Aug 26, 2026 City Council

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PINK SHIRT YOU HAVE ON BACK THERE. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME TO THE AUGUST 26TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING. WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE PLEDGE OR INVOCATION, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE BY COUNCILWOMAN DARREN BASS. PLEASE BOW WITH ME. OUR GRACIOUS HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME TO YOU TODAY AND ASK YOU TO FILL THIS ROOM WITH YOUR PRESENCE. WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE BLESSINGS YOU HAVE BESTOWED ON OUR WONDERFUL CITY AND EVERY PRECIOUS SOUL THAT YOU HAVE ENTRUSTED TO THIS COMMUNITY. FATHER, THANK YOU FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVE AS FIRST RESPONDERS EACH DAY. OUR POLICE, FIREFIGHTERS, AND EMS PERSONNEL WHO PUT THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY ABOVE THEIR OWN SAFETY AND WELL-BEING. WE ALSO THANK YOU FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN OF OUR ARMED FORCES AND VETERANS WHO HAVE SACRIFICED TO PROTECT OUR FREEDOMS. WE THANK YOU FOR THEIR COMMITMENT AND SERVICE, AND WE THANK THEIR FAMILIES FOR BEING A PART OF THAT SACRIFICE AS WELL. WE THANK YOU FOR EACH ONE OF THEM AND ASK YOUR SPECIAL BLESSING AND PROTECTION OVER THEIR LIVES. THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE WHO SERVES OUR BEAUTIFUL CITY IN ANY CAPACITY. THERE ARE SO MANY UNSUNG HEROES THAT DO THINGS WE NEVER SEE, AND MANY DON'T HAVE AN APPRECIATION OF THEIR SERVICE BECAUSE THEY DO THEIR JOBS WELL WITH CARE AND CONCERN FOR THEIR FELLOW RESIDENTS. AND WITHOUT FANFARE, WE ASK YOUR BLESSING OVER THEM AS WELL.

LORD GOD, WE KNOW YOU ARE NEAR TO THE BROKENHEARTED. SO I ALSO LIFT UP THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO ARE STRUGGLING TODAY THOSE WHO ARE SICK, GRIEVING, OUT OF WORK, OR CARRYING BURDENS THAT WE MAY NEVER SEE. WE ASK FOR YOUR COMFORT, HEALING, PROVISION, AND PEACE OVER THEIR LIVES AND ASK YOU TO SHOW US HOW WE CAN BE A BLESSING TO THEM. FATHER, WE ASK YOU TO BE A PART OF THESE PROCEEDINGS TODAY. GIVE US WISDOM, DISCERNMENT, AND THE COURAGE TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT AND PLEASING IN YOUR SIGHT, AND THAT WILL DO THE MOST GOOD FOR THE PEOPLE HERE IN TYLER. FATHER, I THANK YOU FOR MY COLLEAGUES HERE, THE MAYOR AND OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I KNOW THEIR DEDICATION TO INTEGRITY AND SERVICE. I ASK THAT YOU WOULD BLESS THE WORK OF OUR HANDS TODAY AND GUIDE US TO DO WHAT IS BEST AND RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR TYLER AND EVERY PERSON HERE TODAY. WE ASK YOUR CONTINUED BLESSING AND A HEDGE OF PROTECTION BE PLACED AROUND TYLER, TEXAS LORD AND THAT WE WOULD BE A COMMUNITY WHO DOES WHAT IS GOOD AND PLEASING IN YOUR SIGHT. IN CHRIST'S NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. 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. THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE MINUTES.

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[P-1 Request that the City Council consider receiving a presentation from Chris Ekrut with NewGen Strategies regarding the proposed Stormwater Fee Redesign.]

THANK YOU. GOOD. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR COUNCIL CHRIS NUGENT, STRATEGIES AND SOLUTIONS.

PLEASURE TO BE WITH YOU. I KNOW YOU HAVE A PACKED AGENDA TODAY, AND TRY AND KEEP THIS AS BRIEF AS I CAN, BUT HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AS WE GO ALONG THROUGH THIS DAY. I KNOW SOME OF YOU HAVE SEEN THIS INFORMATION BEFORE, SO THIS MAY BE JUST A REFRESHER. AS WE LOOK AT THE STORMWATER UTILITY, I REALLY WANT TO SPEND TIME TODAY GOING THROUGH YOUR CURRENT METHOD OF CHARGING FOR STORMWATER RELATED CHARGES. TALK ABOUT WHAT CHANGES WE'RE PROPOSING. AND THEN REALLY LOOK AT THOSE CUSTOMER IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS. SO AS WE MOVE INTO THE PRESENTATION TODAY, JUST REMINDING YOU, YOUR CURRENT STORMWATER ORDINANCE, THIS IS IN SECTION 1967 OF YOUR CODE OF ORDINANCES. THE WAY YOU CHARGE FOR STORMWATER RIGHT NOW IS AS A PERCENT OF THE UTILITY BILL. SO WHATEVER A CUSTOMER RECEIVES IN TERMS OF WATER, SEWER, POTENTIALLY IRRIGATION CHARGES, THEY PAY A PERCENT OF THAT BILL FOR STORMWATER. RIGHT NOW, THAT BILL IS SET AT ABOUT 7% IS THE WAY THAT PERCENTAGE IS SET. THERE IS A MAXIMUM CHARGE FOR RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS AT $25 A MONTH. THAT'S ABOUT $300 A YEAR. ON THE COMMERCIAL SIDE, YOU HAVE A MAXIMUM CHARGE UNDER THAT ORDINANCE OF 233. SO THAT'S ABOUT $2,500 A YEAR. THERE ARE EXEMPTIONS IN THAT ORDINANCE RIGHT NOW. IF YOU HAVE A WHOLLY SUFFICIENT DRAINAGE SYSTEM ON YOUR PROPERTY, IF YOU CAN MANAGE EVERY BIT OF RUNOFF ON YOUR PROPERTY, YOU ARE NOT CHARGED STORMWATER CHARGES. IF YOUR PROPERTY IS IN A NATURAL OR UNDEVELOPED STATE, YOU ARE NOT CHARGED. STORMWATER CHARGES FEDERAL, STATE, COUNTY AND

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SO ANOTHER WAY TO READ THAT THERE MUST BE A RATIONAL NEXUS BETWEEN THE CHARGE FOR STORMWATER AND THE BENEFIT RECEIVED FOR STORMWATER. RIGHT NOW, AGAIN, YOU ARE CHARGING AS A PERCENT OF THE UTILITY BILL. THE RATIONAL NEXUS HERE, THE ASSUMED RATIONAL NEXUS, OR WHAT IS IMPLIED, IS THAT STORMWATER RUNOFF IS RELATED TO WATER CONSUMPTION. THAT MAY NOT NECESSARILY BE THE STRONGEST NEXUS IN CHARGING BETWEEN THE UTILITY BILL AND THE BENEFIT RECEIVED FROM STORMWATER SERVICE. SO WHAT WE ARE RECOMMENDING IS THAT THE CITY CONSIDER CHANGING THE CHARGING BASIS TO BE ON IMPERVIOUS AREA. WHAT WE MEAN BY THAT IS, IF YOU WERE A BIRD FLYING OVER A PROPERTY AND YOU LOOKED DOWN ON THAT PROPERTY, ANY TYPE OF SURFACE THAT CREATES RUNOFF, WHETHER THAT BE A ROOF LINE, A ROOF TOP, A SIDEWALK, A DRIVEWAY, A PARKING LOT, ANYTHING THAT CREATES RUNOFF, THAT IS IMPERVIOUS AREA. UNDER THIS METHOD, WHAT YOU DO, YOU GO THROUGH AND YOU MEASURE THAT IMPERVIOUS AREA AND YOU CHARGE BASED ON THAT IMPERVIOUS AREA YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN, WE USE AN ABBREVIATION E, R, U THAT STANDS FOR EQUIVALENT RESIDENTIAL UNIT. THE WAY THIS CHARGING SYSTEM IS SET IS YOU GO THROUGH AND YOU LOOK THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND DETERMINE WHAT THE EQUIVALENT RESIDENTIAL UNIT IS IN THE CITY. YOU THEN STATE A FEE BASED ON E, R, U, AND THEN WHEN YOU COME TO YOUR NONRESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES, YOU MEASURE OUT THE IMPERVIOUS AREA. YOU CALCULATE THE E R USE MULTIPLIED BY THE FEE. AND THAT IS WHAT THE MONTHLY BILL BECOMES AT THAT POINT. SO WE'RE MAINTAINING THE EQUITY IN THE CHARGING SYSTEM BY LOOKING AT THIS IMPERVIOUS AREA. SO AS WE LOOK AT THIS APPROACH, WHAT WE ARE RECOMMENDING IS THAT YOU CONSIDER CHARGING $4.90 PER ERU.

AND AS WE LOOK AT OUR SPECIFIC CLASS LEVEL, THE WAY THIS WOULD WORK OUT IN TERMS OF ADMINISTRATION, IN TERMS OF METHOD, IS THAT ANY RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER WITH 1 TO 4 UNITS, THEY WOULD BE CHARGED $4.90 PER ERU. WE'RE RECOMMENDING TO EASE THE ADMINISTRATION OF THIS, THAT YOU ROUND TO THE NEAREST WHOLE NUMBER. AND I'LL I'LL EXPLAIN WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE HERE IN JUST A SECOND. IN TERMS OF YOUR APARTMENTS, COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, THESE ARE YOUR NONRESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS CHARGING $4.90 PER ACTUAL ERU BUT THEN ALSO SETTING A MINIMUM BILL THAT NO CUSTOMER, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ACTUAL SURFACE AREA, WOULD BE LESS THAN $4.90 A MONTH. SO KEEPING EVERYBODY AT THAT MINIMUM BILL, OUR RECOMMENDATION IS THAT YOU CONSIDER THIS EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST OF NEXT YEAR, SO YOU HAVE TIME TO COMMUNICATE THIS INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC AND GET THIS NEW SYSTEM IN PLACE WITHIN YOUR BILLING SYSTEM. SO AS WE LOOK AT THAT ERU DEFINITION, WE'VE GONE IN AND LOOKED AT ALL OF THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES WITHIN THE CITY. WE'RE RECOMMENDING YOU CONSIDER AN E R VALUE OF 3454FT■!S OF IMPERVIOUS AREA. AGAIN, WE DO THIS WITH SATELLITE PHOTOGRAPHY AND MACHINE LEARNING TO GO IN AND LOOK AT EACH INDIVIDUAL RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY. THAT HISTOGRAM YOU SEE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE ACTUALLY MAPS OUT THE IMPERVIOUS AREA FOR YOUR RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS IN THE CITY. SO WE STRIKE THAT AVERAGE. THAT'S HOW WE SET THAT E R VALUE TO MAINTAIN THE RATIONAL NEXUS WITHIN THIS CHARGING SYSTEM. SO AS WE COME TO THAT $4 AND 90 CENT FEE, HOW DID WE COME TO THAT LEVEL? IN FISCAL YEAR 25, YOU GENERATED A LITTLE OVER $3.5 MILLION IN STORMWATER CHARGES. RECOGNIZING THAT OUR COST HAS INCREASED SINCE THEN.

ALSO RECOGNIZING THAT WE'RE WE'RE RECOMMENDING AN IMPLEMENTATION IN JANUARY. WE LOSE SEVERAL MONTHS OF THE NEW FISCAL YEAR UNDER THIS CHARGE. SO WE HAVE ESTABLISHED THAT $4.90 FEE TO GENERATE APPROXIMATELY $3.9 MILLION OVER THE ENTIRE FISCAL YEAR, REALLY CHARGING THIS FEE FROM JANUARY THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR. SO THAT'S WHERE THE $4.90 COMES

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AGAIN, ABOUT 90% OF YOUR BILLS FALL BETWEEN THAT BOTTOM FIFTH PERCENTILE AND THAT TOP 95TH PERCENTILE. SO THAT CAPTURES THE MAJORITY OF THE CITY IN TERMS OF THE IMPACTS THAT YOU WOULD SEE FROM THIS CHANGE. ONE THING WE WERE ASKED TO LOOK AT WAS THE ZOO. OBVIOUSLY, AS YOU THINK ABOUT THE ZOO, WE HAVE ENCLOSURES FOR THE ANIMALS. WE HAVE WALKING PATHS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE. THERE IS IMPERVIOUS AREA THERE. SO WE WERE ASKED TO LOOK AT WHAT THIS METHOD WOULD DO FOR THAT PROPERTY. RIGHT NOW, THAT PROPERTY PAYS FOR DIFFERENT UTILITY BILLS. THAT CURRENT MONTHLY BILL IS ABOUT $221 UNDER THIS CHARGING METHOD, THAT WOULD INCREASE TO $7.10 A MONTH. I WOULD REMIND YOU, AS A COUNCIL, YOU SET POLICY. PART OF SETTING THAT POLICY IS COMING IN AND DETERMINING WHERE EXEMPTIONS MAY NEED TO BE GRANTED. THAT SAID, IF YOU GRANT AN EXEMPTION THAT IS FORGONE REVENUE, YOU CANNOT GO GET THAT REVENUE FROM ANOTHER CUSTOMER. YOU CAN'T GO AND RAISE ANOTHER CUSTOMER TO MAKE UP FOR THAT REVENUE. SO ANY EXEMPTION YOU GRANT IS FOREGONE REVENUE AT AS LONG AS THAT EXEMPTION EXISTS. BUT WE DID WANT TO BE RESPONSIVE TO THE REQUEST TO LOOK AT THE ZOO, AND THAT IS THE IMPACT. A FEW MORE EXAMPLES FOR YOU, ESPECIALLY IN HOW THIS ROUNDING WORKS, THAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING ON THE RESIDENTIAL SIDE, ABOUT 63% OF YOUR RESIDENTIAL PARCELS FALL AT THAT ONE, BASICALLY 1ER RANGE. THAT WOULD TAKE THEM ALL THE WAY UP TO ABOUT ONE POINT 4ER. USE ANYTHING UP TO ONE POINT 4ER USE ROUNDS DOWN TO ONE. SO THAT WOULD BE $4.90 ON THE MONTHLY BILL. IF YOU GET TO 1.5, YOU NOW ROUND UP. AND SO YOU DO HAVE SOME LARGER RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES. THERE'S ONE VERY LARGE RESIDENTIAL LOT, TWO POINT 7ER USE THAT MONTHLY BILL WOULD BE $14.70. AGAIN, THAT'S A ROUNDING UP TO THREE ON THE COMMERCIAL SIDE. YOU SEE WE'RE NOT APPLYING THE ROUNDING THERE. IT'S EASIER TO ADMINISTER NONRESIDENTIAL WITHOUT ROUNDING BECAUSE WE HAVE LESS NONRESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES. SO AGAIN, THIS IS REALLY JUST TO TRY AND TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF THE STRAIN OFF YOUR STAFF IN TERMS OF ADMINISTRATION ON A GOING FORWARD BASIS. SO LOOKING AT THE REVENUE GENERATION, AS I SAID, UNDER THIS $4.90 PER E R FEE, WE'RE ESTIMATING ABOUT $3.9 MILLION IN OVERALL REVENUE FOR STORMWATER DRAINAGE RELATED SERVICES. IN 2025, YOU GENERATED ABOUT 3.5. BUT WHAT I WANT TO POINT YOUR ATTENTION TO IS THE SHIFTING THAT YOU SEE HERE BETWEEN RESIDENTIAL AND NONRESIDENTIAL. ON THE RESIDENTIAL SIDE, YOU ACTUALLY REDUCE RESIDENTIAL CHARGES BY ALMOST $300,000 IN A YEAR. ON THE NONRESIDENTIAL SIDE, YOU SEE THAT INCREASING OVER

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THIS IS ONE BUILD LOCATION. SO THIS ENTIRE PARCEL ONE BILL RIGHT NOW THEY PAY $250 A MONTH BASED ON THEIR UTILITY YIELD USE. UNDER THIS METHOD, THAT DOES INCREASE OVER $2,000 A MONTH. BUT AGAIN, YOU SEE THE SIZE OF THE PROPERTY. YOU SEE ALL OF THE IMPERVIOUS AREA GENERATED HERE FROM THIS PARCEL. OUR NEXT PROPERTY IS BROADWAY SQUARE. THIS IS A SHOPPING CENTER. THERE'S RIGHT NOW SEVEN DIFFERENT BUILD LOCATIONS ON THIS PROPERTY. BUT THE TOTAL BILL FOR THE PROPERTY BASED ON UTILITY USE RIGHT NOW IS $568 A MONTH. THIS WOULD BE AN INCREASE OF OVER $1,600 A MONTH BETWEEN ALL SEVEN OF THOSE BUILD LOCATIONS. OUR THIRD LARGEST INCREASE HERE. THIS IS THE VILLAGE AT CUMBERLAND PARK. THIS IS A SHOPPING CENTER.

THERE ARE 11 BUILD LOCATIONS RIGHT NOW. THE TOTAL BILL FOR THIS ENTIRE PARCEL RIGHT NOW, $347 A MONTH. AGAIN, YOU SEE OVER AN $1,100 INCREASE BETWEEN ALL 11 OF THOSE BUILD LOCATIONS.

SO THAT INCREASE WOULD BE SPLIT AMONGST ALL 11 OF THOSE LOCATIONS. OUR FOURTH LARGEST INCREASE THIS WAS WALMART AGAIN POINTING AT THAT PICTURE. YOU SEE THAT'S A GIANT PARKING LOT.

THERE'S A LOT OF RUNOFF THERE RIGHT NOW. THEY PAY $76 A MONTH FOR STORMWATER CHARGES. THIS WOULD BE AN INCREASE OF $975 A MONTH. FINALLY, OUR FIFTH LARGEST COMMERCIAL INCREASE.

THIS IS THE DELEK REFINING PROPERTY. THERE ARE TWO BUILD LOCATIONS RIGHT NOW. THEY'RE PAYING $30 A MONTH. AGAIN, YOU DO SEE A LARGE AMOUNT OF IMPERVIOUS AREA ON THIS PROPERTY. THIS WOULD ALSO BE A FAIRLY SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE. BUT AGAIN, WE ARE REACHING THAT RATIONAL NEXUS TYING IMPERVIOUS AREA TO THE CHARGE TO THESE CUSTOMERS. THE FINAL THING I HAVE FOR YOU TODAY ARE SOME LARGE RESIDENTIAL INCREASES. AGAIN, AS YOU LOOK AT THESE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES, A COUPLE THINGS I DO WANT TO POINT OUT. THE BILL RIGHT NOW IS BASED ON UTILITY USE. IT'S POSSIBLE THESE PROPERTIES MAY HAVE A SEPTIC SYSTEM. SO IN TERMS OF UTILITY USE, THEIR UTILITY USE IS VERY LOW IN TERMS OF HOW THEY PAY FOR STORM WATER CHARGES. SOME OF THESE PROPERTIES ALSO DO HAVE EITHER NATURALLY OCCURRING OR NATURALLY DUG OR PONDS THAT HAVE BEEN DUG ON THESE PROPERTIES. RIGHT NOW, THERE IS NOT A RETENTION CREDIT BUILT WITHIN YOUR SYSTEM. THAT'S SOMETHING YOU COULD CERTAINLY LOOK AT, WHERE IF YOU SHOW THAT YOU CAN FULLY RETAIN DRAINAGE ON THE PROPERTY, IF YOU CAN FULLY RETAIN IT AND NEVER GET CHARGED, YOU'RE EXEMPT. BUT IF THERE'S A WAY TO RETAIN IT AND SLOW THE DISCHARGE, IT'S POSSIBLE YOU COULD COME UP WITH A CREDIT SYSTEM IN THAT CASE.

SO I DO DO WANT TO POINT THAT OUT. THAT DOES NOT EXIST IN YOUR ORDINANCE AT THIS TIME. SO AS WE LOOK AT THESE PROPERTIES, AGAIN, THESE ARE NOT TO SCALE. SO THESE ARE NOT EQUALLY TO SCALE. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THEM WE ARE LOOKING AT IMPERVIOUS AREA WHICH IS THE ROOF LINE, THE DRAINAGE OF THE THE DRIVEWAY AREAS OR THE SIDEWALK AREAS HERE. THIS PROPERTY PAYS $5.47 A MONTH. THEY WOULD INCREASE TO 3920 A MONTH. UNDER THIS SYSTEM, OUR NEXT PROPERTY PAYS $7.38 A MONTH. AGAIN, YOU SEE THE LARGE ROOF AREA. YOU SEE THE DRIVEWAY THERE TOWARDS THE BOTTOM PART OF THE SCREEN, $7.38 A MONTH, INCREASING TO 3920. OUR THIRD LARGEST INCREASE IS THIS PROPERTY $3.66 A MONTH. IS THAT DRAINAGE BILL RIGHT NOW, BASED ON THE UTILITY USAGE, THIS WOULD INCREASE TO 2450. BASED ON THOSE AREAS, OUR FOURTH LARGEST 1807 IS WHAT THIS PROPERTY PAYS RIGHT NOW WOULD INCREASE TO 2940. AND OUR LAST LARGEST RESIDENTIAL INCREASE, 1413 RIGHT NOW WOULD BE CHARGED 3920 BASED ON THOSE AREAS. AGAIN, THOSE PICTURES ARE A LITTLE HARD TO SEE. THEY'RE NOT ALL ZOOMED IN EXACTLY. THEY'RE NOT SCALED PERFECTLY CORRECTLY.

SO IT IS HARD TO COMPARE THOSE SIDE BY SIDE. WE DID GO IN AND WE WANTED TO LOOK AT WHAT WAS THE IMPACT ACROSS THE ENTIRE CITY HERE. AND SO WHAT WE DID IS WE MAPPED OUT THE INCREASE IN BILLS AND THE DECREASE IN BILLS. IT DOES APPEAR JUST BASED VISUALLY THAT MOST OF THE

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LOOKING AT THOSE THAT HAVE A HIGHER ABILITY TO PAY, DO THEY PAY MORE UNDER THIS SYSTEM? UNFORTUNATELY, THERE'S NOT REALLY A GOOD CORRELATION HERE BETWEEN PROPERTY VALUE AND THE IMPACT ON THE RESIDENTIAL BILL. THAT CORRELATION IS VERY WEAK. BUT AGAIN, JUST TRYING TO BE COGNIZANT OF AFFORDABILITY TO OUR CUSTOMERS. I WOULD REMIND YOU, AS I SAID BEFORE, 66% OF YOUR RESIDENTIAL BILLS ACTUALLY COME DOWN FROM THIS SYSTEM. SO I KNOW I'VE THROWN A LOT AT YOU THIS MORNING, A LOT OF CHARTS, A LOT OF GRAPHS, A LOT OF PICTURES, BUT HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE FOR ME TODAY ON THIS PROPOSED CHANGE. CHRIS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. I'M GLAD YOU TOUCHED ON IT, BECAUSE I KNOW AT OUR LAST COUNCIL MEETING, WE KIND OF RAISED THE POINT OF WHY WE ARE DOING THIS, AND YOU TOUCHED ON IT QUITE A BIT, THAT THIS RATIONAL NEXUS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS GOING TO REDUCE THE BURDEN FROM THE RESIDENTIAL USERS, AND THEN SHIFT IT TO WHERE THE ACTUAL RUNOFF IS TAKING PLACE. SO I APPRECIATE YOU ADDRESSING THAT. AND THAT WAS GOING TO BE THE BULK OF MY QUESTIONS. SO YOU PREEMPTED THOSE, I APPRECIATE THAT. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I KNOW COUNCILMAN NICHOLS IS OUR RESIDENT STORMWATER DRAINAGE HERE. YEAH, SURE. YOU'RE JUST CHOMPING AT THE BIT.

YES HE IS. NO, SIR. BUT I I'LL TELL YOU, I'VE GOT A GREAT QUESTION FOR YOU. IT JUST CAME UP IS JUST LOOKING AT THE TRAIN PROPERTY AND KNOWING HOW THE PEOPLE THAT TRAIN THINK. WE HAVE A LARGE AMOUNT OF PROPERTY THERE THAT CAN BE USED FOR TRYING TO BRING ALL THEIR DRAINAGE, LET'S SAY, BRING IT IN HOUSE SO THAT THEY GOT RETENTION PONDS. BUT YOU'RE SUGGESTING OR YOU'RE SAYING THAT WE WOULD NEED TO CREATE ORDINANCES FOR THIS. SO IF YOU'RE GOING TO DO SOME KIND OF ON SITE RETENTION OR DETENTION CREDIT, WE WOULD NEED TO COME UP WITH THAT METHOD FOR HOW THAT CREDIT SHOULD BE ADMINISTERED. THERE ARE OTHER COMMUNITIES THAT DO THIS. THERE ARE MODELS THAT THAT WE CAN FOLLOW ON THAT IT'S JUST A MATTER OF SETTING THAT UP AND GETTING IT IN INTO THE ORDINANCE. THANK YOU. ANYBODY? YEAH, I GOT A FEW QUESTIONS. GO AHEAD. CHRIS. OKAY. SO YOU SAID THE $4.90 PER YARD AND IT SOUNDED LIKE THAT WAS DUE TO WE'RE ONLY GOING TO HAVE NINE MONTHS ON THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR.

THAT'S CORRECT. SO IS THAT A NUMBER THAT'S ARE WE REEVALUATING THAT NUMBER EACH YEAR. IS THAT SHIFTING OR YOU CAN CERTAINLY REEVALUATE IT EVERY YEAR. SO AGAIN, YOUR STORMWATER CHARGES ARE ARE VERY AKIN TO YOUR WATER AND WASTEWATER CHARGES WHERE YOU COME IN EVERY YEAR. YOU LOOK AT YOUR BUDGET, YOU DETERMINE WHAT YOUR NEED IS GOING FORWARD AND YOU SET THOSE CHARGES. STORMWATER CAN BE THE VERY SAME WAY. IN OUR EXPERIENCE THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF TEXAS, MOST OFTEN STORMWATER IS NOT CHARGED AT THE LEVEL THAT IT REALLY NEEDS. WHEN YOU REALLY START LOOKING AT OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE AND CAPITAL AND EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO MAINTAIN THE STORMWATER SYSTEM, THERE IS OFTEN SOMETIMES A SPLIT BETWEEN WHAT'S FUNDED OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND AND WHAT'S FUNDED OUT OF THE STORMWATER FUND. BUT THAT SAID, WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT STORMWATER IS A IS A IT'S IN TERMS OF UTILITIES, IT IS NEWER, I GUESS, IS THE RIGHT WAY TO SAY IT. IT HASN'T BEEN AROUND AS LONG AS WATER AND WASTEWATER UTILITIES. BUT THAT SAID, YOU CAN CERTAINLY REVISIT IT EVERY YEAR AS YOUR NEEDS CHANGE. GOT A COUPLE MORE QUESTIONS. YEAH. GO AHEAD. SO AS FAR AS THE PROPERTY OWNERS, THIS IS PROBABLY MORE FOR THE FOR THE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY OWNERS. BUT IS THERE ANY WAY FOR LIKE A PROTEST MIGHT NOT BE THE RIGHT TERM, BUT IF THERE'S A CLARIFICATION ISSUE WITH THE AMOUNT OF IMPERVIOUS SQUARE FOOTAGE, LIKE WHAT DOES THAT PROCESS LOOK LIKE? SO WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE WITHIN YOUR ORDINANCE, YOU DO HAVE A, A PROTEST PROCEDURE WHERE A PROPERTY OWNER CAN BRING IN THEIR OWN STUDY, THEIR OWN ENGINEERING TO SAY, THIS IS OUR IMPERVIOUS AREA, THIS IS HOW IT SHOULD BE DETERMINED. AND THEY CAN CHALLENGE THAT VALUE WITH THE CITY. SO THERE THAT IS INCLUDED IN THE ORDINANCE. IF SOMEBODY FEELS THAT THERE WAS A MIS MEASUREMENT, THEY DEFINITELY CAN COME TO THE CITY AND CHALLENGE THAT. I THINK ONE LAST ONE ALONG THAT SAME LINE, WHENEVER YOU HAVE THE IMPERVIOUS SQUARE FOOTAGE, WOULD THAT BE SOMETHING MAYBE DURING THE APPLICATION PROCESS FOR A NEW DEVELOPMENT, IS THAT LIKE MAYBE A FIGURE THAT EITHER THE CIVIL ENGINEER OR THE ARCHITECT COULD CALCULATE? SO THAT WAY EARLY IN THE PROCESS, WE HAVE THAT NUMBER AND WE'RE ALL KIND OF SHOOTING IT TO STATIC. ABSOLUTELY. SO AS YOU MAINTAIN THIS SYSTEM GOING FORWARD, YOU DO HAVE TO COME IN

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SO IF YOU ESTABLISH THAT MAXIMUM, THEN ANY REVENUE ABOVE THAT IS FORGONE FOR THAT YEAR.

AND SO YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BALANCE THAT TYPE OF LIMITATION WITH WHAT YOUR NEEDS ARE IN ORDER TO PROVIDE STORMWATER SERVICES. SURE. THANK YOU. OKAY, SO ONE MORE QUESTION FOR ME, CHRIS. SO JUST WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS. I KNOW YOUR FIRST PRESENTATION WAS TO US ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO. YES, SIR. WHAT PERCENTAGE OF MUNICIPALITIES OUR SIZE AND UP IN THE STATE OF TEXAS ARE USING THESE TYPES OF MEASUREMENTS, THE ERU FOR BEING ABLE TO CHARGE THEIR THEIR RESIDENTS AND THEIR COMMERCIAL PROPERTY. I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT PERCENTAGE BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME CITIES THAT HAVE NOT ADOPTED STORMWATER SYSTEMS. THEY ARE MORE COMMON IN LARGER METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS. MORE URBAN AREAS HAVE TYPICALLY ADOPTED THESE. WHEREAS WE SEE IN RURAL COMMUNITIES, STORMWATER UTILITIES ARE NOT THAT COMMON. THAT SAID, THE MAJORITY OF MUNICIPALITIES THAT HAVE ADOPTED STORMWATER SYSTEM DO CHARGE ON A PER YEAR BASIS. I'M GOING TO BE COMPLETELY HONEST WITH YOU. YOU ARE THE ONLY CITY THAT I'M AWARE OF RIGHT NOW THAT CHARGES IN THE MANNER THAT YOU DO HERE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. RIGHT? RIGHT. WELL, I THINK I SEE AN OPPORTUNITY HERE THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR DEVELOPMENT CODE TO INCENTIVIZE DEVELOPERS WITH NEW DEVELOPMENTS, TO PUT IN RETENTION DETENTION AND BE MORE CREATIVE WITH THEIR, THEIR RUNOFF VERSUS JUST, YOU KNOW, SHOWING HOW WE'RE GOING TO GET THE WATER OFF THE PROPERTY, NOT CONCERNED ABOUT DOWNSTREAM, UPSTREAM, JUST GETTING IT OFF. SO I THINK THAT'S THE BEST PART OF THIS IS WE'LL START LOOKING AT PROPERTIES IN A DIFFERENT WAY WHEN WE'RE IN THE DEVELOPMENT PHASE. YES, SIR. THAT'S ALL ANYBODY ELSE? WELL DONE CHRIS THANK YOU FOR YOUR

[P-2 Request that the City Council consider authorizing the City Manager to accept the Health Foundation of East Texas grant funds totaling $150,000.]

GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. LUKE URBAN FORESTER WITH THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT. TODAY I'LL BE GOING OVER TWO GRANTS WE RECEIVED FROM THE HEALTH FOUNDATION OF EAST TEXAS TOTALING $150,000. THE FIRST IS A $50,000 GRANT TO CREATE AN INTERACTIVE NATURE TRAIL FOR YOUTH ALONG THE TRAIL. THIS IS A FREE AND ACCESSIBLE OUTDOOR LEARNING SPACE WITH A FOCUS ON CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH TO INTERACT WITH NATURE AND JUST LEARN WHILE THEY'RE AT THE TRAIL. SO THE SECTION THAT WE FOCUSED ON IS BETWEEN LEGACY HIGH SCHOOL AND HUBBARD MIDDLE SCHOOL. IT'S A LITTLE STRETCH THAT RUNS THROUGH THE WOODS, AND THIS GIVES US A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO INCORPORATE LOCAL SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS INTO THE PROJECT AS WELL, SINCE IT'S SO CLOSE TO THOSE SCHOOLS. SO AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN, WE'RE GOING TO BE ADDING EDUCATIONAL STATIONS FEATURING TREES, WILDLIFE, NATURE, ALONG WITH HANDS ON INTERACTIVE ELEMENTS. JUST SOMETHING SO, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE ON THE TRAIL, YOU'RE NOT JUST WALKING OR RUNNING. YOU CAN STOP, SLOW DOWN AND LEARN SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR SURROUNDINGS AND THE ENVIRONMENT AROUND YOU. ADDITIONALLY, WE'LL HAVE TRAIL JOURNALS AVAILABLE FOR FOR KIDS TO USE TO SOMETHING FUN TO DO. THEY CAN COLOR ON THEM AND MATCH THE COLORS TO THE LEAVES AND DO ALL THESE DIFFERENT TYPES OF ACTIVITIES WHILE THEY'RE OUT THERE. THESE WILL BE FREE OF CHARGE. AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO START A NATURE

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[Z-1 A26-001 ODYSSEY PROPERTY GROUP LLC (1.77 ACRES OF LAND ALONG CROW ROAD) Request that the City Council consider adoption of an Ordinance approving the voluntary annexation of approximately 1.77 acres of land lying adjacent to the present boundary limits of the City of Tyler, located north of the intersection of Crow Road and Oak Hill Boulevard. Also consider recommending: A. The new boundary of the City Limits. B. The new boundary of the City Council District #2. C. The new boundary of the Tyler Extraterritorial Jurisdiction upon consent. D. That the City Manager be authorized to sign a written agreement for provision of City services per Texas Local Government Code Section 43.0672. E. That the Future Land Use Guide be amended to reflect Community Activity Center. F. Establishment of Original zoning of C-1, Light Commercial District. ]

MOVE TO APPROVE. DOES ANYONE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER HAWKINS AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN NICHOLS? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? Z ONE IS APPROVED. KYLE. GOOD MORNING,

[Z-2 Z26-020 HILAND DAIRY FOODS CO LLC AND MARTIN CASTANEDA (1320, 1322 EAST LOCUST STREET AND 1325, 1331 EAST LINE STREET) Request that the City Council consider adoption of an Ordinance approving a zone change from R-2, Two-Family Residential District, to C-2, General Commercial District.]

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WELL, FOR THE PURPOSES OF EXPANDING THE. THE THE FACILITY SPECIFICALLY TO ALLOW THIS PROPERTY TO BE DEVELOPED WITH THE ADMINISTRATION OFFICE FOR FOR HIGHLAND DAIRY, THIS REQUEST WOULD AMEND THE FUTURE LAND USE GUIDE FROM RESIDENTIAL TO INNOVATION MIXED USE. LIKE I MENTIONED, THE. THE APPLICANT PLANS TO BUILD A OFFICE BUILDING ON THIS SITE WITH.

WITH PARKING. ASSOCIATED PARKING. THEY. THEY. THE CURRENT PROPERTY IS WELL. THE PROPERTY RIGHT NOW IS CURRENTLY UNDEVELOPED AND. IN PREVIOUS YEARS THE APPLICANT HAS MADE CHANGES IN THIS AREA TO FACILITATE THE EXPANSION OF THE FACILITY WHICH. THE GROWTH OF HIGHLAND AREA ALSO ACCOMPLISHES ECONOMIC GOALS FOR. FOR THE CITY. AS YOU SEE HERE IN THE.

THIS IS THE CURRENT IMAGE OF THE SITE. THE. WE DID PROVIDE NOTICE OR PUBLIC NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 200FT. WE RECEIVED FOUR LETTERS IN OPPOSITION. AS YOU SEE THERE ON THE MAP. GENERALLY THE CONCERNS WERE ABOUT ADDITIONAL HIGH INTENSITY COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, TRAFFIC, TRUCK TRAFFIC, THINGS LIKE THAT. THE ACTUAL PROPOSAL HERE IS TO DEVELOP THE PROPERTY WITH AN OFFICE BUILDING, RATHER THAN SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS YOU SEE ON SITE, WHICH IN THE EAST THERE'S, YOU KNOW, TRUCK, TRUCK, TRUCK, PARKING, THE FACILITY, INDUSTRIAL FACILITY TO TO THE SOUTH. THAT IS NOT THE PLAN FOR THIS SITE. AND SO THE, THE TOTAL PERCENTAGE OF PROTEST CALCULATION, YOU SEE THERE IS 16.25%. THE PLANNING COMMISSION REVIEWED THIS APPLICATION AND RECOMMENDED BY A 3 TO 2 VOTE TO APPROVE THIS REQUEST FROM R2 TO C2. THANK YOU. CARL, YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR CARL? WELL. MR. I JUST SAID GO BACK TO THE PICTURES. THERE'S TWO PROPERTIES ON THOSE. OR IS IT JUST ONE? IS IT ON THREE AND 13? ARE THOSE PROPERTIES THERE OR IS THAT A SHADOW IN 13? THREE IS NO LONGER THERE. I DROVE BY YESTERDAY. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT HOUSE ON LOT THREE IS THERE CORRECT? I BELIEVE IT'S COMPLETELY RANGE 13 I BELIEVE. YEAH. OKAY. THE PROPERTIES ARE CURRENTLY OWNED BY HIGHLAND DAIRY NOW. OKAY. OKAY. SO THREE AND FOUR WOULD BE THE PARKING LOT. AND 13. AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE THE OFFICE WILL BE ON THREE AND FOUR AND THE PARKING WILL BE ON THE SOUTH SIDE. THAT'S THE PLAN I SAW. KYLE, DO YOU KNOW THE INGRESS EGRESS PLANS AS FAR AS LIKE HOW THIS IS GOING TO KIND OF FLOW ON THE BLOCK? MY UNDERSTANDING IS THEY PLAN TO HAVE ACCESS FROM BOTH LOCUST ON THE SOUTH SIDE AND FROM CLAYTON ON THE EAST SIDE. SO THE HOUSE, IS THAT A HOUSE? I GUESS IT WOULD BE LOT 15. SO IS THAT A HOUSE OR IS THAT A. THERE IS THERE IS AN EXISTING HOUSE THAT WILL BE AMONGST THE THE DEVELOPMENT THERE. SO THERE WILL BE A HOUSE. THERE'S A HOUSE ON EACH SIDE OF WHAT COULD POSSIBLY BE A PARKING LOT.

CORRECT. AND I FORGOT TO MENTION. SO WITH IT BEING ZONED C2, THE DEVELOPMENT CODE DOES REQUIRE LANDSCAPE BUFFER YARNS ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES. SO THAT WOULD RANGE BETWEEN 10 TO 20FT OF GREEN SPACE WITH TREES AND SHRUBS. ALSO, WHEREVER THERE'S A PARKING SPACE THAT FACES THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY, THERE HAS TO BE A SOLID SCREEN LIKE A FENCE. SO THE CODE DOES HAVE SOME BUILT IN REQUIREMENTS TO TO SOFTEN THAT, THAT ADJACENCY BETWEEN COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL. WHAT ABOUT THE LIGHTING IN THAT PARKING STRUCTURE? RIGHT. SO THE LIGHTING, THEY THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SHINE ON TO ANY ADJACENT RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES PER CODE. AND SO THEY, THEY WILL HAVE TO HAVE DOWN SHIELDED LIGHTS AND PROBABLY PROBABLY HAVE TO LOOK AT THEM VERY CLOSELY. SO THEY DON'T HAVE ANY SPILLOVER. THANK YOU. KYLE. WE DO HAVE A COUPLE PEOPLE THAT HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ISSUE. IT LOOKS LIKE THE FIRST ONE IS PATRICK MOORE. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ISSUE? OKAY. COME UP STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD PLEASE. MY NAME IS PATRICK MOORE. I PUT MY ADDRESS DOWN AS 200 NORTH FULLER. THAT IS HIGHLAND DAIRY. I WORK THERE,

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IS THERE A CHRISTIE? THERE SHE IS. NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. GOOD MORNING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I'M NOT CHRISTIE FRANKLIN. DUE TO HER HEALTH CONDITION. I'M HER COUSIN, SHARON MOORE. I SPOKE AT THE PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING. MY BACKGROUND IS. I'M FROM TYLER. I HAVE WITNESSED THE ENCROACHMENT OF HIGHLAND. AND YOU KNOW IT'S NOT GOING TO STOP. SHE IS IN LOT. I GUESS SOMEONE SAID 15 ON THE CORNER AND THAT IS PROBABLY PRIME PROPERTY THAT THEY WANT. AND I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE THE CITY TO BE MINDFUL THAT THE PEOPLE THAT YOU STILL YOU SEE STANDING STILL, STANDING ON THOSE PROPERTIES, THAT'S THEIR LIVELIHOOD AS THEIR RESIDENTS, THEIR HOME. THIS IS NOT ABOUT MONEY. I KNOW IT IS ECONOMICS FOR THE CITY, HOWEVER. THIS HAS BEEN A JOURNEY FOR THE LAST 2 TO 3 YEARS. MY COUSIN HAS SHE'S BEDRIDDEN AND SHE CALLS ME ALL THE TIME. SHE WAS LIKE PANICKED BECAUSE THEY'VE HARASSED HER.

THEY'VE DONE ALL THESE THINGS. IT HASN'T BEEN KIND. EVEN AFTER THE LAST MEETING, THEY THEY WANTED TO TALK TO US, BUT IT WASN'T IN GOOD FAITH. OKAY. I HAVE DISCERNMENT AND I KNOW WHEN SOMEONE HAS CONCERN AND CARE, THEY SHOW IT. AND WHAT I OBSERVED AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S I'VE BEEN ON THE FRONT ROW. SO I WOULD JUST, YOU KNOW, ASK YOU GUYS TO WORK WITH HIGHLAND BECAUSE I KNOW EVENTUALLY THAT THEY'RE GOING TO TRY TO TAKE OVER THE REST OF THE BLOCK. I KNOW HOW IT WORKS. I WORK FOR CITY GOVERNMENT. I WORK FOR JOHN HANNA WHEN HE WAS THE SECRETARY OF STATE. I'VE BEEN AROUND THE BLOCK, SO I'VE BEEN HERE AT TYLER. I'VE COMMITTED MYSELF TO HELPING OUT THE COMMUNITY AND BEING A REPRESENTATIVE OF TYLER, TEXAS.

WHEREVER I GO, IF SOMEBODY SAYS TYLER. BUT THIS MORNING IT WAS REALLY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO COME HERE TODAY BECAUSE WHAT I SEE AND WHAT I WITNESS AND HOW THEY'VE BEEN TREATED IN THAT COMMUNITY, THAT THEY'VE BEEN THERE, THESE AREN'T PEOPLE THAT JUST MOVE THERE YESTERDAY.

THESE ARE FAMILIES THAT HAVE BEEN THERE FOR 20, 40 YEARS. IF Y'ALL TALK TO THE PEOPLE AND YOU PERSONALIZE THIS LIKE IT'S YOUR FAMILY, YOU WON'T JUST SEE IT AS A TRANSACTION. AND THAT'S ALL I'M GOING TO SAY ABOUT IT TODAY, BECAUSE I POURED MY HEART OUT THE LAST TIME, AND I JUST DON'T HAVE THE ENERGY TODAY. BUT WE JUST WANTED TO GO ON RECORD TO SAY THAT WE DON'T AGREE WITH THIS. WE DO OPPOSE THIS, BUT WE KNOW AND UNDERSTAND HOW IT IMPACTS THE CITY. AND SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. MISS MOORE. YOU SAID YOU'RE MISS FRANKLIN'S COUSIN.

SO FOR THE RECORD, DO YOU LIVE AT THE SAME ADDRESS? DO NOT. WHAT'S YOUR ADDRESS? I DON'T LIVE HERE. I LIVE IN ARLINGTON, TEXAS. OKAY. YES, THEY SHE DOES HAVE A COUSIN THAT LIVES WITH HER. HIS NAME IS KEITH MUMPHREY. I'M NOT SURE HIS NAME IS. WHAT? KEITH MUMPHREY. OKAY. THANK YOU.

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AND SO, YOU KNOW, IN THE FUTURE, IF WE WERE TO NEED ADDITIONAL PARKING OR ANYTHING ELSE IN THAT AREA, THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO TO GO AHEAD AND PROCEED WITH THAT DEVELOPMENT. THE AREA WHERE THE PLANT DID EXPAND IS JUST WHERE YOU SEE THE GREEN SPACE BELOW THAT TO THE SOUTH, AND ALSO WHERE THAT CURRENT TRUCK PARKING IS AT THAT LOCATION NOW. AND WHAT DID YOU SAY THE LADY'S NAME WAS ON 15. HAS SHE BEEN OFFERED? OKAY, FRANKLIN, HAS SHE BEEN OFFERED ANY TYPE OF COMPENSATION FOR HER PROPERTY OR. YES, MA'AM. THEY I KNOW THAT I DON'T KNOW THE DETAILS ON IT SPECIFICALLY, BUT I DO KNOW THAT THEY WERE IN CONTACT ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND THEY WENT THROUGH SEVERAL OFFERS. EVERYTHING WAS DENIED FOR THAT PARTICULAR PROPERTY.

OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. MOORE. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? APPRECIATE IT. YES, SIR.

CAPTAIN. OKAY, I'M GOING TO I'M GOING TO MOVE TO APPROVE Z2. AND WITH THAT BEING SAID, I THINK IT'S A GREAT REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT ON THE TAX ROLL. AND I DO BELIEVE THAT OUR UDC REQUIREMENTS, THE THE BUFFER YARD AND THE LIGHTING. WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE HONORING THAT AND MAKING SURE THAT THE THE RESIDENTS THERE ARE STILL TAKEN CARE OF AS WELL. BUT WITH THAT SAID, I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO APPROVE. Z2 DO HAVE A SECOND, SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN CHARLES AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN NICHOLS. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. Z2 IS APPROVED. THANK YOU. COLONEL Z3. NEXT REQUEST

[Z-3 PD26-011 TONY MEEKS (3101 BELLWOOD ROAD) Request that the City Council consider adoption of an Ordinance approving a PCD, Planned Commercial Development District final site plan amendment.]

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NOPE. I REMEMBER WHEN THAT BUILDING USED TO BE A CLUB AND THEN IT'S BEEN ORANGE. ORANGE JULY. I NEVER WENT BUT ANYWAY IT'S BEEN VACANT FOR A LONG TIME, SO I APPRECIATE Y'ALL FIXING IT UP AND USING IT AS A CHURCH NOW. AND I MOVE TO APPROVE BEFORE YOU, BEFORE YOU MAKE A MOTION. THERE IS ONE PERSON THAT HAS SIGNED UP. OKAY, TONY MEEKS, YOU GOOD? MR. OKAY, GOOD. OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU HAD THE OPPORTUNITY SINCE YOU SIGNED UP. ALRIGHT? OKAY. YES, MA'AM. ALL THREE HAVE A MOTION A SECOND. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE Z3 BY COUNCILWOMAN HAWKINS AND A SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN MARSH.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY POSED Z THREE IS APPROVED, THANK YOU KYLE Z FOUR SO REQUEST FOR A

[Z-4 C26-004 JESUS LIBRADO RUIZ (EAST BARRETT STREET ADJOINING 2100 CARLYLE AVENUE) Request that the City Council consider adoption of an Ordinance approving the closure of an unimproved right-of-way for East Barrett Street.]

WE DID RECEIVE TWO IN OPPOSITION, TWO LETTERS IN OPPOSITION. ONE. ONE WAS WITHOUT ANY DETAILED. THE OTHER ONE TO THE NORTH THERE IDENTIFIED THAT THEY THEY UTILIZE THIS FOR FOR THEIR PROPERTY. IT APPEARS THAT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN SOME CONFUSION OVER WHAT WHAT WAS BEING CLOSED. IT'S JUST THIS UNBUILT RIGHT OF WAY BEING ABANDONED. CARLYLE AVENUE IS NOT NOT CHANGING. SORRY. AND SO WITH THIS, THE THE PLANNING COMMISSION REVIEWED THIS APPLICATION AND RECOMMENDED BY A FIVE ZERO VOTE TO APPROVE THE CLOSURE, SUBJECT TO BEING REPLATTED WITHIN SIX MONTHS. THANK YOU. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? MOVE TO APPROVE THE Z FOUR. SECOND, HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE Z FOUR BY COUNCILWOMAN MARSH AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN NICHOLS. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? Z FOUR IS APPROVED. THANK YOU. CARL Z

[Z-5 Z26-018 FERNANDO AND MARIA N. MARTINEZ (1125 EAST 5TH STREET) Request that the City Council consider adoption of an ordinance approving a zone change from R-2, Two-Family Residential Duplex District to C-1, Light Commercial District.]

[Z-6 Z26-019 PARK OF EAST TEXAS INC (524 AND 528 SOUTH HILL AVENUE) Request that the City Council consider adoption of an Ordinance approving a zone change from R-2, Two-Family Residential Duplex District and C-2, General Commercial District, to R-1B, Single-Family Residential District.]

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AND SO AS YOU SEE HERE, THAT THAT SITE TO THE SOUTH, THIS IS THE SOUTHERNMOST AREA, IS CURRENTLY UNDEVELOPED, BUT THERE IS A TOWER ON THERE WHICH LIMITS OTHER DEVELOPMENT. AND SO I HAVE THE NOTICES THAT WERE SENT OUT. WE DID RECEIVE TWO IN OPPOSITION, AS YOU SEE THERE.

WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY DETAILS AS TO THE OPPOSITION FOR THAT. THERE IS A TOTAL PROTEST CALCULATION OF 6.22%, BUT LIKE I MENTIONED, THE APPLICANT PLANS TO JUST EXPAND ON THEIR HOUSE. THEY DON'T PLAN TO BUILD A NEW HOUSE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED THIS ZONE CHANGE BY UNANIMOUS VOTE. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? NO. I MOVE TO APPROVE Z SIX. SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN HAWKINS AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN NICHOLS. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? Z SIX IS APPROVED Z SEVEN SINCE I'M REQUEST FOR P

[Z-7 PD26-013 GENECOV HOLDINGS LLC (8831 SOUTH BROADWAY AVENUE) Request that the City Council consider adoption of an Ordinance approving a PMXD-1, Planned Mixed-Use District final site plan.]

THIS IS AT THE. THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SOUTH BROADWAY AND WHAT'S NOW WEST CENTENNIAL.

IT'S IN THE PARKSIDE DEVELOPMENT. THE. THE APPLICANT PLANS TO DEVELOP A. A CREDIT UNION ON THIS SITE. THE CURRENT PLAN. DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS APPROVED IN 2019 REQUIRE THAT A FINAL SITE PLAN BE PREPARED FOR EACH EACH DEVELOPMENT. AND SO THE APPLICANT IS DOING THAT HERE. AS YOU SEE, EVERYTHING THAT'S PLANNED ON THE THE WEST ZONE ON THE NORTHWEST AND SOUTH IS PLANNED MIXED USE DISTRICT FOR COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY. SIMILAR ON THE EAST SIDE. IT IS A COMMERCIAL, COMMERCIALLY DEVELOPED. THIS REQUEST IS CONSISTENT WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE GUIDE. AS YOU SEE HERE. IT'S. THIS AREA IS BEING DEVELOPED. I THINK THIS IS ALSO A LITTLE OUTDATED AS WELL. THEY DO HAVE A SITE PLAN AS YOU SEE HERE FOR A CREDIT UNION ON THE SITE. IT DOES MEET ALL THE REQUIREMENTS FOR FOR DEVELOPMENT. AND IT ALSO IS COMPLIANT WITH THE THE 2019 APPROVAL FOR, FOR THIS AREA, THE THE NOTICE OF THE NUMBER RETURNED IN FAVOR OR IN OPPOSITION, THE PLANNING COMMISSION BY UNANIMOUS VOTE, RECOMMENDED APPROVAL. THANK YOU. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ENTERTAIN A MOTION MOVE TO APPROVE. I WILL SECOND, WITH THE CAVEAT THAT WE WISH IT WERE A P.F. CHANG'S, BUT THERE IS STILL HOPE. THE WHOLE THING'S NOT DEVELOPED YET. I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE Z SEVEN BY COUNCILMAN NICHOLSON AS A QUASI SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? Z

[Z-8 C26-003 HILAND DAIRY FOODS CO LLC (UNIMPROVED ALLEY ADJOINING 1320, 1322 EAST LOCUST AND 1325, 1331 EAST LINE STREET) Request that the City Council consider adoption of an Ordinance approving the closure of an unimproved alley right-of-way.]

ANY QUESTIONS FOR CARL MOVE TO APPROVE Z EIGHT? OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN CHARLES AND A SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN DARK BAYS. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? Z EIGHT IS

[Z-9 PD26-007 MIDIAN BHP LLC AND SOUTHERN PINE PLANTATION LLC AND TINA NEGEM VAUGHN ET AL (5555, 5617, 5633, 5649, 5665, 5681, 5697 AND 5701 PLANTATION DRIVE AND 5290 TYLER PARK DRIVE) Request that the City Council consider adoption of an Ordinance approving a zone change from R-2, Two-Family Residential District and R-MF, Multi-Family Residential District to PUR, Planned Unit Residential District with final site plan.]

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AND SO THIS IS THE ARRANGEMENT OF THE SITE, WHICH AGAIN IS FOR 85 DUPLEXES, WHICH WILL BE GATED GATED ACCESS AT ON PLANTATION AND HIGHLAND PARK DRIVE ON THE WEST SIDE. SO THIS DEVELOPMENT WILL HAVE THREE POINTS OF ACCESS, WHICH IS SUFFICIENT FOR THE NUMBER OF UNITS. AS YOU SEE THERE, THE DUPLEXES ARE MIXED IN WITH OPEN SPACE ON SITE, WHICH THAT OPEN SPACE WILL ALSO HELP WITH WITH DRAINAGE ON THE SITE. AND THERE'S ALSO A CLUBHOUSE. I BELIEVE THE APPLICANT IS HERE. IF THERE'S ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE, BUT THE PLANNING COMMISSION WILL GO BACK. WE DID SEND OUT NOTICE TO THE NEIGHBOR NEIGHBORS OF THIS PROPERTY. WE RECEIVED TWO IN OPPOSITION, AS YOU SEE THERE ON THE MAP.

GENERALLY, THE CONCERN WAS ABOUT ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC IN THE AREA, AND THIS PROPERTY WILL HAVE ACCESS TO TWO DIFFERENT STREETS AT DIFFERENT AREAS. SO THAT MIGHT DISPERSE THE THE ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC HERE AND THE THE PLANNING COMMISSION, BY UNANIMOUS VOTE, RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST. ANY QUESTIONS FOR COUNCIL? SO YOU SAID THE TWO ACCESS. THAT'S GOING TO BE TYLER PARK DRIVE ON THE NORTHWEST CORNER. YES, SIR. IN AND OUT OVER HERE AND THEN PLANTATION THERE. AND SO REALLY THREE, THREE. YES. YEAH, I CAN, I COULD THIS IS A CREATIVE BUNCH. THESE ARE ALL RENTALS. CORRECT. SO IT'S GOING TO BE COMMERCIAL. THAT'S CORRECT.

CHARGE AT A HIGHER ER RATE TODAY. OKAY. SO I COULD SEE SOME INCENTIVES COMING FROM THE BACK OF THE ROOM ON THIS TO BE MORE CREATIVE WITH THAT LANDSCAPING CONTAIN THAT WATER AND DRAINAGE. SO THIS IS GOOD. THIS HELPS ADDRESS THAT LACK OF INVENTORY IN THAT MIDDLE HOUSING BRACKET. THAT WAS ADDRESSED IN OUR TYLER TOMORROW PLAN OF NOT A HIGH INVENTORY OF DUPLEXES AND THIS TYPE OF HOUSING THAT WE NEED IN. TYLER. CORRECT? CORRECT. YES IT DOES.

I MEAN, THE CURRENT ZONING DOES ALSO ALSO WOULD ALLOW FOR THAT. BUT THERE ARE SOME SPECIFIC CONSTRAINTS THAT MIGHT MAKE THAT MORE MORE DIFFICULT. AND SO YES, IT WILL PROVIDE FOR THAT MIDDLE HOUSING DUPLEX DEVELOPMENT FOR DIVERSE HOUSING OPTIONS. I WILL ALSO NOTE THAT THE THE SITE WILL NOT BE WILL NOT HAVE PUBLIC STREETS EITHER. THEY WILL HAVE TO MEET CITY REQUIREMENTS FOR, YOU KNOW, FOR WEIGHT AND THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT, BUT IT WILL ALL BE PRIVATELY MAINTAINED AS WELL. IS THERE A TRAFFIC SIGNAL ON PLANTATION COMING OUT ONTO RICE ROAD? YEAH. NO, THERE'S THAT IN THE PLAN FOR TO HELP MANAGE THIS TRAFFIC. IT'S NOT I KNOW PLANTATION IS NOT A HEAVILY TRAVELED ROAD ANYWAY, SO I'M JUST CURIOUS WHATEVER YOU KNOW, SO I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'VE HAD TO DO A TRAFFIC ANALYSIS AT THIS POINT FOR THE ZONING COMPONENT AT THIS POINT. SO THE THE NUMBER OF UNITS DOES NOT CROSS THE THRESHOLD FOR A TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS. BUT SO THERE WAS NOT ONE DONE FOR THIS FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT. BUT I THINK THOSE CAN BE EVALUATED AS NEEDED FOR SURE. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. I KNOW THE APPLICANT IS HERE AS KYLE MENTIONED. LOOKS LIKE THERE WAS TWO PEOPLE THAT SIGNED UP ON Z9.

WE HAVE CHRIS FERRIS, CHRIS HERE AND WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK. I'M HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. FERRIS? NO. AND ALSO BRANT BRADBURY. I SEE HIM BACK THERE. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR BRANT. NO. OKAY. WITH THAT I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND, HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE Z9 BY COUNCILWOMAN BARNEBEY, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN NICHOLS. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? Z9 IS APPROVED. THANK YOU. KYLE. THANK YOU. BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO H ONE, THERE IS SOMEBODY THAT HAS SIGNED UP THOMAS A FIRST TIME ATTENDEE OKAY. I WAS LIKE SOME SIGNAGE. OKAY. IT SAID N A FOR THE AGENDA ITEM AND N A FOR THE COMMENTS. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU HAD SIGNED UP FOR THAT.

[H-1 Request that the City Council consider conducting a public hearing on the proposed Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Annual Budget and on the proposed property tax rate of $0.242063 per $100 of taxable property value.]

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THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS IDENTIFIED NEEDS INCLUDE $6 MILLION FOR SIX FIRE ENGINES AND $4 MILLION FOR TWO FIVE FOR TWO LADDER TRUCKS. THIS INVESTMENT WILL ENSURE THAT THEY CAN REPLACE VEHICLES IN A TIMELY MANNER WHILE MAINTAINING A RESERVE OF EQUIPMENT. THIS APPROACH MINIMIZES THE RISK OF HAVING VEHICLES OUT OF SERVICE WHEN WE NEED THEM THE MOST.

HISTORICALLY, THE CITY OF TYLER HAS MAINTAINED ONE OF THE LOWEST PROPERTY TAX RATES IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. AS THE PAY AS YOU GO CITY, WE PURCHASE CAPITAL EQUIPMENT SUCH AS FIRE ENGINES WITH CASH. HOWEVER, RECENT CHANGES TO STATE PROPERTY TAX LEGISLATION DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTS CITIES WITH LOW PROPERTY TAX RATES, LIKE TYLER. AS A RESULT, WE ARE NOW FORCED TO CONSIDER TAKING ON DEBT TO FUND THESE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, INVESTMENT AND INVESTMENTS WHICH WILL ULTIMATELY LEAD TO HIGHER COSTS FOR TYLER RESIDENTS IN THE LONG RUN. TOGETHER, THESE PURCHASES REPRESENT APPROXIMATELY $12.3 MILLION IN MAJOR PUBLIC SAFETY CAPITAL NEEDS. PLANNING FOR THEM NOW WILL HELP THE CITY REPLACE AGING EQUIPMENT BEFORE IT BECOMES UNRELIABLE, WHILE CONTINUING TO PROVIDE THE LEVEL OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE. OUR COMMUNITY EXPECTS AS CONSTRUCTION PROGRESSES. ON THE DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT, THE PROPOSED BUDGET BEGINS PLANNING FOR THE CARE OF THESE COMPLETED AREAS. THE BUDGET INCLUDES $252,232 FROM THE TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE.

NUMBER FOUR FOR MAINTENANCE. THIS FUNDING WILL HELP PROTECT THE CITY'S INVESTMENT AND SUPPORT THE ONGOING CARE OF THE NEW PUBLIC SPACES AND INVESTMENTS AS THEY ARE COMPLETED. AND AS A REMINDER, TOURS OF THE TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER FOUR IS CREATED BY THE CITY AND THE COUNTY, WITH TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGES PARTICIPATION FOR THE PERIOD OF TIME THAT THEY HAVE LEFT IN THERE. SO WE'RE ABLE TO UTILIZE FUNDING FROM THE DIFFERENT AGENCIES THAT COMES IN THROUGH THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE'RE SEEING DOWNTOWN TO PAY TOWARDS THIS. SO THAT THEN IS NOT SOMETHING WE HAVE TO LOOK AT IN REGARDS TO OUR GENERAL OBLIGATION OR OUR GENERAL MAINTENANCE FUND TO BE ABLE TO PAY TOWARDS FOR THE SERVICES ON THIS. SO THIS WAS A WAY THAT YOU, AS THE CITY, WERE LOOKING AT WAYS TO BE AS FAR AS KIND OF THRIFTY AND TO UTILIZE JOINT FUNDING TO BE ABLE TO BE ABLE TO LOOK AT THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS FOR THIS AREA AS IT COMES TO BE ABLE TO UTILIZE FOR THE PUBLIC NOW USING THE TOURISM AND HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX FUNDS, WE WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE TARGETED IMPROVEMENTS THROUGHOUT THE ROSE COMPLEX. IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT THESE FUNDS MUST BE ALLOCATED

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SAVINGS ARE ANTICIPATED TO REACH APPROXIMATELY HALF $1 MILLION DUE TO THE ABSENCE OF INITIAL CAPITAL EXPENDITURES NEEDED TO ESTABLISH THE CREW. THIS APPROACH NOT ONLY INCREASES THE VOLUME OF WORK THAT COMPLETED, BUT ALSO PROVIDES A MORE SUSTAINABLE, LONG TERM FINANCIAL STRATEGY FOR THE CITY. AS TECHNOLOGY ADVANCES AND BECOMES MORE COST EFFECTIVE, WE ARE DISCOVERING NEW WAYS TO IMPROVE OUR SERVICES. WE PROPOSE ADDING SOFTWARE THAT WILL UTILIZE THE CITY'S CURRENT FLEET OF DASH CAMERAS, ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH SAMSARA TECHNOLOGY TO AUTOMATICALLY IDENTIFY AND PRIORITIZE ROADWAY ISSUES. THESE ISSUES INCLUDE SUCH ISSUES AS POTHOLES, SURFACE DETERIORATION, INFRASTRUCTURE DAMAGE, AND PUBLIC SAFETY HAZARDS. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO INTEGRATE WITH EXISTING WORK ORDER PLATFORMS AND PROVIDE VERIFICATION TOOLS TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL DECISIONS. ON THE TRAFFIC SIDE, WE ARE CONTINUING THE INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM TIMELINE. WE ARE. THE FISCAL YEAR 2027 BUDGET INCLUDES AN ADDITIONAL $31,500 FOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL MAINTENANCE, BRINGING THE SEVENTH YEAR TOTAL MAINTENANCE INVESTMENT TO $208,000. THE QUALITY STREET COMMITMENT FUND, FUNDED BY TWO PENNIES OF THE TAX RATE, PROVIDES DEDICATED RESOURCES FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF TYLER CITY STREETS AND PUBLIC ALLEYS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027. THE PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDES $1.5 MILLION FOR CRACK SEALING, $869,000 FOR BRICK STREET REPAIRS, AND $165,000 FOR PUBLIC ALLEY REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE. THESE INVESTMENTS SUPPORT BOTH PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS, HELPING EXTEND THE LIFE OF OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AND ADDRESS NEEDS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

TYLER WATER UTILITIES IS CONTINUING TO INVEST IN EQUIPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WILL PROTECT OUR WATER QUALITY AND HELP KEEP OUR WATER AND WASTEWATER SYSTEMS RELIABLE.

THE PROPOSED INCREASE OF $173,000 FOR OPERATING IMPROVEMENTS WILL ENABLE STAFF TO MONITOR WATER QUALITY MORE EFFECTIVELY, PROTECT CRITICAL EQUIPMENT AND MAINTAIN CONSISTENCY ACROSS THE SYSTEM. ADDITIONALLY, THE BUDGET ALLOCATES $13.6 MILLION FOR CASH FUNDED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. KEY PROJECTS INCLUDE $6.07 MILLION TO

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THESE RESOURCES ALLOW THE CITY TO CONTINUE ADDRESSING DRAINAGE NEEDS, MAINTAINING EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE AND PLANNING PROJECTS THAT HELP REDUCE FLOODING RISKS FOR THE SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT. THIS BUDGET IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE A PATH TOWARD A MORE SUSTAINABLE OPERATIONS, WHILE CONTINUING TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY SERVICES AT A REASONABLE COST TO RESIDENTS. THE DEPARTMENT NEEDS TO LOOK CLOSELY AT HOW SERVICES ARE DELIVERED AND HOW THEY ARE FUNDED. SEVERAL OPTIONS ARE BEING EVALUATED, BUT NO OPERATIONAL CHANGES WOULD TAKE EFFECT BEFORE JANUARY 1ST, 2027. WE INTEND TO BRING THE PROPOSED OPTIONS TO COUNCIL EARLY IN 2027 FISCAL YEAR FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION AND FOR. AS FAR AS DECISIONS, THE PROPOSED BUDGET WILL ALSO INCLUDE $130,000 FOR NEW ROUTE SOFTWARE FOR OUR SOLID WASTE SERVICES. THIS TECHNOLOGY WILL GIVE THE DEPARTMENT BETTER INFORMATION TO MAINTAIN, TO MANAGE ROUTES, IMPROVE EFFICIENCY AND MAKE MORE INFORMED OPERATIONAL DECISIONS. OUR EMPLOYEES ARE ESSENTIAL TO EVERY SERVICE THE CITY PROVIDES. THE PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDES A 2% PAY INCREASE TO ALL CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES, AND A 2% MERIT INCREASE FOR ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES WHO MEET PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS. THE ESTIMATED COST, INCLUDING BENEFITS, IS $1.863 MILLION. THE CITY IS SELF-INSURED, AND WE CONTINUOUSLY EVALUATE PREMIUMS TO ENSURE THAT OUR PLAN REMAINS SUSTAINABLE FOR THE LONG TERM. RISING HEALTH COSTS ARE A MAJOR CONCERN AS THEY CONTINUE TO INCREASE. FOR THIS REASON, THE BUDGET ACCOUNTS FOR A SCHEDULED INCREASE IN EMPLOYEE HEALTH PREMIUMS. THE BLUEBONNET PLAN WILL SEE AN INCREASE OF $10 PER MONTH. THE AZALEA PLAN WILL INCREASE $20 PER MONTH, AND THE ROSE PLAN WILL INCREASE BY $40 PER MONTH. THE GENERAL FUND SUPPORTS MANY OF THE SERVICES RESIDENTS RELY ON EVERY DAY, INCLUDING POLICE, FIRE, PARKS, STREETS, TRAFFIC, THE LIBRARY, MUNICIPAL COURT AND ANIMAL SERVICES. TYLER CONTINUES TO HAVE THE LOWEST PROPERTY TAX RATE AMONGST TEXAS CITIES.

BECAUSE OF THAT, SALES TAX IS THE LARGEST SOURCE OF REVENUE FOR THE GENERAL FUND. FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027. WE ARE BUDGETING SALES TAX RATE SALES TAX REVENUE AT 2% ABOVE THE CURRENT YEAR FORECAST. THAT GROWTH IS IMPORTANT AS THE COST OF PROVIDING CITY SERVICES ALSO CONTINUES TO INCREASE PROPERTY TAXES, WHICH I WILL DISCUSS IN MORE DETAIL SHORTLY, PROVIDE ABOUT 32% OF THE GENERAL FUND REVENUE. TO PUT THAT IN PERSPECTIVE, PROPERTY TAX REVENUE ALONE DOES NOT COVER THE COST OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. THIS IS WHY MAINTAINING A DIVERSE MIX OF REVENUE IS SO IMPORTANT. IN ADDITION TO SALES AND PROPERTY TAXES, WE CONTINUE TO PURSUE FRANCHISE FEES, GRANTS, AND OTHER FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES THAT HELP US PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY SERVICES, RETAIN AND EQUIP OUR EMPLOYEES, AND MEET THE COMMUNITY'S GROWING NEEDS. SO WHERE DOES EACH GENERAL FUND DOLLAR GO? THE LARGEST SHARE SUPPORTS PUBLIC SAFETY FOR EVERY DOLLAR THE CITY SPENDS FROM THE GENERAL FUND, $0.38 GOES TO POLICE AND $0.26 GOES TO FIRE TOGETHER. THAT MEANS $0.64 OF EVERY DOLLAR SUPPORTS OUR POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS. THE REMAINING $0.36 SUPPORTS OTHER SERVICES FUNDED THROUGHOUT THE GENERAL FUND, INCLUDING PUBLIC SERVICES, PARKS, MUNICIPAL COURT, THE LIBRARY, ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS AND OTHER CITY OPERATIONS. WE TAKE PRIDE IN OUR LIBRARY OPERATIONS AS THEY OFFER VALUABLE RESOURCES TO OUR COMMUNITY. HOWEVER, TO PUT THIS INTO PERSPECTIVE, IF WE WERE TO ELIMINATE OUR LIBRARY BUDGET, WHICH WE'RE NOT ADVOCATING FOR OR RECOMMEND OR EVEN WANT TO DISCUSS, BUT IF THE LIBRARY BUDGET WAS TO SUDDENLY DISAPPEAR AND THE DOORS WERE TO CLOSE, THIS WOULD ONLY FUND THE OPERATIONS OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR 21 DAYS. SO I HAVE STILL ANOTHER 11 MONTHS AND NINE DAYS THAT I WOULD HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO FUND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IF THE LIBRARY WAS CLOSED. THIS CONTEXT HIGHLIGHTS OUR FUNDING DECISIONS. A SIGNIFICANT MAJORITY OF THE GENERAL FUND IS ALREADY DEDICATED TO ESSENTIAL SERVICES, PARTICULARLY PUBLIC SAFETY, LEAVING A MUCH SMALLER PORTION TO ADDRESS THE CITY'S NEEDS. TYLER'S TAXABLE PROPERTY VALUE INCREASED BY ABOUT 2% 2.6% THIS YEAR, REACHING APPROXIMATELY $12.35 BILLION OF PERSONAL AND BUSINESS PROPERTY.

THE PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX RATE IS 24.206 $0.03 PER $100 OF TAXABLE VALUE, COMPARED WITH

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SEVERAL CHANGES IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET WOULD AFFECT UTILITY BILLS THIS YEAR. FIRST, THE REGULATORY COMPLIANCE FEE WOULD INCREASE TO HELP PAY DEBT ASSOCIATED FOR PROJECTS REQUIRED UNDER THE EPA WASTEWATER CONSENT DECREE. THE FEE WOULD INCREASE BY $5 ON OCTOBER 1ST AND $5 ON JANUARY 1ST, BRINGING THE TOTAL MONTHLY FEE TO $36.17 AFTER JANUARY 1ST, DIVIDING THE INCREASE INTO TWO PHASES ACROSS SPREADS THE IMPACT ACROSS THE FISCAL YEAR.

ANOTHER INCREASE IS EXPECTED IN FISCAL YEAR 2028, AS A RESULT OF ANY DEBT APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL RELATED TO THE EPA CONSENT DECREE IN FISCAL YEAR 2027. THE PROPOSED BUDGET ALSO INCREASES THE FEE PAID BY COMMERCIAL WASTE HAULERS BY 6%, AND INCREASES THE WASTEWATER FRANCHISE FEE BY 1%. THE PROPOSED BILL WOULD ALSO CHANGE. OUR BUDGET WOULD ALSO CHANGE HOW STORMWATER FEES ARE CALCULATED BEGINNING JANUARY 1ST, 2027. AS Y'ALL HEARD TODAY, CURRENTLY, THE FEE IS 7% OF A CUSTOMER'S WATER, SEWER AND IRRIGATION CHARGES, SO IT CAN CHANGE BASED ON WATER USAGE. UNDER THE NEW METHOD, THE STORMWATER FEE WOULD BE BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF HARD SURFACE ON A PROPERTY, INCLUDING ROOFS, DRIVEWAYS, SIDEWALKS AND PARKING LOTS. THESE SURFACES WOULD CREATE RUNOFFS BECAUSE THEY PREVENT RAINWATER FROM SOAKING INTO THE GROUND. THE CITY WOULD MEASURE THIS AREA USING EQUIVALENT RESIDENTIAL UNITS OR ERAS. WHEN E ARE, YOU WOULD EQUAL 3454FT■!S OF HARD SURFACE AND WOULD COST $4.90 PER MONTH. RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES WOULD BE CHARGED IN WHOLE E R USE, WITH A MINIMUM OF ONE. COMMERCIAL AND OTHER NON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES WOULD BE CHARGED BASED ON THEIR ACTUAL AMOUNT OF HARD SURFACE. THIS CHANGE WOULD BE MORE EQUITABLE, CONNECTING THE STORMWATER FEE MORE DIRECTLY TO THE AMOUNT OF RUNOFF A PROPERTY OWNER CREATES, RATHER THAN HOW MUCH WATER THE CUSTOMER USES. THIS IS A MAJOR CHANGE AND AS Y'ALL HEARD DETAILED TODAY WAS ONE THAT WILL BE CONSIDERED AS FAR AS FURTHER ORDINANCES AND REVISIONS, BUT LOOKING TO TAKE EFFECT FOR JANUARY 1ST OF THIS YEAR. THIS YEAR, WE EVALUATED THE LANDFILL FEES FOR SOLID WASTE IN COMPARISON TO OTHER LANDFILLS IN THE AREA. WE IMPROVED. WE PROPOSE INCREASING THE LANDFILL ROYALTY FEE BY $19 IN TWO PHASES, AN INCREASE OF $12 FOR OCTOBER 1ST, AN ADDITIONAL $7 ON APRIL 1ST, 2027. ADDITIONALLY, THE ACCESS OR TIPPING FEE WILL RISE FROM $15 TO $25, WITH EXPECTED TO CONTRIBUTE APPROXIMATELY $500,000 TO THE PARKS CAPITAL FUND. THESE INCREASES WILL HELP US REMAIN COMPETITIVE AND PROVIDE A BETTER RETURN ON THE

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SO WE'RE NOT JUST UP HERE ADOPTING A BUDGET WILLY NILLY. YEAH, I APPRECIATE THAT QUESTION, MAYOR. I THINK THAT'S ACTUALLY A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE A LOOK AT HOW THIS WHOLE PROCESS WORKS. THE ULTIMATELY, YOU KNOW, BUDGETS ARE ADOPTED FOR OCTOBER 1ST. WE THEN, YOU KNOW, HAVE GO THROUGH OUR ANNUAL AUDIT OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S BUDGET. AND THAT'S KIND OF GOING ON EVEN AS WE SPEAK. AS THEY'RE PREPARING FOR THAT, WE THOUGH BEGIN TO LOOK THOUGH BEGINNING USUALLY IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY, YOU KNOW, JANUARY, TYPICALLY OUR BUDGET TEAM STARTS THE PROCESS OF LOOKING AT WHERE WE ARE AFTER THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE FISCAL YEAR. AND WHAT ARE SOME ANTICIPATED COSTS THAT WE KNOW THAT ARE STILL COMING ON? WHAT CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE, ANY BUDGET AMENDMENTS THAT ARE NEEDED TO BE DONE? AND SO WE'RE STILL KIND OF WORKING IN THIS KIND OF QUASI AREA BETWEEN CLEANING UP THE THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S BUDGET AND THEN STARTING TO PREPARE FOR THE BUDGET, WE'RE GETTING CHECKING TO SEE WHERE WE ARE AND EVALUATE THE BUDGET THAT WE ARE IN, AND THEN STARTING TO PREPARE FOR THE BUDGET THAT IS COMING. AND WITH THAT, THEN OUR ESSENTIALLY OUR OUR BUDGET TEAM BEGINS SENDING INFORMATION OUT TO THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS TO SAY, HERE ARE THE CONSTRAINTS THAT YOU'RE UNDER AS YOU ARE DEVELOPING YOUR BUDGET. WE HAVE ULTIMATELY, THERE'S DIFFERENT INFORMATION WITHIN THE BUDGETS THAT THE DEPARTMENTS THEN PROVIDE BACK TO THE CITY OR TO THE BUDGET TEAM IN THAT FEBRUARY, MARCH TIME FRAME. AND THAT IS GOING TO BE THEIR BASE BUDGETS, OF WHICH, YOU KNOW, IT'S PRETTY WELL KIND OF KEEPS AS IS OR LOOKING TO SEE WHERE ARE THEIR CHANGES, WHERE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE SEEN IN PREVIOUS YEARS FUNDING OR AS FAR AS THAT THEY MAY NOT HAVE SPENT MONEY IN THAT. WE WANT TO PUSH ON AND START HAVING THEM ASK QUESTIONS, ANSWER QUESTIONS ON THAT, AND THEN WHAT WE CALL SUPPLEMENTALS, WHICH ARE THINGS THAT ARE NOT PART OF THEIR BASE BUDGET, BUT ARE CHANGES THAT THEY WANT TO MAKE, WHETHER IT BE FOR OR, YOU KNOW, ESSENTIALLY MAYBE ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT OR IT MAY BE CHANGES TO WHERE MORE REVENUE BEING BROUGHT IN, CHANGES TO FEE STRUCTURES, THAT TYPE OF SITUATION, ANY KIND OF REALLY BIG ADJUSTMENTS MADE, ANY ADJUSTMENTS THAT ARE BEING DONE IN THEIR BUDGET ARE DONE THROUGH THE SUPPLEMENTALS. WE THEN START THAT EVALUATION OF THAT PROCESS IN ABOUT APRIL AND MAY THROUGH THE AS FAR AS THE THEIR BUDGETS AND THE SUPPLEMENTALS, THEY WILL COME IN, DO PRESENTATIONS TO OUR BUDGET TEAM TO BE ABLE TO LOOK AT, TO SEE WHAT IS HELP US REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE ASKING ABOUT FOR US TO KIND OF REALLY START TO QUESTION WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE'RE SEEING THAT MIGHT BE DISCREPANCIES IN THEIR BUDGET FOR, YOU KNOW, WHERE THEY MAY HAVE PAID FOR SOME THINGS THAT WE THINK, YOU KNOW, DID THAT NEED TO BE IN A DIFFERENT ACCOUNT, YOU KNOW, THE THINGS THAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR THAT WE DON'T SEE ANY ACTIVITY ACTIVITY ON OR ACTION ON THAT. WE NEED TO JUST SAY, YOU KNOW, THIS ISN'T WORKING OR CHANGE WHERE THEIR EFFICIENCIES. YOU SEE TWO BIG THINGS THAT ARE COMING OUT OF THIS INTO, FOR THIS BUDGET THAT WE'RE PROPOSING THAT COME FROM THE EFFICIENCY SIDE OF THINGS. I DON'T KNOW IF. AND THAT IS IN RELATIONSHIP TO LOOKING AT CONTRACT COSTS AND PRESSING ON THOSE CONTRACT COSTS TO SEE WHAT WHAT THOSE ARE CONTINUING TO BUILD UP AS VERSUS BRINGING THAT WORK IN-HOUSE. AND SO THAT WAS ONE THIS YEAR WAS ONE, IF THERE WAS ANY TYPE OF MAJOR THEME, IT WAS ON EFFICIENCIES. WHERE ARE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THIS BUDGET BECAUSE OF THE CONSTRAINTS THAT THE WHAT WE CAE OUR REVENUE STRUCTURES. BY THAT,

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WE'RE STILL INTERNALLY WORKING ON, ON PUSHING ON TRANSIT TO BE ABLE TO, FOR OUR LOCAL MATCH, TO FIGURE OUT, FIGURE OUT HOW TO CONSTRAIN WHAT WE ARE PAYING TOWARDS OUR LOCAL MATCH.

BECAUSE AGAIN, YOUR ABILITY TO PAY TOWARDS THINGS IS BEING FURTHER AND FURTHER CONSTRAINED.

BECAUSE AS YOU AS FAR AS TO GENERATE FUNDING FOR THESE TYPE OF THINGS. AND SO YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO WE'RE ALL GOING TO HAVE TO BE CREATIVE AND LOOK TO SEE WHAT ARE THE WAYS THAT WE CAN DO THIS MORE EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY WITH JUST KIND OF THE LIMITATIONS THAT WE ARE UNDER. WE THEN START TO BRING AS FAR AS THE MAYOR IN AND THEN THE COUNCIL BY KIND OF JUST TALKING TO THE COUNCIL MEMBERS INDIVIDUALLY ABOUT THE AS FAR AS THE BUDGET AND ALSO KIND OF.

AND SO THAT THEN KIND OF GETTING THAT FEEDBACK ABOUT, WELL, WHAT ABOUT THIS OR THAT? SO THAT WE CAN START TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS IT WE MISSED? WHERE ARE WE GOING TO SEE SOME CONCERNS? WHERE ARE WE GOING TO HIT SOME ROADBLOCKS? ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ALWAYS WANT TO BRING YOU IS A BUDGET THAT YOU KNOW, THAT WE FEEL THAT YOU ARE GOING TO BE SUPPORTIVE OF AND REFLECTS WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE FOR THIS CITY. AND SO, AND NOT BE OFF FROM REALLY, ULTIMATELY, COUNCIL'S DESIRES AND GOALS. AND SO A LOT OF COUNCIL, ESPECIALLY WITH WITH NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS AND EVEN SOME WHO'VE BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE, YOU KNOW, COUNCILMAN NICHOLAS STILL HAS BIG DREAMS. AND WE ALWAYS TRY TO THE BIG DREAMS SOMETIMES GET REFLECTED MORE IN THE HALF-CENT PROGRAM THAN IT DOES IN THIS, YOU KNOW, IN KIND OF OUR ANNUAL WORK ORDERS THAT WE HAVE HERE AS FAR AS WITH THE BUDGET AND PROGRAM OF SERVICES. BUT IT IS A PIECE OF OF KIND OF WORKING ON THOSE BIG DREAMS, YOU KNOW, JUST KIND OF CHIP BY CHIP EACH FISCAL YEAR TO KIND OF HAVE THEM REFLECTED IN HERE. AND SO THIS THEN BECOMES THE PRESENTATION, THE FIRST PRESENTATION, AND THEN THE PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR TODAY AND FOR SEPTEMBER 9TH THAT THEN ARE BROUGHT TO THE COUNCIL. AND ULTIMATELY THEN HOPEFULLY A VOTE ON THE PROPERTY TAX RATE AND ON THE BUDGET BY THE COUNCIL. THANK YOU. ANYBODY HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS

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COULD YOU KIND OF SPEAK MORE TO THE BRICK STREETS? YES. THE BRICK STREETS IS AN INTERESTING JUST THING THAT WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH NOW FOR 100 YEARS OR MORE. AND ACTUALLY IT'S RIGHT AT ABOUT 100 YEARS. AND SO THE THE DIFFICULTY WE'VE ALWAYS RUN INTO BRICK STREETS IS FINDING PEOPLE WHO ARE, OR ESPECIALLY CONTRACTORS. AND TO BE ABLE TO KIND OF DO THAT WORK, THE WORK ON, YOU KNOW, IT'S WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT JUST THE ADVANCEMENTS IN. AND THE REASON IT'S CONTRACTORS, BECAUSE EVEN THE EMPLOYEES THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN, WAS BACK IN THE DAY, ONE OF OUR BIGGEST TURNOVERS WAS ON WHEN WE WOULD HAVE A BRICK STREET CREW BECAUSE NOBODY WANTED TO WORK WITH BRICK STREET CREW. IT IS HARD, HARD LABOR AND IT IS FULLY MANUAL.

THERE'S NO YOU KNOW, IT'S UNLIKE A LOT OF WHAT OUR STREET CREW GETS TO WORK WITH NOW, WHERE YOU HAVE, YOU KNOW, TRUCKS THAT COME IN AND CAN MILL THEIR THINGS UP, KIND OF PUT IT IN. AND IT'S, IT IS A, A GOOD BALANCE BETWEEN, YOU KNOW, THE, THE MANUAL LABOR AND THE TECHNOLOGY THAT DOESN'T EXIST WITH BRICK STREETS. IT IS JUST POPPING THOSE THINGS OUT, CLEANING THEM UP AND PUTTING THEM BACK. WE HAVE FOUND A GREAT CONTRACTOR THAT WE WORK WITH THAT IS ABLE TO COME IN NOW TO HELP US WITH OUR BRICK STREET PROGRAM. THE THING THOUGH, WITH THAT IS, YOU KNOW, AS CONTRACTORS, THEY WANT A SIZABLE AMOUNT OF WORK TO BE ABLE TO BE DONE, NOT JUST SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN COME IN AND OUT AND JUST DO A LITTLE BIT OF HERE AND THEN GO OFF TO A DIFFERENT JOB AND THEN COME BACK FOR, OH, WE'VE GOT ANOTHER LITTLE PIECE THAT WE NEED DONE, THAT TYPE OF THING. SO THAT'S ONE WHERE SOMETIMES WE WILL HAVE FUNDING FROM THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR THAT WILL ROLL OVER. THEN TO COME INTO THE FISCAL YEAR, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO PROGRAM FOR. SO BE ABLE TO HAVE A, A LARGER AMOUNT OF MONEY TO BE ABLE TO THEN PUT TOWARDS A, YOU KNOW, A BIGGER PORTION OF STREET FOR THAT CONTRACTOR TO BE INTERESTED TO COME IN TO DO THAT WORK. SO IT'S ABOUT KIND OF AN ECONOMY OF SCALE THAT KIND OF GETS CREATED. BUT YOU NEED TO HAVE ULTIMATELY, IT'S LIKE, YOU KNOW, YOU'LL LOOK AND SEE THAT, WELL, WE DIDN'T SPEND THAT MUCH FROM THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR, BUT THAT'S BECAUSE WE MAY BE BUILDING UP THAT FUND TO BE ABLE TO THEN PUT MONEY IN FROM THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR IN ORDER TO HAVE A BIGGER PROJECT FOR THE CONTRACTOR TO COME OUT AND TO WORK ON. IS THERE ANY KIND OF LIKE OVERLAY OF PRIORITIZED ROUTES OR, YOU KNOW, LIKE THERE MAYBE IT ACCELERATES FIXES IN CERTAIN, I DON'T KNOW, NECESSARILY, I WOULD SAY ACCELERATES FIXES. IT IS WE, WE DO HAVE PRIORITIZED AREAS THAT WE WANT TO, TO KIND OF TO, TO CONTINUE TO WORK TOWARDS.

SOMETIMES THOSE GET ADJUSTED. I KNOW THERE'S BEEN QUITE A BIT OF CONVERSATION AS THE, THE, YOU KNOW, THE WORK ON THE SQUARE AND SOME OF THE OTHER SPOTS HAVE BEEN DONE. AND NOW YOU'VE HAD A WHOLE LOT MORE TRAFFIC USING SPRING STREET, FOR EXAMPLE. BUT THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD SIZED SEGMENT. BUT, YOU KNOW, SPRING STREET IS, WILL DO WONDERS ON YOUR TRANSMISSION AND EVERYTHING ELSE. AND SO IT IS. AND SO THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE LOOK AT AND GO, WELL, THIS MIGHT BECOME A BIGGER PROJECT THAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO DO THERE.

BUT THERE'S, YOU KNOW, THE MONEY'S THE MONEY. AND SO I, THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL FUNDING THAT I CAN KIND OF PUT TOWARDS IT. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO THOUGH, EVALUATE AND YOU JUST SAW KIND OF RECENTLY DONE OVER HERE ON BOARDWALK IS WHERE YOU HAVE BRICK STREETS THAT DON'T HAVE NECESSARILY THE TOURISM LEVEL OF TRAFFIC THAT ARE GOING THROUGH THEM. SO IT IS IN FRONT OF SOLID WASTE. AND I THINK LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND IN THOSE AREAS OVER THERE, A LOT OF, YOU KNOW, BRICK STREETS, BUT WE HAD A BIG DRAINAGE PROBLEM OVER THERE. SO AS WE TOOK THAT DRAINAGE, TOOK CARE OF THE DRAINAGE PROBLEM, WE SAID, HEY, LET'S GO AHEAD AND REMOVE THE BRICK STREETS FROM THIS AREA. BECAUSE AGAIN, YOU DON'T HAVE A LOT OF TOURISM IN THAT AREA. IT IS MORE OF JUST. AND SO REPLACING IT WITH AN ASPHALT STREET THAT YOU KNOW, IS MORE EASIER TO FIX OVER AS TIME GOES ON. EVEN THOUGH BRICK STREETS HAVE A LONGER LASTING LIFESPAN TO THEM THAN ASPHALT STREETS, THOSE BECOME KIND OF DECISION POINTS THAT WE DO AND GO MOVE FORWARD WITH AND TYPICALLY DON'T REALLY SEE TOO MUCH OR ANY KIND OF PUSHBACK ON BECAUSE FOR RESIDENTS, TYPICALLY THEY PREFER TO, YOU KNOW, JUST IF YOU'RE JUST DRIVING AS FAR AS KIND OF THE RESIDENT AND SOME OF THE DIFFERENT AREAS, YOU'RE OKAY WITH ASPHALT STREETS AND MORE SO PROBABLY THAN, THAN BRICK STREETS. I SAY THAT JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE AREAS THAT WE LOOK AT AND SAY, DOES THIS NEED TO CONTINUE TO BE A BRICK STREET? THIS IS SOMETHING WE HAVE A LOT OF, LIKE I SAID, YOU KNOW, TOURISM OR KIND OF THE THE CHARM OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS KIND OF STILL BASED AROUND THE BRICK STREETS VERSUS OVER THERE, WHICH WAS SOLID WASTE, YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS ED COGS FACILITY, KIND OF MORE OF AN

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H I KNOW HE'S BACK THERE. TERRENCE, IF YOU WANT TO COME UP, YOU CAN BE THE FIRST. AND THEN IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE ANYBODY ELSE HAS SIGNED UP AFTER HIM. BUT IF THERE ARE THOSE THAT WISH TO SPEAK, YOU CAN START MAKING YOUR WAY UP TO THE MICROPHONE AFTER. TERRENCE.

TERRENCE. NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. TERRENCE ATES, 1406 ALAMO DRIVE, TYLER, TEXAS. MISS CASSANDRA, WILL YOU SET THE TIMER FOR THREE MINUTES? I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE WISHING TO SPEAK TODAY, BUT IN CASE THERE'S A LOT. AND I KNOW YOU LIKE TO TALK. I'LL KEEP IT SHORT. SAY IT AGAIN. YOU. MORNING. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING MAYOR. GOOD MORNING, CITY COUNCIL. AS A BORN AND RAISED TYLER, A GRADUATE OF JOHN TYLER HIGH, CLASS OF 96, GRADUATE OF TJC, UT. TYLER AND OF LEADERSHIP. TYLER, I AM BEFORE YOU TODAY AS A TYLER RESIDENT WHO IS ALSO AN EMPLOYEE OF YOUR HEALTH DEPARTMENT, THAT JOHN B MILLER, ROY C OWENS, OSCAR BURTON AND THE LEADERSHIP OF TYLER IN 1936 CREATED NAMED THE TYLER SMITH COUNTY HEALTH UNIT WHERE OUR FIRST OFFICES ARE NOW, THE TYLER RECYCLING CENTER. TWO WEEKS AGO, NET HEALTH LEARNED THAT YOUR CURRENT PROPOSED BUDGET INCLUDES A DECREASE TO NET HEALTH, A 75% DECREASE FROM 200,000 DOWN TO 50,000, ALONG WITH A DECREASE IN FUNDING TO THE CENTER FOR HEALTHY LIVING, THE FORMER FIRE STATION ON FRANKSTON HIGHWAY. A DECREASE A 50 A 25% DECREASE FROM $66,500 DOWN TO 5000. ALSO NOW, FOR OBVIOUS, UNNECESSARY REASONS, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S BUDGET IS AT 39 MILLION. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S BUDGET IS AT 27 MILLION. BUT PUBLIC HEALTH, THE UNSEEN SIDE OF PUBLIC SAFETY, IS CURRENTLY BEING BUDGETED FOR ONLY $50,000, OR 0.67% OF THE BUDGET OF 66 MILLION. FOR PUBLIC SAFETY. THE BUDGET ALSO HAS SOME COINCIDENTAL AND CURIOUS CALCULATIONS. PAGE ONE SHOWS THAT THE GENERAL FUND IS PROJECTED TO INCREASE BY 4 MILLION, AND 200,000 IS JUST 5% OF THAT FORECASTED PROFIT. PAGE EIGHT CALCULATES A SAVINGS IN PUBLIC SAFETY FROM LAST YEAR TO A TOTAL OF CLOSE TO $200,000.

THE PROPOSED BUDGET WILL ALSO ESTABLISH, LIKE IT JUST MENTIONED, A NEW CITY STREET CREW TO ASSIST WITH CRACK SEALING AND BASE REPAIRS, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO SAVE APPROXIMATELY $200,000 WITH GREATER SAVINGS IN THE FUTURE. PAGE 25 OF THE BUDGET SHOWS A RAINY DAY FUND BALANCE OF 8,291,000. WHEN LAST YEAR'S FUND WAS 8,041,000, A DIFFERENCE OF $200,000. HOWEVER, IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT TYLER CITY COUNCIL CAN ONLY DRAW FROM THAT RAINY DAY FUND FOR UNFORESEEN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS SIMILAR TO NET HEALTH AND SIMILAR TO MANY OTHER MUNICIPAL ORGANIZATIONS. SO AS A RESIDENT, AS A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF TYLER, MY ASK IS JUST TO MAINTAIN THE 200 000 TO NET HEALTH THAT YOU'VE PROVIDED FOR THE LAST TEN YEARS, AND TO JUST MAINTAIN THE $66,500 THAT YOU PROVIDED TO THE CENTER FOR HEALTHY LIVING FOR THE LAST 13 YEARS, NO INCREASE, NO DECREASE, JUST STABILITY, NOT FOR NET HEALTH, BUT FOR EVERY SINGLE RESIDENT IN THE CITY OF TYLER. THAT IS THE BIRTHDAY GIFT THAT PUBLIC HEALTH RELIES ON IN YOUR 90TH YEAR OF SUPPORTING YOUR LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT FOR ALL OF YOUR BUSINESSES, TOURISTS, COMMUTERS, AND ALL WHO DEPEND AND RELY ON THE NORTHEAST TEXAS PUBLIC HEALTH DISTRICT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

TERRENCE, YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR CARRIES? OKAY. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE HERE THAT WOULD WISH TO SPEAK ON EACH ONE DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING? NOBODY. OKAY. AT THIS POINT, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND WE DON'T NEED ANY ACTION ITEMS ON EACH ONE AT THIS TIME.

[M-1 Request that the City Council consider authorizing the City Manager to approve a bid for $85,000 to install new lighting at Rev. Ralph Caraway Sr. Field at Fun Forest Park]

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AND SO THIS IS. SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED IN OUR MASTER PLAN FUND. FOREST IS. AND THEN ADDING ADDITIONAL FIELD LIGHTING IS ALSO ADDRESSED IN OUR MASTER PLAN AS A VERY BIG CONCERN FROM OUR CITIZENS. SO I'M HERE TO JUST REQUEST THE CITY COUNCIL CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO APPROVE A BID OF $85,000 TO INSTALL NEW LIGHTING AT REVEREND RALPH CARAWAY SENIOR FIELD AT FUN FOREST PARK. THANK YOU. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE. ONE SECOND. HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE IN ONE BY COUNCILWOMAN HAWKINS AND SECOND, BY COUNCILMAN NICHOLS. DID YOU HAVE SOMEONE TO SPEAK? OH. OH, YEAH. THAT. YES. THERE IS SOMEBODY ON M1. MISS ASHLEY BRYANT. I'M VERY SORRY. SORRY.

SORRY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MISS BRYANT. NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. YES. MY NAME IS ASHLEY BRYANT. I LIVE ON COUNTY ROAD 113 IN TYLER, TEXAS. SO GOOD MORNING MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY MANAGER AND STAFF. MY NAME IS ASHLEY BRYANT. I AM THE OWNER OF BREEZY DAY LLC. I WORK FULL TIME IN PROCUREMENT FOR THREE YEARS. AT BREEZY DAY, WE POSITIONED SMALL BUSINESSES TO COMPETE AND WIN IN GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING. TO DATE, WE HAVE HELD MULTIPLE BUSINESSES, SECURE APPROXIMATELY 5 MILLION IN GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS.

TODAY'S COOPERATIVE PURCHASE ITEM CAUGHT MY ATTENTION. MY RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THE SPORTS LIGHTING COMPANY IS BASED IN IOWA, WHICH LED ME TO REVIEW 13 PREVIOUS COOPERATIVE PURCHASES, NINE OF THOSE TOTALING APPROXIMATELY 2.21 MILLION, WITH SEVEN VENDORS OUTSIDE OF EAST TEXAS. I ALSO IDENTIFIED BUSINESSES IN TYLER SMITH COUNTY AND EAST TEXAS WHO SERVICE ALIGNED WITH THOSE PURCHASES AND PROVIDED MY FINDINGS TO THE COUNCIL.

COOPERATIVE PURCHASES CAN BE BENEFICIAL AND EFFICIENT. HOWEVER, AS TYLER GROWS, OUR LOCAL BUSINESS CAPACITY GROWS TO WHEN AREA BUSINESSES CAN PERFORM THE WORK GIVEN THEM.

THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPETE CREATES HEALTHY COMPETITION AND GIVES THE CITY MORE OPTIONS.

LOCAL BUSINESSES WANTS TO BE A PART OF TYLER'S GROWTH. THEY ATTEND. TYLER AMBER. TYLER, AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. METRO. TYLER EVENTS, BUSINESS. HAPPY HOURS, MIXERS AND EXPOS. I HAVE BEEN IN THOSE ROOMS WITH THEM. I SAW MISS HAWKINS AT THE CHAMBER EVENT AND THE MAYOR AT TYLER METRO. I THANK YOU BOTH AND I APPRECIATE YOU SHOWING UP AND ENGAGING WITH OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY. THESE OWNERS ARE SHOWING UP BECAUSE THEY WANT TO LEARN, GROW AND CONTRIBUTE. YET WHEN I ASK THEM WHETHER DO THEY KNOW ABOUT CITY PROJECTS OR HOW TO SUBMIT THE BID, THEY TELL ME NO BECAUSE THEY DO NOT KNOW THE OPPORTUNITY OR EXIST OR WHERE TO BEGIN. I UNDERSTAND THE THE FRUSTRATION BECAUSE I EXPERIENCED IT WITH MY MYSELF WHILE TRYING TO BECOME A CITY VENDOR. I WAS SENT FROM ONE PERSON TO ANOTHER AND BACK TO THE ORIGINAL CONTACT. AFTER I RETURN, I STILL NOT HAVE A CLEAR ANSWER. I WORK IN THE GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING EVERY DAY, SO I UNDERSTAND HOW SOMEONE WITHOUT THAT EXPERIENCE CAN HAVE EVEN A HARDER TIME.

THE CURRENT GENERAL JANITORIAL BID IS AN EXAMPLE. A BUSINESS MUST FIND THE NEWSPAPER NOTICE, OBTAIN THE DOCUMENTS FROM THE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BETWEEN 8 TO 4 P.M. 8 A.M. TO 4 P.M. THE.

AND DELIVER THE PURCHASING OFFICE. MANY OWNERS, WHICH I CAN SAY. THIS MORNING I DID TRY TO GO TO OBTAIN THE PURCHASING, THE. THE SOLICITATION, AND I COULDN'T OBTAIN IT BECAUSE THE PERSON WASN'T THERE. BUT THEY DID CALL ME AND THEY SENT ME AN EMAIL WITH THAT. BUT THAT'S ONLY BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT QUESTIONS TO ASK. MANY SMALL BUSINESSES WERE KNOWN TO DO THAT. SO MANY, MANY OWNERS ARE WORKING DURING THOSE HOURS. POSTING THE COMPLETE BID

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THANK YOU, MISS BRYANT. APPRECIATE IT. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISS BRYANT? NO, JUST FOR LEANN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. SORRY I MISSED ON THE ON THE LIST, I APOLOGIZE.

YES, MA'AM. DID YOU HAVE THE BIDS FOR THE LIGHTING? IS IT IN YOUR YOU DON'T HAVE A PRESENTATION FOR THAT, RIGHT. SO THEY ARE ON BY BOARD COOPERATIVE PURCHASING, WHICH IS WHAT SHE WAS SPEAKING OF. AND SO WE DO NOT HAVE TO ACTUALLY GO GET BIDS BECAUSE THEY ARE ALREADY GIVING US THE LOWEST PRICE THEY CAN. HOWEVER, I WILL SAY WITH THE MUSCO LIGHTING SYSTEM, IT IS WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE IN ALL OF OUR PARKS. WE ARE NOT AWARE OF ANYBODY LOCALLY THAT CAN DO WHAT WE NEED FOR OUR ATHLETIC FIELDS AS FAR AS LIGHTING, BUT MUSCO LIGHTING IS A HUGE NOT ONLY JUST LIGHTS, BUT IT'S A HUGE SOFTWARE SYSTEM AS WELL.

SO THAT'S WHY WE WENT BACK WITH MUSCO TO REPLACE THESE LIGHTS. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? YEAH.

YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU FOR MISS ASHLEY. WHAT WAS THE ASK WITH THIS? WHAT WAS THE JUST TO ATTEND THE EVENT. OKAY. SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO ATTEND THE. GOING WITH YOUR BUSINESS, WITH YOUR COMPANY. WE HAVE THAT ONE. I WOULDN'T WANT TO BE ABLE TO LET SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS KNOW HOW TO BE ABLE TO GET HOW TO BECOME INFECTED WITH TYPEKIT. THANK YOU. AND PROCUREMENT LAWS THROUGH THE STATE OF TEXAS ARE, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE NOT NECESSARILY ALWAYS THE EASIEST DESIGNED TO BE ABLE TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE COMPETITIVE BIDS THROUGH YOU ALSO THROUGH US GOING OUT TO BID FOR OURSELVES OR THROUGH AS FAR AS COOPERATIVES THAT YOU CAN JOIN AND BE PART OF. AND SO KIND OF UNDERSTANDING THAT PROCESS. WE'RE GLAD THAT THEY'RE INTERESTED IN LEARNING ABOUT MORE ABOUT THE BID PROCESS AND, AND THAT AS WELL AS, AGAIN, NOTIFICATION PIECES. WE DON'T HAVE A LARGE PROCUREMENT STAFF. AND SO WE ARE VERY KIND OF BASED UPON DOING IT AS PER PRESCRIBED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS AND THE LAWS THAT THEY HAVE SET OUT FOR THAT YOU DON'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF ROOM FOR LOCAL PREFERENCE. IT IS PRETTY MUCH BASED UPON PRICE WITH AS FAR AS A SMALL DEPENDING UPON AS FAR AS SOME VERY SPECIAL SERVICES. BUT AGAIN, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DEFINE FOR YOUR OWN POLICIES WITH THAT LOCAL PREFERENCES. BUT AGAIN, YOU DON'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF WIGGLE ROOM ON THAT EITHER.

UNDERSTOOD. I JUST WANTED TO, FOR THE RECORD, WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO. SMALL BUSINESSES BE ABLE TO REACH OUT. ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON ONE MOVE TO APPROVE M ONE MOVE TO APPROVE M ONE IN DISTRICT TWO. I'M SORRY. I THINK THERE'S A MOTION ON THE TABLE ALREADY BY COUNCILWOMAN HAWKINS THAT I SECONDED ALREADY, SO I'LL THIRD IT. WE'LL MOVE ON.

THANK YOU. LORD, I APPRECIATE YOU HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE M ONE BY COUNCILWOMAN HAWKINS AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN NICHOLS. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? M1 IS APPROVED. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. LIANE. THANK YOU, MISS BRYANT AS WELL. ALRIGHT. CONSENT AGENDA. DOES

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YES, MA'AM. OKAY. THAT'S ALL I NEEDED TO HEAR. ANYTHING FURTHER Y'ALL WANT TO ADD TO THAT? NO, MA'AM. IT IS A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN COUNTY AND US. AND SEVERAL OTHER ENTITIES THAT GO INTO IT. BIG DEAL FOR US. IS THAT THE FUNDING? TWO YEARS AGO, WE RECEIVED ABOUT 95, $98,000 WORTH OF SUPPORT AND EQUIPMENT. THIS YEAR WE'VE JUST APPLIED FOR IT. I THINK IT'S EITHER THE LAST BUDGET MEETING WE WERE HERE, THEY PROVIDED US A $28,000 TO BUY RADIOS, AS LONG AS IT ATTACHES TO THE ACTUAL 911 SYSTEM, AND THEN FUNDING IS ELIGIBLE FOR IT AND WE CAN DO DISPATCH CALLS, BUT IT'S JUST A NORMAL COURSE OF BUSINESS. THEY HAVE TO FILE IT THROUGH ALL THE DIFFERENT GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. UNDERSTOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU CHIEF. AND I HAVE NEVER SEEN CÉDRIC MOVE SO QUICKLY TO GET THE MICROPHONE. SINCE YOU'RE UP HERE, YOU MIGHT AS WELL COME BACK UP HERE. YEAH. WHAT'D YOU WANT TO ADD? COME ON DOWN. ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO ADD? WELL, THE ONLY THING I WAS JUST GOING TO ADD IT. IT'S, YOU KNOW, THEIR THEIR BUDGET HAS TO BE APPROVED BY A MAJORITY OF THE CITIES IN THE IN THE COUNTY.

AND IT IS AN ANNUAL DEAL THAT WE BRING TO YOU ALL ABOUT THIS TIME OF YEAR, EVERY YEAR. SO AND IT'S USUALLY THEY'RE GIVING US SOMETHING SO GOOD. YES. GOOD TO KNOW. THANK YOU. GOOD TO HEAR. THE CITY USUALLY HAS A 911 REPRESENTATIVE THAT THROUGH THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS YOU WILL BE APPOINTING A REPRESENTATIVE WHEN THERE'S AVAILABILITY. NO. WELL, YES AND NO. SO NOT THROUGH THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. DON'T WANT TO RAISE THAT EXPECTATION. THAT IS IT'S A SEPARATE ITEM THAT YOU VOTE ON AT A LATER TIME FOR THAT REPRESENTATIVE. BUT YOU DO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE ON. YES, MA'AM. SO CA ONE HAS BEEN PULLED. GO AHEAD AND DO SOMETHING ON. CORRECT. SO I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE CA1. SO MOVED I MOVE TO APPROVE.

SECOND A MOTION TO APPROVE CA1 BY COUNCILWOMAN MARSH AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN NICHOLAS.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. CA1 IS APPROVED. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REMAINDER OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

SECOND WITH THE ACCEPTANCE OF CA WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE A ONE BECAUSE IT'S ALREADY BEEN APPROVED. YES. I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REMAINDER OF THE CONSENT AGENDA FROM COUNCILMAN NICHOLS AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN HAWKINS. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ALL

[CITY MANAGER'S REPORT]

MAYOR. COUNCIL, I HAVE A FEW DIFFERENT. AS FAR AS ITEMS TO REPORT ON THE HIGHWAY 271 AND FM 1412 INCH WATER LINE EXTENSION PROJECT HAS PROGRESSED SIGNIFICANTLY SINCE THE END OF SPRING AND IS NOW APPROXIMATELY 80% COMPLETE. TYLER WATER UTILITIES CONTRACTOR. A SHOVEL IS NEARING THE END OF THE LINE ON THE HIGHWAY 271 PORTION AND WILL BE MOVING TO NORTH BROADWAY SOON. ONE MAJOR PROJECT MILESTONE IS THE COMPLETION OF THE LUKE 323 AND HIGHWAY 271 BORE, WHICH REQUIRES EXTENSIVE PLANNING AND COORDINATION. CREWS WILL BE MOVING ON TO THE NEXT PORTION OF THE PROJECT, WHICH IS THE NORTH BROADWAY SECTION. THIS LIMITS FOR 12 INCH INSTALLATION WERE ORIGINALLY MIMS STREET TO WEST 32ND, BUT AFTER FURTHER FIELD INVESTIGATION, POTHOLING LIMITS WERE ABLE TO BE REDUCED BY 1300FT FROM MIMS TO WEST 28TH STREET. WITH THE EXTRA PIPE, TYLER WATER UTILITIES WILL BE ABLE TO BE ABLE TO ALLOCATE THESE MATERIALS TO A 12 INCH WATER LINE. UPSIZING PROJECT ON EAST LOCUST. AFTER EXTENSIVE MODELING AND FIELD INVESTIGATION, IT'S BELIEVED THAT THE UPSIZING OF EXISTING TWO INCH WATER MAIN TO A 12 INCH WATER MAIN IS TO INCREASE FLOW TO THAT AREA BY 1000 GALLONS PER MINUTE, AND INCREASE THIS MAGNITUDE TO BE ENOUGH WATER TO HELP WITH SEVERAL DIFFERENT BUSINESSES IN THAT AREA. FOR AS FAR AS THEIR EXPANSIONS AND UPSIZING THAT THEY'VE SEEN. SO CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LAST WEEK WITH AN EXPECTED DURATION OF ABOUT THREE WEEKS ON THAT PROJECT MOVING TO DOWNTOWN, CREWS HAVE BEGUN FRAMING THE CURB AND GUTTER AT THE FERGUSON, FERGUSON STREET AND COLLEGE AVENUE INTERSECTIONS. THERE'S A PARTIAL SIDEWALK CLOSURE NEAR THE TYLER FINE ART GALLERY, BUT WORK IS MOVING EFFICIENTLY. THE TEAM EXPECTS TO FINISH THAT SECTION BY THE END OF WEDNESDAY, WITH SIDEWALKS REOPENING FIRST THING THURSDAY MORNING IF PROGRESS CONTINUES SMOOTHLY, THE FERGUSON COLLEGE INTERSECTION WILL BE PROJECTED TO REOPEN IN EARLY SEPTEMBER. ONCE COMPLETED, FERGUSSON COLLEGE WILL BE RESTRIPED FOR TWO WAY TRAFFIC, MATCHING THE CURRENT FLOW YOU SEE ON COLLEGE AND FERGUSON. ALSO THE COMMUNITY SPACE. THE SHAPING UP BEAUTIFULLY, WITH A MAJOR CONCRETE POUR SCHEDULED FOR THIS WEEKEND AND THEN FINALLY FOR AGAIN ON TIE BACK TO TYLER WATER UTILITIES. THIS IS AN UPDATE ON THE CHARLESTON PARK BOOSTER PUMP STATION. OVER THE

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WOW. AND SO JUST GET BACK WITH HER BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW THE PROCESS FOR ONCE, SHE'S FOUND IT BECAUSE SHE DOESN'T HAVE INSURANCE, INSURANCE. AND SO IF YOU. HAVE FOLKS THAT WORK WITH THE BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER PROGRAM, AND THEY CONTINUE TO HELP HER TO MOVE FORWARD AND PROCESS IT. OKAY. SO I APPRECIATE THAT YOU CAN HELP HER WITH SOME GUIDANCE. DON'T LEAVE WITHOUT THIS NOTE. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, WITH THAT, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJO

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.