May 02, 2024 City Council

[1. CALL SESSION TO ORDER]

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>> IT IS 7:00. WE WILL CALL THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR THURSDAY, MAY 2ND, 2024 TO ORDER. COUNCILMEMBER THOMPSON

>> PRESENT >> COUNCILMEMBER THORNTON

>> HERE >> COUNCILMEMBER CLARK

>> PRESENT >> COUNCILMEMBER KOLAR

>> HERE >> MAYOR PRO TEM GORDON

>> HERE >> MAYOR SNYDER IS HERE. THE

NEXT WILL BE AN INDICATION . >> GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS IN THE GARDEN THERE IS A TREE PLANTED BY SOMEONE ONLY IMAGINE ME BUT LOVE WITH VISION I MARVEL AT THIS GIFT. NOTE FRUIT COULD BE SWEETER THAN THIS. I AM STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF THE ONES WHO CAME BEFORE ME AS MY PEOPLE WENT FROM LAND TO LAND, SOMETHING PASSED FROM HAND TO HAND, AND IT IS NOT JUST WORDS ARE STORIES OF ANCIENT LAWS AND GOLDEN GLORIES. IT IS THE WAY WE STUDY, THE BOOK WE STUDY. IT IS THE WAY WE STUDY. I AM STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF THE ONES WHO CAME BEFORE ME.

TODAY, MY LIFE IS FULL OF CHOICE BECAUSE A YOUNG MAN RAISED HIS VOICE, BECAUSE A YOUNG GIRL TOOK A CHANCE, I AM FREEDOMS INHERITANCE. YEARS AGO, THEY CROSSED THE SEA. THEY MADE A LIFE THAT IS COME TO ME. I AM STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF THE ONES WHO CAME BEFORE ME SO IN THE GARDEN I WILL PLANT A SEED, A TREE OF LIFE FOR YOU TO READ. THE FRUIT WILL RIPEN IN THE SUN, THE WORDS WILL SOUND WHEN I AM GONE. THESE ARE THE THINGS I PASS ALONG. THE FRUIT, THE BOOK, THE SONG. I AM STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF THE ONES WHO CAME BEFORE ME.

MAY THE WORDS OF MY MOUTH AND THE MEDITATIONS OF MY HEART BE ACCEPTABLE IN THY SIGHT, O LORD, MY ROCK AND MY REDEEMER.

AMEN. >> JOINED 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.

HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

[5.1. Municipal Clerks Week - May 5-11, 2024]

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MUNICIPAL CLERKS, THE VITAL SERVICES THEY PERFORM AND THEIR DEDICATION TO THE COMMUNITIES WOULD YOU LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO THE PUBLIC SINCE YOU ARE THE ONE THAT HAD'S HANDLING ALL THE STUFF THAT GOES UP ON THE WEBSITE?

>> SURE. I AM AMANDA TAYLOR. I AM THE ASSISTANT CITY SECRETARY. I THINK I AM SET TO BE SWORN IN AS INTERIM CITY SECRETARY AFTER THE PASSING OF OUR CITY SECRETARY, ANGELA LEWIS SO YES, I AM TAKING OVER THE PUBLICATION OF EVERYTHING ON THE WEBSITE ON THE CITY SECRETARY SIDE, AND I AM THE ONE MAKING THE AGENDAS AND THE POWER POINTS AND I AM REALLY EXCITED TO TAKE ON THIS ROLE. I'M VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT LOCAL GOVERNMENT. I THINK IT IS SO IMPORTANT AND I LOVE THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF PASSIONATE PEOPLE HERE IN HUTTO, SO I HOPE

TO SERVE YOU ALL WELL. >> THANK YOU. NEXT IF OUR EDC PEOPLE WILL COME UP. THIS IS A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING

[5.2. Economic Development Week: May 6-10]

YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? >> THANK YOU FOR THAT PROCLAMATION. WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. NO SURPRISE, HUTTO IS GROWING LEAPS AND BOUNDS EVERY DAY, EVERY WEEK, EVERY MONTH, BUT WE ARE WORKING HARD, STAFF AND OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WORKING VERY HARD TO BE MINDFUL OF THE GROWTH THAT IS COMING AND HOW TO BEST SUPPORT CURRENT RESIDENTS AS WELL AS THOSE WHO ARE COMING TO HUTTO TO LIVE AND WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE AND JUST LIKE THE PROCLAMATION SAID, WORKFORCE, QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH PARKS, ENTERTAINMENT, RESTAURANTS, ALL OF THOSE THINGS SO WE ARE EXCITED FOR THE YEARS TO COME AND HUMBLED AND HONORED TO SERVE IN THAT CAPACITY FOR THIS TOWN. THANK YOU.

>> NOW, MEMBERS OF THE TEXAS COUNCIL OF CLUBS AND INDEPENDENCE REGION ONE WOULD LIKE TO COME UP?

[5.3. Motorcycle Safety Month]

>> I CONTACTED VERONICA. SHE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HERE WITH

HER CREW. SO. >> WE WILL READ IT BECAUSE IT

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IT'S A LOT OF READING ON THIS ONE.

[5.4. Mental Health Awareness Month]

>> HI, EVERYBODY. MY NAME IS CRISIS -- CASSIE. I'M THE NEW

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I AM JUST VERY GRATEFUL. >> DON'T LET HER FOOL YOU. SHE HAS ALREADY IMPACTED OVER 80 FAMILIES AND HUTTO IN HER VERY SHORT TIME HERE, SO SHE'S DONE A GREAT JOB. I WOULD JUST TELL THE PUBLIC THAT WE ARE INVESTING IN MENTAL HEALTH IN THE CITY AND IN A REALLY BIG WAY AND THOUGH I JUST SPOKE TO KYLA THIS WEEK AND I THINK THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS OKAY TO CALL PEOPLE. WE HAVE SERVICES. IF HUTTO DOES NOT ACTUALLY SUPPLY THOSE SERVICES, WE KNOW THE PEOPLE THAT DO EITHER THROUGH COUNTY, STATE, OTHER CITIES -- EVERYBODY IS WORKING TOGETHER TO HELP AS THEY CAN. ALL RIGHT.

ONLY TWO LEFT. THE MEMBERS OF THE GREATER BOSTON ASIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WILL COME FORWARD . HELLO. I SAW DHARMA I SAID WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE AND THEN I WAS LIKE OH, YEAH.

THIS IS A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING ASIAN-PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH. WHEREAS THE MONTH OF MAY MARKS ASIAN-PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH, A TIME TO CELEBRATE THE RICH CULTURES, TRADITIONS, AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF ASIAN AMERICANS, PACIFIC ISLANDERS AND NATIVE HAWAIIANS TO OUR NATION'S HISTORY AND SOCIETY AND WHEREAS THE COMMUNITY OF HUTTO, TEXAS EMBRACES DIVERSITY AND RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF HONORING THE UNIQUE HERITAGE AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF ITS ASIAN-PACIFIC ISLANDER RESIDENTS AND WHEREAS THE ASIAN-PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITY AND HUTTO IS A VIBRANT AND INTEGRAL PART OF THE FABRIC OF OUR CITY CONTRACTING TO ITS ECONOMIC, CULTURAL, AND SOCIO-VITALITY AND WHEREAS THE DIVERSITY WITHIN THE ASIAN-PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITY AND HUTTO REFLECTS A VAST ARRAY OF CULTURES, LANGUAGES AND TRADITIONS THAT ENRICH OUR COMMUNITY AND PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION AMONG ALL RESIDENTS AND WHEREAS ASIAN-PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL RESIDENTS OF HUTTO TO LEARN ABOUT AND CELEBRATE THE HISTORY, ACHIEVEMENTS, AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF ASIAN AMERICANS, PACIFIC ISLANDERS AND NATIVE HAWAIIANS WHILE ALSO FOSTERING GREATER UNDERSTANDING AND UNITY AMONG ALL MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY NOW THEREFORE WE, THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF HUTTO DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 2024 AS ASIAN-PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH AND ENCOURAGE ALL HUTTO RESIDENTS TO JOIN IN CELEBRATING THE DIVERSE CULTURES AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF ASIAN AMERICANS, PACIFIC ISLANDERS, NATIVE HAWAIIANS AND TO PARTICIPATE IN EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES THAT HONOR THEIR HERITAGE AND PROMOTE CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WILL JUST SAY A FEW QUICK WORDS.

FIRST IS CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU FOR TAKING -- FOR JUST PAUSING TO TAKE THE TIME TO RECOGNIZE THIS MONTH AS API HERITAGE MONTH. IT IS EXCITING FOR US BECAUSE THE ASIAN COMMUNITY IS THE FASTEST GROWING COMMUNITY IN CENTRAL TEXAS FOR THE LAST DECADE AND THAT IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO DOUBLE AND DOUBLE AGAIN, SO CENTRAL TEXAS IS BECOMING ASIAN AND THAT IS HAPPENING EVEN FASTER THAN ANY OF US RECOGNIZE AND SO KNOWING THAT THE COMMUNITY IS WELCOME AND CELEBRATED AND EMBRACED IN THE CITY OF HUTTO IS A BEAUTIFUL THING, SO THANK YOU. ALSO, TO LET YOU KNOW, AT LAST COUNT WE HAD OVER SEVEN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES SPOKEN AND HAD A SAY THINK OF A SMALL TIME -- TOWN LIKE HUTTO TO HAVE THAT DIVERSITY IS AMAZING AND I THINK EVERY TIME WE CAN TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE DIFFERENT CULTURES AND

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>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US HERE. WE ARE A NEW BUSINESS.

WE ARE ACTUALLY JUST A MINUTE AWAY , SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE HUTTO BEING SO WELCOMING TO OUR BUSINESS IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS. WE HOPE TO JUST BE A GROWING PART OF THE COMMUNITY AND TO BRING A LOT OF POSITIVE GROWTH AND SUPPORT , YOU KNOW, AND JUST BEING A PART OF THE COMMUNITY AND HELP EVERYBODY

GROW. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, EVERYBODY.

>> THANK YOU. >> YOU'RE WELCOME. BYE-BYE.

OKAY. NEXT, IF THE MEMBERS OF OUR HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMITTEE -- THIS IS A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION MONTH. WHEREAS HISTORIC PRESERVATION IS AN EFFECTIVE TOOL FOR PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, REVITALIZING HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOODS, FOSTERING LOCAL PRIDE, PROMOTING TOURISM AND MAINTAINING COMMUNITY CHARACTER, WHEREAS THE CITY OF HUTTO ADOPTED AN ORDINANCE IN APRIL 2000 CREATING HUTTO'S HISTORIC DISTRICT AND ESTABLISHING THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND WHEREAS IN 2005, THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION EXTENDED THE CELEBRATION OF PRESERVATION TO THE ENTIRE MONTH OF MAY IN ORDER TO PROMOTE THE HISTORIC PLACES AND HERITAGE TOURISM AND DEMONSTRATE THE SOCIOECONOMIC BENEFIT OF ECONOMIC HISTORICAL PRESERVATION. WHEREAS IN 2011 DOWNTOWN HUTTO WAS PLACED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AND WHEREAS IT IS IMPORTANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND CELEBRATE THE BENEFIT OF HISTORY AND ARCHITECTURE IN OUR LIVES AND THE CONTRIBUTION OF DEDICATED INDIVIDUALS WHO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME IN HELPING TO PRESERVE THE TANGIBLE ASPECTS OF THE HERITAGE THAT HAS SHAPED THE CITY AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF HUTTO CONTINUES TO DEMONSTRATE ITS COMMITMENT TO PRESERVATION IN PART WITH THE ADOPTION OF THE DOWNTOWN PLAN AS PART OF THE 2040 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO CONTINUE THE EFFORTS IN CREATING A VIBRANT DOWNTOWN AND NOW THEREFORE WE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUTTO PROCLAIM MAY 2024 AS NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION MONTH AND ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO LEARN ABOUT AND CELEBRATE OUR CITIES RICH HISTORY.

>> WE ARE ON THE AGENDA LATER IN THE PROGRAM, BUT IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR FOR US TO EXPLORE HISTORY HERE IN HUTTO. WE HOPE YOU WILL JOIN WITH US AS WE RELEASE A NEW HISTORY OF THE PIONEER DAYS IN HUTTO THAT WE WILL PRESENT LATER IN THE PROGRAM. THANK YOU ALL.

[6. CITY MANAGER COMMENTS]

>> NEXT, WE HAVE THE SWEARING IN OF AMANDA TAYLOR AS INTERIM CITY SECRETARY. IF YOU GIVE IT TO ME, I WILL READ IT.

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>> RAZOR AND FOR ME, PLEASE. I, AMANDA TAYLOR DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT I HAVE NOT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY PAID, OFFERED, PROMISED TO PAY , CONTRIBUTED OR PROMISED TO CONTRIBUTE ANY MONEY OR ANYTHING OF VALUE OR PROMISED ANY PUBLIC OFFICE OR EMPLOYMENT FOR THE GIVING OR WITHHOLDING OF A VOTE AT THE ELECTION AT WHICH I WAS ELECTED , OR AS A REWARD TO SECURE MY APPOINTMENT OR CONFIRMATION. WHICHEVER THE CASE MAY BE, SO HELP ME GOD. NOW, THE OATH OF OFFICE. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS , I, AMANDA TAYLOR , DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF INTERIM CITY SECRETARY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS AND WILL, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY , PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTIONS AND LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS OF THE STATE , SO HELP ME GOD.

>> NEXT, WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT. FIRST, MAYOR, COUNCIL, CITIZENS OF HUTTO, IT IS THE FIRST MEETING OF THE MONTH SO THIS IS WHEN WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE TO YOU THE FOLKS WHO HAVE JOINED THE TEAM HUTTO IN THE LAST MONTHS.

WE ALSO CELEBRATE FOLKS WHO HAVE REACHED MILESTONES IN THEIR CAREER. THIS MONTH WE HAVE NEW HIRES, SO WERE GOING TO BRING THOSE UP AND INTRODUCE THEM TO YOU. WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME WOULD YOU COME UP TO THE FRONT AND REMAIN STANDING IN A LINE WITH THE REST OF YOUR COHORT AND WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET YOU ALL INTRODUCED REAL QUICK SO FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE TO THE COMMUNITY, CASSANDRA EDWARDS WHO IS JOINING AS ASSISTANT EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR. MS. EDWARDS IS EXCITED TO BEGIN SERVING THE CITY OF HUTTO IS THE ASSISTANT EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR WITH OVER 14 YEARS OF PUBLIC SERVICE EXPERIENCE

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MR. MILLER WAS HIRED IN THE STREETS DEPARTMENT EARLY IN APRIL . HE JOINED THE CITY OF HUTTO IN SEARCH OF A LONG-TERM CAREER AND IS EXCITED TO MAKE THE MOST OF IT. HIS PREVIOUS JOB WAS A SERVER AT FLIX BREWHOUSE IN ROUND ROCK DURING HIS TIME HERE -- WERE THERE, HE ATTENDED THE COLLEGE OF KINESIOLOGY. MR. MILLER HOPES TO BUILD A GREAT CAREER AND RELATIONSHIPS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF HUTTO AND WE LOOK VERY FORWARD TO HAVING YOU BE A PART OF THAT. HELP ME IN WELCOMING THEM AND THEN WE WILL TAKE A PICTURE REAL QUICK.

ALL RIGHT. NOW, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE TO US, THE NEW HUTTO CITIZENS UNIVERSITY GRADUATES FOR THIS COHORT, SO I'M GOING TO ASK -- I'M GOING TO CALL OUT YOUR NAME AND AS I DO, COME ON UP. IS GOING TO BE A LOT OF CLAPPING BECAUSE IT'S A LOT OF NAMES BUT WE WILL GET THEM ALL UP HERE TOGETHER AND RECOGNIZE THEM THEN WE WILL HAVE A PHOTOGRAPH BUT THE STUDENTS I'M ABOUT TO CALL OUT HAVE COMPLETED A NINE WEEK PROGRAM ALL ABOUT CITY SERVICES AND PROGRAMS. THEY WERE ABLE TO TAKE FIELD TRIPS AT THE HUTTO SELLERS MARKET, TOUR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND SEE THE POLICE K-9 UNIT, ROCKET, AND ACTION.

ALL THE PREVIOUS GRADUATES WILL BE INVITED TO OUR SOPHOMORE CLASS WHICH BEGINS IN JUNE. FRESHMAN CLASSES WILL BEGIN AGAIN THIS FALL. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN DOING THIS, MAKE SURE YOU GO ONLINE AND SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION SO WE CAN INCLUDE YOU. STEPHANIE KERR MOVE. BECKY JACKSON. TIM LAUZEN. MARTA BRANDT, KEVIN BRANDT, ALVARADO , RUTH STRICKLAND , MICHELLE SMELL

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>> JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF THESE GRADUATES ATTENDING. I THINK THIS IS OUR LARGEST GRADUATING CLOTS -- CLASS YET, WHICH IS WONDERFUL. I BELIEVE MANY OF THEM DECIDED TO BE A PART OF THE PROGRAM JUST FROM WORD-OF-MOUTH AND PEOPLEHOOD PREVIOUSLY TAKEN THE PROGRAM , SO CERTAINLY ENCOURAGE ANYONE WHO IS INTERESTED TO PARTICIPATE.

HOPEFULLY THEY HAVE GOOD THINGS TO SAY, AS WELL, THEN I HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL IN OUR SOPHOMORE LEVEL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> CONGRATULATIONS, YOU ALL. ALL RIGHT, MAYOR. I'M ABOUT TO MOVE INTO MY ANNOUNCEMENTS NOW. I WILL SAY THAT COUNCILMEMBER WILL CUT DID REACH OUT AND SAY SHE HAS A SICK CHILD AND THAT IS WHY SHE IS NOT ABLE TO BE HERE TONIGHT SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY IS THINKING ABOUT HER A LITTLE. QR CODE, YOU SCAN THAT WITH YOUR PHONE RIGHT NOW ON THE SCREEN AND ALL THE LINKS TO EVERYTHING I'M TALKING ABOUT CAN BE FOUND IN ONE PLACE. I AM REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF THIS. I GOT SO TIRED OF HAVING TO SAY WWW.TRAN35/FILL IN THE BLANK.

THE FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT I HAVE IS ABOUT ROAD RESURFACING. AS PART OF THE 2023 STREET MAINTENANCE PLAN, OUR CONTRACTOR, HOLBROOK ASPHALT, WILL PROVIDE PAVEMENT PRESERVATION TREATMENT FROM MAY 6 TO MAY 31ST. RESIDENTS WITH DIRECT IMPACT WILL BE NOTIFIED WITHIN STREET SIGNAGE AND DOOR HANGERS. THERE IS MINIMAL TRAFFIC IMPACT TO OCCUR TO 1660 ON MAY 6 AND SEVEN. WORK WILL COMMENCE FROM 7:00 A.M. TO 7:00 P.M. AND WHILE WORK IS BEING DONE ON THE INDIVIDUAL ROADS WE HAVE ON THE LIST, HUTTO ISD WILL COMMUNICATE ANY BUS ROUTE ADJUSTMENTS FOR THE APPS THEY USE WHICH ARE PARENT SQUARE OR MY RIDE K-12. YOU WILL BE ABLE TO PARK WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF YOUR HOME AND EMERGENCY VEHICLES WILL BE ALLOWED TO DRIVE ON THE ROAD IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. TRASH AND MAIL SERVICES HAVE BEEN COORDINATED AND WILL NOT BE DISRUPTED DURING THIS TIME AND THERE IS A LONG LIST OF ROADS AND DATES AVAILABLE ON THEIR BUT THE BIGGEST THING TO NOTE IS THIS 12 HOUR WINDOW IN WHICH THE ROADS ARE ACTUALLY CLOSED.

THERE ARE TWO ASPECTS TO THAT. THE FIRST ASPECT IS YOU CANNOT PARK ON THE ROAD DURING THAT TIMEFRAME. IF YOU ARE PARKED ON THE ROAD WHEN THE CONTRACTORS ARRIVE, THE VEHICLE WILL BE TOWED AT YOUR EXPENSE BECAUSE THE TYPE OF TREATMENT THAT IS BEING PUT ON THE ROAD IS FULL CURB TO CURB RESURFACING TREATMENT TO PROTECT THE ASPHALT THAT IS THERE SO THAT IS NUMBER ONE. NUMBER TWO IS THAT IF YOU NEEDED TO LEAVE YOUR HOME AND YOU WERE IN YOUR HOME AND YOUR CAR WAS IN YOUR DRIVEWAY BETWEEN 7:00 AND 7:00 YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT SO YOU WILL NEED TO MOVE YOUR CAR OUT OF THAT AREA TO ADJACENT AREAS. THE WAY THEY ARE BLOCKING OFF THE ROADS AS THEY ARE GIVING FOLKS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO WALK A REASONABLE DISTANCE TO THEIR HOMES. SO, PLAN TO LEAVE EARLY.

PLAN TO GO OUT TO EAT WITH THE FAMILY OR SOMETHING AND COME BACK. THE REASON IT IS TWO DAYS, AS I LEARNED EARLIER IS BECAUSE IT IS TWO DISTINCT TREATMENTS. IT IS A CHEMICAL REACTION THAT IS CREATING A BONDED SURFACE SO IT IS NOT TYPICAL ASPHALT. IT IS ACTUALLY A PRODUCT MEANT TO SEAL AND PROTECT THE ROADS. SOME OF THE COMMENTS I HAVE HEARD IS WHY ARE WE FIXING THESE ROADS WHEN OTHERS ARE WORSE ? BECAUSE IF WE DON'T TAKE CARE OF THE GOOD ROADS, TOO, THE GOOD ROADS BECOME BAD ROAD SO THIS IS ONE OF THE MAINTENANCE ASPECTS THAT TAKES CARE OF SOME OF THE BETTER ROADS SO THEY MAINTAIN THEIR DURATION AND ABILITY TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE WITHOUT HAVING TO BE REBUILT. SO, THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE AFFECTED

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THERE ARE OTHER ONES COMING OUT. I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THIS ONE NOT BECAUSE I NECESSARILY WANTED EVERYONE TO BE EDUCATED ON THIS TOPIC ALTHOUGH IT IS GOOD TO BE EDUCATED ON THIS TOPIC. I WANTED YOU TO SEE THE TYPE OF THINGS COMING OUT OF THE DEPARTMENT SO THIS RELEASED ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO. I THINK IT'S HAD FIVE OR 600 VIEWS ALREADY SO IT IS DEFINITELY BEING WELL-RECEIVED BUT LET'S GO AHEAD AND PAUSE A MOMENT AND WE ARE GOING TO PLAY IT FOR YOU LIVE. IT IS ABOUT TWO MINUTES.

THIS IS ALL PRODUCED IN-HOUSE WITH IN-HOUSE STAFF, SO.

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>> I KNOW IT CAN BE CONCERNING TO TURN ON YOUR FAUCET AND SEE RUSTY -COLORED WATER RUNNING OUT. DISCOLORATION IS NATURALLY OCCURRING IN GROUNDWATER AND IS CAUSED BY IRON. YOU MAY BE A UTILITY CUSTOMER BUT ALL WATER TREATMENT IS SIMILAR. PRIOR TO DISINFECTING THE WATER, WE INJECT A CHEMICAL THAT BONDS WITH THE IRON AND NEUTRALIZES ITS PRESENCE. IRON IS AN ELEMENT THAT IS NATURALLY OCCURRING AND PRESENT IN OUR BODY BUT UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, IT CAN MAKE THE WATER ORANGE. FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION OCCURS WHERE THERE IS A BREAK IN THE LINE, THE PROCESS OF REDUCING IRON CAN BE DISRUPTED. SEDIMENT IN THE PIPES CAN BE AGITATED, AND A RUNNY COLOR EMERGENCE. WHILE DISCOLORATION CAN BE CONCERNING IT IS SAFE TO USE AS USUAL. AS CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES AND BREAKS ARE BOUND TO OCCUR THERE ARE A FEW THINGS I WANT YOU TO KNOW. CITY COUNCIL APPROVED AND STAFF IS PREPARING ISSUANCE OF BONDS OF JUST NORTH OF $300 MILLION OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE. APPROXIMATELY $20 MILLION WILL BE DEDICATED TO BOLSTER OUR PROCESS. ADDITIONALLY WE CONTINUE TO PROVIDE OUR MONTHLY FLUSHING PROGRAM, A PROTOCOL THAT HELPS WITH WATER AGING. UNUSED WATER IN THE SYSTEM WILL LOSE THE CHEMICAL USE TO MASK THE IRON AND BECOME DISCOLORED AND MONTHLY FLUSHING KEEPS THE IRON-NEUTRALIZER FRESH AND THE WATER CLEAR. YOU CAN GET SOME -- REPORTS OF WATER QUALITY CONCERN ON OUR WEBSITE HUTTOTX.GOV/FIX-IT. AFTER COMPLETING A REPAIR ON A WATER LINE YOU MAY EXPERIENCE A CHANGE IN WATER PRESSURE OR VISIBLE IRON PARTICLES.

REQUESTS ARE ROUTED THROUGH OUR DEDICATED TEAM AND WE ARE HERE

TO ASSIST YOU. >> THAT'S IT. PRETTY NEAT.

CONGRATULATIONS, GUYS. I THOUGHT THAT WAS REALLY GOOD.

[7. PUBLIC COMMENT]

YOU VERY MUCH. >> OKAY. NEXT, WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT. WE HAD ONLINE PUBLIC COMMENTS PUT IN OUR PACKETS , AND THEN WE HAVE AN IN PERSON COMMENT FROM MORGAN HUBBARD.

THIS HUBBARD, YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. WHEN THERE IS 30 SECONDS LEFT, THE LIGHT WILL BE YELLOW AND WHEN

IT IS READ YOUR TIME IS UP. >> GOOD EVENING . MY NAME IS MORGAN HUBBARD A LIVE AT 112 KIRKWOOD STREET AND STAR RANCH.

I COME BEFORE YOU TONIGHT TO ASK YOU TO TAKE NO ACTION ON ITEM 13.3 TONIGHT. I UNDERSTAND THAT 13.3 IS TO DO UNLIMITED ANNEXATION THAT ALLOWS THE CITY TO CAPTURE A PORTION OF SALES TAX. I KNOW IT'S A CRAZY REQUEST BUT HEAR ME OUT. OUR NEIGHBORHOOD HAS IN THE PAST REACHED OUT TO THE CITY COUNCIL TO HELP MEDIATE CONCERNING ZONING OR CHANGES TO THE MASTER PLANNING OF THE COMMUNITY. SEVERAL OF YOU HAVE SPOKEN TO YOUR COMMITMENT TO TRANSPARENCY AND INCLUDING -- IMPROVING THE OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE OF HUTTO RESIDENTS. THERE IS A PLAN FOR STAR RANCH TO BE ANNEXED. DURING WINTER STORM YURI, THERE WAS A CRITICAL STATION OF LIFT STATION NUMBER ONE ON COURTDALE STREET, WHICH CAUSED SEWAGE, WHAT GOES DOWN THE TOILET, TO COME UP INTO PEOPLE'S HOMES, SO WHILE ONLY A FEW HOMES WERE IMPACTED AND WE ALL HOPED THAT WAS BEHIND US AND IT WAS A CRAZY CIRCUMSTANCE AND NO ONE COULD'VE TRULY PLANNED FOR, NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO ENDURE THAT TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE. THIS PAST WEEKEND ON SUNDAY, APRIL 28TH, ANOTHER CRITICAL FAILURE OCCURRED. I AM TOLD THE LIFT STATION WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING AND ALTHOUGH A BACKUP GENERATOR KICKED ON, THE FAILURE HAPPENED AGAIN. AS A RESULT OF THE PREVIOUS FAILURE IN 2021, POP UP FAILSAFE ELVES WERE INSTALLED BUT ACCORDING TO THE RESIDENCE, THEY HAD TO BE MANUALLY OPENED OTHERWISE THE SEWAGE WOULD'VE AGAIN FLOATED INTO THEIR HOMES. THIS MOST RECENT EVENT, PAIRED WITH ALL OF THE APARTMENTS AND NEW USERS BEEN ADDED TO THE CURRENT INFRASTRUCTURE, IS CONCERNING. MAN, THREE MINUTES GOES FAST.

I'M GOING TO SEND YOU THE REST OF MY COMMENTS BUT THE THING I WANT EVERYONE TO HEAR, BECAUSE YOU GUYS GET A LOT OF VIEWERS -- I TRIED TO FIND BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE BOARD, LED 22. THE PUBLIC WEBSITE IS LOCATED AT A.B. AUSTIN.COM UNDER DISTRICT DATABASES. I WAS TOLD MANY TIMES HOW COST PROHIBITIVE IT WAS TO HAVE A WEBSITE AND THE MUD USES THE LAWYER'S WEBSITE INSTEAD. BOARD MEMBERS ARE KYLE SPEARS,

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THESE ARE BOARD MEMBERS -- SORRY, THESE BOARD MEMBERS, ACCORDING TO FINANCIALS I REVIEWED FROM 2021, ARE PAID $138.52 PER MONTH. AGAIN, REMEMBERING IT'S TOO EXPENSIVE TO HAVE A PUBLIC WEBSITE HOWEVER I BELIEVE THEY HAVE ACTUALLY GOTTEN A PAY INCREASE OF ABOUT $200 A MONTH NOW.

THREE OF THESE POSITIONS ARE UP FOR ELECTION IN NOVEMBER AND THERE IS STILL TIME TO RUN FOR THESE POSITIONS. I'M ALSO GOING TO PROVIDE COUNSEL INFORMATION REFERENCING A MEMO THAT WAS SENT OUT. I WILL GIVE THIS TO YOU AND SEND YOU THE

[8.1. Storm-Ready City Recognition]

YOU VERY MUCH. >> THAT BRINGS US TO PRESENTATION 8.1, STORM READY CITY RECOGNITION.

>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. MY NAME IS JAKE ISABEL, DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN THE CITY OF HUTTO. I BROUGHT WITH US A GREAT GUEST FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. HE IS HERE TO PRESENT US WITH OUR RECOGNITION FOR BECOMING A STORM READY CITY. THIS INVOLVED US LOOKING OVER OUR POLICIES, OUR PLANS, OUR EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS, OUR PUBLIC PREPAREDNESS CAMPAIGNS LIKE THE RECENT CLASS , THE SKY WORN TRAINING WHICH IS SEVERE WEATHER SPOTTING TRAINING THAT OUR CITIZENS WERE ABLE TO GO TO, SO WE ARE VERY EXCITED AND THANKFUL THAT PAUL HERE CAN PRESENT THIS TO YOU.

>> COUNSEL, MANY DECADES AGO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AROUND THE YEAR 2000 OR SO STARTED A PROGRAM TO RECOGNIZE COMMUNITIES THAT WOULD GO ABOVE AND BEYOND WHETHER A -- PREPAREDNESS. WE CALL IT STORM READY SO I'M VERY PROUD THE CITY OF HUTTO HAS GONE THROUGH THAT PROCESS WITH THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, WENT THROUGH ALL THE CRITERIA AND LIKE JAKE WAS EXPLAINING, THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF BEING A STORM READY COMMUNITY IS OBVIOUSLY WEATHER'S GOING TO HAPPEN. WE CANNOT STOP IT SO WE KNOW DISASTERS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN AND SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WILL HAPPEN SO THE BEST THING WE CAN DO IS BE PREPARED SO PART OF THE WHOLE STORM READY PROCESSES TO UNDERSTAND AND CREATE THIS RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE WHICH WE HAVE DONE A NEW BRAUNFELS. WE HAVE JURISDICTION AS FAR NORTH AS WILLIAMSON COUNTY INCLUDING HUTTO, TO BE ABLE TO SEE AND GET THOSE WATCHES AND WARNINGS, TO BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE BACK AND FORTH WITH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TO GET INTEL ON HOW BAD IS THE SITUATION GOING TO BE BUT THEN ALSO TO PREPARE THE CITIZENS WHETHER THAT BE SKY WORN TRAINING OR AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS, BEING ABLE TO COME INTO HER AND MEET US DOWN AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE. ALL THAT CREATES THIS ALL-ENCOMPASSING COMMUNICATION BACK AND FORTH THAT YOU NEED TO HAVE DURING WEATHER DISASTERS. WE ALL KNOW THAT MEETING PEOPLE FOR THE FIRST TIME IS NOT THE TIME TO DO THAT. DURING THE DISASTER YOU NEED TO ALREADY HAVE THOSE RELATIONSHIPS SO WE ARE PROUD THAT THEY'VE GONE THROUGH THIS PROCESS HERE. THE RECOGNITION PROCESS LAST FOUR YEARS, SO HUTTO WILL BE A STORM READY COMMUNITY ALL THE WAY THROUGH 2028. RIGHT BEFORE THAT EXPIRES WE WILL REVISIT WITH THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WE CHECKED OFF ON THE BOXES IS STILL THERE, AND WE WILL CONTINUE THAT RELATIONSHIP SO THE BEST THING STORM READY DOES IS CONTINUE THAT RELATIONSHIP THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, AND SO IT IS IMPORTANT AGAIN FOR THE COMMUNITIES. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE AS MORE AND MORE PEOPLE COME IN, MAYBE MORE AND MORE PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE FLASH FLOODING ASPECT OF THIS AREA, IT BECOMES IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THIS GREAT TEAM BEHIND ME HERE WITH OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TO BE ABLE TO GUIDE THOSE CITIZENS AND KEEP THEM SAFE SO REALLY PROUD OF YOU GUYS AND WITH THAT, I WILL PRESENT THIS CERTIFICATE AS BEING STORM READY.

[8.2. Presentation on Early Hutto Settlers (Historic Preservation Committee)]

>> DOES THIS HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON OUR HOMEOWNERS

INSURANCE? >> NEXT WE HAVE ITEM 8.2, PRESENTATION ON EARLY HUTTO SETTLERS BY THE HISTORIC

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PRESERVATION COMMITTEE. >> MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, MY NAME IS JOHN STEPHENSON AND I AM A MEMBER OF THE HISTORICAL PRESERVATION COMMISSION ALONG WITH ALEXIS HERE AND WE ARE HERE TO PRESENT TO YOU SOMETHING THAT NO OTHER CITY IN THE COUNTY HAS, A HISTORY OF THE EARLY SETTLERS OF THIS LAND . IT INCLUDES ALL THE LAND THAT YOU SEE ON THAT SLIDE THAT IS SHADED IN YELLOW , SO FROM THE SAN GABRIEL RIVER ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY LINE, 42 ORIGINAL LAND GRANTS MAKE UP OUR CITY AND THE HISTORY OF ALL THOSE UP UNTIL 1876 IS THERE. WE ARE GOING TO INVITE YOU TO TAKE A QUICK LOOK AND PASS IT DOWN AND TAKE A LOOK AT IT. IT IS A COMPLETE -- RECENTLY COMPLETED COMPREHENSIVE 413 PAGE HISTORY OF OUR CITY FROM PREHISTORIC TIMES UNTIL 1876 WHEN THE RAILROAD CAME, SO IT IS THE PRE-RAILROAD HISTORY OF THE CITY. IT IS THE WORK OF A WRITING COMMITTEE , WHICH HAS BEEN WORKING FOR OVER 2.5 YEARS . THOUSANDS OF HOURS OF RESEARCH, WRITING, AND EDITING. SOME OF THEM ARE HERE WITH US THIS EVENING. THEY WERE PART OF THE PICTURE AND IF YOU DON'T MIND, I WOULD LIKE TO GET A PICTURE AT THE END WITH THEM AS WE PRESENT THE HISTORY. IT IS REALLY CHAPTER 1, ONLY PART OF THE HISTORY THAT NEEDS TO BE WRITTEN FOR OUR CITY BUT IT IS ONLY THE FIRST CHAPTER. WE ENVISION TWO MORE CHAPTERS THAT STILL NEED MORE RESEARCH, WRITING, AND EDITING. THIS HISTORY HAS SEVEN PARTS . YOU CAN SEE THEM LISTED THERE. THE FIRST SIX PARTS ARE 108 PAGES. THE APPENDICES MAKEUP 305 PAGES, AND THE APPENDICES INCLUDE BIOGRAPHIES OF THE FIRST 32 FAMILIES THAT SETTLED ON HUTTO LAND, AND I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT THEM A LITTLE BIT . EIGHT FAMILIES THAT SETTLED UP ON THE SAN GABRIEL RIVER, AND WHAT WAS KNOWN AS WATER VALLEY, WHAT WE CALL JONAH. THERE WERE A FEW FAMILIES THAT LIVED BOTH UP ON THE SAN GABRIEL RIVER AS WELL AS THE CREEK AND THEN THERE WERE 26 FAMILIES THAT SETTLED FROM NOT CREEK, IF YOU KNOW WHERE THAT IS ALL THE WAY DOWN TO NEW ORLEANS CROSSING ALL THE WAY ALONG BRUSHY CREEK. THIS IS WHERE MOST OF THE FAMILIES AND BY THE WAY, THEY GOT THEIR WATER FROM BRUSHY CREEK, NOT FROM ANY OTHER RESOURCE. THAT IS WHERE THEY LIVED, BRUSHY CREEK. IT MIGHT INTEREST YOU, A FEW FACTS, 60% OF OUR EARLY SETTLERS OWNED SLAVES. SOME OF THOSE FAMILIES FOUGHT FOR THE NORTH. SOME FOUGHT FOR THE SOUTH DURING THE CIVIL WAR. THEY HAD ALMOST EIGHT CHILDREN PER FAMILY , AND THEY LIVED AN AVERAGE OF 33.5 YEARS ON THIS LAND BEFORE 1876. FOR EXAMPLE, THE BIOGRAPHIES INCLUDE THE LOCATION OF WHERE THEY LIVED. THIS IS WHERE WILLIAM I.

ANDERSON LIVED, OR THE INTERSECTION OF 130 AND 79. HE WAS A CHIEF JUSTICE OF WILLIAMSON COUNTY WHILE HE LIVED HERE, SO YOU GET TO LEARN WHERE THEY LIVED, A TIMELINE OF THEIR LIVES, IMPORTANT EVENTS OF THEIR LIVES . THERE IS A LITTLE VIGNETTE ABOUT EACH FAMILY DESCRIBING THEM IN A MORE NARRATIVE FORM, THEN WE HAVE TWO FAMILY CHARTS THAT SHOW YOU THEIR POSTERITY. THE PARENTS SECOND MARRIAGES, THIRD MARRIAGES, KIDS FROM ALL THE FAMILIES, AND SO YOU SEE THE CHARTS. WE ARE PLANNING FOR HUTTO RESIDENTS TO BE ABLE TO DOWNLOAD THIS HISTORY. WE ARE NOT PLANNING ON PUBLISHING IT UNLESS YOU WANT TO PROVIDE MONEY TO PUBLISH IT, AND WE ARE ALSO HOPING TO GET FEEDBACK FROM CITY RESIDENTS WHO CAN PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE FAMILIES, AND SO WE ARE WORKING WITH THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM TO GET WORD OUT. WE REALLY HOPE -- THERE ARE SOME COMPELLING STORIES YOU WILL FIND IN THIS HISTORY THAT MAKE UP WHO WE ARE AS A CITY. WE BELIEVE IT WILL HELP UNIFY US AS A COMMITTEE, AS A COMMUNITY TO KNOW OUR HISTORY. THAT IS OUR PRESENTATION. WOULD YOU

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PLEASE COME UP? >> HOW LONG HAVE YOU ALL BEEN WORKING ON THIS? 2.5 YEARS, YEAH.

>> I'M SURE I SPEAK FOR THE COUNCIL AND I THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME SPENT, YOUR EVENINGS, WEEKENDS POURING THROUGH

EVERYTHING. >> IT'S BEEN A LABOR OF LOVE.

US TO DIRECT THE LIBRARIANS TO LOOK INTO GETTING A COPY OF THIS IS A CANDLE PDF THAT PEOPLE CAN DOWNLOAD TO AMAZON AND THAT COST NOTHING, SO.

[8.3. Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) Updates and Presentations]

>> THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM 8.3, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS

UPDATES AND PRESENTATIONS. >> GOOD EVENING. MATT RECORD -- RECTOR, CITY ENGINEER. WE ARE GOING TO GO THROUGH THE TRANSPORTATION CIP UPDATE. JUMPING RIGHT IN , THE FIRST ONE SM 1660 IF YOU DRIVE BY THERE YOU CAN SEE CONSTRUCTION IS HAPPENING IF THE WEATHER WILL COOPERATE. BECAUSE THE WEATHER IS NOT COOPERATING, THEY HAVE TWO POLES LEFT AND KEEP PULLING THE CRUISE TO GO DEAL WITH STORM OUTAGES AND OTHER PLACES SO THEY KEEP PUSHING THINGS BUT WE ARE STILL MOVING ALONG. THEY ARE NOT STOPPING. WE ARE JUST STAYING ON TOP OF THEM, MAKING SURE THEY KEEP MOVING. THEY KNOW THAT EVERYBODY IS WATCHING SO WE HAVE REGULAR RECURRING MEETINGS WITH THEM TO KEEP THEM HONEST. OUR PROJECT IS NOT BEHIND AT ALL. ENCORES PORTION IS ABOUT TWO MONTHS BEHIND FROM WHAT THEY ORIGINALLY TOLD US AND SO THAT WOULD THEN ULTIMATELY DELAY IT BECAUSE THERE IS A PROGRESSION THAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU MOVE THE LINES FROM THE POLLS SO THEY HAVE TO GET ALL THEIR POLES SET THEN THEY MOVE THEIR LINES THAN THOSE OTHER UTILITIES THAT ARE UP THERE HAVE TO MOVE AND THEY WERE ALL SUPPOSED TO BE DONE BY THE END OF THIS MONTH AND SO ONCOR IS TELLING US THEY WILL BE DONE BY THE END OF THIS WEEK. WE HAD ALREADY PUT ALL THE UTILITIES ON NOTICE THAT THIS WAS COMING SO WE'VE BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH ALL OF THEM, KEEPING THEM UP-TO-DATE SO THAT THEY SHOULD ALL BE READY TO GO AS SOON AS ONCOR IS OUT OF THEIR WAY.

>> THAT DOES NOT AFFECT OUR TIMELINE TO WEAR IF THEY ARE TWO MONTHS BEHIND, WE ARE NOT PUSHING OUR DATES OUT IS WHAT

YOU'RE SAYING? >> AS OF RIGHT NOW WE ARE NOT PUSHING ANY DATES. UNFORTUNATELY WE ARE GOING TO INCUR SOME RAIN DELAYS BECAUSE IT'S TOO MUDDY TO BE OUT THERE PORTING -- POURING ROADS AND PUTTING IN UTILITY LINES. WE ARE GOING TO EXPERIENCE SOME RAIN DELAYS. WE ARE KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON ALL OF THAT AND TRYING TO KEEP EVERYBODY PUSHING ALONG TO GET THIS THING DONE.

>> ARE THEY MOVING THE ACTUALLY PULLS OUT? OR ARE THEY JUST --

>> SETTING NEW POLLS AND THEN ONCE THE NEW POLES ARE ALL SET, WE ARE ANTICIPATING PLANS BY LATE FALL OF THIS YEAR. COUNTY

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THIRD QUARTER OF THIS YEAR. >> WE STARTED Q4 OF 2023. WE WILL HAVE IT DONE YOU'RE SAYING BY THE 23RD?

>> THAT IS THE CURRENT SCHEDULE IS TO BE DONE WITH THE ENTIRE ROAD. THE ORIGINAL SCHEDULE IS THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE DONE BEFORE OCTOBER 1ST BUT THAT IS OUR DROP-DEAD DATE AND WE TOLD THEM THAT. WE ARE WORKING ON THIS ONE. WE HAVE 30% DESIGN COMPLETE. WE ARE EXPECTING THE 60% PLAN SET THIS WEEK NO, SORRY, NEXT WEEK TO GET THAT ONE GOING AND REMEMBER, THAT ONE EVEN THOUGH THE RED LINE SHOWS US THE ENTIRE LINE IT IS NOT. IT IS SIDEWALKS DOWN CLOSER TO 79 AND THE INTERSECTION UP AT MEMBER LOOP.

>> IF WE'RE GOING TO START CONSTRUCTION USA IN FEBRUARY OF 25, WHY DO WE THINK IT'S GOING TO TAKE A YEAR JUST TO DO A

SIGNAL AND SIDEWALKS? >> I THINK -- I DON'T THINK IT WILL TAKE A YEAR BUT IT IS BETTER TO UNDER PROMISE AND OVER DELIVER, SO THE SIGNAL THING WILL BE PRETTY QUICK. THE SIDEWALKS ARE WHAT I AM WORRIED ABOUT BECAUSE THE SIDEWALKS ARE NOT SIMPLE BECAUSE WE HAVE LIMITED RIGHT-OF-WAY. WE HAVE THE BIG DRAINAGE DITCHES WE ARE TRYING TO DEAL WITH AND SO THE SIDEWALKS ARE NOT GOING TO BE AN EASY THING. I CAN GO BACK AND TRY TO SQUEEZE NUMBERS DOWN AND GIVE YOU A BETTER TIMELINE ON WHEN IT WILL BE DONE, BUT I WAS AIRING ON THE SIDE OF

CAUTION. >> AS WE GET CLOSER, I WILL GET

YOU A BETTER SCHEDULE. >> THANK YOU. INNOVATION AT LEMMER. WE JUST GOT 100% PLAN SO WE ARE REVIEWING THAT NOW AND WE ARE PUSHING TO GO OUT FOR BIDS ON THAT ONE, SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS, IS WE DIRECTED THE CONSULTANTS WHO ARE WORKING ON THESE SIGNALS TO TALK TO EACH OTHER SO THAT ALL OF OUR SIGNALS LOOK-ALIKE RATHER THAN THE SKY HAVING A SPECIFIC TYPE OF OVER HERE AND A DIFFERENT TYPE OF POLE OVER HERE SO EVEN THOUGH THIS ONE IS THE FURTHEST ALONG AT 100%, WE SAID WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND REVIEW YOUR 100% BUT MAKE SURE YOU THREE ARE TALKING TO EACH OTHER SO WE ARE SPIKING OUT THE SAME TYPES OF POLES, SAME CABINETS, SAME COMPUTER EQUIPMENT SO THAT WHEN WE HAVE TO GO OUT AND MAINTAIN THESE SIGNALS , WE DON'T HALF TO TALK TO MULTIPLE DIFFERENT VENDORS TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WHAT.

>> DO WE NOT HAVE A STANDARD FOR SIGNALS IN HUTTO TO WHERE I MEAN, IT'S INTERESTING YOU WOULD SAY THAT ON THE SIGNAL WE ARE DESIGNING, WE ARE PAYING, THAT WE EVEN HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THAT. SHOULD WE JUST HAVE A DESIGN MANUAL TO WEAR WHEN YOU PUT A SIGNAL IN THE CITY WHETHER IT BE THE CITY DOING OR A DEVELOPER, THIS IS THE SIGNAL?

>> WE DO NOT HAVE A CITY STANDARD FOR SIGNALS, SO WHAT I'VE TOLD THESE CONSULTANTS IS, WE ARE GOING TO USE THESE PROJECTS TO CREATE THE STANDARD FOR HUTTO.

>>, SO IS IT 50,000 POPULATION THAT WE BECOME RESPONSIBLE?

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>> FOR THE SIGNAL IN PARTICULAR WE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE AS SOON AS IT IS OPERATIONAL AND OUR AGREEMENT WITH TXDOT SAYS WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR IT. THE OTHER SIGNALS LIKE 1660 AT LIMMER , FOR EXAMPLE, AND 60,000, WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR

THAT. 50,000 ON THE CENSUS. >> IN 2030 I BELIEVE IS THE NEXT CENSUS. AND ON THAT NOTE, IF THE COUNCIL HAS AN OPINION ABOUT WHAT COLOR OF LIGHT POLES WE WANT TO USE -- BROWN, BLACK,

GREEN? >> WHICHEVER IS CHEAPEST.

>> THE CO-OP ONES ARE BROWN SO WE CAN STICK WITH THOSE OR DO BLACK OR GREEN BUT ANYWAY. THAT IS A DIFFERENT CONVERSATION FOR

A DIFFERENT TIME. >> YOU, I THINK YOU GUYS OUGHT TO BRING THAT TO US BECAUSE THAT'S THE THING I ALWAYS GET CAUGHT IN, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE. IF YOU TELL ME THAT A REGULAR POLE IS 50,000 AND A BLACK WHATEVER ANODIZED OR WHATEVER THEY CALL IT ONE IS LIKE 150,000 ONE THAT IS A DIFFERENT CONVERSATION BUT IF IT IS FOR GRAND WARD HAVE IT BE BROWN OR BLACK OR ORANGE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT THEN AND NOW, I THINK THAT'S A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT THING SO I THINK THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL WHEN YOU GUYS ARE COMING WITH A SIGNAL DESIGN PLAN BECAUSE YOU SEE IT IN OTHER COMMUNITIES WHERE EVERYTHING IS IDENTICAL AND THEN WE CAN GO FORWARD BUT

I THINK COST IS GOING TO BE -- >> THE OTHER THING WE HAVEN'T DONE IS THE STREETLIGHT BACK, SO ALL THE DECORATIVE LIGHTS THEY GET USED ARE DIFFERENT EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK SO ANYWAY.

>> I GOT ONE QUESTION AT LIMMER AND ED SCHMIDT, WHY IS THAT

LIGHT PURPLE? >> THOSE ARE THE DEFECTIVE

LIGHTBULBS. >> IT'S THE ONLY ONE THAT IS THAT WAY SOME PEOPLE TELL ME THERE IS A REASON. I CAN'T IMAGINE A REASON THAT INTERSECTION HAS A DIFFERENT COLOR. YOU HAVE TO ANSWER TODAY BUT NEXT TIME.

>> YEAH, THEY'RE PURPLE. >> THE POLE IS OF THE LIGHT?

>> IT IS THE LIGHT THAT THE LIGHTBULB ITSELF IS PUTTING OFF IS A PURPLE-HUED COLORED LIGHT RATHER THAN THE WHITE LIGHTS ARE THE ORANGE COLORED LIGHTS YOU TYPICALLY SEE. IT'S NOT MEANT FOR ANYTHING. SOMEONE JUST HAD A BOWL PUT IN IT THAT

TURNED OUT TO BE PURPLE. >> I WILL TRY TO DISPEL THE MYTH. WE DON'T WANT TO CREATE ANY UNNECESSARY URBAN LEGENDS.

WE GOT ENOUGH NECESSARY ONES. >> ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.

[9.1. Consideration and possible action regarding possible appointments, re-appointments and/or removals to City Boards, Commissions, Task Forces, Economic Development Corporations, Local Government Corporations and Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Boards, City Council Liaisons, and Area Government appointments.]

>> THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY NEW APPLICATIONS. I REQUESTED THROUGH THE CITY MANAGER THAT CITY STAFF REACH OUT TO ALL THE CURRENT MEMBERS WHOSE TERMS EXPIRE IN JUNE TO GIVE THEM A HEADS UP THAT THERE TERMS ARE EXPIRING, ASKING THEM IF THEY'RE INTERESTED IN CONTINUING TO SERVE AND HAVE REQUESTED THEY ALL SUBMIT A NEW APPLICATION THROUGH THE NEW SYSTEM SO WE CAN GET THE NEW SYSTEM FILLED IN WITH APPLICATIONS, SO WE SHOULD BE GETTING A NUMBER OF NEW APPLICATIONS OF PEOPLE EITHER WANTING TO CONTINUE TO SERVE OR POSSIBLY PEOPLE WHO DON'T WANT

TO BE REAPPOINTED. >> THOSE PHYSICIANS ENDED JUNE

30TH? >> JUNE 30TH.

>> ANYTHING ELSE ON THAT ONE? >> WE DID GET THE MEMO

[9.2. Discussion and possible action on the creation of a "150th Hutto Founding Committee" to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of Hutto in 2026 (Councilmember Amberley Kolar)]

EFFECTIVELY SUNSET IT. >> WE GO TO 9.2, DISCUSSION AND ACTION ON THE CREATION OF A 150TH HAD A FOUNDING COMMITTEE TO CELEBRATE THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF HUTTO AND 2026.

>> THIS ITEM PRETTY MUCH CAME FROM THE SATURDAY WORKSHOP WITH ALL THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AND THE PRESERVATION BOARD , THEY KIND OF ENLIGHTENED US, OR ENLIGHTENED ME THAT IN 2026, IT WILL BE THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF HUTTO AND I THINK THIS SHOULD BE SOMETHING WE PLAN FOR AND THAT IS CELEBRATED WELL, WE

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LEADING UP TO. >> I THINK YOU ARE LEAVING OFF PARKS AND PARKS BOARD. IT COULD BE SOMETHING RELATED TO PARKS AND REC AND I THINK THAT SO ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I HAD IS LIKE REALLY A SPECIFIC COMMITTEE OR IS IT JUST WE ASK THE PARKS BOARD, YOU KNOW, THE HISTORICAL COMMITTEE EACH TO GIVE UP TWO PEOPLE TO IT AND THEN LIKE A COUNCILPERSON AND WE WILL HAVE LIKE JUST AND MAYBE KRISTI AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND WE WHICH OUT TO MAYBE A CHAMBER TO SEE IF THEY WANT TO PARTICIPATE AS

WELL. >> YEAH, IT'S KIND OF MORE LIKE A TASK FORCE, I GUESS, OR SOMETHING OF THAT SORT JUST SO WE ARE GETTING AHEAD ON THIS AND AT LEAST GET A FEW FOUNDATION MEMBERS AND THEN WE CAN ALWAYS EXPAND ON THAT AND IF MORE COMMUNITY PEOPLE -- PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY WANT TO COME OUT AND PARTICIPATE LIKE I THINK THIS IS GOOD. THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR HUTTO'S HISTORY THEN OF COURSE THERE ARE MORE

THAN WELCOME TO JOIN IN ON IT. >> I THINK THE LIBRARY BOARD WOULD BE GOOD TO ADD TO THAT, AS WELL. YOU MIGHT FIND SOME EVENTS THAT CAN HAVE THE LIBRARY IN IT. IT IS NOT HOPEFULLY ONE EVENT THAT IS LIKE A BIG CELEBRATION BUT IT MIGHT BE SMALLER EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO JUST HIGHLIGHT THE HISTORY AS WE GO. THERE IS A LOT OF WAYS TO DO

IT. >> I LIKE THE IDEA OF HAVING A FORMAL COMMITTEE THAT HAS LIKE WE CAN GIVE THEM KIND OF THEIR MARCHING ORDERS WHERE THEY'RE NOT JUST SAYING WHAT IS OUR AUTHORITY, WHAT CAN WE DO? I THINK THAT WOULD ELIMINATE SOME OF THAT CONFUSION SO I LIKE THE IDEA COUNCILMEMBER KOLAR PUT FORWARD TO CREATE A FORMAL COMMITTEE AND THE IDEA OF THE MORE PEOPLE WE CAN GET ON THIS COMMITTEE, I THINK THE MORE SUCCESSFUL IT WILL BE. I'M THINKING MAYBE EVEN SOME DOWNTOWN BUSINESS OR PROPERTY OWNERS WHO OWN PROPERTY WITH AN OLD TOWN. THEY MAY BE INVESTED IN SOME OF THIS SO SOME OF THEM SO I LOVE THE IDEA OF FORMING SOMETHING AND PUTTING IN WRITING WHAT THEIR CHARGES WE ARE HOPING TO GET OUT OF IT.

>> OKAY, SO DO WE WANT TO DO ONE PERSON FROM EACH BOARD COMMISSION THAT WE HAVE, AT LEAST LIKE STARTING OUT, LIKE A

FOUNDATION GROUP? >> I DON'T THINK EVERY COMMISSION. LIVING BUILDING IN STANDARD, ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT WOULD NOT MATTER FOR THIS BUT --

>> OKAY, SO PARKS DNI , WHAT WERE THE OTHER ONES? HTC AND

LIBRARY . WHICH OTHER ONES? >> AND I WOULD SAY TWO MEMBERS.

>> OKAY. OR UP TO TWO. I MEAN, YOU MAY NOT GET PEOPLE WILLING

TO SERVE ON A NEW BOARD, SO. >> I THINK IT WOULD BE A TASK FORCE, NOT A BOARD, BECAUSE WE WANTED TO GO AWAY ONCE THE

CELEBRATION -- >> YES. OKAY, SO THEN DO WE WANT ONE, TWO COUNCILMEMBERS? DO WE WANT COUNCILMEMBERS ON

THE BOARD? >> I DON'T THINK TO START IF WE WANTED TO BE COMMUNITY LED.

>> I THINK ULTIMATELY COUNSEL IS GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION ON ANYTHING THAT IS BUDGET RELATED ANYWAY SO YOU KNOW, WE STILL HAVE NOT SET A MISSION, TOO, WHICH WE HAVE NOT

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>> DO YOU WANT TO ASK THE CHAMBER IF THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO PUT IN A COUPLE MEMBERS?

>> YES. THE CHAMBER AND YOU SAID DOWNTOWN?

>> OR MAYBE WE COULD JUST OPEN IT UP TO THE PUBLIC SO THEN YOU JUST HAVE GENERAL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. YOU HAVE A CERTAIN NUMBER OF SEATS MAYBE FOUR OR FIVE SEATS OR SOMETHING FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE INTERESTED. I WOULD GUESS IT WOULD BE PEOPLE WHO HAVE SOME VESTED INTEREST WHO WILL STEP ASIDE.

>> DO WE WANT TO CREATE AN ORDINANCE FOR THE COUNCIL TO

COME BACK WITH IT TASK FORCE? >> YES, THEN WE CAN DESIGNATE PEOPLE AND OPEN IT UP TO GET STARTED AND THEN CREATE A COMMISSION MAYBE AT A FUTURE MEETING.

>> OKAY, I WILL MAKE A MOTION THEN TO DIRECT STAFF TO BRING BACK -- WOULD IT BE AN ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION? A RESOLUTION CREATING A 150TH ANNIVERSARY COMMITTEE OR TASK FORCE, SOMETHING THAT IS TEMPORARY . I GUESS THE IDEA WOULD BE SIMILAR TO THE CHARTER COMMISSION. IT WOULD SUNSET ONCE THEIR WORK IS DONE AND BRING BACK AN ORDINANCE FOR US

TO REVIEW AND APPROVE. >> SECOND.

>> MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM GORDON, SECOND BY TRAN FOR ESTABLISHING A 150TH TASK FORCE OR COMMITTEE. DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? CARRY NONE, PLEASE CALL THE BOAT.

>> COUNCILMEMBER THOMPSON >> AYE

>> MAYOR SNYDER >> AYE

>> MAYOR PRO TEM GORDON >> AYE

>> COUNCILMEMBER KOLAR >> AYE

>> COUNCILMEMBER CLARK >> AYE

>> COUNCILMEMBER THORNTON >> AYE .

[10.1. Consideration and possible action on Ordinance No. O-2024-029 relating to amending the Hutto Code of Ordinances by repealing Article 1.05,” Municipal Court" of Chapter 1 and adopting and establishing Article 1.05. ”Municipal Court of Record" and repealing Division 2, Judge to provide for the appointment of a Municipal Court Judge, Municipal Court Clerk, Municipal Court Procedures for the Municipal Court of Record and to add Division 4, Civil Action and Division 5, Alternative Enforcement (Legal)]

>> MOTION PASSES 7-0. >> SIX.

>> SIX, EXCUSE ME. ALL RIGHT. NEXT WE HAVE ITEM 10.1, CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION ON ORDINANCE O-2024-029 RELATED TO AMENDING THE HUTTO COURT OF ORDINANCES BY REPEALING ARTICLE 1.05 MUNICIPAL COURT OF CHAPTER 1 AND ADOPTING AND ESTABLISHING ARTICLE 1.05 MUNICIPAL COURT OF RECORD AND REPEALING DIVISION II JUDGE TO WRITE FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE, MUNICIPAL COURT CLERK, AND YOU MUNICIPAL COURT PROCEDURES FOR THE MUNICIPAL COURT OF RECORD AND A DIVISION FOUR, CITY ACTION AND DIVISION FIVE ALTERNATIVE ENFORCEMENT.

>> DOROTHY COLUMBA, CITY ATTORNEY. I HAVE ASSISTED IN DRAFTING THIS ORDINANCE WITH ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF OUR OFFICE. HE SERVES AS A CIVIL JUDGE AND ANOTHER NORTH TEXAS CITY WHEN DOES THE PRACTICE THING WE DO AT OUR FIRM FOR OTHER CITIES SO HE IS A BUSY GUY BUT THIS IS THE FIRST READING OF THIS ORDINANCE. WE DID GIVE THE ORDINANCE TO JUDGE LUCAS. HE HAD SOME QUESTIONS THAT WE HAVE ANSWERED. HE COULD NOT BE HERE TONIGHT, BUT THIS PROVIDES FOR A MUNICIPAL COURT OF RECORD AND ALSO PROVIDES FOR THE CIVIL COURT. COUNSEL DOES HAVE OPTIONS. YOU DON'T HAVE TO ADOPT THE CIVIL COURT RULES TOGETHER WITH THE MUNICIPAL COURT OF RECORD. YOU COULD ADD THEM LATER ON. A LOT OF CITIES DO, BUT WE WANTED TO BRING YOU A COMPREHENSIVE ORDINANCE TO REVIEW AND THEN ASK FOR IT TO BE POSTPONED UNTIL WE GET DIRECTION IF THE COUNCIL WANTS TO CREATE BOTH THE COURT OF RECORD AND THE CIVIL COURT, OR JUST START WITH ONE, GET THAT WITH ITS PROCEDURES AND WE WILL HAVE TO BRING BACK AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE COURT FEES AND COURT PROCEDURES AND VARIOUS THINGS WE WILL WORK WITH THE

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BEFORE I START. >> CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE CIVIL ASPECT OF THAT? I KNOW THE JUDGE WAS HERE PREVIOUSLY TALKING ABOUT THE COURT OF RECORD BUT THEN THE CIVIL SIDE, I GUESS, WE ARE NOT TOO INFORMED ON.

>> THE CIVIL SIDE ALLOWS YOU TO DO A BASIC CIVIL ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING. IT IS ALLOWED UNDER LAW. YOU DON'T FORGO YOUR POWERS TO JUST GO AHEAD AND START A PROCEEDING AGAINST THE PROPERTY OWNER IN CIVIL DISTRICT COURT, SO THAT IS PART OF THE CIVIL RULES, BUT IT ESTABLISHES A HEARING OFFICER AND THEN HIS CIVIL PENALTIES AND FINES THAT CAN BE APPEALED TO THE MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE AND THAT IS ESSENTIALLY THE PROCESS , BUT IT IS NOT A CRIMINAL PROCEEDING.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND DO BOTH, WHICH IS THE WAY IT IS WRITTEN TODAY, SO ORDINANCE NUMBER O-2024-029 AS PRESENTED.

>> SECOND. >> MOTION AND SECOND FOR THE MOTION AS PRESENTED. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE,

LET'S CALL THE VOTE. >> BEFORE YOU CALL THE VOTE, I WOULD LIKE TO GO OVER THE COMMENTS THAT JUDGE WILSON HAD, AND SOME OF THE CORRECTIONS OR REVISIONS HE WANTED TO THE

ORDINANCE . >> WHAT YOU GOING TO DO THAT ON SECOND READING SO WE HAVE A REDLINE? THAT'S WHAT I WAS

HOPING FOR. >> NO, I JUST WANTED YOU TO UNDERSTAND THE ORDINANCE TO BEGIN WITH, AND TALK ABOUT WHAT HE WANTED TO ADD AND THEN IF YOU DO WANT TO PASS THE ENTIRE THING ON FIRST READING, YOU CAN. ON SECOND READING, WE MIGHT NOT BRING IT BACK AT THE NEXT TIME BECAUSE WE WANT TO WORK WITH THE JUDGE ON THE PROCEDURES AND COSTS THAT GO

WITH THE ORDINANCE. >> SO, THE CHANGES HE WANTS US TO CONSIDER, ARE THEY CONTAINED WITHIN WHAT WE HAVE HERE TODAY?

>> NO, THEY ARE NOT. BUT IF YOU TURN TO PAGE THREE OF THE ORDINANCE, SECTION 1.0 5.001, HE WANTS TO ADD CREATING THE MUNICIPAL COURT OF RECORD NUMBER ONE. THAT IS JUST HOW HE

WANTS IT TO BE CALLED. >> IS THAT BECAUSE YOU CAN HAVE MULTIPLES WITHIN A MUNICIPALITY?

>> YOU CAN, BUT I DON'T ANTICIPATE WE WILL. THE NEXT

CHANGE IS SECTION 105. 036 . >> CAN YOU GIVE US THE PAGE

NUMBER PLEASE? >> 22.

>> IT IS PAGE SEVEN ONLINE. BUT, HE WANTED TO SAY PROCEEDINGS IN THE MUNICIPAL COURT OF RECORD SHALL COMMENCE BY CITATION OR COMPLAINT AS PROVIDED BY STATE LAW, SO ADDING THAT BY CITATION OR COMPLAINT.

>> OKAY. >> THE OTHER QUESTION HE HAD HIS IF YOU NEED TO APPOINT THE ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING OFFICER TONIGHT. NO. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO DO THAT, SO THOSE TWO BASIC CORRECTIONS TO THE ORDINANCE ARE ALL.

>> I WOULD BE WILLING TO ACCEPT THOSE CHANGES. THOSE ARE FINE

WITH ME. >> OKAY.

>> OKAY, SO WE ARE APPROVING IT WITH JUDGES COMMENTS OR REVISIONS. DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? HEARING NONE, PLEASE

CALL THE VOTE. >> COUNCILMEMBER CLARK

[10.2. Consideration and possible action on Ordinance No. O-2024-023 amending the Hutto Code of Ordinances Chapter 8, Business Regulations by adding Section 8.08, Game Rooms and Amusement Redemption Machines (First Reading) (Legal)]

>> AYE >> MAYOR PRO TEM GORDON

>> AYE >> COUNCILMEMBER THOMPSON

>> AYE >> COUNCILMEMBER KOLAR

>> AYE >> COUNCILMEMBER THORNTON

>> AYE >> MAYOR SNYDER

>> AYE. MOTION PASSES 6-0. NEXT WE HAVE ITEM 10.2, CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE ACTION ON ORDINANCE NUMBER O-2024-023 AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 8 BUSINESS REGULATIONS BY ADDING SECTION 8.08, GAME ROOMS AND AMUSEMENT REDEMPTION

MACHINES. >> MAYOR AND COUNCIL, WE BROUGHT THE ORDINANCE BACK WITH THE CORRECTIONS BASED ON THE MOTION THAT COUNSEL MADE LAST TIME AND IF YOU WANT ME TO WALK YOU THROUGH THE ORDINANCE, I CAN, OR IF YOU WANT TO CONSIDER

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VERSION. >> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER LETTER ZERO -- O-2024-0 23. I WOULLIKE TO SECOND BUT REQUEST ONE WATER MODIFICATION CHANGING 8.0 8.008 CHANGING THE PERCENT FROM 25 TO 10 FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE OWNERSHIP IN THE BUSINESS. THAT WOULD BE

PARAGRAPHS 5 AND NINE. >> 08. 08 .0 08B, PARAGRAPHS 5

AND NINE. >> OKAY, SO THAT'S AN AMENDMENT? I WILL ACCEPT THAT. SO THEN THE MOTION IS TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED IN CHANGING B5 AND NINE TO 10%.

ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, PLEASE CALL THE VOTE.

>> MAYOR PRO TEM GORDON >> AYE

>> COUNCILMEMBER KOLAR >> THEY

>> MAYOR SNYDER >> AYE

>> COUNCILMEMBER CLARK >> AYE

[10.3. Consideration and possible action on Ordinance No. O-2024-030 amending Chapter 1, Article 1.07 (Special Events, Parades, and Block Parties) of the Code of Ordinances (Kristi Barnes)]

>> COUNCILMEMBER THORNTON >> AYE

>> COUNCILMEMBER THOMPSON >> AYE.

>> MOTION PASSES 5-1. NEXT WE HAVE ITEM 10.3, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON ORDINANCE NUMBER O-2024-030 AMENDING CHAPTER 1 ARTICLE 1.07 SPECIAL EVENTS, KRISTIPARADES, AND BLOCK PARTIES OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES.

>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. BARNES, OUTREACH AND PROGRAM MANAGER. THIS IS BEEN BROUGHT BACK FROM THE MARCH 7TH MEETING BASED ON THE DISCUSSION DURING THE WORK THIS SESSION -- DISCUSSION IN DECEMBER. DECIBEL LEVELS, EVENT CAPACITY AS IT PERTAINS TO RUSSIAN CREEK AMPHITHEATER AND NOTIFICATION OF ALL EVENTS TO INCLUDE EDUCATIONAL EVENTS HOSTED BY THE ISD SO AFTER STAFF REVIEW , HIGH LEVEL, REALLY THE ONLY CHANGE WE ARE BRINGING BACK IS TO STRIKE THE LANGUAGE THAT ESSENTIALLY EXEMPTS INTERNAL CITY EVENTS, ISD EVENTS, OR TEXAS STATE EVENTS BEFORE THE LANGUAGE READ THAT THOSE EVENTS WERE EXEMPT FROM GOING THROUGH THE PERMITTING PROCESS EVEN THOUGH AS INTERNAL PROCESS, WE STILL WANT TO THOSE MOTIONS ANYWAY JUST TO MAKE SURE WE WERE ALL GOING THROUGH THE SAME STEPS AS ANYONE ELSE. WE JUST STRUCK THAT LANGUAGE SO THAT WE WE WILL HAVE TO BE NOTIFIED REGARDLESS OF IF IT IS AN ISD OR NOT. DECIBEL LEVELS ARE ALREADY ADDRESSED IN THE EXISTING ORDINANCE IS ATTACHED IN YOUR PACKET, AND THEN AS FAR AS ACTUAL CAPACITY FOR THE AMPHITHEATER PER THE FIRE MARSHAL, IT IS UP TO 10,000, BUT AFTER THE DISCUSSION ON THE SOUND AND NOISE COMPONENTS, 3000 IS THE RECOMMENDATION, AND THAT HELPS WITH THE PARKING CAPACITY, AS WELL.

>> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER O -2024-030 AS

PRESENTED. >> I WILL SECOND. I JUST HAVE A CLARIFICATION QUESTION. UNDER THE PARIKH GRAPH OF CAPACITY IT SAYS IT IS COVERED AND LIST THE PARAGRAPH NUMBER THERE. DOES

THAT SAY 10,000 OR 3000? >> NO, THE ORDINANCE DOES NOT SPECIFICALLY CALL OUT THE RUSSIAN CREEK AMPHITHEATER. IT IS INVENTS -- EVENTS IN GENERAL. THESE BULLET POINTS ARE JUST INFORMATIONAL. THERE IS NOT A CAPACITY CAP IN THE ORDINANCE AS IT STANDS BUT IT GIVES AUTHORITY BASED ON SAFETY AND TRAFFIC COUNT AND OTHER THINGS . IN THAT CASE, CHIEF OF POLICE AND ULTIMATELY THE CITY MANAGER HAS FINAL APPROVING

AUTHORITY. >> SO THIS WOULD ENABLE US TO

LIMIT IT IF WE SO CHOOSE. >> IT'S ARBITRARY AND THAT'S WHAT I DON'T LIKE . I DON'T WANT THE CITY MANAGER TO BE PUT IN A POSITION WHERE HE APPROVES ONE GROUP OF 9000 AND ANOTHER GROUP COMES IN AND IT'S 25,000 ON THIS ONE AND MAKE A WILL THAT'S NOT FAIR YOU JUST DON'T LIKE US. TO ME, THE IDEA WAS WE HAVE A LIMIT OF 3000 PEOPLE AND THAT IS IT.

OTHERWISE I DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE REALLY DONE ANYTHING WHEN

IT COMES TO THAT. >> THE PROBLEM WITH THAT IS LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, WE DO THE FIREWORKS AND WE HAVE SCHOOL BUSES DROP OFF PEOPLE WE HAVE MORE THAN 3000 PEOPLE OUT THERE

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THAT'S WHY WE NEED DISCRETION OF THE CITY MANAGER SO I LIKE

THE WAY IT IS WRITTEN. >> I APPRECIATE YOU ALL MAKING SURE THE CITY AND THE ISD AND WHOEVER ALL FOLLOW THE SAME RULES BECAUSE AS WE GET TO BE A BIGGER CITY, THE LEFT-HAND ALREADY DOESN'T GET TO TALK TO THE RIGHT HAND SO I CAN SEE SOMETHING IN THE FUTURE WHERE WE ARE APPROVING SOMEONE SHOULD DO AN EVENT AND SOMEONE ELSE IS GOING TO SAY I DIDN'T KNOW WE WERE HAVING THAT EVENT . WE MISSED OUT ON THAT SO I DO APPRECIATE THAT . I THINK THERE OUGHT TO BE AWAY WE CAN GO OVER THE LIMIT. MY CONCERNS FOR THAT PARTICULAR POINT ARE GOING TO BE REALLY BIG. I THINK AS WE LOOK AROUND AT MASS GATHERINGS, AT PROTESTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT , THAT AS WE LEAVE THINGS MORE ARBITRARY, I THINK WE ARE OPENING OURSELVES UP TO ISSUES YOU ARE SEEN ACROSS THE COUNTRY RIGHT NOW TO WHERE IF WE HAVE THINGS SET IN STONE AND MAYBE WITH -- YOU KNOW, HERE IS THE LIMIT THAT WITH COUNCIL APPROVAL YOU CAN GO ABOVE THAT, THEN I THINK WE CAN DICTATE WHAT KIND OF EVENTS WE WANT TO HAVE BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, THE WAY WE HAVE THIS SET UP EVEN WITH THE NEXT ONE COMING UP, THE CITY MANAGER IS ON THE HOOK TO DECIDE WHO CAN HAVE AN EVENT HERE, HOW BIG THE EVENT CAN BE, WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE ABOUT AND WE HAVE NO CONTROLS OVER WHAT IS GOING ON SO WE HAVE A FACILITY THAT MAY BE USED FOR PURPOSES WE DO NOT WANT IT TO BE USED FOR AND THE MINUTE JAMES LONEY CITY MANAGER KICKS BACK ON IT, IT'S GOING TO COME INTO YOU JUST DISCRIMINATED AGAINST US BECAUSE WE DON'T

SHARE THE SAME VIEWS AS YOU DO. >> IF I MAY, JUST TO SPEAK MORE ON THE PROCESS SIDE OF THE SPECIAL EVENT PERMITTING PROCESS, WE HAVE AN INTERNAL TEAM OF DEPARTMENT HEADS AS IT RELATES TO WHATEVER EVENT THAT IS SO THE APPLICANT COMES IN THEY SUBMIT AN APPLICATION BASED ON PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY DISTURBANCE, WHICH IS NORMALLY LIKE THEY NEED TO CLOSE OFF STREETS OR SOME SORT OF NOISE THAT IS GOING TO BE LOUDER THAN NORMAL, FIVE DECIBELS AFTER 10:00 P.M., THOSE TYPE OF THINGS ARE USUALLY THE TRIGGERS. THEN WE SIT DOWN. PDA IS ALWAYS INVOLVED AS IT RELATES TO TRAFFIC IN PUBLIC SAFETY SO WE HAVE A TEAM THAT REVIEWS EVERYTHING BEFORE WE TAKE IT TO MR. EARP FOR HIS FINAL APPROVAL AND THAT'S BASED ON THE SLEW OF THINGS AND AM HAPPY TO PROVIDE A CHECKLIST IF THAT IS HELPFUL. AS IT PERTAINS TO NOISE SPECIFICALLY, IF THERE IS A VARIANCE THAT ALSO HAS A SEPARATE -- THERE IS A SEPARATE NOISE VARIANCE THAT WOULD COME WITH THE APPLICATION, AS WELL, SO THERE ARE A LOT OF CHECKPOINTS DURING THE PROCESS.

IT IS NOT JUST WE GET AN APPLICATION THAT WE TAKE IT TO MR. EARP AND THAT IS IT. THERE ARE SEVERAL ROUNDS OF MEETINGS THAT TAKE PLACE WITH THE APPLICANT. THERE IS A LOT OF DISCUSSION BACK AND FORTH TO MAKE SURE THINGS ARE GOOD AND SAFE AS WE SEE FIT BEFORE PRESENTING THOSE TO MR. EARP.

>> WHAT IS AN EVENT YOU COULD SEE YOURSELF SAYING NO TO? LIKE LET'S SAY DONALD TRUMP IS COMING TO TOWN AND HE WANTS TO HOLD A TRUMP RALLY IN THE PARK AND HE'S GOING TO BRING THE CIRCUS WITH HIM. DO YOU GUYS SAY YES? DO YOU SAY NO? AND THEN WHAT -- WALK ME THROUGH THE STEPS BECAUSE I'M THINKING THERE IS SOME CRAZY STUFF GOING ON.

>> A SPECIAL EVENT, AT ITS SIMPLEST FORM, IS ANY IMPACT TO PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY SO AGAIN THAT IS IF SOMEBODY IS HOLDING A PRIVATE EVENT ON THEIR PROPERTY IN THEIR HOME OR AT THEIR BUSINESS, WE ARE NOT REALLY INVOLVED UNTIL IT BEGINS TO EKE OVER INTO PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY CLOSING STREETS, BEING LOUD, SO IN YOUR EXAMPLE, IF THAT WERE TO HAPPEN AND WE RECEIVED AN APPLICATION WE WOULD GO THROUGH THE EXACT SAME STEPS, THE EXACT SAME PROTOCOLS, MAKING SURE THERE IS AN APPROVED TRAFFIC AND SAFETY PLAN. WE ALSO HAVE INCLUDED EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TO PROVIDE AN ACTION PLAN SO WE WOULD WALK THROUGH ALL THE STEPS AND IF EVERYTHING MATCHED UP, WE DON'T -- STAFF IS NEUTRAL SO IF THEY'RE ABLE TO GO THROUGH THE ENTIRE PROCESS AND IT IS SAFE TO THE PEOPLE ATTENDING THE EVENT, AND THE PUBLIC AROUND THEM AND ULTIMATELY WE STILL TAKE THAT RECOMMENDATION TO MR. EARP, BASED ON SAFETY AND ALL THESE OTHER COMPONENTS BASED ON IS THIS A GOOD EVENT AND NOT A GOOD EVENT? WE WOULD HAVE TO DIG DEEPER AND HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS AT THAT POINT I THINK MR. EARP WOULD HAVE

[01:40:02]

>> THAT IS WHAT WE ARE MISSING. THERE IS NO DISCUSSION WITH US.

THE POWERS WITH HIM WHICH IS FINE, I DON'T MIND IF YOU WANT THAT POWER BUT TO ME I WOULD THINK YOU WOULD WANT WHATEVER THE NUMBER IS IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A BIG, LARGE EVENT I WOULD LIKE TO GET CITY INPUT. I WOULD THINK YOU WOULD WANT CITY COUNCIL AND PUT ON WHETHER WE WANT TO HAVE SOMETHING THIS BIG AND IF YOU SAY YOU DON'T EVERYTHING GOING ON AND I KNOW IT'S A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE SAYS HEY, AND HOW DO YOU FILL OUT THIS APPLICATION, YOU GO THROUGH THEY HAVE EIGHT ACRES OF PARKING YOU CAN HOLD A PRETTY BIG EVENT THERE AND IT ONLY COST $4000 TO SET IT UP IN THE FIRST TIME YOU SAY NO WE ARE ON FOX NEWS OR SOMETHING FOR SAYING NO TO AN EVENT THAT JUST WAS NOT THE VALUES OF

HUTTO. >> YOU CAN MAKE IT A POLITICAL ISSUE FOR THE COUNCIL HAS TO VOTE IT DOWN AND I THINK

THAT'S A MISTAKE, TOO. >> THERE IS AN APPEAL PROCESS, TOO. THERE IS A PROCESS FOR THE PERMIT JUST GETS DENIED IF APPLICATION PROCEDURES ARE NOT FOLLOWED AND THE INFORMATION IS NOT PROVIDED. THEY DO HAVE TO PROVIDE THE BOND, THE LIABILITY INSURANCE AND IF THEY DON'T RECOMMEND THE APPROVAL, THE APPEAL GOES TO COUNSEL. SO, IF THEY DENY IT BASED ON TRAFFIC SAFETY , THE EVENT, PEOPLE ARE NOT PLANNING FOR THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO ATTEND WITH TYPES OF VEHICLES AND THINGS LIKE THAT, IF IT IS NOT SAFE AND THE MANAGER UPHOLDS IT

THEN IT WOULD COME TO COUNSEL. >> SO, IF I MIGHT, JAMES EARP, CITY MANAGER OF RECORD, WHAT I'M HEARING THE MAYOR ASK IS, WHAT IF IT MEETS ALL OF THESE CRITERIA BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT INTUITIVELY WE KNOW IS NOT IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE VALUES OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND I WERE TO SAY NO BY USING MY DISCRETION AS CITY MANAGER, THEN THEY CAN APPEAL IT BUT THE FOLKS WHO ARE USUALLY DOING THAT ARE DOING IT IN ORDER TO MAKE THE HEADLINES BECAUSE THEY GOT TOLD NO, NOT THAT THEY DIDN'T REALLY ACTUALLY WANT TO HAVE THE EVENT.

>> EXACTLY. I ENCOUNTER THIS IN KYLE WHENEVER THERE WAS A RALLY AND THE COMMUNITY WAS NOT IN SUPPORT OF IT AND THE COMMUNITY WAS IN ARMS ABOUT IT COMING AND THEY REFUSED TO ISSUE THE PERMITS AND IT WAS A BIG HOOPLA. AS YOU MIGHT IMAGINE, THAT IS THE SORT OF STUFF THAT FEEDS THE NARRATIVE, SO I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE IS A GOOD WAY TO LEGISLATE, YOU KNOW, MORALS OR DISCRETION FOR ANY OF THESE TYPES OF EVENTS.

WHAT WE MIGHT DO IS INSTEAD OF MAKING THEM HAVE TO APPEAL, IF I SAY NO, THEN THE NEXT STEP IS THE CITY COUNCIL AND MAYBE THAT TAKES THE DISCRETION OUT. IT IS NOT THEY DON'T HAVE TO ASK FOR THE APPEAL. IT IS JUST THAT YOU CAN GET APPROVAL ADMINISTRATIVELY BUT IF YOU DON'T, YOU HAVE TO GET APPROVAL BY THE COUNCIL AND THEN THAT WAY THE COUNCIL CAN HANDLE THE POLITICAL ITEMS THAT ARE ACTUALLY POLITICAL ITEMS.

>> RIGHT. IT IS POLITICAL, IT SHOULD NOT BE HANDLED BY PROFESSIONALS BECAUSE IT'S POLITICS. THAT'S WHY WE ARE HERE. YOU GUYS MAKE THE DECISIONS YOU THINK ARE BEST FOR THE COMMUNITY AND IT'S FUNNY YOU BROUGHT UP THAT BECAUSE WE DID HAVE FLOWERS DROPPED OFF AND ONE OF THE THINGS BROUGHT UP WAS HOW DO WE BAN SOMETHING LIKE THAT FROM HAPPENING AND I KNOW AS SOON AS YOU MESS WITH THE ORGANIZATION, THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES, YOU WOULD THINK THEY WOULD BE IN FAVOR OF EVERYBODY BE NICE TO EVERYBODY BUT THEY ACTUALLY STICK UP FOR THAT SOME PEOPLE LOOK FOR REASONS TO MAKE STATEMENTS. I LIKE TO MAKE THAT CHANGE BECAUSE IF YOU WANT TO PLAY POLITICS THEN YOU GUYS CAN MEET AND GO LOOK, THIS IS GOING TO GO TO COUNSEL AND SO BE IT AND THEN BECAUSE I DON'T WANT YOU GUYS TO BE PUT IN A POSITION OF A GREAT, NOW WHAT DO WE DO THEN YOU GUYS ARE ARGUING BACK AND FORTH WHAT SHOULD WE DO? IF IT IS THE RULES, IT IS FOLLOWED, YOU SAY I LIKE THAT, YOU SAY NO THAN OKAY IT'S GOING STRAIGHT TO COUNSEL IT WILL BE ON THE NEXT AGENDA THAN IF YOU GUYS WANT TO PLAY GAMES, SHOW UP AT THE COUNCIL AND HAVE YOUR FIVE

MINUTES OF FAME OR WHATEVER. >> TO ME, IT WOULD BE VERY SIMILAR TO PLATS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. THEY JUST CONFORM, SO THEY GET ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL BUT IF THEY NEED A SPECIAL EXCEPTION OR THOSE SORTS OF THINGS, THEY GOT TO GO TO THE BODY FOR APPROVAL SO THAT IS THE WAY I WOULD VIEW IT. IT SEEMS TO MAKE THE MOST AMOUNT OF SENSE, SO INSTEAD OF REQUIRING AN APPEAL, YOU WOULD JUST ADJUST THE LANGUAGE OF THE

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APPROVAL. >> SO THEN I RESCIND MY MOTION AND WE MAKE THAT CHANGE IN COMBAT? BECAUSE WE ALSO HAVE ANOTHER ITEM THAT IS GOING TO BE IN THE SAME ORDINANCE AND THEN WE CAN JUST COME BACK WITH ONE.

>> YEAH, YOU DON'T HAVE TO ASK PERMISSION TO RESEND.

>> I WANT TO RESEND AND I WANT THAT LINE WHICH HAD SO WE CAN VOTE ON THAT LANGUAGE UNLESS DADDY SAYS THAT WE CAN'T --

>> LET'S ASK COUNSEL. IT MIGHT BE OVERLY SENSITIVE.

>> I THINK WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT ON THE NEWS, THOUGH, IS THAT THERE WAS NO PERMITTING. THERE WAS JUST THE TAKEOVER OF THE BUILDING. THAT IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. THAT WOULD BE -- THE POLICE WOULD ALREADY BE INVOLVED BECAUSE THEY WOULD HAVE NO PERMIT, NO SAFETY SO THE SUBJECT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE RIGHT NOW THAT TALK -- HAPPENED IN TEXAS AND OTHER PLACES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, THOSE WERE NOT PERMITTED EVENTS. THOSE WERE PROTESTS THAT JUST TOOK OVER PUBLIC SPACES AND RULE OF LAW THEN HELD SO THAT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN WHAT YOU ARE DESCRIBING UP HERE BUT IF THE CITY MANAGER HAS WISDOM OF SAYING HEY, I HAVE THE ABILITY TO SAY NO AND IT WOULD BE A POLITICAL ISSUE WHEN IT COMES TO COUNSEL I THINK THAT'S REASONABLE SO IF

>> WE ARE, I AGREE THAT IF IT GETS POLITICAL I DON'T WANT TO HAVE OUR CITY MANAGER IN A POSITION WHERE HE HAS TO TAKE THE HEAT. THAT'S US, ABSOLUTELY, SO LET THEM COME TO US AND THEY CAN EXPLAIN WHY THEY WANT TO DO A RALLY AND WE CAN EXPLAIN TO THEM WHY THEY'RE NOT GOING TO DO IT.

>> LIKE THE ONE GUY DID WITH WHATEVER THAT WEIRD EVENT HE WAS PUTTING ON TALKING ABOUT GOD AND EVERYTHING. I TOOK A DEATH THREAT OVER IT BUT I WAS ENTERTAINED AND HAPPY TO HAVE

HAD HIM COME UP BEFORE US. >> IS TO BE CLEAR, YOU WILL ALSO RECEIVE THE ONES I SAY NO TO BECAUSE THEY DON'T MEET

SOME REQUIREMENT. >> STAFF WILL COME UP AND SAY -- THIS IS WHY WE DENIED THE COURT -- REQUEST.

>> OKAY, IT WILL SHOW UP IN SECOND READING. THAT'S FINE.

>> YOU GOING TO MAKE THE MOTION WITH THE ADDITION?

>> YES. >> IS A REMEDY UNDERSTAND WHAT

THE MOTION IS? >> PLEASE CALL THE VOTE.

>> COUNCILMEMBER THOMPSON >> AYE

[10.4. Consideration and possible action on Ordinance No. O-2024-031 amending Chapter 1, Article 1.07 (Special Events, Parades, and Block Parties) of the Code of Ordinances (Councilmember Dan Thornton)]

>> MAYOR SNYDER >> AYE

>> MAYOR PRO TEM GORDON >> AYE

>> COUNCILMEMBER KOLAR >> AYE

>> COUNCILMEMBER CLARK >> AYE

>> COUNCILMEMBER THORNTON >> AYE

>> MOTION PASSES 6-0. NEXT, WE HAVE ITEM 10.FOR CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER L-2024-031 AMENDING CHAPTER 1 ARTICLE 1.07, SPECIAL EVENTS, PARADES, AND BLOCK PARTIES OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES.

>> AT EVENING, COUNSEL. I AM DOING JONES.

>> A LITTLE HISTORY BEHIND THE PARADE ORDINANCE. AFTER 2009 WE DIDN'T HAVE BUT THREE OR FOUR PARADES AND IN ALL THE PARADES HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH HERE, THEY HAVE BEEN THROUGH THE CHAMBER, SOME SORT OF DEAL WITH OLD-TIME DAYS. SOME OF THEM WERE VERY SMALL, BUT WE HAD AT LEAST ONE OF THEM OR TWO OF THEM THAT PROBABLY HAD 60 TO 70 FLOATS. THEY ARE REALLY BIG FOR HUTTO. THEY HAD THE BANDS AND THE HIGH SCHOOL AND LOTS OF PEOPLE INVOLVED IN IT. ONE OF THOSE PARADES ACTUALLY, WE CLOSED DOWN 79, ONE OF THE LANES FROM PARK STREET TO WEST STREET AND I DON'T RECOMMEND WE EVER DO THAT AGAIN.

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COUNCILMEMBER THOMPSON >> AYE

>> MAYOR SNYDER >> AYE

>> MAYOR PRO TEM GORDON >> AYE

>> COUNCILMEMBER KOLAR >> AYE

>> COUNCILMEMBER CLARK >> AYE

>> COUNCILMEMBER THORNTON >> AYE

>> MOTION PASSES 6-0. NEXT, WE HAVE ITEM 10.FOR CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER L-2024-031 AMENDING CHAPTER 1 ARTICLE 1.07, SPECIAL EVENTS, PARADES, AND BLOCK PARTIES OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES.

>> AT EVENING, COUNSEL. I AM DWAYNE JONES. EVERYTHING WE HAD AFTER 2009 WENT REALLY SMOOTHLY. WE PUT IN A LOT OF RECOMMENDATIONS AND RULES WITH THAT ORDINANCE AND ANY TIME SOMEONE WOULD COME IN AND WANT A PARADE PERMIT, AND IT USUALLY WAS THE CHAMBER, WE WOULD ASSIGN SOMEBODY TO GO AND LITERALLY WALK THE CHAMBER THROUGH THAT PARADE ORDINANCE PROCESS TO MAKE SURE WE WERE DOING IT EXACTLY THE WAY WE WANTED IT DONE. COUNCILMEMBER THOMPSON

>> AYE >> MAYOR SNYDER

>> AYE >> MAYOR PRO TEM GORDON

>> AYE >> COUNCILMEMBER KOLAR

>> AYE >> COUNCILMEMBER CLARK

>> AYE >> COUNCILMEMBER THORNTON

>> AYE >> MOTION PASSES 6-0. NEXT, WE HAVE ITEM 10.FOR CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER O-2024-031 AMENDING CHAPTER 1 ARTICLE 1.07, SPECIAL EVENTS, PARADES, AND BLOCK PARTIES OF THE CODE

OF ORDINANCES. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNSEL. I AM DWAYNE JONES. , ORANGE CONES IN THOSE EVENTS WENT VERY SMOOTHLY. EVERYONE GOT A COPY OF THE PACKET OF RULES TO OPERATE THEIR PARADE BY. THE CHAMBER WAS VERY ACCOMMODATING AND DID EXACTLY WHAT WE ASKED THEM TO DO. THIS PARTICULAR ORDINANCE HERE, I THINK WE HAVE FIXED UP AND TOOK A LOT OF THE BURDEN -- NOT A LOT OF THE BURDEN, BUT QUITE A BIT OF THE BURDEN OFF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. IT USED TO BE JUST US BECAUSE THAT'S ALL WE HAD. NOW WE HAVE THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, JAKE, PARKS TO HELP US MANAGE THESE PARADES, SO I WOULD BE HAPPY TO TRY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

>> SO, THIS REQUEST CAME -- I THINK I SAW YOU TALKING TO THE CITY MANAGER ABOUT THIS LATE 2022. IT HAS BEEN NOT TOP OF THE LIST BUT IT'S BEEN ON THE LIST FOR A WHILE AND THIS CAME OUT OF HEARING OVER AND HUTTO WE DON'T HAVE PARADES BECAUSE OF THE TRAGEDY THAT HAPPENED IN 2005. THAT'S WHAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE SAYING AND LOOKING AT THE ORDINANCE AND NOT SEEING THE SAFETY REGULATIONS IN THE ORDINANCE , AND NOT KNOWING THAT THEY ARE SOMEWHERE ELSE, WE GOT AN EMAIL THIS AFTERNOON THAT HAS THE PARADE SAFETY RULES, SO THOSE CONTAINED A LOT OF WHAT I WAS THINKING SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE ORDINANCE. I DID NOT KNOW THEY WERE IN A SEPARATE DOCUMENT.

>> YES, THERE IS SOME LANGUAGE IN THE ORDINANCE THAT GIVES THE CHIEF DISCRETION IN OUR OPINION TO DO RULEMAKING AND THAT IS

EXACTLY WHAT THOSE ARE. >> YES, SO IT COVERS MOST OF WHAT I WAS THINKING WAS NEEDED. THE ONLY LITTLE TWEAKS, IS SAYS NOBODY CAN LEAVE A VEHICLE ONCE THE PARADE IS MOVING. YOU ALSO DON'T WANT SOMEBODY COMING ONTO A VEHICLE THAT IS MOVING IN THE PARADE SO I WOULD JUST TAKE THAT TO SAY YOU CAN GET ON OR OFF UNTIL THE PARADE IS OVER AND NO ONE CAN GET ON OR OFF WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING. IT SHOULD BE OBVIOUS BUT IT SHOULD

BE IN THE RULES, TOO. >> WE CAN DO THAT THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE BOARDING, DURING AND AFTER.

>> YES BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENED IN THAT CASE THEY WERE TRYING TO UNLOAD STUFF WHILE IT WAS STILL MOVING, SOMEBODY FELL AND THEY

GOT RUN OVER. >> I WAS INTERIM METRO CHIEF AT THAT TIME SOME VERY FAMILIAR WITH IT.

>> OKAY. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE HAD EVERYTHING COVERED AND I DID NOT KNOW WE HAD AS MUCH COVERED AS WE DID. I STILL WOULD LIKE TO SEE JUST THOSE LITTLE TWEAKS BUT WHAT WE HAVE IS COVERING THE KEY ISSUES THAT I THOUGHT WERE MISSING, SO I AM

GLAD . >> IN LOOKING AT A COUPLE OF THE RULES THAT WERE SENT OVER BY DAVID, ONE OF THE THINGS I THOUGHT WAS MISSING WAS THE TIME FOR LINING THE STREETS, HAVING POTENTIAL PARADE ONLOOKERS STARTING TO LINE STREETS THE NIGHT BEFORE, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I DID NOT KNOW IF THERE WAS A SET TIME THAT WE WANTED TO HAVE FOLKS

START LINING STREETS. >> NORMALLY WE WOULD LET THEM START . WE HAVE IN THE PAST, ABOUT 1.5 TO TWO HOURS DEPENDING ON HOW BIG THE PARADE IS GOING TO BE. THE PARADE THAT WE HAVE HAD THAT WENT DOWN EXCHANGE, THE CITY HAS CHANGED A LOT SINCE WE HAD OUR LAST PARADE BACK IN 2012 OR 13. AT THAT TIME, THERE WAS VIRTUALLY NOTHING ON THE EAST AND WEST SIDE OF EXCHANGE. NOW WE HAVE BUILDINGS AND APARTMENTS AND WE HAD CARS LITERALLY PARKED ALL ALONG UP IN THE DIRT ON EXCHANGE AND PEOPLE WERE EVERYWHERE. AT THIS POINT, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT SURE -- WE WOULD PROBABLY ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO PARK IN THE PARKING GARAGE AND WALK OVER TO THE PARADE AREA BECAUSE THERE IS REALLY NO PLACE TO PARK ANYMORE.

>> RIGHT, SO YEAH. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS SOMETHING YOU WOULD WANT TO ADD IN BUT I THOUGHT A TIME LIMIT FOR LINING

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>> YES, THE WAY THE ORDINANCE IS WRITTEN, THE PARADE TAKES THE ENTIRE STREET ITSELF FROM CURB TO CURB, SO WE OBVIOUSLY WOULD NOT ALLOW ANYBODY TO BE IN THAT CURB AREA AND GOING DOWN EXCHANGE, WHICH YOU KNOW, IF YOU REALLY WANTED TO, YOU COULD PROBABLY GET FOUR CARS GOING DOWN THE EXCHANGE, IT IS PRETTY WIDE, THE PARADE OCCUPIES THAT CENTER SECTION AND WE TRY TO PUT ABOUT A 10 FEET BUFFER ON EACH SIDE BETWEEN THE PARADE IN THE MIDDLE AND THE CURB LINE AND THEN THE PEOPLE ARE UP ON THE CURB LINE. WE CAN CERTAINLY PUT THAT IN THERE. THAT WOULD ACTUALLY BE FLEECED BY PROBABLY VOLUNTEERS , AND I DON'T REALLY WANT TO HAVE POLICE OFFICERS DOING THAT. WE WOULD HAVE VOLUNTEERS PUSH PEOPLE BACK OFF

THE STREET. >> TO THAT POINT, THE OBSTRUCTION OF A SIDEWALK, I DID NOT SEE THAT IN HERE, YOU

KNOW. >> THAT IS STATE LAW.

>> I MEAN, IF WE WANT TO KEEP THAT IN THERE JUST IN CASE THERE IS ANY SORT OF DISCREPANCY THAT HAPPENS BUT LIKE YOU SAID, IT IS STATE LAW SO THE LAST THING I HAD WAS PARKING. I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING ABOUT PARKING ON THE STREET THAT IS BEING USED FOR THE PARADE ROUTE.

>> YES, ACTUALLY IN THE ORDINANCE IT GIVES US THE RIGHT TO CLEAR THE STREETS AND SODAS THE SPECIAL EVENT.

>> OKAY SO I JUST DID NOT KNOW IN THE SAFETY RULES IF WE WANTED TO SAY HEY, IF YOUR CAR IS THERE WILL BE DETERMINED A NUISANCE AND IT WILL BE TOWED.

>> YES, WE CAN LET PEOPLE KNOW WE HAVE ALMOST HAD TO TOW CARS BEFORE BUT WE HAVE NOT HAD TO DO IT SO WE DON'T WANT TO SPOIL IT BY TOWING SOMEBODY'S CAR.

>> I CAN PROVIDE THOSE THAN JUST YEAH. THOSE ARE THINGS I DID NOT SEE , SO I WANTED TO JUST LOOK AT IT.

>> WE ASK THAT THEY BRING IT BACK ONCE THEY GET ALL THE SAFETY RULES AND EVEN THOUGH IT IS NOT PART OF THE ORDINANCE IF WE ARE GOING TO REFERENCE IT THAT WE WANT TO SEE THAT BEFORE WE APPROVE THE CHANGE, SO I DON'T THINK WE TAKE ACTION

TONIGHT. >> THAT IS FINE WITH ME.

>> SO IF WE ARE GOING TO TAKE A MOTION I GUESS WE ARE OKAY

HAVING SOME COMMENTS. >> WHEN IT TALKS ABOUT FEES, IT TALKS ABOUT AS PROVIDING A FEE SCHEDULE IN APPENDIX A BUT I

DID NOT SEE IN APPENDIX A. >> THERE WAS A $50 PERMIT FEE TO GET A PERMIT AND THAT WAS FROM 2009, AND I CAN TELL YOU WITH NO DOUBT IN MY MIND, THIS IS HOURS OF WORK BY STAFF TO MANAGE A PARADE OF 75 TO 100 FLOATS. IT IS A LOT OF WORK.

>> SO I DON'T SEE THIS AS A PARADE ORDINANCE. TO ME, I SEE THIS AS A DEMONSTRATION ORDINANCE BECAUSE PARADES ARE DEFINED AS AN ASSEMBLY, MARCH, DEMONSTRATION, PROCESSION OR MOTORCADE AND THAT IS WHAT REALLY GOT ME TO THE LAST ITEM . THIS IS THE ITEM THAT GOT ME TO WHERE I HAVE A LOT OF CONCERNS WITH THIS. I THINK IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE A PARADE , BUT THE WAY WE GOT IT SET UP, NOW WE CAN HAVE ANYTHING. FOR 50 BUCKS, YOU COULD COME IN AND WE COULD HAVE EVERYTHING THAT GOES ON. I WOULD RATHER THAT THE CRAZY STAY IN AUSTIN AND US TELL PEOPLE THAT WE DON'T CARE WHAT SIDE OF THE FENCE YOU ARE ON, DIFFERENT THINGS, BUT WE DON'T WANT THAT HERE FOR WHATEVER REASON AND WE RATHER YOU GO TO ONE OF THE BIGGER CITIES THAT ENTERTAIN ALL THAT, AND SO I HAD THAT IS A COMMENT.

THAT IS WHY I DON'T LIKE IT BEING AN APPLICATION TO THE PARKS DEPARTMENT, BECAUSE AGAIN IF IT IS JUST A PARADE FOR OLD-TIME DAYS, I GET THAT BUT IF YOU START TALKING ABOUT THE PARKS DEPARTMENT IS GOING TO BE REVIEWING APPLICATIONS FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO DEMONSTRATE AND EVERYTHING ELSE GOING ON TO ME, THAT OUGHT TO STICK WITH YOU GUYS BECAUSE IN MY MIND THE PARKS DEPARTMENT DOES NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS. IT IS JUST BRING IN ANOTHER DEPARTMENT IN . IT DOESN'T REALLY HAVE PARAMETERS. IT KIND OF GOT ME TO THE SPECIAL EVENTS TO WHERE I ALMOST THINK ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM I THINK THAT ALL PARADES, ALL PERMITS LIKE THIS REALLY WANT TO COME TO CITY COUNCIL. BECAUSE AGAIN, EVERYTHING GOING ON IN THE WORLD , I DON'T KNOW WHEN IT STARTS HAPPENING IN HUTTO AND ROUND ROCK AND IT COMES UP BUT WHEN IT DOES I ALWAYS SAY WE'VE GOT TO BE PREPARED WITH EVERYTHING . TAYLOR HAS HAD ISSUES FOR ONE PARADE WAS DONE ON ONE ORGANIZATION APPLIED IS

[02:00:04]

>> WE CAN CERTAINLY REVISE THAT.

>> WHAT IF WE JUST PRECLUDED ANY PARADES THAT WERE NOT CITY SPONSORED OR ENDORSED BY THE CITY VIA PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WERE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CHAMBER.

THEN YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ANY OF THAT.

>> I LOVE THAT BECAUSE THEN IT IS LIKE THE OLD-TIME DAYS PARADE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF HUTTO, IT'S GOOD AND THEN WHEN ANOTHER PERSON COMES UP --

>> AGAIN IF I'M GOING TO PUT ON A DEMONSTRATION AND THEY ARE USING AGGRESSIVE POLICE TACTICS I WANT TO COME TO THE AREA THAT I CAN STILL GET THE NEWS COVERAGE AND MAYBE THE COUNCIL DISAGREES BUT WHATEVER SIDE YOU ARE, WHATEVER ISSUE, I JUST DON'T THINK HUTTO SHOULD GET INTO THAT AT ALL. TAKE POLITICS OUT AND SAY WE ARE IN THE COMMUNITY. WE LIKE A CHRISTMAS PARADE, WHATEVER, OLD-TIME DAYS PARADE, 150TH PRAYED ALL THIS STUFF, ALL THE OTHER STUFF, GO TO ANOTHER CITY AND DO THAT BECAUSE IT IS REALLY NOT THE PEOPLE IN OUR CITY THAT ARE INTERESTED IN THIS. AGAIN, SO THAT FIXES A THING REALLY COMING FROM THE CITY AND THEN IT ALSO HELPS WITH 1.0 2.1656, I THINK, FOR THE CITY MANAGER HAS TO FIND IT NECESSARY AND I WAS LIKE I FEEL SORRY FOR ANYBODY -- BECAUSE AS SOON AS IT BLOWS UP THE CITY COUNCIL ALSO WHY DIDN'T YOU APPROVE

THAT. >> OBVIOUSLY WE HAD QUITE A

DIFFERENT CITY BACK IN 2009. >> I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS ARE OKAY WITH THE CITY SPONSORED BUT IT'S LIKE 95%.

>> THAT IS WHY I WANTED TO COME BACK.

>> I DO APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER THORNTON GETTING ON THIS BECAUSE I DO KNOW THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO WOULD SAY WHEN WE HAVE A ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE OR WHATEVER , WHERE IS

THE CODE THAT? >> IT IS KIND OF A SMALL TOWN FEEL KIND OF THING. EVERY OTHER CITY HAS IT AND WE DON'T AND WE ARE GROWING . I'M NOT REALLY A PARADE PERSON, PERSONALLY, BUT I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE.

>> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? WE WILL JUST LET IT COME BACK NEXT

[11.1. Consideration and possible action on Resolution R-2024-089, a resolution adopting the City of Hutto Reservation of Wastewater Capacity policy and authorizing the City Manager to enter into Reservation of Wastewater Capacity Agreements (Sara Cervantes)]

CAPACITY AGREEMENTS. >> MAYOR , CITY COUNCIL, SARA CERVANTES FOR THE RECORD. APOLOGIES AHEAD OF TIME IF MY VOICE GOES OUT. THIS ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS TO CREATE A WASTEWATER RESERVATION CAPACITY POLICY AND FORM AGREEMENT. THE FORM AGREEMENT IS ATTACHED TO THAT POLICY AS EXHIBIT A THAT ESSENTIALLY MIRRORS IN TERMS OF GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS WHAT YOU HAD PREVIOUSLY APPROVED IN THE WATER CAPACITY RESERVATION AGREEMENT. ESSENTIALLY THE IMPACT FEE IS AT $70 FOR THE TOTALITY OF THE RESERVATION UP FRONT AND ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE RESERVATION DATE THEY HAVE TO PAY AGAIN FOR ANY UNUSED LUE AT THE TIME OF THAT ANNUAL ANNIVERSARY.

>> THE CITY MANAGER WOULD HAVE TO BE AUTHORIZED TO ENTER INTO THOSE AGREEMENTS AND I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY

HAVE. >> I WOULD LIKE TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 2024-089 IS PRESENTED. RESOLUTION, EXCUSE

ME. >> SECOND.

>> WERE YOU SECONDING? I WILL SECOND. I THOUGHT YOU SECONDED,

SORRY. >> ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING

NONE, PLEASE CALL THE VOTE. >> COUNCILMEMBER THORNTON

>> AYE >> COUNCILMEMBER CLARK

>> AYE >> COUNCILMEMBER KOLAR

>> AYE >> MAYOR PRO TEM GORDON

>> AYE >> MEANT -- MAYOR SNYDER

>> AYE >> COUNCILMEMBER THOMPSON

>> AYE. >> MOTION TAXES -- PASSES 6-0.

[11.2. Consideration and possible action on Resolution No. R-2024-090 relating to amending the City Council Protocol Policy to provide for action to be taken at Council Work Session; for an update on the procedures related to Financial Disclosure Statements; and for corrections to grammar, spelling, and punctuation throughout the policy (Legal)]

[02:05:04]

>> THE REQUEST WAS TO UPDATE THE POLICY TO ALLOW COUNSEL TO TAKE ACTION AT WORK SESSIONS AND THE POLICY HAS BEEN UPDATED ON PAGE 112 OF YOUR PACKET.

WE WILL SEE THROUGHOUT THE POLICY WEEK CORRECTED A LOT OF GRAMMAR OR CLARIFIED SO IT RED EASIER AND THEN FOR YOUR FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE , WE UPDATED THE POLICY IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE ORDINANCE AND THAT IS ON PAGE 121. 122 OF YOUR PACKET. IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER CHANGES, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY REQUESTS.

>> QUESTIONS WERE EMOTION? >> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION R-2024-090 IS PRESENTED.

>> SECOND, BUT I DID HAVE A QUESTION. I THOUGHT WE ALSO HAD -- THERE WAS IN THE FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE PORTION , THAT THERE WAS THE ABILITY TO FILE SOMETHING WITH THE CITY SECRETARY TO GET A 30 OR 60 DAY --

>> THERE IS IN THE ORDINANCE. DID YOU WANT ME TO ADD THAT?

>> I JUST DID NOT KNOW IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE HERE AS

WELL OR AS THEN THE ORDINANCE? >> THIS IS A RESOLUTION SO VIOLATING THIS INCURS NO PENALTIES, SO IT IS NOT AN ORDINANCE IN WHATEVER WE PUT IN THIS YOU HAVE TO PUT IN THE ORDINANCE ANYWAY BECAUSE THAT IS AN ACTUAL LAW.

>> ALL RIGHT, THAT IS FINE. MY SECOND IT.

>> ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, PLEASE CALL THE VOTE.

>> COUNCILMEMBER CLARK >> AYE

>> COUNCILMEMBER THOMPSON >> AYE

>> COUNCILMEMBER KOLAR >> AYE

>> TRAN TO -- >> MAYOR PRO TEM GORDON

[12.1. Consideration and possible action relating to TPDES Wastewater Permit Applications in the City of Hutto Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (Legal)]

>> AYE >> MOTION PASSES 6-0. NEXT WE HAVE ITEM 12.1 CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION RELATING TO TPDES IN THE CITY OF HUTTO EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION.

>> COUNCILMEMBER KOLAR AND I SPONSORED A MEETING THAT DEALT WITH WHEN THE COUNTY WAS THERE AND THE STATE WAS THERE AND I THINK VERBALLY WE MADE PRETTY BIG PROGRESS ON THE CONCERNS OF THE APPLICANT. THAT WOULD BE SAFE TO SAY, RIGHT? I THINK A LOT OF THIS , IN MY MIND, A LOT OF THESE ISSUES HAVE TO DO WITH, AS I SAID THEN, THE STATE LAW HAS CHANGED AND THE PENDULUM HAS SWUNG SO MUCH TO WHERE WE, AS A COUNSEL, HAVE TO DIRECT STAFF TO GET FASTER ON GETTING BACK THE PERMITTING, WHATEVER IT'S GOING TO TAKE, BECAUSE THE DEVELOPERS WERE IN THE MIND-SET OF IF IT TAKES MORE THAN THREE OR FOUR MONTHS THEY'RE NOT GETTING RESPONSES BACK, THEY ARE JUST QUICKLY GOING TO AND EASIER ROUTE. MY OPINION IS A LOT OF THIS CAN BE FIXED BY QUICKLY ENGAGING PEOPLE , FIGURING IT OUT, AND THEN BRING IN THE COUNCIL TO WHERE WE CAN MAKE DECISIONS AND DIRECT STAFF WHICH ROUTE TO GO BECAUSE SOME OF THEM ARE NOT GOING TO BE LIKE -- THEY ARE NOT ALL GOING TO BE SIMILAR. I THINK SOME PROGRESS IS MADE AND HOPEFULLY WE HAVE SOMETHING TO SHARE WITH THE CITY POPULACE IN THE NEXT MONTH OR SO. IS THAT

SOMEONE UP ABOUT RIGHT? >> YES. IT WAS GOOD JUST TO GET EVERYBODY AT THE TABLE TO DISCUSS WHERE THE DEVELOPER IS

[02:10:04]

>> NUMBER FOUR ON THE MAP. >> NUMBER FOUR IS BEING ADDRESSED. THE ONE ACROSS FROM THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS A

POTENTIAL POSITIVE OUTCOME. >> THAT GOES INTO EXECUTIVE.

>> SO. NO, IT'S POSITIVE. IT'S POSITIVE BECAUSE WE ARE WORKING WITH A NEIGHBORING MUNICIPALITY. SO. WE JUST GOT TO TARGET SOME OF THESE OTHER WASTEWATER TREATMENT PERMIT APPLICATIONS, ESPECIALLY THE NINTH-GRADE CENTER, YOU KNOW,

JUST COMMUNICATION. >> I THINK COUNCILMEMBER KOLAR ONLY HUNG HER HEAD ONE TIME WHEN I SAID SOMETHING ABOUT THE THREE THINGS WE LIKE TO DO AND HUTTO, BUT I BIG ON AS MANY NOW

-- WHAT'S THAT? >> I WAS THERE IS BACK UP AND SO WAS COUNCILMEMBER CLARK. MULTIPLE EARS AND MOUSE.

>> WHAT I SAID WAS THREE PASSIONS AND HUTTO, EATING, DRINKING, AND FIGHTING AND IT'S A LOT BETTER FOR US TO FIGHT THE PROBLEM THAT IS STOPPING THEM FROM ENTERING INTO OUR WASTEWATER SYSTEM. IF WE HAVE TO FIGHT STAFF, THE COUNTY, THE STATE, WE DON'T NEED TO BE FIGHTING DEVELOPERS.

WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO HELP THEM IF THE DEVELOPER SO CHOOSES WHEN THE PEOPLE OF HUTTO ARE MORE THAN WILLING TO DO THAT BUT I THINK A LOT OF IT HAS TO GO TO SPEEDING UP OUR PROCESSES INTERNALLY AND WE HAVE TO FOCUS ON THESE BECAUSE STATE LAW HAS PUT US IN A POSITION TO WHERE IT IS ALMOST LIKE A PLAT. YOU HAVE 30 DAYS BEFORE SOMEONE CHANGES THEIR MIND THAT SAYS OKAY, I'M JUST GOING TO BUILD -- I CALL IT A JOHNNY ON THE SPOT. THAT IS WHAT A PACKAGE PLAN IS SO YOU'RE GOING TO BUILD THOSE. IT'S EASIER. WE HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO INCENTIVIZE DEVELOPERS NOT TO GO DOWN THAT ROUTE AND THAT IS ARE MAKING THE PROCESS LARGE AND ARDUOUS BECAUSE WE LIKE TO FIGHT OR IT IS EASIER BECAUSE WE MOVE UP OUR

PROJECTS. >> BE DIPLOMATIC, KINDER WITH

[13. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS]

WORDS. >> YOU, WE HELP YOU GET THINGS

DONE. >> ALL RIGHT. WE WILL MOVE ON TO CONSENT AGENDA. ITEM 13.1, 13.2, 13.3, 13.4, 13.5, 13.6, 13.7, 13.8, 13.9, 13.10 FOR CONSIDERATION. I HAVE BEEN

ASKED TO TABLE 13.5. >> WE ARE WORKING WITH THE DISTRICT, AND THEY HAD NOT ANNEXED TO THE AREA AND TO THE

DISTRICT YET. >> I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION, DOTTIE. IF ARE GOING TO TABLE 13.5 IS THAT THE SAME 4.81 ACRES AS 13.3? I HAD THIS QUESTION IN MY MEETING WITH THE CITY MANAGER. WE WERE NOT EXACTLY ABLE TO TIE IT DOWN .

>> THE THIRD AMENDMENT DOES COVER THE 14.881 ACRES IF AND WHEN THEY ANNEX INTO THE DISTRICT AND PASS THE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT AND THERE ARE A LOT OF CONDITIONS BUT THE DEVELOPER WANTED HIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT TO BE UPDATED WITH BOTH 15 ACRES AND 4.881 ACRES, BUT IT IS CONTINGENT ON THEM ANNEXING THE ACRES INTO THE DISTRICT. ALSO, PASSING A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT AMENDMENT LIKE WE DID FOR THE 15 ACRES AND THEN LIMITED PURPOSE ANNEXATION AND THEN THAT 380 AGREEMENT WILL KICK IN.

>> AND I DID HAVE THIS QUESTION AND I MEANT TO EMAIL YOU BUT I DIDN'T SO I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. SO, IF WE ARE DOING THIS, YOU KNOW, THE LIMITED PURPOSE ANNEXATION, STARTING THIS PROCESS, WHY DIDN'T WE HAVE THE 4.88 ACRES ALONG WITH THE

[02:15:04]

THERE LIKE A TIMELINE? >> WE'VE BEEN REQUESTING A TIMELINE AND WE THOUGHT THEY HAD THE TIMELINE TO START THE PROCESS . THEY ASKED THE CITY TO CONSENT TO ADDING THE ACRES TO THE DISTRICT. WE THOUGHT THEY HAD ALREADY DONE THAT, BUT THEN WE GOT AN EMAIL TUESDAY AND SAID THEY HAD NOT DONE THAT YET AND SO THAT IS WHY WE CAN'T START OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS AND CONSIDER THE AMENDMENT TO THE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT TO ADD THAT 4.881 ACRES. IT IS THE SAME PROCESS THAT WE USE FOR THE 15 ACRES, BUT SINCE IT IS NOT IN THE DISTRICT YET, WE SHOULD NOT BE CALLING PUBLIC

HEARINGS. >> OKAY. THANK YOU.

>> AND, WE THOUGHT IT HAD BEEN. THEY SENT US THE SCHEDULE. WE HAD BEEN ASKING FOR THE SCHEDULE AND WE JUST ASSUMED IT WAS ON THE SAME TRACK AS THE OTHER ONE.

>> NO, BUT IT WASN'T. >> THEN THEY SAID NO IT'S NOT.

WE'RE SORRY. >> YEAH, THERE WAS JUST SOME

CONFUSION, DEFINITELY. >> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE 13.1 THROUGH 13.10 EXCEPT FOR 13.5, WHICH

HAS BEEN TABLED. >> DO WE HAVE A SECOND?

>> SECOND. >> ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING

NONE, PLEASE CALL THE VOTE. >> COUNCILMEMBER THORNTON

>> AYE >> COUNCILMEMBER KOLAR

>> AYE >> COUNCILMEMBER CLARK

>> AYE >> MAYOR PRO TEM GORDON

[14. EXECUTIVE SESSION]

>> AYE >> COUNCILMEMBER THOMPSON

>> AYE >> MAYOR SNYDER

>> AYE. MOTION PASSES 6-0. THAT BRINGS US TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

14.1, RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 552.071 CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY AND DELIBERATED PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 552.087 DELIBERATIONS RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PROJECT V, PROJECT LIGHT MY WAY, AND PROJECT NEXUS. ITEM 14.2, RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.071 CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY RELATING TO THE PETITIONED OF A BAR -- O'BAR ROST PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SENATE BILL NUMBER 2038 ESTABLISHING SESSIONS 42.101 THROUGH 42.105 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. 14.3 RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.071 RELATING TO PETITION OF CARLA GILBRETH WILLIAMSON ESTABLISHING SECTIONS

[15. ACTION RELATIVE TO EXECUTIVE SESSION]

>> IT IS 10:01. WE ARE BACK FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION. NO ACTION WAS TAKEN. THE NEXT ITEM WE HAVE IS 15.1, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE LEGAL ACTION TO RECEIVE PURSUANT -- LEGAL ADVICE RECEIVED PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.071 PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SENATE BILL 2038 ESTABLISHING SECTIONS 42.101 THROUGH 42.105 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE FOR THE RELEASE OF THE CITY'S EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF 2.5 ACRES OF LAND.

>> SO, THIS WAS 15.1. DOTTIE, I HAVE YOUR MEMO BUT IT SAYS 50.2, 15.3. SHOULD THIS BE 15.2? 14 WAS ECONOMIC.

>> 14.1. >> YEAH, SO I'M READING THAT

[02:20:02]

>> SECOND. >> MOTION MY MAYOR PRO TEM GORDON, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER CLARK. MY ONLY COMMENT IS I THINK THE KEY IS THIS HAS BEEN A CONSISTENT ACTION WE HAVE DONE, AND SO I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT WORDING, BUT IT IS WHAT WE KEEP DOING , SO PRECEDENT HAS BEEN SET.

>> HEARING NO OTHER DISCUSSION, PLEASE CALL THE VOTE.

>> COUNCILMEMBER THORNTON >> AYE

>> MAYOR SNYDER >> AYE

>> MAYOR PRO TEM GORDON >> AYE

>> COUNCILMEMBER KOLAR >> AYE

>> COUNCILMEMBER THOMPSON >> AYE

>> COUNCILMEMBER CLARK >> AYE

>> MOTION PASSES 6-0. NEXT WE HAVE ITEM 15.2 CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO LEGAL ADVICE RECEIVED PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.071 RELATING TO THE PETITION OF CARLA GILBRETH WILLIAMSON, K JG PROPERTIES, LLC, PURSUANT TO PROVISIONS OF SENATE BILL 2038, SECTIONS 40 -- 42.101 THROUGH 42.105 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 12.867. I MAKE A MOTION TO DENY THE PETITION OF CARLA GILBRETH WILLIAMSON, K JG PROPERTIES BECAUSE SENATE BILL 2038 IS AN UNCONSTITUTIONAL DENTAL -- DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY AND CONFLICTS WITH TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE 42.023. THE CAN -- CITY DOES NOT CONSENT AND DIRECTS STAFF TO FORWARD THE DECISION TO JUDICIAL COURT, TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS.

>> THANK YOU. >> MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM GORDON, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER CLARK. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING

NONE, PLEASE CALL THE VOTE. >> COUNCILMEMBER THOMPSON

>> AYE >> COUNCILMEMBER THORNTON

>> AYE >> COUNCILMEMBER CLARK

>> AYE >> COUNCILMEMBER KOLAR

>> AYE >> MAYOR SNYDER

>> AYE >> MAYOR PRO TEM GORDON

>> AYE >> MOTION PASSES 6-0. NEXT WE HAVE ITEM 15.3, CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON

EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS. >> I MOVE THAT THE CITY MANAGER HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS FOR THE TERMINATION OF THE LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF HUTTO , BETWEEN THE CITY AND HUTTO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT DATED JULY 7 2005, THE LEASE.

>> MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER THOMPSON, SECOND BY

COUNCILMEMBER KOLAR. >> COUNCILMEMBER THOMPSON

>> AYE >> MAYOR SNYDER

[16. CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS]

>> AYE >> MAYOR PRO TEM GORDON

>> AYE >> COUNCILMEMBER KOLAR

>> AYE >> COUNCILMEMBER CLARK

>> AYE >> COUNCILMEMBER THORNTON

>> AYE >> MOTION PASSES 6-0. NEXT WE WILL GO 16.1, GENERAL COMMENTS FROM CITY COUNCIL.

>> THE ONLY ONE I HAVE IS SATURDAY IS THE ELECTION, SO DO YOUR CIVIC DUTY, GO OUT AND VOTE. WE HAVE TWO COUNCIL SEATS, TWO SCHOOL BOARDS AND HALF A DOZEN WORSE -- OR SO, 10 CHARTER AMENDMENTS. IT'S AT THE WILCO ANNEX SO COME OUT AND

VOTE. >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM COUNSEL? 16.2 , FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS.

>> I HAVE A COUPLE. FIRST, IT HAS BEEN OVER A YEAR SINCE THE

[02:25:02]

>> SO YOU WANT AN AGENDA ITEM ON SALES TAX PROCEEDS,

DISCUSSION AND ACTION? >> ALSO BUSINESS PERSONAL

PROPERTY AND SALES TAX. >> I UNDERSTAND WHAT HE'S

SAYING. I'M MAKING NOTES. >> I THINK THERE HAS BEEN GENERAL DISCUSSION THAT IS WHAT WE WOULD DO WITH THE MONEY BUT HAVING A POLICY IN PLACE I THINK IS A GOOD WAY TO MAKE SURE IT HAPPENS AND BEFORE

>> ANY OTHER FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS? 16.3, FUTURE ADDITIONAL OR RESCHEDULED MEETINGS AS ALLOWED BY HAD A CITY CODE SECTION 1.0 2.033 ADDITIONAL RESCHEDULED MEETINGS?

>> DO WE KNOW WHEN WE MIGHT ANTICIPATE ELECTION RESULTS? WE GET IT FROM THE COUNTY, BUT TYPICALLY IT IS 15 DAYS AFTER THE ELECTION IS YOUR CUTOFF DATE.

>> YES, SO THE PERIODS TO CANVAS FROM THE STATE SAYS THE SEVENTH TO THE 15TH, BUT WILLIAMSON COUNTY HAS PROVIDED A TIMELINE OF WHEN THEY EXPECT TO GIVE US THE RESULTS AND THAT IS THE 14TH, SO FINGERS CROSSED THAT THEY DELIVER BUT IT SEEMS LIKE WE WILL HAVE TO CANVAS THE 15TH, WHICH IS THE DAY BEFORE

OUR NEXT MEETING. >> ALL RIGHT SO TENTATIVELY SCHEDULE A MEETING ON THE CALENDAR FOR MAY 15TH. SOUNDS

LIKE? >> MOST LIKELY. WE ONLY NEED TWO MEMBERS TO CANVAS, I BELIEVE. HOWEVER, WE DO ANTICIPATE A RUNOFF, MOST LIKELY, IN WHICH CASE, WE NEED

A FULL QUORUM. >> KEEP THAT OPEN ON EVERYBODY'S CALENDAR AND TRY TO BE THERE FOR THAT AND TAKE

ABOUT FIVE MINUTES. >> IS IT POSSIBLE TO DO THAT AT 6:00 P.M.? THERE IS DNI TRAINING AT 6:30 THAT NIGHT, AND THAT AFFECTS BOTH CANDIDATES, TOO.

>> I WOULD SAY GO AHEAD AND VOTE ON CALLING A SPECIAL MEETING AT 6:00 P.M. THEN IF, FOR SOME REASON, WE DON'T NEED THE FULL COUNSEL THERE, WE CAN CANCEL THAT IN JUST POST WHAT

WE NEED. >> I CAN JUST CALL

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