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[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 70 years of service with the City of Tyler. Brett Hilsabeck, Firefighter XIII, 25 years of service Jamey Watson, Fire Senior Captain II, 25 years of service Brenda Alvarez, Court Technician, 20 years of service]
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THREE PEOPLE HERE TODAY. THEY REPRESENT 70 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE CITY OF TYLER. THE FIRST ONE IS JAMIE WATSON, FIRE SENIOR CAPTAIN, 25 YEARS OF SERVICE.
TIME. THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE BRETT HILSABECK, 25 YEARS OF SERVICE FIREFIGHTER. I APPRECIATE IT. THIS IS CALLED BIG BOY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND THEN NOW WE HAVE BRENDA ALVAREZ, COURT TECHNICIAN, MUNICIPAL COURT, 20 YEARS OF SERVICE. PICTURE TIME. AND BEFORE I LEAVE, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR FOR 70 YEARS OF SERVICE BETWEEN THE THREE OF YOU AND FOR ALL YOU YOUNG PEOPLE, GETTING A JOB IS GREAT. DOING WHAT YOU LOVE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN ANYTHING. AND I THINK THESE EMPLOYEES REALLY LOVE WHAT THEY DO. THEY ACT LIKE THEY LOVE WHAT THEY DO. SO JUST REMEMBER THAT AS YOU GO FORWARD, IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT MONEY, IT'S ABOUT HAVING A GOOD TIME WITH YOUR LIFE AND YOUR JOB. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR FOR BEING SUCH GOOD STEWARDS OF THE CALL TO SERVE SPIRIT. SO THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU. LEON, A
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PICTURE RIGHT NOW WITH YOU. IS THIS PART OF THE PRESENTATION HERE A MINUTE? YES. OKAY. COME ON UP. SQUEEZE IN LIKE WE LOVE EACH OTHER. WE'RE ABOUT TO HAVE A PRESENTATION ABOUT THIS ITEM, SO STAY TUNED. THANKS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.I'M NOT SURE. ALL RIGHT, LUKE, WHERE'S YOURS? GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
[P-1 Request that the City Council consider accepting the 2025 Arbor Day Foundation’s Tree City USA Designation and Growth Award.]
MY NAME IS LUKE ALFARO. I'M THE URBAN FORESTER FOR THE CITY OF TYLER. I WORK WITH THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT. I'M HERE TO PRESENT THE TYLER 2025 TREE CITY, USA DESIGNATION AND GROWTH AWARD FROM THE ARBOR DAY FOUNDATION. I HAVE A BRIEF SLIDESHOW TO WALK YOU THROUGH THESE RECOGNITIONS AND HOW WE EARN THEM. TYLER'S BEEN NAMED A TREE CITY USA COMMUNITY FOR THE 17TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR. TO QUALIFY, WE MEET FOUR KEY STANDARDS MAINTAINING A TREE BOARD, HAVING A COMMUNITY TREE ORDINANCE, SPENDING AT LEAST $2 PER CAPITA IN URBAN FORESTRY, AND HOSTING A COMMUNITY ARBOR DAY CELEBRATION. BEYOND TREE CITY STATUS. WE ALSO EARN THE GROWTH AWARD FOR THE 10TH YEAR, A SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE. THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES CITIES THAT GO ABOVE AND BEYOND. COMMUNITIES MUST DOCUMENT TEN PLUS POINTS ACROSS QUALIFYING ACTIVITIES TO EARN IT. ONLY 50% OF TREE CITY, USA COMMUNITIES IN TEXAS RECEIVE THE GROWTH AWARD, AND TYLER IS ONE OF THEM. SO EACH ITEM AFTER. AFTER. THIS WILL BE POINTS AND HOW WE EARN THOSE.CITY. TYLER ARBOR DAY. THIS YEAR'S ARBOR DAY EVENT WAS HELD AT LINDSAY PARK. WE HAD 150 VOLUNTEERS COME OUT. WE PLANTED 73 TREES AND GAVE AWAY 150 TREES TO RESIDENTS AND RECEIVED OVER $6,000 IN DONATION. A GREAT COMMUNITY TURNOUT IN A MEANINGFUL DAY FOR OUR URBAN FOREST IN OUR PARKS. LUKE, CAN YOU BACK UP A LITTLE? OUR SLIDE. SO THE YOUNG PEOPLE, DO Y'ALL KNOW ABOUT THE SQUIRREL? Y'ALL EVER HEARD OF SHORTY THE SQUIRREL? HEY REAL QUICK, SHORTY. THE SQUIRREL LIVED IN TYLER FROM 1948 TO 1963, 14 YEARS. AND WHAT HE WAS KNOWN AS A BEGGAR. AND HE WOULD GO DOWNTOWN AND HE WOULD EAT PECANS AND PEANUTS OUT OF PEOPLE'S POCKETS. HE DID THIS EVERY DAY. AND PEOPLE LOVED HIM. THE LAWYERS, THE PEOPLE COMING DOWN TO COURT. EVERYBODY WOULD FEED SHORTY THE SQUIRREL. WELL, SHORTY GOT SICK. AND SO PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY ACTUALLY HELPED WITH WITH SHORTY AND HIS MEDICAL EXPENSES TO MAKE SURE HE LIVED LONGER AND LONGER. WELL, AFTER 14 YEARS, SHORTY DIED. WE DON'T KNOW IF SHORTY WAS RUN OVER BY CAR OR IF HE WAS ELECTROCUTED, BUT PAUL HARVEY ON THE REST OF THE STORY SAID GLORY SIMPLY BROKE IT DOWN. SO SHORTY. SHORTY DIED IN 1963. THERE WAS A MONUMENT ON THE SQUARE. AND FOR SHORTY'S BURIAL. SO WE HAD TO REMOVE IT TO REDO THE SQUARE AND SHORTY AND WE COULD NOT FIND HIM. SHORTY LIVES IN OUR MIND AND IN OUR IN OUR, IN OUR HEART, IN OUR HEARTS, IN OUR HEARTS. SO ANYWAY, THAT'S THE STORY OF SHORTY. GO AHEAD, GO AHEAD SCOTT. ALRIGHT. SO WE ALSO HOSTED A SEEDLING GIVEAWAY, DISTRIBUTING 1500 TREE SEEDLINGS AND CONNECTING WITH APPROXIMATELY 265 PEOPLE. EVENTS LIKE THIS EXTEND OUR REACH BEYOND CITY PLANNED PLANTED TREES AND HELP RESIDENTS BECOME PART OF THE SOLUTION. ONE OF OUR HIGHEST SCORING GROWTH AWARD ACTIVITIES THIS YEAR WAS OUR TREE MANAGEMENT INVENTORY SYSTEM, WHICH EARNED SEVEN POINTS. IT TRACKS RECORDS FOR ALL PUBLIC TREES, CAPTURES, CUSTOM DETAILS, VISUAL DOCUMENTATION, AND SUPPORTS BUDGET TRACKING. OUR URBAN FOREST BUDGET INCREASED FROM A THREE YEAR AVERAGE OF $5.80 PER CAPITA TO $6.68 PER CAPITA IN 2025. THIS REFLECTS CONTINUED LEADERSHIP INVESTMENT IN OUR URBAN FORESTS AND EARNED FOUR ADDITIONAL POINTS. WE HOSTED TWO PUBLIC TREE CARE WORKSHOPS, URBAN TREE STRESS IN FEBRUARY AND A TREE PLANTING WORKSHOP IN OCTOBER. THESE EVENTS BUILD COMMUNITY KNOWLEDGE AND EARN THREE POINTS. STAYING CURRENT AND BEST PRACTICES IS A PRIORITY. THIS YEAR I COMPLETED 11.25 CEUS THROUGH THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ARBORICULTURE. TYLER
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PLANTED 114 TREES, PRUNED 239, AND REMOVED 82 AND 2025, A RATIO OF 1.4 TREES PLANTED FOR EVERY TREE REMOVED. THAT POSITIVE RATIO EARNED THREE POINTS. WE EARNED THREE POINTS FOR COORDINATING WITH PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ON LANDSCAPE INSPECTION STANDARDS.CROSS-DEPARTMENTAL COLLABORATION LIKE THIS HELPS ENSURE TREES ARE CONSIDERED IN CITY PLANNING DECISIONS. AND LASTLY, ONCOR ELECTRIC IS THE LONGEST CONTINUOUSLY RECOGNIZED TREE LINE USA UTILITY IN TEXAS. THEIR PARTNERSHIP EARNED TYLER ONE ADDITIONAL GROWTH AWARD.
POINT TYLER'S 2025 EFFORTS EARNED WELL ABOVE THE POINTS REQUIRED FOR THE GROWTH AWARD, REFLECTING STRONG COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND SOUND FOREST MANAGEMENT. FROM OUR VOLUNTEERS AND DONORS TO CITY LEADERSHIP AND OUR PARTNERS, THIS IS A SHARED SUCCESS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF TYLER'S URBAN FORESTRY PROGRAM.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR. SO ONE QUICK QUESTION. YOU SAID 1.4 TREES ARE PLANTED FOR EVERY TREE THAT'S REMOVED. IT'S CORRECT. IS THAT JUST ON CITY PROPERTY OR IS THAT IN THE CITY THAT'S ON PROPERTIES THAT WE MAINTAIN. SO CEMETERIES, PARKS, TRAILS, THINGS LIKE THAT. I DON'T HAVE NUMBERS ON, ON RIGHT OF WAYS, STUFF LIKE THAT. SO I JUST CONSIDER PROPERTY THAT WE MAINTAIN. YEAH. LIKE THAT. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. ALRIGHT, MOVING TO Z ONE. GOOD
[Z-1 PD26-002 OAK INDUSTRIAL PARK (6510 TIMBER WAY & 2795 ELKTON TRAIL) Request that the City Council consider adoption of an Ordinance approving a zone change from C-1, Light Commercial District, C-2 General Commercial District and PUR, Planned Unit Residential District to PCD, Planned Commercial District with a final site plan.]
MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. KYLE KINGMAN, PLANNING DIRECTOR. THE FIRST, THE ONE ITEM THAT WE HAVE TODAY IS A REQUEST FOR A ZONING CHANGE. THIS IS ALONG ELKTON TRAIL. THIS IS FROM C1 AND C2 WHICH ARE COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS. AND WE ARE PLANNING ON RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS AND PCD PLANNED COMMERCIAL DISTRICT. THE APPLICANT PLANS TO DEVELOP AN OFFICE PARK ON THIS PROPERTY AS WELL AS OFFICE WAREHOUSES. THEY DO PLAN TO KEEP THE OFFICE DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE. THE. THE PROPERTY YOU SEE THERE ON THE IN ALONG THE NORTH SIDE WOULD BE THE WAREHOUSE DEVELOPMENT. AS YOU SEE ON THE THE ZONING MAP, THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES ARE ZONED C2 TO THE WEST, WHICH ARE DEVELOPED WITH OFFICE WAREHOUSE USES MULTIFAMILY TO THE NORTH, C1 TO THE EAST, WHICH IS SOME OF THE. SOME OF THOSE PROPERTIES ARE CURRENTLY DEVELOPED WITH OFFICES. THE REMAINING ARE CURRENTLY UNDEVELOPED AND THEN TO THE SOUTH ARE ZONED AND DEVELOPED WITH SINGLE FAMILY HOMES, AS YOU SEE HERE. SO THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY UNDEVELOPED. LIKE I MENTIONED, THEY PLAN TO DEVELOP AN OFFICE OFFICE PARK ON THE SOUTH SIDE WHICH WOULD BE LIMITED TO RPO DEVELOPMENT. SO THOSE ARE MORE OF THE SMALLER SCALE OFFICE DEVELOPMENTS. THEY ARE PARKING THE OR PROVIDING PARKING SPACES FOR MORE JUST THE OFFICE DEVELOPMENT, NOT A MEDICAL OFFICE AREA, BUT THE YOU SEE ON THE, ON THE SITE PLAN THERE, THERE ARE NINE OFFICE BUILDINGS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE PROPERTY WITH 5000FT■!S IN AREA ON THE NORTH SIDE. THAT'S WHERE IT'S CLOSER TO THE THE POWER LINES. AND SO THEY'RE PROPOSING SIMILAR TO WHAT THEY CURRENTLY DO TO THE WEST, WHICH ARE OFFICE WAREHOUSE USES. AS YOU SEE THERE ON THE THE SITE PLAN, THEY, THEY DO HAVE MUCH OF THE DEVELOPMENT, THE PARKING AREA CONTAINED WITHIN THE BUILDINGS. AND SO THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO DEVELOP THE SITE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SITE PLAN. LIKE I MENTIONED, THE ALL THE PARKING AND LANDSCAPING WILL BE PROVIDED. PART OF THE. THE. THE CODE REQUIREMENTS. THIS REQUEST IS CONSISTENT WITH THE. THE. TYLER TOMORROW FUTURE LAND USE MAP IDENTIFIES THE PROPERTY AS COMMUNITY ACTIVITY CENTER. LET ME GO BACK A SECOND. SO THIS THIS PROPERTY WAS REZONED BACK IN 2021 FROM C2 TO R1 B, WHICH IS GENERAL COMMERCIAL, WHICH YOU HAVE ON THE WEST SIDE TO SINGLE FAMILY. AND THEN IN 2022 IS ZONED AGAIN TO THE PLANNED UNIT RESIDENTIAL. SO IN THE PAST, YOU KNOW, SIX YEARS PRIOR, IT WAS ZONED FOR HIGHER INTENSITY COMMERCIAL USE. OF THE NOTICES THAT WERE SENT OUT TO WERE RETURNED IN OPPOSITION TO THE REQUEST FOR A PROTEST CALCULATION OF 3.33%. SOME OF THE CONCERNS WERE RELATED TO THE THE LOSS OF TREES WITHIN THE WITH ON THE ON THE SITE ALSO CONCERNS ABOUT WHITE LIGHTING AS THE PROPERTY GETS DEVELOPED, HOW THE SITE WILL CONTROL LIGHTING FROM THE PARKING LOT AND THINGS LIKE THAT. THE APPLICANT WILL BE REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH ALL THE LIGHTING STANDARDS WITHIN THE[00:15:06]
UDC, WHICH AMONG, AMONG OTHER THINGS, REQUIRES THAT THE LIGHTS BE SHIELDED FROM FROM VIEW, FROM THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY, AND THAT THEY ALSO CANNOT EXCEED ESTABLISHED LEVELS AT THE PROPERTY LINE ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES. SO THERE'S THERE'S VERY LIMITED AMOUNT OF LIGHT TRESPASS THAT'S ALLOWED BY THE CODE TO, TO AFFECT ADJOINING PROPERTIES.AND THEN ALSO AS IT PERTAINS TO TREE PRESERVATION, AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE, THE PROPERTY RIGHT NOW IS CURRENTLY UNDEVELOPED. THERE ARE QUITE A LARGE NUMBER OF TREES. AND SO THE APPLICANT HAS INDICATED THAT THEY WILL PLAN TO, TO SAVE AS MANY AS THEY CAN, THEY. THE SITE PLAN DOES SHOW A LARGER 35 FOOT STRIP ALONG THE FRONT OF THE PROPERTY ON THE SOUTH SIDE THAT.
HOPEFULLY THEY CAN MAINTAIN THE TREES THERE. THEY DO. THEY ARE INCENTIVIZED BY THE CODE TO TO SAVE TREES AND SO FOR EVERY TREE THEY SAVE, THEY GET CREDIT FOR FROM PLANTING NEW ONES. SO THERE IS AN INCENTIVE TO SAVE AS MANY AS POSSIBLE ON THE SITE FOR TO PRESERVE THE EXISTING CANOPY. AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, BY A UNANIMOUS VOTE RECOMMENDED APPROVAL. ALRIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR CARL? WE DO HAVE A VOLUNTEER FROM SKIP OGLE AND AMY SVENSON. DO YOU ALL WISH TO SPEAK OR ARE YOU JUST HERE FOR QUESTIONS? OKAY, COME ON UP. CAN YOU STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE? MY NAME IS AMY SVENSON. I LIVE AT 6622 TOWER COURT, WHICH IS RIGHT OFF ELKTON TRAIL. AND I JUST WANT TO THANK SKIP FOR TAKING THE TIME TO SPEAK WITH ME ABOUT THIS DEVELOPMENT. AND OUR NEIGHBORS HAVE SPOKE ABOUT IT, WITH IT BEING AS PLANNED, WITH THE INTENTION TO TRY TO PRESERVE TREES AND TO LIMIT THE LIGHTING IMPACT TO THE RESIDENTIAL HOMES, ONE OF WHICH IS MINE. I CAN SUPPORT THIS. AND I DID WRITE IN IN OPPOSITION INITIALLY, BUT WITH THE PLAN AS COMMITTED, I CAN SUPPORT THIS CHANGE. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISS BENTON? OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OH, WE GOT SKIP. DO YOU WISH TO SPEAK OR ARE YOU JUST HERE? I'M HERE FOR QUESTIONS. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. YEAH. SO, CIPHER GOT A MOTION BY HAWKINS, SECONDED BY CURTIS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE.
OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. M1 CAMERON. GOOD MORNING MAYOR. COUNCIL.
[M-1 Request that the City Council consider authorizing the City Manager to accept a revised Construction Manager at Risk contract with Hoar Construction to include the guaranteed maximum price of $5,000,000 for the Downtown Tyler Community Space Improvement Project.]
GOOD MORNING, CAMERON WILLIAMS DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING SERVICES. SO THIS MORNING WE HAVE A CONTRACT REVISION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK CONTRACT WITH FOR CONSTRUCTION FOR THE DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY SPACE. SO TO GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS MORNING AS A REMINDER. SO THIS IS THE COMMUNITY SPACE IN DOWNTOWN THAT'S BOUNDED BY NORTH COLLEGE, NORTH BROADWAY, FERGUSON AND ERWIN. SO IT'S THE CENTER PART OF THE SQUARE. AND IT INCLUDES THE THE BUILDING STRUCTURE THAT WILL HAVE RESTROOMS, STORAGE, AND INCLINED SEATING WITH THE, THE TURF SLOPE SITE WORK AND INCLUDES SOME OF THE PARKING THAT'S ON COLLEGE AND ON FERGUSON. IF YOU GO OUT THERE TODAY, YOU CAN SEE ON COLLEGE WHERE THEY'VE DONE THE HEAD END PARKING TOWARDS THE PLAZA AND PEOPLE'S BUILDING. THE HEAD END PARKING THAT GOES INTO THE PARK IS PART OF THIS PROJECT AND THIS SCOPE OF WORK. THE GREENSCAPE P. SO ALL OF YOUR LANDSCAPING, ELECTRICAL, AND THEN ALSO SITE FURNISHINGS FOR THE ENTIRE DOWNTOWN PROJECT, NOT JUST THAT COMMUNITY SPACE, BUT THINK BENCHES, TRASH CANS, THOSE TYPE OF SITE FURNISHINGS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS CONTRACT REVISION FOR THIS PIECE OF THE PROJECT. FROM A TIMELINE STANDPOINT, BACK IN NOVEMBER, WE DID APPROVE A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WITH HAU FOR THIS CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK, AND WE DID APPROVE JUST UNDER $350,000. AND SO THEY'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE DESIGN TEAM THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS TO FINALIZE THE PLANS, GET BIDDING, GET PRICING TO BE ABLE TO CONTROL THAT AND HAVE A VERY GOOD NUMBER ON THE COST THAT IS EXPECTED TO GET THIS PROJECT DONE. SO THEY CAME BACK TO US WITH THAT FINAL GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE. AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE APPROVING TODAY. AND THEN THEY'RE LOOKING TO START CONSTRUCTION IN JUNE AND BE FINISHED BY DECEMBER ON THAT COMMUNITY GREEN SPACE AND CENTER FOR THE SQUARE. THIS TABLE GIVES YOU A BREAKDOWN OF THOSE COSTS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROJECT. WHEN YOU SEE THE BUILDING ON THE SITE WORK, GENERAL FEES, AND THEN THERE'S SOME CONTINGENCIES BUILT IN THERE FOR ANY UNKNOWNS OR THINGS THAT COULD POP UP THAT AREN'T ALREADY ACCOUNTED FOR. ALSO TO NOTE THAT THAT 300 AND ROUGHLY 59 $50,000 THAT WAS APPROVED IN NOVEMBER IS INCLUDED IN THIS AMENDMENT. SO THIS ISN'T AN ADDITION TO THAT THAT'S INCLUDED IN THIS PRICE THAT WE HAVE TWO THINGS TO NOTE.[00:20:05]
BEFORE I KIND OF READ THIS RECOMMENDATION, WE DID POST ON THE AGENDA ONLINE OF $5 MILLION.SO WITH OUR NEW SYSTEM, WE HAD DIFFERENT PLACES TO ENTER THINGS. WE DIDN'T GET IT UPDATED EVERYWHERE. AND THEN ALSO NOTE ON OUR COUNCIL COMMUNICATION, I HAD TRANSPOSED TWO NUMBERS ON THAT 4.9. SO THE THE NUMBER THAT WE HAVE IS THE NUMBER THAT'S BEEN PUT BEFORE US. AND THAT IS RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL TODAY. SO IT IS REQUESTED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT A REVISED CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK CONTRACT WITH FOR CONSTRUCTION TO INCLUDE THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE OF $4,976,709 FOR THE DOWNTOWN TYLER COMMUNITY SPACE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. AND LAST POINT TO MAKE IS IT WAS APPROVED AT HALF CENT YESTERDAY FROM THE FUNDING PERSPECTIVE. SO ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU CAMERON. YOU KNOW, WITHOUT A DOUBT I'M THRILLED ABOUT THIS. I MEAN THIS IS KIND OF THE LAST STEP OF GETTING THINGS APPROVED GOING FORWARD. AND I'M NOT GOING TO. I'M NOT GOING TO YOU KNOW YOU KNOW, WE TALK ABOUT AND I MENTIONED I TOLD YOU YOUNG PEOPLE ABOUT SHORTY THE SQUIRREL AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A BRONZE STATUE ON THE SQUARE OF, OF SHORTY THE SQUIRREL SO THAT YOU GUYS CAN GO DOWN THERE AND HAVE YOUR PICTURES TAKEN WITH HIM AND JUST ENJOY IT. AND SHORTAGE HAS NEVER BEEN CONSIDERED TO BE SOMETHING THAT THE TAXPAYERS WOULD PAY FOR. IT'S BEING PAID FOR BY PRIVATE FUNDS. SO IF THERE'S ANY MISINFORMATION THAT THAT'S GOING TO BE PAID FOR BY TAXPAYER MONEY, IT'S NOT. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE'S CLEAR GOING FORWARD. SO ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR CAMERON? I MOVED TO APPROVE SECOND, SECOND GOT A MOTION BY HANEY, SECOND BY CURTIS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. AND I WANT TO I WANT TO SAY ONE OTHER THING.
STEPHEN'S BACK THERE WITH WITH HORROR CONSTRUCTION. AND HORROR CONSTRUCTION IS THE ONE THAT'S BEEN WORKING ON THE COURTHOUSE FOR SOME TIME NOW, WHICH IS AT BUDGET AND ON SCHEDULE. AND THIS IS GOING TO BE A GREAT TEAM WITH THE CITY OF TYLER TO TO DO THE SQUARE. WE'RE PROUD TO HAVE YOU ON BOARD. AND THANK YOU FOR FOR DOING THIS. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. LEON.
[M-2 Request that the City Council consider authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract in the amount of $220,997.19 with Kraftsman Commercial Playgrounds and Water Parks, for the installation of playground equipment and necessary furnishings at Stewart Park.]
THANKS. GOOD MORNING MAYOR. GOOD MORNING. COUNCIL LEON ROBINETTE, DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION HERE. I AM HERE TO BRING A COUPLE ITEMS BEFORE YOU FOR STEWART PARK, WHICH WE'RE WE ARE REALLY EXCITED TO FINALLY MOVE THIS PROJECT FORWARD. AS YOU KNOW, STEWART PARK IS LOCATED OFF OF FRANKSTON HIGHWAY AND IT WAS A SPECIAL ADDITION TO OUR SYSTEM AS IT WAS GENEROUSLY DONATED BY THE STEWART FAMILY. THIS PARK REPRESENTS MORE THAN JUST LAND.IT'S AN INVESTMENT IN TYLER IN OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR FUTURE GENERATIONS. ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING THINGS IS THAT THIS IS THE FIRST PARK THAT WE HAVE ADDED TO OUR PARK SYSTEM SINCE 2001. THAT'S A REALLY BIG MILESTONE FOR US, AND I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD ALL BE VERY PROUD OF. WE'RE ALREADY SEEING MOMENTUM AT THE SITE WITH THE USE OF LEGACY TRAIL. IT'S JUST CAUSING MORE VISIBILITY AND USAGE, AND SO THAT'S REALLY EXCITING AS WELL.
THIS ITEM IS ABOUT THIS ITEM IS CONTINUING THAT PROCESS. THIS PHASE INCLUDES ALL THE FOUNDATIONAL WORK, SITE PREP AND DIRT WORK, AS WELL AS AMENITIES THAT FAMILIES WILL IMMEDIATELY BE ABLE TO ENJOY, SUCH AS. THE PLAYGROUND FEATURES A PAVILION AND PICNIC TABLES AND BENCHES FOR GATHERING AND COMMUNITY USE. AND IF YOU SEE UP THERE, SOME, SOME OF THOSE ITEMS ARE ON TO YOUR RIGHT OF THE SCREEN, AND THOSE ARE SOME OF THE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT FEATURES THAT WE WILL BE PUTTING IN. MOVING FORWARD NOW HELPS US KEEP THIS MOMENTUM GOING AND BRINGS US ONE STEP CLOSER TO FULLY ACTIVATING THIS SPACE FOR THE COMMUNITY. AND JUST AS A REMINDER, THIS IS BEING PAID FOR OUT OF THE KEEP TOWER.
BEAUTIFUL TIPPING FEES FOR THE LAND, FOR THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, FOR PARKS.
SO WE ARE ABLE TO TAKE THOSE FUNDS AND IMMEDIATELY REINVEST BACK INTO OUR COMMUNITY. MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE'RE EXCITED TO BRING THIS PARK TO LIFE IN A WAY THAT HONORS THE STEWART'S FAMILY'S LEGACY AND REFLECTS HOW MUCH THIS MEANS TO THE SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY. THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING, AND WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE STEWART PARK OFFICIALLY BREAK GROUND AND TAKE SHAPE. SO IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THE CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZES THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT IN THE AMOUNT OF 220, 220, $997,000.19, WITH CRAFTSMAN, COMMERCIAL PLAYGROUNDS AND WATER PARKS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AND NECESSARY FURNISHINGS AT STEWART PARK. ALL RIGHT, ANY QUESTIONS FOR LEON? LEON, COULD YOU JUST REAL QUICK EXPLAIN THE TIPPING FEE? BECAUSE THERE'S SOME PEOPLE THAT HAVE THAT DON'T QUITE COMPREHEND IT. YEAH. SO IF YOU DON'T LIVE INSIDE THE CITY OF
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TYLER LIMITS YOU AND YOU GO OUT TO THE LANDFILL AND YOU DROP ANYTHING OFF, THERE'S A FEE CHARGED TO THAT. AND SO WHAT YOU'LL SEE IS THAT THIS, THIS ACCOUNT IS ACTUALLY BEING FUNDED BY NON CITIZENS. AND SO WE'RE ABLE TO USE THAT MONEY. IT GOES DIRECTLY INTO A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT ACCOUNT FOR PARKS AND QUALITY OF LIFE. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. THIS COMMUNITY IS VERY PROUD OF THIS PARK AND EXCITED ABOUT IT. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALRIGHT. GOT A MOTION BY HAWKINS SECONDED BY WIND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE.[M-3 Request that the City Council consider authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with CXT Inc. in the amount of $113.379.58 for the installation of restrooms at Stewart Park.]
OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. THREE. SO IT'S ME AGAIN. I DO WANT TO JUST NOTE I WON'T GO OVER EVERYTHING ELSE, BUT I DO WANT TO JUST NOTE SPEAKING OF THE SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY, ANYTIME THAT WE ARE OUT THERE, THEY DO. THEY COME UP TO US AND THEY ARE GIVING US THE EXCITEMENT THAT THEY HAVE AS WELL. THEY'RE SO EXCITED TO SEE THIS PROJECT COME TOGETHER, AND WE'RE EXCITED THAT THIS IS FINALLY THE FIRST COUPLE STEPS THAT WE'RE TAKING. SO IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH CXT IN THE AMOUNT OF 113, $379,000.58 FOR THE INSTALLATION OF RESTROOMS AT STUART PARK. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR LEON? SECOND, I'VE GOT A MOTION BY HAWKINS, SECOND BY CURTIS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION[B-1 Request that the City Council consider making three (3) appointments to the Disabilities Issues Review Board.]
CARRIES. THANK YOU. LEON. CASSANDRA B ONE ON VACATION. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. CASSANDRA BRAZIER, CITY CLERK. THIS MORNING I'M COMING TO YOU REQUESTING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL CONSIDER MAKING THREE APPOINTMENTS TO THE DISABILITIES ISSUES REVIEW BOARD DUE TO MEMBERS RESIGNING FROM THE BOARD, THEREFORE LEAVING VACANCIES ON THE BOARD. SO IF YOU COULD SEE ON THE SCREEN, WE RECEIVED THREE APPLICATIONS FOR THE BOARD AND IF SO, YOUR DESIRE TO APPOINT THOSE THREE, THEN WE CAN DO THAT AT THIS TIME. ANY QUESTIONS FOR CASSANDRA? DO WE HAVE THE RESUMES? I'M UNFAMILIAR WITH THEM. YES, IT IS IN YOUR PACKET. IT WAS IN THE PACKET. OKAY, ALRIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR CASSANDRA? SHALL WE APPROVE AS PRESENTED? MOVE TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED. SECOND. GOT A MOTION BY WIN. SECOND BY NICHOLAS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE DOWN TO THE CONSENT[CONSENT]
AGENDA. ANYTHING NEED TO BE PULLED OR APPROVED AS PRESENTED? MR. MAYOR, I WAS THINKING ABOUT ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT I MIGHT PULL, BUT I DON'T. REFLECTION SIX SEVEN. I MOVED TO APPROVE.SECOND. MOTION BY CURTIS. SECOND. THAT'S YOUR LAST SHOT, BRANDON. SECOND. PRETTY GOOD.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? AGAIN, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, DO THIS. ANYONE OPPOSED MOTION? DO WE HAVE TO? I DON'T THINK THAT WAS LEGAL. ALTHOUGH ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED?
[CITY MANAGER'S REPORT]
MOTION CARRIES. ALRIGHT. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT. THANK YOU. MAYOR. YEAH. NOTHING ABOUT MY PRESENTATION WILL BE HERE. SO JUST A FEW ITEMS OF NOTE. WE DON'T OFTEN TALK ABOUT TRANSIT, BUT MARCH WAS A STRONG MONTH FOR TYLER. TRANSIT RIDERSHIP HIT NEW HIGHS ACROSS BOTH SERVICES. WAIT TIMES RECOVERED AFTER FEBRUARY'S SPIKE AND RIDER BEHAVIOR METRICS IMPROVED SIGNIFICANTLY. ON THE MICRO TRANSIT SIDE, THE SYSTEM HANDLED MORE VOLUME WITH BETTER PERFORMANCE, AND THE APP BASED BOOKING CONTINUED TO HOLD ABOVE 50% MARK FOR MICRO RIDERS, AND SO MICRO TRANSIT COMPLETED 13,940 TRIPS IN MARCH, UP 6.6% FROM FEBRUARY'S NUMBERS, AND IT WAS THE HIGHEST MONTH WE'VE HAD SO FAR THIS YEAR. SO THAT IS SOMETHING WHERE DEMAND KEEPS CLIMBING, AND WE'RE AS FAR AS IMPRESSED WITH HOW TRANSIT CONTINUES TO IMPROVE. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE RECENTLY HOSTED ON FRIDAY WAS THE TYLER FILM FESTIVAL IN EAST TEXAS FILM SOCIETY. THEY LAUNCHED THE FIRST 48 HOUR FILM CHALLENGE, BRINGING TOGETHER 66 PARTICIPANTS ACROSS 13 TEAMS. AND SO THE EXCITEMENT WAS CONTAGIOUS. OUR OWN CRAIG O'DANIEL WAS INTERVIEWED BY KETC DURING THE KICKOFF, WHICH INSPIRED THAT STATION'S PHOTOGRAPHER TO SIGN UP AND PARTICIPATE AS WELL. ALL FILMS WERE WRITTEN, FILMED, EDITED AND SUBMITTED WITHIN THE WEEKEND, AND JUDGING WAS COMPLETED ON SUNDAY. EACH FILM WILL BE SCREENED AT LIBERTY HALL. AND SO THAT IS SOMETHING WHERE WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT OUR LOCAL FILMMAKERS, WHAT THEY'RE ABLE TO DO IN JUST 48 HOURS WITH PUTTING TOGETHER THEIR OWN MOVIE AND FILM TO BE ABLE TO SHOW. AND FINALLY, I WANT TO MENTION, AS FAR AS I KNOW, A NUMBER OF COUNCIL CAME OUT FOR THE GREAT TYLER CLEANUP AND OUR APPRECIATION FOR THAT, AS WELL AS FOR ALL THE STAFF WHO WERE INVOLVED IN THAT. WE HELD THAT ON SATURDAY, APRIL[00:30:02]
11TH, STARTED OFF AT SOUTHSIDE PARK. IT BROUGHT TOGETHER HUNDREDS OF DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS FOR A DAY OF SERVICE AND COMMUNITY PRIDE. AND SO THIS IS PART OF KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL GREATEST AMERICAN CLEANUP, A YEAR TWO NATIONAL CAMPAIGN CELEBRATING AMERICA'S 250TH BIRTHDAY BY AIMING TO REMOVE 25 BILLION PIECES OF LITTER. AND SO WE WERE THE VOLUNTEERS WORKED THROUGHOUT THE PARK AND SEVERAL OTHER AREAS, CITIES IN THE CITY. AND AS FAR AS THERE WAS ALSO WE HAD A FESTIVE ATMOSPHERE WITH THE DJ LUNCH GENEROUSLY PROVIDED BY CHICK FIL A, AND WE CREATED A REWARDING AND CELEBRATORY EXPERIENCE FOR ALL WHO PARTICIPATE. SO WE'RE VERY HAPPY AND PLEASED WITH. JUST LIKE I SAID, JUST THE COUNCIL, THE AND ESPECIALLY THE STAFF AND ESPECIALLY OUR VOLUNTEERS IN THE COMMUNITY. THEY WERE SO EXCITED THAT DAY. COME OUT THERE AND JUST GET AFTER IT. AND SO THE SQUIRREL WAS THERE, A LITTLE ANEMIC LOOKING BECAUSE IT WAS. SO. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS BEFORE WE ADJOURN? NO, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. SO MOVED.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.