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Townsquare Media received the July Beautification Award for maintaining attractive public planting beds at its North Star Drive location. Melissa Rivera, market president, and Alex Salinas accepted the recognition and thanked city staff. Rivera said the company supports local events and announced a Crossroads Barbecue and Brew Music Festival scheduled for Nov. 8 in downtown Victoria.

Council proclaimed July 2025 as Parks and Recreation Month, citing national recognition and the local benefits of parks and recreation for physical and mental health. Elijah Ramos, recreation coordinator, accepted the proclamation on behalf of the parks department.

City Manager Jesus Garza recognized the communications department for earning two statewide awards from the Texas Association of Municipal Information Officers for multimedia productions, including the city podcast Town Talk and a bicentennial trailer. Garza also recognized Danielle Williams, economic development director, for receiving the Barney L. Knight Texas CPM scholarship to the Certified Public Manager program at Texas State University; staff said Williams is scheduled to complete the program in spring 2026.

Garza announced that Assistant City Manager Derek Farrell will leave the city this month to become associate professor of the practice and hold the Randy Sims endowed chair for the city and county governance program at the Bush School at Texas A&M. Farrell spoke to the council, calling his five-and-a-half years with the city \"a home to us\" and expressing appreciation for the staff and community. Garza described Farrell as his \"number 2\" and praised his work on the broadband initiative and the public-safety headquarters project.

No formal council action was required for the recognitions and proclamation; the council recessed to the remaining agenda.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Victoria City Council Meeting - 7/1/25","oneSentenceSummary","The council recognized Townsquare Media with a monthly beautification award, proclaimed July Parks and Recreation Month, noted statewide communications awards for the city's communications department, and heard farewell remarks for Assistant City Manager Derek Farrell.","taxTitle","Victoria City, Victoria County, Texas","taxId",9266,"location","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6511945,"Speakers raise police complaint and park safety concerns during public comments",390,1280000,1670000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5125652-69a68666a239bf0c3bd15ec661778159&start=1280&end=1670","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5125652-69a68666a239bf0c3bd15ec661778159/thumbnail_1280000.jpg","/articles/6511945/Victoria-City/Victoria-County/Texas/Speakers-raise-police-complaint-and-park-safety-concerns-during-public-comments","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6511945-77914cb0a61aaade43a0b3ac734edae6/orig.mp4?Expires=1771184459&Signature=md0wNNZguYiGR~KoGxlR6F7pfj0q9rcEy6tvTktgREdWP0IP8SYdoRcNLkjIAb32brZDS5OgkrosYE-ZlYvQBPpC4Nja6S3NIm-a~NLm5rIpRNktc5bimn5I1VpRj~pgmU5E4-yDUnTii7u3GCxtd~orFbzCneswRdQAjtHLrkuuHF152aV7bP9sCwah~0~v5bBlDUbKgJIQqhKFhnEBzIkGCJ1-ku-2M1o7zP0GBPad8sVy9tHr-1Wjxkw9gXNZ4hDQYkOI3vaiSgxHGFkOCVr5dq~3vg0TRfovpS0iDDMPE8ayfwVBz96Jz8nwegDREC9CrrL~1LfXnNE9aKxLjw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Two residents used the council's public comment period on July 1 to raise safety and enforcement concerns.

Steve Moses told the council he had filed multiple complaints over nearly four years related to conduct by named officers and internal affairs handling of those complaints. Moses said he had not received dispositions for his complaints, described actions he called \"reckless,\" and alleged the department's response contributed to harms to his wife. He said those complaints remained unresolved and said the matter was becoming broader in reach. Moses addressed the council directly: \"This case is called now the Chuck Young George Floyd case, civil case of Victoria, Texas.\"

Michael Vanderohe (recorded in the transcript as Michael Bondrew) asked the council and police to make more patrols at Queen City Park and Christ Kitchen, saying litter, loose/unleashed dogs and safety problems persisted after an incident in which the park was \"trashed\". He thanked code enforcement and public works for work at a local trailer park and said paving work improved compliance, but he also asked for better lighting at the park and for venue managers/owners to address vandalism. Vanderohe said there were concerns about dog bites and public-safety risks.

Mayor Dwayne Crocker acknowledged the comments and the council continued with the agenda. No formal council action or staff report responding to the two speakers was recorded in the meeting minutes during the public comment sequence; subsequent agenda items proceeded to the consent agenda and action items.","During public comments, a resident alleged long-running failures by Victoria police in handling complaints tied to a personal case and another speaker asked for more enforcement and lighting at Queen City Park and repairs at a local trailer park.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6511950,"City manager outlines $127.7 million multi-year CIP; community center and water/wastewater projects drive 2026 spike",3402,2658000,6060000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5125652-69a68666a239bf0c3bd15ec661778159&start=2658&end=6060","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5125652-69a68666a239bf0c3bd15ec661778159/thumbnail_2658000.jpg","/articles/6511950/Victoria-City/Victoria-County/Texas/City-manager-outlines-1277-million-multi-year-CIP-community-center-and-waterwastewater-projects-drive-2026-spike","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6511950-1802be8522b18fbd6aa08ed19d848718/orig.mp4?Expires=1771184459&Signature=Pbbi11aUwusoDZD7fq0tT1dlY18vK6ir~DztgjL~WSxYnI-zWtD7hHfm9sm12Hw9lHUpwp165Wz962Rdk01PP0M7UUildakEs8jf0Q~ybbkDBFYGleCXevD-Z8JUOZbAhFCrw1ebW4cdg6bnLkvMTY517oXZdOdqcQgprtySoGsfmzB0sq25PMo7QpGqUGPw6yAvDycz2sVJ34t-VvyZF14Qqgpr9eDjXdBpS2vN0T9HeRGW1lcJyPmmCKjrYjOI7aoLSzUoVa4pq8TnXFmDKY-LctZufm3JxHPyoHLOf2LXzrkjb-2NgPJO57STrsycT1ltyr4JCJo2zE19iy9fcw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City Manager Jesus Garza and Public Works staff on July 1 presented a revised capital improvements program (CIP) that shows $127.66 million of planned projects across fiscal years 2026–2028, with roughly $79 million budgeted in fiscal 2026 driven largely by a proposed community center renovation and expansion.

Garza and David Shibley, who led the project briefing, detailed the city's priorities: a large community center renovation and expansion, residentialstreet maintenance and reconstruction across multiple neighborhoods, thoroughfare resurfacing and design work, and several utility projects including replacement of aging water lines and a regional wastewater headworks screening facility. Shibley said Vine Street work awarded earlier this evening is part of the 2025 program.

Staff said timing and scope changes were prompted by several operational constraints. The Northeast Water Street project awaits a Union Pacific permit to bore under a railroad; staff said such permits often take about six months to process and that the permit was submitted in April. Multiple projects tied to Community Development Block Grant Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) funding remain under review by the Texas General Land Office (GLO); staff reported repeated back-and-forth with the GLO to justify project eligibility, delaying award and construction timelines.

Garza and Shibley also described schedule adjustments due to the Bridal/Briggs bridge reconstruction (staff used the transcript term in discussion), which has shifted heavy truck traffic and prompted staff to postpone a mill-and-overlay on Millet until after the bridge work is complete. They noted Bon Air paving and drainage will be combined into one project to bid for better unit pricing and to prioritize work near Crane Elementary during summers.

Staff emphasized a multi-year approach intended to stabilize annual CIP spending at around $25 million after the 2026 spike, citing long-term debt capacity limits presented elsewhere in the city's financial planning. Garza said the strategy aims to avoid wide year-to-year fluctuations in the city's capital program.

Council members asked about specific streets, timing, and how staff selects streets for work; staff said selections rely on a pavement assessment and a mix of neighborhood and targeted single-street projects. On CDBG-MIT items (Lone Tree Acres, wastewater/water SCADA), staff said the GLO's review requires additional justification and engineering input and that those projects have not been pushed to construction in fiscal 2025 as a result.

Shibley said some projects will use trenchless rehabilitation (like pipe-bursting on Mockingbird to avoid full excavation) where feasible and that staff will coordinate phasing so that new utility work is not immediately followed by a pavement overlay that would be undone by later excavation. The presentation closed with staff inviting council feedback on the later-year list so the CIP can be adjusted before final adoption of the fiscal 2026 budget.","City staff presented a revised capital improvements program for fiscal years 2026-2028, highlighting a near-term $31 million community center expansion, multiple street and utility projects, and delays tied to Union Pacific permitting and state grant approvals.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6511955,"Council approves street, public-safety and multiple consent items in unanimous vote",926,1683000,2609000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5125652-69a68666a239bf0c3bd15ec661778159&start=1683&end=2609","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5125652-69a68666a239bf0c3bd15ec661778159/thumbnail_1683000.jpg","/articles/6511955/Victoria-City/Victoria-County/Texas/Council-approves-street-public-safety-and-multiple-consent-items-in-unanimous-vote","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6511955-c97b5e3984a797784bf7b82b3cb342eb/orig.mp4?Expires=1771184459&Signature=VRsZ7vBqVAtxTWo2h4QODKPWQ3uz0T7zJ1tW5jy02wZJFg3Bt5P4Exbfy7kpdjlGneDnFiokRA3jOWTWdtkOHF6pZQZGWsWhXuVzNd5CEkQI6glIRTcSP2r2MhQSGudyoi9he8sOkcHO4aH56X1Wi7BxarKkVm3kkZ3Y-xEPw50wq8erZJlmWExsEF2CocrAAtpKDNFpIAqRez2~kgUYmRtRIlaVqpasIsgm7WUxeoMoR2ljPXJM6ehXwc9lCfg2Luyh4~OFi1iqbRBGMD7-UvLy9sjW03y5H~GdMO~LwwxvSki9Yzq-mMOx~rE8l7qbVAU-d~07RMWr9nOmY4DR0w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Victoria City Council on July 1 approved a consent agenda of ordinances and resolutions and voted separately on three action items, all of which passed without recorded opposition.

Among consent items approved on second/third reading was an ordinance to impose an additional 2% hotel occupancy tax for a voter-approved venue project tied to the Victoria Community Center expansion. The council also approved interlocal and provider authorizations, contracts for public-safety equipment, demolition and sidewalks, and a firefighter medical assessment contract.

On separate action votes the council:

- Awarded the Vine Street rehabilitation project to C K Newberry LLC for $1,485,970. The project will rehabilitate Vine Street from Red River to Mockingbird with a mix of overlay and full-depth reconstruction depending on location. Council discussion noted the northern portions were in poorer condition and raised timing and traffic management questions; no changes to the award were made and the resolution passed. \"Aye,\" the council recorded; no opposition was voiced.

- Adopted a resolution terminating the city's purchase agreement with Spencer and Company for furniture at the public safety headquarters after the vendor notified staff of errors in its bid. Staff presented follow-up proposals and sought authorization to pursue the next-lowest responsive bidder.

- Approved a replacement purchase order to Blue Box LLC for furniture at the public safety headquarters not to exceed $715,344. Staff said Blue Box agreed to honor its original bid price; the council approved the purchase.

Other consent items approved included:

- A resolution authorizing an interlocal agreement with DeWitt County for use of the city public-safety radio system.
- A resolution granting approval for Sacred Heart EMS Inc. as an EMS provider.
- Authorization of a firefighter medical assessment and physical contract with LifeScan Wellness Centers not to exceed $77,000.
- Awarding the Bronson Park sidewalk improvements project to Keith Staff dba Staff Concrete Construction for $90,795.
- Awarding demolition of the Riverside Park building foundation to Coastal Bend Demolition Inc. for $162,555.
- Authorizing purchase of dispatch consoles for the public safety headquarters through Exhibits Systems Inc. not to exceed $120,959 (listed on the consent agenda).

All of the above passed on voice vote. The council took the votes in formal motion and recorded unanimous approval; the roll call earlier in the meeting showed seven members in attendance. The meeting moved on after the approvals to remaining agenda items and the city manager's report.","Victoria City Council approved a package of consent items and three separate action resolutions, including a $1.49 million contract for Vine Street rehabilitation and a re-awarded furniture contract for the new public safety headquarters.","actionData","errors"]

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Council issues proclamations and employee recognitions; communications team and outgoing assistant city manager honored

Speakers raise police complaint and park safety concerns during public comments

City manager outlines $127.7 million multi-year CIP; community center and water/wastewater projects drive 2026 spike

Council approves street, public-safety and multiple consent items in unanimous vote