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[INVOCATION]

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DECEMBER 10TH, 2020 CITY COUNCIL MEETING. WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN WITH THE INVOCATION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER NGUYEN, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE, IF YOU'LL PLEASE STAND. LET'S PRAY. ACCEPT, O LORD, OUR THANKS AND PRAISE FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR US. WE THANK YOU FOR THE SPLENDOR OF YOUR WHOLE CREATION, FOR THE BEAUTY OF THE CITY, FOR THE WONDER OF LIFE, AND FOR THE MYSTERY OF LOVE. WE THANK YOU FOR THE BLESSINGS OF FAMILY, FRIENDS AND COMMUNITY, AND FOR THE LOVING CARE WHICH SURROUNDS US ON EVERY SIDE. WE THANK YOU FOR THIS HOLIDAY SEASON AND ABOVE ALL, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SON, JESUS CHRIST. 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 RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN

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WITH THE MINUTES FROM OCTOBER THE 8TH, 2025. THE APPROVED SECOND MOTION BY WIND, SECOND

[Z-1 Z25-032 GENECOV WEST MUD CREEK LLC (8521 PALUXY DRIVE) Request that the City Council consider adoption of an Ordinance approving a zone change from PMF, Planned Multi-Family Residential District, PUR, Planned Unit Residential District, R-1A, Single-Family Residential District, and R-2, Two-Family Duplex District to PMF, Planned Multi-Family Residential District with written narrative, R-1A, Single-Family Residential District, and R-2, Two-Family Residential District.]

BY NICHOLS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES Z1 COUNCIL. GOOD MORNING. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. KYLE KINGMA, PLANNING DIRECTOR. THE FIRST ITEM WE HAVE IS THE ONE WHICH IS A REQUEST FOR A ZONE CHANGE. THIS IS OVER PLEXI DRIVE. I'LL SHOW THE PICTURE HERE. SO SOUTH OF MCCLENNY, EAST OF THE CAMBRIDGE BEND SUBDIVISION. SO THIS IS A REQUEST TO ESSENTIALLY CLEAN UP SOME OF THE ZONING BOUNDARIES IN THIS AREA. IT WAS REZONED FOR A VARIETY OF OF ZONING DISTRICTS BACK IN 2024. NOW THAT THE DEVELOPER HAS KIND OF FORMALIZED HOW THEY WANT TO LAY OUT THE THE SITE, THEY THEY ARE MAKING THESE THESE ADJUSTMENTS, IT'S STILL GOING TO BE FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES ARE A VARIETY OF SINGLE FAMILY. THERE ARE SOME DUPLEXES IN THE AREA AND THEN SOME UNDEVELOPED LAND.

THIS IS ESSENTIALLY THE THE REQUEST HERE IS JUST TO AMEND SOME OF THESE THESE AREAS FROM MULTIFAMILY TO SINGLE FAMILY, MULTIFAMILY TO TWO FAMILY AND KIND OF UPDATE THE THE LINES THERE OF THE NOTICES THAT WERE SENT OUT, NUMBER RETURNED IN FAVOR OR IN OPPOSITION TO THIS REQUEST. AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. ANY QUESTIONS FOR KYLE? MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. GOT A MOTION BY NICHOLAS. SECOND BY WIND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL

[Z-2 A25-002 WERNER-TAYLOR LAND & DEVELOPMENT LP (2502 HENSHAW CREEK DRIVE) Request that the City Council consider adoption of an Ordinance approving the voluntary annexation of approximately 8.88 acres of land lying adjacent to the present boundary limits of the City of Tyler, located southeast of the intersection of Old Noonday Road and Henshaw Creek Drive. Also consider recommending: A. The new boundary of the City Limits. B. The new boundary of the City Council District #2. C. The new boundary of the Tyler Extraterritorial Jurisdiction upon consent. D. That the City Manager be authorized to sign a written agreement for provision of City services per Texas Local Government Code Section 43.0672. E. That the Future Land Use Guide be amended to reflect Single-Family and Single- Family Attached. F. Establishment of Original zoning of 'PUR', Planned Unit Residential District with written narrative.]

THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES Z TWO. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR A ANNEXATION OF LAND. 8.8 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED OFF OLD NOONDAY ROAD IN HEADSHOT, HENSHAW CREEK DRIVE. AS YOU SEE HERE, SOME OF THIS AREA HAS ALREADY BEEN ANNEXED OVER TIME INTO THE CITY.

THIS IS THE NEXT PHASE. THE NEXT PHASE OF THAT. THE DEVELOPER IS ANTICIPATING TO DEVELOP ATTACHED AND DETACHED SINGLE FAMILY HOMES SIMILAR TO WHAT THEY'VE ALREADY DONE TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF THERE. BUT SURROUNDING LAND USES ARE AGAIN RESIDENTIAL. THERE IS A SCHOOL TO THE TO THE EAST, AND IT'S CURRENTLY UNDEVELOPED TO THE SOUTH. THE APPLICANT'S REQUESTED THE ANNEXATION IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO TO CONNECT TO CITY UTILITIES. THIS REQUEST IS CONSISTENT WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE. AS YOU SEE HERE IS. CURRENTLY THE FIRST PHASE HAS BEEN DEVELOPED WITH SOME TOWNHOMES, DETACHED HOMES, DUPLEXES AND ANTICIPATING ANTICIPATION FOR SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AS WELL TO THE WEST. THIS IS IN KEEPING WITH THAT. THIS REQUEST WILL EXPAND THE CITY LIMITS. ON THIS. ON THIS SIDE OF TOWN. THIS IS THE PRELIMINARY LAYOUT OF OUR LOT LAYOUT. FOR THIS PHASE. IT'S ABOUT 56 LOTS TO BE ADDED AS WELL. ULTIMATELY, THIS DEVELOPMENT WILL CONNECT OLD NEW ROAD TO THREE LAKES PARKWAY.

SO THE THE NOTICES THAT WE SENT OUT TO NEIGHBORS AND WITHIN THE CITY AND OUTSIDE THE CITY, WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY IN OPPOSITION. THE PLANNING COMMISSION BY A BY A UNANIMOUS VOTE, RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE ANNEXATION OF THE 8.88 ACRES OF LAND, WHICH WILL ESTABLISH A NEW CITY LIMITS, WHICH WILL ESTABLISH THE THIS AREA AS CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT

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NUMBER TWO. IT WILL ALSO THEY ALSO RECOMMEND THE NEW BOUNDARY OF THE TYLER EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION UPON CONSENT. THEY RECOMMEND THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE A WRITTEN AGREEMENT FOR CITY SERVICES, PER THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE. ALSO, TO ESTABLISH THIS AREA AS SINGLE FAMILY, SINGLE FAMILY, ATTACHED ON THE FUTURE LAND USE GUIDE AND ULTIMATELY TO ADOPT ORIGINAL ZONING OF PER PLANNED UNIT. RESIDENTIAL. ANY QUESTIONS FOR KYLE OR WE DO HAVE THE REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE APPLICANT HERE, BRIAN BALLARD.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR KYLE OR BRIAN? MOVE TO APPROVE Z TWO. A SECOND AND A MOTION BY WIND SECOND BY MARSH. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES THREE.

[Z-3 Z25-033 DIEBEL COMPANIES INC (420 WEST RIECK ROAD) Request that the City Council consider adoption of an Ordinance approving a zone change from C-1, Light Commercial District to R-MF, Multi-Family Residential District.]

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR A ZONE CHANGE FROM COMMERCIAL TO MULTIFAMILY ON ON CREEK ROAD.

THIS REQUEST IS TO ALLOW FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MULTIFAMILY HOUSING ON THIS PROPERTY HERE.

PREVIOUSLY USED FOR COMMERCIAL USE, WHICH HAS BEEN SINCE BEEN DEMOLISHED. AND THEY DO PLAN TO USE IT FOR RESIDENTIAL USE, WHICH IS WHICH IS WHAT YOU SEE IN THE AREA ALREADY. THERE ARE MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENTS TO THE WEST AND SOUTH IN THIS AREA, SO THIS REQUEST WOULD AMEND THE FUTURE LAND USE GUIDE TO MULTIFAMILY FROM GENERAL COMMERCIAL. AS YOU SEE HERE IS HOW IT'S CURRENTLY DEVELOPED IN THIS AREA, WHICH WOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH THAT. THERE IS COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE EAST AND THEN THE FIRE STATION TO THE NORTH. I KNOW THIS IS OUR SENT OUT NUMBER. RETURN THE FAVOR OR IN OPPOSITION TO THE REQUEST, AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. ANY QUESTIONS FOR KYLE? MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. GOT A MOTION BY HANEY. SECOND BY NICHOLS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE.

[Z-4 Z25-034 CHARLES W DURRETT (800 WEST ERWIN STREET) Request that the City Council consider adoption of an Ordinance approving a zone change from M-1, Light Industrial District to DBAC, Downtown Business, Arts and Culture District.]

OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. D4. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR A ZONING CHANGE FROM LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT TO DOWNTOWN. BUSINESS, ARTS AND CULTURE. DISTRICT. THIS IS ON WEST URBAN STREET JUST DOWN THE ROAD HERE. THE APPLICANT'S REQUESTING TO. ALLOW FOR THE EXISTING STRUCTURE TO BE USED FOR A MIXTURE OF RETAIL, RESIDENTIAL AND AND OTHER USES THAT ARE COMPATIBLE WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. THIS IS LOCATED WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN PLANNING AREA, AND SO ZONING AND ZONING IS APPROPRIATE FOR THIS. THIS PROPERTY. IT WILL ALLOW MORE FLEXIBILITY IN THE THE USE OF THE CURRENT BUILDING. AND THAT'S WHAT THE APPLICANT PLANS TO DO. SURROUNDING PROPERTIES ARE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL WITH A VARIETY OF COMMERCIAL AND WAREHOUSE USES. TO THE NORTH IS AUTO REPAIR SHOP AS WELL AS IT'S ALSO PLANNED FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT ON THE NORTH SIDE. AS YOU SEE HERE, THIS IS THE THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION. OF THE NOTICES THAT WERE SENT OUT NEVER RETURN IN FAVOR OR IN OPPOSITION, AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. ANY QUESTIONS FOR COUNCIL? APPROVES FOR SECOND MOTION BY WINN. SECOND, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED.

[Z-5 Z25-031 SUPRA VENTURES LLC (108, 109, 113, 114, 117, 120, 121, 125 DONNA DRIVE AND 110, 111, 114, 118, 119, 122, 126, 129, 130, 133, 137 MELINDA LANE) Request that the City Council consider adoption of an Ordinance approving a zone change from R-1A, Single-Family Residential District to R-1B, Single-Family Residential District.]

MOTION CARRIES FIVE. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR A ZONE CHANGE FROM R-1, A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT, TO R1. B SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT. THIS IS TO ALLOW FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SINGLE FAMILY HOMES ON THE ON THESE PROPERTIES. HERE, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE R1 A AND R1 B IS GENERALLY THE DENSITY R1 A. LOTS ARE A MINIMUM OF 9000FT■!S, WHERE ARE WOULD BE AE A MINIMUM 6000FT■!S. SO THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING THE ABILITY TO CHANGE THIS TO TO DEVELOP MORE HOMES ON THIS THIS PROPERTY THAN IS CURRENTLY PERMITTED. THIS PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY UNDEVELOPED. IT'S KIND OF A LEFTOVER PIECE OF OF THE SUBDIVISION TO THE SOUTH AND TO THE EAST. IT IS ADJACENT TO COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES TO THE WEST AND NORTH, WHICH ARE DEVELOPED AS SUCH WITH COMMERCIAL USES. AND THEN TO THE SOUTH AND EAST ARE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. THIS REQUEST IS CONSISTENT WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE GUIDE, SHOWING IT AS A SINGLE FAMILY MEDIUM DENSITY. AS YOU SEE HERE, THIS IS THE THE CURRENT STATE OF THE THE PROPERTY HERE. AND THE APPLICANT DOES PLAN TO CONTINUE OR FINISH OUT THE THE STREET NETWORK THERE WITH WITH THE HOMES. SO THIS ZONE CHANGE WILL ALLOW THEM TO TO ACCOMPLISH THAT AND ALSO ALLOW THE THE DEVELOPER TO ADD MORE HOUSING TO THE NORTH END, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH OUR TYLER PLAN ON THE NOTICES THAT WERE SENT OUT. NUMBER RETURN IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO THIS REQUEST. THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS

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APPROVAL. QUESTIONS FOR KYLE I MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND MOTION BY MARSH. SECOND BY NICHOLAS.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES C5 OR

[Z-6 PD25-020 GENECOV WEST MUD CREEK LLC (A PORTION OF 8521 PALUXY DRIVE) Request that the City Council consider adoption of an Ordinance approving a zone change from PUR Planned Unit Residential District to PUR Planned Unit Residential District with a final site plan.]

C6. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR A A SITE PLAN AMENDMENT TO ALLOW FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF 39 UNITS ATTACHED SINGLE FAMILY UNITS ON THIS LOT HERE. THIS IS IN THE SAME AREA AS WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER, JUST SOUTH OF JEFF DAVIS ON THE THE FORMER MISSILE TRACK OF LAND. AND SO IT IS AT THE LOCATION OF THE PLANNED INTERSECTION OF THE NEW COPELAND ROAD EXTENSION AS IT CONTINUES SOUTH THROUGH THERE. THAT'S THAT RED DASHED LINE, AND ALSO MACLENNAN ROAD, WHICH IS A FUTURE COLLECTOR STREET WHICH CONNECTS CAMBRIDGE ROAD TO FLEX AND DRIVE IN THE FUTURE SO THAT THAT IS ANTICIPATED TO BE A A WELL-TRAVELED INTERSECTION THERE. AND SO THIS REQUESTED ZONING IS IS REASONABLE GIVEN THE THE FUTURE CONDITIONS THAT THAT PROPERTY, THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES ARE AGAIN ZONED FOR RESIDENTIAL USE. THERE'S A VARIETY OF OF LOW DENSITY TO THE NORTH THERE. THERE ARE DUPLEXES AND TOWNHOMES TO THE WEST. AND THEN THERE'S PLAN FOR PLANS TO THE SOUTH FOR FOR DUPLEX AS WELL. THIS REQUEST IS CONSISTENT WITH THE LAND USE GUIDE AS IT IS CONSIDERED TO BE MEDIUM MEDIUM DENSITY HOUSING, WHICH THE SITE PLAN THAT'S PROPOSED HERE IS 39 UNITS. THEY ARE TWO STORY UNITS ACCESSED THROUGH AN INTERNAL DRIVE ON THE BACK THERE. SO THERE WOULD BE ONE DRIVEWAY TO TO MCCLENNY GIVEN THE ACCESS RESTRICTIONS TO NEW CUMBERLAND ROAD AND MCCLENNY. SO IS THAT A ROUNDABOUT? THAT'S A ROUNDABOUT.

YEAH. SO PEOPLE CAN PRACTICE ON THAT BEFORE THEY COME DOWNTOWN. YEAH. DOWNTOWN WILL BE DONE FOR DOWNTOWN. BUT YEAH, DON'T FREAK OUT. YEAH. AND SO THAT THAT AS YOU SEE THERE THAT THAT IS THE THE FUTURE INTERSECTION THERE AND, AND IS ANTICIPATED TO BE A ROUNDABOUT. THE THE APPLICANT HAS PREPARED A TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS FOR THE WHOLE SITE. AND THE ROUNDABOUT IS ONE METHOD TO TO CONTROL TRAFFIC THROUGH THAT AREA WITHOUT HAVING ANY OTHER DETRIMENTAL IMPACT OUTSIDE. AND SO GIVEN THOSE CONDITIONS THAT THAT'S WHY THEY THEY HAVE LOOKED AT THIS SITE FOR, FOR SOMETHING OF THIS NATURE. IT IS. THE THE PROPOSED DENSITY IS 11.8 UNITS PER ACRE. PDR DOES ALLOW UP TO 12 UNITS PER ACRE. AND SO IT IS WITHIN THAT THAT THAT REQUIREMENT. OF THE NOTICES THAT WE SENT TO THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES, WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY IN OPPOSITION. AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST. ANY QUESTIONS FOR KYLE? I MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND, GOT A MOTION BY SECOND BY WIND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES C-7. THIS IS A REQUEST

[Z-7 C25-004 JOYCE C KUSHEBA (AN UNIMPROVED ALLEY RIGHT-OF-WAY) Request that the City Council consider adoption of an Ordinance approving the closure of an unimproved alley right-of-way adjacent to 214 and 218 Adams Avenue.]

FOR A. CLOSURE OR CLOSURE OF UNIMPROVED ALLEY. RIGHT OF WAY. THIS IS JUST EAST OF 214 AND 218 ADAMS ADAMS STREET AND ADAMS AVENUE. THE THE THE OR THE UNIMPROVED RIGHT OF WAY, WHICH IS AN ALLEY RIGHT OF WAY, IS SHOWN THERE IN GREEN THE APPLICANT PLAN. THERE ARE HOMES ADJACENT TO THE ALLEY, AND THE APPLICANT DOES PLAN TO INCORPORATE THIS ALLEY INTO THEIR PROPERTY AND GIVE THEM A LITTLE BIT MORE SPACE. AND SO THE THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST, SUBJECT TO THE ABANDONED RIGHT OF WAY BEING REPLATTED WITHIN SIX MONTHS. QUESTIONS FOR KYLE. MOVE TO APPROVE THESE SEVEN. SECOND MOTION BY WINS SECOND BY NICHOLAS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR

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SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. ZAY. Z8 IS A REQUEST FOR A NAME CHANGE OF A SEGMENT OF STREET. THIS IS ACTUALLY A. IT'S FROM HARNESS LANE TO PARK HILL CIRCLE. THE NEXT ITEM IS ALSO SIMILAR TO THIS. I WILL I'LL DO THEM SEPARATELY HERE. BUT THE AS YOU SEE HERE, THIS THIS SEGMENT HERE WAS A A FUTURE STREET THAT WAS INTENDED TO TO GO SOMEWHERE ELSE. BUT

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NOW THAT THE PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH HAS BEEN PLATTED, THE FOR CLARIFICATION FOR ADDRESSING AND EMERGENCY SERVICES. THE THE REQUEST HERE IS TO TO RENAME THIS THIS SEGMENT HERE, WHICH THERE ARE NO LOTS OR NO HOMES ADDRESSED OFF THAT STREET. SO IT DOESN'T REALLY AFFECT ANYBODY BUT THE STREET SIGN. AND SO THE THE REQUEST HERE IS TO CLARIFY THE, THE STREET NAME TO TO MATCH PARK HILLS CIRCLE. WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY OPPOSITION FROM THIS. WE WE DID RECEIVE ONE IN FAVOR ACTUALLY. BUT THE CHANGE AND THEN Z9 IS ALSO THE SAME. THE SAME THING HERE WHERE IT'S THE OTHER SEGMENT THERE, PARKDALE AVENUE IS A SMALLER, SMALLER ADJUSTMENT FROM AVENUE TO CIRCLE, BUT NONETHELESS STILL REQUIRED AND PREFERRED. AND SO THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF BOTH OF THESE NAME CHANGES. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, ANY QUESTION FOR COUNCIL TO APPROVE C8 AND C9. SECOND. SECOND. SECOND. OKAY.

GOT A MOTION BY NICOLE. SECOND. BY MARSH TO APPROVE C8 AND C9. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE AYE. PRESENTED. WE GOT SOME THINKING TIME. SO DOES EACH ONE NEED TO BE TAKEN SEPARATELY OR DOES IT? CAN THEY BE DONE? NO. I WAS Z-9 A PART OF THE PRESENTATION YOU JUST MADE.

RIGHT? I CAN SEND BOTH OF THEM TOGETHER SO THAT THAT THAT. I THINK IT'S FAIR. GOOD TO GO.

OKAY. JUST TRYING TO SAVE SOME TIME HERE. SO WE JUST WASTED. OKAY, SO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. C8, C9 PASS. ALRIGHT, KYLE. GREAT JOB. THANK YOU CARL. THANK YOU CARL. IT'S NOT DONE YET. OH YOU'RE. OH YOU'RE STILL OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. WE'RE MISSING OUR MORE ROBUST MEMBERS THIS MORNING. SO WE'RE KIND OF IN THE LAG HERE. THAT'S. DEBORAH. ARE YOU GOOD? YES, SIR. OKAY

[R-1 Request that the City Council consider authorizing the City Manager to approve the Reimbursement Agreement with Bellwood 323 2019 L.P. for the Westside Place Public Improvement District.]

OKAY. SO OUR ONE THAT'S THIS IS A REQUEST THAT THE CITY COUNCIL CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO APPROVE THE REIMBURSEMENT. THE REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT WITH BELLWOOD. 323, 2019 LP FOR THE WEST SIDE PLACE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. WHAT YOU SEE HERE ON THE MAP, ON THE SCREEN HERE IS THE MAP OF THE THE WHERE THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT FROM THE WEST SIDE PLACE. AND SO THIS AGREEMENT IS AND AND SO THAT THAT PAGE, THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT WAS APPROVED IN 2021, IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 372 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, THE THE CITY ANTICIPATES LEVYING PAID ASSESSMENTS AGAINST BENEFITED PROPERTIES AS THE DEVELOPMENT PROGRESSES AND THE CITY MAY ISSUE BONDS IN THE FUTURE, SECURED BY THOSE ASSESSMENTS. THAT THE MAIN PART OF THIS PRESENTATION AND THIS AGREEMENT IS TO CLARIFY THE MECHANISM IN WHICH THE DEVELOPER WILL, OR THE CITY WILL REIMBURSE THE DEVELOPER FOR THOSE COSTS, AND TO CLARIFY THAT NONE OF THOSE PROCEEDS OR NONE OF THAT MONEY WILL COME FROM THE GENERAL FUND. IT WILL COME ONLY FROM THE THE ASSESSMENTS. AND SO, AGAIN, LIKE I MENTIONED, THIS IS TO ESTABLISH THE MECHANISM FOR THAT, FOR THAT PROCESS CLARIFIES WHERE IT'S GOING TO COME FROM AND ESTABLISHES THE PROCEDURE THAT THE DEVELOPER WILL HAVE TO TO FOLLOW TO, TO GET REIMBURSED FOR, FOR THE WORK. AND SO THE OTHER PART OF THIS IS WHICH IS STILL TO COME IS THE DEVELOPER DEVELOPER AGREEMENT THAT WOULD BE WITH THE DEVELOPER ON THE YOU KNOW WHAT THOSE WHAT THOSE COSTS ARE.

YOU KNOW, WHAT WHAT THEY DO PLAN TO GET REIMBURSED FOR. AND SO I ALSO WANTED TO MENTION THAT THE THE AGREEMENT ALSO PROVIDES TERMS FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF, OF THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS AND OUR CITY POLICY ALREADY REQUIRES THAT WE RECEIVE RECORD DRAWINGS OR RECORD PLANS WITHIN 30 DAYS OF ACCEPTANCE. AND WE DO HAVE THE RECORD OF THE ASPHALT PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS. THIS AGREEMENT FULFILLS THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE CHAPTER.

CHAPTER 372 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE. AND I JUST WANTED TO MENTION AGAIN THAT THERE IS NO IMPACT TO THE THE CITY'S GENERAL FUND. AND SO WITH THAT, IT'S RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZED THE CITY MANAGER TO APPROVE THIS AGREEMENT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR CARL? MOVE TO APPROVE R-1. SECOND, GOT A MOTION BY NICOLE. SECOND BY HANEY. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES BY CARL. GOOD ONE. MIKE.

[O-1 Request that the City Council consider adopting an Ordinance amending City Code Chapter 19, "Utilities" by amending provisions related to liquid waste transportation and disposal, including updating certain Definitions, updating certain fees, amending certain permit requirements, and updating references to State agencies.]

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GOOD MORNING. MAYOR. COUNCIL. GOOD MORNING, GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS MIKE NORRIS. I'M THE MANAGER OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT HERE IN CITY TYLER. AND I'VE COME TO YOU THIS MORNING TO SEEK APPROVAL FOR AMENDMENT AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 19 UTILITIES. ARTICLE FIVE, DIVISION ONE LIQUID WASTE TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL.

ALWAYS A GREAT TOPIC. THE JUST A LITTLE BACKGROUND. THE LIQUID WASTE TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL ORDINANCE WAS INITIATED, INITIALLY ADOPTED AND WITH DETAILED REGULATIONS, FEES, PERMIT REQUIREMENTS AND APPEAL PROVISIONS REGARDING THE TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL OF LIQUID WASTE WITHIN THE CITY. THE LIQUID WASTE PRIMARILY CONSISTS OF SEPTIC TANK WASTE, GRIT TRAP WASTE AND GREASE TRAP WASTE. THE ONLY THING WE ACCEPT AS FAR AS DISPOSAL IN THE CITY IS THAT THE WESTSIDE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, AND THAT IS SEPTIC TANK WASTE, THE WASTE AND THE GREASE TRAP WASTE ARE HAULED TO ANOTHER LOCATION OUTSIDE THE CITY. DON'T EVEN BELIEVE THERE'S ONE IN SMITH COUNTY. SO. THE PROPOSED CHANGES THAT WE'RE SEEKING TO.

CHAPTER 19 INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING UPDATING DEFINITIONS, INCLUDING TITLE CHANGES. TITLE REFERENCES THAT ARE NO LONGER APPLICABLE, REFERENCES TO STATE AGENCIES THAT THOSE AGENCIES HAVE CHANGED THEIR NAMES AND WE JUST NEED TO UPDATE THOSE. WE'RE GOING TO MODIFY PROCEDURES BY REMOVING THE PERMITTING PROCESS. WE'RE GOING TO REMOVE THE OWNER SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER AND THE REQUIREMENT FOR A NOTARY PUBLIC ON THAT PERMIT APPLICATION.

IT'S JUST UNNECESSARY INFORMATION THAT WE DON'T NEED. THE SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS ADD TO SECURITY ISSUES THAT WE DON'T NEED TO DEAL WITH, AND IT'LL SPEED UP THE PROCESS. WE WANT TO REMOVE THE RESTRICTIONS OF NO MORE THAN THREE TRUCKS ON ONE PERMIT TO AN UNLIMITED NUMBER. YOU CAN EXAMPLE IS IF I HAVE ON A ON A SEPTIC TANK COMPANY AND I HAVE FOUR TRUCKS, I CAN APPLY AND BUT I CAN ONLY PUT THREE TRUCKS ON THAT PERMIT. SO I HAVE TO GO BACK AND FILL OUT A WHOLE NEW APPLICATION FOR THAT FOURTH TRUCK. IT'S JUST A LOT OF WASTED TIME AND ENERGY THAT WE DON'T WE DON'T NEED. WE CAN PUT UNLIMITED TRUCKS ON ONE PERMIT. WE WANT TO EXTEND THE PERMIT TERM FROM ONE YEAR TO THREE YEARS. WE CURRENTLY HAVE 153 COMPANIES THAT ARE PERMITTED AND 105 TRUCKS DOING THIS EVERY YEAR. IT GETS IT. IT JUST CREATES AN ADDITIONAL WORKLOAD ON STAFF. IT'S BURDENSOME TO THE CUSTOMER, THE THE OWNERS OF THESE, THESE COMPANIES. SO WE WANT TO MOVE THAT TO THREE YEARS. THE FEES WILL REMAIN THE SAME, BUT THEY WILL REFLECT THAT THREE YEAR TERM. WE'LL GO A PERMIT FEE NOW IS CURRENTLY $30 A YEAR. THEY WILL BE $90 FOR THREE YEARS. THAT THAT IS ALL THE CHANGES THAT THAT WE'RE REQUESTING. IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, ANY QUESTIONS FOR MIKE. WELL THE MIKE, MIKE THE UPDATED FEES WILL THEY ALSO REFLECT NUMBER OF VEHICLES. SO MORE VEHICLES ON THE PERMIT. RIGHT. EACH ADDITIONAL VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY $20 ANNUALLY. IT WILL BE $60 ANNUALLY. SO THAT'LL BE THAT INITIAL PERMIT FEE OF 30 PLUS FOR THAT'S FOR ONE TRUCK. AND THEN IF YOU HAVE TWO IT'LL BE GO FROM 30 TO 20 TO TO 90 TO 60 OKAY. YEAH. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, I'D LIKE TO REQUEST THAT THE CITY COUNCIL CONSIDER ADOPTING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER CITY CODE. CHAPTER 19 UTILITIES BY AMENDING PROVISIONS RELATED TO LIQUID WASTE TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL, INCLUDING UPDATING THE DEFINITIONS, THE REFERENCES TO STATE AGENCIES, PERMIT REQUIREMENTS AND FEES. MOVE TO APPROVE ONE SECOND. GOT A MOTION BY NICHOLAS. SECOND BY SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE.

OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. THANKS, MIKE. THANKS, MIKE. I WAS WONDERING IF THAT WAS WHAT YOU WERE DOING. FINE. YEAH, YOU DID A GREAT JOB WITH THAT. THEY WERE LISTENING. CAN WE DO IT OVER? NO. YOU'RE FINE. Y'ALL VOTED ON IT. GOOD, GOOD. THANK YOU. I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THAT'S GOING TO BE. OKAY. OH, PETER, CAN YOU DO YOURS WITHOUT A PRESENTATION? NO, I'LL MAKE

[O-2 Request that the City Council consider adopting an Ordinance amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget to provide funding to complete various construction projects, motor vehicle purchases, and other purchases not completed by September 30, 2025, as anticipated.]

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IT QUICK. YEAH. MAYOR, COUNCIL, YOU HAVE ITEM FOR YOU. THIS IS AN ANNUAL PROCESS. THESE ARE BUDGET AMENDMENTS THAT WE NEED TO DO FOR LEFTOVER PROJECTS OR ITEMS THAT WEREN'T PURCHASED IN THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR. SO WHAT YOU HAVE IS A REQUEST TO AMEND THE 2526 ANNUAL BUDGET. AND WE'LL JUST HIT A FEW HIGHLIGHTS. AND AND AT THE END OF THIS PRESENTATION, WE'LL REQUEST THAT YOU APPROVE THE ATTACHED ORDINANCE. SO GENERAL FUND WE'RE LOOKING AT YOU'VE GOT ABOUT 200, $201,000 WORTH OF ITEMS. GENERAL CAPITAL PROJECTS, ALMOST HALF $1 MILLION WORTH OF WORTH OF ITEMS. BIG ITEM IN THAT IS THE ELEVATOR FOR THE PARKING GARAGE. THE QUALITY STREET COMMITMENT FUND JUST LEFT OVER ALLEYWAYS, BRIDGE, STREET PROJECTS AND AND ROAD PROJECTS THAT WE NEED TO DO. DEVELOPING SERVICES ABOUT 75,000 FOR HISTORIC SURVEY GRANT PARKS FUND 675,000 FOR SOME OF THAT IS FOR STEWART PARK. OUR TIFF TERS FUND ALMOST 140,000 FOR EAST MAPLE PROJECT PEG FUND 40,000. HOUSING FUND 992,000 CDBG GRANT FUND 956,000 AND HOME FUND ABOUT 2.3 MILLION. IN OUR UTILITIES FUND, ALMOST 1.5 MILLION THERE. WE'RE LOOKING AT A LOT OF THAT IS THE SEMEN. THEN 12 MILLION FOR OUR CAPITAL PAY AS YOU GO CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND RELATED TO WATER UTILITIES. THERE'S SOME CONTINGENCY ITEMS AND TASTE AND ODOR ITEMS THERE. AIRPORT FUND, SOME PARKING LOT RELATED ITEMS, 16,000 AND STORMWATER FUND.

JUST VARIOUS DRAINAGE PROJECTS AND VEHICLES THERE AS WELL. 1.3 MILLION. PROPERTY FACILITY FUND 300,000 AND TECHNOLOGY FUND 358,000. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT A LITTLE OVER ALMOST $21 MILLION WORTH OF ITEMS. SO THIS IS PRETTY LARGE. AMENDMENT. NORMALLY WE BRING THE GRANTS AND THE OTHER ITEMS SEPARATE, BUT WE COMBINE THEM ON THIS ORDINANCE. SO THIS IS A LITTLE BIT LARGER THAN WHAT YOU'RE USED TO LOOKING AT. SO BUT HAVING SAID THAT, JUST REQUESTING THAT YOU ALL APPROVE THIS ORDINANCE. ANY QUESTIONS FOR PETER? MOVE TO APPROVE OKAY.

THANK YOU SIR. SECONDED IT. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION BY THE LLOYD NICHOLS. SECOND BY HANEY.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANKS, PETER.

MR. COME ON. BRING SOME MONSTER DRINKS UP HERE TO GET EVERYBODY FIRED UP. SO, 2026 RESOLUTION.

[M-1 Request that the City Council consider authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with Wicker Construction, Inc. in the amount of $13,075,678.00 for the Consent Decree Bellwood Lift Station Abandonment, Bid 26- 001 and to adopt a Resolution reserving the right to reimburse expenditures with proceeds of future debt.]

NEED SOME PEANUT BRITTLE? GOOD MORNING. MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS JACOB. I'M WITH TYLER WATER UTILITIES AND I'M HERE TO PRESENT AGENDA ITEM M1 FOR THE BELLWOOD LIFT STATION ABANDONMENT CONSTRUCTION AWARD. SO A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND FOR THIS PROJECT. THE BELLWOOD LIFT STATION IS LOCATED ON LAKE BELLWOOD ON THE WEST SIDE OF TOWN, AND THE CURRENT STRUCTURE WAS CONSTRUCTED IN THE LATE 70S. THERE'S ABOUT A MILE OF EIGHT INCH FORCE MAIN AND 4000FT OF 21 INCH GRAVITY MAIN THE SERVICE AREA. SO THE DRAINAGE BASIN THAT THIS LIFT STATION SERVES IS OVER 3100 ACRES. AND THERE'S FOUR OTHER LIFT STATIONS THAT THAT FEED TO THE BELLWOOD LIFT STATION. WE CURRENTLY SEE ALMOST CONSTANT RUNTIMES ON THE ON THE PUMPS FOR THE LIFT STATION, WHICH INDICATE THAT THE EXISTING FACILITY IS UNDERSIZED. SO IN 2023, KSA DID A STUDY FOR US THAT THAT CONFIRMED JUST THAT, THAT THE EXISTING LIFT STATION IS UNDERSIZED FOR THE EXISTING DEVELOPMENT. SO THEN IN FEBRUARY 2024, WE DID A SURVEY ANALYSIS WHERE WE LOOKED AT THE TOPOGRAPHY OF THE EXISTING LAND AND DETERMINED THAT THE LIFT

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STATION WAS ABLE TO BE ABANDONED AND REPLACED WITH A GRAVITY MAIN. SO WE STARTED DETAILED DESIGN IN JUNE 2024 FOR THAT GRAVITY SYSTEM. SO AT THE END OF THE PROJECT, WE'LL BE DEMOLISHING THE EXISTING LIFT STATION. BUT THE MEAT AND POTATOES OF THIS IS 9500FT OF 30 INCH GRAVITY SEWER LINE THAT WILL FOLLOW THE ALIGNMENT SHOWN HERE TOWARDS THE NORTH SIDE OF LAKE BELLWOOD. CLEARING AND GRUBBING ALONG WITH BYPASS PUMPING FOR THE TIE INS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS PRICE, AND I ALSO ADDED A CARE OF WATER FOR CONSTRUCTION AND SHORING.

BECAUSE WE DO ANTICIPATE POOR SOIL CONDITIONS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE LAKE, SO THOSE ITEMS HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE IN THE BID NUMBER. SO ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH, WE RECEIVED AND READ SEALED BIDS ALLOWED. WE RECEIVED SIX BIDS. WICKER CONSTRUCTION WAS THE THE LOW BID AT $13 MILLION. WICKER CONSTRUCTION IS BASED OUT OF SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA. THEY HAVE DONE A LOT OF WORK IN THE TEXAS, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, ARKANSAS REGION. THEY ARE A UTILITY CONTRACTOR THAT'S BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR OVER 50 YEARS. THE CITY OF TYLER HAS NOT DONE A PROJECT WITH WICKER CONSTRUCTION, BUT OUR CONSULTANT, KSA, HAS DONE NUMEROUS PROJECTS OVER THE REGION IN THE PAST FEW DECADES. SO THEY HAVE RECOMMENDED THAT WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE LOW BID WICKER CONSTRUCTION FOR THIS PROJECT. AND THE CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE IS 18 MONTHS. SO I'D LIKE TO REQUEST THAT THE CITY COUNCIL CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WITH WICKER CONSTRUCTION IN THE AMOUNT OF $13,075,678 FOR THE CONSENT DECREE. BELLWOOD LIFT STATION ABANDONMENT BID 2601, AND TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION RESERVING THE RIGHT TO REIMBURSE EXPENDITURES WITH PROCEEDS OF FUTURE DEBT. MOVE TO APPROVE IN ORDER. ANY QUESTIONS. TRYING TO GET THAT FAST? ALL RIGHT. WE GOT A MOTION. SECOND GOT A MOTION BY NICHOLAS. SECOND, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THANK YOU. OPPOSED? DEBORAH'S GOT THAT. LOOK, I'M SORRY, SIR, I THOUGHT IT WAS THE SECOND BY MARSH. WAS THAT CORRECT? I'M SORRY. OKAY. YES, SIR. UNLESS. UNLESS YOUR VOICE SOUNDS LIKE FAVORS. YEAH. YEAH. COW. GOOD MORNING. LAST ONE.

[M-2 Request that the City Council consider authorizing the City Manager to approve acceptance of a Texas Historical Commission Certified Local Government 50/50 reimbursement grant in the amount of $37,500 to conduct a Historic Resources Survey and authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary documents.]

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO ACCEPT. AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT. TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT GRANT FOR A HISTORIC RESOURCES SURVEY. THIS. SINCE IT IS A REIMBURSEMENT GRANT, IT DOES REQUIRE THAT YOU, CITY COUNCIL, APPROVE THE ACCEPTANCE OF THIS GRANT AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN ALL THE PAPERWORK. SO THIS GRANT WAS AWARDED BY THE TEXAS HISTORIC COMMISSION. THE PROGRAM, WHICH IS PART OF THE PROGRAM TO CONDUCT A HISTORIC RESOURCE SURVEY. SO SOME OF THE THE OUTCOMES OF A SURVEY ARE THAT WE RECEIVE AN UPDATED INVENTORY TO HISTORIC PROPERTIES, IDENTIFY POTENTIALLY ELIGIBLE PROPERTIES FOR LOCAL, STATE OR NATIONAL DESIGNATION. AND WE ALSO IT ALSO PRODUCES RECOMMENDATIONS FOR POSSIBLE HISTORIC DISTRICTS.

THE THE 2017 HISTORIC PRESERVATION STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL NUMBER ONE INCLUDED OR DETAILED THAT WE WE SHOULD CONTINUE DOCUMENTATION OF OUR HISTORIC RESOURCES WHICH AND PRIORITIZE NEW AREAS FOR FOR INVESTIGATIONS. SO AS YOU SEE ON THE MAP THERE, EVERYTHING IN GRAY WAS DONE IN THE LATE 90S. THOSE ARE THAT'S HOW WE IDENTIFIED THE AZALEA DISTRICT, BRICK STREET DISTRICT AND THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT WE WE DO HAVE INFORMATION ON ON ALL THE PROPERTIES WITHIN THAT GRAY AREA. AND SO BACK IN 2017, THE, THE THE THOUGHT WAS TO EXPAND THAT, THAT, THAT THOSE SURVEYS OUT TO NEW AREAS. AND THEY AT THE TIME WHEN IT WAS ADOPTED THE THE PLAN DOES PRIORITIZE ONE A AREA WHICH IS AROUND TEXAS COLLEGE. AND SO WE WE DID SUBMIT IT FOR A GRANT NOMINATION FOR A HISTORIC RESOURCE SURVEY FOR THAT AREA.

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AND WE DID LIKE I MENTIONED, WE DID RECEIVE APPROVAL OF THAT TO TO STUDY THIS AREA FURTHER.

JUST A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION ABOUT THAT. THIS AREA HERE SHOWN IN RED OR YELLOW BUT OUTLINED IN RED. THOSE HOMES ARE BUILT GENERALLY IN THE 20S AND 60 FOR 1920S TO THE 1960S. SO A LARGE OR WIDE RANGE OF SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURES THERE THAT COULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR HISTORIC STATUS. AND AND SO WHAT WE'RE WE'RE ASKING HERE TODAY IS FOR THE, THE CITY COUNCIL TO APPROVE THE ABILITY TO REIMBURSE OR TO TO DO THE PROJECT. IT WAS ACTUALLY APPROVED IN THE 2025 OR 20 THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR BUDGET. BUT BECAUSE OF DELAYS IN RECEIVING THE FUNDING THAT THE STATE LEVEL, THEY THEY KIND OF PUSHED THAT BACK TILL NOW. AND SO THIS WAS IN THE LAST YEAR'S BUDGET, BUT WE ARE ACCEPTING IT NOW. WE DID RECEIVE FUNDING FOR IT NOW IN TERMS OF THE FINANCIAL IMPACT. SO THE TOTAL TOTAL PROJECT IS $75,000. THE 50 IS A 50% MATCH. AND SO THE STATE WILL MATCH THE 37 500 AND THEN THE CITY SHARE WHICH WILL COME OUT OF THE THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FUND, NOT THE GENERAL FUND, IS 37,500. AND SO WITH THAT I'LL ASK, LIKE I MENTIONED, THE REQUEST HERE IS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZED OR AUTHORIZED THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE GRANT FROM THE TEXAS HISTORIC COMMISSION. ANY QUESTIONS FOR I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE M2 SECOND OUT. SHE GOT YOU. OKAY. GOT A MOTION BY SECOND BY MARSH. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSIONS? THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN DARREN. GOOD MORNING. COUNCIL CITY ENGINEER HERE TO PRESENT

[M-3 Request that the City Council consider authorizing the City Manager to approve a construction contract for a Capital Improvement Project (CIP) contract with JAAY Concrete Paving, Inc. for the City of Tyler Pedestrian Access project, for $584,661.50, Bid No. 25-083.]

ON PEDESTRIAN ACCESS PROJECT. THIS PROJECT IS PART OF OUR ANNUAL PEDESTRIAN ACCESS IMPROVEMENTS ALLOTMENT PRESENTED IN INCLUDED IN THE ABSENCE SALES TAX ANNUAL WORK PLAN. THIS YEAR WE ACTUALLY CONCENTRATED ON TRANSIT STOPS, ACCESS TO TRANSIT STOPS, ACCESS TO PARKS. SO WE ADVERTISED IN ON OCTOBER 28TH AND WE HAD TEN BIDDERS ON THIS PROJECT. WE WERE IMPRESSED WITH THE TEN BIDS, THREE LOW WERE INCLUDED RIGHT HERE. THE BIDS RANGE ANYWHERE FROM ABOUT 584,000 TO ABOUT 879,000. SO WITH J CONCRETE PAVING OUT OF CORSICANA BEING THE. SIMILAR TO WHAT JACOBS HAD, WE HAVE NOT USED THIS CONTRACTOR BEFORE FOR PROJECTS WITHIN THE CITY, BUT THE REFERENCES CHECKED OUT VERY WELL AND WE COULD GET A FORMAL RECOMMENDATION LETTER FROM OUR DESIGN ENGINEER ON THIS PROJECT. SO. HAVE APPROVED THIS CONTRACT AND APPROVAL OF THE FUNDING LAST MONTH AT THEIR MEETING. ANY QUESTIONS? SO WHAT EXACTLY IS THE TRANSIT SPOT'S TRANSIT STOPS? ACCESS TO TRANSIT STOPS. WE'RE REPLACING SIDEWALKS THAT ARE SUBSTANDARD, AND WE'RE ALSO FILLING IN GAPS IN BETWEEN AREAS THAT HAVE HAVE SIDEWALKS.

BUT THEY'RE JUST JUST A GAP IN THERE BETWEEN THE SIDEWALKS ALL OVER TOWN OR ALL AROUND TOWN.

CORRECT. THERE'S NINE AREAS THAT Y'ALL ARE DOING SPECIFICALLY, THOUGH, CORRECT? EXCUSE ME. THERE'S NINE AREAS THAT YOU ARE DOING SPECIFICALLY. CORRECT. WHAT ARE THOSE NINE AREAS? THOSE ARE LITERALLY ALL AROUND TOWN, LITERALLY ALL AROUND ON GENTRY DOWN EVEN ON THE SOUTH LOOP DOWN SOUTH ON RIEK IN THAT AREA. SO LITERALLY IT'S LITERALLY ALL AROUND. OKAY.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR DARREN? ALL RIGHT. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. GOT A MOTION BY NICHOLAS, SECONDED BY WIND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANKS, DARREN. GOOD MORNING. GOOD

[M-4 Request that the City Council consider authorizing the City Manager to renew/award the Medical and Pharmacy Stop-Loss contract to Voya (incumbent) for the calendar year starting January 1, 2026.]

MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. MY NAME IS DANNY. I'M WITH THE ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. AND TODAY I'M HERE TO PRESENT MR. LANCE. HE'S WITH MCGRIFF, OUR BENEFITS CONSULTANT. HE'LL BE PRESENTING THAT ITEM FOR TODAY. LANCE HAS SOME GREAT NEWS FOR US TO SHARE WITH US. SOMETHING WE DON'T OFTEN GET TO HEAR ABOUT AN INSURANCE RENEWAL, SO OKAY.

THANK YOU. THANKS, JANET. MAYOR, GOOD TO SEE YOU. MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL. CITY MANAGER

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LANCE PENLEY, MCGRIFF MORRIS MCCLELLAN AGENCY HERE FOR OUR ANNUAL STOP LOSS RENEWAL. WE TRIED TO SLIP IT IN UNDER CONSENT, BUT THE CITY MANAGER WANTED TO PRESENT THE GOOD NEWS TODAY. SO. AND I'LL ALWAYS HAPPY TO BE HERE WITH EVERYONE. AS A REMINDER, WE'RE WE HAVE A SELF-FUNDED HEALTH PLAN. SO ALL OF OUR ACTIVE EMPLOYEES AND OUR PRE 65 RETIREES ARE SELF-FUNDED AND WE PROTECT OURSELVES WITH STOP LOSS INSURANCE STARTING AT $375,000. SO WE'RE ON THE HOOK, SO TO SPEAK, FOR ALL EMPLOYEES, SPOUSES, CHILDREN, PRE 65 RETIREES UP TO THAT AMOUNT. AND THEN THE INSURANCE KICKS IN AFTER THAT. WE DO PAY A SIGNIFICANT PORTION, YOU KNOW A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF PREMIUM TO HAVE THAT COVERAGE. SO I'M GOING TO KIND OF GO THROUGH THAT FOR YOU TODAY. SO AS A REMINDER WE WE DO A MARKET CHECK EVERY YEAR. SO MCGRIFF ON YOUR BEHALF WE WILL GO OUT TO THE MARKETS, CHECK THE MARKET TO SEE WHAT THE PRICING LOOKS LIKE. WE DON'T ALWAYS DO PUBLIC PROCUREMENT RFP PROCESS. BUT LAST YEAR IN 2024, WE DID OUR MARKET CHECK. WE DETERMINED THAT THE INCUMBENT VENDOR MAY NOT HAVE THE BEST PRICING. AND SO WE SUBMITTED EVERYTHING THROUGH PURCHASING AND DID AN OFFICIAL BID PROCESS. SO WE DO HAVE MULTIPLE YEARS OF RENEWALS UNDER THAT PROCUREMENT PROCESS. SO WE DID THE SAME THING THIS YEAR. AND BEFORE WE NEEDED TO GO OUT TO BID, THE INCUMBENT VENDOR ENDED UP BEING THE BEST OPTION ON ON YOUR BEHALF. ALL THE SAME TERMS THAT WE'VE HAD IN PLACE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.

AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, THE MOST IMPORTANT BEING THAT DEDUCTIBLE AT 375,000. WELL, CAN YOU BACK UP? YEAH. GO AHEAD. YES. OH. OH, HERE. LET'S SEE. LET'S DO THIS AGAIN. THE MAYBE I'M GETTING AHEAD OF YOU 2025 INCREASE OF 9.28 IN 2026 A DECREASE OF 8.30. YES, SIR. THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE TODAY. I DON'T OFTEN DELIVER. IN FACT, THE CITY MAY BE MY ONLY CUSTOMER THAT I'M DELIVERING A RATE REDUCTION TO. SO THIS COVERAGE LIKE MEDICAL, ALL OF Y'ALL ARE HEARING ABOUT MEDICAL AND PHARMACY INFLATION OUT IN THE MARKET. THAT STANDARD NUMBER IS 9%. SO IF MY INSURANCE THIS YEAR IS, YOU KNOW, $100 NEXT YEAR ON AVERAGE, MY INSURANCE IS GOING TO BE $109. THAT'S JUST NATIONAL INFLATION. THIS STOP LOSS COVERAGE IS ACTUALLY TRENDING IN THE 10 TO 15% RANGE. SO IT'S ACTUALLY TRENDING SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN NATIONAL MEDICAL AND PHARMACY INFLATION. JUST BECAUSE THE COST OF THE LOSSES ARE GETTING EXTREME FOR THESE CARRIERS. AND WE'VE HAD TIMES HERE AT THE CITY WHERE WE'VE HAD A CLAIMANT THAT HAD A MILLION OR MORE DOLLARS IN INDIVIDUAL CLAIMS, WHERE THE THE REIMBURSEMENT BACK TO THE CITY WAS, YOU KNOW, 600,000 PLUS. SO THIS MARKET IS VERY VOLATILE. MOST OF MY CUSTOMERS, ON AVERAGE, ARE SEEING BETWEEN A TEN AND A 15% INCREASE. AND HERE FOR FISCAL YEAR 26, WORKING WITH KEDRICK REGINA AND THE REST OF THE TEAM, WE WOULD HAVE BUDGETED AT LEAST A 10% INCREASE TO THE FISCAL 26 NUMBERS. SO THIS IS FOR US TO BE DELIVERING A REDUCTION. ONCE AGAIN, WHY I'M I'M ALWAYS HAPPY TO BE HERE. BUT WE YOU KNOW, TYPICALLY WE HAVE REALLY BAD NEWS OR REALLY GOOD NEWS. WE WANT TO PRESENT THAT TO YOU ALL. DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, MAYOR? SO GETTING INTO THE DETAILS, MY EYES ARE GETTING GETTING REALLY BAD ON A ON A FISCAL YEAR FOR 2026. LIKE I SAID, MARY, YOU KIND OF POINTED THAT OUT. -8.3% IN PREMIUM. SO WE'RE GOING TO SAVE 83,000 VERSUS FISCAL YEAR 25. AND AS I MENTIONED FOR KEDRICK DIDN'T SHOW MY BUDGETS UP HERE, BUT 661 AND 761, WHICH ARE THE ACTIVE AND RETIREE FUNDS FOR HEALTH INSURANCE, WE WOULD HAVE BUDGETED AT LEAST A 10% MOST LIKELY. SO MONEY BACK TO THE

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FUND TO HELP US IN THE FUTURE, REDUCE FUTURE BURDENS ON THE CITY AND AND EMPLOYEES ON A ON A THE CONTRACT IS ACTUALLY ON A ON A CALENDAR YEAR. SORRY I SAID FISCAL YEAR. THE CALENDAR YEAR IS -8.33. THE FISCAL YEAR IS -4.16. SO THIS CONTRACT RUNS CONGRUENT WITH OUR OUR HEALTH PLAN WHICH OUR HEALTH PLAN RUNS. GETTING READY 1 TO 1231. ONCE AGAIN SAME TERMS. IT'S OUR INCUMBENT VENDOR VOYA FINANCIAL. SO A VERY STRONG FINANCIAL COMPANY. WE'VE USED THEM FOR LIFE INSURANCE AND DIFFERENT THINGS IN THE PAST AS WELL. ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME AS IT RELATES TO THIS AGENDA ITEM? HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM. WERE THERE ANYTHING THAT WE DID DIFFERENT AS A CITY? I MEAN, WERE THERE SOME THINGS THAT TOOK PLACE LAST YEAR THAT EARNED US A LITTLE BIT OF A COUNCILMAN? I'M GLAD YOU ASKED THAT. LOOKING AT YOUR CLAIMS, WE DON'T HAVE ANY CLAIMS OF THE DATA THAT I HAVE. AND I MY MY DATA IS A COUPLE OF MONTHS OLD, BUT WE HAD HAD ZERO CLAIMANTS THAT HAD REACHED THAT 375 THRESHOLD. SO ALL BEING IN SIMPLE TERMS, BOY HAD MADE MONEY THIS YEAR. THEY DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE A CHANCE ON THIS GOING OUT TO BID. AND OTHER COMPANIES SEEING THE GOOD EXPERIENCE THAT WE'RE HAVING THIS YEAR AND TRYING TO TAKE A RUN AT IT. SO THEY GAVE US A VERY COMPETITIVE RENEWAL OUT OF NOT OUT OF THE GATES. THERE WAS SOME NEGOTIATIONS, BUT THEY THEY ULTIMATELY CAME TO THIS -8%. SO THE THE SHORT ANSWER IS WE'RE HEALTHY RIGHT NOW, WHICH IS GREAT. GOOD. THANK YOU. I TELL YOU MY WIFE'S INSURANCE, WE GOT THE RENEWAL WITH A 18%. AND SO TO SEE A DECREASE IS PRETTY REMARKABLE. SO AWESOME.

IT'S BEEN A TOUGH YEAR MAN OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. MOVE TO APPROVE THEM FOR I SECOND GOT A MOTION BY NICHOLS. SECOND WE'RE GONNA GIVE IT TO MARSH. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. GREAT TO SEE EVERYONE. THANKS, LANCE. MERRY

[M-5 Request that the City Council consider reviewing and accepting the Revenue and Expenditure Report for the period ending Sept 30, 2025.]

CHRISTMAS. IN FIVE.

ALL RIGHT, MAYOR, COUNCIL ITEM M5 BEFORE YOU. THIS IS OUR FOURTH QUARTER OR OUR FINAL REPORT FOR FY 2425. AND THIS BY NO MEANS ARE ALL OF OUR FUNDS. THIS IS JUST SOME OF THE MAJOR FUNDS THAT WE TRACK. THEY'RE PROBABLY ABOUT 70% OF OUR APPROPRIATIONS. AND SO I'LL JUST KIND OF TOUCH A LITTLE BIT ON SOME OF THE MAJOR FUNDS THAT WE HAVE. AND ALSO WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT YOU ALL APPROVED DURING THAT BUDGET CYCLE, AND WHAT KIND OF PROGRESS WE MADE ON THOSE ITEMS. SO OUR GENERAL FUND, OUR REVENUE CAME IN LITTLE OVER $1 MILLION OVER BUDGET, WHICH IS A GOOD THING. AND THAT WAS LARGELY DUE TO SALES TAX. AND OUR EXPENDITURES WERE ABOUT 1.1 MILLION OVER BUDGET. A LOT OF THAT WAS DUE TO OUR GENERAL CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND. WE ACTUALLY TRANSFERRED MONEY OVER TO THE GENERAL CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR, FY 26, AND WE DIDN'T HAVE MONEY BUDGETED FOR IT. BUT THESE ARE KIND OF ONE TIME TYPE ITEMS. AND ALSO WE HAD TO TRANSFER A LITTLE EXTRA MONEY FOR OUR TRANSIT FUND. HOW MUCH DID WE HAVE TO TRANSFER TO TRANSIT? I'LL HAVE TO. THAT'S FINE. I'LL HAVE TO LOOK. IT WAS, I THINK SOMEWHERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF A LITTLE OVER $1 MILLION ALTOGETHER, BUT THE BUDGET WAS LESS THAN HALF. SO I CAN GET YOU TO THAT NUMBER.

FIRE DEPARTMENT. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE ENGINE THAT'S STILL ON. WE'RE STILL ON HOLD THERE.

THE BARN BUILDING THAT IS ABOUT TO ARRIVE. SO WE'RE HAPPY TO SEE THAT. TEXAS INFRASTRUCTURE AND FIRE MUTUAL AID EQUIPMENT, WE'VE ACQUIRED THAT POLICE DEPARTMENT. THERE'S REALLY NO

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CHANGES THERE FROM THE LAST REPORT. ANIMAL SERVICES, NO CHANGES FROM LAST REPORT. CODE ENFORCEMENT. I THINK WE'RE UP TO COMPLETING 14 STRUCTURES THAT HAVE BEEN DEMOLISHED FOR FY 25. STREET DEPARTMENT. A LOT OF THESE ITEMS HAVE ALREADY BEEN ACHIEVED THROUGHOUT THE FISCAL YEAR, SO THERE'S REALLY NO MAJOR CHANGES THERE. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND. WE'VE GOT 870 K ON BRICK STREETS AND ALMOST A MILLION THERE ON ON THE SEAL CODE AND THEN ON PUBLIC ALLEYS, 165,000. AND OUR BRICK STREETS WERE ABOUT 70, 70% COMPLETE, AND WE ACHIEVED 100% ON THE OTHER TWO ITEMS. OUR WATER UTILITIES FINE REVENUES WERE ABOUT 3.8 LESS THAN BUDGETED.

AS YOU KNOW, WE HAD A VERY WET YEAR. SO THAT IS CONTRIBUTED A LOT TO THAT. HOWEVER, EXPENDITURES WERE ABOUT 4.2 LESS THAN BUDGET. UTILITIES FUND. WE'VE ALREADY RECEIVED A TRANCHE BOXES THE TRACO. SO MOST ALL OF THOSE ITEMS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. THE FUEL STATION. WE'RE NO LONGER GOING TO DO THAT. AND THAT'S ON HOLD FOR RIGHT NOW. THE METER REPLACEMENT PROGRAM. I THINK WE SOMEWHERE OVER 12,000M REPLACED. WE'RE VERY HAPPY ABOUT THAT.

WE'RE ALREADY SEEING SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS IN THE WATER BUSINESS OFFICE DUE TO THAT, AS WELL AS THE GREAT JOB THAT CHRIS CAMBRE IS DOING OVER THERE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THAT.

SO OUR WATER TASTE AND ODOR PILOT PROGRAM, WE'RE STILL PROGRESSING ON THAT. ELEVATED STORAGE TANKS ARE IN DESIGN ALSO WEST SIDE TREATMENT PLANT, PHASE ONE REHAB. WE'RE REPLACING SEPTIC HAULER STATION THERE AND THEN LIFT STATION UPGRADES. AND THEY'RE IN DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION PHASES. ALSO STORMWATER. WE CONVERTED SOME POSITIONS. I THINK I'VE ALREADY REPORTED THAT TO YOU. STORMWATER COMPLIANCE TECHNICIANS BEEN HIRED. WE'VE CONVERTED LABOR POSITIONS TO SEMI-SKILLED AND THEN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. ALL ALL ARE COMPLETED OR UNDERWAY. SOLID WASTE REVENUES ARE PROJECTED TO BE ABOUT 1.2 LESS THAN BUDGET, WHICH IS PRIMARILY DUE TO LOWERING EXPECTED COLLECTIONS AND RESIDENTIAL FEES AND SPECIAL PICKUPS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES AND FEES AND ROLLOUT COLLECTION FEES. EXPENDITURES ANTICIPATED TO BE ABOUT 730 LESS THAN BUDGET AND. WE'VE ALL AIRPORT FUND. WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT 44,000 MORE THAN BUDGETED REVENUES, EXPENDITURES. WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT 265,000 HAS BEEN BUDGETED. DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. WE'RE LOOKING AT 257,000 MORE THAN BUDGET ON REVENUES, EXPENDITURES ABOUT 245,000 LESS THAN BUDGET. THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IS ONGOING AND ON THE WAY. A LOT OF YOU HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THAT HISTORIC HISTORIC SURVEY. WE MENTIONED THAT A COUPLE TIMES HERE TODAY AS WELL, AND ALSO PLANNING TECHNICIAN POSITION HAS BEEN HIRED. HOT FUN, ALMOST ON BUDGET WITH REVENUES AND ABOUT 2020 5000 LESS THAN BUDGET EXPENDITURES ARE ABOUT 67,000 LESS THAN BUDGET. ALSO, AS YOU'VE PROBABLY NOTICED, WE'RE CONTINUING WITH THE DEMOLITIONS OUT OF THE OLD FAIRGROUNDS. WE'VE DEMOLISHED ALL THE BARNS THAT WE'RE GOING TO DEMOLISH. ALSO, ONE OF THE FIRST BUILDING THERE ON FAIR PARK DRIVE, CLOSE TO THE FRONT STREET. IT'S BEEN DEMOLISHED AND WE JUST RECENTLY DEMOLISHED THE BUILDING. STILL GOT A FEW THINGS TO DO WITH THE BUILDING JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE MAYFAIR. HORTICULTURE HORTICULTURALISTS HAS BEEN HIRED. THAT'S BEEN A GREAT ADDITION. THEY'RE THEY'VE HELPED OUT A LOT. WE BEGAN THE STAMPED CONCRETE BED

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REPLACEMENT. IT'S COMPLETED ABOUT ALMOST 15,000 LINEAR FEET. AND AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE PICTURE, THE BEFORE AND AFTER, IT'S DEFINITELY AN ENHANCEMENT TO THE GARDEN. SO EMPLOYEE BENEFITS FINE. THIS IS FOR LANCER. SO REVENUES ARE ABOUT 92,000 LESS THAN BUDGET EXPENDITURES ARE GREATER THAN BUDGET SORRY. EXPENDITURES ARE ABOUT 400,000 LESS THAN BUDGETED. SO THE THE FUNDS ABOUT 500,000 BETTER THAN BUDGETED. SO WE'RE HAPPY TO SEE THAT IT BENEFITS FROM. AND WE'VE IMPLEMENTED PAY RAISES MERIT INCREASES DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. SO WE ARE IN THE FOURTH QUARTER. WE'RE IN IN THE YEAR. I'VE JUST GIVEN YOU A REPORT. I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, BUT WE'RE REQUESTING AS YOU TAKE ACTION TO RECEIVE THIS REPORT. SO ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR PATRICK? I WILL ASK THIS FOR THE THINGS LIKE TRANSIT AND SO FORTH THAT ARE OVER BUDGET. DO WE GO BACK AND ANALYZE THESE AREAS THAT THAT YES, WE WE ARE WE ARE GOING TO GO WE WE ARE MEETING WITH THEM TO TALK ABOUT THAT GOING FORWARD. LET'S SEE. SO TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, MAYOR, THE BUDGET FOR THE TRANSFER FROM THE GENERAL FUND INTO THE TRANSIT FUND WAS 800 AND ALMOST 54,000, AND WE HAD TO TRANSFER ABOUT 8 OR $1.2 MILLION. SO. THAT'S PART OF WHY WE'RE OVER BUDGETING, YOU KNOW, FIVE. ANY QUESTIONS FOR PETER? MOVE TO APPROVE HIM. FIVE SECOND GOT A MOTION BY NICHOLAS, SECONDED BY WINN. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION

[Items M-6 & M-7]

CARRIES. THANKS, PETER. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. HEATHER. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

HEATHER. NICK, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER. AND IF IT PLEASES THE COUNCIL, I'LL TAKE M6 AND M7 TOGETHER AS THEY'RE INTERRELATED. AND I'LL START WITH M7 FIRST. WE'RE GOING TO VOTE ON THEM SEPARATELY. YES. CORRECT, SIR. ALRIGHT, SO STARTING OFF WITH M6, I DO. I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DID NOT MENTION THAT THERE WAS A HUGE COLLABORATIVE EFFORT AND WANTED TO THANK THE STAFF, INCLUDING STEPHANIE FRANKLIN, KYLE KING, THE THE LEGAL STAFF AND OUR CONSULTANTS, AS WELL AS OUR LEGAL STAFF FROM OUR PARTNERS AT SMITH COUNTY AND TJC. AS WE WORK THROUGH THESE AGREEMENTS FOR M6 AND M7 IN ORDER TO BRING THIS FORWARD TO YOU TODAY AND TO OUR OTHER PARTNERS LATER. SO WITH THAT WE HAVE THIS IS A CHAPTER 312 AGREEMENT. THIS IS FOR ABATEMENT OF PROPERTY TAX. THIS IS FOR THE VALENCIA PROPERTY THAT IS PROPOSED HERE AT THE INTERSECTION OF FERGUSON AND NORTH BROADWAY. WE HAVE PREVIOUSLY CONSIDERED THIS IN AUGUST, WHERE THE COUNCIL APPROVED THE A 380 AGREEMENT. THIS IS FOR THE DESTINATION FULL SERVICE HOTEL WITH 140 ROOMS. THEIR INVESTMENT IS JUST OVER 47 MILLION AND ANTICIPATED 60 FULL TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS AT A $2 MILLION PAYROLL ANNUALLY. TODAY, WE'VE GONE THROUGH ALL OF THE LEGALLY REQUIRED STEPS AS FAR AS NOTIFICATION, AND TODAY WE'RE ASKING THE COUNCIL TO APPROVE THIS ABATEMENT AGREEMENT. AND THESE ARE THE ELEMENTS. WE HAVE THIS INVESTMENT, AS I MENTIONED, AT 47, JUST OVER 47 MILLION. THE EMPLOYMENT AT 60 FULL TIME EQUIVALENT. AND YOU ARE ACCUSTOMED TO SEEING OUR ANNUAL REPORTING THAT COMES FROM OUR TDC, WHERE THEY GIVE YOUR ANNUAL REPORTS ON THESE CHAPTER 312 AGREEMENTS. TO GIVE AN EXAMPLE, YOU'VE SEEN, LIKE THE REPORTING ON HIGHLAND DAIRY. YOU KNOW, WHERE WE'RE AT IN THE PROGRESS FOR THESE TYPE OF AGREEMENTS THAT COME TO YOU AT FIVE YEAR INCREMENTS. BUT USUALLY THEY ARE THEY CAN BE FOR TEN YEARS. AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR. TODAY IS A TEN YEAR ABATEMENT AT 50%. AND WITH THAT WE ARE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE CHAPTER 312 ABATEMENT FOR THE TYLER PARTNERS, TYLER HOTEL PARTNERS, AND WE I'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON INTO M6 SO YOU CAN SEE HOW THESE ARE INTERRELATED. THE FOR OUR 380 AGREEMENT, IT HAD TO BE

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A SLIGHTLY MODIFIED IN ORDER FOR IT TO WORK WITH OUR 312, IN ORDER FOR THE OTHER TAXING ENTITIES TO CONSIDER A CHAPTER 312 AGREEMENT, THE LEAD AGENCY FOR THE FOR THIS AGREEMENT HAS TO BEGIN AND ENTER INTO THE AGREEMENT IN ORDER FOR THEM TO CONSIDER IT. SO WE NEED TO WE PREVIOUSLY DID CREATE THE REINVESTMENT ZONE THAT WAS DONE PREVIOUSLY, AND ABOUT A MONTH OR TWO AGO, AND NOW WE ARE ASKING THE COUNCIL TO APPROVE THE 312, WHICH ALLOWS THEM TO MOVE FORWARD AND MAKE THEIR OWN CONSIDERATION FOR THEIR AGREEMENTS. BUT COUNCIL, AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, APPROVED A 380 AGREEMENT IN AUGUST. AND SO WE HAVE A PLETHORA OF DIFFERENT MECHANISMS IN ORDER TO INCENTIVIZE THIS DEVELOPMENT. AND WE NEEDED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY WERE COORDINATING TOGETHER. SO THERE WAS NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO ANY OF THE CRITERIA, THE TERMS. IT WAS SIMPLY TO DESIGN, TO POINT BACK, ALLOW THE 312 TO POINT BACK TO SOME OF THE REPORTING AND THE TERMS FOR IT TO WORK SEAMLESSLY TOGETHER FOR THE ENTIRE COORDINATED INCENTIVE PACKAGE. AND YOU'LL SEE THAT NONE OF THE TERMS CHANGED. IT STILL ALLOWS FOR THE THE CONSTRUCTION FOR THE 42 MONTHS, THE EMPLOYMENT, THE TERMS AT TEN YEARS UP TO 11 IF NEEDED. AND THEN IT IDENTIFIES THE REVENUE SOURCES AND THE PRE AND PRE-DEVELOPMENT REIMBURSEMENT IS AT 100% FOR JUST FOR THE CITY PROPERTY TAX FOR YEARS 20, 26 AND 27. AND AGAIN, OUR COMPLIANCE IS STILL THERE. AND SOME ENHANCED LANGUAGE THAT IS JUST STANDARD LANGUAGE AS IT RELATES TO AUDIT AND STATUTORY COMPLIANCE. AND WITH THAT, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF M6 AND M7. SO TO BE SIMPLISTIC, YES, THIS IS ALL KIND OF A CLEANUP ITEM. IN ORDER FOR US TO BE ABLE TO TO HAVE TJC ENTERTAIN THE ABATEMENT. YES SIR, YES SIR.

AND TJC IS SCHEDULED TO CONSIDER THIS ITEM. THEY'RE 312 AGREEMENT TOMORROW AND THEN THE SMITH COUNTY NEXT TUESDAY. OKAY. GOOD. I UNDERSTAND A MOTION ON M6 MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND AND A MOTION BY HANEY. SECOND BY NICHOLS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE.

OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. I ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON M7. MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND MOTION.

SECONDED BY NICHOLS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. HEATHER. THANK YOU, THANK YOU CHRIS. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND

[M-8 Request that the City Council consider ratifying the agreement executed by the City Manager with Invoice Cloud for the provision of online and electronic payment processing services for the City of Tyler Water Business Office.]

COUNCIL, I'M CHRIS CAMPBELL, WATER OFFERS WATER. BUSINESS OFFICE MANAGER HERE FOR THE CITY OF TYLER. AND I'M PRESENTING TODAY, WHICH IS THE RATIFICATION OF A CONTRACT FOR INVOICE CLOUD WHICH IS THE NEW PAYMENT PROVIDER FOR THE WATER BUSINESS OFFICE. AND I'D LIKE TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BACKGROUND OF ABOUT THE COMPANY AND SOME OF THE NEW FEATURES THAT OUR CUSTOMERS ARE GOING TO EXPERIENCE HERE VERY SOON. SO TO KIND OF GIVE YOU A BACKGROUND, YOU KNOW, ALONG WITH THE ENHANCEMENTS TO THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY DOING, NEW PAYMENT PROVIDER WAS ESSENTIAL TO INCREASE THAT OVERALL CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE. NOW, INVOICE CLOUD DOES PROVIDE PAYMENT, PROVIDE PROVIDES PAYMENTS TO 33 TEXAS CITIES, INCLUDING THE CITY OF ARLINGTON AND THE CITY OF PLANO, AMONG OTHER CITIES AND COUNTIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. AND THEY DO PROCESS ABOUT 133 MILLION TRANSACTIONS ANNUALLY.

SO SOME OF THE FEATURES THAT CUSTOMERS ARE GOING TO EXPERIENCE SOON IS EMAIL AND TEXT REMINDERS THAT CUSTOMERS CAN SIGN UP FOR. SO WHEN A NEW BILL COMES OUT, THEY WILL RECEIVE EITHER AN EMAIL OR A TEXT MESSAGE WITH A LINK TO PAY FOR THEIR THEIR UTILITY BILL.

AND ALSO, OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES CAN NOW SEND PAYMENT LINKS TO CUSTOMERS DIRECTLY THAT THEY CAN CLICK ON AND PAY. SO IF THEY CALL US AND THEY'RE OUT IN THE FIELD,

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THEY'RE RUNNING AROUND AND THEY CAN'T GET TO THEIR COMPUTER, WE CAN SEND THEM A LINK TO CLICK ON AND PAY THEIR UTILITY BILL, AND ALL LINKS ARE AUTHENTICATED. AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS CUSTOMERS DO NOT HAVE TO REMEMBER THEIR USERNAME AND PASSWORD. SO THEY CLICK ON THE LINK AND IT GOES RIGHT TO THE PAYMENT SCREEN TO COMPLETE THEIR PAYMENT. MAKES IT MORE EFFICIENT. AND WE ALL KNOW THAT IT'S HARD TO REMEMBER PASSWORDS AND USERNAMES SOMETIMES, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE IN A PINCH. SO WE ARE GOING TO ENHANCE OUR IVR SYSTEM WITH THIS NEW PAYMENT PROVIDER. WE YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND PROCESS PAYMENTS OVER THE PHONE IN SECONDS AND NOT MINUTES. CURRENTLY, IT TAKES ABOUT 5 TO 9 MINUTES TO MAKE A PAYMENT OVER OUR PHONE SYSTEM, WHICH IS AN AUTOMATED SYSTEM. YOU HAVE TO HAVE YOUR ACCOUNT NUMBER. IF YOU DON'T, YOU HAVE TO CALL US. WE HAVE TO GIVE IT TO YOU, AND THEN WE HAVE TO SEND YOU BACK TO THE IVR SYSTEM TO COMPLETE THE PAYMENT. SO THAT COULD TAKE UP TO NINE MINUTES. SOMETIMES THIS ONE, ONCE YOU SIGN UP FOR A PROFILE, IT'S GOING TO RECOGNIZE YOU NOT ONLY BY YOUR ACCOUNT NUMBER, BUT ALSO YOUR CELL PHONE NUMBER OR THE INFORMATION THAT YOU PUT INTO THAT PROFILE, WHICH IS GOING TO MAKE THINGS QUICKER AND EASIER TO MAKE A PAYMENT OVER THE PHONE. AND IT'S GOING TO BE AS SIMPLE AS IF YOU HAVE A PAYMENT OPTION ALREADY ON FILE, IT'S GOING TO SAY, DO YOU WANT TO PAY WITH OPTION, YOU KNOW, CARD NUMBER FIVE, SIX, THREE TWO. YOU JUST SAY YES AND IT PROCESSES THAT PAYMENT THROUGH, MAKING IT MUCH MORE EFFICIENT FOR OUR IN-PERSON CUSTOMERS. WE'VE WE'VE HEARD A LOT OF FEEDBACK FROM OUR CUSTOMERS THAT COME INTO OUR OFFICE AND PAY. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE NEW TERMINALS THAT WILL ACCEPT NEW PAYMENT OPTIONS LIKE TAP TO PAY PAYMENT THROUGH THE MOBILE WALLET ON IPHONE AND ANDROID. WE WILL ALSO ACCEPT CHIP PAYMENTS, AND WE WILL DO THE CONVENTIONAL SWIPE TO PAY LIKE NORMAL. SO THIS IS A BIG ENHANCEMENT THAT WE'VE PROBABLY HAVE NEEDED FOR ABOUT TEN YEARS NOW. SO WE'RE COMING INTO THE MODERN AGE WHEN WE WHEN WE MOVE OVER TO THIS AS WELL. SO FOR PROPERTY MANAGERS AND LANDLORDS, ONE LOGIN THAT CAN LINK ALL PROPERTIES AND YOU WILL BE ABLE TO BASICALLY IT'S LIKE SHOPPING ONLINE. YOU CAN ADD ALL OF YOUR ACCOUNTS TO A CART AND MAKE THE PAYMENTS, MAKE PAYMENTS FOR ALL OF YOUR PROPERTIES AT ONE TIME, WHICH IS A HUGE FEATURE THAT CURRENTLY, IF A PROPERTY MANAGER COMES INTO OFFICE, IT TAKES ABOUT AN HOUR TO PROCESS PAYMENTS THROUGH AND THEY HAVE TO BE DONE INDIVIDUALLY. SO WE'RE CUTTING DOWN TIME AND WE'RE MAKING CONVENIENCE FOR OUR CUSTOMERS BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT. AND IN PHASE TWO, THIS IS THIS IS A BIG ONE. ONCE WE IMPLEMENT THIS PAYMENT PROVIDER, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO PHASE TWO, WHICH WILL IMPLEMENT THE OPTION FOR DEVELOPERS TO PAY FOR METERS AND TAPS ONLINE. CURRENTLY, THE ONLY WAY THEY CAN PAY IS TO COME TO OUR OFFICE AND PAY BY CARD OR CASH OR CHECK. SO IF THEY'RE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CITY AND THEY'RE THEY'RE WANTING TO FOCUS ON THEIR DEVELOPMENT, THEY DON'T HAVE TO COME ALL THE WAY DOWNTOWN TO MAKE THAT PAYMENT. THEY CAN NOW THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO NOW DO IT ONLINE. THEY'LL ADD IT TO CART, JUST LIKE THEY'RE SHOPPING ONLINE. AND THEY CAN CHECK OUT AND WE'LL GET THAT PAYMENT FROM THEM. SO ON THE IMPLEMENTATION, WE ARE MEETING WITH INVOICE CLOUD'S INFORMATION IMPLEMENTATION TEAM ON DECEMBER THE 18TH, WHICH IS NEXT THURSDAY. IMPLEMENTATION WILL BEGIN IN EARLY EARLY 2026, AND OUR STAFF AT THE WTO WILL START LIVE TRAINING NEXT WEEK AND WILL FINISH MID JANUARY OF 2026.

SO THE OVERALL COST TO THE CITY IS ZERO. IT'S NOT GOING TO COST US ANY MONEY TO IMPLEMENT THIS.

THE ONLY COST ASSOCIATED WITH THIS IS PER TRANSACTION, AND THE CITY WILL CONTINUE TO ABSORB THE CHARGES ASSOCIATED WITH PROCESSING PAYMENTS, AS WE ALWAYS HAVE. I KNOW SOME CITIES AND COUNTIES DO CHARGE A CONVENIENCE FEE. THAT'S TO COVER THE COST OF SWIPING AND PROCESSING THROUGH, BUT WE ARE ABSORBING IT LIKE WE CURRENTLY DO, SO CUSTOMERS WILL NOT SEE ANY ADDITIONAL CHARGES TO USE THESE NEW SERVICES. BEFORE I MOVE OVER TO THE RECOMMENDATION, DOES THE COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE A QUESTION, CHRIS. AND THEN ALSO A COMMENT.

QUESTION, THOUGH WITH THIS NEW SYSTEM, DO THE RESIDENTS THAT HAVE ALREADY SIGNED UP FOR AUTOMATIC PAYMENT, AUTOMATIC DRAFT, DO THEY HAVE TO GO IN AND SIGN UP, AND IF SO, WILL YOU ALL SEND OUT A NOTIFICATION INCLUDED IN THE WATER BILL TO LET THEM KNOW YOU NEED TO SIGN UP? THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION, AND I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THAT UP, BECAUSE I SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT IT UP HERE IN THIS PRESENTATION. BUT YES, YOU WILL HAVE TO SIGN UP FOR A NEW USERNAME AND PASSWORD. AND I KNOW THAT IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT OF A HURDLE TO OVERCOME. IF YOU ARE ON AUTOPAY DRAFT, YOU WILL HAVE TO RESIGN BACK UP. BUT I THINK THE BENEFITS OUTWEIGH THE, YOU KNOW, THE, THE COST OR THE, THE THE PAIN TO DO SO. SO AND THEN QUICK, QUICK COMMENT. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE WITH THE WATER BUSINESS OFFICE. I KNOW I'VE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE CALL ME RECENTLY WITH QUESTIONS AND ISSUES ABOUT THEIR WATER BILL AND PROBLEMS THAT THEY'VE EXPERIENCED, AND YOU'VE TAKEN

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THE TIME TO SIT DOWN AND VISIT WITH THEM AND LISTEN TO THEM AND SORT OUT THE PROBLEM. SO I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT YOU PUT IN. I APPRECIATE THAT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND THAT'S REALLY WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT. IT'S ABOUT THE CUSTOMERS. AND BEFORE CHRIS GIVES A RECOMMENDATION, I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE COUNCIL. YOU KNOW THIS IT'S INTERESTING AS PEOPLE KIND OF WATCH YOU KNOW, THEY WATCH THIS OR THEY GET THE LETTER THAT THEY DON'T KNOW NECESSARILY THE TIME AND DIRECTION THAT CAME IN. AND THAT'S THIS CAME FROM COUNCIL ABOUT WHAT, ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, REALLY, OR MORE THE CONVERSATION OF HOW CAN WE IMPROVE THE WATER UTILITY BILLING EXPERIENCE, HOW CAN WE EVERYTHING FROM THE CUSTOMER, YOU KNOW, THE USUAL REGULAR CUSTOMERS SUCH AS OURSELVES THAT WE THINK ABOUT TO THE ONES WHO ARE MAYBE MULTIPLE PROPERTIES TO THE DEVELOPERS COUNCIL KIND OF GAVE US THAT INPUT. WE APPRECIATE YOUR YOUR DIRECTION ON THAT. WE APPRECIATE JUST THE WORK ON THIS ONE. BETWEEN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, WATER UTILITIES, WATER UTILITY BILLING OFFICE.

CÉDRIC EARLIER WAS HERE TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE NUMBERS, BUT PETER DOESN'T TELL YOU ABOUT JUST ALL THE HARD WORK HE PUT IN BEHIND THE SCENES TO KIND OF MOVE THIS FORWARD. OVER THE PAST YEAR OR SO TO TO KIND OF GET TO THIS POINT TODAY. SO WE THANK THE COUNCIL. WE THANK STAFF FOR JUST KIND OF BEING ABLE TO BRING THIS, YOU KNOW, IMPROVING THE EXPERIENCE FOR OUR CUSTOMERS. AND I WANT TO PIGGYBACK ON WHAT YOU TWO WERE SAYING. YOU KNOW, OVER THE YEARS THIS HAS BEEN AN AREA THAT'S A CHALLENGE. AND FOR THE PEOPLE OVER THERE AT THE WATER OFFICE AND ANSWERING THE PHONE, THEY'VE HAD TO DEAL WITH WITH PEOPLE THAT ARE ANGRY, I'M GLAD THAT THIS IS THIS IS BEING IMPROVED TO WHERE THEY DON'T HAVE TO. I MEAN, PEOPLE NOW CAN LEAVE THEIR NUMBER AND GET A CALL BACK. YOU KNOW, YOU KEEP TALKING ABOUT CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE. IT'S SO GOOD TO TO SEE IT. AND I CAN SEE IT IN IN THE NEW UTILITY BILL, WHICH WHEN YOU HAVE ALL THESE DIFFERENT NUMBERS AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF, IT'S SO SIMPLE.

AND PEOPLE LIKE SIMPLE, I KNOW I LIKE SIMPLE. SO EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE OVER THERE, YOU'VE DONE A FANTASTIC JOB. DON'T GET TOO BIG OF A HEAD, BUT I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE. I APPRECIATE THAT, AND I, I WANT TO THANK MY STAFF BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE DID HAVE A BIG CHANGE IN MAY WHEN I CAME ON BOARD AND THEY'VE THEY'VE HIT THE GROUND RUNNING WITH ME AND I'VE LED THEM THERE AND THEY'VE TAKEN THE BALL AND RUN WITH IT. SO I REALLY WANT TO THANK THEIR STAFF, CHRIS, THROUGH ALL THIS, WILL THIS ELIMINATE THE MAILING OF THE BILL. SO WE'RE HOPING THAT IT WILL. SO WE WILL ENCOURAGE SIGNING UP FOR PAPERLESS BILLING, WHICH WILL ELIMINATE THE MAILING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH MAILING THE BILL, AND TRY TO REDUCE THAT PAPER BEING SENT OUT. OF COURSE. YEAH. AND I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR TAKING MY CALLS AND QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS AND COMMENTS THROUGH THIS WHOLE PROCESS. THIS IS GOING TO BE GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR, AND THANK YOU FOR NOT MAKING US REMEMBER OUR PASSWORD. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR CHRIS? MOVE TO APPROVE M8. SECOND A MOTION BY WIND. SECOND BY NICHOLS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE

[CONSENT]

IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ALRIGHT. WE'RE DOWN TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. DO WE WANT TO APPROVE IS PRESENTED OR HAVE ANYTHING PULLED? MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. CONSENT AGENDA. MR. PRESIDENT. OKAY. GOT A MOTION. SECOND. SECOND. GOT A MOTION BY NICOLE. SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED?

[CITY MANAGER'S REPORT]

CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVED. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT. THANK YOU. MAYOR. A FEW ITEMS OF NOTE.

THE FIRST OF WHICH ONE OF THE. YOU KNOW, WE TALKED EARLIER ABOUT JUST KIND OF DIRECTION FROM COUNCIL AND CONCERNS. ONE OF THE ONES THAT WE'VE ALSO TAKEN ON HAS BEEN DUPLICATE AND DAMAGED POWER POLES THAT YOU SEE THROUGHOUT THE CITY. THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT CONTINUES TO MAKE PROGRESS AND WORK WITH ENCORE TO IDENTIFY AND UPDATE THE STATUS OF DUPLICATED AND DAMAGED POWER POLES THAT WE SEE THROUGHOUT TIME. ENCORE PROVIDED THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT WITH A LIST OF POWER POLES, AND THEY WERE AWARE OF THAT WHICH DUPLICATES OR WHICH ONES ARE DAMAGED. ENGINEERING IS METHODICALLY PROGRESSING THROUGH THE LIST AND UPDATING THE STATUS OF ANY EXISTING FACILITIES STILL ON THE POLES, ALONG WITH IDENTIFYING NEW POLES AROUND THE CITY THAT NEED TO BE ADDED TO THE LIST. AND THIS ALLOWS FOR US TO THEN CONTACT THE OTHER. PROVIDE ENCORE IS ACTUALLY I'VE ALWAYS BEEN VERY GOOD AS FAR AS PARTNER OF OURS IN IN REGARDS TO DAMAGED POLES AND MOVING THE LINES. THE DIFFICULTY IS THERE'S ABOUT 3 OR 4 OTHER, USUALLY LONG LINES THAT ARE ON THAT POLE THAT ENCORE IS NOT ALLOWED TO TOUCH. AND SO THIS IS GIVING US THE ABILITY TO DO AN INVENTORY TO KIND OF PUT PRESSURE ONTO THOSE UTILITIES TO RELOCATE THEIR LINES SO THAT THOSE CRACKS OR DAMAGE, OR THE KIND OF TILTING POLES THAT ARE STILL LEFT REMAINING, CAN BE TAKEN OUT AND REMOVED AS A NUISANCE. AN INTERESTING ONE THAT WE'VE DONE KIND OF RECENTLY HAS BEEN FOR PARKS DEPARTMENT IS THE EXPANSION OF THE SOUTH SIDE HANDICAP PARKING

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LOT IN STAUNTON, MEDIUM CONVERSIONS THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED OVER THE PAST MONTH OR TWO. THESE TWO PROJECTS WERE COMBINED THROUGH THE BIDDING PROCESS TO SECURE MORE COMPETITIVE PRICING. THE SOUTH SIDE HANDICAP PARKING LOT EXPANSION WAS A MUCH NEEDED IMPROVEMENT THAT NOW ACCOMMODATES SIX HANDICAP PARKING SPACES, UP FROM THE PREVIOUS THREE. THESE ADDITIONAL SPACES WILL GREATLY ARE GREATLY NEEDED, AND WILL ALLOW HANDICAP USERS TO ENJOY THE PARKS MORE COMFORTABLY WITHOUT HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT WHERE TO PARK. THE SECOND PROJECT INVOLVED CONVERTING SELECTED MEDIUM PLANTER BEDS TO DIED STAMPED CONCRETE TO MATCH THE EXISTING MEDIUM DESIGNS. PARKING DEPARTMENT STRATEGICALLY CHOSE WHICH MEDIUMS TO FILL, PRIORITIZING THOSE THAT WERE NARROW, TOO NARROW, AND POSE SAFETY CONCERNS FOR STAFF IN MAINTENANCE. THIS UPGRADE WILL ALLOW THE MEDIUM CREW OF THREE EMPLOYEES TO FOCUS THEIR EFFORTS ON MAINTAINING THE REMAINING BEDS, RESULTING IN A MORE ATTRACTIVE AND MANAGEABLE ROADWAYS. NOW WE WANT TO GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT TO CODY BAIN AND GARY CANNON WITH OUR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND DEVELOPING THE PROJECT SPECS, MANAGING THE BIDDING PROCESS, AND OVERSEEING THE PROGRESS ON THIS PROJECT. THEY'RE CALLED TO SERVICE SERVE ATTITUDE IS TRULY APPRECIATED AND DOES NOT GO UNNOTICED. AND THEN A COUPLE OF OTHER ITEMS OF NOTE. JUST ONE THANK YOU TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND TO THE CITY STAFF THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE ROTARY CHRISTMAS PARADE LAST WEEK. YOU KNOW, WE HAD NEW ROUTES, WHICH WAS ACTUALLY THE ROSE FESTIVAL ROUTE, BUT THE PARADE WAS A SUCCESS AND DEFINITELY THE TREE LIGHTING, THE CONVENTION CENTER. ALL OF THAT IS JUST BEAUTIFUL, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT, AND FOR ALSO FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND FOR COUNCIL AND FOR OTHERS. THE ROSE GARDEN HAS BEEN ABLE TO HAVE THE NEW AS FAR AS IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE'VE DONE, TO BE ABLE TO HAVE KIND OF LIGHTS OF THE ROSE GARDEN AT FOR THIS CHRISTMAS SEASON. AND IT ALSO IS JUST A JUST A GREAT SPECTACLE TO GO THROUGH, AND WE ENCOURAGE ANY AND ALL TO TO TAKE THE TIME TO GO TO THE ROSE GARDEN, TO KIND OF GO THROUGH THE LIGHTS, ENJOY THE FESTIVITIES, TAKE THE TIME TO TAKE A BREATH FROM EVERYTHING ELSE THAT'S GOING ON AND GET INTO THE SPIRIT. AND THEN WITH THIS BEING THE FINAL COUNCIL MEETING OF THE YEAR, WE AS STAFF WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO CITY COUNCIL FOR JUST AN INCREDIBLE 2025. THIS HAS BEEN A GREAT YEAR. WE'VE HAD A NEW COUNCIL MEMBER JOIN US. WE HAVE JUST HAD A SUCCESSFUL YEAR IN MOVING DIFFERENT PROJECTS FORWARD THAT HAVE BENEFITED OUR CITIZENS. AND ALSO, JUST THANK YOU TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE REPRESENTATION OF OUR CITIZENS AND OUR STAFF. I ALWAYS TELL OUR NEW EMPLOYEES WE HAVE A NEW EMPLOYEE ORIENTATION THAT TYLER IS INCREDIBLY UNUSUAL IN THAT EVERY OTHER CITY THAT I'VE BEEN IN AND ALL THROUGHOUT TEXAS, WHICH YOU'LL SEE, IS THAT SOMETIMES THE CITIZENS AND STAFF AND ARE SOMETIMES AT ODDS, THERE'S A LOT OF AS FAR AS FINGER POINTING BY CITIZENS TELLING STAFF, YOU WORK FOR ME AND THAT KIND OF THING. AND TYLER IS UNUSUAL IN THAT OUR CITIZENS ARE OUR BIGGEST CHEERLEADERS. INSTEAD OF YELLING AND FINGER POINTING, WHAT WE OFTEN GET IS FROM OUR CITIZENS IS, HEY, HOW CAN WE WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITY BETTER? AND THAT LEADERSHIP COMES FROM YOU AS A COUNCIL, AND WE AS STAFF ARE INCREDIBLY THANKFUL FOR IT. WE DON'T TAKE FOR GRANTED, ESPECIALLY A GREAT YEAR LIKE WE'VE HAD WITH 2025. SO THANK YOU TO MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR YOUR WORK FOR THIS YEAR. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ANY COMMENTS FOR LEADERSHIP OF OUR STAFF ALSO? ALSO IT'S ACTUALLY A SENIOR BUT IS SENIOR. OH THERE SHE IS. THERE SHE IS. ALL RIGHT. BEAR WITH ME AS I READ THIS. WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO

[EXECUTIVE SESSION]

EXECUTIVE SESSION AND I'M GOING TO READ IT ALL OKAY OKAY. THE CITY COUNCIL MAY GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION REGARDING ANY ITEM POSTED ON THE AGENDA AS AUTHORIZED BY TITLE FIVE, CHAPTER FIVE FIVE OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE CITY COUNCIL MAY GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING PROVISION OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE. OTHER TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.087 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DELIBERATION REGARDING THE FOLLOWING ITEM NUMBER ONE. REQUEST TO DO THIS WITH EXCITEMENT IN MY VOICE, PLEASE. ITEM NUMBER ONE FOR YOU. THERE YOU GO. REQUEST THAT THE CITY COUNCIL RECEIVE AN UPDATE ON THE NORTH TAX ABATEMENT PROJECT. ITEM NUMBER TWO REQUEST THE CITY COUNCIL CONSIDER THE WEST SIDE PLACE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH BELLWOOD. 323 2019 L.P. AND UNDER TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.071 LITIGATION DELIBERATION REGARDING THE FOLLOWING ITEM NUMBER THREE PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION OR SETTLEMENT OFFER INVOLVING THE CITY OF TYLER VERSUS HERITAGE PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT, LLC CALLS NUMBER 777358. INDICATION IS, BY ITS NATURE, AN ONGOING PROCESS, AND QUESTIONS MAY ARISE THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY NEEDS TO DISCUSS WITH THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING THE STATUS OF PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION OR SETTLEMENT OFFERS RELATED TO LITIGATION MATTERS LISTED ABOVE. ANY FINAL ACTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE TAKEN IN OPEN SESSION. HOW'S EXCUSE ME? SHE IS. SHE'S GOOD. WE'RE GOOD. ALL RIGHT. WE WE'RE

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BACK FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION. AND WE DO HAVE ONE ACTION ITEM. MR. MAYOR MOVED TO APPROVE THE SETTLEMENT OF CONDEMNATION SUIT STYLED CITY OF TYLER VERSUS HERITAGE PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT, LLC IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $28,000, AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO EFFECT THE SETTLEMENT. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? WE GOT A MOTION BY WIN. SECOND BY NICHOLS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. WE HAVE NO FURTHER ACTION. SO I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOU

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