Sep 09, 2026 City Council

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MORNING AND WELCOME TO THE WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING. WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE INVOCATION AND PLEDGE FROM COUNCILMAN CHARLES. LET'S PRAY. LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THE PRIVILEGE AND THE OPPORTUNITY TOGETHER TODAY. WE ARE SO VERY APPRECIATIVE TO OUR FIRST RESPONDERS FOR THEIR SELFLESSNESS AND THEIR SERVICE IN PROTECTING OUR CITY AND OUR COMMUNITY, AND TO ALL OUR CITY STAFF FOR THE TIRELESS WORK THAT THEY DO TO MAKE OUR CITY AND OUR COMMUNITY A BETTER PLACE. MAY WE BE GOOD STEWARDS WITH HUMBLE HEARTS WHO LISTEN AND ACT WITH INTENTION AND WITH PURPOSE. WE PRAY IN YOUR NAME. AMEN. AND PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO 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. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THE

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[E-1 Request that the City Council consider adoption of an Ordinance canceling the election for the City of Tyler City Councilmember for District One scheduled for November 3, 2026, and declaring the unopposed candidate for the City of Tyler City Councilmember for District One elected to office.]

GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING, CASSANDRA. CITY CLERK. I'M COMING TO YOU TODAY REQUESTING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL CONSIDER ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE CANCELING THE ELECTION FOR THE CITY OF TYLER. CITY COUNCIL MEMBER FOR DISTRICT ONE, SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 3RD, 2026, AND DECLARING THE UNOPPOSED CANDIDATE FOR THE CITY OF TYLER CITY COUNCIL MEMBER FOR DISTRICT ONE ELECTED TO OFFICE. THE TEXAS ELECTION CODE ALLOWS FOR THE CANCELLATION OF ELECTION UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, AND TO DECLARE EACH UNOPPOSED CANDIDATE ELECTED TO OFFICE. THE CURRENT TYLER CITY COUNCIL ELECTION FOR DISTRICT ONE MEETS THESE CRITERIA FOR CANCELLATION, SINCE THE RESPECTIVE CANDIDATE, WHOSE NAME IS TO APPEAR ON THE BALLOT, IS UNOPPOSED AND NO PROPOSITION IS TO APPEAR ON THE BALLOT, I HAVE PREPARED A CERTIFICATE OF UNOPPOSED STATUS AND I WILL READ THAT INTO THE RECORDS. I, CASSANDRA BRADY, CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF TYLER, TEXAS, HEREBY CERTIFY THAT WHEN THE DEADLINE OF 5 P.M. ON AUGUST 17TH, 2026 PASSED, ONLY THE FOLLOWING UNOPPOSED CANDIDATE HAD FILED AN APPLICATION FOR A PLACE ON THE BALLOT, AND NO ONE FILED A DECLARATION OF WRITE IN CANDIDACY FOR THE TYLER CITY COUNCIL ELECTION, SCHEDULED TO BE HELD NOVEMBER 3RD, 2026.

CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT ONE DAVID LONG. THIS UNOPPOSED STATUS AND THE FACT THAT NO PROPOSITION IS SCHEDULED TO APPEAR ON THE BALLOT FOR DISTRICT ONE WILL PERMIT THE TYLER CITY COUNCIL TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF A TEXAS ELECTION CODE. SECTION 22.0512053, WHICH ALLOWS THE CITY COUNCIL TO CANCEL THE ELECTION AND TO DECLARE THE UNOPPOSED CANDIDATE ELECTED TO OFFICE SO THE UNOPPOSED CANDIDATE WILL BE SWORN IN, WILL NOT BE SWORN IN UNTIL AFTER THE ELECTION DAY, WHICH WILL BE NOVEMBER 3RD. AND AT THAT TIME, THE GOVERNING BODY WILL ISSUE A CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION TO THE UNOPPOSED CANDIDATE, AND HE WILL BE SWORN INTO OFFICE IN THE SAME MANNER AS PROVIDED FOR THE CANDIDATE ELECTED AT AN ELECTION. SO I'M REQUESTING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL CONSIDER ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE CANCELING THE ELECTION FOR THE CITY OF TYLER. CITY COUNCIL MEMBER FOR DISTRICT ONE, SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 3RD, 2026, AND DECLARE THE UNOPPOSED CANDIDATE FOR THE CITY OF TYLER. COUNCIL MEMBER FOR DISTRICT ONE ELECTED TO OFFICE. CASSANDRA. WILL HE BE SWORN IN ON THE THIRD OR WERE SWORN IN AT THE COUNCIL MEETING IN NOVEMBER? WE WILL DO A SPECIAL ELECTION, I MEAN SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING ON NOVEMBER 10TH 10TH. OKAY, ALRIGHT. AND I BELIEVE MISTER LONG IS THERE. HE IS. HE'S BACK THERE. CONGRATULATIONS, MR. LONG, WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING YOU AS PART OF OUR COUNCIL. ALL RIGHT. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE ANYONE. MOVE TO APPROVE. YOU'LL HAVE A SECOND. I SECOND HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ANYONE BY COUNCILMAN NICHOLS AND A SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN MARSH. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. WE'LL SEE YOU IN SAN ANTONIO THERE. MR. LONG. CONGRATULATIONS. P ONE CAMERON.

[P-1 Request that the City Council consider receiving a presentation on the results of the 2026 Pavement Condition Assessment Report.]

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THEY'VE DONE THIS AND THEY'VE PRESENTED US WITH THE RESULTS. AND I'D LIKE TO GO OVER SOME OF THOSE WITH YOU. THE LAST TIME WE DID THIS WAS IN 2021, WHERE OUR NETWORK OVERALL PCI WAS 72.2. SO ABOUT A C GRADE. BACK IN 2021, WE HAD 471 CENTERLINE, MILES OF ROADWAY. TODAY, OUR PCI HAS ACTUALLY RISEN TO 76.2, BUT OUR CENTERLINE MILES HAS ALSO RISEN TO 553. SO IF YOU TRY TO COMPARE APPLES TO APPLES, OUR PCI HAS REALLY GONE DOWN BY ABOUT A POINT TO 71.5. IF YOU TAKE OUT ALL THE NEW ROADS THAT HAVE BEEN BUILT. HERE IS THAT EXPLANATION. IN MAP VIEW, IT'S A LITTLE HARD TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON ON THAT MAP, BUT THE IMPORTANT THING TO SEE IS THAT THERE'S A LOT OF GREEN AND YELLOW ON THAT MAP WITH SOME SOME RED AND PINK SCATTERED AROUND. WE WE TAKE THE PCI AND WE CATEGORIZE IT IN GROUPS JUST TO HELP VISUALIZE IT A LITTLE BIT BETTER. SO WE, WE CATEGORIZE IT GOOD, SATISFACTORY, FAIR, POOR, VERY POOR, SERIOUS AND FAILED. AND THEN BRICK STREETS AND NOT COLLECTED BRICK STREETS DO GET A GRADE, BUT IT'S NOT PCI. IT'S, IT'S AN EQUIVALENT TYPE GRADE, BUT IT DOESN'T DIRECTLY CORRELATE. SO IT'S NOT PRESENTED IN THIS DATA TODAY. SO LOOKING AT OUR NETWORK OVERALL, MOST OF OUR CENTERLINE MILES AS YOU CAN SEE ARE IN FAIR OR BETTER CONDITION, WHICH IS GOOD. BUT THE ISSUE IS, IS THAT TREATMENTS FOR ROADS THAT ARE IN POOR OR WORSE CONDITION INCREASED BY TWO AND A HALF TO 23 TIMES AS EXPENSIVE AS TREATING ROADS THAT ARE IN FAIR TO SATISFACTORY AND GOOD CONDITION, BROKEN DOWN FURTHER INTO ARTERIALS, COLLECTORS AND LOCALS, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE LOCALS CONTROL REALLY THE OVERALL PCI BECAUSE THERE ARE MANY, MANY MORE CENTERLINE MILES OF LOCAL ROADS, WHICH ARE MAINLY RESIDENTIAL ROADS. BUT IF REMOVING LANE MILES FROM THE EQUATION, YOU CAN SEE IT ON THAT THAT GRAPH TO THE TO THE RIGHT. ON THIS GRAPH THAT OUR COLLECTORS OVERALL ARE IN BETTER SHAPE THAN THE OTHERS, AND OUR ARTERIALS ARE KIND OF LAGGING BEHIND. AND THOSE ARE MAINLY DUE TO A FEW ROADS THAT ARE DRAGGING THE ARTERIALS DOWN. BUT NONE OF THIS REALLY MEANS THAT MUCH TO THE CITIZENS. WHAT THEY FEEL IS WHAT THE ROAD FEELS LIKE WHEN THEY'RE DRIVING ON IT, WHICH IS WHAT THE I, R I OR THE INTERNATIONAL ROUGHNESS INDEX IS. AND THIS IS JUST A MEASUREMENT OF THE RIDE QUALITY BASED ON INCHES OF DEFLECTION PER MILE. AS LONG AS YOU'RE GOING OVER 15 MILES AN HOUR, OUR ROADS, 75% OF OUR ROADS ARE UNDER 420. THE LOWER THE SCORE, THE BETTER AT 50% OR UNDER 300.

AND BASICALLY WHAT THAT MEANS IS FREQUENT TO MINOR DEPRESSIONS AND SURFACE IMPERFECTIONS IS KIND OF WHERE WE'RE HANGING OUT. HERE'S THAT SAME DATA IN A LINE GRAPH. WHAT THIS BASICALLY SAYS IS THAT TYLER ROADS, AS FAR AS RESIDENTS ARE, I'D SAY DECENT, NOT GREAT, BUT NOT TERRIBLE EITHER. HOW WE'LL USE THIS DATA IS TO WHEN WE HAVE TWO ROADS THAT ARE SIMILAR PCI'S OR TWO GROUPS OF ROADS THAT ARE SIMILAR PCI'S. WE CAN USE THIS DATA TO HELP DECIDE, OKAY, WHICH ONES SHOULD WE REDO THIS YEAR? IF THEY'RE ROUGHER, THEN THAT THAT'LL HAVE A GREATER IMPACT ON THE CITIZENS QUALITY OF LIFE. SO AS I ALLUDED TO EARLIER, THE COST OF THE ROAD IMPROVEMENTS GOES EXPONENTIALLY UP AS THE PCI GOES DOWN. SO THERE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, YOU CAN SEE THE PCI RANGE. AND THEN THE SECOND COLUMN, YOU CAN

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AND THE RECONSTRUCTIONS ARE VERY, VERY EXPENSIVE. SO EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN DO TO KEEP OUR ROADS OUT OF THOSE POOR TO VERY POOR, SERIOUS FAILED CATEGORIES IS, IS MONEY WELL SPENT. SO A ARE A PART OF WHAT THEIR JOB WAS TO DO IS TO RUN SOME BUDGET SCENARIOS FOR US. THEY RAN TEN SCENARIOS, THE FIRST ONE BEING KEEPING OUR BUDGET AS IS. AND WHAT DOES THAT DO TO OUR PCI GOING FORWARD FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS? AND THEN THEY RAN SEVERAL SCENARIOS WHERE WE INCREASED THE BUDGET A A CERTAIN AMOUNT, AND THEN ONE TO MAINTAIN OUR PCI AS IT CURRENTLY IS, AND THEN A BUDGET SCENARIO TO GET US TO A TARGET OF 80. AND THEN THEY ALSO DO A DO NOTHING IN AN UNLIMITED, JUST THOSE ARE MORE AS KIND OF BENCHMARK SCENARIOS.

OBVIOUSLY WE'RE NOT WE DON'T HAVE UNLIMITED BUDGET. I MEAN, DO WE? WE HAVE. JUST I MEAN, I HAD TO CHECK. CAMERON'S GOT IT. GIVE US A LITTLE. BUT THERE THERE ARE TWO OF THESE SCENARIOS THAT I THOUGHT WOULD BE GOOD TO JUST QUICKLY FOCUS ON THIS FUNDING SCENARIO, NUMBER ONE, WHICH IS WHERE WE DON'T CHANGE ANYTHING FROM OUR CURRENT BUDGET. YOU CAN SEE THAT OUR PCI WILL JUST KIND OF STEADILY GOES DOWN AND BUDGET FUNDING SCENARIO NUMBER SEVEN, WHICH WOULD BE MAINTAINING OUR CURRENT PCI AND WHAT THAT WOULD COST. NOW THERE IS A TYPO THERE.

IT SAYS 4.5 MILLION A YEAR. THAT SHOULD BE 8.5 MILLION A YEAR. SO JUST SO YOU'RE AWARE.

ULTIMATELY THESE BUDGET SCENARIOS ARE GOOD AS A BASELINE OR A REFERENCE FOR US, BUT THEY ARE A SNAPSHOT IN TIME AND THEY ARE REALLY JUST BALANCING NUMBERS ON A SPREADSHEET. THERE IS. A DRAWBACK TO THE WAY THAT OUR CONSULTANT IS ABLE TO DO IT.

AND YOU CAN SEE THAT HERE IN IN FUNDING SCENARIO SEVEN, THE GOOD PCI ROADS JUST GOES WAY UP.

BUT YOU CAN STILL SEE THAT THE POOR, VERY POOR, SERIOUS AND FAILED HAVE INCREASED, WHICH THAT'S NOT A DECISION THAT WE WOULD BE MAKING IN REALITY. RIGHT? WE WOULD NOT LET OUR ROADS FAIL. SOME ROADS FAIL WHILE OTHERS ARE JUST FANTASTIC. SO IT THESE ARE GOOD FOR BASELINES, BUT KIND OF LIMITED IN IN HOW USEFUL THEY ARE. SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS TAKE OUR NEW PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE DOT, WHICH HAS THE ABILITY TO DO A TRUE OPTIMIZATION OF OUR BUDGETS. AND WE'RE GOING TO USE THE ARRA BUDGETS AS A BASELINE AND A REFERENCE, A BALLPARK FIGURE FOR US, AND OPTIMIZE EVERYTHING IN DOT. AND WE'LL COME TO YOU AT A FUTURE COUNCIL MEETING TO MAKE A FORMAL RECOMMENDATION ON FUTURE BUDGETS. AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE PROGRAMED INTO THE HALF CENT SALES TAX FUND. THE TYPICAL AMOUNT THAT WE HAVE BUDGETED FOR, IN ADDITION TO AN ADDITIONAL 1.5 MILLION FOR STREET RECONSTRUCTION. THAT'LL HELP TAKE CARE OF SOME OF THOSE ARTERIALS THAT ARE ARE IN NEED OF ADDRESSING RECONSTRUCTION.

CODY, ON THAT FORECASTED FUNDING, DOES THAT TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION BRINGING THAT CREW IN-HOUSE NOW? YES. SO THE CRACK SEAL THE STREETS DEPARTMENT IS WORKING ON BRINGING A CREW IN-HOUSE TO TAKE CARE OF THE SOME CRACK SEAL AND SOME OF THE BASE REPAIRS THAT ARE NEEDED ON THE ASPHALT ENHANCEMENT AND THE SURFACE TREATMENT PROJECTS. SO THAT OUGHT TO HELP A LITTLE BIT WITH THE HALF CENT HALF CENT FUNDS. DOES THAT ALSO HELP INCREASE THE LONGEVITY OF OUR LANE MILES? AND HOPEFULLY THAT PCI INDEX NUMBER? YES, YES. SO CRACK SEALS BASICALLY WHAT A CRACK SEAL DOES IS IT SEALS CRACKS IN THE ROAD. AND WHY

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ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU KATIE. THANK YOU. CAMERON. THAT'S A PRESENTATION. SO IT DOESN'T

[R-1 Request that the City Council consider adoption of a Resolution authorizing the filing of an application with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) for an Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Grant for Woldert Park and authorizing the City Manager to take all actions needed to receive and expend grant funds.]

YEAH. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR LIAM? HOW MUCH IS IT GOING AGAIN? SO WE'RE APPLYING FOR $750,000. AND YOU SAID IT'S A MATCHING GRANT? YES, MA'AM. DO YOU EXPLAIN THAT? SO WE WOULD ALSO HAVE TO PUT IN $750,000. OKAY. AND THAT WOULD BE FROM HALF-CENT. SO I THINK WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT KIND OF MAKING SURE THAT THAT'S PLUGGED IN OR IS THAT FROM NO, THIS, THIS ONE WON'T BE EVEN AVAILABLE UNTIL SUMMER OF 2027. SO BY THEN IT IS IN OUR WATER

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AND THEN YES, SO WE ALSO APPLIED FOR A TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE GRANT FOR $750,000 FOR GOLDEN ROAD PARK. GOLDEN ROAD PARK OBVIOUSLY IS ON OUR TO DO LIST IN OUR MASTER PLAN AND HAS BEEN FOR QUITE SOME TIME. IT HASN'T BEEN TOUCHED AND SO WE WILL ALSO BE WAITING ON THAT AS WELL. SO WE HAVE A REALLY GREAT GRANT WRITER. KRISTIE BAKER IS HERE WITH US TODAY. SHE'S BEEN DOING HER THING AND GETTING ALL THESE GRANTS, AND IT'S A GREAT PROBLEM TO HAVE. BUT WE HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR QUITE A BIT OF THEM LATELY. SO YOU SAID THE 750 MATCH COMES FROM WHEN YOU ASKED IF HE COMES FROM HALF SENSE OR NO FROM SOLID WASTE TIPPING, P TIPPING. P YEAH, OKAY. TYPICALLY THE PARKS IMPROVEMENT FUND IS. THE LANDFILL DUMPING FEE FOR THE PARKS IMPROVEMENT. TIPPING SOUNDS BETTER THAN DUMPING TIPPING. IF WE IF WE END UP GETTING BOTH GRANTS, WE WOULD JUST HAVE TO REARRANGE OUR IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE, WHICH AS WE WILL SEE IN ITS PRESENTATION, WE'RE GOING UP SLIGHTLY ON THAT FOR YOU TO HELP. YEAH, I KNOW, YEAH, I REMEMBER, YEAH. DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING. YEAH. IS THERE EVER A RISK OF APPLYING FOR TWO GRANTS ON THE SAME YEAR? LIKE DO THOSE OFTEN BOTH WORK OUT OR IS THERE EVER A STRATEGY TO LIKE, PRIORITIZE TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A BETTER CHANCE OF GETTING ONE? YES. BECAUSE THIS IS WON'T EVEN BE DECIDED UNTIL 2027, THE SUMMER OF 2027. IT WOULDN'T BE IMPLEMENTED IMPLEMENTED UNTIL THE FOLLOWING YEAR. SO THE, THE ONE THAT WE ARE APPLYING FOR IN REGARDS TO GOLDEN ROAD WOULD BE A LITTLE SOONER, I BELIEVE. THANKS.

ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU? YEAH. SO WHEN WE RECEIVE A GRANT LIKE FROM TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE, DID THEY GIVE YOU A DATE WINDOW THAT THESE FUNDS MUST BE SPENT IN THIS FISCAL YEAR OR BY THIS CERTAIN TIME, OR DO WE HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY TO TO MASSAGE IT IN? THEY DO GIVE US A DATE, BUT IT'S A PRETTY BIG WINDOW. OKAY. YES. SO BOTH OF THE 750 K GRANTS, THE MATCH WILL COME FROM TIFFIN FEES FOR THE OTHER ONE AS OF RIGHT NOW. YES, MA'AM.

AND AND BOTH OF THESE GRANTS LINE UP WITH OUR CURRENT IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE FOR OUR MASTER PLAN. AND THE REASON THAT THAT'S IMPORTANT. AND YOU KNOW, I REMEMBER THE CONVERSATION AT THE END AND I HAD WAS GIVEN THE FUNDING SOURCES BECAUSE YOU ALSO HAVE YOU HAVE STEWART PARK THAT'S CURRENTLY BEGINNING CONSTRUCTION ON THAT ONE. AND THEN THERE'S ALWAYS REQUESTS FOR IMPROVEMENTS AT OTHER PARKS HERE AND THERE. BUT THEN THE PIECE THAT WE HAVE TO REMEMBER IS ALWAYS GOOD AT REMINDING US IS JUST THE KIND OF MAKING SURE THAT IF WE GET THESE GRANTS, THAT WE HAVE THE FUNDING AVAILABLE TO ALSO DO OUR MATCHING PIECE ON THAT BEFORE WE GET TOO FAR AHEAD OF OURSELVES ON IMPROVEMENTS AT OTHER PARKS TO GO ALONG WITH IT. AND SO THAT'S THE PIECE, THE KIND OF THE CONNECTOR AND TIE THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT COUNCIL UNDERSTANDS THAT GOES WITH THAT. YES, SIR. GREAT.

ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? YOU SAID ALL THAT TO SAY THAT THAT MONEY'S ALREADY ALLOCATED JUST IN CASE. THE GRANT IS THAT THE GRANT IS ACCEPTED THEN BECAUSE OF THE FISCAL YEAR THAT THAT WILL HIT. THAT'LL BE AFTER I THINK, REALLY YOU'RE DONE. THEN IF YOU DO GET THE GRANT FOR GOLDEN ROAD, THEN YOU CAN STILL, YOU KNOW, YOU'LL ALLOCATE THAT FUNDING FOR THAT NEXT YEAR OUT OF YOUR PARK IMPROVEMENT FUND, THEN TOWARDS THIS ONE AS WELL. SO WE'LL GET. RIGHT WITH THAT.

I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON R-1. I MOVE TO APPROVE R ONE SECOND. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE R ONE BY COUNCILMAN MARSH AND A SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN NARVAEZ. ALL IN FAVOR. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? R ONE IS APPROVED. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THANKS, LIANE. ALL RIGHT,

[O-1 Request that the City Council: 1) consider conducting a public hearing on the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 proposed budget, 2) consider adopting the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 proposed budget by roll-call vote, and 3) consider authorizing the City Manager to execute the outside agency contracts for Fiscal Year 2026-2027.]

[O-2 Request that the City Council consider conducting a public hearing, adopting an Ordinance setting the property tax rate for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 at $0.242063 per $100 valuation by roll-call vote.]

[O-3 Request that the City Council conduct a public hearing and adopt an Ordinance to revise, amend, reauthorize and update fees and other applicable adjustments to Tyler City Code Chapter 6 relating to Building permit fees, Chapter 8 relating to Parks athletic field maintenance fees, Chapter 10 relating to zoning sign deposits, Chapter 16 relating to Solid Waste, and Chapter 19 relating to Water and Sewer.]

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WE EXPECT THAT CREW TO ALLOW US TO COMPLETE NEARLY EIGHT ADDITIONAL LANE MILES OF ASPHALT ENHANCEMENT IN ALMOST 17 ADDITIONAL LANE MILES OF SEALCOAT, WHILE SAVING APPROXIMATELY $200,000 IN THE FIRST YEAR AND APPROXIMATELY HALF $1 MILLION IN SUBSEQUENT YEARS. WE ARE TAKING A SIMILAR APPROACH WITH MOWING OUR PARKS. BRINGING THAT WORK BACK IN HOUSE REQUIRES UPFRONT INVESTMENT AND EMPLOYEES AND EQUIPMENT, BUT WE EXPECT SAVINGS TO GROW FROM APPROXIMATELY $65,000 IN THE FIRST YEAR TO OVER A QUARTER OF $1 MILLION BY FISCAL YEAR 2029. WE ARE ALSO USING TECHNOLOGY TO GET MORE OUT OF THE RESOURCES.

WE ALREADY HAVE. OUR FLEET CAMERAS ARE ALREADY TRAVELING. OUR STREETS ON CITY VEHICLES WILL HELP US IDENTIFY POTHOLES AND PAVEMENT PROBLEMS. NEW ROUTE SOFTWARE FOR THE SOLID WASTE WILL HELP US EVALUATE ROUTES AND MAKE MORE INFORMED OPERATIONAL DECISIONS. THESE ARE NOT CUTS SIMPLY FOR THE SAKE OF CUTTING. THEY ARE EXAMPLES OF ASKING WHETHER WE CAN DELIVER MORE SERVICE FOR THE SAME DOLLAR, OR PROVIDE THE SAME SERVICE FOR FEWER DOLLARS.

IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO PUT TYLER'S PROPERTY TAX RATE INTO HISTORICAL CONTEXT. IN 1994, THE CITY'S PROPERTY TAX WAS 53.3 $0.06 PER $100 OF VALUE. BY 2007, TYLER HAD REDUCED THAT RATE TO 19.9 CENTS, CUTTING IT BY MORE THAN HALF. SINCE THEN, THE RATE HAS MOVED BOTH UP AND DOWN AS THE CITY'S NEEDS AND FINANCIAL CONDITIONS HAVE CHANGED. EVEN WITH THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2027 RATE OF 24.206 $0.03, TYLER'S RATE REMAINS LESS THAN HALF OF WHAT IT WAS IN 1994. KEEPING OUR PROPERTY TAX RATE THIS LOW ALSO SHAPED THE WAY WE FUND CITY SERVICES.

HISTORICALLY, TYLER HAS RELIED HEAVILY ON SALES TAX TO SUPPORT THE GENERAL FUND. TODAY, SALES TAXES REMAIN OUR LARGEST GENERAL FUND REVENUE SOURCE, AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND HOW THAT SALES TAX IS DIVIDED FOR EVERY TAXABLE DOLLAR SPENT IN TYLER, 6.2 $0.05 GOES TO THE STATE OF TEXAS BASED ON LOCAL SALES ACTIVITY. THAT REPRESENTS APPROXIMATELY $265 MILLION EACH YEAR THAT IS COLLECTED ON PURCHASES MADE HERE BUT SENT, BUT NOT. IT'S NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE CITY TO INVEST DIRECTLY BACK IN TO TYLER'S GENERAL FUND AS IT IS SENT TO THE STATE OF TEXAS. SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT TYLER AS A RETAIL CENTER AND THE STRENGTH OF OUR SALES TAX BASE, THAT ACTIVITY DOES NOT TRANSLATE DOLLAR TO DOLLAR INTO RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR CITY SERVICES. WE HAVE HISTORICALLY HAD TO MAKE OUR LOCAL SHARE OF SALES TAX STRETCH AS FAR AS POSSIBLE, BECAUSE WE HAVE INTENTIONALLY MAINTAINED SUCH A LOW PROPERTY TAX RATE. THE FINANCIAL ENVIRONMENT HAS ALSO CHANGED. IN 2019, THE STATE OF TEXAS REDUCED THE VOTER APPROVAL THRESHOLD FROM 8% TO 3.5% FOR ANNUAL GROWTH ON OPERATING PROPERTY TAX REVENUE. THAT PROVIDES IMPORTANT PROTECTION FOR TAXPAYERS, BUT IT ALSO MEANS CITIES HAVE LESS ABILITY TO ALLOW REVENUE TO ALLOW FOR GROWTH. WITH INFLATION AND INCREASING SERVICE COSTS. DESPITE THESE PRESSURES PRESSURES, TYLER CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN THE LOWEST PROPERTY TAX RATE AMONGST TEXAS CITIES WITH POPULATIONS GREATER THAN 14,000. YOU HAVE ALSO HEARD DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW MUCH OF OUR GENERAL FUND GOES TO POLICE AND FIRE. THAT IS AN IMPORTANT DISCUSSION, BUT WE HAVE TO LOOK AT BOTH THE PERCENTAGE AND THE SIZE OF THE FUND THOSE PERCENTAGES COME FROM. TYLER OPERATES ON AN UNUSUALLY SMALL PROPERTY TAX BASE. PROPERTY TAXES MAKE UP ONLY ABOUT 32% OF OUR GENERAL FUND REVENUE, AND PROPERTY TAX REVENUE BY ITSELF DOES NOT EVEN COVER THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

WACO GIVES US A USEFUL COMPARISON. ACCORDING TO THE LATEST CENSUS ESTIMATES, WACO HAS APPROXIMATELY 148,000 RESIDENTS, COMPARED WITH TYLER'S 110,000 RESIDENTS. SO WACO'S POPULATION IS ONLY ABOUT 30% LARGER THAN TYLER'S. BUT WACO'S PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX RATE IS 75.5 CENTS PER $100 OF VALUE, MORE THAN THREE TIMES. TYLER'S PROPOSED RATE IS.

GENERAL FUND IS APPROXIMATELY $213.3 MILLION, COMPARED WITH TYLER'S $104.8 MILLION. IN OTHER WORDS, WACO SERVES ABOUT 30% MORE PEOPLE WITH A GENERAL FUND THAT IS ROUGHLY TWICE THE SIZE OF OURS. WHEN ANOTHER CITY HAS A MUCH LARGER POT OF GENERAL FUND MONEY, POLICE AND FIRE CAN REPRESENT A SMALLER PERCENTAGE OF THE POT, EVEN WHILE THAT CITY IS SPENDING SUBSTANTIAL DOLLARS ON PUBLIC SAFETY, TYLER'S PERCENTAGES ARE HIGHER, IN PART BECAUSE WE HAVE

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WHAT AM I GETTING IT FOR? IT? FOR MOST FAMILIES, A HOME IS THE LARGEST INVESTMENT THEY WILL EVER MAKE. CITY SERVICES HELP PROTECT THAT INVESTMENT IN THE COMMUNITY AROUND IT. YOU SEE THAT IN OUR STREETS. WE RECENTLY COMPLETED OUR LATEST PAVEMENT CONDITION INDEX SURVEY IN 2021. TYLER'S OVERALL PAVEMENT SCORE WAS 72. IN 2026, IT INCREASED TO 76 AFTER YEARS OF SEEING PAVEMENT CONDITIONS TREND IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. THAT TREND HAS BEGUN TO REVERSE.

YOU SEE IT IN TRAFFIC. FIVE YEARS AGO, BROADWAY AVENUE WAS AMONG THE 50 MOST CONGESTED ROADS IN TEXAS. BY 2024, IT DROPPED OUT OF THE TOP 100. IN 2025, IT IMPROVED AGAIN TO 120TH. THAT DID NOT HAPPEN BY ACCIDENT. IT FOLLOWED YEARS OF INVESTMENT IN TRAFFIC SIGNALS AND ANNUAL SIGNAL RETIMING. YOU ALSO SEE IT IN OUR PARKS AND PUBLIC SERVICES, OUR PUBLIC SPACES. OVER THE LAST DECADE, WE HAVE INVESTED IN RENOVATING OR UPDATING EVERY ONE OF OUR 28 PARKS AND ARE ADDING TYLER'S FIRST NEW PARK IN 20 YEARS. THESE INVESTMENTS GIVE RESIDENTS MORE PLACES TO GATHER, PLAY, EXERCISE, AND SPEND TIME IN THEIR COMMUNITY. AND YOU SEE IT IN PUBLIC SAFETY. CRIME TOTALS IN TYLER DECREASED BY 21% FROM 2021 TO 2025. THAT IS AN IMPORTANT MEASURE OF THE RESULTS BEHIND BEHIND OUR CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN POLICE, FIRE AND THE SYSTEMS THAT SUPPORT A SAFE COMMUNITY. THE TYLER POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE POLICE TYLER POLICE DEPARTMENT MAINTAINS CALEA ACCREDITATION, A NATIONAL STANDARD ACHIEVED ONLY BY A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. TYLER FIRE MAINTAINS AN ISO CLASS ONE RATING, THE HIGHEST AVAILABLE CLASSIFICATION, WHICH CAN ALSO BENEFIT RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTY INSURANCE RATES. PUBLIC SAFETY IS ALSO MORE THAN A SIREN ARRIVING AFTER THAT, AFTER SOMETHING HAS GONE WRONG, IT IS A STREET THAT IS MAINTAINED DRAINAGE THAT HELPS PROTECT A HOME DURING HEAVY RAIN, TRAFFIC SYSTEMS THAT HELP MOVE PEOPLE SAFELY, AND WATER AND WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WORKS WHEN RESIDENTS NEED IT. THOSE ARE ALL INVESTMENTS REPRESENTED IN THIS BUDGET. AT THE SAME TIME, SOME NEEDS CANNOT BE POSTPONED SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY ARE EXPENSIVE AND NOT DOING ANYTHING. COURTS DISASTER. WE HAVE IDENTIFIED APPROXIMATELY A $12.3 MILLION IN POLICE AND FIRE VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT THAT MUST BE REPLACED. THAT INCLUDES SIX FIRE ENGINES AND TWO LADDER TRUCKS, ALONG WITH SPECIALIZED POLICE VEHICLES. THIS IS NOT ABOUT ADDING EQUIPMENT SIMPLY BECAUSE WE WOULD LIKE SOMETHING NEWER. HALF OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S COMBINED FRONT LINE AND RESERVE ENGINE FLEET IS NOW OPERATING BEYOND ITS EXPECTED SERVICE LIFE. SIX OF OUR 12 ENGINES HAVE MORE THAN 100,000 MILES. CHIEF COBLE HAS DESCRIBED SITUATIONS WHERE A FRONTLINE ENGINE IS OUT FOR REPAIRS. THE RESERVE ENGINE ASSIGNED IN HIS PLACE ALSO BREAKS DOWN, AND CREWS HAVE TO MOVE TO ANOTHER BACKUP ENGINE. IF AN ENGINE BREAKS DOWN ON THE WAY TO AN EMERGENCY, ANOTHER STATION HAS TO RESPOND IN EMERGENCY, WHERE SECONDS MATTER TO SAVE LIVES.

THAT IS A RISK WE CANNOT IGNORE. THE FINANCIAL CHALLENGE IS THAT THE COST OF THIS EQUIPMENT HAS CHANGED DRAMATICALLY. A FIRE ENGINE THAT COSTS APPROXIMATELY $600,000 ONLY A FEW YEARS AGO NOW COSTS ABOUT $1 MILLION. A LADDER TRUCK NOW GOES UPWARDS OF $2 MILLION. AND EVEN IF WE HAD THE FULL CASH AMOUNT TODAY, DELIVERY CAN TAKE 30 TO 40 MONTHS BECAUSE OF NATIONWIDE MANUFACTURING BACKLOGS. THAT IS WHY WE ARE CONSIDERING LONGER TERM FINANCING FOR THESE ASSETS.

OUR ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET CANNOT RESPONSIBLY ABSORB $12.3 MILLION IN ONE YEAR. FINANCING ALLOWS US TO REPLACE CRITICAL EQUIPMENT WHEN IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND SPREAD OVER THE THE COST. OVER THE YEARS, RESIDENTS WILL RECEIVE SERVICE FROM IT. THAT IS NOT ABANDONING FISCAL DISCIPLINE. IT IS MATCHING A LONG TERM ASSET WITH A LONG TERM FUNDING STRATEGY.

WE HAVE APPLIED THAT SAME WILLINGNESS TO LOOK DIFFERENTLY AT HOW WE FUND OUR UTILITY SYSTEM. OUR TRANSITION TOWARDS UNIFORM VOLUME RATES IS INTENDED TO CREATE A MORE EQUITABLE STRUCTURE THAT PROMOTES CONSERVATISM AND CONSERVATION, AND POSITIONS TYLER FOR IMPROVED FINANCING AND GRANT OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD. MOST RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS WILL NOT BE AFFECTED BY THE CHARGES OR THE CHANGES TO THE HIGHER WATER USE TIERS FOR CUSTOMERS INSIDE THE CITY. THE CONSUMPTION RATE FOR THE FIRST 25,000 GALLONS REMAINS $3.75 PER THOUSAND GALLONS. MOST RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS USE

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BEGINNING JANUARY 1ST, WE ARE PROPOSING TO BASE THE STORMWATER FEE ON THAT HARD SURFACE INSTEAD. THAT IS AN ISSUE OF FAIRNESS. A SINGLE FAMILY HOME WITH A DRIVEWAY AND ROOF SHOULD NOT SUBSIDIZE THE STORMWATER IMPACT OF A LARGER COMMERCIAL PROPERTY, WITH ACRES OF ROOFTOP AND PARKING AREA SIMPLY BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF WATER EACH CUSTOMER HAPPENS TO USE. UNDER THE NEW SYSTEM, CUSTOMERS WILL PAY BASED MORE CLOSELY ON THE DEMAND THEIR PROPERTY PLACES ON THE STORMWATER SYSTEM, AND THOSE DOLLARS MATTER. THIS BUDGET INCLUDES APPROXIMATELY $768,000 FOR STORMWATER CAPITAL PROJECTS, AND ANOTHER $5.8 MILLION IN HALF CENT FUNDING FOR DRAINAGE. THE REGULATORY COMPLIANCE FEE IS DIFFERENT. THIS IS NOT AN OPTIONAL PROJECT LIST THAT WE CAN SIMPLY REMOVE FROM THE BUDGET. AS WE ALL KNOW IN THIS ROOM, GOING UP ON UTILITY RATES IS NOT POPULAR. FOR DECADES, THE CITY HAS KEPT OUR UTILITY RATES ARTIFICIALLY LOW, WHICH RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT UNDERINVESTMENT IN BOTH THE WATER AND WASTEWATER SYSTEMS. IN 2017, TYLER ENTERED INTO A FEDERAL CONSENT DECREE AFTER YEARS OF SANITARY SEWER OVERFLOWS FROM AN AGING WASTEWATER COLLECTION SYSTEM.

THE CONSENT DECREE REQUIRES TYLER TO ASSESS, REPAIR, REPLACE AND ADD CAPACITY TO THAT SYSTEM. THAT WORK IS A PUBLIC HEALTH AND PUBLIC SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY. UNTREATED WASTEWATER DOES NOT STAY NEATLY INSIDE OF A SEWER SYSTEM. IF THERE IS A LEAK, AN OVERFLOW CAN REACH STREETS, DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, CREEKS AND WATERWAYS. THE REGULATORY COMPLIANCE FEE IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO HELP PAY THE DEBT ISSUED TO MEET THOSE UNFUNDED, MANDATED REPAIRS. BY LAW, IT IS NOT REVENUE THAT CAN BE MOVED TO ANOTHER CITY PROGRAM. THE FEE WILL INCREASE BY $5 IN OCTOBER AND ANOTHER $5 IN JANUARY, REACHING $36.17 PER MONTH. I UNDERSTAND THAT $10 IS A REAL IS REAL MONEY FOR A FAMILY, BUT THE UNDERLYING WORK IS NOT DISCRETIONARY. THE QUESTION BEFORE US IS HOW WE RESPONSIBLY FINANCE IMPROVEMENTS WE ARE LEGALLY REQUIRED TO COMPLETE, AND THAT OUR WASTEWATER SYSTEM NEEDS. FORMER MAYOR HINES CHALLENGED HIS COUNSEL IN FUTURE COUNCILS IN 2016 TO NEVER PASS THE BUCK DOWN TO A FUTURE GENERATION AGAIN. SINCE THAT TIME, OUTSIDE OF THE FEDERALLY MANDATED CONSENT DECREE WORK, THE CITY HAS INVESTED MORE THAN $113.5 MILLION IN OUR WATER AND WASTEWATER SYSTEMS. MOST OF THAT INVESTMENT HAS BEEN PAID FOR IN CASH, WITH ONLY $35 MILLION BEING FINANCED THROUGH BONDS. THE RATEPAYERS OF TOMORROW WILL NOT SUBSIDIZE THE RATEPAYERS OF TODAY, AS THEY ARE SUBSIDIZING THE RATEPAYERS OF YESTERDAY. THIS BUDGET PROPOSES INVESTING $13.6 MILLION IN CASH FUNDED WATER AND WASTEWATER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, INCLUDING AGING EQUIPMENT AT LAKE TYLER AND IMPROVEMENTS AT BOTH WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS. WE ARE REBUILDING AND INCREASING CAPACITY IN A WASTEWATER SYSTEM THAT HAS ALREADY SEEN SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN SANITARY SEWER OVERFLOWS. THE CITY APPROVED ANOTHER $18.5 MILLION IN CONSENT DECREE PROJECTS THIS SUMMER ALONE. WE ARE IMPROVING STREET CONDITIONS, WE ARE REDUCING TRAFFIC DELAYS, AND WE ARE MAINTAINING POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS THAT MEET SOME OF THE HIGHEST PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AVAILABLE. THESE ARE NOT COMPETING DEFINITIONS OF PUBLIC SAFETY. THEY ARE ALL PART OF PROVIDING A SAFE, RELIABLE COMMUNITY AND PROTECTING THE INVESTMENTS OF OUR RESIDENTS.

THAT BRINGS ME TO THE PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX RATE. THE CURRENT RATE IS 23.645 $0.02 PER $100 OF TAXABLE VALUE. WE ARE RECOMMENDING 24.206 $0.03. AT THAT RATE, THE OWNER OF AN AVERAGE HOMESTEAD WITH A TAXABLE VALUE OF $286,241, WOULD PAY APPROXIMATELY $48 MORE PER YEAR IN CITY PROPERTY TAXES, OR ABOUT $4 PER MONTH. I DID NOT SAY ONLY $4. $4 MATTERS WHEN FAMILIES ARE SEEING INCREASES IN GROCERIES, ELECTRICITY, INSURANCE, HOUSING AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD EXPENSES. THIS IS EXACTLY WHY RESPONSIBILITY IS NOT SIMPLY TO

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IT MEANS CHANGING FEE STRUCTURES. WHEN THE OLD STRUCTURE NO LONGER FAIRLY REFLECTS THE SERVICES BEING PROVIDED, AND IT MEANS PLANNING FOR EQUIPMENT BEFORE A FAILURE BECOMES AN EMERGENCY. THIS BUDGET IS ONE THAT SAYS OUR RESIDENTS VALUE FISCAL DISCIPLINE, OUR RESIDENTS VALUE RELIABLE INFRASTRUCTURE. OUR RESIDENTS VALUE PUBLIC SAFETY IN ALL OF ITS FORMS, INCLUDING DRAINAGE, STREETS, PARKS AND PUBLIC SPACES. THAT IS THE BUDGET WE ARE RECOMMENDING TO YOU TODAY. WE THANK THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THEIR INVOLVEMENT AND GUIDANCE THROUGH THIS BUDGET PROCESS. TO COMPLETE TODAY'S BUDGET ADOPTION PROCESS, COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER FOUR FORMAL ACTIONS. FIRST, UNDER AGENDA ITEM OH ONE WILL CONDUCT. WE WILL CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER ADOPTION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 2027. BUDGET COUNCIL WILL THEN CONSIDER RATIFYING THE PROPERTY TAX INCREASE REFLECTED IN THAT BUDGET. NEXT, UNDER AGENDA ITEM OH TWO, WE WILL CONDUCT A SECOND PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER ADOPTION OF THE PROPERTY TAX RATE. FINALLY, UNDER AGENDA ITEM OH THREE, WE WILL CONDUCT A THIRD PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER ADOPTION OF THE MISCELLANEOUS FEE ORDINANCE. WITH THESE ACTIONS, WE WILL COMPLETE THE FISCAL YEAR 2020 627 2027 BUDGET AND ADOPT AND TAX RATE ADOPTION PROCESS. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE COUNCIL HAS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. OUR LAST TWO MEETINGS AND PRESENTATIONS, WE REALLY GOT INTO THE DETAILS IN THE WEEDS, BUT TODAY WE WE DISCUSSED NOT ONLY, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, THE THE REASONS WHY, BUT I APPRECIATE YOU GOING INTO THE PROOF AND THE EVIDENCE OF BEING FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE AND WHY RESULTS MATTER AND WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO. SO I APPRECIATE THAT. I WON'T REHASH ALL MY QUESTIONS THAT I'VE ASKED PREVIOUSLY, BECAUSE I THINK THEY'VE ALL BEEN ADDRESSED, BUT I WILL LET ANYBODY ELSE ASK ANY QUESTIONS THAT THEY HAVE. JUST.

OKAY. HE DIDN'T WE DIDN'T DISCUSS ALL THE BUDGET CUTS, ALL OF THEM. EXCUSE ME, BUT I HAD A CONCERN. I HAD BROUGHT IT TO ED AND KEDRICK AND THE MAYOR. AND SO IT'S ABOUT THE BUDGET CUTS FOR NET HEALTH. AND IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ANYBODY ELSE. IT ACTUALLY HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH ME. I USE NET HEALTH. I WENT THERE LAST WEEK TO GET MY TB TEST. I GO THERE ANNUALLY.

UNLESS MY JOB OFFERS FREE TB TESTING. I LOST A KEY THE OTHER DAY AND HAD TO GO IN MY SAFE TO RETRIEVE MY EXTRA ONE, AND I RAN ACROSS SHOP RECORDS THAT DATED BACK TO 1987, WHEN I TOOK MY CHILDREN, MY FIRST CHILD, TO GET HER IMMUNIZATIONS THERE. WE HAD INSURANCE, BUT IT WAS EASIER TO GET INTO NET HEALTH THAN WAITING ON THE PCP APPOINTMENTS WHEN THEY NEEDED TO GET IN A DAYCARE, OR THEY HAD REQUIRED IMMUNIZATIONS OR TO START SCHOOL. AND SO I JUST HAD A CONCERN BASED UPON, AGAIN, MY PERSONAL, YOU KNOW, I, I USE THOSE SERVICES, I STILL USE THOSE SERVICES. SO I DID HAVE A CONCERN ABOUT THAT CUT. AND JUST AS WE TALKED ABOUT PARKS AND TRAILS AND THE REASON WHY WE, YOU KNOW, CONTRIBUTE MONEYS THERE FOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, PUBLIC SAFETY AND QUALITY OF LIFE. I HAVE THAT SAME CONCERN FOR NET HEALTH. AND WHEN YOU STARTED YOUR. I'LL SAY SPIEL ON THE BUDGET, ONE THING THAT YOU SAID IS WE PUT PEOPLE FIRST. AND SO, I MEAN, I'M HAPPY THAT WE HAVE A DIVERSE COUNCIL. I'M A NURSE.

SHE'S A RESPIRATORY THERAPIST. WE HAVE AN ATTORNEY. SO I THINK THAT THAT'S A GOOD BALANCE.

Y'ALL THINK DIFFERENTLY THAN I DO. I LEAVE WITH EMPATHY BECAUSE I'M FROM HEALTH CARE.

SO I DON'T SEE PEOPLE AS NUMBERS AS YOU GUYS DO. AND IT'S NO OFFENSE, BUT I JUST WANTED TO JUST SAY WHAT I WANT TO SAY ABOUT THE, THE CUT THAT I DO HAVE ISSUE WITH THAT. AND SO WITH THAT, THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM AND WE CALL IT A PRESENTATION RATHER THAN SPIEL.

BUT YOU KNOW, AND SO. WITH THAT, I THINK THAT'S AN IMPORTANT PIECE TO NOTE. YES. SO THIS BUDGET DOES REFLECT 166,650 OR $500 REDUCTION IN WHAT WE HAVE PAID TO NET HEALTH FROM YEARS BEFORE. WE HAVE REDUCED NET HEALTH PAY, OUR PAYMENT TO NET HEALTH IN PREVIOUS YEARS AS WELL. PART OF THAT, AS WE LOOKED AT THIS, JUST LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT KIND OF SITTING AROUND THE TABLE AS FAMILIES DO, AND LOOKING AT KIND OF WHERE THOSE AVAILABLE BALANCES ARE AND WHAT IS THE NET HEALTH IS A, YOU KNOW, IT'S THE DOLLARS THAT WE RECEIVE ARE ESSENTIALLY DESIGNATED FOR CITY SERVICES. NET HEALTH IS AN OUTSIDE AGENCY. WE LOOK TO AS FAR AS PARTNER WITH IT AND WORK WITH THEM. THEY DO AN INCREDIBLE ASSET OR AN INCREDIBLE ASSET AND DO A

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IT IS ABOUT 30 DIFFERENT BUDGETS. YOU HAVE ABOUT 30 DIFFERENT FUNDS THAT ARE PROVIDING SERVICES THAT ARE COMING, HAVING DIFFERENT REVENUE STREAMS THAT ARE BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE FOR THOSE DIFFERENT THINGS. YOU KNOW, LEANNE WAS A GREAT EXAMPLE FROM A MINUTE AGO WHERE WE TALKED ABOUT JUST THE PARKS IMPROVEMENT FUND THAT WE CREATED FROM LANDFILL REVENUE. WE CREATED THAT FROM LANDFILL REVENUE IS BECAUSE FOR DECADES, WE TRIED TO PULL IT OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND. AND THAT WASN'T THE MONEY WAS NOT THERE TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. SO THAT'S HOW PARKS CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE. AND WE HAD TO FIGURE OUT WHERE WERE THERE OTHER REVENUE STREAMS, BECAUSE THIS REVENUE STREAM WASN'T CREATING A FUNDING TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE FOR ESSENTIALLY, THE PARKS THAT OUR CITIZENS WERE DEMANDING. SO THUS WE HAD TO CREATE NEW REVENUE STREAMS TO BE ABLE TO KIND OF HELP PAY FOR THAT SO THAT WE COULD BE ABLE TO MEET THE EXPECTATIONS OF OUR RESIDENTS IN REGARDS TO THE SERVICES THAT WE ARE OBLIGATED TO PROVIDE FOR THEM. AND REAL QUICK, ON THAT EXAMPLE YOU'RE GIVING, THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT TYLER RESIDENTS PAY. THAT'S SOMETHING OUTSIDE OF TYLER RESIDENTS PAY. THAT IS AN INCREDIBLY GOOD POINT IN THAT WE ALSO LOOK TO SEE WHERE CAN WE GET ESSENTIALLY BECAUSE OF ASSETS THAT WE HAVE, SUCH AS THE LANDFILL, CAN WE BE ABLE TO UTILIZE THOSE THAT ARE USING OUR ASSET AND MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE COLLECTING FUNDING FROM THEM TO PAY FOR SERVICES THAT MAKE YOU BE ABLE TO KIND OF GO BEYOND THAT. AND SO UTILIZATION OF THOSE ENTERPRISE FUNDS, MOST OF YOUR ENTERPRISE FUNDS ARE ABLE TO PAY FOR JUST THEIR SERVICES. BUT SOME OF THEM, YOU KNOW, UTILITIES IS ONE WHERE WE STILL HAVE A LITTLE BIT. IN FACT, WE TALKED A BIT ABOUT SOME OF THE OTHER OUTSIDE AGENCIES THAT WE PAY TOWARD BUSINESS EDUCATION COUNCIL, METRO, THE HISPANIC BUSINESS ALLIANCE. I WAS REMINDED ABOUT GOING THROUGH THE BUDGET THAT WE ACTUALLY PAY FOR THOSE FROM OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND, WHICH IS ACTUALLY AS FAR AS PAID FOR AND SPONSORED BY TYLER UTILITIES, THAT WE HAVE UTILITY FUNDS GOING TO THAT. SO NET HEALTH IS ONE OF YOUR LAST OUTSIDE AGENCIES. THAT'S KIND OF STILL ON THE GENERAL FUND SIDE OF OUR BUDGETS. AND AS WE LOOKED AT THE GENERAL FUND, AND THAT'S WHERE BETWEEN CHANGES IN STATE LAW, WITH WHAT YOU CAN INCREASE YOUR PROPERTY TAX RATE BY, AND THEN JUST ALSO KIND OF A STAGNANT ECONOMY, WHICH IS WHAT YOU'RE SEEING WITH YOUR SALES TAX PIECE, AND THEN ALSO CONTINUED COSTS AND INCREASES THAT YOU HAVE FOR OUR OWN SERVICES, SOME OF WHICH WE MODIFIED BY BRINGING STUFF IN-HOUSE BECAUSE OF THE CONTINUED INCREASES WE HAVE ON THE CONTRACTUAL SIDE, ON THOSE OF JUST THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S WE HAVE TO KIND OF START TO NARROW AND CUT THAT. AND NET HEALTH WASN'T THE ONLY FUND THAT OR AS FAR AS ONLY PROGRAM THAT ENDED UP GETTING CUT. I WAS GOING THROUGH LEGAL. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LEGALS BUDGET FROM LAST YEAR. AND I DON'T MEAN TO PUT DEBORAH ON THE SPOT. SHE'S NOT ACTUALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR HER BUDGET IS SMALLER THAN IT WAS IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR. AND IS THAT BECAUSE AS WE WENT THROUGH AND LOOKED TO SEE WHERE CAN WE HAVE MODIFICATIONS, WHERE CAN WE MAKE CONTINUED CUTS OR CHANGES, A NUMBER OF DEPARTMENTS HAVE COME FORWARD TO FIGURE OUT WHERE THEY CAN MAKE THOSE CUTS. NOW, TO THEN MODIFY THAT AND TO PUT MONEY BACK IN. YOU KNOW, IT'S A IT IS A BALANCED BUDGET. AND SO TO KEEP IT BALANCED TO ANY CHANGES THEN MADE TO INCREASE MONEY BACK TO A PROGRAM OR SERVICE SUCH AS NET HEALTH, MEANS THAT SOMETHING ELSE IS GOING TO HAVE TO CUT AND BE REDUCED IN ORDER TO PUT MONEY TOWARDS THAT NET HEALTH OR WHATEVER IT IS YOU WANT TO CHANGE IN THE BUDGET. SO THAT'S KIND OF THE YIN AND YANG PIECE TO REMEMBER WHEN WHEN THINKING ABOUT THIS AND AS THAT TERMS. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR? I JUST LIKE TO POINT OUT I SERVED ON THE NET HEALTH BOARD FOR A FEW YEARS WITH GEORGE AND TERENCE AND MATTER OF FACT, SCOTT WILLIAMS HERE TODAY. HE TOOK MY PLACE ON THAT BOARD AND WE WERE SLOW TO ACT OVER TIME ON INCREASING END USER FEES. SO WE LIKE TO SEE THE END USER PULLING THEIR WEIGHT, NOT BEING SUBSIDIZED BY OTHER PIECES OF THAT ORGANIZATION. GREAT EXAMPLE WAS RESTAURANT PERMIT FEES. I WAS A RESTAURANT TOUR AND WE SURE DIDN'T WANT THEM TO GO UP, BUT WE COULD HAVE MAXIMIZED THEM OVER TIME AND REAPED A LOT OF MONEY THROUGHOUT THE TIME. AND IT TOOK A LONG TIME FOR THAT LIGHT.

CLICK ON. SO THIS IS JUST SIMPLY ANOTHER, YOU KNOW, EXAMPLE OF WHERE WE'RE NOT MOVING QUICK ENOUGH IN CERTAIN ORGANIZATIONS ON RAISING FEES TO COMPENSATE FOR INFLATION AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT GOES INTO THOSE PERMIT FEES AND EVERYTHING ELSE. IS GEORGE HERE.

WE'LL OPEN IT UP IN A SECOND. GEORGE IS HERE. HE'S THE WHITE HAIRED GUY. 063. YEAH. SOME

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GOOD MORNING. FIRST, I WANT TO THANK OF YOU EACH FOR YOUR SERVICE TO TYLER. I KNOW MANY OF YOU PERSONALLY, AND I KNOW YOU'RE WORKING HARD TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS FOR OUR CITY, AND I'M SURE YOU'RE ENJOYING THIS STUFF, BUDGET STUFF. I'M HERE TODAY BECAUSE I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE PROPOSED REDUCTION IN THE CITY OF TYLER'S ANNUAL FUNDING FOR NET HEALTH, FROM APPROXIMATELY 200,000 TO ONLY $50,000. THAT REPRESENTS A 75% REDUCTION IN FUNDING FOR AN ORGANIZATION THAT PERFORMS ESSENTIAL PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES FOR OUR COMMUNITY. NET HEALTH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CRITICAL SERVICES SUCH AS RESTAURANT INSPECTIONS, PUBLIC WATER TESTING, SWIMMING POOL INSPECTIONS, DISEASE PREVENTION, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, AND MANY OTHER PROTECTIONS THAT RESIDENTS OFTEN TAKE FOR GRANTED. TO PUT TYLER'S PROPOSED CONTRIBUTION INTO PERSPECTIVE, LONGVIEW CONTRIBUTES APPROXIMATELY $523,000 ANNUALLY TOWARD PUBLIC HEALTH, WHILE BRYAN AND COLLEGE STATION EACH CONTRIBUTE APPROXIMATELY $578,000. I'M NOT AWARE OF ANOTHER COMPARABLE TEXAS CITY ATTEMPTING TO FUND THESE RESPONSIBILITIES FOR ONLY 5000 A YEAR. EXCUSE ME, NET HEALTH MAY HAVE RESERVES AVAILABLE TODAY, BUT RESERVES ARE NOT RECURRING REVENUE. THEY CAN HELP BRIDGE A GAP, BUT THEY CANNOT REPLACE DEPENDABLE ANNUAL FUNDING USING RESERVES FOR TO COVER ONGOING OPERATIONS SIMPLY POSTPONES THE PROBLEMS. I'M ALSO CONCERNED THAT THIS REDUCTION COULD ULTIMATELY SHIFT MORE OF THE FINANCIAL BURDEN ONTO LOCAL RESTAURANTS AND OTHER BUSINESSES THROUGH HIGHER, PERMANENT INSPECTION FEES. RESTAURANTS ALREADY OPERATE ON AN EXTREMELY NARROW MARGIN. THEY SHOULD NOT BE EXPECTED TO MAKE UP FOR A MAJOR REDUCTION IN MUNICIPAL PUBLIC HEALTH FUNDING. I RESPECTFULLY ASK THE COUNCIL TO RECONSIDER THIS PROPOSED CUT AND POTENTIALLY RESTORE TYLER'S ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION, BECAUSE PUBLIC HEALTH IS A CORE RESPONSIBILITY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND DEPENDABLE FUNDING IS NECESSARY TO PROTECT OUR RESIDENTS, VISITORS AND BUSINESSES. AGAIN, I APPRECIATE EACH OF YOU AND THE TIME AND EFFORT YOU PUT INTO SERVING. TYLER. I KNOW THESE BUDGET DECISIONS ARE DIFFICULT, AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO LISTEN AND RECONSIDER THIS IMPORTANT ISSUE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, MR. WILLIAMS. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. WILLIAMS? I DO, JUST AS A POINT OF NOTE, I THINK BRIAN'S TAX RATE I KNOW YOU MENTIONED BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION IS LIKE $0.60, MAYBE A LITTLE BIT HIGHER THAN THAT.

COLLEGE STATION, I THINK RUNS IN ABOUT, YOU KNOW, 50 TO 40. SO JUST PERSPECTIVE IN RELATIONSHIP TO THAT WITH THAT HIGHER RATE IN THE HIGHER FUNDING THAT BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION GETS THEIR HEALTH DEPARTMENT, DOES THAT MAKE THEM HARDER ORGANIZATIONS TO WORK WITH BECAUSE THEY HAVE MORE FUNDING? HAVE YOU EVER RUN INTO ANY BARRICADES OR BARRIERS IN GETTING, SAY, A RESTAURANT OPEN IN BRYAN COLLEGE STATION BECAUSE OF TOUGH HEALTH DEPARTMENTS? THAT'S REALLY THE TOUGH CITY DOWN THERE. BUT NO, I MEAN IT POTENTIALLY. BUT I KNOW THEY ALSO RAISED THEIR OR POTENTIALLY ARE RAISING $100,000 FROM EACH SYSTEM. AND AND I KNOW THERE'S CHALLENGES FOR, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A BALANCED BUDGET. AND I BELIEVE IN THAT. I JUST THINK YOU SHOULD RELOOK AT THIS ONE AND JUST SEE WHAT THE RIGHT NUMBER IS OR WHAT THE PLAN IS GOING FORWARD, BECAUSE I KNOW $50,000 WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BE A LONG TERM PLAN. WHAT ARE YOUR CURRENT FEES THAT YOU PAY FOR? OH, I MIGHT NEED SOME HELP. I PAY SEVERAL OF THEM, BUT I PROBABLY SHOULD KNOW THAT. THAT'S OKAY. I BELIEVE $736.

736 YEAH. 736 AND YEAH. AND DO YOU WITH THAT, DO YOU PAY FOR INSPECTION FEES IF THEY COME TO INSPECT YOUR RESTAURANT? NOT CURRENTLY, BUT YOU'RE ALLOWED TO. THE NET HEALTH IS ALLOWED TO CHARGE FOR INSPECTION FEES. CORRECT? I WOULD BELIEVE THAT WE'RE CHECKING INTO THAT. I'M NOT SURE IF YOU'RE GOING TO COME UP TO THE PODIUM. SO MUCH STRONGER OVER HERE. BETTER ANSWER THE QUESTIONS. GEORGE ROBERTS. NET HEALTH. WE'RE LOOKING IN THAT RIGHT NOW.

WE'RE THE STATE REGULATIONS ARE THEY. THEY CAP US ON FEES AND THEY HAVE INCREASED THEIR TO

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THE ANSWER WE HAVE IS YES, YOU CAN AND WE HAVEN'T. WELL, NO, YOU YOU. BUT YOU, IF IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE, YOU DON'T. YOU CAN ONLY CHARGE UP TO A CERTAIN AMOUNT. AND WE DON'T, WE AREN'T SURE IF THAT WE'RE ALREADY PRETTY MUCH MAXED ON THAT INSPECTION. I MEAN THE PERMIT FEES RIGHT NOW WE'RE NOT SURE WE CAN CHARGE UP TO THE HOW MUCH WE CAN CHARGE FOR INSPECTIONS ON THAT. YEAH, YEAH, THAT'S MY QUESTION. IF YOU WERE CAPPED ON THE PERMIT FEES. YEAH.

WE'RE NOT WE ARE CAPPED ON PERMIT FEES, ON PERMIT FEES. BUT INSPECTION I DON'T WE DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THE INSPECTION. I DON'T KNOW IF THE INSPECTION IS PART OF THAT PERMIT FEE OR IT'S NOT. YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU. YEAH. THANK YOU SCOTT. OKAY. THANK YOU.

THANKS. SCOTT. DOES ANYBODY DOES ANYBODY HAVE THAT INFORMATION FROM. OH I'M SORRY.

COLLEGE STATIONS TAX RATE IS 51.187 $0.02. SO, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT AS FAR AS THEY RECEIVE FUNDING FROM IN COLLEGE STATION FOR THEIR. AND SO JUST TO KIND OF PUT IT IN PERSPECTIVE, YOU KNOW, THAT'S MORE THAN TWICE WHAT WE PAY FOR OUR PROPERTY TAX RATE, MUCH LESS THAN FOR AS FAR AS REVENUES. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. NEXT QUESTION I HAVE SIGNED UP IS TERRANCE. MR. TERRANCE H. HELLO. HELLO. HELLO, TERRENCE. I WAS HERE TWO WEEKS AGO. AND MAYOR, YOU SAID I'D LIKE TO TALK, CAN I. YEAH. COULD I HAVE FIVE MINUTES INSTEAD OF THREE MINUTES? THREE MINUTES, THREE MINUTES, THREE MINUTES. OKAY. CHALLENGE ACCEPTED, MISS CASSANDRA. I DIDN'T SEE THE TIMER WHEN SCOTT WAS SPEAKING. THREE MINUTES. HE WAS UNDER THREE MINUTES. THREE MINUTES. BUT JUST SO I COULD VERIFY. TERRANCE IS THREE MINUTES. I STARTED, JUST STARTED. 90% OF HEALTH SERVICES ARE FULLY SUPPORTED BY GRANTS SUCH AS AT THE CENTER FOR HEALTHY LIVING, WHERE WE PROVIDE MANY FREE SERVICES THAT ARE ACTUALLY NOT SUPPORTED BY GRANTS. PORTIONS OF THESE GRANTS PAY THE $1,500 MONTHLY RENT TO THE CITY FOR OUR USE OF THE CENTER, WHICH IS $18,000 OF MY DEPARTMENT'S GRANT DOLLARS. YET THE CITY'S PROPOSED BUDGET IS DECREASING THOSE FUNDS TO THE CENTER BY $16,500. SO WE HAVE TO PAY TO USE THE FACILITY WITH FUNDS THAT CAN'T FULLY SUPPORT THE FREE SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE TO YOUR RESIDENTS. BUT THEN YOUR ANNUAL FUNDING IS BEING DECREASED. IT FEELS LIKE I'VE PICKED UP A THORN BUSH THAT HAPPENS TO HAVE ROSES ON IT AND NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND, BUT I SHOULD KNOW. AT 15, MY FIRST JOB WAS AS A DAY LABORER IN THE TYLER ROSE GARDEN. I WAS HORRIBLE AT IT, BUT EVENTUALLY I LOVED THAT JOB BECAUSE I FELT THEN THE WAY THAT I FEEL NOW, THAT DOING THE LITTLE THINGS THAT MOST PEOPLE DO NOT SEE REALLY DOES MATTER. JUST LIKE OUR REGIONAL LABORATORY, WHERE YOU DON'T SEE THE TIRELESS WORK OF HOW THEY ANALYZE OVER 100 WATER SAMPLES FROM THE CITY OF TYLER EVERY MONTH, PLUS SAMPLES FROM 250 OTHER CITIES ACROSS EAST TEXAS TO MAKE SURE TAP WATER IS SAFE TO USE. IN ADDITION TO TESTING ALL DAIRY PRODUCTS THAT ARE SOLD IN STORES THROUGHOUT TYLER AND OUR LAB. BEING ONE OF THE ONLY SIX CERTIFIED TESTING LABORATORIES IN THE ENTIRE STATE TEN YEARS AGO, NET HEALTH HAD FIVE SANITARIANS IN OUR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT, AND THERE WERE 800 REGISTERED FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS. THIS INCLUDES EVERY FAST FOOD, FULL SERVICE RESTAURANT, FOOD TRUCK, GROCERY STORE AND MORE. A RATIO OF 160 TO 1. TEN YEARS LATER, WE STILL ONLY HAVE FIVE INSPECTORS, BUT NOW THERE ARE OVER A THOUSAND A RATIO OF 200 TO 1. AND THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE ALL THE CHILD DAYCARES OR ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES, PUBLIC POOLS, FOSTER HOMES AND SPLASH PADS. YOUR EARMARKED 75% DECREASE FROM A $287 MILLION BUDGET EQUALS 0.00069, NOT 1%, NOT EVEN 0.1%, BUT 0.69% AT $200,000. $50,000 EQUALS 0.00017 OF A $287 MILLION BUDGET. SO I TAKE IT THAT WE ARE VALUED LESS THAN 0.02% TO BE YOUR LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH

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YOU ARE CORRECT. RIGHT. RIGHT. NOW, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE NUMBER OF SANITARIANS ON I GOT HERE IN 2000, WE ACTUALLY HAD SIX. BUT FOR THE GROWTH FROM 2026 SUBSTANTIAL. AND THEN BACK TO WHAT I TOUCHED ON EARLIER, NOT ACCOUNTING FOR PERMIT FEES TO GO UP AT THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS OR INFLATION IS NOW WHAT'S TAKING THAT TOLL. AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE ADVOCATED FOR BEFORE COVID, DURING COVID AND AFTER COVID. SO NOW YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BECAUSE WE DIDN'T TAKE THOSE STEPS THROUGHOUT. SO I'D JUST LIKE TO POINT OUT SOMETIMES GOVERNMENT, WE, WE MAKE THE TOUGH DECISIONS WHEN THE MONEY DISAPPEARS, BUT WHEN THE MONEY IS ON HAND, WE DON'T MAKE THOSE TOUGH DECISIONS. AND I THINK THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF IT.

THAT IS A GREAT EXAMPLE. AND IT'S ALSO ONE SPECIFIC SERVICE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT. RIGHT. AND THAT'S TRUE. BUT ACCORDING TO GEORGE, Y'ALL SUBSIDIZE THE HEALTH INSPECTIONS CONSTANTLY BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH REVENUE. SO I MEAN, IF YOU'RE SUBSIDIZING WITHIN YOUR ORGANIZATION BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH REVENUE, THAT PARTICULAR DEPARTMENT ISN'T RISING. TAKING THEIR COST UP WITH INFLATION WITH TIME AS THEY SHOULD BE. IT SHOULD BE AN ANNUAL REVIEW AND THOSE COSTS SHOULD GO UP. AND BUT EVEN WHEN WE'RE LEGISLATIVELY AND REGULATORILY CAPPED TO WHERE WE CANNOT INCREASE. BUT YOU WEREN'T TEN YEARS AGO, NINE YEARS AGO, EIGHT YEARS AGO, SEVEN YEARS. I WAS ON THE BOARD.

Y'ALL WEREN'T CAPPED. WE DIDN'T GO TO THE MAXIMUM. SO WE NEED TO GO TO THE MAXIMUM. THIS IS FOR 27, RIGHT? OKAY. CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION THAT WAS ASKED EARLIER ABOUT THE INSPECTION FEES? CAN YOU CHARGE THOSE SIMULTANEOUSLY OR. NO. DO YOU KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT? I DO NOT HAVE THAT INFORMATION RIGHT NOW, BUT I CAN GET THAT INFORMATION TO YOU LATER TODAY.

YEAH, WE'VE BEEN ASKING THAT QUESTION FOR 30 DAYS. WE DON'T HAVE THAT ANSWER. SO BUT YOU CAN YES I CAN. AND DO YOU KNOW THE CAP YOU SAY YOUR CAP. WHAT IS THAT? WHAT IS THE CAP PER STATE? THE FEES. I WILL HAVE TO GET THOSE SPECIFIC NUMBERS TO YOU FROM OUR CFO, WHICH ARE FOR SURE THAT YOUR CAT. YES, MA'AM. THERE IS AN AFRICAN PROVERB. WHEN A FISH GETS OUT OF THE WATER TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE WATER, YOU SHOULD PROBABLY LISTEN TO THE FISH. I'M USUALLY A QUIET, RESERVED PERSON AND I AM HERE FOR SPECIFIC REASONS BECAUSE OF HOW BAD. OUR NEXT FISCAL YEAR IS. I CAN TALK UNTIL I'M BLUE IN THE FACE ABOUT NUMBERS AND STATS AND TRYING TO JUSTIFY WHY WE SHOULDN'T BE CUT. I WAS HIRED 14 YEARS AGO BECAUSE OF A GRANT THAT WAS FEDERALLY FUNDED, THAT WAS DEFUNDED. TWO YEARS LATER, THINGS CHANGE OVER TIME THAT WE CAN'T CONTROL. HEY TERRANCE, DO Y'ALL OPERATE WITH A SURPLUS IN YOUR BUDGET? THAT SURPLUS THAT IS OUR RAINY DAY FUND, WHICH IS LIKE THE CITY'S RAINY DAY FUND, WHERE WE CAN'T TAP INTO IT FOR USUAL BUSINESS OPERATIONS. WELL, CAN YOU USE IT FOR. WE CAN USE IT. OH WE HAVE SEE, THAT'S THE PART THAT I SKIPPED THAT I WANT TO GO INTO. HOW MUCH DO YOU HAVE IN THAT RAINY DAY FUND? SO WE HAVE CLOSE TO 6 MILLION. OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR TERRANCE. BUT YOU CAN'T USE THAT FOR EVERY DAY OPERATIONS, RIGHT? WE CAN USE IT FOR EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. WE CAN USE IT WHEN OUR GRANTS BECOME DEFUNDED. WE CAN USE IT FOR NATURAL AND MAN MADE DISASTERS. WE CAN ONLY TAP INTO THAT FUNDING. DURING AN OPEN PUBLIC MEETING AT OUR BOARD OF

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THEY HAVE ALMOST A YEAR OF IN RESERVE FOR AS FAR AS COMPARED TO THEIR OPERATING COSTS. AND SO, AND I GUESS THE QUESTION I WOULD HAVE THOUGH, IS JUST AS YOU MENTIONED, IS THAT STATE LAW IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE USE OF THAT, TO WHAT YOU HAVE IN RESERVE, OR IS THAT A, A BOARD POLICY THAT HAS BEEN CREATED, THE BOARD POLICY THAT WAS SENT TO THE CITY OF TYLER BY OUR CFO IN 2016, TEN YEARS AGO, WHICH MEANS IT COULD BE MODIFIED, RIGHT? SO RAINY DAY FUNDS CAN BE UTILIZED WHEN AN UMBRELLA SUDDENLY IS NOT THERE. AND SO THAT UMBRELLA DISAPPEARED. IN THIS CASE, IT'S TIME TO TAP INTO THE RAINY DAY FUNDS. THAT'S JUST THE WAY WE SEE IT.

WE'RE HAVING TO DO THE SAME. SO IF ALL OF THE GRANTS WITHIN MY DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY WELLNESS GET TOTALLY DEFUNDED, THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT ALL THE TIME WE CAME OUT OF COVID ON THAT BOARD SAYING, HEY, THESE GRANTS WON'T LAST FOREVER. THEY'RE SHOWERING MONEY ON US. WE WERE ON THAT BOARD. WE SPOKE OF IT THEN. THAT WAS FIVE YEARS AGO, FOUR YEARS AGO, THREE YEARS AGO. WE'VE SEEN IT COMING AND IT'S HERE. SO WE HAVE TO PLAN JUST LIKE WE HAVE TO PLAN. Y'ALL NEED TO PLAN FOR THESE TYPE OF EVENTS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER CARDS FOR PEOPLE THAT HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, BUT IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE HERE THAT WOULD LIKE. YES, MA'AM. TO TO SPEAK ON THE BUDGET, PLEASE COME UP TO THE PODIUM, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. ASHLEY BRYANT, COUNTY ROAD 113 IN TYLER, THE ONLY THING THAT I HAD TO SAY ABOUT THE BUDGET IS LIKE, IF WE'RE GOING TO INCREASE THE BUDGET AND HAVE IT SIMILAR TO WACO, I JUST FEEL LIKE ANY CONSTRUCTION OR PROCUREMENTS NEED TO BE ABLE TO BE PUBLIC FOR ALL CONTRACTORS AND NOT JUST USING DIRECT BUYS OR CO-OPS. I FEEL LIKE THERE SHOULD BE A HEALTHY COMPETITION FOR ALL VENDORS AND CONTRACTORS TO BE ABLE TO, TO BE ABLE TO DO PROJECTS IN THE CITY, LIKE IF WE'RE GOING TO, YOU KNOW, HAVE DIFFERENT PURCHASES AND DIFFERENT BUYS, THEN WE SHOULDN'T BE USING PEOPLE OUT OF STATE TO COME DO WORK IN OUR, IN OUR CITY AND THEN BRING THE, TAKE THE MONEY AND GO BACK TO DIFFERENT STATES TO MEET TO THEIR OWN HOME. I FEEL LIKE THERE SHOULD BE LOCAL PEOPLE THAT SHOULD BE ABLE TO BE IN COMPETITION WITH THESE CONTRACTS AS WELL. AND SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THAT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I'LL LET YOU ADDRESS HOW WE HANDLE THAT. AND BEFORE YOU DO, I WANT TO SAY WE ARE NOT DOING WHAT WACO IS DOING WITH THEIR BUDGET OR THEIR TAX RATE. I WANT TO MAKE THAT CLEAR BECAUSE THAT'S HOW THAT QUESTION STARTED. SO I WANT TO SAY WE'RE NOT DOING THE WACO IS DOING WITH THEIR BUDGET OR THEIR TAX RATE. RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR THAT. IT'S LAUGHABLE. THE WACO COMPARISON WAS IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE HOW MUCH LARGER, HOW MUCH MORE THEY PAY OR ESSENTIALLY CHARGE FOR TAX RATE.

SO THUS, AS FAR AS HOW SMALL YOUR TAX RATE IS HERE IN TYLER. AND THUS PEOPLE MAY SAY, WELL, THEY DON'T SPEND AS MUCH IN WACO ON PERCENTAGE WISE ON THIS SERVICE OR THAT SERVICE, AND MAYBE SPEND MORE MONEY ON THINGS LIKE NET HEALTH OR PARKS OR THINGS OF THAT NATURE. AND THAT'S BECAUSE WE HAVE A SMALLER AMOUNT OF REVENUE THAT WE BRING IN, BECAUSE OUR PROPERTY TAX RATE IS SO MUCH SMALLER THAN WACO, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE ONLY, WHAT, 30% SMALLER THAN THEY ARE TAX RATE TWICE OR THREE TIMES IN RELATIONSHIP. TO YOUR QUESTION REGARDING AS FAR AS PROCUREMENT OF SERVICES, THE PROCUREMENT SERVICES IS GOVERNED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS.

AND SO WE FOLLOW THE LAWS AS THE STATE OF TEXAS PROVIDES. AND SO WITH THAT, AS FAR AS BIDDING OF SERVICES AND WITH CONTRACT ABILITY TO BE ON BY BOARDS, WE LOOK TO SEE THEN ULTIMATELY THE STATE AND ITS LAWS STATES THAT YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE DOING YOU ARE BEING COMPETITIVE IN THE BIDDING PROCESS. THE NOTIFICATIONS AS PER DICTATED BY THE STATE, AS WELL AS THEN THAT YOU ARE GOING WITH THE LOWEST, BEST PRICE WITH THAT BIDDING PROCESS. SO THAT'S THAT IS THE CITY OF TYLER'S POLICY IS TO MATCH THAT WITH THE STATE OF TEXAS HAS PROVIDED OR MANDATES. AND SO JUST FYI ON THAT. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THAT. BUT I'M JUST SAYING LIKE YOU'RE USING LIKE 20 DIFFERENT CO-OPS.

I DON'T THINK LIKE CONTRACTORS CAN BE ABLE TO GO TO ALL 20 OF THEM, ESPECIALLY SOME OF THEM

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SO THEY GO THROUGH A BIDDING PROCESS. SO NOT KNOWING THE DETAILS, YOU KNOW, WE JUST DIDN'T TALK. AND I CAN HELP YOU OUT. SO THANK YOU. OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE WISH TO SPEAK DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION OF THE BUDGET PROCESS? I'M THANKFUL WE DON'T MANUFACTURE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT ANYMORE BECAUSE OILFIELD PIPE AND HOT CHAINS AND TIRE STRAPS TO SWING IN AND PIANO SLIDES THAT BURN YOU. I FORGOT ABOUT THE EAST TEXAS.

THAT WAS GOOD LIVING. THAT WAS GOOD LIVING. ANYWAY, YOU JUST SHOWED YOU YOU'RE TOO YOUNG.

YOU'RE TOO YOUNG FOR THAT SKIRT. ALL RIGHT, AT THIS TIME, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THE FIRST PART OF OH ONE. I MOVE TO ADOPT THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2020 627 ANNUAL BUDGET AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE PARTICULAR OUTSIDE AGENCY CONTRACTS BUDGETED FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 AND 2027. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.

THANK YOU. THAT WAS A CLIFFHANGER. THAT WAS A CLIFFHANGER. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN CHILDS. AT THIS TIME, WE WILL TAKE A ROLL CALL VOTE. MADAM CLERK, MAYOR PRO TEM HOPKINS, NAY. COUNCILMEMBER MOSS NAY, COUNCILMEMBER CHILDS I, COUNCILMEMBER NICHOLS I. COUNCILMEMBER. DARBY. AYE. MAYOR HANEY, I. ALL RIGHT. IT IS A 4 TO 2 VOTE. IS THAT A. THAT IS I THINK YEAH. I THINK Y'ALL DID NOT PASS THE BUDGET.

OKAY. DOES IT HAVE TO BE TWO THIRDS. YES. SUPERMAJORITY. YOU NEED TO HAVE AT LEAST FIVE. YOU HAVE FIVE. AND SO THIS BUDGET IS NOT IS NOT BAD. IT'S THE 60% REQUIREMENT UNDER THE CODE. AND FOUR OF SIX IS 66%. OKAY. SO IT DOES. SO THE MATH WORKS AND IT DOES. OKAY. SO THEN THE AYES HAVE IT AND THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE BUDGET IS CARRIED. THIS TIME WE'LL MOVE TO THE SECOND PART OF OH ONE. IS THERE A MOTION TO RATIFY THE TAX INCREASE REFLECTED IN THE BUDGET? I MOVE TO RATIFY THE PROPERTY TAX INCREASE REFLECTED IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 2027 BUDGET. IS THERE A SECOND? ONE SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION TO RATIFY THE PROPERTY TAX INCREASE REFLECTED IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2627 BUDGET BY COUNCILMAN NICHOLS AND A SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN HAWKINS. WE WILL NOW TAKE A VOTE. MAYOR PRO TEM HAWKINS, YES, COUNCILMEMBER.

YES, COUNCIL MEMBER. KRAUS. I. COUNCILMEMBER. NICHOLS. AYE. COUNCILMEMBER. DOG BASS. I.

MAYOR HANEY, I AYES HAVE IT. THE MOTION IS CARRIED. ALL RIGHT. OH TWO. TO REQUEST TO

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MADAM CLERK, MAYOR PRO TEM HOPKINS. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER. MARSH. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER.

CHARLES. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER. NICHOLS. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER. DULL. AYE. MAYOR HANEY, I HAVING THE MOTION IS CARRIED. OH THREE TO REQUEST AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE UPDATING FEES AND OTHER APPLICABLE ADJUSTMENTS AS PRESENTED IN THE BUDGET. SO WE'LL NOW OPEN THE FLOOR FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE CITY'S PROPOSED FEE AMENDMENTS, UPDATES AND ADJUSTMENTS. IS THERE ANYBODY HERE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON OH THREE? SEEING NONE. THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION IS CLOSED. DO I HAVE A MOTION ON OH THREE? MOVE TO APPROVE OH THREE IS PRESENTED. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND WITH A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN NICHOLAS, SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN DARK BAYS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? AYES HAVE IT. OH THREE IS CARRIED AND THAT TAKES CARE OF 01303. AND THE PROPOSED BUDGET. THANK YOU VERY MUCH ED CÉDRIC LAUREN YOUR DEPARTMENTS TO ALL THE STAFF AND DEPARTMENT HEADS THANK YOU BLAKE ALSO TO YOU AS WELL. THANK YOU ALL FOR WORKING THROUGH THIS FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS AND HAVING US A BUDGET FOR 2026 2027. ALL RIGHT. BE ONE, MADAM. CASSANDRA. MADAM CLERK. MADAM. MADAM.

JUDGE FRANKLIN'S LEAVING THE HOUSE. THAT'S HOW YOU DO IT. JUDGE. RIGHT THERE. JUDGE. GOT IT. BUDGET. AUSTIN. TAKE NOTE. THAT'S AUSTIN LUCE, NOT AUSTIN, TEXAS. I'M SORRY. LET ME CLARIFY. WE DON'T WANT TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT AUSTIN, TEXAS. GOOD MORNING AGAIN, CASSANDRA.

[B-1 Request that the City Council consider recommendations for appointment and re-appointment of members to the various City Boards.]

RECOMMENDATIONS WERE PROVIDED TO THE CITY COUNCIL BY THE BOARD LIAISONS AND AFTER ALL, BOARD QUALIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN REVIEWED FOR EACH APPLICANT. THE FOLLOWING CITY BOARDS ARE NOW BEING SUBMITTED FOR THE CITY COUNCIL'S FINAL APPROVAL PER CITY CODE SECTION 120. THE CITY COUNCIL RETAINS FINAL DISCRETION AND AUTHORITY TO APPOINT OR REAPPOINT ANY CITY BOARD MEMBER. SO WHAT I WOULD DO NOW IS JUST GO THROUGH THE LIST OF WHAT WAS RECOMMENDED AT THE AUGUST 26TH WORK SESSION, AND WE'LL TAKE A VOTE OF ALL THOSE THAT UNLESS THERE'S ANY CHANGES, THIS IS WHAT WE'LL RECOMMEND. OR COUNCIL CAN MAKE THE FINAL APPROVAL. SO THE AIRPORT ADVISORY BOARD, WE HAD TWO VACANCIES. SO AS YOU CAN SEE, ANYTHING THAT'S HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW IS SOMEONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO RETURN ON THE BOARD. THEY'RE ALREADY ON THE BOARD. AND THEN THE ONE IN GREEN IS WHAT WAS RECOMMENDED AT THE WORK SESSION.

SO THOSE TWO POSITIONS WILL BE FILLED BY BRIAN MATHIS AND DEVIN CHURCHILL ANIMAL CARE ADVISORY BOARD. WE HAD THREE VACANCIES. WE HAD LANDON, MARY ANN AND MARJORIE THAT WOULD LIKE TO RETURN. SO THEY WILL BE REAPPOINTED. ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS. WE HAVE FIVE VACANCIES. WE HAVE FOUR THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME BACK HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW. AND STEVE SIMMONS WILL BE APPOINTED OR WAS RECOMMENDED. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION. WE HAD ONE VACANCY. PATRICK WOODS WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE ON THAT BOARD. SO HE WILL CONTINUE ON THE BOARD FOR CIVIL SERVICE CONSTRUCTION BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS AND APPEALS. WE HAD NO VACANCIES AT THAT TIME. DISABILITIES ISSUES REVIEW BOARD. THERE'S NO VACANCIES.

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WE HAD THREE VACANCIES. RORY MARTINEZ AND JAMES WYNN WILL COME BACK. IT WAS RECOMMENDED FOR MICHAEL CARMICHAEL TO BE THE CHAIR AND PATRICK COOPER TO BE APPOINTED. NORTHEAST TEXAS PUBLIC HEALTH DISTRICT. JEREMY BUTLER WILL BE REAPPOINTED AND VERONA NORAH JONES WILL BE APPOINTED. TRAFFIC SAFETY BOARD. WE HAD FIVE VACANCIES. WAS RECOMMENDED FOR JOHN MATTHEWS TO BE THE CHAIR. JAMES LEDET AND CODY BAKER WILL COME BACK. ERIC ACKER, STEVE WICK AND ASHLEY WILSON WILL. BE APPOINTED TO THAT BOARD. AND THAT IS ALL THAT I HAVE FOR TODAY. SO IF I CAN GET A JUST JUST OKAY. AND MAYOR COUNCIL, AGAIN, THESE ARE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WERE FROM YOUR PRIOR OPEN SESSION MEETING WHERE YOU HAD DISCUSSIONS. SO THE RECOMMENDATION, THE RECOMMENDATIONS. AND SO OF COURSE, IF YOU WANT TO CHANGE THEM, YOU CAN, BUT YOU JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT CLEAR THAT THE RECOMMENDATIONS WERE BASED OFF OF YOUR LAST OPEN SESSION MEETING, WHERE YOU HAD INFORMATION FROM THE BOARD LIAISONS. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YEP. I COMMEND YOUR WORK ON THIS. WE DID HAVE A LONG WORK SESSION ON THIS WHERE EVERYBODY FROM ALL DEPARTMENTS OR NOT EVERYBODY BUT THE DEPARTMENT HEADS CAME AND SPOKE AND GAVE RECOMMENDATIONS, AND WE ALL HAD OUR INPUT AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM EVERYBODY ON COUNCIL. SO I THINK THIS IS WORK FROM AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST NARROWED DOWN TO SOME GOOD CANDIDATES. I SEE MR. CARMICHAEL BACK THERE WHO'S GOING TO BE THE NEW CHAIR, HOPEFULLY P AND Z. SO APPRECIATE YOUR WORK. AND SCOTT, YOU TOO ON ON PNC AND JUAN BARONE RIGHT BEHIND SCOTT. CONGRATULATIONS. SO WITH THAT, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE B ONE MOVE TO APPROVE B ONE AS PRESENTED. SECOND I SECOND HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE B ONE FROM COUNCILMAN NICHOLS AND A SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN MARSH. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? B ONE IS APPROVED. AND THEN I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK EVERYBODY THAT SIGNED UP TO BE ACTIVE WITH THE CITY, SERVE ON A BOARD, SERVE ON A COMMISSION.

THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE BEEN PUSHING FOR PROBABLY THE LAST SIX OR SO MONTHS, JUST BECAUSE IN YEARS PAST THAT INTEREST HAS NOT BEEN THERE. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR FOR STEPPING UP AND HAVING AN INTEREST IN SERVING ALONGSIDE US FOR THE BETTERMENT OF OUR CITY. THAT HASN'T HAPPENED IN YEARS PAST. SO I APPRECIATE THAT. ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, WE'LL GO TO THE

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[CITY MANAGER'S REPORT]

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THE PROJECT INCLUDED ALSO MULTIPLE ROADWAY BORES AND TWO UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD BORES.

ONE OF THE BORES WAS SPECIFICALLY ESPECIALLY CHALLENGING, WITH 490 LINEAR FEET OF 60 INCH CASING APPROXIMATELY 40FT DEEP BELOW TEN ACTIVE TRACKS, REQUIRING CONTINUOUS OBSERVATION FROM RAIL. PROS EXTENSIVE COORDINATION WITH PUBLIC FACILITIES, INCLUDING THE LIBRARY, SCHOOLS AND LOCAL BUSINESSES REQUIRED THROUGHOUT THE CONSTRUCTION. BUT THE TRUE SUCCESS OF THIS PROJECT LIES IN THE EXTRAORDINARY TEAMWORK THAT MADE IT POSSIBLE. KSA, OUR DESIGN ENGINEER, CONSISTENTLY ANTICIPATED CHALLENGES AND PROVIDE A QUICK, THOUGHTFUL SOLUTIONS IN THE FIELD. THE RESPONSIVENESS AND WILLINGNESS TO PIVOT ALLOWED CONSTRUCTION TO CONTINUE SAFELY AND EFFICIENTLY, EVEN WHEN SURPRISES AROSE. BELT CONSTRUCTION BROUGHT A HIGH LEVEL OF FOCUS AND COMMITMENT TO THE PROJECT. THEIR TEAM STAYED LASER FOCUSED ON KEEPING PIPE INSTALLATION MOVING, CONSISTENTLY PRIORITIZING PROGRESS. EVEN THE MOST CHALLENGING SECTIONS OF THE ALIGNMENT. THEY COMMUNICATED FREQUENTLY AND RELIABLY WITH THE PROJECT TEAM AND ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, ADJUSTED PROJECT SEQUENCING TO MAINTAIN MOMENTUM. BELT ALSO WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND BY REBUILDING STORM INFRASTRUCTURE, WHERE CONFLICTS AROSE AND THOUGHTFULLY STAGGERING THEIR CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES TO ACCOMMODATE TRAFFIC NEEDS, SCHOOL OPERATIONS AND DOWNTOWN ACCESS. AND WITHIN TYLER WATER UTILITIES, WE WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO TIFFANY AND SAM, WHO WORK CLOSELY WITH ALL DEPARTMENTS TO KEEP INFORMATION FLOWING, PROVIDE TIMELY DECISIONS, AND SUPPORT THE CONTRACTOR IN THE FIELD.

THIS ONGOING COORDINATION ALLOWED ISSUES TO BE RESOLVED QUICKLY AND KEPT THE PROJECT MOVING AT AN IMPRESSIVE PACE. DESPITE THE EXTENSIVE CHALLENGES, BEL COMPLETED THE PROJECT SIX MONTHS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE, A REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT FOR A PROJECT OF THIS SCALE AND COMPLEXITY. THIS IS A WIN NOT JUST FOR TYLER WATER UTILITIES FOR THE ENTIRE CITY TEAM, OUR CONSULTANTS, CONTRACTOR AND THE COMMUNITY WE SERVE. ANOTHER POINT I WANT TO KIND OF NOTE IS YOU MAY SEE THE NEW SIGNS THAT WERE INSTALLED IN SEVERAL PARKS AND ALONG TRAILS AND TYLER TO HELP PEOPLE RECOGNIZE BIKES AND SCOOTERS THAT ARE AND ARE NOT ALLOWED.

PER CITY OF TYLER ORDINANCE. RECENTLY, ORDINANCES WERE UPDATED TO ALLOW CLASS ONE E-BIKES. THESE E-BIKES DO NOT HAVE A THROTTLE AND PRIMARILY PROVIDE PEDAL ASSISTANCE FOR THOSE WITH MOBILITY IMPAIRMENTS. HIGHLY POWERED E-BIKES SUCH AS CLASS TWO AND THREE, AS WELL AS OTHER UNAUTHORIZED MOTOR VEHICLES, INCLUDING MOTOR SCOOTERS, ARE NOT ALLOWED IN PARKS AND TRAILS FOR PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AND THE INTEGRITY OF THE PARK GROUNDS. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE FOR ANIMAL SERVICES. DURING THE SUMMER, ANIMAL SHELTER IS OFFERED WAVE TO ANIMAL SHELTER, OFFERED WAIVED ADOPTION FEES FOR DONATIONS TO THREE DIFFERENT CAUSES. DURING JUNE, BOX FANS WERE COLLECTED FOR PAST BEAT THE HEAT CAMPAIGN, WITH OVER 100 DONATED. DURING JULY, THE PET FOOD BANK WAS RESTOCKED WITH CANNED FOOD AND CAT FOOD AS HUNDREDS OF POUNDS OF FOOD WERE DONATED, AND DURING AUGUST, DVDS, COLORED PENCILS, CRAYONS AND COLORING BOOKS WERE COLLECTED FOR BRECKENRIDGE VILLAGE. THE SHELTER IS PARTICIPATING IN THE EAST TEXAS FOOD BANK SPREAD THE LOVE PEANUT BUTTER DRIVE AND IS ADDING ITS NUMBERS TO THE TYLER TOTAL DURING THE SEPTEMBER CONTEST. TEN JARS OF PEANUT BUTTER WAIVES THE ADOPTION FEE FOR A DOG OR CAT. THE REPS THROUGHOUT SEPTEMBER. SO REMEMBER THAT AS YOU'RE AT THIS GROCERY STORE, THERE IS THE SPREAD THE LOVE PEANUT BUTTER DRIVE THAT THE MAYOR MAY MENTION A MAY MAY MENTION OF AFTER I GET DONE, JUST TO REMIND US ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT. AND THEN FINALLY, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU ALL TO THE COUNCIL WHO SHOWED UP AND THOSE WHO ALSO ALWAYS SUPPORT OUR CONCERT IN THE PARK THAT WAS HOSTED BY THE EAST TEXAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ON SATURDAY NIGHT. WE HAD AN INCREDIBLE TURNOUT WITH THE AS FAR AS THE WEATHER KIND OF BEING INCLEMENT, AS WELL AS JUST THE. WITH ALL THE FOOTBALL GAMES AND EVERYTHING GOING ON, WE EXPECTED THE CROWD PERHAPS TO BE SMALLER IN SIZE, BUT THIS YEAR WE LOOK TO BE THE SAME, IF NOT LARGER THAN WE'VE HAD IN PREVIOUS YEARS. SO WE APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT THAT WAS GIVEN FOR THE COMMUNITY FOR THAT. YEAH, IT WAS A GREAT TURNOUT AND YEAH, WEATHER WAS PERFECT. WE WE DIALED UP UPPER 80S JUST IN TIME FOR EVERYBODY TO COME OUT. SO IT WAS ENJOYABLE. A LITTLE BREEZE. SUNSET WAS BEAUTIFUL. SO THAT WAS A GREAT EVENT. AND THEN YES, FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE LIVING UNDER A ROCK AND DON'T KNOW, WE ARE CHALLENGING THE CITY OF LONGVIEW TO A PEANUT BUTTER DRIVE WITH THE EAST TEXAS FOOD BANK. SAD TO SAY WE ARE NOT IN THE LEAD AFTER THE FIRST REPORT, SO WE NEED TO STEP UP OUR GAME AND DONATE PEANUT BUTTER TO THE EAST TEXAS FOOD BANK. EVEN IF YOU DON'T WANT TO ADOPT A PET, STILL DONATE PEANUT BUTTER BECAUSE WE CANNOT LOSE THE LONGVIEW. SO HOW EXACTLY WHERE? WHERE IN THE STORES WOULD PEOPLE GO TO DONATE THEIR PEANUT BUTTER? SO YOU CAN OBVIOUSLY GO TO BROOKSHIRE'S FRESH SUPER ONE FOODS AND THERE IS A DESIGNATED

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