Jul 09, 2025 City Council

MINUTES

B-1 Request that the City Council consider reappointing and appointing members to the Half Cent Sales Tax Board for Districts 1, 3, 4 and 5.

CITY MANAGER'S REPORT

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GREG. GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME TO THE JULY 9TH, 2020 CITY COUNCIL MEETING. WE'RE GOING TO

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BEGIN WITH THE INVOCATION FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE, IF YOU'LL PLEASE STAND. DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, I JUST THANK YOU FOR TODAY AND THANK YOU FOR OUR CITY. JUST THANK YOU FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND EVERYBODY THAT JUST KEEPS US SAFE. LORD, I, I SAY A SPECIAL PRAYER FOR ALL THE FOLKS DOWN IN THE HILL COUNTRY, PEOPLE THAT HAVE LOST THEIR LOVED ONES AND PEOPLE THAT DON'T KNOW IF THEY'VE LOST THEIR LOVED ONES OR NOT. THE PEOPLE THAT ARE MISSING. WE JUST ASK THAT YOU BE WITH THOSE FAMILIES AND GIVE PEACE AND COMFORT AND KNOW THAT THEY ARE LOVED. JUST ALSO ASK YOU TO BE WITH THE FAMILY OF DAVID DIKES, BE WITH CINDY AND THE KIDS AND GRANDKIDS IS THE SERVICES TODAY AND JUST ASK THAT YOU BE WITH THEM AND TO ALSO GIVE THEM COMFORT AS WELL.

THANK YOU FOR THE IMPACT THAT HE'S HAD ON OUR CITY, OUR COMMUNITY, THE REGION AND ULTIMATELY THE WORLD. JUST THANK YOU FOR TODAY. IT'S YOUR IT'S IN YOUR SON'S NAME WE PRAY. 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. ALL

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RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN WITH THE MINUTES FROM MAY THE 28TH, 2025, MOVED TO APPROVE. SECOND, GOT A MOTION BY WIND. SECOND BY HAWKINS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE.

[R-1 Request that the Tyler City Council consider adoption of a Resolution expressing support for the submission of an Intent to Bid to host the Texas Amateur Athletic Federation (TAAF) Summer Games of Texas 2029-2030 by Visit Tyler. SPORTyler, the City of Whitehouse. Whitehouse Independent School District (WISD) and Whitehouse-Tyler Metro Track Organization.]

OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES OUR ONE MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I'LL TAKE KIND OF THE PRIMARY ON THIS ONE.

WILL INTRODUCE A COUPLE OF PEOPLE HERE THAT WE HAVE IN THE AUDIENCE AS WELL. IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MR. TYLER WORKS FOR US IS TO LOOK AT BRINGING DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES, PROGRAMS, CONFERENCES, EVENTS HERE TO THE GREATER TYLER AREA. AND ONE OF THOSE THAT THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF DOING A REVIEW ON IS THE TEXAS AMATEUR ATHLETIC FEDERATION'S GAMES OF TEXAS PROGRAM THAT IS DONE EACH YEAR THROUGHOUT OUR STATE IN DIFFERENT MAJOR LOCATIONS. AND AS WE PUT TOGETHER A POSSIBLE BID PACKAGE FOR THE POSSIBLE 2029 OR 2030 SEASON OR YEAR FOR WHEN THEY WOULD HAVE THE GAMES OF TEXAS. AND I THINK OF ALMOST KIND OF THE OLYMPICS, BUT ALMOST LIKE A STATE LEVEL AND SO SMALL LITTLE. IT IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S NEEDED IS A RESOLUTION FROM THE CITY COUNCIL SHOWING SUPPORT FOR OUR PACKAGE BEING PRESENTED. AND SO WITH US TODAY, WE HAVE MARK WARD, WHO IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE TEXAS AMATEUR ATHLETICS FEDERATION, AS WELL AS SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE WITH HIM. AND I'LL KIND OF TURN THAT OVER THEN TO MARK, IF HE WANTS TO GIVE ANY KIND OF OPENING WORDS AS WELL AS WE HAVE FERNANDO BROWN AND WADE TO ALSO SPEAK TOWARDS THIS ITEM. OKAY. GOOD MORNING MARK. GOOD MORNING. HOW ARE Y'ALL? GOOD. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF TEXAS AMATEUR ATHLETIC FEDERATION. WE AND TYLER GO WAY BACK. TYLER IS A FOUNDING CHARTER MEMBER OF ONE OF THE FIRST TEN CITIES TO TELL YOU HOW LONG THAT RELATIONSHIP IS, WE CELEBRATE OUR 100TH ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR, SO WE'VE BEEN AROUND TOGETHER. A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE GAMES OF TEXAS. TAP HAS 30 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS AND TEN SPORTS, AND OUR MEMBERSHIP IS MUNICIPAL PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENTS STATEWIDE. OKAY. WE ALSO HAVE AN AFFILIATE, WHICH ARE PRIVATE TRACK CLUBS, PRIVATE SWIM TEAMS, GYMNASTICS, THE WHOLE NINE YARDS OF THOSE 30 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS. SEVERAL OF THOSE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS ARE IN OUR SUMMER GAMES OF TEXAS, WHICH IS OUR PREMIER EVENT, WHICH IS A 9 TO $14 MILLION ECONOMIC IMPACT. WHEREVER WE GO, WE'RE GOING TO THE CITIES OF BRYAN, COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS A AND M IN THREE WEEKS. THIS IS THEIR 11TH TIME TO HOST THE GAMES. THEIR CVB SAYS THE ECONOMIC IMPACT IS EQUIVALENT TO THREE HOME SELL OUT GAMES AT KYLE FIELD. THE LAST WEEKEND IN JULY. THEY LOVE OUR EVENT. WE WILL BRING IN WHAT WE ESTIMATE IS WE KNOW IN ATHLETES WE'RE GOING TO BRING BETWEEN 6 AND 10,000 ATHLETES, TOTAL PACKAGE OF 30,000, INCLUDING ATHLETES AND SPECTATORS. WE GO WAY BACK WITH COACH BROWN, WITH METRO TYLER TRACK CLUB. HE AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS FOR TWO YEARS. WE HAVE NEVER HAD OUR GAMES IN EAST TEXAS. WE HAD THEM IN IN THE REGION, ONE WHICH IS AROUND THE HOUSTON AREA. WE HAVEN'T BEEN IN

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NORTHEAST TEXAS. 50% OF OUR MEMBERSHIP IS WITHIN 50 MILES OF THE METROPLEX IN DALLAS FORT WORTH. I'M TELLING YOU, IT IS A MASSIVE EVENT. BUT LAST YEAR WE WERE IN BROWNSVILLE. WITH THE LAST TWO YEARS, THAT WAS THE SMALLEST CITY AT THE TIME TO EVER HOST OUR GAMES. THEY DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB. I VIEWED ALL OF YOUR VENUES, POTENTIAL VENUES FOR THE DIFFERENT SPORTS. AND LET ME GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE OF JUST SOME NUMBERS. TRACK AND SWIM ARE OUR CORNERSTONE SPORTS.

AND RIGHT NOW I CHECKED THE REGISTRATION THIS MORNING. WE'RE AT 19,126 CURRENTLY AND REGISTRATION ISN'T CLOSED YET. THERE IT PREDOMINANTLY IS, BUT WE HAVE A FEW REGIONS OPEN. WE WILL BRING JUST IN TRACK AND SWIM BETWEEN 5 AND 7000 SEATS. WE BRING IN THE LIAISONS, WHICH ARE BASICALLY VOLUNTEERS FOR US, THEIR PARKS AND RECREATION PROFESSIONALS ACROSS THE STATE THAT HAVE DONE TRACK AND SWIM FOR THIS WILL BE OUR 38TH GAMES THIS YEAR. WE RUN TO RUN OUR CORNERSTONE SPORTS, AND WE'RE GOING TO KEEP THEM AT A CERTAIN LEVEL OF EFFICIENCY. WE ARE THE LARGEST TRACK MEET IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. FOUR DAY TRACK MEET. THEY PUT A LOT OF WORK HERE. I'M TELLING YOU, Y'ALL HAVE. THIS IS A GARDEN SPOT. ROSE GARDEN. BE SPECIFIC. WE HAVE A HISTORY. WE WOULD LOVE FOR Y'ALL TO BID ON IT. WE CAN'T GUARANTEE IT BECAUSE WHOEVER BIDS ON IT GOES BEFORE OUR MEMBERSHIP MEMBERSHIP VOTES ON IT, AND THAT'S WHERE WE GO. BUT I THINK YOU WOULD PRESENT A GREAT PACKAGE AND IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO BOTH. I'M GOING TO BE UP FRONT. I WON'T BE HERE. I'M RETIRING IN A YEAR AND A HALF. I'VE BEEN IN THE GAME FOR 44 YEARS, BUT I WANT TO LEAD THE COMPANY FULL FROM MY ORGANIZATION, AND I THINK THIS IS A GREAT LOCATION. Y'ALL HAVE ANYTHING YOU A COMMENT WHILE COACH IS COMING UP? YOU KNOW, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH THESE THREE GUYS LAST NIGHT WITH WADE AND COACH BROWN AND MARK, AND I THINK THE MAIN THING THAT MAY BE IN EVERYBODY'S MIND IS THERE AT THIS POINT IN THE GAME, IS THERE A FINANCIAL COMMITMENT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY? AND THE ANSWER IS NO. AND ALL WE ARE DOING, IF WE IF WE SIGN THIS LETTER OF SUPPORT, IS THROWING OUR NAME IN THE HAT AS A CANDIDATE TO POSSIBLY BE A HOST CITY. SO IT'S NO COMMITMENT ON OUR PART OTHER THAN IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD SUPPORT.

THAT COULD COULD HAPPEN IN 29 AND 30. SO, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL WANT TO HEAR FROM COACH WADE. COME ON. COACH. COACH. HELLO. HI EVERYBODY. I'M COACH TUTU BROWN, REAL NAME LINDA BROWN. I'VE BEEN IN THE SPORT UNDER TAFT SPORTS FOR 29 YEARS. WE ASSEMBLE TRACK MEETS AROUND THE EAST TEXAS EVERY WEEKEND FOR THE SUMMER. AS FAR AS THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT IT BRING, THE NUMBERS DON'T LIE ON THE NUMBER ON THE ON THE NUMBERS THAT THEY BRING. WE BROUGHT IN WAY TO JUST VIEW WHAT WAS GOING ON. AND HE WAS LIGHT OVER BY THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT ASSEMBLED TO BE AT THESE EVENTS. AS FAR AS THE, THE FACILITIES, WE CHECKED OUT, THE FACILITIES THAT YOU HAVE, FACILITIES ARE GREAT. SOMETHING THAT SOME PEOPLE FEAR IS THE MONIES THAT IT'S GOING TO TAKE TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. WE'VE ALREADY CUT DEALS WITH SOME OF THE FACILITIES THAT IT WOULD BE NO COST TO THE HOST CITY, SO WE'RE ALREADY IN WORKS TO KEEP THE IDEA OF NUMBERS DOWN ON WHAT IT IS. BUT AS FAR AS TAFT SPORTS, YOU CAN'T BEAT IT. WE'RE HOSTING A REGIONAL TRACK MEET THIS WEEKEND AT LEGACY. WE'LL HAVE OVER 600 ATHLETES OUT THERE, AGES FIVE ALL THE WAY THROUGH 18. MOM, GRANDPA, GRANDMA, GRANDMA, GREAT GRANDMA, STEP GRANDMA. EVERYBODY IS GOING TO BE AT THE EVENT TO SEE LITTLE BOBBY GO DOWN THE TRACK. THEY WILL THEY WILL BE THERE, RAIN OR SHINE, WITH TENTS OUT ALL OVER THE PLACE. SO THIS EVENT, THE DOCUMENTATION IS THERE FOR YOU TO SEE HOW IT WORKS. IF YOU DON'T READ THE DOCUMENTATION, YOU WILL BE FEARED. OKAY, SO IT'S THE PREPARATION FIRST. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR COACH OR FOR MARK? DO YOU WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS JUST I MEAN FOR YOU. KNOW, WE GOT PLACES TO BE. THANK YOU

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FOR DRESSING UP. I PUT ON A WHITE SHIRT BECAUSE I KNEW I'D BE PUTTING THE SUIT OVER IT. IT REALLY IS DRESSING UP. BY THE WAY, THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. AS MAYOR WARREN ALLUDED TO, ALL THIS IS Y'ALL, AS A CITY COUNCIL, BLESSING THEM TO EVEN PURSUE JUST BEING IN ON A BIDDING PROCESS? NO COMMITMENT WHATSOEVER. MY SON DOES RUN TRACK. GREAT STUFF. BEEN TO CORPUS CHRISTI A COUPLE TIMES FOR THE STATE MEET, AND I WAS BLOWN AWAY BY HOW MANY PEOPLE COME IN FOR THIS DEAL AND THOUGHT, MAN, THIS WOULD BE REALLY COOL FOR TYLER. THIS WOULD BE A GOOD DEAL. AND YOU THINK ABOUT 28, 29 OR 29 AND 30 DOWNTOWN WILL BE DONE, MAN.

WE'LL BE SHOWING OFF KIND OF A NEW LOOK. TYLER. SO I THINK IT'LL BE GREAT. I WOULD LOVE FOR Y'ALL TO BLESS US, BLESS THE ENDEAVOR OF JUST THROWING OUR NAME IN THE HAT. THERE ARE DEADLINES. THAT'S WHY IT'S ON THIS CITY COUNCIL MEETING. ONE OF THOSE DEADLINES IS YOU GOTTA HAVE A BLESSING OF COUNCIL TO PURSUE A BID BY A CERTAIN DATE. SO, YEAH, ALL YOU'RE DOING IS BLESSING THE OPPORTUNITY TO EVEN THROW OUR NAME IN THE HAT. SO THANK YOU. APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION I MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND, GOT A MOTION BY SECOND BY NICHOLS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. GOOD LUCK. APPRECIATE YOU GUYS. ALRIGHT. OUR TWO.

[R-2 Request that the City Council consider adoption of a Resolution authorizing the filing of an application with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) for a Local Parks Grant for Golden Road Park and authorizing the City Manager to take all actions needed to receive and expend grant funds.]

LEON. GOOD MORNING MAYOR. GOOD MORNING COUNCIL. GOOD MORNING. THE LOCAL PARK GRANT PROGRAM OF THE TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE CONSISTS OF FIVE INDIVIDUAL PROGRAMS THAT ASSIST LOCAL UNITS OF GOVERNMENT WITH THE ACQUISITION AND OR DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC RECREATION AREAS AND FACILITIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF TEXAS. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES 50% PERCENT MATCHING GRANTS ON A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS TO ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS. ALL GRANT ASSISTED SITES MUST BE DEDICATED AS PARKLAND IF APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY'S PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT WOULD APPLY FOR $750,000 IN GRANT FUNDS. THE FUNDING WOULD BE USED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND RENOVATION OF GOLDEN ROAD PARK, WHICH NEEDS DEFINITELY SOME UPGRADES TO APPLY FOR THIS FUNDING. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE APPLICATION MUST BE APPROVED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE APPLICANT. ACCORDING TO THE GRANT APPLICATION CRITERIA. SO THE RECOMMENDATION AND THE REQUEST IS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL CONSIDER ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE FILE OF AN APPLICATION WITH THE TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT FOR A LOCAL PARKS GRANT FOR GOLDEN ROAD PARK, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO TAKE ALL ACTIONS NEEDED TO RECEIVE AND EXPEND GRANT FUNDS. ANY QUESTIONS FOR LEON TO APPROVE? WELL, WHAT WILL YOU BE ABLE TO USE THE MONEY FOR? JUST ANYTHING. OKAY, GOOD. YES, SIR. YEAH. YES, SIR. AT GOLDEN ROAD.

RIGHT? YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. GOT A MOTION BY WIND. SECOND. SECOND BY HAWKINS. ANY FURTHER

[O-1 Request that the City Council consider adoption of Ordinances amending and updating fees and other applicable adjustments to Tyler City Code Chapter 8 relating to Fun Forest Pool, Athletic Tournaments, Glass Recreation Center, and the Tyler Senior Center.]

DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. OH, ONE. ARE YOU STILL ON? OH, KANSAS. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. CANDACE JOHNSON, RECREATION MANAGER FOR TYLER PARKS AND RECREATION. BEFORE I START. SO BEFORE I START, I DO WANT TO SAY THAT IN YOUR PACKET, IT DOES MENTION THE ROSE GARDEN FEES, BUT I WILL ONLY BE BRINGING TO YOU THE FEES REGARDING LIKE RECREATIONS, OUR POOL, OUR SENIOR CENTER, OUR GLASS AND TOURNAMENT FEES, AND THE ROSE GARDEN FEES WILL BE BROUGHT TO YOU AT A LATER TIME. SO JUST WANTED TO PREFACE THE CONVERSATION. SO FIRST WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT ONE FORCE POOL. SO OUR FEES HAVE BEEN SET AT $1 FOR OUR ADMISSION FEES FOR RESIDENTS AND $2 FOR NONRESIDENTS. AND SO WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING IS THIS NEXT POOL SEASON. SO STARTING IN MAY, TO KEEP RESIDENTS AT A DOLLAR AND THEN TO MOVE NONRESIDENTS UP TO $3, AND THEN AS YOU CAN SEE, THE NEXT YEAR WE'LL GO TO $2 AND $5. AND THEN AFTER THAT WE'LL JUST KIND OF ASSESS, YOU KNOW, HOW THINGS ARE GOING AND IF AN INCREASE IS NEEDED. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE WANTING TO IMPLEMENT IS A FAMILY POOL PASS. WE'VE HAD PEOPLE ASK ABOUT, LIKE, IS THERE A POOL PASS THAT I CAN JUST SHOW AND TO AVOID HAVING TO PAY AT THE DOOR? IT WAS ALSO BROUGHT BY, I THINK, COUNCILMAN HAYNIE, AN IDEA AND HIS ALSO HIS IDEA WAS FOR THOSE THAT HAVE A MEMBERSHIP AT THE GLASS, A PERK OF HAVING A MEMBERSHIP. KIND OF LIKE A PERK OF, YOU KNOW, LOYALTY TO HAVING A MEMBERSHIP AT THE GLASS. YOU GET A DISCOUNTED RATE FOR THAT FAMILY POOL PASS. THE POOL PASS DOES ALLOW UP TO 60 VISITS FOR FAMILY MEMBERS. SO AFTER THAT WE WOULD DO LIKE AN INDIVIDUAL RATE

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OR THEY WOULD JUST HAVE TO PURCHASE ANOTHER FAMILY POOL PASS. ANY QUESTIONS? CANDICE, HOW ARE YOU GOING TO TRACK THAT FAMILY POOL PASS WHEN THEY COME IN? IS IT JUST GOING TO BE A COMPUTER? THAT PETRAN FAMILY CAME IN AND WHERE I CAME IN WITH THREE OF MY KIDS. AND SO WE ARE SO WITH THE CURRENT SOFTWARE THAT WE HAVE NOW AND EVEN THE ONES THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT POTENTIALLY GOING TO, YOU CAN DO A LIKE A MULTI PASS IN THERE. AND SO THEY'LL JUST SCAN IN AND IT'LL CHECK OFF LIKE WE'LL JUST SAY LIKE COUNCILMAN HOPKINS IS HERE. THREE PEOPLE CAME WITH HER AND YOU'RE GOOD TO GO. AND THE IDEA IS ALSO THAT BEFORE WE WOULD START THE POOL SEASON TO JUST OBVIOUSLY WE'LL START ADVERTISING THIS WAY AHEAD OF TIME IF IT GOES THROUGH. BUT WE WILL ALSO SET UP DAYS BEFORE POOL SEASON BEGINS TO SIT DOWN AND GET PEOPLE REGISTERED AND TRY TO MAKE IT A SMOOTH PROCESS, SMOOTH TRANSITION, AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT PEOPLE HAVE.

HOW MUCH WILL THE POOL PASS BE? THE FAMILY POOL PASS. SO FOR RESIDENT FAMILIES, $60 AND THEN FOR NON RESIDENT $70. I'M SORRY. NO YOU'RE FINE. AND THEN WITH THE DISCOUNTED RATE OF THE GLASS MEMBERSHIP IT WOULD BE $20 FOR RESIDENTS AND 30 FOR NONRESIDENTS. SO IT'S A GOOD DEAL. WE HAVE A LOT OF FAMILIES THAT COME AND SPEND THE ENTIRE DAY AT THE POOL, BUT EVEN IF THEY SPEND THE ENTIRE DAY, ONCE WE HAVE OUR BREAK, THEY HAVE TO LEAVE AND COME BACK AND PAY. SO I'M SORRY. SO A POOL PASS WOULD SAVE PEOPLE A LOT OF MONEY? IT'S A GREAT DEAL. OKAY, NO OTHER QUESTIONS. OKAY. KEEP ON GOING. SO NEXT WE HAVE OUR TOURNAMENT FEES. SO RIGHT NOW WE ALREADY HAVE WE CALL IT LIKE THE INITIAL PREP FEE OF 175. SO THESE ARE FEES THAT ARE ADDITIONAL. SO SAY YOU HAVE A TOURNAMENT AFTER THAT FIRST ROUND OF GAMES A LOT OF PEOPLE WANT THE FIELDS REDONE.

SO MAYBE USUALLY IT'S LIKE AVERAGE AFTER 2 OR 3 GAMES. THEN THEY WANT, YOU KNOW, THE FIELDS RESTRIPED. THE FIELD DRAGGED OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE. AND SO THAT ALL TAKES A LOT OF TIME, RESOURCES AND MONEY. NOT THAT THIS IS GOING TO RECOUP ALL OF THOSE FEES, BUT IT'LL HELP. SO PER BAG $20. AND THEN IN PARENTHESES YOU CAN KIND OF SEE WHAT THAT ACTUALLY COST US. SO FIELD MARKING CHALK PER BAG, FIELD MARKING PAINT PER GALLON. THE PREP FIELD. SO TO PREP THE FIELD WOULD BE ANOTHER $25. YOU CAN SEE THOUGH THAT THAT INCLUDES DRAGGING THE FIELDS, CHALKING DOING THE BATTER'S BOX AND THEN A DEPOSIT, WHICH WE DON'T DO NOW. BUT PEOPLE, YOU KNOW WILL SAY, HEY, I WANT TO HAVE A TOURNAMENT. WE HOLD OFF THAT DATE AND THEN THERE'S NOTHING. THEY DON'T HAVE IT. AND THAT KEEPS THE DATA FROM BEING AVAILABLE TO OTHER PEOPLE. AND THEN JUST KIND OF A POLICY ABOUT THAT DEPOSIT AND WHEN THEY NEED TO GET WITH US TO RESERVE THE FIELDS. OKAY. IT'S CLARIFICATION. THOSE TOURNAMENTS THAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO THAT'S NOT A CITY HILL TOURNAMENT. THAT'S A TOURNAMENT THAT IS A THIRD PARTY THAT ARE USING OUR FIELD. CORRECT? OKAY. THIS NEXT SLIDE, I APOLOGIZE THAT IT'S SO SMALL, BUT IT DOES SHOW THE COST OF A TOURNAMENT WITH ONE FIELD WITH EVERY FEE THAT WE ARE PROPOSING, INCLUDING THE TWO HOURS OF LIGHT USAGE AND WHAT OTHER CITIES. SO WE'RE WE'RE NOT AT THE BOTTOM, BUT WE'RE CLOSE.

WE'RE CLOSE TO IT. WE'RE STILL, IN OUR EYES, PRETTY AFFORDABLE COMPARED TO WHAT THESE OTHER CITIES ARE CHARGING. ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNS? YES. COMMENT THAT YOU'RE GETTING CLOSER TO RECOUPING YOUR COSTS. SHOULD WE LOOK AT ALMOST A BREAK EVEN? THAT'S THE ULTIMATE GOAL. OKAY, WE'RE GETTING THERE. WE'RE GETTING THERE. BABY STEPS. YES, WE DO WANT TO EVENTUALLY BREAK EVEN AND RECOUP ALL OF OUR FEES, BUT WE THE GOAL IS STILL TO PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES AND THE FACILITIES AT AN AFFORDABLE RATE. BUT BABY STEPS. WE'LL GET THERE. THAT'S THE GOAL. OKAY, SO THE NEXT THING IS OUR TYLER SENIOR CENTER. SO RIGHT NOW WE KIND OF HAVE A POLICY WHERE WE ONLY ALLOW EVENTS THAT HONOR OR CELEBRATE A SENIOR. AND THEN WE DO SMALL FAMILY REUNIONS.

HOWEVER, WE ARE WANTING TO OPEN IT UP TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. WE HAVE HAD PEOPLE THAT SAY, YOU KNOW, WE'RE CELEBRATING GRANDMA'S 90TH, BUT GRANDMA HAS A BIRTHDAY CAKE AND THERE'S A BABY SHOWER GOING ON. SO IT'S JUST LIKE, LET'S JUST GO AHEAD AND OPEN IT TO THE PUBLIC.

CURRENTLY, YOU CAN BOOK THE TYLER SENIOR CENTER FOR FOUR HOURS. A FOUR HOUR BLOCK IS $120, AND THEN EACH ADDITIONAL HOUR IS 30. SO GOING FORWARD, WE WOULD LIKE TO INCREASE THE RENTAL RATE. STILL THE FOUR HOUR BLOCK FOR 205 FOR ANY EVENT THAT'S HONORING OR CELEBRATING A

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SENIOR, IT'S THE TYLER SENIOR CENTER. SO WE STILL WANT TO PROVIDE THAT SERVICE FOR THEM.

SO IT'S KIND OF LIKE A SENIOR DISCOUNT. AND THEN FOR THE PUBLIC, WE WANT TO START OFF AT 265. AND THEN EVENTUALLY BY 2028 REACH 340. THE DAMAGE DEPOSIT DOESN'T CHANGE. AND THEN FOR EACH ADDITIONAL HOUR IT'LL JUST BE $10 MORE FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC. WHEN WILL THAT ONE GO INTO EFFECT? THE 40. SO IF THIS GETS APPROVED THIS YEAR, THIS YEAR OKAY. YES, SIR. AND SO FOR THOSE THAT THAT DON'T KNOW THE SENIOR CENTER, YOU RENT THE FACILITY, YOU GET THE WHOLE ENTIRE FACILITY. SO THAT'S BOTH OF THE MAIN ROOMS. AND THEN WE HAVE A POOL ROOM. WE HAVE LIKE A LITTLE LIBRARY AREA. THEY THEY GET EVERYTHING THE RESTROOMS, ALL SIX OF THEM. THE ONLY THING WE DON'T RENT OUT IS THE, THE KITCHEN. BUT THERE'S TABLES, CHAIRS, ALL OF IT'S THERE AND AVAILABLE. SO IT'S STILL A GREAT DEAL. ANY QUESTIONS? NO. OKAY. I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE TO MENTION THAT ALL OF THESE FEES WERE TAKEN TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE BOARD. THEY WERE TAKEN TO THE FINANCE, TECHNOLOGY AND PEOPLE COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE PARKS BOARD. AND THE PARKS BOARD DID.

UNANIMOUSLY, UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMEND TO BRING THIS TO YOU. OKAY. AND SO IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT THE ATTACHED ORDINANCE, AMENDING AND UPDATING FEES AND OTHER APPLICABLE ADJUSTMENTS TO TYLER CODE. TYLER CITY CODE, CHAPTER EIGHT RELATING TO FUND FOREST POOL ATHLETIC TOURNAMENT FEES AND THE TYLER SENIOR CENTER. PLAZA TY SECOND. I'M. I'M OKAY MOTION BY HAWKINS. SECOND BY HAYNIE. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE.

OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. THANK YOU GUYS. THANKS. THANKS, GUYS. HEY, ROY. GOOD MORNING.

[M-1 Request that the City Council consider authorizing the City Manager to approve the Northeast Texas Regional Materials Recovery Facility (NETX) (RMF) as the successful bidder for Bid 25-071 Curbside Recycle.]

GOOD MORNING. ITEM ONE IS TO REQUEST THAT CITY COUNCIL CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO APPROVE NORTHEAST TEXAS REGIONAL MATERIALS RECOVERY FACILITY NET AS THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER FOR BID 25 071. THE CURBSIDE RECYCLE. AND ABOUT A YEAR AGO, BY JUNE 2024, RIVERS HAD THE STRUCTURE FIRE WHICH CLOSED IT. SO WE PRETTY MUCH PAUSED THE ENTIRE PROGRAM.

AND LAST MONTH, RIVERS DECIDED THAT THEY WERE NOT GOING TO OPEN AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WERE OFFICIALLY OPENING. SO WE PUT THE BID OUT. ONLY BID RECEIVED WAS MET $75 A TON, WHICH PRETTY MUCH BRINGS US RIGHT, RIGHT BACK TO WHERE WE WERE BEFORE THE FIRE. AND WITH THIS AGREEMENT, IT WOULD PRETTY MUCH BE FOR A ONE YEAR TERM. WE DO HAVE THE OPTION FOR FIVE ADDITIONAL ONE YEAR TERMS IF THE PRICE STAYS THE SAME, OR IF IT DOESN'T INCREASE MORE THAN CPI. AND PRETTY MUCH WITH THIS GOING INTO EFFECT, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO RESUME THE PROGRAM ON MONDAY, JULY 14TH. SO THAT'S PRETTY MUCH THE SHORT OF IT. ANY ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? LEROY HAVE WHO IS NED WORKING? WHAT OTHER CITIES IS NED WORKING FOR RIGHT NOW THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO REACH OUT TO SEE HOW THEY WERE PERFORMING? SO WHEN THEY ANNOUNCED THAT THEY WERE REOPENING, PRETTY MUCH THE TWO CITIES, LONGVIEW AND TYLER, WERE THE TWO BIG ONES THAT THAT YOU WILL BE UTILIZING. AND LONGVIEW, PRETTY MUCH AS SOON AS THEY MADE A DECISION, THEY STARTED. THEY STARTED. SO LONGVIEW IS ALREADY BRINGING THEM THEIR RECYCLED MATERIALS. HOW ARE WE GOING TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT THE SYSTEM STARTED BACK UP AGAIN? SO WE'VE GOT A PRESS RELEASE HOT AND READY. IF IT'S APPROVED, WE WILL BE SENDING THAT OUT TODAY. OKAY. DO YOU? SAME BAND, SAME EVERYTHING. JUST SO ALL OF THE CUSTOMERS THAT KEPT THEIR RECYCLE BINS, WE JUST FROZE THE CODE. WELL, UNFREEZE AND IT'LL START NOW. IF THE CUSTOMERS HAD US PICK UP THEIR BINS, IF THEY CANCELED, THEY'LL HAVE TO GO BACK AND LET US KNOW THEY WANT TO ADD IT BACK ON THEIR THEIR BILL. IN ADDITION TO THE PRESS RELEASE, WOULD Y'ALL LOOK AT ADDING A FLIER WITH THE WATER BILL WHEN THE WATER BILLS GET MAILED OUT TO INCLUDE THAT AS A NOTIFICATION AS WELL? OKAY, ABSOLUTELY. THIS IS ALSO ALWAYS A GREAT TIME TO PLUG KIND OF OUR APPS, BOTH AS FAR AS THE TYLER, YOU KNOW, THE GENERAL TYLER APP AS WELL AS THE TYLER TRASH APP, WHICH WILL SEND YOU NOTIFICATIONS STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE TO LET YOU KNOW ABOUT AS FAR AS THE THIS PROGRAM GETTING STARTED BACK UP DATES AND WHAT DATES YOUR PICKUP ARE LETTING YOU KNOW THOSE TYPE OF THINGS.