[A-1 Request that the City Council consider recognizing the following employees for their years of service and commitment to the City of Tyler. They represent 230 years of service with the City of Tyler.]

AWARDS.

GOOD MORNING. HOW ARE YOU? BEFORE I READ THESE NAMES, I DO WANT TO JUST MAKE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS. THESE NINE PEOPLE REPRESENT 230 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE CITY OF COLLEGE. AND WHEN YOU THINK OF 230 YEARS, THAT'S BEFORE TITLE WAS EVEN FORMED. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SERVICE, FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP, FOR BEING GOOD EXAMPLES FOR OUR YOUNGER EMPLOYEES. ABOUT EVERY MONTH WE GO AND WE WELCOME NEW EMPLOYEES, AND WE GIVE THEM A PEN TO THE CITY AND JUST WELCOME THEM TO THE CITY. AND THAT'S THEIR FIRST DAY. AND SO TO SEE YOU GUYS HERE WITH 20, 25, 30 YEARS WORTH OF EXPERIENCE, I JUST THANK YOU FOR THAT. SO HERE WE GO. FIRST WE HAVE RALPH BUCKINGHAM, POLICE OFFICER 30 YEARS OF SERVICE.

I GUESS YOUR FAMILY DROVE IN FROM GEORGIA. YES, SIR. THANK YOU ALL FOR.

ALRIGHT. NEXT WE HAVE MARK LEE, POLICE OFFICER, 30 YEARS OF SERVICE.

SUCH A GOOD. NEXT WE HAVE MICHAEL FROST. FIRE 30 YEARS OF SERVICE. THANK YOU FOR THAT. YEAH. NEXT WE HAVE CASEY CAVINESS, FIRE BATTALION CHIEF FOR 25 YEARS OF SERVICE.

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NEXT WE HAVE BRANDON DAVIS, FIRE CAPTAIN, 25 YEARS OF SERVICE.

NEXT WE HAVE STEPHEN HICKEY, FIRE BATTALION CHIEF, 25 YEARS OF SERVICE. YOU KNOW, THESE PEOPLE MAKE ME FEEL VERY SMALL. NEXT WE HAVE HAL WALKER, FIRE CAPTAIN, 25 YEARS OF SERVICE.

NEXT WE HAVE PAMELA LEE, OUR ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SPECIALIST. WATER. 20 YEARS OF SERVICE. ARE YOU. SHE'S NOT A QUITTER. WE HAVE KENNETH JOHNSON, TREATMENT PLANT OPERATOR, 20 YEARS OR SO.

ONCE AGAIN, JUST THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SERVICE. WE APPRECIATE YOU MORE THAN YOU KNOW. SO THANK YOU. WE GOT A COUPLE OF PICTURES TO TAKE. ELECTRIC CITY,

[A-2 Request that the City Council consider accepting the "ElectriCity" designation award from the Independent Alliance of the Electrical Industry (IAEI).]

DO YOU WANT TO COME UP WITH A PICTURE REAL QUICK BEFORE Y'ALL'S PRESENTATION? YEAH, YEAH. YEAH. YEAH. ARE YOU READY? WE GOT MORE. NO. IS IT. IS THIS FOR. OKAY. ONE. TWO. THREE.

OKAY. APPRECIATE YOU GUYS. OKAY. WE GOT ONE MORE. DOCTOR. DOCTOR. SOLOMON. COME UP. HERE.

WAIT A SECOND. WE HAVE A PRESENTATION. COMING UP IN ONE. WE HAVE A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING HERE. AS I WAS SAYING, WE HAVE A, A, AM1 COMING UP AS A MEMORANDUM. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH UT TYLER. AND WE WANT TO HAVE A PICTURE WITH YOU GUYS BEFORE WE GET TO THAT ITEM. SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO. THANK YOU FOR YOUR THANK

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YOU.

I DIDN'T KNOW SHE TOLD ME SHE DIDN'T KNOW THE TIME AND THE. ELECTRIC CITY WILL BE DOING ALRIGHT NOW. YEAH. NOW WE'RE GOING TO DO THE PRESENTATION FOR A TWO. IS THAT YOU, DAVID? YES. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. TODAY WE'RE GOING TO BE RECEIVING A RECOGNITION FROM THE I, WHICH IS THE. INTERNATIONAL ELECTRICAL ASSOCIATION. YEAH, I'LL LET HER TELL IT. YEAH. BEFORE I GET TO THAT, I KIND OF LIKE TO PUT OUT WHAT THIS IS, IS, IS A EDUCATIONAL. INSPECTING ELECTRICAL INSPECTION OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO TO TO JOIN IN WITH THEIR PROGRAM. AND BEFORE I GET TO THAT, I'D ALSO KIND OF LIKE TO PUT OUT LAST YEAR ALONE, WE HAD OVER 21,000 INSPECTIONS AMONGST OUR FIVE ELECTRICAL INSPECTORS, AND 21,000 IS QUITE A BIT BETWEEN THE FIVE OF US. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE PROUD OF AND AMONGST ALL OF OUR CONTINUING EDUCATION AND EVERYTHING THAT THAT WE'RE STILL ABLE TO TO DO THAT. WE DID HAVE 8000 PERMITS ISSUED, LAST APPROVED, APPLIED FOR LAST YEAR AND 7351 THAT WAS ISSUED. WE HAD 1279 PLAN REVIEW APPROVED. SO THAT THAT'S JUST KIND OF LIKE TO PUT THAT OUT THERE THAT THAT WE ARE DOING THAT. AND I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE MISS, MISS AMANDA WOZNIAK. SHE'S WITH THE A I E AND SHE WILL EXPLAIN TO YOU WHAT THAT IS ALL ABOUT. SO. THANK YOU FOR THE WARM INTRODUCTION. THANK YOU ALSO FOR HAVING ME AT YOUR CITY COUNCIL MEETING. IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE. MY NAME IS AMANDA WOZNIAK, AND ON BEHALF OF THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL AND THE INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE OF THE ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY, I, I AM PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT YOU GUYS ARE THE 11TH CITY IN THE NATION TO RECEIVE THIS RECOGNITION OF BEING AN ELECTRIC CITY. SO A ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO YOUR GUYS'S CITY. JOINING A DISTINGUISHED GROUP OF MUNICIPALITIES THAT HAVE DEMONSTRATED A STRONG AND ONGOING COMMITMENT TO ELECTRICAL SAFETY, HIGH QUALITY INSPECTION, TRAINING, AND EXCELLENCE IN CODE ENFORCEMENT.

THIS DESIGNATION IS FAR MORE THAN A SYMBOL. IT REPRESENTS YOUR LEADERSHIP'S DECISION TO ELEVATE THE SKILLS AND PROFESSIONALISM OF YOUR INSPECTION TEAM TO ALIGN YOUR PERMITTING AND INSPECTION PRACTICES WITH NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PATHWAYS, AND TO PLACE THE SAFETY OF RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES AND FIRST RESPONDERS TO THE FOREFRONT OF CITY OPERATIONS ACROSS ELECTRIC CITY COMMUNITIES. THESE EFFORTS HAVE A MEASURABLE IMPACT. THEY REDUCE ELECTRICAL HAZARDS, STRENGTHEN FIRE PREVENTION, IMPROVE INSPECTION CONSISTENCY, AND SUPPORT SAFER, MORE RESILIENT DEVELOPMENT AS CITIES GROW AND SOLVE. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY YOU HAVE AN INCREDIBLE STAFF AND TEAM THAT AND THE INSPECTION DEPARTMENT AND HONESTLY, ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THEM BECAUSE THEY ARE CONTINUOUSLY LEARNING AND DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS AND PUTTING IN THE WORK TO MAKE SURE ALL OF YOUR COMMUNITY IS SAFE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE YEAR, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE RANDOM SNOWSTORMS THAT HIT THE CITY OF TYLER. SO GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. AND ON BEHALF OF THE INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE OF ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY AND THE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL, I AM PROUD TO PRESENT THE CITY OF TYLER WITH THIS. SO THANK YOU. DAVID. YOU VERY MUCH. IT'S LIKE I SAID, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE PROUD TO BE PART OF. AND ANYTIME WE CAN INCREASE OUR KNOWLEDGE ON, ESPECIALLY ELECTRICAL, I THINK IT'S A GOOD THING FOR NOT ONLY US, BUT THE CITY, THE CITIZENS OF TYLER.

AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE TAKE PRIDE IN. SO THANK Y'ALL. WELL, THANK YOU. AND I'LL SAY, AMANDA DAVID, INTO YOUR ENTIRE STAFF. JUST THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. AND YOU HAVE A HUGE TASK THAT YOU DEAL WITH EVERY DAY. AND THIS THIS RECOGNITION IS, IS NOTICED. AND WE THANK

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YOU FOR FOR YOUR SERVICE AND TO YOUR STAFF. SO THANK YOU AGAIN. ALL RIGHT Z ONE KYLE. GOOD

[Z-1 ZA25-001 UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE (20 YEAR CITY LIMITS) Request that the City Council consider adoption of an Ordinance making an uncontestable finding that all territory included within the City of Tyler since December 31, 2005, is part of the City.]

MORNING MAYOR AND COUNCIL. GOOD MORNING, KYLE KINGMAN, PLANNING DIRECTOR. THE FIRST ITEM WE HAVE IS A REQUEST FOR A. ZONING AMENDMENT AMENDMENT UPDATE TO THE UDC. THIS IS AN ANNUAL THING THAT WE DO FOR THE THE 20 YEAR CITY LIMITS. AND SO THIS IS A REQUEST THAT THE CITY COUNCIL MAKE A UNCONTESTABLE FINDING THAT ALL TERRITORY INCLUDED WITHIN THE CITY OF TYLER SINCE DECEMBER 31ST, 2005, IS PART OF THE CITY. THIS IS INTENDED TO PRECLUDE ANY POTENTIAL CHALLENGE TO THE VALIDITY OF PAST ANNEXATIONS THROUGH 2005. YOU SEE HERE ON THE MAP, EVERYTHING IN BROWN IS THE CITY LIMITS AS OF THE END OF 2005. SO 20 YEARS AGO, IT IS.

THE CURRENT CITY LIMITS. IS THE BLUE LINE AROUND THOSE TOUGH TO SEE? BUT ESSENTIALLY WHAT THIS IS DOING IS SAYING THAT EVERYTHING 20 YEARS AGO THAT WAS IN THE CITY LIMITS IS IN FACT PRESUMED TO BE WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS FOR FOR LEGAL PURPOSES, THE THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THIS ORDINANCE BY A 7 TO 0 VOTE. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR KYLE? MOVE TO APPROVE Z ONE SECOND. GOT A MOTION BY KURTIS. SECOND BY WINN. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES Z TWO. THIS IS A

[Z-2 Z25-036 FRANCISCO OLIVARES (625 EAST ROSEDALE STREET) Request that the City Council consider adoption of an Ordinance approving a zone change from R-1B, Single-Family Residential District to RPO, Restricted Professional Office District.]

REQUEST FOR A ZONE CHANGE FROM SINGLE FAMILY TO OFFICE. THIS IS ON ROSEDALE STREET, JUST NORTHWEST OF EAST GENTRY AND NORTH BECKHAM AVENUE. THE CURRENT PROPERTY IS ZONED PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONED R1 SINGLE FAMILY. IT DOES HAVE A A BARBER SHOP OR A BUILDING ON IT THAT WAS USED AS A BARBER SHOP FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. SURROUNDING PROPERTIES TO THE NORTH ARE RESIDENTIAL, TO THE EAST AND SOUTH ARE COMMERCIAL, AND THEN TO THE WEST IS DEVELOPED WITH A CHURCH. AS YOU SEE HERE, THE. THE STRUCTURE IS CURRENTLY EXISTING. THE THE APPLICANT'S REQUESTING THE THE ZONE CHANGE TO BRING THE THE NONRESIDENTIAL USE INTO CONFORMANCE WITH THE THE UDC TO ALLOW IT TO BE LEGAL CONFORMING SO THE APPLICANT PLANS TO USE THE PROPERTY FOR A BEAUTY SHOP. IT WAS PREVIOUSLY USED AS A BARBER SHOP FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. THE. THE ZONING DESIGNATION WILL ALLOW THE APPLICANT TO USE THE PROPERTY IN THIS IN THIS MANNER, BUT ALSO ALLOW THAT THAT TRANSITION OF USES FROM THE HEAVIER COMMERCIAL AT THE INTERSECTION TO THE THE RESIDENTIAL TO THE WEST. OF THE NOTICES THAT WERE SENT OUT, NUMBER RETURNED IN FAVOR OR IN OPPOSITION TO THE REQUEST, AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. ANY QUESTIONS FOR KYLE? MOVE TO APPROVE C2. SECOND MOTION BY WINS SECOND BY NICHOLS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. HEY, CHIEF. THANK YOU FOR GETTING THOSE PEOPLE TO GET QUIET OUT IN THE HALLWAY. DEFINITELY OUR OFFICER UP HERE, OFFICER LONG. COULDN'T. COULDN'T TAKE CARE OF. I LOVE YOU. ALL RIGHT? TELL YOU SOMEBODY RIGHT NOW. SO DON'T BE THE C3. ALRIGHT? FINALLY, THIS

[Z-3 C25-005 BILLY WAYNE JOHNSON (AN UNIMPROVED RIGHT-OF-WAY AVALON AVENUE) Request that the City Council consider adoption of an Ordinance approving the closure of an unimproved right-of-way for Avalon Avenue adjacent to Rosemont Street.]

IS A REQUEST FOR A RIGHT OF WAY CLOSURE FOR AVALON AVENUE. THIS IS JUST NORTH OF GARDEN VALLEY ROAD. THE NEIGHBORHOOD NORTH OF THAT. AS YOU SEE HERE ON THE MAP, THERE IS A RESIDENTIAL AREA. BUT THIS, THIS RIGHT OF WAY WAS NEVER CONSTRUCTED. IT WAS DEDICATED BACK IN THE 40S TO BE AVALON AVENUE, BUT IT WAS NEVER DEDICATED OR NEVER CONSTRUCTED. THE APPLICANT OWNS THE LOTS TO THE TO THE EAST, THE FOUR LOTS THERE. AND THEY THEY PLAN TO CONSOLIDATE THOSE LOTS AND PART OF THIS RIGHT OF WAY INTO A SINGLE LOT TO ALLOW FOR A, A HOME TO BE BUILT. AND SO THE THE REQUEST HERE IS TO ABANDON THE, THE RIGHT OF WAY TO, TO FACILITATE THAT, THAT DEVELOPMENT THE PLANNING COMMISSION BY A70 VOTE RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THIS RIGHT OF WAY CLOSURE SUBJECT TO BEING REPLANTED WITHIN SIX MONTHS. AND THERE'S NO UTILITIES IN THERE. THERE IS A SEWER LINE THAT CROSSES IT THAT WILL NEED TO BE DEDICATED AS A AS AN EASEMENT IN THE FUTURE. SO DOES GO UNDER THAT DWELLING, THE HOUSE THAT'LL BE BUILT. NO

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OKAY. NO, THEY THEY WILL HAVE TO DEDICATE AN EASEMENT FOR IT AND THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO BUILD ON THAT. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS FOR KYLE? NO. I MOVED TO APPROVE THE THREE SECOND MOTION BY MARK, SECOND BY NICHOLS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED?

[R-1 Request that the City Council consider adoption of a Resolution affirming the City's application to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Boating Access grant program for construction of a public boat ramp and related boating facilities at Lake Tyler; authorizing the City Manager to act on behalf of the City in dealings with TPWD; and committing a 25% local match in the amount of $83,300 through the Water Utilities Capital Projects Fund.]

MOTION CARRIES. THANKS, KYLE. THANK YOU. PART ONE. KATE. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

GOOD MORNING. KATE DIETZ, UTILITIES DIRECTOR. I'M GLAD WE'RE PAST THE STORM AT THIS POINT, BUT TODAY I'M HERE TO REQUEST. ARE YOU LOOKING AT RESOLUTION R1? RESOLUTION IS SUPPORTING THIS. OUR CITY OF TYLER WATER UTILITIES APPLICATION FOR A TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE VOTING ACCESS GRANT. SO TODAY, THE RESOLUTION WILL AFFIRM THE CITY'S APPLICATION TO THE TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT'S VOTING ACCESS GRANT, AUTHORIZES THE CITY MANAGER TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY WITH TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT AND COMMIT 25% OF LOCAL MATCH, WHICH IS AROUND $83,300. AND THAT'S FOR THE DESIGN FROM FUND 503 AND WATER UTILITIES. THE PROJECT WILL BE TO REHAB THE SOUTH HILL CREEK BOAT RAMP, IMPROVE ACCESS TO THE AREA, AND ADD POTENTIALLY A PUBLIC RESTROOM AT THE HILL CREEK RECREATION AREA. FUNDING. FUNDING TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE WILL REIMBURSE UP TO 75% OF ELIGIBLE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION COSTS, AND AGAIN, THE CITY WILL MATCH THE 25% FROM FUND 503. IN OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM. THE COMMITMENT THAT WE MAKE HERE IS FOR THE FACILITY TO BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AT REASONABLE HOURS, AND THAT THE CITY MAINTAINS IT FOR ITS USEFUL LIFE OF 25 YEARS OR MORE. THE CONSULTANT THAT HAS BEEN WORKING WITH US ON THE APPLICATION IS MH. THEY'VE BEEN VERY HELPFUL. SO LOCATION MAP, JUST SO YOU'RE AWARE, WHERE THE SOUTH HILL CREEK BOAT RAMP IS, IT'S ON THE WEST LAKE OR THE OLD LAKE TYLER KIND OF IN THE THE SOUTHEASTERN PORTION OF THE LAKE. THIS IS A VERY DRAFT CONCEPTUAL SITE PLAN OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT FOR THAT RAMP. IT'S GOING TO PROVIDE ACCESS BETWEEN THE EXISTING PARKING LOT AND CAMPING AREA, WHICH IS UP ON THE NORTH, POTENTIALLY A TRAIL DOWN TO THE ACTUAL BOAT RAMP. SO TODAY, I REQUEST THAT THE CITY COUNCIL CONSIDER ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION AFFIRMING THE CITY'S APPLICATION TO TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT VOTING ACCESS GRANT PROGRAM FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A PUBLIC BOAT RAMP AND RELATED BOATING FACILITIES AT LAKE TYLER. AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY IN DEALINGS WITH TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT, AND COMMITTING A 25% LOCAL MATCH IN THE AMOUNT OF $83,300 THROUGH THE WATER UTILITIES CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND. ANY QUESTIONS FOR KATE? I'VE GOT ONE, KATE, YOU SAID POTENTIALLY ADDING RESTROOMS AND THAT'S JUST BASED ON IT'S BASED ON. YES, IT'LL BE BASED ON THE FUNDING THAT WE'RE ABLE TO GET. OF COURSE, IT'S ALL BASED ON US BEING AWARDED THE GRANT IN THE FIRST PLACE. BUT YES, THAT IS SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN WANTING TO ADD THERE FOR A WHILE. BUT WE DO NEED TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS THROUGH THIS GRANT TO THE BOAT RAMP ITSELF. SO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MOVE TO APPROVE R1. I SECOND GOT A MOTION BY KURTIS, SECOND BY MARSH. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE.

OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. OH ONE OKAY. FOR OH ONE, THIS IS TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE

[O-1 Request that the City Council consider the adoption of an Ordinance approving a Settlement Agreement and Water Utility Tariff proposed by Southern Utilities Company for its customers in the corporate limits of the City of Tyler.]

APPROVING A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN SORRY, A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF TYLER AND SOUTHERN UTILITIES FOR A WATER UTILITY TARIFF FOR THOSE CUSTOMERS THAT ARE INSIDE THE CITY LIMITS. SO BACKGROUND ON THIS SOUTHERN FILED TO RAISE THEIR RATES. THE LAST CHANGE THAT THEY HAD DONE JUST RECENTLY, THEY FILED TO RAISE THEIR RATES. THE LAST CHANGE THEY HAD DONE WAS IN 2007. SO CURRENTLY THOSE CUSTOMERS THAT ARE INSIDE OF THE CITY OF TYLER THAT ARE SERVED BY SOUTHERN UTILITIES ARE PAYING $22.82 PER 5000 GALLONS. THE PROPOSED RATE FROM SOUTHERN IS WAS $39.55. OUR RATE IS $37.05 5000 GALLONS. WE DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY CUSTOMER PROTESTS, BUT THE ACCOUNTS THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 232 RESIDENCES INSIDE THE CITY OF TYLER THAT ARE SERVED BY SOUTHERN, AND THAT'S OUT OF A TOTAL OF 23,000 THAT THEY SERVE. THE TERMS OF THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ARE TO REMOVE THE SURCHARGE AND ALIGN TARIFF WITH ALIGN THE TARIFF WITH TYLER PLUMBING CODE. SOUTHERN AGREES TO MATCH ANY LOWER PUC APPROVED RATES OUTSIDE OF TYLER, AND THE NEW RATES WILL BE EFFECTIVE APRIL 1ST OF THIS YEAR. THE SURCHARGE YOU SAID REMOVE THE SURCHARGE. THE SURCHARGE. THERE WAS A SURCHARGE THEY INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL TARIFF THAT WAS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE CUSTOMERS THAT WERE INSIDE OF THE CITY LIMITS, AND SO THEY REMOVED THAT SURCHARGE. OKAY. WITH

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THESE CUSTOMERS, THAT PROPERTY GOT ANNEXED ALREADY. SOUTHERN UTILITY CUSTOMERS. AND SO THEY GOT TO KEEP THEM. YES. AND WE HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH SOUTHERN UTILITIES. SO WE WILL TAKE OVER CUSTOMERS WHEN WE'RE ABLE TO. BUT THERE ARE STILL SOME AREAS WITHIN THE CITY THAT WE DON'T HAVE WATER LINES. SO MY REQUEST WOULD BE THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND WATER UTILITY TARIFF PROPOSED BY SOUTHERN UTILITIES COMPANY FOR ITS CUSTOMERS IN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF TYLER.

ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR KATE? MOVE TO APPROVE. OH. ONE SECOND. GOT A MOTION BY NICHOLAS, SECONDED BY WIND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANKS, KATE. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. ANYONE? HEATHER? GOOD MORNING, MAYOR

[M-1 Request that the City Council consider authorizing the City Manager to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding between City of Tyler and the University of Texas at Tyler - Department of Civil & Construction Engineering and Management to establish a collaborative framework to enhance Infrastructure and Civil Engineering initiatives.]

AND COUNCIL. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. I'M REALLY HONORED AND EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT THIS ITEM. INTRODUCE OUR GUESTS. WE HAVE OUR GUEST, DOCTOR JULIE FILI AND DOCTOR SOLOMON HERE FROM UT TYLER. AS YOU KNOW, WITH THE PHOTO OP AND AS WELL AS OUR STAFF THAT COLLABORATED ON THIS ITEM FOR FROM THE MPO, WE HAVE DOCTOR RUPINI AND THEN WE HAVE CAMERON WILLIAMS HERE AND HE WILL HELP WITH THIS PRESENTATION AS WELL AS IT PRIMARILY INVOLVES ENGINEERING.

SO TO TO GET US STARTED HERE, THIS OBVIOUSLY IS ANOTHER GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO COLLABORATE WITH UT TYLER ON INNOVATION AND WITH LOOKING AT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AS IT RELATES TO OUR TRAFFIC AND AND OUR STREETS. AS YOU KNOW, THIS IS ONE OF OUR PRIMARY ITEMS THAT OUR COMMUNITY IS CONCERNED WITH. AND WE KNOW THAT THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY SURVEYS THAT WE DO REGULARLY. AND AS OF THE RECENT ONE THAT WE DID LAST YEAR IN COURT, IN CORRELATION WITH OUR COMP PLAN THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON. SO THIS MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ESTABLISHES THIS COLLABORATIVE FRAMEWORK BETWEEN UT TYLER AND THE CITY OF TYLER. IT IS TO ENHANCE OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AND CIVIL ENGINEERING OPPORTUNITIES AND LEVERAGE THE ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE FOR UT TYLER. SO THIS IS REALLY EXCITING FOR US AS WE LOOK TO CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON OUR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM AND OUR STREETS. SO LOOK, GOING BACK AND LOOKING AT OUR COMMUNITY SURVEY, OUR COMMUNITY RESPONDED THAT THIS IS ONE OF AND ACTUALLY THE MOST IMPORTANT CITY ISSUE IS TRAFFIC CONGESTION. AND AND THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT WE CONTINUE TO FOCUS OUR EFFORTS. AND WE HAVE AND WE'VE SEEN THIS THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. AND AND MANY COMMUNITIES ACTUALLY SEE THIS AS THE NUMBER ONE CONCERN. AND WE HAVE FOCUSED MANY INITIATIVES IN THIS AREA. OUR COMMUNITY ALSO LOOKED AT SATISFACTION. SO WE WERE LOOKING AT THE OVERALL MAINTENANCE OF CITY STREETS AND FACILITIES AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TRAFFIC AND CONGESTION MANAGEMENT. AND AGAIN, THIS IS JUST ANOTHER GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE BEING INNOVATIVE AND WE'RE TAKING ALL TYPES OF OPPORTUNITIES TO REALLY FOCUS OUR EFFORTS AND IMPROVE IN THIS AREA. THESE ARE THE THREE ITEMS THAT SHOULD FOCUS EMPHASIS, AND THAT IS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TRAFFIC CONGESTION AND MANAGEMENT. SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO HAND IT OVER TO CAMERON. AND DOCTOR SOLOMON ALSO WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS BEFORE THE COUNCIL CONSIDERS APPROVAL OF THE MOU.

GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. SO WE HAVE HERE A COUPLE AREAS THAT WE'VE ALREADY DISCUSSED WITH UT TYLER THAT WE CAN FOCUS ON WITH THIS MOU TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE. AND I'LL ALSO HIT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH UT TYLER OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, AND THIS PROVIDES A GOOD FRAMEWORK TO MOVE FORWARD, TO BE MORE STRUCTURED IN HOW WE DO THAT.

ONE AREA THAT YOU LOOK AT IS PAVEMENT CONDITION. I MEAN, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CONSTANTLY TALK ABOUT. WE DRIVE THOSE STREETS EVERY FOUR YEARS. BUT TECHNOLOGY IS CONSTANTLY CHANGING. AND SO ONE THING WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IS, HEY, AS WE DRIVE STREETS THIS NEXT TIME, WE'VE HAD MULTIPLE COMPANIES REACH OUT TO US WITH AI TYPE TECHNOLOGY. AND SO HOW CAN WE WORK WITH UT TYLER TO THEM, MAYBE GO OUT AND PHYSICALLY INSPECT SOME OF THESE STREETS AND ACTUALLY EVALUATE THESE SOFTWARES? WE'VE GOT CAMERAS IN OUR VEHICLES. HOW CAN WE START UTILIZING THAT TO GET MORE UP TO DATE PAVEMENT CONDITIONS. SO THOSE ARE AREAS WHERE HOW DO WE BRIDGE RESEARCH EVALUATION WITH THE PRACTICAL SIDE, THE DATA THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE TO US AT THE CITY, A SMART CITY AND ITS INTEGRATION, AS WE'VE CONTINUED TO INVEST IN OUR TRAFFIC SYSTEM,

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IS WE HAVE ALL KINDS OF DATA COMING IN, BUT AS LIMITED STAFF, WE DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE THE ABILITY TO CONSTANTLY LOOK AT THAT SERIES. SO THAT'S AN OPPORTUNITY WHERE WE HAVE THE DATA. WE CAN SHARE THAT WITH UT TYLER, AND THEY CAN ACTUALLY HELP US DO SOME ADDITIONAL RESEARCH AND LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE OUR TRAFFIC FLOW PAVEMENT CONDITION.

AGAIN, THEY HAVE A RURAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. THEY ALSO GOT ALL THE EQUIPMENT THAT THEY CAN EVALUATE MATERIALS, LOOKING AT NEW MATERIALS, HOW CAN WE MAKE OUR PAVEMENT LAST LONGER. SO AGAIN AREAS STUDENT LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT. SINCE 2021, WE HAVE HAD A TRAFFIC ENGINEERING INTERN THAT WAS NOT EXCLUSIVE TO UT TYLER, BUT IT WAS SET UP TO KIND OF WORK WITHIN THEIR FRAMEWORK. FIVE OF THE SIX INTERNS WE'VE HAD HAVE COME FROM UT TYLER. TWO STUDENTS HAVE NOT GRADUATED YET, BUT THREE OF THOSE GRADUATED AND GOT GOOD JOBS. AND I FEEL LIKE THAT OPPORTUNITY OF WORKING WITH THE CITY OF TYLER, HAVING THAT EXPERIENCE REALLY SET THEM UP. AND SO WE LOOK FOR OTHER OPPORTUNITIES AND THEN GRANT COLLABORATION. YOU GO BACK TO 2017. UT TYLER HELPED US WITH THE BIKE STRETCH PROJECT, WHICH IS A GRANT.

THERE'S BEEN SOME OTHER OPPORTUNITIES. AND SO WE'RE CAN WE SEE HOW CAN WE MAKE WE ALL HAVE LIMITED FUNDING. HOW CAN WE MAKE THAT GO FURTHER. SO THOSE ARE AREAS OF THE MOU THAT WE HAVE OUTLINED TO HELP US WORK TOGETHER AT THE END OF THE DAY. SO THERE IS A FIVE YEAR DURATION. THERE IS NO FINANCIAL COMMITMENT. IF SOMETHING FINANCIAL COMES UP, THEN THAT'LL BE A SEPARATE AGREEMENT THAT WE COME AND TALK ABOUT. BUT ULTIMATELY, HOW DO WE SHARE OUR DATA, OUR RESOURCES AND OUR CAPABILITIES WITH ONE ANOTHER TO TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY? BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, HOW DO WE BRIDGE THAT GAP BETWEEN ACADEMICS AND THE PRACTICAL SIDE AND USE THE THE TALENTS AND THE RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE? AND THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ABOUT FOR OUR COMMUNITY. SO WITH THAT DOCTOR AND LET HIM SAY A FEW WORDS. GOOD MORNING.

MORNING. MORNING. MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL AGAIN. THANKS FOR GIVING ME THE CHANCE. MY NAME IS MINA SOLOMON. I'M THE CHAIR OF THE CIVIL AND CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT AT UT TYLER. THIS IS ACTUALLY FINALLY, AGAIN, WE'RE COMING TO TO THIS STAGE. WE'VE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY TOGETHER WITH THE WITH THE CITY ENGINEERS, ESPECIALLY TRAFFIC ENGINEERS. AND BASED ON DOCTOR PHILLY'S NEW STRATEGIC PLAN OR ENHANCED STRATEGIC PLAN, OR THEY HAVE THREE PILLARS. THE FIRST ONE IS STUDENT SUCCESS, SECOND IS TEACHING EXCELLENCE.

AND THIRD IS SERVE EAST TEXAS. AND I THINK THIS MOU WILL HIGHLIGHT US AS AGAIN SERVING EAST TEXAS. AND WE CAN'T SERVE EAST TEXAS MORE THAN SERVING THE CITY THAT HOSTS OUR MAIN CAMPUS, THE CITY OF TYLER. SO WE'RE VERY GLAD THAT THIS MOU WILL WILL HELP AND ASSIST EAST TEXAS AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, ALSO WHEN IT COMES TO SUCCESS AS AS CAMERON MENTIONED AGAIN, FIVE OF THE LAST SIX INTERIMS COMING FROM TYLER. SO THIS IS ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO TRAIN OUR STUDENTS TO MAKE THEM AWARE OF THE ISSUES THAT THE CITY OF TYLER IS HANDLING AND DEVELOP. AGAIN, A LIKING FOR THE STUDENTS TO STICK AROUND IN EAST TEXAS AND SERVE EAST TEXAS.

AND OF COURSE, TEACHING EXCELLENCE. OUR FACULTY MEMBERS ARE VERY EXCITED. WE HAVE ABOUT AN HOUR DEPARTMENT ALONE, COMBINED 70 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND CIVIL ENGINEERING, AND THEY'RE ALL EXCITED. AND WE CANNOT BE EXCELLENT TEACHERS WITHOUT GETTING TO KNOW FUN STORIES FROM FROM OUR OWN CITIES AND WHAT'S GOING ON WHEN IT COMES TO INFRASTRUCTURES. SO AGAIN, I GUESS THIS MOU WILL WILL HIT ALL THE THREE STRATEGIC PLANS FROM THE PERSPECTIVE. BUT ALSO I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A WIN WIN SITUATION FOR THE CITY AND AND OUR DEPARTMENT AND OUR CAMPUS IN GENERAL. SO AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY, AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO TAKE THIS TO THE NEXT STEP. THANK YOU, DOCTOR SOLOMON. THANK YOU. YOU KNOW THANK YOU, DOCTOR BAILEY, JUST THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP AND THE AND PROBABLY MORE THAN THAT, THE RELATIONSHIP OF COURSE, THAT THE CITY HAS WITH WITH UT TYLER AND AND ALL OF YOU GUYS I MEAN Y'ALL HAVE BEEN GREAT LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS THIS MEMORANDUM AND WHAT ELSE CAN COME FROM IT. SO JUST THANK YOU BOTH. SO ANYBODY ANYTIME ELSE. ALRIGHT. GREAT JOB. GLAD THAT THEY'RE WILLING TO WORK WITH AN AGGIE LIKE CAMERON.

THANK YOU. WITH THAT I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON M1. MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND GOT A MOTION BY NICHOLAS. SECOND BY HAWKINS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE.

OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU ALL. ARE YOU HERE STILL? I'M STILL HERE. COMMENT. I

[M-2 Request that the City Council consider authorizing the City Manager to execute a construction contract for the Downing Street and Kidd Drive Drainage Improvements project to W.M. Miller Construction Company, Inc., in the amount of $587,169.20, Bid #26-004.]

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COULD HAVE WALKED AWAY AT THAT POINT, BUT M2 IT IS A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WITH WM.

MILLER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR THE DOWNING STREET AND KIDD DRIVE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. SO THIS GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THE LOCATION MAP. THIS IS NORTH OF SHILOH ROAD, KIND OF BETWEEN PALUXY AND CHAD, JUST EAST OF THE CUMBERLAND ACADEMY SCHOOL. THAT'S AT THAT LOCATION. SO THIS IS TO ADDRESS SOME STRUCTURE FLOODING, SOME BACKYARD INUNDATION THAT IN STREETS FLOODING THAT HAPPENS IN THAT AREA AT THE END OF THE DAY, BASICALLY THE THE CAPACITY IS NOT THERE. IT'S UNDERSIZED. SO THIS WILL BE ADDING SOME ADDITIONAL INLETS, INCREASING THE SIZE OF SOME BOXES, REPLACING SOME OLD CURB INLETS THAT ARE THERE, AND ALSO KIND OF BYPASSING COLLECTING THAT WATER SOONER AND GETTING IT OVER TO SHILOH ROAD TO ELIMINATE THAT FLOODING. WE DID RECEIVE SIX BIDDERS ON THIS PROJECT, AND THE LOW BIDDER WAS W.M. MILLER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY. AND SO WITH THAT, IT IS REQUESTED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR THE DOWNING STREET AND KIDD DRIVE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT TO W.M. MILLER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY IN THE AMOUNT OF $587,169.20 AS BID NUMBER 26 004. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR CAMERON? NO, I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, BUT I HAVE A COMMENT. I KNOW THAT THE CITIZENS IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD ARE GOING TO BE THRILLED WITH THIS, BECAUSE I'VE ALL THOSE PICTURES YOU PUT ON THERE, I'VE SEEN ON MY PHONE BEFORE. SO, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BRINGING THIS UP. AND I MOVE TO APPROVE M2. SECOND, GOT A MOTION BY CURTIS, SECONDED BY NICHOLS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. KIM. THANKS. CAMERON. LIEN. SO YOU'RE GOING TO PRESENT M3 AND M4 AND THEN WE'LL VOTE ON