[A-1 Request that the City Council consider recognizing the following employees for their years of service and commitment to the City of Tyler. They represent 100 years of service with the City of Tyler.]

DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. WE'RE GOING TO COME DOWN FOR SOME AWARDS.

AND. ALL RIGHT. WE'VE GOT FIVE AWARDS. ONE PERSON IS NOT HERE, BUT WE GOT FIVE AWARDS AND THEY REPRESENT 100 YEARS OF SERVICE. THE FIRST ONE IS LUIS APARICIO, WHO I DON'T BELIEVE IS HERE. SO LET'S GIVE HIM A HAND ANYWAY. HE'S GOT 20 YEARS OF SERVICE.

THE NEXT ONE. JH BURG, POLICE SERGEANT, 20 YEARS OF SERVICE. WE'VE ALL GOT. RIGHT. THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE. ALRIGHT. NEXT WE HAVE ADAM PARKER, POLICE SERGEANT, 20 YEARS OF SERVICE.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. DROP YOUR CHAIR. OKAY. NEXT WE HAVE JASON SHIELD, POLICE OFFICER, 20 YEARS OF SERVICE. AND BRADLEY SMITH, BRAVE POLICE OFFICER, 20 YEARS OF SERVICE.

AND I'M GLAD Y'ALL ARE STILL STICKING AROUND. THANK YOU GUYS. YOU KNOW, THESE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT KEEP US SAFE AND YOU DO A TREMENDOUS JOB. AND I JUST REALLY WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR 100 YEARS OF SERVICE BETWEEN YOU ALL AND THE COUNCIL. THANK YOU TO THE PUBLIC. THANKS YOU. AND JUST THANK YOU. APPRECIATE Y'ALL. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

AGAIN. MR. ALL RIGHT. Z1 POWELL GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. GOOD MORNING. THE FIRST ITEM WE

[Z-1 PD25-011 GENECOV WEST MUD CREEK, LLC (8751 PALUXY DRIVE) Request that the City Council consider adoption of an Ordinance approving a zone change from R-1A, Single-Family Residential District to PUR, Planned Unit Residential District with final site plan.]

HAVE IS A ZONE CHANGE REQUEST FROM R-1, A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, TO A PLANNED UNIT RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT ON THE APPLICANT'S REQUESTING A ZONE CHANGE TO DEVELOP A 40 DETACHED

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SINGLE FAMILY HOMES WITHIN A GATED DEVELOPMENT. AS YOU SEE HERE, THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED NORTHWEST OF CUMBERLAND ROAD AND PALUXY DRIVE, JUST EAST OF WEIDNER TRAIL. AS YOU SEE HERE, THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES ARE ZONED R-1 SINGLE FAMILY. THERE IS SOME PLANNED DEVELOPMENT TO THE TO THE EAST AND TO THE NORTH FOR SOME COMMERCIAL IN THIS AREA AS IT AS IT MAY DEVELOP WITH THE EXTENSION OF NEW CUMBERLAND ROAD IN THE FUTURE. THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES ARE ARE EITHER DEVELOPED WITH DETACHED HOMES OR OR ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BEING DEVELOPED WITH THEM. THE REQUEST WOULD OR IS CONSISTENT WITH THE FUTURE. LAND USE GUIDE. IDENTIFIES THE PROPERTY. SINGLE FAMILY MEDIUM LOW DENSITY. THE REQUESTED DENSITY OR DEVELOPMENT HERE IS FOR 40 UNITS AT A DENSITY OF JUST UNDER ONE AND A HALF UNITS PER ACRE, SO IT IS STILL RATHER LOW DENSITY. THE PURPOSE OF THE ZONING IS TO ALLOW FOR THE DEVELOPER TO UTILIZE PRIVATE STREETS WITHIN THIS GATED DEVELOPMENT. AS YOU SEE HERE, THESE ARE THE 40 LOTS AND THE SITE PLAN SHOWS TWO CONNECTION OR TWO ACCESS POINTS, ONE TO. LUNAR TRAIL, WHICH EVENTUALLY GOES DOWN TO CUMBERLAND ROAD. AND IT ALSO SHOWS A GATED ACCESS TO THE EAST FOR FUTURE EXTENSION IN THE FUTURE, AS THAT WILL ALLOW THOSE RESIDENTS TO GO THAT WAY AS WELL AS THOSE STREETS ARE DEVELOPED IN THE FUTURE. BUT THIS IS A GATED DEVELOPMENT. AND SO THERE ARE GATES ON EACH EACH ACCESS POINT. AND SO THAT WILL RESTRICT THE, THE ACCESS THROUGH THERE IN THE FUTURE. THE JUST WORTH NOTING THAT THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT IS LOWER DENSITY THAN THE CURRENT ZONING WOULD ALLOW. AND THE ADDITIONAL ACCESS POINT TO THE EAST IS IN ADDITION OR IS IN EXCESS OF THE MINIMUM CODE REQUIREMENT. SINCE THERE'S LESS THAN 60 LOTS HERE, THERE WOULD ONLY NEED TO BE ONE ACCESS POINT FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT IF IT WERE DEVELOPED AS IS. ALSO MENTIONED THAT IT IS STILL ALL THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS ARE PER R-1 A DEVELOPMENT. SO SETBACKS, MINIMUM HEIGHT OR MAXIMUM HEIGHT, SETBACKS AND ALL THOSE THINGS ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES IN TERMS OF WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO SEE. OF THE NOTICES THAT WERE SENT TO NEIGHBORS, WE DID RECEIVE FAVORABLE NOTICES FROM THE APPLICANT, BUT ALSO THREE NOTICES IN OPPOSITION FROM NEIGHBORS. YOU SEE THERE TO THE SOUTH WITH THE PROTEST CALCULATION OF 18.47%, A LOT.

MUCH OF THAT OPPOSITION WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE LOSS OF PRIVACY. AS THIS AREA IS DEVELOPED, IT WILL, YOU KNOW, REMOVE TREES THAT THAT HAVE BEEN THERE. AND SO THERE IS A LOSS, POTENTIAL LOSS OF PRIVACY FOR THE EXISTING RESIDENTS, BUT ALSO CONCERNS ABOUT TRAFFIC, HOW THAT WILL WORK IN THE FUTURE, AND THEN ALSO CONCERN ABOUT THE DENSITY, SOME OF THOSE LOTS TO THE SOUTH OR ON, YOU KNOW, OVER AN ACRE THERE, THERE AREN'T THEY ARE ON LARGER LOTS. BUT LIKE I MENTIONED BEFORE, THE APPLICANT CAN MENTION AS WELL THAT THEY INTEND FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT TO BE, WELL, THE SITE PLAN THAT'S BEEN APPROVED AND WHICH WILL HAVE TO BE FOLLOWED, IS FOR 1.5 UNITS PER ACRE. SO THAT IS STILL RATHER LOW, LOW DENSITY. ALSO, I'D LIKE TO MENTION IF THE SITE PLAN THAT YOU YOU SAW HERE IS IN HERE. IF THAT WERE TO CHANGE IT WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK THROUGH THE PROCESS. AND SO THERE WOULD BE PUBLIC HEARINGS AND THE APPLICANT WILL WOULD HAVE TO OR WE HAVE TO NOTIFY NEIGHBORS OF THOSE AS WELL. AND SO IF THIS IS WHAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO DEVELOP IF THEY DIDN'T WANT TO CHANGE THIS, THEN IT WILL HAVE TO COME BACK THROUGH THIS BODY AS WELL FOR APPROVAL. WITH THAT SAID, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, BY A 5 TO 2 VOTE RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST. SO CARL, UNDER R-1A, WHICH IS THE CURRENT ZONING, HOW MANY UNITS COULD THERE BE? IT'S TOUGH TO SAY, BUT THE ESSENTIALLY THE MAXIMUM DENSITY IS ABOUT FOUR AND A HALF UNITS PER ACRE. AND SO THIS IS ONE AND A HALF. SO QUITE A FEW MORE OKAY. A LOT OF THAT'S A 9000 SQUARE FOOT LOT MINIMUM FOR R-1. A LOT OF THESE LOTS FOR MANY OF

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THESE LOTS ARE. A THIRD OF AN ACRE TO GREATER. ANY QUESTIONS FOR CARL BEFORE WE CALL UP MR. BREWER? NOPE. ALL RIGHT, TREY, YOU WANNA COME UP? GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS TREY BREWER. I'M THE VICE PRESIDENT OF REAL ESTATE FOR THE GROUP. FIRST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO KYLE KINGMA AND HEATHER. NICK AND DARYL CARTER AND CAMERON WILLIAMS FOR WORKING WITH US ON ON THIS SITE PLAN AND WORKING THROUGH THE TRAFFIC ISSUES AND, AND ALL THAT COMES ALONG WITH THAT. THEY'VE BEEN VERY KIND TO US. WE WORKED WITH THE NEIGHBORS AND SEVERAL MEETINGS OVER THE LAST YEAR, AND WE FEEL LIKE WE'VE WE'VE GOT A GOOD SITE PLAN HERE BEFORE YOU. OUR INTENTION ON THIS IS TO TAKE WHAT WE'VE DONE AT LEGACY BEND OVER IN THE HOLLY TREE AREA AND REPLICATE IT OVER HERE. WE BUILT A NICE 4000 SQUARE FOOT PARADE OF HOMES JUST WEST OF THIS AREA TO KIND OF SET THE TONE TO WHERE IT WOULD BE A HIGH END, LARGE LOT DEVELOPMENT BY CUTTING, BY APPROVING THIS ZONING, YOU'D BE CUTTING THE DENSITY IN THIS AREA IN HALF. OVER 100 HOUSES COULD BE BUILT HERE. AND VOTING YES FOR THIS, IT'D BE LESS THAN LESS THAN 50. WE'VE WE'VE TALKED WITH THE NEIGHBORS ABOUT CUMBERLAND ROAD AND WE'VE SEEN THAT THAT THE CUMBERLAND ROAD DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT IS ON THE CIP LIST FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS. AND SO THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT SOUNDS LIKE YOU GUYS ARE ALREADY ON TOP OF AND WANT TO ADDRESS AND MAKE BETTER. SO OTHER THAN THAT, THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT. IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL BE HERE FOR YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. BREWER? YEAH.

TREY, ARE Y'ALL GOING TO FENCE THE WHOLE DEVELOPMENT OR HOW ARE YOU GOING TO. SURE. SO THERE DEFINITELY WE WILL PUT A FENCE UP NEXT TO THE GATE IN THE FRONT. AND WE OUR ARCHITECTURAL RESTRICTIONS IN DIFFERENT AREAS. IT DEPENDS ON WHAT KIND OF FENCE THAT CAN BE BUILT. AND TYPICALLY WE ASK FOR A HIGH END ORNAMENTAL IRON FENCES ON THE FRONT AND SIDES OF THE LOTS, AND SOMETIMES THE SIDES ARE PRIVACY FENCES. SOME OF THEM ARE BACK THERE. PRIVACY FENCES. IT JUST DEPENDS ON WHAT WHAT WORKS BETTER FOR PARTICULAR AREAS. IS THERE AN AREA THAT YOU HAVE IN QUESTION? JUST SOME OF THE NEIGHBORS THAT WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT WERE, AS KYLE MENTIONED, THE PRIVACY. THEY HAVE HUGE BACKYARDS. WHAT'S AN ACREAGE? AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY GOT SOMEBODY BEHIND THEM. THEY'RE NOT USED TO IT. THAT WAS THEIR CONCERN. I KNOW THAT Y'ALL TALKED TO THEM INDIVIDUALLY, AND I THINK THEY'LL COME TO THIS CONSENSUS. YES, THAT'D BE SOMETHING. WE COULD DEFINITELY TALK WITH THEM A LITTLE BIT MORE. MORE ABOUT. I HADN'T HEARD ABOUT THE PRIVACY FENCE ISSUE, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN DEFINITELY TALK TO THEM ABOUT.

ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR TREY? NO, NO, NO QUESTION FOR TREY. I'VE GOT ONE. KYLE MIGHT HELP US IF YOU BACK UP A SHOT, KYLE. THAT SHOWS MORE OF THE DEVELOPMENT. THERE WAS A RIGHT HERE JUST WE STILL GET THE QUESTION. THE QUESTIONS FROM THE PEOPLE OF WATER WAY. WILL THAT EVER SHOW A CUT THROUGH. AND IT DOESN'T SHOW THAT IT'LL EVER CUT THROUGH THE WATER WAY. AND THERE'S NO PLANS WHATSOEVER FOR THAT. CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT. GOOD. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? THANK YOU. JERRY, I DON'T HAVE ANY CARDS IN OPPOSITION. IS THERE ANYONE HERE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THIS REQUEST? ALL RIGHT. I'M JUST I GOT A COMMENT JUST BEFORE MAKING A MOTION IS THAT I KNOW THAT TRAFFIC HAS BEEN RAISED AS A PRIMARY ISSUE ABOUT THIS PROJECT. AND I KNOW WE AS A CITY HAD A SETBACK, YOU KNOW, 15 YEARS OR SO AGO WHERE THE CITY WANTED TO DEVELOP THE ROAD THERE. AND THAT EFFORT WAS PUSHED BACK. SO WE'RE GOING TO BE IN CATCH UP MODE NOW. AND I JUST HOPE, HOPE WE'LL DO AS GOOD A GOOD A JOB AS WE CAN AS A CITY TO GET THAT DONE AND HANDLE THE TRAFFIC THAT THEY DEFINITELY HAVE OUT THERE. BUT I DON'T FEEL LIKE WE SHOULD BE PENALIZING THE DEVELOPER FOR WHAT HAPPENED 15 YEARS AGO. SO WITH THAT, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE ONE SECOND MOTION BY CURTIS, SECOND BY NICHOLAS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR PROJECT. ALL

[Z-2 S25-001 DRAKE CANDY PARK LLC (1210 BENNETT AVENUE) Request that the City Council consider adoption of an Ordinance approving a Special Use Permit to allow for a wireless communications facility with a monopole communications tower up to 150 feet in height.]

RIGHT, Z TWO. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW FOR A CELL TOWER TO BE DEVELOPED ON THIS PROPERTY. THIS IS ON BENNETT AVENUE. THE APPLICANT'S REQUESTING TO

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CONSTRUCT A 150, 150 FOOT TALL CELL TOWER ON THIS PROPERTY. AS YOU SEE HERE, THE THIS LARGELY INDUSTRIAL AREA WITH THE WAREHOUSING AND INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES. THERE IS A SCHOOL DISTRICT FACILITY TO THE EAST, BUT THE BUILDINGS ON THE FRONT FURTHER EAST SIDE OF THAT, THAT PROPERTY TO THE THAT INT THERE AND THE LIKE I MENTIONED THE REQUEST IS TO BUILD A CELL TOWER ON THE SOUTHEAST PORTION OF THIS PROPERTY. HERE. I'LL GO RIGHT HERE SO YOU CAN SEE THAT IT'S AGAIN. SO THE APPLICANT HAS THEY DID AN ANALYSIS TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S NOT ANY POSSIBLE CO-LOCATION OPTIONS WITHIN THE AREA FOR THIS TOWER. AND IN THEIR ANALYSIS IT WOULD NOT BE FEASIBLE TO DO THAT. I THINK THE CLOSEST TOWER IS DOWN ON WALTON ROAD FURTHER TO THE SOUTH. AND THEN I THINK ONE TO THE NORTHEAST AS WELL. AND SO THEY THEY'VE IDENTIFIED THAT THERE'S COVERAGE NEEDS IN THIS IN THIS AREA. AND THEN THIS TOWER WOULD ACCOMPLISH THOSE, THOSE NEEDS.

AND SO THEY THEY ARE SHOWING THE SITE PLAN HERE. IT DOES SHOW THE TOWER ON THE SOUTHEAST PORTION.

AGAIN THIS IS THIS IS TIED TO THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT. IF THIS WERE TO CHANGE WE'D HAVE TO COME BACK FROM THE PROCESS AND EVALUATE IT AGAIN. JUST THE PHOTO OF THE PROPERTY THERE. AND THERE'S EXISTING DEVELOPMENT ON THE PROPERTY. AND THEY THEY HAD TO KIND OF WORK AROUND THAT TO MAKE SURE THEY WEREN'T BLOCKING ANY GATES OR, OR ANYTHING ON, ON THAT PROPERTY ALREADY. OF THE NOTICES THAT WERE SENT OUT, WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY OPPOSITION OR IN FAVOR FROM ANY OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 200FT, AS YOU CAN SEE HERE AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION, BY A UNANIMOUS VOTE, RECOMMENDED APPROVAL. ANY QUESTIONS FOR KYLE? WE DO HAVE A CARD HERE FROM THE APPLICANT. DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? ALL RIGHT. OH, YOU'RE COMING UP. GOOD MORNING MAYOR COUNCIL. MY NAME IS VINCE HEVENINGHAM WITH VINCENT GIROUARD ASSOCIATES. AS KYLE WAS SAYING, YOU KNOW, THEY THEY LOOKED AT AND, YOU KNOW, CELL TOWERS AROUND THE AREA. I THINK THE CLOSEST ONE IS A MILE AND A HALF. WHAT THIS IS, IS A CAPACITY AND A GAP SITE. I LAST WEEK LOOKING AT THE AMOUNT OF DATA VOLUMES. IN OTHER WORDS, YOUR ATTACHMENTS ON THAT PHONE TRIPLED IN THREE YEARS. SO THEY'RE RUNNING INTO CAPACITY PROBLEMS ON EXISTING SITES. AND THIS IS ALSO A GAP AREA WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO PICK UP SOME IN-BUILDING COVERAGE IN THAT AREA OF TOWN. SO, YOU KNOW, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER YOU. I DON'T NEED TO GO THROUGH A WIRELESS ONE ON ONE PRESENTATION. YOU HAVE A BIG AGENDA TODAY. APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU. SO MOVED. SECOND, GOT A MOTION AND SECOND BY WENDY. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION

[Z-3 Z25-016 DRAKE EQUITY PARTNERS, LP (A PORTION OF 2571 WEST GRANDE BOULEVARD) Request that the City Council consider adoption of an Ordinance approving a zone change from AG, Agricultural District to C-2, General Commercial District.]

CARRIES. ALRIGHT. G3, A REQUEST FOR A ZONING CHANGE FROM AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT TO C2.

GENERAL COMMERCIAL. THIS IS ON BROADWAY AVENUE. GRANDE BOULEVARD, THE CORNER OF OAK HILL BOULEVARD. AS YOU SEE HERE. IT'S CURRENTLY UNDEVELOPED. ALL THESE PROPERTIES ARE ARE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES ARE CURRENTLY UNDEVELOPED. THERE IS FUTURE PLANS TO THE NORTHWEST FOR HIGHER DENSITY HOUSING. AND AS WE KNOW, OLD JACKSONVILLE HIGHWAY EXPANSION IN THE FUTURE AS WELL TO THE EAST. SO THE APPLICANT PLANS TO REZONE THIS PROPERTY FROM AG, WHICH THAT'S HOW IT WAS ANNEXED. A COMMERCIAL DESIGNATION FOR IT, AS YOU SEE HERE, THIS WOULD AMEND THE FUTURE LAND USE GUIDE TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL. WE HAVE HAD SOME ZONING CHANGES. I'LL GO BACK TO THE YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THE C2 TO THE NORTHWEST AND THEN TO THE NORTHEAST. AND ACTUALLY THERE'S SOME TO THE SOUTHWEST AS WELL, WHERE IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS OR SO WE'VE WE'VE DONE SOME ZONE CHANGES FOR THOSE, THOSE AREAS TO, TO C2 AS WELL. HERE'S THE PROPERTY AS IT IS RIGHT NOW AND THE OF THE NOTICES THAT WERE SENT OUT, NUMBER RECEIVED IN OPPOSITION. WE DID RECEIVE ONE IN FAVOR FROM THE APPLICANT AND THEN THE PLANNING COMMISSION, BY A UNANIMOUS VOTE RECOMMENDED APPROVAL. ANY QUESTIONS FOR CARL? NOPE. SO MOVED. SECOND MOTION BY HAWKINS. SECOND BY WINN. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES, STEVE,

[Z-4 C25-002 SAMUEL BANKS (AN UNIMPROVED PORTION OF BUDDIE STREET) Request that the City Council consider adoption of an Ordinance approving the closure of an unimproved portion of Buddie Street.]

FOR I HAVE A REQUEST FOR A RIGHT OF WAY CLOSURE FOR A PORTION OF UNIMPROVED STREET. THIS IS WHAT

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WOULD HAVE BEEN BUNNY STREET AS AN INTERSECTION WITH WALTON ROAD. THE WEST SIDE OF THE OF THE RIGHT OF WAY WAS ALREADY ABANDONED YEARS AGO. AND SO THE APPLICANT IS ASKING TO ABANDON THIS PORTION TO BE ABLE TO HELP FACILITATE DEVELOPMENT OF THE THOSE TWO LOTS ON THE SOUTH SIDE, THESE TWO LOTS HERE. SO IF THIS IS ABANDONED THEY CAN MOVE THOSE LOT LINES OVER AND DEVELOP THOSE LOTS. THERE IS A HOUSE ON THE NORTH SIDE. AND THIS KIND OF HELP THAT BECAUSE THEIR DRIVEWAYS WITHIN THE RIGHT OF WAY. SO THIS MAY HELP THEM WITH THAT. BUT AGAIN IT'S GOING TO HELP THE OR FACILITATE DEVELOPMENT IN THAT AREA. THERE ARE UTILITY LINES THAT WILL NEED TO BE PUT IN EASEMENTS AS OF SPRING PLATTED IN THE FUTURE. BUT THE PLANNING COMMISSION, BY A UNANIMOUS VOTE, RECOMMENDS APPROVAL SUBJECT TO THE TO THE PROPERTY BEING REPLANTED WITHIN SIX MONTHS. ANY QUESTIONS FOR CARL? NO. SO MOVED. SECOND. MOTION BY HAWKINS. SECOND BY CURTIS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANKS,

[R-1 Request that the City Council consider adopting a Resolution to suspend the original July 31, 2025 effective date of ONCOR Electric Company's requested rate change to permit the City time to study the request and establish reasonable rates.]

CARL. THANKS. OUR ONE. EVERETT. YES, SIR. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I'M HERE TO PRESENT TO YOU A RESOLUTION ASKING FOR THE COUNCIL TO SUSPEND A RECENT FILING THAT WE RECEIVED FROM ENCORE ON JUNE 26TH OF THIS YEAR, ENCORE DELIVERY COMPANY FILED AN APPLICATION SEEKING TO INCREASE ITS SYSTEM WIDE TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION RATES BY ABOUT 834 MILLION, OR APPROXIMATELY 13%, OVER ITS PRESENT REVENUES. IF APPROVED, AN AVERAGE RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER WOULD SEE A BILL INCREASE OF ABOUT $7.90 PER MONTH. THE ATTACHED WAS THE RESOLUTION THAT WE ARE ASKING THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER. SUSPENDS THE JULY 31ST, 2005 EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE COMPANY'S RATE INCREASE FOR THE MAXIMUM PERIOD THAT IS PERMITTED BY LAW, WHICH IS 90 DAYS. THIS TIME FRAME IS TO ALLOW THE CITY OF TYLER TO WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE STEERING COMMITTEE OF THE CITIES THAT SERVE ENCORE. TO EVALUATE THE FILING, DETERMINE WHETHER THE FILING COMPLIES WITH THE LAW, AND THEN TO DETERMINE FURTHER STRATEGY. IF SO, INCLUDING A SETTLEMENT. WE'VE BEEN THROUGH THIS PROCESS SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE. ALMOST NOW, EVERY YEAR IT LOOKS LIKE THAT WE HAVE TO DO THIS. THE CITY IS A PART OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE FOR ENCORE. THEY SERVE AS VERY WELL. AND SO ALSO A PART OF THIS RESOLUTION ALSO SEEKS TO. APPROVE THE ABILITY OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE TO REVIEW THE RATES, TO HIRE ATTORNEYS AND TO PURSUE WHATEVER STRATEGIES, INCLUDING SETTLEMENT OR LITIGATION, THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO. SO THAT'S WHAT THIS RESOLUTION IS FOR. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR DEBORAH? I MOVE TO APPROVE OUR ONE SECOND MOTION BY CARTER, SECOND BY HAWKINS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. TOM TRIMBLE, WE APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU. YOU BET. ALRIGHT. OH

[O-1 Request that the City Council consider adopting an Ordinance amending Tyler City Code Chapter 2 to adopt amended guidelines and criteria for tax abatement.]

ONE. GOOD MORNING MAYOR. COUNCIL. THIS IS A REQUEST THAT THE CITY COUNCIL CONSIDER ADOPTING OR ADOPTING OUR CHAPTER TWO OF ADOPTED GUIDELINES AND CRITERIA FOR TAX ABATEMENT. THE AMENDED GUIDELINES REMOVE THE PRESCRIPTIVE EXAMPLES OF ELIGIBLE FACILITIES AND ALLOW MORE FLEXIBILITY. SO TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT, THE CURRENT DOCUMENT REFERENCES MANUFACTURING FACILITIES, DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES, CORPORATE OFFICES, RESEARCH PARKS AND FINALLY A MAJOR TOURIST ATTRACTIONS. SO IT'S VERY PRESCRIPTIVE IN WHAT IS ELIGIBLE. AND THE AMENDED POLICY IS MORE IN LINE WITH WHAT THE SMITH COUNTY JUST AMENDED FOR THEIR POLICY. SO WE'RE MARRYING THAT TO ALLOW FOR THAT FLEXIBILITY. BUT ULTIMATELY THE COUNCIL HAS TO APPROVE ALL TAX ABATEMENTS, BUT IT ALLOWS THE STAFF TO WORK ON THESE AS WE'RE BRINGING IT TO YOU. SO WITH THAT, WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT THE ORDINANCES AS PRESENTED AND FOR THE AMENDED GUIDELINES AND CRITERIA GOVERNING THE TAX ABATEMENT POLICY. ANY QUESTIONS FOR HEATHER? MOVE TO APPROVE A ONE SECOND MOTION BY CURTIS,

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SECOND BY WIND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANKS, HEATHER. OKAY. YOU GAVE A SHOUT OUT TO TOM. SCOTT'S HERE TOO. IF YOU WANT TO GIVE HIM A SHOUT. SCOTT. APPRECIATE YOU. AND YOU LADIES. ALRIGHT. IT'S ME AGAIN. OH, IT'S

[O-2 Request that the City Council consider adoption of an Ordinance amending Tyler City Code Chapter 1 by removing unnecessary wording relating to Code amendments, categorizing the Neighborhood Revitalization Board as a Regular Board, listing the Tax Reinvestment Zone Board Number 4 as a Periodic Board, updating the Review Process for City Board applications, amending the provision related to City Board Attendance/Status Reports, clarifying the adoption of Internal Board Operating Rules, updating the City Penalty Clause to include Airport Zoning and Height Hazard Regulations, updating the advisory group membership provisions in the Appeal Process to the City Manager or designee, and making other minor clean-up and formatting changes.]

YOU AGAIN. YES, SIR. TWICE IN A ROW. AND YOU MIGHT HAVE A LITTLE GET BACK TODAY. MAYOR. BECAUSE YOU SEE THAT VERY LONG READING OF WHAT OH TWO IS ABOUT. BUT LET ME TRY TO SUMMARIZE THAT FOR YOU. EVERY YEAR OR TWO, OUR DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY GOES THROUGH OUR CODES AND TRIES TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE ALIGNED WITH WHAT THE CURRENT LAW IS, AS WELL AS WHAT OUR CURRENT PRACTICES ARE. SO STEVE AND KING DID THAT AGAIN FOR US, AND HE HAS DRAFTED THIS ORDINANCE. AND WHAT IS INTENDED TO DO IS JUST TO HAVE A CLEANUPS AND OTHER CHANGES IN CITY CODE. CHAPTER ONE, ALLOW ME TO KIND OF QUICKLY GO THROUGH WHAT MOST OF THE PRIMARY SUBSTANTIVE PARTS OF THIS CODE THAT THAT THIS ORDINANCE WOULD CHANGE AT THE REQUEST OF CODE ENFORCEMENT. THERE ARE CHANGES FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION BOARD. CURRENTLY, IT IS LISTED AS A PERIODIC BOARD MEANS IT IT GETS TOGETHER AS NEEDED. BUT BECAUSE OF THE WAY THAT CODE ENFORCEMENT IS WORKING ON SUBSTANDARD HOUSES, THEY REALLY HAVE ASKED FOR THIS TO CHANGE TO A REGULAR BOARD, A STANDING SET TIME AND DATE. ALSO, THE ORDINANCE WANTS TO ADD TERS BOARD NUMBER FOUR TO THE CURRENT LIST OF PERIODIC BOARDS. IT'S NO DIFFERENT THAN ANY OF THE OTHER BOARDS, AND SO IT SHOULD BE ON THAT LIST SIMILAR TO THE OTHER BOARDS. CURRENTLY. THE BOARD THE CODE REFLECTS THAT THE CITY ETHICS ORDINANCE APPLIES TO MORE THAN ADVISORY BOARDS. AND THAT ALLOWS FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO REVIEW THOSE APPLICATIONS FOR MORE THAN ADVISORY BOARDS. SOMETIMES THE ADVISORY BOARDS ALSO GET REVIEWS, BUT THE CODE HAS IT FOR ALL BOARDS. WHAT IT SHOULD HAVE IS JUST BOARD MORE THAN ADVISORY BOARDS, AND SO IT MAKES THAT CHANGE. THE CODE ALSO CURRENTLY REQUIRES THAT THE CITY CLERK PROVIDE ATTENDANCE AND STATUS REPORTS ON CITY BOARDS TO THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THAT IT ALSO APPROVE ALL INTERNAL CITY BOARD RULES FOR THEIR OPERATIONS. BOTH OF THESE ARE NOT THE CURRENT PRACTICE OF THE CITY'S OPERATIONS. CITY CLERK REPORTS TO THE COUNCIL UPON REQUEST, AND THIS AMENDMENT WOULD ALLOW FOR THAT TO BE CHANGED TO UPON REQUEST, AND WOULD ALLOW THAT THE BOARDS CONTINUE TO ADOPT THEIR OWN INTERNAL RULES AS THEY ARE DOING RIGHT NOW, AND FINALLY, THE ORDINANCE AMENDS THE PENALTY CLAUSE TO INCLUDE THE ZONING BOARD AND HIGH HAZARD REGULATIONS THAT WERE RECENTLY ADOPTED. AND SO NOW WITH THIS ORDINANCE, THOSE PENALTY CLAUSES WILL BE ADDED. AND FINALLY, IT AMENDS THE CITY ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS PROCESS SO THAT THE CITY MANAGER CAN INCLUDE BOTH CITY EMPLOYEES AS WELL AS CITY EMPLOYEES TO SERVE ON ADVISORY GROUPS, TO ASSIST THE MANAGER IN THE APPEALS PROCESS. AND THAT IS ALSO SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN. A PRACTICE FROM TIME TO TIME. AND SO WE WANT THE CODE TO BE ALIGNED TO THE CITY'S PRACTICE. AND THAT'S WHAT THIS ORDINANCE PROVIDES IN TERMS OF CHANGES.

AND THAT WAS THE SUMMARY. HIS ATTORNEY. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR DEBORAH? MOVE TO APPROVE OH TWO SECOND GOT A MOTION BY CURTIS. SECOND BY HAWKINS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. ANYONE? LIANE.

[M-1 Request that the City Council consider authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement providing for the transfer of a building and lot located at 2000 West Gentry Parkway Tyler, Texas and a one-time grant in the amount of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) to the Tyler Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce.]

GOOD MORNING MAYOR. GOOD MORNING, GOOD MORNING, GOOD MORNING. I AM HERE TO REQUEST THAT THE CITY COUNCIL CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT PROVIDING THE TRANSFER AND THE BUILDING AND THE LOT AT 2000 WEST GENTRY PARKWAY AND A ONE TIME GRANT TO THE TYLER METROPOLITAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. HIGHLIGHTS FOR THIS AGREEMENT WILL INCLUDE. THE CITY OF TYLER WILL TRANSFER THE BUILDING AND PROPERTY AS IT IS TO THE TYLER METRO CHAMBER OF

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COMMERCE, PROVIDED THAT THE BUILDING IS USED FOR A TO PROMOTE A PUBLIC SERVICE SHOULD THE ORGANIZATION CEASE TO EXIST FOR A PUBLIC PURPOSE, THE BUILDING AND THE PROPERTY WOULD REVERT BACK TO THE CITY OF TYLER. MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP OF THE BUILDING WILL BE AT THE EXPENSE OF THE TYLER METRO. IF ANY TIME THE ORGANIZATION FAILS TO UTILIZE THE PROPERTY IN A MANNER THAT PROMOTES A PUBLIC PURPOSE, THE CITY OF TYLER THEN WILL AUTOMATICALLY REVERT BACK TO THE CITY OF TYLER. OWNERSHIP OF IT AND TYLER. METRO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO THE OPERATION OF THE NONPROFIT. THE CITY OF TYLER WILL ALSO PROVIDE A ONE TIME GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $50,000 TO THE TYLER METRO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. THE SOLE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO FUND ROOF REPAIRS. LOCATED AT 2000 WEST GENTRY, THE ORGANIZATION AGREES TO SUBMIT A FINAL REPORT WITHIN 60 DAYS OF PROJECT COMPLETION, INCLUDING A SUMMARY OF WORK, COMPLETED RECEIPTS OR INVOICES, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND ANY OTHER DOCUMENTATION REASONABLY REQUESTED BY THE CITY OF TYLER.

SO THE REQUEST IS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT FOR THE TRANSFER OF THE BUILDING AND LOT LOCATED AT 2000 WEST GENTRY PARKWAY, TEXAS AT TYLER, TEXAS, AT A ONE TIME GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $50,000 TO THE TYLER METROPOLITAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR LEON? YES. YOU ALREADY HAVE A WELL THERE, SANDRA. SANDRA. HEY, DO YOU ALREADY HAVE A ROOFER? YOU GOT BIDS ALREADY AND. OKAY. AND SHE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT IF YOU GUYS WOULD. SURE. COME ON UP. COME ON UP, LEANNE. HOW LONG IS. HOW LONG HAVE THEY BEEN IN THE BUILDING? COME ON UP. I DIDN'T GET YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. OR AT LEAST YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, YES, I'M SANDRA BARNES, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT TYLER METRO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. GOOD MORNING. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. SO. THE ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN THERE OVER 20 YEARS. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING. SO IT'S GREAT THAT YOU ARE GOING TO GET YOUR PERMANENT HOME. YES, YES, WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY. AND I AM STANDING ON BEHALF OF TYLER, METRO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TODAY TO THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, TO PUBLICLY THANK YOU ALL FOR THIS CONSIDERATION. IT'S WITH SINCERE GRATITUDE THAT WE EXPRESS YOUR COLLABORATION ON THIS PROJECT AND MOVING THIS PROJECT FORWARD FOR THE ACQUISITION OF THIS BUILDING ON 2000 WEST GENTRY PARKWAY, AS FORMERLY STATED. I THINK IT'S GREAT FOR YOU ALL'S LEADERSHIP AND COMMITMENT TO EMPOWER LOCAL BUSINESSES HERE IN THE GREAT CITY OF TYLER, AND WE'RE TRULY APPRECIATIVE OF IT. I WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT THIS MILESTONE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE EFFORTS OF EACH OF YOU, AND WE'RE ESPECIALLY GRATEFUL. I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DID NOT. GIVE HOMAGE AND RECOGNIZE SOME VERY IMPORTANT PEOPLE WHO HAD LISTENING EARS, OPEN MINDS, AND WILLING TO ACT. THEIR PRESENCE AT THE TABLE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THIS PROJECT, AND THOSE NAMES ARE IN HER ABSENCE. COUNCIL MEMBER SHONDA MARSH, COUNCIL MEMBER PETRA HAWKINS. CÉDRIC TREMBLE AND NONE OTHER THAN THE AMAZING LEANNE ROBINETTE. IT'S JUST BEEN GREAT TO WORK WITH THESE FOUR INDIVIDUALS ON THIS PROJECT, AND WE SINCERELY THANK EACH OF YOU. WE LOOK FORWARD TO PARTNERING WITH THE CITY TO CREATE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SMALL AND MINORITY BUSINESSES, ENTREPRENEURS AND RESIDENTS ALIKE IN THE YEARS AHEAD. SO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. THE AMAZING AMAZING I LIKE THAT. SO SPECIAL. ALL RIGHT I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION MOVE TO APPROVE M ONE SECOND A MOTION BY HAWKINS. SECOND BY WINN. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. GOOD LUCK. I HOPE IT ALL GOES WELL. ALRIGHT,

[M-2 Request that the City Council consider authorizing the City Manager to execute a construction contract for the Information Technology Infrastructure Relocation Project with Watson Commercial Construction, Ltd., for $3,050,000 (Bid No. 25- 035), and approve an allowance of $430,000 for furniture, appliances, and server racks.]

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M2. JENNY. DARREN. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. NEVER HEARD ANYBODY SAY THAT ABOUT VINNIE. YOU PROBABLY WON'T. I'M JUST KIDDING. I SEE I ASKED YOU TO THROW ME OFF. YOU TALK ABOUT IT. RELOCATION AND RENOVATION OF THE NEW BUILDING ON LOCUST STREET.

AS YOU GUYS, MOST OF YOU ARE AWARE, IT HAS BEEN ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF CITY HALL FOR NEARLY OVER 27 YEARS. AND SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE 24 YEARS AND A LOT OF THINGS HAVE CHANGED. AS YOU GUYS CAN SEE ON THIS LEFT SIDE OF YOUR SCREEN. WHEN I STARTED OUT, WE ONLY HAD TWO COMPUTER SYSTEMS. ONE WAS AS 400 AND WHICH HOUSED MOST OF THE ERP SYSTEM, WHICH MEANS ALL THE FINANCIAL, ALL THE POLICE DATA, EVERYTHING ELSE. AND ON THE LEFT SIDE WE HAD AN EMAIL SERVER AND THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF STORAGE WE HAD WAS ONLY 500 GIG THAT WE USED TO BACK IT UP ON 700 OF THESE CDS, WHICH TODAY FITS IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND. BUT AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE RIGHT SIDE, WE HAVE GROWN TREMENDOUSLY. WE HAVE OVER 440 VIRTUAL SERVERS, 450 VIRTUAL DESKTOPS, AND MANY NETWORKING EQUIPMENT, TELECOMMUNICATION, FIREWALL, YOU NAME IT. UPS IS UPSTAIRS. AND ALL OF THESE NEW TECHNOLOGIES HAS BROUGHT ITS OWN CHALLENGES. WE ALSO PROVIDE SERVICES TO OTHER ENTITIES, CITY OF WHITE HOUSE, AND WE ALSO PROVIDE SERVICES TO 911. THE CHALLENGE IS THAT IT'S BROUGHT UP FOR US IS THREE THINGS. NUMBER ONE IS THE WEIGHT ON THE THIRD FLOOR.

NUMBER TWO WAS THE SPACE. NUMBER THREE IS ACTUALLY THE AIR CONDITIONING. ON THE WEIGHT SIDE. WE HAVE REACHED OUT TO STRUCTURAL ENGINEER AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEER. CAN WE ADD ANY MORE EQUIPMENT THEY RECOMMENDED FOR US? WE CANNOT ADD ANY MORE BECAUSE IT WOULD DAMAGE THE THIRD FLOOR. SO WE DECIDED TO MOVE ALL THE EQUIPMENT AS MUCH AS WE COULD ON A POLICE DEPARTMENT OF FERGUSON AND ALSO ON SOUTH POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND AS WE'RE GOING AGAIN, THIS SPACE HAS BEEN BECOMING VERY DIFFICULT. CAN YOU GO BACK? PLEASE? YEAH. OKAY.

SPACE IS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR US. AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'VE EVEN TRANSFORMED THE HALLWAY INTO THE TRIAGE AREA THAT WE CAN WORK ON AND PUTTING EQUIPMENT IN THERE. AND THE SMALL ROOM THAT WE HAVE, THE AIR CONDITIONING, WE HAVE NEARLY OVER 20 TONS OF AIR CONDITIONING, AND IT'S BARELY ENOUGH FOR US TO PUMP AIR AND KEEP THE HUMIDITY GOING. SO THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN THE CHALLENGES FOR US TO MAINTAIN. ON OCTOBER 22ND, COUNCIL WAS GRACIOUS ENOUGH TO ALLOW US TO PURCHASE THE CLAY WHITE SHAFER'S LAW OFFICE ON THE 205 WEST LOCUST STREET, WHICH YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN, AND WE HAVE SINCE CONTRACTED WITH HARRIS CRAIG, ARCHITECT, FOR THEM TO RENOVATE TO MAKE THIS IT READY FOR THE NEXT 25, 30 YEARS FOR US COMING. SO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I WANT TO TALK TO YOU GUYS ABOUT, THE CHANGES THAT WE MADE, THIS BUILDING HAS A LITTLE HISTORY.

IT USED TO BE THE TALLEST BUILDING IN TYLER. YOU GUYS USED TO BE THE CITY HALL AND ALSO FIRE STATION AT ONE TIME. THEN IT WAS CONVERTED TO A DRIVE THROUGH BANK. AS YOU GUYS CAN SEE, THE TRIANGLE IN THE MIDDLE THAT ACTUALLY IS A DRIVE THROUGH BANK. WE STILL HAVE THOSE BULLETPROOF GLASSES IN THERE. AND SO WE MADE SOME. WE ASKED OUR ARCHITECT TO MAKE SURE IT'S READY. SO WE MADE SOME ADA MODIFICATIONS. I'M GOING TO START FROM THE RIGHT SIDE. WE HAD TO WORK WITH FIRE DEPARTMENT ALSO. WE ADDED THE EGRESS IN THAT AREA TO MAKE SURE IT'S ADA AND FIRE READY FOR THAT. AND WE ADD WE TOOK THE CLOSET RIGHT THERE WHERE THE SERVER ROOM IS.

WE TOOK THAT AND EXPANDED IT INTO THE COMPUTER ROOM TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE ADEQUATE ROOM TO PUT ALL OF OUR SERVERS AND ENOUGH AIR CONDITIONING SO WE CAN KEEP THAT ROOM COOL. AND AGAIN, IT'S GOING MOVING LEFT. WE ALSO ADDED A LIFT SO WE CAN BE ABLE TO GET MAKE THAT ADA COMPLIANT TO GET TO THAT AREA. MOVING LEFT SIDE. WE ALSO ADDED A NINE FOOT DOOR TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN MOVE THE SERVERS IN THE HALLWAY TO BRING IT IN TO THE SERVER ROOM TO BE ABLE TO MANEUVER OUR STUFF, AND WE ADDED A CANOPY ON THE LEFT SIDE THAT WE CAN WORK ON CITY VEHICLES LIKE THE PUBLIC SAFETY'S AND THE CODE ENFORCEMENT SIDE. AND AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO ASK DARREN JENNY TO COME UP AND DISCUSS ABOUT THE WAY THAT WE WENT OUT FOR BIDS AND HOW WE SECURE THE FUNDING. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. BASICALLY, WHAT I WANTED TO LET HIM TELL YOU THE SCOPE AND THE HISTORY OF THE PROJECT. NOW, I WILL TELL YOU ABOUT THE PROCESS WE WENT THROUGH TO GO AHEAD AND GET ALL THIS GOING. SO WE ACTUALLY ADVERTISE FOR BIDS ON THE PROJECT APRIL 30TH AND MAY 7TH. WE OPENED BIDS ON MAY 20TH. ACTUALLY, IT WAS A PROPOSALS RATHER THAN BIDS THAT THE LOW BIDDER AND THE QUALIFIED WAS AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAD FOUR BIDS.

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THE LOWEST WAS 3,050,000. THE NEXT BID WAS 3,057,000. YOU KNOW, RALEIGH HARRIS WAS MISSED IT BY $7,000. SO BUT WE THOUGHT THEY WERE VERY GOOD BIDS. NOW, AT FIRST WE THOUGHT WE WERE MAYBE A LITTLE HIGH OR SOMETHING. BUT THEY ARE IN TALKING WITH THE ARCHITECT. THEY ARE CONSISTENT WITH BIDS THAT THEY RECEIVED ON OTHER PROJECTS. SO AS FAR AS THE TOTAL PROJECT COST, I WANT TO BE OPEN AND UPFRONT WITH YOU ALL. THE CONSTRUCTION IS 3,050,000 FURNITURE AND APPLIANCES. IS 180. AND THEN HE HAS SOME SERVER RACKS. HE NEEDS TO GO AHEAD TO BE ABLE TO USE AND PURCHASE FOR THIS. ALSO FUNDING WHAT WE HAVE IS WE HAVE HAD HALF CENT HAD $2.1 MILLION IN THERE FOR THE BUDGET FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GIVING.

WE'RE NOT INCREASING THAT. WE'RE NOT DECREASING THAT. WE ARE GIVING THEM WHAT WAS IN THE BUDGET FOR THIS PROJECT IN THE HALF CENT SALES TAX. AND TO COMPENSATE FOR THAT, AND HE IS GIVING OVER HIS GENERAL FUND IT BUDGET IS GIVING ABOUT ALMOST 1.4 MILLION OF HIS INTERNAL FUNDS TO FUND THIS PROJECT. SO WE. ANY QUESTIONS FOR I'LL READ THE RECOMMENDATION. DARREN.

WHAT'S THE TIMELINE TIMELINE. WE HAVE ABOUT 180 DAYS CONSTRUCTION HERE ON THIS BEGINNING.

BEGINNING. WE'LL BEGIN NEXT MONTH. THE PRE-CONSTRUCTION CONFERENCE. WE'LL GET THE EXECUTED CONTRACT STARTED THIS WEEK. GET THEM TO THE CONTRACTOR. USUALLY TAKES A COUPLE OF WEEKS TO GET ALL THE BONDS AND EVERYTHING TOGETHER. THEN WE WILL HAVE A PRE-CONSTRUCTION CONFERENCE AND THEY'LL HAVE TEN DAYS TO START CONSTRUCTION. DENNY, HOW MUCH OF YOUR CURRENT EQUIPMENT WILL YOU RELOCATE AND HOW IS THAT PROCESS GOING TO OR IS IT GOING TO BE REDUNDANCY OR ALL NEW? WE'RE GOING TO BE MOVING EQUIPMENT LITTLE BY LITTLE TO THE NEXT ROOM. BUT WE ARE ALSO CONTRACTED WITH 901 TO HAVE A REDUNDANCY AT ON THE SHELBY DRIVE. SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE EVERYTHING OVER THERE BEFORE WE MOVE EVERYTHING TO THE NEXT BUILDING. SO I'VE GOT A QUESTION FOR YOU, BUT ALSO A STATEMENT. YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT, YOU TALK ABOUT THE WEIGHT OF ALL THE EQUIPMENT THERE. YOU THINK ABOUT WHOSE OFFICE IS UNDERNEATH THAT AND THEN WHOSE OFFICES UNDERNEATH THAT. I THINK IT WOULD TAKE STEPHANIE AND DEBORAH. YEAH. SO I'M JUST. WE'LL MAKE IT STILL MAKE ANY CITY ATTORNEY. AND HIS OFFICE IS, LIKE, NEXT TO THE SAFE. I THINK THAT'S PRETTY SECURE. SO SORRY. SO I GET THE NECESSITY OF IT. BUT, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING THAT HAS CHANGED SO MUCH SINCE YOU FIRST CAME. YEAH. AND YOU THINK ABOUT CYBERSECURITY AND, YOU KNOW, WE EVEN CARRY CYBERSECURITY INSURANCE. CAN YOU JUST BRIEFLY TALK ABOUT THE NUMBER OF GUYS THAT YOU HAVE AND A LITTLE BIT ABOUT JUST WHAT IT TAKES TO KEEP OUR SYSTEM SAFE? WELL, WE HAVE TOTAL OF 16 PEOPLE, INCLUDING MYSELF AND SUSAN, AS ADMIN. AND EVERY DAY THAT WE LOOK AT CYBERSECURITY IS REALLY FOUR OF US. WE LOOK AT EVERY EVENT THAT'S HAPPENING EVERY DAY. THE ATTACK IS GETTING DOUBLE OR TRIPLE THAT WE LOOK AT LIKE YESTERDAY WE HAD COUPLE OF PEOPLE THAT THEY WERE ACCOUNT WAS GETTING COMPROMISED. IT'S LUCKILY THAT WE HAVE THAT TOUFAR IN THERE. SO IT BLOCKED THEM FOR GETTING TO ACCESS. SO IT IS A REOCCURRING AND IT'S REALLY A TOUGH JOB. IT'S JUST WHAT WE SAY IS A MATTER OF WHEN. BUT KNOCK ON WOOD, WE'VE BEEN DOING A GOOD JOB SO FAR TO KEEPING THE BAD GUYS AWAY. BUT THIS IS THIS IS HAPPENING AS WE TALK, CONTINUOUSLY KNOCKING AT OUR DOOR AND JUST TRYING TO GET IN, AND WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE ASK ALL OF OUR STAFF TO BE VIGILANT, TO MAKE SURE THE EMAIL YOU GET, ANY INFORMATION THAT YOU GET, THAT YOU DID, YOU EXPECT THAT TO RECEIVE. SO IT'S A CONSTANT TRAINING FOR US THAT IT'S VERY EFFECTIVE IN KEEPING ME CONFUSED AND ACCESSING MY EMAILS. I MEAN, SO IT'S GOOD WE DO THE BEST WE CAN. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR BENNY OR DARREN BEFORE DARREN REACHES A REQUEST OKAY. OH I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND THE CITY COUNCIL CONSIDER APPROVING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT FOR THE INFRASTRUCTURE RELOCATION PROJECT TO WATSON COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,050,000. BID NUMBER 25 035. AND APPROVE FUNDING AND ALLOWANCE OF $430,000 FOR FURNITURE, APPLIANCES AND SERVER RACKS. WATSON COMMERCIAL TO WATSON COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION. THE AMOUNT OF 3,050,000. SO THERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT, MR. MAYOR. IT'S A LOT OF MONEY, BUT COMPARED TO THE FEDERAL RESERVE REMODEL, THIS IS A BARGAIN. I