Jul 21, 2025 City Council Regular Meeting

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REAL QUICK.

OKAY.

[1. Call to Order]

THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.

SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE AN AGENDA ITEM AND SOME OF YOU MAY NOT.

UH, BUT EITHER WAY, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, AND THANK YOU FOR CARING ABOUT OUR WONDERFUL CITY OF WAXAHATCHEE.

UM, WE ARE MISSING, UH, ONE COUNCIL MEMBER TONIGHT, MAYOR PRO TEM, UH, PAT SUITER.

HE HAD A MEDICAL PROCEDURE DONE TODAY, AND, UH, SO, UH, HE'S RESTING AND ELEVATING HIS LEG, AND HE'LL BE BACK WITH US NEXT TIME.

SO THAT'S WHERE HE'S AT THIS EVENING.

UH, BUT WE DO HAVE A QUORUM, SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED WITH THAT.

WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND FOR THE INVOCATION? SOMETIMES I HAVE SOMEBODY HERE, UH, TO DO THE INVOCATION.

IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE, UH, AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO DO THAT TONIGHT? OKAY, I'LL LEAD THAT THEN.

THANK YOU.

GRACIOUS.

HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME TO YOU AT THIS EVENING, AND THANK YOU FOR LOVING US.

FIRST AND FOREMOST, THANK YOU FOR ALL OF OUR BLESSINGS.

THANK YOU FOR THIS TIME TOGETHER AS WE MAKE DECISIONS TONIGHT.

LORD, THE COMMUNITY'S WITH US AS WE ALL CARE ABOUT WAXAHATCHEE AND THE FUTURE OF WAXAHATCHEE.

UH, JUST BE WITH COUNCIL THIS EVENING AS WE MAKE IMPORTANT DECISIONS IN MOVING WAXAHATCHEE FORWARD AND KEEPING WAXAHATCHEE HEALTHY AND KEEPING EVERYONE HERE SAFE.

WE ASK THIS IN YOUR HOLY SON'S NAME, AMEN.

AMEN.

IF YOU WOULD JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE, PLEASE.

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 THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD.

ONE INDIVISIBLE.

THANK YOU.

MAY BE SEATED.

[5. Public Comments]

IF THERE'S ANYBODY HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE SAMS CLUB DEVELOPMENT, UH, THAT IS GOING TO BE POSTPONED TO A LATER MEETING.

SO DURING THAT ACTION, UH, WOULD NOT REALLY BE THE TIME TO SPEAK ON THAT ITEM.

SO IF YOU'RE HERE, UH, FOR INTEREST IN THAT ITEM, I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS TO SPEAK ON THAT ITEM IF YOU WOULD.

I DON'T WANNA MISS YOU, AND I WANT TO GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK, UH, ON ANY ITEM THAT YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON.

PERSONS MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON ANY ISSUES.

THIS IS THE APPROPRIATE TIME FOR CITIZENS TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON ANY CONCERN, WHETHER ON THIS AGENDA OR NOT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATE OF TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT.

THE COUNCIL MAY NOT COMMENT OR DELIBERATE SUCH STATEMENTS DURING THIS PERIOD, EXCEPT AS AUTHORIZED.

SECTION 5 5 1 0 4 2 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SPEAKERS MUST OBSERVE THE FIVE MINUTE TIME LIMIT.

IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM AND GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR OUR CITY SECRETARY.

MY NAME IS IRA TENPENNY.

I LIVE ON 1 0 9 ROSA STREET IN WAXAHATCHEE, AND I'M HERE TO HELP SUPPORT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ON FIRE HYDRANTS.

I CONSIDER A FIRE HYDRANT AS AN IMPORTANT TOOL FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO HAVE HIGH PRESSURE WATER TO HELP, UH, THE IMMEDIATE AREA TO ON CASE OF EMERGENCY.

THE FIRE HYDROGENS HAVE, UH, THREE PRIORITIES WELL, WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT THEY USE.

THE BIGGEST, THE MAIN PRIORITY IS VISIBILITY, IS KEEPING IT CLEAR OF ALL GRASS, DEBRIS AND EVERYTHING, TREES GROWING AROUND IT, WHERE THE VISIBILITY DON'T DISAPPEAR.

THE OTHER PRIORITY THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS WITH THEMSELVES IS PUTTING A REFLECTOR ON IT.

THE REFLECTOR, WHETHER IT'S PAINT, THE REFLECTORS ARE ON THE STREET, THEY HELP THE FIRE DEPARTMENT LOCATE 'EM AT NIGHT BETTER AND EASIER.

THE, UH, THIRD ONE, THEY GOT A MAPPING SYSTEM.

THE MAPPING SYSTEM IS A FIRE HYDRANT LOCATOR IS DESIGNED BY MAN.

THEY CAN PUT EVERYTHING IN THERE.

THIS MAPPING SYSTEM WILL GIVE AN IDEA OF HOW MANY FIRE HYDRANTS ARE IN THE AREA AS THEY'RE DRIVING, AND THEY DON'T DRIVE PAST

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THIS MAPPING SYSTEM ALSO GIVES 'EM THE IDEAL WHEN THEY'RE IN LINE WITH THE FIRE HYDRANT, IT DON'T TELL 'EM HOW FAR OUT IT IS AND OR WHERE IT IS, BUT WHEN THE FIRE HYDRANT LOSES THE FIRE, THE FIREMAN DEPEND ON QUICK RESPONSE.

YOU KNOW, KINDA LIKE THE Q QR RECO, UH, CODE IS QUICK RESPONSE.

THE VISIBILITY, THE, UH, THE REFLECTOR AND THE MAPPING, UH, SYSTEM OF THE FIRE HYDRANTS TOGETHER WORK TOGETHER.

BUT WHEN YOU CREATE A BLIND SPOT AND DON'T MOW THE AROUND THE FIRE HYDRANT AND THE GRASS AND THE WEEDS HIDE THE, UH, VISIBILITY, THEY ALSO HIDE THE VISIBILITY OF THE REFLECTOR FOR AT NIGHT.

THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ONLY HAS TO DEPEND ON THE, UH, THE, UH, MAPPING LOGGING SYSTEM TO SHOW WHERE THE FIRE HUNDREDS ARE AT.

THEY KNOW IT'S OUT THERE, BUT THEY HAD TO GET OUT AND HUNT FOR IT WHEN THEY HAD TO GET OUT AND HUNT FOR IT, STIRRING THROUGH THE GRASS AND EVERYTHING, THEY WILL FIND IT, BUT IT TAKES A FEW MINUTES OF TIME TO DO THAT, AND THAT'S, THAT'S WHERE IT DECREASES QUICK RESPONSE FOR THEIR PART.

SO, WITH ALL VISIBILITY AND THEIR PART ON THE REFLECTORS AND THE MAPPING, I CONSIDER VISIBILITY THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE AND, UH, MAKE, I WANNA MAKE, TRY TO MAKE IT A PRIORITY WHEN A CITIZEN CALLS IT IN STREET DEPARTMENT OR WHOEVER'S IN CHARGE, I DON'T CARE WHO HELPS.

IF THEY GOT A MORAL WEED EATER, TAKE A PICTURE OF IT'S OUTTA THEIR DEPARTMENT, GO AHEAD AND GET IT CLEANED UP.

USE THAT AS A QUICK RESPONSE.

THEY CAN ALSO LEAVE A JOB, GO TO THAT JOB AND GET IT DONE AND GET IT CLEANED UP.

THEN THE PERSON CAN TAKE THEIR PICTURES OF IT AND THEN HEAD BACK TO BACK WITH THE CREW THAT THEY WAS ON.

THERE'S NO REASON TO LET A FIRE HAZARD EVER BE OBSTRUCTED BY THE, YOU KNOW, WITH WEEDS AND STUFF.

THAT'S IT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE? GOOD EVENING.

I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE ANIMALS.

UH, I THINK YOU ALL KNOW ME.

MY NAME IS VANESSA DEN.

I LIVE AT 3 0 1 SONKA IN WAXAHATCHEE, TEXAS, 7 5 1 6 5.

UM, I'M FIRST GONNA TALK ABOUT, UH, I THINK THAT I FEEL LIKE I'M JUST NOT BEING HEARD.

UM, I WENT TO THE ANIMAL AGENDA MEETING FRIDAY AND DISCUSSED SOME OF THESE TOPICS AND THERE WAS NO, UH, DISCUSSION WITH ME ON THESE TOPICS AT ALL.

SO I FEEL LIKE I HAVE TO COME BACK HERE AND MAYBE ADDRESS THESE AND SEE WHAT WE CAN FILL THE GAP.

UM, ONE IS, THAT'S NEVER REALLY BEEN ADDRESSED.

WE REALLY TALK ALWAYS ABOUT THE SHELTER, AND I'M VERY THANKFUL THAT I THINK THAT'S GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

BUT I THINK WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT SOLUTIONS THAT WE CAN DEAL WITH RIGHT HERE AND NOW.

AND SOME OF THOSE ARE, UH, POSSIBLY A VET THAT'S ON CALL FOR ANY KIND OF INJURED ANIMAL.

UH, POSSIBLE SPAY AND NEUTER SNIPPET IN THE BUD IS WORKING VERY WELL IN THE COUNTY.

UM, CAROLYN TAYLOR, SHE'S REALLY GOOD AT ORGANIZING THESE THINGS.

AND JUST TODAY SHE HAD 89 ANIMALS, SPAY AND NEUTERED.

UH, I REALLY WOULD LOVE IT IF THE CITY COULD, YOU KNOW, POSSIBLY JOIN UP WITH HER AND GET THAT IN OUR CITY AS WELL.

UM, I'M GONNA REALLY TALK, MY MAIN REASON WAS TODAY TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T LIKE TO TALK ABOUT.

AND MY THOUGHTS AND CONCERNS ARE OVER EUTHANASIA.

IT'S NOT A TOPIC THAT MOST CITIZENS OR AUTHORITIES WANT TO DISCUSS, BUT IT CAN'T BE IGNORED.

IF WE WANNA MAKE BETTER CHANGES IN OUR COMMUNITY WITH ANIMAL CONTROL.

THE FIRST CHANGE I WOULD LIKE TO SEE HAPPEN IS IF ANY ANIMAL IN WAXAHATCHEE HAS BEEN INJURED, THAT THERE THEY COULD BE TAKEN TO ANIMAL CONTROL AND BE DETERMINED IF THERE IS A QUALITY OF LIFE THERE.

IF THERE IS, THAT THERE WOULD BE RESCUES AND FOSTERS IN PLACE FOR THAT ANIMAL.

AND, UH, THERE WOULD BE THE PET COALITION OF ELLIS COUNTY OR A LOCAL CAT AND DOG RESCUES THAT ARE GREAT RESOURCES.

UM, AND IF THEY CAN'T STEP UP TO THE PLATE TO TAKE CARE OF THAT ANIMAL AT THAT TIME, THEN THEY WOULD BEELY EUTHANIZED.

THE SECOND CHANGE WOULD BE THAT THERE WOULD BE A COMMITTEE, UH, THAT WOULD VOTE ON THE EVALUATION OF THE PETS THAT HAVE BEEN THERE MORE THAN THREE TO SIX MONTHS.

THAT COULD BE DETERMINED IF THEIR ADOPTIONS ARE, IF THEY'RE ELIGIBLE FOR ADOPTION.

AND THAT DETERMINATION WOULD BE IF THEY'RE GOOD WITH CHILDREN, IF THEY, HOW THEY ACT WITH FOOD TOYS, HOW THEY ACT WITH OTHER ANIMALS, UM, MEDICAL NEEDS IF THEY'RE GOING SHELTER CRAZY.

I WAS AT THE SHELTER ONE DAY AND I SEEN THIS DOG JUST CHEWING AT THE METAL GRATE BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN IN THERE SO LONG.

I ASKED 'EM LIKE, WHY IS IT DOING THAT? AND THEY'RE LIKE, IT'S 'CAUSE IT'S BEEN THERE TOO LONG.

IT'S BEEN THERE SINCE IT'S A PUPPY.

AND SO THOSE ARE THINGS THAT, UM, I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK INTO MORE DEEPLY.

I MEAN, THAT'S JUST NOT, IT'S LIKE A PRISON.

WE WOULDN'T WANNA BE PRISONED, I DON'T THINK THEY WOULDN'T WANNA BE PRISONED.

I KNOW EUTHANASIA IS A VERY HARD TOPIC TO TALK ABOUT, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT.

YOU

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UM, THOSE DETERMINATIONS WOULD EVALUATE THE CONTINUED STAY AT THE SHELTER OR EUTHANASIA.

JUST TODAY I WAS DEALING WITH A SEVERELY MAN CAT.

WE'RE TRYING TO TRAP IT THAT THOSE PEOPLE HAVE TO REACH OUT TO THE COMMUNITY FOR HELP.

THAT IS, THAT IS CRAZY.

IF NOBODY STEPS UP, THAT CAT SITS OUT THERE IN THIS HEAT IN WITH MANGE AND NOBODY'S HELPING IT.

UH, THREE PUPPIES RAN OUT IN FRONT OF ME JUST THE OTHER DAY.

UH, I'VE HAD TO MAKE A CHOICE.

I TRIED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHAT AM I GOING TO DO? I HAD TO DIG IN MY OWN POCKET, GET IT TRANSPORTED OUT AS TEXAS, BECAUSE THERE'S NO ONE TO TAKE IT.

I KNOW THAT EUTHANASIA IS A HORRIBLE THING FOR A PUPPY, BUT IT'S BETTER THAT WE GET THAT DONE THAN TO SIT THERE AND LET IT GET PREGNANT, HAVE MORE PUPPIES, UH, GO AND GET HIT BY A CAR.

THE WRONG HANDS GET AHOLD OF IT.

I MEAN, THESE ARE TOPICS THAT REALLY WE'VE GOT TO TALK ABOUT, UM, THAN TO THEN THERE WAS A LAB ON RIGHT HERE OFF OF BROWN STREET.

I I'VE TALKED TO AC ABOUT IT.

THEY SAID THEY KNEW ABOUT IT.

THE OWNER EVEN KNEW.

THEY, THEY, I FOUND OUT WHERE THE PUPPY BELONGED.

THE OWNER'S LIKE, WELL, WE DON'T WANT THE DOG.

WE'RE NOT GONNA TAKE THE DOG.

WE WE'RE NOT EVEN GONNA LET IT IN OUR YARD.

AND I SAID, EVEN IF I SPEND THE MONEY MYSELF TO GET IT FIXED, GET IT ALL THE VACCINES AND EVERYTHING, NO, WE WILL NOT.

I ASKED ANIMAL CONTROL TO CONTACT ME.

THEY NEVER CONTACTED ME.

SO I HAD TO TAKE THE DOG ON MY, MYSELF, MY, MY MONEY.

UH, GO ON FACEBOOK, I GOT IT.

A GREAT HOME RIGHT IN MIDLOTHIAN.

IT'S NOT THAT HARD.

IT'S JUST WE NEED TO DO DEAL WITH IT.

SO WE NEED COMMITTEES.

IF, IF IT'S TOO HARD FOR ANIMAL CONTROL TO DEAL WITH, 'CAUSE THEY HAVE TOO MUCH ON THEIR PLATE, THEN WE NEED MORE PEOPLE THAT CAN JOIN ON THE COMMITTEE AND GET THE RESOURCES OUT THERE TO HELP THESE ANIMALS.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

YOU, ANYONE ELSE? UM, I, MY NAME IS TIKI SMITH.

I LIVE AT ONE ISLAND, OH SEVEN COYOTE RUN HERE IN WAXAHATCHEE.

UH, I WASN'T GOING TO SPEAK, BUT, UM, I THINK I WILL.

UM, I SERVE ON THE WAXAHATCHEE ANIMAL SERVICES BOARD HERE IN TOWN.

AND THE FIRST THREE MEETINGS I ATTENDED, UH, AS A BOARD MEMBER, I JUST LISTENED, UH, TO WHAT WAS GOING ON AND JUST KIND OF OBSERVED AND, AND KIND OF WANTED TO GET THE LAY OF THE LAND BEFORE, UH, I SAID ANYTHING.

AND, UH, AFTER OUR MEETING FRIDAY, I STAYED AFTER AND, AND JUST LISTENED TO THESE LADIES, UH, AND SOME OF THEIR CONCERNS.

AND, UH, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY I'M NOT COMPLETELY UP ON EVERYTHING THE CITY'S DOING AS FAR AS THE SHELTER AND THE BUDGET.

UH, BUT I DO KNOW THAT A CITY OF THIS SIZE, UH, NEEDS A NICE ANIMAL SHELTER.

I THINK IT'S TIME THAT WE DO GET THE SHOW ON THE ROAD.

UM, I DO KNOW FROM SOCIAL MEDIA, FROM THE NEXTDOOR APP, UH, ALMOST EVERY OTHER POST I SEE, UH, HAS TO DO WITH AN ANIMAL IN NEED.

UM, I'M SEEING IT CONSTANTLY, UH, AND PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW WHO TO CALL.

AND I KNOW THAT'S A PROBLEM.

UM, UH, THERE'S NO BLAME IN THAT.

IT'S JUST, UH, IT'S A HUGE PROBLEM.

AND, UH, I DON'T THINK IT'S, UH, IT IS NOT A PROBLEM THAT ANY ONE PERSON CAN SOLVE.

IT'S GONNA TAKE LOTS OF NETWORKING.

IT'S GONNA TAKE LOTS OF COORDINATION.

I KNOW IT'S GONNA TAKE LOTS OF MONEY AND NOBODY WANTS TO HEAR THAT.

UH, BUT IT IS DEFINITELY A HUGE CONCERN.

UM, YOU KNOW, 20 SOMETHING YEARS AGO, UM, WHEN THE NEIGHBORHOOD PECAN VALLEY ONLY HAD TWO OR THREE HOUSES, AND I LIVED OUT THERE, UH, WE HAD SOME PUPPIES END UP IN OUR GARAGE AND, UM, YOU KNOW, WE LEFT THE GARAGE DOOR OPEN AND, YOU KNOW, WE DIDN'T EXPECT ANYONE TO DUMP PUPPIES OUT THERE, BUT THEY DID.

AND THEY GOT INTO SOME, UH, MOUSE POISON OUT THERE.

AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

I WAS 20 SOMETHING YEARS OLD BACK THEN.

SO, UH, I CALLED, UH, DR.

GILBERT'S OFFICE AND HE ACTUALLY ANSWERED THE EMERGENCY LINE BACK THEN, BLESS HIM.

AND HE SAID, BRING 'EM TO THE CITY SHELTER.

I'M THE VET THAT, UH, COORDINATES WITH THE CITY.

AND HE SAID, I'LL BE THERE IN THE MORNING.

I'LL TAKE CARE OF 'EM.

I'M GONNA PUT 'EM ON IVS.

I'M GONNA GIVE THEM SOME VITAMIN E.

AND HE DID.

AND I TRUSTED HIM TO TAKE CARE OF THEM.

I HONESTLY DIDN'T FOLLOW UP.

I WAS A LITTLE AFRAID TO FIND OUT IF THEY WERE OKAY OR NOT, BECAUSE I HAVE A VERY SOFT HEART.

UH, BUT IT WAS VERY COMFORTING TO KNOW THAT OUR CITY PARTNERED WITH HIM AND THAT WE HAD A VET WHO, UH, TOOK CARE OF THOSE TYPES OF ISSUES.

AND I FEEL LIKE WE NEED THAT NOW.

WE NEED SOMEONE WHO WORKS WITH THE CITY SO THAT IF THERE'S AN INJURED ANIMAL ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, OR IF SOMETHING UNEXPECTED HAPPENS, UH, THAT THESE ANIMALS CAN GET THE HELP THAT THEY NEED AND THAT THEY DESERVE, AND THAT OUR CITIZENS KNOW, UH, WHERE TO GO.

BECAUSE THE VETERINARIANS NOW, UH, YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T EVEN GET TO LEAVE A MESSAGE.

YOU KNOW, THEY DON'T

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YOU'RE JUST KIND OF OUTTA LUCK.

UH, YOU HAVE TO DRIVE TO MIDLOTHIAN OR TO MANSFIELD TO AN ANIMAL HOSPITAL.

AND UNFORTUNATELY, A LOT OF PEOPLE JUST WON'T DO THAT.

AND THEN THE ANIMALS SUFFER.

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING.

THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE? HI, UH, I'M NICOLE.

I'M FROM THE PET COALITION OF ELLIS COUNTY.

I LIVE AT 6 2 2 1 SIENNA CIRCLE IN MIDLOTHIAN.

AND I BROUGHT, UM, JUST SOME HANDOUTS.

I JUST WANNA TAKE YOU GUYS THROUGH, UM, WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING TO HELP THE .

SO SOMETHING, UH, POSITIVE THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON, AND, UM, JUST HOW WE CAN PARTNER BETTER WITH THE CITY OF WAXAHATCHEE.

SO IN TERMS OF STATISTICS, UH, WE BEGAN THIS ORGANIZATION IN OCTOBER OF 2024.

AND SINCE THEN, WE'VE RECEIVED 585 REQUESTS FOR HELP TO DATE.

SO, UM, OF THAT, WE'VE RECEIVED 276 MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY IN NEED OF PET FOOD.

AND WE HAVE DISTRIBUTED 27,809 POUNDS OF PET FOOD JUST SINCE JANUARY.

SO THAT IS 13.9 TONS OF FOOD THAT WE HAVE GIVEN OUT IN THIS COUNTY.

THERE ARE THAT MANY PEOPLE IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE, AND SO WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO HELP WITH THAT NEED.

UH, SPEAKING TO ALL OF THE STRAY ANIMALS THAT WE KNOW ARE OUT THERE.

UM, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING TO MAKE PARTNERS WITH DIFFERENT RESCUES, FOSTERS.

IT'S VERY, VERY HARD.

UM, BUT WE HAVE BEEN MAKING GREAT STRIDES IN CONNECTING WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS OUT OF STATE AND MAKING PARTNERSHIPS WORKING AT THE STATE LEVEL, UM, WITH SOME REPRESENTATIVES TO TRY TO HELP US MAKE SOME INROADS AND JUST MAKE SOME FRIENDSHIPS SO THAT WE CAN HELP GET THESE ANIMALS TO OTHER PLACES WHERE THEY'RE LOOKING FOR PETS.

AND, UH, WE'VE HAD 101 PEOPLE LOOKING FOR HELP, FINDING PLACEMENT FOR ANIMALS THAT THEY HAVE TAKEN IN.

AND WE'VE, UH, HAD SUCCESS WITH 32 OF THOSE ANIMALS FINDING PLACEMENTS SO FAR THIS YEAR.

IN TERMS OF MEDICAL AND PREVENTATIVE CARE, WE'VE HAD 133 PEOPLE LOOKING FOR MEDICAL CARE.

EVERYTHING FROM HEARTWORM TREATMENT TO SPAY AND NEUTER.

WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH, UH, FLYING BEE ANIMAL RESCUE, AND WE'VE BEEN DOING A, A LOW COST VACCINE CLINIC AND GIVING THE COMMUNITY VOUCHERS SO THAT THEY CAN GET THEIR PETS UP TO DATE BECAUSE IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT PETS, YOU KNOW, STAY UP TO DATE ON THEIR VACCINES SO THAT IT'S NOT A HEALTH CRISIS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

UM, WE'VE HELPED EVERYONE FROM, UH, UNHOUSED PEOPLE, PEOPLE LIVING IN THEIR VEHICLES TO, UH, PEOPLE JUST NEEDING A HELPING HAND TO ANIMALS THAT WERE UNFORTUNATELY, UH, SHOT IN THE FACE AND HAVE HAD BULLETS LODGED IN THEIR EYE.

JUST TODAY, BRENDA COORDINATED AN AMPUTATION FOR A DOG THAT WAS HIT BY A CAR IN WAXAHATCHEE.

SO, AND THIS IS A DOG WITH NO, UM, OWNER.

SO WE TOOK ON THE MEDICAL BURDEN AND TOOK CARE OF THAT ANIMAL, AND WE WERE SUCCESSFUL IN FINDING A HOME FOR THAT PET.

SO THAT PET WILL GO HOME TO, UM, A, A LOVING HOME.

WE'VE WORKED WITH FERRIS ANIMAL SHELTER, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO HELP THE, UH, ANIMALS THROUGH A SHELTER, PET SPONSORSHIP SPOTLIGHT THAT WE DO.

UM, UNFORTUNATELY WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO WORK WITH WAXAHATCHEE YET, BUT WE'RE HOPING THAT WE CAN, UM, WE CAN, YOU KNOW, BRING, UH, EXPOSURE TO THESE ANIMALS IF THEY NEED MEDICAL TREATMENT, HEARTWORM PREVENTATIVE.

WE'VE BEEN DOING ALL THOSE THINGS FOR THE OTHER SHELTERS IN THE AREA.

UM, SO I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THOSE STATISTICS WITH YOU AND JUST TALKING ABOUT HOW WE CAN HELP THIS PROBLEM.

UM, IN THE FUTURE, WE WANNA OFFER MORE VACCINE CLINICS, FOOD PANTRY OPPORTUNITIES, MICROCHIPPING CLINICS, UM, MORE SHELTER PET SPONSORSHIPS.

WE'RE HOPING THAT WAXAHATCHEE WITH ANIMAL CONTROL, THEY WILL GET WITH US AND WE CAN KIND OF GET SOME OF YOUR PETS MORE EXPOSURE AND GET THEM ADOPTED.

AND OUR BIG HOPE IS TO, UH, CREATE A LOW COST HEARTWORM PREVENTION PROGRAM FOR PEOPLE.

UH, IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE TO KEEP YOUR PET UP TO DATE ON, UM, HEARTWORM PREVENTATIVE.

SO WE'RE HOPING THAT WE CAN CREATE A, UM, UH, A PROGRAM TO HELP PEOPLE GET THE MEDICAL PREVENTION.

SO THOSE ARE THE DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE'RE HOPING THAT THE CITY OF WASATCH WILL WORK WITH US ON.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS, UH, JEFFREY JONES, 1768 VIE RIVER DRIVE, UH, WASATCH 7 5 1 6 5.

UH, I WASN'T GONNA SPEAK, BUT, UH, I'M NOT GONNA BE HERE NEXT MONTH OR, UH, THE MONTH AFTER.

AND I'M SPEAKING, UH, HELLO, TRAVIS.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, THIS IS THE, UH, ONLY YOUNG MAN WHEN I, UH, APPROACH CITY COUNCIL THAT HAS REP REPLIED TO ME.

UH, ONE, UH, ONE OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO SAY IS I'M STILL IN OPPOSITION OF THE COTTON PICKING DAY IN OCTOBER THAT YOU AND I TALKED ABOUT BACK AND FORTH.

AND EVEN THOUGH HE AGREED WITH ME, I WAS GLAD THAT HE REACHED OUT TO ME TO GET MY OPINION, AND IT WAS STILL PASSED.

UH, THE

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I'M FROM VIRGINIA.

UH, I'M OVER HERE TO TAKE CARE OF MY MOTHER-IN-LAW WHO PASSED AWAY TWO YEARS AGO.

BUT, UH, I SEE THINGS SO DIFFERENT HERE THAT, THAT I JUST WANTED TO ADDRESS REAL QUICK.

UM, I'VE BEEN THERE SINCE 2020.

MARCH OF 2020.

I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY DIVERSITY ON THE CITY COUNCIL.

WE TALK ABOUT DEI AND WE TALK ABOUT WOKE.

I THINK EVERYBODY NEEDS TO DO THE HISTORY BECAUSE THE OPPOSITE OF WOKE IS ASLEEP.

THE WORD WOKE CAME FROM A RAP SONG, ONE LINE IN A RAP SONG THAT IT, THAT A GROUP USED.

DEI.

UH, THE REASON WHY I'M SAYING SOMETHING ABOUT THAT IS BECAUSE I'VE NOTICED I'VE BEEN GOING TO A LOT OF OFFICES, AND IF YOU LOOK ON THE WALL, A LOT OF THESE PEOPLE HAVE GONE TO SMALLER COLLEGES.

AND JUST BECAUSE YOU DON'T GO TO OHIO STATE, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS OR SOMEPLACE LIKE THAT DOES NOT MAKE YOU DISQUALIFIED AS A DEI PERSON.

I UNDERSTAND DDEI MEANS DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION.

THAT INCLUDES ALL OF US.

AND I REALLY THINK THE CITY NEEDS TO DO SOME KIND OF REPORT OR, UH, INVESTIGATE SOMETHING TO SEE HOW DEI AND WOKE OR WHATEVER HAS HURT THE CITY OF WATT.

I MEAN, YOU'VE GOT BESSIE COLEMAN WHO CAME FROM HERE, YOU GOT TEVIN CAMPBELL WHO CAME FROM HERE.

YOU GOT THE ERS WHO CAME FROM HERE.

SO YOU HAVE A LOT OF DIVERSITY IN THIS CITY.

'CAUSE THE FIRST PERSON I HEARD ABOUT WAS MR. BEATTY.

SO THERE'S NO WAY YOU CAN TELL ME THAT DEI OR WOKE HAS HURT THIS CITY.

AND I THINK SOMEWHERE IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

UH, AND I'M GLAD TO SEE PEOPLE COME OUT AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

'CAUSE WHERE I, WHERE THE PLACE I STAYED IN, UH, EAST TEXAS, I WAS EITHER ONE OF THE ONE OR TWO PEOPLE THAT NORMALLY CAME TO THEIR, TO MEETINGS.

BUT IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN ON MY HEART.

UH, I'VE APPLIED FOR SEVERAL OF THE BOARDS AND I'VE BEEN, NOT PICKED, BUT I MEAN, WELL, THERE'S NOTHING I CAN SAY ABOUT THAT, THAT'S A PERSON'S CHOICE, BUT I JUST HAD TO SAY SOMETHING BECAUSE WE'RE BETTER THAN THAT.

AND THE CITY'S GROWING, UH, AND THERE'S A LOT OF DIVERSITY IN THE CITY.

SO THAT MEANS YOU GOT A LOT OF INTELLIGENT PEOPLE THAT ARE MOVING HERE FROM DIFFERENT PLACES THAT ARE LOOKING FOR A GOOD PLACE TO LIVE.

AND SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE, I'VE BEEN A HAPPY CAMPER.

I'M NOT GONNA LIE, I'VE MET A LOT OF GOOD PEOPLE HERE.

UH, I REALLY ENJOY THE SPORTS ATMOSPHERE HERE MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE.

BUT, UH, I JUST PERSONALLY WANTED TO THANK TRAVIS BECAUSE, UH, AS A MATTER OF FACT, HE WAS SUPPOSED TO COME TO MY HOUSE AND MY WIFE MADE SOMETHING FOR HER TO EAT, AND HE TEXT ME AND SAID HE COULDN'T MAKE IT.

SO SHE WASN'T HAPPY ABOUT THAT.

SO, BUT ANYWAY, I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR.

THANK YOU.

CAN YOU TELL ME, SIR, COULD YOU REPEAT YOUR NAME? I COULDN'T HEAR WHAT YOU SAID AT THE BEGINNING.

UH, JEFFREY JONES.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE? HI, MY NAME IS TAMMY .

I LIVE AT TWO 40 PARK PLACE BOULEVARD.

I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE ANIMAL SITUATION.

ALSO, I WANTED TO GIVE YOU ALL THESE HANDOUTS, IF YOU DON'T MIND.

SURE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THIS WAS SOMETHING I CAME ACROSS TODAY THAT COURSE THE CANNA, UH, ANIMAL SHELTER HAD PUT OUT.

AND I THOUGHT IT WAS A PRETTY FABULOUS THING.

THEY'RE PROMOTING, UH, FINDER TO FOSTER PROGRAM.

I THINK ONE OF THE PROBLEMS WE HAVE HERE IS THAT WE CAN'T FIND FOSTERS TO TAKE ON THESE ANIMALS.

THE RESCUES ARE OVERWHELMED.

THEY DESPERATELY NEED FOSTERS.

A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE THAT WHEN YOU TAKE ON AN ANIMAL FOR FOSTER, THAT THE RESCUES OR POSSIBLY THE CITY WILL FUND ALL THE NEEDS OF THAT ANIMAL.

WE JUST DON'T HAVE A PLACE TO PUT IT.

SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I FOUND VERY, VERY WELL DONE AND THAT I ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO LOOK AT AND TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION.

I'M MOSTLY HERE TO TALK ABOUT ENFORCEMENT.

UM, I KNOW WE HAVE A LAW THAT ANIMALS HAVE TO BE LICENSED.

I'M NOT SURE HOW WELL THAT IS ENFORCED.

UM, I MYSELF HAVE TWO CATS THAT I DID NOT KNOW THAT I HAD TO HAVE THEM, THEM LICENSED.

UM, I WILL DO THAT.

UM, WHEN AN ANIMAL IS, UM, FOUND BY THE ANIMAL CONTROL, DOES ANYTHING HAPPEN? I MEAN, IF THEY'RE NOT LICENSED, IS THERE ANY REPERCUSSION FOR THAT? UH, I THINK THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.

UM, ALSO WITH THE MIC, YOU KNOW, IF THE FORCING, THEY WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A MICROCHIP IN THEM AS IS PART OF THE LICENSING PROGRAM, THAT WOULD HELP GET THE ANIMAL BACK TO THE OWNER A LOT FASTER THAN WHAT WE SEE GO ON, ON FACEBOOK ALL THE TIME WITH PEOPLE DESPERATELY LOOKING FOR THEIR ANIMAL, OR PEOPLE FINDING ANIMALS AND NOT KNOWING WHERE TO IT SHOULD GO.

UM, ALSO, UM, ANOTHER THING WITH ENFORCEMENT IS DUMPING.

WE HAVE A HUGE, HUGE PROBLEM WITH DUMPING.

I KNOW IT'S VERY DIFFICULT BECAUSE THEY GO OUT TO REMOTE AREAS AND THERE AREN'T ANY CAMERAS.

I DON'T THINK, UH, THESE PEOPLE DOING THE DUMPING FEEL THEY HAVE ANYTHING TO FEAR.

UM, UNFORTUNATELY IT'S HAPPENING MORE AND MORE AND MORE.

I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER, BUT I'M HOPING SOMEONE CAN COME UP WITH SOMETHING WE CAN DO ABOUT THIS, BECAUSE I,

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I THINK, UM, IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL IF SOMEONE WERE CAUGHT DUMPING THAT THERE WAS A BIG DEAL MADE ABOUT IT.

SORRY, A BIG DEAL MADE ABOUT IT.

SO PEOPLE SAW, OH MY GOSH, THIS DUMPING WILL HAPPEN TO ME IF I DUMP AN ANIMAL.

I MEAN, THEY NEED TO KNOW THIS IS NOT OKAY.

UM, ALSO ONE IDEA THAT WE HAD TO ALL COME UP WITH IS IF SOMEONE WANTS TO SURRENDER THEIR ANIMAL TO THE SHELTER, UH, THEY SHOULD HAVE TO PAY A FEE AND WORK AT THE SHELTER FOR SEVERAL HOURS TO SEE WHAT GOES ON IN THAT SHELTER.

YOU KNOW, I MEAN, YOU'RE GONNA GIVE UP YOUR ANIMAL.

YOU SHOULD SEE WHAT'S WHAT IT'S GONNA GO THROUGH.

OKAY.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE TODAY.

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING.

THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE? SEEING NONE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENTS.

THE NEXT

[6. Consent Agenda]

ALL MATTERS LISTED UNDER ITEM SIX OF THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION.

THERE WILL NOT BE SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THESE ITEMS. APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AUTHORIZES THE MAYOR OR CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL MATTERS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT EACH ITEM.

ANY ITEM MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION BY ANY MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

COUNCIL.

EXCUSE ME.

ANY DISCUSSION? MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE ALL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MAYOR AND OR CITY MANAGER AND OR MAYOR TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND PLEASE.

MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU, COUNSEL.

[7. Public Hearing on a request by Gilberto Escobedo, Jr., for a Specific Use Permit (SUP) for a Short-Term Rental use within a Single-Family-3 (SF-3) zoning district located at 106 Ryburn Street (Property ID 278478) – Owner(s): LGE Investment Homes, LLC (ZDC-502025) ]

FOR A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT, AN SUP FOR A SHORT-TERM RENTAL USE WITHIN A SINGLE FAMILY THREE ZONING DISTRICT LOCATED AT 1 0 6 ROBIN STREET.

OWNER LGE INVESTMENT HOMES, TRENTON.

THANK YOU.

UH, THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 1 0 6 RYBURN STREET, UH, ACCORDANCE WITH THE ZONING ORDINANCE.

IT DOES REQUIRE ANY SINGLE PAYMENT RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT, UH, IN THIS CITY APPLY FOR A SHORT, UH, SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR SHORT HOR SHORT TERM RENTAL.

UH, THAT IS WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING TODAY.

UH, THE PROPERTY IS SURROUNDED BY SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL HOMES, SF THREE, UM, TO THE NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, AND WEST.

THIS PROPOSED REQUEST DOES INCLUDE FOUR BEDROOMS. IT'S APPROXIMATELY 1600 SQUARE FEET.

UM, THE APPLICANT INITIALLY ADVERTISED AS A SHORT TERM RENTAL, BUT DID NOT OPERATE AND REMOVED THE LISTING WHEN WE CONTACTED HIM TO LET HIM KNOW THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED TO, UM, ADVERTISE.

UM, WE HAVE CHECKED WITH THE ATCH PD.

THEY HAVE RECEIVED NO NUISANCE WHERE THEY CALLS WITHIN THE PAST 12 MONTHS.

THEY DO HAVE EMERGENCY, EMERGENCY CONTACT, UH, THAT MEETS OUR REGULATIONS, AND ECA DOES NOT IDENTIFY THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AS A HOMESTEAD.

UH, HERE'S THE PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN, UH, FOR THE SHORT TERM RENTAL, SHOWING THE LOCATION OF EACH ROOM, UH, COMMON AREA, ET CETERA.

HERE'S THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN SHOWING THE PARKING.

UH, PARKING DOES MEET MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORDINANCE.

THEY WILL HAVE, UM, PARKING LOT IN THE GARAGE AS WELL AS IN THE DRIVEWAY.

AND THE ORDINANCE DOES STAY, UM, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH ALL OTHER, UH, SHORT TERM RENTAL ORDINANCES THAT THERE SHALL BE NO, UM, OFF STREET.

THERE SHALL BE NO ON STREET PARKING.

HERE'S THE PROPOSED ELEVATION.

THIS HOUSE, UH, HAS HAD SOME RENOVATIONS DONE TO IT, BUT THIS IS THE EXISTING STRUCTURE FOR THE SHORT TERM RENTAL.

WE DID AMOUNT NOTICES ALL PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 500 FEET IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR SHORT TERM RENTAL ORDINANCE, AS WELL AS 200 FEET IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW.

UH, STAFF HAS RECEIVED SIX LETTERS OF SUPPORT AND TWO LETTERS OF OPPOSITION FOR THE PROPOSED SUP.

AND HERE'S THE MAP FOR THAT REQUEST.

WHEN THIS WENT BEFORE THE PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION, UH, THEY DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS PROPOSED REQUEST, AND STAFF CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.

THANK YOU, TRENTON.

THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM.

MY NAME IS IRA TEMP.

I LIVE ON 1 0 9 ROSA.

I HAVE HEARD ABOUT 1 0 6 RYE

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I SHOWED AN IDEA ABOUT HOW TO MAYBE ADD MORE CONCRETE FOR THE DRIVEWAY.

I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING.

IF IT'S POSSIBLE, UH, TO, UH, TO THE RIGHT OF IT, YOU KNOW, WHERE ANOTHER CAR OR TWO CARS CAN GET ON THERE.

I'M KIND OF WONDERING IF THE CITY HAS AGREEMENT AS WELL WITH THE AIRBNB AND SUCH OTHERS, WHERE WOULD THEY BE NOTIFIED THAT IT'S RESTRICTED TO JUST A TWO PARKING PLACE? ONLY WITH THE FOUR BEDROOM.

AND, UH, ALSO THE OTHER THING ABOUT THIS AREA THAT I HAVE OBSERVED, UH, UH, IS, UH, I BELIEVE IT'S 150 FEET AND I DON'T SEE IT.

UH, YOU READY? YOU NEED THE FIRE MARSHAL TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT OR WHOEVER THAT GOES DOWN FOR THE 150 FEET ON THE DEPTH OF THE, UH, THE, UH, DEAD END STREET.

UH, ANYTHING AT 150 FEET PLUS HAVE TO HAVE A SAFETY, HAS A SAFETY REQUIREMENT THAT IT MUST HAVE A TURNAROUND LARGE ENOUGH AND, UH, BE APPLIED TO THE AREA TOO AS WELL.

SO, JUST BECAUSE THE STREET IS 150 FEET, I CAN'T HELP THAT PART.

THAT'S WHAT THE PART OF THE SAFETY FOR THE PUBLIC IN THE AREA OF EVERYBODY PARKING ON THE STREET, TRAILERS ON THE STREET, UH, PILES OR LIMBS IN THE AREA, YOU KNOW, JUNK OR EVEN CARS THAT DON'T RUN AND NEED CODE ENFORCEMENT.

ALSO TO CHECK THE AREA AS WELL.

BUT FROM FIRE DEPARTMENT TO CODE ENFORCEMENT, THE SAFETY OF 150 FEET, I DIDN'T TAKE NO TAPE MEASURE.

I'M JUST ASSUMING BY THE LENGTH OF MY PROPERTY THAT THAT'S JUST 150 FEET.

ANYWAY, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE? SEEING NONE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ITEM.

I DID HAVE A QUESTION I WANTED TO ASK.

OKAY.

ON THE PARKING THAT MR. TIM PENNY BROUGHT UP, I WANT TO SAY DO, THIS SAYS TWO CARS.

IS THAT ONE IN THE GARAGE AND ONE IN THE DRIVEWAY? BECAUSE IT DOESN'T IT HAVE A GARAGE? THAT WAS A ONE CAR GARAGE, CORRECT? IT'S ONE IN THE GARAGE, ONE IN THE DRIVEWAY.

AND IN THE HOUSE RULES, IT DOES INDICATE, UH, NO PARKING SHALL BE ON UNIMPROVED SERVICES.

SO WE'RE GONNA JUST ASSUME SINCE THEY COULD FIT FOUR PEOPLE IN A CAR, FOUR PEOPLE IN A CAR, SINCE IT SAYS 10 PEOPLE CAN BE IN THE HOUSE.

'CAUSE I KNOW IT'S PLUS TWO WHEN WE'RE DOING IT, BUT CORRECT.

IF THERE'S ONLY FOUR PEOPLE CAN GET IN A CAR AND THAT'S EIGHT PEOPLE, HOW ARE WE GONNA GET TO 10? IS THE APPLICANT HERE? WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP? MADAM MAYOR, CAN WE CLOSE PUBLIC HEARINGS? I DID ALREADY.

HELLO? EXCUSE ME.

GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS GILBERTO ESCARO.

UH, MY WIFE AND I ARE THE OWNERS OF THE HOUSE, UH, A LITTLE BIT BY MYSELF FIRST AND MY WIFE.

UH, WE'RE HOME BUILDERS.

WE HAVE BEEN, UH, BUILDING IN WAXAHATCHEE FOR THE LAST NINE YEARS, AND WE BUILT OVER 20 HOUSES ALREADY.

BRICK HOMES MOSTLY.

AND WE'RE HAPPY THAT WE'VE SOLD 15 OF THEM TO HAPPY YOUNG FAMILIES THAT HAVE MOVED TO WAXAHATCHEE.

WE HAVE KEPT FIVE HOUSES AND WE'VE RENTED THEM FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS.

AND FOR THE MOST PART, WE'VE HAD GOOD TENANTS, NO PROBLEM.

UM, WE'VE HAD SOME BAD ONES.

AND WE DO HAVE ONE AIRBNB THAT WE'VE BEEN RUNNING FOR SIX MONTHS JUST OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS IN WAX.

AND IT, WE HAVE SO MUCH CONTROL OVER THAT HOUSE.

I MEAN, WE, IT'S ALWAYS CLEAN.

IT'S, WE HAVE A CREW THAT MOWS EDGES, YOU KNOW, MAKE SURE THE TRASH IS ALWAYS TAKEN OUT WHERE WHEN WE RENT, WE LOSE THAT CONTROL.

THESE PEOPLE JUST DO WHATEVER THEY WANT.

IT'S THEIR HOME.

YOU KNOW, I HAVE TO JUST HANDS OFF.

SO I FEEL IN THIS WAY, EVEN WITH THE PARKING, I KNOW I BUILT IT, UH, WITH JUST TWO, UH, OFF STREET PARKING, BUT WE'RE STRICT ON THAT.

WE, WE WILL NOT ALLOW THREE CARS.

WE HAVE CAMERAS THAT SHOW THE ENTRANCE, THE DRIVEWAY AND THE STREET.

AND, UH, WE HAVE A MANAGER THAT HAS ACCESS TO THE CAMERAS AND SHE WILL ENFORCE IT.

SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S NOT AN ISSUE.

I KNOW YOU ARE WONDERING HOW YOU GONNA GET 10 PEOPLE IN THERE? WELL, A LOT OF TIMES THEIR CHILDREN, YOU KNOW, BE THE PARENTS WITH TWO OR THREE KIDS AND MAYBE TWO FAMILIES.

BUT FOR THE MOST PART, THE OTHER HOUSE THAT WE ARE RENT DOING AIRBNB IS, UH, ALSO A FOUR BEDROOM.

AND I THINK THE MOST WE'VE EVER HAD WAS EIGHT PEOPLE.

NORMALLY IT'S FIVE OR SIX, BUT THEY LIKE THE COMFORT OF HAVING THE EXTRA ROOMS. SO I JUST WANTED TO ADDRESS HIS CONCERNS ON THAT.

WELL, THE REASON I BROUGHT THAT UP IS WHEN, WHEN WE PUT BIG HOUSES ON VERY SMALL, LOTS AND VERY TIGHT NEIGHBORHOODS, THEN WE START CREATING POSSIBILITIES

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AND THE WHOLE THING WITH THE SHORT TERM RENTAL WHEN WE PASSED IT WAS WE WERE TRYING OUR DARNEDEST TO AVOID THOSE ISSUES.

THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO ASK YOU ABOUT THE CARS SURE.

AND ALL THAT.

YEAH.

WE, AS LONG AS YOU TAKE REALLY GOOD CARE OF IT, YOU'RE REALLY ON TOP OF IT.

YES.

BUT YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY THAT GETS UP THERE PROMISES US.

WE'RE TAKING CARE OF IT.

WE'RE RIGHT ON TOP OF IT.

AND I HOPE YOU ARE SO.

OH, WE DO.

WE DO.

THANK YOU, SIR.

YOU KNOW, WE, WE, WE LOVE THIS CITY.

WE DON'T WANT, WE JUST HERE TO HELP IT GROW.

WE, ONE OF THE FIRST ONES TO, WHEN WE STARTED BUILDING HERE ON THE EAST SIDE, IT WAS, UH, NOT MANY PEOPLE WERE BUILDING.

AND, UH, NOW IT'S LIKE EVERYBODY THOUGH IS IS THIS A NEW BUILD? THIS IS A NEW BUILD.

ALL OUR HOUSES ARE LESS THAN FOUR YEARS, FOUR YEARS OLD THAT WE'RE RENTING.

WE'VE SOLD SOME, YOU KNOW, THAT ARE EIGHT, NINE YEARS OLD NOW.

BUT, UH, IT, IT'S BEEN FUN WORKING HERE WITH THE CITY.

APPRECIATE THE CHANCE TO, UH, HAVE AN AIRBNB IF YOU WOULD.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

NUMBER EIGHT, I CONSIDER PROPOSED ORDINANCE APPROVING ZDC 50 20 25.

MADAM MAYOR, I HAD A QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT.

OKAY.

WOULD YOU BE OPPOSED TO THE AGREEMENT LIMITING IT TO EIGHT IN INSIDE THE HOME AND NOT 10? YES, I WOULD'VE NO PROBLEM.

JUST TO ADDRESS THE PARKING, BECAUSE YOU HAVE, I MEAN, THERE'S NO FRONTAGE EITHER.

SO IF YOU GET INTO THREE CARS AND NOW THERE'S A SIDE, A SIDEWALK BLOCKED OR YOU'RE IN FRONT OF THE NEIGHBOR'S DRIVE, AND THEN THOSE ISSUES COULD LEAD TO OTHER ACTIVITY.

UM, SO WOULD YOU BE OKAY IF WE I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THAT, ACTUALLY.

THAT SOUNDS BETTER TO ME.

NOT VERY BIG HOUSE, FOUR BEDROOM, BUT IT'S ONLY 15 SQUARE FEET, SO I WOULD ON MORE THAN EIGHT.

OKAY.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

IF NOT

[8. Consider proposed Ordinance approving ZDC-50-2025 ]

UM, AND AUTHORIZE THE CI CITY MANAGER AND OR MAYOR TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.

COULD I, COULD I ASK THAT YOU AMEND THAT AND SAY, WITH THE AGREEMENT OF THE OWNER, SO THAT WAY IN THE RECORD IT SHOWS THAT HE AGREED TO THAT, THAT WE DIDN'T, YOU DON'T NEED THAT IN MOTION.

THAT'S, HE GETS TO SIGN IT.

YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M SAYING THOUGH? 'CAUSE TERRY, DO YOU THINK IT BE IN THERE THAT HE AGREED TO? I'M JUST NOT SURE FOR THE FIRST OF THE TAPE AND EVERYTHING, IF IT WAS CLEAR, I WOULD PREFER HAVING IT, JUST HAVING THAT ON THE RECORD JUST IN CASE.

SOMETIMES THE RECORDINGS THAT HE WAS SITTING IN HIS CHAIR, IF IT DIDN'T CARRY VERY WELL.

OKAY, SO YOU THINK IT SHOULD BE ADDED IN THERE? I THINK IT'D BE HELPFUL JUST IN CASE AN ISSUE AROSE.

WE'D HAVE A, OKAY, SO I'LL ACCEPT THE AMENDMENTS.

SO I MOVE TO APPROVE ZDC 50 20 25.

A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A SHORT TERM PARENTAL USE SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS OF THE STAFF REPORT, UM, AND AMENDING PER THE OWNER'S AGREEMENT, UM, TO LIMIT THE CAPACITY TO A MAXIMUM OF EIGHT AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER AND OR MAYOR TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU COUNSEL.

NEXT

[9. Public Hearing on a request by Christopher Childs, for a Specific Use Permit (SUP) for a Short-Term Rental use within a Single-Family-3 (SF-3) zoning district located at 710 Perry Avenue (Property ID 174044) – Owner(s): Christopher Childs (ZDC-71-2025) ]

OWNER CHRISTOPHER CHILDS TRENTON.

THANK YOU.

THIS IS A SPECIFIC, SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR SEVEN 10 PERRY AVENUE.

IN ACCORDANCE TO OUR ZONING ORDINANCES, UM, ALL PROPERTIES REQUESTING TO HAVE A SHORT TERM RENTAL ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT.

UH, THE PROPOSED REQUEST IS CONSISTENT WITH OUR ORDINANCES.

UM, THEY ARE REQUESTING A SHORT TERM.

UH, THE SURROUNDING PROPERTY IS SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONED, UH, SIMILAR TO THE PREVIOUS PROPERTY.

UM, THE PROPOSED REQUEST HAS THREE BEDROOMS, APPROXIMATELY 2300 SQUARE FEET, AND THEY HAVE A, A MAXIMUM NUMBER OF THREE OFF STREET PARKING SPACES.

WHEN THIS WENT BEFORE THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, THEY DID RECOMMEND, UH, APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED REQUEST WITH THE SIX ZERO VOTE.

UM, AND AS PART OF THE, UM, REQUEST, UH, THEY HAVE PROVIDED, UH, A SET OF HOUSE RULES, UH, THE REQUIRED SITE PLAN, EMERGENCY CONTACT WITHIN THE REQUIRED DISTANCE.

AND I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AT

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THANK YOU, TRENTON.

THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM.

SEEING NONE, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

[10. Consider proposed Ordinance approving ZDC-71-2025 ]

MADAM MAYOR, I MOVE TO APPROVE ZDC 71 DASH 2025.

A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR A SHORT-TERM RENTAL USE SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS OF THE STAFF REPORT AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND OR MAYOR TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU COUNSEL.

[11. Public Hearing on a request by Jennifer Smolka, for a Specific Use Permit (SUP) for a Short-Term Rental use within a Single-Family-2 (SF-2) zoning district located at 821 Williams Street (Property ID 171711) – Owner(s): Smolka Holdings LLC Series C (ZDC- 83-2025) ]

2025 TRENTON.

THANK YOU.

UH, THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED 8 21 WILLIAMS STREET.

THAT WAS NICE , UM, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR ZONING ARTS.

IT DOES REQUIRE ANY PROPERTY ONCE AGAIN TO, UH, OBTAIN A SPECIFIC USE PERMIT, UH, FOR ANY SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY REQUESTING A SHORT TERM RENTAL.

UM, UNLIKE THE PREVIOUS PROPERTY, THIS PROPERTY IS ZONED SINGLE FAMILY TWO DISTRICT INSTEAD OF SINGLE FAMILY THREE DISTRICT.

AND THEY HAVE THE SIMILAR, UH, REQUIRE.

THEY HAVE THE EXACT SAME, UH, REQUIREMENTS AS, UH, THE PREVIOUS CASES THAT YOU, THAT JUST WENT RIGHT BEFORE YOU.

UM, SIMILARLY, UH, THE PROPERTY IS SURROUNDED BY SINGLE FAMILY TWO PROPERTIES.

THERE'S SIMILARLY ZONED SINGLE FAMILY RENT RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS.

UM, THIS HOUSE IS CONSIST OF TWO BEDROOMS, 1400 SQUARE FEET, AND ARE OFFERING A MAXIMUM OF TWO OFF STREET PARKING SPACES.

UH, THE PROP, THE OWNER HAS PROVIDED ALL THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS SUCH AS HOUSE RULES, SITE PLAN, UM, PROVIDE SECURITY CAMERAS, ALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR REQUIREMENTS.

IN ADDITION TO HAVING EMERGENCY CONTACT LOCATED WITHIN THE REQUIRED DISTANCE OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.

WHEN THIS WENT BEFORE THE PLAN ZONING COMMISSION, UH, THE PLANNING ZONING COMMISSION DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL WITH A SIX ZERO VOTE.

UH, HERE'S, UH, THE PROPOSED FOUR PLAN FOR THE SHORT TERM RENTAL.

HERE'S THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN.

ONCE AGAIN, THIS MEETS OUR MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR PARKING, UM, IN ADDITION TO ALL OTHER REQUIREMENTS, AND I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.