
01:10:52,893 --> 01:10:53,793
allow staff to flexibility to

2052
01:10:53,793 --> 01:10:56,930
review it in house or kick it

2053
01:10:56,930 --> 01:10:58,930
out to the party is needed. Is

2054
01:10:58,930 --> 01:11:00,127
we need a little more

2055
01:11:00,127 --> 01:11:01,226
capacity. So this would be

2056
01:11:01,226 --> 01:11:03,626
effective. MARCH 30th 2026. We

2057
01:11:04,793 --> 01:11:05,460
pushed in this light on and

2058
01:11:05,460 --> 01:11:08,460
any tia scoped after would

2059
01:11:09,193 --> 01:11:12,193
held to these fees. Any

2060
01:11:15,393 --> 01:11:18,393
questions? One of the issues.

2061
01:11:19,960 --> 01:11:21,270
Comes up most often. Whether

2062
01:11:21,270 --> 01:11:21,760
these small business, big

2063
01:11:21,760 --> 01:11:24,160
business in between whatever's

2064
01:11:24,227 --> 01:11:26,227
third-party review.

2065
01:11:26,260 --> 01:11:28,660
>> Since 30 40 review came in

2066
01:11:29,694 --> 01:11:31,694
the speed maneuverability

2067
01:11:34,394 --> 01:11:35,127
inside the city has been

2068
01:11:35,127 --> 01:11:37,560
deteriorated and the length of

2069
01:11:37,560 --> 01:11:39,827
time to get things done. And

2070
01:11:39,827 --> 01:11:42,827
every case was outside. It's

2071
01:11:44,860 --> 01:11:45,594
just exacerbated. And was

2072
01:11:45,594 --> 01:11:46,294
in-house and charging the fee.

2073
01:11:46,294 --> 01:11:49,294
Probably nobody has an issue

2074
01:11:49,761 --> 01:11:50,461
with that because you know,

2075
01:11:50,461 --> 01:11:54,610
off a sense tax dollars from

2076
01:11:56,761 --> 01:11:58,928
what people see. The last we

2077
01:11:58,928 --> 01:12:02,528
can deal with 3rd party, which

2078
01:12:05,594 --> 01:12:06,361
I'm seeing the results of it.

2079
01:12:06,361 --> 01:12:07,280
I remember 15 years ago when

2080
01:12:07,280 --> 01:12:09,428
everything was primarily in

2081
01:12:11,128 --> 01:12:11,895
House. I think everybody

2082
01:12:11,895 --> 01:12:13,495
coming in private citizens

2083
01:12:13,495 --> 01:12:15,895
looking for permitting and

2084
01:12:16,161 --> 01:12:16,795
business looking for

2085
01:12:16,795 --> 01:12:18,795
permitting and everything

2086
01:12:19,561 --> 01:12:22,561
going through those. It much

2087
01:12:23,561 --> 01:12:24,728
more growth change So where we

2088
01:12:24,728 --> 01:12:25,461
had to go outside because we

2089
01:12:25,461 --> 01:12:27,861
couldn't keep enough personnel

2090
01:12:28,295 --> 01:12:30,628
to be able to deal with. I

2091
01:12:30,628 --> 01:12:33,280
would rather pay. Local

2092
01:12:34,428 --> 01:12:35,280
government to money to get it

2093
01:12:35,280 --> 01:12:36,628
through. So I can talk

2094
01:12:36,628 --> 01:12:38,561
face-to-face with somebody on

2095
01:12:38,561 --> 01:12:40,195
it versus dealing with a 3rd

2096
01:12:40,195 --> 01:12:42,595
party reviewer from Tennessee.

2097
01:12:43,762 --> 01:12:46,162
Just my comment. Any

2098
01:12:47,562 --> 01:12:48,828
questions?

2099
01:12:48,828 --> 01:12:49,528
>> All right. We'll put this

2100
01:12:49,528 --> 01:12:50,762
to public hearing if anybody

2101
01:12:50,762 --> 01:12:52,495
would like to speak to this

2102
01:12:52,495 --> 01:12:53,595
item. Please step up to the

2103
01:12:53,595 --> 01:12:54,295
podium state. Your name where

2104
01:12:54,295 --> 01:12:56,295
you're resident non-resident

2105
01:12:59,462 --> 01:13:00,950
live in the etj. Seeing none.

2106
01:13:00,950 --> 01:13:02,495
Close public hearing any

2107
01:13:05,429 --> 01:13:07,229
discussion. Make a comment

2108
01:13:07,229 --> 01:13:08,329
just like Councilmember

2109
01:13:08,329 --> 01:13:09,762
Edwards said that my

2110
01:13:09,762 --> 01:13:12,162
constituents much prefer to

2111
01:13:12,362 --> 01:13:13,620
deal in House. Then with

2112
01:13:13,620 --> 01:13:15,462
third-party reviewers. And I

2113
01:13:16,295 --> 01:13:17,396
appreciate the fact that my

2114
01:13:17,396 --> 01:13:18,262
constituents also want to see

2115
01:13:18,262 --> 01:13:19,296
development pay for

2116
01:13:19,296 --> 01:13:19,896
development. So putting a

2117
01:13:19,896 --> 01:13:21,595
price tag on that were

2118
01:13:21,595 --> 01:13:22,629
recouping the time that

2119
01:13:22,629 --> 01:13:24,429
taxpayers are paying you to be

2120
01:13:24,429 --> 01:13:27,429
here and your staff. I

2121
01:13:28,463 --> 01:13:31,463
appreciate that. And I'll add

2122
01:13:32,796 --> 01:13:35,896
to that. It also. Knowing that

2123
01:13:35,896 --> 01:13:36,562
our staff in house is handling

2124
01:13:36,562 --> 01:13:37,262
this. I feel like can make

2125
01:13:37,262 --> 01:13:40,596
ensure that if there are red

2126
01:13:40,596 --> 01:13:41,596
flags, if there are issues.

2127
01:13:41,596 --> 01:13:45,196
>> y'all who work for our city

2128
01:13:45,463 --> 01:13:46,630
know it in and out and can be

2129
01:13:46,630 --> 01:13:48,290
able to understand the

2130
01:13:48,290 --> 01:13:48,663
ecosystem a little better than

2131
01:13:48,663 --> 01:13:50,290
an outside consultant. So

2132
01:13:50,290 --> 01:13:51,620
while I understand they are

2133
01:13:51,620 --> 01:13:53,196
necessary, I hope the

2134
01:13:53,196 --> 01:13:55,960
efficiencies that we put in

2135
01:13:55,960 --> 01:13:56,163
place, especially in this

2136
01:13:56,163 --> 01:13:57,163
department will ensure that

2137
01:13:57,163 --> 01:13:57,896
everybody is paying a fair

2138
01:13:57,896 --> 01:14:00,896
price and getting the business

2139
01:14:05,996 --> 01:14:06,330
done on time. Entertain a

2140
01:14:06,330 --> 01:14:07,630
motion.

2141
01:14:07,630 --> 01:14:10,630
>> Like a motion to approve.

2142
01:14:12,563 --> 01:14:13,963
Second. It. Councilmember Cup

2143
01:14:13,963 --> 01:14:14,563
easy move approval.

2144
01:14:14,563 --> 01:14:15,263
Councilmember about ski

2145
01:14:15,263 --> 01:14:17,130
seconds own favor. Raise your

2146
01:14:17,130 --> 01:14:19,530
right hand. Motion carries

2147
01:14:21,630 --> 01:14:22,330
unanimously. Next item is

2148
01:14:22,330 --> 01:14:24,730
discussing consider the first

2149
01:14:24,730 --> 01:14:26,730
reading of an ordinance to

2150
01:14:26,730 --> 01:14:28,497
amend Section one, 26 Dash

2151
01:14:28,497 --> 01:14:29,230
3.46 Of the code of ordinances

2152
01:14:29,230 --> 01:14:29,763
of the city to Braunfels to

2153
01:14:29,763 --> 01:14:31,763
restrict parking on

2154
01:14:35,663 --> 01:14:37,663
Willowbrook. Farmer again.

2155
01:14:37,897 --> 01:14:39,596
>> So if council remembers a

2156
01:14:39,596 --> 01:14:41,630
traffic calming plan was

2157
01:14:41,630 --> 01:14:42,230
approved in 2024 for

2158
01:14:42,230 --> 01:14:42,897
Willowbrook, which is a

2159
01:14:42,897 --> 01:14:45,300
subject or a street in the

2160
01:14:45,300 --> 01:14:47,430
AUGUST Field subdivision. And

2161
01:14:48,130 --> 01:14:49,197
this was due to traffic safety

2162
01:14:49,197 --> 01:14:49,864
speeding concerns with that

2163
01:14:49,864 --> 01:14:50,530
cut through traffic coming

2164
01:14:50,530 --> 01:14:53,530
between all this and 11, a

2165
01:14:56,697 --> 01:14:58,997
one. So this is Willowbrook

2166
01:14:58,997 --> 01:14:59,597
again in between 11. I want to

2167
01:14:59,597 --> 01:15:00,431
now this. It's the only

2168
01:15:00,431 --> 01:15:01,131
connection between those 2

2169
01:15:01,131 --> 01:15:03,531
roadways other than Barbaro,

2170
01:15:06,970 --> 01:15:07,464
7.46 This was the original

2171
01:15:07,464 --> 01:15:09,631
traffic calming plan that was

2172
01:15:09,631 --> 01:15:11,264
approved. It had a handful of

2173
01:15:11,264 --> 01:15:11,965
speed complications. It had a

2174
01:15:11,965 --> 01:15:12,597
proposed raise crosswalk for

2175
01:15:12,597 --> 01:15:15,597
the park and any traffic

2176
01:15:16,497 --> 01:15:17,464
circle. When the traffic

2177
01:15:17,464 --> 01:15:19,531
calming plan was approved.

2178
01:15:19,531 --> 01:15:20,998
Council did caviar that staff

2179
01:15:20,998 --> 01:15:21,664
should have the ability to

2180
01:15:21,664 --> 01:15:24,664
adjust as needed by working

2181
01:15:26,898 --> 01:15:27,998
with the community. So today,

2182
01:15:27,998 --> 01:15:29,997
4 out of 5 of those proposed

2183
01:15:29,997 --> 01:15:31,431
speed humps. They've been

2184
01:15:31,431 --> 01:15:32,970
installed. And we did look at

2185
01:15:32,970 --> 01:15:33,998
doing that raised crosswalk

2186
01:15:33,998 --> 01:15:34,865
and the Mini roundabout.

2187
01:15:34,865 --> 01:15:37,650
However, they were determined

2188
01:15:37,650 --> 01:15:38,165
to be infeasible during

2189
01:15:38,165 --> 01:15:38,898
design. A lot of that had to

2190
01:15:38,898 --> 01:15:41,898
do with costume drainage being

2191
01:15:43,631 --> 01:15:45,698
very prohibited. So what we

2192
01:15:45,698 --> 01:15:46,398
decided to do instead is draft

2193
01:15:46,398 --> 01:15:47,980
a plan for enhance

2194
01:15:47,980 --> 01:15:50,980
intersections. And so if you

2195
01:15:50,664 --> 01:15:51,598
look back at the map, these 2

2196
01:15:51,598 --> 01:15:52,331
intersections would be Shepard

2197
01:15:52,331 --> 01:15:55,331
path and Colonial Avenue there

2198
01:15:58,165 --> 01:15:58,965
by men park. Our site

2199
01:15:58,965 --> 01:16:00,865
conditions. We've got 30 feet

2200
01:16:00,865 --> 01:16:03,990
of pavement. Let's it's a

2201
01:16:03,990 --> 01:16:03,798
standard curve. We do have

2202
01:16:03,798 --> 01:16:04,698
some large curb and what's in

2203
01:16:04,698 --> 01:16:05,365
the area? It's mostly

2204
01:16:05,365 --> 01:16:07,765
residential homes in the 2.

2205
01:16:10,932 --> 01:16:12,980
Have Tim in Park. So we have 2

2206
01:16:12,980 --> 01:16:14,980
different design alternatives.

2207
01:16:14,865 --> 01:16:15,965
Option one is just standard

2208
01:16:15,965 --> 01:16:16,565
intersection improvements with

2209
01:16:16,565 --> 01:16:18,498
enhanced crosswalks and

2210
01:16:18,498 --> 01:16:19,499
painted bulb outs of both

2211
01:16:19,499 --> 01:16:20,199
intersections. It squeezes

2212
01:16:20,199 --> 01:16:23,199
your 2 through lanes down to

2213
01:16:23,465 --> 01:16:24,650
10 feet. And it doesn't

2214
01:16:24,650 --> 01:16:24,765
interfere much with the

2215
01:16:24,765 --> 01:16:27,165
current parking activity due

2216
01:16:28,465 --> 01:16:29,365
to the school. Option. 2,

2217
01:16:29,365 --> 01:16:31,199
however, also has those cross

2218
01:16:31,199 --> 01:16:32,132
walks and painted bulb outs.

2219
01:16:32,132 --> 01:16:35,132
But it does restrict parking

2220
01:16:35,932 --> 01:16:36,632
on one side and it allows for

2221
01:16:36,632 --> 01:16:38,232
to 10 foot lanes for through

2222
01:16:38,232 --> 01:16:40,232
traffic approaching. Between

2223
01:16:42,660 --> 01:16:42,966
the 2 intersections and then

2224
01:16:42,966 --> 01:16:44,199
also a dedicated buffered

2225
01:16:44,199 --> 01:16:45,266
parking area adjacent to the

2226
01:16:45,266 --> 01:16:45,999
park. So this is going to be

2227
01:16:45,999 --> 01:16:46,999
very reminiscent of the

2228
01:16:46,999 --> 01:16:49,399
Kentucky Boulevard layout that

2229
01:16:53,990 --> 01:16:54,132
we presented last year. So we

2230
01:16:54,132 --> 01:16:56,990
did meet with the members of

2231
01:16:56,990 --> 01:16:56,732
the H.O.A. Board for AUGUST

2232
01:16:56,732 --> 01:16:59,132
Fields and some feedback

2233
01:16:59,933 --> 01:17:01,660
from the residence. The second

2234
01:17:01,660 --> 01:17:01,966
option was the preferred

2235
01:17:01,966 --> 01:17:03,633
alternative. And this is

2236
01:17:03,633 --> 01:17:04,333
because we have high volume.

2237
01:17:04,333 --> 01:17:06,899
We have high speeds but also

2238
01:17:06,899 --> 01:17:07,499
high parking activity. And so

2239
01:17:07,499 --> 01:17:10,899
we had to find a way to

2240
01:17:10,899 --> 01:17:12,400
combine them all and make it

2241
01:17:12,400 --> 01:17:13,133
safer park crossing, which

2242
01:17:13,133 --> 01:17:15,330
also has access to that shared

2243
01:17:15,330 --> 01:17:17,600
use path as well through 2

2244
01:17:17,600 --> 01:17:18,266
Park. However, that parking

2245
01:17:18,266 --> 01:17:18,966
restriction doesn't require

2246
01:17:18,966 --> 01:17:21,966
ordinance. And so that's why

2247
01:17:23,300 --> 01:17:25,199
we're here tonight. So this is

2248
01:17:25,199 --> 01:17:25,867
the proposed layout of that

2249
01:17:25,867 --> 01:17:26,600
striping. Again, it's very

2250
01:17:26,600 --> 01:17:28,733
similar to Kentucky where you

2251
01:17:28,733 --> 01:17:30,700
shift the traffic over to one

2252
01:17:30,700 --> 01:17:33,000
side. You have your 10 foot

2253
01:17:33,000 --> 01:17:33,733
lanes to slow speeds and then

2254
01:17:33,733 --> 01:17:34,633
you have your buffered parking

2255
01:17:34,633 --> 01:17:38,233
area that aligns on the park.

2256
01:17:38,266 --> 01:17:38,766
You do have to cross walks. We

2257
01:17:38,766 --> 01:17:41,166
did work with the

2258
01:17:41,367 --> 01:17:42,670
neighborhood. They did request

2259
01:17:42,670 --> 01:17:44,670
additional marked crosswalk.

2260
01:17:45,367 --> 01:17:47,267
So we did add those in and the

2261
01:17:47,267 --> 01:17:48,400
sign plan is up there to see

2262
01:17:48,400 --> 01:17:49,133
where the parking signs would

2263
01:17:49,133 --> 01:17:49,833
go. But the red line indicates

2264
01:17:49,833 --> 01:17:53,433
really where the snow park he

2265
01:17:57,900 --> 01:17:58,567
would be. So the

2266
01:17:58,567 --> 01:18:00,200
recommendation is restrict

2267
01:18:00,200 --> 01:18:01,867
parking on the Southside of

2268
01:18:01,867 --> 01:18:02,467
Willowbrook. The installation

2269
01:18:02,467 --> 01:18:04,667
would be groups without

2270
01:18:04,667 --> 01:18:06,800
overall traffic calming plans.

2271
01:18:06,800 --> 01:18:07,467
So even when approve, we would

2272
01:18:07,467 --> 01:18:08,467
not actually be installing

2273
01:18:08,467 --> 01:18:10,400
those no parking signs until

2274
01:18:10,400 --> 01:18:12,267
the pavement markings are laid

2275
01:18:12,267 --> 01:18:14,134
out. The timing is going to be

2276
01:18:14,134 --> 01:18:15,100
dependent on funding

2277
01:18:15,100 --> 01:18:15,800
availability and then that

2278
01:18:15,800 --> 01:18:16,501
prioritization score in line

2279
01:18:16,501 --> 01:18:18,901
with our neighborhood traffic

2280
01:18:19,401 --> 01:18:20,000
calming plan. The

2281
01:18:20,000 --> 01:18:21,670
Transportation Traffic

2282
01:18:21,670 --> 01:18:21,667
Advisory board unanimously

2283
01:18:21,667 --> 01:18:23,667
recommended approval on

2284
01:18:24,267 --> 01:18:25,367
JANUARY. 8th 2026. This is a

2285
01:18:25,367 --> 01:18:27,101
public hearing and we did send

2286
01:18:27,101 --> 01:18:27,801
out notices to all of the

2287
01:18:27,801 --> 01:18:30,201
properties that are adjacent

2288
01:18:31,801 --> 01:18:33,767
to a parking zone. In general.

2289
01:18:33,767 --> 01:18:35,301
The intent was to try to not

2290
01:18:35,301 --> 01:18:36,340
restrict parking in front of

2291
01:18:36,340 --> 01:18:38,340
homes. There are one or 2

2292
01:18:38,340 --> 01:18:39,735
properties are affected by

2293
01:18:39,735 --> 01:18:40,401
that that the rest of them are

2294
01:18:40,401 --> 01:18:43,401
side access and have front

2295
01:18:44,601 --> 01:18:47,680
access on side streets. You

2296
01:18:47,680 --> 01:18:49,468
know, take any questions.

2297
01:18:53,335 --> 01:18:54,401
>> Any questions? All right.

2298
01:18:54,401 --> 01:18:55,101
Thank you. Open public hearing

2299
01:18:55,101 --> 01:18:56,567
funny, but I'd like to speak

2300
01:18:56,567 --> 01:18:58,101
to this item. Please step up

2301
01:18:58,101 --> 01:18:58,668
to the podium state. Your name

2302
01:18:58,668 --> 01:18:59,368
where you're resident

2303
01:18:59,368 --> 01:19:02,368
non-resident are live in the

2304
01:19:13,202 --> 01:19:14,968
etj.

2305
01:19:14,968 --> 01:19:17,968
Good evening. My name is

2306
01:19:17,968 --> 01:19:18,835
Karen Fraley. I'm a resident

2307
01:19:18,835 --> 01:19:19,701
of AUGUST fields. I'm also on

2308
01:19:19,701 --> 01:19:21,701
the traffic Committee.

2309
01:19:23,268 --> 01:19:26,268
>> In our community there. And

2310
01:19:26,668 --> 01:19:28,902
we appreciate. That. The tent

2311
01:19:28,902 --> 01:19:31,135
that the city has been

2312
01:19:31,135 --> 01:19:33,902
listening to our concerns. We

2313
01:19:33,902 --> 01:19:36,350
appreciate the traffic. Humps

2314
01:19:36,350 --> 01:19:37,502
bumps ever. You want to call

2315
01:19:37,502 --> 01:19:39,902
them? They are the largest

2316
01:19:39,902 --> 01:19:40,602
ones I've ever seen in the

2317
01:19:40,602 --> 01:19:43,602
city. I've haven't found any

2318
01:19:44,202 --> 01:19:47,200
is big. Is that? To the point

2319
01:19:47,200 --> 01:19:47,969
that we ended up getting a

2320
01:19:47,969 --> 01:19:48,635
different wheelchair and

2321
01:19:48,635 --> 01:19:51,635
because it was hitting the

2322
01:19:54,436 --> 01:19:55,136
hump every time. But we are

2323
01:19:55,136 --> 01:19:57,536
concerned that we have a lot

2324
01:19:57,536 --> 01:19:59,936
of parents waiting for

2325
01:20:00,469 --> 01:20:02,669
children and we need to slow

2326
01:20:02,669 --> 01:20:04,836
traffic down. And so we

2327
01:20:04,836 --> 01:20:07,236
appreciate that. You've come

2328
01:20:08,369 --> 01:20:09,736
up with a plan and we did meet

2329
01:20:09,736 --> 01:20:11,102
with the neighbors, not

2330
01:20:11,102 --> 01:20:12,136
everybody was in favor, but

2331
01:20:12,136 --> 01:20:14,536
I've never seen a plan that

2332
01:20:14,536 --> 01:20:16,300
makes everybody in favor

2333
01:20:16,300 --> 01:20:16,736
unless it's to have ice cream.

2334
01:20:16,736 --> 01:20:20,336
And then those who can't have

2335
01:20:22,503 --> 01:20:23,436
dairy are still disappointed.

2336
01:20:23,436 --> 01:20:25,369
So we appreciate it very much.

2337
01:20:25,369 --> 01:20:26,236
And we're also looking

2338
01:20:26,236 --> 01:20:29,236
forward. We know that Brooks

2339
01:20:29,669 --> 01:20:32,503
Avenue was designed to take

2340
01:20:32,503 --> 01:20:33,203
the traffic through our

2341
01:20:33,203 --> 01:20:36,203
neighborhood and over to Fry

2342
01:20:37,103 --> 01:20:38,360
road. There's nothing for it

2343
01:20:38,360 --> 01:20:39,136
to go through right now

2344
01:20:39,136 --> 01:20:39,836
because there is a farmer's

2345
01:20:39,836 --> 01:20:43,436
field there. And as a retired

2346
01:20:43,670 --> 01:20:45,603
farmer. Nobody likes to give

2347
01:20:45,603 --> 01:20:46,670
up farmland. So I don't know

2348
01:20:46,670 --> 01:20:47,803
what's going to happen with

2349
01:20:47,803 --> 01:20:48,370
that because having farming in

2350
01:20:48,370 --> 01:20:50,370
your neighborhood is

2351
01:20:51,137 --> 01:20:51,770
important, too. But want to

2352
01:20:51,770 --> 01:20:54,770
thank you very much. And

2353
01:20:55,270 --> 01:20:56,903
we've. You come up with the

2354
01:20:56,903 --> 01:20:57,537
idea based on what we were

2355
01:20:57,537 --> 01:20:59,937
presented with, that this

2356
01:21:00,337 --> 01:21:01,400
would at least slow things

2357
01:21:01,400 --> 01:21:04,400
down. And I appreciate your

2358
01:21:07,370 --> 01:21:08,570
time and effort. Hi, my name.

2359
01:21:08,570 --> 01:21:09,537
Is he still a crown and a

2360
01:21:09,537 --> 01:21:12,537
resident of AUGUST field part

2361
01:21:13,870 --> 01:21:14,503
of the H.O.A. Committee. And I

2362
01:21:14,503 --> 01:21:16,404
like to think Harley for

2363
01:21:16,404 --> 01:21:18,437
working with us because one of

2364
01:21:18,437 --> 01:21:21,437
my biggest concern was parking

2365
01:21:21,870 --> 01:21:23,937
on both sides. You have little

2366
01:21:23,937 --> 01:21:26,537
ones crossing from the park in

2367
01:21:26,537 --> 01:21:27,203
the running between the parked

2368
01:21:27,203 --> 01:21:27,870
cars into the other side of

2369
01:21:27,870 --> 01:21:31,470
the street to get to their

2370
01:21:31,837 --> 01:21:33,537
car. I've seen some close

2371
01:21:33,537 --> 01:21:37,370
encounters and it worries me a

2372
01:21:37,370 --> 01:21:38,737
lot. So Just you know, I'm

2373
01:21:38,737 --> 01:21:41,737
hoping that the council will,

2374
01:21:42,404 --> 01:21:44,304
at least, you know. Give us,

2375
01:21:44,304 --> 01:21:45,370
you know, a little bit more

2376
01:21:45,370 --> 01:21:47,437
protection children Park area.

2377
01:21:48,304 --> 01:21:51,237
Also. Thank you very much for

2378
01:21:51,237 --> 01:21:51,937
your time in. Thank you.

2379
01:21:51,937 --> 01:21:55,537
Calling for working with us a

2380
01:22:02,471 --> 01:22:03,204
lot. Thank you. Seeing no one

2381
01:22:03,204 --> 01:22:05,405
else will close public hearing

2382
01:22:05,405 --> 01:22:07,710
discussion.

2383
01:22:07,710 --> 01:22:10,710
>> Now motion for approval, I

2384
01:22:11,271 --> 01:22:14,271
have a question sink into

2385
01:22:15,805 --> 01:22:18,380
city. When might need to have

2386
01:22:18,380 --> 01:22:18,738
a discussion with the school

2387
01:22:18,738 --> 01:22:21,171
district says some point time

2388
01:22:21,171 --> 01:22:21,871
every elementary.

2389
01:22:21,871 --> 01:22:23,771
>> Puts a burden on our city

2390
01:22:23,771 --> 01:22:26,171
streets. The traffic that

2391
01:22:27,605 --> 01:22:29,371
they're seeing

2392
01:22:29,371 --> 01:22:30,105
>> amount that they back up a

2393
01:22:30,105 --> 01:22:33,938
half a mile so mild that there

2394
01:22:33,938 --> 01:22:34,638
are amended and around. I

2395
01:22:34,638 --> 01:22:35,271
think school district's going

2396
01:22:35,271 --> 01:22:37,500
to have to start making a

2397
01:22:37,500 --> 01:22:39,720
bigger parking lot for parent

2398
01:22:39,720 --> 01:22:40,705
pickup or they're going to

2399
01:22:40,705 --> 01:22:41,405
have to adopt. The program is

2400
01:22:41,405 --> 01:22:44,672
a limited where they have the

2401
01:22:44,672 --> 01:22:45,805
human bus going. We're 2

2402
01:22:45,805 --> 01:22:46,538
parents to us up a little bit

2403
01:22:46,538 --> 01:22:50,738
walk a series kids home to cut

2404
01:22:51,505 --> 01:22:52,472
it down. This is probably the

2405
01:22:52,472 --> 01:22:53,572
3rd or 4th case. If you just

2406
01:22:53,572 --> 01:22:54,272
take a look what's going on,

2407
01:22:54,272 --> 01:22:56,805
the high school one is doing

2408
01:22:56,805 --> 01:22:57,505
in my district. We're going to

2409
01:22:57,505 --> 01:23:00,372
have to address is somewhere

2410
01:23:00,372 --> 01:23:03,372
in our. Plan and traffic

2411
01:23:03,706 --> 01:23:05,706
impact analysis.

2412
01:23:06,305 --> 01:23:06,972
>> Ladies, if you could come

2413
01:23:06,972 --> 01:23:09,972
back up towards the podium,

2414
01:23:14,705 --> 01:23:15,872
please. I have a question. So.

2415
01:23:15,872 --> 01:23:17,500
You've been heavily involved

2416
01:23:17,500 --> 01:23:18,972
in this. And obviously you

2417
01:23:18,972 --> 01:23:19,672
live in that neighborhood. I

2418
01:23:19,672 --> 01:23:20,506
want you to tell me candidly

2419
01:23:20,506 --> 01:23:23,139
and honestly, because this is

2420
01:23:23,139 --> 01:23:25,600
a big redesign.

2421
01:23:25,600 --> 01:23:28,600
>> Does this answered the bell

2422
01:23:28,739 --> 01:23:29,405
as for you, our concern,

2423
01:23:29,405 --> 01:23:32,405
meaning does it answer the

2424
01:23:33,306 --> 01:23:34,390
call for safety? Is it going

2425
01:23:34,390 --> 01:23:37,372
as far as you need the city to

2426
01:23:37,372 --> 01:23:38,730
go? What? I don't want to

2427
01:23:38,730 --> 01:23:40,306
spend a bunch of money for it

2428
01:23:40,306 --> 01:23:41,439
not to be the right solution.

2429
01:23:41,439 --> 01:23:43,973
So I want honesty and candor,

2430
01:23:43,973 --> 01:23:44,806
please.

2431
01:23:44,806 --> 01:23:48,406
>> I live right next to the

2432
01:23:53,139 --> 01:23:53,973
park and I think it's a start.

2433
01:23:53,973 --> 01:23:58,173
We still have a lot of traffic

2434
01:23:58,740 --> 01:24:00,600
at the entrance. One thing

2435
01:24:00,600 --> 01:24:00,906
would have been are we able to

2436
01:24:00,906 --> 01:24:03,906
pull that picture of the

2437
01:24:05,240 --> 01:24:07,640
neighborhood back up again?

2438
01:24:08,740 --> 01:24:11,740
One. Idea that was floated,

2439
01:24:12,773 --> 01:24:14,706
but it was not. It did not

2440
01:24:14,706 --> 01:24:18,306
come to a consensus. Here is

2441
01:24:18,973 --> 01:24:19,640
there. There is a road.

2442
01:24:19,640 --> 01:24:20,773
Colonial Avenue right below

2443
01:24:20,773 --> 01:24:22,773
the circle. There.

2444
01:24:24,173 --> 01:24:26,573
>> And then. Willowbrook goes

2445
01:24:27,240 --> 01:24:30,640
from left to right. Putting a

2446
01:24:30,640 --> 01:24:33,400
3 way stop there. Would

2447
01:24:34,607 --> 01:24:35,307
certainly slow people down.

2448
01:24:35,307 --> 01:24:37,740
And as well as having some of

2449
01:24:37,740 --> 01:24:39,474
our police enforcement sitting

2450
01:24:40,273 --> 01:24:41,600
there for a while and making

2451
01:24:41,600 --> 01:24:44,600
people realize that stop signs

2452
01:24:47,107 --> 01:24:50,940
mean a lot. Was a thought we

2453
01:24:50,940 --> 01:24:51,674
came up with, but it was not

2454
01:24:51,674 --> 01:24:54,674
presented to us as something

2455
01:24:59,674 --> 01:25:00,807
that could be offered to us.

2456
01:25:00,807 --> 01:25:01,541
Other than that, I think at

2457
01:25:01,541 --> 01:25:05,141
some point we're going to have

2458
01:25:05,441 --> 01:25:08,174
to address. The fact that we

2459
01:25:08,174 --> 01:25:09,807
have school pick-up people

2460
01:25:09,807 --> 01:25:13,407
parked on both sides of the

2461
01:25:13,707 --> 01:25:16,341
entrance. Whether it says no

2462
01:25:16,341 --> 01:25:17,700
parking Good. The law park

2463
01:25:17,700 --> 01:25:20,607
right here in half and half

2464
01:25:22,441 --> 01:25:24,375
into this zone. One of the

2465
01:25:24,375 --> 01:25:25,108
neighbors did go through the

2466
01:25:25,108 --> 01:25:28,108
Freedom of Information Act and

2467
01:25:28,675 --> 01:25:30,774
found that. There really

2468
01:25:30,774 --> 01:25:31,975
aren't any citations written.

2469
01:25:31,975 --> 01:25:35,575
And I think people have the

2470
01:25:35,775 --> 01:25:36,508
idea that if they're sitting

2471
01:25:36,508 --> 01:25:37,208
in their car, maybe the know

2472
01:25:37,208 --> 01:25:40,208
tollway zone doesn't apply to

2473
01:25:42,441 --> 01:25:43,908
them. On the other hand, it's

2474
01:25:43,908 --> 01:25:46,908
the it's the worst from.

2475
01:25:49,410 --> 01:25:51,441
About. 2.30, to 4.20, and then

2476
01:25:52,141 --> 01:25:52,875
it all disappears as if there.

2477
01:25:52,875 --> 01:25:56,475
We didn't have to schools near

2478
01:25:57,842 --> 01:26:00,275
us. One of things that I

2479
01:26:00,275 --> 01:26:03,875
>> what I say. And I look

2480
01:26:04,142 --> 01:26:06,542
another school. Income. No

2481
01:26:06,808 --> 01:26:07,608
county and I the way they have

2482
01:26:07,608 --> 01:26:08,808
everything set up and it's

2483
01:26:08,808 --> 01:26:11,208
very organized. Theirs. You

2484
01:26:12,875 --> 01:26:14,942
know, I just it's amazing.

2485
01:26:14,942 --> 01:26:16,909
>> We don't have that in our

2486
01:26:16,909 --> 01:26:17,575
community. And so when I look

2487
01:26:17,575 --> 01:26:19,975
at this particular picture

2488
01:26:20,475 --> 01:26:22,642
here. What I'm thinking, is it

2489
01:26:22,642 --> 01:26:24,742
going to prevent children that

2490
01:26:24,742 --> 01:26:27,475
are in the park? To crossover

2491
01:26:27,475 --> 01:26:29,875
will vote. Kids. Look, they

2492
01:26:29,875 --> 01:26:31,175
just don't. That's right.

2493
01:26:31,175 --> 01:26:33,442
That's just nature of And so

2494
01:26:33,442 --> 01:26:36,109
they're not going to look. The

2495
01:26:36,109 --> 01:26:37,900
cross walks of them to help

2496
01:26:37,900 --> 01:26:39,542
because cars will have slow

2497
01:26:39,542 --> 01:26:41,909
down. I mean, that's part of.

2498
01:26:41,909 --> 01:26:44,909
The rules of traffic. We don't

2499
01:26:44,909 --> 01:26:46,776
have that. Don't slow down

2500
01:26:46,776 --> 01:26:47,476
near the park area I don't

2501
01:26:47,476 --> 01:26:49,209
know. Like that curve area in

2502
01:26:49,209 --> 01:26:52,809
thing like that. If a car

2503
01:26:55,409 --> 01:26:56,143
cannot park on.

2504
01:26:56,143 --> 01:26:59,743
>> Ma'am, can you move over in

2505
01:26:59,976 --> 01:27:01,543
front of the Mike? If? The

2506
01:27:01,543 --> 01:27:02,209
cars are not parked on the

2507
01:27:02,209 --> 01:27:03,876
side of Wilbur King on park

2508
01:27:03,876 --> 01:27:04,576
closer to the park.

2509
01:27:04,576 --> 01:27:07,576
>> The children will go into

2510
01:27:07,943 --> 01:27:09,510
their cars by park area with a

2511
01:27:09,510 --> 01:27:12,243
car czar. There will not. They

2512
01:27:12,243 --> 01:27:13,643
won't have. An opportunity to

2513
01:27:13,643 --> 01:27:14,309
cross the street without

2514
01:27:14,309 --> 01:27:17,210
looking. And I've seen it a

2515
01:27:17,210 --> 01:27:20,810
lot of times where cars are

2516
01:27:22,876 --> 01:27:23,976
racing through. And, you know,

2517
01:27:23,976 --> 01:27:26,943
thank goodness that, you know,

2518
01:27:26,943 --> 01:27:27,710
this child did not get hit,

2519
01:27:27,710 --> 01:27:31,310
but it's not only one child

2520
01:27:31,743 --> 01:27:34,743
that it happens. Daily basis

2521
01:27:36,770 --> 01:27:36,810
during school Okay. Yes. On

2522
01:27:36,810 --> 01:27:37,477
after the school's over there.

2523
01:27:37,477 --> 01:27:40,430
There's not that much going

2524
01:27:40,430 --> 01:27:41,243
on. But then on weekends, when

2525
01:27:41,243 --> 01:27:42,843
people come to visit the park

2526
01:27:42,843 --> 01:27:44,100
that are not from our

2527
01:27:44,100 --> 01:27:45,810
neighborhood, then they park

2528
01:27:45,810 --> 01:27:47,770
both sides. And then you have

2529
01:27:47,770 --> 01:27:49,310
the same. Not not as others

2530
01:27:49,310 --> 01:27:51,510
say the bat, but you you still

2531
01:27:51,510 --> 01:27:53,410
have that situation where a

2532
01:27:53,410 --> 01:27:54,110
child will cross the street to

2533
01:27:54,110 --> 01:27:57,710
the other side with the car's

2534
01:27:58,844 --> 01:28:00,110
part. About these children.

2535
01:28:00,110 --> 01:28:00,844
This park is not a part of the

2536
01:28:00,844 --> 01:28:03,644
school. This is a part of your

2537
01:28:03,644 --> 01:28:05,244
neighborhood.

2538
01:28:05,244 --> 01:28:07,477
>> car owned by the city of

2539
01:28:07,477 --> 01:28:09,177
New Braunfels, which I just

2540
01:28:09,177 --> 01:28:09,877
think is this is my first time

2541
01:28:09,877 --> 01:28:12,877
living in a neighborhood. And

2542
01:28:13,677 --> 01:28:14,277
I think it's fantastic. Our

2543
01:28:14,277 --> 01:28:17,177
>> H.O.A. Maintains the

2544
01:28:17,177 --> 01:28:20,177
mowing. You have provided the

2545
01:28:21,711 --> 01:28:24,344
park there. And so we get

2546
01:28:24,344 --> 01:28:26,411
people from all over New

2547
01:28:26,411 --> 01:28:27,177
Braunfels and even people who

2548
01:28:27,177 --> 01:28:27,844
are visiting the area. I got

2549
01:28:27,844 --> 01:28:31,111
to visit with a couple from

2550
01:28:31,111 --> 01:28:33,844
New Zealand. Found the park

2551
01:28:33,844 --> 01:28:34,244
and decided company lunch

2552
01:28:34,244 --> 01:28:35,110
there.

2553
01:28:35,110 --> 01:28:38,110
>> But that park is not

2554
01:28:38,411 --> 01:28:39,111
connected to the My point

2555
01:28:39,111 --> 01:28:40,844
could you tell us I happen to

2556
01:28:40,844 --> 01:28:41,545
know this neighborhood. I

2557
01:28:41,545 --> 01:28:43,778
don't live there, but I know

2558
01:28:43,778 --> 01:28:46,778
the neighborhood. This is the

2559
01:28:47,110 --> 01:28:49,780
worst school. Situation that

2560
01:28:49,780 --> 01:28:52,678
in my opinion. That I've seen

2561
01:28:53,911 --> 01:28:55,845
in the city. So I don't want

2562
01:28:55,845 --> 01:28:56,545
be understated it. You're not

2563
01:28:56,545 --> 01:28:57,111
my district or anything like

2564
01:28:57,111 --> 01:28:57,945
that. I don't want to

2565
01:28:57,945 --> 01:28:59,911
interrupt, but I'm just saying

2566
01:28:59,911 --> 01:29:01,911
from an independent

2567
01:29:01,978 --> 01:29:02,945
perspective, this is a

2568
01:29:02,945 --> 01:29:06,545
problem. How many cases is the

2569
01:29:09,545 --> 01:29:10,778
school from your neighborhood?

2570
01:29:10,778 --> 01:29:12,878
The pace is pace is I mean,

2571
01:29:12,878 --> 01:29:14,178
it's easy walk it, Evan, these

2572
01:29:14,178 --> 01:29:16,450
was that we have little kids.

2573
01:29:16,450 --> 01:29:18,412
But bad how far is it to the

2574
01:29:18,412 --> 01:29:20,345
first school? Because this is

2575
01:29:20,345 --> 01:29:21,345
2 schools it. The I'd like to

2576
01:29:21,345 --> 01:29:23,312
know how kids were directed to

2577
01:29:23,312 --> 01:29:25,112
your neighborhood to block it.

2578
01:29:25,112 --> 01:29:26,545
I'm just going to bring things

2579
01:29:26,545 --> 01:29:28,412
back on topic with this item

2580
01:29:28,412 --> 01:29:30,812
is for restricted parking on

2581
01:29:30,812 --> 01:29:32,545
Willowbrook The item on the

2582
01:29:32,545 --> 01:29:33,812
agenda is the restricted

2583
01:29:33,812 --> 01:29:34,545
parking will, Brooke, what it

2584
01:29:34,545 --> 01:29:37,120
could possibly bring up school

2585
01:29:37,120 --> 01:29:37,979
and other stuff at another

2586
01:29:37,979 --> 01:29:39,245
time.

2587
01:29:39,245 --> 01:29:40,146
>> But but there's a lot of

2588
01:29:40,146 --> 01:29:40,978
lane Reedus and there's a lot

2589
01:29:40,978 --> 01:29:44,312
of money that is going to be

2590
01:29:44,312 --> 01:29:45,645
used on

2591
01:29:45,645 --> 01:29:46,345
>> So to me, it is relevant

2592
01:29:46,345 --> 01:29:50,545
that if we're going to make a

2593
01:29:50,646 --> 01:29:52,450
change. It needs to be the

2594
01:29:52,450 --> 01:29:55,450
right change. And that's what

2595
01:29:55,579 --> 01:29:56,512
I'm trying to address. Those

2596
01:29:56,512 --> 01:29:57,113
questions. MAY I say something

2597
01:29:57,113 --> 01:29:57,779
short, the school, the

2598
01:29:57,779 --> 01:29:59,646
elementary school, which is

2599
01:29:59,646 --> 01:30:00,346
500 elementary.

2600
01:30:00,346 --> 01:30:03,346
>> Most of the children live

2601
01:30:03,746 --> 01:30:06,679
in the neighborhood. Very. I

2602
01:30:06,679 --> 01:30:08,179
see the people that are coming

2603
01:30:08,179 --> 01:30:09,712
from with the airport is I

2604
01:30:09,712 --> 01:30:13,312
don't know what area of town

2605
01:30:15,790 --> 01:30:15,746
that is. But middle school has

2606
01:30:15,746 --> 01:30:19,346
a lot of traffic coming in

2607
01:30:20,179 --> 01:30:23,779
from. The airport is so the

2608
01:30:25,146 --> 01:30:26,213
seller. Sour road and then

2609
01:30:26,213 --> 01:30:29,460
damper road that farmland all

2610
01:30:29,460 --> 01:30:29,779
back Those children go to that

2611
01:30:29,779 --> 01:30:31,460
school that middle school. All

2612
01:30:31,460 --> 01:30:34,460
right. Have a a whole

2613
01:30:34,979 --> 01:30:35,646
different. Not only and area

2614
01:30:35,646 --> 01:30:36,346
that, you know, people that

2615
01:30:36,346 --> 01:30:38,130
live in in the immediate area

2616
01:30:38,130 --> 01:30:39,913
of the school, you have a lot

2617
01:30:39,913 --> 01:30:42,913
of people coming in traveling

2618
01:30:45,513 --> 01:30:47,513
through Salo Road and also

2619
01:30:47,513 --> 01:30:48,880
from the dam, guy for a day

2620
01:30:48,880 --> 01:30:51,130
for neighborhood coming in. So

2621
01:30:51,130 --> 01:30:54,613
you have a lot of traffic.

2622
01:30:56,913 --> 01:30:57,780
From that side, too. From my

2623
01:30:57,780 --> 01:31:00,647
perspective and I say this to

2624
01:31:00,647 --> 01:31:02,380
council we need to look at the

2625
01:31:02,380 --> 01:31:05,380
and I agree with Councilmember

2626
01:31:08,130 --> 01:31:10,513
Edwards. Spending money to the

2627
01:31:10,513 --> 01:31:13,380
extent that we are. We need to

2628
01:31:13,380 --> 01:31:15,413
do these things right. And

2629
01:31:15,413 --> 01:31:17,247
what I see is back in. 24,

2630
01:31:17,247 --> 01:31:17,880
believe you said there was a

2631
01:31:17,880 --> 01:31:18,580
change. Now we're making

2632
01:31:18,580 --> 01:31:20,780
another change. Each time we

2633
01:31:20,780 --> 01:31:21,680
make a change its money.

2634
01:31:21,680 --> 01:31:24,800
>> That's all I'm saying.

2635
01:31:24,314 --> 01:31:25,381
That's why was asking series

2636
01:31:25,381 --> 01:31:26,800
of questions.

2637
01:31:26,800 --> 01:31:27,480
>> And just to clarify, we're

2638
01:31:27,480 --> 01:31:28,147
dealing with striping. We're

2639
01:31:28,147 --> 01:31:31,114
not building any new roads.

2640
01:31:31,114 --> 01:31:33,114
It's just striking.

2641
01:31:34,914 --> 01:31:35,548
>> Yes, right. I do my thing.

2642
01:31:35,548 --> 01:31:39,148
Yes, ma'am, it is. I also

2643
01:31:41,181 --> 01:31:44,181
think that. Because we are

2644
01:31:44,581 --> 01:31:47,981
trying to figure out what will

2645
01:31:47,981 --> 01:31:48,714
best serve the people in

2646
01:31:48,714 --> 01:31:51,714
AUGUST field and the children

2647
01:31:51,748 --> 01:31:55,348
back and forth. I I believe

2648
01:31:55,914 --> 01:31:57,481
this is a good step forward as

2649
01:31:57,481 --> 01:31:59,881
were the traffic humps

2650
01:32:01,181 --> 01:32:03,181
speedbumps, whatever silent

2651
01:32:05,681 --> 01:32:08,481
policeman and I think that

2652
01:32:08,481 --> 01:32:09,681
that's a helpful so and what I

2653
01:32:09,681 --> 01:32:11,881
meant earlier was we MAY need

2654
01:32:11,881 --> 01:32:14,881
to come back again. Sometimes.

2655
01:32:15,948 --> 01:32:17,981
It's just not clear, but I

2656
01:32:17,981 --> 01:32:19,148
think that this will give

2657
01:32:19,148 --> 01:32:21,815
people an idea of where they

2658
01:32:21,815 --> 01:32:24,815
should be driving and drive

2659
01:32:25,148 --> 01:32:25,848
carefully. And this is not a

2660
01:32:25,848 --> 01:32:26,481
road Raleigh. Let's see if I

2661
01:32:26,481 --> 01:32:27,848
can get over on the other

2662
01:32:27,848 --> 01:32:29,848
side.

2663
01:32:31,615 --> 01:32:35,215
>> So there are speed humps on

2664
01:32:35,448 --> 01:32:36,448
will Rick record? In 2024, the

2665
01:32:36,448 --> 01:32:37,715
council approves some traffic

2666
01:32:37,715 --> 01:32:38,315
calming measures and gave

2667
01:32:38,315 --> 01:32:38,948
staff some direction to

2668
01:32:38,948 --> 01:32:41,648
continue to work with the

2669
01:32:41,648 --> 01:32:43,682
neighborhood. And so this is

2670
01:32:43,682 --> 01:32:44,848
and additional measure of

2671
01:32:44,848 --> 01:32:47,515
traffic calming added on has

2672
01:32:47,515 --> 01:32:48,515
been going to work with the

2673
01:32:48,515 --> 01:32:50,915
neighborhood. Yeah. If you've

2674
01:32:51,682 --> 01:32:53,115
ever had an opportunity to go

2675
01:32:53,115 --> 01:32:56,115
back Alvarez and out Barber

2676
01:32:57,115 --> 01:32:59,982
Rossa, you start seeing around

2677
01:32:59,982 --> 01:33:02,382
3.34 o'clock the people coming

2678
01:33:04,490 --> 01:33:04,682
from. 46 who don't want to

2679
01:33:04,682 --> 01:33:05,416
have to wait. And I know

2680
01:33:05,416 --> 01:33:06,282
eventually something will come

2681
01:33:06,282 --> 01:33:06,915
in that will change things.

2682
01:33:06,915 --> 01:33:11,115
And I don't know I MAY be

2683
01:33:11,549 --> 01:33:12,149
alive and I MAY not be.

2684
01:33:12,149 --> 01:33:14,549
>> That's okay. I'm not

2685
01:33:14,716 --> 01:33:15,849
worried about But to watch all

2686
01:33:15,849 --> 01:33:18,849
these cars coming in through

2687
01:33:19,682 --> 01:33:20,416
those areas that really

2688
01:33:20,416 --> 01:33:21,149
weren't built for that kind of

2689
01:33:21,149 --> 01:33:24,490
traffic. And I know that's not

2690
01:33:24,490 --> 01:33:24,716
what we're talking about. But

2691
01:33:24,716 --> 01:33:27,116
it brings them through our

2692
01:33:27,116 --> 01:33:30,116
neighborhood. Us. We can stand

2693
01:33:31,282 --> 01:33:33,449
there with little. Counters

2694
01:33:33,449 --> 01:33:34,316
and say let me make sure live

2695
01:33:34,316 --> 01:33:37,916
here and not because of a

2696
01:33:38,383 --> 01:33:39,116
public hero, but we appreciate

2697
01:33:39,116 --> 01:33:40,449
Any in the same think what MR.

2698
01:33:40,449 --> 01:33:42,449
Murray took all those

2699
01:33:42,449 --> 01:33:44,830
>> points into consideration.

2700
01:33:44,830 --> 01:33:46,483
Did the traffic coming

2701
01:33:49,849 --> 01:33:51,849
measures? Correct?

2702
01:33:52,116 --> 01:33:52,816
>> Yes. So the difficulty with

2703
01:33:52,816 --> 01:33:53,516
this neighborhood is it's not

2704
01:33:53,516 --> 01:33:56,916
just that we have cut through

2705
01:33:56,916 --> 01:33:57,616
traffic. We see that on, you

2706
01:33:57,616 --> 01:34:00,716
know, would road and how are

2707
01:34:00,716 --> 01:34:01,516
we done those right? The

2708
01:34:01,516 --> 01:34:03,483
challenge with this one is

2709
01:34:03,483 --> 01:34:05,617
there's also such heavy

2710
01:34:05,617 --> 01:34:06,549
parking activity. And so you

2711
01:34:06,549 --> 01:34:08,383
have people that are very

2712
01:34:08,383 --> 01:34:09,150
impatient, trying to get

2713
01:34:09,150 --> 01:34:11,250
through and then you have cars

2714
01:34:11,250 --> 01:34:12,950
parked on both sides on 35th

2715
01:34:12,950 --> 01:34:15,183
Street and we've had reports

2716
01:34:15,183 --> 01:34:17,500
of people saying I get deep

2717
01:34:17,500 --> 01:34:17,783
into this q a between parked

2718
01:34:17,783 --> 01:34:19,883
cars. Now here comes somebody,

2719
01:34:19,883 --> 01:34:20,850
you know, I have to reverse a

2720
01:34:20,850 --> 01:34:22,160
8th of a mile back so that

2721
01:34:22,160 --> 01:34:25,616
they can pass mean it's it's

2722
01:34:27,283 --> 01:34:28,450
awkward. We cannot do this

2723
01:34:28,450 --> 01:34:29,150
through the entire

2724
01:34:29,150 --> 01:34:30,830
neighborhood because this is

2725
01:34:30,830 --> 01:34:33,830
the only section where we

2726
01:34:33,830 --> 01:34:34,317
don't have homes fronting. The

2727
01:34:34,317 --> 01:34:37,317
rest of the roadway has homes

2728
01:34:37,317 --> 01:34:38,717
fronting and so unless we get

2729
01:34:38,717 --> 01:34:40,283
a string of people to come

2730
01:34:40,283 --> 01:34:41,170
forward, willing to give up

2731
01:34:41,170 --> 01:34:43,384
parking for another house. And

2732
01:34:43,384 --> 01:34:44,500
that's a touchy subject. As we

2733
01:34:44,500 --> 01:34:46,450
all know, this is the only

2734
01:34:46,450 --> 01:34:48,584
area that we can really

2735
01:34:48,584 --> 01:34:49,617
accomplish this. We know that

2736
01:34:49,617 --> 01:34:51,350
there continues to be issues

2737
01:34:51,350 --> 01:34:52,840
at the front of the

2738
01:34:52,840 --> 01:34:52,717
neighborhood with enforcement.

2739
01:34:52,717 --> 01:34:53,950
It's about something that

2740
01:34:53,950 --> 01:34:54,684
we're working with a choice

2741
01:34:54,684 --> 01:34:57,830
separately on Henri looking at

2742
01:34:57,830 --> 01:34:58,184
that and what we can do. But

2743
01:34:58,184 --> 01:35:00,817
as far as addressing this hole

2744
01:35:00,817 --> 01:35:02,500
in the traffic calming plan,

2745
01:35:02,500 --> 01:35:02,984
this is what we're presenting

2746
01:35:02,984 --> 01:35:04,917
to look at. We have

2747
01:35:04,917 --> 01:35:05,651
high-volume high-speed and

2748
01:35:05,651 --> 01:35:08,840
high parking. What do we do so

2749
01:35:08,840 --> 01:35:08,784
that everybody has their spot?

2750
01:35:08,784 --> 01:35:11,784
>> And do you mind addressing

2751
01:35:12,180 --> 01:35:12,684
this stop sign? That's

2752
01:35:12,684 --> 01:35:13,351
something we can use thank

2753
01:35:13,351 --> 01:35:16,351
you, ladies. Don't have to

2754
01:35:16,750 --> 01:35:17,784
stay up here.

2755
01:35:17,784 --> 01:35:18,951
>> So we warrants at this

2756
01:35:18,951 --> 01:35:20,318
particular intersection. That

2757
01:35:20,318 --> 01:35:21,510
was something that came in.

2758
01:35:21,510 --> 01:35:23,385
The volumes are very low. Does

2759
01:35:23,385 --> 01:35:25,284
not want an always stop for

2760
01:35:25,284 --> 01:35:26,518
the Texas mean when you from

2761
01:35:26,518 --> 01:35:28,418
traffic control devices, stop

2762
01:35:28,418 --> 01:35:30,451
sign shall not be used for

2763
01:35:30,451 --> 01:35:32,185
speed control. When you put in

2764
01:35:32,185 --> 01:35:32,851
a stop sign that's not

2765
01:35:32,851 --> 01:35:33,518
warranted. People start to

2766
01:35:33,518 --> 01:35:36,180
disregard it. We see that a

2767
01:35:36,180 --> 01:35:37,551
lot in the city and then you

2768
01:35:37,551 --> 01:35:38,585
really increase your safety

2769
01:35:38,585 --> 01:35:40,985
issue with uncertainty of

2770
01:35:41,451 --> 01:35:42,351
people blowing through stop

2771
01:35:42,351 --> 01:35:43,850
signs.

2772
01:35:43,850 --> 01:35:45,510
>> I would also like to make a

2773
01:35:45,510 --> 01:35:45,718
point after twenty-twenty the

2774
01:35:45,718 --> 01:35:48,510
school districts could not

2775
01:35:48,510 --> 01:35:49,752
find enough bus drivers. So

2776
01:35:49,752 --> 01:35:51,251
they went from picking up

2777
01:35:51,251 --> 01:35:53,520
children from 2 mile radius or

2778
01:35:53,520 --> 01:35:55,850
one mile radius out to a 2

2779
01:35:55,850 --> 01:35:55,985
mile radius. So everybody

2780
01:35:55,985 --> 01:35:56,685
lives within that 2 mile

2781
01:35:56,685 --> 01:35:59,285
radius either walks or drives

2782
01:35:59,285 --> 01:36:00,452
back and forth to school.

2783
01:36:00,452 --> 01:36:01,485
Right? And so that's and the

2784
01:36:01,485 --> 01:36:03,619
school was built before that

2785
01:36:03,619 --> 01:36:04,918
happened. And before the

2786
01:36:04,918 --> 01:36:05,618
neighborhood. And so the

2787
01:36:05,618 --> 01:36:08,618
school wasn't even design for

2788
01:36:10,918 --> 01:36:11,652
that. For that radius to

2789
01:36:11,652 --> 01:36:13,385
expand like that. So it made a

2790
01:36:13,385 --> 01:36:14,218
lot of children within that

2791
01:36:14,218 --> 01:36:16,118
radius have to get to school

2792
01:36:16,118 --> 01:36:18,219
some other kind of way. So

2793
01:36:18,219 --> 01:36:20,685
that's why we're seeing that

2794
01:36:20,685 --> 01:36:23,685
see I would probably statewide

2795
01:36:25,185 --> 01:36:26,520
definitely see why.

2796
01:36:26,520 --> 01:36:27,919
>> Anymore discussion on the

2797
01:36:27,919 --> 01:36:29,919
restricted parking on

2798
01:36:30,886 --> 01:36:31,852
Willowbrook. Not entertain a

2799
01:36:31,852 --> 01:36:33,585
motion. I'll just say real

2800
01:36:33,585 --> 01:36:34,319
quick. I feel like again, I

2801
01:36:34,319 --> 01:36:35,252
really appreciate the moderate

2802
01:36:35,252 --> 01:36:37,219
approach that city staff.

2803
01:36:37,219 --> 01:36:37,886
>> Brings these issues too. So

2804
01:36:37,886 --> 01:36:40,852
we're not spending a ton of

2805
01:36:40,852 --> 01:36:41,485
money up front to address an

2806
01:36:41,485 --> 01:36:43,885
issue that neighbors and

2807
01:36:44,319 --> 01:36:46,352
people are going to unhappy

2808
01:36:46,352 --> 01:36:47,190
about that conflict with other

2809
01:36:47,190 --> 01:36:47,619
laws and regulations. Thank

2810
01:36:47,619 --> 01:36:49,186
you for doing your due

2811
01:36:49,186 --> 01:36:50,419
diligence and doing this piece

2812
01:36:50,419 --> 01:36:52,190
by piece to get us where we

2813
01:36:52,190 --> 01:36:53,252
need to be listening to our

2814
01:36:53,252 --> 01:36:56,586
citizens. I'd like to make a

2815
01:36:56,586 --> 01:36:57,686
motion to approve. And had I

2816
01:36:57,686 --> 01:37:01,286
had made the motion to earlier

2817
01:37:03,319 --> 01:37:04,219
a second so councilmember

2818
01:37:04,219 --> 01:37:04,953
about scheme is for approval.

2819
01:37:04,953 --> 01:37:05,619
Councilmember Ryan seconds all

2820
01:37:05,619 --> 01:37:06,653
in favor. Raise your right

2821
01:37:06,653 --> 01:37:08,653
hand.

2822
01:37:10,530 --> 01:37:12,530
>> Motion carries unanimously.

2823
01:37:12,286 --> 01:37:13,419
Next item is discussing

2824
01:37:13,419 --> 01:37:14,319
consider approval of a

2825
01:37:14,319 --> 01:37:15,253
resolution of the city of New

2826
01:37:15,253 --> 01:37:17,253
Braunfels, Texas authorizing

2827
01:37:18,186 --> 01:37:19,119
the use of eminent domain

2828
01:37:19,119 --> 01:37:20,286
proceedings for the

2829
01:37:20,286 --> 01:37:21,860
acquisition of roadway that is

2830
01:37:21,860 --> 01:37:22,530
necessary to advance and

2831
01:37:22,530 --> 01:37:24,386
achieve the public use of

2832
01:37:24,386 --> 01:37:25,860
improving Kohlenberg road to

2833
01:37:25,860 --> 01:37:27,153
meet the existing and future

2834
01:37:27,153 --> 01:37:27,753
needs of the city in the

2835
01:37:27,753 --> 01:37:29,753
event, negotiations are

2836
01:37:30,753 --> 01:37:33,321
unsuccessful. And this is for

2837
01:37:33,321 --> 01:37:36,321
property owned by Kay Wilford

2838
01:37:37,953 --> 01:37:38,620
at 1.0, 0, 3, 4 acre 4th.

2839
01:37:38,620 --> 01:37:40,620
45,040 square-foot tract of

2840
01:37:43,886 --> 01:37:45,820
land. In the am has now is a

2841
01:37:45,820 --> 01:37:47,487
survey number. 98 in Comal

2842
01:37:47,487 --> 01:37:49,653
County, Texas and being out of

2843
01:37:49,653 --> 01:37:50,653
the remainder of the called

2844
01:37:50,653 --> 01:37:53,530
92.4 9 acre tract recorded in

2845
01:37:53,220 --> 01:37:55,220
document number 2, 0, 0, 3, 0,

2846
01:37:55,887 --> 01:37:56,553
6, 0, 2, 5, 9, 5, 6, The

2847
01:37:56,553 --> 01:37:58,953
official public records of

2848
01:37:59,854 --> 01:38:00,554
Comal County, Texas, also

2849
01:38:00,554 --> 01:38:02,954
being county parcel number 7,

2850
01:38:05,354 --> 01:38:07,354
1, 7, 0, 5, And property owned

2851
01:38:07,854 --> 01:38:11,454
by k will for being a 0, 5, 8,

2852
01:38:12,354 --> 01:38:13,254
1, acre or 25,301 square-foot

2853
01:38:13,254 --> 01:38:14,787
temporary construction

2854
01:38:14,787 --> 01:38:16,687
easement in the am as mouser

2855
01:38:16,687 --> 01:38:17,987
surveyed number. 98 Comal

2856
01:38:17,987 --> 01:38:19,787
County, Texas and being out of

2857
01:38:19,787 --> 01:38:21,787
the remainder of the called

2858
01:38:21,787 --> 01:38:24,187
92.4 9 acre tract record and

2859
01:38:24,354 --> 01:38:26,354
document number 2, 0, 0, 3, 0,

2860
01:38:27,121 --> 01:38:28,287
6, 0, 2, 5, 9, 5, 6, the

2861
01:38:28,287 --> 01:38:30,687
official public records of

2862
01:38:30,987 --> 01:38:33,987
County, Texas in county parcel

2863
01:38:35,388 --> 01:38:37,121
number 7, 1, 7, 0, 5, And

2864
01:38:37,121 --> 01:38:40,721
property owned by Len k will

2865
01:38:42,454 --> 01:38:43,321
for being a 0, 5, 7, 6 acre or

2866
01:38:43,321 --> 01:38:44,755
25,077 square-foot tract of

2867
01:38:44,755 --> 01:38:46,655
land in the am as as or serve

2868
01:38:46,655 --> 01:38:48,521
a number. 98 of Comal County,

2869
01:38:48,521 --> 01:38:51,521
Texas and being out of the

2870
01:38:51,521 --> 01:38:52,688
remainder of the called 92.4 9

2871
01:38:52,688 --> 01:38:55,880
acre tract recorded in

2872
01:38:55,821 --> 01:38:56,488
document number 2, 0, 0, 3, 0,

2873
01:38:56,488 --> 01:38:58,488
6, 0, 2, 5, 9, 5, 6, of the

2874
01:38:58,655 --> 01:39:00,554
official public records of

2875
01:39:00,554 --> 01:39:01,255
County, Texas. Being county

2876
01:39:01,255 --> 01:39:03,255
parcel number 4, 2, 8, 4, 6,

2877
01:39:06,355 --> 01:39:07,255
8,

2878
01:39:07,255 --> 01:39:07,888
>> Good evening. Mayor and

2879
01:39:07,888 --> 01:39:08,588
council Matthew has been

2880
01:39:08,588 --> 01:39:10,988
assistant director of public

2881
01:39:12,888 --> 01:39:15,220
works. The Kohlenberg Road

2882
01:39:15,220 --> 01:39:16,722
Project one of the bond

2883
01:39:16,722 --> 01:39:18,788
projects that was approved. It

2884
01:39:18,788 --> 01:39:19,922
is a roadway widening and

2885
01:39:19,922 --> 01:39:22,322
realignment of Kohlenberg road

2886
01:39:22,822 --> 01:39:24,188
between ice. 35 and fm 11. 0,

2887
01:39:24,188 --> 01:39:25,955
1, provide traffic signal

2888
01:39:25,955 --> 01:39:26,655
updates at fm 11. 0, one

2889
01:39:26,655 --> 01:39:28,922
continuous shared use path on

2890
01:39:28,922 --> 01:39:30,880
both sides of the road

2891
01:39:30,880 --> 01:39:32,550
installation of underground

2892
01:39:32,550 --> 01:39:35,550
storm sewer and utility rilo

2893
01:39:35,989 --> 01:39:37,189
up upgrades in relocations.

2894
01:39:37,189 --> 01:39:38,155
This is a typical cross

2895
01:39:38,155 --> 01:39:40,890
section of the road going from

2896
01:39:40,890 --> 01:39:41,220
a 2 lane road. So road way

2897
01:39:41,220 --> 01:39:41,688
section as it is right now to

2898
01:39:41,688 --> 01:39:44,880
a four-lane divided roadway

2899
01:39:47,222 --> 01:39:49,622
section. As part of

2900
01:39:51,890 --> 01:39:51,722
acquisition of project, we do

2901
01:39:51,722 --> 01:39:54,122
have to acquire necessary

2902
01:39:54,389 --> 01:39:57,422
right of way from the property

2903
01:39:57,422 --> 01:39:58,622
owners parcel. Is owned by

2904
01:39:58,622 --> 01:40:00,489
Lynn Wolfe Heart the right of

2905
01:40:00,489 --> 01:40:03,489
way. Apologizes, type there as

2906
01:40:03,722 --> 01:40:05,722
1.0, 0, 3, 4, acres. And

2907
01:40:05,722 --> 01:40:07,522
there's about a 5.5, 8, 1,

2908
01:40:07,522 --> 01:40:08,122
acre, temporary construction

2909
01:40:08,122 --> 01:40:08,789
easement initial offer.

2910
01:40:08,789 --> 01:40:11,789
Letters were sent last year

2911
01:40:13,522 --> 01:40:15,289
and MARCH. We have not

2912
01:40:15,289 --> 01:40:15,856
received an official

2913
01:40:15,856 --> 01:40:16,523
counteroffer from the

2914
01:40:16,523 --> 01:40:18,523
property, but conversations

2915
01:40:19,123 --> 01:40:20,560
with the property owner, they

2916
01:40:20,560 --> 01:40:20,756
have indicated a value about 2

2917
01:40:20,756 --> 01:40:23,560
and a half times. The initial

2918
01:40:23,560 --> 01:40:25,456
offer letter. Final offer

2919
01:40:26,956 --> 01:40:28,156
letter was sent this past

2920
01:40:28,156 --> 01:40:29,890
month. The city has been

2921
01:40:29,890 --> 01:40:31,156
willing to reach an agreement

2922
01:40:31,156 --> 01:40:32,456
with this property owner about

2923
01:40:32,456 --> 01:40:34,856
50% higher than what the

2924
01:40:36,323 --> 01:40:37,456
appraised value was based off

2925
01:40:37,456 --> 01:40:38,123
of comparable offer on the

2926
01:40:38,123 --> 01:40:41,123
property. But they have not

2927
01:40:43,690 --> 01:40:45,656
accepted. Parcel. 3 is also

2928
01:40:45,656 --> 01:40:48,156
owned by Lynn Wolfe Again,

2929
01:40:48,156 --> 01:40:48,856
this is a 0.5, 7, 6 acre right

2930
01:40:48,856 --> 01:40:51,190
of way off the front edge of

2931
01:40:51,190 --> 01:40:51,923
the property. There. Initial

2932
01:40:51,923 --> 01:40:54,823
offer letter on this one again

2933
01:40:54,823 --> 01:40:56,123
was sent in MARCH of last year

2934
01:40:56,123 --> 01:40:56,856
and conversations with the

2935
01:40:56,856 --> 01:40:58,557
property owner. They've had no

2936
01:40:58,557 --> 01:41:00,690
objections to this offer on

2937
01:41:00,690 --> 01:41:01,790
the property. However, with

2938
01:41:01,790 --> 01:41:02,590
the other outstanding

2939
01:41:02,590 --> 01:41:05,590
negotiation we have yet to

2940
01:41:05,757 --> 01:41:07,623
reach an agreement and sign.

2941
01:41:07,623 --> 01:41:08,790
An agreement on this property.

2942
01:41:08,790 --> 01:41:09,890
So final offer letter on this

2943
01:41:09,890 --> 01:41:12,890
property again was sent out

2944
01:41:15,490 --> 01:41:17,290
last month. Again, just an

2945
01:41:17,290 --> 01:41:19,357
overview of the eminent domain

2946
01:41:19,357 --> 01:41:20,390
process in Texas. This is a a

2947
01:41:20,390 --> 01:41:20,990
process, the legal process

2948
01:41:20,990 --> 01:41:24,900
that is set up for the

2949
01:41:24,900 --> 01:41:24,824
negotiation of property. So by

2950
01:41:24,824 --> 01:41:28,157
no means the city is coming in

2951
01:41:28,157 --> 01:41:28,890
and taking anybody's property.

2952
01:41:28,890 --> 01:41:30,257
We do our good faith effort to

2953
01:41:30,257 --> 01:41:31,657
negotiate with the property

2954
01:41:31,657 --> 01:41:32,357
owner. We have tended praise

2955
01:41:32,357 --> 01:41:34,991
along the property to make an

2956
01:41:34,991 --> 01:41:35,991
initial offer letter. As you

2957
01:41:35,991 --> 01:41:37,570
can see, we've been

2958
01:41:37,570 --> 01:41:39,457
negotiating with this property

2959
01:41:40,757 --> 01:41:41,457
owner for almost a year at

2960
01:41:41,457 --> 01:41:42,124
this point trying to reach an

2961
01:41:42,124 --> 01:41:42,824
agreement. But in order to

2962
01:41:42,824 --> 01:41:44,524
keep the project on track in

2963
01:41:44,524 --> 01:41:48,910
order to keep the schedule for

2964
01:41:48,910 --> 01:41:48,724
construction on track. This is

2965
01:41:48,724 --> 01:41:51,724
our next method of going

2966
01:41:53,258 --> 01:41:54,424
through. So it involves a 3

2967
01:41:54,424 --> 01:41:55,157
point commissioners,

2968
01:41:55,157 --> 01:41:55,824
independent commissioners that

2969
01:41:55,824 --> 01:41:58,824
are appointed by the county

2970
01:42:00,191 --> 01:42:02,858
judge. They hear the evidence

2971
01:42:02,858 --> 01:42:03,457
from both are expert witness,

2972
01:42:03,457 --> 01:42:04,125
which is typically our

2973
01:42:04,125 --> 01:42:05,858
appraiser and the property

2974
01:42:05,858 --> 01:42:07,910
owners expert witness, which

2975
01:42:07,910 --> 01:42:07,758
is typically their praise or

2976
01:42:07,758 --> 01:42:08,425
and it's a method to being

2977
01:42:08,425 --> 01:42:11,425
able to determine the fair

2978
01:42:12,525 --> 01:42:13,425
market value on a property.

2979
01:42:13,425 --> 01:42:14,625
Once the commissioners make

2980
01:42:14,625 --> 01:42:15,258
their award of the fair market

2981
01:42:15,258 --> 01:42:17,725
value, the city does take

2982
01:42:17,725 --> 01:42:18,858
possession of the property.

2983
01:42:18,858 --> 01:42:19,591
And then it can continue to go

2984
01:42:19,591 --> 01:42:21,591
on. If there's an objection on

2985
01:42:21,591 --> 01:42:23,592
either side into a judicial

2986
01:42:23,592 --> 01:42:24,758
process. But at the time of

2987
01:42:24,758 --> 01:42:26,158
the commissioner's award, we

2988
01:42:26,158 --> 01:42:26,858
do take position of the

2989
01:42:26,858 --> 01:42:29,858
property in can begin working

2990
01:42:31,825 --> 01:42:32,525
on our project. So time line

2991
01:42:32,525 --> 01:42:36,125
So here tonight to seek city

2992
01:42:37,158 --> 01:42:38,392
council approval. Shortly

2993
01:42:38,392 --> 01:42:39,580
after will file are eminent

2994
01:42:39,580 --> 01:42:39,725
domain petitions hoping to

2995
01:42:39,725 --> 01:42:41,725
have commissioners hearing

2996
01:42:43,392 --> 01:42:44,225
sometime in MARCH or APRIL

2997
01:42:44,225 --> 01:42:45,920
with the Payment of award and

2998
01:42:45,920 --> 01:42:45,792
hopefully APRIL to be able to

2999
01:42:45,792 --> 01:42:48,792
keep the project timeline on

3000
01:42:48,892 --> 01:42:51,920
track. So with that, I'm happy

3001
01:42:51,920 --> 01:42:54,920
to answer any questions. Any

3002
01:42:56,192 --> 01:42:57,580
questions. All right. Thank

3003
01:42:57,580 --> 01:42:58,359
you, MR. Aikman Open the The

3004
01:42:58,359 --> 01:42:59,250
public hearing if anybody

3005
01:42:59,250 --> 01:43:00,159
would like to speak to this

3006
01:43:00,159 --> 01:43:01,592
item, please step up to the

3007
01:43:01,592 --> 01:43:02,426
podium.

3008
01:43:02,426 --> 01:43:05,426
>> State your name with your

3009
01:43:08,192 --> 01:43:09,192
resident non resident or etj.

3010
01:43:09,192 --> 01:43:10,826
Seeing none. We'll close

3011
01:43:10,826 --> 01:43:13,226
public hearing any discussion

3012
01:43:16,559 --> 01:43:17,292
motion to approve.

3013
01:43:17,292 --> 01:43:17,959
Councilmember Edwards must for

3014
01:43:17,959 --> 01:43:19,959
approval. Councilmember Cup

3015
01:43:21,892 --> 01:43:24,892
easy seconds. All in favor.

3016
01:43:24,959 --> 01:43:27,959
Raise your right hand. Motion

3017
01:43:28,559 --> 01:43:30,459
carries unanimously. And our

3018
01:43:30,459 --> 01:43:32,226
next item is discussing

3019
01:43:32,226 --> 01:43:32,959
consider approval of the

3020
01:43:32,959 --> 01:43:33,592
second and final reading of an

3021
01:43:33,592 --> 01:43:35,592
ordinance appointing the

3022
01:43:36,759 --> 01:43:37,459
initial board of directors to

3023
01:43:37,459 --> 01:43:38,326
the city of New Braunfels Tax

3024
01:43:38,326 --> 01:43:40,326
Increment Reinvestment Zone.

3025
01:43:41,293 --> 01:43:43,126
Number 5 for the West end

3026
01:43:43,126 --> 01:43:44,426
naming the place designations

3027
01:43:44,426 --> 01:43:45,930
of the appointed directors

3028
01:43:45,930 --> 01:43:47,493
establishing term dates and

3029
01:43:48,493 --> 01:43:49,359
declaring an effective date.

3030
01:43:49,359 --> 01:43:50,590
Goody's Wilkinson mayor and

3031
01:43:50,590 --> 01:43:52,459
council Gayle Wilkinson City

3032
01:43:53,393 --> 01:43:55,393
secretary's office.

3033
01:43:55,393 --> 01:43:56,260
>> When a asked municipality

3034
01:43:56,260 --> 01:43:58,426
brings the appointment of

3035
01:43:59,226 --> 01:44:00,226
don't think the mikes on. Can

3036
01:44:00,226 --> 01:44:03,826
you know, maybe I'm not close

3037
01:44:04,360 --> 01:44:06,160
enough. Okay. I'm sorry. I'll

3038
01:44:06,160 --> 01:44:07,393
start over when a municipality

3039
01:44:07,393 --> 01:44:08,126
brings the appointment of

3040
01:44:08,126 --> 01:44:11,126
directors for a Turner's, they

3041
01:44:13,600 --> 01:44:14,960
have to do so using an

3042
01:44:14,960 --> 01:44:15,660
ordinance JANUARY. 26 council

3043
01:44:15,660 --> 01:44:17,393
passed the first reading with

3044
01:44:17,393 --> 01:44:18,593
the 6, vote. And we're here

3045
01:44:18,593 --> 01:44:21,593
tonight for the second reading

3046
01:44:26,327 --> 01:44:27,270
and for a vote.

3047
01:44:27,270 --> 01:44:29,427
>> Any questions for Missus,

3048
01:44:31,793 --> 01:44:33,727
Wilkinson? Okay. Will open

3049
01:44:33,727 --> 01:44:34,693
this item to public hearing if

3050
01:44:34,693 --> 01:44:35,394
anybody would like to speak to

3051
01:44:35,394 --> 01:44:37,127
this item, please step up to

3052
01:44:37,127 --> 01:44:37,694
the podium state. Your name

3053
01:44:37,694 --> 01:44:39,694
where you're resident

3054
01:44:52,393 --> 01:44:55,393
non-resident or even the etj.

3055
01:44:57,427 --> 01:45:00,427
>> My name is Joe Wieland

3056
01:45:00,461 --> 01:45:02,161
Massaro summer resident and I

3057
01:45:02,161 --> 01:45:05,940
would like to say that I'm in

3058
01:45:05,940 --> 01:45:05,861
favor of Tony Carter's comment

3059
01:45:05,861 --> 01:45:07,794
from the last council meeting

3060
01:45:07,794 --> 01:45:09,461
in regards to this agenda

3061
01:45:09,461 --> 01:45:10,161
item. You all know very

3062
01:45:10,161 --> 01:45:13,361
clearly where I stand on this

3063
01:45:13,361 --> 01:45:14,950
matter. And Maryland. She made

3064
01:45:14,950 --> 01:45:14,794
it very clear at the beginning

3065
01:45:14,794 --> 01:45:15,561
of this meeting. You wouldn't

3066
01:45:15,561 --> 01:45:17,561
entertain anybody saying

3067
01:45:18,194 --> 01:45:18,861
anything.

3068
01:45:18,861 --> 01:45:20,161
>> Negative about this for

3069
01:45:20,161 --> 01:45:21,428
consideration of your

3070
01:45:21,428 --> 01:45:22,361
decision, which it's

3071
01:45:22,361 --> 01:45:23,861
surprising to me because I

3072
01:45:23,861 --> 01:45:24,695
think in and of itself that

3073
01:45:24,695 --> 01:45:26,527
speaks volumes about the fact

3074
01:45:26,527 --> 01:45:28,661
that if we can only say nice

3075
01:45:28,661 --> 01:45:29,128
things and we ordinance and we

3076
01:45:29,128 --> 01:45:31,128
can't break its

3077
01:45:33,328 --> 01:45:34,528
unconstitutional. It really

3078
01:45:34,528 --> 01:45:35,395
truly is like if we can't

3079
01:45:35,395 --> 01:45:38,395
discuss concerns, how can we

3080
01:45:38,428 --> 01:45:39,261
make of an accurate vote? And

3081
01:45:39,261 --> 01:45:39,861
if the citizens can't share

3082
01:45:39,861 --> 01:45:42,261
any feedback other than

3083
01:45:43,195 --> 01:45:44,161
positive. I just don't think

3084
01:45:44,161 --> 01:45:47,280
you're able to use this item

3085
01:45:47,280 --> 01:45:49,295
all in regards to this item. I

3086
01:45:49,295 --> 01:45:50,195
did not believe Andres

3087
01:45:50,195 --> 01:45:50,928
campuses, the right choice as

3088
01:45:50,928 --> 01:45:52,761
district one voted him out

3089
01:45:52,761 --> 01:45:53,828
overwhelmingly from 3 to 12%.

3090
01:45:53,828 --> 01:45:56,228
Voter turnout selecting MISS's

3091
01:45:56,862 --> 01:45:57,495
Carter to replace him and now

3092
01:45:57,495 --> 01:45:59,862
yeller, incest or asleep.

3093
01:45:59,862 --> 01:46:01,280
Bringing back your own friends

3094
01:46:01,280 --> 01:46:01,762
to represent district one when

3095
01:46:01,762 --> 01:46:04,762
the voters were clearly saying

3096
01:46:16,228 --> 01:46:17,595
no, thank you.

3097
01:46:17,595 --> 01:46:19,995
Hi, my name is

3098
01:46:32,551 --> 01:46:32,749
Ashley. All sent. I'm a

3099
01:46:32,749 --> 01:46:32,900
resident. I'm actually a

3100
01:46:32,900 --> 01:46:33,450
resident of district 3, but

3101
01:46:33,450 --> 01:46:33,162
just over the bounry line of

3102
01:46:33,162 --> 01:46:33,306
district funds, spend a lot of

3103
01:46:33,306 --> 01:46:33,423
time in the West end

3104
01:46:33,423 --> 01:46:33,541
>> so I just wanted to start

3105
01:46:33,541 --> 01:46:33,862
off by saying I'm excited

3106
01:46:33,862 --> 01:46:34,562
about the possibility of free

3107
01:46:34,562 --> 01:46:37,296
investment in that area. It

3108
01:46:37,296 --> 01:46:38,620
seems like a great opportunity

3109
01:46:38,620 --> 01:46:39,996
grow and and important

3110
01:46:39,996 --> 01:46:41,796
historical district in our

3111
01:46:41,796 --> 01:46:44,629
town. I want to speak

3112
01:46:44,629 --> 01:46:45,629
specifically to and what I

3113
01:46:45,629 --> 01:46:47,662
think would be a really bad

3114
01:46:47,662 --> 01:46:49,629
precedent to set that when

3115
01:46:49,629 --> 01:46:51,662
someone is voted out of public

3116
01:46:51,662 --> 01:46:52,362
service that they can no

3117
01:46:52,362 --> 01:46:55,962
longer come back in and serve

3118
01:46:59,229 --> 01:47:02,229
our community. Just that idea

3119
01:47:02,263 --> 01:47:04,663
the voter turnout just

3120
01:47:06,329 --> 01:47:06,963
speaking to the last comment

3121
01:47:06,963 --> 01:47:08,963
or believe. Councilmember

3122
01:47:10,663 --> 01:47:13,630
Carter received 419 votes and

3123
01:47:13,796 --> 01:47:15,763
and and purrs received 338

3124
01:47:15,763 --> 01:47:17,196
votes let all congratulations

3125
01:47:17,196 --> 01:47:17,896
to Councilmember Carter. It is

3126
01:47:17,896 --> 01:47:20,830
really hard to get people to

3127
01:47:20,830 --> 01:47:22,696
show up to vote. And and you

3128
01:47:22,696 --> 01:47:23,996
know, that's that's an

3129
01:47:23,996 --> 01:47:25,730
achievement. But that's a

3130
01:47:25,730 --> 01:47:27,830
difference of 81 votes between

3131
01:47:27,830 --> 01:47:30,830
the 2. That doesn't sound like

3132
01:47:31,296 --> 01:47:31,963
a mandate from voters that

3133
01:47:31,963 --> 01:47:34,363
Anders compost could never

3134
01:47:36,197 --> 01:47:39,197
serve our community again. I'd

3135
01:47:39,263 --> 01:47:40,297
also point out that 338 votes

3136
01:47:40,297 --> 01:47:42,363
is actually an increase of

3137
01:47:42,363 --> 01:47:43,363
votes from the last time and

3138
01:47:43,363 --> 01:47:44,960
risk on us was on the ballot.

3139
01:47:44,960 --> 01:47:45,963
So more voters actually turned

3140
01:47:45,963 --> 01:47:47,430
out from him in that election.

3141
01:47:47,430 --> 01:47:50,630
And again, that just doesn't

3142
01:47:50,630 --> 01:47:52,363
sound like a mandate from that

3143
01:47:52,363 --> 01:47:53,730
community that he couldn't

3144
01:47:53,730 --> 01:47:54,497
serve our community anymore. I

3145
01:47:54,497 --> 01:47:57,497
think it's we've already at

3146
01:47:58,464 --> 01:47:59,564
the last meeting that was.

3147
01:47:59,564 --> 01:48:00,964
It's available online for

3148
01:48:00,964 --> 01:48:04,498
people to watch. I think that

3149
01:48:04,498 --> 01:48:05,897
it was well articulated

3150
01:48:05,897 --> 01:48:07,663
ability to serve that he's

3151
01:48:07,663 --> 01:48:08,364
highly qualified, obviously

3152
01:48:08,364 --> 01:48:09,970
from the district. His family

3153
01:48:09,970 --> 01:48:12,697
has deep roots in the district

3154
01:48:13,864 --> 01:48:14,864
is business owners and at as

3155
01:48:14,864 --> 01:48:17,264
community builders. So the

3156
01:48:17,298 --> 01:48:17,997
only reason he would be

3157
01:48:17,997 --> 01:48:20,997
rejected was because he lost

3158
01:48:22,897 --> 01:48:23,564
the last election. And and as

3159
01:48:23,564 --> 01:48:24,197
representatives once you're

3160
01:48:24,197 --> 01:48:27,197
elected, you have a great

3161
01:48:29,997 --> 01:48:31,970
opportunity. To represent

3162
01:48:31,970 --> 01:48:32,931
everybody to bring us all

3163
01:48:32,931 --> 01:48:34,565
together. It you're not there

3164
01:48:34,565 --> 01:48:35,331
just to represent the people

3165
01:48:35,331 --> 01:48:38,298
who voted for you. You're

3166
01:48:38,298 --> 01:48:40,331
there to represent the entire

3167
01:48:40,331 --> 01:48:41,398
community voters, people who

3168
01:48:41,398 --> 01:48:42,198
never vote people who have

3169
01:48:42,198 --> 01:48:42,898
time to show up here to speak

3170
01:48:42,898 --> 01:48:44,497
at these meetings, people who

3171
01:48:44,497 --> 01:48:47,497
don't have time, you're there

3172
01:48:48,431 --> 01:48:51,365
to represent everybody and and

3173
01:48:51,365 --> 01:48:52,298
making the decision not to

3174
01:48:52,298 --> 01:48:53,798
appoint someone because they

3175
01:48:53,798 --> 01:48:56,564
just lost. The last election

3176
01:48:56,564 --> 01:48:57,965
is a huge missed opportunity

3177
01:48:57,965 --> 01:48:59,265
to bring district one better

3178
01:48:59,265 --> 01:49:01,231
voters together. It's a huge

3179
01:49:01,231 --> 01:49:02,631
missed opportunity just to set

3180
01:49:02,631 --> 01:49:03,298
an example that we are all

3181
01:49:03,298 --> 01:49:05,698
community members and we're

3182
01:49:05,731 --> 01:49:07,731
all in this together and to

3183
01:49:07,731 --> 01:49:09,631
give those 338 voters who

3184
01:49:09,631 --> 01:49:10,365
voted for Anders compost, the

3185
01:49:10,365 --> 01:49:11,531
chance to still be represented

3186
01:49:11,531 --> 01:49:14,531
in that community. Thanks very

3187
01:49:24,732 --> 01:49:25,399
much.

3188
01:49:25,399 --> 01:49:26,650
>> Hello, my name is Kayla

3189
01:49:26,650 --> 01:49:29,650
Wenzel. I live in district

3190
01:49:29,898 --> 01:49:30,865
one. I'll be honest. I don't

3191
01:49:30,865 --> 01:49:34,465
follow a whole lot all the

3192
01:49:35,499 --> 01:49:36,732
time. What's going on? But

3193
01:49:36,732 --> 01:49:37,432
this caught my eye on

3194
01:49:37,432 --> 01:49:40,232
Facebook. And so I've written

3195
01:49:40,232 --> 01:49:42,165
something Scurry back. I want

3196
01:49:42,165 --> 01:49:43,332
to speak tonight because it's

3197
01:49:43,332 --> 01:49:44,399
important that the record

3198
01:49:44,399 --> 01:49:45,320
reflect that not all district.

3199
01:49:45,320 --> 01:49:47,432
One residents oppose this

3200
01:49:48,565 --> 01:49:49,365
appointment. And that's

3201
01:49:49,365 --> 01:49:51,399
supporting it does not mean

3202
01:49:51,399 --> 01:49:52,666
ignoring concerns or

3203
01:49:52,666 --> 01:49:53,632
dismissing voters. I've heard

3204
01:49:53,632 --> 01:49:55,132
it said repeatedly at the last

3205
01:49:55,132 --> 01:49:57,532
election had the highest

3206
01:49:58,932 --> 01:49:59,965
turnout. That's a good thing.

3207
01:49:59,965 --> 01:50:02,320
High turnout strengthens the

3208
01:50:02,320 --> 01:50:03,332
legitimate legitimacy of the

3209
01:50:03,332 --> 01:50:04,132
election outcome. But it's

3210
01:50:04,132 --> 01:50:06,266
also important to be precise

3211
01:50:06,266 --> 01:50:08,666
about what that election

3212
01:50:08,666 --> 01:50:09,666
decided voters elected in

3213
01:50:09,666 --> 01:50:12,660
councilmember. They did not

3214
01:50:12,966 --> 01:50:14,966
vote on Ayers e. Board.

3215
01:50:14,966 --> 01:50:16,966
Appointments for future

3216
01:50:17,333 --> 01:50:19,733
pointed service. That election

3217
01:50:19,899 --> 01:50:21,166
was also a 3 Bay race. While

3218
01:50:21,166 --> 01:50:22,266
Councilmember Carter won MR.

3219
01:50:22,266 --> 01:50:23,666
Compost still received over

3220
01:50:23,666 --> 01:50:25,366
40% of the vote, demonstrating

3221
01:50:25,366 --> 01:50:26,699
that a substantial portion of

3222
01:50:26,699 --> 01:50:27,399
district. One supported him

3223
01:50:27,399 --> 01:50:29,799
even with multiple candidates

3224
01:50:30,999 --> 01:50:31,699
on the ballot. That context

3225
01:50:31,699 --> 01:50:34,699
matters when claims are made

3226
01:50:35,400 --> 01:50:36,133
about voter rejection. What I

3227
01:50:36,133 --> 01:50:38,266
continue to hear in opposition

3228
01:50:38,266 --> 01:50:38,866
to this appointment is

3229
01:50:38,866 --> 01:50:40,866
disagreement over past

3230
01:50:41,666 --> 01:50:42,600
comment, not allegations of

3231
01:50:42,600 --> 01:50:44,400
misconduct, conflict of

3232
01:50:44,400 --> 01:50:45,766
interest or lack of

3233
01:50:45,766 --> 01:50:47,330
qualification. There was also

3234
01:50:47,330 --> 01:50:48,566
no alternative. Nobody

3235
01:50:48,566 --> 01:50:51,566
presented that. I'm aware of.

3236
01:50:53,233 --> 01:50:55,670
I could be wrong. But MR.

3237
01:50:55,670 --> 01:50:56,900
Compost brings experience

3238
01:50:56,900 --> 01:50:59,900
directly relevant t I r

3239
01:51:00,200 --> 01:51:01,900
Seaboard prior to city Council

3240
01:51:01,900 --> 01:51:03,330
service of familiarity with

3241
01:51:03,330 --> 01:51:04,233
municipal budgeting and

3242
01:51:04,233 --> 01:51:05,167
redevelopment process is

3243
01:51:05,167 --> 01:51:05,833
private sector management

3244
01:51:05,833 --> 01:51:08,833
experience and deep ties to

3245
01:51:09,300 --> 01:51:09,967
the West Side. Those are

3246
01:51:09,967 --> 01:51:11,900
practical assets for

3247
01:51:11,900 --> 01:51:13,867
overseeing complex

3248
01:51:13,867 --> 01:51:14,534
redevelopment funds. This is

3249
01:51:14,534 --> 01:51:16,267
an appointed board, not an

3250
01:51:16,267 --> 01:51:18,600
elected office, losing an

3251
01:51:18,600 --> 01:51:20,340
election, even in a tough high

3252
01:51:20,340 --> 01:51:20,634
turnout race does not

3253
01:51:20,634 --> 01:51:22,634
disqualify someone from

3254
01:51:24,340 --> 01:51:25,234
appointed civic service. So I

3255
01:51:25,234 --> 01:51:26,000
asked council to evaluate this

3256
01:51:26,000 --> 01:51:26,700
appointment based on the

3257
01:51:26,700 --> 01:51:28,400
responsibilities of the board

3258
01:51:28,400 --> 01:51:29,234
in the long-term interest of

3259
01:51:29,234 --> 01:51:30,567
district. One, not on a

3260
01:51:30,567 --> 01:51:31,234
petition pressure or

3261
01:51:31,234 --> 01:51:33,634
implication. Thank you for

3262
01:51:43,434 --> 01:51:44,134
your time. Good evening

3263
01:51:44,134 --> 01:51:47,134
Council and mayor, thank you

3264
01:51:47,901 --> 01:51:48,601
for. Taking your comments

3265
01:51:48,601 --> 01:51:49,367
tonight. First, I want to say

3266
01:51:49,367 --> 01:51:52,967
I'm here. My name life in

3267
01:51:53,767 --> 01:51:55,668
district one. Resident. I

3268
01:51:55,668 --> 01:51:56,101
actually resigned just 2

3269
01:51:56,101 --> 01:51:58,101
blocks from.

3270
01:52:02,701 --> 01:52:04,535
>> This Turner's. I support

3271
01:52:04,535 --> 01:52:06,935
the appointment of Andres

3272
01:52:07,468 --> 01:52:08,868
compost to the tourist board.

3273
01:52:08,868 --> 01:52:11,601
And I briefly want to say that

3274
01:52:11,601 --> 01:52:12,401
my good neighbor and friend,

3275
01:52:12,401 --> 01:52:13,101
MISTER Fernando, you read

3276
01:52:13,101 --> 01:52:14,601
that, which I believe reached

3277
01:52:14,601 --> 01:52:18,201
out to you today. The email

3278
01:52:18,635 --> 01:52:19,501
also supports Fernando. Also

3279
01:52:19,501 --> 01:52:20,102
sports, Andre, is he MAY not

3280
01:52:20,102 --> 01:52:21,501
support the rest of my

3281
01:52:21,501 --> 01:52:24,901
comments. I wanted to get that

3282
01:52:24,901 --> 01:52:25,601
out of the way. Early because

3283
01:52:25,601 --> 01:52:27,335
I didn't share everything had

3284
01:52:27,335 --> 01:52:29,268
to say with them because I

3285
01:52:29,268 --> 01:52:30,768
wanted to get into some kind

3286
01:52:30,768 --> 01:52:34,368
of some bigger concerns as it

3287
01:52:35,568 --> 01:52:37,502
relates to this appointment.

3288
01:52:37,502 --> 01:52:38,535
The opposition to his

3289
01:52:38,535 --> 01:52:39,468
appointment, in my opinion,

3290
01:52:39,468 --> 01:52:40,168
doesn't have anything to do

3291
01:52:40,168 --> 01:52:43,768
with his ability to serve our

3292
01:52:44,701 --> 01:52:45,968
community. It has nothing to

3293
01:52:45,968 --> 01:52:48,968
do with ability and commitment

3294
01:52:49,680 --> 01:52:49,602
to the West side. Or

3295
01:52:49,602 --> 01:52:51,602
understanding. And

3296
01:52:54,135 --> 01:52:56,535
redevelopment. It is an

3297
01:52:56,835 --> 01:52:57,435
attempt to cancel someone from

3298
01:52:57,435 --> 01:52:58,136
public service over an

3299
01:52:58,136 --> 01:53:00,536
imperfect statement. I would

3300
01:53:01,835 --> 01:53:02,569
agree with that. And he

3301
01:53:02,569 --> 01:53:03,202
subsequently lost the election

3302
01:53:03,202 --> 01:53:05,602
probably because of that

3303
01:53:10,200 --> 01:53:11,369
statement. As you are all

3304
01:53:11,369 --> 01:53:12,360
aware, MR. Compost during his

3305
01:53:12,360 --> 01:53:12,569
term participated in a

3306
01:53:12,569 --> 01:53:14,569
long-range planning

3307
01:53:15,136 --> 01:53:15,669
discussion. And spoke about

3308
01:53:15,669 --> 01:53:17,669
planning for future

3309
01:53:18,802 --> 01:53:21,202
generations. The phrasing he

3310
01:53:22,536 --> 01:53:23,202
used was not the best. I'm not

3311
01:53:23,202 --> 01:53:23,902
sure if he's publicly said

3312
01:53:23,902 --> 01:53:26,869
that. I know he said to me he

3313
01:53:26,869 --> 01:53:27,535
could have framed it better.

3314
01:53:27,535 --> 01:53:28,236
And that really should have

3315
01:53:28,236 --> 01:53:30,802
been the end of it. Except it

3316
01:53:30,802 --> 01:53:33,202
wasn't. Because now the

3317
01:53:34,603 --> 01:53:35,303
argument is that. We should

3318
01:53:35,303 --> 01:53:38,303
never serve if somebody loses

3319
01:53:38,769 --> 01:53:39,469
an election. This should never

3320
01:53:39,469 --> 01:53:40,503
served in the community again

3321
01:53:40,503 --> 01:53:43,136
on any board were any

3322
01:53:43,136 --> 01:53:45,536
capacity. Take into account

3323
01:53:46,503 --> 01:53:50,103
that this man? Knows this city

3324
01:53:50,303 --> 01:53:51,403
as well as any of us. To me,

3325
01:53:51,403 --> 01:53:52,636
that's an extreme position and

3326
01:53:52,636 --> 01:53:55,636
it should alarm everyone in

3327
01:53:56,903 --> 01:53:57,570
this room. And let's be honest

3328
01:53:57,570 --> 01:53:59,970
about the precedent that's

3329
01:54:01,570 --> 01:54:02,103
being asked to be set. If

3330
01:54:02,103 --> 01:54:02,736
losing an election

3331
01:54:02,736 --> 01:54:04,736
disqualifies someone from

3332
01:54:08,137 --> 01:54:08,836
serving. Our great community.

3333
01:54:08,836 --> 01:54:10,370
The elections become lifetime

3334
01:54:10,370 --> 01:54:12,770
bans instead of democratic

3335
01:54:14,537 --> 01:54:15,136
process. For poorly worded

3336
01:54:15,136 --> 01:54:17,136
statement during policy

3337
01:54:17,203 --> 01:54:19,203
discussion. Becomes grounds

3338
01:54:20,337 --> 01:54:21,370
for permanent exclusion than

3339
01:54:21,370 --> 01:54:23,903
on conversation in this city

3340
01:54:23,903 --> 01:54:26,903
is over. People stop speaking

3341
01:54:27,903 --> 01:54:28,603
plainly. And only the loudest

3342
01:54:28,603 --> 01:54:31,300
and most performative voices

3343
01:54:32,103 --> 01:54:34,837
will remain. That is how local

3344
01:54:34,837 --> 01:54:37,400
government to grades. Here's

3345
01:54:37,400 --> 01:54:40,604
another fact. It is not talked

3346
01:54:41,704 --> 01:54:42,404
about. This turns district and

3347
01:54:42,404 --> 01:54:44,404
the surrounding neighborhoods

3348
01:54:46,870 --> 01:54:48,937
and community. Voted Mr.

3349
01:54:48,937 --> 01:54:51,937
Compost won a majority of

3350
01:54:52,370 --> 01:54:52,737
those residents. What does

3351
01:54:52,737 --> 01:54:56,904
that tell me in which to that

3352
01:54:56,904 --> 01:54:58,804
whole council? That tells me

3353
01:54:58,804 --> 01:54:59,837
and should tell council that

3354
01:54:59,837 --> 01:55:02,837
the people most affected by

3355
01:55:03,737 --> 01:55:04,904
this board trust, MR. Compass.

3356
01:55:04,904 --> 01:55:05,471
And if you dismiss that

3357
01:55:05,471 --> 01:55:06,937
reality because it's

3358
01:55:06,937 --> 01:55:08,937
politically inconvenient. At

3359
01:55:12,304 --> 01:55:14,704
best, it's cynical. Attorneys

3360
01:55:15,271 --> 01:55:15,905
exist to deal with long time

3361
01:55:15,905 --> 01:55:16,604
lines, recommendations to

3362
01:55:16,604 --> 01:55:17,271
council that won't fit neatly

3363
01:55:17,271 --> 01:55:20,271
into an outrage cycle. Does

3364
01:55:21,605 --> 01:55:22,438
your New Braunfels up until

3365
01:55:22,438 --> 01:55:24,438
recently has been immune to

3366
01:55:24,438 --> 01:55:25,171
the woke left. Cancel culture.

3367
01:55:25,171 --> 01:55:27,571
He's been prominent throughout

3368
01:55:28,971 --> 01:55:29,905
the nation. Unfortunately, it

3369
01:55:29,905 --> 01:55:30,505
has arrived and it's closed

3370
01:55:30,505 --> 01:55:32,505
and so-called Christian

3371
01:55:32,771 --> 01:55:34,471
conservatism. Same playbook is

3372
01:55:34,471 --> 01:55:36,871
that left just different

3373
01:55:38,305 --> 01:55:40,305
uniform. Manufacturing

3374
01:55:41,710 --> 01:55:43,471
offense. Stripping context and

3375
01:55:44,505 --> 01:55:45,238
demanding cancellation. That

3376
01:55:45,238 --> 01:55:48,838
kind of politics needs to stay

3377
01:55:49,205 --> 01:55:49,838
on social media. Mayor, you

3378
01:55:49,838 --> 01:55:53,438
and I agree the devil is

3379
01:55:55,500 --> 01:55:58,138
active. You don't have to like

3380
01:55:58,138 --> 01:56:00,572
MISTER Compost. The test is

3381
01:56:00,572 --> 01:56:02,972
whether this council reward.

3382
01:56:03,972 --> 01:56:05,472
Manufactured outrage. Or

3383
01:56:05,472 --> 01:56:07,372
support responsible

3384
01:56:07,372 --> 01:56:09,372
governance. And finally.

3385
01:56:12,339 --> 01:56:13,500
Quote. From Cs Lewis.

3386
01:56:13,500 --> 01:56:16,605
Tolerance is not an end in

3387
01:56:17,720 --> 01:56:18,239
itself. It is the discipline

3388
01:56:18,239 --> 01:56:20,172
that allows people who

3389
01:56:20,172 --> 01:56:22,572
genuinely disagree to live

3390
01:56:23,106 --> 01:56:23,705
together without coercion. If

3391
01:56:23,705 --> 01:56:25,639
this city abandons that

3392
01:56:25,639 --> 01:56:28,390
discipline. We won't get

3393
01:56:28,472 --> 01:56:29,139
better leaders. I fully

3394
01:56:29,139 --> 01:56:31,539
support. MISTER Kopp Thank

3395
01:56:38,972 --> 01:56:40,239
you. Hello, Chase Taylor

3396
01:56:40,239 --> 01:56:41,606
District 5. I'll be brief and

3397
01:56:41,606 --> 01:56:42,306
I want to take some pressure

3398
01:56:42,306 --> 01:56:43,600
off. You because we all know

3399
01:56:43,600 --> 01:56:43,672
you're gonna vote. We're not

3400
01:56:43,672 --> 01:56:44,339
here to really change your

3401
01:56:44,339 --> 01:56:46,139
mind. We're just here to be

3402
01:56:46,139 --> 01:56:47,539
put on the record.

3403
01:56:47,539 --> 01:56:48,706
>> The only thing that's been

3404
01:56:48,706 --> 01:56:50,772
asked of MR. Campuses that he

3405
01:56:50,772 --> 01:56:51,872
apologize and he hasn't done

3406
01:56:51,872 --> 01:56:52,572
that. And so anyone that can

3407
01:56:52,572 --> 01:56:54,606
make an excuse for that, I'd

3408
01:56:54,606 --> 01:56:55,173
love to hear it, but he's here

3409
01:56:55,173 --> 01:56:57,273
tonight. So he has an

3410
01:56:57,273 --> 01:56:57,873
opportunity to do that. I'd

3411
01:56:57,873 --> 01:57:00,873
like to offer them the

3412
01:57:07,973 --> 01:57:10,373
opportunity. Thank you. Mayor

3413
01:57:12,673 --> 01:57:15,673
Council. Thank you for. This.

3414
01:57:16,773 --> 01:57:18,773
I guess.

3415
01:57:19,640 --> 01:57:20,407
>> I think we all know your

3416
01:57:20,407 --> 01:57:21,140
name, but the man stayed of to

3417
01:57:21,140 --> 01:57:24,273
make that it's calm a resident

3418
01:57:24,273 --> 01:57:27,273
of district. One. I have

3419
01:57:27,373 --> 01:57:29,373
publicly apologized. The

3420
01:57:30,573 --> 01:57:32,340
comments that I made. Were

3421
01:57:32,340 --> 01:57:35,273
made in the context of a

3422
01:57:35,273 --> 01:57:37,673
planning session. A five-year

3423
01:57:38,730 --> 01:57:40,473
planning session. Where we

3424
01:57:40,640 --> 01:57:41,340
were talking about what the

3425
01:57:41,340 --> 01:57:44,340
future of New Braunfels going

3426
01:57:45,440 --> 01:57:49,173
to look like. I misspoke and I

3427
01:57:49,173 --> 01:57:49,873
said the city was not 4

3428
01:57:49,873 --> 01:57:51,240
residents over 65. And what I

3429
01:57:51,240 --> 01:57:54,674
meant was. The future of the

3430
01:57:54,674 --> 01:57:55,607
city. It's not for residents.

3431
01:57:55,607 --> 01:57:57,640
65 and older. The future of

3432
01:57:57,640 --> 01:57:58,907
the city is for our children,

3433
01:57:58,907 --> 01:58:01,907
not my parents. Not your

3434
01:58:05,574 --> 01:58:06,240
parents. I apologize for that.

3435
01:58:06,240 --> 01:58:08,674
I have apologized for that

3436
01:58:08,674 --> 01:58:12,274
before. What I will say is

3437
01:58:12,541 --> 01:58:13,607
that. As Carter, if you

3438
01:58:13,607 --> 01:58:15,607
recall, when you applied to

3439
01:58:15,607 --> 01:58:16,841
the library board? Well, you

3440
01:58:16,841 --> 01:58:19,807
are running as my opponent. I

3441
01:58:19,807 --> 01:58:20,541
voted to appoint you. Because

3442
01:58:20,541 --> 01:58:21,974
I believe that you're you have

3443
01:58:21,974 --> 01:58:24,974
the opportunity. To voice your

3444
01:58:26,641 --> 01:58:27,541
side. Of an issue that I care

3445
01:58:27,541 --> 01:58:28,241
deeply about and was

3446
01:58:28,241 --> 01:58:30,841
absolutely on the other side

3447
01:58:30,841 --> 01:58:32,241
of. And I gave me that

3448
01:58:32,241 --> 01:58:33,241
opportunity. I voted to

3449
01:58:33,241 --> 01:58:36,841
appoint you and all I'm asking

3450
01:58:47,875 --> 01:58:48,410
is for the same respect.

3451
01:58:48,410 --> 01:58:50,410
Good

3452
01:58:54,308 --> 01:58:56,708
Evening Council my name

3453
01:58:57,408 --> 01:58:58,441
Roberto I'm a resident

3454
01:58:58,441 --> 01:58:59,108
district. One and I own

3455
01:58:59,108 --> 01:59:00,141
property right smack in the

3456
01:59:00,141 --> 01:59:02,541
middle of this 2 years.

3457
01:59:04,141 --> 01:59:04,841
Brand-new cues number 5. And

3458
01:59:04,841 --> 01:59:07,841
I've also recommended in the

3459
01:59:12,908 --> 01:59:15,308
first reading. Also over 65.

3460
01:59:16,208 --> 01:59:17,420
From my perspective And this

3461
01:59:17,420 --> 01:59:19,842
is the will only way I kind of

3462
01:59:19,842 --> 01:59:22,308
know how to put I served in

3463
01:59:22,308 --> 01:59:25,908
the U.S. Army for 12 years.

3464
01:59:26,675 --> 01:59:27,275
And some thanks 60 year-old

3465
01:59:27,275 --> 01:59:29,642
guy. Thank you for your

3466
01:59:29,642 --> 01:59:30,308
service. Doesn't think.

3467
01:59:30,308 --> 01:59:32,875
Doesn't faze me at all and

3468
01:59:32,875 --> 01:59:34,509
doesn't mean a thing. So I

3469
01:59:34,509 --> 01:59:37,775
don't know what he said. What

3470
01:59:37,775 --> 01:59:38,509
contacts I didn't have to

3471
01:59:38,509 --> 01:59:42,109
dodge a bullet does not bother

3472
01:59:45,420 --> 01:59:47,609
me. I look forward to working

3473
01:59:47,609 --> 01:59:48,176
I I know him when he served

3474
01:59:48,176 --> 01:59:48,875
an.

3475
01:59:48,875 --> 01:59:51,875
>> As a COUNCILMAN, I reached

3476
01:59:52,309 --> 01:59:52,976
out to him once and he

3477
01:59:52,976 --> 01:59:55,976
listened to care of what I

3478
01:59:55,976 --> 01:59:59,576
needed to do. I do appreciate

3479
02:00:01,176 --> 02:00:01,842
what all of you usually. And

3480
02:00:01,842 --> 02:00:04,842
today I wasn't planning to

3481
02:00:05,420 --> 02:00:07,209
speak, but I feel invisible.

3482
02:00:07,209 --> 02:00:07,876
Yeah, I'm I'm recommended on

3483
02:00:07,876 --> 02:00:08,609
that tears. And I'm like,

3484
02:00:08,609 --> 02:00:11,176
well, you know, looks like on

3485
02:00:11,176 --> 02:00:12,776
days running the show. You

3486
02:00:12,776 --> 02:00:13,443
know, so, you know, I look

3487
02:00:13,443 --> 02:00:15,109
forward to working with not

3488
02:00:15,109 --> 02:00:18,430
only him but everyone else on

3489
02:00:18,430 --> 02:00:19,143
the on the on the

3490
02:00:19,143 --> 02:00:20,176
recommendation. I only know a

3491
02:00:20,176 --> 02:00:23,776
couple of the people in don't

3492
02:00:24,343 --> 02:00:26,209
don't know them very well. But

3493
02:00:26,209 --> 02:00:27,430
I hope to be able to work with

3494
02:00:27,430 --> 02:00:27,776
them and work with the

3495
02:00:27,776 --> 02:00:28,476
council. Me, my understanding.

3496
02:00:28,476 --> 02:00:32,760
And this is what confuses me

3497
02:00:34,430 --> 02:00:35,376
too. Whatever this tears

3498
02:00:35,376 --> 02:00:36,760
recommends is, is all it is.

3499
02:00:36,760 --> 02:00:39,760
It's a recommendation to the

3500
02:00:41,843 --> 02:00:42,910
City Council. So even we MAY

3501
02:00:42,910 --> 02:00:44,910
recommend something that

3502
02:00:45,976 --> 02:00:46,576
doesn't get through and I'm

3503
02:00:46,576 --> 02:00:49,576
just not sure what the

3504
02:00:51,210 --> 02:00:51,910
controversy. With serving on

3505
02:00:51,910 --> 02:00:55,510
the board agree with some of

3506
02:00:56,210 --> 02:00:59,110
that things just because you.

3507
02:00:59,110 --> 02:00:59,743
And I'm not sure that losing

3508
02:00:59,743 --> 02:01:02,743
the election is right to

3509
02:01:04,176 --> 02:01:04,810
rather say lost re-election.

3510
02:01:04,810 --> 02:01:07,810
>> I'm not sure what that

3511
02:01:08,377 --> 02:01:10,777
controversy is about. Again,

3512
02:01:11,443 --> 02:01:12,110
haven't paid much attention to

3513
02:01:12,110 --> 02:01:13,100
the comment I heard or just

3514
02:01:13,100 --> 02:01:15,410
don't understand what is

3515
02:01:17,477 --> 02:01:18,177
about. You know, I for me. I'm

3516
02:01:18,177 --> 02:01:21,177
here. I'm alive breathing. If

3517
02:01:26,510 --> 02:01:27,770
I can still participate and be

3518
02:01:27,770 --> 02:01:27,744
effective in in city

3519
02:01:27,744 --> 02:01:29,444
government where I where I

3520
02:01:29,444 --> 02:01:31,110
lived on the corner, there, I

3521
02:01:31,110 --> 02:01:34,110
really look forward to. It

3522
02:01:36,744 --> 02:01:37,444
just wish that we could move

3523
02:01:37,444 --> 02:01:39,744
forward without this kind of

3524
02:01:39,744 --> 02:01:42,677
seems like a personal. Attack

3525
02:01:42,677 --> 02:01:45,770
on individual. For something

3526
02:01:47,244 --> 02:01:50,811
that. Again, to me, he's like.

3527
02:01:50,811 --> 02:01:54,411
You go back to. Sticks and

3528
02:01:55,844 --> 02:01:56,511
stones, you MAY break my

3529
02:01:56,511 --> 02:01:57,245
bones, but it's all it was,

3530
02:01:57,245 --> 02:01:59,511
you know, I don't know. Like I

3531
02:01:59,511 --> 02:02:02,811
said. Few pretty and have to

3532
02:02:02,811 --> 02:02:03,511
duck, you know, so. Anyway,

3533
02:02:03,511 --> 02:02:06,845
look forward to it. Thank you

3534
02:02:06,845 --> 02:02:08,450
all for what you do. I hope we

3535
02:02:08,450 --> 02:02:09,178
can get past this and do some

3536
02:02:09,178 --> 02:02:10,211
good things for that district.

3537
02:02:10,211 --> 02:02:12,245
One, I want to mention real

3538
02:02:12,245 --> 02:02:12,911
quick, too, because we always

3539
02:02:12,911 --> 02:02:15,278
hear about, well, I've been

3540
02:02:15,278 --> 02:02:18,878
here since it isn't that my

3541
02:02:19,211 --> 02:02:21,450
family. I'm very proud of it.

3542
02:02:21,450 --> 02:02:21,811
My great grandfather rolled

3543
02:02:21,811 --> 02:02:24,378
San Antonio here to New

3544
02:02:24,378 --> 02:02:25,450
Braunfels back in 18. 97.

3545
02:02:25,450 --> 02:02:28,450
We've been here. I've been

3546
02:02:28,450 --> 02:02:30,178
here. Not that long, but my

3547
02:02:30,178 --> 02:02:32,178
family. I.

3548
02:02:34,245 --> 02:02:36,212
>> And that and that I moved

3549
02:02:36,212 --> 02:02:38,845
to, you in and out back live,

3550
02:02:38,845 --> 02:02:39,712
the New York, my wife's back.

3551
02:02:39,712 --> 02:02:41,478
You were.

3552
02:02:41,478 --> 02:02:42,780
>> Spend 20 something years in

3553
02:02:42,780 --> 02:02:43,578
New York as part of our

3554
02:02:43,578 --> 02:02:44,312
military service accent or so.

3555
02:02:44,312 --> 02:02:48,512
I look forward to it and thank

3556
02:02:57,179 --> 02:02:58,579
you for your time.

3557
02:02:58,579 --> 02:02:59,112
>> Casing nobody else. Close

3558
02:02:59,112 --> 02:03:01,112
public hearing. Any

3559
02:03:02,512 --> 02:03:04,912
discussion. Motion to approve.

3560
02:03:06,979 --> 02:03:07,645
I will second it.

3561
02:03:07,645 --> 02:03:08,312
Councilmember Edwards moves

3562
02:03:08,312 --> 02:03:10,312
for approval. Councilmember

3563
02:03:10,313 --> 02:03:11,120
the Bosque seconds.

3564
02:03:11,120 --> 02:03:15,212
>> Missus, I can do it. I can

3565
02:03:16,246 --> 02:03:19,112
do it. Councilmember could pc.

3566
02:03:19,112 --> 02:03:21,112
Councilmember Edwards. Mayor

3567
02:03:22,479 --> 02:03:23,412
Pro Tem Spradley. I

3568
02:03:23,412 --> 02:03:24,946
Councilmember Lebowski. I

3569
02:03:24,946 --> 02:03:26,946
Councilmember Ryan. I

3570
02:03:27,212 --> 02:03:29,212
councilmember Carter. On

3571
02:03:31,712 --> 02:03:34,112
behalf Strickland. And Mayor

3572
02:03:41,979 --> 02:03:43,979
Leonard's motion carries.

3573
02:03:44,790 --> 02:03:46,179
>> And just want there were

3574
02:03:46,179 --> 02:03:48,460
some misleading comments in

3575
02:03:48,460 --> 02:03:49,346
the public comment portion of

3576
02:03:49,346 --> 02:03:51,312
the meeting earlier. And so

3577
02:03:51,312 --> 02:03:52,313
anybody that once the facts on

3578
02:03:52,313 --> 02:03:55,913
the police were going to have

3579
02:03:56,113 --> 02:03:57,800
a police update on MARCH 23rd.

3580
02:03:57,800 --> 02:03:57,780
But anybody that's concerned

3581
02:03:57,780 --> 02:03:59,813
or interested in what's going

3582
02:03:59,813 --> 02:04:00,713
with the police department

3583
02:04:00,713 --> 02:04:04,313
come to the MARCH 23rd meeting

3584
02:04:04,346 --> 02:04:05,000
get an update from pd. With