Oct 28, 2026 City Council

MINUTES

Request that the City Council consider approving the minutes of the regularly called meeting of the City Council of the City of Tyler, Texas, held on September 9, 2026.

AWARDS

A-2 Request that the City Council consider accepting the 'Certificate of Achievement for Planning Excellence' from the American Planning Association - Texas Chapter.

ZONING

MISCELLANEOUS

CITY MANAGER'S REPORT

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ONLY THREE PEOPLE. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME TO THE OCTOBER 27TH CITY COUNCIL HOUR.

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OCTOBER 28TH. TODAY IS THE 28TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING. I'M A DAY OFF. WE WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING

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WITH THE INVOCATION IN THE PLEDGE FROM COUNCILMAN NICHOLAS WRIGHT. LET US PRAY. HEAVENLY FATHER, THANK YOU FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL DAY. LORD, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING US HERE TOGETHER TO DO THE WORK OF THE CITY. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE CITY EMPLOYEES, OUR FIRST RESPONDERS.

WE KNOW THAT YOU BLESS THEM ON A DAILY BASIS. YOUR HAND IS WITH THEM. ALSO LIKE TO LIFT UP OUR NATIONAL FIRST RESPONDERS. THOSE TROOPS ARE IN HARM'S WAY. LORD, WE JUST PRAY FOR THEM AS THEY DO THEIR DUTY. LORD, I'M THANKFUL FOR THIS GROUP OF COUNCIL AS EVERYTHING GOING ON OUT THERE IN THE WORLD RIGHT NOW WITH THE BEN AND VENOM, AND HOW WE DON'T ALLOW THAT TO INTRUDE WITH OUR WORK HERE AS A ELECTED OFFICIALS. LORD, IT'S JUST WE THOSE POLITICAL WINDS DON'T BLOW THROUGH THIS CHAMBER. LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP AND THEIR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR MANY BLESSINGS, THE GREAT WEATHER. JESUS NAME I

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PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. ALL RIGHT. I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THE

[ Request that the City Council consider approving the minutes of the regularly called meeting of the City Council of the City of Tyler, Texas, held on September 9, 2026.]

MINUTES FROM THE SEPTEMBER 9TH MEETING. MOVED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED. SECOND, HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCILMAN NICHOLS AND A SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN HAWKINS. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF AWARDS. I SAID WE WILL COME DOWN FRONT AND CLOSE.

ALL. RIGHT. I WILL TALK REALLY LOUDLY. SO EVERYBODY THAT IS WATCHING ONLINE, WHICH ARE THOUSANDS PEOPLE IN HERE. THE FIRST AWARD THAT WE HAVE THAT AS AN

[A-1 Request that the City Council consider recognizing the following employees for their years of service and commitment to the City of Tyler. They represent 50 years of service with the City of Tyler: Robert "Bob" McComb, Traffic Sign Supervisor, Traffic, 25 years Terrence Thedford, Fire Senior Captain III, Fire, 25 years]

EMPLOYEE AND THE SERVICES THAT WE LIKE TO RECOGNIZE IN THE COMMITMENT TO THE CITY OF TYLER IN THESE HUGE MILESTONES IS BOB COHEN, WHO IS A TRAFFIC SIGN SUPERVISOR AND TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT, 25 YEARS OF SERVICE.

[A-2 Request that the City Council consider accepting the 'Certificate of Achievement for Planning Excellence' from the American Planning Association - Texas Chapter.]

SECOND, STAFFORD FIRE SENIOR CAPTAIN FOR THE ENTIRE DEPARTMENT.

AND HERE'S TO YOU. 25 YEARS. YOU'LL SEE BOB'S WORK ALL THE TIME. YOU ALMOST HAVE TO TAKE THE PICTURE FOR THE NEXT ONE. OH THAT'S RIGHT. YEAH. YEAH. I WATCHED IT ON THE CAMERA. AND. ALL RIGHT. A TWO IS A CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT FOR THE PLANNING AND EXCELLENCE FOR THE PLANNING MONTH. AND WE'VE ALREADY READ THE PROCLAMATION AND TAKEN A PHOTO.

BUT KYLE, I KNOW YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION REGARDING THIS AWARD. YES, SIR. GOOD MORNING,

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MAYOR AND COUNCIL. MORNING. MORNING. MORNING, KYLE. KINGMAN, PLANNING DIRECTOR FOR THE CITY.

IT'S MY PRIVILEGE THIS MORNING TO PRESENT THE CERTIFICATE. CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT FOR PLANNING EXCELLENCE. THIS IS AWARDED BY THE TEXAS CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION. THIS IS THE 12TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR THAT THE CITY HAS EARNED THIS DESIGNATION.

THE CITY IS PART OF. TYLER IS ONE OF 61 CITIES. THIS. THIS YEAR TO BE DESIGNATED. AND SO SOME OF THE REASONS THAT WE EARNED THIS DESIGNATION WERE TO RECOGNIZE THE CITY'S ACHIEVEMENTS FOR PLANNING EFFORTS, INCLUDING THE TYLER AND TOMORROW COMPREHENSIVE PLAN THAT WAS ADOPTED THIS THIS PAST SPRING. ALSO, OUR COMMITMENT TO TRAINING OF PLANNING OFFICIALS, PLANNING COMMISSIONERS AND STAFF AS WELL. AND THEN ALSO FOR HAVING CREDENTIALED STAFF PLANNING STAFF, WHICH WE DO HAVE THREE PLANNERS THAT ARE CREDENTIALED THROUGH THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PLANNERS. AND SO ALL THOSE IN TERMS OF THE THE AWARD, THEY ALL WE ALL WE RECEIVE POINTS FOR THOSE. AND WE HAD ENOUGH TO EARN THIS DESIGNATION. ONCE AGAIN, WE HAVE FILLED OUT THE PLAQUE THIS YEAR. THIS IS AGAIN, THIS IS OUR 12TH DESIGNATION.

AND SO NEXT YEAR WE DO HAVE ANOTHER PLAQUE FOR FOR THAT. SO DON'T WORRY. WE WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE FOR NEXT YEAR. AND, AND SO I JUST WANTED TO TAKE THIS TIME TO, TO THANK THE THE COUNCIL AND LEADERSHIP FOR SUPPORT OF CITY PLANNING, THE EFFORTS THAT WE'VE UNDERTAKEN AND CONTINUE TO, TO DO AND, AND SO THANKS FOR THAT. AND I DO HAVE THE PLANNING TEAM HERE. YES, YOU DO AS PART OF THIS THIS EFFORT. AND SO I WANT TO THANK THEM AS WELL FOR THEIR THEIR PUBLIC SERVICE. KYLE, THANK YOU. AND TO EVERYBODY IN THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND COMMITMENT TO THE CITY OF TYLER. I KNOW EARLIER WE HAD A COUPLE MEMBERS FROM THE PNC COMMISSION, AND I KNOW THERE'S SEVERAL UP HERE THAT HAVE SERVED ON THE P AND Z COMMISSION. SO, KYLE, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU AND YOUR DEPARTMENT DOES. YEAH.

THANK YOU. I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY ACTION ITEM THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN ON A TWO. SO WE'LL THEN GO INTO Z ONE SINCE YOU'RE. THE ACTION IS AROUND. NOW THE FUN STUFF. OKAY, SO Z1

[Z-1 Z26-028 DRAKE EQUITY PARTNERS LP (2519, 2571 WEST GRANDE BOULEVARD AND 5979, 6137 OLD JACKSONVILLE HIGHWAY) Request that the City Council consider adoption of an Ordinance approving a zone change from C-1, Light Commercial District to C-2, General Commercial District.]

AND Z2 ARE NEXT DOOR TO EACH OTHER, BUT I WILL PRESENT THEM SEPARATELY AND FOR SEPARATE VOTES. AND SO Z ONE IS A REQUEST TO REZONE THIS PROPERTY FROM C ONE LIGHT COMMERCIAL DISTRICT TO C TWO GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT. THIS IS AT THE NORTHWEST INTERSECTION OF OLD JACKSONVILLE HIGHWAY AND WEST BROADWAY BOULEVARD. THE PURPOSE OF THE REQUEST IS TO ALLOW FOR THE PROPERTY TO BE DEVELOPED FOR COMMERCIAL USES. THE PROPERTIES TO THE PROPERTY TO THE WEST IS CURRENTLY ZONED C2 ZONED IN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS FOR THAT. AND THEN TO THE NORTH IS AG OR AGRICULTURAL. BUT THAT'S THE NEXT. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA. THIS AREA IS CHARACTERISTIC OF A COMMERCIAL INTERSECTION. AND SO WITH THE FUTURE EXPANSION OF JACKSONVILLE HIGHWAY, IT WILL ONLY INTENSIFY IN THAT EFFORT TO TO HAVE COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY THERE. THIS REQUESTED ZONING WILL PROVIDE THE ABILITY FOR SEASONAL DISPLAY OF MERCHANDISE.

IT STILL BEING RETAIL ORIENTED, THE REQUEST IS CONSISTENT WITH OUR FUTURE LAND USE PLAN SHOWN AS COMMUNITY ACTIVITY CENTER. THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY UNDEVELOPED. WE DO HAVE A CONCEPT PLAN THAT WAS PROVIDED BY THE THE APPLICANT AS YOU SEE THERE. THEY DO. THIS IS JUST A CONCEPT. SO THIS IS NOT SPECIFICALLY WHAT IS GOING WAS BEING APPROVED TODAY, BUT IT DOES SHOW THAT THEY DO PLAN ANCHOR TENANTS WITH WITH OTHER RETAIL AND RESTAURANTS AND THINGS AROUND THE THE PERIMETER THERE. WE PROVIDED A NOTICE TO NEIGHBORS WITHIN 200FT IN THE MAIL, AND WE RECEIVED THREE IN FAVOR OF THE REQUEST AND NONE IN OPPOSITION. AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION, BY A SEVEN ZERO VOTE RECOMMENDED APPROVAL. THANK YOU. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR KYLE ON Z ONE? ALL RIGHT. WE DO HAVE MARK PRIESTNER HERE WHO HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON BOTH Z1 AND Z2. GOOD WORK. YES THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. AS KYLE SAID, WE'RE WE'RE WHAT YOU'RE WHAT YOU'RE AT. OH, SORRY. MARK PRIESTNER 1121. THIS ISN'T YOUR FIRST TIME IN A WHILE. 1121 EAST SOUTHEAST LOOP. 323. THANK YOU. MARK. WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS AS BOTH. THERE ARE TWO INDEPENDENT PARCELS, BUT WE'RE WE'RE ZONING THEM AT THE SAME

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TIME. THE DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE OF BOTH ROADS BEING TEXDOT, WHAT WE'RE DOING IS INCORPORATING THE NEW TECH STOP PLANS ALONG OLD JACKSONVILLE, INCLUDING THE OVERPASS, TO MAKE SURE ACCESS RIGHT OF WAY CIRCULATION. ALL OF THOSE THINGS WORK FOR THE ENTIRE PARCEL OR THE ENTIRE BLOCK. AS WE STARTED THIS PROJECT A WHILE AGO WITH THE TOWNHOMES UP IN THE NORTHWEST CORNER, WE KIND OF HAD THESE USES IN MIND AND LOOKING AT WHAT IT IS, THE, THE TWO KIND OF PURPLISH AREAS THAT YOU SEE ARE ALREADY ZONED C-2. SO WE'RE KIND OF FILLING IN THE REMAINDER. THE C-2 PURPOSE IS REALLY TO ALLOW SOME SEASONAL OUTDOOR DISPLAY. BUT AS YOU CAN SEE IN WHAT WE'RE SORT OF PROPOSING, THIS ISN'T GOING TO BE CAR LOTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. IT'S A, IT'S A TRUE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER. THAT'S MUCH LIKE WHAT YOU SEE ACROSS THE STREET. SO I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE, BUT THAT'S. BUT WE'RE DOING BOTH OF THEM ARE THE SAME THING. SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO HEAR ME TWICE. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MARK? OKAY. THANK YOU. MARK. ANY FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS FOR KYLE? ALL RIGHT.

WITH THAT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON Z ONE. EXCUSE ME. SO MOVED. SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCILMAN HAWKINS AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN DARK BAYS. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? Z ONE IS APPROVED, Z TWO. OKAY. THIS IS A ZONING CHANGE FROM

[Z-2 Z26-029 KPE OJHWY LLC (5893 AND 5975 OLD JACKSONVILLE HIGHWAY) Request that the City Council consider adoption of an Ordinance approving a zone change from AG, Agricultural District, and C-1, Light Commercial District to C-2, General Commercial District.]

AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT AND LIGHT COMMERCIAL TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL C TWO, WHICH IS WHAT WAS JUST APPROVED PREVIOUSLY. AGAIN THAT'S THE PROPERTY TO THE NORTHEAST THERE CLOSE TO THE INTERSECTION OF OLD JACKSONVILLE AND GRANDE BOULEVARD. AND THE PURPOSE AGAIN IS TO ALLOW FOR THAT COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT. THIS PROPERTY IS ZONED MOSTLY AGRICULTURAL, SO IT DOES NEED SOME COMMERCIAL ZONING TO TO BE DEVELOPED THAT WAY. THE PROPERTIES TO THE WEST ARE BEING DEVELOPED FOR TOWNHOMES AND THEN TO THE NORTH ARE CURRENTLY IT'S A CAR LOT OR A VEHICLE SALES LOT. AND THEN COMMERCIAL ACROSS JACKSONVILLE TO THE EAST. THIS REQUEST WOULD AMEND THE FUTURE LAND USE GUIDE FOR A PORTION OF THE LOT TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THAT COMMUNITY ACTIVITY CENTER. AND LIKE, LIKE MARK MENTIONED, THE PLAN THERE IS TO HAVE THAT NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER FOR RETAIL AND ACCESSORY USES OR ASSOCIATED USES. AGAIN, THIS IS THE CONCEPT PLAN SHOWING WHAT THEY DO. THEY INTEND TO DO WITH THE PROPERTY.

BUT THE AGAIN, THIS IS NOT LOCKING THIS INTO ANY SPECIFIC ARRANGEMENT OF THE NOTICES THAT WERE SENT OUT. THREE WERE IN RETURN IN FAVOR AND NONE IN OPPOSITION, AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION BY A SEVEN ZERO VOTE RECOMMENDED APPROVAL. THANK YOU. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR KYLE? JUST. DO WE KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE OVERPASS? HOW? I KNOW THAT IT WAS KIND OF PUT ON HOLD.

DO WE HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THAT? I THINK THE THE PROJECT IS STILL ON. IT'S JUST A FEW MORE YEARS OUT. YEAH. 2030, 20, 33 SOMEWHERE. 2030 IS WHAT I'VE HEARD. YEAH. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR KYLE? MARK, ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD ON THIS ONE? OKAY. ALRIGHT. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON Z2. SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND. ALRIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILWOMAN HAWKINS AND A SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN DARK BAYS. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED?

[Z-3 Z26-024 EMPOWERMENT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP (2013 NORTH TENNEHA AVENUE) Request that the City Council consider adoption of an Ordinance approving a zone change from C-1, Light Commercial District, to R-1A, Single-Family Residential District.]

ALRIGHT. Z2 IS APPROVED Z3. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR A ZONE CHANGE FROM C ONE LIGHT COMMERCIAL TO R1A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL. IT'S ON NORTH 10TH AVENUE. THIS IS REALLY A CLEANUP ITEM. THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY DEVELOPED WITH A SINGLE FAMILY HOME. IT'S BEEN RECENTLY RENOVATED. TO TO FURTHER THAT, AS YOU SEE THERE, IT'S SURROUNDED BY COMMERCIAL TO THE WEST. BUT THOSE ARE HOMES AND THEN SINGLE FAMILY HOMES TO THE SOUTH AS WELL.

THIS REQUEST WILL ALLOW THE THE HOME TO BE LEGAL CONFORMING WITH THE PROPERTY. SO THAT WILL HELP THEM WHEN THEY SELL THE PROPERTY THAT THAT THEY THEY ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE ZONING. AND THIS REQUEST IS CONSISTENT WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP. AGAIN, THAT'S THE CURRENT PROPERTY WITH A SINGLE FAMILY HOME ON IT. AND THE OF THE NOTICES THAT WERE SENT NUMBER, NUMBER RETURNED IN FAVOR OR IN OPPOSITION TO THE REQUEST, AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL. THANK YOU. KYLE. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR KYLE? NO.

ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON Z THREE. I MOVE TO APPROVE Z THREE SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN MARSH, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN NICHOLS. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? Z

[Z-4 Z26-025 NORMA MORALES GUTIERREZ & JOEL ISRAEL ESTRADA RAMIREZ (2220 NORTH ROSS AVENUE) Request that the City Council consider adoption of an Ordinance approving a zone change from R-1B, Single-Family Residential District, to R-1D, Single-Family Residential District.]

THREE IS APPROVED Z FOUR. THIS IS A REQUEST FROM OUR ONE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL TO R1DR1D AS IN DOG FOR SINGLE FAMILY ATTACHED AND DETACHED RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT ON NORTH ROSS AVENUE. AS YOU SEE HERE, THE PROPERTY TO THE NORTH IS ALREADY ZONED R1D THAT WAS DONE

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PAST 5 OR 10, 5 OR 6 YEARS OR SO, AND THEN THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES TO THAT AROUND THAT ARE ZONED FOR SINGLE FAMILY AND ARE GENERALLY DEVELOPED THAT WAY. THIS REQUEST WILL ALLOW THE APPLICANT TO HAVE MORE FLEXIBILITY IN DEVELOPING THE PROPERTY FOR A SINGLE FAMILY HOME. THAT'S WHAT THEY PLAN TO DO. WILL ALLOW THEM A LITTLE BIT MORE SPACE TO TO BUILD ON THE LOT FOR A LARGER HOUSE. AND IT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE PLANS FOR INFILL. REDEVELOPMENT IN THIS AREA IS CONSISTENT WITH SOME OF THE PREVIOUS ACTIONS TAKEN ON THAT STREET. THE FUTURE LAND USE GUIDE IDENTIFIES AS NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTIAL AND IS COMPLIANT WITH THAT. DIRECTION. AND AS YOU SEE HERE, IT'S CURRENTLY UNDEVELOPED. AND THAT'S HOW THE STREET LOOKS TODAY. OF THE NOTICES THAT WERE SENT, NUMBER RETURNED IN FAVOR OR IN OPPOSITION TO THIS REQUEST, AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION BY A SEVEN ZERO VOTE RECOMMENDED APPROVAL. ANY QUESTIONS FOR KYLE? NO. ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON Z FOUR. I MOVE TO APPROVE THE FOUR. DO YOU HAVE A SECOND? MOTION BY COUNCILMAN MARSH AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN NICHOLS.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ALRIGHT. Z FOUR IS APPROVED. Z FIVE. THIS IS A ZONE CHANGE

[Z-5 Z26-027 FERGUSON CENTER LLC (400, 404, 410 EAST FERGUSON STREET AND 211 NORTH CENTER AVENUE)  Request that the City Council, on appeal, adopt an Ordinance approving a zone change from M‑1, Light Industrial District, to DBAC, Downtown Business, Arts and Culture District.]

REQUEST FROM M1 LIGHT COMMERCIAL LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT TO D BACK DOWNTOWN BUSINESS, ARTS AND CULTURE DISTRICT. THIS IS ON EAST FERGUSON STREET AND NORTH CENTER AVENUE, JUST A COUPLE BLOCKS EAST OF THE DOWNTOWN SQUARE. AS YOU SEE ON THE MAP HERE, THIS IS LOCATED WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN PLANNING AREA. IT'S BEEN A AN EFFORT BY THE CITY TO ENCOURAGE REDEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN AREA THAT IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE DENSE, VIBRANT, MIXED USE CENTER. AND SO IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA, THE THE GOAL IS TO HAVE THAT DESTINATION DOWNTOWN WITH RETAIL, RESTAURANT AND OTHER ENTERTAINMENT USES. THIS. THE REQUESTED ZONING WAS ESTABLISHED TO FACILITATE THAT EFFORT. BECAUSE D BACK ZONING HAS DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS THAT ARE IN LINE WITH THAT. THAT VISION FOR THE DOWNTOWN AREA.

AS YOU SEE ON THE MAP THERE, THERE ARE PROPERTIES IN THAT BURGUNDY OR MAROON COLOR THERE.

THOSE ARE ALL PROPERTIES THAT HAVE BEEN REZONED IN THE PAST 15, 20 YEARS OR SO TO IMPLEMENT THAT GOAL, FOR THOSE AREAS TO BE IN LINE WITH THE DOWNTOWN DOWNTOWN VISION, THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES OTHER THAN THAT ARE IN THAT PURPLE COLOR. THOSE ARE ZONED INDUSTRIAL. JUST IN THIS CASE, THE PROPERTIES TO THE WEST ARE NORTH AND WEST ARE ACTUALLY OWNED BY SMITH COUNTY. THAT'S WHERE THE THE ANIMAL SHELTER IS. AND THEN TO THE SOUTH IS CURRENTLY UNDEVELOPED. AND THEN TO THE EAST IS DEVELOPED WITH OR LOCATION OF STORAGE FOR FOR TRAILERS AND AND OTHER COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY. AND SO THE APPLICANT'S REQUESTING THE THE ZONE CHANGE HERE TO ALLOW FOR THE PROPERTY TO BE REPURPOSED FOR RETAIL, RESTAURANT AND OTHER ENTERTAINMENT ACTIVITIES WHICH ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE GOALS FOR DOWNTOWN. THE. THE CURRENT ZONING OF M1 WOULDN'T ALLOW FOR MUCH HIGHER INTENSE USE ON THE PROPERTY. INDUSTRIAL USES AND IS NOT. NOT IN KEEPING WITH THE. THE INTENT FOR THE DOWNTOWN AREA, WHICH IS TO BE THAT ENTERTAINMENT FOCUS. AS YOU SEE HERE ON THE MAP, THIS IS THE. THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP FOR THE. WITHIN OUR COMPREHENSIVE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IDENTIFIES THE AREA AS DOWNTOWN. AGAIN, ONE OF THE UPPER PART PART OF THE TYLER TOMORROW PLAN WAS TO TO SPECIFICALLY CALL OUT THE DOWNTOWN AREA AS A AS A PLACE. AND SO FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, IT DOES ESTABLISH THAT THE NEW DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THIS AREA SHOULD BE COMPATIBLE WITH, WITH WHAT WE WHAT WE'RE PUSHING FOR ON THE SQUARE AND THOSE OTHER AREAS. AND THE ZONING DOES PROVIDE THAT ABILITY TO, TO DO THAT, IT PROVIDES THE DEVELOPMENT FLEXIBILITY TO, TO ACHIEVE HIGHER DENSITY IN THIS AREA, BUT ALSO ALLOWS FOR USES THAT ARE COMPLEMENTARY TO, TO THAT EFFORT. IN CONTRAST, THE M1 ZONING AGAIN, IS MORE INTENSE DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL AND, AND ALLOWS FOR USES SUCH AS AUTO BODY REPAIR, VAPE SHOPS, OTHER INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY THAT ARE NOT IN KEEPING WITH THAT DOWNTOWN VISION. THIS IS ALSO FROM THE PLAN JUST SHOWS THE

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THE PLACE TYPE FOR THE DOWNTOWN AREA, WHICH IS INTENDED TO BE A MIXTURE OF USES FOR HIGH DENSITY DEVELOPMENT, BUT ALSO THAT RESIDENTIAL, THAT LIVE WORK PLAY ELEMENT. THIS IS WHERE YOU WANT TO DO THAT IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. THE CURRENT ZONING DOES NOT PROVIDE FOR THAT. AS YOU SEE HERE ON THE MAP, THIS IS HOW THE AREA IS CURRENTLY DEVELOPED. THE. THE PROPERTY CONSISTS OF RESIDENTIAL UNITS RIGHT NOW WHICH ARE NOT CONFORMING TO THE M1 DISTRICT. IF ANYTHING, THIS REQUEST WOULD BRING SOME OF THOSE INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE CODE BECAUSE ZONING DOES ALLOW FOR RESIDENTIAL UNITS. AND SO IF THE APPLICANT DOESN'T DO ANYTHING ELSE WITH THE PROPERTY, THEY ARE BRINGING THE THE USE INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE CODE.

AND SO THAT HELPS WITH IF THERE'S A FIRE OR IF THERE'S ANY KIND OF DAMAGE TO THOSE UNITS, THEY CAN BE REBUILT. AS YOU SEE HERE ON THE MAP, THIS AREA IS AGAIN, IT'S JUST A COUPLE BLOCKS OFF THE SQUARE THERE WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE, THERE ARE SIDEWALKS. THERE IS ON STREET PARKING WITHIN THIS AREA. THIS IS A CONCEPT THAT IS PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT SHOWING THAT THEY THEY DO PLAN TO REPURPOSE THE THE BUILDINGS FOR THE MAKER SPACE OR RETAIL AND THEN HAVE THAT CENTRAL FOOD COURT. THEY DO SHOW FOOD TRUCKS ON THERE. THE ZONING DOES ALLOW FOR THAT. THEY. AND SO THIS SHOWS THAT THEY ARE MAXIMIZING THE THE SPACE THERE FOR THAT FOR THAT ENTERTAINMENT USE. THEY ARE HERE TO SPEAK IN MORE DETAIL. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT THEY PLAN TO DO, I'D JUST LIKE TO NOTE THAT THIS THIS CONCEPT HERE IS JUST IT'S NOT WE'RE NOT ESTABLISHING THIS. WE'RE NOT APPROVING THIS TODAY, BUT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THEY THEY DO INTEND TO DO IF THEY MEET ALL THE OTHER REQUIREMENTS OF THE, THE BUILDING CODE AND ALSO THE, THE ZONING ORDINANCE. AND SOME PHOTOS OF THE THE SITE IN RELATION TO OTHER PROPERTIES. YOU DO SEE THE THE ANIMAL SHELTER THERE ACROSS THE STREET.

NORTH CENTER AVENUE IS RATHER SMALL, SO THERE, THERE ARE SOME NO PARKING SIGNS THERE THAT WOULD PROBABLY HAVE TO STAY IN PLACE BECAUSE THE STREETS ARE REALLY SMALL. OF THE NOTICE OF THE. THE NOTICES THAT WERE SENT. WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY IN FAVOR OR IN OPPOSITION. HOWEVER, AT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING ON OCTOBER 6TH, THERE WERE SOME CONCERNS EXPRESSED FROM A NEIGHBORING PROPERTY OWNER RELATED TO ALCOHOL SALES ON THE PROPERTY OR THE ABILITY TO TO SERVE ALCOHOL. THE CURRENT ZONING DOES ALLOW FOR A RESTAURANT.

THE. THE PROPOSED ZONING DOES AS WELL, AND THERE ARE. THERE ARE MANY RESTAURANTS WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN AREA THAT THAT SELL ALCOHOL. AND SO THIS. IF THEY MEET THE CRITERIA FROM, YOU KNOW, SPACING FROM A CHURCH AND WHATNOT, WHICH I BELIEVE THEY DO, THEY THEY ARE ELIGIBLE EITHER WAY, CURRENTLY ZONED OR PROPOSED. BUT ALSO THERE WAS ALSO A CONCERN RELATED TO, TO PARKING IN THIS AREA BECAUSE THE ZONING WAS ESTABLISHED TO FACILITATE THAT, THAT MORE DENSE, MORE FLEXIBLE FORM OF DEVELOPMENT GIVEN THE CONTEXT OF THE DOWNTOWN AREA. SO AGAIN, THE DOWNTOWN AREA IS A UNIQUE SPACE OR UNIQUE PLACE. AND SOME OF THAT IS BECAUSE OF THE THE WALKABLE WALKABILITY WHERE, YOU KNOW, IT WAS ESTABLISHED BECAUSE OF THE DISTANCES AND THE SMALLER BLOCK LENGTHS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT FACILITATE THAT WALKABLE ENVIRONMENT. ALSO, BECAUSE THIS AREA IS INTENDED TO BE THE MOST DENSE PLACE WITHIN THE CITY, THE STANDARDS DON'T REQUIRE ANY ON STREET PARKING FOR ANY DEVELOPMENT, WHICH IS TRUE HERE, WHICH WOULD BE TRUE HERE, BUT ALSO IT'S TRUE ON THE SQUARE AND OTHER PLACES THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN ZONED FOR DBACK ON THE ON THIS MAP YOU SEE HERE THE I MENTIONED THE THE DISTANCE FROM THE SQUARE AND THERE IS A PARKING GARAGE JUST ABOUT 400FT TO THE WEST THERE THAT PATRONS CAN UTILIZE, BUT THE APPLICANT CAN ALSO MAKE OTHER ARRANGEMENTS IF THEY SEE FIT. FROM A BUSINESS DECISION STANDPOINT TO PROVIDE PARKING ELSEWHERE. IF THEY PLAN TO DO THAT. SO WITH THAT, THE AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION, THE APPLICANT WAS NOT PRESENT AT THAT MEETING TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK TO THOSE CONCERNS THAT THE THE NEIGHBORS HAD, BUT ALSO CONCERNS THAT SOME OF THE PLANNING COMMISSIONERS HAD. SO WITH THAT, THE PLANNING COMMISSION, WITH THE INFORMATION THAT THEY HAD AT THE TIME, VOTED 7 TO 0 TO DENY THE REQUEST. HOWEVER, THE APPLICANT HAS APPEALED THAT REQUEST TO THE PLAN OR TO. THE

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CITY COUNCIL APPEALED THAT DENIAL TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND THEY ARE HERE TODAY. IF IF THERE'S ANY ANY MORE INFORMATION THAT CAN BE PROVIDED BY THEM TO ADDRESS THE CONCERNS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP. SO, LIKE I MENTIONED, THIS REQUEST WAS DENIED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION, BUT THE APPLICANT IS APPEALING THAT CALL. BEFORE I CALL THE APPLICANT UP. YOU REFERENCED THAT THE STANDARDS FOR DOWNTOWN AND THE VISION THAT WE HAVE FOR DOWNTOWN AND THE GOALS THAT WE HAVE FOR DOWNTOWN ARE ALL CONSISTENT WITH THIS TYPE OF PROJECT, WITH THIS TYPE OF DESIGNATION. AND SO IS IT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THIS REQUEST? YES. AND STAFF'S OPINION. THIS THIS REQUEST IS MORE OF A CLEANUP ITEM BECAUSE AGAIN, THIS AREA WAS INTENDED TO BE ZONED D BACK. ALL THESE AREAS WITH ALL THESE PROPERTIES WITHIN THAT DOWNTOWN AREA ARE INTENDED TO BE THAT WAY. AND SO THIS DOES FURTHER THE, THE GOALS OF THE DOWNTOWN PLAN MORE THAN THE CURRENT ZONING AND DOES JUST TO FURTHER THAT POINT, YES, THE CURRENT ZONING AGAIN, IS M-1 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL. SO THIS IS ACTUALLY A NON-CONFORMING USE ON THIS PROPERTY ALREADY. CORRECT. AND SO THAT'S OUR OUR REASONING TO SUPPORT THE REQUEST TO HAVE THIS AS DEEPAK. FROM MY OWN SIMPLE MIND, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? IS IT AN ACRONYM? YES, YES. YES, MA'AM. IT'S IT STANDS FOR DOWNTOWN BUSINESS, ARTS AND CULTURAL DISTRICT. OKAY. ARTS AND CULTURE DISTRICT. OKAY. SO ALL ALL THOSE THINGS IN THAT NAME ARE, ARE PRETTY MUCH WHAT THE APPLICANT PLANS TO DO HERE. AND SO, BUT YEAH, IT'S AN ACRONYM FOR THAT ZONING CLASSIFICATION. THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING. AND THEN THE, IN THE MOCK UP ARE PEOPLE LIVING, WILL THEY BE LIVING IN THAT HOME, THOSE HOMES OR THEY'RE JUST GOING TO BE, FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD, PARTY HOUSES. THAT. SO. WELL. WHAT ABOUT THE HOUSE? BUT THEY THE OPTIONS HERE. THE APPLICANT CAN PROBABLY ANSWER THAT. BUT THE, THE THE REQUESTED ZONING WOULD PROVIDE THAT FLEXIBILITY. NOW, IF THEY ARE PARTY AND THEY WILL HAVE TO COMPLY WITH ALL OTHER RULES. BUT PARTY RULES. BUT YEAH, YOU CAN SPEAK TO WHAT THEY'RE ALREADY OCCUPIED. CORRECT I BELIEVE. YEAH. OKAY. BEFORE I CALL THE APPLICANT, ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR KYLE? JUST THIS SCREENSHOT WE'RE LOOKING AT HERE. WAS THAT PRESENTED BY THE APPLICANT OR DID THE CITY DO THAT. IT'S FROM THE APPLICANT. OKAY. OKAY. YEAH.

ALL RIGHT. STEVE, YOU CAN COME FORWARD, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. THANK YOU. COUNCIL.

STEVEN CARDENAS 422 BLARNEY STONE, TYLER, TEXAS. FIRST, I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. I THINK YOU DID A GREAT JOB PRESENTING IT. SO YEAH, THE PLAN IS WE PURCHASED THIS PROPERTY A COUPLE OF YEARS BACK. HASN'T BEEN THE BEST RESIDENTIAL PLACE. A LOT OF TURNOVER DUE TO ONE THING IS PARKING AND JUST CONSTRUCTION GOING ON RIGHT NOW. SO OUR PLAN IS TO SHIFT, SHIFT ITS PURPOSE AND TRY TO BE ABLE TO MAKE A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY OFF OF IT, BECAUSE AT THE MOMENT IT'S NOT WORKING OUT. SO YEAH, TO ANSWER SOME OF YOUR QUESTIONS, THERE'S GOING TO BE NO PARTY HOUSES. IF YOU WANT A PARTY HOUSE, I'LL I CAN RENT YOU ONE AND MAKE IT.

YOU CAN MAKE IT YOUR PARTY. OKAY. BUT BUT THE PLAN IS TO REALLY I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN TO LIKE DALLAS AREA BISHOP ARTS AREA. THAT'S WHY I ASKED. IT'S KIND OF LIKE YOU WALK DOWN THE STREET, YOU HAVE A CHOCOLATE SHOP, YOU HAVE A CANDLE SHOP, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SOME AFFORDABLE LIKE RIGHT NOW, IT'S AFFORDABLE RESIDENTIAL. WE KIND OF JUST WANT TO SWITCH IT OVER TO AFFORDABLE COMMERCIAL WHERE LOCAL BUSINESSES CAN COME IN AND KIND OF SHOW THEIR WORK OR WHATEVER THEY HAVE TO OFFER THE COMMUNITY. WE DID. I ASKED ONE OF THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS HERE DOWNTOWN TO MAKE A POST ON FACEBOOK. SHE AND SHE POSTED THIS PICTURE FOR ME AND ASKED THE COMMUNITY, WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK ABOUT HAVING THIS? AND IN TYLER, TEXAS. AND THE RESPONSE WAS 100% POSITIVE. THERE WAS A COUPLE OF CONCERNS LIKE THE ALCOHOL AND STUFF LIKE THAT. BUT THE PURPOSE FOR THIS IS NOT TO MAKE IT A PARTY PLACE, A PARTY HOUSE. WE THERE'S BRICKS FOR THAT. IT'S MORE TO MAKE IT LIKE A COMMUNITY PLACE. HAVE FAMILIES COME OUT. A LOT OF THE PARENTS ON THE FACEBOOK POST SAID, I'D LOVE TO BE ABLE TO WATCH MY KID PLAY AND DRINK A GLASS OF BEER OR A GLASS OF WINE. SO THAT'S WHERE THE ALCOHOL MIGHT COME IN, WHERE THERE MIGHT BE WINE AND BEER. WE DO NOT WANT HARD LIQUOR OR

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ANY OF THAT. THE TYPES OF SHOPS WE WANT, WE WANT TO MAKE IT VERY COMMUNITY LIKE CENTRAL, WHERE THERE'S ONE. I'VE ALREADY TALKED TO AN ANCHOR TENANT THAT WOULD BE IN CHARGE OF THE VIBE OF THE WHOLE PLACE, THEIR RESPONSIBILITY, ON TOP OF JUST BEING A TENANT, THERE WOULD BE TO DO LITTLE EVENTS, HAVE THOSE THOSE BUSINESSES THAT ARE IN THAT LITTLE PARK, LIKE COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER, MAKE DIFFERENT STUFF FOR THE COMMUNITY TO BE ABLE TO ENJOY RATHER THAN IT JUST BE FIVE DIFFERENT BUSINESSES. NOBODY DOES ANYTHING WITH EACH OTHER.

KIND OF MAKE IT LIKE JUST WORK WITH EACH OTHER. MAKE IT A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE WANT TO GO EVERY WEEKEND RATHER THAN GO FOR THE FIRST TWO MONTHS, AND THEN IT GOES BACK TO JUST BEING FORGOTTEN ABOUT. I HAVE SPOKEN TO MY NEIGHBORS. A FEW OF THEM ARE ACTUALLY HERE. I'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM, AND I THINK THEY'RE IN FAVOR OF IT NOW. THE PLAN IS TO FENCE IN THE THE BACK AREAS THAT THAT FACE THEIR THEIR PROPERTIES. SO WE CAN KIND OF KEEP THE PEOPLE AWAY FROM THEIR PROPERTIES AND ALSO CREATE A SAFE SPACE FOR CHILDREN WHERE WE HAVE 1 OR 2 EXITS AND IT'S MORE OF A CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT THAN REALLY JUST PEOPLE WALKING IN AND OUT FROM ANY, LIKE ANY DIRECTION THEY, THEY CAN, THEY CAN, IT'D BE MORE OF A CONTROLLED ENTRANCE EXIT TYPE OF THING. BUT YEAH, THAT'S, THAT'S KIND OF THE PLAN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT. HOW MANY FOOD TRUCKS THAT CAN THAT SPACE OCCUPY RIGHT NOW IT'S ONE OF MY NEIGHBORS IS ACTUALLY A PROFESSIONAL FOOD TRUCK GUY. AND WE WE CAME UP WITH LIKE 2 TO 3. AND SO HOPEFULLY, YEAH, WE'RE THINKING 2 TO 3. AND THE PLAN WOULD BE NOT TO HAVE PERMANENT FOOD TRUCKS, BUT REALLY ROTATE THEM TO GIVE TYLER OPTIONS. AND I KNOW ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE STATE'S LAWS THAT JUST PASSED WAS THAT FOOD TRUCKS DON'T NEED COUNTY PERMITS ANYMORE. THEY CAN DO STATEWIDE PERMITS. AND ONE, OUR ANCHOR TENANT IS FAMILIAR WITH FOOD TRUCKS AND HE HAS. ONE OF HIS PLANS IS TO BE ABLE TO BRING FOOD TRUCKS FROM OTHER AREAS THAT TYLER USUALLY DOESN'T GET. SO WHAT ARE THE SUPPLIES FOR THE 2 TO 3 AT ALL TIMES? FOR EVERYTHING? LOOKS LIKE THAT WOULD BE OKAY.

YEAH. DIFFERENT TYPES OF WILL YOU HAVE SECURITY ON STAFF? BECAUSE WHEN I LOOK AT THIS, I'M THINKING THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING A GREAT TIME. IF THERE'S ONE WAY IN, HOW CAN WE ENSURE THAT THEY'LL BE SAFE WHILE THEY'RE THERE? WILL YOU HAVE ON STAFF SECURITY? YEAH. I MEAN, THE PLAN ISN'T I DON'T THINK THERE'LL BE TOO MANY IF THERE IF THAT DOES BECOME AN ISSUE WHERE WE HAVE TOO MANY PEOPLE THERE WHERE WE NEED SECURITY, I WON'T BE AN ISSUE TO HIRE THEM. BUT I MEAN, WE GO TO MANY PLACES TODAY THAT THERE'S NO SECURITY ON STAFF. YOU KNOW, YOU GOT A TRUE VINE E, TX. THERE'S A LOT OF PLACES WHERE THERE'S NO SECURITY ON STAFF, BUT IF THAT DOES BECOME AN ISSUE, WE'D BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE THAT. I THINK DOWNTOWN HAS 2 TO 3 POLICE OFFICERS ASSIGNED TO THAT AREA ALREADY. YES, MA'AM.

THE POLICE OFFICERS ARE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR D-BACK. THAT'S ONE OF THE CONVERSATIONS I'VE HAD WITH ONE OF THE REAL ESTATE INVESTORS HERE IN DOWNTOWN AREA SPECIFICALLY THAT THAT THAT IS ONE THING THEY'RE PUSHING TOWARDS TO HAVE THOSE BICYCLE POLICE OFFICERS THAT PATROL BACK. AND HONESTLY, I DON'T OUR PLANS IS NOT TO HAVE THIS OPEN UNTIL 1 A.M. YOU KNOW, IT'S GOING TO BE PROBABLY DONE BY TEN MAX. AND I'LL JUST I SAW ON THE APPLICATION, THE INTENT IS TO KIND OF RE USE THE EXISTING COTTAGES THEY WERE BUILT IN LIKE THE 30S, CORRECT? CORRECT. SO IS WILL THERE BE I DRIVING BY A FEW TIMES. I NOTICED YOU'LL HAVE LIKE A GARAGE APARTMENT. SO THERE WILL BE SOME CLEANUP I GUESS. RIGHT. SO THE GARAGE APARTMENTS, THE BOTTOM OF IT, LIKE YOU SAID, IT'S JUST STORAGE SPACE. SO ONE OF THE IDEAS IS TO TEAR DOWN THE WHOLE BOTTOM, JUST TAKE OFF ALL THE SIDING AND MAKE THAT KIND OF A SEATING AREA AND MAKING IT NICE. THE TOP AREA. SO YEAH, THERE'S, THERE'S PLANS TO, TO FIX THAT UP. YEAH. THE PLAN IS TO LEVEL THE BACK, YOU KNOW, MAKE IT NICE, DO SOME CRUSHED GRANITE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT AND MAKE IT A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN GO HAVE A SEAT.

AND IN BETWEEN THE HOUSES THERE'S, THERE'S SOME NICE LITTLE GRASS AREAS THAT WE'D LIKE TO DO, LIKE LITTLE SEATING NOOKS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. GO READ A BOOK ON YOUR LUNCH BREAK AFTER THESE, THESE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS, YOU KNOW. WILL BE OWNED BY ONE PERSON OR HOW DOES

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THAT WORK? SO THE PROPERTY IS OWNED BY ONE PERSON. THE TENANTS, THERE WOULD BE MULTIPLE TENANTS WITH ONE ANCHOR TENANT THAT HAS A LITTLE BIT MORE POWER, NOT POWER, BUT IS IN CHARGE OF THE COMMUNITY VIBE ASPECT TO IT. SO THAT WOULD BE IN CHARGE OF PLANNING LITTLE EVENTS. IF IT'S A SATURDAY YOGA COFFEE EVENT WHERE BRING YOUR OWN MAT, DO YOGA IN THE BACK TYPE OF THING AND INVOLVE THE THE OTHER BUSINESSES THAT WANTS A BAKERY, YOU KNOW, PROVIDE SOME AVOCADO TOAST FOR THE YOGA PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, LIKE DO COMMUNITY EVENTS LIKE THAT THAT WILL BE OFFERED THERE. HAVE YOU DONE THIS ANYWHERE ELSE? NO, MA'AM. HAVE NOT. MY MY WIFE IS FROM A PLACE IN MEXICO CALLED MERIDA, YUCATAN, AND SHE THERE'S A LOT OF THAT OVER THERE. AND MERIDA IS A CITY THAT HAS BLOWN UP IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS. AND WHEN SHE CAME TO TYLER, ONE OF THE THINGS SHE SAID IS LIKE, THIS IS LITERALLY MERIDA TEN YEARS AGO. LIKE WE NEED TO BRING IN THE NEW IDEAS BECAUSE IN MANY THAT WHEN PEOPLE BROUGHT NEW IDEAS, GUESS WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE DID FOLLOWED ALONG AND BROUGHT NEW IDEAS. AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT THE COMMUNITY NEEDS IS TO BRING IN NEW IDEAS. SO MORE BUSINESS OWNERS, MORE ENTREPRENEURS WILL JOIN AND KIND OF MAKE TYLER A PLACE WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE LIKE US WOULD LIKE TO HANG OUT, YOU KNOW? YEP. YEAH. WE WERE ABLE TO WE DROVE OVER TO OCEAN SPRINGS AND THEY HAD AN AREA LIKE THIS, AND THE ROADS WERE KIND OF NARROW, BUT I MEAN, PEOPLE WERE JUST WALKING AROUND. THEY HAD CANDLE BUSINESSES, ICE CREAM, AND PEOPLE WERE WALKING THEIR DOGS. IT WAS PRETTY NEAT. YEAH, YEAH. RIGHT NOW MY WIFE, WE GO TO DALLAS LIKE ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH. IF I COULD MAKE THAT ONCE, TWICE EVERY TWO MONTHS, THAT WOULD BE BETTER.

THAT'S RIGHT. STAY HERE. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION QUESTION, MR. MAYOR. I'M SORRY. SO I KNOW THAT DOESN'T REQUIRE YOU TO ADDRESS THE PARKING ISSUE, BECAUSE THAT'S JUST PART OF THE ZONING, AND YOU'VE GOT THE PARKING GARAGE AND EVERYTHING.

BUT HAVE YOU CONSIDERED I ALSO KNOW THE SUCCESS OF PLACES LIKE THIS GO WITH PARKING. YEAH.

BECAUSE PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, HAVE YOU CONSIDERED MAYBE VISITING WITH THE COUNTY ON THAT LOT TO THE NORTH OF YOU OR YOUR NEIGHBOR TO THE EAST? I HAVE VISITED WITH THE COUNTY, NOT SPECIFICALLY FOR PARKING, BUT I DID ASK THEM WHAT THEIR PLANS WERE FOR IT. AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS, WE DON'T KNOW YET, BUT WE HAVE PLANS FOR IT. SO MAYBE THAT'S A CONVERSATION TO HAVE.

AND ACROSS THE STREET, THE OTHER GUY WHO'S CURRENTLY RENTING HIS LOT OUT FOR THE COUNTY COURT BEING BUILT, HE'S RENTING IT OUT FOR PARKING. I'VE TALKED TO HIM AND I'M SURE HE'D BE ABLE TO IF HE'D BE WILLING TO OFFER THAT UP, BUT I MEAN, ONE OF THE THINGS LIKE THE MAGNOLIA THING IN WACO, THEY DON'T REALLY HAVE PARKING AROUND IT. IT'S ALL IN THE PARKING GARAGE, BACK OF IT AND STREET PARKING. I'M SORRY. WHERE IN WACO? THE MAGNOLIA.

THEY ALSO HAVE A CHURCH NEXT DOOR. MAKES A LOT OF MONEY FOR THEIR YOUTH PARKING LOT, TOO.

YEAH. THAT'S TRUE. YEAH. SO, LIKE PARKING GARAGES. I THINK WE SHOULD BE FINE FOR FOR THE SIZE OF WHAT WE WE WILL HAVE. IT'S NOT A HUGE AREA. SO I THINK PROBABLY THE PARKING GARAGE WILL SUFFICE. AND ESPECIALLY WITH THE NEW HOTEL COMING IN, I THINK THAT'LL HOPEFULLY DRIVE A LOT OF TRAFFIC OVER TO THAT AREA. YES, I WASN'T ABLE REMEMBER THEY HAD PARKING GARAGES DOWNTOWN? SURE, SURE. BUT I KNOW I WAS IN THE RESTAURANT BUSINESS HERE FOR A LONG TIME. AND TYLER WRITES LIKE TO WALK A VERY SHORT DISTANCE FROM WHERE THEY EAT AND DRINK. YEAH, THAT'S JUST IN OUR NATURE AND OUR THAT'S DEFINITELY A CONVERSATION I HAVE WITH MY NEIGHBOR TO THE SOUTH AND THE CITY TO THE NORTH. IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO DO SOMETHING WITH ME, MAYBE I PAID A GRAVEL PIT OR SOMETHING AND YOU KNOW, RIGHT, LET'S GET BLUE ZONE UP AND RUNNING. PEOPLE WILL BE WALKING MORE. YEAH, I AGREE, BUT IN THE BLUE LINE THAT WALK TO THE GARAGE. SO TO GET US BACK ON TRACK, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON ZEE5.

REALLY. SO AND BEFORE I MAKE THE MOTION, JUST THE WAY I'M SUMMARIZING IT, IT'S CURRENTLY IN ONE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL LEGAL NON-CONFORMING. THIS ZONING CHANGE WILL ALLOW THE APPLICANT TO USE HIS PROPERTY TO MAXIMIZE AND DO WHATEVER HE WANTS TO DO, AND IT'S ON THE TAX ROLLS. SO FOR THAT REASON, I AM MOVING TO APPROVE ZEE5. OKAY, DO I HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND, ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ZONE CHANGE FOR ZEE5 BY COUNCILMAN CHILDS AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN MARSH. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION TO APPROVE. WELL DONE. THANK YOU. VERY EXCITING. I JUST THAT JUST SHOWS. THE SECRET IS WHEN YOU GOT SOMETHING AT P AND Z, YOU GOTTA BE THERE. THAT'S TRUE, THAT'S TRUE. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. M ONE MORNING, KATE. OKAY. GOOD

[M-1 Request that the City Council consider authorizing the City Manager to ratify an expenditure in the amount of $222,496.90 to Zone Industries, for the emergency repairs to the rapid mix treatment process zone at the Lake Palestine Water Plant. The project was funded through the Water Utilities Fund.]

MORNING MAYOR. GOOD MORNING COUNCIL. GOOD TO SEE YOU. THANK YOU FOR PRESENTING TO US. YES,

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TODAY. WELL TODAY IT'S ACTUALLY A LITTLE BIT MORE RUN OF THE MILL, BUT IT'S EMERGENCY REPAIRS. SO THEY'RE BOTH EMERGENCY REPAIRS AT THE LAKE PALESTINE WATER TREATMENT PLANT.

OH, AND I DIDN'T EVEN SAY MY NAME IS KATE DIETZ. AND I'M THE DIRECTOR OF TYLER WATER UTILITIES. SO THESE ARE GOING TO M1 AND M2 ARE TWO EMERGENCY REPAIRS THAT WE'VE HAD AT LAKE PALESTINE, AT THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT. THIS FIRST ONE IS TO THE RAPID MIX BASINS. SO JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON RAPID MIX. ONE OF IT'S ONE OF THE FIRST PROCESSES AT A CONVENTIONAL WATER TREATMENT PLANT. AND IT IS ALSO ONE OF OUR FIRST PROCESSES AT LAKE PALESTINE. HOWEVER, WE DO DO WE RAW WATER? WE DO RAW WATER OXIDATION WITH OZONE, AND THAT HELPS US TREAT OUT SOME OF THE GEOSMIN OR TASTE AND ODOR COMPOUNDS THAT WE SEE COMING IN FROM LAKE PALESTINE. BUT AFTER OZONATION, WE GO TO THE RAPID MIX BASINS, AND IT IS A CRITICAL PART OF THE PROCESS WHERE WE'RE BASICALLY RAPIDLY MIXING WATER TREATMENT CHEMICALS INTO THE WATER TO HELP REMOVE IMPURITIES. SO THE FIRST CHEMICAL THAT WE USE IS ALUMINUM SULFATE OR ALUM. THAT'S A COAGULANT. AND IT KIND OF HELPS BIND ALL OF THOSE IMPURITIES TOGETHER SO THAT THOSE THEY CAN THEN DROP OUT IN THE SEDIMENTATION BASIN. SO IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF THE PROCESS. WE ALSO USE POWDERED ACTIVATED CARBON AT THE RAPID MIX BASINS. AND THAT IS AGAIN FOR TASTE AND ODOR REMOVAL, HELPING REMOVE THAT GEOSMIN. THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT COMPONENTS TO THE RAPID MIX BASINS, MIXERS, ISOLATION GATES, PADDLES, AND IT'S IT'S ALL KIND OF MIXING EQUIPMENT. SO THE CURRENT OPERATING CONDITION OF THE BASINS THEMSELVES, THERE ARE THREE CONTACT BASINS. ONE OF THEM IS OUT OF SERVICE RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE'VE NEEDED TO MAKE THE REPAIRS. SO WITH THOSE EQUIPMENT FAILURES TO THE MOTOR AND SOME OF THE ISOLATION GATES, WE HAVE ABOUT 60% OF OUR CAPACITY RUNNING THROUGH THERE RIGHT NOW, WHICH IS FINE FOR RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE ARE IN A SLOWER TIME OF YEAR, AND THAT'S WHY WE NEED TO DO THESE REPAIRS BEFORE THE SPRING HITS US. SO REPAIRING THIS EQUIPMENT WILL RETURN THE PLANT TO ITS FULL CAPACITY THROUGH THESE TREATMENT PROCESSES. ZONE INDUSTRIES. WHO'S GOING TO DO THE WORK IS GOING TO USE A CRANE TO REMOVE THE DAMAGED EQUIPMENT AND THEN INSTALL NEW MIXERS AND ISOLATION GATES, REALIGN SOME BENT MIXER SHAFTS. AND WE'RE USING ZONE BECAUSE THEY ARE THEY ENABLE US TO REPAIR EXISTING EQUIPMENT. MANY TIMES THIS THIS EQUIPMENT IS ORIGINAL TO THE PLANT. IN 2003.

IT'S COME TO THE END OF ITS USEFUL LIFE ANYHOW. BUT WHAT WE TRY TO DO TO REDUCE COST IS TO WORK ON EXISTING EQUIPMENT AND REBUILD IT IF WE CAN. AND THAT HELPS US A LOT WITH THE FINANCE.

SO I'M HERE TO REQUEST THAT THE CITY COUNCIL CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO RATIFY AN EXPENDITURE OF $222,496.90 TO ZONE INDUSTRIES FOR THE EMERGENCY. EMERGENCY REPAIRS TO REPLACE EQUIPMENT IN THE RAPID MIX TREATMENT PROCESS ZONE AT THE LAKE PALESTINE WATER TREATMENT PLANT. FUNDS FOR THIS PROJECT WILL COME FROM THE WATER UTILITIES OPERATING FUND. KATE, YOU MENTIONED AFTER THESE REPAIRS ARE MADE THAT IT WILL RETURN THE PLANT TO FULL CAPACITY FOR THE TWO NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS ON HERE THAT I THINK THIS HAPPENED BEFORE THEY CAME ON. CAN YOU GO A LITTLE BIT THROUGH WHAT WE WERE WORKING ON OUT OF THAT LAKE PALESTINE, AND DURING THAT TIME, WHY IT WAS NOT AT FULL CAPACITY, BUT HAS SINCE THEN COME BACK ON TO FULL CAPACITY. AND YOU READ MY MIND, BECAUSE I DO HAVE A SLIDE IN BETWEEN THE TWO PRESENTATIONS THAT DOES TALK. I'M JUST GOING TO GO TO THAT REAL QUICK. SO WE HAD AN EMERGENCY FILTER REHAB PROJECT THAT WE HAD TO DO OUT AT LAKE PALESTINE. AND IF YOU IF YOU ALL WEREN'T HERE, IF YOU WEREN'T THIS TIME ABOUT THIS TIME LAST YEAR, WE HAD A FEW DIFFERENT UNDERDRAIN FAILURES AT THE FILTER COMPLEX. AND THAT MEANS THAT WE HAD, WE WERE REQUIRED TO REPLACE THE UNDERDRAINS AND THE FILTER MEDIA IN ALL EIGHT OF THE FILTERS TO ENSURE THAT WE COULD, BECAUSE WE WERE SEEING FAILURES OCCURRING. SO WE UNDERWENT AN EMERGENCY REPAIR. WE NOW HAVE COMPLETED ALL EIGHT FILTERS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. AND SO I REALLY, I, I'M VERY EXCITED BECAUSE REALLY THE FILTERS WE'RE ABLE TO GET BY RIGHT NOW, AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET BY THROUGH THE SUMMER, REALLY WITH WORKING WITH OPERATIONS AND FIGURING OUT HOW, HOW WE BALANCE THAT, THAT NEED DURING THE SUMMER. BUT NOW WE'RE BACK AT FULL CAPACITY THERE. WE'RE WORKING TO GET TO FULL CAPACITY IN THE RAPID MIX BASINS. AND WITH THE OZONATION SYSTEM, WHICH I'LL TALK ABOUT IN A SECOND. SO I'M JUST I'M VERY THANKFUL TO OPERATIONS Y'ALL SUPPORT IN MAKING SURE THAT WE COULD GET THAT EMERGENCY REPAIR

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COMPLETE. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR KATE? WOULD THAT ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON M1? I MOVE TO APPROVE M1, HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER BAYS AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN NICHOLS. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? M1 IS APPROVED. THANK YOU KATE.

[M-2 Request that the City Council consider authorizing the City Manager to ratify a sole source expenditure in the amount of $124,132 to Storer Services, for the replacement of one chiller system for the ozone system at the Lake Palestine Water Treatment Plant. The project was funded through the Water Utilities Fund.]

AND TWO M2 IS A REPLACEMENT OF THE OZONE CHILLER SYSTEM. SO AT LAKE PALESTINE I TALKED ABOUT HOW WE HAVE RAW WATER OXIDATION THERE. AND THAT'S FOR TASTE AND ODOR REMOVAL AT THE FRONT END OF THE PROCESS. OZONE WE HAVE OUT THERE, IT WORKS AS AN OXIDANT TO REDUCE DIFFERENT ORGANIC COMPOUNDS. AGAIN, SUCH AS THE GEOSMIN. OZONE IS GENERATED ON SITE, ON SITE FROM LIQUID OXYGEN. AND SO WE HAVE LIQUID OXYGEN GO INTO A SEALED HIGH VOLTAGE CHAMBER AND THAT GENERATES OZONE ON SITE. BUT THAT IS A VERY HOT PROCESS. AND SO IT'S VERY CRITICAL THAT WE HAVE A WATER CHILLER THAT CIRCULATES COLD AIR AROUND THAT GENERATOR TO ENSURE THAT WE DON'T DAMAGE THE GENERATOR ITSELF, AND WE CAN CONTINUE GENERATING OZONE FOR THE TREATMENT PROCESS. SO THIS THE CHILLER HAS BEEN IN OPERATION AGAIN SINCE 2003. IT'S ORIGINAL TO THE PLANT. IT'S REACHED THE END OF ITS USEFUL LIFE, AND IT REALLY IS NO LONGER PROVIDING SUFFICIENT COOLING. IT'S STILL COOLING, BUT NOT ENOUGH TO ENSURE THAT WE DON'T DAMAGE THE GENERATOR. AND SO THE OTHER CHILLER WAS REPLACED LAST YEAR ABOUT THIS SAME TIME FOR THE SAME REASON, BECAUSE WE'RE GETTING READY TO HEAD INTO THE LATE WINTER, EARLY SPRING, WHERE WE SEE MASSIVE SWINGS OF JASMINE COMING INTO THE PLANT. AND IT'S AND WE, WE UTILIZE THIS OZONE SYSTEM HEAVILY. AND SO THE CHILLER, THE STORE STORE, WHO IS THE COMPANY WHO'S GOING TO BE REPLACING THE CHILLER? THEY WERE THE ONE, ONE COMPANY THAT COULD MEET ALL SPECS THAT WE REQUIRED. AND SO FOR THIS ONE, I AM REQUESTING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO RATIFY A SOLE SOURCE EXPENDITURE OF $124,132. TWO STORE SERVICES TO REPLACE THE OZONE CHILLER SYSTEM AT THE LAKE PALESTINE WATER TREATMENT PLANT. FUNDS FOR THIS PROJECT ARE COMING FROM THE WATER UTILITIES OPERATING FUND. I'M NO EXPERT, BUT I CAN TELL THE DIFFERENCE IN THIS SIDE BY SIDE. YES. PLUS, WITH THE COAGULANTS GOING IN, I'M SORRY. IT'S ALL GOING TO BE GOOD. YEAH. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. KATE, ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR KATE? ALL RIGHT. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON M2. MOVE TO APPROVE M2 OF A SECOND. I'LL SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COUNCILMAN NICHOLS AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN CHILDS. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? M2 IS APPROVED. THANK YOU. KATE.

[M-3 Request that the City Council consider authorizing the City Manager to enter into an updated Statement of Work (SOW) Agreement with AXON Enterprise, Inc. for the purchase of new interview room recording systems and community engagement services, along with future replacements and upgrades to existing in-car video systems, body worn cameras, Tasers, and continued hardware and software support for public safety personnel, in an amount not to exceed $3,744,735.71. This contract is a 72-month contract through Fiscal Year 2032.]