Mar 11, 2026 City Council

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GOOD MORNING, AND WELCOME TO THE MARCH 11TH, 2026 CITY COUNCIL MEETING. YES, WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN WITH THE INVOCATION FROM COUNCILMAN NICHOLS, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE.

IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STAND. LET US PRAY. FATHER. THANK YOU. TODAY. THANK YOU FOR THE WEATHER. THANK YOU FOR TYLER. THANK YOU FOR THE THE SPRING LORD AND EVERYTHING GOING ON WITH THE WITH BEAUTIFUL AZALEAS AND EVERYTHING RIGHT NOW IN TYLER, TEXAS. WE THANK YOU FOR THAT. WE THANK YOU FOR THE CITY AND ALL OF OUR CITY EMPLOYEES AND OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. AND WE THANK YOU FOR THE BLESSINGS THAT THEY BRING TO US TO TO LIVE IN IN TYLER. LORD, WE LIFT UP TODAY OUR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS ON THE NATIONAL LEVEL OR WHEN THEY FIND THEMSELVES IN HARM'S WAY ONCE AGAIN AND IN THE DEFENSE OF OUR COUNTRY, THE DEFENSE OF FREEDOM.

LORD, WE JUST PRAY FOR THEM. AND WE LEAN INTO YOUR WORD. WE KNOW THAT YOU SAY THAT THERE'LL ALWAYS BE WARS AND RUMORS OF WARS. AND LORD, WE KNOW THAT'S TRUE AND WE NEED TO RELY ON YOUR TRUTH. AND WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR TRUTH, YOUR PROMISES, AND ALL THE BLESSINGS YOU BRING US. IN JESUS NAME I PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN WITH THE MINUTES FROM JANUARY

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[P-1 Request that the City Council consider receiving a presentation on an opportunity to issue approximately $82,240,000 revenue bonds for refunding and to facilitate regulatory compliance water and sewer projects, consider any appropriate action related thereto, and provide general guidance to staff regarding authorization to proceed with this opportunity to issue revenue bonds.]

HE'S GOING TO GO OVER THE DETAILS OF THIS BOND ISSUANCE AND THE REFUNDING. AND AT THIS POINT, I'LL JUST TURN IT OVER TO PAUL AND LET HIM EXPLAIN THE DETAILS TO YOU ALL. THIS IS NOT AN ACTION ITEM. THIS IS JUST A PRESENTATION TO GIVE YOU HONEST FEEDBACK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU PETER. GOOD MORNING. MAYOR. COUNCIL. MORNING. MORNING, PAUL. JASON, A SPECIALIZED PUBLIC FINANCE. I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE. BECAME A PRETTY NICE OVERVIEW, BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT NEW MONEY OF ROUGHLY 70 MILLION. AND THIS IS ALL PART OF THE THE REGULATORY DEBT ISSUE PLAN. AND THEN THERE'S SOME BONDS THAT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR REFINANCING. WE'VE HIT THOSE CALL DATES. THE INTEREST RATES WHEN WE SOLD THOSE BONDS WAS A LITTLE HIGHER THAN THEY ARE TODAY. IT CREATES SOME MARGINAL SAVINGS. WE TYPICALLY START BRINGING THIS TO STAFF'S ATTENTION WHEN IT'S ABOUT 3% PRESENT VALUE SAVINGS. AND WHAT THAT IS, IS THE PRESENT VALUE BENEFIT IS AT LEAST 3% OF WHAT YOU'RE REFUNDING. WE'VE GOT SOME MORE DETAIL IN THE NEXT FEW SLIDES. THIS IS A STRUCTURE THAT WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO ACHIEVE WITH THESE BOND ISSUES.

IT'S A 30 YEAR AMORTIZATION, IT'S LEVEL DEBT. WE WENT THROUGH THE RATING PROCESS.

APPRECIATE THE MAYOR AND CITY STAFF GOING THROUGH THAT PROCESS. ON MARCH 4TH, WE EXPECT TO HAVE A DOUBLE A RATING AFFIRM, WHICH IS A REALLY GOOD RATING CONSIDERING THE, YOU KNOW, ADDITIONAL DEBT THAT WE'VE HAD TO LAYER ON. AND THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY THAT RATING HAS BEEN MAINTAINED, IS THE PROACTIVE RATE APPROACH BY THIS COUNCIL AND STAFF TO PUT THE RATE STRUCTURE IN PLACE, TO MAINTAIN THE STRONG MARGINS. FOR THAT, WE'RE EXPECTED TO CLOSE ON APRIL 22ND. AGAIN, THIS IS JUST AN INFORMATION ITEM FOR COUNCIL. THIS IS AN ILLUSTRATION OF YOUR DEBT PROFILE. THE GRAY LINE IS JUST THE NEW DEBT WE'RE ISSUING. AS YOU CAN SEE THAT DROPS OFF, YOU KNOW, IN 2031 AND 33 TIME FRAME PROVIDING CAPACITY TO LAYER ON SOME ADDITIONAL DEBT TO COMPLETE THIS REGULATORY PROJECTS. AS FAR AS THE THE PROFORMA A LOT OF NUMBERS HERE. WE APOLOGIZE FOR THIS, BUT THIS IS AN IMPORTANT DOCUMENT FOR THE RATING AGENCIES. WE TAKE INTO ACCOUNT YOUR FINANCIAL FORECAST AND THE RATE STUDY

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RATES HAVE MOVED UP A LITTLE ON US. BUT HOPEFULLY YOU KNOW THEY COME DOWN IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. AND SO THE IMPORTANT COMPONENT THAT THE RATING AGENCIES LOOK AT IS THIS DEBT SERVICE COVERAGE. IT'S PROJECTED TO TO STAY ABOVE 1.6 TIMES. AND THAT'S WHY YOU'RE RATING IS IS STABLE AND AFFIRMED AT AA. THE FIRST PAYMENT ON THESE BONDS IS SEPTEMBER 1ST 26. CÉDRIC IS AWARE THAT THAT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING YOU CAN HANDLE IN YOUR YOUR BUDGET. THIS IS THE REFUNDING INFORMATION IN MORE DETAIL. AND SO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING IS REFUNDING THOSE 2015 BONDS. THE COUPON RATE ON THOSE BONDS IS THREE AND A HALF TO 5%. WE'RE EXPECTED TO GO DOWN TO THE LOW 3% RANGE ON THOSE BONDS. AND THAT'S WHERE THE SAVINGS IS CAPTURED. AND YOU SEE THAT SAVINGS ON THE FAR RIGHT, ROUGHLY 50,000 A YEAR. THIS IS JUST THE SOURCES AND USES THE TWO COMPONENTS THAT WE MENTIONED. WE'VE GOT THE REFUNDING JUST OVER 12 MILLION. AND THE NEW MONEY AT 70 MILLION, A TOTAL DEBT ISSUE OF 82.7 MILLION IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT. IF THE REFUNDING DOESN'T MAKE SENSE, IF RATES, YOU KNOW, RUN UP, WE'LL PULL THAT OUT AND CONTINUE TO MONITOR THAT IN THE FUTURE. IF IT MAKES SENSE TO DO THAT. THIS IS THE SCHEDULE THAT WE'RE WORKING OFF. AGAIN, APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S TIME. WITH THE RATING THAT TOOK PLACE THE CONFERENCE CALL ON MARCH 4TH. WE'RE HERE TODAY JUST TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE. WE'LL COME BACK TO THE COUNCIL ON MARCH 25TH. WE'LL TAKE BIDS ON THE 24TH. THAT'S WHEN WE'LL SET RATES. WE'LL COMPETITIVELY BID THIS OUT TO ALL THE BROKER DEALERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. AND THEN IF YOU DECIDE TO MOVE FORWARD TODAY AND DIRECT US, WE'LL CLOSE ON APRIL 22ND. THAT'S WHEN THE PROCEEDS WILL BE AVAILABLE. SO THAT'S JUST A QUICK UPDATE. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR PAUL. YOU KNOW I WILL SAY THIS, THAT MARCH 4TH CALL, THE FIRST TIME I DID THAT WITH THE S&P. AND THEY'RE IN NEW YORK CITY AND YOU'RE KIND OF YOU'RE NERVOUS OF WHAT'S GOING TO BE ASKED AND EVERYTHING ELSE. THE CALL ON MARCH THE 4TH THAT ALL THE QUESTIONS THEY HAD HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN ANSWERED BY YOU AND THE CITY STAFF. AND SO THE PHONE CALL WAS, WHAT, 10 OR 15 MINUTES LONG? AND IT WAS IT WAS SO CALM. AND SO I THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR PROFESSIONALISM AND JUST HAVING EVERYTHING IN ORDER. SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THANKS, STAFF. DID ALL THE WORK. ALL RIGHT. SO THANK YOU. ALL

[M-1 Request that the City Council consider authorizing the City Manager to execute Work Order No. 5 with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. in the amount of $167,868 for the Intelligent Transportation System Master Plan Year 6 – Traffic Signal Timing Improvements.]

GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING CAMERON WILLIAMS. YOUR DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING SERVICES IS WE'RE HERE WITH A YEAR SIX TRAFFIC SIGNAL TIMING CONTRACT FOR OUR INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM MASTER PLAN. BUT BEFORE GOING INTO THE DETAILS OF THAT, WE DID WANT TO GIVE YOU A RECAP AND REPORT OUT ON OUR YEAR FIVE TRAFFIC SIGNAL TIMING RESULTS. AND KIND OF AS A REMINDER, OUR YEAR FIVE FOCUSED ON 28 INTERSECTIONS. IT WAS THAT EAST LOOP WHICH YOU SEE IN THE GREEN, EAST FIFTH AND EAST FRONT STREET. AND ALSO IT WENT BACK TO SOUTH BROADWAY FROM THE LOOP BASICALLY DOWN TO MARKET SQUARE, THAT AREA. SO I DO HAVE OUR CONSULTANT FROM KIMLEY-HORN ASSOCIATES, TOM HARTMAN, WITH US TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THOSE RESULTS. TOM HAS BEEN ON THIS PROJECT SINCE 2019 WHEN WE STARTED THE MASTER PLAN. RE TIMING SIGNALS ANY TIME SIGNALS ACROSS THE STATE AND THROUGHOUT THE NATION. AND SO HIM TO KIND OF GIVE YOU SOME OF THE OBSERVATIONS THAT THEY'VE BEEN SEEING AS WE ALSO START TO GO BACK TO SOUTH BROADWAY. SO WITH THAT, I WANT TO TURN IT OVER TO TOM AND LET HIM TALK TO YOU ABOUT THOSE YEAR FIVE RESULTS. THANK YOU. CHAIRMAN, I'M TOM HARMON FROM KIMLEY-HORN. I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH CAMERON SINCE 2019 ON THE RETIMING PROJECT, AND IN YEAR FIVE, WE HAD THE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO GO BACK TO ONE THAT WE'D ALREADY DONE ON BROADWAY. SO, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY BROADWAY IS EXPERIENCING TREMENDOUS GROWTH AND IT'S EVIDENT IN THE TRAFFIC COUNTS. SO SINCE WE HAD COUNTS FROM 2019 AND 2020, WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TO QUANTIFY THAT, THAT GROWTH. THIS GRAPH HERE SHOWS GROWTH IN TURNING MOVEMENT COUNTS AT EACH INTERSECTION. THE LARGER THE LEVEL, THE MORE GROWTH AND RED ONES MEAN INCREASED BLUE ONES MEAN DECREASED. SO THE AND YOU CAN SEE IT WENT UP 21% JUST VOLUMES ON ON BROADWAY IN THE MID DAY WENT UP ALMOST 4000 VEHICLES. EXCUSE ME. AND THEN THE PPM WENT UP ANOTHER 3000 VEHICLES. AND OBVIOUSLY MOST OF THE GROWTH WAS PROBABLY IN THE PM. AND WE'RE PROBABLY NOT

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SO WE ALSO LOOK AT TRAVEL TIMES AND RELIABILITY AND A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT DATA. SO CAMERON DECIDED IT WAS TIME TO GO BACK AND RELOOK AT BROADWAY. AND WHEN WE HAD DONE IT PREVIOUSLY, WE WERE KIND OF PUSHING ON THE ENVELOPE A LITTLE BIT ON HOW HOW LONG ARE CYCLES WERE AND HOW MUCH CAPACITY WE COULD PUT ON BROADWAY. SO IN THIS NEXT ROUND, WE WE PUSH THE ENVELOPE EVEN FURTHER. SO SOME OF THE STRATEGIES WE USED, ETC. SO SIGNAL TIMING CAN MAXIMIZE THE CAPACITY. BUT THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH THAT YOU CAN DO RIGHT. LIKE THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH PAVEMENT. SO THERE'S IT'S KIND OF LIKE SQUEEZING A BALLOON. SO IF WE MAKE CYCLES LONGER WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MORE THROUGHPUT ON BROADWAY. THAT'S GOING TO SIDE STREETS WAIT A LITTLE LONGER. BUT ULTIMATELY, THE BENEFITS OF REDUCING TRAVEL TIMES ON BROADWAY OUTWEIGH THE COSTS OF DELAY. SO THIS LAST GO AROUND YEAR FIVE, WE INCREASED THE CYCLE LENGTHS IN THE MID DAY ON BROADWAY TO WHAT WE HAD PREVIOUSLY DONE IN THE PM PEAK. SO NOW WE'RE 162ND CYCLES, 62ND CYCLES IN THE MID DAY, AND WE WENT UP TO 100 AND 80S IN THE PM, WHICH JUST FOR CONTEXT, ABOUT THE LONGEST CYCLE I'VE EVER PUT OUT IN MY ALMOST 5000 SIGNALS OUT EVERY TIME. AND IT'S SIMILAR TO THE CYCLE ON NORTHWEST HIGHWAY IN DALLAS, IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THAT. SO JUST A HUGE, HUGE ROADWAY. ALL THAT BEING SAID, WE HAD GREAT RESULTS. SO THE ANNUAL DELAY PEAK PERIOD SAVINGS IS 5.9 MILLION JUST FROM THE RETIMING IN YEAR FIVE, REDUCED ALMOST 17 YEARS OF DELAY ANNUALLY, 13% REDUCTION AND REDUCED STOPS BY MORE THAN 4 MILLION A YEAR. SO GREAT RESULTS FROM YEAR FIVE. SO WHAT'S WHAT IS THE IF YOU WANT TO GET FROM BROADWAY, I MEAN FROM THE LOOP ALL THE WAY OUT TO CUMBERLAND VILLAGE. WHAT IS THE YOU KNOW WHAT THAT IS? YEAH. WHAT DO YOU WHAT IS WHAT IS THE WHAT'S THE SPEED THAT SOMEONE NEEDS TO DRIVE TO? I SAY THE CORRECT SPEED IS 47, 47. THAT'S ACTUALLY PROBABLY PRETTY CLOSE ON BROADWAY. SO TYPICALLY WE TRACK TIME FOR THOSE PEOPLE BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO SPEAK.

RIGHT? OKAY. NOT EMINENCE, LET'S SAY. BUT ON BROADWAY IT'S ACTUALLY OVER CAPACITY. SO WE ACTUALLY COORDINATED THE SIGNALS FOR A SLIGHTLY SLOWER SPEED BECAUSE YOU CAN'T FREE FLOW THROUGH THERE. BUT THAT WORKED OUT BECAUSE YOU'RE HITTING THE GREEN AT THE RIGHT TIME FOR WHAT'S IN THE FIELD, NOT THE THEORETICAL PROGRESSION SPEED. SO IF SOMEONE'S AT THE LINE AND IT TURNS GREEN AND THEY'RE ON THEIR PHONE, YEP. AND THEY DELAY 30S OR 45 SECONDS BECAUSE THEY MESS EVERYTHING UP FOR THE PEOPLE BEHIND THEM. ABSOLUTELY. SO 30 OR 45 SECONDS WE CAN'T REALLY ACCOUNT FOR. WE DO ACCOUNT. THERE'S SOME WIGGLE ROOM IN OUR PROGRESSION TO TO LET PEOPLE DRIVE FASTER, DRIVE SLOWER, BUT WE DO ACCOUNT FOR THAT WHEN SETTING THE GREEN TIMES. SO. SO WHAT DO WE TELL THE PEOPLE THAT I'M NOT GOING TO DRIVE ON BROADWAY? I'M GOING TO GO TO THE SIDE STREETS AND THEN GET TO BROADWAY AT THIS INTERSECTION. AND SO NOW THEY'RE DELAYED LONGER. DO WE TELL THEM TO GET BACK ON BROADWAY? SO ONCE THEY GET ON BROADWAY, THEY'LL HAVE LESS DELAY. YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO WAIT MAYBE 10S LONGER ON THE SIDE STREET, BUT YOU'RE SAVING 30S ONCE YOU GET ON BROADWAY.

IS THAT 10S IS TEN MINUTES. THAT'S THAT'S WHAT THEY'LL TELL YOU. WELL, YOU SHOULD ALWAYS ASK THEM HOW MANY SONGS THEY HEARD ON THE RADIO WHILE THEY WERE WAITING. RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AND I THINK SOME SOME TAKEAWAYS TO REMEMBER. I MEAN, AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE CAN ONLY GET SO MUCH CAPACITY. AND ALSO WHAT YOU SEE IS THE IMPORTANCE OF GOING BACK AND REVISITING THESE CORRIDORS, BECAUSE TRAVEL PATTERNS CHANGE, TRAFFIC VOLUMES CHANGE, AND THE EMPHASIS TO MAKE SURE WE'RE CONTINUING TO KEEP THESE UPDATED. BUT IT ALSO SPEAKS TO OUR SOUTHTOWN MOBILITY STUFF OF WHAT ALTERNATE ROUTES, WHAT THINGS CAN WE DO FROM AN INFRASTRUCTURE STANDPOINT TO HELP THESE CORRIDORS BEYOND THE SIGNAL TIMING? AND SO YOU'RE GOING TO SEE SOME OF THAT. WHAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN IS KIND OF THE HISTORY OF OUR SIGNAL TIMING EFFORTS. PART OF OUR GOAL WAS ABOUT 15 INTERSECTIONS PER YEAR FOR THAT FIRST FIVE YEARS, AND THEN 30 INTERSECTIONS FROM THERE FROM YEAR SIX THROUGH TEN. SO WE'RE STARTING TO HEAR SIX THROUGH TEN. THAT'S WHERE YOU'RE SEEING AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF INTERSECTIONS. AT THIS POINT, WE'VE PROBABLY RETIMED CLOSE TO 70% OF OUR SIGNALS. WE'LL NEVER GET TO 100% BECAUSE THEIR SIGNALS OUT THERE THAT WE DON'T COORDINATE AND THEY OPERATE FREE. SO WE DON'T NECESSARILY TRY TO GET THAT FROM INTERSECTION. INTERSECTION. THIS JUST KIND OF SHOWS YOU A HISTORY OF THOSE DELAY SAVINGS THAT WE'VE HAD AND THOSE COST SAVINGS THAT WE KIND OF PROJECT OVER THE DIFFERENT YEARS, JUST AS KIND OF, AGAIN, SOME HISTORY FOR OUR TIMING EFFORTS. SO YEAR SIX, WHAT WILL WE BE DOING? THERE'S ABOUT 26 INTERSECTIONS THAT WE WILL BE ADDRESSING. AND THIS IS REALLY GOING BACK AND

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IT'S REALLY DONE A NOTICEABLE IT'S BEEN A NOTICEABLE BENEFIT FOR THE CITY MOVE TO APPROVE IN ONE SECOND. GOT A MOTION BY CURTIS. SECOND BY NICHOLS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU GUYS. M2. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND

[M-2 Request that the City Council consider adoption of a Resolution authorizing submission of an application by the Tyler Fire Department for and acceptance of grant funding through the Office of the Texas Governor’s (OOG) Homeland Security Grant Division (HSGD) and for grant funding through the State Homeland Security Program (SHSP), as managed by the East Texas Council of Governments, to be used to support programs and projects aimed at maintaining and/or enhancing the City of Tyler’s emergency preparedness and response capabilities.]

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[M-3 Request that the City Council consider adoption of a Resolution authorizing the application and acceptance of grant funding for the Police Department from the Office of the Governor, Homeland Security Grants Division, in the amount not to exceed $52,400.00, for the purchase of equipment intended to support local preparedness for law enforcement terrorism prevention activities.]

THIS WOULD ALLOW US TO CLOSE ALL THE ROADWAYS GOING INTO THE DOWNTOWN SQUARE, WHICH IS FINE, AND ALLOW SOMEBODY TO NOT BE ABLE TO DRIVE A CAR BEYOND A CERTAIN POINT. THEY'RE LIGHTWEIGHT, ALLOWS OFFICERS TO HANDLE THEM. EXISTING TRAILERS WE HAVE NOW WOULD TRANSPORT THEM. IT IS OPERATED AS A FULCRUM. IF SOMEBODY DROVE ACROSS IT, IT WOULD JUST LIFT UP THE FRONT OF THE CAR. SO IT'S THERE. I THINK IT'S I HATE TO SAY THAT WE NEED THESE TYPE OF THINGS. IN FEBRUARY, THE TEXAS GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OPENED UP A DELAYED GRANT THAT HAD TO DO QUICKLY. SO AS WE GET READY TO DO THIS RESEARCH, WE COME TO YOU TODAY AND MAKE A RECOMMENDATION THAT IT'S RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ADOPT THE RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER ON BEHALF OF THE TYLER POLICE DEPARTMENT, TO APPLY FOR AND ACCEPT GRANT FUNDING FROM THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, HOMELAND SECURITY GRANTS DIVISION IN AN AMOUNT OF $52,400 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR OF 2026 2027. ANY QUESTIONS FOR CHIEF TYLER? SO MOVED SECOND, GOT A MOTION BY HAWKINS, SECONDED BY WIND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR

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[CITY MANAGER'S REPORT]

WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE THE FINISHING TOUCHES GOING INTO THE TRAINING CENTER. FURNITURE WAS DELIVERED LAST WEEK AND THE FINAL TOUCH UPS ARE BEING MADE. THE ORDER OF SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION HAS BEEN ISSUED AND REPAIRS SHOULD BE DONE BY PROBABLY THE END OF THIS WEEK, NEXT WEEK OR THIS WEEK. THE GYM FLOORING IS GOING TO BE INSTALLED. FITNESS EQUIPMENT WILL BE DELIVERED. THE EQUIPMENT ALSO WILL BE INSTALLED. AND SO THIS IS WE WANT TO JUST KIND OF THANK EVERYONE ALSO, ESPECIALLY CHIEF DAVID AND TYLER FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR PROVIDING AND INSTALLING AN AED IN THE BREAK ROOM AS PART OF THAT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS EQUIPPED THERE FOR THAT ONE. SO WE'RE HOPING TO SEE A RIBBON CUTTING LATER THIS MONTH FOR THE FACILITY, AND ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT GETTING IN THERE AND BEING ABLE TO UTILIZE OUR NEW TRAINING FACILITY FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT WAS IN THE BUDGET THIS YEAR WAS ON THE ANIMAL SHELTER GETTING NEW KENNELS, AND SO THE NEW KENNELS OF THE ANIMAL SHELTER HAVE BEEN INSTALLED. AND PRIOR TO INSTALLATION, SHELTER STAFF PERFORMED A DEEP CLEAN OF THE ROOM THAT THEY WERE GOING TO BE PUT INTO. AND SO THE NEW KENNELS ARE CONSTRUCTED OF STAINLESS STEEL AND WILL ALLOW FOR SUPERIOR DURABILITY THERE AT THE FACILITY. AND THEN YOU MAY HAVE SEEN I KNOW THAT COUNCILMAN CURTIS KIND OF EXPERIENCED IT YESTERDAY WITH KIND OF KICKING OFF THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING ON DOWNING STREET AND KID DRIVE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS, AND THIS IS OVER THAT AGAIN ON SHILOH ROAD. IT'S THE DOWNSTREAM END OF THE DRAINAGE PROJECT AND WORKING NORTH TOWARD KID DRIVE AND DOWNING STREET. SHILOH ROAD IS REDUCED TO ONE LANE IN EACH DIRECTION IN THE VICINITY OF CHAD DRIVE AND PICCADILLY PLACE, AND SO DRIVERS SHOULD ANTICIPATE SOME DELAYS AND SLOWER TRAFFIC KIND OF IN THAT AREA. AND THEN FINALLY, ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO KIND OF BRAG ABOUT IS JUST OUR KIND OF, YOU KNOW, WE ALWAYS WE TALK ABOUT THE FACT THAT TYLER HAS REALLY BECOME A COLLEGE COMMUNITY. AND THE EAST TEXAS BIG EVENT WAS CELEBRATED TWO, TWO WEEKENDS AGO DOWNTOWN. AND WE HAD SEVERAL STUDENT VOLUNTEERS FROM TJC, UT TYLER, AS WELL AS MEMBERS OF HART OF TYLER PAINTING THE DOWNTOWN'S ART ALLEY IN PREPARATION FOR THE NEW MURALS THAT'LL BE PART OF PHASE THREE IN THE SPRING. AND SO WITH THAT, ALSO, YOU SAW THEM THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY AS FAR AS DOING IMPROVEMENTS AND KIND OF SPRUCING UP. TYLER, AS SPRING HAS, HAS ARRIVED. AND SO WE'RE VERY PROUD OF OF ALL OF OUR COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AND JUST THEIR PARTICIPATION IN OUR COMMUNITY. YOU KNOW, I WAS AT THE OPENING OF THAT AT BUTTERFIELD PARK THAT MORNING, AND THERE WERE 500 STUDENTS THERE FROM UT TYLER AND TJC, WHICH IS THE LARGEST GROUP THAT HAVE EVER PARTICIPATED. SO IT WAS A HUGE GROUP. SO ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR THE CITY MANAGER? NONE. ALRIGHT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A

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