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[0:01] It is 530, and I will call our city council meeting to order, and welcome you all here this evening, and those who have joined us virtually. Thank you for being here. Before we get started, I want to announce that Mr. Lee Al, third row back is 90 years old.
[0:21] He said he met Columbus.
[0:28] If you will all please rise for invocation by council member Paul Gaetong, followed by the pledges.
[1:40] Thank you all very, very much. May we have the roll call, please.
[1:43] House
[1:51] member Raeah, House member Vindez, House member Levin, House member Rengale, House member
[2:00] Gaiton, Bear Poetem Carter, House member Beesenbach, House member Keller, Mayor Dawdon,
[2:09] I'm here.
[2:09] Thank you very much.
[2:11] A gender item five is a hearing of residents, it's an invitation to hear citizens and
[2:15] council members in advance of regular business on items other than what is on the agenda,
[2:19] which shall be limited to five minutes.
[2:21] Due to the open meetings at discussion on that matter,
[2:24] not on the agenda, are not allowed.
[2:26] Therefore, discussion shall be limited to
[2:28] a statement of specific factual information
[2:30] given in response to an inquiry,
[2:32] a recitation of existing policy in response to an inquiry,
[2:35] a proposal to place the subject
[2:36] on the agenda for a future meeting.
[2:38] And please, for the record,
[2:39] speak into the microphone and give us your name and address.
[2:41] Do we have anyone any audience who'd like to come forth
[2:43] at this time?
[2:46] Please.
[2:48] Come here there.
[2:53] My name is Jim Nephew.
[2:56] I live at 141 Greenway Drive here in Seguine.
[3:00] And I wonder if I could start out with passing some pictures.
[3:10] These pictures that are coming around the right now are actually what I and my
[3:14] neighbors are dealing with on the street that we live on.
[3:17] So the reason I'm here is to, I've already been in conversation with
[3:21] with the mayor, with the city manager, with John, and public works, but I feel like I just needed to say this so that everybody knew that this was a problem, and we all, it's always better if we're all on the same page.
[3:36] So I'm going to kind of go over where we're at right now.
[3:39] Okay, so in September of 2022, I purchased my home at 141 greenway drive.
[3:47] After several months of living there, we experienced our first measurable rainfall.
[3:53] There was a massive amount of water being held on the road in front of mine and my neighbor's houses,
[3:58] equating to thousands of gallons.
[4:01] We have no sidewalks in this one street neighborhood, so any traversing past the end of my driveway
[4:06] We need to be done by crossing people's yards, wearing rain boots or driving vehicles through
[4:12] it.
[4:13] At one point in the road, the water completely crosses the road with no pavement viewable.
[4:19] It takes days for this water to dissipate into the ground and underneath the street.
[4:25] Now I want to say in here an interjecting there that city does come out Monday through Friday
[4:30] to suck up the water for the rain that happens the fall during the week, but they do not
[4:34] amount on the weekends.
[4:37] I have talked to him and been visited by residents by John from public
[4:41] works and also the city manager of skiing to discuss this problem. The public works
[4:45] department did some elevation checks and found that a road would need extensive work
[4:49] resulting in the expenditure of millions of dollars. I asked John if he could do a temporary fix.
[4:55] The water just needs to travel 150 feet to get around the corner a lot at the end of the street
[5:02] where it can then follow its natural path to the drainage ditch.
[5:05] He told me, no, he is not going to do any temporary fixes.
[5:09] The only solution to him was to completely redo the whole road,
[5:12] which would put us on the 5-year plant.
[5:15] It's been almost a year since we've talked about this.
[5:18] As I mentioned, I don't know that we're on the 5-year plant yet,
[5:20] so we're returning to 6 for configuring the 7.
[5:23] The only solution to him was to completely redo the whole road.
[5:26] The advice that up the road on Greenway Drive
[5:29] There is not a problem with it holding water.
[5:32] John and the city manager told me to fix the problem would require being on the five-year plan, as I mentioned, for budgeting purposes just due to the amount of money involved.
[5:42] I still contend that a temporary low cost fix could be done to save the city the expense of sucking up the water every time it rains.
[5:51] Speaking of sucking up the water, there was an agreement from John that they would send out
[5:56] the street sweeper to suck the water up when it rains.
[5:58] The truck then travels down river oaks where they could dump the water from the sweeper unit
[6:03] then returning to collect more water.
[6:05] This requires many trips for the sweeper to collect and dump the water taking one to two hours
[6:09] to get accomplished.
[6:11] This only happens during business hours and I've already mentioned that.
[6:14] It has been coming up to one year now and I've mentioned that also, since I have met
[6:18] John in the city manager and I've yet to this point not hurt from anyone as far as being
[6:22] on the five-year plan. So I called the mayor. She was not aware of the problem. So I proceeded
[6:27] to explain it to her only after she called me back a week later. She said she would check
[6:33] into it and get back with me and I believe that the conversation that I had with the city
[6:37] more manager was as a result of me calling you. So now a five-year plan turns into six years
[6:43] because nothing is being talked about,
[6:45] will six years be turned into seven.
[6:48] How long does this go on just to get in the books?
[6:50] I've also been in contact with this council member Carter
[6:54] on these happenings, and she has also made some phone calls for me.
[6:58] Our street cannot wait five years to remedy this issue.
[7:01] It will only get worse.
[7:03] Right now, the road is sinking, and it will continue to sink.
[7:07] Even though we're sucking up some of the water,
[7:09] on the weekends, it still remains.
[7:11] As the water gets sucked into the ground, the road will continue to sink.
[7:18] So, now I have about exhausted all of my efforts of contacting those that can fix this problem.
[7:24] I will, although, continue to be vocal to anyone that will listen to explain the unfortunate nature of this problem.
[7:31] And once again, I re-emphasize a temporary fix will work.
[7:36] allowing me to speak, allow me to speak of the related issue that the
[7:40] end of my street is experiencing, the one that I live on, and it's partially
[7:45] blamed on the retention of water on the road. I use the word partially. Every
[7:50] house on my end of the street has issues with their foundations. Currently there
[7:54] have been six houses that have had to have their foundations either stabilized or
[7:58] re-level. Two more houses need to be done, but the owners for whatever reason
[8:02] will not get there's done.
[8:04] Mr. Nephew, that's your five minutes, but I'm going to let you continue.
[8:07] Okay, it's just about done anyway. Thank you very much.
[8:09] Probably work.
[8:10] This water that seeps into the foreground,
[8:11] allows the earth to move and it's somewhat responsible for our house foundation being damaged.
[8:16] I personally have spent $15,000 just since I've lived in this house to get my foundation stabilized.
[8:23] In closing, let me make you aware that I do not, I do have construction experience.
[8:27] I know that a temporary low cost fixed could be made to solve the problem until the so-called
[8:32] five-year plan could be initiated.
[8:35] The fixed would resemble basically what they have already done on River Oak, which is just
[8:40] on a smaller scale and that's the road behind me.
[8:45] And I just want to re-emphasize again that I am very positive if we approach it in the manner
[8:52] of thinking that we'll do a temporary fix that a temporary fix will work.
[8:56] Thank you, sir.
[8:58] We appreciate you.
[8:59] Thank you.
[9:00] Anyone else like to come forth?
[9:05] Any council members?
[9:07] Yes.
[9:07] Council member Keller.
[9:09] Last week, I requested that our city council consider a resolution in support of Governor Abbott's action at the Texas Mexico border.
[9:18] Many other states quickly gave their support to Governor Abbott.
[9:22] Since this request, the Guadalupe County Commissioners Court, unanimously passed a similar resolution.
[9:28] Governor Abbott was forced to take action because the invasion of thousands of persons from countries throughout the world. Federal border agents have been ordered to keep the borders open to any and all who want to enter our country.
[9:41] This is happening 165 miles from our home. Since January 2021 over 8 million illegal border crossings have occurred.
[9:51] These numbers are on top of the millions that preceded this invasion.
[9:55] Much of what is happening at the border includes human trafficking and smuggling, including
[10:00] many children.
[10:02] It is a humanitarian disaster.
[10:04] Border security is not a partisan issue, and it threatens to alter our way of life in Texas
[10:10] and America.
[10:11] Cities all over America are being overrun with this invasion.
[10:15] So action like our state is taking is warranted.
[10:18] I continue to support our governor and county commissioners and encourage everyone else to do the same.
[10:25] Thank you, sir. Anyone else? Yes, sir.
[10:29] Funny that Bill had brought that out because over the weekend, and I guess it was on Friday, I had had a similar thought.
[10:35] And I know it was last week. Monday when we were supposed to have things turned into Steve if we wanted to have an opportunity to have them on our agenda.
[10:42] And I had contacted him on Wednesday, so I was a little bit late, but I did hear that our commissioners court had a resolution for this and I just want to come out and publicly say that I support their resolution.
[10:58] I stand with them and I stand with our governor. There's something that needs to be done and I think that we just need to all stand together and come together as a community and as a state and do what needs to be done to protect the United States from America's borders.
[11:13] Thank you. Anyone else?
[11:15] Quickly, I didn't know we're going to get into this. Thank you, Bill for bringing in her. Thank you, Jason.
[11:19] I personally thank our permission. I thank the Commissioner's Court for their actions. I fully supported as well.
[11:25] I hope it's something that we can do.
[11:27] Thank you. Anyone else?
[11:33] City Manager Parker, do you have something?
[11:35] And then I'll do my announcements.
[11:36] I'll just make sure we didn't have any more comments.
[11:37] I know, I just made.
[11:39] I did want to introduce our new city clerk, Kristen Miller, who is joining us today as our first meeting.
[11:44] This is her
[11:48] part of our second week, and so we did challenge her on Friday with the agenda that was everything that could go wrong, did go wrong, but Miss Mueller comes with a lot of experience and we're very excited to have her, she was the former city clerk and you can I'm a developer director for the city of Universal City, new a lot of people that she worked with.
[12:10] I'll choose a visit in the brawl polls as well as a city of Cal, and when I check references
[12:14] everybody raved about her, including her former boss with the Eorecels city who was stealing
[12:21] her from still raved about her.
[12:22] So we're very excited to have half her, she's going to be a great team team mate with Kim.
[12:28] I think we're going to take it even to a higher level in the city clerk's office, so I'm excited
[12:33] about those two working together and they are working together very well.
[12:37] so excited about that. On one other note, I am very pleased to announce that our Rudolf Road
[12:44] Extension Beats came in today. Well under budget, we'll still have to be validated by engineers
[12:51] to make sure that those kids are actually legit, but it is very, very good news. We're very excited
[12:59] today. Maybe hopefully this is a trend, maybe some of our expectations.
[13:03] get out of the pool. Yeah, how are they? They will evaluate that and we're
[13:07] open to have the destruction dates somewhere in the month of April beginning
[13:12] to make some sitting out. This is the project that's been delayed
[13:15] easily five, six years by the federal government. I don't know that, but I am so
[13:19] excited that this thing is going to be moving forward and under budget. Well, let's
[13:24] check it. Frank's right out before we make that public like yes. I just want to
[13:30] say that the mayor Williams who is the mayor of Universal City came up to me and
[13:33] meeting and he said you stole her and I said anyway so welcome by the way she does live in
[13:44] our community or children go to school here and she's very very excited about being here
[13:48] within the community to be able to do some things with them and I think that's really special.
[13:53] So thank you and welcome.
[13:54] 9 minutes to be composed of post on our community so.
[13:58] Just some announcements.
[14:00] The city of Sigean is partnered with South Texas Blood and tissue to host a blood drive
[14:03] on Friday, February the 23rd.
[14:06] The Blood Mobile will be at the Seguine Colosseum parking lot located at 9.50 South Austin Street from 9 to 1,
[14:12] that's February 23rd. It is open to our entire community, and appointments may be made online,
[14:17] just visit our city's website or our Facebook page to register, and of course walkins are also
[14:22] welcome and available. The public is invited to attend three upcoming public meetings to assist in
[14:28] creating a vision for the redevelopment of the downtown Wells Fargo property. All meetings will be
[14:36] The dates are Wednesday, February 21st, for the first one, Thursday, March 7th, for the
[14:41] second one, and Wednesday, March 20th, for the third.
[14:45] The public is encouraged to attend one or all three of these meetings.
[14:49] A project website has also been created, and the public can visit ourvisitsegeme.com
[14:54] Backslash Wells Fargo.
[14:58] Take the call.
[15:00] Six o'clock, February 21, March 7, PM. March 20. The Sigean Police Department is now accepting applications for the 2024 Citizen's Police Academy. Guess what? It's free. The 12 week Citizen's Police Academy begins March the 5th, which is a Tuesday.
[15:18] Classes will be every Tuesday from 6 to 9 in the Seguine Police Department Training Room.
[15:23] I believe you're going to do some amazing things.
[15:26] Applications are available at the Police Department or on the CS website on the Police
[15:30] Department's page.
[15:31] Applications are due no later than February 23 at 5 p.m.
[15:34] And I will tell you it fills up fast.
[15:36] So if you want to participate, please go tonight.
[15:40] Fill out your application and send it in.
[15:42] The other thing is, I want you to know that I've been looking around and there's tons
[15:45] of Valentine's events in our in-seguing Texas as well as
[15:48] Valentine's events.
[15:49] And I think there's more this year than there's ever been.
[15:51] So I look for you to love and partake.
[15:55] Thank you all very much.
[15:57] Moving on to agenda item six is our presentation.
[16:00] The Sigeon Youth Career Expo Recap and Video by our Director
[16:04] of Economic Development Josh.
[16:06] Good evening Mayor Council, Mr. Parker.
[16:08] Kind of video to share with you all tonight regarding our youth career
[16:12] This is an annual event that the EDC puts on in partnership with our area school districts.
[16:19] So this year on January 10th over at the Sagan Coliseum, we welcome to over 800 eighth grade students
[16:25] from Mary and ISD, Navarro ISD, Sagan ISD and Southwest Preparatory School.
[16:31] The best way to describe this event is a trade show for these eighth graders.
[16:35] So we invite companies representing industries across the board that have a presence here in Sagan
[16:41] to come to set up an interactive trade booth area, and when the students arrive, those students
[16:47] are going to be engaging with those employers learning about different career pathways,
[16:53] what companies do here in Sigean, and really just provide that influence and that exposure
[16:58] to the different careers and career pathways that are available to them.
[17:01] So we've gotten a tremendous amount of positive feedback on this event.
[17:05] It seems like it just keeps getting better year every year.
[17:09] And I'd really like to credit Ashlyn Reed and Brittany Watson for all the hard work that they do.
[17:15] This is a very large event and they just are able to have it run without a hitch.
[17:22] So incredibly proud of all the hard work.
[17:24] So I'm going to go ahead and play the video and be happy to answer any questions if you all have any on the event itself.
[17:34] Corporation and welcome to the ingenious correct vote.
[17:44] The Seguine Youth Career Expo is an opportunity for our employers in Seguine to showcase and highlight careers and career pathways to aid creators and the next generation of our workforce here in Seguine.
[17:58] Today is so important because Seguine is on a path for huge tremendous growth and these kids need to be excited about what they can contribute back to our community.
[18:07] It's not just like it used to be when we were in a little town and that there was going on here and you wanted to leave to go find other things to do.
[18:13] It's how come, and here, it's important for these kids to know that businesses are growing,
[18:17] the communities growing, and they can give their talents right back to the community,
[18:21] to write here in home, and that's exciting.
[18:24] It's important to reach these kids or get connected with them early so that you can show them
[18:29] the different pathways that are out there, so for us, as far as auto-vitter production
[18:33] don't have them, roughly as I want to make sure that we bring that equipment.
[18:36] And show them, you're going to get your hands on this, you're going to get dirty doing this
[18:39] stuff, and you're going to mess up, but it's okay, because that's how you learn.
[18:43] This is a place to learn the method we have available for you.
[18:46] So many opportunities in this small account of the Dean, engineering, manufacturing,
[18:51] the medical, the Dean's got a lot of great opportunities for those children who know.
[19:07] So as you can see on the video, we don't bring all 800 eighth graded students all at once.
[19:13] We bring them in waves throughout the day, but it's just a really good opportunity, again,
[19:16] for them to learn what our companies do here in Sagan be exposed to those different
[19:21] pathways. And it's not just about the companies as well. We also, the school districts are highlighting
[19:26] the different career and technical education pathways that are available for these eighth grade
[19:29] students as they're getting set to go into high school. And we've also partnered with entities like
[19:34] the San Antonio Science Museum over at Port San Antonio and the Texas A&M Spark Center to come out
[19:41] and do interactive robotics and things like that with the kids as well. So again, just really
[19:47] out of the team got a credit blue horizon media for a great video as well over
[19:50] clapping that but yeah look forward to continuing to grow this event going into
[19:55] 2024. Thank you Josh. Thank you.
[19:58] Thank you.
[19:59] I kept hearing that had a great time in that dog scared her by the damn.
[20:04] I did. I asked Josh to put this on because I thought it was a really great
[20:07] event. I got the opportunity to go and visit all the booths and interact with
[20:12] some of the kids and I was really proud of our team.
[20:14] We stepped up, IT, electric utility department,
[20:18] please fire, we're all there engaging the kids.
[20:21] And the only thing I could think of is that I wish
[20:23] that I would have known this when I was a kid
[20:26] and all I knew I was a good at math,
[20:28] but when it became an accountant later,
[20:30] did I have a county's about compression,
[20:32] boring progression in the world, no offense, Susan.
[20:35] Um,
[20:37] it did be well, but at the end of the day,
[20:40] It's just getting them exposed to all the different types of companies out there and the
[20:44] opportunities because not everybody's going to go to college and it was a really great
[20:49] event and if I want to make sure that Josh and his team got to those for this.
[20:54] And so when they're deciding my understanding is through our interview in the school district,
[20:58] they decided the students decide a career path way at that age and so it's very important
[21:04] that we expose them to many, many different things.
[21:06] So thank you for doing that.
[21:07] So you got it.
[21:08] We appreciate you.
[21:09] Thank you very much.
[21:12] Moving on to agenda item seven, which is our consent agenda and I will take a motion.
[21:16] Council member Reya moves to have a second.
[21:19] Council member Rangale seconds, any further discussion?
[21:22] All those in favor signify by saying aye.
[21:24] All right.
[21:25] Same sign opposed.
[21:26] Motion carries.
[21:27] Thank you.
[21:27] We're going to move up one of our action items.
[21:30] We're going to move up action item two four dash oh five nine.
[21:35] Since most of our audiences is here for that, they don't have to stay the whole night because
[21:38] it's really long.
[21:44] So, Bruce, sorry.
[21:45] I was getting myself prepared.
[21:52] Mayor Dodgen, Council members, tonight we're here to extend the legacy of Starky Park
[21:58] golf course.
[21:59] Wait a second, I have to read it.
[22:00] You know, I've lost my mind.
[22:03] 24 days.
[22:04] Oh, five not.
[22:05] I didn't even see a finger go up back there from Mark.
[22:08] Resolution of the City Council, the City of St.
[22:09] Texas authorizing staff to move forward with a golf course renovation plan, utilizing Ross
[22:14] Golf design to develop an invitation for bids for each respective element of renovation
[22:18] and to authorize the director of finance, our great accountant Susan, to begin integrating
[22:23] the renovation cost estimate into a payment schedule that accommodates the cost of renovations
[22:28] and operation losses during the renovation period into clearing an effective date.
[22:32] Bruce, sorry about that. Okay. Mayor Dodging Council members, tonight we're here to
[22:37] the legacy of Sarky Park golf course. It's been a part of our community since 1938 and we want to
[22:43] make sure it makes it to its 110th anniversary and even longer. And I'm going to do a short review
[22:48] of the presentation we had at the workshop and made a few little changes and I'll be interested
[22:54] to show you that. So the first thing we talked about was our turf. The majority of it is
[23:00] common for mutegrass. It prefers to be mode at two inches. We're mode in our fairways and green
[23:05] around the teas at three quarters of an inch and it puts a lot of stress on that grass
[23:10] and you can see in the picture on the right some of the grass has adapted over the years
[23:14] and it does okay but the rest of it just can't handle it and then I need to put herbicide
[23:18] on it three to four times a year to keep the weeds down and that stresses out even more.
[23:25] So it's just said it's we just need a new turf there and then on the left you'll see the greens
[23:30] and I'm not going to go into that history but we have grass from 1938 we have grass from
[23:35] 1980, we have grass again from the mid-90s when they re-did some of the greens or all the greens on the front, but one or two at a time.
[23:44] And then we have whatever grass the flow of 98 brought to the golf course.
[23:48] And then in 0-4, they planted another, the greens were accidentally killed, and they planted some more grass, but that turf farm.
[23:55] It came from a turf farm that was 40 years old, so we had mutations.
[23:58] We tried to last this ditch effort and 2013 to put a new modern variety there, but the old varieties just took over real quick.
[24:07] And so the only way that can be fixed is a renovation.
[24:12] And then our irrigation system is literally falling apart at the seams.
[24:17] The slide on left shows cracks and it used to be just fittings.
[24:21] But now it's the main line pipes are also cracking, you see on the right.
[24:24] And, you know, it's a very time consuming, and it happens three or four times a week,
[24:28] a lot of most weeks, and it's just more than my little crew can handle.
[24:32] And, you know, in the presentation, I mean, in the workshop, we talked about the fact that
[24:37] the pipes on the back, back nine, or 43 years old, in the front, the 34-year-old.
[24:42] So that's a long time to have pipe in the ground.
[24:46] And then above ground, we also have problems too. You can see this is a picture
[24:49] that the fire department took for me in the last July. You can see where we don't have
[24:54] irrigation on the left and on the right you can see what also probably face we talked about that.
[25:01] The circles that are filled in are where the sprinklers are on number six green and you can see the line around them.
[25:07] That's where the sprinklers cover and so I can water the greens pretty well but I'm not able to water the grass outside the greens without flooding the greens and a renovation will fix that.
[25:20] And in two years ago, we hired the National Golf Foundation to come and look at our situation and make recommendations.
[25:28] And they came and assessed the course met with the staff, met with our golfers, and this is what they recommended.
[25:35] Total replacement and expansion of the Greens, total renovation and expansion of the T-boxes, total renovation of the Fairways, total replacement and expansion of the irrigation system,
[25:45] Total renovation of our sand bunkers and total renovation expansion of the driving range.
[25:51] The council agreed to that and they let us hire Brian Ross Golf design to come up with a plan and
[25:57] Brian finished that estimate last November and this is what it came up with, a project cost of
[26:04] $8,787,471, less the ARPA funds that we received so it's about a $8.1 million project.
[26:12] And our current estimate is that the bond will cost $575,000 a year for 30 years, and that
[26:20] changed much since we had a meeting at the end.
[26:24] So, question is, how are we going to fund that?
[26:28] At our last meeting we talked about raising our rates, and we mentioned the rates that are
[26:35] in yellow.
[26:36] And after the meeting during the workshop, people expressed concerns about that, because
[26:40] it would take us from a point where our primary attraction was value to a point where we were
[26:47] going to have to be quality was going to be our number one thing and we were going
[26:51] to be in direct competition with the courses in our market area for the first time ever.
[26:56] And some concern was expressed about those rates so we looked at them and there you can see
[27:01] in the blue that's closer to what the National Go Foundation recommended based on the income
[27:07] level of our community and I think they're much more reasonable.
[27:10] But it does come with a cost, like cost, and here they are.
[27:15] And I will just address, you know, we don't need to look at all the numbers.
[27:17] But just look at the bottom numbers, the yellow ones and the red ones.
[27:21] If we reach 40,000 rounds with the high fees, we'll have, we'll need a general fund,
[27:27] supplement of $376,000.
[27:31] And if we go with our lower fees that are more affordable,
[27:34] that will go up to about $543,000.
[27:37] It sounds like a lot, and it's about $160,000, but if you look at the general fund contributions,
[27:45] it's really done change at that much.
[27:47] And I'm not going to go through all those numbers, but the years show what the general fund
[27:53] contribution was before we took over complete operations.
[27:57] Before 2016, 2017, the golf pros got portion of the revenues.
[28:04] in 2017, we changed that and we didn't need a general fund contribution, but if you look
[28:09] down there at the average, you'll see that it was 0.72% of the general fund is what the historic
[28:16] average is. If we go with the high fees, we might be able to get there, be about the same,
[28:21] but if we make it more affordable for all our residents, it's only three tenths of a percent
[28:25] more. And so that's something we talked to Rick and Steve about it. We'll bring that to the
[28:31] Council and let y'all decide on what the rate should be and then you know we'll get community input
[28:36] But I just wanted you to be aware that we'll cost a little bit more
[28:40] It will have a little bit more effect on the general fund
[28:44] and so any questions or comments about those
[28:55] Be due the golf course because we don't we're gonna lose our ball
[29:00] As I told you on the last counts of meeting if we don't do something soon you can drive by
[29:04] Shepherd Allen you'll see what we're gonna look like on our hundredth anniversary the irrigation
[29:11] Yes, sir. Thank you. Councilman Guy's time. Anyone else? Yeah, Susan. You and I just talked a couple minutes ago and my question to you was in the down time
[29:26] The year that we're going to be without we're going to have
[29:30] 820,000-ish dollars that's going to need to come out will you come speak to that since you're such a great account
[29:37] I counted my beans before I came down here, but anyway, and yeah, we spoke before and there is some fun balance currently and the current golf operating fun.
[29:48] I don't want to spend it all down because I like to maintain something in there, but we can use current fun balance.
[29:53] So I don't think we're going to, the general fund's going to have to subsidize a whole in 125,000 or so.
[30:00] I haven't mentioned this to Steve, but I was thinking mid-year, I could come back and put some money back
[30:06] for next year when we start the project. That way it doesn't hit the general fund all at once and we won't have to put the whole bill next year.
[30:14] So I think we can do this.
[30:15] Thank you.
[30:16] And we're also looking at the opportunities related to possibilities of maybe using hotel motel funds to
[30:22] supplement some of the bond funds and so forth, so that we don't play together. And then obviously,
[30:26] You know, as we start to look at bigger sales and so forth and maybe with our opportunities
[30:31] where we can actually, in my opinion, you know, maybe there's a discount rate for city
[30:36] residents versus people paying a little more who come in.
[30:40] Obviously, you got to balance that out with relation to where they still come if it's a higher rate.
[30:46] But, you know, overall I think we can massage this and work together and be transparent on where we are
[30:52] and come up with a good game plan.
[30:54] But I do really appreciate the City Council for making sure they challenge
[30:59] this challenge just on this project, because it is a big commitment.
[31:04] And like I said, you know, we're a strong growth mode, we've got a lot of sales
[31:08] tax companies starting to come in, you're seeing that new growth come in,
[31:13] and but we have a lot of other projects as well.
[31:16] But I really do look at when you look at the value of what this means to our
[31:20] our business community, our school districts, and so forth. And we did a great job of getting,
[31:25] making sure that we reached out to them. We had the pandemic and we are currently, we have
[31:30] chamber of commerce, and the school districts all give letters of support as well, because
[31:37] this is a important community that we grow and eventually get a comfort center and things like that
[31:43] in our community. Having this asset will be really a game changer in my opinion, but it does take
[31:50] want to encourage for the city council to make these types of commitments and but overall.
[31:57] This is an an ordinary, you know, we do supplement parks, I think that's another point
[32:02] that we made, you know, we are parks department, you know, probably bring cost us a million
[32:07] a half to mo and change the garbage and so forth, they make 100,000 and revenue and rentals
[32:12] and so forth.
[32:13] So we're subsidizing them, this is another quality of life asset that yes we could supplement
[32:18] some, but work together to make sure it's minimal and so we can still move forward with other
[32:25] quality of life projects.
[32:27] And this is all based on where we are today.
[32:31] Anybody else?
[32:45] Yes.
[32:46] As you say, it's correct.
[32:48] Is there any one side?
[32:49] Okay.
[32:49] Do you need anything else?
[32:50] I was just about to touch on all that.
[32:52] Go ahead.
[32:52] And so, Sea Golf does make accounting interesting at times.
[32:58] So, yes.
[32:58] And you know, this golf course has been a big part of our history, you know, Pan Am
[33:04] like started in 1958.
[33:07] It is home to the Zagine Matadors, the Navarro team, and the TLU golf team.
[33:13] And you know, young people are part of this golf course, and the guy, the young gentleman
[33:16] you see there in the red, check an air in hand, he holds a course record that happened in
[33:20] a high school tournament.
[33:22] Oh, I can.
[33:24] Well, you could still just change it.
[33:27] And the number of birds?
[33:29] 61, right?
[33:31] Six?
[33:31] Oh, that's pretty impressive.
[33:33] I really don't like them.
[33:36] And so we're also continuing our legacy
[33:39] by, with our first T program, four sessions a year.
[33:42] We have young people teaching how to play golf.
[33:45] And then Jack's team has also added three to four programs
[33:49] a year with their new aquatics and athletics director.
[33:53] And so we're teaching the next generation how
[33:56] to play golf but we need somewhere for them to play and so y'all can do that tonight.
[34:02] So at this time staff is asking the council to approve the resolution before you and begin
[34:06] the renovation project.
[34:07] Sam Marcus also comes over in my credit.
[34:10] Because they have no golf course.
[34:13] Is there anyone, I'll go ahead.
[34:15] Bruce, I just wanted to thank you.
[34:17] The workshop you guys put on this fantastic.
[34:18] In fact, I'm not sure if we really have to add anything based off that informative session.
[34:23] But as I came in the day, my only question was,
[34:26] and I like the last question you asked Paul,
[34:28] then they had a workshop about, or the thought
[34:29] that you had about getting it under 50.
[34:32] And that appeals to me very much to the Greenspees.
[34:35] So yes, so I really liked the idea, though,
[34:38] Steve, that you just mentioned
[34:39] who's having a lower rate for Sigean citizens.
[34:41] I'm not so sure I'm that concerned.
[34:43] I hope there's no out of town or there's no out of town or there's no out of play.
[34:46] Not so sure I'm concerned about lowering it to under 50 for out of towners.
[34:50] And one reason I say that is, why do people come?
[34:52] and you know, I'm not a golfer.
[34:54] Why did people come from out of town to play here?
[34:56] And I would submit after our discussion today
[34:58] that it's not just because it's affordable,
[35:01] but because they don't have to play a six-hour round of golf.
[35:04] That's what we're talking about.
[35:05] So it may still be worthwhile for people to come here.
[35:08] $50 around to have a three-hour round of golf.
[35:13] We can talk about the fees during the day.
[35:16] Yeah, during the next, you know,
[35:18] during the budget meeting before we reopen.
[35:20] And, you know, we do have to be careful because land, after they renovated, they raise their prices way up, plagued or opt.
[35:28] So they had to come back down and their land is scheduled to go out five dollars on their green fees this month.
[35:35] They're taking that to council.
[35:37] So yeah, we can, you know, we can start low and then adjust it or whatever we need to do.
[35:41] We're going to let the council get involved.
[35:43] We'll look at numbers and data data data.
[35:45] But tonight we're just approving moving forward with the project. Is that it? Not necessarily approving rates. Correct. Is there anyone signed up to speak? Yes,
[35:57] off the Howard loan at Eric. Come on Eric.
[36:05] Hey, Ms. Eric, after I leave at 2 o'clock in the morning, I'm a Chairman of the Golf
[36:10] Advisory Board, and basically I shouldn't be here because our booths are still in
[36:14] all.
[36:15] I wonder what I was going to say.
[36:16] I was basically going to say to y'all, I appreciate everything y'all have done to do this.
[36:21] I think you've done terrific, due diligence as a citizen, I appreciate that.
[36:25] And I do want to say, nearly every time I'm in a meeting similar to this, I get asked,
[36:30] What do you think about, you know, and so I want to be clear that I think this is important.
[36:37] We need to do it support and the whole thing as you have before you.
[36:43] The only other thing I was going to say is it also has been addressed in that is that it keeps the rates as low as possible for the citizens.
[36:51] But not only that, as Bruce said, with the land of raise, there raised too high, they could
[36:56] have to go back down.
[36:58] So there's two good reasons to keep our rates in tow, and I don't think we raise those
[37:04] rates up.
[37:05] We won't get to 40,000 rounds.
[37:06] And it probably end up hurting us in a way, as far as trying to get to come in and have
[37:11] to go, of course.
[37:12] So I appreciate your time, and that's all I had to say tonight.
[37:14] Thank you.
[37:15] We appreciate you volunteering on the golf committee.
[37:17] Chris, anyone else?
[37:22] Anything else? So I'm going to speak a minute just because, you know,
[37:28] I lived off for a long time. And, you know, I did some work in looking at why we need
[37:33] Sarky Park, and I think we're just really preaching to the choir, but for me and you've heard
[37:38] me say this before, but we deserve nice things, and we deserve things we can be proud of,
[37:45] and we deserve things that we can use to market Sagan. Our library is a prime example.
[37:50] of what it does and who it brings and I really feel our golf course can do that as well.
[37:55] I think that we have a variety of activities and we have other things to do but this is one piece
[38:02] of what we need to make our community healthier if I might say that.
[38:10] You know we pride our self in our history and our longevity and the golf course is a part of that.
[38:16] It's a huge part of that history and pride and so I think we need to take that back because we've
[38:22] some of that in the sense of what it looks like, honestly.
[38:28] And I want to bring that back.
[38:29] I want that.
[38:30] I want people to come and play here because they know what
[38:32] Starkey Park was and is.
[38:34] So those are just my thoughts about it.
[38:37] And I will entertain a motion.
[38:38] I will move to authorize staff to move forward.
[38:41] I'm a call from the course of renovation.
[38:43] I'm going to start the part.
[38:44] We have a motion by Council Member Keller.
[38:46] Do I have a second?
[38:48] Council Member Medez seconds?
[38:50] Any further discussion?
[38:52] All those in favor signify by saying aye.
[38:54] All right.
[38:55] Same sign opposed.
[38:57] Motion carries.
[38:59] Congratulations.
[39:00] Thank you.
[39:00] Thank you.
[39:06] Thank you all very much.
[39:06] Thank you all very much.
[39:11] Moving on to action item 24-20 public hearing and ordinance on first reading.
[39:18] Take a certain amendments to the City of Seagames Unified Development Code, the UDC.
[39:22] section 1.21 and 1.2.2 officials authority and responsibility of the City Council and planning
[39:31] and zoning commission and section 3.218 planning unit development.
[39:36] Hello, Pam.
[39:38] Good evening.
[39:40] So staff is proposing some amendments to the planning unit development zoning district.
[39:44] Some of the information in there is just clarity to make sure that the applicants that come
[39:52] to the city that plan a planned unit development
[39:54] understand the difference between the zoning district
[39:57] itself and what a general land use plan is.
[40:01] In addition to some of that clarity,
[40:02] there are a few changes that I highlighted in the memo.
[40:05] Previously, the general land use plan,
[40:08] which is the detailed plan that you must have
[40:10] if you have a planned unit development,
[40:12] just went to the planning and zoning commission.
[40:15] This change would then have that recommendation
[40:17] from planning and zoning commission come to City Council,
[40:20] very similar to the actual zoning district itself, and many of the other changes in the code reflect
[40:27] the exact same process as the zoning process. The other change in there was taking out
[40:32] some of the language that speaks specifically to going through the plating process and the
[40:36] subdivision design at the same time is zoning, really zoning should occur first. So we have taken
[40:43] those sections out of the code as well that is very hard to enforce because of the development process.
[40:48] So any questions you have, I'm glad to answer the Planning and Zoning Commission did recommend approval.
[40:56] I'll recess our regular meeting and move into a public hearing. Is there any one side up to speak?
[41:04] They're being done. I'll recess our public hearing and move back into our regular meeting.
[41:08] Any discussion?
[41:10] I have a question.
[41:11] Yes.
[41:12] Well, I refreshed my grandkids and then I guess it updated.
[41:16] And I don't have the actual updates where you redlined on here anymore for some reasons.
[41:21] So I can't tell you exactly where it was.
[41:23] Oh, there it is now, OK.
[41:25] I guess section 3, 2, 18, where, let me see, procedure.
[41:33] See, talking about a three quarters vote by city council
[41:39] to overturn the recommendation.
[41:43] It's my understanding that for zoning, that three quarters
[41:48] is kind of a state regulation, correct?
[41:50] It's not required by the state.
[41:52] The state law allows a city to adopt by ordinance that requirement, or that is something that
[41:57] the city of Sigean has done.
[41:59] So cities are not required to do that, but cities have the option to adopt that ordinance,
[42:03] and we have had that in place for a very long time.
[42:06] So why would we not just do majority, simple majority, as opposed to the super majority?
[42:13] I only ask, because you see a lot of times, especially federally, you have the unelected
[42:19] behind those kind of agencies, ATF, that they come in and they write these rules, but that's
[42:26] actually the responsibility of Congress, and that's ultimately as a city, that's our responsibility
[42:32] to make those decisions.
[42:34] So you have these agencies that come in and they write all these rules and now you have to abide
[42:40] by them when it's not an actual law.
[42:42] So, I look at it as the commission, you know, they're an unelected appointed, you know,
[42:49] board.
[42:50] So, just having a final, I guess they wouldn't have a final say, but meeting a super
[42:57] majority is there any other way that we can just turn that to a simple majority?
[43:01] Actually, when I wrote the original ordinance, I didn't have that in there.
[43:04] And the planning and zoning commission specifically brought out that they would like
[43:07] to keep it the same and consistent with the zoning district that we require the three
[43:11] course. They didn't, I don't recall if they specifically said why, but they do a lot of hard work.
[43:18] It is a hard board to be on. There are a lot of comments at that meeting. They are volunteers.
[43:23] I understand they do take it very seriously and I think it means a lot to them that they get
[43:28] support from City Council. So, I mean, at the end of the day, it is your decision. I think it's
[43:34] very good board. I'm proud of the work that they've done. They care a lot about what happens in the
[43:37] community, and I think they just want for their zoning decisions to be important, you still
[43:43] have the ability to overturn it, but that three-fourths rule has been in place as long
[43:48] as I've worked for the City of Sigean as far as the zoning district. The general land use
[43:53] plan basically becomes the custom zoning for a planning and development, and I think that's why
[44:00] they wanted to keep it the same if it comes to City Council for approval. Previously, they were
[44:06] the final authority on the general land use plan.
[44:09] So I think it's good that it's coming to you as the elected officials
[44:12] with just a recommendation versus them making the full decision.
[44:16] But that I think is why it was very important to them to remain consistent
[44:21] with the process we have for zoning.
[44:23] Thank you. Anyone else?
[44:25] I just want to also say I do value what they do greatly because that's a lot of work.
[44:30] And I know what I respect your view.
[44:32] I respect the point as a ballot point, but Pam, I thought that was an outstanding reply because having served on that committee, we challenge ourselves to be the experts in that subject matter, probably more so, quite frankly, in the city council.
[44:48] So I think when that body does their work, it should be respected.
[44:53] She does not mean we cannot overrule it, but I love the consistency, so thank you for that.
[45:00] Any other thoughts? Then I will entertain a motion.
[45:04] Don't move.
[45:06] Cal, council member Carter Moos with council member Beasembach, seconding, any further discussion?
[45:11] All those in favour signify by saying aye?
[45:13] Aye.
[45:14] The same sign opposed? Motion carries, thank you very much. Thank you, Pam.
[45:19] Moving on to 24-048 ordinated on the first meeting.
[45:23] Mending the Seeking Code of Ordnances, Chapter 98, Traffic and Vehicles, Article 2, Traffic
[45:29] Control Devices, Section 98 through 40, designation of no-through, truck traffic by adding
[45:35] East Pine Street to the list.
[45:37] Providing for the publication of this audience, audience, ordinance, providing a set of really
[45:42] clause, providing for an effective day in authorizing city staff to prepare this ordinance
[45:46] for submission as a supplement to the Code of Ordnances.
[45:49] Hello, Melissa.
[45:50] Good evening, Mayor Council. You know it's a good night when I've got a folder with my name on it on the screen.
[45:57] I don't know. I apologize that may.
[46:03] In regards to this item, so in January about midway through the year, we received a complaint from a resident on Pine Street regarding issues with trucks.
[46:16] From my assessment of it it appears that some of the larger vehicles are avoiding maybe some of the traffic lights along Kingsbury and they are
[46:25] They're by taking from Austin and or to King that whichever way they're going
[46:30] Taking pine street because as you can see based on this exhibit this road here, if you can see the cursor is Kingsbury and that's pine in pink
[46:41] So they are perfectly perfect parallel roads at both of them hit King and Austin. So that's my guess
[46:49] In regard to the complaint Miss Martinez filed it because of the low hanging
[46:54] Power lines so going through some of the areas you can see how close the right of way is
[47:00] It kind of changes back and forth whether or not we have sidewalks and whether or not we have curbs as you go through
[47:05] But the power lines are an issue and some of them are quite low and
[47:10] And congested when the trucks do come through here, they do hit the power lines, which was the nature of her initial response or complaint was that they were, they were impacted, they fell and they remained down for a while.
[47:24] She's concerned that in going around some of these corners such as, you know, where some of these power lines are fairly close and there's not a curb, they may hit a curb.
[47:35] The telecom crosses the road, I believe the electric is only on the side of pine and doesn't actually cross the road.
[47:43] Regardless, it's still a safety issue and for that and based on the fact that really pine streets not designed in such a way to allow for the large trucks in maneuver.
[47:52] We are supporting her recommend date or her request and requesting for a note through trucks to be installed along pine street for this link.
[48:01] Questions?
[48:02] Is that the only other street that goes straight through there's your brothel?
[48:08] That's a text hot road away.
[48:11] I didn't do a full on search but off the cuff it kind of looks like.
[48:15] I mean, that doesn't have some other stop point.
[48:18] Seater is similar.
[48:21] But it's not as, well, it's not straight.
[48:25] North of Kingsbury, that's the only street.
[48:27] Thanks so that it goes the full link. Yes, so I was asking about your bromples Avenue east of Austin Street, which I'd be surprised if that's text up there
[48:34] But that's my concern is it if we remove traffic on line which should be done
[48:39] It's I fear it will just shift a street or two more that's possible. That doesn't go to king. It stops at high to keep but that is a good point
[48:50] on which one
[48:53] It stops at high to keep it's it's it's it's it's just one road up
[48:57] So, it doesn't go all the way.
[48:58] I'm wondering who would take those shortcuts in the town quite a bit.
[49:01] So that's important.
[49:02] You also have a car.
[49:05] Our trucks.
[49:06] Any other questions thoughts?
[49:10] Then I will entertain a motion.
[49:13] Second.
[49:14] Council.
[49:15] I'm sorry.
[49:15] Mayor Pro Team Carter moves with Councilor Keller
[49:19] Secondary.
[49:20] Any further discussion?
[49:22] All those in favor, say goodbye by saying aye.
[49:24] All right.
[49:25] Same sign opposed.
[49:26] Motion carries.
[49:27] Thank you, Melissa.
[49:30] agenda item 24-063 is a resolution authorized in city manager to enter into a professional service
[49:36] contract with K-Free's and Associates LLC for Engineering Services related to the FM-20
[49:42] and Hannah Heights-12 inch water line project and declaring an effective date.
[49:47] Good evening, Mr. How.
[49:48] Good evening Mayor, council, Mr. Parker.
[49:51] At the request of the city K-Free's and Associates prepared a professional engineering
[49:55] service proposal related to the FM20 Hannah Heights 12 inch water line project that is included
[50:03] in our that's is a part of our 2022 water master plan and it's will increase the capacity
[50:10] in our distribution system as to prepare for growth in that area as well as improve service to
[50:17] existing neighborhoods right there at FM20 south towards Martindale and staff does
[50:25] recommend acceptance of this engineering proposal for 594,672 dollars and I'll
[50:32] be happy to answer any questions. Questions? I'll entertain a motion.
[50:42] Councillor
[50:43] for the discussion.
[50:45] All those in favor signify by saying aye.
[50:47] All right.
[50:48] Same sign opposed.
[50:49] Motion carries.
[50:50] Thank you.
[50:51] Timothy.
[50:54] agenda item 24-056 resolution
[50:57] the city council of Sigean Texas accepting the petition for release
[51:02] from the city's extraterritorial jurisdiction filed by 800 mil oak lane LLC
[51:08] for a property in the Gualoupe County property ID 70327
[51:14] and granting the request for release affected the date of the passing of this resolution.
[51:20] Hello, Pam.
[51:21] This is another track in which they requested to be released.
[51:24] Staff has verified the location against the exceptions in the state law and can confirm
[51:30] that the city is obligated to release them.
[51:34] I'll entertain a motion.
[51:36] Councilmember Beesenbott moves to have a second.
[51:38] Councilmember Reya seconds.
[51:40] All those in favor seems up by saying aye.
[51:41] Aye.
[51:42] same sign opposed motion carries thank you. Moving on to 24-046 is a resolution to award
[51:49] the bid for the replacement of a raw water pump and motor at the Seguine Water Treatment Plant
[51:55] for an amount not to exceed 64,725 dollars and 74 cents and declaring an effective date.
[52:02] Mr. How? Yes, ma'am. Our water plant does use several raw water pumps to
[52:08] water from the Guadalupe River into the treatment process. These are critical pieces of equipment
[52:14] and one of them has failed. The city did receive a quote for 64,725 dollars and 74 cents from
[52:23] Austin Armature to make the necessary to replace the pump and motor and this particular quote is on
[52:30] our as the national purchasing co-op known as byboard and we all know that byboard meets the state
[52:36] requirements and staff recommends approval.
[52:40] We have to answer any questions.
[52:43] If not, I'll entertain a motion.
[52:44] Councilmember Keller moves.
[52:46] There's a second.
[52:47] Councilmember Mendez seconds.
[52:49] Any further discussion?
[52:52] All those in favor.
[52:52] Sign up by saying aye.
[52:54] All right.
[52:54] Same sign opposed.
[52:56] Motion carries.
[52:56] Thank you very much.
[52:59] Item 24-045 is a resolution of the City Council of
[53:03] Seeking Texas authorizing the award of a bid for the
[53:06] The distribution field inventory of our electric outage management system for a not to exceed amount of 284,343 dollars and 61 cents and declaring an effective date.
[53:18] Hello, John.
[53:19] Hello, here we go.
[53:20] Mayor Council members Parker.
[53:21] My name is John Saltdanger for anybody that doesn't know me.
[53:24] I'm manager at the Smart Grid Solutions for utility service department and I'm also joined with one of our newest employees.
[53:29] who's at Helms, and we are very happy to have her.
[53:33] She brings a strong work ethic, and she's going to be great for our department,
[53:39] so we're very happy.
[53:41] And we both actually work for Clarence Smith.
[53:43] And I'd be with Clarence for most of my career.
[53:45] Oh, sorry.
[53:45] As well as, as well as Deborah O'Bogg, who I saw here tonight.
[53:50] So, with that said, the department plans on implementation,
[53:52] of a new algebra and for system, or an LMS,
[53:55] the LMS will be another public face and application that will allow
[53:58] citizens to be and receives data sub-dates with regards to electric outages and for anybody's
[54:05] home or a place of business.
[54:07] The principal scope of this project will be implemented in two phases.
[54:10] The information we've designed tonight pertains to just phase one, which is the distribution
[54:14] of field inventory of electric assets and integration into our department's GIS model.
[54:20] The first phase of this project will be a comprehensive analysis of our current GIS and
[54:24] electric connectivity model. The contractors select it will be used to update and resolve
[54:28] any connectivity model issues, connecting the electric model that we currently have with the
[54:33] new outer system. With that said, the city receives six bids ranging from $449,000, $12.50
[54:40] to $250,000, $350,000, $343 and 61 cents. The scope of work includes a contractor gathering
[54:47] survey grade points and validations of our electric line and phasing orientation and then also
[54:53] integration into our connectivity model.
[54:55] Finally, the staff recommends the approval of the lowest bidder,
[54:58] David Resources Grid, 250,000, 343 and 61 cents.
[55:03] And the staff has also requesting $25,000 as
[55:06] conducive to fund for a total approval of 284, 343 and 61 cents.
[55:12] The contractor has a bid bond.
[55:13] It will be required to first a standard form of agreement.
[55:16] The performance bond, a payment bond to the city,
[55:19] and the project timeline, will be approximately 12 weeks
[55:22] with the temporary start date of February 22nd, 2024, and the funding is provided due fiscal year
[55:28] of 2024, utility capital projects, with that said, I'd be glad to take any questions.
[55:33] Questions?
[55:35] Welcome, by the way, Jen.
[55:37] Thank you.
[55:38] I'll let you take a motion.
[55:41] Comer.
[55:41] Council Member Kailer moves.
[55:42] Have a second.
[55:44] Council Member Beesenbach.
[55:45] Second, any further discussion?
[55:47] If not, all those in favour, she can follow by saying aye.
[55:50] Aye.
[55:50] I'm Senator Pose, Motion Carey.
[55:52] Thank you, John, and welcome.
[55:53] Thank you very much.
[55:54] And I apologize for having worked for Clarence all this time.
[55:59] He knows that I care about him.
[56:02] Again, the item 24-050 is a resolution authorized in the city manager to enter into your
[56:07] personal.
[56:08] Excuse me, professional services contract with TRC Engineering Inc.
[56:12] For engineering services related to the freezing haunt sanitary sewer lift station, abandonment
[56:17] and sewer relocation associated with the ITN, IHTN Highway Improvements.
[56:22] Hello again Melissa.
[56:23] Good evening.
[56:25] So this one is an interesting project.
[56:27] As yellow or all-aware, text.com is expanding and doing some changes to the access routes along
[56:34] it's part of that, the city of Sigean is required to do relocations.
[56:40] And while most of that design is done and construction has started,
[56:43] we did identify an area, kind of late in the game to come back,
[56:47] and remove an existing lift station potentially.
[56:49] and do gravity sewer instead.
[56:54] So this is for a contract with TRC to design,
[56:58] removal of the lift station, and a really quick design.
[57:03] For the sewer line, gravity lines,
[57:04] and we can get that done,
[57:05] while Texas still out there doing relocations for us.
[57:08] So that's the nature of this request tonight for this contract TRC.
[57:14] Any further questions?
[57:15] kind of an odd question. Why if it understands something that's not going to be necessary,
[57:18] but why would you necessarily have to remove it?
[57:22] In the can answer why we have to. We don't have to, but lift stations are costly to maintain,
[57:26] and they're not necessarily beneficial for the communities we can get away with gravity
[57:30] sewer.
[57:31] Yeah, I'm not saying you could still use it.
[57:34] If you're not going to need it, you're not going to use it, can't it just stay there?
[57:39] I don't think she said anyone.
[57:40] It could, but the nature of the replacement and getting rid of it is that we would say
[57:45] a long-term maintenance cost that would benefit the community better than leaving it in place.
[57:53] Exactly.
[57:54] Because TCQ, I would go.
[57:56] Well, it pumps, it pumps our clinic.
[57:58] Tim, come on, Tim, come on, Tim, come on, Tim, come on, Tim, come on, Tim.
[58:02] How do they sound like stupid questions or something like that?
[58:03] No, it's not.
[58:04] But I just hate spending money if we don't need to.
[58:08] Honestly, we do.
[58:09] No, it's true that it's a valid question and I'm glad you brought it up.
[58:13] And it takes me back several years in my career.
[58:18] And I was working at a treatment plant to the west of us.
[58:22] And as the treatment plant was expanded the existing equipment,
[58:27] and I think this is your question is, was just simply left.
[58:32] It wasn't used anymore, so, but it was left.
[58:35] And then eventually, the treatment plant
[58:38] in and of itself became crowded and further expansions were complicated by having to remove equipment
[58:46] to expand the plan's process. So it is industry practice to go ahead and remove a piece of infrastructure
[58:56] that is no longer operational rather than to let it sit. And then I mean at worst it's an
[59:08] practice in their industry to remove things when you when you do commissions.
[59:14] I'll be happy to answer them.
[59:18] Thank you, sir.
[59:18] We'll answer them.
[59:21] I do believe we have David Rabago with us tonight.
[59:24] He's back with the TRC.
[59:26] So it's good to see you.
[59:28] Do you have any further questions?
[59:31] If not, I want to take a motion.
[59:34] Councilmember Raya moves to have a second.
[59:37] Councilmember Guy Todd's second. Any further discussion? All those in favor signify by saying aye.
[59:44] Same sign opposed. Motion carries. Thank you. Moving on to 24-0-5-1 is a resolution authorized
[59:51] in city manager to amend the professional services contract with BGE Inc. by the amount of 190,790
[59:57] $790.3.
[1:00:00] The Mays Creek Project of the GLO, C-D-B-G-M-I-T grant, and providing an effective date. Melissa?
[1:00:08] Yes, ma'am. So, similar to in the past, you've seen me up here with a couple other of our GLO professional service contracts.
[1:00:17] These projects were submitted as a grant project based on desktop review by staff and some of our consultants.
[1:00:25] And naturally, as we get into actual design, some of these designs have changed.
[1:00:30] The screen is what you see, presented in our Citywide Ranger Prima's Project, the general
[1:00:35] alignment of where we had originally intended this project to go.
[1:00:39] Based on conversations with TechSod and various other value engineering attempts, we have
[1:00:45] looked at changing that alignment and moving things.
[1:00:52] If we had stuck with the original alignment to connect to 725, it would have been assisted
[1:00:56] improvements of two text operages and incorporating a actual bridge across May's Creek.
[1:01:02] So city staff worked with BGE to come up with a different alternative to provide additional
[1:01:06] access to this community that will include connection to 46 outside of the flood plan, thereby
[1:01:12] not necessitating additional bridges or work with a text out right of way.
[1:01:16] In addition to that, we also saw a means of improving
[1:01:19] while we revert drive alignment, fixing that intersection
[1:01:23] because it kind of comes in at a weird skew now.
[1:01:26] But all of that has necessitated additional professional services.
[1:01:30] We used some of the work already, but to make them whole and to continue and complete the
[1:01:36] project design and get all of our permitting through text.
[1:01:39] It is requiring a change in their professional services contract and as you all are aware
[1:01:43] those contracts were not to exceed with the GLO contracts and so any change requires y'all
[1:01:49] of approval.
[1:01:52] Yes.
[1:01:52] Questions?
[1:01:54] So, this just to clarify, this does include improvements to the Guadupy River
[1:01:58] dry crossing over Mays Creek.
[1:01:59] Yes, I already know.
[1:02:00] It includes a bridge bringing you out of the 100-year blood claim, so that will be an unsplotted
[1:02:04] access.
[1:02:05] Those folks are trapped in that area.
[1:02:06] Right, not.
[1:02:07] They won't be after this project.
[1:02:09] They will have access to 46 outside the blood plane and they will have additional access
[1:02:12] at Guadupy.
[1:02:13] The nature of it was to provide dual access to our community.
[1:02:18] That's an incredible.
[1:02:19] It's an incredible project.
[1:02:20] They're very exciting.
[1:02:21] Yes, ma'am.
[1:02:23] Any other questions?
[1:02:24] Then I will entertain a motion.
[1:02:26] Council member Carter moves to have a second.
[1:02:29] Council member leave in the second.
[1:02:30] Any further discussion?
[1:02:32] If not, all those in favor.
[1:02:33] I'm saying aye.
[1:02:34] Aye.
[1:02:35] Same sign.
[1:02:36] Opposed.
[1:02:36] Motion carries.
[1:02:38] Moving on to 24-053 is a resolution authorized in the city manager.
[1:02:42] I just did that when excuse me.
[1:02:45] No, I did not.
[1:02:46] That's the same.
[1:02:47] I'm sorry.
[1:02:47] Resolution authorized the city manager to enter into the wording was the same.
[1:02:51] Really confused me.
[1:02:52] Interprofessional services contract with BGE ink in the amount of $165,391.
[1:02:58] $26.
[1:02:58] For the Martendale Road extension preliminary engineering study and report and declaring an effective date.
[1:03:04] Melissa.
[1:03:04] Sorry about that.
[1:03:06] Good evening.
[1:03:06] So this is.
[1:03:08] I'm going to correct some of the wording in that agenda item.
[1:03:11] Well, it says it's for preliminary engineering setting and reported actually is for full PS&E so final design plans for the Martin Dale realignment.
[1:03:18] This was included in the general fun budget for this year.
[1:03:21] This is in partially responsible development in the area and also to correct some of our alignments of roadways,
[1:03:27] as you can see on the screen, Strumple and Martin Dale are a little bit wonky for lack of better terms.
[1:03:33] And the intention is to provide a straight connection through.
[1:03:36] We have previously had consultant help to generate a general schematic, but this is both full design, which will include
[1:03:43] your technical analysis and survey and all that good stuff with final design plans.
[1:03:48] So that is the nature of this contract.
[1:03:50] Do you have any questions?
[1:03:52] Maybe kid off on the bottom of there.
[1:03:53] But what happens with the existing Martin Dill from the bypass to how far over it would go?
[1:04:02] where it goes behind them.
[1:04:04] Does that remove or does that remain?
[1:04:07] As it sits today, it can stay as it is.
[1:04:10] We are planning to improve an intersection that will come in much better, hopefully than a current Martin Dale.
[1:04:17] Well, at the side of the screen.
[1:04:21] Oh, that curve.
[1:04:22] We're proposing a better connection where it's like an actual stop to control.
[1:04:26] So the other side it can stay in a little bit of a t-intersection or it can go away depending on what the city decides, because it does connect through the new row.
[1:04:35] The person of Bill is north, may still have the option to take the old route.
[1:04:41] The one you mean the one that's off the screen?
[1:04:43] Yes.
[1:04:43] As it is now, we don't have any proposals to change to alter that.
[1:04:48] The one we have to discuss maybe doing the way with is the connection back up to Strumple.
[1:04:53] because there will be two.
[1:04:54] You have the new road and then you have it done.
[1:04:56] Hello.
[1:04:57] Thank you.
[1:04:58] Any other questions?
[1:05:01] Then I will entertain a motion.
[1:05:04] Councilmember Leavins moves.
[1:05:05] Have a second.
[1:05:06] Councilmember Keller seconds.
[1:05:08] All those any further discussion?
[1:05:10] All those in favor.
[1:05:11] Seeing if I'm saying aye.
[1:05:13] Same sign up.
[1:05:14] Motion carries.
[1:05:14] Thank you Melissa.
[1:05:17] 24-0-5-4 is a resolution.
[1:05:19] the City Council of the City of Sigean Texas authorized in city manager to enter into a agreement
[1:05:23] with the Restrooms facilities limited DBA core worth regarding a cardboard quote in the amount
[1:05:30] of $97,848 to purchase a prefabricated restroom building including turnkey installation
[1:05:37] for the Sigean Sacred Pickleball Complex and declaring an effective date. Hello, Mr. Jones.
[1:05:43] Thank you, Mayor. Council of Mr. Parker, excited to start phase two work out at the Sigean
[1:05:48] and say you're a pickable, complex, face-to-work,
[1:05:51] includes the rest room that we're discussing tonight
[1:05:55] along with Shays structure and sidewalks
[1:05:59] and basically improve that area along World IP Street
[1:06:03] where it's dirt right now,
[1:06:05] make that look a little better.
[1:06:07] But before you say that, it's a rest room.
[1:06:09] It's 10 by 10, units six, just one stall.
[1:06:14] And we've allocated, so it's built in Marble Falls, Texas,
[1:06:16] And then turn key, drop here, and again, at onsite,
[1:06:22] on a site that we'll prepare.
[1:06:24] We have to do is bring in water, wastewater, and electric,
[1:06:27] and we're ready to go.
[1:06:29] And the cool thing about this rescue is also has chilled water,
[1:06:32] which is cool to have that outdoors.
[1:06:34] And in Texas, it's a play when we play and cook a ball.
[1:06:38] So, that's all to have on this subject.
[1:06:41] So, you did ask the pick of all players if it was okay
[1:06:45] that it'd be a single stall
[1:06:47] and what was their response?
[1:06:49] Sister Parker?
[1:06:50] Yes, my mom was out there.
[1:06:52] And with one of the founders of ladies who brought
[1:06:54] that to us, this clear winners.
[1:06:57] And they were extremely fine with it.
[1:06:59] They said that it's a porta potty now.
[1:07:01] They take turns.
[1:07:02] So it's nothing big to have a UNICEF bathroom.
[1:07:06] And so forth, I think the additional cost was
[1:07:07] like a 30 or 40,000 for a second stall.
[1:07:10] And so we thought this, we're trying to really keep
[1:07:13] on budget is much possible. So this was paid for by the American Rescue Funds. And so we're
[1:07:21] trying to make sure we don't need any additional general funds to make this happen.
[1:07:25] I just thought their thought they're saying it. It's already that way. Why change it was really brilliant.
[1:07:33] It just doesn't have a unit. It's going to have a Oklahoma chop kind of look to it similar to
[1:07:38] what it looks like. It's like a Warner Springs partner by and also Park West. So it's our theme
[1:07:42] of the restrooms, what will come at the play here?
[1:07:45] Those of us who went to TML, we saw some of these restrooms at the exhibit hall.
[1:07:51] Any further questions?
[1:07:53] I'll take a motion.
[1:07:55] Council member, we've got time moved.
[1:07:57] I'll take a motion.
[1:07:57] Council member Mendez, second.
[1:07:59] Any further discussion?
[1:08:01] All those in favor?
[1:08:02] See if I'm saying aye.
[1:08:03] Same sign of pose.
[1:08:04] Motion carries.
[1:08:05] Thank you, Jack.
[1:08:06] Thank you.
[1:08:07] Moving on to agenda item 24-065 is a resolution approving the
[1:08:12] purchase of a 16 life pack CR2 defibrillator AEDs from striker medical for the amount of 29,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,7, and, eight,
[1:08:21] cents utilizing source well cooperative purchasing agreement and declaring an effective date.
[1:08:27] Hello there.
[1:08:29] Good to hear.
[1:08:29] Good to hear.
[1:08:29] Mayor, how are you?
[1:08:31] Mayor Mr. Parker, council.
[1:08:32] Thanks for having me.
[1:08:34] I just wanted to bring before you this project because it's kind of special for the city and the departments that work together on it.
[1:08:42] and it started long before I got here.
[1:08:44] So back in February of 2020, city staff between fire
[1:08:47] and HR departments put together the concept
[1:08:49] that every city employees should be CPR trained.
[1:08:52] And that's kind of a unique thing for our city.
[1:08:54] I don't know if a lot of cities are really any
[1:08:56] that put that initiative forth.
[1:08:59] And so because of those folks, we've made this program
[1:09:02] a success and currently we're at 92% of city employees
[1:09:05] that are CPR trained.
[1:09:06] And I think that's something to be incredibly proud of.
[1:09:08] Part of that is making sure they have the tools.
[1:09:10] So one of the things that we've identified in the China survival is the CPR's great that we got to get to the early
[1:09:17] Deppabilitation and make sure that we have those available in our city facilities
[1:09:21] So currently we have 47 AEDs distributed across our city in various buildings in fleet and to be honest with you
[1:09:28] Some of them are getting old and so what we need to do is make sure that we begin a design replacement program
[1:09:34] We've identified that it's actually more fiscally responsible to replace the AEDs and to maintain a maintenance contract
[1:09:40] on an outdated unit.
[1:09:42] And so we were able to work together across a couple of departments to identify how we might
[1:09:46] approach that and some funding sources, which are before you.
[1:09:50] A total of this project is 29,970 dollars and eight cents and looking for approval.
[1:09:58] Questions?
[1:09:59] I know the city has a practice of selling back things that we don't use is this something
[1:10:02] that we're looking in doing with our old ones.
[1:10:05] Somebody that wants to go ahead and maintain them.
[1:10:07] Unfortunately, several ADDs that we currently need to trade in have no commercial value.
[1:10:15] Is that something that maybe a church that doesn't have one good?
[1:10:20] So one of the struggles that we see is that they are no longer making parts.
[1:10:24] First of all, so.
[1:10:25] And so I wouldn't want to give someone a potentially defective AD.
[1:10:30] I'm just, I don't know how Monica feels about that, but I feel pretty strongly about it.
[1:10:34] So we can always test it.
[1:10:36] On Steve.
[1:10:43] And Clarence.
[1:10:48] He just got back from vacation.
[1:10:50] So he gets a hard time.
[1:10:53] Seriously, any further questions?
[1:10:57] Any further questions?
[1:10:58] I didn't mean to diminish that.
[1:11:01] Then I will take a motion.
[1:11:03] Council member Carter moves who seconded council member reason box seconds any further discussion
[1:11:09] All those in favor significant about by saying aye
[1:11:11] Same sign opposed motion carries in thank you. Thank you all
[1:11:18] I did not am 24-047 is a discussion and possible direction to staff on potential
[1:11:23] Parking restrictions on J Road hello Melissa
[1:11:30] Is this our lat them just you are a bottom
[1:11:35] Yes, um, oh, no, I can't promise that I'm sorry. I'm a little hungry and punch. Yeah, I'm so sorry. So it's a recap in November
[1:11:49] Council met and we presented an ordinance for a no parking zone for the entire length of J road
[1:11:56] both sides the intent of that was to address concerns from residents and
[1:12:02] Those who form the area regarding the accumulation of debris and some of that debris posing
[1:12:09] health and safety concerns to those persons.
[1:12:14] Council did not prove that recommendation and requested that we consider parking by permit.
[1:12:23] That was brought back and in January again failed.
[1:12:28] So tonight I'm here and I'm going to I have no direction to provide you other than what your options are and
[1:12:37] based on the areas I'm going to present
[1:12:41] Maybe help you make some decisions on recommendations to staff. So I went through U.S. for data
[1:12:48] We did have staff Jennifer motion heart went out and off hours to take some pictures and in addition to that
[1:12:57] I went through the aerial photos that we have to see what, you know, what we could document.
[1:13:02] And while it is a little hard to see given the size because I tried to capture the whole
[1:13:06] road, you can see from March of 2022 there are three vehicles parked along the road.
[1:13:15] Two of them are directly behind the truck stop and there is one in front of the hotel next
[1:13:23] to the farm field.
[1:13:25] If we go to 2021, there is one, maybe two, hard to tell, right behind the truck stop.
[1:13:36] In 2020, I have one across from the truck stop, and then there's two vehicles parked at the end of the road.
[1:13:45] In February, there's a few vehicles here, and then another one on this side behind Starbucks.
[1:13:53] In 15, there is a slew of vehicles parked at the end, and one across from here, two at the truck stop,
[1:14:04] one at this hotel, and quite a few at this hotel.
[1:14:08] But 2015 is the only year I have documented aerial proof of their being a large-ish amount of vehicles parked along the roadway.
[1:14:18] And looking at what that means to the roadway.
[1:14:21] Jennifer was, she went out quite a few times.
[1:14:23] She's already captured cars parked and what that looked like for the area.
[1:14:28] So you can get, there was a lot of discussion about how congested the roadway is,
[1:14:32] and whether or not it's two vehicles, these are a good documentation of what the road looks like,
[1:14:36] even with two vehicles parked on either side, one on either side.
[1:14:41] The road is still wide enough for two cars to pass.
[1:14:45] This one of the good ones has quite a few trucks actually parked along the roadway.
[1:14:50] I will say it is difficult to see coming out and this is a good document in photo of trucks.
[1:14:55] Vehicles trying to come out of the driveway, not being able to see around the vehicles.
[1:14:58] The trucks.
[1:14:59] But...
[1:15:00] Again, the road is pretty wide and up for two vehicles and we didn't see any debris or trash that
[1:15:08] doesn't mean it wasn't there and doesn't mean that they didn't pick up off of themselves.
[1:15:12] So, there is document approved of vehicles parking there at various times. There were a few two cars
[1:15:21] that she went out and wasn't able to find any vehicles parked. So, there's
[1:15:29] one at night too.
[1:15:32] That's what we have for that.
[1:15:34] As far as what the direction could be,
[1:15:39] we have the option of doing no parking on one side.
[1:15:43] Both sides, part of the road, the whole road,
[1:15:47] and the same for no parking zones
[1:15:49] or some combination of the two depending on what council directs.
[1:15:52] Or we can leave it as is.
[1:15:54] And as it is now, it is open.
[1:16:01] Questions thoughts, discussions?
[1:16:04] It was a town place that has the contract.
[1:16:08] Yes.
[1:16:09] We believe so.
[1:16:10] I was only the one hotel.
[1:16:13] And their contract isn't necessarily what truckers is.
[1:16:16] But they might may have an oversized vehicle that can't get into the parking lot.
[1:16:22] My stance obviously is stated many times here.
[1:16:27] But I would say looking at everything and having the farmer who had come out the time talking about the issue he had, he's got to work.
[1:16:40] And he's having to deal with this issue.
[1:16:41] So he's like, okay, I'm not going to do what I need to do today.
[1:16:43] I'm going to have to wait that way.
[1:16:44] I can go pick everything up and knock it all at one time.
[1:16:46] I don't think that's fair to him, right?
[1:16:48] I think if we were to propose a no parking on the side with the farmland.
[1:16:55] on the east side, on the west side, where there's the hotels, I mean, just leave it open.
[1:17:05] Those businesses, they've already have janitorial staff if, you know, they go out there and clean it up.
[1:17:11] I mean, they're already having to go out there and do parking lot suites all the time anyway.
[1:17:14] I mean, that's just part of the nature of that business.
[1:17:18] It's just one more thing, if they've got people parking out there, I understand that,
[1:17:22] Some of these trackers are maybe just people that hey, I don't want to go to the truck stop, you know
[1:17:28] No parking for the full link or just the one on the east side on the one side
[1:17:35] But are you proposing by permit on the west side or no parking by permitted all just no parking
[1:17:41] Parking by permit. I don't agree with that at all. I
[1:17:46] Failed I know that we have someone signed up. Do you want to speak?
[1:17:51] Yes, please come forth. Sorry. No, it's my fault. It's not yours. It's my fault.
[1:17:58] He and I chatted about maybe he didn't, maybe he didn't.
[1:18:00] No, no, yeah, absolutely. And this is real quick. By the way, Philip's loop.
[1:18:04] Twenty seven, three, two, zero. I'm the director of sales over there at the town's place.
[1:18:09] I actually sort of like that idea that you have.
[1:18:13] However, maybe modify it to where most of our traffic happens,
[1:18:18] sundown, to sunrise, and I have never seen that farm
[1:18:23] route there after sundown.
[1:18:26] And on that side of the road, I think that, you know,
[1:18:30] I know like downtown cities normally have like no parking
[1:18:32] between these hours.
[1:18:35] That would absolutely work for us, because our check-in
[1:18:38] is not until 3 p.m. anyways, and if they have to wait a few
[1:18:41] hours. Later, we still have all of that other parking. We normally get them when they're
[1:18:46] coming and they can't make the trip to Houston or if they have a city event, they're
[1:18:51] going to be gone by 70 in many ways, most of the time. And so just to put that as part of
[1:18:56] the ordinance, if that kind of sweetens the deal up.
[1:19:00] So, explain again what you're saying that it be no parking. The side that you want no parking,
[1:19:07] But allow parking at night.
[1:19:09] I'll park it.
[1:19:10] Yes, ma'am.
[1:19:11] Thank you.
[1:19:11] My thing is that if I remember correct, he was talking about the trash that they
[1:19:16] throw out after.
[1:19:17] So to me that wouldn't work, I would throw this to a no parking period because they're
[1:19:21] going to park there, they're going to trash out in the evening and when I was driving
[1:19:25] by that's what I was seeing just being actually talked about the bags of, anyway, stuff.
[1:19:32] Yeah.
[1:19:32] I know, and I understand that portion of it,
[1:19:36] but if they're staying in the hotel anyways,
[1:19:38] they're not going to be doing that.
[1:19:41] I know that we have a large plate.
[1:19:43] Well, what's happening is your guys are staying there at your hotel,
[1:19:45] but other ones, they'll use that,
[1:19:48] instead of going to the truck stop, they'll park there
[1:19:50] and instead of paying for your hotel,
[1:19:54] they'll see other trucks park there,
[1:19:55] they'll pull in there and park in the sleep in their sleeper,
[1:19:59] that doesn't have a toilet, that doesn't have a restroom.
[1:20:02] So, and I understand in the two, sorry, four years I've been there, I've maybe seen that once,
[1:20:11] like in the four years, and I actually used to work night audit over there as well.
[1:20:14] So, I would directly the person that would be walking the property constantly and checking for things like that.
[1:20:20] I mean, if you guys have seen that, then you guys have seen that, but being there for four years, I've never seen that.
[1:20:27] The only time I've ever seen trash when it comes to that
[1:20:29] when the construction crews were out there.
[1:20:31] And that was when my Dutch brothers was working.
[1:20:34] There's a couple others like source power.
[1:20:36] They'll be sitting out there,
[1:20:39] like throwing away their trash and a bunch of other stuff.
[1:20:41] But they're not staying at any of the hotels
[1:20:43] and they're not the truckers.
[1:20:45] So that's another thing that's out there.
[1:20:47] So if that's all I had and thank you for your time.
[1:20:49] Thank you very much.
[1:20:50] I apologize for not letting you speak initially.
[1:20:51] That's
[1:21:10] a pleasure.
[1:21:10] So, there's not a safety issue, there's a crash issue.
[1:21:15] It's a, I would not say it is a traffic safety issue.
[1:21:20] There may be a health safety issue given the nature of the debris and trash that is being disposed of in this area.
[1:21:26] Any other health safety
[1:21:30] issue?
[1:21:30] I thought I can speak to.
[1:21:32] Any other,
[1:21:45] the only other thing I can speak to is that this photo is a perfect picture of that is trying to leave those driveways.
[1:21:51] You can kind of see given this picture, there is a terrain difference, and so when you're coming out the driveway is you're coming down a hill, and then there's trucks parked like in this case on either side of that driveway, you have to creep out to see around them, which is what's happening in this photo with the black pickup.
[1:22:31] What was discussed at the last meeting was having documentation of how many permits would be given out if the hotels were to get out permits.
[1:22:39] and then we could have actual documentation of some sort of how many vehicles are there.
[1:22:47] Are, you know, when we send step out to do things, even if it's after hours or on weekends,
[1:22:52] you're only capturing that moment, whereas if we had data from the hotels of when they're
[1:22:56] issuing the permits, we would have 24-7 data.
[1:23:04] That was not approved.
[1:23:05] Yes, that's not true.
[1:23:06] That's true.
[1:23:06] We can always ask, you know, you know, the clients that are coming in, you know, I'm sure,
[1:23:12] You know, you guys would be more than willing to, hey, communicate that.
[1:23:15] This is how many people we have on X amount of days and that way we can actually look at
[1:23:28] that.
[1:23:30] Public trash cans?
[1:23:32] No, sir.
[1:23:33] There are trash cans after hotels at their entrances.
[1:23:36] We did confirm that.
[1:23:38] So the theory was when we were discussing it with the hotels previously that they would provide documentation
[1:23:44] and education for lack of better terms that when their tenants came in and checked in
[1:23:49] to remind them we have trust receptacles if you have trash and you're be a goal or outside please
[1:23:54] put it in the receptacle.
[1:24:02] The only concern I would have with that is that there is future
[1:24:05] development potential and we may have to move them or relocate them when in a new roadways new
[1:24:11] driveways happen because it may come in in those areas. That would also negate the no parking.
[1:24:18] We might encourage you to those trash cans for things that are not.
[1:24:21] You guys, I just got to note that the people online cannot hear us because we're not speaking into our microphones.
[1:24:27] I would just like us to see, see us do something.
[1:24:32] Because I feel like we've been great conversation, but I feel like we've just been delighted to hear us.
[1:24:37] I personally would be in favor of permits, but I can go without the permits, that's okay.
[1:24:41] I think proper action definitely is no parking on the side.
[1:24:45] that hopefully would stop the issue that was originally brought to us.
[1:24:50] I'm not convinced that the issue would not continue on the west side,
[1:24:53] but what I do want is what we discussed in meeting our two back.
[1:24:56] Let's review this after six months or whatever time frame.
[1:25:00] See if what we enact if it's working or if it's not.
[1:25:04] Maybe we have to go to permits later,
[1:25:06] or maybe we have to go to, I think, what Councilman Keller said
[1:25:09] and just have no parking on both sides.
[1:25:10] But I just want to see us do something.
[1:25:14] I did want to mention that I have actually been out there several times as well following up on this.
[1:25:20] And from my, and we had a couple of minutes out there, Monica, and all crews, was at that hotel, giving a speech in the morning.
[1:25:28] I kind of agree with the shortest and some of her observations.
[1:25:32] I did have a long conversation with the farmer there, and he had made the comment that he hasn't started farming that property,
[1:25:39] because he's afraid that we're going to do something that's going to be trashed again, and
[1:25:44] then later on, I brought up the fact that, well, I've been out there several times, and I
[1:25:48] haven't seen the trash. And then he made the comment that he's been cleaning it up.
[1:25:52] As I said, we just said you had been out there. I don't know where the, the truth lies.
[1:25:56] I just haven't seen the trash out there the times, and I've been out there the four or five times.
[1:26:01] I wasn't smart enough to take pictures like Jennifer West, but I just, you know, from that perspective,
[1:26:08] I haven't seen the trash, but I know that
[1:26:11] we work with the council members, too.
[1:26:15] I mean, with the hotels to make sure that they're
[1:26:18] reviewing, you know, picking up trash, making rounds.
[1:26:21] That kind of stuff.
[1:26:22] But I'm not advocating one way or the other.
[1:26:23] I just want to be aware when I have noticed.
[1:26:35] My recommendation was to still do some monitoring
[1:26:38] and work with everybody to leave this the way it is for now.
[1:26:43] Let us take some continue to go out every two or three days, take more pictures.
[1:26:49] I mean, staff is in that area all the time, we can have various staffs.
[1:26:53] They are driving by, shane, TM, they come down 203.
[1:26:57] Send a picture.
[1:26:58] Do some, you know, just work as a team to, you know, so just all put on Jennifer, myself, whoever it is,
[1:27:04] to try to take some more pictures, get more data.
[1:27:07] See how we trucks are out there, follow up on the trash.
[1:27:09] I mean, the also the problem is with this, and I mentioned this to the, to the, to the, to the, to the farm where it's like,
[1:27:14] this is a hard corner area of 123 and ITN, which is a major intersection and you've got several businesses there.
[1:27:22] And so dumpsters from all these businesses could be blowing trash and it's all going to end up in, in, somewhere.
[1:27:28] And so you see this at a lot of major intersections where you just have more trash than you would normally will just cause them out of people there,
[1:27:34] with the convenience stores, restaurants, and so forth, Starbucks, people parking, so it could be some of these people, so it's just, it's a difficult situation, but.
[1:27:47] As the farmer provided any proof and pictures of all the times he's going out picking up.
[1:27:55] He did initially, but he's indicating that he's continuing to do this.
[1:28:01] Yes, I haven't received any actual photo documentation or a proof of that.
[1:28:08] The nature of his complaint, I wouldn't expect to be fabricated.
[1:28:14] But, um, no, man.
[1:28:16] Is there a pull-out there? We could put a trail cam and monitor that?
[1:28:19] That's a good idea.
[1:28:22] There is some kind of a pull right here. It may be owned by the holiday in though, but
[1:28:30] Here we can get their consent.
[1:28:32] I'm a clerks who put a poll at force.
[1:28:36] After I've given you such a hard time, maybe not.
[1:28:45] There is a gate.
[1:28:47] I know to get into the farm field,
[1:28:49] so it may be something worth discussing with Mr. Alexander
[1:28:53] to see if we can put something on his gate.
[1:28:55] That might be a blue.
[1:28:57] Yeah, that would solve the whole problem.
[1:28:59] Well, development would solve the whole problem,
[1:29:00] and that's a great idea.
[1:29:03] I was going to happen.
[1:29:05] I think there are so many businesses surrounding the area in question and including the highway,
[1:29:14] including, I mean I think it's, there's some truth most likely that this is happening,
[1:29:22] but I just find it hard to place all the blame, a 100% of the blame on the truckers that happen to be renting
[1:29:31] at this particular hotel.
[1:29:34] That's my concern.
[1:29:36] I like the idea of continuing to monitor the situation,
[1:29:43] without placing so many restrictions.
[1:29:47] That's just my suggestion.
[1:29:49] Leave it as it is.
[1:29:51] And just monitor it a little closely,
[1:29:54] and, you know,
[1:29:55] and encourage him to continue to complain.
[1:29:59] Thank you.
[1:30:00] Please, please, this happening, providing for, as the things are a kind that that I think would help us feel better about making such a drastic decision.
[1:30:14] But of the signs I say no?
[1:30:17] I have a lettering maximum fineness and then, tell me, telling me to be monitored by, by my camera, so.
[1:30:26] For valent I am a little bit of a good deal.
[1:30:39] If you tell you, I'm really, I'm leaning toward not doing anything at all.
[1:30:46] I mean, we've talked about this, this is our third time, and I don't know how much time you spent on it, Melissa, and then Jennifer spent on it.
[1:30:52] I know I've driven by there, but it's been in the evening when I'm coming back from somewhere, and there's nothing there.
[1:30:57] There's a few trucks there, but there's nothing there, and that's only been about, there's only been three times.
[1:31:02] I've driven through it, but it's typically during business hours, and there's nobody parked there.
[1:31:06] mine was in the evening and they were trucks parked there but there was nothing there.
[1:31:13] Any other thoughts? She needs direction.
[1:31:15] I agree. Nothing right now.
[1:31:18] You know, document. If the farmer notices dumping, documents, send it over.
[1:31:24] There's no help area. I mean, even if it's don't pick it up, that way, hey,
[1:31:28] come and check this out right now. There's tires all the things like that. That way, we can see that.
[1:31:36] Anybody else?
[1:31:43] do you want signs now? Is that what you're saying?
[1:31:46] He's got my number.
[1:31:47] I'll hear a dollar quick.
[1:31:51] And now he's got Steve Sell number.
[1:31:56] And I would like to request that the hotels take
[1:32:01] to take some proactive stuff.
[1:32:03] If that's he trash out there.
[1:32:05] Help us be part of the solution.
[1:32:12] Yes, I've been getting text that they can't hear us because we're not speaking
[1:32:14] into our microphones?
[1:32:16] And that's actually every day thing.
[1:32:18] We have two maintenance crews, house person.
[1:32:22] Their entire job is to walk to property, well maintenance is more than that.
[1:32:27] But part of their job is to walk to property, make sure that trash, because that has to
[1:32:31] do with a Mary-Op standard anyways.
[1:32:32] We cannot have that, and they can actually pull flags of stuff like that, is out there.
[1:32:38] So that's why when we're hearing about this, and we don't see anything about it as a concern,
[1:32:42] and, you know, we've been there for 10 years.
[1:32:45] And I know you said he's complaining before.
[1:32:47] The only time when all these complaints started,
[1:32:50] where there were a lot of survey crews going out
[1:32:52] actually on his property,
[1:32:53] as personally the first time I ever saw that gentleman
[1:32:56] was in the council meeting and my office faces his property lines.
[1:33:01] And is your crew go across the street or no?
[1:33:03] They definitely walk on the outside of the property
[1:33:05] and if they do say anything in the street, obviously,
[1:33:07] we find some responsibility for that to make shorts clean
[1:33:10] because ultimately when they come in,
[1:33:12] The first thing they're going to see is the road and, you know, it's a perception thing.
[1:33:16] We appreciate that.
[1:33:17] Absolutely.
[1:33:18] And if we see anything, we will absolutely report it.
[1:33:21] Okay.
[1:33:21] Thank you.
[1:33:22] That's good.
[1:33:23] I appreciate that.
[1:33:24] So, is it consensus not to do anything at all but continue to monitor?
[1:33:29] At this time.
[1:33:30] Have I good with that?
[1:33:32] Littering signs?
[1:33:35] Sure.
[1:33:36] No camera, though.
[1:33:39] Yeah.
[1:33:39] Thank you.
[1:33:40] Thank you very much.
[1:33:41] and thank you for your time. In Jennifer, thank you for your travels.
[1:33:47] Thank you all very much.
[1:33:51] Jen, item nine is a club moving into closed session. It's a closed session regarding a personnel
[1:33:55] matter in accordance with section 551.074. The annual evaluation of the City Manager in
[1:34:00] amending the employment agreement. We are going to move into my office, you guys do not need to leave.
[1:34:05] We are going to move into my office.
[1:34:09] There's no pizza in there, but I'm pretty hungry,
[1:34:11] But now, Mark said he can monitor if he can.
[2:45:32] Thank you, though. I appreciate it, darn it. There's too much happening on the 10th floor.
[2:45:37] I was a friend.
[2:46:00] I was a friend.
[2:46:01] I was a friend.
[2:46:02] I was a friend.
[2:46:04] No, let me go.
[2:46:05] I'm a friend.
[2:46:07] No, I'm a friend.
[2:46:10] I'm a friend.
[2:46:11] I'm a friend.
[2:46:12] I'm a friend.
[2:46:18] I'm a friend.
[2:46:27] Thank you,
[2:46:30] Paul.
[2:46:32] No, what?
[2:46:35] That sounds like a fun tale.
[2:46:48] Are
[2:47:02] you ready?
[2:47:09] I'm reconvening it is 18 and I'm reconvening our regular council meeting for an action item
[2:47:17] 24 0 6 7 which is a resolution the city council the city of Sigean Texas amending the employment agreement for the city manager and authorizing the mayor to execute such an agreement
[2:47:27] Would anyone like to publicly say anything?
[2:47:31] I would. Steve, I just think you're doing a really good job. Really appreciate everything you've been doing around town.
[2:47:37] The only thing that I would add is Jackson is still waiting on his paycheck.
[2:47:43] So I don't know what you need to do to get that clear.
[2:47:45] He told me to make sure I told you that.
[2:47:47] And he's still waiting.
[2:47:52] He has to receive that.
[2:47:55] Anyone else?
[2:47:56] Steve, I just want to say publicly, we just appreciate all you've done for this city, it's
[2:48:04] not going notice.
[2:48:07] Anyone that would follow you and we're not talking of you needing to go
[2:48:12] anywhere where we have to discuss anyone following you. There's huge shoes to fill with you
[2:48:25] the entire council. We thank you. We thank you for all you've done through times of difficulty in your life.
[2:48:34] You've continued to just push through and be here, so we just really, really want to show our appreciation to you for all you did.
[2:48:44] A lot, there's much more than a professional relationship between the Council and you and it's, there's a lot of love that, uh, two-way street.
[2:48:58] We know that, uh, you care for this community, you love this community and, uh, from everybody that I talk to, everybody loves you.
[2:49:07] the job you're doing and and again the word is possibly under you you
[2:49:14] utilize but I think I would represent everybody by saying we love you
[2:49:22] and I just
[2:49:23] want to say you represent our city with enthusiasm dedication and commitment but
[2:49:27] you know that you're really solution driven you're not a no person it's a
[2:49:31] how can we make it work and I've said that before and that's a truth it's not
[2:49:34] I know it's a how can make it work you solve problems and solutions you love the
[2:49:39] on one with people, you give out your cell phone number and your email to more people than I
[2:49:43] think I can even know. Respond. Any response? Yes. And for many, many years, whether we want to
[2:49:52] say it or not, we have done things one way and we're not doing that anymore. And that's because
[2:49:56] of you and I appreciate that. You look for employees at the next level, look to the future,
[2:50:02] who give us a new view, future thoughts and experiences. You strengthen and allow directors to lead
[2:50:07] employees autonomously, but is available when they need direction or help.
[2:50:11] And you rob good people from other communities.
[2:50:13] And we like that.
[2:50:15] Thanks, Kim.
[2:50:16] You're an integral part of development and recruitment efforts.
[2:50:19] You're always repensiguing Texas, and I didn't say that, but you're always repensiguing Texas.
[2:50:25] I talked to some of the directors, and they all talked about how easy and supportive you are.
[2:50:29] You're creative with your solutions and encourage them to think outside the box and to the future.
[2:50:33] And you know, I've talked to your peers, because I run into them lately.
[2:50:36] And he's admired, often sought out for advice and mentoring, and they all spoke well of his integrity,
[2:50:43] energy, creativity, and honesty.
[2:50:45] So we love you, Steve.
[2:50:47] And I will entertain a motion.
[2:50:51] I would like to make the motion on behalf of the City Council.
[2:50:55] We would like to make the following recommendation.
[2:50:58] A 2.5% merit increase totaling 298,800.
[2:51:04] I'm sorry, let me start over 298,000, $80 in 51 cents, which is an increase of 7,270 in 26 cents to your current base pay.
[2:51:21] We'd also like to recommend a merit incentive payment, a one-time incentive payment of $10,000.
[2:51:27] And a much need at 20 additional hours, a personal leave, which will bring your total annual
[2:51:34] personal leave hours to 80 hours or two.
[2:51:40] Thank you.
[2:51:41] Do you have a second?
[2:51:41] Back on the mode.
[2:51:47] Councilmember Carter moves with Councilmember Mendez, seconding.
[2:51:51] Any further discussion or comment?
[2:51:53] The 2.5% Mayor.
[2:51:59] All employees.
[2:52:00] city
[2:52:04] policy.
[2:52:05] All
[2:52:10] the city manager.
[2:52:12] It's a consistent policy.
[2:52:13] So yes, thank you Paul.
[2:52:15] Any other comments?
[2:52:17] All those in favor signify by saying aye.
[2:52:19] Aye.
[2:52:19] Same sign opposed motion carries.
[2:52:22] Thank you.
[2:52:27] I know he's ready to go home.
[2:52:28] But I just, I got to thank the team.
[2:52:31] I am blessed with one of the most awesome organizations.
[2:52:36] And all the directors, all the staff members,
[2:52:39] go above and beyond high level customer service and this is a time when we're in a very fast
[2:52:46] growth mode and so without leaders like y'all helping the championing and being able to
[2:52:51] explain the benefits of growing fast but how we're growing smart. I just can't say enough about
[2:52:56] this community, how they stepped up for me, when my wife passed away, how y'all stepped up for me,
[2:53:01] when my wife passed away, how my team stepped up, I was the way this made me realize this is my
[2:53:06] As long as you all have it, this is my forever home. I love it here. I am the best of this community, and I will continue to vote for 100%.
[2:53:14] This is a great organization. Very blessed. Thank you.
[2:53:19] Thank you.
[2:53:23] Moving on to agenda item 11. It is adjournment and we are adjourned.
[2:53:28] 8. 24. Thank you all so very much. Thank you for staying and having that conversation.