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WE'RE VERY PUNCTUAL HERE. GOOD MORNING. SOME OF US ARE PUNCTUAL. SOME OF US ARE NOT.
LOVE YOU. WELCOME TO THE JUNE 10TH, 2026 CITY COUNCIL MEETING. WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN WITH THE INVOCATION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HANEY, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE. IF YOU'LL PLEASE STAND, PLEASE PRAY WITH ME. LORD, WE'RE THANKFUL FOR ANOTHER DAY IN YOUR PRESENCE. BE WITH US AS WE CONDUCT OUR CITY BUSINESS. AND LORD, I JUST PRAY THAT WE CARRY OUT YOUR WILL AND NOT OUR INDIVIDUAL WILLS. LORD, BE WITH OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND OUR MILITARY. KEEP THEM OUT OF HARM'S WAY. PROTECT THEM, AND ALLOW THEM TO RETURN HOME SAFELY. IN YOUR NAME WE 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 APRIL THE 22ND,
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2026. MOVE TO APPROVE THE MINUTES SECOND AND A MOTION BY SECOND BY HAWKINS. ALL THOSE IN[P-1 Request that the City Council consider accepting the Gold Star Affiliate Award from Keep Texas Beautiful.]
FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ALRIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO COME DOWN FOR PRESENTATION ON P ONE. WE'LL DO THE PICTURE FIRST AND THEN THEY'LL DO THE PRESENTATION AND BACK UP FOR THE PICTURE.LAST MEETING YOU KNEW WHAT YOU WANT. TO.
GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS CASEY. I'M THE KEEP FOR OVER 30 YEARS. KEEP TALLER BEAUTIFUL HAS ACTIVELY CONTRIBUTED TO THE WELL-BEING OF OUR COMMUNITY. EACH YEAR, WE ENCOURAGE CITIZENS, ENGAGE CITIZENS, EDUCATE THEM, AND ENCOURAGE ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN ENHANCING TYLER'S SUSTAINABILITY. KEEP TYLER BEAUTIFUL PROUDLY RECEIVES SUPPORT AS AN AFFILIATE OF KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL AND KEEP TEXAS BEAUTIFUL. TODAY WE ARE HERE TO ASK THE COUNCIL TO ACCEPT THE 20TH CONSECUTIVE GOLD STAR AFFILIATE AWARD.
RECOGNIZING OUR COMMITMENT TO BEAUTIFICATION, LITTER REDUCTION AND RECYCLING. TO ACHIEVE GOLD STAR AFFILIATE STATUS WITH KEEP TEXAS BEAUTIFUL, ORGANIZATIONS MUST MEET KEY REQUIREMENTS AND REPORTING OBLIGATIONS. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, SUPPORT AND RECOGNITION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. I HAVE PREPARED A PRESENTATION HIGHLIGHTING KEEP TYLER BEAUTIFUL'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS THROUGHOUT 2025 AND DEMONSTRATING THE IMPACT OF OUR PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES IN EACH OF THESE AREAS. IN 2025.
KEEP TYLER BEAUTIFUL CONTINUED PRIORITIZING COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND EDUCATION IN LITTER ABATEMENT. THE GREAT TYLER CLEANUP HOSTED 300 VOLUNTEERS WHO REMOVED NEARLY 2,800 POUNDS OF TRASH FROM VARIOUS LOCATIONS ACROSS THE CITY. THE ADOPT A SPOT PROGRAM ENGAGED NEARLY 2000 VOLUNTEERS, REMOVING MORE THAN 10,000 POUNDS OF LITTER FROM AN ESTIMATED 432 MILES OF ROADWAY. 852 ACRES OF GREEN SPACE. THIS INCLUDED OUR THREE TYLER COLLEGE CAMPUSES 18 PARKS, 37 STREETS ADOPTED BY LOCAL BUSINESSES, ORGANIZATIONS AND GROUPS. WE ALSO CONTINUED OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH ANDREWS DIVERSIFIED TO REMOVE LITTER FROM 116 MILES OF ROADWAY ON A BIMONTHLY SCHEDULE. THE PROGRAM HELPS CLEAN HIGH TRAFFIC AREAS
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AND PROVIDES JOB TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SPECIALIZED NEEDS. THE EIGHTH ANNUAL PARK SERVICE DAY BROUGHT TOGETHER 175 VOLUNTEERS AT FUN FOREST POOL. VOLUNTEERS PAINTED THE EXTERIOR POOL FACILITY, RECEPTION AREA, STEPS AND RAILINGS, AND ADDED MURALS AND BRIGHT COLORS TO CREATE A FUN SUMMER ATMOSPHERE. A PAINT BY NUMBER MURAL WAS COMPLETED ON THE CONCESSION STAND BUILDING, AND VOLUNTEERS ALSO REFRESHED THE FLOWER GARDEN OUT OUT FRONT AND GIVE IT A TROPICAL FEEL BY ADDING PALM TREES, WHICH WERE DONATED BY URBAN FORESTRY. IN ADDITION, VOLUNTEERS CLEANED UP TREE LIMBS AND HELPED MAKE THE PARK MORE INVITING OVERALL. THE PROJECT DAFFODIL. YEAH. PROJECT DAFFODIL SOLD NEARLY 1400 OR 14,000 DAFFODIL BULBS TO BE PLANTED ACROSS SMITH COUNTY AND SURROUNDING AREAS. WE ALSO CONTINUE TO OFFER TEXAS NATIVE WILDFLOWERS WILDFLOWER SEEDS TO SUPPORT POLLINATOR FRIENDLY PLANTING IN THE COMMUNITY. KEEP TYLER BEAUTIFUL RECOGNIZED LOCAL BUSINESSES THAT TAKE PRIDE IN MAINTAINING ATTRACTIVE, WELCOMING PROPERTIES AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE OVERALL APPEARANCE OF OUR COMMUNITY. THIS YEAR'S BEAUTY AND BUSINESS WINNER AWARD RECIPIENTS INCLUDE FIRST WATCH SOUTHERN CLASSIC, CHICKEN TAQUERIA, EL LUGAR AND EYE CARE ASSOCIATES OF EAST TEXAS. THROUGH THEIR COMMITMENT TO PROPERTY MAINTENANCE, LANDSCAPING, AND CURB APPEAL, THESE BUSINESSES HELPED MAKE TYLER A CLEANER, MORE BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO WORK AND LIVE AND VISIT. KEEP TYLER BEAUTIFUL'S MURAL PROGRAM HAS GROWN TO 23 MURALS SINCE 2019. IN 2020 25, WE ADDED TWO NEW MURALS THE POLLINATOR THEMED MURAL AT THE NEWLY RENOVATED, RENOVATED W E WINTERS PARK AND THE COMMUNITY MURAL AT FUN FOREST POOL. IN NOVEMBER, WE CELEBRATED AMERICA RECYCLES DAY BY HOSTING A COMBINED. SORRY ABOUT THAT. COMBINED. TYLER RECYCLES DAY AND PAINT RECYCLES DAY EVENT THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH SOLID WASTE, ARK-LA-TEX SHREDDING AND INTERSTATE BATTERIES. WE COLLECTED MORE THAN 8,000 POUNDS OF RECYCLED MATERIALS IN JUST FOUR HOURS. WITH CLEAN EARTH'S HELP, WE ALSO SAFELY RECYCLED OVER 5,000 POUNDS OF HOUSEHOLD PAINT, HELPING DIVERT WASTE FROM LOCAL LANDFILLS AND PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE DISPOSAL PRACTICES. OUR CHRISTMAS TREE RECYCLING PROGRAM ALLOWED LOCAL FISHERMEN AND WILDLIFE GROUPS TO REUSE TREES, AND OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH CALDWELL ZOO CONTINUED. SORRY, I GOT AHEAD OF MYSELF. CONTINUED AS WE COLLECTED OLD LIGHTS FOR THE LIGHTS FOR LIONS PROGRAM THAT SUPPORTS AFRICAN LION CONSERVATION IN THEIR NATURAL HABITAT. OKAY, NOW I'M READY TO TALK. I'M JUST EXCITED ABOUT BEES BECAUSE IT'S COMING UP. BEE WEEK, BEE BEE DAY IN THE GARDEN POLLINATOR WEEK. SO I GOT IT ON MY BREAK. OKAY, SO AS A BEE CITY USA AFFILIATE SINCE 2019, KEEP TYLER BEAUTIFUL EDUCATES THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF POLLINATORS.WE KICKED OFF POLLINATOR WEEK DURING THE WEEK LAST WEEK OF JUNE WITH VIRTUAL EVENTS AND A BEES AND BREWS TRIVIA NIGHT AT EAST TEX BREWING. THE WEEK CONCLUDED WITH BEE DAY IN THE GARDEN AT THE GOODMAN LA GRANDE MUSEUM. THE EVENT FEATURED LOCAL VENDORS, INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES WITH VOLUNTEERS AND ATTENDEES ENJOYING THE NEW SETUP AMONG THE BEAUTIFUL TREES WHILE LEARNING ABOUT NATIVE PLANTS, TREES AND POLLINATORS. IN 2025, KEEP TYLER BEAUTIFUL CELEBRATED 30 YEARS AS AN AFFILIATE WITH A MILESTONE GALA HONORING THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE SUPPORTED OUR WORK OVER THE YEARS. THE CELEBRATION WELCOMED PAST TYLER, BEAUTIFUL COORDINATORS AND FORMER BOARD MEMBERS, RECOGNIZING THEIR LEADERSHIP AND LASTING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ORGANIZATION'S GROWTH AND IMPACT. DURING THE EVENT, LEGACY PARTNER AWARDS WERE PRESENTED TO SOLID WASTE AND ANDREWS DIVERSIFIED INDUSTRIES FOR THEIR LONG STANDING SUPPORT OF KEEP TYLER BEAUTIFUL'S MISSION. ADDITIONAL HONORS INCLUDED THE MISSION AMBASSADOR AWARD PRESENTED TO STACY ELDER SMITH, SHERRY WOODS AND IN RECOGNITION OF DICK COUNTS FOR HIS DEDICATED SERVICE, THE JIM TUNING VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD WAS PRESENTED TO CAROL SARZYNSKI AND JIM COUSINEAU.
THE MILESTONE HIGHLIGHTED THE STRONG COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS THAT HAVE BEEN ESSENTIAL TO OUR SUCCESS AND REFLECTED THREE DECADES OF ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. THROUGH OUR KEEP ALL SAINTS BEAUTIFUL CAMPUS AFFILIATE STUDENTS PARTNERED WITH THE CITY'S SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT TO REMOVE PROPERTY TO REMOVE AND PROPERLY DISPOSE
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OF MORE THAN 60 ILLEGALLY DUMPED TIRES THAT HAD BEEN LEFT ON THE PROPERTY FOR MANY YEARS.THIS PROJECT NOT ONLY IMPROVED THE CAMPUS'S APPEARANCE, BUT ALSO ELIMINATED POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERNS. ADDITIONALLY, WE HOSTED SEVERAL TOURS OF THE DOWNTOWN RECYCLE CENTER, ALLOWING STUDENTS AND ADULTS TO LEARN ABOUT OUR RECYCLING PROCESSES AND DEVELOP LASTING RECYCLING HABITS. WE ALSO CONNECTED WITH WITH RESIDENTS THROUGH EDUCATIONAL BOOTHS, COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS, AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS THAT PROMOTED RECYCLING, LITTER PREVENTION, BEAUTIFICATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP THROUGHOUT TYLER KEEP TYLER BEAUTIFUL PARTNERED WITH TEX-DOT ON THE ROSES AND WEED PODCAST TO DISCUSS THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY PROGRAM THAT STARTED RIGHT HERE IN TYLER 40 YEARS AGO 41. NOW, THE EPISODE HIGHLIGHTED WAYS THE COMMUNITY CAN PARTICIPATE IN LITTER CLEANUPS, KEEP TYLER BEAUTIFUL'S ADOPT A SPOT PROGRAM, AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS TO HELP KEEP NOT JUST TYLER CLEAN, BUT TEXAS AS WELL. IN 2025. OUR TYLER BEAUTIFUL VOLUNTEERS LOGGED OVER 11,250 HOURS VALUED AT OVER 391 OR YEAH, 391,000. GOSH, I CAN'T SAY IT. YOU DID SAY 390 100 000. I DON'T KNOW, THAT'S IT'S A LOT. OKAY. THE ACHIEVEMENTS WE CELEBRATE TODAY WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT SUPPORT AND DEDICATION OF OUR SPONSORS, CITY LEADERS, BOARD MEMBERS, AND VOLUNTEERS. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO EXTEND A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO MAYOR DON WARREN FOR HIS CONTINUED SUPPORT OF KEEP TYLER BEAUTIFUL AND PARKS AND RECREATION THROUGHOUT HIS SERVICE AND TO OUR COMMUNITY. WE ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER JAMES NGUYEN, WHO SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY FOR KEEP TYLER BEAUTIFUL HAS HELPED ADVANCE OUR MISSION OVER THE YEARS. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND FOR CONSIDERING ACCEPTANCE OF OUR 20TH CONSECUTIVE GOLD STAR AFFILIATE AWARD. WE LOOK FORWARD TO BUILDING ON THIS SUCCESS AND CONTINUING TO KEEP TYLER CLEAN, GREEN, GREEN, AND BEAUTIFUL FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. GOOD JOB. CASEY, GREAT PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. AND YOU GUYS, WHAT YOU DO IS IS PHENOMENAL. AND THE VOLUNTEERS AND YOUR BOARD, THAT'S ONE OF THE PROBABLY ONE OF THE MORE POPULAR BOARDS TO GET ON IS TO KEEP TYLER BEAUTIFUL BOARD. SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR WHAT YOU DO. IT'S PHENOMENAL. SO ANYONE HAVE ANY COMMENTS FOR CASEY? ALRIGHT.
GREAT JOB. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT P TWO HEATHER. GOOD MORNING,
[P-2 Request that the City Council receive a presentation on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) transition plan and the sidewalk data collection service, Daxbot.]
MAYOR AND COUNCIL. WE ARE BRINGING THIS PRESENTATION TO YOU TODAY TO BRING AWARENESS TO THE ADA TRANSITION PLAN AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, SOME SPECIAL VISITORS THAT WILL BE HAVING IN TYLER OVER THE COMING WEEKS. WE HAVE THE DAX BOTS. THEY'RE ROBOTS THAT WILL DO SOME DATA COLLECTION FOR US, AND THEY'RE BROUGHT TO US BY OUR CONSULTANTS, KIMLEY HORN. THIS HAS BEEN A GREAT COLLABORATION BETWEEN OUR ADA COORDINATOR, ENGINEERING COMMUNICATIONS WITH PAYTON WEIDMAN, WHO HELPED US BRING A GREAT EVENT WHERE LAST NIGHT WITH THE LIBRARY SUMMER READING AND WE FEATURED THE ROBOTS. AND YOU'LL HEAR MORE ABOUT THAT FROM MICHAEL, HOW OUR ADA COORDINATOR. SO IS THAT SPOT HERE? THEY'RE NOT HERE. THEY WERE HERE LAST NIGHT, BUT GOOD ENOUGH FOR THE LIBRARY, BUT NOT FOR COUNCIL. WELL, WE DO HAVE A SPECIAL TREAT FOR YOU BECAUSE THIS MORNING, ABOUT 10:00, THEY WILL BE IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. SO DRIVE AROUND AND YOU'LL GET TO SEE SOME OF THEM. SO ANYWAY, WITH THAT MICHAEL, GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL AGAIN, MICHAEL HOWELL. I'M THE DIRECTOR OF THE TYLER AREA METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION, BUT I ALSO SERVE AS THE CITY OF TYLER'S AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, ADA COORDINATOR, AND THE PROJECT THAT WE ARE DOING RIGHT NOW IS PART OF THE CITY'S, WHAT IT'S CALLED THE ADA SELF ASSESSMENT AND TRANSITION PLAN. SO IT'S REALLY KIND OF DOING A BENCHMARK OF KIND OF WHERE WE ARE ON OUR JOURNEY TOWARDS MAKING THE CITY MORE INCLUSIVE FOR ALL PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, AND KIND OF WILL LET US TRACK AS WE GO OVER TIME AND TRY TO SAY, ALRIGHT, WE'RE, HERE'S THE IMPROVEMENTS WE'RE MAKING AND HOW DO WE KEEP FOCUSING ON WHAT ARE THE NEXT NEEDS? SO I WON'T GO THROUGH ALL THE BULLETS ON THE SLIDE. BUT IN GENERAL, THAT'S REALLY THE PURPOSE OF THE TRANSITION PLAN. RIGHT NOW. WE ARE ABOUT PARTIALLY THROUGH THE THE ACTUAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE PLAN.WE'RE STILL IN WHAT'S CALLED THE SELF ASSESSMENT, WHICH IS REALLY DUE IN THE ANALYSIS OF
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FACILITIES. OUR CONSULTANTS HAVE ALREADY REVIEWED THE PARKS AND HAVE ALREADY LOOKED AT SOME OF THE ACTUAL BUILDINGS THAT ARE AROUND THE AREA. AND HERE'S WHERE THEY'RE TRANSITIONING TO LOOKING AT THE SIDEWALKS THAT ARE IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. AND THAT'S WHERE WE ARE AT THIS POINT, WHICH IS GOING TO BE VERY INTERESTING, BECAUSE THE WAY THAT THAT DATA IS GOING TO BE COLLECTED IS THROUGH A SUBCONSULTANT CALLED DACHSBACH THAT HAS THESE ROBOTS THAT GO OUT AND THEY ARE ABLE TO GO DO A SCAN OF THE SIDEWALKS, REALLY LIKE BACK IN THE DAY, WHICH WAS, YOU KNOW, JUST A FEW YEARS AGO, IT WOULD ALWAYS HAVE A PERSON HAVE TO GO OUT TO THE FIELD WHO WOULD HAVE A LEVEL, WHO WOULD GO OUT, WHO WOULD LEFT, LOOK AT THE SIDEWALK. AND NOW THEY HAVE THESE ROBOTS THAT ACTUALLY CAN GO OUT, CAN ROLL ON IT AND TAKE THAT DATA IN REAL TIME AND CAN DO IT. WHAT TYPICALLY WOULD TAKE A JOB THAT WOULD TAKE 4 TO 5 WEEKS CAN BE DONE IN ABOUT 2 TO 3 WEEKS NOW. SO WE'RE, WE'RE VERY IMPRESSED THAT, THAT WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY. THEY ARE SAYING FOR THE THE SCOPE OF OUR CONTRACT, THERE'S GOING TO BE ROUGHLY SIX ROBOTS THAT SHOULD BE OPERATING IN TYLER AT ANY GIVEN TIME. SO THEY'LL BE ON DIFFERENT SIDEWALKS GOING ALL THROUGHOUT THE CITY. AGAIN, THERE'S THINKING IT SHOULD BE ABOUT 2 TO 3 WEEKS FOR THE FULL DATA COLLECTION, AND THEY SHOULD BE ROLLING OUT STARTING TODAY. SO EVERYBODY SHOULD BE SEEING THAT VERY SOON. THEN THEY'LL HAVE SOME QC AND SOME DATA PROCESSING. BUT YEAH, THEY'RE SAYING IT SHOULD BE ABOUT 12 MILES A DAY WITH THE SIX ROBOTS IS WHAT THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET WITH THE AREA. AND SOME OF THE PICTURES YOU CAN SEE UP ON THE SCREEN WERE ACTUALLY TAKEN LAST NIGHT AT THE THE LIBRARY SUMMER KICKOFF EVENT. SO JUST TO GIVE A LITTLE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW THE THE ROBOTS ARE DEPLOYED, THE, THE ACTUAL COMPANY DAX BOT DOES HAVE A VAN. SO YOU MAY SEE THAT GOING AROUND AND THEY HAVE THE LITTLE TRAILER IN THE BACK WHERE THEY ACTUALLY ARE HOUSING THE ROBOTS. AND THEY'LL USE THAT TO, TO SET THEM UP, MOVE THEM AROUND WHEREVER THAT THEY NEED TO GO FOR THE DIFFERENT AREAS. AND ALSO IN CASE THERE ARE ANY ISSUES, SOMETHING THAT POPS UP THAT THEY CAN ALWAYS GO AND CHECK IT. THEY SAY THAT THERE WILL ALWAYS BE AT LEAST A DARK SPOT EMPLOYEE THAT WILL BE AT LEAST WITHIN A 20 MINUTE DRIVE OF IT. SO IF ANYTHING IS TO COME UP, THEY CAN CHECK IT OUT AND RESOLVE ANY ISSUES THAT MAY COME UP IMMEDIATELY. FROM A SAFETY STANDPOINT, WANTED TO JUST KIND OF DO THE OVERVIEW OF IT THAT THE ROBOTS ARE ACTUALLY ARE OVERSEEN BY SOMEBODY IN THE FIELD. SO IT'S NOT JUST SOMETHING THAT'S COMPLETELY AUTONOMOUS THAT'S GOING TO BE GOING OUT THERE. THEY WILL BE CROSSING AT STREETS, AT CROSSWALKS, THINGS LIKE THAT.SO THEY WILL HAVE SAFETY LIGHTS THAT WILL BE GOING WHENEVER THEY DO THOSE CROSSINGS, AND THEY'LL ACTUALLY HAVE THE LITTLE SAFETY VESTS THAT WILL BE GOING OUT THERE. SO IT'S NOT JUST A CUTE ADDITION ON THERE. IT REALLY DOES HELP WITH THE VISIBILITY THAT HAPPENS. BUT WHAT, WHAT, WHAT REALLY KIND OF MAKES IT SPECIAL IS THAT, WELL, YOU KNOW, THE MAIN FUNCTION IS TO GO AHEAD AND DO THAT ANALYSIS OF THE SIDEWALKS THAT THEY WILL NOT APPROACH ANYBODY WHO IS WALKING DOWN THE STREET. BUT IF SOMEBODY DOES APPROACH THE THE ROBOTS THEMSELVES, THEY WILL TAKE A MOMENT. AND THEY, THEY, THEY, THEY, THEY ARE ABLE TO KIND OF HAVE LIKE SOME LITTLE, YOU KNOW, THE, THE EYES CAN KIND OF GO, THEY CAN MAKE SOME, SOME JUST KIND OF LIKE SOME, SOME BASIC KIND OF EMOTIONS, LITTLE REACTIONS, THINGS LIKE THAT. AND THEY HAVE SOME LITTLE WHAT WE CALL R2D2 BEEPS THAT THEY CAN DO. AND YOU KNOW, THEY CAN WIGGLE THEIR HEADS FROM SIDE TO SIDE. AND THAT'S WHAT ALL THE KIDS AT THE LIBRARY EVENT WERE SEEING LAST NIGHT. AND THEY, THEY ALL LOVED IT. SO DAX BOT SAYS EVERYWHERE THAT THEY'VE USED THIS IN OTHER COMMUNITIES. THEY SAY IT'S FAIRLY TYPICAL THAT YOU'LL HAVE SOME OF THE KIDS FROM THE COMMUNITY COME OUT, AND THEY EVEN ENCOURAGE THE KIDS TO COME OUT AND TAKE A PICTURE AND POST IT IF THEY WANT. OKAY, THANKS. BUT KIND OF GETTING INTO THAT, JUST LOOKING AT THE PRIVACY OF IT. SO DAX BOT SO THERE IS SOME VIDEO THAT THEY RECORD WHENEVER THEY ARE GOING AROUND TO MONITOR, BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT THEY'RE NOT CONSTANTLY SAVING THIS SO THAT THERE'S NOTHING THAT'S GOING TO BE RECORDED, THAT IF ANYBODY'S KIDS DO COME UP, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE LIKE SOME VIDEO THAT'S THAT'S SAVED WITH THEM. THAT'S GOING TO BE POSTED ON THEIR WEBSITE WITHOUT PARENTS PERMISSIONS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. REALLY, THE ONLY THING THAT THE, THE VIDEO IS THERE FOR IS JUST TO KIND OF SAY, IF IT DOES HAVE BY DEFAULT, IT HAS A FIVE MINUTE LOOP ON IT. SO UNLESS THEY ACTUALLY, ONE OF THE OPERATORS SAYS TO, HEY, SAVE A CLIP THAT HAPPENED, THEN ANYTHING THAT HAPPENED FIVE MINUTES AGO HAS ALREADY BEEN LOST. AND IT'S REALLY, IF THERE WAS JUST AN ISSUE THAT SOMETHING HAD COME UP AND THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO LOOK AT THAT LATER. BUT THAT'S ALL THE RECORDING THAT'S HAPPENING.
THEY ARE GOING TO STAY ON THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY, SO THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE GOING ON TO PUBLIC PROPERTY OR I'M SORRY, THEY WON'T BE GOING ON TO PRIVATE PROPERTY. SO REALLY, IT'S JUST GOING TO BE FOCUSED ON JUST THAT PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. AND ANY OF THE DATA THAT THEY DO IS GOING TO BE STORED ON A SECURED SERVER. SO, SO THEY, THEY HAVE ASSURED THE UTMOST PRIVACY WITH, WITH ANYTHING THAT THAT IS BEING COLLECTED WITH THE DATA. SO WHAT WE'RE DOING TODAY IS PART OF THE, THE PUBLIC OUTREACH, JUST TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT THIS IS COMING AND THEY WILL BE ROLLING OUT LITERALLY AND FIGURATIVELY. TODAY. WE HAD THE
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KICKOFF LAST NIGHT WITH THE LIBRARY SUMMER KICKOFF EVENT, AND WE STILL HAVE A FEW PICTURES FROM THAT UP ON THE SCREEN. ALSO, WHAT THEY HAVE DONE IS THEY HAVE CREATED A CUSTOMIZED STICKER, WHICH YOU CAN SEE ACTUALLY UP ON THE SCREEN RIGHT NOW. AND IF YOU CAN SEE THE THE PICTURE IN THE TOP RIGHT, YOU CAN SEE ONE OF THE, THE ROBOTS AND PRETTY MUCH YOU CAN SEE THE SIDE OF IT RIGHT NOW. YOU CAN ALMOST SEE WHERE THAT STICKER IS GOING TO BE GOING. SO IF ANYBODY COMES UP ON THE STREET AND SAYS, HEY, WHAT IS GOING THIS? AND THEY, THEY'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE PROJECT, THEY CAN SNAP THIS QR CODE RIGHT THERE AND IT WILL TAKE THEM TO A WEBSITE THAT WILL TELL THEM ABOUT THE PROJECT, IT WILL GIVE THEM MORE DETAILS. AND THAT'S PART OF THE, THE COORDINATION THAT'S BEEN HAPPENING WITH THE, THE CITY STAFF. PEYTON, I HAVE TO GIVE ANOTHER SHOUT OUT TO HAS BEEN PHENOMENAL ABOUT GETTING ALL OF THE INFORMATION SET UP. AND ALSO, WE'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS THAT THAT HAS BEEN COMING THROUGH WITH THIS. SO I KNOW A LOT OF IT'S ALREADY BEEN SHARED, AND WE ANTICIPATE THERE WILL PROBABLY BE MORE THAT WILL BE SHARED OVER THE NEXT 2 TO 3 WEEKS AS THE DATA IS COLLECTED AND PEOPLE WILL BE OUT IN THE FIELD AND SEEING THE ROBOTS MOVING AROUND. PROBABLY THE BIGGEST QUESTION I THINK MOST PEOPLE SAY IS, SO WHERE ARE WE GOING TO BE SEEING IT? OUR CONTRACT WITH KIMLEY-HORN OUTLINES THAT THEY WILL ANALYZE UP TO 90 MILES OF SIDEWALK. SO THE THE STAFF LOOKED AT IT AND SELECTED BASED OFF OF WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE, WHAT WE SAY IS GOING TO BE THE MAJOR ROUTES THAT'S GOING TO BE ALONG YOUR KIND OF ARTERIAL STREETS AND YOUR MAIN COLLECTOR STREETS, THE PLACES WHERE YOU'RE PROBABLY GOING TO SEE THE PEOPLE WALKING THE MOST AND REALLY FOCUSED ON THOSE CORRIDORS THAT ALREADY HAVE A CONTINUOUS SIDEWALK, TRYING TO NOT REALLY FOCUS ON TOO MANY THAT HAVE THE, YOU KNOW, LARGE GAPS IN IT BECAUSE MOST LIKELY IT'S ALREADY NOT GOING TO BE ADA COMPLIANT. SO WE REALLY WANTED TO SEE THOSE FACILITIES THAT ALREADY HAD IT THERE, AND WE COULD REALLY TRY TO SEE WHERE THOSE IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED TO BE MADE. AND I WENT AHEAD. THE PIE CHART UP ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE REALLY SHOWS THE BREAKDOWN. SO WHENEVER SAID THE 90 MILES, THE THE NUMBERS THAT YOU'RE SEEING THERE IS THE AMOUNT OF MILEAGE THAT IS GOING TO BE WITHIN EACH COUNCIL DISTRICT. SO JUST WANTED TO REALLY HIGHLIGHT THAT THEY REALLY WILL BE ALL THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CITY. SO EVERYBODY CAN EXPECT TO BE SEEING THEM IN, IN YOUR AREA AT SOME POINT, PROBABLY WITHIN THE NEXT 2 TO 3 WEEKS. AND THAT IS ALL THAT WE HAVE FOR THE PRESENTATION TODAY.IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS THAT WE HAVE, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER. SO WHAT'S THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH THIS? THE THE ENTIRE COST IS PART OF THE OVERALL ADA CONTRACT, WHICH WAS ABOUT IT'S ABOUT 350 ZERO ZERO $0 FOR THE ENTIRE ASSESSMENT AND TRANSITION PLAN. SO THAT'S NOT EVEN JUST THE ROBOTS. THIS IS JUST A PORTION THAT'S IN IT. AND I DON'T REMEMBER EXACTLY WHAT PORTION THIS IS OF THAT ENTIRE CONTRACT. AND ALL OF THIS IS BEING PAID OUT OF THE HALF CENT SALES TAX FUNDS. AND THIS IS FAIRLY REQUIRED. AS FAR AS FOR THE ADA ASSESSMENT AND TRANSITION PLAN. AND SO THIS IS JUST SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE DOING. OKAY. IT'S LESS EXPENSIVE THAN HIRING REAL PEOPLE. CORRECT. IT ACTUALLY IS LESS EXPENSIVE AND IT IS MORE EFFICIENT. ACTUALLY GET THE DATA EVEN QUICKER WITH THAT. ONE OF THE SLIDES, IT MENTIONED THAT PRIVATE BUILDINGS WOULD BE MEASURED ALSO. SO IT PRIVATELY OWNED BUILDINGS NOT NOT WITH THE ROBOTS. YEAH. NOTHING THAT THAT THAT THAT IS PRIVATE IS BEING DONE AS PART OF THIS THIS, THIS IS SOLELY WHAT IS TWO ENTRYWAYS TO PRIVATE BUILDINGS FROM PUBLIC PRIVATE. NO, IT DID NOT GO FOR PUBLIC PRIVATE. THIS IS ONLY GOING TO BE WHAT'S GOING TO BE LOCATED IN THE CITY RIGHT OF WAY. SO IT WOULD BE ALONG THERE. AND THAT'S SOLELY WHAT'S LOOKED AT. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MICHAEL? THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
[R-1 Request that the City Council consider authorizing the City Manager to sign a Resolution to adopt the Smith County 2026 Hazard Mitigation Action Plan in accordance with the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000.]
THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOOD JOB. OUR ONE CHIEF. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. DAVID COBLE, FIRE CHIEF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR. GOOD MORNING. SO ENTHUSIASTIC THIS MORNING.RIGHT. OKAY. YOU WANT A LITTLE MORE LIVELY? OKAY, WE'LL DO THAT. ALRIGHT. THIS IS A REQUEST THAT THE CITY COUNCIL CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN A RESOLUTION TO ADOPT THE SMITH COUNTY 2026 HAZARDOUS MITIGATION ACTION PLAN. IN ACCORDANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DISASTER MITIGATION ACT OF 2000, ADOPTION OF THE PLAN BY RESOLUTION REFLECTS THE CITY OF TYLER'S COMMITMENT TO HAZARD MITIGATION AND CONTINUED COORDINATION WITH REGIONAL PARTNERS. ADOPTION FURTHER SUPPORTS ELIGIBILITY FOR PARTICIPATION IN FEDERAL GRANT FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES ASSOCIATED WITH MITIGATION PROJECTS IDENTIFIED WITHIN THE PLAN. WHAT THIS IS THE PLAN IS A STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK DESIGNED TO REDUCE LONG TERM RISKS TO LIFE, PROPERTY AND LOCAL ECONOMY FROM NATURAL AND MAN MADE HAZARDS. IT ALIGNS WITH THE FEDERAL FEMA GUIDELINES AND STATE REQUIREMENTS, ENSURING THAT THE CITY REMAINS ELIGIBLE FOR FEDERAL DISASTER MITIGATION FUNDING. THE GOAL IS TO IS TO
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PROTECT LIVES AND PROPERTY BY MINIMIZING THE IMPACT OF DISASTERS THROUGH PROACTIVE MEASURES, STRENGTHEN INFRASTRUCTURE INFRASTRUCTURE BY IMPROVING RESILIENCE OF CRITICAL FACILITIES, UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS. PRESERVE ECONOMIC STABILITY BY REDUCING DISASTER RELATED BUSINESS DISRUPTIONS AND RECOVERY COSTS. PROMOTE COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS BY INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS AND READINESS FOR EMERGENCIES. THE HAZARDS THAT WERE ADDRESSED ARE SEVERE WEATHER, FLOODING AND DAM FAILURE, WILDFIRES, EXTREME HEAT AND DROUGHT, HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS, AND PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES. THE KEY STRATEGIES WERE RISK ASSESSMENTS THAT WAS MAPPING THROUGHOUT THE CITY. ACTUALLY, IT'S A COUNTY PLAN, BUT THEY INCLUDED THE CITY IN THE PLAN. SO MAPPING OF HAZARDOUS PRONE AREAS AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. MITIGATION PROJECTS INCLUDING DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT, SAFE ROOM CONSTRUCTION, WILDFIRE FUEL REDUCTION AND UTILITY HARDENING POLICY UPDATES BY STRENGTHENING BUILDING CODES, ZONING, LAND USE PLANNING TO REDUCE HAZARDOUS EXPOSURE AND OF COURSE, PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT. ONGOING OUTREACH TO RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES AND SCHOOLS TO ENCOURAGE PREPAREDNESS. THE BENEFITS TO THE COMMUNITY ARE REDUCTION OF LOSS AND PROPERTY, LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM FROM DAMAGE, LOWER DISASTER RECOVERY COSTS, IMPROVE EMERGENCY RESPONSE CAPABILITIES, AND ENHANCES AND ENHANCES THE ABILITY FOR FEDERAL AND STATE MITIGATION GRANTS. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL CONSIDER AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO SIGN A RESOLUTION TO ADOPT THE SMITH COUNTY 2026 HAZARDOUS MITIGATION ACTION PLAN IN ACCORDANCE WITH DISASTER MITIGATION ACT OF 2020. YEAH, 22,000. I'M DOING THE SAME THING ON THE MONEY THING. THE SMITH COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT ADOPTED THIS PLAN ON MAY 5TH OF THIS YEAR. CORRECT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR CHIEF COBLE? YES, CHIEF. IN THE MEASURING OF THE POTENTIAL HAZARDS IN THE COMMUNITIES, WE HAVE A LOT OF PRIVATE LAKES THAT ARE NEIGHBORHOOD LAKES IN OUR CITY.YES, SIR. SINCE THEY'RE NOT PUBLIC LAKES TO DO, DOES THIS PLAN ALSO LOOK AT THEM BECAUSE THEY HAVE A. IF THEY FAIL, THEY WILL IMPACT. RIGHT. THE PUBLIC. THEY WOULD BE KEY. IF THEY FAIL AND THEY AFFECT THE PUBLIC, THEN THEY WOULD BE PART OF THAT PLAN. WE LOOKED AT ALSO, THIS PLAN HAS ALREADY BEEN PUT IN PLACE. SMITH COUNTY ACTUALLY CONTRACTED OUT WITH A COMPANY TO DO IT. THEY'VE BEEN WORKING ON IT FOR A YEAR AND A HALF, MAYBE ALMOST TWO YEARS. AND SO THEY FINISHED IT. THIS JUST ALLOWS US TO BE ABLE TO BE PART OF ANY TYPE OF MITIGATION, YOU KNOW, IF SOMETHING HAPPENS, BUT WHETHER OR NOT IT WILL GO IN THERE AND FIX A PRIVATE LAKE AHEAD OF TIME, THAT'S GOING TO BE UP TO WHOEVER OWNS THE LAKE. SURE. AND, AND SO FORTH. YES.
JUST LOOKING AT HOW SOMETIMES DEVELOPMENT UPSTREAM CAN AFFECT THOSE LAKES DOWNSTREAM IN A NEGATIVE WAY AND HOW WE CAN MAYBE MITIGATE THAT OVER TIME. WITH A PLAN LIKE THIS. NO DOUBT WE CAN LOOK INTO THAT. I CAN LOOK FURTHER INTO SEEING WHETHER OR NOT THAT LAKE WOULD.
AND SO FOR THIS ONE, PROBABLY FLOODING ISN'T PROBABLY AS AS CRITICAL ON THIS ONE AS THE COUNTY LOOKED AT IT. AS MUCH AS THE MORE RELATIONSHIP, AS YOU CAN TELL WITH THE FIRE CHIEF HERE AND JUST THE FIRE DISASTER TYPE OF SITUATIONS THAT YOU COULD OCCUR AS WELL. SO, YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS PROBABLY WILDLAND MANAGEMENT, THOSE TYPE OF THINGS AS WELL AS THE OTHER PIECE OF IT IS WHAT TYPE OF EQUIPMENT TO HAVE KIND OF AS RECOMMENDATIONS RECOMMENDED TO HAVE ON HAND, BOTH FOR LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS AS WELL AS SMITH COUNTY TO AS FAR AS TO AID AND TO WORK DURING DISASTERS. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR CHIEF KIMBLE? SO DO YOU MAKE A MOTION? YES. SECOND, I GOT A MOTION BY HAWKINS, SECOND BY HANEY. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU.
[M-1 Request that the City Council consider authorizing the City Manager to approve a Reconciliation Change Order in the amount of $160,379.09 and approve the release of retainage in the amount of $71,877.25 to Reynolds and Kay, Ltd. for the completion of the 2025 Structure Flooding Drainage Improvements Project.]
CHIEF IN ONE, CAMERON. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR. COUNCIL. GOOD. WE'VE GOT FLOODING NOW. THIS CAN BE MORE THRILLING THAN CHIEF. ABSOLUTELY NOT. BUT HE'S GOING TO TALK ABOUT FLOODING.YEAH, NICHOLS WAS EXCITED ABOUT THAT. GOOD MORNING. CAMERON WILLIAMS, DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING SERVICES. SO HERE WE HAVE A RECONCILIATION CHANGE ORDER AND RELEASE OF RETAINAGE FOR OUR 2025 STRUCTURE FLOODING PROJECT. SO QUICK OVERVIEW. THIS GIVES YOU A MAP. THIS PROJECT ADDRESSED SIX DIFFERENT LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF TYLER. SPREAD KIND OF ALL OVER. I'M GOING TO HIT ON A COUPLE OF THESE JUST BECAUSE WE GIVE YOU SOME AFTER PHOTOS OF
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THE WORK THAT WAS DONE. BUT AGAIN, THIS GIVES YOU A SNAPSHOT OF WHERE THE PROJECTS TOOK PLACE. FIRST PROJECT HERE IS PERSIMMON DRIVE. IT'S LOCATED OFF OF ROSE QUARTER BETWEEN SHILOH AND GRANDE. YOU CAN SEE ALL THE CONCRETE WORK THAT WAS DONE HERE IN THE DRAINS. WHAT YOU CAN'T SEE IS ALSO THE UNDERGROUND. SO THERE WAS A PIPE THAT WAS REPLACED AND INCREASED IN SIZE THAT WENT BETWEEN THESE TWO HOUSES TO ADDRESS THE FLOODING THAT WAS TAKING PLACE WITHIN THESE STRUCTURES. THIS NEXT LOCATION, HAVERHILL DRIVE. SO HAVERHILL IS KIND OF NORTHEAST OF UT TYLER AREA. IT'S OFF OF OLD HENDERSON HIGHWAY, IS OLD HENDERSON IS THE ROADWAY ON THE LEFT. HAVERHILL IS KIND OF RUNNING KIND OF TO THE NORTH RIGHT OF THIS SCREEN IS THERE WAS NOT REALLY MUCH OF A DITCH ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THIS ROADWAY ON THE PICTURE. AND SO ADDING THAT CURB AND GUTTER, SOME INLETS AND THEN RECONSTRUCTING THAT CHANNEL TO PROVIDE THE FLOW OF WATER IN THIS AREA. PRINCEDALE. SO PRINCEDALE IS KIND OF ON THE SOUTHERN END OF HOLLY TREE OFF OF DUELING OAKS. SO THIS IS A SITUATION WHERE THERE'S WATER FLOWING DOWN THE STREET, KIND OF TO THE END OF THIS. IT'S NOT A CUL DE SAC, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE A CUL DE SAC. AND THEN THE WATER GATHERS AND GOES THROUGH A PIPE AND THEN DISCHARGES. WELL, WE INSTALLED SOME CURB INLETS UP STREET TO CATCH THAT WATER FURTHER BEFORE IT GOT DOWN INTO THAT AREA, AND THEN PIPE IT AND GET IT OUT. SO IT WASN'T OVERTOPPING THE CURB AND GETTING INTO THE HOUSES AT THIS LOCATION. THIS IS NINTH STREET, SO THEY'RE AT OLD JACKSONVILLE AND OLD BULLARD. THIS IS A SITUATION WHERE THE WATER RAN DOWN NINTH STREET AND KIND OF AROUND THE CORNER DOWN OLD BOULDER ROAD. THERE WERE NO INLETS IN THAT AREA. AND SO OVERTOPPING THE CURB. SO THIS IS A SITUATION WHERE INSTALLED SOME ADDITIONAL INLETS AND ADDITIONAL PIPE TO CAPTURE THAT. SO IT WASN'T OVERTOPPING THAT CURVE AND GETTING INTO THOSE STRUCTURES AT THAT LOCATION. THIS LAST ONE IS GOLDEN ROAD, WHICH IS UP NEAR WHERE GOLDEN ROAD INTERSECTS OLD HENDERSON HIGHWAY, A SITUATION WHERE I THINK WE HAD SOME SILT BUILD UP IN THE CHANNEL. AND SO BEING ABLE TO CLEAN THAT OUT AND ADD THE RIP ROCK THERE TO STABILIZE AND CREATE, YOU KNOW, ELIMINATE ANY POTENTIAL EROSION AND JUST KEEP THAT CHANNEL OPEN AND FLOWING IN THIS LOCATION. THIS GIVES YOU A SUMMARY OF THE FUNDING, THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT PRICE AND THE INCREASE, BECAUSE THE RECONCILIATION CHANGE ORDER AND FIELD ORDERS THAT OCCURRED, THIS WAS FUNDED THROUGH TWO DIFFERENT SOURCES, THE STORMWATER ACCOUNT AND THE HALF CENT SALES TAX. SO IT SPLIT. THE INCREASES ARE BEING FUNDED FROM THE HALF CENT SALES TAX. AND THAT GIVES YOU THE TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNTS KIND OF FOR THE THE RECOMMENDATION. I DO WANT TO DEFINITELY ACKNOWLEDGE OUR PROJECT MANAGER, JASON ADAIR, WHO HANDLED THIS PROJECT. SO HE'S HERE WITH US THIS MORNING. AND IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO APPROVE THE RECONCILIATION CHANGE ORDER IN THE AMOUNT OF $160,379.09, AND APPROVED THE RELEASE OF RETAINAGE IN THE AMOUNT OF $71,877.25 TO REYNOLDS AND K FOR THE 2025 STRUCTURE. FLOODING, DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. ANY QUESTIONS FOR CAMERON? MOVE TO APPROVE. I SECOND THAT MOTION BY NICHOLLS, SECOND BY MARSH. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION[CONSENT]
CARRIES. THANK YOU CAMERON. NOW WE'RE DOWN TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. ANYTHING NEED TO BE PULLED OR APPROVED AS WRITTEN? GREAT. SECOND GOT A MOTION BY HANEY. SECOND OF HOPKINS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. ALRIGHT. CITY[CITY MANAGER'S REPORT]
MANAGER'S REPORT. MAYOR WARREN AND COUNCIL YOU ITEMS OF NOTE. SO AS I MENTIONED EARLIER WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT LITTLE ROBOTS, SUBMARINE KICK OFF WAS LAST NIGHT OVER AT THE CONFERENCE CENTER. AND THAT TURNED OUT TO BE A GREAT EVENT. IT WAS FILLED WITH KIDS RUNNING AROUND IN AIR CONDITIONING INSTEAD OF OUT ON THE PARKING LOT, AND THEY WERE HAVING A GREAT TIME GETTING SIGNED UP FOR SUMMER READING PROGRAM. AND JUST ALL THE OPPORTUNITIES AND ACTIVITIES LEGAL WAS THERE WITH HAMMERS SO THEY COULD SMASH THINGS BECAUSE MANY OF THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS CAME OUT WITH BOOTHS AS WELL, TO SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE OUR YOUNG AS FAR AS CHILDREN TO STAY ACTIVE IN THEIR READING IN THE SUMMER. AND SO WE WERE VERY JUST APPRECIATIVE OF ALL THE WORK THAT THE LIBRARY DID, ALL THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS PARTICIPATING AND MAKING SURE THAT IT WAS JUST SUCH A FUN ACTIVITY TO ENCOURAGE KIDS, BECAUSE SUMMER IS ONE OF THOSE TIMES WHERE THERE IS THAT LAG THAT OCCURS. IF YOU'RE LIKE ME WITH AS A KID, Y'ALL PROBABLY ALSO JUST LOVE THE FACT THAT WHEN YOUR SUMMER READING PROGRAM CAME ALONG, THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO THE LIBRARY, YOU GET ENOUGH STICKERS FOR A BOX OF CRACKER JACKS THAT'S IN WINNIE, TEXAS. THAT'S HOW IT WORKS. WE DIDN'T HAVE MUCH OF IT, YOU KNOW? AND SO I'M EXCITED THAT WE'RE ABLE TO KEEP THAT TRADITION ALIVE[00:35:04]
FOR OUR YOUTH OF TODAY. DOWNTOWN OPENED, AS YOU'VE SEEN THE MAYOR DRIVING AROUND OVER THERE. BUT AND SO WITH THAT, WE'RE VERY THRILLED WITH AS FAR AS THE OPENING THERE AT THAT CORNER OF COLLEGE AND ERWIN AND HAVING THAT THEN OPEN TWO WAY AND TRAFFIC IS MOVING QUITE WELL THROUGH THERE. ONLY ONE TIME HAVE I EVER SEEN A CAR, AND IT WAS IN FRONT OF ME IN THE WRONG LANE, AND YOU'RE BEHIND HIM TRYING TO INSTRUCT HIM. BUT THEY DON'T CARE. THEY THINK THAT THEY'RE IN THE RIGHT LANE ANYWAY, IT ALL CORRECTED ITSELF. BUT IN THE MEANTIME, THOUGH, WE ARE JUST AS FAR AS MONITORING THAT, MAKE SURE IT WORKS. WE'RE LOOKING AT SEEING THE CONDITIONS AND JUST WHAT NEEDS TO CHANGE, WHAT NEEDS TO ADJUST TO ENCOURAGE KIND OF PARKING TO CONTINUE TO ROTATE INSTEAD OF SOMETIMES WHAT WE SEE IS EMPLOYEES GOING OUT THERE AND USING THAT AS EMPLOYEE PARKING AT THE DIFFERENT BUSINESSES. AND SO FIGURING OUT WAYS TO ENCOURAGE THAT. SO THAT'S SOME THINGS YOU'LL BE HEARING. AND COMING BACK TO YOU, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT ALSO ARE DOWNTOWN STAFF IS CURRENTLY WORKING WITH ARE THE DIFFERENT BUSINESS OWNERS. NOW THAT THAT NEW AS FAR AS AREA HAS BEEN OPENED UP OVER THERE ON ERWIN OF HOW THEN WE CAN THEN HELP THEM ACCOMMODATE FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO PUT TABLES AND CHAIRS AND REALLY BE ABLE TO KIND OF FULLY UTILIZE THAT AREA PUBLICLY AS IS INTENDED.AND SO AMBER VERONA AND HER STAFF HAVE RIGHT OF WAY PERMITS TO PROVIDE OUTDOOR SEATING AND VALET SERVICES THAT THEY'RE WORKING WITH DIFFERENT BUSINESSES ON TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT AND MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S ENCOURAGED AS BEST THAT THOSE BUSINESSES CAN DO THAT. AND ONE OF THE THINGS WE MADE THEN FINALLY MENTION OF YESTERDAY TO OUR HOUSE AND BOARD AND CAMERON A MINUTE AGO WAS JUST UP HERE. AND SO WE'LL BRAG A BIT ON CAMERON AND, AND ALL OF OUR ENGINEERING STAFF, AS WELL AS OUR STREET STAFF IS. CAMERON MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT THE FACT ABOUT OUR PAVEMENT CONDITION INDEX UPDATE. SO THE CITY OF TYLER CONDUCTS A COMPREHENSIVE PAVEMENT CONDITION ASSESSMENT APPROXIMATELY EVERY FOUR YEARS TO EVALUATE THE QUALITY OF OUR STREETS USING THE PAVEMENT CONDITION INDEX, OR PCI FOR SHORT. THE PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM THE 2026 SURVEY INDICATE ENCOURAGING PROGRESS. THE OVERALL PCI HAS INCREASED FROM 72 IN 20 21 TO 70 6 IN 2026, SUGGESTING THAT THE PREVIOUS DOWNWARD TRENDS HAS BEGUN TO REVERSE. SEVERAL FACTORS LIKELY CONTRIBUTE TO THIS IMPROVEMENT.
OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS, NEW DEVELOPMENT HAS ADDED LANE MILES TO THE CITY'S ROADWAY NETWORK, WHICH CAN POSITIVELY INFLUENCE THE OVERALL PCI. ADDITIONALLY, IN 2023, THE CITY PROVIDED ONE TIME FUNDING INCREASE TO FULLY RECONSTRUCT SEVERAL STREETS THAT WERE IN POOR OR FAILING CONDITION. THIS TARGETED INVESTMENT IN SOME OF OUR MOST DETERIORATED ROADWAYS HAS LIKELY PLAYED A MEANINGFUL ROLE IN RAISING THE CITYWIDE AVERAGE. IN THE COMING MONTHS, STAFF WILL DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE FUNDING LEVELS AND MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES TO CONTINUE IMPROVING AND PROTECTING THE CITY'S PAVING INFRASTRUCTURE. OUR GOAL IS TO SUPPORT A RELIABLE, SAFE AND EFFICIENT ROADWAY SYSTEM FOR RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES AND VISITORS AS TYLER CONTINUES TO GROW. SO JUST OUR APPRECIATION TO TO CAMERON, AS I MENTIONED TO ALL THE ENGINEERING STAFF AS HE DARREN BACK THERE, JASON WAS ONE OF OUR NEWEST ENGINEERS THAT'S KIND OF BEEN BROUGHT ON. AND THEN OF COURSE, ALL THE WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE WITH STREETS, THE HALF CENT BOARD, THE CITY COUNCIL. MAYOR WARREN. AND TO JUST CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE THIS AND TO SEE THIS ENCOURAGING AS FAR AS FACTOR. AND SO WITH THAT, MAYOR, YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE CITY MANAGER BEFORE WE ADJOURN? OKAY. SO SATURDAY, I GOT A CALL FROM A CONSTITUENT WHO'S BEEN OUT OF THE OUT OF THE CITY FOR A MONTH OR TWO AND HADN'T DRIVEN DOWNTOWN FOR 3 OR 4 MONTHS. AND HE DROVE DOWNTOWN, AND HE'S FINALLY CAUGHT THE VISION. AND HE COULDN'T BELIEVE THE WIDTH OF THE SIDEWALKS, THE PARKING, THE TWO WAY, AND HOW IT'S ALL LOOKING GOOD. AND HE COULD SEE IT GOING ALL THE WAY AROUND THE SQUARE. NOW, JUST BECAUSE OF THAT CORNER AND HOW EXCITED HE WAS. AND HE'S NO LONGER A NAYSAYER. HE'S ON BOARD. HE'S PROBABLY SAYING ONCE HE HEARS THIS REPORT ON THE ROADS AND THE CONDITION OF THE ROADS AND HOW THEY HAVE IMPROVED, HE'S HE'S SOMEONE THAT HAS BEEN A NAYSAYER ON THAT. SO THANK YOU FOR THOSE REPORTS. THEY'RE REALLY, REALLY ENCOURAGING. THANK YOU SIR.
THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? YEAH. I HAVE A COMMENT. SOMEONE HAD COMPLAINED ABOUT THE STREETS BEING TOO NARROW. BUT WE WERE AT COLTER LAST FRIDAY, AND I THINK THERE WERE LIKE FOUR FIRE TRUCKS THAT WERE ON COLLEGE IN IT, AND THEY WENT THROUGH JUST FINE, SAFE. OTHER CARS WERE ABLE TO PASS. THEY WERE BACKING UP CHIEF KOLBE. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY WERE IN TRAINING OR WHATEVER. DO YOU KNOW WHY THEY WERE DOWNTOWN? THEY WERE AT ANDY'S. IF YOU HAD A UNIFORM ON THAT, THEY COULD GET FREE ICE CREAM. I THOUGHT THEY WERE IN TRAINING. BUT ANYWAY, THEY'RE TRAINING ON EATING ICE CREAM, YOU KNOW. YEAH. SO I SAY ALL THAT TO SAY THAT THE STREETS ARE SAFE. THE PEOPLE WERE COMPLAINING THAT THEY WERE TOO NARROW. THAT'S UNTRUE. I'VE SEEN FIRE TRUCKS AND CARS PASSED SIMULTANEOUSLY. ALRIGHT. THAT'S IT. THAT'S ALL.
SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD TIME TO ADJOURN. I'L
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