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EVERYONE LOOKS SO SERIOUS. OH, GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. WELCOME TO THE APRIL 9TH, 2025 CITY
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COUNCIL MEETING. WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN WITH THE INVOCATION FROM COUNCILMAN CURTIS, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STAND. PLEASE PRAY WITH ME. LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR A BEAUTIFUL SPRING DAY IN EAST TEXAS. WE'RE THANKFUL FOR THE PRIVILEGE TO GATHER HERE AS COUNCIL AND ASK FOR YOUR WISDOM IN MAKING THE DECISIONS THAT WILL LEAD TO THE CONTINUED IMPROVEMENT OF OUR CITY. WE ASK FOR YOUR BLESSINGS ON ALL THE CITIZENS OF TYLER, AND WE ASK FOR GOOD HEALTH AND PROTECTION FOR OUR MAYOR, OUR COUNTY JUDGE, OUR GOVERNOR, AND OUR PRESIDENT.WE ASK ALL THESE THINGS IN YOUR NAME, LORD. AMEN. AMEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. ALRIGHT, WE'LL BEGIN WITH THE MINUTES FROM
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FEBRUARY THE 26TH, 2025. MOVE TO APPROVE AS WRITTEN. SECOND. GOT A MOTION BY CURTIS. SECOND BY[R-1 Request that the City Council consider adopting a Resolution authorizing the Tyler Police Department to participate with other law enforcement agencies in the submission and use of grant requests from the Texas Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority (MVCPA) for the thirty-first year of funding to participate in the East Texas Auto Theft Task Force, authorizing certain City matching cash and in-kind shares, and authorizing the City Manager to enter into working agreements regarding the same.]
KELLER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. OUR ONE. JIMMY. CHIEF.ONE MAYOR AND COUNCIL. GOOD MORNING. I'M HERE TODAY SEEKING A RESOLUTION FOR CONTINUED PARTICIPATION IN THE EAST TEXAS AUTO THEFT TASK FORCE. WE'VE PARTICIPATED IN THIS TASK FORCE IS A GRANT OF GRANT FUNDED POSITION THROUGH THEM FOR THE LAST 31 YEARS. IT CONTINUES TO BE A VALUABLE RESOURCE FOR US TO PARTNER WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICES, NOT ONLY IN SMITH COUNTY BUT BUT THE SURROUNDING COUNTIES. AND CONTINUE SEEING THOSE NUMBERS GO DOWN. I THINK LAST YEAR WE REPORTED 163 MOTOR VEHICLE THEFTS. THE YEAR BEFORE THAT IS A 200 RANGE. SO WE'VE INVESTIGATED CASES THAT GO ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE BORDER, SHREVEPORT TO THE METROPLEX. AS WE AS THESE ORGANIZE RINGS, HAVE STOLEN CARS FROM DEALERSHIPS AND OTHER LOCATIONS. AND THAT PARTNERSHIP ALLOWS US TO HAVE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES. SO WE REQUEST THE CITY COUNCIL CONSIDER ADOPTING A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE TITLE POLICE DEPARTMENT, PARTICIPATE WITH OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN THE SUBMISSION OF USE FOR GRANT REQUESTS FOR THE TEXAS MOTOR VEHICLE CRIMINAL CRIME PREVENTION AUTHORITY FOR THE 31ST YEAR OF FUNDING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE EAST TEXAS AUTO THEFT TASK FORCE, AUTHORIZING CERTAIN CITY MATCHING FUNDS AND IN-KIND SHARES, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A WORKING AGREEMENTS REGARDING THE SAME. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE CHIEF? I GOT ONE. IS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FINALLY GOING TO BEAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN SOFTBALL? NO. YOU KNOW. I WOULD SAY YEAH, BUT THERE'S FIRE GUYS IN HERE AND I DON'T. YEAH. HEY, WE'RE WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO STAND PROUD AND DO OUR BEST. THOUGH I WOULD SAY THAT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE CHIEF? THANK YOU. CHIEF. MOVE TO APPROVE OUR SECOND. GOT A MOTION BY MCCULLOCH OR BY CURTIS? SECOND BY HAYNIE. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? THE
[O-1 Request that the City Council consider adoption of an Ordinance amending Tyler City Code Chapter 3, Civil Service Classification Plan by amending the Civil Service Classification Plan and the number of authorized Civil Service positions for Fiscal Year 2024-2025.]
MOTION CARRIES. OH, ONE. I AM STILL HERE. THIS IS A AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE TO THE CIVIL SERVICE CLASSIFICATION PLAN. YOU KNOW, OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, WE'VE ADDED THE TWO HOMELESS OUTREACH OFFICERS THAT ARE WORKING THE DOWNTOWN AREA, BUT ALSO THE SURROUNDING AREAS AS WE FOCUS ON ON THAT OUTREACH. BUT IN THE LAST, IN OCTOBER, YOU AUTHORIZED THE TWO ADDITIONAL D-BACK OFFICERS THAT ARE NOW ASSIGNED TO THE DOWNTOWN AREA THROUGH THE TERS FUNDING, BUT ALSO THE COPS GRANT. THIS IS GOING TO ALLOW US TO MAKE THIS ADJUSTMENT OF CHANGING, RECLASSIFYING AN OFFICER TO A SERGEANT POSITION. AND ALL THOSE PEOPLE WILL NOW ANSWER TO THAT SUPERVISOR THERE. AND THEN AS SOON AS WE GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF, THEN CHOKE VOICE WILL BE THAT IDENTIFIED. SERGEANT TAKING THAT OVER. BUT HE'S ALSO THE PERSON THAT TEACHES CRISIS INTERVENTION. HE'S ALSO OUR CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS MANAGEMENT PERSON TO START HELPING MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT, BUT ALSO AS WE LOOK FORWARD IN THE FUTURE FOR ADDING MENTAL HEALTH OFFICERS TO THAT POSITION ALSO. THE ONLY CHANGE THAT'S THE ONLY CHANGE WE'RE MAKING FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THERE'S ALSO A MINOR ADJUSTMENT. I THINK IN OCTOBER, YOU AUTHORIZED A TEMPORARY ADJUSTMENT OF ONE ADDITIONAL POSITION. THIS BRINGS IT BACK DOWN TO THE NORMAL AUTHORIZED POSITIONS BASED ON THEIR THEIR THEIR ACADEMY. SO WE REQUEST THAT THE CITY COUNCIL CONSIDER ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE TYLER CITY CHAPTER THREE CIVIL SERVICE CLASSIFICATION PLAN BY AMENDING THE CIVIL SERVICE CLASSIFICATION PLAN AND THE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED CIVIL SERVICE POSITIONS. CIVIL SERVICE POSITIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 2025. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE CHIEF? MOVE TO APPROVE. OH ONE SECOND. GOT A MOTION BY CARTER. SECOND BY HAYNIE. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. CHIEF. OKAY. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.[O-2 Request that the City Council consider adoption of an Ordinance amending Tyler City Code Chapter 19 by updating provisions related to Lake Tyler and Lake Tyler East by amending Definitions, amending provisions related to boating and watercraft, amending provisions related to the construction and leasing of lake lots and structures thereon, amending provisions related to boathouses, piers and accessory structures, improving environmental regulations regarding sanitation and plumbing in conformance with State regulations, amending provisions to clarify the City's authority over lake waters and City-owned lands adjacent thereto, revising fees to reflect actual costs associated with administration, and making other clean-up changes.]
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MORNING. MORNING. OKAY. THE ITEM BEFORE YOU IS AGENDA ITEM OH TWO. THESE ARE AMENDED AMENDMENTS TO CITY CODE. CHAPTER 19, ARTICLE SIX. LAKE TYLER AND LAKE TYLER EAST. SO, AS YOU KNOW, THE CITY OF TYLER OWNS AND OPERATES LAKE TYLER AND LAKE TYLER. EAST LAKE TYLER IS THE RAW WATER SOURCE FOR THE GOLDEN ROAD WATER TREATMENT PLANT, WHICH SUPPLIES A PORTION OF THE CITY WITH DRINKING WATER. LAKE TYLER HAS 452 LEASEHOLD PROPERTIES, AND LAKE TYLER EAST HAS 562 PRIVATELY OWNED WATERFRONT PROPERTIES. THE LAST SIGNIFICANT REVISIONS THAT WERE COMPLETED TO THE LAKE TYLER ORDINANCES OCCURRED IN 2011, AFTER THE LAST MASTER PLAN. SO CHAPTER CITY CODE CHAPTER 19, ARTICLE SIX INCLUDES PROVISIONS RELATED TO ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS. THEY TO PROTECT THE LAKES AS CRITICAL WATER SOURCES. CONSTRUCTION AND LEASING OF LAKE LOTS. PLUMBING, NAVIGATION, SANITATION AND WATER ACTIVITIES FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY.THE MOST NOTABLE UPDATE IN CHAPTER 19 IS RELATED TO THE SETBACK AND VARIANCE POLICY. SO GENERALLY PLUMBING HAS NOT BEEN PERMITTED WITHIN THE 100 FOOT SETBACK FROM THE 378 MSL ELEVATION, ALIGNING WITH STATE REGULATIONS TO PROTECT PUBLIC DRINKING WATER PER PER TITLE 30 OF THE TEXAS ADMINISTRATIVE CODE. IF YOU LOOK AT THE ILLUSTRATION, THAT IS A SURVEY.
SO THE RECTANGULAR PORTION IS THE LOT. THE GREEN LINE SHOWN AT THE BOTTOM IS THE THREE 78 FOOT CONTOUR, WHICH IS CLOSEST TO THE WATER OR TO THE SHORELINE. 100 LINEAR FEET BACK FROM THAT IS THE 100 FOOT SETBACK. AND SO WITHIN THAT AREA, AS WELL AS OUT ON THE WATER. TYPICALLY WE WOULD NOT ALLOW PLUMBING. HOWEVER, PER WRITTEN STATE AUTHORIZATION IN 1997, CERTAIN VARIANCES WERE GRANTED UNDER STRINGENT CONDITIONS, WHICH STOPPED IN AUGUST 19TH OF 2022. SO SINCE 2022, NO NEW VARIANCES HAVE BEEN GRANTED, WHICH IS IN LINE WITH STATE LAW. SO WITH THIS, THERE WILL BE NO NEW PLUMBING PERMITTED IN BOATHOUSES AT LAKE TYLER AND LAKE TYLER EAST MOVING FORWARD. EXISTING BOATHOUSES WITH PLUMBING. WITH VARIANCES AND PERMITS GRANTED PRIOR TO 2022 WILL REMAIN VALID IF THEY COMPLY WITH THE APPLICABLE CODE REQUIREMENTS. SO AND THIS. THESE REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN IN PLACE SINCE 1999. SO EACH BOAT HOUSE IS ONLY ALLOWED ONE COMMODE, ONE BATHROOM, LAVATORY, ONE SHOWER AND OR TUB, ONE KITCHEN SINK, ONE WATER HEATER. ONE ICEMAKER.
THE WASTEWATER COLLECTION TANK AND THE SYSTEM IS TO BE DESIGNED BY A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER, AND AN ANNUAL INSPECTION IS TO BE COMPLETED BY A LICENSED INSPECTOR. SO SOME OTHER KEY.
YES. BACK UP. YEAH. SO WHEN YOU SAY ONE COMMODE, ONE LABORATORY AND ALL THAT, SOME OF THOSE BOAT HOUSES OUT THERE ARE FAIRLY LARGE. YES. WHAT HAPPENS IF SOMEONE HAS MORE THAN ONE? THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE, BECAUSE THAT WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN PERMITTED. AND THEY WOULD HAVE DONE THAT WITHOUT THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE LAKE TYLER AUTHORITY. GREAT.
OKAY. YEAH. SO THAT THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO FIND THAT OUT WHEN WE GO THROUGH OUR FIRST INSPECTION, WHICH FOR NEXT STEPS. SO OTHER KEY REVISIONS TO CHAPTER 19 INCLUDE JUST UPDATED DEFINITIONS FOR CLARIFICATION. BOATHOUSE AND PIER CONSTRUCTION. THE REVISED GUIDELINES FOR FINISHED FLOOR ELEVATIONS AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURES. UPDATING REQUIREMENTS FOR BOATHOUSE AND PIER CONSTRUCTION. FOR SANITATION AND PLUMBING INSPECTIONS, WE DETAILED THAT THE ANNUAL INSPECTIONS OF ON SITE SEWER, SEWER SYSTEMS AND COLLECTION SYSTEMS ARE REQUIRED BOTH ON THE LAND AND ON THE WATER. AND THEN THERE ARE CONSEQUENCES TO FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THESE REQUIRED INSPECTIONS, WHICH ARE DUE ANNUALLY OCTOBER 1ST WITH THE RENEWAL OF THE LEASES OR THE REGISTRATION RENEWAL FOR LAKE TYLER EAST. WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES? I DON'T WANT TO MIX IT UP, SO I'M GOING TO READ FROM THE ORDINANCE. SO FAILURE TO SUBMIT THAT SEPTIC INSPECTION BY A LICENSED INSPECTOR ON LAKE TYLER, SO THE LEASEHOLD PROPERTIES WILL RESULT IN US WITHHOLDING THE RENEWAL OF THE LEASE. THEY'LL HAVE 60 DAYS TO REMEDY ANY ISSUES EITHER IDENTIFIED IN THE REPORT, IF THEY WEREN'T COMPLIANT OR IF THEY DID NOT DO THE INSPECTION AFTER 60 DAYS. THAT WILL RESULT IN THE CITY WITHHOLDING RENEWAL OF THE LEASE, AND WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO BEGIN THE PROCESS OF LEASE TERMINATION. ON LAKE TYLER EAST, BECAUSE THOSE PROPERTIES ARE OWNED BY THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE ON THEM. THAT WILL RESULT
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IN A $500 FINE. AND SO SAME KIND OF CURING PROCESS 60 DAYS. AND THEN FAILURE TO REMEDY THAT AFTER 60 DAYS WILL RESULT IN ADDITIONAL FINES OR LIENS, TO THE EXTENT LIMITED UNDER STATE LAW. SO FORGET THAT ONE. WHICH IS IMPORTANT. SO OTHER KEY REVISIONS. THE SCHEDULE OF FEES HAS BEEN UPDATED. AND THESE COSTS WERE ANALYZED BY CITY STAFF. WE LOOKED AT AND WE REFLECTED THE ACTUAL COST OF ADMINISTERING THE LAKE REGULATIONS. OTHER AMENDMENTS WERE KIND OF CLEAN UP CHANGES LIKE I SPOKE ABOUT BEFORE, AND PROVISIONS FOR BOATING, WATERCRAFT CONSTRUCTION AND LEASING OF LAKE LOTS. I WOULD THIS HAS BEEN A MULTIPLE YEAR PROCESS WE'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH, AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE WATER UTILITIES DEPARTMENT, AS WELL AS THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT, FOR THEIR EXTENSIVE REVIEW OF THESE ORDINANCES TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE IN ORDER. AND I WANT TO SAY A SPECIAL THANKS TO MARK PRIESTNER FOR HIS VALUABLE ASSISTANCE THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS. SO MY REQUEST IS TO THE CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TYLER CITY CODE CHAPTER 19 BY UPDATING PROVISIONS RELATED TO LAKE TYLER AND LAKE TYLER EAST BY AMENDING DEFINITIONS, AMENDING PROVISIONS RELATED TO BOATING AND WATERCRAFT, AMENDING PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE CONSTRUCTION AND LEASING OF LAKE LOTS AND STRUCTURES THEREON. AMENDING PROVISIONS RELATED TO BOATHOUSES, PIERS AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURES. IMPROVING ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS REGARDING SANITATION AND PLUMBING, AND CONFORMANCE WITH STATE REGULATIONS. AMENDING PROVISIONS TO CLARIFY THE CITY'S AUTHORITY OVER LAKE WATERS AND CITY OWNED LANDS ADJACENT THERETO. REVISING FEES TO REFLECT ACTUAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ADMINISTRATION AND MAKING OTHER CLEANUP CHANGES. ANY QUESTIONS FOR KATE? KATE, I HAVE ONE QUESTION. TYPICALLY, THE ANSWER IS YES, BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THE VARIANCES THAT WERE ALLOWED PRIOR TO 2022, IF LOT OWNER SELLS THEIR HOUSE OR PROPERTY WITH THOSE VARIANCES, CONTINUE WITH A NEW OWNER. ONCE THESE CHANGES ARE IN EFFECT, AS LONG AS THEY ARE IN CONFORMANCE, YES THEY WILL. OKAY, THAT ONE ON THE INSPECTION THAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT, KATE, IS THAT IS THAT ONLY ON PLUMBING WITHIN THAT 100 FOOT ZONE? 100FT FROM THE. NO. IT'S SO EACH LOT BECAUSE THERE'S NO SEWER SERVICE OUT THERE. EACH LOT HAS ITS OWN OSSF. SO IT'S ALL THE SEPTIC. YOU KNOW, AND REALLY, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IF THERE IS PLUMBING OUT OVER THE WATER, THAT THAT DEFINITELY PASSES COMPLIANCE. BUT THAT SEPTIC SYSTEM THAT'S ON THE LOT IS JUST AS MUCH OF A WORRY TO MAKE SURE THERE AND, AND THE, THE BOAT HOUSES THAT MAY HAVE MORE THAN ONE BATHROOM LET'S SAY. THOSE, THOSE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN APPROVED IN THE PAST. CORRECT. OKAY. THEY WOULDN'T. WE WOULD NEVER HAVE PERMITTED THAT. YEAH. KATE, YOU SAID A LICENSED INSPECTOR. SO THIS ISN'T JUST A PLUMBER GOING OUT. IT'S NOT A CITY EMPLOYEE. THIS WILL BE A THIRD PARTY. YES. LICENSED INSPECTOR. AND WHO'S PAYING THAT FEE FOR THAT LICENSED INSPECTOR? SO THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. THIS INITIAL ROUND WE ARE GOING TO THE TITLE OF WATER UTILITIES IS GOING TO PAY FOR IT SO THAT WE HAVE A BASELINE TO ENSURE THAT WE GET IT INSPECTED. JUST TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S ABOVE BOARD AFTER AFTER THIS FIRST YEAR WHERE WE KIND OF HAVE THE BASELINE OF WHAT WE HAVE OUT THERE. THEN WE THEN THEY WILL TAKE THAT COST ON THEMSELVES. THE EACH LEASEHOLDER OR PROPERTY OWNER WILL HAVE THAT LICENSED INSPECTOR HIRE THEM, AND THEN THEY ARE TO KIND OF TURN IN THEIR INSPECTION AFTERWARD OR NOT. WELL AFTERWARD OR WITH THE LEASE RENEWAL. SO THIS WILL BE AN ANNUAL REQUIREMENT. THIS IS ANNUAL YES. ANNUAL INSPECTION. AND WHEN THEY COME TO RENEW THEIR LEASE AND DO THE LEASES RENEW AT DIFFERENT TIMES DURING THE YEAR, OR IS IT FIRST OF THE YEAR THE LEASE IS RENEWAL RENEW THE FIRST OF THE FISCAL YEAR? YES. SO THEN THERE'LL BE A KIND OF A CRUNCH THERE WHERE THEY'RE GETTING ALL THESE INSPECTIONS DONE. AND GOING BACK TO THE BOAT HOUSES WITH MORE THAN ONE RESTROOM, WHERE THEY HAVE TO GET SOME TYPE OF SPECIAL PERMIT BECAUSE THEY WHAT DO THEY DO IF THEY HAVE THE TWO RESTROOMS? THEY CAN'T JUST SAY, WELL, IT WAS BECAUSE THEY WERE INSTALLED WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION. THEY WOULD NEED TO NOT USE THAT RESTROOM ANYMORE. THEY NEED TO CUT AND PLUG. WE NEVER GAVE THEM AUTHORIZATION FOR IT TO BEGIN WITH. SO. ONE THING I'M STILL I'M STILL STRUGGLING WITH THE SAME THING BECAUSE YOU SAID THAT IT'S BEEN PRESENT SINCE 1999. YES. SO WHAT? SO WE IN 1997, WE GOT STATE AUTHORIZATION IN A LETTER THAT GAVE A VERY LIKE IT WAS A VERY SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS AND A VERY SPECIFIC EXCEPTION TO ALLOW FOR THIS. HOWEVER, WE RESEARCHED AND WE CAN'T FIND ANY OTHER LAKES IN THE STATE OF[00:15:02]
TEXAS THAT HAVE ALLOWED THAT. SO WE WANT TO COME IN COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LAW, WHICH BASICALLY SAYS WITHIN 75FT OF A WATER SOURCE THAT IS USED FOR PUBLIC DRINKING WATER, WHICH IS OUR PRIMARY CONCERN HERE, BECAUSE THIS WATER IS THE WATER THAT THE CITIZENS OF TYLER DRINK. AND WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT ENVIRONMENTALLY, EVERYTHING IS IN COMPLIANCE. SO I UNDERSTAND THAT THE STRUGGLE OR THE ISSUE. BUT AGAIN, WE WOULD THE VARIANCE ALLOWED SPECIFICALLY ONE BATHROOM, ONE LABORATORY, ONE SHOWER TUB. LIKE THERE WAS NEVER AN ALLOWANCE IN OUR ORDINANCES, EVEN IN THE VARIANCE THAT WOULD HAVE ALLOWED THEM TO INSTALL MORE THAN ONE BATHROOM. AND WE WEREN'T DOING INSPECTIONS PRIOR, JUST STARTING. WE DID. WE DID INSPECTIONS FROM PROBABLY 99 THROUGH 2008 OR SO. AND THEN WITH THE LAST MASTER PLAN THAT THAT WAS TURNED OVER. SO THE INSPECTIONS FELL OFF. AND SO, KATE, THEY WERE GIVEN ALL THESE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE. YES, IT WAS, IT WAS IN. SO THEY KNEW BETTER. YES, YES. BUT LIKE ON LAKE PALESTINE THERE ARE NO BOATHOUSES WITH PLUMBING. NO. RIGHT. AND I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING SOMETHING HAPPENED BACK IN 1997 WHEN THE LETTER WAS WRITTEN, WHERE YOU CANNOT HAVE PLUMBING OVER THE WATER AND SOMEHOW OR OTHER SOMETHING OCCURRED AND MAYBE ONE PERSON HAD ONE, THEN ANOTHER PERSON HAD ONE, AND IT GOT JUST A LITTLE BIT OUT OF CONTROL. AND IT WASN'T REALLY PROPERLY, PROPERLY POLICED. AND WHEN IT, ONCE IT GOT OUT OF CONTROL, IT I THINK THIS IS WHERE WE'RE COMING BACK.WHOA WHOA WHOA WHOA. IT'S TIME TO REEL IT IN. YEAH. BLACK FISHING TERM. TALKING ABOUT LAKES, RIGHT? EXACTLY. WELL, THE DIFFERENCE OF FISHING OFF OF A DOCK IN LAKE PALESTINE VERSUS OFF OF LAKE TYLER IS SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T GO UP THE HILL FOR THE BATHROOM AND LAKE PALESTINE. AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT I UNDERSTAND. SO. BUT MY QUESTION, MY, THESE GUYS ARE POINT OF ORDER, POINT OF ORDER TO OFFER A MOTION AT THIS POINT. I JUST ONE MORE QUESTION. I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO CONSIDER MAYBE SOME WAY OF DIVVYING UP QUARTERLY SO THAT YOU, YOU KNOW, QUARTER THE QUARTERLY, A CERTAIN PART OF THE LAKE CERTAIN FOR THOSE INSPECTIONS BECAUSE I THINK WHAT WE'D FIND IS IF EVERYBODY'S GOT THEIR GET THEIR INSPECTIONS DONE, YOU SAID IT WOULD BE FISCAL. SO LIKE AUGUST OR BY AUGUST YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THIS RUSH OR CRUNCH. SO I'D JUST ASK THAT WE CONSIDER MAYBE HAVING QUARTERLY. EVERYBODY DOES IT ANNUALLY, BUT YOU JUST DIVVY IT UP. SO THERE'S CERTAIN QUARTERS OF THE YEAR THAT PARTS OF THE LAKE ARE INSPECTED. IT MIGHT MAKE IT EASIER LONG TERM. YEAH, WE CAN LOOK INTO THAT. WE GET IT INSPECTED AT ANY TIME.
YEAH, YEAH. ANYTIME DURING THAT YEAR. RIGHT RIGHT, RIGHT. GIVE ME TIME TO PLUG THOSE TOILETS.
ALRIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR KATE? I'LL HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT. OH TWO. SECOND, GOT A MOTION BY MACKELLAR. SECOND BY NICHOLS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE.
OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANKS, KATE. THANK YOU. OKAY. CAMERON. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING.
[M-1 Request that the City Council consider authorizing the City Manager to execute Work Order No. 4 with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. in the amount of $ 133,188 for the Intelligent Transportation System Master Plan Year 5 - Traffic Signal Timing Improvements.]
MAYOR. COUNCIL. CAMERON WILLIAMS, TRAFFIC ENGINEER FOR CITY. TYLER. SO HERE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE WORK AUTHORIZATION FOR OUR YEAR FIVE TRAFFIC SIGNAL TIMING IMPROVEMENTS. BUT BEFORE I DO THAT, I DO WANT TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON OUR YEAR FOUR TRAFFIC SIGNAL TIMING RESULTS.YOU SEE THOSE ON THE SCREEN. AND AS YOU SEE SOME SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN DELAYS, STOPS AND INCREASES ON SPEEDS. AND THESE WERE FOR THE GENTRY PARKWAY, GLENWOOD BOULEVARD AND NORTH PALACE CORRIDORS. SO THESE WERE DEFINITELY SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS FOR THESE CORRIDORS. BUT I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT THE SIGNAL TIMING WAS A COMBINATION OF MULTIPLE IMPROVEMENTS. SO YOU'VE SEEN THAT THROUGH OUR MASTER PLAN OF OUR CENTRAL SYSTEM, OUR COMMUNICATIONS DETECTION UPGRADES AT OUR INTERSECTIONS THAT HELP MAKE THESE CORRIDORS WORK BETTER. ON GENTRY SPECIFICALLY, WITHIN THE PAST FEW YEARS, WE'VE RECONSTRUCTED FOUR OF THOSE NINE INTERSECTIONS. AND SO, AGAIN, UPGRADING THE EQUIPMENT, THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO MAKE THE SIGNAL TIMING SUCCESSFUL. AND SO JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT INVESTMENT AND SAY THANK YOU. AS WE CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THESE THESE IMPROVEMENTS. WE ALSO WANT TO POINT OUT ON ON GLENWOOD AND PALACE, WE ALSO HAVE FUTURE DETECTION UPGRADES THAT WILL HELP ENHANCE THOSE SIGNAL TIMINGS EVEN MORE THAT ARE PLANNED IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
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THROUGH SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDING THAT WE HAVE WITH TXDOT AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. HERE'S JUST AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN MOVING THROUGH AS FAR AS IN A RETIMING TRAFFIC SIGNALS WHAT WE'VE DONE SINCE THE PILOT STUDY WITH THE MASTER PLAN. AND THROUGH OUR DIFFERENT YEARS, WE'RE ENTERING YEAR FIVE. AND SO AFTER YEAR FIVE, WE'LL RE TIME CLOSE TO 65% OF OUR TRAFFIC SIGNALS. NOW WE WILL NEVER GET TO 100% JUST BECAUSE A LOT OF OUR INTERSECTIONS ARE WHAT WE CALL FREE. THEY'RE NOT PART OF A COORDINATED SYSTEM. SO WE WON'T NECESSARILY GO THROUGH AND RETIME THOSE INTERSECTIONS LIKE WE DO ON THESE BIG CORRIDORS WITH LOTS OF TRAFFIC. YOU SEE, IN YEAR FIVE. GOT IT BROKEN UP. AND I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT. WE ARE TO A POINT WHERE WE'RE STARTING TO GO BACK AND RELOOK AT INTERSECTIONS THAT WERE TIMED IN YEAR ZERO AND YEAR ONE, BECAUSE THE GUIDANCE IS EVERY 3 TO 5 YEARS. WE NEED TO BE LOOKING AT THESE CORRIDORS OR MAYBE EVEN SOONER. AND SO WE'RE TO A POINT WHERE WE CAN START GOING BACK AND REEVALUATING AND TWEAKING THINGS A LITTLE BIT BETTER ON THESE CORRIDORS. HERE YOU SEE JUST SOME ESTIMATES ON DELAY SAVINGS AND ALSO COST SAVINGS IS, AT THE END OF THE DAY, GETTING PEOPLE THROUGH THOSE INTERSECTIONS MORE EFFICIENTLY, LESS STOPS. THAT'S WHAT THEY WANT TO SEE. RIGHT.BUT WE ALSO TRY TO QUANTIFY THAT. WHAT ARE THESE IMPROVEMENTS. AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT FROM A COST BENEFIT RATIO, WHAT WE SPEND ON SIGNAL TIMING VERSUS THE BENEFIT, IT'S SIGNIFICANT. AND THE SAVINGS THAT PEOPLE ACTUALLY GET, EVEN THOUGH THIS DOESN'T GO IN YOUR POCKET BOOK, BUT GETTING TO WORK A LITTLE BIT FASTER OR GETTING SOMEWHERE QUICKER AND NOT BEING DELAYED HAS HAS IMPROVEMENTS. I DO WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO SAY, YOU KNOW, SIGNAL TIMING IS NOT A SILVER BULLET. IT CAN'T SOLVE EVERY PROBLEM. THERE'S GOING TO BE TIMES DURING THE DAY WHERE THE CAPACITY OF THE ROADWAY IS CONSTRAINED. WE JUST CAN'T GET ANY MORE THROUGH THERE. SO THAT'S WHAT LEADS US INTO TRANSPORTATION PLANNING PIECE, YOU KNOW ABOUT OUR SOUTH TYLER MOBILITY. HOW DO WE LOOK AT OTHER ROADWAYS AND ALSO OTHER MODES. THAT'S MPO IS WORKING ON THE TRANSIT STUDY RIGHT NOW. SO TRY TO WORK ALL THESE THINGS TOGETHER TO IMPROVE MOBILITY THROUGHOUT THE CITY. SO THIS IS A BIG PART OF IT. BUT IT'S NOT THE WHOLE PICTURE. SO BUT YOU CAN SEE WE CONTINUE TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS. WHAT IS YOUR FIVE LOOK LIKE. SO IT IS RETIMING 12 INTERSECTIONS ON THE EAST LOOP THAT WE HAVE NOT TOUCHED BEFORE. WE WILL BE REVISITING 14 INTERSECTIONS THAT ARE ON SOUTH BROADWAY THAT WE RETIMED IN PREVIOUS YEARS. AND SO THE EFFORT THERE IS NOT AS BIG AS A TOTAL RETIMING. WE'RE DOING TRAFFIC COUNTS OPTIMIZATION. IT WILL COST US $133,188 FOR THIS WORK. AND IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE TRAFFIC FLOW AND RELIABILITY. SO HERE'S A MAP. THAT GREEN ON THE EAST LOOP IS WHAT ARE THE 12 INTERSECTIONS THAT WE HAVE NOT RETIMED PREVIOUSLY THAT WILL BE EVALUATING THIS TIME. AND THEN THE BLUE CORRIDOR, SOUTH BROADWAY REALLY FROM MARKET SQUARE UP THROUGH WHAT WE CALL ROSE PLAZA. BUT THE WAGNER OLD WAGNER DEALERSHIP THERE IS WHAT WE'LL BE REVISITING THAT WE HAVE TIMED IN PREVIOUS YEARS. AND AS AN EXAMPLE, ON THAT CORRIDOR, YOU CAN THINK OF THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED SINCE WE'RE TIMED WITH TYLER ISD, THE TYLER LEGACY CHANGING UP THERE, WHERE THEY COME OUT ON SHILOH. YOU'VE GOT CHICK FIL A, HAS MOVED LOCATIONS ON BROADWAY. YOU'VE ALSO AT THE WAGNER DEALERSHIP, THE SEVEN BRU AND THE LANES CHICKEN. SO WE'VE MADE SOME TWEAKS, BUT THIS GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET THE TRAFFIC COUNTS AND KIND OF FINE TUNE THOSE. SO WITH THAT, IT IS REQUESTED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A WORK ORDER. NUMBER FOUR WITH KIMLEY-HORN AND ASSOCIATES IN THE AMOUNT OF $133,188 FOR THE FOR THE INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM MASTER PLAN YEAR FIVE TRAFFIC SIGNAL TIMING IMPROVEMENTS. SO WHEN YOU HAVE A POWER OUTAGE AND THE LIGHTS ARE TOTALLY OUT, AND THEN THE ELECTRICITY COMES BACK ON, OR YOU GET A GENERATOR ON THERE, DO THE LIGHTS GO BACK TO THE CORRECT TIMING OR DOES IT HAVE TO BE RE TIMED. NO, IT GOES BACK. SO THERE'S WITHIN THOSE CONTROLLERS. IT HAS THE DATABASE. THE TIMING THAT WE USE ON A DAY OF THE WEEK OR DAY TIME OF THE DAY. SO IT WILL NOW THERE'S DEFINITELY SOME TRANSITION THERE OF GETTING BACK IN STEP. BUT THEY DO REVERT BACK TO THOSE THOSE SIGNAL TIMINGS THAT WE HAVE PROGRAMED. YOU KNOW WHILE BACK HE HAD MENTIONED THAT THAT BECAUSE OF ALL THE TRAFFIC TIMING, THE WAIT TIME ON BROADWAY WAS REDUCED BY 32%. WILL YOU HAVE NUMBERS LIKE THAT KIND OF THROUGHOUT TYLER OF THE REDUCTION IN WAIT TIME? I MEAN, THE GRAPHS ARE ARE PRETTY AND THEY'RE GREAT, BUT PEOPLE KNOWING THE WHAT THE REDUCTION IN WAIT TIME MEANS SOMETHING. WERE THOSE NUMBERS BE AVAILABLE? SURE. SO WHAT YOU SAW WAS LIKE WHAT WE DID WITH GENTRY, THAT WAS VERY SIGNIFICANT, LIKE A 42% REDUCTION. I WOULD ANTICIPATE WHEN WE GO BACK TO SOUTH BROADWAY WHEN WE RETIMED IT.
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PREVIOUSLY, WE SAW, WHAT, AROUND A 30 SOMETHING PERCENT REDUCTION. I WOULDN'T ANTICIPATE THE RESULTS TO BE THAT GOOD THIS NEXT TIME AROUND, JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE ALREADY DONE A BIG STEP FORWARD. MAYBE WE SEE A LITTLE BIT OF ADJUSTMENT. BUT ALSO ONE THING THAT WE'LL BE LOOKING AT THIS TIME IS WE HAVE THE DATA FROM 4 OR 5 YEARS AGO ON THE DELAYS AND WE CAN COMPARE LIKE HOW MUCH DIFFERENCE ARE WE FROM BEFORE WE DID THE SIGNAL TIMING, AFTER WE DID THE SIGNAL TIMING, HOW MUCH HAVE WE DECREASED AND IMPROVED. SO WE'LL DEFINITELY SUMMARIZE THOSE RESULTS AND GIVE US BETTER BASELINES OF OUR IMPROVEMENTS. YOU KNOW WHAT I'M STRUCK BY IS HOW MUCH BENEFIT WE GET OUT OF THIS PROGRAM FOR THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY. AND MAYBE I'VE BEEN SITTING UP HERE TOO LONG AT $133,000 ISN'T A LOT OF MONEY, BUT BY CITY STANDARDS, IT'S NOT. SO THAT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S A IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM. ABSOLUTELY. SO WHEN YOU DO LIKE A BENEFIT, THE COST CALCULATION I MEAN THAT'S A FROM THE DIFFERENT YEARS AS THE LOW END AT 28 TO UP TO 70 BENEFIT THE COST RATIO WITH THESE TYPE OF KIND OF ESTIMATES ON WHAT WE'RE GETTING FROM THE SYSTEM. CAMERON, YOU MENTIONED FUTURE PROJECTS WITH PALACE AND GREENWOOD AND FUTURE GRANTS THAT YOU MAY GET. ARE Y'ALL PLANNING AHEAD AND LOOKING COUPLE YEARS DOWN THE ROAD WHERE Y'ALL ARE GOING TO TIME THAT WITH THE TRAFFIC DISPLACEMENT, WITH THE DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS THAT ARE ABOUT TO TAKE PLACE WITH EITHER THE NARROWING OF BROADWAY AND THE TRAFFIC BEING PUSHED TO BECKHAM AND PALACE, WILL THAT COINCIDE AT THE SAME TIME? SURE. SO I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT PIECE TO COME UP WITH US ALREADY. RE TIMING. PALACE AND GLENWOOD IS PREVIOUS TO THIS. THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY COORDINATION NOR SOUTH. AND SO BY PROVIDING THAT COORDINATION WE'RE ABLE TO MOVE TRAFFIC, YOU KNOW, BETTER NORTH AND SOUTH, SO THAT AS PEOPLE TRY TO AVOID DOWNTOWN WHENEVER ALL THE CONSTRUCTION HAPPEN AND SHIFT, THEN IT'LL BE ABLE TO TAKE ON THAT CAPACITY. SO I THINK THERE'S ALREADY A LOT OF CAPACITY THERE. SO THIS IS ALREADY GETTING US THE MAJORITY OF THE WAY. BUT AS WE SEE THOSE TRAFFIC PATTERNS CHANGE AND DEFINITELY COME BACK AND LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, ARE THERE TWEAKS ON DIFFERENT MOVEMENTS LEFT TURNS THAT WE NEED TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME? BECAUSE MAYBE THAT VOLUME WASN'T THERE BEFORE AND IT IS NOW. SO THOSE WILL DEFINITELY BE THINGS TO EVALUATE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR CAMERON.MOVE TO APPROVE. MOTION SECOND. GOT A MOTION BY CURTIS. SECOND BY MCKELLAR. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. THANKS. CAMERON M2.
[M-2 Request that the City Council consider authorizing the City Manager to execute a Capital Improvements Project contract in the amount of $276,684.00 with Hunter Demolition and Wrecking Corporation for the South Glenwood Ground Storage Tank Demolition Bid No. 25-015 and adopt a Resolution reserving the right to reimburse expenditures with proceeds of future debt.]
JACOB. MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. GOOD MORNING. CAMERON SLIDES HERE. SO MY NAME IS JACOB TYLER WATER UTILITIES. AND I'M GOING TO BE PRESENTING AGENDA ITEM ITEM M-2 FOR THE SOUTH GLENWOOD GROUND STORAGE TANK DEMOLITION CONSTRUCTION AWARD BID NUMBER 2515. SO A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ABOUT THIS SITE. THE SOUTH GLENWOOD GROUND STORAGE TANK IS LOCATED ON SOUTH GLENWOOD, WHERE THE ROAD ACTUALLY SPLITS AND GOES AROUND THE TANK. IT WAS ORIGINALLY CONSTRUCTED IN THE 40S, AND IT SERVED AS A STORAGE FACILITY AND DISTRIBUTION POINT FOR WELL TWO, AND IT WAS IN SERVICE FOR OVER 50 YEARS. IN 2022, WE ACTUALLY RECEIVED A VIOLATION FROM THE TC REGARDING THE EXTERIOR OF THE CONDITION, LONG AFTER THE TANK HAD SINCE BEEN OUT OF SERVICE.SO WE WERE FACED WITH A DECISION TO MAKE, REFURBISH AND REHAB THE TANK OR MOVE TOWARDS THE DEMOLITION. AND SO STAFF DECIDED TO MOVE TOWARDS THE DEMOLITION OF THIS FACILITY. SO THE PROJECT SCOPE, LIKE I SAID, WE'RE GOING TO BE DEMOLISHING THE TANK STRUCTURE ITSELF AS WELL AS THE FOUNDATION. WE'LL BE REMOVING THE FENCE AND THE PUMP BUILDING, THE PUMP HOUSE BUILDING THAT'S ON THE PROPERTY, THE CUT AND PLUGGING THE EXISTING LINES. THERE IS SOME OVERHEAD ELECTRIC AND COMMUNICATION COORDINATION THAT HAS ALREADY OCCURRED. AND THEN THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC CONTROL. FOR SOUTH GLENWOOD DURING DURING THE DEMO OF THIS SIZE. SO SEALED BIDS WERE RECEIVED AND READ ALOUD ON MARCH 11TH. WE RECEIVED TWO BIDDERS FOR THIS PROJECT.
THE APPARENT LOW BIDDER ACTUALLY PROVIDED AN INCOMPLETE BID. THERE WAS THREE ITEMS THAT THEY DID NOT PROVIDE PRICING ON. SO FORTUNATELY FOR US, THE SECOND BIDDER WAS RELATIVELY CLOSE AND COST US 100. DEMOLITION AND WRECKING CORPORATION. WE HAVE RECEIVED THEIR APPROVED CONTRACTOR APPLICATION. IT HAS BEEN REVIEWED. IT HAS BEEN VETTED. WE'VE SPOKE WITH A FEW MUNICIPALITIES AND VENDORS THAT HAVE WORKED WITH HUNTER, AND THEY HAVE BEEN DEEMED QUALIFIED AND COMPETENT TO PERFORM THIS SCOPE OF WORK IN THE ALLOWED SCHEDULE. SO ESTIMATED
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CONSTRUCTION COMPLETION IS BY THE END OF THE SUMMER. AUGUST 2025. SO I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THAT THE CITY COUNCIL CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS CONTRACT IN THE AMOUNT OF $276,684 WITH HUNTER DEMOLITION AND WRECKING CORPORATION FOR THE SOUTH GLENWOOD GROUND STORAGE TANK DEMOLITION AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION RESERVING THE RIGHT TO REIMBURSE EXPENDITURES WITH PROCEEDS OF FUTURE DEBT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR JACOB? JACOB? IS TODAY YOUR BIRTHDAY? YES IT IS. HAPPY BIRTHDAY. HAPPY BIRTHDAY. HAPPY BIRTHDAY. THANK YOU. AND I WANT TO SAY. YEAH, SURE. TALIBAN. YEAH. YEAH. YEAH. YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? NO, I DID KATE TELL YOU I DON'T? OKAY. I WILL SAY YOU'RE MAKING A LOT OF PEOPLE HAPPY WITH THIS, BECAUSE I'VE GOTTEN MANY COMMENTS OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS ABOUT WHEN ARE WE GOING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT ONCE IT'S REMOVED, IS IT GOING TO BE REGRADED AND SODDED? YES, SIR. SO WE'LL REGRADE THE AREA AND REVEGETATE EVERYTHING. YEP. AND THE ACTUAL WELLS THEMSELVES. I MEAN, THEY THEY DON'T FUNCTION NOW, BUT IS THERE STILL WATER DOWN THERE? IS THAT WHY WE GOT AWAY FROM THEM? THERE'S RUNNING OUT OF WATER. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE GROUNDWATER TABLE IS STILL THERE, RIGHT? WE DON'T USE THEM ANYMORE BECAUSE WE'RE SOLELY SURFACE WATER. RIGHT. THAT WELL TO SPECIFICALLY IS GOING TO BE CAPPED HERE IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. I SPOKE WITH NIKKI ABOUT THAT THIS MORNING AND HERE THE SCHEDULE FOR THAT IS IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS THAT WILL WILL BE CAPPED. SO. GREAT. WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION, MA'AM? YES I WOULD. SINCE I'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR SIX YEARS, I'D LIKE TO OFFER A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT EVERYTHING THAT YOU PRESENTED TO US. SECOND. SECOND. OKAY. GOT A MOTION BY MACKELLAR. SECOND BY NICHOLS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANKS, JACOB. THANK YOU. JACOB. ANY AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY. THANKS, CHIEF. GOOD MORNING. MAYOR AND COUNCIL.[M-3 Request that the City Council consider approving the purchase of a 14.6-acre tract of property located at 3150 Robertson Rd. for $1,275,000 to construct a fire training facility and consider ratifying/authorizing the City Manager's execution of all documents necessary to accomplish the same.]
I HAVE THREE THIS MORNING. IT'S A REQUEST THAT THE CITY COUNCIL CONSIDER APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF 14.6 ACRE TRACT OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3150 ROBERTSON ROAD. IT SAYS HERE FOR ONE ONE $1,275,000. BUT WHAT WAS APPROVED YESTERDAY AT HALF CENT WAS NOT TO EXCEED 1,375,000. SO IT WOULD TAKE IN THE CLOSING COST OR ANY OTHER COSTS THAT MAY GO ALONG WITH THE PURCHASE.PURCHASE. AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE OF ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH THE SAME. SO WHAT WE HAVE IS YOU GUYS ARE FAMILIAR WITH OUR CURRENT TRAINING FACILITY. AND IT'S AN ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT. IT'S BEEN SOUGHT AFTER BY THE ISD FOR QUITE A WHILE. SO WE HAVE A COUPLE OF DEALS ON THE TABLE THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH, BUT THIS WOULD GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE OUR TRAINING CENTER. AND OUR TRAINING CENTER WAS BASICALLY BUILT BY FIREFIGHTERS. IT WASN'T ALL ENGINEERED WITH ALL THE SAFETY FACTORS THAT GO ALONG WITH TRAINING CENTERS. SO THIS WOULD GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE AN ENGINEERED TRAINING FACILITY FOR THE CITY. HERE'S THE LOCATION OF WHERE WE CURRENTLY ARE. AND THEN THE LOCATION OF THE PURCHASE OF THIS PROPERTY. YOU SEE, IT'S A SANDWICH BETWEEN THE CTC THERE. AND OF COURSE, TJC WEST IS FAIRLY CLOSE AS WELL. WE CURRENTLY ALLOW TJC WEST THROUGH CONTRACT TO USE OUR TRAINING FACILITY. SO THAT WOULD WORK OUT REALLY WELL FOR THEM TO BE FAIRLY CLOSE. THIS IS IN AN INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT AS WELL. THIS IS A CONCEPT DRAWING THAT WE HAD MADE BACK IN 2018, WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT THE NOBLE YOUNG PROPERTY. THAT DIDN'T WORK OUT FOR US, BUT WE DID HAVE A CONCEPT PLAN DRAWN AT THAT TIME, AND THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE.
IT'D BE VERY SIMILAR TO THIS, BUT WE WILL HAVE AN ARCHITECT DRAW IT UP FOR THIS PROPERTY.
IT'S GOING TO ALLOW US TO DO MORE REALISTIC FIREFIGHTER TRAINING. EVERYTHING WOULD BE TO OUR PHYSICAL ABILITY TEST. OUR TRAINING ACADEMY, OUR RECRUIT ACADEMY. ALL RESCUE OPERATIONS WOULD BE THERE AS WELL. AND OF COURSE COLLABORATION WITH BOTH TJC. AND WE DO PLAN ON HOPING THAT WE CAN HAVE SOMETHING IN PLACE WITH THE ISD AS WELL. THEY DO HAVE A FIREFIGHTER PROGRAM THERE AT THE CTC, AS WELL AS AN EMT PROGRAM AT THE CTC. AGAIN, IT WILL ENHANCE FIREFIGHTING SKILL AND SAFETY, IMPROVE EMERGENCY RESPONSE, AND IS COST EFFECTIVE ALSO FOR US AS WELL.
THE PROJECT WOULD BE FUNDED BY HALF-CENT SALES TAX. WE ALSO HAVE THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT FROM
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BOTH TISD AND TJC FOR THIS PROJECT, AND WE HOPE TO GO INTO THE DESIGN PHASE AND SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 2026 AND 2027, AND THEN CONSTRUCTION 2027 AND 2028. SO THE REQUEST, IT'S RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF 14.6 ACRE TRACTS OF PROPERTY FOR $1,275,000.ACCORDING TO THE HALF-CENT SALES TAX, NOT TO EXCEED $1,375,000 TO CONSTRUCT A FIRE TRAINING FACILITY AND RATIFY AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH THE SAME. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE CHIEF TO APPROVE? I HAVE JUST ONE QUESTION. YOU MENTIONED THAT OTHER DEPARTMENTS, OTHER OTHER SURROUNDING CITIES THAT MAY BE ABLE TO TRAIN WITH YOU. YES. ANYONE WE HAVE A MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT WITH IN THAT MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT. WE DO HAVE WAYS THAT WE CAN TRAIN WITH THEM ON THE CITY. RIGHT. BUT WITH THE CITY'S INVESTMENT, YOU KNOW, WE WOULD WANT THAT TO BE SOME TYPE OF MUTUAL. SURE. FUNDING AS WELL. FROM. FROM OTHER PLACES? EXACTLY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WE GOT A MOTION BY HANEY. SECOND.
SECOND BY MACKELLAR. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION
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CARRIES. THANKS, CHIEF. WE'RE DOWN TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. DO WE NEED TO PULL ANYTHING OR APPROVE AS PRESENTED? APPROVE THE CONSENT. GO AHEAD. APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS WRITTEN.SECOND, GET A MOTION BY MACKELLAR. SECOND BY CURTIS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. KIND
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OF FOLLOWING UP WITH SOME OTHER ACTIONS FROM CHIEF COPELAND TYLER FIRE DEPARTMENT. THEY'VE LAUNCHED A NEW PROGRAM TO INSTALL AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS IN CITY OWNED BUILDINGS. THIS PROGRAM WILL ENHANCE PUBLIC SAFETY BY PROVIDING THESE LIFE SAVING DEVICES IN AREAS WHERE THEY MAY BE DEPLOYED. IN THE CASE OF CARDIAC RELATED EMERGENCIES. AS PART OF THE PROGRAM, 11 AEDS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED SINCE LAST NOVEMBER AND WILL CONTINUE TO INSTALL THEM AS THE PROGRAM CONTINUES. MANY OF THE AEDS ARE EQUIPPED WITH WI-FI CAPABILITY, ALLOWING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO REMOTELY MONITOR BATTERY LEVELS AND MAINTENANCE NEEDS TO ENSURE THE UNITS REMAIN READY FOR USE. THE TYLER FIRE DEPARTMENT WANTS TO HELP MAKE AEDS MORE ACCESSIBLE AND ENSURE THAT THEY ARE ALWAYS IN WORKING CONDITION. WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO BECOME FAMILIAR WITH AED USE AND CPR TRAINING BECAUSE EVERY SECOND COUNTS DURING A CARDIAC EMERGENCY. YOU KNOW, EARLIER WE TALKED ABOUT TRAFFIC AND AGAIN, TRAFFIC OPERATIONS CONTINUES TO IMPROVE HERE IN TYLER AND OTHER WAYS AS WELL. WELL MAINTAINED TRAFFIC SIGNS NOT ONLY ENHANCE THE BEAUTY OF OUR CITY, BUT ARE VITAL FOR ENSURING SAFER AND MORE EFFICIENT ROADS FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS. WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED A NEW STRATEGY TO IMPROVE THE PRODUCTIVITY OF OUR STAFF IN MAINTAINING THE OVER 100,000 TRAFFIC SIGNS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF TYLER. WE REPURPOSED THE STREET DEPARTMENT'S STREET SWEEPER ZONE MAP, WHICH DIVIDED THE CITY INTO 87 ZONES FOR SYSTEMATIC STREET CLEANING. THE SIGN SHOP HAS ADOPTED THIS ZONE MAP TO EFFECTIVELY MAINTAIN THE TRAFFIC SIGNS ACROSS THE CITY. EACH OF OUR THREE STAFF MEMBERS IS ASSIGNED TO A SPECIFIC ZONE WHERE THEY DRIVE, IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS THE SIGNS THAT REQUIRE ATTENTION. ONCE ALL ISSUES IN A ZONE ARE RESOLVED, THEY PROCEED TO THE NEXT ZONE. THEIR SYSTEMATIC APPROACH ENSURES WE ACHIEVE OUR GOAL OF BEING THE LEADER IN SIGN MAINTENANCE AMONG ALL MUNICIPALITIES. A COUPLE THINGS COMING UP ARE A BIG ONE COMING UP IS OUR ON SATURDAY. WE HAVE THE KEEP TYLER BEAUTIFUL ANNUAL DON'T MESS WITH TEXAS TRASH HAUL AND KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL GREAT AMERICAN CLEANUP. AND SO THIS IS A BIG EVENT THAT OUR KEEP TYLER BEAUTIFUL DEPARTMENT PUTS TOGETHER AND HOSTED BY OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT AS WELL. AND SO IT WILL BE THIS YEAR. WE'LL MEET AT SOUTH SIDE PARK FOR TO KICK THINGS OFF AND GO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS TO CLEAN UP AND COME BACK. AND THEN THERE'S ALSO THE BASEBALL GAME THAT HAS BEEN REFERENCED, SEVERAL COUNCIL MEETINGS AS WELL BETWEEN POLICE AND FIRE WITH, I THINK YOU TWO AS THE UMPIRES. YES YES YES.OKAY. WE THEY DON'T SOUND SO HAPPY. WE'LL BE VERY FAIR. OKAY. YEAH. AND THEN FINALLY WITH AS WE JUST EXPERIENCED THIS PAST WEEKEND AND WE'LL CONTINUE IN THE WEEKENDS AHEAD, I'M SURE.
YOU KNOW, EMERGENCIES HAPPEN AS FAR AS WITH THE WEATHER. AND THEY POP UP, YOU KNOW, JUST OUT OF THIN AIR. AND SO WITH THAT, WE ALWAYS WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE SIGNED UP TO OUR RAVE ALERTS. THAT IS ONE OF THE QUICKEST WAYS TO BE ABLE TO GET INFORMATION ABOUT OUR TORNADO WARNINGS. OR AS FAR AS FLOOD FLASH FLOODING. SO PEOPLE CAN BE SAFE AND KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT IN THEIR HOMES OR BUSINESSES. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS TO THE CITY MANAGER?
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