Jan 14, 2026 City Council

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TO THE JANUARY 14TH, 2020 CITY COUNCIL MEETING. HAPPY NEW YEAR. WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN WITH THE

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[M-2 Request that the City Council consider accepting the donation of $100,000 for the Faulkner Tennis Center.]

WELL, FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK BECKY. WHERE ARE YOU? BECKY? OH, THERE YOU ARE. BACK ROW. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE. YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU THINK BACK TO BURKEVILLE PARK IN 2014, IT STARTED WITH, WITH THE PUBLIC DONATING MONEY AND THE CITY MATCHING IT TO MAKE THE PARK RENOVATION HAPPEN. BUT THAT'S WHAT STARTED WAS THE PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY AND INDIVIDUALS THAT MADE SOMETHING HAPPEN THAT OTHERWISE WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. SO BECKY, THANK YOU FOR YOU AND YOUR COMMITTEE AND WHAT YOU'VE DONE. YOU'RE YOU'VE MADE A DIFFERENCE. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND GOT A MOTION BY NICHOLS. SECOND BY HANEY. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. THANKS AGAIN. ALRIGHT, NOW

[P-1 Request that the City Council consider receiving an updated presentation on the progress of the Lake Tyler Master Plan for Tyler Water Utilities.]

THE UPDATED PLAN FOCUSES ON DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, RECREATION, AND WATER QUALITY, WHILE TAKING A COMPREHENSIVE LOOK AT BOTH RESERVOIRS AND SURROUNDING PROPERTIES. AS PART OF THE PROCESS, HALF A FIRM WITH EXTENSIVE EXPERTISE IN PUBLIC PLANNING HAS ENGAGED A BROAD RANGE OF STAKEHOLDERS TO GATHER INPUT AND PERSPECTIVES. THESE INCLUDE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE CITY, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, RECREATIONAL INTERESTS, ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATES, COMMERCIAL LEASE HOLDERS, AND OTHERS WITH A VESTED INTEREST IN THE FUTURE OF THE LAKES.

THIS COLLABORATIVE APPROACH ENSURES THE UPDATED MASTER PLAN REFLECTS A BALANCED VISION SUPPORTING RECREATION, ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. TO SHARE THE PROGRESS AND NEXT STEPS, I AM PLEASED TO INTRODUCE MARK CHRISTNER, WHO BRINGS 29 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN PUBLIC PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND HAS BEEN LEADING THIS EFFORT FOR US. THANKS KATE AND MARK. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THIS IS I'M

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IF THIS IS THE PLAN ITSELF IS LOOKING LONG TERM AS WE LOOK AT ALL KINDS OF OPPORTUNITIES, IT PRIMARILY IS HITTING. SO WE'RE WE'RE THIS ONE FOCUSED ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, WATER RESOURCES AND RECREATION. SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE PLAN THAT WAS DONE BACK IN 2011. IT WAS THAT PLAN WAS REALLY FOCUSED ON RECREATION AND LAND USES AROUND THE LAKE.

WHAT HAPPENED RIGHT AFTER THAT WAS THE CITY OF TYLER GOT HIT WITH A CONSENT DECREE, AND WE AND THERE WASN'T A LOT THAT WAS DONE ON RECREATION. SINCE THEN, THIS PLAN GOES BACK AND REVISITS THAT TAKES IT TO THE NEXT STEP, BUT ALSO REALLY LOOKS AT THE OTHER ISSUES. WHEN WE LOOK AT THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND THE WATER ASSESSMENT, IT'S BECAUSE FIRST AND FOREMOST, LAKE TYLER IS A DRINKING WATER LAKE CATHOLIC. THE CITY'S WATER SUPPLY COMES FROM LAKE TYLER, AND THAT'S ALWAYS GOT TO BE AT THE FOREFRONT OF EVERYTHING WE DO OUT THERE. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S THE CAPACITY, WHAT WHAT'S HAPPENING OUT THERE AND WHAT IS IT DOING TO WATER QUALITY? WE STARTED THIS BACK IN THE SUMMER OF 2004. WE'VE GONE THROUGH THE ENVIRONMENTAL PART ITSELF WAS WAS TOOK A LOT OF THE BULK OF THE TIME IN THE VERY BEGINNING.

AND WE STARTED ON THE RECREATION AND THE AND THE OUTREACH. AND NOW WE'RE AT THE POINT WHERE WE'VE GOT A FINAL DRAFT IN FRONT OF YOU, AND WE'LL BE ADOPTING IT IN THE NEXT MONTH OR SO. AS WE LOOK AT WHAT WE FOUND FROM THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, A LOT OF THIS IS BASED ON WHAT HAPPENED LAST TIME, WHAT'S CHANGED AND WHAT WE'RE FINDING OUT NOW.

WHEN WE DID THE 2011 PLAN, THE BIG EMPHASIS ON RECREATION WAS THAT THAT ALL OF OUR, OUR COMMUNITY RECREATION AREAS OUT THERE WEREN'T REALLY MAINTAINED THAT WELL. THERE WASN'T A LOT TO DO OUT THERE, SIGNAGE, THINGS LIKE THAT. WHAT'S HAPPENED SINCE THEN WAS OR CAME OUT OF THE PLAN WAS THE CREATION OF THE BOULDERS, THE DEVELOPMENT OF THAT, THE RE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MARINA AREA, CLEANING UP A LOT OF THINGS THAT WERE OUT THERE. SO THE INTERESTING THING ON THE RECREATION SIDE IS THERE WAS NOT NEARLY AS MUCH DEMAND FOR NEW RECREATION AS THERE WAS LAST TIME. THE BIGGEST EMPHASIS ON ON THE RECREATION SIDE THAT CAME OUT OF THIS WAS REALLY LOOKING AT TRAIL SYSTEMS AND THINGS THAT CONNECT INTO THE CITY, AND THE EMPHASIS WAS ON SAFETY OUT AT THE LAKE, PERCEIVED SAFETY. WHAT ARE WHAT ARE WE DOING ON THE PATROLLING SIDE WHERE WE'RE LOOKING AT WHO'S OUT THERE? HOW IS IT BEING DONE? WHAT IS THE PERCEPTION OF THE LAKE OUTSIDERS THAT ARE USING IT ALSO AS AS WITH 2011, IT'S COMMUNICATION COORDINATION. LAKE TYLER WAS A UNIQUE, UNIQUE ANIMAL IN THAT AS YOU GUYS KNOW, IT'S NOT IN THE CITY LIMITS, BUT IT'S THE MOST OF THE LAND OUT THERE IS. OUR LEASE IS OWNED BY THE CITY AND LEASED TO INDIVIDUAL PEOPLE. SO IT'S REALLY LOOKING AT HOW DOES THAT WORK, HOW DO WE KEEP THAT GOING? AND THEN REALLY LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, HOW DO WE LOOK AT NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR FUNDING SOURCES. ANOTHER BIG ISSUE THAT'S THAT'S COME ABOUT SINCE 2011 IS WAKEBOARD BOATS OUT THERE AND WHAT THEY'RE DOING AND HOW THEY'RE HAVING AN IMPACT ON ON THE LAKE. SO AS WE LOOK AT THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT, ONE OF THE REASONS WE LOOKED AT THIS WAS REALLY TO GIVE KATE AND HER STAFF A BENCHMARK TO START REALLY LOOKING AT. WE HAVEN'T HAD THE ABILITY TO TRACK CHANGES OVER THE YEARS THAT WELL, THIS IS GOING TO GIVE THEM SOMETHING TO KEEP LOOKING AT AND LOOKING AND CONTINUING TO TO SEE WHERE WE HAVE ISSUES. ONE OF THE INTERESTING THINGS ON THIS OR A BIG ISSUE HAS BEEN SEDIMENTATION. AND WHY IS THAT AN ISSUE? IT'S IT'S BECAUSE AS WE LOSE VOLUME AT THE LAKE, WE'RE LOSING VOLUME IN WHAT WE'RE WHAT WE CAN PROVIDE ON DRINKING WATER. SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO KEEP AN EYE ON THAT. WHERE IS MOST OF THAT COMING FROM? IT'S ACTUALLY COMING FROM IN TOWN, NORTH OF WHITE HOUSE. YOU KNOW, ALL THESE CREEKS THAT COME DOWN, WE'RE GETTING SEDIMENTATION COMING FROM KIND OF THE NORTHWEST COMING DOWN. AND THEN WE GET A LOT OF IT BUILDING UP FROM INSIDE THE LAKE BECAUSE OF WAKEBOARDS AND EROSION OF SHORELINES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THAT, IT'S IT'S NOT A HUGE NUMBER, BUT WE'RE LOSING 373 ACRE FEET A YEAR IN CAPACITY. SO IT'S SOMETHING TO KEEP AN EYE ON. SO WE KNOW, HEY, WHAT'S HAPPENING OUT THERE? WHAT ARE THINGS THAT WE CAN DO TO HELP MITIGATE THIS? IS THESE ARE WE WE CONTINUE TO MONITOR. WE'RE LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, THE THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE WATER ITSELF, MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE KEEPING IT UP TO STANDARDS, AS WE ALWAYS HAVE BEEN. AGAIN, LOOKING AT SEDIMENTATION, POLLUTION

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ANYBODY THAT'S BEEN OUT TO LAKE CUYLER SAYS, OH MY GOD, YOU KNOW, IT'S ONE OF THE PRETTIEST LAKES AROUND. AND AND WE WANT TO JUST MAKE SURE THAT WE, WE'RE LOOKING AT WHAT ARE THE OPPORTUNITIES TO CONTINUE TO GROW TOURISM AND RECREATION, BUT AT THE SAME TIME NOT OVERLY IMPACTING THE LAKE, YOU KNOW, WHERE DO WE GET THE BIGGEST BANG FOR OUR BUCK? LOOKING AT JUST DIFFERENT OPTIONS, YOU KNOW, WHERE WE CAN IMPROVE, CONTINUE TO IMPROVE. WHEN WE LOOK AT SHORT TERM RECOMMENDATIONS, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE'RE REALLY LOOKING AT IS STRENGTHENING MARKET AND VISITOR ENGAGEMENT. TYING IN WITH THE CITY'S. THE THE LAKES HAVE ALWAYS KIND OF STOOD ALONE AS A STANDALONE. YOU KNOW, THEY'RE RUN BY THE WATER UTILITIES. WE DON'T DO A LOT OF MARKETING FOR THEM. AND THAT'S REALLY LOOKING AT HOW DO WE, YOU KNOW, HOW DO WE COMBINE WITH LIKE VISIT TYLER OR WITH LEANNE AND HER STAFF, AND HOW CAN WE HELP MARKET THINGS IN A WAY THAT HELP THE CITIZENS OF TYLER? LOOKING AT MODERNIZING OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE? AGAIN, WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING FOR BOTH WAYS TO INCREASE REVENUE, BUT ALSO DECREASE COST TO MAINTAIN THE SAME TIME. THE BIG THING WE HEARD OVER AND OVER WAS ENHANCING SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT PRESENCE. AND A LOT OF THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE NEED TO GO OUT AND HIRE A LOT OF NEW PEOPLE, BUT IT'S HOW DO WE COORDINATE WITH OTHER ENTITIES? HOW DO WE WORK WITH PARKS AND WILDLIFE, WITH THE GAME WARDENS, WITH THE SHERIFF? HOW CAN WE COORDINATE PATROLLING OUT THERE JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE KEEPING A SAFE ENVIRONMENT? AGAIN, DIVERSIFY REVENUE STREAMS. AND THEN LONG TERM, FROM THE RECREATION STANDPOINT. NOW THIS ONE'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN 2011 IN THAT THINGS HAVE HAPPENED SINCE THEN. BUT THE BOULDERS IS REALLY SATISFYING. A LOT OF THE DAILY USE OF NEEDS FROM A RECREATION STANDPOINT. WE IN THE 2011 PLAN, WE HEARD A LOT OF NEED FOR IMPROVING, LIKE HILL CREEK PARK, EAST EASTSIDE PARK TO GIVE MORE OPPORTUNITIES. BUT THIS TIME THAT WE HEARD IS. SO MUCH.

NEEDS. AND JIMMY TOLD HIM OR DAVID, WHERE'S DAVID? HE'S NOT HERE. YEAH. THAT'S HERE. LET'S DO SOMETHING. THAT'S REALLY. GOOD. YEAH. OH, YEAH.

SHE'S A.

YES. YEAH.

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WE'LL GIVE IT A MINUTE FOR THE CITY MANAGER AND THE ATTORNEY TO COME BACK.

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I NOTICED A COUPLE PEOPLE GOT UP AND ALLOWED THEIR SEATS TO BE TAKEN BY OTHERS THAT MAY NEED A SEAT. SO IF SOMEONE NEEDS TO REALLY SIT DOWN VERSUS STANDING UP FOR THE NEXT 30, 45 MINUTES OR WHATEVER, MAYBE SOMEBODY ELSE WILL GIVE UP THEIR SEAT IF ANYBODY NEEDS A SEAT. SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.

AWESOME. SORRY. AT THIS TIME A LITTLE BIT. 30IN UNDER. THE BLUE. SO THAT YOU CAN POP.

AND WE HAVE THE EQUIPMENT. ALL. ALL RIGHT. IT IS WARM WATER COUNTRY. THIS IS CALLED THE EAST. CERTAIN AMOUNT OF WATER AND. THE STATE SHUTS THEM OFF. AND THESE ARE.

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WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE SPENDING MONEY WHERE IT'S APPROPRIATE IN THE RIGHT PLACES.

BUT ALSO WE'VE GOT TO GET, YOU KNOW, PROBABLY MORE AGGRESSIVE ABOUT GOING AFTER OTHER FUNDING SOURCES. SO WE'VE GOT TO START LOOKING AT THESE THINGS. WHAT WE DID IS LOOKED AT, WE COMPARED KIND OF LIKE SIZED CITIES AND LOOKED AT OTHER RESERVOIRS THAT ARE USED THAT

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WE'VE GOT SOME TEMPORARY RESTROOMS OUT AT THE MARINA. THERE ARE KIND OF A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE CAN LOOK AT LONG TERM, BUT THIS IS MEANT TO REALLY SET THE CITY UP, TO START LOOKING AT AND USING. WHAT DO WE HAVE, HOW DO WE MOVE FORWARD, AND CONTINUING TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT THE PLAN AND REALLY LOOK AT HOW WE CAN CONTINUE AGAIN? ONE OF THE BIG THINGS WE HEARD OVER AND OVER WAS SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT, REALLY. AGAIN, LOOKING AT WHAT ARE CREATIVE WAYS TO DO THIS, WE'RE LIMITED ON FUNDING. SO HOW CAN WE START PARTNERING UP OR COORDINATING SCHEDULES OR WHATEVER IT TAKES? CAN WE PROVIDE? ONE OF THE THINGS THAT KATE HAD TALKED ABOUT IS, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT SOME SOME LAND OUT THERE NEAR THE BOULDERS THAT AND WE'VE GOT SOME BOAT HOUSES. CAN WE HELP, CAN WE MAKE A DEAL WHERE WE'RE, YOU KNOW, PROVIDING SLIPS FOR SOME OF THE OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT GROUPS THAT CAN USE THEM AND, AND PATROL MORE OFTEN? YOU KNOW, WE'RE OPEN TO KIND OF ANYTHING, BUT IT'S JUST GETTING MORE CREATIVE ON HOW WE CAN DO IT. LOOKING AT SIGNAGE, DIRECT CHANNELS, THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HEARD WAS, YOU KNOW, WITH SOME OF THE SILTATION, WE'VE GOT SOME SHALLOW AREAS OUT THERE THAT AREN'T REALLY WELL MARKED. THEY'RE NOT LIT AT NIGHT, YOU KNOW, ARE THERE OPPORTUNITIES TO LOOK AT THINGS LIKE THAT? WE'VE LISTED OUT A NUMBER OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. AGAIN, THIS IS NOT THAT THESE NEED TO BE DONE TODAY. THIS IS TO HELP YOU PLAN AHEAD. WHAT IS COMING. HOW DO WE HOW DO WE LOOK FOR FUNDING SOURCES AND HOW DO WE START PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE. SO THE GOAL HERE IS TO HAVE THIS PRESENTED TO YOU GUYS. SO YOU KNOW, KIND OF WHAT'S IN THE PLAN. WHAT WE HAVE. AND THE GOAL WOULD BE TO COME BACK NEXT MONTH AND ADOPT IT AGAIN. WHAT I'M GOING TO TELL YOU THE PLAN IS THE VISION. THIS IS SETTING THE VISION OF WHERE WE NEED TO GO, WHERE ARE THE AREAS WE NEED TO ADDRESS, AND KIND OF LAY SOME BENCHMARKS IN PLACE THAT WE CONTINUE TO MONITOR AS WE MOVE FORWARD. THERE ARE SEPARATE ACTIONS THAT ARE GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE PLACE IN ORDER TO START GETTING THESE THINGS ROLLING. IT MAY COME IN THE FORM OF SOME ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS TO THE LAKE TYLER ORDINANCE, OR IT MAY BE PART OF THE LOOKING AT THE CIP PROGRAMING. AND HOW DOES THIS FIT IN AND WHERE DOES IT FIT IN? WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO ON GRANT FUNDING? YOU KNOW, WHEN ARE WE APPLYING. SO THIS IS GOING TO SET THE VISION, BUT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MOVE FORWARD AND START LOOKING AT WHAT THAT IMPLEMENTATION LOOKS LIKE. AND BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. I KNOW THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE TO SPEAK AND I CAN WAIT TILL THE END, BUT I CAN ALSO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE OFF THE BAT. WELL, I'VE GOT A QUESTION. THIS MAY BE A QUESTION THAT SEVERAL ARE GOING TO HAVE, BUT CAN YOU DISCUSS PLUMBING OVER THE WATER IN THE PAST? YES. PROPOSED FOR THE FUTURE OKAY. SO PLUMBING ON THE OVER THE WATER IS NOT ALLOWED. IT'S IT IS NOT A CITY OF TYLER DECISION. IT IS A TEXAS WATER CODE. THERE WAS A VARIANCE THAT WAS GIVEN FOR A QUOTE, HANDFUL OF PROPERTIES BACK YEARS AND YEARS AGO. WE NOW HAVE 100. WE HAVE WE HAVE 170 PROPERTIES OUT THERE WITH PLUMBING OVER THE LAKE, WHICH

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FOR MANY OF US, LAKE TYLER IS NOT AN ABSTRACT ASSET. IT'S OUR BACKYARD. I'M GOING TO ASK EVERYBODY TO DO SOMETHING SIMPLE. PLEASE CLOSE YOUR EYES FOR A MOMENT. NOTHING NEFARIOUS

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WHATEVER THEY DECIDE, YOU MUST ACCEPT BECAUSE YOU HAVE NO VOICE. YOU MAY OPEN YOUR EYES IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY, A LITTLE UNCOMFORTABLE, A LITTLE UNSETTLING TO CLOSE YOUR EYES IN THE ROOM FULL OF PEOPLE, A LITTLE BIT IN THE DARK, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THAT DISCOMFORT IS ONLY A SMALL FRACTION OF HOW LAKE TYLER RESIDENTS HAVE FELT FOR NEARLY A FULL YEAR OF THIS MASTER PLAN PROCESS. WE WERE EFFECTIVELY IN THE DARK. NO CLEAR COMMUNICATION, NO MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT, NO REPRESENTATIVE, AND NO VOICE. ALL LAKE TYLER RESIDENTS DESERVE A VOICE. DECISIONS MADE BY THIS COUNCIL DIRECTLY IMPACT US. YET WE HAVE ZERO REPRESENTATION ON THIS BODY. WE CANNOT RUN FOR CITY COUNCIL. WE ARE NOT ASSIGNED TO CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT. THAT STRUCTURAL REALITY LEAVES US UNIQUELY AFFECTED AND UNIQUELY UNHEARD. UNTIL THERE'S A CHANGE IN THE LAW THAT WOULD ALLOW LAKE TYLER RESIDENT TO SERVE ON THE CITY COUNCIL, A CHANGE THAT I KNOW MAY NEVER COME. I RESPECTFULLY URGE YOU TO ESTABLISH, AT MINIMUM, A LAKE TYLER ADVISORY AND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. THIS COMMITTEE SHOULD INCLUDE LAKE TYLER RESIDENTS, MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL, THE DIRECTOR OF UTILITIES, AND OTHER KEY STAKEHOLDERS. LET ME BE CLEAR. THE MEMBERS OF THIS CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITY OF TYLER'S EXECUTIVE TEAM ARE VERY INTELLIGENT, CAPABLE, DEEPLY COMMITTED TO THIS COMMUNITY. THE SAME IS TRUE OF THE VERY RESIDENTS WHO LIVE ON AND STEWARD LAKE TYLER. AN OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE WOULD NOT BE ADVERSARIAL. IT WOULD BE A BRAIN TRUST WORKING COLLABORATIVELY TOWARDS SHARED GOALS WHILE ENSURING THAT ALL STAKEHOLDERS HAVE A TRUE AND MEANINGFUL VOICE. THEREFORE, I RESPECTFULLY AND EARNESTLY ASK THIS COUNCIL UNTIL SUCH AN OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE IS ESTABLISHED AND HAS MET AT LEAST TWICE. PLEASE DO NOT APPROVE THIS MASTER PLAN. TAKING THIS STEP WOULD NOT DELAY PROGRESS. IT WOULD STRENGTHEN IT. IT WOULD REBUILD TRUST, RESTORE CREDIBILITY, AND DEMONSTRATE THAT THE CITY OF TYLER VALUES NOT ONLY GOOD PLANNING, BUT FAIR AND INCLUSIVE GOVERNANCE. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR, THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR REFERRING TO US AS INTELLIGENT. ALRIGHT. NEXT WE HAVE JESSE ENRIGHT. THANK YOU, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR YOUR SERVICE AND SACRIFICE TO THE CITY OF TYLER AND THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU TO THE TYLER WATER UTILITIES, CITY OF TYLER AND THE CONSULTING TEAM FOR PRESENTING THE PROPOSED MASTER PLAN TO US FOR THE LAKE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT. I DON'T WANT A SECOND. CASSANDRA.

DO I NEED TO GET THE NAME AND ADDRESS WHEN IT'S ON THIS COMPUTER? JUST THEIR NAME, PLEASE, FOR THE RECORD. ALL RIGHT. NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. OKAY. I AM JESSE THEDFORD AND I WAS RAISED IN TYLER, TEXAS. WAS THE THE LAKE WAS AN IMPORTANT PART OF MY CHILDHOOD MEMORIES. WE BOUGHT OUR LAKE PLOT 13649 PENINSULA ROAD IN 1996 AS A RETREAT FOR OUR FAMILY. THE ONLY INSTRUCTIONS WE RECEIVED AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE WAS TO PAY THE LEASE. WHEN THE CITY MAILED IT TO YOU IN SEPTEMBER OR OCTOBER. IN 2009, THE LAKE BECAME OUR PRIMARY RESIDENCE. WE HAVE SEEN THE LAKE EVOLVE GREATLY IN 30 YEARS. OVER THESE YEARS, WE HAVE MADE MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS WITH CITY APPROVAL, BOTH HOUSES RETAINING WALLS AND PROPER DRAINAGE TO HELP PREVENT RUNOFF AND TO MAINTAIN WATER PURITY. AND SO, IN REVIEWING THE MASTER PLAN, I HAVE SEVERAL CONCERNS AND QUESTIONS. WE NEED CLEAR AND PRECISE COMMUNICATION TO ALL STAKEHOLDERS AND THOSE WHO PLAN TO HAVE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT ON THE LAKE IN REGARD TO REGULATIONS FOR BOATHOUSES, DRAINAGE AND RETAINING OF WALLS TO MAINTAIN WATER PURITY, THESE SET STANDARDS SHOULD BE ENFORCED TO ALL FUTURE DEVELOPMENT. WE ARE. I AM ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT THE FUNDING WHERE THE FUNDING WILL COME FROM TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN THESE RECREATIONAL AREAS TO THE STANDARDS SET. WHAT WILL BE THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF THESE RECREATIONAL AREAS WITH INCREASED BOATER TRAFFIC AND THE POSSIBILITY OF INTRODUCTION OF INVASIVE SPECIES, AND HOW THIS WILL AFFECT WATER PURITY? WHERE WILL THE FUNDING COME

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WE KNEW NOTHING ABOUT IT. TO HAVE A GOOD MASTER PLAN, YOU HAVE TO DO THE SCOPING TO SEE WHAT IS DESIRED, WHAT IS NEEDED. BUT TO DO THAT SCOPING, YOU NEED TO CONTACT EVERY LEASEHOLDER, EVERY LANDHOLDER, EVERY ENTITY ON THAT LAKE, EVERYBODY THAT'S GOING TO BE IMPACTED NEED TO HAVE SOME KIND OF SAY. SO MOST PEOPLE WERE NOT CONTACTED. I COULD NOT FIND ONE PERSON. IT APPEARS THAT THE MASTER PLAN IS GOING TOWARD TOURISM. I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU NEED MONEY, BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS TO ADDRESS WHEN YOU START BRINGING IN TOURISM AND YOU'RE BRINGING IN WATERCRAFT FROM OTHER AREAS, YOU'VE GOT TO ADDRESS INVASIVE SPECIES. THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM. IT HAS IMPACTED OVER 30 LEGS IN TEXAS ALONE, AND THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I UNDERSTAND IN THE CONTRACT THE CITY WOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE FIX. IF WE DON'T PREVENT IT. I APPRECIATE ALL THAT Y'ALL DO. WE WANT TO WORK WITH YOU, BUT WE NEED CLARITY. THERE GOING TO BE LOTS OF EXPENSES GOING FORWARD, NOT JUST THE THE INVASIVE SPECIES, BUT MORE LIKE PATROL, EMS PERSONNEL, SANITATION, BATHROOMS. THERE'S A TOTAL LACK OF SANITATION FACILITIES AT MANY OF THE OF THE LANDING AREAS. SO A LOT TO BE CONSIDERED. WE'RE ASKING THAT YOU PUT THIS PLAN ON HOLD UNTIL YOU HAVE TIME TO READ ALL 142 PAGES AND SEE HOW IT IMPACTS, IMPACTS US. IT IMPACTS US DIRECTLY. AND THE CITY OF TYLER INDIRECTLY. SO WE'RE JUST ASKING YOU, SINCE YOU'RE PLANNING FOR YEARS, LET'S TAKE THE TIME TO STUDY THE PLAN AND MAKE IT GOOD. AND WE WANT TO WORK WITH YOU. WE DON'T WANT TO WORK AGAINST YOU, BUT WE WANT CLARITY IN THIS AND WE WANT AN ADVISORY BOARD. I THANK YOU FOR ALL THE TIME YOU SPEND, ALL THE ISSUES YOU FACE EVERY DAY.

THANK YOU. GOOD TIMING. THANK YOU, MISS HUDSON. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NEXT WE HAVE BILLY MCGUIRE. NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. I KNOW A LOT OF Y'ALL, AND I APPRECIATE Y'ALL TAKING THE TIME TO LISTEN TO AN OLD MAN. I'VE BEEN IN TYLER MY WHOLE LIFE, EXCEPT A BRIEF STAY IN SOUTHEAST ASIA. WE WE'VE HAD A A A PLACE AT LAKE TYLER SINCE THE EARLY 50S.

WHENEVER WE MY FAMILY PURCHASED A LOT OUT THERE. WE HAD A SMALL PIER AND A CABIN. WE FISHED EVERY DAY AND LOVED IT. I'VE SEEN A LOT OF THINGS COME AND GO FROM THE LAKE SINCE WE'VE BEEN OUT THERE. IT WAS ALL WOODS, NO HOUSES, HARDLY AT ALL. MAYBE A TRAILER HOUSE AND THAT WAS IT. BUT WE'VE SEEN, LIKE I SAID, A LOT OF THINGS CHANGE ON THE LAKE. WE LIVE AT THE LAKE

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THERE WERE NO SPEAKERS OR PA SYSTEM. IT WAS REALLY DIFFICULT TO HEAR. AS THE SLIDESHOW BEGAN, WE COULD NOT READ IT. THE PRESENTER SKIMMED OVER IT. KIND OF LIKE TODAY, BUT A LOT OF THE SLIDES. I'M THINKING, WHAT IS THIS WHOLE MEETING ABOUT? THIS IS NOT JUST ABOUT BOAT HOUSES.

AND IT BECAME CLEAR THAT IT WAS ABOUT HOW LAKE TYLER CAN MAKE MORE MONEY. WE WERE GIVEN A QR CODE THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO HELP US SEE THIS MASTER PLAN, BUT IT DIDN'T LINK CORRECTLY. I THINK EVENTUALLY THEY GAVE US ACCESS, BUT NOT THAT NIGHT. EVEN WHEN THEY OPEN THE FLOOR FOR QUESTIONING, IT WAS ALL OVER THE PLACE AND I JUST GOT THE REAL SENSE THAT NOBODY REALLY KNEW WHAT WAS GOING ON. SO AFTER THE MEETING, I WAS LOOKING AT THE POSTERS AND THERE WERE THINGS ABOUT BOARDWALKS AND AMPHITHEATERS WHICH STILL HAVE NOT BEEN MENTIONED. THE SLIDES COME UP AND NOBODY TALKS ABOUT THEM. THEY GO REALLY QUICKLY OVER THIS STUFF. I WASN'T THE ONLY ONE KIND OF BLINDSIDED BECAUSE I'VE HEARD THAT WORD TODAY AS WELL. IN THE DARK. BLINDSIDED. SO I FELT THAT THAT INEFFECTIVE MEETING WAS JUST PUTTING A CHECK MARK NEXT TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETING, AND WE WERE ALL LEFT SCRATCHING OUR HEADS. WE THOUGHT THE MEETING WAS ABOUT BOATHOUSES AND HOW WE MIGHT BE IMPACTING THE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ON LAKE TYLER, AND WE WERE THERE TO DISCUSS AND HELP. BUT BASICALLY, THIS MASTER PLAN WILL INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC TO THE LAKE. THEY WANT TO HOLD LARGE EVENTS. THEY WANT TO BUILD PUBLIC BUILDINGS ALONG AND ABOVE THE WATER WITHOUT INPUT FROM ANY OF US THAT WOULD BE AFFECTED. SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY ALL THIS TO LET THE CITY COUNCIL KNOW HOW CONVOLUTED THIS WHOLE PROCESS HAS BEEN. RESIDENTS. WE FELT DISCONNECTED FROM ANY OF THIS PLANNING OR THE DECISION MAKING. THE QUALITY OF COMMUNICATION HAS BEEN POOR AND I AGREE WITH EVERYONE ELSE. WE NEED TO PAUSE. WE NEED TO START A LAKE TYLER ADVISORY BOARD WITH AMPLE NOTICE AND FULL AGENDAS GIVEN AHEAD OF TIME. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NEXT WE HAVE JIM JORDAN. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. MY NAME IS JIM JORDAN. I LIVE AT 17133 PILOT DRIVE. AND THAT'S ON THE THE EAST LAKE. AND I, I WANTED TO BRING UP SOME THINGS. ANOTHER ITEM THAT REALLY WASN'T I DIDN'T SEE THAT IT WAS REALLY PART OF THE PLAN

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THAT SEDIMENT CREATES A CONCERN FROM AN ECOLOGICAL STANDPOINT FOR THE FISH. THE FISH CAN'T FEED. AND IF THAT'S DISRUPTED, THE FISH WON'T BE FEEDING THERE ANYMORE. AND THAT'S A THAT'S A CONCERN FOR THE FISHERMEN. AND WE ALL KNOW THAT LAKE TYLER IS ONE OF THE BIG ITS POPULARITY IS IT'S A GREAT FISHING PLACE. WHAT I'M SEEING OVER THE PERIOD OF TIME IS MULTIPLE AREAS OF EROSION THAT HAVE REALLY, REALLY EXPLODED. WE SEE AREAS ALONG THE LAKE WHERE THE SHORELINE IS COMPLETELY WASHED, IT'S BEEN WASHED INTO THE LAKE, AND YOU'VE LOST IN ONE CASE, OVER ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE LAKE, OVER BY THE OLD BOAT RAMP ON THE EAST SIDE, THEY'VE LOST ABOUT 50FT OF SHORE OF OF FOREST THAT WAS AROUND THERE. AND THE TREES HAVE JUST TRIPLED.

EXCUSE ME. JUST TOPPLED INTO THE WATER THAT THAT'S LIKE THAT REALLY MAKES A POINT BECAUSE WHEN MY KIDS WERE GROWING UP AND THEY'RE NOW THE OLDEST IS 50. WE USED TO WATER SKI AND TUBE OVER IN THAT AREA, AND PARTS OF THE LAKE AREN'T EVEN THERE. SO YOU CAN IMAGINE IF IT'S DOING THAT TO THE SHORELINE. WHAT DO YOU THINK IT'S DOING TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS AROUND THE LAKE? THE I'M SEEING DAMAGE TO. NOT ONLY AROUND THE DOCKS, BUT THAT'S A CONCERN. BUT YOU SEE THAT IT'S WASHING IN AREAS WHERE THERE WAS NO PROTECTION. AND WHAT WE'RE FINDING, WHAT I SEE IS THAT YOU HAVE YOU HAVE MAN MADE CAUSES AND THEN YOU HAVE HUMAN CAUSES. CAUSES. AS FAR AS SPEAKING FOR THE HUMAN CAUSES, ONE IS LIKE BOAT TRAFFIC. YOU KNOW, YOU GET A LOT OF WAVES OUT THERE. YOU NORMALLY HAVE. WE HAVE A THE WIND TYPICALLY COMES FROM THE SOUTH AND IT'S KIND OF RUNNING PARALLEL TO OUR SHORELINE. BUT THERE'S TIMES ON THE WEEKENDS YOU GO OUT THERE AND THEY'LL BE THREE FOOT WAVES SMASHING AGAINST YOUR, YOUR, YOUR SEAWALL. AND THAT'S REALLY CREATING A LOT OF EXPENSE FOR, FOR THE FOLKS. AND I THINK A PLAN NEEDS TO BE INCORPORATING HOW ARE THEY GOING TO ADDRESS THAT? BECAUSE I THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NEXT WE HAVE HANK BECKER. MAKE A COMMENT REAL QUICK. MR. MAYOR, MR. PRIESTER DID TOUCH ON PORTION OF THE PLAN THAT ADDRESSES SEDIMENTATION AND EROSION. IT'S PART OF IT. WHEN HE MENTIONED THAT WE'RE LOSING 373 ACRE FEET PER YEAR. SO IT IS A PRIORITY FOR US. IT IS IN THE PLAN. I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING IT UP BECAUSE THAT IS SOMETHING THAT DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THANK YOU, MR. JORDAN. THANK. GOOD MORNING MAYOR COUNCIL. MY NAME IS HANK BAKER. 17730 SOUTHPORT ROAD MARINA OUT THERE. I'M ALSO ON THE BOARD OF LAKE TYLER ASSOCIATION. SPEAKING ON THEIR BEHALF THIS MORNING. SIMPLY PUT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALIGNED WITH MANY ASPECTS OF THE MASTER PLAN. I MEAN, LAKE TYLER IS OUR HOME. SO NATURALLY WE'RE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE WATER QUALITY, VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE PROTECTION OF THE LAKE FOR TODAY AND FOR TOMORROW. I MEAN, WE HEAR OURSELVES, ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS, OURSELVES. HAVE YOU HEARD AS GOOD STEWARDS OF THE LAKE? I MEAN, WE'RE THE ONES THAT ARE AROUND PICKING UP THE TRASH FROM THE LAKESHORE THAT COMES AROUND FROM THE, YOU KNOW, RECREATIONAL USE OF THE LAKE.

WE'RE THE ONES THAT YOU HEARD, YOU KNOW, ASKING FOR WATER SAFETY AND ADDITIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SUCH. ALL THESE THINGS ARE VERY, VERY IMPORTANT TO US. AND PERSONALLY KIND OF ECHOES SOME OF THE THINGS I SAID. I'VE SPENT OVER $100,000 MY PROPERTY TO HELP MITIGATE THE SOIL EROSION FROM STORMWATER DAMAGE MY PROPERTY. I'M IN A LOW POINT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. I'VE ADDED A 700 FOOT WALL AROUND MY PROPERTY AS WELL, TO HELP TAKE CARE OF THE EROSION THAT COMES FROM THE BOATS THAT HAVE JUST REFERENCED. AND WHILE ALL THIS RELATES TO OUR CONCERNS ON TOURISM PROMOTING INCREASED TOURISM, I WANT TO SPEAK SPECIFICALLY ON COMMUNICATION THIS MORNING. AND FIRST, ON THAT POINT, I WANT TO SAY I REALLY DO APPRECIATE MANY OF YOU. ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE VISITED RECENTLY WITH OUR RESIDENTS, AND WE UNDERSTAND

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SO AGAIN, GREAT PROACTIVE STEPS. SO WE'RE WE'RE SEEING THERE. AND THEN THIRD, WE HAD OFFERED TO BE ABLE TO HELP OUR MEMBERS AS WELL AS OTHERS UPDATE THEIR INFORMATION WITH THE TYLER WATER UTILITIES. AGAIN WE'RE HEARING SOME OF THOSE ISSUES ABOUT COMMUNICATION, THINGS THAT WE CAN DO TO HELP YOU ALL HAVE BETTER COMMUNICATION WITH ALL THE PEOPLE THAT WIND UP BEING OUT THERE. SO IN SUMMARY, I JUST WANT TO SAY AGAIN, WE TRULY APPRECIATE THE INCREASED RESPONSIVENESS. SINCE THAT OCTOBER MEETING OF THE MASTER PLAN PRESENTATION, A LOT HAS BEEN DONE AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU IN THE FUTURE AND HOPEFULLY BEING ABLE TO MAKE THE MANAGEMENT OF LAKE TYLER EASIER AND A LOT LESS COSTLY. SO ANYWAY, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. MR. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. GOOD TIMING. NEXT WE HAVE BILL BELFORT. NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. BILL BELLENFANT 12845 SOUTH HILL CREEK ROAD, WHITEHOUSE, TEXAS 75791. I'VE LIVED THERE ALMOST 40 YEARS AND. ABOUT 35 YEARS AGO I HELPED START THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION. BUT IN TO TRY AND LOOK AT SOME OF THESE ISSUES. BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE BECOME CONCERNED AS BEING A THAT WAS A HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR AND FOR 40 PLUS YEARS AND I WAS ALSO YOUR SMITH COUNTY ESD TWO EMERGENCY SERVICE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER FOR FOUR YEARS AND STARTED CHAMPION EMS, THE FIRST FLIGHT PROGRAM IN HOUSTON AT HERMANN HOSPITAL IS THE NUMBER OF UNNECESSARY DEATHS AND INJURIES WE WE HAVE ON ON BOTH OUR LAKES, BOTH LAKE PALESTINIAN AND LAKE TYLER. AND IT TO THE EXTENT THAT WE CAN WORK WITH THE CITY AND HELP IDENTIFY WAYS TO COMMUNICATE, WHETHER IT'S WITH THE LOCAL MEDIA OR WHATEVER, SAFETY WE WE HAVE A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH AUTO SAFETY. A LOT OF YOUNG PEOPLE DON'T KNOW HOW TO DRIVE, OR THEY'RE TALKING ON THEIR CELL PHONE. BUT EVERY YEAR WE'RE HAVING A DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY ON, LIKE TYLER, A LOT OF IT'S UNNECESSARY. GOOD EXAMPLE. ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO, WE HAD A STUDENT SLIP OUT OF SCHOOL, MIDDLE OF THE DAY WITH A GROUP, AND THEY SWIM OFF THE NEAR THE THE DAM OUT IN, IN MARCH. YOU KNOW, JUST JUST A LACK OF UNDERSTANDING ABOUT THE, ABOUT THE TEMPERATURE OF THE WATER AND OTHERS RESULTED IN HIS DEATH. THE LATE TYLER AND AND IKE PALESTINE ARE VERY DARK LAKES AND VERY UNFORGIVING AND TRYING TO FIND THEIR BODIES. BUT WE WE SHOULD PREVENT HAVING THOSE KIND OF DEATHS AND INJURIES. THE OTHER THING I WAS GOING TO COMMENT TO YOU ON YOUR ROAD MAINTENANCE, YOU KNOW, I DON'T LIKE TYLER. WE'RE ALL PAYING PROPERTY TAXES AT A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT RATE BECAUSE OF PROPERTY TAX. THERE ARE PRETTY HIGHLY VALUED. AND YOU KNOW, THAT TAX GOES TO THE COUNTY. MAYBE WE OUGHT TO FIGURE OUT SOME WAY TO WORK WITH THE COUNTY AND LET THEM PARTICIPATE IN IN THE ROAD MAINTENANCE. I KNOW ON LAKE TYLER EAST, MANY OF THE ROADS ARE COUNTY ROADS, AND THEY'RE THEY'RE PAYING THE MAINTENANCE ON IT. BUT I, I THINK WE COULD FIGURE OUT WORK A WAY TO WITH THEM. THE ROADS OUT THERE ARE USED BY BOTH THE THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE THERE AND, AND THE, THE VISITORS AND THE PUBLIC AND OTHERS. BUT WE THEY THEY ARE THERE SHOULD BE SOME COUNTY MONEY IN THERE IN TERMS OF ROAD MAINTENANCE. I'LL BE GLAD TO HELP YOU, HELP YOU IN ANY WAY ON THAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE THIS IS A GREAT CITY AND WE GOTTA WE GOT GREAT PEOPLE SERVING ON THE CITY

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THANK YOU ALL FOR LETTING US COME UP. I'M NATALIE OSBORNE. I LIVE AT 17790 SOUTH POINT ROAD.

AND I'M HERE TO. I'M THE LUCKY ONE THAT GETS TO TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT BOATHOUSE PLUMBING. SO YOU SAID SOMEONE MIGHT BE TALKING ABOUT IT. SO THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

SO ANYWAY, JUST TO CLEAR SOME THINGS UP, UNLESS I'M WRONG, RESPECTFULLY, THERE IS NOT A TEXAS CODE THAT SAYS YOU CANNOT HAVE PLUMBING ON BOATHOUSES. WHAT THEY'RE PROBABLY TALKING ABOUT IS THAT THERE IS A STATUTE. IT'S AN ADMINISTRATIVE RULE THAT GIVES AUTHORITY FOR

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ABSOLUTELY. AND IT STATES THAT SEPTIC TANKS, ABSORPTION FIELDS AND OTHER SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS SHALL NOT BE LOCATED WITHIN SPECIFIC DISTANCES, WHICH IS 75FT HORIZONTALLY FROM THE LAKE WATER SURFACE OR FLOOD ELEVATION. NOW, TYLER'S RULES IS 100FT. SO WE'RE EVEN GOING OVER AND BEYOND THAT. SO BASICALLY THOUGH, BESIDES THAT, I JUST WANTED UP TO CLEAR THAT BEFORE I STARTED, REALLY WHAT I WAS GOING TO TALK ABOUT. DID YOU KNOW THERE'S 7000 LAKES IN TEXAS? DID YOU KNOW OUT OF THOSE 7000 LAKES THAT THERE'S ONLY FIVE LAKES IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, THAT YOU CAN HAVE LIVABLE BOATHOUSES? FIVE. THAT'S ALL. AND WHAT'S SO COOL IS BETWEEN LAKE TYLER AND I WANT TO TELL YOU, LAKE CONROE, THERE ARE SOME OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL LAKE HOMES RIGHT ON TOP OF THE WATER THAT YOU COULD EVER IMAGINE. AND IT'S VERY UNIQUE. AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S VERY SPECIAL BECAUSE WE HAVE IT AND NOBODY ELSE DOES.

SO CAN YOU IMAGINE, LIKE BRIAN DID EARLIER, CLOSING YOUR EYES AND WAKING UP IN THE MORNING, GRABBING YOUR CUP OF COFFEE AND GOING OUTSIDE AND BEING RIGHT THERE ON THE WATER? IT'S JUST REALLY AMAZING. SO IT REALLY KIND OF SURPRISED ME WHEN I HEARD THAT TYLER WAS KIND OF TRYING TO GET AWAY FROM THAT. AND THE REASON WHY IS BECAUSE I'VE ALWAYS BEEN TOLD THAT, YOU KNOW, ONE OF YOUR MOST VALUABLE ASSETS IS SOMETHING THAT EVERYONE ELSE DOESN'T HAVE, AND IT'S ALSO SOMETHING THAT EVERYBODY WANTS. AND HERE WE'RE SET AND WE HAVE THAT, BUT WE'RE NOT UTILIZING IT. AND I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHY. SO ANYWAY, HOW THAT WORKS, WHEN WE MOVED HERE FIVE YEARS AGO, THAT WAS ONE OF THE REASONS WE MOVED HERE. SO AND I DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS AND HOW THAT WORKS. SO I'M GOING TO TRY TO REAL QUICKLY, UNLESS YOU'LL GRANT ME A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME, I CAN EXPLAIN TO YOU HOW THESE CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS WORK. BASICALLY. DO Y'ALL HAVE GRANDKIDS? I HAVE GRANDKIDS AND THEY HAVE THESE. MINE DO HAVE THESE STACKABLE CUPS OR BUCKETS WHERE YOU HAVE A BIG BUCKET AND YOU STACK A LITTLE ONE AND STACK A LITTLE ONE IN IT. RIGHT. SO CAN Y'ALL GRANT ME A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME? NO, MA'AM. YOU CANNOT. OKAY, IF Y'ALL WOULD LIKE ME TO COME UP LATER AND EXPLAIN THAT, I'LL BE HAPPY TO.

OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, GAIL, I'M NOT GOING TO BUTCHER YOUR LAST NAME BECAUSE I THINK YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE IN THIS GAME. OKAY? ARE YOU STILL HERE? OH, THERE YOU ARE. YES. MY HUSBAND JOE ON THE LIST. OKAY, COME ON UP. HE'S MY HUSBAND, JOE. ALSO ON THE LIST? NO, MA'AM. OKAY. THANK HIM. HE CAME UP HERE WITH YOU. CAN HE COME UP FIRST AND HAVE HIS OWN THREE MINUTES? NO. OKAY, THAT'S ALL RIGHT. WE GOTTA PLAY BY THE RULES. OKAY? NO. THAT'S FINE. I MEAN, YOU'VE BEEN KIND OF SPOKEN FOR A LOT OF FOLKS, SO I DON'T START MY THREE MINUTES YET. I'M SORRY. WE JUST. I DIDN'T WATCH HIM SIGN IN, SO MAYBE IT DIDN'T HAPPEN. RIGHT? MY NAME IS GAIL. JEANETTE. I'M AT 13515 PENINSULA ROAD. AND FIRST OFF, I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY THAT SHOWED UP TODAY AND EVERYBODY THAT SPOKE. WE HAVE AN AMAZING COMMUNITY OUT THERE. SORRY. AND I WANT TO THANK ALL YOU CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. I RECOGNIZE SEVERAL OF YOU. WE HAD GREAT MEETINGS. I THOUGHT THEY WERE GREAT MEETINGS. I THOUGHT YOU YOU I HOPE YOU FELT THE SAME. THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT AND I APPRECIATE THAT. I'M NOT DOING MY SPEECH BECAUSE I JUST HEARD A BUNCH OF THINGS THAT I JUST FEEL LIKE I NEED TO RESPOND TO OFF THE CUFF. SO I'M GOING TO DO THAT VERY QUICKLY, ESPECIALLY AS RELATED TO MR. PRISONERS PRESENTATION, AS NATALIE TALKED ABOUT AND HE TALKED ABOUT IT WENT KIND OF IN THE SAME DETAIL THAT YOU MENTIONED ON APRIL 9TH. YOU'RE TELLING US, SORRY, YOU CAN'T HAVE BOTH HOUSES. T-C-E-Q SAYS, NO, THERE'S NO OPTIONS. I HAVE ASKED IN WRITING MULTIPLE TIMES TO GET THAT DATA. OH, I'M SO SORRY. I'M AN AUDITOR, 35 YEARS AUDITING. SO I GO FOR FACTS. I DON'T GO FOR YOU. TELL ME IT'S RIGHT. GIVE ME THE FACTS. SO I WOULD LOVE. AND IT'S NOT INCLUDED IN THE MASTER PLAN. ANY AND ALL FACTS THAT SAY WHAT THE RULES ARE WITH REGARDS TO BOAT HOUSES AND PLUMBING AND ALL THAT. THEN LET ME LET GO. I'M GOING TO GO NOW JUST TO THE PROCESS. THEY SAY THAT SET THE VISION. HOW DID YOU SET THE VISION? AS YOU'VE HEARD, WE DID NOT HAVE INPUT. HOW DO YOU SET A VISION? 15 MONTHS AFTER THE MASTER PLAN HAS BEEN GOING ON,

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HOW CAN YOU HOW COULD YOU HAVE SET THE VISION WITHOUT TALKING TO THE STAKEHOLDERS? FOR EXAMPLE, LONG TERM, SHORT TERM? I'M GOING TO GO VERY QUICK HERE. SHORT TERM IS TO GET TOURISM.

MID TERM IS TO GET SAFETY. SAFETY. IF YOU WERE TO ASK 100 PEOPLE AT THAT LAKE, SAFETY IS GOING TO COME UP FIRST IN 95% OF THE CASES. HOW DID WE MAKE THAT A MID-TERM GOAL BEFORE BEFORE THE TOURISM? WE HAVE AN ISSUE HERE. WE WANT TO WORK WITH YOU. WE LOVE THE LAKE.

IT'S OUR HOME. IT'S WHERE WE WANT TO BE. STUART, WHEN I MET WITH HIM AND OTHERS AND IT'S IN THE MASTER PLAN, SUGGESTED THAT WE HAVE A LAKE ADVISORY COUNCIL CITY SIMILAR TO THE AIRPORT BOARD. THE LIBRARY BOARD. WE NEED THAT. WE NEED SOMETHING. IT'S TO YOUR BEST INTEREST. WE DO YOU HEAR THE BRAIN TRUST WE HAVE OUT HERE? WE WANT TO HELP. PLEASE HELP US HELP YOU AND THANK YOU. I SINCERELY THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU, MA'AM. THANK YOU, MISS KIRSHNER.

ALL RIGHT. NEXT WE HAVE GILL LANE. THANKS. GILL LANE. SIR. GILL LANE HERE. I GUESS NOT.

OKAY. THAT IS ALL THE CARDS THAT I HAVE. I'LL. I'LL. OH. I'LL GIVE IT. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK? I'LL, I'LL QUESTION. SO COME ON UP. OKAY. YOU'RE IN THE QUEUE. NAME AND ADDRESS. FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS JOE. I LIVE ON PENINSULA ROAD. MY WIFE IS THE AUDITOR THAT HAS BEEN VISITING AND TRYING TO VISIT WITH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. WE MOVED UP HERE DURING COVID. WE CAME UP HERE. I'M A CAR GUY AND LOOKING AT CAR COLLECTIONS AND ANYWAY, WE FELL IN LOVE WITH THE PLACE WE CAME UP FROM CIBOLO. CIBOLO WAS A LITTLE TOWN THAT'S A SUBURB OF SAN ANTONIO, TOTALLY RUINED. AND YOU DON'T REALIZE WHEN YOU START GROWING AND THIS CITY IS GROWING A LOT, TEXAS IS GROWING A LOT, THAT YOU NEED A NEW SEWER PLANT NOW. YOU NEED ANOTHER 50 MILLION FOR THIS. BUT THAT DIDN'T CHANGE. THIS MASTER PLAN HAS NOT BEEN SHARED WITH ANYBODY. IT HASN'T BEEN SHARED WITH THE CITY OF WHITE HOUSE. IT HASN'T BEEN SHARED WITH THE EMERGENCY SERVICE PEOPLE. MY BACKGROUND IS ENVIRONMENTAL CONTRACTING. I WORKED WITH THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, WITH THE US NAVY, WITH JACOBS ENGINEERING AT LAKES, RIVERS, MULTIPLE STATES. INVASIVE SPECIES WAS EXCLUDED FROM THIS CONTRACT. SO I'M GOING. HELLO. I MEAN, CLEANING UP THINGS MESSES COSTS A LOT MORE THAN STARTING THEM IN THE FIRST PLACE. AND I HOPE THAT YOU DO THIS, THIS THING.

THERE'S A WE MET SOME GREAT PEOPLE UP HERE. WE LOVE IT UP HERE. AND THERE'S SOME REALLY SMART PEOPLE THAT LIVE HERE THAT CONTRIBUTE TO FOUNDATIONS, TO CHURCHES, TO FOOD BANKS. WE WANT TO MAKE THIS A PLACE FOR THE CITY OF TYLER, AND WE WANT SAFETY. WE WANT INVOLVEMENT.

AND, YOU KNOW, INVASIVE SPECIES. LIKE I SAY, I SENT GUYS TO LAKE MEAD, LAKE POWELL, TEXAS HAS JUST GOOGLE INVASIVE SPECIES TEXAS AND SEE WHAT COMES UP. THERE'S SEVERAL LAKES THAT HAVE IT AND IT'S A CONSTANT BATTLE GETTING RID OF IT. AND SO YOU HAVE THESE BOATS DOING FISHING TOURNAMENTS WITH LIVE WELLS. YOU HAVE WAKEBOARD BOATS THAT HAVE BLADDERS. THINK ABOUT IT A LITTLE BIT BEFORE YOU GO DOWN THAT PATH. WE HAVE CAMPGROUND SITES THAT HAVE NO BATHROOMS ON THE LAKE, PORTA POTTIES FOR A FEW TIMES. 4TH OF JULY. MAYBE YOU COULD USE SOME VOLUNTEERS,

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MAYBE WE COULD COME UP WITH THE MONEY TO HELP WITH THAT. BUT THESE THINGS HAVE GOT TO BE LOOKED AT BEFORE YOU SEND OUT IN THE TEXAS MAGAZINE FOR LET'S GET THE VISITORS IN AND EVERYBODY'S PICKING UP PLASTIC BOTTLES, TRASH IT EVERYWHERE THAT GOES THAT WAY, REGRETS IT LATER. SO SLOW IT DOWN, GET THE COMMUNITY INVOLVED, AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE IN LISTENING. AND THERE'S OBVIOUSLY AN AUDIENCE HERE THAT'S VERY IMPACTED BY THIS.

THANK YOU SIR. APPRECIATE IT OKAY. WE GOT TWO GUYS OVER HERE I SEE WE'RE GOING TO STOP IT AFTER THAT BECAUSE SERIOUSLY YOU DIDN'T SIGN UP BEFOREHAND. YOU REALLY SHOULDN'T BE UP HERE.

BUT WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE COMMUNICATING. SO GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. MY NAME IS RAYMOND PUSHY AND I LIVE AT 13697 PENINSULA ROAD. AND I'M VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE NEIGHBORS LIKE AMY AND JOE AND VIRGINIA ON THE SAME STREET AS I AM. MY MY QUESTION IS MORE DIRECTED AT THE CONSULTING FIRM OF HEALTH, AND I KIND OF PIGEONHOLED MR. PRIESTNER EARLIER TODAY, AND HE ASSURED ME WHAT I'M GOING TO ASK FOR THE PUBLIC IS IS AVAILABLE IN THAT HOUSE, HAS A $400,000 CONTRACT WITH THE CITY OF TYLER ON THIS PROJECT, AND THEY'VE BEEN IN BUSINESS. I THINK DOCTOR HAL FOUNDED THE ENGINEERING CONSULTING FIRM 75 YEARS AGO. SO I THINK WE'RE IN PRETTY GOOD HANDS. BUT MY QUESTION TO HIM WAS, THIS IS THE LATE TYLER MASTER PLAN, BUT WITH A 75 YEAR HISTORY. I ASKED IF THERE'S A SOURCE OF INFORMATION FOR ALL OF US TO GO TO TO SEE WHAT HEALTH CONSULTING'S TRACK RECORD IS IN LAKE MASTER PLANS, NOT JUST LAKE TYLER'S. AND HE ASSURED ME THAT IF YOU GO TO THEIR WEBSITE AND YOU LOOK HARD ENOUGH, YOU'LL FIND INFORMATION ON JUST WHAT THEIR TRACK RECORD IS WITH WHAT THEY'RE PLANNING ON DOING WITH LAKE TYLER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. LAST MINUTE. NAME AND ADDRESS. FOR THE RECORD, I CAN TELL YOU, YOU'RE YOUNG. YOU GOT IT ALL IN YOUR PHONE. YES, I GOT IT ON MY PHONE. I DID NOT PLAN ON SPEAKING. MY NAME IS BRANDON MATLOFF. I DON'T LIVE ON THE LAKE, BUT I OWN MATLOFF BOAT HOUSES. SO I'VE GOT TO WORK FOR ALL THESE WONDERFUL PEOPLE IN THE ROOM. MOST OF THEM. I JUST WANTED TO APPEAL TO THE BOAT HOUSE, THE COMMUNICATION AND THE NEW BOAT HOUSE RULES. I DON'T I WAS NOT INFORMED OF ANY NEW RULE CHANGE UNTIL I LOOKED AT PURCHASING MY OWN LOT ON EAST SIDE ROAD, AND I GOT TO TALK TO ROBERT AND HE SAID, DID YOU KNOW ABOUT THE NEW RULES? AND I SAID, I HAD NO IDEA. AND I'M THE ONE RESPONSIBLE TO COUNSEL ALL THESE PEOPLE ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING AND WHAT THEY CAN DO. THE NEW RULES STATE A MAX ROOF HEIGHT OF 45FT, A MAX SQUARE FOOT ON THE BOATHOUSE, INCLUDING BOAT SLIPS OF 2000FT■!S AND A MAX WIDTH OF 60FT. REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH SHORE FRONTAGE YOU HAVE. SO HOW? AND IT ALSO SAYS NO QUARTERS AND IT SAYS MUST BE SINGLE STORY. SO THERE'S NO LIVING QUARTERS MEAN THAT YOU CAN'T HAVE A ROOM WITH AN AC. OR DOES THAT MEAN YOU CAN'T HAVE A BATHROOM? THE OTHER QUESTION THAT I HAVE IS THAT HOW CAN YOU HAVE A MAX ROOF HEIGHT WITH A SINGLE STORY AT 45FT? SO THAT WOULD MEAN A 45 FOOT TALL ROOF WITH A ON TOP OF THE DECK. SO IT'S FOUR STORIES. I, I DIDN'T BUY I'M, I DIDN'T BUY THE LOT ON EAST SIDE. AND I DON'T THINK PEOPLE ARE GOING TO INVEST IN YOUR LAKE PROPERTY IF THESE RULES KEEP GETTING PASSED DOWN WITHOUT ANYBODY KNOWING. NONE OF THESE PEOPLE KNEW IN THIS ROOM ABOUT THESE RULES, I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW. AND I'M THE ONE BUILDING THEM. SO I'M JUST I'M JUST ASKING. I KNOW THAT Y'ALL CARE, AND I CARE AS WELL. I'M NOT HERE BECAUSE I NEED MORE MONEY OR I NEED MORE JOBS. I JUST WANT CLARITY AND COMMUNICATION. I LOVE KATE, I LOVE WHAT SHE DOES, I LOVE ROBERT, I WORK WITH THEM VERY WELL, BUT WE JUST NEED MORE COMMUNICATION. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S ALL OUR SPEAKERS. DOES ANYONE UP HERE HAVE ANY DESIRE TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS BEFORE WE MOVE ON? WE SURE APPRECIATE Y'ALL TURNING OUT AND GIVING US A FEEDBACK. IT'S MUCH APPRECIATED. ABSOLUTELY. AND IT'S ALL WORTH IT JUST TO HEAR THE GENTLEMAN GET UP AND GET ONE LAST TIME AT THE PODIUM. GREAT JOB. YEAH. AND I'LL ALSO SAY THANK YOU TO BEHALF AND THANK YOU TO THE STAFF. AND I DO ALSO SAY THANK YOU TO TO ALL THE FOLKS THAT CAME HERE TO SPEAK. AND WE'RE NOT PERFECT AND, AND CAN WE DO BETTER WITH COMMUNICATION. SURE. MY WIFE

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I ALSO HEAR COMMENTS ABOUT HOW WE NEED MORE POLICE ON THE LAKE. WE NEED THIS, WE NEED THAT. BUT WE WE RECEIVE $148,000 IN REVENUE, AND WE HAVE $230,000 IN EXPENSES JUST ON THE ROAD, WHICH MR. BELAFONTE'S GOING TO GET WITH THE COUNTY AND CHANGE THAT. BUT THEN THERE'S SO MANY MORE EXPENSES THAN JUST THE ROADS. SO THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS IN THE MASTER PLAN THAT THAT'S GOING TO BE MASSAGED GOING FORWARD, WHETHER IT'S IRRIGATION OR WHATEVER. WE'RE DONE. THANK YOU SIR. BUT ANYWAY, I THANK YOU FOR COMING AND WE'RE GOING TO GO ON TO THE NEXT ITEM. SO THERE'S NO THERE'S NO ACTION ON THIS. BUT THANK YOU A RECESS SO THAT ANYBY WITH THIS PLAN, WITH THIS PRESENTATION CAN EXIT BEFORE WE MOVE ON WITH THE MEET ALL RIGHT. ARE WE ON BACK THERE BEHIND DAVIS? YEAH. ALRIGHT. WE ARE. WE'RE BACK FROM RECESS,

[P-2 Request that the City Council consider receiving an updated presentation on the progress of the Tyler Tomorrow Comprehensive Plan.]

I'LL BE GIVING A STATUS UPDATE ON THE TYLER TOMORROW COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. WE'LL LOOK AT WHERE WE WE ARE IN THE TIMELINE, WHAT WE'VE LEARNED FROM PUBLIC PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND WHAT'S COMING NEXT AS WE PREPARE FOR THE DRAFT PLAN FOR PUBLIC REVIEW. AS A REMINDER, ALL PROJECT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT TYLER TOMORROW.COM. THE. THIS IS A HIGH LEVEL LOOK AT THE THE SCHEDULE OR THE OVERALL SCHEDULE. WE KICKED OFF IN FALL OF 2024 WITH DATA GATHERING AND EARLY ENGAGEMENT IN THE WINTER, WE WORKED WITH THE COMMUNITY AND STEERING COMMITTEE TO SHAPE THE THE VISION AND THE GUIDING PILLARS OF THE PLAN. THROUGH SPRING AND SUMMER, WE CONDUCTED A SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY SURVEY AND ADDITIONAL OUTREACH. IN LATE 2025 AND EARLY INTO THIS YEAR IS FOCUSED ON PLAN DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC REVIEW AND ADOPTION OF THE PLAN. HERE YOU CAN SEE OR I'M SORRY, THE SURVEY REINFORCES. SO THIS STATISTICALLY VALID SURVEY THAT WE CONDUCTED LAST YEAR, IT REINFORCES WHAT WE'VE BEEN HEARING THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS. TRAFFIC CONGESTION, PUBLIC SAFETY, MAJOR AND MAJOR ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS ARE A PRIORITY OR TOP CONCERNS OF OUR COMMUNITY. RESIDENTS ALSO PLACED HIGH IMPORTANCE ON WATER AND SEWER CAPACITY AND OVERALL HOUSING AND HEALTH CARE QUALITY. WHEN ASKED WHAT TYLER NEEDS, MORE OF THE STRONGEST RESPONSES WERE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND MORE SIDEWALKS, TRAILS AND WALKING PATHS. HERE YOU SEE SOME OF THE PUBLIC PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT THEMES

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LAND USE RECOMMENDATIONS WILL ALIGN GROWTH WITH INFRASTRUCTURE CAPACITY. THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP WILL DEFINE PLACE TYPES AND DEVELOPMENT FORMS. POPULATION PROJECTIONS WILL HELP GUIDE INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICE PLANNING FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS. THE HOUSING SECTION ANALYZES MARKET CONDITIONS AND IDENTIFIES STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING HOUSING DIVERSITY AND AFFORDABILITY OVER THE NEXT 20 YEARS. IT ALSO LOOKS AT NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH INDICATORS SO WE CAN BETTER DIRECT INVESTMENT AND TARGET COMMUNITY RESOURCES WHERE THEY'RE MOST NEEDED. THIS SECTION EVALUATES INFRASTRUCTURE CAPACITY, WATER, SEWER, DRAINAGE, AND PUBLIC FACILITIES. THE GOAL IS TO ALIGN INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS WITH AREAS OF FUTURE GROWTH AND TO ENSURE RESILIENCE IN THE FACE OF LONG TERM DEMANDS. FOR TRANSPORTATION AND MOBILITY. WE ARE LOOKING AT ALL MODES OF TRANSPORTATION, INCLUDING ROADS, SIDEWALKS, TRAILS AND CONNECTIVITY GAPS. THIS WILL LEAD TO AN UPDATED RECOMMENDATION, RECOMMENDATION FOR AN UPDATED MASTER STREET PLAN AND REVISED ROADWAY STANDARDS TO ALIGN WITH WITH THE VISION. THE GOAL IS A SAFER, MORE CONNECTED, AND MORE EFFICIENT TRANSPORTATION NETWORK. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RECOMMENDATIONS WILL FOCUS ON DIVERSIFICATION, STRENGTHENING TYLER'S TOURISM IDENTITY, SUPPORTING QUALITY OF LIFE INVESTMENTS, AND PROMOTING PLACE BASED DEVELOPMENT.

CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN DOWNTOWN REMAINS A PRIORITY. RETURN ON INVESTMENT IN FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY ARE KEY THEMES OF THE PLAN. THE IMPLEMENTATION SECTION WILL INCLUDE SPECIFIC STRATEGIES, TIMELINES, RESPONSIBLE DEPARTMENTS AND POTENTIAL FUNDING SOURCES FOR IMPLEMENTING THE PLAN OVER THE NEXT 20 YEARS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN OVERNIGHT, BUT IT WILL. IT IS A PROCESS. THE SECTION ALSO COVERS HOW THE PLAN SHOULD BE COMMUNICATED AND UPDATED OVER TIME. THE THIS NEXT SLIDE IS TO INVITE EVERYBODY TO INVITE THE COMMUNITY TO ATTEND THE DRAFT PLAN OPEN HOUSE, WHICH WILL BE ON JANUARY 27TH AT THE TYLER PUBLIC LIBRARY. THIS WILL BE FROM 530 TO 7 P.M. THIS IS A MAJOR OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO REVIEW THE PLAN, ASK QUESTIONS, AND PROVIDE INPUT BEFORE WE FINALIZE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ADOPTION. THANK YOU. I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS FOR KYLE. I DO IN AS RESPECT FOR COMMUNICATION. HOW WILL THIS BE MARKETED TO THE COMMUNITY? YES, IT IS GOING TO BE THROUGH A THERE IS A PRESS RELEASE GOING OUT TODAY FOR THAT THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA. AND THEN WE WILL ALSO, YOU KNOW, INVITE COMMUNITY. OKAY. THANK YOU. PARTICIPANTS. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR KYLE. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING JOSE. GOOD MORNING MAYOR AND COUNCIL. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME MY NAME IS JOSE PARRAGA

[M-1 Request that the City Council consider authorizing the City Manager to award Bid No. 26-005 to Cowboy Custom Curbing to furnish all necessary materials, equipment, superintendence, and labor for the landscape beds for the Tyler Municipal Rose Garden concrete curbing project.]

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ANY QUESTIONS FOR JOSE? BEFORE WE VOTE ON THIS, I JUST WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT. YOU KNOW, WHEN I FIRST GOT ON COUNCIL IN 2014, YOU WERE OUT THERE WORKING IN BEDS AND YOU WERE OUT THERE ALL OVER IN ALL THE PARKS EVERYWHERE. YES. AND NOW YOU'RE IN FRONT OF COUNCIL GIVING PRESENTATIONS, LOOKING SHARP TOO. YEAH. AND SO, YOU KNOW, I REALLY I WANT TO COMMEND YOU ON, ON HOW HOW YOU'VE JUST RAISED UP WITH THE CITY AND HOW MANY YEARS YOU'VE BEEN WITH THE CITY.

3636 YES, SIR. AND TO SEE WHERE YOU'VE BEEN AND WHERE AND WHERE YOU'VE BECOME. I'M, I'M I'M SO PROUD OF YOU. SO THANK YOU FOR FOR BEING PART OF OUR CITY. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I WILL SAY I WAS JUST OUT AT THE ROSE GARDEN A COUPLE DAYS AGO AND THESE, YOU KNOW, BED BARRIERS. LOOK, IT'S A NOTICEABLE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THESE AND THE WOOD THAT'S DISINTEGRATING. YEAH, I WISH WE'D HAD MORE BIDDERS. BUT THESE THINGS THIS THIS DOES LOOK GOOD. AND LAST. YEAH. LAST FOREVER. SO YEAH, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO PASS IN ONE SECOND. OKAY. WE GOT A MOTION BY KURTIS. SECOND BY NICHOLS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANKS, JOSE. THANK YOU SIR. ALRIGHT,

[M-3 Request that the City Council consider authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract amendment in the amount of $195,675.00 with KSA Engineers, Inc., for additional services related to the Golden Road Water Treatment Plant Filters 11-14 Rehabilitation Project, including necessary repairs to the filters at the Lake Palestine Water Treatment Plant.]

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PART OF THAT IS BECAUSE THE AIR SCOUR SYSTEM IS STILL NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WE STILL HAVE THOSE TWO UNDERDRAINS THAT ARE OUT OF SERVICE, AND WE CANNOT RUN 30 MILLION GALLONS WITH ALL THAT EQUIPMENT NOT WORKING PROPERLY. SO IT'S GOING IT. WE'RE NOT ABLE TO MEET FULL CAPACITY AT THE PLANT UNTIL THE SCOUR SYSTEM AND THOSE FAILED UNDERDRAINS ARE REPAIRED. SO THE SCOPE FOR THIS CONTRACT IS FOR KSA TO PROVIDE CONSTRUCTION, ADMINISTRATION AND PR FOR GRAY CONS WORK. IT'LL BE AT A TOTAL COST OF $195,675. GRAY CON WILL REPLACE ALL EIGHT FILTERS WITH NEW UNDERDRAINS AND MEDIA. REPLACE 15 VALVES THAT ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY, AND COMPLETE THE NECESSARY MUD WALL REPAIRS. THIS COMES AT A TOTAL COST OF $4.2 MILLION. HDR WILL ALSO EVALUATE THE SCOUR SYSTEM AND DETERMINE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR NECESSARY REPAIRS. LIKE I SAID, WE THINK IT MIGHT BE THE VALVES. IT ALSO MIGHT BE THE BLOWER SYSTEM, SO WE'RE JUST MAKING SURE THAT'S THE PROBLEM. SO THAT'LL BE AT A TOTAL COST OF $49,000. AND ALL OF THIS COMES AT A TOTAL COST OF $4.5 MILLION. THE TIMELINE FOR THIS PROJECT, THE FILTERS, WE EXPECT THE FILTERS TO ALL BE ONLINE BY THE END OF OCTOBER 2026. FILTERS TWO AND FIVE WE HOPE TO HAVE ONLINE BY APRIL OF 2026, AND THE MUD WILL WILL BE COMPLETED IN DECEMBER OF 2026. SO IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT AMENDMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $195,675 WITH KSA ENGINEERS FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES RELATED TO THE GOLDEN ROAD WATER TREATMENT PLANT FILTERS 11 THROUGH 14 REHABILITATION PROJECT, INCLUDING NECESSARY REPAIRS TO THE FILTERS AT THE LAKE PALESTINE WATER TREATMENT PLANT. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? YEAH, ONE QUESTION. SO WITH THE LAKE PALESTINE PLANT THIS HAD SOME ISSUES RECENTLY. IS IT WORKING OKAY. TO WHERE WHEN THIS ONE'S HAVING SOME ISSUES THAT BOTH OF THEM ARE MEETING OUR DEMAND JUST FINE. SO GOLDEN ROAD RIGHT NOW IS CARRYING MOST OF THE LOAD. WITH THE WATER DEMAND. WE ARE ABLE TO MEET DEMAND AT THE MOMENT. NOW, COME SUMMER, WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT WE CAN MEET THE SUMMER DEMAND, BUT WE CANNOT SAY FOR CERTAIN THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO MEET THE FULL SUMMER DEMAND WITHOUT HAVING TO INITIATE ANY OF THE STAGES FROM THE DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLAN. OKAY, WHAT'S THE MAX CAPACITY OF HOW MANY GALLONS THAT CAN BE FILTERED PER DAY? SO 30 MILLION GALLONS IS WHAT PER DAY IS WHAT LAKE PALESTINE WATER TREATMENT PLANT CAN PUT OUT. BUT RIGHT NOW WE'RE AT 8 MILLION GALLONS PER DAY. SO IT IS SIGNIFICANT. BUT WE ARE LIKE I SAID, WE AREN'T WITH THOSE AIR SCOUR VALVES BEING OUT, WE'RE NOT ABLE TO TREAT AS MUCH WATER. SO WE'RE HOPING THAT THOSE

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WELL WE'RE REHABBING EACH FILTER. AND SO WITH THAT WE WON'T BE ABLE TO MEET THE 30 MILLION GALLONS PER DAY. IT'LL. SO WE'LL BE CLOSE. AND I THINK WE CAN SWING BY WITH HAVING BOTH PLANTS ONLINE AND WITH ONE FILTER BEING OUT OF SERVICE AT LAKE PALESTINE. BUT LIKE I SAID, WE CAN'T SAY FOR CERTAIN THAT WE WON'T HAVE TO ISSUE ANY EMERGENCY DROUGHT STAGES. SO WE NEED MOTHER NATURE TO GIVE US SOME WEBSITE. YES. YEAH, YEAH, WE NEED A LOT OF RAIN THIS SUMMER. NO. NO DROUGHTS. SO HOW IS THAT AFFECTING WATER QUALITY? SO RIGHT NOW Y'ALL KNOW THAT WE STRUGGLE WITH WATER QUALITY AT LAKE PALESTINE. GOLDEN ROAD HAS BEEN PROVIDING MOST OF THE CITY WITH WATER. SO THE WATER QUALITY AT GOLDEN ROAD IS EXCELLENT. AND THE CITY'S PROBABLY HAVING REALLY GOOD WATER QUALITY RIGHT NOW. SO I DON'T WE DON'T EXPECT THAT TO HAVE ANY, ANY EFFECTS ON THE WATER QUALITY ITSELF. YEAH. NOW I NICKY'S DONE A GREAT JOB. IT IS A COMPLICATED SUBJECT MATTER, BUT I WILL SAY JUST NOT TO INDUCE ANY SORT OF PANIC ABOUT IT. WE WILL. THE PLAN RIGHT NOW IS THAT WE WILL HAVE SUFFICIENT COVERAGE FOR OUR DEMAND ONCE WE REACH THAT POINT, BECAUSE OF THE WAY THAT WE'VE DETERMINED TO TO DO THE CONSTRUCTION. BUT JUST LIKE NICKY WAS SAYING, AND WE'RE BOTH ENGINEERS, SO WE CAN'T GUARANTEE ANYTHING, BUT RIGHT NOW IT'S LOOKING LIKE WE WILL BE OKAY AS LONG AS SCHEDULES FOR THE EQUIPMENT COINCIDE WITH WHAT WE'RE WHAT WE'RE PLANNING ON DOING, WHICH RIGHT NOW IS LOOKING GOOD. SO.

OKAY. OKAY, WELL, CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION? SINCE YOU STEPPED UP, YOU KNOW SO MUCH THAT I'VE SEEN SINCE I'VE BEEN ON COUNCIL, WHETHER IT'S ELECTRICAL PANELS OR FILTERS OR WEST SIDE IS IS REACTIVE VERSUS PROACTIVE. HAVE WE LOOKED AT INCREASED INSPECTION PROCEDURES AND MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES THAT WILL THAT WAY WE DON'T END UP AT THE END OF USEFUL LIFE. WE JUST HEARD THAT TERM USED AGAIN OR OR BEYOND. WELL AND SO SO WE DO. THIS PARTICULAR INSTANCE WAS VERY OUT OF THE ORDINARY, I WILL SAY, THE WAY THAT IT OCCURRED IN, IF YOU COMPARE IT TO, YOU KNOW, OTHER UTILITIES WITH A LOT OF THE UNDERDRAINS FAILING RIGHT AROUND THE SAME TIME, WE THINK THAT THE AIR SCOUR VALVES HAD A LOT TO DO WITH THAT HAPPENING, CREATING SOME PRESSURE ON THE UNDERDRAINS. BUT I'LL ALSO SAY WE HAVE GOLDEN ROAD, RIGHT, WHICH HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE THE 50S. AND SO WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT FILTERS FOR REPLACEMENT, A FILTER THAT HAS HONESTLY HAD A USEFUL LIFE OF 45 YEARS NEEDS REPLACEMENT, TYPICALLY PRIOR TO ONE THAT WAS JUST INSTALLED IN 2001. SO YOU COULD SAY IT'S VERY SIMILAR TO, YOU KNOW, THEY DON'T MAKE IT LIKE LIKE THEY USED TO. BUT THERE WERE ALSO SO I GUESS IN SHORT, WE DO AND WE KEEP TRACK AND WE HAVE WE HAVE GUYS THAT ARE ENSURING THAT WE'RE TAKING CARE OF OUR PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE. IN THIS TYPE OF INSTANCE, THOUGH, THERE'S NOT MUCH PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE YOU CAN DO ON AN UNDERDRAIN OTHER THAN MAKING SURE YOUR VALVES ARE ALL WORKING. AND THEY SORT OF AGAIN, THOSE FAILED ALL AT A SIMILAR TIME. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR KATE OR NIKKI? OKAY. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND, GOT A MOTION BY NICHOLS. SECOND BY CURTIS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. NIKKI, WE'RE DOWN TO THE

[CONSENT]

[CITY MANAGER'S REPORT]

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THEY SIGNED AND DELIVERED 3454 CHRISTMAS CARDS AND STUFFED ANIMALS TO NURSING HOMES, ASSISTED LIVING CENTERS AND SPECIAL NEEDS HOMES. THEY'VE SIGNED MORE CHRISTMAS CARDS THIS YEAR THAN THEY HAVE EVER BEFORE, AND WE JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF THOSE THAT MADE THAT POSSIBLE, THE BUSINESSES THAT WERE INVOLVED IN IT, THE PEOPLE LIKE JAMES AND JUST OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND ANIMAL CONTROL HAVE AN INCREDIBLE HEART FOR THOSE WHO ARE SHUT IN DURING THE CHRISTMAS SEASON OR MAY NOT BE ABLE TO HAVE SOMEBODY THAT THEY'RE THERE WITH, AND THAT IS ALWAYS JUST SUCH A JUST AN IMPRESSIVE THING THAT THEY DO ON THE CONSTRUCTION SIDE OF THINGS. ON KIND OF A PROJECT UPDATE FOR OLD JACKSONVILLE HIGHWAY AND CAPITAL DRIVE, TRAFFIC SIGNAL CONSTRUCTION IS MOVING FORWARD STEADILY. TIMBER POLES, CABLING, SIGNAL HEADS AND THE SIGNAL CABINET HAVE BEEN INSTALLED. ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT WILL BE INSTALLED. AS FAR AS THIS WEEK, WE ARE WORKING TOWARD HAVING THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL OPERATIONAL BY THE END OF THIS MONTH. WHILE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE, SEVERAL TASKS REMAIN BEFORE THE INTERSECTION IS FULLY FUNCTIONAL. SO IF WE THINK ABOUT THIS AS OVER, THERE IS THE PROJECT THAT WE'RE WORKING ON WITH BROOKSHIRE'S GROCERY COMPANY AT THEIR AS FAR AS THEIR THEIR HEADQUARTERS THERE ON OLD JACKSONVILLE HIGHWAY AND CREATING A TRAFFIC SIGNAL THERE TO ALLOW FOR MORE SAFER TRAFFIC TO BE ABLE TO KIND OF FLOW INTO AND OUT OF THE HEADQUARTERS AS WELL AS, YOU KNOW, GETTING THOSE TRUCKS IN AND OUT THAT ARE HEADED TO ALL THE DIFFERENT GROCERY STORES. AND SO ALSO THIS GOODNESS I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER IT'S EVERYTHING'S FLYING TOGETHER. BUT LAST WEEK ACTUALLY, WE CELEBRATED THE NEWEST PORTION OF LEGACY TRAIL. IT WAS OFFICIALLY OPENED TO THE PUBLIC. ATTENDANCE WAS GREAT WITH MANY MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, THE COUNCIL, THE CITY STAFF AND THE MEDIA PRESENT. WE THANKS TO OUR PARKS BOARD, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITY LEADERSHIP, THEY WERE ABLE TO ATTEND AND MAKE IT A GREAT EVENT. WE ALSO WANT TO SAY THANKS TO CAMERON WILLIAMS, WHO'S ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT TRAFFIC I JUST TALKED ABOUT.

FOR ALL HIS ASSISTANCE ON THE PROJECT, MANAGING THIS NEW PORTION OF THE TRAIL AND COORDINATING WITH TXDOT FOR THE GRANT IMPLEMENTATION. AND JUST AS A KIND OF A SIDE NOTE, TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE'S AWARE THAT THIS IS ACTUALLY FUNDED THROUGH A GRANT THAT WE RECEIVED WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. SO WHILE THERE'S CITY MONEY THAT'S PUT INTO IT, THE MAJORITY OF THE FUNDING COMES FROM THE STATE LEVEL. AND THEN FINALLY, A PIECE OF JUST KIND OF NEWS THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO KIND OF PUT TOGETHER AND LAUNCH THIS WEEK IS OUR PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUEST PROCESSING. AND SO ON MONDAY, WE LAUNCHED A NEW ONLINE PORTAL, GOV Q&A, FOR SUBMITTING AND PROCESSING PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUEST. WE RECEIVED QUITE A BIT OF THOSE ON ALL TYPE OF DIFFERENT PROJECTS. PEOPLE WANTING TO KNOW WHAT YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY LIKE TODAY'S. HOWEVER, THE RESULTS OF DIFFERENT BIDS, WHAT WERE KIND OF SOME OF THE THE INFORMATION RELATED TO JUST DIFFERENT AGREEMENTS OR AND THEN JUST SOMETIMES PEOPLE WANTING JUST DIFFERENT INFORMATION THAT'S COMING IN.

AND SO WE CONTINUE TO LOOK TO SEE HOW WE CAN MAKE THIS MORE EFFICIENT FOR THE USER AND MAKE IT TO WHERE IT IS ABLE TO TO TRACK THE SUBMITTED REQUESTS, COLLABORATE WITH THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENTS AND MONITOR DEADLINES, MAKE SURE WE GET THEM TO THEM IN THE RESPONSIVE MANNER. AND SO SUPERVISORS HAVE BEEN GOTTEN TRAINING ON THIS ONE AND THE SYSTEM'S BEEN PUSHED OUT. WE PUSHED. WE APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK OF OUR IT LEGAL POLICE COMMUNICATIONS AND OUR CITY CLERK DEPARTMENT, MAYBE CITY CLERK, AND SETTING UP THIS SYSTEM TO ENHANCE OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE, ESPECIALLY CITY CLERK. THAT'S WHAT I SHOULD HAVE SAID.

THAT'S IT, THAT'S IT. SO I'D LIKE TO ALSO SAY IT'S IT'S GREAT TO HAVE COUNCILMAN CURTIS BACK WITH US. WE'VE MISSED HIM SINCE NOVEMBER. IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU. HAS HE BEEN HAS HE BEEN GONE? HE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW HE LOST AT SEA. THEY FOUND HIM. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FOR THE CITY MANAGER BEFORE WE ADJOURN? NOPE. OKAY. I'LL

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